Football sees
first victory
during last
game
See, Bl

'Dirty Politics 9
art exhibit
opens in Sloan
See, B8
Vol. 66 Issue 10

"

B1-B4

Check us out
online!!

The Estate Eve
Parsons Union Building
Lock Haven University
Lock Haven, PA 17745
Newsroom 484-2334
Office

--

Lock Haven University's Student Newspaper

University, Guerriero in mids of legal dispute
Adam Roberts
News Editor

up to a year so from a
legal standpoint things
appear to be at a standstill.
Guerriero, a 1984
Patrick
I Joseph
of
graduate
LHU,
proGuerriero,
assistant
I
returned
to
main
campus
fessor in the academic
I development and counsel- in August 1996, after
ing department, filed a seven years at the
complaint this summer Clearfield Branch, where
with
Pennsylvania he served as the director
Human
Relations of the campus since it
Commission (PHRC) say- opened in 1989 until he
ing he was the victim of moved back to Lock
retaliation resulting from Haven to become interim
a 2001 lawsuit against the assistant director of athuniversity because of sex- letics. Two years later, he
ual discrimination and a became the assistant
director of athletics.
"sexually hostile atmosDuring his time in the
phere."
athletic
department
to
According
Guerriero, the PHRC Guerriero said he received
investigation could take numerous positive evalua-

'

Given to this reporter
was one evaluation dated
Feb. 21, 1999, completed
(as are all faculty evaluations) after a review of the
chairperson's evaluation,
the department's evaluations committee and two
peer reviews by Peter R.
Matthews, interim Dean
of
the
of
College
Education and Human
services.
The evaluation said
Guerriero's job performance was "impressive" and
that he "demonstrated
commitment to excellence."

See, Dispute, A3

IHUH

Ht

II

''

MM

I

bHI : €li **Wkmm■"■■■^H
mmm\

m >*^&W%f$m

Erin rV/ppte / Eag/e Eye
Guerriero, above, has filed his second complaint against LHU with the PHRC.

Student votes could change local elections
Liza Nicholson
Staff Reporter

election, the outcome could have been very different.
According to a study done in the state of Indiana, col-

Election Day for Clinton County commissioners and
others, in which Democrats Joel Long and Adam
Coleman along with incumbent commissioner
Republican Tom Bossert were voted into office by area
residents, was Tuesday, Nov. 6. Yet if half of the Lock
Haven University students would have voted in the

lege students would much rather help the homeless,
tutor children and clean up polluted streams then
extend their interest in voting or talking about politics.
Dr. Stanley P. Berard, a political science professor,
said, "If all the students of Lock Haven University
would register here, it would be roughly one-third of all
the votes."
However here on campus, a survey showed only two

\

m\—-

KV fcv- #4* M

i

out of every ten students voted in last week's elections.
Berard encourages his students in his classes to register in Clinton County for the local elections because
city and county government has a daily impact on students' lives because students walk on the streets, use
the police force and live in Clinton County throughout
the students' four years at Lock Haven University.

See, Voting, A3

Campus to become
completely wireless

i*

iL

Travis Fedschun
Staff Reporter

j^^^tkw^*

9

fl

A
i„ i

-~

i

SB-I

.

mm\m\
If/iaw

IJRK
■'•■■■■■Wi
■B/ffMJgkrii

■_V

:r'WBwl

TBT

■

ll
IbI

A'

vj|

HBfl

iMll

II

I si

-

BF

aB

'

■■

r

flfl
■V^afl

'BBirB
mm\\m\\\

m\\W

i

■■PI

jIbbbbbbbbbbbbbbI

uB mV

jbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb

3

Ih*"*

~>

'

-^bpJ

.,

•

I
I

Erin Hippie / Eagle Eye

Ollie Cooperwood, a junior English major, sits with his laptop computer on the lawn outside of
Stevenson Library. The university soon expects the main campus and East campus to become completely
wireless, so that students like Ollie will then be able to enjoy the internet outdoors in addition to indoors.

rooms in Robinson and
Raub Halls. Equipment
has been ordered that will
be installed in Zimmerli
Gym, Himes Hall, Price
Auditorium and East

Instead of spending a
clear, warm, sunny day
Donald W. Patterson,
working on a paper for
director
of computing and
composition class in a
instructional
technology,
dorm room, students could
"The
fact
that we
said,
be sitting outside on the
have
a
notebook
requireRussell lawn out in the
ment
for
all
students
sun while being connected
means that everyone
to the world.
By this time next year, should get access to the
students will be able to get internet."
The project will finally
wireless internet access at
be
completed over the
any location while on the
and students will
summer
main campus as well as at
be
able
to
take full advanEast Campus.
of
it when they
tage
As of right now, there
return
for
the fall 2008
is wireless internet access
semester.
in the common areas in
The improvements are
the residence halls such as
being
paid for out of
study lounges.
from the
collected
money
There are no plans to
tuition
fee that
technology
expand so that every dorm
students
which
is
pay,
room has wireless inter$120
a
year.
net, as they are already
Lock Haven University
equipped with Ethernet
is
the
first state school of
ports.
education
higher
to
Ethernet is preferred
freshmen
sturequire
new
because wireless signals
tend to not work as well dents to have a laptop
with a large amount of when they come to the
people sharing the signal, university, and to support
and also the construction access of wireless internet
of the buildings with the on campus.
"It is all for the stuthick walls makes it diffisaid Patterson, "It
dents,"
cult for complete wireless
is
also
really convenient
coverage.
for
visitors
visiting the
Students in classrooms
school
for
or
meetings
should expect to be able to
other
business."
get internet access next
fall. At the moment, work
is being done on class-

A2

lhueagleye.com

November 14, 2007

Halls battle in annual
week of competition
Amanda Alexander
Staff Reporter

son team is comprised of remain to keep students
Campus Village happy.
and McEntire,
which
Most of the events take
counts as two halls because place Friday the 16
in the
of its size.
Rec Center, and some of
The white team will be these include karaoke,
For any student living
a
made
up of North, High, Texas
Hold 'Em tournain the residence halls,
Crimson and White Week Gross and Woolridge Halls. ment, volleyball, a pingAccording to Walsh, a pong tournament, basketis an essential part of campoint
system is used to ball, Guitar Hero, miniapus life. As a week of comscore
keep
during the comture golf, Ultimate Frisbee
petition between residence
but
there is no and a race up the climbing
petitions,
halls, it's a great opportuwall. All LHU students are
nity to make new friends, official prize.
The winning team is encouraged to attend this
create lasting memories
with old ones or just to see awarded "bragging rights," free event, and refreshshe said.
school spirit come to life.
ments will be provided
Crimson and White
during the competitions.
Students can sign
Week is put together
mtfM-X fl
by the Residence a0T$>
up for the com P eti '
Hall Association.
tion of their choice
The number of
■/ on any ofthe sign up
activities
sheets in the resiand
events
dence halls.
depends on the budget
For those who are shy
they receive from the
Student
of competition or don't
enjoy athletic activity,
Council.
points will also be awarded
Crimson and White
Week has evolved somethis year to those who
attend the Lockdown step
what since its creation, but
the idea is still the same.
"Battleground," Saturday
"A few years ago, one of
evening,
our Resident Assistants
The dance-off will
M
decided to set up some- A| 1
take P lace from 7-9
thing that he wanted to be
\\
RoRers KV''a competition between the
mnasP
urn. Brown emphasized
halls," said RHA advisor
that student don't need to
Wendy Walsh.
"Usually the students actually participate in the
The competition was set
really get involved with it. competition; the RHA is
up to team four halls
against four other halls in It's a lot of fun," said Susan just "trying to advocate
Brown, a member of the people going" to the event.
a series of athletic competiStudents will also
tions and games. The first Residence Hall Association
year, students used the who helped plan this year's spend the week trying to
find the items on the scavswimming pool, the front activities.
"The idea is to get stuenger hunt list. The scavlawn of Russell and the
Rec Center for most of the dents out there, and if enger hunt will take place
there is an athletic compeall throughout Crimson
Students' appreciation tition going on then that and White Week. Students
part of it," said who found any of the items
for Crimson and White would be
Walsh.
And
for those stuwill bring them to the
Week is evident in the fact
dents
who
find
themselves dance at the end of the
that last year the event
was held once each semes- bored on the weekends, week and be able to get
ter instead of just once dur- Crimson and White Week their team T-shirts.
The dance will take
ing the fall. This year's provides plenty of fun and
the
PUB
in
activities will mostly take safe activities to get place
involved in.
place in the Parsons Union
Multipurpose
Room
The first activity is a Saturday the 19 from 9
Building and the Rec
bowling
competition that p.m. to midnight, and will
Center, but some will be in
take
place Thursday give students a chance to
will
different areas downtown.
from
9-11 p.m. unwind from the week's
evening
The teams are mixed up
is
Bowling
a
new
addition activities and enjoy some
each year to create some
the
list
of
to
activities, but
variety. This year's crimplenty of old favorites

Smith,

PAJl

—

''"'

Today's students tend to choose
community service over politics
Candace Tracy
Daily
(Syracuse)
(U-WIRE)

-

—

SYRA-

CUSE, N.Y. The '60s had
its hippies, the '70s had its
protesters and the '80s
touted the yuppie generation.
And a recent study
indicates
that
"Millennials" — the current generation of students
are, in fact, more
civic-minded and community oriented than their

—

atmosphere of the past
decade
controversial
national elections, an
increase in international
terrorism and dissonant
ideologies.
Despite increased civic
involvement on a local
level, students remain disenchanted with politics;
students surveyed said
voting was a mere "symbolic gesture" rather than
an actual agent for
change.
The majority of students who participated
also regarded politics as
untrustworthy, a means
for the "powerful to keep
power for themselves,"
according to the report.
students'
However,
reservations with politics
are not due to a lack of
information, researchers
said, but instead "an overload of news and opinion,"
deemed tainted by partisan influence.
"Students feel vulnerable to spin and are turned
off by political polarization," said Abby Kiesa,
CIRCLE youth coordinator. "Some are intimidated
by political discussion
because they think they
don't know enough or
don't think their voice will
be heard."
"I'm definitely interested in politics, and I have
said
strong
beliefs,"
University
Syracuse

The
Center
for
Information and Research
on Civic Learning and
Engagement (CIRCLE)
a
recently
published
report, "Millennials Talk
Politics," which examines
college students' opinions
on politics and civic
activism. It is a follow-up
to its 1993 survey on
Generation X.
Millennials are concerned with local issues
and "feel responsible" to
do their part by volunteering, the study said. A
stark contrast to the "individualistic," self-involved
outlook of Gen X, today's
students are more willing
to put their interests second to serve their communities.
CIRCLE researchers
attribute this radical
change in attitude to the
fluctuating
political Josephson. "The thing is,

PM-

I

m\m\\ Ji

mmm

-

V AmmAw

wLJLX

lAf££K'

■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■

I'm not sure that I know
enough to defend or
explain why I believe what
I believe." Kiesa stressed
that Millennials are certainly passionate about
personal issues, but they
don't always know how to
get involved.
Sophomore
Sophie
Levine agrees with Kiesa.
"(County Legislator)
Kevin Kuehner came to
our sorority house last
week to talk about his
campaign and the issues,
so the opportunity to get
involved was right in front
of me," the retail management major said. "But I
feel like if the options are
not right there, it's hard to
know where to go to get
started."
To decrease confusion
over ways to accomplish
social change, the study
suggested that colleges
and universities offer
opportunities for authentic discussions of relevant
social topics, in informal
settings not "dominated
by institutions."
"The
students
we
talked to liked the focus
groups; they liked hearing
what others had to say in
an atmosphere that wasn't
confrontational," Kiesa
said. "(CIRCLE has) recommendation centers on

cussion, not pushing an
agenda or pushing anything on anyone."

Eagle Eye / Lauren Lamas
environmental
class for next year.
journalism
Sharon
has
created
a
new
Stringer
Dr.

Environmental class being
considered for next year
Christina Shuman
Staff Reporter

of

major.
Students will learn
how to translate environmental issues for the public in their writing. Some
Environmental of these issues may
An
Journalism class is to be include, but are not limitconsidered
the ed to the following: water
by
Curriculum Integration quality, waste manageSub Committee (CIS) on ment and acid rain runoff.
Dec. 13.
With the current global
Before the course can
issues, Stringer
warming
be scheduled, the departbelieves
that
this is a good
ment,
the University
time
to
offer
a class such
Curriculum Community
as
this.
The
environment
and the CIS, must approve
is important to the public
it.
and
journalism students
The class, created by
learn
how to get this
will
Dr. Sharon Stringer, assoinformation
out to the peociate professor of commuple.
nication media, will look
"It will give them a new
at national, state and local
or increase
specialization
issues concerning the
knowledge in a specialty
environment. Our enviarea," said Stringer. It
ronment is of huge concern right now and looking will increase their chances
of getting employed after
into these issues on a jourproviding
nalistic level is important graduation,
greater opportunities for
for students.
"As a media major, I student's futures.
Students interested in
feel that it could offer
public
relations could find
some vital experience for
students' futures," said internships around this
Jamie Wilson, a junior area dealing with these
such as the
communication
media issues,
Pennsylvania Department

Williamsport. Their eyes
will be opened to the world
and environment around
them.
Stringer was in the
Agriculture and Extension
Program when she attended graduate school at
Penn State University.
Her dissertation topic was
agriculture. Even though
the syllabus for this new
class was just developed.
Stringer has been thinking about this topic for
years.
Possibly offered next
fall, Stringer plans and
hopes to teach the class.
It will fulfill a Writing
Emphasis (WE) and will
enroll around 22 students.
"Students will need
English
Composition,
completion of JOURN 290
(News Reporting) and/or
permission of instructor,"
said Stringer. Students
that have the prerequisites or believe that they
would be eligible to take
the class are encouraged
to do so.

•j

Caree Services Corner
V

Kelly Burke

Staff Reporter
kburke@lhup.edu
College students flre
always encouraged to Ijg
constantly working on and
updating their resumes,
but many have lingering
questions as to what is
expected. Here area fewof

ques-

tions students have about
their resumes:
Can't I just use a
resume template?
-It isn't encouraged to
use a template. Though
some templates will use a
format that would allow a
student to stand out to a
future employer, one
wants to be sura the only
thing that "stands out" are
credential* and experience. A resume that is distracting may not produce
te results qfcimel
results. Also, templates
tend do the opposite as
well. They often are seen
as cookie-cutter. especially
if everyone uses the same
template. It's hotter to
simply open a word document and develop it from
there.
In what order should I
list education and experience on my resume?

-Contact information
should be listed first, followed by the objective
then education information. After that, it really
upon
depends
the
job/internship that is
being applied to, as well as
eve experience in relat on
'be objective,
Education majors will
*ken u8t workshops and
experience,
teaching
a
whereas biochemistry
major may than list
ratol>y skills. It t
depends upon the job t
tne experience one h.
obtained
• Should I include m;
GPA on my resume?
general recom
mendation is to do so if t
etudent has earned a H

the types of transferable
' skills employers are looks

*

** *■°**°

or

w«her.

one

jb.

ma>

»

M
What, if IT don't
have
any related experience to
hst on my resume yet?

•

U student has not
a field yet, he or she can still
8t otl!ier work experience,
tbe 8kai8 dev i
oped in Other jobs such as"

*****

-

«

interpersonal communication organizational
teamwork skiBai are just

-

is no "one way"
are a resume, and
>ne's resume will be

want to draw attention to
QPA in the major if it is
higher than the cumula-

"

ing for.
Can I include
school informati'-Including high school
information ona resume is
generally only appropriate
if a student is a freshman
or sophomore, There will
be exceptions of course, if
a student has won a prestigious awe td or if the
experience relates to the

.

