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Involvement highlights alumnus' convocation speech
Will Dowd
Staff Reporter
wdowdfalhup.edu
LHU held Founders'
Day Convocation on Sept.
17 in Price Performance
Center to open the 132nd
school year, as Guy
Graham, chair of LHU's
Council of Trustees, officially declared at the ceremony.

Matt Connor, an award
winning journalist, was
this year's keynote speaker for the convocation.
He graduated from
LHU in 1987 with a
degree in journalism/
media studies.
At the age of 23,
Connor had the pleasure
of working with Malcolm
Forbes who offered him
the position of the editor
in chief of the in-house
magazine Forbes Piper.
Since his tenure at
Forbes, Connor has had
the opportunity to work in
manv roles dealing with
media.
Most of these have
been editorial or management positions.
To name a few, he
worked
for
Marvel
Entertainment, Casino
Casino
Journal,

Enterprise Management,
Indian Gaming Business
Magazine and Dental
Tribune.
He has won many
awards for new analysis,
contributions to journalism and editorial writing.
He has also written a
nonfiction book called,
"Watering Hole:
The
Colorful History of Booze,
Sex and Death at a New
Jersey Tavern."
ceremony,
At
the
Connor talked about his
time spent here at LHU
and the importance of
being involved.
According to Connor,
he served as the editor in
chief of LHU's very own
Eagle Eye.
As the Eagle Eye's editor in chief, Connor had
two stories exposing a
yearbook scandal and off
campus living conditions.
These stories gathered
him a commendation from
Columbia
University
Scholastic
Press
Association, six first place
awards from Columbia
Press Association and
Associated
Collegiate
Press.

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Provost Roger Johnson speaks at the Founders' Day Convocation. Speakers included Matt Connor, LHU
class of1987 and others who shared 'the keys of success' with students.

Smoking ban provokes controversy
Laura Kucsan
Online Editor
lkucsan(a lhup.edu

Students offer mixed
feelings about the recent
smoking ban on campus
due to Governor Ed
Rendell's Clean Indoor Air
Act, passed on Sept. 11,
banning smoking in all
public places.
All 14 state universities are no exception to
this law, and any student
lighting up on campus will
be violating this law.
Students are not permitted to smoke anywhere
on campus.

This includes any outdoor area where smoking
had once been permitted.

Christina Shuman/Eagle Eye
ban, ashtrays still
smoking
Despite the recent
remain throughout campus. Visibly, these receptacles are still in use, as can be seen in picture above
and to the right that were taken on Sept. 23.

Many students are dorms," he said.
The question is what
happy with the
recent ban.
will happen to students if
"I love walking to class they are caught smoking
and not being behind on campus?
someone who is smoking
"There will be a 30 to
and having the smoke fly 60 day trial period. Within
back into my face. I don't that time frame, if a stusmoke so why should I dent or faculty member is
have to breathe it," said seen smoking on campus
Skye Lorent, a junior who they will be reminded of
loves not smelling smoke.
the law and asked to put it
Some students, like out," said Paul Alteiri,
Stephan Armstrong, feel director of public safety.
the same way but still feel
The problem with the
that something should be law is the Board of Health
done to help the students is in charge of handing out
who do smoke.
the fines and penalties.
"I think it's a good idea
The campus police do
for the overall health of not have the authority to
the campus, but there hand out fines.
should be a designated
"Right now we are all
smoking area somewhere in the educational stage.
so it's not inconvenient for We are learning as we go
people that live in the along," said Alteiri.
very

The ban was also a surprise to many of the faculty and staff on campus as
well.
Linda Koch, the Vice
President
of Student
Affairs, apologized for the
short notice.
They were trying to get
more information about
the ban itself before sending it on the students and
the information never
came.
"I'm really impressed
at the campus response to
the ban," said Koch.
She was very proud of
the way students are obeying the smoking ban.

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September 25, 2008

New year, new faces: Dr. Heather Erb
Amber Haeberle
Staff Reporter
ahaeberl@lhup.edu
Students in the philosophy department will hear
a new voice
quoting
Aristotle, Socrates and
Plato, as Dr. Heather Erb
joins the staff at the
Haven starting this fall.
To obtain one of her
numerous degrees, Erb
has crossed the Atlantic
for some of her education,
obtaining her bachelor's
degree in philosophy from
Katholieke Universiteit at
Leuven in Belgium.
Between the years of
1986 and
1999, she
obtained her Bachelor of
Arts in philosophy and
studies and
religious
Master of Arts in philosophy from the University of
Toronto before completing
her doctorate in philosophy from the same university.
During this semester,
Erb will be teaching
Problems in Philosophy,
as well as three sections in
Ethics, both here and at
the Clearfield Campus.
"I was drawn to philosophy in terms of the various answers to such questions as the meaning of
life, what is the human
person, is there transcendent reality, and how philosophy relates to other
areas of life, such as art,
poetry, politics and religion," Erb said. "I also had
world class teachers in
various
specializations
that opened up the world
of philosophy for me."
She feels that through
philosophy, students can

learn to think for themselves and to able to distinguish between true and
false forms of religiosity.
The students will also
have a historical sense of
the development of philosophical ideas, identify
and evaluate the various
biases of our postmodern
age.
Erb said that her
father, who was a medical
doctor and a fellow of the
Royal
of
College
Physicians, would have
great conversations with
her, which reinforced her
interest in the field of philosophy.
Erb resides in State
College. In her opinion,
Happy Valley is a convenient place to live because
of its good reputation and
atmosphere.
During the course of
her career, Erb has taught
philosophy courses at
Fordham University in
New York City and St.
Francis University of
Loretto and taught religious studies for several
years at Penn State in
Altoona.
Other learning environments in which she has
taught include Mount
Aloysius College and the
University of Toronto, her
Alma Matter.
She also enjoys teaching graduate students
online at the Catholic
Distance University in
Virginia.
"At LHU, I enjoy working with students with all
their
different
backgrounds and am interested in the particular challenges that my students

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Dr. Heather Erb, originally from Toronto, enjoys teaching, spending time with her family and riding her
horse. She hopes that her students will learn to think for themselves.
perceive in the world they
are facing," Erb said. "I am
looking forward to helping
them incorporate philosophy into their decisions
and for them to develop
their own worldview with
the use of critical thinking."
Erb originates from
Toronto. According to her,
the difference between the
Canadian and American
outlooks is in the counties'
contrast identities.
"American hyper-consumerism is somewhat in
contrast to what some
have called Canadian

'postmaterial multiculturquoted Louis Dupre who
alism,'"
she
said. said, "At a time when cul"Canadians are somewhat ture has become shatprivate and contemplative tered, we, like Augustine,
individuals who see life in are forced to rebuild it
terms of quality rather from within. In an odd sort
than quantity."
of way, our culture may
In her spare time, Erb even be said to foster a
enjoys spending time with move toward such personher husband and three al renewal by its overchildren doing numerous whelming sense of emptiactivities such as swimness and its desperate
ming and hiking.
search for a soul. This
She also
owns a emptiness itself favors a
Thoroughbred mare and new openness to transcenenjoys riding as a leisure dence."
activity.
Explaining her reacWhen asked what was tion to this quote, she said
her favorite quote, Erb that it reveals a certain

sense of hope for the mod-

ern individual amidst all
of today's cultural turmoil.
"It's only within an
inner silence that we can
learn to embrace the
noble, the true, and the
good. The words, signs,
symbols, rituals, and arguments that resonate truth
and goodness cannot be
screened off from this
silence.
Contemplative
silence is what our culture
lacks, and without it, we
will not survive," Erb said.

MountainServe offers
four service trip options
for spring break
Joe Stender
Opinion Editor
jstender<«;lhup.edu

The citizens were left
trying to put their lives
back together afterward.
"It was blown to bits,
there were very few
standing
structures,"
Turnage explained.
The student volunteers will help rebuild
the community.
They will help build
and paint houses and
other buildings.
"We painted rooms at
a house that was being
put together," said Nikki
Buchanan, a sophomore
who volunteered at Long
Beach last spring.
The other domestic
trip that is being offered
this spring will be going
to David, Ky.
The volunteers will
work with students at
the David School which
works with so-called atrisk children.
The school is located
the
Appalachian
in
Mountains.
This happens to be in
one of the poorest counties in the state.
The students would
help in the classroom and
around the school.
The students who
want to go on the global
trips have a choice.
They can either go to
over to Morocco or down
to Mexico.
However, the Mexico
trip is only open to graduate students in the
Physician Assistant program.
Graduate
students
will be giving aid to the
people that live in the
community.
Others will spend
their time doing other
things around the vil-

Instead of relaxing on
the beach or at home in
March, like most college
students do, LHU students who are willing to
do community service
with the MountainServe
Center
for
Global
Citizenship will be taking to various locations
around the country and
world to serve.
The MountainServe
Center will be taking
four trips.
Two of these will be
inside the country and
two will be global trips.
Both with the purpose
of lending their services
to various groups in
need.
The university started
these service trips in
2000.
Habitat
for
A
Humanity trip was the
first trip organized.
"Participating in this
will be one of the more
powerful things you do at
the university," said
Anne-Marie Turnage, the
director
of
the
MountainServe Center
for Global Citizenship,
speaking to a full room of
students at a recent
interest meeting for the
trips.
One of the domestic
trips that will be taken is
to Long Beach, Miss.
Students will be working together with Camp
Coast Care.
Long Beach, which is
located at the bottom of
the state, was hit by
Hurricane Katrina.
lage.

Students going on the
global trips are required
to take classes to better
learn the language as
well as the culture of the
place where they are
going to.
"You really learn the
culture by having no
choice,"
other
said
Kaamilah Milton, a junior, on the task of learning a whole new culture.
Most would think that
only the global trips can
present a new cultural
experience.
However, as Turnage
was quick to point out,
even those heading to the
southern part of the
country should expect
some differences.
"Even
going
to
Mississippi can be very
exotic in cuisine," said
Turnage.
She was pleased to
hear that one student at
the interest meeting was
surprised by how cheap
the trips were.
The trips range in
costs from $275 to $1350,
depending on which trip
you chose to go on.
"We work very hard to
keep these trips as
affordable as possible,"
Turnage said about the
fundraising the group
does to help pay for the
trips.
The group promises
an amazing experience
for those who will attend.
Applications for these
trips are due by Oct. 1.
As Samantha Singer,
a sophomore who went to
Long Beach last spring,
put it at the meeting,
"This was one of the most
rewarding experiences."

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Pnoto Courtesy ofAlicia Miller
Alicia Miller is one of two students to receive scholarship from LHU Alumni
Association, Lycoming County Chapter.

First-year students achieve
Alumni Association scholarship
Caitlin Chciuk
News Reporter
cchciukfa lhup.edu
Zane William Cohick
and Alicia C. Miller, both
first-year students, have
received
scholarships
from
the
Lycoming
County Chapter of the
Lock Haven University
Alumni Association to
attend
Lock
Haven

University.
Alicia C. Miller, originally from Montoursville,
Pa., is a secondary education major with a concentration in history.
She was very grateful
to receive the scholarship
and is very excited to be
attending LHU.
The
Montoursville
Area High School graduate said, "I am loving
LHU. The people here are
so welcoming and that
makes it easier to adjust
to college life, I think."
She also loves meeting

new people who share her
interests.
As far as other activities go, Miller enjoys hiking and photography.
She also feels, "It's
nice to just have some
down time to spend with
friends and family!"
She plans to be a highLockHaven
school history teacherUnhiverslpty
somewhere close to home,videsscholafroiprs
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According to White's
official press release,

Miller and Cohick were
very grateful for the
scholarships that they
received.
Lock
Haven
University helps to provides scholarships for at
least 150 students per
year.

