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Iati, Dickinson Take Home Final Men's Hoops Weekly Honors of 2011-12
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After putting together his best two games as a collegian, Iati (York, Pa.) has earned Player of the Week honors on the heels of his 22-point performance at Binghamton Thursday. The effort led his team to a 73-62 win over the Bearcats.
The junior, who eclipsed his career high for the second straight game, connected on 7-of-10 field goal attempts, including 5-of-7 tries from downtown. Iati, who will fore go his last year of eligibility to join the Albany coaching staff, also grabbed four rebounds and had two steals. Prior to his 20-point showing against Rider on Feb. 18, Iati had totaled just 53 points in the first 20 games of the season (2.7 ppg). Forced into the Great Dane lineup because of injuries, Iati has put in 21.0 ppg over his last two games.
Dickinson (Alexandria, Va.) picked up his second Rookie of the Week award of the year after averaging 15.7 points and 5.7 rebounds in three games last week, which included an upset win over then first-place Vermont.
The freshman forward started his week by racking up a double-double of 16 points and 11 rebounds in Binghamton's 57-53 win over the Catamounts. The victory was the Bearcats' first of the year and snapped their 27-game losing streak. Dickinson then scored 21 points on 6-of-9 shooting and added five boards in a loss to Albany. He then wrapped up his week with a 10-point performance in a loss at UNH on Thursday.
Dickinson, who also took home the first Rookie of the Week honor on Nov. 13, ranks 11th among league leaders in scoring (13.0 ppg) and is eighth in rebounding (6.1 rpg).
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Several other America East players had top performances last week:
• Albany's Mike Black scored 21 points in his lone game of the week, a 74-63 win over Binghamton Thursday. He's averaging 20.0 points per game over his last three games.
• Darryl Partin, America East's second-leading scorer, averaged 19.0 points in two Boston University victories last week.
• Maine's Alasdair Fraser averaged a double-double of 13.0 points and 10.0 rebounds in a pair of games last week.
• Alvin Abreu led New Hampshire to the No. 5 seed for the America East Championship by averaging 16.0 points and 8.0 rebounds. He registered his second double-double of the year (17 pts., 12 rebs.) in Sunday's win over Binghamton.
• Dallis Joyner helped Stony Brook lock up the America East regular-season title by averaging 12.5 points and 6.0 rebounds in two wins last week.
It's Tourney Time
It came down until the final day of the season, but the tournament seeds and matchups for the 2012 America East Men's Basketball Championship were finalized on Sunday. Stony Brook earned the top seed for the upcoming tournament with a 55-48 win over Maine. The 2012 America East Men's and Women's Basketball Championship presented by Newman's Own will be held March 1-4 in West Hartford, Conn. The first round will be played on Thursday, March 1, while four quarterfinal games are scheduled for Saturday, March 3 and two semifinal contests slated for Sunday, March 4. The championship game will take place on Saturday, March 10 at the highest remaining seed. No. 9 Binghamton and No. 8 UMBC will start things off with the first-round contest on Thursday. The winner of that game will play No. 1 Stony Brook on Saturday at 12:05 p.m. Fourth-seeded Albany will take on fifth-seeded New Hampshire at 2:15 p.m. No. 2 Vermont battles No. 7 Maine at 6:05 p.m. while No. 3 Boston U. and No. 6 Hartford close out the quarterfinal contests at 8:15 p.m. The four quarterfinal winners will advance to the semifinal round on Sunday, March 4. The two semifinal winners will then decide the 2012 America East men's basketball champion on Saturday, March 10 on the campus of the highest remaining seed at 11:02 a.m.
Stony Brook Secures Title
Sunday's win gave Stony Brook (20-8, 14-2 AE) its second regular-season title in three years. It also gave the Seawolves the coveted No. 1 seed for the conference tournament and an automatic at-large bid should it not reach the NCAAs. The Seawolves ran off 12 wins in their last 13 games and 15 in their last 17 to reach the 20-win mark for the just the second time in the program's Division I history.
Being First Matters
While the team that wins the conference tournament gets crowned league champion and receives the league's automatic berth, earning one of the top seeds is crucial. Only twice in America East's 32 year history has a team finished outside the top two and gone on to win the league title. Furthermore, the top seed has won 19 of the 32 tournaments while the home team has won 25 of the previous 28 title games played at school site.
Bearcats Upset Things
Heading into the week, Vermont was in position to capture the tournament's No. 1 seed. That was before Binghamton's 57-53 upset win over the Catamounts on Tuesday, which knocked UVM out of first place and ultimately gave it the championship's No. 2 seed. The win snapped Binghamton's 27-game losing skid and was its first of the year.
Students First
Albany's Logan Aronhalt was named Capital One Academic All-American by CoSIDA on Thursday. Aronhalt, a second-team selection, has a 3.78 GPA in human biology and ranks fifth in the league scoring 14.2 points per game. Two weeks ago, Aronhalt was named an All-District selection along with Maine's Andrew Rogers, who carries a 3.86 GPA in kinesiology and physical education and ranks sixth in assists (3.5 apg).
Tourney TV Info
Fans who can't make it to Hartford will still be able to catch all the action. The first round and quarterfinal contests will be streamed live in HD on America East All-Access at www.AmericaEast.com for free. Partnering with Pack Network, America East will also provide live video streaming for iPhones. The semifinals will air live on ESPN3, as well as on WatchESPN.com, on smartphones and tablets via the WatchESPN app and through ESPN on Xbox LIVE. ESPN2 will televise the championship game nationally on March 10.
Brown Extended
Albany head coach Will Brown received a contract extension on Friday, Feb. 24. The longest tenured head coach in America East, Brown is completing his 11th year at Albany. During that time, he has led his program to 147 wins, two America East titles and as many NCAA appearances. This year, the Great Danes head into the America East Championship as the No. 4 seed, the sixth time in Brown's tenure that they've been fourth or better.
Success in BrackeBusters
With all nine America East teams participating in BracketBusters for the first time, the league went 5-4 in this year's. It's the third time in the last five years that the league has produced a winning BracketBusters record. Albany, Hartford, New Hampshire, Stony Brook and Vermont won its games while Binghamton, Boston U., Maine and UMBC fell. The group went 2-0 against the Colonial Athletic Association, improving the league's record to 7-4 against the CAA this year, 3-3 against the MAAC and 0-1 vs. the Big South.
Home Sweet Home
Taking care of business at home has been a consistent theme for America East's top teams. Stony Brook and Albany are a combined 22-3 overall at home this year while the top three teams in the league standings (Stony Brook, Vermont, Boston U.) are a combined 22-2 at home in conference play. The Seawolves, who are a perfect 13-0 at home this year and won 14 straight there overall, and Catamounts both went a perfect 8-0 in home conference games this year.
Offensive Firepower
America East boasts two of nation's top offensive threats in Albany's Gerardo Suero, who has scored 20-plus points 20 times and leads the league and ranks fifth nationally averaging 21.7 ppg. Boston University's Darryl Partin is second in the conference and ranks 19th nationally (19.7 ppg).
Milestone Watch
Three America East standouts continue to charge up the league's all-time scoring list. Maine's Gerald McLemore is the league's active leading scorer with 1,657 career points, which ranks 27th all-time. UNH's Alvin Abreu ranks 35th all-time with 1,556 points, while Stony Brook's Bryan Dougher falls right behind in 36th place with 1,552 points.
Pair of Coaches Make History
Two America East coaches have made history this season. First, Vermont's John Becker broke a 90-year program mark by winning his 16th game. The Cats added three more to that total, giving Becker 20 so far in his first season in Burlington, establishing a new mark for wins by a first-year head coach. The previous standard of 16 was held by Tom Keady, who won 15 games in the 1921-22 season. UNH coach Bill Herrion also made news increasing his conference win total to 149. That moved him ahead of Tom Brennan (147) and within three of Dennis Wolff (152) for the most in league history all-time.
