Creativity abounds at Open Mic Volleyball wins PSAC state title See Bl Night See B8 Mb Opinions Vol. 64, Issue 9 A1-A4 A5 A6-A7 B1-B4 B5-B8 Sports The £aq/e £ye Parsons Union Building Lock Haven University Lock Haven, PA 17745 Newsroom 893-2334 Office - Showers - High: 59° F Low: 50° F Lock Haven University's Student Newspaper Locked out Closing of East Campus gym puts a strain on teams, clubs m Undercover investigation puts end to marijuana ring Sarah Wojcik News Editor $6,000 a pound in Lock Haven The state Attorney General's Bureau of Narcotics Investigation (BN1) and the Attorney General's Drug Task Force have halted a marijuana ring through "Operation Fouled Out" and have arrested four students accused of trafficking the drug. 20, Bruce Kennedy, Ambler, Pa., Rodney D. Armstrong Jr, 21, Harrisburg, Pa, Michael J. Dye, 21, Milford, Pa., and Matthew Eshelman, 22, Fleetwood, Pa., have been identified through the investigation as the primary figures in the drug organization. Kennedy and Armstrong are current members of the campus basketball team, and Dye a former member. Armstrong and Dye were apprehended at practice the evening of Nov. 2, while Kennedy was arrested following a traffic stop in Lamar, where he allegedly was bringAlana Beightol / Eagle Eye ing back marijuana from Due to economic concerns, the gymnasium at East Campus has locked its doors. Philadelphia to sell to an Laura Theis used partially during the day. the team's much improved that the closing ofthe gym has undercover agent in the invesNo one was there on a perma- record over the last two years caused increased traffic on the tigation. Eshelman was appreGuest Writer hended Thursday evening in nent basis and it was costing to the practice space that the Thomas Field House floor. 100,000 $ a year to run. That's East Campus gym provided. This has brought wear and tear his off-campus apartment. The closing of the East After the arrests, police a lot of Three years ago, the women's that would not be there othermoney," he said, Campus gym is causing probobtained and executed a Without the season was 16East Campus lacrosse record wise and is making the floor lems for all ofthe sports teams search warrant all athletic must for the West gym, teams 17. The team's record for the less than ideal for the basketon campus as well as student Church Street the Zimmerli home that practice in ball team to practice. gyms, last two years is 31 -7. athletic groups. and Kennedy, Dye us Roger's Gymnasium Armstrong and "That facility helped The track and field team is The gym, which closed shared. They House, Thomas Field which is found drug packalso feeling the impact from tremendously," said Selvage. over the summer, was the main materials as aging not At a well as a practical according to meeting ofthe Student the loss of the East Campus practice area for the women's small amount of Kristen head coach of Selvage, marijuana. Athletic Advisory Committee, gym. Thomas Field House is lacrosse team. The track and The under-cover investigaa committee consisting of one the only place where pole field team also used the gym tr >e women's lacrosse team, tion, This everyone," "Operation Fouled Out", cramps student representative from vaulters and throwers can " extensively as well as the field had been begun Sept. 8 with "We want a now says Selvage. just each sport, athletes expressed practice that the gym is hockey team, the softball t0 plans Iace where no one of practice focusing on the concern about the closing of closed. Throwing implements team, the men's lacrosse team, P alleged W »U bother us arrival of bulk quantithe East Campus gym. are not allowed in Zimmerli or " and the football team. ties of marijuana The women's lacrosse not in Clinton Even teams that did Rogers, said one track and Dave Proctor, director of team County had been at the at from practicing Philadelphia. facilities, said it was necessary East Campus are field team member and practice East Campus gym for two now feeling the strain of its Thomas Field House is the According to the charges, to close the gym to save enerthe before its this on years closing closing. group of students was A sophomore the gy and money. A2 Gym, See, summer. attributed Selvage allegedly purchasing the drugs men's basketball team said "The gym was only being in Philadelphia for between $1,800 and $2,200 and reselling it for upwards of Campus protects students aggressive marketing Google Images Sarah Wojcik News Editor It was junior Amy Waters' first time driving in the risky winter weather of central Pennsylvania. When she lost control ofher car in Penn State and fish-tailed into a telephone pole, Waters was forced to reckon with the financial cost have made it easier and easier that followed. Her credit for college students to apply seemed to be her only hope. for cards by not requiring a "I was thankful for having prior credit history or a steady my credit card," said Waters, source of income. Students "because I had no other money then find signing up for the at the time, but now it's gain- card to be a breeze, but often discover the consequences of ing interest." The interest rate careless spending to catch up Waters' Mastercard has slowly with them faster than they may driven the initial $1,000 cost have expected. for electrical and body work According to the most higher and higher. I recent credit card survey in "It was a blessing at the 2004 by Nellie Mae, an educanow it's a burden," tion foundation that provides Waters said. loans for higher education, Such is the case for many about 76% of undergraduate college students who find students began the year with themselves signing up for a credit cards. This is an 8% credit card be it to build their decrease from usage in 2001 credit history or to ensure a and more than half ofthe stusource of money in case of dents carry a balance that is emergencies. under $1,000. Credit card companies Most students in the Nellie - depending on the quantity. Kennedy delivered oneeighth ounce of marijuana to one ofthe investigators within a university parking lot, according to the criminal charges. Other transactions allegedly occurred in or near the West Church residence, though this area was still considered a drug-free school zone which can result in the mandatory sentencing of a minimum of two years in prison. According to the State Attorney General homepage the charges are as follows: Kennedy is charged with four counts of delivery ofmarijuana, possession with the intent to deliver marijuana, criminal conspiracy and criminal use of a communications facility. Dye is charged with two counts each of delivery of marijuana, possession with the intent to deliver marijuana and conspiracy. Armstrong and Eshelman are both charged with one count each of delivery of marijuana, possession with the intent to deliver marijuana, and criminal conspiracy to deliver marijuana. Having been arraigned by Lock Haven Magisterial District Judge Joseph Sanders, the students were placed in the Clinton County jail. Kennedy was held with $100,000 bail while other three were held with $75,000 bail. Another 8NI investigation came to a close on Nov. 1 where nine Mansfield students were charged in a marijuana and cocaine ring after the completion of "Operation Failing Grade", a 16-month investigation that identified the principal figures in the ring to be William Anthony Millsip, 21, Philadelphia, and Rodney Tyshawn Smith, 21, Philadelphia. itiliilAii lillltlltllllllltlllltl* Mae survey reported direct mail as the main venue through which credit card companies attempt to recruit new student users. A USA Today article that appeared in early October cited the aggressive strategies of credit card companies to market on campuses by using gifts, food and other incentives to encourage students to sign up for the card. Many schools, however, are placing serious restrictions for the allowance ofcredit card companies to use the school as a hunting-ground for new clients. Lock Haven University is one such school. Facilities Coordinator Marchal Rote explained that the rising amount of student See, Cards, A2 Sara Gerber / Eagle Eye A2 November 8, 2006 lhueagleye.com Illicit questions warrant caution Brandy Rissmiller Staff Reporter While conducting job searches and interviews, students seeking employment may come across questions that may be illegal or are unnecessary in determining your competency for the position in which you are applying. "You need to be aware of your rights and learn to carefully weigh your answers to such question," said Autumn Riley, a peer career facilitator at Career Services, adding, "If you choose to answer them at all." But what constitutes an illegal or unnecessary question? "Some topics that are inappropriate are giving out your social security number before you are hired and questions concerning your race, color, religion or national origin," said Riley. To go along with the topic of religion, questions about availability to work on weekends and holidays have an From, Cards, Al debt has become a cause for concern from the university. "In the past we allowed credit card companies to come on campus with no problems, but as years progressed we saw more and more students coming into financial straits," said Rote. Since this escalation of debt, credit card companies are no longer permitted to set up tables in hopes ofrecruiting students. The only instance where these companies can come to campus is when they are acting as a fundraiser for a campus club or organization. And even under this instance, there are policies in place to curb the company's power in recruiting. to Dan According McCormick, the policy went into place about five years ago. Credit card companies must only use a space in or adjacent to the PUB or Bentley and are not permitted to pay the group that sponsored their presence on a per application basis, but only through a flat rate. This was enacted in hopes of lessening the aggressive nature of the company's purpose on cam- exclusionary effect on people who follow certain religious practices and should not be asked unless they are justified by business necessity. Questions about fluency in English can be a way of determining ethnicity. Questions about language competence are appropriate only when jobrelated. Questions concerning your health and whether you have any disabilities are, for the most part, illegal with a few discrepancies. "There is an exception to that rule, however," explains Riley. "A question that pertains to the job would be okay, like 'can you lift a fifty-pound box and carry it 100 feet?'" Age, height and weight are three more questions that are illegal, along with questions concerning marital status and whether an applicant has any children. Without proof of business necessity, an employer's use of arrest records to disqualify job applicants is unlawful discrimination. If a question is asked concerning conviction Google Images records it should be accompaAll questions in job intera statement a connied by that views and on applications not viction record will necesshould concern real worka to sarily be bar employment related qualifications. Be and that other factors, such as aware if you decide not to your age at the time of the answer certain questions, your offense, the seriousness and chances of employment could nature of the violation and be jeopardized. You must decide whether your rehabilitation, will be account. taken into you would want to give an "Also, unless it is jobrelatemployer confidential or ed, you should not be asked unnecessary information or about your credit history or whether you would want to your financial status," says work for an employer who asks inappropriate questions. Riley. ever possible, but the cold weather makes for difficult From, Gym, A1 conditions. "To get focus from my only facility, other than East athletes, they can't be freezCampus, with pole vaulting she said. ing," capabilities. said that the lack Selvage This is causing schedulof also affects student space ing conflicts with all the meet in who usually other sports practicing in groups Roger's Zimmerli and Thomas Field House. The track and field team Gymnasium. "We need varsity gym also has equipment locked in the gym that they cannot get space and that pushes out student groups," she said. access to. Everyone on the Student "We have a meet in less Advisory than a month and we can't Athletic Committee that they agreed get our mats," said Heather Leverington, the throwing needed the East Campus gym to practice properly. coach on the track team. The members said that they Along with the issues of were willing to clean the space, Selvage is also worried about the safety of her gym themselves and would practice without heat if the team. "Zimmerli gyms are just gym would be reopened. The athletes on campus not safe for our sport," she are aware of the money said. The gym at East Campus issues surrounding the closis the only gym that is wide ing ofthe gym, but one sophenough for the lacrosse team omore softball player wonto do game-like drills. ders if it will still be cost Selvage said that to practice effective in the long run. "The problems equal at Rogers or Zimmerli, the girls would need to adjust more than the cost of runtheir practices so no one gets ning the gym," said the soft"We're reprehurt, which means practices ball player. that are less game-like and senting our university and if we can't train properly, we ultimately less beneficial. Selvage said the team can't properly represent our will practice outside when- school." Senate probes safety of elevators, President Wise vetoes ambiguous bill Chris Hoskavich Guest Writer Elevator safety and approval of a recent presidential veto topped the agenda at the Student Cooperative Council (SCC) Senate meeting last Wednesday. Sen. Candace Clauss raised the issue ofpotentially hazardous conditions of elevators in buildings on campus. The senator was specifically concerned that elevator doors close too quickly, posing a danger to people stepping into the elevators. "The elevator in Raub almost ate me alive," said Clauss. Linda Koch, vice president of student affairs, said that problems concerning the university's elevators stem from the age ofthe machines. She said that LHU does not handle maintenance of the elevators directly, but contracts a service company to do so. She assured the Senate that the issue would pus. be addressed. Rote cited poor education "Certainly we don't want on the topic of credit cards and the ramifications of the unsafe elevators," Koch said. The Senate also approved debt they can accumulate as stuSCC President Matthew one of the reasons that veto so Wise's of a bill that was dents may find themselves the Senate at its passed by in rapidly increasing debt. 18 Oct. meeting. The most simple advice in The bill stated "a club that avoiding an endless abyss of to is their constitution having promptly debt would be comes discussed the Senate must by in pay the bill off as it have there for representation each month, and keeping up to rates the constitution be disawareness on the interest cussed." and their constant fluctuation. It was introduced in Knowing first hand that it to an incident at the response can be easier said than done. meeting in 4 this Oct. Senate advice, Waters offers no of the which member "Just be careful." ft mmm\\\\\wtm\" Alana Beightol / Eagle Eye Matt Wise addresses the Senate regarding the use of a presidential veto of a previously passed bill due to its