Cal Times, Oct. 14, 2016

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VOL 44, NO.4

CalU Making

History!

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Inauguration Week

Special Events, Presentations, Speeches ....

And More!

She is...

Geraldine M. Jones First President Inaugurated in over 20 years!

Read about events occured and what’s yet to come on Pg. 3

NEWS

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Student Affairs

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•Roller Skating

•Glow Run

•Late-Night Breakfast

September 21st Natali Turf October 5th Natali Turf

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• Short-term counseling is available and if deemed appropriate, referral to an off campus psychiatrist is also available.

• The Counseling Center only operates while school is in session.

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President Jones Inauguration Infosplosion!

Source: http://www.calu.edu/inauguration/index.htm Presidential Inauguration

About President Jones

Theme for the celebration is “Honoring Tradition, Rising to the Future”.

Prior to her appointment by the Board of Governors for Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education, she had led the University for nearly four years, first as acting president and then as interim president.

The inauguration of Geraldine M. Jones as president of California University of Pennsylvania will be celebrated Friday, Oct. 14, 2016.

The centerpiece of Inauguration Day will be a formal ceremony installing Ms. Jones as the University’s seventh president.

Geraldine M. Jones was named president of California University of Pennsylvania on April 7, 2016.

She will be installed as California’s seventh president in a formal academic ceremony on Oct. 14, 2016.

Special guests include the Chancellor and other officials from Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education, delegates from State System universities and other institutions, California University trustees, Cal U faculty members, elected officials, and other dignitaries.

Education and career

Inauguration Day Schedule

She began her career in education as a secondgrade teacher in the Albert Gallatin School District, in Uniontown, Pa.

California University of Pennsylvania has planned these Inauguration Day events to mark the installation of Geraldine M. Jones as president. All events are held on Oct. 14, 2016:

President Jones graduated from California State College in 1972 with a bachelor of education degree and earned her master’s degree in education at California in 1980.

President’s Buffet Luncheon - available 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

By invitation only South Conference Wing, Convocation Center

She returned to California in 1974, serving as program director for Upward Bound for 20 years and as chair of the Department of Academic Development Services for 11 years. She was associate dean of the College of Education and Human Services for two years before serving as the college dean from 2000-2008.

Processional Gathering - 1 p.m.

Faculty, platform party and guest delegates North Conference Wing, Convocation Center

In July 2008, she was named provost/vice president for academic affairs, a position she held until being appointed as acting university president.

Visiting delegates, faculty and platform-party guests gather to don their regalia and form lines for the academic procession.

Investiture Ceremony - 2 p.m.

Campus community and general public; RSVP required Mainstage Theatre, Steele Hall All students, faculty, staff, alumni, community members and friends are welcome; registration is required.

Reception - immediately following ceremony Special guests and the campus community Heritage Lounge, Natali Student Center All who attend the investiture ceremony are invited to a reception immediately afterward.

Initiatives

Important initiatives were realized during President Jones’ tenure as interim president. Among them are: The University’s 2015-2020 Strategic Plan.

The University’s first doctoral degree program, the Doctor of Health Science.

A new system of shared governance.

The Center for Undergraduate Research, to enhance and expand faculty-led research in all three undergraduate colleges.

A successful Winter College, offering courses between the fall and spring semesters.

The Military Tuition Program, which exceeded its firstyear enrollment goal by more than 50 percent.

Nine new academic programs in high-demand areas.

Cal U President Geraldine Jones Honors, service and family

President Jones has received numerous honors, including the Cal U Alumni Association’s John R. Gregg Award for Loyalty and Service, and Cal U’s Black Alumni Association’s Outstanding Service Award. In 2010 she was one of 50 “Women of Excellence” honored by the New Pittsburgh Courier, and in 2013 she was honored as an “Urban Hero of Western Pennsylvania,” and one of the “Most Powerful and Influential Women” at the Pittsburgh Diversity and Leadership Summit. President Jones also received the 2016 ATHENA Award, presented by the Washington County Chamber of Commerce.

She serves as a board member on local and regional community organizations, including the Washington County Community Foundation, and the Washington County Chamber of Commerce.

President Jones is a lifelong member of Mt. Zion AME Church of Brownsville, Pa., where she has been the church pianist since age 14. She has been married to Jeffrey B. Jones for 40 years; they have two adult daughters and a granddaughter.

Other inaugural events A weeklong series of inaugural events, from Oct. 10 through Oct. 13, were held and open to the public to celebrate the academic diversity and intellectual engagement of our faculty, staff, students and community.

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NEWS

Student convocation highlights enrollment and potential strike

By Mari Boyle, Opinions Editor

Student Government president Shaina Hilsey welcomed students to the annual Student Convocation on September 29, 2016. Shortly after she introduced the President Geraldine Jones, who went from interim president to permanent president of California University of Pennsylvania and will be officially inaugurated on October 14, 2016.

The beginning of the school year for California University of Pennsylvania has certainly been eventful. At the very beginning of the semester a collapse within the infrastructure of the Vulcan Garage led to its temporary closure, talk of a faculty strike has been circulating the campus and seems almost imminent, and many students and employees of Cal U remain curious of the universities future given the fiscal struggles caused by a decline in enrollment.

Thus, President Jones took to the podium and introduced the outline of the day’s discussion.

Those main points were: enrollment and the budget, academic success, the Vulcan Parking Garage, and the possible strike with time at the end for student questions.

President Jones first reminded students of the significant relationship between the enrollment and the budget at Cal U. Revenue from tuition and fees accounts for two-thirds of Cal U’s budget. President Jones stated that the incoming freshman class was roughly the same size as the year before however the overall enrollment of the university has decreased 3.8 percent from the fall of 2015.

However, President Jones continues to claim that the firm Rufallo Noel Levitz, which was working with the university last fall, is working to increase enrollment through “action plans” and creating a mobile friendly website to improve the universities recruitment tactics. The firm along with a new dean for undergraduate admissions hopes to reach new students to increase Cal U’s enrollment.

On a more positive note, President Jones was proud to announce that Cal U continues to receive high marks for its academic success.

In fact, Cal U was recently ranked 16th out of 206 public university master’s programs for its retention and graduate program.

President Jones was also able to tout the success of the “Support for Success” program where undergraduate students are able to meet with graduate students to develop vital skills to prepare them for success. 75 percent of students that take part in the “Support for Success” program outperform their peers in their freshman class.

“Nothing is of greater concern than safety.”

President Jones then moved onto the contentious issue of the Vulcan Parking Garage. Students have expressed frustration and disappointment in tPresident h e Geraldine M. Jones held a Student Convocation in the Natali Student Center just days before her inconvenience of the closure ofinauguration the ceremony as Cal U’s president garage.

