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May17,2005 The Voice of Albright College Since 1904 Volume98,Issue5

Insidethisissue:

Senior Feature Supplement

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Former Albright Professor Files

Federal Lawsuit Against College

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Antietam Lake Making Waves

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MTV’s Landon Lueck Speaks on

Alcoholpg. 6

Into The Woods Review

pg. 4

Special Report: Suitcase Campus

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TheAlbrightCollegeinterimpresidentclaimshischancetobenamed president was derailedby the chairmanof the collegetrustees.Dr. David C. Stinebeck hasfiled a lawsuit in Berks County CourtagainstSalvatoreM.Cu-trona Sr., a 14-yearAlbrighttrustee.The suit claims that Cutro-naprivately made false anddefamatory statements aboutStinebeck to board members,while publicly acknowledgingStinebeck’s contributions toAlbright andhis ability to leadascollegepresident.CutronaofCumruTownshipdeniedtheaccusations.

Former Interim College President, David Stinebeck, Sues Trustee

MikeTraskThe Reading Eagle

“Dr. Stinebeck needs to ac-ceptthattherearepeoplebetterqualified to be the 14 th president ofAlbright College,” he said.“I thinkhe’sstruggling todealwiththat.”Stinebeck has served as in-terimpresidentsinceJuneafterDr.HenryA.Zimon resigned.Stinebeck had been provost atthecollegesinceMay2002.Asprovostandinterimpresi-dent,StinebeckclaimsheearnedagoodreputationintheAlbrightcommunity by improvingmo-rale on campus, satisfying hisjobrequirementsandobtainingabout$7.5millionindonationsthroughpersonalefforts.“Ibelieve,andIbelieveothersbelieve,thatIhavesucceededateverymajor presidential task,”Stinebecksaid.

Stinebeckclaimedinthesuitthat Cutrona blocked a per-formance assessment that wasrequiredinhiscontractasinterimpresident.TheactionpreventedStinebeck from having a fairshot at being namedpresident,hesaid.Stinebeck declined to com-ment onhowCutrona blockedtheassessmentoraboutthena-tureofthedefamatoryremarks.Cutronasaidhecouldn’thaveblockedtheassessmentbecauseit’s always done at the end oftheacademicyear.Albrighthasclassesthroughmid-May.Stinebeck’s lawsuit seeksfinancial damages, although an amount was not specified. Stinebecksaidhedoesnotplantosue thecollege, theboardoftrusteesasawholeorthepresi-

LexO.McMillanIII,Ph.D.hasbeennamedthe14thpresidentofAlbrightCollegebythe Albright Board of Trustees. He will take office effective im-mediately. McMillancomestoAlbrightwithmorethan25yearsofex-perienceinhighereducationandinstitutionaladvancement. From 1993 until 2004 hewas vice president for collegerelationsatGettysburgCollegewhere he was responsible forthemanagement and directionofthecollege’sexternalaffairs,alumniandparentrelations,andresourcedevelopmentprograms.Heprovidedstaffleadershiptoasix-year,$100millioncompre-hensivecampaignthatexceededitsgoalbyover$11million. Hepreviouslyservedasex-ecutivedirectorofdevelopmentathisundergraduatealmamater,WashingtonandLeeUniversityinLexington,Virginia.AtW&Lheprovidedstaffleadershipina campaign that exceeded its$127milliongoalbymorethan$20 million. He was directorofdevelopmentanddirectorofpublic relations at Randolph-Macon College inAshland,Virginia. He is also a formerEnglishteacherandeditor. “Dr.McMillanhasdevotedhis entire professional life tobeing an advocate for the lib-eralarts.Fromhisexperienceinhighereducationadministration,executivemanagement,strategiccommunications, institutionaladvancement, college relations

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Lex McMillan Named 14th President of Albright College

dentialsearchcommittee.KarenA.Rightmire,co-chair-womanofthe18-membersearchcommittee, said the lawsuitdid not affect the search forAlbright’s14thpresident.Stinebeck was interviewedfor the position, but was notnamedoneofthecollege’sthreefinalists. Cutrona saidStinebeckhadplentyoftimetodiscusshissuc-cesswithoutajobassessment.“Hewas afforded a lengthymulti-hours interviewwith thesearch committee,” Cutronasaid.“Inthattimeheshouldhavediscussed any and all accom-plishmentswiththeschool.Ifhedid not, that’s his deficiency.”

Reprinted with permission of The Reading Eagle

and fundraising he brings toAlbrightCollegeawealthoftal-ents,capabilities,educationandvaluesthatmakehimperfectforAlbright’s future advancement

andgrowth.Hehasestablishedareputationasaskilledadministra-tor,aninspiringleader,creativestrategic thinker and teacher,”saidSalvatoreM.CutronaSr.,chairmanoftheAlbrightCollegeBoard of Trustees and a graduate

ofthecollege.“Heisaperfectfit for Albright College as we prepare to celebrate 150 yearsof history and to build upon itby expanding andgrowing the

collegenowandintothefuture,”Cutronasaid. “I amdeeply honored andsimplydelighted tohavebeenchosen by the Board of Trustees toserveaspresidentofAlbrightCollege at this historic time,”

McMillansaid.“Asthecollegeapproachesitssesquicentennial,thereismuchtocelebrateinitsdistinguishedhistoryofprepar-ing young people for serviceand leadership in theirprofes-sions and communities. MywifeandIlookforwardtobeinginvolvedmembersofthelargercommunity and to workingwiththefaculty,staff,students,trustees,alumniandfriendsofAlbright to build on its greatstrengths and to advance thecollege to a new position ofdistinctionamongournation’sselectiveliberalartscolleges.” McMillanholdsadoctoratein English from the Univer-sityofNotreDame.HeholdsamasterofartsdegreeinEnglishfrom Georgia State Univer-sityandabachelorofartsfromWashingtonandLeeUniversity.He also attended the Institutefor Educational Management,Harvard Graduate School ofEducation. Activeincommunityaffairs,McMillanhasservedasaboardmemberandformerchairoftheAdamsCounty(Pa.)EconomicDevelopmentCorporation. Healsoservesontheboardof thelocal industrial developmentauthorityandisvicechairoftheGettysburgHospitalFoundationBoard. He has been an active member and officer of Rotary since1994. Born in Pauls Valley, Okla., McMillangrewup inDecatur,Ga.,wherehemetandmarriedDorothyArgoe McMillan, aformerHeadStart teacherwhocurrentlyworksinthechildren’sroomofthelocalpubliclibrary.

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The AtticLetters to The EditorDearEditor, Thisyear’sStudentGovernmentAssociation(SGA)hasbeenverydiverseinbeliefs,attitudes,andethnicity.WehavemademanydecisionsaboutourConstitution.SomethatthestudentbodyhasvotedonandothersthattheSGAhas“decided”toenforce.OneinparticularImustcallnoticeto:beforethisyearandinmylastthreeyearsatAlbright,SGAorganizationseatswerenotrequiredtonominatetwostudentsandhavethewholestudentbodyvoteuponthem.TheSGAorganizationseatsareAfricanAmericanSociety(AAS),AsianAmericanCouncil(AAC),DayStudentsAssocia-tion(DSA),andInternationalStudentsAssociation(ISA).TheorganizationswerehastilyaskedtostartenforcingthispartoftheSGAConstitution,whichhadnotbeenenforcedinthreeyears.AsthePresidentofAAS,Iraisedconcernabouthavingthewholestudentbody,mostofwhichhasnovestedinterestinourorganizations,voteforthismemberofourexecutiveboard,particularlybecauseSGAorganizationalrepresentativesarebothapartofSGAandtheirrespectiveorganizationforwhichtheyaretheSGArepresentatives.IunderstoodwhySGAdecidedtoenforcethispolicy,buttheactionwas not given sufficient time for feedback from the minority organizations nor were the concerns orquestionsconcretelyanswered.Whatwouldhappeniftheorganizations’nomineeswereunabletocompletetheapplicationprocessbynothavingenoughsignaturesfortheirpetitions?IaskedthequestionbecauseIwasconcernedaboutwhatwouldhappento theminorityvoiceonSGA. TheanswerIreceivedappalledme:IwastoldthataMemberAtLargeofSGAwouldberesponsibleforthe“minorityvoice”underthedirectionoftheSGApresident.SGAorganizationalseatsareontheretobringminorityconcernsandsuggestionstotheSGA.Howcouldsomeonewhomaynotbeapartoftheseorganizationsandpossiblymaynotbeaminorityberesponsibleforalltheminorityvoices?IwritethislettertothewholestudentbodybecausesomeoneneedstoaddressthisissuenextyeartoSGA.SGAorganizationalseatsshouldnotbeeliminatedforanyreasonorbereplacedbysomeonewhodoesnothaveavestedinterestintheissuesofminoritystudentsatAlbrightCollege.IofferthissuggestiontominoritystudentsatAlbrightCollege-everyonemustbeproactive.Getinvolvedinorganizations,suchasSGA,becausedecisionssuchasthisneedminorityfeedback.IntheabsenceofsuchadiverseSGAthatwehadthisyear,Iamnotsurethatminorityconcernscanbeadequatelymetifminoritystudentsarenotproactiveingettingtheirconcernsheardandaddressed. InregardstothearticleprintedinthelastAlbrightianentitled“LessonsinWordChoiceandEty-mology,”noteveryoneisignorant.YoudonotseealotofstudentswalkingaroundAlbrightCollegesayingthen——word.Then——wordshouldnotbeusedbyanyoneandthatdoesnotexcludeyoubecauseyoubelongtoaparticularethnicgroup.Thiswordisashowofignoranceandisveryoffensive. ThestudentwholeftAlbrightbecauseafewstudentscalledherthisderogatoryname,shouldnothaveacceptedthisactofracismbecauseastheEditorinChiefoftheAlbrightianstated,“Perhapsthemaleswhomadethoseracistremarksbelievedthatitwasthecoolthingtodobecausethey have just finished listening to a popular, uncensored jam.” We may not be able to eliminate this veryapparentproblematAlbright,butifweallstoodupandtookresponsibilityforourselvesandthoseweassociatewithmaybewewouldnothavesomanyproblems.Justincaseithasnotbeennoticed,minorityorganizations,suchasAfricanAmericanSociety,AfrikanDiaspora,andCaribbeanCultureClub, joinforces tobringunitedmessages toAlbrightCollegerelated todiversity. Let’sbereal,alotofstudentsatAlbrightlookaroundandthinkthatactsofracismdonotexistandthatstudentssuchasthisstudentwholeftshouldjustnottakethingssoseriously.Wellitisseriousforaminoritystudenttobeatthisschoolandbesubjecttoanytypeofslursordiscrimination.Ihaveheard students at Albright College say things such as “Albright should not have Affirmative Action,” and teachers ask me to confirm thoughts of the whole African- American community or tell me that “Black History month is over.” Frankly, I hope Albright does something about this that comes in theformofimmediateactionthatstudentscanseeandbeproudof.ItisnotjustenoughtostartuptheDiversityTaskForceagain,butitisastartandIapplaudAlbright’seffortsandstepstowardsap-propriatelydealingwiththeseissues.MyonlyhopeforAlbrightCollegeafterIgraduateinMayisthatinthenearfuturestudentsandteacherswhosubjectminoritystudentsandfacultymemberstoanyformofdiscriminationbeheldaccountablefortheiractionsinsomecapacitybeyondnotingitinabook.AlbrightCollegeneedstoreallyliveitsmotto,“adifferentwayofthinking,”ortheycanbesuretoseeacontinuallydecreaseinitsminoritystudents’retentionrate. Onapositivenote,mylastthreeyearsatAlbrightCollegehasallowedmetohaveapositiveeducationalexperienceandoneofmanyopportunitiestomakeadifferenceatmycollegeforwhichIamgrateful.Iknowthatiftheseissuesareaddressed,allstudents,currentandfuture,canhavethesameexperienceasIdidatAlbrightCollege.

Truthfullyyours,DeNereM.Postell‘05VicePresidentofSGAPresidentofAAS

DearEditor, WhenIcametoAlbrightthispastyear,Iwascompletelyundertheimpressionthatexperienceeventsweredesigned,inpart,toentertainthestudents,butthattheirmainfocuswastoteachthestudentsvaluablelessonsthat theycouldusehere, in theircol-legeyearsandthroughouttherestoftheirlives.UponattendingthespeechgivenbyLandonLueckonMay3Ihadtorethinkmyassumption. This talkwas supposed to express thedangersofdrinkingandwaysonecouldavoidthem.Landon’sspeechdidnotdothis,however.Hetoldstudentsthatdrinkingwasdanger-ousbecausetheycould“receiveDUIs”and“blackout,whichisabad thing.” Evidently he did not find it necessary to tell everyone thatonceapersonbeginstodrinkonaregularbasisincollege,itbecomesahabitthatfollowshimorherintoadulthood. Heneglectedtoinformtheaudiencethatdrinkingcandestroyone’sbodyandone’sbrainfunctions.Hewashereto“promotesafe/smartdrinkingoncampus”butheendedhisspeechwithtell-ing the students which bar they could find him at the next day. He invitedthemto“comestudy”withhim.Whenitcametimetoaskquestionsattheendoftheprogram,hethoughtitmoreimportanttorelatestoriesconcerninghissexualexperienceson“RealWorld”thantoaddressideasthatpertainedtothetopichewassupposedtobediscussing. This program was enraging to both my roommate andmyself.NotonlywasLandonnotgivingimportantinformationtothestudents,hewaspracticallyadvocatingunderagedrinking.Isthiswhatthestudents’parentsandstudentslikemyselfarepouringoureducationalmoneyinto?Isthiswhywemustforgorepairsinourdormsandotherareasofthecampus,sothatwecanemploythese“informational”speakers?Iwouldhopenot,butthisishowitappears.Inthefuture,IwouldthinkthatthosewhoplantheseeventswouldaskspeakerswhowouldencouragestudentstomakehealthylivingchoicestocometoAlbright.Landonmighthavebroughtinalargegroupbuttheschoolshouldinvitethosewhowishtohelpstudentsinthereal“RealWorld”ofAlbrightCampus. Sincerely, AshleyStevens,‘06

erattaArticle “A Glimpse Into Extraordinary Bodies” from the April 29, 2005 edition of The AlbrightianwaswrittenAmyLucas.

