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Cal U begins fall semester 2012

photo by : Jeff Helsel Trina Curry (left), a Cal U freshman from Landsdale, and Nikki Herbert, a freshman from Levittown, walk along Third Street near the campus entrance on the first day of Cal U For Life’s New Student Orientation, August 24.

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UNIVERSITY POLICE REPORTS: AUG.21 - AUG. 26 Aug. 21 - Assist University Police assisted California Boro Police with a traffic stop on SR 43 near the Elco exit.

was activated in Johnson Hall. The alarm was from a broken smoke detector.

There was no fire.

Aug. 24 - Harassment A staff member reported being harassed by another staff member.

Aug. 24 - Public Drunkenness At approximately 2:17 a.m., California University Police came into contact with a male in the area of the 500 block of Hickory Street. The male was found to be intoxicated, and will be charged

by University Police.

Aug. 25 - Assist At 7:47 p.m., California University Police assisted California Boro Police with a dispute near Peggy’s Place.

Aug. 26 - Drug Violation A 17 year old Juvenile was arrested by University Police after he was found smoking marijuana in Residence Hall C at approximately 4:20 p.m.

Aug. 25 - Fire Alarm At approximately 5:12 p.m. a smoke detector

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Cal U president addresses enrollment and budget concerns

By Tyler Kimmel

Staff Writer/Sports Editor California University of Pennsylvania’s acting President, Geraldine Jones, took the stage in the middle of the Convocation Center with a lot on her plate.

The 2012 fall faculty and staff convocation took place Tuesday.

It was the first convocation in the new Convocation Center and was headed by a new president for the first time in over 20 years, who also happens to be the first African-American woman president in the university’s history.

APSCUF President Michael Slavin was the first to speak.

Slavin directed his message toward president Jones. He didn’t hide the fact that she has inherited many challenges and that the state of the university is not where it has been in the past.

He said there will be no 100 day honeymoon period, no dinner parties, and no dinners. The university must turn their spending back to academic education for it’s students. Slavin reinforced the fact that he and the faculty back president Jones and will help her along the way.

“I promise you will not be alone in the repairing of this

university,” Slavin said.

Slavin also noted that he is currently working on faulty parking issues. He added that the faculty still does not have a contract.

President Jones then took the stage and laid out her plan on how Cal U will respond and get back on track. “I will work hard not to disappoint,” Jones said.

Jones discussed the decline in enrollment and how it affects the university. The undergrad FTE enrollment has declined 11.2% from fall 2011 to fall 2012.

The Graduate FTE enrollment has increased 1.6% from last fall, however. That still leaves Cal with a 9.2% decrease in enrollment from last fall.

Jones also went over the budget for the 2012-13 fiscal year.

She inherited an $11.8 million deficit on July 31, 2012. As of August 28, 2012, the deficit is at $4.2 million. She and her cabinet have been able to greatly improve the deficit, but clearly still have work to do.

“We recognize we did not get here over night and we will not remedy our financial situation over night,” Jones said.

Her plan to generate new revenue is simple: tuition (enrollment) and fundraising. A 1%

Geraldine Jones, acting president, California University of Pennsylvania. Ms. Jones received a standing ovation from the audience when introduced at Tuesday’s faculty & staff convocation.

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drop in enrollment is equivalent to $700,000, so every student lost counts. Jones hopes that bringing in a higher number of new students and fundraising will

be the keys to making Cal U’s future bright again. She plans on doing just that, and the entire university faculty is poised to help.

“I am not Cal U. All of us are Cal U,” Jones said. “This great institution belongs to all of us, and I recognize this.”

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Wadsworth not alone in battle with student depression

By Tyler Kimmel

Staff Writer/Sports Editor Allen Wadsworth was a star athlete at Mt. Pleasant High School. His fastball reached 81 mph on the gun as a sophomore.

The now 21 year-old communications major played basketball and pitched for the baseball team. He was also a good student and was popular amongst his peers. He decided to attend Coastal Carolina University his freshman year. Going to class and then hanging out on the beach sounded like a dream scenario to Wadsworth. It didn’t seem depressing at all.

There were, however, many negatives to offset the list of positives.

Wadsworth injured his shoulder as a sophomore, prematurely ending his baseball career.

