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7/0&01,2.3Kicking off the holiday season

here at SUNY Potsdam was the Community Performance Series’ presentation of the classic tales of “The Gift of the Magi” and “Amahl and the Night Visitors,” as per­formed by the Crane Opera Ensem­ble and Orchestra. While both sto­ries are tasteful choices in an era of tacky holiday tales steeped in capi­!"#$%&' "()' *+,%-("#' %$.($/0"(0+1'the real magic of the bill came from the outstandingly talented members of both the pit orchestra and actors on­stage.Based on the classic O. Henry

short story, “The Gift of the Magi” tells the tale of a young couple deeply in love and poverty stricken. On Christmas Eve, the lovers make the promise not to buy each other gifts, as the two may not be able to make rent for the next month. The infamous coup de grace of the story though is the irony in its resolution, as each buys gifts for the other that they can no longer use due to the %"0,$/0+%'&")+'2-,'!3+'!,$(4+!%56%' $!' 7"%' &8' /,%!' 2-,"8' $(!-'

-*+,"1' 9'7"%'*:!'-22'"!'/,%!';8' !3+'absence of spoken lines. To the un­couth ear, it seemed like the melo­dies the actors sang were mostly

inconsequential, and sounded much as if a group of friends decided to sing everything they spoke for a day. The opening scenes, enacted by William Boulter II and Joy Jones as Jim and Della, respective­ly, seemed a little too over­the­top (note the role of Della was played by Emma Simon for the Wednes­day and Friday performances). As the production rolled on, however, the complexity of the music and synchronization of the orchestra’s tune with the actors’ melodies re­vealed itself as a wonder to wrap one’s head around. The constant shifts in tonality and meter became an exercise in concentration, and it soon became clear the production was meant to be enjoyed in a fash­ion similar to a conceptual album: best critiqued as a whole, rather than by the individual tunes them­selves. All of the actors on stage gave

rock­solid performances, barely missing a note, move, melodramat­ic expression or tender embrace. The times at which the performers harmonized complex arpeggios or executed back­and­forth polypho­nies impressed me into absolute stillness, with exception, maybe, of the gradual slackening of my jaw throughout the show. Especially as­tounding was Sara Sania El Housse­

iny’s performance as Della’s close friend, Maggie, which required the singer to execute some formidable

vocal runs. Like all aspects of the show, however, the lines were pre­cisely elocuted.

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At approximately 1:50 a.m. early on the morning of Nov. 6, an unknown assailant repeatedly punched and kicked a SUNY Potsdam student in the Knowles South el­evator. The suspect, who had been riding the elevator with the victim, was described as a white male and had made derogatory state­ments about the victim’s parents and cloth­ing immediately prior to the attack. Since then, many students including some Knowles South Residence Life staff who are familiar with either the victim or incident, have spec­ulated that the crime may have been a ‘hate crime’ perpetrated against the victim due to his race.The victim, who requested his name and

ethnicity remain undisclosed as a condition of the interview, stated that he was unsure if racism was a factor, but believed that alco­hol was a primary contributor in the assault.

The victim would not elaborate any further on the nature of the derogatory comments he received, stating that he did not want the situation to become more complicated than it already was. When asked if he had a desire to see the suspect brought to justice, the victim stated that he believed events were “out of [his] hands.”Described in the alert notices posted

around campus, the suspect is a white male, approximately 5’10” tall, with short brown hair and medium build. He was last seen wearing blue jeans, a light colored plaid shirt, brown Timberland­type boots, a silver­colored ring and a dog­tag type necklace. A third male rider in the elevator stopped the attack. It is unknown if he had any relation­ship to the suspect. This male is described by the alert notices as approximately 6’2” with short brown hair and thin build. He was last seen wearing blue jeans and a brown, plaid shirt. According to the notices, the victim recognizes and believes both the suspect and

the man who stopped the attack to be SUNY Potsdam students.Lieutenant Shannon Macdonald of the

SUNY Potsdam University Police depart­ment stated that UP was currently unable to comment on the assault since it was part of an “ongoing investigation.” However, he did express hopes that this article and the student body would help bring more information concerning the assault to the police.Alexandra Jacobs of the SUNY Potsdam

<2/0+' -2' =:;#$0'622"$,%' %!"!+)' !3"!' !3+' 0-#­lege does its best to espouse a “diverse and open community,” and that campus policies “do not tolerate hate.” She further stated that the college administration keeps a “close eye” on such incidents and that even the mere possibility of a “hate crime,” however rare, “doesn’t diminish” the concern it raises with the college.Debra Dudley, also with the SUNY Pots­

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creating an open and safe environment for diverse cultures. She stated that SUNY Pots­dam is already in the process of utilizing an “action plan” to protect diversity on campus.The SUNY Potsdam Campus Safety and

Security Survey is an annual report detail­ing crime statistics relevant to the college. >3+'?@A@',+#+"%+'-2'!3+',+*-,!')+/(+%'"'B3"!+'crime’ as “a criminal offense committed against a person, property or society which is motivated, in whole or in part, by the of­fender’s bias against a race, religion, disabil­ity, sexual orientation or ethnicity/national origin.” The 2010 report lists two instances of hate crimes, both “simple assaults,” oc­curring on nearby public property. The 2009 report lists three instances of hate crimes for that year; all three incidents included van­dalism or property destruction. For both the 2009 and 2010 years, the report lists bias to­wards race or sexual orientation as the lead­ing motivators for hate crimes perpetrated near or on campus.!

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In a move that has many world lead­ers on edge, Israel conducted a successful test on Nov. 2 of the propulsion system of a “ballistic missile” capable of reaching not only Iran, but most of the Middle East as well. The launch, which took place at Palmachim Air Force Base outside Tel !"#"$%#&%'()%*+&'%&#,-)%.//0%1,2%-34)&%3,%the heels of an escalation in the severity of rhetoric from members of the Israeli Knesset and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.“A nuclear Iran will pose a serious

threat to the Middle East and the entire world, and it of course poses a direct and heavy threat to us,” Netanyahu said in a recent address to Israel’s parliament. Many are speculating as to whether

this test is just more saber­rattling ­ the collateral result of another damning re­port compiled and released by UN weap­ons inspectors only the week before ­ or instead a signal that a military and per­haps even nuclear strike on Iran is immi­,),'5%6(#&%73892%,3'%:)%'()%*+&'%'#4)%'(1'%Israel has hit nuclear facilities belonging to nations hostile to Israeli interests. In ;<0;$% '()% =!>% 2)&'+3?)2% 1% @)2A9#,A% B1­-#9#'?% #,% =+1C5% =,%.//0$% =&+1)9% 918,-()2%1%similar strike against Syria.During a news conference on Nov. 7,

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov

warned that an Israeli strike against Iran would be a “serious mistake” that could have repercussions on both the region and the global community.General Hasan Firouzabadi, Chief of

the Joint Staff Command of the Armed Forces of Iran, has said that, in the event of an Israeli attack, they are prepared to punish the Jewish state with a “shock­ing” blow, alluding to a counter attack on Israeli nuclear facilities in September, ./;/5%=,% +)-),'%4))'#,A&%7#'(%DE% 3B*-#19&$%

including President Barack Obama and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, Israel has also said that it will not notify or “alert” the United States of such an attack before it is carried out. “They did not suggest that military ac­

tion was being planned or was imminent, but neither did they give any assurances '(1'%=&+1)9%73892%*+&'%&))F%G1&(#,A'3,H&%I)+4#&&#3,$% 3+% )"),% #,B3+4% '()% G(#')%House in advance that a mission was un­der way,” Panetta said.Iran continues to maintain that its

nuclear program is designed to generate power, not to develop nuclear weapons. In a speech on Nov. 9, in Shahr­e­Kord, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad reiter­ated that Iran will not abandon research he continues to assert is for “peaceful purposes,” saying, “this nation won’t re­treat one iota from the path it is going.”

