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Student Affairs

Did You Know?

The Student Government Association is made up of three governing bodies:

Cal U’s Parks and Rec. Club is openly inviting all majors to join our society. We have the amazing opportunity to work on real Parks and Rec. projects in the community and on campus grounds.

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Student Senate is the voice of the students and any concern a student has that is affec ting students in general should be brought to their attention.

Student Cabinet is tasked with preparing the budget (from student ac tivit y fee money) for over 100 allocated clubs and organizations on campus and for setting policies regarding those funds.

We also have the oppor tunit y for conference and expo trips, such as the Pennsylvania Recreation and Park Societ y conference that is coming up.

Real life experience is vital in today ’s job market and we have fun while being ac tive in the communit y. We will be organizing the upcoming Fishing Festival and if you have any interest in parks, outdoors, spor ts, recreating or having fun, feel free to look us up on orgsync or email our President at arn1020@calu.edu with any questions or comments.

Student Senate, Student Cabinet, and the House of Representatives.

Get I nvolved with S.A.B.!

We have a new meeting time at 5 p.m. on Thursdays in the Vulcan Theater!

The House of Representatives is made up of one representative of each club and organization, and disseminates information from various campus entities back to the clubs.

Our local college radio station is look ing for clubs and organizations for campus drops and adver tising. I f you’re interested contac t fun8385@calu.edu

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Cal U Website Change Impacts Users Changes Causing Confusion in Students Taylor Barta, Graphic Designer BAR0947@calu.edu

As many of you already probably k now, California Universit y of PA recently went through a massive overhaul to their main website. The recent, and quite drastic alterations to the website are causing many students some difficulties accessing impor tant por tals, website ex tensions, their email, and of course D2L. DON’ T FRE T! I am here to help. There are a few ver y easy things to help get you to your impor tant destination(s). I have some graphics here to help as well.

Once you are at the main website (calu.edu), you can easily access links to your email, VIP, D2L, U-Tech ser vices, and other destinations by simply click ing to the “I nformation for...” tab at the top right of the screen. Click ing on this tab will open a drop down menu.

Click the “Current Students” option. This will bring you to a page with all the op tions to bring you where you need.

There are also some cool new features like the quick fac ts and the “incoming student section” as I like to call it. I f you scroll down on the home page, you will see a vir tual realit y simulation of campus and a link to a page all about student success at Cal. I f you ever need to quick ly navigate back to the home page, simply click on the Cal U logo in the top lef t of the page.

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Introducing the new Deans at Cal U

By Mari Boyle, News Editor BOY7446@calu.edu Dean of Eberly College of Science and Technology Dr. Brenda L. Fredette

Interim Dean of the School of Graduate Studies and Research Dr. William Biddington

Interim Dean of the College of Liberal Arts Dr. Yugo Ikach

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Time’s Up: A Resource for Victims

By Angel Funk, Staff Writer FUN8385@calu.edu Following several claims of sexual misconduct from women that have worked with Harvey Weinstein, 140+ women in Hollywood stepped forward to proclaim they, too, were victims of sexual harassment, misconduct, or assault in the workplace.

This explosive case lead to women and men coming forward to share their stories, initially using the #MeToo to not only share their personal stories but to begin to start showing the world the depth and breadth of the issue.

The Time’s Up movement is the next step in the #MeToo movement with celebrities like Scarlett Johansson, Amber Rose, Kristen Bell, Terry Cruz, and more calling for an end to

the way in which we treat such cases and the environments in which they thrive.

This form of activism has been famously dubbed the “Weinstein effect,” essentially meaning that those who commit these crimes cannot hide behind money, power, or reputation.

Celebrities spoke out at their nearest women’s marches on Jan. 20 to show support for the movement, share their stories, and in some cases call out false supporters. At the Pittsburgh Women’s March, CalU’s own Dr. Adair and Dr. Brock spoke up in defense of women’s rights with several students in the crowd.

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resources to those affected as well as the environments that have lead to so many instances of sexual assault and harassment.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Crime Statistics, only 15.8 to 35 percent of all sexual assaults are reported to authorities. Even more startling is that the Rape Abuse and Incest National Network reports that only 9% of rapists will be convicted.

One of the goals of the movement is to change this dynamic by providing survivors with the necessary support and resources to reflect more accurate numbers and statistics.

Within the organization, a legal fund created for individuals who are experiencing sexual misconduct, encourages women to speak out against this behavior in the form of legal action.

The legal fund has reached $13 million for victims and is supported by donations which are distributed by the National Women’s Law Center.

On the movement’s website, timesupnow. com lists several other resources for those seeking help, including several hotlines and support resources that can give information to survivors in a way that is accessible to those who may not feel comfortable pursuing legal action right away, Changes in media attitude which once stayed mum, like USA Today’s website, now feature a calendar highlighting those who have been accused of sexual misconduct starting in October with Weinstein to present day.

The calendar includes details of the person, their profession, how many people have accused this person, and what action if any was taken in response. The massive response from activists, celebrities, and all people who wore black in solidarity with the movement show it is clear that the Time’s Up movement isn’t going anywhere anytime soon.

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Grammys 2018: White roses and Bruno domination

By Olivia Wilson, Staff Writer WIL6494@calu.edu On Sunday, the 60th annual Grammys took place. If you didn’t watch the show or follow along on Twitter, here’s what you need to know!

Roses are…white? You might have noticed that a large majority of attendees were wearing white flowers in some shape or form on the night of the show. This was in honor of the Time’s Up movement. Each of these people donning the flower were showing their support, similar to the black dress movement that took place earlier at the Golden Globe’s.

Sweeper of the Year: Bruno Mars. Bruno took home seven different awards including the coveted Album of the Year for his latest album, 24K Magic. He also gave a performance of his newest song Finesse featuring Cardi B. Snub of the Year: SZA. This was one that people might not have been as aware as, even one of my friends texted me and asked who she

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was, but she was up for nominated for a five different awards. She however did a beautiful performance of her song, Broken Clocks.

