Valentine's Day history revealed Wrestling pins Pittsburgh See, Bl See, B8 lntfe~x Vol. 65, Issue 4 A1-A4 News A5 Classifieds A6-A7 Opinions Clubs/Organizations A8 B1-B4 Sports B5-B8 Features The Eagle Eve Parsons Union Building Lock Haven University Lock Haven, PA 17745 Newsroom 484-2334 Office - Wintry Mix - High: 23° F Low: 7° F Lock Haven University's Student Newspaper APSCUF: What's on deck Nicole Jacobs Staff Reporter M>m£ I bers ofthe union, according to a handout distributed by the LHU Chapter ofAPSCUF. So far representatives of the union have met with the The Association of Senate, Honors students SCC Pennsylvania State College and residents of Gross and and University Faculties Smith Halls. (APSCUF) has been meeting "Our first priority in meetwith students at LHU to eduing with students is to let them cate them on contract negotiaknow who we are. There are tions between their union and individuals on campus many the Pennsylvania State System who have never heard of of Education Higher APSCUF or are not aware of (PSSHE). APSCUF, which is the what it represents," said Drew union for the faculty and Talbot, the student faculty liaison for APSCUF and profescoaches in the PSSHE, represents around 6,000 members sor in the Psychology departacross the 14 State System ment at LHU. universities; around 95 perSee, APSCUF, A3 cent of the nearly 300 faculty and coaches at LHU are mem- Facebook: Type in APSCUF in the search engine or you can find it under Academic Organizations. LHU Chapter ofAPSCUF: Alarm Beighemm Eagle Eye Cheryl Orndorf, APSCUF office manager, conducts a meeting with other LHU faculty and staff. Steinway piano donation first step in reaching goal Laura Theis Staff Reporter Lock Haven University has developed a new focus on the the intro- duction of the first Steinway piano to the music department. Margery Krevsky, a 1966 Lock Haven University graduate, donated the Steinway piano on Jan. 24; the piano will be placed in the new alumni center upon its completion. Krevsky said that this is the first Steinway in LHU's campaign to become an "All Steinway School" and to emphasize the arts as an important part of a university http://www.lhup.edu/apscuf/ APSCUF official site: http://www.apscuf.com/ Negotiation News Reel: http://www.apscuf.com/news/index.html PSSHE Official Website: http://www.passhe.edU/content/7/ the Sides Family Music Center pared and more motivated stu"Steinway is a brand name in Williamsport with the dents academically throughout of excellence and quality. owner, Peter Sides. the university," said Dr. Grass. There is not a better piano in "I indicated that we needed Dr. Grass said that this had the world, so the program to initiate something that proven to be true with other begins with a world class symwould draw students to the schools in the U.S. that had bol ofthe best," she said. <( is not a Dr. Mahlon Grass, chair of the performing arts piano Krevsky said that the world, department, said that this is happy t0 b so the program campaign will also add this new program by * Music Education as an begins with a contributing the first obtainable degree by the Steinway to LHU. WOrld world Class CtaSS fall of 2007. Thi, wi n attract "This adds to the degree symbol of the best." pianists for concerts, base, but also brings additional culture and performance opportunities for stu""" new dimension," said dents and the Lock Haven new music education program. Krevsky. community," said Krevsky. It was then that Pete Sides rec"Considering that over 90 Dr. Grass said that the idea ommended that we begin an percent of the nation's profesto become an "All Steinway 'AH Steinway School'. He sional pianists perform on School" came with the beginsaid that this initiative would ning of the Music Education not only draw many students degree campaign. As part of to music education, but that it See, Steinway,A2 this campaign, he was visiting would also draw better pre- better in £ » Margery Krevsky Courtesy ofLHU tS^L"*" T u"„" Cemetery experiences vandalism, volunteerism in long-standing relationship with university Adam Roberts Staff Reporter The Highland Cemetery, located behind Bentley Dining Hall, has a storied history in this community. The cemetery association president welcomes students to walk the paths and enjoy the area, but he resents some of the activities that take place on the property. The 60 acre cemetery, 40 of which is developed, is nestled close to campus. This has been both a blessing and a have been in his auditorium," of vandalism in the last 30 problem for the 20 member said Wallace. years with damages totaling Highland Price, who was a wealthy thousands of dollars. Those Cemetery Association who is in charge landowner, began the cemelarge scale vandals were both of operating the active cemetery in the 1860's. The associprosecuted. Wallace points out tery. ation still operates on the same that both of those acts were The tie between LHU and bylaws instituted by Price, committed by Clinton County the Highland Cemetery goes with the exception of a paid citizens. deeper than location. David board. In the three years Wallace Wallace the association Price's contributions to the has held the post of President President has done a great deal community included donahe has noticed a few smaller ofresearch into the cemetery's tions that began the Central acts of vandalism in the cemepast and the people who are State Normal School, the origtery which were not reported buried there. inal name for LHU, and Ross to police. "It was started as a profit Library. for the cemetery by a man According to Wallace, See, Highland, A3 named Phillip Price; you may there have been two major acts Alana Beightol / Eagle Eye A2 February 14, 2007 lhueagleye.com International guest speakers teach educators of the future, share views Chris Hoskavich Staff Reporter I LHU Police Blotter Name: Benjamin Smi Charge: Purchase, consumption, possession or transportation alcohol Name: Jeffrey Majdic Charge: Purcha.se, consumption, possession or transportation alcohol From, Steinway, Al Steinway pianos, we felt that this initiative would be of great benefit to the University as a whole and to the Lock Haven community," said Dr. Grass. Suzanne Ballard, a Lock Haven student and the niece of Krevsky, played the first composition on the first Steinway piano at LHU. Students will have an opportunity to learn about education systems in other countries this semester through a series of international guest The College of Education and Human Services has already welcomed four lecturers from four different countries and will present five more over the course of the semester. The speakers, who are studying and working at Penn State University as participants in the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship program, will be discussing issues related to education as a part oftheir coursework. The Humphrey Fellowship is an international exchange program administered by the Institute of International are 'Steinway pianos renowned for being high quality pianos with a nice, rich timbre," said Ballard. Dr. Grass said that the "All Steinway" program means that alumni and other interested parties will be asked to make a donation to the university to replace the existing pianos with Steinways. "We hope to reach our goal of becoming an "All-Steinway School" within the coming decade," said Dr. Grass Education. It is part of the course," said Winters, "is to Chief among these is a desire IIE's Fulbright program, take a look at your own educato provide students with the designed to "increase mutual tion system through the eyes tools they need to find success understanding between the of an individual from another in life. "We all want to see the peoples of the United States country." and other countries." She hopes that discussions next generation succeed," she Humphrey Fellows are said. mid-level professionals Winters believes so "The purpose of the who conduct research, in the value of CQurse Jg to take a look work with university and exposing future teachers yOUT OWI1 education t0 me experiences of government offices, pursue independent study and give System through the eyes their international counterparts that she requires lectures in order to learn q£ individual from about how their field operher undergraduate stuanother Country. ates in the U.S. and share dents t0 atten( j at i east information about their two of the Humphrey Dr. Karen Winters careers in their respective —■———^—Fellows' lectures. Given countries with Americans. with educators from around the increasing globalization of The Fellows who are the world will result in solu- our society, she is dismayed speaking at the sessions are all tions to "shared problems in that there are not more opporprofessional educators. education systems." She said tunities for students to interact The lectures, which are that giving students the oppor- with international educators, held Tuesdays at 5 p.m. in 425 tunity to meet these educators "This is one of the few Raub, are recorded and used in person allows them to rec- times that undergraduates get a by Dr. Karen Winters, associ- ognize the commonalities that chance to really experience ate professor of educational exist in all education systems. comparative education," she fundamentals, for a course she Winters also said that said. teaches called Global among all teachers "there are Though the focus of the not many differences, but there Perspectives in Education. Humphrey Fellows' lectures is "The purpose of the are tremendous similarities." education, students in other ~ _ Krevsky's contribution and far-reaching vision for the University and what it can become with an "All Steinway School" designation," said Dr. Grass. "We look forward to other contributions being made so that we might accomplish the goal, challenge, and vision of recruiting a betterprepared and more academically astute university student body." EVERGREEN I Lease i February i Take a Tour! and Save ! Vou' Love II in i$100i I On youi service tee WTiatYou See!! i (570) 893*1833 www myownapmtment com ruiDNg „ rovcrgreen Commons ars Information Session JJAA'I'B lis majors who are interested in hearing these international speakers are welcome to attend. In addition to the lecture itself, each discussion also includes a question and answer session as well as extensive online discussion afterwards. Winters says that many of the students who have attended these lectures have developed an interest in studying and working abroad as a result. "For students, it opens up doors," she said, "it opens up their eyes." Humphrey Fellows who have already spoken at this semester include educators from Serbia, El Salvador. Albania and Swaziland, and future speakers will include visitors from Pakistan, Burma, Mexico and Chile. Next week's speaker, Ali Mohammed Ali Al-Agry, is from Yemen. in i■ i Mr IwMli Courtesy ofLHU Career Services embarks on search for new facilitators Brandy Rissmiller Staff Reporter brissmilur lhup. edu Career Services will be hiring students to work as Peer Career Facilitators for the 2007-2008 school year. Peer Career Facilitators work an average of 6 to 10 hours per week, some of which are evening hours. They provide career information to students and assist students with resume and cover letter critiques, among other responsibilities. To find out more information about the job opening visit the Career Services website at http://www.lhup.edu/career/on campusemployment.htm. Applications are also available on the webpage. Kelly Elvin, Lock Haven graduate and former peer career facilitator, said one benefit of working for Career Services was knowing how to use the resources, such as FOCUS, and Mike Murphy, a fellow graduate and peer career facilitator agrees. "It was wonderful to see the office full of students tak- office provided me with, I would not have known how or ing advantage of the resources where to look for jobs," said Ludwig. "I also learned how to tailor my resume for different jobs and how to answer certain the office provides," said Murphy, who is now Chief Legislative Aide/Democratic Executive Director of the Affairs Senate Urban Committee under Senator Shirley Kitchen. "Students who work as peer career facilitators also have a great opportunity to help fellow students prepare to enter the working world. Kristin Frantz said that working at Career Services has helped her public speaking skills and her confidence rise. "I spoke with a lot of students as they