MAY 2013
• A MONTHLY PUBLICATION FOR THE STUDENTS OF NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY COLLEGE, DANVERS, LYNN, & BEVERLY, MASSACHUSETTS •
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BOSTON MARATHON KINGSLEY FLOOD
REFLECTION
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GOOD NIGHT AND
GOOD LUCK...
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YOU KNOW, ‘CAUSE I’VE
ALWAYS WANTED TO SAY IT
BY LYDIA WAHL,
EDITOR IN CHEIF
Farewell Northshore,
Graduation is bittersweet, mostly sweet, but my last two
years at NSCC have been good. I have learned a lot from many excellent teachers, but some of them were truly supreme. I have always
believed, in my very long twenty one years on this earth, that
farewell letters should also be accompanied with many thanks.
Especially because my farewell to Northshore means also saying
goodbye to a lot of good people and professors.
I have embarrassingly enough taken at least six French
classes. I took French in eighth grade, most of high school, and two
Pennon Office, Left to right: Dawn Karolides, Jonathan Hoel, Calvin
Gil, Jessie Paiva, Lydia Wahl
years here. I am far, very far, from fluent. Although I loved my first
French teacher dearly, Professor Sophie Vinokur will always have a
special place in my heart. She had an unyielding dedication to finding the perfect way of teaching us French. She was loving in all her
classes and never forgot if you were missing from class. She brought
all her classes close together, making for long term friends. Just this
last class she said “I have the best students in the whole college.”
Now I know that is far from true but I believed we were to her.
Profite de la vie! Enjoy the life!
I only took one class with Professor Yusef Hayes but it was
truly memorable. I think a lot of students will agree with me. He
taught me about speech, most importantly, because that was the class.
He also taught me to truly speak up for what I believe in but also how
to construct that in the most polite and poignant way possible. He
taught me about people who have sacrificed their whole lifestyle and
being for what they believe in. Our speech class became very close,
I think mostly because we all start off so terrified of public speaking.
He was able to put my irrational fears to CONTINUED ON PAGE 3
2013 GRADUATES
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BOSTON
MARATHON
MEMORIAL
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Student Government
Election Results
DEAN’S CORNER
DR. JOANNE LIGHT
DEAN OF ENROLLMENT
As May 23rd quickly
approaches, I want to congratulate all our graduating students –
you should be so proud of your
accomplishments as you continue on your journey to jobs, additional higher education and
opportunities. Your hard work
and perseverance have paid off,
and we honor you as you prepare to walk across the stage
and receive your diploma with
your family, friends, classmates
and NSCC staff watching with
delight. Do not doubt yourself
and continue to dream and
accomplish
your
goals.
Hopefully we have conveyed to
you the importance of “community” in your college experience, and you become engaged
in your own community. Your
education and this accomplishment are more important than
ever in our current climate and
economy.
The Commencement
speaker, Dr. John Nelson is a
familiar persona to many of us.
Nelson, formerly a professor in
NSCC’s English department,
retired in 2002 after 31 years of
service. During his tenure at
NSCC, he was awarded a
Teaching Excellence Award, the
National Institute for Staff &
Organizational Development,
(NISOD), and twice was awarded the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
Outstanding
Service Award. John, a resident
of Gloucester, earned a B.A.
from Harvard University, an
M.A. from the University of
Illinois and took graduate
English courses at Oxford
University, England. Nelson
served on the NSCC Board of
Trustees for 7 years the last two
of which he served effectively
as Chair. John writes both fiction and non-fiction, on subjects
ranging from bird behavior to
the depiction of criminals in literature, and has published a
book on the teaching of critical
BY
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2013 GRADUATION
Dr. John Nelson
thinking skills, Cultivating
Judgment. He is sure to add a
wonderful touch to our ceremony.
If you believe you are
eligible for graduation for a
degree or certificate in May or
in August of this year, be sure to
submit your “Application to
Graduate” available online or in
the Enrollment Centers. I t is
not too late to apply. You want
to be sure to receive your credential in a timely manner! This
will be important in both your
job search or transfer application. You can complete a summer 1 class and stillbe eligible
for May completion.
Continuing students,
kudos to you as well for moving
forward with your academic
progress. Consider summer as a
means of making up time or
moving ahead with your degree
pursuit. There is still time to
register for summer classes.
There are 6 week, 8 week, 10
week and 12 week options - so
carefully check the course
search on the Web or in Pipeline
so you can see your options and
choose appropriately.
It is also the time now
to register for your fall classes
in order to get the best choices.
Bills are not due until August 1,
2013. The best action at this
point is to see an advisor so you
can build a schedule, discuss
your education goals and plan
ahead both academically and
financially. You want to be sure
to stay on track for your major
and strive toward completion.
Meeting
with
an
Advisor is one of your best decisions and resources on campus.
Now is also the time to
apply or re-apply for financial
aid. Enrollment Services is trying hard to serve all of you who
have questions and concerns
about your financial status and
your means for paying for
school. Please be patient when
you have an inquiry and come in
early to seek help when the
offices are somewhat less busy.
It is best to leave for summer
break with everything in order
so act early ! A Financial Aid
Application (FAFSA) must be
filed every year in order to
receive financial aid. The
Financial Services Department
will post upcoming workshops
for help with completion of
FAFSA on Pipeline so stay
tuned.
Have a wonderful and
productive and safe summer. I
hope to see you all on campus in
the fall ready to succeed and
participate!
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The Boston Marathon Bombing
Letter From The Editor
To The Worried,
National atrocity has ravaged our academic year. North Shore has set it’s
flags at half mast for many tragedies; from the shooting at the Connecticut
Elementary School, to the shooting at the Colorado movie theater. Now, more
recently, the bombing at the finish line of The Boston Marathon have brought our
flags down again. With every new act of violence a sense that nowhere is safe
overcomes us, but we can not cower.
If people hide away, they will lose their sense of community and send a
message of vulnerability out to the world. The human race needs community, to
boost courage and strength. Because of this, a major part of society is accountability. We can not be scared out of holding people accountable for their actions. The
President was right when he said Boston is a tough city; we are fighters, and are a
national beacon of justice and freedom.
A Word From The
Student Government
Association:
The Student Government Association would like to recognize all those affected by the Boston Tragedy you are in our thoughts
and prayers. We would also like to extend our sincerest thanks to all
law enforcement members for their quick response time and tireless
efforts to capture the suspects. It's because of them we are all a little
safer. We would also like to thank our own campus police for doubling their numbers taking extra precautions to keep our students
safe.
Society can be disgusting and hideous. At first glance, the footage of the
Boston Marathon appeared to be footage of war in a far off land. Now it is here,
and that is why we must get up after the bully pushes us down and say these things
are not acceptable to me. Our nation is putting a stop to bullying in our schools,
and now its time to do the same around the world. My father always told me life
is unfair and bad things happen to good people. However, I have always believed
that life is only unfair if we allow it to be. Our citizens can join together to make
our city peaceful again. Remember that, at heart, we are all patriots and that means
we should not be afraid.
The moments after the incident were filled with bravery and selflessness.
Now it is our turn to be brave and restore Boston and our fellow citizens to health.
We can not allow people to take good from our lives, and we can stop them.
Current students will be the ones to change the world and its conduct. Though
many of you may feel like you are still young, it is already time to start fighting
for a different world. We have to send the message that anger and destruction are
not forms of communication. North Shore has a society of intelligent and enthusiastic students, it is time for us to join our community in its fight against evil.
We are Boston Strong.
Lydia Wahl
Editor In Chief, The Pennon
North Shore Community College
sends all it’s love to the victims of
The Boston Marathon Bombing.
How You Can Help
Donate Blood- The Red Cross has annonced that it has sufficient
blood to satisfy the tragedies needs. However, there is always a
high demand for blood. Please schedule an appointment to give
blood at the Redcross.com
Donate money at:
One Fund Boston- https://onefundboston.org/
The Red Cross- american.redcross.org/BostonMarathon
Boston Childrens Hospital https://giving.childrenshospital.org/ways-to-help-boston-marathon
To avoid donating to fake charities, donate to larger,
well established organizations. Wicked Local recommends checking
out credible charities at: “charitynavigator.org, bbb.org/charity or
the attorney general’s Non-Profit Organizations/Public Charities
Division at mass.gov/charitiesreports.”
Read more:
Where to donate to aid Boston Marathon bombing victims
- Concord, MA - The Concord Journal
http://www.wickedlocal.com/concord/news/x409757229/Where-todonate-to-aid-Boston-Marathon-bombing-victims#ixzz2RJQa5e5S
"Boston is a tough and resilient town, so are its people. I'm supremely confident that Bostonians will
pull together, take care of each other, and move forward as one proud city and as they do, the American
people will be with them every single step of the way."
-President Barack Obama
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FAREWELL NORTHSHORE
rest. He also picked the best
course required textbooks I
have ever had to use which I
suggest anyone who glanced
over this letter to read. One was
The Legacy of Luna: The Story
of a Tree, a Woman and the
Struggle to Save the Redwoods
by Julia Hill. This booked
delved not only into preservation but analyzed how people
react to preservation, and those
striving to do so. The other book
was a book on speech called
The Natural Speaker by Randy
Fujishin. The Natural Speaker
was a book that broke down
speech on a whole new level.
These were definitely the kind
of books you don’t return at the
end of the semester. For something that you have done and
will do your whole life, talking,
Professor Hayes was able to
teach us that words are not the
only thing that go into a speech.
I took three out of my
seven English classes with Dr.
Altomari. Those were classes I
truly hated to miss. She introduced me to many authors who
have become some of my
favorites. I will miss her Jane
Austen
and
William
Shakespeare action figures.
However, her teaching style is
what I will most miss. She
would give us notes but would
also take notes with us so we
knew what she really held
important in her courses.
Everything she said was not just
written on her powerpoints
which is the way you are supposed to do them but no one
does. She would let us express
our creativity and perspective in
a liberating and unbiased way. I
will never forget watching
Chaucer Raps. She also taught
us a lot about writing style and
professionalism. I will always
remember not to call an epic a
novel which I didn’t do but I
will always remember not to. I
will never forget a quote from
Mark Twain she told us “I didn't
have time to write a short letter,
so I wrote a long one instead.” I
think I will remember a lot of
what I learned from her well
into my career.
I don’t want all my
others teachers to be sad. They
were all important to me but you
know, I can not write a paragraph for each teacher. I mean I
could...how about a few sentences. Timothy Whitman was
the best math teacher I have
ever had. I hate math and I
know everyone says that but if
math was a person I would torture it as it has tortured me. He
explained things so plainly and
simply which was great because
this was before I took college
The Legacy of Luna: The Story
of a Tree, a Woman and the
Struggle to Save the Redwoods
by Julia Hill.
The Natural Speaker by Randy
Fujishin.
level math, which out of pure
intelligence I decided to save for
the end of my time here. I am
currently working with Dr.
Sullivan and Professor Gawrys
who are both great Math teachers but have assisted the Math
tion and know that you have
affected and changed me but I
could not write a paragraph on
you.
