The Robert Morris University chapter of the Society of Col-legiate Journalists, or SCJ, is sponsoring a fundraiser to-night, Oct. 13, at the Quaker Steak and Lube restaurant in Robinson Town Centre to raise funds for their upcoming trip to visit the Newseum in Washington D.C. Ten percent of the money taken in by the restaurant from 5 to 9 p.m. from patrons supporting SCJ will go direct-ly to the organization. Those interested in attend-ing the event need to bring a copy of a printed out flyer with them to present to their server. Those documents can be obtained by stopping by SCJ Faculty Advisor and

Communications Department Head Dr. Andrea Frantz’s office in Nicholson Center 423, or by contacting SCJ Secretary Alyssa Benson at ambst55@mail.rmu.edu. The fundraiser coincides with the Pittsburgh Penguins game against the Washington Capitals, which the group is hoping will bring in a good crowd. “We chose [Oct. 13] because of the Penguins’ game being that night, and we figured we’d be able to get a lot of peo-ple out to eat wings and have a good time,” said Benson. “Lots of people enjoy eating wings and watching hockey.” The group is hoping to raise money for their November

Compared to years past, Rob-ert Morris University’s Home-coming festivities were a little different. A concert, night game and fireworks were all added to this year’s itinerary. Tailgate Alley was packed hours before the 7 p.m. kick-off between RMU and Saint Francis University. A record 4,384 people at-tended the first ever night game at Joe Walton Stadium. Some spectators even had to line up behind the right end zone, creating an electric at-mosphere. “That was the most people I’ve ever seen at a football game here,” junior David Janicki stated. “I heard there were 2,000 tickets sold before the game. I was worried I wouldn’t get in.” Leading up to the game, the upper lot was packed with alumni and students tailgat-ing. Scott Blasey of the Clarks performed at 5 p.m. as a warm-up for the show the Co-lonial football team put on. During the 45-14 thrashing, fireworks were lit off from

the student parking lot after each one of the Colonials’ six touchdowns. “The crowd was awesome. Playing under the lights, shooting off fireworks when we scored made it exciting for us,” Central Cambria gradu-ate and junior safety Ben Ridgeley proclaimed. After the first quarter the 1996 East Coast Athletic Conference (ECAC) Bowl Champion football team was honored as they were among

dozens of former players in attendance. Former players like all-time leading rusher Myles Russ, All-American offensive line-man Corey Konycki and All-NEC linebacker Elias Navar-ro were also in attendance af-ter graduating a season ago. “It was nice coming back and seeing the team. Getting to talk to coaches and team-mates,” Konycki stated. At halftime Ryan Phillis and Ally Vignone were named

2011 Homecoming King and Queen in front of the largest crowd ever, which included the Steelerettes, cheerleaders for the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1961-1970. After RMU captured their second straight conference victory and moved into a tie for first place with Albany, a firework show was put on for all who stayed. “The fireworks after the touchdowns were awesome, but the show after the game

was even better. I think they should definitely have them again,” Student Program Board member Kiersten Metzger said. Fans, alumni and players to-gether in their celebration of RMU made the 2011 Home-coming one of the most memo-rable in school history. “I hope next year is even bigger and better. I don’t know what else they can do, but I’m excited to see,” added Metzger.

Robert Morris University’s Interfraternity and Pan-Hel-lenic councils plan on adding another sorority to campus in the spring. Last Wednesday, the women of Delta Phi Epsi-lon (DPhiE) sorority came to campus to give a presentation about their sorority to not on-ly the current interest group of RMU women, but also to the other sororities as well. DPhiE, which had colonized on campus in 1983 but faded out after 12 years due to a lack of interest, was the only sorority to apply to colonize

at RMU, which means that if approved by the girls of the current sororities, they will be able to settle first thing in the spring semester. “The university chose to bring a new chapter to cam-pus, but it’s up to the girls in the current sororities to choose who we let charter here,” said Scott Irlbacher, staff advisor of the Panhel-lenic Council. Tiffany Neal, assistant ex-ecutive director of DPhiE na-tional headquarters, along with five other women of the sorority, had the chance to present to the women of RMU as to why they should consid-

er choosing DPhiE. “Being a DPhiE sorority woman was the best decision I’ve ever made in my life. It allows you that opportu-nity to have that home away from home when you are in a strange place like college. It is a support system unlike any-thing else,” exclaimed Neal. It’s not common that a school has a chance to add a soror-ity, especially one the size of RMU. Normally, only five to 10 colleges add a sorority each year, and RMU being chosen to be one of those sororities is

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PHOTO BY BILL PATERSONOver 1, 150 RMU students and their guests attended the annual Homecoming dance on Oct. 7.

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Thu, Oct. 13Nuclear Medicine Club Meeting - 4 p.m.

- Benjamin Rush Center, Hot LabLatin Dance Lessons - 7 p.m. - Nicholson Center Food Court

Dodgeball - 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. - John Jay Gym

Fri, Oct. 14Hispanic Heritage Month Fiesta - 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

- RoMo’s CaféHypnotist Bob Hein - 9 p.m. to 11 p.m.

- Nicholson Center Food Court

Tue, Oct. 18Complimentary Chair Massages - 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

- Jefferson CenterOpen Mic Night - 9 p.m. to 11 p.m.

- Nicholson Center Food Court

Wed, Oct. 19 Mocktails with a Twist - 9 p.m. to 11 p.m.

- Nicholson Center Food Court

Thu, Oct. 20Free Alcohol Screening - 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

- Jefferson Center TV LoungeWorld Mental Health Day - 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

- Sand Volleyball Courts

Sat, Oct. 22Late Night Bingo - 10 p.m. to noon - RoMo’s Café

Mon, Oct. 24RMU Top Model Search - 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

- Nicholson Center Food Court

Tue, Oct. 25Flu Immunization Clinic - 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

- Jefferson Center TV Lounge RMU Top Model Search - 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

- Nicholson Center Food CourtInternship Seminar - 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.

- Sewall Center International SuiteOpen Mic Night - 9 p.m. to 11 p.m.

- Nicholson Center Food Court

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Police Blotter: September 28 through October 39/28 - Medical Emergency - Athletics called and reported an ambulance was needed at Joe Walton Stadium for a student having an allergic reaction. Valley Ambulance transported the student to Se-wickley Hospital for further treatment.

9/29 - Welfare Check - This department was asked to do a welfare check on a student residing in Concord Hall by a parent. Officers went to the room and found the student sleeping. The student was ad-vised to contact their parent and advise that all is well.

9/29 - Fire Alarm - Guardian advised of a fire alarm acti-vated in Ross Hall. Upon of-ficers’ arrival, the third floor had a light haze of smoke throughout it. It was deter-mined that a resident put food in a microwave and left the room. No damage was caused, and the alarm system was reset.

9/30 - Theft - A student re-ported someone taking his jacket and cell phone from Ro-mo’s Café. The cameras will be reviewed in an attempt to locate a suspect or suspects.

10/1 - Assist Another Agency

- Moon Township Police re-quested assistance with a party at an off campus loca-tion that contained RMU stu-dents. Officers assisted Moon Police Department and sev-eral students were cited for underage drinking by their department.

10/1 - Assist Another Agency - Coraopolis Police requested a female officer to assist in searching a female prisoner. An officer responded and as-sisted without incident.

10/1 - Departmental Infor-mation - While patrolling the Colonial Way lot an officer viewed a vehicle with severe damage. The officer contacted the owner, found that he was involved in an accident the night prior, and drove the ve-hicle back to campus.

10/1 - Fire Alarm - Guardian reported a fire alarm acti-vated in Concord Hall. Upon officers’ arrival, it was deter-mined that the cause for the alarm was burnt food. Offi-cers reset the alarm panel.

10/2 - Fire Alarm - Guard-ian advised of a fire alarm activated in Lexington Hall. Upon officers’ arrival, it was determined that the cause for

the alarm was the residents’ cooking. Officers reset the alarm panel.

10/2 - Medical Emergency - A resident student in Sa-lem Hall called and advised that her roommate passed out. Officers responded and the student who passed out was awake but unsure as to what happened. The room-mates transported the victim to Sewickley Hospital to be checked out by a doctor. The Area Coordinator on duty was notified of this information.

10/3 - Trouble Alarm - Guard-ian advised of a trouble alarm activated in Adams Hall. Of-ficers checked the building with negative results and notified maintenance of the trouble and to have Guardian check on the system.

10/3 - Trouble Alarm - Guard-ian advised this department of a fire alarm activated in Lexington Hall. Upon officers’ arrival, it was determined that the cause for the alarm was burnt food. Officers reset the alarm panel.

