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Clarion University hosts Family Day. FEATURES PAGE 5
Car show kicks off ALF week. FEATURES PAGE 5 Justin Gmoser / The Clarion Call
Clarion community members visit the stands located on Main Street, Clarion, during the 59th annual The Farmers National Bank Autumn Leaf Festival. The festival runs through Oct. 6.
Fiddle championship draws crowd, prizes awarded Rachel Farkas STAFF WRITER
Clarion Jazz Octet performs in ALF festival. ENTERTAINMENT PAGE 5
ALF art show opens at Michelle’s Cafe. ENTERTAINMENT PAGE 13
Clarion football defeats East Stroudsburg. SPORTS PAGE 5
Teens win crown in ALF scholarship pageant. PAGE A2
Clarion, Pa. - On Saturday, Sept. 29, people of all ages gathered at the First United Methodist Church in Clarion to appreciate the art of fiddling at the Suzan Hahnfeldt State Farm Insurance Pennsylvania State Fiddle Contest on Saturday. “Young and old, these fiddlers are an inspiration,” said Suzan Hahnfeldt, as she addressed the audience before the contest began. “This is where it starts,” she said. This is the second year Clarion has hosted the state contest during Autumn Leaf Festival. Kim Thomas, of Thomas Music Studio in Brookville, has coordinated the event since the late 1970s. “This is just something that my husband and I do together to promote old time fiddling,” Thomas said. “It’s very important that I keep it going.” About 40 contestants competed in fiddle, guitar, mandolin and banjo divisions. Sponsorships from Suzan Hahnfeldt State Farm Insurance, Clarion Industries and PNC Bank gave $3,000 in prize
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Jill Mosher (left) accompanied by her grandmother Helen Yesollvich (right) plays the fiddle in the championship division with guitar accompaniment. money to be awarded to the top four contestants in each division. Thomas said this is the largest amount of prize money that has been awarded at the Pennsylvania contest. There are four divisions in the fiddling competition: junior, teen, senior and champ. The first-place winner of the champ division is named the Pennsylvania State Fiddling Champion. With the state title,
the winner can perform at the national competition in Weiser, Idaho. Contestants are rated by three judges on rhythmic accuracy, intonation, tone quality and creativity. All contestants are given five minutes to perform three songs: a hoedown, a waltz and a song of their choice. The guitar, mandolin and banjo divisions are required to play only two songs of choice within the five-minute time limit.
As a former fiddle state champion, Thomas said she felt compelled to revive the contest in the late 1970s after it had been discontinued due to lack of interest. “I just didn’t want to stop fiddling,” she said. She is not alone in her passion for the particular style of playing. The keen interest in fiddling could be seen through the skill level and large amount of young competitors. Julia Voris won first
place in the teen division this year. The 14-year-old Punxsutawney resident said she has been playing fiddle for nine years and competing for eight. “I love it,” she said. “I enjoy the whole atmosphere.” Jill Voris, Julia’s mother, said her daughter showed a strong interest in music when her older brother, Alex, began playing the piano. Jill said she told Julia at the time she was not big enough to play the piano, to which Julia replied that if she couldn’t play the piano, she wanted to learn to play the violin. Julia began taking lessons when she was 5-years-old and since then, Jill said her daughter has won nine state titles between Pennsylvania, Ohio and Maryland. The second place winner in the teen division also expressed his interest in fiddling and competing. Ryan Sutter, also of Punxsutawney, said he’s been playing for five years and competing for just as long. He said he would like to continue playing and competing for many years to come. “It’s nice to win, but I just like doing it,” Sutter said.
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Professor learns from conference Alizah Thornton NEWS EDITOR
Clarion, Pa. - The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education Women’s Consortium and Audrey-Beth Fitch Conference was held at California University Sept. 14-15. Clarion University Assistant Professor of special education Amy Connors Love, and molecular biology student Michelle Clay attended the conference. The theme for this year’s conference was “Women: Finding a Voice & Leading for Change,” according to CalU’s website. “I decided that as a relatively new faculty member and member of various committees that include the Presidential Commission on the Status of Women, attendance at this conference might provide me the opportunity to gain more insight into women and gender issues in higher education and rid myself some of the intimidation I tend to feel when such discussion ensues,” Love said. The conference examined women in leadership roles in all walks of life including, but not limited to, “the home, workplace, politics, volunteering, the university, corporations, media, etc…,” the website stated. Three keynote speakers presented special presentations based on their respective areas of work and knowledge to the women, men, students and faculty in attendance at the conference, focusing on a variety of issues. One speaker, Ellen Bravo, executive director of Family Values a Work and author of the book “Taking on the Big Boys,” gave a presentation titled “Taking on the Big Boys: or Why Feminism is Good for Families, Business
and the Nation.” Ayana Ledford, executive director of Carnegie Mellon University’s Progress Center, presented “Why Women Have Not Learned to Negotiate Well and Learning the Skills the Negotiate in All Aspects of our Lives.” Annie Holmes, coordinator of Diversity Education in The Pennsylvania State University’s Affirmative Action Office, presented “Is the Climate Still Chilly? : The Climate for Women in PASSHE Schools.” In addition to the sessions given by the keynote speakers, smaller workshops were also put on throughout the conference. At the workshops, Love said she learned different effective management styles while being able to gauge her personal strengths and weakness in management and other communication skills. Love said the knowledge she gained about her management styles of various personal and professional roles and how to better enhance them can easily be implemented in her life. A workshop called “Slutwalk” was particularly engaging to Love. The workshop focused around a story of a police officer in Toronto, Canada who responded to a call about a girl who was raped. The girl was dressed in revealing clothing; the police officer handling the call allegedly told the “rape victim that had she not been dressed as a slut she wouldn’t have been raped insinuating that she take the blame for the rape,” Love said. Slutwalk became movement of organized protests as a result of this situation. “The students involved in the walk and
in the discussion in this session were very inspiring, admirable and brave,” Love said. Students all across various college campuses, including Indiana University have also participated in this walk. “The session also not only explored how the construct “slut” is culturally defined (loosely and often without real merit) but how we women shamelessly tend to chastise, punish and harass each other by cavalierly throwing around such terms, bringing each other down instead of supporting one another,” Love said. Although the conference is called a Women’s Consortium, Love said she felt the conference was not just about a battle between genders, levels of feminism or political party affiliations, but learning about empowering women as leaders and facilitating dialogue that helps to begin to create an equal “playing field” for both genders, as well as individuals with disabilities and individuals of different races. “As an educator, as a professor and adviser to students and especially as a mother, wife, colleague and friend, I not only plan to implement what I have learned in respect to management style and communication skills, but plan to promote and engage in informed dialogue as it presents itself as it is my belief that through informed dialogue, as both an active listener and speaker, comes understanding; through understanding comes action and through action comes results. All of this, of course, through the vehicle of an open mind,” Love said.
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Pa. judge blocks Voter ID for election Marc Levy AP EXCHANGE
HARRISBURG, Pa. — A judge has ruled that Pennsylvania voters won’t have to show photo identification to cast ballots on Election Day, a move that could help President Barack Obama in a presidential battleground state. Commonwealth Court Judge Robert Simpson on Tuesday delayed Pennsylvania’s controversial voter ID requirement from taking effect this election, saying he wasn’t sure the state had made it possible for voters to easily get IDs before Nov. 6. “I am still not convinced ... that there will be no voter disenfranchisement” if the law took effect immediately, Simpson wrote. Gov. Tom Corbett, who had championed the law, said he was leaning against an appeal of the decision, which was widely viewed to favor Obama in Pennsylvania, one of the nation’s biggest electoral college prizes. Obama has been leading in recent polls over Republican nominee Mitt Romney. The law could still take full effect next year, although Simpson could also decide to issue a per-
manent injunction. The 6-month-old law, among the nation’s toughest, sparked a divisive debate in Pennsylvania over voting rights ahead of the presidential election. Voter ID laws have been toughened in about a dozen primarily Republicancontrolled states since the 2008 presidential election. But states with the toughest rules going into effect — including Kansas and Tennessee — aren’t battleground states, making their impact on the presidential election unclear. Opponents of the Pennsylvania law had said young adults, minorities, the elderly, poor and disabled would find it harder to cast ballots. One civil rights lawyer said the judge’s decision cemented the principle that a photo ID law can’t disenfranchise such voters. “The effect of the decision in Pennsylvania is not just theoretically, can voters get ID, but actually, can they get ID,” said Jon M. Greenbaum, chief counsel of The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. Simpson — a Republican first elected to the bench in 2001 — based his decision on guidelines given
to him two weeks ago by the state Supreme Court to determine whether the state had made photo IDs easily accessible. He ruled after listening to two days of testimony about the state’s efforts to ease requirements, as well as accounts of long lines and ill-informed clerks at driver’s license centers. On Nov. 6, election workers will still be allowed to ask voters for a valid photo ID, but people without it can use a regular voting machine in the polling place and will not have to cast a provisional ballot or prove their identity to election officials afterward, the judge ruled. “This decision is a big win for voters in Pennsylvania,” said Witold J. Walczak of the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania, which helped challenge the law. The plaintiffs included the Homeless Advocacy Project, the League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania and the Pennsylvania chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Corbett, a Republican, said he still believed that his administration would have made it possible for every registered
voter who needed a valid photo ID card to get one. Election law and voting rights scholars say voter ID requirements stop some people from voting, although it’s very hard to determine how many. “The thing I’m concerned about is that it will lead to confusion on Election Day,” said Nathaniel Persily, who teaches election law at Columbia University in New York. “There will be spotty enforcement ... and there could be lines and slow voting as a result.” Michael J. Pitts, who teaches election law at Indiana University, said Pennsylvania’s decision is distinctive because of the court’s discomfort with changing voter identification requirements so close to an election. The law was a signature accomplishment of Corbett and Pennsylvania’s Republicancontrolled Legislature, which passed it over the objection of every Democratic lawmaker. Republicans, long suspicious of ballot-box stuffing in the Democratic bastion of Philadelphia, justified it as a bulwark against any potential election fraud.
