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CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
MARCH 2, 2012
Kenny Rogers, Live at the Cal U Convocation Center
Kenny Rogers: Live
in Concert, April 20,
7:30 p.m. Tickets go on
sale soon at Ticketmaster
Ticket prices: $31 - $81
Cal U celebrates the Grand
Opening of the Convocation
Center with a special performance by American music icon
Kenny Rogers, a three-time
Grammy Award winner and
the legendary voice behind hits
such as “The Gambler,” “Lady,”
“Lucille” and “Islands in the
Stream.”
The show opens with performances by Grammy Awardwinning contemporary country
music star Billy Dean and singer/songwriter Andy Gibson,
one of Nashville’s brightest
young stars.
Doors open at 7 p.m. Ticket
price includes parking. Tickets
will be available soon through
Ticketmaster.
With 1 diamond, 19 platinum
and 31 gold albums to his credit,
country music legend Kenny
Rogers’ voice is recognizable
worldwide. In more than 50
years in show business, he has
recorded more than 65 albums
and sold over 120 million records.
An impressive 24 songs have
been No. 1 hits, including “The
Gambler,” “Lady,” “Lucille,”
“She Believes in Me,” “Islands
in the Stream,” and “We’ve Got
Tonight.”
Two of Rogers’ albums, “The
Gambler” and “Kenny,” are
featured in the About.com poll
of The 200 Most Influential
Country Albums Ever.
Rogers has received hundreds of awards for his music
and charity work, including
three Grammys, 11 People’s
Choice Awards, 18 American
Music Awards, eight Academy
of Country Music awards and
five Country Music Association
awards.
His most recent album, the inspirational For the Love of God,
features gospel classics such as
“Will The Circle Be Unbroken,”
“I’ll Fly Away,” “Amazing
Grace” and “In The Sweet By
And By,” along with contemporary gospel hits including “The
Rock Of Your Love,” written by
Vince Gill, Al Anderson and
Leslie Satcher.
“I really, really love what I’m
doing,” Rogers says. “People
survive longer if they love what
they’re doing. Because you just
don’t quit.”
Country music artist Billy
Dean has recorded 13 Top 10
hits. With four gold albums,
he’s best known for hits such
as “Only Here For A Little
While,” “Somewhere In My
Broken Heart,” “Billy The Kid”
and “Let Them Be Little.” Dean
also sang harmony (along with
Alison Krauss) on Kenny Rogers’ No. 1 hit, “Buy Me A Rose.”
Andy Gibson co-wrote “Don’t
You Want to Stay,” the No. 1
country hit for Jason Aldean
and Kelly Clarkson that won a
standing ovation at last year’s
Country Music Association
Awards.
Kenny Rogers
A day without technology
By Deven Bourquin
For the Cal Times
Deven Bourquin, Cal U student, accepts the challenge to
turn off his gadgets for 24 hours.
VOL. 32, NO. 5
On Feb. 14, 2012 I only heard
the humming of the air conditioning while waking up. I
rolled over to look at the time
on the clock, but a blank screen
stared back at me. I sat up immediately, panic biting at my
nerves. What time was it? Had
I overslept?
“Relax, it’s only 8:30,” said
Derek Huncheck, my roommate, who sat at his desk working on homework.
Only a minute into my 24
hours of no technology and
already I felt stressed. I realized
that I would need to rely on others for the time since I would not
be able to check my phone.
While most people dealt with
the problem of making their
significant other happy on Valentine’s Day, I was challenging
myself with one of the cruelest
punishments known to the current day teenager.
Is it possible, as a college
student, to go 24 hours without
advanced communication technology, such as: laptops, computers, Smartphones, phones,
e-mail, text messaging, video
game systems, televisions, etc.?
California University of Penn-
sylvania prides itself on being
a technologically integrated
university. The university even
has its own applications for
Smartphones and iPods that
provide students with various
features. Some of those features
deal with emergency situations,
maps, radio stations, bus schedules, news, and campus events.
A major portion of my education revolves around a special
section of my university’s web
site known as “Desire2Learn.”
There, I am able to do a multitude of things; such as take
quizzes, take tests, post in a
discussion board, contact fellow
students, and receive homework
assignments. Without access to
the website, I prayed to God that
nothing important needed to be
completed.
For this challenge, I allowed
myself two exceptions. The first
exception revolved around my
classes. If a professor used technology, then the situation was
acceptable. The second exception meant the use of my student
ID was allowed. However, I
could only use the student ID to
eat because it was the only way
to access my money. Without
the restriction, my student ID
normally allowed me to go to
the gym, enter my residence
hall, check out books from the
library, and do laundry.
Usually, to begin the day, I
look at the daily announcements
sent out by the school, however,
that was not a possibility. Therefore, I went into the day blind of
many opportunities that could
potentially help my future.
I quickly readied myself for
the day; luckily I only had one
class, French 102.
After my class, I met up with
some friends for lunch around
11a.m.
“So, how’s the technology free
day going,” said Courtney Beitz,
19, a friend of mine. “Well, so
far so good, though my French
teacher showed us a video in
class.”
Even though class was one of
the exceptions for my rule, I began to wonder. Had I really broken the rule of no technology?
I had looked at the screen and
watched the video. It had only
been an hour and a half, and
I had watched a video via the
Internet. Was that the answer
that I was seeking right there?
Continued on
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MARCH 2, 2012
Cal U Celebrates Women’s History Month
Cal U student receives
Showcase Program Award
By Lisa Pfaff
Staff Writer
During the month of March,
California University will celebrate women’s history with
various speakers and events.
The events and discussions will
address women’s rights issues
throughout the United States
and the World.
Most of these events will be
free and open to students as
well as the public. All of the programs will be sponsored by the
Women’s Studies Program and
the University Women’s Center.
To kick off the events on
March 1st human rights activist, Ahmad Ghashmari, will be
speaking from 9:30 a.m. - 12:30
p.m. in room 120, Eberly Hall.
He is currently an instructor at
Kent State University and he
travels throughout the world
leading campaigns against
“honor killings” and speaks
out for women’s rights in his
home country of Jordan. He will
cover topics including where
honor killings occur, why they
continue, and the effects on
women in the Middle East.
The seventh annual AubreyBeth Fitch Women’s studies conference will be on March 6th in
the Performance Center. Guest
speaker Denise V. Holtz will be
speaking about “Human Trafficking in the U.S.” at 9:30 a.m.,
and at 12:30 p.m. Dr. Lee Ann
De Reus will present: “Against
All Odds: Stories of Hope and
Survival in the Democratic
Republic of Congo.” There will
be a panel discussion at 2 p.m.,
“Activists in Action,” followed
by a showing of the film, “Call
+ Response,” at 3:30 p.m.
An annual theatrical performance of “The Vagina Mono-
logues” will occur on March 7
and 8 at 7 p.m. in the Blaney
Theater of Steele Hall. Students
can purchase tickets for these
performances for $5 and tickets
for the general public will be
$10. Tickets can either be bought
in the Natali Student Center or
Carter Hall, room G45.
Other events throughout the
month include a panel with TED
talks videos, which will focus
on the sex-trafficking industry,
and a comical talk by Harlan
Cohen, the author of Naked
Dating: Five Steps to Finding
the Love of Your Life. There will
also be presentation by the END
Violence Center at Cal U, and a
presentation by the group “I am
that girl.”
For more information about
Women’s History Month events
at Cal U, visit the University
homepage and search “Women’s History Month”.
A day without technology
Continued from page 1
Left to right: Scott Nemeth (Admissions Counselor for PSU-Fayette), Gina
Jones (Coordinator of Career Services at PSU-Fayette) and Michael Jones
(social work/graduate student) were all present for the presentation for the
award.
“The morning of Jan. 31 is where California University of Pennsylvania Master of Social Work student Michael Jones faced his
fear of flying and traveled west to Madison, WI. Walking out of
the terminal with his Internship supervisor, Gina Jones, and coworker, Scott Nemeth of Penn State; The Eberly Campus, Michael
remembers the first gift shop he saw was filled with cheese hats
and Green Bay Packers apparel. It was then that he realized it was
conference time. Sparing a quick moment to yell “Go Steelers” in
the store front, it was time to head towards the National Careers
Conference where Gina, Scott, and Michael prepare to present their
showcase selected presentation “Challenge Day.” Based on MTV’s
hit show, “If You Really Knew Me…,” Penn State Fayette launched
a Career Challenge Day in six local high schools to help students
explore these questions: When did you create your last career plan?
What if you had the chance to meet with someone who is achieving the goal you have? What if you “really knew” what it took to
get to the top? Students meet in “pods” run by university student
mentors to discover career options through activities and meetings
with employers and alumni. The Center for Experiential Education
staff will share best practices and lessons learned with attention to
details such as effective internal and external collaboration, peer
mentor programs, and program funding. Michael feels exceptionally honored to have the opportunity to participate in the Challenge
Day event as well as the presentation at the National Careers Conference. The conference was topped off with a “Showcase Program
Award” that each of them received during the awards banquet.
Michael gives special thanks to his co-presenters, Gina Jones and
Scott Nemeth, Cal U Dean of Graduate Studies, John Cencich, and
Cal U’s Graduate Social Work Student Association (GSWSA) for
their guidance and support on this journey.”
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I decided to continue on with
my day.
After lunch, I returned to
Beitz’s room. I made my way
over to her laptop to turn on
some music just as we usually
do when I stopped. I snatched
up her guitar and proceeded to
make my own music. “Looks
like it’s going to be a very long
day for you,” said Beitz.
It was only noon.
I quickly grew tired of playing the guitar and excused
myself to my room; that single
handily proved to be my worst
mistake of the day.
The moment I walked in and
saw the laptop on the desk, the
Smartphone on the bed, and the
PS3 hooked up to the TV, I died
a little on the inside. I longed to
check my e-mail to see if anything had been sent. I wondered
who had called me, who had
sent a text message. I wanted
to check my usual web sites for
news and what was going on in
the world. I felt like a part of me
had been shut down.
