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o,.,. •/Fint-YH"r Stwlntn
The last few weeks of the spring semester arc hectic fo r deans. as well as students. [
had every intcmion of writing up a provocative, enlightening slice of commentary for
this edition of Thr Maroon-Nrws. Sadly, I found myself trapped in a cave of writer's
block, surrounded by end less household chores and a dash of spring fever. I am chus
reprising the list of suggestions I shart"d with C'ach of the current Colgate classes on their
fi rst night of new student orien tation. Sit back, enjoy the ride down memory lane and
sec which of t hese items you've checked off your Colgate .. ,o do" liu...
13. Wave to every maroon van thac d.rives by. This is considered one of the most
beautiful college campuses i 1\ the United Stites. Our Buildings & Grounds crew works
d iligently to ensure a safe, clean and well- landscaped place for us to work and livc. And
their snow removal skills arc outstanding. Show them much appreciation.
12. Give five. W hether it's five minu tes a day, five hours a monch or five days a year,
f'i nd a way co volumecr your cimc. There arc a lot of people, places and organitations
t hac need you r help. And it feels good.
11 . Speak up. Contribute in the classroom - it adds value to your experience. Voice
your perspective. Confro n1 m inor problems before they get blown out of proportion.
Look for crca1ivc$olutions. Be a leader in the residence hall, in the classroom and on the
playing fi eld. Step u p. Ad vocate for yourself.
10. Get a j ob. Even if you don't need the money. Work on campus or in chc Village
of Hamilto n for about l O hours a week. h will add struccure to you r day and put you in
contact with some cxcellcnc people rhar you might not otherwise meet.
9. Vote. Whenever you have rhe chance to vote for somcrhing o r someone: do it.
h d oesn't marrer if it's an election fo r your Residence HaH Council. your hometown
mayor, yo ur Colgate Class Cou ncil, your state representative or the President of rhc
United StatC.$. Cast your ballot. h is both a privilege and a righ t and your voice docs
indeed matter. You will have the chance to register to vote on Saturday afternoon and
Sunday morning.
8. b today your s pecial day? HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
7. Recycle. Buy an extra wastebasket or grab a cardboa.rd box for your cans, bottles
and paper. Re-use t he plastic ha.gs from the Bookstore or grocery store. Get yourself a
nice water bo ttle ra,hcr than purchasing a case of individual spring waters.
6. Go out on a date. No r a rendezvous in the residence hall, a real date. And do
no t ask the person o u t via e-mail, Facebook, BBM or text. Ask someone out in person or at the very lc:u t over the telephone. Make a dinner reservation. Buy nowcrs.
Make it special.
S. Cross some bounda.rics. Be curious. Ask lots of questions. Push yourself beyond
your comfort 1.onc. Seek another perspec-tivc. Challenge yourself. Change your mind
now and then. Ir's no t painful and it may actually fctl prctry good.
4. Tell t he t ruth. Be honest with your professors, your roommates and yourself. Do
your own wo rk. Take responsibility for your actions and hold yourself accountable. We
expect you to ma.kc a m istake now and then. We also expect you ro learn from , hem. You
arc people in progress and you're here for an education. Be rruthful and move forward.
3. Take a bike. Walk from one end of campu, to the other. Explore the running and
ski trails at the top of campus. Take a scroll through the Village of Hamilton. Leave your
car parked and save your gas money fo r a good road trip for October break.
2. Show u p. Go to class regularly and panicipatc actively. Sit towards the fron1.
Establish yo u rself with rhc p rofessor. Go 10 office hou rs. Be on t ime. Fulfill your obliga..
tions. A1so, show u p for you r friends. If someone is struggling, encourage him or her to
ge, some assistance. Be a buddy. Take care of each other. h is really very sman ,o ask for
help w hen you need it.
1. Learn. Now t har sounds pretty basic. The best teachers that you will have at Colgate wil1 be your own experiences. Push yourself a linle further each day. To pataphrase
a quote by Dumblcdorc in .. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire," '"Our most difficult
decisions arc often choosing between what is right and what is easy."' Easy is lazy and
boring. I hope that you will choose what is right.
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B-2 COMMENTARY

APRIL 24, 2014

What's Left

Being Right

Dismantling Democracy

Irrekvant Revmons

BY $1D WADHERA
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BY OLIVIA DETATO
C'Lm •/2017

Lifting the Contribution Ban
When historians look b.H.k ac chc tenure of v.irious ChiefJustkcs, chcy often find unifying
,rend,:;. John Marshall helped entrench federal supremacy and the power of chc coun. Earl
Warren de$C&rcg:ucd school\, cxpinded civil righrs and improvc.-d the rights of the :ac:clL,:;cd.
Yet, John Robcn,;' lcg.tC)' so far remains 10 be sc.-cn. Ac a quick glance, Robtrt$' court docs noc
\ttm to han~ any unifying trench. Rq;rctt.:ahl)', there 1ttms co be a unifying crtnd in a imall
number of CJ5C.."!,; involving clcctioru.: the purpo~ful dismantling of democracy.
Democracy is undoubtedly a large :and complex idta th:u C"ncompassc.-s many different faccu
to fum:cion. Yee, .:i.lm~t all successful dC"mocracies have a few unifying factors. Two of these c:an
Ix found in C'\'Cry dcmocr.icy: universal enfra.nchiM:mcnl and the principle of onc-p,erson•oncvocc. Ihe Robert's court has taken ,he tas.k of dismanding chcse lWO key faccu ofdcmocr.ac:y as its
d1argc for the years ,o come. So far it has .sua:e.ssfully weakened these two b:1.slions of dcmocr.acy
through three \'Cf)' imporcJ.m c.ues: Citiuns Uniud u Ftdtml El«lion Commission, Shelby Counry
H Hokltr ;md chc mosc rcccm Cll>C, A1t:Cuuhton it IYIUTal J-:l.N11on Omunission.
It is the mo<;t rro:nt of choc cases chat has yt.'t 10 redly be discusscd. Before getting in to how
pn.-cudy MtCutd"rm dism:u11ks democracy, I need 10 t.'$&lblish a few basic f.iro about the case.
first, the c.asc.- was about aggrcga,e campaign limits on the fl!deral lc-.-d. lndjvi10 donate up to s.48,600 to :a maximum of 18 candidate. Ml'UJtdmm bdiC\·ed that Scctio,l 441 of
the Federal Ekction Campaig,1 Act (FECA) prevented h.i.m from donating to as m.any a.ndidatcs .as
he wanted to and that was an UJIOOnstitulion.al abridgemem on his righl to frtt speech.
So, on April 2, ChiefJustice John G. Roocns wrostitucional. 1-0s opinion discus:sod lWO poina.: fil'$l, du, d1e intended purposcof'Scaion 441 - preventing com1pcion - was not legitimate due ,o dte lack of whar he cillcd "quid pro qoo· com.JptK>n,
and second, that these limilS did in faa hinder McCutchcon's political speech. What O,icf Ju.Wee
Roberts did not overturn, however, "',as the limit on each indjvidwJ cmdidate; a donor may onJy
donate up ,o $2.(,00 (or a fcdern.l cu,didate, but now they an donate to any number ofcandidates.
Now, in an Kk:tl \\"Orld, this~ docs not aauaUy sound bad. Why limit l'Qmmne's political SJ)C'CCII if
the conuption you :ut trying to f,ght docs not idol wo.td. and me problem has noihing to do wim com,ption. An unfurnuwc &a ofCUJTCn( - can dcmocncy is "'"" in rhe 2012 da:rion qd< w.u$ I0.476,45 I. Jr~ a mat«Tofa>mmon sense that individual, ruruung
for oongrasional scus will pander 10 me large donors. Amr all, it ~ die large donors ""1o will provklc me
n=,y money (0 fund me~- This in ....,a, dc,uoys me principle ofono-per,on-<)ClC-,V(<.
By allowing wealthy donors 10 fund as many candida1cs as 1hcy would like, me Supreme
Court is ,e:Jling politicians chat the money from these people is more impomnt than the voices
of those who cannot contribute 6nanciaJJy 10 ca.mpa.ign.s. The idea behind rhis is that a vote is
noc just a voce; it is a voice of affirmation ,hat the candidate for whom you h.avc voted has the
programs and ideas you wish t0 sec in your constiruenc:y. When individuals with more money
ca.n donate to these campaigns, their \'Oiccs arc louder and arc heard more often. The voices of
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one·pcrson--onc-voce is dismantled.
intentions of the Supreme Coon are not malicious, or at b,g: l do not think they~ but the
jusri= wlio vc«xl to d&il co 5ec th.n wo.lthy donors havt' a vast amount ofpower over dlosc who Cll\Jlot dona,e as much. F"rvc
jusrim h.wc ckcidod dutt times in a row chat individuaJ imercsa: arc more important than the coUca:il-'C
good of Amoic:m democracy. Fn'C justices l'l:l\'C decided thn:c times in a ~ co dismantle dcmocncy in
,he United Stice, orAmcriCI. Is mis the 1q;icy dur John Roocns w.inu ro lcivc bchmd?
Con111n Sid W.d/",. 111 11uadlxm~{,11u.rdu

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As of Aptil 2, the ban on contribudons that an
indiviJual ~n give co candid:ucs and party comminces has been lifted. In thi\1eC111eheo11 vs. Ftdtral Eltc1io11 Um,mission (FEC),
the coun rulc..-d that indi\'idual campaign Jonations should not be capped regarding how many
candidates one ~n support in a single cltction cy•
de. Shaun McCutcheon of Alabama chaJlenged the
campaign laws on the grounds that they infringed
upon Fiest Amendment rights. The trial was backed
by the Republican National Comminee.
The Fwhich placc.-d a limit on the amount of funding billion was raised in the 2012
thar a private:! donor could gi\'c to a specific an• presidential e lection.
Dldu.ClOm
didatc or commiteee over the course of a single
elections cycle, was passed in 1974 in light of the Watergate ScandaJ. 1be act es,ablished
the FEC, which oversees ele-ccion campaigns and enforces election regulations.
Because the Supreme Court ruled in F.wor of McCmcheon, ,here is now no cap on rhe
number of candidates and comminees to which an individual can donate. 1lierues lO be a cap on federal campaign limiu chat restricts how much an individual can give
to a single·party andidate or committee. Those who benefit mon by the repeal of rhe law
include joint fund-raising committees, private donors and party committees.
Campaigns have become increasingly more:! expensive to run as time has progttSSed.
Television commercials, radio ads and prinlcd paraphernalia all contribute to che high
cost of elections. Campaign managers, speech coaches and private counselors add to che
steep expense as well. Many think chat the cap placed on individuaJ campa.ign spending
helps to truncate the effects that donations co campaigns have on the ouccome or elections. Many feel chat large lump sum,s from a private donor can lip che scale in fiavor of
che receiving candidate.
Wes« though that this not always the ca.se. Jn presidential elections, both candidates
benefit from large lu.mp sum donations, yet only one candidate emerges as the victor.
According ro CNN reporu, a staggering $4.2 billion was raised in total in the 2012
presidential clec,ion. The FEC con6rms that both candidates raised over SI billion each,
the largest sum of money raised in the hi.story of political campaigns. h i.s clear from rhis
that the previously enacted law did not comprise the Row of money in to campaign funds.
In the next election, it is highly probable that the amount of money raised for c-.ach
ampaign will c.ominue to expand. Regardless of the past limit placed on an individ·
ual's right to contribute to campaigns, the large sums of money raised in the prcvi•
ous presid('ntial election prove that the previous law wu no, acting as it was inu;nded.
The money raised for campaigns wilJ continue to increase whether it is from private or
corporate contributions.
Additionally. no, a.II barriers to contributions have been eliminated. Wealthy persons
still cannot write unlimited checks co che candidate of their choice. They can simply give
money to more candidates, bur the cap on how much they can c.onuibute has not been
changed. In shon, I don'r foresee the revision in policy to have a major effect on the out•
come of elections since huge amounts of money were raised even when the previous law
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nrcngthtn bUaterJJ tics between ,he U.S. and Asi~n scates. The
Whit~ House hopes PrC$idem Obama's trip wiU funher prog·
rcss the Trans--P.acific P.~rmership. a fr« ,rade agreement chat
Europe On April 19, violence erupted in Eastern Ukraine wiU promote ttgional integration, de\'clopmem and growth.
Om111a/mw11 Hawk,ns at jhd,~n,@fo/gak.rdu.
following a joint ultimatum by the: U.S., Ukraine, Russia and
The Middle East The F.ue of me Middle East ;, being ,l,apcd
rhc b.umpc.--an Union that all ilkgal military groups operating
in the region mus1 be disarmed and dissolved. CaMaalty reports with upcoming democratic clcctions in the rq;ion. 1be first round
v~ri«I, with Ukraine claiming ,hrc:e ·were killed and Russian of Afghan \'Oting oommcnocd on Thursday. with candid:tCG
media rcponing fi~ dead. Pro·Russi:rn forces remain i1t con-- Abdulbh Abdulbh and Ashral"Ghani Ahmadui vying for me matrol of scveraJ govcrnmenc buikling:s in Eastern Ukraine, but joril)' as YOthe Ukrainian go\·ernment promised to SU5pcnd anti-militant 10 movt forward wim a sccuril)' pact wim me U.S. ifcloacd ~ '
operations during Easter. Russia h~ expressed outrage O\·er the i.s 1latcd co hold ics next dca:ions in mkl-May. Abdd Farr.ah al-Sisi
im:ident; U.S. Secretary ofState John Kerry travdcd to IGev on l$ the currcm fa\orite, and he will be going up ag:.ainst Hundccn
Sabahi, former chief of milimry intdligcnct to Hosni Mub.uak.
Tuesday, April 22.
Coman fa,UV, &/moon at1rr#t1nso11~p1udu. lhcrc will be no Jslamist a.ndid.nQ as the current g()\'t'rflmem
Asia: On Sacurday, ApriJ 19, Japan announced that it is ex• tteendy declared the Mu.slim Brotherhood a terrorist organization.
panding its milit;a.ry for the 6m time in 40 )'Colts.. Ir will con•
Un.111tt Adam &utiano 111 dlMsri4'10~f"U,rJ11.
Nonh America, Asor April 17, dghr million Americans haw
struct a radar station on Yona.nguni, an island off the coast of
signed
up for hcalm cue undc,- me Affordable Care Ao., popularly
Taiwan and from there. will be able survey the dispu1od SC'.!n·
kaku/Oiaoyu Islands and p.m of mainl:,nd China. On TuCSApril 221 Prcsidcn1 Barack Obama will begin a week-long tour number cxoceds me initial goo! by one million, while Rq,ublians
of Asia, visiting South Korea, Malaysia. the Philippines and arc prq,o,cd 10 continue opposing the new lcgisbrion, especially
Japan in an :mempt m rcbmncc the Asia·P2ci6c. The goal is to during mid1crm and pra;dcnr:ial cloaions. The Internacional

llh' foUowmg u a wttldy ro/111m1 rourlt1J ofthr
/1,tn-nari,mal Jhlation.s Council

At0mic Energy Agency (IAEA) ncurmlii.cd half or iis UJ11l1ium stockpile. In ligl,r or this rcpon,
the U.S. rckascd $450 million word, oflro,.cn Iranian fimds. The
in,crim deal Slipubtcs that Iran will reduce its ur.rniumstockpilc to
5 percent of me origin.-.1 amount by July 20, 2014. In response ro
Iran's pick of a Uni1cd N:uK>n.s envoy linkod 10 the 1979 Storming
ofchc U.S. cmlxt.ssyinTchran, President Obama signed into law a
bill th.udcnicsa U.S. visa 1oany U.N. ambas.udorwhom the U.S.
deems ~ cn;agcd in terrorism.
ConllUI Kirsun H,a.[vorson 111 k/14UJOrso,r@Vo/g11k,tdu

In Bor, Soum Sudan, miliranis anad the
ants arrived "under the guise ofpeacdu1 dcmonstratol"$," and thc:n
foro,d their way in10 the base. Approxim:udy 50 pcopl<, mosdy
ethnic Nuers, v."Ctt killed, and many more ha\'C bom injured. Jn
Nigeria, Islam.: cxlfCmist group Boko Haram claimsta1ion in Nigeria', c,pical Abuja, lrillu1g 75 and wounding 100 people. Terrorist group llol«, Hamn, who10
F.ducuion ;, Sin; is responsible: for killing""" 3,000
pcopl< c,vcr the las, five )'<:ltS, bombing schools, churches and
bw aations.
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COMMENTARY B-3

Stares and vice versa. Russia's mili1ary, while pow•
crful, cannot sustain an extended military banlc
M.,..,..N,,., Sl•.ff
with American forces because of rhc declining Rus·
Former mayor of New York :md 2008 Republican
sian economy. As.suming chat the policical leaders
pre-sidcntial c.andidarc Rudy Giuli:mi spoke in rhc
of these countries ace rationally, they will noc risk
Colgate Memorial Chapd for 45 minutes at Colconflicr wi1h the United Staces, even if it reduces
gate on Monday, April 21, emphasizing the need for
its military budget,
leadership, in the future of American politics. After
Instead, the U.S. military should become a
,a.king an opportuniry co rag on Obamacarc and exmore cfficiem actor, adju"ing its budge, co rcpres.s his opinion on the future of New York City,
Acee che narure of 21sc•cenmry conflicr. Small,
Giuliani emphasized an cxrremely militaristic view
C(J.(iAll~ l '\l\'ER..\ln·
fast•sniking ground forces supported by advanced
of American foreign policy.
air power (borh manned and unmanned) provide
Like many of his Republican counterparts, such
rhe most effective avenue for eliminating terrorin
as John McCain and Lindsey Graham, Giuliani ex·
cells, defeating unjus t milimry leaders and rescuing
pr~$Sed a desire for the American milicuy to re•
endangered civilians.
main as well.funded and strong as ever. He cired
Another idea Mr. Giuliani discussed was a pro·
V ladimir Putin's recent annexarion of Crimea and
tecrive umbrella system consisting of our allies in
imminent invasion of Ukraine, as well as the rise of
Europe and abroad. Under this umbrella system of
China and its military, as reasons for maintaining
prorection, our allies would depend upon us for
the incredible size of the U.S. military. The former
milirary proreccion in the event of an attack from a
mayor of New York expressed a bdief rhar the Unit·
foreign country. This idea is cxuemcly problematic
ed Siates should be a world police state because if CHAPEL TIME: Giuliani discussed military spe nd1 ng a nd the U.S. to
when it comes to nuclear scrikes. For example, if
th
we do noc, someone else much worse will assume an audience in e Colgat e Memorial Chapel.
Ashlee Eve Russia were to strike Finland with a nuclear wcap·
the role.
on, it would be the United States' obligadon ro
Giuliani is wrong. The Un ired St:ues spends more money on the military than the strike Russia. This would surely mean destruction for rhe United States (and Russia).
next 13 nations combined. Why docs rhc government do chis? This massive amount Arc U.S. policymakers willing to risk millions of American lives to defend another
of spending indicates that America is prepared to wage conventional war for an ex• counrry? The answer is no, and chis creates another problem. I fir becomes nident to
tended period of time. The cimc of conventional warfare between the great powers Russia that our deterrence isn't credible, Russia will concinuc to cake slices of territory
of the world is effectively over. If the Cold War wasn't evidence enough, C hina's and undl sacjsficd.
Russia's stockpiles of nuclear weapons should be. Nuclear weapons pose a significam
Like many politicians, Giuliani fails to see the nuances of complex fo reign policy
deterrent to war between great powers. This decreases the likelihood of war between processes. His suggestion that Obama mishandled Syria is correct bur misguided the U.S. and Russia or China tremendously.
success of intervention againsr the Assad regime is uncertain at bcsr and carasuophic
Conventional warfare between powerful state.sis also cxucmcly costly economical• at worst due to a hosr of reasons related to eclectic fuctions, religious cxrrcm ism, le..
ly. politically and normatively. China stands very little to gain from waging war with gitimacy, etc. However, despite his hawkish nature and general acccprance and fervent
the United States. Our economics arc inccrrwined and a conflict would result in mil· support of American exccptionalism, I enjoyed Giuliani's demeanor and acknowledge
lions of casualties, costing political leaders votes and weighing he-avily on their moral his fine work as mayor of New York City.
conscience. Ru$$i:l also has very licrlc to gain from a direct cannier with the Unircd
BY JP LETOURNEAU

