I am spreading cheer and goodwill to all for the holidays with a few suggestions for making your holidays easier! Here are ten time- and money-saving ideas for the holi-days, enjoy!

1. For the bakers out there, search out

those special recipes and by special, I mean the ones that can be made early and freeze well! If you must resort to the slice and bake variety, buy a few containers of holi-day sprinkles and shake them on top for a little extra sparkle.

One of the favorite traditions in our fam-ily is Cookie Day. We buy two or three dozen un-iced cutout cookies from a lo-cal bakery. Remember, the emphasis is on easy. We use canned frosting tinted into many colors. We also buy as many candies from the bulk isle as we are inspired by and let the kids have at them.

Our children do not care if they are “homemade.” They care that we spend the afternoon together, decorating and listen-ing to holiday music and that they are able to use their creativity to decorate their own cookies!

2. Why not gather a few friends (big

or little) of your own and have your own cookie decorating night and then take those cookies home to your family for the holi-days. Or better yet, deliver them to elderly shut-ins or city missions for those less for-tunate to enjoy! An evening with friends spent like this can have amaz-ing de-stressing benefits during exams!

3. Also, con-sider donating some of your down time to a local shelter or agency that can make use of your many tal-ents. Go alone, with a group, or in pairs. Meet up later for an inex-pensive potluck to share your experiences. Volunteering during the holi-days not only gives back to our communi-ties. You will be amazed at how good you feel for having done it!

4. Being the task master that I am, I have

my gift list broken down into manage-able pieces too. In order to complete your shopping, start thinking about the perfect gifts and where the money will come from to purchase them. This is generally a task much better accomplished over a year’s

time but it is what it is and the holidays are already under way!

5. This is also an area where creativity and resourcefulness can come into play no matter what your age! Simple items like a hand painted ceramic mug from a paint-your-own studio, a great outing for any

age, a picture frame with a current picture of you in it or some knitted mittens are just some starting points.

6. Anyone with a half-hour, a pair of borrowed pinking shears and a yard of po-

lar fleece can make a great scarf to keep a loved one warm all winter. You can add iron-on letters for monogramming or small decorative buttons to “fancy” it up. The point is that you spent the time to make it yourself.

7. This is the season to use your time wisely. Buy holidays cards now so that you can address them and get them out early. Better still, buy the stamps now so that you will not have to budget them into your cash flow the week before Christmas.

Make a list of who you need to buy for. I use a word document each year. I add ideas as I get them throughout the year and then I change the color of the type for gifts once they are purchased so that I can see at a glance what I have left to do. I print out an updated copy and keep it in my planner for impromptu shopping.

8. Also I use a cardboard box to store gifts in my “secret hiding spot” once they are bought. And yes, I do start right after one Christmas for the next year. It keeps me sane and is so much easier on my ever-tight budget. Buy gift bags and tissue paper in bulk from the dollar stores. It is so much easier than tape and wrapping paper and it

Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa oh my!

Hundreds of yearbooks are waiting for good homesJesse MartinCampus Activities EditorYearbook Staff

Ten holiday ideas for the busy, the challenged and the un-inspired

Michelle WienkeColumnist

Where have all the memories gone? When looking back to see what has occurred in the past year at Niagara University, an image of a yearbook comes to mind. Why doesn’t NU have a yearbook?

It seems like an obvious way to etch out all the fantastic events that happen on this cam-pus. Does anyone even remem-ber last year was NU’s 150th an-niversary?

How about the freshman so-cial, open mic nite, midnight BINGO, Little Big Town and all the sports games where students cheered wildly? Are yearbooks only a high school trend?

NU is small enough to have a yearbook. It is difficult to even begin thinking about creating a yearbook for UB. The campus looks like its own city. Year-books allow students to cherish the times they had while living in the dorms, the good, the bad and even the crazy things that happened on campus.

Several students, when asked, will ultimately be surprised to know NU does indeed have a yearbook, The Niaga-ran, loaded with pictures from the previous year. It has taken most of the fall semester for the books to be published but they are finally here!

The books are being passed out in Cam-pus Activities. The best part about the year-book is the price. Yearbooks are FREE! Run into campus activities now to get your own.

Grabbing a yearbook is a good way to show your appreciation for The Niagaran’s staff for all the hard work they do to create

this book of memories. Publishing a year-book is a difficult task and one to be mighty proud of. The yearbook itself is full of goofy pictures of those idiotic things students have done in public.

One may specifically want to check out pages 3 for the umbrella boys, 5 for the

lovely cake face, 21 for fish in the pool, 54 for hear, see and speak no evil, 67 for crazy claw, 72 for wheel barrel fun, 75 just chilling, 78 the talented duo, 85 there is no buts about it, 107 I can fly, 124 for Kenny’s Twins and 190 for singing banshees.

Not only should these above pages be looked at but play the game Where’s Waldo with your buddies. See how many pictures you have in the background without even knowing it. Take a look and you might be shocked.

Let’s bring back the age-old tra-dition of having friends and even foes sign your yearbook. Why can’t college students enjoy the same excitement they once did back in high school? It is time to get back into the game!

Start by finding someone with a camera or use your own camera. Take a bunch of pictures and sub-mit them to the yearbook staff, at the office or through email. Seize this opportunity!

Join a club and participate in school events, there is bound to be someone there with a camera. Challenge friends to see who can accumulate the most pictures in

the yearbook. They always said college was the best

four years of your life. Why not take ad-vantage of the yearbook to remember those moments, which you will treasure for years to come?

Editors Chrissy Ellingham (left) and Zeniia Barrett (right) are pull-ing an all-nighter in The Niagaran’s office.

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TheNiagaraIndex Volume78,Issue6

December3,2007

In This Issue...

........... Page 2 ...........Editorial:

Michael Moore’s Sicko........... Page 3 ...........

Kiernan Korner........... Page 4 ...........

Capazoo, you can too!........... Page 5 ...........

Movie Review: Across the Universe

NUSGA Series reflections........... Page 6 ...........

WhitewashedBattling Depression

........... Page 7 ...........Little Slice of Love: Pulling a switcheroo

........... Page 9 ...........Unfolding flag’s mysteries........... Page 10...........Staying away from Staph

infection.......... Page 11 ..........Cinema: a year in review.......... Page 12 ..........

Fresh Prince Crossword

It is truly unfortunate that Michael Moore chose to exploit such an important issue as healthcare in his latest crappy piece of sensationalism, Sicko. I will ad-mit, I already had my own ideas about healthcare when I sat down to watch his latest flick but I had enjoyed his Fahr-enheit 9/11so I wondered what he would have to say.

As if having a morbidly obese failed actor/college dropout “teach” me about healthcare wasn’t ridiculous enough, Moore pushed the limit, as he always does, with his cheesy music and arrogant sarcasm.

Not to mention, the idiots that he fo-cused much of his documentary on (9/11 rescuers or not, they can still be idiots) served to further diminish any credibility he may have had. The three 9/11 rescuers featured in Sicko, Reggie Cervantes and John Graham, supposedly suffering from lung disease and William Mahr, a tooth grinder with Post-Traumatic Stress Dis-order, incurred their injuries during their post-9/11 volunteering.

Their applications for reimbursement for their medical bills and money for fur-ther care were denied by the American Red Cross Liberty Disaster Relief Fund which was founded by a coalition of seven organizations that had received federal re-lief grants just for that purpose. The fund was set up in the spring of 2005 and was to continue its aid for a period of two years, that time period having ended recently. Obvi-ously the funds available are limited to a certain extent and the organi-zation shells out aid first to those who are most in need.

Needless to say, an obnoxious tooth grinder and two overweight firefighters with breathing problems (that did not seem to bother them at all when they were walk-ing around under the stifling sun in Cuba for hours, may I add) simply did not fit the bill. Relief funds are not bottomless pits filled with crisp new bills that are guarded by the big bag Republicans.

Those grants, for the most part, come from taxpayers’ money and there is only so much to go around. Perhaps if we were not so bogged down paying for welfare and social security disability, which the three jobless rescuers get in the mail ev-ery month for doing NOTHING, we could fork a little more over for disaster relief

funds such as this. This is not to say that our healthcare

system is without fault. It is a shame that the competition of a capitalist economy, which works so well for American con-sumers in other markets, cannot be ap-plied to our healthcare system. Or perhaps it can and we just have not figured out how to do it yet.

But what does Michael Moore offer as a solution to our supposedly wretched health care system? Oh yea! That’s right! He doesn’t offer one! What kind of docu-mentary maker who has such strong and “well-founded” opinions fails to offer any concrete solutions to the problems that he cries about? That is a silly question, I know, because Moore’s specialty is start-

ing fires and then running away from them.

