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Lock Haven University
Lock Haven, PA 17745
Newsroom - 484-2334
Business Office 484-275

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Lock Haven University's Student Newspaper

Lunden Administration:
SCC sees new VP, changes in club approvals and senate meeting times
Adam Roberts
Editor in Chief
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Newmark resigned in
mid-August when
he
found out he would be
working for the U.S.
Border Patrol beginning in
January.
Newmark will be walking in the fall graduation
ceremonies and using the
U.S.
Border
Patrol
Academy as internship
credits.
Mendoza will now take
over Newmark's workload
and perks, receiving 80
percent of his tuition paid.
His appointment came
because of his experience
and the fact that he, "does
what needs to get done,"
according to Lunden.
"(Mendoza) is in line,
goal-wise, with what we
want to get done," Lunden
said.
One ofthose things will
be the consolidation of
senate meetings from two
per month to one.
Lunden hopes the move
will push more students to
become involved if they
are only committing to a
monthly meeting.
One meeting will also
help "maximize time,"
according to the President.
With two meetings
becoming one, Lunden
says he is not worried
about the meetings becoming lengthy as senators
will be given an agenda

Student Cooperative
Council (SCC) will officially get started with the
year's first senate meeting
on Sept. 24, but President
Chris Lunden has been
working on changes for
the student government
all summer.
Luden, who ran unopposed last spring, officially
replaced former President
Will Dowd on May 15.
His summer has been
filled with organizing
training for his nine-person executive board, which
was held in late August,
and senate, which will
occur at the first meeting.
The executive board,
which consists of three
elected
positions,
President, Vice President
and Treasurer will include
a different face at Vice
President then the spring
ticket suggested.
Andres Mendoza, a
two-year senator, was
appointed by Lunden as
the acting Vice President.
Mendoza, who must be
confirmed by the senate
with a two-thirds vote, is
replacing Neal Newmark,
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"People
will know
what's going to happen
beforehand," said Lunden
who says his administration is stressing open communication between both
the students and the senators.
The approval of SCC
recognized clubs will also
be adapted under this
presidency.
While the previous system brought new clubs
under the SCC sporadically during the semester, the
new structure will uniform the process.
According to Lunden,
students interested in
forming a new club will
meet with the Director of
Student Activities, Jodie
Smith, or the Assistant
Director
of
Student
Activities, Matt Wise.
The club founders will
then bring their constitution before the Ways and
Means committee, the
executive board and finally the senate for approval
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Christina Shuman
News Editor
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Students, who fail to(
pay their student bill on
time or those who return
after an absence from the
university, will find that
the fees have increased.
The
Lock
Haven
Council of Trustees has
increased the late payment fee from $30 to $50.
For students who are
returning to the university after more than a
semester, must reactivate
their account.
The returning student
deposit, which used to be
$35, has increased to
$200.
The vast majority of
students do pay their bills
on time, according to
Student
Financial
Services Office.
By increasing the fee
amounts, the office is
hoping that even more
students will have more
encouragement to begin
paying their bills on time.
This means that more
of the office's time can be

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Kelvin McLean, senior, checks his text messages on campus. Students can now register to receive
university updates on their cell phones through the e2campus program which started last year.

Text messages to alert students
Cailtlin Chciuk
Staff Reporter
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Text message alerts
are back this semester and
returning students, along
with new students, must
visit the university's

homepage and enter their
cell phone numbers to be
re-enrolled into the system.
The university joined
the more than 250 colleges
and universities, last year,
in efforts to improve communication to students in
the event of everything
from a snow day to an

emergency situation.
"The University is
always looking for additional measures to ensure
the best communication to
the campus community in
the event of an emergency,"
said
Scott
Eldredge, director of web
development.
The text-message sys-

tern was originally introduced to inform students
who signed up of weatherrelated class cancellations.

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spent on other tasks
other than debt collection.
These fees do not
change often but changes
can occur at any time and
it is the responsibility of
the Council of Trustees to
do this.
LHU took a survey of
the other 13 schools that
make
the
up
State
Pennsylvania
of
System
Higher
Education (PASSHE) and
found that they have
fixed late fees.
Lock
Haven
will
enforce the late payment
fee if a student owes more
than $100.
Financial
Services
requests that students
contact them if they have
any problems paying
their bills on time.
Loans, for instance,
may take a while, and as
long as the office knows
that the funds are on
their way, there will be
no late fee for the student.

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September 18, 2008

New year, new faces: Dr. Lynn Bruner
Amber Haeberle
Staff Reporter
ahaeberlfrlhup.edu
The psychology department has a new face in its
ranks, as Dr. Lynn A.
Bruner has recently joined
the department as a first
semester assistant professor on the tenured track.
Bruner has a bachelor's
degree in psychology and
in music therapy from
Oberlin College in Ohio.
She completed her doctorate degree in counseling
psychology in 1997 at the
University of Pittsburgh.
During her career, she
has worked at various college campuses including
here at the Haven where
she took over for Dr. Dan
Tess for a semester as the
director
LHU
of

Counseling Services.

Five years ago, Bruner
opened an office in downtown Lock Haven.
She is looking forward
to teaching here this
semester and for semesters
to come.
Dr. Tara Mitchell, a
fourth year psychology professor added, "Dr. Bruner
is a wonderful addition to
the department. She combines a strong commitment
to the practice of psychology and the research of psychology, making her an
excellent instructor and
mentor."

Q: What classes are
you

teaching

this

semester and in the
future?

A: I am teaching three
sections of adolescent psychology and a section of
writing in psychology this
semester.
In future semesters, I

plan on teaching some
skill classes such as psychotherapy and counseling
skills, as well as theories
of personality.
I am also really excited
about teaching health psychology, which has not
been offered at this university for some time.

Q: What are you
most looking forward
to this semester?
A: I am looking forward
to getting to know the psychology majors and having
a longer lasting connection
with the students from the
beginning of their education till the end.
Amber Haeberle/Eagle Eye

Q: What made you
come to LHU to apply
for a teaching position?
A: I have worked on a
lot of college campuses as
a counselor, and I realized
that the teaching element
came easily to me.
It was a medium with
which to put together
everything I know.
I also love this department because there are
many experienced professors here who are still
excited about learning
more.

Dr. Lynn Bruner became a new addition to the psychology department and is looking forward to knowing
the psychology majors better and loves the department here.
Q: Can you give any
advice to the students
in your classes?
A: Read your textbook
and also read for fun... if
you want to learn to write
you should read.
Reading teaches you
how to see the world
through someone else's
perspective and this will
help you to be a better clinician, teacher, etc.

Q: What do you do
for leisure activities?

A: ...But yield who will
to their separation,
A: I read a lot and My object in living is to
because I read more then unite
one book at a time, I have My avocation and my
been known to finish a vocation
book a day.
As my two eyes make one
I also play the piano, in sight.
sing in my church choir Only where love and need
and bird watch.
are one,
And the work is play for
Q: What is your mortal stakes,
favorite quote and Is the deed ever really
why?
done

For Heaven and the
future's sakes.
~ Robert Frost.
This quote is about
doing something and not
just because you're good
at it, but because you love
it.
When
work
you
because you care, it gives
you the energy to do that
little something extra that
makes a difference.

Students get informed on
presidential candidates
Joe Stender
Opinion Editor

responsibility, as citizens with the right to
vote,
students have.
jstender@lhup.edu
College
campuses
were
an
untapped
resource until democratnominee,
ic
Barack
University students Obama, utilized the
and faculty gathered in abundance of energy
the Hamblin Hall of that students and young
Hags last Thursday to have.
learn more about the
She spoke about how
candidates
in
the she used to try and get
upcoming election and politicians to come and
why it is important for talk to her students.
them to vote.
Unfortunately, the
The event that was politicians
always
organized by Zeta Phi seemed to see students
Beta
Inc. as a waste of time
Sorority,
began with a talk by Dr. because they did not
Kimberly Adams.
vote.
Then members of the
The politicians would
sorority presented a tell her that if it was
slideshow
to better between talking at a colunderstand the candilege campus or speaking
dates' stance on issues.
at corporation of some
Adams, a former sort, that they would
LHU professor and curhave to "get out" of the
rent East Stroudsburg college.
political science profes"It is important for
sor, talked about how students
to vote because
young people, like those
every vote counts," said
on college campuses, Taleah Cooper, presiwill play a major part in dent of the Zeta Phi
this upcoming election.
Beta Sorority, Inc.
"Young people's votes
"If they don't vote,
can and will make a difthey have no input on
ference." said Adams, the outcome, and their
who is a current faculty voices
be
will not
adviser in Washington heard," she said.
D.C. for the Washington
Then the members of
Center.
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority,
Adams also shared Inc.
a
presented
her experiences working slideshow of issues that
on campuses and talking
were important to the
to politicians.
election.
She talked about how
With each issue, they
this will be a "monushowed the similarities
mental election" because and differences of the
of how much students two presidential candiare getting involved dates.
with this election.
Issues that they disAccording to her, the cussed included econostudents will be one of my, education and famithe major factors in how ly values.
the election turns out.
There was also a
She also pointed out period where members
how much power and of the audience could

make comments and get
answers to questions
that they had about
either the candidates or
the election process.
"Our goal was for students to receive more
information on the current candidates and to
and to receive about
both
said
parties,"
Cooper,
According to her, the
event was organized
with an important mission in mind.
Deanna Latson and her crew delivered her lecture
"The event was to
body on Sept. 11.
student
give students a foundation of today's election
and the role that they
play in it," she said.
Though some students follow the election
news closely, they still
believe that it is important for these types of
events to happen on
Sean Fakolujo
At the age of 21, she
campus, so that stuReporter
Staff
decided
that there needed
dents can be informed.
to
be
a
change
in her life.
"I knew a lot of this bfakolujfr-lhup.edu
Latson became a stuninformation, but it's
Deanna Latson gave an ning 130 pounds after
good for students to be
invigorating
speech committing herself to an
involved with these
Thursday
night at the improved diet.
types of activities," said
The effects of the averPrice
Auditorium to raise
Mike Mehrazar, a freshdiet are heart disease
age
awareness on a variety of
man.
and cancer.
health
issues.
Adams did say that
"One in two Americans
Among topics
disshe believed that this
are
at risk of getting cancussed
were the benefits of
election was Obama's to
said Latson.
cer,"
living
healthy
a
lifestyle.
lose, but that if he was
Many
surprising statisLatson
and her crew
not careful republican
tics
were
brought to the
decided
to pass some of
nominee, John McCain,
audience's
attention.
her
experience
on the poswould take it.
Latson noted that the
itive aspects of nutrition
But no matter who
average person should
and
health.
wins, Adams was sure to
Even though Deanna also release two bowel
point out that the next
Latson
was expecting a movements a day. as this
president of the United
is a good sign of healthy
baby
at the time of presenStates must work with
tation,
some athletes in nutrition in your life.
the other party to find
The biggest concern
the
crowd complimented
solutions to problems
was
making sure people
her
fitness level.
facing the U.S.
the effects of
Latson spoke about her know
lifestyle before and after unhealthy consumption of
attending graduate school. items such as alcohol and
Before graduate school, fast food.
Latson showed that
she weighed in at 220
even
milk can be a negapounds and was suffering
tive attribute of a person's
with a bulimic eating disdiet, whether lactose intolorder.

