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THE GRIFFIN Th F Stdnt Nwspap of Chstnt Hill Coll

Philadlphia, PA Octob 2011

NEWS 2 STYLE 4 Opinion 6 Sports 8

JArreAu FreemAN‘11

Wks aft Hican In,and oth tontial downposinndatd th Philadlphia -ion, an Chstnt Hill Col-l stdnts hav concnssondin issd classs as aslt of th low pakin lotooding.

“I’ afaid that all of pofssos will incas th

wok load to ak p fo issdcasss,” said Faith Badini, ‘13.“If all of pofssos do thsa thin, it will b nba-ab. I hav on profssor whohas ivn s two ajo assin-mnts as mak-up work.”

John Nn,’12, is alsoconcrnd that th ooding wiaffct th acadmic candar. “Ihop that th adinistationdos not add o classs toth nd of th spin ss-tr,” said Ngun. “I don’t wantgraduation da pushd back.”

Th stdnts’ fas and con-cns a not lookd at lihtl b th cog administration.

Ths fa, th acadic dci-sions that hav bn ad wdon so with th coll co-munit in mind.

“As of iht now, th isno chan to th acadic cal-ndar,” said Dr. Knnth So-pano, Vic Psidnt fo Aca-dic Affais and Dan of thFacut. “W sti rsrv thpossibilit of addin ti at thnd of th a if wath dosnot cooprat. Howvr, at thispoint, addin classs will b aast rsort.”

Sinc stdnts hav lost twoclass das, as a slt of thooding, facut agrd thatxta assinnts wold b thbst wa to copnsat fo tiost. “I discussd with th Fac-lt Snat what wold b th

bst was fo stdnts to akup th missd casss,” said Dr.Soprano. “W discussd thpossibilit of doin awa withfall bak and/o addin an x-ta da o two to th nd of thsst, which wold xtndnas wk into a Saturda orth foowing Monda. How -v, an faclt bsthoht th bst soltion woldb fo stdnts to do xta as-signmnts.”

As a slt, ach pofssois qid to add an additionalassignmnt to thir sabus.

Th spplnta assinntis thn viwd and appovdb Dr. Soprano and th Studnt

Affairs Ofc. Th additionaassinnts a thn adavailabl to th stdnts andpants so that th a awaof how th ood das ar bing mad up.

Thoh xta wok is b-in distibtd, th is anxit aon stdnts and faclt as to how th will ain ontack if o sv wathntrs our ara. “Thr is a-

was th possibilit of ohav ain o a snow da atth nd of th sst,” saidDr. Soprano. “In ths cass

w wold ncoa faclt tos Blackboad to condct dis-cssions, to post adin at-ial, and cos assinnts tomak up for th ost cass tim.

But Dr. Soprano maks itcla that, “Jst bcas classsa not bin hld, dos notan w plac all of th -sponsibilit to ak p th losttim on th studnts’ shoudrs.

As alwas, pofssos will wok with thm to assist thm.”man pofssos hav al-

ad takn advanta of Blackboad and hav tilizdit during th two ood das tokp thir casss on track. Dr.

Loain Coons, Pofsso of Histo, conicatd withh stdnts thoh Black-boad adin chans to thsllabs and ak-p assin-mnts. “In two of m casss, Ihad th studnts sing a m,

which was oiinall schdldto b shown in class, otsidof cass tim,” said Dr. Coons.“In anoth class, I’v ovd ad trip to a Saturda and wis th class ti to ak pmissd work.”

In a siila wa, enlish Po-

fssor Dr. K McCarth, hasalso ad at s of Black-boad to kp h classs fofaing far bhind. “Not th da of th hican, bt lat inth wk, I aild stdntsan intodction to so of thajo ts that w w oin to covr in cass,” said Dr. Mc-Carth. “I aso rquird thmto watch a vido, and assindadins to intodc th tothir possib rsarch topics.”

Thoh th a b noth-in th coll can do to p-

Flooding Causes

Change toCoursework

Flood waters receed from the softball eld after Tropical Storm Katia.

“Campus Flooding Issues”

Continued on Page 6

“Meal Money”

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that sstm. Whn w don’ts th al that w p-paidfo din th allottd hos,

w t pnalizd and w losth val of that al, fov-r. Thr is no wa w can ap-pa to gt that mon back.

Considin that I al o to bakfast, that’s ov$30 dollas p wk that

Dinin Svics kps that Icannot vr rcaim.

Appantl I’ not thon on who’s takn notic.Fllow stdnts hav taknnotic of th incdibl pac

with which Dinin Svicshas chand polic with littl

Students deprived of meal money WeSTly MANDOSKe

‘13

As a jnio, I’v ptt ch bco a cat of habit. On man nights, I ndmsf in th Grifn’s Dn

with finds snackin andcarousing. On m rst visit toth Dn this a, I was s-

pisd b th chans to thswip sst: points onl aft9:30 p.m. Thos ft “x-dollas” ca in hand thn topa, but I was a itt confusd.

Aft xploin ths -cnt chans, I’ o thana itt miffd. In m opinion,th nw ls s dsindto con ot of th on that I’v alad pt into th

ti. Th rus svr rstrictal tis and o fdoof choic.

Ths fa, I hav spnt opoints pain fo lnch inth Dn sipl bcas thnw ls pvnt fo o-in th to s al swipbfor 1 p.m..

On th whol, this chan

sms strang. I can undr-stand that th iht b anancia motivation for Din-in Svics to sav on,bt I do not s how th canc povt whn sidnt st-dnts pa in advanc in thiroom and board chargs. Thataonts to abot $1600 psmstr.

Sothin is not iht with

From the Opinion Section

vnt ooding from occurring inth low lot, th coll dosplan to cat an indoo pakin aa, which can b sn in thMastr Pan for th cog.

