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Representatives from the Clinton County Women's Center, along with Or. Linda Koch and Dr. Keith
Miller, joined the LHU community in an open forum to discuss the ways to prevent sexual assault.
The laws associated with the victims of sexual assault were also covered in the discussion Wednesday.

In light of the three
LHU students having
been sexually assaulted,
the
Clinton
County
Women Center held a
presentation on personal
safety and sexual assault
awareness on Feb. 11 in
the PUB's Multipurpose
Room.
With a forum-like setting, students, administration and faculty sat as
they listened to a panel of
the centers representatives give tips on personal
safety for combating situations that may arise
were sexual assault could
occur.
the
Furthermore,
presentation gave a brief
overview of laws associated with victims of sexual
assault.
sexual
Preventing
assault can be done
through being proactive,
although it's not a guarantee it can certainly
decrease the chance of
falling victim.
"Have you been thinking about your own safety
asked
Julie
plans?"
Condo, a representative
from the center to the
crowd of attendees.
to her,
According
sometimes people aren't
aware that they should
have an escape plan or
way to combat becoming a

victim. These types of
presentations are doing
just that.
"Listen to your gut
feeling this may be your
best defense; always lock
your doors, when you go
to bed take a cell phone,
take a self-defense class,"
said Condo.
Attendees also shared
their defense mechanisms for combating sexual assault, such as
pulling a fire alarm,
using hairspray, traveling in groups, yelling fire,
using keys as a weapon
and checking the back
seat of your car.
"The more noise you
make, the more chances
they will live you alone,"
said Cindy Love, the
director of the center.
She went on to comment about the centers
openness and dedication
to members ofthe community.
People who work at the
center are well versed in
dealing with situations
such as these; they made
it clear that anytime students need someone they
can call the center.
Students should feel
comfortable requesting
their services.
Everything is confidential when the center works
with victims.

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LHU shows new face through Web site renovation
Allison Ross
Staff Reporter
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Beginning Feb. 9, LHU
students saw a rather
drastic change regarding
the university's homepage.
A committee containing two faculty representatives, five administration representatives and
two graduate students
made the decision to alter
the previous Web site in
hopes to gain consistency
across the site.
It will now become easier to navigate for students, potential students,
as well as faculty and
staff.
While it is still a work
in progress, this site will
iventually contain a template for each department,
which allows each department to customize the
page to suit their needs.
The Web site is "a significant tool in representing our university, the
mission, the spirit. It is
used to help communicate
what the university is
about to potential students and their parents
and a well designed website is part of that," said
Dr. Jason Bronner.
Bronner is among the
representatives to decide
homepage's
on
the
changes and total design.

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Although students may
find themselves resistant
to this change, they are
encouraged to "live with it
for a little bit because
there are some benefits
that will be apparent,"
said Bronner.
When comparing a Web
site to a published book,
Bronner said, "smaller
things can be added or
changed for improvements
as our needs change."
A Web site is always a
work in progress, "always
evolving," said Bronner.
However, Lock Haven
University's Web site is
"pretty close to what will
work for the university,"
says Bronner.
A main question among
students
and faculty
regarding this new design
is: why the white background, what happened to
the maroon?
Not only has this new
Web site's navigation
changed, but the main
appearance that stood out
has also been altered.
"It's so boring compared to the old one.
What's with the white?"
said Laura Kucsan, a senior.
Campus
Village
Resident Director Wendy
Walsh, says, "I liked the
red, it represented something rich."
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change? Even though the
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only a cleaner look but to
also help students with
reading and navigating
the site.

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background, also maintains a good contrast
between the pictures on
the site.
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pop off because of the cepts that they're trying
Staff Reporter
cbrittai@lhup.edu constant eruptions," said to instill in you."
Ormond.

Dr. Tom Ormond, the
dean of Education and
Human Services and a
native of New Zealand,
spoke to nearly 100 honors
students
last
Thursday.
Students were able to
learn a great deal about
his life outside of the
United States.
Ormond
described
some interesting tidbits
about the culture of New
Zealand and differences
between the current
british population in New
Zealand and the native

of the presentation.
His comments, such
as, "You get used to waking up and thinking
there's a huge chicken
outside
stomping
around," would make the
audience giggle throughout the entire presentation.
The Maori were native
to the islands until
British imperialism contributed to the current
British population in New
Zealand.
culture.
Ormond briefly noted
He mentioned facts the difference between
about population, healththe British and Maori
care, religion, sports and customs.
the frequency of earth"If you're sitting at the
quakes.
dinner table with a
Ormond centered some British family and you
ofhis humor around these spill milk, you'll get verunfortunate natural disbally punished. If you're
easters that come too frewith a Maori family,
quently in New Zealand.
you'll get slapped across
"When you hang a picthe head and no one says
ture in New Zealand, you anything," said Ormond.
can't just use a hook. It "You have to process this
Haven Outreach Program
Empowerment
for
(HOPE),
LHU
President
From, Forum, Al
Keith
Vice
Miller,
President for Student
"We will wait with you affairs Linda Koch.
Dr. Laurie Cannady,
through the entire process
an
assistant professor of
if you're a victim of
and member of
English
assault and need to file a
the
board had a
advisory
complaint," Love said.
few
words
of
advice to
Staff members serving
share
with
students
from
on the forum made it quite
clear that any of its staff her seat in the audience.
"This is your body; this
members help at the drop
is your temple. We want
of a dime.
The student's welfare you to walk away with a
is very important to them degree, not with rape."
said Cannady.
and they are"always availShe went to tell stuable.

"We want you to walk away with
a degree, not with rape."
-Dr. Laurie Cannady
"I feel like a mother,"
said Love referring to her
passion for helping students within the LHU
community who may succumb to acts of sexual
assault.
As part of the presentations mission awareness
was one of its focal points,
the center brought Traci
Bletz who serves as the
legal adviser for the center.
According to her, sexual assault is a term used
to encompass an array of
assaults.
This could include anything from rape, attempted rape, sexual battery,
incest,
molestation,
spousal rape, statutory
rape to indecent assault.
There is a statute of
limitation
in
Pennsylvania for reporting a rape.
Seven years after the
rape occurred is the time
allowed by the state.
"It is of the most
importance to report the
crime as soon as possible,"
said Bletz.
The center was founded in 1979 and has since
moved onto provide an
array of services over the
years.
These services include
not only problems that
deal with women.
They are also available to help with issues
that deal with the elderly
being abused by their family, children, domestic violence and sexual assault.
Notable
attendees
within the crowd were the
Advisory Board members
of the newly acquired

The Honors Program

Ormond's dry sense of normally hosts two to four
humor kept the audience speakers each semester.
interested for the entirety
Topics for these

dents to take care of their
bodies and be smart.
'Take care of yourself
your body and your future.
It takes one time to make
that choice, and it could be
the last choice," Cannady
said.
Miller
ended
the
evening's presentation by
telling students he was
delighted to see so many
students come out, in
addition to saying that it
was the most important
meeting that evening on
campus.

He also pointed out
that LHU is setting the
example when incidents
like this occur.
Besides Miller and one
other male student the
audience was comprised of
females.
"Get the young men
involved, get them to the
HOPE grand opening," he
said.
He was referring to
this past Tuesday's grand
opening of the HOPE center which is housed at
East Campus and will act
as a center that will services students in different
capacities dealing with
sexual assault.
The night's presentation can best summed up
by advice given by Koch.
"Take good care of you,
and take care of your
friends," she said but also
noting that being proactive about preventing sexual assault is the most
sensible thing you can do.

events are anything ranging from atheism and
homosexuality to more
global-themed
topics
about the conflicts in
Ireland, Kenya and South

America.

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"It was really interestsaid
ing,"
Sarah
Andersen, a first-year
student in the Honors
program. "At first, I
thought it wouldn't be
that great because it was
about New Zealand, but
the way he presented it
was very entertaining."
Ormond made light of
the Maori legends of how
the islands and mountains were formed.
"The secret is that the
north and south islands
got there from volcanic
activity. Don't tell a
Maori that," he said.
"Supposedly a Maori
was fishing on his canoe,
the south island, when he
hooked this massive thing

discovering New Zealand

and it was the north
island. There's even a
lake in the middle of the
island, from the hook. If
you can't believe that,
well, you can't believe
anything," Ormond said.
"The story about the
mountain turned out to be
said
really
funny,"
Amanda Fromm, a firststudent in the
year
Honors program.
"We pick a theme
every semester for our
speakers," said Caroline
Sweeney, student associate
of
director
Admissions, "We normally try to make them broad
enough to encompass topics about nearly anything.
This semester's theme is
Global Cultures."
Matt Connor, a native
of Lock Haven University,
will be speaking to the
program on March 10 for
the first time in several
years.
Alisha
RaspMcMichael will also visit
to talk about the Peace
Corps on April 20.

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New Zealand.

Internship stipend available
to students who are in need
Marcelle Stoppay
Staff Reporter
mstoppay@lhup.edu
Third and fourth year
students with a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher
who demonstrate financial need and who are
planning a for-credit academic internship in the
Commonwealth
of
Pennsylvania this summer are eligible to apply
for an internship stipend.
The internship stipend
serves to assist students
interested in participating in an internship who
otherwise are unable to
afford it.
For interested students that feel that they
may be eligible, there are
various requirements for
them set by the university.
The
perspective
internship must be nonpaid or pay less than minimum wage. Stipends
usually range from $500
to $1000.
Along with an application, students will need to
type an essay. The
requirements of the essay
which must be no longer
than two pages, double
spaced, must be met.
The essay will describe
the responsibilities you
will be performing during

your internship, your per-

sonal interest in and
qualifications for the
internship.
It would also beneficial
to include your learning
objectives, special experi-

ences, specific skills and
preparations relating to
the internship.
Don't forget to mention specific contributions
you think you will make
to the internship site.
Also explain how the
internship that you are
applying for is relevant to
your major and future
career plans.
You will also need to
include how the internship stipend will benefit
you and how it will help
pay for your expenses
related to the internship.
You will need to provide information about
specific part-time or fulltime jobs you will be
working.
Included in the application packet will be a
budget proposal.
This will include how
much money you will be
looking at spending over
the course of your summer internship.
You will need to
answer questions like
where will you live during
the internship, whether it
be a rented apartment or
a friend or family.

.

