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October 19, 2018 VOL 48, NO. 3

HAUNTED HILLS ESTATE Celebrating 15 YEARS OF FEAR

PAR ADE HIGHLIGHTS

Homecoming

Royalty

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rappers mike stud & skizzy mars to perform at cal u fall concert page 8

womens volleyball goes page 23 1-1 over weekend

Pictured above is the 2018 Homecoming Court with University President Geraldine M. Jones Second row: Jessica Crosson and Anna Chappell. Third row: Zachary Dugan, Jillian Thorn, Jeshua Myers, Whitney Ptak, and Ricardo Cason. Fourth row: Jelist Chawchang and Jerron Corley.

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King and queen spotlight

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Oct. 19, 2018

Bring It To the Table

Cal U Students Engage in a Discussion on Civil Discourse

By James Rudolph RUD2588@calu.edu

“These parties are made up of shades of red and shades of blue,” said Julie Winokur in her documentary “Bring It to the Table.” On Oct. 11, Cal U Students gathered in Eberly 110 for a focused look at civil discourse.

Attendants watched a brief documentary about an organization’s effort to create a constructive dialogue between individuals with different political opinions, then engaged in a conversation about civil discourse, covering the perpetuated stereotypes of liberals and conservatives and the future of political discussion between opposing parties.

The documentary “Bring It to the Table,” consisted of Julie Winokur engaging in dialogue with various people from different political backgrounds. Those who volunteered for an interview sat down at a table that was set up on the spot in different locations, such as Central Park, a coffee shop, a church, a county courthouse, the Republican National Convention and the Democratic National Convention, and more.

A red cup with a yellow flower was placed in the center of the table and individuals slid the cup from one side of the table to the other, indicating where their beliefs place them on the political spectrum.

Once the credits rolled, students engaged in an open discussion through a Q&A format. Students praised the film for displaying both sides of the political argument and admitted to wanting civil discussion with individuals of opposing political views. Students covered how the media perpetuates stereotypes for people in a certain political category.

Some of the phrases that students used as stereotype examples for Republicans include rich, racist, power hungry, and predominantly male, while Democrats are perceived as push-overs, people focused, all about social programs, and soft.

The conclusion of the discussion delved into the future of civil discourse, as methods and things to consider while talking to another person about politics were given. Not dehumanizing the opposition was crucial, as well as the need to go beyond simply agreeing-to-disagree.

Some of the questions asked encompassed broad subjects that are the center of some political issues.

They were proposed as subjects that were followed by a question, such as “Welfare: A hand-out or a help out,” “Health Care: Who’s responsibility is it,” and

“Immigration: Is there a legal option?”

After those questions, people in the interview gave their answers, and another interview that represented the opposite end of the political spectrum was played, creating a simulated conversation.

The video helped liberals and conservatives see some of the reasons why people follow the political path they take. Winokur’s work highlighted the major concerns that people have in their specific political position on the spectrum.

With conservatives, the main issue they want to address is government spending. Most conservatives identify their views based on fiscal issues and family

values. Liberals identified their biggest concern as proper social programs and immigration The documentary “Bring It to the Table,” is just one part of a political movement aimed at fostering community and bridging the political divide by talking about issues to elevate the conversation to a national level. It started when Winokur’s son called her the most intolerant person he knew on political issues.

The film and discussion was part of the American Democracy Project. The discussion was led and organized by Rebeccah Ambrosy-Smith, a Campus Vote Project fellow, and Maggie Smith. Dr. Melanie Blumberg oversaw this discussion.

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The journey home

A Cal U Greek alumnus returns from Texas to celebrate Homecoming

By Cody Ambrose, Contributing Writer AMB 4072@calu.edu

Traveling 1,251 miles, one California University of Pennsylvania alumnus among many makes the journey back to the campus to celebrate homecoming. Graduates of Cal U made their way back to celebrate homecoming with their friends.

Nathan Heinze, a graduate of Cal U, is making the long journey back to Cal U from Fort Worth, TX. The graduate moved to Texas after accepting a job with Fidelity Investments right out of college. During his time with Cal U, he became a brother of Sigma Tau Gamma a member of Habitat for Humanity. “ I am most excited to be back to see all of my brothers of Sig Tau. Anytime we’re all together crazy things are bound to happen, and stories will be made.” Heinze said.

Heinze went on to talk about his past experiences with being involved with homecoming at Cal U, and remembers all of the fun he had helping to create the float, admitting to only watching the float being built from time to time. “ I expect about 30 or so of my close friends to be coming back for homecoming. We are lucky because we still have a few friends that are undergrads, and we will be staying with them. The morning of the homecoming parade on Saturday is always the most fun, especially watching the undergrads usually rush to finish the float.” Heinze Said.

Along with Nathan Heinze will be his fiancé, Savanna Carroll, who was a Sister of Delta Zeta. “ I can’t wait to be back in Cal U, especially since we moved so far away. Coming back now means so much more since this is one of the few times we all get to see each other.” Carroll said.

It has long since been a tradition for Cal U Greek life to come back to the university during homecoming weekend. Homecoming is something special to Greek life since they are rooted so heavily into the event. Greek life usually accounts for about six to seven different

floats for the parade during the day. Joy Helsel, the director of Fraternity & Sorority life for the university oversees the process.

“During homecoming the main goal in my eyes is to keep everyone safe, and obiding by the university standards and rules. I do want to see the organizations have a fun time, and enjoy their alumni being back, but just in a safe manner” Helsel said.

Helsel has dealt with a great deal of situations involving homecoming. Helsel pointed out how alumni can sometimes have bit too much fun when they come back, and cause some trouble for the undergraduate members. Helsel herself is a sister of the Sigma Kappa Sorority and enjoys the time when all of the other alumni come back.

“When I was a younger alumni all of my sisters would always come together at homecoming, and being a resident of the town California makes it easy to be here. Now there are for homecoming I volunteer during the day and help with prep work, and then make plans with a few sister later,” Helsel said.

Not all alumni like Heinze come from as far away as he does, Laura Cook, a sister of the Delta Zeta Sorority comes from a shorter distance away, Pittsburgh. With getting to live so close she does have the opportunity to see her Cal U friends more often than other alumni.

“I do get to come back to Cal often, but homecoming is different because that is when I get to see friends that I have not seen in so long.

There are even some people who I haven’t seen since last homecoming, which is crazy to me.”

Cook said.

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Fall season brings tours to Cal U

By Abbie Kefalas, Contributing Writer KEF9971@calu.edu

As fall approaches, students start to see more and more tours on Cal U’s campus. Its that time of year where high school students start to think about where they want to spend the next four years of their lives.

Trained student tour guides typically do the tours of the University.

During open house events, student tour guides are usually paired with a University staff member, alumni or another member of the faculty to assist with the tour.

“Tours give prospective students an opportunity to emerge themselves into the University for an hour or so and see what life will be like it they choose to attend Cal U.” said sophomore Maggie Cave, who has been a University Tour Guide since January 2018. Prospective students, Graduate students and even Alumni can access any tours directly through the University webpage. Individuals can choose a campus tour or register for a special event as well.

“Visiting campus and scheduling an Undergraduate Campus Tour was a major factor on why I decided to come here,” senior Logan Ring said.

There are other tours provided on campus, such as self-guided campus tours. Prospective students can take campus tours on their own and whoever else they may want with them.