Youth is Served
There is a youth movement in America East. No teams regularly start more than two seniors while Albany and Binghamton are two of nine Division I programs without a senior on its roster and Hartford gets over 60 percent percent of its scoring from freshmen. Additionally, eight of the league's top 20 scorers are freshmen or sophomores, led by UMBC's Chase Plummer, who ranks fourth.
Team Notes
Albany Great Danes (18-13, 9-7 AE)
Albany finished out the regular-season with a win over Binghamton, 74-63 ... The Great Danes locked up the No. 4 seed for the America East Championship and will face the No. 5 seed New Hampshire in the tournament quarterfinals on Saturday, March 3. ... Jacob Iati (York, Pa./ York Catholic) has relished the opportunity of getting more playing time having scored a career-high 22 points versus Binghamton ... Iati in his last two games started has scored 20-plus points for the first time in his career ... In the past three games he has started, the junior guard has hit 14 three-pointers which is one more than he hit all of last season in 29 games played ... Gerardo Suero (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic/ Our Savior New America) returned to action against Binghamton recorded his second career double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds, shooting 10-of-12 from the free-throw line ... Mike Black (Chicago, Ill./Oak Park Fenwick), the only starter remaining to have started all 31 games, tallied 21 points and three assists in the win over Binghamton ... The Great Danes finished above .500 (18-13) for the first time in five seasons and are currently riding a two-game winning streak heading into the conference tournament.
Binghamton Bearcats (1-28, 1-15 AE)
Binghamton went 1-2 on the week. The Bearcats snapped their winless streak with an inspired 57-53 win over then league-leading Vermont at the Events Center ... the team shot 45 percent, built a 10-point halftime lead and hung on down the stretch against the Catamounts ... Binghamton then pushed Albany to the closing minutes in an 11-point loss two nights later and closed out the regular season with an 11-point setback at New Hampshire... The team played most of the second half of the Albany game and the entire UNH game without its leading scorer, sophomore guard Robert Mansell (Philadelphia, Pa./Cheltenham), who went down with an injury... Freshman forward Ben Dickinson (Alexandria, Va./Gonzaga) produced a double-double against Vermont and averaged 15.7 points and 5.7 rebounds in the three games... Junior guard Jimmy Gray sealed the win over the Catamounts by making two free throws in the closing seconds... Binghamton will carry the No. 9 seed into the America East tournament and meet No. 8 UMBC for the second straight year. The Bearcats will hope to replicate last year's first-round game when they drilled a tournament record 17 three-pointers en route to a 91-65 win.
Boston U. Terriers (16-15, 12-4 AE)
Defending conference champion Boston University will enter the the upcoming America East tournament as the No. 3 seed on a two-game win streak after earning a 73-52 win at UMBC and 64-55 victory over Hartford ... Senior Darryl Partin (Seattle, Wash./La Salle) led the Terriers in scoring in both contests with 17 points against the Retrievers and a game-high 21 points vs. Hartford ... Leading 23-17 with 6:32 remaining in the first half, Boston U. scored the game's next nine points and went into the locker room ahead, 36-20 ... The Terriers extended the lead to as high as 23 (59-36) before the final outcome ... Game marked the first time they held an opponent under 30 percent shooting this season (.295) ... Senior Patrick Hazel (Jamaica, N.Y./Marquette) finished with 10 points, seven rebounds, one block and one steal ... With the block, he moved into sole possession of second-place all-time at Boston U. in career blocks with 115 ... On Saturday, after honoring the five seniors, the Terriers finished on a 6-0 run over the last 2:47 to sweep the Hawks ... Playing in his final regular season game at Boston U., Matt Griffin (Narberth, Pa./Rider) tallied eight points, five rebounds and five assists ... the Terriers will next face America East tournament host Hartford for the third straight year and fourth time in the last five seasons on Saturday (March 3) at 8:15 p.m. ... Boston U. will try to repeat as league champion for the first time in program history.
Hartford Hawks (8-21, 7-9 AE)
Hartford went 0-2 in the final week of the regular season, first falling to Stony Brook in West Hartford on Tuesday (74-50) before narrowly dropping a 64-55 decision at Boston University on Saturday ... A pair of rookies paced the Hawks in the losses as Yolonzo Moore II (Austin, Texas/Akins) and Mark Nwakamma (Leander, Texas/Leander) averaged 11.0 and 10.5 points per game, respectively ... Hartford was outrebounded by its opponents, 72-37, on the week and combined to shoot just 36.7 percent compared to 54.0 percent by its opponents ... On Tuesday, Hartford trailed by just three at half time but Stony Brook shot a blistering 78.9 percent in the second stanza to charge ahead on Senior Night ... Veteran Genesis Maciel (Los Angeles, Calif./Compton Centennial/Worcester Academy) netted 12 points, all in the first half on three-pointers ... At Boston University, the Hawks cut an 11 point second half deficit to just two points but could not complete the comeback ... Moore finished with 17 points, tying a career-high, while Andres Torres (Guaynabo, Puerto Rico/Colegio Adianez) handed out six assists ... The senior point guard combined for 11 on the week and is now third in Hartford history with 323 ... the Hawks and Terriers will meet again this season in the quarterfinal round of the America East Championships on Saturday evening at 8:15 p.m. at Chase Arena ... The two teams will be meeting in the tournament for the third straight season and fourth in the last five.
Maine Black Bears (12-16, 6-10 AE)
Maine defeated New Hampshire on Senior Day 71-58 before falling at Stony Brook in a hard fought contest 55-48 ... Against the Wildcats, Alasdair Fraser (Falkirk, Scotland/Falkirk Clark Eriksson Fury) has his seventh double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds ... Gerald McLemore (San Diego, Calif./Worcester Academy) added 16 points while freshman Justin Edwards (Whitby, Ontario/Anderson CVI) had 13 points and three assists ... Against Stony Brook, the Black Bears came back from a 15-point first half deficit to make it a one-point game late in the second half, but could not quite overcome the Seawolves ... Fraser had his eighth double-double of the year with 12 points and 10 rebounds...Edwards added 12 points, three rebounds and three assists ... Should McLemore's maintain his 92.4 percent free throw percentage, he will break Skip Chapelle's program record of 87.4 percent set during the 1961-62 season...Edwards has 23 games of at least 10 points and at least three rebounds and/or three assists this season ... Maine continues play on Saturday against the #2 seed Vermont in the America East Championship.
UMBC Retrievers (5-24, 3-13 AE)
UMBC dropped league contests to Boston U. and at Vermont to conclude the regular season ... Forward Chase Plummer (Plainview, N.J./St. Patrick) has currently scored the second-most points for any sophomore in UMBC's 26-year Division I history with 429 ... Peter Mulligan scored 447 in the 2001-02 campaign ... Plummer also became the fifth player (7th occurance) in 26 seasons to post 400 points and 200 rebounds in a season ... His 113 free throws made are now sixth in UMBC's Division I era ... Plummer's streak of 11 consecutive games in double figures ended when he recorded 8 at Vermont on Feb. 25 ... He did not get to the free throw line as UMBC converted just 3-of-6 in the contest ... Junior guard Brian Neller (Red Bank, N.J./Christian Bros. Academy) hit five 3-pointers vs. the Catamounts, hitting five for the first time since the Jan. 2 league opener at UNH... He currently has 77 treys on the year, the sixth-best single season figure in UMBC's Division I history ... UMBC will meet Binghamton in the first round of the America East Tournament on Thursday ... Despite an opening round loss to Binghamton last season, UMBC has an 8-7 all-time America East Tournament record ... The Retrievers went five consecutive years with at least one victory in postseason play before a quarterfinal defeat at the hands of Vermont in 2010.
