Cal Times, October 20, 2017

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OCTOBER 20, 2017 VOL 46, NO.4

Halloweenfest

This year’s festivities: • Moon Family Psychic Experience • Pumpkin Painting • Music • Food • Contests Monday, Oct. 23, 6-10 p.m.

Performance Center

Illusionist Joseph Reohm Performs @ Performance Center Mon., Oct. 30, 7-8 p.m.

He’ll Leave You Wanting More!!!

Thursday, Oct. 26 5:30-11 p.m.

Meet in Front of Manderino Library

Cal U Presents: Mari Boyle & Cory Cottom

Homecoming King & Queen

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Interim Chancellor Whitney visits Cal U

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

After holding the office of president at Clarion University of Pennsylvania, Karen M. Whitney has taken over as the interim chancellor for the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education.

“With a lot of thought and interest, and love of the system and Pennsylvania, I accepted,” Whitney said.

Whitney has numerous jobs in the position, but clarified that keeping all 14 universities open is a must.

“They’re vibrant and important to the Commonwealth,” Whitney said, during her visit to California University of Pennsylvania on Thursday. “It is my vision as chancellor that they will continue to succeed.”

“All are important, all are distinctive.”

Whitney said that there are five universities — including Cal U — that posted increases in enrollment.

However, that’s not her priority.

Whitney’s priority is strategic planning.

“The point isn’t the universities’ enrollment going up and down,” Whitney said. “It’s about the strategic plan, and how to pursue and achieve their mission.

The question you should ask, if I may be so bold, is your enrollment where you desire it to be. More sometimes isn’t always better.”

According to the interim chancellor, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania is decreasing their enrollment due to a strategic plan.

Whitney also mapped out three priorities for the universities in the state system: ensuring student success, leveraging the strengths of the 14 universities to advance the Commonwealth and transforming governance and leadership “to achieve points one and two.”

“We’ve got game,” Whitney said.

The interim chancellor noted that she talked to students on campus during the Liberal Arts Festival at the Manderino Library and students in Student Government.

Whitney praised the relationship between students and faculty/staff.

“Students love the faculty and staff,” Whitney explained. “They feel an extraordinary of sense, care and voice. At the same time, they’re very clear

Photo cour tesy of Cal U Public Relations that they need to work really hard to achieve the expectations of the faculty.”

“I also heard from the faculty and staff, that that’s why they’ve stayed here,” she continued. “They’re here because they have that ethic of care, and they can practice that here. They very much appreciate a dedicated leadership, the ethic of care and the way the university has evolved. Things that need to be changed is that there’s a great story and needs to be told.”

Whitney explained that 90 percent of students in PASSHE schools are from Pennsylvania. For graduating students, Whitney said that 89 percent are working full-time jobs and 82 percent are working jobs directly related to their program of study.

Whitney also stressed that 72 percent of students are working in Pennsylvania after their graduation.

She cited a survey conducted by the state in Spring 2015.

“Our students are good, hard-working students,” Whitney said. “And they’re Pennsylvanians. They’re working hard to make their dream come true.”

“I think that’s a good investment.”

Even though she was formerly a president at Clarion,

Whitney said she’s looking forward to helping all 14 state schools.

In regards to Cal U, Whitney complimented the staff, faculty, students and the beauty of the campus.

“It’s a beautiful setting, which I think is important because it enables students to be ready to learn,” Whitney said.

Whitney also explained that a national search for a permanent chancellor will take place this year, and a possible confirmation will occur next summer.

Whitney said she is not interested in the full-time position.

“I’m a sprinter,” Whitney said. “I’m very intense to this task this year. I will serve until the new person comes on board.”

Whitney is still finishing up her tours of the 14 schools. Cal U was her seventh visit since Sept. 12, the date of her appointment.

Whitney finished off her meeting going back to the students.

“Our job is to make life-changing experiences. After meeting your students, they are ready to take on the world.”

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Buzzed Lightyear event brings in big crowd

By Mari Boyle, News Editor BOY7446@calu.edu

On Oct. 11 in the Performance Center, Student Affairs presented Buzzed Lightyear, an event that brings alcohol awareness to the California University of Pennsylvania student body the week of Homecoming.

Hosted by Rachel Michaels, Alcohol and Other Drug Education Specialist, and Shawn McCoy, Residence Hall Director and Student Wellness Specialist, the duo incorporated different speakers and interactive events in order to connect with the students in audience.

“We know students are doing it” said McCoy, “we just want them to be comfortable so we can have a dialogue about it.”

One of the presentation speakers, Patrick O’Neil, or Officer Pat as he introduced himself, is one of Pittsburgh’s Liquor Enforcement Officers from the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board. He started the evening by asking for volunteers.

Officer Pat then had the volunteers put on “beer goggles” that would change their sight from normal to

someone with a .2 blood alcohol content. The goggles give the wearer a sense of being inebriated.

The participants had their senses tested by flying tennis balls and attempting to walk a straight line. As they stumbled and fell, the audience erupted with laughter.

“We do this to show balance” said Officer Pat to the audience. One participant Jaqua Starr, a senior, announced “I got it!” as he extended his arms for balance at the finish of the line but ended up passing the line by several inches.

“Homecoming is a high risk drinking time,” said Rachel Michaels on why they do this event, “And so we wanted to do something that is funny and that would focus on alcohol to raise awareness about the issues that could be going on while being interactive.”

After, McCoy and Michaels then presented an array of guests to tell fake drunk stories and after ask what could

go wrong in the scenarios.

Joy Helsel, Greek Life advisor, Jim Pflugh, Associate Dean for Student Conduct, Tyler Lieb, Graduate Assistant for Vulcan Village, and Becky, Graduate Assistant for Residence Life were among the storytellers.

As each told their stories, the crowd erupted with laughter and were quick to answer the presenter’s questions. The stories aimed to show the students the dangers of binge drinking.

“The event is meant to inform students in order to make good decisions.” said Donna George, PASSHE alcohol and other drug coalition coordinator.

George oversees and helps with prevention efforts with the 14 state schools.

Madison Ansell, sophomore, attended of the event “It was interesting and informative” she said on the content of the night, “I really wanted to try those beer goggles.”

Cal U holds first festival of Liberal Arts

By Brad Britvich, Staff Writer BRI8314@calu.edu The normally quiet Manderino Library was transformed in to a celebration of culture, arts and diversity last Thursday for the first annual Liberal Arts Festival at California University of Pennsylvania.

The event was held as an effort to allow students and faculty from the college of liberal arts to present academic works as well as interactive experiences for over 400 local high school students.

“We reached out to 120 teachers, principals and superintendents,” Andrea Cencich, professor in the Arts and Language Department and organizer of the event, said. “There was great interest and we eventually had to turn people away. We ended up with 11 schools coming.”

Originally the event was meant to take place primarily outside, but when the forecast called for rain, the event had to be moved inside of the library.

“Luckily we had a rain plan,” Sabrina Hykes-Davis, professor in the Department of Theater and Dance and

another coordinator of the event, said. “It was crowded at times but less than expected. We had most of the high schoolers on the second floor.”

High school students first attended academic lectures from Cal U faculty and a presentation by the theater department before the festival began in the library at 10:30 a.m.

