[the stute] october 16, 2015 (issue 7, volume cxiii)

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15 freshman vie for eight SGA senator positions

Just as the Democratic candi-dates for the United States pres-idency debated in Las Vegas, the SGA freshman candidates are vying for eight senator posi-tions in front of their freshman peers this past Tuesday evening in the Edwin A. Stevens build-ing’s lecture hall (EAS 222). Al-though the audience size in EAS 222 was significantly less than the 15 million drawn to CNN for the Democratic debate, the dis-cussion among the freshman can-didates held much importance, as they had the chance to reveal their intentions and values to ap-proximately 150 potential voters.

SGA President Matthew Hunt served as the moderator, and af-ter Hunt officially opened the de-bate, the candidates introduced themselves. The students running for senator positions represent a wide assortment of majors—engineering and quantitative fi-nance to business and technology and computer science.

Hunt’s first question to the candidates focused on which responsibility of the senator po-sition is most important to the candidates. Namankita Rana was the first to answer and argued that governing the use of the stu-dent activity fund was the most important role. “Money is the lifeblood of everything that we do at Stevens,” said Rana. Abha

Jhaveri argued that a senator’s role of representing the popu-lation is paramount to funding. “Regardless of what money we have, if the money [...] doesn’t go to where the students want it to go, it won’t be successful ei-ther way.”

The next question posed to the candidates regarded Stevens’ ex-pansion in population, academic and residential buildings, and overall academia. Candidates were asked to share if they agreed with President Farvardin’s vi-sion for the university. Lucas Gallo believed that diversifying the institution is important and should be implemented. “Most of us are engineers. I think that having different schools in our university would bring different types of students [...] and expand our horizons.” Ann Collins, sit-ting to Gallo’s left, was inclined to agree with him, but argued that an increase in student pop-ulation would not be advanta-geous for Stevens. “I’ve always gone to small, private schools for my [...] whole academic ca-reer,” said Collins. “One of the things that brought me to Ste-vens was having such a tight-knit community of just a couple thousand kids.” Mia Hildebrandt contended that increasing popu-lation size would not impede on the strong, communal bonds that Stevens has worked so hard to forge in the past years.

Hunt continued to pose open-ended questions that allowed the potential senators to express

their opinions regarding Ste-vens, their ideas for effectively engaging with constituents, and their visions for future changes within the SGA or the campus as a whole. Sam Sherman be-lieves that “school unity” is an important aspect to focus on. “If we expand more and have more students coming into the school, this will be something that we’ve never dealt with before. We’ll need to focus on more events that bring everyone together.” J.C. Borman feels that “communication is a huge issue on campus.” Borman proposed a centralized communication sys-tem that would enable students to be more informed regarding the myriad of athletic, school-sponsored, and RSO events that occur on a daily basis.

Before Hunt invited the audi-ence to ask the candidates ques-tions, he posed one final ques-tion: “Why do you feel you are more qualified than the rest of the candidates up here today?” Each candidate was allowed to answer, but was limited to a 30-second response. Many of the candidates were uncom-fortable arguing that they were more qualified than each oth-er, but clarified as to why they would be capable of uphold-ing an important position such as SGA senator. Cat Oesterle said, “I want to improve Stevens so you guys enjoy it here. It’s not about me anymore if I get this position.” The candidates touched upon their successes in high school leadership positions, in areas both academic and ex-

tracurricular.Hunt asked any audience

members to the front of the room to ask the candidates questions. One student inquired about the candidates’ abilities to manage their time if elected as a senator. Rana and Borman both answered, agreeing that putting others be-fore themselves is an inherent as-pect of the position and will take precedence over other activities or personal interests.

The debate serves to present the candidates to the freshman class so potential voters can make a more informed decision as to whom they want their representa-tives to be. Students can still cast votes for their grades’ open sena-tor positions by visiting stevens.edu/vote. Voting will close at 11:59 p.m. on October 17.

by OLIVIA SCHREIBEROutreach Chair

Girls Fight Back hosts self-defense seminar

OPINION 2-3 OPINION CONTINUED 9PULSE 4-5 NEWS 6-8 SPORTS 10-11

Adjustment & balance

Look at me go

Become a weather person

Sweet versus Crumbs

Roving Reporter Most dreaded midterm?

Polling PierceDo you like your roommate?

The Stute Weekly Challenges

Embrace your femininity

Shop at Forever 21

WCPR ReWrite:Asbury Lanes

Girls Fight Back

Students feast at Kielbasa

WCPR alumni panel

New professor

Softball named NFCA All-Academic team

Men’s golf takes second at NYU invite

Club Sports News

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OpiniOn

Wow. Look at me.I have been in this

school since August 20, 2011. If I recall cor-rectly, I arrived at 10:45 a.m., a little early for my City Exploration Pre-Orientation program. I believe this is a total of 1,517 days of being a college student.

Yet, despite all of my

achievements and ac-complishments thus far, why is this single semes-ter giving me so much trouble?

I have a hunch.I am taking a mea-

ger 18 credits, a paltry amount compared to my friends. 2 of these credits are for a pass/fail class that I am taking for the sake of my senior design partner, so this shouldn’t really stress me out. The other 16 credits are dis-tributed to Fluid Me-chanics (CE-342), Civil Measurements Lab (CE-381), Senior Design (CE-423), Reinforced Con-crete (CE-484), and Steel Design (CE-486). I was warned by a few profes-sors in the civil depart-

ment that this would be rough, but I didn’t ini-tially believe them.

I mean, Fluid Mechan-ics is really straight-forward—a lot of the equations are present in Thermodynamics and Water Resources, so I am not surprised with a lot of the material. Civil Measurements Lab is just a show up and do/learn stuff kind of class, so no trouble there (actually tons of fun, really). Con-crete is, thus far, not a problem. It’s mostly the-ory-based, so all I have to do is listen attentively and give the homework my best shot. Steel is trickier—any class with that professor is—but it is almost sort of fun

and procedural with all of the equations, so long as you have a Steel Bible (and know how to read it), you’ll be fine.

My senior design proj-ect isn’t even too dif-ficult! The only hitch is that I am in a two-person group.

On the side, of course, I am working to help out with this year’s Castle Point Anime Conven-tion, still tutoring, and still helping The Stute every now and then. And then there is the job hunt, but my experience establishes me well for most positions I am in-terested in.

So what then is the problem?

You guessed it: bal-

ance. Balancing is tricky. If I had only one of the above issues to contend with, I would have no problem whatsoever. But dealing with faulty apartment furniture, (I’m looking at you, for-mer tenant!) new health issues, and the daunting and omnipresent real-ity of my inevitable fu-ture as an adult is really starting to wear on me.

Of course, I am prob-ably one of the most adult-y students you will find here at Stevens, lev-el-headed and capable of handling just about any crazy situation with calculated precision, but still, the impending ob-ligation to be “that guy” on a permanent basis

isn’t exactly something to look forward to.

Yet, with all of my current struggles and the issues that lay unre-solved before me, I look back. In 1,517 days, have I not had worse things to deal with? The emotional strife of see-ing the SGA slash my budget, the clamminess I felt as I searched for an apartment because Res. Life has crap rates, staying up until 6 a.m. to complete that Water Resources report, my infamous “NEW HEAD-LINE”—yeah, I doubt there is much in my immediate future that could give me pause.

All ahead forward. 222 days remain.