wording. The majority of the Senate approved Wise's veto. Fencing Club was present for It says that "if there is not the voting on its request for representation from a club the funding. constitution will be tabled The bill would require until the next session of the that the same procedure be Senate." followed in all future Wise expressed concern instances of a club not being that the term "session" might represented at a Senate meetbe interpreted to refer to the ing in which its constitution Senate's spring or fall sesis to be discussed. Wise sions, as opposed to its vetoed the bill because of its biweekly meetings. Sen. Justin Seitz, who wording, not its intent. "There is possible ambiwrote and introduced the bill, guity in the language agreed with Wise. throughout the document," "I'm in support of rewritsaid Wise. ing this bill to eliminate Wise cited the bill's second sentence as an example. All clubs and organizations, funded or non-funded, who would like to fundraise on campus are going to have to submit a Campus Fundraising Request Form. Any fundraising activities must be submitted to the Student Appropriations Committee for approval before any advertising is placed on campus and a week before the event. Forms are found in the SCC Offices outside the Treasurer's door and are due by Monday at Noon to be considered for Tuesday's meeting. Consequences will be given if this policy is not followed. From the Office of the Treasurer, SCC, INC. ambiguity." said Seitz. In the course of discussing the veto, some senators expressed dissatisfaction with the bill entirely. Sen. Zachary Smith said that he felt the bill was unnecessary. "1 just don't think it's necessary to demand (club members') time," said Smith. Other senators disagreed. Sen. William Dowd said that it was important for members ofclubs to make an effort to answer any ques- tions the Senate may have before they vote on the constitution. "I like for someone from the club to be here," said Dowd. The discussion began to get heated before it was stopped by Speaker of the Senate William Baney for veering off the topic of the veto. The veto was then voted on and passed by an overwhelming margin. "The veto stays," said Baney. "The bill has been destroyed." NOW HIRING $7 $10 per hour ide Team Mem Depending on Experience - tdeai candidates must dependable responsible, available to work ail shifts. be and Drivers Drivers can earn up to $12 per hour. Must have clean dnving record and a years of 2 minimum driving If you would like to become a Papa John's Ptoca team member stop by: 308 High Street Lock Haven. PA 177/1 570 893-177^ November 8, 2006 A3 lhueagleye.com PASSHE Board approves unrealisti budget request for 2007-08 year ' / HI Courtesy LHU Public Relations Allen bolsters female leadership at forum Stephanie LaSota Opinion Editor Promoting women in higher education and leadership roles was the goal of the Pennsylvania chapter of the Council of American Education Network forum held in Hershey, Pa., on Oct. 29 and 30. Dr. Cindy Allen, director of student teaching and field placements, was nominated by President Keith Miller to attend the forum, presented by the ACE Network Office of Women in Higher Education and titled "Women Leaders of the 21st Century: IDEALS (Identifying, Developing, Encouraging, Advancing, Linking and Supporting).". Along with the duties attached to her title at LHU, Allen is also the state coordinator for a Pa. grant that provides workshops for public school health educators. "The fall is usually a busy time for me. We have our workshop scheduled for the fall and the report for the grant is due in the spring," said Allen. Allen does not rule out the pursuit of greater leadership roles at the university level in the future. "I'm looking forward to the future and seeing if there are some doors that open," she said. "By attending these conferences I can see what obstacles others have encountered and can take it from there." President Miller said that Allen's varied experiences at the university are helpful in participating in such a conference. "Dr. Allen has had a very successful tenure at Lock Haven University. She is well respected amongst faculty peers and administrative colleagues," he said. Allen said she was excited that President Miller sees the importance in encouraging faculty members to attend conferences like this one that celebrate and work toward enhancing greater female roles in university leadership. Many university presidents presented sessions at the two-day forum in the decadent Hotel Hershey, including Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education Chancellor Dr. Judy Hample. Allen included Hample's name in the list ofpowerful and influential women whom she admired at the conference. Allen said she most enjoyed the female university leaders who spoke of their career path to the presidency. She also enjoyed the sessions geared toward handling budget issues for people in administrative roles. Representatives from 29 different universities in the state were present at the forum, according to Allen. The varied sessions included topics like how to promote more diversity at the college level and case studies on the . dynamic between university administration and their constituents. The conference is held every two years and Allen acknowledges it as a great opportunity to learn new things and meet helpful people. "It was a time to network, but it was such a support group," said Allen. "I would definitely recommend it." I HARRISBURG When the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education's (PASSHE) Board of Governors approved its 200708 funding request (in October) in Harrisburg, the pure numbers themselves did not raise many eyebrows. Like last year, the PASSHE Board has voted to ask the Commonwealth for a 6% increase in funding. Last year's request contained an assumption that tuition would increase 3.1% if the appropriation request was granted. This year, the assumption is that tuition would increase just 1% if the full 6% appropriation request is awarded. The big difference this year is that the PASSHE claims its budget forecast and appropriations request contains no provisions for salary increases for faculty, coaches, staff, or campus police. For Pat Heilman, president ofthe union representing nearly 6000 faculty members the 14 and coaches at PASSHE universities, the Board's decision not to Students attend the PSAHPERD Sierra Shaheen, Megan Salmon, Deborah Kinsey, Linda Woods Huber (1972 LHU alumni and PSAHPERD Executive Director) and Joseph Cowan (right) attended the Annual PSAHPERD (Pennsylvania State Association of Health, Physical v "yj, mmv-~ i, BoimI r w •IBM Education, Recreation, and Dance) Student Leadership Conference Sept. 29 - Oct. 1. As well as extensive learning, students could also engage in physical activity such as a high ropes course. Friday November 10,2006 + Candles + Items for all occas jflK sPorts equipment from Arby's NOW!' iMflk ChnffinuShoppeOpen ywTL f£$|W + Tart Burners and Tarts -huge selection * UJTKIL Jon W0002NfD Route 150 West NOW DELIVERING TOLHU!!! HOUSE I | avaiCa6Ce CocaCCy at FITNESS UNLIMITED REAR 121E. 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Heilman reiterated increase the tuition APSCUF's desire to achieve This move is nothing more fair settlements for the faculty than posturing for negotiamembers and coaches, and to tions." The PASSHE claims that do so soon. "We sent a letter to the this is the first time the a PASSHE on February 14 of PASSHE has encountered this year, indicating our situation where all of the coldesire to begin bargaining in lective bargaining agreements are coming due at the June. We had hoped to consame time, and that is the readuct many bargaining sesson for the salaries being sions throughout the summer months, enabling us to reach placed at zero. A review ofhistorical data an early settlement. That obviously never materialshoots down that assertion. "In January, 1992, ized." "It has been APSCUF's APSCUF and the PASSHE Board approved a 1-year goal from day one to avoid the negative situations that extension of the faculty contract that wasn't due to expire nearly led to strikes in 1999 until June 30, 1993," Heilman and 2004," Heilman stressed. said. "The extension took the "The earlier we can achieve a contract to June 30, 1994, and settlement the better. That APSCUF's State Newsletter way, faculty members, coachnotes that one of the key faces and students can focus on tors involved in seeking the teaching, coaching and learnextension was a 'desire to ing." include any projections for salary increases was both unrealistic and short-sighted. "While it is true that the contractual numbers were right in front of the System when it came time to prepare last year's appropriations request and that is not the case this year, making a formal, funding request without allowing for any salary increases whatsoever just doesn't make any sense," Heilman observed. "Last year's budget request contained the assumption that the total cost of would employee salaries increase by 4.6% (adjusted down from 5.9% after allowing for changes in complement). Now, this year, they turn around and ask for the same 6% increase in appropriation while trumpeting a small 1% increase in tuition." The PASSHE claims it did not factor in a figure for salary increases because none of the figures were known. Heilman has another idea. 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We do not have them both during the fall They repair zippers, having music education as a a specific goal at this point season, because we are not sure what as well as in replace buttons, and hem the major here in the future, unimarching band," must. amount we will be able to get the spring for concert forms expansion is a sleeves to fit each member. formed a from the SCC or even from the said Brungard. "They create a The band has "As a group, we do our Committee, headed LHU Foundation. We are tryvery uniform look for the best to make the uniforms look Uniform Justin all of these outlets first ing indoor concerts, and that,can good and they do look good by band president Wilhelm, with the before that setting goal." from a distance. But if you get to work help to keep the audience conThe committee meets centrated on the music that we close to them, you can see the SCC to take a proposal to the to secure funds needweekly perform rather than the clothes wear, tear, and the safety pins Executive Board. are to ed. The overall cost per unithat we are wearing. It makes that are holding the uniforms "We currently trying will alumni of form average out to $200 us work as an ensemble together at this point," fundraise with the band," "We each. With the need of 100 the Wilhelm said. towards our common goal of Brunrard said. uniforms, a that will make their great musicianship and beautiThere are currently 52 are hoping to send letter out total cost about S20.000. members in the band; an to them requesting donations ful art without having one perbuy to son or another stand out." the increase from last year. Due to that will be used It is common for most state schools nowadays to have their band uniforms replaced every eight years, which would make Lock Haven's almost twice as old as some. Duplicate uniforms of the already existing ones cannot be purchased because the style is no longer being made. A size issue is also a problem for few members. Because of the lack of uniform sizes, five members were wearing regular black pants at last BT ■ *" r spring's President Concert. Tau Beta Sigma, the bands' I *>&*$rW*" ■■■■■■■■■■■ sorority, is in charge of the upkeep of the uniforms. "If there are alterations that we can't handle, they are then sent out to a seamstress which B can become pricey," said Vice nil President of Service Melissa Photo courtesy of Brandon Apter Teller. "This year, six uni- The band marches to the bleachers after a show during a football eame. forms had to be sent out and - !$ mm mmm Photo courtesy of Brandon Apter The wear and tear of the band uniforms is becoming apparent as one student performs. Megan Bream Guest Writer Due to their condition and an increasing number of members, new uniforms are a necessity for the band. Purchased in 1992, the uni- forms were adequate and appealing to members and the audience. With a time period spanning 14 years later, the quality ofthe fabric is starting to fray and discolor. Drum Pamela major Brungard feels the appearance of the uniforms can take away from the appeal seen by the audience. "Getting new uniforms is extremely important because the current ones simply do not I 11 Annual student fair promotes beneficial lifestyles, raises awareness about health misconceptions in Rogers Gym Daniella De Luca Editor in Chief The annual Lock Haven University Student Health fair hosted vendors and a guest instructor on exercise Thursday, Nov. 2, to increase health awareness and involvement in physical activities. "The fair is important to the university mixing leisure with health information as a way to reach out to the community." said senior recreation Christina major Photo courtesy o/ /.//{' Pu/j/ic Relations Vincent Stasik, senior recreation major, demonstrates one type of arm exercise with the new Versa Ball under the supervision of Student ' Rec Center Director Brad Dally at the Student Health Fair on Thursday. Susquehanna River may see increase in fish population Erin Hippie Editor at Large Scott Carney, chief of the habitat management division of the PA Fish and Boat Commission, is in charge of the Representatives of funds for conadministering U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service struction and design. a gave a presentation about "We are deep into the pasproposed fish passage prosageway's project and the congram to the Lock Haven City are finished. designs ceptual Council during Monday's We are at the final design meeting. to having and close phase very Larry Miller, chief project money. all of the We're just manager of the U.S. Fish and our the for bids on waiting Wildlife Service explained the contractors to said close." goal of the program is to help re-introduce the American Carney. Dick Quinn, a fishway Shad, a type of fish, into the engineer from the PA Fish and Susquehanna River. Boat Commission explained "This is a congressional how the passage help the will appropriation to install a fish fish, most flow of especially passage into the West Branch the American Shad, and that of the river. We need to contract with an engineering and the passage will require minimal maintenance. contracting company to conThe small amount ofmainstruct our final idea and estitenance that will be required, mate the costs," said Miller. however, will be the responsiThe money for this project of the dam owner. In bility was given by the federal govcase, this the owner is the city ernment to the PA Fish and Haven. of Lock Boat Commission which will "It is going to be four feet be in charge of overseeing the wide and made of concrete project. and wood." said Quinn. "The H passage will be open from March through June. Rasnake. Planning for the event held in Rogers Gymnasium began at the start of the fall semester as the Health Promotion in the Worksite class began to organize under the direction of Dr. Rose Ann Neff. "The students have been doing a fantastic job planning and implementing the health fair.'