visited the office and while giving presentations and those qualities are definitely essential to any career path one may choose," said Frantz. Aerielle Ludwig agrees with Frantz and thinks students should apply for the position because it can provide them with the opportunity to learn more about what to expect after college. "Without the resources the interview questions." Students applying for a career peer facilitator position should have strong interpersonal, communication and organizational skills. They should also have a strong desire to work with students. The preferred minimum GPA is 2.5 and students should be able to handle multiple and changing priorities. Student workers at Career Services provide support for all daily office functions, including answering the phone, scheduling appointments, filing and photocopying. Reviewing prospective and online hard-copy resources for the career library and the Career Services' website are more responsibilities of peer career facilitators. If students have any questions they can visit the Career Services Office, located in Akeley 114. Davis Real Estate, Inc. OPEN HOUSE FEBRUARY 17TH1 -Now leasing 12pm-3:OOpm -Meet our staff for Fall 2007 121W.Church Street -Discuss rental -View available C570) 748-8550 apartments Contact Dan Roberts in 103 Raub or visit www.iie.com for options -Refreshments wwwJakhavenrealestate.com February 14, 2007 lhueagleye.com A3 Studen ts react to separate comme ncement ceremonies Marissa Brunner Editor-in-Chief mbrunnet@Qiup.edtt _______—^mm*9*^ i'." AH across campus, students are becoming increasingly concerned over the idea of two separate graduation ceremonies this spring, Soon-to-be graduates are raising many questions on the matter, wondering what time their graduation is going to take place, and who will be graduating with them? As the number of students who graduate from Lock Haven grows each year, it seems as if the decision to divide graduation into two ceremonies was inevitable, A smaller crowd at each ceremony will not only accommodate graduattng seniors, but their families as well. But when a major change takes place on campus, there are always sides ofthe story. Many seniors are able to look at the situation from both sides. Stephanie Phillips, a senior Sports Administt major, the university's to hold two cere,s, but cannot help feeling a certain sense two ceremonies.' "I feel like I understand Senior Mike Hutchinson why they are doing it, but sees the change as somethe downfall is that some thing that was bound to happeople are not going to be pen, and impossible to be able to graduate with their avoided any longer. friends," said Phillips. "Lock Haven University Meghan Mattson, a senhas had many changes over ior Health Science major, is the last few years, this is just concerned with the time that one more change. And each ceremony will be takone that anyone who sat ing place. through last "I don't year's ceremony taaaaaam like my graduation to be wouldn't mind." held at 2 p.m.," said WM said Hutchinson. Although rising having it in the morni seniors are primarily ing because then affected by separate you have the rest ceremonies, ■ students of the day to w i graduating in May 2008 with I are concerned as well, friends "It won't affect me /I and family. until next May, but I think Despite 9 dividing i'.' graduation into two fact that many ceremonies will be more convenient for the friends will be unable to and families of those gradusame ceremony as their ating," said Conjetta King, a friends, many rising gradu- junior English major. ates find separate graduaFelix Noy, a junior tions to be appealing and Spanish Education major, beneficial for a number of also agrees that the idea of reasons. two graduation ceremonies "Now I don't have to is looming in his mind, decide who in my family I'm despite the fact that he will going to give tickets to," not be affected until next said Giancarlo Levrio, a year. Health Science senior. "I feel as though it will "Hopefully it will not be as be advantageous for my famhot inside the Fieldhouse ily, because it won't be nee- iJBL AWL k essary for prolonged said Noy. Still, several students apprehensive to the idea ot two separate ceremonies, despite the perks for friends and family in the audience, After spending their college career building lifelong friendships, students like Calvin Gilchrist and Stephon James are disappointed the idea of being separated. "I disagree with sp i up graduation because won't get to enjoy the expenence with some of my friends who are seniors, said Gilchrist. Spring commencem it ceremonies will be held at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. in Thomas Fieldhouse on May 12, 2007. Students graduating from the College of Arts and Science and from the Master of Liberal Arts program will participate in the 10 a.m. ceremony, while students graduating from the College of Education and Human Services and from the Master of Alternative Education, Master Teaching and Learning and Master of Health Science Physician Assistant programs will graduate at2p.m. "" "' on the Catholic podcasts to keep your faith alive! http://ministries.dioceseaj.org/ Ihucatholic/ Walk-in. welcomed, 202 E. Main Street Sat 9-3 Lock Haven,Pa .17745 Suiu Closed appointments (570) 748-6766 Jessica Simpson apprecxated! HairPieces Available! Heather, Carol, Pat, Kelly, Tina Call for Help repair iliiiiiifl houses & experience Spri ng recognizes From, Highland, A1 During the daily patrol of the property that is made by one of the members of the association, beer cans or bottles are occasionally found Wallace and removed. expressed great distaste for individuals who use the cemetery as a place to consume alcohol. Other acts that violate the law and offend community members like Wallace include two acts of poaching in the last two years and people who use the cemetery's only entrance to turn around in, which has resulted in damage to one ofthe pillars outside the Service Community members and LHU students alike often use the cemete/y to jog or walk their dogs. Students also use the grounds for school related projects including an art classand a journalism class that investigated deceased residents and wrote obituaries for them. Aside from casual use of the cemetery LHU students and Lock Haven residents have volunteered their time to clean up the area. Because it is so large and the cemetery has a very low budget they rely heavily on volunteers. The women's Rugby team as well entrance. Neighbors to the property as some sororities have assisthave also expressed concern ed in spring clean-up. Wallace believes that eduover a group who uses the cating people and getting them cemetery for some kind of involved in the cemetery will shooting game. Wallace has eliminate vandalism. help been called to investigate but want to feel "1 students has never found this group. like are compart of this they "It is number one not legal, said Wallace. munity," number two not appreciated Any person or group interand number three very disreested in volunteering at the spectful," said Wallace. Highland Cemetery is asked to With the rare indecent acts contact David Wallace at that occur in Highland dwallace(i».kcnet.org. From, APSCUF, A1 "Number one, we want students to be aware that there is an issue involving our contract negotiations," he said. "We also want them to know what are goals are in offering students a quality education, and what we hope to accomplish through our contract." The current contract that APSCUF has had for the last four years runs out on June 30 of this year. The first round of proposals for the new contract took place on January 19 and the two parties, APSCUF and the PSSHE's team ofnegotiators, are scheduled to meet again on Feb. 19 to go through a second wave ofnegotiations. Union members want to inform students that this year they will be taking a "No contract, no work" stance. "We will strike on July 1 if no agreement is reached," said LHU chapter of APSCUF president, Mark Cloud, who is also a professor in the Psychology department here. Cloud has helped to organize meetings in order to educate Appalachian March Appalachian that the more positive activity in the area the less likely there will be vandalism. 11-17 Trip There's still time to sign up! Ash Wednesday February 22 Mass with Distribution of Ashes 8:00 PM in the PUB Multipurpose Room Remember that you are dust and into dust you shall return. Sponsoredby the Newman Community: Campus Ministry serving LHU Catholics & Friends For more information contact Jeff or Carol Schaffer. 748-8592 or jschaffer@lhup.edu students on the terms of the negotiations and what the results could entail for students in the summer and fall semesters. If a strike occurs, students could face a variety of consequences. Since classes are available almost every month of the year, there is no time when none would be affected, but this date would limit the number involved. "We picked July 1 as our date because less students would be affected," said Cloud. "We don't know how exactly a strike will affect students, but we wanted as few involved as possible." "I remember the negotiations from my freshmen year," said senior biology chemistry major, Kristin Mcintosh. "I am really glad that I will be out of here before a strike would affect me; however I have confidence that negotiations will come to a close before it reaches that extreme. I don't feel that students should get too worried until more is known about the situation." If students are interested in hearing more about the situation, there are a variety of outlets available to them. Aside from meetings with students. Cloud has also established a Facebook group for APSCUF where he has been posting a variety of information, including charts and statistics. From the Facebook site, there is a link to the official APSCUF website, as well as a news reel page with up-to-date negotiation information. "The Facebook idea was Dr. Cloud's initiative," said Talbot. "We wanted to reach students on a more practical level, so we chose a medium that students are using quite frequently." Another way that union members are attempting to educate the student population is a through Negotiation Awareness Day, scheduled for tomorrow, Feb. 15. Faculty will be available at Bentley and the PUB starting at 10:30 a.m. to distribute handouts and answer any questions students might have. Talbot also encourages students to stop by his office in Robinson 319 to ask questions about the union and the negotiations. "It's encouraging to see how students care about what goes on here and have a perspective, not only for themselves, but for the whole university," he said. "If student organizations would like more information, they can email me or stop by and we will try to have representatives come speak with their groups." On the PSSHE website, a news reel is also available for the public to follow the negotiation process. February 14, 2007 lhueagleye.com A4 nator prepares or campus technology advancement and laptop plan New S EP coor Jessica Holcomb Guest Writer ■■ Dr. Edward Jensen, associate professor of graduate studies, director of the Master of Education program, and coordinator of the I ■ Learning Teaching and Degree Program at Lock Haven University, has been appointed coordinator of LHU's Student Technology Program Enhancement Jensen has been employed with Lock Haven for six years. Before coming to LHU, Jensen had a lot of experience in technology. He was an associate professor of instructional and information services at Brigham Young University-Hawaii for 11 years. He also was the media services and instructional development coordinator and a systems development coordinator. At the main campus of Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, Jensen was an instructional media production instructor and a utilization instructor. As a technology guru, Jensen knows that the field is constantly changing. Thanks to STEP, and its new coordinator, LHU has the opportunity to change and become a advanced school. The most recent step-up in technology is the requirement for all Fall 2007 incoming first-year and transfer students to own a laptop computer. In December of 2004, President Keith Miller had the Student Technology B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^BB^B^B^B^BJ ■ „ ** u Jmm.i3wm \m~Mmm M ' Mm\\\\\\\\\\\\ L WWW »' jjBl Thc [■.xprc. Photo Counvsy Lock Haven associate professor of graduate studies, Dr. Edward Jensen, has been