TJ Rockwells: great for a big appetite, small wallet
By: ANNA USTILOVSKAYA
Columnist
AXUSOO6@PSU.EDU
Mouth-watering steak aroma,
large crispy fries and one-pound
burgers that require two hands and
a clenched jaw to bite into. If this
Rockwells offers a wide array of delicious meals, from steak, fries and juicy burgers to
:rumptious deserts, and it is just a few miles away.
sounds like something you’d like, sizzling strawberry-filled desserts. sample,
come to Elizabethtown’s famous, When seated, guests are presented Once
family-friendly, fully equipped bar with choices of drinks, appetizers, t h e
large parking lot, there is plenty
room for all patrons.
Upon entering the log-cabin style
restaurant, guests are asked to wait
in a cramped area between the door
and greeting table. The vivacious
staff, however, quickly takes care
of this issue by asking if indoor or
*Due to the lack of space in the Sports section, we chose to run this story in this spot. Enjoy.*
US women's soccer team heads to finals
By ALISON SMITH
Columnist
ALSs39@psu.edu
As the 2007 FIFA Women’s World
Cup heads into the semifinals, Team
USA is ready to take on Brazil.
The No. 1 ranked team in the w
orld kicked off their run for the cup
Tuesday, Sept. 11 with the oldest
team, whose average age is 27 years
and 4 months, in the tournament.
Experience is something Team USA
has. Captain Kristine Lilly is the
only player who has played in all
five Women’s World Cups as well as
starting in every World Cup game the
USA has played.
More than 35,000 fans turned out
to see the opening game of Group
B, the hardest in the cup. USA and
North Korea battled for a 2-2 draw in
slick rainy conditions that persisted
throughout the match. Team USA
outshot North Korea 21-18, but they
couldn’t make shots materialize. USA
goalkeeper Hope Solo couldn’t get a
hold on the ball in the 58th minute
as Kil Son Hui blasted one from the
top of the penalty box. Solo tried to
scramble for the ball but the slick
conditions made it difficult.
“It’s a day in the life of a
goalkeeper,” Solo commented on
North Korea’s first goal, which
slipped through her hands. “The
conditions are slick and it is wet out
there, but it happens.”
The draw is not a loss however. Both
teams receive one point for the draw.
Forward Heather O’Reilly
completed her first game in World
Cup competition with a goal in the
69th minute.
“I think we are walking away with
our heads high,” said O’Reilly. “We
got a point and that is important at
this stage in the tournament. We got
the first game nerves out of the way
and under our belt. We just need wins
from here on out and I think this team
is capable of that.”
Penn State Harrisburg
Communications student and
unofficial soccer guru Brighid Wood
said, “Heather is an amazing athlete
outdoor seating is preferred. Both
areas, fully equipped with bars and
tables, offer a taste of America’s best
dining experience. Guests consist
of college students as well as moms
and dads, all who are given a large
menu fluctuating with everything
from burgers to homemade soups to
and sandwiches. Two great tasting
choices are the roast beef sandwich
on warm sourdough bread with
Swiss cheese, pickles, lettuce,
tomatoes and Texas sauce, and the
huge cheeseburger which comes with
melted American cheese, tomatoes,
pickles and lettuce. (The thick, juicy
and person. She has competed with
the age group and full national
squad throughout her college career,
sometimes flying from one game
to another. She was all but on the
Photo by ALISON SMITH/Capital Times
The 2007 USA Women's World Cup team traveled overseas to compete in the
FIFA semifinals an finals, beating England and Nigeria.
2004 Olympic team for Athens
when she broke her shin in a
friendly match. The timing was too
close to the start of the g ames and
despite knowing that, she still made
a valiant attempt to return to the team
in time for the games.”
Wood’s soccercredentials are virtual ly
endless. She’s played Division 1
soccer at Seton Hall in addition to
an international competition with
a national club program. She also
holds several licenses with the
National Soccer Coaches Association
of America.
She is currently working with
the JT Dorsey Foundation Soccer,
which teaches inner city children
how to play soccer and achieve both
academic and athletic success.
In the 55th minute Wambach cracked
heads with a North Korean player
while defending a cross, resulting in
meat is outstanding.) Both meals are
splendid and come
with chips, though the waiter sneaks
in the availability of rhino French
fries while the blinded consumer
rests unaware of the additional 99
cent charge per switch.
The water and soda quickly arrives
in large beer mugs
cooks hasten their
pace. Some yummy
alcoholic drinks
include the mudslide,
the Bloody Mary or
TJ’s giant, bright blue
voodoo juicy which
serves two people. Or
perhaps one desires
the six-beer-for-a-buck
placed,
guests are left with little pieces of
paper to draw what they think their
meal will look like while they wait.
This distraction mechanism is cleverly
composed with staff and restaurant
rating requests. Approximately 30
minutes later, the starving customer
a minor head wound. Wambach left
the game to get stitched up. She was
off the field for nine minutes while
the USA was forced to play 10 vs.
11. Solid defense
allowed USA to
hold off further
advancements by
North Korea.
Team USA faced
Sweden on Friday,
Sept. 14 to a crowd
of more than 30,000
at Chengdu Sports
Center Stadium.
Abby Wambach
unstoppable
against Sweden,
scoring both ofTeam
USA’s goals.
Team USA played solid defense as
forwards put constant pressure on the
Swedes. Wambach scored her 79th
and 80th international goals.
Leslie Osborne and Lindsay Tarpley
played very well in their World
Cup debuts. Osborne was relentless
THE CAPITAL TIMES
is relieved when a huge plate of hot, I
savoring food arrives and is carefully
placed in front of him. Unfortunately,
the restaurant’s wooden structure
causes a swirl of flies to come as
the food does. Respectfully, the
concerned staff checks up on guests
every 10 minutes to see how they’re
doing and offer refills of water.
ie A full stomai
ich is required for exit
of the restaurant because there’s
no other way out! With the huge
meals, who has room for dessert?