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Fri, Oct. 14The Andy Warhol MuseumLocation: 117 Sandusky St., North Side, Pittsburgh, PaTime: 10 a.m. - 10 p.m.Cost: FREE

Soldiers and Sailors MuseumLocation: 4141 Fifth Ave., Oakland, Pittsburgh, PaTime: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.Cost: FREE

National AviaryLocation: 700 Arch St.,

Pittsburgh, PaTime: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.Cost: FREE

Sat, Oct. 15Pittsburgh Ghost ToursLocation: Outside the main entrance of the Grand Con-course in Station Square, Pittsburgh, PaTime: 7 p.m. and 9 p.m.Cost: $16

Pittsburgh Symphony Orches-tra Performance

Location: Heinz Hall - 600 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, PaTime: 11 a.m. - noonCost: FREE

Fri, Oct. 21Good Fridays at The Andy Warhol MuseumLocation: 117 Sandusky St., North Side, Pittsburgh, PaTime: 5 p.m. - 10 p.m.Cost: $4

Friday Night Improv at Stu-dio Theater

Location: Studio Theatre, in the basement of the Cathe-dral of Learning in Oakland, Pittsburgh, PaTime: 11 p.m. Cost: $3

Sat, Oct. 222nd Annual Running of the WienersLocation: Bakery Square, 6725 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, PaTime: 3 p.m. - 7 p.m.Cost: FREE

Pittsburgh Ghost ToursLocation: Outside the main entrance of the Grand Con-course in Station Square, Pittsburgh, PaTime: 7 p.m. and 9 p.m.Cost: $16

For more information on free and low cost happenings in Pittsburgh and a local Stu-dent Discount Guide, visit LivingPittsburgh.com!

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Every year Robert Morris University sponsors many no-table speakers and organiza-tions that bring opportunities and insight to the city of Pitts-burgh, but more importantly to its students. Two of RMU’s major speak-ing events this year are the Pittsburgh Speaker Series in downtown Pittsburgh and the Speaking of Business series held on campus. The Speaking of Business se-ries, presented by the School of Business, kicked off its semiannual event with “The Arts as a Business” presenta-tion. This year’s Speaking of Busi-ness speakers were represen-tatives and members of the

Pittsburgh Symphony Orches-tra (PSO). The event took place in Sewall Center’s International Suite on Oct. 5. The moderator of the event was PSO board member Da-vid Iwinski Jr., who is also the managing director of a firm that assists cross bor-der mergers and acquisitions between China and North America. This year’s event panelists were Jim Barten, PSO vice president of public affairs, Yu-Ling Chengm, PSO vice presi-dent of audience development and sales, Basil Cox, PSO board of directors member, and Jeffrey Turner, principle bassist of the PSO. “We bring speakers from the [business] industry to talk to students about what’s

relevant in the market now,” said Dr. Gayle Marco, associ-ate dean of the School of Busi-ness. The panelists discussed their marketing initiatives, specifi-cally what they are doing to boost ticket sales. Marco’s principles of market-ing students have been work-ing closely with the symphony on this initiative. In an effort to further reach their genera-tion, they targeted the 18 to 25-year-old demographic. While searching for inno-vative techniques the class focused on successful indus-try leaders and, according to Marco, asked the questions, “What are they doing? How are they doing it? And does it reach our target audience?” As a capstone for this fall’s speaking event, the School of

Business is planning to take students to one of the sym-phony’s concerts. “We want to build a bridge between what the students learn in the classroom and the application of it in the indus-try,” stated Marco. Plans for the spring Speak-ing of Business event are still underway. The School of Busi-ness will be announcing the speaker(s) in the next couple of weeks. On the other hand, the Pitts-burgh Speakers Series is a series of seven lectures from October through April. The organization is celebrat-ing its tenth season of speak-ers this year. The organization’s website states, “Our distinguished speakers share with the audi-ence their unique experiences

and perspectives on a wide variety of topics - from world affairs to history, the environ-ment, authors, business and economics to arts and enter-tainment.” Ron Chernow, a Pulitzer Prize-Winning American his-torian and biographer, opened this year’s series at Heinz Hall on Oct. 12. Michelle Rhee, former D.C. Schools chancellor featured in the documentary “Waiting for Superman,” will be the next speaker in the series, present-ing on Wednesday, Nov. 2 at 8 p.m. The remaining speakers for the 2011-2012 Pittsburgh Speaker Series include Val-erie Plame and Joe Wilson, Michael Pollan, Azar Nafisi, Stanley McChrystal and Tom Brokaw.

The freshmen and seniors team won Robert Morris Uni-versity’s first powder puff football game that put fresh-men and seniors against the sophomores and juniors with a final score of 16 to 8 on Sat-urday, Oct. 8 at 1 p.m. in the Joe Walton Stadium. The Student Program Board, Residence Hall Association, intramural staff and student body were all involved in put-ting together this free event. “There seems to be a lot of girls interested. We’ve been trying to get this underway for three years, and I’m ex-cited it’s finally happening,” stated Bridget Bohonek, a ju-nior and president of the Stu-dent Program Board. Of the 66 girls who signed up to participate, only some 20 girls showed up for the

game. The freshmen and se-niors wore blue, while the sophomores and juniors wore red as their uniform color. Other students participated in other ways. For instance, senior Rob Papale was the freshmen and seniors team coach and sophomore Andrew Beal coached the sophomores and juniors team. Referees for the game were a few members of the campus’ intramural sports depart-ment, Powder puff football bears a much closer resemblance to intramural flag football rather than regular football. Literal tackling is prohib-ited in powder puff, so each player wears flags. When a ball carrier’s flags are pulled off, she has been “tackled.” A team has five downs allotted to them, but the first is only given after the 50-yard line is crossed.

The positions for the play-ers were assigned during the pre-game practice on Oct. 5. Each position was determined by the personal interest the player had in a certain place on the field. This system of selection was made possible due to the higher flexibility of the different positions in flag football. “Powder puff football is something I’ve wanted to es-tablish since starting my posi-tion, and I am really excited that we have so much inter-est in it this year. It’s just another testament to how en-gaged our students have be-come in campus life,” declared Armand Buzzelli, director of campus recreation. Situated in the middle of the homecoming festivities, the game both promoted a new sport and gave students time to make memories and have fun.

BY ERICA SABLOFSKISTAFF WRITER

First ever RMU powder puff game Who exactly is Wale?Last time Washington D.C. native Olubowale Victor Akintimehin, better known as Wale, was at Robert Morris University, he was a running back on a football scholarship in 2002. Wale’s return this month is the most highly anticipated music event in the universi-ty’s history. Despite the anticipation sur-rounding his on-campus con-cert, many students may not have heard of any of Wale’s albums. “Who is Wale? I thought it was pronounced ‘whale’ when I saw it,” stated senior graph-ic design major Frank Vieira. However, with hit singles “Chillin ft. Lady Gaga” and “Pretty Girls,” Wale is start-ing to garner national atten-tion. He comes to town on tour for his newest album, “Ambition,” working for the first time with the Maybach Music Group led by Rick Ross. The “Ambition” tour’s website suggests that Rick Ross could perform stat-ing, “Fans can look forward to more surprise performers throughout the tour.” Wale, like so many other musicians today, built a fol-lowing through the Internet. He released his first mix tape, “Paint a Picture,” in 2005 and has released one every year since for a total of six. For his 2008 mix tape, Wale released a “Seinfeld” inspired mix tape, “The Mixtape About Nothing,” which has 19 tracks that can be legally download-ed for free online. Many of the tracks include actual sound bytes from the show, including the infamous racist rant from actor Michael Richards, better known as

Kramer, from the hit series. The “Back to the Feature” and “More about Nothing” al-bums were released in 2009 and 2010, respectively. He has featured artists from Lil’ Wayne to Lady Gaga on his mix tapes, cutting his own niche in the industry. In his video blog, #NODAY-SOFF, in which he is blog-ging about the making of his newest album, “Ambition,” he said, “I don’t know what suc-cess is but it’s not in the form of record sales. Maybe we’ll know what success means when [Ambition] comes out.” RMU graduate Chris Rob-erts has been listening to Wale since the first mix tape and says RMU students have good reason to be excited for the show. “Not only is he a great mix tape rapper, but he makes great songs, too. He’s prob-ably my favorite rapper out there now. He’s just starting to get popular now, but he’s definitely one of the most talented rappers out there,” raved Roberts. Junior finance major Teagan Lindsay bought a ticket to the show two weeks ago and is pumped that Wale is perform-ing. “This is definitely the big-gest event RMU has put on, at least since I’ve been here. He’s going to put on a great show,” stated Lindsay. The only thing left for Wale to do now is to live up to the hype that has been built up around the show. The concert will take place at the Sewall Center on Oct. 27. Tickets cost $15 for students and can be obtained in the Of-fice of Student Life. General admission is $20. Doors will open at 8 p.m. and the show starts at 9 p.m.

