Who is PresidentGentile? What motivates her?What plans does she have forNorth Shore CommunityCollege? These are questionsthat I am sure many of you have,given her recent arrival at NorthShore Community College.Luckily, I recently had thepleasure of chatting with her,during which time she told meall about her life and career upto this point, her passions, andher future plans for NSCC. Shehas lived a very interesting life,and has very noble and ambi-tious aspirations for our school.Hopefully, you will find herstory as interesting as I did.

Ms. Gentile grew up inPennsylvania, and attended aRoman-Catholic school for herelementary and high school edu-cation. Her family was not verysupportive of her desire toreceive a college education, duein part to her gender. She wasnot deterred by this lack of sup-port, however; she went toTemple University, and latertransferred to the University of

Pennsylvania’s Department ofPharmacology, working thewhole time to put herselfthrough school. After sevenlong years of education, she

managed to get her undergradu-ate degree, graduating MagnaCum Laude. Ms. Gentile saysthat she loved going to school;she relished the challenge that itgave her.

Shortly after graduat-ing, she began teaching, withher first gig being at the

Archdiocese of Philadelphiahigh schools. She taught ninththrough twelfth grade for fiveyears, but left the job after that,due to declining enrollment,which meant that she was sub-ject to increasingly poor jobsecurity. After she left herteaching job, she went to workin the nonprofit sector, becom-ing the executive director of acharity organization. She reallyenjoyed doing this work, eventhough the charity she wasworking for was declining, andheading towards insolvency.Through this experience, sherealized that she needed to learnmore about business to be asgood of a worker as possible,and subsequently went back toschool, at age thirty-five. Sheenrolled in the Wharton schoolof Business at the University ofPennsylvania, taking a fullcourse load. She worked on theweekends to put her self throughschool again, and says that sheagain loved the challenge of thisexperience, proving herself tobe a person who always yearnedto achieve greater accomplish-ments.

She eventually got herMBA in finance and public pol-icy management, and proceededto work for a consulting compa-ny that dealt with nonprofit andphilanthropic companies. In thisposition, she was able to applymany of the skills she learned inbusiness school to her work.She had great fun working there,and it proved to be an invaluablelearning experience. She missedrunning an organization,though, so she left this job, andbecame the CEO of a large GirlScouts council, working for twodifferent Girl Scout organiza-tions. In this position, she metMarian Wright Edelman, who isone of her heroes. Edelman isthe founder and president of anorganization called theChildren’s Defense Fund, whichis situated in Washington, D.C.Astonishingly, Gentile eventu-ally came to fill the position ofChief Operating Officer for theChildren’s Defense Fund, andgot to work with Edelman forseveral years, which Gentilefound to be a challenging, yetvery rewarding experience.

After this, Gentile had

to move back to New Jersey forfamily reasons, finding her selfsomewhat lost, wondering whatto do with her self in this newenvironment. She eventuallywent to work at Atlantic CapeCommunity College, helpingwith a welfare-to-work pro-gram. She initially agreed tohelp out for six weeks, butended up staying there for 14years, as she fell in love with thecommunity college mission.She was involved in a widerange of different activities atAtlantic Cape CommunityCollege, having the opportunityto work with continuing educa-tion, resource development,marketing folds, and the socialmedia team.

It was while she wasworking here that Gentile real-ized that she truly belonged inthe community college sector.Thanks to all of her previouswork with educational and non-profit organizations, helpingfolks to transition, transform,and achieve, she fit in the com-munity college framework verywell, which drove her to stay in

Vladimir Putin, thepresident of Russia, has recentlymade a surprising announce-ment. In late March, he revealeda new initiative, aptly named the“Vast Bound Onward.” Withthis new program, Putin hopesto successfully reform theSoviet Union, and “BringRussia back to its roots.” Putinsaid that he will be introducing aplethora of new policies toaccompany this sudden change,many of which are based on thesystem run by Joseph Stalin,who Putin stated was a greathero of his. He had even decid-ed to sport a moustache for theoccasion, much like his hero.Russia’s populace was under-standably quite upset with thisdevelopment, given the prob-

lems they faced while part of theold Soviet Union. Putin tried toallay their fears, however, say-ing that there will be as fewforced famines as possible, andthat the newly reformed KGBwould only pursue those hedeemed “Traitors to Russia.”These included Protesters,LGBT or non-Christian citizens,and those who support capital-ism, as they “Oppose all of thevalues that Russia was foundedupon.” Putin was clear that free-dom of speech would not betaken away however. Citizenshave every right to voice theirdisapproval for his new plans,but Putin did say, “[They] mustface the consequences for whatthey have to say. Dissentersmay want to consider holdingtheir tongues, if they would liketo keep them.”

President Obama wasquick to chime in on the issue,setting up a press conferenceshortly after Putin’s announce-

ment. Obama was quick to statethat he was firmly opposed tothe resolution, as “Communismis only acceptable when it is

introduced gradually.” He did,however, attempt to remaincivil, stating that he personallyunderstood Putin’s motivation.Obama admitted that JosephStalin was someone he alsolooked up to, and that theAffordable Care Act, commonlyknown as ObamaCare, wasinspired by some of the pro-grams run by Stalin. Obamaclosed the press conference onthis note, stating that he woulddo his best to negotiate withPutin, stating, “We are, at ourcores, very similar people, ideo-

logically.”

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BY ALEXEI BOGDANRUSSIAN NEWS CORRESPONDENT

PATRICIA GENTILE

FAREWELL INTERVIEW:VICTORIA PASCIUTO

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My earliest memory ofAmerican warfare in my con-sciousness was Desert Strom. Iwas just a child of maybe fouror five; but I remember vividlythe Iraqi anti air weapons blast-ing the dark air away like someviolent light show. A light show

only mankind could ascend sounnaturally into the natural air.The night vision green tinge andthe accurate smart bombs wereall on full display. Stealthbombers, desert cammo, M1-Abrhams, warthog A-10s andM16s all filled the news waves.It was fascinating to a child and

even then I knew I would be aSoldier one day, it was my firstcalling.

Uncle Sam had recruit-ed a new generation of Soldier’swith Desert Strom and we didn’teven know it yet. Five-year-oldkids in 1991 had not realized itbut their time was coming, theirwar was coming to them, totheir home on their soil. Little

did we know a Saudi man noone had ever heard of set inmotion the biggest terroristattack the world would ever wit-ness. Two planes would crashinto the World Trade Centertowers in NYC and the five-year-olds were now high schoolkids and the full awe of

American recruiting might wason full display once again. Ofcourse the allure of adventureand warfare filled a certainbreed of young man with naivenotions of adventure and com-ing of age. And Uncle Sam didhis part to propagate this notionto America’s restless Alphamales. Pictures of smart muni-tions hitting targets and the pop-

ular green night vision wereback once again. Bearded menon horses chasing Talibanthrough the Afghan mountainswearing NY Yankees ball capsand overthrowing a largerenemy with technology andirregular warfare was the narra-tive of the day. Very powerful

incentive to a restless young kidin a boring mountain town in thesouthern Rockies. But this storyhas played out thousands oftimes in human history hasn’tit? The eager, young, naïve manwho waits in angst for his par-ent’s approval and decides hecan no longer wait for the oldcooks to make up their minds.Worried the war will pass himby if he does not join now! Hesigns his name unprepared andunaware of the repercussionsand the impact his action willhave on him and everybody hehas ever loved or will love. Yesthe story of the young mangoing off to war is a cliché onethat we have talked about innumerous pieces of literature.But it remains an elusive experi-ence that few have lived them-selves.

Fast forward three anda half years after joining themilitary and this young man isnow already a combat Veteranin the middle of his second tourto Afghanistan. The first tourhad random outbreaks of vio-lence, the mission then differ-ent. Simpler too, convoy downto the Pakistan border and buildan Air base. But Afghanistanwas different then, mostly inretreat, unorganized. But thistour was already radically dif-ferent from the last in terms ofviolence. By the middle of thistour the Soldier was alreadyexperienced in firefights, IEDsand car bombs.

The Soldier does notlook the same as he did duringhis last tour either; he aged a bit,not so much in the face but theeyes are cold now. The Soldieris no longer a scared kid in awarzone missing his mommybut rather a hardened profes-

sional Soldier. He no longerneeds things like “family,”“girlfriends,” “comforts”. Hiscomfort is here now, in thisharsh Afghan land. He is nolonger a regular youngAmerican man, but a HumanAlien in Red Dirt. A foreignstranger in someone else’shome; he might as well be fromanother planet.

The red dirt cakeseverything on his futuristicappearance in this simple buthumanly complicated land. Helooks down at the bodies ofthose who were just but a sec-ond ago here in working humanform on this earth. But now theybarely resemble a human,strewn out on the hard concrete.The car bomb that evaporatedthese beings was meant for him.It came so close the hair on theback of his head had singeddown. The heat he felt on theback of his head and the suddenfireball that seemed for a splitsecond to silence the entireworld he will never forget. Heremembered peering down atthe car and seeing the driver; ayoung Afghan man maybe hisage peered back at him from thedrivers seat. And when theircold eyes met each other’s itwas as if they were starring in amirror that beholden everythingwrong with this world. Theysaw each other, young men atwar, angry, radical, violent,cruel, killers. And for that splitsecond mutual understanding ofwhat the other must do wasunderstood. Try if you may but Iwill kill you with no remorseand you will do the same. Wardown to the most molecularlevel, no politics, no bargainingor patriotism or heroism, just door die warfare.

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VETERAN’S CORNER: HUMAN ALIENS IN RED DIRTBY GABRIEL NUNEZVETERANS CORNER

that realm. Still, Gentile real-ized that she did not have doc-torate, which was very impor-tant in higher education, so herschooling was not yet complet-ed. She enrolled in an onlinedoctoral program at theUniversity of Nebraska, earningher doctorate while working atAtlantic Cape CommunityCollege, which was anotherchallenging and rewardingexperience that showcased herability to work as hard as sheneeded to. It was shortly afterthis that she became the presi-dent of NSCC, meaning that thisis where her life story ends andher experience at North Shorebegins.

Gentile describes her-self as a “true feminist”; shebelieves in complete equality.She would like for everyone tohave the chance to bring some-thing of value to the table,whether they are male, female,ethnic, or any other underrepre-sented minority. She wants tomake sure that everyone has thisopportunity; when there arerestraints on certain groups ofpeople, everyone suffers, astheir full potential cannot be uti-

lized. As president of NorthShore Community College, shehopes that she can ensure thatall students receive equal oppor-tunities and treatment, regard-less of race, gender, or socialstatus.

Gentile has othersplans for North Shore, too. Sheis currently working on improv-ing North Shore’s culinary pro-gram, which has been facingsome difficulties, and is verydedicated to improving theaffordability of higher educa-tion. In the past 14 years thatshe has spent at community col-leges, she has been workinghard towards raising money tohelp support low-income stu-dents, an initiative that she plansto keep working on. She wantsto help those who struggle to getto class and pay their tuitiontake advantage of all the oppor-tunities and programs that NorthShore has to offer. North Shoremay be a relatively affordableschool, but that does not meanthat every individual is able toafford an education here.Gentile feels that her commit-ment to equality means thateveryone should have the

opportunity to come here; in herwords, “[Everyone being ableto] benefit from a full educationis critical to the future of ourcountry.”