-what
different.
ativity and detail are
rr important when it
xunes to getting a resume
noticed and remembered.
Career Services, located in Akeley 114, can offer
any student guidance
whan it comes to preparing a resume.
If a student is unsure
of how to get started in the
resume process, the office
offers helpful packets and
tips. One can then come
in with the finished
resume and have it critiqued by a knowledgeable
and well-trained peer.
Information courtesy of
Joan Welker, director of
Career Services.
•-.

November 14, 2007
From, Dispute, Al
Though the evaluation
reports indicate he was
doing his job, Guerriero
was removed from his
post as assistant director
of athletics
January,

2001.
According to Guerriero
he never received a reason
in writing why he was
reassigned.
"I believe I was
removed because I decided to speak up on what I
believe were inappropriate
said
dealings,"

Guerriero.
President Keith T.
Miller said he was unable
to comment on any of
Guerriero's
claims
because of the ongoing lit-

In an e-mail
Aug. 14, 2007, a high
ranking official when
Guerriero was reassigned,
who is no longer with the
university
Guerriero's beliefs that he
was unjustly removed.

From, Votes, Al
Erin Wise, a senior,
said, "I voted because
there needed to be some
changes in this town and I
vote in general because
women fought hard to
give me the right to."
Other students however do not feel the same
way about the local elections.
So why don't students
vote in these important
elections?
Berard says that when
he asks students this
question, he is likely to
get one of two different
answers: students do not
feel that they are ready to
vote or students do not
know enough about the
candidates and political
issues that are being
voted on.

and Miller, who was not
president at the time of
Guerriero's removal, met
several times to discuss
Guerriero's place at the
university.
"There were a number
of private meetings held
between the current president, Dr. Keith Miller
According to Albert and myself," Guerriero
Jones, director of social said.
equity, formal and inforAccording
to
mal complaints are invesGuerriero, at the meettigated internally by ings, which took place in
either a panel or a certiMiller's office and restaufied internal investigator. rants in Lock Haven,
If the complainants are Miller offered several
not satisfied with the findpositions relating to athings of the investigation, letics that would put
then they can opt to file a Guerriero in the presicomplaint with the PHRC dent's "inner circle."
or the Equal Employment
"In many impromptu
Opportunity Commission meetings, in public at
local establishments the
(EEOC).
The grievance that folpresident talked to me
lowed Guerriero's removal like this was happening, it
from the assistant direc- was a done deal," said
tor of athletics position Guerriero of several coneventually brought him versations that lead him
and the university to the to believe he would return
U.S.
Middle
District to athletics.
Court.
Because of the univerWhile the case was in sity's policy of not comcourt Guerriero alleges he menting on litigation
"To
your
answer
[Guerriero's] question, I
saw no reason for you to
be reassigned," the official
stated in the e-mail.
After Guerriero was
reassigned to the position
of director of retention he
filed an internal com-

"I did not vote because
I didn't know there were
elections, and even if I
did, I don't usually vote
for local," said Geoff
Whitworth.
Some students are registered to vote in their
home counties, but what
they do not realize is that
while being students at
LHU, they could do all
their voting, local and
national,
in Clinton

and within a few weeks,
they will be registered to
vote."
Although it may seem
like tedious work just to
vote in an election every
couple of years, one vote
can make a huge difference.
"Every election has an
impact on our lives," said
senior
Amanda
Updegraff. "Those people
who are currently in office
County.
at local positions, could
Residents
of one day be running for
Pennsylvania are able to higher positions. By votvote anywhere that they ing at the local level, you
live and students are concan help weed out those
sidered to be residents of individuals who would
Lock Haven.
not be fit to hold higher
"Some states are easipositions."
er than others, and unfortunately Pennsylvania is
harder than most," said
Berard. "Students need to
apply with local registration, mail out their form

New York City
Bus Trip
Saturday December 8,2007
-

firm or deny the occurrence of these meet ings.
Although the alleged
deals
never reached
fruition the U.S. Middle
District Court entered an
order on Aug. 18, 2006.
On or about March 9,
2007, both groups entered
into a release agreement,
which settled the lawsuit.
According to th 3 order,
Guerriero would
be
appointed to a six credit
hour acting manager position as the director of
sports marketing.
The order outlin ed four
major areas of work that
included the following:
athletic advertising sales,
major gift develop>ment,
athletic and alumni relations and special projects
furthering advancement.
According to the order
Guerriero would be evaluated by Development
Director Keith Barrowg.
In October of ;:006
Guerriero began serving
in his new position as a
development staff member.

The current PHRC wrote, '1 am sure you can
complaint alleges among understand that the box is
used by the President for
other things that the university, "refused to allow guests of the university,
senior staff and develop(Guerreiro) to have meaningful alumni contact ment staff with specific
alumni relations and
with respect to gift development and chastised him major gift fundraising
that he was acting beyond responsibilities."
On May 11, 2007,
his responsibilities if he
seven months after his
attempted to have meaningful alumni contact instatement, Guerriero
was removed from the
with respect to gift develposition of Director of
opment."
Sports
Guerriero cites an eMarketing.
mail from Barrows on According to the complaint his removal was
Nov. 6, 2006, as an example of how his progress another act of retaliation
was being stifled by the by the university.
Guerriero remains conday fident that the issues with
Earlier
that
Guerriero
e-mailed a university that he calls
home will be resolved.
Barrows asking for permission to be present in
"My hope is that I am
the president's box at the put in that position as
upcoming football game. director of athletic and
Guerriero had invited four alumni relations and that
alumni friends to particiI go out and for my
pate in a tailgate party remaining ten years of
and be the president's work at this institution I
guests.
surpass what I've done in
Barrows'
last 20 years,"
my
response
called Guerriero's presGuerriero said.
ence "inappropriate."
In the e-mail Barrows

card, and it's a method system would be making
similar to flex," adds sure students know how
Wise.
to use it properly, and
From, Surveys, A4
Students will be able to also making sure to use
add money either on-line less soap or they will
"First off, they're havusing a credit card or at a experience a lot of soapy
ing new front load washkiosk
that will be located clothes. The new system
ers that are bette r on
next
to
the PSECU ATM will continue to allow stuenergy and save 81 lot
dents to use quarters.
Bentley.
in
more water," explains
"You
the
and
It
is important for stugo
in
room
Wise. The current v/ashuse
what's
called
the
dents
to complete these
ers use about 14 gallcns of
master, and you surveys so that the
laundry
water, where as the new
energy efficient wa: shers swipe your card down department and university can improve for its stuthrough and it will be prowill use about sever* galto
that
dents. If you have not
grammed
readjust
lons. The front loaders
for
the
make sure to
strip
laundry
already,
will also be able to hold
account,"
said
Wise.
The
meet
with
your Resident
more clothes.
contract
be
for
Assistant
good
will
to
complete the
"We're going to
in a
five
years.
survey.
card reader system for all
of the machines... The Wise expressed the only
student will use the ir ID disadvantage to the new

Dutch Haven
Restaurant
Casual dining, full bar,
lunch and dinner items

$25 per person, must have
LHU ID to sign up

Students
receive 20% off
everyday!

Faculty may sign up at a later
date if room is available!

Bourne Ultimatum

Hours: Tues-Thurs:

■

Friday November 16th
7:00 pm

Wm

Miller was unable to con-

Including: steak, seafood,
pasta, chicken <& sandwiches

HAC BIG Screen Movies

R|

A3

Seats are still available so sign
up in the Student Activities 0
(lower level of the PUB)

f
a\

lhueagleye.com

Hww.google.eom

Rush Hour 3

Saturday November 17th

Fri:
Sat:
Sunday:

11-9
11-10

5-10
10-730

Make your December graduation
reservations now! 748-7444
201 E. Bald Eagle St. Lock Haven

Both in Price Auditorium

A4

lhueagleye.com

November 14, 2007

Cold season i n full
swing
this
winter
____

Travis Fedschun
Staff Reporter
tfedschu®lhup.edu

With the holiday season rapidly approaching,

the dreaded winter sickness that plague many
have already started to
make appearances.
In many classes now, it
is hard to find a person
that isn't sneezing or sitting with a box of Kleenex
at their side.
The most common sickness seen at this time of
the year according to the
on-campus infirmary are
nasal congestion, coughing, upper respiratory
infections, sore throats,
and nausea and vomiting.
There are four simple
ways to avoid being stricken with one of these illnesses. The most important and easiest is remembering to wash your hands
frequently.
"Cold and flu germs are
spread by touch. You can
really help prevent colds
and flu with good hand
washing, or using an alcohol-based gel if you don't
have access to water," said
Kimberly Wetzel, nursing
supervisor at Glennon
Infirmary on campus.
your
Also,
"Wash

hands after blowing your
nose. Don't use your hands
when sneezing; sneeze
into you elbow," Wetzel
added.
Even though at this
busy time of the year getting enough sleep is not
the top priority for many,
having eight hours of sleep
each night can do wonders
to boost a body's ability to
fight diseases.
Exercising regularly
will also help one's body
boost
its
immunity.
Breathing the air while
exercising outside helps to
soothe nasal passages that
become dried by central
heating.
Also students should
consider getting a flu shot
to minimize the risk of
catching influenza this
season.
Keeping a healthy diet
also helps one to fight
infections. Eating a mix of
dark-green, red and yellow
vegetables and fruits gives
the body a heaping dosage
of vitamins A. C and E, as
well as
antioxidants and beta carotene.
Drinking plenty of fluids also helps to thin
mucus and let it drain,
and can also help ease a
sore throat.
If these precautions do
not work and sickness
does strike, there is help

■

■

]

/tm

1'

Eagle Eye / Lauren Lamas

Products such as Lysol, Purell hand sanitizer and Vitamin C help to
prevent winter sickness. Tissues with lotion can also soothe a sore nose.
available from the infirmary.

"We offer over the
counter medication along
with prescription medication to ease the cold symptoms," said Wetzel.

Students can also do
their part if they become
sick.
When symptoms start
to strike, students need to
remember to take steps to
minimize the effects on

their bodies.
Making sure to get
enough rest for one's body
should be one of the most
important priorities.
Drinking plenty of fluids and keeping the air

moist with a humidifier
also helps. The warm,
moist air aids in draining
as well as breathing, and
can also help ease a dry,
sore throat.
For relief, there are
several things a student
can purchase at the local
pharmacy.
Lozenges are a way to
sooth a sore throat.
Chloraseptic present in a
lozenge or throat spray
can also help with reliving
sore throat symptoms.
Saltwater nose drops
and sprays can be used to
help relieve congestion.
There are also decongestants available for purchase and over the counter
cold "medicine, but remember to read the labels carefully.
"Antihistamines are
present in some cold medicines, but they work only
for seasonal or occasional
symptoms of allergies,"
said Wetzel.
"Cough expectorants
may help thin mucus,
allowing fyou] to cough it
up more easily. Robitussin
is an example of a cough
expectorant. Fluids and
humidity may be more
effective in easing symptoms while allowing the
lungs to continue to clear
mucus," she added.

Surveys effect change in quality of life
Jamie MacDonald
jmacdona@lhup.edu
Staff Reporter
Every year in early

November, surveys are
distributed to assess the
"quality oflife" here on the
Lock Haven campus.
And it's that time of
year again.

This week students living in the residence halls
are filling out the questionnaire that the Student
Life/Housing office has
been using to evaluate the
how students feel about
services provided.
"Basically it asks questions that judge on-campus residents' satisfaction
with the residence hall
environment," explains
Dr. Dwayne Allison, dean
of student affairs.

Life/Housing office has
been using the survey
since Fall of 2000, with
several adjustments to
of the
items
some
assessed.
"We began this as a
response to a review ofthe

A student government
panel came up with three
options on how to handle
the sensitive issue. The
options were then posed to
the students through the
councils,
hall
the

Department. We wanted
know what on-campus
students thought of their
on-campus experience,"
said Allison.
The survey has helped
the department handle
issues over the years. Not
long ago, students were
allowed to smoke in their
residence hall rooms.
"Based on two-year
student
dissatisfaction
results with allowing
smoking to occur in student rooms, we initiated a
study on how to approach
this problem," explained

Association and the SCC
Senate.
"I took all of this inforVP,
mation to
the
Presidents and the LHU
Board of Trustees, and a
decision was made to ban
the use of any smoking
products in all parts of the
residence halls," said
Allison.
In more recent surveys,
students have shown dissatisfaction with the laundry services provided in
the halls. Allison used this
information to lobby the
SCC for a better service

to

from the laundry vendors.
The current contract
will be up on December 31,
2007, and a new contract
has already been negotiated. When students return
for the spring semester,
they will find the new
laundry system in effect.
Matt Wise, assistant
director of student activities, is part of the committee that has been working
toward finding a contract
with a company to satisfy
the students' laundry
needs.
According to Wise,
there will be two major
changes to the current
laundry system.

See, surveys, A3
Adam Roberts / Eagle Eye
Michael Westenberger completes the survey.

Nanoscience Awareness Day packs planetarium
Audrey Ward
Staff Reporter
award 1" lhup.edu
Smaller is better; for
most of the time at least.
The
Nanoscience
Awareness Day was held
last Wednesday Nov. 7
from 6:30 to 8:40 p.m., in
Ulmer Planetarium.
With just about a
packed audience in the
Planetarium
students
were eager to learn more
about Nanoscience.
Topics such as what is
nanoscience and what
educational opportunities
are available for Lock
Haven Students, were discussed during the presentation.
Bill Mahoney from the
Penn State University
nanotechnology department came to speak to
Lock Haven Students and
of nanJustin
Ingrim, Jens Weyant,
Craig Shaffer, Shawn
Pickering, were all guest
speakers at the meeting
as well sharing their expewith
rience
the
nanoscience departments
at either LHU or Penn
State. Justin Wilhelm
and Jackie Freed were

presented on behalf of Dr.
Jackie Whitling.
According to dictionary.com, nanoscience is
"the study of the performance of ultra-small structures, materials,
and
devices, usu. usually 0.1
to 100 nm; also, the study
of manipulating materials
on an atomic or molecular
scale."
In simpler words, the
study of making structures smaller.
Mahoney, (Center for
Nanotechnology
Education
and
Utilization, PSU) said,
"It's
the
consumer
demand to make things
smaller."
Nanoscience allows for
the ability to make practically anything smaller.
benefits
Medicine
greatly because of all the
technology
new
nanoscience has created.
Smaller medical sensors and tools allow for
medical devices that can
be less invasive to the
body.
Mahoney said,
"Smaller equipment will
be a lot more flexible."
One can shrink down
these tools (that become
lab on a shift), where he or
she can take the lab to the
crime scene and can then

document
everything
there at the scene.
Overall it saves a lot of
time because one does not
have to wait that long for
the results, described
Mahoney.
Mahoney then went on
to explain information
that was gathered by Lux
Research.
"By 2015, 50 percent of
all new advanced technology products will incorporate nanotechnology, and
one million nanotechnology workers will be needed
in the United States
alone,"
explained
Mahoney.
In other words, this is
why students at Lock
Haven should be itching
to receive a degree in
Nanoscience. Lots of new
advanced
technologies
equal lots of jobs.
The Nanotechnology
program at Penn State
University is not just for
Penn State students. The
program is available to
the entire state.
For Lock Haven students who are interested
in the program, the cost is
LHU tuition prices for 18
credits. There is a room
and board grant during
the
Capstone
NMT
Seminar.

Those students interested in this NMT
Capstone Seminar, be
noted that just as much
time will be devoted to lecture work and lab work.
There will be at least 120
hours of hands on learning in the labs.
Other schools all over
the country are starting to
replicate the Penn State
program. In particular,
Silicon University in
California is one of the
major ones. The schools
are getting the government to check out their
programs.