BY SEAN WHITFIELDONLINE EDITOR

Speaker series to offer multiple viewpoints to studentsBY MARIA MAUTISTAFF WRITER

trip to the Newseam and oth-er sights within the nation’s capital. SCJ is looking to cover the costs for the tickets to enter the Newseum, which comes to approximately $21 per person. “We’re taking 15 to 17 peo-ple, and the trip will cost us well over $2000,” said Frantz. “We’ve already raised a por-tion of that designed to help us with our tickets to get in to the Newseum, so if I had a goal in mind, I guess it would be 17 times 21, which would be the ticket price.” A visit to the Newseum would prove to be an invalu-able resource to the group to help better their education

and understanding in their chosen field of journalism. “The society for collegiate journalists is all about jour-nalism education,” said

Frantz. “We dedicate our-selves to educating the gen-eral public about a free press, the first amendment and American journalism.”

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PHOTO BY ANDREA FRANTz2010 SCJ induction ceremony

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Recipients of the 2011 Rande & Georgia Som-ma Integrity First Business scholarship were recognized on Oct. 13 in the International Suite of the Sewall Center during the first School of Business Ethics Workshop, which simulated a real-world gathering of business professionals to evaluate case studies. Ellen Martin, Alexander Olijar, Steven Tessa-ro and Stephanie Vanscavish were announced as the 2011 Rande & Georgia Somma Integrity First Business Scholarship winners. They each received $2,500 grants as well as an entry under the Undergraduate Research category on their Student Engagement Tran-scripts, stated Associate Professor of Manage-ment and Chair of the School of Business Eth-ics Committee Dr. Daria Crawley. In fact, any student who simply applies for the scholarship is given credit on their SET. However, the work involved is no easy task. “I definitely did a lot of research on the Mar-cellus Shale,” stated accounting junior and scholarship recipient Stephanie Vanscavish in regards to her research for the 2011 Integrity First scholarship. “Probably a good week and a half or so of research and asking people differ-ent questions.” Intersecting the scholarship with the Ethics Workshop this year gave students a chance to meet with one another to demonstrate and dis-cuss ethics in the business world. Nearly 170 business students attended the workshop in which they were able to see first-hand how one may go about the process of evaluating a case study similar to the one se-lected for the scholarship. Crawley and Professor of Marketing and As-sociate Dean of the School of Business Dr. Gay-le Marco intended the workshop to be more of a “two-dimensional” experience whereas the scholarship is more “one-dimensional.” “[Through this workshop, we’re] broadening who we are serving with this ethical integrity type of discussion,” explained Marco. The purpose of the workshop, according to Crawley and Marco, was to serve as a real-world example of critical problem solving and

evaluation that focused on the ethical issues and various stakeholders in which students lead each other to a consensus. “You want to have some set of experiences in an environment where if you didn’t think of something it’s not going to be as costly here...,” explained Crawley. “This is a way to kind of figure out and say, ‘I didn’t think about that. I don’t know if I agree with that, but I guess I have to at least consider that.’” Group leaders from Dr. Jeffery Guiler’s Ad-vanced Labor Management Relations and Ne-gotiations class facilitated each group in order to reach a consensus. Another major component to entering the business-working world is networking, accord-ing to Crawley and Marco. Thus, the opportunity to mingle with stu-dents with different concentrations and fac-ulty of the School of Business also benefited students, adding an additional dimension to the evening. “It gives us the opportunity to work with our students in a different situation,” said Mar-co. “Usually students view us as ‘we do the grades,’ and they don’t see us in the same light as we’re here to help you as well. So, this re-ally is an activity where they’ll get to know the faculty a lot better.” Rande Somma, RMU alum and former CEO of Johnson’s Control, a Fortune 500 company, concluded the workshop with a brief speech and announced the topic of the 2012 Rande & Georgia Somma Integrity First Business Scholarship. Since first being awarded in 2008, the Integ-rity First scholarship has had a range of top-ics. Past topics include improper business tech-niques, outsourcing at Travelocity, product lia-bility and how the company responded to their customers, and Marcellus Shale. The deadline for the 2012 applications is yet to be determined but will be sometime in Jan-uary 2012. Vanscavish encourages all business students to take advantage of this opportunity. “Other than the fact that it is a scholarship and there’s money involved, it really gives you a place outside the classroom to show what kind of research and work you can do,” she said.

BY ANDREA ZANAGLIONEWS EDITOR andJORDANN GARLOCKSTAFF WRITER

2011 Integrity First scholarship awarded

a great opportunity, Irlbacher explained. Statistically, it’s easy to see that another sorority is in high demand right now. The number of women registered for recruitment this year is higher than it’s ever been at RMU. Currently, each sorority is only allowed a total of 38 members in their organiza-tion, stated Irlbacher. This semester, they’ve already had to turn students away from their organizations due to the number of interested women exceeding their cap. According to Irlbacher, there are two options to solve this problem: either raise the cap of the sororities or add anoth-er one in the spring semester. If DPhiE is chosen to colonize at RMU, they will be ready first thing next semester. “Our recruitment will begin

Jan. 23 through Jan. 31. Our colonization ritual and recep-tion will be held on Feb. 11 and our colony program will begin Feb. 13. The girls will proceed with their six week pledge program and they will be chartered on April 14,” said Neal. It’s now up to the women of the Zeta Tau Alpha and Del-ta Zeta sororities to decide if DPhiE is a good fit for RMU’s campus. Olamide Adebiyi, a sister of Delta Zeta sorority, spoke about her sorority’s opinion on the possibility of DPhiE com-ing to campus. “We voted as a chapter at our meeting and the vote was unanimous. We all agree that they’re a good fit for our campus and will bring a lot of good things to Greek life,” said Adebiyi. Delta Zeta sister Amanda Mcguire also agreed that an-

other sorority would only strengthen Greek life on cam-pus. “We’re super excited be-cause we need a variety in the Greek system. With just two sororities, we are limited and can’t have a full Greek life ex-perience,” added Mcguire. Liz Pifer of Zeta Tau Alpha sorority asserted that they have not voted on this deci-sion as a chapter yet. At their next meeting, the women will decide whether they think DPhiE should colonize at RMU. If they decide that this soror-ity is not a good choice, other sororities will be able to apply for colonization next semester and begin in the fall of 2012. DPhiE was originally found-ed on March 17, 1922 at New York University Law School and is now a prestigious na-tional sorority that accounts for 79 active chapters.

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My best friend from high school was getting married. She is a Mor-mon. She insisted that her three best friends from home come to her wedding at the temple in Salt Lake City, Utah. She also wanted us to wear matching dresses, and they had to fit her criteria: knee-length, covering your shoulders and navy blue. Okay. So the hunt was on. Luckily the four of us had been best friends for some time, and we are all the same exact build. Problem 1: None of us could get together in the three-week period from when she got engaged un-til we ended up together at some airport in Arizona. Yes, it was the school year, and none of us go to school in the same state. Miss “I’m-getting-married” was on winter break. We ended up giving up and being a seamstress, I made three navy-blue, shoulder-covering, knee-length dresses. We also could not afford plane tickets. Luckily, the bride’s dad was a pilot. So the wedding was a week away, and Miss “I’m-getting-mar-ried” stopped giving us informa-tion and stopped talking to us al-together. Problem 2: We didn’t know where we were going or how we were get-ting to this unknown place, or if she still wanted us to be there. We went on, the three of us trying to decide what to do, talking to our parents and each other. So the day came, Em had gotten an early fight from the pilot father, the other

two had to try to get out of the one airport on one ticket. So instead of packing bags, we dressed up in professional outfits and walked through the airports like the oth-er flight attendants. We made it in, and on the flight to Arizona as standby passengers with one tick-et. When we arrived, our next flight had already departed with Em. Manda and I got stuck, unable to make it to the rehearsal dinner. We made it to the airport in Salt Lake City on the next flight. Along the way, I found out that one of my cousins was getting married in Salt Lake City that same weekend. So we attempted to go to her bachelor-ette party instead of the rehearsal dinner. We never made it. We had no money and were forced to walk what we thought was a half mile but ended up being more like five miles. Along some back alley, we got picked up by Em and the bride’s little brother. We got to the hotel, saw Miss “I’m-getting-mar-ried,” gave her presents and chat-ted until we fell asleep. The next morning we met all the members of her family and his family, along with Mr. “I’m-getting-married,” for the first time. The bride looked amazing and had a beautiful gown. Pictures were taken, and the three of us were back on the road to get back to the eastern part of the U.S. for classes. So the pilot took the three of us to the airport and got us a trip home, or at least to Las Vegas. Not so bad. Problem 3: None of us were 21

and for once, we knew no one in the area to house us for a night, and we had $8 between the three of us. But the luck turned, and I met a nice older man on the flight, who was from Vermont, and we had a nice long conversation about where we were going and the sticky situation we were in with flights. We talked about books and skiing. When the plane landed, the nice man stood up and pulled out a roll of $100 bills and handed me one. Now, I knew I needed this more than him. We had not eaten in a day and couldn’t afford airport food. I told him I did not need it to be nice, but I was desperate. I knew it could feed all three of us. So, I ended up taking it, with-out telling them what had hap-pened, we got off the flight and checked the status of our next flight, which we all three had a slim chance of getting on. We were trying to find other final destinations. Once all arrange-ments were made, we sat down, and I explained to the girls what had happened. During the wait-ing period before our next flight, we ate a nice dinner, courtesy of my new friend. We made the next flight, all back to the same final destination, and had Man-da’s boyfriend pick us up at the airport. Although this may have been the most hectic 24 hour or less period of my life, at that point I realized I had three best friends that would do anything for me, and I for them.