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- The list of freshman senate candidates provided by the SGA incorrectly listed Nicolas Nuila as “Nicholas Nulia.”

by JOSEPH BROSNAN5/5 Civil Engineering Major

Mind of a Freshman

Waiting and adjusting

Senioritis

Look at me go

Stute Editorial

A Wrigley perspective: it’s beyond baseball

Going into almost my seventh week here at Stevens, I have gotten to know my way around campus and Hoboken fairly well. I know the shortcuts through all of the different buildings, the optimal times to go to the library, where I’ll actually be able to get a seat, the best (and worst) places to get cell reception, and the best

times to go to Pierce when there are actually eating utensils to eat with and tables to sit at.

I have also started to become very accus-tomed to the way pro-fessors choose to teach their classes, and have learned to find a balance between work and play. I have found a great group of friends that I know I can always con-fide in when I am hav-ing trouble and spend time with after classes.

I have adjusted fairly well to my new environ-ment, and I am grateful that I have also found extracurricular activi-ties to involve myself in outside of classes. These range from club la-crosse and The Stute (of course!), to the Stevens Cyber Defense Team and

running for a position on the Honor Board.

The Honor Board holds a particular place in my heart, as I am passionate and ready to be elected as a mem-ber. The only thing that is standing in my way are the elections them-selves, which happen to be this week. I thought this week would never come, honestly. From the beginning of the year until now, I have been waiting and perfect-ing my application for candidacy for the Hon-or Board. I have spent weeks preparing for the interview, reading the constitution and bylaws, and making posters to hang on the walls. I was particularly nervous for the interview when it came along, but in the

end, I knew that if I spoke about the values that I was truly passion-ate about, I would excel.

Overall, I feel like the interview went well. Having that out of the way, the only thing that is now in the way of me becoming a member of the Honor Board would be the elections. With this in mind, and with the power of hope, I am currently at the edge of my seat, waiting until October 17 when the ballots close and the votes are tallied. Maybe with a little luck I will get my wish and ful-fill my dream of being on the Stevens Honor Board. Fellow freshmen: please help me make my dream come true by vot-ing for me for the Ste-vens Honor Board!

by GABRIELLE McCORMACKFreshman Software Engineering Major

Not everyone’s a baseball fan, but everyone understands the significance of an underdog achievement. For the Chicago Cubs, it’s been 106 seasons with-out a World Series championship victory, the longest in the entire-ty of Major League Baseball. This past Tuesday, the Cubs clinched a spot in the National League Championship Series. What’s the point?

As a New York Yankees fan who has followed baseball spar-ingly this past year, I have a dif-ferent perspective than usual. Being detached from the fanati-cism that usually consumes my baseball (or hockey) viewing habits has allowed me to take a step back and take stock of the MLB postseason situation.

In the American League (which the Yankees are in), the Texas Rangers/Toronto Blue Jays and Houston Astros/Kansas City Roy-als are vying to see which team from each match-up will move on to face each other in the American League Championship Series.

In the National League, the Cubs are waiting to see if they’ll face off against the New York Mets or the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League Champi-

onship Series. By the time this piece is published, both cham-pionship series will be set, and the winners of those two series will move on to face each other in the World Series.

Like most of America, I want to see the Cubs win the World Series. What a story it would be for 106-season drought to come to an end with a team that looks better than it has in several years. On the flip-side, I would also be fine with the Mets win-ning, despite the endless boast-ing I’ll undoubtedly hear from my friends and family, most of whom are die-hard Mets fans. In the end, what will happen will happen. As it pertains to this edi-torial though, baseball is just a metaphor.

Because I was not emotionally invested in the Yankees’ season this year, I am able to free my-self from being embroiled in the competitive spirit that typically manifests itself while playing sports or watching “our” teams go at it. With this detachment, I can see several narrative threads that are engaging, historic, and even beautiful (such as the Cubs’ drought ending or the Mets light-ing up New York City). Like the cliché forest-and-the-trees meta-

phor, widening my perspective allowed me to see more than just a Yankees season loss, but the potentially immense joy that others could experience if the team they support—their home-town teams often—were to win the World Series, which I have experienced myself in 2009.

Being happy for others’ suc-cess, especially when I’m in a lull of success, is one of the more difficult things for me to do. At a time where fellow classmates, and even friends, are already accepting full-time job offers at Con Edison or Lockheed Martin, try not to let jealousy run ram-pant because “your team” isn’t winning. Celebrate with them on their success, because when your drought ends, you don’t want to be left with the regret of not be-ing there for your friends when they were there for you.

Let’s go Cubs.


Will closer ties between the Pentagon, the world’s largest military machine, and Silicon Valley, argu-ably the world’s greatest engine for technology in-novation, make the world safer?

The Pentagon has opened an office in Silicon Valley called Defense In-novation Unit-Experimen-tal, or DIU-X. Its self-de-scribed mission is to help the Pentagon be “more permeable to sources of disruptive change that

would keep us at par or ahead of the Nation’s ad-versaries.”

In September the Pen-tagon sponsored a con-ference—titled “Wait, What? A Future Technol-ogy Forum”--to explore “potentially attractive avenues of technological pursuit and to catalyze non-obvious synergies among participants.” The conference “is part of a broader effort by the Pen-tagon to tap into the inge-nuity of Silicon Valley,” according to The New York Times.

The conference fea-tured a talk on optogenet-ics and a demonstration of devices implanted in the brain to restore func-tions in disabled subjects. As I have reported previ-ously, Pentagon officials have expressed interest in the potential of neural implants not only to treat

wounded soldiers but also to enhance healthy ones. Yes, we’re talking bionic soldiers.

The Times did not quote anyone who questioned whether the U.S. should aggressively pursue “dis-ruptive” military tech-nologies. But two recent speakers at Stevens, both affiliated with Yale, have raised questions about the militarization of U.S. research. One is man-agement professor Paul Bracken, who gave a talk last spring titled “Silicon Valley and the Pentagon: Disruptive Innovation and National Security.”

Calling the Pentagon the “mother of all VC [venture capital] funds,” Bracken noted that a “second Silicon Valley” of high-tech firms has sprung up around Wash-ington, D.C., to feed the Pentagon’s appetite for

innovative technologies. “We have more technolo-gies coming online today in the military than at any time,” Bracken said. “The real question is what sys-tems will help improve U.S. security, not just kill or disrupt the bad guys?”

Innovation is especial-ly rapid in what Bracken called “targeted killing” technologies, which com-bine software that can rec-ognize faces, license plates and other distinguishing features with drones and other weaponry. The Unit-ed States is hardly alone in pursuing these technol-ogies. Bracken asked the audience to consider the potential consequences if target-killing technologies are deployed by nuclear-armed nations, such as India and Pakistan. Na-tions with such technolo-gies might be tempted to launch preemptive strikes

against adversaries. “In principle you could de-capitate the leadership of another country,” Bracken said. Technology is “rac-ing ahead of strategy. We don’t know where this stuff is going.”

Yale bioethicist Wendell Wallach visited Stevens last month to talk about his new book, A Danger-ous Master: How to Keep Technology from Slipping Beyond Our Control. He writes that the U.S. “is the world’s leading driver of an accelerating and ever-escalating arms race… The logic of staying ahead or keeping pace with po-tential adversaries rests on the dangers of a weak de-fense and contentions that weaker foes will be in-timidated by one’s power, adversaries with similar strength will be restrained by mutually assured de-struction, and techno-

logical supremacy will prevail. These three posi-tions are flawed. Al Qaeda and ISIS militants were not cowed by the U.S.’s overwhelming military supremacy. Mutually as-sured destruction did not stop the former U.S.S.R. from keeping pace in the nuclear arms race.”

When the Pentagon talks about “disruptive” technologies, it doesn’t mean cool new smart-phone apps; it means, often, cool new ways to disable or kill people. The alliance of the Pentagon and Silicon Valley should make us all ask, “Wait, What?”

