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Surveys examine alcohol use
and so on. The remaining questions inquired what kind of
alcohol students consumed,
how much and how often over
a seven day time period.
Questions about consequences
and motivation were also posed
to students. For completing the
survey each student was given
a Drinking and Driving calcu-

around 2,000.
data.
Michael Hall, a senior
The survey given this year
was identical to the two prior recreation major who helped
years with the addition of four administer the survey in
questions concerning alcohol McEntire Hall is glad students
use before coming to LHU. The are able see the results of study.
After two consecutive
survey has stayed the same
"It's nice that students fill
Mondays and Tuesdays of sursame
because using the
out the survey and in return
quesveying, the Wellness Center
tions allows those who compile they get to see the results," said
and Safe Haven are preparing
the data to correlate between Hall.
to compile the data they gathHall also sees the results as
years.
ered regarding LHU students
survey
"The
a
This study is unique
mirror for students to look at
and alcohol use.
it was done almost their behaviors and the behavThe survey was open to all
was conceived, because
completely by students and iors oftheir peers.
LHU students over the age of
interns from the idea stage to
"I think students can reflect
18. In order to capture the
final production.
on the results and see what
developed,
widest sampling of students
other students are doing," said
"The survey was conthere were stations set up all
implemented
formulated,
ceived,
developed, Hall.
over campus. Each of the resiand
implemented
analyzed
Judging from at the results
dence halls was given 75 surand analyzed students," said McGee. by of past
years and the most
veys for each week of testing.
by
students."
to
recent
consensus on
survey
general
When the idea
There were also surveys at
alcohol
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students about
use campus,
appears that one
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arose in 2003 it was because of number will stay very high.
Hall, Ulmer Hall, Bentley, the
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lator as well as a Guardian pening at the Haven. There was dents.
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"What percentage of LHU
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This year marked
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given.
teams on campus also helped time the survey
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find
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Lock
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been
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currently
surveys
in team meetings.
a pamphlet.
was created and presented to actual number of respondents
in
The 21-question survey
In the past two studies there the Institutional Review Board, who report they drink on a regwhich dealt with students alcoular basis.
were
nearly 1.000respondents. who approved the study.
hol use in the last seven days
results from this year's
year, because ofmore surThis
The
"Perceptions are what we
took two to three minutes for
campus. study will be available some have," said McGee.
stations
around
veying
students to complete. The first
Max McGee, the director of time in the fall. Just like in past
several questions identified
Haven and the Wellness years, a pamphlet for quick refwho was taking the survey by Safe
Center, is hopeful that the numerence will be created as well
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Campus surveys have begun questioning
students about alcoholic activities in the past
weeks. While many students feel that
'everyone' on campus drinks, the results of the
surveys prove that upwards of 40 percent of
students actually do not involve in drinking.
The Wellness Center located in Woolridge Hall
is sponsoring a Midnight Madness event at the
SRC this Friday as an alternative to drinking.

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attending Midnight Madness this Friday.

There will be a sign-up sheet
that I will provide for teams to
sign-up and the sport that they
wish to participate in," said
Pritchett. "We hope to eventually make this a 'true' league
with real referees, prizes and
awards for the winners such as
trophies, shirts and jerseys."
Max McGee, director of
As a safe and healthy alterthe Wellness Center and Safe
native to the underage drink- Haven as well as the
RD for
ing crisis "s that plague many Smith Hall, is pleased with
college campuses throughout Pritchett's initiative toward to
the nation, The Haven, in the activity because it procooperation with Safe Haven motes athletic pride and
is
and the Wellness Center, is happy to see the SRC being
implementing a Midnight utilized.
Madness event to be held at
"I'd love to see a midnight
the student recreation center.
basketball, volleyball, soccer,
Midnight Madness, as whatever league down at the
director and Wellness Center
rec center," said McGee. "...
intern Jeremy Pritchett is callsooner or later everybody is
ing the event, will begin this going to want to come down
Friday, Feb. 23 from 11:00 and watch, not even just to
p.m. until 1:00 a.m. The event play, they are going to come
will be the kick-off to what down and watch. They
are
Pritchett hopes to become an
all season activity. Students
will be able to come and go as
they please, picking up sports
games throughout the facility.
"The first night will be an
opportunity for students to
come down and play pick-up
games of the sport of their
choice. I will be offering basketball, racquetball, soccerand
badminton," said Pritchett.
If the first nights go well,
Pritchett hopes to turn the
event into a semester long
league.
"Based on the number of
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that. It's going to be a social and drinking scene.
atmosphere. You are going to
"The benefits of this procreate the ability for students gram are very clear. It gives
to interact, have fun and not
have to use the crutch of alcohol to do that."
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To prepare a homemade
survival kit, one will first need
a large gym-style bag in which
to fit everything. Then a warm
blanket (preferably wool)
Just because the "wise" should be added and at least
groundhog, Phil, predicted an one extra layer of warm
early spring doesn't mean clothes. Hats and gloves are
drivers should go unprepared also essential to protect the
for the remainder ofthe winter extremities from the elements.
Having a flashlight with extra
season.
All those stranded drivers batteries in the car at all times
in the Wilkes-Barre area made in case offlat tires in the midnational news for being left in dle of the night or other emerthe elements for two days plus, gency situation is also
but if they would've went into extremely useful. Finally nonthe storm prepared for what perishable food items and botwas coming, they could've tled water are a good idea in
saved themselves a great deal case of becoming stranded
of hassle.
All of these items are
Recent news coverage of
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winter driving kits that have
as they can be
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many ways in which the oncampus police department can
help in wintry situations.
"We have the battery
chargers for dead batteries, we
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they have the capabilities to
help with lock-outs.
"We help with people who
have locked their keys in their
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So, while the Valentine's
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over, students should not go
into the next possible storm
unprepared and risk getting
himself or herself in a jam.
Emergency winter driving kits
and cell phones are imperative
items to keep in a car during
the treacherous winter driving
months.

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"Everybody perceives that
when you go to college everybody drinks, which is not true.
The surveys will show you
that 30-40% of our students
don't drink at all."
The Wellness Center and
Safe Haven have used past
results to create programs on
Friday and Saturday nights
when students say there is
nothing to do but drink.
As a response to previous
information, there is now free
roller skating at Skate Haven
once per month. The next skating event will be March 2.
There is also a Friday night
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Prestigious option for
graduates, professors:
Fulbright Scholarship
Kris Glad
Staff Reporter

graduation
With
approaching, not everyone is
ready to get out into the real
world. But they really don't
want to go get their master's
or doctorate, so what are they
to do? The answer to the
dilemma may be to apply for
the Fulbright Scholarship.
Fulbright
The
Scholarship is a program
sponsored by the federal
government that allows students and scholars to conduct
a study of their own in other
countries for about nine to
ten months. The program has
students and scholars from
over 150 countries in the
world. The scholarship is
named after the late senator
from Arkansas, William
Fulbright.
In order to be considered
for the Fulbright Scholarship
the applicant must be in their
senior year and are about to
graduate or as Director of the
Institute for International
Office,
Daniel
Studies
Roberts said, "Have your
degree in hand."
Roberts also said that
those applying must also
have a good CPA and must
be in good academic standing.

Philip
Huber
was one
of LHU's
faculty that
has had the

Roberts is a former
Fulbright scholar and know
the advantages that can be
gained by the opportunity.
During his time on the scholarship, he studied Public
Policy in Hungary.
Currently Lock Haven

or more
information
on the
Fulbright
Scholarship
Award, contact the
Institute for
International
Studies,
Raub 103

then directors can choose for
them, much like the case
with Ribitsch.
Students aren't the only
people who can get the
scholarship. There have been
several faculty members that
have had the Fulbright honor
bestowed
them.
upon
Roberts listed faculty that
included Dr.
Lawerence
Farley, Dr. Philip Huber. Dr.
Frederick Schulze. and the
Vice President Dr. Roger
Johnson.
Dr. Huber is another fac-

ulty member that is actively
promoting the Fulbright
opportunities for students
and faculty. Huber ventured
abroad to Uzbekistan for 10
months in order to help compile a book about thc country's prized architecture
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students something to do, it
helps to keep the students
physically active, it helps
students socialize and meet
new people, and it can help
students relieve stress after
a hard day of classes," said
Pritchett.
For more information,
students can contact the
Wellness Center located in
the basement Woolridge
Hall.
"This program is free to
all students at Lock Haven
University. It will run three
or four times throughout
the semester. If the interest
is high in order for me to
form a league, I will be running it more than that,"
Pritchett said.