“We had two purposes for the festival,” Cencich said.

“First, we wanted to help these schools districts because many don’t have a large connection to a cultural environment. Second, we wanted to show what we offer as a university and show that we are open to different cultures and value diversity and tolerance.”

While musical acts such as a salsa band, an African rhythm group and Cal U’s own Young and Gifted Gospel Choir still performed outside in front of the library, students were welcomed inside where they could try different ethnic foods and work craft projects, such as

screen-printing on to T-shirts.

“For some this might have been their first time on a college campus, Hykes-Davis said. “We wanted to show young students that, even though a lot of colleges are going towards technology, a liberal arts or humanities education is still available at Cal. We’re here and we’re providing an education that’s still valid in the world.”

Student volunteers and presenters were on-hand to serve food, present academic research and entertain the students visiting campus.

“I’m so proud of our Cal U students,” Cencich said. “You have no idea how much of the event depended upon them. They were all so willing to help. All the faculty I heard from after the festival said they were so impressed by our students and I want to say ‘thank you” to all those who presented and volunteered to help make it a special day.”

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Cal U grant to help students move toward careers

By Brittany Johnson, Contributor JOH6622@calu.edu A four-year, $1.9 million grant-funded project will help California University students prepare as they work towards their careers as school counselors, mental health counselors and social work practitioners.

Dr. Sheri Boyle, chair of the Social Work Department, and Dr. Elizabeth Gruber, a professor in the Counselor Education Department, will lead the four-year project.

The program is funded by the federal Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). According to HRSA’s website, their mission is: “To improve health and achieve health equity through access to quality services, a skilled health workforce and innovative programs.”

“Dr. Gruber and I are thrilled to receive this federal grant,” said Dr. Boyle. “It is a national grant, and competitive, so we were very excited to receive the good news.”

The grant will award $300,000 annually, or $1.2 million in all to the Counselor Education Department and the Social Work Department.

The project will aid graduate students working towards a master’s degree in Clinical Mental Counseling, a master’s of Education in School Counseling Pre-K-12, or a master’s of Social Work. It will also aid undergraduates working towards their bachelor’s degree in Social Work.

The grant will provide $10,000 stipends for 30 Cal U graduate students each year as they complete their field placements.

Students in Cal U’s accredited counselor education program must complete a 600-hour field placement, or internship. The accredited social work program requires students to complete 660 hours in their advanced practicum.

Dr. Boyle said she has had a few students take a leave of absence from the social work program in order to work or care for their family.

“Many of the students find a way to make it

work for the semester, but with great financial and social sacrifice,” said Dr. Boyle.

In a Cal U press release, Dr. Gruber said, “These stipends will benefit our students and relieve the additional financial burden of field placements, such as lost income, childcare and transportation costs.”

In addition to aiding the students financially, the grant will also create at least two new field placement sites in areas where there are limited medical resources.

“It is our hope that the grant will help provide more services to medically underserved people,

by increasing the workforce,” said Dr. Boyle.

The grant will also generate new coursework that focuses on treating people within medically underserved communities, as well as recruit new students for Cal U’s counseling and social work programs.

The HRSA program will first take effect with the students chosen during the Fall 2017 and Spring 2018 semesters.

In years to come, students who are interested in working with medically underserved communities will be selected through an application process.

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Artist Spotlight: Snow Tha Product

By Shalene Hixon, Staff Writer HIX3821@calu.edu The next artist for our artist spotlight is Snow Tha Product.

The San Jose rapper, whose real name is Claudia Alexandra Madriz Meza, began her career at 19 years old. Her name is a nod to the Disney princess Snow White, and originally went with that as her rap name. Later she would add “the Product” to her name and then ultimately decided to use “Snow Tha Product” as her official name.

She started off by writing a few songs in Spanish, and eventually got noticed by Jamie Kohen. They both collaborated on the song “Alguien,” which gained popularity in Mexico and was featured on Kohen’s album Fotosintesis.

Snow then moved to Texas and performed at the popular South by Southwest festival from 2010-11. She released her independent debut album, Unorthodox, on Oct. 26, 2011. Two singles off the album, “Woke Wednesday” and “Drunk Love”, became viral hits, with “Drunk Love” having over 1.3 million views on YouTube.

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There was one song, however, that was her real breakthrough. The 90-second-song “Holy Sh*t” caught the attention of 50 Cent and was even featured on his website. Her string of hit songs got her offers by three major record labels: Universal, Atlantic and Sony. Snow decided to sign with Atlantic and work on her debut studio album.

Her much anticipated mixtape Good Nights & Bad Mornings was released on Dec. 12, 2012. Less than a year later, she released the sequel, Good Nights & Bad Mornings 2: The Hangover on Oct. 14, 2013.

It featured appearances from big names like Dizzy Wright, Ty Dolla Sign and Tech N9ne.

She supported Kottonmouth Kings and Dizzy Wright on the Fight to Unite Tour in 2013. Snow also performed once again at the 2013 South by Southwest festival.

Not only is Snow an artist, but she’s also an entrepreneur. She launched Woke in 2014, which is a clothing line that offers various streetwear items.

In June of 2015, Snow released another mixtape The Rest Comes Later and announced a tour of the same name with Audio Push. The following June, she released her EP Half Way There...Pt.1. She even contributed to The Hamilton Mixtape with K’naan, Residente and Riz MC on a song titled “Immigrants (We Get The Job Done).

Snow also made a cameo as Lil’ Traviesa on the USA TV drama Queen of The South in the summer of 2017.

Currently she is on the Vibe Higher Tour, which runs from Oct. 4 to Nov. 25. It hits cities such as Salt Lake City, Denver, St. Louis, Cleveland, New York and Los Angeles. She’ll be playing in Pittsburgh at the Rex Theater on Oct. 31.

With her rapid style rapping, it doesn’t take long to find yourself mesmerized by Snow Tha Product’s rhythm. She doesn’t need anything else besides her words, she lets them do the talking for her. Snow is one of the most legit female rappers in the game right now.

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Nick Barilla returns to Cal U

By Rachael McKriger, Editor In Chief KRI6014@calu.edu Nick Barilla has always loved music.

Whenever he came to California University of Pennsylvania, he wanted an outlet to be able to showcase his love for music. A pianist, guitarist, singer and songwriter, Barilla discovered the Underground Café.

Commonly just known as Underground, the club operates every Thursday evening with open mic nights and guest performances.

Barilla was the guest performer last Thursday, coming back to his original stomping grounds.

Barilla, who had his first Underground performance in the spring 2011 semester, graduated from Cal U in the fall of 2014 with a major in communication studies and a minor in commercial music technology.

He described playing at Underground a “full-circle moment.”

“When I was a freshman at Cal U in 2010, the transition from high school to college was kind of overwhelming for me,” Barilla said. “I had trouble fitting in at first, and as a result I turned to music. I put a lot of hours in during many week nights in Gallagher Hall, teaching myself how to play the piano.”

Barilla mentioned that during his first Underground performance he was nervous to sing in front of people initially, but “when some of my friends made me sing for them, they encouraged me to sing at Underground.”