John Horgan directs the Center for Science Writings, which is part of the College of Arts & Letters. This col-umn is adapted from one originally published on his ScientificAmerican.com blog, “Cross-check.”

In most Stevens stu-dents’ minds, cupcakes are synonymous with Crumbs, but what they don’t know is that a few steps away is another cupcakery with a cozy café sort of atmo-sphere.

Hiding on the corner of 4th and Garden Street, Sweet’s cupcake display has certainly turned my head many a time, and I’d always wondered how they’d size up against Crumbs. Hoping to deter-mine which bakery serves up a better cupcake, I de-cided to perform a side-by-side comparison.

Walking into Sweet, I immediately noticed the festive but tasteful Hal-loween decorations placed around the two or three tables for eating, the crowded (but not overly so) coffee bar, and the window behind the coun-ter showing a sneak peak of the baking magic. The atmosphere seemed great for grabbing a cup of cof-fee and staying to chat with a friend or reading a good book.

The woman behind the counter was very patient and helpful while my partner and I stood at the display, drooling while choosing our flavors.

Contrast this lively at-mosphere with that of Crumbs, which walking in felt sterile and corpo-rate. The cutesy menus seem forced, and the dim lighting and barely filled display don’t particularly make me want to sit and have a cup of coffee.

Now, down to business: the cupcakes. Sweet’s confections are not quite

so large as Crumbs’ ($4); Sweet tends to size on the opposite end of the scale, as they are more known for their minis ($2). For a majority of their cupcakes, both Sweet and Crumbs stick to a simple chocolate or vanilla base and then use the icing and decora-tions to vary the flavors.

Sweet’s chocolate and vanilla bases were surpris-ingly dense. The flavor tasted as though from a box—I wasn’t terribly im-pressed. Expecting Crumbs to be better, I found their bases much the same, though less dense and less flavorful. With the vanilla, I felt as if I were eating a slightly sweetened piece of bread. If I had to choose though, Sweet’s slightly more flavorful cake would win by a narrow margin.

What really differenti-ates the establishments is their toppings. The Crumbs cupcakes seem more extravagantly deco-rated, and definitely have more of a “wow” factor, but I prefer Sweet’s cup-

cakes, as they have a neat-er, more elegant presenta-tion.

The icing on the Crumbs cupcakes was overly sweet—maybe in their minds this overcompensa-tion makes amends for the flavorless base—and in conjunction with the other toppings, Crumbs was just too much for me. I did, however, enjoy the choco-late and mint combination of the Grasshopper, and the salty-sweet flavors of the Salted Caramel.

The Sweet icing was not overly sweet, and was much smoother than that of Crumbs. My favor-ite combination was the fluffy, sweet marshmallow and creamy peanut butter of the Fluffernutter. The peanut butter was not too salty, the marshmallow was airy, the buttercream had substance, but wasn’t overly dense, and the ga-nache was smooth.

In a direct compari-son of the more popu-lar red velvet cupcake of each bakery, Sweet wins

hands-down. The Crumbs version was dry, and the cream cheese icing tasted like pure sugar. The Sweet version was moist, despite smaller cupcakes having a tendency to be drier than their larger counterparts, and the tanginess of the cream cheese frosting bal-anced out the sweetness.

Sweet also offers a black bottom cupcake (brown-ie base with a dollop of cream cheese baked in) which, though lacking in presentation, looking like something you’d buy at

a local bake sale, packs a deep chocolate flavor and is a favorite of my Cuisine Corner companion. Aside from the chocolate and vanilla, Sweet also offers a pumpkin cake with cream cheese frosting—my per-sonal favorite of all of the cupcakes—to celebrate the fall season.

Unable to sum up the comparison better than my companion, I will simply restate his words: “I would bring Crumbs’ cupcakes to a party but Sweet’s cup-cakes to a friend.”

by JOHN HORGANDirector, Center for Science Writings

Cuisine Corner

Sweet versus Crumbs: too Sweet

Unfortunately for meteo-rologists, their mistakes out-weigh their successes. Even more unfortunate for them is a new weather app, Sun-shine. Katerina Stroponiati, co-founder and CEO of Sunshine, agrees that most people do not trust typi-cal weather reports. Even if the weather reports turn out to be accurate, they are

not specific enough for the average person deciding whether or not they should bring their coat for a walk or their umbrella to work. Now comes Sunshine, free for iOS devices, the app that allows anyone to re-port the weather—anytime and anywhere.

The uniqueness of this handy app lies in its de-pendence on users for their around-the-clock reporting of the weather. Users give reports from specific loca-tions and provide handy tips, such as whether to wear rain boots or sun-glasses. These tips are called “Nowcasts,” and are the biggest part of the data collection within the app. The developers of Sunshine have taken an atypically

social media approach to weather.

Within the app, users have the ability to upvote other users’ forecasts and weather updates. This re-sults in users building a reputation for accurate re-ports, and causes their re-ports to have more weight. In order to consumerize this behavior, the app gamifies user behavior and creates a competitive environment. There are local leader-boards and milestones that users can use to determine who to follow for their local weather forecasts. There are also titles such as “Newbie” and “Student,” which indicates how often a person uses Sunshine.

Sunshine uses the user’s location to connect them to

other users. Once Sunshine is opened, they can choose from six options that resem-ble quick weather reports, such as “partly cloudy” and “foggy.” Every time a user taps one of these options, three points are added to their account, which deter-mines the user’s level.

Over time, Sunshine will become more accurate be-cause the users and reports will grow in size, and its predictions will have more previous data to refer to. This app is revolutionary for everyone—not only for those who want a quick wardrobe tip, but also for those with weather aller-gies who want a heads-up on the local pollen count in a specific area.

Currently, Sunshine is

available on iOS only. Stro-poniati assures that Sun-shine will always remain community focused and well maintained.

Sunshine is very easy to use and extremely handy for everyone, particularly commuters. Commuters can see what other users that took the same path to work or school have to say about that particular path in terms of weather, and even updates on roadwork or delays. Unfortunately for those that want ex-tended forecasts, this may not be the app for you. The app excels at being a day-by-day weather forecaster rather than a week-by-week one.

The app is appealing in every sense. Sunshine

brings to the table some-thing that typical weather services such as weather.com cannot bring: the ex-periences of actual people, which it displays for all who are interested to see the instant a user experi-ences the weather, if they should post it of course. Sunshine takes away the guessing part of getting ready every morning, which is really appealing to me as I enjoy being abso-lutely prepared for the ele-ments when going to class. Overall, Sunshine shows a lot of potential in being a mainstream application that cannot be substituted by any basic weather fore-caster. I am eager to see what it becomes in the near future.

Technically Speaking

Become a weatherperson with one tap of a finger

Scientific Curmudgeon

Silicon Valley and “Disruptive” War Research

Katrina Guido

Tues-Fri: 11 a.m. – 7 p.m.Sat: 9 a.m. – 7 p.m.

SWEET: HOURS of OPERATION

by KATRINA GUIDOSophomore Computer Science

and Physics Major

by TARIK KDIRYFreshman Software Engineering Major

Sun: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Thu-Fri: 9 a.m. – 8 p.m.Sat: 9 a.m. – 9 p.m.

CRUMBS: HOURS of OPERATION

Sun: 9 a.m. – 7 p.m.


Campus pulseRoving Reporter

What midterm are you dreading the most?

The StuteWeekly Challenges1. Turn off your phone for 60 minutes today and find something else to do—

hang out with friends, write something, take a walk, or nap a little.