The

Alumni

Association, founded in
1877, states on their Web
site,
"The
Alumni
Association provides the

alumni of LHU with
opportunities to share
their
memories
and
remain active participants in the university
community through communications and specific
programs."

In addition, they provide scholarships for students to attend Lock
Haven University.

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Dr. Daniel Shaw received an award for his research activity and publications.

Philosophy professor recognized
for outstanding scholarship
Sean Fakolujo
Staff Reporter
bfakolujfc lhup.edu

Short Cuts series focusing
on the cinema.

Shaw was also the
managing editor of a print
and
journal
Film
Philosophy.
Daniel C. Shaw, profesHe has had many
sor ofphilosophy and film,
recent
puhlications and
is the most recent recipipresentations,
especially
ent of the LHU faculty
an
article
the
Journal
of
in
scholarship award.
Aesthetics
and
Art
The award is designed
to recognize the faculty Criticism, entitled, "On
member at LHU who has Being Philosophical and
had the most impressive Being John Malkovich."
As a teacher, he is dedrecord of, scholarship for
icated
to finding new ways
that year.
to
communicate
philoIn Shaw's case, he was
sophical
ideas
to
his
sturecognized for his forthdents.
coming book, "Film and
in his experience,
Philosophy:
Taking
Shaw
found that film is
Movies Seriously."
very
helpful
in achieving
The book is being pubthat
goal.
lished
this
fall
by
His scholarship doveWallflower Press
tails
nicely with his teachThis will be in their

ing, as he always spends
time looking for a new
pairing of film and philosophy to illustrate difficult
ideas in concrete ways.
Shaw said, "I am honored to receive this award,
and to join my scholarly
colleagues who have been
previous
recipients.
Research is not something
divorced from my teaching, but is integrated into
my own learning process
as well as that of my students."
The University has
given an award for
Outstanding
Faculty
Scholarship for some time
now.
The names of all of the
recipients are on a plaque
in Sullivan Hall.

cal experience in journalism," said Connor.
He believes that his
extracurricular work was
just as relevant to this in
classroom work.
"Being involved will
impact you in ways you
can
said
imagine,"
Connor.
The convocation also
featured
Roger
Dr.
Johnson, the provost for
Academic Affairs who welcomed members of the
LHU community, especially new students.
Johnson recognized the
importance of having
Founders
Day
Convocation as it establishes tradition of recognizing the opening of the
semester, honoring of our
first principal Alert Raub
and reaffirming our 10
core values.
According to him, four
of the values he did mention were of utmost importance to become a critical
thinker. These values are
truth, diversity, freedom

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story of how he came to
and clarity.
LHU
after spending a
"They are keys to your
month
at Johnson &
success," said Johnson
Wales
University
in
Dr. Cori Myers was
asked to the podium by Providence, R.I.
He realized that a big
Johnson to present the
wasn't for him, and
Teaching
city
Linda Emanuel
Peer
after
about a month of
and Learning Center
which
he decided to
sigattending
Choice Awards
transfer
to
LHU.
nify excellence in faculty
Once at LHU, Lunden
work.
knew
he needed to do
Three awards were
of
something.
handed out in the areas
"I knew that getting
teaching, mentoring and
involved
was important,"
advising.
stated Lunden.
And getting involved
Dr. Keith Miller handed out the community he was, as Lunden is now
service award to the local the President of the SCC,
Clinton County Women's Inc, a member of the
Colleges Against Cancer
Center stating the imporand of the Recreation
tance of local organizaManagement Club on
tions in fostering commucampus.
What Lunden
nity.
was expressing is that
Cindy Love, the director of the organization, clubs and organizations at
was present to accept the LHU afford students the
opportunity to become
award.
President Christopher leaders.
"LHU and the SCC
Lunden of the Student
Cooperative Council, Inc. have the keys to your suchad opportunity to share cess, you have to be willhis remarks for the new ing to open as many doors
academic year and convey as possible," he said.
how students can get
involved on campus.
Lunden shared his

New walking program:
get free stuff for miles
Brianna Rodia
Staff Reporter
brodia@lhup.edu
Students
Lock
at
Haven are tying their running shoes and getting fit
on campus.
The
Student
Recreation Center has
kicked off its walking program for the 2008-2009
school year.
Since the spring semester of 2008, the SRC has
taken a step toward keeping people in shape by giv-

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ing opportunity for them
to record how many miles
they walked.
The SRC provides the
participants
with
a
pedometer to log their
miles, and then send them
off to walk toward fitness.
Every person who joins
the program walks a little
extra everyday in order to

stay fit and reach his or
her goals.
Fitness, however, is not
the only reward the participants get for walking.
Those who participate
will receive prizes for certain mile markers in their
walking career.
After 100 miles, a person receives a t-shirt and a
water bottle.
At 250 miles, they
receive a sweatshirt, and
at 400 miles, they get a
fleece vest.
The SRC is not limiting
participants to current
students on campus, however.
They are looking for
participation from faculty/staff along with alumni
from the university.
The miles walked must
be just for fitness.
The miles cannot be
recorded during the walks
to class and while running

errands.
"We really just want to
bring the community
together through a selfpaced fitness program,"
said Tammy Bennet, one
of the leaders of the program. "Everyone seems
really excited to start the
program and use their
new pedometers."
If you are a student
who is interested in the
SRC Walking Program,
feel free to come by the
Rec Center with any questions or to pick up a registration form and your free
pedometer.
The program goes all
year long, and you can
register whenever you

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want.
You can also find more
information
at
www.lhup.edu/rec_center/index.htm

'FROM THE CAREER SERVICES CORNER:

Free Kaplan for students
Marcelle Stoppay
Staff Reporter
mstoppay@lhup.edu
Lock Haven University
students have the opportunity to win a free
Kaplan Test Prep Course
by
attending
Career
Services events on campus.

a Kaplan GRE, GMAT,
LSAT, MCAT or DAT
Classroom Course.
These courses teach
strategies in verbal, math
and writing.
The winner will be
announced on Monday,
Dec. 1.
For more information
about Kaplan courses,
dates and locations visit

www.Kaptest.com/index.j
Joan Welker, the director of Career Services, html
Kaplan will be coming
won the certificate sponto
the university in
sored by Kaplan in June
October to offer free practhis summer at a profestice tests.
sional conference.
The sign-up sheet for
She said, "This is a one
this
event can be found in
time only event. If anyone
Career Services.
is planning to attend gradAlly Ross, a senior in
uate
or
professional
media,
school, they are going to communication
have to take the GRE, said, "I will definitely take
GMAT, LSAT, MCAT or advantage of the Kaplan
DAT. Students want the Package opportunity. I'm
best score possible, and not quite sure if graduate
one of the best ways to school is in my future, but
achieve that is by taking a it is still a really good
course. These courses can offer, especially since I
be pretty expensive, so will be at these events
anyway."
why not take the opportuSince applying to gradnity to win $1899.00
uate school may be quite
towards them."
Students will receive complicated and time conone raffle ticket for each suming, students should
begin a year in advance.
event they attend.
These events include
Students need to prepare their application,
workshops, job fairs, presentations and any other official transcripts, stanevents hosted by Career dardized test scores, letters of recommendation,
Services.
The raffle winner will interviews and fees.
Always submit your
receive $1899.00 towards
application well before the

time they are due and
don't forget to keep a copy
keep a copy.
It may be in your best
interest to follow up a few
weeks after to confirm
that they received your
application.
When requesting your
official
transcripts,
remember that they take
two or three months to
process, so get them earlier then the date they are
needed.
Standardized testing
plays an important part of
the application process.
Take the test at least
one year in advance.
This way, if you are not
happy with your test
results, you will have
plenty of time to re-take
the test.
Interviews are not
always required but if you
feel that you are confident
in your interview skills,
then call programs to
request one.
Always research into
the program so you come
prepared to answer questions regarding their services.
Career Services offers
a graduate school checklist
for interested students.
This is very helpful and
offers valuable insight on
how to get involved and
prepare for grad school.

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September 25, 2008

Rec Center welcomes new equipmen
Amber Haeberle
Staff Reporter
ahaeberl@lhup.edu

However,

The workout room at the
Student Recreation Center just
received an upgrade. Now, sleek
new machines replace the older
and highly used machines. The
center is going for a high tech and
more modern look.
Jessica Asher, a junior, said,
"I appreciate the new equipment
because I know before, the
machines were in heavy use, and
I would on occasion have to do
other activities for some time
until another machine was available for use."
The old Stairmasters have
been replaced with newer Precor
brand machines to go with the
new ellipticals and treadmills
that were recently added. These
top-of-the: line bicycles offer comfortable seating as well as several
programming options to provide
peak workout experience. The
center also offers a new option for
those wanting to take their workout to the next level.
The SRC is proud to offer a
hybrid machine. This newly
offered machine combines the
stride feature of the elliptical
with the up-down motion of the
Stairmaster.
The AMT or adaptive motion
trainer is designed in such a way
that it has the features of both the
elliptical and the stair stepper.

the
difference
between the AMT and the stair
stepper/elliptical is that this
machine is not fixed in place as
the other two are.
Thus, one of its advantages is
that it can adjust to your stride as
well as your body type, i.e. taller
or shorter.
"It's like stepping in a circular
motion, and it's nice that you can
get a full body workout if you
want to," -said Chelsea White, a
sophomore, about the AMT
machine.
A total of 10 pieces of exercise
equipment were taken away
before being replaced with 18
newer models.
The addition of more machines
will allow to accommodate more
students between 3 p.m. and 8
p.m. when the SRC is the busiest.
Brad Dally, director of the
SRC, stated that the university
allows them to update equipment
every five years; however, it had
been six years since these exercise machines had been replaced.
He also hinted at the arrival of
four Expresso bikes, which were
scheduled to arrive early this
week.
These bikes will be equipped
with a computer monitor for more
interactive exercise experience.
Dally said the center also
hopes to replace the weights with
newer ones that have rubber
grips on them.
These new weights will be easier to handle and take less of a
toll on the floors.

Amber Haeberle/Eagle Eye

Chelsea White, a sophomore, enjoys working out on the new
AMT machine, part of the SRC equipment update.
"I encourage, that if students
need any assistance with the new
machines or any other equipment, they should feel free to ask

the staff members at front desk
for assistance," Dally said.

From, Ban, Al

There will be many
programs popping up in
the near future.
The purpose of these
will be to help students
cope with not smoking.
This will hopefully
getting many students
to quit.
The student life committee is in the process
of coming up with plans
and projects to help students.
Resident hall directors were asked to do
the same.
Student smokers will
have to make some
adjustments in their
routines.
"I'll stop smoking on
campus when all the
ash trays and smoking
area signs are taken
down,"
said
senior
Marcelle Stoppay.
With the smoking
ban still being in the
educational phase, we
will all be learning
about it right along
with our faculty members.
Students need to
remember that it is a
violation of the law to
smoke on campus and
as with any other law,
we need to respect it.