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William Dowd
Guest Writer

register
recorder, which is a commissioner's position, would
require 100 signatures. If one
is running for supreme or
superior court, the position
will require that the person
receive 500 signatures.
"Those who are not registered to vote, and would like
to be, will have the opportunity to at the party," said David
Wallace. Chairman of the
Democratic Party of Clinton
County. Voter registration
cards will be available at the
party for those interested.
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p.m, and is open to the public.
The event, which is open
to all, will serve as a tool to
educate individuals about the
different commissioners seats
which are available for reelection, and the signing will give
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mind that even if all requirements are met, some still are
not chosen, since the scholarship is so renowned.
"The number who win
the award are few," said
Roberts.
Roberts also mentioned
that for every five students
who apply for the scholarship, only one will receive it.
If students are interested
there will be an informational meeting on Thursday, Feb.
22. For more information
students are encouraged to
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Ribitsch is currently
working as a German language teaching assistant,
helping students with their
German. Ribitsch was one of
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must have completed at least
two years of university or college course work, or must

Applications for 2008Rotary Foundation
Ambassadorial Scholarships,
designed to promote international understanding and
friendly relations among people of different countries and
cultures, are now available
from the Rotary Club of Lock
Haven.
The
Ambassadorial
Scholarships are for full-time
study abroad for one academic
year (usually nine months) at a
recognized college or university selected by the student
and approved by The Rotary
Foundation Trustees. The
scholarship provides funding
for round trip transportation,
tuition and fees, books, and
room and board, up to a maximum of $23,000. Both men
and women may apply.

have a secondary school education and have been
employed in a recognized
vocation for at least two years
by the time the scholarship
begins. Applicants must also
be citizens of a country in
which there are Rotary clubs.
Immediate relatives of Rotary
members are not eligible for
this scholarship.
Applications for the
ambassadorial
scholarship
must be made through local
Rotary clubs in either the
Rotary district where the student's permanent home is
located or where they currently reside while attending a college or university. Clubs in
District 7370 are seeking
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Other schools across the country have utilized job fairs and have had
great success. Now it's LHU's turn to particpate in a similar event.

Summer Job and Internship Job Fair 2007
Noon-3:00 p.m.
February 26, 2007
Parson's Union Building (PUB)
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Internship fair provides a new
way for students to find niche
attending by visiting the
Career Services website at
www.lhup.edu/career. The list
of employers also includes
descriptions of the positions
available and contact informa-

Brandy Rissmiller
Staff Reporter

On Feb. 26, Lock Haven
students will have plenty of
opportunities to find out more
information concerning internships or summer jobs.
Career Services is holding
the First Annual Summer Job
and Internship Job Fair from
noon to 3 p.m. in the Parson's
Union Building (PUB).
All Lock Haven University
students are welcome to attend
the event. There is no fee and
no pre-registration required.
Students will have a
chance to talk to over 50
employers from six states. The
employers will talk with candidates on a first-come, firstserve basis, however, and students may have to wait to
speak with an employer.
Employers
attending
Cedar
include:
Point
Amusement Park, AFLAC,
Centre Region Parks &
Recreation, Department of
NAVY, NAVICP and The
Second Mile.
Students may view the
complete list of employers

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Career Services employers
suggest a few helpful tips for
students planning on attending
the fair.

important to
get there
early,
so you can
meet
with as many
employers as
possible,"
Autumn Riley
"It's important to get there
early, so you can meet with as
many employers as possible,"
said Autumn Riley, a peer
career facilitator at the office.
"Also, remember to dress professionally."
Students are also encour-

aged to speak with as many
employers as possible and not
to limit themselves geographically. Following up with
employers and companies that
students are interested in is
also a good idea.
Riley also emphasizes that
students should bring plenty of
resumes, pens and pencils to
the event.
"You may go to the fair
with only a few resumes, then
find out that there are more
employers that you are interested in. It's better to be safe
than sorry."
"I'm planning on going,"
said Justin Sipe, a junior computer science major. "I'm
looking for an internship, and
I'm excited to get my name
out there."
After looking at the list of
employers on the Career
Services website, Sipe realized a lot of employers from
his hometown would be
attending the fair.
Career Services is located
in Akeley Hall and can assist
with any questions or concerns
about the job fair.

Campus, community lack religious support for Muslims
Sarah Wojcik
News Editor

In order to practice Islam

devoutly, Youness Mountaki
would have to visit a mosque
five times daily to pray to
Allah and every Friday he
would have to attend a ceremony, much like a Christian
service, in a mosque. But since
he accepted his Fulbright
scholarship to study in
America. Mountaki has not
been able to practice his religion as completely as he was
normally accustomed.
But Mountaki was not sur-

"I thought it would be difficult to practice my religion
here. I thought that there
would not be many mosques,"

Mountaki explained.
The closest sanctuary for
the Muslim graduate student is
in State College, a far cry from
the close proximity of
mosques at his home in
Morocco. Last semester,
Mountaki was able to make
the trek each Friday at noon in
order to attend thc weekly ceremony, but classes this semester have prevented him from
Though Islam has about
5.8 million followers in the

United States as of 2001,
according to the "World
Almanac and Book of Facts
2001", it still remains a rather
stigmatized religion where
Muslims may have a hard time
finding a place of worship.
While it may be no surprise
that a small town like Lock
Haven does not house a
mosque, it may surprise some
students that there is no place
for Muslims to gather for worship on campus.
Mountaki admits that he is
one of very few Muslims that
he knows on campus, but
would still like a place where
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Faculty and staff, including President Keith Miller, far right,
dined on traditional food from the Muslim world at the Ramadan
dinner that was hosted during last fall semester.

"We could talk, for example, about the sermons,"
Mountaki said, "or about having no mosques in the area. We
could talk about issues related
to the Muslim world."
Despite the lack of social
interaction available for people specifically seeking a
Muslim group of peers,
Mountaki says he has little
trouble practicing the religion
on his own.
"Wherever you are, you
can pray," he remarked,
describing his how he often
prays in his home in order to
make up for not being able to
attend ceremonies.
But there would be nothing

quite like a group of some kind
diminish the stereotypes and
prejudices surrounding Islam,
according to Mountaki.
"People think that Islam is
a religion of war," he said,
adding, "I want them to know
everything all the teachings."
If students were aware of
the real goals and tenants of
Mountaki
religion,
the
believes that many prejudices
would disappear. Media coverage of Muslims has become
more favorable, in Mountaki's
opinion, but basic preconceptions still exist.
A support group grounded
Islam
would also aid in
in
keeping Muslim students and
even professors strong in their
to

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faith, especially during times
of sacrifice. Fasting during
Ramadan, the ninth month in
the Islamic calendar, can be a
challenging feat, but it's even
harder in a country where no
one else seems to be observing
the holy abstention.
"This was the first time
that I fasted outside of my
country," Mountaki said.
No matter how outnumbered he may be, Mountaki
plans to educate as many as he
can about his religion in hopes
of changing perceptions and
biases and bringing more
diversity to the religions at
LHU.

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Issue of the week: Addictions to e-mail

Cures for e-mail addicts increase
productivity, reduce stress
We have all heard of
addictions to drugs, sex,
alcohol and gambling - but,
e-mail? An executive coach
from Pennsylvania has created a 12-step program for
those who feel that uncomfortable itch when they are
not near a computer.
Marsha Egan's system is
designed to help business
owners and others in the
corporate world increase
productivity, according to
the article. Twelve-steps to
curing e-mail addiction, on
CNN.com.
Egan says it may be
costing businesses mega
bucks in "lost productivity." In other words,
employers that go on frequent mouse-clicking and

typing binges are wasting
precious company time.
The first step, as you
may have guessed, is to
"admit that e-mail is managing you. Let go of your
need to check e-mail every
10 minutes." Her other
steps include such things as
setting exact times during
the day to check email and
refraining from checking it
more than four or five times
a day.
Is email controlling
you? We here at the Eagle
Eye are devoted to learning
better time-management.
We agree that constant email and message checking
dwindles precious minutes
from our time.
Some good times to

check e-mail may be midmorning and mid-afternoon. Try to respond to
messages immediately and
delete the ones you no
longer need.
When writing e-mails,
be specific in the subject
line. This will make it easier for your recipient to
search through their inbox.
Don't you appreciate a clear
subject line and an equally
clear and concise message
in your inbox?
When you are done with
school or work for the day,
refrain from checking your
e-mail more than once.
Work should be left for
campus or the office. There
has to be a line drawn
between our professional

lives and our personal lives
for the sake of sanity and
relaxation.
Some other helpful tips
to battle your e-mail addiction include separating
messages by subject matter
into different folders and
keeping your inbox as
empty as possible. A cluttered inbox is a strain on the
eyes and may induce stress.
What's the best way to
battle an e-mail addiction?
Try picking up the phone
and making a call. It's often
quicker and more effective.
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believe in you.