Justin Ingram alumni
of LHU in biology/chemistry and is currently a
Ph.D.
student
in
Neuroscience at PSU.
"Nanotechnolbgy
is
small science with large
possibilities,"
said
Ingram.
"Biologists,
Engineers, Chemists and
Physicists use this technology, virtually every
branch of science."
The other guest speakers at the presentation
described what research
they were conducting in
order to help out the
nanoscience field.
Jens Weyant is conducting research about
"Nano-Engineered

Encapsulated-Particles
for the Creation of SelfLubricating Coatings and
Alloys."
From LHU, Weyant
obtained a degree in
Applied Physics and concentrated in Nano-fabrication.
Currently, Weyant is
an
M.S. student in
Engineering at PSU. He
said, "The work I did in
the LHU labs instilled a
solid work ethic and laboratory skills necessary for
further education."
Craig Shaffer graduated from LHU with a
degree in Applied Physics
with a concentration in
nanotechnology.
Shaffer did a college
internship for CISP, and
is currently an M.S. student in Engineering at
PSU.
Shaffer works
alongside of Weyant in
the labs.
The research project
Shaffer is working on will
be for the mass manufacture of micro-components.
Shawn Pickering is in
the same program as
Weyant and Shaffer and
discussed the development of quantum dot technology and why it is used
at the presentation.
Both Jackie Freed and

Justin Wilhelm were both
represented by Dr. Jackie
Whitling for they were
unable
to
attend
Nanoscience Awareness
Day.
Dr. Whitling presented
powerpoints that both the
alumni
created
that
described why nanotechnology influenced their
career path.
"They both feel that
obtaining a minor in nanotechnology in addition to
their respective majors
opened doors for them,"
said Whitling.
Having a degree in
nanoscience will allow one
to learn all of the tools of
the trade, have diversity,
have an easier time finding a job or internship and
may even take students to
PSU graduate school.
Endless possibilities
arise due to all the nanotechnology applications
that need attention today.
For any questions or
for learning more about
the nanoscience program
there will be an open
house Friday November
16, here at The Haven.
The open house will begin
at 8 a.m. in PUB meeting
room two, and run until
2:30 p.m.

lhu

November 14, 2007

A5

;leye.com

■

*amp™*r

mm\m

mWk

A^

»•*..

tmw

t

-w

uuii

l*^m^mmm&

l%mmy.

'

m

EMPLOYMENT

& CAMPUS

:

APARTMENTS FOR RENT &
ROOMMATES NEEDED

Big Meg,
You are

STUDENT RENTALS
AVAILABLE

Spring Break 2008
Sell Trips, Eamtkifc, and Go Free.
Go for Group
Best Deals Guaranteed!

rtscounts

Jamaica, Cancun,

Acapulco, Bahamas,
S. Padre, Florida.

I nformation/Reservations
1-800-648-4849 or
www.ststravel.com

Do You...
Need a roommate, need to
sell something, or just want
to send a special message to
someone?!
Please contact the editor at
lhueagleye@yahoo.com, write in
the subject line "Classifieds."
See your message in the next
issue of the Eagle Eye!!

Submissions must be in by
Monday at noon.
Thanksgiving
break is just
around the
corner.
"Experience is
something you
gain shortly
after you

could have
really used

Carpe diem,
Sean.
To get the

full value of
joy
you
must have
someone to
divide it
with.
--Mark Twain

--

it."
It is far
more

impressive
when others
discover your
good qualities
without your

J

1 & 2 BEDROOM APARTMENTS:
Rent includes gas heat, water/sewer, and
trash removal, off street parking, on site
laundry. Each apartment has large
closets, individually controlled heating, a/c
unit, and appliances.
Short term leases available!

Contact Jennifer at DAVIS REAL
ESTATE, INC. to schedule an
appointment!
Email: jenniferr@davisrealestateinc.com
or call 570-748-8550

Available
Immediately!!

Student
Rentals!!

(1) Spacious 2
bedroom apartment
newly renovated
includes heat,
water, and sewer

*3-4 bedroom
houses located
across from
Campus Village.
Off street parking
available.

newly painted.

Includes all Kitchen
Appliances,
Washer, Dryer,
Central Air, Lots of
Closet Space,
Off Street Parking.
**A Must See**

ask for Tony

help.
have found
men who
didn't know
how to kiss.
I've always

Kelly,
I'm awesome
and an
amazing
runner, I

found time to
teach therru

break dance
like its life
or death, and
I like tigers
and the color

Posting
messages to
your friends
on the
Classifieds
page is almost

Advertise on
the
Classifieds
page.
Send it to
lhueagleye
Syahoo.com or
call 484-2579.

purple.
XOXO
P.S. Pumpkins
aren't so bad

either.
A bay bay!!

Little Dani
Little
Kathleen,
Hi! Have a
good week

busted out!
ZLAM,
Big Nicole

Little
Kathleen

seeds! Had a
great time
with you
Saturday
night!
Love you,
Big Nicole

Little
Monkey,
Welcome to
the family!
ZLAM,
Big Nicole

Big

scarecrows.

Have something

Love,
Little Lauren

LHUeagleye
@yahoo.com,
subject line
"Classifieds."

<3 SYF <3
Big Ashley!
So much fun

this weekend.
No dancing
for me.
Love,

Little
Stephanie
Littles,
Please don't
go home
anymore. It
makes me sad.
ZLAM,
Big Kate
Contact the

Laura and
Lauren,
She's a

creeper...

Pokehard
CHEVY!!!

Classifieds
Editor at
lhueagleye
@yahoo.com,
write in the
subject line
"Classifieds."
Leave

Little Sam and
Little 2 Dani,
Love you lotsHave a great

week!
Emily,
love you
Big!
Love,

elephant,
I love
sunflower

ZLAM,

here! !
Send all
submissions to

squirrel,
I'm sad I
didn't see
your fancy
footsteps on
Saturday!
Crush party
they
better be

Little

Love you
Big! !
Dancing

didn 1 t take.

Megan,

Skip your
class so we
can stay home
and watch Dane
Cook, please.

.

Place your ad

Little 2

,

Big Sam,
Love you lots!
It wasn't
me. .
Love,

that you

The only
things in

(R & R Real
Estate): 726-4408;
Four bedroom
apartments, 2
bathrooms, off
street parking,
laundry facilities,
$305 per student
(four students):
includes water,
sewer, trash &
heat.

Sam

life you
regret,
Are the risks

f interested, call:

Housing

660-1379

Fixations,
Date soon!
ZLAM,

to sell?
Advertise it
here!!
Want
to say
something?
Shout it out
here!!
Need
a new
roommate or
want to find
a new
apartment?

Submit
something!!
lhueagleye@
yahoo.com

Off Campus
Student

Big,
Monoply date
soon?
ZLAM,
Little Kate

--Mae West

■

Amanda,
Feel better
soon.

awesome!
Little Katey

Davis Real Estate, Inc.

(1) Spacious 3
bedroom apartment

PfBSONALS

Sandy,
I misss youuu!
ZLAM,
Kate

messages to
your friends
or sell a
book.
It' s
free for
students and
students love
free stuff,
right? !

To place an
advertisement

like wall
postings on
facebook.

of

Big Court and

Little
Danielle,
Love you lots!
ZLAM,
Sam

•-

lhueagleye® yahoo.com

A6

lhu

November 1

e.com

2007

OPINION
High school let us down For

{Editors Note: This column is part of a series by
Katelyn Donovan that
reflects on the freshman
experience and examines
issues from the perspective
of a freshman.)

Katelyn Donovan
Staff Reporter
kdonovan'a lhup.edu
High school did not do
its job.
It doesn't always seem
that it did at least. I can't
count the number of times
that I've been told that,
'high school is supposed to
prepare you for college.'
But now that I'm at college, I find it hard to
believe that I was properly
prepared.
Don't get me wrong, I
went to a very good high
school, but the focus of
most of my high school
career was on learning
how to write proper essays
for the PSSA tests, and
taking an extra math
course in order to achieve
higher scores in the math
portion.

I got through honors haven't been prepared cor- able, but after being greatand advanced placement rectly to face the everyday ly coddled for most of my
high school English with challenges of college could high school career, it has
reading only three or four be as much my fault as been difficult for me to
whole books and it would anyone's though. I could realize that no one is going
be quite accurate to say have studied and read to tell me what to do anythat I most likely studied
more and that it is quite
less than 100 times over
important to be able to figure out everything for
the 720 school days that I
myself at college. From
had during my four year
to
assignments
class
tenure.
spring semester schedulIn doing this I maning I've found little guidaged to make the honor
ance so far in my 12 week
roll or high honor roll
college experience, but
every marking period and
that is probably because I
felt like I had accomhaven't searched it out.
plished something.
There are actually
And then I got here,
many people and places
where I have to study
that are extremely willing
quite frequently, and to
to help students at college,
tell you the truth, I'm
but you have to go to them
pretty sure that I don't
for the help. Everything
know how to actually
that was handed to us in
study. On top of that, I
Katelyn Donovan
high school is no longer
have to read more often
going to be there, and if we
than I study, and though
more in high school, but need help, we have to go
I'm fully capable of reading, it has become easy to the point is that I didn't get it.
Between the writing
get distracted through the have to in order to succeed. Being in the real center, tutoring that is
pages.
available and even help
Though I learned a lot world is immensely different and I feel that it will from professors it's easier
and had wonderful teachers during high school, a take a while longer than than it may seem to find
part of me now wishes I'd like to adapt to the new guidance. The only difference is that it's not all set
atmosphere.
they would have been a litNot only are my study up for us anymore, we
tle tougher.
Feeling as though I habits rusty and unreli- have to go get it.

(Democratic
congressional) majority was
elected on a pledge of fiscal
responsibility, but so far it's j
"The

acting like a teenager with a

new credit card,"

George W. Bush, after vetoing a
— Pres.health
and education spending bill

"(Pres. Bush) again
vetoed a bipartisan and j
fiscally responsible bill
that addresses the
priorities of the
American people,"

Dog's bark has bite
Chris Hoskavich
Opinion Editor
choskavir« lhup.edu
Perhaps I shouldn't
have been, but I was
shocked when I heard the
tape of Duane "Dog"
racially
Chapman's
charged diatribe about his
son's African-American
girlfriend.
I must admit I enjoyed
watching his A&E program "Dog the Bounty
Hunter." I admire his
"rags-to-riches" story and
propensity for giving people he arrested second
chances, and I felt the
charges he faced for capserial
rapist
turing
were
Andrew
Luster
Needless to say, I was
sorely disappointed when
1 heard his racist comments. But I was also
upset with myself for letting them take me by surprise. I should know better
than to assume that a person's public image doesn't
mask a loss-glamorous
reality.
This leads me to a
question that has been
discussed at length on
prime-time cable news

shows lately: is "Dog" a
racist?
M y first response after
hearing the tape was to
wonder if this is even a

said and that is what I'll
focus on.
The comments were
undoubtedly racist. I can't
accept any other assessmore,
ment.
What's
Chapman knew that they
were wrong.
It
is
interesting,
though, that in the midst
of his private remarks
which he knew were
racist, he denied that they
were motivated by racism
and hatred. I honestly
don't think he believes he
is a racist or wants to be
one.

Chris Hoskavich
valid question. Did these
people hear the tape? Of
course he is.
After watching interviews with Chapman,
social commentators and
psychologists, and reflecting on personal experience, I decided to give it a
little more thought.
First of all, I am not
going to even address the
issue of it being a private
conversation; that's not
the problem at hand.
Chapman said what he

Unacceptable audience conduct
m^mmammmmm****mmmW

Sadly, 1 have heard
similar remarks many
times. Someone will use
the "N word" and follow it
with an explanation that
they "don't mean it in that
way."
Well why say it if you
aren't trying to convey the
intended and traditionally
accepted meaning?
There are many possible explanations, but I
think in many cases it is
an issue of habit.
grow
People
up
exposed to certain behaviors and types of language
and adopt them as their
own. They may, as they
grow older, adopt views
that are incompatible with

the record

— House Speaker

Nancy Pelosi,
responding to Bush's veto

them, and rather than
make the effort to amend
their old behaviors, just
search for ways to justify
them.
I honestly don't know
this is the case
Chapman or even anyone
else. I believe it is likely
though, because I don
a reason why someone
would harbor a racist
ology, yet profusely
being a racist in private
conversations.
Now, simply acknowledging this explanation
a possibility does not Letters to the editor are the opinion
ofthe author and do
mean I view it as a justifinot reflect the views of the Eagle Eye staff or its
cation. This sort of repugassociates.
nant conduct is not acceptable. No matter the motivation, it is degrading,
Do you have something
hurtful and contributes to
the preservation of racist
on your mind?
ideology. We all have a
responsibility to recognize
its destructive nature and
Is there a hot button topic
not engage in it.
that you would like discuss?
We can take solace,
though, in knowing that
even the worst habits can
Don't just get red in the face...
be broken with the right
amount of education and

I

I

tO

-T|

Hditof
-

So, while I refuse to
defend the "Dog," I will
argue that it is perhaps
not too late for him to

the

to

Write a letter
to the editor!
When writing, please include your
full name and a phone number
where you can be reached.

.

write a paper on this?" or "Is it the damn intermission
yet?"
finally yes,
understand
that many students do not have a
I
Erin A. Kennedy, Ph.D.
choice
terms
of
their attendance at LHU stage proin
Department of Psychology
ductions.
But
trust
me when I tell you that you are
ekennedy@lhup.edu
going to benefit greatly from those experiences. This
I would like to first congratulate the cast and crew of holds especially true for productions like "The Laramie
''The Laramie Project," many of whom are new to the Project." The actors in such a show devote hundreds of
LHU stage, for an excellent performance. They did an hours of their free time preparing for opening night.
Through the show's run, their parents and loved ones
outstanding and quite emotionally moving job of portraying the responses of the residents of Laramie, are there to cheer them on. The least the rest of us can
Wyoming following the brutal murder of Matthew do in return is to give them 2 and a half uninterrupted
and respectful hours of our time.
Shepherd, a gay college student.
However, as has been the case for every theatre production I have attended since arriving at LHU, certain
members of the audience made it difficult to engage
A shameful waste
fully with the performance.
In case there is any confusion regarding proper audiTaylor Gary
ence conduct, I would like to provide a partial list of tgary@lhup.edu
behaviors that are inappropriate for the theatre: talking
(even during scene changes); handling your mobile
I understand that many establishments like to have
phone (checking the time every ten minutes will not their buildings lit up at night even if not in use. Yet,
make it pass more quickly and one's phone should be right now, it seems like a complete waste of money and
turned to off, not silent or vibrate); audibly correcting energy to have the alumni building lit up at night conthe actors' pronunciation; talking; leaving at intermissidering it is still under construction. It's just a shame
sion; yawning loudly and frequently; inappropriately that it's a waste.

'

Also include your year and major.
'
Send it to
■ ■ ■' ■

lhueagleye@yahoo.com
with "Opinion Letter"
in the subject line.

Do you like to draw?
Do you have a passion for comic
books or satirical cartoons?

