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Former NFL star Don McPherson spoke on campus last Tuesday, October 9, in the Dewar Arena of Alumni Field House. McPherson is a graduate of Syracuse University, and played on the Philadelphia Ea-gles, as well as in the Ca-nadian Football League. Currently, he is a col-lege football commenta-tor for Big East football on SportsNet New York. From left to right, Direc-tor of Athletics Tracey Ranier, Head Men’s La-crosse Coach Dan Mahar, McPherson, Head Wom-en’s Lacrosse Coach Ali-son Pollock and Men’s Lacrosse Coach Andrew Daly.

This Sunday marked the closing night of the most recent production by the SUNY Oneonta Department of Theatre and Mask and Hammer Theater Club, “Fuddy Meers.” A dark comedy by David Lindsay-Abaire, “Fuddy Meers” is a day in the life of a woman with “psychogenic” amnesia, a condition that forces her to begin each day with no memory of any events she’s experienced. “Fuddy Meers” ran from October 9 to 14, and was directed by associate professor of theatre Andrew Kahl.The story itself is enough to draw you in from the first scene.

The protagonist Claire, played by senior Megan Harrington, is forced to piece together every aspect of her life, and your knowledge of her situation increases at the same pace as her’s. The audience is constantly in a state of trying to figure out the motives of the bizarre and eclectic characters that make up the rest of the cast, and as a viewer, you are never any further along than Claire.One standout comedic performance was delivered by Tony

Ruperto, who starred in the department’s production of the “Drowsy Chaperone” in the spring of this year. Ruperto’s character Millet speaks off-color asides and assertions with a bird puppet, often screaming at the other characters; Millet is hands down written to be the funniest character if not direct comic relief, and Ruperto was perfect for the role.Another standout role was delivered by Chris Mackin, who

played the character Richard Fiffle, Claire’s husband. Defined by his seeming lack of personality and overall plasticity, Richard quickly becomes a source of comedic relief as the character begins to momentarily snap back to his former criminal self. This produces hilarious juxtapositions of contrasting behavior, which Mackin accomplished with ease.“Fuddy Meers” is a bit painful in the sense that it requires

you to remain questioning for almost the entirety of the play. As characters repeatedly feed lies to Claire, you feel her overwhelming puzzlement and confusion. Why did the man who said he’s her brother kiss her romantically? Why was she told that her husband wants to murder her? The moments of revelation are a relief, and you have to be patient for them. But the story itself is a remarkable one for its ability to make you laugh and feel deeply uncomfortable at the same time. In the end, the payoff is worth it.Set construction was notably well done. Several scenes

involve the characters driving, and featured them in a wooden car. The car not only seated four and had realistically painted headlights, but converted to a kitchen table when the seats were folded forward. Basically, because of its smart utility, that piece of carpentry almost never left the set.Sound design was effective as well; at one point, during the

transition between scenes, four different sounds were heard at once: carnival music, a dog barking, radio distortion and

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the popular song “I Can See Clearly Now.” The carnival music and dog barking being key plot points, the blend of sounds successfully encapsulated the feeling of gradually rising chaos the story had reached by that point. “Drive My Car” by the Beatles was also employed in scene transition, but felt somewhat out of place. The overall execution of the sound design, however, was impressive.In its final scene, the show marks its close with a provocative

idea; as Claire’s son Kenny (Cristian LaBoy) wishes his mother won’t lose her memory again the next morning, he says, “maybe our lives will progress.” Throughout the strange and unique narrative, “Fuddy Meers” affects a general sense of questioning, and here specifically leaves us with the thought of our own reality stuck in a loop.“Fuddy Meers” was a hit. Its closing is unfortunate, but future

productions by Mask and Hammer and the theatre department include Thornton Wilder’s “The Matchmaker,” coming up this October 25 through 28 in the Hamblin Theater, Shakespeare’s “As You Like It” in the Goodrich Theater November 7 to 10, Gina Gianfriddo’s “After Ashley” in March 2013, and the Gershwin brothers’ “Of Thee I Sing” in April 2013.

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Pictured left to right, Claire’s mother Gertie (Elizbeth Heck) tries to explain the confusing situation to Claire through her “stroke talk,” a condition that mangles her speech due to the character’s recent stroke.

considered in the cases of women serv-ing decades-long sentences for killing their abusive partners.Assembly woman, Fiona Ma has

worked hard to make apparent the challenges incarcerated victims of do-mestic violence experience while in the judicial system: “I am so proud that Governor Brown has signed both of my bills.”“Today, we give hope to approximately

7,000 victims across the state who have survived domestic violence, who be-lieved the system had failed them, and will now have an opportunity to speak out against injustice,” says Ma. She also adds that one of the catalysts behind the legislation was Brenda Clubine’s powerful story.

Domestic vi-olence victim Brenda Clubine of California spent 26 years in prison for kill-

ing her husband. After surviving vari-ous beatings, Clubine defended her life when threatened in a locked motel room. “He demanded I hand over my wedding rings… He said ‘because tomorrow they won’t be able to identify your body with-out them,’” recounts Clubine. Her hus-band died of blunt force trauma after she hit him in the head with a wine bottle. In 1983, Clubine received a sentence of

15 years to life and had to give her son up for adoption. Clubine was unable to pres-ent the medical records, photos and wit-nesses that proved the extent of her abuse

bination of genes that actually reprogramed their sample mature cells into immature stem cells. The resulting stem cells, dubbed induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS cells) were shown to be able to develop into several mature cell types such as fibroblasts, nerve cells and gut cells and for-ever shattered the notion that mature cells are confined forever to their specialized states.The idea of taking cells and reprogramming them sounds

like something straight out of science fiction, but the two men’s discoveries combined offer a plethora of medical possibilities. Imagine being able to replace the lost cells of a person suffering from Parkinson’s disease by having personal iPS cells created from their blood or to regenerate cells lost from cancer chemotherapy. The work of these two men will certainly earn them a place in the medical history books as well as open an infinite amount of doors for the medical treatment and therapy plane. .