Sean Fakolujo/Eagle Eye
on health and nutrition to

Motivational speaker

promotes healthy lifestyle
erant or not.
She recommended a
substitution of lighter substances such as skim milk.
It can be surprising to
hear that the calcium in
fat-free milk is easier to
absorb than that found in
some whole milks.
She also discussed the
shape of athletes.
Surprisingly, competitors are at an even higher
risk for nutrient deficiencies.
The players, who practice 20 hours a week but
eat doughnuts and other
junk foods are in the same
class as a person who
engages in a fast life.
Latson proved that
athletes should also watch
their health, as they may
look good on the outside,
but they may have internal health problems.

See, Nutrition, A8

September 18, 2008

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Domestic Violence Awareness Vigil to raise understanding
Danielle Tepper

Staff Reporter
dtepper(«lhup.edu

The Women's Studies
Program here at LHU,
together with H.O.P.E.
(Haven

Outreach

Program
for
Empowerment), is cosponsoring a Domestic
Violence Awareness Vigil
on Oct. 1.
Dr. SueAnn Schatz,
the Women's Studies
Program coordinator, has
high hopes for what this
vigil can help to achieve.
"I've always believed
that part of being a feminist is actively trying to
help women in the community," she said. "A vigil
such as this can help
women who have been victims of domestic violence
to heal, and it can make
others aware that such
violence is happening and
needs to be stopped."
The vigil is a collaborative effort, working with
the
Clinton
County
Women's Center as well.
Schatz explained that
with this vigil the organizers are asking attendees
to bring a donation
(sweatshirts and sweatpants, especially larger
sizes, flip-flops, linens,
toiletries, canned food,
office supplies, or money)
for the Clinton County
Women's Center.
"We hope people will
become more aware of and
more active in stopping
domestic violence." she
said.
At the vigil, LHU professors, as well as the
director of the CCWC, are

going to share their own
personal views on domestic violence.
"We're currently trying
to get the provost to speak
as well," Schatz said.
Students attending the
vigil will also be able to
hear fellow classmates'
personal experiences with
domestic violence, as well
as read poetry and talk
about the significance of
Domestic
Violence
Awareness Month.
Ribbons will also be
passed out.
Dr. Laurie Cannady,
an assistant professor in
the English department,
said that both male and
female students will be
present, as it is important
to remember that all are
affected by the issue.
"Domestic violence is
traumatic to witness, as
well as to experience," she
said. "Males need to know
that they can also receive
help, if they know of someone who has been, or is
being, victimized. It needs
to be addressed that no
one is immune."
Dr. Nicole BurkholderMosco, a member of the
H.O.P.E. Advisory Board
and a member of the
Women's
Studies
Committee, believes that
there are many things the
vigil can accomplish.
To her, the most important goals to achieve are
elevating the awareness
on campus of domestic
violence and encouraging
those who may be survivors of domestic violence
to realize they are not
alone.
"Help is out there," she
said. "It is very hard for a

survivor to talk about his
or her experiences, and
these memories can haunt
a person for a lifetime."
The main goal of the
vigil is to bring awareness
on campus and to the community, to truly instill the
knowledge that this still
happens, and can hit close
to home.
As an example of
domestic violence happening in this particular community, Cannady remembered the tragedy that
took place in the Sheetz
parking lot on April 8 of
last year.
A woman, named Jodi
Barrone, was killed by
her husband in the
process of exchanging
their child.
The man pulled out .a
gun, shot her and then
shot himself.
Cannady
also
explained how she herself
experienced domestic violence at the age of 15 and
then again at 19.
"I was in the military
at that point; strong, with
a firm self-esteem. I didn't
expect to be tangled in
that web again," she said.
"This vigil is to honor all
women affected, to show
them that we do care, that
we are here to teach and
to help and we are truly
dedicated to empowering
women. We want them to
know that there is someone they can turn to for
support, whether their
experiences lie at home or
here in Lock Haven. We
want our students to leave
with their degrees feeling
stronger than any bruises,
internal or external, they
may be hiding."

According to a compiled research by the
American
Bar
approximateAssociation,
ly 1.3 million women and
835,000 men are physically assaulted by an intimate partner annually in
the U.S.
"Stalking, date rape,
abuse, murder - these are
all things we hope to shed
light on with this vigil. It
is necessary to draw
attention to safety. The
statistics are alarming,
and college campuses are
just a small fraction ofthe
big picture we're looking
at. Every day in America,
three women are killed
which is more than 1200 a
year. Something needs to
be
done," said Dr.
Elizabeth Gruber, an
assistant professor in the
English department.
Schatz also pointed out
that 25 percent of all
women will be victims of
domestic violence.
Therefore, more awareness and education are
needed to end this epidemic.
"Domestic violence is a
crime that remains hidden because many of its
victims are either too
ashamed or too scared to
report it or get themselves
out of their situation,"
Schatz said. "If we're all
more aware of the signs of
domestic violence, hopefully we'll be courageous
enough to act and help
women out."
According
to
Dr.
Lisette Schillig, an assistant professor in the
English department, this
vigil is an extremely
important event for LHU,

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LHU faculty, has been
to
attempting
get
approval for space and
resources, as well as funding, for a crisis center for
over a year.
"It is unreasonable to
make students go downtown for help. This university is home to students while they are here;
help should be here for
them. There are
14
schools
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Pennsylvania
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one ofthe only two that do
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We're hoping that is motivation enough to get this
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Expecting to utilize
East Campus, H.O.P.E. is
waiting for the final
approval, striving to be
opened by the end of the
fall semester.
"We'd like to have artwork on the walls, sponsor
talks and readings, have
videos, books and discussions. It should be a place
for students to go to start
healing," said Gruber.
According to Cannady,
domestic violence is a violation of trust.
"We would like to help
reestablish that trust. It is
essential that students
feel free to open up, start
a dialogue, learn to trust
someone and put the
pieces back together."
The vigil, which will
begin at 6:30 p.m. on
Russell Lawn, should last
approximately an hour
and will end with candlelight to promote unity.
Cannady said, "We
hope to create an impact,
just by being there and
showing support. Most
importantly, it will create
awareness in students,
leaving with the knowledge that you may have
saved someone's life just
by listening."
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as it focuses attention on a
problem that continues to
"insufficiently
be
addressed here on campus, in the local community, and in our state and
nation."
"A huge turnout for
this vigil on October first
will send the message that
here at LHU, and here in
Lock Haven, domestic violence is real," she said. "It
is a form of oppression
that crosses gender, class,
ethnic and racial lines. It
concerns each of us, and it
be
tolerated.
won't
Acknowledging the existence of a problem is the
first step to solving it.
That's what this vigil is
all about."
Ultimately, this vigil is
also about H.O.P.E. and
the process they have
been going through trying
to achieve a women's crisis center closer to LHU

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FROM

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THE CARLLR SERVICES CORNER:

Meet the Peers
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Marcelle Stoppay
Staff Reporter
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The Peer Career Facilitators in Career Services are
trained to assist students with career related questions,
critique resumes and help students find information
about their major. This year Career Services is welcoming several new peers to their team of three.

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Hannah Stebick
Christopher Dubbs
What Career Services can offer: Career
Services can offer students a place to get information, whether that be information on majors,
resume writing, or just discovering opportunities
that are available to you. Come and check it out!
Year: Junior
Major: Computer Science
Clubs and Activities: University Honors,
Spanish Club, and Career Services!
Career/Life Goals: I hope to get a job in computer programming and/or testing, preferably
with a company that has international opportunities, more specifically in China or Japan.
Favorite Quote: "Find out what you like doing
best and get someone to pay you for doing it" by
Katherine Whitehorn

Kelly Burke (Returning)
What Career Services Can Offer: Career
Services is an office that can offer assistance with
many of your career and education questions. The
office is especially useful when it comes to preparing a resume one-on-one.
Year: Senior
Major: English Writing and Theatre
Clubs and Activities: University Players
Career goals: I want to work in a casting agency
Favorite quote: Carpe Diem [Seize the day]

What Career Services can offer: Our office
offers a wide range of services including career
counseling, resume critiques, and up to date job
listings that can help students become more confident in their job search and ease some of their
concerns.
Year: Sophomore
Major: Spanish Education
Clubs and Activities: LHU Honors Program,
LHU Spanish Club President
Career/life Goals: I want to teach Spanish to
high school students. Also, later in my career I
would like to go to a four summer program in
Mexico to obtain my masters.
Favorite Quote: "Live as if you were to die
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But after the tragic,
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became an ideal way of
informing students, faculty, and staff, of any
emergency situations on
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While students are
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"The text-messaging
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isn't anything to worry
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or emergency situations
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LHU website.
"I think that in the
event of an emergency,
it's certainly a good idea
to find the medium that
reaches students efficiently and effectively,"
said Dr. Richard Van
Dyke, an assistant professor of English.
While he himself is
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program.

enforced even after multiple weeks following the
due date.
Along with the late
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student
ing
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"Classroom experience tells me that a sizable number of students
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To register for the
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"Being as so many
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cell phones, this system
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next term.
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"It was a good way to
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very
effective
and
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Eldredge.
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OPINION
Waitressing is not easy

~ So. .