* Neff said. She added that she notices an improvement every year and credits it to the evaluations they do as a class as a way to get feedback. One of the new features this year was a guest. Marilynne Cornel. She was invited to lead chair exercises during a portion of the time allotted for the fair. In addition to exercise instruction, she has had experience as a resource specialist, dance instructor and as a movement therapist. Several booths were also open for information, tutorials, demonstrations and giveaways. Booth sponsors were from Lock Haven, Williamsport, Danville and several other Pennsylvania locations. American Red Cross, Geisinger Health, United Way and Home Security were just a few groups represented. Rock River and Trail Outfitters, Fitness Unlimited and Lock Haven YMCA also offered some representatives from downtown in addition to many more. Physicians Assistants from Lock Haven Hospital took blood pressure and measured glucose levels for those of participants. The goal of the fair each year remains consistent, and recreation majors as well as Physicians Assistants were on hand to circulate and answer questions to fair attendees. "We are making health issues more known and that there are other ways to lose or maintain weight in addition to exercise," said senior Laurie Neyhard, using the example of nutrition paired with exercise. Student Rec Center Brad Dally offered a Director demonstration of the rec center's newest toys the Versa - Ball equipment with the help of senior recreation major Vince Stasik. "Basically we're showing off what we have at the center. The Versa Ball is small but versatile," Dally said. The ball, frame and resistance bands can be used for abdominal exercises as well as back, arms and torso. The apparatus is available for use upstairs in the Student Rec Center. "The fair this year offered so many different types of agencies, and it was bigger than ever before. It was a very educational experience for everyone involved," said senior recreation fitness major Melissa Moors. YOUR VOTE counts! We request that collected debris be removed from the passage's trash rack at least twice during the migratory period." Quinn and Carney also suggested that if the city was unwilling to take care of the maintenance, the university or high school may be interested in an "Adopt a Fishway" program that would allow students to take care of mainte- d Fil out the 2007 Spring Concert Survey! nance. On average. 10 million are stocked in the Susquehanna River each year, while a phenomenal 1 in 450 Councilman survive. 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A6 lhueagleye.com November 8, 2006 OPINION Misun erstan ngs regar ng re ous P hil o sophies can cause distorted criticisms Dear i ii' .~_ Editor, I would like to respond to Joseph Melber's opinion article entitled, "Religious intolerance may stem from Christian Philosophies" which appeared in the Nov. 1 edition of the Eagle Eye. At the outset, I agree that far too often violence has been justified in the name of God by Christians. Further, I concur with Melber that the flaws of humanity are responsible for the violence associated with religion. the People populate Christian church, and people are not perfect, regardless of whether they are Christian or not. From a theological perspective we would say that human beings, for all their virtues and good intentions, are prone to sin - to act in ways that are contrary to God's plan. Nevertheless, even though Joseph and I share some common ground on this topic, I feel that his column is flawed on several important levels. First, there is the title of Melber's article which links intolerance to religious ■■■■■■■■■■■■V MLWLWm Christians is 'his clause Christian philosophies. I ties, while not absolving reliworld and had the humility to would disagree. apologize for past mistakes. gious people of all guilt, cerRecall that Jesus did not tainly influenced the final outThird and finally, Melber advocate change through viocome of some pretty dreadful criticizes Christians for their conservatism, especially with lence and coercion, but chapters in history. through an ethic of love for In the case ofthe crusades: regards to their political activism on the abortion issue. everyone, even one's enemies. Barbarian invasions, the condiEarly Christians took this phitions of feudal society and I should warn Melber that it losophy to heart. political quagmires between would be difficult to categorize For example, early eastern and western Europe all all Christians as conservative. converts Christian were played a roll in the final outFor example, there are libexpected to change professions come. eral evangelicals, such as Jim if they were ; jyyp— Wallis who speak to soldiers. The the issues of poverty, violence, asked cause intolerance and violence, but the the environment and of a soldier at flawed people who sometimes distort or criminal justice. And times of war. misunderstand Christian philosophies." with respect to was not seen as Catholics, our church Jeff Schaffer ; compatible may be rather conserSecond, Melber also asserts vative on the abortion issue but with the Christian way of life. It's not Christian philosothat the pope "is treated as a we are quite liberal on social phies that cause intolerance god on earth." This is a gross justice issues like capital punand violence, but the flawed misunderstanding of Catholic ishment, immigration and the war in Iraq. people who sometimes distort practice and belief. Catholics honor the pope as I would also caution a leader of the Church, a sucMelber that the establishment In this regard, my main cessor to St. Peter and a symclause of the first amendment criticism of Melber"s article is bol of unity, but to see him as a is good news for both its tendency to make religion a god would be considered by us Christians and non-Christians alike. quick and easy scapegoat for to be idolatrous. Yes, we have had some the horrific evils we see in hisThe good news for tory. The truth is not so simple. popes who exemplified the Christians is that it guarantees Intellectual integrity human tendency to sin. But we the free exercise of religion. demands that we also consider have also had some faith-filled Thus, as citizens. Christians the implications of culture as leaders such as John XX1I1 and have the right and duty to well as political and economic John Paul II who advocated political involvement. realities. These historical reali- peace and tolerance across the The good news for non- - t helps preserve footing for everyone by prohibiting" the J 'JjU establishment or support ofr aa state religion. Thus, you are well within in your rights to argue against thee ®l political agenda of Christianss and question their ability to truly serve the common good of our country. But in the end, it is up to the political process to decide what's best. In conclusion, as a Catholic campus minister serving the LHU community, I have no problem with criticism aimed at my Church or the way Christians sometimes behave. I've been known to voice some criticisms myself. However, I hope such discourse will exemplify tolerance for the broad spectrum of religious expressions on campus and display an adequate understanding of their practice and belief. the. Jeff Schaffer Minister LHU Newman n mm i 'An eye for an eye' is the best po to follow when it comes to Hussein Garrett Graziano Sports Editor form of capital punishment. But 1 never thought it would involve such a barbaric ritual as a hanging. Then again, when you realdown and digest the consit ly I never thought in a million cept is a hanging really that years that I would live to witbarbaric when you are hanging ness one ofthese, but finally, a a barbarian? good ole' fashioned execution. I think a hanging may be a It's about time. Now, move on too simple. I would even little over Joan ofArc. venture to say a little too weak. I know some of you out not burn him at the stake, Why there are asking yourselves or perhaps subject him to lethal right now what the big deal is. as gas he has subjected so We execute people all the time, own people to? many ofhis right? worst thing you fact, the In Yes, we do. However, can do is keep a man actually when is the last time that the so like this alive he can sit in U.S. government executed the of the eternal suspense agony leader of a country, let alone that awaits when he evenhim hanged the leader of a country. on. tually passes Ever since that faithful day This may sound a little that Saddam Hussein was morbid and I know ethical valfound buried in that little fox would be called in to play, ues hole, I knew that the end result but sincerely hope that they I of his trial would include some broadcast his execution. Just like public executions old, I fully believe people of should be able to look him in the eyes as he stares out at - to see the ultimate for the sorrow agony has inflicted upon Iraq for ,We know a lot of may not have gone right in war. It surely is not a pleaser for the Iraqis or Americans alike. Letters to the editor are the opinion ofthe Through all the shenani aumor an d do not reflect the views ofthe Eagle Eye gans, lies and miscues, I don't staffor its associates. think anyone is too sad to see a dictator like that lose and, I guess now, his life. Please do not be confused by my little rant here. 1 am in no way one of those radical on right wing Republicans. I just believe in the notion "an of eye for an eye." If you £ a are going to inflict pain and h suffering on innocent people, |* then you yourself deserve same pain and maybe even more. Do you have something your mind? Garrett Graziano them one last time. lt is not because of any remote enjoyment of watching someone losing their life, but more about the one chance for the families of all his victims Is there hot-button topic that you would like to discuss? Don't just get red in the face... Under-inflated tires add to pollution •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Write a letter to the editor. Dear EarthTalk: Is it true that driving with soft tires wastes energy and results in more pollution? — Nanci Graham, via e-mail When tires are not inflated the pounds per square inch (PSI) rating recommended by manufacturers, they are less "round" and require more energy to begin moving and to maintain speed. As such, under-inflated tires do indeed contribute to pollution and increase fuel to costs. An informal study by students at Carnegie Mellon University found that the majority of cars on U.S. roads are operating on tires inflated to only 80 percent ofcapacity. According to the website, fueleconomy.gov, inflating tires to their proper pressure can improve mileage by about 3.3 percent, whereas leaving them under-inflated can lower mileage by 0.4 percent for every one PSI drop in pressure of all four tires. That may not sound like much, but it means that the average person who drives 12,000 miles yearly on underinflated tires uses about 144 extra gallons of gas, at a cost of S300-S500 a year. And each time one of those gallons of bine with the oxygen in the air. As such, any vehicle running on soft tires is contributing as much as 1.5 extra tons (2,880 pounds) ofgreenhouse gases to the environment annually. Besides saving fuel and money ant minimizing emissions, properly inflated tires are safer and less likely to fail at high speeds Under-inflated tires make for longer stopping distances and will skid longer on wet surfaces. Mechanics advise drivers to check their tire pressure monthly, if not # J more frequently. The \ Courtesy of Getty Images correct air pressure Vehicles running on soft for tires that come with tires contribute nearly 3,000 new vehicles can be extra pounds of carbon diox- found either in the owner's manual or ide to the environment inside the driver-side annually. door. Beware, though, that gas is burned, 20 pounds of carbon dioxide is added to the replacement tires may carry a atmosphere as the carbons in different PSI rating than the the gas are released and corn- originals that came with the , . car. Most new replacement tires display their PSI rating on their sidewalls. Also, tire pressure should be checked when tires are cold, as internal pressure increases when the car has been on the road for a while, but then drops when the tires cool back down. It is best to check tire pressure before heading out on the road to avoid inaccurate read- CONTACTS: Carnegie Mellon Today, "Save Gas, Money and the Environment with Properly Inflated Tires," /0 5 0 9 2 1 _tire.html; FuelEconomy.gov, "Keeping Your Car in Shape," www.fueleconomy.org/feg/mai When writing, please include your full name and a phone number where you can be reached. Also include your year and major. ; sendittolhueagleye@yahoo.com • with "Opinion Letter" I • in the subject line. • I Do you like to draw? Do you have a passion for comic books or satirical cartoons? GOT AN TAL QUESTION? Send it to: EarthTalk, c/o E/The Environmental Magazine, P.O. Box 5098, Westport, CT 06881; submit it at: www.emagazine.com/earthtalk/thisweek/, or e-mail: earthtalk@emagazine.com. Read past columns at: www.emagazine.com/earthtalk/archives.php. ' Draw an editorial cartoon, and submit it to the Eagle Eye for the Opinion section. Send it to with "Editorial the Cartoon" in subject line. Make sure to include your full name, year, major and a phone number where you can be reached. lhueagley e .com November 8, 2006 A7 OPINI O r THE EAGLE EYE VOLUME 64, ISSUE 9 Parsons Union Building Lock Haven University Lock Haven, PA 17745 Faculty Advisor Dr. Sharon Office: 570-893-2579 Fax: 570-893-2644 Online Editor Kara Wilt Stringer Photographers Editor in Chief Alana Beightol Marissa Brunner Garrett Graziano Daniella De Luca Kasey Le John Reith News Jessica Thompson Sarah Wojcik Features Jessa Hoover Melanie She11hammer Sports Garrett Graziano James Cooney Opinion Stephanie LaSota Classifieds Ads Manager Sarah Goetter Advertising Sarah Goetter Jennifer Hayes Cory Messinger Circulation Trey Buehler Financial Manager Christina Fried Staff Reporters Brandon Apter Patrick Bower Kris Glad Sara Gerber Erin Hippie Nicole Jacobs Copy Editor Jennifer Dell Photo Editor Marina Moshe Jenkins Len Mahonski Nicole Pinto Brandy Rissmiller Kara Wilt Tsygankova THE EAGLE EYE, THE OFFICIAL STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF LOCK HAVEN UNIVERSITY, IS PUBLISHED WEEKLY THE ARTICLES, OPINIONS, PICTURES AND LAYOUT OF THE EAGLE EYE ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE STAFF AND DO NOT REFLECT THE VIEWS OF THE STUDENTS, THE FACULTY OR ADMINISTRATION, UNLESS SPECIFIED. THE EAGLE EYE IS FUNDED BY THE STUDENT COOPERATIVE COUNCIL AND IS PRINTED BY THE Students should not allow universityinduced stress to overwhelm them m V MB* Nicole Pinto Staff Reporter Since the clocks have fallen back and given us an extra hour, it seems as if time hasn't changed at all, if anything, the pace has begun to pick up. The days are getting colder and darkness settles in yearly letting sleepiness get the best of us all. The reality of Tiow well you're doing in •classes has hit home that it 'might not be what you expect•ed. Expectations are high as assignments are rushing in, between presentations and papers, more tests and quizzes in a week. All ofthis seems to happen at once. It's enough to bring anyone to their breaking point. I encourage you to look at the big picture here. College is a once in a lifetime experience that you are fortunate to have now while you're young. But how fortunate are we to have all of these stresses: hair pulling, tears and lack of sleep? Well if you