Cal Times Oct. 23, 2015

H om ec om in g C ou rt A nn ou nc ed !

OCTOBER 23, 2015

VOL 42, NO.9

Front row L/R : Shannon Barnett, Kelsey DeNardo, Mia Zazac, Darcy Bostich, Ryan Edie, Adaeze Ogbonna.

Back row L/R: Justin Diperna, Jose Negron, Jaylen Jordan, Ernest Brackins, William Jordan Photo: Josh Richardson

OPINION Prevention Star WarsAwareness Comes Recovery Center to the Bookstore

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Is Carly Fiorina a Planned Feminist?

Parenthood?

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Athlete of the Week: PSAC Winner Maddie Thrasher

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CALU weather

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CALU police reports Herron Thefts A smart phone and a Cal Card were stolen from two separate locker at Herron Hall on Oct. 19 between 1 and 2 p.m.

More Stealing Police were called after a bank bag was reported as stolen from the Bursars Office in Frich Hall. The case has been closed

Hit and Run at Eberly A hit and run was reported in Lot 4 by the Eberly Crossing.

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Cal U bookstore holds Star Wars Reads Day Event marks beginning of busy month for the bookstore

By Nikki Brognano, Asst. News Editor Last week, on Oct. 14, the book store hosted the annual Star Wars celebration attracting students with several activities and prize opportunities. Greg Karafa, the book store manager, explained how the purpose of this event is to enhance student involvement, and of course to celebrate Star Wars! From 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. the book store was filled with people who came out to engage in the fun.

There were numerous activities going on such as a prize give away, origami, and a paper airplane contest.

There was a cookie decorating table that had a line of students wrapped around the outside of the store.

Each person who decorated a cookie received three tickets to place into a silent auction table of Star Wars prizes such as card board cut outs of famous characters and gift cards. Students even complimented that the cookies were pretty tasty, and others were quite competitive when it came to designing the best Darth

Vader cookie, including myself.

It is also quite possible that this event hyped up the excitement even more about the new upcoming Star Wars movie that is scheduled to hit theatres this Dec. 18 starring new characters as well as the famous originals.

The book store has been a liaison for several other organizations and events. Another recent event was held Oct. 22 in the Vulcan Theatre. The book store teamed up with the Thirst Project, the world’s leading youth water activism organization, who hosted the event from 11-1 p.m.. The event consisted of give aways as well as a presentation of what the Thirst Project is all about and how students can get involved to fight global thirst. The organization has rovided thousands of people access to clean drinking water. There will be other upcoming events, so don’t miss out on all of the fun and resources that the book store has to offer!

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Haunted House of the Week

By Dan Carmichael, Cal Times Contributor Located in Uniontown, Haunted Hills Estate is a fun haunted attractions you can visit this October. The whole attraction comes complete with up to three different events you can take place in. This haunt is open from Thursday-Sunday until the end of October and then again on Nov. 7 for a special challenge.On a Thursday and Sunday, the cost will be $22 while it is $25 on Friday and Saturday. On Thursday and Sunday, it is open from 7-10 p.m. and on Friday and Saturday it is open from 7-11p.m.

The first of the three attractions is the Legends – Possession. This portion is like any other generic haunted house. It comes equipped with 25 separate rooms that you will walk through filled with actors trying to scare you every turn. In the past years that I have gone through this house, I have been impressed with the effects they provide. The theatrics are on point with a majority of the other surrounding haunts.

The next attraction you can head to is the Undead Challenge Trail. This event has changed a few times over the past years but is back to its classic look. On this hour long walk through the woods you will have to make a stop at 8 different stations. In between the stations you will be haunted and chased by the undead. If zombies are your thing, this is the perfect trek for you. Not only will you be hunted by zombies, you will also have to test your skills, with your team, in order to pass through each station and move to the next one.

The third installment is at Haunted Hills Estate in Uniontown The final attraction you will be able to attend is the newly created Slaughterhouse Escape.

It seems that every year this portion gets changed around. The most recent one I was at included a full length witch trial. There was a minor walk through followed by the trial. This year they seem to have changed up the idea and created a room where you have 10 minutes to work with you group and escape.

The general idea behind it is that you are trapped by a butcher and will have to find his secret to getting released. If you pass this challenge in a quick time, you will be invited back to attend a harder challenge on November 7 against other competitive teams.

If you are interested in this journey and have a large group of people that would want to attend, you can purchase at a group rate.

If you do attend with a group you can get your whole event catered and begin at a private bonfire. I have had the luxury of attending this one time in the last couple years and it really is a good bargain. If you are able to get a big enough group together, this is the most convenient way to go about this attraction, especially if you want to make a party out of it. The prices are very reasonable when it comes to catering and you have a wide variety of things to choose from ordering. You can go anywhere from s’mores to

pizza to hot dogs.

