Monday, December 7, 2015

Campus LifeHoliday PhotosHoliday weekend photos from EC students!

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Volume 98 Issue 8

SportsMen’s HockeyVictory against nationally ranked champions.

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EntertainmentEC BuzzCheap DIY gifts for the holidays.

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OpinionBubble WrapWhy bubble wrap is great for finals week.

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Holiday Banquet: A Night with Friends and Faculty

The Holiday Banquet, “A Snowy Soirée,” was a very big

success this year. For those of you who have not attended before, it is a chance for you and friends to sit with a faculty member or adminis-trator of your choice and then to enjoy a wonderful meal after your host has carved the turkey for the table. You get to enjoy the com-pany of friends and maybe even meet someone new and also talk with a faculty member or admin-istrator, either one that you know or one that you are hoping to know better. The Student Association puts on the event, and they provide everyone who comes with a glass of some kind. They work really hard to set up for the event, decorating the Campus Center and also setting up mugs at ev-ery place setting. The decorations put up by the volunteers were beautiful, with paper flowers, and also snowflakes, hang-ing from the ceiling, it created a magical atmosphere with the dimmed lights and the Christmas tree sparkling in the front of the room. The Christmas tree itself was decorated the eve-ning before by the senior class, and if I do say so myself, they did a wonderful job.

This year there was a hot chocolate bar with marsh-mallows, candy canes, chocolate chips, assorted syrups, and whipped cream that you could enjoy before dinner was served. The glasses given out this year were mugs with a cute little spoon to go along with it. The mugs were ceramic, and they were painted black with red lettering and spoon. They looked quite festive and many people used them at the hot chocolate bar, as was the intention I’m sure. The senior class officers also presented their gift before dinner started, and in case you did not get a chance to take a look at it, it was a commemoration of the new seal of the College and it was quite lovely. After the blessings were given by Hillel and Christian Fellowship, the tables were called up one by one to get their food, and the host took one student from their table to aid in carrying the food back to the tables. The dinner was very well made and tasted delicious; it included corn, mashed potatoes, green beans, stuff-ing, gravy, and then the turkey. There was also a vegetarian option for those who wanted it, and Mr. Jim Siconolfi gave the

total amounts of each of the dinner plates, which was a monu-mental amount including over one thousand pounds of turkey.

After dinner was served and everyone had finished eating, you could go take pictures in the photo booth with your friends and get photo strips with the night’s theme of “A Snowy Soi-rée” printed on them. It was very helpful if you had a large group of people taking the pictures, you could print as many as you needed to give everyone a copy, which is not always the case with photo booths. Then, before everyone left, the Class of 2016 led everyone in singing Christmas Carols, including “A Holly Jolly Christmas”, “Jingle Bell Rock”, “The Dreidel Song”, “Let It Snow”, and “Joy to the World”, and finally, our Alma Mater. Now, I do not know about you, but when you can get up and sing Christmas carols with your classmates and professors, that is a good night.

Overall, this year’s Holiday Banquet was a complete suc-cess, from the wonderful dinner to the pictures with friends. This is one of the reasons that I enjoy Elmira College so much because I feel that at a bigger college or university, they would not be able to accommodate all of the students at the school, so it would not even be a possibility. This unique aspect of our college helps to foster close relationships with friends and pro-fessors, which is a very important thing in a college student’s life, making lasting relationships that they can count on.

By Emily McCabe ’17Contributing Writer

Photo by Tori Martle ’16

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Holiday Weekend

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SENDING YOU

THIS HOLIDAY SEASON Warmest Wishes Office of Student Activities

Best of luck on your final exams! EC Student Activities

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Odyssey Review: Hip Hop Violinist

This past Thursday night, Elmira College

hosted a hip hop violin-ist from California. Josh Vietti put on a fantastic performance! He played a ton of songs, improvised and freestyled off the cuff songs, and included a lot of audience participation and engagement.

He was a street perform-er and had no fear of the audience. In fact, he came down and wove through the aisles and rows of seats as he played his songs. He took requests (although denied knowing any Justin Bieber music when it was suggested). Candace, a girl from the audience, went up on stage and beatboxed for him as he improvised a tune for the audience.