President Jones detailed the specifics of the collapse citing on August 26 a piece of concrete more and more of a reality. President Jones fell from the garage. Thankfully, no one and no wanted to clear up some of the confusion. property was damaged or hurt in the incident. President Jones first assured students that the However, the garage has been shut down and strike is not certain, however, if a negotiation will remain closed until the cause of the incident between PASSHE and APSCUF is not reached has been discovered and fixed. President Jones by October 19 there will be a strike. In that stated, “nothing is of greater concern than event, President Jones stated that all other Cal safety.” So, under the recommendation of the U facilities will remain open.

Michael Baker International construction firm, This includes residence halls, Vulcan Village, the a “deeper dive” into the collapse of the garage student center, the Herron Recreation Center, has been undertaken. the food court, the library, etc. Furthermore, President Jones assured students that for students should continue to report to their the parking permits that were relocated the class and if after 10-15 minutes the instructor appropriate pricing fees will be readjusted. As has not arrived students may leave their class. of now there is no time table for the reopening President Jones encourages students of the garage, but in regards to that President to continue checking their email for any Jones said, “we will not open until we are announcements regarding strike updates. On confident that it is safe.” that note, the convocation concluded, as there The last item on the agenda was information were no student questions. on the potential faculty strike. Rumors on what might or might not occur in the event of the strike have only increased as the strike becomes

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Vulcan Theater Oct. 14Oct. 20 Natali Student Center

M-F: 11 a.m., 7 p.m., and 10 p.m.

S&S: 4 p.m., 7 p.m., and 10 p.m.

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Sweet Movie Reviews with Jonathan Hershey!

An unlikely duo, Marlin (Albert Brooks) and Dory (Ellen DeGeneres), of unique characters join together to find Marlin’s lost son Nemo.

This nostalgic classic is in Vulcan Theater leading up to this past summer’s film, “Finding Dory.” Finding Nemo is strongly considered one of Pixar’s greatest so be sure to catch it as it returns to the big screen at Vulcan Theater from October 14th until the 20th.

I give this film rating a 91/100.

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Funny Freaking Friday: Chad Zumock

By Morgan Courtwright, Contributor

Members of the Student Activties Board pose with Chad Zumock following his performance.

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This past Friday, comedian Chad Zumock performed in the Vulcan Theatre. Many students recognized him from when he opened up for Steve-O in Steele Hall last fall.

Overall he has been performing for about 11 years; starting his career when he moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in comedy.

He has opened for many major names in comedy such as Dave Attell, Danial Tosh, also known as Tosh.O, Jeff Ross, Steve-O and many more. Currently he is on tour with Chris D’Elia and will be performing at the Pittsbrugh Improv on October 19 and 20.

Zumock is originally from Northeast Ohio and has been quoted many times saying, “I’m a Midwest guy. I always will be.”

He has contributed to the humor book Loos at My Stripped Shirt!: Confessions of the People You Love to Hate. In 2009 he self-produced a comedy album, Accomplishing Nothing, which was available for the audience to buy after the show.

Among those accomplishments, he has appeared on many TV and talk shows such as, The Alan Cox Show, The Bob and Tom show, and Gotham Comedy Live. Zumock made his own podcast in 2005 called The Sit Down Zumock Podcast! With Chad Zumock.

Now on to the actual show, Zumock came on around 7:00 pm to a crowd of 75 people in attendedence. Among those 75 people there was one student, Jason Shaffer, who participated heavily in the show and Zumock joked along with Shaffer regularly.

Zumock talked about past jobs, his mostly single love life, and other aspects of his life. All in all, Zumock was very inventive in his jokes and truly hilarious.

The next Funny Freaking Friday is on November 4 at 7:00pm in the Vulcan Theatre featuring comedian: Emma Willmann.

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A Beautiful Soul Comes to Cal U

Pop star Jesse McCartney takes center stage at Convocation Center By: Jessica Crosson, Entertainment Editor

On Thursday night both the students of California University of Pennsylvania and the public were able to take a trip down memory lane as former teen pop-star, Jesse McCartney, performed in the Convocation Center. It was announced during Riverfest back in August that McCartney was being brought to Cal U by the Student Activities Board and Underground Café.

The popularity of the show resulted in tickets being sold out within the first six hours the day they went on sale. Since tickets sold out so quickly, the Student Activities Board and Underground Café began to offer ticket giveaways at the majority of their events before the show.

Some of these events included giving away tickets after illusionist Elliot Zimet’s show, having certain candy pieces at Underground Café: Vulcan Village marked for tickets and giving away tickets to people who came out to get ice cream from the Caustelot Creamery truck. On the Monday before the show, 200

more tickets were released with 100 being sold at the Natali Student Center info desk and the other 100 being sold behind Duda Hall.

Two hours before the show began, there was a pre-event going on outside of the Convocation Center. The event included music from WCAL, ladder ball, Kan Jam, corn hole and more ticket giveaways. Although many students did not take part in the games offered due to wanting to save their spots in line, students made up for it by listening to the music being played.

Fans started to line up an hour and a half before the doors opened to guarantee themselves front row seats for the show.

Once the doors opened students were subjected to a bag check and wanding upon entering the facility to ensure the safety of both McCartney and the others in attendance. Upon clearing this process some loyal fans ran up the stairs to claim their seats while other browsed the merchandise for both McCartney and the opening band, Hear Tonight.

Cal U’s very own Hear Tonight went on stage to open up the night and provided the crowd with a great amount of energy before McCartney went on stage. Upon finishing their set, Hear

Tonight received roaring applause and the anticipation began to rise for McCartney’s first appearance.

Dory Lobel, McCartney’s guitarist, appeared on stage first and began to play the intro to one of McCartney’s hits: “Leavin.” As soon as McCartney appeared the crowd instantly rose to their feet and began to scream. McCartney brought big time fan, senior Katie Murano, on stage and serenaded her for a song.

At the end of the night most of the crowd went home and social media was flooded with various pictures and videos capturing the night’s events. A couple of fans stuck around the Convocation Center with hopes of catching a last minute glimpse before McCartney left, resulting in the Student Activities Board having to sneak him out a different door.

With this concert being a large success for not only the Student Activities Board and Underground Café but for the entire Cal U community, hopes are high that bigger concerts are heading this way.

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Photos by: Mikayla DiCesare

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Getting to Know Jesse!

Executive boards for SAB and Underground Cafe get their photo taken with Jesse.

Q & A

By: Jessica Crosson Layout: Taylor Barta

Q: What have you been doing since you released your last album?

A: I’ve been really into doing a lot of acting stuff since my last record.... I was on a show called Young & Hungry for a couple seasons and then dabbled with the drama world with Fear of the Walking Dead. I’ve been doing a lot of writing not just music writing but screenplay writing. I’ve been trying to find other outlets of creativity other than just releasing music.