2. Go try out a new restaurant or food place today, wallet permitting! Check out Cuisine Corner for more!

3. Talk to a stranger for five minutes today. It can be about anything—heck,

blame it on The Stute if you’d like! It’s a great conversation starter.

4. Go into the city this weekend! If you’re busy, make it happen anyway.

5. Text or message someone who’s not an old friend, but rather, an old acquaintance,

and try to catch up with them.

“CAL-105, because I can’t read!”

Owen Egbert

“CH-243.”

Jacob Vanderbilt

“MA-124.”

David Rogers

“Graphics. I’m so bad.”

Jared Davi

“MA-121.”

Kristina Redmond

“CS-146.”

Josh Gribbon

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Know where this is? Let us know by Thursday, October 22 at 11:59 p.m. and be entered to win 2 free movie tickets to Bow Tie Cinemas on

409-415 14th Street, right here in downtown Hoboken!

Email your answers to [email protected] be an undergraduate to win the tickets.

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Polling PierceDo you like your roommate?

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People who are old and wise were once young and have done some stupid things. I know I have, but it’s okay because with age comes wisdom. We may regret, but no matter what anyone tells you, you’re gonna realize that experience is the best teacher. We’re all human and bound to make mistakes. It’s all just part of the

learning experience called growing.

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Students trained to defend themselves against assault

Students feast at Kielbasa Fest

This past Wednesday, the students of Girls Fight Back delivered an informative session about student assaults on campuses across the country. Unfortunately, this is a nationwide is-sue, but luckily there are organizations such as Girls Fight Back that are fighting against these crimes.

Girls Fight Back was established in 2001 by Erin Weed, friend and sorority sister of Shan-non McNamara, who was murdered that year.

McNamara’s death has inspired Erin to start a nationwide campaign against campus violence against girls.

Since it was founded, this organization has collected over one mil-lion members, and has created a similar group called Students Fight Back, a gender neutral organization that resem-bles Girls Fight Back. These programs have addressed basic self de-fense techniques as well as bystander behavior. During McNamara’s at-tack, many neighbors and floor-mates have recalled hearing suspi-cious noises without

investigating. This was discussed at the meeting because of the impor-tance of the actions of others during dangerous situations.

The meeting was run by Bree Swartz, aspir-ing actress in New York City and long-time ac-tive member of Girls Fight Back. Throughout the presentation, the core values of the or-ganization were made clear: S.R.S.U. (strong, resilient, spirited, and unified). These core val-ues have inspired every member to take initia-tive for not only their own well beings, but also for those of their

family and peers. In-stead of relying on oth-ers to help, an individu-al must realize that they are the best protector of themselves. With this, Swartz makes it a point to state that the organi-zation is not conforming to widespread violence, but rather encourag-ing safety and recovery from violence in the past in hope of a safer and sounder future.

For those that are in-terested in Girls Fight Back or Students Fight Back, visit girlsfight-back.com, contact the group by telephone at 866-769-9037, or email [email protected].

by TARIK KDIRYStaff Writer

The Polish American Cultural Society hosted their semesterly Kielba-sa Fest on Palmer Lawn Thursday. Almost 100 pounds of kielbasa were eaten in an hour and half, a new record for the event. “We definitely will get more for next time” promises club treasurer

Rafi Poniatowski. Other food offered included Polish pickles and Chrus-ciki (angel wing pastries) for desert. Students inter-ested in joining the Polish American Cultural Soci-ety can attend (biweekly) meetings on Tuesdays at 9:00 p.m. in BC304, the next on 10/19.

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oN campus, hobokeN, aNd beyoNdWCPR hosts Broadcasting Through Adversity

This past Wednesday eve-ning, campus radio WCPR hosted its “Broadcasting Through Adversity” event featuring a panel of lead-ers and experts in the field of news broadcasting and communication technolo-gies. The panel featured experts in their respective fields such as former chief engineer at 1010 WINS Chris Tobin and CNN’s chief photojournalist Jeff Kinney. The main focuses of the night were an in depth discussion on how broad-casting systems cope under the stresses of disasters, and what communications com-panies look for in future em-ployees.

One of the main exam-ples of disaster scenarios discussed was the close to

home tragedy of 9/11. In the midst of that disaster photojournalist Jeff Kinney admittedly states that CNN and most other networks weren’t even close to pre-pared. He said “In hindsight we had no idea that some-thing like that was even pos-sible on US soil” He went on to comment that while film-ing overseas, him, his crew, and the entire network were always incredibly pre-pared in hostile countries where “death tolls on par with 9/11 were common daily” The silver lining of the tragedy was that it lead to an incredible amount of research and development in new communications technologies as well as a much greater level of pre-paredness on all fronts. Kin-ney said that today even lo-cal domestic reporters have extensive EMS training in the event of another disas-

ter. Director of network disaster recovery at AT&T Bob Desiato elaborated on this when he said that his teams participate in disaster recovery drills quarterly as a worthwhile “Insurance policy” should anything go wrong. The main mes-sage was that once disas-ter strikes, it is far too late to plan.So all of the steps that have been taken by networks and various com-panies across the country since 9/11 have left us all better off and unquestion-ably better prepared. Yet even with the development of many new technologies and disaster planning in the years following 9/11, there doesn’t seem to be a singu-lar solution to the upkeep of communication in a disas-ter scenario. Surprisingly, many on the panel were in agreement that sometimes it can be the most basic

forms of technology that are the most reliable. Things like HAM radios and simple two way radios were the communication backbones inside most news networks during 9/11 and even more recently in hurricane San-dy. The general message expressed by all members of the panel was that the most important quality to look for in a potential com-munication solution is reli-ability above all else, even if that means the solution isn’t very high tech.

Another topic addressed by the panel was not just the technologies that allowed them to do their work, but the kinds of people needed to do it. Leadership was ob-viously an important qual-ity. Jeff Kinney said that a real leader in the field’s top three priorities for his team should be “Safety, safety, and safety” with the well-

being of themselves and their crew superseding all other priorities. Photojour-nalists and reporters are frequently sent across the globe to situations most people are fleeing from, with many returning home with PTSD resulting from the horrific and gruesome nature of what they have been sent to cover. And while the skill of being able to put emotions aside was considered crucial, empa-thy was also discussed as almost equally important. “You frequently interact with people who are liter-ally having the worst day of their lives” explained Kinney, he went on further to say that a little respect and empathy for the people who didn’t run toward the disaster can go a long way. The entire panel was in agreement that whether it be a war zone or a natural

disaster, the best journal-ist is somebody who can readily and calmly put their emotions aside and remind themselves that “Life will go on after this” Another com-mon theme that came up was that the vast majority of knowledge needed to be successful in the field ironi-cally cannot be learned in school and instead has to be gained by experience in the field. This knowledge and experience is crucial to the maintenance of communi-cation systems in the midst of any disaster.

Of course none of the pro-fessionals on the panel are looking forward to the next huge disaster to strike our area. But according to De-siato we’re due for another one soon, and it’s safe to as-sume that he, and the tech-nologies we all depend on for communication will be well prepared for it.

by HOUSTON MIGDONStaff Writer

by MARYIA SPIRYDONAVAStaff Writer

Meet Professor Muisener

The Alpha Epsilon Delta pre-medical honor society invited chemistry, chemical biology, and biology students to meet their department heads this past Wednesday. Students had the opportunity to meet the new head of the Chemistry and Chemical Bi-

ology department, Professor Muisener. Dr. Leopold, the former Director of Chemis-try, Chemical Biology, and Biomedical Engineering was also in attendance, as he has been reassigned as Di-rector of Biology. Professor Muisener joined Stevens this past August, bringing with her twelve years of experi-ence from the University of

South Florida.Muisener is not new to

running departments; she previously ran the Chemis-try department at the Uni-versity of South Florida. While there, she worked with an array of different students, from pharmacy majors to pre-medical stu-dents, and has thus helped numerous students in dif-

ferent fields. Muisener also helped expand the biomedi-cal program at the univer-sity; during her time there, the student population went from zero to 2,800 students.