The Welcome Center is open Monday through Friday 8am-4pm, they provide campus maps and allow people who want to take tours but want to be able to do it at their own pace.

“I felt the tours were effective and helped me make my mind up about attending Cal U,” said sophomore

Caitlyn Ricco. “I just wish I could have seen the different options of rooms in the residence halls, I personally wanted to see a quad since that was what I would be staying in.”

However, those who want a more in-depth tour of Cal U’s campus can register on the university’s webpage to be matched up with a student leader who is able to take you on a customizable tour of the campus and share their own personal experiences at Cal as well.

“I live in Maryland, so I wasn’t familiar with Cal U,” Ring said. “I was able to ask the student guide questions, take a look at residence halls and get other important information.”

After guided tours, individuals can talk one-on-one with an admissions counselor, as well as registering to meet with faculty members.

“When taking a tour with a student tour guide you

get a look into what a student’s life, what its really like. We typically use personal stories to explain how things work sometimes and it helps students to place themselves into the school, classrooms, residence halls and dining facilities.” Said Maggie Cave.

On campus events can also be registered for anyone who would like to immerse themselves and explore Cal U. These special events, a big example is Open House, include more information about academics, campus tours, and answering questions.

Blaze, Cal U’s mascot also makes an appearance at these events, as well as faculty members.

“I have had students before share at the end of the tour that they were between Cal U and another school, after taking the tour at Cal they decided that they wanted to attend,” Senior Megan Collins, a University Tour Guide for 2 years, said.

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CAL LIFE

Cal U Celebrates Vulcan Fest Homecoming

By Cal U Public Relations

Alumni, community come to campus to enjoy traditional festivities plus a concert at Roadman Park.

With lawn chairs and blankets for a chilly evening in tow, Debbie Retucci, her husband, Joe, and cousin Lori Hough were the first fans to stake out a spot in front of the stage where Lonestar, their favorite band, was set to play.

“This is our band, and ‘Amazed’ was our wedding song,” Debbie Retucci, of Waynesburg, Pa., said of the country music group’s signature ballad. “We missed seeing them in Pittsburgh this year, so I was so happy and surprised that they were coming to Cal U.” The three were among the fans who enjoyed Lonestar and opening act Chris Higbee, the highlights of Vulcan Fest Homecoming Weekend, a collaboration between Cal U and the Washington County Tourism Promotion Agency that was held Oct. 12-14.

Vulcan Fest was designed to promote the county’s tourism assets to University alumni, students and families while also promoting Homecoming as a tourism attraction.

The event brought James and Sue Hammersmith to town. They traveled four-and-a-half hours from Blissfield, Mich., to see Lonestar. It’s the 21st time they saw the band this year. The Hammersmiths had never visited California before — never heard of it, they said — although they have a cousin not far away, in Morgantown, W.Va. “It seems like a nice place, a nice campus,” Jim Hammersmith said.

The weekend kicked off Oct. 12 with a 50th reunion for the Class of 1968 at Kara Alumni house, followed by an all-class reunion party and performance by Cal U alumnus Joe Grushecky ’71 at the The Meadows in North Strabane Township.

On Oct. 13, festivities began with a Picnic on the Patio brunch for alumni followed by the Homecoming parade that featured 13 high school bands, the Pittsburgh Steeline drummers and 35 other marching units.

Longtime mathematics and computer science faculty member George Novak ’55 served as the grand marshal.

During halftime of the football game between the Cal Vulcans and Gannon Golden Knights, Jerron Corley, a senior English major, and Whitney Ptak, a senior criminal justice major, were crowned Homecoming King and Queen.

Josh Fosbrink ´01,´03 and Christina Kost Fosbrink ´01,´03 regularly return to campus for Homecoming from Johnstown, Pa., with their children. Josh is the on-air meteorologist for WATM 23, and Kristina is an associate dean of graphic arts at online Independence College.

As students, the couple hosted the CUTV coverage of the Homecoming parade.

“Cal U will always hold a special place in our hearts, and we love coming back and sharing our experiences with our kids. They love eating in the Gold Rush; they call it the big cafeteria,” Josh Fosbrink said.

Keri Weaver ’97 says it took months of planning to organize a Homecoming reunion of softball alumni — but the effort paid off.

She estimated that a group of about 55 former players and their families were on hand at Roadman Park.

Weaver, who played first base for the team that won Cal U’s first national championship in softball, said the preparations began even before the group heard about this year’s Vulcan Fest activities.

“Most of us haven’t been together for years,” she said, “but it’s like we never left. We pick up right where we left off.”

Eileen Criner Bogdanowicz ´68 and her husband, Chuck, traveled from Baldwin, Md., and enthusiastically participated in many events.

A retired teacher from Baltimore County Schools who student taught at the old Noss Laboratory School on campus, Bogdanowicz came back two days earlier to visit the Rutledge Institute for Early Childhood Education and The Village, a nationally accredited early childhood center in California, Pa. “I was so pleased because their philosophy of education is my philosophy of education, where children learn through play,” she said.

“I loved every minute when I was here and wanted my husband to see this campus and how friendly and social

it is here.”

Winners of the various contests appear below:

PARADE FLOAT CONTEST: 1st place: Alpha Kappa Lambda/Delta Zeta “Welcome to Woodstock (‘60s) 2nd place: Theta Xi/Sigma Kappa/Alpha Phi Alpha “Throwback to the ‘80s” 3rd place: Acacia/Alpha Sigma Alpha “Back to the Future” Spirit Award: FIJI/Alpha Sigma Tau “Throwback to the ‘70s” PARADE BAND CONTEST: 1st place: Ringgold High School 2nd place: Carmichaels High School 3rd place: Peters Township High School OFFICE DECORATING CONTEST: 1st place: THE WRITING CENTER “1920’s Speakeasy” 2nd place: PSECU “Your Financial Decades” 3rd place (3-way tie): Academic Success “Multiple Decades” Chemistry & Physics “1920’s Albert Einstein/Al Capone” Volunteer Programs & Service Learning “Year 3000 Cal U Homecoming”

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The 46th Annual American Music Awards

By Tom Caton, Staff Writer CAT7359@calu.edu

The red carpet was rolled out for the 46th annual American Music Awards on October 9, 2018. The evening was full of stunning outfits, spectacular performances, and some amazing wins. This night was full of memorable moments.

In case you missed the award ceremony, here is a recap of all what went down.

For the second year in a row, Tracee Ellis Ross hosted this year’s annual AMA’s at Microsoft Theater in downtown Los Angeles, CA. The theater can seat up to 7,100 guests and holds one of the largest indoor stages in the United States!

Throughout the night, 26 performers grabbed a microphone, got on stage, and sang their hearts out to the audience at the theater and to the millions watching at home. Country artist Carrie Underwood gave a rather emotional performance at the AMA’s. She performed her new single “Spinning Bottles” off her new album “Cry Pretty.” The performance brought

Underwood to tears and everyone watching felt chills roll down their spines from her amazing performace. The AMA’s paid tribute to the late Aretha Franklin, who passed away back in August, with a star-studded performance. The crowd was on their feet as Gladys Knight took the stage to kick things off with a rendition of “Amazing Grace.” It was perfection. Donnie McClurkin, CeCe Winans, Ledisi and Mary Mary also performed and brought down the house.