That being said, I do plan on getting back into the studio and I’m right now doing that to get back in and make some more music. Acting has always played an important role for me so I wanted to do more of that.

Q: So you think you’re going to release another album in the future?

A: Yeah I do. I think I will. I think you’re probably the first person I’ve actually told that. I think I am going to do another record but I think it is in the very early stages.

I think I’m in the sort of research and development in terms of what I want it to sound like or what I want it to be so I really don’t know. I have a lot of really great songs that I’ve written that I haven’t produced yet just because I don’t know what I want the production to sound like. Once I figure that out the record typically comes out faster but until then it’s kind of a long process.

Q: How did your hit ‘Beautiful Soul’ impact the rest of your career?

A: That was kind of the ‘golden ticket’ that was the beginning of it all and if it wasn’t for that song I wouldn’t have this amazing career I’ve had over the last decade.

I remember I was about 16 when I first heard it myself on a radio station in New York.... So when I came out of my SATs and got in my car and the song came on, in that moment I was so worried about my SATs and in that moment it was like oh this is happening and it kind of became ‘that moment’ for me. The song is very important and it put me on the map both in the United States and around the world.

Q: What would you say has been the highlight of your career?

A: It’s hard to pinpoint one highlight like there are benchmarks for sure. Each new achievement is like a new thing and a new level of excitement. I think one of the most gratifying things I did in my career that I think gained me a respect factor that I maybe I didn’t have earlier was writing ‘Bleeding Love’ for Leona Lewis.

That song, as much as it was a huge song for her it was a huge win for me because as a writer all of a sudden now I was someone that people actually really took seriously and called up to write other big records or at least get in the studio with some major artists. It paved the way for my writing career and so many things wouldn’t have happened if it wasn’t for that song in my musical life so I think that was one of my greatest musical achievements so far.

Q: What is your favorite part about performing for college students?

A: I think right now there’s a nostalgic quality to these college shows because a lot of the girls and guys that are in school right now were the fans when they were nine or ten or even younger in some cases. It’s just one of those kind of things.

Q: Do you ever wish you were able to experience college?

A: Yeah, of course, and I still think about taking some higher education classes not because I need the college experience but more just to have that higher education.

I read a lot and I watch a lot of documentaries and I’ve experienced a lot that I obviously wouldn’t have if I had chosen to go to college during that time but it was a tricky time for me. I was really bummed that I had to make that choice because I really would’ve liked to of gone to college and experienced that lifestyle but

it was a choice I had to make and it did end up paying off but it’s still something I think about but it’s never too late. I think if I was to go back and study something it would either be history or something I could write or film about.

Q: Out of all of the places you traveled which destination is your favorite?

A: Probably Italy. I’ve always said that in my interviews. It’s been my favorite country for a very long time. Eventually I’d love to have a little place out there, I don’t know where but when I retire I’d love to have a little Italian bakery with wine and beer somewhere on the coast and retire and get old and just drink wine every day... It’s got a lot of history and my first international experience as an artist seeing fans anywhere but the United States was in Italy and it was pandemonium and craziness and it had such an imprint on me so Italy has a very sentimental and special place in my heart.

Q: What’s the weirdest thing a fan has ever done for you?

A: I had a group of girls follow the Beautiful Soul tour on every date for six weeks on their summer break. It’s really expensive and I don’t know how they did it but they just got in their car and followed the tour bus. We would stop and they would stop.

It was a little creepy actually. It was insane from Portland, Oregon down to Florida we were all over the country. I’d say that was the craziest.

Q: Do you have any advice for college students?

A: It’s hard for me to give advice to college students because they’re actually doing something that I have never done in my life so the first thing I guess I would say is good for you for going to college.

But don’t be afraid to find something in that time, it’s all about self-discovery and it’s about trying to figure out what you want to do, don’t let any outside influence dictate what that is that you like to do. If you’re a marketing guy and all of a sudden you’re like why am I not doing theater and you’re afraid to pull that trigger, you should do it now because you’ll always have that what if later and if you want to you can go back and do marketing later if you want. My biggest advice would be to just really truly find something that you like to do and don’t just go off of the preconceived notion of what you think you should do, just really allow that self-discovery to happen.

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Albums of the

Week

By Dan Carmichael Cal Times Contributor

Sit Still, Look Pretty – Daya Grace Martine Tandon, known by her stage name, Daya, has just released her first studio album. Daya is a singer and songwriter from Pittsburgh, PA. At the young age of 17, turning 18 next week, Daya has been playing music since the age of 3. She learned piano, guitar and ukulele before she started to work on her singing ability. She is a recent graduate of Mt. Lebanon High School. Daya released her first EP in 2015 and has since been working on this brand new studio album, as well as a collaboration with the Chainsmokers.

You can tell that “Sit Still, Look Pretty” is the music of an up and coming pop star. It tries to fit into the EDM genre without actually making a point to say that it is EDM. In general, you can classify this as pop/ electronic. The lyrics are not very complex. That is very easily seen in the song “Thirsty.” The title song/first single, “Sit Still, Look Pretty,” may be the saving grace to the album. This song is empowering to the society we currently live in. It allows Daya to express the fact that she does not want to just be a pretty face or a trophy wife in a relationship. For a young artist, this song is the one to build off of. In the future, I expect Daya to end out her teen years making this type of pop/EDM mixture. After that, I would like to see her expand as she does have a great voice and is very talented Daya will end her current tour in Pittsburgh on March 30th at Stage AE.

Average Critic Rating: N/A My Rating: 68/100

Revolution Radio – Green Day I would be surprised to meet someone that has never heard of Green Day, though I am sure there is at least one person out there who has not. Green Day is an American punk rock band that formed in 1986. Throughout the 90’s, the band cranked out albums and hit songs. During that span came “Dookie,” one of their more popular albums. In 2004, Green Day put out “American Idiot,” which is said to be their most popular and influential album. “American Idiot” was a different type of album as it feel in the “punk rock opera” genre.

Since this album, Green Day released 5 more albums, including their newest, “Revolution Radio.”

Coming from someone who religiously listened to “American Idiot,” I am very pleased with “Revolution Radio.” This album gives off a lot of vibes that I haven’t heard from Green Day in a long time. It is easy to tell that the band has used their musical knowledge from the last 18 years to mold and create a familiar sound. What is nice with this album is that you can feel the emotion in the voice of Armstrong. It seems like the lyrical content comes from years of pent-up anger. The first track starts quiet, almost with an acoustic vibe to it. It quickly shifts gears and speeds up. From here on out, the songs keep up with this tempo. Even the album has three songs that are already considered singles, I can see another two or three climbing the rock charts in the coming months. If you get down with this new album or have always wanted to see Green Day, they will be touring and stopping in Pittsburgh on March 25th at Peterson Event Center with opener Against Me!