Josh Vietti also played a wide variety of songs: hip hop, serenades, song covers, original songs, club songs, and “The Wobble”. He encouraged and brought people on stage to dance to the songs as he played. He also handed out a few free copies of his new CD “Play to Win.” He also talked about some of his past experienc-es like playing on Ellen DeGeneres, playing on ESPN, and even opening for the band Earth Wind & Fire.

I loved the entire concert, and I am so happy that I

went. If you haven’t seen Josh Vietti, go check him out on YouTube and other social media sites. He is incred-ibly talented and a nice person too! He performed for us with nothing but a violin and his laptop, showing his street performer roots. It was easy to tell that he truly loves what he’s doing.

This was, unfortunately, the last Odyssey event for the term, but what a way to end! I think that, for the most part, all the events I went to were solid, strong and enjoyable. I hope you all got all of your credits! Have a great rest of term!

By Victoria McGraw ’19Staff Writer

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Odyssey Review: EC Holiday Concert

Tuesday, December 1st marked the third annual EC Holiday

Concert. I was very surprised at the size of the vocal groups, they were incredibly small for such a large stage. I felt that, while the songs and their singing was good, the groups were almost swallowed by the stage. Don’t get me wrong—I really enjoyed the concert. I was sad that the room wasn’t packed.

Gary Tucker, the pianist, did an incredible job. As someone who also plays the piano, I really admire his talent and precision playing all the songs, not even the just the piano parts but those of other instruments on the piano

too! I was blown away by the vocal instructor Susan Amisano’s perfor-mance of “O Holy Night”. It was beautiful, and probably one of, if not the, favorite of my songs from the concert. The singing groups (the Chamber Singers, A1 and the Sauce, EC Naturals, and Chiclettes) were all very good.

They chose their arrangements of songs very well. I was pleasantly surprised that there was a large range of songs, not just the com-mon Christmas radio tunes. It was interesting to hear the historical roots of different songs. In fact, the songs included roots in Africa, Ukraine, and many other places. I was glad the student director also got a chance to shine as well as having the women’s groups sing

together.The concert ended with a few

of those joyful commonly known holiday tunes in quick succession. Good thing I grab a program or I might not have known to suspect what was coming! The lyrics to be sung were printed on the back of the page. My friends and I had fun singing with our friends on stage.

Overall, the concert was good. I wish the transitions were a little smoother, the concert longer (it was less than an hour), and that the groups owned the stage better, but I really can’t say it wasn’t a great holiday concert. Perhaps next year will include an even wider variety of groups and not just straight a capella or piano accompaniment.

By Victoria McGraw ’19Staff Writer

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Winter Village: Shop local for your gifts Tues. Dec 8th 7:00—10:00 p.m. CC Tifft Lounge Wellness Wednesday: Bamboo, Yoga led by Lila Chamlagai '19, and more Wed. Dec.9th 9:00 p.m. CC Tifft Lounge

Uncorked Creations: Wine & design night with Art Instructor Aaron Kather Thurs. Dec. 10th 9:00 p.m. CC Tifft Lounge Archway Sing & Gingerbread Cookies Chiclettes, A1 and the Sauce, & EC Naturals. Warm up with gingerbread cookies & cider. Fri. Dec. 11th 7:30 p.m. Meier Hall Archway & Stephans Lounge Ugly Sweater Karaoke Party & Movie Night Live band karaoke night with eggnog and donuts followed by a screening of the film Vacation at 11:00 p.m. Fri. Dec. 11th 9:00 p.m. CC Mackenzie’s

Movie Night & DIY Whoopie Pies: Screening of the film Vacation & decorate your own whoopie pies. Sat Dec. 12th 7:30 p.m. CC Mackenzie’s

Shopping Trip to Waterloo Premium Outlets Shop the day away with 100 outlet stores. Sun. Dec. 13th 8:30 a.m. Perry Bus Loop

Finals Breakfast Enjoy a late night breakfast to kick off finals week served by EC Faculty and Administrators. Sun. Dec. 13th 9:00 p.m. CC Dining Hall

Mack’s #SundayFUNday Up your home game every Sunday with the biggest NFL & NHL games. Sun. Dec. 13th 1:00 p.m. CC Mackenzie’s