The Nobel Prize is a set of annual international awards bestowed in recognition of cultural and/or scientific ad-vances and achievements. The five categories for the prizes are in physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature, and peace. On Monday last week, the Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine was awarded jointly to two men whose work has revolutionized the understand-ing of how cells and organisms develop. One of the recipients, Sir John B. Gurdon’s, performed an

experiment in 1962 involving a frog, more specifically, a frog’s egg cell. By replacing the egg cell’s nucleus with the nucleus from a mature, specialized cell derived from the intestine of a tadpole, the egg managed to develop into a fully functional, cloned tadpole. The other recipient, Shinya Yamanaka, headed research concerning embry-onic stem cells. Yamanaka tried to find the genes that kept stem cells in their “blank” state. After several experiments by Yamanaka and his co-workers, they discovered a com-

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because Battered Women’s Syndrome was not yet legally recognized. She was released from prison in 2008, but returns at least once a month to attend the sup-port group she started many years ago, Convicted Women Against Abuse.Rosemary Dyer, a member of the sup-

port group says she has received letters from other victims of domestic violence seeking advice. After six months of corre-spondence with a woman abused by her baby’s father, Dyer was given the heart-breaking information as to why her pen pal stopped writing —she had been beat-en to death. “The only thing I could think of was what more could I have said to ex-press to her the importance to get away,” says Dyer. On September 30, Governor Edmund

Brown Jr. signed the “Sin By Silence” bills. The bills will allow new evidence to be

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Jeannie Nielsen

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Paul Ryan Bombs hisOwn Photo

George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch cap-tain who shot and killed teenage boy Trayvon Mar-tin in Sanford Florida, is suing NBC for defamation. Defamation is defined as a misrepresentation that unjustly harms the reputation of another person, this includes media bias.Zimmerman claims the edited tape of the 911 call

NBC released made him appear racist. NBC edited out the question from the dispatcher asking Mr. Zimmerman what the race of Martin was. When the 911 call aired on the today show it skipped right to the part where Zimmerman says “he looks black.”After Martin’s death, Zimmerman was subject to

multiple death threats that forced him to stay in his home. According to FindLaw.com, “To win a defa-mation lawsuit against NBC, Zimmerman must show that the edited tape was what caused the pub-lic outrage that has put his life in danger.”NBC has since apologized and admitted they were

wrong, but hasn’t commented further.

Last Saturday, Octo-ber 13, Vice Presiden-tial Nominee Paul Ryan and his wife Janna paid a visit to a soup kitchen in Youngstown, Ohio with a camera crew in tow. It is common for a

candidate to volunteer at outreach groups as the election draws nearer, but according to Brian Antal, president of the Mahoning County St. Vincent de Paul, it was just a photo opportunity.“He did nothing,” Antal fumed. According to

him, the congressman arrived without notice af-ter guests had been served and the hall had been cleaned. He washed a dish or two while photogra-phers snapped pictures. “He just came here to get his picture taken at the dining hall.” A quarter of an hour later, he left.Antal’s anger goes beyond political affiliation,

rather, it is rooted in the fact that the Romney-Ryan campaign didn’t follow the correct protocol for visiting: “If this was the democrat, I’d have the exact same problem,” he said, “We’re apolitical be-cause the majority of our funding is from private donations.” Antal explained that if donors are led to believe the charity favors one candidate over another, the organization’s funding could be cut. “The campaign didn’t go through proper channels,”

he said. A volunteer who was unaware of proce-dures let him in.Ryan’s communications director, Chris Maloney

claims that the visit wasn’t a photo op – the pur-pose of it was to give the soup kitchen good public-ity. “We’re pleased to bring attention to the mean-ingful charitable contributions the St. Vincent de Paul Society makes to people in need,” he said in a statement. Furthermore, the campaign insisted that they sent a staffer in before Ryan to verify that he could make an appearance.

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Why Batman Isn’t “The Man”

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“The Dark Knight Rises” was one of the most anticipated films ever in the movie industry. After the outstanding effort of “The Dark Knight,” “The Dark Knight Rises” had huge shoes to fill. And fill them it did. This nearly three-hour spectacle enthralled audiences all summer, in particular with Tom Hardy’s portrayal of Bane, which was met with wide acclaim, much like Heath Ledger’s Joker in the previous film. I for one loved this movie. Bane became

one of my favorite movie villains and the movie in general is now a favorite of mine. After saying all this though, I have to come clean and say something many consider to be blasphemy. I hate Batman. I think he is the worst superhero ever.By definition, Batman is, unfortunately,

a superhero only because costumed hero is included. Costumed hero is a term for “superheroes” that actually have no superpowers, such as Batman. In fact, his powers are described to be the following: brilliant, genius level IQ, expert martial arts master, tech savvy and a billionaire. That same description can be used about Mark Zuckerberg if he was a martial arts expert as well. To me, the fact that Batman only needs enough resources to exist, such as money, makes him instantly less cool. By comparison, superheroes with actual powers such as Spiderman or Superman can’t exist in our world, which makes them that much better. Superman can fly around the world and in space and Spiderman swings around the city and scales buildings. But Batman drives a car, uses a grappling hook and has the

worst sidekick ever. The choice seems pretty clear to me but apparently not to everyone else.When people try to convince me that

Batman is the best, one reason is always used—the fact that Batman once beat Superman in a hand-to-hand fight. Yes, Batman has been able to stop Superman before on a few occasions but there is only one reason: kryptonite. Without that, Batman has zero chance of stopping Superman in a fight. Meanwhile, Superman has virtually limitless ways of easily killing Batman. He could pick him up and throw him in space, burn him with heat vision, freeze him with ice breath, use his super-strength, turn back time so Batman would never have been born or he could punch the whole fucking Earth into the Sun. I’m not trying to come off as a Superman

fanboy or anything, but the fact remains that I would take almost any superhero before Batman. Even Batman’s closest comparison, Iron Man, who is just a regular, smart, billionaire like Batman, is better because Iron Man has a suit that makes him super! Obviously Batman has earned his place

among superheroes; I can’t take that away from him. Being able to beat Superman no matter how it is done is impressive. But for me, if I have the option of being able to fly in space or swing around a city with webs or shoot fire from my body, I’m taking that over being rich and skilled in martial arts any day, no doubt about it.

At this point in the school year, without a doubt you have realized that larceny is a frequent crime on campus. If you have not been the victim of a larceny, I’m sure you know of someone who has. This week I would like to offer some tips that may be of assistance to you to possibly prevent you from being the victim of a larceny, or to aid the police in the retrieval of your items if you have belongings stolen. Petit larceny, which is defined by stealing property from another person, is a class A misdemeanor in New York State. If you steal property valued at more than $1,000 it becomes a felony. Also keep in mind, if you steal a credit or debit card, you have committed a felony as well. The first and best piece of advice I can

give you is to trust no one in regards to leaving valuables unsecured in your room. When items go missing, many times it is discovered that a roommate saw it lying around and thought they could take it without getting caught. Whenever you leave your room, lock your door! There have been many cases in which people leave their doors open or unlocked for a brief time and return to their room to find that they are missing valuables. Potential perpetrators will sometimes walk the halls and check doors to see if they are unlocked or if they see an open door with valuables in plain sight they can quickly sneak in

and grab the items and walk out within a minute. Consider that it takes at least a couple of minutes for you to use the bathroom. Be aware of someone walking into your room and saying “Oops, wrong room.” This is often what someone will say if they find a resident unexpectedly in the room.Sometimes no matter how careful

you are, you will still find items have been taken from you. If you take a few precautionary measures you can possibly make the retrieval of those items easier. If you bring valuables to campus such as laptops, televisions, video game consoles etc., make sure you have recorded the serial numbers. Even if the police find the stolen item, this may be the only way to identify it as yours. Cell phones are a big target for theft as well. If you own an iPhone I would suggest looking into an app such as “Find My iPhone.” We have retrieved several iPhones because the owner had installed this app previously. As the semester nears the end, we deal with a large amount of stolen textbook cases. People will look to steal these and sell them quickly to bookstores to make some easy money. I would suggest putting an identifying mark in every book you own. This may be initialing the corner of page 100 in each book or something similar to that. If the book turns up at the bookstore it can easily be identified as yours because you know what and where the identifying mark is.