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more basic lifestyle truly did what you eat. Stop trying to Institute, has said that "a diet would decrease the amount of
lead to bliss?
rationalize candy and junk- based on grain-fed meat is livestock raised, which would
Okay, maybe I'm getting food. This cliche phrase like driving a gas-guzzling decrease the amount of grains
carried away. I'm quite sure exists for a reason; it's true.
car." If we all drove less and and water used to sustain this
that bliss on earth will never
The typical American diet walked more, we would livestock.
be found. Perhaps for the is loaded with meat. We make lower carbon dioxide emisThen we would see a
individual,
but
as
a
meat
center
the
of
almost
sions
a
global
part
that
decrease
play
huge
in
Lately, I have been thinkin the enormous
global wanning.
amounts of methane gas that
ing of ways to avoid excess in unit we seem to be moving as every meal.
The problem
my life. In this industrialized far away from a Utopian sociwith that is the aniand technological age it is ety as possible.
But I do know that there mals we are raising
easy to become accustomed
to having what you want are ways to be happier and to eat consume
I'm all about finding them, tons of grain and
when you want it.
Just
not in the typical buy an soy protein that
We acquire things to make
SUV
and get a bigger house vastly reduces the
life easier, things to entertain
kind
of
amount of availway.
us, things to wear - basically,
The thing about seeking able food for the
lots of things. Maybe it is
happiness is that people tend rest of the planet,
these "things" that are impeding us from truly being con- to think of it on a truly indi- according to "The
vidual level. We don't think Tao
of Inner
tent.
about our actions holistically. Peace" by Diane
We think of what is good for Dreher.
us and perhaps our families,
Raising all this
but do we ever stop to consid- livestock leads to
er the world?
other imbalances
Take our diets, for exam- as well. If you
pie. This is one sector of our want to know more
lives where we have a large scary facts about
amount of control. But have
this you should
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we ever thought of how our read "Fast Food
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effect our world?
reveals the "dark and reducing packaging and serving materials, but it
may
Stephanie LaSota
Most likely, people don't side to the all- has all been voluntary and usually only under intense
It has been said before think about how what they eat American meal."
pressure from environmental groups, according to
Dreher
also E/The Environmental Magazine.
that the acquisition of posses- can change the world. Many
sions does not guarantee hap- don't even think of how it is states in her book
Likewise, if we all ate a are expelled by cattle.
piness. But what if what did changing their own lives, that thousands of gallons of
This
seems
water
apparent
produce
is
used
to
the
given
vegetarian diet or seriously According to an article by
bring happiness was quite the
tne
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rate
of
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American's
food
for
cut down on our meat intake,
average
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in
heart
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that
country.
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one
and
80
of
we would decrease the coast.org, if methane emisday
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magically
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Red light ticket cameras may do
more harm than good for motorists
Editor,
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I am writing to ask for
your help. I have been fighting
the installation of red light
ticket cameras (RLCs) in
Pennsylvania for the last six
years alone, armed with a fax
machine and a public library
computer.

The independent highway
safety studies that I make
available are rarely published
or broadcast, and I feel fortunate if I get a letter to the editor printed every so often.
At the present time, the
pro-camera interests are staging a major campaign to gain
public acceptance of RLCs in

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and
http://www.
locusts.
es/enforce/supporters.html,
With a war chest of milyou will see how the pro-camlions of dollars to spend on era lobby used political infludirect and indirect private and ence to get RLCs into
public influence, the pro-RLC Pennsylvania.
The questionable methodlobby, including the camera
manufacturers,
the ology in their "research," and
how they interpret their own
Authority (PPA), and the figures to support their posiInstitute
for tions can be found at the
Insurance
Motorists
Highway Safety (IIHS), stand National
to reap billions of dollars
Association
website:
traffic citations http://www.motorists.org/issu
through
unfairly sent to motorists via
Add to that the fact that the
camera surveillance.
Starting with these two PPA, by law, keeps all RLC
articles from the Philadelphia data secret, and there is no
way to know what is fact and
what is fiction.
http://www.

Whatever side you stand
will agree that
the motoring public, as well as :
government policy makers,
cannot make informed decisions as to whether or not red
light ticket cameras make
highways more safe or more
dangerous without all sides
being heard.
I am asking that you help
me get my side heard.

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ing a trip to Burger King or
McDonalds.
The plain truth is that eating a diet heavy in meat is
unhealthy tor your body and
ultimately unhealthy for the
planet.
Perhaps this article will
not cause you to change, but

maybe you are curious? If
you delve into the research
with an open mind, free of
biases, you will see that the

facts are clear.
Newton's law of reciprocal actions states that "for
every action force, there is an
equal, but opposite reaction
force." I realize he is talking
about movement, but this can
be applied to so many other
aspects of life.
I started this article talking about excess. Because
excess exists, deprivation
exists. They make each other.
Because there is dark, there is
light. Because there are
wealthy people, there are
people living in poverty.
Eliminating
excessive
actions leads to a more balanced you. When you empty
water from one bucket to fill
another, the weight of the
buckets is more evenly distributed.
1 have found that seeking
balance and eliminating
excess is a step towards real
happiness. Beginning with
changing your diet is an easy
way to help your self and help
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OPINION
THE EAGLE EYE
VOLUME 65, ISSUE 5
Parsons Union Building
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Obama shows sense of national
duty through 'audacity of hope'
Nate Weaver
Guest Writer
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On Feb. 10th, Illinois
Senator Barack Obama finally
announced his intention to
seek the Democratic nominaiulty Advisor
Online Editor
tion for the 2008 presidential
Kara Wilt
Dr. Sharon
race. After reading his latest
Stringer
book, "The Audacity of
Hope." 1 feel his deep sense of
Photographers
duty towards this nation but
Alana Beightol
Editor in Chief
also
his reluctance to become
Garrett
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Graziano
president, primarily because it
could further strain his relaNews
Advertising
tionship with his family. He
Sarah Wojcik
Sarah Goetter
just cautiously took the first
step.
Jennifer Hayes
Erin Hippie
In the months leading up to
the senator's announcement,
Features
Financial
the major news sources have
Jessa Hoover
Manager
run stories about Obama
Melanie
Christina Fried almost daily. While mostly
supportive, the primary focus
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has been the questioning of
Brandon Apter
Sports
Obama's qualifications for
Garrett Graziano
Jeremy Horn
president and the role of ethJames Cooney
Chris Hoskavich
nicity in his campaign, all
arguments which seem to have
Kris Glad
little merit when considered
Sara Gerber
Opinion
within the context of contemStephanie LaSota
Ashley Griffis
porary America. Hopefully
Nicole Jacobs
this article convinces you to
not count him out just yet.
Moshe
Classifieds
Jenkins
The first argument against
Stacy Lipson
Ads Manager
is always about his
Obama
Sarah Goetter
Olga Malyavskaya
race. Yes, he is black, but does
Nicole Pinto
that automatically disqualify
Brandy Rissmiller him from the election? Recent
Photo Editor
Adam Roberts
polls show that 90 percent of
Marina
Americans
would have no
Tsygankova
Danielle Tepper
reservations about voting for a
Laura Theis
black man, but of course,
Kara Wilt
Copy Editoap
things change when it comes
Danielle Tepper
down to actually voting.
Still, it suggests that race is
simply
not a major factor
EYE,
EAGLE
OFFICIAL
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NEWSPAPER
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working against Obama.

While some hate groups will
surely spread unfair messages
around the Internet and on talk
shows, the fact of the matter is
that in this decade, there is
more racial diversity and
acceptance in every realm of
society than ever before.
While some want to disqualify him for being black,
others say that maybe he is not
black enough. Obama's father
was black as pitch and his
mother white as milk, but the
argument goes that since he is
not a descendant of African
slaves, he cannot possibly
understand those who are. This
is absurd because Obama surely has compassion for and a
deep understanding of black
Americans and what it means
to be black.
Obama has faced the same
discrimination that any other
minority group has in
America. He has shed the
tears, shared in the fear and in
the doubt. But he has risen
above that, although still others want to discredit him for
his strange name.
Don't forget his ethnicity:
his name is Barack Hussein
Obama. In his 2004 Illinois
Senate campaign, a person
created a website superimposing his picture over that of
Osama
bin
Laden.
Undoubtedly, a few people
will distribute similar sick creations during his 2008 campaign, but this will only
embolden voters who truly
desire justice and a different
kind of politics, of which
Obama is so deeply aware,
unlike the majority of our
elected officials.
The final major question
concerning Obama is his expe-

rience. Many experts say he

should not be running now;
after all, he was first elected to
a federal office in just 2004.
While his career in the Senate
has certainly been short,
Obama did graduate from
Harvard Law, after which he
taught constitutional law at the
University of Chicago for over
ten years, which proves his
knowledge of our constitution
and our nation's laws.
Obama also served in the
Illinois State Senate from 1996
to 2004, and as he mentions in
"The Audacity of Hope,"
Illinois is a microcosm of the
United States as a whole in all
its diversity. Obama's wisdom
certainly outshines any knowledge that could come with
decades of experience in
office.
Abraham Lincoln only
served one term in the U.S.
House of Representatives
before becoming one of our
most admired
presidents.
Experience should not even be
a question, although it will be.
Obama shared his wisdom
with America upon delivering
the keynote address at the
Convention in 2004, instantly
securing his greatness. Obama
demonstrated courage and
incredible foresight by opposing the war on Iraq, right from
the beginning, unlike fellow
Democrat Hillary Clinton. He
was one of the few who saw
the war as being an openended commitment and has
always opposed it, even when
it was popular.
Americans respect this
judgment, even as the rest of
us kick ourselves for buying
into the president's deception

and foolish arrogance.
But why does Barack
Obama have a fighting chance,
despite all of the adversity?
As one analyst phrased it,
he cares about what the average American cares about.
Barack Obama is young, handsome, charismatic, honest and
humble. He is fresh enough
not to be yet spoiled by the
good old boys in Washington.
Most of all, he feeds our desire
for change.
He is young, he is ofmixed
heritage and he understands us
as Americans more deeply
than any other elected official
in recent memory. Obama, a
Christian, also knows Muslim
culture (he went to school in
Indonesia) and can heal our
relations with the Muslim
world. He understands black
culture, white culture, pop culture and our culture ofhope.
Most of all, Obama is wise
beyond his years and beyond
his short career in politics.
Before betting against him in
2008, remember his "audacity
of hope" for America in his
famous 2004 keynote address:
"America's faced big problems before. But today, our
leaders in Washington seem
incapable of working together
in a practical, common sense
way... no, people don't expect
government to solve all their
problems. But they sense, deep
in their bones, that with just a
slight change in priorities, we
can make sure that every child
in America has a decent shot at
life, and that the doors of
opportunity remain open to all.
They know we can do better.
And they want that choice."
Barack Obama gives us all
that choice.