Best New Artist: Alessia Cara. This is one of my favorite awards to see who wins. Each year, the biggest new artists are nominated. Sure, many of the ones who don’t win that particular year, end up to win other awards and have spectacular careers, but it’s always interesting to see who takes home the trophy! This year Alessia Cara went up against Khalid, Lil Uzi Vert, Julia Michaels and SZA. Some other notable performances at the show were Little Big Town’s Better Man which actually was written by Taylor Swift. Throughout the show, Kesha’s performance of Praying was being teased as the performance to watch. She had help from Camila Cabello, Cyndi Lauper, Julia Michaels, Bebe Rexha, and Andrea Day. Elton

John and Miley Cyrus also gave us a rendition to Elton’s song Tiny Dancer.

Best Dressed: One of my favorite parts about award show season is the red carpet. A pregnant Chrissy Teigen stunned in a silver Yanina Couture gown. Hailee Steinfeld wore Alexandre Vauthier head to toe. Her white gown and knee high purple boots definitely stood out in New York.

Lana Del Ray rocked a cream draped gown made

by Gucci which fit her boho style perfectly.

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Movie Review: The Greatest Showman

By Rachael McKriger, Editor In Chief KRI6014@calu.edu

If you love the circus The Greatest Showman is the next movie you want to see.

Starring Hugh Jackman as P.T. Barnum, the movie features a star-studded cast that includes Zac Efron as Phillip Carlyle, Michelle Williams as Charity Barnum, Zendaya as Anne Wheeler and Rebecca Ferguson as Jenny Lynd.

The movie also introduces Keala Settle, who stars as the bearded lady Lettie Lutz.

The movie was directed by Michael Gracey and released on Dec. 20. So far, the movie has accumulated $231.3 million.

The movie follows P.T. Barnum’s dream of creating a show that would attract people to different characters. It’s a circus show, with all different types of people coming and auditioning for their spot.

Barnum is faced with criticism from members of New York City protesting the show. It also doesn’t help that Barnum’s “foe” is James Gordon Bennett (played by Sam Humphrey), who writes bad reviews about the show in the New York Herald newspaper.

The movie is a musical, and its soundtrack features Golden Globewinning original song “This is Me,” performed by Settle. Other popular tracks include “The Greatest Show,” which features the entire cast, “Rewrite the Stars,” sung by Efron and Zendaya, and “Come Alive,” performed by Jackman, Settle, Efron and Zendaya.

The movie is easily one for all ages, and 20th Century Fox even released a sing-along version of the movie to theaters. Jackman, Settle post regularly on their respective social media fan drawings, sing-alongs and costumes. The reception to The Greatest Showman has been

large, with the movie drawing a dedicated fan base.

The soundtrack, as it should be mentioned, hit No. 1 on the Billboard Top 200 chart, and has also featured No. 1 in Australia, the United Kingdom and Scotland.

There have been different responses to the movie. Originally, it was given a 55 percent rating

on Rotten Tomatoes. Peter Travers backed up the rating, and even gave the movie a 1.5 out of 5, saying that the movie fell flat, despite the casting of musical veteran Jackman.

However, writers from the Huffington Post, Variety and the Chicago Sun-Times gave the movie positive reviews. In her review for the Huffington Post, Jackie K. Cooper wrote that the movie will leave viewers “overwhelmed by the music and magic that explode on the screen. The film has a message that should resonate with today’s world concerning acceptance and courage.”

For myself, I give the movie an 8/10 rating. The songs were memorable, and I’m not afraid to admit that I normally listen to them on the hour-long commute back to Beaver County on the weekends.

Jackman has always been one of my favorite actors, but his portrayal as Jean Valjean in Les Misérables never quite impressed me. To be fair, I couldn’t stand that entire movie, so to see Jackman as such a likable character as P.T. Barnum, singing a nice flux of songs that were meant for his range and voice, worked.

In an interview with Playbill before the movie’s release, Jackman even said that he didn’t care for the style of music in Les Misérables, but found that he liked his voice again in The Greatest Showman.

“I find it really difficult to listen to myself sing,” Jackman said. “I’ll be listening to the Broadway channel sometimes and they’ll announce me and I immediately turn it off. But with this I can actually listen to myself.”

Trust me, if you go see The Greatest Showman, you’ll love Jackman’s voice too, along with so many others.

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Movie Review: The Post

By Daniel Beeck, Sports Editor BEE1558@calu.edu

With a cast list that includes big name actors in Tom Hanks, Meryl Streep and Sarah Paulson, The Post combines the historical values of the 1970s, with the ever-present spirit of journalism that holds true today. Director Steven Spielberg flexed his filmmaking prowess with two of the more notable actors, and made sure that their characters lived up to the roles that they held.

A story based around journalism and the Vietnam War in the ‘70s, Ben Bradlee (Hanks) is the editor of the Washington Post, and works side by side with the country’s first

female newspaper publisher, Kay Graham (Streep). With two converging plots surrounding the Washington Post and the well-established New York Times, Bradlee begins scraping for every story he can push out to the masses, no matter the consequence.

The surprising front page from the New York Times that reveals secrets withheld from the American people about the Vietnam War sends shockwaves through the country, and eventually the Washington Post.

Graham, taking over the role of publisher from her recently deceased father, is pressed with the opportunity to go public with the paper, bringing in revenue and popularity throughout the journalistic world.

When the news breaks of the Times revealing the cover up from four of the U.S. presidents, the heat gets put on the staff of the Post when they discover more information about the astonishing truth about America’s involvement in Vietnam.

When it comes to the acting, the duo of Streep and Hanks being on the same team is not only interesting, but it is also rewarding as a member of the audience. You can see their personalities crash, when the character played by Hanks is willing to break rules of journalism in order to crush the competition, and the need to prove herself from Streep’s role.