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AformerAlbrightCollegereligionprofessorwhoisaprac-ticing Hindu has filed a federal lawsuitaccusingadministratorsofdenyinghertenurebecauseofsexualandreligiousdiscrimi-nation. RoxanneGupta said Pro-vostDavidStinebeckdepartedfromstandardprocedurewhenherecommendedthatshebede-niedtenureduringthe2002-03schoolyear,eventhoughafac-ulty committeeunanimouslysupported herapplication. The c o l -lege’sPresidentatthetime,Hen-ry A. Zimon,ag reed w i thStinebeck,whoallegedlybasedhis recommen-dation on stu-dentevaluationsofGupta,accordingtothecom-plaint filed on April 26. Gupta,51,washiredin1988toteachcoursesinEasternreli-gions atAlbright, aMethodistliberal-arts college inReadingthatenrollsabout1,500students.Sheleftayearagoafterunsuc-cessfullyappealingaMay2003

votebytheboardoftrusteestodenyhertenureandapromo-tionfromassistantprofessortoassociateprofessor. Gupta,whonow lives inRomulus,N.Y.,saidFridayshewasshockedwhenStinebecktold her about his recom-mendation, because the ad-ministration has traditionallyfollowedtherecommendationsofAlbright’sfacultyrank-and-tenurecommittee. “Mymouthdroppedopen,”Guptasaid.“Nooneoncam-pus could remember a single

timewhensomethinglikethishappened.” Her complaint allegesthat Zimon made countlesssexist comments and had areputation among the facultyfor having different expecta-tions of men and women. Italsosaysheopenlydisdained

non-ChristianreligiousbeliefsatcollegeforumsorganizedbyGupta,anAmericanconverttoHinduism. Guptadeclinedtoelaborateon those allegations, but hercomplaint also notes that thepositionshesoughtwaseven-tually filled by a male, and the only other facultymember tobedeniedtenureinthepast10years was a Buddhist. ZimonabruptlyresignedinFebruary2004andcouldnotbereachedforcommentFriday;hedidnotappeartohavealisted

telephonenumber. S t i n eb e ckreferred questions toPaulGazzerroJr.,thecollegevicepresidentforadministrationandfinance. Gazzerro said hehadnotseenGup-ta’s lawsuit and de-clinedtocomment. Gupta said sheis currentlyworkingpart-time at a busi-ness her boyfriend

owns and has been applyingforteachingjobs.Sheisseek-ing unspecified damages and reinstatementtothecollege.“I’dliketenure.It’swhatIworkedfor,”shesaid. Reprinted with permission of the Associated Press

Former Albright Professor Claims Tenure Blocked by Discrimination

MarthaRaffaeleThe Associated Press

Science Center Still on DocketAmidsttheconstructioncurrentlyunderwayatAlbrightthereareplansforanotherprojectonthehorizon.Constructiononanew80,000-squarefootScienceCenter,settoreplacethecurrentMerner-Pfeiffer-KleinHallofScience,istentativelyscheduledtobegininthespringof2006.Thisnewcenterwillprovidemuch needed research space as well as offices and classrooms toprovidemoreroomoncampus. ThecurrentScienceHallwillremainstandingacrossfromTeelHall,while the newScienceCenterwill be locatedoffof13thStreet,formingaquadwithMastersHallanddirectlyconnectedtotheMerner-Pfeiffer-KleinMemorialChapel.Thecenterwillbefourstorieshighandincludeanatriuminordertokeepopennessinthearea. OneofthemainreasonsfortheconstructionofanewSci-enceCenteristhelackofresearchspaceavailable,accordingto Karen Campbell, head of the Biology Department and the “projectshepherd”fortheScienceCenterventure.“Asofnow,wehavenoresearchlabs…thenewcenterwillprovideuswiththelabsthatweneedaswellas individualresearchspaces,”saidCampbell.AnotherreasonforthenewScienceCenterisconcernswith safety issues inScienceHall, particularly theventilationinthechemistrylabs. When finished, the Science Center will be home to 20 new offices, two classrooms that will seat approximately 40 students each,threeotherclassroomsthatwillseat18-20students,20teachinglabsand20researchlabs.Theseclassroomswillbeusedforsubjectsoutsideofthesciencedepartmentaswell.PlansalsoincludealecturehallbuiltcompletelyundergroundsothattheJacobAlbrightstatueisontheroof.Aglassportholemaybeputinsothatanyoneinthehallcouldlookupandseethestatue. Thecostofthisprojectisestimatedat$20millionandtheamountraisedsofaris$8million.Additionalfundsstillneedto be raised, and the Berks County Capital Campaign Review Board has approved the project for a 2006 campaign. However, sincetheequipmentinScienceHallisingoodcondition,Dr.Campbellstated,“Weshouldn’tneedanynewequipment,whichwillhelptosaveoncosts.” TheScienceCenterprojecthasbeeninprogressforsevenyearsnowasrepresentativesfromthesciencedepartmenthavegonetoconferencesandvisitedsciencebuildingsatotherinsti-tutions.Whenconstructionofthenewbuildingiscompleted,the currentScienceHallwill be renovated andused toholdadditional classrooms, offices, and lecture halls.

Despite Rising Tuition Costs, Student Wages Remain Low

JulieJonesThe Albrightian

MegHurstThe Albrightian

On the human resources–studentemploymentpageoftheAlbrightCollegeWebsite,itstates,“Eachyearmorethan500 full-time students workpart-timeonthecampusearn-ingfundsthatassistthemwiththeircollegeexpenses.” Whatitdoesnotsayisthatmost studentsworking atAl-brightCollegestartwithapayrateof$5.15perhour,thena-tionalminimumwage.Studentsareabletomakeanywherefromminimumwageto$6perhour,aratethathasnotbeenchangedin at least five years despite the factthattuitionwithroomandboardhasrisenapproximately$5,000since2001. According toHumanRe-sourcesAssistant EmmaAl-varez,thishasbeenbroughttothehumanresourcesdirector’sattentioninthepastbutnothing

hasbeendone. Therearenotanycurrentplanstoraisestu-dentwagesatAlbright.“We’rehopingthattheminimumwagegoes up. I feel it should beincreased somewhat,” saysAlvarez. ThehumanresourcesdirectorresignedinDe-cemberandthecollegeisnow in the process of find anewone.Alvarezsaysthatwhenthereisanewdirectortheywillbeableto discuss itmore. “It’ssomething thatweneedtocometogetherandtalkabout,”saysAlvarez. AlvarezsaystheratesweresetbeforeshebeganworkingatAlbright five years ago. They were set basedon the federalminimumwage and three in-crements depending on thestudent’s responsibilities andhowlongthey’veworkedinaspecific department. The pay rates are $5.15, $5.40, $5.70

and$6perhour. If adepart-mentwants topay its studentemployees beyond $6 theymustsubmita jobdescriptionto the HR department whichwill then decide if it can beimplemented.

Thelowwagesupsetsomestudents,whileothersseemtoacceptthem.FreshmanManu-ellaGonzalezearns$5.70perhourworkinginthelibrary.“AlotofpeopleIknowhaveworkstudy and that helps peoplepayforschool.Iftuitiongoesup,thenitdoesn’thelp,”saysGonzalez.

SeniorLizOrfanellaworksin the aquatics departmentwhereshemakes$6perhour,and at theAlbright LearningCentermaking$5.15perhour.“Ithinkit’sreallystupid.We’regettingpaidsolittle.Whenyou

onlyworkafewhoursaweek,itdoesn’tadduptomuch,”saysOr-fanella. Junior Dena Sar-monis,whoworks inthelibraryandmakes$5.15 per hour, says,“Sinceit’sworkstudyit’s kind of more un-derstandable.I’dlike

ittobemore.” Some students said theywork more for something todo,ratherthanasawaytoearnmoney. Freshman cafeteriaworker Tonett Smith, whomakes$5.15perhour,says,“Itworksforme.Ijustgotajobforsomethingtodo.” Rob Intile works in the

campus center making mini-mumwage. “Idon’tmindatallbecauseit’saverylow-stressjob and friendly atmosphereand Iget to interactwith stu-dents. If I wanted a job formoneyIwouldhavegoneoffcampus,”saysIntile. Lowstudentworkerwagesisnotunique toAlbrightCol-lege.PayratesatsixPennsylva-nialiberalartscollegessimilarinsizetoAlbright,rangesfrom$5.15to$7perhour.Thesecol-leges includedAlleghenyCol-lege,JuniataCollege,MoravianCollege,ThielCollege,West-minsterCollege, andFranklinandMarshallCollege. Each school haddifferentpayincrements,similartoAl-bright, basedon job type andnumber of years the studenthasworkedinthatdepartment.Thisinformationisbasedsolelyonwagesduringtheacademicyear,asmanycollegespaymoreduringthesummermonths.

“My mouth dropped open,” Gupta said. “No one on campus could remember a single time when something like this happened.”

Low student worker wages is not unique to Albright College. Pay rates at six Pennsylvania liberal arts colleges similar in size to Albright, range from $5.15 to $7 per hour

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Withnearsell-outcrowdsandstandingovationsgreetingthe opening performances ofInto theWoods, theDominoPlayerssurelydon’tneedmetodrumupbusinessfortheircur-rent production. But the tasks that JeffLentz and companyhavetackledaresoformidable,theiraccomplishmentssoglo-rious, and the finished work so appealing and profound, thata few words of appreciationseemcalledfor. Into the Woods, StephenSondheim’s and James Lap-ine’s award-winning workfrom1987, is not the easiestmusical one could attempt.Indeed,with a large cast andtreacherousmusicaldemands,it’sprobablyoneof themostdifficult. But vaunting ambi-tionhasmarkedallofLentz’srecent directorial turns. TheUbuProject–anoperawith-out singing - asked studentperformers, and spectators,to stretch what they thoughttheatre could be. Last fall’sBlood Wedding required actors totakehugerisksincloseprox-imitytoa270-degreeaudience.IntotheWoodscallsforgifted,supple actors and then givesthemmusic of operatic com-plexitywithwhich toconveytheir lines and characters.LentzscheduledthepiecelastSpring,knowingthatthethendepartingDominoseniorswereNOTsingers,butnotknowingwhetherhe’dhave the troopstomeetSondheim’schallenge.His strategy was to cast theshowinSeptember,andbeginworkon the vocal aspects ofthe piece, including weeklysinginglessonsforvirtuallytheentirecrew.Workonthede-signs(sets,lighting,costumes)

for the showcould wait abitlonger,butCocol Bernal, WayneVettle-son,andLiseJones werebusy p l an -n i n g w i t hLentz almostas soon asthe “curtain”wentdownonBlood Wed-ding. Actualrehearsalsbe-ganinMarch,and, true toLentz’smeth-od, these followed a processof discovery, evolution, andreconceptualization, ratherthansimplymasteringasetofpreconceivedmoves. Indeed,crucial–andbrilliant–rethink-ingswere still in play a fewdays before the opening. Inpractical terms, this approachmeant long months of longhoursandlongdaysofprepara-tion.Inartistictermsthepayoffisincalculable. Thisisawonderfulshow– funny, uplifting, thought-provoking, and deeply mov-ing. Much of the singing isgorgeous, but even the lesstrained vocalists manage tosell their numbers becausetheir words and melodiescome out of carefully builtcharacters. The casting ofeach of the principals – andthis is amusicalwith plentyofleads–wasinspired,andallthe performers have directedtalentandenergyandthoughtto embodying their fairy talepersonae. Iwon’t singleoutindividual performances, inpartbecauseIwanttogetthisposted before Midnight, butmorebecauseCinderella, theBaker, his Wife, the Witch,

LittleRed, theWolf,Grand-mother, Rapunzel, Jack, hismother,hiscowMilkyWhite,Princes, Step-Mothers, andStep-Sisters, Fathers, andGiants share so fully in theadvancement of the story,andshinesoequally in theirperformances. That’s as itshould be. Sondheim andLapine don’t mean to inviteidentification with a singlecharacter but with them all.Weareallwitches,weareallgiants,weareallbakers,weareallchildren...weareallhuman. Lentzalwaysre-imaginesthe works he directs, andratherthandredgeuptheGer-manic forests of the Brothers Grimm or of Walt Disney,he puts us in the hands of acarnival sideshow hypnotistand his assistant, sometimein the late nineteen-fortiesor early fifties. This conceit reinforces thesense that thisis a play about Everyman,andthateveryoneofusfacesadangerous and challengingworld.Ratherthanbarkandleaves, Cocol has studded ableaklandscapewithskewedblack monoliths, that later

shatterintothe“brushstrokes”ofFranzKlineorRobertMoth-erwell.Wayne,insomeofhismoststunningworkever,hassaturated the scene with thejuciestcolors,andthendrainedthem away as the characters’prospectsbecomebleakerandtheir challenges more daunt-ing. The setting is a magicplace and the lighting actsalmostasamusical/emotionalconductor. Aword about the accom-paniment. The bleak stageleftno roomforanorchestra.Norwould it have been easytoassembleafullcomplimentof instrumentalists competentenough to handleSondheim’streacherous score. Instead,Lentz enlisted the geniusNa-thanRoberts to assemble thesoundtrack from separatelyrecordedtakes,includingLentzhimselfonpiano,yourstrulyoncello, andRobert onmultipleinstruments. Robert’s effortsmust represent close to 300hoursofwork. Into the Woods meritsthese extraordinary expendi-turesoftimeandtalents.Itishugelyentertaining,sparklingwithwittydetailsthatbrighten

Review: The Journey Into The WoodsJohnPankratz

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anddeepenitseffects.Youngfolks,thosewhohavestudiedtheir fairy tales, will enjoythemselves thoroughly. But it isalsoadeeplyseriouswork.Derived from psychologistBruno Bettleheim’s The Uses ofEnchantment,itimpartsanextra dimension of reflection and analysis to the careersof folk literature’s favoritecharacters. Nor does it flinch attheprospectofloss.Somemay imagine that the showends after the first act, happily ever after. But that is not the wayof theworld, is it? In-stead,asthewinnowedbandjourneyseverdeeper into itsbrokenworld,weareobligedtoconfrontourownfears,ourown losses, sansmasternar-rativeornarrator.Longafterthe bows, amidst snatchesofSondheim’s edgy tunes, asoberwistfulnesslingers. TheDominoPlayers’pro-ductionofInto the Woods doeswhatallgreattheatrehopestodo, to invite the entire com-munity to think deeply aboutquestionsthatmattertousall.Everyone should see it, andreflect on it . . . if you can get a ticket.

John PankratzInto The Woods Cast Members Natalie Gaspari, Chrisopher Diercksen and Ariel Trosino get back to nature

Justa fewyearsago,par-ties in theAlbright Woodswere a common occurrenceThursday through Saturdaynights;however,sincesecurityhascrackeddown, thepartieshavestoppedandstudentsarefinding Albright less exciting ontheweekends. Some students feel ha-rassedbyAlbrightsecurityandaredrivenawayfromcampusontheweekends. Freshman Rachel Bryan saysshegoeshometogetawayfrom security. “I go homebecauseIlivearoundhereandhave a good time,” said Bryan. Bryan said that she takes her friendshomewithhertodrinkwithout feeling threatenedbysecurity. On an anonymous

survey,onestudentwrote,“Se-curity ruins everything. Thisschoolismoreprotectiveofmethanmyparents.”Anotherstu-dentwrote,“Ifeelharassedbysecurityhere.Iam22yearsoldyetIamtreatedasifIamdoingsomethingillegalifIdrink.” SergeantMichaelMulhol-landsaidhedoesnotgooutofhiswaytobreakuppartiesorgetstudentsintrouble.How-ever,hesaidhecouldnotspeakfor all officers on this issue and that different people handlethingsdifferently. “I’mnotsayingitdoeshap-penandI’mnotsayingitdoesn’thappen,”hesaid. “IfIsee20peopleinanapartmentwatchingafootballgame,notcausinganyproblems,I’mnotgonnabotherthem,”saidMulholland.Hesaidheonlyinvestigatesproblemsifaresidentassistantorpeeredu-

catorcallshim.“Outofsight,outofmind,”saidMulholland. Mulholland also pointedout thatstudentsarepermittedtohave registered socialgath-erings.Inthehousingguidetocommunityandlivingstandardsin theWoods, it outlineshowstudents can go about havingregistered social gatherings.Theprocess requires studentshosting a party to fill out an ap-plicationandsubmitaguestlist.Thegatheringcanhavenomorethan24guests,mustbebetweenthehoursof8p.m.and1a.m.,atipsservermustbepresenttoserve andmonitordrinks, andfood and nonalcoholic bever-agesmustbepresent. “In my three and a halfyears here, no one has everdone that,” saysMulholland.“IfIhadtogothroughallthattohaveaparty,Idon’tthinkI

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The Albrightianwouldbothereither,”he said.“Policies as a whole on thiscampus need to be revised,”saidMulholland. Somestudentsrealizethatsecurity has a job to do, butbelieve that it could be donedifferently. Senior Brian Okum says, “I feelthatAlbrightSecuritytriestodoagoodjobbyprotectingthestudents,buttheysometimesgotoofar.Theyhavelimitedtheuseofalcoholonthiscampussomuchthatpeoplebecomewearyof drinkingon campus. As aresulttheymoveoffcampustodrinksocially,whichcancreateahazardwith increaseddrunkdriving.Soinsteadoftryingtoprotectthestudentsbylimitingalcohol consumptionon cam-pus, students are put inmoredangerbydrivingoff campustodrinkwhichjustcreatesmore

problems.” Security officer Al Uliasz saidstudentsareforgettingwhythey are at college. He saidstudentsshouldbeatAlbrightto get a good education, buthavingagoodtimeanddrink-ing have become the priorityand academics have becomesecondary.Uliaszdoesnotfeelitissecurity’sjobtoencouragesociallifeatAlbright.“Idon’tthinksecurityisinvolvedwithsocial life atAlbright at all,”saidUliasz. Mulholland and Uliaszsaid theydonot feel tensionsbetweenstudentsandsecurity.“If you have a problemwitha few officers and accuse all of us, that’s unfair,” he said.Concerning students’ feelingstowardsecurity,Uliaszsaid,“Idon’tcare.It’snotgonnastopusfromdoingourjob.”