look at it that Way, not so fortunate at all. This is what sets college apart from any other institution. This "adult life," when you are making decisions on your own and are being responsible for your actions, becomes tough when you feel the walls closing in around , Dependence on oil keeps U.S. from tackling important issues Joseph Melber Guest Columnist Due partly to a bustling economy and partly to a concept coined as "American exceptionalism," the United States as we know it exists somewhat as a slave to the prices of oil. While we drive around in gigantic gas guzzling vehicles along the largest highway system in the world, oil rich countries in the Middle East have created an entity which now has just as much sway in politics as any other organization in history. This is the entity Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and it has held the developed countries of the world in its clutches for more or less of recent history. Technically this is a cartel, a union of many different firms engaged in price setting, much like the Carnegie steel monopoly in the history of the U.S. before trade barriers were made illegal by the Sherman Due to the power over the developing and developed world along with the problems that its overwhelming power creates, OPEC's creation is my second most detrimental event in human history negatively affecting today. Joseph Melber The amount of wasted resources due to this price set- past on to the consumer. In addition, persons who invest are left continually less likely to do so as the continued depreciation of currencies sometimes out-perform the financial securities they invest in, thus making the consumers in developed countries more wasteful with their consumption than they already are. This high importance of oil held in the hands of so few has an even more serious consequence that no matter how hard politicians try to mask, the public seems well aware of it. The federal government which is in control ofthe most powerful army in the world, the United States, is in a continued struggle to stabilize relations in the Middle East while leaving more serious matters untouched. It is a common idea now that the United States invaded the state of Iraq in the name of oil. Even if it is not the case that the U.S. appointed dictator, Saddam Hussein (yes, he was put in power by the United States) was certainly driving up oil prices at high ting is astronomical. To simply look at the owners of the oil rights in the member countries and their wealth will give an exact understanding of how much money is lost due to the inflationary pressures of oil prices. Not only does the money of oil consumers flow out to support the artificially set rates. act. The problem with this Although OPEC would prices of oil, but consumers to focus on oil is that a situation have been broken up by now if also suffer due the frictional inflation such as the that could and should have it were a U.S. firm, it is an effects of of businesses been solved by now, such as to coninternational cartel in which expense Sudanese genocide, goes tinually change prices of their the rules do not apply. which are on inevitably unopposed. goods If the international community does not soon turn its attention to this huge human rights problem it will not turn out like Rwanda, it will be worse. Finally, my moral for this week runs along the line ofthe value of human life, if the United States would turn its attention away from the Middle East and tight in Sudan, how high can oil prices really go? Most resistance fighters in the Middle East are well equipped, but the owners of oil rights have massive quantities of weapons at their disposal to protect their investments, but simply would rather have the U.S. handle any situation that comes up. 1 ask this, how high can oil prices rise if we force oil producers to handle their own problem: twenty cents, thirty cents? Are we really not willing to accept this inconvenience to free up troops to fight a battle that really matters in Darfur? ***This is the ninth in a series of ten columns concerning the top ten historic events that have the greatest negative impact on life today, according to this writer. Impatient people on campus must learn to think more empathetically Jamie De Angelis Guest Writer Picture this; you're in line place is jam-packed with ravenous students. You are hungry and you have a 12 o'clock class you have to get to, so you are in a hurry. There is only one line to pay for your food, you're the seventh person in line, and there is one cashier working and it's her first day on the job. Expectedly, you and everyone waiting along with you are getting antsy. Finally, the line begins to move and eventually there is only one person in front of you now. You think you are about to be home free, but wait, there is a problem with how the cashier rang up a student's meal. In a situation like that, one has a variety of choices on at lower Bentley and the how to deal with it. Option A is you continue to be polite with the cashier because clearly they are having difficulty and Option B is that you throw a tantrum. Of course, the student chose the latter. I experienced an event not unlike that recently and was amazed at the fact that the person in front of me was so blatantly rude to the worker and proceeded to act like an eightyear-old who has just had their toy stolen. Ten minutes later, after the person argued ruthlessly with the worker, the problem dissipated due to the worker's passivity and lower Bentley returned to its usual chaos. Maybe I'm old-fashioned, but I couldn't help but wonder if the concept of 'respect your elders' had flown right out the window. Being away from home and being thrown into the college atmosphere can be a shock for some because our parents aren't here to oversee all our actions, but there is no excuse for rudeness. Even if you didn't have someone instilling morals in you your entire life, you should still know the difference between being polite and being downright offensive. But my gripe has less to do with the person who is illmannered and more to do with the person who is putting up with it. The cashier chose to hold herself together and be courteous despite being told that the cashiers were "wrong" and "didn't know what they were doing." If I had been in her place, I cannot say that I would have reacted in the same way. Of course, every decent worker knows that the customer is always right, but saying it and adhering to it when difficult customers come around are two different things. I commend those who put up with people such as that, but 1 also warn them. If you always let people get away with being rude, how will they ever learn that it is not okay to treat people that way? It's a challenge to say in the very least, but it is doable. And those of you who are like me and have witnessed other students belittling someone and have not said anything, I challenge you to be the one who puts them in place. The idea is simple- treat others the way you would like to be treated. I'm sure if the scenario was switched around and the student had to play the part of the cashier on the first day of her job, trying to serve a line of people and distinguishing the million little buttons ofthe cashier, she would not appreciate it if a rude person came along and gave her a hard time. Karma is a funny thing. you. So much to do and so little time is probably the most accurate way to sum up college life. The reason why most people feel all of this pressure is because they had to have slipped off track somewhere. There are consequences for actions, and skipping class or assignments can hurt a lot more than one would think. Slipping off of the track is easy and the most difficult challenge is getting back on. While you're off track it seems like you get stuck in a place of timelessness. The time goes by without any real self accomplishment and leaves one feeling a state of depression. The more time that passes in a state of worthlessness, the more depressed one finds themselves. It becomes a vicious cycle. Skipping one class may lead to a negative attitude as if to say, "Well I already missed that class three times, so my grade can't improve now, and so why should I go?" Well here is your reason to go. Go for yourself. Your grade can improve. Skipping more classes because of that negative attitude can only make it worse. It may not be what you wanted it to be, but putting in effort will get you out of your slump. Once you start going back to classes you will feel a sense of self-worth again. You will feel like you are accomplishing something that you really want. There are ways for you to wake up out of that "twilight zone" attitude. It's okay to let out a good cry once in awhile, but instead of crying alone find a good friend or family member to talk to. If you're having trouble keeping up with your classes and club activities, write an email or see a professor directly and explain your situWithout any play or college will help you to deal ation. The professor is more reward, people lose motivawith them better in the future. than likely going to undertion. Make sure when you do After college and going stand that sometimes students something you're proud of, through all of these endless get overwhelmed and lose you reward yourself. tasks you will have accomtheir bearings. After receiving a good plished everything you ever See if there is anything grade on something you dreamed. You made it through you could do to make up for worked hard on, go ahead and sleepless nights. your lack of motivation to put it on your refrigerator or You made it through the accomplish your expected call Mom and let her know. It unhealthy diets like endless duties. may sound funny, but it will peanut butter and jelly sandIt looks better to be make you feel good. wiches. accountable for your actions You have overcome comIf there are certain people and show that you care, then bringing you down, just pleting more tasks at once to sit back with no regard. remember those that you do than you ever thought you Get yourself organized. have. could. You have risen above Find a set schedule that works There are plenty of people those malicious peers who for you. Make sure to plan out in this world that care about have tried to drag you down. projects ahead of time. If you you and those that do not care You will have that degree have a lot to do in one week, are not worth your time. in your hand, and now your start early on the weekends. Most people that try to possibilities are endless. No one says you have to bring you down are jealous of All of this stress will be give up your Saturday night, you. They are afraid you will something ofthe past. So let it but giving up your Saturday accomplish something they go now, and save your self the afternoon might not be so bad. will not, and this is their only trouble. Don't forget to schedule in way to be ahead of your greatYou already know that free time for yourself. Most ness. once college is over you will people fall into this slump These negative people will think. "Why did I stress so because it's all work and no always be in your life, and much when I finished just play. learning to cope with them in fine?" A8 November 8, 2006 9Abh !■ BBBh ■ JIBB BiBmBi Self-defense class reveals importance of protection Erin Hippie Editor at Large Ik mmm —sfcjf: 'jH^^^^^^^I '*■'?* J/' immrmi Garrett Graziano / Eagle Eye Adam Wolfe and Britton Kreitz graduated from the U.S. Army Airborne School in September after having earned their wings. Airborne certified ROTC leaders earn their silver wings Daniella De Luca Editor in Chief For the first four seconds after you jump out of a plane, you're a rag doll. At least, that's how Britton Kreitz described his experience with the U.S. Army Airborne School in Fort Benning, Georgia. "The sky is unforgiving," he said. "Jumping gives you a tremendous rush, but there's also a tremendous concern. It's not your aver- age, leisure skydive. There are a million things you have remember." Kreitz was one of two ROTC members sent to represent Lock Haven University this summer. The other was Doug Wolfe. Both graduated from the intensive three-week long their program earning "wings," and certifying them to jump into combat from the air. The two graduated from the specialty school on Sept. I and got permission to miss the first week of classes before returning for the fall semester. They were selected by ROTC leaders based on military leadership attributes, physical fitness, GPA and for the guts and motivation to represent the university and the ROTC program according to SFC Christopher Harris. No newcomer to Airborne status himself, SFC Harris has spent 13 years of his career doing airborne activities including two years as an instructor at Fort Benning, to Ga., and spent time in the 82nd Airborne Division. "It is truly an honor to have any Cadet, Soldier, or student from Lock Haven go to the U.S. Army Airborne School, graduate and get their Silver Wings," SFC Harris said. He is a master rated Jumpmaster with over 100 static line jumps and one combat jump into Panama on Dec. 20, 1989. "Airborne school sets you apart from your peer Cadets or Soldiers, and it shows that you are willing to go the extra mile to be the best leader you can be." During the first week of training, "Ground Week," all activities and drills were grounded. It was a test of the participants' physical fitness to prepare them for the physical stressors of jumping out of a plane that their bodies were about to go through. Week two, "Tower Week" focused more on technical skills used during the descent. Control is needed when managing the parachute and being able to navigate and land safely on the drop zone. Before the week's end, each soldier is required to drop from a 250 ft. training tower with a T-10 Delta parachute. It's not until the third week, "Jump Week," that the soldiers get to jump out of a moving plane. Jumpmasters perform a series of safety inspections once the soldiers arrive at the airfield. This is all after a 3:30 a.m. wakeup call and a mile and a halfrun warm up. "All the early morning wake ups and the training Volunteer time...it was all extremely worth it," Wolfe said. He admits his first jump wasn't nerve-wracking until he saw the first guy jump out of the plane. "For the first few moments of the flight, I felt like we were on the ground the whole time, but jumping out of that plane—wow, it was like being flushed down a toilet," he said. To become Airborne certified and earn their pin on wings at graduation, each jumper must jump and land successfully five times in a row. After a standby procedure and a loud "Go!" command from the Jumpmaster, each of the 30 jumpers take to the sky one right after another. "There's nothing better than knowing you are willing to jump out of an aircraft in the middle of the night and on the cutting edge of battle," Harris said. And, the best part of jumping? "Hitting the ground and knowing you're okay," Kreitz said. For Wolfe it was looking up while in the air and seeing the parachute opened above him. "It was an honor to graduate from the U.S. Army Airborne School and join a long line of paratroopers who give their lives every day to ensure America's freedom," Kreitz said. Many other Lock Haven cadets who have also received their wings in previous years including Chad Pilker, Louis Kohl and Alan Salisbury are still in the area. mmm Self-defense is known as the actions taken to prevent injury upon