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Dear Campus Community,

Welcome Back! I would like to alsowelcome anyone who is new at New Jer-sey City University. We hope the campusis everything you thought it would be andmore. After almost two years spent doingplenty of interviews, reporting and edit-ing campus stories, I am excited to be thenew editor-in-chief of NJCU’s officialstudent run newspaper, The Gothic Times. I started as an intern in 2012 and soon

went from writer, to copy editor and now

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Diana Hernandez, new Editor-in-Chief of TheGothic Times

By Steven Rodas

Many students returningto school this year weresurprised to find that

parking on campus is more com-plicated, and more expensive,than it was last year. Among the many constructionjobs currently taking place atNJCU, the biggest impact hasbeen from ongoing constructionof the NJCU West Campus.(Other projects include the cre-ation of a new entrance to cam-pus near Kennedy Boulevard andenergy-saving enhancementsmade to the mechanical systemsat Hepburn Hall.)Because of construction, spaceat Lot 3A near West Side Avenuehas been significantly reduced.To offer more parking, the uni-versity opened up new lots 6 and7, but getting to them can taketime because they are located offof Route 440. NJCU offers shut-tles from these lots to campus,but early in the semester studentsand staff complained that theshuttles were too slow to comeand were often so crowded thatpassengers were left behind. Construction is still taking placeto create an entrance/exit for lot6, so this lot is currently beingconsidered just one large parkinglot of 6 and 7 combined, which islocated between Carbon Placeand the Raymour & Flanniganstore on 440. “I feel that Lot 3A has a lot less

spaces than last year. Also thefact we have to pay more forparking is something that I thinkshould be considered only afterthe construction on Lot 6 is fin-ished. And honestly, it doesn’tfeel like much more [parking]spaces have been added, so rightnow it is inconvenient to park at

lots 6 and 7,” said Psychologymajor Maria Gomez, 22, fromWest New York.

Fees IncreaseLast semester, many studentsparked at Lot 3A, located whereWest Side Avenue and AudubonAvenue meet. Students were able

to pay a prepaid amount of $3and a daily rate of $6. Some stu-dents would also park along WestSide Avenue and abide by thestreet laws to essentially haveparking free of charge. Other stu-dents who were lucky foundparking at the GSUB garage andalso paid a prepaid rate of $3 and

daily rate of $6. This semester Lot 3A is charg-ing a prepaid amount of $4 and adaily rate of $7. Since there isless parking available here, somestudents have questioned how therate increase can be justified.Meanwhile, the Gilligan StudentUnion Building (GSUB) garagecharges a prepaid rate of $5 anda daily rate of $7. The newlyadded Lots 6 and 7 charge a pre-paid rate of $4 and a daily rate of$7.In summation, the rates for allcampus parking have increasedby $1, marking the first increasesince 2007. NJCU Vice Presidentof Finances Aaron Aska said inan email that the GSUB parkinggarage underwent a major reno-vation/restoration over the pastyear. He said that during the sum-mer of 2012, “the garage wasclosed so that the B level con-crete deck could be repaired andrestored, a new concrete water-proofing coating could be in-stalled on the second level, andpatching and repair of the con-crete could be done on the lowerlevel. The entire garage was re-striped and a few handicappedparking spaces were added basedon the new configuration. In ad-dition, over the past few months,the exit to the campus from LevelB was made barrier free, newguide rails were installed, newparking bumpers and speed

Photo by Dakota SantiagoStudents board a shuttle at the West Side Ave parking lot.

By Bryant Romero

New Jersey City Univer-sity has been given a$50,000 donation from

the Provident Bank Founda-tion. The donation will bematched with money from theuniversity’s U.S. Departmentof Education Title V fund, toinstitute a total $100,000 en-dowment for the university’sProvident Bank EndowedScholarship Fund. This is thesecond Provident scholarshipthat has been established. “We are proud to support theProvident Bank EndowmentScholarship Fund at NJCU andhelp cultivate excellence instudents for years to come,”said Jane Kurek, executive di-rector of the Provident BankFoundation.The Provident Bank scholar-ships will be awarded begin-ning in the fall 2014 semester.Scholarship recipients willhave to be students who arefull time undergraduates re-ceiving financial aid who arealso majoring in business andhave at least a 3.0 GPA or bet-ter.“Provident Bank has beensupportive of business studentsat NJCU since 2007,” saidNJCU President Dr. Sue Hen-derson. “Their gift of $50,000

will be matched with a Title VGrant for Hispanic Serving In-stitutions to total $100,000.These funds will form an en-dowment and the interest fromthe endowment will be used forscholarship funds. The resultis that more scholarship fundswill be available for studentsnow,” she said.NJCU has received $1.2 mil-lion in matching funds that be-came available through a5-year grant (of $9 million) re-ceived in October 2011through the federal HispanicServing Institutions program. The continued support fromProvident Bank Foundationdates back to 2003, when thefirst endowed scholarship wasestablished with a gift of$250,000, pledged over 5years. That fund awards fourscholarships each year to stu-dents who are business majors.