Ms. Gentile is veryexcited to be working at NorthShore Community College, andhopes to conquer the learningcurve of the position, and liveup the legacy of our last threepresidents. She is making all ofher mentors very proud, and fol-lowing in the footsteps of hermany personal heroes by takingcharge of North Shore, havingworked very hard to get here.She is very passionate aboutwhat she does, and has a wealthof experience to draw fromwhile in her new position. It wasan honor to get to talk to withMs. Gentile about her life, moti-vations, and future plans forNorth Shore, and she willundoubtedly make an amazingpresident.

Payment Options for Summer 2014

Students must act on one of the following payment options prior to5 p.m. on 5.15.14 or their Summer 2014 class schedule will bedropped:

1. Pay your semester charges in full via your Pipelineaccount.

2. Financial Aid: You must have a completed FAFSA anda Summer Financial Aid Application on file with Student FinancialServices and be eligible for Summer aid to cover your charges infull.

3. Sign up for the NSCC Payment Plan through yourPipeline account.

• Pay 25% of the balance due at the time of regis-tration. This plan closes on April 1, 2014.

• Pay 33% of the balance due at the time of regis-tration. This plan closes on May 1, 2014.

• Pay 50% of the balance due at the time of regis-tration. This plan closes on June 1, 2014.

The payment plans shown above require an additionalnon-refundable $40.00 payment plan fee at the time you sign upand make your first payment.

4. Submit a letter of intent or purchase order from theiremployer or other organization, e.g. Mass Rehab or Workman’sCompensation, if they are paying your semester charges.

Important: If your classes are dropped, because you did notmake arrangements as outlined above, NSCC cannot guaran-tee readmission into the classes, sections or professional pro-

gram in which you were originally enrolled.

A cultural folk illnessand modern medical concern.Latin Culture is one rich in reli-gion, strong in their beliefs andsimple in their ways, whichhave been passed through thegenerations. In terms of medicalcare, the Latin culture has longbelieved that most “sickness,” isthe result of the body’s imbal-ance in relation to mind, soul orhot and cold so to speak asopposed to actual physical prob-lems. Accordingly, this cultureseeks alternative, natural heal-ing through herbs, spices andrituals to cure for their illness asthey see them as a folk illnessand not as modern medicalproblems. When medical pro-

fessionals encounter patients ofLatin culture, they need to beaware of these folk illnessbeliefs and consider them aslegitimate conditions.

Folk Illness, as definedby Miller-Keane, is “the experi-ence of symptoms that are notidentifiable with biomedicalcategories of disease; causesinclude natural forces, supernat-ural factors, interpersonal fac-tors, and emotions. An exampleis Susto, which is a Hispanicterm for fright caused by a trau-

matic experience. Symptomsinclude listlessness, loss ofappetite, and withdrawal.Curanderos (folk healers) treatthe illness with prayers, rituals,and “laying on of hands.” Let’slook further into this definitionand how medical professionalsshould be concerned whenencountering the symptomsassociated with a folk illness, inparticular, Susto.

In simplest definition,Susto, is a Latin folk sicknesswhich develops after the soulhas been frightened out of thebody as a result of experiencinga frightening event. Patients,who develop this “sickness,”will suffer from varied mentaland physical symptoms afterthis event. Susto is recognizedas a legitimate sickness which is

culturally specific and regardedas more psychosomatic thanphysical. To be more official,Moseby’s defines Susto as: “aculture-bound syndrome foundin Central American popula-tions related to stress engen-dered by a self-perceived failureto fulfill sex-role expectations.”Segens defines Susto as: “Afolk illness that may affectLatinos in the WesternHemisphere, which developsdays to years after an eventfrightening enough to—accord-ing to the tradition—cause the

soul to leave the body.”However, Mosebys alternativemedicine describes Susto as “anethno-medical condition com-mon to Latin America, an ill-ness caused when the soul isdisplaced after a traumatic emo-tional or physical event. Can bea life-threatening illness charac-terized by lethargy, lack ofmotivation, insomnia, and diar-rhea and is usually treatedthrough spiritual means, ritualcleansings, and herbal teas.”As we see in the more widelyaccepted definition from Miller- Keane and Moseby’s alterna-tive reference, Susto can also bethe result of traumatic eventsnot simply frightening events,although both can be consideredtraumatic by today’s medicalstandards. The concern I have is

that the Latin cul-ture believesSusto is onlycured by a barridaor “sweeping,”ritual performedby a curanderowhich sweepsaway negativeenergies, notmodern medi-cine. Per defini-tion, the signs andsymptoms associ-ated with Sustocan includelethargy, loss ofappetite, com-plete withdrawalwhich could pointto much moreserious diagnosis’such as PTSD,concussive syn-drome or other,much more seri-ous or life threat-ening concerns,especially ifphysical traumawas involved.

For this rea-son, it is impor-tant to identifythe actual mecha-nism or incidentwhich the patientbelieves mayhave onset thiscondition toknow if there wassimply emotionaltrauma or addi-tionally physicaltrauma involved.In using the stan-dards of modernmedicine, thiswill allow themedical profes-sional to properlydiagnose thepatient’s situation

and assist in the decision oftreatment.

The important thing toremember is that as medicalprofessionals we need to takethe time to know our patientsand understand their needs, notonly medically but also cultural-ly. We do need to consider thecultural beliefs and seriouslyexamine their accepted treat-ments as the proper treatment.However, we cannot dismiss theneed for proper diagnosis usingmodern medicine.

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SLICE OF CULTURESUSTO FOLK MEDICINE

When people raised inmodern, western civilization getsick, they often reach for thephone and call their doctor. Onthe contrary, many in theHispanic community seek folkremedies and cures as a possibleform of healing before seeing aphysician. In the Hispanic cul-

ture there are unconventionalhealers such as curanderos,which is a general healer of allthings, and specialists such asyerberos (herbalist), sobadors(massage therapist), or parteras(mid-wife, who also treats prob-lems with young children), whotreat their patients with alterna-tive medicines such as herbsand spices. There are also brujaswho ward off illnesses withspells and magic. While thesehealers almost always refer theirpatients to medical doctors forserious matters, there are somecultural ailments which wouldnever be acknowledged or treat-ed by modern medicine, such asMal de ojo (the evil eye), andsusto (the soul leaving thebody).In both modern and ancienttimes, many people believe thatwhen you become ill, it isbecause your body is imbal-anced. A lot of cultures basethis on the concept of hot andcold. There are some diseasesor ailments, such as pregnancy,hypertension, diabetes, acidindigestion, susto, ojo and bìlisthat are considered hot ailments,which are treated with coldremedies. And, there are somediseases that are consideredcold, such as menstrual cramps,frio de la matriz, coryza, pneu-monia, empacho, and colic,which are treated with hot reme-dies. The goal of treatment is torestore balance to the body.

There are a wide rangeof herbs and spices that are usedto treat illness, many of whichwe use all the time, and do noteven realize the origin of thetreatment. Did you know that

peppermint is used to treat dys-pepsia? Or that aloe vera is usedto treat cuts and burns? I betthose both sound very familiar.Here are some others:chamomile is used to treat nau-sea, garlic is uses to treat hyper-tension and is used as an antibi-otic, oregano is used to treatmenstrual difficulties, sage isused to prevent hair loss and totreat diabetes. It is my guess

that we have all used some typeof non-traditional treatment atsome time or another for minoraches and pains.

I chose this topicbecause I personally believe inthe use of alternative medicines.I have seen firsthand how thetouch of a massage therapist oracupuncturist, or music therapy,or even the use of humor, havehelped lift the spirits of peoplewith illnesses, and in somecases, make all the difference inthe world. In some cases, yes,modern medicine is the onlytreatment option. But in somany ailments, the use of herbsand supplemental therapies canprove very useful. I also feelthat turning to your physicianfor medicine every time you getsick can lead to drug resistantstrains of harmful organisms, soI always try to treat my illnessesat home before turning to phar-maceuticals such as antibioticsright away.

In today’s society,with so many different culturesall around us, it is very impor-tant for medical personnel, to beculturally competent and tounderstand how and why peopleuse certain treatment modali-ties. It is important to educateourselves, be aware, and defi-nitely not judge others for theirchoices in treating diseases andillnesses. We should alwaysask our patients how they thinkthey got their illness, and whatthey have done to treat it, if atall, in the past. It is importantfor our patients to trust us, andto know that we respect themand their beliefs.

BY STEVEN C. BELAKONISCONTRIBUTING WRITER

BY LEEANN REYNOLDSCONTRIBUTING WRITER

MILLER-KEANE ENCYCLOPEDIA AND DICTIONARY OF MEDICINE, NURSING, AND ALLIED HEALTH, SEVENTHEDITION. © 2003 BY SAUNDERS. N.P.: N.P., N.D. WEB.MOSBY'S DICTIONARY OF COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE. N.P.: N.P., N.D. PRINT.MOSBY'S MEDICAL DICTIONARY, 8TH EDITION. © 2009. N.P.: N.P., N.D. WEB.SEGEN'S MEDICAL DICTIONARY. © 2012 FARLEX, INC. N.P.: N.P., N.D. WEB.

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Following up on DeanJohn Duff’s article in the MarchPennon, I am providing youwith specific information aboutSummer Registration that hasbeen underway since earlyMarch. As a current studenthere at the College, we encour-age you to take a few minutes tocome to the Student Support &Advising Center and/or speakwith your faculty advisor abouthow taking a Summer coursecould help you either (1)accomplish your academicgoals more quickly or (2) helpyou balance your time commit-ments during the upcoming Falland Spring semesters by spread-ing your coursework over theentire year. Taking a summercourse can get you a jump starton your course load for Fall andhelp you finish your degree orcertificate program that muchsooner.

Summer is a great timeto take a course in an area thatyou are good at and leave themore difficult courses for thelonger fifteen-week semester.Summer coursework is moreintensive. There is less time interms of weeks, but more hoursfor each class meeting. For asubject that you find more diffi-cult, it would be wise to take asummer ten-week course ratherthan a summer five-weekcourse, which allows you moretime to absorb the material andgradually build a foundationthat will allow you to be suc-cessful.

Summer Due Dateand New Payment Plan

Options:Good news! We areoffering paymentplans for theSummer 2014semester! There arethree payment planoptions, similar tothose made avail-able to students dur-ing the Fall orSpring semesters.You can sign-up forthe NSCC PaymentPlan through your Pipelineaccount. There is an additionalnon-refundable $40.00 fee atthe time you sign up and makeyour first payment. Please go tohttp://www.northshore.edu/finan c i a l - s e r v i c -es/cost/payment_options.htmlto review all your paymentoptions for the Summer 2014session.

The Summer 2014payment due date is Thursday,May 15 at 5:00 p.m. Drop fornon-payment does not take thesummer off. So be sure to acton a payment option before5:00 p.m. on May 15 to secureyour Summer 2014 class sched-ule. Please stop into the StudentFinancial Services office orcontact them by e-mail(sfs@northshore.edu) or tele-phone 978-762-4189 with anyquestions about the optionsavailable for you for theSummer Session.

