The Quadrangle

September 22, 2010

Vol. LXXXVI Issue 4
Manhattan’s Student Newspaper Since 1924

Business School Looks to the Future

MBA Program to be Reinstated Next Fall
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Danielle Valente
Managing Editor
The MC Business School has decided
to take its courses to the next level and
reinstate the MBA program for the fall
2011 semester.
“The compelling reason why we
moved on this proposal quickly was to
give our students an effective and edu-
cationally sound way of meeting the
requirements for the Certification for
Public Accountancy,” Dean of Business
Salwa Ammar said.
Ammar explained that the require-
ments to sit for the exam have changed
from a regular undergraduate degree,
120 hours, to 150 hours.
“On average, that [the number of
hours] is a five year program and should
School is currently working with seniors
who are in this process.
“I’m getting a lot of inquiries from all
students in the business school,” Ammar
said.
The 36-credit, interdisciplinary pro-
gram was designed with a module-based
curriculum. The first module focuses on
analytical decision making and risk man-
agement. The second focuses on leader-
ship and social justice. The final module
centers on organizations and the com-
petitive job environment.
“It will provide students an oppor-
tunity to pursue an in-depth, interdisci-
plinary course of study that would give
them a competitive advantage in today’s
job market,” Ammar said.
In addition to the three modules,
there is an “experimental component,”
which includes internships, study abroad
dents in the school of business, it will
also be geared towards MC students in
all of the schools as well as students from
other institutions.
“We’re going to put together a bridge
program,” Ammar said. “Advising will
play an important role in the way we
implement and manage enrollment in
the program.”
Several aspects of the MBA program
have not been finalized. “The cost is still
something we’re working on,” Ammar
said, “We’re meeting with the vice presi-
dent of finance.”
Over the next several weeks, the
School will be meeting with the deans to
work on the bridge program. Students
should also keep an eye out for upcom-
ing information sessions if they are inter-
ested in pursuing an MBA.
The new program is highly antici-

Photo by Danielle Valente

lead to a master’s degree,” she said.
Business students who are interested
in applying can do so in the second se-
mester of their junior year and will begin
to take courses their senior year, a way
to “transition” into the program. The
or applied projects, which depends on
the students’ interest.
“It’s very modern and we’re very
proud of it,” she further said.
Although the MBA program is target-
ing Accounting majors and other stu-
pated.
“There’ a lot of excitement around
[the MBA],” Ammar said, “Our engage-
ment in designing a new curriculum
brings a great deal of activity and energy
that benefits all of our programs.” Q

In This Issue Students Learn to Find Jobs

Coffehouse Through Social Networking
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One relatively new platform for
Returns... Amy Scofield
Staff Writer
social networking is called Linkedin.
It was launched in May 2003, and is
more of a professional networking
The Quad... Social networking has overtaken tool than a social networking one.
porn as the #1 online activity. This in- It is designed to let individuals con-
was there! credible boost makes it an ideal way to nect to each other, be it colleagues,
find jobs for recent college graduates, coworkers, relatives, etc. It will show can be edited at any time by any per-
who typically have their pulse on the you what different connections you son. The company info page will come
-Page 4 beat of social networking itself. have to various companies. You can in handy for going on a job interview.
in A&E A Wall Street Journal article says put up a profile, complete with a sum- Using Linkedin is not the same as
Photo by Nicole Vacca that 85 percent of hiring managers using Facebook. Since it is more a

Google their applicants before inter-
viewing them. Being on the first page
Matt Coyne of a Google search, with good con-
tent, is critical to making that great
first impression. The key to that is
on Tolerance fresh content.
The more obvious platforms in-
(Really!) clude Facebook, Twitter and various
blogs. “The idea is to make yourself
an online social authority,” Kyle
“20 Dollar Words in Younger, a communications profes-
10 Cent Sentances”
-Page 3 in Op/Ed sional who spoke to MC students last
Thursday, said.
As a social authority, students need
Annoy your to be constantly blogging, tweeting or
making status updates about some-
teachers! thing they are passionate about, some-
thing that could have something to do
“ ”
Social networking is shrinking
the world,
-Katie Taflan, who also spoke
to the MC students. Taflan is Se-
nior Assistant Director of Market-
ing at Columbia University Cen-
ter for Career Education.
mary of yourself (basically equivalent
to an “About Me” on Facebook), a re-
sume and a picture.
An interesting thing about Linke-
din is that it not only allows users to
search for jobs, but also for compa-
nies. The page that comes up will give
professional networking tool than a
social one, they frown upon making
connections with people the user
does not know. When requesting a
connection, you will have the oppor-
tunity to select ignore, accept, or I
don’t know this person. If five people
select “I don’t know this person” you
will be banned.
“Social networking is shrinking
the world,” said Katie Taflan, who also
spoke to the MC students. Taflan is Se-
nior Assistant Director of Marketing at
Columbia University Center for Career
Education.
With this shrinking, it is much
easier to have a company in your back
pocket, but it is also easier for the com-

SUDOKU with the type of job you want to get. If

a student wants to work for a publish-
er, critique books that are coming out,
-Page 9 in Sports for example. This will show a genuine
passion for something.
information about the company, all in
one place, as opposed to on scattered
Pages. The page is typically created by
the company itself so it will all be cor-
rect, as opposed to Wikipedia, which
pany to find a picture of you rolling on
the floor drunk last Friday. So profes-
sionals say untag all your questionable
pictures on Facebook, and move on to
making connections on Linkedin. Q
September 22, 2010 2

Notes from
the Editor
I'm doing Notes, so this week you're getting
a double dose of me. Cherish this moment, for Sass’d!
you get to bask in my glorious prose.
the Working Families Party line.