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Letter to the Editor: A Problem Ignored

Who do you have to bribe in New York State to have crimes investigated? I am not writing about small crimes, I am writ-ing about the theft of my 190-acre farm. If you think a farm can’t be stolen I can prove you wrong, and in my case that law doesn’t care.I am not going to mention any names or the county where

this happened to protect the newspaper from possible libel. Talk to me or ask for my documents and I will give you the whole story. I am not afraid of libel charges because this is true and if I were to be sued successfully and I was taken for every-thing that I owned they would get nothing. They have already stolen everything that I own including my personal posses-sions.I believe I have been to every level of law enforcement in the

country and I get excuses for why no one can investigate my charges.I signed three contracts to sell my farm so I would not walk

away with nothing, but the first and the third contracts were

written to not work and my lawyers could not figure this out. I did figure it out and I have no legal training and had never been involved in a real estate contract before the first contract was signed. The second contract was meant to be a complete fraud but they made a mistake. The contract is valid, and I proved it, but the district attorney in that county said in my case fraud would not rise to the level of a crime. But since fraud is a crime, that would mean in my case a crime would not rise to the level of a crime.Fortunately for the lawyers who represented me in the first

and second contracts, the district attorney of that county was a partner in the same law firm before he was elected. It must be nice to have friends in high places. I wouldn’t know.You can forget all of the lawyer jokes that you have ever heard.

I can’t find a lawyer who will sue anybody for anything. I have heard every excuse that can be made why they will not repre-sent me. Even in the case of the second contract for $1,000,000 that is valid. I guess lawyers don’t like money. I don’t under-stand why they so compassionately advertise that they will get you every penny that you rightfully deserve for being wronged (minus their 33.3 percent cut).I have a story if anybody wants it. I am willing to name ev-

ery name and I can document it all. Don’t think this could not happen to you. I would not have believed it either but I have lived it and am enduring the results.Some people are above the law and are bold enough to flaunt

it. Sincerely,Randall Touchette

Editor’s Note: Mr. Touchette resides far outside of Oneonta, in Schoharie County. He phoned the Times in search of a paper that would publish his letter. We have little knowledge of the situation other than what he explains, but intend to support him in getting his story out. Below is the letter he wrote to Governor Cuomo in July.

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Alyssa Simon

ColumnistNutrition

Go Nuts for Your Health

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Recently, the dining halls have started offering special salad toppings that includes parmesan cheese, dried cranberries and a variety of nuts. In Hulbert and Mills Dining Halls, these special toppings are located right next to the salad bar. In Wilsbach, they can be found in the Brain Cafe. Nuts are more than just another

salad topper or snack; they contain an abundance of disease-fighting nutrients! There are many different types of nuts that grow all over the world. Some of the more commonly known nuts include almonds, cashews, pistachios and peanuts. Nuts are typically energy dense for a fairly small serving, but they also contain many health benefits that help keep your body happy. Every nut is full of healthy nutrients!Almonds have become popular over the

years as people have discovered more of what you can do with them. Almonds are no longer just roasted and salted; they have been made into almond milk and almond butter, which is similar to peanut butter but made with almonds instead. A serving of almonds is about 1 oz (24 nuts) and contains 170 calories. Almonds are rich in vitamin E, an antioxidant which may help lower your risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, cancer and heart disease. They also contain iron, calcium, fiber and protein. Cashews are also a well-known nut that is found in a

package of mixed nuts, on chicken, or in cashew butter. A serving of cashews is about 18 nuts and contains 160 calories. Cashews are high in monounsaturated fat, which is a heart healthy fat that can help lower your LDL (“bad”) cholesterol.

They are also a good source of copper, which can help keep your hair and nails looking healthy. You may have noticed the recent commercials

for pistachios, some of which have featured Snooki. Pistachios have one of the largest serving sizes of nuts: 49 nuts for 160 calories. Pistachios are an excellent source of potassium, which can help lower your risk of developing hypertension (high blood pressure). They are also a good source of healthy fats, as well as B-vitamins which are important for having a healthy metabolism.Peanuts are one of the most popular nuts in the

world. Botanically, peanuts are a legume and not a nut because they grow in the ground, as opposed to on trees, but are still often thought of as a nut. A serving of peanuts is about 28 nuts and contains 170 calories. Peanuts are an excellent source of protein, and according to WorldsHealthiestFoods.org, peanuts may be as antioxidant rich as fruits! Antioxidants are helpful in fighting off free radicals, which are naturally occurring enzymes in the body that raise your risk of diseases such as cancer.Next time you are looking for a snack, go for a handful of nuts and a piece of fruit for a combination of healthy fats, protein, fiber and

antioxidants. Or, use the nuts in the dining hall for an even healthier salad. Go nuts for your health!

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SA Director of Communications

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Need help paying for tuition? The Student Association has got you covered! Our scholarship packets have been released with five scholarships available for students to apply. Any student who has paid their Student Activity fee is eligible and encouraged to apply. The scholarship packet can be picked up at the Student Association office in Hunt Union or at the Financial Aid office in Netzer. Each scholarship opportunity ranges from athletics to academic achievement to club involvement—anyone can find at least one to fit their need. This is a great opportunity to earn some extra cash for your

pocket so travel on over to the Student Association Office and get your packet today! The applications are due October 26, 2012 before 4 p.m. so act fast. The Student Association is the voice of our student body—we

are here to represent you! If you have any complaints, concerns or questions about anything happening on campus, head on over to the SA office so that we can help out! We are here to represent you and take pride in doing so. Our president, James Johnson, meets with leaders of our campus on a regular basis and can serve as your voice. In fact, any of us will be more than happy to help you out, so be sure to head on over to the office if you need help with anything!



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After a long and tumultuous regular sea-son, the postseason is finally here. Already the playoffs have been filled with excit-ing and unexpected finishes and with the American League and National League

Championship series underway, more history will certainly be made. This also provides a perfect chance to predict who the winners of baseball’s most prestigious awards from the regular season as we await the start of 108th World Series.