Average Critic Rating: 72/100 My Rating: 77/100

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Hand to God actor offers professional insight to Cal U students

By Jessica Crosson, Entertainment Editor

It is not everyday that students are able to meet someone who is currently furthering their career in the same field that those students are currently aiming to achieve. Last Friday students had the opportunity to listen to Nick LaMedica talk about his experience while performing as the lead role (Jason/Tyrone) of Hand to God at the City Theatre in Pittsburgh.

Hand to God takes place in current time inside of a church basement in the town of Cyprus, Texas. The main story follows Jason (played

by LaMedica) and his mother who are coping with the death of Jason’s father. Jason’s mother, Margery, starts a puppetry group at the church and tries to get Jason and the other members involved. After joining this group Jason’s puppet, Tyrone, tries to take on a life of his own when he takes control of Jason’s hand.

“As long as your happy” LaMedica expressed that their marketing team categorizes this show as “R rated for raunchy and riotously funny.” He continued with saying that those in attendance should be prepared to “have some fun and to hear and see some things that they really don’t expect.”

Since LaMedica is very used to playing sweet roles where his characters would say something along the lines of “as long as your happy”, he is very excited to be able to play such a fun role where he gets to play both the part mentioned above as Jason and the complete opposite part as Tyrone.

Before beginning his professional career, LaMedica studied at Marymount Manhattan where he then earned his BFA through their Acting and Musical Theatre programs. He stated that he enjoyed the diversity of the program and the fact that his school was in New York.

“My professors were working professionals, people with actual hands-on and current experience with what is actually going on in the world. You have this great research opportunity because you’re like what is expected of me, what is the level that I expect to be at, where

Hand to God is running from September 24 through October 16 at the City Theatre in Pittsburgh. Tickets and show information can be found at http://www. citytheatrecompany.org/ play/hand-to-god/ Photos provided by: Professor John Paul Staszel

Top: Students attending a workshop on bunraku, presented by Nick LaMedica, work on making their puppets move.

Right: Students take a photo with Nick LaMedica and friends after they finished speaking to the Modern Drama class. should I be performing at and all I have to do is hop on the subway and I can go see: okay, that’s the bar and that’s what I’m going for. It made it so informative.” LaMedica shared.

While here at Cal U, LaMedica also offered a workshop for students to attend where he taught the principles of puppetry and allowed students to make their own puppets out of paper. Following that, he taught the students how to move the puppets using three people based off of the Japanese puppetry style called bunraku.

For any students looking for advice, LaMedica stated, “It can be really easy when you’re really passionate about something to have just a laser focus on that thing but what I encourage,

especially because the younger you are the more plastic your brain is, try lots and lots of things because within the professional world, as it’s developing now, actors are being asked to do a wider and wider array of things. ... I guess I say follow your passions, whatever they are, because none of them are going to hurt you as an actor and they’re just going to make you more interesting as a person and more interesting as a performer so you’re going to be able to bring another perspective, idea, or approach to something.”.

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HOMECOMING

HOMECOMING

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INAUGURATION DAY October 14, 2016

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HOMECOMING

King and Queen

Anthony Agostini

Tim

Glover

Lakijai

Bynum

Samuel

Guido

Nick

Carusone

Jonathan Hershey

Tyrell

Carley

Davenport

Hines

HOMECOMING

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Candidates

Juliana

Lapek

Emma

Elena

Rawlings

McDermott

Brooke

Samantha Middlemiss

Shumar

Amanda

Melissa

Teti

Nguyen

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Cal U students reflect on Kaine-Pence Vice Presidential Debate

By April Pfrogner, Staff Writer Politics can get confusing and downright boring.

With a lot of help from social media and a candidate running who is not a politician, the 2016 presidential race has people talking.

As Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump battle in the polls, the entertainment quality of this election seems to override the seriousness of the job we call Commander in Chief. Sound bites and one liners are losing their luster as we the people have to seriously consider who we want to be the leader of the free world.

Students gathered at Eberly Hall, Oct 4, to watch the Vice Presidential Debate. Turnout was much smaller than it was for the Presidential. A room that holds 100 people was packed for Clinton/Trump debate night while only 21 students attended for Mike Pence and Tim Kaine. Of those in attendance, six were for Trump, 10 for Clinton and five were undecided.

“I want to hear about what the vice presidential candidates have to say, said Kirra Lent, senior, secondary education and social studies major. “The presidential candidates are pretty old so it’s very possible one of these men could end up running the country. “ Although Clinton keeps a slight steady lead over Trump according to traditional polls, he dominates her online. Presidential campaigns have gone from featured stories on the nightly news to Twitter wars and scandalous claims on Facebook.

Shyanne Hilliard, a junior Political Science major said, “I am trying to make sense of this entire presidential election. It is so polarized. I’m just trying to figure out who is the lesser of two evils.” What the outcome of the election can mean is becoming a frightening thought. The focus of an election is usually the economy, jobs, national security, foreign policy etc, but this year, it’s starting to look more like a soap opera. In order to find the truth, voters are being forced to weed out a lot of nonsense.

Paul F. Crawford of the History & Political Science Department said, “I’ve never seen a less appetizing set of choices, now that the primaries are over: an oligarch and a socialist. The Founding Fathers would not be very impressed with us.

I don’t think either candidate understands what real education is about. A fair bit of the Right, and nearly all of the Left, view the world in materialistic

terms and think that the purpose of a university degree is to prepare students to be workers (in fact more than one major American political figure has said exactly that). But it’s not. It is to prepare students to understand, and live out, their essential humanity, with all that that entails. Getting a job is nice, and desirable, but it’s not the real goal of a university education. I don’t think either presidential candidate understands that.”

Clinton’s plans for our nation seem to be more concrete than Trump’s. If you like President Obama’s policies, we have a rough idea of what she will bring to the oval office. Trump is vague but a candidate of change, which could work in his favor since he is not running against an incumbent.

“I’m favoring Clinton. Her life’s work reflects a commitment to education and young people. I was pleased that Bernie Sanders pushed her to endorse reforms on student debt and reasonable tuition prices as part of her campaign,” said Kelton Edmonds, professor of History and Political Science.

Discerning truth from fiction has become somewhat of an art form.

Anyone can post anything on social

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media. That doesn’t mean it is all true or completely false.

“My take on the election as an educator and voter, I owe it to young people and families to ensure they have access to high quality education, which was the key to reshaping my life. Education must be affordable and graduates must not be strapped with debt upon graduation,” said Mary Popovich, assistant professor of health sciences.

“A leader must find solutions to fund public education and assist through equal opportunity to offer affordable education. This may be accomplished through closing tax loopholes, so everyone pays their fair share and the burden is not placed through property tax escalation. As an educator, I want a leader who will fight to preserve

the quality of education in our state, embrace diversity and be willing to work with stake holders, who understand education and the disastrous effects in failure to provide quality affordable education.”

