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February 5, 2013

Gun

Gabrielle Kuzara and Julia West (pictured above with the Mona Lisa) were two of a group of five CMED members that went to Europe over the Winter Break.

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Story on page 5 The Write Thing series is coming up again on February 7th and here’s the news... the featured author is currently Medaille student, Ntare Ali Gault.

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OPINIONS: Online relationships can be complicated. You never know for sure who the person is that you are talking to. We talked to a couple students to find out how long they would go on without meeting someone.

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LIFESTYLES: Growing up in China during the Cultural Revolution was tough for Dr. Sun, but that’s not the only thing that flipped his life upside down.

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SPORTS: The Super Bowl is the most bet on event of the year. Many of the bets aren’t even on the game itself.

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In the aftermath of Sandy Hook...

RIGHTS Will advocates of gun rights risk being accused of having blood on their hands at the next incident

Advanced warning key to student safety

By Dan Feidt Staff Writer Everyone wants to feel secure, whether it’s at home, work, or school. Unfortunately, there’s no way to be 100% secure all the time, as was the case at Sandy Hook elementary school this past December and more recently, at Lone Star College on January 22.

“It’s sad,” said Rachel Chilelli, a sophomore studying education at Medaille, “It’s sad and it’s heartbreaking.”

These tragic incidents have been mourned nation-wide.

They have also sparked many debates over gun control. There have been three college shootings this month and many university presidents have taken notice, including Medaille’s own, Dr. Richard Jurasek.

All in all, there are two extremes to the gun control debate. According to the National Rifle Association’s executive vice president, Wayne LaPierre, “the only way to stop a bad guy with a gun, is with a good guy with a gun.” The other side would claim we don’t need guns to feel secure.

“All schools could fortress themselves in but I don’t think

that is the most appropriate action,” said Jurasek. The most appropriate security, according to Jurasek, is a system of “maximum advanced warning.”

“If we sense, if we see, if we suspect that mayhem may break loose, we can communicate internally,” said Jurasek.

Medaille students can receive text messages of criminal activities near Medaille and during an emergency, would receive instructions on what do to during an emergency.

While this method may not be able to stop a bullet, Jurasek believes “a college does not want to understand itself as a compound that can seal itself off. Life would be intolerable for students if we tried to create an impermeable membrane.”

“I feel pretty safe,” said Jess Bardol, a sophomore who studies education at Medaille, “the overall atmosphere feels safe.”

It’s important for students to feel safe in their community and Medaille strongly believes in having their students interact with the Buffalo community, which is known for its high crime rates.

So, has Medaille done anything to reach out to programs dealing with gun control and campus shootings in the com-

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munity? Jurasek stated that, as a whole, Medaille has not.

“I would first like to see students and faculty express, by their deeds, that they are interested in the issue,” said Jurasek, “If they do that, then we could consider doing something beyond the campus gate.”

However, within days of the Sandy Hook incident, an open letter in support of gun legislature was cycled around to numerous university presidents, designed by Oglethorpe University’s Larry Schall. This letter was signed by Jurasek two days after first being sent out.

“Beyond this letter, there is a call for informed debate about guns,” said Jurasek. “Medaille is an educational institution and our core business is to raise awareness about the facts of a very tangled issue.”

“Academic leadership, Deans and VPs are at this moment, letting faculty know that there are excellent resources available to allow informed campus discussion and debate.”

As intellectuals, Medaille’s student body has the capability of devising acceptable forms of gun control. The resources are there, all it takes is the will to bring about change.

Johnathan Avila Sophomore Communications

“I think that there should be more strict gun laws in every state. I support Gov. Cuomo’s new laws for the state of New York.”

Laura Gorozzo Senior Biology

“I feel as though gun purchasing should be more controlled, making it more difficult for people to obtain [guns]” Domenic Militello Junior Biology

“I think you shold have the right to own a gun for huting or self defense but the types of guns you should be able to puchase should be more controlled.”

How would you feel in the circumstances of the Sandy Hook incident? Are you concerned?

Do you think you should be educated on how to handle situations like that?

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Phil Passafiume Junior

Courtney Colern Junior

Jaclyn Cwiklinski Junior

Chelsea Feldmeyer Junior

“Yes, I think we should be educated.

I feel like they should do more prevention and have a ‘shooting drill’ kind of like a fire drill so they know where to go.”

“I think that schools should take more precautions. I personally feel there should be an armed guard. It’s nerve wracking even now working at a daycare.”

“I am personally concerned because I am an education major. I think teachers and faculty should have to go to workshops so everyone is aware of what can happen because there’s this mentality of ‘It couldnever happen to me.’”

“At first I didn’t know how to feel and after I watched it a few times it struck me in a different way.

Teachers should definitely be educated so they can be prepared.”

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Medaille Perspective February 5, 2013

STAFF EDITORIAL

Be careful in online relations

Cartoon by Earl Atwell

Who he thinks he’s talking to...

You never really know who is on the other side

Mavs Mouth Off

In an online relationship there is no real way to find out who it is that you are talking to. Even right now you have no idea who it is that is writing this editorial. The only real way to know if someone is actually talking to you is to meet them in person.

Online relationships have skyrocketed in the digital age, so too have online scams. The internet is a dangerous place. You can look at all the pictures of a product on eBay and still end up getting scammed in the end. They may have taken pictures of a different product. Maybe the product is fine on the outside but it doesn’t work. There are so many variables that can go wrong. Unfortunately, most people don’t care about the person they are giving it to, they just want your money.

People on internet dating sites can change their name, date of birth, habits, they can become a whole different person. Why do

they do it? For a cheap thrill. It isn’t above anyone to have fun at your expense. Some people just want to watch the world burn.

Manti Te’o is not the only person to ever be duped by an online scam. It doesn’t even have to be a romantic online relationship either. Maybe you play Xbox with some people online that you think are your friends. Regardless of how many times you play with them you don’t really know who they are as a person.

Criminals aren’t dumb, they know that a large trench coat and a huge white van aren’t going to work anymore. These days with Facebook, Twitter, and all those other social media sites you can find out tons of information about a person without even meeting them. That is why you need to use caution while engaging in an online relationship. Don’t let your guard down, because you never truly know who you’re talking to.

If you were involved in an online relationship, how long would you wait before you would want to meet in person and why?

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Melissa Aronica Sophomore VetTech “I wouldn’t be in an online relationship, I’m too skeptical.”

Josue Serafin Freshman Biology “It would depend on how close we got. I’d like to meet her early on if we were getting serious.”

...Who he’s really talking to!

Stacey Reynolds Sophomore VetTech “I wouldn’t get seriously involved until I did some background private investigating first.”

BenTurchiarelli Junior English “I wouldn’t be involved with an online relationship, but if I was I wouldn’t wait more than a month.”

Amanda Knighton Sophomore VetTech “I would want to meet right away. I’d want a face-to-face relationship, not just an online one.”

Haeli Halloran Sophomore Psychology “A couple months, maybe, I don’t usually like to make any acquaintanceships online, I find it pointless.”

Mollie Unteregger Freshman Liberal Arts “It’s all circumstantial. I have been in an online relationship and wouldn’t do it again without meeting the person beforehand.”

Chris Montanez Sophomore Sports Management “Maybe a month. You can use this time to get to know all about the person and get comfortable with them. But then you would want to meet them and hang-out to build a lasting connection.”

Colin Bobick Freshman Psychology “I’m not big with online relationships anyways, but Id want to meet as soon as possible, it leaves less time for things to go wrong.”

Terry Polk Senior Communication “It all depends on what I knew for certain about the person, and as soon as there was a red flag id be done. It is too easy to be deceived and to not be as well.”

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Are sports icons really a source of inspiration...or misery One of the reasons people love sports is because of all the inspirational stories that come out of them. Over the break, the “inspirational stories” that sports produce took a major hit.

The Baltimore Ravens made it to the Super Bowl over the break. That means future Hall of Famer Ray Lewis will get a shot at another Super Bowl ring before he retires. What an inspiration right?

He plays with a lot of passion and basically preaches sermons to the press and his teammates. Give me a break. Did you know Ray Lewis also has six children with four different women and has faced charges for double murder? Lewis pleaded guilty to obstruction and ratted out his friends, avoiding any significant

Derek Wangler Editor-in-Chief

Focus on what is important...

The poor guy gets news that his grandma and girlfriend died six hours apart and then has an amazing season leading his team to the National Championship. He almost won the Heisman, and like many other people I was pulling for him. Then news comes out that his girlfriend never existed, whoops.

Even if Te’o is not to blame for any part of the hoax now if there’s ever an inspiring story like this how is the public supposed to believe it? It’s almost like an infomercial, what’s the catch? It seems like all these uplifting stories all have a catch. Ray Lewis is an inspiration, but he’s a killer. Lance Armstrong is an inspiration, but he’s a cheater and a liar. Manti Te’o is an inspiration, but he’s…gullible, I guess.

24/7 information cycle drives us from critical thinking

Josie Martin Staff Writer

Not lip-synching and bangs

Meghan Hinton Calendar/Puzzles Editor

Does it matter?

So Beyoncé prerecorded her performance of the National Anthem for the Inauguration….who cares!

The President’s second Inauguration ceremony occurred on Monday January 21st, 2013 and was a big show for the world to see. Big name celebrities and political figures attended and were exploited through the many television stations covering the event.

Although the sun was shining and the weather was not as cold as a typical day in January would be, it was still cold and could be difficult to sing in such conditions.

As a singer myself, I recall a similar situation myself being privileged to sing the National Anthem at a Buffalo Bills and New England Patriots game the day after Christmas, and it was freezing! The wind was blowing in 10 different directions and the cold air made my teeth chatter.

When I opened my mouth to sing, the cold and forceful wind took the breath I needed to get the proper notes and words out to sing through a successful anthem in front of thousands of people. The song

was sung, not to the best of my ability but not the worst.