My independence felt robbed
without technology. I was agitated that I needed to ask someone for the time when I wanted
it. I wanted to clean the pile of
clothes by the bathroom door. I
was tired of asking someone else
to open the door for me because
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I could not use my student ID
for that function.
I grabbed a notebook to try
and work on some of my writing
material, but it wasn’t the same.
The words that went down onto
the paper were different than
the ones that I usually typed out
on a laptop. I realized then that I
was not as articulate on pen and
paper as I was with a keypad. I
ended up lying on my bed for
the next hour or so, feeling as
if I was going crazy every time
my phone rang or vibrated,
each one sounding louder than
the last. I needed to escape the
torture.
I finally left my room and
asked the desk assistant for the
time. It was 4:17 p.m. I do not
eat dinner until five, so I went
for a walk around campus.
Never before had it occurred
to me how much technology
truly factored into my life. I was
not even able to check school’s
web site to take any quizzes,
tests, or post homework assignments. Bored beyond belief, I
did not even have the option to
work on schoolwork.
Without access to my e-mail,
Facebook, or a Smartphone, I
had no idea who was trying
to contact me. I had no way of
contacting some people because
the information needed to do
that was stored within those
devices. I couldn’t even spend
five minutes of my life moving
mail to spam. My life seemed
crippled.
Deciding that I was not hungry, I went back to my room,
grabbed a book, and then I went
to a study lounge to spend the
rest of my day in solitude, away
from temptation.
“You look depressed,” said
Huncheck upon seeing me as I
entered our room around what
I think was 10 p.m.
“I think I am,” I replied after
a moment of contemplation. I
prepared myself for bed.
Thankfully, the day was coming to an end, and I knew the
answer to my question.
Can a college student survive
24 hours without advanced
communication technology?
The answer is yes and no. When
it comes to leisure, there are
certainly other activities to participate in, though they may not
be the desired activity. However,
when it comes to school itself,
technology is not a want but a
need. Without technology, it is
not possible to function successfully for college.
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DEVEN BOURQUIN
ANGELINA LORENZO
LUCIE FREMEAU
SARAH OSKO
LEVIE KIRKLAND
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MARCH 2, 2012
NEWS/ENTERTAINMENT
Fake ‘parking permits’ a
problem on campus
By Noah Gruskin
Staff Writer
Recently, the Parking and
Transportation department have
been dealing with faculty, staff
and students using fake parking
passes. The Human Resources
Department takes the offense
very seriously.
“Sadly we have seen some
fake parking permits across
campus, however these have
significantly decreased in recent
months,”Director of the Department of Parking and Transportation Christopher Johnston said
in an e-mail.
“I can tell you that, unfortunately, some faculty/staff had
faked permits and have been
removed from employment.
The human resources department considers this practice a
theft of services, which carries
with it possible termination,”
Johnston said.
One tactic used by those with
the phony passes is displaying
the pass so that the numbers are
not visible. Therefore, if you do
indeed have a valid pass, but
your numbers aren’t clearly visible, you may be ticketed and be
forced to go through the trouble
of dealing with avoiding a punishment you do not deserve.
To avoid being roped into all
of this, make sure your parking
pass is displayed correctly. The
numbers on the pass need to be
clearly visible so that the police
and parking enforcement can
clearly see them. If you hang
your permit so that the numbers are visible from the rear
view mirror, face up on your
dashboard or on the sun visor
(if window tint does not block
out the numbers), you should
not have to worry about dealing with any tickets. If a permit
is hidden from clear view at
any time, it will be considered
suspicious.
The main issue surrounding
these false permits is not about
the school getting the money for
the permits out of students and
staff. The permit system helps
with campus security.
“It was difficult to identify
vehicles that did not belong on
campus property,” Johnston
said, “The new permit system
provides an added level of campus security in knowing only
those individuals who should
be on campus are in the appropriate lots.
The permits help campus
security identify who belongs
on campus, and who may not.
This is why the punishments
surrounding the use of fake
passes are so severe. If you are
using a fake permit they may
not think of you as a student
or staff member avoiding fees,
but more so as an intruder up
to no good.
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Entertainment
Wrap-up
In Theaters
Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax
Project X
Being Flynn
DVDs
Hugo
Runaway Jury
Music
Celtic Thunder: Voyage
Estelle: All of Me
Pink Floyd: Wall (Remastered)
Video Games
Classified
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Washington, PA
(724) 223-0939
(888) 549-6763
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CAL TIMES
Cal U’s Dream Spring Break Destinations
MARCH 2, 2012
Cal U’s mid-semester“Spring Break”
is March 12 - 16. We’ve compiled
an unofficial list of our top ten, no,
top eight, “dream destinations” for
the week. Dream on!
(Locations, by order of appearance,
Page 6 & 7)
1. Cancun, Mexico
2. Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
3. Hawaii, USA
4. Madrid Spain
5. Alaska, USA
6. Sydney, Australia
7. Paradise Island, Bahamas
8. Jamaica
Above: Cancun, Mexico
Right: Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Below: Hawaii
Right: Madrid, Spain
ENTERTAINMENT
MARCH 2, 2012
Above: Alaska
Right: Sydney, Australia
Below: Paradise Island, Bahamas
Right: Jamaica
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MARCH 2, 2012
The second piercing is the
deepest
by taylor brown
for the CalTimes
The last time that I had a
piercing I was five months
old. Needless to say, I do not
remember it at all and did
not have a choice in the matter. I will admit that when it
comes to pain, I avoid it at all
costs. I am the 19 year old in
the emergency room that you
will see crying because she
needs to get a flu shot. Yes, I
am that girl.
I had never really given
much thought to the idea of
getting a piercing but when
the opportunity arose in my
Journalism class that required
me to do something I have
never done before, it was the
first idea that popped in my
mind. I still have no idea why.
Even though I am technically an adult, I decided that I
need to call my mother to run
the idea past her. Honestly,
I was hoping that she might
say no.
“Mom, I think I want to get
my lip pierced so I can write
about it for my Journalism
class.” I say, still hoping she
will tell me that I am insane.
“I mean, well, what do you
think?”
“I think that is a great idea!”
she exclaims, practically jumping through the phone. “I can
come with you and get my
eyebrow pierced! It could be
a mother-daughter bonding
experience!”
At this point, I hang up the
phone and resist the severe
urge to scream into the nearest pillow. You see, my mother
already has piercings. And by
piercings I mean 4 in each ear,
her nose, and her belly button.
Of course she would approve,
what was I thinking?
After many hours on the internet looking up pictures and
watching You Tube videos of
different people getting pierced,
I decided that if I was going to
do this I was going to get my
Madonna done.
The Madonna piercing is
an upper lip piercing located
on the right hand side of the
face, which is inspired by and
named after the famous singer
Madonna. It is a pretty popular
piercing among girls, and from
what people say is not too painful. The level of pain was my
selling point.
I was sitting in my dorm
room, when I realized that this
is what I was going to do.
“I know what I am going to
write about.” I say, looking at
my roommate, Blake. “I’m going
to get my lip pierced and you are
going to take me.”
Blake looks at me, and shakes
her head and says, “I guess I will
take you. When are we going?”
I give her my best smile. “Tomorrow morning.”
Walking into the tattoo parlor,
I am greeted by a woman named
Melissa who is one of the two
tattoo artists at Mantis. She is
friendly, with hot pink and turquoise blue hair that is cut in a
short bob. Peeking through the
top of her shirt near her collar
bone tattooed are two Barbie
Doll pink bows.
“What can I help you with
today?” She says, with softness
in her voice that doesn’t seem to
fit her edgy appearance.
“I am here to get my lip
pierced…I think.” My voice is
shaking; she has to be able to tell
that I am nervous.
“Not a problem, first piercing?” looking at me with a warm
Taylor Brown, Cal U student, shows the before and after images of her first-time lip piercing experience.
smile, she already knows the answer. “Everything will be fine, if
you could just follow me, I need
you to fill out some paper work.
Our piercer has not come in yet,
but he shouldn’t be too long.”
As I walk to the reception
desk to fill out my paperwork, I
notice that the walls around me
are covered in artwork, as if they
were the graffiti covered sides of
a skyscraper in New York City.
“Hey Melissa, Sorry I’m La...” A voice comes from behind
me. “Oh, I have a customer
already! What can I do for ya?”
What I see when I turn around
confuses me. I see a burly man,
who is short, with a scruffy
beard. He has some of the biggest gauges that I have ever
seen in both of his ears, and they
seem to be made of wood. What
is confusing to me though, is not
his appearance. When he spoke,
instead of a deep and masculine
voice I hear that of a younger
man, a soft tone spoken with
somewhat of a feminine tone.
I’m pleasantly surprised.
“Well,” I say. “I want to get my
lip pierced, but I have never
done this before.”
“She is a baby,” Blake chimes
in, “She has been a nervous
wreck the entire way here.”
Chuckling, he introduces
himself. “My name is Paco,
and I will take good care of
you today I promise. If you just
want to follow me back to my
studio, I will get set up and we
can get started.”
He led me to a room filled
with portraits of his work, an
over-sized red chair, a small
sink, and a floor to ceiling
mirror.
“Sit down, make yourself
comfortable. “He tells me,
“Setting up takes longer than
the actual piercing, and I’m
still not quite awake yet.”
I think he sees the shocked
look on my face, and quickly
tells me that he is kidding. After watching him pace around
the room for about ten minutes, he washed his hands and
puts on a pair of light blue
medical gloves.
“Smile for me,” he says. “I’m
going to mark where the piercing is going to be.”
I do, and for the first time I
see a gap in between his front
two teeth, I laugh, because
when I was younger, until I
had braces, I had a gap in my
smile to.
“Pretty. Well, I’m ready
whenever you are,” he says.
“Just relax, and keep breathing.”
Breathing, I think to myself.