His parents had moved from Pennsylvania to Santa Fe, NM. He also left the rest of his family and his close friends behind and didn’t know anyone at Coastal Carolina. To make matters worse, he had just ended a lengthy relationship with his girlfriend, Shanelle, and they still tried to stay in touch, despite the distance. Wadsworth had become depressed.

According to Mayo Clinic, depression is “a medical illness that causes a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest.

It affects how you feel, think, and behave.”

Wadsworth’s problem is not uncommon on college campuses. According to psychcentral. com, 44% of college students have reported feeling depression symptoms. Also, 31% of college students in 2011 were so depressed that they “couldn’t even function.” The numbers are even higher at California University of Pennsylvania.

“I see about 450 students per year for 1800 sessions, around 45% are depressed,” Mary Ann Salotti, licensed psychologist at Cal U’s Counseling Center in Carter Hall, said.

Dawn Moeller, also a licensed psychologist at the Cal U Counseling Center, had an even higher number of depressed patients last year.

“In the spring 2011 semester, I saw a total of 33 students for symptoms of depression, “ Moeller said. “This was 66% of my clients. In the fall 2011 semester, I saw 33 students for symptoms of depression. This was 61% of my clients.”

Even though depression is studied more today, there are some misconceptions about it.

For instance, student depression has not increased over the last decade. According to American College Health Association-National College Heath Assessment, in 2000, 45% of students said they were too depressed to function properly, while only 31% felt that way in 2011. Graduating seniors and freshmen may look like the most depressed, but that is not

always the case.

“The most depressed class varies,” Salotti said. “However, the last few years it has been freshmen. In 2011, 32% of our clients here were freshmen.”

Although depression is clearly a common problem that affects many college students, that did not make things easier for Wadsworth. “Battling depression was probably the toughest thing I’ve ever had to go through,” Wadsworth said. “When you are depressed, it effects everything you do in your daily life and it also effects the people around you. They can tell something is wrong but can’t help you unless you talk to them about it. That’s the hardest part about being depressed, talking about it.”

There are many stressors that can build up for first year college students. Being on their own for the first time, getting used to the college atmosphere, making new friends, getting along with their roommate, relationships, dealing with homesickness and joining clubs, on top of their school work are all things students have to deal with. These things eventually all come to a head and could lead to depression.

“The most common cause of depression is when all of the little stressors add up,” Salotti said. “I call it, being nibbled to death by ducks.”

Wadsworth echoes these common occurrences when he was dealing with his depression.

“Separation from my family for the first time, the distance between me and my friends, and my family moving from one side of the country to the other were the main triggers for my depression,” Wadsworth said.

One of the trickiest parts about Wadsworth’s depression was getting help. He was reluctant to get help at first, like many people are. According to a study done by Northwestern Medicine research, over twothirds do not talk about or seek help for depression. 2-3% of those actually depressed have suicidal thoughts.

This is when professional help is needed.

“The fact that I was contemplating suicide made me realize I needed help dealing with my depression,” Wadsworth said.

“If I could have thought of a way to go through with it, then there’s no doubt in my mind I wouldn’t be here today. There honestly was not a specific incident or final breaking point that led me to almost commit suicide, I was just sick and tired of being upset and not able to concentrate on my school work along with everything else that was going on. I felt it needed to end.”

Wadsworth remembers that day very well. It was the middle of the week, early in the morning and he had not eaten or left his room yet. That’s when his suicidal thoughts reached their peak.

Allen Wadsworth reflects on his personal battle with depression.

Photo by: Allen Wadsworth

“I was talking to my brother through text messages and I mentioned it to him and told him I was going to do it,” Wadsworth said. “He helped me get through it thankfully.”

His brother, Scott, and his friends also helped him realize that suicide isn’t just about him.

They helped open his eyes to all the harm it would bring to the one’s he loved. “They informed me on the negative effects it would have on my family and that hurting myself would just bring pain to too many people who care about me,” Wadsworth said.

Eventually, Wadsworth had to face his depression head on. He went to the doctor with his father to see what kind of depression he had. “I was diagnosed with major depression, because of the fact that I was upset all day everyday for a while, and it didn’t seem like that was going to change any time soon,” Wadsworth said. “To cope with it, I went to therapy, took antidepressant drugs (Cymbalta), talked to my friends online and brother nightly.” One of the best things Wadsworth said he did to help his depression was transfer to Cal U for the fall 2010 semester. It made him more comfortable being close to family and his old friends again.