Draw an editorial cartoon,
and submit it to the Eagle Eye
for the Opinion section.
Send it to
"Editorial Cartoon" in the subject line.
Make sure to include your full name, year, major
and a phone number where you can be reached.

j

November 14, 2007

A7

lhu

OPI I o
Rudeness

THE EA OLE EYE
VOLUME 66 ISSUE 10
Parsons Union Building
Lock Haven University
Lock Haven, PA 17745

Office: 570-484-2579
Fax: 570-484-2644

lhueagleye@yahoo.com
swojcik@lhup.edu

Advisor
Dr. Douglas
Campbell

Ads Manager
Sarah Goetter

Editor in

Online Editor
Kara Wilt

Sarah Wojcik

Photographers

Erin Hippie
Audrey Ward

Adam Roberts
Erin Hippie

Lauren Lamas

Features
Jessica Horbach
Olga Malyavskaya

Advertising
Sarah Goetter
Jennifer Hayes
Kyle Tims

Sports
Garrett Graziano
James Cooney

Opinion
Chris Hoskavich

Business
Manager
Matthew Wrigley
Circulation
Manager
Kimberly
Stackhouse

THE EAGLE EYE. THE OFFICIAL STUDENT

: NEWSPAPER OF LOCK HAVEN UNIVERSITY, IS

!•

PUBLISHED WEEKLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THE UNIVERSITY CALENDAR. THE ARTICLES,
I OPINIONS, PICTURES AND LAYOUT OF THE
: EAGLE EYE ARETHE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE

Sarah Goetter
Staff Reporter
sgoetteK« lhup.edu
Just because your cell
phone is on vibrate does
not mean that other people cannot hear it. Vibrate
is NOT the same thing as
silent.
When
advised
to
silence your phone at the
beginning of a class,
movie, or a live production, please do so. Do not
interpret the request as:
"Please, place your cell
phone on vibrate, so everyone will become distracted
by the buzzing of your
vibrating cell when you
receive a call or text message."
The humming of a
vibrating cell phone is distracting to the actors and
actresses and it is also
very disrespectful.
On Thursday night I
attended the opening of
the University Player's
"The
of,
production
Laramie Project," which
was kicked off with the
reasonable request to not
take flash photography
and to turn all cell phones
off.
I was infuriated with
the lack of respect I
observed among my fellow
audience members, primarily students.
During the live production one individual let out
an obnoxiously loud belch
and in response others
found it appropriate to
chatter and giggle.

row behind me began to
annoying
that
make
"buzzzz...buzzzz...." noise.
As if that was not enough
to ruin the emotional
moment taking place on
stage, another individual
not so quietly whispered,
"Who is it? Is it (insert
name)? Haha!!"
Really? Is that necessary? No! Please just
make that vibrating noise
cease and do not feel compelled to discuss who was
calling you with your
friends.
Now I understand that
will
you
occasionally
receive a phone call while
in a situation like this that
you must answer.
If that is the case, then
please quietly excuse
yourself and take the call
in another room where
you won't be disturbing
Sarah Goetter
others.
I was astonished when
"ewwing" and the boys I listening to the conversaexchanging
high-fives. tion that was taking place
For a moment, I thought I behind me and I wanted so
was back at camp with a badly to turn around and
bunch of children and not "shh" them.
Once again I am taken
in Sloan Auditorium (on a
college campus) with my back to the fourth grade,
but this time I am listenpeers.
However, that disruping to my teachers
tive event was no match to instruct us not to "shh"
the numerous vibrating people because in actualiphones throughout the ty you are making just as
audience during the entire much noise as they are.
duration ofthe show.
Boy, if only I could get
One instance that realthose instructions out of
ly got under my skin took my head that were burnt
place towards the end of in by my elementary
the show. It went down school teachers, I would
like this
the cellular have turned around and
device belonging to the you better believe I would
individual sitting in the have let out a "shh" until
Are we in fourth grade
again?
For the last few summers I have been a camp
counselor and my fourth
grade campers find it
acceptable to burp in public, which is typically followed up by the girls

--

;

STAFF AND DO NOT REFLECT THE VIEWS OF
THE STUDENTS, THE FACULTY OR
j ADMINISTRATION, UNLESS SPECIFIED. THE
EAGLE EYE IS FUNDED BY THE STUDENT
COOPERATIVE
I
COUNCIL AND IS PRINTED BY
' THE LOCK HA VEN EXPRESS IN
WITH THE WILLIAMSPORT

I

Thumb/ Up

J% 4

.• •
ot

Thumb/ Down

...

their giggling stopped.
Rudely leaving your
cell phone on and not
silenced is distracting and
frustrating for the individuals that are attempting
to appreciate the hard
work of their peers, in this
case,
the
University
Players.
This is not the only
time I've been annoyed
with the phone etiquette
of other individuals. I am
sure we have all been in a
class and someone's phone
begins to ring and the
instructor stops teaching
to allow the student time
to silence their phone
before continuing.
Not to say one situation takes precedence over
the other, because in both
cases the ringing/vibrating phone is distracting,
but our fellow students
and numerous faculty
member put a great deal
of time and hard work into
making these shows successful and you and your
cell phone are ruining it
and basically saying to the
students on stage that you
are not appreciative.
I will now step down
from my soapbox and say
that, mistakes happen and
sometimes you forget to
check. Please be aware
and make a conscience
effort to not let it happen.
The next time you hear
the friendly reminder to
turn off all cell phones,
please take the opportunity to check the volume
level of your own.

Thumbs Up 111
to border officials at the Rouses Point, N.Y.
border crossing for holding up a fire truck from
Quebec that was heading to put out a fire at an Inn

in Rouses Point.
American fire officials alerted the border
officials the truck was on its way, but they would
not let it pass until all tire crew members could
prove they were documented.
en our country's reputation for lax border security, it is astounding that it would be so difficult for an authorized emergency vehicle to get
through when some of our citizens desperately
needed its assistance.

Isaiah Owens, a funeral director from
Garden City, N.Y. who is paying »p to $4,000 to
give a Marine a proper reburial.
William Hayes from the Bronx was buried
at Calverton National Cemetery in 2003 after being
mistaken for Willie Hayes from Harlem. The mistake was discovered recently when Willie died and
his family sought to have him buried at Calverton.
William received a "lees-thari-honorable"
discharge from the Corps and was not. entitled to
to

been
burial at a national cemetery. He
reburied in a potter's field if Owens had not
stepped in and offered to pay the cost ©f a proper

■IlijljjjjljjjilHHHSHnBMBHH^

From our news room... �

Courage on the stage
Shying away from a difficult
topic is easy, safe and an example
of, to put it plainly, cowardice.
What the University Players are
doing this semester with their production of the "Laramie Project" is
exactly the opposite.
The brutal murder of Matthew
Shepard opened the nation's eyes
to a world we had hoped was no
longer with us a world of hate,
cruelty and intolerance.
Though he had to die a painful
death where no mercy was afforded to him, Matthew did not die in
vain.
The tragedy that befell his family and loved ones reminded us of
the ugliness of hate. Unfortunately,
the hideous act of intolerance did
not end with his fatal beating, but

-

carried on to his funeral service.
Fred Phelps led an anti-gay
protest at Matthew's funeral in a
disgusting conclusion to an already
horrifying event.
When Moises Kaufman wrote
"The Laramie Project," he wanted
to show the world that the impact of
that October 1998 evening in the
Wyoming countryside reached far
beyond the state's borders.
The result is a play comprised of
real-life reactions to a real-life horror story.
It's a story that needs to be told
again and again in classrooms,
campuses and theaters across the
country because unfortunately this
kind of crime is far from being
extinct.
According to the FBI's 2004

crime reports, 7,649 hate crimes
were committed across the coun-

tional rights.
Is intolerance really that toiera-

The newest hate crime legislation introduced to the U.S. House
of Representatives, H.R. 254, has
some promise of strengthening the
laws to make sure hate crimes are
punishable as the heinous acts
they are.
Those who oppose the bill say it
muzzles free speech and blurs
criminal lines, widening the possibility of a person convicted of a federal crime where they may not
have been in the past.
This kind of mindset frightens us
more than angers us. The fact that
hate crimes cannot be considered
more punishable without being
seen as breaches of our constitu-

The University Players aren't
changing U.S. policy, but they are
bringing a real story into the minds
of young people. They are participating in the transforming of attitudes and bringing home what may
seem like a distant problem to

try.

We urge you to check out "The
Laramie Project," which will be
wrapping up this weekend, and
open your mind to a difficult Issue
and a necessary cause.
As for the actors, stage crew
and directors involved in "The
Laramie Project," we say kudos,
bravo and most of all thank

-

A8

lhueagleye.com

Un3er the threat of sanctions Iran handed""
nuclear blueprints to the U.N. The plans,
which were seen by inspectors two years ago,
showed how to mold uranium metal into a
warhead.

Dver

.<

-i f j f

Sfehed

protesters,
toward the

counti$||

1 Sfionstration came two d&yi
jMjifcer Uruguay approved il

B|^

r plant that would makj|

1

tat environmentalist fear
||&fl pollute the air and rivei||
ers are

working on a koala-inspired
robot that will recognize !
human faces and respond ]
to touch and voice. The
robot which is called Kobie
is expected to lead to
smarter, friendlier and
more economical robots.

November 14, 200

Liza Nicholson
Staff Reporter
Every 13 minutes someone is diagnosed with breast cancer and it is estimated that 40,460 women and 450 men
will lose their battles with breast cancer
in 2008.
The sisters ofZeta Tau Alpha sorority
held the Second Annual pink out day on
Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2007, to raise awareness about this serious issue.
"October is traditionally breast cancer
month, so we chose November to have
our pink out day to continue the awareness and show that breast cancer is a
major concern year round," said Zeta Tau
Alpha sister Kate Brink.
The sisters had tables set up outside
of Raub Hall throughout the month of
October so that students, faculty and
staff could purchase official pink out
shirts made by RJ Ely Printing Company
for $10.
There were about 325 shirts ordered
by people around campus and the profits
brought in almost $1500 that is being
donated to the Susan G. Komen Breast
Cancer Foundation.
The foundation was started in 1982,
when Nancy Brinker promised her dying
sister, Susan G. Komen, that she would
do everything in her power to stop breast

fighting to save lives, empower people,
ensure quality care for all and energize
science to find the cures.
Brink, who was the head of the
fundraising department for the pink out
day along with Samantha Reed and
Christina Veppustek said, "With all
fundraising we have done this semester,
we should surpass $3,000 and all of that
money will go to the Susan G. Komen
Breast Cancer Foundation."
The day was capped offby a presentation in which Lock Haven University faculty members, Martha Rowedderj
Annette Miller and Patrizia Hoffman,
spoke about their personal experiences
with breast cancer.
All three women spoke about getting
mammography annually and doing self
breast examinations once a month. They
also spoke about the importance of being
there for someone who is going through
this disease.
"My family, friends, co workers, and
my church family were big parts my healing," said Miller. "I would have never
made it with out my husband; he was my
rock thought all of this. He was beside
me all the way."
Since 1992, the Zeta Tau Alpha
national sorority has donated approximately $1.6 million to the Susan G.
Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. For
more information about this noteworthy
foundation
visit

Today, 25 years later, the foundation
is the largest grassroots network of
breast cancer survivors and activists

'

Happenings
China Mobile, the country's
largest cell phone provider,
tested a transmission station
on Mt. Everest. The company
hired yaks and porters to
transport the equipment to
21,325 feet. The station will
be used for calls along next
year's Olympic torch route.

Pnoto Courtesy of Erin Boyer

Members of Zeta Tau Alpha pose in their Pink-Out shirts, in which $1500 in
proceeds benefited the Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.

t^sf

ay * Tne spii1 was
r8t
Ver two eca^es

|^
■The" amusement

°

■

in lustry is

ing an international convention
this w.eek in Orlando, Fla. The
event *#hich features over 1,000
attractions, will welcome 25,000
people from 85 countries.

National & Global
Happenings is
written by News
Editor Adam
Roberts. Pictures
courtesy of Google.

I

Pink-out day increases
breast cancer awareness

Nattona
&
Beyond
I\

"I

I

Lease by January 31, 2008 to ■
receive Special Promotions

H

893-1833 wnn.myownapartfnent.com

H
■

Hurry, spaces are going fast!

I
I

■
mm

Inside

...

Features...

Three athletes
receive PSAC
Honors

Learn how to
pace yourself this

Turkey Day

B4

B5
Lock Haven

Volume 66, Issue 10

Student Newspaper

Wednesday, November 14, 2007

www.Hiueagleye.com

ktm Baldbaglesdefeat

\nOT

Ibrahim Smith leads the Bald Eagles to a 17-14 victory over the Clarion Golden Eagles

B*|VVHH!H
ftttjUHHMH

Brandon Apter
Reporter

BHK&j

\

.1

with a nail-biting overtime
victory against Clarion on

VsHHIHhj

H^Brr^PQn| like the first as neither
team was able to get anymaau W^
WW
thing on the board. The
Haven did have a chance
to pull ahead after a
muffed kick but place
kicker Mark Domonkos
saw his kick sail left as the
f1
teams would go into a
fourth quarter showdown.
The Bald Eagles wasted no time trying to show

f

This victory

intnebattle fthebot -

■

I

°

tum PSAC We8t teams.
This
was the first

the

Eagles beat
home.
"Our kids practiced
hard this week and I
thought they came here
and played hard," head
coach John Klacik said. "1
,>,ui
was
because whether you are
1-10 or 10' 0, winnin feela
real good. It was a good
way for our senior group to
end. Hopefully it will carry
over with the younger
guys. All we talked about
all week was that we needed something to start for
next year and they got
that today with the win."
The first quarter would
show to be a defensive
struggle as neither team
could really get much
Semg.-The- Golden Eagles
of Clarion however were
threatening as they tore
the
Haven
through
defense only to see their
field goal attempt fall

HHRH
HBSf iT^^wi'IL1HMI

I

BPJMBMMjMM|

KttwPi

■■■■■■■■■
EHSfflM 1
■WPfflM I
IflQ*£&#I
mnXm

ll

41

tfft 3
CJ
#1 Pit W
WmIKAImUj
W

W

W[

T JB

wkm,

\\

ftk
k

4Mb*

WL:

J

™™**

.

_

VP,

flf

w

%

H|WP*

'

A

Bi

12
W^^P"
mm\\\\\\\\\w
%\\\\^^m\\\\
■

jfl

_f

Vr d|

iZS^fvj]

Br

VI

BHr

«

VB^HBHSj

•
B«

•'

I

Photo Courtesy of Sports Information

Ibrahim Smith, seen above, receives a hand-off in a recent game. Smith was
awarded PSAC West s offensive player of the week
,
. uarter lanon a lead, ,1
shor t The
a hole to lead him in for
,; ,
™

would end without any
score, but Clanon changed
quickly.
Wltn JU8t under a
minute
e in tm' 8econd
Uartf,r ( lanon
uarter;
\
L
back Tyler Huether
found
the end zone
a
sneak to cap off a 9 play,
39 yard drive and give

*°"

?

,

«

°"

£Haven

-

1

that they deserved the win
as standout back Ibrahim
Smith, on the second play
of the drive, ran 64 yards
into the end zone to give
the Haven a 14-7 lead
with 14:19 to go in the
game.
With time running out
in the game, Clarion put a
10 play, 89 yard drive
together which ended in a
one yard run by Eddie
Emmanuel to tie the game
at 14 a piece.

Lock Haven would find
themselves in prime position for the win as QB Ilio
DiPaolo found receiver
Chris Hawkins for a 39yard completion down the
middle but the clock would
tick to zero by the result of
no timeouts, sending the
two teams into overtime.
Clarion would take the
first possession in overtime only to see the Bald

would not go away the score, a 6-yard run on
easy though. Following a a drive that took up 57
stalled Clarion drive, Lock yards. Smith's TD would
Haven found themselves tie the game at seven. The
Eagle defense shove them
in position to use their
first half would end that backwards.
Clarion had to
runmn
&
against a way with both teams going
™
attempt a 47-yard field
Golden Eagle into the locker room deadgoal, which was just short,
defen8C
locked at 7.
rreshman
running
The third quarter
See, Football, B2
back Ibrahim Smith found would prove to be much

«*

-

RfPKlfil
■WilWlAI

[•
J
A.