recently appointed to the coordinator's position for the university's Student Technology Program, or STEP. With his new responsibilities, Jensen will be helping LHU become an all laptop school, requiring incoming and transfer students to have a laptop next academic year. Enhancement Program evaluate Lock Haven's ability to become a laptop university. They also evaluated another laptop university. With their evaluation, they decided that Lock Haven has what it takes to complete the laptop initiative. In making LHU a better and more competitive school, Jensen feels that computers are a necessary component. "There are very few occupations that don't require technology intelligence. By becoming a laptop university, the students will receive a natural transition into the technological world," said Jensen. Although all students are ommended to buy the "There are very few occupations that don't require technology intelligence." Dr. Jensen Lock Haven University/Dell brand of laptop, students can by whatever brand they choose, or use one they already own. Even older laptops can be used, as long as the computer is loaded with Windows XP Professional SP2. The Microsoft Office 2003 Professional (PC) can be purchased at the Lock Haven bookstore for $65. From instant messenger, to Myspace, checking e-mail. and playing games, the list is endless when it comes to things to do on a laptop. However, Jensen feels that this will not directly take away from the students' learning experience. Jensen explained that during class there are always students that are not going to pay attention. If it's not a laptop, then it's a magazine, I-pod, cell phone, or daydreaming that's a distraction. An advantage of the laptops in the classroom is that unlike having a class in a computer lab, when the students have the laptops on their desk, they are ready to work. "They all have their screens up, and the professor can easily gain control by telling them to put their screens down." said Jensen. The Student Technology Enhancement Program is what keeps the university sprinting forward, so as to keep up with the fast-paced change in technology. For now, the main technological for Lock advancement future, near is Haven, in the stuso that the connectivity dents have the ability to have an internet connection everywhere. 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The fourth master bedroom has its own attached oversized bath and rents for $6000 per year (average of $500 per per month). $250 per month for the entire house. Off to up are included Utilities street parking for up to one car per tenant is included (four cars). No pets or smoking. Each common area of the house is shared by tenants, which include living room, de, dining room, kitchen and laundry area with newer appliances: washer/dryer, oven/stove, refrigerator/freezer, microwave "Security deposit required at the signining the lease for each tenant.** Call Mark, LHU Alumni 908-230-4281 for more details or an Classifieds Editor at lhueagleye @yahoo.com, write in the subject line "Classifieds." Leave messages to your friends or sell a book. It' s free for students and students love free stuff, right? ! A6 e.com Ihu 2007 Feb OPINION LHU men's From our news room... basketball fans Student activities fee may cut discouraged into valuable text book funds from displays of school spirit Issue of the week: The cost of text books It's difficult to learn withbooks. It's also hard to afford books university text books, that is. But, that's just too bad. Take out another loan, kids. There's simply nothing we can do. What can universities do? It's true that publishers have the bookstore at their mercy, and professors have the students at theirs. Either the publishers need to stop coming out with new editions every time they decide to add a new picture, or professors need to continue using older editions or seek out less expensive volumes. But publishing textbooks is a money-making business, not a charitable organization, and professors desire to use the best tools for their out instruction. Is there no way out? According to back2college.com, the average college student paid $2,400 to $3,200 in textbooks at the end of a four year degree in 2006, and with the average undergraduate now having debts exceeding $40,000, it seems reasonable to search for ways - other than more student loans - to alleviate the costs. Perhaps removing activity fees from students' tuition could help lessen the cost of books, at least in part. Or, at least giving students the option of whether or not they choose to use a definite amount of money towards books or entertainment may help the student struggling to make ends meet. Demanding that a person spend money towards entertainment when there are academic necessities still left to be purchased seems backward and unfair and may be the best solution to ease the cost ofbooks. The first priority of the university should be education, not entertainment. Providing students with free entertainment before free or reduced textbooks is illogical. Having a mandatory activity fee in tuition bills assumes that all students can or want to pay that amount for the provided entertainers. Shouldn't students be able to choose how they spend their disposable income? In addition, forcing students from low socio-eco- nomic backgrounds to pay for frills puts an unnecessary burden on those students now and in their future. Universities should be striving to open their doors to people from all econpmic classes, not just to those who can afford to be amused as they study. Of course, the best of both worlds - free books and entertainment - would be ideal, and may even be possible if entertainment fees were collected through fundraisers or the reallocating of other monies. However, if a sacrifice must be made, it should be on the entertainment end, not academics. Universities must keep their priorities straight. Philosophy of rationality, hope in the 'real' world Matthew Powell Guest Writer entire body of knowledge, owe significant debts to figures like Plato and Aristotle, dead these last two thousand years. Plato expounded a Theory Last Tuesday night while closing the library my super- visor noticed that I'd turned the lamps next to the couch on the first floor on again. I explained that I left them on as a symbol of hope that the sun will rise or that our world leaders will not push the little red button. However, it was a rule, and the rules must always be followed. Here in the "Academy," we have no shortage of rules rules like rationality, logic or truth. These ideas, ostensibly the underpinnings of the - of Forms, from which Absolute Truth may be gleaned, albeit through a gloss over our sensory data. Aristotle, the other godfather, had a genius for hierarchies and classification for which he has, perhaps, been over venerated, monumentalized beyond much possibility for meaningful critical revaluation. Max Weber, an early sociologist, coined the term 'bureaucracy' as a derisive description of the result of the imitation of Aristotle which has become the norm for most organizations. His This unspoken thank you in-turn spurs more enthusiasm from the crowd. With even more excitement radiating across Thomas Field House, our warriors of thc hardwood get even more into the game. It is this give and take between player and fan that builds momentum, and shocks PSAC West rivals like California University. Adam Roberts Staff Reporter For a long time LHU students haven't gotten behind their sports teams the way they should. That was until a series of White-Outs were organized at this year's basketball games. The men's games attendance shot up from golf style chatter to a raging clan of super fans complete with signs, chants, white t's and yes, even face paint. This surge in Bald Eagle pride can't really be traced back to any one event, but the fanaticism has bolstered the spirits ofthe team. With several big home upsets under their belts, the men's team has witnessed first hand the power of Adam Roberts an exuberant cheering section. The new found pride and As part of this crowd I excitement that makes going to can't help but swell with pride games fun hasn't the basketball as the players 1 have come to been noticed just by the players love over the course of the seaon the court or the crowd that son hit crucial shots and look every home directly at the student section assembles for as if to say thanks for the sup- our species' power of rationality. See, Fans, A7 To paraphrase Dr. Jim Can this power, though, port. Strayer, the practicing of provide Hope? Ft does not mm rationality tends to lead one seem so. to me. It seems to to an understanding of its me that hope must be an limits, which appear to exist. axiom, an unprovable It's similar, I would say, assumption about the nature to an ant farm, whose ants ofreality, and if we must tell have learned to pose quesourselves beatific bedtime tions about the world outside stories in order to create hope their ant farm, which may or for ourselves, let it be so. may not exist. Empirical verLet us not require, however, is at ification thorny, best. that our bedtime stories be not to say that labeled as "Absolute Truth," This is such questions will necessarilest we find that someone ii ly remain forever outside of else's bedtime story conflicts Letters to the editor are the opinion ofthe author and do not our answer. with our own, and feel power to reflect the views of the Eagle Eye staff or its associates. Thales's prediction of a solar obliged to eliminate them eclipse, Copernicus's revolubecause ofthis, perhaps even tion, and Einstein's prediceclipsing everything in one tion that mass could bend final blaze oflight, before the light waves (observed during settling of that final dark. a solar eclipse) are precisely instances of the increase of may be a touch hasty, though. Letters to the * Bdatof I Do you have something on your mind? m M §| Is there a hot-button topic I not a Death penalty better crime I that you would like to discuss? § 1 deterrent than a prison sentence §* Don't just get red in the face... if Stacy Lipson Staff Reporter Prominent attorney Gerald Chaleff once said, "You judge a society by how it imposes its harshest penalty." In the United States of America, the death penalty is the harshest penalty that can be imposed on another human being. Supporters of the death penalty argue that the death penalty is a deterrent, and that it reduces the number of murders committed in the United States. Statistics over the years in numerous studies have proven that the death penalty is no more a deterrent than a sentence of life in prison. Do you believe in the death penalty? Research is currently being examined in countries which employ the death penalty and countries that do not. Thus far, research has shown that the U.S has a higher murder rate in countries such as Canada and Europe, which do not have the death penalty. The death penalty can be argued as not being a deter- because the majority of people who commit murders do not think through the consequences of their actions before committing a crime, and more importantly, do not take into account the possibility of an execution or life in prison. rent Stacy Lipson Currently, on death row in the state of Pennsylvania, 121 out of the 231 Death Row prisoners committed their crime in an act of passion or acted impulsively due to the use of illegal substances. The State Michigan University Comm Tech Lab Penalty and Death Center found "A Information survey ofthe former and present presidents of top academic criminological societies found that 84% of these experts rejected the research had demonstrated notion that any deterrent effect from the death penalty". Another argument against the death penalty that 1 fully support is the risk of executing an innocent human being. Since 1973 in the United States alone, over 100 people have been released from death row after evidence proved their innocence. In the past five years, the Innocence Project, a national organization dedicated to exonerating death row inmates based on DNA evidence, has overturned the verdicts of 12 men in Dallas and proven their innocence. In Texas, Senator Rodney Ellis has called for two new bills calling for the creation of a Texas Innocence Commission and another boosting compensation in that state for the wrongly convicted. study by A recent Columbia University Law School found that two thirds of all capital trials contained serious errors. If this statistic is true, then it can be said that our justice system and policies should be amended to allow the possibility of error. For instance, DNA should be done in every tal case multiple times, at ferent intervals of time prove the validity of the viction. Have innocent When writing, please include your £| been sentenced to death full and a phone name number history of the death This is a fact, not a where you can be reached. s£ If the death removed from society S0 lc^U(^e y° ur y ear anc major. ■& even a short time span of years, society could prove once and for all h send it to validity ofthe death penalty In addition, life in with d as a substitute to the | in tne subject line. penalty would ada|uatdyyjfl mg[ change the way in society was run. By eliminating the possibility of a wrongDo you like to draw? ful execution, society can punish the guilty and provide Do you have a passion for comic books a stronger judicial system or satirical cartoons? the common masses. Above all, I am not in support of the death penalty, I Draw an editorial cartoon, firmly believe the death and submit it to the Eagle Eye penalty and judicial system's flaws make the death penalty for the Opinion section. questionable, at best, My only wish is for society change its outlook on Send it to with "Editorial death penalty, or at the very Cartoon" in the subject line. least, uphold the right for a Make sure to include your full name, year, major and fair trial for each and every where you can be reached. phone a number accused of a crime. person I Tn thePl fivel!