Cal Times April 5, 2019

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NEWS

April 5, 2019

Local Weather Forecast Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday

By: Dillon Gaudet

Across Pennsylvania Erie: 45-47 Rain

Harrisburg: 54-56 Rain

HIGH: 56-58 HIGH: 65-67 HIGH: 72-74 HIGH: 71-73 HIGH: 64-62 LOW: 55-57 LOW: 50-52 LOW: 45-47 LOW: 48-50

Rain Showers

Partly Sunny

Chance of Showers

Chance of Showers

Philadelphia: 55-57

Chance of Showers

Rain

A shortwave trough will bring with it the increased chance of precipitation Thursday night into the day on Friday. The likelyhood of rain will diminish throughout the evening on Friday. A week high pressure will build over the area on Saturday, bringing with it slightly above average temperatures for the weekend. Saturday night into Sunday, as southwesterly flow injects moist/warm air, there will be an increased chance of precipitation for the second half of the weekend. This chance of precipitation continues through early next week, but temperatures will be remain above avearge.

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April 5, 2019

Pro Golf Management students serving with a smile Photos: Jeff Helsel / Cal Times

Students from California University of Pennsylvania’s Professional Golf Management program (PGM) finished their 6-week course in “Food and Beverage Management” by preparing and serving a dinner to guests in the Cal U Convocation Center, March 19. Cal U’s PGM students work alongside AVI professionals in the procurement, storage, production and service of food and beverage product. The dinner allows the golf management students to show off their newly acquired skills to the campus and golf community of Western Pennsylvania.

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April 5, 2019

NEWS

From Home to Harrisburg

A presentation and conversation on civic-engagement James Rudolph, News Editor RUD2588l@calu.edu

Sean Crampsie, Director of Government Relations for the Association of Pennsylvania State Colleges and University Faculties, visited California University for a discussion and presentation on March 28. At 12:30 p.m., Crampsie gave his presentation on the importance of civic engagement, before engaging in dialogue with an audience of students and faculty members.

After introductions from Cal U professors Melanie Blumberg and Joseph Heim, Crampsie first asked the audience, “What upsets you about your town?”

A myriad of answers responded Crampsie as students and faculty thought of issues around the school and community, as well as issues in their hometowns as well. Garbage and trash everywhere, fracking and construction, and a lack of a recycling program in areas like South Greensburg were all highlighted. Crampsie highlighted one specific issue facing smalltowns, which the audience concurred with, as there is “nothing to do” in these towns.

Crampsie then posed the question, “Have you done anything about it.”

The presentation highlighted how civic engagement allows citizens to enact the kind of change they want to see in their communities.

Issues such as crime, infrastructure, economic development, and town growth are all addressed in civic engagement. Crampsie explained the types of engagement: advocacy for or against a person or thing, or attention advocacy by bringing attention to public issues. Crampsie said the best ways to engage are by letters, phone calls, holding rallies, in-person meetings with your local government representatives, voting, and running for office.

Crampsie highlighted how election participation is the best and most common form of civic engagement. Voting is important because your voice represent your voice, and when you don’t use your vote, decisions are made for you, according to Crampsie.

“Our democracy and community falls apart when no one is engaged,” said Crampsie.

One area that Crampsie focused on was interest groups, and how those interest groups act as

View of the front of the Harrisburg State Capitol Building

advocates for citizens’ concerns. In the state of Pennsylvania there are 4,397 registered Political Action Committees (P.A.C.s) all advocating for interests in oil/gas, water, education, gaming, health care, unions, and more.

Crampsie posed the question, “What comes to mind when you think ‘special interest groups?”

Some of the terms that came up as stereotypes for P.A.C.s were greed, secretive, unethical, corrupt, slimy, and corporate. Crampsie proposed we changed those to advocate, assists with policy, and offer insight. He encouraged the audience to avoid the “House of Cards stereotype.

“My favorite interest groups, and I hope is with you, is students.” Crampsie encouraged the student members of the audience to look to interest groups that promote student and education interests. Crampsie brought to the audience’s attention two proposals in Harrisburg that are rallying students and faculty across Pennsylvania.

One of the proposals is for the Pennsylvania Promise, which is a program dedicated to providing free and affordable tuition at public institutions of higher education. Crampsie

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explained how some of the issues facing state colleges, such as dropping enrollment and private schools’ proficiency at recruiting prospective students.

The other proposal is for the Pennsylvania Student Higher Education Lending Protection (H.E.L.P.), which is an effort to provide opportunities to refinance high-interest debt and provide tax credits for those with outstanding loan debts. Additionally, the plan provides incentives for employers to help pay down student loan debt of employees.

“If you want to have a state system with 14 universities, you’ve got to back them up,” Crampsie said.

Originally from Carlisle, P.A., Crampsie was elected to the Carlisle Borough Council in 2016.

He serves as chairperson of Council’s Community Planning and Smart Growth Committee, and serves as co-chair of the Budget and Finance Committee.

Sponsors of the event include the Campus Vote Project and the American Association of State Colleges and Universities.

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NEWS

April 5, 2019

“Operation Varsity Blues” and Cal U

Cal U weighs in on the national college admissions scandal April Pfrogner, Contributing Writer PFR1650@calu.edu

When Rebecca Lyxell, freshman at California University of PA, decided she wanted to leave her home country of Sweden to study and play soccer in the United States, a Swedish agency connected her with California University of Pennsylvania regarding athletic scholarships.

“I sent in information about my soccer career, a film of me playing, as well as my results from the SAT and TOEFL-tests and my grades from high school and middle school,” Lyxell said.

Although Lyxell believes her scholarship at California University of Pennsylvania is based on merit, she said it may have been easy to stretch the truth on her application.

“I don’t think the coaches did that much research about me, they relied on what I told them and what I wrote in my Soccer-CV. In my case I told them the truth, but I’m not sure that anyone would have reacted if I told them that I scored more than I did,” Lyxell said.