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STAFF AND DO NOT REFLECT THE VIEWS OF THE STUDENTS, THE FACULTY OR ADMINISTRATION, UNLESS
SPECIFIED. THE EAGLE EYE IS FUNDED BY THE STUDENT COOPERATIVE COUNCIL AND IS PRINTED BY THE
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Ohio student
suggests new
plan for politics
Chris Kok
Daily Kent Stater
(Kent State U.)

would be required to put
fortl1 a list of candidates.

Those at the t0 P of the list
would be the first to receive
seats. This system, which is
already used in other countries, would open politics to
(U-WIRE) KENT, Ohio - I more than just two dominant
spend most of my time and parties.
The media should be
wprds in the Stater criticizto air the view
required
ing policies, politics and
of
the
various parties
points
politicians. I usually put my
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skeptics
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converting
just
remaining forests
about
all
of
the
world's
to draft
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and
over
laws, but not to vote on
to agricultural land.
open spaces
original, constructive idea.
them.
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section
of
the
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level, it should be 75
government that, to my law would have the names federal
rule, those that are too
every
percent.
of
the
representatives
in
knowledge, is original. I'm
would probably
confusing
favor
it.
Thus
the
localities
would
alongside
not sure I would want this
enactment of the
more power than not pass.
The
have
much
government, but it is someSecond, only important
laws should be up to a demthe federal government.
thing to think about.
Also, because it is easier laws would pass. If a law
vote of the people.
This government would ocratic
Dear Editor,
draft
to
Thus
would
Congress
organize
support for local failed to get the required
be federal, with national,
laws, but only the people
issues than on national turnout, it would signify that
state and local levels. the
mak-e the drafts into
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I very much enjoyed the article on the Steinway
of a standard for enactto enact.
enough
law.
high
level should be elected on
acquisition.
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Third, loopholes for
Voting on most issues ing laws locally.
the basis of proportional
Curtin's contribution to the process.
Dr.
made
of
David
should be at a 50 percent
The Bill of Rights and powerful
corporations
representation.
that
the writer was unaware, as many of
I assume
other amendments should be would not be likely to pass
This means you could plus 1 margin, except for
Dr. Curtin's contributions to the university are behind
cases such as constitutional
included in the Constitution because the people would
vote for specific parties, but
the scenes.
amendments which could be to ensure that people's rights vote for them, rather than
not specific people, and that
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idea; it deals solely with the
on politics?
voter participation required
this
have
received.
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Ed Cbatterton
level,
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Olga Malyavskaya
Staff Reporter

Decorated with traditional
Chinese red lanterns, fans and
Gymnasium changed beyond
recognition to welcome the
university's faculty and international community as they
joined together in celebration
of the Chinese New Year on
Feb. 17.
The organization of the
event was a collaborative
effort of the International
Office and the Asian Student
Association. President Miller,
who wasn't able to attend the
celebration, was still a big supporter of the initiative, according to Daniel Roberts, the
director of International
Office.
"It's a cultural event, and
it's a celebration of what is for
Chinese and many peoples of
Asia a very significant part of
the year," said Roberts.
Chinese New Year is also
known as Lunar New Year
because it is based on the lunar
calendar consisting of the
cycles or phases of the moon
which last 29.5 days each. The
Chinese New Year Day on
Feb. 18 is the first day of the
first lunar month.
According to Chinese
astrology, this year is the year
ofred or fire pig. A pig is considered to be a very lucky animal in the Chinese horoscope
because, as stated at Chinese
Fortune Calendar Online site,
"the Chinese see that pigs eat
food all the time, enjoy sleeping all day long and worry
about nothing during their
entire lives."
People, born in the year of
pig, possess such qualities as
and
honesty,
modesty
patience. According to gotohoroscope.com, these people
are reserved with those whom
they don't know very well, but
as time passes, and they gain
confidence,
while those
around them may discover
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of the Chinese New Year, celebrated last week.

A colorful dragon costume helps to display
sons behind that mask of
aloofness.
In China and other Asian
countries, the new year. is a
major event and the most
important holiday surrounded
by many traditions and superstitions. To acknowledge such
an important event for many
Asian students on campus, as
well as to give Americans the
idea of what the Chinese New
Tear is all about were the primary purposes ofthe evening.
"As we continue to diversify our campus in terms where
our students are coming from,
we also continue to work with
our domestic population and
introduce them to different
cultures around the world, and
Chinese culture is one of the

important ones to learn
from," said Roberts.
In addition to delicious
Chinese food, the event also
featured several cultural performances, such as the dance
of the golden lion performed
by Pi Delta Psi Fraternity Inc.,
the guests from Penn State
whose mission is to spread
cultural awareness in colleges.
"New Year is a point where
you start over a new leaf, and
you are supposed to cleanse all
the bad stuff that's happened
over the past year," Warren
Iuz, a member of the group,
said." The golden lion brings
prosperity, luck and wealth to
people, their businesses and
houses, and what we do is a
sort ofcleansing motion or ritmost

ual so that the next year will
bring prosperity and fortune."
The members of Asian
Student Association on campus also prepared some entertainment for the guests of the
evening, such as singing and
playing instruments.
It is the second time when
the celebration of the Chinese
New Year took place in the
university. The IIS director
Roberts expressed hope to
continue this tradition in
future.
"We are very excited to
have the Chinese students on
campus and to see the community coming out to celebrate
the event, and we look forward
to do more events like that in
the future," he said.

This event had yet one
that
is to help Asian students who
are apart from their families
not to feel very homesick at
the time when their loved ones
are joined together at the family table in joyful celebration
of the New Year. And it
seemed to work so far.
"I don't really feel sad or
lonely because I had so many
international students with me
tonight, and I had fun here,"
said Yu Gao, an international
student from Southern China
and a performer of two
Chinese songs at the celebration.
Gao was also very glad to
see real Chinese candies, the
ones she used to eat at home,
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celebration.
"Today is the first day of
year for us, and we like to eat
some sweet things today," she
said. "That means a sweet
beginning ofthe New Year, so
that from the beginning of the
year you can be happy."
Gao also recommended not
to finish the last meal of the
year, so as to have something
left for the new year from the
old one.
So, wear red, eat sweets
and let off the firecrackers to
scare evil spirits the celebration of the New Year will last
for 15 days till the appearance
of the full moon. Xin Nian
Hao or Happy New Year!

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weathered by age, the stairs have become icy with the onset of the
latest winter storm. Maintenance will soon be repairing the battered
stairway, allowing for daily student usage again. Students are
encouraged not to try and scale the hill alongside the stairs, whether
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Boxing dominates the day
With the home crowd behind them and a blizzard outside, the boxing team creates a storm

opponent. After a solid first
round, Stratton seemed to tire
as the fight wore on, missing

Clayton D. Desmond
Boxing Writer
A large and enthusiastic
crowd of nearly 3,000 filled
Thomas Fieldhouse to witness
the LHU Boxing Bald Eagles
win nine of eleven bouts on the
14-bout main card, Saturday.
In the evenings opening
bout on the main card, LHU
freshman Kate Hill, 115 lbs.,
opened the show with a solid
3-0 decision over Mansfield's
Erica Martin in the female
division. This was Hill's second win over the aggressive
Martin this season.
The 132 lb. junior Andy
Pizarro, with a 10-1 record,
looked especially sharp in
decisioning Navy's David
Miller. Over the past two seasons, the popular Bethlehem
Liberty grad has won eight in a
row.

Chris Collins, 170 lbs.,
scored the evening's lone 'K.O'
when he stopped VMI's Dave
Feltes at 1:52 of the third
round. The powerful Collins
crushed his opponent with a
constant series of body punches forcing the referee, Chad
Forry, to stop the bout in the
final seconds.

