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Molloy College’s Performing Arts Club performed RENT for the Molloy community on De-cember sixth, seventh, and eighth at 8 pm in the Hays Theatre. The show was directed and choreo-graphed by Ryan Lane and musi-cally directed by Matt DeMaria. According to Ryan Lane, Molloy Performing Arts Club president, “Rent was the chosen show be-cause it would mainly draw stu-dent interest to the club which it was definitely successful in do-ing.” Rent is about a group of friends living in New York City in the mid 1990’s. They all struggle fi-nancially as well as with the dis-

ease AIDS. Despite their troubles, they want to pursue their art and are passionate about what they do. This doesn’t prove to be finan-cially beneficial for them. The group decides to stay poor doing what they love rather than tradi-tionally getting money from their families. There are love interests throughout the show between the characters as well. Julian Maultsby, senior Music major stated, “Rent has been the best experience that I’ve ever had with a cast, director, and overall show. When Ryan proposed the idea we all voted for it. I was overcome with joy and excite-ment hoping to work with all the people who auditioned so we can put on the best production of Rent, Long

Andrew Ross Sorkin speaks at Maher Forum

MPAC introduces RENT

Andrew Ross Sorkin, author of the best selling book, Too Big To Fail, spoke at the Joe and Peggy Maher Leadership Forum on October 25, 2012 in the Madison Theater. Sorkin’s other credentials include being a columnist and chief merger and acquisitions reporter for the New York Times, as well as a Co-host of CNBC’s Squawk Box.Sorkin chose to structure his speech to focus on where we

came from and where we are go-ing. He started off talking about the night the economy started to fall, at 2 AM he “thought the economy was over, I’m talk-ing breadlines.” The goal of his book was to help inform people of what happened and let them decide for themselves what they think of it. The book was not just a step by step historical account but boiled down to as Sorkin called it “a human drama about peo-ple.” While researching for his book Sorkin talked to numer-ous people and noticed that

there were three sets of agen-das. About one third of people spoke to him for the right rea-sons, to make sure history was written correctly, another third wanted to rewrite history and throw people under the bus, and the last third didn’t want to talk to him at all. For Sorkin the last group was the most “fun.” Other topics covered in the speech included executive com-pensation, regulation, and the election. Overall Sorkin painted an elaborate picture of the fi-nancial crisis and the current economic situation.

By Nick WoodSenior Reporter

Molloy Communications Department lends a helping hand

An act of goodwill and kind-ness can go a long way in this world for anyone living in desperate times. Long Beach residents who have become a victim to the unprecedented destruction of Hurricane Sandy surely have a need for this rem-edy of compassion. That’s why on Nov. 17, students and facul-ty of the Molloy College Com-munications Department put down their books and papers for a day and decided to make a difference for those struggling in the aftermath of this disaster. On a bright Saturday morning, the department teamed up with the organization Sandy Help

LB. The main goal was to clear houses of any debris as was as-signed to them by Bryan Mur-phy, head of Sandy Help Long Beach. Debris removal included beds, tables, clothing, record albums, china, photos, sheet-rock, and other items that have a personal meaning to the own-ers. The first house cleared was owned by Pat Digiovanni and his 95 year old mother Nettie. Within an hour everything that was in the house, including two beds, was on the curb waiting to be picked up by the sanitation department. “You guys are a life `saver, I appreciate it so much from the bottom of my heart,” said Mr. Digiovanni after the clean-up was finished. Chair-

person of the Communications Department, Deidre Pribram, organized the relief effort and was there to give a helping hand. “It was an extraordinarily great thing to do as a group, and I was really proud of the Molloy students and how hard we all worked together,” said Profes-sor Pribram. Pribram wasn’t the only professor on hand, Profes-sor Brian Cogan and Adminis-trative Assistant Matt Rizzo also helped with the relief effort. “It’s literally indescribable what people have gone through in Long Beach,” said Professor Cogan. “A lot of people don’t know the full extent of it, every little bit is going -continued on pg 3

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Communication students help out Pat Digiovanni in the West end of Long Beach on Nov. 17 after Hurricane Sandy.