Last but not least,
because those words needs to be
in every letter, I have to thank
Chris, Victoria, and Laurie who
guided me through my time in
The Pennon. They gave me an
opportunity to be an Editor In
Chief which is a privilege I do
not think I will ever be graced
with again. It was one of the
most exciting things that has
happened to me since I got married. All three, full heartedly
offered me help with anything
they possible could. Chris and I
became good friends (I think
secretly because we have the
same haircut) and I will definitely carry some of his knowledge and spirit with me into my
career. Thank you for answering
all of my incessant and senseless questions, you have all held
more patience than most. And
thank you Chris for providing
me with your “professional
opinion,” which sounds mean
and sarcastic except that was the
beginning of about a third of
Chris’ sentences.
The Pennon showed
me that this is truly a career I
want to be in, even the things
that are a pain I enjoyed. Take
advantage of programs at
school, they will open your eyes
MOTIVATION FROM
MICHAEL MILLER
BY
KONSTANTINE PAPAGEORGIOU
This past week we at
NSCC had the distinct pleasure
of welcoming, for the second
year in a row, renowned motivational speaker Michael Miller.
Michael was gracious enough to
host four one-hour sessions here
on the Danvers campus, each
covering a different topic but
each falling under the same gen-
overall effectiveness of their
delivery. In the case of Michael
Miller though, his energy is one
of his greatest assets and it is
nothing short of infectious. Not
only does it afford him the ability to hold the attention of his
audience for the duration of his
performance, but it also grants
him a certain level of credibility.
The listener ends up wanting to
believe in what Michael has to
say in hopes that they might end
Michael Miller
Pennon Staff. Left to right: Jessie Paiva, Lydia Wahl, Rozi Theohari,
Kevin Hayes, Anthony Harris, Calvin Gill.
Monster in torturing me, for
which I can’t forgive. Mr.
Glickstein was a very excellent
science teacher who somehow
dragged me through my second
least favorite subject. I greatly
appreciated his enthusiasm for
science which made for an interesting class but also made me
feel less like I was wasting my
time. I won’t forget Mr.
Glickstein, saying in one lab
“Isn’t that the most amazing
thing you’ve ever seen,” it wasn’t but I’m pretty sure it wasn’t
for him either. Thank you to all
the teachers who I didn’t men-
to choices that will impact the
rest of your life. I hope students
here continue to get as much out
of NSCC as I did. Remember
that school is not about where
you attended it but what you
learned and invested in it while
you were there.
Au Revoir,
Lydia Wahl
Editor In Chief, The Pennon
(The last time I will write these
words).
eral idea of empowering the listener to make positive changes
in his or her life. One would be
hard pressed to deny that anyone that was in attendance did
in fact leave more empowered
than when they arrived, if by
nothing else than the sheer energy with which Michael performs.
Michael Miller’s style
is in my opinion highly unorthodox, yet effective. He does not
simply stand and deliver a series
of practiced self help clichés,
but instead communicates his
message in short energetic
bursts. Michael intelligently
supplements each instance of
lecture with an activity designed
to not only keep the listener
engaged but also to help reinforce the subject matter. The
end result of this tactic is as
designed, the listener is left with
a more full understanding of the
speaker’s message than would
have resulted from a standard
speech.
In some instances having a speaker that might be
described as bombastic could
actually take away from the
up with the same energy level
that he himself exhibits.
Michael’s message is
an interesting amalgamation of
ideas. He draws inspiration
from various schools of
thought, ranging from psychology to business analysis, to create a well-rounded approach to
changing one’s life for the better. Each challenge that Michael
brings forth to his audience, be
it taking risks or setting more
measurable and specific goals,
are grounded firmly in established scientific thought and
backed up by the research therein.
For the second year
running, Michael Miller has displayed for the NSCC community his strength not just as a motivational speaker, but also as a
performer in general. We as a
student body would like to take
the time to thank Mr. Miller for
coming to speak for us, and we
all look forward to our next
opportunity to see him.
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SLICE OF CULTURE
BY DR BLANCA MEDINA
CONTRIBUTER
Hispanics occupy
14% of our population.
Hispanics turn to drug abuse for
many reasons, such as low economic status due to lack of
available jobs, and lack of
access to health care. Drug
abuse among Hispanics also
increases with replacement of
their cultural beliefs with
Americans
(Acculturation).
“Acculturation involves the
adoption of new cultural information and social skills by an
immigrant group, which often
replaces traditional cultural
beliefs, practices and social pat-
HISPANIC DRUG USE
ed Hispanic communities. In
2002 over 21.4 percent of
Hispanics were living in poverty. It is proven to be due to drug
through
consistent
abuse
research. Hispanics due not typically use healthcare services or
are even insured. “Drug abuse
has economic and social costs
because it contributes to the premature death and ill health of
millions of Americans every
year and to the high cost of
health
care”
(Improving
Research on Hispanic Drug
Abuse). By the year 2050
Hispanics will be 25 percent of
population. Poverty rates will
shoot up. Hispanics can’t
Drugs
terns” (Science Daily). I agree
with this because I’ve seen
many Hispanics that come to the
U.S. and quickly start drug
abuse because their cultural
beliefs are replaced with that of
a White American’s.
Studies show that 6.4
percent of whites reported using
drugs compared to 7.2 percent
of acculturated Hispanics
(Science Daily). Hispanics also
tend to live in heavy concentrat-
always find a job so therefore
they turn to drug abuse. Even if
they are working they can be on
drugs. They also won’t have
insurance and that’s why poverty rates in Hispanics will rise
along with the rise of population.
Biology and science
also take place in drug abuse of
Hispanics. “Increasing evidence
indicates that biological differences among different ethnic
and racial groups may affect the
onset, progression, and outcome
of drug abuse” (Improving
Research on Hispanic Drug
Abuse). Because Hispanics
don’t typically have great jobs
and their lower social status
they are more likely to turn to
drug abuse.
Drug abuse can also
put these Hispanics at risk of
HIV/AIDS. There must be a
higher risk of getting an STD
because of the fact that
Hispanics do not use health care
services and for the most part
are not even insured. “Most
Hispanic women are primarily
exposed to HIV through
Heterosexual contact, including
sexual contact with drug
users (75%), followed by injection drug use (23%)”(Improving
Research on Hispanic Drug
Abuse).
Hispanics turn to drug
abuse for a variety of reasons,
Acculturation and lack of jobs,
help, and healthcare services.
Drug abuse rates are growing
everyday with the growth of the
Hispanic population. Along
with this are consequences of
higher poverty and higher risks
of HIV/AIDS. Hispanics are the
highest ethnic drug abusers in
the United States.
RITCHIE VALENS
THE DAY THE MUSIC DIED
BY RICK COLLEY
CONTRIBUTER
Ritchie Valens (Born
Richard Steven Valenzuela;
May 13, 1941 – February 3,
1959) was a Mexican-American
musician in the late 1950’s. He
is widely considered a rock and
roll pioneer, and a forefather of
Chicano Rock, which is music
that is themed from Chicano or
Mexican culture. More recently, Valens might be most
notably known as the feature
character of the 1987 movie La
Bamba, which was a biographical account of Valens’ rise to
fame, and his unexpected death
which has become known as
“The Day the Music Died”.
Valens is credited with inspiring
many Latino or Chicano musicians.
Valens was born and
raised in Pacoima, California in
the San Fernando Valley area.
He grew up listening to traditional Mexican mariachi music
and expressed interest in being a
musician as early as 5 years old.
A completely self-taught musician, Valens played the trumpet
and drums, but later became
known as a very talented guitarist and vocalist.
In May of 1958, the
owner of Del-Fi Records saw
Valens play at a local high
school and was so impressed, he
invited Valens to his home
where he had a studio, to record
some tracks. Not soon after,
Valens was offered a recording
contract with Del-Fi and signed
on May 27, 1958. Valens, who
was just 17 years old, had
immediate success with his
recordings. His most popular
singles were “Donna”, “Come
On, Let’s Go”, and “La
Bamba”.
The success continued
for Valens throughout 1958 and
was booked to appearances all
across the country. It wasn’t
easy for Valens, however, as he
had a fear of flying that derived
from an accident that killed or
injured several of his classmates
after two planes collided midair above his junior high school
playground. Valens was able to
later conquer that fear and travel by plane to various places
such as Philadelphia to be on
American Bandstand, and New
York City to participate in a
Christmas Jubilee, put on by
legendary disc jockey Alan
Freed.
In early 1959, Valens
joined rock legends Buddy
Holly, J.P. “The Big Bopper”
Richardson, and others on a
highly publicized mid-west rock
and
roll
tour.
The extreme winter cold while
on tour resulted in undesirable
conditions on the tour bus after
the heating system failed. After
a show in Iowa on February 2,
1959, Valens won a coin toss to
take a small passenger plane to
their next tour stop in order to
avoid traveling on the freezing
cold bus. Unfortunately, the
plane crashed shortly after take,
killing the pilot, Valens, Buddy
Holly, and J.P. “The Big
Bopper” Richardson. Valens,
whose career success lasted less
than one whole year, was just 17
years old.
The crash has
become known as “The Day the
Music Died” and was dubbed in
a popular song titled “American
Pie” by Don McLean.
Valens’ music and
legacy still hold true today. He
has been credited with inspiring
many successful Latino or
Chicano musicians including:
Santana, Los Lobos, Los Lonely
Boys, and Selena to name a few.
SLICE OF CULTURE
BY
Cultural Beliefs
ELIZABETH DELL ISOLA
CONTRIBUTER
Many people in the country of
America don’t listen to warnings when people and doctors
tell them to get vaccinated.
Many think they are not affected by the statistics and warnings. A study done in 2009
states those between 5% and
20% of people in the US contracts the influenza virus a year;
that is 62,318,383 people a year
getting the flu. That’s only the
flu, never mind the millions of
other diseases that travel the
world. Cultures have different
beliefs when it comes to medicine; so many people choose not
to get vaccinated. When people
choose to believe in their cultural views, and not the advisories
of the doctors, death and serious
illness occur.
Latinos and Hispanics
have many cultural views,
which they have had and practiced and respected for years
and years. A big issue is the language barrier, and failure to
understand the seriousness of
immunizations. Many will have
serious medical consequences
such as; inaccurate histories of
families and medical conditions
in the past, harmful home remedies learned from others or
heard on the internet and denial
to get medical screenings that
could find and help a serious
issue. There is a big language
barrier between medical personnel and patients, so it is difficult
to get the full information of the
patient and have the patient
understand what needs to be
done. When the language barrier becomes visible, one needs to
realize that it is not all Hispanic
and Latinos who are difficult to
understand.
Like all cultures, family is the most important thing to
the Latino and Hispanic race.
Their immediate family and
closest friends come first before
anything or anyone; financial
and emotional support from the
family is important and expected. Since decisions of an individual Hispanic may not be
made without consulting the
family first, there will be a lot of
different opinions to listen to,
and think about. The doctor
must accept the opinions of the
family and gain the trust, or else
there will be much discomfort
and possibly issues with the
doctor that can lead to non-compliance, dissatisfaction, and the
delay of important medical
decisions. The importance of
family in the Latino and
Hispanic culture is called
Familismo.
Fatalismo is another
word in the Hispanic culture
used to indicate fate. The
Hispanic culture does not
believe that one can change
their fate, and they choose to
believe they cannot change
what is to be done. Many
Hispanics may not want to
know they have a deadly disease, or a disease at all, and may
choose not to accept treatment.