What’s that? I close my eyes,
and squeeze the arms of the
chair. I wait and wait but still
feel nothing. As soon as I start
to relax myself a long, long,
pinch on my upper lip that
last no more than 20 seconds
catches me by surprise. It
wasn’t an over bearing pain,
but it wasn’t a splinter in my
big toe kind of pain either. If I
could have moved my mouth,
I would have probably told
him to stop.
“The hard part is over with,
girl.” He says. “Do you feel
light headed?”
I shake my head, but it
doesn’t seem to matter.
“Nurse,” he says referring
to Blake. “Get the pretty lady
a juice from the fridge over
there.”
I feel like the clamps are still
around my lip, but I realize
that it is just the swelling. I
continue to sip my juice, as ordered, as I listened to a lecture
which seems to sound more
like a threat on the proper
way to take care of my new
piercing.
“Do not touch it!” He yells at
me. “Never, ever touch it. But,
if you do touch it and decide
not to listen to me, come back
and I will fix it. I won’t even
yell at you, I promise.”
“Now, besides doing everything that I just told you, when
you leave I will need you to do
a little shopping.” He tells me.
“You need to go and choose
your favorite flavor of Listerine because it is going to be
your new best friend. Oh, and
remember bleeding is normal.”
He laughs, and flashes me
that nostalgic smile one more
time. I thank him a thousand
times over, even as I am walking out the door. When I step
into the car I realize that this
will be the first time that I have
actually seen my new piercing.
I pull down the sun visor to
look at myself.
“It’s prefect.” I say looking
at Blake. “How do you think
it looks?”
“It’s wonderful.” She says.
“Now turn on the damn GPS
and let’s go. It’s starting to
snow.”
About ten minutes into the
drive home, I feel strange so
I pull down the sun visor one
more time. I open the mirror
only to see a deep red trail
of blood running down from
my newly pierced lip. “Dude,
I’m bleeding.” I say, “I need a
napkin.”
“Well, I don’t have one.” She
says. “Suck it up buttercup.”
Shaking my head, I just start
to laugh. Blake is still yelling at
the GPS, my phone is buzzing
with notifications from Facebook and Twitter asking me for
a picture of my new piercing, I
have blood running down the
side of my lip and instead of
panicking I just look at myself
in the smudged mirror and
smile, “I didn’t even cry.”
MARCH 2, 2012
CORNER
Organizations
PAGE 9
BSU
By Levie Kirkland
Hey everyone! BSU would like to thank everyone who came out and supported our Black
History Month events and a big thanks to the
organizations and everyone that attended our
formal it was a success! A big thank to Billy and
the AVI staff! We are sponsoring a Talent Show
on March 20, so make sure you attend. Our end
of the year trip will be Six Flags Adventure Park
in New Jersey; tickets will go on sale after Spring Break, $15 for
Cal U students and $25 for non-students. Our meetings are every
Thursday at 5:15 p.m. in Carter Hall Multipurpose Room. Everyone
is welcome. Remember this quote, “Education is the key to unlock
the golden door of freedom.” ~George Washington Carver
The Internship Corner
By Lucie Fremeau
Women’s professional football team seeks summer interns
The Pittsburgh Passion, a women’s professional football team, is
currently looking for summer interns who possess these qualities.
The Pittsburgh Passion is located in the Monroeville/Pittsburgh
area and has opportunities for students who are interested in business administration, marketing, public relations, community relations, and event planning. Interns will be included in every aspect
of the team and have the opportunity to participate in practices and
be an active part of game day operations.
Interns will have the opportunity to earn 30% of all income that
they bring to the team in the form of ticket sales, sponsorships,
fundraising programs, and special events. Although the opportunity is available, interns are not required to bring in any funds.
The Pittsburgh Passion allows students to work flexible hours
and operate remotely, if need be. Juniors and seniors may apply,
and all applicants must have good oral and written communication
skills. Applicants must have experience with the Microsoft Office
Suite: Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Recommended majors for the
internship are Journalism, Communications (Public Relations and
Radio/TV), Sports Management, and other related fields.
Students who wish to apply should have a cover letter that
properly introduces their personality, work ethic, and any other
beneficial information. In addition to a cover letter, students must
include a resume that includes experience, accurate information,
and accurate dates.
A representative from the Pittsburgh Passion will be on campus
to conduct interviews after spring break, so check your e-mail for
more information on how to schedule one!
These internships are currently available through the Internship
Center:
The Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River will have five
Park Ranger Internship opportunities available. The park includes
73 miles of a clear, free-flowing river. The Park Ranger Internship
position’s duties include staffing river access sites; presenting river
safety talks and providing area information to river users; performing river patrols; and developing and presenting other educational
programs on the geology, hydrology, ecosystems, natural history,
and cultural history of the river valley. For more information about
the Internship Program, contact Internship Coordinator Ingrid
Peterec at (570) 685-4871, email: ingrid_peterec@nps.gov. To learn
more about Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River check
out the park web page at: www.nps.gov/upde.
An internship position at Laurel Caverns for the summer of
2012, is being offered to Cal U students pursuing the Travel and
Tourism, and Parks and Recreation Majors. The interpretive programs are scheduled both in the mornings and afternoons and are
approximately three hours in length, guided tours are one hour in
length and run on a 20 minute schedule. The educational programs
include but are not limited too, Forestry, Geology, Ecology, and Cave
Studies. The intern will gain experience in utilizing lesson plans,
following scheduled activities, conducting professional educational
programs, guiding tours, promoting public safety awareness, as
well as assisting with the basic functions of a visitors center. The
selected intern will be guided through a process of learning the
educational material as well as becoming familiar with the cave environment, guidance and supervision for presenting the programs,
and final evaluations. A job application is required, resumes are
welcome but not necessary. If selected, the intern will need to apply
for Act 33 and Act 34 clearances. Applicants can call in to schedule
an interview in early May. Phone number 724-438-6090, ask for Lisa.
Job Fair Tips are available on the Career Services website – www.calu.edu/careers
Career Services
230 Eberly Science and Technology Center
724-938-4413 careers@calu.edu
www.calu.edu.careers
Hispanic Student Association
By: Angelina Lorenzo
Hola everyone! The HSA had a great time at Old Mexico in Belle Vernon last week. We
are now focusing on planning a Salsa Night for the end of the semester and will be selling
raffle tickets in the Union at the end of March for a pack of two Pirates tickets to the July 7
game where Daughtry will be performing. Keep on the look out for details about another
Salsa Night! Come to the next HSA meeting on Thursday, March 1 at 11 a.m. in the Carter
Hall MultiCultural Center. Email lor8100@calu.edu to get on our email list.
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MARCH 2, 2012
Vulcans drop two to Edinboro
By Joshua Laska
Sports/Managing Editor
The Vulcan women’s basketball team captured one win and
suffered two losses. They started
the week off with a 93-63 victory
over Clarion followed by a 67-85
defeat to Edinboro. They then
traveled to Edinboro again on
Feb. 28 for the First Round of
the PSAC tournament, which
they fell to Edinboro by a score
of 58-77. The Vulcans end their
season with 17-10 overall and
14-9 in the PSAC and failed to
reach the PSAC Finals for the
first time in 11 seasons.
Freshman guard Emma Mahady led the way against Clarion with 16 points. Senior guard
Danielle Luckett added 15 and
senior guard Amy Johns added
13 points. Freshman forward
Selena Adamshick and freshman guard Chelsea McKnight
both added nine points, while
sophomore forward Elena Antonenko and junior forward
Nakia DeBlanc added eight
points each.
Luckett and McKnight were
each able to capture six steals in
the victory. DeBlanc both pulled
down six rebounds (three offensive), followed by Adamshick
with five rebounds (one offensive). Sophomore guard Ryah
Gadson led the way with three
assists, but Luckett, Mahady
and McKnight all added three
assists as well.
In the first loss to Edinboro,
DeBlanc and Luckett both led
the way with 14 points. Johns
added 11 points after going
three for four from the charity stripe. McKnight made two
three-pointers to help her to
eight points. Adamshick collected six points, while Antonenko and freshman guard
Irina Kukolj added four points
each to round out the Vulcans
top scorers.
Gadson led the defense with
four steals and DeBlanc was the
only other Vulcan with more
than one steal and she added
two. Antonenko collected two
blocks, while Seebohm and
Luckett both blocked one shot
each. Kukolj pulled down a
team leading seven rebounds
(four offensive) in the loss.
Luckett dished out six assists,
while DeBlanc and Gadson added three and two, respectively.
In the second loss to Edinboro
in the quarterfinals of the PSAC
Tournament, Johns led the way
with 19 points. Adamshick
Photo by: Joshua Laska
Senior forward Amy Johns led the way with 19 points, but that was not enough to beat Edinboro in the PSAC Quarterfinals.
and McKnight were the only
other Vulcans with over five
points and they both added nine
points. Luckett, Gadson, Kukolj
and Antonenko each added four
points.
Johns and junior guard Megan
Kermond both led the way with
two steals each. Johns, Luckett
and Gadson where the only
Vulcans to collect a block and
they each collected one. Kukolj
pulled down eight rebounds
(five offensive), while Johns
pulled down seven (five offensive). Gadson was the only
Vulcan to collect more than
one assist and she added four
assists.
The Vulcans end their season
on a two game losing streak. I
would like to wish the best of
luck to seniors Amy John, Danielle Luckett and Nakia DeBlanc.
Vulcans knocked out of PSAC Tournament by IUP
Photo by: Joshua Laska
Junior guard Travon Vann (13) and senior forward Steve Swiech (42) combined for 24 points against IUP, however
those pesky Crimson Hawks still would not go down.
By Joshua Laska
Sports/Managing Editor
The Vulcan men’s basketball
team ended their season with
two wins and one loss. They
started the week with a 74-61
victory over Clarion, followed
by a thrilling 68-64 victory over
Edinboro. They then traveled
to Indian University of Pennsylvania to take on the Crimson
Hawks in the First Round of
the PSAC Tournament, they
would fall 74-70. The Vulcans
end their season with a 17-12
record overall and a 14-9 record
in the PSAC.