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On Oct. 25, Andrew Ross Sorkin speaks to the Molloy Community about the economic consequences of the 2008 financial crisis.

The molloy perfomaning arts club performed rent on december 6,7 and 8 in the hays theatre. Aportion of the ticket sales will be going to the long island association for aids cure

Dec. 10, 2012Molloy Forum2 Opinion

Melissa CortésGeneral Manager

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Letter from the General Manager

ABOUT THIS PAPER The Molloy Forum is a monthly student produced newspaper serving Molloy College and the sur-rounding community. It is a First Amendment newspaper. The content of the Opinions page does not necessarily reflect the opinions of Mol-loy College, nor the opinions of the entire paper staff. The views expressed by columnists are their own.

The Molloy Forum mission is to be the best source for Molloy news.

The Student Media Director, Cody Snapp, can be reached at 516.678.5000 x6594 or by emailing him at csnapp@molloy.edu

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Dear Readers,

The holidays could not have come at a better time. After Hurricane Sandy, not only do many people need a break but they also need to spend time with their family. This is the year that many people will realize that it is more important to be with family and friends around the holidays than to exchange gifts and see which has the biggest price tag. I know that the first thing I thought about when the storm started to get bad was whether my loved ones were okay and how you never truly tell them how much they mean to you. This holiday season forget the bows and the wrapping paper, just tell that special someone that you love them and stop counting down the minutes at a family dinner. Just be happy that you are fortunate enough to have one more day to make memories with the ones you love. Happy Holidays, Melissa Cortés

by Melissa CortésGeneral Manager

It’s getting colder outside; he warmth of blankets and a hot mug of cocoa tempt you into staying inside on the couch Yes, t’is the season for Holi-day television, for escaping from the work anecdotes and questions about school work that your family members throw at you while others debate what should be cooked when in the kitchen...but don’t worry! This doesn’t mean that you have to succumb to watching claymation christmas carols or black and white classics. Here’s a list of what I am personally looking forward to this winter:

10) Castle: Finally this series has de-cided on making a Yuletide episode. What will be the setting? Christmas party at work? Family dinner with awkward uninvited guests? Or none of the stereotypical events that lead to some holiday debacle or other. Whatever it is, it should be interest-ing.

9) Suburgatory: The Thanksgiving episode was action packed and fairly emotional so I can only hope for a repeat of that plotline with more quirks, exaggerated Christmas mer-riness from the inhabitants of Ches-wick and some questionable outfit choices all around. Ugly Christmas sweater party anyone?

8) The Big Bang Theory: Although the writers have fallen into the cliché of plots based on coupling characters together, I’m still looking forward to seeing how the Wolowitz’s decide between Hannukah’s at his or Christ-mas at hers. How will Amy do with gift-giving with Sheldon? Will the

holidays cure Leonard and Penny’s rough patch? Will anyone kiss Raj under some mistletoe?

7) Happy Endings: The new season has brought some good laughs (in-cluding a creepy ventriloquist doll, some interesting costumes and a full-body cast) but it still seems to need a push towards new material, which will hopefully be the Christmas gift the writers receive this year.

6) New Girl: Zooey Deschanel + Yuletide merriness + quirkiness = yes please! There’s the “will-they, won’t-they” going on for various characters at the moment so hope-fully some eggnog and mistletoe can shove them in the right directions. And if they don’t, there’s still the possibility of hearing the lead singer of She & Him singing some holiday tunes.

5) How I Met Your Mother: Dear writers of HIMYM, guess what’s on all the Christmas lists of your view-ers? It’s not adorable first Christmas moments of little Marvin, or more holiday songs from Barney about Ted’s sister... it’s the mother! An-swers as to if we already have met her or not, hints as to who it is. Last season was jam packed with tips but this season has been more about the storylines of the secondary charac-ters than Ted.

4)Whitney: The comedian Whit-ney Cummings is hilarious and this season seems to have gotten on to a decent start but hopefully, just like Happy Endings should do, the writ-ers will take all the opportunities a

holiday episode gives into account.

