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GENERATOR magazine
INSIDE:
Review of Dog Sees God
New Ways to Save Big
Send Your Taste Buds Abroad March 2011
GENERATOR STAFF TABLE OF CONTENTS
Editor-in-Chief Assistant Editor: Features
Sarah Holmes Mike Walsh
Page 11: Earn a Credit and See the World, All
in One Week Marist runs short-term progams to a
variety of locations for students to test the abroad
program before committing to a semester... by Gina
Rose Sirico
Page 13: Send Your Taste Buds Abroad There
Music Editor: Movies Editor:
are plenty of restaraunts in the area that can stimie
Eden Jezierski Cynthia Dagenais your craving for abroad meals...
by Jennifer Sommer
Page 19: New Ways to Save Big This isn’t the
generation of coupon clipping so check out these
online locations to save you big bucks... by Abbey
Scalia
Literature Editor: Fashion Editor:
Gina Rose Sirico Rachel Forlifer Page 20: Generator’s Top Ten The popular Top
Ten returns and lets you know where to take your
hookup for some late night love... by Mike Walsh
Page 22: Belleayre Ski Resort: Worthy
Alternative to Hunter Mountain At a fraction of
the cost, this nearby mountain is the perfect place
Opinion Editor: Photography for late season skiing... by Brian Rees
Lindsey Klein Editor:
Brian Rees Back Page: Hudson River Eel Research Project
as soon as spring finishes thawing the Hudson, you
can join the Estuary program and help research
eels... by Sarah Holmes
Movies & TV
Page 3: Come Here Vegan, These Nachos Will
Change You Canadian YouTube sensation Epic
Meal Time is on the verge of getting their own TV
Faculty Advisor: show... by Mike Walsh
Dr. Richard Grinnell
Page 4: Boy, You’re an Alien: I love Paul This
late winter comedy is a hit with our movie editor...
by Cynthia Dagenais
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Page 5: Men and Women Can’t be Friends Page 18: The Look for Less Getting this spring’s
Once sex is involved in a relationship, is the hot new looks isn’t cheap, but read this before
friendship really doomed?... by Deanna Morosoff breaking out your Visa... by Rachel Forlifer
Page 5: The Fighter Review This film swept
the Supporting Actor category at the Oscars and
Arts
here’s why... by Lindsey Klein
Page 15: Dog Sees God: A Post-Pubescent
Peanuts Dramedy….MCCTA’s performance of
Page 6: “A Very Potter Musical” Star Joins
Dog Sees God Pays homage to Charles Shultz
Glee Cast Internet sensation Darren Chris has
while addressing important and current issues like
joined the hit musical show as a member of the
rival Warblers... by Monica Sperenza bullying… by Sarah Holmes
Music Opinion
Page 7: Help Musicians Keep Making Money Page 21: An Overview of Obama’s First Two
With free music so easily obtained these days, Years It has been just over two years since
musicians are suffering through monetary woes... Obama’s inauguration, how far along is he on
by Brenna McKinley some of his promises... by Sarah Lamond
CHECK OUT THE GENERATOR
Page 8: A Real Gym Class Hero: Travie McCoy ONLINE AT
Mount St. Mary’s tabbed this passionate popstar GENERATORMAGAZINE.
for their winter concert... by Eden Jezierski
BLOGSPOT.COM
Page 9: The Wonder Years Once a joke band, ALSO FOLLOW US ON TWITTER
this group has changed their style and their @GeneratorMag
message... by Joe Corato
Page 10: Swing Dancing Going Strong at
Vassar The ‘20s are making a comeback at Ely
Hall on Wednesday nights... by Lydia Murray
Literature
Page 14: iAmChas The Cabaret was packed as
Marist hosted this popular LA slam poet... by
Olivia McMahon
PHOTO CREDITS:
Cover and Pages 15, 16: Jennifer Laski
Pages 2,20: Brenna McKinley
Fashion Page 3: EpicMealTime.com
Pages 6, 14: youtube.com
Pages 19,21: CreativeCommons.org
Page 17: Tackling the Forever 21 in NYC Page 8: Eden Jezierski
A shopper can get frazzled by this four floor Page 9: Google.com/images
behemeth, let us be the guide to your clothing Page 13: Mahoneysirishpub.com
excursion... by Nicole Smith Back Page: Chris Bowser
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Come Here Vegan, These Nachos
By Mike Walsh Will Change You
If you haven’t heard about Epic Meal Finally the
Time yet, immediately drop this magazine, members of
log onto YouTube and search for Tequila Epic Meal Time
Taco Night. I’ll even wait for you… dig in and de-
Ok are you disgusted? Sick to your vour their time
stomach? Maybe a little bit excited? How well spent usu-
about jealous? ally with the fe-
Epic Meal Time has been blowing up on male members’
the internet for the past few months. Mon- scantily clad
treal high school teacher Harley Moren- and mimicking
stein has done with meat what we all have fellatio. The
always wanted to do but have not had the three minute video closes out with Moren-
courage. He and some friends started put- stein staring at the camera informing you
ting their own meaty creations on the inter- of what just happened and what’s to come.
net in November and thanks to increased For example, “Next week, we eat dessert.”
views, they have continued uploading a A personal favorite of mine is Tequila
new crazy stunt every Tuesday. Taco Night. This takes what you had ev-
It all started with the “Angry French- ery Tuesday for lunch in elementary school
Canadian,” an enormous sandwich cre- and drops an atom bomb of bacon and Pa-
ation combining a toasted baguette, bacon, tron on it while creating a meal fit for Poly-
poutine (gravy covered cheesefries) and a phemus. They create tacos using bacon as Epic Meal Time celebrates the holidays
couple of steamies (hot dogs). They then the shell. Let me repeat that, they create like no other as well. In the Slaughterhouse
cover this with maple syrup. The video of tacos using BACON as the shell, these, Christmas Special they create a giant meat
them making and eating this monstrosity Morenstein dubs “Pink Tacos.” gingerbread house out of 11lbs of candy
surpassed 100K views rapidly and led to The rest of the meal consists of Tequila bacon and pork sausage meat glue. Don’t
some of the most astounding footage ever Guacamole and Patron Gold Salsa being think this group is wasteful though, be-
to be recorded north of the border. used in a Bacon Bit Tequila Steak Quesa- cause they save all the bacon grease and
The videos all start with Morenstein talk- dilla. They marinate steak and chicken in add some Jack Daniels to create their own
ing trash into the camera and detailing what Patron to create the El Gigante Burrito. Oh special brand of Egg Nog. This episode
is about to happen. This is followed by a and don’t let me forget the Bacon Crisp Na- also introduces their jack and coke ribs
montage of a cooking process that would chos, with, yup you guessed it, no chips, which create the fence and a mashed potato
make Bobby Flay vomit. The montage is just bacon. moat.
accompanied by a running fat counter just The Fat Counter at the conclusion of the The three minute videos are gaining so
to let you know how many calories are in video reads 9,082 grams of fat, good for much buzz on the internet and throughout
each plate. 98,824 calories. the U.S. that Morenstein signed a deal with
a Hollywood agent and is in talks to bring
his show to television with Comedy Cen-
tral, Spike TV, or the Discovery Channel.
If you can’t find 30 words in this story
that bring you close to orgasm, you must
not be breathing. This is straight forward
alcohol and meat, two things college stu-
dents survive on. So do yourself a favor
and check out any of their episodes online
(Chili Four Loko, Breakfast of Booze, or
Meatball Deathstar) and prepare for the
amazingness that will be an Epic Meal
Time TV show.
Check the Generator blog
for a Marist R1 version of
Epic Meal Time soon.
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Screenshot from Paul
Boy, You’re an Alien:
I love Paul
By Cynthia Dagenais
My obsession with Katy Perry’s hit like any illegal in the United States, he of Seth Rogen, which is such a mind
“E.T.” now phones home with a literal tries to go against the stereotypes people “probe” considering how he doesn’t look
meaning. have about his kind. He’s not a gigan- anything like the actor. Paul is short and
Through extraterrestrial means, I was tic bug looking for the galaxy on Orion’s skinny, smokes cigarettes (and occasion-
able to attend the prescreening event of belt. He doesn’t want to harvest human ally other things), wears cargo pants that
Universal’s new out-of-this-world com- parts. He doesn’t make bicycles fly, or often fall off, and he has magical healing
edy, Paul. And I must say, this alien can have a glowing finger (though he did in- powers that rival Madam Pomfrey from
abduct me any day. He sure did when I spire Spielberg to come up with this bril- Hogwarts.
hovered in my seat at the Galleria Regal liant idea for an alien film). He doesn’t Though Paul has been hidden by the
Cinemas in late February. squeak and bow to “The Claw” at Pizza Government for 60 years in Area 51, he
Paul is not your average alien, and Planet, or leave crop circles in the mid- has maintained a youthful charisma that
dle of corn fields. And makes him likable to all those who can
what annoys Paul most look past his giant eyes and odd appear-
of all is the assumption ance. He’s like your best friend in col-
that aliens speak Klin- lege; one who can teach a devout Catho-
gon. lic girl how to curse appropriately, make
Paul is the alien fun of you for pissing yourself, and apol-
you’re not expecting ogetic for accidentally crashing into your
from those comic books dog with his spaceship.
you secretly hide under After seeing this film, Paul is now my
your pillow so no one favorite Martian. If Katy Perry’s song
knows you’re a com- was in the soundtrack, she couldn’t have
plete sci-fi freak. First said it any better; Paul is not like the oth-
of all, he can speak ers.