Reminder to studentswho use financial aid to paytheir school charges:Remember to file your 2014-15FAFSA prior to May 1, 2014.This will allow you to receivethe maximum financial aidaward for the 2014-15 acadeic

year.Advising and Early

Registration for Fall 2014—Six Easy Steps:It’s been a long, cold

winter but believe it or not theWinter/Spring 2014 semester ismore than half over and it’stime to think about registeringfor Fall 2014 courses at NSCC!As a continuing student here atthe College, beginning April7—you can pick your coursesfor next Fall. On March 31 youcan actually view Fall coursesonline to begin planning yourschedule for September. Besmart and get ahead of thecurve! You can sign up now forthe courses and times that meetyour schedule. Take advantageof this opportunity and beamong the first to get into thecourses you want at the timesyou need them for next semes-ter.

1. What should you dofirst? Contact your advisor andsit down to plan next semester’scourse schedule.

2. Who is your advi-sor? In early March youreceived an email titled: “YourAdvisor is Ready and LookingForward to Meeting You” at

your NSCC emailaddress telling youthe name of youradvisor and thatperson’s contactinformation. Gointo Pipeline andfind that email anduse the contactinformation giventhere to make anappointment withyour advisor. Ifyour advisor is the

Student Support and AdvisingCenter, that office is conve-niently located on both theLynn (W114) and Danvers(DH160) campuses and pro-vides walk-in service.

3. What if I can’t findthat email with my advisor’sinformation? You can log-in toyour Pipeline account atwww.northshore.edu and findyour advisor’s information bydoing the following steps:-Selecting School Services-Selecting Student Services andRegistration-Selecting Student Records-Selecting Student Information.-Read down until you seePrimary Advisor.

4. Why should I meetwith an advisor? Whether youradvisor is a faculty memberfrom your Program or a profes-sional academic counselor fromthe Student Support andAdvising Center, this personcan not only help you choosethe correct courses for nextsemester right now, but can alsoanswer questions regardingcareer possibilities in your pro-gram and offer you study skillsadvice.

5. Why didn’t you tell

me about this advisor personbefore? We did, but you mayhave forgotten or not realizeduntil now how helpful this per-son can be to your success atNSCC. So take the time to con-nect with them and get first pickof the Fall 2014 courses at thetimes and locations you want.Also come back and see youradvisor during the semesterwhen you have questions aboutyour program or need help mak-ing a decision about any aca-demic program or coursechanges.

6. When can I registerand pay for Fall courses? TheEarly Advising andRegistration period beginsApril 7, 2014 through May 9,2014. As in previous semesters,there is a deadline of July 31,2014 @ 5 p.m. to pay your billor your courses will be dropped.So the earlier you lock into yourcourses and provide a methodof payment, whether it is bycheck, credit card, a paymentplan or financial aid, the sooneryou will be all set for nextsemester! With an ever increas-ing number of students choos-ing to take courses at NSCC,the earlier you register, themore likely you will get thecourses you need at the timesyou want. Don’t delay!

If you have other ques-tions about advising, pleasecontact Dean Brine atmbrine@northshore.edu ordrop into the Student Supportand Advising Centers on eitherCampus. Further questionsabout Financial issues, pleasescontact Dean Creamer atscreamer@northshore.edu

DEAN’S CORNER: SUMMER 2014 REGISTRATIONBY MARTHA BRINEDEAN OF RETENTION& STUDENT SUCCESS

For the first time inseven years the Boston Celticsmay not make the playoffs thisseason. Father time, injuriesand free agency caught upwith the Celtics that wereworld champions six yearsago. The silver lining is thatCeltics head honcho DannyAinge isn’t taking it lyingdown. He turned the franchisearound once before and nowhe’s going to have to do itagain this coming summer.Either they score big in thedraft, land a top notch freeagent or make a killer trade,one way or another the Celticsshould be back in businessbeginning next year. The onlygood thing about the Celticsbeing at the bottom of thestandings is they’ll have achance to pick one of the topcollege players in the country.The good thing about havingexpiring contracts is thatthey’ll be off the books nextyear, allowing the team themoney to sign someone good.The point is, things are look-ing up. What if they didn’t,though? What if Danny Aingedidn’t have a clue what he wasdoing? What if legendaryCeltics patriarch RedAuerbach was still alive andDanny did everything hecould to spit in his face? Whatif Danny made personnelmoves that made no sense andmade the situation worse?Once upon a time the Celticsfaced that situation.

The Celtics had wonthe 1976 NBA Championshipwith a core of great players.Forward John Havlicek, guardJo-Jo White, guard CharlieScott, forward Paul Silas, cen-ter Dave Cowens, forwardDon Nelson and role playerssuch as Steve Kuberski, KevinStacom and Jim Ard. TomHeinsohn, a former Celticsplayer that was a part of eightworld championship teams,coached them. AboveHeinsohn was the legendaryRed Auerbach, the longtimecoach and general managerthat had been the architect ofall 13 championships up to1976. The only hole in thewall of this amazing franchisewas the ownership situation.Walter Brown was the originalowner from 1946 until hisdeath on the eve of the 1964-65 season. His job was to paythe players and stay the heckout of Red’s way. When hedied, the ownership changedhands SEVEN times in thenext 10 years. By 1976, theowner was Irv Levin and hetoo was told to stay out ofRed’s way. The Celtics hadwon 13 world championshipsin under 20 years: St. Louis,Philadelphia, New Yorktwice, Los Angeles,Milwaukee and Golden Statewere the only other teams towin in that span but thenthings began to fall apart. Itstarted in the aftermath of the‘76 Finals. Their top rebound-er Paul Silas wanted a bettercontract after being one of thecentral figures for the previ-ous two championships. Theproblem was Irv Levin didn’twant to pay him and Red

Auerbach was stuck in the50’s mindset that playersshould be happy just to wearthe uniform. Unfortunately forRed and Irv, Silas was NOT ofthe 50’s mindset. TheA m e r i c a nB a s k e t b a l lA s s o c i a t i o nbrought competi-tion and highersalaries to pro-basketball andSilas wanted to getpaid for being oneof the toprebounders. As itwas, the Celticsended up signingforward SidneyWicks and tradingSilas for Wicks’college roommateCurtis Rowe.Rowe and Wicks were cheaperthan Silas but the effect of thetrade was devastating. TheCeltics prided themselves onbeing a well-oiled machine,which is how they won 13championships to that point.Cowens and Silas get therebounds; Havlicek, Whiteand Scott do the scoring. Theproblem wasn’t that Wicksand Rowe were bad players,they weren’t. They broke themachine because they werescorers, not rebounders. DaveCowens briefly quit the teamduring the 1976-77 season butcame back to finish strong.The Celtics lost a tough sevengame series to thePhiladelphia Sixers becausethe Celtics didn’t have thedepth or rebounding due toIrv/Red’s penny pinching. Thefollowing year the Celticssigned future hall of fameguard Dave Bing as 6th manbut the team fell apart. Roweand Wicks were reported tonot care if they lost, pointingat stat. sheets after the gameand high fiving. The 1977-78Celtics had all-stars inHavlicek, Rowe, Wicks, Bing,Cowens, White and Scott aswell as first round pick CedricMaxwell but couldn’t mesh atall. The annual Christmasparty that was usually jam-packed only had White andHavlicek attending. TomHeinsohn was fired in earlyJanuary, after the Celtics lostevery game on a road trip,replaced by the passive SatchSanders. He was a great play-er himself but in over his headas a head coach. Charlie Scottwas traded but it turned out tobe a great move as it revital-ized the career of the dis-graced Kermit Washingtonand brought the Celtics a 1stround draft pick. At the end ofthe season, the Celtics fin-ished 32-50 and out of theplayoffs. The final embarrass-ment was served to Irv Levinon the season’s final game. Itwas John Havlicek night as heannounced he was retiring.Red purposely had Irv be theMC so the Boston Gardenfaithful could boo him out ofthe building, which they did.Red had a plan, however, heknew he screwed up with Silasso he had to make things right.Plus with Havlicek gone henow had to rebuild. He signedbackup center Kevin Kunnertto spell Cowens who wasbreaking down due to his

reckless style of play. KermitWashington was an outstand-ing rebounder so he could ful-fill Silas’ role and formerCeltic Don Chaney, picked upin the Scott trade, could

reunite with White to becomethe backcourt duo they oncewere. Then came the draftwhere the Celtics took theultimate gamble that wouldn’tpay off for another year. Theyowned the 6th and 8th pick ofthe draft and Red draftedIndiana State junior LarryBird with the 6th pick know-ing he wouldn’t be availablefor another year. He then tookthe NCAA scoring championFreeman Williams out ofPortland State with the 8thpick. Now he had the proventandem of White and Chaneyin the backcourt with the bestscorer in thecountry as6th man. Hehad Wicksand Rowe toput up pointsw i t hWashingtonand Cowensgrabbing ther e b o u n d s .What couldgo wrong?Enter JohnY. Brown.

JohnY Brown didmore harm toprofessionalb a s k e t b a l lthan mostanyone else.You can sayD o n a l dS t e r l i n gwrecked theLA Clippersbut that wasjust one fran-chise. Brownd e s t r o y e dT H R E E ,count ‘em,three fran-chises in thespan of 4years. Brownwas theowner ofK e n t u c k yF r i e dC h i c k e n ,yes, KFC aswe know ittoday. Hewas also theowner of theA B A ’ sK e n t u c k yC o l o n e l s ,one of thetop teams ofthe ABA. In1976, theABA merged

with the NBA but Brown soldthe Colonels down the river.Rather than pay the few mil-lion posting fee to merge, heliquidated the Colonels andused the profits to buy the

NBA’s BuffaloBraves. Brownthen ruined theBraves by sellingoff their star play-ers Bob McAdoo,Ernie DiGregorioand others to keepthe franchiseafloat. Then duringthe 1978 off-sea-son, Brown con-vinced Irv Levin toswap franchises. Ina move that hasnever happenedagain, John Y.Brown became the

owner of the Celtics and IrvLevin moved the Braves toSan Diego and renamed theClippers, now in LA. If thatwasn’t enough, players wereswapped as well.

Williams, Kunnert,Wicks, and Washington wentto San Diego for TinyArchibald, Billy Knight andMarvin Barnes. Tiny was aformer MVP who was recov-ering from a devastatinginjury that wiped out his 78season. Knight was a greatscorer but played hideousdefense. Barnes was a formerABA all-star but was battling

a drug addiction that sidelinedhis career. In essence, theCeltics gave up four provencommodities for three ques-tion marks. Another problemwas Red and Brown didn’tlike each other. Red was oldschool to the point he hatedthe idea of women beinginvolved in any sort of execu-tive position. When John’swife Ellie Brown was partiallyrunning the Colonels, Redprotested. Brown reportedlywanted to replace Red as gen-eral manager with hisColonels GM Dave Vance. Healmost had his chance,Auerbach was furious that thefranchise swap ruined the ros-ter he put together and it wasdone without his permission.New York Knicks ownerSonny Werblin and Red gotalong really well and Sonnyasked if Red wanted to jointhe Knicks as their GM.Auerbach came this close tojoining the Knicks but didn’ttake the job because he knewthat after all the damage hehad done to New York sincethe 50’s, they’d never accepthim like the Boston fans did.Then disaster continued tostrike. Jo-Jo White wanted anew contract and Brown pret-ty much told him to shove itwithout actually saying so, thesensitive Jo-Jo never played

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THE SPORTS HAYES:Kentucky Fried Idiot: How John Y. Brown wrecked the Boston Celtics

BY KEVIN HAYES,SENIOR SPORTS WRITER

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Growing up inVermont, one of my fondestmemories as a young child wasrunning through fields of plumpblueberries, chasing after butter-flies, and dancing to the hum ofthe crickets and buzzing bees.With my sisters and brother bymy side, we spent hours in thesefields, the soil smelling of farmfresh manure and sun kissedearth. Deep inhales filled ourlungs with fresh mountain airand a typical day sent us homewith grass stained knees, berryfilled bellies and empty pails.