If you are planning on taking only a small group, you can choose to stop by the concession stand for food. Like many haunted attractions, the prices are fairly reasonable.

The quality of the food however, is not as good as you may expect. You will also be able to find a booth that sells apparel such as t-shirts and hoodies. If you are a super fan it is something you may really enjoy having to remember you trip.

In the closing week of the Halloween season, this is a must stop attraction. It provides the most “bang for your buck” and will have you jumping around every bend.

The challenge trail is mainly outside while the house and Slaughterhouse Escape are more geared towards being indoors. You should still dress for the weather as you will be waiting between attractions outside. The whole experience is open whether it is raining or dry. Again, remember to get there early if you plan on attending all three events and as always, beware, you are in for a scare.

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CAL TIMES ALBUMS OF THE WEEK: Raury and Demi Lovato

By Dan Carmichael, Cal Times Contributor

All We Need-Raury Raury, the new up and comer to the hip hop world, at the age of 19, has just released his first full length studio album. Prior to this, Raury has released a mixtape titled “Indigo Child” in 2014. This Atlanta born artist is known for mixing the sound of hip hop with both soul and folk music. I feel that in the coming years, Raury will pave a way for a new genre of artists. What I find most intriguing about him is his ability to tell stories and play guitar. It is not common to find a rapper who will play guitar in his own music. Raury also provides comfortable vocal pieces to his music in accordance with spoken word snippets.

In “All We Need,” you will find a nice mix of everything Raury can do. This album from start to finish should impress most listeners based solely off of its ability to blend songs from one to the other. The instrumentals are just different enough for you to be able to notice a song change, but similar enough to keep you “vibing” the whole way through. On a few of the tracks, you will get to hear Raury throw out some spoken word pieces. Of everything he does, this is my favorite thing. It is uncommon for most hip hop artists to incorporate spoken word pieces into their music, especially their own, and he does it very well. His voice when singing, though it is not extremely pure, flows through well with the background sounds. The only thing I noticed was that he seems to force a few of the rap verses in. It almost seems like a couple songs do not necessarily need them but he does it anyway. That will be something I am sure he will work on for the rest of his career.

I have heard that Raury is a great show to see. If you are willing to travel a little, you can see him in areas surrounding Pittsburgh at the end of October and beginning of November. His current, small tour, will end by the end of November but I expect to see him on the road again in the Summer at a few music festivals.

Average Critic Rating: 60/100 My Rating: 88/100

Confident-Demi Lovato One week after the release of Selena Gomez’s album, Demi Lovato continued the Disney trend. This is Lovato’s fifth studio album in the last seven years. Like Gomez, Lovato is really working on her musical talents in the current days. In this 39 minute album, Lovato shows songs featuring both Iggy Azalea and Sirah. In having very few features, you can see that Lovato makes this album about herself and focuses on proving her worth in the music industry. With the eleven songs that make up this album, two of them were early releases starting back in July.

Upon my first listen to this album, I was impressed with the sound that I heard. Demi has definitely moved from Disney princess to pop princess. I would put the lyrics of this album on par with her last few. There was nothing out of the ordinary. She let you into her life with her imagery and story-telling. The instrumentals on this album were very generic when it comes to the common theme of “pop” music. With each passing song, you will find a catchy hook and diverse tempo changes. Though it seems many of these songs are meant to be deep, emotional songs, they should be very relatable for many of her listeners. The songs describe tough times in her life and how she has overcome them to become, well, confident. When you think of the society we live in, Lovato can be a strong role model for women who may be going through problems that are similar to what she has been going through.

Lovato has just come off of a fresh tour last Spring and will be performing a few shows throughout November and December. The closest show to Pittsburgh will be in Washington D.C. and New York. If you are any bit of a fan, you should make sure you get tickets to this show. Demi has been said to put on a great show during her performances.

Average Critic Rating: 75/100 My Rating: 76/100

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WCAL DJ SPOTLIGHT Anthony “Apostrophe” D’Agostino

S hows : Jazz with Anthon y D ( Thursdays 10pm-midnight) The E lectrical outlet (F ridays midnight-2 am)

DJ Apostrophe hails from Lancaster, PA and is another of our most active DJs on campus. Not only does he run his two shows, The Electrical Outlet and Jazz with Anthony D, which he plays EDM and jazz on, respectively. He also is a CUTV sports announcer and cameraman, and a Senator for Student Government, and he is our Secretary. For being so early in his college career, the dude is busy, and he gets his work done. He joined us in his first semester at Cal in the Fall of 2014 as a CMT major, but soon after joining WCAL and CUTV, he switched to Communication Studies with a Concentration in Radio and TV. He is expected to graduate in the Spring of ‘18, and would like to be a Sports Announcer after school. In his show The Electrical Outlet he likes to highlight the best new EDM tunes at the beginning of his block of music, which could be either at the beginning of the show or the beginning of the second hour since he rotates times with his co-host. Anthony has also worked at a Boy Scout camp for the past four years, and this last year he worked his way up to being a Store Manager.