“Transferring to Cal really helped me, because even though my parents moved across the country, my brother and sister were close enough that if something was wrong I could drive home and see them,”

Wadsworth said.

“Transferring also helped because I had friends who went to Cal and had all of my friends I’ve had since grade school.”

Cal U has several resources available to students who are feeling depressed.

They can visit the Counseling Center in Carter Hall and set up appointments with Salotti or Moeller. They have fans outside their doors that help ensure the student’s visit is completely confidential. The fans are blowing outside every door to help distort conversations inside and help keep students safe. The Counseling Center also added Light Box therapy in October 2012. Students stare into the bright light for 15 minutes at a time. The light helps to brighten the students mood and can dim other symptoms of depression. It is most effective on students with seasonal depression. The bright light helps cheer up students who are feeling gloomy due to the dreary weather.

There are small things students can do to help avoid depression. If students can stop depression before it starts, that will make adjusting to college life much easier.

“Avoid H.A.L.T.,” John Massella, licensed counselor at the Counseling Center said. “ Don’t get hungry, angry, lonely or tired. Eat regularly, sleep, talk with friends, and keep alcohol to a minimum if you are going to drink. It only magnifies the symptoms when you sober up.”

Moeller agrees with Massella, adding an emphasis on mental health.

“Anything you can do to take care of your body helps your mental health,” Moeller said. “Sleep, exercise, and eating right really do make a big difference. Also, I try to encourage people to nurture themselves instead, which often means substituting more positive and realistic self-statements for the negative thoughts.”

Today, Wadsworth’s depression is better than it was his freshman year. It is still difficult and never easy, but he has a better time dealing with it since he’s gotten help. “I still have signs of depression today but its situational and it comes and goes,” Wadsworth said. “There are setbacks, but they also come and go with the situations I find myself in.”

As far as advice goes, Wadsworth thinks someone who feels that they may be depressed should act upon it quickly before it takes over their life.

“I would have to say, as soon as you think you are depressed, do not hesitate to get help,” Wadsworth said. “Take control of it before it takes control of you.”

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Trying to see into the heart of the GOP candidate Associated Press

Long before Mitt Romney became the millionaire candidate from Massachusetts, he was his father’s son, weeding the garden in the upscale suburb of Detroit where he grew up. He hated the chore. But he idolized the man who made him do it — George Romney, the outspoken, no-nonsense, auto executive turned politician.

Romney shares an uncanny physical resemblance to his father, with the same graying temples and square jaw. And their lives have followed strikingly similar paths. As young men, both spent time abroad as Mormon missionaries and then passionately pursued the women they would marry. Both were successful businessmen who made personal fortunes before moving into politics. Both were church leaders, governors and aspiring presidential candidates.

Romney frequently invokes the memory of his father on the campaign trail. Photographs of George Romney adorn his campaign bus and headquarters in Boston.

“If people understood that equation of George Romney and his impact on my life and on Mitt’s life, they wouldn’t be so curious about why Mitt is running for president,” Romney’s wife, Ann, said in 2007, when her husband first sought the presidency. “He is why Mitt is running.”

The biggest difference between father and son? Personality.

George Romney was a garrulous, engaging, shoot-fromthe-hip politician who stuck to his principles and said what he believed — to his political peril.

With his 17-year-old son by his side, he stalked out of the 1964 Republican convention after trying unsuccessfully to promote a plank in the party platform denouncing extremism. In 1967, he was drummed out of presidential politics after saying he had been “brainwashed” by American generals into supporting the Vietnam War while touring Southeast Asia two years earlier.

Romney’s candidacy — he was then a leading contender for the 1968 Republican presidential nomination — never recovered.

His son never forgot.

“It did tell me you have to be very, very careful in your choice of words,” he said in 2005. “The careful selection of words is something I’m more attuned to because Dad fell into that quagmire.”

Critics say the father who railed against conservative extremism would hardly recognize the son’s accommodations to those on the right. Or his complete reversal on key issues — abortion, gun control, tax pledges and gay rights — that leave even some supporters scratching their heads about Romney’s core beliefs.