HAMILTON LEGAL
An Attack on Democracy
BY SARA $1ROTA

During rhc early morning of April 14, Nigerian schoolgirls awoke ro find armed mili1ants anacking t heir village, buildings
and the school where they s tayed overnight ro rake their final exams. The assailants, whom many believe to be members of the
Boko Haram terrorist group, kidnapped over 100 girls. Some managed to escape, but t he majoriry remain missing under the
auumption rhar the gunmen have forced ,hem to be sex slaves and cooks.
The anack occurred in Chibok, Borno state, located in northeastern Nigeria, where Boko Haram holds its bases. Since 2002,
Nigerian military forces have ban led ,he ever•growing Boko Haram, which seeks to abolish the secular governmen1 and establish
Sharia law. Its name, which means, .. Wesccrn education is sinful," suggests why schools have been a particular target; other targets
include churches, mosques and other buildings and structures, as well as children, politicians and religious leaders.
Within the flrsr rhrcc months of this year, Boko Haram•related violence has led to the death.s of 1,500 people. O n April 14,
the group claimed rcsponsibiliry for a bombing in the capital, Abuja, thar killed at least 75 people. They pose a major threat to
internal and international stability.
BOKO HARAM:The Nigerian te rrorist group
The kidnapping of schoolgirls in Chibok, as well as Boko Ha.ram's growing power, presents many domestic and interna·
has kidnapped over 100 girls. Related violence tional legal dilemmas. Nigeria must improve its law enforcement capabilities and, in turn, emerging democracies must learn
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Domesrically, the kidnapping certainly violates Nigerian law and its constitutional provisions. Since the military lacked
the ability to prevent the attack and has been unable to rescue the missing girls, these laws carry litrle weight, creating a sense of impunity amongst potential crim inals who
may now be even more willing to commi1 such a crime again in rhe future. Nigeria mun improve its military's capabilities in order to enhance its law enforcement efforts and
thus increase srability throughout the country.
The kidnapping also violates several international humanitarian laws by 1argeting .schools and children ...Schools arc, and mu.st remain, safe places where children can
learn and grow in peace," United Nations Secretary.-General Ban Ki•moon said in a statement on April 16. More specifically, this incident has significant implications for
girls around the world living in discriminatory environments that discourage them from receiving an education and put them in danger of sexual, as well as orhcr types, of
&ervitude. International legal bodies must work to tighten laws mandating the safety and free access to schooling for vulnerable girls such as chose in northeastern Nigeria.
Looking at Boko Haram's power, the group's ability to circumvent the military and commit mass crimes threatens Nigerian law overall, noc just those chat apply to the ludnap·
ping. Once again, the government must enhance its law enforcement capabilities to prevent bombings, assaJSinations and mercilcu killings in chc future. Boko Hanm's actions
a.lso show the rising power of rcrrorist organit.ation.s, which gravely threatens inrernational stability and the security of many countries around the world. International legal bodies
must consider better means of eliminaring ,he belief that Boko Haram will not face lega.1 nmificuions for their crimes.
When creating their legal lnstitutions, budding democracie.s mu.s1 learn from Nigeria's mistakes as well. Nigeria emerged as a democracy in 1999, and it successfully addressed
perhaps the mosr obvious legal issue a councry should firsr consider: the enactment of a constitution. However, the current violcnc narc in Nigeria demon.snares that chis effort
is not enough. New democracies mu.st also have strong law enforcement capabilities that do not overStep thdr power. Otherwi.sc, a.s we have seen in Nigeria and ma.ny other
countries, severe criminaJ activiry and violent ccrrorist organiia.rions can easily develop.
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This issue concerns budding democracies as well as exining democratic states, for they increasingly have a re-.sponsibiliry ro protcc, innocent people around the world. Further•
more, criminal groups and cerrorisc organiiarions do nor only rhrcatcn the country in which they arc ba.scd, bur aJ.so neighboring countries, which ,hey may spread into or ra.rgcr.
Thus, it is in all countries' best interests co establish internationa.l lcgal principles for new democracies co adopr.

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#ColgateProblems
A Senior's Farewell: The Ultimate Colgate Problem
BY SHANNON GUrTA
C.pyEdlm·

Well, friends, this is it: my last #ColgatcProblcnu.
Creating this column in 2012 was one of chc best decisions
I've made :u Colgate. Writing it has helped me, and ideally
you, get through some cmb.irrassing, messy, ang.5ty and ridiculow times, and I hope that you've enjoyed rnding it :as
much as t\·e enjoyed writing it. As gradtL1tion grows closer,
I r~lizc just how important these colk-gc years have been. In
this sappy spirit, I figured my last column should advise on

the king of aJI the #ColgatcProblcm.s; th<" hairiest and sweatiest of scruggles; chc dilemma that I, as a St"nior, finally fed
confidcnc co tackle. How docs a kid make the best of his or
her Colgate experience? Herc it g()(':S.
First, throw out that miserable "'IOI things to do before
you graduate Colgate,. poster. There is no set list of things you
should do m make the bcn ofyour Colgate experience. I don't
cue if you never ancnd Holi or go sledding on Frank trays;
there is no "correct" Colgate experience we should strive to
have, just like ,here is no ..,ight" way 10 rock rhis life. Colga1e
is wh.at you make of it. h's totally okay if the Jug isn't your
scene or if your GPA is abysmal this &cmt"Stcr. College is not
the best or easiest four years of your life, but it is the most

imponant four yc.trs. If it were all fun and drunken gimes,
you'd graduate having learned nothing.
Next. get away for a weekend. A lot of us came to Colg;ue
looking for that small, tiglu-knit community, and while such
an environment definitdy has its positives, seeing the same
3,000 srudtnts a.round the same 41-square mile town can get
clawuophobic. There's no shame in kicking this place for a
weekend and ta.sting the real world. Soon, all of us will be tiu
away from ~.ere, probably employed in big cities, so it's cs.
sc.ntial that we equip ourselves with the skills 10 cxcd in th0$C
bigger, more di..,erse cn..,ironments. Take a bus to New York
City or get djnner in Syracuse with friends. J promi~ it will
keep you feeling fresh and open-minded.
Third, go on a date. Just because Colgate is known for its
hook-up culture dOt".S not mean you an: obligated to conscandy
partake in it. Muscle up and ask someone to dinner. There is zero
shame in craving actual human connection. lf )'Our crush n:jCCtS
you, then he or she is probably coo immature to fonn dlac con·
nca.ion, buc if he or she say yes, maid cov! Your world is about
to get really exciting. J recommend L'l lgu.ma for th0$C awkw:ud
first d.-.tcs. Ain't nothin' a pilchcr of marg:uiw can't fix.
Fourth, select your friends wisely. You will meet proplc at
Colga1e who will make you feel comfortable and wonderful,
and others who will make you question biology, hum.anity
and the existence of hell. Do not befriend the laner. They

mighr be fun to go to the Bacon with, but when that bacon
hits the ~n, they won't be there. Select your friends based on
the qualities that maner, like kindness and trustworthincss.
J(you think you've made a few friends who arc any less than
supportive, dump chem. Spring cleaning your friend group
is a process we will all go through, and while: it's djffia.ih co
let c\'en toxic friends go, you will be bcner off without chem.
Lastly, and most import:rnrly, challenge yourself. Yes, coll~c is partially about forming strong interpet$0nal friendships and testing your li..,er. But above a.JI, ic's about finding
your passion in this world 1hrough higher-academic and extracurricular leirning. lt isn't cool to br:agabout that easy class
you're gliding through or the fact tha1 the gym is your only
post-class activiry. Take that genius professor's class, even if
his or her exams sound impossible. Get involved in multiple
campus groups, C'-'en if ic means staying up a few more hours
6nishing homework. Your family is dishing out hundreds of
thousands of dollars to pay for th.is top-notch education, but
even if they weren't, it is in your best intercsr to selzc every
opporrunity to grow and shine.
Thar's all 1\-e got. my friends. It has a been a true honot
attempting 10 advise )'OU. If my tips have fii led you, I hope
thc)''vc at lost scored a few la.ughs. It 1hey'vc helped, I'm very
glad! Until we meet again, you stay sassy, Colgate.
O,ma,1 Shan,ron G11p111 at 11up1n@
Colgate Mad Libs
As the year comes to a ____ end,
SY SARA STEINrElD

It <;CCm\ fining that the las1 Minus the Ci1y I'll ever write for the rest of my lifc (:assuming
I ac1oally willingly gradu:ue and don't hold on to 1lu.! Colg.1te sign for dear life as my parents
,mcmpt m drive me out of Hamilton on May l9) is about Spring Party Wttkend. You sec,
Jftcr four y~~ JI 1his fine institution, I like to think of my~df as a Spring P:my Weekend
expert. Sure, rn.,yl~ for one reason or another that I won't disclose here bc..'C'.lui.e MINO YA
BUSINESS. I nc\·er actually made ii to any of the big concerts, and fine, maybe there arc a few
hour\ (re,d: days) of my lift tl1a1 I'll never mcmally get back, bu1 I'm preny sure chat those
1hings make me the OOt person to go to for all of your SPWoes. AJso, J was abroad last spring
and didn't ha\lt' to suffer through lhe apparem snooicfcst lhal was the Goo Goo Dolls lase year
so d1a1 counts as a win, right?
TI~ink of mt like a stork, bu1 instead of bringing you children because 1hat would be weird,
I'm bringing you nuggecs of pure SPW wi.sdom which, Ice's be honest, is bencr than a baby
anyway. For those of you who may not know, SPW i$ :a cime to overlook )'Our need to sleep,
generally overindulge and eng:,.gc in frequent and rule-less tomfoolery (to put it gently). If you
watch "Blue Mountain S,ace"' and can undersmnd this reference, think Manthon Monday, but
instead of jun Mond.,y, it's more like Marathon Weekend (which, for some people, actually
begins on Wednesday).
With th•n in mind, I'm sure you're thinking how could you possibly survive a weekend•
long evem of this magnitude. Well, you're in luclc, because J know (mo.stly) e\'erything there
is to know about getting the moSt out of your SPW, and I'm feeling generous., so to~ your
minds, here arc .wmc tips and tricks to make this weekend the best one yet:
Know your limit.s. Sorry, but might as well get the boring tip out of the way first (in.sen
reaJly bad "that's what she said" joke here). It's a long weekend, and some people can't and
don't h:mdlc it as wdl as others. So, if fot some reason you feel like you need to stop and cake
a brea1her, sleep isn't always for the weak - find a quite corner or section of grass and take a
30-minute powc-r nap. Recharge your ~uery, drink some water, chase it with your morning
Andre and get back out there, champ. 1 believe in you.
Beer isn't always your &iend. l\·e nevtr been much of a beer-drinker, and ( know that
people are all for it because it keeps ,he pany going without the polenria.l train-wreck c-ffca
of pounding shots, but no one wanr.s to make out without someone who ta.st.es like Keystone.
We jun don't. fupecially people like nle who don't even like beer co begin with. Sometimes the
"'more girly" drinks like Mike's Hard make the whole macking lhing a linle bit more pleasant.
Jw1 something to k<.-q> in mind.
You should probably buddy-system. I say chis less for yoor personal safety (not that I don·, wam
you 10 be unsafe, because we're all friends here, right?) and more for your dig,,ity: Having a buddy
by your sido migh, stop you &om talcing that dip in Taylor Lake cha, may S,he time but in tttrospa::t would just be gross and cc:canus-inducing. Or, worse comes co worse, at
lcasr thar buddy migh1 rt:membcr how you spent your a.ficmoon when you incvicably forgCf.
JUSt
fun with i,. Sav< the b«r '""" lo,- nc,rt v.«lThere you have it, my rowdy little Raiders! Heed chat advice and you'll be on )'Our w:ay to
the most momentow SPW you've ever imagined. And, on a separate note, thanks for letting
me embarr.us myself with this column for the past few years; I never could have done it without all of your support. With that said, 1 can't wait to s« all of your shining F.u:::c:s a.round town
this wcd«nd. Lot's get wrird.

ha,..,

don't forget
to ____ for your finals, have a _ _ __
Spring Party Weekend and enjoy
the ____ weather!
Pay one last visit to the ____ with
that ---- someone and don't feel
bad about eating ____ slices.
Don't leave without saying _ _ __
to the swans and sharing a _ _ __
embrace with ------.
Remember to pack
your ____ and
____ your roommate
goodbye!
Have a _ _ __
summer, Colgate!

COMMENTARY B-5

APRIL 24, 2014

The Maroon-News' Open-Door Policy
BY NATHAN LYNCH
EJito,-.J,,,.a,;q

Apart from my tour, the 6rst thing I did
when I stt foot on Colgate's campus wa.s to
be a part of 7hr Maroon•Nr,vs prc..oricntation
program. I met the newspaper's «liting staff,
got to know the practices of the newspaper
and Started working. M best I can couiu,
those of us who scancd with pre-orientation
have been involved in producing over a hun ..
dred issues of c.hc newspaper over rhc past four
_ _ _ _ __ _ _ .,...__
..._
_....., years, either as editors or writers.
,..,untrlbmcd .,, N.athan 1..,.,..,.,
Th
h
L __
ere
ave
u«:O
some
moments J'vc been cspeciaJly proud of, and some regrets. The newspaper is not
perftct, but those of us who work for i1 do work hard to produce what we do
every week.
The relationship between the newspaper and the community ls the most important thing
for those ofus who work here, and wcoonnandyaskourselvcs ifwe are highlighting wh;.t matters to the co1nmuniry. I've always defended the hard work that our large and dedicated staff
put together. However, the sense I'm gening is ,hat the relationship bctwttn newspaper and
communiry s«ms to ocasionally F.aher. lhe difference becween us and a professional media
organization is that thedisrincrion between 71,e Maroon-Nt'Ulla.nd the community is fluid. We
art' only limited by those who w.mt 10 participate-: students have the ability to drift into our

organization and leave it. That being said, I think we arc missing out on many voices in the
community, voices that we can't replicate with our scaff'. There arc innanccs where people
rxpress discomem in our tig.lu~kni1 community, however, orcen chcir voices never make
their way into the newspaper. I want co remind e,.•cryone reading this column th:n there arc
no b.;ur-icrs co writing for the newspaper, and if you don't feel like your views arc represented,
the newspaper is a place for you to do so. We h:u•c an open-door policy: as long as you adhere to our submission policy, ir you arc wricing a Commenrary piece, or the journalistic
guidelines of writing a News, Aru & Features or Spons -1:rticlc, you arc welcome to join. We
want your participation.
There have been a number of instances in which 71,e Maroon-News has been involved
in controversy on campus. ( can', express enough how much concern we rake in trying to
en.sure this doesn't happen, and how personally embarrassed I am when we print something
chat is offensive rath<"r than insightful. There's nothing I or the rest of 1hc editorial staff
w-1:ms more than writ<"rS who can dissect the problems on this campus and intellig<"ntly express their opinions. With our intelligent community, there is a broad range of opinions on
this campus that need to be expressed. Yet, at the S.tme time, it is not my place to demand
that studcnu take the time and perform the labor of writing down their opinion. This is, of
course, a paper comprised cntirdy of volunteers who receive nothing other than the s:atisF.aotion of bc-ing read. We an encourage people to write endlessly, but we can't force anyone
to participate.
There will alWJiys be space for your voice in the newspaper. Next year, the very capable
editorial staff will be working hard in the offices of 304 James C. Colg.ne Ha.II on Tuesdays,
starting a.round 4 p.m. If you have any interest or passion about being part of Colgate's
community, please swing by.
Conlarl Na1J111n Lynrl, at nlJ11rh@t:olg11te.edu.

On Retirement: Leaving a Legacy
BY JORDAN PLAUT
Ediun,./,..CJ,;if

First off, I would like to 1hank ypu for rcadjng. ll,i.s is an
imponant mmsi1ional moment for any college senior and it
ineans a great dcaJ that you've tnken 1he time - now or at :lily
point over the last four ye;tl'$ - to oamine lire at Colgate by
way of 7/,e Mnl'(JOn-News. Addirionally, if you're mi.ding this
and don"t enjoy extended sports metaphor$ just 1ry m lcccp your
eye on the !nil...
In any cue, I would liki: to cake this opponunity co an·
nouncc my retirement from life as a college amateur, I implott
)'OU ,o ignore specula,ion da.iming I was for«d into 1his sion by upper management or the absurd notion of"'time con.
straims." I have made this d1oicc afier considc:rable thought
and ddibcrarion and an honestly say l have no regrets. Before
I go, however, I feel compelled to share some tidbits that have
defined my experience playing in the Colg;uc conference. With
-1:ny Jude, ~dcrs From the rookies (sorry, ·firs1-ycalli'"! to the
vC'terans will find somcthing of value in my words.
WhC'n I first joined Colgate asa walk-on in the F.ill of 2010,
[ knew that I wanted lo gee involved but l wasn't quite sure
how. I decided to attend spring training (pre-orientation) so I
could S((de in and p0$$ibly gain some experience .lS 2 Maroon·
New, reponcr. I had rccendy determined that wriling was a
strong suit of mine so what better place to stan? Srill, J wasn't
certain ir reporter would be the right position for me going
into the regular season. I expected there would be other positions open on squads throughout the li:aguc, but there were
no guarantees or starting time or a dedicated fan base. Uhi-

matdy, after meeting and practicing with tht• Mnroo1t-Nt'WS'
National Sports Eshowed me th<" rOpd and g;t\'e me the confidence to pursue my

cvcr--cxpanding skills.
When it became apparent that I could enjoy an incn:~
role on the team after relatively little expcrienct, I was hooked.
fvc advanced from rcporrcr to a.ssisram cditor 10 sccrion cdiwr
to cditor-i1H:Mef in the last four years, aJI th<" while learning
ahom wh;u I want from a professionaJ ca.recr in thi: process.
My dedication 10 and success at the newspaper docs not
n.vrescm the fiJII extent of my outreach :u .l Colgate amateur.
Around the s.amc time that I was commining 10 11Je Man,o,i..
Nrws, I was .1pproachtd by another junior who had been heavily
involved in 1he Blue Diamond Socit-ty (BDS) - a Jewish men's
social and philanthropic group - named Man Zaringhalam.
I had rtttndy befriended another rookie, Albert RaminF.ud,
who lived with me on the fourth Ooor of East Hall; Albert had
already met Matt so I figul't'd. I should get to know him. It
couldn', hurt meeting another established veteran.
After hanging with Matt and some of his friends a few
times, I was asked to join BOS as a member. Without hesitation, ( agreed. I had already interaC1cd with some of ,he guys
and I knew I would be able to engage with BOS on my own
terms. I was used 10 and h.ad enjoyed philanthropy work prior
co Colgate so that aspect w.u nor a burden by any means. I
also had a built-in $0Cial outlet as a rookie while the majority
of the guys my 23c had to wait until their sophomore slumps
to get a shot at the player perks.
Since that point, BOS and 1he Maroo11-NtwS have been

the focal poincs of Ill)' tiinc
ac Colgate. ThoUgh it would
ha\'C been difficult, I'm sure
I could have added another
team to the list - but ( cm
honC"Stly say I would be
entirely lost without these
rwo. You may h.a\·e guessed
it by now, but neither of
these opportunities would
have presented 1ltemsch•cs
wi:rt it not for the dTorcs of
those junior veterans who
took ;tn intcrtst in me. Sure,
other teams might ha,.·e rec·
ogniud my skills sooner
or lacer, but l cannot even - - fathom what my time as an -1:mateur
would have been like without tbe players on my t~ms.
·ltiosc junior$ providi: an excellent lesson for )'OU, reader, as
you will soon become a veter.an yourSClf (and even a retiree gasp). I'd like to think that I provided that same guid;mcc and
encoungemenr to -1 few youngsters along the way. lhc more
I think about it, in face, the more I realize that I'm ;u ready as
ever to retire. It really has been one helJ of a ride.
Just do me one fu\ or, would you? When you step into the
batter's box, next wttk or next month or next year, don't be
afraid to swing at the fim pitch. lt might jun be thi: best one
you'll Stt.
Conllld jordAn Pi4Nt ,11 jp'4111@et>fta1udu..
1

The editorial staff
thanks you
for reading
The Maroon-News
this semester!

~

APRIL 24, 2014

QI:olgatt jllaroon-Ntws

COMMENTARY B-6

The Moments In Between
BY $ARA STEINFELD

•

8,uin,.n ltflffl"'X"

Since this semester ~.n, I've been thinking about what

I would say in this r-cflection. l'..-e staned dr.aftS and deleted
them, written down topic ideas in the Notes on "my phone,

and I though, myself 10 h< relacively well prout an 800-word summary that would eloqucndy describe
my time here at Colg.ate. So. naturally, when it came time co
actually sit down and write, I had no ide2 what to say.