Viral sensation Mary Halsey made her AMA debut. Do you remember who Mary Halsey is? She went viral back in August for her rendition of Missy Elliott’s “Work It” at a karaoke competition. She dubbed herself Missy’s “Funky White Sister.” Ellen DeGeneres had her on her talk show to perform and midway through Missy came out and surprised her. Well, she is back. DeGeneres sent Halsey to the AMAs as her special correspondent, which was why she was seen in the audience just now.

Throughout the course of the night, 29 awards were presented. Some included Artist of the Year, Favorite Album, Favorite Music Video, and many more. Taylor Swift broke some records on that night. She broke Whitney Houston’s record by winning 22 awards; Houston won 21 awards.

Swift took home the awards for Favorite Album, Pop/Rock and Favorite Tour of the Year. To view the whole list of winners, log onto the American Music Award’s Twitter page!

Overall, it was another great and successful award ceremony. Lots of awards were handed out, lots of artists performed, and lots of fans tuned in to watch! The American Music Awards is a big night for music lovers everywhere.

Netflix Spotlight: The Haunting of the Hill House

By Jessica Crosson, Entertainment Editor CRO8908@calu.edu

Netflix reels their viewers in with just this quick synopsis, “Flashing between past and present, a fractured family confronts haunting memories of their old home and the terrifying events that drove them from it.”

Originally a gothic horror piece of literature written in 1959 by Shirley Jackson, The Haunting of Hill House has been made into a 10-episode Netflix series and is making its presence known to streamers. IMDb provides this description for viewers, “Explores a group of siblings who, as children, grew up in what would go on to become the most famous haunted house in the country.

Now adults, and forced back together in the face of tragedy, the family must finally confront the ghosts of their past, some of which still lurk in their minds while others may actually be stalking the shadows of Hill House.”

This series, created by Mike Flanagan, flashes

between past and present which provides a unique perspective to viewers. This series keeps a steady flow making it hard to stop watching and easy to binge and finish within a day. Flashbacks to the Crain children in the past provide the background knowledge needed to understand why the Crain family acts the way it does during the present-day scenes.

The casting seemed to be perfect as the actors stepped into their roles and created their characters with an almost flawless execution. Since this series constantly flips between past and present there are two sets of casts for the children and father, the young children and the adult children.

Steven Crain is played by Michiel Huisman (adult) and Paxton Singleton (young), Shirley Crain by Elizabeth Reaser (adult) and (Lulu Wilson), Theodora ‘Theo’ Crain by Kate Siegel

(adult) and McKenna Grace (young), Luke Crain

by Oliver Jackson-Cohen (adult) and (Julian Hilliard), Nell Crain by Victoria Pedretti (adult) and Violet McGraw (young), Hugh Crain by Timothy Hutton (adult) and Henry Thomas (younger adult), and Olivia Crain by Carla Gugino.

A perfect balance between horror and drama makes this show a must-see during this spooky season.

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CAL LIFE

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The Glow: A Jack-o-Lantern Experience

By Tom Caton, Staff Writer CAT7359@calu.edu

It just is not Halloween without a jack-olantern or two. A traditional jack-o-lantern has two triangle-shaped eyes, a triangle-shaped nose, and a gapped-tooth grin. But tradition has been thrown out the window at The Glow at Hartwood Acres in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania!

There is still time to visit, so listen up to these details.

The Glow: A Jack-o-Lantern Experience, simply referred to as The Glow, is an annual Halloween jack-o-lantern display at Hartwood Acres. The Glow is a 1/3 mile trail filled with more than 5,000 hand carved jack-o-lanterns! You can experience everything from artistically detailed single pumpkin carvings to amazing, largerthan-life structures. You will see some of your favorite Disney characters, intricate pumpkin scenes, and other breath-taking moments along the walking trail.

The Glow captures the feel of fall and spirit of Halloween. Many of the pumpkins are real

live pumpkins while others are molded from real pumpkins and then hand carved by super talented artists both locally and throughout the country to produce this fabulous experience.

Real or molded, every single one has been hand carved by the amazing team of artists. Many of the pumpkins come from local farmers around the region.

The Glow begins preparing for the Halloween season months in advance. With more than 5,000 pumpkins to carve, the artists will need as much time as possible. Some carvings can take a few hours to complete, while others can take a few days. Believe it or not, some of the pumpkins that are created from molds take even longer to create. They are real sculptures and works of art.

Jack has his assistants train all year to be able to produce the jack-o-lanterns you will see before you at The Glow.

The event is open October 4 through October 28, 2018 at Hartwood Acres. There is still time to

go if you want to witness some intricate and ornate jack-o-lantern carvings! Tickets will cost you anywhere between $20 and $25.

Log onto www.theglowjackolantern.com to find out more details, ticket prices, and event times if you plan to visit. Once you arrive, you can take a complimentary photo with your family and friends to capture your memories at The Glow. Following that, you will walk on the trail and witness all the pumpkins. It can take you anywhere from 30 to 45 minutes to walk through and take in all the details.

The Glow definitely captures the spirit of Halloween and if you love jack-o-lanterns, this event will be right up your alley! So, trick or treat yourself with a visit to The Glow before the Halloween season ends!

WCAL’s Skelethon

DJ SPOTLIGHT

In less than 2 weeks, WCAL will be holding its first ever “Skelethon.”

Starting on Monday, Oc-tober 29th, patrons will be able to call in during any of our radio shows to donate money to the station. The cause? WCAL is holding a celebration this Spring to celebrate its 50th Anniversary by honoring the alumni that brought the station to what it is today. This three-day telethon will end with the famous alumni Doc Misfits Show on Halloween night. We encourage all students, facul-ty, alumni, and California community members to donate to this Skelethon and help WCAL show its appreciation for the DJs who brought it to life.

Further details on how to donate will be released via social media @919wcal for Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.

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CAL LIFE

15 Years of fear at Haunted Hills Estate Scaring Uniontown and all around Western Pennsylvania

By Johnathon Sakaguchi SAK8734@calu.edu

Located on a lonesome farm in Western Pennsylvania sits the home of a haunted house that’s been around terrifying the patrons that enter its gates. This exciting nightmare is known as Haunted Hills Estate. The Estate opened in the fall of 2003 by Spooky Girl herself. The Estate has many stories it could tell, and it even has its own legend. The legend starts back in 1908 with the purchase of the property by the Hill family.

They were well known for the fall festivals until the beloved Mrs. Elenore Hill was found dead in the rafter of the barn. To this day nobody knows if it was murder or suicide. Mr Hill went insane over the death of his wife, so the following year Mr. Hill held another fall festival in honor of his dearly departed wife. At some point and time, Mr. Hill slaughtered the festivals guest in the barn, fields and on the beautiful trails inside the forest surrounding the estate. After that night Mr. Hill was never seen again, Accept on Halloween Night when his ghost is seen by staff and customers wandering the fields and woods looking for who took his beloved Elenore. There are other legends on the estate that can be heard by friends of the Estate that love to scare people that don’t know of its dark past.

From my time at the Estate I’ve met some interesting people and scared them back to it.

HHE sees hundreds of people during operational nights. Patrons get to choose to go through not just one, not two, but three different attractions.

Legends which is like your typical haunted house on a 2 floor building that takes about 45 minutes to an hour to walk through, The Chamber of Chills is a hybrid haunted attraction for the first few moments you walk through what is a haunted house before you arrive at the final scene through a cloud of fog you’re at the stage and you will be there for about five to about eight minuets before being chased off again. And the last of the 3 attractions is the Challenge Trail a forty-five minuet walk through the woods on the trails that I told you all about before. Stopping at different locations to catch your breath from running from the creatures of the night that hide in the shadows of the woods.