Well, if you do, there sure is an array
of treats for your selection - from
the scrumptious fried cheese cake |
dripping with whole strawberries and '
berry sauce, to the apple crisp with
vanilla ice cream and loads of whip
cream. If you’re saying yum but your
stomach’s saying j
no-way, perhaps
you should try
the TJ Rockwell’s j
original “world’s
smallest sundae.”
famous Sunday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
brunch filled with pasta, biscuits,
ham, omelets and turkey, as well as
the twice-a-week outdoor seafood
fest with shrimp, clams and crabs.
Just eight miles from campus, TJ
Rockwells is highly recommended.
while covering Swedish star Victoria
Svensson.
Tuesday, Sept. 18 brought the final
match of round one for Group B.
USA beat Nigeria 1-0 with
Lori Chalupny’s first World
Cup goal. Chalupny scored
the second-fastest goal in
Women’s World Cup history
just 55 seconds into the match.
Team USA wins the match
and the group. Team USA beat
England 3-0 on Saturday, Sept.
22 to advance to the semifinals
against Brazil. Team USA’s
goals came from Abby
Wambach in the 48th
minute, Shannon Boxx in the
57 th and team captain
Kristine Lilly in the 60th
minute. This marked
Wambach’s fourth goal of the
tournament as well as her 100th
to make a serious run for the cup.”
Team USA continues their run for
the cup Sept. 27 at Dragon Stadium
in Hangzhou.
Full coverage of the 2007 Women’s
World Cup is provided by ESPN
Networks and ussoccer.com.
Whatever your
choice may be,
it is sure to be
appetizing!
Rockwells
is a spacious
restaurant that can
suit small or large
parties for brunch,
lunch, dinner
or even a night
out for drinking
with the pals.
Some special TJ
Rockwells’ events ;
include their
career cap.
When asked about her
predictions for the Cup,
Brighid Wood said, “Anything
can happen on any day in
athletics. I think what we are
going to see is the team in
the best shape fitness wise
who can stay healthy is going
October 1,2007
By ARIEL O'MALLEY
Columnist
AEOSOO2@PSU.EDU
The long awaited albums of 50 Cent
and Kanye West finally surfaced
Sept. 11. However, the hype about
who would sell more was a bit
unjust. Kanye blew past 50 with the
selling of over 260,000 more albums
in the first week. I must admit 1
expected their total sales to be a lot
closer. Unfortunately, the number of
sales was not the only letdown.
Let’s start with the Kanye West
album “Graduation.” The album
kicks off with the hot track “Good
Morning.” The beat is hot and the
lyrics are decent. However, the
chorus of “Good Morning,” which
is followed by some 0000-ing and
repeated several times, is not catchy.
1 do not see this being a big single.
But have no fear music lovers; the
album gets better. We move on to
the second track, “Champion.” This
song is fresh! Kanye goes through
the trials and tribulation he’s gone
through to get to where he is. Seeing
Kanye on a personal level of how
his family struggled when he was
young helps to put him back on the
human level, where we can all look
at him with true respect - not simply
respect for his music. This of course,
leads into his next tracks, “Stronger”
and “Can’t Tell Me Nothing,” which
if you have not heard by now, you
better get your butt on Ruckus and
formulate your own opinion.
Now let’s fast-forward a little bit
to the middle of the album where I
had to hit the “What on earth were
you thinking” button. “Drunk & Hot
Girls” may quite possibly be one
of the worst songs to ever enter my
ears! The only semi-nice thing I can
even say about it is that the beat is
all right.
Things slow down towards the
end of the album and even get a
little bit awkward when you get to
“The Glory.” The beat simply does
not match up with the song. Sadly,
“Graduation” does not end strong.
Kanye stumbled across the stage
when reaching for his diploma on
this one. Overall I’ll give the album
three and a half stars simply because
his concept is fresh. Some of the
lyrics are pretty tight but the way that
Kanye lends them to the listener’s
ears is weak. It’s almost as if you can
picture Kanye in the studio reading
off of a paper rather than speaking
from his heart.
Next, let’s take a peak at the 50
Cent album “Curtis.” The beginning
of the album is a little difficult to get
into. The first four tracks focus on
50’s career in a gangsta sense. If you
are into that kind of thing, then you
will not be wearing out your skip
button trying to get to “Come & Go”
or “Ayo Technology.” I must say that
“Ayo Technology” is a pretty hot
track. The lyrics are certainly 50’s
style and Justin Timberlake makes an
interesting accent to the track.
50 then lets listeners have a peak at
his softer side in “Follow My Lead.”
This track is pretty mellow for 50
Cent but it still has an impact. Don’t
get too nervous because he spends
the next two tracks reminding you
that he is still a thug at heart.
The album gets a little kinky as we
get to “Amusement Park” and “Peep
Show.” I can honestly say that I will
never think of amusement parks the
same! But 50 redeems himself with
his song “All of Me.” This track is
probably as close to a love song as
we will ever hear from the mouth of
50 Cent.
50 Cent concludes the album
“Curtis” w ith the track “Touch the
Sky,” where he puts in his final
words about taking down anyone
who gets in his way. Though the
music in 50’s album flows more
easily alongside the lyrics, it is
overall a weaker album when
compared to Kanye’s. I give this
■ album three stars simply because I
feel that I have heard it all before. We
all know that 50 is a thug and does
not exactly have the most respect for
women. Maybe he will wow us with
something more original next time.