English! Not just any
English; he embod-
ies the deep, grum-
*No Spoilers*
Screenshot from Paul bling voice and dialect
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Men and Women
Can’t Be Friends
...Or Can They?
By Deanna Morosoff
Is society telling us that men and women can’t be friends, or
are we proving to society that the saying holds true? The movie
When Harry Met Sally proves its own point with the age-old say-
ing, “men and women can’t be friends.” Screenshot from The Fighter
The worst, most confusing relationship advice I’ve ever gotten
was that before I start dating a guy, I should make friends with And the Nominations Go to
...The Fighter!
him first. Mixed signals, along with awkward conversations, and
introductions can leave one person with the thought that this could
be a blooming relationship, and the other thinking, “we could be The Fighter, a bio-
good friends.”
When a man and a woman are seen out to dinner together, it is
graphical sports drama By Lindsey Klein
film directed by David O.
automatically assumed that the two are dating. While this seems to Russell, was released in late 2010. It is a drama focusing on the tri-
be a natural assumption, should it be? Two people should be able umphant journey to success in the boxing realm through the lives
to go out to dinner and enjoy the platonic relationship they are in. of professional boxer Micky Ward (Mark Wahlberg) and his older
This is only until a romantic thought pops into someone’s head. half-brother Dicky Eklund (Christian Bale). Melissa Leo stars as
“Friendship” over. the mother, and Amy Adams co-stars as a love interest of Ward.
Once any romantic idea about a friend comes about, it is an idea I went to see the movie with two of my girlfriends at the end of
that could be very difficult to get rid of. Whether it is trying to January. My mom had seen it and could not stop raving about it,
figure out if you really might have feelings for your friend or just so I finally gave in. Seeing movies with sports-based themes rarely
trying to prove to yourself and others that you don’t, it is likely interest me; however, I was pleasantly surprised and would love
that you will begin acting differently. This in turn, can ruin the to see it again.
friendship. With the award-show season coming to an end, recapping the
Since society has the idea that men and women can’t be friends, abundance of wonderful performances done by these actors seems
it is likely that your significant other may feel the same. Asking appropriate.
your significant other whether the man or woman he or she spends Melissa Leo starred as the mother figure in the very dysfunction-
time with has really always been “just a friend,” can lead to argu- al family. Her dynamic performance has resonated within society,
ments and fragile conversations. Trust issues or not, it is natural and shown positive feedback through her many nominations and
to question friends of the opposite sex at the start of a relationship. awards received. Leo won Best Supporting Actress at the Screen
Friendships between men and women can be complicated and Actors Guild Awards and the Golden Globe Awards. She also won
confusing. As proven in When Harry Met Sally, a relationship be- Best Supporting Actress at the Academy Awards.
tween a man and woman can only be successful if no romantic Amy Adams starred as the love interest of Ward. Her charac-
thought is involved at any point. Harry said it best. Once sex is ter was driven and motivated, with an attitude that was fierce and
involved, “the friendship is ultimately doomed and that is the end dominating. Adams was nominated for Best Supporting Actress
of the story.” at the Screen Actors Guild Awards and the Golden Globe Awards.
She was also nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the Acad-
emy Awards.
Christian Bale played Dicky, a dense and round character. He
won Best Supporting Actor at the Screen Actors Guild Awards and
at the Golden Globe Awards. He also won Best Supporting Actor
at the Academy Awards.
Mark Wahlberg played Micky, controlled by his mother and
trained by his older half-brother. He was nominated for Best Actor
Drama at the Golden Globe Awards.
This production was well crafted, and it shows. The characters
are all intriguing in their own way, and the story touches upon
real life issues, which allows the audience to become emotionally
entrenched in the plot. If you have not seen it yet, please do. I
promise it is well worth it.
Screenshot from When Harry Met Sally
5
“A Very Potter Musical”
Star Joins Glee Cast
By Monica Speranza
Begin typing in “is Darren Criss…” in Google and the first thing “When I Get You Alone” by Robin Thicke, and “Don’t You Want
that pops up is the phrase “is Darren Criss gay?” That seems to be Me?” by The Human League (performed with Lea Michelle who
the question on the minds of female and male Glee viewers alike. plays Rachel Berry, after the characters exchange a drunken
Darren Criss, a musician and actor, joined the Glee cast this sea- spin-the-bottle kiss).
son as the character Blaine Anderson—an openly gay student at In the first few episodes Blaine appears, he is a friend and
Kurt’s new school who takes Kurt under his wing, with potential mentor to Kurt, who transferred and is now part of the Warblers,
for a romance to develop. Glee, a musical comedy, is this heart- but things shifted towards romance in the Valentine’s episode.
throb’s first regular TV gig, after several musical accomplishments. Criss plays a confident, gay high schooler very convincingly. So
Many fans discovered Darren Criss—straight in real life (sorry, much so that he had to “come out” as straight. In an interview
boys)—and others in his entourage from the YouTube videos of with Out Magazine, Criss said he considered keeping his sexual-
“A Very Potter Musical,” written and performed at University of ity quiet since it “didn’t matter,” but then decided it would be
Michigan. Criss co-wrote the music and lyrics with A.J. Holmes, more empowering to articulate that he is a confident straight man
according to Starkid Productions official website, http://team- playing a confident gay man.
starkid.com. Starkid Productions is a team made up of Darren Criss Gay, straight, it doesn’t matter—Darren Criss is loved by
and other University of Michigan theater students responsible for “Gleeks” regardless.
several YouTube hits besides “A Very Potter Musical,” including
“A Very Potter Sequel,” “Me and My Dick,” an upcoming show
“Starship” and a few mini-series. Criss is also an independent mu-
sician, with his album “Human – EP” available for sale on iTunes.
Criss grew up on the west coast, and performed with his brother
in San Francisco. After his success with the theater department at
the University of Michigan, Criss was a guest actor in five epi-
sodes of the ABC television show “Eastwick” in 2009, and in one
episode of “Cold Case” in 2010.
Criss, who originally auditioned for the role of Finn on “Glee,”
was asked to guest star as the character Blaine from the Glee
Club’s rival school. He was recently confirmed as a regular for the
rest of the second season.
Blaine was introduced in
this season’s sixth episode
when Kurt took a trip to the
all-boys school to scope out
the Glee Club’s competi-
tion. Kurt saw an impromptu
Warblers (Blaine’s a cap-
pella group) performance at
the school, in which Blaine
sang Katy Perry’s “Teen-
age Dream,” showing off his
smooth vocals and instantly
winning the hearts of Glee
fans.
Since then, he has sang
“Hey Soul Sister” by Train,
“Baby, It’s Cold Outside” by
Frank Loesser (with Kurt),
“Bills, Bills, Bills” by Des-
tiny’s Child, “Silly Love
Songs” by Paul McCartney,
6
How to Help Musicians Keep Making Music
By Brenna McKinley larger venues. over $8,000 had already been pledged.
Even artists who have been around lon- Having ended on February 21, the proj-
How to get Taylor Swift concert tickets
ger than Man Overboard are facing their ect raised over $28,321 to be put solely
for a major venue
share of monetary woes. Take for exam- toward album production.
1. Sign up for every VIP mailing list, fan
ple Ace Enders, former front man of The Enders is not the only artist using un-
club, or radio station promotion possible
to earn the privilege of presale access.
Early November, Ace Enders and a Mil- conventional methods to making a living
2. Set yourself up to receive notice of the lion Different People, and current half of as a musician. Say Anything’s Max Be-
tickets going on sale at least two weeks I Can Make a Mess Like Nobody’s Busi- mis opened the “Max Bemis Song Shop”
in advance so you can station yourself to ness. Enders has personified the “starv- via the band’s online merchandise store,
try to buy tickets the moment they go on ing artist” model with his current project, where for $150, you can request that Be-
sale. named “The Mess We Make.” mis write a personalized song for you
3. Save up enough money to pay for a A December 2010 interview Enders about a topic of your choice.
pair of $125 tickets—plus convenience gave with PropertyOfZack ran viral Bemis’ wife, Sherri Dupree-Bemis
fees. around the Internet, alarming Enders’ of the band Eisley has raved about how
4. Countdown the seconds until tickets loyal listeners, as he somberly announced helpful the extra income has been to
are open for sale, and click “find tickets” that I Can Make a Mess’ third album maintaining their household. She also
a moment beforehand. would signal Enders’ forced retirement noted as fulfilling the fact that she and
5. Pray. from music unless it received enough fi- her fellow artists can continue to do what
nancial support for him support his wife they love and do best—create. Dupree-
If you’ve followed the procedure well and child. Long-time fans of Enders’ hon- Bemis, aside from touring with Eisley,
enough, you may be lucky enough to be est dedication to music replied with an helps make ends meet while embracing
one of the 67,999 others who will be in outpour of support, selling T-shirts and her creative side by designing custom art-
attendance when Taylor comes to Gillette wristbands for Enders to continue mak- work and tattoos and making and signing
Stadium at the end of June. If you were ing music. her own prints on the side.
