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Women in
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Where: Wilmot
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When: 12:10pm
March 25:
World Famous
Popovich
Comedy Pet
Theatre
Where: Callahan
Theatre
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:JVazaretfi ceCe6rates tfie (ije of qa6rie((e flcevetfo
Emily Soule
Editor In Chief
1l1e Nazareth community
g;~thered on February 22 to
celebrnte the life of the so­nior
Speech Pathology stu­dent,
Gabrielle Acevedo. 21.
The tribute was held in Line­han
Chapel. where friends.
family. classmalcS. and
professors joined to share
stories ond pi"C$erve memo-­ries
of the viv3Cious scojor.
A nendees "ere greeted
with programs that featured
Acevedo's bright smile. In
appreciation of Nazareth's
love and suppon, Acevedo's
family included a message in
the progmm: "We would like
to thank the entire Nazareth
community for your incred­ible
lo•e and suppon dur­ing
the past fe" weeks. We
are so grateful that Gabby
found such a "onderful
home with you." The tribute
began with reflections and
prayers. Reflcclions were
given by Bobby Maldonado
(Director of Campus Safe­ty),
Daan Broven1an (Presi­dent),
and fellow seniors
Joshua Mendez, Mackenzie
Gotshall, and Sierra Fisher.
Each program and on-earn­pus
organization that Aee'e­do
panicipated in durin& her
three and half years ot Naza.
reth paid tribute with stories.
memories. and prayers. The
Communication Sciences
& Disorders Oepnnmcnt
presented the family with
a quilt. which was made by
Acevedo's classmates. The
residents of Acevedo's fresh·
men First Year Experience
progmm from Kearney 2nd
East reflected on their time
"ith Ace,·edo by sharing sto­ries
in the fonn of the open­ing
credits from MTV's "The
Real World." Classmates that
studied abrood with Acevedo
shared the first entry of her
Spain diary, which document·
ed her excitement and fears
of leaving home to spend a
semester abrood. Other trib­utes
were presented by tho
20 I 0 Orientation Group.
Partners Program, Spanish
Program, and Senior Class.
Two a capella groups. in­cluding
Fermata Thin Air
and Caii4Backup, performed
music for the tribute. Caii-
4Backup preformed a musi­cal
reflection of~Halleluiah"
and Fermata Thin Air pre­formcd'TII
Be Missing You:·
The tribute also included
a slideshow of Acevedo's
years at Nazareth. including
her semester abrood in Spain.
Nuan:th 's chaplain. Jamie
Fazio, concluded the tribute
with a closing blessing. The
tribute was filled with laugh­ter
and tears as friends, fami.
ly, and the Nazareth commu·
nity celebrated the life of a
spirited senior who will for·
ever be in Nazareth's hcan.
Spaghetti Dinner filling stomachs on March 25
Bdana Newman
Contributing Writer
Do you find yo~m<elf tired from a
fuii .... 'Cekofclasses, work. and other
activities? Here's food for thought.
Come and suppon Nazan:th 's
Physical Therapy Club as they
host a delicious spaghcni dinner!
The dinner will be beld on Fri­day,
March 25 from 4·8 p.m. and
will take place at Calfe Sorelle
in the Golisano Academic Ceo·
t.er on campus. Not only will
there be dinner, there will be op­portunities
to win prizes, as well
as baked goods, t-shirts, and
car deeals that will be for sale.
Each )cat, along with many
other PT schools around the na­tion.
the Nazare1h Physical
Therapy Club participateS in the
Pittsburgh-Marqucne Challenge.
Through this challenge, all of the
schools compete to sec who can
raise the most money for PT research, and all proceeds from this event will go towards this cause.
Student/Faculty tickets will be sold for $5 and Community member tickets will be sold for $7.
Pre-sale tickets are available in Carroll HaU on campus, or tickets can be purchased at the event.
If you have any questions or would like to reserve tickets, feel free to e-mail ptclub@mail.naz.edu.
Aller a successful year last year. raising $1500, tho club hopes to increase that amount to $3000
this year and they cnn't do it without your help!
TiPs for a safe sPrins break!
• Pace ~rseH if YOU choose to drink. and avoid
hard alcohol or other drinks that are POWerful and
~ave fast effects.
