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Increasing enrollment
causes campus to expan
change class start times
Erin Hippie
Staff Reporter

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As a partial solution to
ever-increasing numbers
students and the lack ofcla
room space, East Camp
located on Church street ab
a half mile from the "m
campus," is being utilized.
"East Campus is currentl;
used for some administrativi
offices and some academii
classes. The same is expecte«
to continue for next semester,'
said Jill Reitz, registrar.
As said by Johnson,
Campus as well as the
Health Professions Buil
and pottery studio will
more ample space for c
rooms and maintain I
Haven's
competitive
among college campuses.

As enrollment continues to
grow each year, it has become
necessary to keep expanding
the campus, allowing for more
innovative technologies and
resources to enhance the student-learning experience.
According to Bryan L.
Cygan, director of institutional research, Lock Haven's
enrollment has increased from
under 500 students in the early
1950's to a record high of
5,283 students in 2005.
"Our 'Middle Campus' has
become cramped for space as
our population of students and
faculty has increased," said
Johnson, Interim
Roger
Provost and Vice President for
Academic Affairs.

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Cheerleaders perform a stunt called a 2-2-1. Here, two girls act as a base for two in the middle
and one on top. As a result of performing such stunts without the proper equipment and certified
advisors the squad has been deemed illegal. Other PSAC squads have been "grounded."

Season halted
Cheerleaders unable to perform due to new regulations
Len JYlahonski
Staff Reporter

during athletic competitions.
Many of the schools cheerleading advisors failed to get
The cheerleaders' season certified, leaving the cheerwas put on hold last Friday leading season literally up in
due to an attempt to enforce the air.
In July, new policies and
new and more stringent polirules
were adopted that placed
cies set forth by the
strict
guidelines on PSAC
Association of Cheerleading
schools
regarding cheerleadCoaches
and
Advisors
ers.
letter informed the
A
(ACCA).
teams that they
cheerleading
Seven universities, includmust
meet these guidelines
ing LHU, have not met all
guidelines, resulting with their and stated teams would not be
squads being deemed "illegal" cleared to perform during athand unable to perform or cheer letic events if they failed to do

so. The rules, regulations and current cheerleading advisor,
policies put into place are is hoping to get the cheerleaders back on the field. Strouse
enforced by the NCAA.
The new guidelines require is currently in contact and
all cheerleading squads to working with advisors from
have a certified cheerleading other universities in the same
advisor. The advisor must situation to work out a possipass a written exam in order to ble solution.
become certified. The new
Strouse is expected to
policy also requires an active retire at the end of the year,
member on the cheerleading leaving the cheering squad in
squad to be certified. need ofa new advisor. Unless
Currently, the LHU cheerleadreplaced, this could result in
ers have two members on their next year's cheering season in
squad that are certified.
Dennis Strouse, who is the

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Parade cancelled, club recognized at SCC meeting
Chris Hoskavich
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SCC Exec Board members, Diane Wall, Mike Matthews and Kate
Jump, perpare to give their reports at the senate meeting on Wednesday.

which was scheduled for
Friday, there will be an autograph
session
featuring
Johanna and MJ of MTV's
"Real World," followed by a
pep rally at Zimmerli.
Also at the meeting, the
SCC senate voted in favor of
officially recognizing the
Quadesh Society.
The organization, which
club vice president Andrew
Slobodow describes as "a
bunch of students who want to
learn about alternative sexual
lifestyles," had been denied
recognition for the past two

The Student Cooperative
Council (SCC), amid extensive discussion, announced the
cancellation of this year's
homecoming parade and
approved recognition ofa controversial club at last
Wednesday's senate meeting.
Though specific details
could not be given, Assistant
HAC Coordinator Jean Fulmer
said that the reasons for the
cancellation of the parade lie
with the city ofLock Haven.
years.
In previous years, the uniThe decision came after a
versity was responsible for
discussion that was
lengthy
funding and organizing the
when
stopped
Speaker of the
event, but this year the city
Senate
William
Baney
government was charged with
declared
that
had
it
"exhausted
orchestrating it. Ultimately,
the town was incapable of itself." This discussion was
spurred by the controversial
doing so.
nature
of the club and its focus
"The town fell through,"
on
what
Slobodow referred to
said Fulmer.
as
"taboo
aspects of sex," such
In place of the parade,

as "bondage" and "swinging."
One senator raised con-

cerns over the club's stance on
illegal sexual activity, specifically pedophilia. Slobodow
assured the senate that his
organization does not condone
illegal behavior.
Another senator asked
Slobodow if the Quadesh
Society promoted any idea or
message. He responded by
saying that it does not promote
any message and serves only
as an open forum.
During the discussion, the
Quadesh Society received support from SCC Vice President
Leandra Torres.
"People need to have a little bit of an open mind," she
said.
The measure to approve
recognition of the club was
passed without any votes

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Important letters that lead to employment
Brandy Rissmiller

Staff Reporter
There are six types of letters used in the job search with
the most important being the
letter of application, or as it is
most commonly known, the
cover letter.
The cover letter should
accompany your resume when
you mail your qualifications to
a potential job lead. It is essentially a sales letter.
"There are two types of
employers," says the Career
Joan
Director,
Services
Welker. "The first type of
employer doesn't pay a lot of
attention to the letter, but the
second type puts just as much
emphasize on the cover letter
as they do the resume."
The purpose of the cover
letter is to introduce yourself
to the employer by telling him
or her why you are writing and
what contributions you believe
you can make to this organization based on your qualifications.
The goal of the cover letter

is to obtain an interview. These

letters are usually broken into
three parts.
In the first part, it is important to indicate your reason for
writing, the specific position
or type of work for which you
are applying and how you
learned ofthe opening.
The middle paragraph is
perhaps the most important
part of the letter. Mentioning
why you are interested in the
position, the organization and
its products and services is
essential, but the crucial thing
you must include in this paragraph is what you can do for
the employer.
When writing the letter,
students should emphasize
their main qualifications for
the job which they are applying. Point out specific achievements and responsibilities if
they have had some practical
work experience.
"Some employers feel that
a
if person can't take the time
and effort to highlight a few
qualifications about themselves, then they aren't really

serious about the job," said
Welker, about why the cover
letter is so important.
Another important feature
of the middle paragraph is to
refer the potential employer to
the enclosed resume which
summarizes the job candidate's qualifications, training
and experience. Students, who
have established a credentials
file, may also indicate that
their references can be
obtained from the Career
Services Office.
The third, and final, paragraph of the cover letter
should indicate your desire
for a personal interview. Take
the initiative to request an
appointment to further discuss
your qualifications and
employment possibilities and
feel free to include your email address and phone number. Lastly, show appreciation
to the reader for their time and
consideration.
Welker says cover letters
should be addressed to a specific person, not 'to whom it
may concern.' Students who

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Campus
East
"The
presently provides space for a
number of university activities: the administrative and
engineering functions of our
Department,
Maintenance
the
Resources,
Human
Business Office, an area for
dance classes and rehearsals,
the Center for Reading, the
VIP House and the Nano-technology Laboratories," said
Johnson.
Also, the portion of East
Campus which used to be the
junior high school is now used
as regular classes for the university, as well as Senator
Wozniak's Lock Haven office.
"Classes that meet once a
week, such as the practica for
Student Teaching and Social
Work, have been especially
appropriate for East Campus.
But other classes have been
scheduled there, and more will
be scheduled in the future,"
said Johnson.
While the employment of

have a variety of options to
find out. For instance, one can
check the company's website
or call the company and ask
for a specific name.
Five other types of letters
that can revolve around the
application for a job are letter
of inquiry, follow-up letter,
letter of acceptance, letter of
refusal and letter of withdrawal. All of the letters, with the
exception of the letter of
inquiry, will be written following the mailing of the
cover letter.
The purpose of the letter
of inquiry is to solicit information regarding a particular
organization not to ask about
specific employment at the
time. Three things should be
covered in this letter: your
interest in the organization, a
request for further information about the organization
and your appreciation for the
cooperation you will receive.
The follow-up letter
should be mailed within 24

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hours of an interview. Many
employers consider this letter
when measuring your interest
in their organization. Also,

follow-up letters are another
way of keeping your name
fresh in the employer's mind.

Student earns his 'wings'
Britton Kreitz
Guest Writer

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they should address the letter,

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evident that changes needed'to
be made to allow students sufficient time in between classes
were also instituted.
As another partial solution, that are held at the Main
the Office ofthe Registrar has Campus and classes that are
recently announced new class held at the East Campus.
"The issue was brought to
meeting times for 2007.
The new schedule, which APSCUF at our regular meetwill be implemented in the ing called 'Meet and Discuss'
spring semester of next year, and simultaneously discussed
allows for 15 minutes in in the President's Cabinet,
between classes on Monday. referred to the APSCUF
Wednesday and Friday, versus Executive Council for discusthe present 10 minutes. sion, referred to the standing
on Academic
However, the class meeting committee
discussed with
and
Regulations,
Tuesday
on
times
Thursday will remain the Mr. Matthew Wise (President
of the SCC) who performed a
same.
According to Reitz, the quick survey of students, and
meeting times are being informally referred to a conadjusted to accommodate venient selection of students
classes that take place at the presently taking classes or
working at East Campus," said
East Campus.
"The decision to change Johnson. "There were four
the class meeting schedule options, and the extended
break
between
classes
was discussed among manageachieved
consensus
as
the
best
ASPrepresentatives,
ment
option."
and
sturepresentatives
SCUF
With the extension of the
dent representatives," said
time
in between classes, stuReitz.
will now have adequate
that
dents
also
mentioned
Reitz
was
time
to
schedule back-to-back
it
the
semester
early in
the East Campus was necessary, other essential changes

the honor of
Recently I
U.S. Army
graduating fr
joining a
School,
Airborne
long line of paratroopers who
give their lives everyday to
ensure America's freedom.
The school is an intensive
three week long training event
that teaches everything one
needs to know in order to successfully jump out of a plane
into combat.
The first week, otherwise
known as "Ground Week," is
more or less a test of each soldier's physical fitness level.
Each morning starts off
with extensive physical training sessions, which weed out
those who are in shape from
those who are not. Being
physically fit allows soldiers
to deal with the physical stressors that combat puts on their
body. Once you have made it
through ground week, you
start your second week of
training.
The second week, or
"Tower Week," focuses on the
technical skills soldiers need
to have when jumping out of
the plane, controlling the parachute through descent, and
landing safely on the "Drop
Zone."
The culmination of"Tower
Week" comes when each soldier safely drops from a 250 ft.
training tower. This event
gives each soldier his or her
first real encounter with a T-10
Delta parachute, the same one
he or she will make his or her
five qualifying jumps with
during "Jump Week."
"Jump Week" starts with a
3:30 a.m. wake-up and a mile
and a half run to the airfield.
classes from the Main Campus
to the East Campus.
While these changes may
only presently affect a small
portion ofthe campus community, in a short while the entire
college will become acquainted with the transformations.
"In a matter ofmonths, our
active Lock Haven campus
will stretch from the easternmost edge of Evergreen
Commons, through the socalled East Campus, the
Health Professions Building
and pottery studio, the
and
Center
Recreation
Campus Village, and so on to
Jack Stadium," Johnson said.
Looking ahead even farther, Johnson also points out
that the old high school will
eventually be fully renovated
and converted to a science
center with modern amenities
and technologies.
"At that point, the designation of 'East Campus' will no
longer be pertinent, because
there will be nothing marginal
about the facility," said
Johnson.

