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SCC learns of SCUPA grievance
Sarah Wojcik
Editor in Chief
swojcikC« lhup.edu

Smith, the assistant stu-

A series of grievances
filed by the State College
and
University
Professional Association
(SCUPA) against Lock
Haven University was
brought to the attention of
student leadership during
a presentation by SCUPA
Grievance Chair Michael
"Max" McGee on the Feb.
27 SCC Senate meeting.
The grievances take
issue with a total of four
job positions, three of
which are related to the
SCC. McGee contends
that these jobs should be
held by SCUPA members
in accordance with the
union's collective bargaining agreement.
The three positions in
question include the student activities director,
held currently by Jodi

dent activities director,
held by Matthew Wise and
the student recreation
center director, held by
Brad Dally. However, if
the assistant student
activities director were to
be made a SCUPA position, the student activities
director would be classified correctly as management.
McGee said the union's
concerns arose in August
after an SCC employee
was appointed to a
SCUPA "benchmark position," the assistant student activities director.
McGee filed a grievance on Oct. 2, 2007,
which he claims was
pushed back for months
with extension requests
made by the former
Human Resource Director
Alan
Anderson.
Eventually the grievance
was denied by the univer-

sity.
McGee then appealed
to Harrisburg for the
accelerated
grievance
hearing in February,
which has since been
moved to April 14, 2007
due to another LHU postponement.

The university maintained that there was no
violation regarding these
positions, according to
McGee, because those in
the job6 are employed not
by LHU, but by the SCC.
Though the SCC is considered an entity separate
from
the
university,
McGee is skeptical of how
distant the two truly are.
"We feel we've been cut
off. The circumstances
have led me to believe the
university is involved to
its hip," said McGee.

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Max McGee speaks to the SCC Senate about two grievances regarding the
assistant director of student activities and recreation center director positions.

Call for nominations:
tenth annual women
of distinction awards

Amanda Alexander
Staff Reporter
aalexan3fo Ihup.edu

Adam Roberts / Eagle Eye

Public Safety receives new
emergency number, #711
Bryn Zeigler
Staff Reporter
bzeigle2clhup.edu
Luck Haven University
has taken another measure to ensure safety on its
campus.

In order to assist with
quick response to emergencies, a new 711 number has been established
to directly contact public
safety.
"You can dial it from
any campus phone and the
call will receive top priority here at the office," said
student public safety
worker Grace Garrabant.
The number is intended for use as an emergency
only number.
The regular number
484-2278 is still in place

for calls regarding parking
tickets, car lock-outs, or
other issues that are normally directed to public
safety's attention.
Paul Altieri, Director of
Public Safety, provided an
example of how the new
number will be responded
to.
"Let's say we get a 711
call and the address tells
us the call is from the
PUB and the phone goes
dead and the caller hasn't
told us the specifics of the
emergency," said Altieri.
"I can send an officer
directly to the place where
the call originated."
The 711 number is the
second measure that LHU
has taken to provide
enhanced campus safety.
The
first
was

E2Campus text messaging. This system sends a
mass text to anyone registered to receive one in the
case of information that
all students need to be
aware of. The system was
first used this winter as a
way to notify students of
class
cancellation.
Registration for the service is available through
the university website.
Altieri said, "After the
tragedies at Virginia Tech
and Northern Illinois, universities across the country are looking at their
security
procedures.
These measures are Lock
Haven's first steps in
making campus safer."

The
President's
Commission on the Status
of Women is looking for
nominees for its tenth
annual
Women
of
Distinction Awards. The
awards will be presented
to one faculty member,
one student and one staff
member. This year's selection committee is made up
of two people from each of
these categories.
"We wanted to have a
good cross-section of different people here in the
university," said Dr. Erin
Kennedy, awards committee chair. Faculty and
staff members were chosen from their involvement with the president's
commission, but students
were chosen through
involvement with women's
issues.
"We chose [Zakiera
Millner] because she's
involved in a lot of
women's activities on campus, and then I thought it
would be nice to have a
man... so Matt Frank was
recommended because he
has taken a lot of women's
studies
classes," she
added.

Students can nominateI community... but we tend
women for the award by to choose those who focus
writing a one-page letter on women's issues," she
and submitting a hardI said.
copy to Kennedy's office in i "This is a large camRobinson 305. Letters I pus, there's a lot of good
must be submitted by 5 work going on here, and
p.m. April 1. Students we want these people... to
should keep in mind that be recognized," Kennedy
the letter of nomination is said, adding that she
the only thing the commitwould like to see ten lettee looks at when deciding ters of nomination for each
the winner.
category. Last year there
"We only go by the were only three staff nomnomination letter, which inees, six or seven stuis kind of hard, because dents, and nine or ten facwe're such a small school ulty members, but the
and everybody kind of committee is trying to
knows everybody who's publicize the event so that
nominated... but we try to students become more
be objective about it. That aware of it.
actually puts a lot off
Jackie Whitling. a 2007
responsibility on the letter recipient of the award and
writer; to be sure that he ; former chair of the comor she is painting a goodI mittee, said students
portrait of the nominee," should consider nominatshe said.
ing a woman they see as a
While past letters i role model or that they
Kennedy has seen have feel a connection with, as a
focused on more general way to reward them for all
commitment, she said the their hard work and "give
committee is looking for them a pat on the back,"
letters that focus on serv- adding that she was "very
ice regarding women's grateful" to the person
issues, such as involvewho nominated her last
ment with mentoring year.
young women or working
in the women's center.
"It's important to have
See, Awards, A2
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the university and the

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After passing out a
explaining the
issue, McGee brought
SCUPA's concern to the
student body.
'The reason that I am
here is because I requested to talk to the executive
board earlier but for whatever reason was not
allowed to do so," McGee
said to the senate. "Some
people claim I am saying
that students are being
unethical. That's not what
I'm saying. I'm saying the
university is being unethical. This is the first time
you've had the chance to
hear the other side of the
story."
Once the five minutes
of speaking time expired
Sen. Daniel Sullivan made
a motion for the senate to
allow McGee to finish,
which was overwhelmingly approved.
McGee continued with
his presentation, calling
the on the SCC to seriously examine their role in
delegating jobs whose
descriptions fit within the
realm of SCUPA.
"I don't think the student government should
be in the position of union
busting and that's what
will be happening here,"
said McGee. "In a few
years, you're going to have
moved on, but these people
in these positions will not.
They'll be staying here."
McGee assured the
senate that he supported
their leadership and activities throughout campus,
that he was not there "to
be in conflict with the
SCC," but to shed light on
an issue he felt the students were in the dark
about.
"I'm not here to harm
the SCC. I just want you to
know the facts and to ask
paper

From, SCUPA, Al
Dr. Linda Koch, vice
of student
president
affairs, called the issue
one that concerns the
"classification of job positions" and said the university has no official comment while the grievance
process is still under way.
The university, she
added, has no official comment since the grievance
is still being pushed
through the proper channels.
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George Rusczyk,
resident director of Gross Hall
and a SCUPA member,
supports McGee's proposal, calling the bargaining
agreement's
language
rather "clear-cut."
"It worries me about
my position and my colleague's positions if people
can just go outside the
agreement," said Rusczyk.
SCUPA member and
Student Life Coordinator
at Campus Village, Wendy
Walsh is equally concerned.
"I'd like them to be
upfront, to say what they
mean and mean what they
say," said Walsh. "I seriously don't feel that it's
right. I feel like the [university] is hiding behind
titles."
McGee's appearance
during February's senate
meeting was his attempt
to reach the SCC executive
board after he said he was
"stonewalled" by SCC
administrators.
Speaker of the Senate
William Baney gave only
five minutes to those making speeches during the
meeting because of time
constraints.
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yourselves if this is the
right
thing," McGee
explained.
Sen. Zach Smith was
the only vote to oppose
Sullivan's motion and also
attempted to motion for a
short recess before McGee
went on. He said later that
he had been approached
twice by McGee about this
issue prior to the senate
meeting.
"I think the story Max
provided us with was very
one-sided," said Smith
about the presentation. "If
the workers, the people
who hold the jobs [grieved
by McGee] were upset,
then they should come forward, but because they
don't seem to have a problem with it, I think it's
unfair and being taken too
far."
The entire issue is not,
in Zach Smith's opinion,
"the business of the students."
Sen. Josh Reynolds
spoke up during the meeting in McGee's favor.
"I think Max really
does know his stuff and I
support him and I support
the union," said Reynolds.
The senator then asked
whether he could make
any motion to move the
senate in the direction of
putting these positions "in
the right area."
denied
his
Baney
motion, explaining curtly
that there no such route
available at the time.
Smith thanked McGee
for bringing his issue to
the SCC, but wanted to
hear the executive board's
perspective.
President
William
Dowd denied SCC involvement.
'The SCC is separate
from the university," said
Dowd, "We have nothing

March 26, 2008

to do with this issue."
After the -neeting,
Reynolds and Sullivan
explained their opinions
on the issue and where
they believe the SCC
should stand.
"I think it's unfair,"
said Reynolds, "Maybe
corrupt even."
Sullivan believes a dialogue is key and wishes
one had begun between
SCUPA and the SCC sooner.
"We need sit down, listen and talk to try and
understand each other,"
said Sullivan.
Both senators were
upset by what they found
to be rude behavior during
the senate meeting. At one
point during McGee's
speech, a total of five senators and advisors, including SCC President Dowd,
were absent from the
meeting room.
"If you want to be a
senator, you're representstudents,"
said
ing
Reynolds. "You're going
have to sit through
speeches."
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Sullivan whole-heartedly agreed.
"Everyone's opinion is
valued, but you don't have
to be ignorant," Sullivan
said. "It's just disresoectful."
Once McGee had finished his presentation,
Sen. Danielle Steinbacher
approached the podium.
"I'm sure Max is near
and dear to our hearts,"
said Steinbacher, "I've
lived in High Hall for
three years and I appreciate everything those people do for us. But we are
also part of the SCC,
which is also near and
dear to our hearts."
Steinbacher encouraged her fellow senators to
mull the situation over
carefully.
"I ask you all to be
said
objective,"
Steinbacher, "I really am
seriously begging you to
take your time and not
jump to any conclusions."
McGee said he was
pleased with the opportunity he received by speaking to the senate.

