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- - -------- ---A Nnznretlr College studeut pr1blicntion ----------------December 10,2010
INSIDE
2
Chartwells
4
Sarah Palin Reality
Show Review
6
Burma VJ Movie
Night
7
Advice Column
EVENTS
6ook Signing: "According
To Us: Four Older Women
Tell Their Stories" lly Diane
Drechsler
12111 Ca~aret 2:30pm
Coming Home from War:
The Veteran and Family
Discussion Series
1/12 Arts Center
Lipson Patron's Lounge
5:30pm
Commemoration of Dr.
Martin luther King, Jr.
1/1 7 Nazareth Campus
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Some things are better left un-posted
Kaitlyn Oudt
Staff Writer
We' ve all done it. Used our
Facebook power$ to vent about
our "awful"' day. or our ''dumb"
boss. or tbose kstupid'' classes.
Friends comment or like it and
it's old ne\\'S in about 30 minutes
wbeo you change your sllltus and
post something about kinens.
But \\hat if your Fa<:ebook
venting" cost you your j ob?
Dawnmaric Souza. nn employee
at American Medical Response.
was fired from her job becnuse
of her use of social netWorking to
complainaboutherboss.Sheused
her private Facebook account to
describe her supervisor in vulgar
and unflattering tem1s, as well as
writing about " how the company
allows a 17 (nkn a psychiatric
patient] to be a supervisor."
The National Labor Relations
Soard has issued a complaint
against the firing of Soma. The
board believes that Sol12>1's
termination was illegal based
on thc1r view thai a workers
criticism or their boss on social
networking sires is "a protected
concerted activity." American
Medical Response has repeatedly
slllted that Souza's termination
is not linked to her posts, but
rather to multiple complaints
about her behavior at work.
A lot of employ= are using
social networkingsites to seek out
potential employees but also to
keep up on those who are already
employed. Our generation has
to be careful about
what is posted on the
Internet because it bas
the potential to stir up
trouble in our future.
Even if Soll7.n's job
wasn't on the Une,
would it still have
been appropriate for
her to bash her boss on
Face book? Probablyoot.
There seems to he a
time and a place for
everything, even in
today's fast paced,
technology driven
world. Many young
professionals believe
that we have the right
to say what we want on
our Facebook orTwiuer.
But they also add to that
opinion, saying that it
is in bad lllste to trash
your boss via social
networking sites and
thm it is a risky, bad idea.
Altbough you may think it true
that your boss is a bit looney.
your Facebook friends are
unlikely to he as passionate about
it as you are. Save yoUI$Cif the
trouble and keep it to yourself.
Got an STD? There's an app for that
Courtney Henson
News Editor
The tem1 .. scx1ing9
' reaches a
whole nc" level with Britain's
new wave of technology that
is currently hitting the scene.
If you have ever thought that
there may l>c a po~sibility that
you ha\C contr;~eted n sexuall>
transmltled di<e3SC, but are too
afraid to colbult a doctor, then
these researcher$ ha\'e cre-ated
something special just for
you -a small chip that. when
urinated on nnd mtached to your
cell phone, con determine within
minutes whether or not you have
a sexuall) transmitted disease.
It can also tell you exactly \\bat
kind ofSTD that you have,
including chlamydia, gonorrhea,
and even IIJV.
According to someccards.com,
"Old-fushioned STD tests are
too slow and awkward for Brit­ish
youth. so the government's
funding a computer chip you
pee on and attach to your phone
for an instant diagnosis. You
don't e\en have to leave your
fuvorite noghtclub bathroom!~
Briush scientists first began re­search
and construction of such
loNolli;'-'l:ill!niO lh~
amount or sewally transmitted
diseases being contracted in teen­agers
\\(IS growing at an alarm­ing
rotc. According to TG Daily,
the number of reported sexually
transmitted diseases, also com­mont}
referred to as STDs or
STis. h.-.d reacbed 482.696 last
year Since a lot of these sexu­ally
transmitted diseases are go­ong
undiscovened and unrecorded
in teenagers until these diseases
l'~Ch serious stau.!;..~i·
enliStS decided to provide this
tech-sa"'') generation with a
quick nnd easy way to test them­selves
in a more comfortable
nnd private scenario. TI1e priva­cy
and quickness of such a tC$t
would encournge the British teen
No more Four Loko
Marta Hetz
Staff Writer
Beginning December 10,
Four Loko will no longer be
sold in the Slllte of New Yorlc.
Due to the fact that one can is
equivalent to six heel$ and five
cups of coffee and due to the
fact that the design of the can
and fruity !liSle are cons idened
to be tmgeted directly towards
the younger demographic,
authorities have deemed Four
Loko highly dangerous The
eafTeine mixed with the alcohol
makes it difficult for the drinker
to realize bow iniOxicated they
ha\'C become until it is too late.
This effect bas lead 10 ""vern\
hospillllizatjoDS and even dearhs
of college students. '/'he SIMes
of Michigan, Utah. Oklahoma,
Massachusetts, and Washington
have already completely banned
the drink and New York is next.
Currently in New York beer
distributOr$ have promised to
stop shipping Four Loko 's by
December 10. Veodol$ will then
have a grace period to gel it off the
shelves, hO\\'Cver, places such as
Wesonans, Tops, and Seers of the
World have already voluntari ly
taken it off their shelves.
population, as well as anyone
around the world. to be tested.
With such an advanced poeee of
technology comes an array of
controversy. lbe main focus of
dispute is over the fact that rhesc
te"s are not providing counsel­ing
of any kind from an actual
health professional When n po:r­<
nn consults a certified doctor or
health professional to he clini­cally
tested for SC'CURII) trans­mitted
diseases. the) are given
an accurate diagnosis as \\ell
ns proper clinical treatment to
help resolve such issues. When
people test themselves, they may
go diagnosing themselves ond
try to fox things on their O\Vn,
which ma) lead to f.•lse ding­noses.