~rinkina + sun can equal a bad sunburn and an
even worse hanaover. Sun can maximize the ef­fects
of alcohol so keeP this in mind if YOU Pa~
on the beach.
A matter of life
and death
Kaltlyn Ouctt
Staff Writer
Death is
never a topic
that is easy
to talk about.
It is probably
even harder
to discuss
wben some­one
is look­ing
for ways
to end their
life; they
are lenni·
nally ill.
theirquttl­ity
of life has been compromised, and
they have competently made a decision
that it's time. The conversation happens
C\<·cn if we don"t want to beJieve it does.
Physician-assisted suicide seems to be
a subject of controversy whenever it is
brought up for discussion, whether on
the personal level or the govemment:ll
level Physician-a.ssosted suicide (PAS)
occurs ot the request of a tenninally ill
patient for the physician to prescn'be a
lethal dosage of medication so that the
patient may end his or her life. There is
a distinction between PAS and euthana­sia.
In PAS. the patient sel f-administers
the medication and in euthanasi~ a
third pany administers the medication.
While euthanasia is illegal in all
SUites. PAS is legal in Washington and
Oregon. but not without questions or
concerns. Many of the qucsrions sur­round
the ethics of the matter. There
are valid points to both sides of the
argument and it is easy to see why
PAS should and should 001 be legal.
There arc several arguments that arc in
support or PAS. Choosing death might
be a mtional decision for a person who
is enduring suffering and is approach·
ing the end of life. Competent people
should have n right to choose how and
when they die. Individuals who are ter­minally
ill have a right to refuse treat­ment
that will prolong death and PAS
should be an option to hasten dying
so the patient does 001 have to suffer.
Raising the prohibition on PAS v.'OUid
rid the limits on personal libeny and
allow for better care at the end of life.
In the opposing comer arc argu­ments
apinst PAS. Deciding to end
one's own life can be seen as monlly
wrong because it does not hold the hu·
man tradition of the sanctity of life.
PAS is also equated to killing. There
is the possibility of individuals nbus·
ing the option, using PAS as a means
of cost-<:Ontairunent. And then there
is sin1ply the profession of the physi­cian;
PAS may hann their integrity and
there is always the chance that n ter­minal
illness has been misdiagnosed.
This information only touches the sur­face
of the debate surrounding physi­cian-
assisted suicide. Tberearcotherar­guments
out there with valid points that
arc both for and against PAS. When life
is at the base of the discussion. it is hard
to choose one side. Maybe you don't
have to choose. Maybe you just have to
be educated. Either way. don't rush into
a decision. It's a matteroflife and death.
Bye,
Jason Ballard
Staff Writer
There arc a lot
of good points thai
could be made on
the pro-life side of
lhis metaphorical
fence that is the
abortion debate.
However, a lot of
those good points
are based around the
fact lhat babies are
bye, baby
cute, and no one wants to think abo uta baby beingkilled.
So let's, for the next two minutes while you're
reading this section, pretend that babies are not
cute. and that the woman this child is inside of
is the cute one that we don't want to see burt.
As you can guess, I run pro-choice. Why? Because
I like women and I value lhem and lheir rights to lheir
bodies. I value their
rights to their entire
lives and their self­knowledge
of when is
the right time for them
to produce offspring.
Aside from that,
my other reason Cor
being pro-choice is
population control.
There are too many
people in this world,
and there are too
many babies being
born, and foster kids,
and orphans. Kids with no homes, with life-threat­ening
and debilitating diseases that were car­ried
to term because babies are cute and there is a
negative stigma surrounding abor­tion.
It's like a bucket under a waterfall.
l guess if you want other reasons though, be­sides
my weird inability to relate with humans, or
my indisputnble respect for women, then consider
the ability of a woman who wanted an abortion and
wasn't ready to have a cblld to be best mother pos­sible
at this time. Consider rape victims. Consider
the likelihood of a teen mothers going on welfare.
Where do you think welfare checks come from?
A little bit fiom all the hard hours you work, sup­porting
pro-life for the next 18 years of that kid's
life, rather lhan none time p3)'ment for an abortion.