Howv, iht now, opactical pvntativ assar bing takn. “W ar con-stantl onitoin wat lvls

of th ck din a sto,”said Dr. Soprano. “Onc th

wat lvls of th ck achtn ft at th Ft. Washington

ia: Tvo Phlps ‘14



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Chestnut Hill College

Olivia Marcinka ‘13

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Campus Parking: The Big PictureeBONy WASHINgTON

‘11

Fo th past onth, stdntsat Chstnt Hill Coll havflt aitatd whn it cos to

parking on campus. Th park -in lots on caps w th ta-t fo not on bt two stos;Hican In, and topicalstorm Kata. Ths two stormscopltl dstod th lowpakin lot and had an ipacton who cold pak on capsand who coud not.

Bcas so an pakin spots w lost in th stos,

an stdnts flt th had nochoic bt to “cat” spots b pakin on th ass o otharas.

“W ndstand popl havto cat spots; howv, at a

ctain point saft ovidsconvninc,” said Krista Bai Murph, Dan of Studnt lif.“Whn stdnts catin spacsposs a that to th saft of othrs, th hav to b ticktd.Fo xapl, shttls had totak dtos aond th back nd of th schoo’s parking ot.

This ad th n lat, b-caus th coud not t through

The lower lot shortly after the ood waters receeded.

th front of St. Jo’s du to stu-dnts catin thi own pak-ing spacs.”

Anoth iss that mph pointd ot was that if th

was a r, th r trucks woud

not hav bn ab to t intoth piss bcas of how cuttrd th ntranc was.

Oth sidnt stdnts liv-in on ain caps w pstthat th had to pak at Sa-loaf and w ticktd fo pak-ing on main campus. Taking th shttl back and foth “wasti consin,” said DanillKnott ‘13.

mph fls that tpo-ail qiin all sidnt st-dnts to pak at Saloaf andtickting cars was important.

It hlpd to nfoc th polic and it catd spots fo th po-pl coin onto caps vsssidnts ainin in th saspot all wk and addin to thdifcut of nding graduatand acclatd stdnts pak-ing.

At Chstnt Hill Coll,th cost fo cot stdntparking is $5.95, foowd b ac-clatd and adat stdntsat $140; which copad tooth la schools in th aa,is actua rasonab. St. Jo-

sph’s univsit stdnts, foxapl, pa $730 fo svd

pakin, $202 fo cotand $318 fo sidnt, and ac-codin to a soc th, st-dnts sotis hav to walk at last a il to class fo thparking ot.

Apil Willias ‘13, was tick-td fo pakin b th tnniscourts. “I was upst that I r-civd th tickt,” said Willias,“bt I did not aliz that adstdnts paid th aont th do fo pakin, no that ca

was takin p spac fo othsin th ot.”

Sinc th low lot was -opnd on Spt. 26, th nd tocat pakin spacs has bnallviatd, bt pakin ainstight.

mph addd that pakin

is a pobl on alost v campus. “It’s not going to bpfct,” sh said, “bt th staff has don its bst to accoo-dat stdnts b allowin thwa whn crating spac.”

As pat of th coll’s mas-t Plan, th adinistationis hopin to bild two pak-ing garags. On garag woudb bilt at Saloaf and thoth will b locatd on thmain campus. Murph sas thatthis will allow o n aathohot caps instad of

on campus bing d withparking ots.

JILL mCFArLAND‘15

Anna St. Hiari ‘12 coudn’tba th anticipation sh flt

whil waitin fo h connct-ing ight from Charott, NorthCaroina to Dubin, Irand.Sh coldn’t slp, coldn’t -ax, and coud not wait. Anna

had alwas wantd to tavl toIrand, and sh had na hadh chanc to o with on of h clos finds, Caolin Sttz‘12. Th svn hour ight hadth both thinkin, “I wish Icold jst clos s and bthr.”

Caolin wantd to s asch of Iland as sh coldand aso kp hrsf bus. Toh, th was no ason to passp an oppotnit it had to of-fr. Anna mad a matur dci-sion bfo sh lft to pt all

xpctations asid and o intoh tip to Iland with a co-plt opn ind to th popl,th clt and th ovall s-snc of th countr. Sh stasid all stotps, all idas of

what an stt con o bild-in wold look lik and wntinto Iland with a sns of

wondr. Anna aso ft a con-nction to th cont bcasof h oots; pat of h fltlik sh was at a scond hoo a plac h sbconscios wascomfortab in.

Anna and Caolin stad inrathins Sqa which is as-il accssibl to shops and s-taurants. It was, howvr, ovr ami awa from thir univrsit.Nith of th was bothdb th walk to class, which in-cldd a sttch alon a canalna to fa’s akt pod-cts onc a wk, and a vait

of sights and sounds. Th ong walk to class hlpd both Annaand Caolin dvlop a sns of diction in th stts of Db-lin and accliat to thi ovallsurroundings.

Two classs w offd to Anna and Caolin; Iish Histo- and Politics and Iish Lita-tur. Th schoo itsf offrdxcsions btwn classs

wh th xplod placsth wr arning about. Visit-in th Jas Joc Tow and

That aft lanin all abot

th atho and his lif was a“show and t” of sorts.

Din a tip to th Cliffsof moh, Anna and Caolinhad lnch at O’Conno’s Pbin Dooin. Aftr a tip from alocal, th both odd thBf and Guinnss Stw. It wasslow cookd and dcd withginnss b, ixd with ca-ots, potatos and savo bf grav. Th both said it was thbst ma th had in Irand.

Also, th fsh podc Ilandoffd was nlik Aican

Students Experience the Irish Way of Lifefruits and vgtabs. Mad

with fw psvativs, it lastsfo a shot aont of tibut was, “dnit frshr.”

unlik oth contis, thIish w intstd to haabot Aica and th wa

Amricans iv. Anna mt anIish an at a staant who,aft lanin sh was Ai-

can, askd h to xplain thpolitics and histo of o na-tion. Anna and Caroin bothad th’v nv bnsompac quit so wcoming.