Study Café: Snacks and a brain break Mon. Dec 7th 9:00 p.m. Gannett Trip Library Lobby UFC Fight Viewing Party: Featherweight Championship

& Middleweight Championship Sat. Dec. 12th 10:00 p.m. CC Mackenzie’s

Zumba Class: Fitness and fun led by Giana Lutz’18 Mon. Dec. 7th 6:00 p.m. CC Tifft Lounge

Student Activities First Annual

Holiday Week December 7th—14th

Zumba Class: Fitness and fun led by Giana Lutz’18 Mon. Dec. 14th 6:00 p.m. CC Tifft Lounge

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Overheard at EC

“I need to cut my toenails, I

could climb trees with them!”

“Whenever I sit there long enough, a lot of strange

things are said.”

“You’re drinking a juice box and eating applesauce for lunch. How old are you?”

“Will you do my homework for

me? I forgot how to write.”

“I hate it when that happens.”

“Maybe the ice cream will drunkify me.”

“I’ve been shot!

With a pizza!”

“Take pictures of me, you won’t have to photoshop

anything!”

“I get the vibe that you fooled around in high school.”

“Why do you get that vibe?”“Everyone dabbles!”

“I pray that this guy is not my future doctor.”

“My butt is on top of yours.”

“That’s okay.”

“I’m going to crawl under my

desk and cry now.”

“If my socks shrink, I’ll just have to

lose foot weight!”

“Look at the moon!”“I don’t see it…”

“Did you look at the sky?”“Oh.”

“I wrapped them… with staples.”

“That would take talent.”

“I’m in bed because I’m a little ice cube.”

“I listened to classical music

today - I feel smarter now.”

“I’m touching my pimple from the inside.”

“I almost ripped her eyelid off. My bad.”

Top EC Yaks

“What the heck is Santa!?”

“Your fingers are

so strong.”

“He’s a vegetable. He’s had 6 concussions. He’s one more away

from being a fruit.”

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EXAM NIGHTS @ NORTH CHURCH WHEN

December 13th-17th 8:00pm-3:00am WHERE

North Presbyterian Church 921 College Ave., Elmira, NY

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RELIABLE WIFI North Pres has access to wifi with bandwidth not hindered by 1200 other students!

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STUDY SPACE North Pres is a large building with many rooms for quiet study, study groups, and study breaks. Chairs and couches are provided.

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The UK government has decided to back airstrikes against the Islamic State in Syria.

After a Commons meeting on Wednesday where an overwhelming vote in favor of strikes was tallied, four Tornado jets took off from an airbase in Cyprus carry-ing 500 lb. bombs.

When two of the jets landed hours later, they no longer had their payload. The UK government has not yet stated where they are keeping the weapons, nor their intended target.

This is just the latest in a series of forceful outpour-ings against the Islamic State, who controls a portion of the tumultuous Syrian nation. Only time will tell which other major powers will get in on the action. In

the meantime, the world can only watch and wait.

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Tragedy struck San Bernandino, California earlier this week as

assailants opened fire inside of the Inland Regional Center, a social ser-vices center offering assistance to the developmentally disabled. The shoot-ing came in the midst of a holiday party being held in the center. There were 14 killed in this, yet another mass shooting to hit the spotlight. This attack is the three hundred and fifty fifth mass shooting – where at least four people, including the gun-man, have lost their lives – to happen this year, which has seen only three hundred and thirty seven total days. This means that there have been more mass shootings so far than there have

been days, a frightening sta-tistic to com-prehend.

Hours af-ter the shoot-ing, police sur-rounded a dark SUV, and a scuffle ensued that caused two suspects to be killed. This puts the total death toll for the whole in-cident at six-teen, with many more injured victims.

As of this story’s writing, the FBI has yet to state clearly if they believe this to be an act of terrorism or not.

Tragedy in San Bernardino

By Chris Kokes ’18 World News Editor

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UK Backs Military Action Against ISIS

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Bubble Wrap is Great for Finals

Remember back in your childhood the wonderful fun it was to pop ev-

ery single bubble on the sheet of bubble wrap? No? Well, hopefully you won’t find this article (or me) too odd.