Or the argument that maybe that aborted child will
cure cancer or discover something great \Veil bow
about the mother's potential to have done that? It'll
all come down to your situation and beliefs and how
well you buy into the "sanctity oflife" ... and how cute
babies arc ... But what ever you believe, women de­serve
to have that choice, and that is what I believe.
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W)lere have all the students gone?
Anne Etchenlaub. Sarah Hashem, Nicole Kalen, Pamela Teeltn help fund both curricu- munity if lhey are pub-
As N=eth students
and pre .. service teach~
ers, we suggest the fol­lowing
reasons why
teachers may be fac­ing
increased dropout
rates within instrumeo·
tal music progrants.
1.) Bridging the Gap
Elementary to Middle
School: With lhe transi­tion
between clc:men·
tary school and middle
school, students face
higher standards, harder
repertoire choices. and
an overwhelming vari·
ety of extra-curricular
activities to choose
from. There is also an
increased emphasis on
individual achievement.
Middle to High School:
Many of the issues are
exacerbated when stu·
EDITOR IN CHIEF
Emily Soule
NEWS EDITOR
Andrea Canale
ETC. EDITOR
Rebecca Youmell
Contributing Writers lar and ex'tra-curricular licizing their upcoming
dents make the tnmsi·
lion from middle school
to high school. Because
or this, students face
an inc-reased amount
of pressure coming
from teache.rs, parents,
coaches, and peers.
2.) Finding the Time
High School: When
students reach high
school they encounter
more scheduling con·
flicts. Such conflicts
may include Advanced
Placement classes. lack
of a lunch period, ex·
cess/lack of srudy halls.
antt scheduling of mul­tiple
singleton classes
during one period.
3.)ToStayorNottoStay
Middle and High
School: During second­ary
education students
find it difficult to balance
music and academics.
Students are often forced
to choose between at·
SPORTS EDITOR
Ryan Flies
OPINIONS EDITOR
lauren Berger
A&E EDITOR
Evelyn DeSantis
COPY EDITOR
Carly Maldonado
tending lessons and
attending academic
classes. With increasing
course loads, sttrdents
may find it difficult to
remember to attend les·
sons and to find ample
time to practice and pre­pare
for these lessons.
4.) Makin.g tbe Gnade
Elementary, Mid­dle
and High School:
Throughout all levels of
instrumental instruction,
students often have per·
ceptions or their teach­ers,
which influences
lheir ability to perform
and participate in the
ensemble. Such percep­tions
include inJlexibility
in scheduling, unreason­able
grading policies.
exceedingly high ex­pectations
and favorit·
ism within ensembles.
5.) "Mom Can You
Help Me Witb Tbis?"
Elementary, Middle
and High School: In
beginning instrumental
instruction, prior play·
ing on a parent's behalf
can be vital to a student"s
intcn". . St in pursuing tat
cr musical instruction.
Secondary students who
experience a lack of pa·
rental support via lack of
conce.rt attendance, will·
ingness to support the
program and a general
disinterest in their child's
music programs. With events and ensembles.
rising costs due to coo- 9.) Club oftbeCliques
nomic strains, financial Middle and High
support is becoming School: Middle and high
increasingly importanL school students face an
7.) Picking tbe Piece increased amount of so­Elementary
and Middle cial pressure to appear a
School: In elementary certain way. This often
and middle school lev- causes many negative
els, picking repertoire stigmas to be placed
that is of interest to the upon groups such as the
students will keep then marching and concert
enthusiastic about play- bands to be perceived
ing and perfonning. a.~ "geeky'" or ~~uncool.''
8.) Getting the En- I 0.) Bassoon
musicalaetiviriesmayof· Jemble Out Th~re v.t. Basketb.U
ten experience a disinter· High School to the High School: High
est in the music program. Lower Grades: If high school students find it
6.) "How Can 1 Afford school students are given difficult to balance mu­Music
in My Life?" theopportunitytopresent sic and athletics with
Elementary, Middle their instrument to lower incrcMed competition
and High School: Many levels of students, this within both fields. Be­financial
factors contrib-ute
10 the success of the could genemte more mu- cause of this.. many
school district's music sica! interest in younger students are forced to
students in the district. chooseoneovertheother.
progmm. Support from High School to the
community outlets, par· Community: Many
ent booster organizations school districts receive
and boards of education
all are imperative to support from the com-
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Anne Eichenlaub
Sarah Hashem
Maria Hetz
Maggie Gebo
Nicole Kalen
Kaitlyn Oudt
Pamela Teelln
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In defense of music
~bo
Staff Writer
n...re·s the glitz, the glamour, the show­stopping
performances, and the outrageously
d~ celebs. But the real reason we tune
into the Grammys is the music. Good music.