"I felt I communicated
what I wanted to communicate with them. But I
didn't want to put them in
a box. That's why I didn't
ask them to take any
action," said McGee.
But McGee said that if
nothing changes, he will
the
senate
approach
again.
"I'm going to ask them,
if nothing else, how, on
record, the SCC feels
about the situation," said
McGee, "because that
would show that we've
done everything we can."
Walsh hopes a solution
comes to light for the sake
of students and union
members.
"When you outsource,
you can lose the professionalism [of certified
workers]," said Walsh. "As
I sit back and look out how
far we've come and how
far we have to go I can see
that we take one step forward and then two steps
back. It's just sad for the
university."
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organizations that stu-

dents participate in.
"Sometimes it doesn't
Whitling said one of have to be a group that
the past winners she they're in that's specific to
helped choose was Dr. women, but just that
Karen Kline, the 2003 they're involved in everywinner, who Whitling said thing!" Women in leadership positions within
was chosen for her comthese
groups are considmitment to the women's
ered
candidates for
good
studies program and
the
award.
minor as well as her activThe committee encourities in the communication
students to nominate
ages
media discipline.
for the award.
someone
Another
winner
"The
nomination
doesWhitling highlighted was
n't
have
to
be
that
It
long!
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doesn't
take
lot
a
of
time
2006. Rote was chosen "for
her work within the to put together," Whitling
American Cancer Society said.
Students can visit the
and within the communiWoman
of Distinction
ty." Whitling said the comAward
Facebook
group for
mittee also looked at "how
more
or
the
display
info,
they play as mentors for
set
Stevenson
up
in
other women on campus."
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Microsoft Vista to be
installed on campus
Christina Shuman
Staff Reporter
cshumaiV" lhup.edu
Students living in the
i resident halls will find
that Microsoft Vista has
replaced the XP operating
system in the halls' computer labs.
As
the university
replaces computers, all
labs across campus will
have
Vista
because
Microsoft has discontinI ued Windows XP. These
changes in the labs will
possibly take place during
this upcoming summer.
few
Every
years,
Microsoft replaces current
operating systems with
newer versions.
Students may wish to
switch to Vista on their

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computers,
whether it is their laptop
or PC.
The campus'
and
Computing
Instructional Technology
Center staff suggests that
computers that were purchased with the XP operating system should stay
that way.
"We recommend keeping Windows XP on your
computer if the computer
came with XP. If the computer is less than one year
old, then you could
upgrade to Vista if you
wanted, but we would not
recommend upgrading a
computer older than one
year. If your computer is
less
than one year old. and
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purchase a copy of Vista,"
said Jeff Walker, distributed systems manager in
the
Computing
and
Instructional Technology
Center.
Older computers are
not fast enough for this
newer operating system.
In order for Vista to run
properly and effectively, it
needs a fast processor and
a lot of memory.
"Vista has a lot of new
features and is a more
secure operating system
than XP," said Donald W.
Patterson. Jr., director of
LHU's Computing and
Instructional Technology
Center.
According
to
Microsoft's web page.
Vista is simple to use and
much easier to navigate
than XP. The Web Site
exhibits ways in which it
is better, and these
include finding files in
only a few clicks, being
able to see everything that
you have open at a glance
using Windows Flip 3D,
keeping photos organized
in Windows Photo Gallery,
keeping your music organized easier, using multiple
tabs in Internet Explorer,
having the ability to
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There is Ultimate.
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Students attend Adult and Continuing Education Conference
Joe Stender
Staff Reporter
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an hour and a half each
day. I ended up tutoring

English as a second language. I had no practice in
this, whatsoever. As I
started tutoring the couple, it became easier and
more fun," Bosak explains
of her experience volun-

teering at the developThe four also got the
ment center.
chance to speak on a panel
These students comabout their experience
pleted 40 hours of volunwith the Literacy Corp.
teer work as tutors at the program.
The particicenter and because of their pants agreed that it was a
great job, they were asked
It
positive experience.
to attend the conference as really gave them great
volunteers.
ideas and tips for when

they go out into the professional field.
"Attending the PAACE
conference was a great
experience and I really
enjoyed it. In particular I
enjoyed sitting in on one
that gave us tips on how to
teach certain topics. They

Four LHU students
attended
the
Pennsylvania Adult and
Continuing
Education
(PAACE) Conference at
Hershey Lodge Feb. 6-8.
This conference was
the largest adult education
gathering
in
Pennsylvania. The participants involved were adult
education teachers, program
administrators,
workforce
development
partners and tutors for
adults. The number of
participants totaled over
750 people.
The four LHU students, Bethany Bosak,
Teresa Folino, Tabatha
Gardner and Katrina
Williams, all volunteer at
the Development Center
for Adults (DCA).
This center is in cooperation with the Lock
Haven University Literacy
Corp. program.
Bosak
explains that she was
excited to help tutor at the
development
center
because she loves to help
Photo Courtesy ofMichelle Bates
people.
Left to right: Michelle Bates, Development Center for Adults, Tutor Coordinator; LHU Literacy Corps
"I started attending the Volunteers, Katrina Williams, Teresa Folino, Bethany Bosak, Tabatha Gardner; Dr. Shelia Sherow,
sessions twice a week for Pennsylvania Literacy Corps, State Coordinator attended the PAACE conference in Hershey from Feb. 6-8.

had unique ways in teaching a variety of topics,"
said Teresa Folino.
Bosak also said about
how she learned to better
understand the people
that she was helping at
the conference.
As for Michelle Bates,
the DCA tutor coordinator, who also attended the
conference she found the
information learned to he
beneficial to her in her job
right now. She attended
two helpful sessions, one
which was about creative
writing with adults and
the other which was
instructional ideas for corrections education programs.

"It was also good to get
together with instructors
from other adult literacy
programs around the state
and share what's going on
in our programs." Bates
said.
Bates was also grateful
to the other 30 volunteers
that helped rack up over
800 hours of at the DCA
since September 2007.
"Their assistance helps
provide the intensive oneto-one instruction for our
adult learners." Bates
said.

Women's studies
to offer alternative
therapies workshop
Jamie MacDonald
Staff Reporter
jmacdonafalhup.edu

Bryn Zeigler/ Eagle Eye

Glennon Infirmary
offers illness excuses
Bryn Zeigler
Staff Reporter
bzeigle2(« lhup.edu
Caring staff, prompt
care, free medication and
a written excuse to prove
illness are all available in
one stop at the Glennon
Infirmary.
The written excuses
are offered to students as
long as they visit when
they are still suffering
from your infection.
"Students can't come
here days after they were
sick and ask for a pass,"
Michelle Peters, Infirmary

Staff LPN said, "but if you
can make it here when you
are sick we can provide
you with care and medication as well as a pass to
provide your professors."
The university infirmary acts just like a doctor's office. The only differences are patients don't
need an appointment and
they can receive necessary
medication on the premises directly following a
diagnosis.
"If you are living on
your own, you are considered an adult and have the
responsibility of coming

here when you are sick. If
you can't physically make
it, make sure we are contacted and we can arrange
a trip to the emergency
room," Peters said.
The infirmary staff of
two physicians assistants,
three nurses, and a secretary are available every
day of the week but
Sunday. They are in the
office from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Monday
through
Thursday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
on Friday and 8 a.m. to 1
p.m. on Saturday.

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Four first-year scholarships due
Friday, awaiting recipients
Four APSCUF scholarships are still up for
grabs for first-year students, according to Dr.
Matthew Girton. Each
scholarship is worth
$500, which could certainly help with academic
expenses.
"When you save that
kind of money on your
tuition," said Girton, "you
Can probably all or most
of your books."
Unfortunately, most of
the $2,000 worth of scholarship money has no

recipients.

"It's a little bit hard to
figure how to market
them,"
said
Girton.
"Students are inundated
with information. We've
tried to get the word out
every way we can."
The faculty has been
encouraged to pick exemplary students and push
them to apply.
The requirements for
the scholarship include
being a second-semester
first-year student who
has not transferred. They
must have passed and
completed at least 15

credits. Girton said that
it's also important for students to be involved in
variety of university
organizations, and not be
receiving any of the following:
Presidential,
Academic Honors, or
Board of Government
scholarships nor a full
tuition waiver.
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benefits the therapies can tral nervous system into
offer.
harmony by noting any
Joyce Grace Nuttall movement of the cereexplained that Reiki is "a brospinal fluid that has
system of working with been created by trauma to
energy for the positive the body. This technique
With
end-of-thepurposes
of healing, allows the movement of
semester
stress
just
around the corner, the change, and growth. Reiki the fluid through the
is a noninvasive subtle spinal cord and can
Women's Studies proenergy modality, and no restore misaligned bones.
gram is offering an alternative therapies session touch is necessary in this This therapy is often used
on April 1 at 7 p.m. in the ancient form of natural to treat mental stress,
healing." It is becoming neck and back pain,
PUB multipurpose room.
The program is open to more common in hospitals migraines. TMJ synand hospice, as well as drome and other chronic
anyone who has an interpains.
est in learning about a private practice and selfScott has been practicvariety of therapies. care.
Nuttall is trained in ing various therapies over
Several presenters are
going to discuss the traditional Usui Reiki the years and graduated
and has been practicing from the Florida School of
advantages of the techniques, and specifically and teacher in Lock Massage as a licensed
Haven since 1996. She is massage therapist. She is
how woman can benefit.
a Nationally Certified also a certified Rolfer and
"I've been getting therTrager Practitioner and Advanced Rolfer from the
apeutic massages monthly for about six years now Reiki Master/Teacher. At Rolf Institute m Boulder.
her own private practice Co., which is another type
and in conversations, people often are interested in in Lock Haven she sees of therapy. She became
what they're like and if individual clients and registered as a biosmall groups and also dynamic
craniosacral
they make me feel betterdoes presentations and therapist in 2002.
which they do," menCarmen
tioned
Michelle
SueAnn workshops.
Dr.
Sandra
Rishell
is
Rosypal
W.
be
will
coordinator
of
the
presentSchatz,
presenting therapeutic ing yoga. She is a regisWomen's Studies promassage. This offers a tered yoga teacher and a
gram.
"So I've been wanting variety of benefits for Nationally
Certified
depression, Massage Therapist since
for about a year now to relaxation,
plan some kind of event anxiety, headaches, sinus 2000, doing all her studproblems, carpal tunnel ies at the Mt. Nittany
that would introduce peoand
even Institute in State College
ple to various ways of syndrome
thinking
about
their arthritis, along with more Yoga is meant to bring
advantages for expectant the body, mind, and inner
health and well-being."
Alternative therapies mothers and senior citi- spirit together through a
that will be explained are zens.
combination of breath
Rishell is a certified and movement. It has
Reiki, pronounced raybeen said to bring balance
key, therapeutic massage, massage therapist, spebio-dynamic craniosacral cializing in therapeutic into one's life, and when
massage and bodywork combined
therapy and yoga.
with other
relaxation
"I think many people using the specific techtechniques,
have heard of alternative niques of neuro-muscular helps relieve stress and
calm emotions. It can be
therapies are curious therapy, deep tissue therabout them, but aren't apy, trigger point therapracticed by all ages and
quite sure what they are py, connective tissue, body types.
of what they offer, I'm Swedish massage, lympaWith four different
hoping this program can tic drainage message and types of therapies and
techniques being presentanswer some questions," reflexology.
Rishell has been offered, anyone looking for
said Schatz.
Schatz explained that ing these services for over stress relief can find
these therapies are ten years at 57 Bellefonte something that suits their
tagged as alternative Ave. in Lock Haven, and needs.
For more information
because they have been, will be able to explain
and to some, are seen as. more about the techor to have questions
niques at the program.
answered, contact Schatz
outside the usual treatBio-dynamic
cranat B8cbatz@lhup.edu or
ments of Western medicine. More recently, a iosacral therapy will be (570)484-2641.
presented by Peggy Scott.
growing number of physiThis
therapy
cians are acknowledging
is
the physical and mental designed to bring the cen-

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OPINION
Give the Heroes a chance
Jamie MacDonald
Staff Reporter
jmacdonaf" lhup.edu