Anna flt Iland had anndlin sns of aic; v-on was opn-hatd, th

was a balanc btwn cit and countr and a rich histor.

Caolin lovd al Iland,th stic contsid and thraxd attitud of its pop.

Th both wish to o back toIland soda, ab vn toiv thr.

Both Anna and Caolinflt that thi indpndnt p-sonalitis as wll as th conv-ninc of th std aboad po-

a hlpd th fl iht athom in Irand.

Anna St. Hilaire ‘12 and Caroline Stutz ‘12 at the Cliff

of Moher.

contributd: Anna St. Hiair ‘12

ia: Jss Vaz ‘13



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NEWS

DANA CONSALVO‘12

Th enlish dpatnt of Chstnt Hill Coll into-dcd a nw cativ witin

ino this sst that al-lows stdnts t anoth wa to xpor thir crativ sids.

This ino focss on witin short ction, nonction, potr and vn graphic novs. Fac-lt bs hav oftn hadstdnts coplain abot how th a not abl to b cativ

in thir writing assignmnts. This ino is all abot witin and ipovin th skills that andd to bco a sccssflcrativ writr.

Th cativ witin ino isopn to all; o do not hav tob in th enlish o Coni-cations programs to participat.

“Th Coll is fll of talntd writrs in a ds, and th ar

wcom,” said Karn Gtzn,Ph.D., engish Profssor andCoodinato of th Cativ

Writing minor. “you wi b x-posd to so of th bst c-ativ witin and o will bildour own portfoio.”

Whil bildin a potfoliois possibl to do on o own,o will b at a at advan-

ta if o tak pat in this nw minor. “Most of us work bst

with a op, and with a opof lik-indd popl who asppotiv and focsd,” adddGtzn.

To coplt this ino ond to an 18 cdits o sixcasss. Som of th casssoffd a: cativ witin,

writing itrar non-ction,potr, writing short ction,

scipt witin and aphic novl

writing. you wi aso hav th

chanc to pblish o witin

in o Lita maazin, Th

gackl, and o nwspap,

Th Grifn.

If o a intstd, o

can t th mino ristation

form from th Rgistrar. you will b abl to coplt th

sall aont of papwok

qid b tin with both

our advisor and Dr. Gtzn

(Room 207 Saint Josph’s Ha).

Fo stdnts who think th

wold lik to wit bt a n-

ctain of thi skills o ddi-

cation, this is a pfct wa to

tr it. Tak a cass and nd out

if ou ar intrstd. For mor

information pas contact Dr.

Gtzn at [email protected].

creative writing minor hits chc

Ms. Nancy serving breakfast and love from behind the

egg station.

Kelly MCKAy ‘12

A o sick of th caftiaand th Grifn’s Dn offring th sa food niht aft niht?It is ti to t sothin nw,and it is vn within walkin distanc of th cog. If outn onto gantown Avnand had phill into town o’llvntall n into Chstnt 7,a il and a half p th oadon th ft. Chstnut 7 (CH7) isChstnt Hill’s nwst sta-rant and bar. It opnd ss thantwo onths ao and is alad apopuar hot-spot among ocas.NBC 10 nws ancho, Dawn

Tin, has vn stoppd b on a fw occasions to njo alat-niht cocktail otsid withfrinds.

CH7 is locatd wh Solaisgill sd to b; t th int-io has bn copltl d-signd. Upon waking into CH7o idiatl notic thuniqu ighting xturs, argat-scrn tvisions, historicaphotoaphs scattd acossth walls, hih-top conal

tabs and spacious bar. CH7has otdoo satin as wll asa qit dinin oo fo thos

who pf low satin anda mor srn atmosphr.

Th staant’s otsid dinin spac is th last cntl of-frd in town.

“On of th at thinsabot Chstnt 7 is that ocan co in with 15 findsand ith han ot at th bao ab a tabl,” said To Stoks, managr of CH7. “Whav la op svics thatan’t offd anwh ls inChstnut Hi.”

This pscal Aican pbis opn svn das a wk founch and dinnr. Th mnu

vais fo sipl apptiz-s and tpical ba food to thcatch of th da, which consis-tnt ss out ach night. Onth dinnr mnu ou wi ndon of CH7’s sinat app-tizs, “T’s mphis Nachos”

which has plld pok, colslaw and chdda chs on top of tortia chips. Thr ar aso

vaios tps of salads, b-s and pizza incldin th bf-

falo chickn pizza and shot ib

pizza. Brunch itms rang from

s bndict to sasa av

and chickn and dumpings.

Jo rid ’12, stoppd in a

fw wks ao to t CH7’s

margarita pizza. “Th pac

looks so ch nic than Sola-

is, and I lovd that I cold lax

and watch th gam,” said Rid.

“Th pizza was aazin too!”

Stoks shad that a fw

chans a b ad to th

outdoor patio in th futur.

Statin in Novb, th

cold possibl b liv acostic

music on th wknds.

Hours of operation:

monda-Fida:

11:30 a.m. - 2 a.m.

Satda:

11 a.m. - 2 a.m.

Snda:

10 a.m. - 2 a.m.

Dinnr is srvd unti 10 p.m.

monda thoh Thsda and

Sunda, and unti 11 p.m. Frida

and Saturda.

A New Hot Spot in Town

The Solaris Grill has been transformed into Chetnut Hill 7 at 8201 Germantown Av -

enue, Philadelphia, PA 19118.

NICOLe HeIgL‘14

It is 7:30 in th onin and th doos to th caftiaa jst opnin at ChstntHi Cog. Strssd, sp-dpivd stdnts walk slp-il into th caftia and hadstraight to th back. Thr,Ms. Nanc awaits thm as hrda bgins. “Good morning,bab! What a a havin’?” shasks with a lovin and nticton. From 7:30 to 9:30 vr onin sh is bhind th o-lt station povidin s, ad-

vic, and bst of a, hr hugs.Ms. Nanc Ann Barrtt

was bon in aisd in gan-town, Pa., which is whr shaso raisd hr chidrn. Shhas iht andchildn, whosh lovs v ch, and njosall of th ti sh can t withthm. Ms. Nanc has workd atCHC for 21 ars. During thatti sh has not onl tochdth hats of thosands of st-dnts, sh was also psntd

with th Sistr of St. Josphawad; ivn to thos at CHC

who hav donstatd thmission of th Sistrs of St. Jo-sph. Sh was aso th spakrat th snio dinn a fw asao, sothin that sh was x-trm honord to do.