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President Nixon lied and spied. Presi­dent Clinton was getting some on the side. President Kennedy’s nickname was “Jack the Zipper” due to his philan­dering activities. But the current crown for the most scandalous leader is a long ways from falling on the head of Amer­#-1H&% I+)&#2),'$% B3+% -34I)'#'#3,% #&% *)+-)%abroad. Russia’s Prime Minister Putin frequently appears to be spending more time competing to be labeled the “Sexi­)&'%G3+92%J)12)+K%'(1,%'+?#,A%'3%+8,%(#&%country. He is often posing for cameras bare­chested, and is currently supported by the political group “Putin’s Army,” which is running a campaign encourag­ing women to “tear their clothes off” in &8II3+'%3B%L8'#,H&%./;.%-14I1#A,5%%=,%12­dition, France’s President Sarkozy actu­ally managed to raise the eyebrows of the famously indifferent French population; Not only did he divorce his wife for a run­way model, but then, less than a year af­')+%(#&%)9)-'#3,%'3%3B*-)$%()%2#"3+-)2%'(1'%model for a younger runway model. And yet, for all their efforts, everyone’s scan­dals pale in comparison to the rightful owner of the crown: Silvio Berlusconi.G#'(%,)1+9?%,#,)%?)1+&%8,2)+%(#&%:)9'$%

Berlusconi has managed to rack up the longest time serving as Prime Minister of post­war Italy, a feat of herculean di­mensions in a country that frequently removes its Prime Minister in less than a year. During these years, he has been surrounded by criminal allegations, rang­ing from taxation and accounting fraud to corruption and bribery, and even prosti­'8'#3,% 1,2% 41*1% -3998&#3,5% % M)+98&-3,#%proudly estimates that he has had “577 "#&#'&%:?%'()%I39#-)$%.$N//%-38+'%()1+#,A&%and 174 million euros in lawyers’ bills paid by me.” Berlusconi has managed to avoid much of his legal problems through a mastery of the government’s bureau­cracy, allowing him to tie up his trials in

miles of red tape.Despite the grave criminal activity that

he has been associated with, it has always been his personal life that has stolen the &I3'%9#A('$%1,2$%43+)%&I)-#*-199?$%(#&%)O­traordinarily vocal interest in beautiful women. Berlusconi came to the political arena from the world of television as the founder of Gruppo Mediaset, the largest commercial broadcaster in Italy. Perhaps his years working in the entertainment in­dustry are what gave a middle­class boy B+34%P#91,%&8-(%1%'1&')%B3+%'()%@14:3?­ant.Q1,F#,A%1&%'()%;;0th richest man in the

world, Berlusconi can afford to indulge all of his whims, and those whims often include sexy parties with plenty of at­tractive women for his guests to admire. His guests are often as notorious as he; The press’s nickname for the parties, the “Bunga Bunga” parties (a nickname he soon adopted), comes from a joke that he reportedly learned from the late Muam­41+% 19RS1221*5% % !,% =,')+,)'% I(),34­enon, the joke tells the tale of the captors of a jungle tribe who are given the option of “bunga bunga” or death. It quickly becomes clear to the captors that “bunga bunga” equates to “sodomy.” Unfortu­nately, the death option turns out to be death by “bunga bunga.” It is telling of Berlusconi’s casual approach to the po­litical arena that he frequently retold the joke at his parties. Paparazzi photos of several of the parties have been pub­lished in Italian newspapers, complete with nude women and Berlusconi himself naked and erect. The images just served '3% #,-+)1&)% (#&% 9)A),2$% -3,*+4#,A% '()%beliefs of both those who love him and those who hate him.His parties alone don’t satiate his ap­

petite for the opposite sex. Self­described as “pretty often faithful,” Berlusconi has been linked with a long list of beauti­ful women, some of whom he managed '3% *,2% T3:&% B3+% 7#'(#,% (#&% A3")+,4),'U%%Mara Carfanga, a former topless model

Italy’s “bunga bunga” king steps downand showgirl, is now the Minister for Equal Opportunity, and Barbara Matera, an actress and television announcer, became a member of the European Parliament through Berlusconi’s political party, to name a few. Berlusconi’s second wife, Veronica Lario, a former actress, publicly denounced Berlusconi’s behavior 489'#I9)%'#4)&%#,%.//<$%I+34I'#,A%M)+98&-3,#%to argue that Lario should apologize to him for the public accusations, stating, “It’s the third time in an election campaign that she has pulled a stunt of this kind. It really is too much.” Not &8+I+#&#,A9?$%&()%(1&%*9)2%B3+%2#"3+-)%1,2%'()?%have reached a separation settlement, allowing divorce proceedings to begin.The scandals and allegations never faze the

charismatic leader. The scandal that many pre­2#-')2% 73892% *,199?% ),2% (#&% I39#'#-19% -1+))+$%the ongoing underage prostitution charges re­lating to Karima El Mahroug (known as “Ruby Rubacuori” or “Ruby Heartstealer”), was dis­missed by Berlusconi, who stated, “I’ve never paid a woman. … you’re missing the pleasure

of conquest.” The scandals seem to only en­courage Berlusconi. One week before the start of the prostitution trial, he announced to a crowd, “Did you hear the latest poll? They asked women between twenty and thirty years old if they want to make love to Berlusconi. 33 percent said yes, 67 percent said ‘Again?’”It was not the criminal allegations, or even

the lewd and lascivious behaviors, but the )-3,34?% '(1'% *,199?% '3II9)2% '()% VNR?)1+R392%leader’s reign. The debt crisis that has shaken the European Union to its foundation came home hard in Italy, and it was with foreign po­litical pressure and rising unemployment rates that Berlusconi lost his majority in parliament and agreed to step down on Nov. 16. Italy is moving ahead with an economist at the helm, one Mario Monti, hopefully on the road to eco­nomic recovery. Italy, Europe and arguably the world in general is enthusiastic about the change, but that change has undeniably made '()%73+92%&'1A)%&#A,#*-1,'9?%2#44)+5

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Chips Old Time Deli Closes TUE, 11/22, 7:00pmOpens SUN, 11/27, 10:45am

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Becky's Café Closes FRI, 11/18, 2:00pmOpens MON, 11/28, 7:30am

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an argument broke out between two small groups of people at Occupy Oak­land. The heated words quickly escalated into violence, and a gun was drawn and *+)2%&#O%'#4)&$%(#''#,A%1%419)%#,%'()%()12%1,2%#,&'1,'9?%F#99#,A%(#45%G(#9)%4)2#-19%staff ran to evaluate the injured man’s condition, protestors began rushing to­wards media groups in order to smash any devices that could capture this hor­+#*-% )"),'$% 1,2$% #,% '8+,$% &()2% ,)A1'#")%light on the organization.Shake Anderson, a main organizer

of the Occupy Oakland movement, has issued a statement saying, “The person on the ground was not part of the occu­pation. I can verify that, this is a street incident. It happens all the time.” An­derson’s theory may be Occupy’s way of distancing itself from the shooting and reinforcing the fact that Oakland has '()%*B'(%(#A()&'%-+#4)%+1')%#,%'()%D,#')2%States, with an average of 115 murders per year.Even though the victim’s relation to

the movement is unknown, the police &'#99%8&)2%'()%#,-#2),'%1&%'()%*,19%+)1&3,%to disband the group from Oakland’s

&'+))'&5% P3+)% '(1,% V//% I39#-)% 3B*-)+&%were deployed at 4 a.m. Monday morn­ing to the encampment at Frank Ogawa Plaza to clear out protestors and arrest those who refused to leave. Quickly, the majority of protestors retreated to safe areas as instructed, but devout protesters remained meditating and were arrested :?%-#'?%3B*-#19&5

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A$3,,5F&#$+&Did you know that as a student

here at SUNY Potsdam you can paint the walls of your dorm room? Not many students are aware of this fact, but it’s true. You can paint the walls of your room under the con­dition that you paint it white again before you move out. SUNY Pots­dam even provides the white paint for you.

All students should take advan­tage of this creative and original way to decorate. Not many college campuses allow their students to paint on the walls of their rooms; This is just another perk of be­ing a student here at Potsdam. So why not do it? Wall posters can be pretty, but not really original at all. There’s only so many posters out there and their all kind of the same: a celebrity, landscape scene or popular quote/motto. Using paint,

you can put up anything you can think of. Into movies? Write out your favorite movie quotes. Have an unhealthy obsession with Justin Bieber? Draw his face and music lyrics all over the place. The sky, or ceiling, is the limit here. Be cre­ative. Painting your walls gives you the ability to create exactly what you want up there. It allows you to express yourself in an original way that posters do not. Plus, there’s no danger of your paint falling down.

With posters, it seems that no mat­ter how many rolls of tape you use the things fall down in two days. Sure, paint’s a little messy, but once you’ve got it up there it’s not com­ing off.Everyone should seriously con­

sider taking advantage of this fun and creative way to decorate. Ditch the poster and that awful white background.

