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Nicole Pinto

Staff Reporter
Bentley on wheels is now in

servicf, as thc new Food Mobile
Truck came to the University
this semester.
The truck's color is what
makes it so unique. The pink,
green, and yellow truck was
designed in Denver. Colorado,
and was sent to California for
painting and graphics.
The truck was driven across
the U.S. from California and
arrived on thc l()th in our small
town in Pennsylvania.
The truck was arranged to
provide alternative dining solutions for students.

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Wednesday, January 25, 2006

Sanchez discusses experiences
in light of MLK celebration

The beginning of the new
year and the new semester at
Lock Haven has brought about
many changes among students.
Whether the changes will
include improving grades, joining a new club or organization,
or saving money for spring
break, one thing is for sure:
Lock Haven students are starting to improve their health and
wellness by staying active at the
Student Rec Center.
Over the past few days, the
attendance at the Student Rec
Center has become overwhelming for employees and students.
One may notice that there
are many more employees wandering the floors, the elliptical
machines have 20 minute waits,
the rock-climbing wall has lines
that extend into the weight
room, and volleyball players arc
crowding thc courts.

Manna Tsygankoval Eagle Eye

Students flood the Recreation Center to experience intense workouts after
the winter break and burn some extra calories.

On January 1974 a gas shortage
delayed graduation for LHU students. The change was made to
allow students and guests time to
travel home wihtout any gas

For lunch there are hot meatThe truck accepts the stu- Airmark originally proposed the
dent's flex dollars and regular idea to the University when ball subs, cheesesteaks. wraps,
reviewing their contract and and more.
cash.
There are also snacks like
Many students are unaware Linda Koch helped to drive the
onion rings, mozzarella sticks.
that the truck even exisfs.
The menu ofthe mobile food and waffle fries.
Elizabeth Muscarella. a senThey have plenty of beverior said, "I have never heard of truck can be found on the doors
of
or
on
the
ages, and even small deserts like
in front Bentley Hall
that. That's interesting."
fruit and pudding parfaits.
The truck is run by Bentley's side of the truck itself.
The truck has two large winAccording to LHUP Dining
own dining staff. Jenn Parker
on
the
side
for
Services
the grand opening of
and Angela Eisenhower.
dows
passenger
truck
will be held on Feb. 9,
Eisenhower said. "I hope we orders. Inside there is a small the
cabinets,
we
and
it
is
already
opened if you
realbut
grill,
refrigerators.
get really busy, because
The
run
from
a
want
to
check
it
out.
menu items
ly enjoy it."
This truck can be found
Mia Frankel. a sophomore series of $.99 to $5.00. The
it's
a
vast
parked
in the back of Campus
said. "I think
a great idea, menu has
array offood for
women
breakfast
and
for
lunch.
Village
parking lot facing
and thc
were so friendly
breakfast
items
Commons from 8
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that they will generate a lot of
Some
breakfast
a.m.
until
1 p.m. Monday
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Sonia Sanchez shared her life struggles and
to students Jan. 18 in Price.

accomplishments

Cynthia Martinez
News Editor
Sonia Sanchez expressed
through her poetry and speech
the importance of "searching for
your identity and for yourself in
order to find others" on
Wednesday, Jan. 18 at Price
Auditorium.
Sanchez came to Lock
Haven University students, faculty, and staff in light of the
annual Martin Luther King Jr.
Celebration and spoke from her
own life experiences as a minority and her opportunity to watch
historical activist take action.
From poet, to mother, to
activist, to professor, Sanchez
continued her list of accomplishments throughout her life.
Today she is also known for
being a national and international lecturer on Black Culture and
Literature, Women's liberation.
Peace, and Racial Justice. She
is also the author of 16 books
dealing with culture, diversity,
and inspirational stories.
"As a young African

American woman I told my
teachers that I wanted to be a
writer." said Sanchez. "But they
laughed at me because they
couldn't imagine a black woman
being a writer."
Through her life's struggles
and her fight tor humanity for
all people, she not only discovered her love of books, but she
also found her own identity.
As a child, she grew up with
people always telling her that
she wouldn't amount to anything
because she was of a different
race. She also grew up with stories of the segregation her
grandparents face and she saw
her own people being treated
unfairly.
"But when I heard the words
of Martin Luther King was
when I began to understand the
journey," said Sanchez. "That's
when I took a stand and began to
picket at television stations and
hospitals in order to make a difference."
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Bentley's 2007 renovation
brings Starbucks to LHU
Brandon Costello
Staff Reporter

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The multicolored Bentley food truck parked in the back of Campus Village parking lot provides a
plethora of food items to students on the go who may not have the time or energy to visit Bentley.

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largest coffee chain will soon
begin brewing hot coffee on
campus for Lock Haven
University students, but the only
questions remaining are where,
how much and how soon.
"There will be a location on
the first floor Bentley Hall on
the street side," said Linda
Koch, Dean of Student Affairs,
speaking of the massive 2007
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going to put in place a venue
that sells coffee and other items
on the 'other' side of campus."
Lock Haven University has
maintained only one coffee
stand since Aramark replaced
Sodexho's food service obligations last year. After last spring.
Aramark never kept the coffee
kiosk that stood outside of thc
international studies office in
Raub Hall.

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to look at the weight room and
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the
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weights," said freshman Lora
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"When I come to the Rec
Center. 1 like to get in and out
quickly," sa.d freshman Emily
Saber. "But recently I've had to
wait around for machines to
become available and it's getting frustrating."
The student employees of
the facility have a few opinions
oftheirownastowhytherehas
been a sudden increase m attendance
"Since it's only a few days
into thc semester. 1 don t think
students have a lot of other
activities to do yet, so they
come here.' sa.d junior and
employee Karleigh Fnel. "I ve
seen a huge increase in people at
the rock-cl.mbmg wall, and the
racquetball and volleyball
courts "
"1 believe it has a lot to do
with students' New Year s resolutions," said junior and
employee Nicole Munz, "but
give it a week or two and 1 think

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Honors Director Dr. Joseph McGinn welcomes both Honors and nonHonors students to stop by anytime Monday through Thursday at his office in
the Honors/Rec Departmental House across from Zimmerli Gymnasium.
Nicole Jacobs
Staff Reporter

Staff reporter Nicole Jabos

apply, but after being encouraged to do so by Zak Hossain,
I decided to try for the position. At this point 1 had taught
ethics to the First Year
Excellence students for a number of years, so I was excited
for this new opportunity."

down with Honors
Director Dr. McGinn at
LHU and interviewed him
about the Honors Program, Nicole: Why would you rechis background, and his ommend joining Honors?
job.
Dr. McGinn: "I would recommend
joining the Honors
Nicole: Where did you attend
Program because I think it is a
school? For what?
great way to get the most out
Dr. McGinn: "I did my of your educational experiBachelor of Arts degree at the ence and to gain leadership
University of Manitoba in training and experience as a
Canada. While there. I studied leader. It's really just great to
philosophy and history as a be a part of such a close-knit
dual major. Then I went to the and fun-loving learning comUniversity of Waterloo, which munity."
is also located in Canada for
Nicole: What does this promy Master of Arts in philosohave to offer that a stugram
phy. I started my Ph.D. in phicannot
get elsewhere on
dent
at
Edinburgh
losophy
their career at
during
campus
University in Scotland, and
Haven?
Lock
then transferred to Penn State
University, where I finished
Dr. McGinn: "Sec above.
my doctorate."
(Laughs) That combination of
Nicole: How did you come to things is fairly unique."
teach at Lock Haven''
Nicole: Being a relatively new
director,
what are your goals
Dr. McGinn: 'I had a teachfor
thc
program?
ing appointment for one year
at Penn State Harrisburg.
While there, a position as an Dr. McGinn: "My goals for
thc program include getting
assistant professor of philosophy became available here at more Honors designated
Lock Haven. I applied for it courses on the books for
upperclassmen. encouraging a
and was accepted."
greater number of senior capNicole: How did you become stone projects and having
more of our students taking
thc Honors Director?
advantage of thc study abroad
Dr, McGinn: "In the fall of opportunities that LHU has to
University offer."
2003,
the
announced that they were
looking for a new Honors Nicole: Where would you like
director. I initially did not to see the program in five
sat

Dr. McGinn: "I'd like to see

us accomplishing these goals
and I'd also like to see us
achieve a higher level of participation and a greater visibility on campus. I'd also hope
that we'd have a spacious new
home on campus."

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Nicole: What is your favorite
aspect about being the Honors
Director?

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Dr. McGinn: "1 think my
favorite aspect would be having the opportunity to work
with good students and seeing
than realize their potential
academically and personally.
Giving out scholarships and
going to conferences is also
lots of fun!"
Nicole: What is one thing
about you that students never
would have guessed prior to
reading this interview?

Dr. McGinn: "I love listening
the blues and 1 retired from
my first career on thc
Canadian Pacific Railroad
when I was 18 years old. 1
managed to achieve the distinguished position of "Signal
Laborer- Class C."
to

Nicole: If you had to give one
piece of advice to college students, Honors or not. what
would it be and why?

Dr. McGinn: "My one piece
ofadvice would be to discover
the subject that you're most
passionate about and make
that the focus of your educational career. 1 think it's crucial to love what you do in
life."

Cynthia Martinez! Eagle Eye

Doc's Subs and Pizza was one of the businesses that had to close down
due to the low number of students that stayed in town over winter break.
"LHU students download,
ferences.
Moshe Jenkins
"Docs had to be shut down but in turn are cheating themStaff Reporter

for two weeks straight due to
While students were on no business," said Theresa
Steockel a Doc's employee.
break some businesses lost
Doc's was closed from Dec
business as they do every
26.
2005 to Jan 6. 2006.
year.
She
also said that business
Some small businesses in
has
back up, but not
gone
Lock Haven were on the
expected it to be.
where
they
decline because of thc absence
Downtown Lock Haven's
of student life.
weren't up against
businesses
The Lock Haven Taxi
these
problems.
system's demographic is made
Music One, formerly
of mostly LHU's students
Greatest
Hits Music, mainwere not as busy as usual,
tained the same steady busionly using one driver to comness as usual.
plete their tasks during the
"Most of our customers are
Christmas break. Other businot LHU students. Our cusnesses weren't so lucky.
tomers consist of mostly Lock
Doc's Subs and Pizza, a
store
local community convenience Haven residents." said
owner Jeff Schlesinger.
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CD quality downloads," said
Schlesinger
Dollar General, a local
business frequently used by
students, were one of the businesses that weren't as steady.
They lost business, but
only a small percentage.
"As far as I could rememalways
ber
downtown
shunned Lock Haven's students, and 1 always tried to
change that," said Dollar
General employee Albert
Hassinger. "I've been here for
eight years and I think 1 did
make a change in that negativity by being very friendly and
business oriented."

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Renovations remain
Volunteers
unfinished until summer
Olga Malyavskaya
Staff Reporter
The SCC completed the first
phase of the renovations in the
PUB this January.
This included new caipeting
and wall paint in Meeting
Rooms 1. 4 and the HAC office,
and new paint in the game room
walls.
According to Jody Smith,
director of student activities,
everything that was scheduled
to be done was done with the
exception of the Eagle Eye
office.
The renovation of the office
will start this summer not to
conflict with its production
schedule.
The goal of the renovations
was to bring more life to the
building and to improve its
appearance.
"It's just time to do that."
said Smith.
President
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of the renovations will take
place later in the spring semester.
These renovations will
include new wall paper and carpeting in Meeting Room 2, 3
and thc lobby.
As for the computer lounge,
it will receive new carpeting and
paint, while the multi-purpose
room will get new paint and
wallpaper.
All areas with windows will
receive new vertical blinds.
Hackney hopes to complete
the PUB renovation during the
summer.
Thc last phase will include
new carpeting and paint for thc
business office, the SCC
Executive Board. Senate and the
Eagle Eye offices, and new carpet will be installed in the book-

"There is one problem, and
that is the location," said Koch.
"Wc arc considering two possible locations, one in Robinson
and the other possibility is
located in Raub. We will evaluate thc location in terms of
whether or not Starbucks will
be the coffee offered once we
are certain of the location."
The location in Robinson
would be in the location currently occupied by the faculty
lounge. Other places that were
ruled out during a venue search
include Akelcy Hall and
Stevenson Library.
Once a suitable location is
found for the kiosk a date will
be set.