In Beyoncé’s scenario, singing live in front of thousands of people, and then millions more watching from their TV sets, phones, and computers, not performing the patriotic song flawlessly would have been worse than prerecording it. There is no doubt that the woman can sing, and sing her heart out. Because the day was of such importance, no criticism of her “fake” performance should be of talk.

Lip syncing, which many famous people have done before, would be something of question if say Carly Rae Jepsen was performing the anthem because let’s face it, she would not be able to pull off singing the anthem prerecorded or live in any kind of weather condition.

The day prior to the Inauguration, the media could not talk about anything other than Beyoncé and her lip syncing stunt instead of focusing on the real importance of the day; and no it wasn’t Michelle Obama’s new bangs either. Our nations President was re-elected for a second term. Let us celebrate.

MEDAILLE PERSPECTIVE EDITORIAL POLICY The Medaille Perspective is published every three weeks during the school year. The Perspective has a circulation of 2,000 copies distributed on the Buffalo, Amherst and Rochester campuses.

Letters to the editor are always welcomed and encouraged. Letters must be signed and no longer than 300 words in length. The Perspective reserves the right to select which letters will appear, and edit them to meet space constraints.

The Medaille Perspective reserves the right to reject or edit any advertisements or editorial copy. “A battle lost or won is easily described, understood, and appreciated, but the moral growth of a great Each edition, the senior staff will discuss nation requires reflection, as well as observation, and agree upon an issue for an unsigned editorial to appreciate it.” that will be the official position of the Perspective.

- Frederick Douglass

SENIOR STAFF Derek Wangler, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Meghan Hinton, CALENDAR/PUZZLES EDITOR Jake Weiss, CALENDAR/PUZZLES EDITOR Casey Dunlap, OPINIONS EDITOR Amanda Larkowski, LIFESTYLES EDITOR Pat Gregoire, SPORTS EDITOR MEDIA ADVISER, Lisa Murphy CONTACT

penalties. Are we really going to make this guy out to be a role model?

It seems like every story in sports has a different story that no one is telling. Take Lance Armstrong for example. Armstrong gets cancer, like a lot of cancer, beats it and then goes on to win the Tour de France seven times.

Great story right? Except he cheated by taking performance enhancing drugs, lied about it, and ruined the lives of his teammates.

The one good thing to come out of this story is all the people that he has inspired. Even though he’s a liar and a cheater he still fought for his life and came back to do what he loves.

For that, I applaud him.

Another example is the Manti Te’o hoax.

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PERSPECTIVE STAFF Marvin Atkinson Earl Atwell Shantina Addison Bianca Barrons Kenisha Barrow Sara Chriswell Maria David Simon Fedak Cameron Ferguson Dan Feidt

Brandon Kilijanski Josie Martin Pat McGuire Chatham Marcolini Alec D Pinterpe Jr Heather Prior Shannon Ruda Jon Sherman Alec Short Cherise Slazyk Christopher Ripley

One of the skills I have come to regard as simply indispensable is that capacity of the mind which we call “critical thinking.” That is, the ability to analyze information, to interrogate the evidence until a valid conclusion presents itself. And while this skill can be applied to a great many circumstances, it always seeks to reveal the truth of a matter. As the sayings go, there are two sides to every story, half of what you see and none of what you hear, etc. etc. In reality, most of us accept much more than is in our best interest to accept without due consideration and the dangers of this are innumerable.

Pause. The following statement, however hypocritical a light it may cast me in, is, I believe, necessary to the accurate conveyance of the conflict at hand as well as my complete impartiality which is founded on, if nothing else, a distrust of the sources within: Nonstop news coverage of the shooting at Sandy Hook and the legislation discussions that followed has abused and insulted this mourning country for more than a month now.

People are begging for justice and yet there is little consideration of the injustice charged to the sources that have sensationalized this atrocious crime. There has been no just punishment for the media, who has daily disrespected the deaths of twenty children too young even to have lost their love for the world, at the hands of someone long corrupted by it, nor the conspiracy theorists who have made an example of the tragedy in an attempt to push their anti-government agendas onto the public. To think of ratings and exposes at such a time is nothing short of shameful.

That being said, I am neither fooled by the supposed objectivity of news stations nor opposed to willfully suspending my disbelief at the accusations put forth by YouTube user, ThinkOutsideTheTV (TOTV). The problem is that each has something to gain from our approval, from our trust, and the even bigger problem still is that we have everything to gain as well as everything to lose for the trust that we give to them.

The media wants control. They want to minimize disaster and bombard us with details of this or that tragedy until we no longer feel anything at the mention of those twenty children or this or that scandal. Panic is the enemy.

The conspiracy theorists want chaos. They want anarchy. They want to give Americans something to be angry about in hopes that they rise up and demand the truth, demand justice! Conformity is the enemy.

The media shows an interview with a medical examiner who claims to have found rounds from a rifle in the victims; TOTV says Lanza was found inside the building with only handguns. The media says that Lanza acted alone; TOTV shows police videos of a man running from the school into the forest. The media reports on the 14th; TOTV screenshots remembrance pages created on the 10th. So who do we believe?

IN MY VIEW by Opinions Editor Casey Dunlap I think that it is finally starting to sink in.

I’ve graduated. This has been something I’ve been working towards, and often thought would never happen for almost as long as I can remember. While the ceremony is not until this spring, I am finally done with classes, papers, group projects and speeches.

Graduating has been one of those long term goals that you work towards, for many years, but don’t have the end in sight. Well these long term goals have a way of sneaking up on you, and now I have accomplished it, so, what’s next? This is what everyone seems to be wondering of me. What do you do when all that you’ve been working for has finally come to an end? For me graduating is a cluster of contradictory emotions; happy and sad, excited and nervous, exhausted and eager.

They, whoever they are, say that college is supposed to be the ‘time of your life’ and that the people you meet here will be your life-long friends. Growing up I never thought that I would be able to experience college and that I would miss out on the best times of my

life. While I am still uncertain what my future holds, I am positive that they were right.

I have had some of the best times here and made some wonderful memories that will stay with me wherever I may end up.

All birds at some time need to spread their wings and leave the safety of the nest to experience the world. It can be scary, what if a wing is broken, or I don’t flap fast enough and fall to the ground. This is what graduating is like; it is time to leave the nest. Before birds can leave they must be taught all that they will need to know to survive on their own. After all it is a great big world out there; one never knows where the wind will take them.

While I have graduated, I am not finished.

There is something to be learned in every new day. Interning with Lisa Murphy at the Perspective will allow me to continue to learn more and help prepare me to be able to fly on my own come spring – after all I missed the chance to fly south for winter, I think I’ll stay safe in my nest, just for a short while longer.

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Sandy Hook tragedy should inspire some real solutions

By Josie Martin Staff Writer The shock of a mass shooting in which twenty children lost their lives still has America buzzing with fear and regret.

The country who mourned with the residents of Sandy Hook is now clamoring for a resolution, an end to such grotesque acts of violence. The answer however, is not as easy to declare as the problem.

Is the presence of an armed guard in elementary schools an insult to children’s innocence? Is a ban on semi-automatic weapons too much? Is it enough? On and on it goes.

It would seem that the debate over gun control has very suddenly turned from idle bickering into a game of prevention in which all the players are painfully aware that another shooting is imminent and could happen as soon as today.

Reaction is not the question. The country must react. The schools of America are under immense pressure to protect their students; they are very literally up in arms.

The question is: what is the greatest weapon at the disposal of those combatting mass shootings?

“A good guy with a gun” In response to the NRA’s claim that “The only way to stop a bad guy with a gun, is a good guy with a gun,” Ron Christopher, Director of Public Safety at Medaille said, “That’s one approach… but that’s not the only way.” “The presence of an armed person can never prevent a tragedy and it depends largely on where they are at a given time.”

Christopher, a father, an ex-police chief and Medaille’s foremost defender of student safety spoke of “knowledge” as the “key to preventing and responding to” these events.

Medaille College has a system of emergency alerts, lockdowns, evacuations and trainings that Christopher said “Will go a long way in saving lives.” However, it is likely that the college is far more prepared than most elementary and secondary schools.

New York State already had in place the NYS Safe School Act which requires that elementary and secondary schools have a security plan in place and that faculty and staff be trained in dealing with such events.

There is no doubt that many states will be following suit in light of the recent Sandy Hook shooting. It is simply a matter of

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preparedness. “They’re the first line,” said Christopher.

But how much can schools truly prepare for a tragedy? If Sandy Hook Elementary had had an armed guard, if there had been a metal detector, more surveillance, a better lockdown protocol… would it have prevented Adam Lanza from entering the school with a semi-automatic weapon and opening fire?

The right response is needed While it is true that events like these can’t be ignored, that school officials and politicians are obligated to respond to this tragedy, it remains to be seen whether the direction of said response is the solution the country needs. Christopher said of the abundance of new legislation, “I know these politicians, Cuomo and others are pushing legislation for the right reasons. They’re concerned; but only time is going to tell. Gun control is difficult because you just don’t know what the results are going to be.”

It is difficult to conceive of future threats, of what they might look like if and when gun ownership is under control, but one has to wonder if there is a deeper problem at the root of this phenomenon.

Background and mental health checks have been slowly pervading the gun control discussion for some time now, as has the importance of maintaining a strong relationship with counseling services, but with little emphasis when compared to the constitutional right to bear arms.

Perhaps America needs to dig deeper into the source of these shootings in order to discover the reason, the psychology, the fragility of the human mind that leads to individuals lashing out in such destructive ways.

This discussion goes on in honor of the individuals that lost their lives at Sandy Hook. Though in some ways talk of this tragedy has morphed into the tiresome back and forth of rights vs. rules, they have not been forgotten. It goes on with the hope of righting this terrible wrong in the only way that can be done.

Life once lost never returns but the pain felt in its absence breeds strength. America pays homage to the victims of Sandy Hook and promises to be stronger in the light of their memory and in celebration of their eternal innocence.

“Gun control is difficult because you just don’t know what the results are going to be.”

Ron Christopher Director, Public Safety

“I believe schools have policies and procedures in place... however, tragedies can occur in safe environments.”