Junior forward Mitchell
Weedon led the way in the vic-
tory over Clarion with 14 points.
Senior forward Steve Swiech
added 13 points, junior guard
Travon Vann added 11 points
and freshman guard Tynell Fortune collected 10 points behind a
perfect six for six from the charity stripe. Junior guard Keith
Lowe hit one three-pointer to
help him to seven points, while
senior guard Chad Tipton added two three-pointers to give
him six points.
Lowe and Fortune were the
only Vulcans to capture a steal
in the victory. However, freshman forward Jeremy Posey
blocked two shots, while senior
forward John Williams, Swiech
and Lowe each blocked one
shot. Vann led the way with
four assists and senior guard
CJ Townes added two assists.
Posey brought down a team
leading nine rebounds (one offensive) in the victory.
In the victory over Edinboro,
Vann hit a team leading one for
two from behind the arc for 17
points. Posey added 10 points
for the Vulcans behind shooting 50% from the floor. Fortune added nine points, Swiech
added eight, while junior guard
Quentin Harding and senior
guard Freddy Appiah each
added six points.
Lowe, Vann, Appiah, Fortune
and Tipton all collected one
steal each to lead the Vulcans
to victory. Posey and Swiech
were the only Vulcans to block
a shot. Vann brought down a
team leading 12 rebounds (three
offensive), while Swiech 10 rebounds (five offensive). Fortune
and Posey led the team with
three assists each.
The PSAC Quartfinals loss
to IUP was lead the by Vann,
Swiech and Tipton each with
twelve points, Tipton was three
for five from behind the arc.
Fortune was the only other
Vulcan in double digits and he
added 11 points. Posey added
eight points, while Lowe added
seven points.
Townes led the defensive
effort with three steals and Appiah added two. While, Vann,
Tipton, Posey and Weedon
all captured one steal each.
Swiech brought down nine
rebounds (three offensive) and
Vann brought down seven (two
offensive). Vann dished out four
assists, while Appiah and Posey
eached added two assists each
in the loss.
The Vulcans end their season
on a good win streak before the
PSAC tournament. I would like
to wish seniors Freddy Appiah,
Steve Swiech, CJ Townes, Chad
Tipton and Johm Williams best
of luck in their future.
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MARCH 2, 2012
Softball takes three of four at Saints Invitational
By Joshua Laska
Sports/Managing Editor
The Vulcan softball team
opened up the season with three
wins and a loss in the Limestone
(S.C.) Saints Invitational. They
opened up with a 5-2 loss to host
Limestone before battling back
later in the day and defeating
WVIAC opponent AldersonBroaddus 4-3. The second day
of the Invitational started with
the California University of
Pennsylvania Vulcans again
defeating Alderson-Broaddus
this time by a score of 6-5. The
tournament ended with the Vulcans defeating Brevard 10-1 in
six innings because of the mercy
rule (run limit), which states that
if one team is winning by more
than eight runs after five innings
the game is automatically over.
Sophomore designated hitter
Stephani Ellis lead the Vulcans
with two hits on two attempts
and one walk. While, senior
shortstop Jillian Russell helped
by collecting two hits in three
batting attempts as well as two
runs batted in. Sophomore first
basemen Shelby Lia and classmate second basemen Natalie
Wideman were the only Vulcans
to score. Lia went two for four
with one run and Wideman
went one for four with one run
scored as well.
Lia led the defensive side with
10 putouts behind her were
Wideman and senior catcher
Alyson Johnson with three each.
Freshman right-fielder Shelby
Heyd added two putouts, while
senior left-fielder Kristen McKenzie, freshman center fielder
Breanna Morris and Russell all
added one each. Sophomore
pitcher Hope Spancake posted
seven innings of work for the
Vulcans with three strikeouts.
Spancake gave up no earned
runs and 10 hits in her seven
innings of work.
In the first game versus Alderson-Broaddus Russell led
the way batting three for four
or a .750 batting average, as well
as she drove in two runs and
scored once. A. Johnson added
a run for the Vulcans on her
two hits and one walk on three
batting attempts. Lia added
another run on one hit, while
Wideman added one more run
after being hit by a pitch.
A. Johnson and Lia both led
the defensive side of the ball
with eight putouts each. While,
Russell added four putouts and
Wideman added one. Sophomore pitcher Kaitlyn Schilling
pitched all seven innings for
the Vulcans and gave up three
earned runs. Schilling also collected eight strikeouts in the
victory, against the 30 batters
she faced.
In the second victory over
Alderson-Broaddus Wideman
and Ellis both went two for
three, with Wideman batting
in one run. Freshman center
fielder Katie Natter scored a
team leading two runs on one at
Photo by: AJ Carpinelli
Sophomore Stephani Ellis (17) leads the Vulcans with six hits on twelve at bats, or a .500 batting average. Ellis has helped the team to an early 3-1 start.
bat. Lia, A. Johnson, McKenzie
and Morris all scored one run,
both Morris and McKenzie did
it on one hit in three at bats. A.
Johnson also batted in two runs
to lead the Vulcans.
Defensively Lia led the Vulcans for a third game in a row
with eight putouts. Following
Lia was freshman catcher Paige
Johnson with six putouts. While,
Wideman added five, Heyd
added two; followed by Ellis,
McKenzie and Morris all added
one each. Spancake pitched six
innings for the Vulcans with
five strikeouts. Schilling came
in to relieve Spancake and got
her second win of the season
with three strikeouts. Spancake
and Schilling combined for
four earned runs and 36 batters
faced.
Morris and A Johnson helped
mercy rule Brevard with two
runs each, on one hit and two
hits, respectively. P. Johnson
and Ellis both collected two
hits on three at bats, with one
run scored in each. P. Johnson
led the Vulcans with three runs
batted in. Wideman and Natter
both batted in two runs each on
one hit, Wideman also collected
one hit. Russell, McKenzie and
Heyd all scored one each, Heyd
also batted in two runs.
In the final game of the Invitational, Lia again paced the
defensive effort with 11 putouts.
P. Johnson added three putouts,
while Wideman, Ellis, and Heyd
Photo by: Jeff McCullough
Senior Alyson Johnson (22) has came across the plate four times this year, and already has three runs batted in.
added two, one, and one, respectively. Schilling pitched five
and a third innings to collect her
third victory in three games.
Schilling added two strikeouts
and gave up one earned run
against the 20 batters she faced.
Following Schilling, freshman
pitched Madison Cashner came
into close out the game with
two thirds of an inning pitched.
Cashner collected one strike out
and no earned runs against the
four batters she faced.
The Vulcans return to action next Thursday, March 8
in Florida for the Rebel Spring
Games. They will take on St.
Cloud State, Saginaw Valley,
Minnesota State Mankato, Ferris
State, Adelphia, C.W. Post, Tiffin, Caldwell, Wayne State and
Southwest Minnesota State in
tournament.
Schilling was named PSAC
West Pitcher of the Week after
posting three wins last week.
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SPORTS
MARCH 2, 2012
Get to know your Vulcans: Freddy Appiah
#10 guard for the California Vulcan men’s basketball team
Interviewed/Layout by Joshua Laska
Sports/Managing Editor
What was it like coming to Cal after playing at Monroe Community College?
I Was very nervous just playing junior college ball is a lot like
high school ball but since playing in NCAA Division II PSAC
conference, I knew I was playing with the big boys.
What was it like scoring your first college basket?
It was a blessing moment for me just because I knew my mom
was there for the first time watching me play in 10 years. Putting a
smile on my mother face always make my day, and yes I’m proud
to say it I’m mama’s boy! “Love you mama with all my heart”.
Going back how hard was it to adjust to the college level of
play?
It is very hard playing two totally different systems. It took me
a while to adjust to Cal U organize system alone. The way I taught
to play was play defense and run! In other words “run and gun”.
What was the hardest thing to learn at the college level?
Taking care of your body as an athlete. There’ll be times I won’t
eat breakfast just from be lazy and knowing that breakfast is the
most important meal. Well I learn the hard way by not performing
in practices when it really counted. Overall just taking care of
my responsibility off the court such as homework, weight room,
bible studying and family time on skype to keep me motivate
when I’m feeling down out with life.
How do you stay “in the game” during the offseason?
Roller blading around town and just hitting the gym everyday,
I just write my goals on piece of paper. Keeping my faith high
with God knowing that he has a plan for my hard work.
What originally got you into basketball?
My cousin Ben and my dad. My cousin Ben taught me how to
Photo by: Joshua Laska
APPIAH’S BASKETBALL STATS FOR THE VULCANS
50 Games Played, 27 Games Started, 21 threes, 124 Assists, 60 Steals
make hoop out of hanger’s groceries bags hooking up my bootleg
net to my bedroom door and just shooting at it for hours with
rolled socks as my ball. My dad would also take me to the courts
after work and Teaching me how to shoot over the rim instead
of under the rim.
How many years have you played basketball?
Since the first grade .
What is one interesting fact that not everyone would know
about you?
I love all types of music.
Where are you from and where did you go to High School?
Toronto, Canada and my high school was Ascension of our
Lord A-squad!!!!!!!!!!!!
What do you plan on doing after college?
I’ll be a teacher for sure giving back to under privilege kids, to
chase their dreams no matter what case may be.
What is your favorite tv show?
Martin!!!wassup wassup Wazzzzuppp !!!!
Who are your favorite sports teams?
NBA the Bulls and soccer is my black stars Ghana national
soccer team.
What is your favorite food?
This African food called FUFU and any type of cook chicken.
Amen
What is your favorite movie?
Passion of Christ and Michael Jackson “This Is It”
Do you have a favorite quote?
I love bible verses so here two of them. This one is my favorite
because it fall on my birthday 27/3 March-Psalm 27:3 “No weapon
form against me shall prosper, still I am confident” and Philippian 4:13 “I am able to do all things through him who strengthen
me”. I love my God in Jesus name Amen. If you ever have to
read the bible I want to look up ROMANS 1:16 that really explain
my personally.