Recipients must have showntremendous leadership quali-ties, performed communityservice and have strong aca-demic achievements. Both that fund and this newone will remain open so thatthey can grow throughout theyears. Having these funds willalso help enhance the chancesof NJCU bringing in additionalscholarship funds.The exact amount of moneystudents can receive from theProvident Bank Scholarshipfund is unknown, but accord-ing to Dr. Sue Henderson it isusually five percent since it isan endowment. For example, ifthe total endowment is$100,000, then the amountawarded to a student would be$5,000. The endowment willcontinue to grow because inter-est will be accrued each year.“The funds are permanentand the interest will providescholarship monies for busi-ness students,” said Dr. Hen-derson. “The gift also shows anincreasing interest by Provi-dent Bank in our students andtheir success.”Provident Bank has not onlybeen supportive by providingscholarship funds to NJCUsince 2003, but it has also beena regular sponsor of various

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Letter from the Editor

Volume XXIV, Issue 1 www.GothicTimes.net October 9, 2013

Photo courtesy of Roddy BogawaStorm Thorgerson created this eerie image for Pink Floyd’salbum, A Momentary Lapse of Reason. NJCU professor RoddyBogawa made a film about Thorgerson called “Taken ByStorm.” Bogawa recently had a mid-career retrospective atMoMA in New York City.

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humps were installed, and birddeterrent was installed on theoverhead piping. These renova-tions totaled approximately$1,000,000 of the approximately$7,700,000 spent on the overallGSUB project.”While officials said they under-stand student frustration over theparking situation, Public Safetysupervisor Denise Gourdine reas-sured students by saying, “NJCUnow has 600 more spaces withthe addition of parking lots 6 and7. Students need to understandthat NJCU can’t build withoutmaking sacrifices. We startedconstruction in the summer sothat it could be completed by theend of the year. Faculty, staff andstudents are still adapting to thechange, but they need to under-stand that this change has beenimplemented to improve ourcommunity.” “Having more spaces is betterbecause there’s less chance to geta ticket on the street. But they[NJCU] already took enoughfrom our tuition, so parkingshould not cost more, period,”said Eric Geronimo, a 19-year-old Business major.“NJCU has the lowest parkingfees in the state,” Aska said in afollow-up interview. “NJCU res-ident students pay $139 per se-mester and commuter studentspay $103. St.Peter’s college cur-rently charges an annual rate of$150 for commuter students and$175 for resident students. Mean-while, Rutgers Universitycharges roughly $299.60 annu-ally for commuter students and$600 annually for resident stu-dents.”Ultimately, having the two ad-ditional parking lots of 6 and 7 isan asset, but students, faculty andstaff are not used to travelingmore than a block to get to cam-

pus once they have parked. English professor Mark Tursisaid, “I used to enjoy walkingfrom the other lot when theweather was nice, but this is a bittoo far to do that. So, other thanthat, I don’t really mind toomuch. I certainly support im-provements (and certain expan-sions) to our campus if itimproves opportunities for stu-dents and faculty.”Construction is still being ap-plied to make Lot 6 its own ac-cessible lot. In emails sent tostudents and staff earlier in theschool year, the administrationsaid that, “Work along CarbonPlace is expected to be completedin early December, which willallow the opening of the accessgate to and from Lot 6 via Car-bon Place.” Although things are goingmore smoothly now, some peo-ple are still frustrated with wait-ing for the shuttle buses. “Theshuttle buses fill up quick at thecampus stop and don’t comeoften at the parking lot stops. Atthis point it’s just annoying. Stu-dents are getting to class late,”said Gomez.“It was 10 o’clock [at night] theother day and the line for theshuttle was so long I had towalk,” said 22 year-old Historymajor Alyssa Landy. “There arenot enough shuttles which makesit inconvenient, and dangerous atnight.”NJCU’s librarian Sheila Kirvenechoes this, stating, “Shuttlesshould be more frequent, espe-cially on nights. It’s ridiculouspeople end up having to walk,sometimes all the way to Lot 7 by440.”“Last year this shuttle went toone place [West Side Avenue]now it goes to two [West SideAvenue and Lot 6 and 7] and yetit feels like there aren’t more

shuttles,” says 23 year-old Biol-ogy major Abhishek Amin.