In his sophomore year at Cal U, Barilla won the Best Songwriter Award during Songwriter Night at Underground.

After seeing musicians brought in by Underground Café and the Student Activities Board, Barilla said he found his path that he wanted to follow.

And he is.

Doing music full-time now, Barilla signed a contract last year with a college booking agency. He performs across colleges and universities all across the country.

He said that one of his most memorable moments at a college was going to Jefferson Community College in Watertown, N.Y. “I think it was like the third school I had ever performed at, and a student wanted to sing one of my

Photo of Nick Barilla courtesy of Rachael McKriger, Cal Times original songs with me, ‘Cupid Theory’, and she knew it word for word!” Barilla exclaimed.

Another memorable experience, but also a dangerous one, was when Barilla toured through Indianapolis this past spring during a tornado warning.

“That saw me trying to fit a mattress in my hotel bathroom for protection,” Barilla said. “The mattress was bigger than the bathroom so it didn’t fit! Needless to say I survived, and got no sleep that night.”

Barilla is currently working on an acoustic record that will include some of his previously released recordings.

“I have also written a lot of new material, and am planning on releasing a new record next year,” Barilla said. “I just got my own website — www.nickbarilla. com — and I am continuously pitching my original music to different media companies.”

In addition, in September, Barilla started a

fundraiser for Big Brothers, Big Sisters of America and is donating all of the proceeds of his wristband sales to the program. Details are on the website.

While he tours across the country, Barilla still fondly keeps Cal U at the top of his list.

“There are so many amazing educators, programs and organizations at this university that I have gained so much knowledge from,” Barilla said. “I am proud to be an alumni!”

As for his advice to current college students, it’s simple: Do what you love.

“Do not let a piece of paper define who you are as a person,” Barilla said. “I encourage everyone to go after their passion whether you have a degree, or have yet to declare a major. Last year, I quit my full-time job to pursue a career in the music industry and I am blessed to be able to say that my passion has turned into my career!”

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Motion Picture Pariah

By James Rudolph, Opinions Editor RUD2588@calu.edu Following numerous allegations of harassment and sexual abuse, Harvey Weinstein, academy award winning film producer and co-founder of Miramax, is being ostracized by Hollywood.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the Producers Guild of America have stripped Weinstein of his membership as allegations against him, and other members of Hollywood’s elite, continue to surface.

Although numerous allegations against members of Hollywood have continued through the years, there has never been such a violent reaction from Hollywood, especially on a giant of the industry.

The New York Times investigated and published an article on Oct. 5 about allegations against Weinstein.

Since then, more than 30 women have come forward with charges of harassment, abuse, assault and rape against Weinstein that spans back years.

The police in both New York and London have begun

investigations into the allegations. Some of the accusers Hollywood stars like Ashley Judd, Courtney Love, Angelina Jolie and Gwyneth Paltrow.

Love even went as far to accuse Creative Artists Agency, a dominant art and sports talent agency in L.A, of punishing her for raising questions against Weinstein’s behavior and conduct in 2005. This has been the Hollywood reaction to accusations against influential people in “the Industry.”

About the accusations, Nina Jacobson, film producer and former president of the Walt Disney Company’s Buena Vista Motion Picture Group said, “I think the floodgates being opened is something that had to happen and that finally brings a subject to the surface that has gone unchecked for countless years.”

Singer Bjork, actress Lili Reinhart and correspondent Lisa Guerrero made accusations against other men in the entertainment industry.

The Entertainment Industry’s dark history has been

circulating in recent news with the accusations against Bill Cosby, Roger Ailes and Bill O’Riley.

What sets them apart from Weinstein, despite the repercussions they received in their own part, is the Hollywood community wasn’t so ready to outcast them as they are with Weinstein.

Most recently, Casey Affleck settled sexual harassment allegations made by two female producers out of court, and he will be presenting the Best Actress award in the upcoming Oscars. In 1977, prominent film director Roman Polanski pleaded guilty to molesting a 13-yearold girl, and then fled the country. Today, he is still celebrated as one of the best international film directors of all time, and continues to make films.

Why now, Hollywood? Maybe it’s the number of stars that are making these accusations, or maybe it’s a political statement. One thing that is for certain is that Weinstein represents an old tradition of sexual misconduct in Hollywood that will continue to surface as the years go on.

Evan Peffer - Dj Moon Moon

DJ Moon Moon, also known as Evan Peffer, has been a member of WCAL since Fall ‘16. A sophomore majoring in Commercial Music Technology with a Technical Theatre Design minor, DJ Moon Moon has a deep passion for music. In her free time, she serves as social media and marketing coordinator for the Underground Cafe, independent concert promotion, and does various music-related things for Name it Tomorrow for which she is the general manager.

She came to the station because of fellow DJ, Emmy J and told her about WCAL the summer before she started at California University of Pennsylvania. Once she came down and started training with DJ Just Ed, she found another outlet to share her passion for music. DJ Moon Moon has made many memories with WCAL, but her favorite is participating in last year’s Locked In For A Cause event when she fell asleep on the floor during the lock in, and DJ Tiny Tim had to wake her up at 6 in the morning.

Top 5 Artists: Nevada Color, The Wrecks, Panic At The Disco, Yellowcard and The Jonas Brothers

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Stranger Things: Season One recapped

By Jeromy Mackey, Staff Writer MAC3503@calu.edu The success of Stranger Things was monumental and unexpected.

Before the first season was comprehensively released on July 15, 2016 through the ever-growing streaming service Netflix, people in the public knew very little about the sleeper hit about to be released

by Matt and Ross Duffer.

The show went through a troubled pre-production phase with most of the major primetime television networks rejecting the Duffer Brothers’ pitch. The networks believed that a show as focused on the children as Stranger Things is would not be very successful.

Ironically, it was the performances given by these child actors that captivated audiences across the country, and propelled the careers of stars Millie Bobby Brown, and Finn Wolfhard (who recently portrayed Richie in the box office smashing revival of It.) Now the fans of the show anxiously wait for the full release of the second season on Oct. 27.

For those fans who have a muddy recollection of the last summer’s season, or for those who want to start right away on the second season, I have briefly recapped each of the eight episodes, so SPOILER ALERT! Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers The mystery begins when a young boy from the town of Hawkins mysteriously disappears in the early 1980’s. Speculation begins to rise as some townsfolk think that a recent occurrence at the local United States Department of Energy plant might be connected to the disappearance of the young Will Byers.

Will’s classmates and Dungeons & Dragons cohorts, Mike, Dusty, and Lucas vow to find Will and save him. During the beginning of their quest, they encounter a strange girl who has had her head shaven ad wears a torn hospital gown.

Even stranger is the odd tattoo on her arm simply bearing the numerals, “011.” Not knowing her name, and not receiving much information from the girl herself, the boys affectionately call her “Eleven.”

Chapter Two: The Weirdo on Maple Street Mike decides to secretly house the enigmatic Eleven in his basement without the knowledge of his parents. Joyce Byers, who is the mother of the missing Will, begins to receive strange phone calls in addition to seeing her walls move and morph in impossible ways. She talks to the chief of police, Jim Hopper, who, although believes Joyce to be a hysteric grieving mother, becomes much more interested in the case after Joyce’s strange statements. At a party, a girl named Barbara, is taken by the same creature we only briefly glimpsed when it took Will in the first episode.