Dr. Ilana Lane Dean of Education

Schools need to adhere to strict safety policies

By Shantina Addison Staff Writer There was a point in time when students went to school for one sole purpose; to learn.

Parents felt secure sending their children to school knowing that they were in a safe place. Can that same mind set be incorporated by parents today?

Mass killings like the Sandy Hook tragedy and the Lane college shooting are becoming way too regular.

Do administrators need to sit down and converse about stricter security methods for schools? Should teachers be able to carry firearms for cases like these or should gun laws be reevaluated?

Dr. Ilana Lane, Dean of the School of Education at Medaille College, shared her views on security in the school systems and the debate about if teachers and faculty be trained in using fire arms to protect themselves in situations like those above.

When asked if she felt that school security methods were efficient she answered, “Schools have different safety measures from Pre-school through college, I do believe that currently many schools if not all are re-evaluating their safety measures.”

Some believe that teachers should be able to carry firearms to keep themselves and the students safe. “This is a policy issue,” Lane states, “There is no quick and easy solution to this problem, it is important that anyone using a firearm be properly trained in how to use it.”

“Anyone using a weapon would need to know how to properly secure a weapon and most importantly not do to any harm.” Which many may agree considering that all teachers may not be willing to be trained in using a firearm or have the mental capability to fire shots at anyone.

“There is no one size fits all. Instead of the of the question of carrying a fire arm, it is important to address and investigate

why individuals use weapons to harm others? We need a comprehensive response that does not focus on one solution,” Lane commented.

Where is the line drawn between self defense and fighting evil with evil? There is no one way of looking at this issue especially since it pertains to a school setting. Should kids be taught to shoot back or retaliate?

However, schools should look over security methods to instill sanity in scared parents.

“Remind parents what procedures and protocols are currently in place to ensure the safety of their children,” Lane states.

“Have policies available in print and electronically while giving opportunities for parents to share their concerns or ask questions.”

Dr. Lane also feels strongly about schools adhering strictly to their existing safety procedures. “If schools are supposed to be locked during the day, students should not be using books to prop open doors.”

School administrators, parents and students need to all work together to ensure the safety of everyone while in school.

Children, teens and some adults spend more time in the classrooms and on campus than at their own homes.

School is a second home and if people are not able to feel safe or be safe in a place that they will spend majority of their time, than safety precautions need to be re-evaluated immediately.

Dr. Lane states, “I believe schools have policies and procedures in place to manage the safety of children emotionally and physically. However, tragedies can occur in safe environments.” We should have faith in schools, because some schools are doing a great job at securing their premises and others schools are making their way to catch up.

By Martin Dyckman, retired Associate Editor St. Petersburg Times as appeared on Florida Voices

Old-fashioned anarchists- Today’s NRA is hostile to government–except for that part about putting police officers in schools Hey, hey, NRA, how many kids will we kill today?

We tend to think of anarchists in America as relics of the past, caricatured as bearded fanatics throwing bombs, worthy of no attention except at the hands of the law.

This is a grave misconception.

Anarchism – defined, as a fundamental hostility to government – is stronger in America now than ever before. It is something to be taken very seriously.

There’s a lot of it in the Tea Party and among the libertarians, especially wealthy ones like the Koch brothers, who spend heavily to get government off their backs.

Governor Norquist, the antitax lobbyist who has boasted that he wants to make the government small enough “to drown it in a bathtub,” is every bit an anarchist.

And so it is fitting that Norquist sits on the board of the National Rifle Association, whose anarchistic principles have contributed to infinitely more bloodshed than the Haymarket rioters ever intended or imagined.

Not so many years ago, the NRA was a moderate force, focused primarily on firearms training and safety, having been founded to ensure that the country would not again go to war, as it had in 1861, with many inductees not knowing the difference between a musket and a broomstick, literally unable to hit the broad side of a barn.

The NRA could be responsible with respect to regulation of weapons, like machine guns, that have no place in hunting or selfdefense.

But the moderate leadership was overthrown, likely with sig-

nificant help from arms manufacturers and sellers – the merchants of death. There no longer is any reasoning with the NRA, not even after a succession of ghastly tragedies perpetrated with semiautomatic weapons that have no necessary purpose except for the police and the military. Stockton.

Columbine. Virginia Tech. Tucson. Aurora.

And now, despite the massacre of 20 children and six adults at Connecticut elementary school, the NRA is still obdurate against anything that might keep assault weapons out of the wrong hands.

It opposes even something so moderate as a ban on 30-round magazines.

It admits to a need for nothing except more guns – specifically on the persons of police officers to be satisfied in all 98,000 American

schools.

At public expense. Cut from budgets elsewhere. No new taxes.

That must have been Norquist’s contribution to the scheme.

Trouble is, there was an armed police officer at Columbine High School. The killers knew that, and evaded him. The next mass killers would either do the same or make the cops their first targets, just as ex-con William Spengler did near Webster, N.Y., on Christmas Eve in luring firefighters into an ambush – killing two and wounding two – where he lay in wait armed with a Bushmaster assault rifle just like the one that was used to massacre the children of Newton.

The NRA’s avoidance of the underlying issues is simply insane.

But beyond that, it’s also inconsistent, not to say hypocritical.

All along, the NRA has argued

that government can’t protect its citizens, who must be free to arm themselves. The truth is, it hasn’t wanted the government to protect the citizens, because that would interfere with its basic philosophy and its service to the merchants of death.

Now, however, the NRA says it wants the government to protect at least some of its citizens to a greater extent than before.

But only on the NRA’s demonic terms.

A parable is told of a young man who killed his parents and then pleaded to the court for mercy because he was an orphan.

It serves to explain the meaning of sheer, undiluted gall.

The NRA gall now transcends even that.

The difference is that it’s fact, not fiction.

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Campus NEWS

Flu shot is best precaution against illness

By Heather Prior Staff Writer

Compiled by Sara Chriswell, Staff Writer

February 8, 2013: SAB is offering $15 tickets for students and $20 tickets for faculty/staff for a Blue Man Group Concert. The concert is held on February 8 at Shea’s Performing Arts Center.

For more information, including tickets please see Mary Johnson in Student Affairs.

CMED has full schedule of events planned for Black History month In honor of Black History Month there will be various activities offered throughout the month in the Sullivan Center. February 13, 2013 there be a soul food and jazz luncheon beginning at 12:35.

Students, faculty, and staff are welcome to join.

Another activity held in the Sullivan during Black History Month is a steel drum presentation. This presentation starts at 12:35 on February 20, 2013. Anyone can participate.

On February 27, 2013 students can make their own tribal cloth in the Sullivan Center beginning at 12:35.

Applications for orientation leaders Want to become an orientation leader for the upcoming school year? See Mary Johnson in Student Fairs for an application. Applications must be turned in to Student Affairs no later than February 22, 2013.

Winter Basketball camp returns again to Medaille campus The Medaille Basketball Staff will once again be hosting a “Winter Break Basketball Camp” on Monday, February 18 thru Thursday, February 21. The camp is for boys and girls in grades K-8, and it will run from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. The cost of the camp is $175, but we will offer a special rate for Medaille Faculty and Staff of $75.

This camp is a great way for the boys and girls to learn about the game of basketball from our very own coaches and studentathletes, while also having the opportunity to make many new friends. In addition, all campers will receive an official camp tshirt!

Contact Mike Macdonald in Athletics for more information.

New Info pass program increases resources available through library Many of you might be familiar with the Infopass program in which the Library issues you a card to use and check out materials from other academic libraries. To make access even easier for the Medaille community, we are part of a new program called AcademicSHARE. AcademicSHARE is replacing our current Infopass program, so there is no need to stop by the Library for a card.

AcademicSHARE is a program that allows academic library users’ access to other academic libraries and resources that may be otherwise unavailable in our library. You may visit other colleges and universities participating in this program to utilize their collection just by presenting your current valid college ID card. You can borrow books and use library resources onsite.

Participating academic libraries include: Buffalo State College, E.H. Butler Library Canisius College, Andrew L. Bouwhuis Library Daemen College, Research & Information Commons D’Youville College, Montante Family Library Erie Community College, Libraries Medaille College, Library Niagara County Community College, Henrietta G. Lewis Librar

If you have an activity you would like to include in Camous News please email it to us at Perspective@medaille.edu

We’ve all heard about the flu epidemic taking place in New York State, but why an epidemic?

Marsha Glose, Director of Health Services said, “The reason that the flu is so bad this year is because the dominant strain of flu in circulation is influenza A (H3N2) which is usually more severe, and typically, flu seasons in which this strain dominates are more severe, and result in a higher number of hospitalizations and deaths, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Also, it is worse this year because the flu season started earlier than usual.”

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Most of us know what the flu entails, but if you are experiencing symptoms such as: difficulty breathing or shortness of breath, pain or pressure in the chest or abdomen, sudden dizziness, confusion, severe or persistent vomiting, or flu-like symptoms that improve but then return with fever and worse cough, you should probably see your doctor, as these symptoms could indicate lifethreatening illness.

So what can we do to prevent it? “The most recommended precaution,” Glose stated, “would be getting a flu vaccine.” Shots are available almost anywhere in Buffalo, including not only a doctor’s office, but your local drug store.

Don’t like needles? Ask your doc-

In the U.S. alone, the flu season results in 36,000-ish deaths and 200,000 hospitalizations.

As if those facts weren’t painful enough, the flu costs Americans a collective $10 billion annually.

tor or pharmacist about the nasal mist they have available. Flu season hasn’t exactly peaked yet, according to Glose, and it is still a very high possibility that it might persist until March. Flu shots typically take around two weeks to take effect, and are not fool proof (Vaccines typically work seventy five to eighty percent of the time,) so underneath the link is a list of other things you can do to keep yourself healthy this season.

To find the availability for flu vaccines in your area, go to http:// flushot.healthmap.org/?address= If you find yourself unable to get to a doctor, there are doctors available at Medaille in the Health Center every Wednesday, at 716880-2112, or at Humboldt 117.