They choose to live their lives
stress free, and do not choose to
get screenings to prevent, or
catch cancer and other diseases
doctors can see easily. The
Hispanic culture is very protective of their souls, and spirits
and do not want to interfere
with the path “God” has chosen
for them.
It is difficult to talk
someone into treatment or anything, when they believe that
God is choosing a life for them
that is different from what they
chose. I chose to write about
this because my mother was
taken by cancer, and I am glad
we had the families support to
make her go get checked out by
a doctor, and the family made
her keep fighting, and supported
the decisions she wanted to
make in her treatment options
and life. In a lot of ways, all cultures are the same, they believe
in love, life and wellness. It
would be nice to see the
Hispanic culture accept the
decisions of their families and it
would be a lot easier to speak to
doctors and understand the illness or injury.
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Hispanic Agriculture Worker Safety and Health
BY KELLY HOUSTON
CONTRIBUTER
“Agriculture is recognized as
being one of the most hazardous
industries in the United States,
ranking second only to the mining industry in yearly fatality
rates,” Centers for Disease
Control (CDC). CDC’s Office
for Minority Health estimates
that eighty-five percent of
workers serving farms in the
United States are foreign-born,
and of that population, ninety
percent are from Latin America,
mostly Mexico. Approximately
230,000 children and adolescents, most of them Hispanic,
were hired to work on U.S.
farms in 2009 from other countries.
There are many hazardous conditions that agricultural workers face on a daily
Harvesters regularly
basis.
carry heavy loads of 50 to 75
pounds continually throughout
the day, causing injury, strain,
and chronic pain. They face
extreme temperatures, both hot
and cold, which can lead to heat
strokes and hypothermia.
Lightning strikes kill about 80
people in the U.S. each year and
injure hundreds more, many of
them farm laborers. Repeated
exposures to loud noises made
by large machinery like tractors
and chainsaws can lead to tinnitus or permanent, incurable
hearing loss.
They also face infection from many vector-borne
diseases, illnesses that are
spread by insects. This includes
West Nile virus and other forms
of encephalitis spread by mosquitos, and many tick-borne diseases such as Lyme disease,
tularemia, anaplasmosis, and
many others. They are at risk of
being bitten and stung by poisonous insects like brown
recluse spiders, scorpions, and
fire
ants.
There are also poisonous
snakes and plants. All of these
contacts are especially dangerous to workers who have allergies to these insects, plants, or
animals, which can lead to ana-
phylactic shock.
Perhaps one of the
greatest dangers agricultural
workers face today is illness and
injury due to pesticide exposure.
The Environmental Protection
Agency estimates that 10,00020,000 physician-diagnosed
pesticide poisonings occur each
tains a national database of
information from all of the participating
states.
This information allows officials to compare exposure data
between states, giving NIOSH
the opportunity to notify areas
that have not been impacted by
a certain pesticide advance
year among U.S. agricultural
workers. However, I believe
that number may be much higher. Seasonal workers from a
foreign country rarely have
access to health insurance benefits through their employers,
and without health insurance
people are far less likely to see a
doctor until their symptoms are
much more extreme.
The National Institute
for Occupational Safety and
Health (NIOSH) started a
nation-wide program in 1987 to
try to address, monitor, and
reduce the impact of pesticide
exposure called Sentinel Event
Notification
System
for
Occupational Risks - Pesticides
Program (SENSOR-Pesticides).
NIOSH provides extra funding,
training, and technical support
to local health departments in 11
states. The extra training helps
warning of illness outbreaks not
reported during initial manufacturer
testing.
This is particularly important
when tracking birth defects of
babies born to mothers who suffered pesticide exposure.
Although agricultural
workers are exposed to significantly higher concentrations of
all pesticides due to the nature
of their work, I think everyone
has an interest in monitoring,
reducing, and providing care for
those suffering from pesticideexposure illnesses. After all, the
food that these poisons are
applied to are being consumed
by nearly every one of us, every
day. By offering excellent care
and a full option of treatments
regardless of income or immigration status, we all benefit by
learning what works best (or
doesn’t work) in a wide variety
of exposure cases.
I personally feel like
agricultural workers are doing a
public service that should be
recognized and respected.
Much like a firefighter or a
police officer, they work in
extreme and dangerous conditions, doing a job that the average person would never consider undertaking. In America we
demand access to food 24 hours
a day, seven days a week. And
not just any food will do, we
want access to every food, every
hour of every day. This is quite
a luxury and I think that our culture needs to respect the people
who make it possible. The least
we can do is provide adequate
medical care and treatment to all
those who work in such hazardous settings.
the medical staff identify exposure-related illnesses they may
not have known about and extra
funding has allowed many communities to establish outreach
programs targeting those workers most at risk.
SENSOR also main-
Sources:
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2012-108/
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/aginjury/
http://www.cdc.gov/omhd/populations/HL/H
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North
Shore
Community College will open
state-of-the-art culinary and
cosmetology programs at 270
Union Street, Lynn this
September.
The new location will
expand the college’s footprint in
Lynn by being close to the college’s existing Thomas McGee
building, which is slated for a
$28 million renovation and
expansion. The Union Street
campus will be easily accessible
to students as it is adjacent to
the MBTA commuter rail and
parking garage, and also offers
ample on-site parking.
The building will
include: teaching and baking
kitchens,
culinary
storage/freezer/cooler, a 40-seat
cosmetology salon, teaching
and reception area. There will
also be room for additional general classrooms, a Smart classroom, faculty offices and a student lounge area. In addition,
the location offers visible store
fronts and easy street access to
the two public learning laboratories – the Scholars Den
Restaurant and Cosmetology
Salon. The Scholars Den currently operates two days a week
for 20 weeks a year with two
reservation- only seatings at 11
and 11:45 a.m. , and cosmetology provides a student-run,
instructor-supervised hair, skin
and nail salon three days a week
from December-May from 9
a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
“We are extremely
excited about bringing these two
programs to Lynn where our
students will benefit by learning
on new, state-of-the-art equipment,” said NSCC President
Wayne M. Burton. “This new
center will open up new educational and career opportunities
for Lynn residents and allow the
BY CHRIS RICCI
NSCC STAFF
On the eve before the
nation-wide Day of Silence,
North
Shore
Community
College's
Queer
Straight
Alliance welcomed friends and
family to the Berry building for
a touching and truly memorable
event. The Family & Friends
Dinner Event took place on
April 18th in Danvers and featured great food, a silent auction, and a well-constructed
presentation.
The QSA welcomed
Greater Boston PFLAG's
Executive
Director
Pam
CULINARY & COSMETOLOGY FALL PROGRAMS
MOVING TO NEW LYNN CAMPUS BUILDING
college to more fully contribute
to the revitalization of downtown Lynn.”
“We are very excited
about moving our cosmetology
and culinary arts programs to
Union Street in Lynn. We are
confident Lynn’s urban location,
with its increased accessibility,
will attract many new students
to these two very popular programs,” said Patricia Brown,
ing with Higher Education
Partners, a private company
specializing in utilizing private
equity investment funding to
assist community colleges in
meeting their space and facility
needs. HEP will lease the property, assume all financial risk for
the project, and will outfit the
programs with state-of-the-art
equipment. For this commitment they will earn a service fee
based on program revenues.
HEP has previously worked
with Bristol and Northern Essex
CCs on projects, with two other
MA community college projects
in the pipeline.
“The college is fortunate to be able to work with
said, “HEP searched for space
for this expansion across the
North Shore. The Lynn
Economic Development &
Industrial Corporation (EDIC)
was instrumental in convincing
us to settle on a downtown Lynn
l o c a t i o n .
We believe that creating a culinary arts and cosmetology program in the Lynn central business district will be a continuation of the ongoing revitalization of the area."
EDIC
Executive
Director James Cowdell said,
"EDIC and the city of Lynn are
excited to bring staff and students into the central business
district. This is a solid commit-
Dean of NSCC’s Business
Sciences Division.” The newly
renovated program spaces will
include many design elements
that will enhance the instructional experience for our students.
“The kitchens and bake
shop will feature state-of-the-art
equipment and will include a
multifunctional restaurant that
can be used for both à la carte
and buffet services. The
Cosmetology salon will feature
specially designated areas for
color treatments, hair styling,
manicures, facials, pedicures,
and
make-up
artistry.
A colorful, comfortable student
lounge, along with computer
access areas and a locker room
are also in the works,” Brown
added.
In the fall of 2012
NSCC enrolled 101 students in
its culinary program, drawing
most from Lynn and Salem. The
cosmetology program is currently capped at 40 students per
year by state regulations.
NSCC currently enrolls close to
25% of Lynn Classical, Lynn
English and Lynn Vocational
Technical graduates. The new
location, which has two floors
and a full basement, offers room
for both programs to grow and
the college is also deliberating
what other courses might be colocated to help address its ongoing space needs on the McGee
campus.
The relocation of the
programs, currently housed at
Essex Agricultural High School
in Danvers, was necessitated by
the pending demolition of this
facility to make way for the
construction of the new Essex
North Shore Agricultural and
Technical High School.
The search for a new
location for the two programs
spanned two years and many
sites were examined, Burton
noted. He added that the search
was particularly challenging
due to the significant space and
equipment demands of the two
programs. In order to keep the
programs continuously operational, any new location needed
to be ready to welcome classes
in the fall of 2013.
The college intends to
fully utilize the new space and
will also be scheduling day and
evening noncredit health courses at the Union Street campus
such as CNA - nursing assistant/home health aide, EKG
technician, phlebotomy technician and its health care technician certificate program. Other
courses will include horticulture, aesthetics and nail technician among others.
The college is partner-
HEP on the project because we
would not be able to afford the
alternative and didn’t want to
discontinue the programs,”
Burton said.
"The opportunity to
work with North Shore
Community College is exciting
for our company," said HEP
President Gerry Kavanaugh.
"Expanding the Lynn Campus
will enhance the educational
opportunities available to Lynn
area residents."
Bill Luster, HEP VP,
ment to expand NSCC in Lynn
and we look forward to continuing our partnership. "
Garramone as their special
guest speaker for the evening.
The Greater Boston PFLAG,
which stands for "Parents,
Familes, and Frieds of Lesbains
and Gays," has been providing
advocacy and education in and
around the Boston area for quite
some time now, and offers a
plethora of information regarding support, statistics, and other
important resources one may be
looking for. For more information on PFLAG and the different forms of support and information they offer, check them
out at www.gbpflag.com
The event proved to be
successful as the lunchroom
quickly began to fill up with
interested staff, students, and
their families. After a relaxing
stress-balloon exercise, Pam
took to the podium and made
sure that the major focus was on
the issue at hand and not just
about her, which made the event
that much more unique and
memorable. She presented statistics that just couldn't be
ignored: According to the 2011
Massachusetts High School
Students
and
Sexual
Orientation's
Youth
Risk
Behavior Survey, 34% of GLB
students attempted suicide
(compared to 4.6% of other students), 8.3% required medical
attention as a result of a suicide
attempt, and 33.5% were bullied
at school (compared to 17% of
other students).