3) 2 Broke Girls: Written by the pre-viously mentioned Whitney Cum-mings, I can only imagine how much trouble the two broke girls can get into during the holidays. Cupake mix-ups between a Kwanzaa and Hannukah party? Oleg making as many puns about sitting on Santa’s lap as possible? Earl spending time with newly reunited family? Sounds good!

2) Community: The series was meant to return in October and although it has promised to return at a later date, I hope that will be before the holi-day episode. Last year they gave us a claymation with a Christmas Ptero-dactile! And the Dean will probably have some wild outfit to saunter in the study room with. Please, Com-munity! Get back in my life!

1)Doctor Who: I admit it: I am a Whovian. For those of you who don’t know, that means I am a loyal follower of this series and as a good Whovian does, I am rewatching the trailer to the Christmas special pret-ty much on a loop. For those up to date on the series, you will under-stand my excitement as there must be some major plot twist to allow a character we had been introduced to, rumored to be the new companion to The Doctor, earlier on and things did not look well for her. She appears in the trailer, which is a relief but will still need to be explained as only the writers for this series can do.

Happy Holidays and Happy watch-ings!

How to survive holiday television programmingBy Megan BuchananForum Reporter

Happy Holidays from Student Media

By Brandon

On Oct. 1, 2012, the Class of 2016 gathered together in Madison Theater for the Convocation for the beginning of the 2012-2013 academic year. The event featured Tracy Kidder, Pulitzer Prize Winner and New York Times Bestselling Author.

Tracy Kidder is the author of the bestseller, Mountains Beyond Mountain, which the freshmen class read as their Common Reading Program assignment. The story is about a doctor by the name of Paul Farmer, who worked to help people around the world. His goal was to heal everyone and keep them healthy and safe. Most of his work took place in Haiti, but spanned the

globe to countries like Peru, Cuba, and Russia.

Kidder spoke to the students about his experiences with Dr. Paul Farmer and his journey during the years he traveled with him. Students were mesmerized by the presentation, realizing how important the work that Dr. Farmer did really was. “My favorite part was seeing the pictures because it gives you an image of what we read and it helps you to realize how bad the conditions are in Haiti,” said freshman Maria Pulella. The presentation touched people on a personal level because reading about something and seeing it or hearing about it first hand is very different.

At Molloy College, we learn about the importance of service through all aspects of life. We learn how important it is to help others, and treat people with dignity and respect. Dr. Farmer’s philosophy is that “the only real nation is humanity.” This explains what is done at Molloy and how people are treated here. All people are human, they make mistakes and aren’t perfect but at the end of the day we are all the same because we are all human. “The message of the story really inspired me to help others and do my part,” said freshman Vivian Stein.

Even though we are long past the back to school stage, students are still uneasy about obtaining and knowing the uses of a Molloy College Student ID Card. The Molloy College Lion Card is the official identification of students while on campus and should be carried at all times. It allows for the use of one card for many college services throughout campus, including dining on-campus, checking out books from the library, gaining entry to special events, making purchases at the bookstore, and using the vending machines. Students who

live in Fitzgerald Hall can also use their cards to do laundry and to gain access to the building and their rooms. Dining Dollars are used by residents students to purchase meals in the Anselma Room, Coffee Bar, and Quick Bite Café. However, all students can add funds to the Lion Bucks account on their cards by using a Cash Value Station to load funds in cash or the online Campus Center to load funds using a credit card. Cash Value Stations are located in the lower level of Kellenberg Hall next to the vending machines and in the lobby of the Public Square. Adding value to the Lion Bucks account at one of these stations has four simple steps:

1. Insert and remove card face up into card read-er with black stripe to the right

2. Verify that the I.D # on the display is correct

3. I n s e r t i n d i v i d u a l bills into cash feed (1,5,10,20)

4. Press the (D) button when done to print re-ceipt

Campus Center allows Lion Card holders to add money to their Lion Bucks account with a credit card, view account balances and transaction history, enable parent and guest deposits, and place a

lost or stolen card on hold. To access Campus Center, log on to https://selfservice.molloy.edu. The username is your full Molloy email address (student@lions.molloy.edu) and the password is your student ID number followed by the word molloy (123456molloy). Passwords can be changed anytime by signing up for the Self Service password reset/unlock tool on this site; however, enrollment and use of this tool must be from an on-campus computer. Lion Bucks can be used at the dining locations in the Anselma Room and the Public Square as well as at the vending machines located throughout campus. Funds added to this account can also be used to

make purchases at the bookstore. Students using their pre-loaded cards will save time on line at the register and you will not have to pay any sales tax on food purchases at the dining facilities. Students who lose their Lion Cards or have their cards stolen from them should contact Public Safety for a replacement. Dining Dollars and Lion Bucks accounts can be put on hold by logging into Campus Center. Once the ID card has been replaced, contact the Lion Card office to reinstate these accounts. If students experience any problems or have any questions involving Dining Dollars or Lion Bucks accounts, they can reach the Lion’s Card Office at extension 7724.

Student ID Cards have more than one use on cam-

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Tracy Kidder visits MolloyBy Lauren SpotkovFourm Reporter

By Saniya KahnSocial Media Editor

Cogan. “A lot of people don’t know the full extent of it, every little bit is going to help and if you can contribute in some way you should do so.” Long Beach resident Laurie Buscemi, lost everything in her home but still held onto a plaque in honor of her farther who served as both Police Commissioner and President of the City Counsel of Long Beach. “I think it’s great what you guys are do-ing. I think it’s charitable for people who don’t have any other means to get this done,” said Buscemi. Students Lauren Macho-wicz, Joe Tarantino, Liz Nugent, Melissa Weiss, Deena Smith, and Kevin Brophy all assisted in the effort and even brought some friends to chip in. Machowicz spoke about her experience during the day, “It opens your eyes and makes you realize not to take anything for granted.” After five hours of hard work the department managed to clear out five homes. Even though it’s a small dent in the refurbishment of Long Beach, the Communications Department made an impact that can last forever in the memories of the victims of Hurricane Sandy. Professor Pribram after seeing the success the group has had, plans on organizing another relief effort on the South Shore sometime soon.

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Lending a helping hand Seven students in DR.Michael Russo’s philosophy class came together for a group project involving holding an event on campus. The group brainstormed and came up with the idea of selling McDonald’s hamburgers and cheeseburgers, and donating the profit to the Ronald McDonald House. Susan Risi, marketing director of McDonald’s generously agreed to have 150 hamburgers and cheeseburgers donated to Molloy. These were be sold at a dollar each, all of which will benefit the Ronald McDonald house. The Ronald McDonald house was the chosen charity because

it helps families with sick children, by providing financial support, housing, or anything which makes the family more c o m f o r t a b l e while dealing with the child’s illness. Nicole Garizio, the president of the group stated, “We feel that they have a good mission with Molloy being a Catholic college. We like to help others and we feel it is aligned with our beliefs and our values.”

The fund raiser of selling the burgers took place on Nov. 27 from 10:30am to 12:00pm in the Wilbur lobby.

By Megan GaskinImpact Editor

Ronald McDonald House fundraiser

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Tracy Kidder, author of Mountains Beyond Mountains, signs the books that the Freshman Class read over the summer for the Common Reading Program.

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When I first heard that J.K. Rowling would be coming out with a new book, I was excited. This feeling lasted for about three days, then anxiety overtook me as I realized what a new book post-Harry Potter meant. I might not like the new novel and therefore become disappointed with the author that shaped a good portion of my childhood. To a certain extent, it has.

The Casual Vacancy chronicles the weeks leading up to the parish council elections in the small English town of Pagford after the death of one councilor, Barry Fairbrother, and what follows is an endless parade of sadness, shame, anger, and betrayal. This novel is about people and their reasons for their actions, both good and bad.

Rowling’s detailed writing that made the world of Harry Potter so intricate and life-like now focuses solely on the characters in The Casual Vacancy, giving them so many thoughts and feelings that it makes them seem like actual people. The characters in this novel are people you would meet on the street, your next-door neighbors, or your best friends. On the other hand, it also makes the characters incredibly unpleasant. There is no real hero of the novel and even the “good guys” do reprehensible things to other characters.