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DUI simulator shows effects of drunk driving Amanda Jackson STAFF WRITER
Clarion, Pa. - Carrier Insurance Agency sponsored a DUI Awareness Simulator for Clarion County’s annual Autumn Leaf Festival Sept. 30. Four groups, Brandon’s Dad, Clarion County’s Promise, and ArmstrongIndiana’s and Clarion’s Drug and Alcohol Commission, collaborated to show the dangers of drinking and driving. A simulator was set up on Main Street where participants could sit in the driver’s seat and actually feel how much alcohol impaired their driving. “It was as if I was driving a real car. As the drinks increased, my driving got much worse,” said Cassy Hockenberry. Other activities included wearing intoxication goggles that gave the effect of being under the influence while walking in a straight line and picking up nuts and bolts from a table then trying to screw them together. “We want to make people aware of the consequences of driving under the influence,” said Carrier Customer Service Representative, Tessa Carrier. “My son died in 2008 from drinking and driving,” Brandon’s Dad and NCAA Speaker Vern Hilyer said. “Ever since that day I knew I had to get word out about the
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Branden’s Dad, Clarion County’s Promise and Armstrong-Indiana’s and Clarion’s Drug and Alcohol Commission sponsor DUi simulator located on Main Street during Autumn Leaf Festival. dangers of drinking and driving. I wanted to make a difference.” Slideshows of Hilyer’s son were played along accompanied by posters of the accident. “Everyone says it won’t happen to me, but in reality it can happen to anyone. The only way to prevent something like this is to not drink
and drive,” said Hilyer. In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, it is illegal for an individual to drive with a Blood Alcohol Content level of .08 percent. According to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s website, there are three levels of driving under the influence.
The first level with a BAC range of .08-.099 percent is called general impairment. An individual is considered to be at a high BAC, the second level, if their BAC is between .10-.159 percent. The third and final level of DUI an individual can have is highest BAC, which includes a BAC level
of .16 percent and higher. “Maximizing resources, empowering change is our company’s logo,” Prevention Specialist from Armstrong-Indiana and Clarion Drug and Alcohol Commission Jessica Snyder said. “If we can impact just one person then we are doing our job.” In 2010, the PA DUI As-
sociation reported “in 91 percent of the alcohol-related occupant deaths (drivers and passengers) were in the vehicle driven by the drinking driver; 75 percent were the drinking driver themselves,” the website said. The association also noted concern for the 21-25 age group, stating that in 2010 “50 percent of the driver deaths were drinking drivers.” The association also said the driver deaths were the “secondworst percentage of all age groups.” “For the past four years I have come to the Autumn Leaf Festival and throughout Pennsylvania trying to spread my story. I want people to remember my words,” said Hilyer. “We 100 percent support DUI Awareness and hope that through this simulator that people would realize the risks are simply not worth it,” said Carrier. “My son served a death sentence from drinking and driving and now I serve a life sentence of trying to prevent others of the same fate,” said Hilyer. “My goal in life is to save one kid a day.” The DUI Simulator will continue through ALF on the corner of Main and 5th Avenue Friday, Oct. 5, from 10 a.m. to 5p.m. and Saturday, Oct 6. From 9 a.m. - noon and 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
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Clarion County residents learn the rules of the game during the Corn Hole Tournament sponsored by the Clarion Psychiatric Center during the 2012 Autumn Leaf Festival.
Student cleared of charges Charges of possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia have been dismissed against a Clarion student. Charges against Nathan Bowley, 21, of Sheffield, Pa., were dismissed and the record expunged in an April 2011 incident at Reinhard Villages reported by campus police, according to court records.
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Samuel Dixon EDITOR-IN-CHEIF
I have waited for a few weeks to write something for this page, but now that ALF has arrived and more eyes are glancing through the pages of this paper, now seems better than ever. First allow me to introduce myself, my name is Samuel Dixon and this is my fourth year working at The Clarion Call. After serving three years as the Arts and Entertainment editor I was given the chance to head the paper as editor-in-chief this year. A lot has changed in the paper over the past few years, and although I would like to take credit for it all, it has truly been a group effort in making improvements throughout. This year The Call
staff is stronger than ever, bringing both talent and ideas to the pages of their respective sections. We are also looking to other organizations to expand on some of the offerings in the paper. In the coming weeks Tobeco, a literary arts and creative writing magazine for Clarion University, will be sharing some works of students here on this page and throughout the paper. This is the first in what we hope will be a number of different organizations at Clarion sharing their content and creations. Our paper isn’t just getting stronger in its pages, but also in its online presence. Whether its podcasts, video, photo sets or audio interviews, we are expanding the ways in which we can deliver information to you. Although the website might not be stocked with this content yet, stay tuned to see its growth and variation. These additions and changes are all great, but
none of them matter without feedback. This paper is produced every week with both the Clarion University student and the Clarion resident in mind. We are here to cover the news and information that is important to you, but without feedback we cannot be sure if we are hitting that mark. Any feedback helps, even if it’s negative feedback. If you would like to send any feedback, please feel free to email me at chief@clarioncallnews.com. Have an enjoyable and safe Autumn Leaf Festival.
The writer is a communication major and member of The Clarion Call.
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What’s on your mind: ALF
Alizah Thornton NEWS EDITOR
It is only appropriate that this week’s column is on Clarion’s Autumn Leaf Festival. I mean, really, ALF practically takes over Clarion; it’s hard not to be aware of all the ALF festivities going on this week. This may be the first ALF for many freshmen students and the last ALF for many graduating seniors, at least for a few years if their post-graduate plans take them places where attending ALF may not be feasible for them. In any case, ALF is a time of year where Clarion University and the Clarion community members unite to celebrate. Clarion literally transforms into an almost completely different place during this time of year. Aside from students stressing about midterm exams and papers, everyone else is
usually genuinely excited. There are so many events going on during ALF that it is almost impossible not to find at least one that you may be interested in attending. If there is no event that you may find interesting, go down Main Street with a group of friends and visit all of the food stands and just watch the interactions among everyone attending. You can have a good time just walking around and looking at how lively Clarion becomes. I’ve never grasped the impact of ALF until this year. As a senior, early on in the semester I had an epiphany: “This will be my last ALF as an undergraduate student at Clarion University.” Up until last year, I didn’t seem to “get” what ALF was all about. I blew it off my freshman year; I tried to attend some events my sophomore year, but it didn’t work out. Last year, for the first time, I made my way down Main Street and was I surprised. I enjoyed myself and had a good time. The previous years I
always had excuses for why I didn’t go to any ALF events. I knew I wanted to be involved in as many ALF programs as my scheduled allowed this year due to how much I enjoyed myself last year. You can think of many excuses why you don’t have time to enjoy ALF. For some, they be legitimate because of reasons that are out of your control. However, it’s a scary way to think, “Oh, It will be there tomorrow,” because at some point it all comes to an end. This can be applied to more than just ALF; seize hold of any opportunities to attend and experience events that can enrich your life. You never know what you will learn or what may come from those opportunities. “I held a moment in my hand, brilliant as a star, fragile as a flower, a tiny sliver of one hour. I dripped it carelessly, Ah! I didn’t know, I held opportunity.” -Hazel Lee.
The writer is a communication major and member of The Clarion Call.