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CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
MARCH 2, 2012
Kenny Rogers, Live at the Cal U Convocation Center
Kenny Rogers: Live
in Concert, April 20,
7:30 p.m. Tickets go on
sale soon at Ticketmaster
Ticket prices: $31 - $81
Cal U celebrates the Grand
Opening of the Convocation
Center with a special performance by American music icon
Kenny Rogers, a three-time
Grammy Award winner and
the legendary voice behind hits
such as “The Gambler,” “Lady,”
“Lucille” and “Islands in the
Stream.”
The show opens with performances by Grammy Awardwinning contemporary country
music star Billy Dean and singer/songwriter Andy Gibson,
one of Nashville’s brightest
young stars.
Doors open at 7 p.m. Ticket
price includes parking. Tickets
will be available soon through
Ticketmaster.
With 1 diamond, 19 platinum
and 31 gold albums to his credit,
country music legend Kenny
Rogers’ voice is recognizable
worldwide. In more than 50
years in show business, he has
recorded more than 65 albums
and sold over 120 million records.
An impressive 24 songs have
been No. 1 hits, including “The
Gambler,” “Lady,” “Lucille,”
“She Believes in Me,” “Islands
in the Stream,” and “We’ve Got
Tonight.”
Two of Rogers’ albums, “The
Gambler” and “Kenny,” are
featured in the About.com poll
of The 200 Most Influential
Country Albums Ever.
Rogers has received hundreds of awards for his music
and charity work, including
three Grammys, 11 People’s
Choice Awards, 18 American
Music Awards, eight Academy
of Country Music awards and
five Country Music Association
awards.
His most recent album, the inspirational For the Love of God,
features gospel classics such as
“Will The Circle Be Unbroken,”
“I’ll Fly Away,” “Amazing
Grace” and “In The Sweet By
And By,” along with contemporary gospel hits including “The
Rock Of Your Love,” written by
Vince Gill, Al Anderson and
Leslie Satcher.
“I really, really love what I’m
doing,” Rogers says. “People
survive longer if they love what
they’re doing. Because you just
don’t quit.”
Country music artist Billy
Dean has recorded 13 Top 10
hits. With four gold albums,
he’s best known for hits such
as “Only Here For A Little
While,” “Somewhere In My
Broken Heart,” “Billy The Kid”
and “Let Them Be Little.” Dean
also sang harmony (along with
Alison Krauss) on Kenny Rogers’ No. 1 hit, “Buy Me A Rose.”
Andy Gibson co-wrote “Don’t
You Want to Stay,” the No. 1
country hit for Jason Aldean
and Kelly Clarkson that won a
standing ovation at last year’s
Country Music Association
Awards.
Kenny Rogers
A day without technology
By Deven Bourquin
For the Cal Times
Deven Bourquin, Cal U student, accepts the challenge to
turn off his gadgets for 24 hours.
VOL. 32, NO. 5
On Feb. 14, 2012 I only heard
the humming of the air conditioning while waking up. I
rolled over to look at the time
on the clock, but a blank screen
stared back at me. I sat up immediately, panic biting at my
nerves. What time was it? Had
I overslept?
“Relax, it’s only 8:30,” said
Derek Huncheck, my roommate, who sat at his desk working on homework.
Only a minute into my 24
hours of no technology and
already I felt stressed. I realized
that I would need to rely on others for the time since I would not
be able to check my phone.
While most people dealt with
the problem of making their
significant other happy on Valentine’s Day, I was challenging
myself with one of the cruelest
punishments known to the current day teenager.
Is it possible, as a college
student, to go 24 hours without
advanced communication technology, such as: laptops, computers, Smartphones, phones,
e-mail, text messaging, video
game systems, televisions, etc.?
California University of Penn-
sylvania prides itself on being
a technologically integrated
university. The university even
has its own applications for
Smartphones and iPods that
provide students with various
features. Some of those features
deal with emergency situations,
maps, radio stations, bus schedules, news, and campus events.
A major portion of my education revolves around a special
section of my university’s web
site known as “Desire2Learn.”
There, I am able to do a multitude of things; such as take
quizzes, take tests, post in a
discussion board, contact fellow
students, and receive homework
assignments. Without access to
the website, I prayed to God that
nothing important needed to be
completed.
For this challenge, I allowed
myself two exceptions. The first
exception revolved around my
classes. If a professor used technology, then the situation was
acceptable. The second exception meant the use of my student
ID was allowed. However, I
could only use the student ID to
eat because it was the only way
to access my money. Without
the restriction, my student ID
normally allowed me to go to
the gym, enter my residence
hall, check out books from the
library, and do laundry.
Usually, to begin the day, I
look at the daily announcements
sent out by the school, however,
that was not a possibility. Therefore, I went into the day blind of
many opportunities that could
potentially help my future.
I quickly readied myself for
the day; luckily I only had one
class, French 102.
After my class, I met up with
some friends for lunch around
11a.m.
“So, how’s the technology free
day going,” said Courtney Beitz,
19, a friend of mine. “Well, so
far so good, though my French
teacher showed us a video in
class.”
Even though class was one of
the exceptions for my rule, I began to wonder. Had I really broken the rule of no technology?
I had looked at the screen and
watched the video. It had only
been an hour and a half, and
I had watched a video via the
Internet. Was that the answer
that I was seeking right there?
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MARCH 2, 2012
Cal U Celebrates Women’s History Month
Cal U student receives
Showcase Program Award
By Lisa Pfaff
Staff Writer
During the month of March,
California University will celebrate women’s history with
various speakers and events.
The events and discussions will
address women’s rights issues
throughout the United States
and the World.
Most of these events will be
free and open to students as
well as the public. All of the programs will be sponsored by the
Women’s Studies Program and
the University Women’s Center.
To kick off the events on
March 1st human rights activist, Ahmad Ghashmari, will be
speaking from 9:30 a.m. - 12:30
p.m. in room 120, Eberly Hall.
He is currently an instructor at
Kent State University and he
travels throughout the world
leading campaigns against
“honor killings” and speaks
out for women’s rights in his
home country of Jordan. He will
cover topics including where
honor killings occur, why they
continue, and the effects on
women in the Middle East.
The seventh annual AubreyBeth Fitch Women’s studies conference will be on March 6th in
the Performance Center. Guest
speaker Denise V. Holtz will be
speaking about “Human Trafficking in the U.S.” at 9:30 a.m.,
and at 12:30 p.m. Dr. Lee Ann
De Reus will present: “Against
All Odds: Stories of Hope and
Survival in the Democratic
Republic of Congo.” There will
be a panel discussion at 2 p.m.,
“Activists in Action,” followed
by a showing of the film, “Call
+ Response,” at 3:30 p.m.
An annual theatrical performance of “The Vagina Mono-
logues” will occur on March 7
and 8 at 7 p.m. in the Blaney
Theater of Steele Hall. Students
can purchase tickets for these
performances for $5 and tickets
for the general public will be
$10. Tickets can either be bought
in the Natali Student Center or
Carter Hall, room G45.
Other events throughout the
month include a panel with TED
talks videos, which will focus
on the sex-trafficking industry,
and a comical talk by Harlan
Cohen, the author of Naked
Dating: Five Steps to Finding
the Love of Your Life. There will
also be presentation by the END
Violence Center at Cal U, and a
presentation by the group “I am
that girl.”
For more information about
Women’s History Month events
at Cal U, visit the University
homepage and search “Women’s History Month”.
A day without technology
Continued from page 1
Left to right: Scott Nemeth (Admissions Counselor for PSU-Fayette), Gina
Jones (Coordinator of Career Services at PSU-Fayette) and Michael Jones
(social work/graduate student) were all present for the presentation for the
award.
“The morning of Jan. 31 is where California University of Pennsylvania Master of Social Work student Michael Jones faced his
fear of flying and traveled west to Madison, WI. Walking out of
the terminal with his Internship supervisor, Gina Jones, and coworker, Scott Nemeth of Penn State; The Eberly Campus, Michael
remembers the first gift shop he saw was filled with cheese hats
and Green Bay Packers apparel. It was then that he realized it was
conference time. Sparing a quick moment to yell “Go Steelers” in
the store front, it was time to head towards the National Careers
Conference where Gina, Scott, and Michael prepare to present their
showcase selected presentation “Challenge Day.” Based on MTV’s
hit show, “If You Really Knew Me…,” Penn State Fayette launched
a Career Challenge Day in six local high schools to help students
explore these questions: When did you create your last career plan?
What if you had the chance to meet with someone who is achieving the goal you have? What if you “really knew” what it took to
get to the top? Students meet in “pods” run by university student
mentors to discover career options through activities and meetings
with employers and alumni. The Center for Experiential Education
staff will share best practices and lessons learned with attention to
details such as effective internal and external collaboration, peer
mentor programs, and program funding. Michael feels exceptionally honored to have the opportunity to participate in the Challenge
Day event as well as the presentation at the National Careers Conference. The conference was topped off with a “Showcase Program
Award” that each of them received during the awards banquet.
Michael gives special thanks to his co-presenters, Gina Jones and
Scott Nemeth, Cal U Dean of Graduate Studies, John Cencich, and
Cal U’s Graduate Social Work Student Association (GSWSA) for
their guidance and support on this journey.”
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I decided to continue on with
my day.
After lunch, I returned to
Beitz’s room. I made my way
over to her laptop to turn on
some music just as we usually
do when I stopped. I snatched
up her guitar and proceeded to
make my own music. “Looks
like it’s going to be a very long
day for you,” said Beitz.
It was only noon.
I quickly grew tired of playing the guitar and excused
myself to my room; that single
handily proved to be my worst
mistake of the day.