Also winning, and remaining undefeated, was Haven
freshman Nate Van Tassel,
bringing his record to 3-0.
With Van Tassel's fraternity.
Alpha Chi Rho out in full force
to lend their support for their
fellow brother, he scored a
unanimous 3-0 decision over
Army's Dave Brown. Van
Tassel won the first two rounds
with a good left jab, but had to
hang on in the third round to
pull-out the hard fought victory over the aggressive Cadet.
Before the evening's intermission, the Bald Eagles' hard
working Mike Bechdel, 139 lb.
junior, dropped a 3-0 decision
to IUP's Eddie Perez. The bout
was close, but Bechdel didn't
have an answer for Perez's
quicker feet and faster hands.

of their own

with his overhand right and
many numerous body punches.
In one of the best bouts on
either the afternoon or evening
card, Lock Haven senior, Jason
Sanchez scored a 3-0 decision
over the tough Gene Juan from
San Diego, CA. Juan, originalBp? l\n\\\\\u9
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Stationed at Camp Pendleton,
the U.S. Marine, is coached by
former 2-time All-American
(2003-2004), Gus Pugliese.
Sanchez came on strong in the
final round to outdistance the
tough Marine.
In the co-feature bout ofthe
evening, junior Danny Marrero
continued to impress with a
solid 3-0 decision over Navy's
brigade champion, Denny
East. Marrero scored several
standing eight counts using
solid combinations to easily
decision East. According to
Coach Ken Cooper, "Marrero
keeps improving with every
bout".
In the final bout of the
evening, 2006 National runnerup at 139 lbs.. Josh Mercado
(23-7) won a unanimous 3-0
decision over Mansfield's
Jarrell Hill. Mercado won all
three rounds using his superior
boxing skills and solid body
attack. For his effort in winning the exciting bout,
Mercado was awarded the
"Outstanding Boxer Award" by
the referee and judges. He
edged out Navy's defending
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Koch presents
Mercado an
Dr.
Dr. Linda Koch, Vice
boxer at the Lock Haven University Invitational. Mercado defeated
President of Student Affairs,
Mansfield's Jarrell Hill by unanimous decision.
made the presentation followImmediately
following mild upset, the Haven's fast Coach, John Stout.
ing the last bout of the evening.
intermission, Ail-American, improving 190 lb. junior,
"It's an honor to win the
Unfortunately, the Bald
Josh Wisniewski, a 125 lb. junAaron Lynch, won a lopsided Eagles Greg Stratton, HWT OBAaward in front of so many
ior, with a 15-7 record, looked 3-0 decision over Patrick Frost sophomore, dropped a 3-0 supporters and friends of LHU
of the U.S. Coast Guard decision to Mansfield's veteran boxing. 1 worked so hard for
especially impressive with a 30 shut out victory over Army's Academy. Lynch, lead by the boxer Chris Phifer, much to the this bout and wanted by last
Dan Hogan. The Haven team partisan crowd's energy easily disappointment of the large home show appearance to be
captain scored several crushing out boxed the game Frost.
delegation ofbrothers ofAlpha memorable," said Mercado.
blows midway through the
continues
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to Chi Rho. Stratton only scored
third round in an exciting bout. improve every time he steps on several ofhis powerful over
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Wrestling team clips
the wings of Clarion
Pier Salamone
Sports Reporter

The Wrestling team competed in a match against
EWL team Clarion, this past
Sunday. The team bounced
back from their loss against
Bloomsburg, to rock Clarion
40-6.
Tom Kocher started out
the match at 184 pounds,
against Scott Joseph, winning 7-3 and giving Lock
Haven the first 3 pointes of
the match. Jeremie Cook
recorded the first pin of the
match at 197, over Dixon
Jordan.
At 125, Obenson Blanc
notched a victory, however
this was due to excessive
penalty points on his opponent Patrick Feeley. Blanc's
match was followed by a
forfeit to Nick Hyatt, bring-

ing the overall score to 21-3.
Zack Kell gathered another
win for the Haven by topping Clarion's Tony Lascari
11-5.
At 149 pounds, Donnie
Ament had a close match
with Hadley Harrison. After
leading in the first period,
Harrison won the match by a
close score of 5-3. Seth
Martin made his last match
in the Thomas Fieldhouse a
memorable one, by pinning
his opponent Nick Billups.

another difficult match, this
time against Bloomsburg
University, last Friday. The
team put in their best effort,
but came up short by a score
of 24-9.
The first victory came
from Obenson Blanc who
dominated Bloomsburg's
Mike Sees. Blanc's 8-2 victory brought his season to a
record of 27-5.
The next Haven win
came from freshman Landis
Wright at 165 pounds.
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The Haven will next be
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Women's basketball drop
last two games on the road
Kris Glad
Sports Reporter

Going on the road is tough
for any team. The women's
basketball team (11-14, 4-7
PSAC West) unfortunately,
know this too well as they lost
their final road games of the
season.

Women's Basketball
Last Thursday, the Lady
Eagles traveled to Clarion
University (8-16. 3-7 PSAC
West). The game was originally set for Wednesday, but due
to the massive snow storm that
hit the state, the game was
pushed back the game a day.
However, an extra day to prepare didn't help as LHU lost
57-46.
Despite the loss. The Haven
had some strong performances.
Senior, Ginger Williams, was

the lone player from Lock
Haven to score double digit
points as she put up 11 points,
as well as two blocks and seven
rebounds. Sophomore, Ilia
Lopez, scored nine points and
had a team high eight
rebounds. She was dominant at
the free throw line as she made
7-8 tries. Freshman, Kristen
Kudrick, scored eight points
and seven rebounds.
Hoping torebound from the
loss LHU made their last trip of
the semester to Edinboro
University (13-12, 5-5 PSAC
West). Some ofthe seniors on
the team wanted to make a
statement on their final road
game leaving it all on the court
and giving some standout performances.
Senior, Candace Sillers,
had a team high 13 points and
recorded three assists as well.
Senior, Elizabeth Gabrielle,
scored 11 point while Senior
Ginger Williams did well

The seniors weren't the
only ones who performed well,
however. Freshman, Kristen
Kudrick, scored 11 points in
the game as well.
Unfortunately it was not
enough as they fell 78-56, all
but eliminating them from the
Pennsylvania State Athletic
Conference (PSAC) playoffs.
The Lady Eagles will finish
off the season at home this
week, as they will host nonconference foe University of
Pitt-Johnstown on Feb. 21, at 6
p.m. The day will also be celebrated as Women in Sports Day
as many of the LHU women
athletic teams will host local
female athletes and hold a variety of small clinics prior to the
contest.
Finally, the Lady Eagles
will finish the regular season at
home
against
Indiana
University of Pennsylvania on
Saturday Feb. 24, at 1 p.m.

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Wilson has been pretty impressive in his first season as a Bald Eagle.

Men's basketball playoff hopes
slip away after dismal week
Brandon Apter

the break with an eight-point
lead. Showing a sign offight,
the Bald Eagles managed to
tie up the game in the middle
ofthe second half, but it wasn't enough as they failed to
take the lead, giving Clarion
the 60-54 victory and the
fourth spot in the division.
James Chappell scored a
game-high 18 points while
teammate Billy Arre managed 11 points and 12 boards.
Justin Wilson also netted 13
points and grabbed an
impressive seven rebounds.
This win put Clarion in good
position as they can now
clinch a playoff spot with a
win over Edinboro on
Wednesday.
Looking to keep their
slim playoff hopes alive, the
Bald Eagles traveled to
Edinboro to battle a tough
Fighting Scots team (17-8).
Edinboro
had
already
clinched a playoff birth, with
the second spot in the division.
Lock Haven would hold
very slim leads in the first
part of the game but
Edinboro fought back and
took the lead for good in the
middle of the first half. The
Haven didn't give them much
breathing room as both teams
went into the locker room
with Edinboro up by five.
Just two minutes into the

second half, the Haven
trailed only by two. Edinboro
made sure the Bald Eagles
wouldn't get any closer, as
they went on a 13-0 run to
closeout the game, winning it
by a score of 92-73.
Justin Wilson scored 24
points while James Chappell
tallied 18, Arre with 10.
"It will be difficult to win
against anyone on the road.
We must come out each night
and play at a high level physically and emotionally. At
home this means keeping the
crowd in the game and on the
road taking the crowd out of
the game," said Coach
Wilson.
Justin Wilson's performance this week was enough to
earn him the honor of the
PSAC West Rookie of the
Week.
The Haven will be back in
action at home for their next
two games, Wednesday
of
against
University
Pittsburgh-Johnstown and
Saturday against IUP. The
Haven lost to Pitt earlier this
season 86-71 and beat IUP
66-61 at home. Even if the
Haven were to win out and
have Clarion lose their final
two, Clarion would have a
better division record since
the Haven only face one
more PSAC West opponent.

while Lovik dropped a 3-0
decision to Zulu Omotoya
(WVU). Both Bald Eagles
Fifteen bouts were contest- gave a good account of themed on the preliminary card selves.
"Considering the poor
with LHU wining two and losconditions, we ended
two.
weather
Jarrett Peak, a 125 lb.
ing
an excellent show,"
up
having
freshman, got off to a strong
start scoring a unanimous 3-0 said Head Coach Dr. Ken Cox.
decision over Sam Jeremiah of "Without the many people
the Shamokin B.C. Peak who support the invitational
boxed the first two rounds we would have to downsize it.
strongly, but seemed to slow The crowd was again excellent
down in the later stages of the and the many volunteers who
third round, however, he still provided their services are
greatly appreciated. It takes a
managed to pull out the victolot
of people to make this
ryhappen. It's a very diffia
event
Teammate, Dave Harper,
175 lb. freshman looked cult task, but like most things
impressive in winning a 3-0 in life, when a difficult task is
decision over Ryan Ross from successfully completed, it is
very rewarding."
West Virginia University.
Ten schools participated in
However, the Haven had
two boxers suffer defeats, the event which included
Army, Coast Guard, IUP,
Kevin Alvarez, a 156 lb. sophomore (1-4), and Austin UMD, Mansfield, Navy, PSU,
Lovik, a 139 lb. freshman (0- VMI, UWV and LHU. Also
1). Alvarez was decisioned by boxers from amateur (USAB)
Army's Dan Sequirea, 3-0 clubs including Shamokin

Boy's Club, Odessey/Wilkes
Barre and San Diego, CA,
took part.
There were 15 bouts on the
preliminary (afternoon card)
and 14 bouts on the evening's
main card. Several schools
and clubs could not make it
because of driving conditions,
including two car loads ofreferees/judges who got snowed
in. However, we had a contingent of three judges and two
referees who made it just in
time.
The Bald Eagle boxers wilr.
be back in action this coming
Saturday Feb. 24, at the
University of Maryland in
College Park, Maryland. Five
boxers are scheduled to compete.
Danny Marrero, 156, is
scheduled to box Francisco
Torres, UN-Reno, in a co-feature bout. Torres (4-1) defeated Marrero in the 2006
National quarter-finals.