Professor Muisener is growing accustomed to life at Stevens. Currently she is only teaching general chem-istry, but will be teaching more classes in the follow-

ing semester. Even though Muisener is not conducting any research at this time, she says she would be interested in doing it in the future. For the time being, Muisener is balancing teaching and her new responsibilities. Profes-sor Muisener says she is ex-cited to be at Stevens, espe-cially when she talks to other professors. She finds it a good

thing that a number of the other professors have been at Stevens for a long time. De-spite being new to Stevens, Muisener is making herself available to her students so that she can help them in any way she can. Overall, Profes-sor Muisener is enjoying her time at Stevens and looks forward to getting to know her colleagues and students.

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National Pasta Day We have some tasty events coming up later this month. Pasta lovers rejoice because Saturday, October 17th is national pasta day. Stevens Dining will be featuring a display of specialty pastas in Pierce Dining Hall this Saturday to celebrate.

World Food Day Did you know that in the United States family farmers generate 84% of all produce? On Friday, October 16, Pierce Dining Hall will join millions of people around the globe in celebrating World Food Day, a day of action against hunger. Pierce Dining Hall will feature food from around the world and from local farmers. So, come and enjoy some of the healthy, diverse options available this Friday!

Sono’s Latin Cuisine Craving a burrito but don’t want to walk all the way down to Washington Street or elsewhere to acquire one? Good news! Sono’s Latin Cuisine will put a mouth-watering burrito or bowl together just the way you like it! Stop by the first floor of the Howe Center to try one today!

You will now be able to view your balance of weekly meals via Duckbills.com and the Duckbills App. Remember: weekly meals end on Thursday and replenish every Friday morning! We also have acquired new off-campus Duckbills merchants. These new merchants are Spa Diner (74 Hudson Street), Field House Grill (25 5th Street), and Medicine Man (511 Washington Street). Be sure to stop by and use your Duckbills at these locations.

We also have a daily schedule of food trucks on campus. There will be a different vendor on campus every day.

The schedule is as follows:

Pure Pita Monday 11:00am to 3:00pmThe Taco Truck: Tuesday 11:00am to 3:00pm Neapolitan Express: Wednesday 11:00am to 3:00pmDark Side of Moo: Thursday 11:00am to 3:00pmNeapolitan Express: Friday 11:00am to 6:00pm

Food trucks will be located in the front of the Walker Gym, but they may not be available during inclement weather.

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WCPR ReWrite

Asbury Lanes: not knocked down, but always a knock out

OpiniOn

It was December 27, 2012 in the middle of a freezing winter break. I was sitting enjoying my evening with a few people when I got some extremely awful news. I had just received my first text message breakup. I shut down. I couldn’t remember the last time I felt this ter-rible.

The whole situation felt so impersonal. I needed something to ground me. I needed something real. My friend Paige was in the room and, seeing how I was hurting, turned to me and said something that was go-ing to change my life for the better, “I know this hurts right now but we still have a really great night ahead of us at the Lanes”.

Asbury Lanes is a few streets from the Stone Pony, right off the boardwalk. It’s

near the rest of Asbury’s excitement, but it’s tucked away on its own street. While it has been around for a long time, the venue had only been putting on these incredible shows for about the last decade. These integrate touring and locals acts, big to small bands, and all sorts of novelty perfor-mances. But in a way, each one is a novelty because ev-ery show means something different to everyone.

While December 27 might have been the run of the mill show to some, it was something special to me.

This was my first show at the Lanes: a secret Menz-ingers show billed as “The Zingdogs”; it was also my first real punk show. I got to see a side of music that was completely cloaked to me before this. There was a community where people of all ages, backgrounds, and passions came together and made a sort of magic. When you walk up those stairs to the Lanes, you’re more than just physically elevated—

your heart’s elevated. It seems that all your worries can’t climb those steps with you.

Every inch of the venue has something unforget-table. From the photobooth to the endless local artwork strung across the walls that frames the stage , which is quaintly placed between the bowling lanes. And if your nose doesn’t direct you straight to the snack bar, you should get that checked out, because those tater tots just really change the way you look at potatoes.

This magic continued to thrive until the Lanes’ last show just a few week-ends ago on October 3. Having announced its clos-ing for renovations, word had spread (and later con-firmed) that the venue would be purchased by iS-tar, a real estate investment company. As part of what the firm describes in a press release detailing their reno-vations as a “multi billion dollar redevelopment plan” for Asbury Park, they intend to restore the building and

try to keep the music alive inside through “a careful re-fresh” of Asbury Lanes.

The venue’s spirit was on full display that last show, featuring Sammy Kay, Lost in Society, the Holy Mess, Beach Slang, and a surprise appearance by Corrina, Cor-rina. Despite the nor’easter stopping by for a visit, the turnout was impressive, as those involved had built it up to be. So many people came to say goodbye. It’s re-ally something else to watch a community that’s so con-nected share a night like this.

But no matter how iStar will maintain the original venue, the Lanes are for-ever alive in the stories told by those who were lucky enough to have been apart of it. “The first time I went to the Lanes was when I was 14 to see Dave Hause with Mikey Erg and Ian Graham,” remarked Brian McKenna, lead singer and guitarist of Corrina, Corrina.

He reiterated that it was a “life changing experience” for several reasons, espe-

cially because the band had covered The Replacements’ “Can’t Hardly Wait,” a band that Brian “didn’t realize that other people besides [him] loved,” making him “really feel like [he] be-longed.”

McKenna had also met Brian Fallon from The Gas-light Anthem: “I shook his hand and got a picture and talked about it for a year. I’d send you the picture if I didn’t have braces and such terrible acne in it.” He also said that he thought Asbury Lanes “is the main place [he’ll] think about years from now when [he] re-members being a teenager.”

James Appio, founder of CoolDad Music, an online home for content promot-ing the local New Jersey music scene, conveyed a more physical impact that the Lanes had when, at a King Khan and The Shrines show, one of the frontmen had “grabbed one of the ubiquitous PBRs from some-one in the front, twirled it over the crowd like a lawn sprinkler, and then sent the

half -empty can sailing over the audience until it found its landing spot squarely on top of my head.”

A similar shocking mo-ment happened to Rachel Leigh Casey of the Asbury Park Feminist Collective, when, during a set by The Julie Ruin, band member and third wave feminist icon Kathleen Hanna held up one of their the Feminist Collective zines on stage and “talked about how im-portant [the Feminist Col-lective is] and told everyone to buy [their] zines... stick-ing around after the show to chat with everyone.”

Casey “can’t even rec-ollect what [they] talked about,” because she was “so overwhelmed with happi-ness.” She ended by encom-passing the voice of those whose lives were uplifted by the Lanes, saying, “It was a surreal and magical experi-ence meeting one of my big-gest inspirations and there is no other place where it could have happened on such a personal level. Only at Asbury Lanes.”

In the middle of Times Square, nine glowing white letters seem to be the sym-bol of hope to all college fashionistas whose souls wouldn’t even get them a heel off a Jimmy Choo: “Forever 21” they pro-nounce boldly. Four floors

of inexpensive, trendy fashions just waiting to be plucked off the shelves… or unburied from a pile on the floor. Whatever.