[ quickly rca.H-icd that no m:mer how Y.>ell I orpniud my
thoughtS beforehand, ,here was no way that I could even begin
to talk about the impact that Colgate hM had on me. So, in
a dcspcr.ue last-minute :ntempt to throw together a coherent
piece, I stancd thinking back to my fil$t year here, walking into

my Cunis double and rcaliiing that I would ha\·e to share this
bardy-bi~r-than-rhc--school•issued-·dOSt't siud room with
anoth<':r person (who, in cas,e you were wondering. turned out
to be the most incredible 6m-year room.mate I could have ever
possibly asked for, so shout out to you, Ellie), sitting down on
che admhtedly nasty marum and chinking. *This is it. This is
my life for the next f'our years. So, where do I sran?"
With chat in mind, I did what any impressionable firstyear in my situation probably did: I took a good hard look at
1ha1 cheesy "101 Things To Do Before You Graduate" poster
that they gave us in those scratchy yellow canvas bags during
orientation. (Do they still give those out? Can we get a factchecker up in here?) Nccd..lcss to say, in the yea.rs since I Jim
looked at that poster, it must have dtcided to take a permanent
6eld trip a.nd spread its inspirational words to other curious
studenu (read: I lost it and anyone who knows me obviously

....:.._===

_:._:._ _:_c..:.:....:..=.__

Conuibuttd by San Srdn

wouldn't be surprised to hear me say that}, bU( there arc still a
few things I remember from thar lisr. There was • have a first
kiss with someone on Willow Path.. (nope, didn't do th.at, but
I did f.tll a.sleep on it once, if that counts}; there was ..shake it
on s12gc or in your scat at Dancd"cst" (I did BOTH of those
lhings, thank you very much); and there wa.s •attend Holi,
Indian festival ofcolors" (they forgot ro mention "get colored
powder stuck in your teeth, ca.rs and hair for the next rwo
weeks," but I'll forgive rhcm for thu oversight).
1hcsc suggestfons were all nice a.nd Colgatc-y, and I ddinitcly remember hanging the poster on the inside of my closer
door and checking off each achicvc.mc.nt a.s I conquettd it,
but, in retrospcc:t, I didn't really need to do th.u. Sure, doing
a.s many classic: Colgate things a.s possible in our alloncd time
here i..s imponant. While I would never knock the unique
characcer of thjs school and the activities that it provides for
iu scudcnu, there arc so many things thac I got out of my

time here that, while Colgate didn't pro\'ide them exclusively.
J don't think I could have gotten anywhere else.
I sat at Frank brunch on Saturday and dinner on Sunday
for hours on end with the same group of people at what wt
deemed .,our table" every week freshman year without f.til. I
procrastinated writing my research papen: so hard that I frc,.
qutntly napped on the yellow chairs on the second floor of
Gue beforo I rcali7.ed tha1 that Aoor w.,s really mean, for SC·
niors writfog their theses. I joined a sorority against my inilial
judgment and met the best group of girls in the wortd (not to
mention, of COUl'$C, the greatcsc family in existence, though I
could be biased).
I became a pan of the student newspaper, and on my first
day got a lcaurc on how the Commentary section worked
from a boy in pants t ighter than mine. I could tell instantly
that no mancr how much working on this paper might drive
me insane sometimes, there was no better group of people
to sh.arc my insanity with. I made friends on the 6rst day of
Orientation that arc stiU with me today, and I could never
imagine my Colgate experience without them. We came up
with nicknames, IMt our dignjt:y, shame and sometimes teeth,
brui$Cd ourselves repeatedly and inexpliably, rolled around
on the floor, shared our lives with each other and made Colgate our own, and I would never ask for anything less than
our shc.nanig:ms these past four years.
So, what a.re~ suppos«l to do befo re we graduate? Study?
Go to school-sponsored cvtnts! Sure, go ahead, do thooe
thin~. But when you do, stop and think about every moment
in between, bccawt those arc the ones that you'll rca.lJy carry
with you for the rest of your lives.
Y ntA
Friends Forever

1he Value

BY CAMBRIA LITSEY

ofTime

M•MrJ,Jt &li1t1r

"College is the be$t four ye:m of your life, but enjoy it because it goes fut." 1 can't even begin to count the
numbt-r of limes I heard that at my high school gr.adu:ujon, but there~ a reason I hc-ard ir sn l'ftany times-; it$ true.
There is no denying my years :tt Colg:uc have been the m05t rumulmous of my life. Each scmC$ter was its own
roller coaster. From the heU chat was Brain and Behavior, 10 living in central Stockholm, to my senior spring, there
really was no rypical semester for me. While my cl~. professors and places of residence changed, one thing
remained tried and true: my relarionships.
When it comes to rhe friends (\•e made here, l lucked out. From the first friends I met at the Maroon•Nt'w,
Pre-Orient;:11ion to my thrtt freshman }'C:lr roommates, to my sorority sisters, friends abroad and PAC rats, l"ve
met some- truly incredible people.
To me, the di~·crsity of people I've ~en able to meet is what has mcanc tht most to me. Growing up in suburban Minnesota, the people I interacted with were all pretty much the same. College provided me a.n opponunity
10 lI have my Colgate friends to thank for a lot of reasons. They taught me how to say ·no" (despite my passive
Midwcsttrn anitudc), that the founh Aoor carrels arc the best spot in che library, chac I'm a neat freak and most
importantly that hummus is one of the grc.i.test foods on the planet. AJ linlc a.nd quirky as these things sound,
they ha\•t aJJ added up co shape my personality. It's the smaller thing1 that brought us closer and led to rhe bigger.
more importam things.
My friends have helped me lc.1:rn chat we aJI fail. we make mistakes and there arc things in life we'll inevitably
regret. While these chings can be hard 10 grapple with alone, ('vc never had to. My friends have always stood beside me. They've scayed up with me while [ cried myself to sleep, they've r.tken me out for dri~·es and walks bccau~
I needed to clc.u my head and they've stood up for me when I couJdn't st.rnd up for myself.
My }'e:lfS at Colgate have taught me that there is nothing more important in life than having strong and mean•
ingful relationships, rhcrt's no such thing as a pcrf'ccc relationship and chat sometimes you need to go through the
rough times to become closer.
I can honestly say my life wouJd not be as mta.ningfuJ without a select few people whom I have had the opportunity to grow with during my time here. They've helped me come to know myself and to love myself. They've
given me confidence in who J a.m and wh:at J want to accomplish in life.
When it comes down to it, I've made mismkcs, and I've «rtainly had regrets. I've ruined some relationships,
and I've saJvagcd others. Some remain unclear and some I know I will cherish for the rest of my life. But when
I look back at what I remember and loved most about Colgate, it
won't be getting through my thesis or the drama that goes along
with course registration and howing. It will be my friends.
WhiJe I know that these friendships aren't going to di~ppcar
on May 18, the thought of not seeing my best friends every day
is terrifying. Maybe: that's why I'm so scared to graduate. It's not
because I'm still unemployed or because I might h:avc ro move
back in wich my parents.
It's the simple fact tha.t the people who mean the mOSt co me
arc suddenly going to be spread throughout the world and I won't
know when I'll get to see them next. But that iudfis the ultimate
test of friendship. It teaches w who we don't want to live without
and who we can't Live without.
To everyone who has m~e these last four years of my Jifc so in-·
credible, ,hank you. While I know thc,c next few weeks ar< going
to be amning. and the following few months arc going to be hud,
we're going to be together again somewhere, someway, somehow.
C.nt«I C..,.bri,, Li"'f • I tu~lt;Atr,MM.

BY Al.ANNA WEISSMAN

c.,.,To begin with a didi~: I h.ivc
learned a lot of things during my
time at Colgate. I have learned how
to rc:ad Chaucer, and I have learned
how to make an; I have learned
how to t'C$Clle a car from a snowbank, and I have learned that making a toga is far more difficult than
one would think. Most important· _ _ __
ly, ,hough, I have learned the value
of time.
As a die-hard New Yorker, I had an unww.lly difficult transirion
to Colgotte; although Hamilton is likely foreign to anyone who didn't
grow up in cow country, it is csp«.ially so to someone used to toltrable
wcathc.r, reliable public transportation and 24•hour sushi joints. I felt
t,.ppcd, and my social life suffered equally; I &imply couldn't undcrstllnd
the people who partied every night, people who Wbe here. For two long yea.rs, I ju.st wasn't feeling the love that Colgate is
so known for. It is only in retrospect that I know why.
By nor taking advantage of what Colgate has ro off'cr, I turned it into a
personal wasteland. Thinking it had liruc to off'cr, I was counting the days
until graduation - chat U:, until my junior year. h was not until my junior
yto take advantage of all the ,ocial and incdkaual opponunitia hett, and
I went from biding my time until gnduarion to wishing my time here
wou.ldnevcrend.
Though I'd like to dunk I managed tO cnm four y,ars of college in10
my final twO, I can only wondc~ with wiltfulncss, what I would no< have
missed out on if I had made the most of my time from the moment of my
arrival on campus. Li.kc all binenwcct experiences, though, 1 can at least
say that I learned from this one; I learned to - r dday living bcawc of
adverse siruations or unh.appinm. a lc:sron that I wW cany with me for the
!my wasted fim days at Colgate and make sure not to repeat my mistakcs.
Thougj, a difficult lcuon to learn, it wu a valuable one; I only reg,u that
I had to learn it hen,, at a plaa with to mudl t0 offer and whae I mu.st
spend 10 linlc time.
Fint•rcan, I offer the same tircd advice as Olhcr acniors, but I ~ you
to heed it well: don't dday. Join duho, play ,pons, wo,k ,our ¥ff'/ lwdat
both inside the damoom and OUL S.- ,our toeial Uk. Don't think your
time at Colgate -n't come to an end; though the four y,ars ahad of you
now feel like forcwr, they will be OYcr all to0 soon.

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APRIL 24, 2014

Jug:Hal-Em
Hal-Ful?

COMMENTARY 8-7

Make It Lucky
BY EMMA BARGE

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BY LAURA D'ANGELO
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TI1rrt arc two cypes of people in t.hi.s world: lhosc who love the Jug and those who hate it.
Or so I thought. I've 50mehow managed to oscillate ~tween the two extremes

O\.'Cr

my four

yea.11 and, depcndfog on where )'OU stand on the iffltc, my final year at Colgate has been either
a complete failure or total 1ucccss..
My fomtcr j;nints ro 1he Jug havt bttn notably nonexistem during this last SCm(Ster. TI1e cwo
times I did go, I was quickly rcmindtd of its unique ability to make people feel either incredibl)'
ovc~oy"'Magic Stick," although undc:ni;a.bly a musical masterpiece, may have conuibutcd to d,c laner,
given rhe song's tendency to elicit overly suggestive: cbncc moves.)
My first-)'Car self would mOS( definitely con.sider my infrcquem visfr.s to the Jug a sin. In th0$C
cb~ ~·cry night out in,'Olved a trip ro the Jug. lasting anywhere from 20 minutes to upw.irds
of tv,,o hours. and it was gencr.tlly considered a foux pm to bve bcfort Frink Sinatra's "N~w
York, New York." With each passing year, the true die-hard Jug funs were distinguished from the
Striggk:.rs who were just coming along for the \'Cry unpn.-dict.able, )'Ct potentially rewarding. ride.
Although this may be a Stretch (and kind ofodd), I think my changing rdarK')nship with the Jug
has been akin co my overall experience at Colgate. As. a first•ycar, the Jug seemed like th~ natural
and c:a.sicst d 1oicc. I didn't g.,·c: much thought towards weighing d1c advanagcs and disadvanuges
of dancing in a 15' x t5' area that threw any notion of"'pc~naJ .space:" out the window.
My attitude towards the Jug (i.e. n\indk:ssly followi11g the crowds of people) was similar co the
beginning of my academic experience as I convinced m)'SdfJ needed to major in the C\'Cr·JX>i>ular
Jloljtical Scienct or Economics if I ever hoped to have $0me scmblanoc of a career. However, after
one coo many unsccding experiences at the Jug (l'II spare yoo dle details, but feel free rouse your
imagination). I realized it might be Orne to l'CC'Va.luate my nightly activitiC$ and branch out a bit.
lo the same way, after one too many lectures on supply and demand and the downfull of
American politics, J decided it was time tO roconsidt"r my major. I soon ttalittd thi.s was one of
the be.st pans about collcgt", cspeci.aJly when you're a freshman - nothing is .set in &toot". If you
don't enjoy .somtthing. whtther it be .socially or Kademic:aJly, the only one holding you back
from ch.anging your OJ>(riencc is your.self.
So, just as I ultimately chose a less conventional academic pa1..h (CJ.a.ssics was a far cry in
practicalifor better or worse. There is a certain freedom chat comes with being able to step outside your
comfon zone (not that the Jug is panicularly
..comfortable") and try new experiences. The
risk is refadvdy low, and the potential payoff is
usually quitt high.
l may nor be a Jug r.u anymore. but my
sporadic visirs over the years have made me real•
iu chat the Jug can be either an endless (wcU,
until 2:30 a.m.) source of excitement and re.a·
sonably good mu.sic or a demoralizing place that
ha, a few 100 many swcaon whether you approach the sic-uation with
the right mind.set. Colgate's not much different
•
(maybe a little less sweaty). It's fuJI of opponuniu,,t, DAng,o( I) t,cs
• OUUI.de th e convt"ntiona
. I path • and l h eonIy
way to 6nd them is to experiment with .something new. You aJways have tht" option to return
to )'Our original path, just likt, you can always m.risit tht" Jug.
Om111tt Ulwm D'Angt!IJ 111 ldangri'1@(o/g4u,u/11

I get choked up al the gym when I watch The Voice
.,,d mey cut 10 the shot where the proud f.imily cheers and
cries for the sing« on the ,rage. My fnends :always make
fun of me (as d1ey should) but there's a rc,son why I do it,
and I'm .sure there arc others of you that do the same. I\,:
~n through .1 lot in my four ycan :u Colgate that make
----mt this .st:nrimcnt.-.1. My parents' divorct" has l:a.«td from
freshmen )\"ar until this one, I m<.'t and lost a g.rcat &ow and I scnaggkd to find the d.15.$ w ~ I could
be the smanest .stud.me in the room (or C'\i::n gee close). I\'\'.' been 3,000 miles away from home for
four )'tar$, ( ha,·c:n't had 1lunksgiving with my immediate fimUy sino: I ,Vil.\ a srnior in high S<.'.hool.
Thai was in 2009 (yikes).
lhrough that mrbulence, one thing was always oonswn. Life \\'Cnt on. And a big pan oflifc
- the part that none of us will ever escape - is the pan where we ha\·e to provide for ourscl\'CS, 'X'e
have to write the paper, make the prcsenmtion, turn in the pro;cct and make su.rc that we position
ourselves for suc:ocss both now and in the fulure. We all just have to push through. And I would
hope that in th0$C momenu- when all w~ can do to escape our personal tum1oil is bury ourselves in
work, we. will be able to find a pbce for ourselves where t:hat work is a joy and no< a burden.
lhai might .sound a like an oxymoron so ~v me co o:plai.n m)1$Clr. lhe 1f)ring scm~ter of my
junior year v..LS a p:,nicularly trying one for me. I wried a weight around al.most CV(.'f)' day that m3dc
it hard C\'tn to a1joy the hint of chose 50nn)'sum_
mer days that crept in right before fin.ils. I rnn b.1ck
to Califon1fa and didn't look back,
eo.'Cn on me fonder memories. What w.u my saving gract? My
summer internship. Back in November of my junior )"ell" I Y..U oontempl:uing pott.-nti.al c:arttr paths.
When I ame here. I dtougln I WJ.nted co bran International Rd.1tM>ns m.ajor, study intc:rn:uional
I.aw, go to L,w school a.n d become an atromt.')', 1 thought that my intt"rm in hi.story and the ConscilU•
cion would provide enough inspiration to cuty me through a lifetime in a counroom. But \.Yith onJy
a couple of young, cudcss summers left, I thought to myself instead: How would I spend everyday
of my summer if I could liv< in a F.uuasy? The an,-.,cr. I w:ull 10 be at AT&T )'Mic watching baseball
pmcs. I applkd to an internship at Co1ncasc SponsNct, the dominant spon:s broa.dc:LSt ncrw·ork in
the San Francisoo Bay Af"1 dur is 1C1pOnsible for media co--erag, of no, only the Giants bot also the
tu, Warrio,s, 49ers. Raiders, S!,ub, Sacramcmo Kin& and IA Kin& on ,op of all mc:ir original on·
air and onlin.- concent. So, in $Orne of the most emotionally dra_injng months ofmy life, [ got to spend
evc,y day doing wha1 I love. I was in thesndium with a pccss Jlaccnain son ofheaven for me and, at the risk ofsounding dramatic. it s:i,'CXI me in that cJrne of ncal.
So for those: of you who arc first·ye.rs and sophomore$ sirti.ng in your donn room and thinking
al,our what you wane 10 do for the tCcomputer, go on Bmzfcui and sec what section you gravitate towards. chock out your Hu)u, Nctflix
or Xfinity ac,:oum and take $Code ofyour most w.a{(hed shows. Arc dicy sportr-rd:lr«i? lnrem ar
f.SPN. rood-rdarcd? Be a food scicn tist or a recipe ccst:cr or Jaundt a swtup that produces sustainable,
heal my fruit juice,. If you a,n't get enough of Million Dollar Listing. g« your «al ati« liccruc and
aro,aJJy go in10 m°"' amazing New York apanmencs. Don', ju.« wa1ch and i;,wk. Mak, people i;,wk
at you and your am:rzingjob and your abilicy 10 mrivc while :also provxling for )'our,clf. find ou1 what
you I°"' and then find a job dut brins, you 10 that plaoc every day. At the end of the day th~ might
seem 00\'K>OS,, but so many Co~te srudents seem to h.1\-'C trouble breaking out of d1is idea that )'OUr
job opoons are limited 10 doaor, bwycr, banker or scienri,t. I encourage you 10 immerse yoursclf fuUy
in )'Ouraadcmic scud.it$ while you ha~ :all of these amazing resources at your fingertips. We arc :all so
lucky and privilcgcd 10 be here and I will nevI ch:alleng,, you 10 be imaginariv< and 10 diink beyond )'Our Colgate educarion. Looi< uuo yoursdf
ro find the happy plaa: and make it your job. After all, jw, when w< diink we\-e seen me hard time<
already, "''C' encounter something C\'Ct\ harder that wc1l ha~ to overcome as adults. So, while you have
ro go on providing fur youndfin those difficult times ahead, you migln as well enjoy it. O,eer, 10 )'OU,
Colgate. and ro more lucky years ahead.

"°'

Hopeful Shannon-igans
down. Having aJI of che emotions doesn't make you wt"ird or silly, 11 m.ako you hunun. 1l'K! key i\
to 1\0t allow~ ftt-linp to comumc )'OU, If you find younelf 6lkd wid1 diNti.sfaction, ~ your·
C.p,y F.Jitttr
self whet.her it'.s rctlly Colgate tlu1 h:u you down, or if lhcrc's something dttpcr )'Ou'tt struggling
Over che past four ye.us, 1\-e grie-.·ed the dc..-a1h.s of cwo incredible )"Oung men, fallen in lo"e, with. If it is somt" :upcct of Colgare, work to impf()V(' ic. lfit is a dttper issue, tackle ic a1 the roor),.
had my h~rr bmkc:n, immers«t mysdfin cxtrarurriculars., scored the internship of my drnm.s,
4. You make )Our own happiness. Do noc: expca: the mess around )'OU to suddenly sprout ra.inOO\YS.
,uugglcd wi,h my appo~nce, w,ved goodbye to my gallbladder, me< amazing (and no,-so- It's not: the universe's job to entertain you, it's yours. Sometimes v.-c're forced co cieal with unpkasam
amaz.ing) proplt-, discovc:red my pmion for journalism and I-aw and lcamffl more about this life cirrurnstanccs, bot thooc circumsw,ces an: o,~y as up,cuing as "'C allow them ,o be. Not 10 get all pl,iJo.
than I ever barg:aint"d for. Has my time ac Colgate Univcrsiry been the best four years of my life? ,q,hic,I, btu I believe Nicasc:he was right when he ,aid that "'C ossig,, value 10 the thill(;< around us. No
Hell, no. And whoever ,dis you ma< eollege will be ,he bes, four~ of your life clearly needs ,iruaoon, person or thing~ inhcrcndyunm.magcable. lt'sour pcnpcaivc tha1 malo:sthcm fed as though
to sober up. But Colgate". has gi ...·t"n me four of my most imponam and formative years. For chis, they=. If)'OU want robe h.1ppy, change your attirude.
I am thankful. 1l1rough all of ,he hardship, love and ridiculousness, 1\-e learned some cssemi:al
5. You are a «al person. 0-~• the cour,c of your college
chinp: about mpclf and human nature. Rather than share all of those kssons with you, I think yit'd be mo~ intercscif1.g to give you Colgate kids out there. who may also be struggling with life's "'n::J people;" Y.'C' re not financially independent, we $till forge,:
ob.stadcs, the hopeful words I wisl1 somC'Onc had told n1e:
to son our laundry, Yo-c'rc: only n:ccndy lcg;al and l1'lO:R of us
1. It gctS better. Whet:ht"r your bacdc is )'Out romantic life, the decision co concinuc prc--mcd or don"t knowwh.uwc.'re doing with our fururcs. Sure, it's funny
your parems' divon::e, you will gtt mrough ii. And when you do, )'Ou'll fed invincible. It's thesuug· ro joke ahou1 all of rhLS, bo, don't let yo,.,....tf internalize it.
gles we figlu 1hrough that ,acrually make this life worth experiencing. Without enduring the bad, Ju.st because you' re known to so m.1ny, including yourself. as a
"-e'd never be able 10 comprehend jus, how SY>'Ccr.tp. U1 it toughen you up. The more life experiences )'OU haw:, the happier )'OU will u1timatdy be. arc somcont"'s child, nuybc some lucky dog's owner, some2. People do grow up. Let's be honest, college kids suck. We're selfish, kind of grimy and one's mend and pem"P' another's role model. Give you....tf
MJariously immacurc. But news Aa.sh: there's norhing you an do to change ocher people. If more credit.
you w.am co grow up, you can, but be patient with everyone else. I know this is easier said
On that note, [ must say toodlcs. Thank you to the
that done, but just remember chat fra.1 guys won't $lay frat guys forever and Jug nu won't be sexy and brilliant Maroon·Ntws naff for ktt:ping my
wearing sweaty button-downs and mini skins in 20 years (right?).
body filled with Slices piu.a and my h""' filled wi1h
3. h's oby to gee annoyed with Colg;u:e once in a while. For all of iu great :acadc:mic and extra feelings. It's bttn a hdl of a three years. ( will miss you all!
O,n,arr Shdnnqn Gupt11111 sgup111(lalg11u.du.== = ~
curricular opportunities, this plac:c can be cmocionilly wcing. So don '1 wony if )'OU re kcling bot

