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Metamorphoses Review Page 13

Transgender Day of Remembrance Page 14

New Cigarette Packaging Page 14

Fabulous Food Show Page 15

Staff Perspectives: Bush Page 16

Louise Knight Page 3

Women’s Heath Page 3

Study Abroad Expereince Page 4

Weekly Events Calendar Page 4

Simulated Picket Signs Depict Protests Levied Against the SGA Finance Commit-tee Reform, Completed Over the Summer

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In last weeks’ feature, covering the presidential town hall hosted by Student Government, it was reported that President Berkman said SGA had requested Euclid Commons parking

be reserved for commuter students. While Berkman was quoted correctly, SGA officials informed The Cauldron that their request was for the garage to be set aside for residential students. It has been, with a lottery held to determine which

residents would be granted spots. We regret the error and any related confusion.

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The school of social work hosted a presentation by Louise Knight, historian and author of “Jane Addams: Spirit in Action” last Tuesday in the student center.

Knight, who was in Cleveland for a book signing sponsored by the AFL-CIO at Trinity Cathedral, was brought to campus by Women Speak Out for Peace

and Justice (WSO), said program chair Linda Park.WSO is the Cleveland branch of the Women’s In-

ternational League for Peace and Freedom, which was founded by Addams in 1915.

“Jane Addams,” said graduate assistant Stephanie Barbee, “is...the beginning and end of all social work-ers.”

Barbee continued, saying, “[Addams] founded Hull House, which made a big difference in the lives of people, and really started the social work profes-sion.” Barbee also said there are not many biographies written about Addams.

Since “Spirit in Action” is Knight’s second book about Addams, the author’s visit was very special to the social work department.

Knight began her presentation to social work

students and faculty by immediately taking questions about her book and Addams’ life.

The first question asked, why the audience members should read her book, allowed Knight to give the audience an idea of what to expect from “Spirit in Action.” Knight said she wanted to avoid the stereotype of “the saintly Jane Ad-dams.”

“I wanted to show...that [Addams] was a woman of action, and she brought her devotion to the human spirit to her work,” said Knight.

Knight continued, “[Addams] was always trying to find the greatest potential in human beings and find ways to structure society to release that potential.”

When she started work on her book, Knight said she didn’t realize how Addams’ “focus on self-development underlay[s] all of her work.” She said that perspective of Addams’ life is what the reader can expect to find in the book.

A social work student asked Knight what sort of advice Addams might have for students who are just beginning to learn about and delve into social work. Knight responded with some advice from Addams’ to all new “residents,” which are prosperous and edu-cated people who wanted to experience working-class life of Hull House.

Quoting Addams’, Knight said, “Empty yourself of all self-conceit, set aside your opinions, and be open to learning what you can learn.”

Knight translated this advice to modern social work, saying, “It’s great to have the training, but you also have to not have your mind so shut down to learn-

ing because you think you know—that you can’t learn from everyone around you, that you’re now going to meet and interact with.”

The final question of the evening asked Knight how her life had been affected by her research of Ad-dams. Knight said she is becoming more politically active, and she wants to take up causes of today that were causes during Addams’ time.

“International sex trafficking was an issue in Chi-cago in 1912,” said Knight. “[Addams] wrote a book about it, called ‘A New Conscience and an Ancient Evil.’ I’m going to start to try to get myself more involved in these present-day issues, using Addams as an avenue.”

The CSU Health and Wellness Center hosted a lecture on healthy relationships and the female body on Nov. 9 in the Fenn tower ballroom.

The first half of the event, which was open to only female students, focused on common questions women have about their bodies, including birth control pills, menstrual cycles and sexual health.

The second half of the event focused on healthy vs. unhealthy relationships that are especially common in the college dating scene.

Marie Fortier, who led the presentation, described a healthy relationship as one that involves respect, trust, communication and romance. She said that an unhealthy relationship is one in which a partner is jeal-ous, abusive or controlling.

“A healthy relationship makes you feel good about yourself,” said Fortier.

Although these guidelines seem fairly easy, it is

harder to notice when they are happening in an actual relationship.

“It’s easy to write these things down, but harder to realize them in real life,” said Fortier.

Fortier said that one of the most important aspects of a relationship is being able to communicate with your partner.

“If you can’t talk about something because you’re scared of what that person will do, then that’s not a healthy relationship,” said Fortier.

Fortier discussed her own past relationships, and said that it is a good idea to look at how your partner interacts with their family. This will oftentimes be an indicator of how they will act in the relationship.

She continued to say that it is impossible to change a person, and it is important to be feel good about yourself first before you enter into a relationship.

“You have to be happy within yourself before you

can be happy with someone else,” said Fortier.The event concluded with resources female stu-

dents can use if they ever have questions or need help on campus. Resources included the CSU Counseling Center located in Rhodes tower, the Health and Well-ness Center located in the science and research build-ing, campus police, or the National Domestic Violence hotline (1-800-799-SAFE).

The event was part of the “What’s a Girl to Do?” educational series that is hosted by Health and Well-ness Services. Throughout the semester, various lec-tures have been presented to female students on topics including HPV, STI’s and healthy eating.

The purpose of the program is to help female stu-dents understand ways to live a healthy lifestyle while navigating their way through college.

Author of ‘Jane Addams: Spirit in Action’ Visits Students on CampusBy Daniel Stanton, The Cauldron Staff Writer

Louise Knight signs a copy of “Jane Addams: Spirit in Action”

CSU Health and Wellness Center Hosts Forum on Women’s HealthBy Kristen Mott, The Cauldron News Editor

“I wanted to show that Addams was a woman of action, and she brought her devotion to the human spirit to her work.” - Louise Knight

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Weekly Events Calendar

By Kristen Mott, The Cauldron News Editor

11/15

Men’s basketball vs. Urbana at 7 p.m. at the Wolstein center

11/16

LifeShare blood drive from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. in the SC

“Great American Smoke Out” from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. in SC

“Fancy Dancing” film screening at 5 p.m. in FT theatre

11/17

International day 10 a.m.-2 p.m. in the MC

LifeShare blood drive 10 a.m.-3 p.m. in SC

“Cleveland Rocks” dinner and dialogue from 5-7 p.m. in SC 315

11/18

Faculty Friends lunch with Dr. Murali Nair at noon in SC dining

“Thousand Nights and a Night” party from 9:30 p.m.-1 a.m. in SC ballroom

11/19

“Relocation Forum” at noon in the urban affairs building atrium

SGA meeting at 5 p.m. in LB 242

CABsino 7 p.m.- 12 a.m. in SC ballroom

GLASA/GLBT Student Service’s Trans-gender Day of Rememberance @ Justice

Center, 1300 Ontario Ave.

CSU student Cindy Springer offers students and staff a unique view on the study abroad experi-ence.

A double major in Business Marketing and International Busi-ness, Springer is chronicling her business tour of Germany, and write-ups of her experiences are being made available on the CSU Web site.

Springer’s study abroad is a result of her wish to fulfill Inter-national Business degree require-ments. Students in the program must complete a business tour in one of several countries including Chile and Germany.

Having grown up in the Czech Republic and studied German in school, Springer felt it was time that she brushed up on her skills in the language. Thus, Germany was a more than logical choice for her business tour.

“I felt comfortable and ready to continue where I long time ago left off with German language. Luckily for me, Cleveland State University had 20 years of partnership with Co-operative State University in Baden,” writes Springer.

Prior to the beginning of her study in Ger-many, Springer opted to leave early to travel through the Czech Republic.

During her travels, she visited the capital of Prague and sites within the city such at St. Charles’ Bridge and St. Vitus’ Cathedral.

Springer also visited castles, belvederes, churches and cathedrals around the country.

“My Vikings shirt represented my univer-sity during travel and...in the Czech Repub-lic,” she writes. “I did not forget to wear proudly my CSU colors.”

Following her tour of the Czech Republic, Springer took a bus to Germany and met up with the International Co-Coordinator who drove her and other students the remainder of the way.

On her bus travel, Springer writes, “There might be just the one “sour apple traveler” right behind your seat, who decides to spend the next 7.5 hours of the bus ride on the cell phone and loudly engage the

whole bus into their conversa-tion. This was a real Engaged Learning experience on the way to study abroad!”