It’s probably just me, but I love hav-ing bubble wrap during finals. I use it so much. Whenever I get super stressed or I just get so frustrated that I can’t even right now, I go fetch my bubble wrap. It doesn’t have to be a lot, just enough to pop.

My mood decides, like most other aspects of my life, how I pop the bub-bles on the sheet of bubble wrap. For example, if I’m aggravated or frustrat-ed or irritated, then I usually crumple it in my hand and pop it in my clenched

fist, exerting all my anger into pop-ping every bubble instead of lashing out or stewing in my frustration. An-other way, if I am panicking or over-whelmed, is to lay the sheet of bubble wrap out in front of me and pop each bubble one at a time, counting slowly. It’s like counting to ten while breath-ing in and out to calm down but bet-ter because, you know, bubble wrap. Or

if I am depressed or just need to move around, then I like being able to just lay it on the ground, take off my socks, and walk across it.

There’s something rather relax-ing and relieving just being able to pop bubble wrap. It’s quick and easy, not some complex yoga pose that no one knows how to do, It’s not a stress ball that just springs back into shape no matter what (sometimes frustratingly so). Bubble wrap is something you send fragile things in, It was made to protect and buffer any bad weather, so why not use it to your benefit?

My recommendation for meditation or whatever else this finals’ week forces you to do is to get yourself some bubble wrap. And remember: bubble wrap is temporary, just like finals’ stress.

Good luck with all your finals!

By Victoria McGraw ’19Staff Writer

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What My Recent Watches On Netflix Say About Me

One thing that not a lot of people know about me is that i watch Netflix - a lot. Of course, this isn’t an

abnormal thing, as many, many people, college students especially, spend a lot of time procrastinating responsi-bilities by binge-watching movies and television shows from their collection of nearly ten thousand. But for me, it has become such an obsession that the first thing I do when I wake up in the morning is watch a couple minutes of a show. When I get ready in the morning, I continue to watch it - eating breakfast, picking out my outfit, doing my hair - my entire morning routine has become one accompanied by Netflix. Throughout the day, I sneak in little views of whatever episode I

am watching - walking to and from class, eating dinner, waiting for my computer to load to do homework. Like I said, it’s an obsession, and one I don’t plan on ending. When I finish one show, I move on to another one imme-diately. My choices depend on a variety of factors, and they all seem to say something about who I am. Here are the last five things I binge-watched on Netflix, and what they say about me.American Dad

This is the show I am currently watching. When this show first came out, I was not a huge fan. In comparison to Family Guy, this show just did not do it for me. It was just something I would watch when it was on. Then my friend suggested an episode, in season 7, and I watched it, then continued to watch the entirety of seasons

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7-9. Once they were finished, I started from the beginning. Now I’m almost on season 3.

The main thing that this says about me is my interest in political humor. As an extreme right-wing Con-servative and CIA agent, Stan Smith repre-sents everything I hate in a ste-reotypical Re-publican - yet I cannot love him more. He’s vul-gar and offen-sive, sexist and racist, and most episodes I cringe at the thought that people like him actually exist. His loveable demeanor gets me though, and I am forced to love him. As some-one whose best friend is a less-extreme Stan, this show has a way of reminding me that I can find the good in people despite their difference in opinions and lifestyle.

The Carrie DiariesThis show is a spin-off of the very popular show

Sex and the City. Even though it only lasted 2 seasons, this show was brilliant and full of heart. Basically Car-rie is this really driven girl in high school who wants to experience the best things in life - love, happiness, suc-cess, and Manhattan.

Of course, the Carrie Bradshaw obsession with New York City is brought into this show, and it’s honestly the most accurate portrait of me I have found in a televi-sion character. Carrie is going through the struggles of entering adult life, meanwhile being discouraged about her dreams to become a writer in NYC. It’s something I can really relate to, as an aspiring theatre worker who loves the city more than her own life and wants nothing more than to live there and soak in all its glory. I’m the theatre version of Carrie, okay? But teenage version, I’m not quite Sarah Jessica Parker yet.

BoJack HorsemanOnly two seasons have been made of this show so

far, and let me tell you - I cannot wait for the third. This show is all kinds of crude and I could not love it more. It’s an alcoholic, washed-up star horse who falls in love with his biographer who happens to be with his arch-nemesis. It’s all kinds of crazy and amazing.