one's self or property. In today's college town, it has become imperative and essential for students to be trained in self-defense tactics, which is why the Student Rec Center (SRC) offers a selfdefense class weekly. "The class is just a basic self-defense class that teaches students how to defend themselves and get away from a potential attacker. The students learn basic maneuvers to break grips and holds, and they get to practice these tactics with other students during the class," said Brad Dally, director ofthe SRC. Jeffrey Ramsey, instructor of the self-defense class has been studying martial arts for over two decades. Ramsey also owns and operates the American Academy of Martial Arts in Mifflinburg and also teaches a class at the Lock Haven YMCA. The class ,s free for all LHU students and runs from 7-8 p.m. Sundays. The class is set up on a first come first serve basts, meanmg students can attend weekly or however it fits in with their schedules. I know in the past there have, been classes offered, but typtcally they were just a one «m9mm*. i »1 III a ■»! V Photo courtesy *""■ „ , , . , rjallv m of dass 4 of American Academy ofMartial Arf§ time class held for a couple hours. Myselfand Jodi Smith of Student (Director Activities) thought it would be njce t0 offer a on a week basjs Thig wou d he dents practice their skills more a ow more smdents often tQ when ., fits thejr schedu c> said , 1 tectics kicks> grabs, strikes and learning how to free oneself if positioned on the ground. "I believe that the class will help students to quickly react and protect themselves or a friend if they are ever in a situation where they are or would be attacked. I also feet that the class might encourage students to study a form of martial arts in the future,". Dally said. Tiger Den takes shape Students a I Check out Features Inside... ... Swim team's first win Skating with Safe Haven B2 B8 Lock Haven University's Student Newspaper iMl LgJjW9 m Wednesday, November 8, 2006 Four time PSAC State Champs The LHU volleyball team beat out ESU and Cal. U for fourth Brandy Rissmiller Sports Reporter play as a team," said senior Maggie Borden. "Everything just clicked out there on the Head Coach Tom Justice called it a championship performance worthy of the title 'champion'. For the fourth consecutive year the women's team volleyball reigns supreme as Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Tournament Champions. Lock Haven won against Slippery Rock University to advance to the championship game, where they defeated California University (Pa.). court." "At times we executed flawlessly and were just unstoppable," said Coach Justice who now has six PSAC Championships on his resume since the berth of the program in 1990. "At other times our execution fell off, but we were still unstoppable because we played with great heart and never gave up." Coach Justice added that those attributes are the "hallmarks of championship teams." The Lady Eagles battled California University on Saturday for the title and won three games 30-26, 30-20 and 31-29. "We played an amazing game because we were able to Inga Kurgonaite, a junior, once again led the Lady Eagles with 20 kills, eight digs, assisted in five blocks, one solo block and had a 65% hitting ratio. Freshman Fabiana Gomez recorded 45 assists and 12 digs. Borden had 13 digs, 12 kills and assisted in three blocks. Stacey Borgia tallied 11 digs, seven assists and one block assist. Freshman Kim Windstein had seven block assists. Li YiZhi, a senior, was named the PSAC tournament Most Valuable Player, as she recorded 18 kills for a 39% hitting percentage. Li had the team-high digs with 17 and also recorded four assists, three assisted blocks and one solo block. On Friday night the Lady Eagles defeated Slippery Rock in three games 30-13, 30-12 12 and 30-23. Am team, Kurgonaite lead the team recording 15 kills, eight digs,' four block assists and a team high .538 attack percentpercentage. Li posted 12 kills, three service aces, a block assist and a team-high 16 defensive digs. Borgia, a sc sophomore, and Borden had nine and eight 1/ I Photo courtesy kills, respectively. Borgia also Tournament. "We have to step onto the tallied ten digs against court determined to win Slippery Rock. On Thursday, Nov. 9, the regardless of who our oppoLady Eagles will host the nent will be," said Coach NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Justice. "We may face some- Brandon Apter Sports Reporter J J > WLmmt' '' "' .: •■aBBBBBB^^^P^B^^^P Phoro courtesy o/AZ Weston Senior Ryan Blood made LHU history when he won the first individual gold in cross country history. Blood makes history Naja Thompson Sports Reporter HHHH ish line. With the time of 31:35, Blood blazed the course. "It feels great to win "History" was the word of the first ever individual title at the day for Lock Haven Men's the regional meet for Lock Cross Country team at the Haven University," said Blood Division II Regional meet in ofhis recent gold winning perSlippery Rock on Saturday formance. Also finishing strong was November 6th. Taking the the Bald Eagle's senior Aaron whole meet, they had a conBenson who came in second crete performance from the team, and 8th overout ofthe whole team, placing their top all. to the victory was Adding five runners in the top 15. Shawn Moore in 12th overall, With a low score of 48 points, Brandon Pomerantz 13th overthe team victory was not the all and off the topping top I5 only victory ofthe day. For the was Cory Spidell. first time in Lock Haven histo"I had full confidence in ry individual gold was won at team and myself, and I my regional. expected nothing less," said Benson on the team's performance. It's the end of the road for Senior Ryan Blood had the the Lady Eagles, but not with"Midas Touch" as he was the finishing in a respectable out first ofthe day to cross the finseventh overall. Led The LHU football team (28) fell to the Bears ofKutztown (4-5) by a score of 30-10 on a bitterly cold Saturday night at Hubert Jack Stadium. I I one that we haven't before. We just have to ready to meet whoever us across the net and play best ball. If we can do will be successful." Football loses to Kutztown Bears 'b^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^bI |L of Al Weston * volleyball Inga Kurgonaite gets set to serve the ball in a team has just won its fourth consecutive title this past week. "flu I title Simms, who came in 26th overall, the young team bows out for the rest ofthe post season, but will be back next season. Completing the top five for the Lady Eagles was Missy Weaver in 32nd place overall, Lindsey Scheller, Theresa Gould, and Jessie Wooten. With the bittersweet ending, the Men's Cross Country team will have to continue with their journey to Division II National meet in Pensacola, Florida on the West Florida University campus. "Coach Russell has done a great job in preparing us for these occasions," said Moore of the upcoming national meet. The meet will start at 8:30 a.m. on November 18th, and hopefully our Bald Eagles will be the "early bird who gets the worm." Trying to win two straight games, the Haven went into Saturday with a lot of momentum but was just overpowered by Kutztown's well-balanced offense. The Bears would choose to receive after winning the coin toss. Cory McFadden broke a few tackles and rushed 79 yards for a score on the first play from scrimmage, putting the Bald Eagles in an early hole, 7-0. The Bald Eagles would go three and out twice in the first quarter, with the score 7-0 at the conclusion of one period. On their first possession ofthe second quarter, Kutztown's Mike Grosso intercepted freshman quarterback llio DiPaolo's pass giving the Bears the ball on their own 31-yard line. Bears quarterback Kyle Spotts found receiver Larry Baumgardner for a big 35-yard gain which set up McFadden for a 21-yard run into the end zone for his second touchdown ofthe game, giving Kutztown a little room for error with a 14 point lead. With just over two minutes remaining in the first half of play, Lock Haven was looking to gain some momentum by scoring before the half. Starting on the Bears 48-yard line, llio DiPaolo kept the ball in his hands for 3 plays resulting in 11 on yards. Threatening Kutztown's 37-yard line, DePaolo found senior receiver Rafael Smith for a 32-yard c pletion giving the Haven a and goal on the four-yard Taking advantage of t opportunity, DePaolo fc Smith for the four-yard making the score with just u a minute to go, 14-7 in favc Kutztown. Kutztown was not going settle for anything less than two score lead as Kyle Spot found receiver Elfren Quiles fi a 25-yard TD pass as tin expired, giving the Bears a 21 halftime lead. The next scoring opportunity would come on the Haven's third drive of the third quarter after recovering a fumble on Kutztown's six-yard line. The Bears defense refused to budge, so Lock Haven had to settle for a 27-yard Mark Domonkos' field goal making the score 2110 at the end of third. Kutztown wasn't done as Kyle Spotts found Quiles again for another score which made it 27-10 after a failed two-point conversion. The Bears would tack ona field goal as well, ending the game with a 30-10 victoryFor Lock Haven, llio DiPaolo went ll-for-24 for 85 yards, one TD and three picks. Senior receiver Rafael Smith totaled for 49 yards and a touchdown and Troy Wile Jr. caught for 61 yards. "We just need to work on balancing our game," said coach KJacik. "I feel like whenever we decide to pass the ball more, we don't score as much, so I think we need to run the ball more in the future and score more points." The Bald Eagles conclude their season this Saturday, Nov. 11 at 12 p.m. as they face Edinboro University (5-5) at Hubert Jack Stadium. B2 November 8, 2006 .com Men's soccer suffers a hearbreaking loss in final The Regional C Pier Salamone Sports Reporter The Regional Championship game against Dowlmg College proved to be the men's soccer team's last this past Sunday. Men's Soccer Although the Haven out shot Dowling in the first half, Howling managed to score three goals in that time. Dowling's final goal found the back ofthe net in the game's 58th minute, making the final score ofthe game 4-0. Lock Haven put up a large light all through the game, taking 18 shots, and keeper Chad B t 1 onship loss ends the team's 2006 season Feerrar snagged seven saves, With their season ended, the Bald Eagles were runners-up in the PSAC Tournament. Long, Rosindale, Huckett and Feerrar were all named to First Team all- PSAC, while Liversedge and Clemens were named Second Team all- PSAC. It was not all bad news for the men's soccer team this past week, however. On Friday, November 3, the men's soccer team matched up against East Stroudsburg for the first round of the NCAA regional ehampionships. Coming off a tough loss to East Stroudsburg in the championship game the past Sunday, the Bald Eagles set out for a final victory against ESU. JuniorAshley Rosindale led his team with the first goal of the game in the 35th minute. Rosindale took the rebound of his penalty kick which was stopped by ESU's keeper and pounded it into the net. Going into halftime the Bald Eagles were up 1-0. The game went back and forth for almost the entire seeond half until the 78th minute, Toric Robinson snagged the ball and put it passed the Haven's keeper to even the score out 1 -1. With regulation time ending the game went into overtime, Four minutes into overtime Ashley Rosindale returned to put the ball into the net again. The 2-1 win over East Stroudsburg put the Bald Eagles into the sweet sixteen brackets. mmm I LV *Hmm\ Bk LVaBH IVBOw^BP^** ' «OH. ' * Photo courtesy of Al Weston Samantha Stoyer tries to fake out the goalie during a game this year. The field hockey team's season came to an end yesterday against UR. Field Hockey feels the ups and downs goal against one of the countries offensive power houses. It wasn't all sorrows for The Lady Eagles left it all the Lady Eagles, though. This out on the field yesterday past week the field hockey when they traveled to Virginia team made a little history of to face-off against the their own. After three years the LHU University of Richmond. It Field Hockey Team (17-5) was not enough, however. their first Northeast After a tough week of action won (NEC) Conference title. This the Lady Eagles field hockey weekend the Lady Eagles past team fell to UR 4-2. both Rider defeated for the second conUniversity, Field Hockey secutive time, and winning the Samantha Stoyer and title by defeating Sacred Heart Mandy Daschbach accounted University. The title comes for the LHU goals, but the after three straight years of high powered UR offense LHU winning the NEC regular season title. proved to be a bit too much. The Lady Eagles finally Despite the loss, Becca got the chance to participate Yerkes stopped six shots on for the NEC tournament title. Kris Glad Sports Reporter An NCAA rule stated that they had to sit out the tournaments because they changed from Division II to Division L The Lady Eagles not only clinched the victory as they beat Sacred Heart University 7-1 this past Saturday Nov. 4; they had record-breaking performances. LHU now holds the NEC tournament record for goals in a game (7) and goals in the tournament (9; 2first game, 7-second game). Individual records were set as well. LHU junior Samantha Stoyer and seniors Mandy Daschbach and Sarah Huber tied the record for goals in a game (2) and for the tournament they all had a record three goals. Swim team wins first of the season at MU John i?eith / Eagle Eye Despite losing to Dowling the team still boasts a 17-6-1 season record. SFC NORTH Chicago (7-1) vf innesota (4-4) }reen Bay (3-5) )etroit (2-6) NFC WEST Seattle (5-3) St. Louis (4-4) San Francisco (3-5) Arizona (1-7) AFC EAST New England (6-2) N.Y. Jets (4-4) Buffalo (3-5) Miami (2-6) VFC SOUTH N"ew Orleans (6-2) \tlanta (5-3) Carolina (4-4) lampa Bay (2-6) AFC NORTH Baltimore (6-2) Cincinnati (4-4) Cleveland (2-6) Pittsburgh (2-6) AFC WEST Denver (6-2) San Diego (6-2) Kansas City (5-3) Oakland (2-6) SLY. Giants (6-2) Dallas (4-4) 3 hiladelphia (4-4) Washington (3-5) AFC SOUTH Indianapolis (8-0) Jacksonville (5-3) Houston (2-6) Tennessee (2-6) Garrett Graziano Sports Editor The LHU swim team received their first victory of the year on the road this past weekend against Mansfield the University, beating Mountaineers 106-93. Gerda Smirnova, Becca Rhodes, and Diane Sujansky all took home first place finishes in their respective events. Smirnova swam PSAC qualifying times of 25.79 and 1:10.68 on her way to capturing first place in the 50 freestyle and the 100 breaststroke. Accompanying Smirnova, Sujansky took first in the 200 freestyle with a time of 2:05.00 while Rhodes won the 500 freestyle at a time of 5:37.09 The 1-2 LHU swim team has a little break ahead of them for right now, but will be back in action on the Nov. 1718, at the Kutztown University Golden Bear Invitational. Information courtesy of NFL.com Garrett Graziano / Eagle Eye After concentrating on individual performan the swim team came together to win their first the first two meets, et agaist MU. 1 GRAD •A-S' At I V &_J mV iP I fl V *4 ■ '*J| k. 