Last week I brought the stacks of newspapers
from the mail room where they're delivered
to Miguel 203 where we have meetings (every
Wednesday at 3:30, you know, if you want to
stop by). If you're doing the job by yourself it's a
tough haul - there's a lot of papers and they have
this awful tendency to fall off the hand truck.
This happened to me twice during my (relatively
short) trek across campus. Thankfully, though,
each time I watched the stacks of newspapers
spill off the hand truck there was someone to
help me put them back on. I don't know who
these kids are, but I'd like to take this week to
thank them for their help. Nowadays we're fed
the notion that humans are selfish and mostly
bad. Helping me with the papers is a small ges-
ture, sure, but maybe people don't suck as much
as we're lead to believe.
- Matthew J. Coyne
The Chief
Q
The Sass Brothers
Dominick & Michael
New York Primary Day
This year, both the New York Republican and
Democratic parties had their primaries on the
same day, Sept. 14. Most New York State officials
were up for reelection. These included the Gover-
nor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, both
Senators and all Congressmen, State Senators and
State Assemblymen.
An important election in the primary, both
for Republicans and Democrats, was the election
to finish Hilary Clinton’s senate seat. Kirsten Gilli-
brand, a Democrat, currently holds the seat. Joe Di-
oGuardi, a former congressman from Westchester,
won the Republican nomination in a three-way
race and came from behind to win, winning 42
percent to 38 percent and 21 percent. Whoever
wins though will only be senator for two years,
at which time the six term which was split when
Clinton left will expire. DioGuardi will also appear
on the Conservative Party line. Kirsten Gillibrand
on the other hand ran against Gail Goode, a NYC
lawyer. Gillibrand beat her almost 3 to 1, 76 per-
cent to24 percent Gillibrand will also appear on
the Working Families Party line and Independent
line.
In the race for Governor, the big news came
out of the Republican primary. Rick Lazio, a former
congressman from Long Island, lost his bid for the
nomination to Buffalo businessman Carl Paladino,
38 percent to 62 percent. Lazio was an early favor-
ite and was endorsed by the State Republican Party
at its convention. Paladino is supported by the Tea
Party movement and fought an uphill battle to win
62 percent of the republican vote to Lazio’s 38
percent. Lazio had previously run against Hillary
Clinton in 2000 for US Senate. He narrowly lost
43 percent to Clinton’s 55 percent. Lazio will still
appear on the Conservative Party line. Democrat
Andrew Cuomo, the current Attorney General, ran
unopposed and will also appear on the Indepen-
dence line. Kenneth D. Schaeffer will appear on
A highly contested race was for the Democrat
nominee for Attorney General. There were five
candidates, but three major ones emerged. They
were Eric Schneiderman, a state senator; Kathleen
Rice, Nassau County District Attorney; Sean Cof-
fey, a former federal prosecutor. In a very close
race, Schneiderman won 34 percent to Rice’s 32
percent and Coffey’s 16 percent.
Lastly, some notable candidates lost their bid
for their respective positions. Pedro Espada Jr., a
current democratic state senator, lost his bid to
be the democratic nominee. He has been in scan-
dal after scandal and it showed in the votes. He
had 26% to Gustavo Rivera’s 69%. Hiram Monser-
rate, a former state senator, had been kicked out
of the senate for being convicted of assaulting his
girlfriend. He ran for the State Assembly, but lost
to fellow democrat Francisco Moya 32% to 68%.
In March, Monserrate tried to run for the special
election for his vacated Senate seat but was defeat-
ed. Lastly, Adam Clayton Powell IV lost his bid to
oust fellow democrat Charles Rangel, the 40 year
Harlem congressman. Rangel won 51% of the vote
to Powell’s 23%.
Students’ reaction to the primaries was mixed.
Caleb Merrill, a junior and an International stud-
ies major said, “It was so unexpected that Paladino
won. If he can win, it shows that people are fed up
with Albany and the Tea Party movement is mak-
ing gains. It was awesome that Pedro Espada did
not win!” James Wellington, a senior and a math
major said, “Although the NY primary election did
not eliminate both officals that were/are under
questionable ethical reviews and corruption, I am
happy that Senator Espada no longer represents
the Bronx and NY. It seems that constituents have
spoken and are ready for a change in New York-
one that I hope will be for the better.” Q
Question:
Chris Cox, who failed to get the republican
nomination for a House of Representatives seat, is
the Grandson of what former US President?
Nixon.
NY Republican chairman, who married Patricia
Richard Nixon. Chris’s father is Ed Cox, the

News Briefs
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3 Opinion The Quadrangle

The
$20
Twenty Dollar Words Quadrangle
10¢ in Ten Cent Sentences Vol. LXXXVI Issue 4
September 22, 2010

Matt Coyne
Editor-in-Chief

Just Because You Can... Danielle Valente

Managing Editor

Doesn’t Mean You Should Chuck Daly

Productions Editor

cording to the Cordoba Initiative’s website, is designed to be Mary Kate Boylan

Q Matt Coyne
Editor-in-Chief
“a platform for multi-faith dialogue.” I really don’t think he’s
some type of wolf in sheep’s clothing trying to build a terror-
News Editor