In an inter-view with Jon Stewart, when

Moore was asked what he proposed we do about this health care “crisis”, he replied that we should “learn from our neigh-bors.” See what France does? Take a little from there, take a little from here, and don’t forget Cuba! Their health care sys-tem is top notch compared to ours, right? Sure! Except for when early in the movie when Moore showed us a rating of health care systems split up by country and Cuba ranked 39th, two slots below the United States.

I find it hard to believe that Cubans are treated just as well by health care profes-sionals in their own country as are three patients who show up at a hospital with a full documentary crew and a millionaire documentary maker. I think they may have been a little tempted to make themselves look good, wouldn’t you?

It is not hard to see why Moore’s “so-lution” proposal is a useless one. Yes, French, British and Canadian health care may (or may not) be better than it is in the United States but their systems will not work here for one simple reason: we are not France, we are not the UK and we most definitely are not Canada. We might as well be on different planets from those three countries when it comes to health-care because our needs, abilities and de-sires for healthcare are entirely different from theirs.

I could go on forever refuting each and every thing Moore asserts in this movie, especially when he visits France and just cannot stop singing its praises. Of course, he forgets to mention a few things about France: it has a population of 64 mil-lion, an unemployment rate of 12 percent (which is and yes, their education is paid for but only about 30 percent of all French

Moore’s movie is sicker than our

health care Marissa ChristmanEditorEditorial

Marissa Christman

In order to adhere to Niagara University’s newest policy: full disclosure of pub-lic records, The Niagara Index has been asked to print all the awards that have been won by the staff of Little Slice of Love within the previous five months.

* (The Niagara Index is not held responsible for the validity of this statement. It may or may not be an attempt for Nolan and Schotty to list some fictional awards in an attempt to con some of the less intelligent community

members to believe these myths.)

Pulitzer Prize in Literature: Awarded for resurrecting literature from the primi-tive state it has been confined to since the earliest known cave writings.Nobel Peace Prize: Apparently, they have been giving these out like STDs re-cently. We shot a brief documentary titled A Convenient Lie (which featured several scenes of George Bush barbequing penguins) and picked up one of these babies right after Al.Sexy Dancer Award: This was awarded when we accidentally created the standard dance to Christina Aguilera’s “Beautiful” that included a series of pelvic thrusts.Olympic Gold Medal: While we were kayaking one pleasant summer day in Ath-ens, we happened to stumble across an Olympic race and casually crossed the finish line first.

“It is a shame that the competition of a capitalist economy, which works so well

for American consumers in other markets, cannot be applied to our healthcare

system.”

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Check out the KC in the Spring Semester for an up-dated Intramural and Fitness/Aerobic class schedule.

The Kiernan Center staff hopes that your semester finishes well. Take time for yourself between your social life and academic life to come de-stress. If you have any questions or would like to tour our facilities please stop by at anytime. We hope to see you and to serve your fitness needs soon.

Do Not Forget About These Programs

Do you want to fit in that late night stress-relieving

workout? Another great opportunity to check out the KC is “Late Night at the KC.” On Mondays, the fit-ness center and front gym in the Kiernan Center will be open until 11 p.m.

If you are tired of the same old routine, check out the newly revamped Kiernan Center Group Exercise & Fitness Schedule. The KC now offers pilates, ex-treme abs, yoga, indoor cycling, arms & abs, stability ball, master’s swimming and numerous other classes to help you relieve stress, get motivated and burn off the calories.

So as it does every year, another semester comes to a close. This semester, the Kiernan Center is happy to say that we have a lot to celebrate. All in all, we had a great semester and with your help we plan to have an even better semester next Spring.

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Holiday Health Tips

Be realistic. Do not try to lose weight during the holidays. This may be a self-defeating goal. Instead, strive to maintain your weight by balancing party eat-ing with other meals. Eating lighter foods does not take the joy out of celebrating. It only means skim-ming off the fat, cutting back a little and learning to modify traditional recipes. Try the following point-ers:

1. Take the edge off your hunger before a party. Feeling hungry can sabotage even the strongest will-power so eat a small, low-fat snack such as fruit or a bagel before you head out the door. This will help you avoid rushing to the buffet table when you arrive at a party.

2. Make just one trip to the party buffet. And be se-lective!

• Survey the buffet table and decide what is there that you would like to eat. Divide these into 3 groups:

1. Low-fat foods that you like 2. High-fat holiday foods that you like 3. High-fat foods that you like but which you can

find everyday. • Fill your plate with the foods from the first group,

take small servings of the foods in the second group and completely avoid the foods in the third group.

Often, just a taste satisfies a craving or curiosity. Also, move your socializing away from the buffet table. This will eliminate unconscious nibbling. Pay attention to portion sizes. Instead of eating twice what you usually do, set down your fork when you start feeling full.

3. Choose lower-calorie party foods. Raw vegeta-bles with a small amount of dip, just enough to coat the end of the vegetable is a good choice. Try boiled shrimp or scallops with cocktail sauce or lemon. Go easy on fried appetizers and cheese cubes. To help en-sure there will be healthy treats, bring a dish to the party filled with raw vegetables with a yogurt or cot-tage cheese dip or bring a platter of fresh fruit.

4. Enjoying a sit-down dinner party? Make your first helping small. That way, if your host or hostess expects you to take seconds, the total amount will be about the same as a normal-sized portion.

5. Enjoy dinner conversation. You will spend less time eating and more time enjoying yourself, visit-ing with friends. Take time to greet people you know. Conversation is calorie-free! Get a beverage and settle into the festivities before eating. Try sparkling water and a lime twist rather than wine, champagne or a mixed drink. Sparkling water does not supply calories.

6. Cooking Tips: If you are cooking turkey for a small group, instead of wrestling with a 20-pound bird, why not buy just a part of the turkey, like the breast? Then you will not have a platter of leftovers to tempt you.

• Prepare the stuffing outside the bird, so it does not absorb the fat.

• Use skim milk instead of whole milk in the mashed potatoes.

• Make sugar cookies with a third less sugar. They are still delicious! And for a lower-calorie frosting, you cannot beat light cream cheese mixed with a little hon-ey.

• Chew on gum while cooking to keep you from snacking.

• Freeze treats after you bake them and take out only the amount you need when guests arrive.

7. Be active and keep moving. Do not make food the focal point of all your activities. Plan a special hike with the family on a day when you are all together. Even just a walk around the block after dinner can help to burn off the extra calories and you get you away from the food for a while as well.

K I E R N A Norner

The Kiernan Korner is sent to The Index as a routine submission by Jennie Cyran,

a KC graduate assistant.

KIERNANorner

Holiday Family Funwill save you so much time!

9. Make your own simple snack items for that special someone ahead of time. Melt some milk or dark chocolate in ei-ther a double-boiler or a the microwave. (Check out http://www.BHG.com for the how-tos!) Stir in some nuts or pretzel bits or add crushed candy canes to melted white chocolate.

Spread it onto a wax papered baking sheet until dry. Break apart and put into pretty cellophane bags or small, inexpen-sive trinket dishes as a party favor. For the cookie lover in your life, dip their favorite store-bought variety (i.e. OREO, Chocolate Chip, etc) into the melted chocolate, dry and store the same way. Stores will charge you huge amounts of money for the very

same thing!

10. For the little ones in your life, make some Santa Glow to light the way to their home on Christmas Eve. Mix dry oatmeal with a small amount of glitter and put into snack bags for the little ones to spread onto the lawn before bedtime. The glitter will reflect off the moon to light the way to their house so that Santa will not miss them and the oatmeal will feed the reindeer.

In conclusion, even though this may be the busiest time of the year for many an adult-learner, and all others too, remember why it is that we celebrate. Spend quality time over break with loved ones and spend some time alone doing things you enjoy so that in January you come back rested, refreshed and ready to tackle the Spring se-mester! Happy Holidays to all!

ATTENTION NON-TRADITIONAL STUDENTS!

There is an open invitation to meet with Dr. Fleckenstein, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs on Wednesday, December 5 at 2 p.m. in Alumni Hall to discuss possible solutions in helping non-tradi-tional students and athletes alike to have courses offered in a more stu-dent friendly manner in the future. Fleckenstein has graciously invited any interested student to attend this important meeting. Please join us to brainstorm ideas and bring your enthusiasm!

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Oh the holidays, the changing of seasons, the snow, the cold, everything you expect-ed from the end of fall and the beginning of winter.

So often this time of year becomes one of consumerism and commercialization, filling the radio and television with Christ-mas specials and holiday sales and filling our minds with the only important thing, which is to shop.