“Multiple Choice Mitt,” Edward M. Kennedy famously dubbed Romney during their 1994 U.S. Senate race in Massachusetts, a charge that still echoes.

Romney doesn’t attempt to explain the changes, other than to say he has “evolved” on issues.

“I’m as consistent as human beings can be,” he told a New Hampshire editorial board last year. ___ Speaking to the NAACP in July, Mitt Romney said blacks would vote for him if they “understood who I truly am in my heart.” That’s a dubious assertion — his opponent is Barack Obama, after all — but it does raise the question: What is in Mitt Romney’s heart?

Friends and family testify to his fine impulses, but those who do not know him well must see past his stiff, sometimes painstakingly scripted responses.

They must look for patterns in his political zigzags, and try to account for his extraordinary ambition. Unavailable and unrevealing, the candidate is far from an open book.

But some of the influences that helped make Romney the man he is are apparent. His father, for one. And the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which, for believers, is considered as much a way of life as it is a religion. Romney, who rarely talks about his faith in public, grew up steeped in the Mormon tradition, which emphasizes family, service, industriousness, tenaciousness and humility.

There is no paid hierarchy in the Mormon faith and male church members serve as lay leaders. Romney spent about 14 years as a bishop and stake president, an ecclesiastical leader who oversaw a dozen congregations and thousands of worshippers in New England. Though he had a demanding business career and was raising five boys, Romney devoted up to 25 hours a week to church duties — giving sermons, visiting the sick and counseling members about everything from work to marriage. He once described himself as a “true-blue through and through” believer, though he has taken pains to declare that the teachings of the church would not influence his obligations as president.

“To understand Mitt Romney,” says Ronald Scott, a distant cousin who wrote a biography of the candidate, “you cannot underestimate the influence of his father, or the importance of Mormonism in shaping his life.”

Willard Mitt Romney was considered something of a miracle baby by his parents, born in 1947 after a difficult pregnancy.

The youngest of four, he was raised in the affluent Bloomfield Hills section of Detroit, where his father was CEO of the nowdefunct American Motors Corp., before becoming governor of

Mitt Romney; the GOP presidential candidate Michigan. His mother, Lenore, later was an unsuccessful U.S. Senate candidate.

Enrolled at the elite Cranbrook School, Romney was a mediocre student and a poor athlete, best known for his love of practical jokes. Former classmates remember him dressing as a police officer and tapping on the car windows of teenage friends on dates. He once staged an elaborate formal dinner on the median of a busy street.

His prankster reputation was depicted in a darker light in a recent Washington Post article, which described how he and others taunted a gay student, pinning him down and cutting off his long hair. Romney says he doesn’t remember the incident and apologized if his youthful “high jinks” offended anyone.

“He wasn’t a standout, but there was definitely something special about him,” says Eric Muirhead, then captain of the school’s cross-country team, who describes a race in which Romney stumbled over and over. Clearly struggling, his teammates tried to help him, but he angrily waved them away. Though Romney finished dead last, the crowd gave him a standing ovation.

To this day, Muirhead says, he has never witnessed such determination.

In his senior year, Romney began dating his future wife, Ann Davies, who attended a sister school to Cranbrook. The young Romney was so smitten that, when he went to France for two and a half years as a Mormon missionary, his father took the young woman under his wing and introduced her to the church. The elder Romney eventually baptized her in the faith.

France was a tough challenge for a clean-cut young American trying to convert wine-loving Catholics to a religion that eschews alcohol, and Romney has talked about the humiliation of having door after door slammed in his face.

But it was in France that he first emerged as a leader. When a devastating car crash killed the wife of the mission president, Romney, who was behind the wheel when another car slammed into his, went on to head the mission after recovering from his injuries.

Former classmate and friend Jim Bailey said that when Romney returned to the U.S. he was noticeably more mature and far more disciplined in his studies.

“It was a life-changing experience and he learned a huge amount,” Bailey said.

After graduating from Brigham Young University in 1971, Romney earned dual law and business degrees from Harvard. He headed straight into the business world, joining the Boston Consulting Group, and then Bain & Co., another Bostonbased consulting organization.

In 1984 he was picked to head its spinoff, Bain Capital, a private equity firm that bought and restructured companies. ___ At Bain, where he spent a total of 15 years, Romney was known as a tireless leader who immersed himself in mountains of data, weighed all arguments, and often sweated profusely during rigorous decision-making sessions.

