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California University

VOLUME 14, NUMBER 28 OCT. 29, 2012
READ THE JOURNAL ONLINE: www.calu.edu/news/the-journal

Wildlife Society
chapter, adviser win
national honors
Cal U’s student chapter of The
Wildlife Society has been named 2012
Chapter of the Year, and the group’s
adviser, Dr. Carol Bocetti, is the 2012
Student Chapter Advisor of the Year.
Bocetti, an associate professor in the
Department of Biological and
Environmental Sciences, and eight
students accepted the awards Oct. 15 at
The Wildlife Society’s 19th annual
meeting in Portland, Ore.
The Wildlife Society — a
professional community of scientists,
managers, educators, technicians,
planners and others who work to study,
manage and conserve wildlife and
habitats worldwide — is celebrating its
75th anniversary this year.
Chapters are recognized for their
activities and initiatives,
accomplishments, impacts on members
and the profession, and resource

management. Advisers are chosen for
their roles in facilitating student
involvement in Society activities.
“The fact that the students in this
chapter chose to nominate me was very
touching,” Bocetti said. Of her decision
to nominate the Cal U chapter, she said,
“I find myself inspired every year by
these students. I know what other
chapters do — we do that and so much
more.”
Senior Frank Christopher, president
of the student chapter; senior Samantha
Zelenka, vice president; and junior Kate
Kelly, treasurer, were among the students
in Portland.
As president of the student chapter of
the year, Christopher was invited to
speak at a leaders’ lunch at the
conference.
“The Wildlife Society gave me focus
for what to do with my free time,” he

Dr. Carol Bocetti (right) works with student Cynthia Anchor at SAI Farm. The Wildlife
Society, a national organization, has named Bocetti the 2012 Advisor of the Year, and the
Cal U Wildlife Society has been named 2012 Student Chapter of the Year.

said. “I have learned so many skills, and
it has definitely helped my professional
development.”
“It has helped my resume, and the

internships were really helpful,” Kelly
said of the student chapter activities, as
well as the professional connections she
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Educators Discuss
Role of Technology
he Internet is reshaping our centuries-old model of classroom
education, says Dr. Sugata Mitra, but integrating technology
into teaching and learning can yield reliably positive results.
Mitra, a professor of educational technology at Newcastle (U.K.)
University and a visiting professor at the MIT Media Lab, made his
second visit to Cal U for a series of conversations and presentations
on Oct. 17.
“The last time I was here, I talked with you about my research,”
he told a group of Cal U faculty and staff at the Kara Alumni House.
“Now I’ve come back to find that you’ve actually been putting some
of these ideas into practice.
“Today we talked a bit about what worked, what didn’t work so
well, and what comes next. I find it all very energizing.”
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Homecoming
Cal U students (from left) Lydia Sabol, Shannan Hines and Andrea Fischer cheer the Vulcans on to victory at
Adamson Stadium during Homecoming on Oct. 13. For story and more photos, see page 4.

Bluegrass ‘Queen’ Coming to Cal U
luegrass comes to the Mon Valley
with an appearance by awardwinning artist Rhonda Vincent at
7:30 p.m. Nov. 15 in the Convocation
Center.
Pittsburgh’s own Mon River
Ramblers will be the opening act.
A traditional American music newly
influenced by rock, pop and jazz,
contemporary bluegrass is one of the
nation’s fastest-growing musical genres
— and Vincent and her band take it to
new heights.
Rhonda Vincent and the Rage is the
most decorated band in bluegrass, with
more than 70 IBMA awards, and the
International Bluegrass Music
Association has named Vincent its