Chapter Three: Holly, Jolly Barbara is shown in a darkened and alien version of the pool she was at when she was taken by the creature. This is our first glimpse at the other world where the creature resides. Meanwhile, Eleven promises the boys that she knows where Will is hiding, but when she takes them there it is just the fort that Will built, which the boys already know about. Joyce thinks that her son is communicating through lights in the house, so she buys Christmas lights and paints letters underneath them so that Will can talk to her.

Chapter Four: The Body Everyone’s theories about Will’s body is found in a local query. Joyce refuses to accept it is him due to her adamant belief that Will has been communicating with her through lights. The boys make a huge discovery when Eleven’s tinkering with their walkie talkie allows for Will’s voice to be heard singing “Should I Stay or Should I Go” by The Clash, a song he and his brother enjoyed together. In this episode we see many of the skeptics like Hopper begin to realize that there may be some truth to Joyce’s supernatural theories about her son’s location.

Chapter Five: The Flea and the Acrobat After Hopper finds out that the body they found was a fake filled with stuffing, he begins to force himself deeper into the treacherous Hawkins Laboratory. He is knocked out and returned to his trailer which he quickly learns has been bugged.

The boys begin referring to the area that Will and Barb were taken to as the “Upside Down.” Nancy, a friend of Barb’s and a love interest of Jonathan Byers, finds a gate to this Upside Down, while the boys get frustrated with Eleven’s secrets.

When Lucas attacks Mike, her powers of telekinesis are revealed when she flings Lucas through the air and she runs away from the boys.

Chapter Six: The Monster The fight between Lucas and Eleven causes a split between the boys and Lucas leaves Dustin and Mike to find eleven on their own. They are finally reunited when Eleven saves Mike after a local bully forces him to jump off the cliff as he held Dusty at knifepoint.

Eleven breaks the boy’s arm and this use of her power causes Chief Hopper to investigate her past further. He learns that many children were abducted from their parents who were involved experiment that the head scientist at Hawkins Lab ran.

Chapter Seven: The Bathtub The lab learns that Eleven is being held at Mike’s house and the group flees and reunites with Lucas.

Eleven tells them that a certain chamber, technically called a sensory deprivation tank but the boys and Eleven call it “the bathtub,” would enhance her psychic powers enough to find Will.

With the help of Chief Hopper, the boys, Joyce and Jonathan Byers, and Nancy, Eleven is able to create this chamber and locate Will in the Upside Down.

However, the monster, called the Demogorgon by the boys after a monster in D&D, becomes aware of them and so do the Dept. of Energy baddies.

Chapter Eight: The Upside Down Chief Hopper is able to locate Will by going through the first entrance to the Upside Down created in Hawkins Laboratory. Eleven sacrifices herself to kill the Demogorgon at the Hawkins High School.

All seems well until the show flashes forward to Christmas time at the Byers’ household where Will is looking in the mirror has the world flashes between the real world and the Upside Down.

Albums of the

Week

By Eddie Kuntz

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Shapeshifter by Knuckle Puck After becoming known for strange, but well done, lyric metaphors and fast hard hitting pop-punk, Knuckle Puck takes a step down from their previous release and puts out a disappointing effort with Shapeshifter. The album never really loses your attention, but just doesn’t have standout songs like their previous album and EP’s, which were made up of almost entirely standout tracks. The only song that truly stands out amongst the bland tracks on Shapeshifter is “Gone.” Both catchy and fast, it’s sure to be a hit amongst their fans and at live shows, but it may be one of the few that will. The beginning and end of the album struggle quite a bit with originality in the music, and just overall having decent lyrics. “Conduit” and “Plastic Brains” quite possibly have some of the most forced metaphors to ever come from Knuckle Puck and just overall lack in good lyrical content. Even one of the better songs on the album “Double Helix” struggles with lyrics as it just repeats two sub par lines the entire chorus.

Overall Shapeshifter is a huge let down after four solid EP’s and an outstanding debut album and is a common case of a sophomore slump.

Rating: 6.2 out of 10 Recommended Track: “Gone”

Vulcan Theater Oct. 20Oct. 26 Natali Student Center

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

Movie Marathon Reviews with Jeromy Mackey!

Pixar never creates a bad movie. When reviewing a Pixar movie, the only reason to ever give bad scores is when you compare that movie against the Pixar standard. Cars 3 is by no means a bad movie, but it didn’t affect me nearly as much as Cars or any of the other Pixar hits. It’s an enjoyable family flick, with a great message, but it’ll

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

ultimately be forgettable.

Rating: 7.5 out of 10

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Disney Special Homecoming 2017 Layout: Taylor Barta

Photos By: Jessica Crosson and Jeff Helsel

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BSU sponsors Homecoming Pep Rally

By Mari Boyle, News Editor BOY7446@calu.edu

To kick off homecoming weekend, the Black Student Union hosted the Homecoming Pep Rally on October 13, 2017. In an effort to excite the campus for Homecoming as well as for the athletic events occurring throughout the

weekend, including the football game and volleyball game, the Black Student Union planned an evening in sunny weather on the courts firing up the campus and encouraging school spirit.

Students were able to dance to music and watch the Black Student Union and members of the Vulcan’s Football Team face off in a tug of war competition.

The Black Student Union provided food, a DJ, and other entertainment throughout the evening. Students were provided an atmosphere, thanks to the Black Student Union, to enjoy the outdoors, dance to music, and express their CalU spirit.

It was a great way to unify and enthuse the campus in celebration of Homecoming weekend.

Hopefully, the Homecoming Pep Rally will continue on in the future and become a tradition for Homecoming celebrations.

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A Dying Dream

By James Rudolph, Opinions Editor RUD2588@calu.edu

U.S District Judge William Alsup court ordered the Trump administration to release legal advice and information on its moved to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.

They are required to turn over all materials pertaining to Homeland Security rolling back the program by Oct. 27th. They also required information that informed the February decision of Secretary John Kelly to keep the program.

President Trump has asked Congress to draft legislation to maintain the DACA program. For the “Dreamers” to remain in the U.S, Trump asks for legislation that cracks down specifically on children who have crossed the Mexican border into the United States, and propose a budget and plan for construction of “the Wall.”

Alsup said the Trump administration had

no legal rationale for trying to eliminate the program. They responded with saying that Homeland Security had to rescind DACA because it exceeded the legal authority of the agency.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions claimed DACA was an “extra-legal” maneuver by the Obama administration. He said Obama acted beyond his legal authority when implementing the program, which was announced through an executive memo.

President Trump gave Congress a six-month window to pass the proper legislation to provide protection to the “Dreamers.” They must meet a series of benchmarks to enforce stricter border security, which includes “the Wall” proposal.

Simply put, Trump will allow the “Dreamers” to stay in the U.S, but only if they didn’t cross the Mexican border.

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It is hard to imagine what the legal precedent is behind this. Is it really all for the sake of national security? Is it to remove Obama-era policies and not fall back on a promise? It’s probably both.