'

«

.

IBmMM^S^BT

Bald
at

•',"Jl®}

"i

k-»5r!^n

**

t

jHHHSHHHj
HflHHHHHHHJ
mM

VMNPRMM

PUpHHlMM

M
m^mmu^L^_^luaaaa
mL^

I

I

I

Pffffff9'J
I
I

■i ii

Andy Pizzaro took the 2-1 decision against Navy'a Trae Miller in Baltimore this past weekend
Clayton D. Desmond
Guest Writer

cdesmqnd@lhup.edu

"It was a very close
bout and super effort by
Stratton," said Coach

Senior, 132 lb. co-capPizarro
Andy
tain,

The judges scored the
bout 30-27. 29-27 and 30-

increased his career record
to
a
earned
over
Navy's tough Trae Miller
at tne Maryland Club
Classic in Baltimore this
past weekend.

WMLmN

H9

Pizzaro defeats Midsh'lpman in feature bout
Cooper.

mm

mm


■Zfl HK

W

****

'm\*mm\Im\

W0^^^\

28 all favoring Olver.
Six Bald Eagle boxers

traveled to Richmond, VA,
this past Monday to compete
in
the West

Richmond Businessmen's
Richmond Classic. Led by
National Champion, Josh
Wisniewski, the Bald
Eagles will bring a relatively young team to com-

The Bethlehem Liberty
graduate displayed excellent boxing skills while
handily winning the third
round to pull
another
over the rugged
midshipman
the
in
evenings featured bout.
Miller was the
National (NCBA) 125 lb.
runner-up, losing to the
Eagles

pete.
Look for Jarret Peak,
119, to take on Navy's
Miller in a featured bout,
while Kevin Alvarez sets
to trade punches with the
Navy's Canon Pattillo.
Following Richmond,
the Bald Eagles will travel

Photo Courtesy of Boxing Team
Andy Pizzaro, seen above, after his win against Trae Miller at the Maryland
Club Classic in Baltimore this past weekend. The win moves Pizzaro's record to to Gettysburg for the
Gettysburg Invitational on
15_3
Nov. 17, and then to New
Two other Bald Eagles bouts.
combinations to edge his LHU's Aaron Lynch in last York to compete in the
boxed
Brady used his defenopponent.
year's 195 lb. champi- prestigious New York City
Athletic Club's Boxing
keep the bout
Teammate,
Greg onshipbout.
Donnie Brady,
a close against his aggresStratton, 195, lost a close
According to Associate Invitational.
freshman
Ea le Eve
promising
Navy
opponent. 3-0 decision to Navy's Coach Ken Cooper, the
dropped a 3-0 decision to Midway through the third tough Jeremiah Olver.
complete
have
coverage
hard working Stratton
Navy's veteran Mike
and
ul
t»
published
r
however,
Olver, the defending boxed extremely well all
«*
Steadman
one of the Steadman picked up the National (NCBA) 195 lb. three rounds in his losing after 8tudent return from
evenings most
the Thanksgiving break.
tempo scoring with several Champion,
defeated effort

*

■ INDEX—

*

1

LHU Sports

Features

B5-B8

2007-2008 Men's Basketball preview
See, B2

Wyoming tragedy takes Sloan stage
See, B6

B2

November 14, 2007

lhueagleye.com

Men's basketball 2007-2008 preview
With plenty of veterans still on the team, the Bald Eagles shoot for the playoffs
Kris Glad
Sports Reporter
kglad(« lhup.edu &
Garrett Graziano
Sports Editor
ggrazian<"lhup.edu
With
Thanksgiving
break coming up most students are getting ready to
relax and prepare for the
final weeks of the semester. Some students, however, have more on their
this time of year.

The LHU men's basketball, may have a break
from classes, but they
have plenty of work to do
in order to get ready for
their season opener on
Friday.
"I think everyone is
pretty enthusiastic that's
in the program," said
Coach John Wilson Jr.
The Bald Eagles are
looking to improve on both
sides of the ball this season.

On offense, they'll be
focusing on ball control, a
problem that plagued the
squad in the early part of
last season.
If successful, the Bald
Eagles will create more
scoring chances. Leading
the offense this season is
Billy Arre, who has been
named an Honorable
Mention Pre-Season AilAmerican by the Sporting
News 2007-08 College
Basketball magazine.
Arre's presence will
likely make him the key
target of opposing defenses, but his supporting cast
of
Justin
consisting
Wilson, Denny Mortimer,
and Kelvin McLean will
look to put up some big

:'

Ilk

'■

mk

JkJM

also try to develop the
young talent they have
with the incoming fresh-

Red-shirt
freshmen
Tyrone Palmer, David
Blackwell and Sharif
Bolton will provide stability to the team.
"These young men
know how to play and are
sound,"
fundamentally
Coach Wilson said.
Freshman recruit Eli
Hanna may provide some
promise for this season as
well as subsequent seasons, having demonstrated a good work ethic and
improvement both his
strength and quickness
this off season.
If the Bald Eagles can
necessary
make
the
change there is no doubt
that their wins will reflect
their work.
The real challenge will
be improving their win
total on the road. Last season they went 3-11 away
Photo Courtesy of Sports Information from home.
With the new season to
Billy Arre, seen above, will try to lead the men's
begin the Bald Eagles
basketball team to the playoffs. Arre led the team
hope the home crowd
last year in points per game averaging 21.8 ppg.
plays as big of a part as
numbers of their own on become a defensive pres- they did last year. Coach
ence in the paint in order Wilson said, "Students
On defense, there is to improve the rebound were an important part of
of room
for game.
Last
season our success at home.
plenty
rebounds were a problem They're support makes
Coach Wilson said, as they averaged 31.8 playing at home that
"Defensively we must rebounds a game and their much better."
opponent's average 39.7
pressure the basketball
The Bald Eagles will
and create turnovers."
rebounds a game.
start their season on the
Last season turnovers
Coach Wilson is also road
this
Friday
cost the Bald Eagles, as looking for several players November
16
at
up
16.1 to step up this season and Youngstown
State
they gave
turnovers a game to their help convert turnovers University. Then the next
and rebounds to points.
night they will be at
Jeff Eveillard and Thomas Field House for
By applying more pressure and playing more Jarrell Spence among oththeir home opener against
aggressively the Bald ers will need to use their C.W. Post at 7 p.m.
Eagles shoot for more speed and strength to penturnovers and increase etrate the opponent's
AJ Zimmer will need to

for Lock Haven, Ilio
DiPaolo and Tyler Golden,
From, Football, Bl would go a combined 15 of
22 and compiled 184 yards
through the air. DaMar
giving Lock Haven a Dowell Jr. led haven
chance to seal the victory. receivers with four recepIbrahim Smith would tions and 60 yards while
senior Chris Hawkins
pound the ball up the midwould
net 39 yards on the
dle a few times and then
day.
QB Ilio DiPaolo ran to the
On the defensive side,
Clarion 20-yard line, nearMike
Nesby racked up
ly fumbling the ball. This
tackled
while Cory
eight
would set up a fourth and
five,
Gildea
had
giving
three for the Haven. Third
the
season.
time proved to pay off for him 100 on
"We are going to take
Mark Domonkos as his 35yard field goal sailed about two weeks and heal
through the uprights to our bodies and then it is
sent Lock Haven to their back to work," Coach
first victory of the season. Klacik said. "That whole
"The defense played offensive line is coming
great all day, and once we back, the fullback is comgot into overtime and ing back and right now, it
their kicker fell short with is difficult to look at anyfield
goal one on our team and say
his
long
attempt, I knew I had to he is not coming back. I
give it my best shot," said think our young guys really grew up as the season
kicker Mark Domonkos.
Ibrahim Smith was the went on and I am looking
big offensive star for the forward to some real good
game as he carried the things in the future from
ball 22 times for 139 yards this group."
Lock Haven finished
and two TD's. These phethe
season with a 1-10
nomenal stats were good
enough to earn Smith the mark but have nothing
PSAC West Offensive but high hopes and expectations for the 2008 seaPlayer of the week.
The duo at quarterback son.

The Bald Eagles will

\mr

mm

Photo Courtesy of Sports Information

Jeremie Cook, seen above, returns for his sophomore season with high
hopes. Cook participated in the National Championships last year and took
third at the EWL Championship. He was tied for first last year for points with

seven.

VufiAcM. 2ft
MnmmimhW, 2007

XjfVjkmlik £ VkfAlmml Cdmcm&m.

TUflAtiudimit BtOO mm

TUuls 9:00 am
fFoAt S15 pia-HQatAtahtid

S20dm+cf

Foundation for Chilhood Cancer

■

.

November 14, 2007
r

..

■"'

B3

lhueagleye.com

The Bench

•:

Luck of the Irish

Narcissism-Free League
he's fun to

Editor
rts@lhup.edu
Oh what a difference a year can

The Boston Celtics are a shining
stament to that adage. It was only
year ago that the boys in green
•re the laughing stock of the NBA.
Now, as of Monday Nov. 12 the
ltics are 5-0 and poised to make a
n at the championship. Yes, I real3 it is only November, but it is hard
sleep on a team with as many maree names as the Celtics.
Looking at their roster it is easy to
ink back to the last time Boston
sketball meant something. The
rd era. Not to say that the current
ids in Boston are like Larry Bird,
•nnis Johnson, Bill Walton or
'vin McHale, but I'm sure the
Jtic faithful possess the same
rise of hope they did back in those
The Celtics' phoenix-like rise from
e ashes of the NBA cellar came on
e back of some big time acquisims. Namely the deals that brought
shooting guard Ray Allen and forird Kevin Garnet headlined the
iston off-season.
In any other year, for any other
im bringing in Allen would be a
dsend. In 11 seasons in the league
[en has been named to the All-Star
me seven times: In Milwaukee and
:ently in Seattle Allen showed his
The acquisition of Allen fell down
the headlines because a bigger
me was on the move.
After a pile of sad and disappointl years in chilly Minnesota. Garnet
ts traded in a multiplayer trade to

Understandably, Boston fans were
elated that the intense and monstrous KG was making his way east.
On the flip side it felt like the
world was ending in Minnesota
Their panic is again understandable
because even though Garnet wasn't
winning the big one for the
Timberwolves he was producing anc
bringing people to games.
Regardless of where they came
from a "big 3" has been put in place
at the Boston Garden that stars KG,
Allen and Paul Peirce.
Each of the stars lead the team in
a statistical category so far this season. Again the NBA marathon season is only beginning, but the Celtics
play early is probably diagnostic foi
the rest of the year.
Pierce is currently averaging 23j
points per game, a team high. Game
leads the team with 6 assists am
15.8 rebounds per game. Allen ha
the best field goal percentage h
Boston with 57.8 percent.
According to the espn.com pow
rankings the Celtics are the seco
best team in the league. They fall
line behind defending champions a
perspective dynasty holders, the S
Antonio Spurs.
Boston was placed at number t\
on this list even before the seasi
began.
Defending
Easte:
champions,
Conference
tl
off
Cleveland Cavaliers started
in tl
17 spot and moved up to 12 after tl

With the off-season additions a
a determination to rise from thi
own ashes the Celtics have a ve
real shot at emerging at the top
the heap this summer.

Patriot's Wagon
Editor
in@lhup.edu
Since this might be the only time I
n say this, this year, I'm going to
e this opportunity t/> my advance. The Patriots did not win this
st week.
Yeah, you heard correct.
That doesn't mean they lost or tied
her, it just means that they had a
e week.
I'm officially on the undefeated
ndwagon. With a favorable second
If of the season, and a relatively
althy team, divine intervention
ly be the only thing that keeps
;w England from a perfect season.
This upcoming week the Bills
md in their way, and while many
perts think Buffalo potentially has
mt it takes to pull the upset spell, I think it's like fighting a flood
th rain.
And I'm sure the Bills will throw
erything they have at Brady and
mpany, but in the end there is just
) much firepower and too many
jymakers on New England for the
Us to combat.
Next in line after the Bills are the
igles and Ravens, both of which are
ffering from sub-par seasons. As
xch as it pains me to say this, I
n't think either team has any realshot of keeping pace with the

The Eagles can barely beat NJ
opponents and the Ravens have jt
been playing awful football as of la
These games have the potential to
blow outs.
The Steelers are the only t
that has a realistic shot at wini
but in order for Pittsburgh to
they must play like they did ags
Baltimore.
The Steelers are good enough
play sloppy and still win games. It
those are against normal teams, a
by now anyone can tell you that N<
England is anything but normal.
Big Ben needs to be precise,
defense tenacious, and running g;
dominant. If these three elem<
show up to play on December 9, t
maybe we will finally see a Pati
loss.
My opinion, however, see's
Steelers squad determined to p
the upset and I think they will coi
close, but close doesn't win and
neither will the Steelers.
The Jets, Dolphins and Gia
will be the last three teams in >
England's way, should they b
Pittsburgh the Patriots will play
it stands right now) a 1-8 Jets tei
0-9 Dolphins team and a 6-3 Gia
team.
All of a sudden perfection doesn'
seem like such a far-fetched notion.
»

Do you like sports? Do you have
opinions about local or professional
sports? If so please contact the
Eagle Eye, James Cooney or Garrett

Graziano

Reporter
r@lhup.edu

The NFL is damn lucky their
oduct is so good because the
igues decision makers have no conpt of entertainment.
Last week the Narcissism-Free
ague fined Terrell Owens 10 g's for
iving a personalized towel bearing
? name on the sideline. Earlier this
ason he was fined $7500 for imitata video camera, poking fun at the
Jew England Patriots video recordng scandal.
I'm having trouble understanding
the leagues logic because I was entertained by both displays. Apparently
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell
t't share my sense of humor.
In his year and a half as commisGoodell has done some great
things regarding player conduct. He
has raised the expectations of player's actions off the field to new
But by trying to change their
tions on the field he has taken it

far.
Every Sunday I turn on my TV
ive me the maximum amount of
ritertainment. Love him or hate
im, Terrell Owens is second to none
l that department.
Personally I don't like Terrell
Owens. I wouldn't be the least bit
surprised if reports came out tomorrow telling me he spends his free
time stealing candy from babies and
kicking puppies.
That doesn't mean 1 don't think

watch.

A lot ol his

brations: the sharpie, the pomj
the nap; were all funny and
spirited. They also all received
from the league office.
Even Chad Johnson, a pla
whose antics are always good spi
ed, has a long list of fines for
actions. Earlier this year Maui
Jones-Drew was fined $7500 for p
tending the goal post was a A'

machine.

I know I was offended by that
At this rate before long high-fi
your teammate after scoring a to
down will draw a 15 yard exces
celebration penalty and a dedut
from your paycheck.
In fact, in my opinion T.O. h
never been as uncontroversial as
has been this season. But rath
than applaud him for not calling 1
quarterback gay or posing in t
middle of the Dallas Cowboy star
the 50 yard line the NFL has lower
the standards for what they de<
inappropriate action.
I've never seen an organization s
scared about hurting the feelings of
losing team. Win or lose they all g
home millionaires.
So while the NFL feels it nece
sary to remove the entertaimnei
part of sports entertainment, Pi
starting to wonder what is on oth<
channels.
If I wanted competition withoi
entertainment I'd flip over to tr
Game Show Network. Maybe I'
catch an episode of "Wheel
Fortune."
At least the Vanna White won't
censored.