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Female Vocalist of the Year for an
unprecedented seven years in a row.
The Wall Street Journal calls her “…
the NEW Queen of Bluegrass,” and a
Billboard critic describes her as “too
good to be mortal.”
In addition to Vincent’s vocals,
mandolin and fiddle, her band the Rage
provides a tight musical backdrop of
guitar, dobro, bass and banjo, as well as
mandolin and fiddle, to fill out the
sound.
Vincent comes to Cal U after making
stops at the Starlight Theater in
Branson, Mo., and the Greater
Downstate Music Festival in Springfield,
Ill.
After an earlier stop on her tour, a

critic for the San Francisco Chronicle
wrote, “She’s already established among
the bluegrass elite, and her artistry
speaks for itself, but key to Vincent’s
appeal is the unbridled energy and joy
that she brings to every performance and
a deep connection to the music and the
bluegrass tradition.”
Tickets for Vincent’s performance
are on sale now for $19 or $29; a $5
discount is offered to Cal U students,
faculty and staff. Tickets are available at
all Ticketmaster outlets, online at
www.calucenter.com , or at the
Convocation Center box office, open 10
a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. Look for
more information, video and a link to
Ticketmaster online at www.calu.edu .

Award­winning artist Rhonda Vincent will
perform in the Convocation Center at
7:30 p.m. on Nov. 15.

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Sweets Send Message to Voters
anderino Library wants
students to vote, and it’s
offering a sweet prize to help
generate interest in the 2012 presidential
election.
A jar of red and blue M&M candies
has been placed among the library’s firstfloor displays highlighting the importance
of voting.
The library staff is not asking students
to guess how many pieces of candy are in
the jar. Instead, they want students to
guess how many electoral votes each
presidential candidate will receive at the
conclusion of the Nov. 6 election.
The student who comes closest to
guessing both candidates’ totals will win a
post-Halloween treat.
Along with the M&Ms, the library is
displaying books about voting, the current
and past campaigns, and election trends.
An easel holds an interactive message
board that invites students to add a stickynote explaining why they are or are not
planning to cast their ballot.
Monica Ruane, reference librarian,
said the sticky-note board will address
various topics as Election Day draws
closer. All the displays were created in
conjunction with a collection of
political memorabilia from alumnus
Stephen V. Russell ’70, who loaned the
library an exhibit of campaign buttons
and other political memorabilia from
this year’s contest and past presidential
campaigns.
“We would like students to get out
and vote, to think about the issues and
which ones are important to them,”
Ruane said.
Graduate assistant Rob Anderson
and student assistant Matthew Lazar
have worked on the displays with
Ruane. To help educate or remind
students about the presidential voting
format and the 270 Electoral College
votes required to win the presidency,
Anderson placed a U.S. map on a poster
board behind the candy jar and labeled
each state with the number of Electoral

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‘Memorable’
Halloween
Planned
ntertainer Jim Karol
promises Cal U an
unforgettable Halloween
night. The memory expert and
mentalist intends to mesmerize
the Cal U community with his
interactive show from 7-9 p.m.
Wednesday in the Performance
Center inside the Natali Student
Center.
A native of Allentown, Pa.,
Karol does far more than
memorize a list of objects
shouted out by audience
members. He astounds audiences
with his extraordinary abilities,
such as memorizing everyone’s
ZIP code, birthdate, occupation
and other facts.
Karol claims to know every
word in the Scrabble dictionary
and thousands of sports-related
statistics. He can memorize a
shuffled deck of playing cards in
less than a minute and knows the
day of the week for any date.
Karol has appeared on
television in The Rosie O’Donnell
Show, The Tonight Show with Jay
Leno, The Ellen Degeneres Show and
the Today show. He also was
featured as one of the world’s top
10 mentalists on NBC’s
Phenomenon, starring Criss Angel.
While taping the show in Los
Angeles, he was voted the
World’s Greatest Mentalist at the
World Magic Awards.
The program is sponsored by
SABUG, the Student Activities
Board/Underground. Admission
is free, and the public may attend.
For more information, e-mail
Melissa Dunn at dunn@calu.edu .

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Reference librarian Monica Ruane (right) and graduate assistant Samantha Regney prepare
to place a jar of red and blue M&M candies among the library’s first­floor displays
highlighting the importance of voting. The student who comes closest to guessing the
presidential candidates’ electoral vote totals, will win the candies.