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Most students are not aware that we are allowed to paint our dorms if we obtain the approval to do so. I don’t think we should be allowed to. If a group of friends wants to paint their rooms and only half of them get approved to do so, it could cause dissention among the group. Friends could grow bitter with one another. This bitterness would

cause quarrels between those in­volved that could result in the loss of friendships. Those not granted permission

might attack the school, arguing they are being denied their right to freedom of expression while other students are granted that same right. In this light, the school could be seen as biased towards one group of people or discriminatory towards another. If students are limited to only decorating their walls with

posters or pictures, then the dispute would not have to be raised over whether or not one student would get approved over another.Even though irresponsible stu­

dents are charged for any damage that may be done to the room in the course of their painting, such as getting paint on a dresser or bed, the college still has to expend the time and energy to replace these damaged items. Though the money will be reimbursed by the student,

that time and energy could have been better spent elsewhere and will never be regained.A student should not have to

paint their walls to feel at home. I have moved several times over my lifetime because my father was in the military, and I have never once painted my walls to make my room more livable. I have been able to manage. Students should be able to feel at home with their belongings, posters and pictures.

Creativity in video games unrelated to salesB+(5D%.@J

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lack of creativity in certain video game titles and are sad that these same titles are setting all media /+0#/$ 1#(%12/3$ 4-&'56)%5$ 7%/)$claims Call of Duty: Modern War­fare 3 sold 6.4 million copies in 24 hours grossing over 400 million dollars. COD set the record this past week partially because more people are playing video games than ever and it had good market­ing. MW3 did not set the sales re­cord because it is the best game released this year.Don’t confuse sales records with

being commendable, artistic or award winning. Note the difference between money making Hollywood blockbusters and Oscar winning '08/3The Modern Warfare series has

been seeing less and less creativity since the award winning Modern Warfare 1 but has sold more cop­ies with each subsequent release. It is aggravating. Especially when considering the original brain chil­dren of Modern Warfare got kicked off the project because of money

issues, not lack of creativity. Ac­tivision killed the creativity and are /##8.5609$ :-/).'#2$ ;9$ )"#.1$ /+0#/$'6-1#/3$!"#1#$/.8<09$5##2/$)%$;#$+$distinction between creativity and <1%')3Now, more than ever, business

people are realizing how much money can be made with video games and just like any medium; video games are being exploited. It is nice to see video games are get­ting equal treatment as other artistic mediums. Even if it is in a negative way, it is a triumph for the medium.=>?$ ./$ ;9$ 5%$ 8#+5/$ )"#$ '1/)$

series to produce what seem like soulless money sucking titles. Video games have seen this trend since the quarter eating blockbuster franchised arcade games. So what changed in 2011?This year saw more sequels than

any year of video gaming before it. Granted the video game industry is bigger than it has ever been, many franchises hit #3 or #4 in their re­spective series.However, with the prominence

of sequels consumers are beginning to notice a lot of recycled non­cre­ative product. It makes sense that not all game engines are made from

scratch. Why would they? That is a huge investment for developers.Sometimes the investment in de­

veloping a new game engine costs 8%1#$ )"+5$ )"#$'1/)$ ).)0#$ .5$+$ /#1.#/$@.00$ <1%')3$ A)$ ./$ #B<#()#2$ )"+)$ /)-­dios produce cheaply made sequels to cash in on the huge investment it takes to initially design the game engine. COD, however, has gone beyond a typical trilogy.Many will argue that COD goes

beyond the idea of a sequel and that it is more and more like the only other major series that pub­lishes annually and is still wildly <1%')+;0#C$D+22#53$ A)$ %509$8+E#/$sense that Madden, and other sports games, publish a game a year be­cause the fandom revolves around real life athletes that change every year. COD, however, has no ties to reality, why produce essentially a re­polished game with subtle im­provements every year? The money talks here. Fans want

it. Modern Warfare 3 broke every record when it comes to early sales. It has become a lifestyle addition for some people. It is beyond a hob­by. It is a status symbol to be able to say that you ‘prestiged’... multiple times, on multiple accounts. Even

if it is essentially the same game, fans crave the new content.?%5F)$6#)$8#$@1%56C$)"#$'1/)$<#1­

son shooter is still evolving. MW3 shows that in its map design, ‘Elite’ social network, and its attention to detail when it comes to balancing the game for rookies and veterans of the series. By the time my re­view is published many will have already heard peer responses which seem to come from two schools of thought: 1) hardcore fans of the se­ries who spend more time on online multiplayer then they do on their real life career or 2) everyone else who judges the video game indus­)19C$#/<#(.+009$&%1$;#.56$<1%')+;0#3The truth is that MW3 can be a

lot of fun and its implicit value is on a person to person basis. One end of the spectrum says MW3 is a $60 map pack. The other end says the game will easily hold their at­tention for 100 hours of gameplay and that is way more than they can say about other award winning $60 adventure games that have only 15 to 20 hours of gameplay.Slowly but surely the video

game industry is growing up and demanding sophistication.

Office Hours with President Schwaller!"#$&%00%@.56$%&'(#$"%-1/$+1#$&%1$8#8;#1/$%&$)"#$(+8<-/$(%88-5.)9$)%$8##)$@.)"$71#/.­dent Schwaller. To make a 15­minute appointment during one of the following times, please contact Diane Brown by phone at extension 2100 or by e­mail at browndr@potsdam.edu:

Tuesday, November 22 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 29 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Thursday, December 8 3:00 to 4:00 p.m.

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Opera Ensemble’s double bill a success

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(Continued from front page)All in all, “Magi” was an out­

standing achievement for the Opera Ensemble, and a hearty testament to the capabilities of students and fac­ulty alike here at SUNY Potsdam.Following, naturally, was the

production of “Amahl and the Night Visitors,” a celebrated holi­day tale since its airing on NBC in 1951. While the tale simi­larly touches on the topics of hu­man kindness and brotherly love, “Amahl” did so with an offbeat lightheartedness that was less prev­alent in “Magi.” Leading the comi­cal front were D’Nasya Jordan as the crippled boy Amahl, and Jordan

Davidson as the aging and nearly deaf King Kaspar. Notable as well was Kaspar’s makeup, which made the vital Davidson look like a man of at least 70 from the audience. Also refreshing was the more

simplistic nature of the music in “Amahl.” By no means was the orchestra’s or the singers’ perfor­mance any less astounding, but the score seemed to have more repeating sections, making the music slightly more accessible to the casual attendee. The produc­!"#$%&'&$%"$()*+&+%,%-,.)&//)0%&1­ecuted dance number featuring the wonderfully elegant gesticulations of dancers Cameron Bownell and

Caitlin Myler.For those who may have missed

the double bill, you certainly missed out on something spectacular. If the unusual narrative ventions of opera may seem daunting, fear not. Snell Hall has a projector displaying the lyrics of the songs throughout the performance, making it impossible to lose the lines amidst the music. Regardless, the actors all possessed diction and volume enough to make the lines more than audible, even though there was an absence of mi­crophones. Even for an opera new­2"&3%!4&%&15&6"&$(&%.,/%,/%&$)"74!­ening as it was entertaining.

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Modern Warfare reinforces dominance of FPS multiplayer

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Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 has reclaimed its title as !4&% 2&/!% #$)"$&%8*)!"5),0&6% 96/!% 5&6/#$% /4##!&6% &15&6"&$(&:%;"!4%8*(4%9$&% !*$"$7% !#% !4&%#$)"$&%8*)!"5),0&6%,$+%,%$&.%set of polish on what already worked, MW3 again set the re­(#6+%<#6%96/!%+,0%/,)&/%#<%,$0%8&+",3%()&,6"$7%#'&6%=:>%8"))"#$%(#5"&/%,$+%>??%8"))"#$%+#)),6/%#$%"!/%@#':%A%6&)&,/&%+,0:%B4&%game’s culture begins before the menu screen even loads on consoles.