“He was calculating, an intelligent risk-taker, with very high expectations of himself and the people working for him,” said Geoffrey Rehnert, one of Bain Capital’s co-founders.

Bain made Romney fabulously wealthy. He has a net worth estimated at $250 million.

Romney consistently points to his Bain resume as proof of what he can accomplish, projecting an image of a take-charge businessman who understands what drives the economy and how to create jobs. According to Romney, his company created 100,000 new jobs (numbers that are difficult to verify), and helped grow such retail icons as Staples, The Sports Authority and Domino’s Pizza.

But, as his record at Bain has come under increasing scrutiny, it has also raised questions about Romney’s core values and style. The Obama campaign has accused Romney of being a job destroyer and “outsourcer in chief” for the factories that Bain closed and the jobs it moved abroad.

Rehnert says the attacks on Bain are offensive to those who worked there, and unfair to Romney because some of the deals that soured were not on his watch. He also dismissed a famous photograph of the early Bain team, with $10 and $20 bills bulging out of their pockets, and clenched between their teeth, as feeding into what he and others say is the biggest misconception about Romney: that he is only interested in money.

In fact, Rehnert said, Romney was so frugal that, although partners were earning vast sums, they worked at cheap metal desks and Romney once chided him for frivolously spending money on a newfangled toy: a cellphone. It was the mid-1980s.

Others described a big-hearted businessman who put family firmly first. In 1996, Romney shut down the company after a managing director’s 14-year-old daughter went missing after a party. The entire staff was dispatched to New York, where they fanned out with fliers and search teams. She eventually was found at a friend’s house.

This is the generous boss Cindy Gillespie remembers from the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. Gillespie, later a top gubernatorial aide, hadn’t known Romney very long when her father lapsed into a coma after heart surgery. Romney, she said, called her at the hospital every day. Later, after her father recovered, Romney picked him to participate in the Olympic torch relay as the representative Vietnam veteran.

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BSU

CORNER

Hello to all new and returning students!

If you don’t already know, Black Student Union (BSU) is an organization here on campus that promotes and encourages the unity of students through group activities, events and lectures. Everyone is welcome to join this organization on campus no matter what race or gender. We have so much in store for this upcoming year at Cal, but the best way to see if you’re interested is to come and see what we’re all about. Our meetings are held every Thursday at 5:15pm in Carter Multipurpose Room. We hope you had an enjoyable summer and hope to see you at the meetings!

The Internship Corner

By Tracie L. Beck

Welcome, freshmen, and welcome back returning students!

I hope everyone has had a wonderful summer, and is ready to work hard toward your academic success.

As the new Director of the Internship Center, I look forward to working with you in navigating through the internship process, assisting you in finding an internship, and helping you to become registered for your internship.

At Cal U, internships are for-credit, which means you become registered for the credits; you can’t register for an internship yourself. There is an internship application that must be filled out, and approvals that must be obtained.

The very first step you need to take is to speak with your faculty advisor. He/she will tell you whether you are academically ready to pursue an internship.

One very important thing that you have to remember is that, if you are planning on doing an internship for the Spring 2013 semester, you MUST enroll in the internship intent section; this is done during a two-week period beginning with early registration. If you fail to enroll in this section, you might not be able to do your internship.

If you need assistance, have questions, or just want to introduce yourself, please stop by to see me at Eberly 230, give me a call at 724/938-1578, or e-mail me at beck_t@calu. edu.

Have a good weekend and a GREAT semester!

-- Tracie L. Beck Below are some listings for Spring 2013 internships that are currently available and can be viewed through InternLink, our internship database:

• Information Technology Internship (ID #3090) and Business Internship (ID #3091), Centerville Clinics, Centerville, PA;

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CAREER ADVANTAGE CORNER Check out Career Services’ Career Advantage Corner each week to find out about hot jobs, upcoming on-campus recruiting, job fairs, and much more!

Looking for a part-time job?

Searching for a volunteer, internship or co-op experience?

Come to the Back to School Job Fair!