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I J jcooncf@Uiup.edu 8, 2006 The The 2006 NFL season, so far Pat Bower Staff Writer Before the start of the NFL season, there were many questions circulating about the upcoming campaign. Will Peyton Manning and the Colts finally make it to the Super Bowl? Can the Steelers successfully defend their championship? Are the Eagles going to return to the playoffs after a year's absence? These are just a few of the more popular questions that have been discussed, especially in this particular area of the football world. However, there have also been several other questions up for debate prior to the kickoff of the NFL season. As we stand here at the halfway point, some of our questions may possibly be answered already, while most are still up in the air. If we take a look at the current standings, there have been many surprises that no one would have predicting a couple months ago. Here are the three of the biggest surprises thus far. The last place Steelers: Perhaps the only debatable topic before the season that can be answered at this point is if the Steelers can repeat as champions. By the way. the answer is no. Who would have thought that at the midway point, the Steelers would have the same record as the Lions, Browns, Texans, and Titans, and that the 49ers, Bills, and Packers would all have better records? I would guess nobody. Apparently, Coach Bill Cowher does not subscribe to the Eagle Eye, because if he did, he would have read my column and taken my advice to start Charlie Batch. Although Ben Roethlisberger did throw for 433 yards and a touchdown in their 31-20 loss to the Broncos, he also had to attempt 54 passes to do so, while also tossing three interceptions. For the season, Roethlisberger has seven touchdowns and 14 interceptions, for those of you keeping track. 1 will say it again, start Charlie Batch. At 2-6, the only way the Steelers have a chance at making the playoffs is by going 8-0 in the second half. While that is possible, it is very unlikely. They still have to play the Bengals, Saints, and Panthers once, and the Ravens twice. There are currently ten teams with better records than them in the AFC and only six will make the playoffs. So, in conclusion, the Steelers can kiss this season goodbye. The first place New Orleans Saints: The Saints are the team with the most surprising record halfway through the season, even more surprising than the Colts and Bears. Although the Saints are only 2-2 against quality opponents, it is still shocking for them to be 6-2 and leading a NFC South Division that includes the Falcons, Panthers, and Saints to only win six games total. However, their second half schedule does not get any easier. They only have three more games against teams with losing records. Two of those three teams, the Steelers and Redskins, have the ability to beat nearly any team in the league, if they play to their full potential. The Madden Curse strikes again: Up until 2001. John Madden himself graced the cover of the Madden NFL video game franchise. From 2001 to the present, a different NFL player has been on the cover each year, and each year that particular coverathlete has gotten injured and missed a significant amount of time or had very poor season statistically. In 2001, it was Eddie George, 2002, Daunte Culpepper, 2003, Marshall Faulk, 2004, Michael Vick, 2005, Ray Lewis, 2006, Donovan McNabb, and currently, 2007, Shaun Alexander. Alexander came off a 2005 season in which he recorded 1,888 yards rushing along with 27 rushing touchdowns, while appearing in the Super Bowl. This season, in his first three games, he has put up sub par numbers, 187 rushing yards and two touchdowns; however, the Seahawks were 3-0 in those games. In week three, Alexander fractured a bone in his left foot and has failed to play a single snap since. Heading into their game against the Oakland Raiders on Monday Night Football, the Seahawks are 1-3 without their star running back. To some people, Alexander's injury may not be surprising because it is a "curse." As for me, I find it quite astonishing this has happened again. In an effort to reverse the Madden curse, they could start putting players on the cover who had an awful year the previous season. Personally, 1 would not mind if they put a photo of Monday Night Football broadcaster Tony Kornheiser on the cover of the Madden NFL 08 game. I realize that would make little sense, but maybe, just maybe, the curse will strike Kornheiser and he will get fired, and we would no longer have to hear his horrendous broadcasting "skills" anymore. Honestly, could he get any more annoying? The opinions stated here are those of the editors. They do not reflect the opinions of the Eagle Eye or its staff. It's almost free agent time Sports Editor Finally 1 have bragging rights on the Philadelphia Eagles and the Pittsburgh Steelers. Yes folks, the Steelers lost and the Eagles didn't play, meanwhile in Buffalo, the Bills beat the Green Bay Packers, giving them a 3-5 record compared to the Steelers 2-6 record, but enough bragging about my losing team. It's another one of my favorite times, free agency in Major League Baseball. With so many teams always looking for pitching, there are at least six big time pitchers available this off-season. Barry Zito is probably the best pitcher on the market at the moment, but Andy Pettitte and Roger Clemens would increase the market if they decide to stay in the MLB. Greg Maddux and Jason Schmidt round out my top six pitchers available on the current market. At first base, Frank Thomas and Nomar Garciaparra are the two notable names. Thomas would most likely have to stay in the American League and DH, while Nomar could be one ofthe best players in the game, at any infield spot. That is, if he can stay healthy. The second base market is kind of slim this off-season, as Ray Durham is the only notable player. Durham is a veteran of the game and could also help teams in the outfield. Alfonso Soriano started in the league at second, but have ventured into the outfield is also available. agree If teams feel Nomar is healthy enough to play shortstop he would be the best, if not Julio Lugo's name shoots to the top of the list of available shortstops. At third base, Aramis Ramirez is available now, but has expressed sincere interest into returning to Chicago. Ramirez opted out ofhis contract with Chicago, feeling that he was worth more money. The outfield has a couple ofbig names. The one at the top ofthe list would be Barry Bonds, except no one wants him except San Francisco. As I mentioned before Alfonso Soriano if available, as well as Carlos Lee, Juan Pierre, and Gary Matthews Jr. Whatever the outcome ofthe off-season one thing is for certain: once March roles around and baseball is in the air, the Chicago Cubs. The opinions stated here are those of the editors. They do not reflect the opinions of the Eagle Eye or its » 1 i it You know it's embarrasing You know it's embarrassing when Junior Seau, a 17-year veteran, is still better than V* of the linebackers in the league. Isn't he collecting social security now? Garrett Oraziano Sports Editor After watching certain games this past weekend I got to thinking about some embarrassing moments from this season so far. So in no particular order, you know its embarrassing when... You know it's embarrassing when the Tennessee Titans play football. Period. You know it's embarrassing when every 4.9 times your QB drops back to pass he is sacked. Good job Oakland. You know it's embarrassing when you throw for 433 yards.. .and throw three interceptions, which in Utrn, boosts your INT/TD ratio to 7-14. Ben's not so big right now. You know it's embarrassing when something as vicious as a bear gets destroyed by something as adorable as a dolphin. You know it's embarrassing to be Drew Bledsoe. No matter if in Dallas, Buffalo, or New England. You know it's embarrassing when the Super Bowl champs are the NFL chumps. You know it's embarrassing to be Terrell Owens. Well, everything TO does is embarrassing, but especially when he drops the potential game winning TD and allows the awfur Washington Redskins the chance to beat Dallas in the manner that they did. You know it's embarrassing when the team with the first selection in the first round ofthe draftis 2-6 and then team with second selection in the first round ofthe draft is 6-2. You know it's embarrassing to be seen around campus with a T.O. jersey on. Everything is bigger in Texas, including the idiots. You know it's embarrassing when the only time you know your team won't lose is when it's their bye week. And last but not least... You know it's embarrassing when the Colts offense looks more like a Madden game set on rookie with the defense's A.I. turned completely off than an actual football game. That goes for pretty much every team that has had the pleasure offacing the Colts at some point in the last four years or so. You know it's embarrassing to Art Shell, Randy Moss, Warren Sapp, and the rest of the no-names that comprise the Oakland Raiders. Let me know when they raid the winners bracket. Wait, never mind, I'm sure to be dead and buried by then. I wonder what the year 2089 will of look like. You know it's embarrassing when the 26th ranked defense pummels the 9thranked offense in the NFL. opinions stated here are those of the editors. They do not reflect the opinions of the Eagle Eye or its staff. You know it's embarrassing when a certain Pennsylvania team (that means you, Philadelphia) has the No. 1 ranked offense and a .500 record. You know its embarrassing when good ole' Brett Favre is still playing football. Honestly, it's tough to watch, almost like watching Superman lose a battle to Kryptonite. ho tt fen M-taty fewmn JL Mod hNk* Bovhsk Friday November 10th Price Auditorium ...cures sinus 7:00pm problems holistically, sticking a high-heeled shoe World's Leading and a power drill straight into his nose!! Mentalist! LHU ANNUAL 5K RUN / WALK Sunday, November 19th, 2006 @ Hubert Jack Stadium Registration begins @ 8 a.m. Race begins @ 9 a.m. iPsrwn Isaa®? slMwe llMaMsrt 4® like IS a?»<£r4site»»d piirtleipsiiite Contacts: Dx. Patricia Lally plally@lliup.edu Dr. Richard Lally rlally@lhup.edu -- featuring guitar & vocalists: us, or do you just think we're wrong? If so, please send a guest editorial to: ded, B3 .com with .com Jay Barry & Jason LeVasseur Everyone welcome! Free Donuts & Coffee Wednesday, November8th PUB LOBBY 7:00 pm B4 November 8, 2006 .com Fall sports results Boxers open new season Clayton Desmond Boxing Writer Dan Tarpez in the second co- sophomore 165-pound Chris feature bout. The nine bout Collins. All three are making card will also have the Bald their initial collegiate debut. .On Monday, Nov. 20th, Eagle sophomore, Danny Alvarez, 156 (1-1) and freshthree Bald Eagles travel to Manhattan, NYC, man Tim Decker, 165 comwith peting. Boxers from Navy, coaches Dr. Cox and Cooper, UNLV, Salisbury, Un-Reno, to compete in the annual New U of Maryland, and LHU York Athletic Club Classic. Associate Josh Mercado, 139, will take will compete. coach, Ken Cooper will work on Navy's Anton Aku, the the corner for the Bald Eagle defending 139 lb. National pugilists. champ in the featured bout. Aku won a split 3-2 decision On Monday evening (1113-06) five Bald Eagle over Mercado in last year's Boxers travel down 1-95 to national championship bout. Richmond, VA to compete in Mercado is looking for the Richmond revenge. Also, 147 lb., senannual The ior and All-American Jason Collegiate Classic. Richmond Classic is sponSanchez will move up a West Richmond sored by the weight class to challenge Businessmen's Association UNLV's Greg Murrell, the and is one of the major colledefending 156-lb National giate boxing events of the champ. The Bald Eagles' year. Last year, the event third boxer, Greg Stratton, a raised over $30,000 for the 210 heavyweight will battle Richmond Boys and Girls Air Forces' national heavyHome. The Bald Eagles will weight champ, Ian Tuznik. take two of their "big guns" Tuznik is a 6'4", 260-pound, to the popular event held in hard punching senior heavythe Richmond Omni Hotel weight who stopped Stratton Ballroom in downtown in the 3rd round in last year's Richmond. Both national national semi-finals in Reno, 139 lb., runner-up Josh NV. Straton, a 205-pounder Mercado and National 147 is again expected to have his lb. bronze medalist, Jason hands full against the tough Sanchez are scheduled to bat- Tuznik. However, in recent tle tough opponents. sparring sessions at the Club, Mercado, (19-6) will chalAltoona Boxing lenge veteran Joe Turner, Stratton, a sophomore, has Univ. of Charleston, while displayed considerable Sanchez will trade blows improvement over last year. with Merv Marks, formerly Stratton is also expected to of the Citadel, now boxing test waters down in the 195for the U ofCharleston. pound division later this seaAlso on the nine bout son. According to Dr. Cox, card are Bald Eagle reshman, "Stratton will be ready." Robert Weaver, 125; freshman Kevin Staffod, 170; and Offofa strong sixth place finish at the 2006 Nationals, the nationally ranked LHU Boxing team officially opens their new (2007) season on the road this week. On Friday evening, (11-10-06) four boxers will travel with head coach Dr. Ken Cox to compete in the Pittsburgh Athletic Association Collegiate Classic in downtown Pittsburgh. Addy Pizarro, LHU's outstanding 132 lb., junior (9-0) is scheduled to battle Navy's Jonathan Liang in one of the co-feature bouts. Also teammate Danny Marrero, a junior 156-lber (8-6) will take on Navy's Canon Pattillos in the second co-feature on the eight bout card. Also scheduled to box for the Bald Eagles are Anthony Robinson, 132, and heavyweight Chris Butler. Boxers from Miami Ohio, Navy U of Michigan, and LHU will compete. Head coach Dr. Ken Cox will work the corner for the Bald Eagle boxers. On the same evening at the historic Baltimore Club in downtown Baltimore, MD, junior team captain 130 lb., Josh Wisniewski (12-7), a 2006 National bronze medalist will box Alex Nyaka from the University of Nevada Las Vegas in one of the featured bouts at the Baltimore Classic. 