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(10/30/09 4:48am)
Senior Gabby Cafone advanced the Lions to a 4-3 win over Kean University with 33 seconds left in the game on Tuesday. The win put the women’s field hockey at 4-1 in the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) and 8-5 in the regular season.
Despite the back and forth play between the teams, Cafone’s goal broke the 3-3 tie just in time for the Lions.
“We really wanted this win to show on the scoreboard,” said Cafone. “It was a team effort and we won in regulation, not in over time. We didn’t want to lose and we worked hard for this win.”
The Cougars’ sophomore forward Olivia Triano scored all three goals for Kean, each time tying the score with the Lions.
The Lions’ first two goals were scored by junior forwards Jessica Falcone and Mary Waller. The second and third goals were netted by Cafone.C
(10/27/09 4:18pm)
Junior Tom Medvecky helped lead the Lions to a 154-90 win over Montclair State University in the first meet of the season on Friday. Medvecky placed first in the 200-yard butterfly, with a time of 1:58.22. The junior swimmer also took the top spot in the 100-yard fly, finishing with a time of 53:24.
(10/23/09 7:11am)
The Lions placed in the top-10 teams at the Inter-Regional Rumble on Saturday, Oct. 17 at Oberlin College. The women’s cross country team gained a total of 220 points, placing seventh out of the 25 teams who competed. The men’s team took 10th place, with 284 points, with six runners taking spots in the top 100 runners. There were 245 male runners competing.
“This was a big meet for us,” said freshman Cathy Goncalves. “Only the top eight go and, as a freshman, I was happy to be a part of such a great experience.”
Senior Michelle Wallace placed 14th overall with a time of 22:05 in the women’s 6K race. Sophomore Katie Nestor claimed 30th with a time of 22:41 and Nicole Ullmeyer’s time of 23:04 placed her in 41st among the runners. Three other athletes, including senior Kelly Cahill, and freshmen Cathy Goncalves and Rachel Morris, followed closely behind and finished within the next 40 seconds.
“We are all capable of running at the same pace as these top athletes. If we can run together in races like we do during practices, we will be in great shape for regionals and nationals,” Goncalves said.
The men’s cross country runners included junior T.J. Bocchino, who placed 12th with a time of 25:23 and senior Brandon Rodkewitz, who, with a finish time of 26:12, gained the 50th spot overall. The other runners each contributed to the team’s overall strong performance, as well. Junior Dennie Waite ran a race-time of 26:27, with freshman Max Sparshatt not far behind, coming in at 26:31. Kyle Roos, a junior, ran a time of 26:41 and sophomore Andy Herschman finished at 26:52.
“It was a great learning experience,” said Sparshatt. “We had a lot of team bonding, as well good preparation for our upcoming meets, including the NJAC race, regionals and nationals.”
Johns Hopkins University was able to achieve the title of the competition for the women’s race with 64 points, while New York University took first for the men’s race, with 28 points.
(10/20/09 2:33pm)
The Lions’ duo entered the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) National Small College Championships at the Copeland-Cox Tennis Center in Mobile, Ala. unranked between Oct. 15 and 18. Senior Jackie Shtemberg, along with first-season partner, sophomore Felice Trinh, matched up against and defeated six teams en route to the final game.
Shtemberg and Trinh defeated not only six teams, but also upset the No. 1 seed from the University of Chicago in the first round. Junior Chrissy Hu and sophomore Kendra Higgins fell to the unranked Lions’ pair, 7-5, 6-4.
“The match against University of Chicago was the toughest game mentally because we were going up against the first seed and we knew we weren’t supposed to win,” Trinh said.
To reach the finals the Lions’ pair had to go through sophomore Laura Chen and junior Ashley Herrick of Carnegie Mellon University.
This match presented Shtemberg and Trinh with the greatest challenge of the tournmanet yet. The Lions won the first set 6-3. The Tartans responded by winning the second set 6-1.
The last set came down to the wire, but Shtemberg and Trinh came through in the third set 1-0 (10-9) and moved on to the finals.
“We felt confident and we had a positive outlook. But we knew Tufts was a good team,” Trinh said.
Junior Julia Browne and senior Meghan McCooey, the 2008 ITA National Small College champions, defeated Shtemberg and Trinh in two sets, 7-5 and 6-3.
“People didn’t expect us to go this far in the tournament,” said Trinh. “Neither team dominated, it was back and forth throughout the match — we held our own.”
“The finals were a bitter sweet ending to our fall season,” Shtemberg said. “This was the best anyone at the College has done ever in doubles. I’m a senior, but Felice is a sophomore and I hope she can go far in the future.”
Shtemberg, Trinh, and the rest of the Lions will continue play in the spring.
(10/20/09 2:18pm)
Senior goalkeeper Jessica Clarke achieved her ninth shutout of the season in the game against Richard Stockton College on the 14th, giving her a career total of 41. Clarke only needed three saves in order to gain the shutout win and tie the Lions’ record, set by Victoria Nusse in 2001.
(10/06/09 3:41pm)
Students may have been questioning the man standing on top of the black benches outside of the library on Friday afternoon, but for those who know Matt Hoke, senior history major, it was an important moment. The executive editor was the first to speak on behalf of the College’s newest periodical, The Perspective. The opinionated forum is available for students to voice their thoughts about not only the happenings on campus, but also those of the nation and world.