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wedmusic byapanelofexperts.lt'sabout
the talent that it lakes to make this music.
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choices. There's al­ways
the claim of it
simply being another
popularity contest.
But the selection for
cess in which only members of the Grammy associa­tion
can vote on. There is no public voting involved.
The Grnmmys are a professional, Mnual
event just like the Tonys, the Golden Globes,
Md the Oscars. They are the time for soci­ety
to recognize, amongst the Oood of mass
media Md pop culture, the mre exceptions
that ha,•e stood out and actually contributed
something of geouine fegitimacy and worth.
Music is an art. Art is something that impacts soci­ety,
which is why we choose to recogni1.e the particu­lar
pieces of art that we find exceptional We put art
in galleries, but we can't hang a song on a wall. n,
same way we can't hang a particularly well-made film
on a wall. or a gold-med31 Ol)mpic athlete. n...re­fore,
we award them inslt.ld. as a form of recognition
for the impact they've made on us. This os the pur·
pose of the Grnmmys, among all other award shows.
But of course, not everyone agrees with the
M award is a pro­fessional
process WI is based on much more than
a song or artist's popularity. Accoroing to the rules
on the Grammy's official website. recording oompa­nies
can submit songs 10 be revie" cd for potentiAl
Grammys. n... submissions are then ser<ened by up
to 150 judges 10 ensure that submissions meet the
requirements for their field. (For example. a coun­try
song will not be revie"'cd by o judge with ex­penise
in Latin music.) The pMels of judges make
their selections followed by n stringent voting pro-
111erc is eeminly considemblo claim to the idea
Withe Gmmmys a.n> just another moneymaker for the
celebs. Perhaps the evening should be less about who
will show up in what outfit or which outrageous per­formercan
outdo theother.Afterall, as bizarre asCee­Lo's
feathers were and as unusual as Lady GaGa's egg
was, when it comes down to i~ we didn't tunc in tull<!
in just to look at "'hat they were wearing or see them
gush over their awards. We tuned in for the music.
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The Grammys, the Golden Globes.
the Emmys, the Academy Awards.
Generally, you're
guilty of indulg­ing
in at least one
(if not all) of these
glitzy award show
extravaganzas.
While these shows
cenainly provide
much entertain­mentvalue,
didyou
ever consider bow
potentially waste­ful
these events
nrc, primarily in
terms of money?
Taking a closer
look at all the ex­penses
and time put
into these lengthy
television specials
for wbicb the sole
purpose is gush­ing
over celebri­ties.
one may come
to ask the question; do "'e re­ally
need celebrity awards shows?
Personal stylist. about $6,000.
Fabulous red carpet gown, M avemge
of$15,000. Getting your thitl)' seconds
of fame as you blubber through your
3CCCptance speech, priceless? When
all is said and done, celebrity stylist
Phillip Bloch estimates that celebrities
are spending around
$750.000 on cloth­ing,
shoes, make·up,
jewelry, and styl­ist
advice in order
10 look red carpet
ready. AU this for one
night in the spotlight.
Think of the starving
children in Africa.
people! According to
UNICEF, "$25 can
provide enough Water
Purification Tablets 10
clean nearly 17,000
liters of eonlanlinated
water." Divided by
$750,000 gives you
.. . a reason to stop
being selfish and
start being charitable!
E'~n if celebri­ties
are not able to get
their hands on one of
the coveted trophies at these events,
consolation prizes are available to moke
the time spent gening all"glanomcd up"
worth their while. The Daily Best re­veals
the staggering amount of$85,000
per gift bag for the 2010 Osears. In­cluded
were gift cards, vouchers for
trips to ex­otic
locals,
and even a
coupon for
an .. indoor
Show me the money
Evelyn DeSantis
A&E Editor
sk)di\ing experieoce- among other
u=ures. ~l1ainly one is able 10 see
the logic in lavishing such expensive
gills on individuals who get paid more
per film, album release, or what have
you. than the average person will re­ceive
in their entire life. Yes, these~
pie have private jets and hordes of em­ployees
to do everything from schedule
magazine interviews to wiping their
nose; but you know, those week-long
African safari trips complete with a
personal chef must be mighty hard to
come by for someone in this position.
