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What goes up must come down
Strict guidelines are followed to
ensure elevator safety campus-w
elevators head-on.
If an adjustment has to be
asserts
Koch
the
of
made
or a part needs to be
safety
Staff Reporter
students at LHU is the univer- replaced the inspectors usualsity's main concern and that ly are aware of such matters
Several incidents involving elevator malfunctions on qualified technicians have due to the routine inspection
already been contacted to that the state requires.
campuses have prompted uniexamine the elevators onProctor asserts the recent
versity officials to take imme"Elevator
and
incidents
campus.
safety
regarding the maldiate action to ensure the safea
on the elevators
maintenance
is
functions
specialty
ty of students. Serious conskill
that
the
universito inspecrequires
reported
have
been
cerns that have been raised by
to
tors
have
hire
outside
from
and
that
the
issues
ty
help
students during recent S.C.C.
contractors
to
ensure
been
resolved.
qualified
meetings regarding elevator
"The elevators on-campus
safety are currently being the elevators are safe," Koch
I
operate without
said.
generally
addressed
university
by
According to the vice incident; occasionally there
Matthew J. Wise, S.C.C. president, the university fol- are minor malfunctions and
President, said the elevator lows the strict guidelines set adjustments that need to be
located in Raub Hall was of by the state and has regular made," said Paul Altieri,
safety director of Environmental
maintenance and
concern and that several stuon
all
checks
ele- Health and Safety.
performed
dents had complained that the
vators
at
LHU.
Altieri confirmed that
doors were closing too soon.
officials
state
there
have been no recent inciUniversity
Explaining the S.C.C. does not
need
dents
regarding
injuries
the
elevators
usually
handle matters regarding the
onmaintenance
and
new
caused
the
elevators
by
routine
safety and maintenance of the
such
as
cables
and
campus.
parts
elevators on-campus, Wise
motors in order to fix any
University officials stress
said.
any incidents involving
mechanical
or
electrical
that
prob"This was a concern
is
the
whole
elelems:
elevator
malfunctions should
rarely
b:. ugh] up during open forum.
vator
be
reported
immediately.
replaced.
what
we
do
with
Usually
stuelevator
"Certified
Rinehart
and
inspecTrudy
concerns
dent
of the facilities
nature is send them directly to tors visit the campus weekly Charlene Rich, LHU Staff,
the necessary authorities in to perform scheduled tasks agree that inspectors are regumm
this case the vice president of and routine maintenance," larly seen checking the elevaSarah Wojcik / Eagle Eye
student affairs was already on said David Proctor, Facilities tors and in the event that an
elevator
the
close
begins
PUB
to
as
students
chat inside, The
An
in
elevator is not running properManager.
hand to take the concern."
have
due
incidents
spurred
machines
recent
to
at other schools.
worry
Proctor said various tests ly, someone is fixing it the
According to Wise, Dr.
Linda D. Koch, Vice President are performed on a regular next day.
trying to sneak through the elevators is good plus the elegoes out in Robinson Hall and
"The best advice when ridof Student Affairs, has tackled basis and that most problems
doors of the elevators before vators hardly ever break the elevators have to be reset,
ing the elevators is to be closing," offered Rinehart.
the issue and concerns of the are rectified within a day.
down," said Rich. "Every other than that they're fairly
patient. I often see students
"The maintenance on the once and awhile the generator reliable."
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A sign along the road beside Glennon
Infirmary and the Law Enforcement building
warns students about walking along the road.

Students rethink
shortcuts, result
of pricey tickets
Meghan Keely
Guest Writer
Though it has been illegal
to walk on Glenn Road in
front ofthe Glennon Infirmary
and the Law Enforcement
building, recent enforcement
has grown more severe - warranting citations and surprised

offenders.
Students are now receiving
pricey citations for using
Glenn Road as a shortcut and
ignoring the sidewalk that was
established to prevent such
violation.
In the past, officers would
warn students and faculty not
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Confidential faculty directories to
remove social security numbers
Sarah Wojcik
News Editor

in the directories since databases and other systems across
the state use the numbers as
Specially requested faculty identifiers for students in order
directories, which currently to retrieve pertinent data,
include the social security including license plate numnumbers of students, will be bers.
But Koch admits that once
adjusted to no longer include
this classified information by the directories are disclosed to
the coming spring semester, faculty members, there is no
says Dr. Linda Koch, vice real way of determining how
the books are used.
president ofStudent Affairs.
"They are asked to be
The fact that social security numbers were included in treated as confidential," said
the directory that listed phone Koch.
Since there is no way to
numbers and addresses of students concerned at least one enforce the use of the directosenator last year when it was ries, the administration has
brought up at an SCC meeting. decided that the numbers need obtain as their use has amplito be removed and Koch has
Koch had attended the meetfied.
ing and promised the senate promised their elimination as
While the directories are
that the numbers would be early as next semester.
meant only for the eyes of
Law enforcement and those
taken out ofthe books, howevwho have specially
er this semester's batch of the department secretaries can requested them, they are likely
directories still include the receive the necessary informato pass through various hands
controversial material. Koch tion they obtain from the before arriving at the desired
credits this inconsistency with books online, so their necessilocation., Students and faculty
ty on campus has been loware able to access the books
her and the computing center, ered significantly.
from their arrival on campus in
When social security numwhich compiles the directothe mail room until their delivbers were introduced in 1936,
ries.
ery, and if the delivery is not
According to Koch, the they were meant to only be made to a secure location,
directories are available only used for social programs, but individuals passing by are
today they are the most freby request are utilized primarilikely to spot the directory and
quently used recordkeeping
ly by Law Enforcement offileaf through its contents.
device in the nation, according
cials and department secreKoch acknowledges such
to
Privacy
Rights concerns as legitimate and
taries; rarely do any other faculty members request copies Clearinghouse, a nonprofit cites them as the reason why
consumer and advocacy
ofthe books.
the directories will be disconCampus law enforcement organization. Identity theft has tinued. Students are permitted
is the main reason why social become more rampant and the to ask that their information is
security numbers are included numbers increasingly easier to not used in public indexes and

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Koch suggests this as a more
immediate solution.
"(The students) can have
their addresses and social
security numbers removed.
We need a written request, but
it can be done," said Koch,
"We've had requests in the
past for students to not be listed and we have honored those

requests."
Paperwork for this kind of
request can be obtained on the
LHU enrollment service website.

Visit
privacyrights.org
to learn more about
how your SSN can
and cannot be used

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checking at M&T Bank, three
apply directly to most college
students needs.
M&T Direct Checking
may just be a college student's
best bet. The convenient
checking account allows customers to never actually visit
a bank; paychecks are directly
deposited into the account.
After signing up for an
account all one has to do is fill
out a payroll direct deposit
form and submit it to the payroll department at their job.
Jeremy Horn, senior, has
M&T Direct Checking and
loves it.
"It's great because my
mom and 1 share an account
and when she knows I could
use a couple extra dollars, she
surprises me and puts it into
the account for me," said
Horn.

Sovereign Bank located in
Lock Haven: 25 E. Main St.
and 448 Bellefonte Ave. The
location on Bellefonte Ave.
includes a walkup ATM,
which also accepts deposits.
The ATM is a nice feature,
considering the bank's one
drawback for students is that
they have no Saturday lobby
hours, unlike the aforementioned banks.
Autumn Riley is a member of Sovereign Bank's
Student
Totally
FREE
Checking, which according to
Sovereign Bank's website was
developed with the "on-thego" student in mind.
describes
"On-the-go"
Riley perfectly. A junior,
Riley works for the Honor's
program and the Career
Services Office on weekdays
and then commutes to her
home in Bath, Pa. on weekends to work as a waitress at
the Shut the Door diner.
"There isn't a minimum
balance requirement and the
account comes with unlimited
branch and ATM usage," said
Riley, noting that both her
permanent residence and
school address are within
miles to Sovereign Banks.
The Totally FREE Student
Checking also includes free
online banking with BillPay, a
Visa CheckCard and free nonSovereign ATM transactions
that occur in the United
States. Students should note,
however, that ATM owners of
other banks may charge a separate fee.
Students with questions
can contact the bank by visiting their website at www.sovereignbank.com or by calling
570-748-5352.
Some students complain
about the town being out in
the "boondocks," but they
should not complain about the
variety of banks to choose
from. The banks are located
throughout Lock Haven and
nearby Mill Hall and the

Totally
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Free
Checking allows students to
eliminate monthly maintenance fees and also works
Jessica Thompson / Eagle Eye
well for students who make
that
create student-friendly deals for
Sovereign Bank is among several local financial institutions
frequent transactions, because
full-time scholars. Free checking is one such amenity that is offered to attract customers.
a minimum balance is not
required.
who works as a camp counisn't far from the university at can stop by the branch, call
Brandy Rissmiller
Basic Banking is a smart
visit
selor at Rainbow Ridge Farm all, just a nice walk away. We 570-893-4151
or
Staff Reporter
choice for students who write
are open on Saturdays from
Equestrian Center on weeka small number of checks
her
hometown
of
8:30 in the morning to noon
M&T Bank is convenientin
ends
Students face a variety of
each month and keep a small
new challenges when arriving Pipersville, Pa. "It's nice and on Fridays we stay open ly located at 283 Hogan Blvd., amount on deposit in their
until 6 at night," said Ferree.
next to Wal-Mart, where
at college and living on their because I can work in a differchecking account.
many Lock Haven students
ent
area
and
not
have
to
worry
first
time.
own for the
M&T Bank, like Omega,
"With
the
checking purchase their groceries and
Whether it is cooking unsu- about my check being lost in
offers
online banking and a
pervised or doing laundry, no the mail or having someone account, online banking and a school supplies. Not all stu- debit card, at no cost. Students
student completes his or her steal it. Plus, you know that it debit card are also included," dents have cars, which may interested in signing up with
said Ferree.
appear to present a problem, M&T
freshman year untouched will be deposited on time."
Bank can choose their
The first order of 25 perLock Haven has a variety
but with direct deposit availfrom these new and unfamilmethod
of application. While
able it is not necessary for
of banks for students to sonalized checks is also comiar tasks.
believes
Emery
visiting the
One of the biggest prob- choose from. Omega Bank, plimentary. Another feature of customers to physically visit bank in person to set an
lems students face is handling M&T Bank and Sovereign Omega's free checking is, the location, even while set- account up is the best form of
finances without the help of Bank are just a few of the when on breaks, students may ting up an account.
continue to use their account
M&T Bank, which is celetheir parents. Sure, they are banks students can join.
www.mtb.com or calling 1brating its 150 year of busiOmega Bank, located at by making deposits and withstill there for financial advice,
800-724-3222 will also enable
but, chances are, their banks 40 Bellefonte Ave., offers free drawals with no surcharge ness, also offers students free students to create a bank
checking.
checking to students, with no through ATMs in their homewill not be.
account.
minimum
no
town.
balance
and
Tama Emery, the office
students,
including
Many
M&T Bank has a 24-hour
Omega Bank provides its manager of the Mill Hall
Erin Crawford, are big fans of monthly fee.
ATM
located at the Mill Hall
Larry Ferree, the manager customers with a 24-hour branch, encourages students Branch
direct deposit.
as well as at the
*'l like it because it is a lot at the Mill Hall office, thinks automated teller machine to stop by the bank to set up Sheetz in Mill Hall and one
safer than carrying around a students should set up (ATM) near Lowes and a an account.
located at 209 Woodward Ave.
"We offer free gifts and
check that you could lose," accounts at Omega Bank drive-up ATM outside the
in Lock Haven. The latter two incentives and benefits they
bank. Ifstudents would like to offer $25 bonuses for people
said Crawford, a junior major- because of its convenience.
also accessible 24 hours.
offer to students are unbeatare
"The Lock Haven branch obtain more information, they who sign up for direct
ing in elementary education.
There are two branches of able.
deposit," said E