Thumb/ Down •

Erin Hippie
Editor in Chief
ehipplefrlhup.edu

stand me up until this cooked decently. Now you fresh table cloth and most
point.
think that the server of the time, waiting on
But, I'll bet you know should praise you for numerous other cussomeone who is a fast being good customers.
tomers.
drinker; someone who
But the truth is that we
If the restaurant does
Although many tend to gulps down their soda in have lots of other patrons, not have a bartender, we
three minutes.
think that a waiter, waitlike I mentioned before. are making your drinks as
to the rescuers and relief centers, who
This is fine, but what And, if you think you are well. We are usually makress or server only has to
really irks a server is being "easy," you really ing your starters, making along with the American Red Cross, helped give
deliver the food and beverwhen they refill a cusaren't.
ages, waitressing encomyour desserts and also
shelter to those who lost their homes due to
tomer's
soda glass, return
Maybe you don't necespasses many more feaclearing your plates as
Hurricane Ike.
it to the table, and somesarily need anything from necessary.
tures.
The numbers of relief centers were
your waitress as often as
And while the common one else requests a refill.
Please remember that
Could
not
have
you
the table next to you, but your server does not have
misconception is that
quadrupled because of the amount of people
waitresses rake in the tips asked for your refill while you are still a concern on time to stand at your table affected bv the storm.
every night, our $2.83 your server was filling your server's mind. So and gossip with you. We
The centers gave out 1 million meals and
hourly wage makes us far your friend's glass? Did don't get upset when your generally do not want to
have
to
you
empty your server doesn't praise you hear your jokes and we do bottles of water in only the first 36 hours after
from millionaires.
Restaurants are busy a half-full glass just so that for being "normal."
not usually care about
A good server knows your grandchildren or the
lot of the time; you all you could get a refill as
his or her section of the birthday you're celebratknow that. You've had to well?
Ok, moving on, your restaurant like the back of ing. Our job is to get you
wait in line at a favorite
a hand. He or she knows
eatery; you've held the food has arrived.
in, get you fed, and get you
You've ordered your exactly what the man at out in a timely fashion.
vibrating buzzer waiting
Thumbs Up
to be seated. So when you steak medium rare, and it table six ordered, and
Consider the fact that
finally do take a seat in a comes out medium well. what he's having to drink. your server is not perfect.
A good server can tell
restaurant, realize that Your first instinct is to
Mistakes do happen;
to the ten states that are attempting to
you are not your server's share your harsh words you if a customer in his or orders do get screwed up.
decrease the amount of carbon dioxide emisher section has been in to Please be patient. If your
only customers. Realize with your server.
Wrong!
Let
me
remind
eat at the restaurant in server was the type of perthat your server has
sions.
approximately six to ten you, your server was not the past month, and what son to always make these
The plan, which is set to go into effect in
other tables, and they back there cooking your they had to eat the last mistakes, he or she would
steak.
Your
server
does
time
they dined.
not be a server. It is usualnine days, will set a limit of emissions from
probably have between
A good server has a ly a fluke and is usually
four and six people at not cut into your steak
utilities and then they will have to pay for each
before serving it. Your map in his or her head of handled with care and
each.
server
can
trust
that
the
only
restaurant.
respect, if you do the
That means, on averton after that limit.
They are also always same.
age, 40 patrons at a time. the cooks have done a
This plan has received some criticism but
That's
So when you head out
40
beverages decent job while cooking four to five steps ahead of
said
steak.
the
game. For example, if to eat next time, keep
it is nice to see that at least someone is trying to
(assuming each person
However, cooks are not table one needs water, and these things in mind. Also
only orders one beverage.
the
either,
and table two needs their keep in mind that the
But, I'll bet you've ordered perfect
don't
frankly,
care
as
appetizer,
and table three standard percentage when
a Pepsi and a water at
once, haven't you?) That's much about your steak as needs dessert and table tipping a server is about
about
ten
appetizers you would probably hope. four needs their checks, a 20 percent. If your waitamongst the customers, They don't have to see you; good server will make one ress or waiter did an 1
ten desserts, ten refills of they don't have to deal trip into the dining area, above-average job, it is not
with you. The server does. carrying all of these items uncommon to tip 25 perbread baskets and so on.
Then the waitress has So please, let us kindly at once.
cent.
to take time to actually know that your steak isn't
An unorganized server
If you do not have
prepared to your liking; will make four separate enough money to tip your
take your order.
And I'll bet you're the we will not get mad. We trips, prolonging the wait server the amount he or
kind of person who hasn't will return it for you and for all the other tables. A she deserves, stay at
fully decided what you're have the mistake correctserver who thinks ahead is home,
or
eat
at
having, although you may ed. If you're mean to us, the epitome of efficiency.
McDonald's.
think you have. When we're far less likely to be
So, in essence, I just
We are working for our
ask that you take a few money, and deserve it as
your server asks what civil with you.
And while this may moments to really think much as you deserve your
you're having with your
sound
ridiculous, trust me about how busy your serv- hourly wage. How would
New York Strip, (because
that
it
happens. Are you er is, and how much of a you feel if one day you Letters to the editor are the opinion ofthe author and do
the menu blatantly tells
not reflect the views of the Eagle Eye staff or its
you that you get two side sure you ordered your hard job a waiter or waitmade your normal, expectsteak
Are
correctly?
you ress truly has.
dishes), please don't look
ed chunk of change, and
at her with a blank stare, sure you did not order it
They work long, mostly the next day that wage
and ask her what your medium well when you eight-hour shifts, with no was cut in half?
meant medium rare? It breaks. In a restaurant,
options are.
Those who think that
Do you have something
The worst case of this, happens; we've seen it. We there is not time to go out"servers make too much
on your mind?
which happens about 90 will not make a fool of you side for a smoke or sit money" are blind. Those
front
in
of
friends
or
your
down in a break room. We who think are jobs are too
percent of the time during
your server's evening, family, though, but trust are constantly on our feet easy should try doing
Is there a hot button topic
occurs when every one at us, we'll be making fun of and constantly moving.
what we do for just one
you
the
in
kitchen.
the table asks the server
Please think about the day, because it takes a
that you would like to discuss?
So let's pretend you're fact that we are serving strong, motivated, enthuto repeat the side dishes,
you as well as stocking our siastic, logical person to be
because they were too deaf an "easy customer."
Let's pretend that you salad station so you have a server. Our job is hard,
to listen when he or she
Don't just get red in the face...
said them the first five only order one drink, you fresh salads, washing your too.
have no appetizers, and table linen so that you can
times.
So, maybe you under- your steak has been sit at a nice table with a

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School before fun
Sarah Cox
Staff Reporter
scoxfa lhup.edu

Gossip floats around
this campus, just like any
other. That shouldn't
surprise or shock anyone.
It happens.
I have noticed recently that a lot of the talk in
the cafeteria has been
about students getting
away with being intoxicated. Not just that, but
they have been allowed
back into their dorms at
night.

Whether this is rumor

or the truth I shouldn't
have to be worried with
the fact that it is happening somewhere on campus, as a student I
shouldn't be babysitting

others who decide to
drink. If this is in fact
happening, I want to
honestly know why the
RA's and RD's are letting
this go on.
Situations are not
being thought through
entirely or then again,
maybe some people just
are not to be trusted with
this form of power; the
answer
will remain
unclear to me. It is allowing this campus to slowing be destroyed by the
selected individuals who
make the choice to get
drunk, get high, then get
away with going to the
dorm.
Ultimately these individuals who are making
it through will ruin the
experience for all the
other
students
who
choose not do anything at
all. It's one thing to get

plastered off campus and
keep it off campus, it's
another thing to bring it

Sarah Cox
back and pass whatever
is left around.
I personally think it is
ridiculous that some
individuals are allowed

to just walk over any
form of rules or regulations the school makes
just because they wanted
to have fun. When it's
keeping people up at two
in the morning, something needs to change.
We will as a whole
suffer, mainly educational wise and that's just
wrong. I did not come to
school to drink every
night, I came for the
learning and social experience, not the drunken
experience.
So the next time you
decide to drink, think
about whether or not you
have a place to sleep
because if you don't you
better find a cardboard
box to spend the rest of
the night in.

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Appreciate good times
Joe Stender
Opinion Editor
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As I watched the clock
turn to midnight last
Wednesday morning and
the calendar switch to
September 10, I felt a bit
depressed.
This is
because; you see last
Wednesday marked the
twentieth year of my existence of this earth.
Though I knew that
this day would eventually
come, and in the weeks
leading up to this day I
wondered what my reaction would be as I turned
the "Big 2-0", I can not sincerely say that I was prepared for the shock that
came over me as the realization of actually turning
twenty hit me.
It's not that I feel old or
that I somehow think that
my life is ruined or over
because I am no longer a
teenager, I just want to
know where the time
went. Where did the time
go that I so irresponsibly
wasted on friends, family,
school and on occasion,

Editor

Warn

EAGLE EYE, THE OFFICIAL STUDENT
NEWSPAPER OF LOCK HAVEN UNIVERSITY, IS
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"I have been president long
enough to have seen some
tough situations and have
seen the resilience of the
people dealing with the
tough situations."
George W. Bush, on Hurricane
— President
Ike's destruction on the Gulf Coast

fun?
Now, it's not that

1

actually feel that these
things were a waste by
any means. Ifs jsuist that
looking back; I don't feel
that I really accoimplished
anything. The only things
that I really see as accomplishments in these short
twenty years of mine are
graduating from High
School and being accepted
to LHU.
Some might say that 1
am still young and have
plenty of time to do something meaningful in my
life, but as we all know too
well, tomorrow is not
always a guarantee. And
yes, I know that turning
20 is not the sarnie as getting ready to retire after a
full career, but an average
life expectancy is somewhere around 70 or 80.
So, according to this
information, I have some
what successfully completed about a quarter of my
life.
As I thought about
completing one-fourtfa cxf
my life, I had to stop and
say, "Wow". My life had
always seemed so young.
Even a half a year ago. 1

felt as if I was still the
scrawny, little kid who
could do anything with the
world as a big-time eighth
grader.

■'JLm

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Joe Stender
Now, I'm a 20 year old
sophomore in college, and
like many of you, I'm asking the same question,
where did the time go?
No, the time did not just
magically disappear and
we cannot go and dig it up
in a treasure chest somewhere under an "X", we
lived it.
Every second of our
lives goes by just as fast a6

the next, good or bad. And
like it or not, we cannot
get that time back, we can
only hope to do better the
next time.
So as I look back at
these twenty years, I realize that life is too short to
worry about things that
you cannot control. Time
will pass at the same rate
a6 it always does, but it
takes such a milestone as
being two decades old to
make you appreciate the
time that you wish away.
I can remember times
when I am sitting in class
just wishing that it was an
hour later or it was two
days from that point.
Now, as I sit in class, I still
don't want to be in class,
but I never wish away that
time. I just appreciate it
and go with the flow.
So, what have I learned
in the past twenty years?
I have learned that I know
nothing, but I'm willing to
do better and learn all
that I can. As I see it,
everyday and experience
is an opportunity, an
opportunity to do better
then before and to make a
better future.

Plan to stay young
Adam Roberts
Editor in Chief
arobertsfolhup.edu
From birth our birthday celebrations are made
up of a series ofmilestones
buffered by relatively
meaningless dates on the
calendar.
The first birthday is a
joyous occasion on which a
newborn bursts out of the
cocoon of being called a
three-month-old or a ninemonth-old and becomes a
solid year.
The majority of the preadolescent years from
then on mark, humorous
puns like the terrible
twos, academic years and
increasingly extravagant
birthday parties including
ponies, clowns and balloon
animals.
The teenage years are
where the birthday milestones stack up, pushing
us further into freedom
and rebellion. Age 13 is
the first of these dates,
where a child becomes a
teenager and a parent
becomes fearful.
Next is the ever-important 16th birthday. This
occasion is where the rubber meets the road, quite
literally.
and

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their driving pemnaiit aaad
six month* later itfcenr iirdver'6 license.
To that point in lAfie
nothing could be better
than packing nine high
school freshmen into a
four-door Chevy Cavalier
to go to the mall and hang
out; not that I ever did
that.
Next is 17, which aside
from being able to legally
be admitted to K rated
movies can be chalked up
as a wasted birthday.
After attending 52
weekends worth af dirty
movies it's time tfor a
change.
Luckily
that
change comes in the form
of age 18, when we officially become adults.
Adulthood comes with
registering for the draft
and being tried in adult
court, but the perks far
outweigh the formalities.
Being able to check out
strip clubs, smoke (not on
campus, of course) and
vote are impressive benefits ofturning 18.
The next two years
ineviftiMy (orawfl by, lacking amy benefits. These
birthdays may actmally
force ms to forget the 'glory
days of 16 and 18.
That's wham the (My
Grail hits; igood
The long awaited free
pass that gets us into all of
the bars and clubs our

dear older friends have
touted as heaven on earth.
This birthday celebration affords us two rare
and phenomena] occasions. The first is free
drinks. When someone
turns 21 there is a natural
reaction among all bar
patrons to give them free
alcohol. No other birthday
gives us this luxury.
Secondly, the 21st
birthday also gives us a
get-out-of-jail-free-card
when it comes to social
faux pas. Essentially, this
is the one year in our lives
we can act like sloppy
lunatics and be a hero to
our equally sloppy friends.
Last week, I exited the
last age worth getting
excited about. 1 turned 22.
Sure, there are some
birthday's to look forward
to from here on out like 35,
wihen I can run for
President, and 65, when I
can retire, but basically
the rest are solemn occasions.
For the rest of my life I
will reach benchmarks
Mm 30. 40 and 50 on
which 3 will be forced to
look any Me in the face and
see if it's shaping up. The
eaaeitera&emt of birthdays is

gone.