Describe the types of
transportation you will be
using and miscellaneous
costs such as parking and
books, and any other
information that will
inform the selection committee during the review
process.
In your packet, you

will need to attach a
resume and current unof-

ficial transcript like an
academic record or degree
audit.
You will also need a
letter of recommendation
from your faculty adviser
or internship supervisor.
The letter should
assess your ability to participate and benefit from
the internship.
Students should be
involved in an internship
that will ultimately benefit their future and look
good to employers when
they look at perspective
candidate's resumes.
You will also need the
Site Verification Form
completed by the internship site supervisor.
If you have not yet
received verification by
the deadline, you are still
eligible.
If you awarded the
stipend, you will only
receive it once the form
has been completed and
sent by the organization.
To be seriously consid-

ered for an internship
stipend, applications and
all attached materials
must be at the professional level.
This includes grammar and mechanics.
Be sure to proofread
each document before
submission.
LHU
Internship
Coordinator Anita Casper
said, "We look for a match
in the student's career
and
academic
goals
major. There must be consistency. Many students
do internships to enhance
their skills, become a better employee or test-drive
their career. Articulate
these, and explain why
this internship can meet
your needs."
For
students who
would like to apply, ap
application packet is
available online.
The deadline for the
application process is
March 31 at 4 p.m. at the
Career Services office.
Students will be notified by April 24 regarding
their status.
Five copies of the
internship packet must be
submitted in entirety,
unless you are still waiting
for
the
Si|p
Verification Form, to
Anita Casper, in Carefr
Services Akeley 114.

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LHU recognized for
community service
Joe Stender

Perspectives Editor
jstenderr « lhup.edu
For the third year in a
Lock
Haven
has
been
University
named to the Presidential
Honor Roll for Community
Service.
LHU received
this
honor
from
the
Corporation for National
and Community Service.
"I am delighted that
LHU has received such a
prestigious award. It is
important to say that we
have received this award
more than once; this is
further indication of how
special Lock Haven is,"
said President
Keith
Miller on the university
being named to this list.
The Corporation for
National and Community
Service is an organization
that puts the community
first and also wants to
help build the community
into a stronger and more
effective community.
The Corporation for
National and Community
Service created this honorin 2006 and wanted to
reward universities that
showed an excitement for
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Science programs
meet high standards
Amanda Alexander
A&E Editor
aalexan3 f« lhup.edu
The secondary science
programs at Lock Haven

University have been
nationally recognized as
meeting tough standards
for a good program.
The National Council
for
Accreditation
of
Teacher
Education
and
(NCATE)
the
National
Science
Teachers
Association
(NSTA) made this recognition official on Feb. 2.
This is not the first
time these programs
have been recognized.
"We were recognized
five years ago and it is a
five-year cycle. But it is
not easy to do," said Dr.
iVlichael Cullin, associate
professor of physics and
science, who reported to
the reviewers.
Cullin said the program was analyzed by
several criteria from both
organizations.
Both
NCATE and
NSTA have standards for
an institution to become
recognized,
including
NSTA's
10
science
teacher prep standards.
According to NSTA
Standards for Science
Teacher
Preparation,
"The desirability of a
strong content
back-

helping the community in
innovative ways. The universities that were chosen
for this award also had to
demonstrate that a certain percentage of enrolled
students participated in
community service.
They also want the
selected universities to
show that they offer programs for service-learning.
Scholarships for
those who participate in
service are also a factor for
receiving such an award.
LHU
completed
43,708.3 hours in 20072008; this feat was completed by a little over
3,000 students in the university's MountainServe
program.

The university offers
different ways to get
involved in serving the
community.
Students have served
in "Kids in the Kitchen."
an afterschool program for
youths; there is also
LHU's community tutoring service where over 400
local children were helped
in six different locations.
"I think it shows the
commitment
of Lock
Havon University to community service. It shows
the dedication of the
administration, faculty.
many

staff and the stu- I
dents to bettering
the community around us.
This award demonstrates
just what we at LHU can
do when we apply ourselves," said Justin Packer
of AmeriCorp on what this
award says about the dedication ofthe university.
LHU also offers opportunities for service outside
of the Lock Haven community.
An alternative Spring
Break trip allows students
to help others in various
ways.

Students who take part
in these alternative spring
break trips go to different
locations
such
as
Mississippi to help with
the damage made by
Hurricane Katrina.
Students have also
gone to Kentucky to help
mentor students at the
David School and have
also administered aid in
villages in Morocco.
"Our faculty, staff and
students consistently give
back to the community.
This concept of giving has
become imbedded into the
fabric of LHU. I am proud
to be part of an institution
that values community
involvement," said Miller.

Student body encouraged to
register for summer classes
Allison Ross
Staff Reporter
aross4f" lhup.edu

ground for science teachers is widely recognized
and generally accepted,
even while it is generally
recognized within the
professional community
that science content
expertise alone is not sufficient to define a good
teacher."
The secondary science
education programs currently have about 25 to

30 students, Cullin said.
The programs cover a
wide range of subjects, as
the Bachelor of Science
in Secondary Education
offers focus in five different areas: biology, chemistry, earth and space
science, general science
and physics.
Students also take
courses in psychology
and classroom management, Cullin said.
They also may take
more specific teaching
courses.
According
to
the
school Web site, with this
degree, students will be
prepared to teach on the
junior and senior high
school, grade-levels.
This includes
the
grade-levels,
seven
through 12.
National recognition
for the program will
allow it to be listed on
Web sites and other publications as an accredited
program which shows
that "our peers nationwide think we have a
good program," Cullin
said.
This can make the
look
more
program

attractive to

incoming

students.

Students who are
undecided about a major
Photos Courtesy of Dr. Michael Cullin

DJ Scott (top) and ToniAnn Padavano (bottom)
both participate in the secondary science program
here at LHU, which received recent recognition.

may also be interested in
this program.
"We can say that we
have a really solid program," Cullin said.

Every summer LHU
offers students a chance to
catch up on their classes
or get ahead with an
extensive list of summer
classes not only available
on campus, but also available online.
Many students at Lock
Haven University take
advantage of this opportunity.
Many professors
allow this opportunity to
exist for students.
From accounting to
Spanish, classes in all
fields are offered in the
summertime here at Lock
Have University.
For a complete list of
course
offerings visit
www.lhup.edu/summer/.
To begin, students
must get registration
clearance
from
their
adviser.
However, in the summer, maximum credit
hours for a student are 7
semester hours.
In the summer of 2009,
there are two five-week
sessions and one 10-week

session. The first summer
session begins in May 18
and lasts till June 19.
Immediately following
is the second five-week
session from June 22 until
Ju »y 24.
Tht> 10-week session is
both sessions combined,
However, if taking
courses on campus is an
issue, LHU offers a selective .list of online courses
available to students.
These online courses
are also available for students at other universities.
When thinking of summer classes, students are
shied
usually
away
because it's their time off
from classes.
Others do not take
advantage, not because of
the summertime, but
because it's their time to
make money for the
upcoming semesters.
"I would have loved to
take classes over the summer to get a head of my
work load, but I had to
work to make sure I could
afford the next semester,"
said Holly Summers, a
senior in biology/chem-

istry.
There are also many
advantages to summer
courses.
One advantage is that
summer
classes have
fewer students. With this,
students obtain more dedication from their professors.
Also, students can
focus more on the classes
they are taking because
they will have less course
work.
Only having two classes gives students at least
half the class work than in
a 15 credit semester.
Professor
Hduardo
Valerio of the Spanish
department says summer
classes are "more relaxed.
When students are more
relaxed they do much better."
Summer classes may
seem like a hassle, but if
students are looking to
catch up or get ahead with'
their education, they are a
great alternative to an
extra 15 week semester.
"Summer can be a wonderful time to advance the
progress of your education," said Valerio.

7 FROM

CAREER SERVICES CORNER:'

Secrets to
Marcelle Stoppay
Staff Reporter
mstoppay@lhup.edu
The Director of Career
Joan Welker,
informed students on successful preparation tips
and taking advantage of
what job fairs have to offer
students in her presentation, "Making the Most of
a Job Fair," on Feb. 9.
Before the job fair, find
out what businesses and
organizations will be

Services,

there.

Identify the employers
that you would most like
to work for and visit their
Web sites to further
research the company.
Ask yourself how your
skills and knowledge will
match what they are looking for in a potential can-

didate.

This will also show the
employer that you took the
time to get to know the
organization and what
they are about.
Also, be sure to develop
questions for the employer
beforehand.
Prior to the job fair,
prepare your resume and
have someone else proofread it.
Often, an outside view
will catch things you may
have excluded or errors
you may have over looked.
You can either prepare
a resume with a broad
objective, including the
area of business you would
like to work in, or you can

prepare several different

versions to adapt to certain employers.
Bring plenty of copies
because though you may
have specific businesses in
mind, you may also
become interested in an
organization after speaking to their representative.
Representatives
are
looking for quality candidates as potential new
employees.
Since there will be
many other students, you
will need to set yourself
apart from the others.
Sell yourself! Develop a
strong sales pitch, which
will include a description
of yourself and your interests, your major and relevant experience and what
you want to do.
Keep it short, now is
not the time to have a
long, on-going conversation all about yourself.
If you are the type of
person who may feel overwhelmed
meeting an
employer for the first time,
"build up your confidence
by visiting employers you
are least interested in
working for, first. This will
help you become more
comfortable
with
the
process," said Joan.
Arrive early at the job
fair. The earlier you
attend, the more opportunities you have to meet
with as many businesses
as possible.
Later in the day, more
and more prospective can-

successful job fair

didates will show up so
make yourself stand-out
by being one of the first.
Also, keep in mind that

important at a job fair.
Do not wear clothing
that is too revealing or
inappropriate in a busi-

When
meeting
a
business,
prospective
greet the representative
with a handshake and eye

Tips to make the most
of your visit:

- Prepare resume first, bring copies;
- Arrive early;
- Sell yourself, describe yourself, relevant experience;
- Dress like a professional;
- Greet representative with firm handshake, eye
contact;

tables with large groups, employer should
- Avoid
give
individual attention;

- Ask questions about the position interested in;
- Take notes, show a sincere interest;
- Ask for a business card or follow-up information.
some employers may leave
earlier than expected,
especially once the crowd
starts dying down.
You want to be perceived as a professional, so
you should dress like one.
First impressions are most

ness setting. In addition, contact.
avoid too much jewelry,
Confidence is the key.
and if you can, cover tatDo not just hand them
toos.
your resume and walk
Employers are looking away. You want them to
for mature, well repreremember your face when
sented candidates to join they read or hear your
their team.
name.

This also means avoiding tables with large
crowds of people around
them.
Employers will not be
able to give you individual
attention and answer your
questions; they are also
less likely to remember
you in particular.
Once you are talking to
a representative, show off
how you have
done
research on the company,
and how you are the
future employee they are
looking for.
Ask questions about
your position or area of
work you are interested in.
Take notes too.
Employers are looking
for jobseekers who show a
sincere interest in their
organization.
When concluding your
meeting, ask for a business card or follow-up
information so you can
later thank the employer
for taking the time to talk
to you and for getting you
more familiar with the
organization.
This will show the
employer that you are
serious about working for
them and that you may be
the right person for the
job.
Job fair listings are
available online at the
Career Services Web site.
Students will be able to
exercise these great tips
on campus at the upcoming Summer Job and
Internship Fair on Feb. 26
from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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Happy 22nd Birthday
Mallory Nolfo!