Student runs for drug awareness, friend
Adam Roberts
Editor in Chief
arobertstalhup.edu

County.
He decided to dedicate
the race to Wascavage the
day he found out about his
After the death of his death.
That night Newmark
Kappa Delta Rho fraternihad
what he jokingly calls
ty brother, senior Neal
a
Forrest
Gump moment,
to
Newmark decided
dedicate his run in the Bald where he just kept runEagle Megatransect to his ning.
On that 15 mile run, the
lost friend.
farthest
he had gone at one
Ed Wascavage, 21, died
time
up
to that point,
Aug. 10 in a drug-related
Newmark's
mind raced
accident in Lock Haven.
with
memories
of his fallen
Newmark is taking
brother.
monetary pledges for every
"All I could think about
mile he completes of the 25
Ed," Newmark said. "I
was
Mile, a trail course to crewanted
to dedicate my run
ate a drug awareness proto
Ed.
I want people to
gram for third through
know
about
him and about
fifth graders at the Lock
drugs."
Haven YMCA.
Newmark's run for drug
Wascavage pledged the
awareness
has already garfraternity in the fall of
nered
sponsorship
by
2006. That year he won the
Haven
Shoes
and
donaDanny Hildebrandt award
tions from several Greek
for the best pledge.
Wascavage was an avid organizations, as well as
individuals.
snowboarder and skateIn the week leading up
boarder.
to
the Oct. 4 race,
He was recognizable for
Newmark
hopes to find
his curly hair and glasses
more
from Lock
pledges
as well as his approachable
Haven
businesses.
demeanor.
After
doing
some
"Anyone that met Ed
Newmark
discovresearch,
would say he left his mark
ered there are no drug preon them," Newmark said.
vention programs in the
Newmark began trainLock
Haven area.
ing for the Megatransect in
He
did discover that the
early June after a hike
YMCA
holds an afterschool
with his father in Pike

program for grades three

through five.
Newmark hopes to visit
the program monthly to
talk to them about the dangers of drugs. He plans to
apply the money earned
from the race to T-shirts,
travel, information and
other necessities to get the
program running.
Though the program is
in its infancy, Newmark
has high hopes and the
backing of YMCA CEO
Jerry Clark.
When he was studying
at Delaware Valley High
School, Newmark was
involved with a group
called Teens
Against
Tobacco Use (TATU).
He said he loved working with younger students
through that organization.
With plans set for
f'undraising Newmark continues to focus on his training. Since coming to LHU
in 2005, Newmark says he
has had an interest in the
Megatransect.
"It was always something I said I wanted to do
before I graduated," said
Newmark who will graduate in December.
Newmark has no formal
track or cross country experience, but genetics may be
his inspiration for the

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Photo Courtesy ofNeal Newmark
Ed Wascavage, an LHU student and a Kappa Delta Rho brother, passed
away on Aug. 10. Neal Newmark will run the Bald Eagle Megatransect in honor
of Ed and to raise money for drug awareness program.
endeavor.
days. He typically breaks
"My dad (Michael) was that day's workload into a
a marathon runner when morning and evening run.
he was in his 20s. Maybe
Since returning to Lock
that's where it came from." Haven, he has taken his
Newmark said with a routine to the dike, streets
smile.
and trails surrounding
Newmark has set weekLHU.
ly goals throughout the
Newmark has also
summer and now runs 40 received
advice
from
miles per week, splitting Kappa Delta Rho brothers,
the runs up over three Thorn Hunter and Josh

Savani who have since
graduated, but ran the race
two years ago.
The grueling race that
takes its 600 participants
over Bald Eagle Mountain
is more of a personal feat
than a competition for
Newmark.
'The perk of the race is
just finishing it," he said.
"That should be the motto."

Student Rec Center Events
September

Ongoing-SRC Fitness Classes-Schedules are available at SRC
Front Desk and online at SRC website.

'Wednesday, September 17-Woman's climbing clinic.
6pm @ SRC Rock Wall.
'Monday, September 22-IM Sports begin.
'Wednesday, September 24-Bouldering clinic.
6pm @ SRC Rock Wall.

'Sunday, September 28 - Self-Defense Class begins.
7-8:30pm @ SRC Dance Room.

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Unrequited love: the better
alternative to relationships
Amanda Alexander
Features Editor
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Charlie Brown once
said, "Nothing takes the
taste out of peanut butter
quite like unrequited
love."
Well, I have news for
you, Charlie. There is
something worse than
unrequited love, and that
is the black hole some people refer to as a "relationship." Unrequited love is
better for your sanity; it is
better for your ego; it
always fits your schedule
and it never lets you down.
Unrequited love is love
that goes unreturned. The
object of your affection
doesn't know how you feel,
and in many cases doesn't
know you exist.
Why would anyone
want to suffer from unrequited love? But let me
ask you something. Why
would anyone want to suffer from a reciprocal relationship, when unrequited
love is so much more
appealing?
Relationships are a
drain of your time, your
money and your emotions.
Even the best, happiest
relationship tends to suck
both participants away
from their friends, family
and favorite activities.
The only time you don't
feel that your relationship
is a waste of time is while
you're stitt in it.
The second it's over,
you realize you want it all
back: all those hours you
spent watching TV shows
you hate ("Mythbusters,"
anyone?)
or
sitting
through agonizing holiday
dinners with your significant other's family, who
hates you, or trying unsuc-

cessfully to explain to this unrequited love is that
person why your favorite your lover always remains
book has meaning to you.
perfect in your eyes. The
Do you really want to most disappointing thing
give up your college years about relationships is that
for something that, let's the person can't possibly
face it, even if it makes it live up to your expectato the marriage stage still tions all the time.
You learn to deal with
only has a 50/50 chance of
survival? That's a 50/50 their flaws, or you try to
chance of debilitating change them. But you
regret.
never have to try to fix
Is it worth it? No. Is your unrequited lover's
there an alternative? Yes. shady illegal habits or
It's called unrequited love. make them go to class; you
When you fall in unrenever have to feel embarquited love, you only have rassed that your unrequitto give the "relationship" ed lover is wearing a pink
as much time as you want.
shirt with green shorts
You never have to meet and looks like a complete
tool; you never have to try
this person's parents, suffer through their favorite to make them into somecountry songs when you thing they are not, and
like rap music, or deal you never have to convince
with their jealous and posyourself that they are fine
the way they are.
sibly psychotic ex.
You never have to lend
They will always live
your unrequited lover up to your expectations
your money; you never because from afar, they
have to sacrifice time with can do no wrong. Even betyour friends (or with Jim ter, you can live your own
from
Halpert
"The life without worrying what
No
Office").
family your lover thinks of you or
reunions, no handling life trying to change for them.
One thing that makes
crises, no dirty socks. You,
too, can be in love without unrequited love more fun
the hassle!
is giving your lover a nickEven more emotionally name so that you and your
draining than the relafriends can talk about this
tionship itself is the person anywhere and at
breakup. No one likes to any time, without blowing
be rejected, and with your your cover.
Some examples, all
unrequited lover you
never have to worry about from my own passionate
getting your heart broken unrequited love affairs,
(or breaking someone include "Sunoco boy,"
else's).
"Peanut butter egg boy"
You will never hear and "Red backpack boy."
your unrequited lover say, Or you can give the person
"It's not you, it's me." a really nice name like
Your love will go on for as Humphrey, Bart or Rufus
long as you'd like it to, just to keep things interwith no consequences. As esting.
long as you don't act upon
Unrequited love affairs
it, which sort of defeats should be carried on with
the purpose of unrequited a certain amount of humor
love.
and lightheartedness. You
The best thing about should never cry yourself

tans

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Joe Stender

Opinion Editor
jstender(« lhup.edu
When they say that
you can't teach an old dog,
new tricks does that mean
that you get rid of the
dog? Do you forget about
the dog like last week's
leftovers or do you love
the dog for what it is?
Even though the dog is
not a young pup anymore,
you don't put the dog
down and go get a new
puppy because everyone
else has one.
This past Sunday night
marked the last game at
historical
Yankee
Stadium in New York.
The stadium, which is
nicknamed "The House
that Ruth Built," will
never again host a game
or event like it has for the
past 85 years.
Though I am not a
Yankees' fan or ever been
to the historical stadium,
I am sad to see it go.
What the closing of this
stadium says to me is that
nothing
is
sacred.
Nothing is invincible or off
limits, if Yankee Stadium
can be closed and taken

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down, what else can be?
This stadium's walls
have seen things that people would kill to see. The
stadium was the place
that George Herman
Ruth, who you may know
as the "Babe," has hit
numerous homeruns and
rounded those bases and
where Mickey Mantle hit
his 500th homerun.
Yankee Stadium was
the place where the country came together after
the tragic events of 9/11 to
watch the Yankees show
true New York and
American spirit.
And maybe the most
memorable sports speech
in history was given right
there in that exact stadium. On July 4, 1939, Lou
Gehrig delivered his final
farewell to baseball, by
exclaiming that he is "the
luckiest man on the face of
the earth."
The stadium didn't just
hold baseball
games
either; it has seen the
"Greatest of All-time",
Muhammad Ali. It also
saw Joe Louis knock out
a
Schmeling,
Max
German who Adolf Hitler
publicly endorsed, in the
first round.
The stadium has also

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a Mets fan.
There are plenty of
other memories that have
made Yankee Stadium the
spectacle that is to so
many fans and sports
enthusiasts.
From Joe
DiMaggio to Derek Jeter,
the ballpark has been a
home to many great players and fans.
So when I watched the
special on the stadium
and so many people are
saying how they will miss
it, again I ask, why? If the
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personally
I
have
included the entire Eagle
to Evangelist Preacher, Tony Alamo, who
Eye editorial staff in my
is accused of sexually abusing young girls whp
current unrequited love
were members of his church.
affair and involved them
Alamo denies the accusations and say's
all in the investigation for
that he does not marry 14 to 15 year old girls,
this person's last name.
even though he believes that it is OK because th)i
My fellow editors enjoy
many jokes about my
Bible says that girls should marry young.
"relationship" with said
He also states that puberty is the tun)?
lover, who I have never
spoken to (and never will). when people have the right to consent to marJust to make things
clear, I am not encouraging stalking. So don't come
banging down my door
when you get a restraining
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involves intense yearning,
ridiculous pining, inside
jokes between you and
to the University of Tennessee student who
your friends about your
is under investigation for hacking into Alaska Gof;
"relationship" with such
an obviously unattainable
Sarah Palin's personal e-mail account.
person, perhaps blatant
staring at times if you
David Kernell, who is the son of Rep. Mik>
really can't contain yourKernell, D-Memphis, had FBI agents search hfc
self.
What it does not conapartment with the suspicion of him being consist of is following the pernected to the e-mail hacks.
son home, memorizing
their class schedule, inexCharges have yet to be filed, but are expectplicably knowing their
ed to be coming soon.
favorite sandwich (unless
you work at the place they
buy sandwiches from) or
Facebook stalking them
through your friends'
accounts.
So get out
find your own unrequited!
lover today. Call
four years when you've
emerged from your unrc j
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quited love affair
well-adjusted college
with many great
ences. Or think
when you're trying
your CDs and the past five I
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years back from your high
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school sweetheart.
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then why must it go?
To those who have no
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baseball they might just
see this as an old stadium
that needs to be torn
When writing, please include your
down, but to so many that
have visited the ballpark
full name and a phone number
or watched the Yankees
where you can be reached.
on TV, it's not just a stadium, it's history and it's
Also include your year and major.
memories.
So when we are willing
to get rid of so many peoSend it to
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and love of the game,
what else are we willing
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to get rid of?
in the subject line.
We will now see so
many things that we are
willing to part ways with
because if we can part
Do you like to draw?
with
Yankee
ways
Do you have a passion for comic
Stadium, we can part
ways with them.
books or satirical cartoons?
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sional sports stadiums
that we have seen go
down in the past few
it
Eagle Eye
years, but none of them
have held the history that
Opinion
Yankee Stadium has.
So with the closing of
Send to 'hueagleye@yahoo.com with
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Yankee Stadium