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OCTOBER 23-29 Liz Hartwell, senior sports management major, says: “Ted 2 is by far the funniest video I have seen in a very long time! If you have not seen it I recommend you see it ASAP but make sure you watch the first one before hand! I was crying from laughter about 75% of the movie. So many hilarious unexpected jokes that caught me off guard which made the movie even better!�

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Back row L/R: Jaylen Jordan, Ryan Edie, William Jordan, Jose Negron, Justin Diperna, Adaeze Ogbonna, Front row L/R: Shannon Barnett, Ernest Brackins, Darcy Bostich, Mia Zazac, Kelsey DeNardo

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How Selena Gomez & the Media Trashed Lupus

By Rachael McKriger, Cal Times Contributor

PHOTO: GOOGLE The big news in Hollywood in the beginning of October was from Selena Gomez. Gomez revealed to fans that she had been diagnosed with lupus. The media ate up the story because Selena is famous, and lupus is a serious disease. However, the media, and Selena Gomez for that matter, completely perverted what lupus really is.

So what is lupus? To give a clear and correct definition, the Lupus Foundation of America, or LPA, says that lupus is a “chronic, autoimmune disease that can damage any part of the body (skin, joints, and/or organs inside the body).” To put it into simpler terms, lupus is a disease where the immune system can’t tell the difference between the body’s healthy tissues and the “foreign invaders,” like the flu for example, and attacks the healthy tissues as well. When attacked, pain and some damage is causes in various parts of the body.

Also according to the LPA, lupus is a non-fatal and noncontagious disease. Lupus is also not related in any way to cancer, and therefore does not require any form of chemotherapy. LPA does note that “some treatments for lupus may include immunosuppressant drugs that

are also used in chemotherapy,” however chemotherapy in general is not normally used. Another statistic, going back to the non-fatality of the disease, is that 80-90% of the people with lupus can expect to live a normal life span.

So with all that information clearly stated on the LPA’s website, wouldn’t the media be able to use that proficiently? Considering the inquiries about Selena Gomez and lupus in general, I would say no.

One article that really caught my attention was by the Inquisitr’s website. The article mentioned that Gomez said that she underwent chemotherapy at an attempt to cure lupus. That’s the first myth. Lupus cannot be cured, but it is just something people have to deal with, with the help of good medication and good support system.

Another very, very wrong thing the article stated was that “Lupus is a life-threatening autoimmune disease that affects the way the body protects itself from bacteria and viruses.” The second part about lupus affects the way the body protects itself is correct, but the first part isn’t. Lupus is typically not a life-threatening disease.

According to the LPA, it is only rarely life-threatening.

Most of the cases of lupus fall in two categories of mild and moderate. There are some cases, but not many, that are documented as severe lupus.

Having a celebrity use their platform for a good cause is always a good thing. However, in this case, it wasn’t really good. The people that wrote this article should have certainly researched more about the issue, and Gomez probably should research it some more as well. Lupus is rarely life-threatening.

I myself have lupus. 1.5 million Americans have lupus.

About five million people throughout the whole world have lupus. So far, I’m not life threatened, and neither are the 80%-90% of people that share this disease with me. Lupus is just something that we deal with by gaining plenty of rest, good medicine, and a healthy, supportive group of doctors and family around us. The next time someone wants to shed some light on lupus, I’d suggest they do a little bit more research with the Lupus Foundation of America first.

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Diversity in Congress and the Planned Parenthood Debate

Is the legislation being fairly voted on?

By Mari Boyle, Cal Times Contributor When the 114th Congress was elected headlines everywhere hailed it as “the most diverse congress in history!” While it may be the most diverse, do not be fooled into thinking the congress is actually diverse.

17% of the entire congress is not white. Only 20% of the Congress is female. The Senate only has two African Americans. Lastly, 92% of the congress is Christian. So, while people are correct in calling the newest congress the most diverse, it is still overwhelmingly composed of white, Christian, men. Our nation’s diversity continues to grow but our government is still not reflective of that.