On March 12, because of the Operation Varsity Blues investigation, federal prosecutors announced charges against fifty individuals in the for participating in the conspiracy to influence college admissions decisions at prominent schools. More than $25 million was paid out by affluent parents to fraudulently inflate SAT/ACT scores and to bribe college officials, including athletic coaches, between 2011-2018.

Cal U offers sports scholarships to students based on academic and athletic merit. In the wake of the recent college admissions bribery scandal, school officials affirmed transparency in their sports scholarship process.

Karen Hjerpe, Athletic Director at Cal U, assures that every student, including transfer and international students, must be verified through the National Collegiate Athletic Association, a non-profit organization which regulates athletes of 1,268 NorthAmerican institutions and conferences. Incoming students are tracked throughout the summer and must go through the NCAA certification program upon arrival at the Cal U. “Each student athlete must be admitted based on the merit of their academic accomplishments. The athletic director will also search the athlete’s name on the internet to look at where they played – such as international club programs, club programs at their

college, rankings, or statistics,” Hjerpe said.

Because California University is a Division II institution, Hjerpe said that the athletic director is involved in overseeing the recruiting and scholarship process where at a larger school, the athletic director is not as involved in those details.

“For a high-school student, we are relying on the coach regarding the talent that they will recruit into the program. With limited scholarship dollars at Division II and much of it fundraised by the coaches, a coach is not going to offer a scholarship to someone that is not going to be beneficial to their team as a player,” Hjerpe said.

Pete Curtis, head women’s soccer coach at Cal U, says the university’s sport’s scholarship process is fool-proof because every potential athlete is personally evaluated by an honest, hard-working coaching staff.

“All international student academic transcripts and test scores are examined and verified by the university’s admission staff, using international academic conversion standards,” Curtis said.

Gary Dunn, head football coach at Cal U, agreed that the university’s athletic scholarship is fool-proof because the process of determination involves the NCAA, financial aid office, coaching staff and athletic director working together as a team.

“A student athlete’s initial eligibility is certified through the NCAA. The NCAA is who determines and notifies us

if a student is eligible to receive athletic aid, and that includes international students,” Dunn said.

Tracy Sheetz, Dean of Admissions at Cal U for almost three years, and has a decade of experience in admissions and enrollment at other institutions, said that all students are reviewed and awarded equally and fairly based on admissions standards.

“The admissions office does not award athletic scholarships. When a student applies, we do not know if they are an athlete. We award academic merit scholarships based on a student’s GPA and SAT or ACT scores. There is no distinction in the admissions decision process or merit scholarship awarding between athletes or non-athletes.,” Sheetz said.

The admissions office works very closely with Dr. Karen Hjerpe and her coaches, Sheetz said, emphasizing the admissions department’s great relationship with coaches.

“We meet with them frequently, and together we strive to recruit not only excellent athletes, but students with strong academic characteristics that prepare them to thrive at Cal U. Admissions and athletics share common goals and ethical understandings,” Sheetz said.

“During the Varsity Blues scandal, it has been noted that when individuals have a sense of entitlement, this can cause competitive and selfish behaviors and, in this case, caused them to behave in a very unethical way,” Sheetz said.

As for the coaches and fraudulent test takers who accepted the bribes, Sheetz believes that it is an individual’s, not an institution’s, decision to act unethically.

“At Cal U, a Division II school, there are many policies that maintain fairness and restrict unethical practices,” Sheetz said.

Lyxell said coming to America as a student and soccer player, even though higher education is free in Sweden, was a perfect thing to do.

“That meant I could travel, live in the U.S., get an education and, most importantly, play soccer. I want to experience and see as much as possible and this is, indeed, a great experience.” Lyxell said.

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April 5, 2019

NEWS

Campus Talk with the President Students ask questions in open forum

James Rudolph, News Editor RUD2588@calu.edu

In the South Wing of the Convocation Center, President Geraldine M. Jones addressed the university in her Campus Talk. At 11 a.m. on Tuesday, students were able to ask Jones and different faculty members questions in an open forum, and Jones provided information on some of the upcoming events at Cal U for the spring semester. The wing was near-completely filled with students and faculty.

After polling the students in the audience on class standing and status as an on-campus, offcampus, or commuter student, Jones opened the floor to student questions. Students either approached the microphone in the center of the aisle, facing the podium Jones spoke from, or simply asked from their seats.

One student inquired about the status of the parking garage and its future. Jones explained the on-going legal process and that there is nothing new to report yet. She promised to keep the university informed on new developments.

“We will not have that garage open until we know it’s safe,” Jones concluded.

Another student asked, “What kind of programs or initiatives are being brought in to improve the four-year graduation program.”

Jones answered by explaining how the program is working, and sometimes those involved in the four-year grad program graduate in less than four years. She then introduced Thomas “Dave” Garcia, the Vice President of Enrollment Management, to elaborate on the question. He highlighted how 2.8 percent of students that graduated last year graduated in 3 years. Garcia then talked about an accelerated program that allows students with a 3.0 G.P.A to take 40 percent of graduate-school credits, while paying undergraduate rates.

A student inquired about our status in the accreditation process. The Middle-States Commission on Higher-Education’s accreditation visit, Jones explained, will be visiting next April.

A team of individuals will be on-campus, looking at every aspect of Cal U. Cal U’s accreditation team, as well as faculty and staff and student committees, has been working on updating the university standards. Jones explained how

having an accredited program “is the reason you all have financial aid.”

“Not only will be they be in scheduled meetings with faculty staff and students,” Jones explained, in reference to the Middle States Commission on Higher-Education accreditation team, “they will be walking around campus and they may just come up to any student and ask ‘do you know about Middle States Commission?’”

A card providing information on the Middle States Commission was provided to the audience at the beginning of the Campus Talk.

A number of students raised questions about minority students and minority student retention rates and more diversity in student organizations. Jones and Daniel Engstrom, Associate Provost and Associate Vice President of Academic Success, assured the audience that their goal is to ensure all students who come to the university walk at commencement.

Additionally, Jones and Sheleta Camarda-Webb, director of Multi-Cultural Affairs and Diversity Education, informed the audience of the existing African-American clubs and organizations on campus and encouraged more creation of African-American clubs and organizations through student government.