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Once there, each soldier dons

their own parachutes and goes
through a number of inspecqualified
tions
from
"Jumpmasters."
Once inspected, the whole
company sits and waits, sometimes up to 5-6 hours, for the
planes to be inspected and
cleared before anyone can
board.
Each "stick" or group of
soldiers is assigned a side of
the plane to jump out of and
they board accordingly. Once
seated, the jumpmasters go
through a series ofcommands
preparing each soldier for thc
upcoming jump.
Standing in line ready to
go, the first soldier receives
the command of "standby"
and he or she turns and faces
the opened door.
With a loud and thunder-

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against it, though several senators abstained from voting.
Slobodow said that he was
relieved by the decision.
"I feel like a weight has
been lifted off my shoulders,"
he said.
Though the Quadesh
Society is now recognized as
an official club, it will receive
no funding from the universi-

ous "go," the jumpmaster

simultaneously slaps the first
jumper on the butt, signaling it
is time for him or her to jump.
Each soldier in line shuffles to
the door and out they go; a
total of thirty jumpers in the
air at once.
In order to graduate, one
must safely jump and walk
away five continuous times.
Once a soldier has jumped
successfully five times they
earn the title of "Airborne"
and have the coveted "Wings"
pinned on their chest during
the graduation ceremony.
Being Airborne qualified
not only gives you the ability
to jump into combat but also
unites generations of paratroopers who have selflessly
made sacrifices not only for
their own country but for people all around the world. ;
ty. It will, however, be permitted to advertise and organize
events on campus.
The SCC also approved
recognition and funding for
the newly-formed Golf ClubKarl
Club
spokesman
Thompson said that the new
organization will likely play at
the Clinton County Country
Club. The country club is
offering yearly memberships
to the group for $ 190 per person.

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Fulbright scholarship set to receive
attention from former recipients
Sarah Wojcik
News Editor
The prestigious and currentenigmatic
Fulbright
ly
Scholarship is expected to
receive more press as former
Fulbright scholars make plans to
increase its awareness to students and faculty in hopes that
more individuals from campus
can take advantage of the
reward.

"It's become an important
vehicle to bring young, up and
coming students to the United
States," said Roberts.
While a graduate student at
Penn State, Roberts received
two Fulbright scholarships (one
in 1998 and one in 2000) and
carried out research in Hungary
during both instances.
Dr. Roger Johnson, Lock
Haven University provost, was
also a Fulbright scholar twice in

proposed to Congress in 1945
his lifetime and intends to work
by Senator J. William Fulbright, together with Roberts to prosigned into law in 1946 by
mote the existence of the proPresident Truman and has since
gram.
become one ofthe U.S. governJohnson was granted his
ment's most prominent internascholarships once he was fintional exchange programs.
school and conducted
Sponsored by the U. S. ished with
Germany and taught
research
in
Department of State, Bureau of
classes in Egypt.
literature
Educational and Cultural
"You don'temerge from that
Affairs, the program allows elithe
same as you were when you
gible students (seniors that, by went in," the
provost said.
their time of departure, have
trips were at
the
Though
completed their undergraduate
Johnson said
demanding,
times
degree) and scholars to travel he found them extremely
abroad in order to instruct and/or
rewarding.
conduct a research study.
Student scholarships are
Daniel Roberts, Fulbright
more
financially feasible,
coordinator on campus and
to Roberts. They are
according
director of the Institute for
for up to a year
supported
fully
International Studies has gained
with free reign to explore
abroad
a rare perspective of how the
the subject matter of the recipiprogram affects foreign stuent's choice. Scholars who are

accepted are given a great deal
of money to travel and a stipend
for living, but even so this
amount can be a financial downgrade. Families of up to four
members are able to accompany
the recipient, making it slightly
easier on family life.
The scholarship can literally
take students and faculty all over
the globe over 140 countries
participate worldwide. But in
order to curb competition, it is
sometimes best to pick a country
that is non-English speaking
since fewer individuals are battling for that location, according
to Johnson. Germany, for
instance, receives the greatest
number of Fulbright scholars; its
government strongly embraces
the program.
The enthusiasm that former
scholars share about their experiences comes from a unique
desire that they gain once they
return from their trip.
"You come back wishing
that your colleagues will have
the same experience," explained
Roberts.
The application process for
the Fulbright program for students is rigorous, and is similar
to the one that scholars are
required to complete. An applicant must have a strong, concise
resume that bespeaks of passion
and knowledge about the subject
being proposed,
Johnson has had first-hand
experience in filtering through
the applications, having been a
part of the Fulbright selection
board while in Germany.

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"It's not just about knowledge," said Johnson ofthe application content, "it's about enthusiasm and commitment."
Students should not feel that
they have wasted time in trudging through the scholarship no
matter what, Johnson added.
"Thc process is beneficial,
even if you win nothing," he
said.
conquering the
After
format,
scholarship's
Fulbright
to
able
ease
students will be
school
through many graduate
applications, as well as applications for other prestigious scholarship programs.
Roberts and Johnson hope to
collaborate and spread the news
of the scholarship over the
course of next semester.
Faculty members that have
been awarded Fulbright scholarships include Professor Philip
Huber, Dr. Lawrence Farley, and
Dr. Fredrick Schulze all of
whom students are encouraged
to speak to if they are interested
in applying for the scholarship.
So far, no LHU students
have been awarded the honor,
but Roberts and Johnson believe
that it will only be a matter of
time until that changes. If 10students apply a year, it is likely
that one or two will be selected,
according to Johnson.
In an effort to sum up the
potential of LHU students,
Roberts had this to say,
"We have students on campus that can and should be winning Fulbrights."

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attempt to help pay for the

Other possible options
include a car wash and T-shirt
drive to help raise funds for
Adding to the controversy
the
much needed equipment.
and creating more problems
Schuyler also expressed
for the cheerleaders is a picdisappointment
by the deciture that was taken by the
by the
sion
handed
down
Mansfield University cheerto be back
ACCA
and
hopes
leading squad of LHU cheerthe field soon.
leaders performing a stunt on
"We work so hard, practice
with the height of two-and-aall
the
time and the team has
half body lengths without a
so much time and
dedicated
mat.
recent developThe
effort.
Somehow the picture
have been a blow to
ments
reached the ACCA and since
on the squad," said
then, all cheerleading squads everyone
Schuyler.
from PSAC schools have been
with
agree
Many
grounded. In this situation,
assertions
and
Schuyler's
the term "grounded" means
to
see
the
squad
would
like
that cheerleading squads are
the field as soon as
allowed to cheer on ground back on
possible.
level, but cannot perform any
"Cheerleading has been a
stunts or mounts that raise or
of mine since I was a
passion
toss cheerleaders into the air.
as it has been with
little
girl,
According to cheerleading
most
ofthe
girls on the squad.
captain, Kirsten Schuyler, the
me,
being able to
For
not
new rule states that any stunt
senior year is
my
cheer
during
or mount over the height of
said
extremely
disappointing,"
two-and-a-half body lengths,
coand
Kohl,
senior
Lindsey
requires the usage of rubber
mats. As it stands now, the
Many people noticed the
cheerleading squad is unable
absence
of the cheerleading
to practice certain mounts
last Saturday's
squad
during
because they have no mats.
IUP, especially
game
against
"It is so frustrating. Not
only are we barred from the football players.
"The cheerleaders are our
cheering during games, but
biggest
supporters and without
until this situation is resolved
we have no
it
and unless we get the proper them feels like
fans,"
Smith, sensaid
Rafael
equipment, we can't even
wide
receiver.
ior
practice our stunts and rouAs it stands now, the
tines," said Schuyler.
cheerleading squad is restrictSchuyler said that cheerat
leading is not considered a ed from cheering events and
mats.
without
sport by the university and practicing
to
and
Schuyler
According
therefore is not funded.
Kohl,
Peter
Campbell,
However, the cheerleading
Director
of
squad is sponsored by the Associate
to
attempting
Student Cooperative Council Athletics, is
the
NCAA
to
the
plead
(SCC), who is currently contact
reviewing three bids in an cheerleaders' case.
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Forensic team focuses on speech,
communication, competes nationally
Kenneth Dawson
Guest Writer
The Forensic Club is a
multifaceted organization that
competes nationally on many
issues through arguments,
debates, and complex patterns
of speech.
The most common misconception associated with the
Forensic team is that they
examine evidence and perform
autopsies on dead bodies, like
on the show C.S.I. However,
this club has nothing to do
with that line of work, and
wants to finally shake this
common mistake.
"1 thought the forensic
club had something to do with
examining criminal evidence,
like on Law & Order," said
Patricia Lovett, sophomore.
That isn't the case. This
club focuses on contemporary
forensics, which is comprised
informative
of debates,
speech, impromptu speech,
extemporaneous speech, poetry, interpretations and various
other types of communica-

tions.
The main goal of the
forensic team is to make the
student a more well-rounded
individual. Some ofthe things
that students leam as a member are how to express your
ideas more clearly, how to
manage time, how to rationalize and various other life
skills.
"You need to learn how to
think on your toes," said
Matthew DeSantis, a current
member of the club.
The group ofroughly fifty
members travels to local colleges and universities every
weekend for debates with a
long term goal of earning a
spot in the Nationals at the end
ofthe year.
Throughout the year, the
forensic team will compete
with anywhere from 10-20
schools. Each member has the
opportunity to attend the finals
according to how well they
place in their events from prior
competitions.
The club doesn't just compete in hopes of attending
Nationals, however. Members

have other motives for their
participation.
"We do this for fun and the
educational value as well,"
said DeSantis.
The team's first competition of the year was the
Novice
Shenandoah
Tournament, held at Shepherd
University, West Virginia.
Ofthe nine events the team
competed in, eight awards
were won. Jennifer Krystec,
President of the Forensic
Club, won 6 awards, solidifying her spot at Nationals in at
Other
least four events.
awards were won by Ashley
Mascho for her Informative
Speech, and Lisa DiGangi for
her Lincoln-Douglas Debate.
If you are a student who
has strong ideas or theories
and nowhere to voice them,
the debate team may just be
the club for you. The club
meets every Thursday from 5
p.m. - 7 p.m. in Sloan auditorium.
If you are interested or just
curious, you can contact Dr.
at
Lisa
Riede
Iriedefelhup.edu.