This can result in further
h.'llm done and an even more
serious decline in one's health.
With much more rescareh and
adjustments to be made to this
as-of-yet unnamed device, it
wi ll take some time for it to
reach the global mttrket. Be
sure to be on the lookout ror
it within the next year or so.
2 THE GLEANER ------Opinions
Chartwells'
Carty Maldonado
Copy Editor
When Cbartwells became Nazareth's food service pro­vider
in the spring 2009 semester, they decorated the
dining balls and retail locations with bulletin boards,
white boards, and comment boxes that proclaimed,
"Tell us what you think!" and "We listened!" Howev­er,
it has been my experience, especially recently, that
Cbartwells may he listening to students, but they're
oot responding to them.
I have attended every Food C<>uncil meeting that
Chartwells has held during their time here at Naza­reth,
with the exception of one held last year. I have
been one of two attendees at some meetings, and one
of twenty attendees at others. However, there is a pat­tern
that characterizes every Food Council meeting,
no matter the number of students i_n attendance: a
leader opens the floor to comments and suggestions,
students share their thoughts, and in too many eases,
Cllartwells' representatives respond, "We'll look into
it." Many times, though, the issues brought up by the
students go unresolved.
For example, at the last Food Council meeting. I
brought up the fact that Chartwells' meal equivalency
policy in Caffe Sorelle means that students are not able
to get a salad, a cold sandwich, or even an entree-sized
cup of soup or chili with a meal equivalency swipe.
Instead, students have to choose from two slices of
pitta, pasta, a Panini, or the entree <>f the day. Not
necessarily bad options, but what about the days that
studeots are in a hurry? Why can't a student get a cold
sandwich, most of which cost the same as or less than
a Panini, with a meal equivalency swipe?
T broached the topic with Chartwells' representatives
at the last meeting only to be told, "We'll look into it."
When the meeting minutes arrived in my email in box
false fa9ade
two and a half weeks afler said Food Council meeting,
the representatives' response to my request was, '"This
issue has been addressed, that which is allowed is only
that which is posted on the meal equivalency sign.''
But the issue wasn't addressed, because I didn't ask,
"What is allowed with meal equivalency?" I asked an
entirely different question: "Why can't T get a cold
sandwich on days that I'm in a hurry, instead of wait­ing
for a wann one?" Most of us pay between $1,824
and $2,429 per semester to eat on campus. That's a lot
of money. For the $3,648 a year that T pay Nazareth,
I'd like to know thai I have the option of a salad, in­stead
of two slices of pizza, at lunch.
Another issue discussed at the Food Council meeting?
The fact tha~ while the new pasta bar is, overall, a
good addition to the dining hall, it means that students
now have ibwer options at lunch and dinner. Pasta
was always available, but by expanding the amount of
pasta available,
another menu itern
was removed.
This means that
instead of having.
for example, six
choices per meal,
you now only have
five. Cbartwells
responded in the
meeting minutes
by stating, "The
pasta bar has gone
over very well and
we have taken all
the favorites from
plate by plate and
added them to my
kitchen [sic]."
Again, Cha~vells
failed to address the concern at hand-the fact that
more pasta means fewer options.
To he fair, Chartwells is not all bot air. At the first
Food Council meeting of the fall 2010 semester, it was
requested that meal equivalency at the Roost he ex­tended
by an llour, and Cbartwells did make this hap­pen.
II seemed to he an effortless change <>n their part
- merely a matter of modifying their computer system.
If a change like that is so simple to make, then why is
it so hard to respond to students' concerns about the
number of choices available?
Cbartwells puts on a good show. They proolaim their
willingness to listen and their eagemess to make the
changes that students want to see, but when it comes
down to it, they don~t seem interested in actually liv·
ing up to their big talk.
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Emily Soule
NEWS EDITORS
Courtney Henson
Andrea Canale
SPORTS EDITOR
Ryan Flies
OPINIONS EDITOR
Lauren Berger
A&E EDITOR
Evelyn DeSantis
PHOTOGRAPHY
EDITOR
Brandon O'Toole
Courtney Henson
New s Editor
Registering f<>r classes bas been,
as <>fye~ the most annoying, stress­ful,
and elll'llging ooeurrence since
beginning my college career. Fill­ing
out seemingly endless applica­tions
to colleges, stressing about
getting in. buying things for my
donn. move in day, worrying about
making new friends, and stressing
about how much harder college
would be than high school all seem
like nothing compared to the angst
andanxiery I felton registration day.
As a freshman, they gave me the
most inconvenient time to register
for aU my classes: the last pos­sible
day at 7:30 in the morning
(which is a good two hours before
I would have woken up on a nor­mal
day). Starting off registration,
I was already in an exhalL•ted,
zombie-like state. On top of that,
I \V3S frea!dng out about whether
or not my classes would he filled.
I had added some back-up classes
to my NazNet schedule, but it still
worried me beeuase I bad noticed
the previous night that all of my
classes were just about full, includ­ing
my backups. Having to build a
whole new schedule based solely
on my online program evalua­tion
at the crack of dawn was not
something I was ready to do. The
sad part was that, of all of these
things. NazNet was without a
doubt the most stressful and intol­erable
aspeet of the entire process.
I h.1d set my alarm for fifteen min­utes
prior to registration time to be
sure that I would he awake for d1e
bign>oment.lt wasagoodthingthat
I had, due to the fact that NazNet
decided to shut down and heoome a
huge hassle. First of all, it iook me
a solid half an hour to simply get
to the NazNet sludent login page.