Having a close relationship with the many people involved in the government scandal, both Streep and Hanks are faced with the decision of whether or not to

throw a relationship under the bus, in order to see the success of the newspaper skyrocket.

Spielberg was faced with the shortest production schedule in his storied career, due to the timeliness of the film with the current political climate. Assembling his team in March of 2017, the team of talented individuals worked around the clock in order to push out a film that captured the magnitude, and intensity of these incredible sequence of events.

The camera work was obviously a strong point for the accomplished director, but the way in which the production of the newspaper stood out to me more, due to the fact that many have not seen exactly how newspapers were produced in the ’70s.

Getting up-close-and-personal with the actors and documents that revealed the cover up gave the audience the feeling that they had an inside scoop on all of the events that were taking place.

The unique aspect of this film is the fact that not only will it grab the attention of people who value screenplay, but it will also attract “history geeks” that want to take a step back in time to experience the tales of the past.

The acting gave this movie a different meaning when it comes to just how powerful these acts shook the nation. If you are into journalism, history, or even a fan of the great Tom Hanks, you need to get to see this movie.

I give The Post a solid 7.8 out of 10, and I believe that this film quite possibly could rake in the awards when Oscar season rolls around.

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Concerts to see in Pittsburgh this semester

By Rachael McKriger, Editor In Chief KRI6014@calu.edu The spring semester has finally arrived.

Between the workload professors are piling on students and on-campus jobs, students are trying to figure out what they can do with the little free time they have been granted.

If concerts are your interest, the city of Pittsburgh is hosting some notable shows this spring semester.

Here is a list of upcoming concerts in Pittsburgh, and around the city.

Chase Rice — Feb. 3

This one is coming up quick, but the tickets are still available. Country musician Chase Rice is making his way to Stage AE on the North Shore on Saturday, Feb. 3.

Every time I’ve been to a concert at Stage AE, I’ve always found a good place to stand, whether it be in the pit or on the first level. Fans can also make their way upstairs to the top floor if they want to sit.

Rice will be joined by Travis Denning. Some of Rice’s notable songs include “Ready, Set, Roll,” “Gonna Wanna Tonight” and “Ride.”

As for Denning, his most notable song is “Red White and Blue.”

Tickets are general admission and cost $28.50.

Chris Young — Feb. 8

Another concert that’s coming up includes country singer Chris Young with Kane Brown -and new country sensation -- and LANCO. The event will be held at Petersen Events Center. In my experience, the Petersen Events Center is a great place to see a concert, but has one of the worst parking directions. There traffic is awful up in Oakland, so if you go to this show, be prepared to be confused finding the parking lot and leave way ahead of time.

The show begins at 7:30 p.m. with LANCO taking the stage first.

Young has been in the music industry for a while now, with notable songs including “Getting You Home,” “The Man I Want to Be,” “Losing Sleep” and “Aw Naw.”

Tickets are only available for higher sections, away from the stage, and cost $37.00.

Nick Barilla — Feb. 9

For his upcoming Feb. 2 birthday, California University of Pennsylvania alum Nick Barilla is hosting a show at Club Café in Pittsburgh on Feb. 9.

The show will begin at 7 p.m. However, this is a show for students that are the age of 21 or over.

Barilla has been doing music full-time since graduating from Cal U in 2013. He performs across college campuses around the United States and has notably performed at the Hard Rock Café.

His music includes albums like Learning to Live and singles “Signs,” “Third Street” and his latest song “Fitting In.” Barilla will be joined on stage by opener Matthew Maraist, a local Pittsburgh musician.

Tickets are only $10 in advance or online and $12 at the door.

Tyler The Creator — Feb. 20

With four albums under his belt, Tyler the Creator is coming to Stage AE on Feb. 20.

The rapper/hip-hop artist will be joined by Vince Staples and Taco.

Tyler the Creator is most recognized for songs like “Yonkers,” “Who Dat Boy” and “IFHY.” He burst on the scene in 2011, and has recently been nominated for Best Rap Album for Flower Boy in the Grammy Awards.

The album was released on July 21, 2017.

The tickets for this one a bit more expensive than the others, with the lowest price of general admission being $70.

PVRIS — Feb. 22

Punk-rock trio PVRIS are heading back to Pittsburgh on Feb. 22, taking the stage at Stage AE. The group will be joined by Flint Eastwood.

PVRIS hails from Lowell, Massachusetts, and consist of band members Lynn Gunn, Alex Babinski and Brian MacDonald.

The band recently won the Artist of the Year honors at the Rock Sound Awards. PRVIS’ notable

songs include “You and I,” “What’s Wrong” and “My House.”

Tickets for the show are general admission and priced at $25.

LIGHTS — March 7

Despite being on a weekday, you better believe I already have this ticket purchased.

LIGHTS, whose real name is Valerie Anne Poxleitner, is headlining her We Were Here Tour at Mr. Smalls Theater. The concert is on Wednesday, March 7.

I had my first experience at Mr. Smalls Theater back in December, and it was a great venue. It reminded me a lot of the former Altar Bar venue that closed down back in 2015. I went to Altar Bar weekly during my senior year in high school for concerts, and there’s one thing that both venues have in common: cheap concert tickets.

However, the music is quality. LIGHTS, who will be joined by Chase Atlantic and DCF, is known for songs like “Running With the Boys,” “Giants,” “Skydiving” and “Kicks.”

LIGHTS recently just released her album Skin&Earth on Sept. 22, 2017.

Tickets for this concert are $21.

A Day To Remember — March 17

Just like how Mayday Parade did an anniversary tour last year, the band A Day To Remember is hitting the road for their 15 Years In The Making Tour.

The lineup is stacked, including Papa Roach, Falling in Reverse and The Devil Wears Prada.

It’s hard for me to believe A Day To Remember has been around since I was 6-years-old. I didn’t get to listen to A Day To Remember until around my senior year of high school, thanks to my best friend (and concert buddy) Abby.

