MY VOICE
Holmes' trade hoses Steelers fans
The nightmare of an offsea
son got a whole lot worse for
Pittsburgh Steelers fans, as star
wide receiver Santonio Holmes,
Super Bowl XLIII MVP, was
traded to the New York Jets late
Sunday night.
Fans of the Steelers were left
questioning the situation,
specifically trading Holmes for
only a fifth round selection in
next week’s NFL Draft.
However, it doesn’t take
Holmes (Sherlock) to see what
the Steelers’ motive for trading
Holmes was. They were sick of
his attitude, and wanted him
gone.
But for a fifth round pick?
On paper, it looks like the
Steelers got taken like a num
ber at the deli line, and they
did. However, the Steelers per
sonnel felt it was a necessary
move based on the circum
stances.
The circumstances: that is
where things get interesting.
The circumstances surrounding
the Steelers have been the
dominant source of news in the
past few weeks, specifically the
Ben Roethlisberger charges
which were eventually
MY VOICE
Oliver's
A piece of pepperoni pizza,
tater tots, maybe a cup of fruit
soaked in syrup, and a small
carton of milk can most likely
trigger a lot of peoples’ minds
to reminisce on a time where
they still rode a big yellow bus
to school and played kickball
during recess. Yes, I am talking
about school lunches, and as
we mostly know, we loved
scarfing down the greasy pizza
and salty tater tots, but any
fruit or vegetables that found
themselves on our plate were
thrown out.
Today, school lunches have
only succeeded at becoming
unhealthier, and kids are loving
it. The sad fact is, America is
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dropped. Holmes has also been
under fire for an incident at a
nightclub.
There are a lot of people you
can put the blame on for this
trade.
Obviously,
blame Holmes
the-field troubl
ing his u:
marijuana (on
he talked al
“waking a.
baking.”)
You could
also blame the
Rooneys for
being rash in
their move of
Holmes when
they could
have waited
longer for
better
value or
let him become a
free agent after
this season.
Though both candidates
probably deserve a lot of the
blame, there is another person
I would like to bring up as
being responsible for the trade
of Holmes: Ben Roethlisberger.
revolution rocks the nation
that are thrown into a mi
crowave or fryer and then
served on little lunch trays.
Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolu
tion, a new show broadcasted
on ABC, is shining a light on
this dismal situation. Jamie
Oliver, a British chef who was
made famous through his mul
tiple books and TV show
“Naked Chef,” recently started
a “food revolution” in England,
helping to reform school
lunches. Now Oliver has taken
his revolution to one of the
most unhealthy, out of shape
countries in the world, Amer
ica.
Throughout his journey to
the town of Mar
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While it may seem implausi
ble that the Steelers quarter
back could have sealed the fate
of Holmes, it’s possible that he
did just that.
BRANDON BOYD
senior writer
why Santonio
Holmes became the scapegoat
for the situation. When choos
ing between a quarterback and
a wide receiver, the quarter
back will almost always win
out, even if they were accused
of a worse crime, like Roethlis-
Oliver looks to teach the com
munity how to make healthy
meals that are easy to make
and affordable. Though many
are joining Oliver throughout
his process, he sees much re
sistance, ranging from a local
radio DJ who claims Marshall
does not want to change, to an
angry lunch lady who feels
there is not enough time or
money to make this type of
food for children.
I was immediately intrigued
with the show.
The idea that someone is
going to this amount of trouble
to try to change America shows
that there are people in the
world who still believe
hat we can overcome
s is terrible state of
iod given to chil
•en in our schools. I
up in a predomi
healthy house,
mom was a physi
i education teacher
id always harped
in the benefits of
ing healthy, mean
seeing chips or
in our house called
icial occasibn. I ai
red the opportunity
•ies at lunch or the
ice cream on my
Most children feel
lame way and this
seen as the first
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With his second accu
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trass had to
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trated.
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ts’ nightclub
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tiers had
ly seen
'Ugh.
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mid the
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back and
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away?
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berger was.
This trade has put the Steel
ers in an interesting predica
ment for the upcoming NFL
Draft and for any acquisition in
the future.
If the Steelers acquire some
one who has so much as a park
ing ticket, they look
hypocritical. If they are truly
done with putting up with char
acter issues, they need to go
after “good guys.”
If they choose to select a wide
receiver in the draft, there are
several that could go in the first
two rounds who don’t have
character issues: Golden Tate
from Notre Dame, Arrelious
Benn from Illinois, and De
maryius Thomas from Georgia
Tech.
As for Holmes, although he
seemed surprised by the trade,
he seems to have gotten over it
fairly quickly.
After all, on his Twitter page,
he wrote “J-E-T-S, Jets Jets
Jets.”
For Steelers fans, they are
left chanting a few slightly dif
ferent four letter words, none
of which are printable.
things eaten during lunch are
usually the desert, entree, or
side such as fries. Vegetables
always seem to find a way in
the trash. Then again it’s hard
to blame children when the
vegetables and not fruits being
served are fresh.