This eye for detail also makes the novel feel really, really long. At five hundred and three pages, the plot moves along at a snail’s pace taking its sweet time getting to the heart of the action. Rowling’s writing does save the novel in many instances, but if you are more of an action-

oriented person, you will be in for a long read.

Another problem of the novel is that it is incredibly British. Much of the spelling and phrases have been Americanized, but there are a lot more of the British phrases, mannerisms, and ideologies floating around. Though, this is not much of a problem since most of the phrases used are easy enough to grasp, and it easy enough to Google anything that is

particularly confusing. In the end, Rowling’s

The Casual Vacancy is about people. It is about the troubles, triumphs, selfishness, hurt, and deviousness that people face in their day-to-day lives. It may not have lived up to my expectations - coming from the beloved Harry Potter series to this was jarring and frustrating. But, it is a wonderfully written book and is a promising start to Rowling’s post-Potter career.

The Casual Vacancy By J.K. RowlingBy Elizabeth HorunFourm Reporter

Book Review:

Island will ever see.” The show has 25 students in the cast. The cast represents a variety of majors from all the different departments on campus. Some of these majors include Nursing, Music Therapy, Theology, Psychology, Biology, Education, Com-munications, History, Speech Pathology, and graduate education. Mike Visconti, Communications major stated, “Ryan and Matt have done an outstanding job at making this not only a phenom-enal show for the audience but an unforgettable experience for the entire cast and crew.” Some of the proceeds from the ticket sales are going to benefit “The Long Island Association for AIDS Care.” “We wanted to do something regarding AIDS which is a heavy theme in the show. It’s great to know that our show is going to benefit people across Long Island struggling with this disease,” Lane stated. Tickets were six dollars for students and twelve dollars for general admission.

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Emma Wardle, an interna-tional student from London, England chose Molloy College As the school she wanted to study at in the United States. Wardle studies theology at St. Mary’s University College in London, and took the opportu-nity to come to Molloy as part of her international education program. One of the reasons for coming to Molloy was because “[she] liked the location, espe-cially near New York and on Long Island, and it has a similar feel to my college back home.

It’s quite small as well.” Since this is Wardle’s first time in the United States, she found some things to be different here than in London, including differenc-es in food, different words used, different traffic laws, and differ-ent mannerisms that she didn’t expect. Wardle has also been involved in multiple clubs on campus. She is involved in the BASIC club which is the Christian club on campus, the Gaelic society, and the performing arts club. Wardle has been cast as Joanne in Molloy’s upcoming produc-tion of “Rent.” She comments:

“The cast is so enthusiastic and everyone has amazing voices. I was overwhelmed at just how good people were and it’s so great just to be a part of it.” As a study abroad student, she had some advice to others considering studying abroad. She urges those who wish to study abroad to “be organized, save up, take lots of pictures, be outgoing, and try new things.” Wardle has really enjoyed be-ing a study abroad student here at Molloy, “I love the commu-nity spirit and everybody knows each other and is really nice to each other.”

On November 29th Geoff Keith came to Molloy College to preform a free com-edy show. A good amount of people at-tended and brought canned goods to donate as their ad-mission fee. Geoff surprised the crowd as he continued to involve everyone throughout the show along with telling his personal stories as part of his act. Photo by Anna Delgado

Geoff Keith performs at Molloy

Student spotlight: Emma WardleBy Megan GaskinImpact Editor

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Anthony Blanc/ Design Editor

MY RATING

Book Rating Guide:1- Terrible - If you are looking for something to cure your in-somnia read this book.2- Poor – It may be good enough to finish, but rather than residing on your bookshelf, however, it will serve you better as a door stop. 3- Ehhh - This book will hold your attention but you may find yourself counting the pages.4- Good - This book is worth the time.You may find yourself up late at night with a flashlight reading. 5- Great- This is a excellent book, a must read. Go buy it right after you finish reading this issue of the Molloy Forum.