University ResponseIn response to these concerns,Aska said, “We don’t own theshuttles, so it costs about $57,000dollars to add one more shuttle.NJCU has one of the lowest park-ing rates in the region and yet weprovide shuttle services to ourcampus community. It’s a balanceof providing more shuttles and notincreasing the parking rates. Weraised the rates by one dollar andit’s the first time we raised rates inover 6 years.” NJCU officials have taken meas-ures to increase shuttle buses forthis semester and believe the issueat the moment is simply adjustingto the change.“We have increased the number

of shuttles so that there are two foreach parking lot,”explained Gour-dine. “I was at the lots myself re-cently and a group of studentswere discussing parking. They hadcome to an agreement that for peo-ple taking late classes, they arebetter off going straight to lots 6and 7. It is something I recom-mend as well. In the evening, peo-ple head to the GSUB garage tosee that it is full, then head to lot3A, which turns out to be also full,and all this hassle stresses themout. If they were to give them-selves more time and head straightto lots 6 and 7 they would find thateverything would go a lotsmoother. They would find park-ing, get on a shuttle and be ontime. Once the entrance/exit for lot6 is done the shuttles will have aneasier route to and from the lots.”

Addressing SafetyFortunately, safety has not pre-sented any problems but stu-dents expect security to also upthe ante, particularly with the re-cent shooting that took place inthe Saint Peter’s parking lot inJersey City on August 13, whichinjured head baseball coachSean Cashman, 25. With multi-ple lots and people exiting classat 9:50 p.m. students hope it willbe a priority for NJCU securityto monitor the lots. Gourdine said these concernsare being addressed. “This se-mester, public safety has dou-bled security besides having amobile patrol around campusand the lots. However, we hopeno students choose to walk toand from the lots, especially atnight.”

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Photo by Dakota SantiagoConstruction on the NJCU West Campus is ongoing. The West Campus area is bordered by Route440, West Side Avenue, Carbon Place, and the Home Depot property.

In support of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the NJCU Public Safety Department is pleasedto announce that Deputy First Assistant Prosecutor Debra Simon, Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office (HCPO) hasagreed to conduct a Dating Violence Presentation for students and the campus community at NJCU.

The presentation entitled “Dating and the Law for the 21st Century” will identify the laws regarding dating vio-lence; how cases are managed and the resources available to victims in Hudson County.

Specific areas scheduled to be discussed:• The laws regarding dating violence (adults and minors)• The role of the SAVA Unit• Medical resources available to victims• Counseling resources• Confidentiality

Date: Thursday, October 17, 2013Time: 11:00 AM – 1:00 PMLocation: Hepburn Hall, Gothic Lounge, Room 202Presenters: Deputy First Assistant Prosecutor Debra Simon, HCPO

Lieutenant Honey Spirito, HCPOSergeant Kenneth Kolich, HCPOAssistant Prosecutor Dave Sharpe, HCPOMegan Hayes, MSW, Victim/Witness Advocate, HCPO

Light refreshments will be served!

On behalf of the Public Safety Department and the Hudson County Prosecutors Office, we would like to thank youin advance for your assistance in raising Dating and Domestic Violence awareness by participating in this campaign.

RSVP your attendance by contacting Ms. Denise Gourdine, Public Safety Department at dgourdine@njcu.edu or201-200-3127.

Spaces are limited; please respond no later than Friday, October 11, 2012.

editor. Being a part of thepaper is a great learning ex-perience and I am thankfulfor this opportunity. I am pleased with the paperthat you see before you andit will only become betterwith the upcoming issues. Ifound the parking story themost interesting and inform-ative. The parking chaos dueto the construction on West-side Avenue has had every-one on campus askingquestions. We hope we cov-ered everything you wantedto know about this situationand we will continue to keepall of you updated through-out the semester.

The Gothic Times is whereyour voice is heard. We careabout what happens on ourcampus and we make sureyou do too.None of this would havebeen possible without thefaculty and students whotook time to speak to ourGothic Times staff, and wethank you for that. All of thisis the result of a broad col-laboration between an in-

credible group of talented,dedicated and insightful sec-tion editors, cartoonists, ourphotographer, copy editorand our new advisor ThetaPavis. I have met some great peo-

ple being part of The GothicTimes family and I encour-age you to come join ourstaff. We are always lookingfor new writers, photogra-phers and artists. We are cur-rently looking to start a newsocial media marketing teamso if you are interested donot hesitate to contact us. I hope everyone is having agreat start and I wish youluck and strength to make itthrough this fall semester. Feel free to e-mail us atgothictimes@gmail.com orcall 201-200-3575 if youhave any questions, com-ments, concerns, or storyideas.