The flu vaccine can’t give you the flu. The vaccines only contain a dead piece of the flu virus, and a dead virus can’t infect you. There is a nasal vaccine that contains a live virus, but that particular vaccine is designed to seek and destroy the part of the virus that actually makes you sick.

Vet tech students network in Orlando File Report A group of Vet Tech students attended the North American Veterinary Conference in Orlando, Florida from January 19-23, 2013.

“I had a great experience at the conference! I was able to attend numerous lectures ranging from wound healing, to behavior/proper handling, and nutrition among others,” said Lisa Jankowski: The students were selected from an essay they had written for the club and the veterinary technicians voted on the best essays. All names were removed from their essays so no one knew what student wrote which essay Just to make it fair. The vet tech

club sponsored the whole trip for the students paying for airfare, shuttle from airport to hotel, hotel room while at conference, conference fee and airfare home. The students supplied funds for their food and souveniors. This is the 3rd year students have been traveling with Kelly Valentine on the trip to Orlando.

“The NAVC was an amazing conference and opportunity to have and I am incredibly thankful that I was able to go. Just to be able to get together with thousands of professionals in the field was an experience because I was able to network, talk to other veterinarians and veterinary students about the field and applying/going to veterinary school,” said Lauren Jemiolo:

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NEWS Things to do

Don’t miss these Sherkston Paintball

Every sat & Sunday 11a.m.-7p.m.

Just over the boarder!

(Get BIG savings at groupons.com)

Free Ice Skating Rotary Rink @ Fountain Plaza 716.854.

Rental is $3 for adults and $2 for students

Mardo Gras 2013 On Fat Tuesday

(February 12th) Historic Allentown and surrounding areas will become Buffalo’s own French Quarter.

Start partying at 5pm when the parade takes an all new route down Allen St, and keep partying until we get kicked out!

All funds raised by $5 bracelet sales benefit Give for Greatness, a notfor-profit organization that raises funding and awareness for Western New York’s beloved arts and cultural institutions.

It’s Buffalo’s biggest party night of the year... so come out and party for a great cultural cause

Date Night Skyzone

425 Cayuga Rd, Cheektowaga, NY 14225 (716) 206-3300 Don’t you just drive each other up the wall sometimes? Play dodge ball on the trampoline!

Pano’s steak & eggs

breakfast $1.99 before 10 a.m.! Only in February.

Helium Comedy Club

Sit in the front row and try not to laugh! If you laugh you have to “boo” the comedian

Salvation Army

½ off Wednesdays! Pick out outfits for each other and go to class in the clothes the next day…no cheating!

Albright Knox Art Gallery

Free every 1st Friday of the month.

Try to re-enact all the art and sculptures

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Students head out to Europe over break File Report Another group of Medaille students had the opportunity over break to exoerience a multitude of cultures during a trip to Europe with Melisa Williams, Director of Student Involvement/Multicultural Education and Diversity.

They traveled to London, Paris, Florence, Assisi and Rome.

The trip was about $3200. Students earned money various ways, some worked the Bills Games, worked at part time jobs, saved or had some help from family.

The trip lasted for 9 days total, two of the days were travel from Buffalo to Europe. Additionally, they spent 14 hours on a train ride from Paris to Florence. “That was an interesting trip since we were in rooms about a 1/3 size of my office and there were 6 of us in each room,” said Williams, “As you can imagine, they were pretty tight quarters let alone we had to shove all our luggage in those rooms too.”

The students would room with up to 4 people per room. Though the Medaille group was 5 people, the larger group totaled 45. Some folks were from Napa Valley and the rest were from CT. There were lots of memorable moments. “Julia, my husband and I walked up the steps of the Eiffel Tower,’ said Williams, “There were 669 steps, plus some odd ones from walking up to different areas of the platforms, It was an awesome feeling to do it!”

Melisa Williams photo A group of five Medaille Center for Multicultural Education and Diversity (CMED) members including Brandon Kryszak and Gabreille Kuzara (pictured above) visited St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City. The group traveled to London, Paris, Florence, Asisi and Rome.

Eating foods while in another country can sometimes be a challenge. “I am very adventurous when it comes food so I thought all the food that we got was GREAT,’ said Williams, “I even had escargot in Paris, though it tasted a little like dirt – the butter and garlic made it taste great.”

Although we serve crepes here on campus, Paris crepes are in a class of their own. “I ate like 4 crepes over the course of 2 days while in Paris, one of my favorite Parisian street food,” said Williams.

The tour guide for the trip was from Spain.

He spoke about 5 languages! Also the folks from Nappa Valley were well traveled, it was interesting to hear about their experiences in Costa Rica- which is where the next trip is scheduled to go and then next year and Peru!

Although the weather was cold some days it still beat being in Buffalo with record cold in early January.

Write Thing series features just the ‘right thing’... Ntare Ali Gault, a Medaille Student Compiled By Derek Wangler Editor-in-Chief Ntare Ali Gault will be speaking at Medaille College on February 7th, but he is already on campus as a student. Ali Gault has returned to Medaille after 20 years to finish his degree.

He is the founder and organizer of the Njozi Poets, a spoken-word artist, actor, playwright and author.

To get to know Ali Gault a little better we asked him a few questions about his life.

Can you talk a little bit about what it is that you do (as a slam poet, playwright, etc.)?

As a slam poet I have competed in different poetry slams across the United States and into Canada. I represented Buffalo on the first team that we’ve sent to the official National Poetry Slam in 2006. It was held in Austin, TX that year. I have also been on teams competing in other cities with me being part of a winning team at the Tri-City Poetry Slam in Cleveland, OH, where we competed against teams representing Cleveland and Toronto. Our team actually scored 149.5 out of 150 points in that competition. I won slams throughout the Toronto area.

I’ve recorded a few CDs and wrote a book of poetry, “Ancestral Links: Love and other Revolutionary Mumblings.”

Two years ago I suffered two strokes so I no longer compete but I coach my wife, Erika Gault, who won the Toronto International Poetry Slam last year. She became the first female to win that slam in its ten-year history.

I’ve also acted in many plays, wrote and directed a few. Currently I’m about to produce a play that I wrote with my wife entitled “Ain’t She Brave.” It’s scheduled to go up in September of this year. Also we’ll be presenting it this summer at the National Black Theater Festival in Winston-Salem, NC.

What you will be speaking about at the write things appearance?

I will mainly be reading from a memoir I wrote some years ago entitled “The Sun Will Rise: A Memoir of an Urban Family.” I will also be doing some poems that was inspired by my family and situations that we/they encountered. So it will be a combination performance and reading We’ll also have a Q and A session.

When did you attend Medaille? Did you graduate? Did you go on to any other colleges?

I attended Medaille from 1985- 1988.

During that time I was a sophomore representative on the SA board, I wrote for the Perspective and was a DJ on WMCB. I didn’t graduate because I got a few commercials and thought I was going to be a Hollywood star… lol After over 20 years I came back.

You said you went to school with Lou, what do you remember of him back then?

Lou was better friends with my sister who also attended Medaille at that time. He was pretty much on the run because he had started working for WBLK so I didn’t see him much at school. He was always very positive with a huge smile on his face. I also remember him hosting a local TV dance show called City Rhythm. You haven’t lived until you have seen Lou wear shark skin suits and dance to hip hop music…lol

Why are you taking classes at Medaille now?

I’m back at Medaille to complete what I started over 25 years ago. As I said before, those two strokes pretty much cut down my performing at a very high level while I still work to recover. Right before I suffered them I toured on the largest poetry tour in North

America.

I’m scheduled to graduate next year and I’m happy that I made Dean’s List last semester. Something I never came close to doing when I attended here in the ‘80s.

I learned that if I wasn’t performing, jobs in the field I wanted was very hard to come by without my degree. Literally, colleges and universities were studying my work across the country but I didn’t qualify to go where my books were being read. I would be invited to speak/perform but couldn’t get a job.

With those experiences I try to give some advice now. The best I could give is that you should spend your time going to class, completing your assignments and make sure you graduate with the best grades possible. You’ll have more than enough time after college to party or become a star.

Upcoming Write Thing events All readings are 7 p.m. Thursdays in the Academic Commons, Fourth Floor, Main Building. All events are free and open to the public. Refreshments are available.

Thursday, February 7, 2013

Ntare Ali Gault

Buffalo slam poet, memoirist, and playwright.

Thursday, March 21, 2013

Sean Thomas Dougherty Erie PA poet and slam poet.

Thursday, April 18, 2013

Rachel B. Glaser

hort story writer, author of the debut collection Pee on Water.

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A Life Flipped UPSIDE DOWN

By Shannon Ruda Staff Writer You see him around campus and think that he is someone who has had it pretty rough. Then, you see an inspiring smile on his face. You do not yet know his story, but just from the few seconds when you saw him you know he is a man who has faced major conflict.

Dr. Charles Sun, Physics professor, has overcome great struggles throughout his life so far. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in applied physics from Dalian University of Technology in China, and earned Master’s and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in experimental atomic physics from the University of Kentucky. He then went on to teaching, and later found himself teaching here at Medaille College.

However, the journey to where Dr. Sun is now has not been an easy one. He has faced two major turning points in his life before he could become who you see today. Dr. Sun thinks of the two incidents and says, “My life had flipped.”

It had, in more ways than one.

Dr. Sun was born and raised in China. He took in interest in Physics while in middle school. In high school, he learned to speak English. During his high school years, China was going through the Cultural Revolution. The Cultural Revolution was a social-political upheaval in China that intended to bring about a return to revolutionary Maoist beliefs. It stared in 1966 and ended in 1976. During that time citizens were no longer able to live the way they had been accustomed to all their lives. They had no choice, except to follow the demands of the government even if that meant changing your job, beliefs, and religion.

Business men had to become farmers, causing great pay cuts and families unable to support themselves. More than 10 million people died.

They were cut off from outside media and only given news about what the people in power wanted them to know. Citizens who acted out against the revolution could end up imprisoned or executed. It was abuse of power.

China remembers this as one of their darkest times.