any more than five minutes late to the Uneasy about accepting money in Other artists take the shameless sales-
10:00 a.m. on-sale time, you’re out of such an unwarranted way, a cry for help man approach, like Jonathan Devoto of
luck. Sold out. of other sorts started February 1st, when Bird By Bird. The secret to profiting on
Enders launched a funding platform on tour merchandise, according to Devoto,
How to get Man Overboard tickets at kickstarter.com. is to make creative items people actually
The Loft “This is our idea,” Enders explained. want to buy, and badger them endlessly
1. Casually make your way to Main St. “To create a model for independent bands until they buy them.
Poughkeepsie anytime prior to the 6:00 trying to make a living out there.” A self- “Talk to every person in the crowd
p.m. show. recorded video on the site shows Enders and trick them into buying your merch,”
2. Stand outside in a loose crowd and giving a modest plea for financial support Devoto told Alternative Press Magazine.
spot anyone who is both wearing a in these tough times for musicians. With “No shame.”
band shirt and also transporting music this public service announcement of sorts So, in the twisted world where the
equipment. for struggling artists, Enders did not fail most talented folks have become beggars,
3. Approach casually and pull $12 out of
to capture the hearts, or the wallets, of his how can we support the artists we love
your wallet.
fans. so they can afford to keep producing? A
4. Exchange the money for a ticket and
The project offers incentive to fans few suggestions: Don’t be stingy—don’t
leisurely enter the venue.
that donate money toward producing I be afraid to approach a merch table at a
Can Make a Mess’s third studio album. show and buy a t-shirt; you can see the
It is obvious that Taylor’s profit will A $10 pledge gets you a digital copy of gratitude on the faces of the artists who
trump that of the foursome from New the album upon its release as well as a sometimes sell their own merch after
Jersey. And there are a number of reasons promotion pack. A $100 pledge gets you their sets are complete. Also, purchase a
why—different audience appeal, differ- a limited edition photo book document- physical copy of an album rather than a
ent levels of stardom, among others. But ing the entire recording process, and you digital copy—the artists are more likely
these two acts are not so different—they will even get your name mentioned in the to see a bigger cut of the profit. Purchase
are both doing what they love and trying album’s liner notes and a one-year sub- music and merchandise directly from
to make a living doing so. scription to the band’s fan club. Pledge the badgering performer and not a mass
The latter is becoming more and more $500 or more, and Enders promises to retailer. Most importantly, if you love a
difficult for not-so-mainstream artists as perform an acoustic set in your living band, pay for their music so that they can
record sales plummet and small venue room. Enders set a goal of $10,000. By keep producing it.
ticket fees are absurdly low compared to 1:00 p.m. on the first day of the project,
7
A Real Gym Class Hero: Travie McCoy
I’d like to start this off by saying, having
By Eden Jezierski
a Blackberry works in very funny ways. one that is stuck in your head for hours af-
about Travie is how much heart he puts into
I am quite addicted to BBM (Blackberry terwards. Most people were singing along,
his performance. You can see the passion
Messenger) and I love reading people’s jumping, or just swaying to the beat. Travie
in his facial expressions and between songs
statuses. After seeing the status of one of is very good at keeping the crowd involved.
where he gives the usual schpeil that most
my BBM contacts that said, “Travie Mc- As soon as Travie and the Lazarus Proj-
artists do, you can see how he really meant
Coy tickets today!!”, I knew I had to in- ect departed off stage, the crowd
it from the bottom of his heart.
vestigate. Come to find out, the winter roared until they returned. The encore song
My favorite thing about Travie McCoy is
concert of Mount Saint Mary’s College in caught everyone by surprise. Since most
how he always has an introduction for the
Newburgh, NY was Travie McCoy. MSMC know that Travie McCoy is the front man
majority of his songs. Surprisingly enough,
is literally twenty minutes down the road of Gym Class Heroes, he ended the show
as the concert continued, Travie didn’t save
from Marist so I knew this would be a good by playing the song “Cupid’s Chokehold”.
“Billionaire” for his encore. He started
opportunity for me. Plus, tickets were only This song had been on the radio for several
off the song with a Barret Strong cover
$18 with fees, so it was almost as if I had months so it was refreshing to hear more
of “Money (That’s What I Want) and then
gotten a bargain. As the day February 27, people singing along – especially when
went into “Billionaire” where the crowd
2011 rolled around, I was excited to see they were singing over his own voice. The
was completely enamored. Since this is one
Travie McCoy, especially after weeks of crowd was swaying, singing, dancing, and
of Travie’s more popular songs, as it fea-
listening to his album to educate myself on everything in between. It was a great sur-
tures Bruno Mars and is on Top 40 Radio,
the lyrics. prise and a very good way to end the con-
people actually knew it to sing along.
If you don’t know who Travie McCoy is, cert. What Travie fan didn’t expect to hear
Travie consistently mentioned how the
he is most known for being Katy Perry’s some sort of Gym Class Heroes song by
crowd was a family and he wanted every-
ex-boyfriend and the front man of Gym the end of the night? The best part is that
one to sing and dance along. When he went
Class Heroes. Recently, he decided to take Travie even announced that Gym Class He-
into his song “We’ll Be Alright”, the crowd
things under his own wing and a start a solo roes would be releasing a new record and
started jumping and singing along again.
project. He’s still going by his first name, he would be going on a headlining tour as
This is another one of the singles that is on
Travie McCoy, but those who are his back- the Lazarus Project.
the radio, so the majority of the people at
up band (drums, keyboard, and bass) are There is a lot to come for Travie McCoy
the show knew the words. Travie sang his
known as the Lazarus Project. The name of – whether we look at it from the Lazarus
heart out from one end of the stage to an-
his first solo album was also titled “Laza- point of view or the Gym Class Heroes
other as he held onto hands of fans for long
rus”. While his solo music sounds much point of view. With such a familiar voice
periods of time. He wanted to be as close to
different than the hip-hop/rock genre of and epic stage performance, it’s hard to
his audience as possible.
Gym Class Heroes, it’s very enjoyable. The think that he would be disappearing any
When Travie sang the song “Critical”,
choruses are catchy and he still shows off time soon. The show was very intimate
we were in for a surprise at the end. If you
the talent of what he’s known for – rapping. since it was in a college auditorium and ev-
hear the song on the actual record, there are
In the past, I had seen Travie McCoy eryone was well behaved, due to the fact
some screamo elements at the end of the
both in Gym Class Heroes and as Travie that there were many kids of the younger
song. Come to find out, Travie is the one
McCoy and the Lazarus Project. The best set there. It’s a show you must check out
who actually does the screaming. When the
part about a Travie McCoy concert is not if you have never seen Travie before. It’s
song came to a conclusion, the audience
only the mix of people who attend, but how one you will enjoy if you’re into this sort of
was able to see the post-hardcore screamo
perfectly he projects his voice and how he musical genre. Make sure to check out Tra-
technique that Travie did. Since this is
sounds exactly like he does on his studio vie McCoy on the Sgt. Schlepper’s Who
something very hard to conquer (and kills
record. He just sounds so realistic and put Needs Hearts Club Band Tour starting
the throat), it was amazing to see how well
together live and the best part is that there March 17th going through April 3rd. He will
he could actually do it. Since I own the re-
is no auto tune patching his talent up. He’s be stopping in New York City on March
cord and have listened to the song several
real. 23rd.
times before, I was aware of the scream-
The concert opened up with his song ing, but the rest of the audience was pretty
“AkidAgain” which samples the 1994 much caught off guard.
song, “Back In The Day” by Ahmad. You Once the concert progressed, it came
could tell that the majority of the crowd down to the final wire where there were
wasn’t very sure of his music since most only a few songs left. Everyone was very
people attended for the sake of their school excited when he sang the last song, “Need
having a concert. Those who were famil- You”. While this song isn’t heard very
iar with the sounds of Travie McCoy were much on the radio, many people knew it
singing loud and clear. His rapping tech- since it is supposedly about Katy Perry and
nique and skill is very fun to watch because going through heartbreak. The melody is
he is always right on point. The great thing very catchy and the chorus ends up being
8
The Wonder Years Debut By
Joe Corato
New Style at The Chance
With so many bands out there in the mu-
sic scene, it’s unfortunately getting hard to
distinguish between them all. There are all
kinds of “scenes” that are popular among
many different groups of people, and all the
bands within each one are starting to meld
together. There’s “Pop-Punk”, “Hardcore”,
“Metal-Core”, “Easy-Core”, and other var-
ious “cores” to choose from. While sift-
ing through the pile, one sometimes finds
a gem, i.e. one that stands out from the rest
and has a truly unique sound.