BY SHANNON GUrTA

1

APRIL 24, 2014

B 8 (.OMMEN fARY

Shoulda, Coulda, Woulda
the F.ditor-in-Chicf of my high school's newspaper, I wanted
to stray away from panicipating in scudent media and focus
my time on new activities that J didn't have the oppommity to
When I moved into An- pursue in high school. However, I caved and ended up applydJ18, 20 14 seemed to be o lifaway. Yet, here I am as a st:nior probably one of lhe better decisions I've m.-ide (1 Still love co
with only v.'ttks to go until laugh at how v.'C didn't know how to get back to the frcshmait
gr.adw.rion, still confused as to domu from the Townhouses the first night). Sure, thtre m
how time mov«I so quickly. As plenty of thin&> I could have gotten involved wiih at Colg,tc,
gr.1duation approaches and se- but I had the pleasure of working aJong.1ide some of lhe mos,
niors become more rcAeaivc on dedicated, intelli~ nt and fun p,oplc for the past four )'C:IIS and I
lhei r Colg:nc experience, 1 can·, was able co meet some of my best friends on campus through my
help but notice how so many of involvement. Although we all complained at some point about
- Conuit>u1ed by Stephanie Jenks my foUow cb.ssm..1.tcs :uc dw~ll- spending coundcu hours staring ar compu1er SCl'Ct'ns in che of~
ing on thing.1 rhcy should ha,·e ficc c,,·ety Tuesday, I always Jo,cw I would be accompanied wiih
done with their time here. Personally, I don't w.mt to look back g,ot laughter, gossip and sometimes cw,n loolccd forward ro the
011 my Colg;uc earner thinking "I wish I did this.. or "I should
terriblc music that would be playing in thc officx. Shameless self~
have done that." Thcrc's no point in dwelling on me past. What's plug. but my c:xpcricncc on sraff gave me my claim to fame as
done is done. So instead of providing underclassmen my advice winner (not once, but twice!) of .. Bot the Expcn.s" due to my
on how ro go about their Colgate experience: after learning from flawless spons picks for both the NFL season and NCAA March
my own mism.kcs or the opportunities I didn't take adv.unagc ot, Madness rounds. Again, I coukl ha\·e easily dedicated my time
to another student activicy, but then 1 \\'Oukln't have the mcmer
I'm going to sh.arc what truly shaped my college experience.
C:Oming into Colgate as a fim-ycar, ( told myself I would ritry something new and step outside of my comfort ronc. As four years on staff that ha\·e been so special.

BY STEPHANIE JENKS
MANft',., &Ill#

Things That
Are Awesome
BY EM ILY KRESS
M•n•siMf EJJto,

Every so often, we here at 1hr Maroon•Nrws publish a lin of things that we feel arc awesome. While ,hesc Ii.us arc typically fun ...spiritcd and a little arbitrary, I'd like to use my last
anidc for the paper to crtate my own shore Ii.st of thing, that l've found to be awesome in
my four ycaN here.
Exploring Colgate and its tu.rrou.ndings. Not only is the campus iuclf beautiful, buc
the land around it is even rnore gorgeous. Take a hike on the trails by the old ski hill or drive
a few miles in a.ny direction away from campus. Get a little bit los1. There is so much more
to Hamilton, N.Y. than we think. A great way of taking advantage of this is through ...
Outdoor Educadon trips. I completely regret not raking advantage of the OE program
until my senior year. h's fun and unique and you'll probably meet people you've never
cncountt"red before, which is alw.iys great on a campus that feels as small as ours docs.
Doing thiogs because they intettst you. For whatever reason, people these days arc
so focused on doing things for their resumes. 1 can almost guarantee thar you'll be happier
if you spend less time focused on what looks good on paper and what makes you happy.
Chancc, arc, taking a course in a subject you love or joining a group solely b«.:ausc you're
passionate about it will be more fulfilling- and might even lead you to a carttr you'll love.
Byrne Dairy milbbake,. I'm serious. I have no idea why, but it .sttms that few people
know you can get a milkshake at Byrne Dairy. They're delicious (and less apcnsive than
shakes dsewhcre in (Own).
Getting involved. I cannot SlrCSS this enough. Sign up for everything that sparks your
interest; you can whittle this list down after :mending initial mecrings. That being said, go
to the mtttings. Who knows who you'll get to meet and what you can become a pan of. Test
the waters and find your niche.
Free food is everywhere on campus. Not only arc there weekly brown bags where you
gct ro eac good food and lc.un about somedting, but most dcpanmcncs stock their student
loungts with muffins and coffee on certain days of the week. Figurc these days out and you
will never go hungry again.
Staying in on a Saturday nigh1. Or a Frid.1y nighr. Or t.hc whole Wttkend. Seriou.s.ly, if it
makC$ you happier to sl.\y in than it docs to go out, then who arcs whac other people think?
Even if it doesn't nC'CC'$$3.rily make you happiest to stay
in or, like many Colgate srudcms, it ClU$CS you enor·
mou.s FOMO (fear of mis:sing out), i1 really is a hcahhy
.ihern:ui\·e. Eksides, you nC\ er know if your ideal night
invoh·o Banagrams .tnd chocol:uc milk until you uy it.
Actually getting slccp is • beautiful ming; it a1oo goes
along with my prcviOU$ awaomc thing of .staying in. Col.I?" happens at a brcalwork. go out, rinse and repeat, in mpid suo:cssion.
This leaves very linle 1imc co catch up on
relaxing, let alone lying down fo r a linle bit. Uarn to
value naps and take them as often as you can. Cherish
mornings· when you can sleep in. You'll fi nd yourself _ _ _...c..:; _
happi<"r, healthier and more cng:;igcd in what you do.
That being said...
Waking up early has its perks as well. There's something kind of magica.l about Hamilton when everyone else i.s aslttp. We're so used to a teeming campus, when there's nobody
around it creates an almost foreign landsca.pc-. Grab a coffee and use early morning hours as
an escape from chc typical nonstop routine of Colgate. h is during this rime rhat you might
appreciate the school mon.
1

Junior year was panicularly snangc bcaust: a number of
my friends were gone each semester and •my crew' gor split
up going abro.i.d differcn1 semesters. Pcopl<" oficn ask me if
J regret not going abroad. Staying on campus aJJ year intro•
duc::ed me co so many ~pie that I probably wouldn'c have
mec or devdopcd meaningful fri<"ndships wich under any
ocher circumstances. In fact, not going abroad led me co one
of my best friends because we bonded over being pan of rhc
minority of studcnt.s who ended up not going abroad. I could
be bothered with the fact that I didn't spend a semester tr.tvcling the world, but then 1 wouldn't know the ~pie that
we.re there for the besc and the worst times fo r rhe whirlwind
known as junior year. I'm actually more conetrn«l with how
those people weren't ~rt my life earlier and why it took me
so long to meet them.
l know I said I wouldn't give underclassmtn advice in this
rcflccrioO, but I'm going against my word to say one thing:
look on the bright side of ev<"rything. I could go on and on
about how every J«;ision l've made at Colgate has affected me
in one way or anothtr and what has truly shaped my Colgate
expcric.nct, but l'm slightly restrained by a 500 - 800 word
Jim it. Don't get a ught up with the "shoulda, could.a, woulda"'
moments that come with any decision. Instead, look at how
everything you've done shaped your apcriencc for the better.
c.,,,..,, $,,pl,,tnk fen/ts #I ,j,nltsfl'
or

'Ibis is the Most lnsighiful
Advice You'll Ever Read

---

BY SELINA KOLLER

1 am graduating in cxacdy 24 day, (!), so
I am extremely. extremely qw.lificd to gi~
advice on what you shoufd a.II do and larn
at Colg,tc (read: t:lke this all wiih a grain
of s-.ilr). I have spent a grand roD.I of eight
semesters on this campus, and while thett
were cenainly days J wi.shcd I were anywhere
else, [ think being on such a smaJJ campw
in a small rown rtally forced me to come
to .some realizations about myself and my
future.
So, enough for chat sappinm. Hcrc•s my
advice
I. Lcun how to handle your vices. Everyone need.ssomeching to counteract s1rcss, - - - - - - may it be with food, liquor, exercise, etc. And college i.s the time during which there is Im
responsibility, allowing the opportuniry to figure our th<" ways to deal wjch furure stTCSSC$
and problems. Thi.s involves learning how much you can handle without negative effects.
because a bona fide aduJt who can't hold their liquor is only cute at a bachclorcnc ~rty.
2. Ta.Ju at leut one clau jutt becau,e you want to. Because who knows when a dash•
ing halian with limited English might want to sweep you ofyour feet, proving Elementary
haJian complC"ttly useful and endearing?
3. Do not judge yourrelf•worth on ubitn.ry iodicaton, including, but not limited co,
grades. inte rnsh ip.s, job opponun itics, ere;. because theya re reallyjust not so important. 0won't
elaborate on this bcausc I refuse to- Cod forbid - be chcc,icr than needed.)
4. Find people a.round whom you genuinely enjoying bciftg. Thc,e arc nor ncc=rily the pt0plc who .seem fun and rowdy or who could bring you something in the future.
Although they might be. Whatever floatS your boat. Just find people )'OU acroally like and
put the effon in with them.
S. Appreciate you..r family. In high school, J spent as much time in my room as hu·
mandy po.ssibl<". it took coming to Colgate to realize how much J enjoyed and missed
my F.-imily. even my younger brother and sister whom I found so supremely irritating. h's
true that they're the only pcoplc that will be consiSlent throughout your life, so it's woMh
aaually appreciating them.
6. Figutt ou1 what you geouloely enjoy doing, and take the time to do it. For me, (
found mys.elf as a first•year in Frank reading/doing the crossworrl in th<" New York 11m('$
everyday during time I had planned 10 do worlc or hang ou1 with my friends, so I rcaliud
it was a prioriry I wanted co keep in the fi.nure. I also learned I will nttd to be setting
aside a separate fund for a Nedlix subscrip,ion, so that's great for my financial future.
7. Spend time abroad. I didn't have cimc to cake off a semester, so J spent a ,ummer
instead in Paris. Th<"re arc so many interesting culturct-, prople and 1hings to discover,
and rherc i.s no substitution to exploring them yourselves-. h's so worth getting to know
a different culture and l really think it's a cruciaJ pan of a college education - even if it
makes you rcaliu you never wuit ro leave the U.S. again.
8. Ludy, e:njoy younclf'. I don't care what you do, when you do it or with whom. Just
hav<" fun. I guarantee the working world will not be as much fun as Colgate. Enjoy it while
you can.
Thar's all for me. Cood luck to the underd:wm<"n, and seniors, ,ee you all at g.radua~
tion - I'll be the girl refusing to cake my sunglasses off while not•so-subtly drinking from
a Auk (and hope you all do the same).

COMMENTARY B-9

APRIL 24, 2014

Life's

To Five Tips for

at

e Undergrad

You Make It

BY CODY SEMRAU

BY EMMA WHITING

/-,w,Jigati.e £di,.,.

Co-n&lltor

As ,he end of the ~me.,1rr draws near and J find myself
cl0$C ro inoving onto the dreaded ..ttaJ v.'Orld," I have really lxgun 10 think hard abou1 wha1 Colgaic has meam
to me. I am leaving Colf;ltC a much more educm.-d individual than the day I set foot on campus, and it goes
beyond the .academic sense of d,e word. Yes, I h.1vc taken
full advant.1gc of the liberal ans o.1rricuJum at Colg:atc, as
I am graduating with a double major, one in the natural
sciences and one in Univcn:ity Scudjcs, But my ocpericncc
herc is much more than my dcg:rcc. Rather, I would like
co call attention to the f.ta ch.-·u your Colg:atc o:pcricncc i.s
rtal.Jy what )'OU make of it. The activities and CYCntS that I
have taken part of outside ofl«nm:s have com.ributcd. so
much to not only my happiness, but my charncrcr and future as well.
In August 2010, [ embarked on a backpacking trip with my WddernC$$ Ad\•cnturc group,
which was an excellent decision on my part. When we arrived bade on ca.mpu5 for the beginning of freshman year, we. hung out with och othc-r and had eac.h other to rdy on during
the chaos of the hundreds of introductions that took place during orienC2tion. Jn Scprembcr,
I joined the women'$ dub soccer team where I met a dive1SC group of women on campus,
including the women J consider to be some of my best friends today. I al50 joined the M11roonNN11S (Holla!) during my freshman year, adding to my network of relationships and indulging
my inner writer and editorial nerd.
'lben, in the r.JI of my sophomore year, I joined Ocha Ocha Odta and became pan of
a wonderful sisterhood. Besides these activities, during my time at Colvte I have Aown an
airplane, studied abroad in Australia, played intnmuraJ socx:er and imr2.mural softball, conducted research on bugs in the Adirondacks, rcsnrched Aborigina.l culrnre in the context
of the environment, a$$CS.1M Colgate's sunainability practices, taken pan in Yes Means Yes
(which I highly recommtnd all students retding this do) and heard numerous inRucnti:al
spcakett including Helen Sperling (a Holocawt survivor), Richard Branson, Hillary Clinton,
Bill Clinton, Ron Paul, Rudy Giuliani and of course, Ashton Kmchcr.
The point that I intend to get across by listing many or the amazing opportunities that
Colgate has providc-d. mt is this: Get out there and cake advamage of what Colgate has to
offer b(forc your time at this wonderful instination run5 out! There arc new friendships to
be maexplort'd and thrilling experiences to be h.td. r am so glad that I am graduating front Colgate
with more than just a degree under my belt. Nor only have I bttn inspired by my professors
in ch.e das.sroom, b\n I have been inspired by C"o'cry activity that Lha\'C taken pan in and every
person that I have met on this c:a:.mpus (and during my time- in Austr.ilia). The opponunitiC5
are all om there. so go get 'cm!

It's rar-e that wt ever take the time 10 rcflttt on our own lives. lhe d.1ys come- and go, oneweekend tums into the next and before you know it, your time is up. Yet, dcspict dte finite
time we have, the way that we decide to spend it is or1en not consciously considered. le is only
at monumcma.1 moments like graduation, whc-n the ch.apter in the book is over, that we take
the time to think about what we have really been doing while the pages have been turning.
'The act of reflection is ofien paired with sentimentality. Although I think there is much
more to it than reeling nost.,lgic, reflecting is a wonhwhile venture simply because the way
lhat you view your past - good or bad - can help you decide how to spend your future.
I l'l'ttntly c.unc across an arridc th.it appc-attd last)~ in a journal al.led Collective fa-olution. 1he
:aniclc, titlod -rhc Top FM" Rtgrccs orthe Dying,." was written by a palli:ujvc nurse who often worked
with the- dderty at die very cnd of their li,·cs. Here are the mo.sc: common n:gretS she compiled:
(I.) I wish I'd had che courage- to live a life crue to mf$Clf, not the life others expec,ed of
me. (2.) I wish I hadn't worked so hard. (3.) I wish I'd had the courage 10 express my feelings.
(4.) I wish I'd stayed in ,ouch with my friends. (S.) I wish that I had let mytclfbe happier.
Although I hope to live many more happy and hcahhy ~rs, I found the LiSt intriguing,
especially considering how relacable it already fclt to me. But J think that ,his lis, is rclarable
to any Colgate student for a number of rc:uons.
Fu,dy. wc Uvc in a bubble that nulo:s being ruffi=it oraaing out ofthe norm a vc,ydifficult thing lO
do. One &lsc n>yow oollcgiatccar= Sccondl)I "~ tend
ro sucss ourselves out O'<'Cf" jUSl about everything. 'The reason most us were able top into Colg:ue is
because we're intelligent, competitive and arc used lO beingsu=ful. But I can't ,cl[ yoo the number of
times I've heard ,omconc complain about getting a B uut<:>d ofa B+ (mysdflndudcd).
Thirdly, we mal«: oursdvc, w:iy roo busy. I know ""Y few pccp1c who aren't a part of thtte or
four different organizations on campus and who continue
to acrh'Cly parucipacc in them. With me$C F..c:tors in mind,
I d«idod co o:>me up with my o,.vn "'Top Five 'lips for the
Colga« Undergrad":
(I.) Each week, Sp('nd an hour exploring a new pan
of the Colgate campus or the greater Hamilton ooinmuniry. You'd be surprised just how big the Colgate
bubbl< ai.n really be.
(2.) Bring back the Colg:atc '"Hello." ·1he winters arc
too long to not to try to brighten up a strnnger'5 day,
even with the s1nallcst of gestures.
(3.) learn ,o say "No." S.'lying yes ro everyone and
everything all the time cm end up allowing your own
priorities and needs to take a back scat.
Coniribuicd by C.ody Semr.1u
(4.) Ask her out. Seriously, jus1 do i1.
(5.) Speak up for what you believe in and don't worry about being different. What's ic going
to matter come graduation day, anyway~

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Vice Presidential Reflection:
In the Middle ofSomewhere
BY LINDSEY SKERKER.
CIMl.j2014 Ylcw Prnui.,,w,

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During fu-st.ycar oric:ntation, I never would have lrnagined due I would be writing this today. Yet, hen:: l am. Anyone could have written this commcmary piett for the last edition of chis year's
M_,,.N,.,,, I jW< happened to be the one who ron fur Vic. President of the Class of 2014, so that's why I w:1S asked to commanyone dsc oould have vc,y wdl b«n dccted c,vc, me, and almost any of the other 700+ pccplc in the senior class oould h>ve bcm aslccd to wriic th~. I have come to belia '\vaste oftime" and henoe my decision to write the following.
J love Colga,e, even on dayt when it doesn't fuUy love me back. Even when it i5 cold as hell fr0t.en over, there arc still so many things that can make me rcaliu: how truly lucky 1 am to be
here. Whether it's t.alk.ing to Patty in the library ca.fC on a weekday morning or catching .t snowAakc on my tongue- in thC' midst of one of the- many blizzards we've somehow $.urvh-·ed or look•
ing up at a starry night on a wallc back from downtown, there is sdU so much bcaucy here! That being said. it doesn't mean I h2vc ahsolurtly loved a,·ery moment of my lintc here. Just like when
you love a person, you oomc IO m:ognizc certain faula and shortcomings, and oftentimes, there can be a very thin line bttwoen love and hatC', So even though many of us love Colga.te, lhcttS stUI
a good amount about it thar should rightly be hated. Why is ii consideml oby here to d.,.,,pcct :,copk (often the opposir< gcnckr), or to make fun of somcon< on Vik Yak or to ignore the c:opiow amounlS of privilege 1hat cisr all around w? These arc jW< a few of the things I hate about Colgaic, but instead of pmending thai the problem doesn't exist, w,: can do small acu each day to
combat che thing's that~ ha(C. How. you might :uk? let's combat hate with love. Lei's"°' only g.i\•c the "'Colgate hcUo· 10 people but ~tu.ally be rt:$J>CCtfuJ of CW)·one here- not jun the sn.1denu
and professors, bur EVERYONE.. lndudin& but not Jjmited to, everyone who works at Frank, the Coop, Slices, everyone who cakts arc of all para of campus such as the dorms, the academic
buildings and the libnrie. (and ,pccw shout-out to the kind souls who arc on-call 24 hoW$ during Finals Wed< for w srudents to camp out in Club Gue).
And not only an we 1ry io bring back the "Colg:ue hdlo." bw "~ an go lunJ,er and w.rt a crorudon of more overall Colga,c kindness. Vay for OoRAK. but who sa» kindness 1w to be random? Kindness shot~d be conscious and ddiberarc. fa-W)> ,r Shongun, School and through my life ahc.ld" I'm not sw,: wha1 c,uyonc else learned bock wflio be m:a,cd! I don't ,gm, with the people who say that ow foor years at Colgate aren't n:al lif<, b<'CWSC they wcrc and arc Ital. This is n:al life, so ""should ,a like ii because ,:,cry aaion !us an cqu,I a,,d
opposi1e ICl<:tioo (thank you, Sir Iwc Newton). UnJcs, I've been d«aming this whole time, som<0ne plwc pinch mt: and at I= wake me up bcfurc it> .U ovcrl Ofcourse, I fed • lot of emotions when I
think abou1 graduating and n:alizing that the furure is so unccnaln and opcn-a,ded, bur I've n:ali,,od something comforting about this place: Colg;ttc isn't mcrdy fuu, years of my life, bu, it will now and
ft>tAnd the funny thing is. we could ha"' becn anywhere else these post f..,. )"'-IS. We could hav< bcm at• state sc:hool, we could have been travcling the wodd. we could h,vc becn woncing ar our loc,I mthcattt popping popcorn. Or we could have been horn,, which an be "many pbo:s all at ona:• (from Wald. a Wondowc, which rcstOffll my f.uth in the Ubml aru). These post few years I have made a
home at Colgate. and I cu,'t confulcntly imagine thar all of our peer, who have spent their 6ta few years post-high sc:hool would be ..;Wng to say that they found a new horn, fur themselves. So ..;th tha~
thank you Colg;tte and to of~tral New York in the middle of so=-hcrc a home.