Sincerely,

Diana C. Hernandez Editor-in-Chief The Gothic Times

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Letter from the Editor

The issue of immigration reform may seem dis-tant and impersonal to people who haven’t ex-perienced life as an illegal immigrant. Fear of

deportation, not qualifying for Financial Aid, or sim-ply finding a better living space are all real experi-ences that any illegal family or student can face. This is why student photographer Leona StrassbergSteiner and Professor Catherine Raissiguier (ofNJCU’s Women’s and Gender Studies Department)are teaming up on a project that is both relevant anddeeply personal, especially for students of NJCU.Their mission is to document the lives of immigrantand undocumented, first-generation women. Theywill be giving women from all different walks of lifecameras and asking them to photograph their dailylives. Coming to the United States from another coun-try and learning to navigate its customs and laws canbe difficult.Steiner and Prof. Raissiguier are looking for any stu-dent who is interested in participating in this project.“We hope that after we have gathered both factual in-formation and visual information we will put ourfindings together in a gallery to bring the issues ofimmigration, culture, and gender concerning undoc-umented women [into focus],” said Prof. Raissiguier. Prof. Raissiguier, who came here from France, andStiner, who grew up in Israel, know firsthand what itis like to immigrate and assimilate in a new country.To get involved, email craissiguier@njcu.edu andLeona_Strassberg@gmail.com.

–Armando Sultan

NJCU events. Since itsfounding, the Foundationhas handed out up to $17.5million in grants for pro-grams in education, well-ness, recreation, as well asthe arts, social and civicservices.Now in its 10th year of ex-istence, the Foundation con-tinues to strive to enhancethe quality of life in NewJersey with support to non-profit groups, schools, insti-tutions, and otherorganizations that exist incommunities where Provi-dent Bank provides services.“Since its formation in2003, the Provident BankFoundation has demon-strated a strong academiccommitment which we feelis crucial for the success ofour future leaders in busi-ness,” added Kurek. “Provi-dent Bank Foundation’smission is to support thecommunities that the bankserves; students at NJCU arepart of the community weserve.”According to Kurek, Prov-ident Bank was foundednearly 175 years ago in Jer-sey City and has continuedto have a strong presence inthe city and in HudsonCounty.

Endowment

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NEWS/EdiToriAL

NJCU Publishes Bi-Annual LiteraryJournal

By Armando Sultan

“…For me there was no am-bulance ride. I remember amask over my mouth. I remem-ber whiteness. I rememberwhite walls deeply contrastingblack hallucinations. I remem-ber beeping. A regular beep-ing, like a metronome…”– Marc Polifrone, “Long-Dis-tance Runner”

Literature can transportyou to a fantasy world,stir up emotions or cre-

ate attachments to charactersthat were crafted from thin air.At NJCU the bi-annual literaryjournal PATHS features stu-dent work, publishing every-thing from avant-garde poetryto old school western-themedstories. Each piece in the latest vol-ume of the journal seems to in-stantly create its own realitywith its own set of rules. In astory by Ellen Horace called“Before and After,” she writesdeeply moving passages abouther lost lover. In PeterOrozco’s piece “A Diabetic,”he describes the challenges of

growing up with diabetes.Professor Ethan Bumas, advi-sor and editor of PATHS forthe past 13 years works dili-gently with students and teach-ers to ensure a great collectionof well-written poems, sciencefiction and memoir, whichmake this journal worth read-ing from any perspective. Alongside him is studentAlexa Christine, who willgraduate this spring. Christinehelps Prof. Bumas edit the sto-ries with a great amount of at-tention to each student’s work. “This is a global university

filled with many students fromall walks of life, and we wantto use literature to say that ourlives are important through theuse of imagination … we wantto publish them for everyone toread,” Prof. Bumas on PATHSsaid. While most of the work inthe journal comes from stu-dents in Creative Writingclasses, any student can submittheir work.Editor Christine says anyonecan be published. “All it takesis an interest in a subject, themotivation to write about it,and the passion to keep work-