As another spring concert here at LHU quickly
approaches, one thing has
been brought to my attention. The announcement
that the headlining band
is going to be Gym Class
Heroes, and it did not take
long for the moans and
groans to follow.
In my close to four
years here, once the
announcement is made,
the question of "are there
ever going to be any good
bands?" seems to pop up
everywhere. Hearing this
question over and over
again, along with reading
the comments posted on
the Eagle Eye website,
really brought me to think
about the whole spring
concert process.
HAC allows students to
vote for who they want to
headline the spring con-

cert. In reading the article
Concert goes to 'Gym
Class' in the February 27
issue, it clearly stated that
T-Pain was the first
choice, but due to scheduling conflicts, HAC was
unable to book him. Gym
Class Heroes was then
contacted, being that they
were the student body's
second choice.
This made me ask one
question: How many of
those people who feel that
Gym Class Heroes is not a
"good band" went out and
voted for who they would
like to see at the spring
concert?
Unfortunately,
each
year we may not see the
number one choice, but
HAC does offer the students the opportunity to
give them their opinion
and HAC does what they
can to fulfill the student
body's choices.
Many factors play into
what artist actually comes
to LHU to play, so it is not
as if HAC is simply picking the artist that they

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want to see. It involves
artist schedules as well as
LHU's availability. Artists

not vote for the concert, it
is just something to think
about.
Also, in reality, not
every single person is
going to be pleased with
the spring concert choice.
Not everyone has the
same taste in music so it is
going to be hard to please
everyone.
According to the Eagle
Eye's online poll, 39 percent of students who
shared their opinion there
"hate" the fact that Gym
Class Heroes is going to be
playing here.
That again raises the
Jamie MacDonald
question of how many of
those students actually
also have to accept the voted. And points out that
contract so it is not as simnot everyone is going to be
ple as vote and the artist satisfied with the outcome. I think students
automatically comes.
It really makes me who are unsure of how
wonder how many people they feel, and may not
actually take the time to have really listened to the
go and vote to voice their band, should come out
opinion, because I think with an open mind. We
those people may have the have already paid for it, so
right to complain. And I'm go out and have a good
not saying that every pertime.
son I have overheard did

Patriotism and dissent
Chris Hoskavich
Opinion Editor
choskavK" lhup.edu

Enough has been written about the potential
effects Barack Obama's
pastor Jeremiah Wright's
controversial comments
may have on Obama's

campaign that anything I
could say would only be
redundant.
I've noticed an important and less-addressed
phenomenon surrounding
the incident, though, that
doesn't involve racism or
poll numbers.
I noticed it when somebody defending Wright's
"God damn America" comment noted that Wright is,
in fact, a true patriot for
expressing dissent.
I have heard this idea
many times before and
I've rolled my eyes every
time. What a load. The
idea that someone is patriotic simply by virtue of
dissent is political posturing at its most ludicrous.
I've heard it from people defending the practice
of flag-burning as well as
those who claim the
United States of America
is an imperialist, fascist,
xenophobic, racist nation
with a Nazi for a president
(who are more prevalent
than we might like to
think).

Can Americans who
support these ideas possibly love their country? I

I

know I wouldn't.
I love my country
because I believe it is a
fundamentally good country with amazing people, a
rich cultural heritage and,
even if it sometimes does-

and quite often we should.
Otherwise, your faithful
opinion editor would be
out of a job.
It is important to make
the distinction, though,
between the actions or
beliefs of a government
official or administration
and the nation itself.
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Those who, in their ideology or rhetoric, do not, are
the ones 1 make absolutely
no
qualms about calling
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unpatriotic.
A good historical example of this distinction can
be found with the orator
and
writer Frederick
Douglass.
Douglass was a great
American and, I am proud
to say, a fellow republican.
the end of his career,
By
Chris Hoskavich
he was dedicated to this
country and knew that,
n't seem it, a fair and perhaps more than any
effective system of governcountry on Earth, the
ment.
United States provided
People who venomousthe opportunity for social
ly decry the United States progress and change.
in one breath and tout
He did not begin his
their patriotism the next career this way, though.
are simply attempting to Douglass seemed to have
minimize the backlash nothing but contempt for
against their misguided the United States as a
self-hatred by those who young man, and referred
are willing to call it what to the Constitution as a
it is. After all, you can't "pact with the devil."
win the trust of the
It is not hard to underAmerican people if they stand
either.
why,
know you hate them.
Douglass was born into
At this point, I feel the slavery and, even after he
need to clarify that I am achieved his own freedom,
not equating dissent with the institution was deeply
a lack of patriotism.
ingrained in the fabric of
We are entitled to much of the country. Even
express
disagreement outside the South, racism
with government policies was pervasive and reflectand common practices, ed in laws.

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Broadcasting for refusing to pay a
$91, 000 indecency fine to the FCC for an episode of
a reality show that aired in 2003.
Fox claims the fine is unconstitutionalPerhaps it is. The media conglomerate should argue
its side and exercise its legal rights, hut it should
follow the ruling of I he FCC in the meantime.
to Fox

Germany's National Democratic Party,
whose chairman Simone Herbeth is being charged
with incitement and defamation over a pamphlet
the party issued before the 2006 World Cup.
The pamphlet featured a white German soccer uniform with the number 25 worn by a halfblack player at the time followed by the phrase
"White, not just a jersey color! For a real \ \T IO V
AL team!"
Party spokesman Klaus Beier is defending
the flyer h\ sa) ing the number wasn't printed clearly and wasn't meant to target a specific player. He
did not, however, disavow the racist sentiment.
For some reason. I'm ju>t not inclined lo
a
give racist German political party the benefit of
any doubt.
to

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He was unpatriotic and
it was perfectly justified.
What Douglass came to
realize, though, is that
this country and the promises of its Constitution
belonged by natural right,
even if not in practice, to
him and his people as
much as they did to any
white person. He realized
that he was an American.
By viewing national
politics and his role in
America from this perspective, Douglass accomplished more in terms of
combating slavery than
ever before and helped set j
the stage for the Civil Letters to the editor are the opinion the author
and do
of
Rights movement a centunot reflect the views ofthe Eagle Eye staff or its
ry before it culminated.
associates.
The point I am trying
to make is that America is
not one particular ethnic
group and it is not the fedDo you have something
eral government or its
on your mind?
policies. It is all of the people who live here and our
shared culture and histoIs there a hot button topic
ry. It is one thing we all
have in common.
that you would like to discuss?
So when an American
burns a flag or says "God
damn America," it hurts
Don't just get red in the face...
me on a personal level.
These actions may be
rooted in dissatisfaction
with people in power, but
they are ultimately a
rejection of all people who
comprise this nation, the
collective community we
When writing, please include your
form and the basic princifull name and a phone number
ples behind our founding.
This can only be
where you can be reached.
described as the absolute
antithesis of patriotism,
Also include your year and major.
even if the perpetrators
are expressing "dissent."

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Opinion
Chris Hoskavich

Honor societies are a big deal
Davis "Mac" Stephen
University of
Arkansas
It's the time of year
when honor societies begin
sending invitations to
prospective members.
Unfortunately, many of
these invitations end up in
the trash. But before you
toss them out with credit
card offers and unwanted
catalogs, you would be
well served to reconsider
the benefits of membership. Select honor societies
offer valuable opportunities and resources that can
benefit you well beyond
your college years.
The most prestigious
honor societies dispense
hundreds of thousands of
dollars in scholarships
and awards to their members. They also offer networking, training and
leadership opportunities,
mentorship
programs,
career assistance, and discounts on a variety of
products and services.
Those that have been
around for many decades,
if not more than a century,
are
and
recognized

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For the record

"I believe he is the kind of

once-in-a-lifetime leader
that can bring our nation
together and restore
America's moral leadership
in the world."

—

Gov. Bill Richardson endorsing
Sen. Barack Obama for president

A classic argument
often spews the all too
familiar statement, "That
isn't normal."
A counter question in
response might be "What
is normal?"
I browse the Internet
furiously; I read blogs and
lurk on forums. I meticulously flip from discussion
to debate, letting all the
fervent
or
sarcastic
remarks coagulate in the
of my
mind.
storm
Relative
terms
are
inescapable; they are so
limited. By their very
nature they are incomplete, they are broken
and yet we are a victim to
their convenience and
short-sighted reliability.
These snippets intrude
any and every aspect of
our character; they can be
positive or negative. I suppose for the sake of relativity I will dig into the

--

description of a "normal"
college student.
Younger people tend to
feel college life is something glamorous, a "nothing's holding me back anymore" free-for-all of whatever vice you can get your
hands on
a new challenge, a new you, a new
world to explore. Not
every high school student
sees college as nothing
more than a good time, but
the prospect of an atmosunfiltered
phere
by
parental guidance tastes
all too sweet to kids who
feel resentment toward
their parents for not letting them experience anything for themselves.
Conversely,
the
"Greatest Generation" and
their immediate successors see college as nothing
more than expensive daycare; college students
party all night, sleep all
day and have sex everywhere with anybody possible.
The
party-hard
lifestyle that movies and

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D. Mark Stevenson
LHU Mailroom Supervisor

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Clinton on Obama's pastor's
— Sen. Hillary
controversial remarks

social stigmas embolden
becomes the model for
popular opinion, a vision
that comes to fruition all
too often on campus. They
only see the thin layer of
college life that composes
a small fragment of the
actual experience
one
that, while varied, derives
much ofits substance from
work and study.
Anybody walking down
campus can regard a sea
offaces and think to themselves whatever they want
about all the college students they pass. Maybe
that girl on the phone with
the boots with the furrrr is
a slut. Maybe that guy
with the North Face jacket
and hipster sunglasses is
another binge-drinking
delinquent. You will probably never see those people again, so what does
your snap judgment bring
that is at all meaningful?
The reality of the matter is that there are thousands and thousands of
people at this campus, and

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The

Look both ways

Despite the demonstrated value of membership in such honor societies, the number of students accepting invitations has declined. That's
because many students
underestimate the value
of membership.
Some students may
question the fee involved
in joining an honor society. They shouldn't—legitimate, non-profit honor
societies are not "money
machines." Their officers
on your campus are volunteers in the truest sense of
the word. Dues are necessary to fund the chapter's
initiation ceremony. A
portion of the dues also
may go toward funding
awards and activities for
the organization's chapters and members.
If you are one of the
deserving students who
receive an invitation to an
honor society such as Phi
Kappa Phi, congratulate
yourself, then call and
brag to your parents. It IS
a big deal! And you owe it
to yourself to consider
seriously what they have
to offer.

what people think of this
college applies readily to
only a small sample of students. A blindingly large
portion of the students I
have befriended at this
university are both intelligent and mature. They've
provided me with a positive image to look toward,
a niche of young adults
aspiring to be educated in
some way, shape or form.
The fact that a small
sample of conduct at college seems juvenile to
some does not diminish
the personality or accomplishments of people who
work very hard while they
are here. The menial
things we believe as kneejerk reactions dissolve
almost entirely as we get
to know people.
College is more than a
party, a realization that
comes to all of us -- and
hopefully is brought to the
attention
of
others,
younger and older, who
are on the outside looking
in.