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Tax & tags not included in price. ... * AUTO > -4» >v. 14, 2006 p.m. -- PV Tabitha Persun Junior Accounting and Business Management "Economics, because I don't really study." Compiled, «... SALES* 308 East Church Street, Lock Haven i _>»'S ANASTOS C9 "We only eat low carb now." B6 November 8, 2006 .com lh Machinal shines on mainstage with keen character portrayal Kyle Tims Guest Writer "Machinal" is the second university held theatrical event ofthe semester, and it immediately raised the bar of achievement for the theater community on campus. The production is gaining much well-deserved respect, and a lot of the credit should go to the director. Assistant Professor Christine Woodworth, and the Theatre Department for their portrayal of Sophie Treadwell's shocking drama. Actress Valerie Halstead, a junior theater major, carries the weight of the play and gives a superior performance in the lead role as YoUng Woman. Much credit is due to the first-rate performances of her supporting cast and the stage crew on a nearly flawless night oftheater. "Machinal" was written in 1928. and is based on the reallife murder that shook New York City the year before. It is the most popular work of Treadwell, a female playwright who flourished as a writer in the early part of the PlaylistJ Melanie SheUha • Features Editor • are times throughout • the There week when a song keeps repeating your mind. • It's constantthrough as it pulses like a fire, interrupting your • rapid a thoughts. It's aggravating and annoying, but the songs are • always worth listening to. a why you can't seem to • hence escape them day in and day • out.The problem with songs a like these is the fact that they • are the highly enjoyable, s Mr HLii Telephone Girl (Maggie Patton Shaffer) teas- a Many songs have done their part to help lull me back into a peaceful slumber during my lecture hall classes, which hasn't helped my note-taking, but my body sure feels well rested at the end of the class period. Hailing from Canada, both Broken Social Scene and Feist have contrived the low key lullabies that have aided my lovely catnaps. "Anthems for a Seventeen Year-Old Girl" from BSS features raspy, distorted female vocals, flighty string arrangements, with a constant drum roll in the background, almost like a calming heartbeat. Feist's "Secret Heart," with female vocals as well, is equally pleasing to the ears, but a rougher guitar helps to keep the track a little more waiting impatiently for the end, to week Ray LaMontagne, while very melancholic, can also act as hope that the week is just about over with "Three More Days." The song is a far cry from homage to Wednesday, the mid-week hump day for most college students, as it is a song about getting back to his love interest, but it acts a good motivational anthem that the week is just about up. For those late nights that I'm stuck in front ofthe computer. Say Anything's bouncing melodies tend to keep me going. "Woe," with it's swinging guitars and rolling lyrical webs is hypnotizing enough to keep any strapped - for - sleep student awake to finish the final page of any mid-term es Young Woman (Valerie Halstead) in "Machinal." in a century, Before becoming a ward spiral, and short-lived • right environment. However, playwright she was one of the liberation, of a young woman a when trying to get through an first female war correspontrapped in a seemingly endless 8 a.m. class, it's nearly imposdents during World War [. sible to concentrate with little string of crestfallen occur"I was always intrigued by rences. Her attempt at an ditties, such as these, running art created by women," said is to her boorish escape marry a circles in your head. Christine boss and give birth to their • Lately, there have been Woodworth. "This piece is child. Tired of her station in a quite a few of these addictive paper. very timely because of all the life and needing something melodies inhabiting my Of course, when the day Lately, whenever I find renewed attention on nostalgic new, Young Woman finds an a thoughts and making it very stuck next to the comes to an end. myself sitting finally eras." exotic adventurer whom she difficult to function. They class, tapper chronic the there's in pen always a song revernine fascinating becomes romantic with. Her range from upbeat, quick In tick of constant the pen hitting berating throughout your episodes we follow the down- life catches up with her as she tempo arrangements to the mind, the reminds desktop always keeping you from finalis driven to do the unspeakmore laid back, eyelid heavy me of the infectious the ly catching "True zzz's you had able. types. The Blow. Affection" so to by hoped enjoy. "I hope by the end of the a Trying to keep a steady The haunting vocals and The mini-keyboard notes play the audience can under- • pace walking to class is notes of "Hide and Jona composed by prickling Bechtolt stand and sympathize with , always difficult, with the grogthat wind beneath the Seek" wispy by Imogen Heap continYoung Woman, and what giness of just crawling out of vocals of Khaela Maricich meander ually in your head, drove her to do what she did." bed and the crowds of individsound that of a but can also act as a like tinker toy, the song said Woodworth. uals swarming the streets to but are hard to after calm after the storm ofthe day. ignore "Machinal" will be showget to class on time as well. the Even hearing only song once. Acceptance's "So weekend on • ing this "Lying Through Your Contagious" Then there is that becomes fitting always November 9, 10, and 11 at , Teeth," off of Head 8:00 p.m., with a matinee perAutomatica's most recent day ofthe week when nothing as it finds it's way as the backformance on Saturday the 11th release, contains hooks that seems to go your way and ground soundtrack to many of at 2:00 p.m. you can't help but move to. nothing but spastic, slightly my dreams. The song's for a » With a cowbell looming in the angry music keeps churning lack of a better word contaThis reviewer highly recgious chorus will invade any ommends "Machinal" to background and electronic within you. For one reason or another. free moment of thought. everyone and hopes you go a infused keyboards, it's remiRat" by The Waikmen "The These songs have come to check it out on the main stage niscent of a beefed up addicPhotos Courti/si, of Christine Woodworth seems to work its like a broken record always way replay in Sloan. live 80's tune. my into me mind on a daily thoughts, giving through my Woman her Young feels stifled by marriage to Two very enthusiastic Along the same lines of even more drive to basis. keep trudg• bouncy and upbeat. Gym Husband (Christopher Grouzes) in "Machinal." thumbs up! Hopefully after reading Class Heroes' "The Queen and ing through the day. The loud, this, incessant riffs and the these songs will finally guitar 1," with its echoing fluid can sketchy lyrics keep anyescape my mind - and infest vocals and hip hop influenced one a fickle mood. in your every thought from here • backbeats, keeps a little pep in Or find on you yourself if out. your step. Adam Roberts dents skated like they were were also a lot of very talentGuest Writer professionals while others ed skaters who sped forward • took some time to getI back and backwards around the into the skating spirit. There rink. media Kelvin inviting them and requesting Walnut St. location from 9 major On Friday Nov. 3 Safe ' were a few big falls, but there Junior communication who was present at they mention the event to until after 12. The shuttle McClean McCle Haven, a campus group that event, has their classes. strives to provide safe and stopped at all ofthe residence | | B B been roller The idea to bring students halls and healthy activities for students, Evergreen skating recent- to Skate Haven for free came Commons. B B hosted an 80's themed roller 'WJBBBBM had no at a breakfast held in Smith B B I ly. Safe Haven funded this skating event at Skate Haven. B B I problem recall- Hall earlier this year. The event and will also fund the All Lock Haven students ir, g all the food at this breakfast was pro- next free skate on Dec. 1. B B were invited to roller skate for B B I tricks of skat- vided by Java Therapy. McGee is hopeful the SCC free at Skate Haven. Students B B 1 ing. "I went Tammy Taft, who owns both will fund next semester's only needed an LHU I.D. and $1.25 for skate rentals and IB I skating last Java Therapy and Skate roller skating events. they were welcomed to skate IB week for the Haven spoke with McGee, According to McGee, the o c who is also the Resident B I L to the 80's music that bumped SCC has been very helpful Entertainment B B Director of Smith Hall. The and supportive of the prothrough the venue. HKv %\ mmm mmm' | Bj Late Skate so I Taft's suggested Safe Haven gram. Students came out in ■ B m. remembered all take advantage of Skate The primary goal of the groups to participate in what, to many, was an activity they the skills," said Haven and the plan pro- program was give to students HHP*,' V BP Bjw m McClean. "1 gressed from there. a safe and entertaining alterf grew up doing. Some students I >:T^JPt>,v y 5 • "They had an open place native to drinking. The clubs I was skating .laced up skates for the first f" iff**"»*'"' ■^ ' ' ' • T" • !&$ I backwards and and we had the people to llll involved also hope the protime in years and tried to • MMmfr'r I speeding by all it," said McGee. gram grows in popularity. bring back their old tricks. Students enjoy a night of skating sponsored by Safe the The inexperiofthis free "We would like this to be organizers This was easier for some than -i- 1-" alternative to enced people." skating event seemed to con- an example of fun, healthy it was for others. A few stu- Haven as an This was sider everything to bring programming on Friday v ictual pie tins. Or, if you're a the first of what Safe Haven those students to Skate nights," said McGee. The ingredients for this little more adventurous, you From Dinner, B8 Director Max McGee says Haven. A university van shutdelicious meal are: Pitlsbury can make your own crust by will become a monthly event, tied students to and from the Crescent Rolls. Leftover crushing up graham crackers A group of campus organ ichopped, and and adding a teaspoon ofmeltzations including the I You could chose any type Turkey Athletic Department, I of- food that you want, but American cheese. To prepare ed butter to make the crust about these Thanksgiving Turkey damp and formed. Drops of Distinguished Gentlemen, I I when think water can be added if the mixSophisticated and Thanksgiving, I think about Pockets, you place one crescent on cookie sheet. Hat. ture needs to be more damp, roll the Resident Haii pumpkin pie, cranberry sauce, stuffing, and, of course, the Put chopped turkey and 1/2 but there should be no excess Association ■ slice of American cheese in water. Next, get a can of worked together to provide I V famous turkey dish. students with alcohol-1 BF A But can we college kids the center, cover with another pumpkin filling and distribute really make these foods? As roll and seal sides with finger the tilling evenly to make each free activity. The various iliihsB long as you have a few pots or fork Hake at 350 degrees til of your pies. Then refrigerate, fl •»? This can and don't the recipe forget brown. golden whippedadver-B helped organize BL V jB] I' and a couple of ingredients, creara. be found on wvvw.parentingtise for the event which IB ■ Am you are just as capable ofmakMe' 1 All of these little things are Lock brought over ing a home cooked meal as teens.about.com/recipesfor MB. way a to celebrate a holiday kids. Haven students to Skate 1 anyone else. Cranberry sauce can be where you can show how Haven. Each residence I Okay, so you may need to at the grocery store, thankful you are for your bought hall was given a sign that I I cheat a bit. Since it can be a little tricky to cook a turkey and there is always Stove Top friends and family. Have a read "How long has it been B * happy Thanksgiving and since you've roller skatfor six hours in a dorm room, to help with stuffing. pho(o Courtesy ofAdam Roberts to enjoy the holicourse, remember pumpThen, of the ed'.'" An there is always another way to sent to university staff Students duck low under the limbo stick at Skate go: Thanksgiving Turkey kin pie. If you're keeping it days. Haven on Friday. indialways get easy, you can • •• • • • • . . •, • . •, • •• • •• Safe Haven skates circles around college •• drinking, provides enjoyable alternative • • • • ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• I Wi I MjM I IIHHUHBlHHffiHHHHHHHH { : f , . • . I I iKHM.B |Pr »a| iff Nllr BBBJ BJ B . I B I ' "mmm' * I 'mm^^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ N o escaping early holiday spirit out, as most college students Jessica Horbach Guest Writer As the Christmas season creeps closer and closer, the I I Clause order to remam Santa HV" »LjW»J*T»PtB Clause. Like the first and seciu» ImmI WuBir v& 9a VIBw X\ B Ht * H ond "Santa I c 1a use" Bh^Lf,B ni o v i e s , I B«lf mwmJkm Christmas movie season is ■ R* ■> *~mwf w •V ■ ■■■■■ beginning. If you want to see a H •*Jmmm Bf v ■ funny, family-style movie to jump start your Christmas #■**"■ .2? gets spirit, you should go see "The l Santa Clause 3: The Escape himself into , Iff JH % Clause." a life-altering "The Santa Clause 3: The ■ situation in third Escape Clause" opened ■ installment. —tJfcVyl Friday. November 3, a little I h i s less than 2 months before Santa Christinas. B a work The movie is great for kids and adults, especially for e r 1 oa d Google Photo Courtesy /mages of when Mrs. adults with the merry-time is blues. Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause features Tim Allen (left) c,ause expecting a We all saw the magic of and Martin Short (right), veteran comedic actors that lend believing in the first "Santa their unique approaches to this hoot of a holiday flick. y f w Clause" and watched as Tim Clause," we watched Santa try before Christmas. If you know Allen transformed himself into big red suit. In the second "Santa and find his true love, the one what it's like to be stressed the jolly, red-nosed man in the B | \ U*' Am ' 1 I * JU^ay^ Laughter fuels energetic crowd, comedian uses plethora of material A Day in the Life of... Den Volunteer "I remember thinking to myself, 'I can be funnier than this guy.' So, at that moment I Myspace, Grandmas, the made the decision to pursue Amish, Ben Franklin, and pop comedy." Cardinale's routine is best singers no subject was safe described as half musical and when Johnny Cardinale took half comedy. It was when he the stage on Friday, Nov. 3 in his picked up guitar that he Price Auditorium. the most laughs,; received Cardinale, a veteran ofthe though. comic circuit, has toured with It was just like a comedy; the ever popular Pauly Shore on television from "die; special and has worked with improv to the spotlights to a stage groups based out of Los hilarious comedian and even Angeles. He is also a regular to the hecklers the in back of at the Comedy Store, a comeaudience. What the does a dy club owned by Pauly to a that comedian say group Shore's mother, Mitzi Shore. is heckling him? "It was wild touring with "Oh no, they have their Pauly Shore. There were 1500 hoods on inside, man they people at each show and 75 mean business!" said percent ofthem were women," Cardinale, what was probain said Cardinale. "They would talk sweet to me after the bly the single runniest line of show telling me how hilarious the night. "It was a good night all I am, and then they'd hit me around," said HAC Assistant with 'Hey, can you take me to Coordinator, Jean Fulmer. see Pauly?'" turnout; we had a great "We Cardinale, who was an do for usually com$dJ accounting major in college, , nights." dropped everything to move highly This reviewer recout to California and pursue ommends checking out the his dream of being a comedicomedians who come to next an. Haven, especially if they Lock "I was watching a talk as are funny as Johnny show and I saw a comedian Cardinale. performing," said Cardinale. Kyle Tims Guest Writer Jennifer Dell Copy Editor - My Saturday started out at 7:00 a.m. when I got out of bed, ate breakfast and proceeded to bundle myself up because it was only about 27 degrees outside. At about 7:50, two of my roommates and 1 headed to Evergreen Commons clubhouse, which was the designated meeting place for those interested in helping build 'Tiger Den.' [, along with a group of other students, comprised of SCC members and Evergreen residents and Community Assistants, walked from Evergreen to the site of 'Tiger Den,' which is located across from Weis. Once there, 1 stood in line to sign in. After signing in, I received a name tag and was told to stand inside the fence and wait until someone came to put me to work. A woman came over to where I was standing and said she needed about 15 to 20 students. She took the II of us that were waiting for a job. The woman proceeded to tell us that our