When l had reached this point, it
took another good ten minutes for
it to take me to the student main
menu where I could begin to regis­ter
for classes. The entire time this
was happening, I could not I'C-W'ain
myself from yelUng at my com-puter
and alm<>st tbrewing it acroos
the room. I was already stress­ing
about getting into my classes;
I really could have done without
NazNet making the whole process
an obnoxious and annoying mess.
By the time I was finally done
registering for all <>fthe right class­es
and was completely done with it
all, I was more stressed out and an­gry
than 1 was relieved. I could not
believe that the process in which
we are forced to register for class·
es, a process that should he quick
and simple for students, had he·
come the biggest adrenaline l\ISh,
aggravating, and annoying thing J
had ever done, aU because ofNaz­Net.
Hopefully, there are students
out there that bad a better register­ing
experience than I bad, despite
the fact that T am well aware that
there are plenty out there that had
to go through a similar endeavor.
Maybe in the future, registering for
classes will he simply that, rather
than a student at war with a laptop.
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COPY EDITOR
Corly Maldonado
ADVISOR
Sondra Porker
Opinions THE cLEANER 3
M I ifi Another category of
Y t e as a people that become an
integral part of an un-
Christmas coming too early?
s I nl-or dergraduate's college
experience is classmates.
These are the people who
Maria Hetz
Staff Writer
reached that "responsible" and "independent" age
of having to pay for others presents ourselves,
and maybe not getting the same amount of pres­ents
we did as a child, Christmas is no longer
pure excitement and can only add on to the large
amounts of stress we are already experiencing.
Emily Soule are in the same progmm as
Editor In Chief you, have been in countless
As the fall semester comes to
a close and the holiday season
begins, I've begun to think
about the people that have
made my college experience
a success. These are the peo­ple
that I miss on breaks, the
people I confide in on a daily
basis, and the people that I
don't know what I will do
without after graduation.
College seems to pose an odd
dynamic where your fiiends,
if you're lucky, become more
like family. You eat your
meals with tbem, you live
with them, you see them mul·
tiple times a day, and they
are always around when you
have a story to share, a crisis
to figure out, or a show to
watch. Your friends become
your rocks that you can hold
on to throughout your four
years in college.
However, just as quickly as
these fiiends become the cor­nerstones
of your college life,
they can also become your
long-distance friends who
are going to graduate school
or working in a different lo­cation
than you. While the
idea of our fiiendships shift·
ing as we graduate and move
on to the ne~t phase in our
lives can be saddening, the
silver lining is that our alma
mater will always provide a
home base that we can come
back to. Na7Meth College
organizes alumni weekends
every year thai allow alumni
to gather with old college
fiicnds.
classes with you, have been
your study partners, sound·
ing board for ideas, and have
often become your close
friends. One of my room·
mates and dear fiiends has
had at least one class with me
every semester since fresh·
man year, because we are
in the same progmm. These
are the people who can still
be your peers and sounding
boards even after gradua­tion,
if you maintain contact
with them. These people can
become a network. of profes­sionals
in your field who were
educated in a similar fashion
as you and can still support
you after graduation.
Lastly, at a small college like
Nazareth, students often form
bonds with their professors.
These bonds can often tum
the professor into more of a
mentor for the student. This
role is crucial for any under­graduate
who is seeking aca­demic
and professional ad­vice.
College mentors guide
their students, embrace their
accomplishments, and are in­tegral
in the completion of an
undergraduate degree.
All of these people (friends.
classmates, and professors)
ill~inate our college expe­rience
and will become fond
memories of our four years.
Ultimately, with today's tech­nology
.. we can remain con ..
nected to all of these people
so that they can move with us
into the next chapter of our
lives, even if it's in a differ­ent
capacity than in college.
As most of us know, Wegmans tends to put up
their Christmas decorations the day after Hallow·
een and they seem to skip right over Thanksgiving.
Is this too early to be thinking about Christmas?
Technically the day after Halloween is only one
month and twenty five days. fifty five days total
to be exact, until Christmas. If this were a
department store putting out parkas in August or
bikinis when there was sti ll snow on the ground,
no one would have an issue. However, as soon
as those fake Christmas trees go up in Wegmans
everyone is thrown into a tizzy. Why? Because
coat and bikini shopping is
Photo by Bener not stressful (for the most
Homes& Garden part); whereas now that we've
Personally, I find this to be a tragedy. Christ­mas
should be a time of joy, happiness, and thank·
fulness for everything and everyone around us,
not just one more thing to get through. Seeing
Christmas decorations should Photo by Ma<ys
be an exciting jolt of happiness
of what's to come. not a dark
and dreary reminder of all the things you have to
do and buy. When we see those Christmas deco­rations,
let's go back to when we were five and
still believed in Sanlll Claus, still believed in
sheer happiness, and not let all the negative over­whelm
us and tum us into a Scrooge. Ba Humbug.
BJA(~K l~llii)JlY,
the sport of kings Local news crews interview people who have been wait·
ing in line for more than twelve hours. They have tents,
coolers, and folding chairs with them. Every cloud of
breath is visible. The rain is turning to snow. Anticipato­ry
shoppers count down the minutes, then the seconds.
ingsareofferedforshopperswhoarewillingtocomeout,
affectionately referred to as "doorbuster" items. Appro­Lauren
Berger priately enough, broken doors and window are common.
Opinions Editor
Thanksgiving dinner is finally cleaned up, and ev­eryone
gathers around the television to watch the end
of the football game.
My sister, our beaus, and I head to Denny's to get enough
coffee in our systems to make it through the night. Clad
with Monster and winter gloves, we then move to TargeL
Wal-Mar~ offering big sm•ings on limited-quantity
electronic.<, is often the site of chaos. Photo by
mlive.c<>m.