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APRIL 24, 2014

Rabbit in the Rye Headlines at Charity Event
BY ELYSE CIANFARANO
Al•roolf•N,.,,, S11,ff

IN THE L IGHT

·rhc doors oixncd at the Barge Canal
Coffee Co. on S.turd.y, April 19, leuing
in the w.ann spring t"Vening air and ltaking
out the acous.tic tu1\CS of Rabbit in the Rye.
l)edt.-strians wandered in from Lcba1\0n Street
throughout the 90-minutt stl, stoppir,g to
buy raffie tickets at the door before they took a
spot standing in the audience.
'The tve1H was put on by local charity
Tn.-asurcs in the Heart of NY, an organizuion
that features the talems of k>ctl anises while
supporting local food cupboards. On S.1rurd.y

Sam Flood
BY )AIMr GFLMAN
M11roo1NV,.,, St11jf

Som Aood, Ii-om Momcwr, N.J., has""""'
fuikd to ml«, :1dv.uu2gc of oil ,he oppommitics
that Colg.ue has to offer. In :ldd.ition to
in PoliricaJ Science and
C>«>gr.ta wide v:uic!ty ofdul»: and activities on ca.mpus.
Flood is amcmly 1.he Prcs.idcnt ofSrudent
Govt.'fJU'tlrnl Association (SCA) and he also
sc.."f'VO as thr ScuSouthern M:klison County Ambulance Corps
(SOMAC) wher< he is a unifi~utc Paramedic. 1n :addition co chest rwo
high.profile positjons, Rood also ~rves on the
Student C'.onduct Bo:m.l and has participated
in both Ballroom D.1ncc and Shock Dance
Troup<.' during his four )'CilfS at Co'&ttc.
He is imprascd with how F.air SGA has
amcrntr.uing

night 6,~ Ea,ier baskccs wen: mfflcd off, fillwith donations from the Colg:ue Books1orc,JJ's
Sak>n. Hamilton Ctnter for the Ans, Olivcri's,
New York Pn:zeria and Seven 0,1ks ClubhoUS<,
among m,my other local propriemrs. 100
pc-rctnt ofprocecdswcm 10 benefit ,he Hamilton
Food Cupboard.
Treasures in the I lean of NY, started by
Scan Nevison '03, has hosted many events
O\·er the in,st three ~rs and put out multiple
compifation CD's of local anists. Saturday's
e\·Cnt, the first of 2014. sttms t() have been
a success - Nevison's fiance, Amber Codiroli
'10 and friend 1i1Tany Tai, who help wilh
the organization, were busy selling cicke{s
1hroug.hout the C:\'Cning.
And who bcner lO help bencfo
the Hamilton community than
locally grown f.worite Rabbit
i1\ the Rye? As veterans of che
Barge, the band took the sr.agc
wich case and recognized many
F..miliar fuCC$ in the crowd. The
trio, who describe their musical
stylin~ as "'progressive folk rock,"
incorporated middle--nstern, jan,
folk and 70s rock influen«s in10
Saturday night's set.
lhe band opened with a
m~terious and rhythmically
alluring first song. Joseph Mettler,
guitar pl:ayer and front man for
Rabbit in 1hc Rye, has an effonlcss
voice that fits pcrfecdy with the
band's folk•inspired repertoire.

Rabbit in the Rye has a talent for resonating
with the audience's tmotional rtgister. Their
Srepeated the phr.uc, ·My life's been so silem
I it's not 'cau.sc I'm quiet, / I guess it's just
because / I choose not co be loved," bringing
a sombtr note to the coffee shop. l11e band
then picked up the tempo and che mood,
adding a traditional folk cwang and foo1
stomping while Menier and bassin Alexander
La,·on fingcrpicked in and ouc of minor keys.
What rci11y makes ll-tbbit in 1he Rye's
performance so c.ipriv:ning is that the b.,nd
visibly enjoys playing. <:specially drummer,
mandolin player and vocalist Brcndan
O'C.onnor. In a song that enctpsulatcs tile peak
of their folk rcpcnoirc, Mettler and O'U>nnor
joinal in an acoustic allegorical duc1,
harmoni1.ing voic:cs and melodic string pb.ying,
relying on 1he bass playRobbi, in 1he Rye finished off 1he fir,i half
of their &el with a co,.•er oflhe Animals' 1964
song "'House of the Rising Sun," in which
,he trio skillfully oscillated. between the slow,
beautiful, jazz..inRuenccd interludes and
honest, energetic and txprt.$$iYe rock themes.
If you're looking to enjoy the raw local talent
of Rabbit in the Rye in the com.fore of your
own home, the trio has recently released a free
digital album "Live at Subrosa." Or, if you're
look;ng to suppon local talcni and local food
cupboards, check out T~ulU in lhc He2rc
ofNY's compilation CD.
Contan Elyu Cianfarano at
uia,,fara 11o@colgatt. tdu.

''Taming ofthe Shrew'' Reimagi,nes Shakespeare

romc in rhc f.tsr fo.ur ye.us. 'f hc two ini1fativo

in

sc;A 1h:u FIOQd h most proud of att the

BY STACEY STE I N

Raider ltoar .md 1hc Rap that now hang

from 1hc entrance of Frank Dining Hall.
"Jt is quite a sight to sec a vi.sual
rc:prc:scnr.uion of our univen:ity5 diversity

ca<:h time SOtn('One din~ at Frank." he said.
Despite F'lood's extensive invoh·ement in
extracurricular activitief., his fa\·Orite thing
:1bout Colg:atc still Ii~ in the academic
realm, As an avid srudent, he especially
enjoys auending classes and speaking
with professors during their office hours,
panicularly about world politics.
When Flood fim visi,cd Cclg,nes ampu,.
he disco\-cttd chat thctc w.u an infectious
enthusiasm for the school and aierything it
had to offer. Th.is enthu.siasm on the pan of
his tour guide and ihe pos,cnbyw,s one of the
main rasons why he chose co anend Co~te.
.. I he2rd from countless alumni of their
profound experience :n the institu1ion 1
and I wanted to have a similar na.-rative of
my college year,," he said.
Flood also had ,he opponunity of
"udying ,b.,.d in Geneva wiih Colg;uc's
Gcncv.1 Smdy Croup. where he became
more proficient in Fttoch, He had d1e ability
10 1r.tvcl throughout 19 countries o,,er three
different conrinc:nts, which doulxl~ fr''C
him ,he ability co kam .tibout many cuhun:$
ocher than hi<, own, While abl'O.ld in Gen..-..·;i,
he al<;0 had an ene;aging inrcrn.<;hip .,'\l the
World f-lc-.a.lth Organiia1io11.
After he graduates \.,olga1e, Flood will be
working for ,ix month\ ,b .1 Hl...lSUrt' hunter
on the .., IMS Corporate Gn.-eof th<· ·M:ikli\·o.. He expfaim that his job
w,"l<, im:pin:J hy M.1tthew Ml{:on.nighcy's
poignam pcrfornun« in the 2005 film
YS.1harn," which he h.~ lx.'l'n in1crt_'S1<.-d in
\incc the 'iC\"cnth gr.11dc.

Masque. and Triangle produced William Shakespeare's
.. Taming of the Shrew" on April 17-19 on the Merrill
House Lawn. 6y dressing the actors in modern clothes and
incorporacing props such as cell phones, the play was brought
inco modern limes, while still staying true to i1s roots.
Sophomore director Allison Spanyer proposed the idea
of putting on "Taming of the Shrew'" in order to help
bring Shakespeare to Colgate in a setting ouuide of the classroom.
The play was led by first-year Andie Nugent as Ka1herine, with
sophomore Alanna 1icali playing her sister, Bianca. Sophomore
Arjun Bhuptani portrayed Petruchio, Katherine's suilor.
Other cast members include 6rst-years Steven Nave, Jason
Alexander and Hannah Thrall, sophomores Bryan Acevedo, Maris.sa
Bleiler, Zachary Abt, Brittney Winmer and Arjun Bhupcani and
juniors Lami Mason, Jason Paul and Ledimir Nunez..
Showing rhe play outside provided an idyllic backdrop for che
performance and made it an especially pleasant experience fo r the
audience. According to Spanyer, they decided to hold the play
outside as an ahcrnative to the usual Brehmcr Theater or Ryan
studios. In cities, chere is a {radition of showing Shakespeare
outSide, so Spanyer hoped that this was an innovative way to bring
Shakespeare to campus-.

Of course, .showing che play outside was not without
consequences, Ahhough at 1imes oucside noises made it difficult co
hear, the actors did an excellent job of spc.iking loud enough for
the audience to hear. According m Spanyer, weather also made it
difficult 10 rehearse.
One of che most interesting aspects of the play was that
1he actors were dressed in modern clothes. This helpcd
make Shakespeare, which can often be hard to relate to in
modern times, seem applicable to modern day life. Alchough
Shakespeare's themes arc timeless, rhe language can sometimes
seem oucdaccd, buc Masque and Triangle was successfully able
co bring the play into modern times.
According to Spanycr, rhis was one of her goals, and she
hoped thac modern cloches and props would help the audience
connec1 to the ideas more. She also wanted the audience to bener
understand rhe sexin and misogynistic charac1ers.
The play's comedic aspects were on full display. and the charac;ter's
portrayals kc-pt che audience laughing throughout much of the play.
Overall, •Taming of the Shrew" was extremely well done.
The fact of the performance being outside made ancnding it
an experience in itself. The actors were cngaging and kept the
audience entertained. The return of Shakcspca.re ,o Colga1e was
much needed, and hopefully Masque and Triangle will bring us
more of these plays in the future.
Qr,rm, SiaaJStn11 at "1d11@rolgate.rdu.

To m>mi11ntr n senior for
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t-mnil nfmnroo1111r1us(i!Jgmail.rom.

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Senior Art Students Showcase Final Projects
power people can have in impacting a life, while black-andwhire pen-and-ink graphic an by Ellie Kantor shows ·whar
M11,..1111-N,-, St11Jf
Americans Do," based on New York Times news articles.
The nexr wall begins with texrnre: Carolina Swift's
On WednHall was packed, and with good reason. The senior art and art handmade paper titled "'Tears of the Papermaker," pops off
history majors were there to attend the opening reception of the wall in enormous whicc squares, showing the "constant
the gallery, which included 11 studio art projects and 19 art cycle of forming, reforming, patching and mending." Then
comes .. Quonnie" by Hanna Atwood, a bright combination of
history thesis papers.
Clifford Gallery, which is open from 10:30 a.m. 10 4:30 p.m. sheets of rice paper hanging from wood. This continues to the:
Monday 1hrough Friday and I :00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Saturday rhird wall, where Sydney Weinberg's "'Tokens of a Life,. digital
and Sunday, will continue to play host to the senior projects for prints display the precious memories of her elderly subjects.
(n the corner arc Emily Kress's sculptural displays of her
the rest of the academic year.
Everyone is welcome to srop by during open hours to process of recognizing mental illness and her chosen medium to
take a casual look chrough - and chc thesis papers and some raise awareness of obsessive-compulsive behaviors. Two of her
of the projects arc housed ouuidc the Gallery proper, which pieces. en1icled "'Ruminations I and 11; displayed nail polish
means they can be viewed during Liulc Hall's opening hours. on clear plexiglass and a line of text on clear backing, hanging
Each work has a description written by its creator for the less from the ceiling and pooled on the floor.
The final part of the display holds two more artiscs. The first,
interpretive viewers,
Pieces outside Clifford Callery include the art history Jcuica Elena Aquino, painted three enormous self-ponraits
papers, which cover evcryrhing from Van Gogh to poruayals of titled• la Mirada.,,.
•1 chose specific angles of perception, 'the ga.ic,' as a way to
Mao Zedong. One wall hat a line ofblack•and-whitc paintings
raise
questions: who holds the power in this encoun1cr, who is
of 1hc same sign 1h roughout 'the year by Rebecca Geller tided
"'Bingo Thurs."' Another hoses Scan BjOrnuon's set of nine the viewer, who is the subject on display?" Aquino wrote of the
semi-absuact images of architecture around campus, spray- beautifully confrontational faces.
The second artist, Melissa C:lmez.-Hcrrcra, created 1hree
painted in grey on cherry veneer and plcxiglass, like a puzzle
digital
print sen wilh bilingual tides.
to match to real life.
'"I am noc here to educate you about what ii is co be
Behind the stairs lies an incredible series by Alanna Weissman
c.all~ "'The Reading Room." Set up like a reader's dream nook, Latina, Hispanic, Mexican, Mexican-American, Chicana,
enormous white pages on the walls display quotes from Weissman's Tejana. Mcstiza, lndfgena or any other c1hnic category, but to
complicate: h," G:lmci-Hcrrera wrote in her dcscriplion. And
nea.r-eideric memory next to che original text, all pencil tracings.
Inside the gallery, color battles wirh texture. Moving complicating things - perccp1ions, comprehension, beauty,
around 1he room counrerclockwise from the door, digital art - is exactly what all the 2014 seniors did.
O,n,aa I.« Tmnblaya1 ,_rblay~r,/u,
prin1s in color by Lindsay Young titled "Mentor" show the
BY LEE TREMBLAY

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Entertainment
Update
'Your Week,in
Preview
6Y JESSICA BEN MEN

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$TACEY STEIN

SPRING PARTY WEEKEND
KICKOFF CONCERT
Scan off Spring Parry Weekend
(SPW) with a concert on Whitnall
Fidd on Friday, April 25, from 5 to
8 p.m. The event is being sponsored
by Student Commiucc on Providing
Entcrtainmen1 (SCOPE) and Broad
Str«l Records (BSR), and thbarbecue and free SPW tank tops and
t·shins. Oberhofcr, a Brooklyn-based
indic: pop rock band, is headlining the
event, and indie•rock group Slothrust
and local favorite Body Electric will also
be featured.

GIANTS OF SCIENCE AT HALL
OF PRESIDENTS
Giants of Science will perform
in the Hall of Prc,idents (HOP) on
Friday, April 25, from 9 p.m. to 12
a.m. The concen will take place after
the kick-off on Whitnall Field. Gian cs
of Science, who also performed at
Spring Party Weekend last year, have
performed with bands such as Fuel,
Hailstorm, Reel Big Fish, Donnie
lris, Warrant and Foghu.

SPRING PARTY WEEKEND
HEADLINER: LUPE FIASCO
Lupe Fiasco is returning to
Colgate to headline this year's SPW.
The event will take place on Saturday,
April 26 from 6 to 10 p.m. in the
Sanford Field House, and a wristband
is required for entrance.

DJ M.O.S. AT DELTA
UPLISON FRATERNITY

Alison 1.qnrd

Hamilton to Host Summer Dance Event
later this sum mer, it is off co a rather
impressive scan.
The event, scheduled for July 25 to
Cuhurally, dance bridges gaps between 26, 20 L4, was launched with a press
groups and fosters a dialogue of non-vcrba.l release from Capitol Hill in Washington,
communication. As a universal an form, 0.C. at the end of February earlier
dance has the abilicy to create openness chis year. The press release emphasiud
and a gre-a1er sense of community between rhe importance of dance in crossgroups. It is the hope of uniting people cultural communication, professional
of different cultures and life experiences communication and in connecting
in 1he Village of Hamilton that Colgate individuals. Iwata was quoted in the
alumna and Executive Director of the release, speaking to the more directly
project Terica Adams '12 is spearheading employable benefits of dance.
"Dance shows great promise in
Hamilton National Dance Day. The
endeavor is being supported by 1hrcc enhancing communication skills through
recent Colgate graduates and one currcn1 understanding nonverbal cues, bcncring
problem solving because of amplified
student, junior Danielle lwua.
creativity
and improving teamwork through
Hamilton National D.ancc 0.ay is
advenised as a localiied continuation of enhanced understanding of group affect,"
the 2010 National Dance 0.ay initiative she said.
For those looking to get involved,
staned by Nigel Lythgoe, the •so You
attendance
is open to all ages, skills and
Think You Can Dance" co-creator and
Diuy Fccc Foundation co-president. backgrounds but specifically co chose
The Hamihon National Dance Day who arc open to meeting new people
event promo1es the importance of and stepping outside of their comfon
main1aining a healthy lifestyle both tones for a weekend. The organizers
mentally and physically, as well as arc looking for individuals who dance,
rhc significance of human intcracrion arc intcrcsced in dance, arc looking
and cultural awareness. Though ,he for creative way co sray fit, arc curious
event is not planned to take place unlil and advencurous and those looking to
BY MADISON PAULK

explore new cultures and give back co
the Hamilton community. As far as the
suucture of the event goes, individuals
can sign up to take workshops
instructed by different dance groups
ranging in genre from salsa, jazz, ballec,
Middle Eastern Raqs Sharqi, Caribbe.an
Dance Hall, South African Xhosa
and many more. The experience will
culminate in a showcase of the dances
that participants have learned over rhe
weekend. Regisua1ion for the event
is $15 per person before June I, and
$25 1hcreafter.
Along with the opportunity to
learn about other cultures and dance
styles, this event is particularly exciting
because it is driven by Colgate students
and alumni. Adams secs this event as a
branching off of Colgate's semi-annual
Dancefcst. Adams credits Danccfest as
scning a precedent for engaging the
Colgacc and Hamilton communities in
1hc excitement of dance. If all goes as
projected, Hamilton National Dance
Day will serve to showcase chc skills of
dancers not only a1 Colgate buc also in
the larger community while engaging in
a colleccive expression of cultures.
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SPRING PARTY WEEKEND
THROWBACK CONCERT
Stop by the Parker Commons after
Lupe Fiasco for a throwback•themed
concert from l L p.m. to 2 a.m.
Sponsored by Siners of the Round
Table (SORD, the party will fcaiurc
Brooklyn-based Ren DjFiasco M. and
food will be provided.

SILENT DISCO AT 1934 HOUSE
BSR and Op<."n Society arc hoscing a
Silcnr Disco at the 1934 House ac 49
Broad Street from Friday night to early
Sarurday morning, April 25 to 26, from
midnight to 2 a.m. In a silent disco, each
person hu rheir own headset, and mwic
is tr.an$mined ro them. Everybody hears
the ,a.me music through the headphones,
and no iPod is needed.

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C-3 ARTS & FEATURES

Changes to be
Implemented at SPW

Album ·R eview:
Breathe Carolina's ''Savages''
BY ATHENA BENDER

A planning oommittcecompriscd ofsrudcnts,

BY EMMA LOFTUS
MJ/lrH'#-Nrw $t.,,,Jf'

As the school year dmws to :a dost, we
arc coming up to one of the mcm highly
anticipated evenr.s of the scmcsrer: Spring
Party Weekend. SPW, as it is known, i., a
Colgate tradition daring back many decades.
There has been speculation amongst
the smdent body abou1 the nruccure
of the ·weekend this year following
two \crious cven1s from last year. The
first involved a stabbing at a late night,
school-sponsored event and the second
wa5 the hospitalization of a Hamilton
High School srndcnt who was rushed to
the hospi1al arter collapsing from alcohol
poisoning at an even1 open to the public.
In response to tho~e events and others like
them, this year Colgate is sucngtheni ng iu
guest policy and increasing security. New
policies allow only one guest per srndcm
and guests must be at least 18 years of' .1ge.
There is also a wristband required for all
events, excluding daytime sporting evt"nu.
These are both changes brought about by
the increase in security. Events arc also
being confined to the period between
Friday afternoon and Sunday morning
and will be closed to members of the
surrounding communities.

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staff and &culiy pb.ns SPW progrnning, This
)'t'.US oommjnee is made up of chc oo-prcs:icknts
of the Colg,ne Activities Bo.ird, scnK>n Zoe
BlicbiJ\'Cr and Sarah Gilkes, two student
musical cxccuri-vcs from the Colg;atc Activitic,
Bo.ml (CAB) and the sl2lf of the Ccmer fur
1.cadcrship and Srudc."111 ln.olvcommittee has been meeting monthly all )'CV
with reprcscnw-ivcs from diff'ttnll campus
o~izations, tht polict and the community
hospiru. 11is hoped that ,hcsc ""'-"""" will help
rcdutt the ~trcs.s on die cx,mmuniry that srw
has bttn known CO ClUSC.
The process for choosing the headliner
begins in the fall with an open forum.