Springer then settled in with her host family and began her business tour of Germany.

Since then, Springer has worked with a team of other business students to develop and market a jacket prototype known as 37 degrees.

“On the 7th of December, there will be huge show open to the public in downtown Heiden-heim where we will introduce our revolutional prototype to the world. So far we have had the attention of the local Radio sta-tion [and] the local newspapers,” Springer writes.

Springer will continue to send updates about her

studies in Germany. To read her perspectives on her journey, visit csuohio.edu/offices/international/study_abroad/touringgermany.html.

Cervena Lhota in Czech Republic

Bridge at Cervena Lhota in Czech Republic

J Hradec Castle in Czech Republic

CSU Student Shares Study Abroad ExperienceBy Alexes Spencer, The Cauldron Managing Editor Photos courtesy Cindy Springer

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The Cleveland State Vikings earned three wins in as many days this weekend, earning the championship trophy of the 2010 World Vision Classic. The Vikings brought home fairly easy wins over Bryant University and Iona College on Friday and Saturday.

Sunday night wasn’t as easy, but the Vikings constant effort earned them a hard-fought win over Kent State University. Norris Cole led the Vikings in scoring in all three of the games.

Friday night brought the easiest victory for the Vi-kings as they cruised to a 14-point win against Bryant by a score of 71-57. Cole had 24 points, five rebounds, and four assists.

As a team, the Vikings were hot from beyond the arc as they drained eight three-pointers, three of them by Trey Harmon who finished with 17 points. Also contributing to the three-point barrage were Charlie Woods (2), Cole (2), and Jeremy Montgomery (1).

On Saturday, the Vikings drew an opponent in Iona College that was hungry for a victory. Fresh off a one-point loss to Kent State on Friday, the Gaels fought hard for a while, but the Vikings pulled away in the second half for a 78-68 win to improve to 2-0.

While Iona’s Mike Glover led all scorers with 28, it was Cole again who led the Vikings with 25 points, five assists, five rebounds, and four steals; a stat line that seems ready for the next level.

Trey Harmon was again the second scorer with 16, but it was his 10 rebounds that were his biggest contri-bution to the team. Big man Aaron Pogue was also in double figures, finishing with 11 points, 4-7 shooting and 3-3 from the line.

Kent State came into Sunday’s game 2-0 and ready to prove they can compete with anybody. The Flashes proved all doubters wrong in the first half and even some into the second, but despite a dismal perfor-mance from the line (15-29), the Viking effort was able to overcome a 16-point second-half deficit.

Cole posted his third 20-point game of the week-end and Tim Kamczyc proved to be a difference maker. Kamczyc scored only when needed in the first two games, but the walk-on-turned-starter proved why he is a capable division one athlete.

Kamczyc’s hustle earned him five important rebounds along with 13 points. Jeremy Montgomery’s aggressive play was awarded with 14 points, five rebounds, three assists, and two steals.

Three Vikings earned “All-Tournament” team honors; Aaron Pogue, Trey Harmon, and Norris Cole, who also earned “Player of the Tournament”.

The Vikings finish up a four game stretch on Monday, Nov. 15 against division two Urbana at home at 7 p.m. before heading on the road to Louisiana-Lafayette on Nov. 19.

Men’s Basketball Rolls on Opening

WeekendBy Kevin Vargo, The Cauldron Sports Writer

Looking for a third straight win over a contending team Sunday, the Browns were unable to beat, or even tie, the New York Jets and fell in overtime by a score of 26-20.

With only a minute left in the extra period, all the Browns needed was a few more plays to at least tie the Jets. However, Eric Wright disappointed Cleve-landers again. Mark Sanchez dropped back and found a wide-open Santonio Holmes and Holmes trotted past Wright for the winning score.

What may have been more disappointing for fans is another Cleveland “moral victory”. Looking to improve to 4-5 and finally thinking we have found our stride, the loss takes some of that wind out of the Lake Erie sails.

Other than Wright, no players were disappointing for the Browns. Colt McCoy proved he is the man again as he was 18-31 with no turnovers and a touch-down. The touchdown being in the clutch with only 44 seconds remaining in regulation.

Down 20-13 McCoy found an open Mohamed Massaquoi for a touchdown to tie the game at 20 apiece.

Peyton Hillis started strong, but perhaps his effort made him too tired to finish strong as he only had 22 yards in his final nine carries, while starting with 60 yards in 10 carries.

Defensively, Joe Haden led the way with seven tackles, two passes defended, and a key interception late in the game.

With the Jets leaving town, the Browns finally have a few very winnable games ahead. They will

travel to Jacksonville (5-4) next week before the Carolina Panthers (1-8) come to town in two weeks. The next three weeks will feature Cleveland against Miami (5-4), Buffalo (1-8), and Cincinnati (2-7) – all on the road.

Around the league, two games featured big upsets this week; the Dallas Cowboys over the New York Giants, and the Denver Broncos over the Kansas City Chiefs.

The ailing Cowboys finally put a good game together after losing six in a row and they managed to beat the Giants 33-20 behind 327 yards from quarter-back John Kitna. Rookie wide receiver Dez Bryant was a big target for Kitna as he racked up over 100 yards with a touchdown.

The Broncos got out to a very fast start and never let up. Up 28-0 at one point, the Broncos held on for a 49-29 win, and dealt the Chiefs a big blow in the AFC West standings. Despite 469 passing yards from Kansas City’s Matt Cassel, Denver’s Kyle Orton was able to counter that with four scores of his own to help Denver improve to 3-6.

A week after having a career day, Brett Favre threw another three interceptions and led the Vikings to an important loss on Sunday against the Chicago Bears, 27-13. For Chicago, quarterback Jay Cutler was able to overcome his two mishaps with three scores and threw for over 230 total yards.

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The Browns defense was tough, but not enough against New York Courtesy: Cleveland Browns

NFL Week 10: Browns Lose to NY Jets in OT; Dallas upsets NY Giants

By Kevin Vargo, The Cauldron Sports Writer

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After three consecutive losses at home, the city of Cleveland was craving a win at the Q on Saturday, as were the Cavaliers themselves. The Indiana Pacers came to town and all were hoping to feel the satisfaction and intensity they did after the season opener against the Boston Celtics, which is the Cavaliers’ only win at home

thus far.The Cavaliers played a hard fought con-

test, but ultimately came up short on defense and fell to the Pacers 99-85, a frustrating fourth loss at home.

Offensively, our ball movement in the first half was excellent. Ramon Sessions was driving to the hole, looking for open players and making quick, clean passes to Antawn Jamison and others for the finish.

With just under four minutes left in the first quarter, Sessions rebounded the ball on an Indiana miss and lobbed it to Jamison at the other end of the court. Jamison then threw it down with a slam-dunk. Leon Powe (nine points on four for six shooting) also proved to be productive on the floor, going inside and getting trips to the line. At the end of the first quarter, Cleveland had no turnovers.

Even though the energy on the offensive end was picking up, our defense was not close to being tight as it should have been. Leaving Danny Granger open (34 points) was like asking for a death wish; his shot was a killer and the only way to stop him from hitting it would be to suffocate him defensively.

Cleveland let him score too easily in the first half, to the tune of 12 points in the first five minutes. The Cavaliers were also allowing the Pacers to drive and beat them on baseline. The score was tied 54-54 after Anthony Parker hit a three to end the first half.

The start of the third quarter was extremely difficult to bear. Indiana went on a 9-2 run within the first two minutes. The Cavaliers let Mike Dunleavy inside easily, while leaving outside shooters open.

Everyone was asking this question: Where is the pressure? Indiana is stoppable if defensive pressure is put on them. Our offense seemed to be giving up as well. We were not moving the ball as much as we were in the first half, and we were forcing up outside shots as if it were our only option. The Cavaliers committed several turnovers on rushed plays, even though there was more than enough time left to creep back.

Indiana was scoring on nearly every possession in the fourth period. Cleveland desperately needed defensive stops, but gave them too much room to shoot threes.

We were allowing them to shoot too comfortably by not playing tight enough defense. Down 11 at one point, the Pacers had too many chances offensively – especially after a miss. We weren’t rebounding and the energy that we played with in the first half was fading away with every possession. The Cavaliers were over thinking whether they should shoot on open shots, and would instead lose the ball.