Enter, The Wonder Years. On Fri-
day, March 4th, the rising Pennsylvania
pop-punk band headlined a show at The
Chance Theater in the city of Poughkeep-
sie. Among the other bands was Newburgh
hometown heroes, With The Punches,
which is another pop-punk band that is just
getting started. This show was absolutely
the best show I have ever been to. to hear once in a while lungs out to your favorite song, and get-
The Wonder Years’ latest offering was Ironically, The Wonder Years started off ting stage dove on. For others, it’s pump-
released January 2010, and was, in my as a “joke” band, which is obvious by their ing your fist to obnoxiously loud bass hits,
opinion, literally one of the best new al- 2007 release, “Get Stoked On It!” This or charging Sparta-style at the crowd in a
bums I’ve ever heard. It is titled, “The album was the band’s first full-length al- “Wall-of Death.” The Wonder Years’ mu-
Upsides”, and consists of one amazing bum, and its subject matter was quite the sic means the world to me and my friends
song after the other. I’ve never heard an opposite from “The Upsides.” It’s rela- because no matter how sad we are, it shows
album that consistently makes the listener tively easy to see that the album is more us that the world isn’t that bad of a place,
feel good. “The Upsides” is my go-to al- humorous than realistic just by looking at and that things really do get better.
bum for whenever I’m feeling depressed the album art, which is Captain Crunch During the band’s set, “Soupy” in es-
or lonely, mainly because the lyrics on the having sex with the Kool-Aid man. This sence preached to the crowd, saying that
album make you realize that life really isn’t album has no real message, and is more just every person on earth deserves to be happy,
so bad, a message that every person needs for fun, and after talking and the chance to start over. This is exactly
to their front man, Dan what their music’s message is. He also ex-
Campbell (nicknamed plained that while writing “The Upsides”,
Soupy) is not to be con- and really examining his own problems, he
sidered their real first realized that if those were his only prob-
album. He told me to lems (bad relationship, not knowing what
forget that album even he wanted to do in life, etc.) then he was
existed and to think of incredibly lucky. That statement was re-
“The Upsides” as their sponded to with a roar that lit up Soupy’s
first album. face like a Christmas Tree.
The reason I’m so in It’s good to see that The Wonder Years
love with this band is are really blowing up. Finally, the music
that they have a great scene isn’t about hating your life, hating
message, but also their your parents, killing people, and the like,
music has meaning. but rather, it’s the exact opposite. The
However, music means Wonder Years have started a new trend that
something different to hopefully spreads very quickly. I hope that
every person. For ex- upcoming bands take after The Wonder
ample, to me, music Years, and continue to make people happy
means having a good through music for a long, long time.
time with your best
friends, screaming your
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Swing Dancing Going Strong at Vassar
By Lydia Murray organized nearby dances for a number of Here’s what to expect at a typical swing
years. I believe swing dancing among local dance:
Every Wednesday, revelers of all ages
college students is fairly new, however. It “It starts with a beginner lesson from 8:00
and backgrounds head for Vassar College’s
has been great to have students come to Po- to 8:30 PM,” says Katzen. “This is designed
Ely Hall for an old-fashioned good time.
Town Swing and other dances in the area. to give new dancers a feel for East Coast
What’s the attraction? None other than the
They bring a lot of energy and enthusiasm, Swing. They’re taken through the footwork,
rollicking fun of swing dancing.
and an increasing number are attending.” connecting with a partner, and some basic
Swing is a type of social dance which
Perhaps another advantage for college moves. 8:30 to 10:30 PM is social dancing
rose to popularity during the 1920’s. It en-
students who attend PoTown Swing is time. Typically you’ll dance one song with
compasses a variety of styles, ranging from
the ability to meet students from different a partner, and then find a new partner for
West Coast to East Coast and Lindy Hop,
schools. In general, students of Marist and the next song. It’s a friendly atmosphere in
among others. Swing dances are performed
Vassar may not intermingle very often, and which both men and women can ask anyone
at an array of venues and occasions, includ-
the two institutions may even be considered to dance.”
ing parties, showcases, and competitions.
rivals. Similarly, since these events take In addition to being a fun hobby, dancing
This type of dance can be appropriate for
place on another campus, it might seem un- can also have numerous health benefits, po-
various musical genres, but was originally
likely for Marist students to find out about tentially aiding stress reduction and weight
accompanied by jazz (in particular, big
them, much less make the commute across management while improving energy, coor-
band jazz) – a tradition which largely seems
town. So how did Marist get in on the swing dination, and endurance.
to continue today. Though it may have de-
craze? With its combination of vintage allure,
veloped during our grandparents’ genera-
“PoTown Swing has done some adver- lively energy, fun, fitness and of course,
tion, swing dancing is back, and its throw-
tising at Marist, including putting up flyers good music, it looks like swing dancing will
back charm is capturing hearts throughout
and dancing at the Activities Fair,” says continue going strong at Vassar.
the Poughkeepsie area.
Katzen. “We’ve had quite a few Marist stu- PoTown Swing is held every Wednesday
Vassar’s weekly swing dances are known
dents come over to Vassar to try out swing in Ely Hall at Vassar College. Beginner les-
as PoTown Swing, and initially took place
dancing, and some are now regular attend- sons are from 8:00pm – 8:30pm; dancing is
at the Muddy Cup Coffee House on Main
ees. In addition to that advertising and word from 8:30pm – 10:30pm. Free of charge, no
Street in Poughkeepsie. After the Muddy
of mouth, PoTown Swing does a lot with partner or experience required. For more in-
Cup closed in December of 2008, PoTown
our Facebook group to promote our events.” formation, visit http://www.potownswing.
Swing moved to Vassar, where it has flour-
Thinking of hitting the dance floor? blogspot.com.
ished since January of 2009.
According to coordina-
tor Glenn Katzen, “When
PoTown Swing started, we
thought having twenty peo-
ple was amazing! Now we’re
surprised if we have less than
forty people each week dur-
ing the school year. Swing
dancing has a lot to offer: it’s
a fun activity, a great way
to meet all kinds of people,
and very good exercise. And
I think it’s really starting to
spread and take off in this
area.”
When describing the local
swing scene and its connec-
tion with college students,
Katzen added, “There’s an
organization called Hudson
Valley Community Dances
which has been running
swing dancing events in the
area for a long time. There
are also some local instruc-
tors, Linda and Chester, who
have offered classes and Courtesy of PoTown Swing Facebook Group
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EARN A CREDIT AND SEE THE WORLD,
By Gina Rose Sirico
Imagine being in another country.
Imagine seeing new places and famous
ALL IN ONE WEEK!
or by a professor. When making the itiner-
ary, it is up to the professor to decide which
months in advance, and Thornton meets
with the professor multiple times. Usually,
landmarks. Hearing different languages. museums, walking tours, lectures or plays the professors decide on the things they
Tasting the local cuisine. Experiencing an they want students to experience. There is want to do and see on the trip, before then
entirely different culture, all while earning a London Shakespeare program that MIP Thornton gives the “okay” to do them.
three college credits. has done five times, which makes the plan- A typical day for Thornton involves
The coordinator for Marist International ning a bit easier. doing a lot of internet research, reading
Programs (MIP), Jerre Thornton, has been Planning for short-term programs begins through abroad applications, and keeping
planning short-term in contact with book-
abroad trips since 2002. ing companies. Dur-
“Many students at ing the short-term pro-
Marist do a short-term grams, Thornton is on
program to get their call 24/7.
feet wet before going Students who sign
abroad for a semester,” up for short-term
Thornton said. programs have to at-
According to the tend two orientations
MIP website, there are with Thornton during
two spring break trips the preceding semes-
and seven spring at- ter which explain the
tachments for 2011. “do’s” and “don’ts” of
This number gener- traveling abroad. The
ally varies from year itinerary, containing a
to year, but next year detailed plan for each
the number of trips will day, is given out at one
stay the same. The size of these orientations.
of the short-term pro- Psychology profes-
grams are kept small, sor, John Scielppi has
usually 12- 14 students done the most short
per trip. “If two fac- term trips. He has trav-
ulty members are trav- eled for abroad trips for
eling, that number can 30 years. Scielppi is
increase to 20-24 stu- currently in Florence,
dents,” Thornton said. Italy.
Programs start with “For short-term
a trip proposal by programs, we try to
Thornton in the office provide core classes,
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which provides more opportuni-
ties for students to go abroad,”
Thornton said.
Katie Kreiger, a sophomore
psychology special education
major, could not fit an entire
semester abroad into her course
schedule. She is going on the
London Shakespeare trip with
Dr. Richard Grinnell.
“I wanted to go to London,
and when I saw this short-term,
I wanted to sign up right away.
It allows me to fulfill one of my
core requirements, while also be-
ing able to travel,” Kreiger said.
Subir Sengupta, a communi-
cations professor, will be making
his sixth short-term trip with the
Intercultural Communications
program. Sengupta continues
to do short-term trips because he
said students “open their eyes to
other cultures, gain more con-
fidence, and develop a love for
traveling.” for a short-term abroad trip her freshman I learned more about myself in those two
“I chose to do a short-term because it year. She recalls the trip (in an e-mail) as weeks than I had in 18 years, which was
is affordable, and I don’t want to go away being, “the most amazing experience since overwhelming, but I am eternally grateful
for that long,” Janae Myers, who is going I have been at Marist.” for.”
on the Intercultural Communications short Colleen Kopchik has good memories Kopchik plans to do two more short-
term trip, said. “I am very excited for the from her short-term trip to Barbados. term trips this year, Israel and Jordan over
trip! I’ve never been out of the country!” “I can say with 100% positivity that the spring break and Ghana for spring attach-
Myles Williams traveled to South Africa person I was when ment. “I am hoping that I will be able to
I boarded that get even half of what I got out of my first
plane in New York experience,” she said.
was not the same To see the exciting short-term trip loca-
person who board- tions and to learn how to apply, visit marist.
ed it two weeks lat- edu/international.
er to come home.