* w| prisonBj ■ d^ to the editor. I El * " Ihueagleye@yahoo.com "Opinion Letter" _ R |§ E 14, 2007 Feb Ihu e.com A7 OPINION THE EAGLE EYE Lock Haven, PA 17745 Faculty Advisor Dr. Sharon Stringer Office: 570-893-2579 Fax: 570-893-2644 Online Editor Kara Wilt Photographers Editor in Chief Alana Beightol Marissa Brunner Garrett Graziarv Kasey Le News John Reith Sarah Wojcik Erin Hippie Advertising Sarah Goetter Features Jessa Hoover Jennifer Hayes Melanie Financial Shel lhamruer Manager Christina Fried Sport| .rrett Graziano Staff Reporters James Cooney Brandon Apter Opinion Stephanie LaSota Jeremy Horn Chris Hoskavich Kris Glad Sara Gerber• Classifieds Ads Manager Sarah Goetter Photo Editor Marina Tsygankova Copy Editor Danielle Tepper Ashley Griffis Nicole Jacobs Moshe Jenkins Stacy Lipson Nicole Pinto Brandy Rissmiller Adam Roberts ■ Danielle Tepper Laura Theis Kara Wilt THE EAGLE EYE. THE OFFICIAL STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF LOCK HAVEN UNIVERSITY, IS PUBLISHED WEEKLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE UNIVERSITY CALENDAR. 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 LOCK HAVEN EXPRESS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE WILUAMSPORTSUN-GAZETTE. Restoration of felon's voting rights overlooked Robert Kahne Kentucky Kernel U. Kentucky 2004, Gov. Fletcher made it LEXINGTON, Ky. The world has plenty of hot-button issues to talk about. Think about these words: abortion, gay marriage, taxes, gun control, poverty, global warming, affirmative action. Each ofthese words elicits strong feelings in just about everybody. Unfortunately, the dominance of such few issues causes some other very important issues to be ignored. I'd like to focus on one of those issues: the restoration of felons' voting rights. In Kentucky, if a citizen is convicted of a felony, he or she can never vote again unless he or she gets a pardon from the governor. No matter how petty the felony you're convicted for say, getting caught with marijuana for a second time you can never vote again without a pardon from the governor. Kentucky is one of only Virginia and three states Florida are the other two that does not automatically restore civil rights to felons after they serve their time. Currently, this law affects 186,000 former felons in Kentucky. To make matters worse, getting a pardon from the governor is nearly impossible. In (U-WIRE) - - - - - Meaning of Valentine's Day lost in confusion Stephanie LaSota Opinion Editor Valentine's day, like Virginia, is for lovers. It is a romantic holiday meant to promote romantic love. In my younger days, like many other children, I bought the pre-made Valentine's with the cliche phrases of "Be Mine" and "Will you be my Valentine?" written across the fronts ofthem. They were simple, yet effective. All you had to do was fill out the "to" and "from" lines and tear along the perforated edges. The young school girls would hand them to their best friends and save the mushiest ones for the cutest boys in the class. We even had decorated Valentine's mailboxes to deposit the lovely cards. Teachers received Valentines from students. Students received them from teachers. It was a big day. At home, young children might be busy decorating pink frosted cupcakes with red sprinkles with their parents to commemorate this love fest of a day. Mothers and fathers will convey how much they love their children and imaginative kids will create homemade cards to proudly hand to their parents. It all seems okay, like great for anything romantic and anything traditional when it comes to coupling up. Why are we turning away from long-term relationships? It seems like an effect of the ever rising autonomy of females. More females are postponing marriage in the hopes of obtaining a career and pursuing their passions. Many females feel thai it is nearly impossible to have a husband and a promising career. Some may even feel that becoming a "wife" represents traditional roles that have played a part in stunting the societal growth offemales for decades. . A\\\\\m \\\\\\. Stephanie LaSota As the saying goes, 'it's a man's world." Men all over the planet have been in competition with each other for centuries. They battled for land. They battled for religion. They battled to discover and invent. In the last few decades, women have acquired this competitive nature. We no longer wanted to stay in the kitchen watching men achieve great things. We have begun to fun. Love is being spread and care is shown for those closest to us. But, we may be losing the true meaning of the day, climb thc corporate ladder. We have begun to escape the and that is to show your appreciation, love and respect for bondage of traditional career roles. We have entered this your significant other. Given the rising divorce "world of men." I think that this is an amazrate, there is an ever increasing feat, an accomplishment ing cynicism on marriage and relafor women every where and a tionships. I even notice among reassuring phenomenon that my fellow generation of tells me that humans are startfemales, an awakening distaste From, Fans, A6 game, It has been acknowledged by Coach John Wilson "We will work on getting off to better starts so we can get the best student fans in the PSAC involved," said Wilson in the Feb. 7 issue ofthe Eagle Eye. "When the crowd is rockin, ' the Thomas Field House is a difficult place for our opponents to play." With all the appreciation coming from players and coaches one would assume that thek student fan would become some kind, ofa hero in the hallowed halls of Thomas Fieldhouse. But actually quite the opposite has occurred. Associate Specifically, Athletics Director Peter Campbell leads a weekly charge against the rowdy but essential student section. As the weeks have passed and the games have become more important, Campbell,, who is at times "assisted" by'Director of ing to acknowledge different possibilities. We are starting to see that there really are no invisible boundaries keeping people from doing things. The possibilities are endless when it comes to life. The possibilities are within us all, just waiting to be discovered. So why are many women, and many men, so convinced that having a strong and meaningful career and a powerful lasting relationship with another person cannot work? Marriage is losing its meaning today because people are getting lazy. The second that something gets difficult, we call it quits. We have instant oatmeal, instant messaging, soup on the go, Oo-Gurt and we always expect instant answers to our problems. Perhaps the rising divorce rate isn't because love doesn't exist, it's because laziness exists. Independence is a good thing. We need to be aware of our capabilities as people and strive towards success. We should have passions and goals in our lives. We cannot however, be alone and strong forever. No man is an island. We need friends. We need family. We need some kind of social network to keep us anchored to help us feel much harder for felons to receive a pardon by requiring that, in addition to sending three letters of recommendation, each applicant submit a statement explaining why his or her rights should be restored. According to the Kentucky Catholic Conference, the 2005-06 fiscal year saw only a 31.3 percent success rate of former felons applying for their civil rights. At the same time, applicants for voting rights plummeted, from '1171 in 2003-04 to 726 in 2005-06. This is ridiculous. Why people who have paid their debt to society should be required to write an essay to regain the right to vote is beyond me. (Gov. Fletcher says he thinks applicants will "appreciate it (voting) more"). African- point ofprison to rehabilitate? This law should be enfranchisement of the United States How can we expect to reintechanged for myriad reasons. Americans in four times grate these folks into our soci(8.25 percent) and People who are subject to our rate the of disenfranchisement ety if we deny them the fundalaws should have a say in our of mental right of democracy? all Kentuckians (5.97 pergovernment, no matter who Allowing former felons to cent.) they are. That is a central tento me vote lessens the chance that There is no way for ant of democracy. As a state, conthey will commit another adequately express my we should be ashamed to statistics, but crime. Kentuckians for the cern with those remove the right to vote from It Commonwealth deplorable. cites a study I'll call them anyone. way we a the Columbia long in have Human Additionally, the racial looks like go before we achieve a Rights Law Review that to is enormous. impact shows 27 percent of non-votcolor-blind justice system. According to the League of ers with a prior arrest are rearbenefits of The expected Women Voters, one in four rested, to vote to all while only 12 percent restoring the right African-Americans are disensentheir of voters with a prior arrest are felons upon serving franchised in Kentucky; that's to arrested enough again. tences are reason nearly triple the average disThe core reason of liberty pass this legislation. Isn't the respect. If more children were exposed to stronger displays of respect and affection between their parents they would learn by example. They would place greater value on relationships. Maybe it could even help to lower future divorce rates? Romantic relationships are important because they are the foundation of our families in this world. If couples have more love-tilled relationships, sane. there will be more love-filled to families. To me, this would When it comes Valentine's Day, those who are inevitably lead to a more lovecoupled up should take this filled world. But, that's just day to recognize their love. my hypothesis. Forget about sending cards to If you have a significant your parents and friends. If other, take the time to recogyou are a parent, don't send nize him or her today. And your kids to school with bags start to recognize them more full of colorful notes and often. Ladies; loving a man candy to hand out to their doesn't make you submissive classmates. or inferior; it gives you a beauValentine's Day is for tiful feminine power. Men; lovers and it needs to be repreloving a woman doesn't mean sented that way. you are "whipped." it means People are not lying when that you are blessed with a they say marriage is hard. It great comfort and joy in life. - it. It is the nature of a basket- placed stronger and more outlandish restrictions on the fans. At first the attacks were minor, as Campbell sat close to the section and constantly reminded students to "stay positive" as they protested poor calls and playfully taunted opponents. But the oppression reached a new low on Saturday when students were no longer allowed to sit in the first row, the holy land of basketball fans. Unfazed by the apparent distaste for their enthusiasm, the student fanatics set up shop on the second row, where Campbell frequently howled that