The moment I walked in and
saw the laptop on the desk, the
Smartphone on the bed, and the
PS3 hooked up to the TV, I died
a little on the inside. I longed to
check my e-mail to see if anything had been sent. I wondered
who had called me, who had
sent a text message. I wanted
to check my usual web sites for
news and what was going on in
the world. I felt like a part of me
had been shut down.
My independence felt robbed
without technology. I was agitated that I needed to ask someone for the time when I wanted
it. I wanted to clean the pile of
clothes by the bathroom door. I
was tired of asking someone else
to open the door for me because
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I could not use my student ID
for that function.
I grabbed a notebook to try
and work on some of my writing
material, but it wasn’t the same.
The words that went down onto
the paper were different than
the ones that I usually typed out
on a laptop. I realized then that I
was not as articulate on pen and
paper as I was with a keypad. I
ended up lying on my bed for
the next hour or so, feeling as
if I was going crazy every time
my phone rang or vibrated,
each one sounding louder than
the last. I needed to escape the
torture.
I finally left my room and
asked the desk assistant for the
time. It was 4:17 p.m. I do not
eat dinner until five, so I went
for a walk around campus.
Never before had it occurred
to me how much technology
truly factored into my life. I was
not even able to check school’s
web site to take any quizzes,
tests, or post homework assignments. Bored beyond belief, I
did not even have the option to
work on schoolwork.
Without access to my e-mail,
Facebook, or a Smartphone, I
had no idea who was trying
to contact me. I had no way of
contacting some people because
the information needed to do
that was stored within those
devices. I couldn’t even spend
five minutes of my life moving
mail to spam. My life seemed
crippled.
Deciding that I was not hungry, I went back to my room,
grabbed a book, and then I went
to a study lounge to spend the
rest of my day in solitude, away
from temptation.
“You look depressed,” said
Huncheck upon seeing me as I
entered our room around what
I think was 10 p.m.
“I think I am,” I replied after
a moment of contemplation. I
prepared myself for bed.
Thankfully, the day was coming to an end, and I knew the
answer to my question.
Can a college student survive
24 hours without advanced
communication technology?
The answer is yes and no. When
it comes to leisure, there are
certainly other activities to participate in, though they may not
be the desired activity. However,
when it comes to school itself,
technology is not a want but a
need. Without technology, it is
not possible to function successfully for college.
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DEVEN BOURQUIN
ANGELINA LORENZO
LUCIE FREMEAU
SARAH OSKO
LEVIE KIRKLAND
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MARCH 2, 2012
NEWS/ENTERTAINMENT
Fake ‘parking permits’ a
problem on campus
By Noah Gruskin
Staff Writer
Recently, the Parking and
Transportation department have
been dealing with faculty, staff
and students using fake parking
passes. The Human Resources
Department takes the offense
very seriously.
“Sadly we have seen some
fake parking permits across
campus, however these have
significantly decreased in recent
months,”Director of the Department of Parking and Transportation Christopher Johnston said
in an e-mail.
“I can tell you that, unfortunately, some faculty/staff had
faked permits and have been
removed from employment.
The human resources department considers this practice a
theft of services, which carries
with it possible termination,”
Johnston said.
One tactic used by those with
the phony passes is displaying
the pass so that the numbers are
not visible. Therefore, if you do
indeed have a valid pass, but
your numbers aren’t clearly visible, you may be ticketed and be
forced to go through the trouble
of dealing with avoiding a punishment you do not deserve.
To avoid being roped into all
of this, make sure your parking
pass is displayed correctly. The
numbers on the pass need to be
clearly visible so that the police
and parking enforcement can
clearly see them. If you hang
your permit so that the numbers are visible from the rear
view mirror, face up on your
dashboard or on the sun visor
(if window tint does not block
out the numbers), you should
not have to worry about dealing with any tickets. If a permit
is hidden from clear view at
any time, it will be considered
suspicious.
The main issue surrounding
these false permits is not about
the school getting the money for
the permits out of students and
staff. The permit system helps
with campus security.
“It was difficult to identify
vehicles that did not belong on
campus property,” Johnston
said, “The new permit system
provides an added level of campus security in knowing only
those individuals who should
be on campus are in the appropriate lots.
The permits help campus
security identify who belongs
on campus, and who may not.
This is why the punishments
surrounding the use of fake
passes are so severe. If you are
using a fake permit they may
not think of you as a student
or staff member avoiding fees,
but more so as an intruder up
to no good.
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Estelle: All of Me
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CAL TIMES
Cal U’s Dream Spring Break Destinations
MARCH 2, 2012
Cal U’s mid-semester“Spring Break”
is March 12 - 16. We’ve compiled
an unofficial list of our top ten, no,
top eight, “dream destinations” for
the week. Dream on!
(Locations, by order of appearance,
Page 6 & 7)
1. Cancun, Mexico
2. Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
3. Hawaii, USA
4. Madrid Spain
5. Alaska, USA
6. Sydney, Australia
7. Paradise Island, Bahamas
8. Jamaica
Above: Cancun, Mexico
Right: Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Below: Hawaii
Right: Madrid, Spain
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MARCH 2, 2012
Above: Alaska
Right: Sydney, Australia
Below: Paradise Island, Bahamas
Right: Jamaica
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MARCH 2, 2012
The second piercing is the
deepest
by taylor brown
for the CalTimes
The last time that I had a
piercing I was five months
old. Needless to say, I do not
remember it at all and did
not have a choice in the matter. I will admit that when it
comes to pain, I avoid it at all
costs. I am the 19 year old in
the emergency room that you
will see crying because she
needs to get a flu shot. Yes, I
am that girl.
I had never really given
much thought to the idea of
getting a piercing but when
the opportunity arose in my
Journalism class that required
me to do something I have
never done before, it was the
first idea that popped in my
mind. I still have no idea why.
Even though I am technically an adult, I decided that I
need to call my mother to run
the idea past her. Honestly,
I was hoping that she might
say no.
“Mom, I think I want to get
my lip pierced so I can write
about it for my Journalism
class.” I say, still hoping she
will tell me that I am insane.
“I mean, well, what do you
think?”
“I think that is a great idea!”
she exclaims, practically jumping through the phone. “I can
come with you and get my
eyebrow pierced! It could be
a mother-daughter bonding
experience!”
At this point, I hang up the
phone and resist the severe
urge to scream into the nearest pillow. You see, my mother
already has piercings. And by
piercings I mean 4 in each ear,
her nose, and her belly button.
Of course she would approve,
what was I thinking?
After many hours on the internet looking up pictures and
watching You Tube videos of
different people getting pierced,
I decided that if I was going to
do this I was going to get my
Madonna done.
The Madonna piercing is
an upper lip piercing located
on the right hand side of the
face, which is inspired by and
named after the famous singer
Madonna. It is a pretty popular
piercing among girls, and from
what people say is not too painful. The level of pain was my
selling point.
I was sitting in my dorm
room, when I realized that this
is what I was going to do.
“I know what I am going to
write about.” I say, looking at
my roommate, Blake. “I’m going
to get my lip pierced and you are
going to take me.”
Blake looks at me, and shakes
her head and says, “I guess I will
take you. When are we going?”
I give her my best smile. “Tomorrow morning.”
Walking into the tattoo parlor,
I am greeted by a woman named
Melissa who is one of the two
tattoo artists at Mantis. She is
friendly, with hot pink and turquoise blue hair that is cut in a
short bob. Peeking through the
top of her shirt near her collar
bone tattooed are two Barbie
Doll pink bows.
“What can I help you with
today?” She says, with softness
in her voice that doesn’t seem to
fit her edgy appearance.
“I am here to get my lip
pierced…I think.” My voice is
shaking; she has to be able to tell
that I am nervous.
“Not a problem, first piercing?” looking at me with a warm
Taylor Brown, Cal U student, shows the before and after images of her first-time lip piercing experience.
smile, she already knows the answer. “Everything will be fine, if
you could just follow me, I need
you to fill out some paper work.
Our piercer has not come in yet,
but he shouldn’t be too long.”
As I walk to the reception
desk to fill out my paperwork, I
notice that the walls around me
are covered in artwork, as if they
were the graffiti covered sides of
a skyscraper in New York City.
“Hey Melissa, Sorry I’m La...” A voice comes from behind
me. “Oh, I have a customer
already! What can I do for ya?”
What I see when I turn around
confuses me. I see a burly man,
who is short, with a scruffy
beard. He has some of the biggest gauges that I have ever
seen in both of his ears, and they
seem to be made of wood. What
is confusing to me though, is not
his appearance. When he spoke,
instead of a deep and masculine
voice I hear that of a younger
man, a soft tone spoken with
somewhat of a feminine tone.
I’m pleasantly surprised.
“Well,” I say. “I want to get my
lip pierced, but I have never
done this before.”
“She is a baby,” Blake chimes
in, “She has been a nervous
wreck the entire way here.”
Chuckling, he introduces
himself. “My name is Paco,
and I will take good care of
you today I promise. If you just
want to follow me back to my
studio, I will get set up and we
can get started.”
He led me to a room filled
with portraits of his work, an
over-sized red chair, a small
sink, and a floor to ceiling
mirror.
“Sit down, make yourself
comfortable. “He tells me,
“Setting up takes longer than
the actual piercing, and I’m
still not quite awake yet.”
I think he sees the shocked
look on my face, and quickly
tells me that he is kidding. After watching him pace around
the room for about ten minutes, he washed his hands and
puts on a pair of light blue
medical gloves.
“Smile for me,” he says. “I’m
going to mark where the piercing is going to be.”
I do, and for the first time I
see a gap in between his front
two teeth, I laugh, because
when I was younger, until I
had braces, I had a gap in my
smile to.
“Pretty. Well, I’m ready
whenever you are,” he says.
“Just relax, and keep breathing.”
Breathing, I think to myself.
What’s that? I close my eyes,
and squeeze the arms of the
chair. I wait and wait but still
feel nothing. As soon as I start
to relax myself a long, long,
pinch on my upper lip that
last no more than 20 seconds
catches me by surprise. It
wasn’t an over bearing pain,
but it wasn’t a splinter in my
big toe kind of pain either. If I
could have moved my mouth,
I would have probably told
him to stop.