The fervor around the downtown mosque…err…cul-
tural center…err…whatever you want to call it is, thankfully,
finally dying down. There was a point late this summer where
you couldn’t escape it – it was all over the news, both in print
and on TV, it was trending on Twitter, and people were whin-
ing about it on Facebook. It was the 24-hour news cycle at its
worst and all I wanted to do was bang my head against a wall
until it all went away.
Thankfully, that’s over now. I’m sure at some point during
the public discourse you all asked yourselves “I wonder what
Matt Coyne thinks of this, he’s soooo smart.” I’m fairly certain
the number of “o’s” in each of your thoughts varied, but the
points remains the same: 1) You all worship my intellect and
2) What do I think of the Building Downtown that Has Some
Kind of Connection to Islam?
Well, as with anything, there are things you can do and
things you should do. They aren’t always the same thing.
I’m a big fan of discretion. Just because you can do some-
thing, doesn’t mean you should. I can start doing meth, but
that doesn’t mean I should, mostly because I like my teeth.
Now I’m not equating doing meth to building a mosque or
cultural center or whatever you want to call it. What I’m trying
to say is just because you can, doesn’t make it a good idea.
I do believe that Feisal Abdul Rauf, a Kuwait-born Ameri-
can Imam, has his heart in the right place. The building, ac-
ist training ground in the very city they executed their most Carly Hertica
high-profile attack. I really don’t. Features Editor
And can it be built? Sure. They own the land. There’s no
reason they should be stopped. But should they build it? Hon-
estly, no. In the short term a building like this – especially Maria Del Russo
with all the controversy around the building – is going to hurt Arts & Entertainment Editor
interfaith relations, which is something we as a society truly
need right now. Rauf will be achieving the exact opposite of Bri Yurek
his planned goal. Sports Editor
Much like the Quran burners in Florida – just because
you can, doesn’t mean you should and thankfully they didn’t.
Can you? Yeah, you own the Qurans; you are welcome to your
Ray Mechmann
freedom of expression all you like. You shouldn’t though. Megan McCarthy
There’s no reason to desecrate a text Muslims hold sacred, Matt Rocco
just like there’s no reason to desecrate a text Christians hold
sacred, or Buddhists or Sikhs. There are plenty of Muslims Jeanette Settembre
who aren’t terrorists. I know it’s tough to wrap your head Editorial Assistants
around sometimes.
The rights we have as humans aren’t always cohesive with Marek Fuchs
each other. More often than not people’s first reaction to Faculty Advisor
those complications are to outright ban behavior they don’t
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Lisa Riehman
Senior Writer
On Oct. 3, MC’s Education Honor So-
ciety, Kappa Delta Pi, will participate in
the annual “Walk Now for Autism Speaks”
event at Jones Beach.
This is the second year in a row stu-
dents from KDP will join the walk. Last
year about six students in KDP drove out
to the event and participated in order
raise awareness for Autism. This year, the
group is looking for much more participa-
tion from KDP members and then entire
MC community.
Senior Amanda Podmeyer who is or-
ganizing the event for KDP said, “KDP’s
goals this year are to get as many people
involved as possible. We had a small turn
out last year and we would like to change
that.”
in walking with KDP for the cause are
encouraged to join the team. “We hope
to have a large turnout, right now KDP
will probably aim to have 50 people. We
are inviting the entire MC community,
friends, families, alumni and we hope ev-
eryone supports this cause and helps by
participating in the walk.”
In years past thousands of families and
businesses have participated in the event
which is hosted nation wide throughout
the year. Podmeyer said, “The event raises
money for medicine and research and it
raises awareness about autism in general.
It brings thousands of families together
to discuss their child, relative, friend, co
worker as whole to converse and support
this terrible thing that has affected too
many lives.”
As future teachers, many members
of KDP feel that it is important to raise
awareness about Autism, which affects
Senior Danny Crawford said, “I want
people to go to the walk so that they can
stand up, walk and fundraise and become
aware that autism is growing in our coun-
try and affecting youth, which is our fu-
ture.”
By participating in this event, senior
Liz Palusevic said, “KDP is trying to raise
awareness and help people understand
what these families go through. I hope
the donations and support help fund re-
search to cure this disorder.”
Members of the team can choose to
donate when signing up for the walk, or
at a later date. Podmeyer said, “Although
times are tough, donating to this cause is
not only important to myself, but to KDP,
the Education Department and all future
teachers and educators. It affects so many
lives each minute and the money that is
raised is going straight to research to help
those families who suffer each and every-
day.” Q
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September 22, 2010
Get Involved In Advertising
Q
Kayla Hutzler
Senior Writer
This year marks the second year MC
has had a chapter of the American Advertis-
ing Federation (AAF). The club is a profes-
sional organization and the oldest national
trade association, with 226 college chap-
ters in total.
“This year we are hoping to expand
membership, and are feeling very positive
about this based on the interest shown at
the career fair two weeks ago,” Erin Gam-
bolati, president of AAF, said.
In order to join one must attend meet-
ings, which are held Wednesday afternoons
once or twice a month, and pay a yearly fee
of $35. This fee gives you full access to cer-
tain parts of the website and job sites that
non-members cannot access.
“I hope to see more opportunities for
the group to really amp up interest in com-
munication and media programs and really
get more interest from the MC community,”
Dr. Rebecca Kern, group advisor, said. She