The Bentley construction
project has added additional
traffic, and the university offito walk in that area since the cials are growing nervous
bend in the road creates a seri- about the safety of students
ous safety hazard.
and faculty if they continue to
The warnings, however,
misuse the walkway.
did not seem to get the mes"There is a safety issue
sage across and now officers
with students walking in the
are resorting to stricter forms street that is next to Glennon
of deterrence, including citaand
Price
Infirmary
tions.
Auditorium," said Dr. Linda
"There have been too
Koch, vice president of stumany close calls," said dent affairs,
"The Law
Lt.Dennis Grenninger, law
Enforcement Officers are tryenforcement training officer
ing to prevent a student from
and supervisor, "and we need being hit by a car; it is a
very
to look out for the safety of
for
cars
and
for
busy
roadway
everyone."
pedestrians."
Signs restricting walking
Law Enforcement is askon the road have been placed
ing for all pedestrians, includnear Glennon Infirmary and
ing students, to use the sidePrice Auditorium to make stuwalks on both sides of Price
dents more aware of the law.

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Auditorium to reach their destination. The law will be
enforced at all hours, and officers will cite any offender that
ignores the walkway.
"This is an ongoing problem," said Lt. Grenninger,
"The road is too narrow for
people to walk on. Accidents
occur. The problem is people
not paying attention."
Those caught walking on
the road will receive a $86.50
citation, and if the citation has
to be mailed to the offender
the price increases to $96.50.
The costly ticket may be
the only way to curb the violations
"The ticket is an opportunity to majce certain that people do not walk on the roadway," Koch said, "but use the

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Dedicated bookstore worker
set to retire spring semester

Jolene Douty, who has become a familar and friendly face at the
bookstore over the course of her employment, is planning to retire.

After more than 38 years
of dedication and hard work,
Douty finds it hard to believe
her working career is coming
to an end.
"I can't believe I've been
here this long," said Douty. "I
loved this job because times
goes by so fast and it always
kept me busy. I enjoy working
with students and I plan on
keeping in contact with them
via e-mail."
Douty's last day working
in the bookstore will be
December 22, when the bookstore closes for the holiday
season. However, her official
last day will be Jan. 2, 2007.
Jim Kownackie, of Carnegie
Mellon, will fill Douty's position starting Jan. 3, 2007.
Although no longer obligated to be at the university,
this, most likely, will not be
the last time students, faculty
and staff see Douty's face
around campus.
"I have had a great time
working here and I will miss
many people. This is a great
school,"
said
Douty.
"However, I will be back after
I retire for athletic events."

with professors, admissions
and faculty, to overseeing all
27 of the departments and
writing daily reports - just to
name a few.
Douty had several positive
comments relating to her
experience working at the
bookstore.
"I have had a wonderful
staff here," said Douty.
"They've always worked hard
with me. It has been a great
experience and 1 cannot say
enough good things about the
staff and school."
Upon retirement, one of
the things Douty hopes to take
advantage of is the free time
she will have.
"I am not going to live by a
calendar or alarm clock," said
Douty. "I am looking forward
to living an everyday Saturday
lifestyle. I have no special
plans besides visiting my sister's family in Myrtle Beach in
February."
Douty's family is also connected with the university.
Both of her sons graduated
from LHU, one in 1983 and
the other in 1985, as did her
daughter-in-law in 1984.

Patrick Bower
Staff Reporter
At the start of the spring
2007 semester, Lock Haven
University's
Cooperative Bookstore will be
without one of their most dedicated and loyal employees.
Jolene Douty, bookstore
manager, will be retiring after
serving the company for over
23 years.
"I've had a wonderful
career here," said Douty.
"There are so many friends 1
am going to miss. If they ever
need help, I am only a phone
call away."
Douty started her career at
Piper Aircraft, where she
worked for 14 years. She then
held the position of office
manager for Schracks Valley
Service for two years before
coming to LHU, which proved
to be a wise decision.
"Coming to the bookstore
was the best move I ever
made," said Douty.
As bookstore manager,
Douty's job is very multidimensional. Her duties range
from buying books, working

Optimistic outlook for graduates
in fields that are in high demand
Meghan Keely
Guest Writer
The employment outlook
for 2006 details the demand
for certain majors in the job
market. Among the various
majors offered, a few currently
stand among the top 10 highest
for rate of employment and
demand.
Students graduating with a
degree in: accounting, business administration, computer
science, economics, or engineering have an immense

chance in immediate employment after graduation, according to a 2006 job outlook
report from the National
Association of Colleges and
Employers (NACE).
The yearly salaries for
these fields vary, depending on
location of employment and
experience. The salary for
accounting is $40,000
$47,500 while the business
administration salary ranges
from $32,500 - $46,000.
Students that graduate in computer science should expect to
earn $45,000 - $56,500 while
those graduating as economics
majorscan expect somewhere
between $38,000 - $41,000.
salaries
Engineering
depend on the type ofengineer
(mechanical, chemical, or
electrical) and type of degree.
Jobweb.com lists Chemical
Engineers salary range at

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urban regions.
Throughout this year,
teacher employment is expected to increase by 10 to 20 percent. The salary ranges for
entry-level teachers depends
on many factors, including:
level, location, and teaching
specialty. The average range in
salary for teachers is $37,300
to $38, 600, according to
Jobweb.com, a website that
assists with career development for newly graduated college students.
The
Lock
I laven
University Post-Graduation
Status Report shows that out
of the 236 students that graduated with an education degree
(varies in specialty), 123 students who responded were
employed full-time in their
major after graduation.
Nursing as well as physician's assistant employment is
predicted to grow much faster
than average through 2014
with new jobs emerging in the
field. "Registered nurses are
projected to create the second
largest number of new jobs
all
occupations.
among
Thousands of job openings
also will result from the need
to replace experienced nurses
who leave the occupation,
especially as the median age of
the registered nurse population
continues to rise," reads a
report from the Bureau of
Labor Statistics.

In 2004, the average salary

for registered nurses was
$52,330 and the range is
$43,370 to $63,360.

Eighty-nine students graduated with nursing degrees
and 29 students stated they had
received full-time employment in their field after graduation. Of the 39 who graduated
with physician assistant
degrees, 29 have found fulltime employment.
Social Work majors are
also going to be in high
demand after graduation due
to increasing population and
the need for greater healthcare
for the elderly.
Many of these offerings
may be in large eities and

poorer areas of the United
States since these areas are
typically in the greatest need
for social workers. In 2004,
the average salary for social
workers was $34,820 and the
range is $27,840 to $45,140.
(bls.gov)
Among the 37 who have
graduated with social work
degrees, 18 alumni hold fulltime jobs in their field.
Overall, the employment
outlook for the upcoming
years looks promising for a
number of majors that will be
emerging from the university
this December.

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According to the Lock
Haven University 2005 PostGraduation Status Report, 49
students graduated within
these five majors.
Over half of the students
that graduated with aforementioned degrees have found
full-time employment within
theirfield and 78.8% of graduated students stayed in
Pennsylvania for full-time or
part-time employment.
Studies find that students
who will be carrying degrees
in business administration
have the highest chance for
employment if they focus their
job hunt around the southern
region ofthe U.S., while those
with degrees in economics are
in the highest demand in the
Midwestern region of the
country.

Students that are not in
these 'high demand' majors,
needn't worry - employment
and salary rates for many other
majors are still impressive.
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Networking event
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ages, free of charge
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Staff Reporter
Students can make thc
most of their winter break by
attending "Road Trips to the
Real World."
No, it has nothing to do
with MTV and their popular
shows. The "Road Trips to the
Real World" is just what it
sounds like - students visit
employers to learn directly
about career fields, make contacts with employees, and
explore internship and job
opportunities.
The Eastern Association of
Colleges and Employers
(EACE) sponsor this program
which
runs
from Jan. 3 to