“The hard part is over with,
girl.” He says. “Do you feel
light headed?”
I shake my head, but it
doesn’t seem to matter.
“Nurse,” he says referring
to Blake. “Get the pretty lady
a juice from the fridge over
there.”
I feel like the clamps are still
around my lip, but I realize
that it is just the swelling. I
continue to sip my juice, as ordered, as I listened to a lecture
which seems to sound more
like a threat on the proper
way to take care of my new
piercing.
“Do not touch it!” He yells at
me. “Never, ever touch it. But,
if you do touch it and decide
not to listen to me, come back
and I will fix it. I won’t even
yell at you, I promise.”
“Now, besides doing everything that I just told you, when
you leave I will need you to do
a little shopping.” He tells me.
“You need to go and choose
your favorite flavor of Listerine because it is going to be
your new best friend. Oh, and
remember bleeding is normal.”
He laughs, and flashes me
that nostalgic smile one more
time. I thank him a thousand
times over, even as I am walking out the door. When I step
into the car I realize that this
will be the first time that I have
actually seen my new piercing.
I pull down the sun visor to
look at myself.
“It’s prefect.” I say looking
at Blake. “How do you think
it looks?”
“It’s wonderful.” She says.
“Now turn on the damn GPS
and let’s go. It’s starting to
snow.”
About ten minutes into the
drive home, I feel strange so
I pull down the sun visor one
more time. I open the mirror
only to see a deep red trail
of blood running down from
my newly pierced lip. “Dude,
I’m bleeding.” I say, “I need a
napkin.”
“Well, I don’t have one.” She
says. “Suck it up buttercup.”
Shaking my head, I just start
to laugh. Blake is still yelling at
the GPS, my phone is buzzing
with notifications from Facebook and Twitter asking me for
a picture of my new piercing, I
have blood running down the
side of my lip and instead of
panicking I just look at myself
in the smudged mirror and
smile, “I didn’t even cry.”
MARCH 2, 2012
CORNER
Organizations
PAGE 9
BSU
By Levie Kirkland
Hey everyone! BSU would like to thank everyone who came out and supported our Black
History Month events and a big thanks to the
organizations and everyone that attended our
formal it was a success! A big thank to Billy and
the AVI staff! We are sponsoring a Talent Show
on March 20, so make sure you attend. Our end
of the year trip will be Six Flags Adventure Park
in New Jersey; tickets will go on sale after Spring Break, $15 for
Cal U students and $25 for non-students. Our meetings are every
Thursday at 5:15 p.m. in Carter Hall Multipurpose Room. Everyone
is welcome. Remember this quote, “Education is the key to unlock
the golden door of freedom.” ~George Washington Carver
The Internship Corner
By Lucie Fremeau
Women’s professional football team seeks summer interns
The Pittsburgh Passion, a women’s professional football team, is
currently looking for summer interns who possess these qualities.
The Pittsburgh Passion is located in the Monroeville/Pittsburgh
area and has opportunities for students who are interested in business administration, marketing, public relations, community relations, and event planning. Interns will be included in every aspect
of the team and have the opportunity to participate in practices and
be an active part of game day operations.
Interns will have the opportunity to earn 30% of all income that
they bring to the team in the form of ticket sales, sponsorships,
fundraising programs, and special events. Although the opportunity is available, interns are not required to bring in any funds.
The Pittsburgh Passion allows students to work flexible hours
and operate remotely, if need be. Juniors and seniors may apply,
and all applicants must have good oral and written communication
skills. Applicants must have experience with the Microsoft Office
Suite: Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Recommended majors for the
internship are Journalism, Communications (Public Relations and
Radio/TV), Sports Management, and other related fields.
Students who wish to apply should have a cover letter that
properly introduces their personality, work ethic, and any other
beneficial information. In addition to a cover letter, students must
include a resume that includes experience, accurate information,
and accurate dates.
A representative from the Pittsburgh Passion will be on campus
to conduct interviews after spring break, so check your e-mail for
more information on how to schedule one!
These internships are currently available through the Internship
Center:
The Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River will have five
Park Ranger Internship opportunities available. The park includes
73 miles of a clear, free-flowing river. The Park Ranger Internship
position’s duties include staffing river access sites; presenting river
safety talks and providing area information to river users; performing river patrols; and developing and presenting other educational
programs on the geology, hydrology, ecosystems, natural history,
and cultural history of the river valley. For more information about
the Internship Program, contact Internship Coordinator Ingrid
Peterec at (570) 685-4871, email: ingrid_peterec@nps.gov. To learn
more about Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River check
out the park web page at: www.nps.gov/upde.
An internship position at Laurel Caverns for the summer of
2012, is being offered to Cal U students pursuing the Travel and
Tourism, and Parks and Recreation Majors. The interpretive programs are scheduled both in the mornings and afternoons and are
approximately three hours in length, guided tours are one hour in
length and run on a 20 minute schedule. The educational programs
include but are not limited too, Forestry, Geology, Ecology, and Cave
Studies. The intern will gain experience in utilizing lesson plans,
following scheduled activities, conducting professional educational
programs, guiding tours, promoting public safety awareness, as
well as assisting with the basic functions of a visitors center. The
selected intern will be guided through a process of learning the
educational material as well as becoming familiar with the cave environment, guidance and supervision for presenting the programs,
and final evaluations. A job application is required, resumes are
welcome but not necessary. If selected, the intern will need to apply
for Act 33 and Act 34 clearances. Applicants can call in to schedule
an interview in early May. Phone number 724-438-6090, ask for Lisa.
Job Fair Tips are available on the Career Services website – www.calu.edu/careers
Career Services
230 Eberly Science and Technology Center
724-938-4413 careers@calu.edu
www.calu.edu.careers
Hispanic Student Association
By: Angelina Lorenzo
Hola everyone! The HSA had a great time at Old Mexico in Belle Vernon last week. We
are now focusing on planning a Salsa Night for the end of the semester and will be selling
raffle tickets in the Union at the end of March for a pack of two Pirates tickets to the July 7
game where Daughtry will be performing. Keep on the look out for details about another
Salsa Night! Come to the next HSA meeting on Thursday, March 1 at 11 a.m. in the Carter
Hall MultiCultural Center. Email lor8100@calu.edu to get on our email list.
CAL TIMES
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MARCH 2, 2012
Vulcans drop two to Edinboro
By Joshua Laska
Sports/Managing Editor
The Vulcan women’s basketball team captured one win and
suffered two losses. They started
the week off with a 93-63 victory
over Clarion followed by a 67-85
defeat to Edinboro. They then
traveled to Edinboro again on
Feb. 28 for the First Round of
the PSAC tournament, which
they fell to Edinboro by a score
of 58-77. The Vulcans end their
season with 17-10 overall and
14-9 in the PSAC and failed to
reach the PSAC Finals for the
first time in 11 seasons.
Freshman guard Emma Mahady led the way against Clarion with 16 points. Senior guard
Danielle Luckett added 15 and
senior guard Amy Johns added
13 points. Freshman forward
Selena Adamshick and freshman guard Chelsea McKnight
both added nine points, while
sophomore forward Elena Antonenko and junior forward
Nakia DeBlanc added eight
points each.
Luckett and McKnight were
each able to capture six steals in
the victory. DeBlanc both pulled
down six rebounds (three offensive), followed by Adamshick
with five rebounds (one offensive). Sophomore guard Ryah
Gadson led the way with three
assists, but Luckett, Mahady
and McKnight all added three
assists as well.
In the first loss to Edinboro,
DeBlanc and Luckett both led
the way with 14 points. Johns
added 11 points after going
three for four from the charity stripe. McKnight made two
three-pointers to help her to
eight points. Adamshick collected six points, while Antonenko and freshman guard
Irina Kukolj added four points
each to round out the Vulcans
top scorers.
Gadson led the defense with
four steals and DeBlanc was the
only other Vulcan with more
than one steal and she added
two. Antonenko collected two
blocks, while Seebohm and
Luckett both blocked one shot
each. Kukolj pulled down a
team leading seven rebounds
(four offensive) in the loss.
Luckett dished out six assists,
while DeBlanc and Gadson added three and two, respectively.
In the second loss to Edinboro
in the quarterfinals of the PSAC
Tournament, Johns led the way
with 19 points. Adamshick
Photo by: Joshua Laska
Senior forward Amy Johns led the way with 19 points, but that was not enough to beat Edinboro in the PSAC Quarterfinals.
and McKnight were the only
other Vulcans with over five
points and they both added nine
points. Luckett, Gadson, Kukolj
and Antonenko each added four
points.
Johns and junior guard Megan
Kermond both led the way with
two steals each. Johns, Luckett
and Gadson where the only
Vulcans to collect a block and
they each collected one. Kukolj
pulled down eight rebounds
(five offensive), while Johns
pulled down seven (five offensive). Gadson was the only
Vulcan to collect more than
one assist and she added four
assists.
The Vulcans end their season
on a two game losing streak. I
would like to wish the best of
luck to seniors Amy John, Danielle Luckett and Nakia DeBlanc.
Vulcans knocked out of PSAC Tournament by IUP
Photo by: Joshua Laska
Junior guard Travon Vann (13) and senior forward Steve Swiech (42) combined for 24 points against IUP, however
those pesky Crimson Hawks still would not go down.
By Joshua Laska
Sports/Managing Editor
The Vulcan men’s basketball
team ended their season with
two wins and one loss. They
started the week with a 74-61
victory over Clarion, followed
by a thrilling 68-64 victory over
Edinboro. They then traveled
to Indian University of Pennsylvania to take on the Crimson
Hawks in the First Round of
the PSAC Tournament, they
would fall 74-70. The Vulcans
end their season with a 17-12
record overall and a 14-9 record
in the PSAC.