students were not even permitted to place their feet on the bench in front of them. During Saturday's game there were also two student ejections. These students were tossed from the game for starting a chant and protesting a missed call. Both infractions are, well, not infractions. Students are going to call a referee foul-up when they see requires a great number of qualities that many people are lacking; trust, mutual respect, and confidence, just to name a few. This is why you need to be mentally prepared for the commitment of marriage. Too many have the attitude of, "Hey, there's always divorce, right?" If you doubt the possibilities of marriage, or just of love, you are setting yourself up for failure. Where there is great belief and faith, there is usually success. Your romantic relationship will flourish and grow if you begin devoting more than one day a year to giving your partner some extra attention. If you're a parent, showing that love to your spouse will not be overlooked by your children. They will grow up in a home where they see strong love and ball fan. Students are also going to get into the psyche of opposing teams. It is one of the great advantages of hosting a contest. Getting into a player's head comes in a variety of ways but primarily through chants and yelling from the Bald Eagle fans. Lock Haven's team certainly doesn't go to other schools without some level of negativity thrown in their direction. If it wasn't hard to play at another school's floor then the concept of home and away games wouldn't be so powerful. The most shocking form of oppression brought down on the student section at the California University game was at the end of the game. Lock Haven had just defeated division leading California by 3 points and all Campbell and Taylor were concerned with was the student section storming the court. They were so concerned, in fact, that they organized a wall of bodies and justice for all is compelling, but coupled with this data that shows tangible benefits of this legislation adds to the case for restoring voting rights. Kentucky should restore the right to vote to all felons after they have paid their debt to society because not doing so constitutes a failure of democracy. House Bill 70 a bill which would call for an amendment to the Kentucky constitution to restore the right to vote to all felons who complete their sentence - has been - the students and there basketball playing heroes, This wall consisted of several law enforcement officers, student workers as well as Campbell and Taylor. This blockade was so determined to keep students off the court that the students weren't able to get close enough to the players to congratulate them on the Watching students get ejected and held back from the court was a sad sight. When a group of fans is able to swing a game the way this crowd has, itis a tragedy that they are hoodlums, treated like Because of Lock Haven's size and still meager attendance compared to Division 1 schools it is comical that our student section is hammered so badly for doing crowds do, support their My message is simple, the fans, great work and la cheering. And to the pow that hold them back, relax, only a game. jacketed for the current session of the Kentucky legislature. If you think this issue is important, please join UK College Democrats, the Black Student Union, the Newman Center, UK Amnesty International, Fayette County Democrats and Young Kentuckians for thc Commonwealth as we host a screening of Democracy's Ghost, a film about this issue, at the W.T. Young Library and hear from a host of speakers who have been affected by this law. February 14, 2007 .com A8 Spotlight I Haven I MMM„^„ Big hearts: blood drive big success Kris Glad Guest Writer Sarah Wojcik / Eagle Eye Bards and wenches belt out tunes to an unsuspecting victim for a unique fundraiser by the Underground Role Playing Club. Bards for hire hire and member of the club, has his own theory. News Editor "It's new, it's refreshing and it's something that most Bright red faces appeared people have never heard before," Guerra explained. at a number of different locaSince a majority of the tions on campus over the past tunes, including the most poptwo days and it wasn't the cold are Renaissance ones, ular weather that caused the crimstudents tend to pay songs son flush. In their first major to the lyrics since attention fundraiser since establishare unaware of what to they ment, the Underground Role said Guerra. This can expect, Playing Club brought a new faces, to or lead red laughter kind of Valentine gift to camboth. usually but pus the Wench-o-gram. The most sung melodies so Singing bards dressed in far have been Do Virgins Taste full-length dresses, tights and Better and The Sleeping other Renaissance garb delivScottsman. ered songs to unsuspecting Junior Jennifer Sobel, a students and faculty from psychology major, said that Feb. 12 to Feb. 14. the idea for the Wench-oThe Valentine's Day surwas the club grams something prise only cost $2 per song and in had mind for awhile. quite the funds were split between "We've been talking about the club's coffers and the doing something like this for a Women's Shelter in downtown long time," said Sobel. Lock Haven. Regardless of "We've never had a fundraiser what the selling point was for this one would and we thought customers - be it the charitaan one to try." be excellent ble cause or the prospect of Guerra said that the most embarrassing a close friend or gotten from that he's pleasure lover with a heart-felt song of the has been when experience yore - only two days into the a of the have group singers fundraiser the club had made front of performed large in nearly $50. Adam Guerra, a bard for groups. A performance for a Sarah Wojcik - softball member in upper Bentley struck him as particularly fun. "It attracts attention," Guerra said. "It's one thing to have a group of people come to sing to you, it's quite another to have a group of people come to sing to you while wearing tights." Students requesting the bards' services selected songs, told the club who they wanted to receive the song, where to find them and when to perform it. Perhaps in an effort to save the skin of some of the customers, the Underground Role Playing Club also agreed not to disclose the identity of a customer to the recipient, if they so desired. Needless to say, quite a few anonymous requests have been made. But students have not been the only ones eligible to receive a Wench-o-gram. "Professors are not exempt," Guerra said, "I've done two professors so far and we have a third scheduled." The merciless singing troupe spares no one and next year, they plan to do the same. With Valentines Day on its way, some people start thinking of hearts, but last Wednesday many were also thinking about the fluid that they work hard to keep pumping: blood. The Residence Hall Association held a blood drive in the PUB multi purpose room on Wednesday Feb. 7, which was very successful. Wendy Walsh, the student life coordinator and residence hall director at Campus Village, was coordinator ofthe event. "We met the 130 goal by reaching 131 (pints of blood)," said Walsh. There were over 150 came to donate blood. Some students had their hearts in the right place, but "were turned away because of sickness, tattoos or low iron" said Walsh. Students who have new tattoos must wait a full year before they can give blood. Giving Blood is one the best ways for people to help each other out, as for every pint of blood collected four people can get help with illness or injuries. Unfortunately not everyone gives and blood shortages remain a problem. "Sixty percent ofthe population is able to donate and only about five percent do. in our case we get about three percent ofall on and off campus students, faculty and staff." said Walsh. If students or faculty want to give blood they have to follow the guidelines set by the American Red Cross. Those guidelines, according to The American Red Cross' web site, require individuals to be at least 17 years and must weigh at least 110 pounds. Donors must also not have donated blood within that last eight weeks, or 56 days and must be Photos by Alana Beightol / Eagle Eye healthy at the time of donation. Healthy is defined by the American Red Cross as feeling well and able to perform normal activities. Chronic conditions such as diabetes or mm I ■L0J a larger goal of 160 pints of blood. "The next blood drive will in memory of Russ Jameson," Chris Tague, a vice president of the Residence be /(IflM^l^l^l^BH W fM m mm high blood pressure must be under treatment for individuals with them to be considered healthy. Their will be another chance for students and faculty to give blood. The blood drive will be on April 11 and will be in the PUB again with Hall Association, said. Wendy Walsh also mentioned that the Residence Hall Association will also have a bone marrow drive in April as well. The exact date and location of this drive will be announced when it becomes available. Newly launched Catholic podcast brings flexibility to faith Sarah Wojcik News Editor mm» I b mmm imm^L mm % ■ m\\ Pj *mt'mmm\j* ■"$ / W mm ? T$*\jm\\ y mmmW wmmw KWBl *, ' This is the second installment in a four-part series about campus religion and spirituali- KM mm ty- 'mmmm. M mmm\ ' Wf*- -- mm Mb /Pi \ ' j AWk WW *mmmmW\ WW Courtesy ofJeff Schaffer It's no secret that time is a precious commodity for college students. So the idea of preparing a 10 minute podcast about the Gospel and its teachings was a bright strategy for Catholic Campus Minister Jeff Schaffer. Yet, according to Schaffer, the podcast was born out of a simple concept. "We need to meet the students where they're at. And they're on the Internet," Schaffer explained. The podcast, titled Faith on the Fly, is a Catholic program in which the host, SchafTer, reads from the Gospel and reflects on the real world implications ofthe teachings of Christ. The brevity and accessibility of the podcast is what Schaffer hopes will make it a success. "One of the things that's become more apparent to me in my time as a campus minister is how busy students are," said Schaffer. "People are looking for something that won't take a lot of time to enrich their faith." The Newman Community, the Catholic group on campus, has hopes that the podcast will not only enrich the faith of those listening, but also encourage them to seek involvement in Catholic events and activities on campus. Newman Community Secretary Helen Bielski composed and performed the music that accompanies the podcast. The junior elementary education and music major said that she would like to see listeners take a step forward and connect with the Catholic community on campus. "We're trying to get people involved to come to the Newman Center. We figured that if we gave them something like this, they could take it with them," Bielski explained, adding withstudent's time constraints as they are, this seemed to be the most practical way of groups, is unity. When differreaching their audience. Bielski's concept ofthe sit- ent sects of Christianity come like together for a common cause, uation was much Schaffer's. it exemplifies the real point of "We came to them instead each ofthe sects, according to of them coming to us," she Bielski. said. Nichole Baier, a junior bioThough there are a few dif- chemistry major, is also a ferent Christian groups on Catholic on campus and is campus, Bielski said that she involved with the Newman has seen the Newman Center Center. It has helped her mainpopulation dwindle during her tain her faith, despite the pull time here. of other obligations while at "People know of us," school. Bielski explained, "but they "I don't know ifI would go are sort ofafraid to come." to church as much if it were not The hesitation, which may for the group and if the masses be born of ignorance, would were not held on campus," end once students got to know Baier said, adding, "It's very convenient." the Newman Center communiFaith on Fly is sure to add ty, Bielski said. are like my family. another convenience to the "They perks of the Newman Center. They can help me through anything," Bielski said of her fel- Only two weeks into the podlow Newman community casts and about 79 listeners members. have tapped into the Catholic program, After a traumatic car accito according dent, Bielski found support and Schaffer, who is pleased with comfort with the Catholic the promising launch. group and believes that others "My main hope is that it would find a similar solace. will give students a chance to One thing that Bielski reflect on the gospel themwould like to see more of selves and relate to their lives," among campus Christian said Schaffer. Check out Features Inside... .. . Athlete of the Week and Wrestling Seasonal affective disorder B2 Lock Haven University's Student Newspaper Wednesday, February 14, 2007 Volume 65, Issue 4 Marrero gives the Army a blast of his o In the major bout of the nighty LHU boxer Danny Marrero dismantles Army's Lauren K * |p^ ,;r SIhI Oni * ***** Wra WJl J - fadfk WkW •BtH'1 f "~ar*A ■ -mI ■* " " mm «»•■ - JmmHi Photo Courtesy of Clayton Desmond All-American Danny Marrero New York. The Boxing Team was recently in action at West Point Military Academy in scored a win shortly into the second round after the referee stopped the fight. This Saturday the team will host the Lock Haven Boxing Invitational. Clayton D. Desmond Boxing Writer This past Saturday the Boxing team was in action at the U»S. Military Academy in West Point, NY. The Haven's Ail-American, 156 pound. Danny Marrero (Jr., 11-6) scored an impressive Referee Stops Contest Retirement in 0:15 of the second round over Army's rangy Lauren Green. Marrero completely outboxed the Cadet in the first round scoring several standing eight counts, using punishing right hooks. At the start of the second round, Marrero rapidly scored with a solid left hook to the head, forcing the referee to call a halt to the bout. Also winning in his initial collegiate debut, freshman, Dave Harper, 175, (1-0) scoring an impressive RSC-1 over Adam Smith from the U.S. Aaron Lynch, (Jr., 3-5) dropped a controversial 2-1 split decision to Army's 2006 National champion, Reggie Smith. Smith had previously stopped Lynch in the first Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point. round to win the 2006 Eastern (ECBA) 185 lb. title. This time it was a different story, After suffering several vicious body shots from Harper late in the first round. Smith, seemed confused in his corner, and failed to answer the bell for the start ofthe second round. In the best bout of the afternoon, the Bald Eagles however. The rangy Lynch used his excellent jab and much improved ring skills to keep it close as the bout see-sawed back and forth until thc final 30 seconds when the heavy handed Smith made a wild charge scoring with several unanswered, right hooks to the body of the lanky Bald Eagle. It was just enough to pull out - the disputed win. "I honestly thought Aaron won the bout. We were very proud of Aaron's total effort and the courage he displayed. He's come a long way this year and should be ready for Easterns and Nationals," said Coach Ken Cooper. Two of Lock Haven's top boxers, seniors Josh Mercado, 149 lb. with a 22-7 record and Jason Sanchez, 156, 16-6, each elected to move up a weight class and suffered tough 3-0 losses. Mercado moved up to 147 from his usual 139 lb. class and had a tough time penetrating Army's Alberto Marquey's tight defense while teammate Sanchez moved up from 14' to 156 to take on Army' stronger Ryle Stous. an "Both Mercado Sanchez's opponents provt to be physically as well as little big for them," sai Assistant Coach John Stou "Both boxers are really toug and it was excellent compet tion for the two Haven star They needed this tough con petition and it will only mal them better. It will make cu ting weight easier and moi practical. We don't want the to get complacent during the senior year." See, Boxing, B2 Bald Eagles upset California Splitting their games with a win and a loss the men's basketball managed an upset win against Cal U. at Thomas Field House game, tallying 14 points. The came storming out of the gates Brandon Apter Bald in the second as they outscored Eagles were within strikSports Reporter The Bald Eagles went into Ship, looking to even out the season series, as the Red Raiders took one from Lock Haven earlier this year at the Thomas Fieldhouse, blowing them out. This game seemed to be another tough one, as the Haven could never get the lead in the game, losing 76-61 to the 15-11 Shippensburg Red Raiders. Billy Arre inched closer to 1,000 career points, scoring a game-high 20 points. Justin Wilson also had a good -- - The Lock Haven University Men's Basketball team went 11 this week, losing to Ship and upsetting Cal U. Their record currently stands at 10-13, which is more wins than in their past two seasons combined. ing distance at half, down by the #2 team in Division II East only one point, 25-24. It looked by 18. Lock Haven constantly like the Eagles, were going to cut into the Vulcan's lead as the take the lead during the close Bald Eagles began to pull away, second half, but with just under but Cal U. kept fighting and eight minutes to go, Ship pulled tied it up with just under 14 secaway, leaving the Haven it their onds to go. Coming out of a tracks. Ship had very sharp timeout, the ball Was put in the hands of James Chappell as he shooting down the stretch, hitting over 55 percent of their put up a shot near the basket and rolled it in, giving the shots. Looking to upset the very Haven the big win, 61-59. The Powerful Cal U. (18-5) team. Bald Eagles handed the Vulcans their second PSAC Lock Haven came home look ing to continue their success in West all season. James the Fieldhouse. With only 2 Chappell had a good game, netminutes and chan ge 8one the ting 13 points while Denny a Mortimer contributed with 12. first nalf B, "y Arre three Putt,n 8 him m the record "It's so much more important because we got the win," oints in books' Wlth hls P career Arre f,n,shed Wlth 29 said Arre. "It is a great feeling." The Bald Eagles look to P0,nts ,n the 8ame 20 of them continue their success as they in the first half The score travel to a struggling Clarion wouldn't reflect Arre's performance the first halt, as Golden Eagles team. Earlier in they went into the locker room the year, the Haven defeated traihng by 16 Lock Haven Clarion at home, 87-76. < - Photo Courtesy of Sports Information Billy Arre shoots a jumper over a defender. Arre's 20 points against Shippensburg inched him closer to the 1,000 point mark. B2 p 14, 2007 .com Lock Hav University Athlete of the Week Ryan Blood - LOCK HAVEN, Pa. Senior Ryan Blood (Summerdale, Pa./East Pennsboro)of the Lock Haven University men's track and field team has State Pennsylvania Athletic Conference (PSAC) Men's Track Athlete of the Week. Bald Eagles standout distance runner continues to rewrite the Haven record books. eight seconds and has him sitting fifth overall in Division II. Blood and the rest of Haven the Lock University men's and women's track and field teams will be back in action this upcoming weekend. Bald and Lady Eagle athletes will compete Fri., Feb. 16 at the ing by any collegiate Susquehanna Open, runner and his time of hosted by Susquehanna 14:19.61 broke his own University and Sat., Feb. school record. 17 , at the Kent State University Tune-up. Most recently Blood Blood now has the competed at the St. Valentine Invitational three fastest 5K times hosted by Boston ever run at Lock Haven University and finished to his name. His is the best in fourth in the 5,000. His 14:19.61 finish the Pennsylvania State fourth-place Conference marked the highest plac- Athletic (PSAC) this season by Information & photo courtesy of Sports Information and two-time AU-American (2002 2003) Gus Pugliese. His boxer, Gene Juan, a U.S. This Saturday afternoon, Marine from San Diego will with the Preliminary Card box the Haven's Jason beginning at 1:00 p.m. and the Sanchez, 147, in one of the featured bouts. Evening (Main) Card beginThe Bald Eagles' senior, at 7:30 the Bald p.m., ning Eagle boxing team will host Josh Mercado, 139, will tackle the always popular 28th Mansfield's tough Jarrold Hill Annual LHU Invitational in in the final but ofthe evening. Other LHU boxers schedthe Thomas Field House. Fourteen to sixteen bouts uled to compete on the main card are Kate Hill, 114 are scheduled for the preliminary card while an additional (female, 1-0), Captain, Josh 14 bouts are scheduled on the Wisniewski, 125, (Jr. 1407), Jarrett Peak, 119 (Fr. 0-1), main card. Boxers representing 15 member NCBA institu- Mike Bechdel, 139 (soph. 2tions will participate including 5), Austin Lovik, 132 (soph., LHU. Other institutions 0-0), Addy Pizzaro, 132 (Jr., 9include Army, Gettysburg, 1), Kevin Alvarez, 156 (soph., 1-3), Chris Collins, 165 IUP, PSU, UWV, U Maryland, USCGA, Mansfield, Navy, (soph., 1-1), Danny Marrero, Salisbury, MD, Shippensburg (Jr. 11-6), Nate Van Tassel, 175 (Fr. 2-0), Dave Harper, and VMI. Each school is sending one or more boxers to 175 (Fr., 1-0), Aaron Lynch, 185 (Jr. 3-5), Greg Stratton, compete. Also; amateur boxers from 195 - Heavy weight, (soph', 4USA Boxing Amateur clubs 4) and former 2004 NCBA will be competing. They are champion, currently a part (Wilkes-Barre), time student, Osahon OmoOdessey Shamokin, and San Diego, Osagie, 130, (16-12). Osahon CA. The San Diego team is has used up his four years of coached by former LHU boxer collegiate eligibility and is now presently training with the LHU team and competing in USAB events. Gold and silver medals will be awarded to all competitors along with an "Outstanding Boxer Award" at the conclusion of the evening. "From all indications, we should have another tremendous invitational," said the always optimistic, Dr. Cox. "It should be another great and exciting night of amateur boxing. Come rain, snow, sleet, etc, the show will go on as planned." "Because of our location and cultural heritage, we had so many boxers who wanted to compete. From the abilities of sub-novice, novice to open division boxers, we had over 200 boxers contact us from 40 schools from around the country. We just couldn't accommodate them all. Our boxers and coaches' work especially hard in keeping LHU in the upper echelon ofthe collegiate ranks," concluded Dr. Cox. Following the home show on Feb. 17, the Bald Eagles return to action at the University ofMaryland on Feb. 24. From, Boxing, B1 - Lady Eagles split games in hunt for a playoff birth total team effort," said Head Coach Valerie Curtis. Despite a great perfbrmance, the Lady Eagles were not able to get the win With the end of the seathe visiting against son right around the corner, of University California the women's basketball team (16-7, 5-3 Pennsylvania (11-12, 4-5 PSAC) has their the PSAC) falling 68-55 this set on sights Pennsylvania State Athletic past Saturday. Senior Ginger Williams Conference (PSAC) playcontinued her spectacular offs, but the road to the post her ninth season by scoring season runs through some of the season double-double stiff competition such as points 17 as she recorded Shippensburg and California rebounds. Fellow and 10 Universities, both of which Sillers scored the Lady Eagles played this senior Candice a team game high 19 points past week. and six rebounds. Kristen Freshman Women's Basketball Kudrick was perfect from To increase their chances the free throw line as she game and got of making the playoffs, the went 8-8 in the six rebounds. Lady Eagles needed to have The first half was not a two strong performances and very good one for the Lady get some wins. "I am definitely happy Eagles as they went into half with the strong performances time down by 16 points, but that some players have been that they came out in the secputting out. This is definite- ond half and out performed ly a great time for the team the visiting Vulcan's 33-30. to peak. We have played That wasn't enough to overeach team at least once so we come the first half score. The Lady Eagles faired are familiar with their style much better last Wednesday ofplay. We just need to conto as traveled they tinue to have strong perand Shippensburg University formances and make it a defeated the Red Raiders 66- Kris Glad Sports Reporter 57. This would not have been possible without the help of sophomore Ilia Lopez who had a team high 19 points in the game. Seniors Elizabeth Gabrielle and Ginger Williams, had good games as well as Elizabeth had 15 points and five assists, while Ginger had 15 rebounds and six blocked shots and got eight points. The Lady Eagles will hit the road for their final two road games this week. On Wednesday, Feb. 14, they will travel to. Clarion (7*16, 2-7 University PSAC). On Saturday, Feb. 17, the Lady Eagles will have their final regular season away game at Edinboro University (15-9, 4-5 PSAC), in a game