This matters because of the fact that people tend to vote for policies that help themselves. This means that women will most likely vote for legislation that helps them achieve pay equality, reproductive freedom, and other guaranteed rights. Both women and African Americans understand what their predecessors went through to achieve the right to vote so they are more likely to vote for legislation that continues to secure that right for others. Those who are not Christian are more likely to spot when policies are centered on Christian morals, such as gay marriage or abortion, and help to ensure a separation of church and state and further progress nationwide equality. While none of these are guarantees, those who have lived through oppression are more likely to reject oppressive legislation ensuring equal representation of all America’s people. White males have not experienced oppression that women, African American, or Hispanics in the United States have. Are they able to still stand up for the rights and equalities of others? Of course.

Are they able to notice or stand up for those rights as well as a member of that group? Not likely. As I stated before, people will widely support legislation that aids their own progressions, whether it be gender, race, or religion. A prime consequence of our lack of diversity in

government is represented by the debate over Planned Parenthood funding.

The majority of women are supporting Planned Parenthood funding because it directly affects them or other women they know. While Planned Parenthood is open to both men and women it’s primary patients are women, specifically low-income women or young women. The majority of the Christian faith, regardless if they use Planned Parenthood’s services, believes the

organization is immoral because 3% of their practices are abortions and the bible says life begins at conception.

So, when you have a high majority of congress being older, wealthy, Christian males you are going to see an organization involving abortion serving young, low income, women such as Planned Parenthood come under scrutiny. Other examples are certainly prevalent in our nation, such as voter ID laws. While these laws are not nationwide, certain states implementing stricter voter ID laws have affected the voting ability of poor African American people, the opposite of the majority in congress.

As evident from the Planned Parenthood congressional hearing, the majority of Planned Parenthood’s criticizers are men. Through their criticisms, such as asking why they need government subsidies, they proved just how clueless they are on women’s issues. To women under eighteen, who may be struggling with talking about sexual activities with their parents but still concerned about their sexual health, Planned Parenthood services are completely free. Their STD testing is free, birth control is free, STD medications are free, condoms are free, and other services are available as well. By offering so many women in need free services, they need federal subsidies to continue to offer their essential and beneficial services. To pro-life criticizers, even though government money does not even go to abortions in the first place, their free services make large impacts on preventing unwanted pregnancy and thus, preventing abortions.

This is not the only time men have demonstrated that they are perhaps not the best people to deciding what rights women should have and what organizations should be readily available to them. Senator Claire McCaskill, the first woman senator, talks at length about the cluelessness men have when it comes to Planned Parenthood in her discussion with the Commonwealth Club. Please, do not mistake this for saying that men are clueless about the women’s body. This is, of course, not true. But, are they the best people to be making laws regarding the women’s body and the options available to all women?

No, I do not believe so, I believe a mixture of both men and women, equally, would serve this duty better. The best governance will derive from more diversity. Our government should look like the nation it represents. It is how policy will represent the entire nation equally. Our congress is making steps towards that, but not by any means is it close.

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Should police officers’ personal info be obtainable?

By Zach Filtz, Cal Times Contributor Police officers cruise the beat, assist the public, save

our police. Other than that alleged written letter

While I respect the efforts of the union and

lives, and protect, but who is to say their personal

incident to that commissioner’s house, she did not

understand they are trying to support their staff, I

information is to be blocked by government? That

cite any other major instances in which police’s

think it really is wrong, and ought to be a violation

was state Sen. Lisa Boscola’s argument regarding a

information secrecy would be necessary. Her

of the Right-To-Know Act, a law that allows civilians

police commissioner who received a coarse letter

reasoning was rather narrow, and according to the

(such as journalism majors, like myself ) to access

using some choice epithets in March, according to

aforementioned article, her bill has received little

records for state and federal employees.

an article by policemisconduct.net.

attention. As for the article I mentioned, that was

I am surprised the agents of the mass media have

While I am glad Boscola’s bill has not received much attention, I think it is important to note that we

published six months ago. No traction.

not jumped on this issue already. I know some

In some areas in America, it is actually illegal to

as civilians need to understand our rights of speech,

public figures like ministers choose to have their

attempt to obtain court records, home addresses,

and especially our ability to obtain information.

phone number unlisted in the White Pages books of

and other personal information. Some of these

While the huge majority of the readers of the Cal

years past, but this is a different story.

ideas have been orchestrated during the collective

Times are not journalism students, I will say there is

bargaining

nothing more frustrating than interviewing a source

Boscola, a Democrat of Lehigh Valley, argued that we cannot have the home addresses exposed of

agreement

between

the

police

administration and the police unions.

and hitting a roadblock.

End Violence Center Discusses Abusive Relationships

By Shielah Deblanc, Cal Times Contributor Physical abuse can be explained as any contact with or in the proximity of your body that is both unwanted and intentional. Some examples of physical abuse include pushing, choking, biting, smacking, hair pulling, and spitting which usually accompany some type of emotional abuse such as name calling. Physical abuse happens as a result of an individuals need for power and control in a relationship. These individuals use physical power to regain control when they feel challenged or tested by their partner.