New Hampshire Wildcats (13-15, 7-9 AE)
New Hampshire went 1-1 in its final week of regular season action ... the Wildcats have won six of their last eight games ... In its most recent outing UNH took down Binghamton, 58-49, on Sunday afternoon at Lundholm Gymnasium ... Alvin Abreu (Lynn, Mass./Boys to Men Academy) earned his second career double-double registering a team-high 17 points to go along with a career-best 12 rebounds against the Bearcats ... He was tabbed the America East Player of the Game, adding three assists and two steals to his line ... He shot 7-of-14 from the floor and 3-of-4 from deep in the contest ... Brian Benson (Rochester, N.Y./Greece Athena) chipped in with 15 points, eight rebounds and one steal in 37 minutes ... In the outing prior the 'Cats fell to Maine, 71-58, on Wednesday night at Alfond Arena ... Abreu collected America East Player of the Game honors, finishing with 15 points, four boards, three assists and two steals ... Benson added 14 points and seven rebounds ... Chandler Rhoads (Berryville, Va./Air Force Academy) and Ferg Myrick (Philadelphia, Pa./Prep Charter) rounded out UNH's double-digit scorers with 13 points apiece ... Rhoads chipped with seven boards and five helpers ... The fifth-seeded Wildcats return to action Saturday, March 3 at 2:15 p.m. when they take on No. 4 Albany in the quarterfinal round of the America East Championship tournament at Hartford's Chase Arena.
Stony Brook Seawolves (20-11, 14-2 AE)
Stony Brook put a wrap on its most successful regular season in its Div. I history after winning two games to clinch the regular season championship outright ... it is SBU's second regular season title in three seasons ... the team's 14-2 record is the team's best-ever America East record, surpassing the 2009-10 team's 13-3 mark ... Stony Brook has now won 11 of its last 12 games and 17 of its last 19 ... the 20-win regular season is the program's second-ever ... the 2009-10 team won 21 regular season games ... the win at Hartford was Stony Brook's fifth in its last six road games and seventh in its last nine ... the win over Maine kept Stony Brook undefeated at home this season ... the Seawolves have won 14 consecutive home games, a new program Div. I record ... the streak is tied for the 13th longest home winning streak in the nation ... Stony Brook is one of only 13 teams in the nation that is undefeated at home this season ... senior Dallis Joyner (Norfolk, Va.) had an outstanding week by averaging 12.5 points and shooting 67 percent from the field ... he tied a career high with four assists at Hartford ... junior Tommy Brenton (Columbia, Md.) recorded his fourth double-double of the year with 11 points and 12 rebounds at Hartford ... senior Bryan Dougher (Scotch Plains, N.J.) scored a game-high 17 points at Hartford and had nine vs. Maine ... he is only 30 points away from breaking Stony Brook's all-time Div. I scoring record ... Stony Brook will head to the America East Championship as the No. 1 seed and will play either No. 8 UMBC or No. 9 Binghamton in the quarterfinals.
Vermont Catamounts (20-11, 13-3 AE)
Vermont ended the regular season last week by splitting a pair of games … The Cats fell to Binghamton on the road on Tuesday and then bounced back to defeat UMBC 80-49 on Saturday in the regular season finale as part of Senior Day … the loss to the Bearcats snapped a 10-game winning streak for Vermont … On Saturday senior Matt Glass (Underhill Center, Vt./NMH/UMass) scored 18 points to go with eight rebounds to lead UVM over UMBC … The Cats reached 20 wins for the ninth time in the last 11 seasons after not accomplishing the feat in the first 87 years of program history … The Catamount senior class earned its 92nd career victory on Saturday, which are the most in program history and it marks their fourth straight 20-win season … Vermont has now won nine straight at home by an average of 18.6 points per game … Of UVM's 20 wins, 14 have been by double figures … The Cats enter the conference tournament having won 11 of their last 12 overall … Vermont earned the second seed for the conference tournament and will face seventh-seeded Maine in the quarterfinals on Saturday starting at 6:05 p.m. in a game that will be shown on ESPN3 … UVM swept the Black Bears this season, as well as both of its potential semifinal opponents in Boston U and Hartford.


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New appointments announced in CAS Dean's office
Since Anne Meltzer, professor of earth and environmental sciences, has taken on the role of the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the start of the Fall '04 semester, a number of other staffing changes have been made.
Carl Moses, who served as interim dean following the retirement of Dean Bobb Carson, will return to his former role as associate dean for undergraduate studies of the college. He will be joined by Pam Pepper, associate professor of theatre, who will serve as associate dean for faculty and staff, and Steven H. Cutcliffe, professor of history and director of the Science, Technology and Society program, who will serve as associate dean for research and graduate programs.
All three associate deans will have responsibility to help develop strategic plans in the areas of education, research, and faculty and staff development, as well as serving as important resources for faculty, staff and students, Meltzer says.
Moses is a specialist in aqueous geochemistry and mineral-water interactions, water quality measurements, computational methods in geochemistry, and earth and environmental systems science. He joined the faculty in 1987 as an instructor and was promoted to assistant professor in 1988. He is currently affiliated with Lehigh's Energy Research Center and the Zettlemoyer Center for Surface Studies. Much of Moses' research is funded by the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Energy. A native of Winston-Salem, N.C., he graduated from R.J. Reynolds High School. He earned his A.B. in chemistry from Princeton University, and his M.S. and his Ph.D. in environmental sciences from the University of Virginia.
Pepper, associate professor of theatre, joined the Lehigh faculty in 1987 as visiting assistant professor. She was appointed assistant professor in 1988 and promoted to associate professor in 1994. She teaches acting and directing, frequently mentors student playwrights, and directs professionally at the Pennsylvania Stage Company and other theatres. Her most recent productions include "Lost in Yonkers" and "A Delicate Balance." A new production of Eugene O'Neill's "Desire Under the Elms" begins in mid-November. At Lehigh, Pepper chaired her department for six years during the ground-breaking and move to Zoellner Arts Center. She has served on numerous College of Arts and Sciences committees and task forces and is currently a new faculty mentor. She is an on-site evaluator for the National Association of Schools of Theatre and is a former nominations committee chair for that organization. She was the regional playwriting chair for the Kennedy Center/American College Theatre Festival and is a recipient of the Kennedy Center Medallion of Honor. Pepper has also directed at various regional and New York theatres. She is a member of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers. She is chair of the American College Theatre Festival Playwriting Awards Committee, a member of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, and of the New York University's First Look Theatre Company, where she directed Saviana Stanescu's
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last year. Pepper, a native of New Concord, Ohio, has a B.A. from the College of Wooster and an M.F.A. from Ohio University.
Cutcliffe, who specializes in both the history of technology and contemporary technology-society relationships, joined the Lehigh faculty in 1976. He has published numerous essays and has authored or co-authored six books, including
Ideas, Machines, and Values: An Introduction to Science, Technology and Social Studies, In Context: History and the History of Technology – Essays in Honor of Melvin Kranzberg,
Technology and American History.
He has also co-edited the book,
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Since 1977, he has edited the Science, Technology and Society Curriculum Newsletter. He is a former president of the National Association of Science, Technology and Society. He has also served on the organization's board of directors. In addition, he has served as chairperson of numerous committees for the Society for the History of Technology and as a member of many other professional organizations, including the American Society for Environmental History, the Society for Social Studies of Science, and the Organization of American Historians. At Lehigh, Cutcliffe has served as assistant to the provost; as past director and a board member of the Lehigh University Press; as a member of the advisory board of the Lawrence Henry Gipson Institute for 18th Century Studies, as director of L.E.O. (Lehigh Earth Observatory), and as director of the Technology Studies Resource Center. He earned both a Ph.D. and master's degree from Lehigh. He received an A.B. from Bates College.
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Thursday, March 20, 2014
The Outback Azalea Invitational track and field meet in Summerville is a good early indicator of what athletes and teams will be ones to watch as the spring sports season moves along.
Stratford High School turned in some strong performances on Saturday to place inside the top five in the team standings for both boys and girls.