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"We must not relent until
our people are safe from
this threat to civilization."
~ President George W. Bush, on the need
for the United Nations to stand united

against terrorist attacks

There is no question
that the Lock Haven
University student body
population has increased
tremendously over the past
few years thanks to over
advertisement; I am sure
we are all familiar with
those infamous "Gotta go to
the Haven" commercials
seen one time too many on
BET, MTV and various
other television channels.
From my perspective,
there seems to be a steady
increase in the number of
in-coming freshmen annually but this year was by far
the largest group of freshmen LHU has welcomed
since the beginning of my
college career here back in
2005.
So what's the problem?
If we are all thinking on the
same level then you are
exactly right - ACCOMODATION! With this growing number of students,

facilities are becoming less
and less limited as the
buildings become more and
more crowded.
More upper-class men
are living off campus (some
involuntarily) and worst of
all, quality of education is
slowly but surely deteriorating. How can I be so presumptuous? Let me paint
the picture for you.
The library, which used
to be, and still is, in some
ways a quiet place reserved
for studying and doing
assignments, has become a
hang out spot for a few idle
students whose class standing shall remain anonymous.
There aren't enough
parking spaces to accommodate most if not all faculty,
staffand students who own
a vehicle on this campus. In
fact the students are so
many that Russell Hall, former residence hall, once
shut down, had to be reopened this year due to
over-population, only to be
shut down again for use

a different topic altogether
strictly by the administrabe
finanreserved
for later. I could go
would
(that
tion
on for days but I shall spare
cial aid, registrar's and promyself the trouble lest it
fessors' offices).
falls
on deaf ears.
three
person-per-room
A
The growing student
guest room if you will has
population is not the probemerged from the neverlem
here. As the saying
I
say,
or
should
before-used
study goes, "The more, the merrioccasionally-used
er!"
lounges in most of the resiSo what is the problem
campus,
halls
on
dence
leaving the students with then? In my opinion, the
school administration is.
virtually no quiet, comfortwhen
That's
right, I said it.
to
study
able place
admissions
If
hour
is going to
study
lounge
in
the 24
into
a
recruit
all
these
library
morphs
people,
the
better
center.
be
to
gathering
they
prepared
social
of
do
some
extension
they
major
Unless
course
and by extension I mean,
don't mind the frigid temSome
more residence
Akeley.
building
peratures in
the
more
libraries, more
time in
near future, halls,
office hours of professors facilities and less alumni
will be non-existent because centers (although I am
the population would just aware there is only one but
be entirely too massive renyou get the point).
policy
In conclusion, we should
dering the open door
for
the
be
personal
getting the quality of
ineffective
education
that we are payprofesinteraction between
which
we welling for,
sor and student.
Let's not forget the deserve and not have to be
ridiculously high prices for subjected to poor quality
meals at Bentley and books due to over-population.
at the bookstore but that is

No storybook ending
to Bush's presidency
Molly Green
The Pitt News
U. Pittsburgh
U-WIRE
Have you ever had one
of those days when nothing
is going your way, and
everyone is mad at you, and
you realize all of your hard
work was for nothing, and
you caused the worst economic catastrophe since the
Great Depression and possibly put the United States
in an additional $700 billion
of debt?
Don't feel too badly
about it. President George
W. Bush knows just how
you feel.
In the aftermath of the
Lehman Brothers bankruptcy, the Fannie Mae and
Freddie Mac government
buyouts, the Merrill Lynch
takeover and the rest of our
collapsing stock market, I'd
say Bush is having a crappy
month.
Take into consideration
the Iraq War, No Child Left
Behind, the utter failure of
FEMA, controversial wiretapping policies and Abu
Ghraib, and I'd say Bush is
having a crappy presidency.
But it wasn't always this
way. There was a time not
long ago, it's hard to
believe, when our Dubya
Bushie was still young(ish)
and idealistic.
He had it all: wealth,
prominence and the loving
adoration of more than half
his country.

How could it all have
gone so wrong so fast?

Like
and
Oedipus
Hamlet before him, Bush is
a classic example of a tragic
hero:
It all began back in the
year 2000, the year of the
dragon and an otherwise
quite
ordinary
year.
Vladimir Putin was elected
Russia,
of
president
"Survivor" premiered and
the NASDAQ composite
index had reached an alltime high of 5048.
It was an age ofprosperity, but also an age of decadence. The American people
were all too content to stay
at home and cheer on Sue
Hawk in her everlasting
search for tapioca.
Then came Bush, the
fun-loving, Yale-educated
everyman governor from
Texas. He entered the
national political sphere
with the wide-eyed earnestness of an idealist who
thought he could make a
difference.
Bush had plans to jilt
the nation out of its complacency. He energized crowds
at the 2000 Republican
National Convention, advocating proactive policies
and warning that "times of
plenty, like times of crisis,
are tests of American character," and that, if elected,
"We will seize this moment
of American promise.
We will use these good
times for great goals. We
will confront the hard
issues
threats to our
national security, threats to

—

our health and retirement
security — before the challenges of our time become
crises for our children. And
we will extend the promise
of prosperity to every forgotten corner of this country."
Bush's revitalizing ideas
carried him all the way to
the White House, where he
began what would eventually become one of the most
infamous
presidential
tenures of all time.
Within his first year of
office, Bush was confronted
with national catastrophe:
the Sept. 11 hijackings,
which, though tragic,
served as the impetus to
rally and reenergize our
sleeping country and propel
a top-priority war on terrorism. According to CBS
News, in January of 2002,
four months after the
attack, Bush had recordhigh approval ratings of 82
percent.

But

like all tragic
Bush
heroes,
had a tragic
flaw, a flaw that would send
his golden empire and
favorable approval ratings
crumbling to pieces.
What was that tragic
flaw, you may ask? Well,
that's up for debate. Some
say it was his overconfidence. Others, his inability
to compromise, his impulsiveness orhis Cheney. Still
yet, there are those who
argue that when Bush
choked on that pretzel, it
deprived just enough oxygen from his brain to kill
what little intelligent brain

activity he had left. The
possibilities are endless. As
for me, I think it was just
sheer stupidity.
How else can you
explain lying to 300 million
Americans, not to mention
the rest of the world, about
weapons of mass destruction? Or his abandonment
of millions of Katrina victims? Or the Geneva
Convention-violating mistreatment of prisoners of
war in Guantanamo Bay?
The list goes on: wire tapping, waterboarding and
more.
As things went from bad
to worse, his approval ratings continued to fall. By
April 2008, Bush recorded
the lowest presidential
approval rating in the history of the Gallup opinion
poll, which was created
more than 70 years ago, at
just 28 percent, and many
historians feel that Bush
could go down as the worst
president in the nation's
history.
In short, our once-idealistic hero has fallen from
grace and screwed up the
country along the way.
Now we await the final
stage of the tragic hero's
journey: Bush's metaphorical death is coming soon,
not soon enough frankly,
but soon.
And then, finally, he will
be replaced as president
and can return home to his
ranch in Texas, where I
expect much pretzel hinging will ensue.
Tragic, isn't it?

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September 25, 2008

Club Fair receives record turnout
Will Dowd
Staff Reporter
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Students flocked to Ivy Lane on Sept. 17 for the biannual club fair with 61 clubs represented.
A beautiful day welcomed students in their endeavors to recruit at the club fair this year.
Students were present on both sides of the table,
which were aligned in a circle around the Jury fountain
and along the insides of Ivy Lane.
The location of the club fair in the heart of campus
afforded students the time to have questioning and
answering sessions with members.
The tables didn't prevent students from showing off
their talents, as even under the crowded Ivy Lane space
they still managed to clear out enough room where students formed circles to watch the performers.
Club members of the Hip-Hop Club were dancing to
beats; fencing club was parrying with their Kevlar protective suits on; Outdoor club showing demonstrations,
and the Fine Arts Society had a pottery wheel giving
students the chance to get dirty.
The fair is organized by the Student Activities Office.
According to Assistant Student Activities Director
Matthew Wise, this has been one of the largest fairs in
recent years.
"I wouldn't be surprised to find that we had 1,000
students come to the fair," he said.
Newman Community Campus Minister Jeff Schaffer
was pleased to see the weather was so perfect for the
fair.
"It's got this festive feeling to it," he said.
The members of Circle K, a club on campus that has
recently declined in members, were proud to see that
students were taking an interest in the club, the focus of
which is on doing community service.
The group is a smaller version of the Kiwanis club.
Circle K President Megan Grzybowski was glad to
have the fair and see students taking an interest in the
club.

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Many students check out 61 clubs represented at the bi-annual club fair on Sept. 17. This year about
1,000 students came at the fair which is the biggest turnout in recent years for this event.

"We're kind of hurting for members after this club what we offer," she said.
fair we've gotten five people to sign up," said
There are close to 130 clubs at LHU.
Grzybowski.
If you're interested finding out which extracurricuRecreation Management Club Vice President Katie lar activity fits you visit the Student Activities Office.
Layne thought having the club fair along Ivy lane was a
If there isn't a club for you, you're more than welgreat idea.
come to start one.
"This is a helpful location people can get an idea of

Lock Haven University's Student Newspaper

Volume

Thursday September 25, 2008

Issue 3

Cross Country takes titles
at Monmouth Invitational
Kris Glad
Sports Editor
kglad@lhup.edu

In their final meet
before the start of a series
of national meets and
championship meets, the
Bald Eagles and Lady
traveled
to
Eagles
Monmouth University to
compete in the Monmouth
Invitational and left with
both of the non-division I
titles.

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toughest course we've
encountered this season,
and I think the teams' performances are a testament
to the training they've
been doing. They were
unfazed by the hills, and
the hills became a tremendous advantage for us,"
said Coach Aaron Russell.
To start Friday's meet,
the men's team competed
in the 8K run.
While they didn't place
first in the race, Nick
Hilton and Tim Getz finished fifth and sixth
respectively with times of
Prtoto Courtesy of Sports Information
26:42 minutes and 26:43
Lindsey
Lambert
finishes
as the top Lady Eagle
minutes.
Their finishing times runner in Monmouth Invitational
were not only the highest meet.
ninth with a time 27:01.
finishes for the Bald
The next closest runner Mitch Miller came in six
Eagles but for any of the for
LHU was Brandon seconds behind for twelfth
division II schools at the
Pomerantz who came in place.