Remember the
name. Starting up
Mid March.

Happy Belated
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Doutrich!

Hope you had an
awesome birthday
man!
Tired of boring
meetings of just
sitting around and
talking?

The Film Club
understands that!
Instead of sitting
around a classroom,
why not get out there
and get hands on
experience filming!
The Film Club this
semester will be
filming short movies
that hopefully we can
proudly show to our
fellow students here
on campus!

Congratulations
Men's Basketball for
you victory last
weekend against
California University!
Congratulations as
well to the Track and
Field team for an

all-around
spectacular weekend!
Great job to all the
athletic teams so far
in your seasons!

You can't just dream
the dream. You have
to be the dream in
order to live the
dream. Write that"
down.

English Club is
meeting every
Tuesday at 5:30 pm
in Starbucks.

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will remain
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further information
please contact
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great day and
wishing you many
more in the future
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Have a funny,
embarassing story
about one of your
friends?
Have a secret crush
you would like to
write love notes to?

Have a friend that
you would like to

hi to someone?

Be sure to check out
the 2009 Black
History Showcase
today at 6:00 pm in
Price Auditorium!

Learn all about
African Art, Music,
and Literature by
exploring the journey
from black faces all
the way to black
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Did you know:

That 1 hour and 6
minutes per day are
spent traveling? In
the year 2050 people
are estimating only
12 minutes per day
will be spent on
traveling.
The first "Don't Walk"'
signs were installed in
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February 1952. Red

remained the
February 19, 1878:
Thomas Alva Edison
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February 19, 1945:

U.S. Marines storm
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Marines went ashore
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volcanic island.

preferred color for
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heightening nervous
tension, therefore the
most likely color to
attract attention.
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signs aimed at
vehicle traffic
because it is the most
visible color in the
spectrum and can be
seen from the farthest

distance.

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There will be all
forms of
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laughs to be had.
Please come check
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There are lots of new
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the clubs such as Ski
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The Film Club, The
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"I give it to you not
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Pers ectives

Is media violence to blame or bad parenting?
Sarah Cox
Staff Reporter
scox(« lhup.edu
People are influenced
by the media daily. I am
one of the few who does
not .engage in watching
television, playing video
games or reading the latest | gossip columns regularly.
I watch around three
hours of television a
week. That may sound
strange to some, but I
would rather be outside
then cooped up within
four dense walls. I do not
enjoy being in a cage.
Media violence has
been an issue for some
time
now
among
teenagers and emerging
adults. Video game violence has been the major
concern; I agree that
there are indeed many
reasons to be concerned
about the violence displayed in these unrealistic gaming worlds. There
is a certain point where
enough is enough.
Aggressive language is
one defining aspect of a
video game. Graphicscenes and the expositing
atmosphere which many
video games bring up is
any consumer's worry,
especially parents who
are out buying these
games.

For example, recently
I was in GameStop, a
local
store
gamer's
around my hometown; I
observed a mother and
son get into quite a heated debate about a game

by the name of ManHunt
2. I did not know much
about the game at first,
until I returned home
and looked up a summary
of what the game offers.
One shocking discovery was when I found the
official site. I was asked
to verify my birth date
before continuing to the
main page of the website.
Once entering the site
the first page shows nothing but trailers of the
game play offered.
As a curious web
surfer, I watched the
trailers in horror. Scenes
of killing, shooting, drug
use, and nudity filled the
screen. The plot of the
vide
revolves
game
around the happenings
inside of an asylum.
There were experiments
done on those who were
held captive. The experiments went wrong.
The information is
very vague and leaves out
much detail in turns of
what exactly the gamer
would be doing, so still I
sat and wondered. What
is this game truly about?
What are the makers hiding? What do they not
want parents to see?
This game is rated for
mature audiences but of
course there is confusion
to why. I am not writing
to say that all video
games are like this.
I have a younger family member who has been
the one playing Grand
Theft Auto at the age of 5.
But the consequences of
these actions were not
apparent until he began

swearing and speaking
like they do in the game.
All they wanted to do
was steal cars and drive
them around. That to me
sounds like innocent fun,
but when what he was
seeing in video game
started to occur in reality, the language mainly, I

Sarah Cox

It baffles me as to why
Nadya Suleman is the
most hated woman in
America.
Incase that
name does not ring a bell;
let me use another word
that might be more
familiar, "octuplets."
Yes, Suleman is the
proud mother of eight
new babies and she has
received quite a bit of
criticism because of it. I
guess there is a bit more
to the story then just
this.
These eight babies are
not Suleman's first, or
second, or third; the
mother now has 14 children. Suleman had six
children before getting
pregnant with the newest
eight additions to the
family. The now 14 children's father is no where
to be found
either,
because you see, all 14
were the result of artificial insemination.
The octuplets' mother
is also unemployed and
currently living in a
house owned by her
mother. The babies were
at first seen as a miracle
before it was found that
Suleman had more then
the four recommended
embryos implanted in
her.
Many people saw this
as well as the other
things that I mentioned

as very irresponsible of

Suleman.
Though I
agree that perhaps it was
not the smartest thing
for her to do, I do not
understand why people
see her as some kind of
Darth Vader type character.
Suleman has the right
to have children and
knew the risks of what
she was doing when she
had
the
embryos
implanted. She is a consenting adult and the
doctor agreed to do the
procedure, though some
have questioned the doctor as well.
I believe that people
are perhaps passing
judgment before allowing
Suleman to have a fair
shot at proving herself as
a mother. How can we
truly see what she is
made out of as a mother,
if she does not get a fair
shake at it?
As I see it, it is easy to
say that she will not be
able to handle this work
load as a single mother of
14 and that she is irresponsible, but I want to
wait and see what she
does when the cameras
are off her and how she
truly does with this new
task.
There are some things
that people see and automatically think the worse
of her, but I want to
bring some things to your
attention that perhaps
shows that this mother is
not as "horrible" as you

The first thing is her
unemployment; I think
that this does not tell the
whole truth.
Yes,

Joe Stender
Suleman is unemployed
but it is not as if she was
sitting at home, watching
television and collecting
welfare checks. Suleman
was actually in school up
until the time of her
pregnancy with the octuplets.
This does not take
away the fact that she
still was a mother of six
without a source of
income, but the fact that
she is going to college
tells me that she at least
wants to be able to support her children and she
is doing it the best way
she knows how to.
Another thing that I
believe people are giving
her a hard time about is
the fact that she is a single mother that had the

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became concerned.
I am not trying to say
that
all
children,
teenagers, and emerging
adults
who
play
ManHunt 2 or Grand
Theft Auto are going to
turn into these beings of
evil. I am expressing my
concern because the fact
that these individuals are
playing such violent
games make me believe
that maybe media violence does effect us more
than we think. Maybe we
are playing too many
games, or watching too
many horror flicks.
No one knows the
exact cause of the rise in
violence but these violent
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to those who respected Carole Dunham's
course other factors to
wishes to have her burial be a "green" burial.
this rise in violence, but
is it wrong to say that
Dunham was diagnosed with cancer last
parents are to blame?
and
wished for remains to not have a negative
July
Or is it just the video
impact on the environment. The growing concern
games? Should the parfor the environment has made people look into
ents be punished for
different ways of going about their plans for their
allowing their sons or
daughters to participate
bodies after death.
in these occasions, or the
Dunham's remains will now be used to help
gaming companies for shelter
marine life as p;>rt of an underwater reef.
creating these graphic
games? The blame can go
both ways.
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In my opinion both are to
blame. Parents are not
her will for three days. Brisport allegedly held the
paying enough attention
to what their children are
woman in handcuffs and read Bible verses to her.
doing; they have become
The woman met Brisport when she told him
lazy in their parenting
that she had nowhere to stay and Brisport offered
styles.
While companies, in
her to stay at his place. USA Today reports that
this vanishing economy,
are just trying to push
Brisport handcuffed her when she fell asleep.
the latest and greatest
The woman escaped when Brisport fell
games, no matter who
gets affected or destroyed
asleep after being held for three days, she was found
in the process. So where
wearing only a T-shirt and an adult diaper.
do we as a whole draw
the line?
Do we just sit back
and let innocent minds be
consumed with hatred?
Or do we take a step to
stop the overwhelming
affects of violence? Only
time will tell in this endless battle.

Judgment passed too soon
on octuplets' mother
Joe Stender
Perspectives Editor
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babies with a sperm
donor. I wonder if these
babies were conceived by
a married woman in a
natural way if people
would be so fast to criticize.
Some people want
children and some people
do not, it is important to
know whether you do or
do not want children and
Suleman wanted children. It is not as if she
did not children and accidentally got pregnant,
like so many others.
Yes, there are a lot of
things stacked against
her and she may indeed
fail, but you cannot take
away
her
children
because you believe she
will fail, just like you
cannot give a student an
"F" because they do not
look like they will pass.
If she messes up, I am
sure that the cameras
will be on her and someone will swoop in to save
the children.
People
can
judge
Suleman and call her
whatever they want, but
I think that I will hold
my judgment until after
she given a fair shake at
it. There is something
that all of the people that
have criticized her cannot measure and that is
the love that she has for
her children; that will be
the biggest factor in her
success or failure in the
challenge that she is
about to undergo.

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February 19:
1878, Thomas Edison receives a
patent for his phonograph machine.
Edison stumbled upon this machine
while working on a telegraph
transmitter. The first thing that
Edison recorded with the machine
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—
Vienna. Holzel who would become

famous by the name Falco became
famous for his music and his hit,
"Rock Me Amadeus."

The,first nation-wide
broadcast of "Mr. Roger's

~ 1968,

Neighborhood" showed on PBS. "Mr.
Roger's Neighborhood" is a classic
children's television show, where Mr.
Roger always asked us to be his
neighbor.