Pam made it clear that
there's a major problem in our
state, and across our nation that
requires attention sooner than
later. Pam provided fliers and
additional statistics (which can
be found on the PFLAG website) that expanded upon this
and opened the eyes of all those
attending.
After the screening of
a film about the evolution of a
father's acceptance towards his
son's coming out, Pam took to
the floor where people dis-
For information on
admission into either the cosmetology or culinary program, please contact Jennifer
Kirk, Director of Admissions,
at 978-762-4000, ext. 4333 or
[email protected].
THE QSA’S FAMILY & FRIENDS DINNER
cussed their personal experiences in school and in work.
The comfort level from everyone in the room was high, and
the event was incredibly warm
and inviting. Everyone was on
the same level of understanding,
and everyone was together. As
the event ended, people stayed
behind and talked with each
other for over an hour, furthering how comfortable this event
really was. The events offered
by the QSA are, by far, some of
the most socially rewarding
events on campus, and are
worth experiencing.
Queer Straight Alliance (QSA) meetings are open to all that wish to attend. We do activist work, participate in various discussions, and have parties! The "queer" in QSA is used
as an all-inclusive term in the GLBT community. Using the word queer is an easy way of saying the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, trannsexual, asexual, intersex, two-spirit,
genderqueer, pansexual, and questioning community; this way, no one is left out. We hope to see you at our meetings!
Contact: Anne Tabet, Queer Straight Alliance Adviser
email: [email protected]
Or check out facebook.com/pages/Queer-Straight-Alliance/261522157200628
THE SPORTS HAYES
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Sweet Revenge
BY KEVIN HAYES,
SPORTS COLUMN WRITER
The Tuck Rule...it’s
become part of New England
folklore. Recently the National
Football League eliminated the
tuck rule but before that, it
helped end 25 years of misery
for long-suffering New England
Patriot fans. What is the tuck
rule, and how did it end 25 years
of misery? NFL Rule 3, Section
22, Article 2, Note 2. When an
offensive player is holding the
ball to pass it forward, any
intentional forward movement
of his arm starts a forward pass,
even if the player loses possession of the ball as he is attempting to tuck it back toward his
body. This rule turned 25 years
of misery into a Superbowl
championship - and here’s how:
Up until the 1973 season, the New England Patriots
were the laughingstock of the
American Football Conference
(formerly the American Football
League). On January 26, 1973
they hired Chuck Fairbanks as
the coach and he went about
drafting future hall of fame
guard John Hannah, dependable
running back Sam "Bam"
Cunningham, quick receiver
Darryl Stingley and defensive
end
Ray
"Sugar
Bear"
Hamilton. Fairbanks instantly
brought credibility to a franchise that had zero up to that
point. In the next few years he
drafted rugged quarterback
Steve Grogan, tight end Russ
Francis and future hall of fame
cornerback Michael Haynes. By
1976, the Patriots had become
one of the top teams in the AFC.
Then came the playoff
game that old-school Patriot
fans still pound their fists on bar
counters over to this day. The
Oakland Raiders and their coach
John Madden were 13-1 with
the lone loss coming to New
England earlier in the year. On
December 18, 1976 the 11-3
Patriots traveled to Oakland to
play the Raiders in the AFC
Divisional Playoffs. It was a
rough-and-tumble affair but the
Patriots hung tough to enter the
4th quarter leading 21-10. A
touchdown by Raiders cut the
lead 21-17 but the Patriots were
in control. Then controversy not
only erupted but swarmed the
remainder of the contest. With a
few minutes left the Patriots
needed just one first down to put
the game away. Grogan handed
off to Cunningham who ran off
a block from Hannah toward the
sidelines. What was a sure first
down turned into a 3rd when the
"chain gang,” the men responsible for the down markers, pulled
back way too early and
Cunningham ran out of bounds
thinking he had the first down,
he didn't. The Patriots jumped
offside on the next snap which
turned a 3rd and 1 to a 3rd and
6. Grogan then went back to
pass and found Francis over the
middle but Raiders linebacker
Phil Villapiano literally held
Francis' arms so he couldn't
make the catch. Instead of calling an obvious pass interference, refree Ben Dreith was
"looking at clouds" in the words
of Russ Francis. So not only had
the chain gang robbed them of
the first down, Dreith had cost
them another shot at it as well. It
g o t
Superbowl 11. The Patriots just
as easily could have beaten the
beat-up Steelers and overmatched Vikings to win the
Superbowl. The loss haunted the
Patriots for years as everyone
from the era claimed that was
the best Patriots team of all
time. Turns out the misery of the
loss would last 25 years.
The night of January
19, 2002 was a snowy one at
Foxboro Stadium. 25 years had
passed since the loss to the
Raiders. The Patriots had beaten
of it, leading 13-3 in the 4th
quarter. A Tom Brady touchdown run and a defensive stop
set up what looked to be a goahead drive. With 1:47 remaining Tom Brady dropped back to
pass. Just as he was about to
release the ball, he was sacked
by cornerback Charles Woodson
and fumbled. The Raiders
pounced on it and the game
appeared to be over. Raider fans
celebrated on the sidelines as
their ticket to the AFC
Championship
game
was
worse as the Patriots lined up
for a 50 yard field goal instead
of punting the ball which would
have caused the Raiders to go, at
least, 80 yards to win the game.
Instead the Patriots missed the
field goal and the Raiders took
over at midfield. At first the
Patriots had the Raiders dead to
rights when a sack and an
incompletion set up 3rd and 18.
On the next play, Stabler was
rushed by Hamilton and
released a pass that fell incomplete. Game over right? Wrong!
Apparently Ben Dreith called
Hamilton for roughing the passer when replays shows Stabler
ducking into the glancing forearm off the side of his helmet
that wouldn't have knocked
Stabler's mother to the ground.
Instead of a 4th and long it was
an automatic first down. A few
plays later Stabler ran into the
end-zone for the game winning
touchdown
with
seconds
remaining. Put simply, the officials robbed the Pats of a victory. As it turned out, the defending Super Bowl champion
Pittsburgh Steelers were the
next opponent and they lost both
starting running backs during
their playoff game. The Raiders
then feasted on the one dimensional Steelers offense to win
the championship game then
demolished
the
inferior
Minnesota Vikings to win
the Raiders in a playoff game in
1985 but they would have to
wait until tonight for their true
revenge. This year the Patriots
were led by second year sensation, quarterback Tom Brady.
His troops were 1,000 yard running back Antowain Smith, tight
end Jermaine Wiggins, receivers
punched....not so fast! Referee
Walt Coleman was asked to
review the play. The replays
showed Brady bringing the ball
back just as Woodson hit him.
Walt emerged from the replay
booth and spoke, "After reviewing the play...the quarterback's
arm was going forward, it was
David Patten and Troy Brown,
and ace kicker Adam Vinatieri.
On the snowy night in Foxboro,
the Raiders came to Foxboro for
an AFC Divisional Playoff
game. They controlled for most
an incomplete pass." The
Patriots then had new life as the
Raiders complained on the sidelines. Even with the ball back,
the Patriots couldn't advance it
and had to settle for a field goal.
This is what Adam Vinatieri was
looking at: a 44 yard field goal
into the wind, in a blizzard, with
the season on the line, with only
27 seconds left. No pressure at
all right? Vinatieri booted a low
line drive that just barely made
it over the crossbar to tie the
game at 13 all. With 20 seconds
left the Raiders still had time
run a kick back and pull off
some miracle pass, but they
instead took a knee and the
game went into overtime. The
Patriots then won the coin toss
then marched down the field to
set up a game winning field
goal, which they hit to win the
game. Just when the Raiders
thought they had the game won,
it was taken from them. In a
touch of irony, the Raider fans
then claimed the officiating was
biased for the Patriots to win.
Years later the Raider fans
wouldn't stop talking about "the
tuck rule game". It was sweet
revenge for Patriot fans that had
to deal with an agonizing loss
for 25 years and now it was the
Raiders turn to suffer.
The rule has since been
abolished as of February of
2013. The Raiders haven't made
the playoffs in 10 years while
the Patriots went on to win 3
Superbowls and make it to 2
more. Still the Raider fans complain of the tuck rule game but
long time Patriots fans still feel
the sting of 1976. They will
gladly tell those Raider fans to
stick it.
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Q-AND-A WITH KINGSLEY FLOOD LEAD SINGER NASEEM KHURI
BY ANTHONY HARRIS,
ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT
SENIOR EDITOR
@ANTHONYHARRIS89
A day after the
February release of Kingsley
Flood’s much-anticipated LP
Battles, I spoke with lead
singer/rhythm guitarist Naseem
Khuri about the Boston group’s
journey thus
far and their plans for the future.
let sit with us for a long time.
And we were able to bring them
to life in an appropriate way by
really spending time with them
and really stripping them down
to their basics and then adding
an idea that I’ve really been
thinking about a lot lately. And
every song hints at that one way
or another. I tend to write from
the perspective of different characters…Either you’re that guy
First of all, congratulations on
the release of your second
album, Battles. How does it
feel to finally have a finished
product to show the world?
Naseem Khuri: It’s a sense of
relief, I would say, more than
anything else. We had been sitting on these songs for a long
time and they finally came to life
when we went up to
Parsonsfield, Maine to work at
our producer Sam Kassirer’s
studio…it was summertime and
it was hot and we were shooting
BB guns…a totally different
environment than what it is now.
It’ll drive you crazy, just sitting
on these songs that you think are
good and you think have come
to life in an appropriate
way…So it’s a big relief to just
get them out to the world and
share it with our friends and our
supporters and whoever else.
Maybe even our enemies.
How does Battles differ from
your
1st
album
Dust
Windows, both lyrically and
sonically?
NK: I think in a lot of ways.
First off, we were operating
with a very different lineup back
then. That first album we had a
different drummer, we had a different violinist…We recorded
that first album in four days on
a very small budget, and we didn’t know if a band would even be
in our future. We released an EP
last June which was a good
stepping stone, and this album
finally now feels like where we
want to be. It feels like the culmination of a band that has
been on the road for a while and
has really come into its sound
and understands what its sound
is.
Another difference is
we spent more time with this
[album]. These were songs we
cared deeply about and that we
things on top of it, and then just
basically throwing them in a
washing machine. That and
working with [producer] Sam
[Kassirer] was great. He
brought this whole other aspect
to it. And so it just feels appropriate…it feels like the way the
songs should feel.
What themes and ideas
inspired you as you wrote the
songs for this LP? Would you
describe it as a concept
album?
NK: I think that every album
should be a concept album. I
don’t want to listen to albums
that don’t have content. I know
it’s a toxic word, but I don’t want
to shy away from it. I like the
idea that there’s a concept – I
think that every song should
have a conscience. A lot of these
songs come from the idea that
you do everything right and you
still fall behind, and then what
choices do you have there to
actually get ahead or reach your
potential in whatever you’re
doing. I don’t know if you want
to interpret that with
the bad economy and people
who go to school and get a job
and are still really falling
behind.
I think a lot of people can definitely relate to that feeling.
NK: Yeah - you play by the rules
and still get screwed, and what
choice do you have? That’s just
who falls behind by following
the rules, or you’re
someone who throws elbows.