It was roughly aroundthis time twenty years ago whileI was playing in fresh blueberryfields, that scientists had beguncarefully zipping into biohazardsuits behind tightly secured lab-oratory walls to conduct gene

manipulation on organisms alsoreferred to as GeneticallyModifying Organisms (GMO).Using the simple dictionary def-inition, Genetic Modification(GM) is "any alteration ofgenetic material, as in agricul-ture, to make them capable ofproducing new substances orperforming new functions,” alsocalled "genetic engineering,genetic manipulation, genesplicing, gene technology, andrecombinant DNA technology."It needs to be understood thatGM foods are already dominat-ing our grocery store shelves tomake up 80% of processedfoods.

Scientists discoveredthat they could create "designerfoods" by taking "desirable"genes from one species, andthrough three possible injectionmethods force that gene intoanother species. GMO is aprocess done for multiple rea-sons, such as creating crops thatcould be drought tolerant, pestresistant, and more estheticallypleasing. According to theUSDA in a 2013 survey, "93%US Soy, and 85% US Corn wasbeing grown from GM seeds,"referred to as HerbicideTolerant or HT Crops. Now amother myself, my childhoodmemories of blueberry fieldsseem as if they are soon to be anextinct option for the future gen-erations such as my daughter's.These generations forced totrade in sun kissed fields forsterile white walls of a lab inwhich they will now find their

food created.So what exactly is an

herbicide tolerant crop? TheUniversity of California Davis,Department of AgriculturalSciences, explains that"Herbicide tolerance (HT) is aplant’s ability to resist the toxiceffects of certain chemicals thatare used to eliminate weeds,called herbicides. HT crops cancontinue to grow and thriveeven in the presence of theapplied chemical. This can arisethrough natural variation ormutation, where some plantsacquire the ability to detoxifythe chemical or avoid itseffects." The article goes on tostate, "The most widely utilizedHT crop in production today isthe Roundup Ready soybean."Round Up is a toxic weedkilling product owned and man-ufactured by Monsanto. This

weed product dumped into thefields is so toxic you won't findchildren allowed to play in thesefields; in fact, the protectivegear and masks one must wearto tend to these crops wouldmore likely be seen in a child'snightmare.

With little informationavailable for us as a consumer,the mystery of GMO's hasbecome a highly controversialand feared topic. Images ofyoung children holding signsstating, "We are not scienceexperiments," all over themedia, at the same time GMproducts plague our shelves.Despite negative or positivefeelings in the matter, what weneed to understand right now isthere are well-funded forces atwork to prevent honest labelingand denying us our right toknow what is in our food.Companies are spending mil-lions of dollars to keep labelsAS IS, and resist exposingGMO ingredients that so manyproducts contain. While thelarger issue may be, are GMO'sin the best interest of the public,it's important to take the firststep and that starts with a label,a label to expose geneticallymanipulated products to con-sumers.

This month inMassachusetts, our state legisla-ture has a March 19th deadlineto vote on a bill that will decidewhether or not the state willrequire Genetically ModifiedFoods to be labeled. Recently,Connecticut and Maine signed

bills to protect consumers’choice and demand manufactur-ers label GM foods. Support isneeded of surrounding statessuch as Massachusetts to standup against the corporate bullieslike Monsanto, who has threat-ened to sue individual states thatpass labeling laws in an effort tokeep control and prevent con-sumers from knowing what is intheir food.

Americans need tostart talking about GMO's andwe need an educated under-standing of gene modificationand what is in our food, alongwith the long term effects it willhave on the environment, andpotential safety and health risks.Companies need to open theirdoors and be more transparenton the issue and stop sneaking itinto our unlabeled foods. Weshould not tolerate threats of

lawsuits by cor-porate bulliespushing back atus because wewant to knowwhat is in ourfood. In 2007 onhis electioncampaign BarakObama said"Here's what Iwill do asPresident, I'lli mme d i a t e l yi m p l e m e n t

country of origin labelingbecause Americans shouldknow where there food comesfrom. We will let folks knowwhether their food has beengenetically modified becauseAmericans should know whattheir buying." Although we arestill waiting for him to honorthis statement on GMO labels,we must be proactive in stand-ing up to protect ourselves; it isour hopes government will fol-low.

More information canbe found online on sites such aswww.marighttoknow.org andby contacting your state legisla-ture this month, telling themyou support labeling inMassachusetts we will onlybuild strength in numbers. Thisis a way for you to stand up foryour right to know what is inyour food, as well as support thestates such as Connecticut andMaine who have already spokenout in favor of the public's bestinterest.

The internet can be a greatresource for students. Our website,www.northshore.edu/financial-services, provides specificinformation about the NSCC policesand deadlines. Another helpful web-site is www.studentaid.ed.gov. Thiswebsite was set up by the Departmentof Education to provide you with allthe information you will need toknow about Federal Student Aid.The Commonwealth ofMassachusetts also has a website thatprovides information about statefunding, www.osfa.mass.edu.

One of the most importantquestions we receive is: how do Iapply for aid? This can be donethrough the Free Application forFederal Student Aid or FAFSA. Thewebsite to complete the form iswww.fafsa.gov. We highly recom-mend you complete the FAFSA formby May 1st. The earlier you com-plete the form the better! This wayyou will be notified of your financialaid award sooner. One thing toremember after you fill out the formis to follow up with the Office! Wecould be missing a document or evenjust a signature, which can hold upyour financial aid award and/or youraid paying to your account. Pleasecheck your Pipeline account andNSCC email often to make sure wedo not need any additional documen-tation or you can always stop by theoffice or call. We rather have youcheck on your account and ask ques-tions then assume it is all set!

Here are some policies thatstudents seem to confuse or assumewill not impact their financial aid.We understand some of these policiesare hard to understand, so if you arenot sure please contact the office andwe will be happy to go over themwith you.

SATISFACTORYACADEMIC PROGRESS(SAP) is the policy set in

place to make sure you are meetingthe academic qualifications for finan-cial aid. The financial aid policy isdifferent from NSCC’s overall aca-demic standard for being able toenroll in classes. For financial aidyou must be enrolled in an eligibleprogram of study that leads to adegree or certificate. We will reviewthe following criteria at the end ofeach semester to make sure you aremaintaining SAP for financial aid. Ifyou do not meet one or all therequirements there is an appealprocess that is explained later in thesection.

1. You must pass 67% ofyour attempted credits. This standardrequires students to successfullycomplete (with a letter grade of A, B,C, D, or P) a minimum of 67% (or2/3rds) of the total number of creditsattempted. Attempted credits includeall credits in which you are registeredat the end of the add/drop period.Letter grades of F, FN (F waiver) W,or IP will not be considered as cred-its successfully completed or earned.Students who repeat a course for anyreason should be aware that each

time you enroll in a course it countsas an attempt, but only one attempt isconsidered earned. Repeated courseswill have an impact on your ability tocomplete your program within therequired maximum time frame.

2. You must maintain aminimum cumulative Grade PointAverage (GPA) of 2.0.

3. There is a maximumcredit review. You must completeyour degree or certificate within150% of the published programlength. For example, if the publishedlength of your credit program is 60credits, the maximum time frame is90 credits (60 credits x 150%). Thismeans that you can receive financialaid for up to 90 credit hours only(including developmental and trans-fer credits). If you exceed the maxi-mum number of credits, you are nolonger eligible to receive financialaid. All attempted credits, includingincomplete grades, IP grades and/orrepeats, are counted towards the150% maximum time frame. Also,credits earned at other colleges andaccepted towards your current pro-gram of study are counted in themaximum credit review.Students who change their educationprogram or graduate and reapply to anew program must still adhere to themaximum credit policy. In otherwords, all of your previous attemptedcredits will count towards the 150%time frame.

SAP APPEALSA student may appeal a

SAP Denial or maximum creditissue. Students are allowed a one-time SAP appeal while attendingNorth Shore Community College.Appeals must be submitted by thedeadlines listed on the Financial AidAppeal Form. Appeals cannot beprocessed after the first day of class-es. Check out our website for moreinformation -www.northshore.edu/financial-serv-ices/help/sap.

WITHDRAWING FROMALL YOUR CLASSESThe decision to drop all of

your classes can be considered anacademic issue, but you should beaware of the financial implications.Even if you are only withdrawingfrom one class it may have an impacton your financial aid. You need to bein six or more credits to be eligiblefor the Stafford loans. If you are notsure how withdrawing from a coursewill affect your aid, please call orstop by the office and we can go overyour award with you.

Your financial aid award isbased on the percentage of time youare enrolled for the semester.Depending on when you withdrawfrom all your classes, your aid maybeadjusted according to federal regula-tions, which may result in a balancethat you will need to pay to NSCC.Even if you stop attending all of yourclasses without officially withdraw-ing through Pipeline, you are consid-ered to be “walking away” fromschool. We are required to calculateyour aid based on the last day youattended.

MASS LEGISLATURE:GMO LABELING IT'S YOUR RIGHT TO KNOW

THE MYSTERY OFFINANCIAL AID

BYANITRA PIERSONCONTRIBUTING WRITER

BY SUSAN SULLIVANDIRECTOR OF FINANCIAL AIDSTUDENT FINANCIAL SERVICES

WORKS CITED1. "DEFINITION; GENETICMODIFICATION."HTTP://DICTIONARY.REFERENCE.COM/BROWSE/GENETIC+MODIFICATION. WEB.041 MAR. 2014.2. "OBAMA PROMISES TO LABELGMO'S." YOUTUBE. FOODDEMOCRACY NOW, WEB. 4MAR. 2014.3. "WHAT IS A HERBICIDE?"HTTP://SBC.UCDAVIS.EDU/FILES/HT_FS.PDF. UNIVERSITY OFCALIFORNIA DAVIS,DEPARTMENT OF PLANTSCIENCES, WEB. 4 MAR. 2014. CONTINUED ON PAGE 14

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This week I bet we aresad to learn that VictoriaPasciuto would be resigningfrom her position as head ofStudent Affairs and Activities. Ihave no problem going onrecord saying it won’t be thesame without her, she has beenhere as long as I have beenattending campus and likely alot longer.

You might recognizeher with her wonderful formaldress with variously colorfulfashion style she employs withher classically burnt carrot hairthat has been a wonderful bal-ance between red and black. Shehas always been optimistic inher approach and has a veryencouraging presence and herability to recognize your talentsto become a lot more involvedmember on campus. She helpedgive me the motivation andenthusiasm to try a bunch ofthings I haven’t before andmade me realize I did have thepower and was capable of beingsomething great. That is why Ican proudly say I have been asenator of the StudentGovernment and practiced pub-lic speaking for the StudentDevelopment committee. I wasa reluctant ball in a pinballmachine and she gave me thepush needed to bounce aroundand get going. She always spokepositively of others and did not

put down ideas or brainstormingcontributions and made one feelheard and valued.