I'm a creative writing
major. Every time I say
that sentence outside the
context of an English
class, I've learned to pause
for the ill-disguised eyebrow raise, the uncomfortable cough and the
inevitable, "Well, what do
you want to do with that?"
My answers vary, from
"live on Ramen till I'm 40,"
to "um, write... creatively?"
I've gradually grown a
thick skin about my goals,
because someone always
expects to be the person to
change my whole outlook
with the tired, "You'll
never make it, you'll have
no money, why don't you
consider a real major,
something you can make a
career out of?" But more
and more, I'm finding the
open skepticism at my
humanities
"squishy"
major irksome.
The bulk of the people
I've met in college are

either studying engineering or some manifestation
of pre-medicine. They take
classes I wouldn't last 20
minutes in without a
panic attack. I view them
with the utmost respect,
even awe. Some of them
will correct our views on
how the world works,
improve the functions of
everyday life or change
how we die. Science and
math never cease to
amaze me.
But when told I'm taking a poetry workshop, too
many people feel it necessary to moan, "Oh, I wish I
could just sit around and
write poetry all day!" This
has gotten really old. I
don't pretend I could do
their work with any kind
of skill, so why do they
find it appropriate to
reduce what I do well to a
triviality?
What is even more difficult for me to understand
is why people bother with
such comments. I don't
really see why it matters
to a soon-to-be doctor that
I want to be a writer. Do
they feel like my goal
undermines theirs? Or do
they truly think I'm lazy
and silly, and that my
desire to be creative

makes the world a less
meaningful place? I fear it
might be the latter, that
humanities or arts-driven
people make those in the
hard, applied sciences
antsy about the fate of
society.
The all-too-prevalent
myth that some areas of
study are more important
than others has got to end.
By the time we reach the
university level, everyone,
regardless of major, has
proved his or her academic mettle. That's why we're
here because higher education is important and we
want to pursue it. So all
the major-bashing only
undermines the ultimate
goal of entering the world
as educated, well-rounded
individuals.
Because the future
needs all of us. Really. The
world deserves to be a
diverse place, grounded
equally in art and science,
and with people working
hard for the betterment of
both.
Perhaps I'm making
myself sound like the
artsy-fartsy, full-of-it child
all the engineers think I
am, but truly, the world
will always need people
who know their literature,

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theater, art, language or
history. Where would we
currently be withdut these
studies? Full-to-bursting
with knowledge and technology, but devoid of soul.
Curing diseases left and
right, but leaving people
with little to live for.
With our university
currently in such dire
straits, students must
band together and show
respect for all academic
pursuits. All this in-bickering and major elitism
will get in the way of preserving our excellent institution. Fighting about
whose studies are more
important and throwing
one another under the bus
to preserve our own programs just makes the university as a whole look
petty.
So whether you're
planning to cure AIDS or
sit around writing poetry
all day, do so bearing in
mind that the other aspiration is equally worthwhile. And if people like
me really do eat macaroni
and cheese and live on our
smart friends' charity forever, well, there's always
"I told you so."

Government can't fix economy
Joel Berry
Bowling Green
The BG News
U-WIRE
I love America. Yes, I
am one of those simple
minded, ignorant rednecks who think America
is truly beautiful. Two
years ago, I was given a
rare perspective on this
country few will ever see.
When I stepped off the
bus after a tour in
Fallujah and saw my family for the first time in a
year, a most profound
gratefulness for the blessing that is America rose
up within me. Passion for
American freedom tugged
at my heart and has not
let go to this day.
While others may passively sing the Star
Spangled Banner without
a second thought, I cannot
get through the song without tears welling up in my
eyes. For me, freedom has
a sweet taste many in this
country will never know. I
will never take anything
for granted again.
Since the Civil War, we
have come through two
World Wars, the Great
Depression and over a
dozen recessions. Because
of the freedom and opporwe enjoy in
tunity
America, we have endured
each crisis through hard
work, unbridled patriotism and undying optimism.
love
Americans
I
because we refuse to
accept defeat. We are a
people who always look at

a seemingly insurmountable obstacle with confidence and eagerness.
Through sheer determination and love for our families, we pull ourselves up
by the bootstraps and get
things done.
Recessions are a time
for Americans to gain a
new appreciation for hard
work and the fruits of
labor. They are a time to
be reminded that our
blessings are not free, and
just as our forefathers
poured sweat and blood to
build what we have, we
must bleed to maintain it.
There is nothing more
rewarding than overcoming hardship through hard
work.
This is what America is
about. And I don't think
President Obama got the
memo.
It seems as soon as
Obama stepped from the
campaign trail to the oval
his
office,
message
instantly switched from
"Hope and Change" to
"Doom and Gloom." The
president has been touring
the country trying to salvage the dying support for
his.new stimulus plan.
During his tour, I have
heard more uses of the
words disaster, catastrophe, crisis, "depression"
and "desperate" than I
care to in my life. He has
called this the worst financial disaster since the
great depression. In reality, it is the worst financial
disaster since the early
1980s.
Obama has set out to
convince everyone we are
the
on
brink
of

Armageddon if we don't
pass this spending bill.
Obama appears to be

doing the same thing Bush
using the
politics of fear.
Things are bad, and a
president should never
deny a problem exists.
However, in the midst of a
crisis, a true leader should
inspire confidence, not
instill fear.
In the speeches since
his election, Obama has
done nothing but remind
us just how bitter, miserable and worried we
should be. Rather than
having hope in the
resilience of the American
people, he has simply stated only government can
save us. Rather than
inspire us to endure the
pain and tackle this problem, he is expanding his
nanny state version of government to ensure we
endure as little pain as
possible.
Robert Rector of the
Heritage
Foundation
recently reported the economic stimulus package
passed on Saturday will
set in motion another $523
billion in new welfare
spending over 10 years.
You won't find this
amount in the bill's muchadvertised grand total
because it is hidden by
budgetary
gimmicks.
Additionally, the bill contains rewards for state
governments to enroll
more people in welfare.
I may be accused of
being insensitive to the
pain the recession has
caused if I suggest we
should be trying to keep as
was accused of

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many people off welfare as
possible. I am not denying
there are seriously impoverished families who
sometimes have no other
option when it comes to
feeding their kids, but who
does Obama think we are?
Obama
Apparently
does not know
the
America I know. Where
Obama sees helplessness
and hopelessness, I see
Americans who can defeat
this crisis if given a
chance. Do we really want
to hand control of our destiny over to the people in
Washington? I must not be
the only one who believes
we are better than this.
Americans can pull
themselves out of this if
government will only step
out of the way and let us
do what we do best: persevere, innovate and succeed. In the words of
Ronald Reagan, the issue
is "whether we believe in
our capacity for self-government or whether we
abandon the American
Revolution and confess
that a little intellectual
elite in a far distant capital can plan our lives for
us better than we can plan
them for ourselves."
We can do it, and don't
believe the hacks in
Washington who tell you
otherwise. When we have
pressed through the darkness and stepped into a
new era ofhope and opportunity, we will bask in our
newfound gratitude and
perspective and find that
all the pain was truly
worth it.

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New coffee house offers more than coffee
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Lock Haven now has a
new, vibrant place for coffee ctrinkers to enjoy their
favorite beverages, as
Avenue 209 Coffee House,
located at 209. Bellefonte
Ave. near Wendy's, held
its graijd opening on
Valentine's Day.
Jared Conti and
Josbua Grimes, Avenue
209 managers, have created a cofJfee house that is
smoke-free, upbeat and
open to the likes of young
collegei students, locals
looking for a place to get
out
from the usual
scene, connoisseurs, senior
citizens, and anyone in
between looking to quench
their thirst for their
favorite coffee beverage.
Avenue 209 offers a
wide variety of specialty
coffee beverages and has
different styles of tea,
smoothies, sodas and fruit
drinks.
Daily soups and gourmet
are availas
well
as
cookies
able,
for
pastries
those
with
and,
a sweet tooth.
"We're really looking
forward to delivering the
best"possible coffee and
drinks this town has to
offerTTKe" beans are roasted fresh, as well as ground
to order. We only keep
them in store for a limited
time to keep that freshness," said Grimes.
Th(tccjfee house has an
feel with wire

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spool tables mixed with
sheet metal counters and
visible, stainless duct
work.
With large cape-cod
windows, Avenue 209 has
seating for around 25 people and is pleasantly spacious.
Having plenty of wall
space, Conti and Grimes
are open to artists to display their work.
For the opening, some
abstract works from local
artist Tom Greco decorated the walls.
The managers plan to
adorn the Coffee House
with different works each
month.
With a perfectly placed
stage, 209 can entertain
customers with music as
they did on opening night.
When Perkasie,
a
Lancaster based band, hit
the stage, some classical
wooden fold out chairs
accommodated the energized crowd.
Conti and Grimes are
searching for new musicians to fill slots for their
Friday and Saturday
nights.
They hope to attract
rock and folk genre musicians looking to show off
their talents in a friendly,
clean atmosphere.
In the future Conti and
Grimes hope to entertain
open mic nights for poetry
readings and aspiring
musicians.
"While always looking
for bands, our first few
days had the bands coming to us! We're still work-

ing out the kinks, but looking forward to free music
on the weekends as well as
open mic nights, so come
in to keep posted. The
Jared Anthony Show is
looking forward to playing
on the sweet stage," said
Jared Conti.
For students of all ages
looking to get away from
the campus, Avenue 209
offers free Wi-Fi.
Board games are available, including chess and
backgammon among others.

Patrons are free to
bring their own games or a
book to their liking.
"With all the students
working here, and the
proximity to campus,
we've got a really swank
place to get your studying
done, and open late to
boot. There's free Wi-Fi
and a comfortable atmosphere to go really well
with a cup of coffee or
whatever specialty drinks
we've dreamed up," said
Conti, who is one of five
students working at the
Coffee House.
This Friday night local
rock band 110 Linden will
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11 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Sunday they are open
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the 'best possible coffee.'

Teen with muscular dystrophy
changes views on disability
Chris Hoskavich
Perspectives Editor

choskavi@lhup.edu

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screening of the documentary "Darius Goes
West" Monday in the Hall
of Flags.
This was done in
preparation for a visit to
LHU by the main character of the movie, Darius
Weems.
The group that joined
him in his trip from
Georgia to Los Angeles
will also be joining him at
LHU on March 31
The film is about a 15year-old named Darius
Weems who suffers from
Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
This genetic condition,
which killed his older
brother, causes his muscles to deteriorate and

has left him wheelchairbound.
"Darius Goes West"
follows him and some of
his friends as they travel
in a recreational vehicle
from Athens, Ga. to Los
Angeles in an attempt to
get MTV's "Pimp My
Ride" to customize his
wheelchair for him.
Along the way, the
group faces joy and misadventure, and Weems
experiences more in a few
days than many do in a
lifetime.
Julie Lammel, associate professor of recreation management and
therapeutic recreation
club adviser, says the
film is important in how
it affects viewers' attitudes.
"For me, it's this
understanding of advocacy and change in how our
cultural and social worlds
work, this change in how

we regard disability and
people with disabilities,"
she said,
The therapeutic recreation club is organizing
the visit by Weems and
the group from the road
trip
Lammel says Weems's
story is in line with the
purpose of the club.
"Therapeutic
recreation deals primarily
with people experiencing
change,"
said,
she
"Whether that change be
disability, whether it be
behavioral, whether it be
social
or
cultural
change."
She says recreation
can be a useful tool in
helping people through
these changes,
"We work with people
who have had a major
change in their life and
try to use recreation and
this idea of leisure to help
them understand this

sense ..of quality of life

and satisfaction in life
that hopefully is worthwhile," she said.
Lammel hopes that
the film and the visit will
inspire
students
to

action.
"We hope students will
/develop an understanding of the ability to create
.change in a world where
you don't always feel like
.you can make change,
,this sense of advocacy
that's so, so critical," said

Lammel.
She also hopes stu-

dents will reflect on how
they view disability.
"We hope students
leave with a new understanding of disability and
people with disabilities,"
she said. "Really, it's a
piece of who someone is,
not to be pitied, but to be
embraced,
understood
and respected."