Ultimately. everyone has the un­derstanding
that the O\'CJ'3II purpose of
any of these awards shows is public­ity
for the lateSI movies, musicals, and
albums. P8mlts who care nothing for
their children's bed time on the night of
the Academy Awards shows will most
likely be regnlcd with cries of "Mom­my.
Daddy "~ have to go see (fill-in­thc-
blaok with the winner of Best Ani­mated
Picture)." Just take a look at the
i'J'unes top download list a few hours
nner tho Grnmmy awards and, by jove,
the line-up looks quite similar to the
one just you may have just witnessed
on the television. As we're previously
discovered by examining the contents
of the gift bags associated with these
events. celebrities must oot be making
nearly enough money to sustain what
they would consider to be an accept·
able living. Thus, the solution to this
problem appears to be these marathon
long commercials disguised as awards
shows in order to successfully boost
the sales of these entertainment items.
Afier all, the dollar sign doesn' t lie.
So do we really need 10 have the
Academy Awards, the Gmmmys, and
the Golden Globes? Do they really
set\~ an imponant J>WllOSC in our lives?
Unfortunately. for the diehard awards
show fans. the answer appears 10 be
no. While of course there is oo harm
in indulgiog in the guilty pleasure of
this mindless television. one would do
well to put into perspective this regalia
that we have been socialized 10 view
n.1 an all importllnt aspect of our lives.
Tiek up "Tiek In My
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JiftJr~h~5!
Evelyn DeSantis
A&E Editor
Wilh all ofthe=jng
musical talent alive and well
at Nazareth College, a tribute
paid to our campus creativity
is certainly long overdue. On
Friday, March 25, Nazareth's
very own radio station.
WNAZ is set to release its
first CO entitled "Pick in My
Pocket," featuring a variety
of student performers.
Two years ago, WNAZ
president Eric Stevens
gained inspiration for the
project after observing
similar aspiratioi\S of other
college music students.
"I was at the Music and
Entertainment Indus-try
Educator's As­sociation
(MEIEA)
conference in
Boston, and our gift
bag included a lot of
COs," says Stevens
of the beginning of
this endeavor. "One
of \hem wa.<: a com·
pilnlion by Heavy
Rotation Re«:ords.
Bukley's student ..
run record label, of
Berkley students.
Since WNAZ is the
closest thing Naza-reth
bas to a label, I
thought we should
Amanda Bryllnskl
Staff Writer
do it."
The CO is a compilation of
ten Nazareth studel\1 musi­cians,
featuring solo per­formances
as well as group
collaborations. Group mate­rial
that is featured includes
pieces from "Let's Get Lost,"
featuring Brian Halliley and
Caitlin Preston-Fulton, "A
Superior Terror." featur-ing
James Yates and Sarah
Kilman, and "Amadeus and
The Ambulance," with Andy
OeRado. Solo acts include
Eleanor Poore, Cammie Ena­haro,
Shanda Mabon, Sarah
Banker, and Stevens. 1\vo
duet coUaborotions are also
featured on the disc with Nic
MacLane paired with Ahren
Henby, and Becca Paoni
paired with Nick Lord.
While a definite price
has not yet been confirmed,
the collection should run
between $5 and S I 0. Keep
an eye out for bow you can
pick up a copy of"Pick in
My Pocket'' and enjoy this
exciting new student produc­tion!
Also, stay tuned for
more information on how
WNAZ is working with VHI
to ''Save the Music,.. this
coming April.
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Massle Gebo
Staff Writer
So f'vc got to write a poem,
About my favorite bue,
I'm not quite sure what l sbould do,
Because nothing rhymes with orange.
It is the color of the autumn leaves,
And the color of the sun,
But writing poems about it isn't fun,
Because nothing rhymes with orange.