Okay, so contrary to what it may sound like, I don’t hate Forever 21. In fact, I have quite a few pieces I love to bits from there. Forever 21 is great for fast fashions that will keep you trendy now, but will prob-ably need to be replaced in a couple of wears, unless, of course, you know what you’re looking for. So, be-cause only the devil would deprive the fashion-hungry college student from her ramen of clothing stores, I’ve done some digging to figure out just what is and

isn’t worth buying from F21.

If you ever go shopping with me, you’ll notice that I’m constantly checking the sewn-in tags of everything I pick. I’m looking for two things: the fabric compo-sition of the clothing ar-ticle, and how to wash it. The second one is easy: if you wash your clothes the way they are meant to be, they’ll last longer. The first is more complicated, but I’ll give you the basics.

Most clothing from For-ever 21 is made of polyes-ter or synthetic blends like rayon, nylon, and viscose. Synthetic materials get a bad rap because of the chemicals used to make

them, and because they are notorious for trapping heat and sweat. On the other hand, they are usually more durable, and polyester usu-ally keeps its shape.

Natural fibers like cot-ton, linen, wool, and silk are generally known for be-ing higher quality because they’re breathable, absor-bent, and generally last lon-ger. Unfortunately, cheap cotton also has a tendency to pill and wrinkle. I usually scour the store for anything with a high percentage of cotton, and sometimes I cave for polyester.

You can also tell a lot about a piece of clothing just by looking at it. Avoid very sheer pieces if they are

not meant to be. Thin fab-rics will fall apart quickly and tear. There’s also that one particular fabric that screams cheap and should have you running in the other direction… you know the one I mean: thin and heathered. It looks like a solid colored tee with dif-ferent colored lines run-ning across, and it’s very see-though.

Checking the construc-tion of your garments is important too. Tug at the seams a little bit to make sure they’re not unravel-ing. Look for skirts that have linings, and if you’re picking out a bodycon skirt or dress, a thicker or tex-tured material will help

hide and accentuate the right parts. Furthermore, just stay away from shoes and sweaters. I’ve learned nothing beats a good qual-ity sweater and the ones at Forever 21 are usually hot, scratchy, and lumpy. And the shoes? Just be good to your feet and say no.

On a more positive note, I’ve heard many people say the Love21 brand has better materials and nicer quality, and I’ve also heard good things about Forever 21 denim. Really, it just pays to be choosy. Instead of dropping $100 on 10 things, buy a few fun pieces you might wear now, and save $50 for an investment piece somewhere else.

Girl Talk

Woman Up: why guys and girls need to embrace their feminine side

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by EMMA MURPHYWCPR ReWrite Staff Writer

A couple of weeks ago, I read an article by the New York Times called “27 Ways to Be a Mod-ern Man.” According to the article, the Modern Man cares for his wife and daughter, understands fashion, keeps up with lit-erature, does some chores, buys his wife flowers for no reason, and isn’t afraid of being emotional or vul-nerable. Oh, and he cries every now and then. Still, all perfectly reasonable attributes for a man to have, right?

I thought so, too—that is, until I read the com-ments beneath the article

on Facebook. The most liked comments on the ar-ticle were: “[t]he Modern Man sounds a lot like a woman” and “[m]aybe the Modern Man should stay at home and keep house if he’s so damn girly” and of course, one of the best ones, “[c]leaning and emotions [...] both are re-served for women.” Um, ouch?

Now, I get it—the writ-ing style of the article was super tacky, and the sweeping generalizations about the “Modern Man” (whoever this guy actu-ally is) were definitely cringe-worthy in parts. But the comments? A bit unasked for. The absolute worst thing you can be as a grown man is… like a woman? Really?

Uh oh, boys. Your casu-al sexism is showing.

Why is anything the slightest bit feminine con-sidered such a bad thing for guys? This is a com-pletely legitimate ques-tion. What’s it like to not to be able to freely enjoy

fashion, cute kitten vid-eos, mani-pedis, or the color pink? I really gotta know because y’all are missing out. Just saying.

On a more serious note, living up to masculine conformities comes with an enormous pressure. Hell, I’ve got some second-hand pressure just think-ing about it. There’s an expectation that the man will be the main bread-winner in the household. There’s pressure to remain emotionally removed at all times, to never cry or show weakness. In short, there’s pressure to never express traits or behaviors stereotypically seen as “feminine.”

For women in or as-piring for leadership positions, there’s high pressure to conform to masculine ideals as well. Think about it—as wom-en, we’re expected to be loud, aggressive, and de-cisive in ways that men are often expected to be, in order to be seen as real leaders. (And, if you read

my last article, we’re also consequently punished for it. If our traits are too traditionally “masculine,” we’re seen as a bitch, but if we’re too traditionally “feminine,” we’re seen as incompetent or not wor-thy of leadership. It’s a never-ending Catch-22.)

The evidence of this sort of pressure is there in real life too—just look at women in politics. Female politicians like Elizabeth Warren or Hillary Clin-ton will never be seen in a dress, instead opting for the much more masculine pantsuit. And of course, because of their more aggressive, traditionally masculine roles, both are subject to a much higher level of political scrutiny than their male counter-parts ever receive, whilst any shows of emotion or political mishaps are chalked up to their inher-ent “womanly weakness-es.”

In short, society makes it pretty clear—mascu-line traits = good, femi-

nine traits = bad. (Unless you’re a woman, in which case both are bad. Sorry, you lose regardless.) No matter which way you slice it, conforming to “masculine” ideals and masculine ideals alone is seriously rough business.

But what’s wrong, exact-ly, with displaying stereo-typically feminine traits? And more, importantly, why does it even matter?

Actually, let’s take it a step further and be com-pletely honest with our-selves for a second here: what’s really “masculine” and what’s “feminine?” The world isn’t black and white. We all fall into dif-ferent parts of the mascu-line-feminine spectrum, and shaming a guy (or a girl) for displaying traits that are stereotypically “feminine” is ridiculous. Feminine does not mean lesser. Feminine is just different, and both are equally important.

Let’s put it another way: do you think the cour-age to stand up for what’s

right, seen as a commonly “masculine” trait, doesn’t also come from a place of sympathy and caring—a “feminine” trait? We’ve all got a bit of the ste-reotypically masculine and the stereotypically feminine traits within us. It’s time to embrace both sides, without shame or worry.

So what am I saying, guys? Give up going to the gym and swap it out for a cardio bike and fro-yo af-ter? Nah. What I am say-ing is: keep going to the gym. Keep doing what-ever manly-man things it is that you guys do. But if you want to cry, or read a book, or, I don’t know, get your goddamn mani-pedis done, just do it. And girls—be as masculine and as feminine as you’d like. Reclaim your voices and those pink dresses; they’re both yours.

Whatever you’ve got go-ing for you, don’t try to label it. Just be you, un-apologetically you, and own it completely.

by HOPE BRANDESSophomore Visual Arts &

Technology Major

by NAMANKITA RANAFreshman Undecided Engineering Major


Varsity sports

SSI – The Stevens In-stitute of Technology men’s soccer team is ranked No. 20 in the country according to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America’s national rankings released Tues-day.

The appearance in the poll is the second of the season for the Ducks, after previously appearing at No. 21 in the preseason rankings.

Stevens is currently riding a nine-match un-

beaten streak after four straight wins, surging them to second place in the Empire 8 Con-ference. Senior Carson Pryor leads the team and the conference with 11 goals, while junior keeper Mike Renna has 5 shutouts and a 0.73 goals against average.

After a two-match road swing, the Ducks return to Hoboken to-morrow with a 7 p.m. match against the U.S. Merchant Marine Acad-emy.