Led by Brandon Mullins gold in the pole vault, the Knights placed second out of 21 teams on the boys side, while the Lady Knights were fourth among 24 teams behind first-place shot putter Aaliyah Deveaux.
Fort Dorchester was the boys team champion with 96 points, followed by Stratford (88), Summerville (66.5), Ashley Ridge (42.5) and Berkeley (40.5).
James Island was the girls team champion with 89.5 points, followed by Summerville (65), Fort Dorchester (55), Stratford (52) and Woodland (50).
Cane Bays girls also had an event winner, Danielle Cruz-Dennis in the 800-meter run, on the way to an eighth-place finish.
Silver medalists included Stratfords Aaron Eldridge (400 hurdles), Stratfords boys 1,600-meter relay team, Stratfords boys 3,200-meter relay team, Cane Bays Brandon Brown (high jump), Stratfords Cecil Smith (shot put), Stratfords Alexandra Zimmer (1,600 meters) and Stratfords Bethany Reeves (3,200 meters).
Bronze medalists were Stratfords Chris Allen (110 hurdles), Stratfords K.J. Givens (400 hurdles), Cane Bays boys 1,600-meter relay team, Stratfords Parker Mullins (pole vault), Cane Bays Bianca McEwen (400 meters), Cane Bays girls 1,600-meter relay team and Cane Bays Sydney Hickert (pole vault).
Fourth-place finishers included Stratfords Damein Nesbitt (100 meters), Cane Bays Nakil Tolliver (110 hurdles), Stratfords Cecil Smith (discus), Stratfords Chris Allen (triple jump), Cane Bays girls 3200-meter relay team, Stratfords Aaliyah Deveaux (discus) and Stratfords Eliana Gregorich (pole vault).
This upcoming Saturday, another notable track and field event for high school teams, the Mellow Mushroom Relays, will be held in Mount Pleasant at Park West.
The annual Coaches Classic will be held on March 29 in Columbia.
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A Cheer for Your Tryout Routine
Looking for a classic winning cheer for your tryout routine? Here you go. This is technically a chant, if they are asking for you to have a cheer AND a chant.
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Take it from a 7 year Cheer Veteran. Here are some of my all-time favorite cheers for tryouts!
Spell Out Your School Name and Mascot
The way to make this cheer awesome is to put great arm movements to it. Here is an idea. Do the movements in order. One movement per letter of your school name and mascot.
For the letter, "H"—Left arm with hand flat, palm down. Tuck your elbow into your hip andtouch the thumb of your flat hand to your right shoulder. Right arm down in a low-V with hand in a spade as well.
Letter "A"— Keep all arms the same, just snap your right arm down to right side.
"Y"—-Arms the same, Bring your left elbow out like you're putting it on a table. Bring your right hand (still in a spade) to your left elbow. (You should look like a genie, kind of.
"W"— Snap both arms down to your sides. Keeping your hands flat (in spades)
"O"– High V with regular high V fists.
"O"— Still in a High V, Bend your elbows so that your fists are at your shoulders.
"D"—Snap your elbows down ( called daggers). Fists are still at your shoulders, your elbows are down.
"K"— Straighten arms down, fists down paralell to your thighs.
"N"– Do a little jump and so a High V
"I" Arms still straight, clasp/clap your hands above your head
"G" Hands still in a clasp, sring down just under your chin (elbows should be in an upside down v, elbows should not be touching)
"H"— Hands still in a clasp, straighten arms down in front of your body. (don't bend over)
"T"—- Clasp/clap under your chin (like normal)
"S" Little jump while doing a high V and jump out your legs to the sides. (You'll look like an "X")
When you're done spelling, you can leave your legs out where they are. To a relaxed clap underneath your chin, 4 times in an even rhythm. And then slap the sides of your legs 4 times in an even rhythm….then start spelling all over again with the same movements. Do 3 times (Standard is 3 times and then "cheering to the crowd" or "hitting the crowd" when you're done. say "Yeah! Go Knights! Go Big Blue!" Whatever, using toe-touches, spirt arms, back handspring, standing back tuck and smiles. Show your stuff, whatever you can do!
Modify this cheer to suit your needs whether it be shortening or lengthening the cheer if your school name doesn't fit into this cheer. You can choose to repeat movements or take some out. Make it yours!
Get prepared for your tryouts with these other recent articles, "Parts of A Cheerleading Squad" and "How To Dress for Cheerleading Tryouts"
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Our most popular P.A. speakers are made by Mackie (the ubiquitous SRM450s) but we understand that sometimes, the budget doesn't always stretch quite that far. Especially for 'local level' gigs and venues. That's where the Thump comes in!
This speaker has everything you need to get your event heard! With 400 watts of power you'll happily be able to fill the room with sound at the majority of small to medium venues. Just because it's affordable doesn't mean Mackie have compromised on features either! The Thumps have 3 band EQ to compensate for the sound of the room, and you can plug a Mic direct in without the need for a seperate mixer if you only need input to amplify a vocal.
What's more is that you can even set up the Mackie Thump as a wedge monitor. If you have two speakers, you then have the flexibility of deciding whether you'd prefer a traditional stereo setup or whether the venue is more suited to a single speaker for the audience and one to monitor your own sound. This flexibility is great for bands who often struggle to get the balance of sound right at gigs because of the variations in the venues they play.
The Thump is perfect for bands, solo/duo acts, small venues like pubs and village halls and for comperes at local events - or just about anywhere you might need to be heard above the crowd! It's simple to use, affordable, and has the Mackie seal of quality attached for good measure!
Here's what Mackie say about the Thump TH-15A PA Speaker
Designed by the same team that produced the best-selling Mackie SRM450v2, the Mackie Thump TH-15A delivers deep low-end and real power in a lightweight design that is extremely portable. Class-D Fast Recovery; amplification pushes 400-watts of power to the high-frequency compression driver and bass-pounding 15″ woofer. Plus, Mackie Active electronics, including a precision crossover and driver time-alignment provides total optimization for maximum system efficiency. Versatile by design, the TH-15A features a user-adjustable 3-band EQ for tone control and, since it can be pole-mounted or used as a wedge, the TH-15A represents the best value available for a complete stage solution.
- 400W of ultra-efficient Fast Recovery; amplification
- LF 300W peak power (Class-D)
- HF 100W peak power (Class A/B)
- High-output transducers
- 15" high-precision woofer
- 1" compression driver
- Mackie Active electronics provide total system optimization
- Precision 2-way crossover
- Transducer time-alignment
- User-adjustable 3-band contour EQ with sweepable mid-frequency
- Mic/Line input for direct connection of single microphone
- Tough, impact-resistant polypropylene enclosure
- Pole-mountable and floor wedge-able
- Extremely lightweight and portable (36 lbs)
Anonymous review via Feefo | Purchase date: 03 October 2013
Powerfull enough for a pub band for sure. Well built by the look of things.
Anonymous review via Feefo | Purchase date: 16 September 2013
I read an enormous amount of reviews for PAs before buying these. There seems to be a real purist element to a lot of them. I almost spent £100s of pounds more, as despite the fact that the majority of people where giving excellent reviews on these speakers there were a few really negatives ones about volume and sound quality. I've only used the once so far but they were not only LOUD (we didn't have them anywhere near full volume) they also had a superb sound quality. We had an audience of around 100 and we received many comments about the quality of the sound. Maybe if you're a professional band gigging every week to massive crowds then you might want more but if you're an amateur group want an excellent sound at a reasonable price then I would definitely recommend these. We also ran a disco through them and they sounded great for this too.
Dave | Purchase date: 13 November 2012
Bought these as part of the package offer. They do a great job for the money. plenty of power available & 15" speakers always sound better than smalle rones.
russ | Purchase date: 09 July 2012
these speakers are absolutely excellent. i did many hours research and checked out many makes before i bought these. Because they are powered they are really versatile, they were excellent value for money, they are a lot lighter than the others i were looking at and the sound is amazing. The equaliser is a bonus and is usefull when not using a mixer or using the speakers separate.