There's loiS of words that rhyme with red,
And plenty of for blue,
But this assignment makes me want to spew,
Because nolhing rhymes with orange.
I love the tangy citrus fruit
And the orange Monarch Butterfly
But nothing works no matter how I try
Because nothing rhymes with oronge.
Next time I get a task like this,
I'll write about purple instead
AJI these colors are messing with my head,
Because nothing rhymes with orange.
Copy Editor
Struggling to find a word to
describe love? ln "The Lover's
Dictionary," you'll find more than
200 of them.
David Levi than, the author of"Nick
and Norah's Infinite Play list," "Boy
Meets Boy," ·'Will Grayson, Will
Grayson," and many other acclaimed
young adult novels, as well as the
editor of the wildly popular "The
Hunger Games" series, made his
way into the adult fiction world this
January with his newest novel, "The
Lover's Dictionary."
"The Lover's Dictionary" tells
the story of two nameless, twenty­somethings
living and dating in New
York City. Their story is revealed
to the reader in dictionary entries
written by 'him,' slowly revealing
parts of his relationship with 'her.'
From the good times ("breathtaking,
adj. Those mornings when we kiss
and surrender for an hour before you
say a single word.") to the bad times
("reverberate, v. Why did your father
leave?"), readers follow the narrator
and his lover through the ups and
downs of their relationship.
Written by Levithan as a
Valentine's Day gift for his friends,
"The Lover's Dictionary" is not
arranged chronologically, but
rather alphabetically. According to
Levi than, he opened an old book of
' words you need to know' to random
pages in alphabetical order and then
constructed "The Lover's Dictionary"
from these random words. Despite
it's unconventional origin, readers
will have no trouble piecing together
the story told in "The Lover's
Dictionary."
"The Lover's Dictionary" is a
lyrical read. It flows beautifully
from one word to the next, and will
leave the reader dreading the end of
a letter's section, because the end
of section means that the book itself
is nearing an end. Lovely prose,
endearing characters, and a sweet
storyline make Levithan's latest
endeavor ethereal. ("Ethereal, adj.
You leaned your bead into mine, and
I leaned my head into yours. Dancing
cheek to cheek. Revolving slowly,
eyes closed, heartbeat measure,
nature's hum. It lasted the length of
an old song, and then we stopped,
kissed, and my heart stayed there, just
like that.'')
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*SAVE the DATE*
l£h.lt. If you're into free food and general
good times with a humanitarian twist, come
to JAMNESTY (a concert/night of music and
activities; all to help stop violence against
women).
When: March 31 , 8 p.m.-1 1 p.m.
Where: In the Forum
*As the 31 51 draws nearer, keep an eye out for
more advertisements and information regarding
Jarnnesty, or email the Amnesty Club account:
amnesty @mail.naz.edu*
WHO: Evelyn DeSantis
MAJOR: Communcation and Rhetoric/Anthropology
POSI'DON: Arts and Entertainment Editor
YEAR: Junior
BOME'fOWN: Boonville, N.Y. (Utica)
FAVORITE FOOD: Mac & cheece
DllEAM JOB: It's between having my Pb.D in anthropology
and researching in Africa
DllEAM TOWN: Somewhere near the ocean, the beach
FAVORI'rE AU'fBOR: Jodi Picoult
FAVORI'fE BAND: Angels and Airwaves
FAVORITE PAS'flltlll: Running
FAVOIU'fl~ THING ABOUT NAZ: The Gleaner!
The original celebratory color for the holiday
as blue.
St. Patrick used the shamrock to explain the
oly Trinity to the pre-Christian Irish people.
Man vs. computer on
"Jeopardy"
Carty Maldonado
Copy Editor
From February 14 to February
17. contestants on the 1V game
show "Jeopardy" saw compe­tition
unlike any that they had
faced before. Human contes­tants
Ken Jennings and Brad
Rutter, beth of whom have won
millions of dollars during their
previous stints on "Jeopardy,"
took on Watson, a supercom­puter
created by engineers at
ffiM for a unique challenge.
While many television view­ers
may have viewed the "Jeop­ardyllBM
Challenge" as a
"Man vs. Computer" challenge
of epic proportions, the real
challenge was the one that ffiM
researchers and engineers faced
in creating Watson. Watson
is not merely a search e.ngine.