Every year HHE changes the themes of each attraction. Legends this year is J. A. Finkelstine’s

Funeral Parlor walk through what seems to be abandoned, left to decay and decompose, much like their clients.

Those brave enough to enter the building itself will find viewing rooms that have closed caskets and opening them isn’t recommended.

This location is a soulless glimpse of inevitable death. The loved ones have long departed but the shocking truth remains. Here you will meet the deranged undertaker that claims he can bring life back to the departed. You will be exposed to a full-scale funeral parlor with all the treats related to the dead. Passing through the abandoned building is not easy; you will be challenged to find your way out. As you drift to the end, you may find yourself six feet under and at the entrance to the long forgotten dark decrepit crypt.

The Chamber of Chills is known as The Magic Chamber of Horrors a show full of Magic Comedy, Horror, screams, and death. Performing on stage magicians from the dark side to present you mind-blowing magic tricks and shocking illusions! Backstage tickets are included to view each magician’s personal dressing room. Amazo, who always has a trick up his sleeve will be opening the theatre. And it’s a show you don’t want to miss.

And Finally, the challenge Trail, The Midnight Massacre, It all begins on the Hay Homestead started to wither after Jack Hay was killed, but everything truly began to die the day he was brought back to life. What really happened

Photo: Haunted Hills Estate

that day no one knows. Some claim that Jack’s eccentric father made a desperate deal with the deranged local undertaker while others swear he gave up his own soul to save his son, however, everyone agrees that what happened that day was definitely something dark and unnatural. Jack came back as a scarecrow, and soon that wasn’t all that changed. Others began disappearing and coming back as scarecrows too, but unlike Jack it wasn’t really them at all – it was something else… something evil. The crops may have started to return, but now they won’t stop. They’re coming for us, and they’re coming for you too!

The mysteries cultivated in the forests and fields of Hay Homestead are as deeply rooted as the crops, yet you may still reap the secrets that will save them all and yourself – if you can survive the harvest. Come if you dare!

To read the full article, including interviews with cast members of the Haunted Hills Estate, visit caltimes.com.

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ALBUM OF THE WEEK Evan Peffer

PEF9535@calu.edu

TWENTY ONE PILOTS - TRENCH The newest album by Twenty One Pilots, “ Trench,” is honestly disappointing. After the

enormous

success of “Blurryface,” the band went on hiatus, and that was probably the wrong decision. Instead of capitalizing on their previous successes, they took time to regroup, but in doing so they lost all of their momentum. “Trench” never really hits its mark. The songs seem to alternate between dynamic stagnation and failed climax. A lot of songs never even try to have any rise or fall, and the ones that do have some rise never actually peak, which leaves the listener feeling unsatisfied. While there are some enjoyable songs individually, like “Morph” and “Chlorine,” the album as a whole seems like one big blur. The songs all sound very similar and it is very difficult to distinguish between them. While this seems to be a big problem with a lot of albums that have come out so far this year, this seems to be one of the most egregious example.

RATE: 50/100

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VULCAN THEATER MONDAY - FRIDAY 11a. - 7p. - 10p.

SATURDAY - SUNDAY 4p. - 7p. - 10p.

comfort the MCU had slipped into, which bode both well and poorly for the movie. All of the casting and performances are perfectly done, with Mi-chael Pena being the breakout star. What this movie did innovate was its special effects, par-ticularly in the “shrunken” scenes. The movie is bogged down by a boring plot, and an amazing-ly more boring villain. That being said, its a great movie to see with a group of good-humored friends and its visual effects will look great on the Vulcan Theater’s big screen.

RATE: 75/100

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PARADE

PARADE

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OPINION

Cal U’s Homecoming Royalty for 2018

An interview with King Jerron Corley and Queen Whitney Ptak

By James Rudolph, News Editor RUD2588@calu.edu

“I wasn’t going to to do it, and then a lot of my brothers in Phi Sigma Pi they are like ‘you should go for it,” said Jerron Corley, our Homecoming King for 2018. “A lot of them were like ‘if you go for it, you are gonna it.”

“I honestly questioned myself for days if I should run or not, until I looked at myself and told myself that I could run for homecoming queen and support a good cause,” said Whitney Ptak, our Homecoming Queen for 2018, “I created a platform to raise awareness for veterans on and off campus!”

Regardless of their initial doubts, both Jerron Corley and Whitney Ptak were crowned the Homecoming King and Queen during our Homecoming celebration this year. Both of them stand as exemplary Cal U students, exhibiting leadership skills, conviction, dedication, and personability.

Our King originally hails from West Philadelphia and has attended Cal U since 2014. He is a Senior and a Journalism major with a minor in AfricanAmerican studies. He is a Career Ambassador for the Career Center, the president of Cal U Men United, Vice President of the Society of Professional Journalism, the Media Chair for the Young and Gifted Choir, an Initiate Advisor for the Phi Sigma Pi Fraternity, and a contributing writer for the Cal Times newspaper.

Coming from Brownsville, our Queen is a member of the ROTC program and the president of the Veterans Club. She works for the Office of Military and Veterans Affairs on campus and is a member of the Alpha Sigma Alpha sorority.

Our Queen is serving our nation with a Combat Engineer and, as a scholarship cadet, she will be commissioned as a 2nd lt. in the United States Army.

Despite not wanting to run originally, our Corley said he received overwhelming support from the Cal community and the administration.

Even with his doubts, the support from his friends, fraternity brothers, fellow AVI employees he worked with, professors, and administration co-workers and acquaintances, he felt overjoyed and excited to receive his crown. He had so much support initially that all he had to do to get his name out there was create a social media

post, and his name was out there.

Our Queen’s efforts was seen everywhere. After beginning with social media posts, which included statistics about veterans’ mental health, suicide rates, and homelessness, Ptak sat down in Natali and reached out to students, providing information on the reality that veterans Photo: Cal U Public Relations face. She created University President G eraldine M. Jones poses with newly crowned Homecoming King Jerron banners to be Corley and Queen Whitney P tak at half time of the Homecoming football game. displayed, but were torn down and stolen. Despite the vandalism, continue writing.

Our Queen has the same feeling. To her it Ptak received support from students who feels like home, as the love and support from created additional signs and helped hang them. other Veterans on campus has been the biggest She also went around campus and socialized comfort to her. Additionally, her guidance and with as many people on campus as she could. encouragement from her sorority sisters has Ptak is still in shock for being crowned Queen, been a great source of encouragement. When but she feels her crowning confirms her belief she graduates, she will hit her six-year mark with in raising awareness throughout campus for the Army and begin her commission. Beyond her veterans, and wants to use her position to military service, she plans on becoming a State keep raising that awareness. Corley uses his Trooper or an F.B.I. agent. crowning as a confirmation that he is a model The King and Queen enjoys their free-time Cal U student, which he has been called before just like any other student. Corley loves to listen he thought of running for King. It stands as a to music, particularly R&B, Gospel and Jazz. He sign of “keeping up the good work,” and wants loves writing, baking and learning about other to use his position to reinforce that for himself cultures.

Our Queen loves to be involved with and other students. He wants to be a leader, and sports, and is even a volunteer head coach of use his leadership position to inspire others to a U6 soccer team.