Every year the same redundant pro-cess takes place. After Halloween is over, the holiday stuff is out. Thanksgiving has turned into one of those forgotten holidays and straight we go plunging into Christmas searching for the 50 percent off sale and the Santa at the mall.

When did Christmas and winter become so afflicted with shopping and so unrelated to its real purpose? After all isn’t Christ-mas a religious holiday where each culture celebrates it in there own way and however they see fit?

Centuries ago, Christians co-opted a pa-gan celebration of the winter solstice to commemorate the birth of Jesus despite the uncertainty of the time of that event. This is not to argue that Christmas should be a strictly religious holiday. More than any-thing I am trying to see where we started and where we have gone.

What is our tradition of the holiday sea-son here in the United States? What is one solid tradition that we, as a nation, embrace and celebrate? I mean each state has there own traditions like in Hawaii, Christmas starts with the coming of the Christmas Tree Ship which is when a ship brings a great load of Christmas fare. Santa Claus also arrives by boat, but this is strictly a state tradition.

I guess I am looking for one thing we all do but I have not yet been able to find one. When I researched American Christmas, I found the typical meal we may have, that

we generally give gifts and we may go to church. But how does that compare to our international neighbors?

In Germany, for example, Christmas preparations start before the first of De-cember. On December 6 is Nikolaustag. St. Claus day, when you leave a shoe or boot outside the door is Dec.5 and the next morning you find presents (if you were a good kid) or a rod (if you were bad).

There is also the adventskalender in which 24 doors are cut out in the top layer, with one door being opened every day, from December 1 to Christmas Eve, each filled with candies or small gifts. The Germans celebrate this all together as a nation.

In New Zealand, Christmas is combined with summer holidays, so as well as pres-ent-buying and parties, families are prepar-ing for trips to the beach. Shops are deco-rated with Father Christmas in his red cloak and white beard, as well as snow scenes.

Perhaps more countries are focused on different issues during Christmas and its meaning. As a nation, some countries cel-ebrate together where others may not. I am not saying that Christmas in America is non-existent. I guess what my point is, is that we do not have any one definite thing that we can look to and say that is a tradi-tional American thing to do.

I guess that can be either positive or neg-ative thing, to celebrate collectively or in-dividually. We celebrate Christmas and the holiday season however we see fit and that is okay. I guess I am just curious to know where our traditions went.

When did Black Friday become the most coveted day of the year where people, at times, get hurt fighting over material pos-sessions? And where did the real meaning of Christmas go? But perhaps in the end, this is who we are and maybe through all the sales and lack of anything defining, shopping, commercialization and consum-erism are our traditions. It is what we do and perhaps it is what defines us. However you may spend this coming holiday season, I hope it is whatever you want it to be.

Ken LambertStaff WriterHoliday Editorial

In search of an X-mas that’s ours

How many hours a day does a student spend on Facebook? How often does a student get back to their room and just sit on their computer for hours, checking up on their Facebook to see what everyone in their networks is up to?

Sure it is fun but are they getting any-thing out of it? Capazoo, a completely free social networking site set out of Quebec, plans to reward their users for chatting and communicating to their friends through their site.

Unlike the other social networks such as Myspace, Facebook, Livejournal and even Youtube, Capazoo plans to give back to the members what they deserve. Capazoo is the ultimate network on the internet for social communication.

By blending the most popular elements from the internet, Capazoo creates an on-line experience never experienced in any other web site in this day and age.

Members of Capazoo can upload their personal music to their profile to promote their musical abilities to the masses. They can also personalize their site by uploading their own photos and videos for everybody to view, much like Facebook.

However, unlike the other sites on the internet, Capazoo will actually re-ward you with “zoops” if you promote and use their site often. Zoops can then be converted into real cash, with one zoop being equal to one cent. In addition to earning zoops from the company, members of the ser-vice can also earn zoops through tips.

Users have the option to tip one another if they like the content of their profile. If user John Smith goes to Jane Doe’s pro-file and really likes her new video that she put up, John Smith can actually tip Jane Doe in any amount of zoops that he likes and John Doe will have the zoops credited to his account.

Writers, musicians, student film mak-ers and photographers can greatly pros-per from this service. By putting up fresh and professional content, one can get many tips, making hundreds of zoops in one day. Also, Capazoo has weekly contests to all of the members, with huge zoop rewards given out as prizes. These are all ways to earn zoops but the easiest and quickest way is to promote it to the public.

By referring friends, members direct-ly get Zoops for each of their friends who join. If person A invites person B, per-son B invites person C, person C invites person D and person D invites person E, person A will get points from people B, C, D and E because they all link back to person A.

Now people may be skeptical of this, thinking that it is not worth it to make a site if they are only making a couple bucks here and there. The thing is, if people invite all of their friends and stay active on Capazoo, eventully the flow of zoops will become greater and greater.

Even if somebody only signs up for an

account and does nothing with it for an entire year, they will still have income because every single month, Capazoo gives back a share of their revenue to the members. Every basic member of Ca-pazoo gets one share of the revenue, so even by doing absolutely nothing more than signing up, it is possible to make real money.

When was the last time somebody got paid from Facebook for doing absolute-

ly nothing? However, if somebody be-comes highly involved with Capazoo by inviting their

friends and staying active daily but still wants more from the site, it is possible to upgrade to VIP status. VIP membership is $34.95 per year, or 3495 zoops.

Once a VIP, the member begins to re-ceive forty shares of the company each month and can take advantage of the Capazoo Savings Club. Hundreds of companies in the area are working with Capazoo to promote savings like nothing ever seen before, just to thank the VIP user.

Every company, from Wilson’s Leath-er to Arby’s has a deal with Capazoo. Even Niagara University Athletics has a deal with the site, offering a free ticket to a basketball or hockey game with the purchase of a full price ticket.

It is possible to save up to 50% on pop-ular restaurants, hotels, shops and even golf resorts! So by paying the very small fee, about $3 per month, it is possible to save hundreds of dollars while making thousands in your spare time.

To preview Capazoo and sign up for a completely free Capazoo profile, visit www.Capazoo.com/Reilly. This is my profile, check it out and see all of the features of a Capazoo profile.

If you would like to sign up, click on the “Join Me” link and you are good to go! I’ll keep in touch with every-body who joins the site,and will be

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Enjoy Capazoo, it all starts with you.

Enjoy Capazoo, it all starts with youMike ReillyStaff Writer

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Movie Review:

Across the Universe

By Kimberly Garrison

In the sixties, a group of four Brit-ish singers invaded America. No guns or weapons of mass destruction were used but our country was, without a doubt, changed forever.

There is not a single person who has not heard of the Beatles. If anybody says otherwise, either they are lying or they were seriously deprived as a child! Of course, there are people out there who do not enjoy the sweet, me-lodious sounds of this oh so awesome band but do not pay attention to these poor, misled souls.

The Beatles rock! Even though more people now are probably lis-tening to Soulja Boy instead of John, Paul, George and Ringo, the Beatles still have a powerful influence over America, as is evident in the new in-dependent film Across the Universe.

Universe is a musical woven around many of The Beatles’ hits. Jude, ob-viously a set up for the song “Hey Jude,” is a dockworker who travels to America in search of his estranged father who works at Princeton Uni-versity.

There he meets a slew of characters, including a carefree student, Max and his charismatic sister, Lucy (“Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” mind you) and, of course, his father. The story then moves to NYC, where more in-triguing characters are introduced, in-cluding Sadie (based on Janis Joplin), JoJo (inspired by the true guitar hero Jimi Hendrix) and Prudence (“Dear Prudence” anyone?).

The actors themselves are incred-ible. The singing, acting and emotion are all performed so well that there are no weak links that I can see. Jim Stur-gess, who plays Jude, almost resem-bles all four of The Beatles merged into one. Despite the scary visual place many of you have just entered, he is mesmerizing to watch.

And who would have thought that Evan Rachel Wood could sing? There are even cameos by Eddie Izzard, Sal-ma Hayek and Bono. Anybody who follows music, or just entertainment news, knows that anywhere that Bono goes, some political message is sure to follow.

Since the film is set in the sixties, and therefore during the Vietnam War, there is a definite anti-war senti-ment about it. In fact, Julie Taymor, who also directed Frida, practically

bangs the audience over the head with the message. However, given many Americans’ animosity towards the war on terrorism, most people will not be fazed and will probably applaud it.

Given the decade, there are also several, shall we say, psychedelic scenes. I do not know if these scenes added or took away from the film but this could also be because I am still trying to comprehend them.