To round out the LHU
top finishes, AJ Johnson
finished with a time of
27:18, Jed Yeatts with a
time of 27:29 and Justin
Amy at 27:48.
Since Lock Haven had
its top runners finish
before the other non-division I schools, they scored
a perfect 15 points for the
non-division I title.
"It feels awesome to
take the title; winning a
title anywhere is always a
great accomplishment,"
said Hilton.
With the combined
times, the Bald Eagles ran
for a total time of 2:14:51,
which was not only the
fastest among the division
and HI teams, but was
faster then all the division
I schools, including the
No. 15 ranked team in the
Region,
Northeast
Quinnipiac University.
'The men's team ran
an exceptional race, and
would have edged by nine
points for the overall title
with results combined. I
think they surprised some
people with their dominance and depth. I was
particularly pleased with
the races
from
AJ
Johnson, Jed Yeatts and
Justin Amy, all of whom I
think can take a lot of confidence from this race. I
was really proud of the
entire
said
bunch,"

Russell.
While the men's team
did well the women's team
held their own taking
their non-division I title in
the 5K race.
"The women would
have finished sixth of 14 if
the results were combined.
Considering this is the
most talented field we've
encountered up to this
point, most of it from
Division I, I think they did
a great job," said Russell.
He continued, "We've
got to get the back of our
pack closer to the top
three runners up front if
we want to challenge for a
top five finish at regionals,
but I think that will come
as the younger runners
get more experience," said
Coach Russell.
Lindsay Lambert was
the fastest runner for the
women's team, as she
came in 13th place with a
time of 19:26. Not far
behind was Shala Simms
with a time of 19:47.
Alyssa Douma and
Melinda Liptak came in
with times of 20:00 minutes and 20:51, respectively. To round out the LHU
women's
team
was
Courtney
Whitmoyer,
Alexis Patrick and Jenelle
Gobel.

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Lady Eagles extend winning ways
For the second time
this
Kelvin McLean
season Borgia earned
PSAC
player of the week
Sports Reporter
honors.
Having a team
kmclean@lhup.edu
high of 21 kills and hit a
weekend .666, she led the team
This
Millersville was the stage, with three solo blocks and
one block assist. After a
and the Lady Eagles volbreak
in-between games
leyball team were not shy
Borgia
stepped up and
to show off their talent.
had
a
team
high of 17
then
Tuesday
night
kills.
brought yet another victo"She had a great day
ry as the team rests at 16all
together and played
0.
said Justice.
super,"
The Lady Eagles beat
Not
far behind her
the
Marauders
of
with
10
kills was the
Millersville a convincing 3
Australian
Native outside
to 1: 25 to 19, 25 to 29, 21
hitter Christie Naumann,
also contributing another
kills
against
seven
Millersville.
Leaving it all on the
to 25 and 29 to 27. They
floor
is what some might
also took on Bloomfield 3
outside
hitter Haley
to 1: 25 to 15, 21 to 25, 25 say
Gribler
did.
to 19 and 25 to 11.
It was a long day and it
was a total team effort,
but during the Bloomfield
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Stacey Borgia took charge.

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this season and second week in a row.

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What is your biggest
fear? Ticks

Jason Eby is a current
quarterback/ wide receiver
for the football team. He
graduated from Athens
High school and is currently a senior. He is
majoring in Heath and
Physical Education.

If you won the lottery
what would you buy? I
would buy a Jetta, Jessica
Payne's family a sweet
West
vacation,
432
Church St. so everyone
could pay me rent, and
Josh Groban.
What
animal
best
describes you? A chicken because everyone says I
have chicken legs.

Favorites
Movie: Out Cold

TV Show: Entourage
Music Artist: Lynard
Skynard, Nirvana
Food: Ribs
Professor: Dr. Auringer
Sports Team: Boston Red
Sox

Quote: "Dream as if you'll

Nikki Wasserman/Eagle Eye
Meagan Wolfe is on the track and field team.
Meagan Wolfe is a Professor: Poff
member of the track and
Team:
field team. She runs the Sports
400m dash as well as the Philadelphia Eagles
400m hurtles. She is origilir4 ,
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Godj can
nally from Pottstown Pa. Quote:
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and is currently a junior, judge me
Sports
Administration
with
major
a What is the best part of
Communications minor.
being involved in Track
and Field? The individFavorites
ual competition, self satisMovie: Dumb & Dumber/ faction.
Anchorman
What is the best part of
TV Show: Girls Next Lock Haven? Hanging
Door
out with the friends I
made here.
Music Artist: Breaking
and
Josh What is your biggest
Benjamin
Groban
accomplishment? Being
undefeated for three years
Food: Anything spicy, I'm in my PAC 10 conference
obsessed with ketchup
for the 400m dash.

Jason Eby is a member of the football team.
What is your biggest
fear? The blitz

If you won the lottery
what would you buy?
My own private island,
and a mountain.

live forever. Live as if What was one of your
you'll die today" - James favorite
vacations?
Dean
Outer Banks
What is the best part of What was your worst
football here at LHU? vacation? Disneyworld
The guys.
What is something that
What is the best part of not that many people
Lock Haven? Floating know about you? I fish
down the river
What
animal
best
What is your biggest describes you? Free Bird
accomplishment?
Playing college football.
Do you have any secret
talents? Rockin' on
To tighten any loose
ends was one of the two
From, Volleyball, Bl
seniors on the team
Juliana Nascimento. With
She was all over the a giant game against
place with eight kills and Millersville, she had 15
six aces. In the match kills.
"The 43 errors came
against Millersville she
helped the team with 10 from a lack of focus,"
Nascimento said. She also
kills.
Junior setter Fabiana added, "In the first game I
didn't have that much of
Gomez showed her experience and had 41 assists
an impact. The second
against
Bloomfield. game I wanted to show the
Thinking that was a great team I was in the game
performance, Gomez still and I wanted to win and
had something left in her keep our win streak alive."
With three tough comtank and aided her team
petitors
in the span of less
with 52 assist against
Millersville.
then week Nascimento is
Junior Christina Laury ready to take on the comhad seven kills against petition.
"I'm real excited about
Millersville to help the
this
week because two of
Lady Eagles in their 15th
the
teams
are ranked, and
straight win this season.
it will force us to play at a

Who are your role models? My parents
What is one of your
most
embarrassing
moments?
Getting
Native American with
Faddish

.

What are your plans for
after graduation? I
want to be a Heath and
P.E. Teacher and coach
high school football
"Jason Eby is a dangerous
yet elegant man who lives
on the edge and should he
looked up to for young
American
backwoods
boys," said teammate
Ryan Faddish.
higher level. It will be a
big challenge. We will
have to be focused mentally to do well this week."
Nascimento said.
Justice says, "Against
Millersville we played well
but (the team) definitely
could have played better.
We had 43 errors and still
won. Juliana is having a
good year and is having a
great impact on the team.
She was unstoppable by
changing her attract."
Justice also said he had
two key subs in game four
against Millersville, which
helped the team a lot.
Elizabeth Metzmaier and
Arlana Roland came in at
a critical time and shifted
the momentum to help the
team win the game by two.
They came in and gave the
team four kills with

Metzmaier being responsiNascimento had eight
kills, with one error out of
ble for three of them.
At press time the team 22 attempts, giving her a
was returning from West kill percentage of 388.
Chester for the second to
Naumann also had
last game of the four-game eight kills, but with five
away series, where they errors, her kill percentage
added their 16th victory.
was 136.
According to Justice,
Borgia had one solo
after
defeating
West block and six block assists
Chester Tuesday evening, throughout the night, and
there is now only one she also led the team with
team, Lock Haven, who is five digs.
undefeated in the Eastern
Gribler gave the Lady
Division ofthe PSAC.
Eagles with four service
The Lady Eagles went aces, and Justice said she
25 to 18, 25 to 15 and 25 to "really came through for
22 in the three sets of the (the team)."
game, with Borgia again
This win against West
leading in kills with 15. Chester University brings
Borgia had only two errors the Lady Eagles to an
16-0, but
in 19 attempts, giving her undefeated
a kill percentage of 684.
Justice and the team know
"Your numbers just that a hard road still lies
don't get any better than ahead.
that," said Justice.
The volleyball team

Do you have any secret
talents? I can make the
Lorraine grunt from Mad
TV.

.

.

What are your plans for
after graduation? I hope
to get a job with a sports
team in public relations or
f
advertising,

Who
is your role
model? Jessica Payne,
best friend and roommate
of Wolfe.
What is one of your
most
embarrassing
moments? Tripping on
campus when I'm by
myself.
"Meagan is the best friend

you could have on your
side, she's very real," said

roommates Jessica Payne
and Ramona Ward.

will take the road this
weekend to play in a tournament at California
of
University
Pennsylvania.
The Lady Eagles will
go against Indianapolis on
Friday, who are 23rd in
the country.
Saturday
brings
Mercyhurst at 1 p.m., followed
directly
by
California University at 4.
California is ranked 13th
in the country.
"They are really setting
us up," said Justice, referring to the back-to-back
games.

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The Lady Eagles will
return home Sept. 30th to
play
East
against
Stroudsburg University at
7 p.m.

Intramurals set to begin new semester
Kris Glad

Sports Editor
kgladf" lhup.edu
With the semester
almost a quarter of the
way over students may
have a tough time dealing
with their classes. Maybe
students just seem to get
into their classes and need
an outlet to have fun and
take a break from homework. One of the best
answers is set to begin on
September 29th, with the
start of the intramural
sports season.
Intramural sports
is generally designed with
a more relaxed atmosphere where students
(both undergraduate and
graduate), staff and faculty can participate in sports
related activates at the
Student Rec Center (SRC)
or at the other facilities
depending on the sport.
"We want to give students the opportunity to
compete in the sports they
enjoy even if they are not
members of the athletics
program. It helps them
stay active and get
involved in campus activities," said Intramural
Sports Director Alison
Tagliaferri.

The main facility used
for the various' intramural
sports is the SRC. Usually
there will be two courts set
aside for basketball as

Alison Tagliaferri points
out because of the popularity behind the sport and
need for space. Volleyball,
which is co-ed, also has
court availability along
with three on three girls'
basketball. Racquetball
takes place in the racquetball courts in the SRC as
well.
While being in a gym
may be nice, some students may enjoy participating in the various outdoor activities that intramurals offers. Included in
the list of activities that
take
outdoors
place
includes flag football and
both men's and women's
tennis, which as seen an
increase in students participating. Flag football
has filled up for the semester but there has been in
increase in the number of
participates
in other
sports.
""We are increasing
the number of teams this
year in some of the sports
and roster sizes for sports
like outdoor soccer have
increased this year as
well,"
said
Alison
Tagliaferri.
This semester will feature the additional use of a
new field for several activities. McCollum field previously the exclusive home
to LHU
men's and
women's soccer, can now
be used for co-ed outdoor

soccer. This is part to the
renovations made over the
past summer.
While participating in
intramural sports may not
be on the top of their lists
there are other ways they
can get involved. The
intramural sports department has its own budget
that allows for equipment
and the employment of up
to 20 students to help keep
score, officiate and help
set up and take down
equipment.
Aside from keeping students, faculty and staff in
better physical shape and
enjoying the game, intramural sports can bring out
a sense of competition.
"Some of the experiences I have witnessed
are: seeing how people can
be friends before and after
but during the game they
become enemies. I have
also seen how friendships
the atmosare forged
phere can be intense since
these games go from (an)
intramural (game) to near
grudge matches. The
atmosphere can be intense
since depending on the
game it can draw a big
crowd, and it just makes
the atmosphere more like
an actual football game
than
intramural
an
game," Said a former student
Ray
referee,
Petersen.