At four in the morning, the store opens. A crowd
of four to five hundred storms the door, pushing and
shouting. The Monroe County Sheriff's deputies strug­gle
to maintain order. The employees run for cover,
terrified of the stampeding mob. Latecomers try to cut
in line, and crowd responds by threatening their Jives.
Inside, the scene is unreal. Shoppers run as fast as
they can toward the big-ticket items that have been list­ed
in the newspapers as huge sales. shouting at others
in their party to make sure they stay together. Mothers
fight in the toy aisle over the latest-generation Leapster
pad. Teenagers stnaggle to grab as many DVD seasons
of "How 1 Met Your Mother" as they can carry. The
remaining non-sale items on the shelves are left in
shambles. The checkout line is at least an hour waiL
l f you didn't get a chance to go, don't worry -
Black Friday happens every year.
Happening in the early morning hours the day after
Thanksgiving. Black Friday is traditionally the official
beginning to the Christmas shopping season. Large sav
This year, even though several stores offered similar
deals on ThanksgivingDay and even the day before, the
rampaging crowds did not disappoint. This year marks
my fiflblllack Friday outing ... and I've never purchased
a "doorbuster" item. I go for the other facet: the sport.
Black Friday is the only day of the calendar year
where it is tine to openly disturb the peace. It's the
only day where you can shove a fellow human being
aside as hard as you can simply in order to get there
first. Fistfights are common. People have been shot.
There's nothing like witnessing that many people
fight for the commodities of thei.r choice. No words
could capture what it's like to see a four-hundred-per­son
mob stampede through an automatic sliding door.
Walman stores have actually changed their policy a
bit to heighten safety, after a New York City crowd
actually trampled an employee to death two years ago.
If you haven't ever gone, I highly recommend it next
year-just make sure you're in good enough health to
stand the cold and outrun your fellow shoppers. If
you've gone and not bought anything, do not consider
it a wasted all-nighter. After all, the experience is free.
4 THE GLEA:-...1-R Arts and Entertainment
"Sarah Palin's Alaska": Record ratings for TLC
Lauren Berge r
Opinions Editor
Would anyone want to wotch a reality show
following Sarah Palin's family lltOUtld? You bctcha.
Entertainment Weekly reponed 4.96 million viewen
during Palin's November 14 premiere. The series will
only run for etght weeks. and is expected to drow in an
eX'Itemely large crowd.
The show follows Polin
and her fumily, heavily
showcasingthegorgcous
Alaskan landscape.
Granted, anyone could
do the same things
Pa.lin and her husband.
Todd. engaged in
during the premiere
episode (salmon fishing
and climbing Mowll
McKinley). But the
novelty of Sar.th Pahn
h3s 1101 d"indled
since her race for
the White House in
November 2008. As
evidenced by her FOX
News appearances
and last yeAr's
release of her outobiogrophy, ~Going Rogue," l'alon
h3s reached celebrity status in oddition to political
notoriety. The latest news of her second book tour
for ~American by Heart" only odds to that evideooe
Many who believe Palin is planning to ruo for the Whice
I louse in 2012 will easily find much orPalin's campaign
mantrawitbintbecontextoftheshow.Palinusesberhome
and family life 10 exemplify what the ideal American
family should be: satisfied with tranquility, freedom,
and each other. She portmys herself as a down-to-earth
"folksy" mom, a large part of her politieal persona.
And, heavily empha.•ized on the first episode all
well as prefaced advertisements for the show, Palin
wns seen showing ofT o toddler gate at the foot of
her staircase. intimating that it was for, ·~o boys
upstairs." This not only responds to her oldest
daughter's teen pregnancy, but also her commitment
to yet another COOSCI''Ollve fAtnily value; absti""nce
fhe sbow is as mjoyoble as any other mundane real it)
show-httle plot and pnme real estote for commereiols.
Most television-watching Americans will agree that
it ts tolerable - cenninly not as intense as NBC's
"Dancing With the Stars," which features Palin's oldest
daughter, Bristol. One Wisconsin man. so angered at
the teen mom's appru-em lack of skill, opened fire on his
television seL The man was allegedly vety intoxicated.
So if you're like any other college student
who's bored on a Sunday night, tune in 10
catch Palin's late5t doings ~~ her Alaskan home.
And if you don't enjoy the show. 01 least you'llleam
some interesting things about our northernmost state
Puttin' on the ritz with "The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein"
Evelyn DeSantis
Arts and Entertainment
The cast of ~ New Mel
Brooks Muscial Youna Frankenstein" put
on the ritz at the Rochester Auditorium
Theater throughout the month of
November. The mu.~acol. inspared by the
Mel Brooks' film, "Young l' rrutkenstein,"
which is essentially n spoof of ci3,\Sic
horror films, delighted the audience.
In this production. special effectS
"'""'key to the c;n,ation of the spooky yet
c:omie:d 001 the stoty enoompasses. The use
of strobe lights, while a bit much 01 times,
higblighted the idea of gaining electricity
for Frankenstein to brinahismonsterto life.
Additionally, durin& the dance sequence in
the number "l'unin' on the Ril7," strobe
lights were used 10 moke the dancers
appear as though they were suspended
in mid air as they leopt across the stage.
The sw or the musie:d, the
monster, W3S e:\cellently ployed by
Preston Truman Boyd. Throughout this
comedic role, Boyde wowt.-d audience
members with his ability to shift from a
clumsy demeanor to a groeeful one in a
matter of seconds. Coty English, a native
of Wayne County, also tmpressed audtcnce
members with bis rendition or the role
Igor. English's Oawless performance. no
doubt springs from his intimate knowled&e
ol the part. as he played the role tsor
in the original New York production.