An excellent piece of kit.
Katrina | Purchase date: 30 May 2012
These babies are the business! Good for small to medium gigs, very good sound.
Stefan | Purchase date: 11 September 2011
Great speaker, light weight and easy to carry, with very powerful output
Paddy | Purchase date: 25 June 2011
Really nice sound for the price. They look great and are light enough to carry two at a time. We used them for a club gig last night, the mackies filled the room with sound really well without having to drive them to hard. I'm glad I bought them for Andertons Music, really good service and i will use them again soon.
Mr. Mark Armstrong | Purchase date: 15 June 2011
Well, I am on a budget and did quite a lot of research and review reading before buying the Mackie Thumps and I am really pleased with them.
They look good, are very light for powered 15" speakers (I can carry one with each arm), they have the ability to plug in a mic directly and control the volume and eq too - so can be used without a mixer for single mic use.
Regarding the sound - I really don't think you could beat it for the money, they have good and clear highs and lows, good mids and a wide spread, it is well balanced and the eq enables you to tweak the sound for different venues. They suffer from minor mains inteference, but nothing you could hear when playing at at a gig, I will be getting a mains conditioner to clean things up a bit.
All in all I consider them a fantastic buy and am well pleased with them, and with Andertons service. I am just about to buy another pair as monitors.
Al | Purchase date: 03 May 2011
Use these regularly, two guitars, two vocals and an RC30 looping recordings of drums and bass,
Absolutely superb, crystal clear, good bass handling, low feedback susceptibility, read a few reviews bemoaning low spl's, but this isn't my experience :-)
Mr. Paul Green | Purchase date: 29 April 2011
The mackie thump TH15a speaker looks the part mounted on stands alone or paired with an active sub.
Lightweight they are easily portable.
The only downside is they are new to me and suffer with a slight distortion when the volume level is low. However I have never needed speakers that low at a gig so do not see this as a problem.
The Mackie is a versatile speaker and can be used as a wedge speaker and a great PA application plugging a microphone straight into the speaker.
In my opinion a great step into an active system.
Mr. Lennox Simpson-Gray | Purchase date: 26 February 2011
Amazing qualty speaker - thoroughly recommended. Plan to get another equivalent speaker soon..
Alfie | Purchase date: 13 February 2011
Great budget speakers, not amazingly loud, but good for crowds of up to 80 people, any more people or if you are in larger rooms you will definitely need a sub. Good build quality, although one thing I did notice was that there was a shaking/vibration sound coming from the woofer, to fix this I put door/window sealant between the woofer and the area which it screws onto to make it air tight, once I had done this these speakers are great! Excellent for dj's and small bands, as a dj, I use them for children's parties and small functions.
Mr S Grainger | Purchase date: 05 February 2011
I've already used these speakers for a couple of gigs, and I'm really impressed. I've used them for a duo, where they have to handle the bass from midi files, and as a conventional PA with a live band. They've been excellent in both contexts. The weight and performance of the TH15a's means I can dispense with a sub for smaller gigs, and they're great for a speedy load-in and out.
I honestly think they hold up well against the equivalent 'premium' speakers I own - most of which don't have the bass capability. I'm already considering getting another pair of 'thumps'.
The acid test was that both audiences enjoyed the sound, and at the end of the day, that's what its all about.
Mr. Alan Day | Purchase date: 22 June 2010
Excellent entry level speaker that would be well suited to small venues, solo acts or bands playing at a sensible volume. sound quality is superb but massive volumes will not be reached due to the 150w RMS rating.
lightweight and easy to transport.
Mr. James Igoe | Purchase date: 06 April 2010
I have used the Mackie Thumps for about half a dozen gigs and they sound as clear as a bell. They're much lighter and more portable than other options I had and can be stored in transit and at home easily, all these things are important for me.
Mr L Nathan | Purchase date: 24 March 2010
Look good, sound good, great design features; though I've not had any other speakers to compare these with I am an audiophile of sorts and am quite satisfied with these bad-boys.
Good heavy bass, nice high-end; I agree with other reviews that the mackies 450v2s are a cleaner high-end but for the price these win for me, and as these will be front of house just waiting to be knocked over and destroyed I'd rather keep replacement costs to a min.
As a monitor; I've been happy too, nice to finally hear what my audience hears!
Leave off giving it five stars only because I've owned one for less than a month so durability is based on appearance only, but time will tell.....
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1 1/2 pounds
fresh salmon fillet with skin removed
1/4 cup
red wine vinegar
1/4 cup
olive oil
1/4 cup
soy sauce
1/4 cup
1 tablespoon
lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon
red pepper flakes, or to taste
1 teaspoon
onion powder
1 teaspoon
garlic powder
2 teaspoons
chopped fresh cilantro
1/3 cup
brown sugar, packed
salt and ground black pepper to taste
This recipe is delish! I added a dash of extra red chili flakes because we like spice. Served with carrots and rice, and it was definitely a hit.
We tried this with Tilapia, we've never really made fish before so didn't know what to expect. My husband really liked it, I thought it was great right out of the oven but after a few bites didn't care for it very much at all.
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Great recipe! Not too heavy but enough for an evening meal. We served it with egg noodles in a stir fry with springs onions. Added a hint of tabasco as well to give it a little kick as didn't have any red pepper flakes. I did find it difficult however to get the right balance between the soy sauce and the red wine vinegar - one kept overpowering the other, but the tabasco did seem to offset this. Nonetheless a great recipe, perfect for salmon!
My family loved this simple salmon recipe. The glaze gave the salmon excellent flavor without being overpowering. I only needed to cook my salmon 10 minutes total, so be sure to keep an eye on it. I added glaze at 5, 7 and 9 minutes.
One small change: baked slightly covered at 350°F for 20 minutes, then uncovered for an additional 10 min. (too afraid to broil fish). Turned out PERFECTand is a definite keeper for my family!
Yum Yum! I don't usually like fish, but this was really good. The leftovers are even better too as they've had more time to marinate in the sauce. I personally didn't notice the red pepper at all. Mine turned out really sweet, but that may be because I used dark brown sugar and not light and I didn't have any red wine vinegar (nor did the store), so I used red wine instead. This is a very easy recipe too, just prepare ahead of time and pop it in the oven when you get home. I had mine with mac'n'cheese. Not very classy, but yummy and pretty good for a college student ;)
Made this w/ King Salmon..Yummo! I added a little maple syrup (the real kind) & additional brown sugar. (The soy smelled overpowering until I did that.) This would also be great grilled, too. It's a keeper but can be altered to suit tastes.
Very tasty - no leftovers. DH finished his portion and started on mine. 5 stars!
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This is a step up for Cedric Jackson.
A year ago, he was a rookie point guard in training camp with the Erie BayHawks in the D-League. Now he's a camp invite for the Cleveland Cavaliers, who open training camp Monday.
Then again, Jackson has NBA talent and should on an NBA roster already. Last season, he got NBA call ups from three different teams including the Cavs, who are an NBA affiliate of the BayHawks.
Now the last team to call Jackson up was the Washington Wizards, who signed him for the rest of the season in the spring of last year. So you might wonder, well, why isn't he starting camp with the Wizards.
Well, my man Michael Lee of the Washington Post, let us know what happened earlier this summer on his blog.
The team rescinded a qualifying offer for Cedric Jackson last week, making him an unrestricted free agency.
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Myanmar's military regime has met with cyclone survivors.
State television says the junta leader (Than Shwe) visited two
relief camps today, marking the first time he has met with the
survivors since the tragedy more than two weeks ago.
He visited the camps on the outskirts of Yangon.