Far too many of my
friends
have already
called me old so, I have
developed a plan.
Birthdays are, after all,
just anniversaries of the
day we are born. I propose
once we reach the ultimate birthday we just
start over.
After celebrating the
one year anniversary of
my 21st I can say, after
the headache wore off,
that I feel young and
refreshed. No one has
called me old and I no
longer fear the benchmarks like 30.
This system will work
long into my life. While
others are reaching 42years-old and diving headlong into their own midlife-crisis; I will be turning
21, again.
Similarly, when my
friends turn 63 and near
retirement I will be turning a bright-eyed 21.
I have already received
plenty of anniversary
wishes, including a great
anniversary card from my
mother, so I know this rewriting of our current
birthday system works.
Join the revolution; celebrate your anniversaries
from 21 on.

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him."

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Study Abroad opens horizons
Brianna Rodia
Staff Reporter
brodia@lhup.edu

be seen around campus as a way
new law recently put into effect.

Smoke free
Christina Shuman
News Editor
The campus, along with locations defined as "public
places" throughout the Commonwealth, no longer tolerate smoking.
The Pennsylvania Clean Indoor Air Act went into
effect last Thursday and focuses on the workplace, as
well as, educational facilities. Carrying a lighted smoking device is not permitted.
Since the act went into effect, it became the responsibility of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher
Education (PASSHE) to take action and prohibit smoking on the entire campus.
Employees and students who continue to light up on
campus will be violating this law.
The campus' previously designated smoking areas
will be closed and all previous smoking arrangements
will be discontinued.
It is the policy of PASSHE that any complaints
regarding a possible \riolation of this Act are to be
referred to the Departm ent ofHealth or a County Board
of Health for proper enforcement. Complaints that are
made to the university police will be referred to the
same departments.
A smoke-free universitty campus is unprecedented
among the state-funded Pennsylvania universities.
With all this happening so fast, students who smoke
on campus, are not thrilled, to say the least.
Look for the article in our next issue.

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Students
who are
interested in studying
abroad gathered together
on Monday, Sept. 15, to
get more information
about the program here
on campus.
Studying
abroad
means taking college
courses with universities
around the world that
have partnered with
Lock Haven University
Students are able to
achieve college credits
within the setting of a
different culture.
Jennifer
Creamer,
dean of the Institute of
International
Studies
(IIS), says that everyone
should travel at least
once in their life.
According to her,
there is no better opportunity than right now.
The study abroad program is an opportunity
for students to gain confidence and experience
while staying focused on
their academics.
There are nearly 20
countries with many dif-

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and Brian Mcllwee share their experiences abroad with students who came
for Study Abroad Open House on Sept. 15.
The most common
question is no doubt
about how much it would
cost a college student to
travel such far distances.
Surprisingly, it costs
no more than the cost of
a
student's
college
tuition.
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major, everyone has the
opportunity to study
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about his several experiences in China.
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interested in the study
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First win at
Smith Held
Adam Roberts
Editor in Chief
aroberts@lhup.edu
Senior midfielder Blair
Wynne was named the
Northeast
Conference
(NEC) Player of the Week
for the second time in a
row after scoring four of
the Lady Eagles' (4-2) six
this
goals
weekend
against Cornell and then
Lafayette.

Wynne's
biggest
moment of the week came
against in the rainy contest against Cornell at
Charolette E. Smith Field
on Friday evening.
The Lady Eagles were
trailing by 2-1 as the clock
showed less than two minutes to play. Wynne, who
scored the team's first goal
off of a corner where she

was assisted by Alanna
Lewis and Suzann Hobart
earlier in the second half,
laced in a hard shot, knotting the game 2-2.
In the seven on seven,
sudden death overtime
period Coach Pat Rudy
says she was confident she
could put a better lineup
on the field than the opposition even though she
admitted the Lady Eagles
didn't play their best game
up to that point.
Less than seven minutes into the period
Wynne and sophomore
Amy Hordendorf broke
away towards the goal.
The two passed back and
forth with Hordendorf, the
week one NEC Player of
the Week, drawing out the
goalkeeper and laying a
perfect leading pass to
Wynne.

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Blair Wynne drives for a penalty corner during Friday's overtime win against
Cornell. Wynne scored four goals this weekend leading the 4-2 Lady Eagles.

Volleyball jumps to 'driver's seat'
Lady Eagles reach 13-0, defeating four teams in
Erin Hippie
Editor in Chief

shipplefrThup.edu

The volleyball team was alive this weekend
as they continued their perfect season stretch
during the Bob Chu Invitational and then
defeating Shippensburg Tuesday night.
The invitational consisted of three matches
for Lock Haven. Match one was held Friday
night against C.W. Post, and matches two and
three were held on Saturday against Ohio
Valley and Wilmington.
The Lady Eagles swept the competition
during all three matches, leaving Coach Tom

Justice very pleased.
"The team played very well, generally
speaking," said Justice. "I was very pleased
with their performances overall."
Key players for the outside attacks were
Christie Naumann and Christina Laury who
both played "very well," according to Justice.
Naumann raked in 14 kills.
Justice also said that Stacy Borgia and
Haley Gribler were strong middle players.
The game's number one setter, according to
Justice was Fabianna Gomez with Caroline
Acosta as the number two setter.
Justice
Elizabeth
complimented
Metzmaier for her two kills out of four during

five

days

the match against Ohio Valley and Arlana
Roland for three kills out of six during the
match
Juliana
against
Wilmington.
Nascimento was also recognized for playing
the right side very well.
"This weekend was a complete team effort,
though," said Justice. "We were able to use
virtually everyone on the team."
Justice believes that a strong component in
the matches was the team's combination
attack, which he compared volleyball to football, in that good control is key for a good
offense.

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Cross country
dominates in
invitational
Kris Glad
Sports Editor
kglad@lhup.edu
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Tim Getz, left, alongside Nick Hilton led the way for the men's cross
country team finishing first and second place, respectively.

For the second straight
meet the cross-country
team showed why they are
ranked in the top 10 ofthe
NCAA division II Atlantic
Region as the Men's team
took the top spot in the
LHU invitational, while
the women's team took
second place in the meet.

week, and were racing on
tired legs, so we were very
pleased with the results.
Each week different team
members have stepped it
up, and we should only get
better as the season proI was very
gresses.
pleased with how the men
worked together and
helped each other during
the race," said Coach
Aaron Russell.
Tim Getz lead the way
for the men's team as he
took first place in the 8 K
course with a time of
26:24.20 minutes.

"It was great for the
men to win at home in
front of their fans. They've
worked very hard this

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Overtime win adds to four undefeated games
Kris Glad
Sports Editor
kglad@lhup.edu
If the men's soccer
team was going to turn
their rather young season
around, they did it at the
best possible time with
their latest win over
Mercy College.

With that win, the
Bald Eagles extend their
unbeaten streak to four
after dropping the first
three games of the season.
"I feel like we are finally hitting our stride with
the past few games. We
had a slow start but all
our games were away
which can be difficult but
now we are figuring it
out,"
said
Andrew
Clemens, junior midfielder.
Over this past weekend, LHU headed north to
New York to take on
Molloy College on Friday
and then Mercy College
on Sunday.
In the game against
Mercy, the Bald Eagles
struck first at the 19th
minute with Clemens netting not only the first goal
for Lock Haven, but also
his first of the season. The
lead was short-lived as
Mercy tied it up less then
a minute later.
The second and winning goal for Lock Haven
came at the 64th minute,
with Mark Auman sending a corner kick to Paul

Photo Courtesy of Sports Information

LHU's Paul Huckett, number nine, scored the game-winning goal in the overtime game against California
University. The goal was the first the Bald Eagles had scored at Hubert Jack Stadium.
Brungard, who sent past
the Mercy goalie for his
first goal ever for LHU.
This was an example
of some of the younger
players stepping up for
the team, which is what
Coach Doug Moore likes
to see.
"The freshmen as a
group have done well,"
said Moore.
The first game in the
roadtrip saw the Bald
Eagles come to a draw

against Molloy College
with a score of 1-1.
Lock Haven kept it
close with Molloy the
whole game until the 83rd
minute
when
Greg
Shertzer got LHU's lone
goal of the game.
While Molloy was able
to come back shortly after
that, LHU would hang
tough for the 20 minutes
of overtime to get the tie.
The tie was the first since
October of 2006 for the

Bald Eagles.
While the success was
seen away from home, the
Bald Eagles earned their
first victory at home for
the season.
The victory wasn't
only the first of the season, but also the first at
the Bald Eagles new playing field at Hubert Jack
Stadium.
"(Lock Haven) has a
tradition of winning at
home, I hope this starts a

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athletic injuries and therapeutic exercise and rehabilitation just to name a
few.
The program also gives
students the option to double major if they wish to
purse a teaching certification or add another major.
Once accepted into the
program the students are
assigned to a sports team
for the entire season. They
arrive early and prepare
for the practices and
games and do not leave
until every athlete is
taken care of after the
games.
The
students
are
expected to dress and act
professional while on
"duty" and receive grades
and evaluation on their
performance in the training room.
The students of the
athletic training program,
while holding a full-time
academic schedule, play a
huge role of the athlete's
physical health.
The men's soccer coach,
Doug Moore, said that
having the athletes present at every game is
"Absolutely vital to the
coaching staff due to the
ankle and knee injuries
along with the minor
injuries that need to be
tended to such as bumps,
bruises, strains and blisters.
This is a big help to the
athletic training faculty
due to the fact that all athletes could not be tended
to without the students.
"Between games is when
(the trainers) do their
work" says Moore. "They
do their best to give me
the most athletes to play
for each game."
The students of the
athletic training program
also feel that it is a great
program because it gives
them the education need-

tradition," said
Moore.
On Tuesday, Sept. 9,
the Bald Eagles faced off
fellow
against
State
Pennsylvania
Athletic Conference foe,
California
(Pa.)
University with LHU
winning in 1-0 in overtime. While Lock Haven
worked hard on both sides
of the ball California
fought just as hard.
LHU finally scored
new

ed while giving them perresponsibilities.
sonal
Athletic training student,
Miranda Fisher says. "I
really like our program
because it is challenging
yet satisfying. The students have a close working
relationship with our professor which is great, not
only in the classroom, but
the clinical setting as well.
It gives us an extension
from
the
classroom
because of the hands on
experience. What we learn
in the classroom is what
we do with the athletes."
The athletic training
program has come a long
way since 1977. It was
started by Mr. David
Tomasi, who was the sole
professor of the program
teaching a total of eight
students. Currently however, the program consists
of six full-time professors
who not only teach full
class schedules in the
health science department
but also serve as trainers
for all varsity athletic
teams.
Tomasi was
inducted
into
Athletic
Pennsylvania
Trainers' Society Hall of
Fame in 2001.