Just like any other
activity on campus all participates in intramural
sports do have to follow
the rules. All of the policies in the intramural
handbook,
which can
found on their website, but
one of the major rules,
include
sportsmanship
and good conduct from all
participants. Also there is

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sport for intramurals.
Anyone who is interested in participating can go
to
the
website,
http://www.lhup.edu/rec_c
enter.htm,to register their
teams and get all the
information about schedule times, places of games
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for teams that don't have
enough players.
"All students are welcome to come out and
watch! We have increased
the number of teams this
year and extended the season. It should be a good
semester for intramurals,"
said Alison Tagliaferri.

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dence once we step onto
the course with the other
From, CrossCountry. Bl conference teams," said
Simms.
While
the
Pre"It felt great taking the Nationals event may be
girls' non-division I title the first like it for some of
because it showed us how the runners, such as
competitive our area of Lindsay Lambert and
Pennsylvania is and that Melinda Liptak, it will be
our training is payoff," a great chance for LHU to
get a view of what the
said Lindsay Lambert.
National
event will be
Both
cross-country
teams will have some time like.
"Pre-National's is a
off as they prepare for the
great
opportunity for us to
Pre-Nationals event compreview
the national
ing up at Slippery Rock
course
and
get a feel for it.
University next week.
It
has
a
humongous
hill at
"We have definitely put
very
the
which
beginning
in a lot of hard work while
can
be
daunting.
I
very
training and hopefully it
think
once
the
they
run
will give us more conficourse, however, they'll

realize it's not that bad.
and that they're very prepared for it," Russell said.
"Hopefully this will
calm any anxiety they
may have entering into
the post-season when we
see the course again," he
added.
The Pre-National meet
will be first in a series of
National and championship meets coming up
for Lock Haven. The prenational meet will be on
Oct. 4 at Slippery Rock
University, which is also
the site of the NCAA East
Regional meet and NCAA
National Championship
meet in November.

omen's Soccer breaks
even in conference play
Kris Glad
Sports Editor
kgladfalhup.edu
Not even half way
through the season and
the Lady Eagles have
turned things around.
After starting the season
with a 1-3 record LHU
has managed to break
even with their games
against Kutztown and
Clarion and improved to
4-4 on the season.

"I feel like we are having a good season for
being so young. We are
only improving from the
very first game and that
is a plus. We have a lot of
talent that will get us to
where we need to be we
just have to be patient,"
said Courtney Johnson.
Right before starting
their first two games on
the road the Lady Eagles
had to face off against
Kutztown at home. While
Kutztown was able to
strike first, the lead was
short lived as the Lady
Eagles scored their first
goal of the game at the
26th minute mark. The
goal came from an Angela
Rineer cross to Arielle
Gordon, who used her
head to score.
"For us it really is a

team effort with a lot of
players
getting
into
and
making an
games
impact,"
said
Coach
Heather Davis.
By the time the second
half started LHU was
down 2-1 and would soon
find themselves in a 3-1
deficit at the 57th
minute. The Lady Eagles
did not give up on the
game. With less then 20
minutes left in the match
Courtney Johnson scored
the second goal of the
game.
Unfortunately
they were not able to
score another goal to tie
the game up and fell 3-2
to close out their three
games at home.
In the middle of the
home games was the
game against Clarion, in
which the women's soccer
team dominated 3-1.
Merely six minutes
into the match Jessie Cox
shot the first goal of the
game as she nailed a kick
35 yards out off the
hands of the goalie into
the upper corner of the
net. Long goals seemed to
be a trend in the first.
Brianna Orth scored the
second goal for LHU as
she blasted the ball from
30 yards out right into
the upper left hand corner of the net for the 2-0
lead.
A few minutes later

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"Our defense is a work in progress,"
Rudy said. "They are inexperience but
they are a good defense."
Amanda Hordendorf, junior, and
Casey Hughes, sophomore, have been
growing contributors in the backfield,
according to Rudy.
Rudy was also impressed with goalkeeper Erin Terreson and defender
Alanna Lewis.

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Sports Reporter
bapterfalhup.edu
The football team suffered their fourth consecutive loss this season to the
hands of No. 12 IUP by a
score of 45-7.

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The Haven had their
chance to jump on top
throughout the game as
they went into the half
tied with the divisional
ranked opponent at seven.
LHU received the ball
and put together a six
minute drive that set up a
39-yard field goal by kicker Brendan Pickle. The
kick missed and IUP got
the ball back on their own

22.
After committing a
costly penalty, IUP would
and
go three-and-out
would decide to punt the
ball. The Bald Eagles
would not capitalize as
they would suffer two
delay of game penalties
that would result in a
three-and-out and a punt.
IUP would take advantage of those errors as
running
back Tobias
Robinson took the handoff
and went 84 yards to the
end zone to give them a 70 lead. After each team
having another possession. Lock Haven found
themselves driving down
the field at the end of the
first
quarter.
Darryl
Robinson would intercept
and IUP pass to set up the
ball at IUP's 29-yard line.
A personal foul penalty
against IUP would bring
the Haven closer as running back Ibrahim Smith
pounded the ball passed
the goal line in for the
touchdown to tie the score
and end the half 7-7.
"I think you see that
we are playing a lot of
young guys and as they
get more comfortable in
their roles we will improve
as a football team," said

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Ibrahim Smith scores the lone touchdown for the
Bald Eagles against IUP.

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Coach John Klacik.
Ibrahim Smith scored
The second half did not the only touchdown for
resemble the tough Haven LHU as he would finish
defense that was shown in the day with 28 yards off
the first two quarters. IUP of 16 carries.
came out of the gates fir"I think as a whole
ing as they would score defense we need to do the
four times in the third fundamentals better, like
quarter to extend their tackling and doing our
lead to 35-7. The Bald assignments," said lineEagles made some costly backer Shawn Crebs who
turnovers and could not finished the day with 4
recover. IUP would tack tackles.
Crebs, Burkett and the
on another score and a
field goal to close out the rest of the Bald Eagles
scoring at 45-7.
come home to continue
some their
schedule
"They ■ made
tough
adjustments to our offense against another ranked
and we never got anything opponent in the #23
Scots
of
really going in the second Fighting
half. Next week, we got to Edinboro. Kickoff is set for
be able to play for 60 min7 p.m. at Hubert Jack
utes," said freshman quarStadium. Last year the
terback Jarryd Burkett team fell to Edinboro 70who was 8-for-16 for 33 19. They are coming off of
yards. "We played for 30 a close 35-31 loss at the
this week and obviously it hands of 14th ranked
wasn't enough. We have to California University of
study film hard and be PA.
ready for any adjustments
this week."

Men's Soccer retaliates
at Shippensburg
Kris Novak
Sports Reporter
knovakfa lhup.edu
The men's soccer team
traveled to Shippensburg
University and defeated
the Red Raiders 3-0 this
past Saturday.

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While statistics often makes stars out
of the offensive players, Rudy has plenty
to say about her star in the backfield.
"Alanna Lewis is every bit as good on
defense as Blair (Wynne) is on offense,"
Rudy said. "She strengthens our
defense."
The Lady Eagles plan to extend their
win streak as they hit the road to take on
Fairfield University on Saturday and
Yale University on Sunday.

Bald Eagles fall
to IUP Indians

Clarion would score their
only goal for the game,
but to make sure there
wasn't a chance for any
overtime Orth scored her
second goal of the game.
Arielle Gordon had the
ball and passed it up to
Orth, who shot it to the
far post for the third and
final goal for the Lady
Eagles.
"It felt great to win at
home this past week, but
every game is a battle,
and we have to continue
to work hard and get the
result," said Cox.
At press time the
women's soccer were on
their way to take on
Slippery Rock. The Lady
Eagles will look to revenge
from last year after losing
to Slippery rock twice.
"As always it will be a
tough PSAC-West contest,
all PSAC west games are a
battle. SRU has a strong
program and our expectations are always the same
on game day, 'Anyone on
any given day,'" said
Davis.
After that women's soccer team will finish their
two game road series
Salem
against
International University
on Saturday September
27th. After that the Lady
Eagles will be home
against
Mercyhurst
College on Oct. 1st.

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Doug Moran scored at the end of the first half in the shut out victory over
Shippensburg.

The victory came after
Lock Haven fell to the
New York Institute of
last
Technology
4-3
Wednesday, ending their
four game undefeated
streak.
Junior forward Colin
Callaghan scored the first
goal at the 28th minute to
put the Bald Eagles up to
an early 1-0 lead against
conference
rival
Shippensburg.
Sophomore
Doug
Moran scored just before
halftime in the 39th
minute to help the Bald
Eagles gain momentum

before the buzzer.
The
Bald
Eagles
defense
held
strong
throughout the game not
allowing any goals. Also
contributing
the
in
shutout win was the goalkeeper. Will Trimble, who
made seven saves on the
day.
forward
Sophomore
Martin Pletz capped off
the 3-0 win with a header
in the final minutes to seal
the deal for the Bald
Eagles.
Despite
Saturday's
shutout, the Bald Eagles
fell short to NYIT on
Wednesday.
The
Bald
Eagles
jumped out to an early
lead against the NYIT
Bears when freshman
Greg Shertzer netted an
assist by Pletz in the early
10th of the match. The
Bears answered back in
the 23rd minute of the
game to tie the score.
The Bald Eagles took a
commanding lead when a

pair of goals were scored
in quick succession.
The first of the pair
came when English athlete, Paul Huckett, scored
a 31st minute goal. The
second came when Pletz
yet again added another
assist, to Callaghan in the
33rd minute to make it a
3-0 game at halftime.
"I thought the goals we
scored were excellent,"
Coach Doug Moore said.
The Bears, however,
netted an unanswered
four goals to win the
game.

Moore said, "I don't
think we got too comfortable, but our defending
needed work."
Trimble had two saves
for the Bald Eagles,
though.
The men's soccer team
rests at 4-4-1 in the PSAC
standings.
The
Bald
Eagles are back in action
on Saturday at 1 p.m. in a
home contest against
West Chester University.