This film puts an interesting spin on the music of The Beatles. Rather than have the music in the background, the actors belt out the classic tunes and, put in the right order, a plot line is formed. The idea of using well-known songs from a renowned artist or group is not original. There have been several other occasions, mostly on Broadway, where music was used to literally tell a story.

The songs used in Universe were not specially written for the story, as is the case with many musicals, and it is not a biopic, like Ray or Walk the Line. Rather, it is similar to ABBA’s Mamma Mia! (which is also due to hit the big screen in 2008) and Billy Joel’s Movin’ Out.

What I loved about the film is that, despite the fact that this idea has been done before, the actual screenplay has never been written or performed prior to the movie. Another enjoyable fea-ture of the movie is basically guess-ing which Beatles’ song will be sung next.

Ok, so I may have sacrificed my coolness factor by admitting that, but I don’t care because Across the Uni-verse is that good! Yes, I put my repu-tation on the line because this movie is just divine! Can you tell that I highly recommend this film? Ok Universe, you win, here is my soul on a silver platter! Even if you don’t share my love for Across the Universe, you can at least enjoy two hours of illustrious music from the Beatles.

After a semester’s worth of discussion, the NUSGA investigative series comes to an end. But the question still remains: Where do we go from here?

I have stood behind the story for weeks now, trying to represent a fair and infor-mative view of the students’ concerns about NUSGA. But now I want to share a new point of view and let you know what I have personally seen through my investigation.

When I started out this series, I had many misconceptions and concerns about the fairness and care that was being dis-played toward the students by NUSGA and related departments. Many of these ideas stemmed from my own difficulties and frustrations I had when working with NUSGA.

While I cannot say that every concern of mine has been addressed and laid to rest, I have to say that many of my fears were allayed after talking in person with some of the NUSGA leadership on cam-pus.

I, for one, will be the first to say that Niagara University is not lacking when it comes to passion. Every individual that I have spoken to concerning this is-sue has displayed a passionate viewpoint whether they were sharing their concerns about NUSGA or standing in defense of the organization.

No matter what your views on the top-

ic are, rest assured that the faculty and officeholders I talked to are passionate about their place on campus. They take their positions seriously and believe in what they are doing.

With this passion, I have seen a great willingness to change and adapt in the Campus Activities and NUCAP offices. While they believe in what they are do-ing, they also see that there is always room for change and improvement. They were willing to accept that maybe there was a better way to handle matters con-cerning NUSGA.

New ideas are welcomed and encour-aged and everyone I have talked to has

had the mental-ity to learn and to grow. Sug-gestions that I mentioned in passing during

interviews were written down and con-sidered seriously, in a manner that took me by surprise.

I was also overwhelmed by how inter-ested these two offices were in my per-sonal experiences on campus. An inter-view did not go by where I was not asked about my thoughts and how I perceived NU and student life. I was impressed by the care and understanding that I was not just a person writing an investigative piece about student government but I was also a student on campus with real expe-riences and real concerns.

The students as well were impressive in their opinionated viewpoints. Most ev-eryone I talked to had a side of the story to tell. Students began to really think about

NUSGA: Where do we go from

here?Kelly DrosendahlStaff WriterEditorial

“I, for one, will be the first to say that Niagara University is not lacking when it

comes to passion.”

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It is hard to put into words the power that depression had over me, the darkness that seeped into my body and claimed a full year of my life.

The impact of depression on college students today has increased dramatically, especially over the past few years. Depres-sion can be triggered by many different sit-uations and emotions. College can be very overwhelming.

In addition to the stress of schoolwork, college students must adapt to their new environment, social situations, and peer pressures. Homesickness may also be a cause of depression as college, for many students, is their first experience on their own, away from the life they know.

Many college students have expressed feeling depression, especially within their first year. For example, “According to a recent survey, nearly half of all college students report feeling so depressed that they had trou-ble functioning, and 15 percent meet the criteria for clinical depression” (Healthy Minds).

The World Health Organization defines depression as, “A common mental disorder that presents with depressed mood, loss of interest or pleasure, feelings of guilt or low self-worth, disturbed sleep or appetite, low energy, and poor concentration.” This defi-nition barely begins to describe the pain and despair that engulfs you, like a deep chill that one cannot get rid of for months or in some cases, years.

Some of the pressures and stresses that are major causes of depression start even sooner than college. Depression took over my life during my sophomore year of high school. I will never forget how the days seemed to pass by slowly that year. Worse than the heavy darkness was the fear that I felt everyday. I began to fear crowds, whispers and most painfully, I realized I was afraid of myself and the person I had become.

I did not understand what was slowly

destroying me inside and out for most of the year that I was dealing with depression. There were countless days in the summer when I would sit inside in the dark and read or be afraid to leave my own house. That is only a piece of the pain I went through. Af-ter months of endless sadness and tears, I was finally diagnosed with a social anxiety depression disorder. As I said, I was one of the lucky ones. My parents, doctor and I figured out what I was going through be-fore it got very serious.

Brittany Schottmiller, a student here at Niagara University, shared some of her personal experiences with depression. For Brittany, depression has been an intense roller coaster since it escalated right before the beginning of her sophomore year.

She stated, “I would wake up in the

morning and automatically start crying. I didn’t know why. I thought about the day ahead and just cried. I dreaded liv-ing. I didn’t want to face anything. When I thought about going somewhere, I felt like I never had the energy or the drive to get up and do it.”

It was not until college that I felt I could share my experience with others. I soon was relieved to find that I was not alone. There are many students, like Brittany, who are dealing with the same illness that I have been. For the first time in a year, I did not feel like I was alone anymore.

Depression does not discriminate. It tar-gets men and women all over the world, af-fecting each person differently. For some, depression can be described as an over-whelming sadness or loneliness. For oth-ers, however, depression can be extremely dangerous and in some cases, life-threaten-ing.

A site on suicide statistics stated, “Sui-cide is the second leading cause of death for college students.” The number one fac-

tor in college suicides (and all suicides for that matter) is untreated depression. These are very scary statistics for students. So many cases of depression go without help that it may be too late.

Brittany stated, “For some reason I be-came very suicidal had many suicidal thoughts. During that time I thought of many different ways to try to kill myself.” Luckily, Brittany reached out for help and was able to fight through these thoughts. It is vital that if you feel suicidal at any point, to contact someone for help immediately.

Although depression can feel as though there is no escape, there are many oppor-tunities for treatment available. The most important step is to first consult a doctor or counselor for help with depression.

For some, doctors may prescribe medi-cine to help with a chemical im-balance. Personally, since start-ing on medicine, I have been able to stay “balanced,” as there is often a distinct shift in person-ality and emotions associated with depression.

However medicine is not the right choice for everyone. Coun-

seling is another great treatment option. Depression can make one feel very lonely and it may be helpful to have someone to talk to and try and figure out the cause of the depression. Other forms of treatment for depression may include exercise, re-laxation therapies and herbal remedies to name a few.

There are millions of people who are facing depression everyday, especially stu-dents in college. It is important not to feel afraid to ask for help if you are feeling de-pressed or suicidal.

As advice for students going through depression, Brittany expressed, “Don’t be afraid to talk to someone about it, whether a professional or a friend. Look inside your-self. Don’t be afraid to admit that you are depressed because you’re not alone. There are a lot of people going through it. If you ever feel suicidal, reach out to someone. Don’t be afraid to because it’s not worth it. You would do a lot of damage to people who care for you and love you.”

College Confessions: A glimpse into the world of Depression

Ryan ThompsonLayout Assistant

How do you know if you are suffering from depression?If you or a person you know has exhibit-

ed four or more of the following symptoms for more than two weeks, professional help should be considered:

* Sleeping too much or too little* Frequent wakening in the middle of the night* Eating too much or too little* Inability to function at work or school* Headaches, digestive disorders, nausea, pain with no medical basis* Excessive crying* Thoughts of death or suicide* Lack of energy or constant fatigue* Slowed thinking* Difficulty in concentrating, remember-ing or making decisions* Loss of interest in daily activities* Loss of sex drive* Persistent feelings of sadness, anxiety or irritability* Inappropriate feelings of guilt or worth-lessness

Depression help services can be reached at the following:

Niagara University Counseling Services:Mon. - Fri., 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.Lower Level Seton Hall

To make an appointment, stop by or call: (716)286-8536

Suicide Hotline:

1-800-SUICIDE (1-800-784-2433)

References:

http://www.friendshospitalonline.org/Depressiontest.asp

http://www.who.int/mental_health/man-agement/depression/definition/en/

http://www.healthyminds.org/colleg-ementalhealth.cfm

http://www.suicide.org/college-student-suicide.html

“Look inside yourself. Don’t be afraid to admit that you are depressed because

you’re not alone.”