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OPINION
Atheism, a lack of beliefs is
not equal to a lack of ethics
Sarah Wojcik
News Editor
When people hear "atheist" they often think of an
individual who is void of
ethics - someone who is selfish, immoral, angry and probably full of many horrible
thoughts.
I suppose it is a rarity then
that none of my atheistic
friends ascribe to this kind of
moral vacuum and neither do

I
It is kind of interesting
that despite this Widely held
belief, we go against the
stereotype and do not vandalize school property, sleep with
an inordinate amount of people or commit violent acts
against the elderly, the young
and puppies.
The logical conclusion
that one can deduce from this
is that perhaps a lack of a

ridiculous, but that religion
poses more of a problem in
the grand scheme of morality
than does atheism.
While there are a variety
of morals that an atheist can
choose from (I, personally,
ascribe to a humanist view), I
would venture to guess that
many atheists approach
morality in the sense that if it
hurts you and/or others then
it's bad, if it does not then it's
good.
Granted, this is an
extremely
simplified
approach, but one can get the
general idea -morality is not
impossible without God.
The ten commandments,
for instance, have some very
good ethical tips, most of
which I suspect have found
their way into many atheist
moral codes - murder is
wrong, stealing is wrong,
adultery is wrong, etc.
An argument may be that
these morals can be followed
by a non-believer, but were
not originated from one.
Yet, I find it rather difficult to conceive that atheists
would not also conclude that
these basic "commandments"
are in the best interest of
humanity as a whole.
And that's what it boils
down to, isn't it? Bettering
mankind and the self simultaneously? Does religion do
this? I would say no.
It's true that religion has
advocated many worthy causes in the past (and the present), but they've committed
(and are committing) equally
atrocious acts as well.
A common denominator

deity is not synonymous with
a lack of ethics.
Now, I am hoping that the
reader is aware ofthe fact that
sweeping generalizations of
any kind are simply not realistic. So please bear in mind
that in no way am I referring
to "all atheists" or "all religious people."
Such a disclaimer may
seem unnecessary, but trust
me - it never is.
The particular view of
atheists and their missing
morality is illustrated by the
results of a study conducted
by the University
of
Minnesota last March.
With a sampling of more
than 2,000 households, it was
discovered that Americans
distrust atheists more than any
other minority.
What I would like to
address in this article is the
fact that the belief that a
moral code is beyond the
scope of atheism is not only

feel for a person that they perceive as doomed to eternal
suffering.
Just today, I overheard a
man speaking of the sinful
nature of homosexuality,
claiming to have an open
mind about the subject, but
not relenting to the fact that
homosexuals are doomed to
an eternity of hell unless they
repent and turn to Christ.
I do not want to be loved
by a person that would ever
see me in this light.
When one chooses their
moral code based on what
they believe is right (and
without
going into a
Nietzsche debate about moral
relativity - let's say for the
sake of argument that there
are certain rights and wrongs;
murder would be a wrong and
love would be a right) and not
by what an all-knowing deity
dictates is right, are they not
more willing to follow it?
Perhaps I am wrong.
Perhaps some people do need
religion for hope, for enforcing boundaries for meaning,
but let us not make the mistake of perceiving a lack of
belief with a lack of ethics.
Without religion, I imagine there would be more
embracing, not less; that people would be apt to see each
other as fellow humans, not as
Jews
or Christians or
Muslims.
I make no claim that violence would disappear, in fact,
I'm sure it wouldn't. But, if
people were able to believe
that a moral code can be
equipped by any human, and
not just someone that follows
among major religions is the a religion, the world would be
very inconvenient fact that better for it.
they all claim to know the one
We are humans before we
and only word of God.
are anything else. We are
While a religious person is brothers and sisters before we
taught to hate the sin and love are anything else. And we
the sinner - there is only so would be wise to remember
much love that one can really that.

Celebrity gossip
can be healthy
Jaime DeAngelis
Guest Writer

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Solace found in
journey home
Stephanie LaSota
Opinion Editor

Lock Haven isn't too far
from my birthplace. It's a bit
more than a two-hour stretch.
There
is
something
absolutely calming about that
small gap between my college
town and my hometown.
There is a peace I find in
driving that length of road
between the small town I've
called home for 21 years and
the smaller town I've called
home for almost four years.
It is easy for me to become
consumed in Lock Haven. As
a student, one acquires many
responsibilities academically and with extracurricular

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become like family and we
cling to that comfort, spending every free moment we can
with them.
We fill the rest of our time
with studies, chores, work,
sporting events, club activities, meetings and phone
calls. Emails pile in and
demand more of our time.
The external noise around
us refuses to mute itself.
Before we know it we're rushing from scheduled event to
planned activity in a frenzied
state of stress.
We begin to form a new
life. College becomes more
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becomes a life experience. We end to remember where you
learn more than academics. once spent the majority of
We learn how to live. We start your time.
to know ourselves what we
As 1 drive down 1-80 E
truly love and what, or maybe towards my parents' home,
who, we would like to leave my mind is doing no more
behind.
thinking than is necessary to
When things become too operate a motor vehicle.
hectic we may start neglecting
I start to leave homework,
our passions in life.
projects and my schedule
We find that all the hours behind me in an invisible trail
on the pavement. I'm looking
forward to the weekend - the
long weekend.
With fall holiday on
Monday, I was even more at
ease knowing I could forget
about school for one more
day. 1 knew I had that extra
time to stay immersed in my
conscious oblivion.
The hilly mountains and
Stephanie LaSota
colorful trees that surrounded
the interstate were just begspent studying and working ging me to be happy. The
cause us to disregard our beautiful weather asked me to
physical and spiritual health.
forget all worries. I gladly
We barely take 15 minutes obliged.
to eat a well-balanced meal
As I rounded the corner to
before rushing to the next the house where I grew up, I
pending obligation.
started to think about the
We stop hearing the natuplans I had that weekend.
ral demands of our bodies
I was meeting friends, seelike, "Get more than four ing a concert and visiting my
hours of sleep" or "Try eating sister's new home, among
a vegetable."
other activities.
Those of us whose homeThe transparent schedule
town is more than an hour book I thought I left lying in a
away from the university pothole on 1-80 reemerged
probably don't go home more into a to-do list at home.
than once every few weeks.
I sighed to myself and
There is nothing like the smiled because I knew that
feeling of getting away from life is made up of all sorts of
the incessant demands of demands that we cannot
higher education for a week- escape.

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thoughts in the simplest of
ways.
The last thing I'm trying to
do is encourage hours and
hours of television and
It's no doubt that we are movies. I'm only trying to
now growing up in a society defend the fact that we need a
where war is a dinner time little variety in our lives.
If Jessica Simpson's love
topic, violence is an every day
or Carnie Wilson's weight
life
occurrence, technology is
loss
can provide that for me,
something we can't live withthen
how is that such a bad
out and we have to worry
thing?
whether or not our mode of
Another thing worth mentransportation is going to be
is the reality that we,
tioning
the terrorist target ofthe day.
who
live
a middle 01 lower
But now, on top ofall that,
life,
class
are intrigued with
we continue to concern ouron
goes
what
in an upper class
selves with the ever-present
life.
person's
I don't think we
drama of Hollywood elite.
should
for wonderapologize
The
Chris
question
what
it
would
be like to
ing
Hoskavich posed in his article
a pool in our living room
have
titled, "Deifying celebrities
leads to social decay," was or have millions of dollars to
spend on whatever our hearts
why Americans view celebrities as socialite gods, and it desire.
Chris writes, "...problems
definitely is a question worth
arise when people who work
Chris said, "Why worry nine-to-five to support more
about the doom-and-gloom of kids than they can afford start
war and poverty when we can viewing that lifestyle as the
sit comfortably in our homes ideal," and I think that this is
watching TV and dreaming of the most important thing that
a libertine lifestyle," and he is we as Americans can come to
realize.
right.
The last thing five and six
But, I think we should be
old girls should be thinkyear
concentrating more on not
about
is how they can look
ing
only the fact that we tend to
as
thin
as
Kate Moss or how
look up to celebrities, but why
can
somehow
they
be wealthy
we do it in the first place.
like
Paris
Hilton
without
Honestly, why is it such a
any work.
doing
bad thing that we give our
This is where parents
brains a break from morose
come
in. Parents, especially in
topics such as war and death?
these
should be working
days,
News is everywhere these
on instilling morals, such as a
days, whether it is in the form
good work ethic, into their
of radio, newspapers, televichildren.
sion or the internet; not to
They should be less conmention the fact that the topics
cerned
with satiating their
in the news are often brought
children
for their own convenup in conversations throughience
and
more concerned
out our day.
with
what
kind
of person they
It almost becomes overwant their child to grow up to
bearing. So why would you
want to come home after a be.
Do they want their chi|
busy, stressful day only to
to think they automaticalconsume yourself with more
deserve
Iv
everything in the
depressing news? What would
w,thout work,n 8 for h
world
be the result ofthat?
I find that a half an hour of or do they want their children
whatever ridiculous reality to learn the value ofa dollar?
Ultimately, the fate of
show is playing on MTV or
Ame
ncan society is in the
VH1 is the perfect remedy for
hands
of this current generamy stress
tion
Ot
h<™e, Vm afraid
True, I could also go to the
that
Chris
's a,,usion to the
gym and work out, or go for a
Roman
Em
P ire wiU become
walk and socialize with
reantyfriends, but what is more convenient than a television set
*This column is a reaction
sitting in my dorm room?
A little mindless activity to the piece, "Deifying
like watching "Flavor of celebrities causes social
Love" gives me a break in my decay," by Chris Hoscavich
day, which is well needed. It in the 10/4/06 issue of the
offers decompression in my Eagle Eye.

Letters to the editor are the opinion of the author and do not
reflect the views ofthe Eagle Eye staff or its associates.

1 also smiled because I
don't want to escape them.
I don't want to lose my
activities or my never-ending
projects.
I thrive from them. As
much as they destroy me. they
nourish me.
Life should be lived. It
should be busy and purposeful. We should be doing things
we love and committing ourselves to events that will help
others.
What is important is that
we seek out those brief intervals of personal time.
We must find ways to stay
grounded to keep our minds
and spirits healthy. I find
some of that in the drive
between my two homes.
Those twisting and mountainous roads help me remember where I came from and
where I am now.
They tell me I'm a fortunate young lady and that I'm
doing ok, in spite of my feelings that the weight of the
world is on my shoulders.
Find that time. Find that
place you can go to clear your
head.
Seek out a serene spot
where you can put things into
perspective. Treat it like a
mandatory assignment to
As students, we're so busy
answering to others and working for others.
Plan time for you. Go
ahead - write it in your schedule book.