Arguably, the number that tnJiy
delighted audience members was "Puuin'
on the Ritz." Written and published in
1929 by Ltving Berlin. the routine inspires
nostnl&ia that reminds audience members
or the 1931 original production of
"Frankenstein." One of the most visually
interesting aspects of this performance was
the magnification of the shadows of the
perfom>crs onto the backdrop of the stage.
1'he shadow and mirror device allowed the
monster. while solo on stage. to essentially
be perfom>ing n duet with his shadow
'"hich '-""3S a very intCTCStin& concept.
So "bether you're a fan of
the classtc Mary Shelley novel. the
Boris Kotloff monster, or Brooks'
original lilm "Young Frankenstein," the
musical, will certainly not disappoint.
Arts Center January Schedule
JANUARY 8:
JAMIE A'fKINS IN CIRCUS
INCOONI'fiS
JANUARY 28:
RENNIE BARRIS
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Issue 4 Correction:
Bob Dylan and his band at RIT written by
Evelyn DeSantis (Arts & Entertainment
Editor) &b I)}
Arts and Entertainment
Tlie _llrt of CJift (jiving
Emily Soule
Editor in Chief
'11s the season for holiday
hopping! Black Friday
ignifies the stan of the hunt
for the perfect presents to be
haled with loved ones during
the holiday season. During the
hustle and busde of the month
of December, when calendars
become ftlled with holiday
parties, family gatherings,
and religious events. shopping
can become a daunting task.
owcver, most of the attended
holiday gatherings involve gil\
giving. so here are a few tips
to lighten your holiday load:
I. GIFTS ON A BUDGET:
During the tough financial
times of our nation, spending
hundreds of do !lacs on holiday
gifts can be overwhelming and
in some cases, not feasible.
Therefore. creating a budget
before beginning to shop is
a responsible way to truly
determine how much can
and can't be spent on gifts.
Simple yet well-received gifts
that don't force consumers
to loosen their purse strings
are baked goods, certificates
for ordinary errands (ie. one
free night of babysitting, one
free car wash, one clay of dog
walking), and homemade gifts,
like a photo album. Simple
giJ\s allow the gil\ giver to be
creative and show the receiver
how appr~'Ciated they are
not only during the holiday
, but also all year round.
tvmg
was once given
to you is somewhat of a
controversial topic. Some see
no issue with passing a gift
along, while others find the
act to be rude. [f you decide
that you are willing to re-gift,
the process should be well
thought out. For example,
you should ensure that the
person you are giving the gift
to bas little to no relationship
with the person that originally
gave the gift to you to avoid
any awkwardness of exposing
the rc-giiling process. Also,
rc-giiling should only be done
if the gil\ was never used, and
the gil\ should be well-suited
to the receiver. Re-gifting
should not merely be a way to
get rid of gifts that you do not
want, but should be a way of
giving a gift to another that you
truly believe they will enjoy.
3. SECRET SANTA: In a
group setting. creating a Secret
Santa group can be a creative
way to save a little money
and focus on one individual,
instead of finding gifts for
several people. Secret Santa
groups are most effective in
groups with a minimum of
four people. to ensure that the
Santas trUly are a secret. Also,
to spice up the gil\ giving
process, the group could
decide to have each person
guess ~o their secret Santa
is after they open their gift.
Essentially. everyone walks
Even though Bla<:k Frida
is over, holiday deals
in abuodancc. [f you si
up to receive crnails fro
a company, the compan
will usually send out seve
coupons during the holida
season that can Jessen yo
grand total. ln addition
companies frequent!
offer holiday specials tba
can be easily found b
viewing the company'
website or advertisements
If you're si<:k of buying
of the mill presents for
loved ones in your life, yo
could consider giving the
the gil\ of an experience. Fo
example, instead of buyin
a sweater for your siblin
you could take them ice
skating at a local rink. Gi
come in all forms and ma
even be more powerful whe
they become memories ..
sweater might be donate
after being worn for a coup!
seasons, but an experien
gives you memories .. To lo
off an experience gift, yo
could photograph wbateve
the event is and compil
the pictures into a phOI
album for your loved one
TilE GLEANER 5
In memory: John Lennon October 9, 1940-December 8, 1980
Jeff Shewell
Staff Writer
Thirty years ago this week.
upon returning from Record
Plant Studio where be had spent
the evening mixing a track
with his wife Yoko Ono. John
Lennon was shot and ki lied in
front of his apartment by Mark
David Chapman. That day.
December 8, 1980. marks the
passing of a legend. An iconic
figure, he was known for his
music with the Beatles and as a
solo artiSt. as well as a political
activist, whose strong and public
criticism of the Vietnam War
made him one of the most widely
known advocates for peace in
the United States at the time.
Following the birth of his son.
Sean, in 1975, Lennon made the
decision to take a break fTom his
career with the desire to focus
more closely on raising his son.
Five years later, Lennon ended
his hiatus and began working
on songs with the intention of
releasing an album with his wife,
Yoko Ono. This album, "Double
Fantasy," would be released in
November of 1980, just three
weeks before Lennon's life
wouldtrogicallyendat the hands
of his assailant, the 25-year­old
Mark David Chapman.
Earlier, on the evening of
December 8, 1980, while
making his way to the
limous.ine that would take him
and his wife to the recording
studio, Chapman approached
Lennon with a copy of "Double
Fantasy" in hand. Lennon
gladly autographed Chapman's
copy of the album after which
Chapman politely ended the
ex.change and left smiling.