The Setup:St. Lawrence county fans who knew what the hype was

about lined up by the hundreds in the Potsdam Wal­Mart, a scene replicated at game distributors around the world. By midnight, there were over 300 ticket holding fans waiting pa­!"&$!)0%"$%)"$&%<#6%C2#1%'&6/"#$/%#<%D;E%,)#$&:%F,$/%)##G"$7%for the game for other consoles crowded in their respective lines.Wal­Mart was beyond prepared for the onslaught of gam­

ers. The store had a game station where fans could compete for a free copy of the game. It had free refreshments of cake and juice, and, of course, more Mountain Dew advertising than you could ever possibly take in. It had also set up a $*82&6&+%!"(G&!%/0/!&8%<#6%&,(4%(#$/#)&%!#%&<9("&$!)0%and fairly deal with a MW3­craving crowd that had posed problems in years past.Outside St. Lawrence County, the game

(6,H&% "$-*&$(&+%,%(#*6"&6% !6*(G% I,(G"$7%#<% #'&6% =3???% (#5"&/% #<% !4&% 7,8&% "$%France. The truck was valued at over one million dollars. Early leaked copies of the game were sold on eBay for over $1,500 a piece. The game sold in stores for J=?:Why all of this you

might ask? The MW3 phenomenon has sur­passed just being a past time or a hobby, but has become a lifestyle for many for good reason. The game is a competitor’s dream. Here is what you can &15&(!:The game of Mod­

ern Warfare 3 is bro­ken into three different sections: multiplayer, the single player cam­paign and a co­oper­ative Special Opera­tions mode.

Multiplayer:Despite all the new

adjustments, the online multiplayer is where the series continues to shine. Tweaks to kill

streaks have made the strategy of the game much deeper. Beyond just the familiar As­sault kill streak rewards there are Support and Specialist strike pack­ages. The Assault strike packages gives aggres­sive bonuses like attack helicopters, air strikes, and

remote control weapons as you stack your score in a single spawn. Support packages are for players who are less streak oriented, as it counts up your kills across spawns to give you rewards that are more strategic and lasting. Rewards like re­vealing enemies on the radar, advanced armor for your team and anti­aircraft turrets make team based play a must. Spe­cialist strike packages support the lone wolf players who want to be a one man army. As you stack your score in a single spawn, players perks are rewarded to make your player harder, better, faster and stronger. Faster reloading, ability to /56"$!%<#6%)#$7&63%6&/"/!,$(&%!#%&15)#/"'&%+,8,7&3%2&!!&6%,"8­ing, invisibility to enemy radar all stack with a player’s three standard perks to make them an unstoppable war machine. B4&%,++"!"#$%#<%/!6"G&%5,(G,7&/%"/%56#2,2)0%!4&%8#/!%/"7$"9­cant improvement to multiplayer. The other major improvement players will notice are the

KL% "$(6&+"2)&% 8,5/:% B4&% 8,5/% 4,'&% /"7$"9(,$!)0% 6&+*(&+%dominant sniping points, un­avoidable kills pits, and fun­neling hallways that in past titles allowed teams to dominate because they spawned on the advantageous side of the map.Many small improvements to weapon balancing are also

$#!"(&,2)&:%D#/!%&15)#/"'&/%,6&%/"7$"9(,$!)0%8#6&%2,),$(&+3%especially those pesky predator missiles. There are still guns you see more players using than others but the variety is

much greater, unlike MW2 where the Scar­H was grossly overpowered. Weapon balancing

is aided by the addition of weapon 56#9("&$("&/%!4,!%,))#.%5),0&6/%to unlock different scopes and

attachments as well as apply weap­#$%/5&("9(%5&6G/%!4,!%6&+*(&%G"(G%,$+%

increase bullet penetration etc.The last major multiplayer improve­

ment since MW2 is all about bragging rights. The addition of the “Elite” social networking application allows players to connect more easily. Players can organize clans, compare stats and ladders, and study maps and strategies through the basic ap­plication. The basic application is free but the premium app will run you J>M:MM% ,% 0&,6:% B4&% /*2/(6"5!"#$%cost gets you the guaranteed DLC that includes upcom­ing map packs and Spec. Ops. missions.

The multiplayer is fantastic, hands down the best FPS online. It looks great, it sounds

great, and servers run without problems. COD offers the most fast paced, balanced, and competitive venue FPS gamers could ask for.

Campaign:While previous installations have been lauded for their emotional punch, this four to 9'&%4#*6%+"!!0%."))%$#!%2&%!4&%4"74)"74!%#<%!4&%game.

The campaign wraps up the ongoing Modern Warfare story line in a typical blockbuster fashion. Without giving away spoilers that haven’t already been given away by marketing that domi­nates male­based media, there are few “shocking moments” that come ()#/&%!#%!4#/&%"$%!4&%96/!%D#+&6$%Warfare titles. The campaign is void of drama. Even with the appeals to

emotion like seeing a family of

tourists caught in a world war, watching world monuments fall or watching a fellow brother in arms fall, there is nothing ,/%.&))%+&'&)#5&+%,/%!4&%4&,6!%.6&$(4"$7%/(&$&/%<6#8%!4&%96/!%!.#%7,8&/:%D,02&% "!N/%8#6&%+"<9(*)!% !#% 6&),!&% !#%O*6#5&,$%landscapes. Maybe the new additions of no gravity scenes and the ability to drive new motorized vehicles just didn’t surprise me because the trailers gave them away. Either way, the cam­5,"7$%),(G/%!4&%/&6"#*/%+6,8,%!4,!%7,"$&+%!4&%96/!%!.#%!"!)&/N%campaigns the recognition and discussion they deserved.The campaign gives closure, but in a very unsatisfying

.,0:%P!%"/%$#!%2&(,*/&%P$9$"!0%;,6+%+#&/$N!%4,'&%+&(&$!%5)#!%ideas, but rather because of how poorly the ideas were devel­oped.

Spec. Ops.:Lastly, the game brings back the cooperative missions

most fondly remembered from MW2. These missions allow two players to creatively work together to defeat enemies and complete objectives. Having to save your fellow player in a 2*))&!%/!#68%"/%,$%&14"),6,!"$7%&15&6"&$(&%!#%/,0%!4&%)&,/!:%B4&%,2")"!0%!#%"$(6&,/&%!4&%+"<9(*)!0%<6#8%#$&%!#%!46&&%/!,6/%,))#./%new players to improve and turns up the heat for advanced players. Players gain points for achievements in Spec. Ops. missions that unlock abilities throughout the game mode. The leveling up system is most utilized in the Nazi zombie remi­niscent “Survival” mode. Survival mode allows players to fend off waves of pro­

76&//"'&)0% +"<9(*)!% &$&8"&/% ,/% !4&0% &,6$% 5#"$!/% !#% ,(Q*"6&%more ammo and weapons to fend them off with. It is a lot of fun and involves way more strategy than Nazi zombies. The zombie strategy of running around with a heavy machine gun and “mowing ‘em down” without aiming does not apply here. Juggernauts and armored helicopters pose way more of a problem than 1,000 zombies ever did when you only have a knife and a pistol left. Unfortunately, all of Spec. Ops. can only be played with one other player. Spec. Ops. is a wonderful addition for players who are

seeking something different than the multiplayer and cam­paign modes.

Overall:MW3 is fantastic, but allows for a healthy dose of criticism.

P!%4,/%!4&%56#+*(!"#$%',)*&%!4,!%<,$/%4,'&%(#8&%!#%&15&(!3%,$+%continues to perfect the online multiplayer the franchise has built itself on. However, the short, undeveloped campaign, as well as limited updates to Spec. Ops. and multiplayer, leave 8,$0%Q*&/!"#$"$7:%Read my opinion in this week’s Op. / Ed. section for more

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Learning “pure life,” learning Spanish, and

learning in Costa Rica with Evan De Smitt!"#$%&'()

*'+,-./"0SUNY Potsdam offers a lot of

opportunities within the village of

Potsdam, but some of the best op­

portunities the college offers are

nowhere near the North Country.

Many Potsdam students continue

their course work abroad in coun­

tries all over the world through the

SUNY Potsdam study abroad pro­

gram.

Evan De Smitt, a junior double

major in Spanish and Business

Administration is spending the

Fall 2011 semester in Costa Rica.

“Throughout my time at SUNY

Potsdam, I have realized that I have

been bored of traditional American

life, freezing cold winters and the

rural atmosphere,” said Smitt. “I

wanted to explore a more interest­

ing approach to studying my ma­

jors, and studying abroad is what

made it happen.”

Costa Rica is a small Central

American country with no army.

The philosophy there is “Pura

Vida,” which means “pure life.” It

is the greenest country in the world

and is very close to the equator. In

Spanish, Costa Rica means “rich

coast.” The area is known for its

wildlife and biodiversity. There are

beautiful waterfalls, exotic birds,

jaguars and even sloths.