Unfortunately in many cases, victims of physical abuse tend to change their behavior in hopes that their partner will refrain from violence. The belief that a change in behavior can prevent physical abuse is both dangerous and faulty in nature.

Physical abuse is often times used as a means of intimidation, enforcement as well as suppression of the less dominate partner in the relationship.

With that being said, intimate partner abuse has

become one of the most common types of abuse experienced by individuals which unfortunately can be fatal in some cases. So why do people Stay? Love for a lot of people can be one of the most influential factors in the decision making process. Whether its love for the abusive partner, the children, or even a pet, some individuals really do hold on to hope that love will conquer all.

Intimate partner abuse can damage not only the partner on the receiving end, but also their family and friends who offer support in the situation. Abuse in general can be very damning to an individual’s self-esteem and feeling of selfworth. It is not uncommon for a victim of abuse to become dependent on their partner and take on a submissive role within the relationship. This loss of dependence often times manifests itself in behaviors such as asking for permission to do, say, or interact with certain people or even participating in uncomfortable situations (i.e. sexual scenarios)

because it is safer than just saying “No!” Constant Symptoms of individuals who experience physical abuse are depression, anxiety, and a sense of helplessness. It is important to understand that regardless of the physical abuse the dependent partner will most likely defend the abusive partner.

Even with visible bruises, the dependent partner will continuously deny and minimize the abusive situation. Minimization usually sounds like “He’s not like that, he was just angry” or “She just threw a fit, it was no big deal.” Whether you yourself or someone you know are in an abusive situation it is important to be educated and aware of options that are available.

For more information, contact the End Violence Center, located in the Carter Hall Wellness Center G94 by phone (724-938-5707) or at greendot@ calu.edu.

What are the Best Cars for College Students?

By Zach Filtz, Cal Times Contributor As a college student, there is a good chance you paid cash for your car, or if you are like me, “renting” a car from the family so you can avoid the car payment. Do you ever find yourself wondering if there are different and better choices out there in the used car marketplace?

Here are the three best choices that have been around for a while in no particular order:

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1. Subaru Forester

2. Toyota Truck/Tacoma

3. Honda Civic

This is a small crossover-like SUV. It has always offered

Dating back to the curiously-named Truck (not kidding)

Although proclaimed by some as a “boring” car to drive,

plenty of space, the traction of full-time all-wheel-

of the 1980s, this couple of trucks has been around

the Civic has offered choices and options to those who

drive, and usually retains good fuel economy. Newer

in one way or another and has appealed to those who

seek it. Offered in gasoline, gas-electric Hybrid, and hot

cars can retain their value for a while, and the Subaru’s

can’t afford full-size truck fuel economy nor the parking

Si models, it offers a unique set of selling points to those

dependability has proven faultless, according to

space they take up. Bless your heart if you are able to find

who like driving (Si) and fuel economy. If you seek out

nonprofit Consumer Reports. Try to find one for a good

a good example of the Truck, as Truck was replaced by

performance, know that Si has not been available with

price—from $6,000 (older high mileage example) est.

the popular Tacoma which continues to this day. Power

an automatic transmission. That is, ever. Oh, and it’s

to $30,000 est. (2016 XT model)

comes from a reliable four-cylinder (no speeding tickets

higher strung than Donald Trump drinking Red Bull®

here) or a nicer V-6, a Toyota truck signature. Reliability

energy drink. Quality? Civic has been great, according

has been good to excellent, and Consumer Reports has

to Consumer Reports. From $3,000/4,000 (older high

spoken positively of Tacoma for a while. From $1,000

mileage base car) to $26,000 est. (2016 EX with leather

(1990s high mileage Truck) to $40,000 est. (2016 Tacoma

and navigation)

Limited V-6 automatic)

The Hellcat series of Dodge cars offer speed, thrills, sights, and sounds. What’s the catch? It literally has no use for any college student, unless you have a private racetrack and are racing a F-16 jet. It is louder than higher end cars. And to top things off, it is estimated to have some worst wide open throttle fuel economy of, well, any car for sale right now. Don’t even get me started on cost of insurance.

There you have it.

Now you know three great cars for college life, and one really bad one. Next time your lemon-car decides to flash its checkengine light at you a hundred times, you now have three alternatives at reasonable prices.

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Golf teams finish fall season at PSAC Championships

By Rachael McKriger, Cal Times Contributor

The California University of Pennsylvania men and women’s golf teams finished off their season this past weekend with the PSAC Championships.

The Championships, which were held in Hershey, Pennsylvania, were a two-day feat for the Vulcans and their other competitors.