Daniel Gibson was fouled behind the perimeter and made all three free throws in the middle of the fourth, giving the Cavaliers a bit of momentum and hope to make a run. Unfortunately, the Cavaliers couldn’t close out the quarter after allow-ing too many points on the other end and running out of gas offensively.

With no certainty about the return of injured players Anderson Varejao and Mo Williams, others had to step up and make up for the loss of energy. Without Wil-liams there to stretch the floor and Varejao crashing the boards, someone had to be there to pick up the pieces, run the point, and most importantly be a leader.

A little over an hour before tip-off Head Coach Byron Scott was still unsure of whether or not they would be playing.

“We have no update as of right now [on Varejao and Williams],” said Scott. “Our medical team will evaluate those guys; they might be doing it as we speak. We’ll have an answer on their availability for the night.”

If they were to end up sitting out this game, Scott already had a remedy in mind: “If he [Williams] can’t play, obviously Ramon Sessions will start as point guard. We’ll talk and see how Andy’s doing…if Andy can’t go then Ryan Hollins will start as center.”

Scott also said that he trusts these guys to start the game; they are definitely go-ing to be seeing increased minutes and they can handle that. As for what the team must do in general to see a win over this great shooting team, Scott stressed that ev-ery jump shot must be challenged and their defense must cover the three-point line.

The anticipated rotation change became reality when both Williams and Varejao were inactive at game time, with Hollins and Sessions taking their place. First quarter had its ups-and-downs for this new line-up.

The Cavaliers were getting the rebounds on the defensive end and Hollins was there for clean up on missed shots. With his big presence in the center, he was box-ing out, crashing the boards and dunking the ball.

But at the same time, he seemed to be the only player doing that. When he wasn’t in the game, Indiana would swarm under the hoop on missed shots with no chance for Cleveland to get the rebound. Instead of keeping them off the glass, we were not being physical enough or putting a body on them.

Coach Byron Scott on the second half:“I just thought we stopped playing. And that’s two straight second halves, and

obviously you know the third quarter has been an issue all season long. One of the things I talked about with the guys is that we have to figure out what’s going on in the second half, ‘cause we gotta come out with a lot more energy and effort than we did tonight.” He later said, “We didn’t play as hard as I know we’re capable of playing.”

On whether he got what he wanted from Ramon Sessions (17 points on six for 17 shooting, five rebounds and five assists):

“Yeah pretty much. You know, he got some open shots and hit the open man but we just missed shots in the second half. And I thought the second half, the one thing that hurt us is we stopped trusting each other on the offensive end; we stopped moving the ball, you know. And the one thing I keep telling them is that every time we seem to move the ball four or five passes and we move our bod-ies, we get pretty much any shot we want. In the second half we went to more of a ‘guys trying to do it on their own’…which I understand [where] they’re coming from, but that’s not going to help us went basketball games. We have to move the ball and move our bodies in order for us to be successful on the offensive end.”

Biggest difference in Ramon running the point instead of Mo:“Well the biggest difference is the fact that Mo knows the offense extremely

well and he’s more of a threat because he has a three point range, a great jump shot. Sessions’ biggest aspect is getting the basket. They’re both very good in what they do, but Mo has the ability to get to the basket and he has the ability to hit it at three point range, and that makes him a little more dangerous to guard.”

Antawn Jamison (19 points, nine rebounds) if he feels 100 percent healthy:“Yeah, I mean we haven’t had any problems since last week. I’m feeling pretty

well and moving well and hopefully we can continue to do the things we’re doing and stay healthy.”

On getting the third quarter energy to match the first half’s:“Especially when we’re starting the second half we want to kind of do the same

things we did in the first half to start the game off, and for some reason we get stagnant. The ball is not moving and we continued to take contested shots and bad shots, and it’s really helping them out on the offensive end. That’s something we definitely got to correct and do a better job on as we move forward.”

On Indiana’s excellent shooting:“It was tough because we did a pretty good job for 20 or 21 seconds of the shot

clock. I think we went through like a two or three minutes span where they were shooting the ball with like two or three seconds left on the shot clock. I mean, they were big shots, three pointers and so forth. We knew coming into the game that they’re a team that can get cold at times, but when they got hot they’re very dan-gerous, and that’s exactly what happened tonight. Whether we have breakdowns or not, we played pretty good and they made some tough shots and was able to sustain the lead.”

Next game: Cleveland vs. Philadelphia, Nov. 16, 7 p.m.

Cavaliers Lose to Indiana Pacers, drop to 1-4 at the QBy Samah Assad, The Cauldron Staff Writer

Courtesy: ESPNIndiana’s Danny Granger makes a three-pointer against Cleveland

November 15, 2010 / PAGE 7

Women’s Basketball –

The Lady Vikings came out strong against Cornell on Saturday, winning 65 - 50.

Shalonda Winton and Honesty King tallied 14 points each, and by the end of the game five players had each scored in the double digits.

“I thought this was exactly what we needed to open the season,” Head Coach Kate Peterson Abiad told csuvikings.com. “I thought we played with a lot of focus and intensity, especially on the defensive end. It was really a team effort as every-one who played made some sort of contribution and that is good to see.”

The team will return home from their trip through New York after playing Buffalo tonight at 7 p.m.

Volleyball –

With a final score of 3 - 1, the Vikings lost to Butler Saturday evening, ending their season 21 - 6 overall, 11 - 5 in the Horizon League.

This secures them third seed for the upcoming Horizon League championship tournament.

“We would have really liked to get that No. 2 seed and bye to the semifinals with a win today, but just couldn’t get it done,” Head Coach Chuck Voss told csuvikings.com. “We made to many errors and mistakes early on and got behind 2-0 and were not able to fight back. I was proud with the way we battled back to win the third set.”

Women’s Swimming –

The Lady Vikings continue what has become the most solid start in the pro-gram’s history, defeating St. Bonaventure 144 - 94, their record now at 8 -1.

“This was a good win over a top level Atlantic 10 team,” Head Coach Wally Morton told csuvikings.com. “Our team swam well in the most difficult pool we’ll compete in this season. I really feel good about this win.”

This new record breaks the 7 – 2 record set back in the1982-83 and 2009-2010 seasons.

Joanna Olson brought in the most Viking wins at the meet, taking first in the 1,000 free, the 200 IM, and 100 free.The team will finish off their big competi-tions on the road at the Northwestern TYR Invitational Nov. 19-21.

Cross Country –

Running at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championship on Saturday, and finishing 31st out of 33 teams, with 912 points, the Vikings concluded their cross country season.

Nearly passing Valparaiso in the 6K race, behind only by six points, Junior Allison Craine was the team’s top finisher with a time of 23:46.

“We didn’t run our best today, but that doesn’t take away from everything we accomplished this season,” Head Coach Joe Jaketic told csuvikings.com. “We were able to achieve some things this year that we haven’t accomplished in a long time and that is a tribute to how hard each and every girl worked this fall. We get all but one runner back next year and I look forward to seeing how much more we can improve next season.”

Viking Capsules: Volleyball Earns No. 3 Seed, Women’s Swimming 8-1

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In Randy Moss’ debut, the Tennessee Titans were unable to top the Miami Dolphins, despite the Fins’ quarterbacks being knocked out by injury. The starter, Chad Pennington, was making his first since last season. The Dol-phins then rode backup Chad Henne to a 29-17 win.

After starting 0-5, the San Francisco 49ers have won three of the last four. The Niners got a huge contribution from quarterback Troy Smith who had 356 yards passing and a touchdown and beat the St. Louis Rams 23-20.

While the Rams have already improved their win total from last season, a win on Sunday would have put them over .500 this late in the season for the first time in three years.

Player of the Week:QB David Garrard (JAX) - Garrard lifted the Jacksonville Jaguars to a

much needed win in terms of playoff spots. Garrard threw for 342 yards on 24 completions, with just seven incompletions. In racking up a 134.1 passer rating, he threw for two touchdowns, the most important being on the final play of regulation; a 50 yard bomb to Mike Thomas to win the game 31-24.

Disappointment of the Week:QB Carson Palmer (CIN) - Things just keep getting worse for the Ben-

gals. A playoff team a year ago, Palmer’s three interceptions didn’t make things any easier. Last place in the AFC North and desperately needing a win, Palmer did not step up and the Bengals dropped to 2-7. Palmer did have two touchdowns, but three interceptions won’t cut it against the Indianapolis Colts.