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me because I really like the beach,”

said Smitt. “It also helps me escape

the cold atmosphere of Potsdam by

having temperatures constantly in

the 70’s. The best part is that the

0&*)/*'1*,&2' &23'4%5&2%)*'1*,&2'&-,' #256' /7,' 8#9-$' :;6' *&-<' &=&6'from each other.”

Smitt decided to study abroad

at Universidad VERITAS because

he knew it would look good on a

resume, was cheaper than a se­

mester at Potsdam and for several

other smaller reasons. “During my

semester abroad, I made friends

with so many other Americans. The

class sizes at Universidad VERI­

TAS were smaller than those of

Potsdam,” added Smitt.

Smitt enjoyed weekend excur­

sions to beaches, zip lining, seeing

volcanoes and simply living Pura

Vida. He also had the opportunity

to visit Panama and Nicaragua.

“This experience made me feel

like a minority in another country,

which was a feeling I had never

had before. It made me see the

world in a different point of view.

This experience made me step out

of my comfort zone and explore a

new culture.” Smitt went on to say,

“It is sad to think that people don’t

>#':%#'?&%)2'4@,-)*&<';,*&9$,'#.'&'negative impression. Many people

%8)2A'?&%)2'4@,-)*&')$'&'3&2>,-#9$'area of the world, which it is to an

extent, but there are so many ben­

,/%$' #.' >#)2>' %8,-,' %8&%' #9%=,)>8'the negative aspects. This has been

by far the best college experience

I have ever had, and I would rec­

ommend studying abroad to any­

one. Just do it. You have nothing to

lose.”

Students interested in study­

ing abroad should visit the SUNY

Potsdam study abroad website su­

nysystemabroad.com

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Dr. Shiho Imai: Assistant Professor of History5.2/"0$C-:Staff Writer

Dr. Imai possesses a voice that is

deceptively soothing while main­

taining its authority. Her students

know her as a well­organized pro­

fessor who specializes in the his­

tory of Japan and the United States.

However, the rest of the campus,

including myself, does not know

that she embodies two national

identities.

Dr. Imai is a native of Japan. She

moved to New York when she was

six but involuntarily returned to

B#A6#'&%'%8,',23'#.'8,-'/.%8'>-&3,'year. She still clearly remembers

her last day in New York. Her move

back to Tokyo proved to be chal­

lenging, as she was trying to adjust

herself to the Japanese culture, lan­

>9&>,'&23'&*&3,@)*$C'?9*A)56D'$8,'maintained her Japanese by speak­

ing it at home with her parents.

As the new girl, Dr. Imai, was

a curiosity to her classmates. Al­

though she spoke her native lan­

guage, her classmates knew she had

not grown up in Tokyo. Her status

as a topic of curiosity among her

peers did not last as she entered a

national junior high school, where

she enrolled in an institution that

catered to students that were like

her. They were called returnees,

people who had returned after liv­

ing abroad. For high school, she

attended a university high school

where she met more international

students. With her friends, she con­

versed mainly in English but also

in “jjambbong,” a fusion of English

and Japanese.

Dr. Imai’s desire to return to the

States fueled her decision to enroll

in Sophia University, a prestigious

Japanese institution that concen­

trates on the English language. She

maintained and improved her Eng­

lish while enrolled at the school,

&23' /2&556' -,%9-2,3' %#' %8,' ECFC'when she enrolled at Ponoma Col­

lege as a foreign exchange student.

In California, she was exposed to

@&26' &*&3,@)*' /,53$' $8,' 8&3' 2#%'A2#=2' ,G)$%,3D' $+,*)/*&556'H#@­en’s Studies. “It was an experi­

ence of a lifetime; It allowed me to

take courses outside of history that

opened up my eyes.”

Dr. Imai’s enthusiasm for history

is ignited by the fact that history

transforms and becomes more so­

phisticated and complex, as events

are studied more closely through

multiple accounts. “The deeper you

get, you get a multifaceted account

depending on who you talk to, de­

pending on what sources you look

at. It’s almost like detective work.”

In addition, she is fascinated by the

notion that what is considered a fact

can change depending on the era in

which a historical conclusion is ex­

amined. “Although you’re looking

at the same event, you can get a dif­

ferent perspective, different opin­

ion, a different take on it.”

Dr. Imai is a social historian. She

is interested in the history of ordi­

nary folks, women, the minority

and the downtrodden. She strives to

“study how they got there and how

they got out of it.” What I found

extremely peculiar was that in one

of her classes she was examining

the history of Japan through the

use of Japanese Manga as primary

documents. Her class is analyzing

8#='+#+'*95%9-,' )$' &'3)-,*%' -,I,*­tion of the current events. Dr. Imai

stresses that history does not have

to be traditionally studied. History

is embedded into the everyday lives

of people, even in the most unex­

pected ways.

Her mother’s advice to her re­

I,*%$'%8,',39*&%)#2&5'&23'5).,'+-)2­cipal she conveys to her students:

“calm down,” and that “with care­

ful planning and careful outlook,

you can sort of accomplish some

of the things you have listed.” She

concluded our interview by quot­

ing a serene Japanese poem by a

traveling monk: “walk slowly the

I#=,-$'=)55'.&55DJ'=8)*8',G+-,$$,$'the importance of taking one’s time

)2'&*8),7)2>'#2,K$'>#&5$C'12,K$'5).,'goal might not be the goal one ex­

pects it to be in that given moment.

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Toothbrushes for Malawi drive a success80B$*720-(-7$E/","/7#

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04LM' :FENOP0#%$3&@' 4QRF'L39*&%)#2' M-#9+<' =#953' 5)A,' %#'thank the campus and non­campus

communities for their generous

support and donations to the re­

cent “Toothbrushes for Malawi”

drives held in town on Saturday,

1*%C'SS'&23')2'%8,'T&--)2>%#2'F%9­dent Union on Wednesday, Nov. 9.

People donated more than 1,000

adult and pediatric soft­bristled

toothbrushes and toothpaste, which

Dr. Rick Mumford, Associate Pro­

fessor of Dentistry at UNC­Chapel

Hill, and his dental residents will

bring to Malawi.

H,' $+,*)/*&556' =#953' 5)A,' %#'thank the following businesses, or­

ganizations, groups, and individu­

als who supported and sponsored

these drives. They include:

Mr. Dan Maguire, Director, Kin­

ney Drugs, Maple Street, Potsdam;

Ms. Pat Musante, Director, Pots­

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ed Methodist Church; Sigma Gam­

@&' 08)' :4-,%89$&<U' 42#26@#9$'Dentists in the area; Carlie Harper,

College Store, SUNY Potsdam; Ca­

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Department, SUNY Potsdam.

We are very appreciative of your

efforts, and are so happy to have

such a supportive and caring com­

munity.

Happy Novembeard:

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ing from a fresh shave, we follow our three heroic warriors, Tyler, Sebas­

tian and Nicola, as they grow out their Novembeards. Their facial hair is

looking pretty substantial. How is your Novembeard growing?

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What is human sexuality?

Human sexuality is a broad, almost

catchall term and category. As

an anthropologist, sex therapist,

and HIV test counselor, I look at

human sexuality from a variety of

perspectives that are interrelated.

The study of human sexuality is

interdisciplinary, including biology,

medicine, psychology, sociology

and anthropology. It involves

conducting comparative research

between our closest non­human

primate relatives, bonobos, and

humans, and looking at how we

evolved over four to six million

years, as well as examining the

sexual beliefs, behaviors, values and

symbols of current and historical

populations within the U.S. and

cross­culturally. Human sexuality

encompasses topics of gender,

sexual orientations, how culture

affects the expression of sexual

and reproductive bio­chemistry, the

sexual and reproductive life cycles

and sexual disease patterns such as

HIV as they are manifested within

and between societies.

Greek of the Week: Jana Prager5,&07$I70,7#?

9"(0"2703All Greek Council acknowl­

,3>,3'W&2&'0-&>,-'#.'1@,>&'R,5%&'Phi this week for her outstanding

leadership and work on a recent

event called Dancing with DE! The

show was a rendition of “Dancing

with the Stars,” featuring SUNY

Potsdam’s Dance Ensemble, SGA

#->&2)X&%)#2$D'M-,,A'?).,'&23'7&-)­ous sports teams. As the president

of Dance Ensemble, Jana organized

and ran the event with the help of

other DE members to raise money

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huge success, and they earned over

$300 towards the festival, aided by

-&.I,$'&23'&';&A,'$&5,C'W&2&'&3@)%­ted she could not take all the credit

for the event, and named her right

8&23' =#@&2' 423-,&' 1$%,-@&2D'Vice President of DE, as the one

person who helped keep her sane.