Sports Reporter
The Men's Basketball
team (10-15) went on the
road for two games this past
week but failed to capitalize

against both Clarion and
Edinboro, losing each game.
It looked as if the Bald
Eagles were destined to make
a late season playoff push,

but it looks as if the Haven
will go another season without making the postseason.
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Ginger Williams led the Lady Eagles in scoring against Mansfield.
Williams has been impressive on the defense end as well. Against
Edinboro, she blocked four Fighting Scots and stole two passes.

Earlier in the year, Lock
Haven had no trouble handling the Golden Eagles of
Clarion, but this time seemed
to be different. When the
Bald Eagles defeated Clarion
87-76 in late January, Clarion
was a dismal 5-11. Since then
they have won six of eight
and passed the Haven in the
PSAC
West
standings.
Coming into this game, these
two teams were tied for the
fourth spot in the division.
The first half of this game
had a few lead changes at the
beginning but as it winded
down, Clarion began to pull
away. Tied at 15 with just
fewer than 10 minutes to
play, the Golden Eagles made
a run to the half, going into

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muscles were, this game had lasting game play
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game. Played it at home and at arcades. This
hard-hitting thriller never got boring. No penalties, no holds barred football game. Starting
with the ball with a first down and 30 and no
punts, I don't think I have played a game of
Blitz that didn't score more than 35 points. 1
played this over this past break at a friends
house and it brought back all ofthe memories 1
had with it back in my middle school days. This
was one of the best non-Madden football
games ofall time, hands down.
I. "NBA Jam" (Super Nintendo)—"He's
on fire!" Just one of the many exciting
moments of this basketball classic, this game
was fun for hours and hours on end. Hitting
threes from everywhere all ov^r the court, and
the buzzer-beating shots had me on the edge
my seat every time I played Jam. There aren
many words that I think could explain ho\
much I enjoyed this game. So much fun ove
the years...I am just really surprised they did
n't evolve on it throughout the years. Oh well
I still have it today in my dorm room and I d(
break it out every now and then.
That about wraps it up for this week. Catch
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tail.
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a
"exciting"
This past weekend
very
weekend,
the Daytona 500. The race v,
term
exciting
very
weekend in sports. 1 use the
for
the first 150 laps, but the last
alright
500
loosely because besides the Daytona
were
There were ail kinds ofpile-u
amazing.
which had one ofthe best finishes 1 have ever
and
lead
After a gutsy move by Me
changes.
was
quiet.
seen, the rest of the sports world
It was a major step in the Major League Martin to take only two hours he was able to
Baseball world as now all members of their the first person out of the pits and take o\
respective teams have reported. Except if first place.
A caution flag made the race end under
you're Barry Bonds. Instead ofreporting early
finish. Martin was in the lea
green/white
and being a classy veteran, he spent the weekinto
the
final turn when there was a hug
going
end getting all sorts of interviews at the NBA
behind
pile-up
him and Kevin Harvicl
All-Star Game.
to
NACAR
rules when such a eras
According
Game,
that was
Speaking of the All-Star
occurs
the
ends and the person i
green/white
tl exciting. Apparently Kobe Bryant didn't
first
at
that
place
time
is the winner. Mar
the message that in the actual game you
Martin
the
lead
in
was
at
the time ofthe crasl
n't supposed to try. While every other playbut
could
not
he
hold
of
Harvick
before the fit
on the court was trying to entertain the
ish
line
and
Harvick
one.
dunks,
was
Kobe
>wd with alley-oops and
Mark Martin has never won the Daytoi
ining around shooting shots and driving to
500
in 20 plus tries and he was definitely tl
hoop acting all tough while the East wasn't
sentimental
favorite. NASCAR should ha'
lying defense.
throne
the
out and let him win. He
caution
The All-Star weekend did have some fun
the
Cal
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of auto racing. When 1
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out
of shape
and entertaining things like
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race
the
400 it will be the fn
Pepsi
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Charles Barkley running against a 60 plus refhe
a
time
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missed
race
since 1988. He w
eree. Seeing the old man dive for the finish
have
617
races.
competed
straight
in
line and seeing Barkley fall on his behind was
Another
that
made
the
finish spect
thing
a
quite entertaining. It was all for good cause
ular
was
how
cars
crossed
the finish li
many
$50,000
to a charity.
as the loser had to donate
Clint
the
Jack
Daniels
car
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At the end the race, Barkley and thc ref kissed
finish
line
down
and
on
fire.
upside
each other on the lips, almost to poke fun at
Seeing this race almost, almost makes
Tim Hardaway.
count
down the days to the next Daytona f
The skills competition and the dunk contest
And
one
more thing, lets go Cubs.
alright,
nothing really spectacular.
ill

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me, even though some ofmy friends found it
be dull.
4. "Mario Tennis" (Nintendo 64)—I was
evera big fan of tennis but this game involved
11 of your favorite Mario characters, playing in
aurnaments to win the championship. Using
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For much of its 53-year
basketball history, the ACC
has been defined by an eightmile stretch on Tobacco
Road.
Duke and North Carolina
have dominated the conference from its inception in
1954, combining to win or
share 40 of the 53 regular
season championships. In
addition, the Blue Devils or
Tar Heels have won nine of
the last 10 ACC Tournament
titles.
At this time last year,
Duke was 12-0 and had a
three-game lead on the rest of
the pack. This season was
expected to be more of the
same, with UNC and Duke
picked to finish 1-2 during
the preseason.
But with two weeks
remaining in the conference
season, the ACC is as open as
ever.
North
Four teams
Carolina, Virginia, Boston
College and Virginia Tech
all stand within one game of
first place at the top of the
standings. Although the presence of the Tar Heels at the
top of the standings comes as
no surprise, few thought they
would have as much company.
"From top to bottom, the
league is as strong as I've

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it," North
ever known
Carolina head coach Roy
Williams said. "There's some
teams that are struggling, yet
you better be ready to play
when you play them. The
addition of the other schools
in the league has made the
grind longer. The imbalanced
schedule really puts a greater
sense of urgency on some
games."
North Carolina played
two of those recently added
schools in the past week ~
losing at home to Virginia
Tech and winning at Boston
College. The split was symbolic ofanother chaotic week
at the top of the ACC. After
stunning UNC to complete a
sweep of the Tar Heels, the
Hokies were routed at N.C.
State Sunday.
"If you're in a good
league, you're going to play
good teams," Virginia Tech
head coach Seth Greenberg
said. "You're going to have
good wins, you're going to
have tough losses. As disappointed as I am [after the
N.C. State loss], I've also got
to be human and understand
that our team right now
should feel good about what
they've accomplished to this
point in the season. A lot of
teams in our league would
like to be 8-4."
The Hokies will try to
leapfrog 9-4 Boston College
in the standings to move into
third place when they host

the Eagles on Wednesday
night. Boston College is coming off back-to-back home
losses to Duke and North
Carolina that dropped it from
the top spot in the standings.
"College athletics has
proven that there's going to
be some parity — 1 think
we've proven that this year in
this league," Eagles' head
coach Al Skinner said. "We're
all trying to achieve the same
goal, and our guys are working real hard to do it."
The biggest surprise at the
top is Virginia, picked eighth
at the start of the season. The
Cavaliers entered the season
with all the focus on their
new arena instead oftheir old
guards. But junior Sean
Singletary and senior J.R.
Reynolds have shot Virginia
into a first-place tie with
UNC.
"To finish at the top really
an
accomplishment
is
because you have so many
difficult games and you're
doing it over a couple of
months," Cavaliers' head
coach Dave Leitao said.
"Particularly in this league
because it's always belonged
to traditionally one of two
teams. We're in a unique
position to take a shot at it."
With the top four teams
earning byes in the ACC
Tournament, the quartet at
the top of the standings feels
comfortable heading into the
hard homestretch.