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dents come away from the
program with a better picture
of what is involved in each
career field. Students will
have the opportunity to
explore careers in advertising,
fashion merchandising retail.
finance, international affairs;
nonprofit administration and
man y more.
The sites that students will
be able t0 experience firsthand include Bloomberg in
N.Y.,
the
New York,
of
in
State
Department
Washington, DC, Investor's
Bank and Trust in Boston,
in
MEDITECH
Mass.,
Framington, Mass. and The
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Courtesy of ROTC
it is advised to register as early
T-shirts,"
advises Lavender.
as possible. Students can regOne
a
few
series Of
Order
Process.
of
than it ROTC cadets discuss a specific part of the Operations
ister for no more than two site "It is better to dress up
Training
Exercise consteps that a squad leader executes when conducting a Squad Situational
visits by accessing the EACE is to dress down."
sists of receiving a mission verbally, making a tentative plan, and explaining to others within the
at
website
squad how to execute the plan that was made.
http://www.eace.org/networks/liberalarts/studentinyisit
fo.html. If students have any
questions they are welcome to
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contact the Career Services
Office located in Akeley 114
or by calling 570-893-2181.
motivating, executing, develthis training event.
This real life networking
Courtesy of April
oping, building and learning
Saturday
morning
began
event is open to all students
ROTC held their annual
Frye, ROTC
with
a
skills.
reiteration
of
Training
executing
fall FTX (Field
and is not just geared to one
The average time allotted
on
the
land
course.
navigation
¥ri., Oct. 27 Exercise)
age group, level or major.
It was just another weektime,
was
for
this training was approxito
This
each
cadet
to
improve
"All students at any stage
end - a time for relaxation for Oct. 29, 2006
an hour for each squad
a
set
five
mately
land
skills
find
different
of
cadets'
navigation
of their educational career are
the normal college student.
their
own
the
leader.
to
on
within
Squad
points
and
conduct
eligible to attend the proMaybe some of these stuOf the 16 MSIII cadets that
same parameters that were
gram," said Jessica Lavender,
dents went home to see their Situational Training exercises.
attended,
10 were able to
was
mentioned.
previously
a peer career facilitator at
The
weekend
geared
families while others might
the squad leader
experience
MSJ1I
of
this
completion
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"Personally,
Upon
Services.
toward
the
mainly
Career
have gone out with friends for
course,
position
Saturday.
(Juniors)
because
the
the
cadets
were
on
sepathink that it is a great expericadets
the night in order to escape
After ending the training
ence and there is something
training at the FTX was rated into two squads in order
their class work and studies.
to
for the day, a written
to
the
trainSituational
event
begin
Squad
that should appeal to almost
designed
parallel
But for those in the ROTC
(A squad multiple-choice land navigashould
to
exercises.
expect
Training
every student."
ing
they
program, it was a weekend of
was administered to
EACE is hoping that stutraining at Bald Eagle State encounter at the Leadership is a group ofcadets consisting tion test
Development Advanced Camp of about nine people; in this the MSIII cadets. They were
Lewis, case it was nine MS1II cadets.) given 90 minutes to complete
(LDAC) at Ft.
During the training event, a series of questions that tested
Washington, this summer.
Friday evening began with two separate MSIV cadets des- their understanding of map
10-minute "refresher" classes ignated one MSI 11 cadet from reading, plotting grid coordion shooting azimuths using a each squad as the squad leader. nates, and finding distances
compass, plotting grid coordi- The squad leader received a and azimuths on a map. The
nates by using a protractor and
verbal
operations order written land navigation test
concluded Saturday's training.
map and individual pace count (OPORD) for a tactical misSunday morning allowed
verifications to ensure that the sion from the MSIV cadet,
key tools and fundamental who was acting as the squad the remaining six MSIII cadets
the opportunity to experience
skills that they were using for leader's platoon leader. (A platoon leader is in charge offour the squad leader position durorienteering were up to par.
ing the Squad Situational
Following the classes, the squads, which is approximatecadets were paired up into ly a total of thirty-six people.) Training exercise and to be
buddy teams and were given a The amount oftime the squad evaluated on their leadership
skills by an MSIV. The FTX
set of five grid coordinates to leader was allotted to conduct
plot on a map of Bald Eagle the mission was specified ended with this training event.
Overall, it is the cadre's
State Park. They were then within the OPORD.
allowed three hours to find a
MSIV cadets evaluated 16 hope to develop competent
minimum of three of the five leadership dimensions using and dependable leaders for
so
that
points that they were assigned what is known as a blue card. today's Army
by an MSIV cadet (Senior) The dimensions on the blue American's sons and daughters
using the land navigation card include mental, emotion- will be ensured to be in the
skills that they have developed al, physical, communicating, best hands possible both in
through ROTC over the course technical, tactical, assessing, peacetime and war.
interpersonal,
conceptual,
of this semester.
Friday night ended with decision making, planning,

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Straight Alliance. When' a
club requests funds, the application is sent to the Student
Approvals Committee.
Leandra Torres, vice president of the SCC, explained
that for a club to receive funding they must first draft a constitution. From there, the
application goes to the Senate,
which is comprised of 50 seats
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"Any student can become
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divided between the other
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alone the athletic department
has received $366, 655.
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OPINION

High-sugar diets not a sweet deal
Dear EarthTalk: The
marketing of soda to school
kids was a big item in the
news this past year. What's so
bad about soda and where can
1 find healthier alternatives
that still have the "fizz?"

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Chase Abromovitch, via email

Soft drinks can be found
anywhere in the world,
but nowhere are they as ubiquitous as in the United States,
where 450 different types are
sold and more than 2.5 million vending machines dispense them around the clock,
including in our schools.
The American Beverage
Association says that, in
2004, 28 percent of all beverages consumed in the U.S.
most

were carbonated soft drinks.
The U.S. Department of
Agriculture advises a 2,000
calorie-a-day limit as part ofa
healthy lifestyle, and no more
than 10 to 12 teaspoons of
sugar. However, between
1994 and 1996 Americans
were averaging about 20.5
teaspoons a day, or 68.5
pounds of sugar a year.
Over the past 16 years, the
amount of sugar in American
diets has increased by 28 percent, with about a third of it
coming from soft drinks.
A single 12-ounce can of
soda has around 13 teaspoons
of sugar, usually in the form
ofhigh-fructose corn syrup.
Some nutritionists say that
consuming high-fructose corn
syrup causes weight gain by
interfering with the body's
natural ability to suppress

hunger feelings.
severely obese.
According to Dr. Sonia
Currently, 64.5 percent of
a
Caprio,
Yale
University
professor of
pediatric
endocrinology, "The reality is that
there is epidemiological
work done in
children as
well as adults
mT
that
links
obesity and
Type 2 diabetes with
the consumption
of
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sodas."
adults over the age of 20 are
In response to such conoverweight, 30.5 percent are cerns, the nation's largest
obese and 4.7 percent are beverage makers - including

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Ugly is a four letter word
Moshe Jenkins

Staff Reporter

The definition of ugly:
lacking appealing physical
features, especially facial
ones. This is a word commonly used throughout our society
to explain how someone looks.
Due to this term that we
use so frequently I pose a
rhetorical question how can
anyone on this entire planet
have the audacity to call someone this malevolent word?
Indeed people really
believe that there are good
looking people and bad looking people. These beliefs are
ones that we receive from the
media starting from our childhood up until we become
adults, and for some, even

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I am a firm believer that all

people are entitled to their
opinion but one has to notice
that the way someone looks is
not always their fault.
I do not believe that any
person should feel as though
they have the authority to call
someone ugly. Who told them
that they were God's gift?
What perplexes me is that
people who believe that they
are so good looking take
offense when someone calls
them ugly, meanwhile they did
the same to others. This is a
big contradiction.
If you can't take it in
don't dish it out. That is a
quote that I live by. Besides,
what is on the outside is only
cosmetic. In most cases personality is all that should mat-

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ter.

It is known that people can
look a certain way and people
them
would
distinguish
according to the way they
look. That does not necessarily
mean that the person is who
someone assumed that they

you could ever experience.
More than likely their attitude
was a result ofpeople praising

them and telling them how
"good looking" they were in
comparison to other people,
which only yielded arrogance.
I encourage each and every
are.
I believe that if you feel the person roaming this earth to
need to call someone anything believe that they are beautiful,
derogatory it should be based but in respect to that I also
upon personality and attitude, encourage people not to call
if anything, and not on their each other ugly.
Also, just because somephysical features. Today men
and women choose a mate one's face isn't appealing to
based on facial features.
you does not mean that they
Sure, you would like to be are ugly. It just means that you
physically attracted to your are not attracted to them.
mate, but that should not be
So remember, if you
the sole feature that someone choose not to heed this advice
seeks.
and call someone that mean,
From personal experiences nasty and malicious word
1 have met some of the most based on how they look
"good looking" people who remember to call yourself
have the worst attitude that ignorant first.

about how "Christianity is the
most world shaping in its violent form."
Under Joseph Melber's
I appreciate the fact that
blatant attempt, to make himwe have a newspaper at LHU
and that you take the time to self sound intellectual by makbe the editor. With that said, I ing a bold point, is a mound of
have some concerns with the asinine claims based on ludiquality of articles allowed to crous evidence.
Using "the Crusades" as
be printed in the paper.
The opinion piece titled sole evidence for the violent
"Religious intolerance may nature ofthe Christian church
is the most ridiculous statestem from Christian philosophies" specifically irritated ment I have ever heard. After
me. I am not Christian myself all, the Ottoman Empire had a
so this is not just some angry very similar Crusade that was
"God Squad" member ranting far bloodier.
The Christian Crusade was
because someone stepped on
a failure. If anything, the
their beliefs.
I believe that if you are Christians took a beating on
going to print something that that one.
The Ottoman Empire, on
is going to attack the Christian
philosophy system you should the other hand, successfully
make sure the writer is making ran much further geographically and claimed the lives of
some type of intelligent comment and not some poor thesis far more people. Look it up if
you wish.

This piece also pointed out
that "the Middle East along
with the Egyptian empire was
known as a place of tolerance
and understanding."
Maybe that should have
been followed up with the
reminder that the Egyptian
Empire was a "pagan" religion
and by no means Muslim. But
who's counting anyways?
Melber did conclude with
an excellent final thought,
abortion is considered wrong
by conservative politicians
and yet, in the past while it
was illegal and this concept
stood as law, it was rich and
predominantly conservative
individuals who could afford
to have expensive but illegal
abortions performed.
Aside from grammatical
flaws in this profound statement, the only thought it
seemed to invoke is that conservatives were the only peo-

I would like to make a few
remarks in response to the article entitled "Locked out" in
last week's edition of the
Eagle Eye.
I think it's important to
note that the maintenance
department is in no way
responsible for the dilemma
encountered within athletics
by the shutting down of the
East Campus gym.
In fact, if it was not for
their hard work and patience,
there is not an athletics team
here that would be able to
function.
Many employees within
the maintenance department

give up their weekends to
clean up after events and make
sure facilities are ready for the
next competition.
They work painstakingly
to meet all of our needs while
also keeping campus clean,
mowed and manicured.
As I walked through campus with one of my freshmen
last week, he commented as to
how amazing it was that they
were able to always have Ivy
Lane free of leaves. He commented that they do a great job
and it made me think how little
this department gets thanked
for what they do.
This past weekend we were
honored to host an NCAA
Regional Cross Country
Championship at the West

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Branch facility. Preparing for
this entailed mowing over two
miles of grass nearly 20 feet
across and painting a white
line over the entire area.
In addition we needed a
tent set up, tables, chairs and a
gator delivered as well as having trash emptied and sawdust
spread over some wet areas.
This was the fourth such
competition we needed this
done for this season and I dare
not add up the hours they put
in.
The hard work and dedication extends beyond the workers outside, including Ginney,
Cheryl and Marchal who
organize our ever-changing
transportation requests and
facility reservations.

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pie with money and therefore
they could afford expensive
items.
It doesn't even make the

connection that more conservatives received illegal abortions because not only is that
absurd, but completely opinionated with no factual basis
other than maybe that more
conservatives had money.
1 have to get back to my
work now but I just wanted to
let you know that someone
should read these ridiculous
articles before they are printed.
If no one reads these things
before they are printed everyone looks bad.

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LHU maintenance department should
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Dear Editor,

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Others add no sweetener
and instead let the real fruit
ingredients do the job.
Popular brands include:
Steaz, a less carbonated but
flavorful drink available in
eight flavors; R.W. Knudsen
fruit spritzers, which contain
only sparkling water and natural flavors and juices and
come in 16 flavors; Santa
Cruz Organic sodas, which
taste like fresh fruit juice with
light carbonation and are
made with organic ingredients in 10 flavors; Izze, which
offers seven flavors that contain 100 percent pure fruit
juice and sparkling water; and
WaNu beverages, which taste
like slightly less carbonated
mainstream sodas.