As just a high school student, Dr. Sun’s life was left completely turned upside down because of the Cultural Revolution. It effected him because anyone who formerly studied outside of China was looked at as the enemy. “The main impact on me was, because in the cultural revolution [...] if your parents stud[ied] abroad you would be in trouble.”

Dr. Sun’s father studied Communications in Japan when he was younger, before the Cultural Revolution started. Like many citizens at that time, they thought they could make a great future for themselves studying out of the country.

Since no one knew the government would force them out of jobs if they did not study in China, they were not prepared to face the Cultural Revolution. It resulted in most having a great loss of income. These people were not making the money they had been earlier on. Not only did people who studied abroad experience great money struggles, but they were also treated like an enemy.

During the Cultural Revolution all higher education in China had stopped. “The education system had basically shut down,” says Dr. Sun about his home country. When the revolution was over and higher education was back up and running the stakes were very high. Everyone who had went to the country side to work on farms now wanted to go back to their studies.

Students waited 10 years to get higher education. The amount of people wanting to go to university multiplied by 10. However, the number of universities in China was the same amount as the beginning of the Cultural Revolution.

As a result, the accumulation of people who wanted to get into university inflated as the amount of people who could be accepted diminished. “The chances of getting in was 100 to 1,” said Dr. Sun. He was one of the few to get accepted into university that year. He beat the odds to attend Dalian University of Technology, where he received his B.S. degree in applied physics.

After his studies at University, Dr. Sun taught at a high school in his home town. He taught there for two years, but wanted to get a Ph. D. in Physics. China at this time did not have programs to get a Ph.D. So, Dr. Sun moved to the United States to continue on with his schooling. He was accepted at the University of Kentucky and he earned his

masters and Ph.D. while there. His first experience in the classroom was as an assisted professor. After he graduated, he was hired to teach his own class. It was during this time Dr. Sun faced a startling and life-changing event.

In January of 1994, Kentucky experienced an intense winter snow storm. A single-day snowfall record of more than 15 inches was set. The University of Kentucky was closed a whole week.

The first day back, Dr. Sun left to take his regular one hour commute to the university. However, the thruway was not a safe place to be at that time. There was ice under the snow, unnoticeable to most drivers. Dr. Sun was trying to avoid a collision with another vehicle. He thought he could stay in the clear by turning the wheel, but when he moved over the car had overreacted. Between that and the ice, a driver can not stay in control of their vehicle. “I lost control and the car, and the car fell off the thruway,” says Dr. Sun. “I had broke my neck and it caused me to be completely paralyzed.”

As one could imagine, the recovery for such an accident is rough. Not only does it take its toll physically, but mentally as well. At the rehab hospital, Dr. Sun met other patients who had spinal injuries. During his time there, he stayed strong and kept working at being able to do physical therapy and exercises. Dr. Sun worked at it little by little everyday until he could use his arms and had some movement back in his hands. During his time at the rehab hospital, he could tell that the majority of these patients were very depressed.

Many of these patients went for counseling for the mental struggles they had to face. Dr. Sun said that counseling was not the right answer for the struggles that he faced. He had other methods of recovering, and dealt with the mental struggle on his own.

At this point, Dr. Sun had realized not only had his car flipped, but his life had flipped upside down with it. Dr. Sun’s first experience of having his life “flipped upside down” was the start of the Cultural Revolution. He had survived that, and later was able to get higher education.

So, when his life flipped upside down this time, Dr. Sun knew he could survive this too. “Everything that I had learned during the Cultural Revolution is, actually, what got me through,” said Dr. Sun. He knew the answer to his problems was as simple as just finding a way to deal with them and to have hope. “That is the biggest thing, I think, to have hope and to work hard. That will get you the opportunity you need.” Many people say similar things and do not really mean them, but listening to Dr. Sun you can tell he actually means what he says.

After the accident, Dr. Sun did not go back to teaching right away and was not able to work full time. He started a small business selling some of the things he could no longer use. In the past, he had taken up photography. He found that he was no longer able to do this, so he sold many of his cameras. With this money, Dr. Sun bought a van that he would be able to drive. This was

Dr. Charles Sun Physics Professor

Department, on working with Dr. Sun, “Sometimes little things will go wrong and then you look at him and realize how hard it must be just for him to get to work in the morning.”

Dr. Sun decided he wanted to get back into teaching, but knew it would be hard because he had to solve many problems that had stood in his way. For example, he was unable to use a chalkboard. So, he got creative and came up with the idea to create a tool that went on his hand that would allow him to write with a piece of chalk on the chalkboard. He talked to his physical therapist about creating such a tool and they were able to get one made for him. Then, he found he needed a way to erase the chalkboard as well. He came up with the idea to create a chalk eraser that could go on his wrist. This way both the chalk holder and eraser could go on one hand, and he could use his other hand to work his wheel chair.

“Last time I sat in on his class he can write as fast. As i can write. He has made a lot of progress in dealing with his issues,” says Dr. Lucyszyn, “He’s continuing to grow.”

Now that Dr. Sun found a solution to being able to use a chalkboard, he started applying for teaching jobs at colleges and went on many job interviews. He did not give up. He went for every opportunity he could, and then was hired here at Medaille College in 2002. From this experience, Dr. Sun says what he learned was “the most important thing is to keep trying. If you don’t get a job it’s because someone was better suited. If you keep trying you will have opportunity. All that matters is if you are doing your best.”

“Dr. Sun is a great example to all of us as we challenge students and ourselves, in the words of the Medaille Mission Statement, 'to the highest possible standards of achievement,'” says Dr. Howard, Vice President for Academic Affairs, “Dr. Sun's life is a testimony to students, faculty, and staff that there is no obstacle that can't be overcome.”

After having his life flipped upside down multiple times, Dr. Sun still went for every opportunity he could. He kept hope and he kept trying. Now, he has been teaching at Medaille for 10 years.

Students should follow in Dr. Sun’s lead and through his experiences learn the lesson he has learned; no matter what struggles you face, you need to try to do your best and keep hope and then good opportunities will come your way.

“Everything that I had learned during the Cultural Revolution is, actually, what got me through.”

- Dr. Sun

important to him because he no longer had to rely on others to drive and get to the places he needed to be.

“He’s been very inspirational,” says Dr. Lucyszyn, chair of the Mathematics and Sciences

Photo by Shannon Ruda

Left: Jennifer Shauer and Jaye Seneca get creative at the Crafts and Cocoa event.

The Student Involvement Center hosted their annual Winter Weeks of Welcome this year with a full slate of activities.

winter Below: The hot wings were too much for Jacinta Roche who was the only Lady Mav participant.

Weeks of welcome Above: The chicken wing contest participants await the signal to start eating their wings.

Bottom Left: John McCune and Derek Hoffman could use some of that milk right about now.

Above: Ian Rees takes a big bite of a hot wing.

He would soon regret that decision.

Left: Students line up to get their frosty treats at the ice cream social Below: Kendall Kent eats his dessert before digging into his lunch.

Left: Amanda Catalano goes with a chocolate and vanilla mix with fudge.

Right: The weather outside is not fun, but Taschera Collins does enjoy eating a frosty treat inside.

This will be the real test ... If you want to win, here are the rules!

Melisa Williams, Director of Student Involvement and Multi- Cultural Education and Diversity, kicks off the chicken wing eating contest. Williams and her grad assistants were busy throughout campus hosting a variety of student events.

Above: You gotta be in it to win it, and Derek Hoffman is all in with that big bite.

Below: While the rest struggle with the heat, winner of the contest Matt Meckley finishes off his wings with ease.

Photos by Derek Wangler and Jackie Neal

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“Crawling” East Aurora...

STAFF’S one bar at a time! PICKS

By Amanda Larkowski Lifestyles Editor

The average college student knows the best of the best bars in downtown Buffalo, considering over half of their college experience is spent on Chippewa or the surrounding areas.

However, if you’re a commuter like myself, you sometimes start to look to closer and more low key bars in local towns.

One of my new favorite towns to spend my evenings in is East Aurora. With Brothers Restaurant & Pub, East End Grill & Taproom, Brew Works, and Bar Bill Tavern, the possibilities are endless.

I choose to begin my night at Brothers, the bar area is one of the smaller ones of the town, but if it’s possible to snag a bar seat, appetizers from Brothers are some of the best I’ve had, particularly their handmade pizza logs! Also, Brothers usually has a band every first Friday of each month as well

as karaoke on Saturday’s!

It wont take long for the plate of pizza logs to be cleared but once they are, a nice stroll to East End is in order! Now, one drink I found out of the ordinary yet so unbelievably tasty was Mackenzie’s hard cider. I assumed it would be served cold, however, after a few minutes a steaming mug of hot cider was served to me, cinnamon stick included… yum!

Brew Works is about a ten minute walk from East End. Hidden next door to Bar Bill, this smaller and low key hangout really is the hidden treasure of East Aurora. It gives off an Elmwood Ave, Buffalo feel. Dim lights dangle from the ceiling, circling the room. Couches offer a cozy feel, and refrigerators full of any beer you can think of light up the rear of the bar. Another thing I really enjoy about this place is that they have dozens and dozens of well beers that you won’t

be able to find anywhere else locally. It’s an all around perfect nook for a slower, more mellow night out.

Finally, the best for last and most famous of the group, Bar Bill Tavern. Notoriously delicious wings and beef-on-weck make this bar one of the tastiest in town. But, considering it’s already midnight on a Friday and the entire bar is bumping with twenty-something’s (and maybe a few forty-something’s, but who’s counting?!) all you’ll want to do is squeeze yourself up to the bar and grab a couple drinks and socialize with locals.

Once your stomach is full of pizza logs, wings, beer & tequila, you’ll have conquered Main Street and created your own small-town village bar crawl! Much cheaper and more low key than Chippewa, but you’ll be grateful for the new people, drinks and food you’ll be introduced to along the way!

tv • movies • music • books restaurants • shopping • more

WINTER ACTIVITY

Amanda Larkowski Lifestyles Editor Skiing

“Get outside! A great way to be active and spend time with friends in the cold weather.”