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Smart to avoid religious discussion
Matt Knoedler STAFF WRITER
A president’s religion is always a factor in one way or another during the campaign. Some have wondered, however, why we haven’t heard too much about Mitt Romney’s Mormon faith. I believe it’s because neither Romney nor President Obama would gain anything from talking about it. A member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Romney is a religious trailblazer on the presidential election front. Even though Mormonism is a type of Christianity, it isn’t the typical form of the faith that voters are accustomed to seeing. This difference is something that has been downplayed for the most part during the 2012 campaign, but he
wasn’t as fortunate when he ran four years ago. In 2008, Romney answered questions about his ties to the church and was forced to denounce some of the stereotypes that exist with Mormonism. The scrutiny was around him but he was able to dodge any major problems. President Obama is no stranger when it comes to being questioned about his theological views. During his respective 2008 campaign, then-Senator Obama was forced to answer questions about what religion he belonged to. Rumors surfaced that Obama was a Muslim, but that was just the beginning. It was soon discovered that Obama had attended the Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, the church at which the Rev. Jeremiah Wright preached. Reverend Wright had made several questionable, racially-laced remarks in numerous sermons within the years Obama attended the church. Here’s why the religious views of both Romney and
Obama are unlikely to play a major role in the presidential race: neither side wins. Consider this, if the Obama campaign tries to take a jab at Romney’s faith by saying he doesn’t resonate with voters in that aspect, then all that the Romney campaign has to do is bring back the Jeremiah Wright controversy and other similar cases from the 2008 campaign. Conversely, if the Romney campaign finds Obama’s beliefs and views to be in question for any particular reason, taking action could backfire on the former Massachusetts governor. Questioning Obama’s religious views and ties could easily bring Romney’s Mormon faith back into the spotlight, which could be detrimental this close to the election. Both candidates have been smart to avoid this topic so far in the race. With only one month to go, it’s likely they’ll keep it that way. The writer is a communication major and member of The Clarion Call.
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University hosts “Family Day” for students and families Marissa Katz STAFF WRITER
On Saturday Sept. 29 families of students at Clarion University congregated for the University’s annual Family Day festivities. The day-long event began with a 9 a.m. check in at Gemmell, where attendees could easily move into the Gemmell Multi Purpose Room for the 10 a.m. opening and welcome speech. The welcome speech featured a commentary by Dr. Karen Whitney, Clarion University’s president. Also featured at the opening was a performance by the Clarion University Marching Band. Following the opening and welcome speech was a brief Parent’s Association Interest Meeting. Families were able to deflect the meeting at 10:30 a.m. and instead get a head start on brunch at Eagle Commons. For anyone who entered the dining hall from 10:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m., the impressive turn-out for Family Day was obvious of. Nearly every table at Eagle Commons was filled with stu-
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Families wait outside of Golden Eagle Landing on Family Day dents and their families for almost the entire duration of brunch. Families were then able to attend a variety of Clarion University’s sporting events. From noon until 2p.m. parents were
able to sympathize as the women’s soccer team fell to East Stroudsburg 2-0 at Clarion University’s Memorial Stadium. Then parents were able to make their way over to Tippin Gym to watch women’s volleyball
defeat Mercyhurst 3-1. Families in attendance were also invited to the new addition to Main Street, Clarion’s Golden Eagle Landing, to take pictures with Clarion University’s own Ernie the Eagle. Any-
one who went to the photo opportunity received a commemorative photo button. After a day of various events, families were invited to a picnic at Memorial Stadium for a cookout dinner and inflatable games.
All these activities led up to the main event, Clarion University’s Golden Eagles football took on East Stroudsburg at Memorial Stadium at 6p.m.. Families of Clarion University students were able to bear witness to the excitement as the Golden Eagles dominated East Stroudsburg. Other events throughout the day included multiple viewings of Madagascar 3, as well as a Family Day ropes course, which was set up in a wooded area right by campus. Families were also able to enjoy a planetarium show in Science and Technology Center at various times throughout the day. A scavenger hunt also proved a fun and unique way for families to tour the campus. Overall, Family Day proved to be successful with a great turnout as well as a day full of fun events for every family member to enjoy. Students were able to give their families insight into their college lives and families were able to see the university in more depth.
University debate Golden Eagle marching band team holds performs in Allentown band festival annual tournament John Burba
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The Clarion University debate team hosted its annual Autumn Leaf Festival deabte tournament this past weekend in several buildings across campus. Debate coach and professor of Communications Jim Lyle said this is the fifth time in six years that the team and the university have played host to the tournament. Lyle said, “In comparison to say years past, we had about the same number of teams competing.” Overall, the total number of universities and colleges that attended was down this year. “The University of Rochester also hosted a tournament this weekend, so we were competing with them and lost some of the older debaters to that tournament,” said Lyle. He added “Because we are one of the earlier tournaments on the calendar, we have a lot of novice debaters.” Novice debaters are those who are the least experienced in the
practice of policy debate. Lyle also attributes the lack of varsity level debaters to the schedule saying “A lot of the varsity guys and girls took our tournament off because they were at Georgia State last week, and they’re heading to [University of Kentucky] next weekend.” Lyle said that he received mostly positive feedback this year from the competitors. He feels that “in comparison to other tournaments that the ALF debates are better prepared and do a good job providing lodging and food for the students that are visiting.” “One benefit of hosting this tournament is that we have the added bonus of the festival where the debaters and coaches can go and indulge if they have the time.” The U.S. Military Academy took home this year’s trophy in the novice division. Liberty University took the honors in the Junior Varsity division and James Madison University went home the victors in the Open/Varsity division.
The Clarion University Golden Eagle Marching Band stepped to the beat this weekend at the Collegiate Marching Band Festival in Allentown, Pa. The festival, which happened on Sept. 30, has been regularly attended by some of the top bands from the northeastern United States, including the West Chester Golden Rams Marching Band, Indiana University
of Pennsylvania Marching Band, The Morgan State Magnificent Marching Machine as well as the Clarion University Golden Eagle Marching Band. When asked about the performances of the bands, Golden Eagle Marching Band member Megan Opferman said, “Allentown was a complete and total shot of adrenaline… I have never experienced anything like it.” She said “The combination of extremely complicated choreography and talented musicians really made me
understand why I continued to join college marching band in the first place.” The festival, has been occurring since 1996 at the J. Birney Crumb Stadium in Allentown, a high school football stadium which also sees use as a regular stop from the elite, professional marching circuit. Drum Corp International serves as a noncompetitive exhibition for the marching bands that participate. This more relaxed format allows bands to display their halftime shows
in front of crowds much larger than they would usually perform in front of. Golden Eagle Marching Band member Kyle Hart said “It’s always a rush to perform in front of the 10,000 or so people who show up for the festival, and the energy from the crowd really pumps the performances up to a whole new level.” Member Erin Hilling said “It’s such a great event to represent your school. Everyone is so supportive and encouraging to each other.”
Cars line Main St. as ALF kicks into gear
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Visitors the to the S&T Autorama look at one of the many cars that lined Main St. Emily Miller STAFF WRITER
Fords, Chevys and cars of all kinds lined Main Street on Sunday for the S & T Bank Autorama Cruise In. Complete with a Battery House Power Wheels Derby for the kids. The event brought out car lovers of all ages to crowd the streets from Fifth to Second avenue. While some may have been getting their first glimpse of the many cars at the Cruise In, others have been coming out for many years. Dedicated car lovers came out to Clarion
and car shows everywhere, as a part of tradition. Laura Sherbine, from Clarion Pa., has been coming to the car show for more than twenty years with her husband. “I like looking at the older cars as well as the model T’s. It brings back memories,” Sherbine said. Even though the event was not a judged car show, it did not stop many car owners from bringing out their prized cars and trucks to show off in Clarion. Dave Reddinger, from, Cranberry Pa., brought out his bright green 1971 Ford Torino to the streets of Clarion for the first time this
year. “I’ve only been to one Cruise In that was judged, I mostly go to the Cruise In’s for fun,” Reddinger said. “I like coming to shows. It takes me back to my childhood. You look at all of the cars, and it brings back good memories.” Not only do Cruise In’s give Reddinger a chance to show his car while taking on a trip to his past, but they also provide some quality time with his grandson Josh. Sitting on top of the hood of Reddinger’s Torino was a toy model of the green ford. This car is owned by his
13-year-old grandson, Josh Hancock, who was also attending the event for the first time. Hancock’s grandfather got him into car shows, and he now attends them with him to show off his pap’s car as well as his own. “My favorite part of the car shows is going around looking at all of the different cars and watching people look at my pap’s car,” said Hancock. Whether it is memories of the past, old tradition or new, Cruise In’s continue to provide new memories for those of all ages with the help of some old favorites.