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A night of food, drinks, and jokes took place at Mol-loy College’s annual Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Oct. 19, in Kellenberg Hall. The inductees into the prestigeues hall were Stefanie Christian-Driscoll, class of 1995, Sheila Kelly-Carberry, class of 1998, and Kel-ly LaClair, class of 2010. A mix of current students, alumni, faculty, friends, and family celebrated the joy-ous occasion with applauds and laughter through the course of the event. Every inductee gave a speech after watching a brief video of their accomplishments dur-ing their times at Molloy College. President of Molloy College, Drew Bogner, spoke at the event: “We have students who really strive for success in many different aspects of their life, and tonight we are honoring three of those individuals.” Director of Athletics, Susan Cassidy-Lyke, addressed the audience, stating, “On behalf of all the student athletes and the entire coaching staff, I applaud all three of you for your dedication and contributions to your sport at Molloy College.” Christian-Driscoll’s four-year tenure included playing for the volleyball, basketball, and softball teams. In volleyball, she was a four-time All New York Collegiate Athletic Confer-ence First Team selection. Her awards include Rookie of the Year in 1990 and Most Outstanding Player in 1991. She became the Most Valuable Player in 1992 and was a New York Collegiate Athletic Conference All Star in 1991 and 1992. “Being an athlete at Molloy has really impacted my life,” said Christian-Driscoll during her speech. “It was a perfect fit for me, college was amazing at Molloy, and I’m really honored to be part of the alumni at Molloy College.” Kelly-Carberry currently claims many of Mol-loy College’s records in both soccer and softball. Her

career records in soccer include: goals (61), goals per game (1.3), points (138) and points per game (2.94). She set single season soccer records in goals (28), goals per game (1.65), points (63), and points per game (3.71), shot attempts (80), and shots per game (4.71). In softball, Kelly-Carberry holds a career record in triples (27) and second in runs scored (165). She was the New York Collegiate Athletic Conference Rookie of the Year in soccer in 1994 and in softball in 1995. In her final year in 1998, she became Nassau County Female Athlete of the Year. During the course of her speech, Kelly-Carberry thanked her family, coaches, and Mol-loy College. She shared a message to her mother who passed away, “Mom this one is for you, I know you’re not sitting here with us but I know you’re somewhere in the room saying ‘that’s my girl’.” LaClair played soccer and was also part of the inaugural women’s lacrosse team that competed in their first game on the field in 2006. She ranks first in lacrosse at Molloy College in caused turnovers (65) and second in ground balls (138). LaClair was a member of both the WomensLacrosse.com All-American and the IWLCA All-North Region Second Teams. In 2008 and 2009 she was selected for the All-East Coast Confer-ence First Team reward. LaClair didn’t just do well on the field, she also was nationally recognized off the field. In 2009 she became a member of the IWLCA All-Academic Team. LaClair ended her senior year with being chosen as the Molloy College Female Athlete of the Year. The youngest graduate of the three, LaClair spoke last, “I’m proud to be a Molloy Lion, I’m lucky to have played both soccer and lacrosse, thank you for everyone who believed me and supported me.” Vice President of Student Affairs, Bob Houli-han, congratulated the inductees at the end of the night, “We honor you for your progress on the playing field, and I salute you for your academics and the work that went into both.”

Hall of Fame dinner a success for Molloy

By Nick CrispinoSports Editor

By Nick CrispinoSports Editor The Lions volleyball team showcased its skill on Oct. 25, defeating East Coast Conference (ECC) rivals, the Mercy Mavericks, 3-0 (25-22, 25-15, 25-21) during Dig Pink Night in the Quealy Gymnasium. Molloy College wore pink in commendation of Dig Pink Night, the sole purpose being to raise awareness about breast cancer to those in attendance.The first set of the match had the Lions, for the most part, trailing or at a dead heat with Mercy, combining for seven ties and four lead changes. A kill by sophomore outside hitter Sam Berna gave Molloy a 21-20 advantage. The Lions executed plays down the stretch ending the match 25-22 when senior middle hitter Liz Moulder registered a kill. In the second set, the Lions took a commanding lead, going on a 15-5 run before the Mavericks brought the deficit to less than 10 points. Berna ended the set with one of her seven kills of the night, winning the game for the Lions, 25-15. The third and final set saw flashes of greatness but also inconsis-tency from the Lions. Molloy opened the set with a 9-1 run when senior libero Stefani Koelbel aced a serve. A kill by sophomore middle hitter Shannon Appel brought the score to an imposing 20-9 lead. Mercy fought back like a wounded animal, going on a 12-3 run, bringing the score to 23-21. In the midst of the Mavericks run, Corrao called a timeout to stop the bleeding. When asked about what he said during the timeout, Corrao replied, “Take care of the ball and stop giving up points.” That’s exactly what the Lions did, winning the final set 25-21. Senior setter Jennifer Koel-bel tallied 13 assists and sophomore setter Kerry Mac-Donald recorded 10 assists on the night. Stefani Koel-bel added a team high 12 digs and freshman outside hitter Cassie Palmer recorded a team high eight kills for the Lions. Overall the night was both a success for the Lions and for breast cancer awareness.