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The conflict surrounding the outcome of theAntietamLake Property continues asReadingCityCouncildebatesofferstowardspreservationordevelopment.Council is try-ing to raisemoneybysellingunusedassetsandtheAntietamLakepropertyisitslargest. “Thepropertycovers560acres for public recreationlocated inLowerAlsace andAlsace Townships with 90acres physically surroundingthe lake. The issue over itssalewasbroughtupin2000bythenMayorJosephEppihemerwhenhecreatedalistofvacantcity-owned land at the sug-gestionof increasing revenuethrough sale.Since that time,various groups have offereddevelopmentandpreservationideaswith varying bids.TheBerks City Commissioners have offered $2.5 million tobuy the 560-acre property,whichwouldthenbepartofthecountyparksystem.LowerAl-saceTownshipandthecitizengroup, “FriendsofAntietam”are gathering funds and sup-port to augment the CountyCommissioners offer. Theofferalsoprovidesforrepairsonthe125year-olddamatthelakeforcostsupto$1million.Any other expenses totalingover$1millionwouldbe theresponsibilityofthecity.According toSchnabelEngi-neering,thecostsforthedamto meet the standards set bytheEnvironmental ProtectionAgencywouldexceed$3mil-lion.Inaddition,theSchnabelreportsstatesthatdamfailurewouldoccurduringa1000yearstormwith 32 inches of rain

Antietam Lake Controversy Making WavesAndrewHolets

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fallingeveryday. AnotheroffercomesfromtheGrethDevelopmentGroup,whichaimstopurchasea370-acreportionof thewatershed,not thelakeitself,for$5mil-lion.Residential developmentwould then take place on thepurchased land. Hundreds ofhomeswould be built on theland although nonewould beplaced lakeside, according toWalterA. Greth, head of theGreth Development Group.They have offered to pay forallrepairsonthedam;theonlygroup that offered such anitem. “I just think it is an areaof natural beauty that shouldbepreservedandIwouldhateto see housing replace oneofReading’s few natural areasleft,”commentsseniorbiologymajorAdrian Chesh. “I justhate when financial gain trumps any environmental concern.”The same concern seems tobe sharedby thecitycouncil,as Council PresidentVaughnD. Spencer and MayorTomMcMahonbelievingthecoun-

cil to be siding towards pres-ervation.Albright ProfessorThomasWatckeseesthecivicimportance of this property’sfuture. “Being a member of the communityandbeinginvolvedshowsthatwecanhaveanim-pact.” Thenewestproposalcomesfrom M&B Investments, with notablepartnerPasquale“Pat”MascaroofJPMascaro&SonsWaste Management. M&B has

proposed two separateoffers; the first arranging tobuytheentirepropertyfor$5millionand$1mil-lionfordamrepair.Thelandwouldbepreservedfor 20 years, when thecitywould be given therighttobuytthepropertyback.Thebuybackpricewouldnotbeset. The second proposalby M&B would buy the property for $2.5 mil-lionandwouldhavethesame20yearpreservationplan,butwouldhavethesamebuybackproposal.Itwouldalsoprovidefor$500,000inrepaircosts.Mascaro sees the need

forthecitytomakearespon-sible decision and hopes to fit thisneed.“Icantellyouthereshouldn’t be anythingon thishill [inAntietam] for at least20years,”saidMascaro.MayorTomMcMahonpresentedCityCouncilwithaproposedagree-mentMondaynighttoselltheAntietam Lake property toBerks County for $3 million. Theproposedagreement is in

Everyone undoubtedlyhas seen the construction ofAlbright’snewstadiumtakingplace across the street fromcampus. A significant amount ofprogresshasbeenmadeandshallcontinuetobemadeoverthenextfewmonths. Soon there will be evenmoreactivitytakingplace,thistimewiththeexpansionoftheFitnessandWellnessCenteraswellasupgrades to theentireBollman Center. Theweight room is typi-cally crowded throughout theday,andsnagginganarctraineror treadmill is almost impos-siblemost of the time. Thisproblem, however, will befixed in the near future with

therebuildingandexpansionofthe fitness center. A new 9,000 to 10,000-square foot fitness centerwillbeginconstructionthisupcomingyearandreplaceour current 2,600-square footcenterbySeptember2006. According to Dr. SteveGeorge, theAthleticDirector,thisnewand improvedcenterwill have aweight room andcardioareaonthegroundlevelwith new and more modern-ized equipment, as well as aconcession stand for homegames.Lockerroomswillbeadded on the first floor as well. Thesecondlevelwillhaveanaerobicsareadirectlyabovetheweight room, offices and will bethenewhomeoftheathleticsdepartment. While the new FitnessCenter is being worked on,

Additional Upgrades Planned For Albright Athletics Program

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a temporary location will beset up where the racquetballcourtandobservationdeskarecurrently located.Cardioandaerobicequipmentwillbein-cludedinthistemporaryspace,whichshouldbecompletedbyJuly. “This temporary space is3,200-square feet, which isactually larger than what wehavenow,”Dr.Georgesaid. After the Fitness Centeris completed the temporaryareawillbeconvertedintoanaerobicsorwrestlingroomonthe first floor and two class-rooms for team meetings onthesecond. Inaddition,Dr.Georgeasksthat anyone with requests orsuggestions for equipment inthenewcentercontacthimatsgeorge@alb.edu or ext. 7535.

theformofanordinancethatoutlines the terms for sellingthe city-owned property inLowerAlsaceTownship.Mc-Mahonsaidtheagreementes-sentiallywouldgivethecountycommissioners the right of first refusalforthepurchaseoftheproperty under the terms intheordinance—whichincludepaymentof$3millionoutrightforthe560acresandremovalofthecityfromallliabilityforthe lake and dam repairs. IfReading doesn’t get a letterof intent from the county toconsummate the transactionwithin twoweeks of passingtheordinance, thecitywouldbegin to negotiatewith otherresponsible parties, he ex-plained.Councilwillvoteonthemeasure at itsMay23meet-ing,whichwillbeginat7p.m.inCityHall.

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“By the end of this project we hopetohavemadechangestothe entire front of the Bollman Center…aswellashavelockersfor all of our teams and offices for our coaches,”Dr.Georgecommented. Awaiting the commence-ment of construction on thefitness center, students cananticipate the completion ofthenewstadium,whichhasatentativedateofcompletionsetforAugust5. The lights have been putup and the turf field will be laid down subsequently, a processthatwillhopefullybecomplet-edwithinaweekortwo.Afterthe field has been laid, founda-tionswillbepouredforlockerroomsandthehomebleachersshortlythereafter.Dr.Georgesaidthat“asofnowtheproject

isonschedule.” Alongwiththerenovationsbeingexecutedpresently,otherchangesareintheworks,suchas upgrades to the baseball,softball, and North Hall fields aswellastheadditionoftwofields by Wawa. Three more fields and a track are also in theplanningstagesandwouldbelocatedbytheWoodsApart-ment Complex. “If we can,wewouldliketomakeoneofthese five fields a turf field,” commentedDr.George. Alloftherenovationstak-ingplaceatAlbrightareapartofa10-yearathleticplanspan-ning from 2004-2014. Thisplanwascreatedwiththeintentof renovating certain currentfacilities and creating morespace for athletic activities totakeplace.

The newest proposal comes from M&B Investments, withnotablepartnerPasquale“Pat”MascaroofJPMascaro & Sons Waste Management. M&B has proposed two separate offers; the first arranging to buytheentirepropertyfor$5millionand$1mil-lionfordamrepair.Thelandwouldbepreservedfor20years,whenthecitywouldbegiventherighttobuythepropertyback.Thebuybackpricewouldnotbeset.

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As you look aroundAl-bright’scampusyouseemanydifferentgroupsofpeople.Youhaveyourathletes,theGreeks,Caucasian students,AfricanAmericanstudents,internation-alstudents,etc.EachofthesegroupscontributestoAlbright’sdiverse campus. However,becauseAlbrightissodiverseit tends to raise issuesamongdifferent groups, sometimesleadingtoprejudiceacts. Al-brighthasrealizedthatthishasbecomemoreofanissueasourcampusdiver-si ty grows.C u r r e n t l yA l b r i g h t ’ sstudentpopu-lationisfrom20 differentc o u n t r i e s .Albright hasrealized it istimetochangetheir attitudeand becomep r o a c t i v erather than reactive towardssuchsituations. Back in the fall a group of26members, comprisedoffaculty and administration,came together to form theDiversityTask Force. How-ever, the namehas nowbeenchanged toAlbright CollegeCouncil on Social Equality.Ofthe26members22ofthemwere trained for three daysonprejudicereduction. Theirmissionstatementstatesthatitiscomprisedoffaculty,admin-istration, staff, and students,aimstocreateanenvironment

POPs working with Council on Social Equality on Prejudice Reduction

thatwelcomes and celebratesallformsofdifferenceinordertoenhance theexperiencesofeverymember of the campusandtoadvanceAlbright’sgoalof enriching the community’scommitmenttothebestofhu-manvalues.AccordingtoDeanofStudents,MichelleDaniels,we have a stronger diversitywithin our campus comparedtootherschools,whichgivesusmoreofareasontoimplementaprogramlikethis. TheAlbrightCollegeCoun-cil onSocialEquality trainedthe first student organization a fewweeksago. They trained

the orientation group, POPs.Fourmembersfromthecouncilwere there to assist with thetraining. “I really felt like Icouldconnectwiththestudents,and I even learned somethingnewaboutmyself,”saidDan-iels,whowasoneofthetrainersthat day. The POPs are the first group of studentswho reallyinteractwiththeincomingclasssoitisbesttohavethemtrainedwith prejudice reduction sotheycanhandleasituationthatmayariseduringorientation. Theprogramconsisted ofdifferentactivitiesthatrequired

thePOPstointeractwithotherPOPs. It gave them a chanceto let others know who theywere as a person and not tofeelashamedbecauseofit.“Iwasespeciallypleasedthattheprogram focusedon all kindsof prejudice andmanydiffer-entgroups, insteadofbecom-ing fixated on just race,” said LaceyEgerton,seniormemberonPOPsSteeringCommittee.ThisseemedtobethegeneralconsensusamongthePOPsthatday.Manywentinwiththeat-titudethatitwouldnotbeanef-fectiveprogramasitturnedouttobe.“ItreallybondedusasPOPs…webecamewhatthisorganizationissupposedtobe,thiscloseknitgroupwhobringin the freshmen,” commentedRob Intile, juniormember onPOPsSteeringCommittee. At the end of the POPstrainingsessionnotonlywerethe POPs impressedwith theprogram,butsowerethetrain-ers. “I feel incredibly happyabout the results. It far ex-ceededmyexpectations,”saidDaniels. ThenextsteptheCouncilonSocialEqualityhopestomakeis to implement this programtootherstudentorganizations.“Ifyoustartoutwiththelarg-estgroupsoncampusitwillbelikeadominoeffectwithotherorganizations,”saidIntile. Egertonadds,“I thinktheentirecampusandcommunitywould benefit from exposure to suchaprogram.Thisprogramisverya‘can’thurtus,mighthelpus’kindofprogram.”

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MTVpersonality LandonLueckspokeMay3inthecam-puscenteraspartofAlbright’sGreekWeekactivities. By the time Lueck took the stage, the campus centerwasfullwithover400studentsfilling in seats, standing in aisles and evenpulling up couches.Students could be spotted fill-ing in the rowsofseatsup tofour hours in advance to seeLueckwhoappearedinthelat-estseasonofMTV’shitrealityshowthe“RealWorld.” Supposedly the show “isthetruestoryofsevenstrang-ers, picked to live in a houseandhavetheirlivestaped,andfind out what happens whenpeople stop being polite andstart getting REAL.” Lueck

wasplacedinahouseinPhila-delphia where cameras fol-lowedhimandhisroommatesaround for four months tocapturetheirexperience.ManyviewerstunedintoseeLueckvisitbarsnearlyeverynightandhave intoxicated altercationswith the roommates. In oneepisode, an inebriated Lueckwieldedakitchenknifeinhispocketwithintentionsofhurt-ingahouseguest. Appropriately, Lueck’slecturefocusedonalcoholandwhat he called “responsibledrinking.” Lueck shared hisownexperienceswithalcoholand how it has affected hislife. Lueck was arrested in1999forunderagedrinkinganddrivingandreceivedaDUIthefollowingyear.LueckclaimedtheDUItobea“realitycheck,”which encouraged him to bemore conscious of his drink-

ing and to never drive whiledrunk.Luecksaidthatitisimpossibleto tell students not to drinkalcoholincollegebuthisgoalwastohelpstudentsmakebet-terdecisionswhiledrinking.He mentioned several thingsthat shape the outcome of anightofdrinking. Lueckclaimsattitudeasaneffectonhowmuchyoudrink.He says students need to beconscious of howmuch theyare drinking.Lueck also dis-cussedcertainfoodsandcertainthingsthatindicateadrinkingproblem. One major symp-tomtheoccurrenceblackouts.Lueck claimed he frequentlyhadblackoutsinthepastwhiledrinking,onebeingthenightoftheinfamousknifeincidentinthe“RealWorld.”Heexplainedthat blackouts are aperiodofamnesiawhileyouare awake

andactivewhereyourbrainisnotallowingyoutomakenewmemories.This is a “power-ful indicator of alcoholism,”according to Lueck. Usingalcohol“asavehicle to showyour emotions” is another in-dicatorof adrinkingproblemaccordingtoLueck.HeclaimedhedidthisalotinhistimeinPhiladelphia. Frequently hewould have arguments withothercastmembersafteranightof drinking. Lueck said it isimportant to understandwhyyouareconsumingalcohol.Itshouldnotbeusedasaformofescape. “We have to take controlofourownlives,”saidLueck.Heencouraged students toberesponsible in their decisionsand said that it is importantthat you do not let alcoholaffect your education. Luecksaid that unfortunately most

MTV Personality Talks to Students about AlcoholJackieSeigle

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Student Life

In a combination of pho-tography,digitalmedia,artcol-lages and sculptures,Albrightstudents are displaying theirtalent with pride. TheAn-nual JuriedStudentArtShowin Freedman Gallery openedlast Friday and will be opentodisplaythestudents’talentsuntilMay27. Many applicants enteredtheirartworkinthegallery,forboth class and on their ownaccord,andmostenteredmorethanonetalentinhopesofget-ting a “winning ticket”—butfewdid. FreshmanElizabethLowelltriedtoentereightphotosandmanaged togetone in the artgallery. Her black andwhitephoto revealsherdog,Pudge,baskinginthesunlight.Lowellclaimsshegotluckyandtookthepictureatjusttherightmo-ment. Approximately 20 awardsweregivenouttothewinners.But for the few lucky students whohadthemostdistinguishedpieces of art, they received acertificate and $50.00 for their efforts. ShereeWashingtonwasoneofthetalentedwinnerswhowonthe “StandardOffset PrintingAward”forheracrylicpaintingof“PhoenixandtheMaiden.”“When they calledmyname,my jaw just dropped,”Wash-ington said, “I really didn’texpecttowin.”Washington’smythological artwork is herinterpretationofhow“howtwopeople can have a passionateand fiery relationship based on

trust andbond.” Washingtonsaid,“Iwashesitanttoputanypiecesin…myteacheractuallymademesubmitthem.” The gallery, like otherexhibitions that have visitedAlbright’s campus,was opento the public. OneAlbrightalumniwas visiting his almamater this pastweekend, andwhenhelearnedabouttheex-hibitdecidedtocheckitout.Hesaid,“Iwasn’tawaretherewassomuch talent here. I knewabout the biologydepartmentand education, but I’m reallyimpressedwiththeartisticabil-itythestudentshave.” Inadditiontothecommu-nity, students are also takingadvantage of visiting the gal-lery.FreshmanJolynnDiIennovisited the exhibit to supporther friend who had a photo-graphintherunning.She,too,enjoyed the artwork. “Therewas a plethora of art genres:sculptures,photos,videosandpaintings…and each personbrought theirpiece to life. Itwasacreativewaytogetintomy fellow students’ thoughtsandemotions.” Most visitors who cometotheFreedmanGalleryhavegoodthingstosay,butmanageto pick their favorites amongthe selection. Junior EmilyAdams said, “I prefer blackand white photography morethancolorphotographybecauseit’s verymeaningful. I thinkitallowsyoutouseyourownimagination about the real-ity—anditjustreallyspeakstome.Therewasanentirewalldedicatedtothat,soitwasmyfavoritepartoftheexhibit.”

people donot see themselvesas having a drinkingproblemuntil something drastic hap-pens. Lueck said, “It is hardtoexplaintheconsequencesofdrinkinguntil you experiencethemyourself.” AccordingtoLueck,beingonrealitytelevisionandhavinghis drunken outbursts on film helpedhimreformhisdrinkinghabitsbutattheageof25,heisstillstrugglingwithalcohol.AfterLueckconcludedhispor-tiononalcohol,studentswereable to ask questions. Mostquestionsrevolvedaroundhisexperienceonthe“RealWorld”andhisrelationshipswithvari-ouscastmembers. Lueckcancurrentlybeseenon the “Inferno II,” anMTVshow which brings togetherthestarsoftheirrealityshowsto compete in challenges forvariousrewards.