PHOTOS COURTESY OF
MYLES WILLIAMS AND
COLLEEN COPCHIK
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Send Your Taste Buds Abroad
After returning to the states you go through By Jennifer Sommer
withdrawal. You miss the culture, the people,
the sites, and the food. Now, while it’s im- Latin America – Mole Mole ($) since my plane landed. Kavos is the closest
possible to bring the Parthenon or the Eiffel Mole Mole isn’t exactly a secret. Locat- I have found to Athens. While not exactly
Tower to Poughkeepsie, you can still find a ed within walking distance of Marist cam- the same, the restaurant is the first I’ve
bit of abroad in the Hudson Valley. Below is a pus, many students have found their way found that actually puts French fries inside
list for those who miss the food abroad or oth- its gyros, just like in Athens. They even sell
here over the years. The place is small and
ers who want to taste it for the first time. Now, ION chocolate (imported from Greece) for
the décor isn’t anything fancy but it’s clean
I understand that nothing can truly replicate $2.50 a bar; a must have if you go. Prices
the real thing but I have it on good authority
and the food is good and cheap. What more
can a college student want? are excellent. Huge portions for around $6
that these restaurants offer the most authentic
a person.
gyros, fish and chips, and sushi you can get in
Po-Town. Enjoy: Mole Mole
260 North Road Kavos
Poughkeepsie, NY 4 North Clover St.
Japan – Akari Sushi & (845) 471-4255 Poughkeepse, NY
Japanese Food ($$) England – River Station ($) (845) 473-GYRO
I’ve never been to Japan but I do love su- Located right on the Hudson, the River Italy- Rossi’s Rosticceria Deli
shi and Akari is amazing. Hidden out by the Station may be more American than Eng- ($)
train station, the restaurant is a little small lish but they do serve up an excellent order The slumerias in Rome were amazing
but the food is great. I’d wait and go in the of fish and chips. No mushy peas though but apparently we don’t have to cross an
warm weather to take advantage of the out- for those reminiscing about the classic ocean to find an authentic Italian deli. Ac-
door seating and the green tea ice cream. from the UK. The chips or French fries, cording to Robin Miniter, a senior who
It’s fairly reasonably priced too. however, are awesome. Definitely go check studied abroad in Florence her Freshmen
it out and take advantage of the beautiful year, Rossi’s Rosticceria Deli has excellent
Akari Sushi & Japanese Food view from it’s outdoor deck once the warm paninis that will put you into a food coma
35 Main Street weather hits. The view is Shadows worthy for the rest of the day.
Poughkeepsie, NY at a much friendlier price.
(845) 471-1773 Rossi’s Rosticceria Deli
River Station 45 S Clover St
Ireland – Mahoney’s ($$) 1 North Water St. Poughkeepsie, NY
I have never eaten authentic Irish food Poughkeepsie, NY (845) 471-0654
but I have been to Mahoney’s and it seems (845) 452-9207
to offer the general Irish fair. Many people Middle East – Zorona ($)
argue that it’s a better bar than restaurant France – Escoffier Restaurant Very few of us can say we’ve been to the
but if you’re really craving corn beef and
cabbage or Sheppard’s pie this place will
($$$) Middle East but now we can at least say
I have never been to the CIA’s French we’ve tried the food. Zorona serves Jordian
do the trick. and Middle Eastern cuisine. At this small
restaurant, Escoffier. However, I have been
to the Apple Pie Bakery and if that is any restaurant near Vassar, you can try famil-
Mahoney’s Irish Pub iar favorites such as falafel and hummus
indicator of the quality of food than Es-
35 Main Street or step out of your comfort zone and try
coffier is most likely exquisite. They offer
Poughkeepsie, NY Mujadarah (lentils sautéed with onions and
everything from Homard Cardinal au Petit
(845) 471-3027 rice). This place is perfect for vegetarians
Pois (Butter Poached Lobster) to Crème
Brulee. Be forewarned this place is pretty and the prices are fair too.
expensive, around $30 for an entrée. Also
be sure to make reservations at least a day Zorona
in advance. 48 Raymond Avenue
Poughkeepsie, NY
Escoffier Restaurant (845) 471-8838
CIA Rt 9
Hyde Park, NY If you’ve eaten at any of these places or
(845) 471-6608 know of some other great gems in the area.
Contact one of our editors and write a re-
Greece – Kavos ($) view (shameless plug). We’d love to hear
I miss Greece so much and have been on about your experience.
the search for a good authentic Greek gyro
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Inspiration
iAmChas:
By Olivia McMahon Through Poetry
Google searches, I could not ac- dividuality. After this, he paused to tell the
quire his last name (but he is on audience that this was the sixteenth day of
Twitter: iAmChas). He began his tour and expressed his surprise that he
performing about four years was booked every day for the past sixteen
ago at the Dead Poetry Lounge days—except Valentine’s Day.
in LA and has been doing it ever Before delving into his next poem, he
since. first asked the crowd if anyone there was
We learned quickly that Chas in love. A few brave souls shouted out in
was loud, funny and exuber- agreement while the more hesitant raised
ant. He seemed less concerned their hands. He then told everyone that this
about the structure of his per- was definitely not a poem for them, be-
formance and took time in be- cause he wasn’t in love, but did we want
tween poems to talk to audience to hear it anyway? Despite the fact that
members about who was in love we all clapped in obvious concurrence,
and who lived in the old-school he responded, “I was gonna say it even if
Compton area code. The total you didn’t want me to.” The poem, titled
of poems performed greatly “Landfill”, was a perfect warning of why
outnumbered any previous per- to never date a poet: they will write about
On February 16th, SPC, the Black Stu- formance by a slam poet, the you. A lot. And it will not be nice.
dent Union and the Literary Arts Society usual number being between six and eight. Chas was the definition of entertaining:
brought slam poet, Chas, to Marist Col- Chas kept everyone in the Cabaret in rapt blunt and funny with a touch of attitude.
lege. Slam poetry is on the rise; spoken attention with poem after poem, reaching His poems ranged from brief haikus to the
word events pop up all over college cam- fourteen in total. He opened with a strong typical length of spoken word poems, from
puses across the country. These three clubs poem titled “Mannequin People”: a poem light in nature (“Ten Myths of Masturba-
attempt to regularly bring the college a about how people wear masks to hide in- tion”) to serious examinations of the self
taste of this trend at least once a semester (an untitled poem about alcohol-
through different slam poets who, ism). One poem, he dedicated
while all very different, are equally to a female friend of his who is
inspiring. what the title says: “Man-eater”.
Originally from Oakland, CA, Chas delighted the crowd with
this open and friendly young man a poem and a follow-up story
wandered into the Cabaret at 9pm as about “When You Swallow Your
if he had simply stumbled upon the Tongue Ring in La Traffic”:
event accidentally. He quietly took all about what his last-minute
a seat towards the front of the room thoughts would be if he were to
where he contentedly scribbled on a die then (mostly embarrassment
napkin until he was introduced. His about choking to death on his
set was simple: a microphone stand, own tongue ring). He wrapped up
a stool on which he did not sit still his visit at Marist by delivering
and a water bottle. This graduate of a performance of “Today,” his
California State University North- most popular poem (via youtube.
ridge took to the stage in front of a com). It conveys a great message
packed student audience. It became about not taking the everyday
immediately clear that Chas was occurrences for granted in lines
not like other slam poets that had like, “Hear me when I say to-
visited our school and that his quiet day be a compact disc of second
persona had simply been a result chances on repeat.” We can only
of him not being on stage yet. Al- hope that the diverse and eye-
though very open, this artist has his opening performances of these
private life pretty hidden, so much slam poets keep heading the way
so, that even through extensive of Marist College.
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Dog Sees God : A Post-Pubescent Peanuts Dramedy
By Sarah Holmes tures of wild high school students is such to dogs when they die. Van, the equivalent
an interesting concept and allows for so to Linus and played by T.J. Riordan, is a
The homages and allusions to Charles much creative license.” funny pothead whose current philosophical
Shultz’s classic comic strip Peanuts where Students worked their own creativity in outlook is Buddhist in nature. The philo-
subtly but supremely deliver by the cast creating a simple set up on the same type sophical, but funny conversation since the
of Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teen- of stage used when comedians, slam po- notorious blanket has now been burnt and
age Blockhead, a play written by Bert V. ets, or musicians perform in the cabaret. smoked, doesn’t help CB when it turns to
Royal and performed by MCCTA the first They made use of four main props: a red talk of nothingness. Houlihan carries out
weekend of March. The play was director dog house, a green bench, a fake piano, the depression of a young man well while
by Marist alumn Brian Apfel and produced and one table. A screen above the set had Riordan countered it with his extremely
by Jacquelyn Mucilli and Amanda Urban. the name of each seen appear and colored- chill attitude.