The junta has been facing criticism for not accepting more
international aid. The military regime insists it is managing
relief operations perfectly well on its own despite evidence that
many survivors are living with little food, shelter or medical
A British minister tells the BBC that Myanmar may soon allow
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California Assembly Calls for Addition of Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity in 2020 Census
Equality California-sponsored resolution urges federal government to count lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in US Census
Sacramento – The California Assembly yesterday passed resolution SJR 28, which calls on the U.S. Congress and President Obama to revise the Census survey and to collect data identifying LGBT people living in the U.S. Introduced by Senator Christine Kehoe (D-San Diego) and sponsored by Equality California, the resolution, passed by a 49-25 vote, urges the federal government to include questions regarding sexual orientation and gender identity in the 2020 Census questionnaire.
"All segments of our nation's diverse population need to be counted by the U.S. Census," said Geoff Kors, executive director of Equality California. "By ensuring that the LGBT community is counted, our state and federal government will have the necessary information to address the needs of our community."
The United States Census does not currently include questions regarding sexual orientation and gender identity. Data collected by the Census, as mandated by the US Constitution, is used to determine the number of seats allocated in the House of Representatives as well as the dissemination of federal funding for hospitals, job training centers, schools, public works projects and emergency services.
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Associate Director of Events Management
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Smith College is accepting applications for an Associate Director of Events Management. In close coordination with the Director of Events Management, advise on and plan all aspects of high-visibility, high-impact events on and off Smith's campus. Manage the service needs for these events by coordinating with service-providing departments across campus or on-site vendors for off-campus events. Oversee the existing budgets for assigned events and, where appropriate, design, propose and manage new budgets to support expanded programming. Manage the implementation of existing college guidelines and policies to events both on- and off-campus to ensure a consistently high level of quality that best represents Smith College's strategic vision. In consultation with the Director of Events Management, help develop strategic opportunities for the growth of the events management office.
Direct the concept, budget planning, and oversight of existing events ranging from off-campus campaign events to on-campus gatherings such as Rally Day, Ivy Day and Commencement. Consult with members of the Smith community, including faculty, staff and administration, to ensure consistently high quality and a full representation of Smith's stakeholders in the planning process.
Create new programming that showcases the strengths of the Smith community and the college's strategic and fundraising priorities. Manage the execution of that programming and review its effectiveness for future implementation.
Work with outside vendors concerning the provision of services for events, including negotiating contracts, hotel and travel accommodations, and overseeing activities to ensure that services are fulfilled.
Assist and represent the Director of Events Management in high-level planning meetings and committees convened for the oversight of major events. Supervise the Events and Scheduling System Administrator. In coordination with the Director of Events Management, help examine existing reporting structure and policies within the department for strategic growth opportunities. Other duties as assigned in support of the college's priorities.
Education/Experience: Bachelor's degree and/or five to seven years of experience in higher education administration with emphasis on events management, or equivalent experience in professional events management.
Skills: Excellent organizational, interpersonal and communication skills; strong attention to detail and accuracy; good judgment, discretion and the ability to interact with diverse constituencies; ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously. Familiarity with event scheduling, budgeting, supervisory experience and program management is desirable.
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What do you think ABC correspondent/onetime Monica Lewinsky dater Jake Tapper's greatest fantasy is? Knocking back grape Jell-O shots in a bathtub of Cool Whip, accompanied by the women of Juggs? Yeah, that's what we thought, too. But apparently it's just being named number one of the "Top 20 Most Heavily-Used Reporters" by the Tyndall Report, a Website that chronicles such things. The Observer caught up with Tapper — who, while covering the 2000 election for Salon, reportedly handed a USA Today reporter a piece of his chewed gum, and told her it would be "worth something someday" — in D.C. recently, and, according to them, he "refused to gloat" over the honor. "There's a line in Broadcast News — what do you do when all your dreams are realized?" he told the Observer. "And Albert Brooks says, 'Keep it to yourself.' That's kind of what I'm living right now." Yeah, except you just said — oh, never mind.
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Full detailed profile on Coleman Played by Blake Gibbons on General Hospital Daytime Soap Opera.
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Birthday: June 21 1961
Ned and Olivia go to The Floating Rib. She worries about her son not returning her calls. They share memories of Lois and Patrick Swayze. She wonders what he did for fun. "My aunt Monica," he says. He explains the story of their affair. Coleman strolls by. He's filling in for Mac. He tells them about the kidnapping. Liv panics. Dante runs in and grabs Coleman, smashing his face into the pool table and demanding some answers. Coleman insists he didn't know that anyone was going to get hurt. Nathan arrives and Coleman explains how he got involved with Scribs and Levi.
Sonny arrives at The Floating Rib and sees Connie and AJ making out. Carly sidles up next to Coleman to enjoy the show. Sonny pulls AJ off Connie and threatens to put him back in the hospital. He tries to convince Connie to come back with him. Alexis got a court order to take Trey off the ventilators so she has to come back to be with him. She breaks down in tears and leaves with him. Carly joins AJ and he lets her know that Lucy signed with Tracy. She laughs. He is still the same loser he always was. She tries to leave, but AJ won't let her drive and throws her over his shoulder.
Connie orders another drink at The Floating Rib. She spots AJ and offers to buy him one and he agrees. Coleman is happy to see Kate and she wonders if he wants to take a spin for old times' sake. He doesn't need trouble with Sonny, and AJ's ears prick up. Coleman spots AJ and Connie realizes they know each other. AJ admits Michael is his son and he hasn't had a drink in years. He tells her that his big plans for Michael and ELQ fell apart. She tells him about the son she will never get to know too. They raise their drinks but he doesn't touch his. Carly walks in and Connie can't believe it is skank night at The Floating Rib, getting a chuckle from AJ. Carly rages on Connie until she throws her glass on the ground and tells Carly to leave her the hell alone. AJ gives Carly his drink – he won't be needing it. Carly gets her own booth and tells Coleman to keep the drinks coming. Meanwhile, Connie and AJ hit the jukebox. He likes the idea of getting rid of their problems for the night. She sees Sonny come in and grabs AJ and starts making out.
Shawn and Alexis grab a drink at the Floating Rib. He accuses her of being uptight. He thinks the reason she is so worried is because sex makes her uncomfortable. She asks him if an uptight woman would play strip pool at the Floating Rib? Coleman backs her up but Shawn doesn't believe her. He agrees to go a round, which she wins. He takes off his shirt and racks the balls. He wins the next one and she has to take off her shirt, to much hooting from Coleman. They keep playing and the clothes keep coming off. Shawn and Alexis do a shot and he admits she is not uptight. They realize they are late getting the kids and she dashes off.
Lulu runs into Jake's and is upset to see Luke there. Today of all days. Luke knows Jake died exactly a year ago and assures her he isn't drinking. He informs her he paid Coleman to change the name of the bar. He then tells her that Ethan isn't her brother. Lulu has a hard time processing it, so Luke tells her it's all a lie. He explains why he created the ruse and why they have to keep it up. He says no one else can know. Not even Dante. Anna and Liz both show up looking for Luke.
Luke tries to console a distraught Anna at Jake's over Robin. Anna wonders why Robin didn't come to her when Patrick cheated on her. Luke thinks maybe Robin didn't want her to think badly of the husband she knew she would forgive. Anna can't believe she lashed out at Patrick today of all days. She knows she can't punish him more than he's already punishing himself. She wants to apologize to Patrick and assure him they're still family. She gets up to leave, but stumbles. Luke asks Coleman to get Anna a cup of black coffee. Anna wonders when he became the alcohol monitor. Luke responds, "When I killed a four-year-old." Anna insists Luke tell her what happened and Luke launches into the story about Jake. He says he comes there sometimes to just look at the Jake's sign: The name of a little boy who will never grow up. Anna is devastated for Luke. She thanks him for being so good to her. She'd like to return the favor. She crumples up a flyer for Jake's, which Luke calls a lovely gesture, but there's still a big ass sign out there. Luke pulls out a wad of cash to pay Coleman to change the name of the bar. Coleman accepts, but Luke wants to pick the new name. He suggests The Floating Rib. Anna loves it but Coleman is confused by the name. Luke tells him to ask around. A lot of people know it.