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Kara Wilt

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them.
Features Editor
But maybe, just maybe,
kwiltfa lhup.edu
they aren't looking into all
Deciding which clubs to of their options.
What about the clubs
get involved with on camthat
don't get as much
pus can be tough.
and aren't getpublicity
First, there is the
their
name out there
ting
worry of finding time to
as
much?
devote to being an active
Fencing Club falls into
member along with classes
category.
that
and studying, and then
is a sport that
Fencing
there's making sure that
has
been
around
for hunyour personality is comyears.
dreds
of
According
patible with"others in the
to Carl Rosa, vice presigroup.
dent of the Fencing Club,
Many turn to the obviwas first used as a
fencing
ous organizations like
means
of
defense for the
intramural sports
or
poor
times of war.
during
Greek life. It is mostly
after,
Shortly
however, it
because those are the ones
became
a
of leisure
sport
that get the most publicity
for
The
different
nobility.
to attract members and
forms
of
include
fencing
because before even comFoil,
and
Sabre.
Epee
ing to college, many
"Foil fencing is a style
already have a preconoriginally designed to sim-

ulate real combat with a
long thin sword with a
sharp tip called a rapier,"
said Rosa. "The concept is
that if someone were
directly stabbed in this
region the wound would be
critical and maybe even
fatal."
The most common
starter weapon is a foil
sword because foil fencing
encourages proper form
and makes it easy to transition to other types of
to
fencing, according
Fencing.Net.
Epee fencing is also a
popular way to begin, the
website says, because of
its simple, straightforward
rules; however, it's not as
easy to transition to other
weapons because of its
on
defense
emphasis
rather than offense.
Foil and Epee are per-

Photo Courtesy ofDonald Palesky

Members of the Fencing Club practice what they have learned while dressed
in the protective clothing worn by professional fencers.
formed along a straight
line due to the fact the
stairwells of castles were
narrow and it was difficult
to swing a sword in a large
arc of any kind.
Sabre fencing is similar
to epee in its emphasis on
good defense, but its different sense of timing also
makes it difficult to try
new techniques.
Qualities that make for
a good fencer include
speed, flexibility and
endurance, along with the
ability to focus and plan
strategies in one's mind.

Left-handers

Photo Courtesy ofDonald Palesky

Adam Guerra and Carl Rosa prepare to demonstrate their fencing expertise
on Ivy Lane.

often

have the advantage in
fencing, and 15 percent of
novices are left-nanded.
Fencing club was started on campus in 2002.
"The club started as a
way to pursue the Olympic
art and discipline of fencing," said Rosa.
Admission into the club

is of no expense to the
members, unless they feel
so inclined to purchase
person equipment; given
they sign a liability form.
Those who wish to purchase their own equipment can find it all for
around $100-$200. This
includes a cotton jacket,
glove, dry weapon and
mask.
Club costs can be
pricey, so joining a free
university fencing club is
the perfect opportunity for
students to find out if fenc-

ing is the right sport for
them.
The two dozen or so ;
members that are part of ;
the club meet every ;
Monday and Thursday at [
Rogers
8
in
p.m.
Gymnasium.
For more information !
on joining or just on fencing in general you can contact the club's President
Drason
Reese
at
dreese2@lhup.edu, or Vice
President Carl Rosa at
crosa@lhup.edu.

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Zeta Tau Alpha, Alpha Sigma Tau, Sigma
Kappa, Tri-Sigma welcome newest members
Brianna Rodia
Staff Reporter
Kara Wilt
Features Editor
After weeks of anticipation, sororities welcomed
their newest members into
the fold Thursday, Sept.
18.
Every year, each sorority- Alpha Sigma Tau,
Sigma Kappa, Zeta Tau
Alpha and Sigma Sigma
Sigma- spends the first
three weeks of school hosting events around campus
in order to draw new mem-

bers.
The first week back to
school
is
considered
recruitment,"
"closedmeaning the sororities are
unable to bring attention
to their own organizations,
but have an obligation to
promote Greek life in general. To show the positive
side of being in a sorority,
the girls wear "Go Greek"
shirts and hold recruitment events that allow
potential new members to
learn as much as they can
in order to decide which
group they fit with best.

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The weeks that follow
are dedicated to "open
recruitment." Each sorority uses this time to hold
themed events. This gives
girls a chance to learn
more about what each
sorority represents and
find out if it's the best fit
for them.
The final event to be
held before bids is the
preference party. This is a
formal ritual in which a
sorority invites the girls
that it thinks will be the
best match.
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goes into getting to this members must be at least
point,"
said Kristina second-semester freshmen
Schindler, recruitment or have 12 credits to be
director for Tri-Sigma. officially invited.
"When it's all said and
For the existing memdone, it's exciting to sit bers of the sororities, the
back and watch them day following the preferbecome a sister."
ence party is the most
At the end of the prefexciting. It is when all of
erence party, the sisters the potential new memof each sorority take the bers can finally be formaltime to extend bids to the ly accepted into the
chosen girls, which they process of learning all they
can accept or decline the can and becoming a true
following morning.
part of the sisterhood that
Some of the girls that is held so close to heart.
have continuously come to
"Bid Day is one of my
all of the recruitment favorite days of the semesevents may be disappointter. Each sorority did
ed when they are not extremely well this semesinvited to the preference ter with recruitment and
party or extended bids. gained great new memBut
campus
policy bers," said senior Mia
requires that potential Frankel, president of Pan

Hellenic Council and a
member of Sigma Kappa.
"The foundation for any
sorority is membership, so
without gaining new members, chapters would never
grow."
On this year's Bid Day,
all four of the campus
sororities met in front of
Sullivan to get pictures
taken and sang the Greek
Unity Song. The groups
then went their separate
ways to follow through
with the activities they
planned to welcome in
their new girls.
The girls will spend the
next few weeks learning
about their sororities and
getting to know their fellow sisters before they
become officially initiated.

Actors interpret
Shakespeare in new light
Rachael Johnson
Guest Writer
rjohnso4(« lhup.edu

of this show is trying not to Young. He explains
to
be funny,"
says that while it might
Vandermark.
"The appear that the show is
moment I stop trying to ridiculing Shakespeare,
funny,
everyone it is actually meant to be
From "Romeo and be
a gesture of respect.
Juliet" to "Taming of the laughs!"
He goes on to explain
What it is actually
Shrew" to "Hamlet," all
are covered as the that, for the actors, it is criticizing is the view
University Players open not about just learning many Americans have of
their 2008-2009 theatre lines, but delivering them all things Shakespearian.
In choosing this show,
season
with
"The in a way that is all their
Complete
Works
of own. For them, the key Young makes an attempt
to reverse that
William
way of thinkShakespeare
ing, at least on
[Abridged]."
the campus of
But don't be
Lock
Haven
turned off by the
University.
title.
Director
"This is a
Dale
J.
Dr.
fastvery
Young says that
paced,
high
this alone should
energy show
be a hint of the
filled with a
show's comedic
great deal of
undertones.
humor," says
While
this
-Glen Vandermark, actor Dr. Young. "If
play does feature
you are a fan
the works of
of The 'Three
William
Stooges,' 'Family Guy,'
Shakespeare, the way in to their success lies sim'South Park,' the Marx
which they are recounted ply in being themselves.
Brothers,
But
character
Abbott and
developis anything but ordinary.
Costello,
ment
is
not
the
chaleven
only
'Jackass'
Written
by Adam
Long, Daniel Singer, and lenge being faced by the and movies like 'Bill and
Ted's
Excellent
Winfield,
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"The participants of this proAdventure,'
duction.
you most
Complete Works" depicts
While Long claims likely will enjoy our prothree ordinary actors as
they attempt to perform that his biggest challenge duction of 'The Complete
of
William
each of Shakespeare's is balancing his class Works
schedule
with
the
Shakespeare
overworks in a two-hour time
whelming
production [Abridged]."'
frame.
Directed by Dr. Dale
In this case, the three schedule, Bilbao says
that
hers
lies
J.
"The Complete
correctly
Young,
in
ordinary actors are sophwhat
Works
of
William
omores Long and Glen interpreting
Shakespeare
[Abridged]"
Vandermark, and junior Shakespeare is trying to
will run from October 16say to his audience.
Dahiana Bilbao.
She says, "Anyone can 18 and 23-25 with an 8:00
Unlike a typical prop.m. curtain for all perduction, these three will read the script and mem•
it's
formances.
orize the lines, but
not only portray characAdvance
tickets can be
meaning
ters, but also exaggerated definitely the
at the SCC
purchased
behind it all that you
versions of themselves.
the
Business
Office
and are
Vandermark says that need to get out to
free with a LHU Student
this is one the biggest audience."
This meaning that ID.
challenges this play has
Bilbao addresses is quite
to offer."The biggest challenge clear, at least according

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trying to be funny,
?veryone laughs!

Photo Courtesy of Nathan Fought

Nathan Fought learned about different aspects of photography this summer at
his internship with Becker's Photography in Williamsport. Fought plans to open
his own photography studio someday.
all the digital editing
of portraits, and
aspects
From, Intern, B8
also meeting all the difSome of his duties ferent clients and their
families and how to be
included cleaning the studio before clients arrived, able to relate to them to
assisting in the choice of make them feel comfortpositioning for photos and able for the photo shoot."
He also had the opporoutfits worn, and assisting in lighting as well as tunity to take photos
downloading the digital sometimes at the end of
camera cards and editing shoots, with the permisthe photos for the photogsion ofthe clients.
Fought said the experaphers.
rience
was everything he
One lesson Fought's
internship taught him had hoped. "It was more
was how much work goes then I expected; it was
into make the perfect great and I loved it," he
said. However, there were
photo.
"I really learned that some times that Fought
was bored with the job.
it's more then just pointOn days that clients caning and shooting a camcelled, or days that were
era when it comes to portraits; you need to pay just slow, he spent most
attention to detail and of his time in front of a
lighting and things like computer editing photos.
"I liked being able to
that," he said.
do
a variety of things durHis favorite part of the
the day instead of just
ing
internship was "learning

one thing constantly," he

said.
But the overall experience of the internship
outweighed the few complaints. He said he would
recommend it to anyone:
"The experience is great
and you can't beat free
education like that," he
said.
One unexpected benefit Fought received from
his internship was getting to know two great
professional
photographers.
"I think the most valuable thing that I have got
from my internship was
the mentoring of two very
good respectable photographers, Dave and Lynn
Becker," he said.
The
experience
affirmed his career choice
and made him even more
eager to own his own studio someday.