Defender of the Week:LB Paul Posluszny (BUF) - Posluszny is a diamond in the rough for Buf-

falo. He has been one of the only consistent players this season and finally led the Bills to their first win of the year (1-8) against Detroit. Posluszny had 13 tackles, 11 of them solo, and two tackles for loss.

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Concerns regarding the Student Government Asso-ciation’s finance committee funding procedures were brought forward in a protest at the Senate meeting on Nov. 5.

According to Shauna Jackson, vice president of SGA, Senator at-large Patchio Muleba asked to be placed on the agenda for the SGA meeting on Nov. 5. He was encouraged to come to the Cabinet meeting on Nov. 1 during which time the agenda is determined for the upcoming meeting and approved by the Senate.

Jackson said that the decision was made for Muleba to speak at the Nov. 19 SGA meeting.

On Friday, Nov. 5, SGA held the regularly sched-uled Senate meeting. During that meeting, a group of representatives from various student organizations entered with signs.

Jackson said that they were initially silent, but then Terence Check, the president of Model UN, spoke on behalf of the group. As a result, the students began clapping, which Jackson said was disruptive to the meeting.

“We made it clear to them that they had to be quiet,” said Jackson.

Despite the warning, students continued to be disruptive and campus security was called.

“We just wanted to finish the meeting at that point,” said Jackson.

The meeting was moved to the main classroom, and Mohammad Faraj, president of SGA, and Eli Auerbach. treasurer of SGA, stayed outside the room to talk to members of the student organizations.

Auerbach said that Muleba had addressed his concerns to SGA for the first time on Nov. 1 and that SGA was only aware of two student organizations that

were unhappy.“Imagine our surprise when a half dozen student

organizations walked in on Friday [Nov. 5],” said Auerbach.

Check said that he showed up to the meeting to show support for Senator Muleba and to express his grievances with the new SGA finance packet/process.

“The new SGA finance packet/process makes it hard for organizations to utilize their funding in the best way possible,” said Check. “Why add another layer of bureaucracy when the old process did a good job?”

As a result of the protest, SGA hosted a finance committee informational forum on Friday, Nov. 12. The event was designed for members of student orga-nizations to ask the finance committee any questions they may have about the funding process.

“We’ve had some concerns come to our attention regarding the funding process,” said Auerbach.

Auerbach took a few minutes to explain the new process. He said that about four years ago, it was a straight reimbursement process in which student orga-nizations paid for events, submitted receipts, and were then reimbursed for the money spent.

He said there were several problems with the old system. There was no accountability or oversight of how the money was being spent. He said that student organizations were “requesting funds and then using them in ways that didn’t [follow] SGA guidelines.”

Under the new process, the maximum allocation per group was increased from $2,500 to $3,000. The maximum allocation per group for off-campus events was decreased from $1,500 to $1,000.

Auerbach said that the funds for off-campus events

was decreased because they are trying to promote more events on campus. He said that this will increase student participation and involvement, and will en-courage more students to stay on campus.

The new process requires fund allocation applica-tions to be submitted directly to the SGA treasurer. The student group roster is submitted directly to the Department of Student Life, in order to collect assess-ment data.

In addition, the process requires a budget to be submitted for each individual event. This ensures that the finance committee is well informed about each event and what the money will be going toward.

“In the past, we weren’t clearly understanding what organizations were doing, so we couldn’t [prop-erly] allocate funds,” said Auerbach.

The reform has also created a finance committee funding table, which is included in the packet. This table establishes maximum funding levels per event based on a set of guidelines, which Auerbach said es-tablishes a level of objectivity and makes the process fair for everyone.

Finally, the new process requires student orga-nizations to submit copies of receipts by the end of the semester. This helps ensure that funds were used properly.

Auerbach said he believes the structured process will allow funding to go up and will ensure that there is funding available for new student organizations.

The forum was then turned over to the students to ask the committee questions.

Chris Dolton, a member of Tau Kappa Epsilon, asked what the criteria was for determining how much funding a student organization receives.

Students Protest Finance Committee Reform;SGA holds Open Forum

By Kristen Mott, The Cauldron News EditorGraphics by Andrew Treska

November 15, 2010 / PAGE 9

Auerbach said that it is determined by several factors. Whether there is a 25 percent individual contribution to the event cost, the number of members in the or-ganization, how much money is already in the agency account, evidence of success-ful recent spending, and if the funds align with the mission of CSU and SGA are all considered during the funding process.

“We want to make sure the money is going to those who really need it,” said Auerbach.

Check said that since the finance committee only funds events that are within one month at a time, it puts a stress on the student organizations. He said that it gives student organizations less time to prepare.

Auerbach responded by saying that it is important for student organizations to have an open dialogue with him. He said that 95 percent of the time he has accepted late packets and is willing to work with student organizations to figure out a plan of action.

A representative from the department of physical therapy asked why SGA re-quires copies or receipts. She said that the process involves too much redundancy.

Auerbach said that the receipts deal with the accountability component of the new process. SGA wants to make sure that the money is going to the actual event and not being spent elsewhere.

The representative then asked is there were any penalties for student organiza-tions that do not follow the guidelines. Auerbach said that the finance committee would discuss the appropriate action, which could include sanctioning them or telling them they are not allowed to request funds in the next semester. However, he pointed out that there were zero instances of problems last year.

“SGA is supposed to represent students, so students should be involved,” said Amiyra Alveranga, president of the Cleveland State Student History Caucus, who asked why a forum was not held in the summer so students could voice their opin-ions and concerns.

Auerbach said that they felt like they had a representative sample of students based on the numerous SGA senators who were part of the process. However, he did admit that a forum could have been held at the beginning of the summer.

“Going forth, SGA is going to make a concerted effort to make sure all students have a voice,” said Auerbach.

Honorary Senator Abdul Ameen asked who was in charge of supervising the finance committee. Auerbach said that all of their actions and proposed changes are presented to the Senate for ratification. The Senate is then given time to look over all the information and any concerns are addressed at the Senate meeting.

Dolton inquired about the line-item break down and why it was necessary. Auer-bach replied that SGA wants to know what each student organization is doing with their allocated funds to ensure that money is not budgeted incorrectly.

Auerbach said that many times, student organizations will request too much money for an event which causes them to run out of funds. Through the line-item break down, the finance committee can work with the organizations to come to a more reasonable amount. The organizations can also see the reasons as to why SGA decided on that specific amount.

Alveranga suggested that SGA could have hosted roundtables to provide instruc-tions for filling out the packet. Auerbach admitted that the roundtable idea would be helpful, but also noted that he makes himself available to students if they ever have any questions or concerns.

“There is some accountability on students to come see me,” said Auerbach.Alveranga then proposed the idea that students are intimidated by the members

of SGA. Auerbach said that he “never thought intimidation would be a problem.” He said the members of SGA were completely unaware of finance committee con-cerns until recently, and they are going to work out getting themselves out into the public more often.

Dr. Mary Myers, the coordinator of student organizations in Student Life, said that part of the challenge is understanding the process and that communication needs to be improved. Auerbach said that SGA is going to work with Steve Liss, the adviser of SGA, and Student Life in order to improve the system and save students from hassle.

Auerbach noted that the funding process is constantly a work in process and there are always going to be students who do not agree with aspects of it.

“There’s no one system that can appease everybody; we have to do what helps the majority,” said Auerbach.

Faraj stated that the “conversation doesn’t have to stay in this forum.” Both Faraj and Auerbach encouraged all students to come meet with SGA if they ever have any questions about the funding packet or concerns with SGA in general.

Through the forum, it was clear that an open dialogue needs to be created between student organizations and SGA in order to improve relations and prevent future problems from arising.

Commentary:The Importance of Student Input

Student leadership is complicated – and that is putting it lightly. Many Cleveland State students might agree with that statement, basing their senti-ments on work with their own student organizations. Most of those students have never worked for a general fee unit.

Consider a general fee unit something along the lines of a bigger, stronger sibling to other student organizations on campus. Their leadership teams are carefully selected (by general student election or panel interviews) and most receive scholarship compensation.