Getz wasn't the only
Bald Eagle to place in the
top five; in fact LHU had
two other runners place in
the top five in the men's
race. Nick Hilton came in
second with a time of
26:24.59 and Brandon
Pomerantz came in third
with 26:24.00.
While those three came
in the top they weren't the
only top runners to do
well. Mitch Miller took
fifth place with a time of
26:49.08 and Andrew
Johnson took ninth place
with a time of 27:04.24.
With the top five runners coming in at first,
second, third, fifth and
ninth, LHU was able to
score 20 points and take
first place.
"It felt really good to
bring this win home on
our own turf in front of the
LHU fans and parents, it's
always a little bit sweeter
to have a good day at
home," said Nick Hilton.
While the men's team
experience success in the
meet, the women's team
ran hard to take second
place in the meet with
three runners finishing in
the top ten.
"It's the best performance we've had at this
meet by our team, however, and I really believe in
this group of women. I
think they've got a lot of
spunk and are hungry to
go after it here later in the

within the first two minutes of the overtime period when Paul Huckett
took a free kick outside
the
California
goal,
despite it being hit by a
California defender the
ball found its way to the
goal for the Lock Haven
win.
"The game against
California really sticks
out in my mind because I
felt like that was the first
game where almost everyone was on their top
game," said Clemens.
Lock Haven will look
to extend their unbeaten
streak as they, at press
time, had played New
York
Institute
of
Technology at Hubert
Jack Stadium.
"The last couple of
games have all been
tough, especially with six
of the first seven on the
road, and staying away
from home the last two
weekends in N.Y. and
Pittsburgh. I feel like
team chemistry has built
on away trips. Even
though we have been
away so much, we look
forward to home support
for upcoming games," said
Bill Trimble, goal keeper.
After the game against
NYIT the Bald Eagles will
go on another roadtrip,
which will be their last
featuring
consecutive
games on the road for the
regular season. They will
go
to
Shippensburg
University on Saturday
.Sept. 20 and then to
Slippery Rock University
on Tuesday, Sept. 23.
season," said Russell.
Shala Simms was the
top women's runner for
Lock Haven as she came
in third place with a time
23:01.82 minutes. Lindsay
Lambert followed closely
behind with a time
23:06.48.
The only other Lady
Eagle to break into the top
ten was Alyssa Douma, as
she took eighth place with
23:27.25.
'The lady's took second
but we were very strong
and next time the outcome
will be different," said
Lambert.
The women's team was
able to take second place
with the top five runners
getting third, fourth,
eighth, sixteenth and
eighteenth, giving them
49 points and second place
in the meet.
"I'm very excited for
this season. I think that
we will surprise a lot of
people," said Douma.
Both cross Country
teams will look to keep
their dominate performances going as they will
travel to
Monmouth
for
the
University
Monmouth
Invite
on
Friday, Sept. 19th. After
that, the LHU runners
will be getting ready for
the Pre-Nationals meet at
Slippery Rock University
on Oct. 4th.

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Six goals push soccer
to two-game win streak
The Lady Eagles came
back home where they
played UPJ in a 90
minute battle, where they
dominated most of the

Nikki Wasserman
Sports Editor
nwassermfa lhup.edu

game.

The women's soccer
team collected back-toback wins after defeating
PSAC West opponent
Edinboro and the Lady
Cats of the University of
Pittsburgh- Johnstown.

"We worked as a team
and had good passing and
combinations,"
said

Gordon.

Within the first two
minutes Gordon scored a
left footed goal which
sailed high and fell in the
inside of the net, setting
the team up for an early
lead.
The Lady Eagles were
It was not long before
on the road this weekend
team
Melinda
mate
where they beat conferDodson
found
the net for
ence opponent, Edinboro
in a .'5-1 victory on her first goal of the night.
Saturday.
In the first Dodson kept the pressure
half sophomore forward, on with nine shots on the
Arielle Gordon netted two game. The team worked
goals, giving the Lady together denying UPJ
Eagles a two goal lead at any time to capitalize.
"The first half we
halftime.
and
played
together
In the second half,
smart.
We
the
kept
run of
Brianna Orth scored a
game
the
The
simple.
head goal off of a Lindsey
second
half
was
little
a
Blessing corner. To revive
the Fighting Scots from a more hectic, but again we
still played smart and did
shut out Edinboro forgood
capitalizing on our
ward. Rachel Dahlstrand
said
opportunities,"
scored bringing the final
Dodson.
score to 3-1.

Just as the game was
approaching the end.
Dodson had a breakaway
taking a shot past the
goalkeeper and found the
net leaving only ten seconds left to play.
The final score was 3-0
in favor of the Lady
Eagles. Goalkeeper, Kim
Bentley saved all three
shots on goal in the
shutout.
The Lady Eagles (3-3)
played Wednesday night
Clarion
against
University (1-3-2 ). Be
sure to check out the
women's soccer team
Saturday at 6 p.m. where
they will face Kutztown
University.
Game attendees may
have the chance to participate in the LHU SCC
Bookstore soccer skills
challenge at halftime. At
every home game fans
will have the opportunity
to win free t-shirts courtesy of the bookstore.

Pftoto Courtesy of Sports Information

Arielle Gordon scored one goal in the 3-0 win over University of
Pittsburgh-Johnstown.

Football suffers tough defeat
against Ship's Red Raiders

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Wynne turned on her
increasingly
legendary
speed, laid out and tapped
the ball in for her third
goal of the game.
"I didn't even think
about it until some one
said hat trick," Wynne
said of her performance.
According to Rudy,
Wynne's exceptional game
is a product of her speed.
"I would put her
against anyone in the
country," Rudy said. "If
Blair gets space; it's over."
Riding high from the
emotion of an overtime
thriller served as a motivator for Wynne coming
into the next contest.
Wynne says she wasn't as
motivated to win again as
she was to avoid back-toback overtime games.
On Sunday, the Lady
Eagles were back on the
field against Lafayette, for
what Rudy called the
team's best game all season.
Lafayette came to LHU
with high hopes after
beating No. 19 ranked
Temple, but the Lady

Eagles were able to frustrate them early.
"They had trouble
adjusting to our press,"
Rudy said.
Wynne struck first in
the 3-1 win with a dragflick goal off of a penalty
corner.
In the second half Amy
Hordendorf and freshman
Kristi Shepps notfehed
goals for the Lady Eagles.
Midfielder
Megan
Albert also had a noteworthy game according to
Rudy.
Teamwork was key in
Sunday's victory, and
Wynne attributes the
effort to Rudy's pep talk
and the team understanding their assignments.
"We were knocking the
ball around, working as a
team,"
Wynne
said.
"(Rudy) talked to us in the
locker room and everyone
knows what she wanted
them to do."
On Wednesday the
Lady Eagles traveled to
LaSalle University before
returning home to face
Colgate at 1 p.m. on
Saturday.

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The Bald Eagles' offensive line protected Quarterback Jarryd Burkett during Saturday's home game
against Shippensburg's Red Raiders, where he earned 53 passing yards. Shippensburg came out on top
with a score of 36-0.
Brandon Apter
Sports Reporter
bapterf" lhup.edu
The football team (0-3)
suffered a tough defeat to
the Red
Raiders of
Shippensburg this past
Saturday at home. The
Haven fcould not put up
consistent drives and
failed to make the big
plays.

Ship would receive the
ball first, using up five
minutes of clock to set up a
28-yard field goal that was
missed by kicker Kyler
Ford. This would give the
Bald Eagles a chance to
capitalize on a Ship mistake. They would not get
any luck as LHU would go
three-and-out after a holding penalty.
Ship running back
Chris Infante would find a

hole in the defense as he
rushed for 21 yards before
finally punching it into the
end zone for an early 7-0
Ship lead. After two
incomplete passes and a
two-yard rush on the next
Haven possession, they
would have to punt again
setting the Red Raiders to
score again.
Behind Quarterback
Chad DiFebbo, Ship drove
the ball down the field in
just over four minutes and
handed it to Chris Infante
for another 'score. They
would miss the extra point
as Ship would take a 13-0
lead early in the second
quarter.
On the next Bald Eagle
drive, they got their first
1st down of the night
thanks to the rushing
plays
by
freshman
Jarryd
Quarterback
Burkett. Burkett had his
second start under center
on Saturday and it was a
learning experience. "It is
a great feeling knowing
that I am only a freshmen

and this will help me get
better for years to come,"
said Burkett.
Ship would score once
more before the half as
DiFebbo would hit receiver Mike Harris for a 24yard score after a costly
Lock Haven fumble. A two
point conversion attempt
would fail as the teams
went into the locker room
with Ship leading 19-0 at
half.
The second half was
not much different as Brad
Catherman rushed in for a
score to give Ship a 26-0
lead. The Red Raiders
would tack on another TU
and a field goal to close the
game out 36-0. The bright
spot for LHU in the second
half was a recovered fumble that set them up with
great field position only to
be forgotten by an interception on the next play.
Freshman
Jarryd
Burkett finished the day
12-for-28 for 53 yards and
an interception. Micah
Coleman
would
lead

receivers with two catches
and
15 yards while
Cameron caught three
passes for 14 yards. On
the defensive side, Shane
Baric led all with 9 tackles
and Aaron Pryor and
Shawn Crebs would contribute with seven a piece.
Looking back on the
game, Coach John Klacik
saw some things that were
good and some that needed work. "I think our special teams our playing
very well. We need to
develop a running game,"
he said. "I think Burkett
has handled the position
well and will continue to
develop into a super signal
caller."
Burkett and the rest of
the Bald Eagles have a
tough test ahead as they
travel to No. 21 IUP on
Sept. 20. Last season LHU
fell to IUP at home 44-13.
I UP is coming off of a convincing 63-3 victory over
Millersville in week three.
Kickoff is slated for 4 p.m.