“Ms. Nanc is awsom,”said la Gavaris, ’15. “I cam

in sick stda and sh told

to dink hot ta with hon

and mons. I f a ot bttr.”

Th ost intiin thin abot

Ms. Nanc is hr sns of in-

tuition. Sh knows whn som-

thin is not iht with a stdnt

and picks up on it right awa.

Ms. Nanc rvisitd a past x-

pinc whn a stdnt ca

thoh h lin and sh cold

just t somthing was wrong.Sh askd th stdnt what was

wrong and sh condd in Ms.

Nanc. Sh spok with th stu-

dnt and hlpd h thoh

a vr difcut dcision. Af -

tr, Ms. Nanc gav hr a hug;

sh sas sh is tochd to hav

hpd somon in nd.

Sist Ala ros knows that

Ms. Nanc is on of th ra-

sons wh stdnts lov Chst-

nut Hi. Studnts hav tod Sis-

t Ala that th nd to stat

thi da iht v onin b

sing Ms. Nanc. But Ms. Nan-c dos not think of CHC as a

job. Sh thinks of ach studnt

as hr own. Sh spcia ovs

whn stdnts co back to

visit and tll h what th a

doing with thir ivs. evr -

on knows CHC wold b lost

without Ms. Nanc, hr moth-

r was and kind words. Sh

sas sh is blssd to b abl to

iv kids lov, advic and ood

food!

Staff Spotlight

ia: Talo ebn ‘14

ia: Jss Vaz ‘13



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STYLE

KRISSTEN APPENZELLAR

‘11

‘Tis the season to be frightened. Fa la la la la la la la. Ok, that’s not how the song goes, but it’s that time of year where we like to curl up on the couch on a brisk autumnnight and scream our heads off. Here are a few lms you should watch if you want a good scare:

Let the Right One In:

This Swedish lm based on a novel is a blend of

adolescent romance and murderous blood sucking vampires. If this description reminds you of “Twi-

light” get that thought out of your head. It has not a

single sparkly vampire. Rather, a young girl who be-

friends her neighbor. This girl just so happens to be a

vampire. When she sees that her friend is being bullied

at school, she attacks the bullies. Yes, just like many,

many horrors movies there is an American counter-

part to this lm. But reading subtitles is worth it be -

cause the movie just loses something in translation.

The Last House on the Left:

The trend in horror movies has recently been to

recycle the old ones and make them new again. “TheLast House on the Left” is an example of a well done

remake. The original was made in 1972. The updated

2009 version is much more bloody and graphic. The

plot is as follows: A young girl is beaten and shot by

a group of escaped convicts. Later, they are forced to

seek refuge in a house that just so happens to belong to

the young girl’s parents. Realizing that their daughter’s

attackers are in their home, they exact revenge on the

group. Just a warning: some of the scenes are really

graphic. Do not watch this if you have a weak stomach.

Drive-Thru:I don’t know about you but I love B-list horror mov -

ies. It’s like a car wreck. You want to look away but youcan’t. This particular lm is aimed toward the clown-fearing set. After a night of partying, some rowdy teen-

agers go to a fast food restaurant called “Hella-Burger.” There, they are murdered by the restaurant’s clownmascot. At the same time, a girl (Gossip Girl’s Leigh-

ton Meester) and her boyfriend are playing with a OuijaBoard. The board tells them the license plate number of the murdered teen’s car. After developing pictures fromher once lost camera, the girl nds photos of the deadteenagers. Later, Meester’s character and her friends aretaken by the clown. They somehow escape from himand all is right with the world. This is a great movie to

watch if you want to make fun of awful horror mov -ies. It’s not a great movie to watch if you are afraid of clowns or fast food.

BLEU LANE

‘12

When it comes to Halloween costumes, I feel likeLindsay Lohan when she goes to the costume party inthe movie Mean Girls . She shows up, in her over-the-top costume, while all of the other girls prance around

wearing next to nothing and gawk at her. I haven’t always had such a bad relationship with Halloween cos-tumes. In fact, Halloween was always my favorite day asa child because my mom made me the best costumes.But alas, I’m 21 now and a home-made Loonette theClown costume is not quite socially acceptable.

I have to give up on Halloween costumes becausethe process of selecting one is too stressful. First of all, you have to decide what you want to be. Last Hal-loween, I really wanted to be Nancy Spungen. I wantedto go all out and smear red paint on my chest (because

I would have been Nancy after she was stabbed by Sid Vicious) but then, I was informed that might be a bitmuch. So, I settled for being a zombie. Even then I wastold that a zombie isn’t pretty. My second costume lastyear wasn’t so much a costume as it was an idea. My intent was to be one of the Huxtables from the Cosby Show (because I have a large collection of big, ugly sweaters) but I wound up just looking like some girl ina big, ugly sweater.

I don’t like buying costumes from party stores be-

cause no matter what the costume is supposed to be,all of the female ones are just different variations of tight, short dresses. Police ofcer? Tight blue dress with

a badge. Fireghter? Tight red dress with a hose to carry around. Scientist? Tight white dress that vaguely resem-

bles a lab coat. Halloween costumes for girls over theage of 18 are basically just as little clothing as possible

with one key accessory that allows you to call it a cos-

tume. Tight black dress? Throw a headband with earsattached and you’re a cat.