The audience picked up on little refer- pencil drawings for the different locations Carefree but much more hyper charac-
ences to the comic strip and seemed to ap- such as a music room and lunch room with ters Marcy and Tricia, Marcie and Pepper-
preciate these moments the most within the Marist signs for clubs and upcoming events mint Pattie played by Molly Cambone and
dark humor and mature themes of this play. drawn in. Emily Callahan, don’t really offer much
As T.J. Riordan, who played Van, put it, Before they play began the screen had of an opinion with their minds concen-
“Using the peanuts characters as carica- live Twitter feeds moving around that the trated on making fun of one girl and drink-
audience could Tweet into. This brought in
the Twitters that the actors created of their
characters that they continued to update
during the performances. There was also
an announcement about the Trevor Proj-
ect, a national 24-hour, confidential suicide
hotline for gay and questioning youth, and
how students could help donate money.
The first spotlight opens up on CB, the
Charlie Brown character played by Ryan
Houlihan, writing to his pen pal about the
death of his dog who contracted rabies and
had to be put down. CB’s sister, played by
Stephanie McDonald, is the only other per-
son who comes to the dog’s funeral and in
her goth attire mocks her brother for being
boring and embarrassing- for he invited
most of their friends to come. She is con-
sistently looking for an identity in the play,
performing her one-woman show of a but-
terfly that turns into a platypus.
CB’s friends do apologize for not coming
and CB asks them what they think happens
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ing to hide the fact they aren’t that happy.
The two actresses worked amazingly well
together as though they really were those
annoying girls at the popular lunch table
laughing their heads off.
Matt, once nicknamed Pig-Pen and
played by Greg Furman, provides no better
answer to CB’s question; he ends up link-
ing it to sex which is always on his mind.
Furman, who notes in the program he tends
to get the parts that will make parents keep
their daughters far from him, mixed the
dirty-mouthed side of Matt and the con-
flicted side very well.
The conflict that plays itself out revolves
around Beethoven, Peanut’s Schroeder
played by Mick Kasner, who is no lon-
ger friends with anyone after his father
was arrested for abusing him. Matt hates
Beethoven because he, and everyone else,
believes the piano-player to be gay. This
sad even though they were never very nice the audience as far as the crude or offensive
assumption leads itself to CB kissing him
to him, and CB and his sister are both an- language was concerned or topics that gen-
after they fight and then begin talking like
gry: he at Beethoven and she at everyone erally don’t come up in normal Marist con-
friends again, kissing him again in front of
else. versation. But a majority of students where
everyone at a party, and subsequently hav-
At the end CB receives a return let- overwhelmingly pleased with what their
ing sex with him when they run off from
ter from his pen pal that is read in parts classmates and friends presented to them.
the party. Most of this is revealed in a hi-
by all the cast members and ties together When asked what the best part was,
larious scene with Van’s Sister, Lucy in the
the deaths that have occurred; his pen pal Houlihan answered, “Opening night. You
comics played by Hillary Sterling.
speaks of a bird, a dog, and a boy who get people’s reactions. That’s the best part:
Matt is very upset by what happened and
plays piano who just moved in down the to see people’s faces. The moment you feel
is so obsessive about it that other characters
street. It is signed CS. like you have something to show and you
see the possibility that he could be in love
There was no one actor that stood out finally get to show it, that’s the best part.”
with CB and that’s where most of his hatred
among the rest and each one became their Hopefully he, and the rest of the cast and
has stemmed from. His anger leads him to
character so seamlessly. The audience was crew, saw the audience’s faces change with
break Beethoven’s fingers after Beethoven
quick to pick up on Peanuts references and varying emotions and thoughts. The ac-
tries to stand up for himself.
laughed readily at the antics of characters tors brought alive the teenage version of a
And then the turning point happens,
like Tricia and Marcy. At times one could beloved cartoon and comic strip, tying to-
Beethoven commits suicide, Matt is sus-
sense some unease with a few members of gether nostalgia and relevancy seamlessly.
pended, Tricia and Marcy are apparently
The Cast of Dog Sees God (from left to right) Hillary Sterling, Molly Cambone, Emily Callahan, Mick Kasner, Ryan Houlihan,
Stephanie McDonald, Greg Furman, and T.J. Riordan. Photo by Sarah Holmes, all other photos taken by Jennifer Laski
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Tackling the Forever 21 in NYC
By Nicole Smith
clothing. There is also the Heritage 1981
brand for women which has more of a vin-
tage style. Another corner on the floor has
more of a dramatic style, filled with shine,
lace, prints, and velvet. It is also filled with
fun facts on the wall: did you know that a
one minute kiss burns 26 calories?
If you decide to burn calories in a dif-
ferent way, such as going to the gym, there
is a section on the Third and final level
filled with workout clothes. There is also
a sportswear section with one’s basics of
tees, tanks, and yoga pants. One room on
the Third floor is strictly dedicated to shoes.
The styles on this floor tend to be sweet and
preppy with a collegiate feel. This floor
also holds a lot of the latest trends and fo-
cuses on the style of New Yorkers.
When you have finished your path and
have completed your shopping, you can
CC Image courtesy of Johnnie Utah on Flickr take your clothes to the dressing room on
Imagine four large floors packed with is to create a pattern for your shopping the last floor. There are 151 fitting rooms
clothes, accessories, and shoes of the lat- path, and sticking to it. Because the clothesthroughout the store, but I recommend
est styles and trends. And each piece is of- are around the perimeter and the accesso- waiting to use them until you are com-
fered for a reasonable and affordable price. ries are in the center, I recommend sticking pletely done shopping. It is easier to just go
It is the epitome of almost every fashioni- to a spiral pattern, working your way from to the dressing rooms once as opposed to
sta’s dream. This dream, more commonly the outer edges to the center, so then you making multiple trips. When you are done
known as Forever 21, is in Times Square can end each level by the escalator. trying on the clothes, you can make your fi-
and opened in June 2010. The store is Knowing the floor plan of the store nal purchases at one of the 32 cash registers
100,000 square feet and goes three levels will be useful when conquering it. On the within the store.
below ground. Walking into Forever 21 Ground floor, where you first enter from The key to tackling the Forever 21 in
can be overwhelming with four floors of the streets of New York City, are the new Times Square is to remain focused. One
must-have trends. Even the interior design trends. They are separated by style and mustn’t be overwhelmed by the size of the
gets distracting with glam, varying motifs, color, which is typical throughout Forever store and volume of clothing, but instead
and artistic decorating on the walls. While 21. On the First floor down, each corner accept and be willing to conquer the task
all these aspects add to the shopping expe- has a room that is designed to emphasize at hand. Just stick to the path, know what
rience, it detracts from your actual shop- the clothing trend it holds. For example, to expect, and go crazy on your shopping
ping purpose. So after a few trips to the the room with the contemporary clothing spree. Enjoy!
Forever 21, and a dent in my wallet, I have that most people would use to go party-
compiled useful tips and methods on con- ing is hot pink with a club-like
quering the Times Square Forever 21. feel. On this floor there is also an
If you plan on conquering the store and Extended Size section, Cosmet-
reaching the full potential it offers, I rec- ics, and a Lingerie area. Shoes
ommend allotting enough time for it. The and handbags are also dappled
first time I tackled the store it took a little throughout the store to coincide
over two focused hours, and they were well with the various styles in each
spent. Expect to spend a lot of time and corner.
money in the store. The Second level contains For-
When you first enter the Forever 21, ever 21’s men’s apparel, so drag
there is a high chance that something will a date along. There is also a Kid-
catch your eye that will compel you to swear section called HTG 81. The
sprint across the store and snatch it. Con- floor also has what my shopping
tain your excitement. An important aspect partner coined as “denim heaven”
to keep when shopping in a store this large filled with, you guess it, denim CC Image courtesy of youngthousands on Flickr
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The Look For Less
By Rachel Forlifer
Everytime I look at the fashion shows in New York, Milan, and Paris, I start to dream about all of the amazing outfits. Luxurious
fabrics, beautiful prints, bright colors, impeccable tailoring…if only I could afford those outfits. And I am not alone in this thought.
That’s exactly what so many college students think when they see designer clothes on the runway. When one shirt could cost more than
double the amount for one semester of textbooks, designer clothes just aren’t an option. But there is an alternative! With some diligence
and research, cheaper substitutes to designer looks can be found. The following three looks are examples of how to get the look for less.
Look #1:
The Seventies are a big trend for spring. Designers such as Marc Jacobs,
Rodarte, and Altuzarra are infatuated with this decade’s glamour yet
minimalism. One thing for sure, high-waisted pants with wide legs are
everywhere. Derek Lam’s Spring 2011 collection is a great example of this.
I decided to replicate his look with a pair of jeans from Arden B for $59,
a (shockingly similar) white blouse from Asos for $45, and a pair of Steve
Madden wedges for $100.
