Through the Editor’s Eyes
“Cycles of
Discovery….”

“Cycle” is an interesting word. As a noun it conveys the idea of repetitive events within a phase of time, and as a verb it communicates action. Duality is also an important aspect of the word “discovery.” As a noun it relates action, and as a verb (discover), it expresses the idea of seeing or knowing something new for the first time. These two words together relay the message Legacy staff hoped to present to this year’s readers. Students who submitted their work for consideration of inclusion in this publication fulfilled our dream.

Topically, 2003-2004 contributors have provided the Legacy staff with textual and visual content designed to inspire readers to think beyond restrictions, to dream and explore new destinations of thought. Legacy, Volume III includes a variety of scholarly messages, and to complement the text, staff members have integrated poetry and visual essays within the pages, i.e., graphic and fine art, landscape and portrait photography, and photojournalism.

As revealed by Legacy III content, this year’s student contributors have each experienced cyclical journeys of discovery because of having asked questions about their world and, in turn, having learned to expect, even demand, answers to those questions—so much so that they took time to research, write about, and visually depict those topics that concern them. They have also discovered that there are no clear or easy answers to their concerns.

While contributors are concerned with answers, the most striking aspect of their textual and visual content is that it arouses readers to explore for themselves the questions raised. All contributors—whether essayist, poet, artist, or photographer—whether liberal or conservative in their ideas and the drifts of their opinions—reveal that they possess an unshaken confidence in their voices.

Each individual’s treatment of the subject matter not only exposes cultural and historical forces at work to shape our understanding of the present but also renders ideas that.

Adrienne Reed

~ Acknowledgements ~

Thank you for your support.

We extend our thanks to all faculty members who encouraged students to submit their work to Legacy Volume III, who helped students to ready their work for consideration, or who granted permission for the use of student donated art.

We extend our thanks to each member of RACC’s administration and staff who supported the publishing of Legacy Volume III and a special thanks to our advisor.

We extend our thanks to all the campus organizations that funded or in any way supported the publishing of Legacy Volume III.

We extend our thanks to all students who offered technical support, or use of technical equipment for the compiling of art and photography

We extend our thanks to each model who posed for photo essays assembled for Legacy Volume III.

We extend our thanks to each student who contributed essays, art, photography, or poetry for consideration and inclusion in Legacy Volume III.

~ Colophon ~

The third annual edition of Legacy was designed using a Macintosh G5 OS 10.3 computer. The software used in this production was QuarkXpress 6.1 and Photoshop CS.

Volume III was printed by Reick’s Printing in West Reading, PA. The cover was printed on 100# procelin cover stock using a 4/4 color process in an 8.5x11 format. The body for the magazine was printed in black ink on 80# dull text paper. Story titles were illustrated using Comic Sans, Desdemona, Friz Quadrata, Gadget, Glouchester, Harrington, Herculanum, Impact, Isadora, Matura Script, New Baskerville, Sand, Stencil in various point sizes. The font used for body copy was Avant Garde 8 and 10 point.

Our special thanks go to Cindy West and Cindy Thornburg in RACC’s graphics department for their patience and expert advice in narrowing the extensive amount of creative ideas that our staff considered to make this year’s magazine unique and special. We also wish to thank John Tumulo and his estimating staff at Rieck’s Printing and for their patience and advice in printing this year’s Legacy.

Contents

~ Essays ~

73-The Media Stereotyping of Women as Sex Objects...........Sandra Magaro

The Great American Lost Cause........................................Timothy Kirkland

Lock the Door and Throw Away the Key?............................Linda Kozlowski

The Right To Remain Sober Lisa Grady.......................................Lisa Grady

Without a Doubt: The Danger of Intellectual Suppression......Benjamin Dalton

Sophocles’ Antigone: A Window into Ancient Greece......................John Hill

Stem Cell Research: Religious Dogma and Scientific
Determination..........................................................................Jodi Corbett

The Care of a Nation: Is the Private Insurance System
Working?.....................................................................Rachel Zimmerman

COPD: Cigarettes and Alcohol, A Common Link?.................Barbara Jenkins

Ayurveda: Ancient Indian Secret to Good Health..............Janelle Swierzewsk

The Purpose of Mythology in Inuit Life: Examining Sedna,
Goddess of the Sea.............................................................Dawn Williams

The Dysfunction of Functional Society:
Interpreting “A Good Man is Hard to Find”.....................Jonathan Bredbenner

The Non-Conformist E. E. Cummings..........................................Dara Jarvis

Altering Perspectives: Painting on Walls...............................Barbara Liszcz

Pornography and Obscenity: The Debate Continues..............Mary Boardman

Andrew Kulp
Adrienne Reed

Education’s Future: Year-Round Schools ................................Danette Berg

~ Poetry ~

Interlude.............................................................................Adrienne Reed

Scowl: for Allen Ginsberg......................................................Eric Magruder

Madonnawhore..........................................................................Julia Davis

Do You Hear What I Hear?.................................................Athena Williams

Pagoda....................................................................................Dara Jarvis

Freedom: A Grave Futility.....................................................Adrienne Reed

The Uprise......................................................................Christopher Peale

Summary: Liberal Arts Transfer.................................................Jodi Corbett

Just Us..........................................................................Harmony McAlpin

Tarnished.......................................................................Harmony McAlpin

White with Black Lungs.......................................................Michael Drayer

Who Holds the Keys?..........................................................Adrienne Reed

Solitude...................................................................................Dara Jarvis

~ Art ~

Untitled............................................................................Andrew Zalewski

Untitled.............................................................................Lauren Hummel

The Enigma of School Uniforms..................................................Mike Siani

Untitled I & II.........................................................................Heather Rupp

Untitled............................................................................Perry Thompson

Untitled.............................................................................Kathryn Poulios

Untitled..............................................................................Karen Pochusk

Untitled...................................................................................Jodi Corbett

Untitled...................................................................................Robin Daub

Untitled....................................................................................Tricia Kuhn

Untitled......................................................................James Andrzejewski

Untitled..........................................................................Mohammed Kanu

Untitled................................................................................Travis Swoyer

Untitled.............................................................................Emily Hodgkins

Untitled..............................................................................Zeb Rentschler

Untitled...................................................................................Mark Smith

Untitled......................................................................................Pat Huck

Untitled......................................................................Ruthie Van der Beck

Untitled....................................................................Dinesh Kumar Purohit

~ Photography/Photo Op Essays ~

Barbara Liszcz

Bench

Chelsea

Adrienne Reed

Mill Collage I

Bars II

Morning Dawn II

Spring Break

Keys

Untitled VI

Untitled I

Untitled III

Untitled VII

Untitled II

Untitled IV

Porn I

Freedom

Untitled V

Porn II

Bars I

Morning Dawn I

Charles Scheetz

The Liberty Bell

Independence Hall

Kasahun Williams-Jaffe

Untitled I

Untitled III and IV

Untitled II

Untitled V

Cover design and artwork, “Seasons of Discovery,” by Barbara Liszcz
Frontispiece photography, “Delicate Dusk,” by Adrienne Reed
Inside front cover, “Diorama of “The Yellow Wallpaper,” by Julie Wegelin.
Photographed by Kasahun Williams-Jaffe
Inside back cover, “Roads to Discovery,” by Adrienne Reed

Columbia Scholastic Press Association Silver Medalist Certificate