I have to give up on Halloween costumes becauseI am a Halloween costume purist. By that, I mean thatI believe costumes are supposed to be crazy and overthe top. Dr. Frank-n-Furter from Rocky Horror PictureShow or Lydia Deetz from Beetlejuice, those are cos-

tume ideas I like. When Cher went to a Halloween party as a mermaid in the movie Mermaids and was holding up her shiny tail all night, I knew that one day I had tocraft the perfect mermaid costume.

Even though I keep saying I have to give up on Hal -loween costumes, I’m sure I’ll change my mind and de-

cide to throw something together this year. Maybe this will be the year I make a metallic mermaid tail of my own and hope that somewhere out there, someone elseis keeping the creativity alive and not selling out to thetight dresses.

Why I am Giving Up on Halloween Costumes

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EVAN RODENHAUSEN‘15

We all remember Halloween as kids. We were ableto go to school dressed up as monsters, and later wentout to stalk the streets as our favorite creatures, grab -

bing candy for hours, and then eating until we were sick to our stomachs. Now, we’re older and though somemay still go Trick r’ Treating this year, the rest of us canturn off the lights, crank up the surround sound, andscare ourselves to death with these 10 icks that willmake our skin crawl.

10. The Shining (1980): Perhaps the nest adaptionof a Stephen King book, Stanley Kubrick’s classic taleof isolation and madness is a long one, but keeps yougripped with thrills from beginning to end.

9. The Birds (1963): This Alfred Hitchcock classictakes a seemingly benign animal and turns it into a crea -

ture to haunt your dreams. Crows still make me uneasy.8. Trick r’ Treat (2007): This collection of several

loosely connected tales serves terrically as a greatmesh of all the best types of horror lms. Scary, funny,

and downright weird, this lm is a modern classic.7. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984): Wes Craven’s

original ick about Freddy Krueger remains one of themost imaginative and haunting horror lms to date.

6. Shaun of the Dead (2004): Though it may be acomedy lm, this classic zombie spoof packs morethan enough scares to make this list.

5. Night of the Living Dead (1968): King of Zom-

bie icks, George A. Romero, turns the scare factorup to 11 in the movie that started them all. A denitemust.

4. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974): Quite pos-

sibly the most visceral and downright scary lm onthis list, Tobe Hooper’s classic slasher ick had madeLeatherface one of the scariest, and most sought afterHalloween masks out there.

3. It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (1966):

C’mon, how could it not qualify?2. The Exorcist (1973): So good that it has been one

of the few horror lms to escape the dreaded curseof having a bad remake, this lm will keep you up allnight…for days.

1. Halloween (1978): John Carpenter’s classic has setthe gold standard for what it means to produce a truly great horror lm. Unrelentingly scary and truly haunt-ing, Michael Myers is the complete embodiment of thepure evil that Halloween supposedly brings about.

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Tweets ofthe Month

“dressin up 4 fashion

week!!! ugg boots andspandex lyke WHOA”

-@FriendFromHS

“If the economy gets

any worse we’ll have tolearn Greek.”-@BetteMidler

“When I die, I just wantmy tombstone to read

‘George Clooney.’ Thatought to pull in some

visitors.”-@ConanOBrien

Jill McFarland ‘15

Cassandra Guttierez

‘14

Helena DeBald

‘14

Style Spotter: October 2011

Red Hot Chilli Peppers Release “I’m With You”

KYLE MICK ‘15

During their ve year hiatus, the Red Hot Chili Pep-

pers had a lot to think about since their last studio al -

bum, “Stadium Arcadium.” One of those thoughts be-

ing the departure of John Frusciante. John Frusciante

left the band in late 2009. The Red Hot Chili Peppers

stated that “Mentally, John checked out a long time ago.

He’s interested in doing his own thing, his own albums

– the whole big rock band machinery just doesn’t appeal

to him anymore.” Josh Klinghoffer is the replacement

guitarist for the Red Hot Chili Peppers and plays mostly

the same way as John Frusciante on the Red Hot Chili

Peppers new album, “I’m With You.”

The beginning of the album starts off with “Mon-

archy of Roses,” which gives the listener the eclectic,

pop rock, funky vibe that the Red Hot Chili Peppers

are known for in all of their other albums. But after that

the songs just sort of seep from one into another. The

problem with the new CD is not the guitar work, the

bass work, the drummer, or the singer. No, the problem

with this CD is that the band uses the same formula for

every song, a formula that the

Red Hot Chili Peppers just can’t seem to break out

of. I really tried to like this album, but their songs just

don’t seem to add anything interesting, new, or creative

to the sound of rock-and-roll or to their band. With

the addition of this new guitarist they could have really

taken a different approach and redened themselves as

a band not a brand.

While songs like “Monarchy of Roses,” “Ethiopia,”

and “Annie Wants a Baby” try to tie this album togeth-

er, other songs on this CD just seem to fall at to me.

However, even though some of these songs seem to go

nowhere, if you’re a Red Hot Chili Pepper purist this

CD is a must have.

“I just got my swaggerback... i totally put it in thefront pocket of my jans-

port and forgot #duh”-@diplo

images: Jessica Veazey ‘13

images: amazon.com

Rob Sannicandro

‘15



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OPINIONDAVID FORSTER

‘12

The Republican Party waspronounced dead by severalnational news sources on Nov.4, 2008. While the Republicansattempted to change the im-

age they had been given, theDemocrats were following ayoung, and charismatic leadernamed Barack Obama who hadachieved a Senate and Congres-sional super majority. Under

Obama’s banner of hope andchange, the people felt they werein safe hands going in to the fu-

ture.Fast forward just three years.

Now, the Democrats only have aslight majority in the Senate andthe people have lost faith in theman they thought would bring overnight change and an Amer-ica which would feature low prices, high employment, and aunicorn for every man, woman,and child. The economy is stag -nating, the jobs aren’t showing up, and, more disappointing still,

many nd themselves withoutunicorns. The Democrats havenot followed up on many of thestances that got them elected,leaving many of their formerfollowers bewildered.