Photo credits: Style.com,
Asos.com, Ardenb.com,
Zappos.com
Look #2:
We all know trench coats are a fashion classic, but who has ever heard of a
trench dress? Well, it is a new favorite of designers including Nicole Miller,
Burberry, and DKNY (as shown). It is perfect for when you need to look chic
and sophisticated, say an interview for an internship or job. Pair this dress from
Asos for $86 with heels and you are good to go.
Photo credits: Style.
com, Asos.com
Look #3:
From citrus orange to emerald green, bold colors are in. Prabal Gurung focused
on sky blue and orange, while Rachel Roy was inspired by plum and teal. Many
designers paired bright colors together in otherwise simple looks. This trend is
ideal for going out. A teal American Apparel skirt for $16 paired with a silky
purple shirt from Asos for $23 is guaranteed to get you a fun night.
Photo credits: Style.com, Asos.com,
Americanapparel.com
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New Ways to Save Big
By Abbey Scalia count on the total or free shipping.
Living Social and Groupon are two simi-
also the money that I saved. Amazon also
offers numerous daily deals, which can
As a college student, I’m always look- lar online sites dedicated to saving money be accessed at the top of their site through
ing to save money wherever I can. I always that have just recently become popular. the link “Today’s Deals,” updated multiple
make sure to take advantage of opportuni- Both of the sites allow users to subscribe to times every day. Users can also subscribe
ties for free food on campus, whether it’s a certain geographic area for coupons. Af- to a particular item and receive e-mail up-
Fox Fest or a club meeting that includes ter subscribing, users are notified of local dates when it goes on sale. Recently, I was
pizza. Instead of dumping my plastic bot- money-saving opportunities. The sites have on the lookout for a new GPS, and through
tles in recycling bins on campus, I take only so many coupons to give away, so us- this method was able to save about 50 dol-
them to the grocery store for a five-cent ers must purchase the deal quickly in order lars on a TomTom.
refund. I enjoy clipping coupons, and have to retain the coupons. The only problem While the Internet is an endless possibil-
been known to frequent the Route Nine with the sites is that Poughkeepsie, NY is ity to saving money, I will touch on only one
Dollar Tree, where everything is…well, a not yet established as its own area for daily more site. Ebates.com is not as popular as
dollar. Every little bit adds up, and speak- deals. The closest area that students from others, but offers a unique way to get cash
ing for myself, I can say it’s a great feeling campus can subscribe to is Fairfield, CT. back. After first creating an account, users
to get a good deal. A lot of the deals do not apply to the area receive cash-back bonuses when shopping
Surprisingly, I’ve found the best deals around Marist. However, sometimes the from certain sites. For example, the front
can be found right in the place that so many sites offer national coupons that are appli- page of the site advertises 5% cash back on
college students spend a great bulk of time- cable to everyone, no matter the location. purchases from Macys.com. Accessing the
our computers. There are literally hundreds Recently, Groupon did an offer allowing site through Ebates.com allows users to re-
of websites that offer discounts and promo- users to purchase a $20 Barnes and Noble ceive a 5% cash back on any purchase from
tions for anyone patient enough to cipher gift certificate for half of the value. In the Macy’s website. The site offers rebates on
through them. I’ve saved hundreds of dol- summer the site offered a similar promo- over 1,200 stores, so it pays- literally- to
lars from finding deals on the Internet over tion for Gap. check there first before buying anything
the years. Here are a few helpful websites Another site that is often overlooked for online. When users have acquired money
to check out if you’re strapped for cash. items other than books is Amazon. Occa- on their Ebates account, they can receive
First, I never buy anything online with- sionally the site will open up its Amazon their cash back directly through check or
out first checking any potential promo- Prime membership to students with a col- Paypal. Ebates also allows users to give
tional codes available on the item or store. lege or university e-mail address for free (a their cash-back rewards to a charity orga-
Promotionalcodes.com is a website that value of $70 for a year!). Amazon Prime nization if they choose.
does exactly that. The site is easy to navi- members get free two-day shipping on any While it is possible to write about nu-
gate and users can either browse by cat- eligible item. I was lucky enough to take merous online websites that offer coupons,
egory, or by name of the brand that they advantage of this deal over the summer, and the sites above are the ones that I have had
are looking for. I find the latter to be more cannot express how much it has paid off. I the most luck with. Online there is always
helpful. In most cases, the site will produce did 90 percent of my Christmas shopping a deal to be had, it’s just a matter of find-
a code that you enter upon checking out on Amazon and was not only surprised at ing it.
that will garner a deal, whether it be a dis- the sheer magnitude of items they had, but
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GENERATOR’S TOP TEN:
PLACES ON CAMPUS TO GET SOME SECRETIVE LOVIN’
We’ve all been in the situation where you have met a slammin’ hotty or dialed up
your favorite late night booty call, the only problem is, you need somewhere to
go that’s both spontaneous and secluded. The Generator is your friend at this
juncture, so relax for a few minutes, give your lips a rest and choose the most
viable option for you and your fellow emergency pleasure seeker.
10. Library: Though it sounds cliché, a little sex in the stacks never hurt
anyone. If you get the rare chance to let James Cannavino see your stuff, please
be considerate to those looking for distractions from capping papers.
9. McCann Center: You head there during the day to get your workout in,
why shouldn’t you do the same at night. There is an unused practice field behind
McCann that is complete with a row of concrete benches. Be sure to get an
athletic workout in back there before renovations start on the new arena.
8. Donnelly Hall: In the basement of Donnelly there are many side hallways
that are very secluded. Since the building is open 24/7 this is an easy place to
hit up. So bust out of your lab coat and do some late night experimenting.
7. WMAR Studio: Not only can you steam up the windows of the small
room, but you can play yourself some nice smooth love-making music. The
difficulty level is high however, with College Activities in the way. Oh and be sure
not to turn up your microphone volume and broadcast your fun campus-wide.
6. Lowell Thomas: Late at night the doors to Marist’s Communications
building are occasionally left unlocked. If you are lucky enough to get in, you can find a lot of one-on-one time in one of the
back hallways of the basement dungeon. Now when you are in your third class in that windowless hell hole on a Monday,
you have a good memory to think back on.
5. Jazzman’s Café: For those feeling slightly more risky, you may wish
to check out Jazzman’s after hours. Swipe in and you have washers, dryers,
workout equipment, and even a couch to your disposal. Just beware that
everything is windowed, and some insomniacs enjoy lack of wait for washers.
4. Practice Room: The Band’s end of year superlatives always has a
“most likely to misuse a practice room” section and the Music Department is
always open though rooms are locked most of the time. However if you and a
friend wish to take a break from vocal or instrumental work to practice a very
different type of blowing, this is a good possibility.
3. Softball Dugout: Behind Gartland Commons is the Marist Softball
diamond. It is dropped down below a large hill allowing for maximum
seclusion from the sophomore housing. Dugout benches provide excellent
stability and what better place to attempt stretching a double into a triple than
a softball field?
2. Tennis Pavilion: the upperclassmen-underclassmen booty call is a
time honored tradition. Cut your cradle robbing victim a break and meet them
here instead of forcing the walk all the way to Upper Fulton.
1. Riverfront: If your partner in hookup crime is no model, the scenic
Photos By Brenna Mckinley views in front of the boathouses are sure to occupy your wandering eyes.
Text By Mike Walsh Late night on the Hudson is very secluded just beware of security patrols
while letting the cool breeze caress you the way nature intended.
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An Overview of
Obama’s First Two Years
By Sarah Lamond
On January 20, 2009, Barack Obama the structure of our financial regulatory sys-
delivered his inaugural address to the tem by increasing oversight of the financial
United States of America. Inheriting a industry, promoting transparency, placing
damaged nation, he knew he needed to as- restrictions on Wall Street, and increasing
sure the American people that the next four consumer protection laws.
years would be a “new era of responsibil-
ity.” Obama made several promises to the 3) “We will harness the
people: some that he delivered, and some
that he didn’t. Let’s take a look at where sun and the winds and the
Obama is halfway through his presidency. soil to fuel our cars and run
our factories.”
1) “We will restore sci-
ence to its rightful place Though the Recovery Act had thrust $80
billion into clean energy research and devel-
and wield technology’s opment, there has been no substantial clean
wonders to raise health energy legislation. Obama has set the first-
care’s quality and lower its costs.” ever standards for energy efficient appliances and fuel efficient
cars and trucks. Other than that, there hasn’t been much going on
in terms of clean energy investment.
On March 23, 2010, the Affordable Care Act became law. After
a long, drawn out opposition from the right, the federal govern-
ment has established a comprehensive healthcare system in the 4) “And we will transform our schools
United States. Some of the changes to our healthcare system in- and colleges and universities to meet
clude: one standard price for individuals of the same age, sex, and
geographic location regardless of pre-existing conditions; Medic- the demands of a new age.”
aid coverage extended to families who make 133% of the poverty
level; children can stay on their parents’ health coverage plans So far, Obama has reduced subsidies to private student lenders
until they are 26 years old; employers with over 50 employees (SallieMae) and protected student borrowers, improved Headstart
are required to pay coverage for their workers; with the exception and other federally funded programs, expanded Pell grants for
of low-income families, all Americans are required to have health low-income students, increased funding for the National Endow-
insurance (though this component of the law is controversial and ment of the Arts (NEA), and rebuilt schools destroyed by Hur-
continues to be questioned). ricane Katrina. He has, however, failed to double funding for af-
terschool programs, create scholarships to recruit new teachers,
create a national performance assessment for educators, and pro-
2) “The state of our economy calls for mote innovative ways to reward teachers.
action: bold and swift. And we will act
not only to create new jobs but to lay a 5) “We’ll begin to responsibly leave
new foundation for growth.” Iraq to its people and forge a hard-
earned peace in Afghanistan.”