Thursday, September 6, 2012 11:00 am – 2:00 pm Performance Center in Natali Free to students

Casual Dress

Employers Attending: Amedisys Hospice American Liver Foundation Arc Human Services AT&T Mobility Center for Civic Engagement at Cal U Centerville Clinics, Inc. Chipotle Mexican Grill Community Alternatives Inc. Diversified Human Services, Inc. Giant Eagle Inc. Glade Run Lutheran Services Home Instead Senior Care Intermediate Unit 1 Internship Center JusticeWorks YouthCare Laurel House Inc. Mel Blount Youth Home Mon Valley YMCA Nemacolin Woodlands Resort PA State Police Polo Ralph Lauren PSECU Sears Washington Tender Care Learning Centers The Washington Family Center United States Steel Corporation UPS USAF Vector Marketing Wesley Spectrum Services

• Athletics Internship (ID #3094), Penn State New Kensington;

You must be a Cal U student to attend the Back to School Job Fair.

• Journalism Internship (ID #3095), The Institute for Humane Studies, Arlington, VA;

230 Eberly Science and Technology Center 724-938-4413 careers@calu.edu www.calu.edu.careers

• Sales and Marketing Internship (ID #3096), Whirl Magazine, Pittsburgh, PA

Career Services

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2012 California Vulcans Fall Preview Football

Last Season: 10-3

Head Coach: Mike Kellar

Playoffs: Lost second round Four preseason BSN to Winston-Salem 35-28 All-Americans

Preseason AFCA rank: 11 Preseason PSAC rank: 1

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Hillsdale (Mich)

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Kutztown

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IUP

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West Chester

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Clarion

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Lock Haven

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Gannon

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Slippery Rock

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Meryhurst

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Millserville

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PSAC Championship TBA

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TBA

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Women’s Soccer

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Seton Hill

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Alderson-Broaddus Away

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Shepherd

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Charlestwon

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Wheeling Jesuit

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WV Wesleyan

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WV Wesleyan

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Clarion

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Millersville

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West Chester

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West Chester

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Pitt-Johnstown

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Shepherd

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Slippery Rock

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Lock Haven

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Ohio Valley

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Gannon

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Kutztown

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2012 California Vulcans Fall Preview

Sophomore forward Erin Hogan will look to help the women’s soccer team build on their success from last seaon. The team is ranked sixth in the NSCAA preseason poll and first in the PSAC poll. They will be trying to repeat as PSAC champions and to return to the NCAA tournament.

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“It was the highlight of his life,” Gillespie said of her father.

Others testify to similar acts of kindness during Romney’s time as church leader in the 1980s and 1990s. Douglas Anderson, dean of the business school at Utah State University and a longtime family friend, describes how the Romneys opened their house to his family for a month after the Anderson house burned down.

Others describe Romney piling his boys into his truck to help someone move house, fixing a church member’s leaking roof or tackling a hornet’s nest for a friend.

But there was also an authoritarian side that struck some as self-righteous and cold.

As a young bishop in 1983 Romney learned that a married mother of four in his ward had been advised by doctors to terminate her latest pregnancy as she was being treated for a potentially dangerous blood clot.

Her stake president already had approved, when Romney arrived at the hospital and sternly urged her to reconsider. “As your bishop,” she said Romney told her, “my concern is with the child.”

Recalling the incident in Scott’s book, the woman, Carrel Hilton Sheldon said: “Mitt has many, many winning qualities but at the time he was blind to me as a human being.” ___ Romney often quotes a piece of advice from his father.

“Never get into politics too young,” he’d say. “Only after you’ve proven yourself somewhere else, and your kids are raised.”

Romney’s first foray into politics, in 1994, struck some as political insanity. Prodded by his father, Romney challenged Sen. Kennedy, the “liberal lion” from Massachusetts, one of the most Democratic states. Romney presented himself as proabortion rights, a champion for gay rights and in favor of gun control — among numerous positions he later reversed. The pundits accused him of trying to be “more Kennedy than Kennedy.”

Initially the squeaky-clean newcomer did well in the polls, unnerving the Kennedy campaign. But once the Kennedy machine swung into full gear, Romney’s campaign faltered.

Foreshadowing the attack ads of today, Kennedy aggressively went after Romney’s record at Bain, casting him as a coldhearted capitalist willing to do anything for profits. For the first time, Romney’s religion was also publicly scrutinized.

Romney, who refused to run negative ads against Kennedy, said later that he learned valuable lessons from his defeat, that “if fired upon, you return fire.”