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For the second time in
three weeks the No. 12
LHU track and field team
split up to go to two separate events Friday and
Saturday. Some members
went to the Cornell Multi's
at Cornell University,
while other went to the
Boston
University

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and women's teams
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school records were broken, there were more
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plational qualifying marks
Jgere meet.
"It was a very successand productive outing
for our team. Many school
records, top conference
marks, and national qualifiers over the weekend at
Boston," said runner
Nathan Zondlo.
On the men's team,
Chris Edelman broke the
school record in the 400 m
dash. He ran the 400 m
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400 m, running it in 48.24.

of the best times for this
Three other runners
Roberts and Chris
event from a Division II ran the 400 m in under the Jones became the top two
school this year. Edelman 50.00 mark. Kevin Moore runners in the conference
took fifth overall in the had a time of 49.30, Steve for their latest times in
event out of 164 runners Roberts had a time of the 200 m dash. Jones finand was the top collegiate 49.62 and Ben McConnell ished eighth as he set the
finisher. For his effort finished at 49.94. All three school record with a time
Edelman was named the runners hit the PSAC of 21.95. Roberts finished
PSAC male track athlete qualifying mark for this 21st in the event with a
of the week.
event.
time of 22.24.

In the 800 meter .dash
Lock Haven had four runners qualify for the PSAC.
Nick Hilton, Justin Amy,
Brandon Pomerantz arid
Josh Gainer all finished
the 800 m in under 2:00.
Hilton's best run of the
day came in the mile. Out
of 183 runners in the rnile
Hilton finished 19th with
a 4:12.49, which is the pew
fastest time for the niile in
the conference beating out
the old time by four seconds.
Zondlo posted a top
conference time this weekend as well. In the 3 k he
ran 8:35.80. He placed
37th out of a field of 166
runners.
The Bald Eagles 4X400
relay team had a record
performance as they ran
for a time of 3:14.50. That
time is not only a school
record but ranks among
the top for that event out
of all the D-II schools this
year.

Aside from all the outstanding performances
running, LHU had a good
showing in the throwing
events with several top 20
finishes in both the shot
put and weight throw,

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the basketball games
against
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last
Wednesday.
According to the Pink
Zone mission statement,
The Women's Basketball
Coaches
Association
(WBCA) Pink Zone initiative is a global, unified effort for the
WBCA's nation of coaches to assist in raising
breast cancer awareness
on the court, across
campuses, in communities and beyond.
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in 2007 as "Think Pink"
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money. They also sold tshirts, bracelets and raf-

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their game against IUP.
In the late game on
Wednesday evening the
entire men's basketball
team wore pink shoe
laces to show their support of the women's
team and the cause.
Students and faculty
as well as members from
various sororities supported the event by
wearing pink.
Everyone in attendance who wore pink
were invited to pose for a
photo after the women's
game
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Bald Eagles drop final away match of the season
Kris Glad
Sports Editor
kglad" lhup.edu

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In an attempt to
build some momentum heading into
the Eastern Wrestling
League (EWL) championships in a couple of
weeks the Bald Eagles (69-1, 1-4 EWL) traveled to
Bloomsburg (8-7,
3-3
EWL) Saturday looking
for their second EWL victory of the year.

The Huskies had other
plans as they took seven
matches and defeated
LHU 29-9.
"We took an old fashion
butt kicking. We knew the
match-ups did not favor us
and it certainly showed.
We will need to regroup
quickly and finish the season ( with more emotion
and intensity," said Head
coach Rocky Bonomo.
Despite the 20 point
loss the Bald Eagles didn't
give up as they fought
hard against stiff competition.
Several of the
Bloomsburg wrestlers are
currently ranked within
the top 25 in the nation in
their respective weight
classes.
Lock Haven's first win
came in the second match

ofthe night, which was the
133 pound match,
j LHU's Billy Ashnault
t|ook on BU's Jason Guffey.
Guffey scored the first
point of the match scoring
a takedown for three
points.
Shortly after,
Ashnault
scored
and
escape to make it a 3-2
match after the first.
The second period
started with Ashnault on
the attack scoring a near
fall for three points. Going
into the third Ashnault
had a 6-3 lead and would
allow Guffey to score one
more point, giving the
Bald Eagles the victory.
This was the third
straight match in which
Ashnault has come out victorious.
"I have been wrestling
a lot better towards the
end of the season .and I
just need to stay focused,"
said Ashnault.
Both schools would be
tied at three apiece after
the first two matches.
Bloomsburg would go on a
roll taking the next five
matches. It wouldn't be
until the 184 pound match
that Lock Haven scored its
next victory.
Tom Kocher would pick
up the first of the lone
back-to-back wins in the
184 pound match. No. 29
Kocher took on BU's Brian
Shaw. Neither Wrestler
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was able to pick up any
points in the first period.
Kocher broke the match
open in the second as he
scored two takedowns and
an escape to lead 5-1 after
the two periods. In the
third Kocher added a late
takedown to put Shaw
away 7-2.
The final victory for the
Bald Eagles came in the
197 pound matchup. No.
30 Ben Hepburn took on
Jesse Hasseman. The first
period was scoreless. The
second
had
period
Hasseman scoring the
Only point as he escaped to
start the period. Hepburn
responded by scoring an
escape of his own in the
third and forcing the
match to go into a tie
breaker. In the tie breaker
Hepburn managed an
escape and won the match

2-1.
The Bald Eagles will
host Clarion on Saturday
in the final regular season
match before the EWL
championships.
LHU will recognize its
graduating seniors right
before the match begins.
"I am looking forward
to the final debut of our
three
Matt
seniors,
Fittery, Tom Kocher and
Ben Hepburn. They have
done an awesome job as
people, athletes and students. I am extremely

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Ben Hepburn tries to prevent his opponent from earning an escape. Hepburn
used an escape to win his latest match against Bloomsburg.
proud of them and will
miss them and their leadership. I hope the team
sends them out on a winning note," said Bonomo.
After this regular season match the Bald Eagles
will have two weeks to get
ready for the EWL cham-

pionships that will be held
in the Thomas Fieldhouse
March 7. Having the EWL
championships at LHU
might give the Bald
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lot easier to train and not
worry about traveling. It's
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very comfortable here,"
said Ashnault.

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Their third such victory came on Saturday at
California
(Pa.)
University (11-11, 4-6
PSAC West) when senior
Kelvin McLean put the
Bald Eagles up 64-62 in
the closing minute of the
contest.
The win was the first
at Cal for any of Head
Coach John Wilson's
teams in ten years.
With less than 30
ticks on the clock and the
score tied at 62-62, the
Bald Eagles drew up a
play on a timeout that
enabled McLean to hit
the
game-winning
jumper. The basket gave
McLean his game-high
20th point.
"This is what you live
for," McLean said of taking the final shot. "I
wanted to jump up and
down, but I knew I had
to get back and play
defense."
As Cal prepared their
final play Wilson moved
to a man-to-man scheme.
On the timeout Wilson
told his team not to
switch
and
players
advised them to take a
foul if they had the
chance because the Bald
Eagles only notched four

Editor's Note:

team fouls in the second
half.
After causing separation from McLean, Cal
was able to throw up a
failed three-pointer as
the backboard lit up.
McLean's effort on
offense and defense has
been characteristic of his
poise in recent contests.
"He's playing a lot
smarter on both ends of
the floor the last several
games," Wilson said of
the 6-foot 3-inch guard.
Christian,
Warren
junior, added 19 points
and eight rebounds to
the Haven's campaign.
The Bald Eagles corrected their low shooting
percentage and turnover
issues by hitting 48 percent on the game with 11
give aways.
Victories over Cal
have come rarely so for
seniors like McLean and
Billy Arre the last
minute road win was
priceless.
"The thing about Cal
is since I've been on the
active roster we always
play them well, but we
never finish them off,"
McLean said.
Though hard to come
by, wins over Cal have
proven to be good luck
charms for Arre who
broke into the 2,000
point club in the second
half.
Arre scored his 1,000
point at a home game
against the Vulcans earlier in his career.
Arre only needed four
points coming into the
game and Wilson joked
that the team would be

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in trouble is he didn't
break the milestone.
Wilson may have been
sweating at halftime as
Arre only had three
points in the first half.
Arre started slow, but
he found a rhythm and
got more comfortable as
the game progressed.
"In the second half I
took the flow of the game
and let it come to me,"
said Arre who ended
with 18 points in the
game and 2,014 in his
career.
Arre has been creeping up the PSAC scoring
list and currently sits
eighth.
Though he broke the
all-time men's scoring
record in December Arre
is still behind Tina
Martin (1983-86) on the
LHU all-time scoring list
who ended her career
with 2,157 points.
On Wednesday, the
Bald Eagles also saw
PSAC
West
action
Indiana
against
University
of
Pennsylvania (19-4. 8-2
PSAC West) at Th omas
Fieldhouse. The Crimson
Hawks proved to be too
much for the Bald Eagles
as the won 98-68.
IUP shot 55 percent
on the game and hit 1014 three-pointers.
Arre posted a gamehigh 30 points and added
nine rebounds. He was
helped out by McLean
who had 18 points and
Christian who had 10
points.

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The NCAA violation that was mentioned in the article entitled "Suspension
keeps coach from sideline" which appeared in the Feb. 12, 2009 issue of The
Eagle Eye occurred during the 2006-2007 basketball season as well as the fall
of 2007. The violation was discovered in January of 2008. As a result of the violation the men's basketball team forfeited all of the 2006-2007 wins. The team
didn't win any of their games during the fall of 2007. The Eagle Eye staff would
like to apologize for any confusion this oversight may have caused.

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Got Game
Music Artist: Fabolous
Professor: Larry Gaffney
because he's the most laid
back teacher I have ever
met.
Sports Team: The New
York Yankees
Quote: "Impossible is
nothing"
What is the best part
about basketball here
at Lock Haven? I like my
teammates because they
are there on and off the
court and I can trust
them.