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Campus bookstore opens additional store downtown Marissa Katz STAFF WRITER
Clarion University is inhabiting Main Street with a new retail store, Golden Eagle Landing. The retail store, which is a part of the Clarion University book center, kicked off its grand opening on Sept. 29, and the celebration will continue through Oct. 6. Although the store opened earlier this past summer, it was decided that the upcoming Autumn Leaf Festival would generate a great deal of excitement and therefore be the perfect time to hold an official grand opening. To help start the opening weekend festivities as well as connect with events occurring at the university, Golden Eagle Landing showed support for Clarion University’s Family Day by offering a location for families to take pictures
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The sign outside of Golden Eagle Landing on Main St. with Ernie the Eagle. Attendees of the photo op received a commemorative button to remind them of their experience. In an effort to continue the celebration, shoppers will be able to register daily
to win various prizes, as well as shop during special hours for both Crafters Day and Homecoming which take place Oct 5 and 6. Golden Eagle Landing is housed in a quaint building that was formerly the S&T
Bank building. Although the store is campus affiliated, the location was chosen because both the community and the university can benefit from the Main Street address. The location will allow for townspeople to feel
more connected and have easier access to university gear without having to step foot on campus. The university store will feature university apparel as well as apparel in support of some of the local
high schools. In addition to the various apparel sold at Golden Eagle Landing, shoppers can also pick up various trinkets and décor, as well as browse some of the lines of Yankee Candle. One of the biggest attractions in the shop is the quaint library where customers can browse various children’s novels, and even sit in one of the comfortable chairs placed to give clients a comfortable feel and enjoyable as well as relaxing shopping experience. To make shopping even more convenient, the store will also house its own tent at Crafters Day which will feature on sale and clearance merchandise. Beyond the grand opening celebrations, Golden Eagle Landing will continue to provide a connection between the community and the university and will spread Golden Eagle Pride throughout Clarion.
Political science students bring Political Science Association out of obscurity Mike Friend FEATURES EDITOR
Once thought to be dead and gone, Clarion’s original political science club has been brought back says political science students Erika Minster and Lauren Sigmund. PSA was once the only political science organization on campus, and over the years was forced to compete with the Clarion Young Democrats and Clarion College Republicans for members. The bipartisan organization, lacking members, was then left to wither and die off until this year. The modern incarnation of PSA has a goal of “bringing po-
litical science majors and enthusiasts together on campus and promote the bipartisan political process,” says Minster.
Minster, a senior, has a goal of getting the club off the group and running before she graduates in May,
saying, “I hope to get a lot of underclassmen interested in PSA before I leave. I believe this could be a very vibrant organization for all the political science majors and minors and political science enthusiasts if enough time and energy were put into it, to revive it to its former glory.” Minster also says that by staying bipartisan she hopes that students who are interested in the process can come together and raise politcal awareness on campus. PSA will be hosting a viewing of the presidential town hall debate in the Gemmell Multi Purpose Room on Oct. 16.
Comedy duo brings program on sexual awareness to campus
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The comedy duo of Kristin Russo and Dannielle Owens put a unique twist on comedy. Justin Costa STAFF WRITER
On Monday, Oct. 1, Kristin Russo and Dannielle OwensReid, the creators of “Everyoneisgay.com,” visited Clarion University with their comedy duo act to discuss people who struggle with an internal battle with themselves regarding their sexuality, and to give advice on how to help those individuals. Their site runs as blog created to help and inform people, particularly young adolescents, about sexual awareness and to give advice. Many visitors of the site ask Russo and Reid for advice about dealing with their sexuality, what to do in particular situations or how to break the news of their preferred sexuality to loved ones. Originally, Reid started a site called “Lesbians who look like Justin Beiber.” After receiving a lot of negative feedback, Reid said she decided to partner with Russo to start the blog “Everyoneisgay.com” in order to comment back. The vision of the blog site is to promote equality in the treatment among
any individual; regardless of their sexuality. “Everyone Is Gay envisions and works to create a future where people are kind to one another, regardless of sexual orientation and gender identity; a future where we allow ourselves to connect across socially constructed divides through laughter and honesty; a future where human equality is realized through accessible, daily acts of change,” according to the website’s vision statement. Every day, Russo and Reid receive numerous questions regarding the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer youth. They reach about 50,000 viewers a day; that number is still growing rapidly. After Russo and Reid learned how many people were committing suicide because of the verbal abuse they were receiving because of their sexuality, they decided to donate and support the “It Gets Better” campaign. The campaign was established to try and help prevent suicide by encouraging and letting people know that everything will get
better with time. In their discussion, Russo and Reid gave many statistics about LGBTQ youth and said how the neutrality policy, which is a “school policy implemented in nine states where school staff are to remain neutral on matters of sexual orientation including but not limited to student led discussions,” negatively affects students because there is no one to defend them against bullies or negative comments made to them. Russo and Reid gave the audience members six tips on how to help any individual who may be dealing with bullying as a result of their sexual preference, including ways everyone can help simply by being nice, for example. They shared the importance of volunteering and voting. They also handed out stickers for people to put on as a way to show it is a “safe space” where they won’t be judged or ridiculed for their sexual orientation. To learnmore about Russo and Reid and their act visit “Everyoneisgay.com.” The event was sponsored by Clarion Allies.
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MARK EMCH “The Matrix Reloaded.” “ Grease 2.” “S. Darko.” What do all these have in common? They’re each sequels that miserably failed to live up to the glory of the original. A few short weeks ago, I would have wagered that Mumford & Sons’ new release, “Babel,” would fit neatly into the list of pitiable “Part Twos.” I’m happy to say I’ve been proved entirely wrong. It was love at first listen with “Babel.” For fans of the original, there’s plenty more here of what you came to love in the band’s previous release, “Sigh No More.” The eponymous first track explodes in a flur-
AMERIGOALLEGRETTO About three years ago, Mumford & Sons took the world by storm with their debut album “Sigh No More,” putting folk on top of the charts and into listeners’ ears. The indie-folk quartet released their sophomore album, “Babel” last Tuesday, once again mounting a folk invasion on music lovers such as myself. “Babel” kicks off with its bombastic titular track, “Babel.” While listening, I realized what I was in for, “Sigh No More, Part Two.” Marcus Mumford’s charmingly rough vocals and guitar strumming patterns are reminiscent of those in
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ry of pulsating acoustic guitar, backed by a banjo melody, the likes of which gained Mumford considerable notoriety on their first album. “Babel” undeniably resounds as my favorite piece off the album, with its rhythmic ebb and flow. “I Will Wait” begins with an acoustic strumming pattern similar to “Little Lion Man,” one of the highly popular releases off “Sigh No More.” Mumford displays its characteristic concoction of anthemic lyricism, British folkinspired acoustic riffs and exquisite vocal harmony here. I’ll be the first to admit that “Babel” bears striking resemblance to “Sigh No More,” but it’s hard to deny the fact that Mumford & Sons perfected the sound that bolstered them to indie stardom in 2009. “Lovers‘ Eyes” stands as a prime example of the polished talents Mumford now wield. What begins as a heart-felt love ballad erupts with
bleating melodies, a steady drum beat and flourishes of trumpets to add color. “Hopeless Wanderer” kicks off with a bit of piano styling that serves as a refreshing reprieve from the perpetual guitar strumming. However, the track soon winds back around to the band’s roots when the acoustic guitars again pick up, the banjo joining in with tidbits of supportive notes in the background. “Wanderer” has quickly become one of my favorite bits off of “Babel,” thanks to its subtle straying away from the standard of previous songs set. While “Babel” is sure to receive a hefty lump of criticism thanks to its similarity to the band’s first release, as a die-hard fan of Mumford & Sons, I was highly pleased. All said and done, Mumford still stands as one of the most unique and appealing groups in the indie music world, circa 2012.
“Sigh No More,” with even the lyrical content having similar structure. “Because I know my time is numbered by days, and I’ll go along with anything you say,” bellows Mumford. “I Will Wait,” the lead single from the album isn’t different either, other than the fact that it has a cheery sound, like a happier version of “Little Lion Man.” Even the lyircs for once are on the positive side, something “Sigh No More” lacked in most of its songs. The addition of brass instruments toward the final minute or so is a nice touch, giving the song a rich, bright sound. Going deeper into “Babel,” my prediction made from listening to the opening track, seemed to be coming true. “Broken Crown” reminded me of the ominous, unsettling sound some of “Sigh No More’s” songs had. Mumford becomes more sinister and vulgar with his lyrics, as the music crescendos into a melan-
cholic thunderstorm of acoustic madness, with a touch of brass melody. The album ends on a more jubilant note with “Not With Haste,” the lyrics telling of rising from disgrace and into glory. The blending of piano, guitar and banjo works well, as the beat makes you want to swing back and forth, like a chipper campfire song. While the sound on “Babel,” the same kind of sound that skyrocketed Mumford and Sons to the top, is absolutely worth the time to take a listen to, I was a bit disappointed that the band didn’t expand further and become more ambitious with its music. In an interview with Rolling Stone some months ago, Mumford said that the music on this album would be like Black Sabbath on acoustic instruments. That isn’t what I heard for the most part here. I stand by my earlier suggestion of “Babel’s” alternative title, “Sigh No More, Part Two.”