After Anna lashes out at Patrick some more, she heads to Jake's where Coleman offers his condolences. Luke shows up and passes on a drink, which surprises Anna. He offers to listen to why she's on a bender. She says she just destroyed her son-in-law. She tells him what happened on the roof and tries to wrap her mind around the whole Lisa Niles mess. Luke asks if yelling at Patrick made her feel better. She shakes her head no. Luke thinks maybe she's angry at herself as well then. Maybe she's even upset at Robin.
Diane gives Alexis a pep talk at Jake's about going through menopause. She encourages her to go to the bar and talk to Mac, who is leaving a message for Robin. Mac tells his niece he doesn't care if he's hovering. He just wants to know she's okay. Dante and Lulu say goodbye to Mac, who tells them to enjoy every minute of their life together. He downs his drink and orders another as Diane drags him over to Alexis. Diane tries to get the two of them chatting and Alexis heads to the bar. Coleman thinks there's a spark between her and Mac because she's blushing. She corrects him saying she's flushing. Coleman believes Mac is everything Alexis has been looking for but didn't know it. Coleman calls last call and then suggests he, Alexis, Diane and Mac have a rematch of strip pool. Diane tells him to rack 'em up. Alexis wants to leave, but Diane forces her to stay. After a drunken Mac gets down to his underwear, Diane notes he needs help getting home. Alexis tells Diane she's in no condition to take care of him. Diane takes Mac home and Coleman whispers to Alexis that she blew it.
Coleman greets Dante and Lulu as they have a drink at Jake's. Delores enters. She tells the couple her husband Eddie will be joining them soon. Diane and Alexis saddle up to the bar. Alexis is cranky because she is hungry, tired and doesn't want to be there. Alexis asks for some water with a lot of ice. She details all her recent symptoms – sweating, irritability, insomnia - leading Diane to worry about her. Alexis shouts that she's fine. After more probing, Diane deduces the Alexis is going through menopause. She giddily tells Alexis this is a good thing because now it frees her of pregnancy scares. It also frees her up to sleep with Sonny again without fear of getting pregnant. They note he probably would be the only one who could get around menopause. Mac shows up as Diane tells Alexis she can now have mad passionate sex with anyone. Ewen enters asking about Cassandra. Dante sees him and talks to him about his profile of their suspect. Ewen adds to it saying on some level the man wants to get caught. Delores gets a call from Eddie and angrily talks to him in Spanish. Ewen looks skittish and takes off. Delores tells Dante and Lulu Eddie isn't coming. She pulls out a job posting for a file clerk at the department she was going to give to Eddie. She leaves it behind as she leaves. Lulu picks up the posting.
Olivia walks into Jake's and Johnny offers to buy her a drink. She tells him she's meeting someone, but accepts a beer. Johnny and Coleman tell her Dante was on a date with Delores. Olivia knows her son would never cheat on Lulu. The men counter guys don't always make the best choices when a pretty lady is around. As Olivia takes her beer to a table, Johnny points out her date might be an example of that considering he's late. Olivia reminds him Steve is a doctor and saving lives takes precedence over happy hour. Steve walks in and notices Maggie has followed him. She tells him she's just trying to be social and make new friends. Steve sits with Olivia and assures her he didn't invite Maggie along. He takes note of her Johnny being there as well. She informs him she turned him down when he wanted to keep her company. Meanwhile, Johnny talks with Maggie at the bar and learns she knows Steve from Memphis. He delights in throwing that information in a stressed out Steve's face.


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(The following presentation was made in June 1994 at a symposium titled "Press Regulation: How far has it come?" in Seoul, Korea. The symposium was presented by the International Communication Research Institute, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, and the Citizens' Coalition for Media Watch. The Munhwa Broadcasting Corp. and Korea Press Center were hosts. Among the participants were Joann Byrd, ombudsman for The Washington Post; Richard P. Cunningham, professor, New York University; Lynne Enders Glaser, ombudsman, The Fresno Bee; Arthur C. Nauman, ombudsman, The Sacramento Bee; and William Morgan, ombudsman, Canadian Broadcasting Corp.)
By Joann Byrd
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It is a thrill to be in Korea for the first time, and to be part of this important symposium. I want to thank our hosts and all of you who are participating. By the time I leave here, I will have had once-in-a-lifetime experiences and will have learned a great deal.
I want to talk today about the ombudsman's role as internal critic. There are two reasons for that. First, I do the other tasks you expect of a news ombudsman, but my primary assignment at The Post is critic. And second, I happen to think it's the most influential part of the ombudsman's work.
Since I'm first a critic, I love a character that cartoonist Jeff McNelly drew for the ombudsman at the Minneapolis Star-Tribune in Minnesota. In the artist's rendering, the ombudsman is an "ombuzzard."
A buzzard is a kind of hawk, a vulture who is ruthless and preys on others. The mean bird Mr. McNelly drew is the perfect picture of an in-house critic. I begged a copy of it and have it displayed in my office window.
I scour the paper for four or five hours every day with a pen in my hand. It takes me nine hours to critique the Sunday paper.
When I'm done reading and marking up the paper, I have individual conversations with editors and reporters, or I send individual notes or torn-up pages of the paper to staff members involved.
Or I save up examples of flaws or problems and gather them together in a huge memo that goes out periodically to the whole staff and to the executives of the company.
When the subject is one I think is of interest to the general public, or a topic on which I get a lot of calls, I take it up in my Sunday column on the editorial page.
You have heard from my colleagues about how important independence is to the ombudsman's position. Nowhere is independence more valuable than when the ombudsman is acting as the internal critic.
And The Washington Post ombudsman position is the model of independence. I am not an employee, but serve a two-year contract as an independent agent. My contract can be renewed for a maximum of two more years. I have just agreed to stay for one more year.
When I leave the ombudsman job, I cannot ever work for The Washington Post Co. again. The purpose of that is that I will not be inclined to praise The Post in hopes of getting a staff job with the paper when I'm finished.
I get no suggestions and virtually no feedback from the leadership of The Washington Post. They feel so strongly that I must be independent that they never tell me if they like something I do, or if they hate it. The people who complain or compliment me on my work are middle-level editors or reporters and photographers.
No one seems my internal critiques before they go to the whole staff. The only person who sees my Sunday column is a copy editor who is allowed to work only on my spelling and my grammar.
I cannot be fired for what I write.
And I have no authority except whatever moral authority comes with the job. I never see a story or a picture before it appears in the paper. I do watch most story conferences, where the editors decide what will go on the front pag.e But I don't say a word until I have the paper in my hands. I see it the same time Post subscribers do.
I think the ombudsman's independence is important for credibility with the newspaper's readers.
But I really appreciate it for another reason: It's much easier to ask the dumb questions and to see the flawed assumptions if you are not involved in making the decisions. I don't think any of us can be objective about our own work.
The ombudsman can bring to the news operation what an editor can bring to a story: a fresh set of eyes that can spot things the person doing the work can't see.
When I was executive editor of The Herald in Everett, Wash. — in the far northwewst corner of the United States — I wrote a column claiming that newspapers should not have ombudsmen. I argued that the ombudsman just gets between the staff and their readers. I guess The Post didn't read my columns in 1984.
But I changed my mind when I discovered the value of detachment.
Insiders are inescapably biased. As the editor of the paper, I worked hard to be conscious of my prejudices. I wanted to remember that I hold assumptions and points of view that I needed to discount when I evaluated our work.
But the truth is that my paper did things the way we did them because that's how I thought they should be done. Even if I tried not to be, I was defensive.
The ombudsman sees the results of the decisions — much more like a reader does. And the ombudsman knows only a little more than readers do about the preconceptions and theories and reasons for a judgment.
The most principled editor or reporter in the world simply does not have the benefit of that kind of distance.
I think that in critiquing the paper and evaluating the decision-making, the ombudsman is at the same time acting as an in- house philosopher.