In recent years, one particular trend has begun to multiply and spread rapidly. Its presence is lurking in hip coffee shops, college food courts and elite parties. Thousands of popular re-tailers are creating profit from it, and people of all ages are happy to supply them with their money. The fad? The concept or appearance of a nerd.” Before you decide whether this is true or not, glance around at those wearing glasses. How many of them are dark, thick or squarely framed? How many are real, and how many are, in fact, lacking prescription lens-es and were most likely bought at an accessory store? Chances are, the re-sults are oddly accurate. These “geeky” glasses are not the end of it, however. When dealing with a super-sized fad, a large amount of merchandise within the topic is al-most always involved. Video game themed t-shirts, comic book allusions

or any other obscure form of enter-tainment are often related to those self-professed “nerds.” The more vin-tage the reference, the higher level of credibility these individuals receive. Websites like thinkgeek.com or per-sonalnerd.com embrace the growing nerdy culture. As if the names were not evidence enough, their products are intelligently designed to attract those following this trend. By just tak-ing a casual browse through think-geek.com, one can find light saber flashlights, Linux referenced T-shirts and LED belt buckles scrolling the word: GEEK. Halloween costumes are no stranger to this sweeping trend, ei-ther. One of the easiest, last minute costume ideas of some young adults is to simply pair a sweater with dorky glasses. Or, for the economical nerd, punch out the plastic lenses of a 3D movie theater pair and be on your merry, dorky way. Where did this geek frenzy originate from and why is our generation close-ly following it? Is it really because of Generation X’s technological influence

or is it purely a momentary fad? In 1984, the film Revenge of the Nerds was released. The protagonists (portrayed as obvious nerds) were os-tracized and harassed until the very end when they do, in fact, get revenge. Even after a successful and somewhat positive depiction of these “geeks,” there was not a large epidemic of teen-agers dressing in nerdy fashion in the ‘80s. So why am I writing this piece? It is not because I particularly loathe peo-ple who wear thick-rimmed glasses or like to follow popular trends. It is not because I needed a good topic I could shamelessly complain about and it is certainly not due to any amount of conceit. I merely think we, as humans, tend to create a lot of bizarre habits and it is interesting to explore deeper. For example, besides all of the com-mercialism surrounding the style, I have noticed how it has also provided us with a crutch in social situations. Have you ever heard the phrase, “I know, I’m such a nerd,” in a casual conversation? Chances are the words

that came out of that person’s mouth minutes before were seemingly em-barrassing. “I stayed up until 3 a.m. last night watching a Law and Order marathon. I’m such a nerd.” Using this phrase is basically a get-out-of-jail-free card when sharing something unconven-tional or quirky. It is even used to brag by those who choose to abuse it. “I’m totally into obscure, indie films at the moment. I’m such a nerd.” What this theoretical person is really saying is, “My life is so much more interest-ing than yours and this is proved by the referral to myself as a nerd.” In conclusion, if you would like to join the nerd movement, do me a fa-vor; strive to complete a geeky goal first. Read a book from the canon of literature, see a little known play or learn a new language. Master a video game, work in Adobe Photoshop or vote in every election. Do something that challenges the accepted norm and enriches your life.

Geeking Out: The Nerd Revolution BY LEAH MOOSESTAFF WRITER

A Day in the Life: One Wild WeddingBY HEIDI HICKLESTAFF WRITER

PHOTO BY HEIDI HICkLE

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The United States has always been viewed as a melting pot subserving cultures around the world. No need to travel across the ocean to find an Egyptian scarf or an Irish claddagh. You may find ethnic materials sometimes even in the most remote town within this vast coun-try. Therefore, as a foreigner arrives in the soil of this fiesta land, he or she ought to keep in mind that the American culture is mostly a representation of a collection of cultural ideolo-gies. That does not mean that there is not a cultur-al trend inborn in this country. Pop culture for the most part was built within the American society. For instance, homecoming and tailgat-ing are exclusively American traditions, and as a foreigner, those are entities needed to experi-ence the true American culture. Although it is a myth, numerous times, people wonder if the United States is free of authen-tic traditions not realizing that many practices celebrated elsewhere are American practices in nature. American traditions are incorporated in the other countless traditions coming from around the world. There may not be a folkloric culture in the United States, but all of those contemporary values, including watching a football game on a Sunday night, grilling on a Labor Day weekend and joining a fraternity or sorority in college, are parts of this American sensation.

This past weekend was Homecoming weekend at Robert Morris University, which meant that the entire university was beautifully decorated in white, red and blue, and the campus atmo-sphere and ambiance was exalted. Students, dressed in cocktail attires, gathered inside Sewall Center which was transformed into a gigantic dance floor. The next day, par-ents, alumni, students and RMU football fans all scattered between Sewall and Joe Walton stopping at each table whether to donate to the variety of fundraisers or to grab a hotdog bun and/or a colonial cheerful gear. In the upper parking lot of the Sewall Cen-ter, where the heart of the tailgate dwelled, the smell of grilled food disseminated all the way through the front of the stadium. I walked through the heavy traffic with music blustering through the crowd, and in the back of my mind paraded the same thought, “this is a true American environment.” Everyone was having fun. During the game, the overpacked stadium never missed to cheer for the touchdowns and fueled at every miss and penalty. It was a truly beautiful scenery of RMU un-der the stadium lights. As a foreigner, those are the kind of moments that remind me of the importance of a community bonding over a tra-ditional ambiance, and for the United States, that was a community bonding time. To truly know a culture, one must mingle with the people of the culture. So what better way to connect with the people of this contem-porary land?

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Alcohol Awareness Week 2011“REALITY CHECK: The Truth

regarding Alcohol Abuse on Campus”

Sunday October 16:7:00pm- Petition Signing & Opening Discussion- Nicholson Cafeteria Students will lead a discussion regarding the purpose of celebrating

National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week, and sign a pledge not to abuse alcohol.Monday October 17:

11:00am – 2:00pm- Be a Hero Pledge- Nicholson Cafeteria The Hero Campaign is a designated driver program where we work with local

establishments to make sure they are giving free non-alcoholic beverages and possibly appetizers to designated drivers.

9:00pm- “The Truth” by Speaker Joe Mull-Hopwood Hall Using various types of media, stories, and lots of humor, this program

challenges participants to more deeply examine the expectations they have about college life.

Tuesday October 18:11:00am – 2:00pm Be a Hero Pledge- Nicholson Caféteria

5:00pm- Impairment Goggle Simulation- Nicholson Cafeteria Students will be able to simulate the effects that too much alcohol

has on their bodies by wearing “Drunk Buster Goggles” and playing video games.Wednesday October 19:

11:00am – 2:00pm- Be a Hero Pledge- Romo’s Café 6:30pm “Straight Talk with Armand”- Jefferson TV Lounge

Armand Buzelli, Director of Campus Recreation at RMU will engage students in a personal account of the importance of responsible drinking.

9:00pm – 11:00pm “Be a Superhero Mocktail Party”-Nicholson CafePAAR- Pittsburgh Action Against Rape will host a “Mocktail Social” event which demonstrates how students can enjoy themselves without alcohol.