"We don't want to take space
away from thc students," said
Koch speaking ofthe efforts to

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Lock Haven ROTC cadets
attended the Warrior Forge
seminar from June 27 to July
30 in Fort Lewis. Washington,
D.C. to prepare for their most
difficult, final, year in the
ROTC.
Cadets Erin Hill, MarieClaire Grennier. Nate Hamm.
Steve Coley. Andrew Park.
Crystal
Kevin
Matheny.
Hammond and Kendra AskCarlson attended the seminar.
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a tine job with thc renovations

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encourage clubs and students to
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President Dr. Keith T. Miller, center back, stands with Americorps*NCCC Capitol Region volunteers
and MountainServe students who painted the Horizon House in Lock Haven on Monday, Jan. 16.
group often volunteers that visiting Lock Haven.
The Washington D.C. regional office has approximately 120from
the 130 volunteers. Thc volunteers
Volunteers
icricorps*NCCC
Capital are between the ages of 1S-24
Region and
and can cam college stipends for
painted away their day on Jan. 16 their good deeds and acts of
by giving the Lock Haven kindness.
Horizon House a fresh coat of
The Washington based group
interior paint.
of volunteers are broken into
The
Americorps*NCCC teams of 17 and travel to Ohio.
Capitol Region division, which Virginia, and Maryland as well
stands for 'National Civilian. as the Washington area to tackle
Community Corps,' is a national local service projects.
service program based in
"They provide us with housWashington D.C. that has ing and living expenses and we
regional offices around the counalso get an education award at
try.
the completion of ten months of
These
offices
send service.'' Cherenfant said.
Amcricorps volunteers to variThe groups of volunteers all
ous places across the country'
travel and live together, accordwhere they arc needed for assising to Whitney Wolfe, media
tance, according to Phoebe
representative for the team.
Cherenfant. team leader of the
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find the perfect place for a
venue.
Koch also says that the former Jazzman's kiosk that was in
on thc first-floor lobby of Raub

Hall created congestion during
high-traffic periods.
"I would rather have something right here than on the other
side of campus." said Melissa
Hooblcr. a Lock Haven student
standing outside of Raub Hall
between classes. "It is very convenient to have a place to buy
coffee on this side of campus."
Starbucks, a Seattle-based
retailer, maintains thousands of
stores worldwide. 4,800 of
which arc in the United States
They can be found anywhere
from suburban shopping malls
to urban street comers.
The coffee shops operate
around the globe and even
opened a controversial store
location at the Great Wall of
China last year.

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said.
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the
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thc holiday season.
the
have
such
they
ongoing
projects
Occasionally.
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have
a
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good
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teams will leave their designated
tionship with Horizon House
director Maria Farlick," Turnage
areas to help out w ith larger projcontinued.
ects, such as going to NewAfter painting the interior of
Orleans to assist the American
House,
Horizon
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were
on
moving
The visit to Lock Haven MountainServe
to
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projects
city.
in
other
came through a state initiative.
Last week they conducted
Lock Haven University's
director of community service, after school programs at the John
Anne-Marie Turnage, said that Yost Center and worked on
she was contacted by the state improvements at the Lock Haven
Governor's Office of Citizens Community Arts building.
"We're just so happy to be in
Service. She was asked to
choose thc Amcricorps*NCCC Lock Haven and this is our first
Capitol Region volunteers in time here." Cherenfant said, "It
honor of Martin Luther King Jr. is a new experience and we are
enjoying it."
Day.
"The theme this year is, 'A

Career services helps students find internships
Brandy Rissmiller
Staff Reporter
As the Spring 2006 semeskicks off many students are
faced with thc dilemma of finding an internship for the summer.
Many majors offered by
Lock Haven require or advise
students to participate in internships prior to their graduation
to gain experience and knowledge for future jobs.
Internships not only allow
students to test their career
objectives, but they also help
identify talents and can lead
toward appropriate careers.
They also help students
obtain contacts and learn more
about their field of interest.
ter

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Sanchez began teaching in
the San Francisco area in 1965
and developed black studies
courses at what is now San

ROTC cadets prepare for their final year
Emily Carey
Staff Reporter

local homeless shelter a new look

store.

Students enjoy the new environment of the game
room renovations that took place last semester.
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January 25, 2006

combat water safety training
the nation attended Warrior and a field leader's reaction
Forge to prepare for their course.
fourth year in the ROTC and to
The cadets also participated
receive individual grades in repelling, confidence courses, and jumping off of a 50based on their leadership capafoot tower, although those
bilities.
Once all the cadets got off activities did not get graded.
of the buses in Washington,
"The squad leaders would
they separated into 32 platoons be told what to do and then we
where each member received a would be in charge for the rest
position and the platoon of the day. We had to decide
received a mission.
what time to eat and things like
The cadets took part in that." said Cadet Steve Coley,
numerous events, such as basic "It was really challenging
because something was going
rifle marksmanship, squad tactical exercises, platoon tactical on everyday."
exercises, and

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Also, in some cases, internships can lead to job offers.
Before setting out to find
internships it is important to
know w hat type of w ork and in
what field you would like to be
in.
The objectives students
have for internships is an
important aspect to ponder
upon.
Locating employers and
internship opportunities can be
the challenging part in thc
search. It is advised to check
w ith academic adv isors to see if
your department maintains listings of internship opportunities
in your field of study.
Career
Lock
Haven's
Services Office has purchased
thc National Internship Guide
and students are encouraged to

internship search. The book
allows students to search by
geographic region, individual
Idling and by major.
Books often arc overlooked
favor
of the internet, where
in
job postings arc updated frequently.
Thc National Internship
Guide, however, is inter-related
with its online site allowing
students lo access up-to-date
information.
Their
website
is
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"Lock Haven University" and
then enter "Eagle" as the
Promo Code. From there students can set up their own
account and search.

Francisco State University.
Thc poet has visited more
than 500 universities and colleges in the United States. She
has also traveled the globe to
places like Africa. Cuba.
England, and the Caribbean to

share her jazz-inspired poetry.
Moved by many of history's
great names suchs as Malcom X,
Martin Luther King, Rosa Parks
and more recent people such as
rapper Tupac Shakur and Lauren
Hill, she continues to learn from

Before accepting internships it is smart to conduct a little research concerning them.
Students should read as
much as they can about the
company and ask questions.
Asking the internship coordinator how hands-on it will be and
whether or not the interns are
treated like valued employees
can help some students decide
whether thc certain internship
is right for them or not.
On February 13 at 7 p.m.
the second of four workshops
will be held by the Director of
Career Services, Joan Wclker.
The workshop, "Internships:
What? Why? Where? How?",
will take place in Raub 425 and
all students are welcome to
attend.
others and hopes that the world
will continue to better itself for
the human race.
"It will get better," said
Sanchez.
"Because a man
named Martin Luther King Jr.
walked on this earth"

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iPod use could affect hearing
Alex Beene
Daily Mississippian
(U. Mississippi)

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OXFORD, Miss. While
an iPod may not look harmful
based on its small size, some
researchers believe the device
could cause big hearing damage to people who use it.
Audiologists and other
hearing experts recently
reported that the iPod and
other MP3 players could
increase the chances of hearing loss and problems, especially in younger people. The
reports have caused serious
concern because of the number ofpeople many of them
teenagers
currently using
such devices.
According to Apple, sales

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in 2005 resulted in more than
42 million iPod purchases, 14
million of which were purchased during the last quarter
ofthe year.
University of Mississippi
freshman English major Eric
Solomon received an iPod
during thc holiday season. He
said he does not see the problem behind the device's volume.
"Any time you have some
type of music in your ear,
there's a potential for hearing
damage," Solomon said.
"What is so different about an
iPod that makes its effects
worse?"
Exposure to any type of
music or sound device can
have negative effects on hearing. Audiologist Charles
Gammel said he thinks there

should be concern over the
use of iPod and other devices.
"Anytime you are dealing
with effects on hearing, you
have to examine what device
you are dealing with and how
does the volume vary on it,"
Gammel said.
Loudness is not the only
thing that can cause harm to
the ears. The time spent listening to a device at a certain volume can increase chances of
hearing damage.
"There are always two
important questions that
someone needs to ask before
using something like an iPod,"
Gammel said. "One question
is, 'How loud is it'?' and the
other question that is maybe
even more important is, 'How
long do I plan to listen to it?'"
There are ways of prevent-

ing "iPod ear" from causing
major complications in hearing. If one uses an MP3 player for an extended amount of
time, it is best to keep the
device at a lower and consistent volume. Some students,
like freshman math major
Drew Wilkerson, have already
heard about the condition and
changed the volume on their
players.
"I decided to lower the
volume on my iPod after 1
heard about some ofthe hearing problems caused by it,"
Wilkerson said. "Instead of
turning the dial on it higher
up, I just turn it to about a
fourth of the way now."

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Carlos Bergfeld
Daily Toreador
(Texas Tech)

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LUBBOCK, Texas
Some
experts would like to add a new
item to the list of healthy
lifestyle practices: Copious
amounts of video game playing.
Recent publications by university professors and journalists suggest video games may
result in positive effects for the
player, contrary to the usual
implication that playing video
games can lead to deleterious
social consequences.
"Video games, to me, if
they're played right and in a
good context, are empowering
in that they put you in control."
said James Gee, a professor of
learning sciences at the
of WisconsinUniversity
Madison.
Author of "Why Video
Games are Good for Your Soul,"
Gee has devoted his research to
the positive effects of video
games, especially as a tool for
learning.
"The day will come when
rather than doing biology in a
book, you'll enter a world and do
biology in that game," he said.
Gee was one of several
researchers highlighted in a July
2005 Discover article by Steven
Johnson, entitled "Your Brain on
Video Games." showcasing
research pointing to the advantageous effects of gaming.
Unique features of the video
game medium can translate
games into powerful exercises in
mental dexterity.
Most games have some sort
ofbuilt-in training for thc player
as a way to get them acquainted
with the software.
In addition, video games
gradually increase in difficulty
and complexity, challenging the
player to think and act more
quickly and efficiently in later
levels.
Some games require players
to keep track ofmultiple groups
or assets at the same time, challenging their multi-tasking
skills. If video games are too

easy or short, players will not
buy them.
"Here's a form where the
young people demand where it
would be hard," said Gee.
Last year marked a record
high for video game hardware
and software sales at $10.5 billion, 6 percent higher than
2004's earnings, according to
The NPD Group.
As video games have
increased both in popularity and
realism throughout thc years,
they have been the target of
increased scrutiny, mostly due to
the violent or sexual content displayed in some ofthe more popular titles.
"Mortal Kombat" gave thc
fighting genre a boost both in
the arcades and on the consoles
in the early '90s with its overthe-top finishing moves and
endless blood-gushing. Publicly
denounced by Connecticut
Senator Joe Lieberman and
Wisconsin Senator Herb Kohl,
the game and others like it led to
thc creation ofthe Entertainment
Software Ratings Board in 1994
the
founded
by
newly
Interactive Digital Software
Association, now known as thc
Entertainment
Software
The ratings board assigns
ratings to games based on the
content, from "Early Childhood"
(ages 3 and under) to "Adults
Only" (ages 18 and over).
In the PC realm, titles like
"Wolfenstein 3D" and "Doom"
helped carve out the first-person-shooter genre in its fledgling years, while causing a stir
because of their use of explicit
gore or biblical horror themes.
In more recent years, the
"Grand Theft Auto" series has
been thc target of anti-mediaviolence advocates for its graphic portrayal of mobster and
gang-related lifestyles, while
also creating a new style ofopen
world gameplay.
Gee said good can be found
even in games like these,
although extremely violent
games are the exception rather
than the rule.
"Let's keep in mind that the
best-selling game of all time is

The Sims,'" he said. "What's
good about those [controversial]
games is not their depiction of
violence, but what strategy it
takes to win it."
None of the top 10 best-selling games of 2005 garnered
more than a "Teen" rating,
according to NPD.
Numerous studies have suggested a connection between
violent behavior in youths and
violent video games, and
assumptions based on these
studies have led policymakers in
California, Massachusetts and
Illinois to pass legislation prohibiting violent games from
being sold to minors.
"They increase angry feelings," said Brad Bushman, a
professor of social psychology
at the University of Michigan.
"It's not a matter of opinion."
Bushman's research focuses
on the effects of violent media
on aggression, and he believes
the findings show a concrete
link between increased aggression and violent media exposure.
Although he does not want
minors to have access to
"Mature" rated games. Gee said
he believes legislators wanting
to pass these restrictive laws
only show their ignorance on the
issue.