Honestly, this show really just says that I have a sick sense of humor. Also, the opening and closing sequenc-es are the greatest I have ever seen in my life, so it could also say I enjoy catchy tunes and psychedelic pictures.

Master of NoneThis is a brand-new show and something I had been

waiting for forever. It’s Aziz Ansari, playing Aziz An-sari, but with a different name. (Even his real-life par-ents play his parents and it’s seriously adorable.) The only thing that should entice you to watch this is - AZIZ ANSARI.

Besides my selection of this choice commenting on my eternal and ever-consuming love for Aziz Ansari, it also says a lot about the things I value most about his comedy. Those two things are: 1) He is never offensive. 2) He always points out social issues in hilarious and thought-provoking ways. I feel like too many comedians these days use offensiveness to be funny, like racist or sexist jokes. Aziz does the opposite - he points out the things that are wrong in our society and goes, “Hey, isn’t that screwed up? How funny (in a sadistic way) is it that we live in a world that has these ideals?” He says all the things I want to say about the world, but in his own style. Hence my love for him and this show.

The OfficeI dedicated my summer (between working and bab-

ysitting) to watching this entire show. It’s one of the greatest shows to ever be created, and I recommend it with the utmost respect and praise.

I love comedy and romance. I love gritty depictions of real-life struggles. I love laughter, and friendship, family and relationships, sadness and anger. I love the ups and downs of life, the inevitable woe and the light at the end of the tunnel. This show has it all. It’s utter perfection served in 9 seasons of glory. And my choos-ing this show says that I appreciate all of these com-plexities in life.

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EC Buzz: 8 Cheap DIY Gifts for the Holidays

With Christmas so close and finals even closer, where do we find the time and money to put togeth-

er Christmas gifts for the five million people you know? Check out these DIYs that will make your

list a lot cheaper and more meaningful!

1. Beaded Leather Wristlet

All you need for this gem is 8-12 beads, 20 gauge wire, 2 jump rings, a clasp, a foot of thin leather,

pliers, and side cutters. You can use any color beads your heart desires to make each bracelet a special present! Overall, this project shouldn’t cost more than $5. Now that’s a low price! You can find in-

structions here: http://www.ialwayspickthethimble.com/2014/07/08/beaded-leather-wristlet-how-to-

make-a-wire-wrap-loop/#_a5y_p=2107447

2. Decorated Candles

Grandmas, moms, and aunts always love pretty candles. It’s just one of those gifts that you just can’t get wrong, but those things are expensive!

Better alternative? Make one! I actually did some-thing very similar last year, and it was a hit! You only need white candles, patterned paper napkins,

scissors, tablespoon, and tealights. It’s so easy! These instructions (http://sinnenrausch.blogspot.

co.at/2015/07/nachmachtipp-serviettentechnik-auf.html) will get you started with no problems! Side note: The website is in some foreign language so either have your chrome translate it or follow the

super helpful pictures!

3.Terrarium Kit

Since us EC students can have close to no fun things in our rooms, give your fellow students the gift of plant life! Grab a mason jar (they’re every-where and extremely cheap!), line it with stones,

sprinkle some charcoal over the rocks, add a bit of potting soil, tuck some small plants into the soil, and add a little instruction card for your friends.

Literally, easy as that! Check it out! http://witand-whistle.com/2012/11/30/diy-gift-terrarium-kit/

4. Fabric Clock

Everyone needs a clock in their room, especially a pretty one! This DIY may be one to do at home, but it doesn’t take long to put together and the result is

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great! You have to get decorative gift wrap, a wood circle (that’s your clock, friends), complementary-

colored paint, a paint brush, Mod Podge (every DIYer’s must have), a sponge brush, a clock kit,

and a drill. The instructions are very straightfor-ward so making your own pretty decoration should

be quick-as-a-lick! http://www.fabricpaperglue.com/2012/05/1-supply-3-projects-decorative-gift_10.

html

5. Fancy Mug

Sharpie mugs were HUGE last year! Why not take it a step further (and a lot less likely to smudge)

with porcelain paint! Buy a white mug (Dollar Tree, anyone?) and a porcelain paint pen and you’re good to go! You get to give your family mugs that no one

else has (if they do, that’s really weird, and you should probably be more inventive)! Take a peek: http://sinnenrausch.blogspot.com/2011/05/schnell-bemalt.html Again, this is in a foreign language, German apparently, so do your best. It’s kind of a

self explanatory project.