Annual Juried Student Show in Freedman

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“I feel incredibly hap-py about the results. It far exceeded my expectations,” said Daniels.

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Adrian is a Biology major from Bethlehem, PA. Following graduation, he plans to spend the spend some time inChilestudyingdegusocialiatyinpreparationforgraduateschoolattheUniversityofLouisianaatMonroe.AdrianservedasMusicDirectorandDJforWXACfor3years.AdrianhasreceivedCollegeHonors,Depart-mental Distinction in Biology, and the Biology Department Award.

WhatwillyoumissmostaboutAlbright?ThefriendsIhavemadeandtheradiostation.WhatisonethingyouwouldchangeaboutAlbright?AbolishGreekLifeWhatareyourfamouslastwordsforAlbright?Rock over London, Rock on Chicago. Blockbuster video, wowwhatadifference.What would you like to be doing ten years fromnow?Helpingstudentsgetinvolvedinbiologicalresearchwhileconductingresearchofmyownasaprofessor.Which Albright professor influenced you the most?Dr.StephenMechIfyoucouldleaveanythingtoAlbright,whatwoulditbe?Alltheloansthisschoolhascausedmetoaccumulate...Thanksalot!Ifyouwerestrandedonadesertislandandyoucouldchooseanyoneinintheworldtobestuckwith,whowoulditbe?MygirlfriendJenHowdoyoufeelyouhavechangedinthepastfouryears?Myhairislonger.OhandI’mnotnearlyasbeautifullymisanthropicasIusedtobe.Ifyouhadthreewishes,whatwouldtheybe?Happinessforallmyfamilyandfriends,Acountrywith-outcorruptionormajorcorporations,AlifetimesupplyofGuinnessExtraStout.Ifyoucouldreliveanyonedayfromthelastfouryears,whichonewouldyouchoose?Thedaythezombiehoardswerevanquished.

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KateHodgeis a Biology/Biotechnology major out of Havertown, PA. Following graduation, KateplanstorelocatetothePhiladelphiaareawhereshewilllookforlaboratorypositionsbeforeapplyingtograduateprogramsin2006.DuringherfouryearsatAlbright,KatehasparticipatedintheLionDiplomats,RSA,POPs,AlbrightAmbassadors,AlphaEpsilonDelta,PhiDeltaSigmaandtheMiddleStatesCommittee.KatehasreceivedDean’sListHonorsandisaJacobAlbrightScholar.WhatwillyoumissmostaboutAlbright?Theamazingfriendsandfaculty.Albrighthasacertainfeeltoit,andIwillmisswalkingtoclass(minustheclasspart)andsayinghitopeople,whethertheyaremybestfriends,orthosepeopleyouonlypassoncampus.WhatisonethingyouwouldchangeaboutAlbright?Thegeneralapathyofthestudentbody.Everyonehasthingstheydonotlike,butinsteadofcomplainingaboutit,trytodosomethingtochangeit.Therearesomanyopportunitieshere,youhavetotakeadvantage.WhatareyourfamouslastwordsforAlbright?Albrighthasbecomeahome,andconnectsusall,nomatterwhereweendupinthefuture.Makethemostofeverything,lookbackwithpositivememories.Whatwouldyouliketobedoingtenyearsfromnow?I hope to be successful in whatever field I end up in, have a family, and just be happy with whatever lifehandsme.Which Albright professor influenced you the most? Idon’tthinkIcanchoosejustone,Ihavehadsomanythatguidedmeoverthelast4years.IfyoucouldleaveanythingtoAlbright,whatwoulditbe?I just hope that I have made a positive influence here, and if Albright is any better than when I started,ithasallbeenworthit.Ifyouwerestrandedonadesertislandandyoucouldchooseanyoneinintheworldtobestuckwith,whowoulditbe?Just one!!! Any of my friends would be fine with me!Howdoyoufeelyouhavechangedinthepastfouryears?IthinkIhavegrownupalot,becomemoreindependent,andlearnedwhatittakestobeagoodpersonandagoodfriend.Ifyouhadthreewishes,whatwouldtheybe?To always be happy, to influence people in a positive way, and to maintain the solid friendships I haveformed.Ifyoucouldreliveanyonedayfromthelastfouryears,whichonewouldyouchoose?Iwouldn’tchangeanythingthathashappenedoverthelast4years,theyallhappenedforareason.Sure,therearetimeslookingbackIwishIhadstressedless,notsaidsomethingthatIregrettedlater...butagain,allinthepast.

Kate HodgeBiology/Biotechnology

NateWellerisaDigitalMediaMajorhailingfromWillowGrove,PA.Aftergraduation,hewillbeworkingataChristianDayCampforthesummer,thenstartlookingfor“realjobs”.Hewouldprefersomethinginvolvingcomputers,butisnotyetsurewhatexactly.NatehasreceivedDean’sListHonors,hashadworkdisplayedinthestudentartshowanddigitalmediaprojectsexhbitedinNewYork.Natealsocreatedthewinninglogoforthe Higher Education of Berks County.WhatwillyoumissmostaboutAlbright?Theabilitytogotomealswithmyfriendsandjustloungearound.WhatisonethingyouwouldchangeaboutAlbright?Communication.Toooften,peopleareoutoftheloopbecauseofthelackofit.WhatareyourfamouslastwordsforAlbright?Enjoythistimewhileyoucan,becauseitgoesbyalltoofast.Whatwouldyouliketobedoingtenyearsfromnow?I’dliketobeinaplacewhereIamhappyandcontentwithwhereIam,hopefullywithajobIenjoyandawifetocomehometo.Which Albright professor influenced you the most? ThecollectivepoweroftheDigitalMediadepartmentstaffhavedrivenmetodomanyprojectsandresearchonmyown.GuillaumedeSyonhasalsousedhisgreatteachingstyletokeepmyattentionthroughafewclassesandmakehistoricaltopicsfun.IfyoucouldleaveanythingtoAlbright,whatwoulditbe?Somecommonsense.Ifyouwerestrandedonadesertislandandyoucouldchooseanyoneinintheworldtobestuckwith,whowoulditbe?Mygirlfriend,wecouldusethevacation.Howdoyoufeelyouhavechangedinthepastfouryears?I’velearnedtotakeinitiativeanddecidethatsomeclasseswillbeonlywhatImakeofthem.Ifyouhadthreewishes,whatwouldtheybe?Ahappylife,worldpeace,andmorewishes,ofcourse.Ifyoucouldreliveanyonedayfromthelastfouryears,whichonewouldyouchoose?Probably the first day I arrived, if only to relive it all over again with what I know now, and the friendsI’vemade.

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AndreaBlassingameisaPoliticalScienceandEnglishMajorfromPhiladelphia,PA.Aftergraduation,Andreahopestostartlawschoolinthefall.AtAlbright,AndreawasinvolvedinSGA,RSA,InternationalStudentsAssociation,AlbrightCollegeThespianSociety,LionDiplomats,PoliticalScienceSociety,AmericanAssociationofUniversityWomen,CriminalJusticeSociety,GospelEnsemble,AfricanAmericanSociety,S.A.I.D.,O.P.T.I.O.N.S.andAlbrightChristianFellowship.AndreahasearnedDean’sListHonors,theFreshmanLeadershipAward,theKenneth and Janet Beneer Scholarship, and theDean’sScholarship.WhatwillyoumissmostaboutAlbright?IthinkIwillmissthepeopleherethemost.Iknowthat’sclichébuttrueforme.Withoutpeoplelookingoutforme,beingfriendlytome,makingmefeelathomeallfouryears,IwouldnothavehadtheexperiencesthatIhaveandwouldnothaveenjoyedthemasmuch.WhatisonethingyouwouldchangeaboutAlbright?Um…hardone.Ithinkourfacilitiesneedthebiggesthelpasfarasphysicalchanges.But, student apathy is what concerns me the most. Whatareyourfamouslastwordsfor

Albright?“Do you first. No stress, just do you!!” This essentially means to make sure you take good care of yourself, nomatterwhat!Neverstress,becauseit’sasickness,andwedon’thavetimetobesick!Whatwouldyouliketobedoingtenyearsfromnow? TenyearsfromnowI’dliketobeverywellofflivingaloneinabighousegettingadoctoraldegreeandworkinginthepoliticalarenasomehow. Which Albright professor influenced you the most? Can’tpickjustone,becauseeachofthemhashadaninvestmentinmepersonally. IfyoucouldleaveanythingtoAlbright,whatwoulditbe? Asagiftyoumean?Iguessahugebuildingforresidenceandmeetingrooms.Idon’tknow…IguessI’mjust so sick of the complaints about space that a space is what I would definitely give right now. Ifyouwerestrandedonadesertislandandyoucouldchooseanyoneintheworldtobestuckwith,whowoulditbe? ProbablythegorgeousguyIdreamtaboutnottoolongago,whohadeverything,andwaseverything,butdefinitely doesn’t exist. LOL! Howdoyoufeelyouhavechangedinthepastfouryears? I am confident in the fact that I have matured a bit (if only just a little). I definitely am a lot wiser now, moresothanwhatpeoplegivemecreditfor.I’vebecomeevenmoreawareoftheworldaroundmeandhave tried to be less selfish in my decision-making. Ifyouhadthreewishes,whatwouldtheybe? Money,Hugeweightlossfast,&Thegorgeousguyinmydreams. Ifyoucouldreliveanyonedayfromthelastfouryears,whichonewouldyouchoose? Justone?...um…ifIhavetopick,IguessIwouldsaythedaythatIcametoAlbright.Thathadtohavebeenthemostfun,andthemostexcitingdayofmylife.Imetsomanypeopleinsuchashorttime,andIreally felt as if I belonged here. Because of that day I know o made the right decision by coming here and stayinghere.ItisthedaythatImostremember.OfcourseIhavehadtonsofgreatmemories,butforsomereason, my first day here will always stay with me in detail.

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SilverGloveris a Business Marketing and Digitial Media Major from Philadelphia, PA. After hergraduation,sheplanstoworkforHertzRentalCarandattenedTempleUniversityforherMBA. At Albright, she was involved withS.A.I.D.,PhiDeltaSigma,Xion,AfricanAmericanSocietyandtheGospelEnsemble.SilverhasearnedDean’sListHonors,andhasbeenrecognizedinWho’sWhoinAmericanCollegesandUniversities.Philadelphia,PAWhatwillyoumissmostaboutAlbright?ThefriendshipsthatImade.WhatisonethingyouwouldchangeaboutAlbright?TheGreekSystemWhatareyourfamouslastwordsforAlbright?“Ifyoubuildittheywillcome”(Dormsandclassrooms)Whatwouldyouliketobedoingtenyearsfromnow?RunningmyownGreetingCardCompany.ToppingHallmarkWhich Albright professor influenced you the most? Dr. Mary Jane Androne (The Best)IfyoucouldleaveanythingtoAlbright,whatwoulditbe?MybillsIfyouwerestrandedonadesertislandandyoucouldchooseanyoneintheworldtobestuckwith,whowoulditbe?MyGod(JesusChrist)Howdoyoufeelyouhavechangedinthepastfouryears?IknowIhavereallymaturedsincefreshmanyearandI’vebecomeamoreopenmindedperson.Ifyouhadthreewishes,whatwouldtheybe?Togivemymotherherownbusiness.HaveDeltaSigmaThetacomeontothiscampus.Toretireattheageof35.Ifyoucouldreliveanyonedayfromthelastfouryears,whichonewouldyouchoose?ThedayImetEileenHarber,assistanttotheDeanofStudents.

Silver GloverBusiness Marketing and Digital Media

Loren MorganEnglish and French

SummerHageyis a Secondary Education and English Major out of Hatfield, PA. Following her graduation, she plans to move back home and find an English teaching position at the middle

schoollevel.AtAlbright,SummerwasinvolvedwithRSA,SGA,POPs,andservedasanAdmissionsAmbassadorandearnedDean’sListHonors.WhatwillyoumissmostaboutAlbright?I’llmostmissseeingpeopleonadailybasis.I’vemadesomeamazingfriendsthesepastfewyearsand leaving them will definitely be the hardest.WhatisonethingyouwouldchangeaboutAlbright?Someofthe“stricterpolicies”thathavebeenimplementedoverthefouryearsI’vebeenhere.It’sashametoseesomereallygreattraditionslosethespiritandfreedomtheyoncehad.WhatareyourfamouslastwordsforAlbright?ThanksAlbrightforanawesomecollegeexperience.Icouldn’thaveaskedforanythingdifferentorbetterthanwhatIhavebeenthroughthesepastfouryears.Mymemoriesoftimesspentwithfriendsareveryspecialandwillstaywithmelongintothefuture.Whatwouldyouliketobedoingtenyearsfromnow?

WithregardstoacareerI’dlovetobeanadministratorinaschooldistrict.Personallythough,Ihopetobehappilymarriedandstillveryclosetomanyofmyfriends.Which Albright professor influenced you the most?Mr.RogerGalloforFoundationsofEducation.Hebroughttothisclassarealsenseofloveforteachingthroughhisstoriesandexperiencesasateacherandadministrator.Ihopetodothesamewithmyfuturestudents.IfyoucouldleaveanythingtoAlbright,whatwoulditbe?ThenotionthatIhavebeen/was/amaswimmer.AsmuchasIloveeverysingleoneofthem,Iwasneverontheswimteam.Ifyouwerestrandedonadesertislandandyoucouldchooseanyoneintheworldtobestuckwith,whowoulditbe?IfIreallyhadtochooseonlyonepersontokeepmesaneandhappy…Ithinkthesassygentlemanknowswhoheis.Howdoyoufeelyouhavechangedinthepastfouryears?IknowIhavelearnedalotaboutmyself.IthinkthesepastfouryearshavehelpedmetogoforthegoalsIsetandultimatelyrealizewhatisimportantinlife.Ifyouhadthreewishes,whatwouldtheybe?Moretimewithmytworoommates(stillneedtomakeupSophomoreyear),anallexpensepaidvacationtoanislandforallofmycrazyfriendsandforRobStratton’s10-yearplanforusalltocometrue.Ifyoucouldreliveanyonedayfromthelastfouryears,whichonewouldyouchoose?ThenightImetHowieDaybecauseifyouknowthestory,Isuremessedthatoneup.