Out of his millions of prom-

ises, Obama did his best to makethree of them stick. The healthcare bill, created with the intentto give anybody the best possiblecare, was watered down to nearpointlessness and still has yet tobe implemented. Guantanamo

Bay, a place under mass scrutiny due to its torture of people ac-cused of terrorism (even towardpeople with no evidence againstthem), is still open and still go-

ing about its normal business. Tax cuts implemented by theBush White House towards therich, which during his campaignObama called a “bad decision”,have been kept. He did, howev -er, end the war in Afghanistan…only to join in the attacks againstLibya, a country that may be

more dangerous and one weknow much less about. There is only one real op-

tion: Liberals need a Tea Party.For those of you who are not upto date on the current politicallandscape of America, the TeaParty is a group of Right wing activists following the ideals of Ronald Reagan and political phi-losopher Ayn Rand. They be-lieve that with less spending andgovernment intervention, moremoney would be available to thepeople therefore improving theeconomy. Furthermore, they

believe that by lowering taxes onthe richest of the rich, they willcreate jobs through their pur-chases and within the businessesthey personally own. As a few succeed in effort, many will beable to follow in their wake.

However, many on the Left wing of the political spectrumfeel very differently. They be-lieve that with less governmentintervention comes more cor-ruption. The more that cor-ruption inltrates top corpora-

tions, the more the commonman will suffer. To bolster theirclaim, they offer the bank meltdown of the early 2000’s. Asopposed to Ronald Reagan and

Ayn Rand, the Left believesin the practices of Franklin D.Roosevelt’s new deal. The 32ndpresident of the United Statesbelieved that if people were tosucceed once again, the pumpmust be primed. If the gov -ernment spends more money now, they will make more in the

long run. The Left and Rightare consistently at loggerheads, with both sides calling the oth-

er’s plans completely irrational. The Right claims the Left’s plangoes against logic while the Leftclaims the Right’s plans defy his-

tory. Neither side will give aninch.

As soon as a few politiciansassociated themselves with the

Tea Party movement, the politi-cal pendulum swung in favor of the Right. By simply remind-

ing politicians their constituentselected them for a reason and

would get angry if they don’tfulll their promises, a restruc-

turing of the budget based moreon what the constituents want-ed was created. By threatening to call people nasty names, the

Tea Party has successfully keptBush era tax-cuts under Barack Obama, who had previously been outspoken against them.

And the Democrats keep say -ing “We’ll get them next time.”

But when exactly is nexttime?

A Nice Cup of Tea: Left Wing in Need of a Tea Party

KAYCEE FLORE‘13

Short and to the point, that

to me is the simplest form of

communication. Reading be-

tween the lines, using the feath-

ery metaphor, this just leaves

room for hazy interpretation.

That being said, it seems to

me that professors are begging

us to write papers that are so

“uff- stuffed” that they can

double as a pillow.

You see dear students; it

seems to be that longevity and

not so much quality is expected

out of our papers. How many

ten-page papers have you pro-

duced? About how many of those were of topics that could

be simplied in four to ve

pages? I simply cannot grasp

why it is that we are forced to

write papers that are incredibly

long when we can sufciently

ll the requirement in a brisk

paper.

Now, don’t get me wrong,

I can see some legitimacy in

wanting a decent amount of

writing; we are in college and

it’s time to buck up. But the

quality of my paper is at risk.

Now, I need to ll my page with things that I have already

stated, simply reworded over

and over again. It could be de-

duced that in the end, what I’m

writing no longer matters.

Professors are asking us to

not only write what we think,

but additionally, to make sure

we include the thoughts of

others. Apparently recycling

ideas is going to strengthen

our original thought. When

push comes to shove, I’d rath-

er learn to stand on my owntwo feet then balance upon the

ropes others have left me. Per-

haps, dear friends, my paper is

taking the “road less travelled”

and I therefore am just inca-

pable of producing pages and

pages of what others thought.

I believe that my thoughts

should sufce.

Let’s be real though, writing

a two page paper isn’t gonna

cut it. But, if we were assigned

minimums of three pages, I’m

sure we would have more of an

opportunity to exceed expec-

tations. This way, we wouldn’t

be subjected to the stress and

strain of reaching an intimidat-

ing number. Not to mention

that less paper presents the op-

tion of “going-green,” which

our school is always looking to

achieve. So I say, let those pens

y and keyboards type, until

your thoughts run out. Then

you will have written a success-

ful piece.

Paper-Length

Tyranny

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to no notication to stu-

dents. And they’re also not hap-

py about their missing money.

Among those is Stephan

Wolfert ‘14 who is the SGA Vice-President of Student

Life. He’s dissatised with the

additional restrictions placed

on student’s meal plans and is

working to correct this turn

of events. He has already ap-

proached College ofcials

about what might be done con-

cerning the new policies. Either

way, I’m hoping that he can re-ally make a difference.

Despite all of the shenani-gans going on with Dining

Services, I think I might have

a feasible solution. The three

meal swipes should be usableat any time during the day from

7:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. for the

current meal exchanges. Af -ter 9:30 p.m., any remaining

meals should be converted into

points at half value: approxi-

mately $3.13 in points. It’s sort

of a compromise between the

existing rules and allows for a

lot more freedom and mobility in student’s dining options.

I’m hoping to see this

changed soon, because I amstill waiting on word about the

Social Room café. If they plan

on using some sort of swipe

or point system, being able to

convert that missed meal into

a late-night coffee sounds like

a win.

Subjective Scrutiny

“Campus Flooding”

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monitoring station, we know

we will ood within the nexthour or two and therefore needto clear the parking lots.

Because of this, Dr. Sopranoencourages students to registertheir cars and sign up to haveemergency notications sent totheir cell phones for easy com-

munication. “Unfortunately,the three cars that were left inthe lower lot, during the ood-

ing, were not registered andtheir owners could not be con-

tacted to move them to higherground,” said Dr. Soprano.