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"I was pleased with the
performance of our combination attack,
which
depends on our middle
attack," said Justice.
"A good analogy *is
when the blocking pocket
is broken down in football,
all your plays come down
to that... it's just the same
with volleyball, except it's
not blocking, it's passing,"
said Justice. "We have to
pass up with very good
control in order for the setter to set the offense.
"You can tell if the setter had the ability to create good offense by how
the middle attackers
play... the setter then
sends the ball to the hitter."
Justice said that these
combination attacks have

been a focus for the team,
because success relies on
good ball control.
"We're starting to gain
momentum (as a team),"
said Justice. Our confidence level is growing and
that is very important
when going into PSAC
play."
Justice said that their
match
against
Shippensburg, which was
held at 7 p.m. on Tuesday,
was their number one
competition in the eastern
division, as far as polls go,
but the Lady Eagles
pulled through, winning
their matches 25 to 23, 25
to 20 and 25 to 13.
Naumann and Borgia
led the kills with 10 each,
and
kill percentages
(which are much like batting
averages,
said
Justice), were high.
Borgia's kill percentage
was 500, Naumann's was

368, Nascimento's 421 and
Gribler "came through big
time" with a 600 kill percentage.
According to Justice,
Gomez had 33 assists, and
in a normal game, 11 or 12
are considered "pretty
good."
Leading the digs for
the ladies was Laury with
followed
seven,
by
Naumann and Borgia who
had five digs each.
Borgia and Nascimento
also brought in three block
assists each.
"This is definitely the
kind of beginning we like
to see," said Justice. "It
puts us in the driver's
seat, having beaten our
number two and number
three. But, we still have a
lot of work to do."

Sept. 11 still vivid
for Illini gymnast
Meghan Montemurro
Sept. 11, 2008
U-Wire
Seven years ago, 12year-old Daniel Ribeiro
sat in a classroom as a
at
seventh-grader
Cavallini Middle School in
Upper Saddle River, N.J.,
about a 15-minute drive
from Manhattan.
It was a typical
Tuesday, that tragic Sept.
11, 2001, though that is
often said of generationchanging events.
The Chestnut Ridge,
N.Y., native first sensed
something was happening
when all the teachers left
the classrooms.
"We were like, 'What's
going on?'" the current
Illini gymnast said. "We
had no idea what was
going on."
As the teachers convened outside, the middle
school students looked on
in confusion. Soon after,
Ribeiro and his fellow
classmates were given an
early recess, at which
point the now-Illinois
sophomore saw smoke in
the sky.
"We could see the
smoke. We didn't know
what was going on. We
had no idea," Ribeiro said.
As the school day progressed, kids were pulled
from
school,
though
Ribeiro was not.
'There were 500 people
in my school, about, and I
think there were only

around 100 at the end of
the day," said Ribeiro. "In
my last class there were
only, I think, three kids
and we were just looking
out the window watching
the other kids leave one by
one."
Still out of the loop on
the day's events, Ribeiro
was greeted by his then
eight-year-old
sister,
Alexandra, as she ran up
to him and told him the
devastating news; the
World Trade Center fell,
which his father, John,
confirmed as he got into
the car.
Ribeiro couldn't believe
it.
After arriving home,
Ribeiro watched the television coverage of the
attacks and came to
realize the smoke he
saw during recess came
from the World Trade
Center.
The attacks on the
Twin Towers hit close to
home and not just in proximity. The father of
Ribeiro's best friend,
Bryan Teaton, was a
police officer in New York.
Officer Mike Teaton had a
meeting on floor 107 in the
North Tower. Running
late, Teaton grabbed a
quick breakfast with fellow police officer Moira
Smith. Approximately two
minutes later, American
Airlines Flight 11 crashed
into the North Tower.
Thinking it was a bomb,
Teaton went down to
check the basement and
subway to gather and

assist people while Smith
headed up into the World
Trade Center. When the
building collapsed at 10:28
a.m., Teaton was in the
subway system, which
ultimately saved his life,
and escaped by walking
through to the next street
stop.
Unfortunately, Smith
did not survive the tower's
fall. She was the only
female police officer to die
on Sept. 11.
"Although it was great
that he survived and
helped save people's lives,
for the next two weeks he
was devastated, digging
through the remains looking for her," Ribeiro said of
Teaton.
"You realize how easy
it is to lose somebody, how
something like this just
like that," Ribeiro said
with a snap of his fingers.
"One of my friends, boom,
lost his father. Anybody
ca,n be gone at any
moment."
The day's devastating
events impacted Ribeiro's
personal relationships as
well as his gymnastics life.
The final words spoken
by Flight 93 passenger
Jeremy Glick reverberated across the country on
that fateful day: "We're
going to rush the hijackers."
Glick's
daughter
Emerson was only three
months old when the
hijacked United Airlines
Flight 93 crashed just outside Shanksville, Pa., en
route to Washington, D.C.

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Heather Davis has
been the coach for the
women's soccer team since
2005. This will be her
fourth season, and still
today, she has an undeniable connection to the
players.
Davis, originally from
Massachusetts, had 11
years of coaching prior to
coming to the university.
She was an assistant
coach from 1997-1998 at
and Lee
Washington
University, and also held
the position as head coach
at
Mellon
Carnegie
University from 1998 to
2005.
At Carnegie she guided
the Tartans to a 67-44-12
record and allowed them
to participate in the East
Athletic
Collegiate
Conference (ECAC) MidAtlantic
tournament
Championships in 2003 as
well as 2004. These experiences alone show the
promise that Davis has to
offer.
Davis enjoys playing
soccer as well as coaching
it. In high school, she was
involved in track and was
also a member of the ski
team. In college, Davis not
only participated in soccer
for four years, she also
learned the intense sport
of lacrosse.
Davis was also a
Plymouth State College
player. She earned Second
Team
Regional
All

American honor as a midfielder in 1994 and 1995.
That following year, Davis
earned
her B.S.
in
Physical
Education/Exercise
Science.
Davis
later
moved
on
to
the
of
North
University
Carolina at Chapel Hill to
complete her M.A. in
Education/
Physical
Sports Administration.
According to Davis
there is a difference
between college and high
school intensity levels.
"There is certainly a
higher time commitment
between high school and
college. As a player
matures the level naturally gets higher, faster. I
enjoy working with young
adults at the college level
and the challenges that
presents. High school
coaching has a different
set of challenges, I would
imagine," said Davis.
Her insight to the
world of not only women's
soccer, but college sports,
allows a better understanding of the demands
that come along with
coaching. Not only does
the intensity level grow, so
does the demand to have a
strong and driven coach.
Davis has those characteristics. She seems to be the
kind of coach that, no matter what the game comes
down to, she knows that
her team has the ability to
win; it is just unleashing
that threat.
When asked about
viewing her life from a different perspective and
what she would be doing

Glick's nephew, who was
only six or seven at the
time, was "extremely
upset" when he arrived at
U.S.
Gymnastics
Development Center II,
which is both owned and
run by Ribeiro's parents,
John
and
Michelle.
Emerson is now a gymnast training at the center

they've seen their dad or
their brother, in the sense
it hit a little harder, hit at
home," Ribeiro said.
When asked if it
seemed like the attacks
and fall of the World
Trade Center had happened seven years ago,
Ribeiro replied, "Not at
all. I feel like it was two,
three years ago.
in New Jersey.
"It's still something
For an event which
that
I feel like nobody
many people can pinshould ever forget and
point when and where everyone should look at it
they first heard' of the as a day to really look at
attacks, things were put your friends and farmhin perspective for Ribeiro, and can't take them for
even at a relatively young granted, because this can
happen at any time."
age.
Sept. 11, 2001 brought
"Because I was so
the
nation and American
young, it took me a while
to understand it, but just families together. It was
being that I was so close no different for Ribeiro,
and so many stories, who bonded with Illinois
friends losing people, freshman Austin Phillips.
friends just going to the Phillips is from Mahwah,
city begging people if N.J., and worked out at

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right now if not coach, surprisingly, she said she
would like to teach.
She said, *'I enjoy the
teaching/learning aspect
of coaching very much, so
that would keep me in the
education field."
Seeing that Davis has
this attraction to teaching
and learning from others
makes her a better coach
ultimately.
When Davis is not supporting her team out of
the game field or practice
field, she coaches with the
Pennsylvania West State
Organization and is a
member of the region 1
coaching staff. Davis also
holds a USSF "A" coaching
license above everything
else.
Many believe Davis is
an inspirational person
and coach. She has much
to offer not only the university's sports organizations but the school as
well. She is a strong
woman
who deserves
much recognition for all of
her duties and positive
lifestyle.

the Ribeiro family's gym
as well.
"This was a time we
needed to come together,
to work together because
there were people that
were hurting, families
that were devastated and
everyone needed to help
those people."
Ribeiro said he grew up
a lot that year and realized what was most important to him.
"That was a time period that, for me, I really
found my close friends and
who I cared about and who
I needed to spend time
with," Ribeiro said. "You
can't take it for granted.
Spending time with your
friends and your family is
that much more important."
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Head football coach, John Klacik along with president Keith Miller
and Athletic Director Sharon Taylor honor, Mike Packer Saturday
night. Packer was a former quarterback for the Bald Eagle football team.
Packer then served as a coach for Lock Haven High School, before
becoming a free agent for the New York Jets. The No. 12 jersey he wore
during his college years is now being re-retired.

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Amanda Alexander
Features Editor
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Many times while
watching the news, we
are just about to change
the channel when something catches our attention and makes us stop. If
watched
WTAE
you
Channel 4 Action News,
Pittsburgh, this summer,
that something may have
been Becca Gregg.
Gregg was a summer
intern with WTAE, the
No. 22 news station in the
country, which covers all
of western Pennsylvania,
as well as some areas of
Maryland, West Virginia
and Ohio. This was
Gregg's first internship.
As one of two interns
the
promotions departin
ment, Gregg had a variety
of duties from,day to day.