Electing a new president is one of the greatest freedoms we possess. Men fought and died for our right to walk into that voting booth. Somewhere between the scandals, insults and twitter rants are two people, two people who want the right to represent our nation. The truth is there somewhere and it’s getting harder and harder for voters to find it.

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Allentown: The peak of Cal U’s Marching Band season

By Joshua Blattenberger, Cal Times Contributer Among college athletics, there are strikingly few notable representations of Marching Bands that are wildly known, even to those attending university. The Penn State Blue Band may be the only exception to this unspoken truth, but this notoriety was crafted from years of recognition and dedication, and only reaches a third of the overall publicity experienced by other athletic programs put on at their specific university. This problem is very local, as well.

The marching band present at California University of Pennsylvania was recently showcased in the only college marching band festival that is obtainable for the band, given the necessary travel time and preparation. This festival in known solely as Allentown, as it is where the festival is located. But even with its relatively close proximity -still approximately ten hours there and back- it is still a venue that is visited by bands from across the nation, and one that serves great importance toward the purposes of recruitment and recognition for California’s marching band.

It is what many involved with the band refer to at the “Peak of the Season”.

Having arrived early that morning, the band spent several hours tuning and practicing in preparation for the event.

Instructors and student leaders worked to make needed adjustments as the performance drew near. The director of the band, Dr. Frank Stetar, supervised the process, providing help to many members. Even several returning alumni

helped out in the process; some giving motivational pep talks while others recorded footage and took photographs for the sake of social media.

With the arrival of the early afternoon came the time to perform. As the band made their way in between the dozens of charter buses parked alongside the road, they marched in time to the cadence, uniform and disciplined, silently congratulating the passing band as they walked toward their own bus with glistening faces. California entered the field and anxiously awaited to begin their performance.

The performance was as expected; loud, melodious, and fun. As the brass blared, the low brass boomed, the winds whistled, and the percussion pounded a steady rhythm to the movements of the conductors, or drum majors.

The music flowed along with the smooth steps and turns, beginning strong and ending triumphantly with each song. Uniformity gave way to personality in the midst of “Shine Down”, in which the band broke into dance as the trumpets played the song’s melody. The strength of the music gave way to delicate emotion with the beginning of “Sun and Moon”, only to return full force before the transition into the final movement, where the show came to a brilliant conclusion with a held note and a halt. Overall, it was a striking performance, a fact shared with all other participants in the festivities.

With the other bands performing, I took the opportunity to ask Lydia Ponticel, one of three drum majors for California’s marching band, her opinion on their season thus far and that day’s performance. In response to the

former, she enthusiastically stated, “This season has been a blast so far!” However, her response to the latter signified a concern that was apparent to the band’s staff prior to the performance. “Let me preface, we had two performances before Allentown.” She said, “Allentown being our third in twenty-four hours. We were definitely good, but we could have used more energy and excitement. Either way, we had fun playing for such a huge crowd.” Thankfully, the amount of performances in that period of time did not have a major effect on the outcome of their performance in the festival, albeit a small lack of energy.

I closed the interview with Ms. Ponticel by asking what her hopes for the band’s future were. Drawing from her experience this season, she stated that “I hope we can keep up the good attitude we’ve had… the positivity is important to cheer on the football team while we’re in the stands. Also, our show is more innovative than previous years… I hope that those additions to the show will carry over to the next few years.” From what I have also heard, this is a sentiment shared by many others in the band.

With the festival’s conclusion, the band headed home to rest from the collection of performances presented to them that weekend. Many other universities have band consisting of talented musicians, such as ours, working vigorously to accomplish a team effort worthy of praise, recognition, and notoriety that comes easy to some. But regardless of whoever is listening, those involved in their own passions will keeping marching on.

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NEWS

Cal U faculty union hold student Q & A sessions about strike The Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculty union (APSCUF), made up of about 5,500 members, including faculty at Cal U, set Oct. 19 as the strike date if an agreement regarding their contracts is not reached with the state. In an effort to keep the public informed with the latest news about what would happen in the event of a strike, the University has posted information and FAQS from the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education on its website at calu.edu. Meanwhile, in the photo on the left, Cal U union faculty members have been holding informational sessions on campus to discuss student concerns and answer any questions they may have about contract negotiations.

In the photo to the left, CUTV Newscenter reporter Ryan Kaufman holds a microphone to record students and faculty members talking at an information session in the Natali Student Center on Monday, Oct. 10, regarding their concerns of the possibility of a strike. To watch video from the session and the latest information about faculty contract negotiations, please visit the news section on our website at www.caltimes.org

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Is social media hurting our ability to communicate

By Zachary Filtz, Staff Writer

This is my sixth and final semester at California University of Pennsylvania. This is my second university and third “school” (if a weekend program at a car detailing program counts as a “school”). That being said, I am not a traditional, 18-22 age student.

I notice that a number of my peers seem to prefer scrolling through social media feeds than talking to other students.

When we do communicate, it is sometimes also about social media. “Did you see that Twitter post and Instagram photo,” is something I have heard a lot from our generation. This is not a bad thing, but we’ll discuss how this affects a person in a minute.

I am not the only one to think so, as a faculty member seemed to agree.

Rueben Brock, professor of psychology and popular on-campus speaker, said he has noticed a shift in student formality in the last 15 years.

Brock said there has been an overall change in the way people communicate. He said this can be rooted from accepted social norms and the way people communicate.

He also said there has been a decrease in formality, which he said is not bad for their culture, it can be bad for sending emails to a professor.

“I don’t get mad when students just start typing without starting out with a formal greeting, but I do correct them in my reply to the student,” he said.

While the recent lean towards informality is not solely contributing to the change, the communication style learned from the social media age is not helping formality.

“While young people will continue to retreat to their social media, they may will continue to be awkward when connecting with their peers,” Brock said.

The communication theorists seem to agree in a particular scientific experiment, as well.

According to the article “Impact of Social Media on Interpersonal Communication Patterns” by the University of Latvia, communication increased with peers, but appeared to decrease significantly with immediate family members.

Two other points were established by the study. One of these included a change in the definition of the word

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“friend” after social media was introduced.

Thirdly, the study found both positive and negative aspects of social media use in its scholarly conclusion.

The positives included the sharing of ideas, an additional tool for communication (i.e., if someone checks email less often than social media), a marketing tool, and a source of information: such as for local events.

Negatives for it included a higher risk for privacy intrusion and the loss of family ties (as stated earlier).

Something else it concluded was that social media entities can be its own sort of community.

It is not only faculty who notice these things in our culture, but a fellow student wishes to connect face-toface with students, as well.

Kevin Jenkins, junior English education major, passes trees that turn a beautiful shade of yellow in the fall.