When I glance around a moderately crowded Gallagher Center just before lunchtime, it strikes me how very white our campus is. I am referring to racial background, of course. Niagara is just not big with the minority students. This has struck me ever since I started attending NU at the beginning of this semester and I am an understated blonde from the edge of suburbia.

When I look around I feel, I guess this is the best term for it, whitewashed. By this I mean that there is a very, very high percentage of Caucasian people surround-ing me at all times and it is quite obvious to me. While I have nothing against white people, seeing that I am one, I cannot help but wonder why this is so.

Why does NU attract such a small mi-nority population, especially with its prox-imity to the very urban Niagara Falls area and why do so many people that I talk to reference the men’s basketball team as the storehouse of all our black males? It seems that, being relatively close to both Buffalo and Niagara Falls, not to mention several other cities, the university would have a better representation of its urban surroundings.

The demographic statistics of 2006 show that our population

is comprised of:79.5% Caucasian students7.6% Unknown students5.3% Non-resident Alien (mostly Canadian) students3.8% African-American stu-dents1.5% Hispanic students1.2% Asian students0.7% Native American stu-dents0.4% Other students

The statistics say nothing about the representation of other underrepresented groups such as homosexuals, physically disabled peo-ples or reli-gious minori-ties.

I am not sure what it is exactly that drives away diversity but I have several ideas and, thankfully, so does the university. Be-cause they too can see how one dimen-sional our campus is, they have plans to change this. There is a “Strategic Plan” in the works that will hopefully boost our minority population and put us in a more level setting.

I admit that I was pleasantly surprised by this revelation because I had thought that the university, while not actively ex-cluding certain demographics, may well have seen this problem as a non-issue and was content to leave it alone. How-ever, this is not the case, as the plan has several different approaches to bring a larger racial variety to our statistics.

Some of their tactics include: hiring a diverse faculty, being more accommodat-ing to international students and fostering study abroad programs, providing schol-arships, encouraging language minors,

providing more multicultural content and creating a Latin American or African American Studies Major, ensuring that

the minority population in athletics is proportionate to that on cam-pus, recruiting at certain high schools such

as Niagara Falls High School and ensur-ing equal access to all programs.

If we can manage to raise the minor-ity population, I think that will help just by itself. It is intimidating to feel like the only Native American student in a sea of several thousand people, I am sure.

And I would really like to see these strategies, particularly the diverse facul-ty, scholarship and recruitment measures pan out because then perhaps I will be able to walk into Gallagher and not feel so very whitewashed.

To find out more about NU’s enroll-ment and graduation demographics, visit the Office of Institutional Research in Upper Level Gallagher Hall or at their website at:

http://www.niagara.edu/research

NU’s strategic plan to spice up the student body and give campus more color

Teresa WatsonStaff WriterEditorial

Teresa Watson

“I had thought that the university, while not actively excluding certain demographics, may well have seen this problem as a non-issue and

was content to leave it alone.”

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Nolan and Schotty’s Little Slice of Love:Walking a Day in the Shoes of your Favorite Dream Team

Nolan G. Plays the Part of Schotty T.

Glad to be Alive

I don’t remember the first couple min-utes of the day as Schotty because immedi-ately after I woke up, I began banging my head against wall. The people next door assured me that I screamed several things about hating life as well as the phrase “It’s so tight!” over and over again.

I ran to the computer that was left on all night in a minor rebellion against Al Gore. I opened my music library to discover three thousand of Keith Urban’s greatest hits. (Seriously, do these country singers ever retire?) I picked a random track. Even pretending to be Schotty, I could not notice a difference between songs. I gained some insight to her bad moods. Hearing people rant about honky-tonks and dead dogs would throw my day off too.I fell on my chair and began applying heavy amounts of makeup to my face. I needed to make sure none of my pores could breathe or someone may know they existed. I lum-bered over to my “fashionable” closet and picked out a bright yellow shirt with red polka dots. The combination of three and a half pounds of makeup and my glowing outfit gave me enough confidence to exit the building.

From One Side of Campus to the Other

It may seem strange that simply going to class has a section of its own. However, anyone who knows Schotty T. will agree that there is quite a process that exists to accomplish this endeavor. Living on the 4th floor of Seton, there are approximately twenty-five stairs that need to be climbed down in order to reach the bottom. This task is simply too overwhelming so I wait-ed seven minutes to take the elevator in-stead.

Once I was outside, my eyes zeroed in on Dunleavy Hall. Without taking my eyes off of my targeted destination, I began the walk that only Schotty can bring justice to. It can be described most accurately as a

penguin walking high speed on concrete with a set of arms pumping briskly while tightly clutching her purse. This took much more energy than the average human be-ing would want to spend but it sure is an adrenaline rush being prepared to tackle anybody who tries to block you every mo-ment.

The class was located on the second floor. I approached a staircase. I released Schotty’s signature medium-pitched wail with enough decibels to alert the entire building of her dilemma. Making a point to touch every step slowly with both feet, I ascended the stairs feeling the aging pro-cess coming over me.

Wobbling with the Stars

I was unfortunate enough to be experi-encing life in Schotty’s shoes on a Tuesday. This meant that at 9 p.m., I had to muster all the self-control I had to change the channel from the ingenious, witty, suspenseful epi-sode of House to Dancing with the Stars: The Results.

My initial assumptions about this show were this: it was a group of B-list celebri-ties who were waltzing around a ballroom for three hours while hypnotic music in the background brainwashed viewers into believing that this actually qualified as en-tertainment. However, what I actually ex-perienced was much worse.

The episode began by presenting the star who had performed best the night before. Two people began shaking to some mambo music that no one has ever heard before. I could not recognize either one of them. The judges then each took turns yelling about how wonderful these people are at dancing. The phrase “You are a star!” was used enough to make anyone question the validity of these comments.

An extra special quest star was prepared for this episode. I had never heard of him, along with 90 percent of the studio audi-ence but he still came on. He was dressed in a sailor’s costume with 25 other men do-ing an Irish jig… (It would be too easy to comment on this so I will merely observe what Schotty considers watchable televi-sion.)

All in all, spending the day in her shoes was an eye-opening experience that al-lowed me to confirm the stereotypes of sentence fragments, sexual innuendoes and diehard conservative values that we have used to define Schotty T. Schottmiller.

Ms. Schottmiller Steps into Nolan’s Shoes

Nolan at the Crack of Dawn

After Nolan and I swapped shoes in the morning I couldn’t help but notice how incredibly and ridiculously good looking I became. Not like the usual, “Wow that guy’s really good looking,” but the kind where people pass out when they see me. Because of this extraordinary gift I had just received, I couldn’t help but notice that every time I passed something reflective, I had to check myself out. As I checked myself out, I also had to fix my hair and make sure every single piece was in the right place. Even in spoons I was check-ing myself out. It didn’t matter if I was at a window and somebody was on the other side looking back at me, I checked my hair and commented to myself on how good looking I was.

As I walked back to my new dorm room in O’Donoughue, I took the stairs like a man: TWO at a time! There is no reason to waste time taking them one by one. Everyone should know that by now. As I continued to my room, a mirror sprang up on me which I almost didn’t notice ran-domly on the wall next to the bathrooms and I of course checked myself out again. Finally when I got to my room I entered to find all of my paraliminal CD’s out for my choosing. I chose the one called “Per-sonal Genius” and listened to it to become more edumacated. Then when I got tired of becoming inspired I put on my Chris-tina Aguilera album and danced around my room to “Candy Man.” Good Shit!

Luncheon

As I checked the clock I realized it was time for lunch at the fabulous establishment known as the Clet Dining Hall. As I made my way to the dining facility I continued to check myself out in every reflective thing possible. As I went around contemplating my food choices, I ended up with a salad that contained a bunch of spinach and then every single topping possible. There was tomato, chopped peppers, cauliflower, cottage cheese, carrots, mushrooms, jelly, toothpaste, mints and just a little drizzle of ranch dressing. Deliciousness! As I ate lunch I chatted with my friend or as I really like to call them, “my acquaintances” be-cause I feel that if I call them friends, they

might become too attached to my amazing self. I cannot have people in my business all the time. Anyway as I chatted with the people around me, I made everyone laugh and smile with my amazing humor and witty remarks.

After lunch I went around to many differ-ent important meetings. I don’t remember what the meetings were about or why they have any meaning in my life. Mostly be-cause I was checking myself out the entire time. It’s a curse being this good looking!

The Secret to being Amazing

Then for the rest of my day I read up on “The Secret” and trying finding out life’s meaning. Also I watched the first few sea-sons of the most amazing show ever. Gilm-ore Girls of course! I don’t know exactly what they’re saying on that show because they talk so fast but I figure anyone who can talk that fast is worth watching.