21, 2007

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Win against St. Joe's could
spark strong finish for Temple
Owls have shown they can
for the Owls.
A win over fourth-place hold their own against a
St. Joe's (16-10, 8-4) could hefty frontcourt.
The Owls, who did so
Thursday's game against set the tone for the Owls'
UMass,
have
against
These
games.
city
final
three
Saint Joseph's really is
stressed
team
rebounding.
of
tendency
rivalries
have
a
Temple's "biggest game of
Dion Dacons, despite a comdoing just that. With a victothe rest of the season."
That's the mantra the ry, the Owls would end their mendable effort, can't handle
the interior on his own. If
Owls men's basketball team skid knowing that their comof the players have
get
any
any
won't
petition
(11-14) have been taking
tourreceived
that message, it's
until
the
A-10
tougher
into each of their contests in
Tyndale.
Mark
ney.
recent weeks. It's their way
The junior guard has
A loss would have them
of making sure they don't
a
notched
four double-doubles
losing
mired
three-game
in
overlook anyone.
back
the
last six games.
scrambling
in
streak
and
But the Owls' next game
who is averaging
Tyndale,
of
the
the
confines
to
likely will be their toughest
and 10 boards
the
23.3
points
Center,
Liacouras
where
contest in their final four
has risen to
The
Hawks
that
during
span,
Owls
are
8-4.
games. And the most important. Saturday's 84-72 road have had Temple's number in 13th in the conference in
loss to George Washington recent seasons. The Owls rebounding.
Against the Hawks, the
dropped the Owls to 5-7 and have won just once in their
their
Owls
will need more of the
last
10
meetings
against
into 11th place in the
town
same
from Tyndale, but
counterparts.
cross
Atlantic Ten Conference.
both
also need Dionte
problem
they'll
bigger
A
That puts them two
is
Christmas
to rebound from
figuratively
and
literally
games in front of St.
two sub-par showings. The
the
Hawks'
Ahmad
Nivens.
Bonaventure for 12th place,
A-10's leading scorer was
the final spot for next The 6-9 forward, who averand
held to just five points
7.2
ages
15.7
points
month's A-10 tournament.
the Colonials over
against
rebounds
staked
per
game,
Though a first-round bye,
the
the
weekend.
The sophoin
claim
of
the
interior
given to the conference's top
collected
17 at
more
meeting.
guard
teams'
previous
four teams, is almost unatto
Salle,
but
struggled
Nivens
notched
20
La
points
tainable, a few wins could
boards
as
find
his
shot.
Christmas
has
and
grabbed
eight
catapult Temple much higher
the Hawks exited the made only 7-of-29 shots in
in the A-10 standings.
Liacouras
Center with the his last two games, including
The league's fifth and
Nivens 4-of-21 from beyond the arc.
Double-teaming
win.
11th places are separated by
limited
benefit
The
Hawks
doesn't
necessarily
just two games. In between
to
Christmas
2-of-12
just
Owls,
the
either.
are five teams, all with
"If you help off [Rob] shooting and nine points,
mediocre records at or
which marked the first time
he's got a tremenFerguson,
around .500. The Owls will
coach
this
season Christmas had
shot,"
dous
Owls
jump
play three of those teams
been
held under 10 points.
"If
Fran
said.
Dunphy
you
and
Charlotte,
Dayton
he
didn't let him get
"They
Calathes,
off
help
[Pat]
Fordham ~ to close the seaball,"
a
to
the
Dunphy said.
adds
lot
their
team.
He
son. Despite a two-game losdid, they sura
"When
they
has
really
complete
game."
to
a
ing streak, the window
undersized
rounded
him."
Still,
the
decent seed is still wide open

John Kopp
Temple News

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much "As Seen on
TV," but more so, "As Heard
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getting at?
Well, let me explain.
Today's commercials and
television programs arc filled
with soundtracks that boast
many of the new or up and
coming songs from today's talented musicians.
For those obscure artists
represented on smaller labels,
with limited public relations
and advertising, this can be a
blessing. For others ii can ultimately ruin their career if multiple commercials or programs
have picked up thc sung and
its heavy rotation becomes
redundant and

annoying.

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between getting themselves
out there and saturating their
audiences to the point of discomfort.
That's where other means
of exposure can help. Not
only are the television programs playing these contemporary songs week after week,

was Boucher a gifted vocalist
and elaborate lyricist, but she
was also an unbelievably
exceptional musician.
Soon after engulfing
myself in her music I stumbled
upon her website one day and
found that Boucher played
every instrument recorded on
the album's tracks and that she
had been playing a variety of
instruments since the age of

Personally, I've taken
advantage of such features,
because I don't know how
many times I've heard a song
during a show and have never
been able to track it down,
which tends to get frustrating.
This past week on "Grey's
Anatomy" 1 had one of those
moments.

During the opening and
final scenes of the episode
there was a familiar female
voice singing under the dialogue and action taking place.
1 knew that it had to be
Boucher,
an
Butterfly
Australian singer/songwriter,.
Fler accent comes through
even in her singing, making
her vocals very distinctive and
hard to confuse with any other

but they are further promoting

the artists by adding supplements to the shows' webpage.
Take for example "Grey's
Anatomy." and the link that
was available on the shows'
page from the debut of the
show.
When you visit the music
section each episode's music
soundtrack is listed with the
artist, song and record label. A
recent addition includes a

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musician.

After hearing her first single "1 Can't Make Me," in late
2003, I bought her debut
album, "Flutterby." and was
amazed to find that not only

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"Another White Dash" and
Boucher found herself touring
extensively throughout the
U.S. and overseas.
When she finally wrapped
up her adventures on the road
in February 2005, Boucher
took some much needed time
to recooperate. The touring
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the pinochle moments of both
the beginning and end of the
show, it fit perfectly.
Not only did Boucher's
melodic and poignant voice
leave an eery silence to the
scenes, but a touch of hope
was palpable, even though the
main character, Meredith
Grey, lays on the hospital bed
dying before viewer's eyes.
"A Bitter Song," has since
scrambled a good amount of
buzz in favor of Boucher's asyet-to-be-released album, tentatively titled, "Scary Fragile."
Due to the overwhelming
response that "A Bitter Song"
has received since it's airing
on "Grey's Anatomy," the single will be released on iTunes
Feb. 27, 2007.
Boucher stated on her website, "How about the placement in Grey's Anatomy last
Thursday, eh?! Pretty amaz-

laughing until the end as he
finished his segment with a
little audience participation.
Danielle Steinbacher volunteered to assist Barnett in his
final skit; a post-"game"
interview.
As the crowd was left
almost in tears, it was Blue's
turn to be in the lime light, or
"nugget light," as he puts it.
"I always feel like a chicken nugget under these bright
lights," said Blue.
Although Blue's bit was
funny, a lot of people were
getting side stitches from
laughing so hard, others were
a little weary. Blue has cerebral palsy and when he first
came out on stage some people were not sure exactly how
to take his sense of humor.

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okay with what life had
thrown his way, and that he
had decided to turn it into
something positive.
As Blue finished by opening up the opportunity to stop
and speak to him after the
show, he received a standing
ovation.
I think everyone can
agree, this was money well
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many
more. If you are unsure which
to use, ask your dermatologist.
4. The most common triggers of the scratch/itch cycle
are sweating and overheating.
Wearing layers allows you to
remove clothing as needed to
prevent overheating. Be sure
to wear loose-fitting cotton
fabrics next to your skin. Also,
wear gloves. Protecting your
hands from cold air and low
humidity present in winter
months is a huge advantage
when fighting against flareups of dry skin. Make sure the
gloves you wear, however,
will not irritate your skin
while also keeping hands
warm and dry.
I personally hate feeling
overheated when the weather
is freezing. I have two very
comfortable fleece pullovers,
but whenever I wear one of
them under my winter jacket, I
end up regretting it. Try to
wear shirts that allow for
space between your skin and
the fabric. Also, chenile
gloves are very warm and soft,
while allowing enough air
through at the same time so
your hands can breathe.
5. Shed wet clothes and
shoes immediately. These can
irritate the skin and cause a
flare-up.
Taking these careful steps
to protect your skin from cold
weather will ultimately save
you from a very dry problem.
Ives, Neutrogena and

From Skin, B8
Moisturizer. Although it is oil
free, thus going against this
very step, this is definitely
working for my skin. This step
will vary from person to person anyway since some people
have naturally oily skin to
begin with.
My reasoning is that I hate
the feeling of the texture of
my skin afterwards. That protective layer leaves a very
gross feeling on my face.
"Morning Glow," however,
docs have an SPF of 15, which
is very important. The moisturizing ingredients hydrate
dry, tired skin without clogging pores. The tiny light
reflectors give your skin a naturally brighter look. The
invigorating citrus fragrance
awakens the senses and energizes your morning.
3. Before you go outside,
apply a heavy layer of moisturizing sunscreen with an
SPF of 15 or higher to your
face, hands and any other
areas of skin that will be
exposed to the cold air and
wind. The sun's reflective
powers are 17 percent off of
the sand and 80 percent off
ofthe snow. There are several
available products that combine oily moisturizing cream
with sunscreen.
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Ashley Griffis
Staff Reporter

Have you ever had one of
those days where none of the
newly released movies look
any good or it seems like you
have watehed them all?
During our snow day, I
was caught in the same dilemma, so 1 went down to the
movie store and browsed
through the movie selection,
from the classics to the movies
that you've never heard of, but
still have the potential to be
good.
Then I came across a
movie that I had watched once
before,
"Bend it Like
Beckham," and desperate for
something to watch and
remembering that it was fairly
good, I decided to rent it again.
Much to my delight, I fell
love
with it all over again.
in
"Bend it Like Beckham" is
set in England where Jess, an
Anglo-Indian young woman,
is searching to find herself in a
traditional setting.
Her mother is more worried about Jess getting a
boyfriend and keeping him.
while her father just wants to
protect her from cultural prejudices.
However, her older sister is
getting married and her family
soon becomes focused on the
wedding.
Meanwhile Jules, a soccer
player who has helped put
together the first women's
club in the area, notices Jess'
soccer skills and decides that

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little gliteh in the plot, as one
might assume.
Meanwhile, both Jess and
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"Bend it Like Beckham" is
brilliantly set in England, and
although the characters use a
few unfamiliar words, this is a
movie I could fall in love with
again and again.
There is struggle and conflict, family love, relationship
problems and humor, so if you
don't like any of the new
releases, go down to the local
movie store, browse through
the shelves and check out
"Bend it Like Beckham."