College votes it will cast.
“We wanted to make it fun and
interesting,” Anderson explained. “I feel
that with a lot of library displays, people
are afraid to touch or get near it. That’s
the opposite of what we want.”
Ruane, an assistant professor,
encourages resident students who are
unable to vote at home to obtain an
absentee ballot. She emphasized that
students need to be concerned with local
candidates and issues, as well.
She hopes to see conversations about
the election and voting issues on
Manderino Library’s Twitter and
Facebook pages, as well as the library’s
interactive newsletter, Library Matters.
“Any way we can get kids thinking of
voting is so important,” Ruane said.
“There’s plenty of information about
these candidates online, and it’s very easy
to find good, non-partisan information
rather quickly online. That’s what we
want the students to do. Become
educated, think about the issues,
candidates and voting.”
“Many college-age students fail to

realize they are stakeholders much the
same as their parents,” said Dr. Melanie
Blumberg, professor in the Department of
History and Political Science and campus
director of the American Democracy
Project.
“The decisions made by elected
officials affect a broad spectrum of issues,
ranging from student loan guarantees to
health care coverage. One way to have a
say in these and other policy decisions is
to vote. Officeholders pay attention when
people pay attention.”
Anderson said he votes regularly but
he doesn’t push others to go to the polls.
“I think it’s a choice they have to
make by themselves,” he said. “I like to
show people the door, but I don’t think
you can push people through it. I think
that’s how a lot of people get turned off
by politics.”
The displays are open to the Cal U
community and public during operating hours
at Manderino Library: 7:30 a.m.-10 p.m.
Mondays through Thursdays, 7:30 a.m.5 p.m. Fridays, 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturdays and
noon-8 p.m. Sundays.

Educators Discuss Impact of Technology
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Mitra, who spoke to the Cal U
community last year on Mission Day,
spent his latest visit in dialogue with
Cal U faculty and students, as well as
educators from nearby school districts.
He closed with a talk on “The Future
of Learning” and a panel discussion in
Steele Hall Mainstage Theatre.
In his public presentation, Mitra
described the “self-organizing learning
environment” that can be created by
giving Internet access to groups of
young children, then challenging them
to answer a tough question.
Mitra’s “hole in the wall” research
project demonstrated that children
around the world respond to these
conditions by teaching themselves and
their peers to use the technology, and
then achieving learning outcomes that
rival those in traditional classrooms.
“I believe Dr. Mitra’s visit got
(educators) thinking about the future of
learning and their role as teachers,”
said event coordinator Dr. Joseph Zisk,
director of Cal U’s Teaching and
Learning Center. “It’s good to start
thinking that way, (considering) the role
of technology and the Internet in
education.”
Mitra’s visit began in Keystone Hall,
where he participated in a
videoconference with students and staff
at Elizabeth-Forward High School. The

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Drs. Joseph Zisk (left) and Dr. Sugata Mitra make a point during a public presentation, ‘The
Future of Learning,’ on Oct. 17 in Steele Hall’s Mainstage Theatre.

Elizabeth-Forward School District is
involved in a number of technologybased initiatives, including an
Entertainment Technology Academy
that uses games as a common theme for
classes in the arts, language, math and
computer science.
Mitra also took part in a think tank
session at CUTV moderated by C.J.
DeJuliis, instructional technology
manager for the Teaching and Learning
Center.
“This idea of self-organized

education is so intriguing to me that I
can’t stop thinking about it,” said senior
Walter Harris, one of the think-tank
panelists. “I am constantly looking
around campus for ways to learn on my
own through technology. I even try to
encourage other students to not only
learn in the classroom, but also to teach
themselves.
“This topic is so relevant to our
University. I hope that we can continue
to grow our use of technology as Dr.
Mitra helps us become a leader in this

type of learning.”
Throughout the day Mitra also met
with deans and faculty from Cal U’s
three undergraduate Colleges, who
discussed topics relevant to their
particular areas.
After his public lecture, Mitra
moderated a panel of educators,
technology specialists and students
from Cal U, Elizabeth-Forward and the
Mt. Lebanon School District. Each
panelist described an innovative use of
technology for teaching and learning,
and then addressed questions posed by
audience members.
“We are learning from mobile
devices all the time,” Mitra said. “We
solve problems in life with them, so
why not use them in class? We don’t
need to talk about ‘lifelong learning’ in
capital letters, because it’s already
happening all around us. We just need
to send it back into the classroom.”
The lecture was streamed live online
and is available for viewing in the Cal
U Fusion area of the University
website.
The Teaching and Learning Center
will continue to help faculty develop
strategies for using online information
and digital devices for effective teaching
and learning.
“That’s our role,” Zisk said, “to try
to keep pushing that envelope and
using more of these technologies.”