Something else I noticed when step-ping into Nolan’s shoes was that I used my hands a lot while talking. They are like a tool to really get my points across to peo-ple about whatever I may be talking about. Whenever I really got into a good song, I would use my hands and start playing them on tables as if I were playing a piano. I feel this shows how musically inclined I am when in reality I really have no musical talent at all. But it does make me a more complex and interesting being.

Back to Basics

The next day I woke up and had to take a very, very, very, long shower to get the smell of living as Nolan Guiffré for a day off of my body and soul. I suggest no-body ever go into that domain as long as they ever live. It is a scary and eerie place where, if you go and listen long enough in the silence, you might just hear the faint sound of a Gilmore Girl talking………non-stop.

The Conclusion

All of the other editions of Little Slice of Love have contained valuable advice for our readers. However, this article seems to lack a purpose that would benefit our read-ers in any way. Several people have raised the question: “What is the point of this ar-ticle?” Well, we have an answer for every-thing. (Not usually a good one, but an an-swer none-the-less.) This particular answer is being withheld as blackmail until Gilm-ore Girls is taken out of syndication and made illegal in all first world countries.

By columnists Nolan Guiffré and Brittany “Schotty” Schottmiller

Since we began writing Little Slice of Love, we have received thousands of fan letters. Many of our dedicated fans wonder what it is like to spend a day in our shoes. We decided that for the small fee of $3,000,000, we would allow a fan to shadow us for a day. However, due to insurance obstacles along with a slew of federal laws, we were unable to offer this service. In-stead, we decided to give our fans the next best thing: We would spend the day in each other’s shoes. (Not literally of course because lord knows what kind of foot fungus Schotty may be cultivating.) Be prepared now, as your life’s greatest questions are about to be answered.

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Letters to the EditorDear Index,

If you were to walk through Var-sity Village in the last few weeks, you probably would have seen the Christmas spirit glowing from House Three.

A few weeks ago, students living in House Three, clad in red Christ-mas hats, diligently worked to put up an array of Christmas decora-tions on the front of the House to welcome those who passed by and to enjoy the Christmas season.

These decorations included the icicle-style Christmas lights lin-ing the front of the house as well as a giant inflatable Santa Claus sitting atop the roof of the porch. Everyone in the village enjoyed these lights immensely as it helped

to put them in the Christmas spirit. Even facility services agreed that the students did a good job when putting up the decorations.

The reason I am writing this ar-ticle is because I am extremely saddened by the actions of the Housing Office which forced these students to immediately take down the Christmas decorations despite pleading by the residents and resi-dential staff. The reason the Hous-ing Office cited for their action is that it was a “fire hazard.”

I do not understand how putting Christmas lights inside of a room or a dorm poses any less of a sup-posed fire hazard than putting lights up on the outside of a building but putting lights up inside is allowed and outside is not. I believe that

this rule was also meant only to ap-ply to apartments and dormitories as it states you cannot put decora-tions up outside of your window.

The situation in Varsity Village is one that is different because they are stand-alone houses and not large buildings as the dorms are. Who would walk by the house and immediately think of getting the lights taken down? Where is this school’s Christmas spirit?

Last I checked I was attending a Catholic university and the Grin-ch-like spirit here is very discour-aging. Seeing a deflated Santa ly-ing defeated on the porch table is a sight that I will not easily forget this holiday season.

- Alexander Hinkley

To: The Niagara IndexATTN: Dr. Nolan Guiffré and Mme Schotty T. Schottmiller,

My name is Ralph E. Earlenstein, the new editor-in-chief of the New York Times. I am writing in regards to your spectacular column, Little Slice of Love. The New York Times is looking for a feature column that demonstrates the highest taste in popular culture. Af-ter considering thousands of alternatives, Little Slice of Love was the unanimous choice by everyone here at our humble newspaper.

I would like to offer you both full-time positions on our staff here in New York. I cannot list details like salary and benefits in this letter. However, I assure you that you will be making well over $25 million each annually. I look forward to hearing from you. I am in the office most of the time but I can also be reached at my Butts and Guts class every Wednesday night at 8 p.m. Do not hesitate to call.

Sincerely, Ralph E. Earlenstein New York Times, Editor-in-Chief

RESPONSE:Dearest readers,

In order to clear up any rumors that are circulating, Schotty and I would like to announce that we have turned down Mr. Earlenstein’s generous offer.

We assure you that it has nothing to do with the fact that we really like our readers or this area. The deci-sion was reached based on the simple fact that The Niagara Index offered us more money.

Happy Reading, Nolan Guiffré The Niagara Index, Columnist: Little Slice of

Love

people are accepted into college at all. I also want to point out that according to

the education statistics at http://www.na-tionmaster.com, the United States govern-ment spends a greater percentage of their Gross Domestic Product (the GDP is the amount of revenue a country brings in per year) on education than does France. But because of the completely different nature of our cultures, politics and economies, that covers tuition 100 percent for those French who get into college. Universal post-sec-ondary education in the United States would be fiscally impossible. Nonetheless, France is not quite the glowing utopia that Moore would have you imagine, eh?

Michael Moore appeals to stupid Ameri-cans, the ones who do not understand mi-croeconomics, the ones whose only ex-posure to other healthcare systems is that which they gained from watching soap operas or Sicko. These less-than-bright Americans are Michael Moore’s puppets, getting angry at whomever he points to, jumping behind his cause because he is overweight, unhappy and middle class like them.

None of this is constructive. Moore can mobilize as many people as he wants so he can pat himself on the back but what are all of these people, who suddenly care about healthcare for the first time in their lives, going to do about it?

I guess my point is that it is not as easy as Michael Moore makes it sound. Of course, it is not fair that wealthy moguls are get-ting even richer for denying Americans health care but that circumstance is only one of the many issues that hold back our health care system. Many of these issues, such as our massive population (302 mil-lion to be exact), our country’s issues with obesity, and already too high taxes, the majority of which go to welfare programs, seem to be out of our immediate control. So Michael Moore’s sensationalism is just that, empty, foundationless fanaticism and I think he would have been much more successful had he take a smarter, more re-alistic, less cynical approach to our health care problems.

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Moore’s harping about

healthcare does the US

no good

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the issues and decide whether things were being run properly or not.

Yet the one resounding conclusion that I came to through this whole investiga-tion is that there is a lack of communi-cation between NUSGA and the student body. Many of the students I talked to were either just beginning to realize their concerns or were mentioning them for the first time.

These issues can only be cleared up if they are mentioned to the people that have the power and influence to change them. If they are not thought about, considered and brought to the attention of the student body and staff, then there is no way for NUSGA to know that there are concerns that must be addressed.

I find it important to note that during my investigation and the publication of my findings, not a single student re-sponded to my request for emailed opin-ions. Yes, there were some students who were willing to state their opinions once I asked them. But other than the individu-als whose opinions were published in The Index as well as an individual who wished to remain nameless, no one seemed to truly stand up to the plate to voice their concerns.

From what I could tell, this was the first time that some of the NUSGA staff and their advisors had heard about the con-cerns being raised by the student body. As is always natural, there is defensiveness and a fear that comes with this type of investigation of any organization.

NUSGA and their related offices are not beyond this natural human reaction. Un-derstanding this may help to dispel some of the initial tension resulting from this investigation. But what I also saw was a shift that occurred after the first signs of defensiveness and fear. There began to be an understanding and willingness to consider the accusations being brought to their doorstep. Whether there simply needed to be a resolution of miscommu-nication or whether there needed to be a change in the organization itself, a desire to understand the concerns of the student body began to set in.

So, whether you were happy with the results and answers provided by this in-vestigation or not, there is simply one thing that you need to take away from this as a student: Speak your concerns! And this does not mean simply complaining about them to your friends or unintelli-gently spouting them off to show that you are angry.

This means that you carefully consid-er your concerns and then bring them to the people who have the power to effect change. So, next time you have a problem with how things are being done on cam-pus, SAY SOMETHING!

It is time for the student body of Ni-agara University to SPEAK UP!

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The American flag to some has no mean-ing. It is just a symbol for the country where they live. Imagine seeing it laid over the casket of someone you loved very much. After that, it has a totally different meaning.

Recently my hero passed away. My grandfather was my hero because of what he did when his country needed him. After the attacks on Pearl Harbor, my grandfa-ther went to enlist and lied about his age in order to go to war. He was only 17, so he changed his birth certificate to make it look like he was older. I do not know a lot of guys that age anymore that would do that these days.