ing and working and workingon it until it is near perfect.” Nicole Caldarola, a studentpoet whose poem “Knots” re-cently won the prestigiousAcademy of American PoetsUniversity and College Prizesaid she never expected herwork to be published. “It isquite an honor,” she said. Another writer published inPATHS, Kellianne Lorenzo,author of a piece called “Mer-maid,” said, “I never thoughtmy work was ever up to par oreven worth noticing. I am veryhonored to be published.”Submitting your work can beas simple as dropping off ahard copy in the English De-partment in Karnoutsos Hall,Room 304 or sending an emailto ebumas@njcu.edu ortlin@njcu.edu.If you’re are interested inreading the new issue ofPATHS or finding out moreabout the journal, attend thelaunch party on October 10 inLemmeron Gallery (on thethird floor of Hepburn Hall).You can also get a copy at theEnglish Department, K-304,but call ahead first to makesure they have them in stock.The literary magazine is com-pletely free of charge; all theyask is for your support and ap-preciation of the project.

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2013-2014 Editorial Board MembersDiana C. Hernandez – Editor in Chief

Katherine Guest – News EditorArmando Sultan – Arts & Entertainment Editor

Crystal Davis – Lifestyle EditorRoberto Miranda – Features EditorMario Martinez – Sports Editor

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Letters to the Editor are welcome from any member of the campuscommunity. Editors reserve the right to edit for space. Please address allcorrespondence to Editor of The Gothic Times in GSUB, 2039 Kennedy Blvd,Room 301. We cannot guarantee the return of any submissions. If you wish tohave the letter returned, please enclose a self-addressed stamped envelope.Letters to the Editor can also be sent to gothictimes@njcu.edu. All letters

must be typed and include full name, age, major/occupation, class year, andhometown. A letter submission does not guarantee publication. The GothicTimes looks forward to hearing from you.The advisor of The Gothic Times is not responsible for the content or the

opinions expressed in the newspaper. All opinions expressed on the OpinionPage, and those held by advertisers, are not necessarily those of The GothicTimes.This paper is printed on recycled content paper.

Participants Needed for Multi-CulturalWomen of NJCU Project

Photo Copyright 2012, Leona Strassberg SteinerA photo by Steiner titled “Young Bride,” shot inShantinikitan, West Bengal. The woman is thebride of a Baul musician.

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President Henderson’sInauguration

Left: Dr. Henderson gives her inaugural address.

Below: President Henderson just after she receives thePresidential Medallion. To her left is Dr. Henry Coleman,vice chair of the NJCU Board of Trustees, to her right isthe keynote speaker, Dr. Mohammad H. Qayoumi, presi-dent of San Jose State University, and Luke Visconti,chair of the NJCU Foundation Board of Directors.

Above: The campus community celebration on RainesPlaza following the inaugural ceremony.

Right: President Henderson with students, colleagues,family, and friends on a walking tour of Jersey City ledby Dr. Tim White. The tour ended at the J. Owen GrundyPier at Exchange Place, where the "President's JazzConcert was held in her honor.

INAUGURALJAZZ CONCERT

The concert featured the NJCU Alumni Jazz Big Band and acclaimed trumpeter Jon Faddis playing "Six Decades ofJazz." The band performed under the direction of ProfessorDick Lowenthal. The alumni are all professional musicianswho perform regularly and record with well-known perform-ers and bands. This was the first concert in a series.

Photos courtesy of NJCU Office of Public Information and Community Relations

Above: Guest soloist Jon Faddis.

Right: (left to right: Jon Faddis,President Henderson, ProfessorDick Lowenthal.

Photos courtesy of NJCU Office of Public Information and Community Relations

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By Elizabeth Ackerley

With school back in session stu-dents everywhere are busy withclasses and work, but this fall

don’t forget to schedule some downtimewith these returning spooky television se-ries.

The Walking Dead: This highly acclaimed series, which isthe most watched drama in basic cablehistory, is based on Robert Kirkman’scomic books of the same name. The showhas been delighting audiences since Hal-loween 2010 and returns this fall for itsfourth season. Viewers have become immersed in theworld of Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln),

a sheriff who wakes up from a coma anddiscovers that a zombie virus has greatlychanged the world since he had last beenawake. At first, Rick only realizes he is in dan-ger from the biting “walkers” he discoversoutside the hospital he had been pent upin. He says to the group of survivors hehas come to live with, “We don’t kill theliving,” but that is short lived when hecomprehends throughout the show’s sea-sons that humans are just as much of athreat as the zombies. In its new episodes, the TV series is sureto be action-packed, blood-filled, anddrama-ridden once again. Season threeleft America wondering what happened tothe Governor (David Morrissey), Rick’sbiggest enemy. What fury of will Rick andother fan favorites such as Daryl (NormanReedus) and Hershel (Scott Wilson) facenext? Find out by tuning into this 16-episodeseason on AMC on October 13th at 9 p.m.Can’t wait until then? Check out the sea-son four trailer at amctv.com.