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Speaker
Series
Presents
P.I., Writer
he new speaker series sponsored by
the Department of Justice, Law and
Society continues with its fifth
presentation on Tuesday.
Private investigator and crime novelist
Patrick Picciarelli will speak at 11 a.m. in
Eberly Hall, Room 110.
A former U.S. Army machine gunner
in Vietnam, Picciarelli spent 20 years as a
member of the New York City Police
Department before retiring as a lieutenant.
He now is president of Condor
Security and Investigations Inc., and a
partner in Balance Point Funding, a
company that equalizes litigation funding
in divorce actions.
Picciarelli received his bachelor’s and
master’s degrees in criminal justice from
John Jay College of Criminal Justice in
New York. He holds a master’s degree in
writing popular fiction from Seton Hill
University, where he is now an adjunct
professor in the graduate school.
Picciarelli also serves as an instructor
in Cal U’s Department of Justice, Law
and Society and an investigative
consultant with the Institute of
Criminological and Forensic Sciences.
He is the author of several works of
nonfiction: Jimmy the Wags: Street Stories of
a Private Eye (William Morrow); its sequel,
My Life in the NYPD: Jimmy the Wags
(NAL); and Mala Femina: A Woman’s Life
as the Daughter of a Don (Barricade Books).
Movie rights to the Jimmy the Wags
screenplay, which he also wrote, have been
sold.
In addition to his nonfiction works,
Picciarelli also has published a novel,
Blood Shot Eyes.
His short story “The Prince of Arthur
Avenue,” which appeared in Bronx Noir
(Akashic Books, 2007), was made into a
movie by KnightVision Productions and
released in 2011.
Another story, “The Friendly Island,”
will appear in the Crime Writers of
America’s annual anthology in 2013. The
life rights to his main character in another
book, Undercover Cop, has been optioned
by Stephen Spielberg (Dreamworks), and
will be made into a major motion picture,
starring Jason Segel, scheduled for release
in 2013.
The purpose of the series is to promote
student awareness of the interrelated and
specialized careers within the areas of
justice studies, sociology, anthropology,
women’s studies and leadership.
Dr. Emily Sweitzer, chair of the
Department of Justice, Law and Society,
believes the series is serving its purpose.
“This lecture series provides our
students with a unique opportunity to
understand, firsthand, how inter-connected
the disciplines of Justice, Law and Society
are,” she said.
“The speakers have challenged the
students to explore various fields of study
and skills that are essential for many
aspects of their careers. The series also
provides a venue to recognize many
alumni who have achieved tremendous
success and who can serve as role
models.”
Admission to the series is free. The
talks are open to the public, and all
members of the Cal U community are
encouraged to attend.
For more information about upcoming
speakers in this series, visit www.calu.edu .

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Under the guidance of Maggy Aston (far left) students in the Advanced Drawing course prepare work for this week’s art exhibit, which
runs from Thursday through Nov. 9 in the Vulcan Gallery.

Art Exhibit to Showcase
Entire Cal U Community
he Department of Art and Design is putting out an
open call for artwork on the theme of “Dreams” for
an exhibition from Thursday through Nov. 9 in the
Vulcan Gallery.
Works in all media will be considered; each should
explore the imagery of dreams and/or the workings of the
subconscious mind.
Two entries per person are allowed, and all students,
faculty, staff, and alumni are invited to submit their creations.
Artwork should be brought to the Vulcan Gallery,
framed or matted and ready to hang, by 11 a.m. today.
Students from advanced drawing and painting classes
will be curating the show.
Prizes will be offered, and all artwork will be available
for purchase. A panel of faculty judges will choose the

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award-winners during an opening reception hosted by the
Associated Artists of California from 6-9 p.m. Thursday.
“We want the campus community to be involved, and
especially our alumni,” said Maggy Aston, associate
professor of Art and Design. “Often times students
graduate from here and leave their artwork behind. We
want them to stay in touch and keep their love of art
going.”
“Dreams” will be on display from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays
through Nov. 9 in the Vulcan Gallery, inside Vulcan Hall. An
opening reception at 6 p.m. Thursday is free and open to the
University community and the general public. The reception will
include food and music. For more information about submitting
artworks for the exhibition, contact Maggy Aston at
aston@calu.edu or Todd Pinkham at pinkham@calu.edu .