The only downfall to the show? It’s another Petersen Events Center show. With how crowded this show is expected to be, leave early and prepare for the awful Oakland parking.

Tickets for this show are in the farther away seats and cost $20.

Albums of the

Week

By Eddie Kuntz

Rating: 5/10

CAL LIFE Fall Out Boy —— M A N I A After the release of Fall Out Boy’s last album American Beauty, American Psycho three years ago, it seemed that they found the perfect sound for what they’ve tried to become, which is more or less just simply a pop band. Regardless of that drastic change from the poster boys of emo to whatever they are now, their last release was a fantastic album, making the release of M A N I A an even bigger disappointment.

M A N I A is an album with at most two good songs, “The Last of the Real Ones” and “Stay Frosty Royal Milk Tea”, with the only truly good thing about its release being the return of the long and strange titles Fall Out Boy were known for before their hiatus. From the first single release “Young and Menace” it was obvious this album was going to stray further from what this band has ever been. The song not only is basically an EDM track, but also feels like the vocals are off time during both of the verses. Disappointing vocals were surprisingly the worst part of this album which is uncommon for Patrick Stump. Their production quality was lower and sounded off pitch during the verses of multiple songs especially “Wilson”. As expected guitar is once again basically non-existent on this album with “The Last of the Real Ones” having the most prominent guitar on the whole album, yet it was still very sparse.

The track “Church” sounds too busy and has so many differing aspects that it doesn’t feel like a cohesive song. Overall the album has a similar sound throughout, but each song is distinguishable from the others, it’s just that most of the songs are just generally bad and not worth listening to.

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Movie Reviews with Jeromy Mackey!

While military films may seem slightly oversaturated in Hollywoord, Thank You For Your Service, takes bolds steps in its narrative and representation of post-traumatic stress disorder. Miles Teller (Whiplash, Fantastic Four) is given the opportunity to show the breadth of his acting talent as the inflicted protagonist.

His incredibly authentic performance is undercut by the director’s reliance on welltrod military movie tropes. The subject and Teller’s performance could’ve made for a truly great and standout film, had it not been for the director’s reliance on cliché.

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Who Went the Extra Mile Over Winter Break?

Now that’s dedication!!!

I, Taylor Barta, Olivia Wilson does her part spent a good in spreading team spirit majority of my at the Cleveland Browns free time over Perfect Season Parade. break hitting the slopes up at the lovely 7 Springs.

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Mark Barrett experiences The Beyond in Disney World.

Angela Szczepanski bums in the sun down in Miami Beach, FL.

Kelley Milavec snaps an amazing fireworks shot at Disney World.

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Bracelets for a Benefit

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Eli was a sport management major with a concentration in professional golf management, and a forward on the men’s soccer team. As an organ donor, he gave four In support of the loss of first-year student Elijah Setlock, of Annville, Pa., who passed away last semester, bracelets are being sold for $3 each benefiting the Eli Setlock Memorial Fund.

Contact Jessica Crosson at cro8908@calu.edu for more information.

people the hope of living full and meaningful lives.

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Paar says: No more celebrity presidents

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By Sam Paar, Staff Writer PAA6512@calu.edu

The 2016 election was bound to be unprecedented either way it swung: to the left was who may be the first female president, and to the right was a man who had never held a position in politics. A year later, with Donald Trump in office, he has surprised much of the population in both good and bad ways.

Regardless of public opinion of what he has or has not done, myself and an increasing number of citizens seem to feel the same way: celebrities should not be holding office positions.

Kanye West wouldn’t know where to begin with foreign policy. The Rock would be surprised and appalled at much of what goes on behind closed doors. Oprah might be a great business woman, but she certainly would not know how to run the business of America.

To me, this would be as though I went to California University for four years for my English degree. In the right place, this degree could be very useful. If I play my cards right, I can get a fantastic job and have a happy, long career dealing with my English skills.

However, if I one day decided to walk into a hospital and ask about applying for a position as a doctor, I would likely be told where the door was. Why do we see such a crucial position such as being the leader of one of the most powerful first-world countries differently?

The American dream is a vastly defined idea but can be generalized to one premise: everybody wants to see themselves do well. Of course, celebrities like Trump have lived this dream to the fullest.

As a multi-millionaire, what more could he ask for aside from overseeing making laws that regulate his taxes? Even

though Oprah is talking about running for the left half of the political spectrum, it’s hard to have good faith that she wouldn’t do the same.

In a lot of cases, big time politicians are also well-off in a similar way that celebrities are. However, the difference is that many of those lawmakers have been through tedious law schooling and have extensive knowledge on economics and can, to a certain extent, comprehend how much of an impact the laws they pass have on society.

How would somebody like Kanye hold up against Senators that have been in office for years?

A year and some days later and I am yet convinced Trump knows what he’s gotten into. An experienced politician such as Barack Obama, who prepared all his life for such a position, hardly knew what he was getting himself into.

How can we as Americans feel comfortable voting in yet another individual who may slip and crumble under

such pressure?

Some may argue that Ronald Raegan was an actor before a politician, which is a valid argument.

However, he was senator before he was president; this is crucial, because it made that transition much smoother. It is also worth mentioning that he brought about the idea of “Trickle-down economics”, which benefit the illustrious one-percent.

Hate him or love him, nobody can deny that Trump has been a wild card like America has never witnessed before.

Whoever runs in 2020 against him has some persuading to do with the far-right, but with an approval rating of 38.8 percent, it’s hard to say if may be elected for a second term.

However, if it’s yet another celebrity figure, the American public may struggle with the decision.

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The Accomplishments of President Trump

By April Pfrogner, Staff Writer PFR1650@calu.edu

Since President Donald Trump took office his accomplishments haven’t been fairly covered by most of our media outlets. We hear a lot about Trump being a racist, bigot, overweight, unfair, mentally unstable buffoon, but little about his accomplishments.

I’ve compiled a list of things that, in my opinion, are making America great again.