Come for a night of trivia, food and prizes.Thursday October 20:

11:00am – 2:00 Be a Hero Pledge – Romo’s Café 6:00pm-8:30pm T.I.P.S. Training - Salem Hall Conference Room

RMU’s Crisis Counselor, Randon Willard, will conduct a national certified training program entitled T.I.P.S- Training for Intervention Procedures

9:30pm-10:30pm Alcohol Screening – Salem Hall Conf Room Students will have the opportunity to complete a confidential survey outlining their

own alcohol consumption and how those decisions may impact their lives. NCAAW 2011 is hosted by the Office of Residence Life and

the Center for Student SuccessFunded by a grant from the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board

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In a much different world, the Swedes captured Britney Spears and programmed her to sing for the Swedish in their language. The fact is The Swedes made the album. For this reason, the writing and production credits should read “Written and Produced by the Swedish.” Wunderkind Max Martin got his big breakthrough writing material for Spears and the Backstreet Boys. With this kind of rhetoric, people might have outsourced every conceivable job in America. Most of the songs were written by men aiming to capture a teenage girl’s ramblings on record-- which is somewhat paradoxical no matter the time period. Spears took no active role in the creation of the album; she was simply the vocal vessel that happened to book time in the recording studio. These songs are inevitable drivel with little depth-- all about boys, boys, boys and how they alternately make her crazy/fall in love-- and simple subject matter. How-ever, the album’s impact and appeal were enough to warrant this review. There was a time, the writer of this review actually owned the CD. In fact, at age nine, he can recall mak-ing a fuss over a skipped “Oops…I Did it Again” CD and forcing his father to drive to Kmart to exchange it on a rainy Sunday afternoon. The first three notes of the title cut represent the im-print that bubblegum nation would leave on music in the years to come. “You Drive Me Crazy’s” Stop! remix is a bit tastier than what’s offered here. “Sometimes” has schmaltz written all over it from start to finish. “Soda Pop” doesn’t have enough fizz. Its raga inflected flavor is less than satisfying. It is questionable that “Born to Make You Happy” was not released as a single in the U.S. “From the Bottom of My Broken Heart” is unusually

Ambition seems to be key this semester at Robert Morris University (RMU). The university’s football team is actually living proof of this with Jeff Sinclair being the poster child for it as quarterback. During the homecoming game last Saturday, Sinclair led the team to a victory against the Saint Francis Red Flash. Along with the entire football team, Sinclair as-sured an unforgettable moment for the fans at the first night game at RMU under the stadium lights. “He had an amazing game” said Kevin Ran-dolph, a sophomore at RMU, regarding Sinclair’s performance. While watching the game, one could not help no-ticing Sinclair’s hustle as he showed the school, alumni and RMU fans the very reason he is a star player on the team. Sinclair operates under the motto of hard work and determination being key to living. When asked about what was his everyday routine, Sin-clair answered, “Practice and Class.” As part of the football team, he has to stay in good shape and active. “During my off season, I try [to] stay active by playing basketball, walking, [and] do anything...” Sinclair said enthusiastically. Although Sinclair decided to come to RMU spe-cifically for football, he fell in love with the cam-pus. He explained that the small feel made it very easy for him to meet people and the classroom sizes increased the opportunity for him to know his professors. Sinclair, being a junior majoring in business, devotes most of his time to football and school. Meanwhile, his days either begin with his first class or homework that he must finish before class and end at midnight. Sinclair still manages to make time for his friends and teammates for social activities. He enjoys playing X-Box, watching movies or

shows on MTV or Comedy Central with his room-mates, spending time with his girlfriend, or eat-ing at the cafeteria with his teammates. “If I don’t have to, I don’t… [do it],” said Sinclair regarding whether he cooks or not. However, he admitted that he made many pizzas, which is his favorite meal, this summer. Sinclair is quite aware of the fact that all work and no play is not healthy and that there must be some balance. With only a few semesters left at RMU, Sinclair seems to be ready for whatever the future throws at him. “I would like to continue... [to play] football as long as I can,” he proudly said. “I don’t have any-thing figured out all the way.” Sinclair is a powerhouse on and off the field. For this reason, he was asked about what he would say to the ones on campus who look up to him. “I’m a regular person,” he answered modestly. “I really don’t want to be anyone’s role model, but I’d tell them to keep going. If they’re younger and playing football, I’d tell them to keep playing.”

The Robert Morris University faculty is joined this fall semester by an ac-complished filmmaker. This fall’s Rooney Scholar from Italy, Luca Guardabascio, is a filmmaker, a writer, an actor and a producer. Guardabascio, from Eboli and Cam-pagna, Italy, started writing at a very early age. “Writing is my passion,” he said. He was six years old when he was first published. His school teacher ed-ited 70 short stories that he wrote in a matter of six day, and published 300 copies of them. “My imagination was full of things,” he explained. At 13 years old, Guardabascio re-ceived a video camera from his father.“With the video camera, I filmed ... [a lot of] of movies,” he said. Guardabascio made a lot parodies, such as The Godmother and Natural Pork Killer. When he was 15, he filmed a parody TV show named Eboli Vice, which be-

came very successful and sold all over Italy. Guardabascio attended a university in Rome. “My first idea was to be [an] actor and [a] writer,” he said. However, his parents encouraged him to study something more. “I discovered [that my] level of film-making was very good,” Guardabascio said. For this reason, Guardabascio decided to pursue a career in film. 15 years ago, Guardabascio filmed two successful independent movies, and a successful TV show. Task Force, the show, which is about a task force that helps people in nat-ural disasters, was filmed in many countries in the world, such as Brasil, South Africa and Malta. Guardabas-cio will film the third season in June 2012. When it comes to his semester at RMU, Guardabscio hopes to help stu-dents have a better understanding of the culture of Italians. “Our culture is not just pizza... [and] spaghetti,” he said. Guardabascio explained that Italians have a different way of life.

“The Italian people can overcome sit-uations,” he said. He will concentrate in teaching Ital-ian movies to students. “In this full semester, I’ll try to ex-plain the important point of view of our cinema,” he said. He talked about the fact that even tragic movies contain some sort of comedy. “They forgive the tragedy very soon,” he explained. Guardabscio also talked about his way of teaching at RMU. “Students teach you a lot of different things,” he said. He explained that in each class, there are different brains and person-alities found in each student. “You have to understand what they feel...[and] their history...” he said. “You have to build a connection with them.” For this reason, Guardabascio does not prepare a fixed schedule for class-es to allow a more flexible environ-ment. “Teaching for me is like a hobby,” he explained. “I want to break the rules.” He also wants students to have good

memories of him. “I take my personality to each class,” he added. To Guardabascio, the difference be-tween the school atmosphere in the United States and the one in Italy is the students’ characters. He describes RMU students as shy and respectful toward their professors compared to the ones in Italy. “Students are happy to be on cam-pus,” he added. Although it is Guardabascio’s first time in the United States, he ex-plained that he grew up knowing a lot about the country. “I grew up with Hollywood... [and] New York,” he said. He described the city of Pittsburgh as a clean and friendly city with beau-tiful people and good food. Guardabascio will film a tragic com-edy on campus with Michael DiLauro, the director of the Academic Media Center, and famous actor, Ron Palillo, from October 16 to November 5. He welcomes students to watch the filming and see the finished work, which should be available sometime next year.

BY CHAUNCEY ALEXANDERCONTRIBUTOR

Successful filmmaker becomes this fall’s Rooney ScholarBY HEIDI HICKLESTAFF WRITER

Jeff Sinclair opens up to RMU

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“...Baby One More Time”

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sincere and could have been a bigger hit than its originally. “I Will Be There” seems to channel “As Long As You Love Me”-- a Max Martin-written track-- by the Backstreet Boys. “I Will Still Love You” doesn’t really stand out on the album-- not a bad track, just inconsequen-tial. It raises the question of who is Don Phillip. “Thinkin’ About You” is quirky and an undeniable feel-good song-- there is potential with this track to give Britney artistic viability akin to Mariah Carey’s efforts. “E-mail My Heart” is a

nice song with a bad title-- a fourth-grad-er could have made it up. “The Beat Goes On” is a reworking of the Sonny & Cher original, but falls just short of inter-esting. If anyone chooses to do his or her own ‘research’ and listen to the album, they should not expect introspective writing and technologi-cally advanced production work. Having few expectations, will help people enjoy it and have a great nos-talgia trip back to third/fourth grade. the Hits: …Baby One More Time, From the Bot-

tom of My Broken Heart. The title track is just too good to pass up. Broken Heart may not have been written by Spears, but it is a good breakup record and could use a place in her greatest hits releases. the Pits: Soda Pop. Why is it on the Pokemon first movie soundtrack? Cut

and paste is not a proper substitute for assembling a soundtrack, let alone a playlist meant for Kiddies. Now You Know: Hit Me Baby One More Time was the original title, but was shortened to to avoid the wrong message about do-mestic abuse.

Horoscopes

Relieving stress through fashion

BY HEIDI HICKLESTAFF WRITER

BY SHALIDA-ANN DOBBINSASST. FEATURES EDITOR

aries (Mar. 21 – apr. 19) – Adventure lies around every corner in this upcoming week. You look to your elders for advice on which path to follow, but you realize only your heart can help you decide. Lucky numbers include 15, 25, 24.

taurus (apr. 20 - May 20) –Week after week you have been waiting for an event to turn things around with someone you care about. It may not be what you expect. Things will begin to fall into place. Lucky numbers in-clude 11, 16, 27.

Gemini (May 21 - June 21) – You always have a friend to lean on, but do not let them get in the way of who you desire to be. Good things can come from letting go, and following sepa-rate paths. Lucky numbers include 13, 17, 26.

Cancer (June 22 - July 22) – Your busy life-style will discourage others from being your friend. Do not let this interfere with those you wish to be with. They will come around. Be sure to let them into your life. Lucky num-ber include 5, 14, 12.