Indeed, the Obama administration exceeded its legal power and authority with the institution of the DACA program. However, is it terrible, or a threat to our national security, to allow children who arrived in this country, sometimes without choice, that worked their way through American society, to remain here? I don’t think so. Especially after looking at some of the career paths of the DACA recipients, and the minimal amount of crime committed by “dreamers.”

Whatever legislation is drafted by Congress in response to President Trump’s requirements could define American immigration policy for years to come. How the Trump administration handles citizens of foreign backgrounds speaks on how they view foreign nationals in general.

Photo of Donald Trump courtesy of the Associated Press.

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Failure to Protect

By James Rudolph, Opinions Editor RUD2588@calu.edu On Oct. 9, Scott Pruitt, the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, signed off on repealing President Barrack Obama’s Clean Power Plan (CPP), which heavily regulated greenhouse gas emissions from power plants.

This counts as another win President Trump, who signed an executive order on March 28 to put the CPP under review, as they follow through on the promise of reverse Obama-era policies.

In a statement, the E.P.A said the repeal will facilitate the development of U.S energy resources and reduce unnecessary regulatory burdens associated with the development of those resources.

Pruitt has been a long-time opponent of the E.P.A. During his time as the Attorney General of Oklahoma, he sued the agency 13 times. His argument for the repeal has been the same argument he made for years: the Obama administration overstepped his legal authority to limit greenhouse gas emissions from power plants.

A leaked draft of the proposal estimates that the country would save $33 billion by not complying with the regulation and rejecting health benefits the Obama administration originally calculated. The repeal follows President Trumps plans of dismantling Obama-era policies and free the U.S. from its promises with the Paris Climate Accord.

Long has Trump promised to dismantle the E.P.A, and placing Pruitt at the helm of the agency cripples their ability to regulate.

The repeal would also hinder states in their own regulation from fulfilling their promise of following the Paris Climate Accord.

That doesn’t mean individual environmental groups and Democratic

Kintigh Generating Station in Somerset, New York. Photo provided

by Wikimedia Commons. states will follow along. There are already multiple groups, and several states, who plan to challenge the repeal in federal court. Some states have even met the goals of the CCP, like California and New York, and plan to move ahead as they make their own climate policies.

Colorado plans to exceed the goals set by the CCP, as the state was closing coal plants early and moving into more wind and other renewable energy fields.

“We have dramatically cleaner air and we are saving money,” said Gov. John Hickenlooper of Colorado, “my question to the E.P.A would be, ‘Which of that part don’t you like?’”

While Industry groups applaud Pruitt’s plan, but indicated they want a plan that replaces the CCP, but still provides modest regulations for emissions.

Karen A. Herbert, president of the Chamber of Commerce’s Global-Energy Institute, said, “We have always believed that there is a better way to approach greenhouse gas emissions reductions. We welcome the opportunity for business to be at the table with the E.P.A and other stakeholders to develop an approach that lowers emissions, preserves America’s energy advantage and respects the bound

of the Clean Air Act.” Even in the absence of the rule, many state utilities across the nation opted to shift to natural gas, wind and solar energies, driven by cost concerns and state-level policies.

A great example of this is the state of Arkansas, a state that challenged the CCP in court. Chairman of the Arkansas Public Service Commission said his state is in the process of shifting from coal to cheaper natural gas. “Even if they repeal the Clean Power Plan, or replace it with something that doesn’t require us to do much, you still have to reckon with the fact that regulations on carbon are coming,” Thomas said, “So we need to develop options to deal with that other than sticking our heads in the sand and hoping we can just file lawsuits forever.”

The E.P.A is no longer protecting anything. With Pruitt destroying the E.P.A from within, their mission of protecting human health and the environment can’t be accomplished. As the Trump administration claims a victory, and Pruitt claims a personal victory, it falls on the states and environmental groups to continue working towards climate preservation.

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Domestic Terrorism in America A Larger Discussion

By Angel Funk, Staff Writer FUN8385@calu.edu Stephen Paddock, a 64-year-old American citizen, opened fire on Oct. 1 from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Hotel. The mass shooting has become the deadliest in United States History with the death toll reaching 59 people, including Paddock, with an excess of 500 injured.

The incident has left many people wondering what could cause someone to commit a heinous crime and has revived the term “domestic terrorism.”

The legal definition of domestic terrorism is activities that “involve acts dangerous to human life that are a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or of any State; appear to be intended — to intimidate or coerce a civilian population; to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion; or to affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination, or kidnapping; and occur primarily within the territorial jurisdiction of the United States.”

The calculated acts by someone to deliberately cause harm to citizens of the United States makes Stephen Paddock precisely that, a domestic terrorist. With the number of mass shooting increasing every year, these acts are undoubtedly domestic terrorism. Study after study concludes statistics and claims, but yet no action is taken.

The 23 guns that Paddock had in his hotel to use in the shooting, 12 of which were modified with bump stocks that increase the firing rate of firearms, were obtained over a 12 month period. He passed background checks, purchased them legally, and raised no red flags with

Aerial view of the Oklahoma City Bombing, one of the worst acts of domestic terrorism in U.S History.

the gun shop owners or the people around him.

New sources called Paddock a “lone wolf ” (USA Today), “He’s just a guy who lived in Mesquite who liked burritos,” CBS News, and just about everything except a domestic terrorist.

Terrorism is a term that has plagued the United States for years, even prior to the World Trade Center attacks on 9/11. Arguably, the most famous case of domestic terrorism was the bombing of the federal building in Oklahoma City, by Lockport, NY resident Timothy McVeigh in 1995. In the past few years, acts of domestic terrorism are on the rise, but not labeled as “terrorism.”

Consider the actions of Dylan Roof, the white supremecitst from South Carolina

who was convicted on 33 accounts of hate crimes for shooting African-American churchgoers at the Emanuel African methodist Episcopal Church. He killed nine people in an effort to ignite a race war, according to him. His actions and intent exhibit the signs of a domestic terrorist, but he was never labeled as a terrorist.

A more substantial discussion needs to happen about domestic terrorism to create this dialogue that will allow for a solution or a start to prevent the rise in mass shootings in the United States.

Together, there is a need to recognize that the majority of terrorist acts in the United States are not the work of America’s enemies, but its own citizens turned domestic terrorists.

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OPINION

U.S. Soccer, it ’s time to clean the house

By Rachael McKriger, Editor In Chief KRI6014@calu.edu For the first time since 1986, the United States Men’s National Team has been eliminated from the World Cup. The shocking 2-1 loss in Trinidad and Tobago, along with wins by Panama and Honduras, put the United States in fifth place in the Hexagonal, their World Cup qualifying group.

Mexico led the group in first place, with Costa Rica following behind in second. Panama also secured an automatic bid, while Honduras has to face Australia in a playoff match next month.

After a massive 4-0 victory over Panama on Friday, it seemed like all the cards were laid out for the United States to book their ticket to Russia, where the World Cup will be held next summer.

However, an own goal from Omar Gonzalez, and a game-winning goal by Alvin Jones, resulted in a cancelled flight from New York to Moscow.

Now, U.S. Soccer needs to change.

Many fans and experts in soccer are calling for head coach Bruce Arena to be fired, as well as U.S. Soccer President Sunil Gulati. Arena called the exit from World Cup contention a “blemish.”