JEN SCHWARTZ While it’s uncommon to meet someone even remotely interested in today’s music scene who hasn’t heard of Mumford & Sons and their banjo-fueled, knee-slappingly energetic— yet dark, melancholy tune— “Little Lion Man,” the band has seen to it that they will not go down as a one-hit wonder brushed aside with the cobwebs, solidifying their unique sound with the recent release of their sophomore album, “Babel.” Starting off with a familiar urgent strumming and Marcus Mumford’s gruff yet heart wrenching vocals, the title track “Babel” pours emotion much like their previous album, “Sigh No More,” as Mumford fiercely declares in reference to the
BLAYNE SHEAFFER With the opening kick of the banjo and mandolin lingering with Marcus Mumford’s sweet, raspy voice, I knew “Babel” was going to make this lady happy. Mumford & Sons came back with their sophomore album last Tuesday, and I’m in love again. There is nothing better than a band that cannot be compared to any other one because they created their own sound. Anything that can hold a candle to Mumford & Sons’ first album, “Sigh No More,” is pure gold in my book. “White Blank Page” became my
The Music Box is back again this week discussing Mumford & Son’s sophomore album, “Babel.” The Music Box Podcast can be heard Friday mornings on 91.7 WCUC-FM at 10:30 a.m. If you have any music related questions, email us at entertainment@clarion callnews.com, @tweet us at twitter.com/call_ae.
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biblical tower that he will play his “bloody part to tear, tear them down.” “Whispers in the Dark,” breathes a happier melody through the same quickpaced instruments, while the first single “I Will Wait,” softens into the first chorus, then recaps the energy and passion in the second with Mumford’s vocals as he vehemently promises “I will wait, I will wait for you.” The gentle and hauntingly reminiscent “Ghosts That We Knew” reflects on those dark, gloomy undertones that burrow in your chest and tug at your heart strings, and which make frequent appearances throughout the album despite the graceful or upbeat melodies. The despairingly beautiful plucking is paired with lyrics Mumford chokes out such as “just promise me that we’ll be alright.” “Broken Crown” feels almost dangerous, as the ghostly lament of Mumford chanting, “I will not speak of your sin,” ferociously tears into an angry growl of the words, “I’ll never wear your broken crown I took the road, and
I f***ed it all away,” as the music crescendos into an explosion of wild rage. It leaves listeners feeling as if they were on a wild horse-and-buggy chase in the Wild West during prohibition, the violent rhythm abruptly dies into silence for the last chilling statement, “And in this twilight our choices seal our fate.” Although “Babel” is gracefully crafted and expertly avoids the doomful “Sophomore-slump” status, in its entirety there is nothing new to behold from Mumford & Sons’ previous sound discovered on “Sigh No More,” besides perhaps longer instrumentals in the middle of several songs fit for live jam fests on stage. For the fans who fell in love with their original sound, they won’t be disappointed. Those seeking a risky march into new musical territories may be left feeling jaded. Either way, it will attract the same crowd seeking passionate lyrics and fast-paced string instruments easy to sing along and stomp around to.
anthem upon its release. So the fact that “Babel” is basically a continuation of the first album, with happier lyrics that are just as fierce, is a phenomenal feat. The title track kills with the trademark growl and howl of Mumford and the folksy, upbeat banjo pulls the listener in and wraps them up with words of being true to oneself. Lyrics like, “I know perhaps my heart is farce, but I know I’ll be born without a mask,” set an inspiring tone for the album. “Holland Road” pulls on the audience’s emotions with its soft start and Mumford’s wavering voice, leading into a crescendo of indie instruments that will have the listener in a flannel shirt before the four minute song is over. Heartbreak is the theme for “Ghosts That We Knew.” Spoiler alert: it is a tear-jerker for those with a conscience.
Mumford whispers “you saw no fault, no crack in my heart,” and the rest is just tears on a mandolin with the hope that “the ghosts that we knew will flicker from view, and we will live a long life.” “Broken Crown” is officially the first song on any playlist I make if I were ever to play an organized sport seriously. Angry lyrics and a raucous rant of a melody allows for the track to act as the album’s middle finger. My only complaint with “Babel” is that there is not a song that throttles the listener like “Little Lion Man” did for “Sigh No More.” There is not a shock of ground-breaking brilliance in any one of the “Babel” tracks that would make someone who had never heard of Mumford & Sons before say, “That’s hot.” Maybe the band has worn out its “wow.” In any case, I am still hooked and glad the sound is consistent.
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Barron, Barboza crowned Miss Junior Teen and Miss Teen ALF 2012 Alizah Thornton NEWS EDITOR
For two Clarion county teenagers, their lives for the next year will change in ways they never would have imagined. On Saturday, Sept 29. Ashley Barron, 14, and Monica Barboza, 17, won Miss Junior Teen and Miss Teen ALF respectively at the 2012 Miss Junior Teen and Miss Teen ALF Scholarship Pageant. Aislinn Slaugenhaupt, the 2011 Junior Miss Teen, and Hannah Allen, the 2011 Miss Teen, presented Barron and Barboza with their crowns. “I feel very honored and glad to serve my county,” Barboza said. “It feels awesome. It’s always been my dream,” Barron said. Barron and Barboza will be featured on a float during the Clarion Hospital “Tournament of Leaves” parade on Saturday, Oct. 6. This year, eight young teens competed for the title of Miss Junior Teen and three teens competed for the title of Miss Teen; however, Barron and Barboza came out on top. Upon the completion of the program, friends and family members of all of the teens in the competition crowded the stage to congratulate them on their accomplishments. Nearly $5,000 in scholarship bonds were awarded at the program. Each Junior Teen ALF contestant re-
ceived a $50 savings bond, and each miss teen ALF contestant received a $100 savings bond. The winners of several awards including essay, interview, Miss Photogenic, Miss Congeniality, third- second- and first-runner-up also received scholarship savings bonds of varying amounts. In addition to winning title crowns, Barron also won the Miss Photogenic and interview awards; Barboza won the essay, interview, Miss Photogenic and Miss Congeniality awards. The teens competed in a variety of segments for the competition including: interview, Miss Photogenic, essay, runway, talent, evening wear and a final onstage question. The judging for the essay and Miss Photogenic segments of the competition occurred prior to the show; the winners of those segments were announced during the presentation of awards. During the runway phase of the competition, the teens were judged on their “onstage statement of their personality,” Master of Ceremonies Chris Hollingsworth said. The teens were also judged on their confidence and poise. The audience witnessed an array of talents such as singing, dancing/twirling, tumbling and the playing of the piano during the talent segment of the program; the teens were judged on the basis of quality, technical
skill and stage presence among other areas. The girls showcased their beauty with elegant age-appropriate dresses during the evening wear segment, which was followed by the onstage question which judged “how a contestant thinks on her feet,” Hollingsworth said. The pageant included entertainment performances from Slaugenhaupt, Allen, the Clarion Singers and the Dancer’s studio throughout the program. The Miss Junior Teen ALF contestants were Cassie Kriebel,13, first runner-up and winner of the essay award; Maya Miller, 12, second runner-up; Larissa Laurer, 13, third runner-up and winner of the Miss Congeniality award; Morgan Dehner, 15; Mackenzie Ditullio, 12; Taylor Phillips, 12 and Maya Thorton,12. The Miss Teen ALF contestants were Eva Carroll, 15, first runner-up and Kayla Mills, 15, second runner-up. The event was sponsored by Clarion Community Medicine-UPMC; event patrons were the Agora Cyber Charter School, Clarion University Foundation, Kate’s Hair Studio, Swanks Steel City Shows, Clarion Psychiatric Center, James Jewelers, Dancer’s Studio, Delta Contractors & Design Inc., Apel Electic, Inc. and PA Career Link.
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Ashley Barron (Top Left) and Monica Barboza (Top Right) won Miss Junior Teen and Miss Teen ALF respectively at the 2012 Miss Junior Teen and Miss Teen ALF Scholarship Pageant.
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The ferris wheel lights up the Clarion night sky for Autumn Leaf Festival.
Candy-covered apples are among many of the treats featured at ALF.
Carnival games are one of the many activities on Main Street.
ALF goers pick from an array of vendors.
The court house clock tower stands as an icon for Clarion.
People crowd Main Street to check out the festivities.
Different food carts offer a variety of choices for ALF dining.
People overlook the food carts at Memorial Park.
President Whitney speaks in front of the courthouse.
ALF sponsors set up tents with various activities and information for ALF crowd.
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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Thursday, Oct. 4 - Sunday, Oct. 7 THURSDAY, OCT. 4 Sewing Up Sidewalk Sales Downtown Clarion, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
U.S. Army Memorial Park, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Push-up & Pull-up/Free Hang competition.
Clarion University Media Day Memorial Park, 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. Join The Call, 91.7 WCUC-FM and CU-TV at the gazebo in Memorial Park, featuring live broadcasting throughout the day, activities and free stuff!