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Asian Student Association President
ygao@Ihup.edu

T e8 W rds 8h Uld
"Look Both
in Ur
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minds from our childhood whenever
we cross the street.
However, : ' is my experience over the past few semesters that ma*. of our LHU students are ignoring those
3 words of wisu
that have been passed down from
generations before.
surrounding our university, Fairview,
The

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"You don't choose your
family, but you choose what
church you want to attend."

site. Call or email the local
chapter officer. A legitimate honor society will
include this information
on its invitation to membership. Ask yourself
these questions: Do they
offer scholarships and
awards? What are the
benefits of membership?
When were they founded?
What are the criteria for
membership?
Criteria for membership are perhaps the most
telling measure of legitimacy and value. The more
prestigious
societies,
including Phi Beta Kappa
and Phi Kappa Phi, have
extremely high academic
standards for admission.
For instance, to be invited
to membership in Phi
Kappa Phi, an all-discipline honor society, you
must be in the top 10 percent of seniors or top 7.5
percent ofjuniors. An invitation to Phi Kappa Phi is
significant because it
means that you are among
the very best and brightest at your university—
not just in your chosen
field of study, but among
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Kent State U.
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on that day 11 bombs blew off the
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traumatic days, not because I didn't
see it myself until after, but because
my family was there," said Campbell.
"And you didn't know what was going
on, and whether everybody was okay."
Speaking about Northern Ireland
today, Campbell said that the Belfast
agreement basically helped his country
of origin to develop to the point where
people can go and enjoy it just like any
other European city.
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the things he
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growing up there in 60s.
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about certain areas where bombings
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how frightfully quiet his guide was
when they were walking through those
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administration who went for a short
term spring break trip to Northern
Ireland with Dr. Todd Nesbitt, the
most shocking experience was her trip
to a youth center in the protestant area
where she met a group of 13-year-old
students who said that they cannot
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threats and beatings if they leave on
their
their own.
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which is maybe a 10 minute walk from
where they live without going in a taxi
or a bus or something," said Fee.

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events took place that that led up to a
boiling conflict between the IRA (Irish
Republican Army) and the British
state.
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Sunday incident in Derry on Jan. 30,
1972, was "the straw that broke the
camels back," as 26 participants of a
civil rights march were shot by British
Parachute Regiment. Thirteen people,
including minors, were killed immediately.
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Sunday as the point in Northern
Ireland which changed everything,"
said Nesbitt. "There were many
Catholics at that point who were antimilitant with regards to assisting the
British state. After that peaceful
march on Bloody Sunday in 1972 a lot
of Catholics then signed up for the IRA
in response to that."
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Baseball team goes
2-2 against Bloom
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Jessica Blickenstaff, seen above, had an impressive day in the LHU home
opener, scoring four goals and adding an assist in the Lock Haven 23-6 win.

Lacrosse destroys ESU
Alan Trexler
Sports Reporter
atrexleK" lhup.edu
The women's lacrosse
team opened their PSAC
schedule with wins over
IUP and East Stroudsburg
last week.

The Lady Eagles (3-1)
overcame a slow start to

win 17-5 at IUP on
Wednesday and used a
team effort to cruise past
undefeated
previously
East Stroudsburg 23-6 in
their
home
opener
Saturday.
Lock Haven, ranked #6
Division
in
II, treated the
home crowd to an impressive offensive display
Saturday afternoon. LHU

scored eight times in the
games first ten minutes on
their way to a season high
23 goals.
Head Coach Kristen
Selvage was happy with
the way her teams execution.
"They played really
well today," said Selvage.
"It was a team effort.
Everything that I have
been asking them to do
they did really well. I am
really happy with their
performance."
Nine Lady Eagles
recorded goals on the day,
led by sophomore Leigh
Titus who netted a gamehigh five. All-American
Jessica Blickenstaff also
had a strong afternoon,
finishing with four goals
and an assist.
Senior Caitlyn Watts

controlled the game with
an impressive performance on both ends of the
field. Watts finished with
two goals and four assists
for a team-high six points.
She also was strong defensively,
causing three
turnovers and scooping up
three ground balls.
Watts attributes the
teams' strong performance
to being ready to go from
the opening whistle.
"There was a lot of
intensity in the warm up,"
Watts explained.
"We
knew we had to get our
heads together and come
out with intensity in the
first half and take the
game to them. I am really
pumped about the way we
started off the first half."

With spring officially
here that means the
weather should cooperate
for some baseball action.
Somehow Mother Nature
didn't get that note as is
delivered
cold
some
weather to LHU's baseball
series with Bloomsburg
University.

But despite the wind
and snow LHU took two of
the four games against the
Huskies to improve to 812 on the season.
'The cold was not a big
factor, but the wind really
hurt us as we hit quite a
few balls that the wind
held up and Bloom
caught. I can think of
three that
would have left the ball
park," said Head Coach
Smokey Stover.
To start the first game
at Foundation Field sophomore Josh Rote pitched 6
2/3 innings for seven
strikeouts. Throughout
his time on the mound he
only walked three batters
and gave up just five hits
and three runs.
While most of the time
out there he was able to
keep the Huskies at bay,

but in the fifth inning it
was a little tricky with the
score tied and runners on
bases ready to run home.
With the help from the
LHU players in the field
he was able to get out of
the jam.
While LHU's defense
kept BU from scoring, it
was the one run that the
offense scored that helped
seal the victory and that
run came at LHU's first
time at bat. Sophomore
Mark Strouse nailed a
home run to give LHU the
1-0 victory to start the
game.
Strouse was named the
PSAC west player of the
week, not only because of
his lead off home run but
because he was 7 of 13
when he went against
Bloomsburg including two
RBI's and the home run.
Also made some terrific
diving catches in the outfield and stole two bases
against Bloomsburg. The
series was the home opener for Lock Haven,
"It was good to finally
be home playing a game
on a field that we are used
too. No better feeling then
playing at home in front of
our fans supporting us,"
said third basemen Tim
Bremen.
See, Baseball, B4

See, Lacrosse, B3

Track and field chase down
eight first place finishes
Garrett Graziano
Sports Editor
ggrazian@lhup.edu
After a grueling indoor
season, both the men's and
women's track and field
teams were in competition
this past weekend as they
opened up the outdoor portion of their season at the
Lynchburg Invitational.

Nabbing a total of eight
first place finishes, both
the men's and women's
sides had standout per-

formances
this
past
Saturday, the team seems
to be picking up from
where they left off with no
apparent signs of slowing
down.
Leading all Haven runners on the men's side were
Nick Hilton, Paul Martin
and Brandon Pomerantz.
In the 3000m steeplechase Hilton took home
first place in a PSAC qualifying time of 9:50.53.
"Hdton performed really well in the steeplechase," said Head Coach
Aaron Russell. "The steeplechase is a complex com-

petition, and for him as a
freshman to go out there
and do what he did we
were really happy with the
results."
Teammate, Martin, set
his first NCAA provisional
qualifying mark of the
short outdoor season with
first place finish in the
110m high hurdles in a
time of 14.52, while
Pomerantz earned an
impressive first place finish in the 5000m run at a
time of 15.17.10.
See, T & F,

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Archived Photo Courtesy of Sports Information
Mark Strouse, seen above, started Lock Haven
off with a bang last Friday as he lead the first game
of the double-header off with a homerun.

INDEX
LHU Sports B1-B4
Editorials
Features

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Four boxers crowned at Ocean City
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Boxing crowns four

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Ocean City. Josh Wisniewski, Addy Pizarro (first row left and center) as well as
Aaron Lynch and Danny Marrero (back row) all placed first. William Gross
(bottom right) placed second.
D. Desmon
Boxing Writer

Shippensburg, Salisbury,

four-time Eastern (ECBA)
Champions, Wisniewski's
the
competed
three-day
in
career is now 24-9.
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competition.
Wisniewski advanced
to
the
championship bout
The
defending
with
impressive 3-0
an
National
Collegiate
decision
PSU'S Jake
over
Boxing Association team
the
Bald
Winowich.
Leading
Eagle
champion, the LHU Bald
Winning his third eastEagles, had four of their delegation was defending
national
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top boxers win Eastern
Josh
who
co-captain,
Addy Pizarro
Wisniewski,
Collegiate
Boxing
took
honors
the
who
decisioned
top
in
Association (ECBA) titles
Hill, 2class.
Mansfield's
Jarrell
weight
this past Sunday in Ocean
Wisniewski
scored
the
championship
in
an
1
City, MD.
Boxers from 10 eastern exciting 2-1 split decision bout.
schools, U of Maryland, win over USMA'S (Army)
USMA, USCGA, PSU, Danilo Garcia to gain the
See, Boxing, B3
Gettysburg, title. One of just seven
Clayton

Mansfield, VMI, and LHU

Terray splashes into history
Alan Trexier
Sports Reporter
atrexlerte lhup.edu
Freshman
Amanda
Terray capped the most
successful swimming season in school history over
spring break by leading
Lock Haven to a 26th
place finish at the national
championships
in
Columbia, Mo.

Swimming
Terray, the first LHU
swimmer to qualify for the
national championships,
earned Ail-American status in both backstroke
events. After a sixth-place

finish in the 100-yard
event Friday, she closed
the season by placing
third in the 200-yard race
Saturday night.
Coach Andrew Waeger
was thrilled about her performance.
"This season was very
much a roller coaster for
Amanda and I am so
proud of the fact that she
ended up on top," said an
excited Waeger. "I think
we can make some adjustments to how we train
next season to build upon
this year's successes to
continue doing some great
things."
In her first race at
nationals, Terray recorded

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a 24th place finish in the

50-yard freestyle. She finished the race in 24.22,
which was good for a lifetime best.
Terray swam five races
over the weekend, recording lifetime bests and
school records each time.
The team finished second among women's only
programs and ninth overall
at
the
PSAC
Championships
in
February.
Lock Haven finished 53 in dual meet action, and
in the process avenged
losses to both East
Stroudsburg
and
Millersville last season.

From, T & F, Bl
"For his first time running the 5000, Pomerantz
did extremely well," said
Coach
Russell.
"He
worked very hard for this
and it paid off for him."
Not to be outdone,
Logan Wolfe placed in
three of the competitions
in which he competed.
In the discus, Wolfe
managed a second place
finish with a toss of 142'0",
while finishing fifth in the
hammer with a throw of
132'3". Rounding out the
day, Logan took a seventh
place finish in the shot put
at a mark of 42' 4-Vi".
Other Bald Eagles to
have productive days were
Randy Silvia, taking second in the hammer throw
with a toss of 161'7",
Justin Lockley, who set
PSAC qualifying marks in
both of his events, the
100m dash and 200m
dash.
In the 100m, Lockley
clocked in at a time of
10.97 which was good
enough for a third place
finish. In the 200m,
Lockley took home sixth in

a time of 22.47.
"As a team, everyone

performed pretty well,"
said Coach Russell. "It
was a good start to our
outdoor season."
On the women's side,
the Lady Eagles faired
just as well as the men.
Jen Andrews dominated the day, as she placed
in three separate competitions which included two
first place finishes.
Andrews took home
first in both the shot put
and hammer throw with
marks of 41'5" and 139'7".
She rounded out her
standout day with a
respectable sixth place finish in the discus with a
throw of 114'4".
Also grabbing individual first place wins were
JaKia Gumby and Kristie
Warren.
Gumby finished first in
the discus with a mark
123'9", while falling just
teammate,
of
short
the
shot put
Andrews, in
throw
with a
and hammer
finishplace
pair of second
es. Teammate Alaina
Leonard made it a 1,2,3
finish for the Haven in the
hammer throw taking

third in the event with a
mark of 136' 7".
added
to
Warren
LHU's already impressive
day with a first place finish in the long jump with a
leap of 17'0". Warren also
took home fifth in the
triple jump with a mark of
34' 3-1/2".
Rounding out the first
place finishes for the
Haven was the team of
Wolf,
Shala
Meagan
Simms, Ashley Hartman
Alyssa
and
Douma.
Comprised together, the
four women took home
first in the 4x400m relay
in a time of 4:00.90.
Individually, Simms
nabbed an additional second place victory in the
1500m at a time of
4:56.38, while Wolf captured a third place finish
in the 400m int. hurdles in
a time of 1:07.62 and a
fourth place finish 400m
dash, clocking in at a time
of 59.36.
Both the men's and
women's track and field
teams will be in action
this Sunday at Hubert
Jack Stadium. Events are
set to begin at 9:00 a.m.

