The Massachusetts Daily Collegian

New England's Largest College Daily Est. 1890

The Massachusetts Daily Collegian is published Monday through Friday during the University of Massachusetts' calendar semester. The Collegian is independently funded, operating on advertising revenue. Founded in 1890, the paper began as Aggie Life, became the College Signal in 1901, the Weekly Collegian in 1914 and the Tri-Weekly Collegian in 1956. Published daily since 1967, the Collegian has been broadsheet since January 1994.

For advertising rates and information, please call or visit the Collegian on weekdays between 8:30am and 3:30 pm.

Please feel free to contact The Daily Collegian:
Phone: 413-545-3500 (Business Room)
Phone: 413-545-1809 (News Room)
Fax: 413-545-3699
or by visiting us in the Campus Center Basement

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Daily Collegian Staff

Executive Board	Editorial Board
Editor-in-Chief: Michael King	Arts & Living Editor: Brian Wood
Managing Editor: Joe Meloni	Comics Editor: Nick Bush
Business Manager: Alex Waszczuk	Editorial Editor: Leigh Greaney
Production Manager: Michael Sarkes	Editorial Editor: Nick Bush
Night Supervisor: Kate Olesin	News Editor: William McGuiness
Advertising Manager: Dan Hurley	Sports Editor: Eli Rosenswaike
Advertising Production: Max Detmer	Multimedia Editor: S.P. Sullivan
	Features Editor: Andrea Murray
	Photo Editor: P.J. Stanley
	Web Editor: Victor Jacek
Assistant Editors	Operations
Asst. Arts & Living: Kevin Koczwara	Asst. Business Manager: Matt Zolnierz
Asst. Arts & Living: Ian Nelson	Asst. Advertising: Brendan Cherry
Asst. Arts & Living: Melissa Turtinen	Asst. Operations: Linda Wallack
Asst. News: Lisa DeBenedictis	Distribution Manager: Norman Provost
Asst. News: Matt Rocheleau	Classified Manager: Emily Stapleton
Asst. News: Ben Williams
Asst. Sports: Scott Feldman
Asst. Sports: Ryan Fleming
Asst. Sports: Jeff Larnard
Asst. Photo: Matthew Harrison
Asst. Photo: Danielle Augeri
Asst. Multimedia: Mike Gillmeister
Asst. Multimedia: Peter Rizzo
Asst. Multimedia: James Weliver

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Michael King is a senior accounting and history major from West Springfield, Mass. As Editor in Chief, it's his role to oversee the paper and manage the Executive Board. In fall 2007, he served as assistant sports editor at The Daily Collegian and became an assistant news editor in spring 2008. He has been a staff writer since fall 2006 and has covered multiple UMass sports teams, including men's basketball and men's soccer.
After graduation, he will be working as an associate in PricewaterhouseCoopers' assurance division in the Boston office. He hopes to obtain his CPA then attend law school in two or three years. Ultimately, he hopes to work in college athletics and become an athletic director of a major Division I university.
He is also an accomplished golfer who routinely plays with and handily defeats members of The Collegian staff. Additionally, he is an avid fan of the French international soccer team and closely follows college hockey every winter, while attending as many games as possible.

Joe Meloni is a senior, journalism major from Stoughton, Mass. He began working at The Daily Collegian in the fall 2006 as a field hockey beat writer in the sports section. He covered sports for The Collegian from then until spring 2008 and worked as an assistant sports editor for 2007-08 and took over as managing editor this fall. Aside from The Collegian, he has worked for the Daily Hampshire Gazette and currently covers UMass hockey for United States College Hockey Online.

Michael Sarkes is the Production Manager at The Collegian. He is a junior at UMass. He is studying both communication and history. He joined The Massachusetts Daily Collegian in late September of the 2007 fall semester. He found himself in the production field at The Collegian and that has been an inspiration toward his future goals. His favorite animal is a dog but he also like tigers, lions, jaguars, bobcats, coyotes, foxes, pandas, pelicans, zebras, owls, geese, moose and parrots. Wolves and wolverines are pretty sweet too.