Other Snow
Suggestions
(just in case another winter storm blows through)

1. Planes, Trains and
Automobiles
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Parminder Nagra and Keira Knightley star
in "Bend it Like Beckham" (2002). Jess (Nagra)
by opting to
defies her parents'
play for a women's soccer team.
she has to be on the women's self.
soccer team.
And in the midst of Jess'
Now Jess must choose realization, there are enough
between what her heart wants twists to keep your eyes glued
and what her family tells her to the screen.
she must do.
Jules is a tomboy who just
"Bend it Like Beckham" wants to play soccer, yet
tells the story of how one whose mother just wants her to
young woman had dreams big- be a "proper" young lady.
ger than what seemed possible
Through hilarious twists of
and the life decisions that gave fate, Jules' mother starts to fall
her the opportunity to find her- in love with Jess. This adds a

2. V for Vendetta
3. The Goonies
4. Indiana Jones
5. Groundhog's Day
6. Shakespeare In Love
7. Good Will Hunting
8. The Rules of
Attraction
9. Count of Monte

Cristo
10. Van Wilder
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February 21, 2007

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Arnoldi advocates educational rights for all
Chris Hoskavich
Staff Reporter
choskavi u lhup.edu

Arnoldi.
Though she
achieved her

Author
and
activist
Katherine Arnoldi
the educational rights
young mothers in the
Multi-Purpose room Monday
Arnoldi, author of
acclaimed graphic novel
Amazing 'True' Story
teenage Single Mom."
about the difficulties she
trying to get into college as a
young mother and how they
shaped her career.
As she read from her hook,
she described how the people
around her discouraged her
from pursuing higher educa-

there were
other
teenage mothers
who never would

tion after she had her daughter.

I hey

told her she had "made

her bed and [she] must now lie
in it."
She worked in factories
and as a waitress before moving to Arizona with her

boyfriend, all the while dreaming of one day attending college. When she told her
boyfriend of her ambition, he
beat her and left her.
Without a career, money or
a boyfriend, Arnoldi hitchhiked to Denver to live with a
friend. On the way she had

she
aware

to us a

coerce teenage mothers into

leaving high school early and
they miss out on invaluable
guidance counseling.

Arnoldi's solution to this
problem was two-fold. She
dedicated herself to informing
young mothers of their educational rights and ending insti-

"spir-

itual experience" in the desert.
It filled her with renewed hope
and vigor.
"I felt so grateful for what I
had." said Arnoldi. "|l was
grateful for] my life, my
daughter."
While living in Denver and
working as a waitress. Arnoldi
mel a woman who changed her
life. This woman was attending college and told her that
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she could too if she applied for
financial aid.
Author and Activist Katherine Arnoldi read
After receiving assistance from her graphic novel, speaking of the
tilling out the aid forms, which necessity of equal rights for teenage moms.
she says are "not in real
English," Arnoldi finally achie\e theirs.
She realized that one ofthe vent them from
achieved her dream ofgoing to
largest
roadblocks teenage higher education.
college.
mothers
face is a lack of
"The Amazing 'True'
"My life before .mil after I
ofthe
that
of a Teenage Single
knowledge
Story
avenues
went to a college class
(here's no

comparison." said

are open to them. She says this
is mostly because high schools

teenage mothers on how to
acquire financial aid. The
book, which uses draw ings to
tell the story, is accessible to
most readers and evokes
strong emotions with its
intense visuals.
Arnoldi. who possesses a
degree in art. says that she was
able to express herself more
thoroughly with a graphic
novel than she could have
with a traditional novel.
"It enabled me to discuss
something that was very difficult for me to talk about in
words." she said.
In addition to traveling
the country, talking to young
mothers about financial aid.
Arnoldi has also made efforts
to affect change in high
school and college policies

Arnoldi says that many
policies, such as colleges
requiring freshman to live on
campus without providing
for
children,

violate Title IX,

gender
which
prohibits
inequity in education. Since
birthing children is a gender
characteristic of women, she
says that these policies break
the law.

She stressed that providing
higher education to mothers is
necessary to combat poverty
and homelessness. This is even
more critical to consider, she
says, given that children comprise 60 percent of the homeless population.
Arnoldi said that she took
joy in
Lock
H a v e n
University
wished
students

in pursutheir edu"I hope
you are having the time
of your lite."

said Arnoldi.

Mom" has served as an

important tool in educating

'Last Comedians
Stand 9 on campus
Kara Wilt
Staff Reporter
kwilt a lhup.edu

and third place did
home empty handed
were rewarded with a
S25 gift certificate.
From Chicago.

not go
as they
$50 and

Barnett
If laughter truly is the
the
audience
with
graced
his
medicine of life, then Josh
was not a
performance
There
Blue and Ty Barnett. winner
dry seat in thc house the entire
and runner up of "Last Comic
Standing." gave a hearty dose time he was on.
"I thought this guy was
to a full audience in Price
great," said Kenning. "I'm
Auditorium.
decided to come after
Not a seat was empty as glad I
all."
the house lights went down

and the show began.
"I can believe that this
many people showed up. these
guys are awesome," said
sophomore Blane Flenning.

To get the audience
pumped up, MAC opted to
hold a joke contest. Any and
all jokes were welcome to be
told in front of the audience in
an attempt to win.
Winners of the contest
were determined by the audience by a round of applause.
I he most gut splitting joke
won a SI00 gift certificate to
the LHU book store. Second

Barnett seemed to be able
to use college life to his

advantage. I le picked ordinary, everyday, stereotypical
college happenings and made
them seem funny.
"Vou never really stop to
think

about

things

when

you're doing them, hut the
wa) he puis it, even though
he*s trying to make you laugh
about it. is true."' said sophomore Brea Duel I
Barnett had the crowd

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Winter wind damages winter
skin: tips for true hydration

Spotlight on Diversity
Benjamin Banneker

- a familiar name?

Benjamin Banneker, a scientist, astronomer, inventor and
anti-slavery activist, was born on November 9,1731 in Maryland.
His grandmother, Molly Walsh, was a bi-racial immigrant. She married Banna Ka, an African slave. Molly was an indentured slave but
eventually was freed and bought her own farm.
The name Banna Ka eventually changed to Banneker.
Benjamin Bannekers' mother was born free and his father
eventually brought his own freedom.
He first received acclaim for his work with the 1791 survey of the
Federal Territory, which is now Washington, D.C.
Later, he made astronomical calculations that predicted a solar
eclipse in 1789. His calculations contradicted those of
better-known pioneers in the field.
Benjamin Banneker also wrote the Pennsylvania, Delaware,
Maryland and Virginia Almanac and Ephemeris. These almanacs
provided information on medicines, treatments, tides, astronomical
information and eclipses.
Benjamin boldly sent a letter to Thomas Jefferson, questioning his
claim to racial superiority. He wanted Jefferson to understand that
everyone should have the same basic entitlem
though no direct action was taken, Thomas Jefferson responded,
praising Benjamin for his accomplishment! 5.
Benjamin Banneker was laid to rest on Oct. 25, 1806.
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Danielle Tepper
Staff Reporter

dtepper «lhup.edu
During the winter, there is
a variety of ways our skin can
he effected by the elements.
Here are five steps, thanks to
www.skincarephysicians.com
you can take to protect it.
1. Use a humidifier in your
room. Winter air can get very
dry. especially when the heat
is on. In order to put moisture
in thc air. a humidifying system can keep skin from getting
dry. cracked, and itchy.
Living in the dorms, it can
often get very warm with all
the forced hot air coming
through the vents. This usually
can not be avoided, but by
cracking a w indow and buying
a humidifier, it allows for

effective because it specifically protects against moisture
loss. When in ointment form,
they hold essentially the most
oil. being 80 percent oil and 20
percent water. This emulsion
forms a protective layer on the
skm. creating more moisture
than creams or lotions. These
are particularly beneficial

when humidity is low, but
should not be used on body
parts that tend to get sweaty.
For me, 1 just recently purchased a bottle of Clean &

Clear

Morning

Glow

See Skin, B6

more moisture and less heat to
wreak havoc on your skin.

Humidifiers also help to clear
your sinuses when you get that
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classic winter cold.
2. Use an oil-based mois- Dry skin can be prevented by following a few
turizer frequently. Oil is more simple steps.