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should be fined,
not pedestrians
Jessica k ram me
Guest Writer
So, have you ever walked
across the street and seen your

life flash before your eyes
because you were almost hit
by a crazy driver who refused
to slow down?
I am sure everyone on
campus knows what I'm talking about and has experienced
this at some point.
Just the other day I was
walking across the street and
made it halfway when a car
came speeding down the road.
The driver actually got
frustrated with me and started
beeping her horn and throwjust
ing her hands up
because she had to take two
seconds to slow down so I
could continue crossing.
Here's the kicker though; I
was standing right in the
crosswalk. It amazes me how
we have signs saying "it is
state law, yield to pedestrians
within crosswalk" and people
still refuse to stop.
What will it take? Wilt
someone need to be hit by a
car in order to see action
taken? 1 watch it happen every
day countless times and wonder when something is going
to be done about it.
We all know recently
Lock Haven University law

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enforcement has been very
strict about using the sidewalks.
If they catch a student
walking on the street where it
is prohibited, they threaten to
give that student an $87 fine.
Then a thought dawned on
me; instead of focusing on
pedestrians, law enforcement
should spend their time on
ticketing those that speed and
disregard pedestrian crossing
signs.
Essentially, law enforcement is ticketing pedestrians
because of the high risk of
getting hit by a car; they are
very concerned with student
safety.
In reality, they should be
ticketing the cars that have the
potential of hitting pedestrians. I see the system as being
completely backwards.
In my opinion, law
enforcement needs to stop
these "speedy demons" to further ensure the safety of students.
Without a doubt, if speeders were given an $87 fine or
higher, I am sure the amount
of people that fly through
campus would decrease drastically.
Law enforcement needs to
focus on drivers not pedestrians. After all, wouldn't you
feel safer if you didn't have to
dart across the street to save
your life?

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Students should not break
laws
college
unwritten'
'

Adam Roberts
Guest Writer

As I'm sure many of you
have seen, Miller Lite has
released a number ofcommercials recently called the "Man
Laws."
In these commercials several "manly" celebrities,
actor
Burt
including
Reynolds, former football
player Jerome Bettis and
boxer Oscar De La Hoya
debate how men should handle certain circumstances.
Once the "Men of the
Square Table," as they are
called, decide upon the proper
reaction to a situation, it
becomes a "Man Law," end of
story.

These commercials are no
doubt hilarious. They span the
spectrum from a ruling on
plaid pants (No, unless said
man is from Scotland) to
whether or not the high five is
played out (Yes, but it will
remain until a replacement is
The ad campaign has
become so popular that there
is even a website devoted to
"Man Laws" on which men
can search the laws and vote
on new ones.
Unwritten laws are something we all live by, but often
never give much thought to.
As a student, I thought it
would be interesting to think
of a few student laws that we
all abide by, and get genuinely upset when others decide to
push aside.
As I began this compel lation of student laws, I started

thinking of certain things I
expect out of my classmates
during class. The first thing
that came to mind is a law I
would like to be known as the
"Hush Law."
The "Hush Law" is quite
simple really; it just asks students to keep certain things
quiet.
For example, if class
winds down and the professor
has not yet asked for the students to pass in their homework, by law, all students
must leave it up to said professor to ask for the homework.
It is a direct violation for a
student to ask, "Aren't you
going to collect last night's
homework?" This is not the
student's responsibility to do
any reminding of this sort.
That's why we have Post-it
notes.
Another in-class law I
developed is the "Law of
Early Dismissal." As college
students we all enjoy the rare
occasion of an early departure
from class.
We have other things we
could be doing and if the professor is offering us the
chance to leave early, we are
all more than happy to be dismissed.
With the widespread love
of getting let out ofclass early
abundant in every class, it is a
wonder to me that this law
needs to be put in place. But,
unfortunately it does.
When the professor has
announced "I'm going to let
you out as soon as we go over
the test" or something along
those lines, all the class has to
do is quietly observe.

If the professor wants you
to leave early, student law
says you let him or her do so.
There is no need to tell
stories, ask silly questions or
carry on when freedom is just
around the corner.
1 understand in the
instance of a test you may
have questions, but when
early dismissal is promised,
stay after or send an e-mail to
save the rest of the class the
agony ofhearing your personal issue with question number
six.
The next law that came to
mind includes many facets of
student life. This law is the "I
Pay Tuition So I Can
Complain about Whatever I
Want to Law."
This law encompasses, but
is not limited to: complaining
about food service, parking,
residence halls, professors,
classes, athletics, clubs, staff,
custodians, showers, roommates, dorm rooms, "The
Hill" and so on.
This Law gives us permission as college students to
complain all we want to. After
all, we are paying to be here.
Why can't we whine a little
bit? I understand it could be
dangerous to allow, under the
law, students to complain
about everything.
This law needs to be used
with caution. But, it is essential to the life of a student.
If we are sick of having
grilled cheese sandwiches in
Bentley, we have the right to
rant about that.
If we are tired and irritated
after walking from Jack
Stadium where our car is
"conveniently" parked, we

should be allowed to whine.
If our University-assigned
roommate smells like the
floor of a barn, we have every
right in the world to cry to our
friends about the stench.
Finally, I developed the
"Pants Law." This law applies
primarily to men in the residence halls, but 1 could imagine it happens offcampus and
on female floors.
Again, this is another
common sense act that
shouldn't need a law, but it
does.
When a student is in any
common area -specifically the
hallway or the bathroom the
law demands, for the sake of
all others present, that everyone be wearing pants.
Daily, men walk to the
bathroom or to the shower
wearing only boxers. This is
fine in our private homes, but
with 30 other inhabitants
around it becomes an issue.
The "Pants Law" simply
asks that when a person is not
in their room that they wear

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pants.

No one, aside from the
said pant-less man's poor
roommate, should ever be
forced to lay eyes upon his
Joe Boxers.
The list of student laws 1
compiled is by no means complete. Perhaps someday it will
be expanded.
But, if not, at least a few
grievances have been brought
into the light.
Maybe a supreme board of
students will gather and
debate endlessly over the code
of conduct every LHU student
should live by or maybe not.
I suppose only time will tell.

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'Mall-mart' culture causes laziness
in rich countries
Joseph Melber
Guest Columnist
The question ofyour path
in life in the United States is
no longer qualitative in
nature so much as quantitative.
The idea of making the
world better is no longer so
much a motivation but an
externality. Your job in the
future is now based on two
things, your abilities as a
person and your luck.
There is one goal: making as much money as possible.
For this reason I have
selected "mall-mart" culture
as my fifth most detrimental
event effecting history.
Although this is a fairly
recent occurrence, the new
commercial
environment
consisting of mostly malls
and stores like Wal-mart and
K-mart have served to allow
individuals to, no matter
their state of wealth, access
luxury goods to distance
themselves as far as possible
from their own true social
class.
individuals
Although
mirror
the lives of
attempt to
this
causes
the rich
the rich,
to act in even more wasteful
ways resulting in a stronger
polarization between the rich
and poor.
This creates a social stigma that being poor is a
deplorable state. The truth
about society is that class is
a necessity and a large group
of poor individuals is necessary to support any upper
class.
Sadly, today you would
be hard-pressed to find over
10 percent of the population

willing to consider themselves poor. Without this
social state a society would
fall into dislocation.
However, at the same
time, the rich today look
down upon the poor as people who have not worked

In this spirit another
point to bring up is that
of
condevelopment
sumerism and the development of a society are not
equal.
Industrialized countries
treat other countries more
unfairly than ever before,
and yet underdeveloped
countries are beginning to
catch up.
The reason for this is not
so much the economic theory
of convergence as convergence assumes fair or even
totally free trade, but sloth.
Rich countries have
become careless and lazy
due to "mail-mart" culture
while still developing countries
tend to
display
advanced signs of solidarity
and drive to produce greater
infrastructure.
While consumerist countries develop in a circular
pattern,
underdeveloped
countries develop in the pattern which should be displayed upward.
Finally, it's time to give a
moral for the information
provided in this article.
Although you are likely not
going to accept your place in
an entirely different social

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Joseph Melber
hard enough, rather than
what they truly are a comparative necessity for their
lives of indulgence and priv-

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There was a time that the
building of schools, universities and human development projects, rather than a
mall filled with stores like
Aeropostale
and
Abercrombie and Fitch, was
a sign of development.

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Letter to the

class because of this article,
you would be wise to hedge
your bets and spend money
to better yourself rather than
to portray yourself as some
sort of Hollywood star.
Look at money not as a
way to better yourself in the
eyes of your peers but to better yourself as a contributing
member of society.
Rather than buying a new
shirt you don't need, buy a
subscription to an academic
journal in your field to better
your understanding of your
discipline.
Rather than buying a new
speaker system for your car,
build a small bar to multiply
your assets and forge new
In summation, use money

flaunt your possession
ofmoney but to contribute to
the bettering of your life and
the things that truly matter your loved ones, your health
and your overall happiness.
not to

***This is the fifth in a
series of ten columns concerning the top ten historicevents that have the greatest
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HflVGII Spotlight

Fraternities join for Tiger Den fundraising
LOCK HAVEN - The Inter- A few elementary students
Fraternity Council (IFC) called ,who were happy to help,
on its members to come joined them after school.
together over Lock Haven
Participants represented
four fraternities. Pi Lambda
University's fall break to participate in a canning at the Phi had Philip DeLong, Ricky
Water Street and Susquehanna Phillips,
Dante Clipner,
Avenue intersection.
Nathan Chamberlin, Tucker
Suggested by one of the Gordner and Garth Ladley.
fraternity's presidents at their Alpha Chi Rho had IFC
recent IFC meeting, many of Parliamentarian Brian Dente,
the fraternities met up on all Dave Marinock, Andrew
Grim, and Tom
corners on
afternoon.

Dent. Alpha Sigma Phi had
IFC Rush Chair Kyle Barna,
CJ Martini and Zack Jones,
and Kappa Delta Rho had IFC
Vice President Neal Newmark.
The fraternities will be
holding another canning event
for the Tiger Den on Saturday,
Oct. 28 at this location and at
the Jay Street Bridge. Several
members will also be volunteering during the build the
first week ofNovember.

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Photos courtesy of Joanette Saba-Sturm

Fraternity students Neal Newmark, Zack Jones, CJ. Martini and
Kyle Barna collect donations for the Tiger Den Playground project.

Phi Kappa Phi promotes
literacy in book drive

Prtoto courtesy of Joanette Saba-Sturm

Three youngsters stand on the corner in hopes of obtaining the generosity of donors for the construction of the Tiger Den playground.