6. Cat Treats

Many of you probably have cats at home, and who can forget about Fluffy? Make their Christmas with these awesome, homemade cat treats! The recipes don’t seem too hard (I’m not one to make treats for my cats…). This site actually gives you three, hope-fully delicious recipes to choose from! I’m sure that

“meow” will be a thank you! http://www.shebudgets.com/lifestyle/pets/homemade-cat-treats-from-your-

kitchen/7695

7. Peppermint Candy Cane Sugar Scrub

This concoction looks almost edible! And it’s more than easy! It only requires sugar, almond oil, pep-permint essential oil, and a bit of food coloring or raspberry juice! One package of each ingredient should make at least 6 batches since each batch makes two! This could be the perfect present for

your girly-girl friends that always smell wonderful: http://www.theidearoom.net/2012/11/peppermint-

candy-cane-sugar-scrub.html

8. Animal Bookend

Hopefully, you’re like me and love books. Unfor-tunately, that probably means your desk is lined

with way too many books. What do you do when you notice your friend is in such a bind? Make them cute bookends! Buy an animal figurine from somewhere

and grab a piece of scrap wood and you’re pretty much good to go! Paint your animal a pretty, glossy

color and glue it to the scrap wood with a strong wood glue. Then, you’re good to go, and you look like a hero! Just call me your Robin. http://www.

natalme.com/diy-animal-bookend/

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What To Binge-Watch Over Finals Week

With finals week drawing closer, it is time to plan our inevitable pro-

crastination, and one way to do so is to binge-watch every season of a television show. Unfortunately, some professional “bingers,” like myself, feel that they have exhausted the television canon. If bin-gers have completed viewings of Orange is the New Black, Gilmore Girls, Vam-pire Diaries, Breaking Bad and House of Cards, they may need a push in a new di-rection. Yet, after completing some Netf-lix and Amazon digging, good shows are abound, for both seasoned and aspiring television bingers alike.

The Wire (2002-2008)

This HBO show, available on Amazon Prime for online viewing, is often recog-nized as one of the best television shows ever written, even if it has not received a barrage of Emmys or as much press. It focuses on tensions between cops and

criminals in Baltimore. Written by for-mer Baltimore police officers, the show offers accurate portrayals of life in Bal-timore, the effects of crime on the town and the blurring of good and evil. When viewing, be sure to watch out for Omar, a Robin Hood-esque character and the most iconic character on the show.

Mad Men (2007-2015)

Although only the first few seasons are available on Netflix, this AMC show is definitely worth a watch. It follows Don Draper, a New York City advertising ex-ecutive in the 60s and 70s as he sells the American Dream to others while he and his co-workers struggle to attain it. The show offers complex female characters, especially Peggy Olsen, and is a must for history buffs interested in the time pe-riod.

Boardwalk Empire(2010-2014)

Another must for history buffs, this HBO

show chronicles bootlegging in Atlantic City during Prohibition era. Steve Bus-cemi’s role as Nucky Thompson is stellar, and the supporting cast also delivers solid performances. The clothing and dialogue make this show highly addicting. Fans of mob films and crime shows will also en-joy this show as it fits well within these genres, yet remains universal enough for casual viewers to enjoy its subject matter.

Golden Girls(1985-1992)

Although watching reruns of this show is easy enough with a basic cable con-nection, Betty White and her posse de-serve a solid binge. Their performances are hysterical, and the show is amazing for the fact it was so successful during the patriarchal years of television, before viewers and the media called for diversi-fication. Also, the storylines on the show prove that love, friendship and other common storylines are, in fact, universal. They just might even improve with age.

By Megan Frisbie ’16Contributing Writer

Old Movies: The Comeback

Have you noticed the fluctuation of movies being released based on series from years ago? It’s one thing to continue

a movie franchise from three or four years ago, but thirty years? When is it time to throw in the towel? What am I talking about, you wonder? It’s the continuation of films that came out years prior to the release of the more recent films.