“We want every student to leave with success,” Jones said.

Before Jones began answering questions, Director of the Office of Military and Veterans Affairs Robert Prah, presented the California University of Pennsylvania’s Presidential Medal for Patriotic Service to three military-veteran students. Emma Gebrosky, Brandon Perridon and Logan Tantlinger returned from active-duty service in the National Guard and Army Reserves to complete their studies.

Towards the end of the Campus Talk, Jones reassured the audience that this kind of event is in place, not only for the university to talk directly to the president, but to give the students ideas on what to ask the university how it can better accommodate their students and promote their success.

“It’s not about me today, it’s about you all,” said Jones.

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ENTERTAINMENT

April 5, 2019

“Drake & Josh” Reboot Rumors Josh Peck confirms rumors are not true

By Tom Caton, Entertainment Editor CAT7359@calu.edu

Drake & Josh was an American sitcom that was created by Dan Schneider for Nickelodeon that originally aired from 2004 to 2007. The series follows two stepbrothers, Drake Parker (Drake Bell) and Josh Nichols (Josh Peck) as they live together despite their different personalities. The series also starred Miranda Cosgrove, Nancy Sullivan, and Jonathan Goldstein.

Fans of the show might be in luck because recently, Drake Parker stated that a “Drake & Josh” reboot might be in the works. Is this really true though? Earlier this month, rumors surfaced about whether or not the pair would be constructing a potential “Drake & Josh” reboot. This news left fans screaming “Hug me, brotha!”

Unfortunately, it looks like the reunion was short-lived as Josh Peck recently confirmed the duo’s new project is not a reboot.

Drake Bell and Josh Peck previously appeared in The Amanda Show, which starred Amanda Bynes and orginally ran from 1999 to 2002, Schneider decided to create “Drake & Josh” with them in the starring roles. The series’ opening theme song, “Found a Way,” was written by Drake Bell and Blackhouse Mike. Bell even performed the song for the show.

Drake Parker and Josh Nichols live in San Diego, California, with Josh’s father, Walter, Drake’s mother, Audrey; and their intelligent but duplicitous younger sister Megan. Drake is a popular musician idolized by his schoolmates and Josh is a well-read student, who has trouble with dating, popularity, and a few other topics in life. The two boys are often involved in comedic escapades and challenges while the two also handle an array of teenage problems. Back in the day, the show was a very popular and solid comedy series on Nickelodeon. Drake Bell recently commented that the pair are working on something together.

Upon hearing the rumors, fans wondered if it could all be true or if it is too good to be true. However, new details about the project were released from the one and only Josh Peck on March 25, 2019. Peck announced

that the new project IS NOT a reboot. This hit fans really hard. Peck confirmed this news at this year’s 2019 annual Kid’s Choice Awards. Peck mentioned in a statement to Entertainment Tonight, “I wouldn’t call it a reboot. I think it’s just an opportunity for Drake and I to be working together again. Obviously, we love each other and we were able to make such an impact on people [with “Drake & Josh”], so any chance to do something dope together, it’s really exciting for me.”

He then added “It’s going to be good. Y’all will like it.”

With fans a little disappointed with the reunion not becoming a thing, they are still very eager to see what the dynamic duo is cooking up!

Even other co-star, Drake Bell, mentioned that the two of them are working on some type of project. Bell stated that Peck has concocted some very cool and interesting ideas. Bell said the following in a statement: “[The show] is going to be way more creative, way cooler than just, you know, the college years or something like that.” “We knew that if we were ever going to come back, it’s got to be something cool. I’m excited to see what the fans think.” The duo had a brief fallout back in 2017 when Peck did not invite Bell to his wedding, but the two made up quickly after the fiasco.

Also, further details about whether or not Miranda Cosgrove, who portrayed Megan in the original series, will be involved with the project are unclear at the moment. But what would a project of what Drake and Josh are doing be without an utterance of “Megan!”?

Yes, fans are a little disappointed about the reboot not being true, but fans are excited to see what Drake and Josh are doing. Further details about what the project is or when it will be released to the public are still not yet known. Fans are being kept in suspense for now, but will soon potentially relive moments of “Drake & Josh” very soon.

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ENTERTAINMENT

April 5, 2019

Cal U Students attend the APCA Conference

By Eddie Kuntz, Contributor KUN2438@calu.edu

The annual APCA conference (Association for the Promotion of Campus Activities) was held in Hershey, PA at the Hershey Lodge this past weekend, and was attended by the e-boards and advisors of Student Activities Board, Student Government, and Underground Café. APCA provides a chance for student organizations to watch showcases from well-established and/or new up and coming bands, singer songwriters, poets, comedians, magicians, and speakers and book some of their favorites to come to their campus. The conference also provides a chance to book these acts at lower rates than what they normally charge by working together with other schools to create small tours, reducing travel costs per school.

During the time spent between the five eclectic showcases held, students have the chance to enter the exhibit hall to talk to their favorite acts, as well as try out some fun new campus activities and novelties. This year’s conference featured activities such as a pop-up Star Trek themed escape room, multiple immersive virtual reality systems, a petting zoo, various games, and a glow party setup which included a black light room, air hockey, and giant glowing swings. Multiple

educational sessions were also held on the two mornings of the conference, giving students a chance to learn a few useful things about running a club or events on campus. This included how to increase membership, attendance, and interest in their clubs and events, sessions on diversity, inclusion, and empowering others, and how to better market your club and events to your specific type of audience. The conference also holds a graphics competition for any schools in attendance to enter. In these Underground Café won first in the t-shirt category, second in novelty items, and SAB won third in the poster category.

This was my second time attending APCA with Underground Café, and it gave me a much better understanding of the steps involved in the booking process of the acts featured at the conference. This year I was able to sit in on the cooperative buying sessions where all of the school’s work with the talent agencies to book acts and decide on dates with other schools.

Each school was able to either put in an interest for each act they wanted, or commit to booking them at these sessions, and for each additional school to book around your date, price reductions would be applied

based on the amount of schools working together.

Besides talking to artists that Underground Café was interested in booking, most of my time in the exhibit halls was spent watching magicians and mentalists.