There’s a song called “Straw
Man” which – I had been
watching this protest from
Egypt, the Arab Spring and all
of that stuff. That was very much
informative of that song. I was
just fascinated with the idea of
these delusional
dictators who are just complete
jerks and find a way to rise to
the top, and why are they
rewarded for that?
NK: Absolutely. I personally
don’t do well in any creative
process if I’m distracted, and
the fact that we’re out in the
woods and could light campfires
at 2 in the morning and
could just live there and be
around everything, just be
soaked into all of these songs,
really made a different output. If
we had recorded in the city with
our cell phones and all that
stuff, it would’ve been a different beast.
There is some real buzz centered on you guys at the
moment: a full-length article
in The Boston Globe, praise
from the Boston Phoenix, and
your songs debuting on
Rolling Stone and MTV
Buzzworthy. How do you as a
band deal with those raised
expectations? Is it difficult to
stay grounded when big-name
publications start to take
notice?
NK: So far nothing’s very different. All we’re doing is really
your sound. Does that
strike you as an accurate
description?
NK: It depends how you interpret that term. A lot of people
say that ‘Americana’ means
you play fiddles and banjos, and
sit on porches, and drink
whiskey, and just wear boots
and kick things down. But we’ve
always thought of ‘Americana’
as a much broader term…I think
it’s an umbrella term for
American music. We draw as
much influence from
hardcore bands of the late 80’s
as we do more traditional folk
bands. I personally love anything that Stax Records has put
out. We love R&B and all that
stuff…We tend to think of
[Americana] in a broader sense
than a lot of people associate it
with. Does it mean banjos and
violins and all that stuff?
Absolutely. Does it also
mean…straight up rock-androll? We think that as well.
Which bands or artists have
Can you describe the recording process for Battles? What
did Sam Kassirer bring to the
table as producer?
NK: Sam was like another member of the band, but he was also
this external voice that allowed
you to shake things up a bit. He
came in and allowed us the
opportunity to really dive into
the songs we had been playing
for a while…He said ‘Nope –
let’s throw it in the washing
machine and really mess around
with the structures for these
songs.’ So we did a lot of tinkering with them at the studio. We
recorded a lot of it live, but we
[also] did overdubbing and
built on them as we went
according to what the proper
feel was in that moment.
Did the isolated Maine environment influence the sound
of the album?
focusing on the next thing. The
next thing for us now is this
show on Saturday night, and all
we’re thinking about is how can
we put on the best show possible
where you leave it all on stage
and create the best experience
possible for the people there,
and for us too. At the end of the
day, we want to have fun as
well. That’s what we’re thinking
about; I don’t really know how
else to think about things.
I’ve seen many writers use the
term “Americana” to describe
most influenced
Flood?
Kingsley
NK: For this record in particular, we’ve been listening to a lot
of The Kinks. Pretty much
everyone in the band is a big
fan. They have a lot of dynamics
in their records. They really
care about interesting types of
arrangements. That was our
huge goal, to make an interesting album, to take you on a ride,
to tell a story that goes from
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SHAKING THE HABITUAL:
THE TRIUMPHANT AND SCARY RETURN OF “THE KNIFE”
BY CHRIS RICCI
NSCC STAFF
You’d be very hard
pressed to find someone that
disagrees with the fact that
seven years is an awful long
time between major releases in
any sort-of genre. Imagine taking seven years to work on your
next novel, painting, or (God
forbid) album. The Swedish
electronic duo The Knife waited
seven years to release Shaking
the Habitual, and quite honestly,
it was well worth the wait.
2006’s Silent Shout was a dark,
intense, and beautifully orchestrated sonic storm that, if nothing else, predicted the avantgarde direction brother Olof
Dreijer and sister Karin Dreijer
Andersson were taking their
musical project. Before 2013,
Karin expanded on this dark
theme with a 2009 solo album
(the eponymous Fever Ray) met
with widespread acclaim that, of
course, made many question if
The Knife were now on the
backburner.
After a series of cryptic messages spanning from spring of
2011 to the fall of 2012, The
Knife announced their return
and promised a new album by
the spring of 2013. Many critics
and fans wondered if the duo
were going to diversify (like
they had done with their three
previous albums) or stick with
the dark-wave electro pop they
made so beautifully with Silent
Shout. The first single, “Full of
Fire” answered this question
quite eloquently: a dense and
dreary nine minute genderbending electric ballad that put
its predecessor to shame.
This made the anticipation for
the new album to reach unbearable levels and, when it was
finally released in April, fans
and critics alike opened it
warmly; propelling it to the
number one slot on various
indie and electronic charts
tainly unprecedented; clocking
in at just about 96 minutes, the
album is split over 2 CDs and 3
shuffling of the tracks, Shaking
The Habitual might have been
the most consistent album ever
around the world.
It’s easy to be deceived by the
catchy and upbeat “A Tooth For
An Eye” which proudly opens
the album; the open drumming
and dissonant chanting gives the
album a strangely pleasant and
approachable vibe; harkening
the likes of Talking Heads and
Animal Collective. The strange
tribal minimalism featured on
this track is, in no way, a strong
reflection on the rest of the
album, as what follows is a 90
minute long wave of dark electronic mastery.
The length of this album is cer-
vinyl records, making it longer
than their two previous albums
combined. The content on this
album is tied together with randomly placed electronic interludes that serve as more of an
atmospheric bridge between
songs than an actual note-worthy track. Even though the
album is daunting, it doesn’t
mean it’s perfectly constructed;
the organization of the songs, at
times, is a bit strenuous and, as
proven time and time before,
double CDs don’t have the same
fluidity as multiple vinyl
records. With a more efficient
released by them. However, as it
stands, there’s a bit more picking that needs to be done on the
individual level.
A notable difference in this
album than their previous works
is the immenseness of Karin’s
voice. Sure, her vocal prowess
has been a centerpiece for The
Knife since their inception, but
it’s clear that age and maturity
have deeply improved not only
her style, but her range and
delivery. “A Tooth for An Eye”
features a more classic Karin
with a dry and consistent drone,
but as the album progresses, her
vocals get more diverse and daring. “Without You My Life
Would Be Boring” features,
quite honestly, the best vocal
performance of her entire
career; ranging from highpitched Kate Bush shrills’ to a
more downtrodden and ethereal
Bjork inspired sound. Despite
the incredibly diverse range in
vocals on this track, it fails to
become obnoxious or overbearing vocally and, if nothing else,
shows just how well Karin has
focused on her voice over the
past seven years.
Entertainment-wise, the first
disc is clearly the stronger of the
two. The 19 minute closer “Old
Dreams Waiting to Be Realized”
serves almost as a career retrospective channeling the sounds
of all the previous work crafted
by Karin and Olof, while the
dark and somehow catchy
“Wrap Your Arms Around Me”
dances and broods at an almost
heat stopping level of intensity.
This isn’t to say that the second
disc isn’t bad; “Fracking Fluid
Injection” and “Raging Lung”
are near perfect tracks that mirror the sounds of the first disc
flawlessly, while the closing
drone of “Ready to Lose” will
leave you in a state of longing
that may (or may not) force you
to give the album another spin.
When comparing, however,
there’s no real contest and the
beauty of disc one is a clear
winner.
Notorious for their lack of
media attention and reclusiveness, both Karin and Olof have
remained ambiguous regarding
their future as a band. They’re
musicians for music-sake and,
quite honestly, if they continue
making albums in a vein similar
to their near-perfect Shaking the
Habitual, then it’s clear they
have a long career ahead of
them.
CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS
BIRTHDAY
MAY 1, 1972
MAY 1, 1946
MAY 3, 1974
MAY 5, 1983
MAY 6, 1945
MAY 12, 1950
MAY 14, 1969
MAY 17, 1955
MAY 20, 1946
MAY 24, 1965
MAY 25, 1939
MAY 31, 1930
NAME
JULIE BENZ
JOHN WOO
JOSEPH KOSINSKI
HENRY CAVILL
BOB SEGER
BILLY SQUIER
CATE BLANCHETT
BILL PAXTON
CHER
JOHN C. REILLY
IAN MCKELLEN
CLINT EASTWOOD
OCCUPATION
ACTRESS
DIRECTOR
DIRECTOR
ACTOR
SINGER
SINGER
ACTRESS
ACTOR
SINGER
ACTOR
ACTOR
ACTOR
AGE
41
67
39
30
68
63
44
58
67
48
74
83
CELEBRITY FACTS, BY NICK STILIANOS
•Bob Seger’s album “Face the Promise”, released in September 2006, sold over 400,000 copies in
its first 45 days of release.
•Before acting, Eastwood worked as a lifeguard and swimming instructor for the US Army (19501954).
•In 2007, Forbes Magazine estimated Cate Blanchett’s earnings for that year at $13 million.
• Cher’s first recording was novelty record “I Love You Ringo.” under the name of Bonnie Jo
Mason in 1963.
•Director John Woo’s birth name is Yusen Wu.
NSCC PENNON
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CREATIVE
WRITING
THE MOTHER-DAUGHTER PHONE CALL
TO MY DAUGHTER FOR MOTHER’S DAY
BY
ROZI THEOHARI
--- HI, MAMA, WHY DIDN’T YOU TELL ME?
--- TELL YOU WHAT?
--- WHY DIDN’T YOU TELL ME?
--- A MOTHER RAISES A DAUGHTER
TEACHING HER CONFIDENCE.
--- WHY DIDN’T YOU TELL ME?
--- I TOLD YOU HOW TO LOVE AND TO PRAY TO GOD!
--- WHY DIDN’T YOU TELL ME?
--- NO ONE KNOWS HOW I CARESSED YOU, GIRL—RECITING
IN TONES SO SWEET HEART-TOUCHING STORIES…
--- WHY DIDN’T YOU TELL ME?
--- AND YOU’RE STILL GROWING SWIFTLY
MY RESPECT FOR YOU IS MINGLED WITH ADMIRATION.
--- WHY DIDN’T YOU TELL ME?
--- LISTEN, THE LOVE OF A MOTHER
BRINGS BLISSFUL DAYS, DOESN’T IT?
--- WHY DIDN’T YOU TELL ME?
--- OF COURSE MY DEAR,
SOMETIMES DAYS ARE BLUE
BECOMING WEARY…VERY BLUE
BUT YOU HAVE A HUSBAND FOR PRAISING!
--- WHY DIDN’T YOU TELL ME?
--- LOOK…YOU DID MANAGE YOUR FIRST PREGNANCY
I KNEW YOU COULD DO IT—I’M PROUD OF
THE CUTEST GIRL THAT A MOTHER EVER HAD.
--- WHY DIDN’T YOU TELL ME?
--- …TELL YOU WHAT…MY CHILD!?
--- H O W M U C H I W O U L D L O VE M Y B A B Y !
M A Y 2003
PAINT YOUR HEART OUT NORTH SHORE!
CALLING ALL PAINTERS! GET READY TO ROLL UP YOUR SLEEVES
Save the Date: Tuesday, May 21, 2013!
This spring faculty, staff and students are invited to help paint the cafeteria at the Brickett Elementary School in Lynn,
where the college has an ongoing service learning partnership. Student Life, Service Learning and the Public Policy
Institute are once again collaborating to sponsor our fourth NSCC Day of Service, and we hope you will want to volunteer to be a part of this fun project. It’s a large space!