Special Bingo
I.C. School Alumni Gathering
Moose Lodge #101, 401 Grand Ave., 7 p.m.
Immaculate Conception School, 3 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Doors and kitchen open at 5:30 p.m., Bingo starts at 7 p.m. Bring non-perishable food items to receive a $5 discount. Free gift to the first 50 participants.
For information call 814-226-8433
Info: 814-393-2709
Clarion County Courthouse, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.
CUP Homecoming Headquarters
Immaculate Conception Church, parade starts 6 p.m.
Featuring the oldies cover group “American Pie.”
Clarion Holiday Inn Courtyard, 6 p.m. - 10 p.m.
A-Maze-Ing Farm Adventure Scarefest
Stop in and use this as your meeting place for your affinity groups and friends to catch up and remember great times.
Route 66 in Lucinda, Pa., 5 p.m. - 11 p.m.
Concert at the Courthouse Clarion County Courthouse, 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Women’s Healthcare of Clarion “Kiddies Parade”
First United National Bank Concert
Featuring live music by rock/country band “North of Mason-Dixon (NOMaD).” Sponsored by Haws-Ricker Insurance and Mega Rock.
Scare away hunger! Free food, face painting, giveaways, fireworks and more! Call 814-226-6609 or visit amazinglucinda.com for more information.
SUNDAY, OCT. 7 St. Joseph Rosary Society Turkey and Ham Dinner & Quilt Show
SATURDAY, OCT. 6
St. Joseph Hall, Lucinda, Pa., 11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Clarion County Courthouse, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.
ATA Shuttle Bus Service
Featuring “Maidens IV Celtic Band.” Sponsored by Golden Living Centers of Clarion and Shippenville.
9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
An all-you-can-eat family style turkey and ham dinner featuring a quilt raffle. Adults $7.50, children $3.50, free for preschoolers. For more info call 814-226-4868
CUP & Community Cultural Night
Northwest Savings Bank Antique Tractor Show
Tippin Gymnasium, 7:30 p.m.
ATA will be running a shuttle bus from The Clarion Mall and Wal-Mart to Downtown. Fares are $1.25 per person per trip, exact change only. For more information, call 814-226-9161.
Show your school spirit and cheer on the Golden Eagles as they prepare to face Lock Haven on Saturday.
U.S. Army
Free Barrel Train rides for kids
Memorial Park, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
McDonald’s Motorcycle Cruise-In
CUP Homecoming Pep Rally
FRIDAY, OCT. 5 Farmers & Crafters Day Main Street, 2nd to 8th Ave., 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Join thousands of ALFers downtown for good food, cool crafts and great fun.
ATA Shuttle Bus Service 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. ATA will be running a shuttle bus from The Clarion Mall and Wal-Mart to Downtown. Fares are $1.25 per person per trip, exact change only. For more information, call 814-226-9161.
I.C. Ladies’ Guild Craft Show Immaculate Conception School/Meisinger Center, 7 a.m. - 4 p.m. Call 814-226-7935 for more information.
I.C. Concessions Stand Immaculate Conception School, 8 a.m. Enjoy homemade food.
U.S. Army Memorial Park, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Push-up & Pull-up/Free Hang competition.
“Raminator” Monster Truck Rides Clarion Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep (Main Street, noon - 8 p.m.)
Push-up & Pull-up/Free Hang competition.
CUP Alumni Association Homecoming Parade Reception Hart Chapel Parking Lot, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. For more information, call 814-393-2637.
Main St. from 3rd to 4th Ave., Noon - 5 p.m.
Main St. from 4th to 5th Ave., 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. Parking begins at 11 a.m.
Williams Junior Olympics Clarion University Stadium, 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Clarion County children ages 5-12 are eligible. Sponsored in part by Clarion University. For more information, call 814-226-9161.
Zem Zem Shriner’s Pre-Parade Show Along parade route, 11 a.m. Sponsored by Clarion Industries
Clarion Hospital “Tournament of Leaves” Parade Parade steps off at noon in front of Hart Chapel. Sponsored in part by Burns & Burns Associates, Inc., Central Electric Cooperative, Inc., Dr. Marc Maslov (Ear, Nose & Throat Associates of NW Pennsylvania), Holiday Inn of Clarion, Kriebel Wells, Structural Modulars, Inc and The Commodore Corp. Call 814-2269161 for more information. The parade will travel from the Clarion University campus, up 8th Ave. and down Main Street toward Clarion University Stadium.
CUP Homecoming Football Game Clarion University Stadium, 2 p.m. Come cheer on the Golden Eagles football team as they face California University of Pennsylvania. Call 814-393-2572 for more information, and check out clarioncallnews.com/sports for The Call’s coverage of the game.
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Clarion River Jazz Octet hits ALF Eric Stevens STAFF WRITER
Autumn Leaf Festival featured The Clarion River Jazz Octet in front of the courthouse Tuesday night, October 2. The octet played two hours worth of essential jazz standards as well as jazz renditions of blues and rock ’n’ roll classics. This is the sixth year the octet has performed at the Autumn Leaf Festival; they have been together for just as long coincidentally. The octet strives to play every year. With alumni coming into Clarion for the festivities, band leader Scott DiTullio gets to “pick and choose” what players he wants for the Autumn Leaf Festival, specifically if any of the main players are absent.
The octet tries to practice at least weekly to prepare for the welcomed variety of gigs they are asked to do alongside the Autumn Leaf Festival. “We can customize a set in a matter of hours,” DiTullio said, regarding their ability to focus their eclectic list of songs to accommodate a specific audience. There are 1,000 songs in the octet’s arsenal that aim to please any crowd willing to lend an ear. They play gigs that vary anywhere between wedding receptions, big band dances and county fairs. Live local music seems to be at the mercy of disc jockeys despite groups like The Clarion River Jazz Octet charging a fraction of the cost that disc jock-
eys demand. DeTullio regards DJs as “canned music.” The accessibility and lack of authenticity of DJ music causes it to inherent the appeal and satisfaction that one would get buying and consuming canned food, DeTullio suggests. The Clarion River Jazz Octet let loose toward the waning minutes of the set during their cover of “Jump Jive An’ Wail,” by The Brian Setzer Orchestra, inspired movement in the audience and falling leaves alike. The preservation of upbeat, live local music that the octet provides to the community gave a true sense of distilled Americana experienced Tuesday night at the Autumn Leaf Festival.
Kelsey Waros / The Clarion Call
The Clarion River Jazz Octet plays on Main Street in Clarion.
Wildlife shown in school Amerigo Allegretto COPY EDITOR
The 59th annual Wild World of Animals Show sponsored by PNC took place on Tuesday, Oct. 2 at the Immaculate Conception School Meisinger Center, showcasing all sorts of wild animals from various parts of the world. This is the first time the show has performed in Clarion, Pa. “This is a new event, so we’re trying to make sure that it gets good publicity,” said Cody Rapp, assistant director of the Clarion Chamber Office. “We hope that everyone comes and has a good time.” The stands in the gymnasium where the show was held were filled with children and adults of all ages as the animals, handled by Emily Peck, took the floor. Peck has
worked with the show for one and a half years now. The show kicked off with an emperor scorpion, the largest species of scorpion. Peck showed no fear as the scorpion, like all the other showcased animals, is accustomed to human contact. As the show progressed, the animals kept getting larger in size. These included an African spur thigh tortoise, a burmese python and a Eurasion eagle owl, the largest species of owl in the world, which attempted escape on multiple occasions while showing off its five-foot wingspan. Like the rest of the birds shown though, it was kept on a leash. “You can’t get much more of a variety than that,” said Peck. “You can teach them (the children) different things in such a short amount of time.” The final animal shown
was a Bengal tiger, named Gus. Gus is about one year old now and is larger than a full-grown Great Dane. He was kept in a moveable cage for his own safety and the safety of the audience. Peck also noted facts about the various animals shown, like how an alligator snaping turtle can bite with 1,000 pounds of force, and how the Eurasian eagle owl, despite being the largest species of owl, weighs only six pounds. She also spoke of how all animals have jobs in nature. For example, emperor scorpions consume insects that may cause problems for humans “They’re all good at what they do,” said Peck. “All of our animals, we handle them every single day, and they come out to shows every single day, so they’re not ferocious.”
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Michelle’s Cafe displays the art of Russell Kord.