Overall, I am reallygoing to miss Victoria, part ofme cannot believe she is movingon. As she was one of the teach-ers, supports and influentialbenefactors I felt close to andpersonally relied on her to helpme get through my time here oncampus. In light of her leaving,I decided what better way of usseeing her off and giving her arespectable send off than a niceinterview chronically her timehere and speak of her personalfavorite moments.

To start off, how long haveyou been a member of NSCC?

“I’ve been at the col-lege nine years, full time and Istarted working here before thatpart time. So I worked first inStudent Support and I did tutor-ing, then I did Orientations, thenI did Academic Counseling,then I working in AlumniInstitutional Advancement andthen I came here to Student Lifeand started full time.”

What is your favorite part ofcoming into NSCC everyday?

“I love the students. Ilove everything that we do here.I love the mission of the college.I love what the students set outto do and what they accomplish.Commencement is my favorite,I love seeing the students thathave come through the wholetime that they’ve been here,when they got here, the growth

and development, from whenthey have changed.”

What was the most challeng-ing aspect you feel was part ofleading the Student ActivitiesSector?

“I remember when Ifirst took on students groups andclubs. I hadn’t done that before.The biggest challenge for mewas trying to make it fun andexciting for students to want tostay. I mean, we’re a commuterschool; a lot of students havelives and jobs. Their schedulesare jam packed already with abunch of other stuff. So how do

you get those students, who arebrilliant and great to stay andgive a little extra of their time tovolunteer to the groups andclubs? That was my biggestchallenge but I think we didokay.”

You mentioned being analumni of North Shore in your

going away email, when youattended NSCC as a studentwhat was your major?

“I was aLiberal Arts major. I came here,did Liberal Arts and then wentto Gordon College for a Historydegree and then went to SalemState University for my Mastersin Higher Education and nowI’m at North Eastern Universityfor my Doctorate in Higher Ed.”

If there was one thing youcould have done differentlyduring your time here, whatwould that be?

“I think I would haveliked to see a leadership day. Aday, a weekend, or a Saturdaywhere we actually had all theother fifteen community col-leges come together and do allthe groups and clubs. And doone kind of leadership work-shop day, sponsored by NorthShore. I think that would besomething that would be neat.”

Do you have any particularproud achievement you havedone or accomplishment youfeel the school has done in anycompacity that stands outfrom the rest?

“The three that I wouldhave to say and gosh there is somany that I’m proud of but acouple that I’d have to say: TheSpark Magazine, the literarymagazine is amazing, I loveworking on it. The studentnewspaper has grown andchanged and I’m really proud ofit. I was a writer for it when I

was a student here so it’s nice tosee it grow, through the entiretime I’ve been here. StudentGovernment is amazing, theyreally get up there and they dostuff which I think is great. Theytake the initiative and thePresidential Scholar program.Presidential Scholars are justgreat, they go out in the commu-nity. They really are fun, exem-plary leaders of the college. I’dhave to say my ProgramingBoard too. The ProgramingBoard is amazing they startedreaching out to night students. Ithink of everything, they havejust grown. All the clubs havejust grown amazingly.”

You seem to have a “winner’sattitude,” nothing seems to getyou down, you’re always smil-ing and sound upbeat no mat-ter the topic. Are there anytips you can give to help oth-ers continue or strengthentheir natural brightness insidewhen the going gets tough?

“Sure, it’s so hard notto get overwhelmed. I know thatthere is so much going on ineverybody's life. Its really hardnot to get overwhelmed but itsimportant to try to stay organ-ized. Whenever you do startfeeling overwhelmed, stop for aminute and remember why youlike doing what you’re doing. Ifind that’s the best for me. LikeI said, I love what I do here. Thecollege is amazing. I love whatwe produce but its definitelystressful at times. We have

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VICTORIA PASCIUTO

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INTERVIEWWITHSTUDENTLIFECOORDINATOR,VICTORIAPASCIUTO

The Marshall MathersLP 2 is the eighth studio albumby hip-hop artist MarshallMathers, known best by hisstage name, Eminem. Thealbum was released onNovember 5, 2013, about threeand a half years after his lastalbum, Recovery. Eminemreleased four singles before hereleased the albums, whichwere, in order of release,Berzerk, Survival, Rap God,and Monster. Luckily for thosewho decided to purchase thealbum, some of the best materi-al is on the record itself, barringRap God and perhaps Berzerk.The Marshall Mathers LP 2does have some really greatmaterial, but it is an album ofhighs and lows; it contains somesongs that are among the bestEminem has ever done, a fewfiller tracks, and a couple ofnumbers that really miss themark. Make no mistake, though;The Marshall Mathers LP 2 is agreat overall package, and aworthy purchase for all Eminemfans.

The album starts on avery high note with Bad Guy, asequel to Eminem’s song Stan,from the original MarshallMathers LP. The first section ofthe song is told from the per-spective of Matthew, the brotherof the Stan character from theaforementioned song. Itdescribes his feelings of resent-ment and abandonment towardsEminem, who he blames for hisbrother’s death, and chronicleshis kidnapping of the rapper.The beat for this first section isquite interesting; it is centeredon the distorted sound of a tapeskipping, and features a nicelysung hook by the singer SarahJaffe, which revolves around thephrase “I just hate to be the badguy.” After the initial section,the song shifts to the point ofview of Eminem’s subconsciousself, expressing all of hisregrets, doubts, and fears. Thebeat for this section is heavierand based on an intense drum-beat, and Eminem’s voice is dis-torted slightly as he raps, repre-senting the fact that it is hisinner self. This final section isvery candid, intensely rapped,and concludes the song perfect-ly. All in all, this song is nearperfectly done, with the intensestory telling of the first part andthe candid introspective of the

second part combining perfect-ly. It is without a doubt one ofthe best songs of the album, andamong the best songs Eminemhas released in a long time.

After a brief skit, thealbum moves into the song“Rhyme or Reason,” one of thealbum’s most interesting songs.The reason this particular songis so intriguing is that it is basedaround a sample from the song“Time of the Season,” by TheZombies. If you have heard thesong in question, you know thatit does not seems like the kindof song that would mesh wellwith Eminem’s style. As it turnsout, however, the song is used togreat effect by Eminem, result-ing in a catchy,introspective songthat is set apart byits sample use.After that, wehave the song “SoMuch Better”,which is directedtowards a fictionalcheating girlfriendof Eminem’s. Thesong is basedaround a hook“My life would beso much better ifyou just droppeddead.” Much likemany ofEminem’s songs,this piece isn’tmeant to be takenseriously, andseems to be anoutlet for Eminem to vent hisfrustrations about relationshipsin general. The song is veryreminiscent of something thatEminem would have put on oneof his earlier albums, and will beappreciated by long-time fans ofEminem. It’s a catchy song thatmost listeners will probablyenjoy, and is among the album’sbetter songs.

Next up is the song“Survival”, a ‘stadium anthem’that is reminiscent of songs like“Lose Yourself” and “Won’tBack Down.” The song’s beatrevolves around a heavy guitarriff, and the hook “This is sur-vival of the fittest.” This song isnot bad, it’s catchy and enjoy-able the first couple of timesyou listen to it, but it is nothingremarkable. Compared to “LoseYourself”, and perhaps even“Won’t Back Down”, It is mere-ly a mediocre track that made agood radio single, much likesome of the other pre-release

tracks.After that is the song

“Legacy”, a softer song with abeat that stems from a slowpiano piece. Eminem’s rappingis slightly distorted and quiet,making it sound softer and lessintense, which contrasts withthe previous song quite nicely.The song is centered on a hooksung by a female musician,Polina, regarding Eminem’slegacy. Eminem’s verses focuson his upbringing and inspira-tions, making it another piecethat is quite introspective, whichseems to be a running themethroughout the album. While Ipersonally found that the songgrew tiresome after a few lis-

tens, it is still a good track thatfans of Eminem’s softer sidewill be sure to appreciate.

Next on the album is“Asshole”, a fast-paced songwith a beat that focuses on anintense drum roll. Eminem’sflow in this song is very sharpand methodical, and meshesvery well with the beat. This isanother semi-introspectivesong, focusing on Eminem’scareer, and his being a self-pro-claimed “Asshole.” The song isvery different from the previousone, though; it is a much faster-paced song that is based on amuch harsher beat, and doesn’tshowcase much of Eminem’semotional side. It juxtaposesquite nicely with the previoussong; it presents a similar themewith a very different execution.“Asshole” is a catchy numberthat is one of the better songs onthe album.

After “Asshole” comes“Berzerk”, a song that has a

very “old-school” vibe to it. It isreminiscent of some of TheBeastie Boys’ earlier work, witha beat that is based upon a rockriff, and a sample from the BillySquier classic “The Stroke”.The song doesn’t have tons ofsubstance to it, but it is a catchysong that has great replay valueto it. It may take a little whilefor some people to get used to it,but once you listen to it a coupleof times, it is sure to grow onyou. In the context of the album,I would say it is one of the bet-ter songs; it’s not merely a radiosingle, filler-type track like“Survival”, but it is not as goodas some of the album’s bestsongs.

After Berzerkcomes Rap God,one of the bestsongs on thealbum. It is anepic, six-minutelong song,throughout whichEminem raps pas-sionately about hiscareer accomplish-ments up to thispoint, and his real-ization that his isbecoming a ‘rapgod’. The beat issimple yet effec-tive, based arounda straightforwardpiano piece, whichmorphs into catchyelectronic noisethroughout the

song. Eminem really went allout on this song lyrically, drop-ping classic hip-hop referencesthroughout the song, somethingthat Eminem’s core fan basewill definitely appreciate. Thissong is very well crafted, and isone of the best songs on thealbum; it was made for hardcoreEminem fans.

Next we have“Brainless”, a song that is veryreminiscent of Eminem’s olderwork. The beat on this song isbased on a complex piano pieceintertwined with a rhythmicdrumbeat, and it fits quite nice-ly. In this number, Eminem rapsabout how he saw himself as‘brainless’ in his earlier years,but came to realize that thisworked in his favor, helpingwith his rapping career. It has avery light tone to it; one couldsay that it is mockingly intro-spective, a song in whichEminem parodies himself. Thevintage sound, interesting lyrics,

and complex beat all worktogether very well on this song,which is one of the better songson the album. Fans of Eminem’solder work will definitely enjoythis piece.

After that we have thesong “Stronger Than I Was”, asong that does not fit into thealbum well at all. Eminem trieshis hand at singing in this song,with the help of auto tune. Thebeat is not bad, centered on slowdrumbeat, and the lyrics aredecent as well, with Eminemsinging from the point of viewof his ex-wife Kim, and rappingfrom his own point of view atthe end. It is a song with aninteresting concept, but the exe-cution is somewhat lackluster,and it does not fit with thealbum well at all. It is out ofplace, and was really off-puttingduring my first listen to thealbum. This piece is definitelyone of the misses of the album.Following the lackluster“Stronger Than I Was” is “TheMonster”, another song thatleaves something to be desired.This piece is another one ofEminem’s radio singles, and hissecond collaboration with thepop singer Rihanna, who singsthe hook of the song. The songisn’t terrible; the beat is decentenough, if somewhat generic,and Eminem’s rapping flowswell. The lyrics are somewhatlackluster, however, withEminem clearly holding backdue to his desire for this song toget radio airplay. All things con-sidered, the song isn’t that terri-ble, it’s certainly better than“Stronger Than I Was”, but it isdefinitely one of the lessertracks on the album.