Day in the Life of an Intern
Q
Carly Hertica
Features Editor
Watching Trey Songz participate in an
interview and being on the elevator with
Rutina Wesley, who plays Tara Thornton on
True Blood, is just another day at Atlantic
Records for junior communications intern
Amy Laudicano. Three days per week, for
up to 24 hours per week, Laudicano works
under an assistant publicist for Atlantic Re-
cords.
As a public relations intern, Laudicano
was put to work right away doing mock-
ups.
“Anytime one of our artists is written
about, mentioned, anything from Wichita
Daily News to Perez Hilton to the New
York Times, we have to have it on record,”
Features Editor: Carly Hertica | quadfeatures@gmail.com
continued that it is especially important “to
have events that get students excited – we
have a really cool major, but no one really
puts in the effort to point out how many
cool things we can do outside of class.”
In this club your ideas and opinions are
extremely important – since the meetings
are generally discussions of what else the
club would like to do in terms of events or
networking.
“If you show up with an idea of
something you would like to see hap-
pen and can get some man-power behind
Laudicano explained. “Whenever there is
an online review of a concert or a CD or
any type of interview, we ‘photoshop’ it
onto a piece of paper that has the publica-
tion’s logo which goes into a press kit and
is saved.”
Though Mock-ups are a usual task for
most PR interns, Laudicano is assigned
other tasks, too.
“We do a lot of work, not just pouring
coffee,” assured Laudicano.
Whenever it is an artist’s birthday at At-
lantic Records, they send along a birthday
gift.
“The other day, I searched online for
a gift for Josh from Paramore and I picked
out a military jacket from Express, which
the head publicist approved,” Laudicano
continued. “It’s pretty cool to say, ‘I got
him that!’”
Despite the long hours and eating
you, most likely, the event or activi- t y
will go through,” Katherine Krauss, vice
president of AAF, said.
“Our greatest focus at the meetings  is
feedback from our club members,” Krauss
continued. “We want to run events that
they enjoy at times they can attend.”
The student-run club has two events in
the works for this semester. The first one
will have to do with internships – how to
apply, how to get one, and what to do once
you have one. This event will be geared
towards advertising, unlike other campus-
Photo courtesy of Amy Laudicano
lunch at her desk, Laudicano said, “I’m
never looking at the clock like, ‘ugh, I have
to be here for three more hours,’ instead,
I’m like, ‘what else can I do for three more
hours?’”
There is always something to do at
Atlantic Records, considering the large
amount of artists signed to the label. Big-
name artists they do publicity for include,
Cobra Starship, 303, Trey Songz, Jason
Mraz, Switchfoot, Paramore, Panic at the
Disco, Deathcab for Cutie, B.O.B., T.I. and
Zac Brown Band.
“It’s nice to have the big names on
the label, but it’s also nice to push smaller
bands,” Laudicano said.
Laudicano spent a day working on pub-
licity for the band New Medicine.
“I mocked up three articles that went
physically into their press kit, which was
then sent out to 40 journalists,” she said.
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wide internship events.
The second event is based upon inter-
viewing. “Real-World people will come in
and conduct interviews with our students,”
Gambolati said. “They will then critique
them so that they can improve their inter-
viewing style in the future.”
“This year, we are planning agency vis-
its to create excitement about agency life,
along with professional panels to discuss
the transition from college to the work-
force and  the  realities of the advertising
profession,” Krauss said.
“The contacts made in this club can
help you out down the road when you are
looking for an internship or job,” Gam-
bolati said. “The knowledge gained at con-
ferences and when panels come to visit is
not something that can be taught from a
textbook. It is real-world experience.”
Krauss concluded that, “If nothing else,
AAF provides a network beyond Manhattan
College and enables students to become
instantly connected to professionals, job
fairs and conferences that can lead to fu-
ture success.” Q
“It’s cool when your mock-ups go into the
press kits, because it goes into the eyes of
journalists who may take an interest in the
band.”
Laudicano, a self-proclaimed music
lover, hopes to eventually attend shows
throughout her internship, but that will
just be a bonus. When asked what her goals
are, she said, “I want to continue learning
about the music industry because there is
so much left to be learned right now. It
is cool to be applying what I learn in my
classes into the internship.”
It is inevitable that every day will be
different when working with so many art-
ists. The infamous rapper T.I. is an Atlantic
Records artist, which means they have to
help combat the hype regarding his recent
arrest.
“There have been so many clippings
from him this week because he just got ar-
rested,” Laudicano explained. “When one
of the artists gets into trouble, public rela-
tions really comes into play.”
Despite the cool atmosphere, with hu-
mongous photos of bands on the wall and
music ranging from folk to techno blaring
from each cubicle, there is a ton of work
to get done.
“You don’t realize how much goes into
an event or a performance,” Laudicano
said. “Say, they book someone on the To-
night Show – there is so much going into
it, from booking the hotel, to booking hair
and makeup to getting instruments because
they don’t use their own. There is so much
behind-the-scenes work going on that most
people don’t know about.”
“It’s definitely a field I want to stay in,”
she continued. “I think it’s really exciting
and there’s always something new. You’re
kind of behind-the-scenes helping artists
succeed.”
Even though it may seem glamorous,
there is hard work going on behind-the-
scenes. Meeting famous people is a prime
possibility, but sitting around doing noth-
ing while awaiting for them to arrive is cer-
tainly not. Q
5 The Quadrangle