Coming into this conference I was very skeptical and never believed any magic or illusions that I had seen, but I have since been convinced otherwise by the likes of magician, illusionist, and mentalist Matt LaVore.

From making pages of books appear in the paper label wrapping of a water bottle in the crowd, to guessing a city that a volunteer was thinking of by ripping up a map of the US, his tricks were both unexplainable and mind baffling and can’t be done justice unless seen in person. APCA also featured some great comedy acts this year including Trey Maddox and K-Von, and even introduced me to new bands that are now some of my current favorites, including synth pop act Krigarè, and the indie pop, Walk the Moon esque band SubRadio. During the showcases we also got the chance to see the band Brother Brother again which was featured at Underground Café’s fall kickoff event last semester.

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April 5, 2019

Cal U and WPXI Channel 11 Media Day

Cal U & high school students attend fourth annual media day event

By Tom Caton, Entertainment Editor CAT7359@calu.edu

On the morning of March 26, 2019, some Cal U students and prospective high school students awoke from their deep slumber to take a trip to WPXI Channel 11 studios in Pittsburgh. These students got to experience something not everyone gets the chance to; what it is like to be behind the scenes at a local news station.

CUTV members Tom Caton, Dillon Gaudet, and Doug Glattke were in attendance to talk to potential future Cal U Vulcans and maybe some future CUTV members.

This is the fourth Cal U and WPXI media day hosted at the WPXI Studios, since Cal U and WPXI have a partnership with each other. Some of the Cal U students who attended were either communications, journalism, or meteorology majors. Some students were even hoping to hear if any possible job offerings or internships were up for grabs. The high school students who attended came for a few reasons. Some high school students either attended to explore the WPXI Studio, interested in attending Cal U at some time, or already got accepted to Cal U. Like stated above, the students in attendance got a once-in-a-lifetime experience not everyone gets the chance to do. I attended the event and probably the most exciting moment was getting to meet some of the morning anchors from WPXI Channel 11! Students got to personally meet and greet

with Katherine Amenta, Joe Arena, Scott Harbaugh, and Trisha Pittman. Students got to ask the reporters all types of questions about their careers and how they got involved with television. One student asked what a typical day/schedule is like for the morning reporters. They mostly replied by saying that they wake up by 1:00AM, get the studio between 2:00AM and 3:00AM, and prepare themselves to go live for the morning news at 4:30AM every single weekday.

After the brief discussion with the reporters concluded, staff of WPXI took the students and chaperones on a tour of the facility. The sheer size of the studio is amazing. With more than 10,000 square feet to offer and just around 250 other employees on staff, the WPXI studio building is truly something wonderful to experience in person. WPXI staff took students all around the entire facility, showing there is so much more to a tv station than just a room where the cameras, talent, and lights are located. WPXI staff noted that the sales department is one of the most important departments throughout the entire facility. After marching around the facility, students gathered in the news studio to see where all the magic happens for all of the news broadcasts.

Upon entering the news studio, students received another once-in-a-lifetime experience. With the help

Fellow CalU students Tom Caton (left) and Angela D’Amato (right) sitting behind the WPXI news desk preparing to deliver the “Vulcan News Brief.” Photo courtesy of Jeff Helsel.

of fellow WPXI staff, students got to rehearse and practice what it is like being a news reporter! Students took turns taking a seat at the news desk and prepared themselves to give the “Vulcan News Brief,” a makebelieve news bulletin that was provided by the kind employees of WPXI. One student asked an interesting question about how much the equipment in the studio costs. Everyone’s mouths instantly dropped to the floor upon hearing that they were standing in a room with just about over $1,000,000 (one million dollars) worth of equipment! Afterwards, the students gathered in the next studio to see where various WPXI commercials are produced. As the strike of noon drew close on all clocks, students gathered to eat lunch and watch the noon session of WPXI news go live! Students got to watch reporters Peggy Finnegan and Damany Lewis deliver the afternoon news. After the news ended, students and their chaperones boarded back onto their buses and headed back home. It was another great media day at the WPXI Studios and students are most likely eager to attend again later this fall.

Behind the scenes at WPXI! Photo courtesy of Tom Caton.

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ENTERTAINMENT

April 5, 2019

ALBUM OF THE WEEK

By Evan Peffer, Staff Writer PEF9535@calu.edu

Bad Suns - Mystic Truth Bad Suns’ third album, Mystic Truth, was released recently, and it is a clear departure from their previous work. While the last two albums they’ve released had a clear synth-pop influence, this one drops that, turning into a very stripped-down version of what the band used to be. Unlike other bands who follow a similar evolution, you can still hear the same band at the core, with smooth melodies and repetitive, yet driving, lyrics. The band has touched on a much more mature sound with Mystic Truth, and while this gives them a fresh vibe to work with, it also comes with a loss to the energy that their music was known for.

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By Tom Caton, Entertainment Editor CAT7359@calu.edu

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“Mary Poppins” is a Walt Disney classic from 1964 starring Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke. This beloved classic follows the story of how Jane and Michael, the children of the wealthy and uptight Banks family, are faced with the prospect of a new nanny. The children are pleasantly surprised by the arrival of the magical Mary Poppins. They embark on a series of fantastical adventures with Mary and her Cockney performer friend, Bert. The siblings try to pass on some of their nanny’s sunny attitude to their preoccupied parents. After all, this movie taught us about the wonderous word “supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.” This Disney classic always warms my heart and puts a huge smile on my face.

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CAL LIFE

April 5, 2019

A message from the CFO of SAI

The Student Association, Inc., 2019-2020 allocated club budgets “Whoever said money can’t solve your problems must have not had enough money to solve them,” is my new favorite song lyric from Ariana Grande’s “7 Rings” and a true statement regarding the 2019-2020 allocated club budgets.

If there was only more student fee money to give out, all club funding problems would disappear.