"There were so many
responsibilities," she said,
adding that.although she
only did the internship for
three credits, she typically worked five days a
week from 10-5, as there
was too much work to be
done for only a few hours
a week.
Gregg spent plenty of
time doing "promotional
writing," for upcoming
newscasts. Those little
snippets in between your
favorite TV shows that
give you a preview of the
upcoming news can be
just as important as the
news itself- they keep you
watching. She also wrote
a daily promotional email
that
puts
synopses
together of all the shows
and their most important
topics.
Gregg's description of
a typical day starts out

with catching up on the
day's headlines. Gregg
and her fellow intern
spent
most mornings
reading news updates on
the
computer,
as
reporters sent in updates
from their Blackberries.
The interns would watch
the news at noon and
attend a meeting with
producers at 1:45 to go
over everything that
needed to be prepared for
the 5 p.m". news. After
hearing the top stories
planned, Gregg would
write a promotion for the
evening to get people to
"stay tuned" for whatever
was coming up that night
and get video from
reporters to accompany
the promotion.
On top of these daily
tasks, Gregg spent plenty
of time planning events.
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Becca Gregg, along with fellow intern Carolyn Klasnick and supervisor
Heath Myrick, plan an event for WTAE-TV.
the annual WTAE-TV
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which was held Thursday,
July 10. This is a day for
the public to get to know
their favorite TV personalities. News anchors,
reporters and meteorologists from the Channel 4
Action News team make
appearances in the park
and sign autographs. For
this event, Gregg was in
charge of calling and
booking entertainment
and booking vendors.
Although her internship was unpaid, Gregg
still found it to be a
rewarding experience on
many levels. "I loved
going in every day," Gregg
said. Her favorite aspect
of the internship was
becoming a part of the
team. "They really treat

like an employee
there," she said, adding
that she didn't know what
to expect on the first day
but "we didn't have to get
coffee once."
One of Gregg's favorite
aspects of working at a
news station was getting
the inside scoop. "I loved
being an insider," she
said. Gregg got to hear
about news as it was happening instead of after
the fact, and one of her
most exciting moments on
the job was going out on
the beat with one of the

anchor Sally Wiggin. "I
got to talk to her so
much," she said excitedly. ',
Gregg said she would
recommend her internship to anyone who's
interested in working in
TV. "It was such a good
experience," Gregg said,
adding that the internship confirmed her career
path and made her feel
like she's in the right
major. It also gave her
confidence that she'll be
able to survive in the real
world.
Surprisingly to Gregg,
reporters,
it also encouraged her to
She also gained valukeep pushing herself to
able insight into the field excel in college. "It really
and received plenty of just gave me the drive to
advice from her superiors, do better," she said.
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Staff profile: clerk offers a snack and a smile
Kris Novak
Staff Reporter
knovak@lhup.edu
If you have ever gone
into the C3 convenience
store located on the first
floor of Robinson for
your morning coffee and
bagel, the one thing that
you may recall is the
clerk
happy-go-lucky
who • calls
everyone
"honey."
Her name is Ellen
Rramer and she is the
spotlighted staff member for this issue.
Rramer has been
working in the food service industry for an
amazing 28 years.
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Ellen Kramer enjoys chatting with students,
spending time with her grandchildren and riding her
Harley Davidson motorcycle.

the best reason to come
into work every day
because she loves being
around the young people
that attend Lock H;~.ven
University.
"I really think that
the kids that go to school
here have kept me here
for so long... I think I
would have retired a
long time ago if it
weren't for them" she
said. "I really do love
working with students...
I actually hate when I'm
not working because I
love coming here and
talking with all of the
kids."
When asked what she
likes to do in her spare
time, she answered, "I
absolutely love to spend
time with my two greatgrandchildren. They are
and always will be a big
part of my life."

One might also wonto the store and leave
der
what
hobbies with the same- thing
Kramer enjoys. When every day: a Mountain
asked what she liked to Dew and a smile."
do as a hobby she surAs you can
see
prisingly answered, "I Kramer not only serves
like to ride my Harley."
the students food and
Yes, Ellen Kramer drinks, she also gives
has a Fat Boy Harley everyone a boost in their
motorcycle and rides it daily college lives.
So the next time you
quite frequently.
"It isn't really somego into Robinson before
thing you might look at your classes, make sure
me and think, but I do you stop into the first
love riding my motorcyfloor convenient store
cle," she said.
and visit Ellen Kramer.
The students of LHU
The very happy, caralso love going to the C3 ing, energetic
biker
convenient store not clerk will always leave
only to buy their mornyou with a smile on your
ing refreshments or a face.
quick snack in between
classes, but because
they love talking to
Kramer.
Freshman
Willy
Trahten said, "Every
day between classes I go

Professor teaches how to listen
Olga Burket
News Editor
omalyavs(«lhup.edu
To many, asking questions, giving advice and
reassuring one's partner
in conversation are the
signs of a good listener.
To Richard
"Dick"
Fetzer, an elementary
education instructor at
LHU and the author of a
recently released book,
"Please Listen to Me!: A
Christian's
Guide
to
Reflective
Listening,"
those and seven other
things are so-called "stumbling blocks" that inhibit
effective communication.
"It's unfortunate that
people in our culture really do not know how to listen with their heart to
someone else," Fetzer said.
"In reality, if you have just
one person in your life who
really listens to you without giving advice or judging or bombarding you
with questions, you are a
very fortunate person.
Many people have no one
in their lives who will really listen to them."
The author admits that
he witnessed many times
how powerful and freeing
it can be as one person sincerely listens to another,
and it was his desire that
people would learn to real-

ly listen that inspired him
to write the book.
"Please Listen to Me!"
is Fetzer's first book, the
rough draft of which was
started in 2001.
Three years later, his
wife, Joanne Luree Fetzer
who has a degree in
English education, began
to edit what he had originally written.
"She is the reason I
completed the book. She
was beside me every step
of the way and I will be
forever grateful for such a
dedicated
wife," said
Fetzer.
After about three more
years of writing, proofreading, editing and rewriting, the book was sent
to the publisher in August
of 2007, and it was finally
released in June 2Q08.
Fetzer based his book
on the idea ofreflective listening, which he was first
introduced to in 1972 at a
workshop for teachers on
LHU campus.
"It is interesting to me
how I have come full circle... This campus is really
where it all started for me,
and I think it's neat that
it's also where I've been
while writing the book,
and it's where I'll probably
end my academic career,"
he said.
According
to him,
reflective listening con-

sists of hearing accurately
what another person tries
to communicate through
words and body language.
The author explained
that reflective listeners
rephrase what the speaker
is saying and then await

Richard Fetzer
clarification that they
have heard the speaker
accurately.
Unfortunately, becoming a better listener is
harder than it seems, as
there are many bad habits
or "stumbling blocks" that
can affect a person's ability to listen.
In his book, Fetzer
reflects on how to avoid
the 10 most common communication problems and

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how to move a conversation to a deeper level.
According to him, these
blocks are asking questions,
advice,
giving
answering questions, selfeditorializing, changing
the subject, reassuring the
speaker, pretending to listen, not attending the
speaker, not providing the
proper physical setting
and telling the speaker, "I
know exactly how you
feel!"
In his weblog at
http://richardfetzer.author
weblog.com, Fetzer states
that asking questions is
one of the most misleading, yet the most common
tactics used in conversation, as people are taught
that it is a great way to
draw someone into conversation.
However, asking questions will not bring the
desired results because, as
Fetzer explains, nobody
wants to feel interrogated.
"Listening with your
heart is not about you; it's
always about the other
person. Asking questions
makes it about you and
what you want to gain," he
said.
The author called his
book "A Christian's Guide
to Reflective Listening"
because he considers himself a Christian and provides a lot of spiritual

encouragement throughout his book.
"I have seen too many
Christians hurt others
when
they
actually
thought they were being
helpful. I know that many
Christians have good
intentions and a strong
desire to help others, but
when it comes to listening
too many do not know how
to truly focus on the other
person," he said. "It is my
prayer that everyone, but
especially Christians, will
learn this skill so that
they can truly share God's
love and allow hope and
healing to take place in
the lives of others."
Fetzer said that he had
become a Christian only a
few months before he was
introduced to the skill of
reflective listening.
He gives much credit to
God for inspiring him to
learn this skill and for giving him the motivation
and perseverance to write
the book that can help people become better listeners.
"People are often overwhelmed by their emotions and need someone to
help them untangle them.
Many times a person will
have a need to share something that is bothering
him or her, but there is no
one who will really listen
to them," said Fetzer,

explaining why it is important to improve one's listening skills.
Born in Bellefonte, Pa.,
Fetzer was an elementary
teacher for 35 years before
retiring from the public
school system in 2002,
Since then, he has been
teaching on the university
level at LHU in the early
childhood and elementary
education departments.
"It has been interesting
to have in class some of
the children of my former
students,"
sixth-grade
Fetzer said. "This year I
even have a student in my
204 course who I taught in
the third grade!"
Together with his wife
Joanna, Fetzer founded
People
to
People
Ministries in 2004 to offer
seminars on learning
styles and communication
skills.
"It is my passion to
equip others with a skill
that can improve all their
relationships - that of
reflective listening," he
said.
His message to LHU
community is simple, yet
heartwarming:

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Poet to share work:
Toi Dericotte reflects on personal struggles
during reading on Sept. 24 in PUB MPR.
Amanda Alexander
Features Editor
aalexan3@lhup.edu
In a short story called
Toi
Dericotte
reflects on a conversation
between two fourth-grade
boys in which one tells
the other he couldn't be
Dericotte's son because
his skin is black while
Dericotte's skin appears
to be white.
Dericotte
says,

"Kin,"

Maddox-Hafer
said
Dericotte was chosen
because of her unique
perspective, which adds
to the diversity ofthe program.
"She's very open about
the things she struggles

with,"

Maddox-Hafer

said,
that
adding
Dericotte's "hard-hitting
prose... deals with issues
of race, class and gender... and about being a
writer, too."

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Toi Dericotte writes poetry and prose about issues
like race, class, gender and being a writer.
"Schools with predominantly white children
want to teach the concept
of the human family by
including pictures of
black people in texts. But
valuing the other, learning we are all the same
blood, is not a lesson one
learns with the mind."
On the contrary, the
lesson must go deeper
than that, and Dericotte
attempts to teach people
this lesson through a different channel- the heart with her thoughtful and
straightforward writings.
Dericotte will read from
some of her works as part
of the Up-Write Reading
Program at 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 24 in
the PUB Multipurpose
room. Dericotte will read
selections from her memoir,
"The
Black
and
Notebooks,"
some of
her poetry.
The event, which is
free and open to the public, is sponsored by the
English department, the
Women's Studies Center,
the Black Student Union
and a social equity grant
from the Pa. State System
of Higher Education,
Office of the Chancellor.
Marjorie
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"If you will take the
time and put in the effort
to learn this skill, it will
make such a positive
impact on your life! You
will be able to sit in the
presence of a person who
is hurting and really help
work
that individual
through an issue in his or

Many of Dericotte's
poems are often narrative
and seem at first glance
to be the simple telling of
a story, often a conversation she overheard or took
part in. But the poems
will also cause readers to
examine their views and
opinions on issues they
may not think about very
often.
This goes along with a
common theme in her
poetry, which is the backand-forth pull between
outer appearance and
inner reality. But even if
students have not experienced the same things as
Dericotte they will often
be able to understand the
feelings she conveys.
"A lot of the issues
have to do with identity
and culture... but also
said
relationships,"
Maddox-Hafer. "I hope
that (students) will be
able to identify with some
of the things she talks
about and apply them to
their own lives."
While Dericotte writes
often about her feelings
on people's reaction to her
light skin in contrast with
her heritage, "she writes
about all kinds of issues,
not just race," Maddox-

Hafer said.
The vivid details of the
poems and short stories
make it easy for readers
to transport themselves
to the time and place in
which they occurred.
In the literature and
creative writing classes
that have been reading