Fair Trade Phenomenon:

How Your Purchases Can
Change the World
Q Jessica DeLugo
Staff Writer

All around the world, there are people

fighting for the justice of others. The most
interesting thing is that not only do these
people exist in third world countries and in
the United States, but in small places as well,
even at MC.
MC greatly supports a social movement
called Fair Trade. Founded from the four
key international organizations in Europe,
FINE, the WFTO characterizes Fair Trade as,
“a trading partnership, based on dialogue,
transparency, and respect; that seeks greater
equity in international trade. It contributes
to sustainable development by offering
better trading conditions to, and securing
the rights of, disadvantaged producers and
workers-especially in the South.”
One of the many people who support
this social movement on campus is Lois
Harr, director of Campus Ministry and So-
cial Action.
“Fair Trade is people making relation-
ships with each other – knowing and caring
about each other,” Harr said.
For example, a farmer will often grow
coffee beans or cocoa for a man who wants
to sell such commodities in the U.S. This Pedro Ascensio, a representative from Las Colinas, a Salvadoran Fair Trade Coffee co-op, discussing Fair
seller will many times set the prices of the Trade Coffee and its significance for him, his family and his community. Photo courtesy of Marty Heitner
products too low and this, in turn, turns out
to be unfair for the farmer who also has a
paid more money and it is a fair transaction “Since coffee is such a huge luxury and Trade goods,” Harr said. “Part of the grant
family to feed.
for all parties. commodity, the least we can do is buy Fair was to involve more students and more
There are also many steps taking place
“The big geopolitical question is, ‘why Trade and support it to help the farmers faculty. One way we did that was having a
between coffee as a crop and a coffee in the
aren’t the farmers in Ecuador, or anywhere, make a living,” Harr said. bunch of FT events last spring such as a FT
cup, which include processes undergone by
growing food for their families?’” Harr ques- On Sept. 11, the MC delegation consist- coffee break during exams; FT frisbees for
farmers, intermediaries, processing mills,
tioned. ing of students Nate Burke and Grace Ogno, the spring rec. sports program; FT raffles;
exporters, and so on. Due to the amount of
Instead of growing much-needed food as well as Dr. Cory Blad, Dr. Gwen Tedeschi, selling FT chocolate and coffee for LOVE
steps it takes, it is more expensive for coffee
for themselves, they are growing coffee and Prof. Harr and her husband, all attended a fundraisers; FT samples of soap, chocolates;
to reach the store shelves. Thus, the farmer
cocoa – which they know are huge sellers in Fair Trade Futures Conference in Quincy, a craft sale....We had the faculty develop-
is paid less. However, the whole movement
the U.S., simply so as to make a living. While Massachusetts, which occurs once every five ment workshop and this conference grew
of Fair Trade is to eliminate some of those
this question is still being thought out and years. out of that work.”
steps. So, instead of 12 steps taking place,
debated, the important thing we can do as “Campus Ministry & Social Action re- Last Wednesday, Pedro Ascensio, a farm-
with Fair Trade there are essentially five
human beings is help one another and sup- ceived a grant from Catholic Release Services er from Las Colinas, a cooperative in Argen-
steps taking place. Therefore, the farmer is
port this movement. to promote awareness and purchase of Fair tina, came to speak to students and faculty.
He mentioned how difficult life was prior to
Fair Trade.
“Before, it was hard for every worker in-
volved since it was very exploitive,” Ascensio
said. “We used to have to work very hard for
eight hours because the owner was only one
person. The owner took all the profit.”
In depth, he explained just how difficult
their conditions were because of their sala-
ries.
“We received thirty ‘colones,’ which is
nine to a dollar,” Ascensio said. “So if you do
the math, thirty colones is like 8.75 per dol-
lar. What we were earning was just misery; it
was nothing after all that work.”
“When you buy Fair Trade coffee you
ensure the education for the children of
the coffee farmers and better conditions for
the farmers’ lives in general,” Ascensio con-
cluded.
Many believed it was important that a
real worker came to talk to MC about his liv-
ing conditions to let us know exactly how
Fair Trade has impacted farmers personally.
“A live person who actually lives this life
was here to tell about it, instead of us hear-
ing it from a news article,” Dr. David Bollert
said.
“I love the idea of Fair Trade and I hope
that people will try and buy it when they can
MC students after conference checking out Fair Trade coffee. so that in a few decades it will be the norm,”
Photo courtesy of Marty Heitner MC freshman, Els Thijs, said. Q

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September 22, 2010 6
Coffeehouse
Returns Again
FSA: More Than A Pretty Face
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job position,” Peterson commented. it comes right from student activities.”