Emily Aitken
Guest Writer

Grant money to help updates,
renovation project at YMCA

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Rep. Mike Hanna presents the Lock Haven YMCA with a $40,000 grant
to renovate the swimming pool and other parts of the facility. From left to
right: Chad Walsh, YMCA program director; Lenny Long, YMCA board
president; Jerry Clark, YMCA executive director; Rep. Hanna; Karl
Herrmann, YMCA board member; Harlan Dickey, YMCA property manager; and Troy Miller, YMCA board member.
Moshe Jenkins
Staff Reporter
State Representative Mike
Hanna, D-Clinton/Centre, pre-

sented a $40,000 grant to the
YMCA of Lock Haven this
month.
This money was awarded
the
by
Pennsylvania
Department of Community
and Economic Development's
(DCED)

Revitalization Program and

secured by Hanna.
aquatics department and to
"These funds will be used upgrade their accommodations
as part of an extensive facility for members.
renovation this past summer
"Specifically, these funds
and into the fall and winter will be used to help withrenomonths of 2006-2007," said vations and upgrades to the
YMCA Executive Director current YMCA indoor swimming pool facility and to the
Jerry Clark.
The main priority of the men's and women's locker
DCED is to advance opporturoom areas," said Clark.
With the revitalization pronity for communities as well
as businesses.
gram, DECD is granting
The YMCA plans on using money for a variety of specific
this money to revamp their local improvement projects.

As a result of a fall service
project. Phi Kappa Phi, a
campus honors society, is
holding a children's book
drive during the month of
October.
Literacy is an important
theme of the Phi Kappa Phi
honor society and an objective ofthis project.
"Our main goal is to meet
some of [children's] needs for
said
literacy,"
Kathy
Richards, chapter president.
The books should be
appropriate for children from
ages 3 to 13 years of age. All
different kinds of books will
be accepted, including books
of poetry, picture books, nonfiction, fiction, and informational books.
Around campus, students
will be able to find the collection boxes in multiple places
including Bentley Dining
Hall, Sloan Fine Arts Center,
East Campus, Parsons Union
Building, Recreation/ Honors
Building, Zimmerli, Himes,
Ulmer, Akeley, Robinson, and
Raub Hall.
The books collected in the
drive will be donated to children who live in the Clinton
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A student contributes to the book, drive located in the Parson's Union Building.
the children's waiting room in
"The volunteers are workClinton County Court House, ing to create flyers, collect
and to the Lock Haven books, and the support from
Hospital. Distribution of the the president is awesome,"
books to the separate locasaid Richards.
tions will be determined by
Thus far, the book drive
the specific kinds, ages and has received between 40 and
amount ofbooks requested by
50 books.
each location.
During next semester, Phi
Richards is thankful to Kappa Phi has plans in the
everyone that has made the works for the sponsoring of a
project possible, including the scholarship day.
backing from the president.

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Lock Haven University's Student Newspaper

October 11, 2006

Volume 64, Issue 5

Volleyball continues dominance
Brandy Rissmiller
Another
tournament
equaled similar results for
Lock Haven's women's volleyball team. The Lady Eagles
walked away undefeated at
the
Clarion
University
Tournament with a record of
4-0.

On Friday, the first oppo-

Lock Haven faced at the
tournament
was
East
Stroudsburg University and
ESU fell 30-23, 30-22 and 3129. Senior Maggie Borden
had a season-high 16 kills on
.355 hitting, while freshman
Fabiana Gomez recorded a
season-high 38 assists. Junior
Inga Kurgonaite had 11 kills
and six blocks. Freshman
Christina Laury contributed
to the win with nine kills and
Stacey Borgia had six blocks.
Point Part University was
the next team to fall to the
Lady Eagles, 30-17, 30-27
and 30-18. Kurgonaite had the
game-high 11 kills, while
Borgia and Laury each had
six. Borgia also added seven
blocks and Laury tallied six
digs. Freshman Caroline
Acosta recorded ten assists
and three digs.
Saturday brought two
more wins for the team. The
first match was against
nent

Geneva College and Lock

Haven prevailed 30-11, 30-23
and 30-19. Senior Li YiZhi

tallied 14 kills on .650 hitting,
two assists, two service aces,
two digs and two blocks.
Kurgonaite had a team-high
15 kills on .667 hitting, along
with four assists and two
blocks.
Laury and classmate Kim
Windstein had a productive
day, as well. Laury recorded
eight kills and Windstein hit
for .667 on five kills and also
had two service aces. Gomez
had 41 assists and nine digs.
The team total attack percentage for the match was a high
.484.
The Lady Eagles faced
Davis & Elkins College for
the second time in eight days,
and once again prevailed,
beating them in three games,
30-12, 30-17 and 30-15.
YiZhi had 13 kills, four
blocks, three digs and two
service aces. Kurgonaite
recorded eight kills, five
blocks, three assists and three
digs. Borden, Borgia and
Windstein each had seven
kills in the match. The team
attack percentage was .526.
Windstein thinks the highlight of the weekend was the
game against Davis and

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"I believe that is the game
we finally gelled together. We
never let down, we kept push-

Photo Courtesy of Sports Information
ing throughout the whole
Freshman Fabiana Gomez sets the ball for
game, and we did it as a team,
because almost everyone got her teammates.
"Our offense, which has
Windstein prefers playing
to play," said the middle hitter, adding that she also been struggling at times in the teams not in the PSAC
enjoyed playing Geneva past, was finally hitting on all because it allows the team to
because her old club coach is cylinders," said Coach Tom get more experience for the
Geneva's coach.

"Once we get into playoffs
we won't be playing teams
that we're used to seeing,"
she explains.
In their only PSAC West
competition of the week.
Lock Haven beat Indiana
University (Pa.) to win their
27th-straight home contest.
The Lady Eagles prevailed in
straight sets, 30-23, 30-25 and
30-23.
YiZhi led with .667 hitting
and 16 kills. Kurgonaite had
10 kills and Borden recorded
six. Kurgonaite also tallied
four service aces.
Mayumi Ishihara had
eight digs, while YiZhi
recorded five. Gomez recorded 25 assists.
Lock Haven improves to a
20-4(4-1 PSAC West) record.
This weekend the team
travels to Shippensburg
University to take on three
rivals. Coach Justice says the
goals for the team this week
are very simple.
"We want to beat all of the
PSAC teams that we will
face. If we can be successful
we will retain our number one
ranked status. If we lose,
some other teams will move
ahead of us."
On Friday, October 13 at 5
p.m. the Lady Eagles will
East
compete
against
Stroudsburg University for
the second time in one week.
Saturday afternoon brings two
more contests. At I p.m. Lock
Haven will play Shippensburg
University and then compete
West
Chester
against
University at 4 p.m.

Men's soccer battles to ugh com pe^tition
Garrett Graziano
Sports Editor
The men's soccer team
protected their undefeated
streak without winning one
of their two games this past
week.
This past Sunday, No. I H
C.W. Post, 11-1-2, came to
town to face-off against the
Bald Eagles, 11-4-1 at
McCollum Field. In a highly
contested match, both teams
fought their way through a
110 minute long game only
to come out of it with a 0-0
tie.
LHU goalkeeper, Chad
Feerar, had a relatively quiet
day as far as shots on goal

Senior Pat Long

go, posting no saves in the

to

contest. However, Feerar did
chalk up his fifth shut out of

an overtime thriller, 1-0.

the season.
Despite a scoreless day,
the Bald Eagles out shot
C.W. Post by 20 in the effort.
The seven shots that C.W.
Post did account for never
made it to Feerar do to the
tough play by the LHU

forth through out regulation
time and neither team having

the Bald Eagles at home in
After battling back and

anything to show for it, senior Pat Long fired the ball
past the Huskies goalkeeper
to secure the win for the Bald
Eagles. Paul Huckett was
credited with the assist.
The goal was especially
"I was angrier after that meaningful for Long as his
game than any other game of game winning shot came on
the year," said Head Coach his 22nd birthday.
Doug Moore. "We completeThe men look to push
ly dominated them, out their unbeaten streak to eight
shooting them 27-7. A part of games as they take on
me is happy with the all the Kutztown University today,
hard work the boys put out, and then travel out to
but it's hugely frustrating not Shippensburg on Saturday
and the back home to face
being able to score."
Last Saturday saw rival the New York Institute of
Bloomsburg University fall Technology on Tuesday.
Photo Courtesy of Sports Information

the game winner on his birthday (photo at right).

Field Hockey splits a loss and win this past week
James Cooney
Sports Editor
The LHU Field Hockey
came out on the
losing end of a tough game at
the
of
University
Pennsylvania (4-7) this past
Sunday as the Quakers
defeated the Bald Eagles 2-1.
team (9-4)

U. of Penn drew first
blood in the game as they
scored with 6:29 left to play
in the half. Lock Haven
came out firing in the second
half as they scored their lone
goal of the day just 1:33 in.
Junior Samantha Stoyer
scored the third goal of the
year, with some help from
junior Renee Kemmerer.

Less than nine minutes Wynne scored two goals on
later, UP shot their only goal the day, along with an assist,
of the half, and they made it while Mandy Daschbach
count, as Meghan Rose shot scored off of a shot attempt
the game winner.
by Sarah Huber. Huber who
After getting out shot 8-1 was credited with the assist
in the first half, LHU came also had a goal of her own.
out firing in the second, out LHU out shot Sacred Heart
shooting UP 5-1. Junior 27-5, with seven of the LHU
Blair Wynne led the team in shots coming from Wynne.
shots with two, and freshman
Sophomore goalkeeper,
Mary Keister, Samantha Ali Harris, improved to 3-0
Stoyer, and sophomore Jill on the season as she made
Houtz each added a shot of two saves in three attempts.
their own.
The Lady Eagles will be
Last Thursday, LHU in action again today at
hosted
Sacred
Heart Lehigh University and then
University. Lock Haven's again Sunday at St. Francis
scoring burst of three goals University as a part of an
in four minutes led the Bald extended road trip.
Eagles to a 4-1 victory. Blair
Photo Courtesy of Sports Information

Junior Samantha Stoyer moves in on defense
(photo at left)

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defeated LHU 2-1.
The Lady Eagles played a
very good defensive battle
against #25 ranked C.W. Post
University of Long Island.
The defense came through for
the Lady Eagles as the defensive lead by goal keeper junior Emily Wagner, who
stopped seven shots by C.W.
Post.