Cal’s women’s golf team looked to defend their PSAC championship from a season ago. They could not but still had a strong finish to their season with a second place finish in the championships. The Vulcan women finished behind Millersville with a final total shot of 65-over 633. Rachel Lim, a junior, had the best performance for the women’s team with a seven-over 78. According to the team’s page online, Lim has now posted a top-10 finish at the league championships in each of her three seasons with the program.

The men’s team did not fare as well as the ladies, but still finished the season on a positive note. The men tied with Gannon University for fifth place for the final tally with a 50-over 618 shot. Another junior, Tyler Robinson, had a strong outing for the Vulcans by shooting a six-over 77. Robinson finished off the tournament in 13th place.

The Vulcans women’s team has had a steady year in placements for events this season.category. In events this season they have placed 10th, 3rd, 5th, 2nd, and have tied also for 2nd. For the men, they

The California University of Pennsylvania Vulcans golf teams closed out their Fall seasons in Hershey last weekend.

Photo: Sports Information have been less than steady. The men have placed in 2nd, 1st, 5th, 11th, 4th (twice), 3rd, and have tied for 5th. Senior Cara Vanderham won PSAC women’s golfer of the week honors for consecutive weeks to close out the season as well.

Now with the season over, the Vulcans will be losing Grant Newton of the men’s team and Vanderham for

the women’s team. Next year’s seniors include five members of the men’s team and four members of the women’s team. Both teams look to continue success and welcome in future golfers to the program. Spring will be right around the corner for these golfers.

Vulcan Volleyball goes .500 in PSAC crossover play

By Sports Information The California University of Pennsylania volleyball team opened the second weekend of Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Crossover play on Friday by suffering a 3-0 loss (21-25, 22-25, 12-25) against Shippensburg before recording a 3-1 victory (13-25, 25-23, 25-12, 25-21) over Lock Haven. With the split, the Vulcans improve to 7-14 overall behind a 5-6 mark in conference action. Cal U also ended a six-match losing streak by getting its first win since Sept. 26. Against the Radiers (15-7), senior Mary Lavery (La Plata, Md./La Plata) led the offense with six kills, while sophomore Ashley Leto (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Allegheny) recorded five kills.

Senior Miranda Fouzie (Kingston, Ontario/ Sydenham) and junior Danielle Hayes (Erie, Pa./ McDowell) each tallied four kills with Fouzie leading

the team with a .300 hitting percentage. Junior Megan Litoborski (Lemont, Ill./Lemont) guided the offense with 13 assists and sophomore Taylor Solo (Irwin, Pa./Penn-Trafford) followed with six assists.

Litoborski led the defense with 12 digs for an assist/ dig double-double, while junior Abby Matusik (Mars, Pa./Mars) posted 10 digs.

Against the Bald Eagles (13-9), Lavery paced the offense with 14 kills and a .406 hitting percentage, while Leto posted 11 kills and Fouzie tallied 10 kills and collected a season-best 15.5 points. On defense, Leto led the Vulcans with 20 digs and Hayes followed with a career-high 19 digs. and Fouzie led the team with eight blocks (three solo), as Cal U totaled 12 blocks after posting only one block in the first match.

The Vulcans then completed their weekend of Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Crossover play with a 3-1 victory (19-25, 25-15, 25-16, 25-20) against Millersville before suffering a 3-1 loss (25-21, 16-25, 20-25, 23-25) against PittJohnstown on Saturday. Against the Marauders (11-11), Hayes and Leto both led the offense with 14 kills, while Lavery registered 12 kills. Litiborski guided the offense with 24 assists and Solo matched her season high with 17 assists.

Against the PSAC East-leading Mountain Cats (19-13), Lavery led the team with 13 kills on a .278 hitting percentage. Matusik paced the offense with 18 digs in the loss. Cal U returns to PSAC West play on Friday, Oct. 23, when it travels to face PSAC West-leading Edinboro at 7 p.m.

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Vulcan football dealt devastating loss from IUP

By Danny Beeck, Cal Times Contributor

California had the biggest road test of their season against IUP this past weekend, a game that has been a huge rivalry since 1918. This years game fit right into the normal criteria for the Coal Bowl, bitterly cold and extremely intense. The game time temperature was 39 degrees but as the night progressed, the wind chill affected not only the type of precipitation but also both teams abilities to catch the football. The challenges this year happened to be slightly different however because IUP had a new, and improved, quarterback at the helm.

Lenny Williams, a transfer from Temple, ranks 7th in all of Division II with 87.6 yards/game and 581 yards in the air. This combo of being mobile and having a decent arm allowed him to slice through the Vulcans defense.