American Horror Story: Coven: This wildly popular series, created andproduced by Ryan Murphy and BradFalchuk, managed to receive 17 Emmy

nominations in 2012 for its second sea-son. Coven is the third season of theAmerican Horror Story anthology series(where each season tells a different story). While season one (Murder House),which aired in October 2011 focused on ahouse that guaranteed its tenants weremurdered, and season two (Asylum) onthe inner workings of a mental asylum,season three will follow witches whomoved from Salem, Massachusetts toNew Orleans, during the Salem Witch Tri-

als. The plot will go back and forth fromthe past and modern day. Though this sea-son may have a different story, some facesremain the same, such as those of return-ing cast members who have been in bothprevious seasons – Jessica Lange, LilyRabe, Sarah Paulson, Evan Peters, andFrances Conroy. Be sure to discover the all-new plot inthis 13-episode season on FX on October9th, at 10 PM. To see the teaser trailers,visit fxnetworks.com.

Fall television favorites

Photo from seriable.comAmerican Horror Story: Coven

Photo courtesy of Elizabeth AckerlyScott Wilson (Hershel Greene of The Walking Dead) and NJCU students MelissaMondanaro and Elizabeth Ackerley in Cherry Hill, NJ.

1. From Philip P.D’Martino’ssilkscreen show: “Iam honored thatthey chose mywork, and I thinkthe show as awhole is beautiful,”D’Martino said.

2. New president,Sue Hendersonand ProfessorMadori Yoshimotoadmire a piecefrom the showcalled “Elefante.”“I am impressed bythe quality of artis-tic expression ofthe studentswork,” commentedPresident Sue Hen-derson on the BFARetrospective.

3. Mike Samurai’sphotography seriesabout his familylife. His photogra-phy brings to lifethings that he ex-periences and ob-serves day in andday out with a reli-gious family.

4. Overall the showwas beautiful andevery work seemedto highlight thenext. Even thoughthey each had verydifferent sense ofstyle and evengenre, it showedthe diversity andtalent of our manydifferent arts withinthe Art Department.

“The work shows afuture after gradua-tion, this show isto show currentstudents that youcan get a job doingthis, most of thestudents in this artshow are employeddoing what theystudied,” said Pro-fessor DeborahJack, head of thePhotography De-partment and oneof the shows coor-dinators.

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By Roberto Miranda

Roddy Bogawa, film pro-duction professor at NewJersey City University

since 1993, was recently fea-tured at the Museum of ModernArt in New York (MoMA) fromSeptember 18 - 23 in a mid-ca-reer retrospective called “IfFilms Could Smell.” The screenings of his worklooked back at the first 25 years

of Bogawa’s career, which in-cluded various films styles suchas narratives, fictional scripts,and short films. His productions date back to1987. Photos here include one ofStorm Thorgerson, the Englishgraphic designer who con-tributed art for leading rockartists, including Black Sabbath,Pink Floyd, Dream Theater andThe Mars Volta; Bogawa fea-tured Thorgerson in his 2012

film, “Taken by the Storm: TheArt of Storm Thorgerson andHipgnosis.”“I’ve screened there [atMoMA] about four to fivetimes; they own a few of myfilms,” said Bogawa. “Theyhave these special screeningscalled CineProbes and ModernMondays. So, this is kind of abig deal, to have a whole, week-long program. It was interestingto see all of my work together.”

By Roberto Miranda

“Hey wait! That’s notWo l v e r i n e ! ”That’s what most

students have been saying sincefall 2012, when they first sawCameron Taddeo, the newNJCU Gothic Cinema Produc-tions president. Taddeo, 23, is aMedia Arts Major from SussexCounty, New Jersey.Now in his third semester,Taddeo has been the presidentof Gothic Cinema Productionssince the end of last fall. Draw-ing heavy influences from di-rectors such as QuentinTarantino, Terry Gilliam, MattStone and Trey Parker, Taddeowants to make the club moreconsistent, especially since ithas been largely inactive for thepast two years. “I really want to make musicvideos left and right. I’m like,ready to do that. If anyonewants to make a music video,I’m totally down. I made agreen screen at my house … Ireally need access to that equip-ment, and maybe even one ofthe studio rooms in the MediaArts Department; I want to beable to use it.”Taddeo’s goal as president isto restore the sense of unitypeople would expect from astudent group undergoing a re-