Sweeping tax cuts were passed in December: 164 companies have given out over $2 million in bonuses to workers. Apple announced it would invest $350 billion into the United States economy over the next five years.

The stock market is soaring: You may see it in your 401k or annuity. I, personally, have watched my husband’s annuity gain over $20,000 over the last year. The Dow Jones industrial average has hit 62 record high closings since President Trump took office.

Health Care coverage: Although the Republicans failed to repeal Obamacare under Trump, the individual mandate was abolished, which means if you can’t afford to buy government insurance, you will no longer be punished with a yearly tax.

Border security and immigration crackdown: The number of people jumping the Mexican border has fallen to its lowest level in 46 years, according to the Department of Homeland Security statistics. An end to the Obama era “catch and release” was announced and Trump authorized hiring of 5,000 additional border patrol agents. According to an article in Newsweek, there have been 97,482 illegal immigrant arrests, 70 percent were convicted of additional crimes and 52,169 have been expelled under Trump.

The fight against terrorism is a success: Radical Islam is in shambles now that Raqqa, its capital in Syria, fell. The project of constructing

an Islamic state has been defeated, and thanks to a battle that has waged since Sept. 11, 2001 it has come to an end under Trump.

Oil drilling is back: President Trump gave the green light on drilling in ANWR, Alaska, which holds about 7.69 billion barrels of oil, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. This will decrease the price of oil and reduced reliance on imports.

Trump takes a stand on Israel: The president declared Jerusalem the capitol of Israel after decades of promises of presidents’ past and vowed to finally move the U.S. Embassy.

Cut the red tape of endless government regulations: For every new one created, they now must get rid of two old ones.

There are many more Trump accomplishments in the first year bringing the total to 81, according to The Washington

Examiner, but many are more politically divisive than the eight listed above.

The media can run Trump into the dirt and, in my opinion, make a fool of themselves. I watch the stock market and jobs’ numbers. I am a firm believer that booming economy could win President Trump another term in 2020.

I agree with James Carville, campaign strategist for Bill Clinton’s successful 1992 campaign, who coined the phrase, “It’s the economy, stupid.”

President Trump Accepting the Republican Nomination. Provided by Wikimedia Commons.

OPINION

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The Failures of President Trump

By James Rudolph, Opinions Editor RUD2588@calu.edu Without a doubt, president Donald Trump has left his mark on the U.S. Presidency and in U.S. history, but not for any good reasons.

One year and seven days have passed since he took his Presidential oath. In this amount time, president Trump has disrupted our political process, supported legislation that has done more harm than good to the country and the international community, and has been wrapped up in a conspiracy that reaches Watergate-like levels of corruption.

He has effectively thrown the White House into disarray while making the American leadership a laughing-stock of the international community. In the same stroke, Trump is failing to keep promises he made during his campaign. Despite only a year and some-odd days as president of the United States under his belt, it’s safe to say Donald Trump’s run is a failure.

The White House is in disarray because of Trumps presidency. Numerous individuals have been fired or resigned since January of 2017. Even former allies, like Sean Spicer and Steve Bannon, resigned after conflict with the president.

Former counterterrorism adviser Sebastian Gorka stepped down because he felt Trump’s agenda had been hijacked by establishment figures. Even Dina Powell, Trump’s deputy national security advisor who was a driving force behind Trump’s Middle East policy, said she plans to depart the administration this year.

Most recently, the entire White House counsel threatened to resign when Trump ordered the firing of Robert Mueller III, the special counsel in charge of the Russia investigation. What some Republicans may see as an act of defiance to the President is in fact people protecting the office and power

of the Presidency. Even those around Trump clearly feel the President isn’t doing his job properly.

The president has destroyed a government agency, the Environmental Protection Agency. With placing Scott Pruitt as director of the EPA, Trump has strangled the EPA and prevented it from accomplishing its mission of environmental conservation.

With his constant denial of climate change, despite scientific evidence from the global community, he instilled in his supporters that the EPA does more harm than good for the American people. Additionally, his intentions to leave the Paris Climate Accord reduces the impact the United States has on fighting greenhouse gasses. He claims the agreement placed an unfair burden on the American people, despite using 18 percent of the world total primary energy consumption.

In the eyes of the world, Trump has made the United States a volatile, unpredictable force in the global community. Our allies, such as Germany, France, and Canada have openly opposed Trump’s political objectives.

News sources like The Independent, The Economist, Newsweek, Politico, and Washington Examiner said that the President of the United States is no longer the “leader of the free world,” and Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany, is now that leader.

The President and his cabinet seem to prefer countries that have rigid control over its citizens. Despite having a hard stance on Islam and its followers, president Trump and his cabinet enjoyed visiting Saudi Arabia.

Wilbur Ross, U.S commerce secretary, praised Saudi Arabia for their “lack of protestors.” Meanwhile, protesting is illegal and Saudi Arabia and those who protest face execution. Ironically, the president prefers the laws of a country under Sharia law.

While keeping his promise to reverse Obama-era policies, Trump has failed on many of his campaign promises. He did manage to keep Guantanamo Bay open, he has failed to impose a hiring freeze on federal employees, build a wall while making Mexico pay for it, convince Congress to allow health insurance across state lines, increase veteran’s health care, bring back American manufacturing, defund Planned Parenthood, place a lifetime ban on foreign lobbyists raising money for American elections, and eliminate the marriage penalty.

While fighting DACA has showed some success for the president’s agenda, federal judges are ordering the president to continuing renewing DACA applications.

On a side note, something that most people fail to mention, is that Trump promised to “fight” for the LGBT community. On Jun. 14, he Tweeted, “Thank you to the LGBT community! I will fight for you while Hillary brings in more people that will threaten your freedoms and beliefs.”

Meanwhile, under Trump’s presidency, the Department of Commerce tried to use new language in the federal government’s daily journal excluding LGBT federal workers from workplace protections. Even more blaringly hypocritical was Trump’s executive order banning transgender individuals from serving in the U.S military.