Kord displayed in cafe Eric Stevens STAFF WRITER
The photography of Brookville resident Russell Kord was featured at Michelle’s Café on Saturday, Sept. 29. Out of 27,000 photographs in his catalog, he chose grandeur landscape pictures that elicit a strong feeling of mystery and emotional distance. These images range anywhere in the world from New Zealand to Arizona. “They have a moody atmosphere”, Kord said about this particular collection of images. “Western Moonrise” included a wooden cabin covered in rich golden sunlight and is contrasted by a blue dawn settling into the mountains in the background with a full moon in the sky. The picture was taken in Jackson Hole, Wyo. Kord
is able to achieve these images by using film as opposed to digital. “The film reacts differently to long exposures. With digital, when you double the light, you double the exposure.” Kord said regarding his preference to using Fujifilm chrome film. Through long exposures and simple graphic composition, Kord is able attain these mystical pictures with immense detail and vibrant colors. “Blue Paradise” a picture of a crystal clear blue ocean surrounding Malamala Island, Fiji, gains a distant feel by the use of a fish-eye lens. The lens causes the horizon to concave downward, prompting the idea that a person could see the recession of the earth’s ends and also seem a fraction of the size it actually is. “Hunter’s Dawn,” a
somewhat local picture compared to the others on display, shows the sun piercing through trees closer to sunset, giving an astonishing contrast between golden light and shallow, but detailed shadow. The backlighting of the sun is what gives the picture its quality, Kord said. The picture was taken in Elk County, somewhere between Brookville and St. Marys. “You could take that picture for a thousand miles.” Kord remarked about the vast beauty of the Allegany National Forest. Despite the decline of film photography with the rising of the digital age, Kord has been a commercial photographer for 25 years. Kord reflects that he has been fortunate enough to enjoy a photography career this long in such a tough business.
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OPINION
Is Pirates’ collapse worst yet? Michael Waterloo SPORTS EDITOR
It’s happened; it’s officially happened. I’ve remained mum on the situation for the past month or so, but this past month was the nail in the coffin. There were nothing but talks of the Pirates making the playoffs because .500 was a given. Seriously, 16 games over .500 in late July, how could it not happen? The simple question is: Who knew that the Pirates being .500 in September could be this painful? As I wrote in a column a few weeks back, fans would take this any day, but it’s the way that they got here. Oh yeah, that post was about if the Pirates missed the playoffs, would the season still be a success because they were “a lock” to finish with a winning record. Their offense resembles the April/May Pirates of this year, but there is only one problem with that – the pitching is nowhere near where they were then. So every team has to have a scapegoat. The Penguins fans turn on Marc-Andre Fleury. Steelers fans don’t have Bruce Arians to blame anymore, but Ben Roethlisberger is still around. For the Pirates, it comes down to Neal Huntington and Clint Hurdle. I’ve seen nothing but get
rid of Hurdle and Huntington for the past few days. Is that the answer? Is it really the answer to get rid of Huntington for not spending at the trade deadline? Gene Collier of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette said the team should have spent money on a Hunter Pence-or Shane Victorino-type player. Collier’s logic was that if they don’t perform, then that is on them. It’s the most asinine analysis I have ever heard. Then, there is the now infamous Chase Headley. Ah yes, Mister Headley. He has torn up the National League since the trade deadline, and automatically, the attention has shifted to the Pirates and why they didn’t acquire him. Never mind his asking price. Never mind that no other teams in the league did either. My biggest question to the Headley supporters, and don’t get me wrong, I do think he’s a superb talent, is do you really think that Headley alone would have stopped this collapse? That’s exactly what this is, a collapse. Should Huntington be trusted to sign a free agent again after the failures that were Erik Bedard, Clint Barmes and Rod Barajas? Should Clint Hurdle go? My answer is absolutely no way. Sure, he is the scapegoat for fans, and he has suffered his second straight collapse with the team.
Has he mismanaged at crucial points? One hundred percent yes. Let me go on record to say that Hurdle is not a great manager or even in the upper half of managers in baseball, but he is the right guy for the Pirates. He’s had the collapses, but he’s had the Pirates to where playoffs were actually being talked about for two straight seasons. Yes, they have to “finish” like his shirts said in spring training, but it’s not all on Hurdle. Could it be on the actual players? Outside of Andrew McCutchen, A.J. Burnett, Garrett Jones, Joel Hanrahan and Neil Walker, who doesn’t deserve criticism? Could James McDonald have been pitching over his head in the first half? Is Hurdle to blame for Neil Walker getting hurt? Or is Hurdle responsible for the bullpen imploding despite the fact that he’s as careful with his relief arms as any other manager in the game? Does he deserve some blame? Undoubtedly yes. Is it time for him to go? No, it’s not. If the team goes 20, 30 or even 40 games over .500 in July next year, why should the fans buy in? Some may argue that of the 20 years of losing, this may be the worst year yet. With a collapse of this magnitude, who am I to tell
Clarion shines in United Way 5 and 10K Matt Catrillo STAFF WRITER
The Clarion University cross country team took part in its first road race of the season with the Clarion United Way on Saturday, Sept. 29. The race included the cross country team, as well as runners of all ages from the Clarion United Way, racing a 5K and a 10K. In the 5K race, Megan Toddy led the way for the Golden Eagles, finishing third overall in the Open Women category with a time of 19:53, placing 11th in the race. In the women 16-19 age group race, Katie Zents, Hannah Bowman and Susan Timko, placed second, third and fifth respectively for Clarion. In the women 20-24 age group, Kellie Wy-
att took first place, while Laura Walter and Sarah Loughner took third and fourth place respectively. In the 10K race, Ciara Shorts and Milea Schall shined for the Golden Eagles, finishing second and third overall in the Open women category. Shorts had a time of 41:39 and finished eighth in the race, and Schall had a time of 40:53 and finished 10th. Head Coach D.J. Bevevino was pleased with the team’s performance in the race, and said that this road race couldn’t have come a better time for his team. “We ran very well,” Bevevino said. “Everyone ran their fastest times of the year, since running on a flat surface helps you run faster, so everyone should feel good going into this weekend’s race.”
You call it: NHL season is in serious jeopardy Justin Costa STAFF WRITER
The National Hockey League season is supposed to begin on Oct. 11, but as time goes on, things are beginning to look bleak for the NHL season as the rest of the preseason was canceled. If the NHL and its players don’t come to terms on how to split the revenue, then there won’t even be a regular season for the NHL this year. This situation seems all too familiar, as the same thing happened eight years ago when the owners and the players couldn’t come to terms on how to
split the revenue, and the league ended up missing the entire season. The owners want to decrease the player’s share of the revenue because they feel that too much money is being spent on players. When you think about it, it’s really hard to argue with that logic. Players such as Ryan Suter and Zach Parise recently signed $98 million contracts over 13 years with the Minnesota Wild. That’s not good to spend nearly $200 million on two players when you still have to pay the rest of the team. The problem with the
owners’ logic is simply this: If the owners are concerned with how much money is being spent, then they should avoid spending so much money on one or two players instead of trying to decrease revenue and salary cap space for the players. For now, if you wish to watch your favorite players play overseas, you’re able to. ESPN has just announced that they will be airing live Kontinental Hockey League games on ESPN3. Current Penguins star and NHL MVP Evgeni Malkin is currently playing for the Metallurg Magnitogorsk of the KHL.
Zamperini, Gerhart pace Clarion golf Jazzmonde James STAFF WRITER
Over the weekend, the Clarion University Golden Eagles men’s and women’s golf teams traveled to the Valcon Invitational. The men’s individual matches were showcased with Chase Zamperini placing No. 3 overall. Zamperini’s overall total was 213 points after starting off with 63 points. The Golden Eagles as a team came in No. 8 with a total of 899 points. This was a close finish because they were one point away
from tying for ninth place. The women’s golf team did about the same as the men by placing third with a total of 729 points. But in the medal play, the women didn’t play badly by having one player, Alyssa Gerhart, place ninth overall with a total of 180 points. Coach Maria Gritizer offered her thoughts on her team’s performance in the invitational. “The women have to play 18 holes on a watersoaked course with burntout greens on Saturday and tried their best to put up some respectable scores;
however, we came up short,” Gritizer said. “What was impressive is that they did not let one day dictate their ability of what they are capable of performing.” With two weeks until the next invitational, Coach Gritizer thought there was a lot of improvement needed. “What I saw on day two shows me we are mentally on track for our next tournament.” The women will play their next invitational on Oct. 14 and 15 in Seton Hill. The men will play their next invitational at Robert Morris on Oct. 8 and 9.