“There’s nothing wrong with what we’re doing,” Arena said in his post-game press conference, aired on ESPN. “Certainly as our league grows, it advances the national team program. We have some good young players come up. Nothing has to change. To make any kind of crazy changes I think would be foolish. We’re building a good system in our professional league. We have players playing abroad of some quality.”

However, he elected to ignore those players abroad, leaving Fabian Johnson, Timothy Chandler and Danny Williams with their respective club teams. Instead of starting Geoff Cameron, a top defender who plays in the English Premier League, Arena elected to start Gonzalez, who has been lackadaisical in recent matches.

Instead of brining in a top attacker like Johnson, or an improved defender like Chandler, Arena elected to call in–and not even use–Michael Orozco, whom hasn’t featured for Club Tijuana since Aug. 4.

In general, in regards to last night’s Trinidad and Tobago match, the United States looked lazy. They didn’t look like a team that wanted to feature in the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Photo of the U.S. Men’s National Team cour tesy of ISI Images.

Had they qualified, it was clear that the team that played last night would never make it out of the group stage in the World Cup. “There’s enough there. There’s no excuses for us not qualifying for the World Cup,” Arena said.

No excuses isn’t just a line for coaches to repeat. It reflects the players, the technical staff and the coaches.

Last night, there were only two players that looked like they really wanted to be in the World Cup: Christian Pulisic and Clint Dempsey.

Pulisic scored the lone goal for the United States in the 47th minute.

After the match was over, fans, former players and current players took to social media to critique or offer support to the U.S. Men’s National Team.

Taylor Twellman, who featured 30 times for the USMNT from 2002-08, hit the nail with the hammer with his remarks on ESPN FC. “As a whole, U.S. Soccer is not prepared,”Twellman said on ESPN News. “They have not done a good enough job of getting this group ready to play. This is an utter embarrassment.”

“The gloves should have been off years ago!” Twellman

yelled. “We should have been having real criticism.

And the discussion after Brazil was ‘Can we beat the Colombias and the Belgiums and the Argentinas of the world?’ You kidding me? We can’t beat Trinidad on a field that’s too wet and too heavy? What are we doing? What are we doing?!”

Great question, Taylor. What is U.S. Soccer doing?

What U.S. Soccer should do first is clean the house out.

Getting rid of Gulati and Arena is the first step. However, keep Tab Ramos as the Youth Technical director. He’s actually doing a fine job, with his latest successes being Josh Sargent and Tim Weah.

Twellman said during his ESPN News remarks, there’s plenty of money being funneled into U.S. Soccer, Major League Soccer and the youth programs.

It’s time to start using them, and reap the benefits. If the federation doesn’t, they’ll be missing out on two World Cups, back-to-back.

To lift spirits, the United States Women’s National Team will begin their journey for qualification with the 2018 CONCACAF Women’s Championship this upcoming summer. Their World Cup is slated for 2019 in France.

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Vulcans extend win streak against Clarion to 13 straight

By Daniel Beeck, Sports Editor BEE1558@calu.edu The California Vulcans hosted the Clarion Golden Eagles this past weekend for the annual homecoming matchup. The Golden Eagles came into Adamson Stadium fresh off of a victory over the Seton Hill Griffins, snapping their previous five-game losing streak. For the Vulcans, they were trying to register a victory for the first time in two weeks, after back to back losses against fellow PSAC West foes Slippery Rock and Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Coming into the contest, California was without leading rusher Nick Grissom, giving way for Jalen Bell and Jimmy Wheeler to share reps. The receiving core also took a hit for California, as Jordan Dandridge was not on the field for the fourth straight week.

Neither team could get started off the bat, as the scored remained 0-0 when the first quarter came to a close. California struck first on a pass from Michael Kier into the awaiting arms of Luke Smorey, after Smorey torched his matchup on the outside to make the score 7-0. The Vulcans kept their foot on the pedal on the very next drive, scoring on a 10-yard designed rush play up the middle from Michael Kier. This rushing touchdown was the fifth of his career, and extended the Vulcans lead to 14-0 early in the second quarter. Asiantii Woulard for the Golden

Eagles gave California even more confidence on the next possession, as Brendan Edwards read the eyes of Woulard and intercepted a pass, which was taken back for yet another score, extending their lead to 21-0.

The third quarter opened with both teams trading empty possessions, before a quarterback change gave Jeff Clemens control of the Golden Eagles offense, taking them 39 yards down the field on seven plays after Mylique McGriff crossed the goal line from seven yards out. A missed field goal from Will Brazill kept the score at 21-7 going into the fourth quarter with the Golden Eagles starting to gain momentum.

The fourth quarter began, and the defense for the Vulcans had to step up, as the Golden Eagles were gifted free yards on a costly pass interference call a few plays before. Consecutive attempts from Clarion were stopped, with defensive help from the Vulcans secondary.

Backed up deep in their own territory, California just tried to create some space for themselves, with only one first down picked up before they were forced to put from their own 34 yard line. The next drive saw the same result for the Golden Eagles, traveling down the field, only to be stopped by the Vulcans on a fourth and goal

situation. The very next possession for Clarion found pay dirt, after freshman receiver Mason Standard hauled in a catch over the head of Nigel Garnett. The point after attempt was blocked by the eventual PSAC West Defensive Athlete of the Week, Justin Baker, which kept the score at 21-13.

California got the ball back with only 3:11 left in the game, and tried to milk time off, but was not successful, as they were forced to kick the ball away to the Golden Eagles. With just over two minutes left, California gave even more free yards to Clarion on two costly penalties to set up a fiveyard rush from Kyle Evans to make the score 2119 pending the two-point conversion attempt.

As Jeff Clemens rolled to the left evading the California defenders, Cameron Tarver pounced on the unaware Clemens, and brought him to the turf, closing the game out.

The Vulcans now move to 5-2 on the season, with a tough match against conference opponent Gannon University this upcoming weekend. Gannon running back, Marc Jones, is coming into the weekend registering 1,540 yards on the ground, giving him an average of 220 yards per game. The Vulcans are looking to continue their winning ways in Erie, Pennsylvania for a noon kickoff.

Vulcans finish in third place at Cedarville

By Matthew Kifer, Sports Information The California University of Pennsylvania men’s golf team featured four golfers among the top-10 on the individual leader board while competing at the Cedarville Invitational on Sunday.

The Vulcans placed third in the team standings with a 59-over 635 (311-324) while playing at the Country of the North. Wittenberg (Ohio) claimed the invitational title by 10 strokes after shooting a 40-over 616 (301-315) at the eight-team event and Ohio Dominican placed second with a 50over 626 (314-312).

Freshman Will Ennis (Montgomery Village, Md./Homeschooled) fired a 10-over 154 (78-

76) to finish fourth on the leader board while competing as an individual. Sophomore Ryan Smith (Hamburg, Pa./Hamburg) was the team’s top finisher at the event, tying for fifth overall with an 11-over 155 (73-82). Sophomore Nathan Bazant (Washington, Pa./Trinity) and freshman Peyton Touma (Olney, Md./Our Lady of Good Counsel) both carded a 14-over 158 while in Ohio to finish in 10th place. Bazant fired a five-over 77 in the opening round before shooting a nine-over 81 on Sunday, while Touma, who also was competing as an individual, posted a 10-over 82 on Saturday

and a four-over 76 in the final round.