goal. LHU senior Holly
Homsher and sophomore
Stephanie Fisher had three
shots while junior Lynnette
Haven
Lock
The
Reitz
had two shots. Seven
University Women's Soccer
other
Lady
Eagles recorded
team (8-7) fell to C.W. Post
shots
and
four
recorded shotsUniversity of Long Island (9on-goals.
2-1) this past Saturday, 1-0.
Last Thursday, a strugC.W. Post is ranked 25th in
LHU team was defeated
gling
the National Soccer Coaches
Mansfield
by
2-1. Junior
Association of America
Colleen
Kafka
scored LHU's
(NSCAA). This was the secWomen's
Soccer
lone
an
goal
on excellent pass
ond road game in a row that
from LHU sophomore Bekah
the Lady Eagles have played
The defensive line also Stonecypher. LHU out-shot
this past week. The other
out considerably as it Mansfield University 11-7 in
road loss came last Thursday, helped
helped thc LHU midfielders the game, but did have some
as Mansfield University (4-9and forwards to get shots on struggles throughout the
game.
"We really struggled to
play well against Mansfield,
but followed that up with
some of the best plays we've
had so far this season against
CW Post," said Coach
Heather Kendra.
Despite the losses, the
Lady Eagles are still in contention for the Pennsylvania
State Athletic Conference
(PSAC) playoffs. "PSACWest games are the prime
focus in our post season goals.
You always hope to play well
each outing, but the CW Post
and Mansfield results do not
atfect our PSAC West standing," said Coach Kendra.
"PSAC-West games are
the prime focus in our post
season goals," said Coach
Kendra. Three of the last four
games the Lady Eagles will
be against PSAC-West opponents. The Lady Eagles will
continue their run for the
playoffs as they visit NSCAA
ranked
Indiana
#16
University of Pennsylvania
today. They then travel to
Shippensburg University on
Photo Courtesy of Sports Information Saturday to take on the Red
Junior Emily Wagner clears the ball.
Raiders.
2)

Kris Glad
Sports Reporter

Football loses in comeback attempt
lead by David Show and against visiting Shippensburg
Demitrius Wilson. Show lead University.
the pack with 15 tackles total,
Expect the Bald Eagles to
while Wilson accounted for come out swinging propelled
In a hard fought game, the
by the home audience and festwo sacks that costs /UP negaBald Eagles came up just short
total.
tive 13-yards in
tivities of Homecoming weekagainst division foe, Indiana
to end.
The
Bald
Eagles
hope
University, losing 23-13 this
rebound
this
Kickoff is scheduled for 2
upcoming
past Saturday.
for
Homecoming p.m. at Hubert Jack Stadium.
Saturday

Garrett Graziano
Sports Editor

Football
After falling behind 20-0
the Bald Eagles mounted a
comeback attempt late in the
game. Quarterback Ilio
DiPaolo. ended the IUP
shutout with a one-yard touchdown run with just over 10
minutes left in the game.
The Lock Haven offense
later capitalized after Dean
Tortorice intercepted a pass by
IUP quarterback, Kevin Weidl.
DiPaolo then found, wide
receiver. Rafael Smith for a
19-yard touchdown pass
which made it a 20-14 game.
The two late game scores
proved to be, however, not
enough to compensate for four
costly turnovers throughout
the course of the game.
Ilio DiPaolo went 11 of 26
for 136 yards, running for one
touchdown and passing for
another with two interceptions
on the day.
DiPaolo managed to
spread the ball around to six
different receivers throughout
the game. Smith was the leading receiver with 83 yards on
the day with one touchdown
grab.
On the defensive side of
the ball, thc Bald Eagles were

Photo Courtesy of Sports Information

Senior Ryan Blood sprints to the head of the field.

Blood finishes first at PSU
James Cooney
Sports Editor
The Lock Haven Men's
Cross Country team finished
ninth out of 17 teams at the
National Meet at Penn State
University. The women's
team finished a respectable
1 Ith out ofthe 16 teams.
Individually for the men's
team, senior Ryan Blood finished first in the field with a

time of 25:39. This was the

13th fastest time in the history
of the course. Blood also
managed to finish in front of
one of Penn State's AilAmericans.

Cross Country
Also placing for LHU
were junior Shawn Moore and
senior Aaron Benson. Moore
placed 32nd while Benson

placed 66th.
For the women's team,
freshman Lindsay Scheller
posted the fastest time at
22:40. She finished 25th overall. Shala Simms finished just
12 seconds behind her, taking
43rd. Missy Weaver rounded
out the top three placers for
LHU finishing 71st.
Both teams will be back in
action on Saturday competing
in the Slippery Rock Invite.

Two wrestlers earn national ranking
Garrett Graziano
Sports Editor
LHU wrestlers Obenson
Blanc and Derrick Morgan
both ranked in the Top 25
when Amateur Wrestling
News and Rev Wrestling AllDivision Collegiate Rankings
released their 2006-2007 preseason national rankings.

National Qualifier, All-PSAC
selection, and third-place winner at the EWL and PSAC
Both are expected to make

a run throughout the season
and up to Nationals. The
wrestling season begins Nov.
19 at the Pennsylvania State
Duals.

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Blanc is ranked No. 9 right
now in the 125 lbs. weight
class in the AWN, while REV
has Blanc ranked at No. 11.
Last year Blanc was a
National Qualifier, EWL
Champion, PSAC runner-up,
and All PSAC selection for
wrestling.
Morgan who also is ranked
the
Top 25 is currently No.
in
at
the
184 lbs. weight class.
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Last season Morgan was a

Photo Courtesy of Sports Information

Freshman Ilio DiPaolo looks for a receiver.

Photo Courtesy of Sports Information

Derrick Morgan holds down his opponent.

*FC NORTH
:hicago (5-0)
Minnesota (3-2) i
}reen Bay (1-4)
Detroit (0-5)

AFC NORTH
Baltimore (4-0)
Cincinnati (3-1)
Pittsburgh (1-3)
Cleveland (1-4)

SOUTH
Orleans (4-1)
Atlanta (3-1)
:arolina (3-2)
fampa Bay (0-4)

AFC SOUTH
Indianapolis (5-0)
Jacksonville (3-2)
Houston (1-3)
Tennessee (0-5)

NFC Wild Card
Seattle (3-1)
Atlanta (3-1)
Minnesota (3-2)
Carolina (3-2)
Dallas (2-2)
N.Y. Giants (2-2)

Information courtesy
ofNFL.com

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Kris Glad
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Brandon Apter

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New England (4-1)
Buffalo (2-3)
N.Y. Jets (2-3)
Miami (1-3)
AFC WEST
Denver (3-1)
San Diego (3-1)
Kansas City (2-2)
Oakland (0-4)

AFC Wild Card
Cincinnati (3-1)
San Diego (3-1)
Jacksonville (3-2)
Kansas City (2-2)
Buffalo (2-3)

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October 1

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So that's what losing looks
Garrett Grasrian**
Sports Editor
I knew it. I knew it all along. This goes out

talks about how "tough" T.O.
is. You all were wrong. If you had watched the
game, then I know you saw the same play that I
saw where #81 short armed the ball on a route
across the middle. What a loser. First he tries to
commit suicide, and then he short arms a pass
because he's afraid to get hit all of a sudden.
Congratulations T.O. you have gone from mega
star to mega moron in just under a year. I have
an idea: let's play for a worse team for less
money.
I I know he is sitting in his house, car, locker
room right now regretting every moment of
ruining his relationship with his former franchise, its players and its city. Cowboys win the
Super Bowl? That's like saying Ben
Worthlessberger will throw a touchdown. In
fact while we're still on the topic ofBig Ben, I
would like to apologize to all the Steelers fans
out there. In my first editorial 1 said ifBen wasn't healthy, the Steelers would be a sinking ship
under Charlie Batch. 1 now see my error. Maybe
if they put Batch back in winning a game won't
seem like such a far fetched idea.
Now back to the topic at hand, T.O. You
notice I will not even give this man the respect
of typing out his actual name because I feel 1
would be wasting too much of my precious time
in doing so.
I could only hope that one day this man has
the game taken away from him. And I don't care
to everyone who

about his heart and his work ethic. Everyone
has a work ethic when playing a game like football. Football players on a collegiate level like
Lock Haven have a ton ofwork ethic. However,
the number of people lucky enough to play at
the NFL level is so small, and the number ofthe
game's standouts is even smaller still.
So if he is. going to treat the game in that
manner, I feel no shame in saying it should be
taken away from him in one fashion or another.
Maybe a career ending injury.
I just want to say one last thing. I see a couple of Dallas fans sporting the new T.O. jersey,;I'm not going to bash on you, I'm just
warning you. You will regret, sooner or later,
the fact that you wasted your money. You look
ridiculous in it, and you should just stop wasting your time and burn it now before he
destroys the Cowboys the same way he
destroyed the 49ers and Eagles.
By the way, if any of you can stomach to
read my co-editor's article, I'm just giving you
fair warning that you would be reading a hand
full of trash talk done by a Bills and Cubs fan.
Yeah, I know. Go ahead, it's ok, you can laugh
at him all you want.
So maybe the Eagles haven't won the Super
Bowl, but the Cubs haven't won in general
since I've been old enough to follow sports.
Watching the Cubs is like watching the mentally inept perform brain surgery, and the Bills,
well I guess the Bills decided the only thing to
do after losing four straight Super Bowls is to
head into a decade long slump ofmediocre play
at the absolute best. Well done.

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dominated him his entire career.
by the referees giving Penn State the win
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Date: Saturday, Oct. 14

Dinner Time: Noon to 6 p.m.

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Bake Sale Time: 11am to ?

Location: Thomas Field House
Menu: Chicken (Fried or Baked)
$7.00
Fried Fish $7.00
Hot Wings $0.00

All dinners Include 2 side items.
See any team member to
place your advance order.

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season, and what has their end result been lately? Failure. Their most recent failure came at
the hands of the Detroit Tigers as they defeated
the Yankees three games to one in American

League Divisional Series.
The Yankees, of this millennium, are the
biggest disgrace in not only baseball, but in all
of sports.
In Major League Baseball, a league where
there is no salary cap, the Yankees have the
largest payroll at over $194 million. While the
Detroit Tigers rank 14th at $82 million. The
Florida Marlins, who have the smallest payroll,
have just under $ 15 million.
If you take a look at the Yankees starting
lineup, you may believe this is the American
League All-Star team. It looks a little something like this: Johnny Damon, Derek Jeter,
Bobby Abreu, Gary Sheffield, Jason Giambi,
Alex Rodriguez, Hideki Matsui, Jorge Posada,
and Robinson C'ano. Cano, their ninth batterwho apparently poses the least threat, hit only
.342 in thc regular season, and was just shy of
the AL batting crown.
Rodriguez or "A-Rod", who is the highest
paid player in MLB, is "earning" $25.7 million
a year. This equals out to about $150,000 a
game. In the 2006 playoffs, A-Rod finished
going 1-for-14 with four strikeouts and no runs
batted in. In the 2005 playoffs, he finished
going 2-for-15 with five strikeouts and no runs
batted in. Is this guy really worth $25 million a
season? Well, if you love watching your "best"
player commit error after error and bat .071 in
the playoffs with no runs batted in, then the
answer is yes.
Besides the batting order, the Yankees also

have an excellent starting rotation and bullpen,
on paper at least. Their roster includes these
pitchers: Randy Johnson, Corey Lidle, Jaret
Wright, Carl Pavano, Mike Mussina, ChienMing Wang, Mariano Rivera, and Kyle
Farnsworth. Any baseball fan knows that a
team with those pitchers, and not to mention
batting lineup, should have easily handled the
Tigers. However, injuries and poor performances led to a weak outing overall by the Yankees
pitchers. Maybe they should stop signing as
star players and start letting some young guys take over.
So now, after six straight years of failing to
win the big one, what do they do? Reportedly,
they are going to fire manager Joe Torre and
sign Lou Pinella. Pinella previously coached
the Yankees from 1986-1988, where he
achieved moderate success.
Here is what 1 think they should do: start
letting some players go, in particular, the older
ones. Try trading A-Rod, Randy Johnson,
Pavano, and Sheffield for young starting pitchers. Start freeing up some space and give the
younger guys a chance to help lead the way,
such as Melky Cabrera and Miguel Cairo.
Firing Torre will not solve their problems; however, the Yankees have always had a different
formula than other teams in professional sports.
Instead of getting a good core of young players
and have a few veterans to lead the team, the
Yankees, for the most part, buy a club house
full of proven stars who cannot win together.
It is pathetic that just because the Yankees
have not won the World Series in six seasons,
that it is a big deal, but the Yankees set it up that
way. With the roster they purchase, whenever
they fail, they deserve to be criticized and speculated.
Currently, they are the biggest disgrace in
sports. It is hard to watch, but at the same time,
it is quite enjoyable watching a younger, lesstalented, and less-paid team send the Yankees
home early yet again.