Known as the ginkgo biloba tree, it is an endangered species. Jenkins says there are two of these trees at California University of Pennsylvania’s campus.

Jenkins and I wonder how many thousands of students must have graduated from this university, without noticing these trees.

What is my friend’s point? Students do not take the time to notice life anymore.

“It seems strange to me that many students will regularly look at pictures or videos depicting the scope and brilliance of our natural world,” Jenkins said. “They fail to understand that the only reason they haven’t found anything worth appreciating in California is because they haven’t looked closely enough.”

The presence of social media certainly has had an effect on the lives of many at Cal. It has potential usefulness in the spreading of ideas, as outlined by a study later featured.However, the problem lies in the fact that we are so addicted to the gratification of online socialization that we run out of time for action.

Use social media to bring yourself closer to people who matter. Have you ever wondered what it’s like to sit with someone new, face-to-face and listen to what he or has to say? React to what they have said instead of waiting for your turn to speak. Allow their ideas to change your perception, then use your unique experiences to change theirs.

I challenge the reader to find someone, either in a club you are in or class you share or even someone who shares the same dorm as you, and meet him or her halfway.

Want to share your ideas? Ask questions, listen to him or her, and have a real-life discussion. Who knows, the reader might even like it.

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Tale of Donald Trump’s Tax Returns

By Dillon Gaudet, Contributor One of the major obstacles for Donald Trump so far in this election cycle has been the secrecy surrounding his tax returns. Every Republican nominee since Richard Nixon has released their tax returns in some form to the general public before their respected elections.

However, Trump has not publicly released his returns and has been adamant in stating that he will not release his returns until the IRS completes his outstanding audit.

The majority of democrats and a handful of republicans have tried to pressure Trump into releasing them but his stance has not changed. On October 1, The New York Times released Trump’s 1995 federal income tax returns that which sent media outlets into a frenzy. The records released by the New York Times unveiled that Donald Trump allegedly claimed a $916 million loss during the 1995 year.

This loss would have allowed him to legally avoid paying federal income tax for up 18 years according to The New York Times. To many Democrats this was the proof they needed to support the idea that Donald Trump has been avoiding paying taxes and for that reason has been refusing to release his tax returns. However, too many Trump supporters this felt like yet another media attack against the republican frontrunner.

As a millennial that leans right on many issues, this was a bigger issue to me than just Trump not paying his taxes. This was a glimpse into the way of life of major business owners across this country. The media has used this to make Trump out to be a con-artist that has lied to the American people over if he does or doesn’t pay taxes.

I look at it a different way though, this proves that tax loopholes exist and not much is being done to get rid of them. The loophole that Trump allegedly used is one of the many loopholes that only the top percenters have the ability to exploit.

I agree that Trump was wrong for exploiting the tax system, but was he foolish? No. Donald Trump was just trying to survive and grow his business like the hundreds of other top business owners

who have been using the same strategy for decades.

Can you really fault him for doing that?

Yes, being middle class Americans it is easy to blame the rich for these tax loopholes. The true fault lies in the hands of the politicians in Washington.

One of the many roles of the government, as stated in the US Constitution, is to “Promote General Welfare.”

Politicians are fighting for those with the resources to take advantage of the lenient, contradicting tax code. That leaves those of us in the middle and bottom tiers fighting a losing battle.

With tax loopholes like the one Donald Trump used, as well as many others, it’s beginning to feel like maybe ‘general’ should instead be ‘limited’ in that famous line in the constitution.

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California tops IUP in eighth-annual “Coal Bowl”

By Danny Beeck, Sports Editor

The California University of Pennsylvania Vulcans Football team took on the Crimson Hawks of IUP this past week in a rivalry matchup, dubbed “The Coal Bowl”. In an intense matchup between two undefeated teams, IUP ranked #6, taking on California, ranked #15.

The Vulcans started off fast, putting up 14 unanswered points on their first two drives of the game. The Vulcans then sputtered, allowing IUP to put up 21 points, making the game 21-14 going into the last 37 seconds of the first half. Magical throws up to Tom Greene, and Paul Butler would set up a game tying touchdown on the legs of Michael Keir, making the halftime score tied at 21.

To open the second half of play, both sides would trade possession of the ball, before Kier took his team the length of the field. The Vulcans set up and tried to floss a pass through IUP defenders, when Steve Franco stepped in front of the ball for an interception. IUP would then take control of the game and score on a 20-yard run from Lenny Williams Jr. The score was now 28-21 and California had to answer quickly, being that the fourth quarter was just getting ready to begin. A drive that was started and ended with runs, the Vulcans would get into the end zone with Michael Kier on a 5-yard rush. The score was 28-28 and the Crimson Hawks would be getting the ball right back.

G arr y Brown set the school record for receiving yards and receiving touchdowns last weekend when California took on Slipper y Rock .

By this point in the contest, both sides were banged up and ready to finish this one off.

Quarterback Lenny Williams Jr. would have to be taken off the field after a big hit sidelined him for the rest of the game, causing IUP to punt after their drive was halted. California would march down the field, thanks to big catches from not only Garry Brown, but every other Vulcan receiver on the field. Kicker Will Brazill would kick the

pigskin through the uprights to give California the lead, and eventually the win, answering IUP’s victory of 20-15 last season.

California remains unbeaten thus far, and will travel to Clarion this week to take on the 2-4 Golden Eagles.

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Barrett receives weekly league honor

By Matthew Kifer, Sports Information

After averaging 3.86 kills and 4.50 points per set last week, California University of Pennsylvania sophomore Seairra Barrett (Center Twp., Pa./ Central Valley) was selected the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Southwest Athlete of the Week on Tuesday afternoon.

Barrett totaled 27 kills on a .323 hitting percentage over two matches last week in league crossover play against the Northwest Division.

She also added eight blocks and nine digs over a combined seven sets. Barrett recorded 11 kills, six blocks and four digs on Friday in a 3-1 loss to Edinboro, which has the longest winning streak in the PSAC this year. The following day, the Central Valley product finished with 16 kills while hitting at a .438 clip in addition to posting five digs and two blocks in a 3-0 win over Slippery Rock.

A 6-foot-0 sophomore, Barrett leads the team and ranks fifth in NCAA Division II with a .301 hitting percentage. She also sits second on the team with a 2.79 kills and 3.17 points per set, while pacing the team with 33 total blocks.

Barrett earned the weekly laurel in volleyball for the first time in her career, as she received a similar

Sophomore Seairra Barrett ranking fifth in Division II in hitting percentage, along with leading her team to a 13-5 overall record. honor in the winter during basketball season. Last winter, she was tabbed the PSAC West Defensive Athlete of the Year and an All-PSAC West First-

Team selection during the 2015-16 campaign, her first year as a starter.