Breathe Carolina doesn't disappoim with their new album, proving rhat EDM,
synthesizers and a bit of classy screaming will always be fun, if a bit predictable.
"Savages.. doesn't fall into the cr.ap of numbing sameness, ,hough. Sometimes new
albums need a bit of predictability 10 case listeners into a more gradual change
in sound.
This seems to be Breathe Carolina's pinnacle album, in which they're trying 10 go
with the times and add some new spice... Savages" follows in the footsteps of' Breathe
Carolina's former albums with exciting hooks and an overdose of elecuonica, but
this album also mixes in enough dance pop to freshen up their music.
One thing ..Savages'" has going for it is the diversity of sound within the album
iuelf, something not altogether common in punk elecuonica rock bands. Headbopping .. Bury ~·te'" opens the album with a flourish. The vocals, low and meant to
get your heart cacing, fit with the theme of the album. lt's always interesting to look
The commince uses naines brought up up what band members say about their own albums, and David Schmiu says, of
at the forum and checks their availability "'Savages," chat they "want people to ( ..• ] fee l like they arc: a. pan of the band when
,md cost. Using this information, the they are done listening to i,.•
This statement may seem totally
commiutt generates a sur,,.ey of 10 to 15
names, which is distributed to the student normal or out there, depending
body. Unfortunately, this year the top artists on whfrom the survey were no longer available Breathe Caroiina has definitely
in our price range by che 1imt" the process achieved tMs with 1his album. The
was compleced. As has happened in the lyrics, build•ups and breakdowns
past, there were timing issues bttause SPW :arc all flawlessly chorcogr:aphcd
often overlaps with one of the weekends to work off each other, creating
of Coachella, a popular CaJifornia mu.sic an all-encompassing sound that
really drags you in. Rcgardle.ss
festival that draws many different :mi.sts.
This year's htadJiner will be Lupe Fiasco. of whether you accually spend
lhis will be- his second performance ar your Friday nights like Breathe
Colga1e, :u he also headlined in 2009. Carolina's lyrics suggest, this
'The Planning Committee was a little album is worth a listen.
Synthpop with some postapprehensive about a repe,at :artist. but
hardcore
rock isn't everybody's
decided upon 1,upc Fiasco bcc,usc of his
popularity Ian time and tht interest from cup of tea, but songs I ike "'Chasing
the student body. He will be performing Hearts" and ..Shoes Fired" add a
«gUl'tcvicw.c:om
S.1turd.1y nighc in the Sanford Field house more genuine note to the album. - - - - - -- - -- - The title song, .. Savages,'" is a clear standout of the album with lyrics reminiscent
from 6 to 10 p.m.
of
Ke$ha and a parry song beat. The album closes with "'Mistakes," which you
'"A lor of rime and effort wem i1vo
planning this event and we want everyone might think would be the final sincere push but a.sit mrns out is the uhimate party
a1uhcm, copping even .. Savages.'"
to have a good time:' Gilkes s..1id.
Sch mice, on lead vocals, .shines on this album, especially because you can actually
SPW will !tick off' on Friday, April 25 at
hear
his real voict at cimes. The vocals from 2009's "Hello Fascination" might as
5 p.m. wi1h a BBQ on Whirnall field. There
will be a variety of events over the course well have been sung by a computer (don't gtt me wrong though, th::at album will
of the weekend including a performance a lways hold a special place in my heart). Breathe Carolina wouldn't be Breathe
by Gianu of Science, :a silent disco at 1934 C::arolina without auto-rnne and layers of editing, but it's still much more subtle in
House and a Newman BBQ. A full li,r of ·savages" and leads to a more coherent and notewonhy :album on the whole.
If you're a tan of the edgier songs of Meuo Scat ion or miss the old Pierce the Veil,
evems can be found at colgatcspw.com.
The weekend promises to be a fun way for check ouc "Savages.'" h 's th::at pcrfccc summer album - at first you're jun inclined to
students to unwind and enjoy themselves dance and hum along, but then before you know it you've memoriz.cd a.II the lyrics
and have srancd calling your friends savages.
before the strm of finals week ensues.

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13 lcals 1r1~c Weck
BY PETE KOEHLER
M11roH~Nnn St.JI

I. "I Won" by Fututt fe:at. Kanyc Wat
Fumrc a.i\d K.tnye giving Clara and Kim some lovt, respectively, over., nice Ytt1..y beat.

2. "Jwous (I Ain't With It)" by Chromco
Jusc more incessantly catchy cleccro-pop in which these gu)'$ have branded thtmsdvcs - I
ain't compl.tining.

3. "Comfortable" by The Knocks feaL X Amlxwadors
Speaking ofcatchy d«no-pop, hert:'s anodlof playing .n Beta Beach rwo years a~o.
4. "K«p Watch" by Wu-Tang Clan feat. Nathaniel
'lhc long-:awaired Wu.Tang reunion single that ft nds (most) of the IGJlcr Bees in fine, if' not
1
amazing form. Long live the poiSC cut.

5. "Algie,.,. by The Afglian Whigs
I
After 16 yn.rs. Greg Oulli :and co. arc back at it with Do co Ulc lk:.u-t, and which is another
solicl entry in an already celebrated discography.

7. "Babylon" by SZA feat. Kendrick Lama.r
Look ouc R7..A, SZA, the up•and-coming female TOE signec, is making some wa.,,.es with her
dcbu1 EP. here a
8. "Iron Uon Zion" by San1ana bt. Ziggy Marley & ChocQwbT-..
An energetic 1:atin-rocker from s~rntan.i. that would noc sound out of place on "'Supcrnamral."
with iu ample hooks and staring guitar lines.

9. "Big Rich Town" by 50 Cent feat. Joe
50 is apparently dropping '"Animal" in June. Then :agajn, ..Animal'" ha.s lxc-n norly dropp«l for a
couple )'d.rs now. A.lsio check 001 fidd)"'ibiddics.tumblr.oom- it"s v.-onh 10 minutes ofyour time.
10. "Tum Blue" by the Black Keys
More solid, bluesy rock from everybody's fuvorite Akron, Ohio duo. If this track and "Fever'"
arc any lndicuion of what's to come, the new record is going to hlve a psychedelic feel.

11. "Moment" by U!Wayoe

'"The Caner tv· drops in rwo wet"ks - who knew? ihis surprisingly decent cut off of the
recen1 Young Money compilation should raise ,he st-:ikcs somewhat, but the l::ack of a
hype-building )cad single to this point is baffling.

12. "Talre Out The Gunman" by Chm:Ue
Chevdlc often get lumped in with the mor;t.SS of modern rock, but bring a little more ffa"or
and va.ricry to the straightforward hcadbang.ing bwincss. Think a \'Cry, very SC31ed "ersion of

Tool.
13. "'The Anthem" by Good Charlotte

6. "Hit Me" by the Whigs
Not to be confu~ wich the Afghan Whi~, 1ht" Whigs area power trio from Athens, Ga. that
bring ~me das.tic rock stylings into play, which always wins points in my book. This is the
equivalent of rock comfort food.

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Your throwback pick of the week. ''The Young and the Hopeless'" was the first album I ever
bought and is guaranteed to take you back to a younger and simpler cimc as well.

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ARTS & FEATURES C-4

Allez, Cuisine! Lemon Drizzle Cake
BY CW\IRE LITTLEFIELD
AND EMMA ELLIS
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We told you last week that we use the lemons in our
apanmcnt for salad drcs.sing and drinks, which must
have made us seem quite healthy and glamorous. In
reality, u this recipe's swift arrival on the heels of last
week's pancakes should make clear, our d,cvotion to
cirrus is all about sweets.
A naplc of tea parties and brunches, this lemon
drizzle cake is one of our favorites. If you only learn to
make one kind of cake without a box, this should be it.
The basic principle of the recipe is co ma.kc a scandard
pound e:akc and cover it with a glaic made from lemon
juice and sugar.
However, the use of super-fine ca$tcr sugar makes
the cake light enough for the lemon to soak all the way
through. The r«uh is that you won't be able to resist
marveling ar how ·moist'" it is, despite everyone in the
world hating that word. Meanwhile, the remaining
sugar will form a beautiful, crisp glazed topping.
Because this recipe doesn't require frosting, the cake
is very portable and works great as a house gift or
potluck contribution.

Cake Ingredients:
3 large eggs
3/4 cup flour
l teaspoon baking powder
I /4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup caster sugar
3/4 cup unsalted butter
Zcsr from 2 lemons
Lemon Glau:
Juice of 2 lemons
1/2 cup confectioner's sugar
Proceu
1. Preheat your ov.:~ to 350 degrees.
2. To create caster sugar, place granulated sugar in a
food processor or blender. Pulse until the sugar is extra.
fine, bur nor powdery.
3. Beat together eggs, butter, lemon zc.st and sugar in a
large bowl. Then mix in flour, baking powder and salt
until it forms a smooth cake batter.
4. Pour batter into greased bread tin and bake for 30·
35 minutes, or until a toothpick or fork c.rn bc inserted
and come out clean.
5. While the cake is baking, whisk together lemon
juice and confectioner's sugar to create the glatc,
6. When the cake is done, take it out of the oven and

use a skewer ,o poke holes all over it, all the way down
to chc bottom. Then pour the lemon glaze over the top.
7. You can cat thi$ cake ho,, but it's best left to sit in
the fridge or on a countertop overnight before serving.

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BY ELIZA GRAHAM
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For my last Best Nc,r column, I am writing a pcr,onal piece abour a place that has been my
"noontinuc to lioqucnt the same aodanic bwlding, throughout their ~ at Colgate. This might no<
mean YCI)' much to moot sruI have $J)Cllt a great dciJ of~ in Uale I-WI. When I rook my 6m an hlstory class in the spring
semcsterofmy fust year, I rcmcmbcr at 8:30 a.m. The view from thc a,p of tho,e steps was beautiful u, ;,. white. deoola«: stillness. Down I
wan to wti.t u fust ,caned like a cold, impcnonal and slighdy oonfusing building.
Sophomon: year, when I declared my major, I cilicovcrcd thc thin! Roor of the building. with
;u lounge ,poa: ;n the center and spr,wi;ng window, mar ovtrlook Case Library. and Taylor Lake.
Whcn the or in<:mant chatter that often cl=crize the Ubra,y became too much fur me ro
handle. I came ro this spaa: to study, oa:asionally """"1ing my "socn:t" study spaa: to a truStWOrthy
friend or two. Ar the beginning of this scmcstcr, in the middle of writing my senior thesis. I was
horrified when I did nor r=ive a senK>r dtc:sis carrel ;n thc Ubr,ry. However, J.>rofMcVaugh, chair of the An and An History dcparuncnt, wa, kind enough 10 give me and the other
caml-lcss art history oona:ntrators desks to use fur the - e r ;n the V...,.J Resources Ubr,ry on
the thin! Roor of Urd,. As a penon who needs a consiststudy materials, l lioquBy spending a p r deal of time in Utde this semester, I ha,. suengthened friendships and
relationsrups w;d, my profto know me building, quirlcs: the sounds the doors make when ihcy dose, the p;ner-paner of
footsteps on the ooncm:e Boors. My fr;ends and I have lounged on the oouchcs on the thud Roor,
t:illmornings when the dcpgnmcnt provides brcakfust; I have studied late into the night on the socond·
Aoor oouchcs with classmates; I have slaved in the studio on an assignment dut has put me at my
wit's end. And finally, last week, I hod the p t plcasun: of cdcbrnring my and my fellow studems'

p t aa:ompJ;shnu:nu this year at a lovdy r=prion on the fim Boor ou,s;de the Oilfotd Gallc,y.
In his 1989 book "The Island With;n," R;chard Nelson wrote, "Every plaoc. like every person .
is clcv:ucd by the love and respect shown towatd ;,, and by the way ;n wh;ch ;rs bounty is
rccc;vcd." Many scn;or, with whom I have spokColgate. H=r, my nostalg;>. for the Colgate campus is highly ooncentrated. Our ofall du, I
am thankful for throughout my Colgate career, I am by fu the mOHistory Department and dte home away from hoine ;, has prov;ded fur me at this ,chool. I have
recci'led ch~ mMt enriching academic experience I can imagine, bur abo have met some o( the
moor kind, wise and special people I have known in this dcparunand faculry, I will any you all on my futur< journeys. Thw you fur everything.

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APRIL 24, 2014

A RTS & FEATURES C-5

Rewinding to 2006, ''Click,'' Starring Adam Sandler
SY JEREMY GARSON
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While: the main point o( the media column may be
to discuss currtnr media trends and discourse:, this weC'k
I venture back to the prehistoric past, rhc year 2006 to
be precise, in o rder to discuss Sony's '"Click," the movie.

This fi lm may be a rad dated, but watching it on Nc1nix
this w«kc-nd was one of the most thought provoking
experiences I have had in chc past few weeks - something
my professors would be delighted co hear! Following a
sudden whim to recharge my ovcr•workcd noggin, I wcm
co Nccflix co t.nd a light comedy... Click'' fulfilled this
dC$irc and left me scrucini1ing what I value most.

Cl.iCKR

KATE OECKIHSAI..E

CHRISTOPHER WAU
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Adam Sandler plays Michael Newman, a family
oriented architect trying his best ro become a parcner
:n his firm~ this entails completing the unreasonable
demands of h is manipulative boss (David Hassclhoff),
which means sacrificing fami ly time and neglecting
health. Michad claims h is two beautiful kids and a
smoking hot wife (Kate Beckinsalc) arc the center of
his world and furthermore, that his uncompromising
auirndes t0wards work commitments stem from
Michael's desire to give these people a bcucr life than
he ever dreamed of.
Following a rrusuating ram about how he deserves a
universal remole just as much as his neighbors, Michael
ukcs a late night trip to Bed Bath & Beyond. Newman
\earches in vain for a remote control but only finds
hath and bed producu. Noting that his life is miserable,
Michael recline~ on a bed only co spot a hilarious
"'beyond" section of the srore. He follows the sign into
this workshop room where a quirky scientist na1ned
Morty (Christopher Walken) promists him the latest
Universal Remote. free of charge.
Michael qui,kly rc:alizcs due tht universalit)' of
his linlc blue remote extends its control way beyond
the realm of household appliances. With just a click,
MichJcl can .srop time. watch old episodes of his life
:ind .. kip forward ro a desired time in his life. Michael
begin$ skipping arguments, boring morning roucines
like showering and the segment of his life leading up
to his promotion. \'Q'hen Michael hits fast forward,
his body robotically interacts with the environment
unemotionally while working t0ward the goal Michael
had in inind before clicking fast forward. This sacirizcs
a life outlook solely concerned with 3Chieving the next
goal. an outlook that obsuuccs enjoyment of che many
details found in the journey.
Things get out of conuol when the remote st:an s
skipping things Michael dislikes without his consent,
leading ro a succeuio n of horrible events that include
losing his wife, becoming obese and missing the
de:nh of his fat her and t he childhood of his kids.
M ichael has an emotio nal breakdown watching h is

fast.. forwa rd ..sclf turn down his father's requc-st for
a boy's nighc out. While M ichael's personal life has
decomposed, his futur istic company displays his
"Architect of the Year" achievement in t he main lobby.
Morty, chc scientist who gives hi m che remote, makes
an insightful allusion to the Lucky Charms commercial.
Lucky. the leprechaun, spends all of his time chasing
afcer a rainbow, but. in t he end, he only receives a bowl
of cereal iasread of a pot of gold. T he future Newman
h:as :anained is notably less sweet than the future he
wanted ro fi nd. Coming 10 the conclusion that fam ily
comes first, Michael wakes up in the same Btd Bath &
Beyond, leaving the preceding experiences as figments
of his imagination.
Ultimately. I believe this moviC"' conveys the idea
that we all have access to a Universal Remote of sorts.
We determine how we scructure our time and what we
hold as valuable. Impressive carctrs aw:ait hardworking
and lucky studenu arcer Colgate, but what about
happiness? Is it an elusive idtal propagated by movies
or is it 3 tangible concept 1hat reflcctS living a life
harmoniously balanced becwecn working ha.rd for
m:ucrial subsunce while sancrifying rhe limited time
wc have wi,h friends and family? Unless you .tre a
charncter in an Adam Sandler Aick. you probably do
not get to redo segments of your life. The- aftermath
of these decisions eventually shows up in the form of
positive o r ntgativc consequences down the road. The
fu lfi ll men t of one area in life. our careers, may come ac
the expense or ocher life uea.s, namely personal rime.
The objective for most Colgate studencs in the nexc
cwo weeks is co crank out fina l assignmcncs and study to
tackle inti midating fina l exams, the tall wall standing
in , he way of summer vacation o r, sadly, graduation
fo r seniors. O pen your mind's eye and enjoy the scenic
im age ry as life begins 10 blossom and remember that
ro ugh t imes arc a necessary contrast to good t imes.
Life goes fast, almost as fas t as a click of the button :as
Adam Sand ler sho ws, so make the most out of yours
and do noc s hy away from sponcanciry.
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April 24, 2014

Maroon-News

Clarkson's Double OT Winner Sends the Raiders to Semis
"'We had trouble gening inside of rheir cwo goals in 1he first half kept pace with ,he
perimeter towards the end ,here... McCann high-powered Bison off'ense. In the second
said. '"We seulcd for some out.side .shou and half, the Bison came out with thrc:c: unan·
rung a few of the post." Bent on breaking swercd goals, but the Raiders slowly worked
In a characteristically low•scoring conthrough Army's cough defensive exterior, their way back, including a 1hird goal from
test, the Army Black Knights hckl off a late
McC:mn dodged hard from the wing twice Adams 10 complete ,he ha1 trick.
Colgate rally to secure an 8-7 victory at Andy
With the game tied at 8. Kinnealey 100k
Kerr S111d;um. "The loss dropped 1he Raiders' let to the top right corner. Glesener an.sv.·ered in the game's 6nal 6ve minutes, nening rwo
rtcord to 8-5 heading into postsea.SOn play. shonly rhcrtaftcr to m:stablish Army's r,,.·o- clutch rallies and s«uring his second hat the faccoff 1he dinancc and pushed 1he
Raiders in the lead, hue a Bison goal on the
The Black Knights came to Hamihon boasting goal cushion, but Colgate's Eric Foote found trick in :b many wttlu.
Down one with a minUle to play, junior man-up tied the game back up as regulation
1he NCAA', be« defensc, and Colg:ucs own the back of the net to keep the lwdcrs in
face-offspecialist Alex Kinncaley won a crit- came to an end.
ckfcnsi~ unit, allowing 7 .83 goals per game, the mix,
In the 6rs1 overtime, the Raiders con•They were slow co slide to me when I ical draw and delivered the ball to the Raid·
rankNI sixth nationally.
-we knew it would be a tight game ckfcn- dodged from up top," Walsh, the second-team er auack. Walsh dodged to the center of rhc trolled possession for a majority before
sivd)•," sophomore m.idJiddcr Eric Foote said. All-Patriot Ltaguc selection, said. •1 had a lot field and released a sneaky left-handt"d .shot Wa.Jsh lingcd a shot off the pose. The four
'1hcrt were some bright spots for us on of- of frttd.om to ma.kc some space for myself that fooled the Army keepf:r but narrowly minute sudden death period remained
fenS(, but, at the end of the day, we just didn't throughout the game." Army netted cwo more missed the goalmouth and sc:nled in the scoreless and the reams hc.idcd ,o a second
overtime period.
gools in the high-scoring ,h;rd period, but se- ouuide of the ncning.
finish on tnough of our opponunitics."
After Walsh called for the ball, his at·
'"( thought I had a clear shot at the c:nd
The game, firs, half was a phy.icol aff.;,, as nior :attack.ma.1 Brendon McCann capped the
each offense strugg)td to beat the opposirions' ptriod with a goal in chc finaJ tw0 minutes co there,.. Walsh, who was seeking hi.s fourth rack 10 the ne1 drew a penalty on che Bison.
goal of the game with the final shot, said. After working ii around the cage, Clarkson
stout defense and strong goaltcnding. Junior pull Colgate within cwo.
The beg.inning of chc fourth quancr saw "I 1hink I had him beai, but the ball w.u cook the ball off a shot that hit the posc
at111ckn,an Ryan Walsh broke 1hrough fur the
and put it past the Bison goalie for the
game's 6m goal with ten minutes to play in the teams ooncinue co exchange goals. Army just wide."
The Raiders then readied ,o face Bucknell I 0-9 victory.
the fim quancr, but the remainder of the half scored seven seconds in, but Walsh quickly
Clar-kson's goal pu.shcs the Raiders inco
belonged 10 Army. Thr«:srraigh, goals, includ- answered with another step-down shot 10 the in the first round of che Patriot League
ing fWO from nandouc West Point attaekman ,op corner. Army's Connor Cook rallied 10 giV< Tournament. Colgate won the regular sea- the Patrio1 Ltaguc Semifinals. ·n,e Raiders
,he Blad< KnightS their third thrtt-goal lead son match-up 9·8 at Andy Kerr Stadium, will face the Loyola Hounds Friday Ap,;I 25
John Glesener, gave Army the early 3-1 lead.
"'The fin, half was defini1dy a low-scoring of the game with I t minutes to play. at which but the Raiders were wary of how things can at 5 p.m. in Bahimore, A viC(ory will send
the Raiders to the Championship.
battle; senior dcfcmi\'C captain Bobby Law· point both defcnsa renamed to first-halfform, change over the coun<: of a season.
C.,rtaa Mo,rt PHIi',
In a close comest throughout, the R2idcrs
rcn« said...Giving up three in twO qu.a.rten allowing no goals for a period of more than
bauled the Bison to a tic at halftime. Adams'
•t mpoo~tg.,u.rdu.
is alright, but 1 mink Brandon (Burl«) stole six minutes.
BY MONT POOLEY
M11,...,,,.N,.,, St.-ff

a few off of the board for us.• Burke, the P.~triot League Rookie of 1hc Year, was impressive
in net in the 6rst half, maki11g five saves on
c;gh, sho1S.
Walsh again opened the scoring in the .socond half, this time delivering a 12-yard bul-

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APRIL 24, 2014

Softball Fall in Three Straight Contests
Fleming Hits Home Run but Raiders Cant Rally, Lose to BU 7-2
BY JACK MU~Y

M.,..,..N,,w,, $tAJf

This past week, the Colgate rof'tball tC>m
took on Syr.icusc and Boston Univcnicy. The
Rlidcrs fdl to the Syracuse Orange at home
on Thursday and then hosted the BU Terri•
crs for a chrtt gamc series OYCr the wttkcnd,
fin ishing with thrtt more tough losses.
Syracuse stan«t off the day with a big
first inning, scoring two home runs right
away to earn an early 2 ..0 lead. Through·
out the following five innings, the Or·
angc brought their lead co 8--0 before the
4

RaMen began co rally in tht sixth.
With a home run to center fidd in the
sixth inning, first•yca.r outfielder JBushee put Colgate on the scoreboard. Un•
fonunatcly, this would be the onJy Colgate
run. Although sophomore firn base.man
Anna Olson got on base af,cr gcuiog hit
by a pitch, BU managed co dose the inning
without giving up any more run.s.
In the top of the scven1h inning,
Syracuse .secured the win as they scored
three more run!I-, bringing the linaJ score
to 11-1.
On Friday, the Raiders lxgan their three:•
game series against tbe BU Terriers. Colgate
took the initial lead with a run in the first
inning. After being waJked, Bushee stole

BUSHEE DODGES: First-year outfielder Katie Bushee avoids the throw while running on the basepaths against the Boston Un~lty
Terriers. Bushee improved her average to .342 on the season but the Raiders dropped multiple contests against the Terriers.
BobComtll

second base to rc.ach scoring position. With
rwo outs in the inning. senior outfielder Tera
Vaughn singled co score Bush« and cam a

1-0 lead fot the Raiders.