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was the only vacation I er and never quits.
have ever went on that I
got to go to a bunch of What is something not
places in one week.
many
people know
about you? I am fluent in
Biggest Best part about Lock Spanish.
Accomplishment? Haven? The small classes
Playing basketball at Lock and I like the atmosphere What is one of your
Haven, because it is a of the town, everyone is most
embarrassing
Division II school.
friendly and it is a family moments? My shorts fell
environment.
when I was playing basWhat is your biggest
ketball in a summer
fear? Snakes
If you were invisible league when I was 15.
where would you go? I
If you won the lottery would stand on the field Plans after graduation?
what would you do during a Yankees postGo to grad. school on the
with the money? I would season game.
west coast and get a job as
pay my tuition, buy a new
a physical therapist.
house, an Audi TT , over If you didn't play bas100 pairs of sneakers and ketball what would you "Dre is
one of the fastest
buy Kelvin a house in do? I would try and walk people I know, and on
that
•Jamaica.
on the baseball team.
note he falls asleep very
fast too, he'll fall asleep
Describe one of your Who is your role model anywhere, kind
of like a
favorite vacations. A and why? My father hum," said teammate
cruise when I was 16. It
because he is a hard work- Kelvin McLean.

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Randy Sylvia finished
fifth in the weight throw.
He threw for a distance
of 58-01.75(17.72 m),
almost breaking his own
school record.
Tyler Thomas finished 11th in the weight
throw with his distance
of 51-01.75 (15.59 m).
Thomas placed 14th in
the shot put throwing
for a distance of
4611.50 (14.31 m).
The
Lady
Eagles
were led by Chelsea
Morse. Morse had top
five finishes in two
events. In the high jump
Morse won the event as
she matched her season
best height of 5' 7", two
inches higher then the
second place winner. In
the long jump she placed
fifth with her distance of
17-02.75 (5.25 M). The
jump was a season high
for her.
The runners for the
Lady Eagles were on top
of their game, especially
Shala Simms and Alyssa
Douma. Both runners
had spectacular times in
the 800 m dash.
Simms finished the
race in 11th place with a
time of 2:14.05. Her
time is not only a new
school record but it
beat the NCAA mark.
Douma ran the 800
m in 2:18.59. A time
which is ranked third
fastest in school history
and qualifies her for the
PSAC championships.
Also qualifying for
the PSAC's was Cassie
Snider and Meagan
Wolf. Snider qualified
for the PSAC in the 200
m dash with her time of
26.67. Wolf finished
with a time of 58.94 in

the 400 m dash, earning
her 19th place.
"I had an awesome
track to run on, so I
made the best of it. I ran
a personal record in my
400 with a time of 58.98,
which I was very happy
with," said Wolf.
Among the
other
Lady Eagles runners to
qualify for the PSAC
were Lindsey Lambert,
Alexis Patrick, Melinda
Liptak
and
Janelle
Gobel.
Patrick ran the 3k in
an impressive 10:53.19,
the fourth fastest time
in school history.
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fourth best time
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They
ran set a personal record by running
the event in 12:00.03.
That time keeps them in
the running for a spot at
nationals.
the
In
throwing
events, the Lady Eagles
were led by Vanita
Moses. Moses finished
10th in the weight throw
with a distance of 48-

10.25 (14.89 m). Moses
also placed in the top
half of the shot put with
her distance of 36-11.50
(11.26m).

The
teams
will
reunite and prepare for
their next meet, which
will be the Denault
Invitational at Cornell
University on Saturday.
This will be the last
meet for Lock Haven
before the PSAC championships.
"The
Denault
Invitational will serve
as one last tune-up for
anyone who hasn't qualified for PSAC's yet or
needs another meet
under their belt," said
Zondlo.
After that meet the
track and field teams
will travel to East
Stroudsburg to compete in the PSAC

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Photo Courtesy of Michaela Muthler

Michaela Muthler is a member of the boxing team.
Michaela is a freshman
communications
media
major and a boxer here at
LHU. She is from Lock
Haven and graduated
from Central Mountain
High School.
Favorites Movie: Never
Back Down
Music Artist: Dashboard
Confessional
Book: A Million Little
Pieces by James Frey
Sports
Team:
The
Pittsburgh Steelers
Quote: "Make good
choices"
What is the best part
about boxing here at
Lock Haven? I feel as
though I have 10 older
brothers. It's so rewarding
having them be proud of
you whenever you go

something correctly and
knowing they will always
be there for you.
Biggest
Accomplishment?
Staying with boxing, not
giving up no matter how
hard, time consuming or
stressful it may become.
What is your biggest
fear? Letting my team
down, and not living up to
the expectations the team
has for me.

If you won the lottery
what would you do
with the money? I would
open a boxing gym.
Describe one of your
favorite vacations. Club
Med in the Bahamas, It
was the best thing you

Who is your role model
and why? My coaches.
Ken Cox, Ken Cooper,
John Stout and Danny
Marrero. They are amazing people, they dedicate
so much time to boxing
and do it for the love of the
sport, not for the money of
recognition. They are the
best role models I could
ask for.
What is something not
people know
many
about you? I had always
planned on swimming in
college. I did not consider
boxing until the end of my
senior year.
What is one of your
most
embarrassing
moments? I think we all
can agree falling in the
ring during a flight is
never a good feeling.
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Plans after graduation?
Go to grad. school in NY
"Michaela is a great girl,
and a great listener who is
always willing
We expect a lot <)/, good
things from her in the
future," said teammate
Dave Harper.

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championships.

Both men's and
women's
teams
■ have been ranked
P at or near the top
of the conference
for several weeks.
Ik
"I cannot wait
for the PSAC's
everyone
K
is

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going to
WK
see how amazing our team really is
because right now we
are competing with the
best out there at PSAC's
we will be the best out
there," said Lambert.

The above photo of
Brandon Pomerantz running the 400m is courtesy
ofKris Glad/ Eagle Eye.

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Best part about Lock
Haven?
the
Having
opportunity to make really
close friends, you see people so often you really get
a chance to connect with
them.

mnm

Andres Carpio is a point guard on the men's
basketball team.

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The two courses are a Social Science Seminar gen.ed,
Requirement and a Speech gen. ed. Requirement.
The cost of the program is $3300, which includes tuition
and fees, airfare to Mexico and much more,
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For more information contact:
Dr, Rick Goulet, 484-2646, rgoulet@lhup.edu
Dr. Patrizia Hoffman, 484-2146, phoffman@lhup.edu

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startin S the season
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Senior, Joe Finneran,
139, dropped a 3-0 deciLosing a split 2-1 decision*- to Gabe Nelson, sion to Terrance Griffin
USGA, freshman Sean from Shippensburg.
Team captain. Dave
Zimmerman, 139, boxed
very" wfill but had a hard Harper, 152, was defeated
3-0 by freshman Jason
time.c'dviritering the oppoBroussean, USMA, in a
nents left hook.
"I really thought Sean competitive bout. Harper
did enough to win," stated could not connect enough
assistant coach John punches and it was

□Michaela

Broussean who remained
undefeated in his freshman campaign.
Senior Greg Stratton,
210, lost a 3-0 decision to
Pat Frost, USCGA. The
quicker Frost dominated
most of the bout in
Stratton's losing effort.
"We all have something
to learn from the show and
we must continue to
improve in time for regionals next month," stated
Danny Marrero.
Also losing their bouts

on the Main Card was 272 em tournament"
pound senior heavy weight
During the preliminary
senior, Winsford Belle who card Anthony Robinson,
dropped a split decision to 125; Kevin Apple, 157; and
Army's 260 pound Cedrie Michael Lisante, 185, all
Frazer in one of the better dropped 3-0 decisions.
bouts of the evening.
Robinson a sophomore
Both Bell and Frazer was upheld by Erich
are considered the top two Dehart a USNA boxer,
while Apple, freshman,
heavyweights in the eastdropped a very close deciern region.
"I thought Belle should sion to Drew Klotz from
have won," stated Stout. IUP. Senior,
Michael
"If Winsford keeps active Lisante lost to Zach
and continues to improve Perchinskie
from
he'll be ready for the east- Mansfield.
In the final and featured bout of the evening
Army's raining national
139 champ Johnny Garcia
won a controversial 3-0
decision over the Haven's
William Goss. The spectators were unanimous in
cheering for Goss.
"Both Cooper and I
really though Goss won
the bout," stated Dr. Ken
Cox. "It was a great collegiate bout. Hopefully they
will meet again in the
eastern ECBA finals next

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two to ranked opponents
Brandon Apter
Sports Reporter
bapterfalhup.edu
The Lady Eagles suffered two blowouts this
week to No. 11 IUP (20-3,
9-1 PSAC West) and No.6
Cal. (Pa.) (20-3, 9-1 PSAC
West). The Lady Eagle
have four games remaining in the season.

The team has gone
through a lot of losses this
season but still goes into
each game with a winning
attitude.
"We are not giving up
on the season, we are still
working very hard at practice and plan to pick up a
win in the PSAC," said
junior forward Evelyn
Wynn.
The
Lady
Eagles
squared off against two
ranked opponents, starting with No. 11 IUP. LHU
found themselves down 80 early but managed to
climb back to within four,
20-16, with 7:40 left in the
first half. That is as close
as the Haven got as IUP

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the half and went into the
locker room with a 43-23
lead.
The second half was
much like the first as the
ranked IUP team poured
on the shots and outscored
the Lady Eagles 39-17.
LHU could never find
their groove and did not
spark a rally this time,
falling 79-40. Heather
McHugh led the Haven
scorers with 11 while Casi
Donelan came up just
short of a double-double
with nine points and seven
boards.
"We need to come
together as a whole, sometimes we are five different
players doing our own
thing out there, we need to

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all be on the same page,"
said Donelan. "It gets
tense at times, because
everyone just wants to win
so bad, nobody wants to
lose."
The Lady Eagles wanted to bring that attitude to
their next game which was
on the road at Cal.
Last time the two
teams met the Lady
Eagles fell to Cal 76-61.
This game would not be
as close as the Vulcan's
offense dominated for
most of the game. LHU
was outshot in field goal
percentage by a wide margin. LHU shot 30.2 per-

cent compared to Cal's 52
percent, which ended up
being the killer.
Through the first nine
minutes of the game, LHU
managed to keep it close
and within three but as
soon as that happened the
Vulcan's unleashed.
The Lady Eagles were
down by 22 at half. The
second half was highlighted by a 45-12 Vulcan
attack as LHU fell by a
score of 85*-34.
Evelyn
Wynn and
Lauren Kelshaw led the
Haven charge with eight
points a piece.
With four games left to