AL MVP – Miguel Cabrera Let me start this off

by saying that Miguel Cabrera is the AL MVP this year, no question in my mind. Experts around baseball don’t see it that way though. Instead they consider this year to be one of the most highly debat-ed MVP awards ever between Cabrera and rookie phenom Mike Trout. The 21-year-old outfielder Trout put together an amazing season. His WAR, or wins above replace-ment, was an incred-ible 10.7, which lead the majors. He also became the first rookie to ever have a 30-40 season, which means 30 home runs and 40 stolen bases. In fact, he had 49 stolen bases so it was al-most a 30-50 season, which is just unfathomable, especially considering he is only a rookie. All that being said though, Ca-brera is still the MVP. He lead the AL in batting average with a .330 average, home runs with 44 and runs batted in with 139 to become the first triple crown winner since 1967. That alone should be the reason for his MVP trophy, but another important element in this decision is that Ca-brera’s Detroit Tigers made the playoffs and are now in the ALCS, whereas Trout’s Los Angeles Angels have been golfing for a few weeks now. When the awards are finally announced, expect Ca-brera to be named AL MVP and Trout to be second.

NL MVP – Ryan BraunJust like the AL MVP, the NL MVP will be a highly contested race

but for the opposite reason. In the AL, there are two candidates that deserve the trophy more than any other player in baseball. In the NL, the three major candidates all could win it but have reasons not to. My choice, Ryan Braun, was last year’s MVP, so it wouldn’t be surprising to see him add another to his collection. In fact, his numbers across the board are better this year than they were a year ago when he easily won the award, so why isn’t

it as clear cut this season? The whole reason is Braun’s positive performance enhancing drug test that came out after he won the award a year ago. Many believed the award was tainted and should be returned. Luckily for Braun, the ruling was overturned and he kept the award but many voters now don’t feel that they can vote for a “cheater” twice. That leaves Buster Posey and An-drew McCutchen, both quality players who had good seasons but to me not MVP quality seasons. This award should be Braun’s again; we will just have to see if the voters agree.

AL Cy Young – David PriceIt pains me to say this as

a Boston Red Sox fan but the Rays’ David Price could be AL Cy Young this year. With a dominant 20-5 re-cord, a 2.56 ERA and over 200 strikeouts, everything is in place for Price to walk away with the trophy. How-ever, Jared Weaver begs to differ. Weaver had virtu-ally identical stats to Price and both teams missed the playoffs, so what is the deciding factor in this de-cision? Simply said it is a coin flip, either could win it, we just have to see who will.

NL Cy Young – R.A. DickeyDickey was just simply outstand-

ing this year. His first half of the sea-son was spectacular and while his second half wasn’t as good, he did enough to ensure his Cy Young. His 20-6 record, 2.73 ERA and league leading 230 strikeouts will give him the trophy over fellow NL East pitch-er Gio Gonzalez of the Washing-ton Nationals. Much like the AL Cy Young though, this year in the NL is a toss up, both could win it but only one can and that man should be R.A. Dickey.

AL ROY – Mike TroutThis is a no brainer. Trout has a chance to win the MVP, so the

rookie of the year award is already his. The only other player that could receive votes is Japanese star Yu Darvish, who had a solid season but this award will be Trout’s, no doubt about it.

NL ROY – Bryce HarperThis is another no brainer. Though Harper didn’t dominate as

much as Trout, he will be the winner. The 20-year-old did things that veterans can’t even do and will only continue to get better as his career progresses. Honorable mention goes to Wade Miley, who was great for the D-Backs this year but much like Trout in the AL, Harper has this award wrapped up.

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MLB Awards Prediction: Who Will Be Added to the Record Books?

Justin Lovell

Sports Editor

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Women’s Soccer:Currently with a record of 10-4-1 and 6-1 in conference play,

the lady Red Dragon’s are doing fantastic. Their last big confer-ence win was 3-0 over New Paltz and they have two conference games this weekend on the road against Fredonia and Buffalo State to round out SUNYAC games until the tourney starts next week.

Men’s Soccer:Currently with a record of 9-5-1 and 5-2 in conference play,

the men’s soccer team is doing just fine. They had a big confer-ence win 1-0 over New Paltz and have two conference games this weekend at home against Fredonia Friday and Buffalo State Saturday.

Women’s Field Hockey:Currently with a 8-5 record overall and 3-2 in conference play,

this Friday’s home game vs. New Paltz will be important. It also kicks off the first of four straight home games for the Red Drag-ons. Their last big game was a 5-1 victory over Ithaca College Saturday.

Men and Women’s Cross Country:The cross country teams have an important meet coming up

Friday at Hartwick. The meet is known as the Hartwick Fast Race 5k and will be crucial as SUCO looks to crush our rival from across the wall. John Longo and Danielle Kennedy are two individuals to watch out for.

Men and Women’s Tennis: The men’s team is having a bit of a down season this year with a

record of just 1-4 in overall play. On the bright side though, they will look to have a better showing this spring when the second half of the season continues. The women on the other hand look strong with a record of 8-4 overall. Senior Danielle Browarski is having a solid final season for the lady Red Dragons, as they also will look to continue their powerful play, when matches start up again in the spring.

Women’s Volleyball:With a record of 16-9 overall, the volleyball team looks really

strong but with a 1-3 record in conference play they look to con-tinue to get better and more constistant. They have struggled recently but look to find their early season groove again as SU-NYAC play resumes this weekend at New Paltz.

SUCO Fall Sports Near the Finish LineAdam Lis

Staff Writer

Sports


Oct. 17


MLB Championship Series Prediction: Who is Going to the World Series?

Anthony Beers

Staff Writer

American LeagueChampionship Series: New York Yankees: The Baltimore Orioles were the underdog of the American

League East this year and surprised the baseball world when they earned a wild card spot in the postseason. Defeating the New York Yankees in the postseason after many years of agony for Orioles fans would have been the ultimate revenge. Time and time again they have been towards the bottom of the divi-sion while the Yankees have been on top. But the Yankees proved once again they are still top dog behind excellent pitching from C.C. Sabathia. There was great pitching from both teams in this series, but Sabathia’s four hit complete game shutout in Game 5 showed the world that the Yankees were still the best. They are in the ALCS yet again in search of their 28th World Series title.

Detroit Tigers: The Tigers overcame the magical Oak-land Athletics and put out the flame that was the A’s postsea-son run. The A’s had recently shocked baseball fans everywhere by stealing the American League West from the Texas Rangers. When they matched up against the Detroit Tigers, who won the weakest division in baseball, a lot of experts thought that the A’s would ride their momentum to a victory. When the Tigers jumped to a quick 2-0 start in the series, it seemed like the A’s luck might finally be gone. But then they came back and won two straight games to push it to a Game 5, until finally Tigers’ ace Justin Verlander ended the A’s postseason run. The Tigers earned a trip to the ALCS and Verlander looked like he was on a completely different level.