Diversity
Month
Concludes
al U concludes its celebration
of Diversity Awareness
Month with “All the Real
Heroes,” a talk by Regis Bobonis Sr.,
founder of the Tuskegee Airmen
Memorial of Greater Pittsburgh Inc.
Bobonis speaks at 11 a.m.
Thursday in Steele Hall Mainstage
Theatre. The Tuskegee Airmen were
the first African-American military
aviators in the U.S. armed forces.
The event is free and open to the
public. The entire Cal U community
is invited to attend.
The Black Student Union, Student
Government, the Office of Veterans
Affairs, the Hispanic Student Association,
the Rainbow Alliance and the Office of
Multicultural Student Programs sponsor
Cal U’s Diversity Awareness Month
programming. For more information, visit
www.calu.edu .

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Ghost Hunt Tonight
al U gets into the Halloween
spirit with a lecture and
“ghost hunt” led by
paranormal investigator Chris
Fleming from 7-9 p.m. tonight at the
SAI Farmhouse.
The program is sponsored by
SABUG, the Student Activities
Board/Underground. Admission is
free, and the public may attend.
For more information, e-mail Melissa
Dunn at dunn@calu.edu .

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One of many events Cal U’s student chapter of The Wildlife Society conducts is the
annual Game Dinner. Cooking venison wrapped in bacon at last year’s dinner are
(from left) Jason Capello, Cody Schwanger and Gabe Martin.

Wildlife Society chapter,
adviser win honors
— Continued from page 1
has made. “My first year, I was on the
education side with the (Pennsylvania)
Game Commission and the (U.S.)
Forest Service this past year. It really
helps you figure out what you enjoy.”
This is the second national honor
for Bocetti in 2012. In March, she won
the 2011 Recovery Champion award
from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service for her work on the recovery
team for an endangered songbird
species, the Kirtland’s warbler.
Cal U’s chapter participates in

events such as Family Field Day and
the Outdoor Bash and Game Dinner,
both of which invite community
participation and provide educational
components.
Earlier this year, Cal U students
were the hosts for the Northeast
Students Wildlife Conclave, inviting
experts from federal and state agencies
to provide hands-on presentations on
topics such as stream assessment and
animal capture techniques.
Approximately 135 students from
13 colleges and universities attended
the conference.

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Homecoming for the ‘Holidays’
new grand marshal led the
parade, a king got down on
bended knee, and alumni came
home for the “Holidays” when Cal U
celebrated its 2012 Homecoming Day
on Oct. 13.
Acting President Geraldine M.
Jones waved and smiled as she led the
holiday-themed parade, riding in the
grand marshal’s convertible with her
husband, Jeffrey, in the passenger seat
and granddaughter Journey at her side.
The Cal U Marching Band provided
musical accompaniment for a lineup of
floats celebrating various holidays.
Cal U’s spirited dance team,
Billiards Club and the Technology
Education Association of California
(TEAC) took first place with their float
“Memorial Day —Honoring the
Fallen.”
Alpha Sigma Alpha sorority and Fiji
— the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity —
took second place with “’Tis The
Season,” and third-place honors went to
Acacia fraternity and Delta Zeta
sorority for “Santa’s Sleigh.”
Sigma Tau Gamma fraternity and
Sigma Kappa sorority received the
Spirit Award for “Happy New Year!”
and the Black Student Union won the
banner competition with “All Holidays
Combined.”
In addition to the parade, a variety
of family-friendly activities brought
alumni and community members to
campus. Among the most popular were
a petting zoo, a trackless train ride for
tots and a live broadcast by Radio
Disney that had even Blaze, the Vulcan
mascot, dancing in the street.