Back at Bain, he was restless for a new challenge. It came in 1999 when Romney was recruited to, as he puts it, “rescue the Winter Olympics.” At the time, the 2002 games in Salt Lake City had become mired in a bribery scandal and faced a massive deficit. The organizing committee needed a white knight, and Romney eagerly hurled himself into the job.

But while many credit him with turning around the Olympics and invigorating a demoralized staff, others say he magni-

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fied the extent of the financial problems, unfairly vilified earlier executives and was as intent on promoting himself as much as the games. Romney’s image even appeared on a number of Olympic pins, which struck some as narcissistic.

“It was obvious that he had an agenda larger than just the Olympics,” Robert H. Garff, chairman of the organizing committee, said in 2007.

Sure enough, after a triumphant return to Boston, Romney wasted no time in launching his bid for governor of Massachusetts. He was sworn in on Jan. 2, 2003, placing his hand on the same Bible his father had used when he was sworn in as governor of Michigan.

Romney’s immediate task was to tackle a $3 billion budget deficit, and, according to Gillespie, he approached it with the same laser focus and open-minded approach he had used on the Olympic deficit.

“He doesn’t micromanage,” Gillespie said. “He gets strong people, starts a methodical review, asks questions about everything, gets clarity and makes his decision.”

Romney instituted a series of spending cuts and fee increases — critics equated them to taxes — for many state licenses and services. But his signature achievement was health care reform. Reaching out to Democratic leaders, Romney succeeded in passing a health care law that requires everyone in Massachusetts to buy insurance or pay a penalty. The law, which Romney signed with great pomp on the steps of Faneuil Hall with Kennedy at his side, became the model for the national version pushed by Obama and recently upheld by

the U.S. Supreme Court — a law Romney has vowed to repeal if elected.

Even as governor, Romney acted more like a CEO than a politician and displayed an imperious side that annoyed old-timers. His office was cordoned off with velvet ropes and state troopers were posted at an elevator reserved solely for his use.

He had a testy relationship with the Democratic-controlled Legislature, and spent little time cultivating the usual social or political relationships of the office. There was a palpable sense that his one-term governorship was a springboard to loftier goals.

At a recent Obama rally on the Statehouse steps, Democratic legislator Pat Haddad suggested that, if Romney is elected president, “you’re gonna get the same guy who never wanted to engage the Legislature. He never wanted to look for new jobs; he was always only looking for his next job.”

Today, Romney is back on the trail in pursuit of that job — one that eluded him four years ago when he lost the Republican nomination to John McCain.

This time around, he is noticeably more confident, and seems more comfortable in his own skin. Yet, as much as he tries to humanize himself by, for example, tweeting about Carl Jr.’s jalapeno chicken sandwich or his trip to a local barber, the 65-year-old candidate cannot shake the image of someone whose wealth and privileged life have insulated him from ordinary people.

Some of his off-the-cuff remarks haven’t helped, such as saying his wife “drives a couple of Cadillacs” and that he didn’t

really follow NASCAR too closely but has some friends who are team owners. Nor have media reports about plans to quadruple the size of his $12 million waterfront house in La Jolla, Calif., plans that include a split-level garage with an elevator. Romney also owns homes in New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Utah.

Friends say such an image is utter distortion. In person, they say, Romney is warm and engaging, with a penchant for bursting into song. Romney singing “America the Beautiful” used to be a fixture of his early campaign appearances.

Philip Barlow, a professor of Mormon history at Utah State who served with him in church described a meeting years ago in which Romney glided backwards across the room in a perfect rendition of Michael Jackson’s “moon walk.”

“He just has a certain personality and style,” Barlow said, “Even when he’s relaxing at his beach house in shorts flipping burgers and joking, there is still an elegance or formality about him.”

Others see a kind of patrician entitlement, a sense that Romney feels superior to most, destined even, to hold the highest political office in the land.

We’re excited to be covering this year’s presidential election and we can’t wait to bring you weekly updates on the race.

Check back next week for a profile of President Obama.

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New students illuminate the campus quad at candlelight ceremony

photo by: cal u public relations The three-day Cal U for Life New Student Orientation concluded on Sunday, August 26 with a candlelight ceremony in the campus quad emphasizing Cal Uâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s core values.