As widely advertised, the film Star Wars: The Force Awak-ens is set to be released in theaters on December 18 of this year. The original film Star Wars (before being renamed), directed by George Lucas, was released in 1977, thirty-eight years ago this year. A thirty-eight year gap is a significant amount of time to decide to continue the films in the franchise. There were, how-ever, movies released prior to this year; Star Wars: The Phan-tom Menace, Star Wars: Attack of the Clones, and Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, directed by George Lucas, were released in 1999, 2002, and 2005, respectively. This only puts a ten year gap between episode seven and the release of the most recent film. However, these three films were not well received, and had major plot holes that did not lead well into the original films released almost forty years ago. However, there is always the possibility that the new films will be significantly better than the prequels. Lucas, although a brilliant and talented director, will not be directing the sequels; they are being directed by J. J. Abrams, who recently released reboots of Star Trek and Star Trek: Into Darkness in 2009 and 2013, respectively, which were well received. Though the prequels were ultimately a disap-pointment, there is hope yet for the sequels to come.

Other films worthy of mention include Jurassic World, Finding Dory, and Creed, continuing the stories of genetically

engineered dinosaurs, a fish with memory loss, and the legend-ary boxer, Rocky Balboa. Jurassic World was well received by audiences (myself included), and was able to tie events from the previous films into the plot line of the new movie. On another note, it is odd, though, that the characters, despite what know-ingly happened in the first three films, would continue to pursue the dream of creating a theme park with dinosaurs. There are already three films that show why that is a terrible idea. How-ever, the film stood well on its own and made $1,668,912,312 in the box office worldwide. Finding Dory is being released with much anticipation, as well as Creed.

It is difficult to answer the question, “When is enough, enough?” There are always people that love film franchise re-boots, and there are others that would prefer a film franchise to be remembered as is, and to leave it at that. There will be some hits and some misses, but ultimately, Hollywood needs to make money somehow. Hopefully, these new films will succeed. Just be grateful that movies usually last about two hours; could you image what the film industry would be like if they had seasons?

By Nicole Derosia ’17Staff Writer

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SportsMen’s Hockey Dominates as They Take Down

Nationally Ranked Opponents

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It was a great weekend for the Elmira College men’s ice hockey team

as they faced off against two top ten nationally ranked teams. On Satur-day November 28th they went up against number 6 Amherst College and came out on top 6-3. On Sunday November 29th they con-tinued their win streak as they beat number 3 Bab-son College 5-3.

Saturday saw the Soar-ing Eagles striking quick-ly and decisively. The first goal of the game was scored by Captain Brian Depp ’16 seven minutes and ten seconds into the first period. He was as-sisted by Carter Shinkaruk ’16 and Mitch Atkins ’19. Barely over a minute later at eight minutes and thir-teen seconds into the peri-od Assistant Captain Tom-my Sumi ’16 put another one in the back of the net assisted by Kenny Tencza ’19. Elmira took a 2-0 lead to the locker room for the

first intermission. In the second period the Eagles did not let up. Much of the period was scoreless but the next goal, scored seventeen minutes and thirty-nine seconds into the period was indeed El-mira’s. Alex Taulien ’17 put the puck in and Jarryd ten Vaanholt ’16 and Mike Collins ’16 were credited with the assists. Less than two minutes later Amherst finally broke through to get on the board leaving the score 3-1 going into the second intermission. El-mira struck quickly in the third. Depp tallied his sec-ond goal of the night just forty-one seconds into the period assisted by Shinka-ruk. Amherst answered just under five minutes lat-er but the Eagles weren’t finished yet. Ten minutes and fifty-seven seconds into the period Taulien tallied his second goal of the contest assisted by ten Vaanholt and Collins. Elmira struck once more at sixteen minutes and forty-nine seconds when Shinkaruk put one into the

back of the net. He was as-sisted by Eddie Nolan ’17. Amherst scored once more less than two minutes later but it was not enough and Elmira took the victory 6-3. Goaltender Sandro Aeschlimann ’19 made 41 saves in the victory.