"When politicians are talking
about movies and books, they're
the generation that could have
read them or seen them," he
said. "Hillary Clinton never
played 'Grand Theft Auto.'"
Gee said politicians and antimedia-violence advocates usually present the issue as a blackand-white one. The public asks
whether video games have a
positive or negative effect on
people, and someone gives evidence to prove one case, while
ignoring the other side.
"Any technology is neither
it
good nor bad by itself
depends on how it's getting
used," Gee said.
Consequently, the laws in all
three states have had either permanent or preliminary injunctions passed against them,
blocking their enforcement.
The judges in the cases stat-

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ed freedom of expression or
overextension of the state's
power as reasons for barring
these laws from being implemented.
Although retailers participate and enforce the existing rating system wholly voluntarily.
84 percent of the people who
actually purchase games are
older than 18, according to the
Software
Entertainment
Association.
In fact, the average age of a
game buyer is 37, and a majority of game players are older than
18.
With regard to video games
causing players to re-enact their
virtual actions in the real world,
federal statistics present a paradox.
The game industry's yearly
growth in sales has been accompanied by a steady downward
trend in violent crime, especially
in juveniles.
Serious violent offenses by
adults 18 and older declined by
58 percent from 1993 to 2004,
while juvenile violent crimes
fell by an even greater 69 percent during the same period,
according to the Bureau of
Justice
Statistics in the
Department of Justice.
Bushman said the effects of
violent video games on collegeage people and adults can be just
as severe as those on children,
although the consequences are
more long-term.
Whether aggression problems can stem from video games
or other violent media, however,
can be debated.
"Do you seriously believe
anyone who played a video
game and is sick enough to go
shoot people
they weren't
going to before?" Gee said.
As one of several professors
running a "Games, Learning and
Society" program at the
of WisconsinUniversity
Madison, Gee hopes to see
games grow in popularity to
give players of all ages a fun
mechanism for personal growth.

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to map pig genome
Ryan Davis
Daily Illini
(U. Illinois)

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"A pig is a human on four
legs," said Bruce Schatz, interim head of the department of
medical information science
for the University's College of
Medicine. "It is a great model
to understand diabetes and the
effects of alcohol."
The project itself is slated
to cost $20 million. This is
dependent on a variety of
financial contributors on
national and global levels, partially from the pork industry.
"We've managed to get
another $5 million worth of
from
funding
industry,"
Schook said.
Similar institutes in France
and South Korea have also put
forth funds. Schook said.
Sequencing of the 2.5 billion chemical base pairs that
spell out a pig's genetic code
will be done at the Wellcome
Trust Sanger Institute in the
United Kingdom. The data,
however, will be mined on
campus at the Institute for
Genomic Biology. 1207 W.
Gregory Dr., which was established to deal with this type of
research.
Thc building itself is
presently under construction
and is expected to be in use by
the fall of 2006. Interest in this
sub-caiegory ofbiology spread
so quickly at the University
that campus leaders finally
decided in the early 90s that an
infrastructure of sorts was
needed to coordinate academic
efforts in genomic biology.
In 2000. then-Gov. George
Ryan gave his support to what
was then called the Post
Genomic Institute, and in 2002
funding was released for the
project that would eventually
become the Institute for
Genomic Biology. Gov. Rod
Blagojevich broke ground on
thc construction site in June
2003.
Beever said he is quite
optimistic about the ongoing
research.
"In 24 months we will have
a genome sequence ofthe pig."
Beever said.

A
CHAMPAIGN, 111.
of
IllinoisUniversity
local
area pig known as T.J. Tabasco
has become a key component
in an international effort to
better understand a pig's genetic makeup as it relates to the
human genome.
The research is bolstered
by a two-year $10 million
grant from the United States
Department of Agriculture.
Key players in this research
project are Lawrence B.
Schook and Jonathan Beever,
professors ofanimal science at
the University.
"There has been a longstanding effort for the last five
or six years which has led up
to this (the most recent grant
proposal)." Beever said.
Prior
grants awarded
Agriculture
the
through
led
to
this grant,
Department
Beever said.
T.J. Tabasco's DNA will
provide the first sequence of
the swine genome to be completed, which could have a
lasting effect on the medical
community.
The pig genome is of similar size, complexity and chromosomal organization to thc
human genome. Comparative
genetic maps have indicated
that the swine and human
genomes arc more closely
related than the mouse and
human genomes.
In the past, the use of pigs
for biochemistry, enzymology,
endocrinology, reproduction
and nutrition research has contributed significantly to the
continual improvement of
human health.
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of the pig as a biomedical
model to understand human
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Sometimes I think that at
this point in my life, like many
other college students, I am not
supposed to know how to feel.
I'm only 20 years old and
I'm alt over the place with my
feelings, wants, and needs. I'm
constantly missing someone or
something.
I'm seeking attention. I
want to lead and lo follow. I'm
confused about what the future
might hold. I'm scaredfor all of
the foolish people in this world.
I'm attempting to shed my
winter weight and so it seems
like the plan of the rest of the
student body. Hello to having to
wait for an elliptical machine!
What's that all about?
I'm in and out of "like," so
fast it's like I'm another tone
deaf contestant on American
Idol being ushered offthe stage,
rejected by Simon and therefore, the rest ofAmerica.

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get

over it.

Daniella De Luca
Kditor in Chief
I'm stressed out already and
the semester's just beginning.
I'm sure many can relate.
The harder I try to make
sense of things or make things
right at the beginning ofthis new
year, the more that I realize that
it takes a year or more to get
even remotely close to what
you're looking for. Really, it
takes a lifetime—but I'm sure
that I'm too young to know this.
Although I make no claim to
be able to forecast thc future. I'll
make a few logical guesses
about how the rest of the semester is going to progress -at least
from a college junior's standpoint.
January typically starts out
pretty fast paced with all new
classes, experiences, resolutions,
and the start of new friendships
among other things. Everyone
has their new clothes, haircuts
and iPods from all the time that

they were away from the Haven.
If you're anything like me, you
probably managed to get your
iPod language settings stuck on
Chinese characters. Thankfully,
this minor setback is easily
solved in one of the 500 different FAQ's search results pages
on thc Apple webpage. all of
which render useless. Thank
you. Apple.
By the time wc hit February,
every man hides out until
Valentine's Day passes for their
fear of all things that arc red or
pink and oh yeah, women. This
year, rather than be on offense
and jump right in looking for a
date, I think I'll take the man's
way out. Strategically place
myself in my room until
February 15 only going to class,
work and absolutely necessary
social activities. In fact, ordering
pizza or Chinese food will save
on unnecessary trips to Bentley

or my dining area of choice in
thc snow storms that wc arc sure
to get. Besides, with the assistance of my roommate I can
make a pretty nifty foil out ofall
the cardboard pizza boxes. No
boys allowed.
This fort will be absolutely
crucial if you plan on surviving
midterms, depending on if your
professors spring them on you
cither at the end of February or
beginning of March. It's all up in
thc air really.
Don't believe everything you
see on thc syllabus, and don't be
surprised if there is a popmidterm. To make sure you're
prepared, you should lock yourself in and buckle down with
your studies. You know...take
the 80 hours of free time in
every day to study, study, study
like they tell you to do at orientation. Don't worry; this is Lock
Haven so there will still be snow

on the ground for approximately
11 months out of the year. At

least this year's university calendar allows for spring break to be
one consistent break instead of
an cvery-other-weck scheme
like last year's. Brilliant. Really.
Once break concludes. April
is soon to follow. This, might I
add. is the most important month
of the semester because it is this
editor's birthday. Although two
decades plus one year is hardly
something to qualify mc for thc
old coot category on the Late
Show with David Letterman. 1
feel that it has been one crazy
ride so far.
This month is going to be
tough for everyone because it's
so close to thc end for manysoon to be graduates. People will
have to fight the urge to play
outside in the 50 degree heat
wave that comes after everyone
has finally been able to shovel

their vehicles out of the pit parking lot snow kingdom.

It's not going to be easy to
combat spring fever, senioritis
and just plain lazy days of summer that are ahead. But somehow, we're just going to have to
all pull it together. Lock Haven,
for finals in May.
So. in four, five, six or more
years, your advisors, parents,

and potential employers are asking you to just make up your
mind and pick a major. Choose
what you arc going to do with
the rest of your life already. It's
not that hard.
So. quit forecasting what's to
conic and make like Nike. Just
do it. Swoosh.
Like I said though. I never
claimed to be a psychic.
While you ponder all that.
I'll order us a pizza. I need to get
a head start on my fort.

Way out there

Tips
for
shutting
off
your brain
HBP
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As 1 remain awake thc first
day of this semester at 5:21
a.m.. I feel like I should be
doing an activity more productive than attempting to achieve
a pleasant slumber. Many other
people have failed at catching
some Z's and recharging their
body, so let's delve deeper into
this problem, shall we?
There are various reasons as
to why we may be having probIcms getting to bed. As my case
is right now. the problem could
be caused by anticipation of the
day to come.
Getting the brain to stop
thinking and figuratively 'shut
up' is a tough feat, especially if
there is an important event
occurring thc next day such as
the first day of a new school
semester, the day you've finally
built up enough courage to go
up to a person you're interested
in romantically, the ciay a longawaited CD or videogame is
released, or even the day you're
finally going to seek revenge on
your boss involving the placement of something unmentionable in his or her coffee.
The mind will continuously

repeat worries long after you've
resolved Ihem; it is sometimes
like an annoying little child in
never accepting the most rational way of solving what's keeping you up.