Chapman, a 25-year-old
security guard from Hawaii
had been obsessing over killing
Lennon for months leading up
to his dc.~th, having come close
once before. only changing his
mind shortly after "snapping
out of it." Chapman's life up
to this point was marked by an
abusive childhood, trouble at
school, depression and other
psychiatric disorders, drug
abuse, and a suicide attempt.
He was admittedly a fan of
the BeatJes as a teenager.
In the year leading up to
Lennon's murder. Chapman had
become increasingly obsessed
with John Lennon, music,
artwork, and the novel ''The
Catcher in the Rye," which
a friend had recommended
him. The novel took on
great personal signific.•nce
for him cspc<:ially that of the
novel's protagonist, Holden
Caulfield, whom Chapman
wished to model his life after.
At approximately I 0:49 p.m.
on December 8· t 980 Lennon's
limousine returned from
the Recording Studio to his
apartment at The Dakota, whe.re
Chapman had been waiting for
him since he had received his
autograph earlier that evening.
After exiting the vehicle and
passing Chapman with Ono
by his side, Chapman fired S
shots of hollow point bullets
at Lennon, four of which bit
Lennon's back and shoulder.
Lennon was quickly lr3ttsported
to the nearest hospital where
attempts at reviving him were
unsuccessful due to significant
blood Joss. He was pronounced
dead on arrival at II : IS
p.m. Chapman surrendered
to police without resistance.
Chapman was c.-urying a copy
of Salinger's "The Catcher in
the Rye" with him at the tinte of
the murder. On the inside cover
of the book he bad written the
message, "To Holden Cauljield
From Holden Cauljield. This
i.'t my Statement .. , Chapman
believed that Lennon was the
biggest 'phony' of them all.
So was John Lennon really
the king phony that Chapman
said he was? I don't think so.
Lennon was a visionary whose
true potential, I believe, didn't
really begin to show until the
Beatles had disbanded and his
solo career took off. He saw
the world for what it was,
a beautiful place that had the
potential to become much more
beautiful, if the people only
wanted it and were willing to let
it happen. He understood that
his fame wasn't the end all be
all of his existence. yet used his
place in the spotlight to try to
get across some of the simples~
yet most meaning.ful, messages
both through music and through
activism. We all are familinr
with the tunes "All You Need is
Love: • "Give Pence a Chance,~·
"Imagine, }I ''War is Over(lfYou
Want It)." But how mnny of us
actually believe these simple
truths and try to Jive by them?
Lennon did, and it's imponant
that his memory and legacy
live on, not simply for the
grem music that he offered to a
generation and to generations
to come, but for the message
he sought to spread. The world
isn't getting any prettier and it's
times like these that we need
John Lennon more· than ever.
6 THE GLEANER -------News------------
HiS tOry brOa~~l~~t~Jn~f~ been displaced. 1l1e soutllem ber 1 urged people to promote
Andrea Canale
News Editor
History class consist' of lec­tures
and readings about a
country's history. It is easy to sit
down and memorize facts with
no emotion ineludcd; to some,
it is a boring task. Wouldn't the
facts be much more interest­ing
if a native from that certain
country was there, sharing tlleir
history? On December I and 2,
men from Sudan and one man
from Burma shared their ex­perien=
living in those coun­tries.
Yes, tlley were history
lessons, but it was first-band,
memorable content that no one
could capture from a textbook.
On Wednesday, December
I from 7 to 8 p.m., the Naza­reth
College's Refugee Re­senlement
class, Nazareth's
Refugee Student Alliance and
Nazareth's Center for Service
Learning presented a "Sudan
and the Referendum: A Night
of Community Education and
Discussion." Its purpose was to
increase awareness of Southern
Sudan's community and how
tlleir government should con­duct
~·rree, fair, and transparent
elections" to break away from
the evils of civil war and geno­cide.
A panel discussion was
held by Kuc Majalc. William
Riak Deng. and Palath Thou­car.
Both Deng and Thoncar are
two of Sudan's "Lost Boys."
These three men have been
successful since they have been
in America. All have grndu-education
for higher degrees.
Majak is currently working on
getting his teaching certifica­tion
from Nazareth CoUege.
While in America, citizens vote
for leaders, the Sudanese people
are voting for whetller or not
they want Sudan to separate into
two different countries (North
and South Sudan) and which
side tllc area of Abyei, an oil·
rich region, should be part of.
The voting registration process
started November 14 and ended
December I, in order for people
to cast their votes in January.
In Nortllem Sudan, an estimat­ed
1.5 million Southerners have
Chartwells Spotlight
Courtney Henson
Staff Writer
Name: Stephen Logue
Job title: Retail Manager
How long working: 2 years
Favorite food: A good pie
Favorite hobby: Rlding motorcycles
Why did you start working for Naz/Cbartwells: I was
working for construction until the economy took a tum
for the worst and I needed a job. When I was younger,
I always wanted to be a chef so I had always wanted to
go into food so a goof friend of mine who worked fo~
Chartwells at the time hooked me up. I started work·
lng in the dining haU as tllc pizza guy and "-orked my
way up.
Sudanese people are worried peace in Darfur as well ha~ fur­for
the Southerners in the North, tller development in Southern
fearing the Nortll will persecute Sudan by signing petitions to
Southerners. The Soutllem Su- Senator Schumer (D-NY) and - --
danese government is trying to
fund for transportation for their
people in the North to be rein­tegrated
into the South. With
the North and South's opposing
views, some fear genocide. In
Sudan's Darfur region, an es­timated
300,000 people have
been killed, millions displaced.
This referendum has the poten­tial
to cause another civiJ war.
which occurred for 22 years
before the year 2005, in which
two mill ion Sudanese people
died. The event on Decem-
(0-NY).