In the following inning, BU had a
big opponuniry to tic up the game with
cwo runners on base. However, sophomore shortstop Marisa Dowling recorded
the third ou1 to strand the runners and
maintain Colgate's lead.
Colgate earned another run in fifth in•
ning. Senior third baseman Eileen Qr..
nousky hit a double wich one out, which
was followed by a double from Bushee to
bring her home and adV.1.ncc Colgate's lc:ad
to 2 ..0.
1l1e sixth inning was a big one for the
Tc:rriers, as they registered five run.s to
cam a lead of 5 ..2. BU held omo their
lead in the 6naJ two innings to ultimaccly
secure the victory over Colgate.
In their second contest or che day, Col·
gate cook chc iniciaJ lead once again. Bushee
led off the inning wich a single, and then
advanced to second after a bunt from Knior
captain Haley Fleming. She then nole third.
allowing her to reach home after Dowl ..
ing's single up the middle, giving Colg:ue a
1-0 lead.

HALEY HOMERS: Serilorcaptain Haley Fleming hit her first home run of the season
against the Boston University Terriers this past weelBob Comdt

The Terriers scorclowing inning to take the lc:ad, and chcn
wem on to score: five more runs in the

remainder of the game co secure the win,
Despite another initial Colgate lead, BU
ended the day with an 8· 1 win.
The following day, Colgate and BU
matched up for the final game or their series.
The first four and a ha.If innings were scoreless, with sophomore pitcher Brigit leuter
allowing only chrec hits. Colgace was once
again first on the scoreboard after a tworun homer from Fleming, marking her 61'$t
home run of the sea.son.
However, BU came back nrong in the
sixth with three runs, caking the le.ad and
beginning ultimately securing the win
four run$ in the seventh inning. Colgate
had runners on base in the bottom of the
sei.·enth, but BU got the outs that they
needed to end the game on top with a
7 ..2 victory.
This wcc:kcnd the Raiders begin to wind
down their Patriot Lc:aguc portion of chc
schcdule. After hosting the Bucknell Bi·
son, Saturday April 26, for Alumni Day, the
Raiders will host Senior Day at the Eacon
Street Field wich a 12 p.m. nan on Sunday

April 27.

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Colgate Sports for next fall?
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APRIL

24, 2014

SPORTS S-3

Wvmens Lacrosse Drop RetzU'rar Season Fi1lllie
Fall in Patriot League Quarterfinals to Holy Cross
After the Raiders' big victory, th<"y
journeyed this past weekend to Washington, D.C. 10 take on a league opponenc in
the American Eagles. With a victory, the
R.iiders had :a chance ,u home fidd adva1,1agc in the Patriot L<"aguc Quart<"rfinals,
but they fell jusr short in their efforts.
Ark was key :again for the Raid<"rS, setting the cone early with her thre<" goals
in the first half. Hc:r strong effort wa.s
matched by Floot.1lli<"d in the first half and hdp<"d contrib•
ute to rhe Raiders 6-5 half1im<" advantag<".
What did 1he Raiders in was a W<".tk
s<"cond half in which Berglin couldn't
seem to stop th<" Eagles' attack. Despi,e
Ark's fourth goal of ,he game and goals

BY SPENCER $ERLING
w/pu S,.rts Edit•r
'lhc Raiders finished up their regular
season this past week with two road matchups. Afccr pulling out a slim victory over
the Binghanuon Bcarcats during the week
in a non-league game, the Ra.idcrs rravcllM
to Amtrican and fdl to the Eagles. The
loss pushed rhc Raiders back to fifth in the

league and forced them

10

tnvcl to Holy

Cross, where they lost by just one goaJ ~rlicr

chis sea.son.
Playing at Binghamton in a rare weekday
game, the Raiders came out and picked up

a victory led by sophomore an.ackcr Kallan
Murray. Murray, who has been strong all season, recorded five poinrs on the afternoon
,rnd helped propel the Raiders to victory.
Staning offslow, the Bcarcacs nruck lWicc
before the ~iden could get on the board.
Sen ior 01pt.1in Ali.son Flood scored for 1he
Raiders five minutes in. Flood's strong play
in the game saw her break the school record
for draw controls, an honor truly india·
tive of how much Flood has mea.nt to ,he
program in her four ynrs.
After Flood's tally, junior midfielder
Megan Ark continued her strong season,
scoring her ccam•lcading 43rd to tie up
che game. Shonly after, Murray picked up
her fhn point, feeding Flood whose se<:·
ond go.11 of 1he game ga\'c che R..iiders an
early lead.
lhc Bearcats raJlied for 1hree nraigh1
goals past junior keeper Jenn ie Ekrglin to
p ut Binghamton b:ack on top. Muruy's first
goal of the game off an assist from first•year
attacker Tyler Shcrpcr cut the lead, but a
Bc.trcau tJ:11)' with 10 second.s left in the half
g,we ,hem ;i 6-4 adv;imJge.

from Sherper and Flood, the Raiders fell
ro rhe Eagle, by a score of I 0-9,

FIVE FOR MURRAY: Sophomore attacker Kallan Murray recorded five points in the
Raiders victory over the the Binghamton Bearcats on the road.
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While the Bcarcacs dominated much
p lay in the first half, the Raiders made seri•
ous halftime adjustmems and took over play
in 1he second half. After the Bearcats go1 on
the board fine 10 extend their lead to 7-4. the
Raiders finally went to work, striking four
times wi,hin 10 minutrs while holding the
Bearcats to nothing. Sophomore midfielder
U\iren Gorajek's t'WO gmls wcrr a key part
of ,he R::aiders r-un that gave them 1hr lead
they would hol
Bingham1on man.1ged ro score
one more titnt: rn rie up rhe gamr ar
eight, but the R1iders were rh<" uron·
gcr te.:im over the final 10 minutes.
Murray found Sherper for her firM
goal of the gamr to give the Raid·
er~ rhe lead wirh 2:37 r<:m.-infog.
Shonly af1er, Murray found first-ye;u
def<"nseman Sarah Bowles for her s<"cond of the g.tme .tnd the goal that pUI
the game ou1 of reach.

As the rcgul.:ir season came ,o a close,
the Raiders saw rwo of their stars honored
for their p lay this season. Both Ark and
junior dcfenseman Jenna Frost received
all-Pauiot League firs, team honors. Ark's
48 goals have her 1ied for 1he leagueplcad
and Fron's 29 c.-1uscd turnovers rank fifth.
In addi1ion ro these 1wo, Uerglin reccvied
All-Patriot Leagu<" second team honors for
her play in ner.
Jn the quarterfinals. the Raiders comp<"ted with chr Cru1aders hlH fell in the
end J0-8. Senior cap1ain Monic.1 White
scored four goals to keep the Raiders in
the game, but the Crusaders attack pro\.'eto be too much . The Raldc,s "1nlsh the
sc~son wirh ;1 rec;ord of 7p9 .md rewrn
many key play<"rs in hopes of another
great se:t$On.
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APRIL 24, 2014

SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS
Patriot League Standings
Women's Lacrosse

Softball
'Tram
L,h;gh

Boston U.
BudArmy
HolyCroo

Lafayncc
Colgate

1.,,,gu,

12-3
8-4
7-5
7-5
5.7
4-11
2-10

Uam
Loyola

0,¥Tllli
24-15
24- 18
17-21
19-22
9-19
6-29
9-24

Navy
Boston U.

Holy C'°"
C.Olgatc
L,higl>
Laf:&)'C'UC

Budmdl
American

L,,gu,
8-0
6-2
S-3
4-4
4-4
4-4
2-6
2-6
1-7

Men's Lacrosse

Owm/J

TMm
Loyola
Almy

12-4
14-2
7-9
6-11

1.,,,gu,

Owm/J

8-0
7-1
6-2
4-4
4-4
3.5
2-6

12-1
9.3
11 -4
8•S
7-7
4-8
2-1 1
3.11
2-1 1

Lehigh

Colgote
Bucknell
Navy
Boston U.
HolyCros.<

7-11

7-8
7-10
4-12
S-12

Lah)'t'tt(

1-7

1-7

Raider Action: This Weekend

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All-Wcekc:nd: Men's Tennis@ P,uriot League Championships
11 ,00 a.m. Women's Track and Field@ Penn Relays
5,00 p.m. Men', Lacrosse@ Loyola
Saturday, 11,00 a.m. Men's Soccer vt. Hobud
12:00 p.m. Softball vt. Bucknell
1:00 p.m. Women's Soccer vs. Cornell

Friday,

I :00 p.m. Women's Lacrosse@ Amcrian

Sunday:

l I :00 a.m. Men's Track and Field@ Cornell
12:00 p.m. Softball vs. Bucknell

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Women's Lacro,sc, Colgate 11 , Boston U. 7; Colgate 18, Lafuyene 17 (20T)
Softboll, Colgace 7, Cornell 6; Colg•ic I 0, Siena 2: Siena 5, Colgate 3; Colgate 6,
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N ATIONAL SPORTS

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NBA Playoff Preview: Western Conference
BY PETE KOEHLER

M....,._,.,,_ $,,,ff

The Western C.Onfcrcnc:c playoffs a.re going
co be like a crv.ier version of the news team
fight scene from "'Anchorman• - you're going
to need a mixture of skill, good fortune and
•haro~co,.killncss" to make it out ali..·e, because
there's proud and dangerous teams.coming at
you from c-.·cry direction. And there$ always
chc chance of the equiV21cnt ofBrit.k throwing
a c-ridcnc through a dude's heart, since thcrc'IJ
inevitably be something wacky that happens
to shake up d,c encirc scopt: of thingt - think
Rumll WC$tbrook go;ng down last>""· W;th
that in mind, lee's break down the West,
starting with the confcrcnc.c quancfflnaJs.
San Antonfo Spun (1) .._ Dallas
M a...riclu (8). 11,;, prom;,,, robe a fun four
or five games bur nothing more than chat. As
much as Dirk Nowitz.k.i ''loves going co wal'
with this itcr.ation of the Mavs, chey just don't
have lhc defensive capabilhy co make chc lace
g:unc stops nec:css:ary to beat chc Spurs four
times. The Mavs are (00 proud and off'ensiYcly
gifted to noc sec-a.I at least one at .Dallas'
AmeriClO Airlines Center, but the Spurs know
how to prevent Dirk from going off in a big
way, which needs to happen multiple times
for DaJl25 to h:mg around. Prediction: San
Antonio in fi,.,e g:amcs.
Oklahoma CityTbunde, (2) vs. Memphu
Gritt.lics (7), Qu;te frankly, th;s ;, a series
neither ream wants (O be involved in. After
another dominan( n:gular season, che Thunder
an', be happy abou, drawing the Grittl;es,
who own the league's best r«lOrd since Marc
Ga.sol's rcrurn from injury in mid-January,
while Memphis has to be disappointed ch.at
their injury WQCS depressed their win total such
to force them into a matchup with a juggernaut
OKC ,quad. These full,strength Gri,:,,1;,s,
essentially a ridt man's version of the Bulls out
f.ast, can bludgeon twns wich low-post scoring
and dcfensh-c prowess, bUl never fully addressed
the;routs;dc shooting deficiencies. The Grizzl;es
should k«p every game clo,c and can even Sa few, bu1 howe the opposite problem of Dall~
- they'll be cxrrcmcly challengod ro ,core lore
in games. Al.so, this has been Kevin Ouram's
year, and d1on's not s1opping in the first round.
Pn:diaion: Oklahoma City in si.x g:,.mcs.

uendy tide pick and Ponl:rnd is getting no
love wha.t:$0CVer. Ccr~inly their two hot
screaks were diametrically opposttl, but this
is a dangerow Ponland teamt with a knack
for late game heroics and an insane home
crowd - chcy'rc a one-spon, major league
town, This will be every b;t the dogfight of
Oippc:C$/Warriors, if not more so. Prediction:
Portland in seven games.
The Res, of the Way: Who wins the
West may come down to which team is 1he
healthiest, freshest and luckiest in regards to
matchups. To some degree, you make your
own luck with matchups, which is ccrminly
true in the case of San Antonio, who has a
f.t,.·orable draw in D.lllas and then potencially
Hou.non or Pordand. Spurs coach Gregg
Popovich has been arcfully watching his stars'
minutes all year to ensure their health and
stamina come this rime year. Still, the Spurs
squcczcd out 62 wins thanks to seemingly
HOP ON POP: NBA Coach of the Year Gregg Popovich has guided the San Antonio
J;m;dcs, depth that saw players Hke Patty
Spurs through multiple playoffs and should succeed this year as a No. 1 seed.
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Mills and Marco Bclinelli shining when given
Los Angel,. CUppcn (3) vs. Golden State bigspocs. O,ris Paul and Blake Griffin m go;,,g extended minutes. The Spur$ have depth at
Warriors (6). It's been quite well-documented 10 ncthat dicsc two tca,ms just pl.a.in don't like each going ,o ncother. W'ltile that's one of the oldest and lamest couple of times, who have the c:apabil.ity to put apan wrucr defelUC$ with dite pick and roU
spons cl;ch~ ;n ,he book, it applies hca,ily up po;nts ;n bw,dm thcyll need ro keep up play and sharpshoo,ers cvcrywhen:.
hen,. Dcsp;tc Andrew Bogut's abscn« wl,;ch w;th the Splash Brothers. Blake Griffin staying
Kevin Dur.1m is having such an insane
marginally sales down the tension, I'm still out offoul trouble will be key, where he has d1< year tha1 he should be given the bcne61 of the
placing the over-under on scuffles per game at potmrial 10 o...rwh2.5. The loss of Boguulso fo= the Warriors to This will be an extremely dose serits, more chan finals, regarolcss of who ,hey match up w;,h
go small, wnkh could acrually allow for a more ple arc projecting. but I gh•: the sHglu nod in the next round, especially with Wcsrbrook
free-flowing offense and better balJ mo,.·emenr. to Golden Stare in Y..hat is essentially a coin flip. by his side this time around. lhe problem i.s
dcsp;te son1cwhar expoong wlur has been art Prediction: Golden Sl•tc in SC\'Cn g2mcs.
that Sa.n Antonio could realistically play two
elite defense w;th Bogut on the Aoor. Golden
Houston RodState was a hor wild-of the season, but had 50 many ups :md downs for you. But it's for just about c,.·eryone else, rock fights/bloodbaths/trench wars to make
this year ch.:u some peopJc h:we ca.Ued them ;1 where the cc>mbined point rot-Als should be it to the conference finals. WhiJe they should
disappointment to the poim of questionjng hovering around 220 every game, in wha1 be game, such a path will undoubtedly leave
road, Mark Jackson's job "3M- Some of should bean offensive slugfC$1. Both teams arc them a1 a scriow disadvantage against the
that lS F.ur, but GokLcn St.ate was furrunate to elite offensively, but only middle-of-the-pack Spurs, who should be better able to deal with
get it together down the stretch to n0t only on the other side of the ball and will likc-ly be OKC than at times during the regular season
hang on 10 a playoff' spot but to avo;d playing shooting three pointers :u eye-popping rates. with Kawhi Leonard presumably healthy
Oklahoma City or San Amonio. Also, their On some Je,.,cl, thin~ might shake down to and able to guard Duran1, and no back·tO·
stan:ing unit w.u one of the best rated in the Jam~ Harden/Dwight Howard v. Lamarcus back g3mcs that wear down the Spur$' senior
leigue. Their bench units unfurt-unatdy v,crc Aldridge/Damian Lillard, but I think the citiuns. &th teams have a deserved chip on
some of the worst, but a playoff minutes rilt latter two ~ more matchup problems, their shoulder, but something tells me the
towa.rds the starters could b•eragc that &'P· For where the Rockets don·t have much of an Spurs have one final, n.-demp1ory chapter to
the Clips, the veteran tt"inforttmcnrs tuvcn'c answer for Aldridgt" at the four spot. Really write in their storied his1ory.
really conuibutcd and they arc still :a link though. the matchup is qui1: even - I don't
Coma('I Pett Koehl~,
undcrm:ann«l :u the backup wing and backup quite understand why Houston is such a
111 pkothlrr@rolgatt.td11.