MOVIE

Shantina Addison Mama “I swear to goodness I was not scared, and I slept good that night.”

BOOK

From Disney to Broadway, “Newsies” proves to be a big hit!

By Meghan Hinton Calendar/Puzzle Editor Extra! Extra! Read all about it! The Newsies are on strike!

The new hit Broadway show “Newsies” is one of history, entertainment, and outstanding dancing.

This unique male dominant cast, with three females, has all the Disney and musical lovers talking. “Newsies” originated as the Disney movie musical directed and choreographed by Kenny Ortega in 1992. A young Christian Bale played the lead role of Jack Kelly in the movie, but now heart throb Corey Cott has filled the Jack Kelly shoes with exceptional vocal and acting Bale lacked.

The stage performance is filled with high energy and remarkable dancing from the ensemble, as well as strong and

HE SAID

SHE SAID

Heather Prior Staff Writer Good Omens

clear vocals from the leading actors.

The Broadway rendition of the historical story of newspaper boys organizing a strike against owner Joe Pulitzer for raising the price to sell the “paps” strays from the movie portrayal but equally impresses “Newsies” lovers.

Original songs, even with minor lyric alterations , drove the musical in the right direction yet some added songs such as “Watch What Happens” and “Something to Believe In” came across too modern for the coexisting songs.

Ten year old Nicholas Lampiasi (Les) entered the hearts of the audience with his fast witted lines and hilarious charisma leading the show with comedic relief.

Voice of reason Ben Fankhauser (Davey), older brother to Les, teamed up with Cott (Jack Kelly) giving the show the extra spunk and chemistry it needed.

Dance Captain Ryan Steele (Specs) performed flawlessly and danced without effort performing eight turns on a newspaper to close his final performance as a Newsy on January 20th, 2013.

“So You Think You Can Dance” contestants Jess LaProtto (Buttons/Scab) and Evan Kasprzak (Elmer) prove they most definitely “can dance” during their featured tap solos in “I’m the King of New York.”

The indulged audition did not hesitate to give a standing ovation for the curtain call and raced to the theatre doors where

“Don’t know what she’s singing. I didn’t know she sang, I thought she rapped, or whatever, mmmm…”

- Mariah Carey on Nicki Minaj

many of the cast members willingly met, signed programs and took pictures with as many fans as possible.

The passionate dancing, willingness to meet fans, and sheer fun that exuded from the entire cast showed that these “Newsies” sincerely enjoy their profession and giving people a reason to sing, dance and have a voice.

“It took something serious and turned it into something hilarious”

TV SHOW

Dan Feidt Staff Writer Fringe

“Definitely worth watching for any sci-fi fan”

SONG

Derek Wangler Editor-in-chief Thrift Shop

“Finally a rap song that promotes fiscal responsibility.”

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THIS or THAT Compiled by Bianca Barrons Which do you prefer; chocolate or flowers?

Chocolate Stephanie Holscher Freshman Vet Tech

“Chocolate, because it’s something I enjoy.”

Emily Howard Freshman Communications

“Chocolate, it’s good!”

Keewan Thomas Freshman Communications

“Chocolate, it’s edible.”

Amber Dombrowski Freshman Criminal Justice

“Chocolate, most of the time if someone gives you flowers, they’re already dead.”

Flowers Danielle Szalkowski Senior MIS

“Flowers, much more meaningful and romantic, whereas chocolate can be given any day of the week.”

Brigethia Guins-Jamison Freshman Communications

“Flowers, because they’re pretty.”

Megan Thompson Freshman Vet Tech

“Flowers, not everybody wants or likes chocolate!”

Kirstie Dlugosz

Freshman Sports Management “Flowers, it’s sweeter and could make someone smile”

Brianna Cordova Freshman Liberal Arts

“Flowers, it shows that the person really cares about you.”

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alentines day: not just for couples!

By Pat McGuire Staff writer

Valentine’s Day is that special of time in which we show that special someone of ours how much we love them. Whether it’s buying chocolates, a night out at dinner or the movies or just cuddling on the couch, there’s no right or wrong way to show your love. It all sounds lovely, if you have a special someone at all. But, what about all the people (myself included) who don’t? Is there some part of Valentine’s Day we single people can enjoy or is it all restricted to those in a relationship?

Coincidentally, we singles have a Valentine Day’s of our own... a day after the real Valentine’s Day. Most of you may have heard about Singles Awareness Day, a day in which all those outside the relationship pool, frustrated about being left out of the real Valentine’s Day, get together, exchange gifts and celebrate that it’s ok to be single.

This is especially the perfect time of year to put on or attend singles events. This is basically a day to let singles know they’re just as special as people in relationships.

There are also a few ways in which singles can participate in the real Valentine’s Day. For example, you can give gifts and share love with people you’re not necessarily romantically involved with, but still very close to, such as members of your family.

To me, it’s one of the benefits of commuting to school. I always love the chocolates and other tasty treats my father gives me.

Now, if singles are celebrated every February 15th, does this mean they’re backed into a corner the rest of the year? Beyoncé didn’t write “Single Ladies” just as a theme song for Singles Awareness Day. That’s putting it in the same league as Christmas music. Rather, she is paying tribute to “all the single l a d i e s”

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“Bottom line: singles are people, too”

e ve r y w h e re , everywhere day of the year. Bottom line: Singles are people, too.

So, if you find yourself alone on Valentine’s Day, it’s not as bad as you think. With Singles Awareness Day and other ways of celebrating the holiday, you can feel just as loved as you would if you were in a relationship.

Saturday Night Live celebrates 38 years

By Cameron Ferguson Staff Writer After a solid fall showing, “Saturday Night Live” will look to continue momentum as the show enters the second half of its 38th season.

This was one of the most anticipated SNL seasons in recent years partly due to significant changes among the cast. Andy Samberg and Kristen Wiig, both cast members since 2005 and fan favorites, left to focus on making the full time jump to cinema. Four year veteran Abby Elliot also departed the show.

The recent presidential election was also cause for excitement, providing an abundance of relevant content available for classic SNL political satire.

Stepping up in the new look cast are Vanessa Bayer, Taran Killam and Jay Pharaoh, all of whom made the jump from featured player to repertory player.

Pharaoh has attacked his new role as full time cast member head on, accepting the task of impersonating Barack Obama. While not as convincing as some of Pharoah’s more notable impressions, the performance stands as an improvement from Fred Armisen’s Obama of past seasons.

Cast veterans Bill Hader and Jason Sudekis have carried a majority of the workload.

Hader has been solid throughout the season, showcasing his wide range of possible characters. His Clint Eastwood impression, including a rendition of the now infamous Republican National Convention speech, stands out amongst Hader’s work this season.

Sudekis, who was rumored to be leaving along with Samberg and Wiig, has capitalized on this year’s bevy of political sketches due to his roles impersonating both Mitt Romney and Joe Biden.

Taran Killam and Bobby Moynihan have seen a significant rise in screen time this season. With Sudekis’s

departure rumored to be in the near future and Hader entering his eighth season with the show, Killam and Moynihan have shown that they have the ability to carry the torch as the stars of SNL when the time comes.

New cast members include featured players Cecily Strong, Aidy Bryant and Tim Robinson.

Strong has received a significant amount of screen time for a first year cast member and has been impressive thus far. In her short time with the cast, Strong has already established recurring characters SNL is reliant on and seems poised to take over for Wiig as the show’s next breakout female star.

Overall, Saturday Night Live’s current season has gone smoothly despite losing two of their most beloved cast members. As the first SNL season without Wiig and Samberg in years reaches the final stretch, the show’s next wave of leaders will emerge to establish a new era of Saturday Night Live.

The recent presidential election was also cause for excitement

Medaille Perspective February 5, 2013

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Mo Money....No problems?

Mavs

The Super Bowl is turning into a gambling event rather than a football game?

By Cameron Ferguson Staff Writer 49ers or Ravens? Which quarterback will throw more touchdowns? Will Alicia Keys forget the words to the national anthem? These are just a few of the trying questions asked in the world of Super Bowl gambling.

Gambling and athletics have been synonymous for years with countless dollars being spent on sports wagering.

The American Gaming Association (AGA) estimates on average over $2 billion per year is wagered on sporting events. With the NFL standing as the premier professional sporting league, it is no surprise that league’s championship stage receives a great deal of gambling attention. The Super Bowl is the most bet on sporting event each year, with the AGA estimating approximately $93.9 million being legally wagered on last year’s game.

Heading into the Super Bowl official odds favored the 49ers to win by four points, however, that begins a long list of available wagers involving the game. All aspects of the Super Bowl can be bet on from simple gambles such as score and winner, to more precise wagers involving players stats and how often certain plays occur. There are even completely unfootball related bets regarding musical performances and how often celebrities will be shown on television. For the

gambler looking for the least amount of chance, the coin toss can also be bet on.

While the Super Bowl itself obviously draws attention from football fans, betting on the game can be a way of incre asing interest.

T h e Buffalo Bills

about anyway” says Medaille senior Drew Belica. “And to make money.”

While big time bet-takers such as casinos and other locations see a spike in gambling around Super Bowl time, it also brings out the more modest gamblers.

Common gambling related events such as Super Bowl pools and squares are extremely popular with NFL fans.

“I’m in a square with a local bar” says Sean Cunningham, a junior at Medaille.

“It’s only a small entry fee with a big pay out and it makes the game more interesting.”

Whether taking a gamble on Colin Kaepernick taking home MVP honors (8/5 odds heading into the game), having a hunch on how many times Jay-Z will be shown during the broadcast (odds at over or under 120 times), or are just interested in a simple wager amongst friends, sports betting comes in varieties and has become a common aspect of the Super Bowl experience.

entered season at 75 to 1 odds to win it all and their chances quickly plummeted, closing out the season at 1000 to 1 odds before being officially eliminated from playoff contention. For local Bills fans and NFL fans in general who are longing to see there team out there on Super Bowl Sunday, betting on the game can provide something personal to root for.