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Gifts and plaques were prepared for the Hall of Fame inductees: Stefanie Christian-Driscoll, class of 1995, Sheila Kelly-Carberry, class of 1998, and Kelly LaClair, class of 2010.

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Cassie Palmer, freshman, sets the ball for Euginia Anthony, Junior, on Dig Pink Night.

A sport that has been in existence for over a century is finally making a mark into the sports culture of the United States. It’s neither cricket nor field hockey but can be just as physically demanding as any of the other sports in the world. It is called rugby and the Molloy College Rugby Club has over sixty members between the men’s and women’s teams. The club’s goal is to educate and elevate the sport into a mainstream activ-ity; Men’s Rugby Coach Tom Gaynor spoke to Student Media explaining, “first and foremost we want to pro-mote rugby and what the team is.” If you’re not familiar with rugby, two teams consisting of fifteen players on the field aim to pass, carry, kick, and ground the ball to score as many points as possible. Each team has eight forwards and seven backs with everyone capable of running, pass-ing or kicking. The game isn’t as chaotic as someone unknown to the sport might think. There’re rules and penalties that regulate the sport making it competi-tive and fair at the same time. The Molloy Rugby club competes in the Metropolitan New York Rugby Foot-ball Union, which governs more than 80 men’s and women’s clubs, college, high school and youth rugby teams in the Metropolitan New York City region. The club was founded by former Molloy College Admis-sions Counselor, Brendan Droge, in 2005. Since then, the club and sport hasn’t stopped growing on Molloy’s campus. It took just three years for the women’s rugby football club to make its long-awaited debut in the Fall of 2008. A great aspect about the club is anyone can join with no experience in rug-by. “We’ve never had anyone who has had experience, we have new guys all year that come out,” said Gaynor. Molloy student Ronnie Cangemi spoke about why he

had chosen the rugby club: “My friend is a senior on the team and he convinced me to play, I’ve loved the sport ever since I started playing.” Sophomore Chelsea Byrne explained her reasons for joining: “I found out about through orientation and I went up to talk to some of the girls and it seemed interesting.” Both Cangemi and Byrne expect to be part of the club until they receive their diplomas. The club practices every Tuesday and Thursday behind the Pub-lic Square building from 3:30 and 5 P.M. Rugby is one of the fastest growing sports in the United States, the club gives Molloy College students a chance to test themselves physically and mentally.