Prediction: The Yankees and Tigers survived the exciting underdogs in the Orioles and A’s during the divisional series and proved that experience in the postseason goes a long way. Both teams were able to succeed on the backs of their aces, the Yan-kees with Sabathia and the Tigers with Verlander. Both pitched Game 5’s, so expect their starts to have an even great importance this series. Triple crown winner Miguel Cabrera will look to con-tinue his record season and get the Tigers to the World Series, while the Yankees have to deal with the season ending injury to captain Derek Jeter. This series will come down to which team has the better ace. The answer to that question is tough but with Verlander, the Tigers will win in 7.

National League Championship Series: St. Louis Cardinals: Despite losing superstar Albert Pujols to

free agency and manager Tony La Russa to retirement, the de-fending champion St. Louis Cardinals haven’t lost a beat. It came as a shock to the baseball world when the Cardinals defeated the mighty Washington Nationals, who had the best regular season record in baseball. The Cardinals were up 2-1 in the series but Jayson Werth’s walkoff home run in Game 4 forced there to be a Game 5. The Nationals were up 7-5 in the top of the ninth but the Cardinals unbelievably put together a 4 run rally off Nation-als reliever Drew Storen to eventually win the game, 9-7. It was a thrilling victory that propelled the Cardinals to the NLCS yet again.

San Francisco Giants: The Giants were finished. They were down 2-0 to the National League Central champion Cin-cinnati Reds and appeared to be doomed. But somehow, the Giants saw the light. In an unbelievable comeback, the Giants ripped off three straight wins, stealing the series from Cincin-nati and earning a trip to the NLCS. Catcher Buster Posey hit a grand slam in Game 5 that was pivotal to the Giants getting a lead on the Reds with a 6 run rally. The Reds desperately tried to come back but their resistance was futile as the Giants had put together the unthinkable and won three straight to take the series.

Prediction: Both teams have put together unbelievable runs to get to this point, and have been to the World Series very recently. The Cardinals are the defending champions, and the Giants won two years prior behind dominant pitcher Tim Lince-cum. During that time span however, Lincecum is no longer a member of the Giants playoff pitching rotation, and has been demoted to bullpen duty after a tough season that surprised baseball fans everywhere. Both teams have aces in Matt Cain and Adam Wainwright, but due to the fact that the Cardinals have been able to overcome so much this season already, they are the favorites to win this series. The Giants have shown they have heart, but the Cardinals will win this series in the end in 6 or 7.

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If you are a baseball fan, then there is no better time of year than October. The play-offs are in full swing, and only the best teams are playing each other for a shot at the World Series. But Major League Baseball made

a small change to the playoff for-mat that made things unfair. Com-missioner Bud Selig decided to add a second wild card team to each league. Now, the two wild card teams face off against each other in a one game series, where the win-ner advances to the next round.MLB has a grueling 162 game reg-ular season schedule. The thought of making the first round of the playoffs as a one game, winner take all matchup comes off as sim-ply ridiculous.For proof of just how ridiculous this new format is, look no fur-

ther than the two inaugural wild card playoff games this sea-son between the Baltimore Orioles at the Texas Rangers, (for the American League) and the St. Louis Cardinals at the Atlanta Braves (for the National League). In both instances, the home team or the team with the better record lost. In the National League game, the Braves lost due to a questionable infield fly

call by the third base umpire, killing a potential Braves rally. If the playoff format that was in place last year was still in place this year, both the Rangers and the Braves would be playing in a five game series, while the Cardinals and Orioles would be at home

watching with their families.The only reason that Selig im-

plemented this new format was to have an extra game in which the league can generate money. Due to the fact that the league is now making more of a profit, it is un-likely that we will ever see the old wild card format again. So, I have a proposal that will both benefit the league and give a more de-served advantage to the team in the first wild card spot. Instead of a one game playoff, there will be a best of three series. But, dif-ferent from the later rounds, the

higher seed will be home every game, in order to eliminate an off day that would be used for travel purposes. Then with the ad-dition of an extra game, the possibility of a third game will give baseball even more revenue. While old-school baseball fans aren’t fond of baseball going

until November, a three-game playoff would be the fairest way to make sure the team with the better record has an advantage that they worked so hard to get throughout the regular season.

MLB Wild Card Format: An Ace or A Joker?Bobby

Lemaire

Staff Writer

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Campus Life

Men’s Soccer

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Oct. 17


Campus Life

Wednesday, October 17 2012, 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

“Rainmakers” will be shown as part of the American Museum of Natural History’s Margaret Mead Traveling Film Festival.

Directed By: Floris-Jan van Luyn2009 | 70 minFilmmaker and journalist Floris-Jan van

Luyn is on the front lines of modern China, depicting the country’s major histori-cal shifts through the experiences of the individuals living through them. In Rain-makers, he introduces us to four ordinary people who have become environmental activists out of necessity. Kept awake at night by the noxious fumes of a garbage incinerator, a Beijing woman unites her neighbors in a mass protest. A fisher-woman in a southern province circulates a petition to clean up the river polluted by a nearby paint factory. A tough-minded housewife from Hunan writes letter after letter to officials demanding the shutdown of a nearby factory poisoning her village’s groundwater. A small community of shep-herds in Inner Mongolia devise a plan to reclaim desiccated pastureland. While the government pays lip service to green economic policies, these hopeful citizens brave bureaucracy, cynicism, greed, and violence in their fight for the most basic of human rights: clean air and clean water. This event qualifies for the Social Respon-

sibility LEAD CreditFree with valid SUNY Oneonta ID, $3 for

all others.


Oct. 17

Culture

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Staff Writer

Kaylyn Boccia

Lifestyle

Fashion Dining Literature Technology Lifestyle

Obama’s Presidency Proves that

Racism Is Still Not Over

Society’s expectations for women to be tall, thin and "beautiful," are often dis-cussed. Rarely talked about, however are the societal expectations placed on men. The pressures placed on men go far be-yond physical appearance. Not only are men physically portrayed in media as tall, muscular, and model-like, which in itself can be challenging to keep up with, there is also a strong emphasis on how they are supposed to act.

Traditionally, to be masculine means to be physically strong, the provider, the one in control, and unemotional. We see this in classic romance movies where men are the ones helping women in distress. According to media portray-al, to be masculine, a man must reject all things that could be associated with femininity. Often, you will see a group of guys laughing at a friend when he says something “girly,” or “not manly.” But The Daily Beast suggests that infact we should “reimagine” the word masculin-ity. Men are expected to be strong, void of pain and emotion; if a man cries, he must hide it. This is because emotions are connected to weakness, and mostly associated with women.