Summer HageySecondary Education and English

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DanRuedy is a Biology Major from Fairfax, VA. After graduating, Dan plans to spend a few years in the biological and environmental consulting field before going back to school to get a masters in bioterrorism. He later hopes to obtain a senior staff position in the government sector, unless he gets drafted first. In his time hereatAlbright,DanparticipatedinPiKappaPhiFraternity,CrossCountry,Track,POPs,ResidenceLifeStaff and the Albrightian; Albright’s finest news source. Dan has been on the Dean’s List and is a four time VarsityLetterman.WhatwillyoumissmostaboutAlbright?Themailroomstaffandtheinteractionthesmallcollegesettingpermitsbetweenfacultyandstudents.Idon’tthinkIwilleveragainhavetheadviceofsomemanyPh.Dsavailabletodiscussbothacademicandextracurriculartopics.WhatisonethingyouwouldchangeaboutAlbright?IamconcernedthatAlbrightisnotachievingitsgoalsasaliberalartscollege.Itisasifweareforcedtowalk a fine predetermined path, safely away from potential law suit or risk [read learning opportunity], from orientationtocommencement.Weareentwinedinbubblewrapandtoldit’sforourowngood.Whatgoodisthebubblewrapifitendsupsuffocatingthestudentinside?Nothinggreatwaseveraccomplishedwithoutputtingthingsontheline,andfranklythelawsuitswillcomenomatterhowmuchbufferyouwrapthestudentbodyin(thanksstudentwhowasphysicallyassaultedpossiblyduetothecollege’snegligencelastsemester,facultymemberswhowereterminatedunderZimon,andcurrentcivilsuitinprogress).Iamcurrentlyoutragedbytheconductindividualsresponsibleforstudentsafetyaredisplaying,towardsstudents,parentsandnowevenmembersofthefaculty.Life is too short to live out its prime within the confining walls of paranoid preservationism. That word is not inMirriamWebster,butitshouldbe.Think,sayanddowhatyouwant,offendwhoyouleastexpect,ownuptotheconsequenceswhenappropriateandlearnfromit.Andoutthere,I’veheardthere’snoadministratororombudsmantoturntoforguidancewhenanexperienceeventhasgoneastray.WhatareyourfamouslastwordsforAlbright?“Damntheman”,and“Youcan’tsaythat,babieswilldie!”Whatwouldyouliketobedoingtenyearsfromnow?WritingbigchecksfortheAlbrightFund.Which Albright professor influenced you the most?There are many, but specifically Dr. Christian Hamann, Dr. Alberto Cacicedo,andDr.ThomasWatcke.Theyallassistedmeinmystruggletorealizegoalsduringthepastfouryears,andtheirvestedinterestintheacademicsuccessandwelfareofstudentsatthiscollegeisunparalleled.IfyoucouldleaveanythingtoAlbright,whatwoulditbe?Abiggerendowment.Zing!Ifyouwerestrandedonadesertislandandyoucouldchooseanyoneintheworldtobestuckwith,whowoulditbe?HenryDavidThoreauwithachessboardandapacketofbeanseeds.Howdoyoufeelyouhavechangedinthepastfouryears?Afterfouryears,Ifeelmoresedatedthaneverbefore.IfeellikeIhavejustcompletedaswimthroughtheEnglishChannel,exceptthatallthewaterwasgelatin.Orcementthatwouldneverquiteset.Ifeelsomisinformedaboutlife.Maybeit’soneofthesephilosophicalmind-jobsthatIknowlessnowthanIdidwhenIgothere,butitisonlybecauseIknowmoreaboutwhatIdon’tknow?Igrewupoverseasinaninternationalschoolsetting,sonowafterfoursolidyearsofexperiencingAmerikanculture,sufferingasjustanotherwhitemale,learningaboutsocialstruggleandhowconfusedweareaboutourselves,IamcheckingoutGermany’snaturalizationlaws.Ifyouhadthreewishes,whatwouldtheybe?ThattheDiversityTaskForcehadchangeditsnametosomethingcoolerandmoremarketable,like“TheHip-HiyuhCouncil”,thattheScienceCenterwouldhavebeencompletedthreeyearsagoandthatIwouldbeableto say that I have met three U.S. presidents. Bush Sr., Clinton, but sorry about the electoral college clause, Mr. Gore.Ifyoucouldreliveanyonedayfromthelastfouryears,whichonewouldyouchoose?Any day, actually. All the days as an Albrightian are fleeting and worthy of savor. But one of the most memorablewastheFridayIwasplayingcampusgolfwithmyPiKappaPhibrothersandapairofsecurityguardsmountedontheinfamousgolfcartconfrontedus,terminatedourroundandbrazenlyaskedus“whatdoesthislooklike,agolfcourse?”

Dan RuedyBiology

LorenMorganisanEnglishandFrenchMajorfromAirville,PA.Afterhergraduation,LorenplanstoacceptateachingassistantpositionintheSouthofFrance(Aix-MarseilleRegion)whereshewillteachconversationalEnglish.AtAlbright,LorenparticipatedinAlbrightAngels,ConcertChoir,ChamberChoir,andWomen’sChorale.LorenwasamemberofPiDeltaPhi,SigmaTauDelta,PhiDeltaSigma,theJacobAlbrightSociety,andreceivedthePhiDeltaSigmaAward.WhatwillyoumissmostaboutAlbright?Theawesome,wonderfulandamazingprofessors,theopportunitiesavailabletome,andthewonderfulfriendsIhavemade.WhatisonethingyouwouldchangeaboutAlbright?The attitude found in some offices that students are not important or are not to be respected.WhatareyourfamouslastwordsforAlbright?Bon Voyage! Whatwouldyouliketobedoingtenyearsfromnow?Hmmm…HoldingapositionasacollegeprofessorinEnglishorFrenchWhich Albright professor influenced you the most? I can’t name just one! Thanks to Dr. Cacicedo, Dr. John, Dr. Myers, Mr. Binger and Dr. GilliamsIfyoucouldleaveanythingtoAlbright,whatwoulditbe?Money for a new Humanities Building and new choir bleachersIfyouwerestrandedonadesertislandandyoucouldchooseanyoneinintheworldtobestuckwith,whowoulditbe?Mydad.Howdoyoufeelyouhavechangedinthepastfouryears?I have grown more confident but have also become lessoptimistic.Ifyouhadthreewishes,whatwouldtheybe?Tobemoreself-assured,tohavemorecommonsense,andtodiewiththefeelingthatIhavetrulymadeadifferenceinthelivesofthoseclosetome.Ifyoucouldreliveanyonedayfromthelastfouryears,whichonewouldyouchoose?“Don’tliveinthepast,trytoliveinthenow.”

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WarrenHeilisaMath/Religion/Edu-cationmajorwhohailsfromMoscow,PA.After graduation, he intends toreturn toAlbright for his Master’sDegree in Education, then attend aseminary for anMdiv,whichhewillfollowupwith“othergradschools.”Inhistimehere,WarrenhasparticipatedinAlphaPhiOmega,AlbrightChristianFellowship, Kappa Tau Chi, Pep Band, Lion Diplomats, Math Club, SGA,Multi-Faith Committee, Multi-FaithCenter Board, RSA, Albright College ThespianSociety,theDominoPlayers,theACREProgram,PeerTutoring,andhasservedasaTeachingAssistantinPhysics,ontheAdmissionsStaff,andasanExperienceMonitor.WhatwillyoumissmostaboutAlbright?FriendsthatIhavemadeWhatonethingwouldyouchangeaboutAlbright?Thingswouldbeopen24hoursWhatareyourfamouslastwordsforAlbright?Let’sallgetalong…wearefamilyhereWhatwouldyouliketobedoingtenyearsfromnow?WorkingonadoctorateandservingachurchWhich Albright professor influenced you the most?Dr. WarfieldIfyoucouldleaveanythingtoAlbright,whatwoulditbe?AtonofcommonsenseIfyouwerestrandedonadesertislandandyoucouldchooseanyoneintheworldtobestuckwith,whowoulditbe?ApersonwithasolarpoweredsatellitephonesothatwecouldberescuedHowdoyoufeelyouhavechangedinthepastfouryears?Ihavetakeninitiativemoreoften;learnedtosaynotothingsandhowtobesuccessfulIfyouhadthreewishes,whatwouldtheybe?Haveasuccessfullife,allmydreamscometrue,andlivelongandprosperIfyoucouldreliveanyonedayfromthelastfouryears,whichonewouldyouchoose?None.Theyhavebeenthebestofmylife.

KristenDwyerisaHistoryandPoliticalScienceMajorhailingfromWilmington,Delaware.Aftergraduating,KristenintendstotakeayearoffworkingforCTCorporationinWilmington,thengoingtolawschool.AtAlbright,KristenparticipatedinPhiAlphaTheta,PoliticalScienceHonorsSociety,Rotoract,ResidenceLifeStaff,wasaHistoryDepartmentAssistantandAdministrativeAssistanttoCityCouncilatCityHallinReading.KristenreceivedtheTomOudinotEndowment,AlumniScholarship,andwasrecognizedasWho’sWhoinAmerica’sCollegesandUniversities.WhatisonethingyouwouldchangeaboutAlbright?Theresidenthalls,theyareinbadneedofrepairandrevamping.WhatwillyoumissmostaboutAlbright?Notseeingmyfriendseveryday.I’llmissthemsomuch,andthemacaronisaladinthecaf!WhatareyourfamouslastwordsforAlbright?Albrightiswhatyoumakeit.Whatwouldyouliketobedoingtenyearsfromnow?I’dliketobealawyersomewheremakingsomeone’slifebetter.Which Albright professor influenced you the most?Dr.AuerbachandDr.deSyon,it’satossup.IfyoucouldleaveanythingtoAlbright,whatwoulditbe?LotsofmoneyfortheHistoryDepartment!Ifyouwerestrandedonadesertislandandyoucouldchooseanyoneinintheworldtobestuckwith,whowoulditbe?GinnySinkey,JacquelynHensley,andMissStacyScott,(ineedallthree!)Howdoyoufeelyouhavechangedinthepastfouryears?I have changed so much, i am more out going and confident then ever before.Ifyoucouldreliveanyonedayfromthelastfouryears,whichonewouldyouchoose?It would definitly be New Years Eve,02-03, my sophmore year, ispentitwithCristinaPittarelliandGinnySinkeyattheAPOhouse,ImetDevonthatnightandhadsuchagreattime!itwasthebestnightofmylife,andthenextdayGinny,CrissyandIsleptinPitt’sJeep,Ginnypukedinthesecurity office, and then we all of us passed out in the movie theatre! I loveallmyfriends!

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MarenKeplerisaTheatre,EnglishandSecondaryEducationMajorfromHarrisburg,PA.Followinggraduation,sheplanstostudentteachinthefallandeventuallyattendgraduateschoolfortheatre.InherfouryearsatAlbright,MarenwasinvolvedwiththeDominoPlayers,POPs,ConcertChoir,ChamberChoirandtheAlbrightAngels.MarenhasreceivedDean’sListHoors,theIreneRyanActingNomination,andhasbeenrecognizedinWho’sWhoAmongStudentsinAmericanUniversitiesandColleges.WhatwillyoumissmostaboutAlbright?Mygreatfriends!Andthe

“everybodyknowsyourname”thing…that’snice,too.(EverydayatAlbrightislikeCheers,butwithoutbeer…andTedDanson…)ItmakesyoufeelgoodtoexchangeasmilewithsoooomanypeoplewhenonlywalkingfromtheCFAtoMasters!WhatisonethingyouwouldchangeaboutAlbright?Thelocation!Maybetoanicewarmplace…wherethewalktowardNorthHallwouldn’thurtsomuchinthe winter, and we could wear flip-flops all year!WhatareyourfamouslastwordsforAlbright?Live,laugh,love.Sleeplater.(it’llbeoverbeforeyouknowit!)Whatwouldyouliketobedoingtenyearsfromnow?Workingsomewhere,somehowinthetheatre.Which Albright professor influenced you the most?JeffreyLentz,mytheatreprofessorandfabulousdirector–hehelpsmeinrealizingmypotentialasanartist,pushesmetosucceed,andprovidesendlesssupport!HeisagreatassetandIwillneverforgetthewonderfulopportunitiesI’vehadtoworkwithhim!xoxIfyoucouldleaveanythingtoAlbright,whatwoulditbe?Myheart–particularlytotheDominoPlayers!Causeit’salreadythere!Ifyouwerestrandedonadesertislandandyoucouldchooseanyoneintheworldtobestuckwith,whowoulditbe?Mymom!She’sreallyacoolladywhethersheknowsitornot.Sheisalwaysthereformethroughthickandthin…we’dhaveagreattimetogether,she’dmakesomethinggreattoeatsomehow,anditwouldn’tbeabigdealifweweren’trescuedbecauseit’dbeagreattime.Justmenmymomma.<3Howdoyoufeelyouhavechangedinthepastfouryears?Overthepastfouryears,I’velearnedthatit’soktobecrazy.Forreal.Ifyoucan’tbecrazyandhavefun,liveontheedgealittlebit,thingsgettooserious.It’simportanttojustbeyourselfandhavefun.It’sthatwhole“dancelikenobodyiswatching”idea.Andifanybodygivesyouaweirdlook,whocares–they’rejustwishingtheycouldbeascrazy!Ifyouhadthreewishes,whatwouldtheybe?Thatstuffwaseasy,thatIhadamoneytree,andthatIwasalwayshappy!Ifyoucouldreliveanyonedayfromthelastfouryears,whichonewouldyouchoose?Any day from Crowell Hall 3rd floor freshman year! Those were the days! Love you guys!

Warren HeilMath, Religion, and Education

Kristen DwyerHistory and Political Science

Maren KeplerTheatre, English, and Education

FredEiswertis a Business and PyschologymajoroutofWilliamsport,PA.Followinggraduation,FredplanstospendsometimeinLasVegas,Nevada.WhileatAlbright,FredwasactiveinAlphaPhiOmega,S.H.R.M.,andPsiChi.FredhasearnedtheAlbrightSpiritAward,the2004CafeteriaAward,andthe2005PyschologyDepartmentAwardin Business and PyschologyWhatwillyoumissmostaboutAlbright?Certainlynotthemushroomsmell.Definitely my friends. And the Lunch Ladies.WhatisonethingyouwouldchangeaboutAlbright?Thedrama.War&famine:theseareproblems. The rest is trifle.WhatareyourfamouslastwordsforAlbright?Openyoureyes,makenewfriends,getcomfortableinyourownskin,andnevertakeanotherpersonforgranted.Whatwouldyouliketobedoingtenyearsfromnow?ManagingOrganizationalDevelopmentforaFortune500.Which Albright professor influenced youthemost?Dr.Gilbert-Showedmethateducationgoesfarbeyondthebooks.IfyoucouldleaveanythingtoAlbright,whatwoulditbe?SomemousetrapsforAlbrightCourt.Ifyouwerestrandedonadesertislandandyoucouldchooseanyoneinintheworldtobestuckwith,whowoulditbe?MarthaStewart.Coconutquiche,anyone?Howdoyoufeelyouhavechangedinthepastfouryears?I’vegainedanewoutlookonlifeandtheknowledgethateverythingisjustthestartofsomethingelse.AndIdyedmyhair.Alot.Ifyouhadthreewishes,whatwouldtheybe?Meaningful employment for every worker. Education for every child. A Bombay martini shaken with twoolivesforme.Ifyoucouldreliveanyonedayfromthelastfouryears,whichonewouldyouchoose?Halloween’01.Strawberries,whippedcream...thatwasagoodnight.

Fred EiswertBusiness and Psychology

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AshleyAdamsisadualmajor,PoliticalScienceandSpanish,andcomestoAlbrightfromEquinunk,PA.Aftershegraduates,sheintendstoworkforsixmonths,thenbeginlawschoolin2006.AshleyhasservedasthePresidentoftheSocietyforHumanRightsandtheCriminalJusticeSociety.Sheparticipatedinbadminton,theAlbrightPeaceandJusticeCoalition,AlbrightChemSociety,theMiddleStatesCommittee,AmnestyInternational,andhasworkedasatutor.SheisaJacobAlbrightScholar,aswellasamemberofboththePoliticalScienceandSpanishHonorSocieties.Ashleywasrunner-upatthePAStateOpenDivisionC.WhatwillyoumissmostaboutAlbright?Allthosepeople,bothfriendsandprofessors,whohavetouchedmylifeinonewayoranotherandmadeitmorespecialthanitotherwisewouldhavebeen.WhatisonethingyouwouldchangeaboutAlbright?It’satossupbetweentwothings:theamountoftuitionandIwouldraisetheacademicstandardstowhichonehadtoachieveinordertobeacceptedhere.