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Bobrovsky Key Towards Jackets' Run
BY BEN GLASSMAN
M11NH1,,·NrwJ S,,,,ff

lhe dream NHL playoff' team has a d«p
rostet and an overall wdl--round«f lineup tha1
put the rest of his tom on his back, In recent
memory. the Stanley Cup champions from the
pas:l tw0 years. the Bosto1\ Bruins and Chicago
Blackhawk..s, both had postscas0n runs driven
by overall ,cam cfl'oru. The Wash;ng,on Cap;tals, on the otht'.r hand, arc a good example
of the perils of rt.lying on one pl.ayer, as tht'.ir
constant rdiancc on Alex Ovtchkin has prov·
en futj)e in tadt of tl1e last six seasons. Still, it
is sometimes ncc.cssary for a playtr to perform
above and beyond in order to give his team
chat extra push to realize playoff"suc:ccss.
This year, the name that I immcdlatdy
think of ;, Sergei Bobrovsky. The Columbus
Blue Jacket$' netmindcr received the Vezina
trophy as the league's b..t goal;. last Sthanks ro a 2.00 goals against average and .932
save pcrccnt.tge. While he won't repeat as th.is
ytar's winner, he has been a.bsolutdy vital to
his team's success. His stellar play - fi1,·e shut·
outs and nearly 1,700 saves in 58 games-was
arguably the b;pt reason that Columbus

earned their second playoff bcnh in franchise
histc)ry. In April ~ially when e\'Cry game
w.as of the utmost imponancc for th('. Jackets'
tight playoff" race with Detroit and Washin.g•
,on, Bobrovsky performed ;ncrccl;bly, a,.r.
aging just 1.82 goals against and a save per·
c,enrage of .945. Now, w;th h;s club matched
up against one of the m0$t offensively-gifted
lineups ;n the league, Bobrovsky has a chance
co continue that dominance and shock the
hockey worid w;th a b;g upset.
Nearly every hockey analysr and f.n picked
the Penguins to blow 1he Blue J.ackC"tS ou1 of
the wain - only one of eighc NHLcom analysts went with Columbus - bu, I really th;nk
that folks undett:Stinute the importance of
good pochantpion,h;p, goaltender Maro-Andre Fleury SPOTUGHT ON SERGEI: Columbus goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky played stellarly during
h.u been notoriously inept come playoff' time.
the home-stretch of the season and will influence the Blue Jackets' playoff chances.
In f.a, when compared with the 24 other
goalies wno have played at lcist 10 games ovthe last four playoff'sea,ons, Acury ranks dead trouble for the Penguins.
like theJackru. lfBobrovsky plays the way=
lasr w;th an abysmal save pc:n:cnrage of .880.
Unforrunaidy for the fine folks of Co- all know he ;, capable of play;ng, howover, he
Acury ;, a ginr goaltender ;n the regular sea- lumbus, Ohio, I can't quite imagine rhe Blue should be able to l<>d them JlllSl tht first round
.son, but the hccs arc chat since his Ulp run. JacketS ho;st;ng Lord Stanley• Cup this )'Caf, and potentially as r., as the confercncc finals.
he's been jus, dreadful in the playoffs, and ;f he Teams like the BNiru and the Anaheim Ducks
Omtan 8m G'4smu,n
is matched up against a player like Bobrovsky simply h.avc 100 much firepower and too much

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series somewhat imercs-ting, bur Bobcats
star center Al Jefferson is hobbled a.fier a
M11n••N,_., Sl•ff
Game One loss. After discovering that the
Throughout much of the NBA 2013- Bobcats have not beat the Heat since Miami
2014 regular season, the Eas1c:rn Conference acquired LcBron J:amcs and Chris Bosh in
was mocked for not playing nearly as great 2010, I sec this series going no other way
basketball as the West. However. especially 1han ro the Heat in four games.
Toronto Raptou (3) vs. Brooklyn
because of the Pacers' and Heat$ recent
struggles, 1hc pl~yoff picture in the East could Neu (6) - While the young, posueason
he more competitive than anyone expcc1cd:
hungry ~ptors think th:at they have the
Indiana Pacen (I) vs. Atlanta Hawk, (8) edge over the cider "'dinosaur"' Nets, they :arc
Without much thought, one migl-u believe wrong. In the playoffs, experience is wh3t
chat the Pacers would sweep a series ag.tinst mancrs most, and the Neu have- lhat and
the lowly Hawks, the only team in the more in playoff veterans Deron Williams.
playoffs that was below .500 in the regular Joe Johnson, Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett.
~:LIIOn. Despite this, not only have the Pac·
All~Star OcM:ar OeRoun and Mon
er)) nrugglcJ lately, including a latc,.scason Improved Player candidate Kyle Lowry
19·point loM to the Hawks :n home, but the will be tough for ,he Nets to contain, bur
matchups in lltis sc-rics are not in their favor. as J>aul Pierce proved with his clurch shots
Whilc- Pacers' poinc guard George Hill can in Game One, expcrie1\Ce trump.s all in rhe
defend fairly well, Hawks' point guard Jeff postsca.son, I expect the Neu 10 take ,his
Teague has the ability co domina,e him with series in six games, maybe even less.
Chkago Bulls (4) ""· Washington
his quickness and strength. In addition, AJI ..
Star forward P;rnl Millsap and cspcciaJly Wrz.ards (5) - When Dc.rrick Rose went KING Of THE COURT: Miami Heat superstar foiward LeBron James has the task of
rookie «mer Pero Amie will 1ake the Pacers' down for the seuon early this year, a.nd defending two con~utlve championships but has an easy path to the conference final~
bigs, David West :rnd Roy Hibbert, outside especially when the Bulls traded away Luol - - - - ' - - -- - - - -- - - - - - -- - - -- - - - - 1ho.unlntlm(S.com
of the paim, their comfort rone on che de.. Deng for Fin:ancial relief, ~pie started co in Chicago. Oespice these fac,ors, I stiU have Confc-rencc Finals, the Heat will once
:again face the mighty Pacers, but this time
fensive end. Despite a shocking Game One count Chic.,go out of making an imp.1ct in che Bulls winning it in six games.
The Rest of the Way - As far as my without a home-court ndvanmgc-. The Heat
loss and these m:atchup problems, the Pacers the playoffs. Enter an extremely mo1iv:ucd
probably will not mttt my original predic.. Joakim Noah. After the Dc-ng trade, Noah predic1ions go, the Pacers and Bulls will may fall behind early in the series but, with
tion ofbc:ating the Hawks in fi\'e games, but proved that he was thc- heart and soul of f.tce off in a heated defensive matchup in some dominam performances, rhey should
George and Lance Stephenson will likely this season's Bulls squad, a.s he averaged J2.6 the second round. While Noah may be 100 be able co knock off the Pacers for the
poims, 11.3 rebounds, 5.4 assists and 1.51 hard for Hibben to Stop, Paul George and second year in a row in six or seven games.
le-ad them in six games.
Miami Heat (2) V$. Ch.u-lottc Bobcats blocks on his way to the 2014 Defensive l..ince Stephenson will likely overwhelm Finally, in a rematch of the 2012 NBA
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\Vith LeBron James looking ro rc- Playe"r of the Year :award. Sixth Man of the 1hc Bulh' guards, and l expect the Pacer$ Finals, the Heat and Thunder will square
e~tablish himself as 1hc le-.1guc's bcsr player YcarcandidacesT:aj Gibson and D.J. Augustin to win that series in six game$. On tht off in a thrilling seven game series that
after pretty much losing the MVP a,-.•ard ;also give the Bulls some much nccdc.."an10 Kevin Ouram, and wi1h Dwayne \'wcll-rutcd JJtcr missing many games down not be discounlethe stretch
,he regular M:awn, this series easer to pcrfo,m in his p\ayoff de-but, and season. 1lowever, LcBron and Co. will 1hcir third title in a row.
Co111ar1 D7/1111 Puh•er
,hcml1
Ill
dpulwr@point guMd Kemba W.1lker will m.ikc this 1h~1 led the \X i,.Jrtls to ;a Game One victory win that series in six g.tmC$. In the: Eastern

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or

The Maroon-News' Official NFL Mock Draft
llY CIIAI\LIE ENBI RC.
Mnroo,,.N
I. Houston Texans: JadC\'COn Oownc:y,
OF., South Carolina.. L)cspi1c the ·1cxans' quaro:rludc i\\Ut.'\, they cannot p.t.SS up on talent like
,hi\. C..lowney h.as the ;aibilit)' to dominate wl,en
he i\ disciplined and his hc.1d i\ in the game.
·1hough he is still raw .tnd progn:s.,ing a.\ a
pb1ycr, he- can be the finishing touch to a formid1hlc-1ham dd"c-1ut chat alrca:dy include$ Stan
like Brian Cushing. Whitney Mercillus :and of
course J.J. Wan. If the 1c:xans cinnot put the
pi«cs together on offense, thdr defcn~ will
certainly be there to bail them out.
2. SL Louis Rams, GrAu.bum. lht Rams offense is a work in progress, but is gcning better and better each year.
They have Strong wide receivers and a qu.artcrback that has the skills 10 be a top 15 ~lent
one day, but rhcy lad a .soBd offensive Hne to
protect him and a stu running back to add an~
other dimension to their game. Given that there
arc no running backs worth raking second, the
Rams have to go with Robinson to bolster their
line and give Sam Br.adford more time in the
pod•
3. Jadaonmk J...,.,... Johnny Mam.id,
Q.B, Tc,a, A&M. "lhe )"II' desper:udy need
someone explosive who can rum their boring
offense into one cha1 could do some damage.
No one has more potential 10 do this than Hei.sman Trophy winner Johnny Mam.id. People
question his lack of discipline and ability to
su=a su=ful dual-threat QB that will open up
the 6dd and allow for other kss nottble playm
to shine. Blake Sonics and Teddy Bridgew.ucr
a~ also other v~ble options for the Jaguars,
but Manzid is a fir more exciting pick and the

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Jaguars noed his cxpiosi\•e potential to become the field into the end ione. With the addition
contenders ag:ain.

4. Oevdand Brown,; Toddy BridgQ.B, Louisville. EYand Bonlcs were all offthe board by the ti me the
Browns' pick came along, they would Still have
to go ..;th a QB. They have no quanctbocks
that cm play dfecrivdy in the NFL right now
and they need 10 change that quickly. Luckily,
only Mamie! will likdy be off the board, wnid,
means they can mkc Bridgewater. He is a consistent, sman and underrated. quanerback th.n
knows how to win and gujde his: teams down

of Ben Tare and rcruming playm like Josh Gordon. lhe Browns arc in position to h.tvc a solid
offense c:apoble of putting up point$.
s. Oaldaod Raiden: Khalil Mad<, 01.B,
Buffalo. Sonics is dc6nitdy an aruaa.ive pick
for th< Raiders, but bcause they now haw:
M.n Sd,aub, it is not nCCC$SU)' they take a QB
this early. The obvious pick is Mack, • dominant lind>acker wirh the sucngth a.nd spttd 10
sadc quanctbodcs and catch running backs.
6. Atlanta Fakoos: Jake Matthews, OT,
Tcus A&M. Pretty easy pick for the Faloons

here. 1 hC)' ha\•e ;1 wlid orfensc led by quarterback M,m Ryan, hut they need to strengthen
their oA'i:nsivc line if they want co give him and
RB Sre\·en Jackson a chance to make big plays.
7. Tampa Bay Buccan«rs: Sammy
Watkin.s, WR, Clemson. A 101 orrampa Bay's
success this year hinges on their quanc-rbock
pL,y. ·1ht.'Y already have a scud RB in Doug
Martin and ~lid WR in Vincent Jackson,
but 1hc:y could still use an explosive player to
compliment Jackson's Strength. Thu playt:r is
S.1mmy W:ukins, a bluing fust widcout that
Clemson QB Tajh Boyd found over and over
again. Adding Watkins would give probable
srnner Mike Glennon ma.ny weapons both on
the ground and in the air. Being surrounded by
taknt should give Glennon the confidence he
n«ds 10 step up and n0t be afr.,;d to make big
plays. If this happens, the Bua offe11sc could be
in the top JO or bencr in the NFL
8. Mlnnesoca Viking:,: Blake Sorties, Q.B,
UCR Neither Matt Cassel nor Christian Ponckr have gotten the job done over the past few
yon. The Vikings need a solid QB if they ever
want a chance at malcing the playoffs. If they
can get Sonics this larc, they haw: to taltc him.
9. Buffialo Bills, Taylor Lewan, OT,
Michigan. E.J. Manud was sacltcd the founh
m0.1t out of any st>Jting QB wt ...,.n.
Needless to say, they need to hobtcr their
offc11sive line and Lewan is the guy they netd.
I 0. Detroit Lions, Jwtin Gilbert, CB,
Oklahoma Statt. The Uons have a V«Y good
offcru<, but ne«I obviou, work on defense,
especially in the passing g:ame. Gilbcn will 6U
tho,c holes and tighten the Lions scoondary,
which could potwtially make them a strong
playoffcontender.
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APRIL 24, 2014

Question of the Week: What sports event a,re
you most looking forward to in 2014?
BYQ\! INN DALY
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The World Cup this summer is sure to be
jam-pad«,d with action as Rio De Janeiro, Brwl
hosts the 32 reams that qu>li6ed. Alter Neymar
and Hulk led Brwl to the 2013 Confederations
Cup championship and gold medal this past
summer, the ,rakes will be a 10< higher in 2014.
B=il has pout«! nearly $3.5 billion into
prq,ar.,rions for the Wodd Cup, but cotimatcs
&om Bloomberg and the fact that only six out
of 12 Stadiums have been complcrcd mean that
$10 billion more will have to be dumped into
the projo::t ifit is to be completed on time.
The final fourte.uns from the Confederation
Cup tou.rnamcnt ~ Bra1JI, Italy, Uruguay
and the J)ffennial powefflousc, Spain. What
interests me most about this World Cup is that
1 believe aU of these four teams will likely not

be the finalists. [ a.n see Br.nil riding the home
crowd to chc scmi6nals, and Spain wilJ surely
m~c itoutof thcirgroupstagcs, bur I h,a,.·cmy
doubts about Urugu,y and lt:aly. For Stlrter,,
21-ycar old phenom Sunderwent foot surgery and has b«n 5jdelincd
for the past two monrhs. lhc Italians rel.yon the
deadly one-tw0 punch of the aggrcs.sivc Mario
Balotdli and El Shaarawy, and many of their
other opportunities aie cttated by the ageless
And.-.. Pirlo. Without El Shaarawy, I doubt
the Iralians can gt.1\erate enough offel\$C to
advance ,o the semifinals. Similarly. I have my
doubcs about fie Uruguayan national ,cam's
ability to make it out of their group st2ge.
lttly and England arc my "4'0 picks to make it
out of Group 0, ~ compctitivt group, but by
no means cquaJ to the "'Group of Death"' the
United States has bttn placed in. The United
Sc:.ttcs will compete against Germany, Ghana
and PortugaJ for rv.'O spoo;, and while recent
successes point cow.irds the United States'
steady improvement imernaciona.lly, this
group is just too difficuh to move on through.

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BY DAVID JOSSELSOHN
M. . .,..14w SuJf

I am moSt looking forward to seeing
the NHL playoffs play out over the next
month. The ta.lent and sroryHnes in this
year's playoffs arc endless, and the Stanley
Cup really seems to be up for grabs
this year, The East is led by the bruising
Boston Bruins, backed by Zdcno Chara,
Patrice Bergeron, Jarome lginla and star
goaltender Tuukka Rask. Boston has :all the
cools: off'en.sive firepower, a rough defense
and an imprmive goalie, but as we've
learned, nothing is a given in the NHL
Playoffs. The Rangers, led by Rick Nash,
Martin St. Louis and Henrik Lundqvist
arc immensdy talented and could prove
FIFA DREAM: The 2014 FIFA World Cup, with some games played In Rio De Janeiro,
to be a tough tcsr for Boston shouJd they
Brazil, at the designed stadium above, will provide excitement during this summer.
mccc. And obviously, don't forget about
BY KEVIN MAHONEY
seems more de,ermincd than ever to do so. the Pinsburgh Penguins. Despite filtering
At this point, Miami, pending any serious cowards the end of the season, this is still
injuries or a awtrophic collapse, is a lock a team led by stars Sidney Crosby, James
Even though it is difficuJt co choose co come out of the East with Indiana playing Neal and Evgeni Malkin.
The West, chough, is where the excitement
against the upcoming 2014 FIFA World Cup, so poorly.
For the Thunder and Dur.mt, it will be a really begins. I could s« any of the six top
for the obvious reason that it only happens
mo~
difficult feat, but one I chink dlcy can teams in the West progressing on to the
once every four years, I a.m more cxcittd for
the NBA Finals, pending an Oklahoma C ity accomplish, which would scr up a rematch finals, which is what makes 1hcsr playoffs so
Thunder and Miami Heat matchup. The of the 2012 Finals. Ho...,'CVer, if the Heat and interesting. The Avalanche arc youthful, fasc
main rcason for this also seems obvious: a Thunder meet again in the Finals, it will be a and have Vc-z.ina Trophy candidate Scmyon
matchup between UBron James and Kevin complercly diff"ercnt 6ghc, one chat is far more Varl.amov. The Ducks were the best team in
Durant. The NBA has not witnessed rwo compclUng and evenly matched. Not only has hockey most of the year, so they cannot be
players so great and so evenly matched sinc.c Durant elevated his game to become No. I and counted out. Toms like the Blackhawks,
Magic and Bird. With :all the incredible talent No. 2 with LeBron, both Russt:U Wc,,brook Kings and Sha.rks arc ta.lcnccd a.nd have been
currently in the NBA, LcBron and Durant and Serge lboka have earned precious playoff in the playoffi plenty of time, so~ will ,cc
have managtd to separate themselves from the o:perienoc and become consistent players, if their experience poy, dividends. Finally, the
J>2Ck into a strarospherc aJJ to their own. h's setting up for what would be an epic series. Blues' aoquisition of Ryan Miller makalmost ccnain that Durant will win his first Even though tho World Cup is hard to top, a vcsy dangerous ro play against, espeda.Uy now
MVP this year, ending LcBron:S run of cwo match up between LeBron and Durant would tha1 they arc finally healthy. The NHL playoff;
in row. However, I know that Durant is noc do ic for me. If these cwo supenws end up have already begun and have been incttdibly
sacisficd with this individual accolade. More mccring in the NBA Finals, 1 think we could cmcrnuningso F.u. My pick is the Bruins to beat
imponantly, he's looking to end LcBron's be in an even beuer Finals than last year, the Duck, in six games, but just like past NHL
streak of back-10--back championships and and we all remember how exciting that wa.s.. Pla)'offi., nothing can be taken for granted.

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USMNT Ready for World Cup
line and skillful midfield, which will :also be a
challeng< for the USMNT.
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The most amicipatcd game of the group
The 2014 FIFA World Cup is approaching. play, howand all teams arc prq,oring to begin play in German team is favo«d to top the group, but
Brwl on June 12. Aficr losing in the Round of the tension between teams will be bcrwocn the
16 in the 2010 Wodd CuJ» the USA~ hoping coaches. KUnsmann was dlc former coach of the
for a better outcome this time a.round. 1hc German national team and was i.nnrumenr:al in
team will begin training at Stanford University's their fairyc,le World Cup in 2006, whore they
Stanford Stadium in Califomiaon May 14.
lost in the scrnilinals. Klinsmann stepped down
"'This is going co be the foundation or after the Wodd Cup, and his former assistlnt
the World Cup. It's a dry climate. It's fi-csh Joachim I.ow took charge aficrwards. Since
air/" USA coach Jurgen Klinsmann said. I.ow has been coach, Germany's game has been
Klinsmann musc submfr a preliminary 30- on another level and the team has consistently
ma.n roster co FIFA by May 13 and a final bttn a fierce competitor,
Many an: calling Group G the •croup of
23-man ros-tcr by June 2. 'Jhe team will pl-ay
three exhibition games before chcy Ry to their Death," as the USMNT has been drown into
the roughcst group. With Germany ranked
buc camp in Sao Paulo.
The USA men', nation:al «am (USM NT) scc:ond and Portugol ranked third in the FIFA
is f.tcing a tough draw in chis year's group play. World lunkings, tl-.e USMNT has its work
They arc in Group G and will open against cut out for them. It has been predicted by
Ghana on June 16, followed by Portugol on many that Gcrtnany and PortUgal will top the
June 22 and Germany on the 26. In the 2010 group, and Gcmu.nywill beat out Spain in the
World Cup's Round of 16, the USM NT lost finals. On top of that, Gcrtnany boasts one of
to Ghana, 1-2, as A.smoah Cyan scored the the planet's most explosive offensive attacks.
winning goal for Ghana in extra time. lhi.s HowC\·er, to Klinsmann, winning is aJI that
heartbreaking los, for the USMNT ondctheir journey, and chcy arc hoping to make up mental approach of the USA ,cam right since,
for 2010 and pull off a viaory ag:ainsr Ghana. he took the job.
"In lootb:all you need co have spcci:al player>
Ponugal will be a challenge for the USMNT
as well, as they have been playing strongly to get special results and if you don't have
and bo.u-r the talent of Cristiano Ronalda. those players, like Lionel Mcssi or Cristi~.no
While Po"ugal relics heavily on Ronaldo, Ronaldo. then )'Ou have to look for a way
they arc more than a one-man team and tend of compensating. by working as a team and
to ptrform better than expected once they having a winning mentality,"' Klinsmann s.t.id
qu:alify. Porrugal also boasts a strong back to FIFA.com. He continued to explain that
BY KRISTEN DUARTE

MAN OF FOCUS: USMNT head coach Jurgen Klinsmann has his WOt1< cut out for him in
the ·Group of Death; but is working towards building a tough team for the World Cup.
blog,ptnnli"'-o:,m

mental Strength ti.Ices years co develop and
Germany~ has come from years of success.
1hatconfidence is not down toc:oinciden«,
though. It's the result of a lot of hard work. It
doesn't alway, work out, bur it comes through
dedicuion and experience and that's what W(.'rc
trying to achieve wich USA." KJinsmann said.
Klinsmann knows the US will be against
some very strong opponents, but he is focused
on winning. 1hc USMNT's ambition is to
=d, a World Cup semifinal, and Klinsmann
is hdping them create the right atmo,phcte for
that to happen.

"'No matter whom we pl~y ag;ainst, wc:11
always be a team chat gives 1,000 percent, and
even when we take on stronger teams, we're
not going to sic there and just w.it to set: wha:t
happens. The only word dut m:.mers tO us is
winning.'" Klinsmann said. Through rigorous
physical and mental training. Kllnsmann and
team USA will be preparing for rhe tournament
in June. As the underdogs hOWC\·cr, they may
struggle to end up being among the top two
reams in Group G, the ·croup of Death."
C.n,a,r Kristm Durrrr,
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