After reading the mission statement of the magazine, Hoke explained the story behind The Perspective. Mike Tracey, senior political science major, founder, as well as the Editor-in-Chief, worked with a staff of students to get the first issue published in time for its release on Friday, Oct. 2. Although Tracey could not be there for the launch day, the other editors and staff members made sure the magazine was acknowledged and distributed.
Tracey initially began the idea with help from managing editor and junior interactive multimedia major, Ron Seidel.
“I tried to start an independent newspaper, but that quickly failed,” Seidel said.
Seidel found help in Tracey and their thoughts and ideas became a reality.
After going to a conference that dealt with print and online organizations, Tracey found CampusProgress.org, which is part of The Center for American Progress. It is an online news group that focuses on helping young activists, journalists and artists get their voices heard, according to its Web site. The group agreed to fund the news magazine.
CampusProgress.org is currently the only source of funding, alloting $1,500 per semester, according to David Spett, publication associate at Campus Progress. The Perspective is seeking help from other advertisers, as well as advocacy groups, in order to help fund the printing costs of the magazine. With help from other organizations, The Perspective will be able to grow, according to Hoke.
Hoke said the publication will currently be printed on a monthly basis, but the staff hopes for more frequent publication eventually. Five hundred copies will be distributed around campus each month. The staff is aiming for approximately three issues this semester, Seidel said.
Topics discussed in the inaugural issue range from healthcare and marriage equality to religion and politics. According to Hoke, the opinions that are expressed in these articles and stories do not support only one view. The pages may include many liberal ideas, but (The Perspective) is looking to gather ideas from every type of opinion, Hoke said.
According to their Web site, The Perspective does not “pretend to be anything other than subjective. Each of our contributors is unapologetically on a certain side of the day’s political discourse.”
“In the future, we hope to be able to showcase perspectives from multiple view points, including the far right and the far left,” Seidel said.
Students can find The Perspective online at tcnjperspective.com.
(10/06/09 2:38pm)
Senior Captain forward Kevin Luber led the Lions to a 4-2 win over the Rutgers University-Camden Scarlet Raptors with a hat trick last Wednesday. The forward helped to increase the team’s record to 4-4-3. Luber currently leads the Lions in goals scored and assists.
(10/01/09 4:10am)
Junior forward Kevin Luber advanced the Lions to a 4-2 win over the Scarlet Raptors on Wednesday with a long-awaited hat trick. The captain’s big night raised his total goals on the season to four.
“It was a big relief,” Luber said. “I only scored one goal all season before this game.”
(09/29/09 6:21pm)
When was the last time you scheduled time to relax into your planner? College life can be stressful with classes, practice and homework. No one should have to worry about penciling in time for relaxation. However, students can plan a meditation session for relieving stress and clearing the mind.
The Buddhist Meditation Club offers weekly sessions to everyone on campus. From 11:30 a.m. to 12:20 p.m. on Thursdays at the Spiritual Center, Jess Row, professor of English, guides students through a short meditation.
When Row began practicing the art of meditation in 1994 during his undergraduate years at Yale University, he found the routine relaxing and helpful in relieving stress from his schedule. Row began teaching at the College in September 2006.
“I knew I wanted to start a club of some sort to get others involved in Buddhist Meditation,” Row said. “The College has a great environment for this type of practice.”
The club began in the winter of 2007 and has since grown.
During each mediation meeting, which lasts approxmately 20 to 30 minutes, participants are required to remove their shoes before stepping onto the mats and pillows set up in the chapel. After folding one’s legs in the “lotus” position — heels tucked over calves, knees resting on the ground — the back must be straight and aligned with the hips, as well as the head and shoulders. The hands should be in the “mahamudra,” a circle created with the left fingers placed inside the right fingers and the thumbs in an oval shape. Eyes should remain open and focused on the ground at a 45 degree angle. After one’s body is in place, the tongue should rest against the roof of the mouth with the tip lightly touching the backside of the front teeth. The breathing pattern should count to five on inhalation and to seven when exhaling. This process is meant to help one relax and gain a centered feeling, Row said.
“During this process, I want everyone to think about emptying and freeing their minds. Thoughts should be open and calm,” Row said at last Thursday’s meditation session.
Participants were encouraged to ask themselves about what was going on around them. As worries and thoughts come to mind about life or busy schedules, just remember to relax and focus on breathing in order to rid one’s self of strong feelings, Row said. The professor rang the bell three times to begin the session and three times to signify its end.
After the meditating, a member read from a book of Buddhist ideals, “365 Zen” by Jean Smith.
The club consists of approximately 10 members.
Melissa Toledo, sophomore sociology major, just recently joined the group. “I used to jog to relieve stress, but I decided to try something that’s inside for when I can’t run outside in the cold weather,” she said. “It helps me to organize my thoughts. Meditating opens my mind and empties it of all my stressful thoughts.”
Toledo has continued practicing meditating in her spare time and whole-heartedly recommends that others try it.
Although the Buddhist Meditation Club meets once a week, meditating can be done whenever and wherever.
(09/29/09 5:01pm)
Senior Michelle Wallace finished first among cross county Division III runners on Thursday in the Mainline Invitational. With a time of 17:52, Wallace placed first in the three mile race against 85 Division I and Division III athletes.
(09/22/09 6:16pm)
Soccer
Senior Captain Briann McDonough scored the lone goal to help the Lions triumph over Kean University on Saturday. With less than five minutes remaining in the game, McDonough netted her fourth goal of the season, gaining the Lions their first win in the New Jersey Athletic Conference.
(09/16/09 4:10am)
In their third game of the season, The College defeated Eastern University 2-1 at home.