"You didn't study enough
for that test. You didn't study
enough for that test, Matt,"
the brain said. Matt responded by thinking, "I will wake
up an hour early to study and
then study some more before
class," to which the brain
replied, "You didn't study
enough for that test."
About this time is when you
pick up thc nearest
blunt object and severely put
the thinking organ out of commission temporarily, just so you
could get some shuteye.
The worst part is. the longer
the time spent trying to sleep,
the less likely you are going to
fall asleep. Staring at thc clock
every hour saying to yourself.
"All right, if I fall asleep right
now. then I will get five hours
of sleep," is hopeful to begin
with, but once the realization
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that you will not get to visit
dreamy dream land on this
night kicks in, the panicking
also comes. "I will get five
hours of sleep." soon turns into.
"Oh no, I'm only going to get
an hour of sleep." until eventually it's time to wake up and
you've officially been cognizant in bed for many hours.
Another
reason
Mr.
Sandman skipped over your
house could be caused by certain sleeping conditions that
must be met. Unless completely
sleep deprived or narcoleptic,
many of us have certain criteria
to sleep, such as certain sides of
the bed, positions, temperatures, number of blankets, white
noises, insanely-correct pillow
flutfiness. or even rituals that
need to be performed before
bed like drinking warm milk or
consuming mass quantities of
anchovies and rutabaga pic.
Well okay, maybe not so
much thc last one. but the point
is some of us could correctly be
labeled us picky sleepers. Many
times this is why people say
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Wounds can even keep us
up. Whether they are physical
from slipping on some ice or
randomly finding yourself
"I've seen that Dateline. I amidst a stampede of rhinos,
know this room is full of subelephants, and other heavy,
stances only visible with a bone-crushing animals, that
black lijjhl. Who knows who pain can be like a constant linhere
before? ger poking you and completely
slept
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ruining the chances of sleep.
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Emotional wounds can be
Sleep is also affected by even worse than thc physical
many happenings throughout type, since there is no medical,
the day. If some of us chugged a magic, pill to be taken Earlier
few too many pots of coffee or in the day if you found out your
cans of soda, then it might be girlfriend left you for a homehaunting us in the twilight less, androgynous, moronic,
hours in the same manner as former magician whose only
would eating an Fibula-ridden current talents involve drooling
over himself and resembling
Double Whopper with improperly-pasteurized cheese and Gandhi, then that is going to
mayonnaise that expired in keep you up far later than any
1957.
Ron Popeil infomercial could
For those of us who have keep you company.
trouble falling asleep, we have
Emotional reasons for lack
tried to prevent doing activities of sleep are why many people
that might keep us up. We might turn to alcohol to drown the
avoid caffeine as much as pospain, others physically cut
sible and try not to nap themselves to relieve tension,
and some divulge in a plethora
(although sometimes it's impossible not to) but the night is still of medications simply to fall
unfortunately made our unwelasleep. If your brain is constantcome best friend.
ly thinking, "Gee, you made a
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complete moron of yourself in
front of that girl today; when
she said hello you not only
stumbled over your words but
you also drenched yourself in
your own urine," thc brain is
acting like an internal bully
who will not accept any amount
of cash to leave thc premises.
Now. hours later in the day
after taking a much-needed nap.
I am recharged again, but it was
no thanks to thc three hours ol
sleep I obtained thc night
before. Some people can snooze
mere seconds after hitting the
bed while others crave to partake in an activity which leaves
a finely-constructed crust on
our eyelids.
Of course. 1 could have
already completely solved any
sleep deprivation problems you
were having at thc moment by
inducing sleep with a boring
column. So if you find me
absolutely boring, highfalutin.
and downright mind-numbing,
then clip out this column, laminate it. and take it to bed with
you every night so you obtain a
guaranteed slumber.

1. Maintain a regular bed and wake time schedule, 6. Finish eating at least two to three hours before
including weekends.
your regular bedtime.
2. Establish a regular, relaxing bedtime routine such as 7. Exercise regularly. It is best to complete your
soaking in a hot bath or hot tub and then reading a book workout at least a few hours before bedtime.
or listening to soothing music.
8. Avoid nicotine (e.g., cigarettes, tobacco products).
3. Create a sleep-conducive environment that is dark, Used close to bedtime, it can lead to poor sleep.
quiet, comfortable and cool.
9. Avoid caffeine (e.g., coffee, tea, soft drinks,
on
chocolate) close to bedtime. It can keep you awake.
4. Sleep a comfortable mattress and pillows.

The Better Sleep Council is a non-profit
organization supported by the mattress industry.
The BSC is devoted to educating the public
about the importance of sleep to good health
and quality of life and about the value of the
5. Use your bedroom only for sleep and sex. It is best to 10. Avoid alcohol close to bedtime. It can lead
sleep system and sleep environment in pursuit take work materials, computers and televisions out of the disrupted sleep later in the night.
of a good night's sleep.
sleeping environment.

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WED, JANUARY 18, 2006
Wynton Marsalis's MLK
Address
A lot of people are spending
way too much time talking about
the "Chocolate City" speech
Nagin made on Monday. Most
people I know in New Orleans
are talking about this address
given on the same day by
Wynton Marsalis.
Here are the highlights.
It's good to be home. It's
especially good to be home in a
time of crisis because tough
times force us to return to fundamentals. And there is nothing
more fundamental than home.
1 also feel a special honor in
speaking on thc Martin Luther
King Jr. holiday. Though he is
almost always reduced to a
dreamer today. Dr. King was a
most powerful exemplar of
action. His last book is titled,
"Where Do We Go From Here:
Chaos or Community?" It is a
question that is most appropriate
for us in this moment.
Dr. King worked in the shadow of slavery and discrimination. We are in the shadow of the
worst natural disaster to ever
befall America.
What better way to celebrate
him than by rising to a challenge?
When we look around here,
we see destruction, anguish and
uncertainty. Let's look deeper
into ourselves and find possibility. That's why it's important to
mark the reopening of New
Orleans with the triumphant
return ofTulane, Xavier. Loyola
and Dillard Universities.
The soldiers in Martin
Luther King's army were people
demanding change
lawyers,
clerks, politicians, housewives,
businessmen, maids, clergymen.
The ones on the front lines were
America's youth.
Young people, much like
you, who felt empowered to better our nation, who understood
that change required sacrifice,
who were emboldened with a
spirit of Tightness and were
determined to create change for
the betterment of our country.
You know, we love to
patronize young people with slogans like "the young will lead
the way" ~ when actually, the
young very seldom lead any-

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thing in our country today. It's
been quite some time since a
younger generation pushed an
older one to a higher standard.
We have the tendency to
make generations unanimous.
But in fact, there really have
only ever been a few people in
each generation who step out,
are willing to put themselves on
the line and risk everything for
their beliefs.
If you realize the unfortunate
consequences of inaction, hopefully you will understand even
more the importance of holding
both your elders and your peers
accountable when it comes to
the rebuilding of New Orleans.
Stay up on thc facts.
What, other than injustice,
could be the reason that the displaced citizens of New Orleans
cannot be accommodated by the
richest nation in the world? You,
along with the entire world, saw
the bureaucratic fumbling and
lack of concern inflicted on
those very same citizens at the
Superdomc and the Convention
Center. Who is being held
accountable now?
The rebuilding of New
Orleans is an important point in
the history of the United States.
Don't wish for someone else to
do later what you can do now.
When you perceive a problem,
put together a group of friends
and be loud in your dissent.
When you notice inconsistencies
between what is said by government officials and what is done,
exercise your individual and collective power to take steps to
remove them. Our form of
democracy allows you to do
that. Remember, the best way to
be is to do.
1 know that the challenge of
rebuilding may seem insurmountable. But we have a road
map to success the path of Dr.
Martin Luther King Jr.
You will hear that the most
immediate concerns for New
Orleans are the wetlands, the
levees and the homes. But I'm
here to tell you that the most
immediate concern for New
Orleans is the well-being of our
displaced neighbors spread out
in a diaspora all over the United
States.
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action, when they act with
insight, soul and fire, they can
rekindle the weary spirit of a
slumbering nation. It's time
somebody woke us up.
THURS, JANUARY 05, 2006
This is the week I look for
work and try to get heath insurance...
I have one day left to accomplish these tasks. And then,
inevitably defeated, I will throw
myself from the deck of the
Natchez as members of the
SPCA watch in horror.
No...its not quite that bad.
But it is kind of..awful.
I spent Tuesday in line at the
unemployment office. Got there
at 8am. Lett at 2pm. 1 am eligible either for nothing, or for thirty dollars a week, which frankly
wouldn't be worth the trouble of
collecting it. The problem is that
all the money 1 earned last year
was paid to me by USM, where
1 was also enrolled as a Ph. D.
student. Therefore, it doesn't
count as wages for unemployment, even though I paid all
other taxes on the money.
I did get to hear some great
stories though, including:
A woman lived on the first
floor of a duplex. Her upstairs
neighbors were heroin addicts
who she kept trying to have
arrested or evicted. As the flood
waters rose, they brought her
upstairs and set her up in a comfortable chair until the rescue
boats arrived. Then they helped
her into the boat and bid her
farewell.
Another man was talking a
fast game on his cell phone for
the six hours we were next to
each other in line. One of the
ongoing threads ofthe conversation involved breeding his pit
bulls, one of which was airlifted
back to him from Texas, where
the rescuers wanted to neuter the
dog before it was returned. This
outraged and bewildered himthe only reason he has the dogs
(which are identified by color
rather than names) is to breed
them. The whole time he's talking I'm trying not to explode.
But then when it was time to
turn in our written applications,
the staff asked why he hadn't
filled out his entire form. "I don't
know how to spell," he said. And
suddenly 1 understood why he

might have to breed dogs for
money.
THURS, DECEMBER 29,
2005
Perhaps at some point they
will be able to use DNA to
identify the remains of our
missing federal government.
Bosnia has joined thc many
foreign countries who have
stepped forward to assist New
Orleans in the aftermath of the
storm.

From NOLA.com:Under an
between
Thc
agreement
International Commission on
Missing Persons (ICMP) and the
State of Louisiana Department
of Health and Hospitals, labs in
Bosnia and Herzegovina will
use DNA testing on an estimated
260 to 350 bone samples to
assist in identification of victims
ofKatrina.
The ICMP is now also working with the authorities in Iraq
on finding ways to address the
missing persons issue there and.
as a humanitarian measure, is
helping to identify victims of
last December's Indian Ocean
tsunami.
WED, DECEMBER 21, 2005
Never leave the house without
a camera.
For a while after I returned
to New Orleans, I didn't want to
carry a camera around with me,
because there were too many
other things to deal with beyond
playing disaster tourist. And
every day I'd sec some odd little
detail that I wished I could capture on film. Then I spent a few
days with the camera in my bag.
just in case. But that habit grew
old too. A few days ago I almost
grabbed thc camera on thc way
out the door, but I left it behind,
thinking "What could 1 possibly
take a picnire of now?"
Here is what I could have

1. A few blocks from my
house, a mile long train carrying

nothing but new, shiny FEMA
trailers for as far as I could see.
2. On thc way home, passing
the exploded propane tank warehouse, 1 spotted two people and
a giant marionette among the
ruins, performing l-don't-knowwhat while a third person captured it on video.

Ken Foster, a former resident ofWoolrich and an LHU graduate, moved to New Orleans just days before Hurricane Katrina hit the
')' Coast. Ken is an accomplished and celebrated writer, whose work has been published in The New York Times Book Review, and the
Francisco Chronicle, among others. He has published a collection oj stories and his memoir about dog rescue, The Dogs Who
ind Me, will he published this year.
Ken's blog at
has also been featured on CNN.

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Emily Carey
medical care, food, clothing I experienced in Mississippi. professor of criminal justice could make this one small already been cleaned up in
Staff Reporter
and other supplies.
Turnage,
Anne-Marie
While most people were
of
MountainServe.
director
eating turkey and watching
football during Thanksgiving lead the Mississippi group,
break, two groups from Lock She said that this trip was
MountainServe's
Haven University lent a hand unlike
usual
Habitat
for Humanity
in the areas devastated by
the entire
because
projects
Hurricane Katrina.
was
community
Long
Beach
to
LHU's pubAccording
lic relations office, a group destroyed.
Turnage said "At Camp
of 55 people headed to Camp
Care, it was as it" the
Coast
Coast Care in Long Beach.
students
felt they couldn't
Miss., an organization run by
enough. There was
work
hard
the Episcopal Diocese of
a
sense
of
'That could be
Mississippi. Its volunteers
me.'"
provide numerous services to
"I am still trying to

It was a little disorienting to
return to my comfortable
home, my warm office and
basically blessed every day
life," said Turnage.
There has already been
talk of a return trip. Turnage
said "This is by no means our
one Hurricane Katrina proj-

The second team's destination was New Orleans.
Those 15 people provided
aid to the New Orleans
police department by cleaning and painting the 1st
District Police Station said

and leader of the New
Orleans group.
The New Orleans group
also
a
provided
Thanksgiving Day meal to
the hurricane survivors.
Marshall said "There was
a warm feeling within our
group just watching their
faces glow."
Amanda Thomas, a senior
who was part of the
Mississippi troop, said she
chose to go on the trip
because "I kept thinking
about the conditions the victims of the hurricane were

sacrifice to try to improve Mississippi alone, according
to CNN.com.
their quality of life."
However, much of the
Thomas also said that one
wreckage remains because
of the most memorable experiences was helping a woman homeowners need the rubble
to
search through the as evidence in insurance
remains of her house for
Many survivors arc living
pieces of her mother's china
•next to the debris of their
collection.
Senior Jenna Brock said former homes in trailers prothe
I'cdcral
by
"There is so much 1 want vided
Managemdttt
people to know. The work is Emergency
not done, not even a little. Agency.
So. if you have the time, the
CNN.com also states thjjrt
money, thc heart to help out, more than 3,200 people aye
still missing throughout tilt
go for it!"
More than 27 million Gulf Coast.