that could have serious playoff implications. "I feel our chances of making the playoffs are looking very good. Right now we are tied for 4th place with Edinboro," said Coach Curtis. The Lady Eagles will need to win out to ensure a better chance of the team making it into the playoffs this season. m\\ I K ■ Photo Courtesy of Sports Information Jermaine Cook clinched a Lock Haven win Friday night with his pin against Pittsburgh's Eric Cassidy. Wrestling takes down Pittsburgh but falls just short against WVU On Sunday the team sufFreshman Donnie Ament dominated Mark Generalovich fered a hard loss to West for an 8-2 win to tie the match Virginia University in EWL up. At 157 pounds Seth Martin action. Obenson Blanc, Zach This past Friday the defeated number 11 Matt Kell, and Landis Wright came wrestling team took on Kocher. Landis Wright stayed out with the Haven's victories, but all put in best efforts. Pittsburgh University in the strong in his match t 165, takthe match into overtime. Blanc once again started the ing Thomas Field House. Amidst one this time logging a tech takedown, match, With final the cheering fans, the team secured the match for fall Wright against WVU's Scott win came out with at 22-13 victory. more Haven points. Mike Stuart. At 141, Kell toppled Metzger had a challenging Vince Gioiella to secure Wrestling match, facing number 2 Keith another Haven win. The final Gavin, but came up short 10-4. victory from Lock Haven Obenson Blanc kicked off 184 Tom Kocher won came from Landis Wright who pounder the match with a win, marking his match against Kyle held a 12-7 victory over his 25th win ofthe season. The In Deliere. the last match, WVU's Eric Connolly. Haven put in their best efforts The team's next match is Ben heavyweight Hepburn for the next two matches from Friday February 16th at win came short of a up just Danny Lopes and Zach Kell Sheaffer by Bloomsburg University. The Pitt's Zach against but came up short, allowing a match at 7:30pm. begin will score of 3-2. Pitt to pull ahead overall 7-4. Pier Salamone Sports Reporter LB I; presotis SH1WEMSBURC 28th ANNUAL ww.wvA liSCGA 0 Maryland BOXING INVITATIONAL ii mi© SalMwryllHD) Saturday, February 17, 2007 at 7:30 p.m. in Thomas Field House 4 LHU students w/ID Students w/ID Adults (general admission) Reserved Seats Ringside Tables Free $2.00 $5.00 $6.00 $8.00 Relay team leads way at Boston Garrett Graziano Sports Editor It proved to be the St. Valentines Day massacre this past weekend at the St. Valentines Invitational hosted by University. Boston Finishing in an extraordinary time of 12:21.18, the women's distance relay medley shattered the old school record by 24 seconds and was good enough for a ninth place finish and top time in the PSAC this season. Sophomores Alyssa Douma and Shala Simms and freshmen Lindsey Scheller comprised the quartet that had an absolute stand out day this past Saturday. On the men's side, the distance relay medley team comprised of Paul Martin, Ben Spidell, Corey McConnell and Brandon Pomerantz also put together a rather productive day capturing a new school record with a time of 9:55.59 Track and Field standout, Ryan Blood, fourth overall had another record breaking day as he shattered the Lock Haven record in the 5k. Blood was also the first collegian finisher running at a time of 14:19.61. The women's success continued at Bucknell as Richelle Reed took second in the weight throw, while teammate Kristina Hamm took third. On the men's team, Ivars Lurops won the triple jump. Jim Dempsey received second place for his efforts in the high jump and Jed Yeatts also notched second in the 5,000 meter. Both teams will be back in action twice this weekend as they travel to Susquehanna for the University Susquehanna Open. Then on Saturday they will participate in the Kent State Tune-Up. 14, 2007 Fe r B3 .com n The Bench The great American classic long for everything to develop in this game. Men's Basketball 10-13 (4-5 PSAC West) Baseball could easily be a 45 minute game, but I guess the general consensus of the MLB is to put people through agony. The only thing that is worse than the sport I've come to the conclusion that as much is teams. Well actually, just one team in the as I love sports I can have a pure and utter the New York Yankees. I would particular, hatred for them just as well. It doesn't matter a Dallas Cowboys fan if it become gladly whether it is the actual sport itself or its stars; meant the demise of the Yankees. Everything 1 have pure malice for a lot of things in the me, the fans, the city, team about this annoys current sporting world. This week my target is athletes; pretty and thc much anything that baseball. reminds me ofthe Yankees in general. My god. I hate baseball. I've tried to A will lot of chalk you up my hostility to watch a whole game on many occasions but but can't be of team that has jealousy jealous I I've come to realize I'd rather plunge head Series, won in 26 World but none this decade. first into a vat of sulfuric acid than sit through Boston did however. one game of baseball. Don't get me wrong, Think about it, the last time the Yanks' baseball is a great sport to play; I know I were in the World Series they lost to the enjoyed playing the game during my childYes, the Florida Marlins. The best Marlins. hood, but now as I get a little older I must calteam in MLB history lost the World Series to culate my time wisely. In the time it takes the Marlins, the a team that should qualify for pitcher to scratch his crotch, shake off multibefore each game. special handicap ple signs, spit on thc mound, scratch his Look on the side Yankee fans, I may bright crotch again, check first base, wipe the sweat hate team stands for, but at everything your off his head, check second base, pilot the don't have Barry least Bonds. you guys shuttle to the moon, scratch that crotch one What a for a human. I'm pathetic excuse more time, and finally deliver the pitch, well ashamed to share the same say I oxygen supI'll probably be dead from heaving myself this the MLB as man. were ply If any type of into traffic due to the boredom of watching would have had Bonds fired they government this sport. a time long ago. It's not enough that this is what you have In fact I'm done talking about this subject to go through alter every pitch, but then you have things like the seventh inning stretch. because if I attack Bonds I have to attack 75% There wouldn't be a need for the seventh ofthe league itself. Stop doing drugs, morons. inning stretch if it didn't take so outrageously Women's Basketball 11-12 (4-5 PSAC West) Women's Swimming 3-7 (2-4 PSAC) Wrestling 7-5 (1-3 EWL) DO YOU LIKE TO | TO LISTEN GO TO HAVENSPORTS RADIO WEBPAGE @ HAVENSP0RTS.COM AND CLICK ON THE MULTIMEDIA LINK IN THE UPPER RIGHT HAND LLEGE G RAB, YO ■ Garret Graziano James Cooney Naja Thompson Kris Glad Pier Salamone Brandon Apter • bb a-Ibh mmMmW* Hh' bbI VI bK'^B^^*^^ Want to write a guest column for us? If so, contact: • NOT ALL CUSTOMERS WILL QUALIFY. CUSTOMERS RECEIVE $400 FROM TOYOTA TOWARDS LEASING OR FINANCING THE PURCHASE OF NEW UNTITLED TOYOTA MODELS THROUGH PARTICIPATING TOYOTA DEALERS AND TOYOTA FINANCIAL SERVICES. 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T)e*dHn*: February I 2007 ttSEV Immrw' <. AN ©CIlM TVMK, or f 4our {jawe-ife skou/ datf pastime, ? • mm ■llL. mm\\ \ \ "Making snow angels in the front lawn" Jessica Reitz Sophomore Theatre |_ f.. Damian Carbone Junior Business j| * M mw ' "Staying in watching a good movie" "Building snowmen" » "Sled riding" Casey Shilling Junior Community/Commercial Recreation Management Laura Sedlak Senior Outdoor Recreation Management a _aS_| ' mm '■■ "Sleeping" "Snowboarding" Robert Thompson Freshman Engineering Dan LeVesque Freshman Engineering Compiled by Jessa Hoover Campus February 14 February 15 Gridiron Gang All the King's Men te Gamers Adam Guerra Guest Writer Electronic The hosted Society Entertainment event, called its first Gamefest. on Saturday, Feb. 10. The Society, called the EES, held a series of tournaments in a variety of console games for the students at Lock Haven, as well as other players from the surrounding Tournaments for area. football, Madden '07 Goldeneye, Guitar Hero, Halo 2 and Super Smash Brothers periodically were held throughout the day. The highest turnout was for Halo 2 and Super Smash Brothers, which have become staple games for the EES. The tournaments were free to enter, and were usually single elimination. While no one had to pay to play, in traditional EES fashion, a collection was taken for pizza. Gamefest ran from noon until midnight, with the high- tourney from 7 to 9 pm. agreed that Guitar Hero was "Most people come and fun. but he was there for one stay all day, though some just ofthe old classics. show up for specific tourna"I'm here to play in the ments," said sophomore Mike Smash Brothers tournament Cummings, President of the so I can win back my title," EES. "There have been a lot said Brown. Cummings believed that of new faces this time. The EES was slowly dying, so overall the EES was doing we're trying to get it back on well, and he hoped it would its feet." continue to grow in the The format for this year's future. While he thought the Gamefest differed from those turnout could have been largof the past. Typically, er, he acknowledged it was a Gamefest is a LAN, or Local difficult time to advertise. Area Network event. This "We put up flyers in every means that many students wing ofthe dorms and had the would bring their computers SCC print up posters, but and hook them into one netspace is limited and a lot of work to play against one fraternities are rushing right now," said Cummings. another. However, Cummings still While a connection was established for those interest- considered Gamefest a suced in a LAN, no tournaments cess, and hopes more students will come out to the next one. were held for computers. "It's a pretty decent "The EES is all about takturnout," said sophomore ing a break from work and Kevin Graveley, champion of relaxing." said Cummings. the Goldeneye tournament. "Everyone is a gamer whether "This was the first time we they know it or not; they just played Guitar Hero, because have to find what they like to it's new." The new game was play." a popular favorite. Sophomore Mason Brown est attendance February 16 Employee of the Month February 20 Saw III Gridiron Gang 100,000 lux. Light treatment should be From Blues, B8 used daily in winter (and dull periods in summer) starting in problems occur, but depresearly autumn when the first sion and anxiety are absent or symptoms appear. Treatment mild. is usually effective within SAD may begin at any age three or four days and the but the main age of onset is effect continues provided it is between 18 and 30 years. used every day. 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It's one of If 1 were you I'd go with songs that remind those option number two "Leather and Lace" a Why overdo it and make a stron g recommendation from mix that they'll probably only editors, fellow combines listen to once (most likely the tne P owerful vocals of Stevie night you exchange gifts)? Nicks and Don Henle y- An Don't get too sentimental. excellent partnering without Pick some old classics ettir, sentimental, their t0 g g even if they have no associavoices compliment each other 1 and the song flourishes. Coldplay, although developing into a great band, still cranked out some of their best songs on "Parachutes" their ' - ° - ' ° adding the perfect poetic overAnother import, Starsailor cranked out an excellent heartfelt, song w.thut ™min ° ff vea ) exam Ple of a beautifully craft' ed son g that on|y gets bet,er when Performed acoustically, If you can find a live version of this song I suggest adding .t to a mix over the album version, but any version would do either way. But again, keeping the mix light you have to include another ballad like "Lady" by the renound musical genius of the band Styx. It's not enough that they conquered the lost art of songs about robots (who knew that would be a hit?), but they know how to praise the ladies in their life, Rounding out my suggestion list is a newcomer by the name of Kate Havnevik. Her inn°cent voice is depicted most perfectly on the track "Grace." So here's the deal. You don't have to like these songs and you most certainly don't have to agree with me, but if you're at a loss and need to come up with a present quickly, use this as a guide. Find songs that suit your significant other, not songs that make them want to crawl up in a ball and cry. f. ? ° rdram^.