Jana also keeps busy as the

459@2)' F,*-,%&-6' .#-'1@,>&D' &23'keeps track of alumni relations,

updates, and donations, which is a

decent amount of work since the

group has such a large alumni base.

For Jana, it’s a busy life both on

and off the stage. “I’m basically a

stage mom,” describes Jana. She

is always taking care of things,

preparing for anything that her fel­

low dancers may need. She’s not

always the one performing, either.

Jana is very interested in hanging

and lighting her own design plots.

She describes the experience as

a science, almost like hanging an

&-%'>&55,-6C'!Q'Z9$%'/>9-,3D'=86'2#%'learn more? You’ll be more market­

able to employers if you go above

and beyond.”

Ever since Jana came to SUNY

Potsdam, she has learned to appre­

ciate the work that goes on behind

the scenes in every production.

“You just learn to respect people

who make a production; You’re

more appreciative of them. I’m

especially thankful towards my

crew, who always do a fabulous

job and put in a lot of work.”

This summer, Jana worked as an in­

tern for a dance company in Brook­

lyn in the Arts Administration of­

/*,C'W&2&'&$+)-,$'%#',7,2%9&556'#=2'and run her own dance company

because it’s her greatest passion.

To sum it up, she states, “I’ll sleep

when I’m dead.”

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Annie Says: have a

dressed up winter

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Do you have dresses in your

closet you wish you could wear

during the winter? Well, there is

a way to wear those dresses even

when it is colder out.

When picking out a dress to

wear, try to stick with darker col­

ors, as lighter colors will look

more summery. Cold legs are no

problem with nice black opaque

tights, or just a dark color.

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es may seem like they can only

be worn for summer, they can be

transformed for winter wear as

well, but make sure the print is

small and not dramatic.

For footwear, add some boots

#-'I&%$C'H)%8' %8,'3,5)*&%,' 5##A'#.'a dress, adding boots creates an

edgy look. Add a leather jacket or

even a blazer to stay warm, and

if you are looking for some more

layers, try a nice scarf.

Most importantly, stay warm

and stay stylish!

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Fashion Profile: Cameron Brownell

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Where is your favorite place to shop?

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What’s your favorite piece in your wardrobe?

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What are you excited to wear in the approaching cold weather?

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Who is your style muse?

­“No one in particular. Anyone who loves a wool sweater!”

What is your casual weekend wear?

­“Jeans, casual dress shirt, wool sweater in a solid color, and some brown suede shoes.”

How would you describe your style?

­“Classic American.”

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Midnight release delayed until dawn

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Good morning Potsdam! It’s been weeks since my last column, and some may have forgotten that, at one point, the comics section had words. But fear not because I have a story to tell about me, Ben, Eric and a car full of cardboard signs. That’s right: on release night of Modern Warfare 3, we occupied Wal­Mart. Here’s the promo:

Possibly the greatest rally for the Occupy movement, we pushed the borders of class warfare past the pharmaceuticals, but still stayed within the clearance isle. I was there when we landed in enemy territory, commandeered a cart and dodged associates and workers until we were asked by manage­ment…if we wanted cake. We said, “No, we’re good.” It was crappy cake. But many of our brothers and zero of our sisters joined us; It was a Classic Clarkson party ratio. We arrived around 10:30 p.m.

In hindsight, we should have gone around 11. 10:30 is a ridiculously early time for a midnight release of a game I wasn’t going to buy. That didn’t stop me from getting a line ticket though! That’s right, line tickets: Wal­mart’s way of or­ganizing chaotic herds of nerds. Ingenious. It’s the same technol­ogy mastered by deli counters! As the night drew on and the standing army grew from 50 gamers to about 200, I had two brilliant ideas. My line #23, people who were getting in at 11:52 were #79 on the PS3 line. “5 dollars for #23.” My wal­let swelled with anticipation as we exchanged papers with numbers on them. Apparently, rumor had it #2 on the Xbox line was trying to sell his spot for 20 dollars; I think he went down to ten and I’m not greedy. With my new Abe Lincoln, I decided to invest him in the best game being sold at Wal­Mart: Bat­!"#$#"%&'(P.S. How cool is this article’s

title? It’s super clever cool!

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2343422when you sell back to the store you

get cashno shipping, no waiting for checks, credits or approvals

stock the CS with used booksmakes it cheaper for the next Potsdam student

help make the planet greenerthe CS uses less fossil fuel to ship books

support PACES operationsnet revenues from PACES operations are given to SUNY Potsdam which supports operations, scholarships, andprogramming

Full Buy Back StartsDec 8­9,12­16

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College Store union market

november 14-19

we buy paperbacks ($1) Cloth ($2)we sell paperbacks ($2) Cloth ($3)

no further discounts or returns, but we might buy it back!

The CS is selling gently usedand well loved books.

Come and browse!!!

We'll buy what we need, talkto jan, see if she's interested!

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specials, new stuff

Lounge a

PaloozaCollege Store$5 off lounge pants

$2 off slippers$5 off plush toys

Annual Clearance Sale starts November 28

Holiday Shoppe and Gift Wrapping

on saleThe Union MarketNovember 28­ Dec 3

20% off Kiss My Face & Naked Bee

Dining ServicesPACES Celebrates

International Education Week

Mexico Friday Saguaro 11/18/11buy a meal deal, get a free italian ice

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Earlier this month, former Penn State Assistant Coach Jerry San­dusky was charged with sexually abusing eight boys over a 15 year period. Sandusky coached the Nit­tany Lions from 1969­1999. He was awared assistant coach of the year in 1986 and 1999, although the alleged crimes he committed took place from 1994­2009. These alle­gations stem from a 2002 incident concerning Sandusky assaulting a 10­year­old boy in the showers on the Penn State football campus complex. However, the former as­sistant coach is claiming he is in­nocent. In a NBC interview he says, “I am innocent of those charges…I could say that I have done some of those things. I have horsed around

with kids. I have showered after workouts. I have hugged them, and I have touched their legs without intent of sexual content.” When asked if he was sexually attracted to young boys, Sandusky replied, “Sexually attracted, no. I enjoy young people, I love to be around them, but no, I’m not sexually at­tracted to young boys.” Sandusky insists that only “horseplay” has taken place. While speaking about an incident regarding a boy he is accused of assaulting, Sandusky also stated, “We were showering and horsing around, and he actually turned all the showers on and was !"#$!%%&' (%)*)+,' !"-.((' #/0' 1..-(2'and we were, as I recall, possibly like snapping a towel.” He also said this about the shower incident, “I shouldn’t have showered with those kids.” The key witness to the 2002 al­

legations is former wide receiver Coach Mike McQueary. He told the

grand jury that in March 2002 he saw Sandusky attacking a 10­year­old boy, and then reported it to then Head Coach Joe Paterno, Athletic Director Tim Curley and former Vice President Gary Schultz. Mc­Queary said about the incident, “the truth is not out there fully…I didn’t just turn and run…I made sure it stopped,” regarding comments made about how he reacted after he witnessed the incident.Sandusky isn’t the only member

of the Nittany Lion family who is facing charges. Athletic Director Tim Curley, and Penn State’s Vice President Gary Schultz have been charged with perjury. Both main­tain that they are innocent. The Boards of Trustees at Penn State have also taken this matter seri­ously. The seriousness of these al­%0,!#).+('3$(#)40('#/0'5.!-*6('(7)8#'and harsh action. Both President Graham Spanier and head hootball 9.!"/':.0';!#0-+.'/!<0'500+'4-0*'

from their respective positions.Paterno has been the head foot­

ball coach at Penn State Univer­sity since 1966. In his 46 years of coaching he has accumulated 409 wins, which is the most by a FBS coach. He won national champion­ships in 1982 and 1986. Through­.$#'/)('"!-00-2';!#0-+.'/!('/!*'4<0'undefeated teams that won major bowl games. Former players of Paterno only have good things to say about him. Penn State junior quarterback Matt McGloin said this about Paterno, “Wow. I would not be where I am today if it was not for Coach Paterno.”The announcement of Paterno’s

4-)+,' #..='>%!"0'?0*+0(*!&2'@.<A'B'!-.$+*'CD'!AEA'F08.-0' #/0'4-)+,'of their head coach, the Penn State community, comprised mostly of college students, had been peace­fully protesting on Paterno’s front

%!7+A' G/0' +07(' .8' ;!#0-+.6(' 4-­ing resulted in a mob forming late Wednesday night in State College, PA. The damage consisted of a 1)>>0*' +07(' <!+2' #7.' %),/#' >.(#('being knocked over, smashed car windows, tipped over trash cans and newspaper vending boxes, and torn down street signs. The mob 4+!%%&' "!%E0*' *.7+' !-.$+*' CHID'a.m. One protestor threw on a gas mask and proceeded to run up to a >.%)"0' .84"0-2' (>-!&)+,' /)E' $+*0-'his mask with pepper spray.F$#'#/0'-0!%'J$0(#).+')(H'/.7'7)%%'

this matter alter Paterno’s legacy? No matter what went on with foot­ball, Paterno still made an impact on State College, PA. Paterno did the best he could on the football 40%*'!+*' )+' #/0'".EE$+)#&2'7/)"/'is all anyone can ask of anyone.