With the unemployment rate at 9.8%, it is hard to see what
Obama has done in terms of job creation. Though he attempted The last U.S. combat troops exited Iraq in 2010. About 50,000
to pass a series of jobs bills in 2010, conservatives and Republi- troops will remain until the end of this year to protect U.S. inter-
cans proceeded to block them. The state of the economy, however, ests. As for Afghanistan, the projected withdrawal date is 2014. We
has inspired several of Obama’s main pieces of legislation includ- are still actively involved in combat.
ing the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (the stimulus
package) and the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer These are just some of Obama’s accomplishments (or lack of)
Protection Act. The stimulus package (passed in February 2009), over the past two years. Though he has promised more since his
pumped $787 billion into the economy by investing in clean-en- inaugural address (such as the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell),
ergy usage, extending unemployment benefits, and providing tax these are the issues he has had his heart set on since taking office
breaks to home and car buyers. The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Re- in January of 2009.
form and Consumer Protection Act (passed in July 2010) changes
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Belleayre Ski Resort: Worthy
Alternative to Hunter Mountain
By Brian Rees entertaining time. The bottom half of the
mountain is dedicated to the easiest of the
ing: Over 300 people could, and did fill the
place up towards the end of the day. The
It’s Friday afternoon, and the snow is trails, as well as a few of intermediate dif- atmosphere was bustling, yet it did not feel
falling hard and fast. As the chairlift picks ficulty. These trails are served by their own confined and claustrophobic as some ski
its way up the mountain, I glance down two-person lifts, and are separated from the lodges are. The large windows and high
the slopes, and note how few skiers crowd more difficult trails, keeping experts and roofline definitely contributed to the feel-
the numerous runs below me. Just another beginners to separate parts of the mountain. ing of space.
Friday at one of the more overlooked ski This allows skiers of both types to more Upon leaving Belleayre, I navigated my
resorts in the Catskills. fully enjoy their time at the resort. way through a packed parking lot, down
With specials running on Wednesday When the time to break for lunch or the a series of twisting turns, and ended up
and Friday of every week, I purchased my end of the day comes, Belleayre offers two back on Route 28, where a short 80 minute
lift ticket at half price, only $25 dollars for ski lodges, both serving hearty, grab-and- drive with minimal traffic brought me back
the full day. This represents a tremendous go style dishes, as well as providing bar to Marist campus. For a total trip cost of
value, and when combined with the trails service to those who wish to relax with a under $50 dollars, Belleayre offers a great
available to ski, Belleayre proves to be an cold beer or cocktail. The food consists of value on Wednesdays and Fridays, where
excellent alternative to the more popular- American staples such as cheeseburgers, ticket prices run $20 and $25 dollars, re-
and more crowded Hunter Mountain. hot dogs, and chicken fingers. Several fill- spectively. College students with their ID
Getting to Belleayre does involve a bit ing soups are also present, served out of will also receive a discount any other day
of a drive, but the route is simple and easy giant tureens. My selection of a hamburg- of the week as well.
to follow. About 80 minutes northwest of er, French fries and a bottle of water ran Belleayre offers reduced prices on late-
Poughkeepsie, one simply takes Interstate to about $10 dollars, which is standard, if season skiing as well, and snow usually re-
80 to Route 28, following it past Wood- even a good value for a ski resort. mains on the mountain through March, so
stock to the small town of Highmount, NY. I visited both the Longhouse (upper) there is ample time to visit this challenging,
The drive is quite scenic, and there are sev- Lodge, as well as the Overlook (lower). I yet picturesque offering in the Catskills.
eral breathtaking views of the surrounding found the Overlook to be a more family- With Marist’s ski trips finished for the sea-
Catskills. Be forewarned, cell phone ser- oriented, probably due to its location adja- son, there’s still time to save big and have
vice on the way to Belleayre is sometimes cent to ski school meeting points and some a great time at one of the area’s best kept
spotty, and cannot be relied upon. of the bunny slopes. The lodge is sprawl- secrets.
Once arriving at the mountain, one is
confronted with its scale.
Despite being narrower
than Hunter Mountain,
Belleayre offers a var-
ied mixture of trails,
with an emphasis on
intermediate and expert
terrain. Both skiers and
snowboarders are ac-
commodated, and there
is a NASTAR course, as
well as a terrain park on
the western face. This
allows experienced ski-
ers and boarders to chal-
lenge themselves on a
variety of obstacles, if
they so choose.
If one is travelling
with younger children
or less-experienced ski-
ers, Belleayre strives Photo by Brian Rees
to provide an equally
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Hudson River Eel Research Project
By Sarah Holmes water until they are released. These young
eels come up the river near the end of
Anguilla rostrata, the American eel, is March through about the end of May.
little understood and not exactly loved by Why all this fuss about a slimy fish?
Americans. But along the Hudson River There are a few reasons: the environment,
over the years, a growing number of col- the mysterious, and the gastronomical. Eels
lege students, high school students, and can temporarily live on land and breathe
volunteers have come together in an eel through their skin which means they are
research project for the NYSDEC Hudson sensitive to the changes of their environ-
River Estuary Program and National Estua- ment and thus are an indicator of the health
rine Research Reserve, in partnership with of waterways. They mystery about them is
Cornell’s Water Resource Institute. that, while their numbers are declining like
Chris Bowser, a Science Educator Spe- so many other fish, they cannot be bred in
cialist at Norrie Point Environmental Cen- captivity. In fact, no one even knows how
ter and an adjunct professor at Marist Col- they breed in the wild. Keeping an interest
lege, coordinates the program with Student in them at their earliest stages helps keeps food so that the eel population may reach
Conservation Association Intern Sarah the numbers strong so that many might ma- previous numbers. They may just be too
Mount. The project that works out of Nor- ture to adults, and it can take about eight cute for it too: tiny, transparent slivers of
rie Point in Staatsburg, NY has been going years for these fish to mature enough to eels with two black dots that are their eyes.
on since Spring of 2008 where it started swim back to the Sargasso Sea where sci- Maybe it takes a certain type of person to
out on the Fall Kill Creek in Poughkeep- entist believe they mate. think of eels as cute but if you are that type
sie and has since added Crum Elbow Creek Keeping the population high and healthy of person and will brave most weather con-
in Hyde Park. Bowser estimates that about enough to allow eels to mature and grow is ditions and walking into streams then per-
250 volunteers participate in all the nine also important for economic reasons since haps this is a place for you.
sites combined. nearly everywhere else in the world people “I think students love the project, and
“We’ve had a steady increase in inter- will pay money for eel so they can eat it. it shows from the number of interns and
est,” said Bowser. “Year one, when we While here their serpent-like looks make volunteers than come back the following
were figuring things out, I was joined by many cringe, unless you have eclectic taste year,” said Bowser. “For students involved
one brave Marist student, Lucy Eaton, on buds, elsewhere they are smoked, sautéed, with the natural sciences, this is a chance to
a regular basis. The past few years, we’ve broiled, and other ways made to delight do field work in the college’s nearby com-
grown to 6-8 interns for credit and 6-8 faith- costumers. munity. For students engaged in education,
ful volunteers.” “The deeper you go into eels, the more it’s a chance to interface with local students
When the water is free from ice, groups amazing natural and cultural history you and teachers. For students who are just in-
head out to various sites at tributaries of the find,” said Bowser. “The first food the Na- terested in the bizarreness of eels...excel-
Hudson to deploy and monitor fyke nets tive Americans taught the Pilgrims about? lent! The data we collect tells us about eels
that will allow them to count the number of Eels, in the swamps near Plymouth. Sig- and is reported to coast-wide efforts at eel
young eels heading up that particular trib- mund Freud’s first published paper? Eel conservation. This is a species that many
utary. The nets are designed so that these sex organs (he thought he found them but scientists regard as threatened, so every
young eels, called elvers or glass eels, can- wasn’t sure). Where and how do eels repro- year we know a little more.”
not escape but will remain submerged in duce? We still don’t know ex- The adventures will begin sometime af-
actly, but a really big female can ter spring break once the river is thawed out
live for 30 years and produce 20 and snowstorms don’t linger on the hori-
million eggs--once. zon. If you aren’t keen on playing with eels,
The ones being researched in there are still plenty of places to intern and
the Hudson are the most impor- volunteer and checking out the NYSDEC
tant in the cycle and the most Estuary Program and the Hudson River Re-
easily studied. They are current- search Reserve is a start. For information
ly banned from being fished for about the eel project or other internships
you can email Chris
at chbowser@gw.dec.
state.ny.us.
Check out http://
h r n e r r. o rg / p u b l i c /
Monitoring/Eels/in-
dex_eels for more
information on the eel
Photos Courtesy of Chris Bowser project.
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