We will be working in the following shifts: 8 – 10 am; 10 – 12noon; noon to 2 pm; and 2 - 4 pm (including clean-up).
The school is located at 123 Lewis Street which is about a ten minute walk from the Lynn campus. Parking is available
on the surrounding streets. Sign up for any or all of them!
Anyone wishing to volunteer should email their name, shift(s), and contact info (including cell phone number) to [email protected] by Friday, May 10, 2013.
For more information, contact one of the following individuals:
Cate Kaluzny – ext. 5571 or [email protected]
Diana Kerry – ext. 2105 or [email protected]
Lisa Milso – ext. 6242 or [email protected]
BLESSED FOR A SANDWICH
BY ROBERT WILLIAMS
DIDN’T ATTEND TO BE BLESSED,
NSCC PENNON
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I ONLY WENT FOR A SANDWICH.
WHEN THE PREACHER LADY STRUCK UP HER ACOUSTIC GUITAR,
I MADE FOR THE EXIT.
IT WASN’T THAT I WASN’T GRATEFUL,
I WAS HUNGRY TOO.
I DIDN’T GO TO BE BLESSED,
I WAS ONLY THERE FOR THE SANDWICH.
CHEESE AND EGG - VERY NICE TOO.
IT WASN’T THAT I DIDN’T APPRECIATE THE FOOD,
OTHERS DID TOO.
BUT I DIDN’T GO TO BE BLESSED.
OTHERS STAYED TO BE BLESSED,
AFTER THEY HAD EATEN THEIR SANDWICH.
THEY STAYED FOR THE SINGING,
BECAUSE THEY BELIEVED.
I WAS JUST STARVING,
HADN’T EATEN FOR DAYS.
I DIDN’T GO TO BE BLESSED.
I WAS ONLY THERE FOR THE SANDWICH.
DIRTY OLD MAN
I
BY ROBERT WILLIAMS
SHE WALKED INTO THE LIBRARY THAT DAY,
HOODED TOP WITH A STAR TREK BACKPACK.
SLOPPY JOE CLOTHING THAT COULD NOT FOOL THE DISCERNING EYE.
THE GIRL WAS BEAUTIFUL.
SHE SMILED AS I APPROACHED,
WITH SOME POINTLESS QUESTION THAT DIDN’T NEED AN ANSWER.
WE GOT TO TALKING,
ON NIETZSCHE AND STEPHEN HAWKINGS.
GOOD LOOKING BUT SHARP AS A TACK.
THE AGE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN US DIDN’T SEEM TO MATTER.
MAYBE SHE NEEDED A FATHER FIGURE,
OR MAYBE THE YOUNG GUYS JUST STARED AT HER CHEST?
SHE TOLD ME HER LIFE STORY,
THE HIGHLIGHTS IN 30 MINUTES.
HER MOTHER HAD MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES AND THE GIRL WANTED OUT.
SHE SOUGHT ESCAPE.
MAYBE I GOT TOO CLOSE TOO QUICKLY.
I WENT TO THE LIBRARY EVERY DAY,
BUT THE GIRL JUST DISAPPEARED.
I NEVER SAW HER AGAIN.
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DEAR SAVVY...
PEER TO PENNON ADVICE COLUMN
Dear Savvy,
I find myself highly annoyed
in math class. A student that
sits near me is always tapping
her pencil, and it drives me
crazy! What should I do?
Annoyed Student
Dear Annoyed Student,
Try talking to the said student.
She probably has no idea that it
bothers you. If she does not
want to talk about it or come to
an agreement, then move your
seat somewhere else.
Dear Savvy,
My grandpa died 3 months
ago. I feel this awful pain
inside of me. It’s so hard to
focus at school and work and
to talk to my friends. How can
I feel better?
Grieving Gal
Dear Grieving Gal,
Death is a hard thing. It certainly impacts how you feel. What
you’re going through right now
is normal. The sadness will
lessen time. Try to spend a little
time each day remembering
your grandpa. By dedicating
some time to him, you will face
your problem head on rather
than it creeping up on you at
school or work or with your
friends.
Dear Savvy,
I really like this girl in my history class. I want to talk to
her, but I get too nervous and
chicken out!! Help!
Secret Admirer
Dear Secret Admirer,
You can find the courage in you
to talk to this girl. Next time you
see her in class, take a deep
breath and plan what you are
going to say. “What did you
think of last night’s homework?” or “Hi” are good
places to start. When you talk to
her a few times you just might
find you can relax around her.
And then you should offer to
take her out to a movie!
Dear Savvy,
I’m really bored with the food
in the cafeteria; do you have
any new menu ideas?
Hungry and Bored
Dear Hungry and Bored,
How about lasagna or some
churros? Maybe corn on the
cob? Watercress salad? Cake?
There are endless possibilities.
You should contact the school’s
head chef and talk to him about
new ideas that might interest the
student body.
Email Dear Savvy! at
[email protected]
TRAILBLAZERS TO YALE SMDEP
Dr. Iona Black
Geanpaul Mora and
Kendall Grasso are to be congratulated for being the second
group of NSCC students to be
accepted to Yale University
Medical
School
Summer
Medical Dental Education
Program (SMDEP). They will
be there during months of June
and July, 2013.
The Yale University
Medical School SMDEP program is an intense six week
program where students take
chemistry
(General
or
biology
Organic),
(Introductory or Advanced),
Physics, English, Public
Health, and a variety of seminar courses. The program
also offers career development - learning skills seminar, limited clinical exposure,
and a financial planning
workshop. They are taught by
Yale professors and the teaching and resident assistants are
Yale University medical and
students.
graduate
Transportation, housing, food
and a stipend is given to all
participants.
In 1988, The Robert
Wood Johnson Foundation
established the Minority
Medical Education Program
(MMEP) to increase the number
of highly qualified medical
school applicants from minority
groups that were underrepresented in medicine—primarily
African Americans, Hispanics,
and American Indians. MMEP
supported six medical schools
in offering a free, six-week
medical school preparatory pro-
gram. The Association of
American Medical Colleges
assumed the role of National
Program Office for MMEP in
1993. Over the years, MMEP's
intensive academic preparation
program expanded to 11 campuses. The 11 campuses are:
Case
Western
Reserve
University Schools of Medicine
and Dental Medicine, Columbia
University of Physicians and
Surgeons and College of Dental
Medicine, David Geffen School
of Medicine at UCLA and
UCLA School of Dentistry,
Duke University School of
Medicine, Howard University
College of Arts and Sciences,
Dentistry and Medicine, The
University of Texas School of
Dentistry and Medical School at
Houston, New Jersey Medical
and New Jersey Dental Schools
(UMDMJ), University of
Louisville Schools of Medicine
and Dentistry, University of
Nebraska Medical Center,
Colleges of Medicine and
Dentistry, University of Virginia
School of Medicine, University
of Washington Schools of
Medicine and Dentistry, and
Yale University School of
Medicine.
In addition,
the program broadened its
initial focus on specific
minority groups to include
students who were from
rural areas, economically
disadvantaged, and came
from groups that have historically received substandard
health care regardless of
their racial or ethnic background. In 2003, the program changed its name to
Summer
Medical
the
Education Program (SMEP),
reflecting the inclusion of
students representing a wide
range of economic, cultural,
racial, and ethnic diversity.
The Summer Medical and
Dental Education Program
(SMDEP) builds on the lessons learned from those earlier programs. It expanded to
include pre-dental students who
face challenges similar to those
of pre-medical students, and it
focuses on students in the first
two years of their college education because the experience of
previous programs indicates
that this is when students derive
the most benefit.
Club Directoy
ACADEMIC CLUBS:
AVIATION: JOHN KREEFT
CRIMINAL JUSTICE: ANN KOSHIVAS
FOOD SCIENCE CUB: GREG REPPUCCI
PHI THETA KAPPA: FRED ALTIERI
PSYCHED FOR PSYCH: KRISTIN ERBETTA
SOTA: PATRICIA BANKS AND RUTH DELISIO
STUDENT CIVIL ENGAGEMENT
AND ANTI-VIOLENCE CLUB: LAURIE MESSINA
DEBATE CLUB: KARA KAUFMAN
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[email protected]
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[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
SPECIAL INTEREST CLUBS:
CHRIST ON CAMPUS: TIM WHITMAN
ENGINEERING: MARY BETH STEIGERWALD
ENVIRONMENTAL CLUB: JOSEPH MODUGNO
FILM CLUB: JOHN ZAMPARELLI
MEDIA CLUB: JIM HARRINGTON
MULTI-CULTURAL SOCIETY: ESPY HERRERA
MUSLIM ASSOCIATION: YUSEF HAYES
PHILOSOPHY CLUB: FRED ALTIERI
QUEER STRAIGHT ALLIANCE: ANNE TABET
STARS CLUB: NANCY TUFO
SURFRIDERS CLUB: SEAN HANLON
VETERANS CLUB: MIKE MONAGLE
YOUTH GROUP UNITED: ALEXANDER GUZMAN
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[email protected]
[email protected]
Organizations
PENNON: VICTORIA PASCIUTO
PERFORMING ARTS COUNCIL: MATTHEW WOODS
PROGRAM COUNCIL: VICTORIA PASCIUTO
STUDENT GOVERNMENT: VICTORIA PASCIUTO
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
NSCC PENNON
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Important Numbers
Lynn Campus: (781) 593-6722
DanversCampus: (978) 762-4000
Beverly Cummings Center (978) 236-1200
Library: Lynn: (781) 477-2133
Danvers: (978) 762-4000 x5526
Book Store: Lynn: (781) 477 2127
Danvers: (978) 762-4200
Weather Hotline: (978) 762 4200
Join Program Council!
THIS GROUP PLANS AND COORDINATES A VARIETY OF
SOCIAL, CULTURAL, AND ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMS FOR
THE ENTIRE COLLEGE COMMUNITY. PAST ACTIVITIES HAVE
INCLUDED AIR BRUSH T-SHIRTS, PSYCHIC READINGS,
AND MASSAGE THERAPY.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT VICTORIA PASCIUTO
AT (978) 762-4000 X5471 OR
[email protected].
Attention Student Body
Patrick Gravlin Fall 2013 President
Courtney McQueen Fall 2013 Vice President
Nicholas Mancuso Fall 2013 Treasurer
Amanda Krickhahn *Reelected* Fall 2013 Student Trustee
Ballot Questions:
Students are in support of Masspirg and Masspirg will continue to
stay as an opt out $9 registration fee for students.
Students are in support of an opt in $5.00 Student Activities Fee.
Congratulations to the students who ran for executive positions,
you will be sworn in at the last meeting of the semester.
NSCC PENNON
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BY KEVIN HAYES,
SPORTS COLUMN WRITER
Jim Yardley has slam
dunked a winner. This book is a
lot more than just basketball, it
is a revolutionary look at not
only the state of Chinese basketball but of China itself. Yardley
spent a year covering the Shanxi
Brave Dragons of the Chinese
Basketball Association and
brought to attention the battle
between old school a new, long
running racism and the different
culteral impacts of not only foreigners but of different parts of
China as well. Along the way
Yardley goes into great historical detail on each province
including its past and present.