Penn State Board of Trustees fires President Spanier and head football Coach Joe Paterno

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What are you saving it for?

FLEXFlex Credits expire at the end of the semester

Why not use it to:Buy a lunch at Becky’s Buy a lunch at Dexter’s CafeA concession at MaxcyBring a treat home for the Holidays (pre order forms required)

Fall Bear Express may be used for Winterim. Winterim Flex and Bear Express cannot be added to student account. Funds may be added via cash, check or credit card in the PACES Business O!ce.

Potsdam Bears lose to Devils

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nia State (4­2­1, 2­2­1 SUNYAC) scored three goals in each period en route to a 9­1 victory over a young SUNY Potsdam men’s hockey #0!E'KLMI2'CMIN'.+'O!#$-*!&'+),/#A'Billy Sanborn and Brian Ross each recorded a hat trick to lead the Blue P0<)%(A''O!+5.-+'(".-0'#/0'4-(#'#7.',.!%('.8'#/0'".+#0(#'!#'#/0'LHQR'!+*'SHLL'.8'#/0'.>0+)+,'>0-).*2'7)#/'#/0'second coming on the power play. F-)!+'T.(('E!*0')#'IMD'4<0'E)+$#0('%!#0-A' U(' #/0' 4+!%' (0".+*(' #)"=0*'*.7+')+'#/0'4-(#'>0-).*2'#/0'F0!-('broke out of their own end with at three­on­two rush. Junior forward Billy Tsekos (Montreal, Quebec/Vaudrevil Mustangs) fed sopho­more forward Mike Arnold (Dids­bury, Alberta/Kingston Voyageurs) who roofed the puck over Fredo­nia goalie Mark Friesen with two seconds left. Freshman forward Trevor Cope (Swartz Creek, Mich./Atlanta Jr. Knights) also assisted on the play. Ross scored his sec­.+*'.8' #/0',!E0'!#' #/0'QHDS'E!-='of the second period. Blue Knight F-)!+'P.$(#'E!*0')#'QMC'!#'#/0'VHQB'mark and Sanborn completed his /!#'#-)"='!#'CSHIQA'W-0*.+)!'%0*'VMC'

after 40 minutes. Mat Hehr made )#'!'()XM,.!%'".+#0(#'!#'CSHDD'.8'#/0'third period. John O’Connor scored !#'#/0'CYHSD'E!-='!+*'T.((',.#'/)('third of the game with just 26 sec­onds remaining. Bears freshman goaltender Dylan Ellis (Oakville, Ontario/Aurora Tigers) played the 4-(#' LVHQB2' E!=)+,' 0),/#' (!<0('!+*' !%%.7)+,' 4<0' ,.!%(A' O0+).-'Kevin McFarland (St. Louis Mo./Woodstock Slammers) played the -0E!)+)+,'IIHDC2'(#.>>)+,'ID'(/.#('and allowing four goals. Friesen E!*0' IS' (!<0(' 8.-' #/0' 7)+' )+' QV'minutes. Tyler Palmerton played #/0'4+!%'()X'E)+$#0(')+',.!%'8.-'#/0'Blue Devils without facing a shot. Bears Head Coach Chris Bernard was especially disappointed in the effort after last night’s big win. “We’re not able to answer the chal­lenge of playing back­to­back qual­ity games in the SUNYAC yet,” said Bernard. “We couldn’t execute two nights in a row. We need to learn from it and use that as moti­vation individually and as a team to get back on track.” Potsdam returns home next weekend for games against Geneseo and Brock­port on Nov. 18­19. Both games are scheduled for 7 p.m.

Bears’Best

Mike Arnold of the Men’s Ice Hokey team scored two goals in a come back win for the

Bears.

Liz Ringer of the SUNY Potsdam swim­ming and diving team won three individual

events.

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Scoreboard ScheduleMen’s Ice Hockey

Bears 9

Fredonia 9

Men’s Basketball

Bears 72

Utica 67

Women’sBasketball

Bears 49

Utica 60 Women’s Basketball

Bears vs MorrisvilleFri. 18th @ 6 p.m.

Men’s Ice Hockey

Bears vs Geneseo.

Fri. 18th @ 7 p.m.Men’s Basktball

Bears vs Salem Fri. 18th @ 6 p.m.

Why should you take rehab seriously?!"#$%"&&"'(!)('*+$1-.*('

One of the biggest threats that student athletes should be aware of is injuries. Not only do injuries keep you from participating, but also, if they are serious enough ,they can hinder your everyday life for the rest of your life. In 2002 in the United States

!%.+0' #/0-0'7!(' .<0-' LDAI'E)%%).+'sports mishaps. The majority of these injuries were minor, consist­ing of ankle twists, scrapes, bruis­0(2' (>-!)+(' !+*' (#-!)+(A' Z<0-' QI'>0-"0+#'.8' #/.(0'LDAI'E)%%).+'E)(­haps were self­treated. 6.1 million people reported that their injuries didn’t affect whether or not they participated in the sport.The most common serious inju­

ries involve strains and tears that usually come from a collision. Most serious injuries seem to happen

when the tissue has already been worn down. The misuse and abuse of muscles over time makes them more susceptible to breakdown. If you limit the number of days that you train consecutively, then your muscles will be able to recover more quickly. Increasing strength !+*' 10X)5)%)#&' 7)#/' *0"-0!(0' &.$-'chance of injury. Of all sports injuries, about 50

precent of them are actually in new areas. If you are tired and weak that is a sign that your body is not strong enough to continue what you

are doing. Pre­habilitation is an ap­proach that hopes to reduce the fre­quency and seriousness of injuries by preparing athletes for physical activity. High volume training will build your muscles up, making them stronger, which will allow you to work longer and harder.One issue that coaches have to

seriously consider is whether or not a player is fully recovered from an injury. The really good athletes all have a drive to win, and will come out of the game reluctantly. Here are some tips to a safe and

(>00*&' -0".<0-&H' 4-(#2' 7/0+' &.$'are injured, make sure you main­tain good physical condition; sec­ond, you should make sure that the proper people treat your injury properly; third, you can’t rush your body’s recovery, so do the full re­/!5'>-.,-!E[\'4+!%%&2'&.$'"!+'(#!&'active and positive during the time you’re injured to ensure a speedy recovery. You don’t want to worry about if you’re in shape if you have waited months to recover from an injury. If you eat a healthy athlete’s

diet and combine that with the tips above, your chance of injury will decrease. When you are injured it is important to listen to the profes­sionals, while at the same time con­#)+$)+,'#.'7.-='.+'&.$-'4#+0((A'G.'ensure a quick and effective recov­ery, it is important to understand your limits and not rush your body back into game­like situations.