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Student says opinion column
not supported by accurate facts
Dear Editor,

Cadbury Schweppes, Coke
and Pepsi agreed in May
2006 to halt nearly all soda
sales in public schools.
Beginning in 2009, elementary and middle schools
will sell only water and juice
(with no added sweeteners),
plus fat-free and low-fat milk.
High schools will sell water,
juice, sports drinks and diet
soda.
Diet sodas use artificial
sweeteners, which add little
or no calories, though some,
such as aspartame, have been
embroiled in controversy for
years over their questionable
health benefits and even possible links to cancer.
Michael Jacobson, executive director ofthe Center for
Science in the Public Interest,
lauded the move in an appearance on The Early Show:
"Soft drink companies have
been marketing what we call
liquid candy in high schools
and some middle schools for
many years now. It will be
great to get rid of them."
For those who can't do
without their soda pop, natural varieties are growing in
popularity and can be found
at most health food markets.
Many use cane juice to
sweeten, because it is less
processed but has many of the
nutrients found in sugar cane.

These are the people
behind the scenes that make
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Wanted: politicians
able to correctly
represent their
constituency
Jason Hackney
Guest Writer

Is anybody else seeing a
-rift or problem in our society
today? I was watching a series
on DVD a couple of nights
•ago and noticed that it was
about 45 minutes long. I asked
my roommates what show has
an odd time slot like that.
It then donned on me that
they took the commercials out
of the dvd set. That means we
are exposed to approximately
15 minutes ofbuy, buy, buy!
Usually the commercials
'are targeting the age group
that is watching the program.
How can a company selling
something actually convey all
the aspects of their product
within 30 seconds or a
minute? They can't. Yet we
buy, buy, buy.
This may explain why we
are the number one consumers
on the planet. We are mostly
compulsive buyers whether
you think or not. Consuming
isn't just a material thing; people buy into other, people's
words as well.
After this vicious election
we have a new Senate and
House. Does this mean we are
going to see glorious changes

spurred by clan mentalities,
but after flooding into U.S.
job markets there would surely be an outbreak ofcivil war
and anarchy.
When taking this into
The subject that I have
account, it is easy to see the
devoted so much of my study
reason that African nations
time to, which history so
still lie in shambles and this
underplays, is the negative
doubtlessly has caused the
effect that European imperialto lose out on all that
world
ism has had on the world.
resource
rich ,and previthe
Driven by the need to
learned
citizens had to
ously
obtain more natural resources
had
been given the
they
offer
for a bustling economy,
fully.
to
develop
chance
Europe launched into the era
more
current
event has
A
known today as colonialism.
force,
full
Africa
with
also
hit
While the Holocaust,
from
social
dislocation
and
genocides in Armenia, Pearl
accentucolonialism
has
only
9-11
are
Harbor
and
ated the devastation caused by
doubtlessly terrible events in
it. AIDS as we know it is a
human history, they pale in
pandemic movement, but in
comparison to the century's
Africa it has had the effect of
long social dislocation that
throwing a flask of powerful
imperialism has caused in so
acid
into a gaping laceration.
many regions of the world.
one who values
Being
This column will of course
life, I cannot be but
human
cover the most harshly affectsimply astonished at the loss
ed region, the area of subof life that goes virtually
Saharan Africa. While the
unnoticed every day with only
northern nations of Africa,
a
few good men like Bill
most notably Egypt, continues
Gates
stepping in and trying to
Joseph Melber
to exist in relative harmony, it
end to the catastrophe.
put
an
is because of its relative
have
is of course not the
This
Many Americans I
removal from imperialism that
a
imperialism led to
to
seen
it
as
time
only
have
the stark contrast between spoken
this
sort
of disease-driven
and
cannot
they
that if
itself and a country such as pity
not
toll.
then
do
death
Let us not forget
they
just accept it
Sudan can be made.
theoretthe many diseases
The
that
due
to
Due to this enormous set deserve our help.
settlers
to America
draw
that
always
back that has been caused by ical picture I
them,
with
over 95%
their
changes
brought
imperialism among many them often
to the
population
would
do
ofthe
native
my
other factors, imperialism is minds and I
North
America
region
a
disservice
not
lower
the number one with a bullet readers great
was wiped out in a short
historical event that has to share it.
that
of time.
the
entire
amount
Imagine
plagued mankind since its
Although
I could spend
of
America
and
Mexico
south
create
more
time
the many
covering
combined
to
one
One of the most noticed are
hatred
effects
of
colonialSurely
the
of
negative
effects of imperialism on country.
ism, 1 am plagued with special
not
be
Mexicans
would
Africa is the massive civil dis-

Joseph Melber
Guest Writer

Parsons Union Building
Lock Haven University
Lock Haven, PA 17745

Opinion
Stephanie LaSota

Anti-European view points not
often expressed in history books

and Utopia as one step closer?
No. For months we have been
subject to 30 second clips
approved by the candidate.
The same thing goes for
products as does candidates.
There is no way a candidate
can tell you everything about
themselves in that short time
So do you really know
who you voted for? Maybe
you can recall one or two
things from the commercials.
All I can recall - and I am sure
many others can, was the
attack on personal character of
each candidate.
This political season's
mudslinging produced great
civilized arguments on a
democrat's connection to
NAMBLA (North American
Man/Boy Love Association)
in Ohio, and a republican
being a racist because of allegations of a racial slur he used
in college.
We have never said anything under any influence we
regret in college, right?
Though both these issues
brought up in decision 2006
are so pressing, they are far
from relevant.
It seems more and more to
me - and hopefully you now,
that no matter who we send to
Washington D.C. or our state

location it has caused. Take
for instance Sudan, during the
beginning of the genocide in
Darfur there was "a civil war
between north and south
occurring simultaneously and
completely separate from the
genocide.
Although the civil war is
currently in the process of a
cease fire (which in Africa
rarely lasts for any substantial
amount of time), this goes to
show the deeply rooted problems that can be caused by
failing to take into account
culture when redrawing a
country's lines.

constraints for this article and
will jumpright into my moral.
This week's moral deals
with the most personal and
permanent effect of colonialism which is racism. It is
obvious to us how colonialism
and racism are intertwined
which is the sort of implied
superiority that was thought to
be obvious by the conquest of
these cultures.
Although it is true that
colonial powers were best at
conquest, it must be noted that
all cultures at the time had
many differing goals. In
Africa it was social harmony,
in the Middle East and Egypt
it was higher learning and in
China it was technology and
innovation.
All of these motivations
seem nobler to me than the
specialty of European power
the engineering of enslavement and death.
It is, of course, not the
nature of history to display
this sort of anti-European
point of view, but that is likely because Europe and later
the United States have written
history in their likenesses.
My point is this: look at
history with this in mind, the
winners write history, but the
losers' stories are most often
just as useful in understanding
it.

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of ten columns c oncerning the
top ten historic events that
have the greatest negative
impact on life today, according to this writer.

Insults aimed at Bush show Pelosi's
lack of respect for fellow leaders
if something should happen to
both
the president and the vice
Guest Writer
president, Nancy Pelosi would
then become commander in
chief.
I wish I could say that I am
The results of this year's
to see a woman having
happy
elections may have come as a
a
such
high- ranking position,
surprise to some of us. I waitexcept
that I'm not in favor of
ed in anticipation to see the
Pelosi.
Nancy
final results watching as the
After hearing and seeing
Democrats kept taking over
Nancy
Pelosi's interview with
the Republicans seat by seat.
60
minutes
I am not sure that
In the end, the Democrats
the
best intentions on
she
has
had successfully taken over
with
President Bush
working
House
of
both
the
and
other
who are
Republicans
and the
Representatives
office.
in
still
Senate.
Pelosi has been quoted on
Democrat Nancy Pelosi,
that the Republican
saying
district,
who not only won her
is
"running a dangerous
Party
has also now become the first
and that they are
enterprise"
woman speaker for the House
"immoral"
and
"corrupt." But
of Representatives.
comments did
insulting
these
the
House
The Speaker of
not
end
with the
just
is a very high-ranking position
Pelosi
Republicans
general.
in
being only three seats away
to
a
decided
make
more
perthat
from presidency, meaning

Jessica Horbach

capitol, they are stilt disconnected from the citizens they
represent. With one sixth of
our population in this country
living without the necessity of
health to live a long fruitful
life, we are arguing about the
past associations of candidates.
What we could be arguing
about is the insurance and
drug companies gouging us or
a need for a national healthcare plan.
Because we have such a
disconnect with the fat cats in
our capitols, we as a people
feel lost, unhappy , discontent,
etc. It isn'tjust the economy. It
is our way of life and living
our lives as statistics and cogs
in a machine wealthy people
play like the SIMS.
Maybe this is why doctors,
lobbied by drug companies to
use a company's "medicine"
throw us Prozac or Ritalin
when things aren't going our
way.
Not a strong believer in
medicine? Well, maybe one of

the many thousands ofdenominations of religions we have
can heal you with the power
invested in them through their
higher power.
Throwing pills or slogans
at us shouldn't work if we
were truly independent minded people. Throwing these
bums out totally and making
the government truly represent
our views.
We are not truly independent citizens when we have to
suffer a loss of income due to
taxes to keep the roads in good
condition (debatable in some
states due to always poor
roads).

Why don't the car companies that sell us gas guzzling
vehicles pay for that like the
railroad companies did when
they laid track? Well because,
of course, they wouldn't be
able to sell us wonderful six
miles per gallon vehicles for
the price of a house.
Is this going to change for
the better because of our so
trusted government? No.

sonal attack, this time it was
towards President Bush himself.
Pelosi said that President
Bush is "an incompetent
leader," a "man with no judgement" and a "liar."
1 understand that everyone
has their own opinions and it is
our right to express those opinions, obviously because I am
writing this, but I don't think it
was right for Nancy Pelosi to
say those things about her fellow leaders.
Those leaders guide our
country and try to do what is
right, even though some do not
agree with their decisions.
For a woman of her
stature, Nancy Pelosi has
undermined her position as a
leader. She now has to work
with those who she has so
bluntly "reamed" out with no
remorse.

I was always taught to

have respect for others. Nancy
Pelosi obviously does not have
that in her life. To be a leader
you need to have respect for
those you are leading with and
for those who are being led.
Nancy Pelosi does not
have respect for her fellow
leaders, so what can we as
constituents be expected to
see? Someone in that high of a
position, who we look to for
guidance, should know better
than to let her personal feelings get the best ofher.
Nancy Pelosi has said, "It
is strictly professional." But
how can she justify what she
said as "strictly professional"?
Nothing about what Pelosi
said is professional.
I can only hope that what
she has said is not a foreshadowing of what we might see in
the future.

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As long as they get their
fat paychecks for squabbling
over who is going to control
the houses of legislation, we
will never have control.
What someone needs to do
is elect people that accurately
represent the constituency.
This maybe means passing
legislation to have the pay and
benefits reflect the nation or
state's median income and
benefits.
I am sure with one sixth of
Congress without health benefits or coverage they would

be more likely to work to better the median, benefiting us

all.
The characteristics of a
politician would change from
wealthy and powerful to representative and caring.
This all of course could
just be me being cynical of
our nation today or actually
seeing something here.
I will go pop a Prozac just
in case. 1 would never want to
make anyone feel uncomfortable by seeing themselves as
cattle or anything.