Sophomore Austin Smith (Montrose, Pa./ Montrose) placed 20th overall with a 17-over 161 (79-82) and junior Jerome Landry (Duncansville, Pa./Hollidaysburg) shot a 21-over 165 (86-79) to tie for 26th place. Junior Ian Dunmyer (Cresson, Pa./Penn Cambria) rounded out the team scorers with a 22-over 166 (82-84) to tie for 30th overall.

The Vulcans close out the fall season this weekend when they compete at the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Championships on Oct. 21-22 at the Hershey Country Club in Hershey, Pennsylvania.

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SPORTS

To Stand or Kneel: The Debate among Athletes

By Rachael McKriger, Editor In Chief KRI6014@calu.edu Football players throughout the United States are making a big decision before their games even start.

Stand, kneel, sit, lock arms or raise a fist in the air.

It seems like a pretty simple decision, right? Not for the faint of heart, it isn’t.

When athletes wear a uniform, they are representing more than just themselves. That makes what seems like a simple decision a whole lot heavier.

Recently, the National Football League is experiencing the highs and lows of athletes choosing to stand, kneel, sit, lock arms or raise their fists in the air during the Star-Spangled Banner.

The movement was first led by Colin Kaepernick, who knelt for the national anthem during his tenure with the San Francisco 49ers. The first occurrence came on Sept. 1, 2016.

After the game, Kaepernick explained his decision to kneel.

“I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color,” Kaepernick said. “To me, this is bigger than football and it would be selfish on my part to look the other way. There are bodies in the street and people getting paid leave and getting away with murder.”

After the recent growing protests in the NFL, United States President Donald Trump stated that anyone protesting the national anthem should be “fired” and called them “sons of bitches.”

Now, the protest against racism and injustice is reaching college campuses and high schools. At California University of Pennsylvania, the California Vulcans wait inside the locker room while the national anthem plays.

There is no rule at Cal U that mandates that athletes, no matter what sport program they participate in, has to stand for the national anthem.

The players themselves are split on the topic as well. However, in the locker room, they come together as one unit, with no personal conflicts despite different opinions.

Vulcans wide receiver Tom Greene. (Photo by R achael McKriger) “I would respect their choices no matter what they would be,” senior defensive end Corey Bopp said. “In my opinion it’s a group of people expressing their right to protest, and to me that is an important part of what America is and what it is to be American. I feel that it is important to honor any person’s right to protest no matter what their reason is. Who is to say what makes a cause just?”

“I would not kneel as a college football player,” freshman quarterback Erick Taylor stated. “I do not think that college football players have earned the right to kneel during anything. I also think that college football players are not big enough role models to be able to send a message such as this.”

As for senior wide receiver Tom Greene, it all comes down to being comfortable with your actions.

“I have always stood for the anthem,” Greene said. “I wouldn’t be opposed to kneeling but I was raised to stand for the flag, so that is what I am comfortable with doing.”

All three players have admitted that there has been no public discussion led by head coach Gary Dunn about the protests. However, Greene noted that the players are “aware of what is happening in our country.”

“Being a college athlete is different today,” Greene explained. “With how crazy the outside world is away from the field, it gets to be hard focusing out distractions. On the field is where most players feel comfortable.”

Greene also commended the movement for equality throughout the NFL protests, saying the football field is a place where “black males can excel, not feel targeted.”

“The game helps and saves equality,” Greene said. “No one judges by color on the field, only skill.

That idea alone is comforting.”

In addition, Bopp explained that athletes aren’t just sticking to their sport anymore. Instead, athletes are using their platform, based on popularity and their following.

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To Stand or Kneel: The Debate (Continued) “Athletics has always been a platform for athletes to make statements and as long as it continues to be the phenomenon that it is today athletes will continue to use their platform to make statements,” Bopp said.

Meanwhile, there is another aspect to the recent protests circulating throughout the various different levels of football in the United States.

Plenty of criticism from the events is due to the United States military. The subject has plenty of people split. If athletes are kneeling for the anthem, are they disrespecting the military?

Taylor thinks so.

“I don’t think that the people kneeling while the national anthem is playing is being respectful to our troops,” Taylor stated. “However the flag is also supposed to be a symbol for the people that protect and serve us as a nation. The people that are supposed to protect and serve us as citizens are not doing their job well. As a matter of fact they are doing more killing than protecting.”

“These are the reasons why people kneel while the national anthem is playing,” Taylor continued.

“Also if not during a national anthem, what else would grab the nation’s attention like this? And now, especially since people of opposite race are kneeling with the African Americans that are sending the message, our nation is becoming a lot closer than it was.”

However, Taylor is able to see the other side of the issue, saying that the message being sent is a “good message.”

“I think that if it was for any other reason it would be unacceptable,” Taylor said. “I think that kneeling during the national anthem and is trying to send a message to our nation about with the flag stands for.”

It’s not just football, either, where these protests are occurring.

Megan Rapinoe was the first female, and first soccer player to kneel for the national anthem during the United States Women’s National Team friendly against the Netherlands last September.

After Rapinoe’s decision to kneel, U.S. Soccer released a policy that mandates all players

“The game helps and saves equality.” ­— Tom Greene, wide receiver representing the United States National Team (men, women or youth level teams) must stand for the national anthem.

However, the National Women’s Soccer League, is different. In their final regular season match, members of the Seattle Reign and FC Kansas City, including Rapinoe and her international, United States teammates Becky Sauerbrunn and Sydney Leroux-Dwyer, stayed inside the locker room for the national anthem.

Baseball had its first player kneel on Sept. 24, when Bruce Maxwell of the Oakland Athletics took a knee.

Hockey and basketball have not had players take a knee, as of yet. However, Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry rejected an invitation to the White House from President Trump. No player in Major League Soccer, the male soccer league in the United States, has taken a knee.

At the college level, the University of California, Los Angeles women’s soccer team took a knee on Oct. 8 against the University of Arizona. The Bruins wrote on their official website that “six members of the team knelt during the anthem, including two members of the coaching staff. Three out of the six players are international student-athletes.”

Back to the NFL, a recent report from Sport Illustrated indicated that NFL owners are contemplating a rule change mandating players to stand for the national anthem. The talk about the rule is slated for this week.

The story, published on Oct. 10 by Jeremy Woo, also revealed a letter from NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, encouraging players to stand for the anthem.

The letter stated, “Like many of our fans, we believe that everyone should stand for the national

anthem. It is an important moment in our game.

We want to honor our flag and our country, and our fans expect that of us. We also care deeply about our players and respect their opinions and concerns about critical social issues.”

In addition, the phenomena is not just exclusive to the United States. On Oct. 14, in Germany, Bundesliga soccer club Hertha Berlin had all eleven of their starting players, their coaches and staff kneel before the start of their match against Schalke.

The club released a statement after saying, “Hertha BSC stands for tolerance and responsibility!

For a tolerant Berlin and an open-minded world, now and forevermore!”