She also enjoys working out, strive. lifting, fishing, hunting, and spending time with Our King’s favorite thing about Cal U is the her grandparents. support he receives not only from the student Corley made the comment that everyone on body, but from the administration and staff as the homecoming court was very supportive well. He noted how he and a lot of other students of each other. He explained how, while at the have close relationships with their professors Homecoming game, everyone on the court came and administration workers. After receiving together in a huddle to show support. There was his undergraduate degree, Corley wants to get no ill-will between any of candidates. his graduate degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, as he loves people. He also wants to

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Student Association, Inc. Board of Directors From Left to Right: Leigh Ann Lincoln, Chief Financial Officer. Dr. Nancy Pinardi, University Liaison, Vice President for Student Affairs. Hope Cox, alumna. Justin DiPerna, alumnus. Ashley Roth, alumna. Dillon Gaudet, undergraduate student, treasurer. Jessica Crosson, undergraduate student, president. Marquis Washington, undergraduate student, vice president. Lakijai Bynum, graduate student representative. Raven Reeves, undergraduate student, secretary. Brenda DePaoli, Board Assistant, Executive Staff Assistant for Student Affairs. Bukky Inebenijie, undergraduate student. McKenna Swartzwelder, undergraduate student.

Not pictured: Ryan Jerico, alumnus. Jeromy Mackey, undergraduate student. Bryan Schuerman, alumnus.

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News

Leader of national organization for student veterans to speak Nov. 8 at Cal U Cal U invites current and former service members to its 45th annualVeterans Day dinner Cal U Public Relations

California University of Pennsylvania welcomes a nationally recognized advocate for student veterans when it hosts its 45th annual Veterans Day dinner.

Jared Lyon, president and CEO of Student Veterans of America (SVA), will be the featured speaker at the Nov. 8 event in the Convocation Center. Doors open at 5 p.m.; the formal program begins at 6 p.m.

SVA represents more than 700,000 student veterans, supporting them through their higher education experience and beyond. Under Lyon’s leadership, the organization has grown to include more than 1,500 chapters on campuses in all 50 states and four countries.

Lyon, of Washington, D.C., is a Navy veteran who served multiple deployments as a submariner and a diver. After concluding his service, he worked as an electronic-systems administrator at Northrop Grumman and managed Florida operations for the Washington Nationals baseball team.

At SVA, he co-authored the National Veteran Education Success Tracker (NVEST ) research project, the first comprehensive study of student veterans who are using the Post-9/11 GI Bill.

Last year he led SVA’s commitment to expanding

college aid for military veterans through the “Forever GI Bill.”

Attend the Veterans Day dinner “For 45 years, California has set aside an evening to honor our service members and military veterans — it’s one of our proudest Cal U traditions,” says Robert Prah, director of the Office of Military and Veterans Affairs.

“Few other schools have such a long history of recognizing those who serve, including our students and alumni. Our campus will be decorated with banners honoring Cal U veterans as we celebrate this milestone anniversary.”

Hosted by the Cal U Veterans Club, the Veterans Day dinner is open to the public.

California University students are admitted free; so are Cal U alumni who are current or former service members. Cost for local residents who are service members or veterans is $10; ticket price for non-veterans and guests is $15. Checks should be made payable to SAI-Vets Club.

Reservations are required; deadline to register is Nov. 2, 2018. To make a reservation or inquire about payment options, email veterans@calu. edu.

Cal U’s GACO sponsors 31st Procurement Opportunities Fair

Agency based at California University of Pennsylvania assists businesses seeking government contracts California University of Pennsylvania’s Government Agency Coordination Office (GACO), a Procurement Technical Assistance Center, will hold its 31st annual Procurement Opportunities Fair from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 23 at the Monroeville Convention Center, in Monroeville, Pa. Any business interested in selling its products or services to prime contractors or federal, state and local government agencies should attend.

The event focuses on providing companies with contracting and subcontracting information.

Business owners can meet representatives of government agencies, corporations, regional

service organizations and area businesses.

Participants in this year’s fair include the General Services Administration (GSA), Rand Corp., Commonwealth of PA-COSTARS, Department of Energy-National Energy Technology Laboratory, Pittsburgh Public Schools, Port Authority of Allegheny County, Naval Nuclear Laboratory, Pennsylvania Housing and Finance Agency, and Bechtel Plant Machinery.

In addition to networking opportunities, the fair features seminars on reading requests for proposals (RFPs) and preparing responsive proposals. A session called “5 Must Dos to Make your Business Relevant Today, Tomorrow and in

the Future” also will be offered.

Admission to the fair is $30 per person if registration is paid by Oct. 8; the fee includes a buffet lunch. If paid after Oct. 8, the cost is $45 per person.

To register for the procurement fair, visit www.calu.edu/gaco. For questions or more information, contact Tracy Julian at 724-9385881 or julian@calu.edu.

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Presidential Distinguished Merit Awards

Call for Nominations

Nominations are being accepted for the 2019 Presidential Distinguished Merit Awards. Tenured faculty members who have demonstrated excellence in teaching, research, or service, are eligible to receive one of these prestigious awards.

Any member of the Cal U community- students, faculty, staff, or alumni- may make a nomination.

Self-nominations are permitted.

Nominations close at 4:00 pm on October 26th, 2018.

Although a faculty member may be nominated in multiple categories, he or she can only compete for one award. The nominee may select the category. For example, if a person is nominated for the teaching and service categories, he or she may submit support materials for one or the other, but not both.

Support materials from the nominees are due by 4:00pm November 16th, 2018.

Former President Angelo Armenti, Jr. established the Gala Faculty Awards to recognize deserving faculty for their outstanding work. This year President Geraldine Jones (as in years past) will continue this tradition as the Presidential Distinguished Merit Awards. Award recipients will be presented with a medallion, a $1,000 check, and a $1,000 scholarship to the winner’s home department for a student within their major.

The 2018 Presidential Distinguished Merit award winners were Dr. Carol Bocetti ( Teaching), Professor Barbara Hess (Service), and Dr. Mark Tebbitt (Research). Distinguished awards are separate from those given by the Faculty Professional Development Committee, which recognizes recipients at Commencement.

Nominations will be accepted via e-mail or via paper copy. Please submit e-mail nominations to the Presidential Distinguished Merit Awards Committee Chair, Dr. Marta McClintock-Comeaux (mcclintock@calu.edu). Send hard copies to her at Department of History, Politics, Society & Law, Box 6.

The nominations must include: Name of Nominee Category of Nomination ( Teaching, Research, or Service) Name of Nominator See example below.

2019 Presidential Distinguished Merit Award Nomination

“Cough Treatment” A cough is our body’s way of removing that which doesn’t belong in our lungs. The first decision to be made is whether to even treat the cough. I’ll recommend treatment of cough only when it is so bothersome that the patient can’t sleep. Remember the old adage: “ If treated a cold lasts seven days, if left untreated it lasts one week.” This week we will cover drugs that act on the peripheral sites.

TREATMENT OF COUGH-Two Targets There are central and sensor components to the reflex arc that are targets for drugs to suppress the cough.

CENTRAL SITE: Drugs that suppress the sensitivity in the cough center located in the medulla. (central site) Examples: codeine (rx), hydrocodone (rx), dextromethorphan, diphenhydramine.