Next up is the song “SoFar”, one of the highlights of thealbum, set apart by it’s sampleof Joe Walsh’s famous song“Life’s Been Good”, which thesong’s beat is based upon.Eminem even sings an alteredversion of the song’s lyrics forthe hook, which works surpris-ingly well. The song focuses onEminem’s life as a famousmusician, which is not quite asglamorous as his fans may thinkit. In this way, it meshesextremely well with Walsh’ssong, which has a similar themeto it. While I can see why somefans may have an aversion tothis song, due to its unorthodoxsound, it presents a very inter-esting concept, and executes it

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As a music aficionado,few things in this world capti-vate me like the raw, primalpower of live music. And everynow and then, I’ll encounter anartist so uniquely talented theysinglehandedly renew that pas-sion. Such was the case inFebruary, when I saw J.R.Linaberry, aka The Bones ofJ.R. Jones, perform at the Me &Thee Coffeehouse inMarblehead. I was instantlyentranced by his haunting voiceand intense guitar/banjo playingand later had the chance to askhim some questions.

Your sound is very distinctiveyet has a familiar ring. Howhas your style evolved sinceyou first started makingmusic? Are there contempo-rary artists you would cite asinfluences?

Yes. Definitely. I’vebeen playing music for a verylong time and it’s tough for meto track how I got to where I am.

I started writing songs when Iwas eight or so on a piano… andnow I’m here, playing thisweird kind of blues/folk thing.Tom Waits is always a go to forme. As well as Springsteen…his Nebraska album is still onrotation in my house. A.A.Bondy is another one, but unfor-tunately I don’t think he toursmuch anymore.

Listening to The Wildness, Iwas immediately struck by theproduction. How do youachieve that stripped-down,organic sound?

Well, I wasn’t veryhappy with a lot of the soundswe were getting going into themixing phase of the album.Everything sounded much morecanned than I hoped. Not 100%genuine. We came up with thesolution to bring a laithe into thestudio and cut each track tovinyl and then remix in thoseindividual tracks into songs onthe board. It took a while… butin the end was worth the hassle.

Many folk and blues musi-

cians gravitate toward eitherthe guitar or banjo, but youwent with a combination.What drew you to that instru-ment? Does it pose specialchallenges?

I think it just seemed tofit. Everything I was listeningto pointed me in this direction…and it seemed like the most log-ical step for the sound I was try-ing to achieve. I’m still learningthe instrument. I take lessons…and get lost very quickly… ha. Ithink the biggest danger is thatpeople see resonator and theyautomatically date you. Theyknow what kind of sound isgoing to be coming out of it. Ihope that I can possibly changethat.

I was intrigued by how youdraw on sensory details, par-ticularly those encounteredoutdoors, when writing songs.Do you find being out innature gets your creativejuices pumping?

Yes, for sure. I don’tequate myself with John Muir oranything…. but I do appreciate

being outside. It just neverstops moving. Even when it’speaceful and quiet…there isalways an element of balancedchaos, which I try to appreciate.

You’re something of a one-man band on stage. Was that aconscious choice in order toretain control of your sound?How long did it take you tomaster playing multipleinstruments simultaneously?

No. It was more ofnecessity. I started to go downthis road when I was living upRosendale, NY when I was liv-ing by myself. I had played inbands all my life and this wasthe first time I attempted to playmusic without one. It seemedlike a natural progression forme… to still have a band feeland energy without as manypeople. I didn’t know manypeople up there, so this was aneasier solution rather trying tofind people I could connect withmusically. It didn’t take long tomaster at all. If you can tapyour foot in time to a song, youcould do what I do. The toughpart is carrying all that equip-ment around.

The lyrics to “A Prayer” byMadleine Peyroux are verymoving. What drove you tocover that song?

I fell in love with thatsong years ago. It’s tough not tofeel that song in your chestwhen you listen to it. I coveredit because I wish I wrote it… ha.I find that a lot of the covers Iplay are songs I’m envious of.

What do you make of the cur-rent state of the music indus-try? With so much competi-

tion, is it harder for newartists to gain a foothold nowcompared to the pre-internetera?

Honestly, I wish Iknew what to make of it all. I’mnot really a part of it.Everything I’ve done has beendone independently. Notbecause I think it was the rightchoice, but more so because itwas the only choice I had. Theyare no easy roads to succeedingin music… and the people whodo succeed I think are luckierthan anything else. If you arefortunate enough to have some-one’s ear that could help you outas an artist, you’re more fortu-nate than 99% of us. Yes, themarket is saturated withmusic… but I’m betting that Imight be stubborn/stupidenough to be the last personstanding. Maybe that’s the onlyway to get noticed these days.

What can listeners expect onyour forthcoming full-lengthalbum?

It should be interesting. I’m try-ing a lot of new things on thisalbum and the sound has grownalong with that… and with thatcomes growing pains. I’ve triedto keep the qualities of musicthat I hold dear and grow as anartist in range. Sometimes theypulled in opposite directions.That being said, I think thisalbum gave me a lot of confi-dence in what I’m looking for.I’m already excited to see whatI can do on the next one.

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SUPERCLOWN EPISODE 5: WELCOME TO THE OFFICE, LET’S GET DOWN TO BUSINESS

I slept like alog that night, the music of MarcAlmond quietly filled the airthen when I danced myself out,I faded out to some instrumentaljazz while still in my bathrobe,feet in the portable foot massagewater bath and orange facialmakeup still up on my face. Mywhole body was so worn out,working undercover and thelong sleep I had was heaven onall my muscles and joints, Isnapped away suddenly and sawthe sunlight pouring in throughthe front window and the faintmurmur of the skipping CD inthe stereo playing in the back-ground, slowly came to the fore-front of my mind. I lookedaround and saw the faint morn-ing shadows swarming the wallsof the apartment, I was a littlefaint headed and badly neededsome water. As I got up, a stressknot in my stomach was activat-ed as I remembered the KerryO'Reilly guy from yesterday andhis initialed tool-belt flashingthrough the back of my mind. Iwas scared of him, though Inever wanted to admit it verbal-ly and continued to shrug him

out of my mind for now. I knowI found the guilty perpetrator ofmy wife's murder, but judgingthe dominant and cult of person-ality that guy welded around theconstruction yard, I was afraidto admit that the guy was toopowerful and I didn't haveenough evidence to bring himdown yet. At this moment intime as I slowly got myselfready for another day, mademyself a vegetable omelet. Puton a pair of business pants, abutton down shirt and overcoatas well as white tie with rain-bow polka dots. I grabbed mysuitcase and combed my agelessfiery red hair and proceeded outthe door.

As I was going downthe staircase I said hello to theother inhabitants who lived inthe condo loft and threw mysuitcase in the backseat of myCadillac and proceeded to driveto the high class office buildingwhere I work at as an officeassistant and financial adviserfor Hells Iago also known by itsacronym H.F.I.L HealthyFinance Inside Lifetime, but theformer name is how the employ-ees address working for it,because its slow, boring,

demanding and long. I should ofmentioned this sooner but aspart of my deal being assignedto this case and you can think ofit as defensive plea bargaining,the Police Department gave mean undercover employment jobto go with my undercover job toward people off my scent. It's aday job, 9 to 5, get paid andenjoy all the benefits as a fulltime employee as if I truly beenworking there all along, exceptthat it'll all be likely gone assoon as the investigation wrapsup. As easy and fun to get to liveas an undercover police detec-tive and all the authority youwield with all the unorthodoxapproaches you can take to thejob, adapting back to regularwork life was a hassle, I was useto all the freedom of using mytime as I wanted and all myneeds and cravings were withinarms reach back on the island inin exile, but here with all thepaperwork, phone calls, annoy-ing coworkers, multitasking andsexual tension of being theapple of an office temptress eyewas a lot to stomach.Sometimes in the heap of all thechaos and commotion of workaround me, I would walk to an

office window, look out theclear glass, all the way down tothe parking lot as well as gridlike streets below and as shewould come over and proceed tomassage my neck and shoul-ders. I was strongly tempted tothrow my body full forcesmashing through the glass,watching in slow motion as Iwould scream in a deep soulvoice while flailing my arms inlegs in full panic as I fully antic-ipated my shattering death onthe pavement below. In thosemoments I would try to closemy eyes and try to push thethought out of my head and tryto look at all the stuff belowlooked so small and miniaturelike a toy house set, imaginingmyself picking up the toy carsand planes and making soundeffects with them. I tried toimagine how it might feel tohave your whole lifetime flashbefore your eyes and look like abloody, pink (in this case rain-bow), disfigured mess ofmashed potatoes as the medicsand firefighters would sweepme up. No matter howdepressed I got or how temptingit may seem to “clock out of thelife shift early,” also known as

taking the easy way out, I had toremind myself philosophicallythat even besides the possibilityof my soul being immortal andnot being able to turn it off. Astortuous as that sounded, whatwould be more tortuous is toknow the horrible truth thatsince his race is immortal, thesweet relief of death would bedenied to him anyway, he mightbe completely paralyzed andhandicapped beyond repair andstuck living an eternity as a veg-etable, possibly unable to doanything again, in a horrificallymangled shape of a body andthat just shattered him com-pletely out of the nonsense.

Anyways the dailygrind wasn't so bad. I enjoyeddressing up formally, wearingformal clothes with colors anddesigns that echoed my style.Paperwork and data entry wasn'tso bad as it was a nice breakrunning around interviewingpeople and being on the beat. Igot to sit in a comfy chair,which did wonders for my mil-lennial spine and it was fun tobe a leading employee at a jobwhere everyone assumedbecause I had a permanentclown makeup design to my

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face, that I was obviously theworkplace clown and they weredead wrong. I took my workseriously, rarely smiling unlessbecause I closed another deal orscored a new client for the com-pany. But that was my favoritepart, most interviews I conduct-ed on the clock were routine,except many times they endedwith long awkward momentsbecause of how I naturallylooked, as if they were halfexpecting this to be one longskit and then the real guy wouldcome out and then would gentlyremind them this was all seriousand then I would give them theforms to sign for their newaccounts and then the nextclients would come in and theprocess would begin again. Itwas nice to keep a low profile,but it was hard because I alwaysfelt like a freak inside the work-place, naturally paranoid thatpeople would be talking aboutme behind my back and tried tocover my whole face whitepowder or wear a big gallon hat,but unfortunately halfwaythrough the day, my real selfwould start to pop through insmear like patterns across mycheeks and people would makefun of me and say “are you try-ing to be like this Health Ledgerjoker or IT guy?” and wouldlook back at them confusedbecause I was never one to keepup on all the pop culture, not tomention they didn't have pay perview or cable out on the island Ihave been living on.