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House Homeless Shelter in
Lock Haven closed in August
due to a lack offunding.
The students also hoped to
raise awareness for domestic
violence and abuse in partnership with the Clinton County
Women's Center.
In a study of the
Pennsylvania Department of
Public Welfare for the years
1997 through 1999 by the
Center for Rural Pennsylvania,
receiv- the »number
uinDer of clients receiv
ing homeless assistance
increased 20 percent and in
urban areas the increase was
28 percent.
"This is really important
because it's not a topic that's
usually expressed," said freshman Jamie Samarco, a member of AmeriCorps and one of
the student organizers for the
event.
The
also
collegians
designed t-shirts and donated
homemade bird houses to a
local state park to enlighten
the community about the
issues.
"That's why we did it, for
awareness," said Trachandra
Brown, a graduate ofLHU and
an employee ofthe LHU community service office. Brown
hopes she can empower others
to volunteer in the community
Stephanie LaSota / Eagle Eye through events such as this. *
Display boxes next to

night to display their concern
for the cause. About half of
those students stayed in the
Homelessness is often drizzle and cold until morning
as a problem affecting with only the small pavilion
only those in large cities, but roof to shelter them.
Although the event was
truth is, it is a major issue
not
organized as a fund-raiser
Pennsylvania as well.
this
year, the students all disStudents, many of them
the hope ofheightening
played
of AmeriCorps,
and the town's
LHU's
at Triangle Park in
of the
acknowledgement
Lock Haven to
dilemma.
growing
seemingly
community awareness
According to figures from
the growing probh-stir* in
the
department of Justice,
domes- «* Department
violence and abuse on the United States, a woman is
more likely to be assaulted,
event
was
The
Sleep-Out injured, raped or killed by a
It
Homelessness. began at male partner than by any other
2 p.m. Saturday and stretched type ofassailant.
Those involved with the
into 11 a.m. on Sunday mornfelt it a worthy cause
sleep-out
ing. Seventy-two students
since the Horizon
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Bundled up and wet, students find the spirit to endure the cold and
spread awareness about the reality of homelessness in the community.
Sullivan Hall depicted statis- throughout the night, with
tics on women's issues and games, pizza and endless cappoverty. There were also puccino.
This was senior Janelle
posters and notes on the sidewalk in chalk to draw attention Walters' third time attending a
to the event and the cause.
sleep-out. She was thrilled to
Sophomore Joshua Bennet see all the different students
was yet another AmeriCorps together under the pavilion.
member present at Triangle
"It brings a lot of people
Park to rally attention for the from different clubs together,"
issue. He said there are many she said of the event.
Between games and chats,
people out there suffering
through these real life horrors students read real life stories
and unfortunately, not many of domestic violence and
abuse. There were also statispeople know about it.
"We are here to let people tics read intermittently to help
know that the problem is remind the students why they
here," said Bennet. "Whether were there sitting in the cold,
huddled among blankets and
you want to face it or not."
Even though the issue at sleeping bags.
Richanna
Sophomore
hand was a serious one, the
group made sure they had fun Good said being involved in

the sleep-out was about standing up for those victimized by

domestic violence and abuse
that may be too scared to
speak up for themselves.
"Maybe this [could] help
them, to see other people
standing out for them," she
Good, along with a friend,
sophomore Heidi Weller,
dawned hand designed T-shirts
calling on people to recognize
their cause. Weller noted the
fact that many people do not
accept the reality of the issue.
The
for
Sleep-Out
Homelessness takes place
each semester and there are
plans to repeat the event in

Community service placed on
High Education Honor Roll
Moshe Jenkins
Staff Reporter

Retail and residences
Jennifer Charney
Guest Writer
After six months of toiling
and plugging away at ideas,
the downtown area will finally
have its chance to recover
from losing a piece of history.
The Opera House on Main
Street was torn down approximately one yearago and it was
not too long after the demolition that ideas were thrown
around as to what would
replace the building.
Leonora Hannagan, from
the Zonh.g Office, has been
the head of the project, and has
devised a plan for the site.
"We've been working on
this proposal for the past six
months and in that time we
came up with an idea for the
site," she said.

ment with

Mountain Serve,
which is Lock
Haven
University's Center for Rural
Community Service and
Learning.
Putting time and effort
into Mountain Serve isn't just
about the amount of work
you do.
"Mountain Serve is a
great program. 1 thought it
would be a great way to meet
new people who are interested in the same type offield as
myself," said Ashley M., a
freshman
member
of
Mountain Serve.
Through Mountain Serve,
students take on service
through academic coursework, service scholarship

programs, community-based
Federal Work-Study, the

Program, domestic and interLock Haven University's
national immersion trips durcommunity service program,
ing university breaks, clubs,
Mountain Serve, was recogorganizations, athletic teams
nized for the first time last
and
individual volunteerism.
month for its community
The
President's Higher
service endeavors by being
Education
Community
awarded to the President's
Service
Honor
Roll
is sponEducation
Higher
sored
the
for
by
Corporation
Community Service Honor
Roll.
Service, the U.S. Department
"This is a very rewarding
of Education, the U.Sl
and
great
experience.
of Housing and
Department
Community service is a very
Urban
the
Development,
important issue," said a team
the
USA
Freedom
and
Corps
leader at Mountain Serve.
on
Jessica Thompson / Eagle Eye
President's
Council
The recent recognition
Service
and
Civic
set to replace the Opera House's vacant lot. was in result of the students',
faculties' and staffs' involveits purpose is to recognize
This idea is to turn the community room where resi- ■
institutions
of higher educademolished and, for the time dents can visitand play cards,"
tion
that
and supencourage
being, abandoned lot into a Haines said.
remarkable
student
cornport
Residence will be income
senior apartment complex
efforts,
service
munity
with the 3 top floors providing restricted and there will also
Reasons for joining volroom space and the first floor be an age requirement for
for the community
potential occupants.
providing retail.
service
are personal,
program
"Both spouses must be at
City Council presented a
but
can
be
to everyapplied
check for $650,000 from the least 62 years ofage and fit the
to
one.
"I've
wanted
always
state to this project in early financial condition," Haines
to
back
the
give
community,
said.
October.
but never had the time to do
introduced
The complex will also fit
Hannagan
so," said Jaime S., a freshman
Andy Haines, from S & A nicely with the scenery ofthe
member
of Mountain Serve.
Homes in State College, downtown area and will help
Mountain
Serve has
whose company will be in continue the beautification
worked
on a few
recently
charge of the construction of process ofthe city.
activities
Make-Aincluding
"We had to make sure our
the building and helping to
and
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raise the rest of the money idea fit in with the Water
Homeless,
which
Street Historic District and
needed to complete the projawareness for
was in agreement of all city
ect.
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and homeHe presented a site plan codes," Hannagan said. "The
Gerber Eagle Eye lessness.
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and an artistic preview of what plan presented, along with the
This organization has a
surrounding area, will make a Students work at building the Tiger Den playthe building will look like.
groud,
community
projects
one
of
the
service
consistent
demonstration of
"It will be a 20 unit space. perfect match for the downLHU
service
the
community.
in
recognition.
that
has
earned
their
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Volleyball advances to Elite Eight

LHU will travel to Florida to take part in the Elite Eight on Nov. 25
Brandy Rissmiller
Sports Reporter

History was made on
Saturday night as the women's
volleyball team clinched their
fourth consecutive MidAtlantic Regional title, a feat
never accomplished before.
With victories in three matches, Lock Haven University
now advances to the NCAA
Division II Elite Eight.
The Lady Eagles, who
were seeded in the number
one spot, defeated the number
team
two
California
University (Pa.) to clinch the
title, winning three ofthe four
games 30-23, 28-30, 30-24
and 30-27.
"I am so proud of my players. When the games were on
the line they were able to
come through with the gamewinning points," said Head
Coach Tom Justice. "We
began the season ranked number one in the region and number one in the conference, but
those were just rankings. A
tremendous team effort goes
behind making our dreams
become reality."
Fabiana Gomez says that
after winning the title she realizes that hard work pays off,
and everyone contributed to
the win.
"We wouldn't have been
able to make the win possible
without all the people who
help us. The coaches, the 16

players, the fans and the people from the organization,
everybody won this championship."
Senior Li YiZhi led Lock
Haven with 19 kills and 16
digs, while posting a 45% hitting ratio and assisting in one
block. Classmate Maggie
Borden tallied 10 kills, eight
digs and three block assists.
Gomez made history of
her own on Saturday. She
recorded a career high 59
assists. The freshman also had
10 digs.
Freshman Kim Windstein,
had an impressive night as
well. Windstein posted 10
kills, four service-aces, three
digs and a team-high seven
block assists.
In Coach Justice's opinion
the highlight of the tournament was the last game
against California.
"We took control of the
match and kept driving to the
finish. It was truly a championship performance," he said.
Friday night the women
battled Kutztown University
and were victorious with
scores of 30-24, 30-24, 16-30
and 30-27.
Inga Kurgonaite set the
pace for Lock Haven. The junior posted 16kills, 12 digs and
seven blocks. Li recorded 15
kills and Borden had 12 kills
and recorded the game-high
digs, with 15.

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Navy's Cannon Pattillo in a
Sports Editor
nine-card bout.
The win improves the 2006
The boxing team has
Bronze
Medalist's record to 9something to smile about after
an impressive weekend of 6 on his career.
Andy Pizzaro, boxing in
action against some tough
the 133 lb. weight class,
competition.
defeated Jonathan Lange of
Navy in a 4-1 decision.
The fight earned "The Best
Split between Pittsburgh Bout of the Evening" and
and Baltimore, the Bald improved Pizzaro's record to
Eagles managed five wins in 8-1.
Pizzaro was an Eastern
total, including three out of
four at the Pittsburgh Athletic (ECBA) Champion in 2005.
Also in action for the Bald
Association Collegiate Boxing
Eagles was heavyweight, Greg
Invitational (PAACBI).
In the 160 lb. weight class, Stratton. In a close bout,
Garrett Graziano

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where the team earned themselves a 2-3 record on the day.
University of Michigan.
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McDonald,
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defeated
Bald
Virginia's Yasutomo Matsui,
McDonald
Eagle Anthony Robinson in a as a result of a technical
bout at the 132 lb. weight knockout.
The
improves
win
class.
At the end of the day the Wisniewski's record to 13-7.
boxing team's record was 3-1,
In 2006, Wisniewski was
for
as
wins
National
Collegiate
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tying
of
University
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the
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3.
medalist.
The remaining five boxers
Also earning a win as a
who weren't at the PAACB1, result of a technical knockout
made the trip to Baltimore for was LHU's Aaron Lynch.
the Maryland Club Collegiate Boxing in the 195 lb. weight
Stratton won the 3-2 decision
over Joe Brenner of the

class, Lynch defeated Navy's
Dan Tarpey.
The remaining three boxers for LHU were not as fortunate.