Kate Olesin, a senior and native of Princeton, Mass., is the Night Supervisor and creator of the epic, 2008-2009 Style Guide for The Daily Collegian. Kate, an English and History major, started as a news staff writer in spring 2007 and was promoted to assistant news editor in fall 2007 after working at at The MetroWest Daily News in Framingham, Mass. Although Kate has a passion for journalism and reporting, her goal after graduation is to work for a publishing company with a focus on educational and academic works ' either magazine or in commercial publishing. In an attempt to achieve this goal, she has interned in the children's book department of The National Geographic Society in Washington, D.C., is currently a marketing and editorial intern at the University of Massachusetts Press, and is writing her senior thesis on the transforming publishing field due to new forms of media. Kate is also in the market for a rugged ' yet spacious and homey ' cardboard box she can use as shelter for after graduation.

Nick Bush, the Comics Editor, is one of the most hygienic staff members here at the Collegian. He enjoys long walks on the beach, and quietly sulking alone in his room, late into the night. He is working on a journalism degree here at the University of Massachusetts, but maintains hope that one day his dream of being a lion-tamer in the circus will somehow come true.

William McGuiness is the News Editor and an English/journalism double major from Fall River, Mass. McGuinness was a news writer in 2006 and an assistant news editor in 2007 when he also covered campus crime. The beat resulted in a series of top news stories from riots and stabbings to panhandler rallies and student strikes. Published since 15 years old, his freelance work was featured in the Daily Hampshire Gazette, The Herald News, The Fall River Spirit, The Dutch Fork Chronicle and Yesterday's Island among others. He is currently a Western Massachusetts correspondent for The Boston Globe. More about him and his past work can be found at wmcguinn.googlepages.com

Eli Rosenswaike is a senior journalism major from Marlborough, Mass. He began writing for The Daily Collegian in spring 2006 and served as an assistant sports editor for a full year before becoming the sports editor this year. He has covered nearly every sport at UMass, and is now the lone columnist on the sports staff. Eli also currently works at the Daily Hampshire Gazette and has done work with other newspapers including the Boston Herald.

Andrea Murray is a senior, journalism major, minoring in Art. She started writing for the Collegian in fall 2007 but I didn't earn her wings until May 2008. She hopes to write for magazines and alternative weeklies after she graduates. Currently, her favorite animal is the Lesser Mouse Deer ' Google it. She's broken her foot and her leg and had stitches in her chin and finger.

Victor Jacek is a junior at UMass majoring in Computer Science. He is a member of Commonwealth College and takes more credits that he probably should each semester. In the summer of 2008 he worked at Raytheon on the Information Solutions support team. He started as the Web Editor of the Massachusetts Daily Collegian in the fall of 2008. Victor is interested in website and computer system administration, so a position at the Collegian is helping him learn the many responsibilities that come with such jobs. In his spare time Victor enjoys reinstalling Microsoft Windows and shooting zombies with NERF darts.

Kevin Koczwara, assistant arts editor, started at The Collegian with the hopes of becoming a movie reviewer. He then realized his passion for writing profiles, features and editing. He was persuaded, after one semester, by Stephanie McPherson (former arts editor) to pursue the open assistant editor position. He wasn't hired at first, but when the spot opened up again he reapplied and was given this great opportunity. When not at the Collegian he reads, watches movies, plays music and checks ESPN.com incessantly.

Lisa DeBenedictis is a sophomore from Pembroke, Mass. She is majoring in English, with a minor specialization in International Relations. Lisa joined The Collegian in the fall 2007 as a news writer, and then was promoted to assistant news editor for the 2008-2009 year. Aside from The Collegian, Lisa works as a co-manager for Tix Unlimited on campus, and is a tutor for the Athletic Department.

Ben Williams is a senior psychology and journalism double major. He hails from eastern Massachusetts and graduated from Bedford (not New Bedford) High School in 2004. After high school he took a year off, worked full time, went on a month long meditation retreat and spent a month in Europe. After (hopefully) graduating this year he plans to either go to graduate school for psychology, become a science writer for anyone who wants him, a commercial airline pilot, jeweler or children's book author (preferences change weekly). Hi Mom!