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Graham uses scholarship to study in Beijing China
agency that oversees the
awards.
"Getting this award is
Frankie very thrilling. 1 just can't
Sophomore
Graham recently started wait to see the people of
school as all students did last China with great personaliweek; the only difference is ties and many warm welcomhe's thousands of miles away ing faces," Graham said
before leaving the United
studying abroad in China.
Last semester Graham States, and that he was espewon the Benjamin A. Gilman cially happy about his
International Scholarship for accomplishment because of
$2,500, making him thc first the tough competition this
LHU student to receive this year.
For the 2006 Gilman
honor.
Scholarship
Spring cycle, the
The grant helps pay for
program
his education at the Beijing scholarship
for
applications
received
940
of
a
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Institute
awards,
possible
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partner university of LHU.
The Gilman Scholarship which is a far larger number
is sponsored by the Bureau of interested students than
of Educational and Cultural usual, according to Rosanna
U.S. L. Campbell, coordinator of
Affairs
of
the
Department of State and is the Lock Haven University
funded, International Studies Office.
congressionally
Last spring there were
according to the Institute for
applicants, she said.
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Frankie Graham won the Gilman International
Scholarship and is currently studying in China.

As a double major in
Political
Science
and
International
Studies.
Graham is interested in
learning about other cultures
and plans to use this studying abroad opportunity to
travel all around China and
other parts of Asia.
He hopes that these experiences will help him have a
more
culturally-diverse
background to get him one
step closer to his career
goals of working for the FBI
or the CIA.
"I think Frankie is a very
smart guy. He is really interested in world affairs and
seems to be very well
informed of what is happenhe will
ing in the world
have a tremendous study
abroad experience," said
Campbell.
According to Campbell,
the Gilman Scholarship was

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Students applying are
encouraged to study in nontraditional destinations such
as China instead of the destinations many students apply
to go with extremely nice
weather and beaches where
acquiring an education may
not be their top priority.
To apply for the minority
student scholarship, applicants must have received a
Pell Grant and must have not
previously studied abroad.
Students interested in the
Gilman
Benjamin
A.
Scholarship should contact
Rosana Campbell at the Lock
Haven University Institute
for International Studies,
102 Raub Hall.

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SPORTS
Wednesday, January 25, 2006

Volume 63, Issue 1

HHB1 Men's basketball tops Slippery Rock 88-82
one minute left to play.
"We hit a couple key free
throws. We kept our composure; I have seen young teams
like us fall apart in these types
With their vvin/>tvSaturday
of situations before." comover Slippery RocV$f-S2. the
mented Coach Wilson.
men's basketball team's record
With Slippery Rock fouling
improved to 3-14, but don't let
to try to stay in thc game Lock
that fool you.
Haven went to thc line and
added six more points to their
score making the final 88-82.
"I thought we played an
encouraging game. It was the
games against teams like Penn
best game of basketball we
State, St.
Francis. and
have played all year." Coach
Bucknell those games weren't
Wilson said about the game.
about winning.
Bruce Kennedy was the
"Our hope with Our nonleading scorer for LHU with
conference schedule is to give
22. 15 of which came from
our guys thc mindset to come
beyond the three point line.
prepared to play
Freshman Billy Arre put up 21
' experience (fi'ffercnt
of his own. while Junior
and cities," said Coach
and
James
Chappelle
Freshman Toby Gamble each
Both Slippery Rock and
added 10.
LHU came into the game with
The boys are 2-5 in thc
Pennsylvania State Athletic
month of January, with wins
Conference (PSAC) West
against Slippery Rock and
records of 0-2.
Fairmont State Universities.
The game started off fast
Their two league losses came
for LHU with an alley-oop off
at thc hands of Indiana
the opening tip. Lock Haven
University of Pa (109-70) and
trailed for the first half of the
Clarion University (91-85).
first period until a five point
In the loss to Clarion,
run capped off by a key three
freshman Billy Arre scored a
pointer by freshman Bruce
career high of 31 points. The
Kennedy gave LHU space at IBBBHbwM^BBMBBBBBBMBBHBI^BBMBHWWBBBiBMy^BW team is
very young with five
Garrett Grazianol Eagle Eye
30-26. LHU would maintain
one sophomore, and
juniors,
their lead and go into the half Ryan Carson drives in for a layup during Lock Haven's win over SRU.
six freshmen. Lock Haven
up by three. 37-34.
continues its league play
The second half of thc
at
to
Lock
Haven
play
possessed
Wednesday
night
16 minutes left play.
play.
game saw many momentum with
at
went
lead
of
the
and
day
Shippensburg
University
Lock Haven got up by
Lock Haven then
on a their biggest
changes. Slippery Rock tied
later, and scoring parade going on a 14-3 80-66. Slippery Rock was not Saturday
home
against
seven
three
minutes
the game at 43 after Lock
finished,
however,
run
69and
the
Edinboro
University.
game point
got
making the score
Haven had led by five 43-38 Slippery Rock tied the
up at 55 with 12 minutes left to 58. With about 2:30 left to score within four. 82-78 with

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Bill Buckenmeyer
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The women's basketball team
has been very impressive during
the first half oftheir 2006 season.
They currently boast a 12-4
record overall, with a 1-2 record
in Pennsylvania State Athletic
Conference (PSAC) West play.

The 12 wins are threetimes as
many wins as last year, the most

wins in a season since the 199293 campaign and they still have
10 games remaining.
Balance is the key word for
the Eagles squad.
They have six players averaging over seven points a game and
three players averaging at least
six rebounds per game.
The defense has also stepped
up this year holding opponents to
a stingy 56.8 points per game
while forcing over 24 turnovers
per contest.
Garrett Grazianol Eagle Eye
Ginger Williams has been is
the team's leading scorer (14.0 Elizabeth Gabrielle looks to make a pass.
ppg) and rebounder (9.3 rpg). Ilia
Lopez has made her mark on the Shadduck also pulled down 16 the entire game but the Rock
team averaging 11.7 points per rebounds to collect and impresmade their free throws at the end
game. The team's assist leader is sive double-double.
to seal a victory against the
guard Elizabeth Gabrielle dishing
The win over Clarion showed Haven.
out 4.3 per game.
The Eagles
the Haven's offensive prowess,
head to
Since returning from winter putting three players in double Shippensburg on Jan. 25 to battle
break the Haven has tallied two figure points, with two just missthc Red Raiders. Shippensburg is
wins and a loss. They defeated ing double digits with nine points. 10-7 overall and 0-2 in PSAC
Bloomsburg handily 74-46 and
The defense was stellar in the West play.
then rolled over Clarion 77-60. win forcing 30 turnovers, nabbing
The Haven returns home on
Their lone loss was to a tough 13 steals, and blocking five shots. Saturday to battle the Fighting
Slippery Rock team by thc score
The loss against Slippery Scots of Edinboro. Edinboro is
49-53.
Rock was a defensive battle, but 13-4 overall and 1-1 in conferIn the win over Bloomsburg. the Eagles had both Lopez, and ence play. The game will have a 1
Ilia Lopez and Kristy Shadduck Williams tally 13 points and p.m.
tip-off in Thomas
led the way offensively with 19 seven boards. Lock Haven battled Fieldhouse.
and 16 points, respectively.

Men's track and field finish
second at Bucknell Heptagonal
Kim Moerschbai

the shot put (48'03.25").
Senior Bill Buckenmeyer
Sports Reporter
recorded a third-place finish in
the 5(MX)-meter run, crossing the
The men's and women's
line in 15:21.
track and field teams hit the rub"It's always tough to come
ber at the Bucknell Heptagonal back after four weeks ofnot trainhosted by Bucknell University
ing and then going and competthis past Saturday, returning to ing all out," said head coach
the playing field for the first time Mark Elliston. "I was really
since Dec. 3.
pleased overall with both teams
The men's squad finished and especially for those individusecond out of six teams, finishing als who had their success due to
just two points behind Division I working out over break. I am
St. Francis University. The Bald confident that performances will
Eagles also beat Division I continue to improve."
Duquesne and Wagner, while
The women's team finished
host Bucknell University took the sixth, topping East Stroudsburg.
team title.
while Bucknell once again took
the team title for thc women.
"A couple injuries and sickness prevented the women's team
Junior Jim Dempsey took thc from getting off to a better start,"
top spot in the high jump, leaping
noted assistant coach Aaron
to a height of 6-feet-9-inches. an
Russell. "If we can get everyone
NCAA provisional qualifying healthy they'll be able to push the
mark. Fellow teammate and teams at the top of the
freshman Ivars Lurops placed Pennsylvania State Athletic
second with the same height, also Conference (PSAC)."
earning a NCAA provisional
Leading thc way for thc
mark.
women was Ashley Hartman who
Also earning his way onto the had a stellar outing, placing first
NCAA provisional list was freshin the 55-meter dash with a time
man Paul Martin, who took the of 7.30. She also took first place
runner-up spot with a time of7.68 in the 200 meters with a time of
in the 55 meter high hurdles.
26.16. Hartman also broke her
Thc 4x400 meter relay team own school record
in the 55of Tim Hite. Shawn Clancy. mcter trials with a time of 7.29.
Wayne Demore, and Martin also
Fellow sophomore Angela
garnered a first-place finish.
Kramer took fourth in thc pole
Hite also placed third in thc vault with a height of 9'10".
400-meter dash in 51.75, while Teammate Holly Bofinger also
teammate Clancy collected a
recorded a sixth place finish in
third place finish in the long the 5000-meter run.
Both track and field teams
Senior Fieldon Daubert took will be back in action Friday. Jan.
third in the weight throw 27 at either the Penn State
(51'02.25"), breaking a two-year National Invitational or thc Bison
old record previously held by Open, with the first event slated
Julius Mangrino. Daubert also to being at 11 a.m.
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Wrestling goes 1-2,
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Eagles will split to either the Bison Open
or tne >enn tate National Invitational
beginning Friday, Jan. 27.
The LHU Bookstore sponsors the
Athlete of the Week to better promote
Lock Haven student-athletes. The LHU
Bookstore is available for all academic
texts > LHU apparel and more. The
Bookstore is located in the Parson's
Union Building on the campus of Lock
Haven University.

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Boxers ring in new year in winning fashion
Clayton Desmond
Sports Reporter

1 :(K) stoppage over Dan Roseman.
Miami-Ohio. Bechdcl, a fomier
Central Mountain football player
and
red-shirt freshman, used his
Thc nationally ranked Lock
skills to force the
counter-punching
Haven University Boxing Team
referee
to stop the bout mid-way
won six individual bouts in holiday
invitationals held in Pittsburgh. PA through the second round. Bechdel
to
and New York City during semes- jumped all over Roseman start
the second round and caught
ter break (since last publication).
Roseman with a flurry ofpunches
and never slowed up. The Haven's
boxer, All-American, Ryan
All three Bald Eagles won their third
(Sr., Kennett
bouts at the Pittsburgh. PA Athletic Falgowski, 175
PA, 5-5), boxed perhaps
Square,
Association Invitational. Danny
his best bout ofhis career, stopping
Marrero, 156. (soph., Doylestown,
Tucker, University of
PA. 6-2) scored an impressive 3-0 Brian
at 1 :()2 ofthe 3rdround.
decision over Navy's Brian Smith. Michigan
first
Marrero controlled all three rounds Falgowski survived a rugged
round and rallied back, dropping
with accurate 3-4 punch combinations. Mike Bechdel, 139 (soph., the "Wolverine" twice in the secflurry of punchLock Haven, PA, 1-0) won his ini- ond round with a
Thc
referee was
tial collegiate bout with a RSC-2. ing left hooks.