Despite tremendous effort,
Joe Luizza, Tim Decker, and
Kevin Alvarez lost their
matches in their respective
weight classes.
Luizza was defeated by
Huy Truong of Navy in the
125 lb. weight class, while
Decker to Salisbury State
University's Bobby Hammond
at 165 lbs.
Alvarez also fell to Navy's
Denny East in a bout at the
156 lb. weight class.

Football team falls
short in season finale
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team saw action in Pittsburgh and Baltimore this past weekend.

Lock Haven would be
forced to punt on their first
drive and Edinboro took
advantage of their good field
position. Quarterback Trevor
Harris found receiver Kyle
Witucki for a 36-yard gain setting the Fighting Scots on the
Eagles six-yard line. A sixyard rush by Houston Brown
would give Edinboro an early
7-0 lead.
The next drive for Lock
Haven would result in an Ilio
DePaolo interception. Edinboro wasted no time as Harris
found Ryan Valesek for a 23yard TD pass, extending their

lead to 14-0.
After getting two first
downs on their next drive, the
Haven could not get anything
going as tailback Chris
Hawkins fumbled giving the
ball back to the high-powered
Edinboro offense. A costly
defense pass interference call
against the Bald Eagles would
set up a 22-yard rush for a
score by Houston Brown,
leaving the Eagles with a
three-score deficit of 21 -0.
Edinboro would capitalize
on their first drive of the second quarter, tacking on a field
goal to make the score 24-0.
Lock Haven would finally
show some sign of offense on
the next possession, as Chris
Hawkins would start it off
with a 14-yard run. Ilio
DePaolo found star receiver
Rafael Smith on the next play
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score would end in a 51-25

Edinboro win.
Houston Brown would
lead all rushers with 125 yards
and
four
touchdowns.
DePaolo would lead the
Haven with 40 yards on the
ground. The Scots quarterback Trevor Harris would end
up with 353 yard and three
touchdowns. DePaolo had a
career day; going 22-for-45
for 275 yards with three
scores but also threw three
interceptions.
"It may have been a better
game if we didn't have as
many turnovers," says Coach
Klacik. "You cannot turn the
ball over four times and
expect to win a game."
The Bald Eagles finish the
season with the same record
as last year, 2-9, getting victories over Clarion and
Mansfield.

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From, Volleyball, Bl
Gomez recorded 46 assists
against Kutztown. Senior
Larissa Goldoni recorded four
assists and sophomore Julie
Stocklos, a defensive specialist, got a big dig for Lock
Haven.
Lock Haven's year would
have been over if they had not
beat North Carolina Central
University on Thursday night
with scores of 30-16, 27-30,
30-28 and 33-31.
Kurgonaite recorded 17
kills, also hitting for the teamhigh 178 in attack percentage.
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ten blocks. Borden had ten
kills, nine digs and the gamehigh three service aces.
Gomez believes the match
against North Carolina Central
was a surprise to the team.
"It was a totally different
match," said Gomez. "We didn't know anything about them
and we had to adjust during
the game."
Gomez credits Lock
Haven's team work for the
win.
"We never give up, we
support each other, and we
help each other.
The team advances to an
impressive record of 32-5.
Li, Kurgonaite and Borgia

were selected to the Atlantic
Regional Tournament team.
While Borgia says it is great to
be named to the team, it is just
a great bonus after winning the
title as a team.
Lock Haven will travel to
Pensacola, Fla. to compete in
the NCAA Division II tournament. The Lady Eagles will
play the winner ofMesa State
College and West Texas A&M
match.
Borgia says the goal heading to the tournament is to win
the National Championship.
"We have to play our best
and take it one game at a time.
If we play to our capability we
can do anything."

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coming from behind to make it ofthe match, For Up franticaK
2-1 at the interval. With a fur- ly soaked up pressure from LH
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second half. The winning goal Pat Hart withstanding powerThe Intramural Soccer seawas eventually scored by ful shots from each member of
son's finale turned intoa specfrom LH Revolution.
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tacular show ofskill and deter- Martin
Martin Moerhrig, who
mination. After two months of Germany with seven minutes
scored two ofthe four goals in
blood and sweat it came down remaining.
Team captain Felix Noy the final, said, "This is an
to just two teams, For Up and
brought together a team of amazing win for us, especially
LH Revolution.
American and International as half the team are
students
from
Spain, International students, it
Germany, Scotland, Gran shows that us Europeans realCanada, France and Australia. ly can play soccer."
After a frantic forty minCaptain Noy said, "I didn't
utes of play, For Up were the Noy said, "We really pulled
think we had a snowball's
eventual winners with a nail together as a team, the language barrier didn't seem to chance to win the champi*
biting 4-3 win.
The LH Revolution were cause us too many problems as onship, but last week's game
the first to break the deadlock we all had the same goal - to was something special for all
of us."
after ten minutes, with For Up win."
For the final seven minutes

Jennifer Reekie
Guest Writer

November 15, 2006

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Punt, snap, and hold
need my sub par skill at offensive tackle
during the game.
Mike Bartrum ofthe Philadelphia Eagles is
the
player who turned me on to the position.
As kids we all dreamt of being big sports
an injury as QB for Marshall, Bartrum
After
stars. Some wanted to be the next Michael
turned
his attention to the long lost art of long
Jordan, others wanted to be the next Ken
snapping.
Griffey Jr. For me, 1 wanted to be the next great
Over a decade later, Bartrum has made a
wide receiver. That is until I saw Michael Irvin
handsome
living as a long snapper in the NFL,
break his neck against the Eagles.
even
it to the Pro Bowl in 2005.
making
; It then occurred to me that what I really
his
During
12 year career Bartrum also
yvant is all the benefits ofthe NFL with none of
as
served
a
reserve
tight end, making 11 recepthe pain that comes with it.
time,
tions
all
six
of which were for touchSo I devised a list ofpositions that pay well
downs.
and for the most part, keep me out of harm's
The third and final position 1 would love to
way.
is the beloved place holder.
acquire
The first position I would love to acquire is
so I know place holders are back-up
Okay,
punter.
but given the fact that the starting
quarterbacks,
Unlike the kicker, who occasionally finds
is
healthy,
I would love to be the back-up
the game riding on his leg, the punter usually QB
and
field
goal
place holder.
QB
does not encounter any such stress.
about
it.
Think
If my team scores only once
Maybe 3-6 times a day 1 would walk out to
a
that
means
in
I see a total of 2.5 seconds
game
the middle of the field, stand 15-20 yards
ofaction
for
the
day.
behind the line and kick the ball as hard as I
I get paid to be flown across the country,
can, and then haphazardly run my way down
dress
up and hold the ball in position so my
field like I may make the tackle, but we all
kicker
can put it through the uprights. I laugh at
know I won't, nor do I really care to.
jobs.
9-5
your
; After my few seconds of excitement 1 come
I
pray
that the starting QB isn't criticaljust
back to the sidelines, grab some juice and kick
at
ly
injured
any point during the season,
into a net for a little while until my services are
I've
been
a little apathetic in learning
because
needed again.
1 must say it's not a bad way to make a few the offensive playbook to this point.
hundred grand, or perhaps ifI'm good at what I
do, even a million or two.
The second position 1 would love to acquire
The
is long snapper.
opinions
I know the position is subject to a little more
stated here
contact than the punter, but it's still a sweet
are
those ol
ileal.
the
editors.
Usually a position reserved for a back up
do
They
tight end or lineman, the long snapper and
not reflect
punter run hand in hand. Unless there is an
the opinions
injury, I could expect to see the same amount of
of the Eagle
plays as the punter does on a game to game
Eye or its
basis.
staff.
The only difference is that during practice. 1
would actually have to practice, just in case thc

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While the NFL just kicked-off the second
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>t in the National Championship Game.
;anwhile, the NBA and College Basketball
it just tipped-off their seasons recently. The
:oming two weeks will be featuring several
ist-see games in these categories.
With next week being a shortened class
ek, there will be no newspaper coming out.
erefore, I will be revealing to you the most
riguing sporting events to watch this week
College Football: # 2 Michigan at #1 Ohio
te - Sat., 11/18 at 3:30 on ABC
This is one of the most anticipated regular
son games of all-time. With both teams
ng undefeated this late in the season, the
mer is almost guaranteed a spot in the
tional Championship game. As for the loser
king the title game, well, that is still up for
College Football: # 15 California at #3 USC
Sat., 11/18 at 8:00 on ABC

After dropping to Oregon State two weeks
go, USC's hopes for a national title birth
ppeared to be history. However, after
ouisville, Texas, and Auburn all lost this past
'eek, USC now controls their own destiny.
NFL: Indianapolis Colts at Dallas Cowboys
Sun., 11/19 at 4:15 on CBS
Peyton Manning and the Colts look to start
ff the regular season 10-0 for the second conxutive season. Meanwhile, the 5-4 Cowboys
>ok to stay alive in the NFC East race.
NBA: Chicago Bulls at L.A. Lakers - Sun.,
11/19 at 8:00 on ESPN
This game does not compare to the atmostere of the football games since the NBA is
ill early in it's season, but I am still looking
>rward to watching my Bulls shut down Kobe
ryant and the Lakers.
NFL: San Diego Chargers at Denver
roncos - Sun., 11/19 at 8:15 on NBC
The Chargers are coming off one of the
lost impressive comebacks of the season;
oming back from 21-0 deficit to defeat the
incinnati Bengals 49-41. With both of these
:ams being 7-2, the lead in the AFC West is up
>r grabs.
College Football: #11 LSU at #7 Arkansas
Fri., 11/24 at 2:30 on CBS
Arkansas has been one ofthe more shockig stories in College Football. Coming off a
ig win over Tennessee last week, Arkansas is
loking to inch their way towards the top ofthe

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NBA: Dallas Mavericks at San Antonio

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The Mavs and Spurs finished the seas<
last year with the top two records in the leagu
This game is a re-match of what should ha'
been the Western Conference Finals from
year ago. The Spurs are looking for revenge
the Mavs are still trying to shake offtheir po
start to the season.
College Football: # 4 Florida at
State-Sat., 11/25
The time of this game is still to be dete
mined. The Florida/Florida State rivalry is 01
of the most heated in all of college footbai
Although Florida St. is having a sub par year
best, this is still a very important game. With
win, and a USC loss to Notre Dame, Florida
would make a convincing argument for the
number two seed.
College Football: # 5 Notre Dame at # 3
USC Sat., 11/25 at 8 on ABC
If USC wins the previous week versus
California and can beat Notre Dame, 1 think
USC will be number two in the BCS standings.
As for Notre Dame, if they can pull out a victory, they also will have a convincing argument
for the number two seed, A lot ofit depends on
how far back the Michigan/OSU loser falls in
the rankings.
College Basketball: # 3 Kansas at # 1
Florida - Sat., 11/25 at 10:30 on ESPN
Joakim Noah and the defending champion
Gators' first big task ofthe season will come at
home against the number three ranked
Jayhawks.
NFL: Philadelphia Eagles at Indianapolis
Colts-Sun., U/26at 1 on FOX
If the Colts can hold off the Cowboys in
Week 11, they will enter this game undefeated
at 10-0. If the Eagles can beat the Titans in
Week tt, they will be 6-4 coming into this
game. Also, if the Eagles can pull out one
biggest upsets of the season and defeat
Colts in Indy, it will give them the confidt
and momentum needed entering the f
stretch ofthe season. Look for McNabb and
Eagles to jump out early on the Colts.
Eagles' victory would be a nice way to end
only Thanksgiving break, but a long and ex
ing two weeks of sports.