Sunday afternoon saw the Eagles once again de-termined to dominate. They struck quickly as Jeremy Marginsky ’18 scored just one minute and twelve seconds into the game. Blake O’Neill ’19 and Tencza were cred-ited with the assists. Just over a minute later Babson scored, tying the game at one. That wouldn’t be the score at the end of the first as Depp put another in for Elmira at sixteen minutes and fifty seconds into the period with as-sists from Shinkaruk and Tyler Theodoulou ’18 giv-ing the Eagles a 2-1 lead heading into the first in-termission. Babson came out and struck fast in the second period, scoring less than a minute in. Elmira didn’t take

that lying down though. They answered less than two minutes later at two minutes and eleven sec-onds into the period with a power play goal from ten Vaanholt, his first goal of the season, assisted by Assistant Captain Rob Simpson ’16 and Taulien. Eventually Babson evened the score with less than five minutes left in the pe-riod. The game was tied 3-3 going into the second intermission. Elmira came out in the third period and scored again with ten Vaanholt’s second goal of the afternoon. Collins and Taulien were credited with the assists. Babson tried in vain to even the score once more, even pulling their goaltender to opt for an extra skater. This sealed the deal as Theodoulou scored an empty net goal unassisted making the score 5-3. Aeschlimann made 38 saves in the win.

Freshman defenseman Blake O’Neill ’19 hails from Fort Myers, Florida

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and came to the Soaring Eagles from the Kingston Voyageurs and is already off to a great start with his collegiate career. He has appeared in five of eight contests so far this season and has two points in the form of a goal and an assist, averaging 0.4 points per game. He has recorded 8 shots and 5 blocks. He spoke about the Amherst game. “It was a fast paced game. They came in, I think they were ranked sixth. We came in with a mindset to work as hard as possible for the full sixty as a team and we just battled as hard as possible, showed a good character win there in the end. We won 6-3, it was just a good character win by the boys and everyone worked really, really hard.” Blake also talked about the game against Babson. “It was a lot faster. Babson was ranked number three in the nation. We came in with that mindset as well, we’re going to play a full sixty, work as hard as pos-sible and just try and capi-talize on our opportuni-

ties. I believe we did that; we jumped on them right off the bat in the first minute there. We just kept rolling. We faced a little adversity toward the end in that third period where it was tied 3-3. We had to have a strong third period. We ended up coming out on top. The boys really wanted to battle for each other and get that dub so it was a good win. Every-one played a vital part.” He also spoke about the team in terms of defense. “First game, we let in three goals. We played really well in all three zones. Obviously we could be better in the de-fensive zone, we can get better every game, every practice. The ultimate goal is obviously not to let in any goals in but it’s tough to do in our league but we’re working at it and trying to get better every day.”

Senior forward and team captain Brian Depp ’16 has been off to a great start for his final season with the Soaring Eagles. The Fenton, Michigan na-tive came to Elmira three

years ago from the Soo Ea-gles and has been a force on the ice ever since. He has appeared in all eight contests so far this sea-son and has ten points in the form of four assists, one on the power play and one short-handed, and six goals, one on the power play, one empty netter, and two game winners giving him a 1.25 point per game average. He has registered 34 shots and won 4 face-offs as well as making 3 blocks. He talked about the Amherst game. “It was a good win for us. It was definitely a high-ranked opponent obviously being number six in the country. We knew we were going to have to be on top of our game so coming in we had a set game plan and we ex-ecuted it for three periods.” Brian also spoke about the Babson game. “There was a quick turnaround. It was kind of tough, we’re not used to really playing three o’clock games so Sat-urday being at three was kind of an adjustment for us and then come Sunday it was a quick turnaround.

So we knew we had to play even better than the night prior so it was the same thing. We knew Bab-son was a quick team, we knew that they were num-ber three in the country and that it was going to be even tough than the night prior so we came in, we kind of adjusted a couple of things to what their systems were like and ex-ecuted that game plan as well and came out with the ‘w.’” He also talked about the team in terms of of-fense. “It’s been clicking really well. I think we’ve had solid weeks of prac-tice and we’ve been really working on scoring and different kind of drills. Line combinations are al-ways tough at the begin-ning of the year. You don’t know who’s going to click with who and coming into Hobart weekend things started clicking and we made a couple of adjust-ments that following week and we ended up getting four lines to start rolling and start cashing in some goals.”

Photo by Liz Roosa ’16