PERIPHERAL SITES: Receptor activation and activity in the afferent nerves. Receptors are located in the epithelial lining of the tracheobronchial tree. Examples: menthol, camphor, benzocaine, benzonatate (rx)

Cough Drops MECHANISM OF ACTION: act peripherally on the sensory nerve receptor. Produce a sensation of coolness on the respiratory tract, presumably by stimulating cold sensory receptors. This engenders a local anesthetic effect, thus is an antitussive. Also may coat mucosa and prevent irritation. Stop use if cough is more than 7 days.

I hereby nominate:

Sore Throat Lozenges

To be considered for the outstanding achievement in:

MECHANISM OF ACTION: “numb” the cough receptors with which they come in contact with.

Most singers, when they have a sore throat are trained to avoid “phenol” as well as other local anesthetics. Vocal cord damage can occur, if they use these products, and “push” their voice, and do damage to their vocal cords. This especially this time of year with all the Christmas and Holiday choirs at their busiest.

Teaching Research Service

(circle one)

(name of nominator)

(Date)

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PUZZLES

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Bet the Bettor : Patriots vs Bears Predictions for the Sunday afternoon NFL game By: “The Football Guy” EGE8764@calu.edu

The beginning of the season star ted in the now cliché New England way. Struggling to find an offensive rhythm, defensive struggles, and ever yone under the sun chanting that the Patriots’ dominance is over. Well its week seven, and the Patriots are far from being finished and the Patriot deniers have fallen silent yet again. Now, for the most par t, I do not make my picks based on entire seasons.

M y picks are made based on what is happening week by week . Therefore, my analysis on the Patriots for the match-up with Chicago will be heavily written from what I experienced on Oc tober 14. This date being the Patriots’ Sunday night primetime game against the K ansas Cit y Chiefs. First and foremost, the age -less wonder Tom Brady is still an elite quar terback in the NFL. Brady picked apar t the Chief ’s defense, throwing for 340 yards, passing for a touchdown, and using the wheels to run for another. Lots of questions in the air when talk ing about how much longer Brady will play in the NFL. Despite that noise, one thing is cer tain. Brady is here for the 2018-2019 NFL season and does not appear to be slowing down. Second, the patriots wide -receiver core is leaps and bounds better than they were to star t the season.

Julian Edelman caught his first touchdown pass of the season since returning from his four- game suspension. Edelman’s presence in the slot drastically changes the look of the Patriot ’s offense. Edelman being on the field creates oppor tunities for the other Patriot receivers to get open. Josh Gordon was, if not still is, one of the scariest match-ups in the NFL. The dude is an absolute freak of nature. However, the most impressive thing Gordon has done this year with the Patriots is how fast he was able to learn the playbook and fall into the system. I expec t big stuff from Gordon in the upcoming weeks. Third, Sony M ichel has been an absolute beast this season and nothing was different against the Chiefs. When the Patriot ’s establish a lead, they are able to drain the clock with the running game. M ichel’s success in the backfield adds another level to the Patriot ’s

GAMETIME: Sun. Oc t. 21- 1 p.m. E T OVER/UNDER: 49.5 S P R E A D : NE -3.5/ Chi +3.5 M O N E Y L I N E : NE -180 / CHI. +150 W E AT H E R : Mostly Sunny/ H igh 47/ Low 37

N E W E N G L A N D PAT R I OT S

Points per game - 29.3 Points Allowed Per G ame - 24.7 Total Yards - 389.5 Passing Yards Per G ame - 266.5 Rushing Yards Per G ame - 123.0 Yards Allowed - 388.3 Passing Yd.s Allowed Per G ame - 277.7 Rushing Yds. Allowed Per G ame - 110.7

C H I C AG O B E A R S

Graphic: Lily Gongaware

offense that makes them ver y dangerous and even harder to overcome. Lastly, even though the Patriots nearly blew a 24-9 half time lead, the defense showed major improvements.

The defense is a classic Belichick defense.

The defense lets you drive up the field but shuts you down in the redzone and opposing teams settle for field goals. This is exac tly what happened against the Chiefs in the first half. Now the defense let up way too many big plays in the second half against the Chiefs and subsequently almost lost the game. But up to that point the defense was dominant.

Unlike the Patriots, the Bears suffered a disappointing over time loss against M iami last Sunday. Up to week six, the air was filled with talks about the Bears being a playoff team. The Bears defense is human. The first five weeks was total dominance by the Bear ’s defense. ’85 Bears- esc. But ay- caramba, a loss to a M iami team led by back-up quar terback Brock Osweiler has me doubting ever ything I thought I believed in. Honestly, I am not sure what is real anymore. I trust nothing.

The Bears had not one sack proving K halil Mack is in fac t mor tal and the secondar y gave up way too many big plays. I mean Alber t

Points Per G ame - 27.8 Points Allowed Per G ame - 19.2 Total Yards - 382.2 Passing Yards Per G ame - 252.2 Rushing Yards Per G ame - 130.0 Yards Allowed - 365.6 Passing Yards Allowed Per G ame - 282.2 Rushing Yards Allowed Per G ame - 83.4 Wilson ran around the field completely void of Bear ’s defenders. I thought maybe he has the plague. He does not. The Bear ’s defense just did not feel like tack ling Sunday. Not the best look for the Bears. M y second and final take is much more positive. M itchell Trubisk y looks good to me. Still think he has lots to improve upon but I think the Bears have their guy.​ Like always the Patriots are coming in as the favorite. The spread is minimal though, only +3.5 points in favor of the Patriots.

However, the only t wo of the Pats losses have come on the road. I n contrast, the Bears are 2-0 at home this season. Regardless, I do not think any of that matters, the Patriots are look ing better ever y week and the Bears are coming off a devasting loss. I believe the Patriots will suck the life out of the Bears in the first half of the game and ultimately will cover the spread. 3.5 is just not enough for me to doubt the Patriots.

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WWE Super Showdown Review

What our wrestling expert thought of the latest WWE show By: Tristan Bartolomucci, Staff Writer BAR5389@calu.edu

Super Showdown opened with a SmackDown Tag Team Championship match with The New Day members Kofi K ingston and Xavier Woods, with Big E at ringside, as they battled Sheamus and Cesaro a.k .a The Bar. Even though we have seen these t wo teams face off on countless occasions, they drew the audience in early and delivered a spec tacular match. Kofi and Xavier would finish the match with a double k nee/ double stomp combo to win by pinfall. Kofi K ingston has officially broken the record for total days as a tag team champion, currently standing at 974 combined days. I would give this match 3.5 out of 5 stars.

The fans were treated to a rematch for the SmackDown Women’s Championship bet ween the champion Beck y Lynch and Charlotte Flair. This feud continues running hot as the crowd were in over whelming suppor t of the antagonist Beck y Lynch, having finally seen the fan favorite regain the championship af ter well over a year. Lynch is being por trayed as the villian by W WE, but the fans remain loyal to this exceptionally talented wrestler. Charlotte would win the match due to a disqualification when Beck y hit her with the championship belt, however, Lynch would retain the title.

Lynch would attack Charlotte post-match by throwing her over the announcers table, as well as slamming her on the floor outside the ring. I give this match 3.75 out of 5 stars.

Nex t we took a small dip in ac tion, but no less enter taining as we are introduced to Kevin O wens and Pittsburgh’s ver y own Elias. Elias would treat the crowd to an acoustic version of AC/DC ’s ThunderStruck opening, the the duo would go on to belittle the Melbourne’s cricket team. The crowd proceeded to boo the O wens and Elias until Bobby Lashley and John Cena would come to the ring to star t the match. I t was a shor t match with O wens and Elias attack ing early, but ultimately Lashley and Cena would gain the upper hand winning by pinfall. I’d give the match 1.5 stars, but the overall segment I would give 2.5 stars.