However, men do have feelings and emotions, they are just taught to sup-press them. Commonly, men and

younger boys, are told, “Boys don’t cry,” or “Take it like a man.” These statements have become second nature in society that men and women do not even real-ize the true power these statements hold. “I definitely feel there are unfair expecta-tions for men in society, especially due to how men are portrayed in movies and TV shows,” said Oneonta student Mike Lockwood, “There is a feeling that men are not supposed to show any emotion, or show any pain, which I feel is unfair and can be unhealthy.” These suppressed emotions sometimes come out in forms of aggression and violence, which is an “acceptable” or “normal” way for a man to act. This can then lead to serious health issues such as addictions, weight problems, depression and unhealthy re-lationship patterns. Women wonder why it is so hard for

men to get emotionally involved in rela-tionships or to show intimacy and feel-ings. This is because from a young age they have been conditioned to believe that emotional acts belong to women, and are feminine. Years of this type of conditioning to fit into this “masculine illusion” has helped to create the average man we see today; “strong, aggressive, emotionless.”There are countless magazines, like

Cosmopolitan, that suggest tips for women to try to better understand men, yet most of these tips do not include ac-tually talking. For example, there is an article on Cosmopolitan entitled “Little Moves That Reveal What’s Bugging Him.” The physical expectations of a man,

although not as severe as the physical pressures put on a woman, are still pres-ent. The images the media has ingrained in consumers’ minds are skinny women and muscular men. The ultimate “at-tractive” man is very tall, muscular, and well dressed. The men who do not fit this model may feel inferior and are condi-tioned to work harder to fit this mold. Some men have turned to unhealthy substances, such as steroids, to reach this difficult goal. The pressures from society have be-

come so strong that the men, and wom-en who stand out as different than the definition of normal created by a hege-monic way of thinking, are looked down upon. Many people think that men do not experience the pressures that wom-en do, which is not true. It is important to realize that men are under pressure of easily conforming to societal expec-tations as well. The main difference be-tween the two struggles is that men tend to suffer in silence.

“Big Boys Don’t Cry:” The Meaning of Masculine

Lifestyle

Laura Nayibi Arias

Culture Editor

Might Obama’s presidency be the reawakening of rac-

ism in America, or has racism been among us all along? The

manner in which Obama is being portrayed in the me-dia by some people that op-

pose his presidency, might be proof still today, racism and discrimination is prevailing.


Oct. 17

CultureT h e S t a t e T i m e s

The Green Corner

Staff Writer

Adam Lis

Laura Nayibi Arias

Culture Editor

Culture Conglomeration

Most, if not all, of us have a cell phone. Some of us even have two cell phones. We love them; they help us communicate with other people geographically close to us and people across the world. Some say they cannot live without them, others are addicted to them. With an increasing population and greater demand for communication due to the incline in standard of living, cell phones and other electronics are needed today. With so many engagements and responsibilities, people want

phones to keep them organized and up to date with anything from current issues, to their choice of entertainment. Ac-cording to reporter Cecilia Kang from the Washington Post, in 2011 the number of mobile devices in America was at 327.6 million , while the human poupulation was at 315 million. You might be wondering what the problem with having a phone is but the problem is not that people have cell phones. But rather that because of over population, more of them are produced; people get updates and throw their old ones away. This is also the case with old televisions, DVD players, and other electron-ic devices.What people may not know or may not care to know is that

there is no "away," and today e-waste, short for electronic hazardous waste, is a critical environmental hazard. As sug-gested by Greenpeace, "Of the estimated 8.7 million tonnes of e-waste created annually in the EU a massive 6.6 million tonnes of e-waste is not recycled." Greenpeace also specu-

lates that the reason most of the e-waste is not being recycled is because many times people just store electronics that are no longer in use, delaying the process of them even think-ing to recycle them. When they finally decide to dispose the electronics, they mix them with their domestic waste and the electronics end up in a landfill. Electronics being used today are made up of many different

parts that are responsible for different functions and are usu-ally created with different materials and chemicals. Above is table created by ewasteguide.info that provides us with a list of the toxins in specific parts of an electronic device. When these devices are discarded irresponsibly, they end up in a landfill and sometimes even in water bodies. After a while, they begin to leach out chemicals and sooner than later those chemicals are in our soil, water, air, and bodies. Like any other hazardous chemical, once in our bodies they

are not friendly and can cause illnesses. E-waste is just an ad-dition to the sources of through which hazardous chemicals arrive into the natural world.

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It's football season and that means tailgating time! We all know every-one loves beer and food when watch-ing football, however pizza and wings can get tiresome after a while. So here’s a list of some of my favorite foods to make when I have guests over to watch the game.

Buffalo Chicken Wing DipIngredients:1 pound chicken breast1 small bottle hot sauce1 package cream cheese (softened)1 small ranch dressing bottle 1 bag of shredded cheese (your choice of cheese)

Instructions: Boil chicken until cooked thorough-

ly (30 to 45 minutes). Let it cool, then shred.In a bowl, mix the shredded chicken, 3/4 bottle of hot sauce, 3/4 bottle of ranch dressing. Then, spread cream cheese evenly in 8 x 8 baking dish. Pour the chicken mixture over the cream cheese. Sprinkle with cheese and bake at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes or until the cheese has melted.

BLT DipIngredients: 1 large tomato1 pack of real bacon bits or 1/2 pound of cooked bacon cut into pieces1 cup of sour cream1 cup of mayonnaise

Instructions:

Cut the tomato into small pieces. Mix the mayonnaise, sour cream, and ba-con in a bowl. Set overnight or for at least 4 hours.

Little Smokies Ingredients:2 packages of Hillshire Farms mini sau-sages1 bottle of Heinz chili sauce1 12-16 ounce jar of grape jelly

Instructions: Mix the chili sauce and grape jelly in a crock pot. Stir in mini sausages. Cook on high heat for several hours until sausages begin to darken. Taste test sausage after 4 hours (careful, they'll be hot). Turn off or lower heat when cooked to your liking.

More Scrumptious Snacks for Football

Season

T h e S t a t e T i m e sIssue 5

Oct. 17


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Fashion

Editor’s Pick

Copy Editor

Melissa Rosman

What is better than starting the fall season with new and al-luring women's accessories? Inspired by the Terracotta War-riors and a love for fashion, Alina Cheung and Yidi Xu released an accessory line entitled "Terracotta New York." Both of these women worked together as investment bankers at Credit Su-isse and familiarized themselves with the world of business. They were inspired to start an accessory line because of their love for accessories and their ap-preciation of the “underlying sim-plicity and pattern in menswear.” The line consists of bow ties, ties

and scarves which were all created for women. When asked about the feminine inspiration Cheung said, “You can tell a lot about a man by the type of tie they wear, wheth-er they are serious or more laid back. We thought it would be fun for women to have that option as well.” This line of accessories is ex-tremely versatile and includes fun patterns as well as solid colors. It is appropriate to wear the scarves, bow ties and neckties to a corpo-rate function or to a social event with friends. With their accessories, Cheung and Xu hope to encourage women to express themselves individually and in whatever way they want; as Cheung said, “That's ultimately what our brand is all about.”The inspiration behind the line came from the ancient story