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Maya Little
Staff Writer
The breezy weather of Friday night
of Sept.17 welcomed MC to their first
Coffeehouse of the year. A new and re-
turning crowd of Jaspers filled the Quad
with blankets, coffee and cookies.
“I’m happy with our first turn out.
It was great. There were a few new per-
formers as well as old,” Coffeehouse
manager Dan Wasilewski said.
Returning Coffeehouse attendee
Sophie Hirakis performed twice while
wearing her dark sunshades. Hirakis’s
acoustic guitar accompanied her while
she performed “Naked” originally sung
by Avril Lavril.
Shortly after Hirakis’s performance,
sophomore Nicole Vacca sanged “Never
Alone” by Barlow Girl and continued
watching others after she concluded.
“I enjoy Coffeehouse on the Quad
because I love the way the sound bounc-
es off the buildings,” said Vacca as she
sat on her beige blanket. In a different
manner, junior Michaela Rannestad pre-
fers Coffeehouse in the Jasper Lounge.
“The lounge is more comfortable, laid
back and warm,” Rannestad said as she
offers a jacket to her boyfriend, senior
Jon Kriz, after his performance. Kriz per-
formed two original songs.
Besides the many singers and po-
ets, last year’s Battle of the Bands win-
ners, “The Manhattan Project,” also per-
formed.
“We don’t know how much talent
is within our school until Coffeehouse.
The person who you see walking down
the hallway may be an artist,” Vacca
said.
Sarah Conte, publicity and sound di-
rector sat a few feet away from the stage.
Conte has been apart of the Coffeehouse
staff for a year and looks forward to an-
other one. Co-manager Samantha White
sat along with Conte and was content
about the outcome of the first Coffee-
house. “I’m amazed at all of the talent
that I’ve seen tonight. There have been
Kayla Hutzler
Senior Writer
Fashion club: light-hearted, fun, chat-
tering girls is what usually comes to mind
when you hear those two words, right?
Well, the MC Fashion Student Association
is striving to change this stereotype, and
so far they’ve come a long way.
In a school known for its engineering
programs, conjuring images of robots and
endless Star Wars t-shirts, it’s surprising to
find that the Student Fashion Association
is arguably the most successful club on
campus.
“The club is so much more than see-
ing what is the latest trends and who looks
great in what,” FSA President Katie Peter-
son said.
The club is run more like a business
than your average after school club, with
an Executive Board and numerous sub-
divisions. The bi-weekly meetings are at-
tended by about 15 members, and ran in a
strategic way by the club president.
“During meetings we discuss different
events members want to participate in,
and will conduct forums in which we all
provide our input about the latest issues
and trends in fashion,” explained Danielle
Amico, last year’s president. “Once fashion
show season begins, we break into com-
mittees to organize plans for the show.”
The “show” Amico is referring to is the
biggest event for the FSA, and for MC: the
annual FSA Fashion Show held during the
spring, takes endless hours of planning
and cooperation from all the committees.
“We have to put the request for the fashion
show in a year in advance, it is an event
that we begin to plan as soon as the previ-
ous show is over,” Amico said.
This year they hope to hold the show
over Springfest weekend again. “Having it
on that weekend last year allowed for so
many students to attend and we really got
a great turn out,” Peterson explained.
In addition to their annual spring
show, this year the club is also hoping to
host a “dress for success” fashion show “so
students know exactly what they can and
cannot wear to an interview and potential
The preparation for the spring show
is the most extensive though, dealing with
everything from getting designers, to train-
ing models, to getting the runway, lighting
and music set up. The FSA’s extremely im-
pressive committee system delegates each
of these tasks to one of the devoted sub-
committees devoted to the fashion show.
The fashion show requires two co-
directors that organize and make sure all
committees are cooperating. The produc-
tions committee works with the technical
portions of the show, taking care of the
staging, lighting, music and layout of the
show – they have to pay attention to mea-
surements, the budget, and time sched-
ules for the day of the show.
Perhaps the most crucial committee
for the event is the Styling committee
who is in charge of the main aspect, the
clothes. This team works to find designers
from all over the city, as well as students at
MC, FIT and Parsons to create the clothes
for the show.
The FSA reaches out to numerous
high-end designers, including Tommy Hil-
figer, to ask for donated pieces. “It’s so re-
warding when people say yes particularly
because MC FSA Fashion Shows are always
to raise money for a non-profit organiza-
tion,” club-founder Crystal Haselton said.
The fundraising is another crucial as-
pect of this club. Last year, the show raised
over $5,000 for Alzheimer’s Association.
“I think its so important not only to
focus on having a successful show but also
raising money for the non-profit organiza-
tion we chose,” Haselton said.
Treasurer Brianna Sadowl is not only
in charge of fundraising, but also works to
maintain the FSA’s budget, working with
student activities to retain the funds and
making sure all committee’s stay within
their means. This however, proves to be a
difficult task sometimes, partly due to the
college’s Student Activities office.
“We actually don’t know our budget
for the spring semester which is aggravat-
ing because we are unaware of what we
can spend in our budget for each commit-
tee,” said Peterson. “To run a successful
event we need to know our budget since
Another aspect to the budget that in-
terferes with the FSA’s plans: their baby-
status among clubs -- the FSA is astonish-
ingly only three years old! Therefore, they
have a smaller budget them some other
clubs that have been around longer and
have become campus staples, such as the
newspaper or the theatre-club. Amico does
say they have been receiving more support
from the school.
“I think because we have proved our-
selves to be a successful, active club, and
continually generate an amazing turnout
for the fashion show and our events, the
school is really supportive of our endeav-
ors,” she said.
Last year’s theme was Arabian Nights, a
pretty big change from the previous year’s
Sugar and Spice themed event. “We were
mixing Eastern traditional fashion with
mainstream and couture designs,” said
Amico. “Playing on rich jewel toned col-
ors, exotic fabrics and beautiful fashion,
hoping to bring Bollywood to MC.”
While the show is the most well-known
and biggest production the FSA takes on,
that’s nowhere near all they do or want
to do. “Although we all have a passion
for fashion, we also have aspirations and
hopes for our future,” said Peterson. The
FSA organizes show room tours, past ones
include Tommy Hilfiger, LeSportsac, Sev-
enth House PR, and Sound Girl. The club
also sends members to volunteer at the
Fall and Spring NY Fashion weeks, differ-
ent designer fashion shows.
Manhattan College doesn’t offer any
fashion merchandising classes, so the
FSA took it upon themselves to build
contacts in the NY fashion scene and has
now started connecting their members
with internships, such as Tommy Hilfiger,
Kensie Denim, The Daily, Tractenberg &
Co, Soundgirl, MAO Public Relations, and
LeSportsac.
“It [FSA] is a great way to learn about
the industry and to realize what you want
to do after college,” said Peterson. “I have
realized that there is no other industry
I would want to work in, and I honestly
can’t wait to graduate to get started.” Q

Players Prepare for Talent-Filled Semester

a lot of excellent performances and I’m
looking forward to the rest of them,” she
said. “The fall and spring Coffeehouses
are always quite successful because they