Lock Haven University's 7th Annual 5k Run/Walk
Homecoming Weekend
October
14, 2006 @ 9:00 a.m.
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Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. Ivy Lane
$20.00 registration fee

>ee A4 for full details and registration form.

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Intramural S orts News

FALL 2006 iPORTS
Flag

Football

8 versus 8 Football at Hubert Jack Stadium
Maximum of 15 players per team

Racquetball registration has been ex-

6 versus 6 soccer at the SRC
Maximum 12 players per team

Sign up online or at the SRC by Monday,
Oct. 2nd

5 versus 5 full court basketball at the SRC
Maximum 12 players per team

Email Mike Hanna for more details!
mhanna@lhup.edu

Volleyball
6 versus 6 volleyball
(indoor/outdoor: weather permitting)
Maximum 12 players per team
Racquetball
Singles Racquetball League at the SRC
Record will determine seeding for the tournament
at the end of the season

Fall Teams:

Check your email for captain's meetings this week!
www.lhup.edu/intramurals/

Student Recreation Center News
Student Recreation Center
Hours of Operation

Climbing Wall
Hours of Operation

Wednesday

to 11:00pm

Wednesday

1:!

to

Thursday

to 11:00pm

Thursday

1:00pm

to 9:30pm

Friday

1:00pm

to

Friday

7:00am

to

9:00pm

10:00am

to

9:00pm

1:00pm

to 7:30pm

12:00pm

to 11:00pm

1:00pm

to 9:

7:00am

to 11:00pm

1:00pm

to 9:30pm

:00am

to 11:00pm

1:00pm

to 9:30pm

Tuesday

Tuesday

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4:00-4:50pm
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Step & Tone
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7:00-7:50pm
Yoga
Heather

7:00-7:50pm
Yoga
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8:00-8.50pm

8:00-8:50pm
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Teresina

Cardio w/ Toning

SRC Bouldering Clinic

SATURDAY^

October 4, 2006

@7PM

Total Cardio Kick
Teresina

Come on down to the

6:00-6:S0pm
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All classes are held in the SRC aerobics room.
Space is limited, be sure to come early to reserve your spotl

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Saturday,
October 28, 2006

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Informational Brochures
<5c Sign-ups can be found
at the SRC front lobby.
"A day hike can be a fantastic way for people to reconnect with the natural world'
—Gregory Miller

Check out the SRC we*bsite for schedules, photos, policies and

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Derrick Godin
Junior
Secondary Ed./ English
"Robin Williams,
because he is a modern
day Ben Franklin and
he's a very good example of an all around balanced American."

Jessica Tobin
Senior
Social Work
"Audrey Hepburn,
because I'd like to see if
she is as beautiful as
everyone made her out
to be and if we're anything alike as an older
man told me I looked
like her at my work."

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Matt Allebach
Junior
Criminal Justice
"Jerry Garcia, because
he lived his life to the
fullest."

Donna Kavanaugh
Senior
English
"Edgar Allen Poe,
because he was
intriguing and I want to
know what he was
thinking."

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because she was a
prjncess gnd jnstead of
bejng snob sne nad
c|ass and he|ped peop|e
whenever she could."

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Oct. 13

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Oct. 16

Tuesday
Oct. 17

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Redundant plot left wide open for ridicule
Laura Theis
Guest Writer
The concept is so familiar::
an animated comedy featuring
the voices of celebrities, kidoriented, but an attempt to
reach an adult audience as
well.
"Madagascar" and
"Shark Tale" are just two that
come to mind.
Sony Pictures Animation's
first feature-length film,
"Open Season," fits the mold
perfectly.
The movie, however, falls
short of breaking out which
makes it purely mediocre,
hardly worthy of an hour and a
half in the theater.
Keeping with the notion in
most ofthese animation comedies that the voices of famous
actors will bring the cartoon
characters to life giving them
that extra edge, the cast of
"Open Season" is packed with
all-stars. Ashton Kutcher and
Martin Lawrence lend their
voices to Elliott, a wild deer,
and Boog, a domesticated bear
who finds himself lost in the

wild.

Debra Messing voices
Boog's owner. Park Ranger
Beth. These regularly funny
aetors do not give their characters an extra edge, however,
and do not even manage to
bring their usual humor to the
film.
The plotline of "Open
Season" begins three days
before the start of hunting season. Boog the bear wakes up
in the wild with no way home
and no idea how to take care of

Elliott to Boog is like
Donkey to Shrek in "Shrek,"
annoying, troublesome, and
unwanted, however he will
just not leave. Elliott agrees to
take Boog to Timberline but
says, "I'll take you to town,
but when we get there, we're
partners, deal?" They spit,
shake on it and so Boog is
bound to Elliott. This may
have been entertaining if it
wasn't so dully familiar.
Of course there is the
himself.
hunter'chasing the pair, trying
For as long as he can to thwart their attempts to
remember. Boog has lived in reach Timberline. After three
Park Ranger Beth's garage. days, hunting season begins,
He sleeps in a dog bed and giving Boog, Elliott, and the
Beth sings him to sleep every rest ofthe animals in the forest
night with the "Teddy Bear more to worry about, making
Photo Courtesy of Google Images
Picnic" song.
them "sitting ducks," as Elliott
The story is unfortunately puts it.
Actors Ashton Kutcher and Martin Lawrence lend their voices to the
familiar.
very
So, Boog and Elliott unite main characters of yet another animated flick that involves animals on
Like
"Madagascar" and "A Bug's the animals in the wild to rise the loose.
Life." the main character gets up against the hunters, making relationship, every conflict - it and Elliott decide to stay in the relieve an hour of boredom
lost and just wants to go home. the forest finally safe for has all been seen before. This forest and not return to spent on every other been"Open Season" tracks Boog's everyone.
unfortunately makes "Open Timberline. This eliminates done-before aspect.
journey back to Timberline,
The whole movie, the plot, Season" so repetitive and so the "happy ending" concept of
The only good thing about
his home town, with his side the character relationships, the boring that it is not even worth everything getting back to nor"Open Season" is that it's
kick, Elliott, and the outrais
a
copycat.
actors.
mal, a predictable ending that short. Less than an hour and a
watching.
geous friends they meet along Everything has been done
The only difference in was thankfully not applied to half of repetitive mediocrity
the way.
before. Every angle, every "Open Season" is that Boog this movie, however, does not and you'll be out ofthere.

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If you are with a group of
people, discreetly and quietly Students seem attached to their cell
sure
you
get up and leave the room to phones
throughout campus.
answer the phone. This way,
missing an
you are in a meeting,
If
you aren't interrupting the
urgent call and don't have to
or a movie theater, put
other conversations in the class
worry about missing a less
your
phone on silent or
room. If you are with a busione.
important
ness associate or your higher vibrate. Do not try to carry on
to play it safe, you
Finally,
a conversation in any of these
ups, check your caller ID
can always ask the people you
before deciding to answer. If places, even if the conversaare with whether or not they
it's an emergency, apologize tion is in whispers. You can mind you answering your
and quietly excuse yourself. If still be heard, and it can be phone. This will always make
it is not an emergency, turn extremely annoying to the you will look like the ultraaround you.
your phone off and call the people
user.
the
connection is bad, polite cell phone
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person back later so that you
From "bag phones" to
are not do not appear rude in a tell the person that you will "pocket phones," cell phones
call them back when you get
professional setting.
have evolved at a tremendousIf you want to talk on your service. You should not con- ly rapid rate, wowing us and
tinue a conversation with a
cell phone out in public, do it
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to receive student teachers is
not an easy job, according to
Valerio, and he wanted to be

certain that these teachers are
aware of the university's
thanks.
"We are very gracious and
appreciative of the efforts of
these people," said Valerio.
Danielle Moyer, a junior,
attends LHU as a foreign language education major and has
attended Spanish dinners in
the past. She credits her Bald
Eagle High School instructor,
Jamie Bressler, as a huge
influence on her choice.
"Bressler was a good
teacher and highly recommended LHU," said Moyer of
her decision to select her
major as well as her university.
Moyer said that the dinner

Photos Sarah Wojcik / Eagle Eye

LHU professors honor local high school faculty
at the Spanish Dinner, courtesy of the Foreign
Language Department.

has helped many students to
learn more about the department and has piqued the interest of her friends that have
attended in the past.
Bressler was among eight
local teachers that were present to receive a written statement declaring LHU's appreciation.
Others that attended and

received recognition included
Steve Sente, Pamela FornalMcCollough, Robert Piper,
Andrea Simpson, Sherri
Dickey and Steve Klebacha.
Jeri Domel and Debbie
Bressler were other recipients
that were unable to attend, but
were also recognized by the
university.

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American friends?
A: The relationship 1 have
with my Spanish friends is
much closer than any of my
other friendships because we
come from the same place and
we can relate to each other.
But I am really good friends
with many American students
that I have met. The first
month I was here it was summer and there was only a few
students here at Campus
Village. But as soon as all of
the other students returned to
Lock Haven I met a lot of people through others and was
able to make a lot of friends.
Now I see people all the time
that say hi.

Oscar Gimenez is a
reign Language Student
.S) that is currently study; Business Administration
at
Haven
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Lock
University.
Since arriving in the summer to start his studies at
LHU, Gimenez has had the
unique opportunity to fraternize with both international
and American students and
leam how to get around language barriers.
Unfortunately Gimenez
leaves Saturday, Oct. 14 to
head home to Valencia, Spain
located just below Barcelona.
But before Gimenez leaves
Q: What do you miss the
the university, I took it upon
most
from home?
myself to sit down to talk with
A:
Family, friends and the
him about his experiences
food.
is what I miss the
Paella
during his stay in the United
most.
to explain but
It's
hard
States.