Lady Eagles finish second in
PSAC, third in NCAA
Audrey Ward
News Reporter
awards lhup.edu
The
Lady
Eagles
indoor track team placed
second at PSAC's and
performed well at the
NCAA
championships
wrapping up another
great season.

Track and Field
Despite only having 18
members representing
the team at PSAC's, the
Lady Eagles proved to be
tough
competitors
against
first placers
Slippery
Rock
and
Shippensburg.
"Even though we didn't take first it's still an
accomplishment,
especially with the lack of
members on our team
that made it to PSAC's.
Our LHU Lady Eagles

only have 18 members on
our PSAC track team
while other schools that
finished ahead of us had
30 plus members," said
senior Jen Andrews.
In the Throws event,
Andrews placed second in
shot put and third overall
in the women's weight
throw.
Andrews is eager to
finish her senior year and
last outdoor track and
field season.
As
for
freshman
Carlene Lewis, she felt
that she did okay for her
first time competing at
PSAC's for LHU.
"Track is a mental
sport, and once one has
doubted him or herself he
or she has already lost
the race," said Lewis who
placed 16th overall in the
55m dash.
Even though Lewis
did her best, she knows

Ill

that she will improve in
the outdoor season.
The PSAC's were held
on March 1 at East
Stroudsburg University.
While most of us were
away on Spring Break,
the Lady Eagles participated in the last meet of
the indoor season; the
NCAA championships on
March 15th.
The NCAA championships were hosted by
Minnesota
State
University-Mankato.
The
Lady
Eagles
placed 3rd overall, finishing their season on a high
note.
Even
the
though
indoor season is over, the
heat continued this past
at
Saturday
the
Lynchburg Invitational
in Va. with the start of
the outdoor track and
field season.

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The three wrestlers took part in the Division I National Wrestling Championships held in St. Louis this past weekend
Kris Glad
Sports Reporter
kgladtalhup.edu

lost the match 2-0.
In his second match
Hepburn pulled out the 21 victory over GardnerWebb's
Dustin Porter.
It is hard to find a little
His
final
match
bit of Lock Haven in any
fell
loss
Hepburn
5-2
to
big city, but some was
Rider's
Timothy
Morrison,
found last week in St.
Louis and it was three of the tourney's 11th seed.
With the NCAA tourLHU's best wrestlers.
nament Hepburn ended
the year 18-15.
Wrestling
Fittery wrestled in the
149-pound
weight class. In
They were there to
his
first
match
he took on
compete in the NCAA
Joshua
Missouri's
Division
Wrestling
I
defeating
him
11Wagner,
National Championships.
for
his
24th
of
the
win
6
The three wrestlers
year.
that went were redshirtFittery would drop the
juniors Matt Fittery and
next
two match's, first to
Ben Hepburn as well as
No.
11 Ryan Lang of
freshman Billy Ashnault.
Northwestern
University
Ben Hepburn wrestled
Lehigh's
and
then
to
11-4
at 197-pounds and in his
Trevor
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10-3.
first match was against
His win in the tournathe tournaments No. 1
ment
was just one more
seed wrestler at 197for
his
already team high
American
pounds,
for
the
season.
Joshua
University's
The lone freshman in
Glenn.
the
tournament for LHU
wrestled
Hepburn
Billy Ashnault.
was
tough and didn't give up,
He went 0-2 in his
but despite his efforts he
NCAA debut but they

were close matches.
First, Oregon's Ryan
Dunn defeated him 12-11
and then he lost to UNCGreensboro's Jeff Hedges
5-2. Ashnault finished the
season 12-17.
"It was awesome to
compete at nationals and
get that experience but I
would have liked to do better," said Billy Ashnault.
For the season the Bald
Eagles had a record of 9-8
for the season including a
record of 2-4 in Eastern
Wrestling League (EWL)
Action.
This an improvement
from the season before in
which the team went 8-6
in the 2006-07 season. The
team will lose a couple of
seniors but will retain a
core group of young
wrestlers just waiting for
the next season to get
back out there, including
the freshman Ashnault.
"Now that I know what
to expect, I can't wait to
Sports Information
start training and improvPhoto Courtesy
Courtesy of
of Sports
Informati
Ben Hepburn, seen above, was one of three LHU wrestlers to compete at
ing," said Ashnault.
Nationals. Hepburn was joined by teammates Matt Fittery and Billy Ashnault.

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James Cooney
Sports Editor
jcooneytelhup.edu

Archived Photo Courtesy of Sports Information
Kristin Erb, seen above, currently leads the Lady Eagle softball team in wins
with 12. Erb picked up four wins in Salem, Virgina.

On The Bene

allowed only one free pass.
Popovich's win was her
fifth as she is 5-0 on the
season.
In the first game on
The Lock Haven Lady
LHU was also
Saturday
softball
Eagle
team
with a 5-0 win
victorious
capped off an impressive
nationally
ranked
over
weekend
this
past
State.
Grand
Valley
Saturday with a 9-1 victothe
disKristin
Erb
went
over
ry
Shepard
picktance
for
Lock
Haven
University in five innings.
ing up the shutout.
Erb allowed only four
Softball
hits and two walks. She
It was the fifth win in fanned nine.
Lock Haven scored
the Salem Tournament for
their
five runs on a comLHU. The Lady Eagles
bined
12 hits, three of
finished 5-0 in the three
them
from Sarah
coming
day tournament.
Norris.
Erb
successwas
Lock Haven brought
ful
at
the
as well
plate
their bats on Saturday as
with
a
homerun
going
2-4
the belted six homeruns in
the pair of games, five and four runs batted in.
Also helping the Lady
coming against Shepard.
were
cause
Eagles
Amanda Roosa hit two
Muthard
and
Brittany
round trippers and drove
O'Connor.
Each
Nancy
in three runs to lead Lock
Haven offensively. Sarah going 2-3 at the plate with
Norris, Ilia Lopez, and a run scored. O'Connor's
Amanda Gutmaker each biggest day was on Friday,
chipped in with one however.
Lock
Haven
was
homer.
a
engaged
pitching
in
1-1
Julia Popovich continued to roll from the circle duel with St. Joseph's (IN)
as she picked up the LHU going into the bottom of
victory allowing one run the seventh of game 1,
when O'Connor smacked a
on five hits.
She struck out four and solo homerun over the
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Adam Roberts

News Editor
aroberts&lhup.edu

September 27, 1992 the era began.
I was fresh off my sixth birthday living
Green
Bay, Wis. Little did I know that 16
in
later
I would be a journalism student
years
Pa.
about my boyhood, and
reminiscing
in
for that matter adolescent, teenage and
young adulthood hero, Brett Favre after his
retirement.
Being raised in Green Bay by two season-ticket-holding,
Packer-praising
Cheeseheads (even though my mom still
contends that only tourists actually wear
the plastic cheddar headgear) 1 was
groomed to pray at the steps of Lambeau
Field.
Just like any other Wisconsin bred
Packer fan I developed a family like connection to my team early on. Last names
are barley used when referring to Packer
stars and the informal first-name basis is
assumed in times of glory or peril.
Even with a cousin named Brett
(allegedly not after Favre) my mind still
jumps to number four at the mention of
that first name.
As the years passed and my understanding of the game increased 1 really
started to appreciate Brett's style and flare.
An entirely new perception ofinterceptions,
comebacks and heart is developed after
years of watching the Mississippi native.
As far as interceptions I barely flinch
when the Packers give up a turnover. While
fans ofother squads curse their QB for the
blunder I now view an interception from
Favre like a quarter lost in a slot machinethe quarter is gone, but we were so close to
the jackpot we might as well plug another
quarter in and hope for the best.
Similarly, while fans of other quarter-.
backs fear the last minute drive I grew to
desire them. In a two minute drill situation
Favre was nothing short ofclutch throughout his 16 year career in green and gold.
Sure his last drive as a Packer ended in
an interception in a do-or-die situation, but
it was justanother quarter in the slot of his
extremely profitable career.
Brett's kidlike exuberance also shaped
my perception of him and the game. Even
as a 38 year old, Favre conducted himself
like I did as a 12-year-old emulating him in
my backyard.
In an era where professional athletes
are constantly accused of being money-hungry Brett carried himself like he was playing for a cold Miller Lite and a bratwurst.
My mind is littered with examples of
Favre's childlike joy and enthusiasm. His
backyard trash talk always amused me. He
was never cocky, just earnestly confident.
When Warren Sapp played for the
Tampa Bay Buccaneers and both the
Packers and Bucs were in the since defunct
NFC Central. Favre and Sapp would banter back-and-forth. Favre never backed
down from the mammoth D end, rather he
taunted and joked with the big man in
between plays.
Over the years I have also seen Brett
play practical jokes, throw snowballs and
laugh through game after game.
His career achievements and certain
first-ballot Hall of Fame entry speak for
themselves. Over what essentially amounts
to my lifetime as a football fan I have wit-

nessed many sides to the player, the man
and the father that make up Brett Favre.
And there were moments that define him
for me.
The most recent one came on
Thanksgiving this season. During FOX's
pregame show, the network aired a segment that looked at Favre through the eyes
ofsome of the greatest American athletes to
ever grace us with their skills.
The likes of Wayne Gretzky, Lance
Armstrong, Cal Ripken Jr., Larry Bird and
more all thanked Brett for his contribution
to sports and culture.
The segment was well-organized and
touching, but the most incredible moment
came when the screened blackened and a
simple quote appeared on screen.
"1 am the greatest and you are the latest. Welcome to the legends club."
That quote was submitted to the network by Muhammad AM.
Sure, me and my fellow Packer faithful
love and respect Favre, but to hear it from
other people who fans around the world
love and respect really changed my perspective
On the field Favre also wowed me
throughout his career. Aside from countless
regular and post-season games from 1992200S that I watched there were two that I
will never forget.
It was January 26, 1996. My brother,
sister and I huddled around the T.V. while
my grandmother finished cooking doughnuts (for what I'm sure is the one and only
time I was ever allowed to have doughnuts
with dinner) as Super Bowl XXXI commenced.
The reason my grandmother was cooking us doughnuts is because my parents
were lucky enough to make the trip to New
Orleans to witness history first hand. It
was the first time the Packers had made it
to the big one since Super Bowls 1 and II.
This was a big deal.
I remember looking for my parents in
the sea of people and then being mesmerized by the Packers performance.
They simply dominated the New
England Patriots.
On December 22, 2003 I was back in
Green Bay for the Christmas holiday.
Unfortunately, the Pack was on theroad in
Oakland so I would have to settle for watching the game on T.V.
This was slated to be a regular Monday
Night Football game, but instead Brett
burst through tragedy and ran straight into
history.
Just one day earlier Brett's father and
high school coach, Irvin Favre died of a sudden heart attack. Instead of leaving the
team Brett stayed with the Pack and
played as he figured his dad would want
him to do.
Playing after such a sudden loss was
one thing, but Brett was unstoppable
throwing for 399 yards and four touchdowns.
Even though many people have moved
past Brett's announcement that he is retiring I couldn't let his legacy go without a
proper tribute from a budding sports
reporter and fan who has followed his
whole career.
Now I have no choice but to look forward
to a season with a new-comer named
Aaron. I can only hope he will inspire
young fans the way his predecessor did.