Leo (July 23 – aug. 22) – A small mishap has turned into a huge dilemma. Enjoy the fun of the things you will do to fix your problems. A new and better friendship may be the out-come. Lucky numbers include 1, 8, 18.

Virgo (aug. 23 – sept. 22) – Everyday, you begin to feel older and more mature. Take ad-vantage of it. Meeting older and more expe-rienced people will lead you to more success. Lucky numbers include 10, 19, 48.

Libra (sept. 23 – Oct. 23) – Although many things have fallen into your lap in the past, things may change. Deciding who you are and what you are to do will be one of the big-gest challenges you face. Lucky numbers in-clude 3, 30, 13.

scorpio (Oct. 24 – Nov. 21) - Being the boss is something you’re used to. This week, you will be switching roles with someone you never imagined. Follow their lead, you don’t always know best. Lucky numbers include 21, 4, 52.

sagittarius (Nov. 22 – Dec. 21) – Stress is something you feel often, and it is not com-pletely out about one particular thing. Don’t let it take control over you. Sit back and enjoy the ride. Lucky numbers include 2, 34, 43.

Capricorn (Dec. 22 – Jan. 19) – Things are not as you want them to be, but be careful before you wish for them to change. You have many enemies lurking behind corners. Your attitude has to change on the subject. Lucky numbers include 6, 20, 17.

aquarius (Jan. 20 – feb. 18) – Plans change once again. The final outcome was not what you wanted once again, and it is not going to get easier. Learn to understand yourself be-fore advising others. Lucky numbers include 4, 49, 53.

Pisces (feb. 19 – Mar. 20) – People come and go in your life as often as the minutes pass by. You have gotten so used to it, you don’t realize you will miss someone special until it is too late. Be thankful for those you have. Lucky numbers include 7, 6, 29.

Many people may find fashion stressful when shopping or just trying to find the perfect outfit. However, it does not have to be stressful. Some people play a sport to relieve stress and others, who are fashion lovers, flip through magazines or shop for sales at their favorite store. Sometimes, fashion can be a person’s friend when he or she is tired and does not want to go through another unproductive day. A way to relieve stress through fashion is to reorga-nize a wardrobe. It is a good opportunity for people to realize the good sense of style. They can also take advantage of this moment to do-nate their old clothes to a local charity. It will make them feel proud of themselves and refreshed to have cleared out the old to make room for the new. Another way to relieve stress is to make an inspi-ration board, which contains everything that inspires one’s outlook on his or her style. To make it, people just need to have fabric swatches, a small bulletin board, magazine cut outs, push pins, and a good amount of imagination. Using push pins help people change the inspiration board when their style inspiration changes. If someone wants to do something other than make a inspiration board, he or she can window shop. How-ever, some people would prefer to not window shop to not be reminded of their limited income. However, they can always save for the item they re-ally want. As soon as they purchase it, they a sense of accomplishment. Hosting a swap party is also a good way to relieve stress through fashion, especially when one would

rather be with friends. A swap party is designed for people who want to ex-change clothes they no longer wear with others. The only rules to this party is that the clothes need to be unwanted, but in good condition. It will be surprising for people to see how many clothes they can leave with. Light refreshments will help turn this event into a party. Attending fashion weeks will also help people relieve stress and become ahead in the fashion world. New York Fashion Week is a dream place for any fashion lover to attend. However, the tickets can be very expensive. For this reason, people should attend a fashion week in their cities. In addition, anyone can volunteer to help. The fact that Pittsburgh Fashion Week is new, the creator and vendors are always looking for volunteers, models, and local designers. When people are not busy, They can turn the nega-tive energy into something positive by creating a fash-ion blog to show the world their personal style. They can even set it to private to keep it as a personal fashion diary. It is a great way for people to make a name for themselves because fashion blogs are taking over the industry. If designing is something one would rather try, he or she should enroll in a sewing class, which tend to be free or inexpensive. He or she will be able to gain a new skill and relieve stress. All of these ideas are meant to be fun and to relieve stress. People should never take fashion too seriously because it is not the enemy. People should stay true and fashionable while trying to relieve unneeded stress.

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For a while, the question wasn't when J. Cole's debut album was com-ing out, but rather if it was. Signed in 2009 as Roc Nation's first artist, Jermaine Lamarr Cole showed his immense talent in both rapping and producing with two critically ac-claimed mixtapes in “The Warm Up” and “Friday Night Lights.” But that's all they were - mixtapes. A first re-lease date, Oct. 24, 2010 was put out, but after the album's initial first sin-gle "Who Dat" flopped on the charts, the album was pushed back. People started criticizing Cole for his alignment with Jay-Z, along with his incapability to create a chart-topping single. Some of Hov's proté-gés like Beanie Sigel, Memphis Bleek and Freeway floundered under his eye and never became the stars that they were imagined to be. Therefore, with that kind of history, Cole falling into the same trap was a pretty com-mon belief. And the day that many people nev-er saw coming is finally here. Cole World: The Sideline Story combines the Cole whom people have grown to

love and appreciate over the past few years with his storytelling ability and the Cole who caters to the main-stream a bit more than his previous

projects. A nice balance between the two gives the listeners a great debut that appeals to all masses. "Lights, Please" and "In The Morn-

ing" are immediately recognizable for Cole fans, as they were on pre-vious mixtapes. This drew criti-cism from some because they want the album to consist of only new songs to be fresh. However, the reasoning behind putting them on the album - "Lights, Please" was the song that got him signed, while

"In The Morning" really increased his buzz. In addition, they're great songs to begin with. Therefore, it doesn't hurt the LP at all. The standout tracks are located in different spots of the album. After an interlude in which Cole tells a story about spending a night in jail the day of getting signed, "Sideline Story" combines guitars and a piano in a beautiful mix, while the lyrics discuss his rags to riches story. "Lost Ones" is an incredible concept track that brings forth a conversation be-tween a couple after an unexpected pregnancy. "Rise and Shine" show-cases loud and pompous horns and a humorous Jay-Z interview sample at the beginning, while "Breakdown" is a more somber track that talks about the desire to give up in three differ-ent situations. "Mr. Nice Watch" is a completely different sound than the rest of the tracks, building off the ever-growing dubstep influence that worked well for the track's featured guest, Jay-Z, on his latest album, “Watch The Throne.” And speaking of Hov, the album's second single "Can't Get Enough" with Trey Songz has a vibe of Mr. Carter's "Big Pimpin'" from back in the day. There's not one full sound on this album, but rather a col-lection of them that gives the listener a wide range of enjoyability. Cole World: The Sideline Story is one of the year's best rap albums and should make Cole's boss very happy. An album that was delayed for so long was definitely worth the wait.

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The RMU NCAA men’s hock-ey team gained their first win of the season against a famil-iar Atlantic Hockey Associa-tion (AHA) foe, Mercyhurst in the consolation game of the Mutual of Omaha Stampede tournament. The 2-1 victory was led by goals from junior forwards Zach Hervato and Adam Brace, and a 29-save performance by junior goalie Eric Levine. In his first game of the sea-son, Levine held Mercyhurst scoreless for over 53 minutes before Mercyhurst forward, Trent Frey, tallied the Lakers lone goal. Hervato, opened the scoring at 9:55 of the first with the assists on the goal going to senior forward and captain, Trevor Lewis, and sophomore Colin South. “Colin South did a great job all game of battling along the boards and so did Lewy (Trevor Lewis),” recalled Hervato. “We won the battle [with] Lewy chipping me the puck, and I saw an opening and took the shot.” Considering the fact that Mercyhurst knocked the Co-lonials out of the 2010-2011 AHA playoffs, Hervato’s goal for the Colonials was huge. “It felt good to get that first

goal under us,” admitted Her-vato. Just 59 seconds into the second period, junior forward, Adam Brace, scored the even-tual game winner for the Co-lonials. The second Colonials goal was set up by senior forward, Ron Cramer, and junior defenseman, Brendan Jamison. Mercyhurst ended up out-shooting the Colonials 25-30, but the Colonials made more out of their scoring opportuni-ties. According to Hervato, the Colonials win against Mercy-hurst had a bit of a revenge feel to it. “It felt very good due to the fact that they knocked us out of the playoffs last year, there was definitely a revenge fac-tor,” explained Hervato. “It’s only the first meeting be-tween us; I don’t think it will feel right until we beat them the rest of the season.” South also agreed that the game against Mercyhurst was a big one for the Colo-nials, but it was not all of the redemption they want. “Although it didn’t count as a conference game, I think it was a game that everyone was excited to play,” said South. “The guys who were here last year still remember how it felt to lose to Mer-cyhurst in the playoffs and

although it didn’t gives us all the redemption we want it was still nice to get the win.” Lewis was named to the All-Tournament Team and the Atlantic Hockey Honor Roll with a goal and an assist, and Levine joined Lewis on the Atlantic Hockey Honor Roll for his performance against Mercyhurst.