For the students who arestill on edge anytime rain ispredicated in the ve day fore-

cast, Dr. Soprano offers thesereassuring words,“Because wehave been through this many times, we know what needs tobe done and when. We alwayshave student, staff and faculty safety in mind. The advantageof coming to a small school,like Chestnut Hill, is that we canidentify these problems quickly,discuss the situation and cometo a consensus on what needsto be done, inform the Collegecommunity of the decision, andkeep everyone safe.”



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SPORTS

MARILEE GALLAGHER

‘14

After an amazing season toboth watch and be a part of, thePhillies closed out their nalgame and their last four games

with wins to nish the season102-60 making them the win-

ningest team in Phillies fran-

chise history. The victory alsogave Charlie Manuel 646 wins

which puts him atop the list formost wins for a Phillies manag -er. The Phillies record breaking

season didn’t end there howev -er. Beating the Braves in theirnal game of the season, thePhillies nished ahead of theBraves in the NL East by a re-

cord breaking thirteen games. This is the largest margin thatthe Phillies have ever had whenbeating a divisional opponent.

The Phillies fairytale seasonreally began around December

when the baseball gods looked

with favor upon the team in theform of returning fan favoriteCliff Lee to the city where hebelongs. When the Lee sweep-

stakes began, the Phillies werea long shot to land him butGeneral Manager Ruben Am-

aro Jr. somehow made it hap-

pen. Fans after the initial shock didn’t question how Amaropulled it off because they werejust glad that Lee was back inthe red and white pinstripes.

The Phillies began the sea-son strong and almost out of the gate it was certain they

would make it to the playoffs. The hype that surrounded the“Four Aces” and one of thebest offenses in the game fol-

lowed the Phillies whereverthey went as the Phillies wereproving to everyone in baseballthat they were in Jimmy Roll-ins’ words, “the team to beat.”

Philadelphia had a rmhold over the NL East by thebeginning of May and sincethat time they never lookedback. They had momentumand unprecedented franchisesuccess at both home and on

the road. It was certainly a sea-son to remember if you were aPhillies fan.

As the Phillies move on to

their fth straight postseasonthey have a strong shot to onceagain, win it all. The Phillies

will have home eld advantagethroughout every round of the playoffs and that alone isa huge boost for a team whohas had over 150 consecutivesellouts at home. The teamsthat the Phillies could poten-

tially match up against favorthe Phils and their pitching and

with most of their players -nally healthy again, they will betough to beat.

Philadelphia Phillies 2011 Season Recap and Playo Preview

image: ickr.com/thewestend

VERONIKA WILSON

‘14

As many of the students

and faculty here at Chestnut

Hill College already know, our

sports teams play an integral

role within the college commu-

nity. Why, even a cursory glanceinto the dining hall indicates

the overall quantity of com-

petitive teams there are: men’s

and women’s lacrosse, soccer,

and tennis just to name a few;

each group donning a specic

jersey to represent their partic-

ular sport. However, to the un-

trained eye, one may not easily

recognize the usually unmarked

team that is, quite literally, run-

ning through this year’s myriad

of sporting challenges. The

Division II cross country team

at CHC, totaling seven unique

and crucial players, has carved

out a noteworthy niche for

themselves with their admirable

endurance, and the way they

push the physical limits of the

human body, mind, and spirit.

In order to shed more light

on the seemingly elusive rac-

ers, the following list provides

the names and current gradua-

tion year of each member: Rosa

Iott ‘13 and Isabella Murray ‘15

complete the women’s team,

while Adam Drabinski ‘15, Jer-

emy Goerlich ‘12, Joseph Tru-

jillo ‘15, Julius Twyman ‘12, and

Owen Ward ’12 comprise the

men’s team. Both divisions are

headed by the inspiring Coach

Kampf.

Every Saturday, the cross

country team competes in a re-

gional competition on various

courses located in Delaware,

Pennsylvania, and Boston.

Each course, whether local or

out-of-area, is designed based

on the natural landscape of

the state, which usually entails

plenty of hills, rocks, and theoccasional muddy trail. Hav -

ing assisted in some of these

meets, I witnessed the intensity

and determination the runners

must have in order to complete

the arduous journey from start

to nish.

A race held recently at the

University of Delaware was not

only exciting to watch, but was

an exhibition of how much this

sport demands from an athlete.

Large areas of the trail were

completely saturated from the

heavy summer rains, which was

another obstacle that the ath-

letes had to face in addition to

the already uneven path. Slip-

ping and splashing, the race be-

came a trek affected by nature

itself. Despite these unforeseen

occurrences, the team contin-

ued to push through their ex-

haustion, and crossed the nish

line in both individual, and col-

lective victory.

One of cross country’s ma-

jor challenges is that it is an ex-

tremely competitive sport. Of -

ten Division I contenders race

against our Division II team,

adding fuel to the driving force

of staying on top in the sport.

However, the cross country

team continues to beat the odds

by maintaining a top score.

With their relatively small

member-count, Chestnut Hill’s

cross country team remains

power-packed. Each runner

contributes to the “give-it-your-

all” attitude, individually prov -

ing that they have the stamina

and endurance for such a physi-

cally demanding sport. Further-

more, the team exercises a great

deal of determination to reach

the nish line each time, and to

complete daily training sessions

in preparation for an event.

An undeniably rigorous sport,

cross country is making its way

into the hearts and minds of

the very team members whom

exhibit such grit and vigor as

they strive each time to reach

the nish line.

Running Toward Glory: A First Hand Account of CHC’s Cross Country Team

Ryan Howard, Philadelphia Phillie’s rst baseman swings and hits a three-run homer to left-center eld in the seventh inning against the

Washington Nationals.



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SPORTS

MARILEE GALLAGHER

‘14

In 2003, Chestnut Hill Col-

lege made the decision to open

up its college to male students.