“I bet for the emotional attachment it brings to a game that you wouldn’t care

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“I bet for the emotional attachment it brings to a game that you wouldn’t care about anyways” Drew Belica Senior Sports Management

Mavs sit at #11 on preseason polls Men’s volleyball team looking to build of a program best season

By Simon Fedak Staff Writer

MedailleSports.com photo Senior Brandon Kilijanski sets up a ball in a match up last season. The Mavs men’s volleyball team finished with an overall record of 25-9 while posting a 8-3 conference record. The Mavericks open their home season on February 9 as they take on SUNYIT in the UVC Crossover at Medaille College.

After coming off a strong season last year, the Medaille Men’s Volleyball team have high expectations for the upcoming season.

The long practice time and the team hours in the weight room are about to be put to test as the 2013 season is about to get underway.

Last year the Mavs captured their first ECAC South championship. This also happened to be just the second ECAC title for any Medaille program. The Mavs also claimed the inaugural AMCC Men’s Volleyball Tournament Championship.

Nick Johnson has lead the way for the Mavericks in the past few seasons. Johnson had outstanding numbers and achieved many personal milestones. However, Johnson won’t be returning and the Mavs will need to have players step up.

The team has nine new players and eight returning all who are eager to get to work. Trevor Barrett was recently named a team captain and has big expectations for this year’s team.

“If all of us come together as a team I don’t see anybody stopping us from achieving our goal not only in our conference, but in the national championship as well”, said Barrett.

Team Chemistry will be very important on a team where there are so many new players. Like any team success is very hard to come by without having a good group.

“I think we are starting to mesh together pretty well”, said Senior Erin Kelly. “It’s tough being such a young team with so many underclassmen and only a few upperclassmen but so far the team chemistry is a work in progress and on the right track.”

The season kicks off February 2 against The Massachusetts Institute of Technology at 4:00 p.m.

Also on the same day the Mavs will face Nazareth at 8:00 pm.

The team will also have a pair of games the next day against Elmira and Emmanuel College.

Overall this season looks like it’s going to be one to remember.

With a great mix of youth and a veteran presence, the Mavs look solid to reclaim their AMCC title.

“We really have a good group a guys and we’re all ready to go,” said freshman Sean McTigue.

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Men’s hockey on the hunt for first UNYCHL title David F. Sherman Photo

The Medaille Men’s hockey team is continuing to make an impact in their new Upstate New York Club Hockey League as they sit second in the western division with a record of 7-2-1. The Mavericks defeated cross town rival Hilbert College 7-1 on January 26 extending their unbeaten home streak to 5-0. In non-conference play, the Mavericks defeated ACHA Division I Canisus College to a score of 6-3. The Mavs have one UNYCHL game remaining against St.John Fisher Friday February 8 and will head into playoff action.

Medaille hosts Coaches vs.

Cancer Leadership Forum

Chris Ripley Photo

The Medaille College Sports Management department hosted the “Coaches vs. Cancer Sports Leadership Forum” on Wednesday, January 23 in the Main Building Auditorium.

The forum featured athletic directors from Medaille, University of Buffalo, Canisus College, Niagara University, Daemen College and Buffalo State. Many Medaille students asked interesting questions invoking hot button questions in today’s ever changing world of collegiate athletics. The event had an admission fee of $25, which 100% of the proceeds benefitting the American Cancer Society. This is the second Coaches vs. Cancer event the Medaille Sports Management department has hosted this year.

UVC CROSSOVER l February 9 vs SUNYIT @ 9 a.m. l February 9 vs Stevens IT @ 1PM l February 10 vs New Paltz @ 9 a.m. **ALL GAMES AT SULLIVAN CENTER**

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Medaille Perspective February 5, 2013

Medaille Perspective February 5, 2013

By Jon Sherman Staff Writer Center is one of the most important positions in hockey. In recent years, the Sabres have been one of the weakest teams in the NHL up the middle.

Ever since star players C h r i s Drury and Daniel Briere left on that dreadful day in 2007, the Sabres have been lackluster at center. The Sabres were left with much weaker talent up the middle with the likes of Derek Roy, Paul Gaustad, Jochen Hecht, Matt Ellis, Luke Adam and Cody

McCormick.

So what do the Sabres do? Darcy Regier starts drafting centers, and big centers at that. Something Buffalo hasn’t done in years and years. Before 2008, Buffalo was abysmal at drafting young talent, thankfully it changed.

Since 2008, Buffalo has drafted centers Luke Adam, Kevin Sundher, Colin Jacobs, Joel Armia, Justin Kea, Zemgus Girgensons and the biggest name, Mikhail Grigorenko. All of these pivots are six feet or taller, making Buffalo much bigger for the near future.

Another way Regier helped out up the middle was signing former Philadelphia Flyers center Ville Leino. Leino who has bounced between wing and center, had a disappointing first season in Buffalo, however this is an improvement over Matt Ellis playing center.

In the biggest trade of last year’s NHL trade deadline, Regier traded away Buffalo’s most intriguing prospect, Zack Kassian to Vancouver for up and coming

scoring center Cody Hodgson.

Kassian was by far Buffalo’s best prospect, who added scoring and much needed toughness, but as they say, you need to give up talent, to get talent. With Cody Hodgson, Buffalo now has a young, skilled centermen who can play on Buffalo’s top line between two perennial snipers in Thomas Vanek and Jason Pominville.

Leino and Hodgson have already helped the Sabres, as well as Tyler Ennis moving in to play center on the second line, but the biggest name to play center for Buffalo may be 18 year old, Russian phenom, Mikhail Girgorenko.

The young gun was drafted 12th overall in last year’s NHL Entry Draft. The 6’3 200 pound forward was a man amongst boys playing for his junior team, the Quebec Ramparts in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. In 91 total games, spanning over a year and a half, Girgorenko had 69 goals and 66 assists, for a total of 135 points.

That averages to a point and a half per game in his first season and a half in the league.

Because of Girgorenko’s age, he was not old enough to play for Buffalo’s farm team in the American Hockey League, so Buffalo had to make a choice. Is Girgorenko good enough as an 18 year old to stay in Buffalo and use the first year of his NHL entry level contract worth $1,775,000 or should he be sent back to juniors to continue to develop? Well the Sabres had five games to figure out what to do.

After Girgorenko’s fifth game, Buffalo decided to keep him. It wasn’t a bad decision seeing that in Girgorenko’s sixth game, he scored his first NHL goal against Buffalo’s longtime rivals, the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Losing two former all-star centermen such as Drury and Briere, the Buffalo Sabres and its staff needed to find guys that could play up the middle, and in a hurry. With the likes of young studs such as Ennis, Hodgson, Armia, Girgensons and Girgorenko, Buffalo seems to be loaded on size and skill at center for years to come.

Men’s basketball ready to regain conference title

By Alec Short Staff Writer

MedailleSports.com photo Sophomore Gaurd Jammal Coleman takes a shot against AMCC rival Penn State-Behrend in the 72-69 loss on December 13,2012.

Coleman leads all Mavericks with 15.9 points per game while also leading the squad in rebounds with 96.

While the majority of students of Medaille were enjoying their winter break, the Men’s Basketball team were hard at work improving their overall record to 12-6.

Six of their wins came from conference victories with only one loss to rival Penn State Behrend. Also, during the break they took their talents down to South Beach to play in the Adidas Shootout. They faced a tough Messiah team from Pennsylvania that overall had the better play to result in a 76-60 affair. In the third place game they took on Lebanon Valley College which went down to the wire resulting in another loss for the Mavs, 83-81.

Looking past their tough non conference schedule they have been showing a lot of poise with possibly looking towards that elusive AMCC Championship. Medaille is tied at the top of the AMCC with the likes of La Roche, Mount Aloysius, and Penn State Behrend, all with conference records of 9-3.

“Were happy where were at right now, but not satisfied”, said Coach Mike MacDonald. “With ten newcomers to the team were starting to feel comfortable with what we have to do in order to get the job done.”

MacDonald believes that the team is coming together while peaking and maturing as the season progresses.

“We’re starting to come together as a team, you factor in everything with Sean Bellomo not playing this year we have to survive and move on”, said MacDonald.

Captain Anthony Battaglia agrees with his coach and credits some struggles to the youth of the team.

“I think the season is going great. Having such a young team, we knew there were going to be bumps in the road, but sticking together is key”, said Baggaglia. “I feel like every win is special.”

With the team chemistry clicking in the later stages of the season, the Mavericks are looking optimistic for the conference tournament.

“It took time for us to come together as a team”, said sophomore center Cooper Calzonetti. “If we keep playing the way we are as of late, sky’s the limit.”

Coach MacDonald believes that the youthful group has grown greatly and have created a great winning attitude to help their recent success.

“They’ve put the team first in doing things the right way.

It’s a good thing to see watching all of them grow as players”, said MacDonald.

Calzonetti has been very impressed with the play as of late, especially the new core of players.

“With ten new guys who never played the way we played,it could be tough, but they were able to learn quickly, and really have been tremendous”, said the New Jersey native.

Sophomore Jammal Coleman has answered the bell as he leads the team in points with 308 while averaging 16.2 points a game. Coleman is also leading in rebounds with 92 an average of 4.8 a game. Senior Tyler Stevens three ball has been hot once agai with a solid 45%, going 43 of 94 behind the arc.

Senior Josh Laureano once again has been the mail man as he leads in assists with 107 averaging 5.6 a game.

On February 19 the Mavs will begin their road to defending their conference title as the AMCC Tournament first round begins.

UPCOMING GAMES lFebruary 6 vs D’Youville College 8:00 p.m. @ Sullivan Center l February 9 @ Franciscan University 3:00 p.m. Steubenville, OH l February 13 @ PS- Bradford 8:00 p.m. Bradford, PA l February 16 vs Pitt-Greenburg 4:00 p.m. @ Sullivan Center l February 22 vs Lebanon Valley 7:00 p.m. **AMCC TOURNAMENT BEGINS FEB 19**

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Pollak hits 1000 as Lady Mavs chase AMCC title

Sabres future looking bright...fast, skilled and big The weakness of the Sabres has been up the middle of the ice, but the future could bring skill and size back to the center ice position for Buffalo, but can fans be patient ?