On November 12 of this year, which ironically was Veterans Day. My grandfa-ther passed away. I will never forget the view walking behind his casket to his final resting place or how it looked when I was sitting in front of his casket and the color guard fired the 21- gun salute in his honor. Then they did the 13 folds of the flag and handed it to my grandma who later gave it to me because she wanted me to have it.

At the time I did not know what the 13 folds meant for the flag of a veteran or what the 21 shots in the 21- gun salute meant. From my grandfather’s funeral I now know what it all means and I think it is something that is interesting for everyone to learn. Here is the information given to me by the color guard.

Do you know that at military funerals, the 21- gun salute actually stands for the sum of the numbers in the year 1776?

Have you noticed that the flag is folded 13 times? One probably thinks that it is 13 because of the 13 original colonies but each fold actually has its own meaning. They stopped teaching this information in public schools in 1955.

The 1st fold of our flag is a symbol of life.

The 2nd fold symbolizes our belief in eternal love.

The 3rd fold is made in honor and remem-brance of the veterans departing our ranks who gave a portion of their lives for the defense of our country to attain peace throughout the world.

The 4th fold represents our weaker nature, for as American citizens trusting in God, it is to Him we turn in times of peace as well as in time of war for His divine guidance.

The 5th fold is a tribute to our country, for in the words of Stephen Decaur, “Our Coun-try, in dealing with other countries, may she always be right; but is still our country, right or wrong.”

The 6th fold is for where our hearts lie. It is with our hearts that “we pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God indivisible, with Liberty and Justice for all.”

The 7th fold is a tribute to our Armed Forces, for it is through the Armed Forces that we protect our country and our flag against all

her enemies, whether they be found within or without the boundaries of our republic.

The 8th fold is a tribute to the one who en-tered into the valley of the shadow of death, that we might see the light of day.

The 9th fold is a tribute to womanhood and mothers. For it has been through their faith, their love, loyalty and devotion that the character of men and women who have made this country great has been molded.

The 10th fold is a tribute to the fathers, for they too have given their sons and daugh-ters for the defense of our country since they were first born.

The 11th fold represents the lower portion of the seal of King David and King Solo-mon and glorifies in the Hebrew’s eyes, the God of Isaac and Jacob.

The 12th fold represents an emblem of eter-nity and glorifies, in the Christian’s eyes, God The Father, The Son and The Holy Spirit.

The 13th fold, or when the flag is completely folded, the stars are uppermost remind-ing us of our nation’s motto, “In God We Trust.”

After the flag is folded and tucked in, it takes on the appearance of a cocked hat, ever reminding us of the soldiers who served under General George Washington and the sailors and marines who served under Captain John Paul Jones who were followed by their comrades and shipmates in the Armed Forces of the United States, preserving for us the rights, privileges and freedoms we enjoy today.

Then when the ceremony for the depart-ed is complete, if wanted they will put the shells to the bullets shot during the 21- gun salute in the pocket of the flag.

The flag I have been given in honor of my grandfather I plan to have put in a case to protect it and I will pass it down to my children, as well as the story of my grand-father’s life and what made him my hero.

How thirteen folds can change a flag’s worth

Brittany SchottmillerStaff Writer

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In recent news there has been a huge scare about a certain Staph infection that attacks the skin. The name of this infection is MRSA, which stands for Methicillin-re-sistant Staphylococcus Aureus.

The UK newspaper The Guaardian pub-lished an article on Nov. 28, for example, that warned against the multiplying strains of the infection and the fatal misdiagnoses that coincide with a recent Staph explosion in the medicine world.

Resident students may have recently seen flyers posted around most of the bath-rooms in the dorms. This is because MRSA is deemed a fatal infection and news strains of MRSA bacteria means that the problem is getting worse.

According to the Mayo Clinic’s website, this strand of Staph emerged in hospitals and was found to be resistant to broad-spec-trum antibiotics, which was initially used to treat it. It basically has overpowered all but the most powerful drugs out there.

This Staph strain can be found on the skin or in the noses of about one third of the population. Household pets and farm animals can be carriers as well. According to the Mayo Clinic, if it is found on one’s skin or nose, he is considered to be “colo-nized”.

Just because one is colonized does not mean that he or she is sick. It just means that he or she carries the infection but does not demonstrate symptoms. However, car-riers can pass it on. The way MRSA can enter into the body is by an open cut or wound. In healthy individuals, MRSA can often cause only a minor skin problem but in the older population or people with weak immune systems, it can cause severe illness or death.

What are the signs of MRSA? Well, Staph infections in general can start out looking like a small bumps, resembling pimples, boils or spider bites. They can quickly be-come deep and painful abscesses that need medical attention.

According to the Mayo Clinic, the infec-tion can sometimes stay contained to the skin. Other times, it can cause other infec-tions in the body like to the bones, joints, surgical wounds, heart valves and lungs.

College students are particularly suscep-

tible since they live and spend most of their time in high traffic areas. To prevent your-self from getting this infection, the first step is to wash your hands often. This is critical! Do not sneeze in your hands. Sneeze into your elbow. This helps a little, lowering the risk of passing on germs.

Use antibacterial hand gels if you cannot make it to hot water and soap. Do not share towels, soap, razors, drinks, eating utensils or anything that comes into contact with your bodily fluids. Even if it is your best buddy from kindergarten who washes his or her hands a million times a day, just DO NOT DO IT!!

When you have a cold, throw you tissue out as soon as you are done with it. Do not keep it in your pocket. Remember, MRSA can live in your nose. Please take that into account. Another tip is to not walk around your dorms, classrooms or anywhere bare-foot. This is a hard one but try to disin-fect your room daily. Wipe down the gym equipment when you are done with it.

Shaving for cosmetic reasons is a norm but it causes small cuts making you more susceptible to infection so you may want to consider dealing with a little fuzz for a while, which is easy in the winter months. Another protective habit is to wear flip-flops in the bathrooms and showers of the dorms.

More information on how to protect yourself from MRSA and how to recog-nize MRSA symptoms can be found at MayoClinic.com and MedicineNet.com.

Cory Oudkerk

Staph infection scare worsening

Corinne “Cory” OudkerkStaff Writer

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KATE KOPERSKI NAMED DIRECTOR OF CASTELLANI

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Kate Koperski, curator of folk art at the Castel-lani Art Museum of Niagara University, has been named director of the on-campus educational and cultural attraction.A native of Buffalo,

Koperski has served the museum since 1991, cu-rating and developing ex-hibitions, workshops and performances, family ac-tivities and arts-in-edu-cation projects. She holds a Master of Arts in Human-ities from the University at Buffalo.“In Kate Koperski, the

Castellani Art Museum will have a consummate profes-sional and thoroughly ef-fective administrator as its new director,” said Mary Borgognoni, associ-ate vice president for academic affairs - oper-ations and outreach. “As a direct result of her

great success as the mu-seum’s folk arts curator, Kate enjoys a tremendous credibility in the local community, as well as a statewide reputation for excellence. I am excited about Kate’s ideas for further integrating the museum’s exhibitions and permanent collection with academic programs at Ni-agara University,” Borgo-gnoni addedDuring Koperski’s ten-

ure, innovative exhibi-tions combining contem-porary art and folk art have been a hallmark of Castellani Art Museum programming. She has also been recognized for her collaborative approach to the curatorial process. Planning partnerships with museum profession-als, scholars, community experts, and artists has resulted in exhibitions that ensure that multiple points of view are rep-resented in presentation strategies, interpretive materials, and education-al programming. Koperski is the recipi-

ent of both a state and national award for excel-lence in children’s pro-gramming funded by the National Endowment of the Arts, and a 1998 nominee for Niagara University’s Perboyre Medal, which recognizes extraordinary contribution and service to global society. She was honored as 1996 Citizen of the Year, Art Category, by the Am-Pol Eagle, and in 1993 she received the Dorothy Mullen National Arts and Humanities Award for family arts program-ming. She has served as a grant

review panelist for the New York State Council on the Arts; as a region-al editor of Voices: The Journal of New York Folk-lore; a review panelist for Special Opportunity Stipend Grants awarded to artists in all disciplines through the Arts Council in Buffalo and Erie Coun-ty; and as a project con-sultant for “The Beauty of the Beast: Animal Imagery in American Folk Art,” an exhibition produced by the

Carnegie Art Center. She participated as a member of the curatorial team for “Beginning a New Century: Emerging Artists in West-ern New York,” produced by the Burchfield-Penney Art Center. She is also an active member of the Cultural Alliance of Ni-agara.Commenting on her ap-

pointment, Koperski noted that the museum occupies a unique position in the regional community. “It was our founder’s vision to provide free access to the extraordinary collec-tion of contemporary art he assembled during his lifetime,” she said. “Ar-mand Castellani believed that art is for everyone, and we plan to enhance and expand educational oppor-tunities that increase our audiences’ apprecia-tion and enjoyment of a wide range of artistic expressions. I personally feel that our staff is the strongest in the museum’s history, and support from the university has never been higher,” she added.