This wasn't the only educa­tional
night where history was
brought to life. On Thursday,
December 2, from 8: 15 p.m. to
I 0:00p.m., Nazareth's Refugee
Student Alliance sponsored a
viewing of the documentary,
"Burma VJ." A guest speaker
from the local Burmese Com­munity
shared his personal ex­perience
of living in Burma as
a child. His presentation was
powerful and wa.• a good way
to introduce the documentary's
Gleaner Staff Spotlight
Name: Andrea Canale
Position: News Editor
Year: Freshman
Major: Physical Therapy
Hometown: Syracuse
Dream Job: Soux Chef
Dream city: Rome, italy
Hobbies: Drumming, writing
Favorite drink: Coffee
Favorite color: Yellow
Favorite movie: "Ferris Beuller's Day Off'
Favorite season: Summer
Favorite animal: Llama
Favorite television show: '1'be Sopranos"
Favorite movie: "Ferris Boulier's Day Off'
Favorite quote: "Don't lie, thete's less to remember ..
Three words to describe you: Funny. outgoing, dev­ishly
handsome
Mantra: " It is not the big acts that we do; it's the small acts done
with love that matter. "'-Mother Teresa
ModeVhero: My mother, because she was a single
mother and brought me up, I think. as a good young
man and works everyday of her life. She's just a really
good person.
Favorite TV shows: "Unwrapped," "Cake Boss," and "Criminal
Minds"
Favorite YouThbe video: "Bon Qui Qui at King Burger"
Nazareth
topic. ~·surma V J'' relives the
events in Burma throughout
September 2007. A video jour­nalist
secretly taped protest­ers
and their urge for a better,
mi litary general-free govern·
ment. The scenes take viewers
into the streets, as if they were
living the events themselves.
There were recollections of the
house arrest of Aung San Suu
Kyi and the arrests and kill­ings
of the Buddhist monks as
well as thousands of citizens
- even students. This power­ful
documentary was a re­minder
to students to educate
themselves and people around
them about worldly conflicts
so they can one day help these
countries and tlleir people.
These powerful, educational
nights were two opportuni­ties
for srudents to gain more
knowledge about refugees in
the Rochester community. The
evenings provided ways to
help people globally and lo­cally.
They also showed that,
no matter how far across the
world people are, they're al­ways
willing to educate people
about their culture and con­Oicts.
All we have to do is lis­ten
and lend a helping band.
The Refugee Student Alliance
(RSA) club ''works to provide
community service and aware­ness
opportunities for students,
specificaUyregardinglocalcom­munity
and global refugee out­reach
efforts." They are always
welcoming new club members.
The history of holidays
-·christmas" in Old Eng­lish
translates into "Cris­tes
maesse," meaning
Christ's Mass.
-Presents a re symbolic of
the gifts the three Wise
Men gave to Mary and
Joseph when Jesus Christ
was born.
-Hanukkah celebrates
the military victory of the
Jewish Maccabees over
the Greek-Syrians.
-Hanukkah also com­memorates
the miracle
of purified oil, which lit
the Menorah for 8 days.
-Hanukkah also com­memorates
the rededica­tion
of the Holy Temple
in Jerusalem.
-Kwanza, or"fruits ofthe
harvest," is an African
American celebration
from Dec. 26 to Jan. 1
-Kwanza focuses on 7
main principles: unity,
self-determination, col­lective
work and re­sponsibility,
cooperative
economics, purpose and
faith.
Becca Youmell
Etc. Editor
Etc. THE GLEANER 7
CANDY STICKS
http://www.marthastewart.com/
IDip these Christmas
standbys in white
chocolate and
1J)eppE~rmint sticks,
need 8 ounces
white chocolate
and 1 1/2 cups of
hite nonpareils.
1. Put the chocolate in a heatproof bowl set over a pan of
simmering water; stir until melted. Let cool slightly.
2. Dip peppermint sticks in chocolate; spoon nonpareils
over chocolate. Stand candy, coated end up, in a loaf pan
filled with dried beans; refrigerate until set.
3. Package candy in cellophane bags. Cut rectangles out of
card stock the width of the bags.
4. Fold them over the tops of the bags; staple shut. Affix
labels over staples.
Ask Courtney
Courtney Henson
News Editor
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Dear Overwhelmed,
When it comes to homework and assignments for your courses, try
to complete them as soon as you can. Completing your homework
early will help prevent your assignments from building up and
overwhelming you. lfyou are having trouble understanding the
materials discussed in class, don't be afraid to reach out for help!
You could talk with your professor either after class, during your
professor's office hours, or over email. They can help you to better
understand what they are teaching in class or help you find a tutor.
You could also seek help from your classmates. Often times, seeing
your lessons from another perspective can help you better understand
them.
Signed, Courtney
Dear Lonely,
The best thing to do would be to open yourself up to new people and
opportunities. College is the time for you to come out of your shell and
show the world who you really are. There are plenty of opportunities
to meet new people - there are your classes, ftoor programs, and
programs organized by clubs and organizations on campus. There are
plenty of clubs and sports that you can join through Naz. Trying new
things and putting yourself out there can help you to meet new people.
and some of them may become your lifelong friends.
Signed, Courtney
onthly Horoscope~ Bored over break?
Try these ideas ... Sagittarius
November 23-December 21~
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"Your inner life will be more important this month as you go within to
~ook for answers and understanding. You will examine issues from the
past in depth, and you may seek counseling so you can move forward.
('<New Moon in Scorpio will help give you the tenacity to get to the
bottom of whatever has been bothering you and face buried fears and
insecurities. Mars wiU be in your sign all month, giving you optimism
and the motivation to take action. The Sun and Mercury will also move to
agittarius, adding confidence, a fresh perspective, and new ideas."