SSI – The Stevens Insti-tute of Technology men’s golf team shot a 321 Sun-day at day two of the NYU Invitational, plac-ing them in second with a two-day total of 628.

The two-day annual tournament took place at the par-71 Forest Hill Field Club in Bloomfield. The nine-team field com-prises some of the top teams in the area and be-

yond.Junior Frank Szucs mir-

rored his Saturday round with a 76, while sopho-more Andrew Sanderson carded a 77. Szucs’ two day total of 152 placed him in sixth individually.

Freshman Jack Doherty finished in a tie for seventh after a Sun-day round of 78, while freshman Ezekiel Zhao finished in a tie for 21st

with a two-round total of 161.

Skidmore College held onto its day one lead, taking first with a 603. Individually, Hamilton College’s Joe Tigani fin-ished in the top spot with a 146.

The Ducks will con-clude their fall schedule on Oct. 19 with the one-day Franklin & Marshall Invitational.

SSI – The Stevens In-stitute of Technology baseball team has of-ficially rescheduled its annual alumni baseball game for Sunday, No-vember 1 at 12 p.m.

Registration will be-gin at 11:30 a.m. fol-lowed by batting prac-tice and infield/outfield on the turf of Dobbelaar Field on Stevens’ cam-pus.

The day will feature a seven inning alumni vs. alumni game, followed

by a barbeque hosted by the Stevens baseball team. A Stevens uniform top and bats will be pro-vided, however head coach Kristaps Aldins urges participants to please bring their own baseball pants, socks, hat, and glove.

To RSVP, please con-tact coach Aldins at [email protected] or 617-347-3283. The alumni baseball game and barbeque are free of charge!

SSI – The Stevens In-stitute of Technology softball team registered the seventh highest GPA amongst Division III teams last year, making them a National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-Academic team.

The Ducks finished with a team GPA of

3.533, led by 11 individ-ual All-American Schol-ar-Athletes in graduated senior Noelle Mulligan, seniors Gavriella Risman-Jones and Sydney Spitz, juniors Kelly Klewicki and Amanda DiLeo, and sophomores Mary Cath-erine Ottelien, Margaux Petersen, Marissa Barnes,

Farryl Groder, Cara Na-politano, and Corinne Loncar.

The Ducks classroom success was matched only by their accomplishments on the field last season, winning 27 games en route to a second consec-utive appearance in the ECAC title game.

SSI – Freshman Zisi Komar of the Stevens Institute of Technology women’s soccer team was named Empire 8 Conference offensive player of the week Mon-day.

It is the second honor of the year for Komar, who also took home E8 offensive player of the week back on Septem-ber 14. Last week, junior Raba Nassif was honored with the same award.

Komar tallied three goals and an assist in a pair of victories for the

Ducks this weekend. In a 4-0 victory over St. John Fisher College, the San Diego, Calif. na-tive notched her sixth

multi-point game of the season, recording a goal and an assist.

On Sunday against Ithaca College, Komar

opened the scoring in the 20th minute after knocking in a pass from Nassif. In overtime, the freshman was left un-

covered at the back post on a corner kick and reg-istered her third game-winning tally of the season with one second remaining, giving the Ducks a 3-2 win over the Bombers.

The goal was the sec-ond extra time winner for Komar, who headed home a cross from senior Carly Bean on Septem-ber 12 to give Stevens a win over Vassar College. Komar leads the E8 with nine goals and 25 points, and is tied with Nassif with seven assists.

vs MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY, 6 p.m.,

Hoboken, NJ

at ROWAN UNIVERSITY,

11 a.m., Sewell, NJ

vs ST. JOHN FISHER COLLEGE,

11 a.m., Hoboken, NJ

at ROWAN UNIVERSITY,

11:45 a.m., Sewell, NJ

vs NAZARETH COLLEGE, 12 p.m.,

Rochester, NY

vs SARAH LAWRENCE COLLEGE,

1 p.m., Hoboken, NJ

vs UTICA COLLEGE, 5 p.m.,

Hoboken, NJ

vs ALFRED UNIVERSITY, 2 p.m.,

Hoboken, NJ

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY

MEN’S SOCCER

MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY

WOMEN’S TENNIS

FIELD HOCKEY

WOMEN’SSOCCER

WOMEN’S SWIMMING

ON DECKIN SPORTS

Men’s soccer returns to

national poll

Softball named NFCA all-academic team

Komar named E8 offensive player of the week

Men’s golf takes second at NYU invite

Baseball announces alumni

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Men’s Lacrosse October 14 Columbia UniversityIce Hockey October 16 Ramapo CollegeUltimate Frisbee October 17 Fall Phling Tournament

Ice Hockey October 17 Columbia University

Men’s Volleyball October 25 Shippensburg University

Lacrosse-Men October 28 New York University

Sailing October 17 Washington College

Ultimate Frisbee October 24 Haverween Tournament

Lacrosse-Men October 25 Monmouth University

Ice Hockey October 30 NJIT

Women’s Volleyball November 1 Seton Hall University

Lacrosse-Men November 4 Fordham University

Crew November 7 New York University

Crew October 31 Head of the fish Regatta

Ice Hockey November 1 Fordham University

Ice Hockey November 6 Seton Hall University

Ultimate Frisbee November 7 Fall Brawl Tournament

SAILING 10.13.15 University of Delaware

New Paltz

Rutgers University

LACROSSE 10.13.15

SOCCER 10.06.15

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STEVENS CLUB SPORTS

CLUB SPORTS NEWSSSI – Last weekend the Stevens Sailing

Team travelled to North East, Maryland, to compete in the McCurdy Memorial Regat-ta hosted by the University of Delaware. A total of 7 teams competed in the two-day regatta. Stevens took a lead early on the first day of the regatta and was able to hold their place for the entirety of the regatta. After a total of 22 races were completed, Stevens was the winner of the event.

On Saturday morning, the team ar-rived at the North East River Yacht Club at 0900 to find windy conditions on the

water. Due to the wind, the team sent an A team out of skipper Matt Roleke and crew Peter Teague. The team placed 1st in both of their first two races. The B team for the day was skipper Andrew O’Brien and crew Max Cool. They followed in the footsteps of the A team and also placed 1st in both of their races. Throughout all of Saturday, the team consistently placed well and tal-lied a total of 10 1st place finishes in a to-tal of 12 races. Throughout the day, the wind slowly died down. At approximately 1530, the races were ended for the day

due to a lack of wind. At the end of day 1, the team had 16 points, giving them a nice lead over the Drexel team who had 33 points.

Sunday morning, the team arrived at the waterfront to still conditions on the water. This resulted in a wind delay un-til 1100. Finally once the wind picked up, the A team was sent on the water. Due to the significantly lighter conditions for the day, the A team switched to crew Mere-dith Foor. Once again the team placed well and tallied another 7 1st place finishes in

a total of 10 races for the entire day. The team was extremely competitive and was able to use this race as a good practice and preparation for future events.

At the end of the regatta, Stevens had a total of 33 points from 22 races. The second place team, Drexel, trailed behind with a total of 57 points. The Ducks per-formed extremely well all weekend and were viewed by other teams as “the team to beat.” The Stevens Sailing Team is com-ing off of their second straight regatta win of the season!