As Oliver tries to show in his
revolution, by making dishes
that incorporate vegetables
with other foods to mask the
taste, you can teach children at
a young age the importance of
eating healthy. That really is
key in this issue. If taught to
eat properly at a young age, it
can play a life-long role in mak
ing a person a healthier, happy
individual. While much of the
responsibility falls on the par
ents to practice these tech
niques, the schools can fall in
line giving kids a healthier
lunch.
In college, we all know our
food choice is rather limited.
While trying to cut out almost
all fried food from my diet, I
know I struggle to find choices
as to what to eat quickly before
class, but with a little work we
can all focus on eating a little
healthier. Although we have
grown out of the school lunch
days, we should shed light on
the quality of food provided in
America and stress the need for
a “revolution.”
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REBUTTLE TO REP. SONNEY’S STATEMENT
I attended Rep. Curt Sonney s townhall meeting in Wesleyville
on Tuesday, April 13th. When asked the question. If you were the
Governor, what would you cut from the budget, Rep. Sonney im
mediately answered, I would cut 20% from Universities and Col
leges even Penn State which is in my district.
He does not seem to understand the total impact this would be
on the students and the college. He never even hestitated in his
response. This is a serious concern for me.
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The unofficial rules
of concert etiquette
Do you know that guy? That
really obnoxious guy, who ruins
every potentially awesome oc
casion?
Don’t be that guy.
That being said, sometimes
its tough to not be him.
We do it subconsciously,
slowly pissing off the innocent
bystanders around us It hap
pens most frequently when we
get caught up in super cool
events, like concerts, and with
the Goo Goo Dolls coming to
Behrend, it will be easy to be
that guy.
Here are a few instructions to
not be him/her.
1. Use antiperspirants.
When you are packed to
gether tighter than a hipster's
jeans, it’s really easy to get
super personal with the person
right next to you. Now, we all
get sweaty now and then, but
there’s a serious difference be
tween uncomfortably moist and
full-on swamp ass.
Apply deodorant. wear
cologne or frolic in a rose gar
den. I don’t care what you have
to do; just try to not to knock
out your fellow concert goers
with your funk.
2. Don’t wear improper
clothes and complain about it.
You will be standing shoulder
to shoulder with hundreds of
people. It will get hot, and you
will be stepped on (a lot).
Unless you want to loose
your flip-flops (along with a
pint of blood and seven toe
nails), wear close-toed shoes.
You will regret it if you don’t.
3. Don’t wear a shirt of the
band you are seeing.
1 understand that you want to
express how much you like the
band, but this is just redundant.
It’s obvious that you like the
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CATHI ZELAZNY
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band, since you are shelling out
the cash to attend their show. I
understand that you are super
psyched, but have some pride.
It’s not a huge offense, but it’s
still looks silly.
4. Don’t make out.
Okay, so the band just slowed
down and is rocking out an epic
power-ballad. It sets a mood
and under any other circum
stance, it would be totally fine
to get down to business. How
ever, it usually violates public
etiquette to dry-hump and eat
face while completely encom
passed by strangers.
Nothing is more distracting
or uncomfortable than hearing
the sounds that usually accom
pany a hardcore porn being ut
tered from the couple you are
currently pressed against.
5. Only mosh with other
moshers.
At any general admission
concert, there will be a mosh
pit. This is usually fine. It al
lows moshers to express them
selves with other moshers.
However, problems arise ancl
tensions flare when the casual
folks are getting assaulted by a
solo mosker who is 38 feet
away from the pit. It’s just not
cool. It’s fine to mosh, just be
courteous of those around you.
6. Don’t complain when
someone cuts in front of you.
After constantly shifting
around in order to find a great
view of the show, a space opens
in front of you and someone
slips in, cuts into your line of
sight.
Yes, it sucks for you, but bare
in mind that you would have
done the same thing.
General admission concerts
are a Darwinian nightmare
when it comes to viewing privi
es. You have to accept that
:h when you enter the venue,
ten someone cuts in front of
1, just swallow your pride,
it your mouth and deal with
If there is an opportunity
meet the band, don’t spend
ive minutes telling them
low much of a huge fan you
ire.
We ALL want to meet
he band. However, when
>ne dude takes forever to
•ofess their undying love for
<e lead singer, it gets annoy
ig. When 300 people do the
te thing, it’s unbearable. Do
ryone a favor. When you
!t them, shake their hand,
them they did a great job,
love their early stuff and
Ik away.
oncerts are always nuts, but
>pefully if these rules are fol
'wed then it will be a better
-xperience for everyone in
volved.
Just don’t be that guy.
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besides, crowds at concerts
the same as Erie weather: if
i don’t like how it is, just
it five minutes and it will
nge.