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The fun concluded with an
afternoon of Vulcan football at
Adamson Stadium, where Cal U
capped off the celebration by rolling to
a 30-0 victory over conference rival
Lock Haven.
For the first time, online voting
determined the makeup of the Royal
Vulcan Court. On Oct. 7, students
voted via smartphones or by using
computers set up inside the

Performance Center.
Students Alec Barrelet and Jasmine
Telly were crowned Homecoming King
and Queen during halftime festivities at
the stadium.
Just after the halftime ceremony,
Barrelet hurried to the end zone, where
he proposed to his girlfriend,
Homecoming Court member Mirriam
Mason.
Other members of the Homecoming
Court were Breanna Blose, Vince
Comini, Rodney Edwards Jr., Seamus
Hutchens, Andrea Marcolini, Kelliane
Russell and Marc Wahl.
In the week leading up to
Homecoming Day, magician Nate
Staniforth and the Chicago Comedy
All-Stars performed inside the
Convocation Center. All three Vulcan
hockey teams posted victories at the
first Cal U Homecoming Hockey event,
held at Rostraver Ice Garden, and
athletic standouts were honored at the
annual Hall of Fame Banquet.
Former Vulcan volleyball star Katie
Barker-Collins ’06 watched the current
volleyball team sweep Slippery Rock on
Homecoming Day in the Convocation
Center.
“The campus is beautiful, and I am
so proud the team has such a wonderful
place to play in,” said Barker-Collins
who traveled from Eldersburg, Md., for
her induction into the Cal U Athletic

Clockwise from top left: Homecoming King Alec Barrelet proposes to his girlfriend, Homecoming
Court member Mirriam Mason, moments after the halftime ceremony. With the crowd cheering,
she accepted; junior R.J. Thomas scores the Vulcans’ second touchdown on a 10­yard reception
during Cal U’s 30­0 Homecoming victory over Lock Haven; Acting President Geraldine M. Jones
waves and smiles while leading the holiday­themed parade. She is riding in the grand marshal’s
convertible with her husband, Jeffrey, in the passenger seat and granddaughter Journey at her
side.

Hall of Fame.
“Coming back has been very special
for me.”
Jim Bassano ’05, a teacher and
guidance counselor in the Carlynton
School District, regularly returns to his
alma mater for the Homecoming
parade and to visit with friends from
the Pittsburgh area who played Vulcan

football in the 1990s.
Bassano was a Pittsburgh police
officer before he attended Cal U and
changed his career.
“This is always a great time,” he
said. “The football team is really good
now. It’s nice to walk around and check
out the changes and talk to people you
have not seen for awhile.”

Campus BRIEFS
Saturday is ‘Discovery Day’
To introduce prospective students to the
University, Cal U will hold its final fall Discovery
Days event from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday.
Check-in begins at 8 a.m. in Steele Hall, followed
by an overview of the daily schedule at 9 a.m.
On Discovery Days, high school students who are
beginning their college search are invited to visit the
campus and learn about Cal U’s academic offerings,
housing, student activities, athletic programs and
more. Students also may sit in on a college class and
take a guided tour of the campus.
For more information or to register online, visit

www.calu.edu , keyword “Discovery Days.”
Faculty or staff members who are interested in
leading tours should contact the Welcome Center at
Ext. 1626 or e-mail Carrie Pavtis at pavtis@calu.edu .

Don’t Forget to Vote
Individuals who intend to vote by absentee ballot
are reminded that Tuesday is the last day to apply for
a civilian absentee ballot for the Nov. 6 general
election. Ballots are due at the County Board of
Elections by Friday.
Pennsylvania voters who appear in person may be
asked, but not required, to show identification at the
polls. However, all voters who appear at a polling

place for the first time must show proper
identification.
CalCards issued in fall 2012 include both a photo
and an expiration date, so this ID will be valid at the
polls. CalCards issued before Fall 2012 do not have an
expiration date; students who need proper
identification in order to vote may request a new,
updated CalCard.
On Election Day, the information desk in the
Natali Student Center will be open until the local
polls close at 8 p.m., to accommodate voters’ lastminute requests for ID cards.
Nonpartisan information about voting in
Pennsylvania is available at www.votespa.com .

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