Dericotte's

works,

Maddox-Hafer said, "I've
had a wonderful response
from the students... they
are intrigued by the way
she approaches the subjects."
Students will get a
chance to speak with
Dericotte and get writing
tips after the reading, at
which time they can also
purchase her book, or at
one of the on-campus
events which she will
attend.
Tuesday, Sept. 23,
Dericotte will attend a
dinner with the Women's
Studies Center.
She will hold a lunch
with students Wednesday
sponsored by the Black
Student Union and the
Office of Human and
Cultural Diversity, which
any student may attend.
She will also visit creative writing and literature classes throughout
her stay.
Maddox-Hafer
said
she hopes students will
take advantage of the
opportunity
to
meet
Dericotte.
"It's... really nice to
meet writers face to face.
It's kind of an eye-opening experience," she said.
"I hope it inspires students... that they can do
this as well."
To R.S.V.P. to the
lunch with Toi Dericotte,
contact Laura Kennedy at
lkennedy@lhup.edu.
Recommended by one
of last year's Up-Write
Reading
Program
Fiona
Contributors,
Cheong, Dericotte is an
English
Professor at
University of Pittsburgh
and has published four
books of poems.
Her memoir, "The
Black
Notebooks,"
received the AnsfieldWolfe Award and the
1998 Caucus of the
American
Library
Association Award and
was a "New York Times"
Notable Book of the Year.
Dericotte has won two
fellowships in poetry from
the National Endowment
for the Arts and two
Pushcart Prizes.
She is a judge for the
Lenore Marshall Award
the
sponsored
by
Academy of American
Poets and the co-founder
of Cave Canem, the first
for
workshop/retreat
African-American poets.

her life," he said. "There Haven.
is a whole world of hurtThe book can also be
ing individuals just pleadpurchased online at any
ing for someone to 'please of the major bookstores,
listen to me!' The skill of such as Amazon.com,
reflective listening can BarnesandNoble.com,
make such a difference in Christianbook.com or
our lives - at home, at eBay.
Having the book
school, at work, etc."
Those who are intersigned by the author will
ested in obtaining a copy
be possible at a bookof the book can go to D.
signing at Barnes &
Dashem Books on Main
Noble in State College on
Street in downtown Lock
Saturday, Oct. 11.

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All-star cast delivers many
laughs but lacks substance
Danielle Tepper
Staff Reporter
dtepper@lhup.edu
A full cast of A-list
stars shows a darker
sense of humor in the
Coen brothers' screwball
"Burn
After
comedy
Reading."
The film has the
to
potential
provoke
meaningful
thought;
instead it merely causes
one laugh after another at
each twist and turn ofthe
wacky plot.
Ethan and Joel Coen
are the smart laughers,
creating films that allow
audiences to forgive the
silly plot because of the
deftness of the character
interaction and wordplay.
Creating roles that tangle
together in a web of
blackmail, adultery, and
comedic antics, the Coen
brothers allow each actor
to sink comfortably into a
character that takes next
to nothing seriously.
Osbourne Cox (John
Malkovich) has just been
fired from the CIA for his
drinking problem. While
being unceremoniously
booted from headquarters, he repeats incredulously, "I have a drinking
problem?"
Cox thinks that by
waiting until precisely 5
p.m. to start consuming

his vast array of alcohol,
this clearly cannot be
true.
Angrily asking whose
ass he didn't kiss, he
storms out. His plan for
revenge is to write a
memoir of the inner workings at Langley, VA,
unsuspecting of the disc
soon falling into the
wrong hands.
Linda Litzke (Frances
McDormand) and Harry
Pfarrer (George Clooney)
are both trying to find
love. Linda works at
Hardbodies, a local gym,
and is obsessed with trying to find enough money
for multiple plastic surgeries, which she believes
will help her lack of success finding a partner
through the Internet.
Harry just so happens
to be married, despite his
current successful dating
streak. He and Linda
meet and seem to like
each other. Harry is a
U.S. Marshal, and is also
having an affair with
Cox's wife, Katie (Tilda
Swinton). A very tangled
web indeed.
Perhaps the most comical character is Chad
Feldheimer (Brad Pitt),
Linda's Hardbodies coworker, a gum-chewing,
dim-witted physical fitness trainer sporting
frosted hair and an iPod.
Linda and Chad find

Cox's memoir on the floor
of Hardbodies, and decide
to earn money by either
blackmailing Cox himself,
which doesn't go down so
well, or selling it to the
Russians.
.;
The CIA hears word-*
and gets involved, but is
unsure how to proceed.
"Report back to me when
it makes sense," a CIA
superior (J.R. Simmons)
says when hearing the
story.
The movie throws
curveballs left and right,
including
unexpected
murder and interesting
construction projects in
Harry's basement.
Supporting characters ,
such as Linda and Chad's
boss (Richard Jenkins),
and a CIA officer (David
Rasche) add to the film's
charm. The entire cast is
obviously having a great
time portraying such offthe-wall characters.
A film that pokes fun
at what lies beneath our
"Burn
After
society,
Reading" has been top at
the box office since its
release, and for good reason.

It gives fresh perspective on the fact that for
the most part, at some
point or another, even
people as high up as
members of the CIA have
no idea what's going on.

internship. Learning the
ins and outs of the job she
wants to have in the
future took a lot of pres"It made me think of sure off her and let her
what I'm capable of." know what to expect
While before, Gregg said, when she graduates. She
added that it gave her an
she shied away from leadership positions in things edge over the competilike Havenscope, now she tion; her internship has
feels more comfortable given her experience that
people without interntrying new things.
Gregg said she would ships can't claim to have.
While Gregg recogdefinitely
recommend
that everyone have an nized the value of her

dents can't wait around to
find one like hers. "You
can't really wait for it to
fall into your lap. You
have to contact them,"
she said. "Be proactive."
If you're unsure about
where to begin looking for
an internship, contact
Anita Casper, Internship
Coordinator for Career
Services, at 570-484-2247
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Funny faces and witty phrases
Nikki Wasserman
Sports Editor
nwasserm@lhup.edu
The Haven Activities
Council (HAC) along with
the Student Cooperative
Council (SCC) sponsored
the Night of Comedy on
Friday Sept. 12 in Price
Auditorium.
The show featured
Dylan Mandlsohn. As stated in the HAC release,
"Mandlsohn
recently
starred in his own Comedy
Now special for Comedy
Network and CTV. He was

Rosa, California.
release.
"It was the first time I
This is only the second
performed in a sold out time Madlsohn and Cotter
theater. There were 1,600 did a show together.
Madlsohn said they did a
people. The set was ridiculous. It was a 10 minute lot of catching up when
set, and I only spoke for they arrived. Also adding
five minutes. It was the what amazing
talent
best night, it was exciting Cotter has and said "I
to perform...the laughs learn from him."
Cotter had a lot of enerare right on top of you,"
said Madlsohn. "It was a gy and was very quick witted. While performing he
dream," he added.
Madlsohn hopes to get told the audience to keep
into the movies, and with up.
his character like facial
Sometimes things didexpressions to his zany n't make sense at the
improvisations he may moment but taking a few
seconds to realize what
just happened made the
audience laugh even more.
"We didn't have time to

take a breath, he had us
laughing from start to finish," said senior Lindsey
Griffith.
A few audience members had to leave early, or
simply use the bathroom.
Either way it didn't get by
Cotter. He made it a point
to pick them out and make
a joke that had everyone
laughing. After that it
made people wonder what
was going to happen next.
Nikki Wasserman / Eagle Eye
Cotter graduated from
Dennison College alongDylan Mandlsohn's facial expressions show his
side actor, comedian Steve crazier side.
Carell.
Standing. They had a Network. Although, the
Cotter got married in
show
"Two series only lasting a seatogether
2001 to fellow comedian Funny" which aired
the son, he said it was a great
on
Louise
who
Kerry
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appeared on Last Comic
Cotter will be performing on a cruise and then
appearing in the Hong
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them laughing from beginning to end. The performers made connections that
hit home with some audience members.
"I enjoyed the show
very much, they were
hilarious. I loved the way
they incorporated people. I
would definitely recommend other events like
this,"
said
freshman
Megan Homicz.
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Central.
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Comedy
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the University of Windsor,
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prize
winner
of the
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Artist depicts his own reality
William Dowd
Staff Reporter
wdowdfa lhup.edu

Following his undergraduate studies he went
on to receive his Master of
Fine Arts degree from
The Art Department Stony Brook University in
and Fine Arts Society held Manhattan.
The reception was open
a reception for the current
to
the
public giving viewart exhibition in John
the
opportunity to ponSloan Fine Arts Gallery ers
der
the
art while enjoying
Sept. 10.
refreshments.
light
The gallery displays
The art on display
the work of artist Jason
includes
works in pastels,
Godeke. Godeke, an assistant
professor
at charcoal, oil on canvas and
Bloomsburg University, other mixed mediums.
The scales of his paintwas chosen to showcase
are diverse ranging
ings
his work by a committee
from
three
feet to life size.
of
LHU
composed
Some
of
his paintings
Professors Vance McCoy
are
theatrical
using a
and Jason Bronner, along
technique
called
with student representachiaroscuro
where
light
tive Alice Alexandrescu.
and
dark
are
rationally
Godeke is a graduate of
Yale University where he placed to give a dramatic
feel to the painting.
received his undergraduProfessor Ray Heffner,
ate degree in art.

chair of the art department, gave the opening
remarks thanking everyone for coming.
"We have a strong show
that
is
emotionally
charged," said Heffner
referring to the subject
matter Godeke covers in
his art, which is very personal and deals with interactions between men.
Different themes in
Godeke's work have also
included
interaction
between men in contexts
such as sports, the military, or within the nuclear
family, as well as hatecrime murders of gay men.
Godeke's painting Dad
and Son with Capture carries the Biblical overtones
of the story of Abraham
and Isaac in the Old
Testament ofthe Bible.

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This painting by Godeke, called Still Life with Tree, shows an unpleasant
reality the artist pictures in his mind.
"The stories of the
Bible are fascinating to
me," said Godeke. He
attempts to use these
Biblical tales to relate to
present day.
"There are common
relations to our contemporary cultural heritage,"
said Godeke.
Godeke is a painter
who finds physiological
aspects fascinating as
well, often times working
off themes that are horrifying.
Godeke explained that
some of the narratives are
very unpleasant; however,
to him they are realities.
are)
"(They
even
unpleasant to my shrink,"
adds Godeke.
The paintings are just
as horrifying for Godeke

himself to handle. He once
painted an allegory that
deals with a child dead on
the side of a road.
Eventually Godeke had to
cover the painting up by
layering it with fluffy
stuffed animals.
When dealing with
hate-crimes specifically
targeted toward gay men,
Godeke first realized he
wanted to do still life
paintings that center on
crimes he read about.
"I read about a gay
man being stabbed 60
times," said Godeke. He
found this very unsettling
and disturbing, and felt
that painting was a means
of expressing how he felt.
Nathan Fought, an art
major, couldn't put a finger on the meaning of the

paintings until he received
a little help from Godeke's
presentation.
"The fact that the
underlining message of
the art's meaning is so
deep you need the artist to
explain it is pretty interesting," said Fought.
Godeke's art work has
been reviewed in Art in
America, The New York
Times, ArtWeek, The San
Diego Union Tribune,
Philadelphia City Paper,
Williamsport Sun Gazette,
Critical Reflections, and
reproduced in Harper's
Magazine.
Godeke's art will continue to be on display
until Oct. 3.