Skills clinic provided
by the baseball team
Nikki Wasserman
Sports Editor
nwasserm(«)lhup.edu

month."
For his effort Garcia
was voted the "outstanding boxer award" by the
judges and referee. Dr.
Keith Miller, president of
LHU, awarded the "OBA"
plaque at the completion
of the show. It was a great
bout to conclude the day of
entertaining boxing.
"It was a great effort on
everyone's part. It is not
an easy task to run a large
armature boxing show. I
am especially proud of our
staff,
Ken
coaching
Cooper, John Stout, and
Danny Marrero, also the
14 members of the LHU
boxing club team. Another
year, another job well
done," commented head
coach Dr. Ken Cox.
The Bald Eagles return
to action Saturday for the
Mansfield Invitational.
The team will then travel
to Penn State University
on Feb. 28.

never know where they'll
end up. It is important for
them to learn every position," said Assistant
The baseball team Coach Heath Stover.
The coaches hoped that
hosted an instructional
the
young baseball playyouth skills clinic on
ers
would
take something
Sunday. Around 60 basefrom
the clinic that
away
ball players attended
can
use
they
in order to
ranging in age from five to
continue
to
their
develop
12.
the
skills.
also
They
hoped
The players were split
take
LHU
would
players
into groups and
up
learned the basics of something away as well.
"The clinic helps our
infield, outfield, pitching
players
concentrate on the
and catching. They also
mechanics
while teaching
learned hitting skills and
the
said Head
kids,"
base running.
Coach
Stover.
Smokey
"The players are in
baseball
team has
The
Little League now so you

hosted smaller clinics over
the winter break as well
as this one and will have
summer clinics coming up.
"The most rewarding
part is spreading some of
the knowledge you've
acquired over the years of
playing the game and
teaching it to the younger
generation of kids. When
you explain and show a
kid something and they do
it, the look of accomplishment and satisfaction on
their faces is without a
doubt the most rewarding
part of it," said first baseman. Matt Palko.

play, the Lady Eagles are
on the road for the first
two and return home to
face Clarion and Gannon
to wrap up the 08-09 campaign that has been
plagued by injuries.
"We cross our fingers
we won't have injuries like
this next year," said
Donelan.
The Lady Eagles will
hit the road again to
off
against
square
Mercyhurst Saturday for a
1 p.m. start time.

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Service of God's Word with Distribution ofAshes at 9:00 PM
Hall of Flags, Raub Hall

Lock Haven University's Filmmakers and Artists
Alliance Organization

Interested in making movies?
Interested in acting?
Want to get involved in the behind the scenes of
movie making?

Then come out to The Filmmakers and Artists Alliance
meetings to find out how you can be apart of Lock Haven's very
own movie making organization!!!
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Arts & Entertainment
University Players Play 'Doctor'

Rachael Johnson
Guest Writer
rjohnso4@lhup.edu

ents, Robert and Janet,
(Matt
Kuhlman
and
Casondra Force) decide to

The
Lock
Haven
University Players keep
the laughs coming as they
prepare to kick off their
Spring 2009 Season with
"Playing Doctor." Written
by William Van Zandt and
Jane Milmore, the show
will run on February 23,
24, 25 and 26 at 8:00p.m.
in the Countdown Theatre
located in the Sloan Fine
Arts Building.
Have you ever needed
to lie to someone so that
they would be proud of
your accomplishments?
Welcome to the world of
Rob Brewster, a down-onhis-luck writer who has
duped his parents into
thinking that he has spent
the past eight years in
medical school.
Rob, played by Kyle
Karmelita, thinks he's free
and .clear until his par-

visit their son's practice.
Rob and his best friend,
Jimmy Carmichael (John
Palermo) scramble to convert their apartment as a
successful private practice.
But keeping the lie
under wraps isn't easy when
a
especially
nymphomaniac
(Steff
Batory), a "jackass" nextdoor neighbor (John Glen
Vandermark), a ditzy secretary
playing nurse
(Jamie Wilson) and a
hypochondriac
uncle
(Steven Masdiaz) keep
getting in Rob's way.
"Playing Doctor" is
directed by senior theatre
major, Jared A. Bassette.
This
is
production
Bassette's
directorial
debut. In addition, Alysha
Jones will serve as Stage
Jessica
Manger,
Whitehead as Assistant
Cian
Stage Manager,

Amanda Alexander
A&E Editor

Ruane
as
Student
Technical Director, John
Glen Vandermark as
Scenic Designer,
and
Michelle
as
Baney
Lighting Designer.
"Playing Doctor" runs
from February 23-26 in
the Countdown Theatre
(room 321) in the John
Sloan Fine Arts building.
The curtain rises for each
performance at 8:00 p.m.,
with doors opening at 7:30
p.m.

Performances are free
to the public; however
tickets are required. They
be reserved in
may
advance by e-mail (boxoffice@lhup.edu) or by calling the Box Office at (570)
484-3983. The Box Office
will be open from 12:303:30p.m. Monday through
Friday. Tickets may also
be reserved on
the
University Players' website: www.lhup.edu/university-players.A Curtain
Talk will follow the
February 25 performance.

9.

Think there's nothing to do in Lock Haven?
Whether you're a sports fanatic, a movie buff, a
drama queen, a music fan or just incredibly bored, we've
got something for you to do. In fact, you '11 be so busy in
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10. Learn more about African American art, music
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(From left) Kyle Karmelita, John Glen Vandermark, Steven Masdiaz star in
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information about the
show, contact Dr. Dale J.
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girlfriend dumps him.
As a professional book The book is full of selfreviewer for The Believer. reflection as the author
Nick'Hornby knows what stumbles through life trymakes a good book. ing to figure out what
Perhaps this is why he went wrong, but it gets its
continues, to write them. charm from his constant
Always witty but full of and reassuring relationwarmth. Hornby knows ship with music.
High Fidelity was
how to tug at the heartadapted
to film in 2000,
strings and keep readers
the charming
starring
laughing at the same
John
Cusack
as main
■ time.
character
Rob
Gordon.
Several of Hornby's
the
Although
film is set in
; novels have been made
rather
than
Chicago
;into movies, including his
London, it maintains the
first novel. Fever Pitch,
which was published in plot and dialog of the
1992'. While the American book almost word for
movie starring .Jimmy word. Jack Black is so
Fallon
and
Drew perfect for the obnoxious,
pretentious
Barrymore
centered musically
character Barry that it
around the main characthe audience wonter's 1 obsession with the makes
der
whether
Hornby
;Boston Red Sox baseball
already
had
him in mind
.team,, the novel was actually about Hornby's own as this character while he
obsession
with
the was writing the book.
Barry refuses to sell
-Arsenal Football Club.
As Hornby's website music to customers if he
explains,
"Hornby's thinks it's bad music. He
award-winning memoir constantly chases cuscaptures the fever pitch of tomers away with lines
fandom—its agony and like, "Well, it's sentimenecstasy,- its community tal tacky crap. Do we look
and its defining role in like the kind of store that
thousands of young men's sells 'I Just Called to Say
coming of age stories." I Love You?' Go to the
The story resonated with mall."
Both the book and the
spot*ts fans everywhere,
movie
are also full of
and was followed by
great
philosophical
,!
quesanother winner- High
tions, like. "Did I listen to

women. His candid attitude is refreshing, even
when it reveals his personality defects.
Hornby's third novel.
About A Boy, (1998) is
possibly his greatest, work
so far. With just the right
balance between humor
and beauty, it constantly
pulls readers into the
world of the characters
and shows us their insecurities and problems
without getting dreary.
The novel switches back
and forth between the
stories of two characters:
Will Lightman, a 36-yearold narcissistic bachelor,
and 12-year-old Marcus,
the quirky and pensive
young man who is the target of all school bullies
when he's not dealing
with his suicidal mother,
Fiona.
When Will realizes
that single moms are the
best dating prospects (no
attachments necessary!),
he joins a group called
SPAT (Single Parents
Alone Together) and pretends to have a son
named Ned. Some of the
best moments in the book
are those of Will panicking because he thinks
someone has finally discovered his secret. He
buys the most expensive
car seat at the store and
then sprinkles crumbs all
over it to make it look
more "real." He makes up
explanations for Ned's

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based on one of Nick Hornby's best selling novels.
Fidelity.
High Fidelity, published in 1995, is a story
that any true music fan
can relate to. The main
character owns a record
store
and
has
an
! unhealthy attachment to
his own record collection.
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more elaborate than necerable because I listened essary, just in case someto pop music?" Rob's one asks.
insight makes it difficult
Eventually Will meets
to hate him, although is a boy named Marcus
more flawed than most through the group and
movie characters with his they continue to be
obsessive trips to the past thrown
together
in
and his sometimes insenstrange circumstances. In
sitive
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able to show his change of
heart in connection with
Marcus in a convincing
way that's not too mushy.
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also
Hoult
makes the awkward and Nick Hornby has written several popular novels,
sometimes
strange including "About a Boy," and "High Fidelity."
Marcus very loveable.
However, the book defi- never heard of the song, each other off the ledgenitely possesses a depth it's easy to relate to the literally- they realize they
that isn't fully communiemotions Hornby conaren't sure if they're
cated through the movie.
nects to each one.
ready to end their own
Hornby
In 2001, Hornby pubin lives yet.
says
lished How to Be Good, a Songbook, "All I have to
This story takes an
tongue-in-cheek look at say about these songs is interesting turn in the
morality and the effects of that I love them, and aftermath of the attemptsudden religious converwant to sing along to ed suicides, when the
sion on marriage and parthem, and force other peomedia gets a hold on the
enthood. This novel is less ple to listen to them, and story and each of these
upbeat than anything get cross when these ordinary people suddenly
else Hornby has written, other people don't like becomes a celebrity. The
but is still thought-prothem as much as I do." story is punctuated by
voking and insightful. It That's a feeling any music Hornby's characteristic
was also his first experifan can relate to.
wit
and
warmth.
Since his book reviews Although each character
ence writing from the
view of a female protagohave been immensely is messed up. readers can
nist.
popular. Hornby then identify with their faults
Hornby contributed to released three books that and their triumphs.
and edited a book of short contained collections of
Hornby's most recent
stories in 2002 titled his
reviews:
The novo}, Slam, tells the
Speaking with the Angel, Polysyllabic Spree (2004), story of a 16-year-old
a fundraising effort to Housekeeping vs. The skater named Sam whose
support a school for autis(2006),
Dirt
and life turns upside down
tic children which is Shakespeare Wrote for when he finds out his exattended by Hornby's son. Money
(2008).
Each girlfriend is pregnant
The book featured stories review starts with a list of with his child. Sam is
by other authors such as books bought and books forced to quickly grow up
Dave Eggars and Helen read that month, and and make decisions that
Fielding.
then Hornby follows up will impact not only the
He followed this up with a few paragraphs on rest of his own life but the
with a few essay collechis favorites.
lives of others as well.
tions.
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Hornby went back to
was
A common thread runs
Songbook, published in writing novels in 2005 through all of Nick
2003. Much like his with the publication of A Hornby's novels. The
beloved book reviews, Long Way Down. This characters are all lovethese essays reflect on his novel tells the story of a able, but their flaws are
relationships with varismattering of charactersevident and that makes
ous songs throughout the a former TV talk show them much more realismusician,
years and the reasons he host,
a
a tic. Hornby also uses
loves them. Hornby is no teenage girl, and a mothevents in the book to commusic snob and touches er- who all come together municate many of the
on everyone from Bob on the roof of London's
simple truths oflife. Even
Dylan to Badly Drawn Topper's House on New though reading the book
Boy to Nelly Furtado. Year's Eve with one goal is an enjoyable experiEach essay is thoughtful in mind: to cpmmit suience, it's also a way to
and heartfelt, and even if cide. However, as they learn more about yourself
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Club profile: crossing
cultural boundaries
Olga Burket
News Editor
omalyavs@lhup.edu

said
bilingual,"
Washington, pointing out
that working with two or
sometimes more cultures
at once always means
"extra fun."
The Slavic Club's mission consists of helping
new exchange and fulltime Slavic students adapt
to American society.
According to Yarunova,
this goal will be accomplished via public celebration of various Slavic holi-