James Harris and the California offense took the field first and started out strong with quick passes and strategic runs. Harris integrated all of the wide outs on the first drive, marching right down the field and into IUPs territory.

Last weeks game showcased freshman running back, Jimmy Wheeler, a redshirt freshman and a local to the area. He shined through yet again on the first drive, when he ran for a 12-yard touchdown. After a missed extra point, IUP would get the ball back and have a drive of their own when they went 86 yards in 9 plays to go up 7-6 thanks to a 32 yard run from feature back Chris Temple. California would take the field, looking for vengeance against their missed extra point. After seeming as though they would be stopped on a fourth and three, Luke Smorey ran for 16 yards, giving the Vulcans a first down to keep the drive alive. Jimmy Wheeler would yet again keep the Vulcans alive and take them down the field on 13 plays, only producing a field goal however. The quarter ended with IUP in possession, driving down the field.

On the drive that closed the first quarter and opened the second, Lenny Williams rushed for 38 yards, coupled with Temple’s second touchdown to take them into the end zone from a yard out. After that first score in the beginning of the quarter, the rest of the half would remain scoreless and it would stay 13-9 until the third quarter. Despite missing some

Despite a strong performance from the Cal U defense, IUP’s running game was too strong for the Vulcans in last Saturday’s Coal Bowl loss to the Crimson Hawks Photo by Josh Richardson

scoring opportunities, IUP would open the second half with the football and in control of the game.

Chris Temple took over during the second half, when he broke a 46 yard run to the California 18-yard line. After getting stopped three times in a row, IUP decided to go for it on fourth and 1. Sophomore Corey Bopp and the Vulcans defense stopped the Hawks and got the ball back. When California took the field, they came out looking to get some points. It looked like Harris and Garry Brown connected for a 37 yard pass, however, a penalty on the play hindered them from moving the ball. That penalty then ruined their chances and stopped the drive from progressing. A few more drives stopped by the Vulcans defense produced nothing on the offensive side, leading to IUP scoring yet again with Temple getting his third touchdown, making it 20-9 with one minute left the third quarter.

In the fourth quarter, Cal was stopped near the goal line three times but they broke through and scored from a yard out as sophomore running back John Franklin III scored his 10th rushing touchdown of the season to make it 20-15 after a failed two point conversion and 9:46 on the clock. Calamity ensued on the kickoff after the swirling wind affected Cal’s kick as it went short and the Vulcans recovered before any IUP player could to get the ball right back. It seemed

like an easy task to achieve, only being down by five with that much time left and golden field position, but an interception by Crimson Hawk defensive back Mikale Makel stopped Cal’s drive and held the lead. The Vulcans had one last chance to take the lead after starting at IUP’s 28 yard line, but once again red zone problems reared its ugly head again as Cal was stopped on 4th down from the four yard line to seal the win for IUP. In the 4th quarter, Cal ran every play in IUP territory and only came away with six points.

In a heartbreaking defeat in a huge game for the Vulcans, the Coal Bowl trophy was returned to IUP and California was sent home. This defeat was huge for IUP and could potentially set them up to win the PSAC West if they continue to win. The Vulcans take on surprisingly unbeaten Clairon this weekend at 3pm for their Homecoming game, which the Vulcans have not lost since 2004.

know your foe

Clarion Golden Eagles Last Meeting against Cal: Oct 25th, 2014 Cal 43 Clarion 32 Interesting Fact: Clarion has not won in Cal since 2000

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PIAA classification expansion hurts WPIAL the most

By Matt Hagy Sports Editor Pennsylvania High School football will never be the same. Earlier this month, the PIAA voted on a proposal to expand from the current four classification system to a new six class system and it passed with a 26-4 vote out of the 30 members of the PIAA board of directors. This new change will go in effect starting next season in September 2016. This change is earth-shattering as the four class system has been in effect since the late 80’s and had no issues it seemed throughout the state of Pennsylvania. There were also votes passed to expand boys and girls basketball plus baseball and softball to six classes as well.

The expansion will play a big role in changing the landscape of high school football in Pennsylvania forever and also will hurt one league the most, the WPIAL. The WPIAL is the entire District 7 and is also the oldest high school sports league in Pennsylvania. For years the WPIAL was one of if not the biggest power of the 12 districts in Pennsylvania and has won the most state titles combined in the four classes. It was little surprise that District 7 was completely opposed to the expansion and rightfully so. This expansion will threaten the great tradition of high school football in the WPIAL by threatening some longstanding rivalries to cease and also spike the cost the travel up greatly. Also with six classes, the PIAA will shorten the football season by one week at the end. Districts will have the option

Classification expansion will change the traditional high school football in PA Photo: Wikimedia Commons of having their teams play two scrimmages, or one scrimmage and start playing games the second week.