General fee units have a standing budget, several with over $100,000 set aside annually. Some – like Viking Expeditions and SGA – are so big that non-general fee organizations rely on their respective finance wings for funding.

The student leaders in those organizations see their commitment and work-load increase to reflect the standing their group has on campus.

For the executive officers of Student Government, the director of the Cam-pus Activities Board, and Editor-in-Chiefs of The Cauldron and Vindicator, the weekly commitment is a minimum of 20 hours. Most weeks, time put in is exponentially greater.

The truth of our positions is that you go home when the job is done. Some-times, regularly scheduled office hours are enough. Other times, you leave at 3:00 a.m., Sunday after newspaper production is complete, 9:30 p.m., Friday at the conclusion of a Senate meeting or 5:00 a.m., Saturday when a massive “glow in the dark party” is completed – and torn down.

Most of that excessive commitment is spent with one goal in mind. As leaders, we want to increase our interaction with students. Our objective is to maximize the representative nature of our respective products. We want to make sure the work we do is up to your standards – but that coin is two-sided.

At the SGA finance committee forum on Friday one key question caught my attention. The asker wanted to know who oversees SGA, and suggested an independent review panel to perform the task.

This struck me because the answer is simple. For each general fee unit, the oversight body is you. This year, 17,061 students (current enrollment num-bers) have every right to expect their media, government, activity planners and anyone else receiving general fee dollars to work to their standards.

Here at The Cauldron, we receive a standing budget of $70,000 dol-lars. The Vindicator is similar, around $65,000. Viking Expeditions stands at $56,000.

CAB is over $150,000 and Student Government receives a more than a quarter-million dollars, some of which makes up the finance committee and student organization funding which saw protests last week. That money is your money, drawn directly from your tuition dollars.

The point is this – you should absolutely be concerned with the use of your money and we should absolutely be accountable to the student body. But with 17,000 students on campus, the effort for transparency must be met with an effort for information.

Everything included here is public record and can be requested from the University. If you really want to hold Cleveland State accountable for your money, start there. The organizations will listen; most of them just need you to speak up.

Note: I am sharing these thoughts about student leadership as the Editor-

in-Chief of The Cauldron. However, I also bring the perspective of a Student Government Senator.

This kind of contribution is rare, because wearing two hats puts objectivity in a highly vulnerable position – as a journalist, that is a line I am not willing to cross.

When I made the decision to hold a position in both organizations, the key was maintaining total neutrality. In other words, no reporting or commenting on Student Government and no relationship with the media as an official.

Therefore, the comments you see here are indirectly related to the main article – but not an official position regarding the subject matter. Consider this the concerned commentary of a student leader, simply compelled to speak out.

By Reid May, The Cauldron Editor-in-Chief

For Colored Girls is the film that his fans were hoping direc-tor Tyler Perry would make. They were getting tired of the same old Madea character. They always knew that Perry was a talented filmmaker and they were waiting on him to show what he was really made of.

With For Colored Girls, Perry does just that.

The movie is based on Nto-zake Shange’s hit 1982 Broad-way play, For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf.

It features an all-star cast including Academy-Award winner Whoopi Goldberg, Grammy-Award winner Ja-net Jackson, Loretta Devine, Thandie Newton and Phylicia Rashad.

Shange’s play features seven women portrayed as colors (Lady in Red, Lady in Yellow, etc.) and is presented in 20 stir-ring poems about the experi-ences of being a “colored girl.”

In this movie, Perry gives all the women names. There is Juanita (Devine), who runs a health clinic and seeks support from Jo (Jackson), a top maga-zine editor.

Also featured is Jo’s assistant Crystal (Kimberly Elise) who is abused by her boyfriend.

Kelly (Kerry Washington) is a social worker who is investigat-ing Crystal.

Newton plays Tangie, a hys-terical, good-time girl who lives across the hall from Crystal.

Noisy apartment manager Gil-da (Rashad), Tangie’s mother Alice (Goldberg), Alice’s other daughter Nyla (Tessa Thomp-son) and professional dancer Yasmine (Anika Noni Rose), round out the diverse cast of characters.

For Colored Girls is one of Perry’s best films yet. Being so used to his comical dramas and the same old shtick, Perry shows viewers another side of

his talent. He shows that yes, he can do

something other than the sassy, out-of-her-mind, crazy Madea.

Perry could have not had a better cast. These women were on fire and, like Perry, they show just what they are capable of.

The whole cast shines, but the performances of both Elise and Rose dominate because they transform completely and pow-erfully into their characters.

Crystal is abused by her boy-friend and must come to terms with something that may de-stroy her in the end.

She learns that no matter what situation we are faced with in life, there is a way of escape and Elise performs this role magnif-icently.

When it comes to a sensitive topic, Rose portrays her charac-ter Yasmine’s pain tangibly.

Her performance is both emo-tional and stirring.

Perry did an outstanding job in directing For Colored Girls; he convincingly shows the difficulties of what African-American women face today. It’s touching when the women come together to settle their dif-ferences.

The film is inspiring and deep, and Perry’s talented cast makes this powerful movie shine.

Intense Film Also Perry’s BestBy Nicole Harris, The Cauldron Contributing Writer

For Colored Girls is lead by a cast packed full of stars.TBS hosts many favorite co-

medic programs such as Conan, Family Guy, The Office, and Seinfeld. Their original series, however, have often lacked the mass appeal of these reruns – until now.

Glory Daze, their latest ef-fort, has the potential to appeal to both current high school and college-aged kids as well as those who grew up in the mid 1980s.

Although shows depicting college and Greek life have been tried before, the time warp spin and time slot may make the difference in this program’s success.

The time period makes for more radical pranks and a more entertaining pledge process than modern Greek rules would ever allow.

College is not always rated PG, and this show is true to that idea with the plot revolving around drinking, doing drugs and getting girls.

Based at a fictional university in 1986, this comedy follows four diverse guys who each have little quirks: a baseball star, a desperate virgin, an ultra conservative prep and the boy next door.

The four form a solid group through the proximity of their dorms and other connections.

Their campus happens to be heavily Greek-oriented, but any college student can appreciate the classic troubles the boys en-counter.

Because each character ful-fills a different stereotype, there is a good chance the audience will find someone to relate to.

The program seems to be one that can be picked up at any time. If there is no time for a weekly commitment to televi-sion, then Glory Daze is perfect.

This feel-good show keeps se-rious studying and difficult is-sues out of school, which is ex-actly what people tune into TBS for – something very funny.

The series premieres Tuesday, Nov. 16 at 10 p.m. on TBS.

By Meredith Horrigan, The Cauldron Staff Writer

New TBS College Sitcom Has Comedic Potential

The series stars the following four actors: (from left to right) Kelly Blatz, Drew Seely, Hartley Sawyer and Matt Bush.

Veteran sitcom guest star Fred Williard (right, Anchorman, A Mighty Wind) makes an appearance in the series’ second episode. Other future guest stars include Kevin Nealon (SNL) and Teri Polo (Meet the Parents).

Though characters now have names, “color” is still thematic.

For Colored GirlsGlory Daze

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Arts & Entertainment10

November 15, 2010 / PAGE 11

By Ben Gifford The Cauldron A&E Editor

Above: Deneen Nash depicts both life and death with her use of toy soldiers in a piece she calls “Definition of War.”Below: The subtle and reflective work “Remember” by Samuel Morales is little more than soldier artifacts but it remains effective and touching.

People’s Art Show Honors VetsPhotos by Jonathan ‘Killstring’ Herzberger, The Caul-dron Photography Editor

The CSU Art Gallery held a special reception on Vet-erans Day, Nov. 11, from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m., including a color guard presentation at 6 p.m.

As a tribute, the National Anthem was played along with other miltary songs.

Afterwards, there was a poetry reading performed by Veterans that was organized by the Kent State Univer-sity Poetry Center.

Featured in the reception were several pieces that were themed appropriately for the solemn day of re-memberance.

The pieces were added to the 19th Annual People’s Art Show, which opened Oct. 29.

The Exhibit contains nearly 500 pieces from almost 300 local artists.

Anyone was welcome to submit their work and the exhibit will remain open until Dec. 9.

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Cee Lo Green - The Lady Killer

You may not know him by name, but I guarantee you’ve heard his voice. Cee Lo Green got a lot of attention as the singing half of Gnarls Barkley, es-pecially when their hit single “Crazy” exploded on the charts.