WhatareyourfamouslastwordsforAlbright?Rememberthattherearemanypathsthatapersoncantakeinherorhislife.Oneofthemisthatonecan choose to flow with the wind (the path of the follower), and another is to break away from the wind and find one’s own direction (the path of the leader.) While we all cannot be leaders, at least know what directionthewindistakingyoubecausethatpathmaynotbeonewhichcoincideswithjustice.Whatwouldyouliketobedoingtenyearsfromnow?IntenyearsIwillbeaninternationalhumanrightslawyerdefendingandprotectingallthosepersonsaroundtheworldwhorequiresuchservices,tryingtotrulybringjusticetoall.Which Albright professor influenced you the most? T.C.SmithIfyoucouldleaveanythingtoAlbright,whatwoulditbe?Myloans(andmyknowledgeifIdidn’tneeditlateroninlife)Ifyouwerestrandedonadesertislandandyoucouldchooseanyoneintheworldtobestuckwith,whowoulditbe?Hana“Super-sexymujer”RosenHowdoyoufeelyouhavechangedinthepastfouryears?Ihavegrownasanindividualandmyhorizonshavebroadened.Ihavelearnedtothinkoutsidethebox,andIwentontodiscoverthatthereisnobox.Ifyouhadthreewishes,whatwouldtheybe?This is going to sound like an answer from the Miss America pageant but my first wish would be worldwide peace. My second wish would be that doctors could find a way to repair my father’s back so hewouldnothavetoliveinpain.Andmylastwishwouldbethateveryonewhosodesiredwouldhavetheabilitytoobtainadecentcollegeeducation.Ifyoucouldreliveanyonedayfromthelastfouryears,whichonewouldyouchoose?IcannotreallychooseonefromanotherbecausetherearenumerousthatImightchoose.

NiquitaDietrichisfromFleetwood,PA.She is a Biochemistry and Music major, and planstogotograduateschoolforMusicHistoryaftergraduatingfromAlbright.NiquitaisaproudmemberoftheAlbrightCollegeThespianSociety,AlphaPhiOmega,Rotaract, Concert Choir, and Concert Band. ShehasalsoreceivedtheCURAaward.WhatwillyoumissmostaboutAlbright?My friends and Becky ButlerWhatisonethingyouwouldchangeaboutAlbright?The Bureaucracy WhatareyourfamouslastwordsforAlbright?“IliveintheregretforwhatIhavenotdone,withouttroublingaboutthelittleIhavedone.”—HenriDuparcWhatwouldyouliketobedoingtenyearsfromnow?IwouldliketobeteachingmusictheoryWhich Albright professor influenced you the most?Becky ButlerIfyoucouldleaveanythingtoAlbright,whatwoulditbe?I would leave an E flat contrabass clarinet.Ifyouwerestrandedonadesertislandandyoucouldchooseanyoneintheworldtobestuckwith,whowoulditbe?DannyCamposbecausehe’dentertainme.Howdoyoufeelyouhavechangedinthepastfouryears?I feel that my time here has made me more extroverted and confident in my own abilities.Ifyouhadthreewishes,whatwouldtheybe?Tohavetheresourcestodevotemylifetocharitableworks,tohavethepowertomakepeoplehappy,tobeaworldfamoussinger(Ineedtotakeoneformyself)Ifyoucouldreliveanyonedayfromthelastfouryears,whichonewouldyouchoose?If I could choose one day it would be the day that I went to Atlantic City for the first time with two of

ChristinaMatticola is a Bi-ology/Biotechnology major whocame toAlbright fromClifton Heights, PA.Aftergraduating, she plans to goontodoresearchandattendgraduate school.An avidrunner, shehas participatedinCrossCountry,aswellasIndoor andOutdoorTrack.SheisasisterofAlphaDeltaPi, and amember ofAlphaEpsilon Delta. She wasnamedMVP in bothCrossCountryandTrack,hasmadetheDean’sList,wasgivenaspoton theMiddleAtlanticConference first team in cross countryandtrack,andmadeFirstTeam forAll RegionincrosscountryandECAChonorsforindoortrack.WhatwillyoumissmostaboutAlbright?CrossCountryandTrackteamsandAlphaDeltaPiWhatareyourfamouslastwordsforAlbright?To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the giftWhatwouldyouliketobedoingtenyearsfromnow?CancerresearchandteachingWhich Albright professor influenced you the most? AllthescienceprofessorsIfyoucouldleaveanythingtoAlbright,whatwoulditbe?AnallweathertrackIfyouwerestrandedonadesertislandandyoucouldchooseanyoneintheworldtobestuckwith,whowoulditbe?George W. BushHowdoyoufeelyouhavechangedinthepastfouryears?Amoremature,wellroundedpersonIfyoucouldreliveanyonedayfromthelastfouryears,whichonewouldyouchoose?2005PennRelays10,000Mchampionshiprace

Christina MatticolaBiology/Biotechnology

Niquita DietrichBiochemistry/Music

Ashley AdamsPolitical Science and Spanish

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MollyO’ConnorisaChemistryMajorfromYork,PA.Aftergraduation,MollyhopestoattendgraduateschoolforchemistryatDrexelUniversity.WhileatAlbright,MollywasactiveinAlphaDeltaPi,theDominoPlayers,AlphaEpsilonDelta,StudentAssociatesoftheAmericanChemicalSociety.MollyalsoplayedvolleyballandwasamemberoftheStudentAthleticAdvisoryCommittee.MollyisaJacobAlbrightScholar,aPresidentialScholar,recipientoftheChemistryFacultyAward,andwasrecognizedbyWho’sWhoAmongAmericanCollegeStudents.WhatwillyoumissmostaboutAlbright?ThepeoplethatIhavemetandthefriendsthatIhavemade.ItisgoingtobereallyhardtoleavepeoplethatIhavespentsomanygoodtimeswith.WhatisonethingyouwouldchangeaboutAlbright?Iwouldchangethefactthatstudentsaretreatedas if they are only five years old. If you treat someonelikeachild,thentheywillactlikeachild. But if you treat them as an adult, then they will act like an adult.WhatareyourfamouslastwordsforAlbright?Have a good time! Do your work, but go out as much as you can! Be yourself, no matter what everyoneisdoingaroundyou.Tryeverythingonceandliveyourlifewithoutregret.Youdon’twanttolookbacktenyearsfromnowandbethinking“IwishIwouldhavedonethingsdifferently.”Whatwouldyouliketobedoingtenyearsfromnow?IwouldliketoeitherbeteachingatacollegeoruniversityoractingonSaturdayNightLive.Which Albright professor influenced you the most?Dr.Doughertytaughtmethatworkdoesnothavetobeahorribleexperience,butsomethingthatyoushouldenjoydayinanddayout.HetaughtmetolovelifeandworkhardforwhatIwant.Dr.Hamannalso influenced me greatly by pushing me to better myself as a student.IfyoucouldleaveanythingtoAlbright,whatwoulditbe?MyChewbaccacostume,butsorryIjustcan’tpartwithit.Ifyouwerestrandedonadesertislandandyoucouldchooseanyoneintheworldtobestuckwith,whowoulditbe?Onlyoneperson???That’satoughone.I’deithertakemysisterbecauseshe’dbefuntohangoutwithorWillFerrellbecausethenhecouldkeepmelaughingthewholetime.Howdoyoufeelyouhavechangedinthepastfouryears?IfeelthatIhavematured,somewhat.I’mstillthesamefunlovingpersonthatIhavealwaysbeen,butI’ve had to grow up a lot and take on new and difficult responsibilities. I’m also much more confident inmyselfthanIusedtobe.Ifyouhadthreewishes,whatwouldtheybe?Yo,IbetyouthinkI’mgoingtowishformorewishes,butIwon’tbecausethat’stoopredictable.Formy first wish, I would wish for Albright to be fun again, the way it used to be. Hopefully that one will cometrueforeveryonethat’sstillhere.MysecondwishwouldbetomeetChrisFarley.Ilovehimand it’s pretty not cool that he passed away. Lastly, I’d wish for a successful life filled with happiness, laughter,andalotofbeer.Ifyoucouldreliveanyonedayfromthelastfouryears,whichonewouldyouchoose?Thereisn’tjustonedayIwouldrelive,Iwouldwanttorelivetheentireexperience.Thishasbeensomeofthebestfouryearsofmylife,andI’mcertainlygoingtomissitandallthepeoplethathavetouched my life here at Albright. Thanks everyone! But if I had to pick, it would be one of the random latenightsspentwithmyfriends.

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Albright College GolfwinsCommonwealthConfer-enceChampionship! Obtaining this title forthe first time did not comeeasily for the Lions. Dur-ing this two-dayevent theyended the first round tyingforsecondwithMoravianandsitting four strokes behind first round leader Susquehanna.The Lion first round scorers were lead by freshmen Brett Lehman that fired a 78, Greg Heller a 79, Brian Lawshe an 81, and Mike Heller an 82foracombinedscoreof320.Duringthesecondroundthewind increased as well asthe scores.GregHeller stillmanaged to fired an 80 to be theLionsecondroundleaderwhileErikCarl shot an 81,Mike Heller shot his sec-ondstraight82,andLehmanpostedan84togiveAlbrightasecond-daytotalof327.ThisgaveAlbright theonestrokewinoverMoravian.Albright’s

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overall weekend team scorewas647,Moravianpulledoutsecond placewith a 648, andSusquehanna rounded out thechampionshipwiththirdplaceandascoreof651.While the team finished with a conference title, individualsgottheirownrecognition.GregHeller fired a two-day total of 159 andwhile hewas namedFirst-TeamAll Conferencehonors he also received third

Men’sTennisSeniorIanMatlack,juniorJer-emySpeicher,and junior JeffSussmanneachadvancedtothesemi-finals of the MASCAC Individual Flighted Tourna-mentbeforefallingonSundayin their semi-final matches.Matlack,defeatedCraigAyersofLycoming6-4inhisopeningmatch on Saturday. He thenfaced #3 seed Dan Kiers ofScrantoninroundtwo.Matlackupset Kiers 6-4 to advanceto the semi-finals on Sunday. There he faced #1 seed JoshMillerofElizabethtown.MillerdefeatedMatlack 6-2, 7-5 toendtheAlbrightsenior’srun.Speicher, was seeded fourthand received a first round bye. InroundtwohefacedLebanonValley’sErikVargo,andcameawaywitha6-3victorytoad-vancetoSunday.InthesemisSpeicher was matched withtop-seededMichaelPortonovaof King’s College. Speichercame up on the short end ofa 6-1, 6-1 decision to finishone match short of the finals. Sussmannscoreda6-1open-ing round win over SalmenPunekarofWilkes,thenupsetthird-seededRomainPlessisofJuniata 6-1 to reach the final four of the #6 flight. Suss-mann lost his semi-final match 6-1, 6-0 to top seeded MattBucher of Messiah to end his tournament run. SophomoreAnthony Checchio defeatedRussSuerethofSusquehanna7-5inroundonebeforefallingto eventual champion GregVoshell ofElizabethtown6-0inthesecondround.SeniorTimLauro also won his openingroundmatch, blankingDougGabel ofWidener 6-0.LaurolostthesecondroundtoPepijinDekkerofElizabethtown6-2.FreshmanDavidScherlerlostin the opening round to Ly-coming’s Michael Byerley by a7-5score.TheLionsdidnothavemuchluckinthedoublesportion of the tournament, asallthreeLionteamsbowedoutin the first round. Speicher and Scherlerlost8-5toCanigaandHelmuth of Moravian in the#1 flight, Matlack and Lauro fell 6-4 to Narula and Lowefrom Wilkes in the #2 flight, and Sussmann and Checchiodroppedan6-5matchtoSco-pelittiandSilvaofScranton.

BaseballAlbright Baseball wrapped up theirseasonwithasplitagainst LebanonValley Col-legeMay 1.LVCwon gameone5-0 and freshman JordanBoyer threw a no hitter to al-lowAlbright the wrap up ofthesecondgame6-0.Overalltheteamwent16-20and10-1inconferenceplay.

placeforthetournament.Histeammate Lehman finishedwith a score of 162, goodfor seventh place andMikeHellerposteda164,goodforninth place. Both Lehman and MikeHellerearnedSecond-TeamAll-ConferenceHonors.TheLions16yearheadgolfcoach Ray Mest was votedCommonwealthConferenceCoachoftheYear.

Season Wrap UpSoftballThe Lady Lions droppedthe championship game anddreams of the ECAC play-offs.After losing to Mora-vianonFridayintheopeninggame of theCommonwealthConferenceTournament theLions clawed back throughthe loser’s bracket for a shotat the title.The Lady Lionstriumphed over Messiah 3-8andLebanonValley0-2.Theproblem camewith handlingtopseededMoravian.Offensewasaproblemforbothteamsthrough the first four innings. Albright threatenedwith tworunnersinscoringpositioninthe top of the fifth but failed tomovethemacrosstheplate.Messiah took advantage ofa Lady Lion error to turn asingle into a triple andbringthe greyhound home. Goingintothesixththescorewas1-0andMessiahsatdownthreestraightAlbrightLionstoscorefive more runs in the bottom of theinning.Messiahwouldholdthat lead togain the titleandallowAlbright second placeforthetournament.TheLadyLionswrap up the yearwithanoverallrecordof23-15and10-5intheleague.

TrackandFieldTheLionsparticipatedinInvi-tationalattheCollegeofNewJersey April 30. The Lionmenprovidedahighlightoftheday,astheteamofjuniorsJoshMadkins and Dan Ivancich,sophomore Darrick Barnes, andfreshmanCurtisFotiadeswonthe4x400meterrelayina timeof 3:33.09. FreshmanJohn Barkley set a new school recordinthe3,000-meterstee-plechase,placingsecondwitha timeof 9:50.31. FreshmanRob Lowry finished sixth in the longjumpwithaleapof21-11/4,andalso tiedforsixth inthehigh jump,clearing510.Madkinsalsopickedupasixthplace finish in the 400-meter, finishing wuth a time of 51.53. Lady Lions also set two re-cords.SophomoreSamiNim-merichter took fifth place in the 3,000-metersteeplechaseinaschoolrecordtimeof13:28.93.FreshmanLauren Pfeifer seta new school mark in the400-meter hurdles, finishing inatimeof1:08.14,goodforsixthplaceinthemeet.SeniorChrissy Matticola was the final place-winnerofthedayfortheLady Lions, taking fifth in the 5,000-meter runwith a timeof 18:23.16.The track teamhasECACChampionshipsatSpringfield College on May 19 &20.TeammemberswillalsocompeteintheNCAACham-pionshipsatWartburgCollegeonMay26-28.