When I signed up formy new job, my employerswere aware of the terms underwhy I working there, in thebeginning they were skeptical ofmy ability to blend in and beable to do the work needed toget done. Overtime when theysaw my impressive work ethicthey were blown away andimpressed, I won employeeawards over a period of time,got upgraded to a windowoffice, though I missed workingin cubicles, tossing paper air-planes back and forth with peo-ple in the cubicles adjacent tomine, singing loudly and likelyout of tone in the solo elevatorrides up till larger crowds accu-mulated in the consecutivefloors we passed, if I was luckyI would get a stray goofballjoining in the song with me.During the holidays, thestrangers really encouraged thisbehavior compared to othertimes of year when it was metwith shocked or scorned looks.My favorite part of working atthis office job besides throwingeverybody off with my serious,no nonsense personality I pre-sented to everybody at thisworld of work, was the fact

when no one was looking andhad some spare moments tomyself, I would let lose and be awild force of nature, cloggingtoilets, misplacing things onothers work desks, change thepasswords on others work com-puters, playing various desktopcomputer games in the quietmoments, thereby preventingthem from logging on and myfavorite was when the otheremployees were presenting atthe meetings or if I was walkingby the doorway, I would dis-creetly make funny faces to tripthem up mid presentation, to mydevious enjoyment.

Eventually I had todeal with a unique situation atwork where I met this wonder-ful woman, she had beautifulgolden brown hair, in a CarrieFisher braid, she wore a nicethin jewelry necklace, a purplewoman's dress suit as if she justwalked off the camera desk at anews station like VeronicaCorningstone. Lips thin andrefined, long soft neck, a thin,but full jaw, round oval face, butclearly light as a feather, proba-bly weighs no more than 120pounds from a rough gaze. Hervoice a fine melody as if hervocal notes came straight from aplaying violin, topped off with apair of red high heels, he knewthis was the catch of the dayfrom his job. But there wassomething about her that stoodout to him, the kind of air shegave off when she walked andstrutted around the office, hersharp gaze, it's like if a profes-sional supermodel walked instraight from a board meetingshown from a L.L. Bean catalogmagazine.

“How may I help youtoday miss?”

“I'm here to open up a401k with a couple internationalfunds.”

“No EFTs right?”“Well I have a few

options what is your concentra-tion or industry you want toinvest in.”

“Oil and Gas,” (makesfarting sound).

“Well, aren’t you acheeky little lady?” He pulls upa few fund picks and prints out apaper to hand to her from hispersonal printer on the side ofhis desk.

“Before I forget, howrude of me, what is your nameand who do I put it under?”

“My name is TerryO'Reilly.” He was about to putpen to paper when he froze andhis brain made the chilling con-nection.

“I'm sorry you said-“Terry O'Reilly, my

husband’s name is…”“Kerry O'Reilly…” He

stated firmly.“Why howd' ya

know?”“I met him by chance

yesterday, I mean...” Shakinghis head to disguise his actualencounter to the knowledge. “Isaw him come into a restaurantloud and proud with a fewcoworkers and sit near me dur-ing lunch break, walking aroundlike he owned a place, quite adominant personality if I maysay so.”

“Yes, Kerry is likethat, sometimes I have to kindlyremind him that he is not onstage but in real life, even athome his big personality fillsthe room so much, I can barleykeep piece of mind at home.”He quickly made a mental noteof that to store for later use.

“Well, anyways whosename do you want on theaccount?”

“My husband’s and Iwant to be the beneficiary.”

“Okay, usually that'sthe other way around.”

“I'm going to confidesomething to you and don't wantyou to share this with anyoneelse.”

“No problem, I respectevery clients confidentially tothe death, you won't believehow many people entrust mewith their little tidbits!” Helaughed confidentially.

“You see the kind ofwork my husband does is dan-gerous and life risking and I justdon't want him to end up handi-cap or dead and nothing to backus or me up should somethinghappen to him.”

“You don't have lifeinsurance for either of you setup?”

“We do, except we areboth young, I'm actually a littleolder than he is, though side byside it looks the other wayaround and unlike the norm. Heis only insured $50,000 andthough I make quite a decentincome, I want to have someextra gold for the kids down theroad.”

“If I may, do you guyshave children yet?”

“Not yet, but whowants to be a poor widow andhave to start from scratch finan-cially.”

“No one,” he saidsolemnly but with heartfelt

intention.“Exactly.”“Alright, so if you

could give me your social secu-rity card, passport, proof ofinsurance for the file, it shouldbe processed and cleared withthe federal government in aweek.” She begins to get up sud-denly and seductively walksover to him, puts an arm aroundhis shoulder and begins to huff abreath into face.

“I like you, I like you alot-”

“I beg your pardon, Iloathe my husband and youseem like a steady man whoknows how to give a womanwhat she wants....” Quickly hecomes to his senses and tryingto break free of her seductiveembrace.

“Why... uh thankyou...” He starts hurriedly mov-ing backward and tumbles overhis desk like an unrehearsedslapstick stunt. He proceeds topush her towards her door.

“Uh, thank you foryour time and have a nice day,you will get a copy of the paper-work in the mail. NEXT!” Thedoor closes behind her.

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THE MARSHALL MATHERS LP 2 REVIEW PAGE 8 CONTINUEDvery well, earning a placeamong the album’s best songs.After “So Far” comes “LoveGame”, a song that features up-and-coming rapper KendrickLamar. This is another song thatfeatures an unorthodox sample,namely the song “Game ofLove” by Wayne Fontana andThe Mindbenders, a relativelyunknown number from the six-ties. Despite the song’s cheery,pop-oriented sound, it fits intothe song well, making up themajority of its beat and hook.Eminem and Kendrick use thesong as an outlet to vent abouttheir love problems, bothunleashing verses in which theygo as hard as they possibly can,making for a bit of friendly

competition. Both rappers areon-point lyrically and technical-ly in this song, making for asong that is among the bettertracks on this album. The song’sbeat may be somewhat off-put-ting at first, but it sure to growon most listeners.

Next is the album’spenultimate track, “Headlights”,a very emotional song that isexecuted very well. The songfeatures Nate Ruess, of the bandFun., who sings the song’shook. Surprisingly enough,Ruess does a very good job onthis song; his singing furthercontributes to the already emo-tional tone of the song. Thesong’s beat is based on a slow,sentimental piano piece, which

fits very well. Eminem dedi-cates this song to his mother,who he has had trouble gettingalong with in the past, evenreleasing songs in which heattacks her character. In thispiece, however, Eminemattempts to make amends withhis mother, saying that theyshould put their past behindthem, and that he still loves her,as she is his mother. This song isquite touching, yet doesn’tcome across as overly emotion-al or cheesy. It is one of the bet-ter songs on the album, and aworthy addition to Eminem’scollection of rap-ballads.The album ends on anotherstrong note, with the song “EvilTwin”, in which Eminem raps

from his own perspective andthe perspective of his alter ego“Slim Shady”, switchingbetween the two personasthroughout the song. This songhas one of the most interestingbeats on the album, based upona sinister electronic progression,which adds to the overall tone ofthe song very well. Eminemagain contemplates his career,this time in an intentionallycocky manner, fitting with thepersona of his ‘Evil Twin’ verywell. There is even a little sur-prise at the end of the song, fea-turing Ken Kaniff, everyone’sfavorite pervert. This song issure to be appreciated by all ofEminem’s core fans, and isamong the best on the album.

All things considered, TheMarshall Mathers LP 2 is a verygood album. It has futureEminem classics such as “BadGuy”, “Rap God”, and “EvilTwin”, and some very goodtracks in their own right, such as“Love Game”, “Brainless”, and“Berzerk”. The album doeshave a couple of fumbles, suchas “Stronger Than I Was”, and afew mediocre tracks like“Survival” and “The Monster”,but, when one looks at thewhole picture, the good trackson this album outweigh the badand mediocre ones consider-ably. I had a great time listeningto it, and it is a worthy purchasefor all Eminem fans. OverallScore: 9/10

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deadlines and inevitably six orseven deadlines are all in thesame week and it can be very,very stressful. You just have gotto stop and say ‘you knowwhat? Here’s why I’m doing it,its almost there.’ You’rehalfway there once you start soreally just try to remain focusedon the end result and you shouldbe okay. Don’t be afraid to askfor help either that’s the otherthing that’s really important. Alot of times people don’t ask forhelp because they think it’s asign of weakness but its okay toask for help.”

Overall, what inspired ormade you feel it was time tomove on? Gut Instinct? Doyou have any plans or ideas ofwhere you may be headingnext?

“I think it’s just a goodtime in my life for me to trysome new ventures, to try somenew things.”

You were Editor In Chief forthe Pennon?” Were you a dualenrollment student at thetime?

“I was. I came herewhen I was in high school. Mylast two years of high school Idid here at North Shore. I gotmy Associates Degree and myHigh School Diploma at the

same time. Dual enrollment youhave the option at the time to doall your classes at the college. Idid all my classes at the college,which was neat.

It is funny because Iremember when we used toactually have to take the Pennonon a disk up to the printing com-pany. We couldn't send itthrough email ‘cause the fileswere too big. It’s kind of neatthat we can just email it now.Back then it was in NH, now it’sin MA.

The program’s a littledifferent now but I think, forme, it was the best thing I everdid in my life. I mean cominghere, changed my life. Cominghere, I met so many great peopleand professors and faculty. I

was a quiet student; I didn’treally want to get involved.Dean John Duff, was my advi-sor and he was like ‘getinvolved with the Pennon, getinvolved with the Pennon.’Finally he bugged me enoughthat I finally got involved withthe Pennon. And it was the bestthing I did. I met so many goodfriends and people. It really gotme out of my shell and I lovedit. I think the whole dual enroll-ment program, there was somuch support and it reallypushed me to keep going withschool. Now, I kept going all theway towards my doctorate so Idefinitely give the school creditfor that.”

Any final pearls of wisdom

you feel you might want toshare before this interviewends?

“I’ve really enjoyedworking here. I’ve loved it. Ilove the students; I love every-thing about the college.Everybody that comes throughhere is amazing and has somuch talent and I've seen peopleuse it, which is really nice. Ihope that you guys do a greatjob with the Pennon. I hope tobe on your list. I want to get onthe mailing list so I can still readit. I love it and you know, Iwould love to keep in touch. Ifyou guys ever have any ques-tions, by all means, you can def-initely shoot me an email. I’llalways stay in touch.”

WRITTEN BY TRIPP CAREYSTAFF WRITER,INTERVIEW CONDUCTEDBY CALVIN GILEDITOR IN CHIEF

with the same fire again.Marvin Barnes was good for awhile but the drug problemescalated to the point hemissed games, earning arelease in January. BillyKnight played such poordefense he was booed out ofthe Garden and he had to betraded for Indiana Pacers cen-ter Rick Robey. To give anidea of how clueless Brownwas, early in the season theCeltics needed scoring help.Brown wanted LA Lakersguard Earl Tatum andAuerbach to send a 2nd roundpick for him and some cash.Instead Brown traded a firstround pick and his own moneyfor Tatum. Auerbach couldonly shake his head at theincompetence. Auerbach man-aged to turn that into a posi-tive by trading Tatum to theDetroit Pistons for veteranguard Chris Ford. SatchSanders was fired after a 2-12start and Brown was so cheap,he didn’t hire a head coach toreplace him. They just madeDave Cowens player coach forthe rest of the season. CurtisRowe was acting up, Whitewas hurt, Cowens wasstressed out, Havlicek wasgone…it was all going downthe drain. Red tried the best hecould, trading Dennis Awtrey,signed to replace Kunnertafter the swap, for a firstround pick. Jo-Jo knew hisdays were numbered and theC’s weren’t going anywhereso he requested to be traded toa contender so he could go outwith one last world title.Instead Brown traded him tothe lowly Golden StateWarriors, where there was aseven-foot backup center thatwould come into the storylater, for a draft pick. Still,Red had Larry Bird on his waythe next season and three firstround picks to build around.The season was a disaster butthere was still hope right?WRONG! Brown and Ellieseparated and now Brown waswith Phyllis George, Googleher. One night Brown was at aNew York Knicks game andPhyllis remarked that sheloved watching center BobMcAdoo, the guy that Brownsold two years earlier, play.Brown turned to Knicksowner Sonny Werblin and

said “How much for BigMac?” There went the threefirst round picks that Red hadcarefully orchestrated to get.