It’s difficult to look at Trump’s actions while president as anything successful. He has failed to meet his promises, anything he does pass is met with opposition from both sides of the political spectrum, and further alienates the nation from the rest of the world. However, what saddens me the most isn’t the president, but the people who see what he has done and say, “But hey, the economy is good!”

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An in-depth look at the U.S. Soccer election

By Rachael McKriger, Editor In Chief KRI6014@calu.edu In three weeks the U.S. Soccer Federation will have a new president at the helm.

Sunil Gulati’s time in charge is done. There were plenty of positives in Gulati’s term three years of presidency, which began back in 2006.

However, the end of Gulati’s reign at U.S. Soccer was plagued by one giant failure: the United States Men’s National Team’s failure to qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.

Now, there are eight candidates running for Gulati’s seat. There is a ton of uncertainty surrounding U.S. Soccer right now. Inconsistency with the U.S. Women’s National Team in tournaments, a search for a men’s national team head coach and the upcoming qualifying for the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup in France.

There are two female candidates and six male candidates.

The two female candidates are Kathy Carter, Soccer United Marketing president, and Hope Solo, a former goalkeeper who amassed 200 appearances and 100 shutouts for the U.S. Women’s National Team.

Carter is backed by Gulati and Major League Soccer commissioner Don Garber. However, there are reports surrounding Carter’s nomination and backing by Gulati and Garber, calling the moves a “conflict of interest.”

“Let’s put two and two together,” Sal Rapaglia, an association president, said to Wahl. “So they support her, naturally, which is good. She’s got a big help. If she’s in trouble, Sunil could help her, you know.…

[Gulati and Garber] help her, and we’ve got everything going. We [the state associations] just vote.”

Meanwhile, Solo has a reputation as well. She was dismissed by suspension from the USWNT after the 2016 Rio Olympics after calling the Sweden National Team “cowards.”

Ever since Solo has not appeared for the national team.

In the team’s recent match against Denmark, U.S. Soccer honored Solo for amassing 200 appearances.

In her announcement to run for USSF president, Solo stated that she knows “exactly what U.S. Soccer needs to do, I know exactly how to do it, and I possess the fortitude to get it done.”

From lef t to right, top row first, the candidates of U.S. Soccer presidential elec tion: Michael Winograd, Kyle Mar tino, Paul Caligiuri, Hope Solo, (bottom row, lef t to right) Eric Wynalda, Kathy Car ter, Steve G ans and Carlos Cordeiro.

The male candidates include former USMNT player Paul Caligiuri, USSF vice president Carlos Cordeiro, attorney Steve Gans, UPSL regional director Paul Lapointe, former MLS player and TV analyst Kyle Martino, lawyer Michael Winograd and TV analyst Eric Wynalda.

Martino and Wynalda seem to be early favorites.

Wynalda supports promotion and relegation, a policy that the English Premier League, German Bundesliga and other leagues use.

Wynalda also wants to change the landscape -- and calendar -- of U.S. Soccer. In virtually every other league outside of the MLS, leagues use the FIFA calendar, which calls for league play between August through the middle of December, a break for Christmas and other holidays and the resuming of play from January through the middle of May. “If we’re going to create a signature final for example, we cannot have an MLS Cup in December up against the start of basketball, college football and the NFL,” Wynalda said. “We’ve got to figure where that little window is to maybe get people to pay attention.”

Wynalda’s ideas are the more radical for U.S. Soccer fans -- it’s something that fans that only pay attention to American soccer aren’t used to.

In one of his first interviews, with SI’s Wahl, Martino said that U.S. Soccer needs a president with “soccer vision.”

“I’m the soccer answer,” Martino said. “And U.S. Soccer is a business. Absolutely. I’m going to have to spend this entire campaign helping people see why I’m a good business answer, and why I can help solve those problems.”

Martino also mentioned that a focus needs to be on the youth programs in U.S. Soccer.

“We have a youth soccer problem,” Martino said.

“We have a growing-the-game problem. And to solve those, you’re naive to think it’s going to be one person. This is not a person-for-a-person solution.

There is no one person in this country, by the way, who can come in and stand in that role and singlehandedly solve what’s going on.”

The election will be held on Feb. 10, in Orlando, at the National Council Meeting.

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Vulcans progressing, meshing as a team

By Danny Beeck and Olivia Wilson BEE1558@calu.edu & WIL6494@cau.edu Entering the 2017 season with seven seniors on the starting lineup for head coach Kent McBride, he knew that getting the younger players involved in the lineup would be imperative for success. Winning three of their first five to open the season, he was hopeful that this success would follow them throughout the duration of the year.

Fast forward to the middle of the season, and multiple injuries have impacted the Vulcans in both the defensive and offensive departments. A 9-12 record overall and 5-10 in conference play has seen a different look each game for the starting five. On CUTV’s Coaches Show, McBride touched on how the team has responded to these adjustments, and how they are looking to improve down the stretch.

“We have to battle ourselves to get up into a playoff spot,” McBride said. “We just have to play better. When you look at the top of the PSAC West, those teams know what they are good at, and they stick to it.”

The Vulcans took on the Rock of Slippery Rock on Saturday, and lost to their familiar foe by a score of 86-65. A game dominated by the lane presence of Slippery Rock’s Micah Till, the Vulcans were trying to match his intensity throughout the contest.

PSAC Freshman of the Week last week, Philip Alexander, tallied 11 points and shot 50 percent from the field. Fellow teammate, Jahmere Howze, led the team in both scoring, with 21, and rebounds, with 7. Matched up against Till for the majority of the game, Howze was challenged on both the interior drives, and covered Till on the perimeter shots.

Howze has been seeing the court quite a bit for the Vulcans this season, averaging 29.1 minutes, and 16.8 points per game. Registering eight 20 plus point games this season, Howze moves the ball around the floor and gets to the high percentage spots on the floor. Getting

Coach Kent McBride drawing up the plays for the Vulcans earlier this season.