Back at Cal U, the Vulcans still choose to remain in their locker room during the national anthem.

However, it’s not a protest as a whole. It’s just been a tradition for the team.

However, if the team were to do some sort of protest, Bopp explained that he would lock arms with his teammates, the way the Green Bay Packers of the NFL have chosen to do.

“I feel the meaning of the protest has been lost in the controversy I would instead opt for a show of unity such as locking arms,” Bopp said. “I think this would appropriately express the intended meaning for the protests, that being in my opinion that there is too much racism and division present in our country.”

Taylor and Greene agreed that they wouldn’t be opposed for the idea.

“We don’t go out for the national anthem, if we did I wouldn’t be opposed to locking arms to show unity as a team,” Taylor said “I would agree with whatever my team chooses to do,” Greene said.

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California men’s hockey enjoys a clean sweep weekend

By Colin Kirkwood, Staff Writer

KIR6842@calu.edu The California University of Pennsylvania 1 men’s hockey team had a busy weekend this past week with two road trips in a matter of days.

Coming off an opening night win vs the University of Maryland, the Vulcans were hungry to keep their season rolling. The road trip kicked off with an Oct. 12 trip to rival Indiana University of Pennsylvania in the frozen version of the Coal Bowl. The Crimson Hawks got rolling early with a pair of goals coming at the marks of 15:16 and 3:06. Shortly after, Jordan Lockhart got the Vulcans scoring off and running at the 2:44 spot. Following the score, the game turned heavily in favor of California.

California 1 came out hot in the second period with a goal from Alex Smith at the 18:49 mark.

This goal came on the powerplay and tied up the game at 2-2. As the period rolled along, the Vulcans found the back of the net once again on the power play at 13:19 thanks to Tyler Gettel.

The final point of the period came from the stick of Mike Fahringer and this tally also came on the power play. It goes to show that this power play unit is one to be feared. This pushed the California lead to 4-2.

Perry Shiring opened the third period with a goal at 10:50 and the lead continued to swell in favor of California as it grew to 5-2. IUP managed to get one back at 6:20, but this would be the last time a Crimson Hawk would find the scoresheet.

Fahringer once again had his name penciled on the scoresheet with a goal at 4:24 and Lockhart did as well at 2:51 to bring the game scoring to an end with a final score of 7-3.

Multiple Vulcans stuffed the scoresheet with multiple points including Gettel (1G, 3A), Kyle Cunningham (3A) and Fahringer (2G, 1A) just to name a few. This improved the Vulcans record to 2-0, before securing a 10-1 victory over Penn State Harrisburg this past weekend, moving them to 3-0 on the year.

This game was completely dominated by the Vulcans throughout its entirety. The first period was paced

by California and it got underway with a goal from Shiring at 15:49. This goal got a flurry of goal started with Darren Wrzesinski lighting the lamp at 14:24.

Next up was Chaz Henry at 10:20 and he was followed on the scoresheet by Fahringer at 4:50.

Fahringer’s goal came on the power play which once again showed off the potential that unit has.

A relatively quiet second period of scoring began at 17:54 with a goal from Smith.

Wrzesinski followed him up with his second goal of the day at 9:11. Penn State Harrisburg finally cracked the scoresheet with a shirt-handed goal at the 0:34 mark which totaled a line of 6-1 at the end of the period.

The third period was all California once again with goals coming mostly late. Perry Shiring buried number two on the day at 18:30. Another Vulcan, Fahringer, tallied

number two on the day when he scored at 2:49. Ephraim Yoder put away another power play goal at 2:25 to push the lead up to 9-1. But in the closing minutes of the game, Fahringer gave reason for hats to come flying when he lit the lamp on a hat trick at 0:30.

This brought the scoring and game to a close with a final score of 10-1.

Notable stat lines included Fahringer (3G), Shiring (2G, 3A) and Wrzesinski (2G, 1A). The next game for Cal 1 will be on Friday when they travel to Fredonia State (New York) and battle the Blue Devils at Steele Hall.

As always, if you’re hungry for more Vulcans Hockey, head on over to www.caluhockey.com.

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New teammates, New jerseys, and a New season

By Olivia Wilson, Staff Writer

WIL6494@calu.edu Tuesday marked the start of the 2017-18 NBA season. With the wild free agency and off season, many would say predictions are up in the air. Some notable moves include; Kyrie Irving being traded to the Boston Celtics, Isaiah Thomas being sent to the Cleveland Cavaliers, Paul George to the Houston Rockets and Carmelo Anthony to the Oklahoma City Thunder. NBA experts are picking the Golden State Warriors to be the league champions while Lebron James and Kevin Durant are leading early talks for the MVP award.

Another aspect worth noting is the switch from the Adidas jerseys to Nike. These jerseys were unveiled last month at an exclusive event, and teams also now have the option to add a sponsor with their logo on the jersey. Sponsoring a team however doesn’t come cheap. The Golden State Warriors sponsor, Rakuten, a Japan based company, signed a deal with the team

worth $20 million a year. Only 14 of the 30 teams in the league have a sponsorship.

For this upcoming season, there are a few teams to keep an eye on, some more obvious than others.

In the Eastern Conference, Cleveland and Boston will most likely be battling for the conference championship come playoffs. Along with those teams, the Washington Wizards and the Toronto Raptors are always competitive in the regular and post season.

The Philadelphia 76ers could be potential playoff candidates as well. If the team can stay healthy, their young squad of Joel Embiid, Ben Simmons and Markelle Fultz, along with the newly added veteran, JJ Redick, could make their case for a playoff run.

In the Western Conference, the Golden State Warriors are one of the more obvious teams to win the conference. Russell Westbrook and the Oklahoma City Thunder could give them a run for

their money though, with the recent additions of Carmelo Anthony and Paul George. The San Antonio Spurs, who are arguably one of the best coached teams in the league, always compete well.

One team that might struggle is the Los Angeles Clippers due to the loss of Chris Paul and previously mentioned, JJ Redick.

The team to watch in the conference will be the Timberwolves due to their addition of highly coveted Jimmy Butler. Butler joins Karl Anthony Towns and Andrew Wiggins in what might become a very talented team.

Since the NBA is a long season, you never know what could happen as one injury or trade could make or break a team’s entire season. It’ll be interesting to see what the new moves bring this season and how the players adjust to their new teams. Happy NBA season!

Preseason Power Rankings (via Bleacher Report)

1. Golden State Warriors 2. Cleveland Cavaliers 3. Houston Rockets 4. Oklahoma City Thunder 5. San Antonio Spurs 6. Boston Celtics 7. Denver Nuggets 8. Washington Wizards 9. Toronto Raptors 10. Minnesota Timberwolves 11. Utah Jazz 12. Milwaukee Bucks 13. Los Angeles Clippers 14. Portland Trail Blazers 15. Miami Heat

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

Baker

Class: Senior

Major: Communication Studies Hometown: Ashburn, Virginia High School: Briar Woods Justin Baker reached a career high in tackles this past weekend against Clarion, along with a big PAT block to give the Vulcans a 21-19 win on Homecoming. He also recieved the PSAC West Defensive Athlete of the Week on Monday.

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