The Student Association Inc. (SAI) was only able to distribute 75 percent of the total allocations awarded to clubs and organizations for the 20182019 academic year due to declining enrollment and fee revenue. SAI never wants to reduce a club’s funding and the decision by the Board was not an easy one. However, over the past three years SAI has distributed $143,000 more than it received in fee revenue. In addition, there has been an average of $43,750 returned annually in unspent allocations. The unspent allocations at the end of the fiscal year are included in amount of total funding to be distributed in the following year. So if you think about it, not only has fee revenue been declining, we have also had the benefit of utilizing the unspent allocations to offset that deficit or SAI would have given out even more than the $143,000.

The 2019-2020 allocated club budget process has not been an easy one. The SAI Board of Directors approved total funding in the amount of $600,000. That is an overall decrease by almost 12 percent based upon the 75 percent awarded in 2018-2019. In addition, the Board approved a new Special Allocation fund in the amount of $50,000. If you take those additional funds available for clubs during 2019-2020, the total funding decrease is only 4.4 percent.

The discussion and thought process behind the two pools of funds was simple, why award more to clubs who will not spend it? If we are receiving an average of $43,750 in unspent allocations each year, let’s reduce the total amount and then allow clubs the opportunity to come and ask for more money if they need it. That way, there is money set aside to help clubs continue to function and not given out to sit in an account for two semesters and then returned at year end. It seems like the logical thing to do and this is the first year SAI is trying this new approach. If it goes well, I imagine it

will continue. If not, then back to the drawing board.

After meeting two times and discussing each club’s budget requests for more than 12 hours, the difficult job of distributing $600,000 to the 88 clubs who applied for allocation was finalized. A total of 61 clubs were decreased, 16 clubs have increases, and 11 clubs received the exact same amount as this year. Students in Cabinet change each year and the budget presented takes into account their thoughts on overall campus impact, academics, student involvement, and a wide variety of other differences that only knowledge and analysis of each club account can decipher. The numbers on the page mean nothing unless you know the story behind them, and they all have a story that was discussed in great detail.

Student Government actually voted down the original budget presented by Student Cabinet on March 25. Cabinet met again on March 27, made some changes, and then Student Government passed the proposed budget on April 1.

On Monday, April 8, at 4:15 p.m. in the Natali Performance Center, SAI will hold its annual Corporation Meeting which is the final step in the budget process. All members of the SAI Corporation (all full-time undergraduate SAI fee-paying students) get a vote to approve or reject the budget. Only voting members of the SAI Corporation are permitted at this meeting. It is important to know that the final total amount of $600,000 will not be changed if the proposed budget is voted down. Student Cabinet would meet again and either decide to make minor changes to clubs or make no changes at all.

Nominations for the 2019/2020 SAI Board of Directors will also take place at this meeting.

You will need your CalCard to verify eligibility prior to entering the meeting.

I hope you join in on the process and exercise your right to vote on Monday, April 8.

Leigh Ann Lincoln, CPA Chief Financial Officer

NOTICE! STUDENT ASSOCIATION, INC. ANNUAL CORPORATION MEETING

April 8, 2019

4:15 pm

Performance Center, Natali Student Center CalU Campus California, Pennsylvania 15419 Immediately following Student Senate Meeting

Membership:

All regularly enrolled students of California University of Pennsylvania carrying twelve (12) or more semester hours and who have paid all established fees shall be members of the corporation.

Agenda:

1. Nominations for Undergraduate Student Members of the Student Association, Incorporated Board of Directors to serve for one fiscal year (July 1, 2019 – June 30, 2020).

2. Approval of tentative budget for fiscal year 2019 - 2020.

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BUDGET

BUDGET

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PUZZLES

Greek Sing 2019

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CAL LIFE

April 5, 2019

Cal U sororities and fraternities showcase talent in lip sync competition

SIgma Kappa and Fiji

First place : Alpha Sigma Tau and Sigma Tau Gamma

SIgma Kappa and Fiji

Sigma Tau Gamma

SIgma Kappa

Alpha Sigma Alpha and Alpha Kappa Lambda

Alpha Sigma Alpha

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OPINION

April 5, 2019

Top Motivational Songs By: Morgan Buckwalter, Opinions Editor BUC7568@calu.edu

Are you feeling stressed out as the semester comes to a close? There’s only about one more month left of school until summer, and it’s easy to feel burnt out. If you’re in need of some inspiration, try listening to these songs to enhance your determination to finish the semester strong. o o o o o o o

“All I do is Win” – DJ Khaled “Don’t Stop Believin’” – Journey “Eye of the Tiger” – Survivor “GOAT” – Noah North “Grindin’” – NF (ft. Marty) “Lose Yourself ” – Eminem “Motiv8” – J.Cole

o o o o o o o

“Power” – Kanye West “Really Got It” – Jerreau “Remember the Name” – Fort Minor “Stronger” – Kanye West “Till I Collapse” – Eminem “Who Gon Stop Me” – JAY-Z & Kanye West “Wins & Losses” – Meek Mill

How Plastic is Ruining Our Oceans By: Morgan Buckwalter, Opinions Editor BUC7568@calu.edu

Imagine this, you are a sea turtle who is swimming frantically in the ocean because the home you have established for yourself is taken over by floating bottles, trash, and other plastic items. Where are you and your family supposed to live now? How can you suffice in an environment of immense toxicity? Most importantly, how do humans – the ones who caused this, fix this appalling issue?

If you’re reading this article while drinking out of a plastic bottle, sipping from a straw, or using a plastic fork to eat your meal, you may want to consider something. About 100,000

marine creatures die from plastic entanglement or interaction yearly. If that statistic doesn’t give you chills, I’m not sure what will.

A majority of people know our oceans are struggling, but don’t think that it is something that they can change. Someone else will fix the oceans, right? Actually – wrong. To prevent our oceans from getting any worse, it needs to be a group effort. Every single person can make a difference in the world, starting by getting rid of useless plastics. For example, start by getting a reusable water bottle instead of buying plastic water bottles. Americans consume approximately 8.6 billion gallons of bottled water each year. In addition to that, not all of those bottles are recycled. In fact, most plastic bottled water is carelessly thrown into the trash can. By drinking from a reusable bottle, we are one step closer to a safer ocean. If you don’t like the taste of tap water, there are filters which easily attach onto your faucet. It’s worth the small price to keep our oceans healthy.