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When other teams meet up with Molloy’s Vol-leyball team they’re in for a surprise or two. We’re not talking about strategy, or the team’s strength as a unit, but in the use of stronger bonds, twin sisters. The Li-ons don’t have one set of twins but rather two sets of twins. Although the Koelbel twins, Stefani and Jen, share remarkable physical resemblance, one can also distinguish a personal style that made poignant their in-dividual traits. Stefani laughed when I asked how people tell them apart and said “Jen is more of a tomboy, I’m more girly. Jen is also taller and has a nose-ring.” They are very close to their team and consider themselves all to be friends. Stefani stated, “the whole team is one big support group,” and Jen chimed in “they’re very honest with each other.” The Koelbel twins are seniors; Jen is majoring in Secondary Math while Stefani majors in Communica-tion. It comes to no surprise that they would end up on the same team in college when looking into their sports backgrounds. Stefani played basketball, lacrosse and gymnastics during high school and Jen also practiced lacrosse with her along with doing karate. As far as Vol-leyball goes, Jen was the first to take interest in the sport when she joined her middle school team. During the first two years of high school, Jen left volleyball aside as Ste-fani joined the team. In their junior and senior years at high school they played on the same team and travelled together to the matches. Since they first joined the team in their freshman years, the team didn’t find it so difficult to get used to seeing two similar faces. This year however, they themselves were taken aback by how identical the faces of their fellow twin teammates are. Jen said “they look more alike than we do.” Stefani agreed saying “I can’t tell them apart!” The Torano twins, Brittney and Taylor, share the same hair-cut and style and are seldom seen apart. However, one can use an alliterative trick coined by the girls to tell them apart, Taylor is taller. The girls share a room in Fitzgerald Hall and had a clear idea that they both want-ed to work in the medical field and study at the same college. These Nursing Freshmen both started playing volleyball in 6th grade and have always played together on the same teams. They gained their love for sports from their mother, who had coached high school vol-leyball. They were always keen to try out various sports but volleyball was their favorite from the beginning. On the reactions of others when they see them, Brittney stated “our team is used to seeing twins but when others who are not used to it see us, they do a dou-ble take.” Taylor agreed and noted that the funniest inci-dents are when the referees mix them up. She also said, “it’s cool to see the other twins, it’s the first time this has happened.” They also agreed that the team is not just made up of sisterly effort but rather form a close group. Tay-lor described their vibe by saying “the team pumps each other up.” That sort of energy is just what keeps this team on its feet with high energy going from the first time the ball is served. Although the season wasn’t a success in the win department, the girls agreed that they were all motivated in each game thanks to team effort.

By Megan Buchanan Fourm Reporter

Rugby Club makes an impact at Molloy

A win for the Molloy College women’s soccer team slipped passed them on Senior Night, losing 2-1 in double overtime against the Philadelphia Rams on Oct. 18, at the Dean G. Skelos Sports Complex in Rockville Centre N.Y. The non-conference tilt brings the Lions record to 4-7-1 overall with four games remaining in the season. Ram’s Janine Cascio scored the winning goal against junior goalie Tricia Zarro at the 103 min-ute mark, sealing the win. “We worked hard in the sec-ond half but I think we became a little bit tired going into overtime,” said Head Coach Danny Longo after the match. The Rams came out aggressively in the first half, out-shooting the Lions 6-3. A header by Carla Chmielewski made its way over the reach of Zarro at the 24 minute mark, bringing the score to 1-0. It was Zarro’s first start on the season, to which Longo com-mented “I think she did a great job only playing 3 halves all year.” The Lions found a bit of luck when a Ram’s

defender was penalized for a handball inside the box. Senior mid/back fielder Alyssa Faller capitalized on the penalty kick, scoring at the 40 minute mark. It was Faller’s second penalty kick goal on the season and fourth goal on the year. The second half was tightly contested; Molloy had doubled the amount of shot at-tempts against Philadelphia, 4-2, but couldn’t thrive on the opportunities. Junior mid/back fielder Sam Saad almost scored a goal to take the lead with 8 minutes left, but the shot sailed over the net, almost skimming the bar. “I thought we had it at the end, we had plenty of opportunities coming out in the second half,” said Saad. The Rams turned it up the offensive pressure in overtime, having 5 shots compared to Molloy’s 1 including both overtimes. The night wasn’t a total loss for the Lions, as friends and family gathered together to celebrate and honor the seniors before the game started. Faller, along with Nicole DeLuca, Katie Coffey, Nicole Valentine, Michelle Hartman, Jackie Harris, Brittany Bauer, and Gabrielle Savary received plaques and were recognized for their achievements on the field as well as off the field for Molloy College.

Familar FacesAn inside look at the Koelbel and Torano twins

By Nick CrispinoSports Editor

By Nick CrispinoSports Editor

Senior Night shines in loss to RamsEight Seniors recieve plaques

Ryan Gallagher, senior, stiff-arms opponent on a breakaway during the Homecoming game against William Patterson University, NJ .

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