Pizarro had also won a
split 2-1 decision over
Gabe Nelson, USCGA, in
the semi-finals.
Last
years' national semi-finalist, Pizarro's career record
is now 23-3.
Earning his first eastern title was senior co-captain Danny Marrero, 156,
who decisioned Army's
Will Myers 3-0 to earn the
title.
Marrero increased his
career record to 21-7. He
won his semi-final bout on
Saturday night with an
impressive 3-0 win over
Steven Nichols, VMI.
At
139, freshman,
William Goss, won a third
place medal with an upset
3-0 decision over E.J.
Mead, U of Maryland in
the semi-finals.
In the championship
bout on Sunday, Goss
dropped a 3-0 decision to
Army's Terrell Anthony in
an exciting bout. Goss,
considered
the
Bald
Eagles' top freshman, is
now 4-3 (career record)
and became LHU'S fourth
national qualifier.
The Haven's 1951b.,
Aaron Lynch, a senior
with an 11-8 career record
decisioned Army's Jody
Chapman, 3-0 to win the
title on Sunday. Lynch,
who finished second in the
2007 National Collegiate
Boxing Association championships, was a top seed
in his weight class and

had a bye in the semifinals.
Four Bald Eagle boxers
lost bouts prior to the
finals and did not qualify
for nationals. They were
(165),
Dave
Harper
Donnie Brady (175), Greg
Stratton
and
(185),
Winford Belle, (Hwt).
In the quarter-finals,
Harper decisioned Ray
Pickens, Shippensburg, 30. He then lost via RSC-2
(1:24) to champion Ryle
Stous, Army, in the semifinals. He then came back
and was awarded a walkover
over
Justin
Brinkman, VMI, in the
consolation
finals
on
Sunday. Harper's career
record is 4-4.
Promising freshman,
Donnie Brady, 175, scored
an impressive 2-1 decision
over Mansfield's Solomon
Isom in the quarter-finals.
He then lost 3-0 to eventual champion, Cory Kastl,
Army, in the semi-finals.
The promising Brady completed his first season
with a 4-5 record.
Veteran, 185 pound,
junior, Greg Stratton,
with a 6-9 career record,
lost a 3-0 decision to U of
Maryland's Mark Shorr in
the semi-finals. Stratton
was then upended 2-1 by
Mike Miller, PSU, in the
consolation finals.
Perhaps LHU'S biggest
surprise in the tournament was the performance
of super heavyweight,
sophomore,
Winsford
Belle. After a first round

fence to give Lock Haven
the 2-1 victory.
Erb picked up yet
another win1 going the all
seven innings for Lock
Haven. LHU's only other
run came from Brittany
Muthard solo homerun,
which was her third of the
season.

Game two of Friday
was yet another pitching

duel as Lock Haven ousted
Northwood, 3-0.
For the Lady Eagles it
was the same story as
most of the tournament,
all three LHU runs came
off ofround trippers.
Amanda Roosa hit a
two run shot and Erica
Eisenbise hit a solo homer
giving Lock Haven there
three runs. Kristin Erb
picked up another complete game.
Last Thursday, the
first day of action, Lock
Haven picked up an
impressive 11-2 win over
Gannon University.
The Lady Eagles will
be back on the field today
host
East
they
as
Stroudsburg at Lawrence
Field. The first pitch is
schedule for 2:30 p.m.
bye, Belle lost a controversial 2-1 split decision to
Mansfield's
defending
champion Chris Phifer, in
Friday's semi-finals. Belle
came back and lost 3-0 (96, 8-7, 6-5) in the consolation round to U of
Maryland's Josh Stone.
In the only female division bout, LHU freshman,
1581b., Aarial Hostetter,
lost via RSC-3 (0:25) to
amateur champion and
local favorite, Jill Lawson,
from the Main Street
Gym, Ocean City, MD, in
a competitive cross-over
bout to kick-off Sunday
afternoon's competition.
Travis Murray, 165,
(USCGA) was awarded
the OBA with Danny
Marrero and Addy Pizarro
tied for second in the vote
tally. The USMA (Army)
advanced eleven, while
LHU advanced five to lead
all teams with boxers
advancing to the NCBA
finals in Reno.
LHU placed nine boxers in the top four spot.
coaches,
Team
Ken
Cooper, John Stout, and
Dr. Ken Cox were very
pleased with the team's
performance.
especially
"I
was
pleased with the performance of Winsford Belle and
thought Danny Marrero
was very sharp," said
Coach Cooper..."We have
a strong nucleus and
should again challenge for
the national team title."

and outscored IUP 12-2 in against two of the nations
the second stanza.
better teams.
Sophomore defender
LHU notched their
Amber Hoch and Kari Krystalle Neighbor led a first win of the season
Sielski each scored three strong defensive performwith a 12-8 win over
while
Rachael ance, recording four intergoals
Pfeiffer. Blickenstaff led
Williams
and
Jamie ceptions on the afternoon.
the team with a gameUzialko chipped in two
Uzialko led the team high six goals.
goals apiece.
Uzialko with a game-high five
In their second game of
added two assists for a goals. Blickenstaff scored the season Lock Haven fell
four point afternoon.
four goals and added three two
second
ranked
Sophomore Goalie Kira assists on her way to Limestone 16-13. Titus
Nuttall was fantastic in seven-point day.
led the team with six
the net allowing only six
Blickenstaffs efforts goals, while Blickenstaff
goals while stopping 10.
earned her PSAC player of and Hoch each scored
On Wednesday LHU the week honors. She fintwice and added two
opened their PSAC schedished the week with 12 assists.
ule with a 17-5 win at points, scoring eight goals
The Lady Eagles are
IUP.
and setting up four others. back in action on Saturday
After a sluggish first
Over the break the at 1:00 p.m. when they
half, the Lady Eagles Lady Eagles headed south host
Millersville
at
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look for the spring semester
This spring the Lock
Haven University athletics will have a new look.
No, it's not just the
freshman dotting the lineup or the handful of transfers donning the crimson
and white for the first
time.
This
the
spring
Haven's baseball, lacrosse,
Softball and track and
field teams will be the first
to sport the new brand
new Lock Haven athletics
logo.

Recently the LHU
department of athletics
and Sharon E. Taylor,
Director
of Athletics
unveiled the sharp new
logo to be used by all Bald
and Lady Eagle programs.
The logo gives Lock
Haven a crisp, fresh look.
The new logo was voted
on by the entire LHU
coaching staff and will be
used by every Haven athletic program from this
point
The former logo with

the crimson eagle in flight
had been around since the
mid-90's and the department felt it was time for a
change.
Taylor is pleased about
the new logo's clean, crisp
look and says it's easy to
use. She is also pleased
that every team will sport
the same logo which is
important for the identity
of Lock Haven's success.
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Penn State University to offer
a class on Joe Paterno
Jocelyn Syrstad
The Collegian (PSU)

and will be available to juniors and seniors.
"Penn State is Joe."
Poorman
said.
Rudel,
Neil
an editor for
"He
is
unique in acathe Altoona Mirror, has
demics,
athletics,
stature
been covering Penn State
and
for
what
he
says.
Very
football for 31 years and
few
have
people
has been dealing with Joe
approached that level. He
Paterno for just as long.
is a great benchmark for
At the beginning ofhis
the growth and developcareer, Rudel said Paterno
ment in sports media in the
was an equal combination
last
six decades."
ofcharming, humorous and
Poorman
said the class
maddening. He was enteris
"not
a
fan's
view of Joe
taining and had a great
Rather,
Paterno."
the class
sense of humor. As the
take
a
historic
look at
will
years have gone on, those
how
the
has
covered
press
traits have diminished.
major college football
"Joe Paterno has
throughout the years.
become more distrustful in
Experts will be brought
regards to the media," he
to
said. "He looks out and sees in lead lectures, students
his grandchildren, and that will get the opportunity to
attend a press conference
makes him uncomfortable.
and Poorman is even trying
This is a young business,
to get Paterno to come and
and there is a big age diftalk with the class,
ference there. I am 51 and
although
nothing is official
considered old."
Mike Poorman, who has yet.
"Mike is pretty excited
been covering Penn State
football since 1979, has also about this class," said
Jamey Perry, assistant
seen these changes. He
dean for academic services.
feels studying Paterno and
"It's not a mainstream
the media will give College
course, rather it's a fasciof Communications stunating opportunity for students a different perspecdents."
tive on their major, so he
One of the main objecworked with the departtives
Poorman has set for
ment to develop the class
the
class
is to compare and
Comm 497G: Joe Paterno,
contrast the media coverCommunications & the
age of sports of the past
Media
and present and relate that
The class, which will
back to Paterno.
explore how Paterno's relaRudel described a
tionship with the media
Friday
night media session
has changed over the years,
that
Paterno
would hold
will be offered in fall 2008

with some members of the
media, when the group
would enjoy a couple of
beers and chat off the
record.
The Altoona editor said
this session was not held
from 2004-2005 because
something Paterno said
during that time was
leaked to the public.
The session resumed in
2006, although Paterno
was still wary ofwhom he
could trust.
"Paterno manages the
media on his own terms,"
Rudel said.
"I have been around
him for a long time, and
there were times when I
laughed with him and
there are times I was frustrated with him. Overall, it
has been a blessing."
The class will be offered
the
fall as a special topin
course,
ics
meaning it may
not be offered regularly.
There are 60 spots for
communication majors who
have met the prerequisites.
To say Poorman is excited to start the class is an
understatement.
He has been setting it
up for about five months,
but he has thought about
doing a class on Paterno
and the media for several
years now.
"Paterno is the one person who makes sense to me
in regards to the changing
media," Poorman said.
"You couldn't do this
with many other coaches."

in the first game especially
from junior Zach Schuler,
who was 2-for-3 with two
RBI's and sophomore
Evan Petro who went 2for-4 with two RBI's.
Freshman
Jordan
Yohn got the start for
LHU. He went 6 2/3innings, giving up 10 hits
and eight runs. He struck
out three and walked
three. Fellow freshman
Andrew Simonik got the
win as he pitched 1 1/3
innings and fended off the
Huskies from scoring.
The second game was a
lot closer then the previous day's second game, as
Bloomsburg bested LHU
1-0. Freshman pitcher
Tyler Rumsey pitched in
all six innings of the game
while giving up five hits
and one run. He also
struck out two batters.
Both Strouse and Schuler
both went 2 for 3 in their
at bats.
"We saw a lot of good
things in the games so
we're just going to stay
positive," said pitcher
Andrew Simonik.
At press time LHU was
preparing for their double-

header against Columbia
Union College on Tuesday
March 25th. The teams
split a series earlier in the
season and will finish
their regular season meetings for this season beginning at 1 P.M. After that
the Bald Eagles will travel
to California University
(Pennsylvania) on Friday
March 28th and then finish the series at home on
Saturday beginning at
noon.
With still a lot of the
season to be played out
this young LHU team
knows they have tons of
potential on this team and
are looking to exploit it
and have a successful season.
"I feel that we will continue to improve on our
small mistakes and as we
do that, the sky is the
limit," said pitcher Josh
Rote. "We have a lot of talent up and down the lineup and it is loads of fun to
play with this group of
guys. If we can string a
couple of win streaks
together and get hot, you
never know what could
happen."