(Photo Credit: Jeff Helsel, SAI) to the free-throw line and getting the “easy” buckets to fall is something that Howze can execute, as he shot 11-14 from the charity stripe.

A transfer from Temple University, Isaiah Lewis, has averaged 17.6 points per game, and is at the helm when he takes the floor. Point guard Cordell Smith is in his fourth season with the Vulcans, and leads the team in minutes played per game. Moving the ball and setting the pace for California is Smith’s game, and McBride makes it known how much he trusts him on the floor.

McBride and the Vulcans will take on yet another PSAC West opponent in the fourth place Edinboro Fighting Scots at 3 p.m. in Edinboro, Pennsylvania.

Next Game

California vs.

Edinboro

February 3rd, 2017 @McComb Fieldhouse

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Women’s basketball on track for playoffs

By Rachael McKriger, Editor In Chief KRI6014@calu.edu The California University of Pennsylvania women’s basketball team is on track to make another appearance in the PSAC Playoffs.

The Vulcans are in first place in the PSAC West, but that’s not their only basketball ranking. On Jan. 30, the team was tabbed as the No. 14 team in the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association Top 25 list.

The team is led by senior forward Shatara Parsons, who has been named the PSAC West Athlete of the Week a total of five times this season. Parsons has appeared — and started — in every season game under head coach Jess Strom this season.

Parsons has a total of 454 points, 28 assists, 63 blocks and averages 7.9 rebounds per game.

Parsons isn’t the only scorer the Vulcans and Strom rely on. D.J. Hahn, a sophomore guard/ forward, has become a regular starter, and

has already doubled her minutes on the court from last season. Hahn has started 14 out of 19 appearances, totaling 166 points and 18 assists.

Hahn isn’t the only young player to take the court as a regular; Bianca Jasper, a freshman from Middletown, Pa., has featured in all 21 games, and started a slew of eight games in PSAC play. The guard has totaled 121 points, 35 steals and 66 assists.

On CUTV’s “Jess Strom Show,” Jasper said that she chose to come to Cal U because of the coaches, environment and academics. She is studying to become a doctor in the future.

Jasper has been filling a big role left by graduated point guard Miki Glenn.

“It’s been a little bumpy at times, because a lot of people forget that I’m not Miki,” Jasper said on CUTV. “I’m still learning every day. I look at the tape and see what I did wrong and

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The Vulcans (13-2; 18-3) have seven more games, with four on the road. On CUTV, Strom said that the Vulcans have been having harder practices.

“Sometimes you have to adjust to the team you are coaching,” Strom said. “We practice hard all the time. After Mercyhurst, we needed something. I don’t think we as coaches have held them accountable for the little things.”

Strom also said that the main focus is attention to detail. She noted that the defense has “picked up.”

“For us, that’s huge,” Strom said. “That’s what we need every single day.”

The Vulcans will travel up to Edinboro University on Saturday to face the Fighting Scots. Tip off is slated for 1 p.m. and will air online through CUTV and the PSAC Network.

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By Rachael McKriger, Editor In Chief KRI6014@calu.edu D.J. Hahn is using the best advice she’s ever gotten more and more.

Hahn, a guard for the California University of Pennsylvania Vulcans basketball team, says that “not letting everything get to me” has helped keep her calm in big moments on the court.

Hahn, a sophomore, is being relied on much more this season than last year.

In the previous season, Hahn saw the court in 29 games, but never started. She averaged 2.3 points and 1.5 rebounds per appearance.

This year, the story is different.

Hahn, who hails from Warren, Pa., has started 14 out of her 19 appearances for the Vulcans. In 2016-17, Hahn recorded 278 minutes – and is close to doubling that already this season.

Sometimes, Hahn features as a forward, but no matter where she’s positioned, she’s just happy to be on the court. Featuring as a regular starter is something that Hahn called a “great honor.”

“It was unreal because of watching most last year and seeing what it really takes to get on the floor for [head coach] Jess Strom,” Hahn said.

Strom, as well as her fellow coaches, Katie Tetzlaw and Kelly Sabo, have faith in Hahn and her abilities.

“I have a different relationship with all three of them,” Hahn said. “They’re all so different and they do whatever to help you out. They do way more then their job entitles and I appreciate that beyond words.”

Hahn is learning that becoming a starter isn’t just about having the coach’s trust; Hahn is embracing a leadership responsibility, despite only being a sophomore.

“I’d like to be more of a leader by example and speak more, especially for underclassman like Bianca [Jasper],” Hahn said. “She is more grown up than I would ever expect a freshman to be and even now as my point guard I see her

DJ Hahn takes the cour t in pregame earlier this season.

(Photo Credit: Jeff Helsel, SAI) leading me.”

Individually, Hahn, who studies mechatronics engineering because she’s always been fascinated by robots, wants to improve on “all aspects” of her game.

“You can never be good enough to not have team goals,” Hahn said. “Team goals are always the same no matter what; we take it one day at a time and work for a PSAC region and national championship.”

The Vulcans are currently sitting in first place in the PSAC West with a conference record of 13-2 and an overall record of 18-3. The final stretch of the season is fast approaching, with the Vulcans travelling for four out of their seven February games.

The final two games of the season will be at home in the Convocation Center against

Clarion and Seton Hill. Then, PSAC playoff action will begin.

In the playoffs, Hahn will follow the lead of Shatara Parsons, Abbey Sporio and even injured forward Seairra Barrett.

“There’s never a day that goes by where they don’t help me out, whether they know it or not,” Hahn said.

This season, the growth from Hahn has been a bright spot for Strom. Seeing a sophomore player turn into a regular, consistent starter is Strom’s look toward the future, since she’ll have her for two more years.

After all, Hahn doesn’t plan on leaving Cal U. Hahn came here because the school “felt like home.” Now, it’s more than the school that has become home for Hahn.

She can add the court to that list.