vival. “I want it to be an excit-ing, productive club, becausewe’re supposed to makevideos, not just watch them.”After gaining attention inspring 2013 with the release ofthe “NJCU Harlem Shake,” a30- second video of randomspastic dances that rose to na-tional popularity, Taddeo ishoping to create more produc-tions. He also hopes to reachout to more people at futureevents (such as campus semi-nars) while getting every pro-duction member involved tothe best of their potential.“I want to write a shortscript,” he says. “We’re goingto do it. I’m going to bring that[production], just to show thatwe did something. So that

when people see the wholeprocess: we brought in a story,put it together, shot it, and re-leased it within two weeks …And then more people want todo it; that’s the theory. I wantother people to do it. I don’twant to do everything.”During his weekly Wednes-day meetings in the Fries Hallconference room, Taddeo en-courages and welcomes new-comers to club and is lookingforward to networking withstudents and faculty. In regards to how he feelsabout production quality, Tad-deo says: “Film will alwayslook better than digital, but itdoesn’t mean digital looks bad,and it doesn’t mean youshouldn’t use it. It’s alwaysbetter to have better equipmentand all that, but you don’t haveto go crazy. You can still makea decent video with just yourphone; use what you have,don’t wait. Ultimately, all peo-ple are going to see is what’s inthe video. If one video ishigher quality than the other, orif one was shot on this versusthat, those are things that otherpeople notice, but the fact ofthe matter is, a video’s avideo.”For more information, pleaseemail: Gothiccinemaproduc-tionsnjcu @gmail.com

LIGHTS! CAMERON! ACTION!First year Film Club president has plans

‘IF FILMS COULD SMELL’MoMA hosts mid-career retrospective by NJCU Professor

fEATurES

Photo courtesy of Cameron TaddeoCameron Taddeo

Photo courtesy of Roddy BogawaStorm Thorgerson with album cover he created for Pink Floyd.

Photo courtesy of Roddy BogawaProf. Bogawa at work on the set of his film, Taken by Storm.

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October 9, 2013 The Gothic Times Page 7

By Bryant Romero

For the first time in sevenyears, the NJCU Women’sSoccer team will be under

new leadership following the de-cision of head coach RobertBielan, Jr. to resign. Bielan saidhe is leaving to pursue anotheropportunity at St. Peter’s Univer-sity in Jersey City.“It was nothing internal, but Iwas offered to be the head coachof St Peter’s Division I Women’sSoccer team,” said Bielan. “I wasgiven an opportunity at NJCU –I felt I completed it and even ex-ceeded the university’s expecta-tions.”Another factor in Bielan’s deci-sion to step down was that all ofthe players he’d recruited fromthe start of his tenure have grad-uated, which contributed to hisfeeling that he’d fulfilled his ob-ligation as coach.“I waited until all the girls thatI had recruited graduated college,which was important to me, eventhough I had been offered otheropportunities as far as three yearsago,” said Bielan.With Bielan moving on theplayers will have to adjust to newleadership, with Michael Vivinonow running the women’s soccerprogram. Just how do the playersfeel about Bielan’s decision andwhat do they expect from theirnew coach and this season?“I was supportive of Coach

Bielan’s decision. I don’t blamehim. It’s a great opportunity,”said Brittany Hoffman, 20, FireScience, from Pittsburgh, PA.“He was a fun coach to play for.[There were] good times [and]good memories. He worked ushard, but it was enjoyable.”Despite Bielan’s departure,Hoffman has high hopes for theupcoming season. “The timing ofCoach Bielan’s decision will berough on us, but I expect us tohave a good season,” she said. “Ihave good hopes for CoachVivino. He’s very good and has a

good supporting cast.”Bielan is also optimistic. “I’msure Vivino’s going to do his jobto the best of his ability,” he said. During his tenure, Bielan be-came the longest serving coachand racked up the most wins inthe program’s history. WhenBielan was first hired in Augustof 2006 however, he took over astruggling program that wascoming off a dismal 5-14 season.The team’s struggles were prima-rily due to lack of stability, espe-cially with multiple coachescoming and going throughout the

first 15 years of the program. Bythe 2006 season, the women’ssoccer team was in jeopardy ofbeing scrapped altogether.“When I was first hired, I wasthe 13th coach in 15 years of theprogram’s existence,” Bielansaid. “The athletic administratorswanted to cancel women’s soc-cer. They didn’t think there wasvalue and me being an alumnus,I wasn’t going to let that happen.I didn’t want it to go away.”Bielan had a plan to improvethe women’s soccer program. Hedid some heavy recruiting his