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Tennis competes at PSAC Championships

By Matt Hagy, Sports Information Four members of the California University of Pennsylvania tennis team competed at the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Individual Championships over the weekend after the event was postponed last weekend due to weather conditions.

In singles, senior Jasi Witherspoon (Macon, Ga. /Howard) won two matches and advanced to the quarterfinals while playing in a field of 32 players. She started the tournament by defeating Paula Carvajalino of Seton Hill by a 6-3, 6-1 count in the first round before tallying a 6-1, 6-0 victory against Rylee Power of West Chester in the second round. Witherspoon

eventually suffered a 7-6 (10-8), 4-6, 10-8 loss to Luise von Agris of IUP in the quarterfinals.

Fellow seniors Veronika Mikulis (Otterburn Park, Quebec/Heritage Regional) and Alyssa Savill (Holbrook, Australia/Billabong) each tallied one victory in the singles flight of the event. Savill claimed a 6-1, 6-1 win in the opening round before dropping a 6-3, 7-5 match to Jarka Petercakova of IUP, who eventually finished as the singles runner-up. Mikulis registered a 6-0, 6-0 in the first round before losing by a 6-0, 6-2 count to Kayla Frost of Mercyhurst.

In the doubles flight, the Vulcans featured a pair of tandems and each doubles team claimed

a first round victory at the tournament. The duo of Witherspoon and redshirt sophomore Katie Olson (Laguna Niguel, Calif./Dana Hills) claimed an 8-1 victory against Alivia Arnold and Maria Snyder of Clarion before falling by an 8-2 count to Saoia Gomez de Segura and Annie Baich of Mercyhurst in the second round. Mikulis and Savill claimed an 8-4 win over Laura Lopez and Roxana Yeh of Edinboro before suffering a 8-5 loss in the second round to eventual doubles champions vonAgris and Petercakova of IUP.

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Local football team goes bald for a cause

By Sara Reeves, Contributor

It is said that in high school, appearance is everything. However, one local high school football team is here to say otherwise. The Carmichaels Area High School football team, along with members of their coaching staff, several school faculty members, and students, shaved their heads in support of a young boy battling a rare bone cancer.

Ten-year-old Braedyn Wasko, a student at Carmichaels Elementary Center, was recently diagnosed with Ewing’s sarcoma. Wasko’s prognosis is good, but as any young person would, he is afraid of losing his hair. According to the football team’s quarterback, senior Jonathan Christopher, “Braedyn loves football and he said his biggest fear was losing his hair. So we decided if he was going to lose his hair, we were going to be with him.”

The school held a fundraising pep rally on the

football field on Friday, September 30, where all 41 football players got buzz cuts by local beautician in front of the student body. The team’s head coach Ryan Krull already sports a shaved head, so he had his eyebrows shaved off in support of Wasko. “If he’s worried about losing his hair and looks up to our football players, then maybe that’s something we can do to show solidarity and support and put his mind at ease about losing his hair,” said Krull.

As important as looks are to teenagers, the young athletes had no qualms about sacrificing their hairstyles for Wasko. When Krull brought the idea to the team, they were all on board. “The young man who is battling this, his outlook he has battling this thing taught us all something. The guys understand we’re doing something for a greater cause,” said Krull. “It gives me chills.”

The support did not stop at the team. The coaching staff got in on the action, as well as teachers, several other students, and administration. Wasko himself got to shave the head of his school principal, Fred Morecraft. In addition to the solidarity from the school, Carmichaels students have also raised seven thousand dollars for Wasko.

To top off Wasko’s big day, he had the opportunity to run out onto the football field with the team as their honorary captain before they played their game against Mapletown High School.

Wasko has along road of treatment ahead of him, but one thing is for sure: he is not fighting this battle alone.

Hurricane Matthew wreaks havoc on the field

By Daniel Beeck, Sports Editor

Hurricane Matthew, a category 4 storm that gained power as it tore through Haiti and Florida, caused damage to not only the entire Eastern seaboard, but also around the world of sports. The damage included not only devastating floods, but the storm surges along the coast ripped towns to shreds, along with businesses and homes. The lucky people that escaped the wraith of this tropical cyclone avoided its impact, however, those who stayed, paid the price.

In College Football, a total of eight games were either cancelled, or postponed, while three games were played as normal. The most covered football game was Florida vs. LSU, due to its postponement, and eventually cancelling of the game as a whole. The magnitude of this storm was evident in a statement from Governor Nikki Haley, of South Carolina, when he threatened to withhold law enforcement to work the game in Columbia, SC. The teams that continued play as normal felt the effects, when torrential downpours halted the game at times, and made it hard to operate their offense.

In Chapel Hill, N.C. the Hokies of Virginia Tech came to take on the Tar Heels, and both sides

suffered, when their passing game couldn’t get started, resulting in a 34-3 victory, as a #17 in the country fell to a ranked #25 team. North Carolina threw four turnovers and only totaled 131 total yards in the windy showdown. Just 25 miles down the road, Notre Dame took on North Carolina State, in a game where just 13 points were scored. The game seemed like more of a fight between the teams and Mother Nature, as its natural grass field took a beating, making it hard for either side to start their offense. NC State took advantage of the Irish mistakes, as they scored the lone touchdown of the game on a blocked field goal that helped them get the win by a score of 10-3.

Aside from all of the havoc that this massive storm caused to College Football, a preseason game between the Florida Panthers and the Tampa Bay Lightning was cancelled, as both sides prepare for the start of the NHL season on October 12, 2016. Yet another sport was affected, when the season ending, Web.com Tour Championship was cancelled. The event took place at the end of the PGA Tour, as it was set to take place near Jacksonville, Florida.

When examining the widespread damage that

this storm has caused along its deadly path along the Eastern seaboard, those who took place in a sport are considered lucky. The people who risked their lives trying to help the others around them are considered heroes around the world, and should be treated as such. In Haiti, the amount of lives affected is staggering, along with the rising numbers in the U.S. Sports will always be around, but the lives affected, will never be forgotten.

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SPORTS

Michael Keir relishes s u ccessful start to the season

By Rachael McKriger, Editor in Chief Mike Keir’s smile was visible all way from the stands when the quarterback lifted up the Coal Bowl trophy on Saturday. Kier, who was named the MVP of the game for his efforts, threw one touchdown and rushed for two touchdowns against Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

“Since I’ve been here at Cal, that’s the best atmosphere we’ve had,” Keir said. “Playing against IUP in the Coal Bowl is special. They’re our biggest rival, obviously. I knew going into the game it was going to be tough. It always has been against them, no matter what the records of both teams were. It was great to get the win and lift up the Coal Bowl trophy.”

Keir still has a reason to remain smiling. The Vulcans are undefeated with a 5-0 record this season and recently moved up to the number seven team in the recent American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Top 25 list.