of the buried Terracotta Warriors that were found in Chinese

soil. Each unique in height and design, 8,000 life-sized war-riors sculptures were buried to protect the afterlife. The war-riors were pastel in color ranging from blues to pinks. Found on the neck of each soldier was a necktie. The line of acces-sories are found to be similar in color to the colors in clay out of which the soldiers were sculptured. I was able to ask Cheung where the idea of the warriors is evident in their line

and she responded, “In addition to encourage individuality, 'Terracot-ta New York' also seeks to promote strength and confidence, qualities most certainly embodied by each solider.”The company was released online

on October 1, 2012, but Cheung and Xu can already tell that their recent sales have attracted a wide range of customers. Cheung said, “We encourage all women to rock a tie, bow tie or elephant print scarf!” However, they have noticed that their bow tie and tie sales have ca-tered towards a working profes-sional and college student popula-tion and their scarves fall within a

wider range of consumers. "Terracotta New York" is currently an online only company, but Cheung and Xu are hoping to expand channels soon. As for now, Terracotta accessories can be viewed and purchased online at Terracottanewyork.com. Enhance your collection with these unique women's accessories!

A new women’s accessory line inspired by the Terracotta Warriors?

I shout and no one seems to hear.I dance naked and no one responds.I wow my “self” and stand higherthan any mountain I have stood on before!No one sees me.Not till I fall.

I am deeper than the oceansand no one notices my meaningI have crawled out from rock with worms in handto prove my place in a time agoBrushed my “self” off and flew,no one sees my flight.Not till I fall.

I shout “hey”!I sing out!I move about!I talk!I write!I scream!No-one hears....Until I fall.

Oppressed,Alone.Dancing in a world to busy to hear.Enthralled by individual mountain climbing.Rightfully so!!!!

Will you see my message?Will you see the healing?Will you stop to really listen?If we are all on mountains or climbing them...How can we hear each other?Why wait...Until the fall?

Until I Fallby HaliJo Webster

Poetry for the People

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The Woman in the Dunes takes the reader on a jour-ney, along with the main character, towards self-dis-covery. The existentialist-inspired novel takes place in a sand dune that seems to have no escape for those who enter it, but once there, residing to the real world becomes the end to a bliss-ful dream.

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Editor’s Book Recommendations

Could you possibly imagine a world without books? What about a place where books are banned and getting caught reading calls for a trip to pris-on? Ray Bradbury answers these questions in the novel Farenheit 451, were the peo-ple are numbed by their reli-ance on society and the me-dia, to the point where they are not able to think for them-selves. Find out more about this intriguing plot and what happened to those who re-belled against this system by purchasing the book.

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Issue 5Pg. 18

Green Day Starts Off Trilogy with ¡Uno!

ArtsT h e S t a t e T i m e s

SUCO Students Strut Skills in Songwriters Club

MusicStaff Writer

Terrance McLeod


Green Day recently released their new album, “¡Uno!,” the first in a trilogy of albums that will come out in the next couple of months. This was a very anticipat-

ed album due to Green Day’s success, but they have experi-enced some fan backlash towards their last full-length studio album “21st Century Breakdown.” The album had a couple of hits and even spurred the creation of an “Across the Universe”-esque jukebox musical. However, some fans felt it was too far from the true Green Day sound. It was criticized for being concept heavy and not very anti-author-ity, such as the song “21 Guns” which pleads for people to “lay down [their arms].” On top of that, many fans didn’t agree with Green Day’s deci-sion to make a musical, called “American Idiot,” with dancers and har-monic voices as it drove home the point that may-be Green Day was selling out. “¡Uno!” lays all those wor-

ries to rest as the band returns to their simple, punchy music. There is no concept music here, just some good ol’ fash-ioned Green Day. It is like their 2000 album “Warn-ing.” That album, like this one, had significantly less distortion and pop-punk anthems in favor of slower and softer pop-punk.Some songs are fast and fun, like “Let Yourself Go” and “Loss

of Control.” The whole beginning of this album seems to be made up of these fast songs, but then a bunch of head-bob-bing slow jams pop up in the middle. While “Carpe Diem”

and “Kill the DJ” are some fun slow jam songs, they get put in the middle of the faster tracks. It feels like when a friend almost misses a stop sign and brakes abruptly. “¡Uno!” then winds down with “Oh Love,” which resembles a pop-punk Aerosmith song.This is by no means a bad album, but there are some mi-

nor issues with it. One would be the over-pol-ished and softer sound they developed; Green Day seems to be losing their edge. The songs seem very clean and formulaic, which brings to mind Blink-182’s lat-est CD. It has that aged feeling to it, where Bil-lie Armstrong’s age is finally becoming appar-ent, along with the rest of the band. Though it is nice that he threw a bunch of swears into the album, they seem a bit forced. Other than that, this album is definitely a step in the right direc-tion for Green Day. This is one of those “grow-er” albums that needs a couple of listens before someone can get into it. The anxiety is mount-ing for the next album in the trilogy dubbed, “¡Dos!” The hope of both fans and critics is that

this next record will have a similar sound in this long awaited return to the basics. Some have called “¡Uno!” a “throwaway” album due to it being only a part of a bigger piece, but hon-estly throwing away this listening opportunity seems worse. Listen for it on Wony 90.9FM or on the radio stream on the Wony website www.wonyfm.com.

MusicSenior Staff Writer

Michael Bonanni


Last Monday night was open mic night sponsored by the Songwriters Club. Throughout the night, students were able to showcase their skills. Students performed

original poems and songs in front of an audience of their peers. One performer, Lucner Frederique, who is a senior at SUNY

Oneonta, has been singing since high school. He became involved with the Songwriters Club during his freshman year. The club helped him spark his love for songwriting, which he plans on pursuing professionally after college. He stated, “The Songwriters Club and open mic nights have helped me step out of my comfort zone. I am real shy when it comes to my music because my music reveals who I truly am, so I get nervous when I perform in front of people. But as I continue, that nervousness depreciates over time and since my freshman year I have gotten progressively better.” If you enjoy music, then the songwriters club here on campus

is a great thing to get involved in. They meet every Sunday afternoon at 4 p.m. in the Fine Arts building in room 212. The club mission to work together to create original music and explore different styles and genres of music is accomplished by holding weekly meetings and live showcases, along with collaboration of members to make each other better.