<

Bills will BEAT the Pats

THE BUFFALO BILLS WILL

WIN THIS SUNDAY WHEN THE
PATRIOTS COME TO TOWN.
At least that's what my heart is
saying. In the fantasy world I live in
the crappy teams always win. The
Chicago Cubs win the World Series
and the Buffalo Bills are playoff contenders. The Cubs haven't even been
to the Series in my lifetime and the
Bills haven't been in playoff contention since 2004.
*
So what does my brain say about
the game on Sunday? The New
England Patriots 57, the Buffalo
Bills six. The facts are this, the Bills
play well at home and they have been
on a roll lately winning five of six and
should have won six of six. That is of
course if they could have recovered
an onside kick.
People have taken notice to the
surging Bills.
Trent Edwards
arted the roll winning two of his
fst three starts.
When he got
jured the Bills went back to J.P.
)sman and he is playing like his job
on the line, because it is.
Right now the Bills are tied for
xth for the best record in the AFC.
they were in the AFC West they
ould be tied for first. This is great
r the Bills, bad when they are playg the Patriots. I truly Billieve that
the Bills would have played the
itriots in a week besides the week
e Patriots come off of a bye, the
ills could beat them. Bill Belichick
is seen what people have said this
ist week about the game and how
Bills have a shot. Now he is mad.
e is going to run the score up on the
ills and it is not going to be good.
There isn't even a chance for the
ills to catch the Patriots off guard
icause the game was moved to
■imetime. The Bills will play in
ont of the whole country again,
ley don't do very well in primetime

«

that I get to listen to John Madden'!
broadcast brilliance. A bunch o
mumbling, then BOOM, and thei
some more mumbling!
So here are the numbers. T
Brady is 12-1 against the Bills 1
time. He has thrown 25 touchdo
passes against Buffalo, the most
has against any team. Even bef
Brady the Patriots have had succ
winning 13 of the last 14 gam
Even Drew Bledsoe got a win agai
his future team.
Buffalo's remaining schedule isn'
going to be easy. They have to fac
four more above .500 teams beside
New England to end the season. I
the Bills want any chance of makini
it to the playoffs it has to get startet
on Sunday. J.P. Losman is going b
have to play like he has never playec
before or it could be by-by J.P. ant
hello Trent.
All of these things run through n
mind when I think about the Bills.
The same way with the Cubs
Every year I think they have th
chance to compete, and most year
they do, but something always goe
terribly wrong. This year for th
Bills I didn't think they had a chanct
Now one game above .500 and with
shot maybe to get in the playoffs all
can think about now is that we jus
blew getting a good draft pick by wir
ning all these games. Odds are th
Bills will blow it by the end of th
season and be in the middle of th
draft field.
So my heart's pick for this
Sunday's game is the Bills 27,
Patriots 24.
The Bills have only put up more
then 20 points this season twice.
Them only winning by three points is
nothing new. The Bills have only
won two of their five games by more
than a touchdown.
It's a long shot, but I'm hoping tl
Bills nation can Billieve enough for
to happen.
Lets Go Buffalo!

r

A Michigan fan who still believes

It all comes down to this.
A title. The first win for a group of
tard working seniors against their
iltimate rival. A chance at a bowl
ame. And the possibility of showing
veryone that despite what the world
f college football thought at the beginring of the season, and even those who
;ept with those thoughts, the 2007
Michigan Football season wasn't a
raste. It was just something in the

Sure, the team had a rocky start.
es, we lost to a Division IAA team,
ippy State gave us a run for our
\ there's no denying that.
By the way, does it bother anyone
ie how the broadcasters on every
twork pronounce "Appalachian?"
the team wasn't prepared
that game. A few players had their
os inflated over the summer and
ly one was really there to win. The
it were looking for glory that they
viously weren't going to get in the
ason opener. It seemed as if
Michigan had expected to be handed a
12-0 season. That loss was a slap on
the hand. It was needed, the lesson
was learned that it might be a little
more work than the Wolverines had

r

•

Oregon gave Michigan a good
anking. Another game that the
im Walked onto the field unprered to play. Plus there is the tiny,
deniable fact that Oregon has sudnly become some sort of demon
im and is entirely too good to be
le. To give credit where credit is
e, the Ducks quacked all over the
)lverines. No one thought it would
another loss, yet it was. Now was
j time to seriously fix whatever was
ing on.

Whether the next week was a win
Ion talent, or a win on the fact that

(Notre Dame has become the laughing

stock
& of college football, no one knows.
However it was a boost in the
Michigan ego to beat a minor rival
after a two game losing streak,
I personally wanted to send Charlie
Weis a fresh batch of Dunkin Donuts
to thank him for giving us a bit of Irish
luck. With that turning point, Penn
State was a little easier to look at, and
a little easier to beat with a quarter
back who causes more trouble than
he's worth.
The weeks flew by and it was a W
in Michigan's column time and time
again, The Little Brown Jug stayed at
home in the Big House. And Michigan
promptly shut the trap of their "Little
Brother" after letting the hopes of
Sparty rise high.
WeVe fumbled this past week
against Wisconsin. Nobody was ready
to predict that. It seemed like we were
going to pull another unbelievable
upset, Instead we lost the Hart of our
team, our quarterback who can pull a
out of who knows where is still
suffering, and his substitute doesn't
know how to score points yet, but only
to lose them in high pressure situations.
Both the mighty have fallen in the

-

leaves a bitter taste, for others it's
joyous occasion.
But to me, Michigan is still a
that has overcome the odds. A
that may have started as indivi
in many aspects, but banded tog
to become something worth ti
about good or bad, we're in the
of many.
The Appalachian jokes are old. It's
pitiful how the Appy State game has
become a solace during other's losses.
Then there's all the Penn State
fans around here. FYI: The Nittany
Lions won't be eating up any
Wolverines in the future, nor not have
then been able to do so for eleven
years. And it needs to be said that
PSU fans need to get over that 2005
loss. Things even out in that game.
Watch the tapes. But with every game
that was played this season, there was
improvement. The talent was there, it
only needed a little bit of tuning.
And now, days away, t
Wolverines are all tuned up and rea
to go for one of the biggest rivalries
college football: Ohio State
Michigan.
I hope this is the game that final
shuts up the naysayers. I hope this
the game that blow Ohio State's
and leaves Jim Tressel in the dus
With the best linebacker in the coui
try and a quarterback that shoul
have graduated two years ago, sure
there's some talent to be apprecial
there.
But this is our last chance to shi;
and after the start of this season ai
our last loss, we have something
prove. We have so much to play ft
The National Title is out of our line
sight, but at least Ohio State can
down too. The Big Ten is up for grat
We have a chance at the Rose Bowl
to win and get a little more reder
tion from last year. This is a chance
so many of us not to eat our w
The proof that Michigan is legiti
this season, and for so many of
players to gain the recognition

-

deserve.
I may not know all the stats
understand every single fundament
of the game. But I do know what
means to have desire, to wait for som
thing you have wanted for so long.
For Maize and Blue Ill raise my
hand and lose my voice a little bit in
the confines of my room. 111 spend my
Saturday night curled up in a fetal
position as I watch every pass, every
run, every movement of those winged
helmets on the screen, gnawing on my
arm as I wait for the climax that has
been four years in the making.
If there are tears in my eyes, I want

them to be because of victory, not
because I squeezed my dog too tight
during th*e last key play that went horribly wrong and with a yelp of despair
on her own part, she bit me. I want to
be able to overcome the odds of having
a half-ass defense and a broken lineup of starters. I'm looking for a miracle on Saturday night, And when I'm
asked why I'm screaming so much late
that night, I'll pump my fist in the air
one more time and simply say with a
serene smile, "Hail to the

LOOK SHARP
Leaders are made in the National Guard.
Contact a recruiter today!
�

,

Leadership training

• Career skills

November 14, 2007

lhueag eye .com

B4

• Up to 100%
tuition assistance

• Part-time

service
in your community

mm

Have a *
Happy
Turkey Day
from all of
us in the
sports
section of
the Eagle
Eye.

NffnONAL^

I -800-GO-GUARD

www.l-800-GO-GUARD.com

Enjoy your
break!

Three student athletes
receive PSAC Honors
Bo rgia and Kurgonaite earn
volleyball honors
Junior Stacey Borgia
Inga
and
senior
Kurgonaite of the Lock
Haven University volleyball both earned a spot on
the 2007 All-Pennsylvania
State Athletic Conference
(PSAC) West squad the
announced today.
Borgia earned a spot on
the First Team while
Kurgonaite took home second team honors.

Inga Kurgonaite

V* & fl 1 ■IHbii^oKw• iiR

Borgia, a PSAC second
team selection a year ago
led in the blocks with 112
(30 solo and 82 assisted).
She was second in total
kills with 265 while leading the Lady Eagles in kill
percentage, hitting .303
for the year. She also
recorded 25 service aces
and 25 assists on the season. Borgia tallied 171
digs.

She had a season-high
23 kills against Kutztown
University on Oct. 22, and
hit a season-high .556
against Shepherd College
on Aug. 24.
Kurgonaite took home
honors,
second
team
marking the fourth time
she has earned a spot on
an All-PSAC team.
She led the team in
total kills with 359 and
recorded 30 aces. She also
chipped in 50 assists and
team-high 205 digs.

Kurgonaite hit an
.576
at
impressive
Shippensburg University
on Oct. 2 and recorded a
season-high 22 kills vs.
Clarion University on
Sept. 18.

Information
courtesy of
Sports
Information
Stacey Borgia
,V';*^^^Hm____

Arre named to pre-season
basketball All-PSAC Team
James Cooney
Sports Editor
Junior Guard Billy
Arre was named to the
All-PSAC preseason team
this past week.

last season
He will have to step up
his game this year as the
number two scored for
LHU, James Chappelle,

H
Arre was last years
PSAC West player of the
year. He led the team in
points and points per
game. He scored a total
of 589 points which come
out to 21.8 ppg. His 21.8
ppg led all of the PSAC

IB

V

"-M1

I

_fl_____H__M

cjL:

graduated last spring.
Arre also led the team
in rebounding with 184
boards. He grabbed 34 on
150 on
offense and
defense.
From beyond the arc
Arre was astonishing,
shooting an impressive
.383 percent.
The coach's preseason
poll has the Bald Eagles
with some climbing to do.
The preseason coaching
poll has Lock Haven tied
for fifth in the PSAC
West. The Bald Eagles
came within one game of
making the postseason
last year.

Lions defend aerial attack in win
Kevin Horan
Daily Collegian
Penn State
Joe
Paterno
was
annoyed with his defense
Saturday's
early
in
game. The coach saw 11
players who didn't have
enough intensity and
weren't tackling well.
The head coach tried
to make this clear to Tom
Bradley, Penn State's
defensive coordinator,
but Bradley couldn't
understand Paterno -- he
was yelling in Italian.
"Does anybody know
how
swear
in
you
Italian?" Bradley asked
reporters after the game.
"I didn't quite understand it."
In the moments after
Temple's 69-yard opening drive, Paterno summoned Bradley to his
side. Paterno's left hand
hooked around Bradley's
arm as the coach shouted
at his defensive coordinator and
motioned
toward the field.
Owls
quarterback
Vaughn Charlton would
finish the first half with
175 yards in the air. But
if the secondary had any
problems early on, it
might not have been
Bradley's fault -- Penn
State's defensive backfield underwent a few
changes that made the
game's first few drives a
time of adjustment.
A.J.
Sophomore
Wallace was making only
his second career start.
week,
This
Wallace

began the game at cornerback, a spot that's
normally reserved for
junior Lydell Sargeant.
"I just took the opportunity and ran with it,"
Wallace said.
Sargeant was forced
to watch the beginning of
the game from the sidelines,
until
Bradley
called i for the nickel
defense. Sargeant then
became the team's fifth
defensive back, taking
the spot of deep safety.
Coaches planned the
move on the practice
field all last week,
Bradley said.
"Coach
[Paterno]
wanted Lydell to be able
to just look at the passes
he was going to see and
get better at that,"
Bradley said. "Rather
than playing two positions -- two different
reads."
It's unclear who will
start at cornerback in
the regular-season finale
next week, but Bradley
doesn't
think
the
Sargeant-Wallace battle
for cornerback will turn
into a drama-filled controversy.
"Everybody's kind of
made [a] bigger deal
about that than what
they should," Bradley
said.
While Wallace had to
worry about adjusting to
the starting role, junior
safety Tony Davis had
concerns, as well.
Davis stepped onto
the field Saturday for the
first time in three weeks.

He was still wearing
stitches, remnants from
a hospital visit last
month in which he was
whisked
from
the
entrance to the operating
room in less than 45
minutes to have his
appendix removed.
Doctors would tell
Davis later that his
appendix was only a couple hours away from
bursting.
So Davis knew that he
had to be very careful
during Saturday's game.
He's still not completely
recovered from a shoulder injury that he suffered in the season's
third week. He didn't
want his stitches to pop,
or to over-extend his
body in his return.
Despite the worries,
Davis said, "it just felt
great to be out there."
"It was frustrating,
just [having] to sit back,
and not playing," Davis
said of his time on the
sidelines. "But I had to
do what I had to do."
Note: Dan Connor,
Penn State's senior linebacker,
named
was
Walter Camp National
Defensive Player of the
Week for the second time
this season. Connor finished the game with 18
tackles, which ties his
career high.

B5

lhueagleye.com

November 14, 2007

Annual show brin

out talents

Nikki Wasserman
Staff Reporter
nwasserm/" lhup.edu
The shining stars of
LHU gave it their all during the Annual Apollo
Talent Show, sponsored
Distinguished
Gentlemen's (DG) on
Saturday. Nov. 10.
The show is a talent
competition where audience members get the
chance to vote for their
favorite
performances,
and the winners get a shot
at cash prices.
There were 10 different
acts that included singers,
guitarists, dancers and a
pianist.
"The Apollo is an event
that we. the Distinguished
Gentlemen, have featured
annually in our 10 year
existence," says Vincent
Goodwin. DG vice president.
The new members were
in charge of setting up the
event.
members
"Incoming
have to go through a
semester long process
where they put together
an event, in this case it

Hi

Nikki Wasserman/Eagle Eye

Ik

Hi

:H
was the Apollo, and they
are evaluated based on

participation and leadersaid
ship
qualities,"
Goodwin.
Auditions were held for
interested
talehts
in
October and the DG decided who would be in the
competition.
Cash prizes were given
to those who got first, second and third place.
The Apollo is funded
the
solely
by
Distinguished Gentlemen.
We are not funded by the
SCC (Student Cooperative
Council); thus, the majority of our events are funded
by us. unless we are collaborating with another
group.

—■Ml

Bl

H^^^H

.

■■■■■■■■■^I

Alumni of the group,
such as Albert Jones are
also thtre to contribute on

Mark Cedeno (left), Paul (right) and Felix Noy
and Mike Rinard (bottom), the participants of the
Apollo Annual Talent Show, derm
ability to sing and play instruments.
occasion, if we ever need
anything as well," says

Goodwin.
If the audience did not
like a particular person or
performance, they would
boo and yell for Sandman.
The Sandman is a character in the show that
would come sweep the bad
person offstage. This only
happened one time in the
show.
"I was told by the members of DG that this was
the most packed that Price
has been for an Apollo
show to date, they also
said that it was more successful than last years
show. I feel that it was a
great success and that it
can only go up from here,"
said Michael Duffy tht'

president of DG interests.
The audience decided
that the top performers
were, Mark Cedeno who
sang and won first place.
Second place was Mike
Rinard who played the
guitar and sang, along
with Felix Noy on the
drum.
"1 believe the Apollo
was well done. The only
issue that was brought up
to me was the judging and
how it could have been
more efficient. However, I
believe everyone was
entertained, all the contestants worked hard and
it came together nicely,"
said Goodwin.