The Lady Killer begins with one of the most entertaining spoken-word introductions ever recorded: “When it comes to the ladies, I have a license... to kill,” followed by an overly-dra-matic sound effect.

The first single of the album, “F**k You” is absolutely hilarious, but stands on its own even without the vulgar gimmick as a wonderful song.

“Fool For You” is both intense and heartwarming. Green’s voice is phe-nomenal, as it is on every track on the album.

He even offers a cover of Band of Horses’ “No One’s Gonna Love You” that is a fitting tribute the original, but sounds unique enough to really stand out.

Cee Lo Green has created one of the finest neo-soul and R&B albums of the year—you’d be crazy not to give it a listen.

Rating: A

Kid Cudi - Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager

Man on the Moon II is even less about singles than its predecessor, as Kid Cudi has focused even more on building an atmosphere intimate to himself.

He opens the album saying “You are now in the world that I’m ruining,” which is a perfect description of where Man on the Moon II is headed.

Most of the album is an inward spiral of guilt, regret and substance abuse, but it’s generally fascinating.

“Marijuana” is a dreamy exploration of Cudi feeling the need to get stoned.

“Mojo So Dope” is another excellent track, but the absolute stand out track of the album is “Erase Me.”

It’s an arena-rock anthem that pops out of nowhere and features a wel-come contribution by Kanye West.

There are several tracks later on that keep things interesting as well.

Man on the Moon II may not have as broad of an appeal as Cudi’s first album. Aside from “Erase Me,” noth-ing really jumps out at first.

The songs only improve after repeat listens and fans of Kid Cudi’s unique sound are sure to be pleased.

Rating: A-

By Ben Gifford, The Cauldron A&E Editor

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Circa Survive w/dredg @ House of BluesBeauty can be found all around us: a

sunset over the ocean, the morning dew collected on the petals of a blooming rose, a rainbow after a storm. As gorgeous as all of those things are, they pale in comparison to the voice of Anthony Green. Oh, nature, you are capable of such wonder.

Mr. Green is none other than the vocalist of Circa Survive, and you can witness this wonder of nature at the House of Blues on Sunday. You can hear his angelic voice surrounded by music that feels ethereal in nature. You can watch him perform with the rest of Circa Survive for only $21. What more could you want, dear reader?

Killstring’s PicK Reel Big Fish w/The Aquabats, Suburban Legends, Koo Koo Kangaroo @ House of Blues.

Everybody’s doin’ the fish. Also, there’s a pool party for the cool kids. Growing up in the 90’s meant a heaping dose of third-wave ska bands, and the attendant joy that entails. Still, time has passed, and the ska revival has had its moment in the sun - which, I should point out, is generally shining in California. So why should you catch them in November, in Cleveland of all places?

Because, quite frankly, seeing RBF live is about as much fun as you can have with your clothes on. Quote me on it.

Throw in the swinging superheroic shenanigans of Bat Commander & The Aqua-bats, and you not only have cheeky alliteration, but the makings of a light-hearted romp of a concert unfolding. Sprinkle in the always-solid Suburban Legends, and an opener that I refuse to reduce to an acronym, but otherwise seems promising, and you’ve got a recipe for one final blast of summertime fun before we’re all buried in snow. That, I should think, is worth your $25.

By Jonathan ‘Killstring’ Herzberger and Alexes Spencer, The Cauldron Photography and Managing Editors

Concert Picks of the Week11/2111/16

11/16 Stalley w/ Camp Lo @ Grog Shop, $1211/16 Overkill @ Peabody’s, $2211/17 Small Black @ Grog Shop, $1011/17 Hinder @ House of Blues, $23.50-29.5011/18 Teenage Grandpa @ Grog Shop, $5

11/18 Cannibal Corpse w/ Dying Fetus @ Peabody’s, $2011/19 Darkest Hour w/ Veil of Maya @ Peabody’s, $1711/20 No Age @ Grog Shop, $1411/21 Incantation @ Peabody’s, $13

Other Shows of Note

Noise Inspectors

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The Rules of the Game: A novel By: Leonard Downie Jr.

The Rundown: A young and idealistic re-porter, Sarah Page, be-comes the envy of every journalist when she’s assigned her dream job of covering the Presi-dential campaign for the Washington Capital. Despite her co-workers’ objections to her age, Sarah ea-gerly takes the job. Page is thrilled to ex-perience all the glitzy hustle and bustle of a campaign trail. She makes friends with a whole slew of Washington’s most interesting characters. But, when she stumbles upon some dirty money deals between a candidate and lobbyists, Page wrestles with her career ambitions and ethics.

Afterthoughts: A new personal favor-

ite of mine, despite the beyond clichéd characters. This book shows a side of politics that is often concealed in a gritty and provocative way. If Leonard Down-ie Jr. sounded like a familiar name to you, it’s because he’s the Pulitzer Prize winning editor of The Washington Post. Downie’s experience in the contact sport of politics is just one of the many things that make this book so great.

Money for Nothing: How CEOs and Boards Enrich Themselves While Bank-rupting AmericaBy: John Gillespie and David Zweig

The Rundown: Gillespie and Zweig raise questions about the roles of CEOs

and shareholders of the major failing com-panies of the US. This book examines the questionable payrolls and exit packages of leaders of some influ-ential corporations, including Lehman

Brothers, Morgan Stanley and General Motors. The authors are able to link these outrageous payoffs to a drop in the average Joe’s 401 K. Fortunately, the book provides a solution to this Wall Street catastrophe that (hopefully) can cure our economic crisis.

Afterthoughts: An infuriating topic

to read about, but nonetheless an im-portant one. Reading the entire book is tedious. Although I’m not sure I blame the authors—I don’t think adding humor would be appropriate given the serious-ness of the subject matter.

By Meredith Traxler, The Cauldron Staff Writer

The note in the Metamorphoses pro-gram from director Holly Holsinger sums the play up best:

These are our stories. They belong to us. They echo from the past. They have become ingrained in our psyches. They resonate within and reach out to vibrate our shared consciousness. They speak to us. They remind us of what it means to be human.

There really is no better, more com-plete way to say it.

Metamorphoses is a collection of myths by the Ancient Roman poet Ovid. The great thing about the myths, much like Shakespeare’s timeless writing, is that they still hold valuable lessons to-day.

The performance begins with a retell-ing of the myth of King Midas. It is a wise choice to have at the beginning as it is a more commonly-known myth. This helps to ease the audience in.

Once things get going, there are some less common stories about Orpheus and Eurydice, Phaetun and Apollo, Pomona and Vertumnus and others.

The individual myths move quickly (the entire play lasts only 90 minutes

without an intermission), and learning each new myth is exciting.

Sometimes the myths are simply ex-planatory. The myth of Ceyx and Al-cyone, for example, shows the audience why children are so commonly found running on beaches.

That same myth also makes great use of the pool when Ceyx (Isaiah Isaac) is sailing and the seas turn turbulent. He clings to his crew members as the water surges violently around him and his ship (formed by the cast) is torn to pieces.

Yes, there is an 1,800 gallon pool inside of the Factory Theatre. All of the myths in the play take place in and around the pool and to great effect.

When Silenus (Stephen Farkas) wan-ders drunkenly into Midas’ court, he passes out and floats, propped up in the water.

It also adds a nice touch to the myth of Cinyrus (Randy Muchowski) and Myrrah (Amy Schwabauer). Instead of seeing a traditional and incestuous sex scene, the pair dives under water and the audience is left to imagine something lurid.

Schwabauer is even better in her role

as Hunger. Her movements are depraved and lunatic as she stalks the edges of the pool on the way to her target, Erysich-thon (Muchowski).

This myth serves somewhat as the cen-terpiece of the night. It is both terrifying and humorous. Very rarely does an audi-ence get to watch a man attempt to eat his own leg.

Farkas’ typical over-the-top deliv-ery serves well when he plays Phaetun to keep the scene moving as it is very dialogue-heavy when compared to the other myths.

Jim Fallada (Apollo) performs equally well in singing his responses to Farkas with excellent comedic timing.

Really none of the performances should go unsung, especially because all of the cast contribute to the music in this rendition of Metamorphoses.