The following match would be a women’s division tag match bet ween Australian natives Billie K ay and Peyton Royce, better k nown as the IIconics, against Japanese sensation Asuk a

and Naomi. Billie and Peyton would attack Ausk a outside of the ring early in the match, then quick ly defeat Naomi. This match gets 1.75 out of 5 stars.

Nex t was the highly anticipated match bet ween W WE Champion A J St yles and Samoa Joe. This is a feud that some considered to be carried by Samoa Joe’s effor ts in vignettes and promos, even though A J St yles is always in discussion as being the best professional wrestler in the world. This was a barn burner of a match that began with the t wo men attack ing each other during their entrance.

O verall the match had what I consider a per fec t combination of in-ring work as well as brawling for these t wo men. Af ter witnessing Joe and A J violently brutalize one another, A J St yles would eventually pick up the win by lock ing in a calf- crusher k nee lock , forcing Samoa Joe to tap out. I would rate this match 4.25 out of 5 stars.

Mak ing her return to the same cit y where she lost her undefeated streak came to an end, as well as losing her UFC women’s bantamweight title was Ronda Rousey. Rousey would team the Bella Twins Brie and N ik k i against the R iott Squad; Ruby Roitt, Liv Morgan, and Sarah Logan. The R iott Squad would take control of the match early. Liv Morgan k icked Brie in the side of the head, which the fans quite enjoyed since Brie gave Liv a concussion last month with a series of sloppy, poorly placed k icks to the head during a match on Monday N ight R aw. Most of the match revolved around keeping Ronda out of the ring, and assaulting the Bella Twins. Eventually Ronda would get tagged into the match and proceeded to put on a technical clinic with her Judo, Strik ing, and suplexes. She would go on to put Liv Morgan and Sarah Logan in a double armbar to pick up the submission vic tor y. I gave this match 3.75 out of 5 stars.

I n my opinion the nex t match was match of the night. Melbourne’s ver y own Buddy Murphy would take on the W WE Cruiser weight Champion Cedric Alexander. Despite being the hometown favorite, Murphy did well to play the disrespec tful bad guy when it came to his confrontation with Alexander. The

match was fast paced and hard hitting from the opening bell, both men tak ing to the air with high flying maneuvers. They would trade off big moves and false finishes leading up to Buddy Murphy hitting Cedric with his finishing move “Murphy ’s Law ” and scoring the pinfall vic tor y. This in Buddy ’s first championship since moving up from NX T earlier this year. I gave this match 4.5 out of 5 stars.

The Shield (Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins, and Dean Ambrose) took on Braun Strowman, Dolph Ziggler and Drew McI nt yre in a 6-man tag match. This has been an ongoing feud since the Money in the Bank event earlier this year. This was a qualit y match that dragged on at times, it would have seemed better if it was 5 minutes shor ter. O verall the match was enter taining, full of big moves and ever y wrestler had their moment to shine. Dean would drive Ziggler ’s head into the ring mat with his finisher “Dir t y Deeds” pick ing up the pinfall vic tor y for his team. I gave this match a 3.5 out of 5 stars.

Daniel Br yan and The M iz were the nex t match competing for the #1 contendership to the W WE Championship. M iz would attack using Br yan’s own finisher against him, then following up with his own “Skull- Crushing Finale” finisher. Br yan would reverse it and roll M iz up for a pinfall vic tor y in only 2 minutes and 45 seconds. The match was lack luster at best, and I gave it a 1 out of 5 stars.

The main event of the evening was surprisingly good. Triple H with Shawn M ichaels in his corner took on the Under taker who had his stor yline brother K ane in his corner. Both corner men would get involved in the match.

M ichaels would run Under taker into the ring post and help Triple H set up a table on the outside. K ane would end up on the table af ter M ichaels k icked him in the face, followed by Triple H diving onto him destroying the table.

Af ter k nock ing out the referee Triple would hit Under taker with an illegal weapon and eventually utilize his finisher “ The Pedigree” to pick up the pinfall vic tor y. The Under taker and K ane would attack Triple H and Shawn M ichaels af ter the match. O verall I gave this match a 3.75 out of 5 stars.

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Gannon Spoils Homecoming, 29-15 Marcus Jones runs wild on California defense

By Matthew Kifer, Sports Information Director

Facing one of the premier offensive players in the countr y, the Vulcans suffered a 29-15 loss to G annon on Homecoming at Adamson Stadium in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC ) West play on Saturday af ternoon.

With the loss, the California Universit y of Pennsylvania football team falls to 4-3 overall and drops to second place in the divisional standings with a 3-1 league mark . The loss also snapped a 15- game home winning streak by the Vulcans in league play, as their last home conference loss was in November 2013.

Meanwhile, the Golden K nights improve to 2-5 this season with a 2-2 record in divisional play.

G annon senior running back Marcus Jones finished with 276 rushing yards and t wo touchdowns on 38 attempts. He posted his six th career 200-yard game af ter break ing the school’s all-time rushing record last week . Jones finished as the runner-up for the Harlon H ill Trophy in 2017 and entered the weekend as the ac tive leader in NCAA Division II in career rushing yards.

The Vulcans scored on the game’s opening possession when freshman quar terback Noah M itchell (Euclid, Ohio/Euclid) connec ted with junior wide receiver Chad Livingston (Lemont Furnace, Pa./Laurel H ighlands) for a three -yard touchdown with 8:52 lef t in the first quar ter. G annon countered with an 11yard touchdown run by Jones, who conver ted a four th-and- one earlier in the drive, on the ensuing drive before the PAT was blocked.

The Golden K nights flipped field position early in the second quar ter af ter a 74-yard punt forced the Vulcans to star t a drive at their own 11-yard line. Cal U advanced to the G annon 33-yard line af ter conver ting a pair of third downs before M itchell was intercepted on a third-and-18. Following the interception return, Jones posted backto -back carries that accounted for 46 yards and G annon was facing a first-and- goal from the 10-yard line. The Golden K nights later missed a 42-yard field goal following an unspor tsmanlike conduc t af ter a third-

Photo: Jeff Helsel, Cal Times

Freshman Naszhir Taylor in ac tion.

down incompletion. Cal U was forced to punt from inside its own 5-yard line which allowed G annon to star t its nex t drive from inside Cal U territor y. The Golden K nights then conver ted a 25-yard field goal in the closing seconds of the second quar ter to take a 9-7 lead into half time.

Cal U forced G annon into a three -and- out on the initial drive of the second half. The Vulcans star ted the ensuing drive at their own 25-yard line and needed just t wo plays to cross midfield behind lengthy completions from M itchell to redshir t freshman wide receiver Derrick Caraway (Pittsburgh, Pa./ Woodland H ills) and sophomore wide receiver Tyson H ill (New Kensington, Pa./Valley). Cal U later advanced inside the 10-yard line before losing a fumble with 11:35 lef t in the third quar ter. The Golden K nights were facing a third-and-six from their own sixyard line before quar terback Jason Dambach scrambled from the rush and connec ted with Dontae O wens for a 94-yard touchdown at the 10:08-mark . Cal U answered back with a 23-yard touchdown pass from M itchell to redshir t freshman wide receiver Cam Tarrant (Pittsburgh, Pa./Penn H ills) with 7:18 lef t in the quar ter. The Vulcans then conver ted the t wo -point conversion with a pass from M itchell to Tarrant to tie the score at 15-15.