“It was a great honor to be named to the All-Tournament Team,” said Lewis. “There were a lot of great hockey players at the tournament, so to be recognized amongst them was a good feeling.” The Colonials finished the tournament 1-1 after a loss to Colgate on Friday (3-1) and a win against Mercyhurst (2-1).

“It was a solid team effort and it was very important for us to get a win to get some confidence heading into a big weekend against Air Force,” explained Lewis. Next up for the Colonials will be a road game at Air Force on Sunday October 16 at 8:05EST.

RMU men’s hockey gets first win of the season against Mercyhurst

The Robert Morris Colonials did not disappoint the 4,384 ruckus fans at Joe Walton Stadium Saturday night as they defeated the Saint Francis Red Flash 45-14. RMU scored on five of their first seven possessions and took a 35-0 halftime lead before the real fireworks began after the game. Quarterback Jeff Sinclair found tight end Shadrae King from 24 yards out to open the scoring at 2:10 in the first quarter. After Sinclair scampered for a 64-yard touchdown, he found King again from 16 yards out and the rout was on. Before the half ended, Sinclair counted for two more Colonial scores, a 25-yard pass to fullback Jamar Cromwell and a 22-yard rushing touchdown. Sinclair finished 10-for-15 with 155 yards, three scores and one pick while he lead the team in rushing with 110 yards and two touchdowns. King had four catches for 66 yards to go along with his two touchdowns. The defense held the Red Flash to 227 total yards and forced four turnovers, two interceptions, forced three fumbles and recovered two. SFU didn’t score un-til 4:17 of the third quarter when most of the first team defense was removed. “We played well this week. Last week

we got going and improved for this week,” cornerback Alex Tarr said. Tarr along with linebacker Kyle Cooper had the two Colonial interceptions which kept SFU off the board. Safety Eric Low-ry led all Colonials in tackles with seven as Steve Mitchell and Chris Setticase each registered a sack. Since Albany defeated Duquesne 38-10

they along with RMU are the only two undefeated teams within Northeast Con-ference play and are currently tied atop the standings with a 2-0 conference re-cord. RMU defeated Albany last year 38-0 en route to the NEC title. “Next week is going to be a big game. We’ll work hard in practice and we’ll be ready,” Tarr added.

RMU puts on a show in front of sellout crowd

BY BROOKE SMITHSPORTS EDITOR

BY JUSTIN CRIADOSTAFF WRITER

Zach Hervato scored the first of two Colonial goals against Mercyhust at the Mutual of Omaha Stampede tournament.

#14 Jeff Sinclair, QB throws a pass during RMU win over Saint Francis on Saturdays homecoming game.

Upcoming home games

Friday October 14th1:00: women’s field hockey

3:00: women’s soccer 7:05: women’s hockey

Saturday October 15th7:05: women’s hockey

Sunday October 16th

noon: women’s field hockey1:00: women’s soccer

Friday October 21stnoon: women’s field hockey

1:00: women’s soccer3:00: men’s soccer7:05: men’s hockey

Saturday October 22ndnoon: football

7:05: men’s hockey

Sunday October 23rd1:00: women’s soccer

PHOTO BY BILL PATERSON

PHOTO BY BILL PATERSON

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Press Maravich, the coach and father of hall of famer “Pistol” Pete Maravich once said, “A dream is nothing more than a big challenge placed upon yourself.” A number of Robert Morris University basketball play-ers have taken this statement to heart making the jump to play professional basketball over the last couple of years. RMU alumni including Jer-emy Chappell (Poland), Rob Robinson (Germany), Mezie Newigwe (Libya), Jimmy Lan-ghurst (England), and Gary Wallace (Norway) have taken the challenge, packing up and moving abroad to follow that dream. Although, few people realize the life of professional basketball player may not be as glorious as it seems. A career outside of the Na-tional Basketball Association (NBA) can be a difficult one. According to players, the pay-checks are a mere fraction of NBA contracts, if you get paid at all. In an article for SB Nation, Dan Grunfield, a basketball player who has played in both the NBA and

Europe wrote, “Not getting paid as a professional ball-player outside of the States is a regular occurrence, but ob-viously, there are no blanket statements that apply to ev-ery player.” Also, according to media reports and anecdotes, NBA players live a life of luxury staying at five star hotels while on the road. This is not the case with many European teams. Jeremy Chappell, who graduated from Robert Morris in 2009, shared photos from a European hotel he stayed at last year showing dirty bath water and a sink with no fau-cet. Grunfield also wrote, “I’ve been on both NBA and Euro-pean road trips, and let me tell you, they’re not even close. There are may be five or 10 basketball clubs overseas that can come anywhere close to duplicating the type of travel that goes on in the NBA.” He continued, “Private planes, unlimited food and luxury ho-tels may be the norm in the NBA, but Europe is not the NBA. Oftentimes, playing in Europe or other countries overseas can mean all-day bus

rides, knee-to-armpit coach seats, roommates, dinner in the airport and stuff like that. The glamour and fame are just a flicker of the prestige that surrounds the NBA. International players leave their country, family and customs behind as they head overseas for long periods of time. Players say it can be very difficult to be away from their home and family. Chap-pell laments, “Just trying to get around the city and [catch] taxis, [they] don’t understand you and you can’t read street signs, it’s hard.” Following the initial lan-guage barrier, the next chal-lenge is often cultural differ-ences. Mezie Newigwe, who graduated from Robert Morris in 2010, plays in Libya. He feels, “The hardest part about playing in Libya was probably getting used to the culture. It was definitely a culture shock being in a predominately Muslim country but nonethe-less a humbling experience.” Adding to the already dif-ficult transition, the amount of time spent training is im-mense. Countless hours are spent in the gym doing drills,

conditioning and weight lift-ing. Even outside the gym, their lives revolve around bas-ketball. What you eat, how much you sleep, your social life and many other facets of their lives are greatly influ-enced by your responsibilities as a basketball player. Despite the challenges and difficulties of playing over-seas, many players continue to fight to keep their dream alive. The reality is that on-ly around 0.00545% of the 550,000 student-athletes playing high school basket-ball in America each year will be a first round draft pick in the NBA but chances are even slimmer with players coming from overseas. These players shrink the percentage down to 0.00454% according to Jeff Rabjohns of the Indianapolis Star. There are definitely many challenges and difficulties about playing overseas. The question then becomes, what keeps their dream alive? The chances of making it in-ternationally are only slightly higher and yet there’s some-thing intangible that drives these players to continue.

There’s a passion in their hearts not to quit. In the end, the five star hotels, fame, comfort and money is not what it is all about. It’s about a lot more than that; it’s truly a love for the game. Gary Wallace who graduated from Robert Morris Univer-sity in 2011 now plays for the Tromso Storm in Norway. He explains his desire to continue playing, “My pure love for the game is what keeps me going every day.” “As I look over my child-hood, I can remember all the sacrifices I made such as giv-ing up free time, vacations, birthdays, holidays, and sum-mers just to make it to college and pursue both an education and basketball. So now that I’ve obtained my degree, why should I quit now,” explained Wallace. Knowing you gave it all you had is what makes it worth it. When you look back at your life and you know you worked as hard as you could and took your dream as far as it could go, you can look in the mir-ror with no regrets. At Robert Morris and around the world the dream still continues.

The other side of the dreamBY TREADWELL LEWIS CONTRIBUTOR

When Paul Colontino started as head coach of the Robert Morris women’s hockey team he hoped the team would be able to get off to a good start, and carry the momen-tum throughout the season. The team started off just as he hoped this past weekend as they swept a home series against the Lindenwood Lions. In game one on Friday night, the Colonials started early in the first and never gave up. Courtney Langston and Re-becca Vint both tallied their first goals of the season to give them the lead after one. The team came out firing in the second when Thea Im-brogno scored a power play goal just 19 seconds in. Jamie Joslin, Kathryn Stack, each added a goal in the second, and Vint tallied her second of the night to increase the Colo-nials lead to six. Coming out of the intermis-sion, Katie Fergus was able to score her first goal as a Co-lonial, while shorthanded, in the third period before Cobina Delaney added one more to cap the scoring. Sophomore goaltender, Kris-ten DiCiocco got the start in net and earned the shutout while turning away all 14 shots that came her way.