How to.. .avoid overeating on Thanksgiving
into grandma's house and
perhaps even wiser (for
some of us) to avoid
Thanksgiving dinner altogether, the answer may be
I'm positive you do not
easier and much
much
need a statistic to tell you
than
enjoyable
more
that many people overeat,
either of these.
especially when it comes
Certainly the problem
to the holidays.
overeating can be elimiof
Because Thanksgiving
nated with tips that go
is right around the corner,
with a typical
along
and I know most college healthy lifestyle and diet.
students cannot wait for
When
someone
their families' best home
they do not necesovereats
cooking to manifest itself sarily intend to
eat until
at Thanksgiving dinner, they feel sick to their
some tips to help you avoid
stomachs.
overeating may be useful.
However, they may be
But how can we really wanting to try everything
find our way through that is presented to them
turkey, ham, stuffing, and
not want to leave anycorn, cranberry sauce,
thing behind.
desert and what ever else
Most of us have probaour relatives can cook up?
bly overeaten at some
When asked what their
point in our lives, and so
advice was to avoid
we know it is not a good
overeating
feeling.
got
I
Thanksgiving,
Directly after a meal is
answers ranging from the feeling of nausea andsmart healthy diet tips sluggishness, and later
such as "smaller portions" there
may be bloating and
and "eating slower" from
even weight gain.
LHU sophomore Erin
The first key tip is all
Stuart, to "Don't go, avoid
about "portion size," "mintemptation," agreed on by imize what you're eating,"
both sophomore Brett
says health educator and
Wiser and freshman John one of the recreation
manWatson.
staff members,
agement
While it would be wise professor Rose
Ann Neff.
health advice and
follow
to
Neff mentions that
not leave all inhibitions at planning ahead also pays
the door when walking

Lauren Lamas
Staff Reporter
lhup.edu

Another great tip is to
off.
Decide what to eat eardrink any number of glassbased
on
lier in the day
es of water before and with
things you know you'll be dinner.
Water does not have
having and how much of
should
any calories and besides
what nutrients you
that it has a filling effect,
be having daily.
on the contrary "wine wets
complicatIf that is too
appetite," according to
remember
the
ed for you, just

"Moderation is a key"
Professor Rose Ann Neff

that moderation is the
However, if this is a
key.
to
tradition of yours,
family
Some more advice
there
is
nothing wrong
help you avoid overeating
a
with
glass.
deals with making sure
Once again, moderayour body knows it's full.
not
tion
is a key.
In the morning, do
very imporbreakfast"
Another
says
have "a big
thing
out
tant
to
remember is
Neff, but do not skip
to
take
time
to eat and
on breakfast just because
the
food.
enjoy
you want to be able to eat
Neff mentions that puta lot at dinnertime.
the "fork or spoon
ting
Skipping this imporbrain
down
in between" bites
tant meal leaves the
can
help.
telling you it's starving by
Before you race up to
dinnertime, leaving a perserve
yourself seconds,
fect situation for overeatlease
wait
at
10 minutes to
ing.
Eat a small, hearty see if you are really still
breakfast that will give hungry. Those things help
your brain and your body
your body some energy.

determine when you are
full.
Another great way to
cancel out any extra calories that will be consumed
is to do some kind of exercise that day.
Get up and take a
walk, or go for a run, anything that will burn off
"calories
Ideally.
ingested should equal
calories expended," says
Neff.
All in all, these tips are
what is necessary for a
good and healthy lifestyle
at any time in life, but
there is one more tip that
looks at healthy holiday
eating in a much more
holistic way.
Instead of coming to
the family meal and drooling over the food that will
be served throughout the
day, look forward to seeing
siblings and relatives.
When sitting at the
dinner table, "engage in
conversation." says Neff.
Instead of scarfing
down food, be social and
talk to everyone at the
dinner table.
By doing this, you will
naturally eat slower and
eat less because you will
get full faster.
Also, when families get
together for something

special like a holiday,
there are more relatives
there than just mom and
dad. grandpa and grandma.
Neff suggests spending
time catching up with
"people you don't normally
see.

definition
is
an
Thanksgiving
"expression of gratitude"
originating with a "harvest festival celebrated by
the Pilgrims in 1621"
(Oxford
American
Dictionaries), and is also
celebrated with religious
other
words.
In
Thanksgiving is not just
about being thankful for
food, it is about being
thankful for everything in
our lives including family.
On the same subject,
how can we truly enjoy
and appreciate food when
we inhale it9
Along with common
sense and moderation, it is
hard to prevent
not
overeating, but the true
solution remains in making Thanksgiving "a bigger event than just the
food" Neff concludes.

Hate crime calls for angels on stage
Audrey Ward
Staff Reporter
awardlfalhup.edu

Inspired by a true life
story,
"The
Laramie
Project" is brought to life
in Sloan Fine Arts Center.
"The Laramie Project"
is a play written by Moises
Kaufman about the 1998
murder
of
Matthew
Shepard that occurred in
Laramie, Wyo.
www.americantheatrewing.org, Moises Kaufman
founded the New Yorkbased Tectonic Theater
Project. Kaufman is also
the artistic director of the
Members
of
the
Tectonic Theater Project
helped him write and
direct "The
Laramie
Project."
A homophobic hate
crime was the motivation
found behind the play.

W

mm
*mj

Mm-

_\v

t

Other
sculptures
include George Bush seated as a puppet on his
father's lap, administration figures able to fit
inside one another as
Babushka dolls, and Al
Gore as an educator with
a divine purpose.
The
"Washington
Monuments
•with
Reflecting Pool II" brings
well-known monuments
into contact with what
Harper called "incriminating statements" from this

V

(Left) Cory Messinger plays the man who found Matthew; (bottom) Erin Salvati
plays Romaine Patterson, and Amy Waters depicts a member of the faculty at
the University of Wyoming.
actors, and the company
uncovered a new way of

in the department of performing arts-theatre division.
Amy Peart, a senior
who viewed the play said,
"The props and the set
were beautiful.
I could
imagine what Wyoming
was like."
"There was a powerful
scene where everyone was
wearing very large angel
wings, and they blocked
Fred. Phelps while he was
protesting at the funeral,"
said Peart.
Outstanding props and
sets made the play pop
and feel like you were
there
actually
in
Wyoming.
If you and your friends
are looking for something
Patterson' (Erin Salvati); fun to do, try supporting
the notorious Reverend your fellow students and
Fred Phelps
(Joshua see the student production
Ferrell); and faculty at the of "The Laramie Project."
Premier night of The
University of Wyoming
(Alisha Jones and Amy Laramie Project began
Waters)."
last Thursday, Nov. 8.
The press release also
The
performance
states that the "University kicked off at 8 p.m. and
Players production also was free for all LHU stufeatures seven actors who dents who showed their
make up the "Angel school I.D.
Army."
The play is also open to
The angel army serves non-LHU students as well.
as residents of Laramie, The cost is five dollars for
members of the media and all adults; and three dollars for senior citizens and
stage assistants.
These actors include high school students.
the following students:
The play continues
Andrea Becker, Kathleen throughout this week,
Good, Rachael Johnson, beginning on Thursday,
Jayme Piper, Jenn Sine, Nov. 15 and running
Sturdevant
Ray
and through until Sunday,
Christina Tongyai.
Nov. 18. All performances
The director of "The start at 8 p.m. in the Sloan
Laramie Project" is Dr. Fine
Arts
Building
Christine Woodworth, who Theatre.
is the assistant professor

As written in a press
theatrical release for the Lock Haven
creating a
event," said thetectonUniversity Players proictheaterproject.org web- duction of "The Laramie
Project," "There are eight
The Tectonic Theater principal actors.
The
Project based in New eight actors depict over 65
York, "is dedicated to different
characters
Matthew
including
Shepard's father Dennis
(Joshua
Miller);
the
Aaron
assailants,
McKinney (Joshua Miller)
and Russell Henderson
(Shawn Ergler); Aaron
Kreifels, the young man
who found Matthew (Cory
Messinger); Reggie Flutey,
the police officer who
responded to the crime
scene
(Jaime Torley);
Matthew's friend Romaine

I

innovative
developing
works that explore theatrical language and form,
fostering an artistic dialogue with our audiences
on the social, political and
human issues that affect
us all. In service to this
goal. Tectonic supports
readings, workshops, and
full theatrical productions,
as well as training for students around the country
in our play-making technique," as stated by the
tectonictheaterproject.org.
"The Laramie Project"
is something real.
The
lines of the actresses and
actors who play the towns
people are based off of the
that
the
transcripts
Tectonic Theater Project
recorded during their live
interviews from Wyoming.
Students
of Lock
Haven who participated in
the play were put to the
test to prove that all their
hard work would pay off
throughout each perform-

designers

and

Nikki Wasserman
Staff Reporter
riwassermfa Ihup.edu

Quite a few beauties

and studs hit the auction
block last Thursday.
The Black Student
Union (BSU) sponsored
tfie-* Can Food Date
Auction that was held in
the PUB on Nov. 8.
The purpose of the date
auction was to collect cans
for a local food hank.
Ruby Graves, public
relations of BSU said, "I
think that the event was a
success, we accomplished

our goals and it seemed
that everyone had a lot of
fun. A lo t of people
came

out,

just memhe rs off
BSU and
dates to
next event."
Bidders thai
won get a
and get to f
the Black
White Ball
free which
he held on
8.
"I wanted to get auctioned off because I knew
it was for a good cause. I
only went for 11 cans. The

Mr' "

TM

The Teaching Gore
i's

politi-

"I documented them
while they (the quotes)
were fresh. They're pregnant with meaning now,"
said Harper, "and in 10
years will probably have
even more significance."
The meaning inherent
in each work of art was
never lost on Harper, who
explained how she, even
as
a young
woman,
searched for a message in
her work.
"I was always the one
thinking; why am I creating art?" said Harper.
After fashion design
school, a career path her
mother
her
pushed
toward, failed to hold
Harper's interest, she
began to look to art history-

"I think for many of us
who are born artists - our
parents are always trying
to make sure we don't go
into
Harper
art,"
explained. "But you'll
always find your way
back."
Harper's blunt attitude
regarding the necessity of
creating art propelled her
to begin dabbling with a
career as a curator, where

Simultaneously, she
attempted to work in art
restoration,
but
was
denied by her professors,
who called her "too talented" for the line of work.
Harper found herself
pushed once more into
making art and, as a
woman
who
derived
meaning from her work,
she also found herself
some
wrestling with
strong inner conflict.
As woodcuts became a
preferred medium for
Harper, the Holocaust
became an inescapable
theme.
Only generations away
from family members,
who had suffered through
the ugly reality for
European Jews around
the time of World War II,
Harper took the history of
the genocide on a personal
level.
"The thing I hadn't yet
worked out as a person,"
said Harper, "was what I
felt about the Holocaust."
Reading diaries of
those trapped inside concentration camps. Harper
said she could imagine no
other way in which to face
the cruelty other than creating art.
"I was a mess," she
said, "it would have
destroyed if I didn't find a
way to understand."
The solemn theme of
some of Harper's earliest
work set the stage for an
artist who doesn't shy
from discord, but instead
tries to wrap her head,
and her art, around it.
"Dirty Politics" is an
attempt to do just that in
terms of current events
and political affairs with a
medium Harper had never
truly studied during her
education.
"I always had an interest in 3-D work," she
explained, "but not the
means to do it."
Using her example of
moving from printmaking
to woodcuts to sculpture
and ceramics. Harper
advised the audience
never to limit themselves,
but rather always try new
mediums.
The
bottom
line,
Harper emphasized, is
that an artist can never
escape their calling.
"You are what you are.
You have to do it, or else
you'll find yourself in an
asylum."

Hairtique Too

fp»

Full Service Salon
Stacy Kelly, formally at Heads Up Salon

i

«>llHHH 1

m

1

I

'

auction was a great success. There were people
n1 t
j

\

I

BKB*»^^JBB=ss^^^^
Dec.^^^^^^___>-^^^^vv ere going f

than 30 can
There was a pretty good
turnout also," said Jelani
Washington, a junior who
got auctioned off.

3103 Ea&e Valley Rd., Mill Hall
(Just past Wal-Mart)
(570) 726*941

m

\ 1
Dates sold for canned food on campus
became

the great works of her
peers.

Photo Courtesy of Christine Woodworth
(Top) Cast of "The Laramie Project" give the story of Laramie a new life.

m9Mmm9Mmm9w3

to
According
youtube.com. over 400
hours of interviews were
conducted to find out reactions to the crime.
These interviews were
also a motivational factor
behind the making of the
play.
"One month after the
murder of gay University
of Wyoming
student
Matthew
Shepard,
Kaufman and ten company members traveled to
Laramie, Wyo., to interview people in the town
torn apart by the crime.
The play forged from these
interviews was created
collaboratively by the
members of the company
over a long workshop
process in which participants were encouraged to
operate outside their area
of specialization. Thus,
actors and
designers
became writers and dra-

_K__Jhm1

Am

From, Harper, B8

HJ

People came in with
their own cans or they
bought some there.
There were a total of 24
people that got auctioned
off, and Dewayne Griffin
got sold for the highest
number of cans which was
50.
According to Graves,
"The BSU collected a total
of 433 cans for the
Salvation Army food
bank. This is the fourth
annual can food date auction for BSU."

■Photo

courtesy of
Google Images

wnWBmMWmmBKtBWKm

(570) 748-6875

»ss from Arby's

V

6°

Candles

Items for all occasions
Sports equipment

Christmas ShoppeOpen NOW!!
k + Tart Burners and Tarts

UJTKfL JOtz WOOOSNfD
Route 1
SO West
Lock haven, PA 17745

K

«m 3 tmri »—f taws t>

L9BC

w; l " I lie Best Mr\i<»ii Restaurant in Lock Htm
M W: 11 Spffl
Th-Sa: I1-9HD
Sun.: dosed
,JwBp N \ to l.'VS m the Clinton Vim

■. i

November 1

2007

lhu

B7

e.com

Beyond LHU: Music, Movies, More...
Photo Courtesy of Google

Metal strikes again with Danza II
to be a die hard love for
the genre of music and a
true appreciation for the
musical talent to honestly
like this release.
Chock full of squeals,
sweeps and breakdowns,
Danza II is a violent
whirlwind that rarely
relents and leaves your
mind bruised and ears

is over, it feels as if you
have just listened to one
song,
30-minute-long
instead of a dozen threeminute-long songs.
Overall, this is another
solid
Metal Blade release.
Imagine a man three
however, to
Remember,
times the legal limit drivhave
the
right
mentality
ing a stock car covered in
when
to this
listening
deer's blood at 180 mph
album
though.
straight into a wall comThere are no clean
prised of pigs feet and
The
problem,
only shrieks,
however,
vocals,
chew spit, and you get the
the
lack
of
melody
is
and
and
grunts,
grouls
Tony Danza Tap Dance
music screams. Forget poppy
contemporary
ything that
hooks or
The charming young
resembles
a
melody and
gentlemen
don't
your
hopes up for
Alabama
that sounds
and
like its
properly
ing
arranged.
pride
id
expect
latest
ma
a
t
c
a 11 y
m
i
ii,
Danza
ri
drums
that
Electric Boogaloo.
with
frantic,
■border
In corpora, i
■guitars weaving comtheir
backwoods ■
plex
tterns that
roots with a unique
■.'ntertwine
as well as
brandyof met al/harderate
°P
core, TDTD perfectly
other, with
blend overly
are near
ed musical
with
sible
with out
obnoxiously uu.
structure
which
often
the
music
book.
tures,
which to the
Much like a movie full
untrained ear may sound leaves you lost and conhumor, TDTDE is
fused.
of
toilet
more like a blender full of
equivalent.
to
the
its
musical
Contributing
instruments,
musical
With track names likes
confusion
is
the
outrarather than music itself.
and "I
In fact, I feel confident geously abrupt beginnings "Go Greyhound"
songs. Don't Mean to Impose, But
and
of
most
endings
in saying that 98 percent
I Am the Ocean," these
of the people who give the More often than not I
found
one
myself
starting
guys aren't exactly trying
release a listen will turn it
song and running through to sell world peace or anyoff after the first few secthree or more not realizing thing like that.
onds.
Danza II isn't exactly a they are different tracks
friendly release; there has on the album.
By the time the album