Search engines sort through
the data that is input for certain
keywords. then scour the Inter­net
(or another database) for
matches and output the closest
match. IBM designed Watson
to actually decode and under­stand
human language and de­liver
a single, precise answer lo
the input question. Video clips
played between rounds of the
game during the three-day se­ries
showcased how researchers
and engineers went aboul creat­ing
and programming Watson.
Over the three-day Jeopardy
series, Watson competed against
Jennings and Rutter in two Jeop­ardy
games. AI the end of the
first day of the series. with the
first game not yet completed,
Rutter and the supercomputer
were tied with $5,000, lead­ing
the game against Jennings,
who had $2.000. Watson's suc­cess,
though, \vas not without
fa ilure. During the first day
of the series, Watson. which is
not equipped with speech rec­ognition
software. but rather
receives the questions through
computer code, gave the same
incorrect response ("What is
the 1920s") that Jennings had
given in response to a clue.
Outing day two, Watson
dominated the board. The su­percomputer
buzzed into nearly
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every question before Jennings
and Rutter even had time to pro­cess
the question and it was rare
the Watson answered a question
incorrectly. The supercomputer
also showed off its precisely an­alytical
side, bartering exactly
$6,435 during Double Jeopar­dy.
Watson •s spectacular show
on day two. though, ended with
a mistake as the supercomputer
gave a Final Jeopardy answer
of "Toronto" in response to the
clue, "This city's largest ait­pon
is named for a World War
ll hero, and its second largest
airpon is name for a World War
D battle," which fell under the
category of''U.S. Cities."
Day three saw a continuation
ofWatson 's lead over the human
competitors, and the day ended
with Watson's victory. Watson
was awarded $1 million. which
ffiM will donate to World Vi­sion
and World Community
Grid, charitable organizations
dedicated to tackling projects
that benefit humanity. Jennings,
in second place, was awarded
$300,000, half of which will be
donated to Vi II age Reach, an
organization that brings health­care
to remote and underserved
nreas of undeveloped countries.
Rutter brought up the rear and
was awarded $200,000, half
of which he will donate to the
Lancaster County Community
Foundation to suppon local
philanthropy etfons in the area
where Rutter grew up.
All in all. the ''Ieopardy!TBM
Challenge" provided television
viewers with the opportunity to
see where advances in technol­ogy
have taken computers and
get a sneak peek at where those
same advances may someday
lead us. Says Nazareth Col­lege
Junior Stephanie Preece,
who watched the challenge; "!
thought it was so neat that they
showed those behind-the-scenes
clips of Watson before it got to
where it was now. I was rooting
for Brad or Ken to win, but it
is cool to see what technology
can do."
Becca Youmell
Etc. Editor
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SPRING BR
-Read a good book
-Go on a road trip - make
a day out of it
- Go to a local museum
- Scrap book your latest
college activities
-Visit an indoor water
park
-Go skiing or
snowboarding
-Celebrate St. Patrick's
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Nazareth lacrosse takes to the field
Ryan Files
Sports Editor
The new seasons for
Nazareth men's and
women's lacrosse
are under way with
both teams in strong
contentionforanEmpire
8 championship.
Head Coach Rob
Randall leads the
men's team in search of
their seventh Empire 8
Conference title under
their season opener
defeat at No. 20
Springfield. The
team now looks to
bounce back into the
national spotlight
with upcoming
games against No.
13 Geneseo, No.
4 SUNY Cortland,
and Empire 8
favorite No. 8 RIT.
his II year tenure. The The Nazareth
seven-time Empire women's lacrosse
8 champions were AII·Amer1cans S<-on Castle- and Joe Jac.ot»-Ferdetbar team enters their
selected to finish second in this year's !hind season under Head Coach
preseason coaches poll after falling to RIT in the first- Traci Lian with the goal of winning their first Empire
round of last season's Empire 8 Toumantent. Defending 8 tille since 2006. The Golden Flyers have
conference chantpion RIT is favored once again with gone to the Empire 8 tournament in both
63 points and six first-place votes. Nazareth follows in of Coach Lian's first two seasons, but have
second with 55 points and two first place votes with not been able to make it past the first round
Ithaca not far behind in third with 53 points and I first- both times. This year the team enters the
place vote. season as the coaches third place selection
in the preseason poll. Stevens and Ithaca arc
the heavy favorites to lead the conference
with Stevens in first with 61 points and 5
first-place votes while Ithaca has 60 points
and 4 first places votes. Nazareth received
46 point to just edge out RJT for the third
place spot.