Russia and other H
Slavic counties, as
,
many members of
the club brought HH
with them their
favorite music from home.
Everybody is welcome
to join the club, not just
those with Slavic background.
"It's a good opportunity
for international students
from various Slavic cultures to get together and
let the university know
(

While many clubs on
unite students
according to their majors
and interests, there are
some that allow students
to celebrate their cultural
and ethnic heritage. Slavic
Club belongs to the latter
group.
The organization was
founded a year ago by
Ekaterina Yarunova, an
international
student
from
Russia
who
is the
Photo courtesy of Google Images
president of the club, and
Brian
Liam Neeson plays Bryan Mills, an ex-CIA agent who must rescue his club advisers
electronic
collecdaughter Kim, who was kidnapped in Europe by a deadly group of Arden,
tions
librarian
at
Albanians who prey on young female tourists.
Stevenson Library, and
Dr. Dana Washington, of
English department.
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According to Yarunova,
the club aims to create
Dr. Dana Washington, English department
"cultural
exchange
between
Slavic
and
American students, the
sharing and examining of
national customs, beliefs, days, the observation of more about their culfestivals, workshops, field tures," said Arden. "It's
political and economic systrips and other related also a great opportunity
forgets to call, and within listening on the other tems and ideas, etc, and
Danielle Tepper
activities.
for American students to
her first five minutes in end, Bryan springs into the fostering of a better
Staff Reporter
The first event the club gain firsthand experience
of
the
understanding
Paris she watches helpaction and the movie
dtepperMhup.edu
national character of both had last year right after with fellow students from
lessly as her ditzy friend erupts into a fury of flyits foundation was Slavic countries and cultures
sides."
Easily one of the best Amanda introduces them ing fists, cars, and bulEaster
Celebration, that are often quite differThe
activities
of
major
action films to grace the to a stranger, agrees to lets. As it turns out, Kim the club concentrate
on famous for its elaborately ent from our own in some
silver screen in quite share a cab with said hasn't been kidnapped by sharing multiple cultural decorated eggs and tradiways but similar in othsome time, "Taken" is a stranger, and reveals just anyone; she has actutional
cakes
called ers."
of
Slavic
countries
aspects
ally been taken by a
non-stop, heart-pounding that her cousins are actu"Kulitch."
Washington
agreed
ally
and
Spain,
they
deadly
in
of from Eastern, Southern
group
thrill ride that kicks ass
This semester, the club that joining the Slavic
and
Central
Europe.
Albanians who prey on
now and takes names have the entire apartThe members of the is organizing Maslenica, a Club can be quite benefiment
to
themselves.
Less
young female tourists,
later.
club
gather together once pancake festival, which is cial for U.S. students.
Liam Neeson plays than an hour later, while addict them to drugs, and
"It's a chance to find
a
week
to watch Russian going to take place after
Bryan Mills, an ex-CIA Kim is finally on the sell them into sex slavthe Spring Break.
out first hand what life is
or
Ukrainian
movies
with
agent who has retired phone with Bryan telling ery. Bryan uses his CIA
to like almost half a world
According
subtitles, listen to the
and moved to Los Angeles him not to worry, he is training and high-profile
the
members
Washington,
away," she said.
music
cook
some
food
or
to reconnect with his suddenly given a reason contacts to track down that is traditional for their of the club are also thinkThose who are interestand eliminate anyone
estranged
17-year-old to do just the opposite.
ing of having a Slavic ed in joining the club, conof
places
origin.
Four strangers break that stands between his
daughter Kim (Maggie
"We do everything night club event to dance tact Ekaterina Yarunova
to
the apartment, take rage and his daughter.
Grace,
of in
formerly
and listen to music from at eyarunov@lhup.edu.
While the dialogue
"Lost"). Kim is living the Amanda, and come for
Kim. Bryan gives her spefalls a little flat at times,
good life with her overinstructions,
cific
listens
Neeson makes up for it by
indulgent mother Lenore
as
she
is
portraying his role not
taken,
scream(Famke Janssen) and
and
and
ing
struggling,
only
convincingly, but
wealthy stepdad Stuart
utters
the
now
The endless
speech
dangerously.
(Xander Berkeley).
made
famous
trailers
and
senseless
by
violence
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and
don't
leaves
most
of
the
blood
posters:
"I
himself back in her life,
off-screen,
know
who
don't
I
are.
and
the
you
seeing
Bryan allows her to go on
you
know
what
want.
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get
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Staff Reporter
mass
communications
jseyler@lhup.edu classes Thursday and Dr.

The point where art,
politics, and technology
clash held precedence in
Performance
Price
Center as world renown
artist and activist Hasan
Elahi visited Lock Haven
University
Thursday
night.
Mr. Jason Bronner, of
the
Lock
Haven
University art department, was fascinated by

Stanley Berard's political
science
classes
Friday.
Elahi discussed his
transformation as an
artist starting with his
undergraduate studies at
Bloomsburg University.
"I was really reflective and nostalgic driving in from Scranton
today seeing the old exits
I used to take," said
Elahi.
During his graduate

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Roadrunner Trap."
"These concepts were
inspired by the cartoon
character
Wile
E.
Coyote," said Elahi.
Elahi started to come
into his own with the
work Abraham, where he
used television screens
submerged in water.
During this period, in
2002, the Bangladeshiborn American citizen
exploded into the public
view when he was
detained
at
Detroit
Metropolitan Airport by
the Immigration and
Naturalization Serves
and falsely accused of
being a terrorist threat.
to
the
Returning
Tampa area, Elahi met
his FBI buddy "George"
and proceeded through
numerous interrogations
and passed nine liedetector tests.
Following those disturbing experiences, the
artist, often criticized for
basing his work off paranoia and fear, launched
his
controversial
"Tracking Transience"
project using counter
surveillance.
He notifies the FBI of
his ware bouts, and
Elahi sends pictures of
meals and receipts of the
things he buys to his

website,

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Hasan Elahi
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and,
work
through some colleagues
he knows, obtained his
phone number and contacted, <jhe artist personally to invite him to Lock

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media
artuit'
implicates
teclSaol<Bcal, political,
and soc&ogical significance," slated Bronner.
"It is a great honor and
students of Lock Haven
University should feel
privileged to have such a
porrtpn of his stature
herjgmjgnr university."
(jPjwcw m from San
University.
whflHHis an assistant
art professor, to discuss
his art and an unfortunate event that happened to him some years
ago.

work
at
Cranbrook
Academy of Art, Elahi
marked the beginning of
his creativity forming
the piece, "Watertable."
Using wooden blocks,
he placed enamel acrylic
forms underwater and
used
different
light
shades to project an
image.
Two years later, while
still at Cranbrook, Elahi
created
Mile
"Eight
Road;" a collection of
photos taken from different locations along the
racially and culturally
diverse street located in
Detroit.
Elahi began his teachcareer
at
the
ing
University of South
Florida, and while there
he
created
"Better
Roadrunner Trap" and
"Yet Another Better

http://elahi.sjsu.edu.
His website is run by
a G4 server and uses
designed
PHP,
for
dynamic web images.
He ties his images to
Google Maps to show his
exact location, almost at
real time, 24 hours a day.
Elahi documented all
of the bathrooms he used
between 2002 and 2007.
"Tracking Transience:
Security & Comfort.
Tracking
Transience:
Transience(Inter)State"
is a collaboration of the
62 airports he slept in
between August 2001
and January 2007.
Elahi collected photos
of more than 450 meals
eaten on a number of different airlines and posted them all on "Tracking
Transience: Altitude."
"As you can see, I eat
well," said Elahi.
Elahi's
"Tracking
Transience" was brought
to its most recent form in
what is known as "The
Orwell Project."
Presented
at
Sundance Film Festival,
the piece is meant to
"flood the observer's
mind with more images
than capable of under-

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Photo courtesy ofhttp://elahi.sjsu.edu.
Elahi's website shows his collection of photos of more than 450 meals
eaten on a number of different airlines and posted on "Tracking

Transience: Altitude."

standing."
The 20 feet by 36 feet
by 8 feet piece, consists
of screens scattering
photographs taken durhis
ing
Tracking
Transience periods.
with
the
Along
"Tracking Transience"
works, Elahi has created
various other works
including his "Flow-Wet
Feet (Dry Feet)."
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work
was

encountered.
"Airstrip One" is a
vinyl on glass concept
that includes runway
diagrams of 23 airports
Elahi has slept in.
The approachable and
fun-loving
Elahi
answered
questions
freely throughout the
presentation.
When asked if he
thought his experiences
have changed his art

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in
Donostia-San Sebastian
in the Basque Country/
Spain, Elahi has spoke at
various events including
the
Tate
Modern,
Einstein Forum, and at
the
American
Association of Artificial
Intelligence.
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Airport bathroom photos dominate a portion of Elahi's site helping to
keep track of his whereabouts.
inspired by the wet foot,
dry foot policy as stated
in the Cuban Adjustment
Act," said Elahi.
"Victory Mansions"
and "Citizen" are collections of photographs
taken of various airports,
meals, and toilets he has

work, he said, "Of course, presented in exhibitions
the experiences with the at
such
prestigious
have
definitely places as the Centre
FBI
affected my art, but in Georges
Pompidou,
turn it got my art work Sundance Film Festival,
out there."
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Sponsored by grants The Hermitage, and at
from
the
Creative the Venice Biennale.
Capital
Foundation,

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