Junior forward Mitchell
Weedon led the way in the vic-
tory over Clarion with 14 points.
Senior forward Steve Swiech
added 13 points, junior guard
Travon Vann added 11 points
and freshman guard Tynell Fortune collected 10 points behind a
perfect six for six from the charity stripe. Junior guard Keith
Lowe hit one three-pointer to
help him to seven points, while
senior guard Chad Tipton added two three-pointers to give
him six points.
Lowe and Fortune were the
only Vulcans to capture a steal
in the victory. However, freshman forward Jeremy Posey
blocked two shots, while senior
forward John Williams, Swiech
and Lowe each blocked one
shot. Vann led the way with
four assists and senior guard
CJ Townes added two assists.
Posey brought down a team
leading nine rebounds (one offensive) in the victory.
In the victory over Edinboro,
Vann hit a team leading one for
two from behind the arc for 17
points. Posey added 10 points
for the Vulcans behind shooting 50% from the floor. Fortune added nine points, Swiech
added eight, while junior guard
Quentin Harding and senior
guard Freddy Appiah each
added six points.
Lowe, Vann, Appiah, Fortune
and Tipton all collected one
steal each to lead the Vulcans
to victory. Posey and Swiech
were the only Vulcans to block
a shot. Vann brought down a
team leading 12 rebounds (three
offensive), while Swiech 10 rebounds (five offensive). Fortune
and Posey led the team with
three assists each.
The PSAC Quartfinals loss
to IUP was lead the by Vann,
Swiech and Tipton each with
twelve points, Tipton was three
for five from behind the arc.
Fortune was the only other
Vulcan in double digits and he
added 11 points. Posey added
eight points, while Lowe added
seven points.
Townes led the defensive
effort with three steals and Appiah added two. While, Vann,
Tipton, Posey and Weedon
all captured one steal each.
Swiech brought down nine
rebounds (three offensive) and
Vann brought down seven (two
offensive). Vann dished out four
assists, while Appiah and Posey
eached added two assists each
in the loss.
The Vulcans end their season
on a good win streak before the
PSAC tournament. I would like
to wish seniors Freddy Appiah,
Steve Swiech, CJ Townes, Chad
Tipton and Johm Williams best
of luck in their future.
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MARCH 2, 2012
Softball takes three of four at Saints Invitational
By Joshua Laska
Sports/Managing Editor
The Vulcan softball team
opened up the season with three
wins and a loss in the Limestone
(S.C.) Saints Invitational. They
opened up with a 5-2 loss to host
Limestone before battling back
later in the day and defeating
WVIAC opponent AldersonBroaddus 4-3. The second day
of the Invitational started with
the California University of
Pennsylvania Vulcans again
defeating Alderson-Broaddus
this time by a score of 6-5. The
tournament ended with the Vulcans defeating Brevard 10-1 in
six innings because of the mercy
rule (run limit), which states that
if one team is winning by more
than eight runs after five innings
the game is automatically over.
Sophomore designated hitter
Stephani Ellis lead the Vulcans
with two hits on two attempts
and one walk. While, senior
shortstop Jillian Russell helped
by collecting two hits in three
batting attempts as well as two
runs batted in. Sophomore first
basemen Shelby Lia and classmate second basemen Natalie
Wideman were the only Vulcans
to score. Lia went two for four
with one run and Wideman
went one for four with one run
scored as well.
Lia led the defensive side with
10 putouts behind her were
Wideman and senior catcher
Alyson Johnson with three each.
Freshman right-fielder Shelby
Heyd added two putouts, while
senior left-fielder Kristen McKenzie, freshman center fielder
Breanna Morris and Russell all
added one each. Sophomore
pitcher Hope Spancake posted
seven innings of work for the
Vulcans with three strikeouts.
Spancake gave up no earned
runs and 10 hits in her seven
innings of work.
In the first game versus Alderson-Broaddus Russell led
the way batting three for four
or a .750 batting average, as well
as she drove in two runs and
scored once. A. Johnson added
a run for the Vulcans on her
two hits and one walk on three
batting attempts. Lia added
another run on one hit, while
Wideman added one more run
after being hit by a pitch.
A. Johnson and Lia both led
the defensive side of the ball
with eight putouts each. While,
Russell added four putouts and
Wideman added one. Sophomore pitcher Kaitlyn Schilling
pitched all seven innings for
the Vulcans and gave up three
earned runs. Schilling also collected eight strikeouts in the
victory, against the 30 batters
she faced.
In the second victory over
Alderson-Broaddus Wideman
and Ellis both went two for
three, with Wideman batting
in one run. Freshman center
fielder Katie Natter scored a
team leading two runs on one at
Photo by: AJ Carpinelli
Sophomore Stephani Ellis (17) leads the Vulcans with six hits on twelve at bats, or a .500 batting average. Ellis has helped the team to an early 3-1 start.
bat. Lia, A. Johnson, McKenzie
and Morris all scored one run,
both Morris and McKenzie did
it on one hit in three at bats. A.
Johnson also batted in two runs
to lead the Vulcans.
Defensively Lia led the Vulcans for a third game in a row
with eight putouts. Following
Lia was freshman catcher Paige
Johnson with six putouts. While,
Wideman added five, Heyd
added two; followed by Ellis,
McKenzie and Morris all added
one each. Spancake pitched six
innings for the Vulcans with
five strikeouts. Schilling came
in to relieve Spancake and got
her second win of the season
with three strikeouts. Spancake
and Schilling combined for
four earned runs and 36 batters
faced.
Morris and A Johnson helped
mercy rule Brevard with two
runs each, on one hit and two
hits, respectively. P. Johnson
and Ellis both collected two
hits on three at bats, with one
run scored in each. P. Johnson
led the Vulcans with three runs
batted in. Wideman and Natter
both batted in two runs each on
one hit, Wideman also collected
one hit. Russell, McKenzie and
Heyd all scored one each, Heyd
also batted in two runs.
In the final game of the Invitational, Lia again paced the
defensive effort with 11 putouts.
P. Johnson added three putouts,
while Wideman, Ellis, and Heyd
Photo by: Jeff McCullough
Senior Alyson Johnson (22) has came across the plate four times this year, and already has three runs batted in.
added two, one, and one, respectively. Schilling pitched five
and a third innings to collect her
third victory in three games.
Schilling added two strikeouts
and gave up one earned run
against the 20 batters she faced.
Following Schilling, freshman
pitched Madison Cashner came
into close out the game with
two thirds of an inning pitched.
Cashner collected one strike out
and no earned runs against the
four batters she faced.
The Vulcans return to action next Thursday, March 8
in Florida for the Rebel Spring
Games. They will take on St.
Cloud State, Saginaw Valley,
Minnesota State Mankato, Ferris
State, Adelphia, C.W. Post, Tiffin, Caldwell, Wayne State and
Southwest Minnesota State in
tournament.
Schilling was named PSAC
West Pitcher of the Week after
posting three wins last week.
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SPORTS
MARCH 2, 2012
Get to know your Vulcans: Freddy Appiah
#10 guard for the California Vulcan men’s basketball team
Interviewed/Layout by Joshua Laska
Sports/Managing Editor
What was it like coming to Cal after playing at Monroe Community College?
I Was very nervous just playing junior college ball is a lot like
high school ball but since playing in NCAA Division II PSAC
conference, I knew I was playing with the big boys.
What was it like scoring your first college basket?
It was a blessing moment for me just because I knew my mom
was there for the first time watching me play in 10 years. Putting a
smile on my mother face always make my day, and yes I’m proud
to say it I’m mama’s boy! “Love you mama with all my heart”.
Going back how hard was it to adjust to the college level of
play?
It is very hard playing two totally different systems. It took me
a while to adjust to Cal U organize system alone. The way I taught
to play was play defense and run! In other words “run and gun”.
What was the hardest thing to learn at the college level?
Taking care of your body as an athlete. There’ll be times I won’t
eat breakfast just from be lazy and knowing that breakfast is the
most important meal. Well I learn the hard way by not performing
in practices when it really counted. Overall just taking care of
my responsibility off the court such as homework, weight room,
bible studying and family time on skype to keep me motivate
when I’m feeling down out with life.
How do you stay “in the game” during the offseason?
Roller blading around town and just hitting the gym everyday,
I just write my goals on piece of paper. Keeping my faith high
with God knowing that he has a plan for my hard work.
What originally got you into basketball?
My cousin Ben and my dad. My cousin Ben taught me how to
Photo by: Joshua Laska
APPIAH’S BASKETBALL STATS FOR THE VULCANS
50 Games Played, 27 Games Started, 21 threes, 124 Assists, 60 Steals
make hoop out of hanger’s groceries bags hooking up my bootleg
net to my bedroom door and just shooting at it for hours with
rolled socks as my ball. My dad would also take me to the courts
after work and Teaching me how to shoot over the rim instead
of under the rim.
How many years have you played basketball?
Since the first grade .
What is one interesting fact that not everyone would know
about you?
I love all types of music.
Where are you from and where did you go to High School?
Toronto, Canada and my high school was Ascension of our
Lord A-squad!!!!!!!!!!!!
What do you plan on doing after college?
I’ll be a teacher for sure giving back to under privilege kids, to
chase their dreams no matter what case may be.
What is your favorite tv show?
Martin!!!wassup wassup Wazzzzuppp !!!!
Who are your favorite sports teams?
NBA the Bulls and soccer is my black stars Ghana national
soccer team.
What is your favorite food?
This African food called FUFU and any type of cook chicken.
Amen
What is your favorite movie?
Passion of Christ and Michael Jackson “This Is It”
Do you have a favorite quote?
I love bible verses so here two of them. This one is my favorite
because it fall on my birthday 27/3 March-Psalm 27:3 “No weapon
form against me shall prosper, still I am confident” and Philippian 4:13 “I am able to do all things through him who strengthen
me”. I love my God in Jesus name Amen. If you ever have to
read the bible I want to look up ROMANS 1:16 that really explain
my personally.
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