SSI – On October 7th, at 8pm on the Debuan Athletic Complex the Ducks Men’s Club Lacrosse Team, took on their in conference rival New Paltz. The Ducks took a commanding lead early and never let it go. The ducks were able to have control of the ball for a majority of the game. This was thanks to the perfor-

mance of Junior Ryan Mulligan at the Face-off X, who won 80 % of the face-offs he was involved in. A major factor of in the game was the performance of the many new Freshman on the team, who took no delay in showing what they were capable of on the field. This included 1 goal from Freshman Matt Fiebel, 4 from

Freshman Matt Conchar, and 2 from the Freshman Liam Lynch. Freshman also showed great talents on the defense end of the field with a great performance with lock down defense from a slew of freshman defenders. Other big contribu-tors to the game where Sawyer Coleman with 2 assist, Bob Giordano, John Van

Oostendorp, and Andrew Caruso with 1 assist, Ayden Canavos with 2 goals, and Alex Haubrich, and Dan Nizolak with one goal apiece. The final score of the game was 12-4 in favor of the ducks. The teams next competition comes on Octo-ber 15th, away against Columbia Univer-sity at 8:30 PM.

SSI – The Stevens Institute of Tech-nology Men’s club soccer team was in action again this weekend as they took on both Rutgers’ A and B teams in Pis-cataway on Sunday. In their first game of a double header, Stevens took on Rut-gers’ A team. The first half was mostly a back and forth effort with Rutgers con-trolling much of the possession. Stevens had a few great chances in the early go-ings including a shot that rang off of the post by freshman Jordan Urbaczek but could not convert. Towards the end of the first half, Stevens was able to weath-er an assault from Rutgers as sophomore keeper Conor Manning kept his clean

sheet with 12 saves. The second half was much of the same, as Rutgers held much of the possession and Stevens tak-ing some quality chances. In the 60th minute the game had its first score as Jordan Urbaczek was able to slide one through the legs of the Rutgers keeper. A poor clearance by the Rutgers defense allowed Urbaczek to fight for and win a 50-50 ball right outside of the opposing 18. He won the ball and beat 2 more defenders on his way to goal. Stevens then tried to sit in and play defense for the rest of the game and was heavily as-saulted by the Rutgers attack. Rutgers tied up the game in the 75th minute on

a blown clearance by the Stevens de-fense. They were again able to get by Manning in the 85th and take the lead for the win, 2-1.

In their second game of the dou-ble header, Stevens took on Rutgers’ B team. In the early goings, Stevens was peppering the Rutgers goalie with shots but could not find the back of the net. Possession was better for Stevens and more chances arose. The first goal came in the 22nd minute as Junior EJ Caran-nante was able to take a throw-in from senior Kevin O’Connell and put a beau-tiful shot on the near post of the goal from the 18 yard box. Stevens took the

1-0 lead into the second half. In the sec-ond half Stevens looked visible gassed from their previous battle with Rutgers and the team was on its heels from the get go. Although they had a few nice op-portunities on goal, most of the action was in their defensive third. Rutgers was able to capitalize late in the second half as a player was left unmarked on the top of the 18 and put a shot in the up-per corner of the goal that keeper Conor Manning had no chance at. Stevens then put their foot on the gas pedal, attack-ing the Rutgers defense, but was unable to score another before the final whistle. Stevens had to settle for the 1-1 tie.


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Campus BulletinEvents

Oct. 16Cannoli Night, 6 p.m., Babbio 122Techfest 2015, 6:45 p.m., River LotClara Chung Showcase, 7 p.m., Bissinger

Oct. 17EC Travel Paintball, 12 p.m., Off Campus

Oct. 19K-Pop Dance Night, 9 p.m., Jacobus Dance Studio

Oct. 20Decorate a Mug, 9 p.m., Babbio 204

Oct. 21Genderbread Cookie, 1 p.m., Babbio AtriumSalus University Graduate School Info, 1 p.m., Peirce 120Fall Advising Fair, 3 p.m., Bissinger

Oct. 23Mole Day, 4 p.m., Morton LawnDaD Halloween Party, 9 p.m., Jacobus Lounge

Oct. 24SHPC Beach Cleanup, 9 a.m., TBAWomen’s Empowerment and Leadership Conference, 10 a.m., EAS 222Spirit Dinner Cruise, 5 p.m., TBA

Angel Ball Children’s Benefit

RSO PERFORMING ARTS ETHNIC VOLUNTEERING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY ACADEMIC ENTERTAINMENT

SGA Senate Meeting, 7 p.m., Babbio 122

ACS, 4 p.m., Babbio 104SITTV, 5 p.m., Red Door outside HumphreysSHPE, 9 p.m., Peirce 116IEEE, 9 p.m., Babbio 219LAA, 9 p.m., Peirce 116

Hillel, 9 p.m., Babbio 104PACS, Babbio 204ESC, 9 p.m., Babbio 210Italian Club, 9 p.m., Babbio 220FAST, 9 p.m., Babbio 310AIAA, 9 p.m., Babbio 319College Republicans, 9 p.m., Babbio 320NSBE/BSU, 9 p.m., Babbio 321Irish Association, 9 p.m., Kidde 360Off Center Improv, 9 p.m., Peirce 116The Stute, 9 p.m., Jacobus 212A

SHRC Minibots, 1 p.m., Babbio 319Philosophy Club, 2 p.m., Peirce 220EC, 8:45 p.m., Peirce 216SCF, 9 p.m., Babio 104Feel Good, 9 p.m., Babbio 320SIC, 9 p.m., Babbio 321S[CS]C, 9 p.m., EAS 230 Torch Alliance, 9 p.m., Peirce 218WCPR, 9 p.m., Basement of Jacobus

The Stute Layout, 5 p.m., Jacobus 212AIUA, 5 p.m., Babbio 321KHODA, 6 p.m., Calder Computer Science Club, 6 p.m., Morton 103C2GS LANs, 9 p.m., Babbio 122CSA, 9 p.m., Babbio 210EWB, 9 p.m., Babbio 304SASE, 9 p.m., Babbio 221ESW, 9 p.m., Babbio 320SPS, 9 p.m., Burchard 430CLC, 9 p.m., Peirce 216

Stevens Stand-Up Society, 5 p.m., P 126Chess Club, 5 p.m., Babbio 110Anime Club, 9 p.m., Burchard 118

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¡ATENCION! ATTENTION! PLACEMENT EXAM SCHEDULEFOR ENTRY TO UPPER-LEVEL

SPANISH AND FRENCH CLASSESIN SPRING 2016

SPANISHMonday 19 October 4-5 p.m.Monday 26 October 4-5 p.m.

FRENCHMonday 19 October 5-6 p.m.

Wed. 21 October 3:15-4:45 p.m.

All exams will be conducted in Peirce 309 (CAL Office/P308 Conference Room)

Spanish test-takers should bring a laptop and headphones.

Questions? Contact Profs. Balog and Whitney

[email protected] LANGUAGES PROGRAM

COLLEGE OF ARTS & LETTERS

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The Stevens Police Chief Tim Griffin along with the Stevens Fire Safety Coordinator Dan Cunning are pleased to join forces with The Stute in presenting both crime and fire statistics for our community’s reading pleasure. The purpose is to educate the community of any crime trends or fire safety issues, both on and off campus that should be brought to our community members in order to use the information to prevent crimes or fire alarms in the future. Together, we will provide crime incidents that are allowable to be reported to the public as well as fire alarm incidents. In some cases, due to confidentiality reasons or to pro-tect ongoing investigations, we may not always be able to provide all incidents of crime.

We want to take this opportunity to thank The Stute Editor and Staff for inviting us to participate in this fashion, and we hope that this new section will serve to provide increased safety to the Stevens community.

– Tim Griffin, Stevens Chief of Police and Dan Cunning, Stevens Fire Safety Coordinator

Stevens Police Department Clery Data Report

[the stute] october 16, 2015 (issue 7, volume cxiii)

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