There is no pit orchestra. There are no recordings played over a speaker system.

Melissa Crum and Mary Francis Mill-er play the flute and viola respectively within plain view, but so much of the sound in the play is vocalized.

The cast themselves create the sound of wind whispering. They harmonize and sing throughout the performance and it is done beautifully.

Whether from greedy to family-ori-ented or from lovers into bird or trees, the myths in Metamorphoses are about transformation.

Because of the strong performances, impressive staging, organic and beau-tiful songs and universal themes in the Factory Theatre production of Metamor-phoses, It is difficult not to feel at least a slight transformation for the better upon leaving the theater.

Metamorphoses runs Nov. 11-21 at the CSU Factory Theatre. The Saturday, Nov. 20 show is limited to attendees of the tribute to Reuben and Dorothy Silver endowed scholarship event.

Curtain times are Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. The Factory Theatre is located at 1833 E. 24th Street, between Chester and Payne Avenues.

In addition, CSU students will perform cabaret-style musical theater after the shows on Nov. 13 and 19, under the di-rection of Summer Stages musical direc-tor John Kroll.

Tickets to Metamorphoses are $10 general admission and $5 for students, seniors and CSU faculty or staff. For ticket reservations, call the box office at 216-687-2109. Tickets may also be pur-chased one-half hour before show time.

Turning Ancient Myth Into Modern Life

Katie Wells and Isaiah Isaac perform together as Alcyone and Ceyx respectively.

By Ben Gifford, The Cauldron A&E Editor

Metamorphoses Book Looks

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The FDA and the Department of Health and Hu-man Services announced that they will soon require cigarette manufacturers to place graphic warnings on their packages and advertisements. This may seem like a breakthrough in the war against smoking, but it’s really just a wasted effort.

By a show of hands, how many of you know that smoking could kill you? Oh, all of you? Awesome. Let’s try again. How many of you have seen graphic anti-smoking advertisements featuring the exact same images the government is about to put on cigarette packages? All of you again?!

How about a harder question. How many of you know someone who has quit smoking because of one of those advertisements?

While we listen to the imaginary sounds of crickets chirping, let’s discuss all of the reasons this campaign will fail.

Reason number 1: Cigarette packs already carry warnings. These warnings do not work. Now, it can be argued that this is precisely why the warnings need to change and become more prominent and harder to ignore. Perhaps, but I would think that if printing what essentially works out to “this might kill you” isn’t effective, pictures of corpses and diseased mouths probably will not do it either.

Reason number 2: Everything that this campaign is has failed in the past. According to the National Survey on Drug Use, approximately 4,000 people under the age of 18 try smoking daily. This does not take into account adults who do the same. And while not all of these people will become regular smokers, it is still evident that non-smoking campaigns are just not working.

Reason number 3: Scaring people with gruesome images does not work. For some reason, the human race has always had the idea that the easiest way to

stop someone from doing something is to show them gross pictures of what could happen if they don’t. Think about how many times people have shown adolescents pictures of sexually transmitted diseases to try to encourage kids to be abstinent. And we all know how well that tactic works on youth. Anyone who re-ally is grossed out by their cigarette pack can purchase an old-fashioned cigarette case and be done with it.

Of course, the real problem with this campaign and every other campaign is that the government keeps trying to find ways to either keep people from smoking or encourage them to quit rather than addressing the real problem. According to the CDC, about 440,000 people die annually due to tobacco use. The obvious solution would be to outlaw cigarettes.

In the past, this was nearly impossible due to the fight back from tobacco lobbyists, and a need for the

tax revenue that tobacco sales brought in. But this is the 21st century. We have technology now.

And that technology comes in the form of elec-tronic cigarettes. Outlaw the real thing, and tobacco companies can partner up with brands like Blu and SmokeAssist. People can still get their favorite ciga-rette flavor but in a safer form, the companies still make their money, and things are still taxable.

It all works really, unless the reason people smoke is really because the complete disregard for their own life is what makes it cool. Hey, there’s an anti-smoking campaign for you: Death is so not cool, dude.

To view the proposed new cigarette warnings, visit fda.gov/cigarettewarnings. You can also vote on which warnings you think should make the cut on the Flikr page for the campaign. That is, if you care.

Government Proposes New Cigarette Packaging: Why Bother? By Alexes Spencer, The Cauldron Managing Editor

Nov. 20 marks Transgen-der Day of Remembrance, a day specifically set aside to remember those of the transgender community that we have lost due to hatred and bigotry.

This day and celebrations revolving around it honor the lives of people such as

Brenda of Rome who was burned alive and Amanda of New York who was strangled to death.

Believe what you wish about equality and the stage of GLBT rights. I’m not here to convert you in that regard.

I am, however, here to ask you to think about what it would be like to be burned alive just because you are living in a way that you feel is being true to

yourself. A couple of years ago, GLASA at CSU made signs

memorializing those who lost their lives as a result of prejudice. These signs were ripped down by other students. Some members even reported hearing people saying things like “There’s one less monster.”

These students felt like they had the right to do these things based solely on their own personal beliefs regarding others they feel to be different. Yet, we as a society marvel at suicides within the GLBT com-munity.

I ask you this: what have you done, really done, to stop the aforementioned behavior? Because when you think about it, someone somewhere knows who ripped those signs down. Someone was being spoken to when a dead person was dishonored and called a monster. I have to wonder if those people said or did anything to speak out against hatred.

I want to believe that they did, but a part of me sincerely believes that they didn’t.

You might be telling yourself that you weren’t one of those people, that you didn’t rip down a sign or mock the suffering of a human being no longer with us due to bigotry. Maybe you didn’t. But have you taken the opportunity to stop hatred, to work against unnecessary loss of life, against brutal murders, mur-ders that took place merely because people found it necessary to rid the world of ‘monsters?’

Because indifference can be just as harmful as shameful actions. And if you’ve been indifferent, If you haven’t tried to stop hatred, you still have time to make an active effort against prejudice.

A candlelight vigil will be held by the Gay, Les-bian and Straight Alliance in conjunction with GLBT Student services on Nov. 19 at the Justice Center, 1300 Ontario Ave. at 6 p.m.

Transgender Day of Remembrance By Alexes Spencer, The Cauldron Managing Editor

November 15, 2010 / PAGE 15

College Recipe Corner Special Edition: The Fabulous Food ShowBy Justin Brenis, The Cauldron Copy/Web Editor Photos by Pete Lindmark, The Cauldron Staff Writer

This past weekend the I-X Center hosted its fifth annual Fabulous Food Show. A combination of Food Network showmanship and artisan goods for sale (read: samples galore). It’s a whole weekend packed with dreams-come-true for foodies, rich or poor.

Sadly, very few people actually think of Cleve-land as a “foodie’s” town. Lucky for those who live here, however, we can see just how up-and-coming we are.

Adam Richman, host of Travel Channel’s Man vs. Food and first person to best the Melt Challenge at Melt Bar & Grilled, had this to say about the Cleveland food scene during an interview with The Today Show earlier last week:

“I don’t really think it’s a secret necessarily, but Cleveland is a really great hidden gem. It has gotten a bad rap because of its history—going into default, the river fire, bad sports teams — but…there’s the historic West Side Market, and you get more bang for your buck there. Some of the best culinary minds like Michael Symon get inspiration there. Cleveland is a special place that often gets overlooked.”

Without even looking to the obvious big dog’s of Cleveland culinary capabilities, some of the ex-hibitors at the Food Show came out strong, wanting to show they could hold their own.

Uncle Jester’s from Dayton, Ohio was in atten-dance. They currently produce the seventh hottest hot sauce in the world, known as “The Jester.” This sauce ranks in at 6MM Scoville units (about 25x hotter than a habanero pepper).

Uncle Jester’s had plenty of painfully delicious wares to sample.

Also big right now amongst foodies is creative cake design, and the Food Show had plenty of inter-esting bakeries showing off what they could do.

Bakeries like The White Flower Cake Shoppe at La Place in Beachwood displayed a massive cake made to look like a pile of delicious kinds of food.

Food Network stars Alton Brown, Giada Di Laurentiis, Guy Fieri, and Cleveland’s own Michael Symon also made regular appearances at the show on the main stage, giving culinary advice and cook-ing demonstrations. After the performances, guests could line up outside the stage to receive autographs from their favorite stars.