Junior Jeremy Speicher hasbeennamedtheCommonwealthConferenceMen’sTennisPlayeroftheYear.Speicher,whoplayedthe entire season at #1 singlesfor the Lions, finished the year witha12-6record, includinga6-1 record in conference play.In the MASCAC IndividualFlightedTournament held lastweekend,Speicher reached thesemi-finals before falling to the eventualchampion.SpeicherwasalsonamedtotheAll-ConferenceFirstTeam,anhonorhealsore-ceivedasasophomorein2004.Four members of the baseballteamwere named to theCom-monwealthConferenceAll-Con-ference Teams: senior outfielder PatBergmaier,whowas alsonamedtheCommonwealthCon-ferencePlayeroftheYear,seniorfirst baseman JustinHolland,senior starting pitcher DaveGanovsky, and junior reliefpitcher Nate Ottaviani. Ot-taviani was also named to theAll-ConferenceSecond-Teamasan outfielder.Bergmaier finished the season witha .388battingaverage,40runsscored,54hits,17doubles,three home runs, and 28 RBI’s, His 17 doubles led the confer-ence and set a newAlbrightsingle-season record. Bergmaier wassecondintheconferenceinbattingaverage,onbasepercent-age(.473),andrunsscored.Hewasalsothirdintheconferencehits, tied for fourth in stolenbases (13), fifth in slugging pct. (.576), and eighth in RBI’s (28). His40runsscoredisthesecond-highest single-season total inschool history. Bergmaier also had threeassists fromhis rightfield position.Holland ledAlbright and theCommonwealth Conference

witha .391battingaverageanda.493onbase percentage.He alsoled the Lions with five home runs, 34 RBI’s, and a .627 slugging per-centage.Hollandwassecondintheconference in RBI’s and slugging percentage.Ganovskyposteda6-2 recordonthemoundfortheLionswith2.92ERA. He tossed four completegamesinninestarts,andstruckout38batterswhilewalkingonly12in642/3iningsofwork.Hissixwinswerethesecondhighesttotalintheconference, and his ERA rankedsixthintheconference.Ottavianiwas1-1withfoursavesin12reliefappearances.Hedidnotallowanearnedrunallseason,andgaveupjustonerunandsixhitsin141/3inningsofwork.Opponentshitjust.128againstOttavianiontheseason.AstheLionseverydayleftfielder, he hit .321 with three home runs and 32 RBI’s.JordanBoyerwas namedCom-monwealthConferencePitcher oftheWeekfor theno-hitteragainstLVC.Hetossedonly60pitches.Hecontrolled thegamewith justonewalk, hit a batter, struckout one,and recorded15groundball outsin thegame.Overallhewent3-4ontheseasonwithanERAof4.23andthreecompletedgamesandtwoshutsoutsthisyear.Albright freshman outfielder/short-stopStephanieCrousewasnamedthe Commonwealth ConferenceSoftballPlayeroftheWeekfortheweekendingMay1.Crousewasacatalystallweekfromherleadoffspotinthelineup,leadingAlbrighttoa4-2recordandclinchingaberthintheconferencetournament.Shescoredarunineverygameoftheweek, totaling 10 in six games.Crouse also hit .476 with threedoubles and a triple for theLadyLions, who finished the regularseasonwitha21-13record,9-5in

conference play. For the seasonCrouse is hitting .322 and leadsAlbrightwith32runsscoredandsixstolenbases.JuniorcatcherMeridithHippertwasnamedtotheCommonwealthConferenceAll-ConferenceFirstTeam.SophomoreshortstopMer-edith Mayes and junior pitcherAshleyYoungwerenamedtotheAll-ConferenceSecondTeam.Hippert ledAlbrightwith a .395batting average, 11 doubles, twotriples, and 39 RBI’s. She also had ateam-leadingonbasepercentageof.444.Hippertledtheconferencein RBI’s, was second in the confer-enceinhits,sluggingpercentage,anddoubles,wasthirdinonbasepercentage, and fourth in battingaverage. Her 39 RBI’s set a new Albrightsingle-seasonrecord,andshealsobecameAlbright’sall-timehomerunleaderduringtheseasonwith10.Mayeshit .318 forAlbrightwith32runsscored,fourdoubles,threehome runs, and 15 RBI’s. Her on basepercentageof.429wassecondontheteamandfourthinthecon-ference.Sherankedsecondintheconferencewithher32runsscored.Mayeswasalso10-5asapitcherforAlbrightthisspring.Younghadarecord-settingseasonfor theLadyLions as a pitcher.She finished the year with a re-cord of 11-9, tying the schoolrecord forwins in a season.ShepostedanERAof1.19andstruckout122batters,both settingnewAlbright single-season records.Youngtossed19completegamesthis season to set yet anothersingle-seasonAlbrightrecord.Sheranked third in the conference instrikeouts,wins, and opponent’sbattingaverage(.188),andfourthinERA.

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Thirteenth and Bern Streets are linedwith thecarsofstu-dents from Monday morningthroughFridayafternoonofanygivenweekduringthesemesteratAlbrightCollege.AvacantspotishardtocomebyintheparkinglotinfrontofMohnandNorthHall.Studentscrowdthesidewalkssurroundingthedor-mitoriesontheirwaytoclass,the library,t h e c om-putercenteror to visita f r i e n d .When10:45a.m. rollsaround, thec a f e t e r i abegins to fill with largenumbers ofr a v e n o u ss t u d e n t s .Walk intoany of thed o r m i t o -r i e s a n dthe soundsof studentl i f e e chothrough thehallways. Yetwhentheclockreaches3 p.m. on Friday afternoon,decidedly less activity canbefound in these hallways.Thesidewalks outside the dormsarenearlybare.Parking isnolonger an issue with vacantspotslitteringtheparkinglotsandstreets. This weekly occurrenceraises two questions:Wherehaveallthestudentsgoneandwhyhavetheyleft? AccordingtocafeteriadatafromJan.30 throughApril9,anaverageof825studentseatlunchinthecafeteriaMondaythrough Friday. On SaturdayandSunday,thisnumberdrops59.6 percent to an averageof333students.Similarly,theav-eragenumberofstudentswhoeat dinner in the cafeteria is599duringtheweek,anumberthatdrops57.3percentontheweekendto256students.Thisamountstoa58.5percentover-alldropincafeteriaattendanceon Saturdays and Sundaysduring the semester. Whilethese numbersmay be partlya resultofstudentseatingoutor in theirdormrooms,manyoftheabsentstudentshaveleftcampusfortheweekend. According to a survey of150Albright students livingin the Quad, 41 percent ofstudentsgohometwoormoreweekendsoutofthemonth.Theresultsshowedthatthebiggestreasonstudentschoosetoleavecampuswastovisitfamilyandfriends at home. Senior De-

Nere’Postell,aSmithresident,saidshegoeshometoseeherboyfriend,familyandfriends.“Thereisn’treallyanythingtodoatAlbrightontheweekendseither,”Postellsaid.Other reasons Quad studentsgave for weekend exits in-cluded picking something upat home, jobs close to homeoralackofinterestingactivityoncampus.“Igohomesimplybecausethereisnothingtodohere,” said freshman Lauren

Kazimer.“IfIdostay,theplaceseemsdeadsincethereisnoonearound.” Missing friends can havea domino effect. “I go homewhenmyfriendsfromAlbrightgohome,”saidsophomoreAn-gelaSweeney. Annie Hughes, a formerAlbright student currently inher junior year at SimmonsCollege in Boston, said the main reason she decided totransferwastheabsenceofherfriendsontheweekendsduetotheirvisitshome.“Itwasveryhardbeingaroundcampusontheweekends,”Hughes said.“All my friends went homealmost every weekend, but Icouldn’t do that because myhome in Massachusetts wassofaraway.SoIfoundmyselfalonealot.” Sophomore Janice Bet-teridge said she knows somepeoplewhotransferredbecausetheyfelttherewasnothingtodoontheweekends,butshedis-agreeswiththeirassessment.“Ithinkthere’sagoodamounttodohereatAlbrightcomparedtosome other schools,” Betteridge said. Inasurveyof50studentsconducted inAlbrightWoodsApartments, 34 percent saidthey travel home on two ormore weekends per month.HousingintheWoodsistypi-callyofferedtojuniorsandseniors only, although sopho-moreswere accepted into theapartments for the 2005-2006

school year. The lower per-centage isdue to thefact thattheseupperclassmenaremorecomfortable on campus, ac-cordingtoseniorAshleySeil-hamer. “By the time you are a junior or senior, you find your clique,”Seilhamer said. “Theupperclassmenthatdogohomeareusuallytheonesthatdidn’treally find their own group.” ThemultitudeofeventsgearedtowardsseniorsduringtheirlastyearatAlbrightaidinkeeping

these students on campus onthe weekends.These events,alongwithoff-campus21andover clubs and concerts, arepart of the reason seniors arenotalargepartofthis“suitcasecampus” phenomenon, Seil-hamersaid. Ofthe200studentspolledintheQuadandtheWoods,thelargestportion,34percent,saidtheystayoncampustosocializewithfriends.“Hangingoutwithfriends is part of the campusexperienceandnotsomethingIwanttomissbygoinghomeonthe weekends,” Betteridge said. Otherreasonsgivenforstayingincluded off-campus partiesand homework. “I get moreworkdonehere than Iwouldathome,”Seilhamersaid. Thelackofstudentspresentoncampusontheweekendscanaffect retentionof students aswell.Retentiondataexaminingtheattrition,orwearingaway,of class size from freshmanto senior year shows that 41percentofstudentsintheclassof 2005 leftAlbright by thetimethemembersofthisclassreached senior year. Theselosses are commonly due tofinancial difficulties, personal orfamilyproblems,orthelackofacertainmajoratAlbright,nota lackofactivitiesorstu-dentpresenceontheweekends,accordingtoDonHeider,reten-tioncoordinator. Daniel Corey, a formerAlbright student who trans-ferred toWidenerUniversity

inChester, Pa., after theFall2004 semester, said themainreasonhe leftwas the lackofvarietyincoursesinhismajor.“Iammajoringincommunica-tions,andWideneroffersmorecourseswhereIcan‘getmyfeetwet’ in the area of broadcastcommunications,”Coreysaid.Heidersaidstudentdiscontentwith the state of activities oncampus may factor into theattrition percentage, but onlya very small number of exit-

ing students leave solely forthis reason. “We lose a fewstudentswhoareunhappywiththemoodoncampus,but thisis not a big number,”Heidersaid.At the two liberal artscollegesheworkedatprevioustoAlbright,Heider said therewasacommonperceptionthattherewasnothingtodoontheweekends.Yet Heider said that studentdiscontent becomes a muchmoresubstantialfactorwhenitisanissuesecondarytoamoreprevalent issue like financesorpooracademicrecord.“It’sa secondary factor but a veryimportant secondary factor,”Heider said. If a student isstruggling financially or aca-demically and is ambivalenttowardAlbright because ofstudentactivities,treatmentbystafforadministration,orsomeotherreason,thisdissatisfactionwilloftentipthebalanceonthestudent’sdecisiontoleavethecollege, according toHeider.“It’sthe‘strawthatbreaksthecamel’s back’ inmany situa-tions,”Heidersaid. To better serve the con-cernsofthestudentsandhelpprevent the loss of studentsdue to dissatisfaction, a ser-vice excellence program hasbeenimplementedtoimproveserviceprovidedtostudentsbystaffandadministration.TownHallMeetingsarealsoavenueforstudentstoexpressconcernwith campus issues. “We’vemadesomeimprovements,but

we need to continue improv-ing,”Heidersaid. Sowhatwillkeepstudentson campus during the week-ends?According to surveyresults,theresponsemostfre-quentlygivenbystudentsasameansofkeepingthemoncam-pus on theweekendswas anincreasednumberofinterestingactivities and events. “I thinkwehave a lot of activities oncampus,butitwouldbenicetoholdmoreconcertsoncampus

with musi-calactsthathaveacam-pus -w idea p p e a l , ”Betteridge said. Morep a r t i e sand socialeventswasa n o t h e rc o m m o nr e s p o n s ereported asanotherpo-tential in-centive tostay.Fresh-manAprilRiggs saidt h a t s h eb e l i e v e sbetter food

oninthecafeteriaontheweek-endswould keep the numberof students atAlbrighton theweekendsup. Some students said theybelievethattheproblemisnotnecessarilysolvable.“Ifthosepeople who go home choosetodosobecausetheywanttoexperiencethecomfortoftheirown home, then it wouldn’thelpmatters to havemore ordifferent activities offered oncampus,” said juniorAdamBarrows. Seilhamer also ac-knowledges that the problemis not easily solved. “Besides fratsandsororities,therearen’tany groups that have createdeventswithmassappealtokeeppeoplehereontheweekends,”Seilhamer said. “There reallyisn’tmuchtodointheReadingareauntilyou’re21.” Whether or not the prob-lemissolvable,theAC2board,alongwiththeStudentGovern-mentAssociation, (SGA)willcontinue towork on offeringactivities that appeal to thestudent body.Yet, as Heiderpointedout,studentcomplaintsabout the lack of activity arerampantatmanycollegecam-pusesandarenotlikelytoevercompletelysubside.

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Mohn Hall Parking Lot, normally full of student vehicles (left), quickly empties out Friday afternoons (right). The same scene is visible on residential streets adjacent to college grounds.

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“TheAlbrightExperienceisa seriesofeventsdesignedtopromotestudents’participa-tioninAlbright’srichculturalandintellectuallifeoutsidetheclassroom.” Thisstatement,foundun-derAlbright’s website, fallsunder the explanation of theExperience program that allstudents take part in order tograduate.Studentsareexpectedtoattend16experienceeventsduring their undergraduatecareerwiththehopethatothereventsoncampuswillbeexcit-ingenoughtoattend.Itappliesdirectly toexperiencecredits,butcanbetakenasastatementof what theAlbright liberalartseducationaimstoaccom-plish. Students can becomewell-rounded individuals byattending exciting activitiesthat are entertaining as wellas educational.The problem,however, is the execution ofplanning and availability ofevents that the student bodycanenjoy. The group that organizesthemajorityofstudentactivi-tiesisAC2,asmallcoreofeighttotenstudentsselectedthroughaninterviewprocessfacilitatedbytheStudentGovernmentAs-sociation.Someoftheseeventsareexperienceeventsandsomearenot.Inordertofundeventson campus, every full-time

Albright College’s Weekend Ghost TownWould-be Weekend Student Activities Hindered by Low Attendance

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student pays a $225 studentactivity fee. Sally Stetler, di-rector of student activities atAlbright, explains theAC2budget to be roughly one-fifth ofthestudentactivityfee. AC2gets a chance to seepossibleactstobringinattwodifferentshowcaseseachyear.Potential performers includemagicians,comediansand musi-cians.Someof these ac-tivitiesbringin over onehundred at-tendees, soindeedsomeactivitiesaresuccessful.Others canf a l l s ho r tt h o u g h .C h u c kFrankhouser,junior resi-dent assis-tant, states,“Eventshavebeensuccessfulinthepast,buttheplanningonothershasbeenlacklusterattimes.Whetheritbe because of poor choice ofwhotobringtocampusoraninabilitytolistentothestudentseffectively is difficult to pick, butproblemsarethere.” Out of the 28 events onthe student activity calendarforspring2005,13tookplace

duringtheweekend.Thisseemslike a reasonable amount ofactivities to keep students atAlbrightfor theweekend,butsix of those 13were trip-ori-entedeventsthattookstudentsaway from campus. Anothertwo of those 13 events tookplace on a Sunday and oneother was scheduled in the

cafeteria during regular lunchhours.Thisleavesfoureventsscheduled for the Friday toSaturdayperiodthattookplaceonAlbright’scampus.Tenoutof21eventsonthepreliminaryactivitycalendararescheduledforfall2005.Thedescriptionsoftheseeventsarenotavailablecurrently. “Wehaveexperienceevents

duringtheweek,butnotmuchduring the weekends; maybeduring early Friday, but notmuchelse,”saysseniorAdrianChesh. “Youhave to be partof an organization to havesomething to do.” Studentorganizations are encouragedto plan new events for theentire student body by Sally

Stetler. “AC2l oves t o co -sponsor eventswith student or-ganizations. Itwould create abuilt-in atten-dance.”Studentorganizat ionsmay plan theseevents throughthe allocationprocesswiththeStudentGovern-mentAssocia-tion.Despitethepossibilities forcooperation be-tween studentorganizationsontheseevents,few

groupschoosetodoso. This leaves the responsi-bility of activity planning toAC2.Surveysareprovidedattheendofeveryeventinordertogainfeedbackfromstudentsin attendance butwhat aboutthestudentsthatdon’tattend?“Thatistheproblemwithpro-gramming aimed at bringinginthosepeoplethatleave.We

don’t have a system that getstheir opinions,” says Stetler.This reflects on other broader issues onAlbright’s campus.“Peopledon’t reallyusewhatyou say when you tell themthingsaregoingtherightway,”statesrecentgraduateAndrewDankel,“It’sclearinmanydif-ferent departments of studentservicethattheopinionofthestudentdoesnottranslateintoaction. The same events arescheduledeveryyearandpoorbandsarebroughtineveryyearor none at all.” Bands are popu-larrequestsonmanysurveys,according to AC≤ representa-tiveStacyScott.“Welookforgoodbandstocomehere,butfinding an affordable one istoughtoagreeon.” Sally Stetler discussesmusical acts further. “Peopleneverreallycomeouttobands.Finding the rightone todrawbigcrowdshasalwaysbeenachallenge. Planninganythingcanbeachallenge.” Surveyswillbedistributedby the Student GovernmentAssociationintheclosingdaysofthesemesterinhopesofget-tingmeasurableinformationonwhatstudentsenjoyanddislike.On-linesuggestionstostudentactivitiescanalsobefoundontheAlbrightCollegewebsite,http://www.albright.edu/stu-dentlife/askleo.html.