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Ohio Stf'e University students can expect to
see police officers on every corner as part of
crowd r .nfol this weekend.
Mayor Michael Coleman, Ohio State
administrators and police officials gathered on
campus Monday to announce plans for
Saturday, when OSU's top-ranking football
team plays second-ranking University of
Michigan at Ohio Stadium.
The car and couch fires, flipped vehicles
and looting that took place after the 2002 rivalry game at OSU has led community officials to
increase security measures in recent years.
"Nov. 18 is the biggest game in our school's
history, and maybe the biggest game in football
history," Coleman said.
As in the past, the Columbus, Ohio, Police
Department will be collaborating with
Columbus Fire, University Police, the Franklin
County Sheriffs office and Ohio State Troopers
to respond to campus-area problems Friday and
Saturday night.
"Our strategy has been amplified," said
Mitch Brown, director of the Columbus
Department of Public Safety. "Obviously at a
bigger game there is a potential for bigger problems."
He said this weekend will have the highest
police presence OSU's campus area has ever
seen.
"I'm not going to go into the details of our
tactics, but I can assure you that those individuals who choose to act inappropriately and be
disruptive, all you need to do is look around or
look over your shoulder and there will be a
Columbus police officer," Brown said.
With the exception of "a few problems at the
Texas game" when more than 50 fires were
set and multiple arrests were made ~ Brown
said there have been no major problems since
2002.
"We played Michigan in 2004, we beat 'em
and we didn't have any problems," Brown said;
he expects the same this time around.
As a way to prevent Dumpster fires, Brown
said all campus Dumpsters will be emptied
three times this week: Once early in the week
and once on both Friday and Saturday.
Authorities will also continue to crack down
on underage drinking. At least 22 people were
arrested on related charges Oct. 7, the day OSU
played Bowling Green. Brown said there will
be undercover police officers on campus
Saturday.
"Screwing up this weekend could not only
land you in jail but can also get you suspended
from school," said Richard Hollingsworth, vice

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He said his department is taking a "zero tolerance approach" and those who are arrested
could face as little as a warning to as much as
permanent dismissal from OSU.
About 20 student affairs staff and
Undergraduate Student Government members
will be walking around the night of the game
and approaching hosts ofparties that appear to
be getting out of hand, Hollingsworth said. He
called the approach "soft intervention."
Student affairs will also be putting on several residence hall events this week to keep students safe, Hollingsworth said.
On Saturday night, those who live on campus will have a chance to win an all-expense
paid trip to the National Championship game.
To qualify, residents must check in at their residence hall at 10 p.m., midnight and 2 a.m.
Hollingsworth and others emphasized that
they want students and fans to have a good time,
but to do it responsibly.
GENE SMITH SOUNDS OFF
OSU Athletic Director Gene Smith said to a
room full of reporters Monday that students
have the right to sell their Ohio State football
tickets if they want.
"As long as it is legal, and this is a democratic society, they are taking advantage of the
free marketplace," Smith said.
His statements were quite the contrary to
what Bill Jones, senior director of ticketing for
the OSU Department ofAthletics Office, said to
The Lantern last week.
"Anybody who has tickets through us is not
supposed to sell them," Jones said. "It's stated
on the application and it's stated on the rules."
More than 31,000 student tickets were sold
this season, and as of Friday 2,900 upgrades
were made, Smith said.
Smith also talked about the paramount
importance of student safety on campus.
"If someone wants to climb goal post, I don't
care about the goal post," he said. "We're a
multi-million dollar operation. We can buy a
million ofthose things. What 1 care about is the
person that falls off of the goal post and what
happens to them when they fall. Do I care about
the couch that gets burned? No. If somebody
wants to burn a couch, I'll buy them five couches and we'll put them in a room and they can
burn them and watch them burn. That's not what
it's about. They can get hurt burning a couch.
What we have to worry about is people hurting
themselves."
Smith said when OSU has the opportunity to
have this much national attention, students need
to take advantage of that and send a message
about OSU's excellence.

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It's happened to the best
of us. You're at a party or a
friend's house and suddenly
you hear it, that song that
you've cherished since you
could sing, or at least attempt
to sing a note, and "know all
the words to."
(I use that phrase loosely
because we all know that
there are those few lyrics that
you hit and you stumble
What
through miserably.
does the band mumble
through that part? You've
never known and you never
will, so you sing what lyrics
you've constructed in your
head that fit accordingly.)
But do you notice that
these situations generally
happen when classic rock is
streaming through the speakers, not so much with current
music?
Why is it that songs,
released before most of us
were even conceived, tend to
get us all riled up and compelled to wail at the top of our
lungs anytime we hear the
opening chords of the song
playing?
I know, I know. There are
songs that you can sing along
to nowadays that are catchy
enough, but if you've ever
been up at 3 o'clock in the
morning with a group of
friends, no one's singing one
ofthe top ten hits of the day.
No, they're belting out
Queen, air guitaring to Jimi
Hendrix, screaming Electric
Light Orchestra and they're
prancing to Dexy's Midnight
Runners.

To start off the night, the
heart pumping "Eye of the
Tiger" plays, as "You Ain't
Seen Nothing Yet" rolls

through like a steam engine,
with a little of The Boss following to keep the blood
flowing.
Some of us have even
dealt with the aftermath of
documented occasions of
these outbursts.
The few that have successfully made it through an
entire rendition of "Pour
Some Sugar On Me" or
"Rapper's Delight" have suffered the fatal consequences
of everlasting videos or pictures of their performances
plastered on everyone's profile or on the ever popular
video site of the day,
YouTube.
The ladies generally take
over these parties, especially
when Madonna, Rod Stewart
or Cyndi Lauper are in heavy
rotation. A little "Jack and
Diane," "Take On Me," or
"Heartbreaker" could keep
the ball rolling as well.
Generally the gal pals will
get up and dance to just about
any song with a beat, but
there are the select few that
instantaneous
provoke
screams of joy, because, of
course, "I LOVE THIS
SONG!"
The diamond in the rough
of this batch would most likely have to be "Legend of a
Cowgirl" by Imani Coppola.
(You may not think of it
immediately, but look it up;
you'll know which song I'm
talking about as soon as you
hear it.)
Then, there always tends
to be someone floating around
with an acoustic guitar, which
begs the question, who carries
an acoustic guitar with them
to these little shindigs?
Someone always ends up
playing their best "Wish You
Were Here" or "Wonderwall,"

which 1 know is not a classic
rock song, but the Oasis
anthem is frequently the center of many late night gatherings, especially when guitars
are involved.
The most memorable of
all these moments are when
the gentlemen decide that
they want to get sentimental
and decide to bare it all and
hit the high notes of "Dust in
the Wind," maybe even do a
side step or two to the beats of
"I Want You Back" by the
iackson boys, or channel the
moving vocals of Steve Perry,
the infamous Journey frontman, with "Don't Stop
Believing."
The climax of the singalongs usually occurs when
everyone goes in for maximum group participation from
all songs of the spectrum.
Some choose to "Fight For
Your Right," while others
want to "Build Me Up
Buttercup," but most go for
the more melancholy, singing
"Piano Man."
So next time you dare to
venture out to a place
equipped with a jukebox or
even have a night in with
some friends around the
room,
apartment/dorm
remember that although
everyone can't carry a tune,
the majority of us will continue to try, regardless.
(For those of you who are
naive

and have yet to come

across any of the bands or
songs mentioned in this article, do us all a favor and look
them up. Believe me, you'll
be appreciated much more at
the next karoke-esque party
held, and don't doubt me
because there will always be
one somewhere on campus
and off campus at just about
any moment.)

Guardsman reflects on time in military
Erin Hippie
Editor at Large
Michael Eric Hastings is a
21-year-old sophomore at
Lock Haven University majoring in business management.
Like many other students his
age, Hastings likes to hang out
with his friends, ride his
motorcycle, work out at the
gym and work at Homestead
Pools in Mill Hall.
However, unlike many of
his friends, Hastings was
deployed to Afghanistan in
March of 2005. This is Mike's
story.
What part of the military
are you involved in?

I'm in the National Guard.
When did you join the military? Why didyou join?
I began to notice flyers,

commercials and advertisements when 1 was about 16
and still in high school. When
I was a senior, I had decided to
join. I talked with my dad
about this decision, and I also
tried to convince some of my
friends to join with me but
they didn't. The official date
was February 6, 2003.
I initially joined to help
pay for college. I knew at the
time I was either going to go to
Penn College or Lock Haven
University. (I ended up going
to both.) Being in the military,
the government pays for your
tuition for up to four years in
school. Also, each month that
I am in school, I collect monetary benefits from the GI. Bill.
Was anyone in your Jami-

ly ever in the military or
Motional Guard?
Yes, my dad and my older
brother. My dad was in the
National Guard section of the
military. My brother joined
the Navy when he was 18.
When I was younger, I always
said that I wanted to join
because of him.

Also, you get a great experience by serving your country.

receive from the Army is good
training you can use the rest of
You learn discipline, leaderyour life. Don't pass up an
Do you have any advice opportunity like this.
ship and teamwork. 1 know
that I'm more independent and for those who may be thinkOkay, now tell me about
self-confident now. It has def- ing ofjoining some part of the your
and
deployment
for a government job, I automatically receive ten extra
points on my score.

Afghanistan. How didit hap-

pen?

Are there any common
misconceptions about service

thatyou'd like to clear up?
I'd just like to say that
being deployed isn't as hard as
it looks on television. Don't
get me wrong, it's not great,
but you're not constantly in
combat like some people may
think. The people you're with
in your unit are almost like
your family. You know them
and you're with them everyday. We do normal things and
we have normal things that
everyone else has back home.
We have the internet, we go to
the gym and we can call home
almost anytime. The worst
part is being away from your
family.
Who is your hero or your
Well, I have a lot of men-

One of them is my best
friend's dad, because he's
teaching me how to be a pilot
right now. This doesn't necessarily have to do with thc military, but I've always wanted
to fly a plane, and now I'm
learning how.
What are some ofthe benefits of being in the National
Guard or any service?
Your schooling is paid for.
(Laughs.) That's thc big one.
tors.