It was really an interesting sight to behold. Not many people realize exactly how much acclaim and how large a fan base celebrity chefs have begun to receive.

When Guy Fieri came out on stage with rock music blaring, crowds cheering and began throwing freebies out to the audience, it really began to feel more like a rock concert than a cooking show—and that was kind of cool.

We may have lost LeBron and every other championship we’ve tried to win. Our river may have caught fire…more than once. But if there is one thing Cleveland has proven in the past five or so years, it is that we like to eat, and eat well.

I don’t know about you, but that is something I can be proud of.

Above: Food Show attendees sample local cuisine. Left: Edibles weren’t the only things avail-able at the show.Below: Celebrity autograph pavillion featur-ing well-known cooking personalities.Bottom: Food Network personality Alton Brown

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Staff Pespectives: George W. Bush

Say what you will about former President George W. Bush, but he’s no hater.

“I’m not a hater,” he told NBC’s Matt Lauer in an interview last week. “I don’t hate Conway West.” Nor, one could assume, does he hate Kanye West – who for his part, told Lauer that he “didn’t have the grounds to call (Bush) a racist,” in an interview aired the same night. “I believe,” he said, “that in a situa-tion of high emotion like that, we as human beings don’t always choose the right words.” Taylor Swift was unavailable for comment, but she could probably second that notion.

Two years removed from the Oval Office, and following the release of “Decision Points,” a book of his memoirs, America finds itself in a curious position regarding its 43rd president. Lambasted by media outlets, political opposition, and even his own party by the end of his second term in office, Dubya’s term could hardly be described as popular.

Yet, with some of the smoke beginning to clear, and much of the vitriol dissipating, how do we feel about Jr. in 2010? What do we re-ally know about him? The answer, perhaps unsurprisingly, is a lot. Perhaps the most consistent thing about the former president, from his run as owner of the Texas Rangers up through his recent interview, is his public persona.

The heart-on-my-sleeve, Good Ol’ Frat Boy schtick has gone on long enough that it’s difficult to dis-miss as an act. This guy, for better or worse, is a brilliant example of what we see being what we get. So how do we reconcile this? I’m reminded of Ken Mehlman’s – the RNC chair-man during Bush’s 2004 campaign - recent coming-out, in which he insisted that then-president Bush was “no homophobe.”

Bush himself relates in his mem-oir that Dick Cheney had warned him of potential difficulties that

adding him to the republican ticket might in fact backlash, due to his daughter Mary, who happens to be a lesbian. Bush, according to himself, said that he “could not care less about Mary’s orientation.”

Yet he rode an anti-gay marriage movement to reelection in 2004.

His 2000 campaign made much of his being a “born again Christian,” yet he lied about WMD’s in Iraq, to drag the country into what would prove to be a disastrously unpopular war. The nation is still recovering, and cleaning up the mess left from Iraq – and the withdrawal of troops notwithstanding, it’s difficult to look at this complex and troubled situa-tion, and say when it’s definitively over.

So after all this, what do we say about Bush? What do we know about him, really?

He’s not a racist, not a homo-phobe or Islamaphobe. He’s frankly not a bigot. But he likewise never shied away from playing on the fears inherent in bigotry, and using igno-rance to further his agenda, often making things worse in the process. He’s not the devil, nor Hitler rein-carnated, no matter how many good rock songs suggested that he might be. He doesn’t hate African-Ameri-cans, Hispanics, or the poor. He has made colossal mistakes, that have hurt the country very badly.

My thoughts, after all this intro-spection?

Bush was, and is, a man who holds to his beliefs strongly. A man who loves democracy, and loves his country. And a man willing to employ whatever means necessary to accomplish the ends that he felt were important enough to demand his attention. He provided the stable confidence Americans so desperately needed post 9/11. And then he used that trust to fight the crusades he deemed necessary.

He embodies that very American philosophy of Admiral Farragut’s, namely damning torpedoes, and proceeding ahead at full speed. He was a man on a mission, and he stayed true to his heart, even if that meant lying, cheating, or otherwise kicking the American people about for what he really, truly believed was their own good. He was forever assured in the correctness of what he was doing.

Whether that’s inspirational, or a sobering cautionary tale? I leave that up to you.

Many people blame George W. Bush for everything bad that happened in the last decade. They all seem to think Bush is this evil man who intentionally did ev-erything he could to destroy this country who was enabled by the Supreme Court and faulty voting machines manipulated by a cadre of evil right wing shadow groups and oil companies. Or at least that’s what I gather from all the left wing conspiracy theory groups. They think we’d all be better off if Al Gore won the election. We’d have cars that run on veg-etable oil, the people of the Middle East would like us, and everything would be right with the world.

I must disagree. He wasn’t the great-est President. I had my issues with him to be sure. However, to say he was the worst President ever is ludicrous. He had his faults but he received a lot of unfair criticism from the beginning of his Presidency.

During the 2000 election, ballots were disputed in Florida. Democrats accused Republicans of, among other things, sabotaging polling places in traditionally Democratic districts, turn-ing minority voters away, not counting minority votes, and having the Supreme Court in their pocket. Republicans coun-tered that Bush had won the election and Gore was just trying to recount and recount until he got the result he wanted. No matter who won that election, it was a given that they’d be held to an impossible standard by the other side. Nowhere was this more true than 9/11.

On the day of the attacks, Bush was reading with elementary schoolers. When he was informed of the attacks, he paused but continued reading. Some on the left thought this was a sign of weak-ness. I think this is a sign of common sense. If you’re in a position of leader-ship, the last thing you want to do in a crisis is make people panic. If he and his staff did what many people think they should have and ran out of the building, a lot of people would’ve been scared out of their minds. Realistically, there is not much he could have done anyway. The only thing he could do, was keep his cool. That’s what he did and when it seemed that people across the nation were ready to tar and feather anyone who looked even vaguely Middle-East-ern, he encouraged others to stay calm by saying “Islam is peace.” In addition to helping people here by doing what he could to head off an irrational panic, he did a lot for people across the world.

Bush has been caricatured as a greedy tightfisted oil man who had no concern for poor people. Nothing could be further from the truth. He helped

millions of people in the poorest places on Earth when he stood before Congress and asked them to grant $15 billion to fight AIDS in Africa and the Carib-bean. How many lives he saved is up for debate. Some say the money saved one million people. Others say ten million. What isn’t debated is that his efforts to fight AIDS made a difference in the lives of many people. It is a shame that his efforts in fighting AIDS will be over-shadowed by Iraq.

Iraq is a sketchy matter. On one hand, we should have realized that Iraq would become an unstable mess as soon as Saddam was deposed. On the other, Saddam was a man who used chemical weapons on Iranians and his own people in an ethnic cleansing campaign, refused entry to UN inspectors who were sent to make sure he wasn’t able to do that again and was generally a bad guy. Given this history, if anyone got intel-ligence that said Saddam either acquired or was attempting to acquire more of these weapons, it would’ve been a pretty safe bet to believe it at the time. Sure, he didn’t, but if Saddam did have weap-ons and Bush sat on his hands with this information and something happened, he would’ve been raked over the coals.

Then, there was the housing crisis in the last year of his Presidency. Many people blame Republican policies for causing the meltdown. This is untrue. There were a lot of factors. Up until the crisis, Americans had it beaten in their heads that we just had to have the big-gest house we could find. If a person just bought a small more affordable house or, God forbid, rented, they were somehow less of an American. People decided to buy the biggest house they could instead of the house they could afford. The government, under the Community Re-investment Act of 1977, ordered banks to give loans to unqualified buyers and accelerated the process. When the inevi-table happened, and people couldn’t af-ford their mortgages, the house of cards fell leading to this whole mess. While banks and Wall Street share some blame for the crisis, to say one party, let alone one man is responsible for it, is insane. This would’ve happened no matter who was in charge.

Bush wasn’t perfect by any means. He made mistakes. However, he did a lot of good. The people who portray Bush as this evil monster are in my mind, the same as the people who wave signs comparing Obama to dictators. It doesn’t help anything. He did the best he could with what he had to work with, just like everyone before him and everyone that will follow.

By Jonathan Herzberger, The Cauldron Photography Editor By Matt Stafford, The Cauldron Staff Writer