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forced to stop the bout midway
through the third round following
Falgowski's third knockdown. AH
three boxers performed really well
according to head coach. Dr. Ken
Cox.
Befbre a SRO crowd at the
prestigious New York Athletic
Club in Manhattan in late
December, the Bald Eagles team
captain Jason Sanchez, 147, (Jr.
Middletown, NY, 9-2) won a split
2-1 decision over Thomas
Gennaro, UN-Reno in the
evening's featured bout. Sanchez
won an exciting thirdround to pull
out the close win over Gennaro, a
national semi-finalist last year.
Teammates, Josh Wisniewski,
130, (soph.. Linesville, PA, 6-5)
and Addy Pizarro, 125, (soph.,
Bethlehem Liberty, 6-1) both suf-

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bouts. Wisniewski was decisioncd
by national runner-up Jose Cases,
UN-Reno, while Pizarro was
stopped late in the second round by
two-time National Champion.
Jeremy Biggs, Navy.
Our guys boxed well in NYC
said coaches Dr. Ken Cox and Ken
Cooper. We must now pick up our
intensity in preparation for the
always-popular 27th Annual LHU
Invitational at the TFH on
February Htli. The Bald Eagles
are scheduled to box next at the
Invitational on Feb. 4th. Several
sparring sessions are scheduled
next week with amateur boxers
from boxing clubs from Shamokin,
Williamsport. and Altoona Boxing
Clubs.

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Shortly after returning from
Christmas break, the wrestling
team traveled to Ashland. Ohio
to compete in the competitive
Wendy's Classic Duals.

In their first match against
No. 23 Northern Illinois, the

team suffered a tough 19-15
loss. Starting ofT the match for
the Bald Eagles was Obe Blanc,
who defeated Pat Castillo 9-5.
Seth Martin upset Aaron Own in
the second period, bringing his
total career falls to 17. The team
then picked up two more wins,
by junior Derrick Morgan and
Tom Kocher.
Thc next tough match for thc
Haven wasagainst No. 6 Central
Michigan. The team put up
amazing effort, but lost to
Central Michigan 35-7.
Casey Moore had his 20th
career win by defeating Matt
Steintrager by a score of 6-4.
Seth Martin then won by major
decision, 11-6 over Zack Strunk.
In their final match of thc
day. Lock Haven came back to
beat thc Bobcats of Ohio
University by a score of 25-9.
Obe Blanc earned his second
win of the day by defeating
Caleb Mctcalf 3-1.
Lock Haven then began a six
match winning streak with
Sophomore Brian Ellis beating
Frank Brown 7-4. Following
Ellis, with his first win of the
day was Joshua Medina, who
topped Aaron Gomoll 10-4.
Seth Martin continued winning,
beating Ohio's Jake Frerichs, 6-

Sophomore Rory McCoy
then earned his first win of the
season by defeating Kent Smith
12-10, and was followed Carlos
Ponce who beat his opponent.
Ryan Knapp by a score of 5-2.
Finishing up thc Haven's six
wins in a row was Derrick
Morgan, earning his 15th win of
the season by topping Brian
Casear 8-5. Senior Tim Meyers
wrapped up the match with an
11 -3 victory over Dave
Campbell.
"We are wrestling better as
we were more competitive with
nationally ranked Northern
Illinois. losing 19-15. Northern
Illinois beat Wisconsin. We lost
to Wisconsin 45-3 the first
semester. So you can see we arc
getting better and showing
improvement." said head coach
Rocky Bonomo. "We also lost to
Central
nationally ranked
Michigan, No, 6 in the country,
34-7. Wc defeated Ohio
University, a tough team 25-9."
The New Year brings a new
opportunity for the Haven
wrestling team to shine even
more than they have been.
"Our team continues to be a
work in progress. I am proud of
the young men who have weathered the rigors of an incredibly
tough schedule and all the training required to compete at the
Division 1 level." said Bonomo.
"We will do our best wrestling at
thc end of the season when it
counts most."
On the 27th and 28th of
January, the wrestling team will
in
competing
be
thc
Pennsylvania State Athletic
(PSAC )
Conference
Championships hosted
Slipper)' Rock University.

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Laura Faust
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The women's swim team had
their first meet of the spring
semester on Saturday at Zimmerli
Pool
California
against
111-84.
falling
University (Pa.)
Although it was a defeat, the
Haven women never gave up and
remained strong through every
race.

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The women were hard at
work over winter break to prepare
for this meet and the remaining
meets ofthe season. Thc women
had taken a training trip to Florida
to have some fun while working
on core skills and preparations for
the Pennsylvania State Athletic

Championships, which will take
place in February.
Head Coach Andy Waeger
said that thc team has been working together since the first week
ofclasses and since thc season is
very long, it is very important to
keep the focus on 'the light at the
end ofthe tunnel.'
Saturday's meet was the third
PSAC contest for the Haven
women (1-2 PSAC) competing
against an undefeated Cal U. (3-0
PSAC) team.
"This was our first opportunity to race in about five weeksand
coming after our intense winter
training, I expected us to be tired,
but to have solid swims. The team
did not disappoint," said Coach

Coach Waeger said that Cal
U. has 14 PSAC qualifiers com-

pared to Lock Haven's seven,
making Cal easily the strongest
team in the conference.
The Haven women's 'A'relay
team for the 400 freestyle once
again dominated the water. The
team placed first and included
Tatiana
Patakyova,
Kelly
Grieneisen. Gerda Smimova. and
Becca Rhoades.
Patakyova earned a PSAC
qualifying time in the 200 butterfly and 400 freestyle relay, setting

Photo courtesy of LHU Sports Information

Diane Sujansky cuts through the water against California University (Pa.).
a pool record time of 55.04.
Patakyova recently returned to
the pool after facing an injury,
which kept herfrom competing in
the fall season.
Junior co-captain. Diane
Sujansky, also had an impressive
meet and was tough competition
Sujansky
for Cal's women.
placed second and had a seasonbest time of 55.54 in the 100
freestyle.
In addition, Sujansky placed
first in the 50 freestyle with a time
of 25.07 followed by Smimova.
placing second with 25.46.
Earning a PSAC qualifying
time in thc 200 brcaststroke.
Sujansky placed first with a time
of 2:32.06. She was followed by
freshman Kerri Grey with a time
of2:46.93.
"1 thought the team did excellent against some very tough
competition." said Sujansky.
"Everyone worked incredibly
hard on our training trip, and all
ofthe hard work is paying off. It's
great to see the girls get some of

their best times of the season."
Smimova placed first for the
100 freestyle with a time of
55.41, making herself a fierce
competitor against California in
this race.
Rhoades. a junior and co-captain, was highly competitive during her meets, although she did
not have a win. Rhoades took
third in the 500 freestyle with a
time of 5:38.26, just falling
behind Cal's Stine Hestdal.
What do Rhoades and her
teammates do when not in a race'.'
Rhoades is on the deck with
her team making sure that the
women who are competing have
inspiration and motivation to continue to do their best.
"We are really preparing hard
tor the conference meet in three
weeks." said Rhoades. "Starting
with our training trip in Florida,
Coach Waeger has been helping
us reach both our individual and
team goals."
The Millersville meet will be
the last meet before the PSAC

Championships and Coach
Waeger is optimistic for thc seven
remaining women who have yet
to qualify.
"This will be their last opportunity to qualify...our goal is for
those seven, whether they qualify
or not. is not only to have the best
times of the season, but to have
the best performances of their
swimming career." said Coach
Waeger.
For PatakyOva, this will be
her last home meet ofher swimming career and Coach Waeger
would like to go out with a big
win against Millersville.
Coach Waeger said. "She has
been through a lot of ups and
downs during her career here at
Lock Haven and it would mean a
lot to me. and the rest of the
women, if we could win the last
one for her."
Come out and support thc
fastest women in the pool as they
take on Millersville University at
1 p.m. at Zimmerli Pool on
Saturday.

January 25, 2006

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As I am sure most sports fans already know,
a
during
entered
the
crowd
Knicks,
game last
\dM Wednesday versus the Chicago Bulls at
the United Center.
Reportedly, Davis witnessed his wife in the stands being harassed by a Bulls' fan
during a timeout, and then preceded to jump the scorers table to come to the aid of his
wife and son. Although Davis remained cool and calm, and did not throw any punches or receive any, this was a highly controversial and debatable topic in sports, especially in the NBA, after last years Pacers, Pistons and fan brawl.
Should he be fined and suspended?
If so, how severe?
Should they make an example of him or take it easy on him because he was protecting his family and was nonviolent? After taking all of these in consideration,
Commissioner David Stern, I feel, made the right choice by just suspending him for
just five games. That five-game suspension is nothing compared to the suspensions
given to Stephen Jackson and Ron Attest last season.
Davis reacted out ofpure human instinct. Any given man, regardless if they are at
work or out in public, would try to protect his wife and kids if he felt they were in danger.
Entering the stands however will result in suspension regardless. Who knows what
would have come about if some drunken fan would have thrown a beer bottle or a
punch at Davis, then a whole other brawl would have taken place and the NBA's reputation would be damaged for years.
Once he saw his wife in danger, he should have attempted to get the attention of a
security guard to go help her. But that raises another question. Where were the security guards? They definitely made a pathetic effort to stop Davis from entering the
stands and showed up late to the spot of the incident. This needs to be taken into consideration as well.
Surprisingly, however. Stern took it easy on Davis although he was still reprimanded. A five game suspension in the NBA is not that big of deal considering there
are 82 games in the regular season, and since he is on the Atlantic Division's basement
dwelling New York Knicks.
In another NBA story, Allen lverson was recently criticized for walking off the
court with 10 seconds left in a 101-90 loss to the New Jersey Nets last week.
Reporters claimed this act was very unsportsmanlike, heartless, and a direct insult to
his teammates. My question is; what is the big deal?
First off, there was 10 seconds left and the team was down by 11 points making it
impossible to have any chance at coming back. He had just missed a meaningless foul
shot and was clearly frustrated with the team's performance. lverson just acted out of
frustration, it's not like he publicly criticized his teammates or the coaches.
And secondly, in almost every college or professional football game when a team
is kneeling the ball to run out the clock in a game which is not close, players always
just walk either right off the field into the locker room or onto the field to congratulate the other team. Even though there is still a good 30 seconds of play left, the losing team often walks off the field, however, it just goes unnoticed because of all the
people crowding it. Therefore, lverson walking off the court with a couple seconds
left is not that significant and should not ruin his reputation.

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This 12-4 has more importance for Lock Haven sports fans.
12-4 marks the current overall record for women's basketball team.
The team is 12-4overall and 1-2 in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC
:st play.
Lock Haven started off the season 2-0 for the first time since 2002, when they w
to finish 7-18. They also enjoyed a string of success that saw them earn a sev
ne win streak.
The 12 wins triples the win total for the Haven last season and marks the most w
ce the 1998-99 campaign when they posted 10.
This year has been a complete 180-degree turnaround for head coach Valerie Ci
1 her team, who deserve a tremendous amount of praise for what they are doing

Although the Haven's most recent outing resulted in a loss to PSAC We
vision foe Slippery Rock University, it was not for lack of effort because the
ight hard all the way to the buzzer so LHU fans should be optimistic as to v
:y team stands at this point.
The Haven is not just making noise by racking up slashes in the win column. They
B also ranked nationally in scoring defense. LHU is ranked No. 23 in scoring defense
ving up just 56.8 points a game and they sit sixth in the PSAC in scoring offense
th 67.9 points a game.
This team is on a roll and ifwe want them to continue their winning ways we need
get out and support them as they push to make their first post season appearance
ice the 1990-91 season.