Se

r 25, 2008

ow to: Find home
away from home

Kara Wilt
Feature Editor
kwilt@lhup.edu

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which made it hard to go Pookie the teddy bear
out and have fun."
laying on your pillow; do
Joining a club or it.
organization on campus is
Those small things
a
to
meet
great
way
new
bring just enough
will
Quickly wiping away a
people
and
involved
get
touch
of home into your
that
just
tear
escaped,
with
that
interest
things
life to keep homecollege
you throw a quick wave to
What
better
you.
to
sickness
at bay.
way
mom and dad as they
make
friends
than
to
surKeep
your distance
drive away.
round
with
yourself
home,
from
but at the
peoYou're on your own
that
share
the
ple
same
same
time
home
keep
now.
hobbies
and
passions?
close
the
heart.
Going
to
Starting college can be
Sophomore
Ciara home may assuage your
a huge adjustment if
student
here lonely feelings, but colConnally,
a
you've never been away
at
LHU
all
the
from
way
lege is an experience of a
from home for an extendstate,
knows
Washington
lifetime; live it up.
ed amount of time. But
about
for
finding
a
cure
But that doesn't mean
being homesick doesn't
homesickness.
should cut out those
you
have to tear at your emoclear
"Being
across
the
from
home that care
tions for long.
from
country
family
about
my
you completely.
A good start; get out of
and
friend
could
be
Allow
those
who you hold
very
that cramped, dark dorm
at
decidlonely
I
times,
so
dear
be
part of the
to
a
room. Meeting people
ed
needed
family
I
away
a
do
here on
things
you
may not be a strong point,
home,"
from
she
said.
join an
If
you
campus.
but what better way to
"That's
why
joined
I
a
organization
club,
or
tell
sharpen the skill.
These
sorority.
girls
are
them
about
it.
them
Fill
To know people you
in on every detail of your
have to let people know definitely a good substitute."
experience. Help them to
you.
with
Along
out
live
the adventure with
getting
If all of your college
and
about
to
from
keep
you.
experiences are spent hidThis will not only help
ing away in your room missing home, why not
home
bring
you?
to
to adjust to being
you
instant messaging those
all
Although
spending
from the comfort
away
you miss from home, then
of
time
the
your
dorms
known for so long,
you've
in
how could you ever shake
isn't
it
is
good,
still
but
also
those loved ones
your
the homesick feeling?
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where
living
space.
that
used to having
are
Senior
Kristina
study,
sleep
and
around.
you
hang
you
Schindler realized almost
Taking responsibility
too late how important out with friends; make it
comfortable.
for
yourself is a major
getting out and meeting
Decorating
of going off to college
your
space
part
new people was.
to
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it
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can
and
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"My freshman year I
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spirits
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the
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went home almost every
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as
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people
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the
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will always
you,
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end
of
having
bed,
or
be
there
to
their supyour
give
I was a sophomore that I
oldest
friend
your
port.
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The "Twilight" movie will be released Nov. 21, 2008, starring Kristen Stewart
as teenager Bella Swan and Robert Pattinson as vampire Edward Cullen.

'Twilight' phenomenon
resonates with readers
Caitlin Chciuk
Staff Reporter
cchciuk@lhup.edu
With over fifty million
copies sold. "Twilight" has
captivated
teenagers
across the country.
"About three things I
was absolutely positive:
First, Edward was a vampire. Second, there was a
part of him - and I didn't
know how dominant that
part might be
that
thirsted for my blood. And
third, I was unconditionally and irrevocably in
love with him."
Many people may see
this quote on the back of a
book and wonder why
anyone would want to
read
it. A vampire
romance novel? What's
the appeal? But clearly,
the book series is becoming one of the most popular reads for young
adults.
"Twilight" follows the
life of Isabella Swan, who
has just moved from
Phoenix, Arizona, to
Forks, Washington, to
live with her father. Bella
gets quite the surprise
upon moving to Forks.
Edward Cullen, the
boy who sits next to her in
science class, is a vampire. While Edward is not
a "typical" vampire (he
and his family do not
drink human blood- they
refer to themselves as
"vegetarians"), there is
still a part of him that
finds the scent of Bella's
blood irresistible.
Over time, Bella and
Edward fall in love, and
are faced with many challenges; Edward trying not
to kill Bella, Bella trying
to keep the fact that
Edward is a vampire a
secret and being confronted by a sadistic vampire
who wants to kill Bella.
Author
Stephanie

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Meyer, a thirty-four year
old mother of three, says
that
the
idea
for
"Twilight" came to her in
a dream.
On her website, she
says, "In my dream, two
people were having an
intense conversation in a
meadow in the woods.
One of these people was
just your average girl.
The other person was fantastically
beautiful,
sparkly, and a vampire.
They were discussing the
difficulties inherent in
the facts that A) they
were falling in love with
each other while B) the
vampire was particularly
attracted to the scent of
her blood, and was having
a difficult time restraining himself from killing
her immediately."
This scene comes to
life, in the book, vividly
depicted in Chapter 13.
When
read
I
"Twilight" in my senior
year of high school, I was
completely captivated by
the series. I could not
remember ever reading
anything that gripped me
more.
down
put
I
"Twilight" and immediately picked up the
sequel, "New Moon".
I have since read the
entire series, including
"Eclipse" and "Breaking
Dawn," the third and
fourth books, a second
time.
I guess you could consider me a "Twerd"
a
Twilight Nerd. There are
more than a few other
"Twerds" here at Lock
Haven.
Roommates
Megan
Scott and Chelsi Kwitoski
are both major fans of the
book series. Kwitoski. a
freshman pre-med major,
has read each ofthe books
in the series at least six
times, and introduced
Scott to the books.

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Scott, a freshman sec- ',
ondary education major,!
says, "Above all, it's a love
story. (Stephenie Meyer)
makes the characters
Kwitoski mentioned,
"If someone asks me what
the book is about, all I can
say is 'Urn.,, well, it's a
vampire romance story."
She added, "It's actually great to see
reactions - it's like they
think I'm crazy for liking
such a strange-sounding
book."
While the "Twilight"
series may seem like a
crazy concept for a charttopping book series, it has
had a huge impact on
adult readers
young
worldwide.
The reviews for the
books by adult readers
were generally negative,
although there are several adults who have read
and loved the series.
Regardless, the reviews,
from teenagers and young
adults were wonderful.
One reader said, "I
was hooked from the first
page, and as I read it, it
only got better."
"Twilight" is clearly
sweeping across campus,
as well. Many students
have been spotted walking around campus with
one of the "Twilight"
books in hand. This spellbinding romance has
made a huge impact on so
teenagers and
many
young adults.
"Twilight" is a gripping page turner, and I
would recommend it to
anyone who is looking for
a good read.
One warning, make
sure that once you sit
down with "Twilight" you
have several hours free.
Once you start, you'll
surely be captivated.

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Rock wall presents challenge to reporter
Sarah Cox
Staff Reporter
scox@lhup.edu

After 15 minutes had what I wanted to feel, and this wall once more, I will
passed, I still remained the happiness that came keep tallying how far I
on the bench, shoes tied with it along with touch- reach each time.
and harness on, but ing the top of the rock.
Being a perfectionist, I
Recently, I decided to unaware of which way I With each attempt I could must overcome the pain
take on the challenge of was to go, up or down.
going against the rock Finally, a surge of adrenwall at the Student aline raced through my
Recreational
Center. veins, and my heart
Once choosing to do this began racing. I knew that
this was the moment; it
article I realized the presor
became
all
or
nothing.
that
to
sure
was on me
make it to the top. When I This moment would make
reached the Center, the or break me. I had two
possibilities: to fall victim
story changed, greatly.
to the wall or attack it
Excited, thrilled, overwith all I had.
feel my body rejecting the and mental beating of
and
driven:
all
whelmed,
My belier knotted and motions, almost shutting this rock wall. I know
these emotions were runMy forearms, that this will eat away at
ning through my system. attached the rope to my down.
harness,
and
advised
a
and
biceps,
triceps began me until it is unbearable.
talked
the
adventure
I
up
to
take.
soon
path
As
as
trembling,
I
my
palms I must reach the top.
because
even
so much,
though it was completely placed my foot upon the moistened. As much as I Since then, it is the only
new territory for me, I first peg, I knew that this applied chalk to greater obstacle that I have found
was going to be one of the the chance of me reaching myself hung up on. I
thought I could do it, conmost
physically challengfather up on the wall, I know that one day, after
the
wall.
quer
I did not
failed time and time much preparation and
exactly know what I was ing tasks I would particiconcentration I will be
doing but by lying to pate in thus far. All that again.
able to climb and realize
myself. As time passed I
it is the day that I will
created this hope that I
defeat the enemy. To put
would complete this task.
away the past, to forget
On Thursday of last
about my failures and celweek, I finally got up the
ebrate my accomplishnerve to follow through
ments, to know that I did
with this assignment and
all that it takes to conjourney to the Center.
quer what will now haunt
Honestly, I had never
me.
been there, and I was so
This is an experience
about
the
surprised
that not only was memoatmosphere. The Rec
Center has such a posirable for me... it has been
that to so many other peotive feel to it. The way
ple. Randy Hoover, a first
people treat one another
time rock wall climber,
there is unlike any other
said, "It takes a lot of guts
place I've seen on campus.
to get up there, and realThere is an understandize that you are either
ing, a feeling of common
going to fall straight to
ground. The interaction
SMI okw ■i'i&W the ground, or touch the
with those who not only 'hHHk."
top with pride; there's no
worked there but were
using the equipment
in between." Andrew
made this experience
Brake, a political science
much easier. I felt as if I
major and a participant of
ROT who attempted the
had been there countless
times. There was already
rock wall, claimed, "I
loved the feeling ofaccoma relationship built with
the
that
employees
Sarah Cox / Eagle Eye plishment, the importance of (not
allowed me to finally Sarah Cox
your
attacks the rock wall in the Rec Center; grip, becauselosing)
reach peace.
repelling
Cox attempted the climb 15 times.
down uncontrollably isn't
I made the decision of
Sadness began to fill the best experience."
taking a few of my closest ran through my mind
friends to the Center, while on the wall was my body. I knew my limit Quite like Randy and
mainly for moral support. what those around me had been reached. I Andrew I had a positive
So with this becoming a where thinking, because allowed the pain to boil and yet negative journey,
fear, once seeing the 30-ft. they had all been there and my mind to weaken. but I would most definitehigh wall, I pushed one of before. I was afraid of the Knowing it was all mental ly do it all over again.
This is an aspect of my
my friends to the front of humiliation that came still kills me. I want noththe line, in hopes of them along with not reaching ing more than go to the life that I will never forfailing. Sadly enough I the top. Not only was I Rec Center every day and get.
made the wrong decision. dealing with a moral look up at the wall, and
The hope that was
By allowing my friend to defeat, I was preparing say to myself, I will reach placed in me by those who
go first I was risking myself for the words that higher, I will go farther, I interacted with at the
either being shown up or would sting my very being no matter what the costs, SRC will grant my attenor pain. I want that satis- dance at many other
looked at as an equal. It when I was finished.
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joints
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than
to
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more
while
inflamed,
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friend had done before belief. Once I have healed
my fears.
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To those without much
photography experience,
taking a photo may seem
pretty easy: just point
and click.
But for one LHU student, photography is an
art, and he got to spend
the summer perfecting
this art as well as many
other aspects ofphotography that people may not
think about.
Nathan Fought, senior, worked as an intern
this summer at Becker's
Photography
in
Williamsport, PA.
Becker's takes senior
portraits and family portraits, as well as a series
of "age portraits," which

they take every year from
infancy (until the person
wants to stop having
them taken).
His position consisted
of many different jobs
including photographer,
lighting assistant, modeling assistant, digital editing, and studio maintenance.
Fought is a Fine Arts
Photography and Health
Sciences dual major, and
plans to own his own portrait studio someday.
Working at Becker's gave
Fought plenty of experience to gain an edge in
the field.
The internship ran
from May to August. As
the only intern Fought
worked about 90 hours
total, with the time fluctuating between eight

and 16 hours a week
depending on the number
of clients and photo sessions scheduled. He chose
Becker's because he had
his own senior portraits
taken there and was
impressed with the quality.
"It taught me a lot,
espically what I need to
do in order to run a photography studio as a business and run it smoothly
in a timely fashion without wasting too much
time doing the same thing
over and over," Fought
said of his internship.
Fought got to know all
the different aspects of
owning a portrait studio
by working in all the different areas.

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