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Issue 5 Pg. 19

MasqueRave Arts



MusicContributing Writer

Sara Buturla

On Thursday, October 11, 2012, Oneonta was introduced to Masquerave, a five-hour Electric Dance Music event held at the Oneonta Theatre. It was

brought to Oneonta by U Is Nation and Avid Entertainment. Masquerave first got noticed around Oneonta back in April of 2012 when Masquerave hosted its first show ever, in Albany, at The Washington Avenue Armory. This time around, the small but powerful EDM show is on the “Masquerave Fall City Tour” which included a mid-September show that played in Poughkeepsie, New York. Shows that are coming up include October 13, at Webster Hall in New York City, as well as a return to the Washington Avenue Armory on October 26.In attendance were students of both colleges, SUNY Oneonta

as well Hartwick. When you looked around you got a sense of the atmosphere U Is Nation as well as Avid Entertainment were setting up for. Neon colors and various masks lit up the room as you walked into the old fashioned theatre. The dance floor was located in between the classic theatre seating and a large stage with the biggest screen in central New York

displaying graphics throughout the show. Crowds of people danced the night away to some of their favorite EDM hits as well as some of the DJ’s own personal songs.The line-up for the night went as follows: the show kicked

off with DJ Fesco, who got the show going. Next was Aire Atlantica who truly turned up the show with some of his very own original mixes. The real crowd grasper was none other than DJ Miser who completely changed the mood with mixes from well-known EDM artists such as “Deadmau5,” “Knife Party” and many more. He even threw in his own dubstep remix of “Wonderwall” by Oasis. To end the show was a DJ known as Kido who did a great job of wrapping the night up. According to SUNY Oneonta junior Kyle Nonnon,

“Masquerave was a fun night out, different from the normal weekend.” The use of Facebook, as well as posters and flyers to get the word out, truly helped to make Masquerave such a hit. It was definitely worth the ten dollars for a night a little different than usual in Oneonta. The possibility of round two in town seems likely.

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Like fellow British star Adele, 2011 was a big year for Ellie Goulding. Her smash hit “Lights” was one of the most popular songs of the year, and was made even more

distinguishable by the infamous Bassnectar remix. It was an incredibly catchy song and brought the 25-year-old much success with her debut album, “Lights.” The record was a great folk-pop album with electronica strands that always put Goulding’s ethereal vocals at the forefront. It also produced another hit called “Starry Eyed” that, with vocal glitches and futuristic sounds over a hip-hop beat, showcased her natural ability to experiment. It may not have reached the success of “Lights,” but “Starry Eyed” still showed that her music was in more of the vein of Imogen Heap rather than Katy Perry, for the better. And this year’s “Halcyon” follows “Lights” with more experimentation but an even bigger stress on the electronica elements of her music. There’s plenty of pop too, but usually just as a result of the colorful synth landscapes that are constructed over the course of the twelve songs. “Anything Could Happen,” the album’s lead single, is an uplifting anthem that stands out among the rest, in part because of its isolated positive atmosphere. That’s not to say that “Halcyon” is a drag, because it really isn’t; it hardly stays in one place and flows better than “Lights.” Although the idea of love lost is a common theme,

Goulding constructs some of her most powerful songs from it. In particular, “My Blood” is a tribal powerhouse where her vocals range from trademark soaring soprano to breathy

refrains and is reminiscent of Florence + The Machine’s most energetic work. Elsewhere, “Figure 8” showcases her lower vocal registers over a driving dubstep groove—it proves her relationship with Skrillex is rubbing off on her music—and “Only You” is a soulful adult-pop track by way of Annie Lennox. Goulding, however, shines in all the styles

on “Halcyon.” The vulnerable “I Know You Care” is a beautiful piano ballad that recalls her famous cover of Elton John’s “Your Song” which gave her the recognition that got her the opportunity to sing at The Royal Wedding last year. In addition, her

take on Active Child’s “Hanging On” is made over with dubstep below her glittering vocals, while “Halcyon” retains the folk-pop of the debut, and “Dead In the Water” ends the album with strings and an arresting s t r i p p e d down vocal performance.

As a whole, though, “Halcyon” works very well and has a lot to offer; more than just a follow up to Lights, it’s also a sign of growth as an artist. This album should enable Ellie Goulding to keep her rightful position among some of the most influential British songstresses in the United States. She may not have the bold voice like Adele or all the big theatrics like Florence + The Machine, but with “Halcyon” she’s begun to carve out a niche of her own.

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Richie Feathers

Key Tracks: “My Blood,” “Anything Could Happen,” “Only You”Grade: B+


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Badfish Dives into Oneonta with a Sublime Setlist

MasqueRave Rages at the Theatre

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Badfish: A Trib-ute to Sublime is the answer

for the countless fans of Sublime that never got a chance to see the band play in the ‘90s, and Badfish certainly does them justice. Returning to the Oneonta Theatre on Saturday night after playing there two summers ago, Badfish strung together an incredible set of Sublime classics, including some lesser-known songs to cater to diehard fans. The members of Badfish are Pat Downes on lead guitar and

vocals, Joel Hanks on bass, Scott Begin on drums and Dorian Duffy on keyboards and guitar. These guys play original mu-sic under the moniker Scotty Don’t, and actually opened for themselves. Scotty Don’t plays a mix of reggae, ska and punk, similar to Sublime, the band after which their tribute is mod-eled. Scotty Don’t played for about an hour set, and then rolled down the Badfish banner to start the following two hour head-lining set. The band never faulted once and played with the same incredible energy and enthusiasm from the first song to the last.Badfish played every song a Sublime fan could want to hear.

Classics such as “April 26, 1992,” “Garden Grove” and a lesser known song “Waiting for My Ruca” were heard early on in the show. The crowd eagerly obliged by jumping up and down, skanking (a ska dance in which you kick your feet back and forth rapidly) or just simply grooving to the music. The middle part of the set included greats such as “Seed,” “Date Rape” and “Smoke Two Joints.” The band never stopped playing to talk to the audience or rest, and simply went from one Sublime classic to the next. Badfish did a great job of playing the songs the way they are expected to be played, but still adding their personal flavor to every song. They extended certain ones with rhythmic jam sessions, added a saxophone solo for an original take on “Doin’ Time” and even snuck in a sweet jazz number in the midst of another song.

Of course, Badfish saved the best for last. Fan favorite “Sante-ria” was played right before the band left the stage. Chants of “One more song!” could be heard by every wishful person in attendance. The band was welcomed with raucous cheering and applause when they came back on stage, and performed a truly special rendition of “What I Got,” arguably Sublime’s best and most well-known song. Throughout the whole show, a select group of bold concert-

goers would try jumping on stage, only to be shooed off im-mediately by security; that was not the case for “What I Got.” Halfway through the song a mass group flooded the stage and started an all-out party. About 15 happy music fans danced on stage with the band as the whole crowd in unison sang

the chorus “Lovin’ is what I got!” It was a great moment and encapsulated the friend-ly atmosphere of the show and the sense of Sublime fan camaraderie that Badfish brought to the Oneonta The-atre. It was an excellent show and reminded everyone in attendance how great the music of Sublime is, and that it will always live on as long as people like the members of Badfish continue playing it.

Alex Fredkin

Arts EditorMusic

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