Ohio lawmakers to consider drilling for oil in protected state parks
Josh Comer

Environmental Council and the

Ohio State Public Interest Group
Bowling Green State U.
disagree with Armbnister's proposed
approach, calling the
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio
damaging to sensitive
measure
Environmental groups are worecosystems and shortsighted.
ried that climbing home heating
"The bill has one group of
costs will cause those in the
benefactors, oil and natural gas
Ohio General Assembly to no
longer sec state forests for the companies, but hurts the other
II million people living in the
trees, but for thc valuable fuel
state of Ohio," said Jack Shaner.
contained in the soil.
Introduced in October by public affairs director for thc
Sen. JetTry Armbruster. R-North OF.C.
Shaner said that the amount
Ridgeville, Ohio Senate Bill 193
would create a board to lease of fuel that could potentially be
found on public land would have
public land to private companegligible impact on consumer
nies, lifting barriers to drilling a
to
for oil and natural gas in state gas and oil prices compared
the harm wells could cause to
parks.
currently protected habitats.
"As fuel prices increase. I
Amy Gomberg. Environmental
believe one ol" thc most imporstate
tant ways we can offset that Associate for the Ohio
PIRG
echoed
that
message,
saytrend is by finding ways to
that
3 percent of land
only
ing
increase production as well."
suitable for drilling in Ohio is on
Armbruster said.
the
state-owned property that
Groups like the Ohio

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this bill would open to companies.
Those in the oil and gas
industry disagree, saying that
those off-limits resources arc an
important part of the solution to
Ohio's energy shortage.
"There is no one source of
energy that is going to solve
everything," said Thomas
Stewart.
Executive
Vice
President of the Ohio Oil and
Gas Association.
Accessing natural gas and oil
unreachable under current law is
needed to slow thc rise of heating costs, Stewart said.
Gomberg said any monetary
benefits to consumers would be
temporary due to thc exhaustible
nature of fossil fuels, and the
potential impact to sensitive
ecosystems could be irreparable.
Shaner pointed to an oil spill
in Delaware County that took
place in 2004 as an example of

ment.

"It was immediately cleaned
up," Stewart said. "You go there
today, and you can not tell there
had ever been a spill there."
Stewart said the same safety
guidelines natural gas and oil
companies follow on private
lands would be applied to operations on public property. By
acknowledging the risks inherent to drilling. Stewart said damage to the environment can be
mitigated, and Ohio citizens can
reap the benefits ofan enhanced
stale fuel supply.

"There is risk to all worthy
ventures," Stewart said.
Gomberg said the bill
demonstrates the desperation of
oil and natural gas companies.
"They arc pushing for this
because they are a dying business," Gomberg said.
Both Gomberg and Shaner
said they advocated development of renewable sources of
power as the only long-term
solution to Ohio's energy needs.
Instead ofconstructing wells
in state parks, Gomberg said
Ohio's potential for wind energy
should be harnessed. She pointed to the windmills in Bowling
Green as an example of a successful clean energy program.
Stewart said that while his
group supports the growth of
renewable energy, the current
situation requires immediatelyviable action.
"These
depleting
are

resources, but wc are going to

keep burning fossil fuels,"
Stewart said. "The cleanest is
natural gas. it's the one we
should burn, but environmental
groups say that we can't drill for
it in Ohio. That doesn't make
sense."
Stewart said other states with
similar levels of oil and natural
gas on public lands have legislation in place that allow companies access to the fuel.
"If demand continues to be
what it is, and we're not replacing what we're burning, prices
will only continue to rise,"
Stewart said.
Though Gomberg said
Bowling Green's Sen. Randy
Gardner had previously voted
against drilling on public lands,
after repeated attempts to contact Gardner at his home and
office. The BG News was unable
to reach him for comment.

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the harm drilling could inflict.
Approximately 126,000 gallons
ofcrude oil spilled, requiring the
removal of 8,000 tons of contaminated soil, he said.
Stewart pointed to the spill
as an example of how seriously
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team deposit to the front desk of the Student Recreation Center. The deposit
must be enclosed in an envelope with the captain's name, team name, and
sport written on the front. Please note that teams are not officially registered
until both online registration and team deposits are received.

Pick me!

Referee Meeting

Interested in participating in Intramural Sports this semester but can't find
a team? Become a free agent! Send an e-mail with your name, phone
number, e-mail address, and sports interested in playing to Anita at
acharles@lhup.edu with "Free Agent" in the subject line. The free
agents will then be made available for teams that need extra players.
Note: signing up as a free agent does not guarantee a spot on a team.

Welcome back, Referees! There will be a mandatory referee meeting on
Thursday, February 2, 2006 at 7:00pm in the Thomas Field House
classroom. Information pertaining to the spring 2006 Intramural season will be
discussed. His important that you all attend. If you have any problems or
questions, please contact Anita at 570-893-6204 or achaiies@lhup.edu.
See you there!

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GET
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This semester dodgeball, indoor volleyball, and floor hockey are all coed
sports. Coed means that in order to participate, you must have two (2)
members of the opposite sex playing at all time.

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Matthew Mckeague
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Over winter break, many of
us went to the movies so our
rear ends would not become
completely stuck to the couch
cushions.
"King Kong" was atmospheric while "The Chronicles oi
Namia" had some exciting war
scenes, but the movie that blew
me away this holiday season
was completely unexpected to
do so.
Hollywood remakes usually
make me sick. I can't emphasize
that enough, yet this remake of
Mel Brooks' 1968 comedy classic "The Producers" stays true
to its predecessor with added
bells, whistles, and tons of
horny old ladies dancing with
walkers.
The original was a great
movie with talented comedic
actors such as Gene Wilder, and
the new version was extremely
well done also. While the original still remains near and dear in
my heart, the remake left me
fresh and energetic because it's
almost as good.
Down on his luck producer
Max Bialystock. played by
Nathan Lane, has just produced
a Broadway flop and hires lowkey accountant Leo Bloom,

Matthew Broderick. to do some
"creative accounting" to set his
books right and keep the IRS
from putting him in the slammer
with a severely obese man

named Bubba who greatly
appreciates dropped soap.
After some convincing, by
means ofa musical number. Leo
agrees to produce the biggesi
flop of a Broadway show to ever
exist that is "guaranteed" to
close so he and Max can each
keep SI million that should have

funded the play
Then, following the plot of
the original exactly. Max has to
befriend basically all the little,
old. ladies in New York and give

.

them some good, old-fashioned,

cy boss, Michael McKean as a

in jail, and Brooks providing thc voices for a black cat
and Stormtrooper Mel.
Thc scenery all looks fabulous, with great stage-like sets,
full of singing, dancing and
eccentric characters, which is
exactly what this movie is
about.
Thc story keeps a fast pace
and should not bore anyone
until the middle of the film
where Leo and Ulla are falling
for one another to a musical
piece with very few jokes. One
slow spot in a movie though,
still earns this film an "A."
And when you thought this
review was over, just like the
movie, there's more! That's
right, sticking around through
the credits of the movie is well
worth the wait. Will Ferrell
takes the lively "Der Guten Tag
Hop-Clop," song from earlier in
the film, and turns into to a
Celine Dion-like, emotional.
trustee

love and attention so they will
give him money to fund the
play.
Yes. you could correctly
label
as a prostitute. Expect
the "Max Bialystock: Male
Gigolo" spin-off sequel in the
future.
The pair then sets out to find
the worst screenplay, director,
and actors thinking that this will
ensure failure so they can soak
up the skin-frying UV rays in
Rio.
Overall, I believe the movie
remained over-the-top and outstandingly funny because
Brooks stayed involved with
the remake. He wrote the new
songs, he wrote thc new parts
of the script, and produced.
The Brooks lunacy flows
through the entire movie,
including a Na/i-saluting
pigeon, a Village People reference, manic-depressive chorewith great comedic effect
If that wasn't enough, when
ographed accountants, and an
effeminate singing Adolph the credits stop, the audience is
Hitler.
treated to a short, flashy, dance
Lane and Broderick clearly number with Mel Brooks
knew what they were doing appearing in the last seconds of
from being the original actors the film belting a. "Get out! It's
in the real-lite Broadway verover." because there was nothsion of "'The Producers" starting left of thc movie.
ing in 2001. They've got their
Putting that phrase at the end
roles down perfectly, and while was such a good idea that I shall
they seem to be channeling thc rip it off.
1968 actors, they add their own
Go see "The Producers" if
talent and idiosyncrasies to the you've never seen the original
characters.
and go if you're in love with the
Other enjoyable cameos original with posters plastering
include Will lerrell as the your walls.
insane Iran/ Licbkind. Uma
"Don't be silly be a stnarty.
Thurma as the Swedish tempest go on join the Nazi party," and
Ulla, Jon Lovitz as the mean
see this movie. Now. get out. It's
vuudcvillian-voiced accountan- over!

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The Spill Canvas
Melanie SheHhammer
Staff Reporter
There is a strong distinction
between a band who can produce good music in the studio
and one that can actually perform live.
When a music fan is faced
with the disappointment of a
horrific live show, from a band
they have grown to appreciate,
conclusions are to be made.
One could say that the artful
techniques of producers and
sound manipulators contribute
to an impressive album and not
the band's actual musicianship.
Obviously a voice or instruments wouldn't change that
drastically from the album version to the live performance, but
for quite a few bands in heavy
rotation today, such a phenomenon occurs; rather frequently, in
fact.
An exception to such a baffling and irritating occurrence is
Thc Spill Canvas. If you have
ever heard an album from the
band you would know of the talent lying in lead singer, Nick
Thomas's, voice. A voice that
not only cuts like a knife recorded, but exceeds all expectations
during live performances as
well.
Recently, Thomas ventured
solo to Bucknell University, performing an acoustic show for an
audience of no more than 30.
The eerie quiet of the venue

while Thomas poured his songs
over the crowd was astonishing,
what with the constant chatter
during the opener's performance
just moments before Thomas
took thc miniscule stage. As the
audience soaked up each song, it
was clear that with Thomas
leading TSC, the band is headed
for a long and winding path of
success.
No smoke, curtains or mirrors surround the music created
by TSC. It's refreshing to witness a band that not only can
perform the music they have
obviously worked so hard to
compile, but also that there is
emotion fueling the songs. Call
it "emo," or what you will, but
TSC knows how to compose a
song that doesn't consist of thc
same repetitive backbeats and
choruses. The lyrics actually
have meaning and each song
feels as if TSC genuinely takes
the time to thoroughly build the
framework to such complex
tracks.
With the lyrics of each song
fueling the fine tuned compositions, the intense songwriting
capabilities of TSC are left to
excel with each note.
As Thomas described the
context of some of the songs
featured in his acoustic set. there
was no bubble gum or sappy
themes present.
Well, actually, that's not true.
There may be a song here and
there about boy meets girl, boy

falls in love with girl, girl breaks
boy's heart, and the rest goes
from there.
The difference between the
approach of TSC and any other
band is the presence of more
than just the generic storyline.
There are the cracks and
crevices that the band explores.
There are repercussions present.
There is a moral to the story.
There isn't any sugar-coating.
Just raw words that depict the
mixed emotions felt in any situation that TSC sets out to tackle.
The intricacy of each song
makes it hard to recommend just
one. Depending on thc mood
that you are in at any given time,
each song could cater to your
needs, but that is the benefit of
listening to a band such as TSC.
Instead of having to skip to thc
same tracks over and over again
due to lack of any earth shattering music on the album, both
their early and more recent
release. "One Fell Swoop" and
"Sunsets and Car Crashes," can
be played through and through.
The genuine pull to produce
music that people can appreciate
seems to be the underlying reason that allows Thc Spill Canvas
to effectively create a final product that can be praised from
every angle.
It's hard to find a band
nowadays that can not only keep
your attention, but ultimately
impress you with what they've
managed to design.