are here on the Quad. It’s a great place
to hang out.”
Wasilewski and other members of the
Coffeehouse staff are currently prepar-
ing for the next Coffeehouse to be held
on Oct. 3rd in Jasper Lounge. Wasilewski
welcomes and encourages all to come
out.
For those who attend often, he en-
courages them to spread the word and
to continue coming. After taking a look
at the performer on stage and the crowd
on the Quad, Wasilewski stated that he
“hopes to see more people at the Cof-
feehouse events throughout the year. We
will continue to do great things and con-
tinue to make Coffeehouse successful.” Q
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Kathryn Henry
Staff Writer
New talent and new expectations are facing
the MC Players for the upcoming semester.
Players have the opportunity to audition for
three different shows that will take place from
October until December. This semester’s reper-
toire includes From Up Here and Annual Putnam
County Spelling Bee. There is also a Crazy Caba-
ret as well as a Christmas in Vegas Cabaret. The
auditions took place last week.
Returning player Mike Stevens is enthusiastic
about the upcoming semester. “There’s lots of
new talent, lots of new techies. It seems like we
have a really good and enthusiastic batch.”
With great talent come great challenges, how-
ever. “This year we have the most work...ever,”
Stevens said. “Its the same old song and dance
with every performer. You always want to get bet-
ter.” The Players will be very busy preparing for
all of their approaching shows to put on the great
performances that are expected. 
Liz Muller is directing the Cabarets, the mu-
sical and the play. Her enthusiasm for directing
will probably enhance the enthusiasm of the cast.
“She is a woman of many talents. I couldn’t even
begin to describe my experience with her as a di-
rector,” Stevens said.
So with a new, promising cast and a success-
ful director, much is expected from the Players
this semester. All are welcome to audition and
participate in this semester’s performances! Q
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We’re Not Joking, This is the Clinic to end all Clinics (for real this time)
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Dannn Salogub
Senior Writer
MC once again hosted the third annual
‘Clinic to End All Clinics,’ a basketball coach-
es workshop conducted by Howard Garfin-
kel, the founder of Five Star basketball camp.
For those who are not familiar with the high
school basketball scene, Five Star is the most
respected camp in the country.  Coaches from
around the nation have come to Camp Orin
Sekwa, NY since its inception in 1966. This
year’s clinic was held on Friday, September
17, 2010 in Draddy Gymnasium.
The event featured sessions instructed
by Naismith Hall of Fame coaches C. Vivian
Stringer (Rutgers) and Jim Calhoun (Connect-
icut), along with Lawrence Frank, the NBA’s
New Jersey Nets franchise winningest coach,
Tom Izzo (Michigan State), who has led the
Spartans to six NCAA Final Fours and the
2000 National Championship, and Jay Wright
( Villanova), former Naismith College Coach
of the Year.
The day kicked off with Jim Calhoun
stressing the importance of enthusiasm dur-
ing practice. “ Nothing great was ever done
without enthusiasm,” said Calhoun during his
hour long presentation. Following Calhoun
was Rutgers women’s basketball coach Vivian
Stringer who stressed the importance of run-
ning the ball off the in bounds.
    The most compelling speaker was
Michigan State’s Tom Izzo, who lectured over
300 coaches on how to win a basketball game
by playing sound defense and smart offense.
“My life’s goal is to coach and mentor in many
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sports. I have attended this clinic the last 3
years and always leave with new knowledge
and desire to improve the world for a better
tomorrow,” said prospective coach and physi-
cal education major Kevin Seeney ‘11.
    When asked about the clinic, Manhattan
Coach Barry Rohrsessn added, “These coach-
es are geniuses. You can learn a lot from just
being around them for even a little bit.”
    After a delicious lunch catered by the
famous Carnegie deli, the attentive coaches
continued to listen to the lessons of Jay
Wright and Lawrence Frank. Jay Wright, whom
formerly coached at Hofstra, spoke about the
importance of controlling the game.  Follow-
ing Wright, was former New Jersey Nets coach
Lawrence Frank. Frank gave insight to coaches
of all levels what it means to be a NBA coach.
After his dismal by the Nets, Frank worked
as an analyst for NBATV. In July 2010, Frank
was hired by the Boston Celtics, replacing the
departed Tom Thibodeau as the lead assistant
coach on Doc Rivers coaching staff.”
“I thought the program was a success for
the third year in a row.  It went off with out
a hitch; the coaches spoke their minds and
gave priceless information. Bravo.” said Ryan
Darcy, operation manager & assistant baseball
coach.
While Legends were speaking in Draddy,
the Jasper are looking to make some noise
this year when they begin the season with
the Green & white game. This year will be a
promising one for the boys in the Kelly green.
Stay tuned for further details!  Don’t forget to
follow all things Jasper Athletics on www.Go-
jaspers.com. Q
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Jaspers Bring Their “A” Game to Intramurals
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Keelan Ledwidge
Staff Writer
One doesn’t have to be blessed with the
ability to run the 40 in 4.3 seconds or to hit
a baseball four hundred feet to possess the
insatiable desire to win. Ask any of the Jas-
pers who participate in the intensely hard
fought intramural football and soccer games
held most week nights under the lights at
Gaelic Park.
Typically, intramurals are a great way for
students to socialize, divert their attention
from the pressures of the classroom, and ex-
ercise, but make no mistake, first and fore-
most these athletes come to win.
From your first foot on the field you
can tell these aren’t your typical backyard
pick-up games. Before soccer matches, ath-
letes are running sprints and octagon drills
working on turns, traps, and headers. Pre-
game football action has players practicing
complicated pre-planned offensive plays, or
huddling together and psyching each other
up.
“Intramural sports here can be extreme-
ly competitive,” said Student Activities facili-
tator Eli Olken Dann. “A lot of these athletes
played varsity in high school, and it gives
them the chance to still compete at a high
level without the commitment that a Divi-
sion 1 sport demands.”
Many athletes such as freshman Marc
Delzio, a three-sport varsity athlete in high
school, miss the meaningful competition
they would experience on a daily basis. “Flag
football is something brand new I’m trying,
MC Students Brainstorm to Save the Mets
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Lisa Riehman