first year as head coach, bringingin 12 players in less than a week.However, things didn’t start outso smooth as the team only wonthree games in an 18 gameschedule during his first year.The team gradually improved toseven wins the following season,with many more wins (13 in the2009 season) and accolades tofollow.“I have many great memories,but the greatest thrill under mytenure was winning our first con-ference game,” he said. “Wewere even on News 12 New Jer-sey, and featured twice on ESPNTop 10 Plays of the Day, andmaking it to the quarterfinals inNJCU women’s soccer first everEastern College Athletic Confer-ence post-season tournament isup there.”At the program’s peak, the teamwould be ranked 23rd in the na-tion, which is a great accomplish-ment considering that theprogram was once on the vergeof being shut down. But it wasn’tthe wins, awards, or even bring-ing the soccer program back torespectable heights that most sat-isfied Bielan. It was watching theplayers he had recruited from dayone grow into successful individ-uals.“It was a great run and I metsome great girls and they are suc-cessful with careers. It was re-warding watching them grow,”Bielan said.

End of an era for NJCU women’s soccer team

By Edgar Rivas, Jr.

The 2013-2014 season marks RayVance’s second year as NJCU’sfirst ever full-time head coach for

men’s and women’s volleyball. So far ithas been a slow start for NJCU Women’sVolleyball team (1-7) but they have achance to improve from last year’s 7-20;they were also 0-8 in the New Jersey Ath-letic Conference (NJAC) record. Vancesays he has a good feeling about his sec-ond season as coach.“I am very confident in the foundationwe laid last season for the team to havemore success this season,” he said. “Wehave a great group who is committed tothe program and university, and in build-ing a successful program here.”This year’s roster will not include Kiara

Martinez, 22, from Newark and BrittanyErezuma, 22, from Kearny. Martinez andErezuma were seniors last season, and arehuge losses to the team.“Losing Kiara hurts a lot in the energyand leadership department. She was avery dedicated and hardworking player,”said Vance. “Brittany hurts us since shewas a middle blocker, and middle blockeris a hard position to learn as a new player.But our returning and new players will dowell.”With the second half of the 2013 sched-ule being all NJAC games, Vance recog-nizes that the competition is going to bemore intense than before. “Our conference schedule is very im-portant. I enjoy the extra energy thatcomes with playing a conference teamand since we have had limited success in

recent years, it will be a challenge to startwinning in conference play. I feel thatwith the team that we have, we will beable to be much more competitive thisseason,” Vance said.Like with any team, chemistry is essen-tial to the success, and Vance believes theway the 2012-2013 schedule is set up willgive the team an opportunity to synergize.“You get to maximize your number ofmatches and play teams from other re-gions. They generally allow you to playmore players, and playing multiplematches on consecutive days challengesthe best trained athletes,” said Vance. “Italso provides additional team bondingsince they spend so much time together.Lastly, tournaments allow the coaches toteach the players to scout opponents onthe fly which increases the team’s volley-

ball IQ and helps them to be better play-ers mentally, which is a significant key insuccess in sports.”Despite losing 20 out of 27 matches lastyear, Vance doesn’t expect to change hisapproach to coaching. “We are trying to build the programfrom the ground up,” Vance said. “Wewant to improve a little at every practiceand match so that by season’s end, wewill be the best team we can be.”The first half of the season includestwo in-season tournaments. The SarahLawrence Invitational was held fromSept. 21-22 at the Campbell SportsCenter in Bronxville, NY. The Cazen-ovia College/Dig Pink Tournamentwill be held from Oct. 11-12 at theCazenovia College Athletic Center inCazenovia, NY.

Volleyball coach looks forward to second season

SPorTS

Photo by The Jersey JournalWomen’s soccer head coach Robert Bielan, Jr. is leaving NJCU.

Photo by NJCU Office Sports Information/Ira Thor 2013 NJCU Women’s Volleyball Team. FRONT ROW (left to right): Courtney Callahan, Kitrina Oglesby, Madelyn Leon, Marissa Scarpa, Cindy Garcia, SiniaAmanonce, Valerie Ballestas, Jessica Perez, Chelsea Santiago. BACK ROW: Head Coach Ray Vance, Indigo Hatcher, Elyssa Magee, Jade Medley, Shege Haxhaj,Ashley Latushko, Kelysha Edwards, Donnisha Parker, Rosemary Brito, Assistance Coach Robert Cole.

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