Garrett Graziano
Sports Editor

*\

The»R111L-1 -1 i i4L*MI'"';'"""
ng|

W
W

vocTls "that

Bloody price of diamonds
revealed in action-drama
Lauren Lamas
Staff Reporter

"Blood Diamond" hit
theaters in 2006 as a
beautiful story line, yet a
tragic account of civil war
and corruption.
These horrors are real,
and they take place at one
of many atrocities across
the globe.
It's 1999 in Sierra
and
Soloman
Leone,
Vandy's (who is played by
Djimon Hounsou) life
seemed to be changed forever.
When rebels take over
his village, Soloman is
forced to work in the diamond mines, while his
family escapes and goes
into hiding along with
other families.
Later a group of rebels
raids the village people,
and they take Soloman's
son along with many other
children to turn them into
rebel soldiers.
Meanwhile, working
for the rebels, Soloman
finds a huge pink diamond
that he hides back in the
hills near the mine.
The rebel commander
sees the diamond, but at
that moment the government army attacks, and
Solomon is imprisoned.
Word of the diamond
quickly, and
spreads
among those whose interests the finding catches is
Danny Archer (Leonardo
He is an ex-African soldier turned diamond
smuggler, who believes
the stone to be his ticket
out of the horrors of Africa
forever.
After
releasing

Soloman from prison,
Archer proposes to have
possession of Soloman's
diamond and Soloman will
receive, in return, his famiiy.
With the help of an
journalist
American
Maddy Bowen (Jennifer
Connelly) who criticizes
Archer's intentions at
first, Soloman and Archer
travel toward the mines to
find the diamond and get
back Soloman's son.
The men are both
African natives, but they
have lived totally separate
lives until now.
They learn of each
other's stories, and Archer
begins to hear Maddy's
words of not perfection but
hope in a new light.
In the end, Danny's situation and change of heart
makes him realize that he
will never leave Africa.
The name 'blood diamond' refers to conflict
diamonds which are "diamonds that originate from
areas controlled by forces
or factions opposed to
legitimate and internationally recognized governments, and are used to
fund military action in
opposition to these governments, or in contravention ofthe decisions of the
Council"
Security
as
defined by The United
Nations.
The horrendous conflict that "Blood Diamond"
illustrates is a period of
time in the late 1990's in
Sierra Leone in which
"conflict diamonds represented approximately 4
percent of the world's diaproduction"
(www.diamondfacts.org or
the
World
Diamond

During this period
there was much brutality
and unrest.
Today the percentage
of conflict diamonds has
dropped to 1% thanks to a
fairly large number of governments encompassing
the Kimberley Process
Certification System.
This system assures
that a diamond is from a
source "free of conflict"
(World Diamond Council).
"Blood Diamond" not
only presents clearly the
concept of conflict diamonds and why they are
conflict
diamonds, it
shows the tearing apart of
a country and the abuse of
its people.
The story of Danny
Archer represents someone who has dwelt in suffering and conflict his
entire life and knows
nothing else.
He is a diamond smuggler because he believes
his life holds no other path
for him.
Character
Maddy
Bowen is also proof that
international journalism
is a dangerous job, but
also that we cannot correctly judge a country
from an outsider's perspective alone.
The film is in the end a
realistic representation of
a country in crisis from
two differing inside perspectives.
Maddy believes in
making a difference and
believing that she has the
power to make everything
better, and Danny argues
that it is an unchangeable
situation, but the film
clearly shows that there is
no straight answer to
these problems.

mM mwmt

mmmmhtiMt

H

(left) Kelly Anne,
together with her castmate Dunbar (bottom)
spoke with LHU students about the show
and shared the lessons
they had learned while
filming.

LHU meets 'Real World'
Tasha Hartley
Staff Reporter
Debuting in 1992, The
Real World is a television
show that our generation
has grown up with. Two of
the show's past participants, Dunbar Flinn and
Kelly Anne Judd, brought
their experiences to an
audience of campus students.
The Real World has 19
seasons and a total of 436
episodes.
The
reoccurring
themes in the show where
strangers are thrown into
shared living quarters
include prejudice, politics,
religion, romance, sexuality and more. The group
has to learn to live with
each other's differences
and also deal with a job
and working with their
roommates.
The crew started filming the seven roommates
for the new season in
February of this year and
the
first
premiered
episode of the season in
to
August, according
www.mtv.com.
Dunbar Flinn and
Kelly Anne Judd, two
members of The Real
World: Sydney visited our
campus on Thursday, Nov.
8, 2007.
According to www.buddytv.com/articles/the-realworld/, Dunbar Flinn was
22 when the season was
filmed.
He is from
Natchez, Miss. His family
lost everything due to a
money laundering scandal.
His father abused him
and his brother, and his
tried
grandfather
to
molest him on more than
one occasion. Due to these
horrifying experiences, he
had himself emancipated
when he was 15.
He graduated from
high school and joined the
military in order to pay for
tuition at the University
of Mississippi, where he
belonged to a fraternity.
He was forced to take
charge of his own financial
situation since he had
himself
emancipated.
While at a bar, he ran into
the casting director of the
Real World: Sydney and
after talking to him, Flinn
was given a position on
the show.
Kelly Anne Judd was
originally from Texas. She
was 20 during filming,
and she told the audience
on Thursday that she
turned 21 as the cast was
finishing the filming and
heading back to the states.
When she was a child, her
parents divorced, and she
grew up very poor, as a
result she didn't fit in,
according to www.buddytv.com/articles/the-real-

world/.
She loves attention,

and is willing to use her
looks to get what she
wants. She is part Italian
and part Irish.
Kelly Anne was cast
into the house when she
randomly found the open
audition; she went in and
charmed the casting director with how different she
was.
The event took place in
Price Auditorium, and to
ease everyone's anticipation and anxiousness, the
SCC had music playing
while the audience waited
for Kelly Anne and
Dunbar to arrive. There
were mostly girls present
waiting patiently for
Dunbar, but there were a
few guys trickled through
out the scattered crowd.
p.m.
As
7:00
approached, the lights
dimmed, and the audience
started to grow more
impatient with every
minute that Dunbar and
Kelly Anne did not arrive.
Dunbar
Eventually,
came out to set up his
DVDs in which he brought
of the episodes.
He
informed us that they
were running late due to
having to eat, and that
Kelly Anne was in the
back preparing to come
out.
When she finally did
come out, she made a cute
remark about wanting to
eat a banana because they
are supposed to ease your
Dunbar started the discussion with defending his
"character" on the show.
The camera crew film
almost constantly, but the
editors and the producers
choose what goes on air,
and this creates the character that is portrayed.
Dunbar is portrayed as
an intense jerk. He played
one of his "famous" arguments with one of the
other housemates and told
the audience that she had
only really cleaned the
house a few times, and
that they decided to show
her cleaning that day.
He also informed us
that she had been talking

a lot
him
room,
not

of nonsense about
in the confession
again, in which did
make
television

appearance.

They discussed things
in which they couldn't
believe really happened, f
or example, Kelly Anne's
fight over a guy who she
and another housemate
were "interested" in.
Anne
and
Kelly
Dunbar were really down
to earth, and were very
thankful to have been on
the show.
Kelly Anne was dating
one of the housemates,
and the audience received
all of the gossip.
For the ladies who
would like to know:
Dunbar is currently living
with his girl friend, Julie.
Kelly Anne and Cahottah
are taking a little break
because of the distance
between them.
They were asked in
which ways being on The
Real World has changed
them.
Kelly Anne quickly
remarked, with "Money".
Laughing, Dunbar agreed,
but went serious as he discussed how he learned
that what he does and
says really affects people
around him.
Kelly Anne had never
had any roommates, until
she was cast for the sea-,
son. She learned to try to
be less judgmental and
now, she is a little better
at meeting new people.
Dunbar and Kelly
Anne explained to the.
audience that they were
really happy to have been
privileged enough to have
been cast for the show.
They were both really
happy to have met everyone. Both ofthem still talk
to most of their housemates (and, yes, that does
mean that Kelly Anne and,
Cahottah are still talk-,
ing).
ended
the
They
evening signing pictures
and talking with the audience. Surprisingly, the
cameras didn't change
anything about them.

B8

lhueagleye.com

November 14, 2007

LHU around the world: international students share experiences
Olga Malyavskaya
Feature Editor
The constellation of the
most eminent international students on campus
would not be complete
without Gerda Smirnova,
24, one of its brightest
starts. Since she first
came to LHU in January
2004 from Riga, Latvia,
Gerda became a part of
the Lady Eagle swim
team.
Among her achievements are several school
records and the second
place at the Pennsylvania
State Athletic Conference.
As a result of her constant trainings here and
at home, Gerda became a
champion of Latvia in
summer 2007 swimming
championship, showing
the best time of the year in
50-meter free style.
I am really proud to
have an opportunity to
interview Gerda about her
and
accomplishments
experiences in the U.S.
What
influenced
your decision to get
your degree in the U.S.?
Pretty much, it was
swimming because it's all
I wanted. I wanted to get
better, and that was my
motivation to come here.
I never wanted to
study, ever. I just wanted
to swim, and swimming
forced me to study.

Also, the team looked pretty decent, so I just figured

As for my like, it's people. They are friendly;
they are welcoming you
and smiling. I think it's
cool. You get inspired by
those people and keep
going.

I could come here and do
my best.
Was it your first time
coming to the U.S.?
What were your first
impressions of the country?

I had never been in
USA before, and I had a
huge cultural shock when
I came here. I remember
myself saying,
"Holy
Molly!" I was shocked with
everything around; it was
awful.
One of the things I was
shocked with was obese
people. Oh my God! I could
not believe it. That was a
shock, and I had it for a
very long time.
Did you have any
stereotypes
of
Americans and their
lifestyle before coming
here? And what do you
think now?

Yes, I did. I had a
stereotype of fat people
eating in McDonald's, and,
for some reasons, I though
that many Americans are
like cowboys.
pictured
I
Also,
America as one big city
kind of like New York
maybe because of the
movies I'd seen. That's not
true, as it appears.

How
would
you
explain all your numerous swimming achievements?

Photo courtesy of Gerda Smirnova

Keeping in shape is a secret of success for Gerda
who loves to swim and exercise.
most of all.
wasn't that
had to adapt
people and

My English
good, and I
by talking to
getting into

It's hard to explain. It's
just the way you feel.
When I came here, I was
like, "Oh, my God, I am so
different. I don't know why
I am here." Then, after a
while, you get used to and
become like other people.
Can you give an
example of what in particular made you feel so
different from others?

So what did it take
for you to get used to living in the U.S.?

But eventually you want
to blend in, so you become
one ofthose wearing sweat
pants.
Did you do that?
Actually, I did it couple
times because I went to
class right from my practice, and I was too tired to
care. But usually I just
can't do that. I think it's
very rude to the professors.
What do you like/dislike most of all about
America?

For example, the dress
code here. You can walk
I'd say that food is my
out in stupid pajamas and dislike because there is
It took a lot of time to sweat pants to school. I something really wrong
But why Lock Haven?
get used to. Everything never did it at home.
about it. Everything just
was different - food, peoAt home, we 'dress tastes so different than it
That was the only
ple. It was hard to adjust neatly not matter where would in Europe. I love
school that offered me a
go, unless you are food, so I just can't get
full athletic scholarship. because of the language, we
working out or something. over it.

I did really well last
year, and I thank my
coach actually.
Andy
Waeger is amazuig. I don't
know how he does it, but
every time I got better. It's
a huge motivation for you
to do well.
After my last season
was done, I wish I could
continue, but at the same
time I was so excited to be
done. I think that if I
would keep practicing, I
could go to Olympics eventually. But I didn't.
I just went home over
the summer, and my coach
at home asked me to participate in Championship
of Latvia. I won the race,
and our team also won the
relay.
It was very impressive.
Nobody expected our team
to win. That was my day of
fame. I was very happy to
finish
my
swimming
career this way, and that
was my dream to come
back home and kick some
butt.
But do you not want
to continue?
No because it takes a
lot of time and a lot, a lot
of energy. I am just getting
old. I love swimming, and
I still go to Zimmerli every
day to keep myself in

shape.
Actually, the reason
why I have totally different major (communication
media) is that I thought I
was going to be bored
being in the pool all day
coaching people. But I
might do it one day
because I know a lot about

it.

-

What are your plans

for future then?
Recently, I realized
that I want to work in
and do publie relations. I think it's
going to be a lot offun.
Since it is your last
semester in Lock Haven,
what would you like to
say to LHU community?
Five minutes of fame?
That's awesome! (laughs)
Okay, to the community:
build a new club! Come on,
we need some good night
club, since there are not
many places you can go
out and have fun.
Me, I like to dance, but
there is no actually good
place where you can hear
different music every
weekend.
Also, I think that Lock
Haven is a unique place.
It's really beautiful here- I
love the mountains, river
and everything. It's a
great place to be.
One of the unique
things about Lock Haven
is that a lot ofinternational students come here, and
it's amazing how people all
over the world end up
here, in this little town.

Political, provocative: Harper's work in Sloan
:0

Sarah Wojcik

ums.
Her work has appeared
in numerous regional and
national juried art exhibitions and she has received
many awards and grants
Cheryl Harper has creas
a result.
ated a political chronicle,
The exhibit opened on
satire and commentary
Nov. 7 with Harper's preswithout a mark of ink.
and will be on display
Instead, the newest ence
until Dec. 1.
artist to grace the lobby of
Unmistakable political
the Sloan Fine Arts
icons take strange new
Center is documenting
forms in Harper's "Dirty
politics and current events
Politics."
through sculpture, ceramCondoleezza Rice and
ics and mixed media with
Hillary
her "Dirty Politics" exhibRodhamit.
Through colorful and Clinton
stand beside
provocative work, Harper
brings current icons and one another
issues of the public sphere in the form of
into a surreal, satirical colorful
sphinxes.
landscape.
The
ancient
Harper is trained as an
of
symbol
art historian and curator
and
respect
as well as printmaker and
is
power
painter,
her
though
morphed into
newest exhibit extends
well into the world of clay something
and ceramics where she resembling a
blend of halenjoys the "tactile experilowed
ence" of different medirespect and

pop art.
»•.■', ft
Harper called the
sphinxes tributes to these

subordinates. She reminds
me of a mix of Madeline
Albright and Jacqueline

influential females.
Onassis."
And though the art
Women take a domiitself
demonstrates nant role in Harper's
Harper's negative feelings work, though not always
concerning the current as heroes. In "Mix and
administration, Match: Bush Women As
respectable depictions of Topiary," Harper attempts
the secretary of state can to p show the notable
be seen in a number of women, including Rice,
works.
Laura Bush and Barbara
like Bush, in this administrareally
"I
Condoleezza Rice," said tion as figures representHarper, "She's a woman ing little more than a
with power "child's toy."
who is not
seriby
I ously
See, Harper, B6
of her

*Smm\w

Monument

(Top)

Condoloezza

SpMroo^ttom
works

imagination. The oxhibi-

...

until Doo.i.


IZ3

IMS

S3

9
En

FZ3