One of the reasons to expand was in part after the influx of the Philadelphia Public and Catholic School leagues in 2008. The creation of District 12 added more depth to the PIAA, but also created an unfair advantage due to the size of the schools and talent level they were bringing in. Some large Philly Catholic Schools would be playing down a classification which basically would give them a free pass to winning the state championship. Now a

proposed system would have the majority of the Philly Catholic League all in the largest classification which would be 6A. That makes complete sense and in my opinion is a bonus to stop the straight dominance by the Philly Catholic League in every classification. Now this proposal does not completely give all the private schools their own classification and the PIAA refuses to discuss that possibility with anyone. As for the WPIAL, it will be interesting to see a possible standoff between the district and the PIAA. The WPIAL has thwarted previous attempts the PIAA has done to mess with their championship weekend that is held in late November at Heinz Field where the normal four classes would play on the same day and has gone on since 1986. This feud could possibly become a fascinating battle between one of the largest scholastic athletic conferences in the country and Pennsylvania’s statewide association if they do indeed dig down deep on this issue.

Whatever comes from this change, I am not a fan of it. I believe this will make a mess with determining who will be in each class and Pennsylvania is not really built for six classes much like Texas, California, and Florida. This is something that has been in the works for years and it never went through until this year.

I feared a day like this would come and now it is up to the PIAA to see how they handle this change and keep high school football in Pennsylvania the great tradition it always has been.

Hagy’s Big Ten NCAA: Week 8 and NFL: Week 7 Last Week’s Record: 6-4 Season Record: 49-21 NCAA Game

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Huegel selected as PSAC Athlete of the Week

By Sports Information California University of Pennsylvania senior Morgan Huegel (Cranberry, Pa./Cranberry) was selected the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Athlete of the Week for the second time this season on Monday afternoon.

Huegel led the team and finished seventh overall at the Hood Open over the weekend, as the Vulcans placed second in the team standings. He crossed the finish line just onetenth of a second ahead of a teammate with a time of 26 minutes, 00.2 seconds, while competing in a field of 86 runners.

A 5-foot-7 senior, Huegel has competed in all five races this fall with three top-10 finishes, highlighted by an individual title three weeks ago at the Osprey Open. In 2013, he was selected a Capital One Second-Team Academic All-American and was named the PSAC Champion Scholar in cross country.

The Vulcans return to action on Saturday, Oct. 24, at the PSAC Championships in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania.

This week, senior Cross Country runner Morgan Huegel was named the PSAC Athlete of the Week for the second time this season Photo: Sports Information

Smorey selected as PSAC special teams player of week

By Sports Information Following a staggering 80-yard punt last night, California University of Pennsylvania sophomore Luke Smorey (Pittsburgh, Pa./ Baldwin) was selected the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) West Special Teams Player of the Week on Sunday afternoon.

Smorey, who started the game at wide receiver, averaged 59.5 yards per punt and placed both of his punts inside the 20-yard line. Midway through the first quarter, he converted a fourth-and-two on a fake punt with a 16-yard rush and the Vulcans eventually capped the drive with a field goal. Smorey later registered an 80-yard punt early in the third quarter that was downed at the 1-yard line. The 80-yard punt is tied for the longest in NCAA Division II and the third-best in all NCAA divisions this season.

A 6-foot-0 sophomore, Smorey is averaging 46.6 yards per punt while splitting punting duties this season. He has placed three of his seven punts inside the 20-yard line and two punts have went over 50 yards. In addition, Smorey has set career highs with 337 receiving yards and three touchdowns on 17 catches.

Smorey is the second Cal U player this fall to earn PSAC West Special Teams Player of the Week honors, as junior Aaron Terry (Pasadena, Md./Chesapeake) received the laurel last month following a 97-yard punt return for touchdown.

The Vulcans return to action on Saturday, Oct. 24, when they host Clarion for Homecoming at 3 p.m.

Upcoming games: 10/24: v.s Clarion (Homecoming) 10/31: @ Gannon University 11/7: v.s Mercyhurst University 11/14: @ Lockhaven University

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Cal Times Athlete Spotlight Maddie Thrasher

Class: Freshman Major: Biology Pre-Med Hometown: Greenville, Pennsylvania High School: Greenville High School In her first season as a Vulcan Cross Country Runner, Maddie Thrasher has already made a big impact on the team. Thrasher has posted three top-10 finishes in five races this season, which ranks second on the team. Last week Thrasher won the Hood Open by 13 seconds while competing in a field of 80 runners. She helped the Vulcans register a perfect team score and also garnered PSAC women’s cross country athlete of the week

honors. She is the first Vulcan runner to win the award since

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