No one would haveblamed Red for quitting rightthen and there. They didn’tneed Bob as they already hadCowens and he was more likeRowe and Wicks than he waslike Silas or Havlicek.McAdoo hated Boston somuch he slept on CedricMaxwell’s couch the rest ofthe season rather than find aplace to stay. Cowens andMac immediately butted headsover playing time and Bobwent as far to claim Cowenspurposely sat him to lower hisimpending free agent value.The only good thing was

Brown wasn’t the sole ownerof the team. He had a silentpartner Harry Mangurian whowould be silent no longerwhen the McAdoo tradeoccurred. The Knicks wantedBrown to pay MacAdoo’sentire salary, which wouldhave bankrupted the team.Red called up Harry and askedwhat he should do and Harry’sresponse was “(Expletive)John Y. Brown! Tell theKnicks if they include hissalary the deal’s off!” The riftbetween Red and Brown gotworse as Brown would openlymock him in front of formerplayers and the team. Theproblem was John loved mak-ing deals and toyed with thelives of the players. Many ofthem had families and to betraded to different citiesmeans relocating and endlessmoving. Had he been likeevery other owner from

Walter Brown to the currentregime of Wyc Grousbeck,which means let Auerbach runthe show and get the heck outof the way, Brown would havebeen fine. As it was, Brown’sconstant tinkering killed teamchemistry, morale and hopesall in one year! The low pointof the season occurred onMarch 9th, 1979 when theygot humiliated 160-117 toEarl Tatum and the Pistons.Red stormed into the locker-room after the game andchewed everyone out, sayingmost won’t be back the nextseason. Mercifully the seasondrew to a close and there weretwo final kicks in the pants.Curtis Rowe and BobMcAdoo posed for the teampicture before the seasonfinale then packed their bagsand left. They didn’t evenbother to stick around to theend. The final kick was whencoach Cowens decided to lightup a cigar to signify the end ofthe season but couldn’t get thething lit as the Celtics putaway the New Jersey Nets bya score of 127-101. The finaltotals were 29 wins and 53losses, their lowest win totalsince 1950 before Bob Cousyand Auerbach were even intown.

Thankfully, RedAuerbach found a way to turnthe tide. He convinced HarryMangurian to buy out Brownand John went on to becomegovernor of Kentucky, amaz-ing country we live in huh?When all was said and doneJohn Y. Brown ruined threefranchises in four years andwho knows what else wouldhave happened had he stayedor if Red bolted for theKnicks? Here’s a sickeningthought, what if Brownincluded Larry Bird in thefranchise swap instead ofFreeman Williams, whoturned out to be a completebust for San Diego? Whatabout the Celtics after Brownleft? Larry Bird was the realdeal and the team would nothave another losing season for15 years, winning three worldchampionships in the nexteight years to follow. So ifyou think the Celtics are inrough shape now, at leastDanny Ainge has a plan toturn things around. As you’vejust read, it could be worse;you could have a KentuckyFried Idiot running things.

BY KEVIN HAYES, SENIOR SPORTS WRITER

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The Department ofEducation has instituted a limit on thePell Grant. Students are limited toPell Grants for up to 6 years of full-time student (12 semester/600%).The Department put this regulationinto place because they want studentsto complete a program and receivetheir degrees. For example, if youw e r een ro l l edpart-time,y o uw o u l dhave used50% ofyour eligi-b i l i t y .This isimportantto keep inmind ifyou areplanningto furtheryour edu-c a t i o nwith abachelor’sd e g r e e .You will want to make sure you aretaking the classes you need for yourprogram and that you do not have toomany withdrawals or courses withlow grades.

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ing a course, students may receivefinancial aid for a course that theypreviously failed. That means, if youreceived a grade of F or withdrewfrom the course, you may repeat itand receive financial aid. Studentsmay also receive financial aid for upto one more attempt when repeating

or retakingc o u r s e sthat theyhave pre-v i o u s l yp a s s e dwith agrade of Dor betterregardlessof thegrade. Forexample, ifyou took acourse andreceived aC grade,you cantake it onemore timea n d

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We hope this informationhelps you in obtaining academic suc-cess. If you are ever questioning whyyour financial aid changed or ifsomething in the future may affect it,please contact our office. TheStudent Financial Service Office islocated on both the Danvers and theLynn campus. You can always emailthe office at sfs@northshore.edu.There is also a list of financial aidcounselors available on our website.

BY SUSAN SULLIVANDIRECTOR OF FINANCIAL AIDSTUDENT FINANCIAL SERVICES

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Eddie Borash is presi-dent and owner of Sir SpeedyPrinting in Boston. InSeptember he will celebrate his35th business anniversary. Icaught up with him recently todiscuss his education, careerpath and thoughts on NorthShore Community College.

Education: Eddieapproached his high schoolgraduation from Saint Mary’s inLynn with uncertainty about hisfuture. He pondered his optionsand considered military servicebefore ultimately deciding toenroll at North ShoreCommunity College, a decisionthat he feels has served himwell. Eddie explains, “NSCCwas my foundation for life.After going to school there I feltthere were opportunities in lifethat I never knew existed. Itgave me a chance.” His advice:“Everyone gets a chance in lifeand when you get that chanceyou must take advantage of it.”His fond memories of NSCCinclude the business program hewas in, great faculty memberslike Dr. Sheldon Brown, andplaying for the basketball teamwhere he was a star player. TheNSCC team regularly playedagainst the freshman teams ofthe four-year schools and herecalls playing Harvard andnearly being recruited toHarvard for basketball.

Eddie graduated in1974 and transferred to SalemState to complete his BachelorDegree in Business. He knewthat he wanted to be an entrepre-neur but had not yet identifiedthe industry he would work in.He held a couple of differentjobs before he found his careerdirection: he worked as ateacher and assistant basketballcoach in Franklin, MA for awhile then found a teachingposition in his hometown ofLynn. His next job was selling

wedding invitations, and it wasthis position that led to him dis-covering the printing industry.In 1979, he bought a Sir Speedyfranchise and opened his storeon Boylston Street, a very high-volume location that hasreceived multiple awards.

Boston Marathon2013: During his years in

Boston there have been times hewill never forget- mostly good,but not all. Last year onPatriot’s Day, Eddie was at hisstore just a block over from thefinish line of the BostonMarathon. He and his son Jakewho also works there left workand were walking away whenthe first bomb exploded about30 yards from them. The chaosthat followed was unlike any-thing he had ever experienced,but Eddie considers himselfvery lucky- just minutes before,he had made the decision todelay an errand that would havebrought them in the other direc-tion and directly into the areawhere the second bomb detonat-ed. Like all of the businesses inthe area that were shut down inthe days following this tragicevent, business suffered and thefinancial impact was very diffi-cult. Despite this, following thebombing Eddie describedBoston as “one of the greatestcities in the world to be inbecause the people care and thecity is strong.”

Business Success:Ed’s franchise has been a topperformer in the Sir Speedyorganization, consistently a Top10 location for the past 25 years.In 2012, he was honored foroutstanding sales achievement,ranking #2 of more than 500 SirSpeedy locations worldwide.Congratulations to Eddie on 35years of business success!

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ENVIRONMENTAL CORNER: FRACK IS WACK

BY SANDY ROCHONALUMNI COORDINATOR

EDDIE BORASH

Keith Haring, a well-known graffiti artist, spraypainted a mural at a local park inHarlem, NY in 1986. The paint-ing started a nationwide contro-versy with it’s message, statingin bold letters, “Crack Is Wack.”Now we have a new toxin beingspread around, something mostpeople are unaware of andsomething a lot of people havekept secret because of money,something killing innocentlives... fracking. Frack is thenew crack and it is becoming amajor problem for millions ofAmericans that have beenbribed into silence.

Hydraulic fracturing,more commonly known asfracking, is a form of industrialgas drilling being supported byour president and our govern-ment. Simply put, oil and gascompanies are taking goodwater, mixing it with bad chem-icals and shooting it up intowells to force out the naturalgas. Wastewater, with the pollu-tants still in it, rises up to thesurface and is “stored for dis-posal”. These chemicals havebeen dumped into waterways, aswell as into the land, resulting incancer filled drinking water, sickresidents, dying animals, flam-mable tap water and millions ofAmerican residents who havebeen silenced. Silenced into notreporting their testimonies about

how hard it is living in a pollut-ed environment.

The Federal EnergyAct of 2005 had a provision in itknown as the “HalliburtonLoophole” that made it legal forfracking to con-tinue without itviolating theundergroundi n j e c t i o nrequirementsput in place bythe SafeD r i n k i n gWater Act. Sopretty much,the regulationson the safety ofour water arebeing manipu-lated so that oiland gas compa-nies can con-tinue to drill onA m e r i c a nproperty with-out gettingblamed for thetoxic outcome.This is beingshielded fromthe eyes of thepublic andendange r i ngmany lives. Asof today, frack-ing is happen-ing in manystates includ-ing: New York,L o u i s i a n a ,

Colorado, Ohio, Michigan,Texas, New Jersey, NewMexico and the list goes on.

Many investigationshave been done on fracking butthe large oil and gas companies

keep the information quiet. It’shard to get to the bottom ofsomething that nobody willspeak about or stop somethingthat the industries pretend don'texist. Most people I ask about

fracking havenever evenheard of itbefore and nei-ther did I untilI was showntwo amazingdocumentariesmy senior yearof high school.An environ-mental activistand film direc-tor, Josh Foxcreated twoinspirat ionaland informa-tive documen-taries, Gasland(2010) andGasland II(2013). Both ofthem are nar-rated by Joshand filmed byhim and histeam. They gocollecting digi-tal informationa b o u th y d r a u l i cf r a c k i n g ,whether it begetting kickedout of board-room meetings

about drilling because of hisinterrogating or interviewingvictims who have continuallysuffered because of frackingsdangerous effects. All of thesevideos were compiled into doc-umentaries that opened a wholenew perspective on whatAmerica is doing to it’s ownpeople and the immense healthrisks that are increasing in fami-lies living around frackingwells.

Being tax paying andhard working residents of thisstate we need to be aware aboutwhat’s going on around us,especially with our environ-ment. This single environmentis going to be consistentthroughout the upbringing ofour future generations. It is ourchoice to do research andbecome enlightened on whatoil/gas companies and the gov-ernment is doing right under ournoses. Once we know aboutthings as serious and secretiveas fracking, all we can do isspread the word to our friendsand family. I am doing my partto share the knowledge I wasgiven about fracking and hopingthat you will all do the same.Both Gasland documentariescan be found on Youtube andNetflix and I cannot rave moreabout how well directed andinformational they are. Pleasedo your part, please go greenand always remember Frack IsWack.

BY JESSIE NOCELLAENVIRONMENTAL WRITER

ALUMNI CORNER:EDDIE BORASH, CLASS OF 1974