Senior attack Joe Jacobs-Ferderbar and senior midfielder
Scott Castle, who both earned All-American honorable
mentions, return along with a talented senior class to
lead team into the 20 II season. The Golden Flyers look
to maintain tl1eir level of play despite loosing a senior
class featuring !hind team All-American and Empire 8
co-player of the year attack Mark DcCirce, and fellow
All-American and second team Empire 8 midfielder
Kyle Brown.
Senior captains attack Michelle Cook
and defender Satah McCaskill, who were
named first team Empire 8 and second team
Empire Region all-stars, look to head the
front of the 20 II women's team. Other
key contributors from last season include fellow senior
captain and defensive anchor Alyssa Mulberon, senior
midfielder Kristine Olijnyk, and sophomore midfielder
Alyssa Johnston.
"We have a very talented senior class, and a lot of
underclassmen who can really contribute to this team,"
Coach Lian said.
One of the main concerns that Nazareth will have to face
is the loss of senior goalie Ann Sessler who was nanted
second team Empire 8, second team Empire Region All­Star,
and an Under Armour North-South Senior All-Star.
Sessler recorded a 0.529 save percentage which was one
of the best among the Empire 8 Conference. Freshman
Tara Prosak was selected to start at goalie for the Golden
Flyer's season opener against William Smith acconding
to Coach Lian.
The Golden Flyers have a tough
schedule as the team will face
three Top I 0 teams on the road
this season. Naz's second game of
the season will take place at No. 6
SUNY Cortland, with trips to No.
2 Hamilton and Empire 8 favorite
No. I 0 Stevens later in the season.
However. Nazareth has proven
that they can win big games on the
road by upsetting ranked William
Sn1ith last season.
"We've done it before in the past
and we can do it again," Coach
Lian said. "The girls are ready to
get some revenge and learn from
our mistakes."
The men's team entered the season ranked No. 17 in
the country, but has dropped out of the polls following
Senior attatk Mk:ht-IJ~ (()()~(
Young guns on Naz track shine
Ryan Flies
Sports Editor
Underclassmen
on the Nazareth
indoor track team
brought their top
performances
at the NYSCTC
Championship held
at St. Lawrence.
The Golden Flyers started
off the two day meet with
sophomore Mindy Niebuhr
capturing the state high
jump title with a height
of 5 ft. 4Y. in. Neibuhr's
jump broke her own
previous school record
of5 ft. 3Y. in., which she
set earlier this season.
Day two brought more
breakouts in the sprint
events. Sophomore Katie
Wyant finished third in the
women's 400m with a time
of62.50sec. This was soon
followed by freshman Jake
Lafaver finishing founh in
at with a tin1e of
S 1.43see. Other key
perfonnancesincuded
senior Kristi Custer taking
third in the women's triple
jump with a distance of
35ft. 10 in. The men's
DMR team consisting of
Tim Rutan, Zach Lafaver,
Donato DiRenzo and Man
Morales finished sixth with
a timeofii:03.76.
Overall, the women's team
took seventh place with 28
points, and the men's team
finished in tenth with II
points.
• Nazareth Sports C~endar ,_ 1 ,
Men's Volleyball Men's Lacrosse WQW!:D'~ l.il!<[QSS!.'!
March 26-27: UVC Championship March 14:@ Western New Englanc March I I : vs. Rensselaer
April 1-3: NECVA Championship March 16:@ Bowdoin ~arch 15:@ Birmingham Southern
Apri115-16: MoltenDJU March 23: vs. SUNY Cortland March 17: @Sewanee
Invitational Championship
(hosted by Nazareth) March 26: @ St. Lawrence March 24: vs. Rochester
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March 13-18: Orlando lnvitationa
March 29:@ SUNY Conland
Apri12: vs. Alfred
April 5: vs. Rochester