Do we really need straws to drink from a cup at a restaurant? Our society has gotten to the point where we are too high-maintenance to have our mouths touch the top of the glass to take a sip of our drink. I’ll admit, I like using straws, but I’ve realized that it’s not worth the

negative effects on our environment. According to research, we use over 500 million straws daily just in America alone. Straws are one of the most popular items to be found on our beaches. They are easily left behind after a day at the beach or blown around from trash cans. Straws are too small and lightweight that they can’t go through the regular machines in order to be recycled.

If we don’t change our imprudent habits now, there will be more plastic items in the ocean than fish by 2050.

One company that is set to make a difference is the home of all caffeine-lovers, Starbucks Coffee Company. Their plan is to eliminate plastic straw usage by next year. The plan for strawless lids were announced in 2018 and are already effective in thousands of locations.

Since Starbucks cannot deny people straws, they will be providing a substitute for plastic straws.

Instead, they will offer paper or compostable plastic straws.

Overall, the amount of plastic being carelessly thrown into our oceans is negatively affecting our environment and our ocean animals. With one person at a time, we can prevent the usage of plastic infecting our oceans by thinking twice about buying a plastic water bottle or using a straw.

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OPINION

April 5, 2019

A Hotel in Space Will Launch in 2022 Would you travel into space if you had the chance to?

By: Morgan Buckwalter, Opinions Editor BUC7568@calu.edu

Yes – you read that correctly. In 2022, a luxurious hotel will be launched into orbit for humans to have the opportunity to rent a room.

Can you imagine looking out your window and seeing the wonders of the dark, mysterious world of space? After a recent Twitter poll on @CalTimes, I asked our followers if they would travel to outer space if they had the chance.

Over half of the voters who answered said, “no way.”

According to National Geographic, the hotel room is only going to be the size of the cabin of a private jet. The room will hold up to four guests with two suites, and two trained astronauts. I don’t know about you, but I’d personally be feeling a little claustrophobic in that type of environment. Also, having to constantly spend time with two astronauts who you don’t know may be somewhat weird for the travelers staying in the hotel.

For twelve days, the travelers aboard the hotel will be able to witness some “out of this world” experiences. They will be able to float around the cabin and experience how zero gravity feels.

Personally, I wouldn’t want to be trapped in an environment with no gravity for twelve days straight. Imagine the jet lag when – if – you make it back to Earth. Although the experience would be incredible, what if something went wrong? I would be too worried about being in danger than actually taking time to enjoy the trip. In addition to that, what if something happens where medical assistance is needed?

There aren’t any space hospitals to go to. You’re basically trapped in space with no one, but two astronauts who you don’t really know.

Even though the two trained astronauts will be alongside the travelers, there are still many requirements for the people who want to be involved in this unique experience. For instance, the Aurora Space Station requires the potential space travelers to prepare and train for their trip into space. The travelers must attend a mandatory orientation which takes up to three months to complete. This includes online and in-person training at their facility in Houston. If someone has a job, children, or other responsibilities (let’s be honest, who doesn’t),

how are they supposed to make time for this complex training? Also, I’m sure that some of the potential travelers don’t live in Houston. If they have to participate in the training to go into space, they’ll have to find a place to stay for three months while they complete the training in Houston. Overall, having to participate in several trainings may be stressful and very time consuming.

Now, for the question we are all asking, how much does this extravagant trip cost? Well, for one night, the cost is a whopping $791,666. This adds up to a total of $9.5 million per person for the entire twelve-day trip. I’m not sure what kind of person has millions stashed away to afford this trip, but it sure isn’t me.

The biggest issue I have with this project is asking myself, why is this necessary? Our world has so many other problems where money could change the situation drastically. For example, the amount of money used for this hotel could end world hunger. Let that sink in.

Although the idea of traveling into space would be an extremely unique experience, there are too many negatives. The cost is obviously the biggest issue for most people because it is just not realistic. Also, the time consumption that would be required to prepare for this trip is not worth it. To conclude, I don’t have any plans to leave this Earth any time soon because it just isn’t worth it.

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SPORTS

The Means for success DANNY BEECK, Editor in Chief BEE1558@calu.edu

From racing at a local Boys and Girls club, to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Championships, Jae’len Means found a love and passion for track and field at a young age.

Means started his athletic path with baseball, basketball, and football, but discovered his skill in track when he was just 11 years old.

“I played basketball and baseball all the way up until 10th grade, but then I decided to focus on track,” Means said. “Baseball and track are in the same season, but I did both of them at the same time for probably six years. I would go from a track

meet to a game, to the game to a track meet. It was crazy.”

Means jumped onto the track with the 100 and 200 meter dash, and in his second year, he went to nationals.

“When I was 12, I went to the junior olympic nationals and that was the first year that I said to myself, ‘maybe this is something that I can actually do, and go somewhere with’,” Means said.

“The best year that I had at that event was in 2012 when I turned 16. I placed fourth in the 200, sixth in the 100, and we got third in the 4x100 meter

relay. That event was huge too. They stretched it out over a week, so that can tell you how many people are actually there.”

Once Means found a passion for running, the success followed. In 2013, Means was a part of a 4x100 meter relay team that won the AAA Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) Championship. The team comprised of Julius Rivera, Montae Nicholson and Cameron Gray all continued their track careers at the collegiate level in some capacity. Nicholson’s path led him to the NFL, where he was picked number

SPORTS 123 overall by the Washington Redskins.

“We all knew that Mont [Nicholson] was going to do something in either track or football. We knew he was going to the league,” Means said. “For Julius and Cam [Gray], Cam sort of veered away from track, but eventually came back to it. Julius has been at it since I can remember. Him and I have been racing each other since we were 12 or 13. But, those are my guys.”

Rivera and Gray continued their careers at Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) where Means connected with them once again.

“Whenever I get the chance to race against Julius, I always bring it,” Means said. “That’s just how it’s been for probably ten years now. Me and him have been going back and forth for so long, but he is definitely the person that I like to run against.”