From, Baseball, Bl
While the first game
went in LHU's favor the
didn't,
second
as
Bloomsburg won 13-0.
Senior Pat Young put
forth a solid effort as he
pitched five innings with
six strikeouts. Though
they tried the LHU bats
just couldn't find their
mark. With two games
down at Foundation Field
it was time to Bloomsburg
to finish off the series.
With both teams battling cold wind blowing
the balls around, Saturday
saw something not usually
associated with baseball,
which is snow. But the
doubleheader went on
despite the fact there was
snow on the ground. In the
first game the Bald Eagles
needed some extra innings
to capture the victory but
they got it from Teddy
Stake, who singled in the
top half of the eighth
inning drove in Mark
Strouse to give the Haven
the eventual game-winning run.
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First-time headliners perform covers
and original songs at Caffeine Nation
Amanda Alexander
Staff Reporter
aalexan3fclhup.edu
Ron Fleeger and the
Stranger added a classic
rock feel to some modernday covers and played
some of their own acoustic
songs during their first
headlining performance
Friday evening at Caffeine
Nation.
The vocals and acoustic
guitar skills were provided by Ron Fleeger, while
Keith Kavanaugh and Ian
Fink filled out the sound
with drums and an electric bass, respectively.
Fleeger, whose voice
was reminiscent of Pearl
Jam's Eddie Vedder, but a
little bit rougher around
the edges, said he didn't
want the band to be placed
in a specific genre.
"Everybody's trying to put
their own label on their
own niche," he said before
the show. All ofthe band's
songs are written by

Fleeger, who said his
influence includes "rock
and roll of all ages and
genres," but one of his
absolute favorite bands
when he was growing up
was the Moody Blues.
Fleeger only describes
the band's music as
"acoustic rock and roll,"
which allows them to
jump around to whatever
genres they like.
The band played several covers, opening with
"Story of My Life" by
Social Distortion and mixing in songs from bands
such as Radiohead, The
Decemberists, Tears for
Fears, and the White
Stripes.
Although the songs
were easily recognized by
the audience, the band put
their own spin on each of
them and made them
unique by adding a
twangy quality and more
of a rock and roll feel.
The show, which took
place from 8 p.m. tolO
p.m., was a little too long
for a single band, but the
28 songs showed the diversity of sounds the band
was willing to embrace
and make their own.
Even though Fleeger's
voice was similar to
Vedder's, the band even
made the Pearl Jam song
"Last Kiss" sound more
playful and fun.
All the songs had an
upbeat tone, even those
that were originally a little depressing. The band's
joy in playing was obvious
from their enthusiasm,
which never dimmed as
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Ron Fleeger and the Stranger perform at
Caffeine Nation on March 21, singing some covers
and also some of their own acoustic songs. The
lyrics for Fleeger's songs come from whatever

inspires him.

After the band played cate chords that led to a
14 songs, they took a passionate,
no-holdsbreak for Fleeger to play a barred chorus.
few solo acoustic songs of
Ron Fleeger and the
his own.
Stranger became a band
While the extra instruin 2007.
ments really filled out the
While Fleeger and
other songs, Fleeger's solo Kavanaugh had "jammed
songs tended to run for years" together, they
together. However, his both jumped around from
passion for the music was band to band.
obvious in his voice and
Fleeger's most wellknown band was Entity,
which he described as
"kind of a prog band," and
he was also in some punk
bands.
Kavanaugh said he
tried out "a little bit of
everything."
The two started out
playing just for fun, but
soon they started to
become more serious and
decided to add a bass playhis presence, and the er.
songs were still enjoyable.
Fink only learned bass
Most of the original six months ago, but
songs the band played Fleeger and Kavanaugh
were more focused on didn't mind his lack of
vocals, with slow rhythmic experience.
drumbeats and the guitar
"We just found him on
providing a melodic backthe side of the road,"
ground.
Kavanaugh said jokingly.
The band seemed more
As the band began to
comfortable taking instruget more serious about
mental leaps with old their music, everything
standbys, such as Billy "just kind of clicked," said
Joel's "Only the Good Die Fleeger.
The band only has
Young."
Fleeger and the band seven songs at this time,
gave the song a folksy vibe but Fleeger pulls from a
and made it a little more collection of about 40
rough and playful than songs he has written
the original.
throughout his life.
Fleeger told the audiFleeger said he began
ence that a love for Billy writing at age 14. His
Joel is one of the few favorite song to play is an
things he shares in comoriginal called "Live for
mon with Fink.
Life" because he "just realOne moment during ly likes[s] the vibe."
the show that stuck out
Kavanaugh's favorite
was the duet between song to play is "Beds are
and
Joshua Burning" by the Moody
Fleeger
Garner on the Doves song, Blues, and Fink, who had
"Caught By the River." a hard time choosing a
Gardner's voice lent harfavorite, finally decided on
mony to the song that "Man on the Moon" by
made itreally come to life, R.E.M.
while Kavanaugh played
Fleeger said he has no
tambourine in the backspecific idea that he focuses on when he writes
ground.
Another great moment lyrics, but just writes
was the cover of "Seven about "just what inspires
Nation Army" by the me."
White Stripes. While the
The band's goals for
band added their own the near future include
unique flavor to the song, recording a demo for their
it still reminded the audiMyspace
page,
ence of the original www.myspace.com/ronbecause of its strong, fleeger,
and
putting
unforgettable bass beat.
together press kits.
The band's best origiKavanaugh joked that
nal song was "Leaving the band's next goal is to
Here," which Fleeger be "huge in Japan."
described as "dark and
The band does not curdepressing." The song had rently have any future
quieter verses with intri- shows lined up.
"The main focus is...
we want to get our demo
taken care of," said
Fleeger.
Ron Fleeger and the
Stranger advise anyone
who wants to get involved
with music to practice as
much as possible.
Also, said Fleeger,
"Never stop, no matter
what anybody says."

The boys aren't the only
ones that are gaining
something from Drillbit's
being in school, as Taylor
begins a love-connection
with one of the English
teachers.
Drillbit also puts the
bullies through so much
during the day that they
don't have the energy to
bully the three boys, until
the one bully finds out that
Taylor is not a teacher but
a homeless army veteran.
When the bullies confront Drillbit in front of the
feel
boys, the
boys
betrayed because Taylor
was not truthful with
them. To make it worse,
the boys are ransacked by
Taylor's homeless buddies.
The rest of the movie is
Drillbit's attempt at making things right with the
boys. It leads up to a pretty predictable ending.
The movie was good,
but not great.
When you see the
names 'Judd Apatow' and
'Seth Rogan' attached to
the movie, your expecta-

tions rise to a whole new
level. You expect a movie
with non-stop jokes that
make your sides hurt from
laughing so hard. This
movie is not that.
I'm not sure if they
were trying to do this or if
they just couldn't think of
any other kinds of characters, but the three boys are
almost exact clones of the
three kids in "Superbad,"
just younger.
Ryan is overweight,
curly-haired, loud and
cocky like Seth. Wade is a
scrawny, shy kid that just
wants to fit in like Evan.
Emmit is the Fogell type
character. He is just a
weird and awkward kid

that hangs out with the
other two kids.
The one great tiling
about the movie is the acting. Though the characters are similar, the actors
do put their own spin on
the characters.
Owen Wilson plays the
part of Drillbit great and
the kids are genuine with
their performance-.
Remember that this
movie is not like "Knocked
Up" and "Superbad." You
have to leave those expectations at the door to enjoy
it or else you'll be waiting
for the genius-comedy to
come and it never will.

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When: 7 p.m.
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March 26, 2008

Five things to do before you graduate
Garrett Graziano
Sports Editor
ggrazianf" lhup.edu
As of right now, there
are 45 days left until
graduation, 44 if your
ceremony is on Friday
night.
It may seem like a
while, but we all know
"time flies when you're
tying to get the hell out of
Lock Haven."
And within these few
precious weeks, those of
us who are graduating
have a busy and bumpy
road ahead of us.
Hopefully most of us
have our "stuff together
by now, but I know that
there are a few of you out
there that are oblivious to
what you need to get done
in order to move on in
life.
That's why I've made a
list, per say, of the five
things you need to, may
want to, or should do
within the next month or
so.

#5
Buying your
cap and gown Unless you're not walk-

ing, you should have equals no
already purchased your pay- j—
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ceremonial cap and gown.
I know it's an unnecessary last payment in your
jAM
college career, but it's a
necessary
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the

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If you're
dense and still have
neglected to buy the cap
and gown, I suggest you
get down to the book
store AS^P.

#4
Building

merits,
no
pay-

a

resume/portfolio and looking
for jobs - Getting a

job is the whole reason
you're here. Make sure
your resume and portfolio
are up to date and filled
with all the necessary
requirements.
It's also not a bad idea
to start scoping out your
particular job scene.
Remember, you loan students start paying back
in six months. So keep
this in mind, no resume
equals no job, no job

ments
equals
you stuck without a paddle up that infamous
creek.

#3
A weekend for
friends - Hey guess
what?! There is a good
chance you'll never see
most of your friends once
college ends, so make this
time count. Save the
petty drama and enjoy
these last remaining
weeks.
Take one weekend and

friends
you've met
here as possible
and cherish each others
company, because after
May 10, all we are are
memories.

#2
Don't fail - Sadly
this will happen to someone, probably me. I know
all about senioritis, but
realize that you still have
an academic role to
uphold and if you slip up
it may determine if you
graduate or not.

Majors from A to

with

regrets

-

While college, in general, is not as exclusive as
it used to be in prior
years and decades, as
students here we are
exclusive by our choice to
graduate from LHU.
We've given our last
three-five years of life to
this place, so before you
leave make sure you've
left no stone unturned,
endeavor undiscovered
and social relationship
undone.
It's the easiest of the
five things to do, so make
sure regret is not your
lasting legacy at this university.

Good luck to everyone from the class of
2008, hopefully you
don't carry credits
over to 2009.

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Computer Science & Computer Information Science
Olga Malyavskaya
Feature Editor
omalyavs(" lhup.edu
For those who find
pleasure in working with
and being around computers, solving complex
differential equations or
even
video
creating
games, majoring in computer science and computer information science
can be an ideal choice.
Lock
Haven
University offers these
two
computer-related
that
programs
are
designed to provide students with unique sets of
skills.
According to Dr. Krish
Pillai, assistant professor
of computer science, the
computer
information
science (CIS) curriculum
takes students along the
track of information technology and technology
applications, including
storage,
management,
retrieval and distribution
of information.
As for the computer
science (CS) program, it
gives students enough
skills to create new applications and tools, write
efficient code and get
exposed to tools and
frameworks that help
them construct their own

instruments
and
machines we use today,
and its importance will
continue to grow. A workforce skilled in maintaining and enhancing this
software is absolutely
necessary."
Completing either one
of the two programs is
even harder than it
sounds.
Both
programs

essential in both programs, as well as a
strong background in
mathematics.
In addition, possessing communication skills
will be a huge plus for
those who want to proceed with a career in
CS/CIS field, as the
clearer you can understand what the clients
really want, the easier it

recent LHU graduate
with a bachelor's degree
in computer information
science,
proves
that
achieving such a bright
career seems to be quite a
challenge.
After graduating college in 2007, Hamm went
on to additional training
for the U.S. Army to
become an officer.
During this training

job.
About a month ago, he
took a position ofthe lead
technician for a newly
opening store, The City
(a.k.a. Circuit City).
At the moment, his
typical day consists of
stocking shelves and
learning as much as he
possibly can about inventory systems, displaying
items properly, organiz-

ple
work in
ana work
pie and
in

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soitware.