MyfreshmanyearatAlbright,Ialwaysheardtheupperclassmensayingthingslike,“Thisschoolwassomuchbettertwoyearsago,itgetsworseeveryyear.”I used to think they were being toocritical, but after spending four yearshere, I find myself thinking the same thing. It seems tome thatmore andmorestudentsgohomeontheweekendseachyear. Ican’tsayforsurewhatitisthatmakesstudentsleavetheirfriendsand freedom behind to go home toMomandDad;however,Icanventure

a fewguesses. Albright security has crackeddownonparties andparking a lot since my first year here. My freshman and sophomore yearstherewasalwayssomethingtododuringtheweekendsandnooneeverthoughtaboutsecuritybeforegoinguptotheWoodsforaparty.Morethan16studentswereofteninoneapartmentatatime,despitetherulethatsecurityhasnowbeenenforcingofonly4guestsperstudent,andstudentscouldparktheircarsinanydormparkinglotoncampus.Unfortunately,allthishaschanged.Now,theideaofapartyintheWoodsissimplyunheardofandifastudentisparkedinalot,otherthantheirown,theyarealmostguaranteedaticketregardlessofthereasontheyarethere. I’m not saying students are going home to flee Albright security becausetheycan’tgetdrunkontheweekendsorparkinthelots;how-ever,ifsecuritywouldlightenupalittlebit,thesociallifeatAlbrightmightbealittlemoreexcitingandstudentsmightstickaround.Ad-ditionalweekendactivitiesandbetterconcertssponsoredbySGAandAC2wouldalsobeahugehelptomakeAlbrightaplacewherestudentswanttobeallweeklong.Ihope,forthesakeofeveryonereturningtoAlbrightinthefall,thatsomethingisdonetoamendtheseproblemsbeforetheygetworse.

As a commuter student with a daily one-hour total commute my first two years at Albright, Imaynotbe thebestcandidate toassess,basedonmyownexperience,whyAlbrightstudentstendtopackuptheirthingsontheweekendandheadhome.Ineverhadthecollegedormexperienceandsoneverhadtheopportunitytochoosewhetherornottostay at school on weekends. But over the past two semesters, I have lived at Autumn Park andthusfeelthatIcanmakeanassessmentofthereasoningbehindtheFridayexitofmanystudents. The trip home to Boyertown takes 30 minutes, a short trip considering the distance somestudentsatAlbrightmusttraveltoreturntotheirhomes.Andnearlyeveryweekend,Idomakethathalf-hourvoyagebacktomyhome.Whetherit’stodowashorgetahaircutor go to a family gathering, the option is always there. But what about the students who live one,twoorthreehoursaway?Evenwiththislongtravelingdistance,thesestudentsstillchoosetogohomemostweekends.Whateverthereason,it’senoughtomakethemleavethecampusandgiveupopportunitiestoattendeventsandinteractwithfellowstudents. Itwouldseemthereasonstudentsareleavingisthatthereisnothingherethattakesprecedenceoverwhattheyhave going on at home. Some complain that security is too strict and does not respect the students. Based on comments I have heard around campus, this may not be far from the truth. But I have also talked to security personnel who seem tohavethestudents’bestinterestsinmindwhendoingtheirjob.Thisdoesnotnecessarilymeanthatallsecurityof-ficers implement this philosophy in their work, however. I am sure that security procedures are not the only thing that maysteerstudentsawayfromcampusontheweekend,butitislikelyacontributingfactor,especiallysincetheytendtocrackdownonweekendpartiesandunderagedrinkingintheWoods. Anotherpossiblereasonheardaroundcampusisthestudentconceptionofthelackofinterestingcollege-sponsoredactivities.Icanseethisbeinganissue,althoughIdorecognizethatgroupslikeAC2worktoprovideeventsthatwouldbeofinteresttothestudentbody.Forexample,theblockpartyheldoverSpringFeverweekendwasagreatsuccessbecause it was something that nearly everyone on campus could enjoy. It is a difficult task, however, to find events such asthisthathavemassappeal.Evenwithweeksofplanning,aconcertcanfallapartfasterthanyoucansay“NappyRoots.”Studentshavearighttowantmoreeventsthatareofinteresttothem,buttheycan’tjustsitbackandwaitforittohappen.Theyshouldgetinvolvedinclubsandsponsorinterestingevents.Thiswouldbeatwo-foldsolution,asitwouldprovidefuneventsfortheentirecampusandtheparticipationinthegroupwouldgetthestudentinvolvedandkeepthemhereoncampus. Somestudentsjustdon’tliketostayoncampusontheweekendsandwouldn’tstayregardlessofwhatschooltheywere at. For these students, nothing can really be done. But as far as other students, complacent complainers, there needs to be more of an effort on their part to find something to do on the weekend. Maybe meet every Friday with a group offriendstoplaygames,singkaraoketoCDs,makecraftsorlearnanewlanguage.Asforthesecurityissues,thereisonlysomuchthestudentscandotorectifytheproblem.Maybe,ifenoughvalidcomplaintsreachtherightpeople,somethingmightbedone.

Attendance at the recent Dave Mathews Cover Band per-formance was particularly low.

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FeaturesA Little Q&A With The New SGA

RobIntile,SGACorrespondingSecretary‘05-’06Albrightian:WhydidyouwanttogetinvolvedwithSGA?Intile:WellIranformemberatlargelastyearandlost,obviously.I’dreallyliketogetinvolvedandhavemysay.IfeelasthoughtIrepresentafairportionofthestudentbody.Iwanttohelpatalargescale.Albrightian:Whatisthemostimportantjobofthecorrespondingsecretary?Intile: Definitely being the best communicator. Being very friendly and personable. I feelthatIamthatandIhopepeoplefeelcomfortabletalkingtome.I’deatitupifastudentIdidn’tknowcameuptometotalkaboutSGAoraproblemthey’rehaving.Ican’twaitforittostart!Albrightian:WhatskillsdoyoufeelyoubringtoSGA?Intile:IthinkIunderstandwhatstudentsarethinkingandwhattheywant.Thecorrespond-ingsecretaryhasthegreatestcommunicationwithstudentsandorganizationsoncampus.ThisyearIrealizedthatthecommunicationprocessbetweenSGAandorganizationsisveryambiguousbecausenewerorganizationsdon’tknowalotaboutallocations.Iwanttoputanendtothat.Also,IwanttobringfriendlinessbacktoSGA.WhenIwentinaspresidentofmyclassforallocationsthisyear,itwasveryintimidatingeventhoughI’mfriendswithalotofpeopleinSGA.Albrightian:WhatareyouraspirationsforSGAnextyear?Intile:Mainlythecommunication.Albrightian:Isthereanythingelseyou’dliketoadd?Intile:I’dencouragemorestudentstogotoSGAmeetings.Themorestudentsthatgo,thebetterthecommunication.SGAistheliaisonbetweenadministrationandthestudentbody.It’sagoodsourceofinformationaboutthecollege.

Adam Barrows, SGATreasurer‘05-’06Albrightian:WhydidyoudecidetorunforthepositionofSGATreasurer?Barrows:TheyearIspentasaMemberatLargeforSGAwasverysatisfying.Ienjoyedofferingmyideastotheorganizationanddoingmybesttorepresentallthestudentswhoreliedonme.Astreasurer,Iplantocontinuethisandhaveamoredirectcontactwiththeorganizations.Albrightian:Whatskillsdoyoupossessthatwillhelpyouinthejob?Barrows: I am good with numbers, which will definitely be beneficial, and am preparedtogivemyalltomakenextyear’sSGAassuccessfulasitcanbe.Albrightian:WhatdoyouthinkistheimportanceofSGAfromyourparticularposition’spointofview?Barrows:SGAisthevoiceofstudentsandshouldbeusedinthatcapacity.SGAservesthepurposeofconcentratingthedesiresofallthestudentsintoaunified voice that can easily be managed and articulated by the members of the executive board in efforts to make the passing of information as efficient as possible.Albrightian:WhatwouldyouliketoseeinthenextyearasfarasSGAactivity?Barrows: Communication needs to flow freely. Whenever SGA makes adecisionorcomesintocontactwithinformationthataffectstheentirecommunity,itshouldbeourresponsibilitytopassthisinformationalongtothepeoplewearerepresenting.Albrightian:WithanumberofchangeshappeningatAlbrightinthecomingyear,whatdoyouseeastheroleofSGAduringthistransitionperiod?Barrows:Again,asamediatorofinformationforthestudents.Lettingeveryoneknowhowthingsaregoingandhowwecanaidintheeasytransitionofeverything.Albrightian:Astreasurer,howdoyouplantohelpfacilitatetheprocessofallocationsforthestudentorganizations?Barrows:Iplantobeavailable,asmuchaspossible,toanswerquestionsinorder to hopefully facilitate and make the process as efficient as possible.

StaceyFerraro,SGARecordingSecretary’05-’06Albrightian:WhydidyouwanttogetinvolvedwithSGA?

Ferraro:IgotinvolvedinSGAbecauseIwantedtohelpgivethestudentbodyavoice.SGAonlyfunctionswiththesupportofthestudentsandIwantedtousethatsupporttodogoodthingsforourcampus.Albrightian:WhatskillsdoyoufeelyoubringtoSGA?Ferraro:I’magoodlistenerandI’mveryopen-

mindedwhenitcomestotheideasandopinionsofthestudentbodyI’mabletobringtheirideas,concerns,andquestionstoSGA.Andhopefullywecanresolvewhateverissuesareaddressingthecampus.Albrightian:WhatareyouraspirationsforSGAnextyear?Ferraro:IwanttokeepopencommunicationbetweenthestudentsandSGA.AndIwouldliketoseeusworkreallywellasateamandbringsomemorefuntoSGA.Albrightian:Whatisthemostimportantjoboftherecordingsecretary?Ferraro:TotakeminutesatthemeetingstomakesureallmembersofSGAarekeptupdatedandorganizedwithwhatwentonatameeting.Albrightian:Isthereanythingelseyou’dliketoadd?Ferraro:Yes.I’mreallyexcitedaboutnextyear.Ican’twaitforthesemestertostart.Ithinkwe’regoingtohavealotoffunandI

thinkwe’regoingtodoagreatjob!

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John Spanier, 2006CrimeandJustice“Ithinkit’sverysuspicious.Thewholethingiskindofshady.He’spullingaZimon.”

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Lindsay Krejci, 2008ChildandFamilyStudies“I’mlookingforaPresidentIcantrust.Weneedsomechangesinthisschool.”

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ReadingHighSchool’sfateisrestingonthemindsofits640eleventhgraders.Tomeettherequirementsofthe federal No Child LeftBehind legislation, Penn-sylvania has developed thePennsylvaniaAccountabilitySystemto test theprogressof public schools and dis-tricts, and then implementplanstohelpschoolsthatdonotmeet the requirements.ReadingHighSchooliscur-rentlyonthestate’sSchoolImprovementYear I planbecause students’ scoreson Pennsylvania SystemofSchoolAssessment testshave not improved in thepasttwoyears.Ifthescoresdonot improve, theschoolwill be put on the state’sSchoolImprovementIIplan,onestepclosertobecoming“empowered,”ortakenover,bythestate. Each year the state in-creases percentage of stu-dents who must be proficient inreadingandmathinorderfor the school tomeetAd-equateYearlyProgress.Thepercentagegoalsgofrom45percent reading proficiency in 2002 to 100 percent in2014 and 35 percentmathproficiency in 2002 to 100

percent in 2014. In 2003-2004,21percentofReadingHighSchool’seleventhgrad-ers were proficient in reading and9percentinmath.ThestudentstookthePSSAtesttheweekofApril4,butthescoreswill not be releasedunti l the2005-2006s c h o o lyear. A c -cording toPrincipalDouglassKauffmanthe schooli m p l e -m e n t e ds e v e r a linitiativestoimprovethe scoresthis year.The planincludedadditionaltutoringduringandafterschool,pre-testsinSeptember,andonemath lesson eachmorningduringtheschool’stelevisedannouncements.Kauffmanalsogotsomefeedbackfromseniorswho took the testslast year. “A lot of kidsdidn’tfeelitaffectedthem,”hesaid.Sincethen,schoolboard has made the testsdirectly effect students bymakingthemtakeadditional

readingormathcoursestheirsenior year if they do notscore proficient their junior year or score ten percenthigherthantheydidontheSeptemberpretest. Kauffmantriedtoinstillasenseofschoolprideinthe

students by giving them apeptalkacoupledaysbeforethe tests and encouragingthemtodobetterthanotherdistrictsinthearea.“I’mtry-ingtochallengethemwithasenseofpride,”hesaid.Theschool has also promisedtheeleventhgraderswillberewardedwithatriptoSixFlags inSeptember if theyimprove enough to bringthe school out of the stateimprovement plan. Vice

Juniors Control Fate of Reading High School PrincipalCharlotteGoldenis confident that the testscoreswillimproveenoughtomeet the stategoals thisyear. “I thinkwe’regoingtobesuccessful.Ithinkthekidshavetheskills,butmak-ing it important to them is

thekey.We’veputalotoftime,mon-ey and effort intomaking it impor-tant to them,” shesaid. Kauffmanand Golden bothindicated that thestate requirementsare hard to meetinaschooldistrictlike Reading be-causeofthesocio-economicproblemsin the community.“Wehavekidswhocome here fromMexico, who’ve

neverbeentoschool,”saysKauffman.“They[thestate]don’t care about the socio-economicreasonsthatcreatetheproblem,”hesays.Gold-ensaysthatstateisstartingto recognize the problemsand students whose firstlanguageisSpanisharenowtestedinSpanish. The state also requiresthat95percentof eleventhgradersmustbetested,cre-atingaproblemforaschool

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that has a 90 percent at-tendance rate according toGolden. In order for theschool to make sure therequirement ismeant, it isforced to providemake-uptesting the week after theoriginal testing is done,taking away fromvaluableclassroom time saysGold-en. Ifthestudents’scoresdonotmeetAYPthenexttwoyears,theschoolwillbecomeempowered.Athree-personteamappointedbythestatewilltakeovertheschoolandimplement new systemsofimprovement to meet thegoals of the PennsylvaniaAccountabilitySystem.Ac-cording to Kauffman, theprincipal would be fired and the school boardwill havelittlecontrolovertheschool.Kauffman andSuperinten-dentMelissaJamulaarebothretiring this year, leavingReading High School andtherestoftheschooldistrictunder newmanagement inthe next school year. Thedistrict is currently in theprocess of finding replace-ments for Kauffman andJamula.

By now, everyone on campus will have heardaboutAlbright’snewPresi-dent, Dr. Lex McMillan.Most students even knowsomethingofhisprofession-alhistory;theycan’thelpitreally—anybody that readstheirAlbright e-mail hasbeenbombardedbyconstantupdates on thePresidentialSearch,thecandidates,and,ultimately, the outcome.Whileallofthesecold,hard,dryfactsarewonderful,theydoverylittletogivestudentsa senseofwhat thepersontheyapplytoisreallylike. Ifyouhaveaconversa-tionwithDr.McMillan,hewill emphasize, time andagain,theimportanceofthepeopleon this campus.Dr.McMillanacceptedthePres-identialSearchCommittee’sofferbecausehetrulylikesAlbright.As he will pointout, the people make theschool.Themorepeoplehecametoknowhere,themore

Lex McMillian (LOMIII) Interviewhelikedthecollege.Addedtothatishislong-helddesireto spend his life on a col-legecampus.Dr.McMillanharbors a deep admirationforthedepthofthefaculty’scommitmenttothestudentsand institution ofAlbright.HeseesinAlbright“akindof community, a kind ofspirit of commitment tolearning.” AlongwithDr.McMil-lan, his wife will also besomething of a presenceoncampus,aswillhischil-dren, to a certain extent.Dr.McMillanwouldliketopromote a sense of familyon campus. His wish forAlbright is for the collegeto “fulfill its own highestexpectationsforitself,”andfind, “an excellence that is uniquelyitsown.” WhenaskedaboutGreeklifeoncampus,Dr.McMil-lan is quick to praise thestandards that sororitiesandfraternitiesaresworntouphold.Greeklife,hepointsout,“canbeagreatlaborato-ryforleadership.Itcanand

shouldbeagreat,construc-tivepartofcampus.”Heisquicktocaution,though,thatGreek organizations mustliveuptothevaluestheyareboundto. SpeakingwithDr.Mc-Millan,hisobviousloveofacademia shines through.He speaks fondly of his

college days. His greatestexperience, he says, was“discovering I had amindand that it was fun to useit.”Dr.McMillandescribeshimselfas lifetimestudent.This quality, perhapsmorethan anyother,makes himeminently suitable to lead

a college. It is comfortingon a certain level to knowthat someonewho so lovescollegiate life and collegesingeneral isgoing tobeatAlbright’shelm.

EmilyWoodThe Albrightian