The ombudsman is the newspaper's hired conscience.
The ombudsman's territory is, by my definition, journalism ethics.
To my way of thinking, the standards and ideals of American journalism all fall under one overriding ethical obligation. And that obligation follows from this: Publishing a newspaper is an implied promise to work in the public interest.
I am obsessed with journalism ethics, so when I evaluate the paper, I do it through an ethical lens.
Some decisions have a stronger ethical component than others. But to me, it's all about ethics: The newspaper can cause great good and great harm, and everything the newspaper does affects other people.
As much as anything else, I want to help journalists examine the ethical dimension of all their decisions. So I always want to know how the journalist came to a decision — what thinking they went through. And I also want to look at the consequences of the decision.
I sometimes think I act as the ethics police. Internally, and with individuals on the staff, I constantly raise what I think are ethical issues. When I complain in writing about the decision-making or the result, I enforce ethical standards the way the police do when they arrest people or give them parking tickets.
The purpose of any criticism ought to be to improve the practice of journalism, and any valid criticism has to judge the work against standards and ideals. The ombudsman becomes the in-house philosopher by articulating those measures.
We might not have universal agreement in the U.S. about the standards of journalism, and every newspaper is free to write and follow its own code of conduct. But we have at least common accord on the ideals of journalism in the U.S. and we have a fair idea of the minimum requirements of this public trust.
Clearly, the journalism that best serves journalism's ideals is exemplary journalism. Most journalism may not be that good, but it meets the generally recognized standards.
When the newspaper does not come up to the minimum expectionations, it's the ombudsman's job to find out why.
The ombudsman scolds the newspaper for violating the rules, for failing to meet the basic requirement. I doubt that we insist that the newspaper achieve the ideals, but our complaining almost certainly reminds readers and journalists what the ideals are. That nudges everybody to keep on expecting and reaching for the best- possible performance.
In my critiquing, I work hard not to be the reader's advocate or the newspaper's advocate. I do my best to be absolutely impartial. I actually focus on the relationship between readers and the newspaper and think first how the Post's performance enhances or undercuts that relationship.
And I try always to articulate the ideal or the minimum expectation. More often than not, I want the paper to publish more information instead of less, to talk to more people instead of fewer, to try to make every story and every picture and every headline and every page layout the very best work the journalist can produce.
But while I'm pushing the paper to give readers more information, I also want the journalists to recognize when the public's right to know has to be overriden by some other consideration: a family's privacy or the risk of causing panic or the possibility of the paper being manipulated by people or groups with self-serving motives.
The other theme I keep coming back to is fairness. After the newspaper has promised to keep the public informed, I think it has promised to treat subjects and people and groups and ideas with fairness. So I'm always making a pitch for fairness or finding ways I think a story or picture or headline has not been fair.
I also talk and write a lot about honesty and openness with readers, about bias in coverage, aobut stories that address just a narrow audience, about confidential sources, about unexamined stereotypes, about context and conflicts of interest.
So the internal critic spends her days judging people's work and telling them they are failing the public is some other way.
This is not a good way to get invited to newsroom parties.
A man who had been a journalist in Washington, D.C., for 30 years wrote to me after he heard I had taken the job at The Post. He said that he had been offered the Post ombudsman job a fear years back, and told them no.
His reason? "Everybody hates the ombudsman. The editors hate the ombudsman. The staff hates the ombudsman. News sources hate the ombudsman. Readers hate the ombudsman. I couldn't take it."
The first ombudsman at The Post might have agreed with at least part of that assessment: When he wrote the first critique of the paper in 1970, a whole group of reporters marched into the executive editor's offier and demanded to know whether they were working for the editors or for the ombudsman.
But The Post had had an ombudsman for 22 years by the time I showed up. The staff had come to understand the role, and to expect their work to be evaluated by someone they do not answer to.
Editors are more likely to welcome, or see the value in, an ombudsman's critique. But just about everyone at The Post is cordial and everybody cooperates in giving me information. I try not to interrupt people on deadline but they routinely drop everything to give me information or explain their thinking.
Now this is the hard part, but I don't think an ombudsman should get very friendly with people in the newsroom anyway. I think the relationship between the ombudsman and the journalists in the newsroom is much like the relationship an American reporter has with a source: Pleasant, interested — but removed.
I cannot become close to anyone in the newsroom, because I may need to find fault with that person's work. A reporter cannot get too close to the mayor, because the reporter may not see flaws in the mayor's performance that readers need to know about. Or the reporter might be reluctant to write about them. Or the reporter may lose a friend when she does. The same kind of rules have to apply for the ombudsman.
My predecessor, Richard Harwood, had been a reporter and editor at The Post for years, and he had no trouble finding fault with the paper's work. But I think this very tough journalist found this aspect of the job personally difficult. He told me, "At least you will not be writing about your friends."
This is the hardest thing about the ombudsman job for me. I enjoy journalists, and admire most of them. I have gotten great satisfaction out of being part of a team of journalists my whole adult life.
Now, this doesn't mean I never have any social contacts with the people in the newsroom. Last spring, The American Journalism Review published a story about ombudsmen and titled it "The Loneliest Job in the Newsroom." An editor came to my office the day the magazine came out and invited me to lunch.
I try to be constructive, in both my internal memos and my Sunday column, and make suggestions — if I can think of any — for how mistakes can be avoided next time. I also try to make clear exactly why I came to my conclusion.
In both writing and thinking about the paper's performance, I think I had better meet the standards I expect the journalists at the paper to meet.
When I do my reporting and really think things through and explain my opinion clearly, then people do disagree with me, but they do so politely.
But if I don't do my job thoroughly enough, the response is swift and unpleasant. I wrote a column several months ago in which I said The Washington Post was being beat on the story of President Clinton and Whitewater by the much smaller Washington Times. I cited several examples of Washington Times stories that The Post had either ignored or given very little attention.
I had inteviewed the national editor for the column, but I thought that was enough, and had not interviewed five reporters who were actually covering the story. When I came to the office Monday morning, they were lined up ready to lynch me. One by one they came in and explained that they had worked and worked and worked on the stories I had mentioned, and they just didn't think they were true.
If I had spoken with them before I wrote, I would have reached a different conclusion. So I felt obligated the next week to tell my readers what the reporters had to say, and to add that if a newspaper's reporters don't think a story is true, they ought not print it, even if other newspapers think it is true.
Needless to say, I now make sure I interview everyone with anything to say before I write a column.
The other very controversial critique I did was about a popular veteran columnist. This man is a careful journalist. but he got sloppy one week, and wrote an inflammatory column about a feud between the black community and the gay community. The column had so many factual errors in it that The Post had to print an eight-inch correction. The columnist wrote a long apology.
Hundreds of people in the city demanded that he be fired. The primary person he criticized, a city government employee, was fired. I ended up writing two columns about it, trying to explain how the very biased and very inacurrate information could have been written and survived the editing process.
People who took his side in the dispute were furious with me, and wrote and called and complained that I was picking on him. What made it especially difficult was that the columnist is a black man, and I was accused of holding him to a higher standard than I apply to white writers.
Of course, The Post does not always follow my suggestions. But I know people in the newsroom hear me. There are subtle changes in the paper, meetings about subjects I bring up, policies changed or reconfirmed, stories done.
But I will be quite satisfied if the internal critic gets people to talk and to think about things from a different perspective: the detached perspective of someone not immersed in putting out the paper.
I happen to think that the ombudsman's role as internal critic has the most promise for improving the practice of journalism. Getting feedback from readers is essential for newspapers to fulfill their public mission.
But by being a constant reminder of journalism's standards and ideals, and being very candid about how the paper is meeting or not meeting those, the ombudsman is a constant catayst for discussion and debate — and I think for improvement.
And even if no reader ever complained, the ombudsman would be lurking around reminding journalists to be aware of why they're doing what they're doing and how they can justify it to the public.
Kind of like an ombuzzard.


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