Erin Hippie / Eagle Eye
Hastings, now devoted to his studies, shares
what it was like to be deployed, why he decided to join the National Guard, and what the
future holds for him.
initely helped set me up for the
rest of my life. You just
become a much better person.
Also, since I've been in the
military, I'm now considered a
Veteran. This means if 1 apply

Join the Guard, and come
see me so I can collect money
off of it. Just kidding. No,
really, like I said it's a great
experience. Any training you

I didn't know I was going
overseas when I first joined.
For 9 weeks I was in Fort
Jackson, South Carolina, in
basic training. From there, I
spent 12 weeks at A.I.T.
(Advanced
Individual
Training) in for Fort Lee,
Virginia. In April, I came
home. That fall, I started my
first semester at Penn College,
and when I came back for the
spring semester, I got the
phone call. My readiness
N.C.O. (non commissioned
officer) called me on the phone
and told me that my unit was
being deployed to Afghanistan
in about a month.
On February 19, 2005, I
left for Fort Bragg, North
Carolina, for training. We
were trained in overseas customs, convoy movements and
protection against fire. We
also learned how to use our
gas masks by being put in the
NBC (Nuclear Biological
Chemical Chamber).
On March 17, 2005, my
unit left for Afghanistan. All I
can really say is that my job
there was to run a warehouse.
I was in charge of supplying
my immediate people with
basic supplies. That's all I can
say for 77 years.
My total deployment time
was seven months which

included training and demobilization. That's where you
have to do paperwork and
medical work when you come
back into the country.
What was thescariest part
this
of experience?
Being in the bunker. As
soon as the whistle goes off,
you run for cover. Basically,
you're in a concrete tunnel
with sandbags all around it. 1
had to go in there because we
were being attacked by a mortar round.
So what happens now?
One weekend out of the
month 1 have to go to drill in
Dunstown. 1 am a ULLS clerk
(uni level logistics supply) and
I work in the motor pool. I run
the computer and dispatch
vehicles for the Guard. We do
road tests and record faults.
Some of these trucks are used
for training or for deployment.
Then, I have to attend
training for two weeks out of
the summer. They're held in
all different places. 1 think this
year it will be in Virginia.
How long is your contract? When will you be safe
from deployment again?
When I joined, 1 signed a 6 by
2 contract which means I go to
drill for 6 years and 2 years
I'm on the book. That is
where they would still be able
to call me if they needed to,
but I don't think they ever
would. So, basically, my six
years is up in February of
2009, but I'm not "free" until
2011.

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Sarah Michelle Gellar continues to carve a niche for herself as a modern "scream
queen" in the supernatural
thriller "The Return."
Gellar stars in the film as
Joanna Mills, a goal-oriented,
no nonsense business woman
who travels around the country
arranging deals for her firm.
Since the age of 11, Joanna has
been plagued by visions of a
grisly murder, as well as a penchant for mutilating herself. It
becomes evident that her
obsession with her career and
need to stay on the move are
all part of an attempt to escape
her troubled youth.
Avoiding her past becomes
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impossible, however, when
she is placed in charge of a
business deal in her hometown
in Texas.
While visiting a friend, she
is sucked into a particularly
vivid hallucination in which a
man is stalking her at a bar.
Overwhelmed, Joanna cuts
herself and collapses.
Frustrated by the ordeal,
and realizing that she knows
where to find the bar from her
vision, Joanna becomes determined to learn the truth about
what is haunting her.
This resolve leads her to
the small town of La Salle,
Texas, a place she had only

passed through once before,
right before the visions began.
In La Salle, Joanna not
only finds the bar she's looking for, she meets a man that
appeared in one ofher hallucinations. The man is Terry Stahl
(Peter O'Brien), a quiet, sullen
loner who was blamed by most
of the locals for his wife's
murder some 15 years earlier.
When Joanna and Terry
develop an unexplainable
closeness, Joanna begins to
realize that she is, inexplicably, even closer to Terry's late
wife Annie (Erinn Allison).
At the same time, her
visions become even more
intense and terrifying. It soon
becomes apparent that Joanna
and Annie's lives are somehow
intertwined and only by
uncovering what really happened to Annie can Joanna
find peace.
The unraveling mystery
leads to a spiraling expository
climax and an ending that does
not tie up all loose ends, but is
gratifying nonetheless.
I don't think "The Return"
will be anybody's pick for
movie of the year. Don't get
me wrong, I did enjoy the film
and it is not without merit
when placed against other
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Price auditorium was the place
to be Friday night to witness
true life dare devil Harley
Newman and the world's leading mentalist, Banachek.
Students gathered to be
entertained by the show, but
did not expect to see the stunts
and strange phenomena that
took place on the stage. HAC
coordinator
and
senior
Meghan McCarthy said they
wanted to bring in a "freaky"
show to entertain the students
since it is still only days after
Halloween.
"We like to have more than
one act," said McCarthy.
"They worked well together."
McCarthy thought the student body would enjoy this
type of act, and it appeared
they did with approximately
350 students turning out to
view the show.
Newman performed first,
displaying a mixture of

comedic banter and a circus
sideshow-like performance
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elicited
numerous
shocked exclamations from
the audience. Sliding a power
drill bit and the spike heel of a
shoe in his nasal cavity were
just two examples of his
strange act.
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disgusting, I'll come down to
your level," Newman said
before licking the heel of the
shoe that just occupied his
nostril and laughing at the
cringes ofthe audience.
The most astounding spectacle came when Newman
peddled his unicycle around
the auditorium while removing a straitjacket. Heads turned
to follow the trail of his great
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Remember days without
a care? Saturdays would consist of watching cartoons like
Rocko's Modern Life, Ren
and Stimpy, Kablam, and the
Angry Beavers. As old as we
may get, these old shows
remain all-time favorites.
These shows are rarely
ever found on Nick anymore,
but Comcast offers channels
with their digital cable program that includes Nicktoons
and GAS (Games and
Sports) with shows such as
Figure it Out, GUTS, Double
Dare, and the very popular
Legends of the Hidden
Temple.
Why did Nickelodeon
ever get rid of these shows if
they were so popular? It will
be a mystery in our minds
forever. A survey of 20 Lock
Haven students showed that
they favored the
with real peoin it rather than
■ the cartoons. The two
most popular shows
I were Salute Your
Shorts and Legends
of
the
Hidden
Temple.
Today's
shows
just are not living up
to old Nickelodeon
potential.
Jimmy
Neutron, Stories of a
Teenage Robot, and
Spongebob
Squarepants are just a
few of Nick's variety
of shows.
Even
though today's shows
do not compare,
some of them actually seem to have
peeked
people's
interest.
The most popular
shows of today's
Nick are Drake and
Josh, Spongebob,and
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Nick Shows, as I see it, are
as follows:
1. Legends of The
Hidden Temple
2. Salute Your Shorts
3. Hey Arnold
4. Rocko's Modern Life
5. Angry Beavers
6. All That
7. Fairly Oddparents
8. Ren and Stimpy
9. Ann! Real Monsters

10. Keenan and Kel •
Other notables include
Looney Tunes, Catdojj,.
Kablam, Pete and Pete, and.
Tiny Toons.
Now, Nick was not the
only station that aired good
TV shows. ABC Network's
TGIF Lineup consisted of
Full House and Boy Meets
World, both of which are still
aired on ABC Family. Also
shows like Step-by-Step arid
Family Matters starring
nerdy actor Jaleel White as
Steve Urkel are still seen
today and will always remain
as favorites.
The WB, now known ds
the CW, had quite a cartoon
lineup back in the day, too'.
Sunday mornings would consist of Animaniacs, Pinky
and the Brain, Pokemon, and
Dragonball Z.
The Top Ten shows pn
other networks, from my
opinion, go like this:
I. Boy Meets World
2. Family Matters'
3. Thc Super Mario
Brothers Super Show
4. Pinky and the Brain
5. Teenage Mutant "
Ninja Turtles
6. Beavis and Butthead
7. Animaniacs
8. Full House
9. America's Funniest
Home Videos
10. Legend of Zelda
Today, students' favorite
shows include Family Guy,
24, Smallville and One Tree
Hill. Though today's shows
peak a lot of interest, the old
days from our childhood will

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erupted in laughter.
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support.
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newly engaged couple. As he fits in my doughnut and 1 fnend Diane Wal1 (center ) during where the audience could
marry me?"
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did many times throughout the make a danish."
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evening, LeVasseur addressed
chandise including CD's and
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the audience when he first got lives in Nashville, Tennessee,
diverted,
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knee. After reading I
began his set, which featured Cyndi Lauper to "the two love a udience. He said he was at a and Myspace.com.
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Diane Wall, who
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spoke directly to audience 1984, he was a woman and he
the excitement
of the prior performer, Jason
LeVasseur, who has been touring the country for several
years with his unique and
entertaining folk rock show
took the stage for what he
called a celebratory night.
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Dr. Joshua Palmatier, a
math professor here at Lock
Haven University and a published fantasy author, had his
second book entitled "The
Cracked Throne" released
November 7, 2006.
"The Cracked Throne" is
Palmatier's second book in a
series ofthree.
The first of the fantasy
series, entitled "The Skewed
Throne," was released in
January 2006 and is currently
in bookstores, including
downtown Lock Haven's D.
Dashems.
Palmatier's last installment
in the series, "The Vacant
Throne," will not be released
until late 2007.
"It never crossed my mind
that I could write like that,"
Palmatier said.
But writing since the
eighth grade, when Palmatier
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and fantasy he hasn't let up
since. This mundane classroom assignment to most
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others had sports or music, I
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copies of his books to both
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He had written three books
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about "The Skewed Throne."
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because I had been working on
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bought. This is what got him
to where he is today. A writer
who has two books published
and another one he is working
on. Even as he is teaching
mathematics at Lock Haven,
he is making time to finish his
last novel in the series, even
though he can only devote
about six hours of writing a
week.
Palmatier says that now
writing is not only for his
escape but also a career. It is a
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"I enjoy writing fantasy," said
Palmatier. "People say write
what you know, but that doesn't mean a math teacher has to
write about math. It means
write what you read and what
you understand."
This is one of the reasons
Palmatier writes fantasy; it is
what he reads and has liked.
Palmatier also writes out of a
form of obligation.
"I have characters in my
head that demand their stories
to be told," said Palmatier.
Palmatier says he hopes that
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show. LeVasseur invited H|
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of the room.
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career. As time moves on, he
notices that his writing style is
ever evolving.
Palmatier also shared that
the most difficult thing about
being an author is that it is
hard to get noticed.
"People don't want to take
risks on something they don't
know," said Palmatier. "You
have to convince people it is
not a bad thing."
Palmatier will try to do this
by giving interviews and book
talks like th£ one that was held
on Oct. 14 in Stevenson
Library.