Means’ path to California University of Pennsylvania is a story that he called “interesting”.

In his senior year of high school, a hamstring injury halted his success that season, and his shot of continuing that success at the highest level of collegiate athletics.

“After I tore my hamstring, a lot of the recruitment calls stopped,” Means said. “It was one of those ‘what can you do for me now’ things [for the universities recruiting him] and at that point, I

couldn’t do anything for them. Big schools really are not into nursing you back to health. They want someone who is going to come in, place at conference, and get everything done.”

In late May of Means’ college search, he reached out to the head coach of the track team, Daniel Caulfield, in order to pursue a track career at the collegiate level.

“I just said, ‘Hey, I want to run for your team. I’m injured right now, so there’s not that much I can do, but I’ve done this, this and this’,” Means said.

“I ended up redshirting my freshman season, and I rested that entire year pretty much. I ran a few races on my own, but nothing serious. After that year I got healthy, and from there on, it was history.”

Since then, Means attacks each meet with a chip on his shoulder, and “bridges the gap” between division I and division II athletics by competing hard at whatever obstacle he is faced with.

“With track, you run against everybody,” Means said. “You run against athletes from DI, all the way to DIII. There’s no set meets other than conferences or nationals that you actually go against your own people. So I like to show people that being D2 isn’t bad. You can be really good and be on their level but you don’t have to go to that big school.”

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Means has struck gold in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Championships multiple times in his career. To be more specific, he has 26 top three finishes at conference championships. Means also has qualified for nationals in three of his four seasons competing.

“The success at those events just primes you to run against anybody,” Means said. “PSAC’s are always fun. It’s the best meet on my schedule.

People think that nationals are the best, but to me it’s not. Nationals are more business rather than fun. Having your family, and everybody else being at PSAC’s is huge.”

Since the beginning, Means found his niche in the sport because of a passion and enjoyment with the competition he faces. Being surrounded by successful people has pushed Means to great heights, and given him motivation to achieve even more.

“Seeing what they do [former teammates], and how Mont went to the league, starting as a rookie, was just as huge for me. I was pushing along too.

Seeing him do it made me think that I had to do something here.”

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McCaskey making his mark

Vulcans freshman infielder adding to the special start Danny Beeck, Editor in Chief Bee1558@calu.edu

“Getting off to a good start builds the confidence of the players, and as a unit, they feel like they have the ability to win games,” head coach of the California University of Pennsylvania baseball team, Mike Conte said. “As individuals perform in their roles, they collectively succeed.”

When Jacob McCaskey began his high school athletic career at Deer Lakes high school in Cheswick, Pennsylvania, he was a dual sport athlete.

Competing in both basketball and baseball for the Lancers, McCaskey was exposed to the differences in both sports, and eventually settled on baseball after his freshman year.

“I played basketball and baseball growing up and leaned away from basketball to stick with baseball,” McCaskey said. “I thought I had a future there and I wanted to stick with that. I wanted to work hard at that [baseball], and not have any regrets by doing everything I can to be as good as possible.”

This choice payed off for the freshman infielder for the Vulcans, earning him a starting role in his first game at the collegiate level.

“There was obviously some sort of trust in my abilities, and I’m blessed that he gave me the opportunity to do so,” McCaskey said. “I would be lying if I said I wasn’t nervous going out there, but I just had to trust in myself that I knew what I was doing, and everything went pretty well.”

“Pretty well” is an understatement to describe McCaskey’s first career start, as he finished 2-4 with three RBI’s (Run Batted In) and a home run that smacked off of the scoreboard in left-center field enroute to a 9-8 victory in eight innings.

“It shocked me probably more than anything,” McCaskey said, with a smile on his face. “It took a big weight off my chest and let me know that I had the ability to play at this level. I was able to settle in and be more comfortable just being myself.”

Since then, McCaskey has contributed to the Vulcans 18-7 record while racking up a .268 batting average and 12 RBI’s on 19 hits. Through 25 games of their season, the Mike Conte led team has had streaks broken up by small hiccups of an occasional loss.

Photo by : Jeff Helsel, Cal Times

“You always have to prepare yourself for the nature of the sport which is fraught with ups and downs,” Conte said. “There are going to be peaks and valleys and you have to stay mentally on an even keel to get through those.”

The Vulcans are 5-3 in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) after splitting a double header against Mercyhurst on Monday, while also sweeping the Indiana University of Pennsylvania Crimson Hawks on the weekend of March Jacob McCaskey at Wild Things Park on Friday, March 29.

23-24.

“Our pitching staff was phenomenal during those reciprocate that same attitude in their game.

“You just want to go out and give everything streaks and our hitters backed them up,” McCaskey said. “If our pitching staff shut them out, our offense you have for the guy next to you and for coach,” knew that they had to get the job done. We only McCaskey said. “All of the upperclassmen are such had to put up one or two runs because of them, but great role models. They all have the experience and there were a few games when we put up a lot more.” know what’s going on.”

After collegiate baseball, McCaskey hopes to take Coach Mike Conte’s trust in the young role players on the team is evident, with Patrick Brogan, Louden his skill with baseball as far as he can.

Conte, Jacob McCaskey, and Anthony Venezia “Obviously I want to graduate from college, get playing in or starting for the Vulcans in all 25 games. a degree, and a good job, but I also want to take “Because we have excellent leadership within the baseball as far as possible,” McCaskey said. “If it ends team, it has created a culture that allows the young at college, then so be it, but I would love to play players to thrive,” Conte said. “As a group, they have beyond college if possible. If not, I know I would stepped up to do things to help this team win. have my business management degree to back me Whether it is a guy making a play in the field one up. I would love to be able to own a business one game, or a guy coming through with a big hit in day, and to be able to run the show. It would be a another, I think there is a wonderful blend of ages lot of fun.”

The Vulcans continue conference play on Friday, on this team.”