Senior Writer
Any disgruntled Mets fan is aware of
the fact that change during the off-season
is much needed. In fact, the organization
should probably just adopt the Obama cam-
paign slogan and rally the troops in favor of
change.
It seems as though every sports writer
has their own idea of fixing the Mets for the
2011 season. Some say trade Jose Reyes,
some want to dump Carlos Beltran. Many
folks think change needs to start from the
top; the Wilpons should go first. And almost
everyone knows that it is time to get rid of
the M&M boys (no, not Mantle and Maris).
MC students have their own ideas of how to
rescue this drowning organization.
Junior Matt Flood said, “We need a new
general manager. Minaya is the biggest
problem. He definitely has made some good
moves (hello Santana), but not enough to
make up his bad ones (Perez and Castillo).”
Anyone can take a glance through the
2010 Mets media guide and see how many
of the starters in this season’s opening day
lineup were career .300 hitters. There was
only one; David Wright was the sole career
.300 hitter on this team on Opening Day.
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but it’s a lot of fun and also very
competitive. Even though a lot
of us are new to it, we’re all
trying our hardest to win every
time.”
In the process of aiming to
win those coveted champion-
ship T-shirts, several flag foot-
ball and intramural soccer play-
ers have developed comradery
and cultivated close friendships.
Many squads, such as returning
football favorite “Team Kevin
Costgrove,” have largely been
playing together for the past
four years and have developed
into powerhouses.
“It’s been great to play and
get better with these guys,” said
Costgrove, his team’s namesake.
“Most of us met freshman year
and since then we’ve become
great friends and a team that
works really well together.”
In their first game of the season, Cost-
grove lead the team to a blowout win in
which their opponent, an all-freshman team
called “J-5” was left trailing 45-0 at halftime.
“J-5” captain Michael Wright and his team,
instead of shrugging it off as a loss in a
meaningless football game, viewed their
performance as a college coach would: as an
excuse to get better.
“We’ve realized that being an all-
freshman team in Division 1 is going to be
tough,” admitted Wright, “but its great play-
ing in an environment where you play to
win. When you finally get to the point where
The restructuring of the Mets this season
might take years and one offseason prob-
ably won’t bring this team a playoff berth.
But, since the Mets organization bailed on
this season a month ago by dumping semi-
valuable players like Francoeur and Barajas,
we’ll call this season quits too and look
ahead to 2011.
MC students feel that improve-
ments can come from all
different aspects of the or-
ganization. Senior Sam
Salvatore said, “Scouting
is a problem because
every time the Mets get
a good player from an-
other organization, they
come to the Mets and are
terrible.”
Freshman Matt
O’Connor, a Yankees fan, also
feels that scouting is a major weak-
ness in the organization. He said, “Other the
Ike Davis the Mets have not had a up coming
star since David Wright came up in 2004.”
Some students think the best improve-
ment would come in the form of new owner-
ship. “The owners are to blame,” said Senior
Andrew Ricci. “They seem to not continue to
stick with people and coaches that are seem-
ingly unqualified or unfit for a coaching and
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you can beat that team of seniors that takes
you for granted it makes it that much more
fun and exciting.”
While sports like flag football
can help students recapture the exhilara-
tion of youth and high school competition,
competitive sports aren’t the only way to ex-
ert oneself and have a good time. Campus
Recreation provides several other fun and
creative programs to help enrich students’
MC experience. Personal training and fitness
classes, such as yoga, Zumba, and kickbox-
ing have become especially popular.
“I never tried kickboxing before,”
said freshman Monica Horan. “But it’s an
management positions simply because they
thought they would be good or owe them
money under a contract.”
The players need to take some responsi-
bility for the lack of production on the field
and some students think there should be
major change to the core of this team. Sal-
vatore said, “I mean, I love Reyes because of
the recognition he gives to the Mets
and hypes up the crowd, but he’s
always hurt. What help is that
to anyone?”
Ricci thinks the core
players might be one of
the organization’s big-
gest problems. “They are
like the core of an apple,
the part everyone throws
out because I doubt any
other team would sign them
let alone pay them the amounts
the Mets are. They are outright over-
rated and horrible.”
O’Connor said, “The core of players
need to leave especially Jose Reyes, he is
just a lazy player. Castillo is a solid defender
but is aging if they could, and it shouldn’t
be hard, get an improvement at second base
through a trade or sign someone, then they
definitely should.”
There is still a debate over which aspect
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awesome way to work out, blow off steam,
and meet new people!”
Zumba, a dance fitness program, also
provides a dynamic and unique way to stay
in shape.
Christina Bauso, a freshman who
just tried Zumba for the first time, is sold.
“Zumba is such a fun way to work out; it’s
so much better than going to the gym.”
So come out and get involved. You
don’t have to be a member of one of Man-
hattans nineteen Division 1 teams to play
hard and create memories and friendships
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of the team needs the most improvement.
Flood said, “The offense is what needs the
most work. There are one too many ques-
tion marks to inspire confidence for next
year. Will Reyes be healthy? Will Beltran
return to his former prowess? Will Ike stop
striking out? Will Bay figure out Citi field?
Not all of those questions will have good
answers.”
As for moves in the offseason, Flood
said, “Obviously I would love to see Cliff
Lee, but I’m sure the Yankees will offer him
a small country and sign him. Other than
that, the Free agent market leaves a lot to
be desired.”
Due to Santana’s health issues, no one
knows what to expect from him in the 2011
season and if he is not going to be an ace,
pitching might just become the organiza-
tion’s top priority. “First they should go after
a big name pitcher or even two big pitch-
ers,” said O’Connor. “They should go after
Brandon Webb, Brad Penny, Jorge De La
Rosa, Jeremy Bonderman, all of them would
be reasonably cheap.”
The future is grim for this organization.
Maybe the Wilpons should take a ride up to
the Bronx and get some insight from college
students; we couldn’t do much worse they
have so far. Q