Eventually, the CS
majors can build a successful career in the field
of efficient application
development.
"[CIS] and CS are two
fields that offer students
the opportunity to do creative and challenging
work, and both have
tremendous
growth
potential over the next
few decades," said Pillai.
"Software is a necessary
component of all devices,

ment or learning more
from an entry level programming position.
Nonetheless, his job
search experience helped
him gain some insights
on getting a job in the
computer
technology
field.
"Most of the job offers
I am seeing in the
Columbus area want at
least one year of pract ical
experience.
College
courses do not apply,"
said Hamm. "I repeat college courses do not apply.
Students need internships or something outside of the school environment."
I UHIIlfcJIlL.
Hamm also found out
that employers are using
staffing agencies to find
candidates and that most
offered positions are temporary.
"Developers are no
longer being hired onto
companies kept. Half of
the jobs I have applied
for have been anywhere
from two to six month
positions," he said.
Hamm
Finally,
learned the importance of
being able to talk to peo-

require serious commitment to the field.
"Unlike other disciplines, clarity of understanding and preciseness
of
expression
are
absolutely essential in
this field. Machines do
not tolerate fuzziness,
and this is one field
where you really cannot
'wing' it," said Pillai.
As he pointed out,
good analytical skills are

will be to satisfy and he was offered a few
even exceed their expecentry level Java and .Net
tations.
programming jobs, but he
According
to couldn't accept those jobs
www.payscale.com, at the moment.
working in the field can
The fall of 2007
be very lucrative, as a brought him the complecertified software develtion of the training and a
oper makes a median small data entry job with
starting salary of $50,000 an hourly pay of $10.
a year and over $80,000
Unfortunately, with a
in four years.
higher cost of living in
Yet, the story of Columbus, Ohio, Hamm
Nathaniel
Hamm,
a kept looking for a better

ing the shelves to look
neat and professional
and trying to get to know
everyone's name and personality.
Even though this job
offers some nice benefits
and pays better, Hamm
would not call it a 'career'
just yet.
He admits that he
would rather spend time
being more hands on
with web design/develop-

a
team
a team.

"You must be at least
some sort of a people person. Some people can do
this naturally while others may want to be left
well enough alone," recommended Hamm. "Most
of the icebreakers we do
are similar to what the
Resident Assistants do in
their first week of training. It may behoove you
to ask a few of them what
they do before school
starts."

March 26, 2008

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Cheesey cover band rocks the 80s
Jessica Horbach
Feature Editor
jhorbach@lhup.edu

singing along with everydrums and vocals, and
one else.
Mike Lee guitar, off-key
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crowded on a Friday night, claps, and sometimes bass.
so if you are okay with
Velveeta rocks the 80s
The 80s return to State
people
jumping,
music
dancing
with songs like
College
every Friday
and
knocking
you around, "Sunday Bloody Sunday"
night.
then the Saloon is the by U2, "Jessie's Girl" by
The Saloon, a baseright
place for you.
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ment bar on the corner of
The
band
starts
With Myself by Billy Idol,
setting
Heiser Street in State
up around 9 p.m. with the "Sweet Caroline" by Neil
College, is home to a 80s
set beginning at 10 p.m. Diamond and "Summer of
cover band known as
and
rocks all night long 69" by Bryan Adams.
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around 20, they have Some people leave, but
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This song gets everymake cover bands look
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singing along.
own original spin on
All ears perk up and things.
toes start tapping when
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State College scene since
1995 and don't seem to be
ending their career any
time soon.
You can see Velveeta
every Friday night at the
Saloon in State College.
On other nights, you can
also see them at other
clubs or bars around the
State College area.
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schedule, learn
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history,
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Bodyguard vs. Bullies
Joe Stender
Staff Reporter
jstenderfa lhup.edu
If you are tired of being
bullied and have found
that hiding, facing them,
or telling an authority figure has not worked, then
maybe you need to find a
new approach to the problem.
iciii.
What if you would no
longer have to worry about
the bullies because someone else would be watching your back and taking
care of anyone who tries to
mess with you?
"Drillbit Taylor" suggests that hiring a bodyguard may be this new
solution you were looking
for.
. .
.
*
The movie
starts out
with two new freshmen,
Ryan and Wade, at a high
school. They have big
hopes of becoming the
coolest kids in school and
getting girls to notice
them, but this plan goes
horribly wrong. First, they
wear the same shirt to the
first day of school, and secondly Wade tries to stop
two bullies from stuffing a
kid in a locker.
After heroics in the
hall, the kids gain two big
problems: the boy they
saved, Emmit, thinks that

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including becoming a bodyguard for a couple of
kids who are being bullied at school.
they are best friends and telling the principal and
won't leave them alone, talking to the bullies, they
and the bullies now focus do the only thing left to do.

all of their attention to
making the three boys'
lives incredibly horrible.
After failed attempts at

hire a personal bodyguard.
The boys go through an
intense interview process
that brings the likes of

Chuck Liddell and a big
guy that claims to be
Tupac's bodyguard still.
Then, the ultimate
hero walks in, Drillbit
Taylor (Owen Wilson), an
army veteran who lives on
the street and thinks of
ways to get rich quick.
Taylor wows the kids
with his expertise in different fighting techniques.
The boys hire Drillbit
at a rate of $300 a week
and believe that he is
there to seriously help
them. But Taylor is only
there to get all the money
and belongings he can in
order to move up to
Canada with his bumfriends where he believes
he will have a better life.
As ho spends time
teaching the three boys
lessons in fighting that he
makes up off the top of his
head, Drillbit begins to
become attached to the
boys.
After the attempts at
having the boys defend
themselves, Taylor goes
undercover in the school
as a substitute teacher in
order to keep a closer eye
on the situation.

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March 26, 2008

Racking balls to raise donations
Jamie MacDonald
Staff Reporter
jmacdonafalhup.edu

Zucco, the senior recreation major who planned
the event. "I went with a
pool tournament because
people like to play it and
As the annual Relay for
we have the facilities for
Life, held by Colleges it."
Against Cancer, rapidly
Although the turn out
approaches, clubs and was not as large
as Zucco
organizations are doing
had hoped, the devoted
what they can to get
crowd kept the tournainvolved and raise money. ment going for
over three
Recreation hours.
; LHU's
;Society held the Great
"Planning it the week
Pool
Challenge
on after Spring Break made it
Thursday, March 20, in
hard to advertise because
the PUB game room to
I only had about three full
bring their total donation days," explained Zucco.
to $252.70, just shy of "And with the Spring
their $300 goal.
Holiday weekend, a lot of
"It's hard to pick an people
went
home
idea that you know is Thursday night, leaving a
going to go over well with limited number
of people
people," shared Antonio

But overall, Zucco was
pleased with the turnout.
The night turned into nine
long games of pool. The
bracket was set up with a
best of three advances
rule, which brought about
many intense third games.
Zucco
had
pulled
together a series of rules
to form a basic 8-ball tournament that all players
had to agree on. In case
there were any questions
during play, there were
also volunteer judges that
would make the final call.
There were rules on
calling shots, racking and
breaking the balls, hitting
the ball, ball groupings of
solids and stripes, shoot-

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to help get donations for the annual Relay for Life. (Top) Casey Cordrey taking
a shot during the final round against Sean Andrus. (Bottom) Mark Politi taking a
shot with volunteer judge Matt Pullen watching in the background.
The
The Recreation
Society helri
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ing, the eight ball, as well
as jumps and scratches,
and of course, winning the

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$2, but with ten participants, the event was still
able to raise $27, which
game.
helped to bring the Rec
The bracket was set up Society closer to their goal.
as people joined the tourComing in third place,
nament, which turned into Brian Becker received a
a five game series start. certificate of participation
Participants were Casey and a $5 gift card to
Cordrey, Justin Struble, Blockbuster.
Gabe
Fultz,
David
All the participants
volunteers hung
Brumbaugh, Brian Becker and
Zane Tywalk, Dawn around to watch the highBelcher, Sean Andrus, ly anticipated final round
Mark Politi and Justin between Casey Cordrey
and Sean Andrus. Sean
Sipe.
All who participated Andrus took second placed
were suggested to donate and received a certificate

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and a $5 gift card to
Blockbuster. And after the
long and grueling match,
Casey Cordrey placed
first, winning a $10 gift
certificate to Sheetz and
the tournament bracket
with his name in the
champion slot as his certificate of participation.
The Rec Society is planning other events to continue to raise money to
reach their goal for Relay
for Life so look around
campus
for
future
announcements.

Horton hears "Seussical"

Jessica Horbach
Feature Editor
jhorbachfa lhup.edu

The LHU University
Players along with some of
their friends, The Cat in
the Hat and Horton the
Elephant, will be performing "Seussical" in the

Throughout this zany how to read, as stated in
musical, you will be hearthe press release.
ing various musical tastes
The curtain time for
ranging from Latin to pop. "Seussical" is 8 p.m. with
swing to gospel, and R&B the Saturday matinee
to funk.
beginning at 2 p.m.
Stephen E. Haynes,
For all LHU students
assistant professor in the with an ID, tickets will be
department of performing free. For adults, tickets
division,
arts—theatre
will
be
directing

are $5 and for all nonLHU students and seniors, tickets will be $3.
Tickets can be purchased at the door or you
can get them in advance in
the SCC Business Office in
the PUB.

Photo Courtesy of Dr. Christine Woodworth

"Seussical" will be performed in the Sloan Theatre
on April 3, 4, 5 and April 10, 11 and 12 with a matinee on Saturday, April 17.

Sloan Theatre April 3, 4, 5
and April 10, 11 and 12
with an additional matinee on April 17.
"Seussical," written by
Lynn Ahrens and Stephen
Flaherty, is a "musical
romp" that incorporates
the popular children's
books of Dr. Seuss, such as
"Horton Hears a Who!"
and "The Cat in the Hat,"
as
stated
the
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"Seussical" and will also
be serving as scenic, lighting, and costume designer
and technical director.
While designing this
new world of Dr. Seuss,
the design team did not
rely on the books themselves, but looked toward
the inspiration behind the
books, which was the
thought that Dr. Seuss
wrote his books so that
they could teach children

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(Left) The Cat in the Hat, played by Dennis R.
Berfield, shows JoJo (Nikki Wasserman) the world of
wonder that awaits him;
(Center) The Cat in the Hat (Dennis Berfield) mischievously reads the stories that inspired Seussical.
(Right) Horton the Elephant (Glen Vandermark)
patiently cares for Mayzie's egg;
(Bottom Left) General Gengis Khan Schmitz, played
by Joseph Vaiana, frightens young JoJo
(Nikki Wasserman), as his parents (Kirstyn Walter
and Jackson Long) look on;
(Bottom Right) JoJo (Nikki Wasserman) pulls the
Cat in the Hat (Dennis R. Berfield) away from peril.