The book begins by
introducing Boss Wang, the
insane owner of the Brave
Dragons located in Taiyuan of
the Shanxi province. He was a
steel baron for many years and
sold his last steel mill to concentrate on running the Dragons.
He sent his team on an exhibition tour in the summer of 2008
to the United States in order to
see what the team could do
against American competition.
The Dragons stayed at the
United
States
Basketball
Academy but were routinely
defeated by 20-30 points and
Wang decided he needed an
American coach. Yardley notes
the Dragons had just finished
the 2007-08 season with an
abysmal record of 5-24 with two
of the wins coming by forfeit.
Yardley also notes that Wang
had never seen American college basketball, only the professional games that happened to
be shown on Chinese television.
Pennon Book Review: Brave Dragons
Wang was insatiable and impatient, firing a total of 16 coaches
between 2002 and 2008 because
he wanted an NBA style game.
The coaches in China had no
idea what the American
game was played due to
lack of exposure.Enter
Bob Weiss, the former
NBA coach of the Los
Angeles
Clippers,
Atlanta Hawks, San
Antonio Spurs and
Seattle Supersonics that
beat prostate cancer in
the summer of 2008. His
last NBA stint occured
when he took over the
Sonics in 2006 but was
fired by impatient and
incompetent
owner
Howard Schultz. Schultz
ended up driving his
team down the toilet and
sold it in 2008 which
then moved to become
the Oklahoma City
Thunder, leaving Seattle
high and dry. Weiss lived
off his guaranteed contract from the Sonics
until Wang and the Brave
Dragons came calling. Wang
paid Weiss $250,000 dollars for
a grand total of 8 months work.
Yardley does tremendous work detailing how
Chinese basketball evolved
beginning with Dr. Naismith's
protege David Willard Lyon
building the first YMCA in
Tianjin in 1895, four years after
Naismith invented the game.
The first pure basketball court
was built in 1914 and the game
took off, impaired briefly by
Mao Zedong's reign of error,
building to what it has become
today.
As the story progresses, the readers witness some of
the most incompetent and
bungling management decisions
that would make even American
owners say "Not even I would
do THAT!" For example, Weiss
thought he was hired to be the
head coach which in America
means running the whole show.
He brought in American coach
Rick Turner as his assistant. All
fine and dandy, right? Not so
fast! Apparently Boss Wang
decided the Chinese players
needed more discipline so he
hired a coach known as
Wingtips for his style of shoes
and former CBA star Liu Tie. As
it turns out, Wang handed the
team over to Tie with Weiss
serving as only a figure-head.
Weiss would suggest plays to
run and Tie would ignore them
and continue running repetitive
drills. At first the team
signed two Americans,
Donta Smith of the
Atlanta Hawks and Rob
"Tractor" Traylor. Turns
out it was only Smith as
Traylor was lowballed
by Boss Wang. After
watching Liu Tie run 2
hours worth of boring
drills designed for middle schoolers without
running a single offenor
defensive
sive
scheme, Traylor said to
heck with it and went
home. Traylor's replacement was Weiss' former
Seattle player Olumide
Oyedeji who becomes
the un-appreciated star
so to speak.
The rest of the book is
a roller coaster ride of
players coming and
going, the history of
China mentioned previously and the mental state of the
players and coaches. Liu Tie
and Boss Wang are labeled villains for Liu's refusal to listen to
Weiss and Wang's constant meddling. For example, when the
team appeared to be hitting its
stride with Olumide and Donta
Smith, Boss Wang ruins everything by dumping Smith for
Bonzi Wells. Wells was an
above average NBA player with
a selfish streak and when he
came to the Dragons it was
shoot first and ask questions
later. He became instantly the
star of the league, along the
lines of Yao Ming playing in the
USA. Unfortunately, Wells did
not create good chemistry with
the team and it sputtered. Wang
continued to be portrayed as the
villain when the general manager informed assistant coach Rick
Turner that it was ok that he
could go home for Christmas.
When Turner got home he was
called by the general manager
and told he would not be returning. Wells saw the writing on
the wall and he also requested to
go home and he never came
back. Wells was considered the
best American to ever play in
China and replacing him was
Flordia State's Tim Pickett.
Unfortunately Pickett was only
half the player Wells was and
his teamates did not respect
him. Wells could be disrepectful
to his team but he had the talent
and name power to back it up, in
their minds who the heck was
Pickett really? All this culiminates in the Dragons missing the
playoffs and Pickett literrally
thrown out of the dressing room
because the Dragons thought he
threw the game they were eliminated in.
All in all its more than
just a basketball book as it is a
miniature history book about
China. Chinese television, its
steel industry, its provinces and
its state of sports are all covered
in this book. I would consider it
a must read for not only sport
fans but for history buffs and
political science majors for the
in depth look at China's battle
between the Communist Party
and its competitors.
NK: We played with Air Traffic
Controller at a show that 92.5
The River sponsored a while
back at The Hard Rock Café. We
thought that this would be a
cool
bill
and a very
Bostoncentric bill.
At past studio release
shows, we
had bands
from out of
town, and
we
were
like, ‘For
this one,
let’s keep it
local, let’s
celebrate
the Boston
m u s i c
scene’
–
because it is so great, and it’s
one thing we want to keep supporting. It’s something we really
believe in. That was another
reason we wanted to [play with]
them – cool local
bands working really hard and
hopefully having a great show.
plish as a band in 2013?
Q-AND-A WITH KINGSLEY FLOOD LEAD SINGER NASEEM KHURI
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 8
start to finish… We wanted to
treat our audience with that
respect that says, ‘No, we think
people will actually want to sit
don and listen to an album from
start to finish. We think they’ll
want to put it on, they’re looking
for music that isn’t just in the
background, that they can
actually listen to. So we tried to
make that record.
It seems there is more
crossover appeal in the music
industry today. Bands like
Fun, The Shins, and The
Lumineers are reaching the
top of the charts, yet they’re
still referred to as “indie” or
“alternative.” More up-andcoming bands like yours are
taking off in a relatively short
time. As a musician, what do
you attribute this to, and do
you see it as a positive development?
NK: Absolutely. I think with the
Internet and the disarray of the
music industry, it leveled the
playing field. People have
access to so much more stuff.
They’re not just listening to
what one label puts out – they
can go on YouTube and find
whatever they like. I think that
means you have more supersuperstars like Lady Gaga and
less middle-of-the-road people.
I think it
gives more
power to
the people,
and a lot
of people
want that
choice…to
listen to
whatever
they want.
I’m
not
sure you
w o u l d
have
a
band like
T h e
Lumineers
so huge as they are now 10
years ago, 5 years ago…But
they work very hard, and these
days it’s much more about fan
involvement and getting your
fans directly involved. That’s
why I was really thrilled that we
were able to raise about
$20,000 to get this album funded. Going directlyto your fans
and asking them to be your
record company – that didn’t
really happen before. It’s much
more direct-to-fan; you give
them much more power, much
more choice, and you see what
they like. It’s definitely a different time.
I was excited to see that you’re
playing with Air Traffic
Controller on Saturday. Is this
your first time playing together, and have you guys had a
chance to hang out much?
What do you hope to accom-
NK: What we want to do is keep
working hard, and that means
playing the cities we have been
playing, playing them well,
opening up new cities we
haven’t played before, putting
out a lot of content – so we’re
gonna
have
a
couple
videos…And we just want to
keep working. Life is short, and
we just want to work our asses
off and see what happens. We’re
gonna go on this faith that people might respect a live show
where a band really gives it all
and leaves it on stage, and
maybe there’s an audience for
that…And our job is to find that
audience and nurture it and try
to expand it.
Kingsley
Flood’s
album
release show for Battles was
rescheduled due to inclement
weather and is slated for May
3rd at Boston’s Brighton
Music Hall. Air Traffic
Controller and Velah will also
perform.