By going co-ed, the school was

able to increase its student body

and to transform its athletic pro-

gram. Shortly after going co-ed,

the CHC Athletic Department

added men’s baseball in 2007-

08 and men’s lacrosse in 2009.

With offerings of men’s soccer,

tennis and basketball added to

the mix, the next logical step

many thought, would be adding

a football team.

Although it would be nice to

have a football team according

to some students, its absence

allows CHC to focus on build-

ing up the athletic programs it

already has. “We went DivisionII in 2007,” said Athletic Direc-

tor Lynn Tubman, adding that

by moving up from Division III,

the current athletic offerings of

the school were “ramped up.”

Going Division II in and of

itself prevents challenges for

CHC if they ever did want to

add a football team. The Central

Athletic Collegiate Conference

of which Chestnut Hill is a part

of, does not sponsor football.

Other obstacles that stand in the

way include a place to play. Cur-

rently, CHC has a relationship

with PW to use Victory Field as

the home soccer eld and with

Latshaw Field in Norristown as

the home baseball eld. There is

not room on campus to build a

football eld and with no other

place to play, it is not practical.

Other issues include having theproper infrastructure, accom-

modations for a football team

and transportation. “We have

to ask ourselves if it is realis-

tic,” said Tubman adding that

although there are currently

no plans to establish a football

team that it is not entirely out of

the question for the future. “If

students showed interest, then

we would look into it.”

According to Tubman the

current mission of the Athletic

Department is to continue to

improve the Athletic programs

already in existence. “Our goal

is to build the programs we cur-

rently have to the national level,”

said Tubman. This commitment

is proven in the yearly improve-

ment of its programs including

hiring renowned lacrosse player

Brian Dougherty as head coachlast year and in the undefeated

record of the 2011 women’s ten-

nis team. Tubman also wants to

see club and intramural sports

grow at CHC. She believes that

is a way for students to get in-

volved without having to make

the intense commitment to join

one of CHC’s conference sport

teams.

In addition to the commit-

ment to an athletic tradition of

success is the overall health and

wellness of the students. Tub-

man believes that the state of

the art tness center that the

school just put in is a great way

to make this happen. “I would

like to see the student body

more active and involved,” said

Tubman. “I believe the new t-

ness center is a great way to do

this.” Tubman’s views partnered

with Chestnut Hill’s goals are

evidenced in the new tness

center which offers a conve-

nient location that is now open

to all students. It is much bigger

than the previous tness center

and it better allows the athletic

teams to work out together.

However, the school does

want to do their best to accom-

modate what the students want.

“We hope the tness center will

be good trafc to see what stu-

dents want,” said Tubman. She

emphasizes her hopes that the

entire student body will feel

welcome to use the center and

to provide ideas for the future

development of Chestnut Hill

College’s growing athletic tradi-

tion.

Commitment to Athletic Success Highlights College’s Goals for the Future

October 6

Men’s Tennis vs. Rider University

Tennis Courts

October 8

Men’s & Women’s Cross Country Jack St. Clair Memorial Meet

Belmont Plateau

October 12

Women’s Soccer vs. Dowling CollegePlymouth Whitemarsh

October 13

Women’s TennisGoldey-Beacom College*

Tennish Courts

October 22

Men’s Soccer vs. Domincan College*

Plymouth Whitemarsh Women’s Soccer

vs. Domincan College*Plymouth Whitemarsh

October 23

Men’s & Women’s Cross Country CACC Championship Meet*

Belmont Plateau

October 25

Men’s Soccer vs. Philadelphia University*

Plymouth Whitemarsh

October 26

Women’s Tennis vs. La Salle University

Tennis Courts

October 27

Women’s Soccer vs. Bloomsburg University

Plymouth Whitemarsh

October 28

Men’s Soccer vs. Univeristy of Pittsburgh at Johnstown

Plymouth Whitemarsh

October 31

vs. University of the District of Columbia Tennis Courts

Upcoming Game Schedule

LAUREN FREEDMAN

‘15

Contributing to the success

of Chestnut Hill College’s ten-

nis team with a score of 7-0

in women’s singles and 7-0 in

women’s doubles is freshman,

Morgan Oechsle. Her awless

technique has helped the CHC

team reach a perfect 7-0 over-

all and 4-0 in conference play

on the season. These numbers

currently put CHC in rst place

position in the Central Atlantic

Collegiate Conference (CACC),

and has Oechsle ranked among

the top players.

Oechsle also participated in

an Intercollegiate Tennis As-

sociation (ITA) East Regional

Tournament, which took place

at the famed Arthur Ashe Sta-

dium in New York. Oechsle

played great tennis and man-

aged to make it all the way to

the seminals. Her doubles

team, which includes herself

and junior Maria Parapouras,

also made it to the tourna-

ment seminals. For this reason

Oechsle was honored as one of

CHC’s Athletes of the Week,

and as the CACC’s Honorable

Mention in the same week.

Oechsle is a Psychology

major who has loved tennis

since her dad bought her a ten-

nis racket for her tenth birth-

day, and began taking her out

to hit balls around. Although

her ideas about playing profes-

sionally have changed over the

years, Oechsle would love to

have the experience if given

the chance. Oechsle’s favorite

professional tennis players are

Maria Sharapova and Roger

Federer. Chestnut Hill’s tennis

team was a big deciding factor

when Oechsle was looking to

apply for colleges. She couldn’t

imagine not playing tennis be-

cause it has been such a big part

of her life for so long.

Making friends throughout

the years has been her favor-

ite part of being on a sports

team. She has fun playing with

her teammates because every -

day something new and funny

happens. Oechsle admits to the

hard work of playing tennis,

but to her it’s all worth it, andshe loves the girls on the team,

and getting to spend time with

them.

For Oeschle, tennis is more

than just a sport, because it has

played such a huge role in her

life. The CHC women’s tennis

team is lucky to have her, and

the school community wishes

her and the team continued

successimage: grifnathletics.com

Athlete Profle: Morgan Oechsle

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