SPORTS

By Alec D Pinterpe Jr. Staff Writer

Children grow up with dreams of being police officers, firefighters or astronauts. Joelle Pollak grew up knowing basketball was in her future.

“Basketball has always just been something I’ve enjoyed watching and playing every since I was younger”, said Pollak. “I’ve played other sports all my life as well but I just have a passion for the game of basketball.”

Fast-forward to January 23, 2013 when Pollak made history.

The Kenmore native became the 6th Lady Maverick to score 1000 points in their career at Medaille College.

“It means a lot to have reached 1000 points in my college career”, said the junior guard. “It’s not something that everyone accomplishes. They say hard work pays off and its accomplishments like these that prove that.”

This accomplishment has not gone unnoticed.

“Joelle will go down as one of the best, if not the best, pure shooter in the history of Medaille Women’s basketball”, said Coach Pete Lonergan. “She has proven many times that she is a clutch player that her teammates can count on when they need her. She has been great to coach because she wants to get better and make

her teammates better, so every day presents another opportunity to accomplish these things.

Coach Lonergan noted that Pollak missed a great amount of her freshmen season due to an injury.

“This special accomplishment would have occurred much sooner if she hadn’t missed part of her freshman season”, said Lonergan.

“So all her coaches and teammates always knew this day would come, and are proud of her achieving this distinguished feat” Pollak’s teammates have given much praise for the outstanding accomplishment “It’s a great accomplishment for Joelle and she has worked hard to earn that.”

Pollak has not been the only stand out for the Lady Mavs thus far as it has been an overall team effort with everyone’s hands on deck.

Lady Mavs in hunt of fifth AMCC title The Lady Mavericks are at the point in the season. They have an impressive 10-2 record in the AMCC (12-7 Overall), which puts them in 2nd place in the conference.

They are well on their way to make a 9th straight appearance in the AMCC playoff tournament.

Head Coach Pete Lonergan likes how is team is making out half-

way through his 10th season as the head coach.

“I am proud of the efforts of so many of the girls who have worked very hard with little relief or rest during practice because of our many injuries.”

Senior guard Brittney Rowland is on the same page as her head coach. “I feel like we have come a long way. We’re gradually started to get stronger and are able to work better together on the court.”

At the beginning of the season, Lonergan and his team set out to win the AMCC regular season title so they can host the playoff tourney. However, the Lady Mavs now need some help in order for that to happen.

The Lady Mavs have lost both contests against AMCC leading, the La Roche Lady Redhawks, which leaves them one game back of the Redhawks with six games remaining.

Luckily for the Lady Mavs they have out scored their upcoming opponents this season by a combined score of 443 to 326 and are 6-0 against these opponents.

Lonergan and Rowland still echo the belief that they can win the AMCC regular season title so the playoffs come back to Medaille College where they belong.

Joe Kozovski Men’s Lacrosse

A1. Our goal is to

Q1: What are your team goals for

the year?

Q2: Favorite Mav Memory?

Q3:Favorite Pre Game Meal?

Q4: Favorite Pre Game pump up song?

Q5: Pre game

superstitions?

Q6: Favorite

Athlete ?

Photo Credit to Susan Belica and www.medaillesports.com

make the NCAA’s and that starts with winning the conference, which is something we haven’t done yet.

A2. Knocking out

Morrisville on their home field last year.

We have gad a big rivalry with them.

A3. Chicken, rice,

veggies and a vitmin water and a Kit-Kat

A4. We ReadyArchie Eversol

A5. Right cleat goes on before the left.

A6. Muhammid Ali

MedailleSports.com photo Junior Joelle Pollak runs the ball up the court against St. John Fisher on November 20,2012. THe Lady Mavs up ended the Cardinals 58-68.

By The

Numbers ALL TIME LADY MAVS BASKETBALL SCORERS

1. Amanda Baker 1,850 2. Marisa Clark 1,321 3. Joelle Pollak 1,048

Simon Fedak Men’s Hockey

A1.

Make ACHA regionals and win our upstate league.

A2. The Outdoor Game and hotel trips A3. Any Pasta A4. Intro-The XX A5. I like to wear the

same shirt & tie from the previous game if we won.Also I like to go top left in warm ups before puck drop always.

A6. Tyler Ennis

Anthony Battaglia Men’s Basketball

A1. We control our own destiny from here and out. Winning the conference tourney is something we all have our eye on.

A2. NCAA Tournament two out of three years and the countless laughs on away trips.

A3. Big bowl of pasta A4. I listen to various types of music but before games it’s some sort of gospel song.

A5. I wear a cross around my neck and before we take the floor I hang the cross in my locker and say a quick prayer.

A6. Carmello Anthony and Tony Romo

Tuesday, February 5

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NHL: Unlocked!

NHL owners and the NHLPA finally come to an agreement to unfreeze the play on the ice

After scoring 119 goals, Canadian Brock Levick’s next goal is to win a conference championship

By Brandon Kilijanski Staff Writer After scoring 119 goals, Brock Levick’s next goal is to win a conference championship Breaking a record is impressive. Doing so in less than two seasons, well, that’s special. Brock Levick, a junior from Newmarket, Ontario, is already the all-time goals leader in men’s lacrosse history at Medaille with 119.

By the time his sophomore season ended, Levick already had on his mantle the game ball he used to become the program’s greatest scorer.

“I knew the record was coming up, but I tried to not think about it during the game,” said Levick, who broke the record in a game against cross town rival Hilbert College on April 25, 2012. “After I scored the goal my teammates got me ball and that was a pretty cool experience.”

Last season, including playoffs, Levick played in 16 games and scored 61 goals with 16 assists, equaling 77 points.

During the regular season he had 56 goals while only taking 96 shots, good for a .583 shooting percentage. Levick led NCAA Division III in goals per game with 3.81, as well as his shooting percentage, and was sixth in the country with 4.81 points per game.

The numbers don’t lie – Levick is one of the most dominating offensive players in the country.

“A lot has to do with my teammates and coaches,” Levick said softly and modestly. “They expect me to put up those points and they give me the ball to do so.”

Levick also had a monster freshman season, and on the website ILindoor.com, they listed him in 2011 as the highest scoring Canadian player in NCAA Division III for that season. He had 63 goals and 20 assists in 15 games that season.

As a native of Newmarket, which is 30 minutes north of Toronto, Levick has been playing lacrosse since he was seven years old. Lacrosse is the national sport of Canada, but like many other young Canadians, he was playing hockey instead. Levick’s hockey coach then mentioned to his parents about letting him play lacrosse, and since then he has been playing indoor box lacrosse.

Last summer Levick played for the Clarington Green Gaels, of the Junior B indoor league. The Junior B league is comparable to the USHL for hockey players, a top amateur league. Levick put up 22 goals and 40 assists in 16 games played last season, in his last year of eligibility for the Junior B league.

Levick has been successful at transferring his lifetime of indoor box lacrosse experience in Canada to the outdoor game here at Medaille. Indoor box lacrosse has much less open space to work with, and has the same rules as the National Lacrosse League.

“I played box all the time growing up and it helped me in the outdoor game because I have more time to handle the ball outdoors,” said Levick. “In box, there is a shot clock and each time you get the ball you have a defender on you right away.”

Levick has been able to become a tremendous ball handler as a result and is strong with his stick. Medaille head coach Mike Carbery noticed those skill sets, making him one of the country’s best finishers.

“He’s hard to defend, he’s got size and protects his stick real well,” said Carbery. “That comes from him playing box lacrosse up in Canada. He also shoots the ball really well, shooting at better than 50 percent is unreal in lacrosse. He lost some weight and has a great first step, which makes him even tougher to defend.”

Out of high school, Levick was just about to fully commit to play at Division III Adrian College in Michigan, however thanks to current Mavericks Pat Gregoire Joe Kozovski, he was talked into joining the team at Medaille instead.

Levick comes from a family of lacrosse players. His older brother played at Elmira College and finished his career third in program history with 123 goals and 167 points. Ironically, his brother holds a school record for most points in a game as he scored 13 against Medaille on March 31, 2010. Brock also has a younger brother who has committed to play next season at Division II Mercyhurst College.

“We are all really close and my brothers drive my motivation to keep improving my game,” said Levick.

Even though he broke the goal record so quickly, Levick has not taken the game lightly or easily and has been striving to improve even more, much to the delight of his coach.

“His ceiling is as high as he wants it to be,” said Carbery.

“This offseason he has worked harder than ever. It wasn’t that his first two years came easy and he let up. He’s continuing to improve on the field and in the classroom. His numbers are going to be astronomical.”

Each opponent has tried to take his offense away by keying in on him, but it has been to no avail. Levick has been able to be a great goal scorer, but his passing ability has also improved as a result of being double or triple teamed.

“I’ve had to go from a shoot first mentality and now I have to expect to have another guy on me,” said Levick. “I’m getting better at finding an open guy.”

Levick is currently third in program history in points with 154. However, he needs only 23 more to break that record.

Seemingly, that record is hanging on by a thread.

As far as the team goes, everyone is looking to win the conference championship this season. Last year the team fell short in the NEAC championship game to Keuka College. In order to win the conference, coach Carbery knows scoring quickly helps his team’s chances tremendously.

“Anytime you have a guy like Brock to put balls away, we are always in the game,” said Carbery. “We can score quickly, and we have a very potent offense. We have one of the best attacks in the country. Brock can pass too, but he is a finisher and we will be more balanced this year.”

“We have a really strong team and we are really confident this year to win the conference,” said Levick.

Levick will soon be trying out for a spot in the Major Series Lacrosse league in Brooklyn, Ont. The MSL has many players from the NLL in the league.

“The ultimate goal is to go professional, but it depends on my next two years,” said Levick. “It’s just a goal right now.”

Add that to the long list of goals already.