Go on a dog sled ride.
Go ice skating with your friends
and/ or family.
Join a polar 11ear swim.
Learn how to ski or snow11oard.
----..~~. ..t. i,~ / Go snowshoeing in your l>ackyard.
Make a New Year's resolution
that you know you can keepl
·The Gl e a
Ryan Files
Sports Editor
The defending Empire 8 conference champion
Nazareth Golden Flyers are 5-1 after knocking off
cross-town rival Universicy of Rochester in the finals
of the Wendy's Classic last Sacurday. Their only loss
of the season so far has come against the Yellowjackecs
back on November 23. The Golden Flyers are oft' to
their best start since the 2007-2008 season when they
started 8-1, a season that ended with an Empire 8 title.
"We have a preny good group thai works pretty
hard," Head Coach Kevin Broderick said.
Nazareth has started off the 2010-2011 season with
two tournament titles, including the Wendy's Classic.
The team also traveled to Carlisle, PA and won the
Dickinson Tournament back in late November. The
Golden Flyers were picked to finish fifth in the Empire
8 Conference standings, according to a pre-season poll
conducted by the league's head coaches. Currently, they
are in sole possession of first place in the Empire 8,just
in front of Utica and Stevens who are tired for second
with records of 4-1.
One of the major challenges that Nazareth has had
to face so far is playing without AU-American Corey
McAdam who led the team with 21.6 points and 5.8
assists last season.
"We have to learn to play without him," Coach
Broderick said.
So far, the Golden Flyers have done just that.
Nazareth recurns four players from last year's starting,
including sophomore Tyshun Stephens, junior Jason
Corletta, and junior Phil Scaffidi, who posted double­digit
scoring averages. Four players are averaging
double-digit points after the first six games of the
sea.~on. Sophomore Dan Waldbillig leads the team with
13.5 ptslg. Along with the return of the experienced
players, freshman Brad Ford has emerged as a
contributor to the starting lineup and leads the team with
7.7 reb/g.
Na?.areth ha.~ two more road games left he fore the
winter break. On December 9, the Golden Flyers
take on conference opponent Ithaca, who was picked
to finish second in the pre-season coaches poll. On
December 17, the team will end the fall semester by
traveling to Hi I ben.
IIA'I"I'I..E IN 'I'HI~ IUlONX:
SY ' TS ' VS. KANSAS STATE
Ryan Files
Sports Editor
For the first tinte
since 2004, the Syracuse
Orange will be playing
the college football post­season.
On December
2, the Orange accepted
their invitation to play
in the inaugural New
Era Pinstripe Bowl. The
game will be-played at
the new Yankee Stadium
on December 30 at 3:30
p.m. on ESPN. The lase
time the Orange played in
a bowl game was during
their S 1-14 loss to Georgia
Tech in the Champs Sports
Bowl in 2004. Syracuse
finished the regular season
7-S (4-3) and beads co new
Yankee Stadium having
lost three of its lase four
games.
The Orange will
face the Kansas State
Wildcats out of the Big 12
conference. The Wildcats
started off strong with a
4-0 start before going 3-5
in their last eight games.
Kansas State finished the
regular season 7-5 {3-5).
This will be the third
bowl game in the last 13
years that the Orange and
Wildcats will face off in.
They have gone 1-1 so far
with Syracuse winning the
lnsight.com Bowl in 2001
and the Wildcats winning
the Fiesta Bowl in 1997.
Second year Coach
Doug Marrone, who grew
up in a neighborhood juS1
miles away from Yankee
stadium, has all the Orange
faithful excited for getting
the team to its first bowl
As everyone gets
ready for game day, let's
cake a preview look at
the matchup between the
two teams that prepare to
fuceoff at the new Yankee
Stadium.
7-5 (4-3 Big East)
Big Wins:@ WeS1 Virginia,
@ South Florida
Big Losses:@ Washington,
vs. Louisville
Off. Y ds/G: 308.3 (I 05th)
Pts!G: 21.0 {99th)
Pass Yds/G: 178.0 (92nd)
Rush Yds/G: 130.3 (88th)
Opp. Y ds/G: 295.0 (6th)
Opp. Pts/G: 18.1 (14th) e 7-S (3-5 Big 12)
Big Wins: vs. UCI'
Big Losses: @Colorado,
@ Baylor
on·. YdstG: 378.8 (62nd)
PtsJG: 33.6 (26th)
Pass Y ds/G: 172.8 (97th)
in six years. Syracuse is Rushy ds!G: 206.0 (20th)
expected to have a uhome
team" feel as fans from all Opp. Yds!G: 441.3 (107th)
over the Empire State will
converge in the Bronx co Opp. Pts/G: 28.5 (74th)
cheer on the Orange.
"Personally, it's a
dream come true ror nle/ '
Marrone said in a news
conference at the Manley
Field House. "I don't know
how many coaches get co
play in a venulj you've
grown up around ....
Without a doub1 it's a
dream come true - co go
home."'
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Buffalo Bills SYracuse Orange Basketball Bacbesle[ Amer:ic.aos -- Bniiala Sab~s
Dec. S, @ Minnesota Dec. II , vs. Colgate Dec. I 0, vs. Hamilton Dec. 11, vs. Piitsburgh
Dec. 12, vs. Cleveland Dec. 18. vs. lona Dec. 11, @ Binghamton Dec. 15. vs. Boston
Dec. 19,@ Miami Dec. 20, vs. Morgan State Dec. 12, vs. Binghamton Dec. 17,@ Florida
Dec. 26, vs. New England Dec. 22, vs. Drexel Dec. 14. vs. Abbotsford Dec. 18, @Tampa Bay