McCaskey responds well to intensity, and believes April 5, when they hit the road to take on Pittthat Conte’s mindset of “loving to win and hating Johnstown for a road doubleheader at 1 p.m. to lose” trickles down to the upperclassmen who

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Cal U drops doubleheader vs No. 13 Mercyhurst Sports Information

The No. 25 California University of Pennsylvania baseball team dropped the opening doubleheader of its series versus No. 13 Mercyhurst on Friday afternoon in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) West action, falling 3-1 in Game 1 before suffering a 5-1 loss in Game 2 at Wild Things Park.

With the losses, the Vulcans drop to 17-6 this season behind a 4-2 record in league play.

Meanwhile, the Lakers improve to 13-3 overall with a 5-1 mark in conference action after claiming the Atlantic Region Championship last season.

Photos by : Jeff Helsel, Cal Times

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Pot of Gold at end of Disc Golf Event Winners take home their own pot of gold Gary Smith, Director of Operations at CUTV smith_gm@calu.edu

Vinny Montanari eyes up a putt during the 2019 Shanrock Showdown.

With the winter of 2018/19 slowly starting to loosen it’s grip on Western Pennsylvania, the first big Disc Golf Tournament of the season took place a few weekends ago at Moraine State Park in Portersville, PA. The 2019 Shamrock Showdown saw a large gathering of players tee it up on the world renowed Lakeview Course and battle the elements and each other on the holiday weekend.

“The wind was ripping and the temperature never got above 40, but still 81 players came out to play this year. I’m happy to see people continuing to show interest in the event for the third year in a row,” said Tournament Director Jacob Johnston.

The 81 players were divided into 7 Divisions: 14 in Open, 2 in Open Women, 29 in Advanced, 2 in Amateur Masters (40+) 18 in Intermediate, 13 in

Photo by : Disc Golf Examiner and Brian Keegan Produc tions

Recreational and 3 in Recreational Women. Each division played 2 rounds on the day for a total of 36 holes for the event. The tournament wins and career earnings are taken from the PDGA website so there may be a discrepancy depending on when this story was written and when the database was updated.

Starting with the Open division Brad Schick from Galena Ohio added to his 153 career wins and $139,336.37 career earnings by shooting a -8 (6163) to outpace the field by 9 shots. He took home $524 for the win. Sam Castiglione a native of Grand Island, NY shot a +1 (62-71) to win $366 for second place. Andrew Martin from Ohio and Matt Rosier a familiar face from Western PA both shot +2 to tie for 3rd. Rounding out the players that cashed

were Vinny Montanari (+4), Eric Nichols and Zach Sweitzer (+5).

In the 2 person field for Open Women Lori Merriman took home her 110th Career win by outpacing Alanna Poole by 13 shots to win $217.

Moving on to the amateur divisions Nate Langer, Jarrett Johnston, Amadeo Cano III and David Sileo were all seperated by 2 shots as all 4 players shot under par for the event. langer and Johnstown shot 65’s in the first round to trail Sileo’s 64 by 1, but in the end Nate Langers clutch second round 64 earned him the one shot win over Johnston. It is the Pittsburgh, PA native’s 14th career win and his 1st in Advanced since the 2018 Shenango Valley Disc Golf Open sponsored by Dynamic Discs.

The Intermediate and Amateur Masters (40+) did not feature as close as a contest as Michael Williams pulled away from Jared Froedtert by 8 shots to claim the Amateur Masters and Alphonse Borowski from Indiana, PA claimed a 4 shot victory over Zecariah Dahm in Intermediate.

The real drama was in the 13 person Recreational field as 3 players, Andre Homer, Doub Cloutier and Brad Silvers slugged it out and tied at +12. Homer and Silvers shot dueling 70’s in the first round as Cloutier posted a steach 72. A second 72 for Cloutier was enough to tie Homer and Silvers who slid back with a 74. Homer, a native of Lemont Furnace, PA was the winner in a playoff, his 17th PDGA Victory. This was the second year in a row that the Recreational Division was decided in a playoff.

The next events in Western PA are the Throwdown Hoedown Disc Golf Symposium in Fombell, PA followed by the 2019 Steel City Classic presented

by Prodigy on April 27. For more tournament information check out www.discgolfscene.com

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The More You Know: Mascot Edition

Think that Cal U’s mascot is one-of-a-kind? Think again.

Colin Kirkwood, Sports Editor kir6842@calu.edu

California University of Pennsylvania boasts one of the most diverse mascots in all of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, being known as the Vulcans. Cal U features 16 varsity teams that compete in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) but our hometown Vulcans aren’t the only University that uses the Roman God of Fire to represent them.

Approximately 4,584 miles from the Booker Towers stands the University of Hawai’i at Hilo. These Vulcans call the town of Hilo, Hawaii home which is located on the largest of the islands that belong to the 50th U.S. state. UH Hilo features 12 varsity teams

that compete in the Pacific West Conference (Pac West). UH Hilo officially adopted “Vulcans” as their mascot back in the year 1966 after the University went through a rebranding process to replace their old representation which was the “Little Rainbows”.

Cal U originally chose “Vulcans” as its mascot way back in the year 1932, when the Cal Times held a contest to select the nickname for the school. Uh Hilo can relate more to the idea of fire, as the island it resides on is home to two volcanoes, Mauna Loa which is the world’s largest active volcano and Mauna Kea which is dormant but also the highest

Hawaii Hilo Athletics work mark.

Photo by : San R amon FC

peak in the state. These two institutions have never met in competition before, but could theoretically in most postseason national tournaments except for football. If this article has made you curious about Cal U’s Vulcan counterpart, more information is available at www.hiloathletics.com and as always, make sure to visit www.calvulcans.com for up to date information about the Pennsylvania based Vulcans.

Cal U of PA logo.

Photo by : Cal U of PA

2019 Final Four “Picks Under Pressure” NCAA Men’s

Game

Texas Tech vs Michigan St

Virginia vs Auburn

Winner MSU Virginia

NCAA Women’s

Game

Winner

Oregon vs Baylor

Baylor

Notre Dame vs UConn

UConn

You can play along with the Sports Editor by emailing KIR6842@calu. edu and your picks might appear on the next weeks issue. Stay tuned and tweet @caltimes with your responses to my picks!

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