Even personally for Keir, he’s smiling after being named the PSAC West Offensive Player of the Week for the second time this season. According to the man himself, he wasn’t expecting the honor of Player of the Week or the MVP honor against IUP. “It’s nice, but honestly I wish there was an MVP for everyone because the entire team deserved it,” Keir said. “Everybody played so great that night. I don’t think I should’ve been named the MVP. Both were unexpected. You have to give it to our guys. We have such a great group of guys around our team. It was just unexpected to be presented that.”

Keir has been praised by his teammates for his leadership on and off the field by wide receiver Tom Greene and offensive lineman Craig McCorkle. Greene went off to say in the beginning of the season that he and Keir have a “strong and trusting [relationship]. We both rely on each other to complete the play called and you need that for success on offense.”

As for McCorkle, he praised his quarterback’s intellect and his ability to step up when needed for the team.

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Quarterback Michael Keir was named the MVP of the 2016 Coal Bowl after two rushing touchdowns and one passing touchdown lifted their team over IUP by a score of 31-28. difficult situations,” McCorkle said. “I have a lot of confidence that he will be very productive this season.”

However, Keir counts himself lucky to have Greene, McCorkle, and the entire Vulcan football team by his side on and off the field. He credits them for the success of the team.

“They love me being their quarterback, well I love them being my teammates,” Keir said. “Look at Tom and Garry [Brown]. They’re two of the best wide receivers in the PSAC, if not the whole country.

Those guys together, it’s hard to guard and cover.

Putting them together is just dangerous. Our whole team is dangerous together.”

Another key figure for the Vulcans that has Keir’s back is head coach Gary Dunn. Dunn provided his trust in Keir when he named him the starting quarterback in the off season, as he needed a replacement for the graduated James Harris.

“I’ve been here for three years now, waiting behind James, and for me, my family, there was a

lot of excitement,” Keir said. “It’s something nice to hear, after being a backup for two years.”

“It’s fun learning from Coach Dunn,” Keir continued. “It was kind of in the air during the offseason, wondering who would be our coach.

Everyone was on the edge, and then Coach Dunn gets picked and it’s been really great. I think Coach Dunn and I have a really good relationship.

We have a lot of trust in him because he has a lot of trust in us.”

Keir, who also serves as the punter on the team and has for the last two seasons, will face Clarion University, who are 2-4 overall, on Saturday, October 15 in Clarion, PA. The game will be broadcast on ESPN3 and kickoff is set for 6 p.m. As for their next home game, the Vulcans will take on Gannon University, who are 3-3 overall, during Homecoming weekend, on October 22 at 3 p.m.

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A game of redemption

By Jonathan Hershey, Staff Writer

The brisk October match was one for remembrance.

The Vulcans have had a shaky history with the ‘Ville.

Since 2013, the year that Emedin Sabic became the head coach, the Vulcans record against the Marauders is 2-2. In 2013, the Vulcans fell 2-6 at Millersville. So this past Saturday’s win of 5-1 at home was huge.

The match opened and after around 14 minutes of play the stellar freshman forward, Cooper Amos, scored with a header over the keeper to put the Vulcans on the board. Later on another McDonald star, Mike Cummings, scored with yet another header over the goalie for the Vulcans to take the lead to 2-0.

With 11:56 left in the first half the Marauders fouled Eric Campbell inside the box for a penalty kick.

Christian Fletcher took the kick resulting in another goal putting the Vulcan’s further ahead at 3-0.

Right before the end of the half freshman Matt Light from Annville, PA scored his first collegiate goal to further dominate the Marauders 4-0.

Light stated that “to play against Millersville, which is from where I am from, is kind of special.”

The second half, despite only a few goals this time, was still exhilarating. Millersville transfer, Nathan Delgado, who played his first two seasons at Cal U put the Marauders on the board with 8 minutes left

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Players applaud the fans after a 5-1 victory, with five players all making their mark on the scoreboard. in the match.

Delgado stated “I miss everyone (from California’s team).”

The Vulcans answered with the final goal of the match by senior forward Nick Cichon. Millersville’s head coach was dismissed from the match with a red card as well as two other Marauders. There were a total of 7 cards given to Millersville and only one to California.

The match ended with the Vulcans defeating the #24 team in the nation with a final score of 5-1.

Millersville’s Delgado commented on the loss “We’re going to lose games; all good teams do but the best teams bounce back from it.”

Millersville’s record falls to 7-3-2, 3rd in PSAC with 4-2-2. California is now 7-3-1, 6th in PSAC with 3-2-1.

Vulcans use late surge to beat Mercyhurst, 1-0

By Davey Fitzpatrick, Sports Information

The California University of Pennsylvania women’s soccer team snapped an eight-game losing streak with a 1-0 victory over Mercyhurst in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) play on Tuesday afternoon at the Phillipsburg Soccer Facility.

With the win, the Vulcans improve to 2-9-2 on the season, all in league play, while also scoring their first goal since Sept. 13. Meanwhile, the Lakers fall to 6-6-1 overall and 5-6-1 in conference action.

The first half featured a combined eight shots from the two teams. Mercyhurst nearly scored two minutes into the game as a shot from just outside the 18-yard box hit the crossbar. Cal U registered its best scoring chance of the first half in the 14th minute when junior Riann Grant (Scarborough, Ontario/Birchmount Park) fired a shot that just

missed the net.

The Vulcans broke the scoreless tie at the 70::47mark when senior Danielle Kearns (Gibsonia, Pa/ Deer Lakes) scored her first goal of the year, and sixth of her career, on a header following a corner kick by junior Kira Carberry (Odenton, Md./Arundel). The Lakers nearly tied the score in the 86th minute when Rebekah Craig sent a penalty kick off the crossbar and was unsuccessful on a rebound attempt.

Senior Meghan Jayes (New Albany, Ohio/New Albany) finished with 10 saves, including seven in the second half, to record her 20th career shutout.

Mercyhurst goalkeeper Kristen Koch finished with one save in 90 minutes of action.

Mercyhurst finished with a 17-6 shot advantage, while Cal U held a 3-2 edge in corner kicks, as neither

team registered a corner kick before halftime.

The Vulcans are idle for over a week before returning to action on Oct. 19 when they host PittJohnstown at 7:30 p.m.

LAST HOME GAME CAL U vs. PITT-JOHNSTOWN OCTOBER 19 at 7:30 P.M.

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At h l e t e S p ot l i g h t Cooper

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Class: Freshman Major: Business Administration Hometown: McDonald, Pennsylvania High School: West Allegheny

Cooper Amos currently leads the Vulcan Men’s Soccer team in both goals and assists, while helping his team acheive a 7-3-1 record thus far. Amos opened the scoring for California this past Saturday against topranked Millersville en-route to a 5-1 victory.

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