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It is hard to believe that the semester is almost over! There were moments that we wish would have never ended and of course, there were those that seemed to go on forever. Good or bad, one thing is for sure: you made it!

The last of the papers will be submit-ted, the final exams will soon be over and before you know it you will be back on campus to start a new semester all over again. While students stress over making the grades and possibly being accepted by that oh-so-prestigious grad school, filmmakers feel the same pressure but on a much larger scale.

When people go to the movies, they go to relax, have a good time and just take a break from life. Filmmakers are not so lucky. They have to make the movies wor-thy enough for the critics and of course, the biggest critic is the audience.

Think about it. When you hand in that final paper, only the professor will read it. If you get that “A” you were striving for, then those all-nighters paid off. If, how-ever, you do not do as well as you had hoped, well only you and the professor have to know.

Now think of that one paper being pro-jected on a screen to be witnessed by mil-lions of viewers. If they approve, then you are golden until the next movie comes out. If the movie bombs, well, you will probably be mocked for eternity, much like Ben Affleck and the horrendous Gi-gli. I guess there was a reason why the title is unpronounceable.

This year, like most years, had its ups and downs in the film industry. There were those movies that were a surprise hit such as Wild Hogs, of which I have heard nothing but good reviews. There were those that everybody expected to be Oscar-worthy, such as Dreamgirls.

There were the blockbusters, such as Bourne Supremacy and Pirates. And last, and in this case least, there were those that failed miserably but I will not men-tion any names…Hannibal Rising and The Number 23.

But all name-calling aside, let’s take a look back at the hits, the misses and ev-erything in between:

The months of January through April did not start out as strong as other years, and they yielded some very forgettable movies. Remember Code Name: The Cleaner? Anybody? Anybody? What about Happily N’Ever After, staring the voices of couple Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze Jr.? I could not even tell you what The Astronaut Farmer was about, further proving my point.

Among the ones that we wish we could forget was Norbit, Eddie Murphy’s failed attempt to play every role like he did in his successfully hilarious Nutty Profes-sor. Then there was The Number 23, which received scores of bad to terrible reviews. These movies were the worst of the worst but luckily, several movies were able to save Hollywood.

The movies everyone knew would be successful, at least for opening weekend, proved that they were up for the chal-lenge. Movies such as The Bourne Ulti-matum, Shrek the third, Live Free or Die Hard, Ocean’s 13, Harry Potter and Pi-rates of the Caribbean 3 were destined to be favorites because their predecessors were just that, blockbuster success sto-ries.

Yet, how successful can a movie really be if it is a sequel? All of these movies were sequels to sequels, already having a loyal fan base. It is a little hard to say

that these blockbusters were genuine sell-ers since the true success movies were the originals.

But there were some originals that were successful. Films such as 300, Transform-ers, Superbad, and Knocked Up received rave reviews from the audience. I honest-ly never heard any complaints about any of these movies. Everybody seems to be-lieve these movies were instant classics. I, however, saw a few and was somewhat less than impressed.

That is the one thing that is wrong with surprise hits: everybody starts talking. Often people will work the movie up so much that by the time others see it, their expectations are so high that they find the movie to be somewhat lacking. However, those who saw these movies before the hype were pleased, which is what counts for the success of the film.

This brings us up to speed on the mov-

ies that have already been weighed, mea-sured and hopefully not found wanting. But the year is not over yet. The holiday season brings many potential hits to the silver screen and this year is no different. Among the contenders are Fred Claus, which recently hit theaters, The Golden Compass, Sweeny Todd (a musical with Johnny Depp singing) and National Trea-sure 2.

All in all, I would say that 2007 was a good year. The summer definitely had some huge hits, and even in the off sea-son, there were some nice surprises. I find, however, that I do not look forward to seeing movies in theaters as much as I used to. It is not because I have matured or expanded my horizons, I KNOW that is not true! But movies just do not seem to be what they used to be.

There are some movies that I cannot

wait to see but there seem to be more that I cannot believe even made it to the cut-ting room. The other weekend, I found myself channel surfing, hoping to find an older movie that I could watch that would satisfy my itch. And sure enough, I was much more content watching a syndicat-ed movie than paying $8.75 at the local cinema.

What does this mean? Probably noth-ing, since I am but one person but in my opinion, film makers have to up their game because soon more and more people will rather stay home and watch older mov-ies than the latest blockbuster. So perhaps filmmakers ought to study more and find out what people want to see other than just racing to see who makes the biggest box office hits.

Remember, to the filmmakers around the world: quality, not quantity!

This year’s flops and fairytalesKimberly GarrisonStaff Writer

Men’s HockeyDecember 14 & 15 - Wayne State, 7:05 p.m.December 30 - @ Canisius, 7 p.m.January 4 & 5 - @CornellJanuary 11 & 12 - Robert Morris, 7:05 p.m.January 18 - @ Wayne State, 7 p.m.January 19 - @ Wayne State, 3:30 p.m.

Women’s HockeyDecember 7 - @ Colgate, 7 p.m.December 8 - @ Colgate, 4 p.m.December 29 - vs Yale @ Nutmeg Classic, 3 p.m.December 30 - vs Consolation @ Nutmeg Classic Championchip Game, TBAJanuary 4 - Providence, 7 p.m.January 5 - Providence, 2 p.m.January 18 - Brown, 7 p.m.January 19 - Yale, 7 p.m.

Men’s BasketballDecember 6 - Rider, 7 p.m.December 9 - @ Towson, 1 p.m.December 15 - @ St. Johns, 4 p.m.December 22 - Marist, 1 p.m.December 28 - vs Morgan State, 11 a.m.December 29 - Cable Car Classic, TBAJanuary 3 - @ Iona, 7:30 p.m.January 5 - @ Manhattan, 2 p.m.

Women’s BasketballDecember 7 -@ Loyola, 7 p.m.December 9 - @ Rider, 2 p.m.December 17 - Cleveland State, 7 p.m.December 20 - Jacksonville, 11 a.m.December 22 - @ Oakland, 12 p.m.January 2 - Duquesne, 7 p.m.January 6 - @ St. Peter’s, 2 p.m.January 10 - Iona, 7 p.m.

Women’s Swimming and DivingDecember 8 - @ Binghamton, TBADecember 8 - vs Howard, TBAJanuary 18 - @ Canisius, TBAJanuary 19 - Buffalo, 1 p.m.January 26 - @ Cleveland State, 1 p.m.February 2 - St. Bonaventure, 1 p.m.

Men’s Swimming and DivingDecember 8 - @ Binghamton, TBADecember 8 - vs Howard, TBAJanuary 18 - @ Canisius, TBAJanuary 19 - Buffalo, 1 p.m.January 26 - @ Cleveland State, 1 p.m.February 2 - St. Bonaventure, 1 p.m

Women’s TennisJanuary 26 - Colgate, 6 p.m.February 2 - @ Buffalo, 12 p.m.February 3 - Cleveland State, 1 p.m.February 8 - Syracuse, 6 p.m.

Men’s TennisFebruary 3 - Cleveland State, 1 p.m.February 9 - @ Buffalo, TBAFebruary 15 - vs Eastern III, TBAFebruary 16 - @ lupu Ft. Wayne, TBA

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The Back Page

Pick up the answers to this week’s crossword in our next edition at the Gallagher Center next semester on Monday, February 4, 2008.

ACROSS4. Will’s aunt’s name 5. On the ________ is where I spent most of my days.”8. Ashley had a brief but exciting career as a profes-sional one of these9. “Now, this is a story all about how my life got flipped-turned ______ _______.”10. Carlton was often teased about his _______.13. Hilary’s fiancé who died14. Carlton dresses up as this animal, his school’s mascot15. Will’s hometown17. Carlton’s favorite singer (two words)18. This supermodel made many guest appearances (two words)20. Hilary’s fiancé died doing this (two words)22. Will’s best friend who has a crush on Hilary

DOWN1. Uncle Phil’s original profession2. Carlton and Will lived here during their college years3. Geoffrey is from here6. “When a couple of guys who were up to no good started making trouble in my __________.”

7. Will’s youngest cousin in the final season11. The license plate of the cab that brings will to Bel-Air says this12. Alfonso Ribeiro plays this character (two words)16. Geoffrey’s profession19. Will gets sent to Bel-Air after getting into a _____.21. The college Will and Carlton go to

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