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Pirates ownership pushing fans away

By Colin Kirkwood, Staff Writer KIR6842@calu.edu Many Pittsburgh Pirates fans knew that this offseason would be a crossroads for the historic franchise nestled along the Allegheny River. The team had the feel of becoming a bit stagnant after coming off a second consecutive season of finishing sub-.500 after capturing three consecutive wild-card births.

Naturally, if you are still in possession of a solid core, one would think to add a few big pieces and continue to make a push before your title window closes, right? The ownership of this group of swashbucklers felt differently.

Bucco nation was floored to hear of the trade that opened the floodgates to a potentially sub-par season in 2018. This trade was the deal that send “ace” pitcher Gerrit Cole to the Houston Astros for a bevy of players.

Upon review of the return, nothing really seems to stick out as high value, at least in my eyes. Joe Musgrove comes to the team boasting a lifetime record in two seasons of being a starting pitcher at 11-12 with an ERA of 4.52. Starting to sound like a Pirates trade yet? Colin Moran who plays at the 3B position, only has 34 career at-bats in two major league seasons which totals an average of .206. Yes, he arrives as a highly rated member from the Astros farm system, but a total demolition of the roster was nowhere necessary to begin building for the “future”. The final two pieces coming over in this deal were a right-handed reliever by the name of Michael Feliz who has a record of 12-3 in three seasons, but a sky-high ERA of 5.13. A minor league outfielder named Jason Martin joins the Bucs as well, but Martin hasn’t cracked a team above AA in five seasons. On the contrary, he is only 21 and posted an average of .287 last season in high A Buies Creek.

That’s all well and good BUT the Andrew McCutchen trade hit the fanbase below the belt. An all-around franchise player who

Gerrit Cole from the 2017 season pitching against the Washington Nationals.

(Photo Credit: Patrick McDermott, Getty Images) made his home in the steel city was just plain uprooted so the franchise could save a few bucks. Bryan Reynolds, who was a part of this deal, has only played professionally for two years and hasn’t passed high A. Granted he is only 22, and comes with a career average of .312, this won’t be helping to pack seats in PNC this summer. Kyle Crick was the other component of this deal, and he has only completed 32.1 innings of major league baseball with an ERA of 3.06 to go along with it. The cherry on top was gaining $500,000 in international bonus pool space. Great, what are they going to try with that? Bank on another talent who has a massive drinking and driving problem and can’t get a work visa? Cut me a break. The window is officially closed for who knows how long this time.

But don’t worry Bob Nutting will continue to encourage all of the fans out there to come fill the seats and buy more merchandise so he can obtain his coveted “financial flexibility” that he has been singing for. News flash… fans won’t buy tickets if the on-field product is a few changes away from being called a dumpster fire. In the end, building for the “future” is all well and good, but the “future” won’t be a thing if you keep chasing the hometown crowd away by dumping off their favorite players for new members who most likely won’t even see the field in the next five years. The lesson to be learned is that the city DESERVES an ownership who’s committed to building a contender and being willing to get out of the comfort zone that comes with being a small market team by making larger deals.

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Eagles vs Patriots: Rematch in the big game

By Danny Beeck, Sports Editor BEE1558@calu.edu In the beginning of the 2017 season, if you were to tell any football analyst that the Super Bowl matchup would be the Philadelphia Eagles against the New England Patriots, they would laugh in your face. After an untimely sequence of events for the Eagles, all bets were off for their chances in the playoffs, or what it seems like.

Carson Wentz threw for 3,296 yards in the 2017 season, along with 33 touchdowns and 7 interceptions. Along with his big play making ability, he gave the Eagles offense an “X” factor from the helm. Using his feet to get away from ensuing defenders gave his receivers more time to get away from their matchups.

When it comes to the weapons around Wentz for the entirety of the season, two of the biggest pickups reside in LeGarrette Blount and Jay Ajayi. Giving the Eagles a “two-headed monster”, the defense has to adapt early in the game. Relatively young

receivers give the Eagles a slight edge over their opponents as well, due to the fact that the speed and agility that they possess allowed them to rack up 3,967 receiving yards throughout the regular season.

Just when Eagles fans thought everything was going their way, Carson Wentz went down with an apparent lower body injury during a week 14 matchup against the Los Angeles Rams. Originally the team reported his diagnosis as an ACL tear, but was later found to be an LCL tear as well. With an injury that kept him out for the rest of the season, Nick Foles was chosen to step up and fill in the gap that Wentz left. Foles has done just that, winning four of the five games as a starter.

Switching over to the historical powerhouse in the National Football League (NFL), the New England Patriots have reached their eighth Super Bowl since 2001, and it just so happens that Tom

Brady has been with the team for every single one of those.

Brady, conversely to Wentz, is not one to extend plays with his legs outside the pocket, but uses his eyes to move defenders away from his targets.

Outscoring their 2017 opponents 458-296, head coach Bill Belichick knows what to call for his veteran gunslinger.

Throughout the season, you could tell that Brady makes the athletes around him better. Right when the play seems blown up, Brady steps up in the pocket, and delivers a bomb right into the bread basket of his intended target.

With these factors in mind, this game will surely impress all who tune in. My prediction for the game will be a big first half for the Eagles, but a second half surge will propel the Patriots to their sixth Super Bowl ring for the franchise. Final Score: 2824.

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Suns

PSU vs MSU

Hawks vs Hornets

Hawks

OK St. vs Kansas

Lakers vs Magic

Lakers

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76ers vs Nets

76ers

UM vs Minnesota

Thunder vs Nuggets

Thunder

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Raptors vs Wizards

Wizards

Arizona vs Washington

Winner MSU Kansas TCU Michigan WVU Arizona

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Hometown: Monroeville, Pa. High School: Gateway Jae’Lean Means placed first in the 200 meter sprint with a time of 21.73 seconds while also placing fifth in the finals of the 60-meter dash. Means has earned Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Track Athlete of the Week two times in the 2017-18 season and has registered the top time in the PSAC in both events.

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