Q: Why did you decide to

come to the United States?
A: I am going to finish
my schooling and I couldn't
speak any English. As a
business student, English is
an important language to
know to succeed in business.
I had gone to England, but it
didn't help me as much, plus
the weather was bad. On top
of that 1 think that the
American people I've met
have been much more friend-

Q: What was
biggest challenge
the United States?
A:
The
language.
Understanding Americans is
very difficult when
know no English. When I
first came to the United
States and I was in the aiport
in Philadelphia, I got lost and

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cousins and grandparents.
cars. J have a car in Spain, but
Q: What wus the best part it is compact compared to cars
here in America.
of living on your own?
A: Well I live at home
Q: How is the university
with my parents and they are
okay with me leaving and
A: In Spain it doesn't matgoing out with my friends. ter if you go to class or not. It
But here I can do whatever 1 is up to you. There is no
want at any time. I can wake homework, just big reports or
up at three in the afternoon a big test at the end of the
and I can cook for myself. It's year. Here it is day after day.
There is always homework
very nice.
come
Would
like
to
and
studying to do. Students
you
Q:
back to the United States?
in Spain can either go to
A: Yes, but I want to go diplomatura for three years,
home and see my family. I and go to work sooner, or they
can go to licenciatura for five
want to stay with all the people that I have met here, but 1 years.
miss my family. 1 want to tell
Q: Were there any
them all about the United unpleasant moments during
States and 1 want to tell my your stay here?
friends about everyone that I
A: I twisted my ankle the
have met here.
fourth day I was here and I
Q: What is the biggest dif- didn't speak any English. I
ference between Spain and took a picture of my ankle and
sent it to my parents because
the United States?
are both doctors and they
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to go to the hospital. I
d
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and
didn't
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insurance company and it's
ever harder to talk on the
phone when you don't know
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Philadelphia,
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Toronto and Niagara Falls,
was the best city
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universities and parties. The
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or
'What's
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Fortunately for those of us Chris Wazynski. "Television
who grew up in the 80's, rejust isn't the same anymore."
runs of certain television
I think it's safe to speak for
shows, if popular enough, are everyone when I say that
still aired today. You can still there's nothing that could
"be where everybody knows compare to the television
your name" with "Cheers," shows of our childhood.
which ran its first episode in David the Gnome, Slimer, and
1982. It's also still possible to Uncle Gadget will always
hang out with the Huxtables have a special place in our
from "The Cosby Show." hearts. We'll continue to shake
which began in 1984. And if our heads in despair because
you're really lucky, you can we know there will never be
catch an episode of "The Facts anything quite like the 80's.
of Life" or "A Different

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fans, here' s a little trivia to
test your knowledge
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Cell trends and etiquette evolve
One thing you find in
abundance around campus is
cell phones. Everywhere you
go there is someone using a
cell phone. They are taking
pictures, listening to music,
texting and having conversations.
Technology today is amazing. A person can send a picture to someone half way
around the world or text someone who is sitting right next to

get
them in class.
Can you imagine a cell
phone that is as big as a brief
case? That is the size that car
phones, which cellular phones
are based off of, used to be.
Generations before the Razor
used to call cell phones "bag
phones" because they were as
big as a medium-sized bag.
Thankfully, we've phased out
of those trendy, larger-thanlife versions and now have
phones that easily fit into our
hands.
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Breaks between classes are a prime time for
students to stay in touch with their friends.

they were able to do more.
Today cell phones can do a
variety of things, depending
on the model. They store contact information, hold to-do
lists, keep track ofthe appointments and even remind you of
them, have a simple calculator,
can send or receive e-mail,
access the Internet, play
games, and finally, integrate
devices such as PDAs, GPS
receivers, and MP3 players.
Now you don't even need
your camera or MP3 player.
All you need is your cellphone.
So what's the hottest, most;
technologically advanced cell;
phone you can purchase? The;
answer changes every month;;
today's cell phone market is;
highly competitive. Currently,;
the "must-have" phones are;
Motorola's ultrathin Razor,
phone and LG's Chocolate.;
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device that people use to com-;
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Award-winning author shares j ourney, advice
Jessa Hoover
Features Editor
If you've ever had characters living inside your head,
demanding that their stories be
told, then you have a great deal
in common with award-winning author Tawni O'Dell.
After
on
appearing
"Oprah" and in "People" magazine, O'Dell made her way to
LHU's PUB, where she gave
her first reading from her latest
novel to students and faculty
on Wednesday, Oct. 4.
Having been raised in
Indiana, PA and currently
residing in State College, PA,
O'Dell's appearance was part
of the English Department's
Pennsylvania Authors Reading

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However, O'Dell is more
than just an author who is from
Pennsylvania; she also writes
about her home state, or more
specifically, sets her novels in
locations based on the
coalmining town she grew up
in.
O'Dell's first novel, "Back
Roads," about a troubled
young boy on his own after his
mother is thrown in jail for
killing his father, was an
Oprah Book Club selection
and was on the New York
Times Best Seller List for nine
weeks.
Although the book is written about a very specific place
and people, its translation into
five different languages and
subsequent international fan
base proves that it transcends
the specifics and touches
issues common to all peoples.
However, success didn't
come to O'Dell overnight. It
took her eleven years, five
rejected novels, and nearly
200 rejection letters before
she wrote and published
"Back Roads."
"Before I wrote 'Back
Roads,' I had been trying to
write what I thought would be
marketable, and in turn was
violating the cardinal rule of

writing, which is 'write about
what you know,'" said O'Dell.
"It wasn't until I finally gave
up on being published that I
decided to write about what I
cared about."
The things that O'Dell
cared about were the lives of
coal miners, and that is what
she has unashamedly written
about in all three of her published novels.
"To aspiring writers, I say
that your perseverance is
almost as important as your
talent," said O'Dell.
Perseverance has paid off,
and it was never more obvious
as when Oprah Winfrey personally called a shocked
O'Dell to announce that she
had read "Back Roads" and
was choosing it as her Bookof-the-Month Club's main
selection.
"Prior to the television
announcement that "Back
Roads" was going to be an
Oprah Book Club pick, the rating for [the novel] on
Amazon.com was 13,000 something," said O'Dell.
"After it was announced, [the
novel] was instantly number
one. That is the power of
Oprah."
However,
O'Dell
described the instant fame as a

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Author Tawni O'Dell reads from latest novel and shares the perseverance needed to get published.
"double-edged sword."
It
brought great success, but it
also brought tremendous pressure. O'Dell began to wonder
how she could "top that, or
even do the same."
Although her second novel
wasn't a best-seller, it was
praised by her readers. "Coal
Run" was described by O'Dell
as a book about "homecoming
and resolving feelings about
your hometown." Ironically,
she wasn't able to finish writing the book until she came
back to Pennsylvania herself
and went through similar
things that the main character

Crazy for the 80's: _
Tube-ular television
Remember the good old
days of break dancing, hot
pink leg warmers and most of
all, decent television shows?
Sigh. Who doesn't miss waking up on Saturday morning
to the sound of Wembley,
Gobo, Boober and Red coaxing us to "dance our cares
away," spending early afternoons with our "heroes in a
half shell" or having "picnic
time"
with
"Eureeka's
Castle?"

us can recall
crying when
an episode of
or
"ALF"
"DuckTales"
was missed.
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off our old
school
Nintendo only
for an episode
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Little girls clutched their
cabbage patch dolls or
snapped their neon-colored
slap bracelets and sang along
to the intro of "My Little
Pony," while little boys
stuffed their mouths with Big
League Chew and imitated
Donatello,
Michelangelo,
Leonardo and Raphael.
And, of course, not many
girls could deny using a full
bottle of Aquanet to shape
their hair to resemble Kelly
Kapowski on "Saved by the
Bell," and there weren't too
Yes, we are the babies of many boys
who didn
the 80's, and yes, we hold our want to
be as
beloved television shows
sleek
and
close to our hearts.
cool as Zack
"Hands down, 'Fraggle
Morris.
Rock' was my favorite televiHow
sion show when 1 was a little
about MTV
kid," said senior Jovana
back when
Am
DeSalvo. "I loved watching
a
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all those crazy creatures rockplayed music
ing out to music."
Taking a nostalgic stroll videos? With
the
words
down television memory
"Ladies and
lane, it's easy to remember
gentlemen, rock and roll" at
the heartbreaking adolescent
12:01 a.m. on August 1, 1981,
romance of Kevin Arnold and
the way the music industry
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continue to give her inspiration are Flannery O'Conner,
Harper Lee, Truman Capote,
and certain works of William
Faulkner.
However, no matter how
much brilliant literature you
read, O'Del! concedes that "it
is impossible to make yourself
creative." In fact, according to
O'Dell, it may even be impossible to make yourself into a
writer.
"There is never a choice in
becoming a writer," said
O'Dell. "I've always been a
writer."

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to," said senior Mike Rinard.
Then there was the ever so
popular and regularly anticipated Friday night line-up on
ABC.
TGIF, as it was dubbed by
clever television producers,
was a block of four television
shows which aired for the
first time in the Fall of 1988.
Kids across America promptly plopped themselves in
front ofthe television set at 8
p.m., and enjoyed half hour
after half hour of wholesome
sitcoms. Remember Balki,

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Sarah Wojcik
News Editor

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Steve Urkel and Uncle Jesse?
And who could forget watching Mary Kate and Ashley
Olsen grow up before our
eager eyes?
Sadly enough, TGIF saw
its decline in the late 90's and
then attempted to make a
comeback in the 21 st century.
But many 80's babies would
agree, TGIF could never be
the same without it's original
House",
"Full
"Family
Matters", "Perfect Strangers"
and "Just the 10 of Us" line-

Local Spanish instructors
from the surrounding area
were recognized at the Cena
de Hispana, a celebration that
the
Foreign
Language
Department's Spanish section
hosts annually.
Teachers and students,
from both LHU and local high
schools,
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enjoying
Mexican uisine in upper
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Felix Noy. Attendees sang and
clapped along with the musicians during their rendition of
"La Bamba."
The dinner has been in
place for several years as a
way for the LHU Spanish
Department to acknowledge
the efforts of local Spanish
instructors and promote foreign language majors, particularly Spanish.
Dr. Eduardo Valerio and

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Co-Editor in Chief

did.
"Sister Mine," O'Dell's
latest novel about a 40 year old
ex-cop who returns to her
small hometown, won't be
released until March 13, 2007.
O'Dell admitted that she had a
difficult time writing "Sister
Mine," the only of her novels
that is narrated by a woman.
But when O'Dell's creative
juices are running dry, she
simply looks to the greats for
some inspiration.
"Sometimes just reading
an author who is really great
inspires you," said O'Dell.
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organized the event, hoping to
recruit local high school students for LHU's foreign language major.
The dinner is also held in
effort to ensure the professor's
gratitude to local teachers as
they welcome education
majors into their classrooms.
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