“I thought she did a great job,” expressed Colontino. “She played very confidently, she handled the pucks and re-bounds well, and showed con-fidence in her game.” DiCiocco’s performance earned her a place on the Col-lege Hockey America Honor Roll. The next night the Colonials were at it again, and tallied two even strength goals in the first period with the goals coming from Brianna Delaney and Kelsey Thomas. Following the first inter-mission Cobina Delaney in-creased the Colonials lead to three, before the Lions rallied and tallied two power play goals to cut the lead. Soon after the Lions second goal, Katie Fergus tallied her first goal of the game to increase the Colonials lead. Brianna Delaney tallied her second goal of the game to open the third period, and put the Colonials up by three. The goal led to Brianna Del-aney tying the all-time career points record for the women’s hockey program, a feat she was excited about.“It’s a great accomplishment, and a great way to start off my senior year,” she said. “I’m really looking forward to hav-ing a successful season and seeing the team excel.” Less than two minutes later Vint scored on the power play

for her third goal of the sea-son, and with less than two minutes left in the game Fer-gus scored her second goal of the night. “A two goal game boosted my confidence as a player but was also exciting because I am a freshman,” remarked Fergus. Fergus’ three-goal weekend helped earn her CHA rookie of the week hon-ors. The win marked the second in two nights for the Colonials and completed the sweep of Lin-denwood. Al-though it was a good start to the season, Coach Colon-tino believes the team still has some work to do. “We want to work on the c o n s i s t e n c y of our work ethic from top to bottom,” said Colon-tino. “For all 60 minutes opposed to 40 minutes or spots here and there.” Although

the Colonials have won two straight games, the team plans on keeping momentum by working hard with the plan of improving each week. “I think the team will keep improving every weekend as our opponents get better,” explained Brianna Delaney. “Everyone is working really hard and excited to have an-

other home weekend. It’s im-portant for us to keep focused on the next game continuing with our success.” The team looks to continue their early success this week-end when they host Minneso-ta State at the Island Sports Center on Friday at 7:05 PM and Saturday at 2:05 PM.

BY ALYSSA BENSONASST. SPORTS EDITOR

Women’s hockey starts season with a home sweep

Freshman forward Katie Fergus scored three goals in the Colonials series against Lindenwood and was named CHA Rookie of the Week.

PHOTO BY MATT POLASkI

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After defeating Sacred Heart 1-0 in double overtime on October 2 and home before traveling to Connecticut for matches against Quinni-piac and Central Connecti-cut State, the Robert Mor-ris women’s soccer team will return home for a four game Northeast Conference home stand against beginning Octo-ber 14. With a shutout victory against the SHU Pioneers, se-nior goalkeeper Jessica Olin became the Colonials all-time wins leader in the history of the women’s soccer pro-gram. Olin turned away all five Sacred Heart shots en route to her 20th career victo-ry in only 45 career matches. “It is a great honor and I am proud that I have been able to break this record in my time here at Robert Morris,” Olin explained. “I could not have done it without my team in front of me.” On the Connecticut road trip, the Colonials let an early lead slip away against the bobcats, but bounced back with a 3-1 triumphant victory against Central Connecticut State. RMU’s eight total wins thus far in the season ties a wom-en’s soccer team record set by the 1999 and 2009 teams. Robert Morris returns to the North Athletic Complex for a home stand that features Mount St. Mary’s, Monmouth, Fairleigh Dickinson, and

Bryant University. Last season, the Colonials split matches against these four teams, defeating the Mountaineers and Hawks, but dropped contests against the Knights and Bulldogs. Midfielder Lauren Thomas believes that NEC competi-tion renews many of the Colo-nials’ long-standing rivalries. “Monmouth will challenge us both mentally and physi-cally and hopefully we can come out on top,” stated the native of Wheeling, West Vir-ginia. “Getting picked eighth in the preseason poll is really motivating us to make it to the NEC tournament. We’ve worked too hard for our sea-son to end early.” After the two goal victory against the Blue Devils, Rob-ert Morris improved to 8-5-1 overall which puts the Co-lonials in a four way tie for fifth place in the NEC. De-spite owning a 2-2 conference record, RMU still has the most important games of the season ahead of them, which could possibly include the Northeast Tournament which would begin on November 4. “The past three seasons in which I’ve played we’ve al-ways been okay but we are always trying to get out of the hole. Things are different this year,” explained Thomas, a senior. “We have a desire to go all the way and it’s never been like this before.”

The RMU men’s soccer team lost its fourth straight contest on Sunday, falling to Quin-nipiac by a 2-1 final. The Co-lonials are now winless in Northeast Conference play, and have only six more games remaining on the schedule. Prince Samuels scored the lone goal for RMU just eight minutes into the match. The Bobcats converted the equal-izer in the 41st minute, and the game remained tied at one headed into the half. Quinnipiac capitalized on a penalty kick in the 79th min-ute, which proved to be the game winner. “We had plenty of chances to win the game and didn’t,” said head coach Bill Dennis-ton. “They got a penalty kick which was ridiculous, and we lost again; very frustrating.” “After we scored the first goal, our effort level dropped a little unfortunately and we allowed Quinnipiac to get back into the game,” said ju-nior defender Sam Colosimo. “They also got a generous penalty kick in my opinion, so despite our effort we were a bit unlucky.” “Unfortunately, luck wasn’t on our side and we came out on the losing end,” said ju-nior goalkeeper Toba Bolaji. “Nonetheless, we did put in the effort to win.” Moving forward, the Colo-nials now have to start win-ning games to have a chance to reach the NEC tournament in November, and their leader offered up some encouraging

words after Sunday’s defeat. “After the game, I told the story of the CCSU team in ’07,” said Denniston. “They had one point in their first four games, and the day they played us we helped them turn it around. We were winning 1-0 at halftime and shouldn’t have been, and they ended up beating us that day 2-1. They won five in a row af-ter that and went to the Final 16. “We certainly have the abil-ity, the soccer gods just aren’t on our team right now,” Bolaji shed some light on the mood of the team after their fourth loss in as many games. “You can imagine that no one is happy that we have started 0-4 in conference,” said the Vaughn, Ontario native. “At

the same time, we try to keep a positive environment be-cause being negative will not help us. It is very tough, but it requires everyone to put their egos away and come together as a team.” Coming together will become an essential element for the squad with only a handful of regular season matches re-maining. “I think we as players need to dig deeper and find a way to be winners; we need heart and we need to believe,” said Colosimo. “Everything that can be said to motivate us has been said, we just aren’t get-ting it through our heads for whatever reason. And there’s nothing Coach Denniston can do about it; it’s on us.”

For the Robert Morris wom-en’s basketball team, success was never the norm around the locker campus. In the two previous seasons before head coach, Sal Buscaglia ar-rived, the Colonials went 1-17 in the Northeast Conference and 1-25 overall, and a record 2-15, 3-24 the following year. Things started to shift after Buscaglia came to the team and rejuvenated the squad. Buscaglia coached Robert Morris to a 12-5 conference re-cord and 20-10 overall record in his first season The average fan can tell there was a definite difference in play just by looking at the re-cord. Not to mention Busca-glia found success wherever he stepped foot in. Before Colonial basketball, he coached at Hilbert Junior College. There he led the team to 93 straight league wins, eight straight tourna-

ment titles, eight straight na-tional tournament champion-ships and a 249-62 record. In the 1988-1989 season, he took Hilbert to the Elite 8. Preceding that, Buscaglia coached at Buffalo University. He completed five 20-win sea-son in eight total. After Buf-falo, head coach Buscaglia got hired at Manhattan and led the Lady Jaspers to a 79-65 record. In only his second sea-son, Buscaglia took them to a 17-win season, making that Manhattan’s fifth-highest season total in history. “I think it’s more important to focus on the process,” said Buscaglia. “If you focus on the process and the journey, I think the end result will be highly likely yours.” Since Buscaglia came to Rob-ert Morris, the Colonials have posted six winning season and three Northeast Conference championships. In the 2009-2010 season, his Robert Morris squad set team records for regular sea-

son wins with 22 and conference victories with 17, while leading the team to its first outright NEC Regular Season Championsh ip and an even-tual postseason WNIT Tourna-ment. The ap-pearance marked the fourth con-secutive season RMU played in a national tourna-ment. Buscaglia has tough competi-tion coaching in the city of Pitts-burgh. In the ar-ea, the Pittsburgh Panthers are always competi-tive and the Duquesne Dukes were one of the best in the At-lantic 10 conference last year according to goduquesne.com. The Colonials placed third in the Northeast conference

last year and are starting to be talked about with the Panthers and Dukes when it comes to success. Buscaglia commented on their credibility by saying, “Third place to us is not suc-ceeding. I feel that we are

at the level of a Pitt and Duquesne.” When fans talk about bas-ketball teams around the ar-ea, instead of mentioning Pitt and Duquesne, Buscaglia’s success will make them start to mention the Colonials.

BY JONATHAN FISHERSTAFF WRITER

Basketball success starts with coaching

Women’s basketball head coach Sal Buscaglia will look to Artemis Spanou among other players to lead the Colonials to victory.

Men’s soccer falls to Quinnipiac

PHOTO BY RMU ATHLETICS

Women’s soccer:Colonials meet win recordBY NICK BUZZELLI STAFF WRITER

BY BROOKS BRATTEN STAFF WRITER

PHOTO BY BILL PATERSONThe men’s soccer team is hoping to end their 0-4 run against NEC opponents and make a run for the playoffs.