Jeffrey R. Larnard is a junior double majoring in sports management and journalism. He began working at The Daily Collegian in fall 2007 and became an assistant sports editor in fall 2008. He was the beat writer for the crew team in the spring 2008 and the football team in the fall 2008. As well as working for The Collegian, he has also done work for NESN.com.

Melissa Turtinen is a senior journalism and BDIC major (concentration in architecture, interior design and travel journalism) from Wayzata, Minnesota. She started working at The Daily Collegian in winter 2007 for the sports section. Now she is an assistant sports editor. Outside of her work at The Collegian Melissa is VP of Communications and is on the executive board of her sorority, Alpha Chi Omega.

Matthew Harrison is a computer science major and astronomy minor with an interest in photography. When he's not busy with homework, he enjoys shooting portraits, events and landscapes. You may sometimes see him on campus with an odd assortment of vintage and eclectic cameras, including a 3D stereographic camera from the 1950s. Matthew is new to The Collegian this semester, working as a photographer and assistant photo editor.

Leigh Greaney is a writing junkie from Groveland, Mass., ' a town so small all of it's residents could most likely fit in the newsroom.She is majoring in both Journalism and English wrapping herself in words on a daily basis. She's rarely seen without a dress on, never seen eating an animal, and always seen getting harrassed for both. Music is her everything, especially live music. She wants to write for a music magazine someday, but for some reason cannot stray away from her editorial/opinion roots as of yet.

Brendan Cherry Hello to all readers! My name is Brendan Thurston Thadeus Cherry. I am a bright eyed, barrel-chested, half-wit who only uses half of his wit. Doing that math you might call me a quarter wit or more conventionally; a dim wit. All the same I am a senior and a little bit disappointed to be leaving UMass, but I am sure I will continue to visit. I am a big fan of relaxing, chilling, and kicking it. I am a journalism major and a business man. My mother thinks I am handsome and I think she’s right. I really love vacation, so much so that my dream is to own and operate a mini golf place in Jamaica or Hawaii and just live off of that sweet mini golf money. While vacationing my favorite thing to do is the lazy river and the lazier the better. My heroes include George Carlin, Josh Koscheck, and Ned Flanders. That is about all I have to say about myself. Allow me to leave you all with a haiku.
As well all wear pants, we can
not help but wonder,
do pants wear us too?
Hope you enjoyed reading as much as I enjoyed writing!

Elyze Horowitz is a junior and a journalism major, and has always loved writing and editing. She has written for her hometown newspaper, Boston Magazine, and the Jewish Reporter. This is her first semester working as Assistant Arts editor at the Daily Collegian. In her free time, she likes reading, dancing, and watching old movies.

PJ Stanley , currently the sophomore Photo Editor for The Collegian, is a dual-major in neuroscience and pre-veterinary animal science. A member of Commonwealth College and an Honors Research Fellowship recipient, PJ is also an active participant in on-campus clinical and lab-based research. Though motivated academically by the hard-sciences, PJ plans to pursue photojournalism throughout life, currently as a student, and later as an international and domestic practitioner of large animal medicine. During time spent not on assignment, studying, or working with animals, PJ chooses to be outdoors - climbing, skiing, or photographing birds and other wildlife.

Matt Rocheleau is a junior double-majoring in journalism and marketing. He started as a news writer with The Daily Collegian and became an assistant news editor in fall 2008. He has also written for The Sun Chronicle in Attleboro, Mass. Matt enjoys haikus. He likes long walks on the beach. He loves A.P. Style.

Nick O’Malley went down to The Collegian at the end of fall 2007 looking to write a story to show his mom that he was at least doing one thing constructive at school and then never left. Nick, a sophomore journalism and sociology major, started in the ed/op section before writing for sports as well and then went back to ed/op to eventually be named co-editor in March 2009. Nick cannot decide what to write about as his stories have ranged from paper cups and glue sticks to field hockey and baseball. The name of Nick’s glue stick is Angelo. You may not meet Angelo.