M itchell finished the game with 239 passing yards and t wo touchdowns on 21- of-38

attempts with one interception. He eclipsed 2,000 passing yards this season on Saturday, as he ranks second in the PSAC with 2,059 passing yards and is tied for third with 15 passing touchdowns.

On the ensuing drive, the Vulcans forced a four th-and-seven near midfield following an incomplete pass. However, a pair of penalties on the play allowed G annon to retain possession at the Cal U 24-yard line.

Jones later capped the drive with an eightyard touchdown run, as the Golden K nights reclaimed the lead at 22-15 with 2:57 remaining in the third quar ter.

The teams traded field position early in the four th quar ter before G annon stretched the lead to 29-15 with a 19-yard touchdown pass on third down. The Vulcans crossed midfield on their nex t drive before a turnover on downs sealed the win for the Golden K nights.

Junior defensive back Lamont McPhatter II (New Castle, Pa./New Castle) led the team with a season-high 12 tack les (five solo). Senior linebacker Brendan Blair (McKees Rocks, Pa./ Sto -Rox) added 11 stops (six solo) and 1.0 TFL, while senior defensive back Brendan Edwards (Pittsburgh, Pa./I mani Christian Academy) finished with eight tack les (three solo).

The Vulcans return to ac tion on Saturday, Oc t. 20, when they travel to face Merc yhurst in Erie, Pennsylvania, at 12 p.m.

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Friday Night Lights: Western PA’s High School Football Photo Gallery from CUTV ’s Game of the Week Photos By: Colin Kirkwood and Dillon Gaudet KIR6842@calu.edu, GAU1911@calu.edu

CUT V, California Universit y Television, travels arcoss its viewing area to cover a “H igh School Football G ame of the Week ” across the first 10 weeks of the fall semster each year. I t is a tradition that has stretched across thir t y plus years and continues today. Pic tured below are selec t images from four of those games. These games as wells as the remaining t wo are available to watch on CUT VSpor ts1, which is the home for all spor ts programming on YouTube.

Photo: Dillon Gaudet, Cal Times

Above: Frazier vs. Charleroi

Photo: Colin Kirkwood, Cal Times

Above: Union vs. Carmichaels Below: Greensburg S alem vs. Belle Vernon

Photo: Colin Kirkwood, Cal Times

Below: Washington vs. California

Photo: Colin Kirkwood, Cal Times

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Vulcan Volleyball splits weekend road trip Our Volleyball Insider takes you through the weekend Steve Ruffing, Staff Writer RUF1410@calu.edu

Last Friday, Vulcan Volleyball continued their hot streak by defeating Clarion Golden Eagles 3-1. The nex t day, the Vulcans couldn’t keep up the magic when they lost to IUP Crimson Hawks 3-2 af ter being up 2-0.

California traveled to Clarion, PA af ter beating Merc yhurst the week before.

California came into Clarion first in the division with a 13-8 overall record and a 6-3 conference record. Last year the Vulcans struggled with Clarion when they lost both times the t wo teams met. The first meeting last year ended 3-0 in favor of Clarion. The second time they met was California’s last match where Clarion was vic torious again 3-1. This season ended differently. The Vulcans came out on top for the first meeting of the season.

California’s offense was once again conduc ted by junior hitter R achel Priore.

Priore currently leads the team in k ills with an astounding 262 k ills. She continued to dominate the game as she posted 20 k ills.

Freshman Sarah Moerhing also had an impressive night as she posted 13 k ills and 19 digs for her ninth dig/k ill double - double.

None of this was possible without freshman setter Sarah Benson who tallied 37 assists.

Moerhing also recorded a season high seven ser vice aces.

The first set did not go in California’s favor. The Vulcans fell in the first set 25-21.

The Golden Eagles came out firing from all c ylinders when they quick ly jumped to a 6-2 lead. Clarion continued to outscore the Vulcans until California cut Clarions lead to 18-16 late in the set. Both teams traded points until Clarion ended the first set following back-to -back points.

California put the first set behind them and continued to march on. The Vulcans posted a .320 hitting percentage in the second set and continued to dominate to stretch the lead to 18-11. Clarion refused to give up and clawed their way back into the set when they went on a 4-1 run to cut the lead to 19-15. California took the nex t five points and ended the set 25-15.

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The third set resembled a Wild West shootout with both teams trading points back and for th. Clarion controlled most of the set and found themselves leading 20-17 over the Vulcans. California rallied on later in the set when they put together a 7-1 run to take 24-21 lead. Priore took advantage of the momentum with a set winning k ill to make it 25-23. California went on to dominate the four th set with 13 k ills. The four th set came with a 19-9 lead for the Vulcans before finally claiming the set 25-17 to end the match.

California then traveled to I ndiana to take on IUP. The Crimson Hawks have had a disappointing star t to the season as they sit at last place in the Southwest division.

California star ted the match off with the same energy but failed to keep the momentum going resulting in a 3-2 loss.

Louis van Schaik lead the California offense with a career high 22 k ills as well as 13 digs.

Two other California players posted a k ill/dig double - double as well. Moerhing snatched her tenth k ill/dig double - double of the season with 17 k ills and 17 digs. Priore grabbed her seventh k ill/dig double - double with 14 k ills and 12 digs. Sarah Benson posted an assist/ dig double - double as well with 53 assists and 12 digs.

California controlled the first t wo sets of the match. I n the first set, Cal U rallied to a quick 13-9 lead. The lead was eventually cut to 14-

Freshman S arah Benson in ac tion on 9/8 vs. Nebraska-Kearney.

13 by the Crimson Hawks. IUP continued to challenge the Vulcans when they took a 21-19 lead. California fought back to take the first set 25-23 af ter a 4-2 run. Both teams traded blows in the second set before California took the set 25-23 again.

The final three sets were controlled by IUP where they held California under 20 points.

The Crimson Hawks closed the third set 2517 to make the match 2-1. California found themselves in a corner in the four th set when they trailed 20-13. IUP went on a 4-0 run to make the set 24-13 before California registered three straight points. IUP final closed the set 25-16 t ying the match 2-2.

When a team fights back from being down 2-0, the momentum instantly changes sides.

That ’s what happened in I ndiana. The fif th and final set was a rollercoaster with both teams fighting to secure a vic tor y. This is where California found themselves leading 14-12, one point away from a vic tor y. IUP then went on a 5-1 run to close the set 17-15 and secure the comeback vic tor y 3-2.

California drops to third in the division as Clarion ascends to first. Seton H ill sits at second, but all three teams have a 7-4 conference record. The deciding fac tor is the three teams overall record. IUP stays at four th in the Southwest division. California returns home Friday where they take on M illersville.

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CAL TIMES

SPORTS

ATHLETE SPOTLIGHT

REILLY MCGLUMPHY

CLASS: Junior

Photo By: Jeff Helsel, SAI

MAJOR: Communication Studies (Public Relations) HOMETOWN: Venetia, PA

HIGH SCHOOL: Peters Township In her third season with the Vulcans, McGlumphy has tallied over 400 minutes in goal. Her performance against IUP on the road on September 26 helped California pick up a 1-1 draw in 2-OT with 7 saves in 110 minutes of action.

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