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Asmaa Abdelaal
Aya Abdelaal
Joseph Robert Abesamra
Hana Accar
Loretta A Andreani
Kathy Aggelakis
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Rosario
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Michael G Allain
Nancy Belinda Allphin
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Vanessa Marie Alves
Misty L Amero
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Holly Baker
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Jennifer K Boles
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Stacy Borjeson
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Crystal Lynn Brown
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Ramóne Bruno
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Wayne S Maxner
Victoria Maxwell
Kathleen Mayo
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Colby McCauley
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Paula Sanderson
Alicia Santana
Estephany Santana
Edwin Santillan
Ilana Santos
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David Patrick Saunders
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Christina Marie Siebertz
Ashley Silber
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Lisa Marie Speicher
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Ashley Spongberg
Samantha Sprague
Gina Christine Squizzero
Kara Ssembitto
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Jennifer Marie Stevens
Rafael Stinson
Jacqueline Talice Strzesak
Gisela A Suarez Cochachin
Allyson Sullivan
Rory Carter Sullivan
Brian M Sullivan
Kelly Ann Sullivan
Staycee L Surette
Yudelka Susana
Diana J Tarantino
Moyra Tarraza
Cynthia Lee Taurasi
Shaun Taylor
Jessica M Taylor
Khary Te
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Jean E Theberge
Alexie J Thomas
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Lan Tran
Dillon Anthony Traver
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Donald F Turner III
Lucien George Tyler
Socrates D Valdez
Kim Valenti
Rebeca Valentin
Tina Marie Van Alstyne
Christopher L Vazquez
Sybil K Velez
Bianca Venezia
Ashley Noelle Ventrice
Sheyla Veras
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Gabriele P Vernacchio
Yesica Via-Batista
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Robert B Williamson
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Alyssa Wojcicki
Sheldon B Yarmovsky
Demetri Zaimes
Tessa Zak
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Melanie Joanne Zitano
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Emmanuel Atemnkeng
Jennifer M Barrett
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Kara J Berg
Amanda Bettencourt
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Carla Marie Sheehan
Zuleidy Brito
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Thomas R Carter
Janice M Castillo
Christine F Champanis
Christopher Champigny
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Chyrel Denise Christian
Kerri Christie
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Laura Lee Corbosiero
Brett James Crandall
Ryan W Crowther
Lee L Cusolito
Stormy Levi DeFreest
Charles R Denault III
Adam DeRiggi
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Michael Benjamin Eaton
Darlene Edwards Szuter
Patrick M Eustace
Alison M Ferrandi
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Christina Lee Cano
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Joseph LeBlanc
Layheang Ly
Malinda Ly
Kristi Nicole Lyons
Katie Maney
Travis P Mazac
Samuel Taylor McLain
Karin Mercedes
Julie Messinger
Julie Murray
Nohemy Nunez Espinal
Molly A O'Hara
Susan Isioma Okoh
Ana Ortega
Nadia Ouerhani
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Kyle Perreault
Lisa Perry-Calderan
Anthony Carmen Persia
Jamie R Pitts
Juliet Prenney
Trina M Presutti
Aaron B Pydynkowski
Andrew Rabelo
Marc Andrew Razin
Jeffrey Reinold
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Yahaira Rijo Del Rosario
Gerardo Rodríguez Chávez, Jr
Janine M Russo
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Gayle G Terhune
Anthony N Theodore
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Kaitlin Walsh
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Lorelei Wibberly-Dunajski
Curtis Phillip Wightman
Steven R Wood
Dorothy M Wright-Irwin
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Vanessa Viola Cimino
Jacqueline Rae Collins
Jamar R Colucci
Kelly Anne Comeau
Philip Condon
Jennifer C Eisnor
Rebecca A Constantino
Ashley Coombs
Hayden Coombs
John Jake Coppola
Rosa Alexandra Corominas
Yanitza Coronel
Crystal M Cortez
Devon Coss
Carmen Crisostomo
Peter M Crivello
Katie M Crockett
Amanda Cronin
Crystal M Curley
Josephine Currie
Amanda Cutone
Quynh Danh
Dolly Danh
Brianna L D'Apolito
Samuel N Davis
Massimo A Delisi
Kathleen Dennis
Michael R DeVito
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Timothy W Donovan
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Katie J Freeman
Jessica L Fultz
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Paula Rose Galvin
Jovany Garcia
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Sabrina Gillis
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Joia M Goyetche
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Kim A Hart
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Andrew David Heard
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Michelle Jolliffe Hodge
Matthew Wade Holler
Kelly Houston
Amanda L Hunt
James Hunter
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Amadou Jawara
Karon Leigh Johnson
Elizabeth A Jonikas
Jennifer B Joyce
Jazmine Marie Julien
Tyler R Jutras
Joseph Lynn Kaulenas
Kevin M Kenny
Ayeda Khalid-Malik
Robyn Elizabeth Kinghorn
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Samantha Knibbs
Michael Knowlton
William Kusch
Jennifer L LaJoie
Beth LaPointe
David George Lawrence
Krystal Lee LeBrun
Nicholas Wayne LeColst
Lisa M Levine
Amanda Rose Lowry
Allyson Lussier
Bridget Lynch
Daniel Lyons
Adam R Maccario
Jessica Tayla Macharia
Caroline MacIntosh
Heather MacLean
Laura Marie Madden
Courtney Ellen Manchester
Dean Marsinelli
Thomas H Martin
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Yelizka Martinez
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Edward Frank Mastrocola
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Adam McKeever
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Johan Manuel Mejia
Shaylyn Grace Merullo
Lyndsey Mewa
Shawn Millea
Daniel J Mills
Brandon P Misuraca
Colette M Montoni
Brenton Morrissey
Laura C Moses
Scott D Mullen
Jill Murray
Kali Marie McInnis
Theresa M Nascimento
Carol Neil
Hollis Nelson
Heather Nicholson
Cynthia Nuñez
Yohei Ohno
Kayla O'Neil
Sharolyn Pearyer
Sophanna Pen
Samara Assad Pereira
Stephanie Nicole Perez
Kevin T Phipps
Russell Edward Pike
Andrew S Pray
Amanda Lee Prime
Frederick C Prue
Ann Qurat
Maura A Racamato
Samah Sayed Ragab
Danielle Marie Rallo
Deandra Ramirez
Kenny Ramos
Bethany Anne Reardon
Stephanie Nicole Reeves
Carla Veronica F Reis
Oscar A Reyes Fernandez
Matthew Richard
Angela J Richi
Melissa Ricker
Benito R Rivas
John S Roeung
Mark Francis Daniel Rooney
Cora Jill Ruiz
Kervin F Sainme
Santo a Salvatore
Sergio Sampaio
Tina Scalisi
Stacy Scouten
Shaun Flynn Seariac
Margerie Serrano
Lizmara Serrano Velez
Katelyn Marie Sheldon
Laura Sierra
Jessica M Silva
Evan Robert Smith
Margot Carlson Smith
George Soundis
Jennifer Stone
Amanda F Stuart
Ratha Sun
Raphael Sunday
Nicole M Surette
Jaymes Henning Sweeney
Shannon Barbara Thibault
Jolene Maria Thomas
Maryanne Tinkham
Priscilla Ann Tobey
Jessica Marie Tower
David Leo Trainor III
Eric Truong
Matthew J Tulley
Robert L Tuneburg
Adriel Wajda
Aimee L Webber
Westley Allen White
Jonathan Michael Wilson
Robin Brittany Wood
Christopher B Wreh
Dea Xhama
Daniel Young
John Zegarowski
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Realizing the Dream: Equality for All
Please join us on Thursday, May 2 at 7:30 AM for NSCC’s Annual Law Day lecture.
Law Day is celebrated every year across the nation. President Dwight Eisenhower established the first Law Day in 1958 to mark the nation's commitment to the rule of
law. In 1961, Congress issued a joint resolution designating May 1 as the official date for celebrating Law Day. Every president since has issued a Law Day proclamation on May
1 to celebrate the nation's commitment to the rule of law.
This year’s theme of Realizing the Dream: Equality for All will provide an opportunity to explore the movement for civil and human rights in America and the impact it
has had in promoting the ideal of equality under the law. It will provide a forum for reflecting
on the work that remains to be done in rectifying injustice, eliminating all forms of discrimination, and putting an end to violations of our basic human rights.
The lecture will take place at the Danvers campus, Math & Sciences building lecture hall, Room DS 119 with a teleconference to the Lynn campus gym.
Please join us for an interesting lecture; refreshments will be served. This event is free and open to the public but seating is limited. For more information or to reserve
your seat please contact
Sandy Rochon, Alumni Coordinator, [email protected] or 978 762-4000 ext 5481.
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MAY 2013
STUDENT LIFE CALENDAR OF EVENTS
May
Event
Location
May 1, 2013
May 2, 2013
Danvers Ping Pong Tournament
Student Awards Ceremony
Performing Arts Play “365 Days 365 Plays”
Battle of the Bands
Performing Arts Play “365 Days 365 Plays”
Delta Alpha Pi Honor Society Induction
Performing Arts Play “365 Days 365 Plays”
HAWC Walk
Queer Straight Alliance Meeting
Zumba Class
Program Council Meeting
Yoga Class
Spring Fling
Zumba Class
Billiards Tournament
Yoga Class
Spring Fling
Day Classes End
Rain Date for Battle of the Bands
Student Government Association Meeting
DB129
Lynn Campus Gym
Lynn Arts, Lynn MA
Danvers Campus
Lynn Arts, Lynn MA
May 3, 2013
May 4, 2013
May 5, 2013
May 6, 2013
May 7, 2013
May 8, 2013
May 9, 2013
May 10, 2013
May 13, 2013
May 13-15, 2013
May 14, 2013
May 15, 2013
May 16, 2013
May 20, 2013
May 21, 2013
May 22, 2013
May 23, 2013
May 24, 2013
May 27, 2013
May 28, 2013
May 29, 2013
May 30, 2013
Evening Classes End
Zumba Class
Final Exam Period
Yoga Class
National Society of Leadership Induction Ceremony
Zumba Class
Yoga Class
Service Learning Awards/ Ceremony
Zumba Class
Spring Community Service Project
Program Council Meeting
Yoga Class
Zumba Class
Commencement Ceremony
Yoga Class
Student Government Association Meeting
Memorial Day - School Closed
Yoga Class
Zumba Class
Yoga Class
Time
10:00 PM – 1:00 PM
2:30 PM
7:00 PM
7:00 PM
Lynn Arts, Lynn MA
Salem
DB208 & LW307
Lynn Gym
DB208 & LW307
Lynn Gym
Lynn Campus
Lynn Gym
DB129
Lynn Gym
Danvers Campus
3:00 PM & 7:00 PM
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
9:30 AM
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
9:30 AM
10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
9:30 AM
10 AM
9:30 AM
10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
DB208 & LW307
2:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Lynn Gym
9:30 AM
Lynn Gym
Lynn Gym
Lynn Gym
Lynn Gym
6:00 PM
Lynn Gym
Lynn
DB208 & LW307
Lynn Gym
Lynn Gym
Salem State University
Lynn Gym
DB208 & LW307
Lynn Gym
Lynn Gym
Lynn Gym
9:30 AM
9:30 AM
9:30 AM
9:30 AM
8 AM Shifts Start
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
9:30 AM
9:30 AM
9:30 AM
2:30 PM - 4:30 PM
SEE STUDENT ACTIVITIES FOR MORE DETAILS
EVENTS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE
9:30 AM
9:30 AM
9:30 AM
Health Services would like to acknowledge all
the students who volunteered for our 8th Annual Fit & Fun
Health Fair held on Wednesday, April 3, 2012 on the Lynn
campus. Your help was greatly appreciated and made for a
fun-filled, lively and successful event for everyone. In
addition to the students photographed to the left, we
would like to thank Sigma Alpha Pi Leadership Society
volunteers Edith Ngetuny, Hannah Tumwesige, Sheyla
Vera and Lisa Jones and Presidential scholar Sarah Basley.
From left to right:
Shirley Phoung,
Clare Rochez,
Marylyn Tamayo,
Jairo Castillo
and Ana Stipanobic.
NSCC PENNON
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For all of our students who are graduating this month I offer my heartfelt congratulations and very best wishes as you graduate! I would also like to welcome you to NSCC’s
Alumni Association and hope that you will stay connected with us. Please maintain your connection to this valuable network as you continue in your academics and career. Your
connections with fellow graduates, students, NSCC faculty, staff and administration and over twenty thousand NSCC alumni who all started where you did can be the foundation
for your professional network.
Congratulations to this year’s recipients of the Alumni Association Scholarships:
Nancy Allphin, Ruth Fisher and Lindsey Smith will all be continuing their education at four year schools and will receive NSCC
Alumni Scholarships to assist them. Congratulations Nancy, Ruth and Lindsey!
I look forward to seeing you all at the commencement rehearsal on the morning of May 23 at the Salem State University O’Keefe
Center. NSCC’s Alumni Association Board will be volunteering selling NSCC Alumni T- shirts and diploma frames, with all proceeds
going to fund future alumni scholarships. Meet current board members and find out ways you can get involved with our alumni board.
The Alumni Office will provide refreshments immediately following graduation rehearsal and FREE raffles!
Hope to see you there!
Sandy
NSCC Alumni Coordinator Sandy Rochon can be reached at [email protected] or 978 762 4000 ext 5481.
Find us online at www.northshore.edu/alumni
Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/myNSCC.alumni
T-BUILDING PARKING IN LYNN IS FREE FOR STUDENTS
OF NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
For students at NSCC’s Lynn Campus, TBuilding parking can help you park free and get a
place to park any time. If you don’t have a place to
park on the Lynn campus, you don’t have to worry
about that. You just have to get your student ID card,
and go in front of the Central Square T-building.
Show your student ID card, and you can park for
free. The T-building is large parking garage; it has
five floors which means there are many places available every time to park. This garage contains 965
spaces and appears to not have a high level of utilization.
It is integrated into the train station structure. If you’re not a
student, the parking rate is $1 per hour, $4.00 daily, and $45.00
monthly. It is free, if you are a student of NSCC. You can get more
information for LAZ Parking; the T-building is managed by them. You
can also get information in Student Services on the Lynn Campus.
Don’t forget to get your student ID card.
For more information, you can call or mail:
LAZ Parking
325 Broad St Lynn, MA 01901-1511
(781)-794-1791
NSCC Student Services
300 Broad St Lynn, MA 01901
(781) 593-6722