Coach K

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There was great college bas­ketball earlier this week. The top ranked Tar Heels from North Caro­lina played Michigan State on the USS Carl Vinson as the Tar Heels won 67­55. The second ranked Wildcats from Kentucky beat the eleventh ranked Jayhawks from Kansas 75­65. The biggest news coming out of college basketball is that Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski 7.+' /)(' BDIrd game, passing Bob ]+),/#' 8.-' 4-(#' .+' #/0' P)<)().+' ^'men’s basketball all­time win list. The sixth ranked Blue Devils beat unranked Michigan State 74­69. Do you remember Stephen Curry, who used to play for Davidson a few years back, and now is the stating point guard for the Golden State Warriors? After a year of sitting out due to transferring rules, his %)##%0' 5-.#/0-2' O0#/'9$--&2'4%%0*'$>'the stat sheet for Duke. He had 20 points, seven rebounds, four assists, !+*' 8.$-' (#0!%(A' G/0' 48#/' -!+=0*'Syracuse Orange also took care of business this week, beating Albany 98­74. Leading the team in scoring was starting forward Kris Joseph ,who had 19 points. Off the bench, James Southerland also added 19 >.)+#(2' 7/)%0' ,.)+,' IMS' .+' #/-00'pointers behind the arch.The Eagles lost 21­17 to the

Arizona Cardinals this past week­end. The Eagles also took a lead going into the fourth quarter, but gave up 14 points in the fourth to %.(0' #/0)-' 48#/' ,!E0' #/)(' (0!(.+2'in which they have blown fourth quarter leads. Kevin Kolb didn’t play due to injury. That would have been nice to see how he would have played against the team that traded him this offseason. The Bills looked like the Bills we have seen in years past this past weekend. They lost to the Dallas Cowboys 44­7, and looked nothing like the Bills we have seen earlier this season. Back to back losses have me questioning the Bills’ decision to sign quarter­back Ryan Fitzpatrick to a six year, 59 million dollar contract.In offseason baseball news, the

Houston Astros are close to no lon­ger being in the National League. Jim Crane had recently purchased the Astros, but Major League Base­ball would not approve the sale unless Crane agreed to move his team to the American League. The theory behind this is that after the Astros have moved to the AL then 5.#/' %0!,$0(' 7.$%*' /!<0' 48#00+'teams, making it easier to schedule games. If Houston left the NL Cen­tral, they would be put into the AL West division, which currently has four teams compared to the six in the NL Central.Thanks for reading this week’s

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Mens basketball wins

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dam men’s basketball team used a strong defensive performance to knock off Utica College in their season opener. The Bears (1­0) held _#)"!' #.' IY' >0-"0+#' (/..#)+,' !+*'forced 17 turnovers as they came away with a 72­67 win. Junior Cur­tis Pierce (Brooklyn, N.Y./George Westinghouse Vocational) turned in a solid all­around performance 7)#/'CI'>.)+#(2' +)+0' -05.$+*(' !+*'4<0' !(()(#(A' ' G/0' ;).+00-(' KDMCN'jumped out to an early 12­8 lead but the Bears would settle in and score eight straight points with the 4+!%' 5!(=0#' (".-0*' 5&' (.>/.E.-0'Greg Torchon (Spring Valley, N.Y. / St. Joseph Regional) with a driving layup. Utica responded and cut the lead to two points before Potsdam took control again. Senior Brad Drysdale (Brooklyn, N.Y. / Freder­ick Douglass Academy) hit a slash­ing layup to give the Bears their 5),,0(#' %0!*' .8' #/0' /!%8' !#' IRMLY'with four minutes left. Utica would battle down the stretch and man­!,0' #.'"$#' #/0' %0!*' #.'SCMIS'!#' #/0'break. The defenses tightened and the teams managed only 25 points )+'#/0'4-(#'CI'E)+$#0('.8'#/0'(0".+*'half. Pioneers forward Alex Meyer 5$-)0*'!'3$E>0-'7)#/'VHLI'-0E!)+­)+,' #.' "$#' ;.#(*!E6(' %0!*' #.' QIM51 but sophomore Rob Duquette (Peru, N.Y. / Peru) grabbed a big of­80+()<0'-05.$+*'!+*'4+)(/0*')+'#/0'

>!)+#'#.'4<0'#/0'F0!-('!'8.$-'>.)+#'lead. After exchanging free throws, P-&(*!%0' 4+)(/0*' !+.#/0-' 5!(=0#'in the paint and sophomore Tony Efrese (Spring Valley, N.Y. / St. Joseph Regional) knocked down a three pointer to give Potsdam an in­($-E.$+#!5%0'+)+0'>.)+#'%0!*'7)#/'I'minutes left. Utica would continue to battle but couldn’t come closer #/!+'4<0'>.)+#(A''G/0'F0!-('/0%*'#/0';).+00-(' #.' IMCL' KLQ`N' (/..#)+,'from the three point line in the sec­ond half. They also punished Utica .+'#/0'5.!-*('7)#/'!'SVMIV'!*<!+­tage. Potsdam did struggle from 50/)+*'#/0'!-"'!('70%%2'!+*'4+)(/0*'#/0'0<0+)+,'LMCQ'KCI`N'8-.E'#/-00A''“We need to get more consistent shooting the ball,” said Head Coach Sherry Dobbs. “We need to execute a little bit better and shoot the ball how we are capable of shooting. I was pleased with our effort and re­bounding and we played well in the half court while controlling dribble penetration.” For the game, Du­J$0##0'4+)(/0*'7)#/'!',!E0M/),/'CQ'points and Efrese added 14. Alex Meyer paced the Pioneers with a 10 point, 14 rebound effort and Matt Baldwin contributed 12 points and 4<0'!(()(#(A''G/0'F0!-('%..='#.'"!--&'the momentum of a tough road win when the head to Williamstown, Mass. to compete in the Williams Invitational. The Bears will take on Salem State on Friday night at 6 p.m. and then Southern Vermont on Saturday at 1 p.m.

Lady Bears fall in season opener

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dam women’s basketball team fell in their season opener to Utica 60­49. Senior Katie McGee recorded a double­double with 22 rebounds and 10 points and knocked down three of four from the three point line to lead the Pioneers. Utica jumped .$#'0!-%&')+'#/0'4-(#'/!%8'7)#/'!'CBMR'lead before a timeout was called by Potsdam Head Coach Tara Ruckh. The Bears responded with aggres­sive defense and held the Pioneers #.' .+%&' 0),/#' >.)+#(' .<0-' #/0' 4+!%'BHCY'!+*'"$#'#/0'*04")#'#.'LYMLC'!#'#/0'5-0!=A'G/0'F0!-('8.-"0*'CL'4-(#'half turnovers and freshman Bailey Weigel (Williamsville, N.Y./Wil­liamsville East) grabbed seven of /0-' ,!E0M/),/'CI' -05.$+*(' )+' #/0'4-(#'/!%8A'O.>/.E.-0'O.>/)0';!-=('(Bogart, Ga./North Oconee) and senior Kaley Arsenault (Syracuse, N.Y./Westhill) shot a combined 6­9 8-.E'#/0'40%*')+'#/0'/!%8A''G/0'(0"­ond half featured runs from both teams. Potsdam scored the half’s 4-(#'(0<0+'>.)+#(' #/!+=(' #.'(.>/.­more Jessica Kouzan (Webster, N.Y./Webster Schroeder) knocking down a three pointer and a jumper from the wing on back to back pos­sessions. Arsenault’s layup gave

Potsdam a one point lead. Utica would take back the lead with a 10­4 run of their own but Kouzan’s 3$E>0-' 7)#/' YHIS' %08#' 7.$%*' "$#'the Utica lead to 47­44. However, Utica would respond with 10 unan­swered points and pull away over the next six minutes to pull away. _#)"!'(/.#'SS'>0-"0+#'8-.E'#/0'1..-'for the game and was led by Mc­Gee’s double­double. Sam Stayer !+*'U%&((!'W)%=)+('0!"/'(".-0*'CI'points in the game. Weigel would 4+)(/' #/0',!E0'7)#/'(0<0+'>.)+#(2'CI' -05.$+*(' !+*' ()X' !(()(#(' )+'/0-'college debut. Parks led the bal­anced offense with 10 points and 4<0' F0!-(' (".-0*' (0<0+' .-' E.-0'>.)+#(A' ' ;.#(*!E' (/.#' IS' >0-"0+#'8-.E' #/0' 40%*' 5$#' .$#-05.$+*0*'_#)"!'SIMIVA''aZ<0-!%%2'^6E'>%0!(0*'with the balanced scoring and we did a good job on the glass,” said T$"=/A'aG/)('7!('!',..*'4-(#',!E0'for us and had to deal with their pressure. I am pleased with where we’re at but disappointed we didn’t get a win. We will continue to get better.” The Bears return to ac­tion this Friday night at 6 p.m. in the SUNY Canton Tournament. Potsdam will take on Morrisville on the opening night before facing the host Kangaroos on Saturday at 2 p.m.

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