^ Poet s ares pro ound journey, enlightens Erin Hippie News Editor When Shara McCallum left her home in Jamaica at the age of nine to come to the United States, she was unaware of the career and life in writing that was lying ahead ofher. Multiple award-winning poet McCallum, who currently teaches at Bucknell University and is the director of the Stadler Poetry Center, performed a poetry reading at the Hamblin Hall ofFlags at Lock Haven University on Monday. Marjorie Maddox-Hafer, Director of Creative Writing and Professor of English at poems sueh as "My Birthday. Vespers and What I'm Telling You." McCallum explained that through her writings, she hopes to gain peace and generosity with her mother, deal with the death of her father and overall, to live a better life. McCallum also pointed out that with sound when 1 read them solely 'me.' There's a defi"I didn't begin seriously nite relationship to me, of publicly," McCallum said. writing until my early to mid course, but the works have Sophomore Kelly Burke twenties," McCallum said. "But, earlier in my life I would existed in the pen of me," agreed. McCallum said. "The trick is have "1 read much of scribble in journals. I think that you have to keep some McCallum's work for class that's where it all began." McCallum drew ideas funpart of it for yourself. Hold this semester, and being able onto something that B not makes your doesn't — WM Ii about the j •IB , , , Jk\\ jfl ifl M m] hRVViIHSf1 I J LHU, was a strong supporter for having McCallum speak at the university. "When 1 first heard McCallum read her poems at Bucknell... I was captivated by the sound of her voice, the wave-like cadences, the rich and varied undercurrent of her Jamaican background..." said And McCallum certainly did lure the audience with her poetic voice, Caribbean dialect and the occasional Jamaicanaccented word. Throughout the reading, McCallum gave simplistic historical lessons and detailed prefaces to her poems, hoping to better communicate with the audience. The poetry selections McCallum read ranged from poems of a modern-day Calypso, verbalized in the voice ofthe temptress, to grappling with the absence of parental figures in her life with hear her read them aloud, I more fully understood the sub- to W HI ' *2M A/ana Beightol / Eagle Eye Jamaican poet Shara McCallum signs copies of her award-winning books. issues such as racial diversity and identity, gender roles in politics, family issues and the immigrant experience. Although she authored all the poems read, McCallum clarified that the poems are not exclusively for 'her.' "The poems, in public, are Because if it does, that's okay, too," said McCallum. She went on to explain that some writers are not ready to go beyond the realm of only wanting to hear positive feedback when it comes to their ■ own writings. "You have to be able to get past the I H hurtful criticism to I grow. Positive feedback is necessary to I encourage, but it's not I always I need to be in the place accept critiques, Anyone can flatter I you. that takes zero but the perwho critiques work actually because they the time to really at it and try to see you want to portray through poetry. It's an act of said engagement," McCallum. When asked what other types ofadvice she would give to writers, McCallum answered, "Read widely, read deeply. Because reading is where the education of the poet exists, and also, write!" The poems performed by McCallum were excerpts from her two books: "The Water Between Us," winner of the 1998 Agnes Lynch Starett Poetry Prize, and "Song of Thieves." The LHU English department sponsored Shara McCallum's visitation event in cooperation with the Reading Series Committee as a part of the LHU Reading Series. The event was free to students, faculty, staffand the public. process," she said. And after reading the poems to the large audience, many students took away their own views and applied their own personal experiences to what they had heard. "It's exciting to see how the- things I'm most engaged ject matter ofthe poems," said Burke. Earlier in the day, MaddoxHafer hosted an informal question and answer session with McCallum and students from her Poetry Workshop class. During that time, explanations of McCallum's poetry were discussed as well as some valuable advice to writers. "I've been heavily influenced by poetry of different kinds, but I write poetry largely to make sense of my own life, especially with some of the issues I have faced in the past," said McCallum. With her father passing away at an early age while living in the United States and he in Jamaica, McCallum had to learn to cope with the emotions of trauma and loss. damentally from poets such as John Keats, Robert Frost, Wallace Stevens and Emily Dickinson because of the lyrical nature found in their poems. "These four shaped my ideas of poetry through the use of image and musicality... emotion and formal yearning. Their poems appealed to my sensibility," said McCallum. Students from MaddoxHafer's class agreed that they could too see the same resemblance in some of McCallum's works. However, the students were not the only ones to be asking the questions. When sophomore Kristen Buonfiglio asked how McCallum reacts to criticisms, McCallum redirect the question to Buonfiglio. "Does it hurt you to take criticism from others? Musical takes over b ig screen there just is one problem. I Curtis Taylor (Jamie Foxx), I the girls' agent, and Effie's brother C.C. 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The musical, occurring in the 1960s, is about three young African-American girls, Effie White (Jennifer Hudson), Jones (Beyonce Deena and Lorrell Knowles) Robinson (Anika Noni Rose), who have big dreams of becoming stars, and voices to back up their dreams. The Drcamettcs were loosely based from The Supremes. The girls soon get their big break, singing backup for James "Thunder" Early, a legendary singer, played by Eddie Murphy. They quickly begin to ride the rollercoaster of fame, before the fast drop arrives. When The Dreamettes finally have the chance to break out from behind Jimmy, flE^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^IB^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H QMS -jk ; W^mmm jB pj^^^^y^^■ *' e*lu d j 10 *^*'*' t It ■ Lt W 1 • Lm.' kW ■ w ■ - yi\ Wt.' m * *" » Mm mm mm a^m^° Arnoldi"litoeuage dwarf **** 9 Dhoto / courtesv of Katharine Amoidi Arnoldi, author of award-winning wiU speak in PUB Multi-purnovel, f«phlc to PW room on Feb. 19 at 6 pm. 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"Therefore, they do not know that they are eligible for Pell Grants, SEOG grants, state grants, work mA other f,nancial aid 1 wanted them to know my joy when I discovered the great news of financial aid. I hope my book encourages them to fight for their equal rights to education." 10 I February 14, 2007 lhueagleye.com B8 " 1 Valentine's rooted in romantic history WW Stacy Lipson This legend says that while he was incarcerated for his crimes, Valentine sent the first love letter, or "valentine," to a girl with whom he had fallen in love with. He signed it "from your Valentine." This is how many people believe the phrase "from your valentine" was first coined. Unfortunately, Valentine was murdered by the Emperor, and in his memory, Valentine's Day originated. Many believe Valentine's Day was started around 270 A.D, to commemorate Valentine's death. The History Channel claims that "the Christian church may have to celebrate decided Valentine's feast day in the middle ofFebruary in an effort to 'Christianize' celebrations of the pagan Lupercalia festival." The Lupercalia festival occurred on February 15th, and was described to be a fertility festival. Women would allow touches of goatskin and hide to be slapped on their bodies as a way of preparing secret. Staff Reporter Valentine's Day is unlike any other holiday of the year. Most of society's impression of Valentine's Day includes cards, candy, gifts and time with a significant other. However, the history of Valentine's Day offers a unique insight into this special holiday. Saint Valentine is mentioned in almost every tale about Valentine's Day, but did he really exist? There are several legends about Valentine's Day, and each one is very different. One legend claims that Valentine was a priest. According to this tale, Emperor Claudius II made a decree that single men were better soldiers. As a result. Emperor Claudius II outlawed marriage for all single men serving. Valentine disobeyed the Emperor's orders and began marrying couples in themselves to be more fertile. emphasizes the emotional And if a man gets one he big part of the card-giving culloves, He gives her first a pair ture. The Greeting Card A second part of this legend value of Valentine's Day. "For always when the fun of gloves; And, by the way, Association makes the most contends that young women placed their name in an urn, comes there, Valentine'sDay is remember this, To seal the money off of Valentine's Day, with an estimation of about 1 while bachelors in the city of drawing near, And both the favour with a kiss." billion Valentine's Day cards In Rome would choose a name men and maids incline, To today's Valentine; a sent each year. Valentine's Day has become choose them each a and find a mate. Legend contends that these matches would end in marriage. St. Valentine's Day was officially declared a holiday by Pope Gelasius. The exact year is unsure, but historians believe the date lingers around 498 A.D. Over the years, the amount of Valentine Day's devotees have grown and soared. In Great Britain, there is a belief that the popularity of Valentine's Day was at its peak in the seventeenth century. As technology grew in the seventeenth century, cards were no longer handwritten, and printed cards began to be sold to the masses. Charles, the Duke of Photo Courtesy of Google Images Orleans, is recognized as being one of the first to write a The legend of St. Valentine, who married couples in secret and wrote Valentine's Day poem in 1415. letters to his lover while in prison, seems much more romantic than the This excerpt from his poem modern day Valentine's Day culture Screen Worte Dry MOVED to Saturday, February 17 •knlrW mm i mm «f*n M nouday First 300 people get a sweet t $rtog your VsUnttns $rtog your Frtencfs I Br at* 51 fl^l 4* ter blue may sign of 'SAD' disease Danielle Tepper Staff Reporter Have you ever noticed that you feel particularly gloomy during the winter months? Do you feel a desperate Garrett Graziano / Eagle Eye need to bask in sunlight? Do the rain and snow seem to always match your mood? Does your attitude towards your day plummet at the same time as the temperature? If you have answered yes to any ofthese questions, you may be suffering from Seasonal Affective Disorder, or SAD, as it is conveniently known as. According to the Seasonal Affective Disorder Association (SADA), SAD is a type of winter depression that affects an estimated half a million people every winter between September and April, in particular during December, January and February. It is caused by a biochemical imbalance in the hypothalamus due to the shortening of daylight hours and the lack of sunlight in winter. For many people, SAD is a seriously disabling illness, preventing them frorn functioning normally without continuous medical treatment. For others, it is a mild, yet debilitating condition causing discomfort, but not severe suffering. This is called subsyndromal SAD or 'winter blues.' The symptoms of SAD recur regularly each winter, starting between September and November and continuing until March or April. A diagnosis can be made after three or more consecutive winters of symptoms, which include a number of the following: sleep problems, lethargy, overeating, depression, social problems, anxiety, loss of libido, and mood changes. rers show signs of a weakened immune, sysduring the winter, and are more vulnerable to infections and other illnesses. SAD symptoms disappear the spring, either suddenly in with a short period (four weeks) of hyperactivity, or gradually, depending on the intensity of sunlight in the spring and early summer. In sub-syndromal SAD, symptoms such as tiredness. lethargy, sleep and eating tem mtm Feeling depressed during the winter seasons may be the result of an imbalance due to the lack of sunlight during the winter. See Blues, B5