job would be moving stones- exciting, 1 know. We had to get into groups of about two or three and grab wheelbarrows, rakes and shovels. His ultimate plan is to take and over Christmas by tricking sympathize do, you will giggle with the way Santa Santa into using "the escape struggles to keep Mrs. Clause clause," which is a top seoret or should i happy while also trying to get ready for Christmas. To add to the stress that The movie is filled with Santa is dealing with, a new character. Jack Frost (Martin surprises and laughter. If you have seen the first two installShort) comes on to the scene. movies ments of "The Santa Clause," have seen If you with Martin Short, you know you will not be disappointed with the third. that he delivers a great perAll will enjoy the humor formance. Jack Frost always seems to and crazy stunts that comedibe getting himself into trouble, ans Tim Allen and Martin Short bring to the big screen. due to the fact that he is jealous that he doesn't have his The traditional bad reviews like Santa. of end here. holiday trilogies own (Peter you Father of Time are looking for a If The Boyle), one of the legendary family-filled night of fun or a figures, reminds everyone that nice date night, then go see "Jack Frost is only a season, "The Santa Clause 3: The not a holiday." Escape Clause." You are guarJack continues anteed a night of laughs and However, to stir up trouble for Santa and enjoyment to bring out that the North Pole. Christmas spirit. family jolly in his v L WJ t tfi- :^; 4b >.i i< JwJttir/ • mm\. f mmkx^m\W-^^ ■■31 I The finished Tiger Den playground stands tall after hundreds of volunteers put in their time to helIp with the undertaking of buliding a safe and fun environment for children of the area. needed more stones. After I weavcd through all of the other workers, I dumped the stones out, and Warner and Gao leveled them out with rakes. Gao eventually had to leave, so Warner and I finished what we could by ourselves. This whole process of moving stones continued for two hours. Of course, I did take a break in between to grab some hot chocolate and eat a snack, which was all generously provided for the workers. By 10 a.m., there were a lot ofpeople at the site helping out. I was amazed. There Leandra Torres, asked us if we would help her because the guy she was working with had to leave. Warner told Torres what we had to do, but said we would help her once we did that. Warner and I delivered the roll and went on to the next other roommate, My next job included helping measure, cut and nail in the last two boards of a structure on the playground. Once Torres. Warner and I were finished, Torres took back the tools and we went on a little break. As we stood at the snack hut drinkBeth ing, who is an elementary education major here at the university and a mother of two Dickey elementary school stildents, asked us if we would help her. She needed help cutting and placing plastic on top of the stones, She said it needed to be Alana Beightol / Eagle Eye done quickly Children eagerly await to play on the brand new jungle because the man in the backhoe gym built for them by local volunteers. Even the cold the hauling having good a time. weather couldn't stop them from mulch kept comMy partners were Nicole were a lot of people finishing ing with more mulch. Warner, who is a roommate of the stone moving process, so I quickly finished my drink mine, and Yu Gao, a foreign Warner and I went to look for and followed Blazina to the exchange student from Japan. another task. opposite corner of the playThankfully, a lady came up ground. I proceeded to unroll I grabbed the stuff, and my two partners and I headed to to us asking if we needed a long section of plastic and work. We were told to take something to do. We said yes then waited until it was cut. stones from the big piles along and were told to go back to the Once it was cut from the roll, I the one edge and spread them entrance and pick up a roll of took it to the playground. out along the playground. black paper, which was to be Thankfully, everyone was Warner, Gao, and I shovlaid on top of the stones, and very helpful, so I had help eled stones intp the wheelbarbring it to the back side ofthe placing it on the stones. I found a pair of scissors and row. Once full, I pushed the playground. As we were headwheelbarrow to places that ing towards the entrance, our went to work. With the help of EBIazina, some other volunteers, I cut the plastic around obstacles, such as the pole to a slide, so that all of the stones were covered. We worked as quickly as possible to lay the plastic and cut around the obstacles in the way because the mulch man, as I will call him, seemed very eager to lay his mulch. As if the placing of the plastic and the pressure to do it quickly weren't enough, we also had to work around the other volunteers. Thankfully, the gentlemen were nice enough to step out of the way so we could place the plastic. The placing ofand cutting of the plastic was my last job as a Tiger Den volunteer. My four hours were up. The fire company across from Weis was giving the volunteers free lunch. The food was provided by Hallmark Management Services. There were three huge hoagies, all of varying kinds, sloppy joes, hot dogs, chips, cake, brownies, and cookies. It was a great way to end a few hours of strenuous volunteering. . I Upcgminq HAC EYgnte November 10 (7:00 p.m. Pripe ■man Freshman Travis Fedshun states that he picked his eyeglasses based on the shape and how they feel positioned on his face. As eyeglasses are coming back into style, some people admit to finding others more attractive when they wear specs. This idea is called 'specs appeal.' "Specs appeal is when guys find girls more attractive when they wear glasses," said Fedshun. & Mind Freak, ie; A(x»pted 3 .'Ji Jl vie: Idlewild Besides the idea that glass- From Eyewear, B8 2£k es are becoming fashionable again or that they may make one look more sophisticated, 'specs appeal' may also be related to why some students choose to wear glasses even when they don't need corrective lenses. "Why would you wear fake eyeglasses in the first place? Through our society's history, those who wear glasses have often been portrayed as either nerds or geeks, never sex-gods, an unfortunate stereotype that makes children believe that they are less than they should be if they need glasses," said sophomore Jamie Wilson. "1 don't see how wearing fake glasses could help you attract others with such a stereotype in place. Also, by wearing fake glasses, you are lying to whoever you are trying to attract, and a relationship cannot start with a lie." However, others disagree with Wilson. "I think some people look nice when they wear glasses, and if they feel they look better with them, then they should feel free to add them to their wardrobe. Basically, I'm okay with it," said sophomore Andrew Wilson. . . Open Mic Night shows lyrical talent Adam Roberts Guest Writer people had to stand up and watch the performances," said Cannady. The event was originally Lyrically Speaking, scheduled to be held in the LHU's newly formed spoken in the interest of PUB, but word poetry group, awed a the date, it was keeping standing room only crowd in moved to the location in Bentley's Java City with their Bentley. first Open Mic Night last The show was emceed by Thursday. Ward, the assistant to Cynthia Students poured into the the Dean of Library and small space in front of Java Information Services. City nearly a halfhour before "I you know all came out the night of poetry was set to to be chalintellectually begin. The eager fans spilled and lenged spiritually over to the hallway, where many watched the show enlightened," said Ward at the opening of the show, and standing shoulder to shoulthat is certainly what the peoder. Dr. Laurie Cannady, the ple received. The night, faculty advisor of Lyrically which featured 19 members Speaking, was extremely of Lyrically Speaking and a pleased with the turnout of few poets who are not group the event but disappointed members, was filled with a variety of original poetry. with the limited space. The band Realix, made up "1 hated the fact that many of Lock Haven student's I Mike Rinard, Felix I Noy and Chris Wazynski, kicked ff the night with ■ °two songs they had written, even though they traditionally play cover V I songs. The Vice President of Lyrically Speaking, Jenkins, Moshe Realix for joined I ■k song entitled "Prison." "The song I Prison was already written by Realix; I asked to colAlana Beightol / Eagle Eye PJPH 1 ■fflfXt I ' ■■■■■■■■■■■■9 Performing in front of peers seemed an easy task for most, days prior to the performance." Jenkins rapped to Realix's two acoustic guitars and a Djembe drum in between the Rinard's verses. The musical venture was extremely unique and welcomed with the full support of the listeners. "I've known a few members of Realix from previous years at Lock Haven, but that was the first time we did music together," said Jenkins. "I look forward to doing more with them. They are amazing." Cannady agreed. "I loved the point when Realix, Charles Mickens, and Moshe Jenkins freestyled together," said Cannady. "That was a pleasant suprise!" The freestyle, Mickens' first, featured him performing a spoken poem he created on the spot. It also featured Jenkins rapping. Both poets were accompanied by Realix. "The entire showcase had me on the edge of my seat. I couldn't even begin to pick out highlights," said Jenkins. "The show was too extreme." The style of delivery and the poetry topics of the night were as diverse as the poets themselves. There were poems about death, family and struggle, and the poets ranged from angry to overjoyed to intense and soft-spoken. Sometimes poets incorporated several styles of delivery in one poem. Sade Graves performed Jenkins. "My verse two of the night's biggest was written a few crowd pleasers. Her first poem called "Moment" chronicled the death of her uncle. Graves brought her listeners through an intensely emotional journey, from him being killed to her speaking with him. Graves later performed a poem called "Story of Our Family Tree" with Mitch Floyd and then delivered another hard hitting poem about her family. After her verses, Floyd sang a cappella, giving the performance terrific diversity. The duo received a standing ovation. Another performer who Speaking's Lyrically members even looked back in for inspiration. history Member Aja Mack performed a poem entitled, "I too have a dream." Mack had written the poem when she was a junior in high school after a friend's death. "I too have a dream" was an intense tribute that critiqued the state of society in general. Mack received uproarious applause after her performance. According to Cannady, Some of the night's performers >yere frightened to share The Open Mic Night concluded in just over two hours thanked when Mickens for and attending everyone invited "anyone who is serious about their craft" to join Lyrically Speaking. Their meetings are held every Tuesday at 5 p.m. in Raub 407. The next Lyrically Speaking event will be held Dec. 7 at 7:30 p.m. and wilt feature a Def Poet from the! RusselfHBO series Simmons' Presents Def The large audience that gathered at Java City sits relishing the various talents that Lock Haven students had to delivered deep, meaningful poetry was Ashley Deshields. In her poem entitled "My Other Half," Deshields shared the battle between what she called the Tittle girl' and the 'young woman.' The two sides fought over Deshields' absent father. The 'little girl' wanted her father while the 'young woman' had moved on. their work with the audience, Poetry Jam. Cannady is con"Poets Tiffany Perles, fident that the next show will Amanda Sportelli. Stephon be even better then the first. "One thing that I can James, and Rebecca Shorter made me so proud," said promise you is that it will be Cannady. "These poets were even better than our first pernervous beyond belief, but formance," said Cannady. they stood up and shared their "The group is continually words and their lives with writing and revising our poeteveryone! That is what this ry. We plan to hone our skills group is about! Everyone has for the next performance." a voice and every voice is 'Four eyes' no longer label just for 'geeks' Erin Hippie Editor at Large my eyes. That's why I choose glasses. I'm always to wear picking out different colored frames and right now they are According to the Vision black with zebra stripes on the Council ofAmerica (VCA), it said freshman inside," is estimated that 65 million LisaMarie Roberto. Americans wear some sort of Others like Roberto choose corrective lenses, whether itbe not to wear contact lenses for tyjsglasses or contacts. While the same reasons. jrCthe late 1990's many people never worn conhave "I preferred contact lenses, today I choose not to tacts before. many people are reverting because find it easier to just I back to the traditional "four put on glasses rather than puteyes." my eyes," "Sometimes contacts hurt ting contacts into said freshman Lynn tone is Sophomore Erin Branch agrees that she doesn't wear contacts because they dry out her eyes and cause irritation. While there are only a few select types of contact lenses, there are thousands of choices when it comes to eyeglasses. Before choosing a pair, one must first consider color, frame shape, frame size, cost and overall look ofthe glasses. In order to choose the perfect fit of eyeglasses, the VCA suggests a few simple rules to M»i@fttefcl 1 ■ 'm\\\\\\\\ .. considered to be cool. -Lastly, you must also shape of your face. Seven determine which category choices include round, oval, your hair color falls into: cool square, diamond, oblong, or warm. The same procedure as mentioned above can be base-up triangle and basedown triangle. In order to do used to verify "hair complexthis, stand in front of a mirror ion." with all hair pulled away from After following these the face and trace the face's steps, it is now time to pick the outline onto the mirror with an eyeglass's shape. The All eye-pencil or lipstick. The About Vision website has a basic shape should resemble listing of perfect eyeglasses one ofthe above. for each face's shape. For example, a round face -Next, you must establish your skin tone's color, because would look best with angular, the same color skin tone and narrow glasses to help lengtheyeglasses will complement en the face shape. An oval each other. While 60 percent face should choose glasses ofAmericans have a cool, blue that are as wide as the broadest complexion, others have a part of the face in order to warm, yellow complexion. A keep the natural shape of the cool complexion is one with face in tact. For an oblong pink or blue undertones, while face, one should try glasses the warmer complexion is with a low bridge to help made of peach, yellow or shorten the length ofthe face, Frames that are heavily orange colors. An olive skin ~Start by determining the accented with color should be chosen by a person with a base-down triangular face, while very light colored frames should be chosen by a person with a base-up triangular face. If your face is diamond shaped, rimless glasses may be the way to go, or even a pair of "cat-like" eyeglasses. And lastly, if your face is square, narrow ovals may look best to help soften the edges of the squared face. Roberto has actually tried the suggestions given above. 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