HOROSCOPES
by Linda C. Black
Tribune Media Services
March 21-April 19
stimes it's hard to
where reality
and fantasy
is. On the other
i,
who cares?
h ahead, as far as
can go. The odds
in your favor.

July 23-Aug. 22
You're lucky now, and it
seems like you're getting pretty good advice.
Go ahead and make a
choice that you'll be
happy to live with.

Virgo
Aug. 23-Sept. 22
Frustrations at home
April 20-May 20
have you wondering if
mportant people are it's time to make a big
matching, and they change. That's one
hink you're lookin' option, but a renewal or

lood. Don't try to renovation is also indinpress them, just do cated.
he best job you can.
Gemini
May 21-June 21
OK to admit that
can't do it all by
rself. Let somey else do the part
's easier for them.

Sept. 23-Oct. 22
You're a student and a
teacher naturally, all the
time. Continue to collect
information, so you'll
have the answers when
asked.

Cancer
June 22-July 22
>n't be afraid of tryj something you've
ver done before,
e odds are in your
/or. You have natutalent.

Oct. 23-Nov. 21
It's a good time to ask
for a bonus, a raise or
money somebody owes
you. You might even get
a surprise or find a few
bucks under the couch

Nov. 22-Dec. 21
You're intent on findir
the truth and this is
good
thing.
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data and clues, ar
you will.
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Dec. 22-Jan. 19

Keep digging aroi
in your closets a

attic. There's
thing important
saved and foi
about.
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Jan. 20-Feb. 18
A friend comes up with
a completely outrageous
suggestion
Don't laugh, the odds
are good that this wil
actually work.
Feb. 19-March 20
The lid is about t
blast right off. You'
find you can dim
higher than you eve
imagined. And, it'll b
fun.

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T.I.A.R.A.'s host Azure party
Kelly McCoomb
Staff Reporter
Over 130 people showed up
for an event organized by the
T.I.A.R.A.s of the Mu Sigma
Upsilon Sorority (MSU) on
Friday night in the MultiPurpose Room in the PUB.
The event, which was called
Azure party, began at 9 p.m. and
ended around 2 a.m.
The room was decorated in
baby blue and white with
streamers

and balloons.

"The party was good. I wish
we could have had a better turn

out. but it went okay," said
Vanessa Escobar, freshman and
T.I.A.R.A. "Everyone I asked

said they had fun, and I hope to Perez, freshman and secretary of
have more parties in the future." the T.I.A.R.A.s.
An interest meeting was
"I was happy to see fresh
held in Zimmerli just before the faces at our ladies night and at
party in which MSU sisters the party later that night," said
from all over Pennsylvania Irssy Perez, president of the
came to talk to those interested T.I.A.R.A.s. "I wish people
in joining MSU, as well as could have come earlier than
attend the party later that night. they did so they could have seen
About 20 people attended the the sisters step and stroll, but
interest meeting in which sisters regardless, I want thank everydiscussed MSU history, the one who came out to support us.
meaning behind their colors and It means a lot and I hope to have
the different things they do as a many more events that bring
sorority.
such a diverse crowd together."
"It was a great opportunity
T.I.A.R.A.
for the T.I.A.R.A.s to spend "Together,
Independence,
time with the Mu Sigma Academics, Respect,
and
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Haven to get to know a little interest group of MSU.
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8) Eating habits are not

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students
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enough time in the day to
eat more than twice.
Parents are not around to
cook hearty meals so
some meals only consist
9) Living paycheck to of Ramen noodles or fast
paycheck is a common food. Snacking is also
mistake that students consistent throughout the
make. It causes them to day.
run into problems with
getting books,

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every class every day.
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and a job can have some
students forgetting what
to do.

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not here to tell students to
go to class. Remembering
to get to class and wanting
to get up for an 8 a.m. is
not always easy.
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common thing for drained
students but these naps 4) Staying up late on the
can lead to being awake at weekdays whether it be
night causing a student to studying or hanging out
be even more tired in the with friends is not a good
idea. It leads to trouble
morning.

staying awake in class,

class, or not being through the day
able to keep up with the
prepared for class.
workload.
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group of people after get- And the #1 College
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different people, a person students constantly put
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Coffeehouse Rock Beware, this could
become addicting
Matthew Mckeague
News Editor
TV Shows on DVD Releases
Tues. Jan. 24
1-800-Missing Season 2
•Best of SNL: Alec Baldwin
•Best of SNL: David Spade
Alio 'Alio! Season 4
Avatar The Last Airbender
Book 1: Water, Volume 1
Dallas The Complete 4th
Season
Dragon Tales Say Hola to
Enrique
My Little Pony and Friends Two Great Pony Tales
The Time Tunnel Volume 1
The Berenstain Bears - Always
Look on the Bright Side

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semester. Local musician and student, Jason Barry, also performed at the
event. The next Coffeehouse is scheduled for February 16 in the PUB.
from meeting people and relationships - highlighted by his
willingness and excitement to
to everyone in thc audience
talk
Two up and coming solo
after
the show.
performers rocked out in the
sold over 35,000 of
Having
PUB Lobby last Thursday for an
CDs, Levasseur is on his
his
entertaining coffeehouse session
way to becoming a musical senthat featured free coffee and
sation. He has played in concert
cookies.
with Dave Matthews Band, John
Jason Levasseur. an animatWallflowers.
The
Mayer.
and The
Horizon,
Vertical
from North Carolina, was
Roots. You can read more about
"entertaining as hell" according
at
him
to a crowd member. Jamming to
www.JasonLevasseur.com.
instant hits like "Driver is the
which features a biography,
DJ." which is also the title of his
information about his songs, and
gewest album as well as "The tour
dates.
Patrick's,"
of St.
Steps
Haven's own Jason
Lock
Levasseur combined solid musiopened Levasseur's perBarry
cal talent with comedic audiformance for the first hour of
ence interaction for a set reminight with an original set of
niscent of musical group The the
his own songs from his demo,
Barenaked Ladies.
"As Angels Fall," as well as
Touring for the last 3 years,
from
his recently completed full
he has played at clubs and
album, "Ghost in
length
Shows all across the United
Rooms."
States. His inspiration comes
Barry started playing guitar

J. Michael Rinard
Guest Writer

three years ago, and has performed many shows since then
- even opening for Vanessa
Carleton and Sugarcult for last
year's Spring Concert.
"Jason has the voice of an
angel," one girl commented as
he mesmerized the mainly
female audience with beautifully crafted originals like "Saving
Grace," and "You Can't
Imagine."
"1 find most of my inspiration from life," Jason commented, "I just love to play."
You can check out some of
Jason's songs online at

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*Plck of the week: Universal
Home Video releases two new
"Best Of Saturday Night Live"
compilations - "SNL Best of
Alec Baldwin " and "SNL Best
of David Spade." Baldwin has
hosted the show 11 times and
has done very well on the show
with such memorable characters as Canteen Boy's perverted
scoutmaster and food promoter
Pete Schwetty.
Spade graced the show's
fan-proclaimed 'glory years'
with well-known comedians
Adam Sandler, Rob Schneider.
Kevin Nealon. Mike Meyers,
and the late, great Chris Farley.
Sure to show up on this DVD
are his renowned 'Weekend
Update' segments where he
comments and comically insults
very much like his current
Comedy Central program "The
Showbiz Show with David
Spade."
Both DVDs are likely to
contain some great sketches
featuring many comedy greats
who have moved on to movie
roles, come with extras such as
outtakes and dress rehearsals,
and have a suggested retail cost

Selected Movies on DVD
Releases, Jan. 24
"Address Unknown"
"Cisco Pike"
"Down and Derby"
"Fightplan"
"The Fog"
"Initial D" (Collector's

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"Modern Romance"
"My Big Fat Greek Wedding"
(Special Edition)
"National Lampoon's Barely
Legal"
"Oliver Twist"
"The Aristocrats"

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�Pick of the week: All you
comedy gurus out there, listen
up! "The Aristocrats" featuring
such well-known comedians as
Jason Alexander. Lewis Black,
Drew Carey, George Carlin,
Tim Conway, Gilbert Gottfried,
Richard Lewis. Bill Maher,
Michael McKean, Martin Mull,
Kevin Nealon, Trey Parker,
Andy Richter, Don Rickles, The
Smothers Brothers, Jon Stewart,
Matt Stone, Bruce Vilanch,
Fred Willard, Robin Williams,
and more is a wise purchase.
The premise of the movie
may sound a little odd, as it is
over 100 comedians all telling
the same joke. The retold joke
has a setup and punch line that
stay the same, with a middle
that changes from comic to
comic. The telling and altering
of this joke has been a comedian's tradition as a mental exercise to find out how good they
are at crafting a joke.
The joke in itself is very
dirty and each comedian seems
to try to go farther to make it
dirtier. Those who are easily
offended should avoid the
movie, but those who are interested in seeing how far comedians will go to get a laugh should
enjoy the film.

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Videogame Releases
Jan. 24
Nintendo DS
* "True Swing Golf
"Devil May Cry 3: Dante's
Awakening Special Edition"
"Torino 2006 - Official Video
Game of the XX Olympic
Winter Games"
Xbox
"Torino 2006 Official Video
Game ofthe XX Olympic
Winter Games"
"World War II Combat: Road
to Berlin"

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*PIck of the week: Though !
am no sports game enthusiast.
"True Swing Golf for the
Nintendo DS seems to be the
most fun videogame offering
for the week, because of the
game's innovative use of the
system's touch screen. Every
golf game up until this one has
used the push the button once,
let the power bar increase, hit
the button again method for
striking the ball, but this game
allows the player to stroke a line
at the ball on the screen with the
stylus with a very precise
swing.
game features more
than 15 3-D courses, player
tomization, m tiplayer matches with just one game card, and
a player custo mization where
players can use the money they
earn in the tor rnaments to purchase better equipment and
clothing that resembles "The
Three Stooges" golfing attire.
If you have friends nearby
who also own the game, up to
four people
play against
each other
even try to
make the per. i up to swing
lose concentr. ion with the
text-message
system,
Pictochat, on the Nintendo DS.
More inform
can be
obtained
at

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cks, as well as the next PUB
coffeehouse on Feb. 16 at 6 p.m.
"I think it was a great
turnout and both of the performers were very charismatic and
talented." said Diane Wall.
"They definitely put on a good
show and everyone had a good
time."

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Alumni artists debut work in Sloan
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Michael Seeber and Justin Chirico pose by selections of their artwork.

semester for the LHU Art
Department.
Alumni artists, Justin
Chirico and Michael Seeber,
returned to Sloan Art Gallery
to showcase some of their
work and give insight and
advice to students who have
the chance to follow in their
footsteps of success.
Seeber, a 1999 graduate,
presented pieces from bis earliest days as an art student, as
well as pieces he is currently
working on from his studio.
His work ranges from photo
collages, oil paintings, and
many abstract versions of dif-

from having new experiences.
"I see myself always a stuthe state.
In addition, he explained dent, always learning, and
always hoping that someday,
the process of creating an artistic piece of ceramic tile my work will be great,"
through a slideshow describing Chirico stated during his
each step. Seeber now resides slideshow presentation. His
in Philadelphia and sells his work also includes many
work through Seebart, his self- abstract pieces and countless
founded company.
portraits.
a
2002
graduate
Chirico,
Both artists repeatedly statnow living in New York City, ed how grateful they were to
shared his work and also prothe LHU Art Department for
vided the audience with an in- being so encouraging and
depth account of his struggles helpful during their time spent
in the city as a young artist. here in the past.
Chirico's dream of becoming
"I've sat in the same seats,
an artist began taking shape and learned from the same produring his sophomore year and fessors, and it's nice to be able
his passion is still evident. He to come back to thank you for
spoke positively about followeverything," Chirico said
ing your dreams and never let- before ending the lecture.
ting anything discourage you

ferent landscapes from across