FACE OFF Who should win the NL Cy Young? Eddie McDonald STAFF WRITER
Relief pitchers in Major League Baseball aren’t the guys you typically expect to win the Cy Young Award. Well this year that should change as Atlanta Braves’ closer, Craig Kimbrel is deserving of the award. My counterpart is going to argue that New York Mets starter R.A. Dickey should be the National League Cy Young Award winner. While a strong case can be made for the knuckleballer, Kimbrel’s numbers are far more impressive. And everybody knows, numbers never lie. For instance, Kimbrel has faced 226 batters this season in 61.1 innings pitched. Of those 226 batters, he has struck out 113. Nobody has ever had a 50 percent strikeout rate with at least 30 innings pitched. In fact, nobody has ever had more than a 45 percent rate. Eric Gagne had a 44.7 percent strikeout rate in 2003 when he won the NL Cy Young as a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers. That stat alone is astonishing and helps make the case for Kimbrel even stronger. Now let’s compare Gagne’s numbers of his Cy Young season to those of Kimbrel’s this season. Gagne posted 55 saves, a 1.20 ERA and 137 strikeouts in 82.1 innings pitched. He also had 20 walks and gave up 37 hits. Kimbrel’s numbers (as of this writing) are 42 saves with a 1.02 ERA and a 0.65 WHIP. He has given up 26 hits and 14 walks, and also has a strikeout/walk ratio of 8.07. Those numbers are ridiculously good as he has been a huge part of the Braves success this season. A case can be made for Dickey, Washington Nationals’ Gio Gonzalez and Cincinnati Reds’ Johnny Cueto, but ultimately the award should go to Kimbrel. Yes, it is important to have quality starting pitching, but in my opinion, it is equally important to have a guy who can come in and preserve the win for his team, something Kimbrel does. All three of the previously mentioned names are starting pitchers and have all amassed 20 wins. Impressive, yes, but Kimbrel’s numbers are more impressive. The fact that he has to wait an entire game before being called upon to for a save opportunity says something. Granted he does get a heads –up on when to warm-up, but that is still something that he has to wait an entire game. Kimbrel might be the Braves most important player this season after a September collapse a season ago. They could not finish out the season with a significant lead, and this year they have thanks to Kimbrel closing out the game 42 times out of 45 attempts. The Braves have clinched a wild-card berth which guarantees them at least one playoff game. Kimbrel is not the only closer in the Cy Young conversation this season. The Reds’ Aroldis Chapman is also in the mix with his outstanding numbers, but Kimbrel’s numbers are slightly better. When Gagne won the Cy Young in 2003, it marked the first time since 1989 that a closer won the award. In 1989, Mark Davis of the San Diego Padres won the prestigious award with a 1.85 ERA. Even the greatest closer of all time, Mariano Rivera never won the award. The debate can go on and on, but for my money, give me Kimbrel, the closer. Like Kimbrel, I’m closing this faceoff.
Mark Emch STAFF WRITER
Growing up, I was always told that the Cy Young Award was granted to the player who superseded his peers not only in terms of on-thefield statistics, but also in terms of character. I considered this for quite some time before deciding whom I deemed most fit to be named the National League Cy Young Award winner, and without a stray doubt in my mind I decided upon R.A. Dickey, starting pitcher for the New York Mets. In my opinion, his statistical superiority, yearlong consistency and outstanding character set him well above the standard set by other NL hopefuls. If you’ve yet to hear of Dickey’s eye-widening achievements this season, the fault is no one’s but your own. Sports outlets nationwide have followed the pitcher’s rise to stardom in 2012, and the attention is sure to continue as Dickey enters the latter end of the regular season healthy and in hot pursuit of the Cy Young title. At age 37, he ranks amongst the oldest starting pitchers in baseball, and yet at such an advanced age, Dickey has weathered the long and arduous MLB season with a quiet, unassuming resolve. He’s journeyed to a multitude of pro clubs during his nine-year long career, and all after learning in his rookie season that his pitching arm lacked an ulnar collateral ligament, a key piece of muscle tissue that aids in stabilizing the elbow and provides the type of arm power needed to throw at a consistently high speed. In a far-fetched attempt to salvage his career, Dickey began implementing a knuckleball into his repertoire of pitches, a move that has proved vital to his success in 2012. Following in the footsteps of former Red Sox pitcher Tim Wakefield, Dickey’s knuckleball has time and time again baffled even the best of hitters the league has to offer. At first glance, his appearance suggests that of a university professor more so than it does a professional athlete, least of which one that leads the National League in a slough of statistical categories. He sports a woodsman’s beard. An unkempt mane of hair billows from underneath his cap, and his demeanor is far from intimidating, yet Dickey’s name sits atop the NL lists for innings pitched (227.2), total strikeouts (222) and complete games (5), not to mention the fact that he ranks No. 2 in terms of wins (20,) and ERA (2.69.) No other pitcher in the National League can boast such a resume. There remains but one knock against Dickey; the Mets will not appear in the 2012 postseason. As of this week, New York sits dismally toward the bottom of the NL East with a record of 73-86, 23 games behind the first place Washington Nationals. However, much of the blame for that lies upon the shoulders of an offensive squad that has performed poorly all season long, having throughout this year scored a flimsy 641 runs. Dickey’s individual contributions have indeed vaulted what would, without him, rank as one of the league’s worst teams. Despite the lack of his team’s success on the year, his achievements in 2012 deserve the national notoriety he receives. In a sports realm where the most oft-heard stories are those of professional athletes wrecking havoc and portraying an utter lack of respect for the lofty position they hold within our society, Dickey remains a stalwart reminder of what every athlete should strive to become. Dickey is trustworthy, hard-working and inspirational. In my mind, he’s the only plausible choice to win the NL Cy Young Award.
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LEAGUE STANDINGS
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NFL AFC TEAM Houston Baltimore San Diego Cincinnati New England NY Jets Denver Buffalo Pittsburgh Indianapolis Miami Jacksonville Oakland Kansas City Tennessee Cleveland
NFC RECORD 4-0 3-1 3-1 3-1 2-2 2-2 2-2 2-2 1-2 1-2 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3 0-4
TEAM Atlanta Arizona Minnesota Chicago San Francisco Philadelphia St. Louis Seattle Dallas Washington NY Giants Green Bay Tampa Bay Detroit Carolina New Orleans
RECORD 4-0 4-0 3-1 3-1 3-1 3-1 2-1 2-1 2-1 2-2 2-2 2-2 1-3 1-3 1-3 0-4
COLLEGE FOOTBALL NCAA - AP TOP 25 (OCT. 3) TEAM Alabama Oregon Florida State LSU Georgia South Carolina Kansas State West Virginia Notre Dame Florida Texas Ohio State USC
RECORD 5-0 5-0 5-0 5-0 5-0 5-0 4-0 4-0 4-0 4-0 4-0 5-0 3-1
TEAM Oregon State Clemson TCU Oklahoma Stanford Louisville Mississippi State Nebraska Rutgers Washington Northwestern UCLA
RECORD 3-0 4-1 4-0 2-1 3-1 5-0 4-0 4-1 4-0 3-1 5-0 4-1
MLB STANDINGS (AS OF 9:00 OCT. 3) NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST Washington Atlanta Philadelphia NY Mets Miami Central Cincinnati St. Louis Milwaukee Pittsburgh Chi Cubs Houston West San Francisco LA Dodgers Arizona San Diego Colorado
97-64 87-74 83-78 79-83 61-101 55-107 94-67 85-76 81-80 75-86 63-98
EAST NY Yankees Baltimore Tampa Bay Toronto Boston
SPORTS The Call’s weekly take on the big questions in the wide, wide world of sports
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RECORD 94-74 93-68 89-72 72-89 69-92
Central Detroit Chi Sox Kansas City Cleveland Minnesota
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West Oakland Texas LA Angels Seattle
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WHAT EVENT WHO SHOULD WIN THE WHO SHOULD WIN THE WOULD YOU PAY NATIONAL LEAGUE MVP AMERICAN LEAGUE MVP ANY AMOUNT TO AWARD? ATTEND? AWARD?
MIKE WATERLOO Buster Posey
Miguel Cabrera
EDDIE MCDONALD
Buster Posey
Miguel Cabrera
MIKE DECKER
Ryan Braun
MATT CATRILLO
Ryan Zimmerman
JAZZMONDE JAMES
Ryan Braun
MARK EMCH
Buster Pose
JACOB OBERDORF
AMERICAN LEAGUE RECORD 98-64 94-68 81-81 74-88 69-93
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TRAESHA PRITCHARD
JUSTIN COSTA
FIFA World Cup
NBA Finals
Miguel Cabrera
Super Bowl
Miguel Cabrera
Super Bowl
Miguel Cabrera
Super Bowl
Miguel Cabrera
Rugby World Cup
Mike Trout
World Series
Mike Trout
NBA Finals
Miguel Cabrera
World Cup
Buster Posey
Andrew McCutchen
Buster Posey
- They said it “@Kurkjian_ESPN: In 32 years of covering baseball, I’ve never seen a voting process like we’re going to have with Trout & Cabrera.” ESPN baseball analyst Tim Kurkjian on the tight MVP race in the American League.
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Clarion defeats East Stroudsburg in offensive shootout Jacob Oberdorf STAFF WRITER
There was no shortage of offense Saturday, Sept. 29, at Memorial Stadium where the Clarion University football team took on the East Stroudsburg University Warriors. Both teams combined for 914 total yards of offense with the Eagles coming out with their second game of over 500 yards of offense this season. Clarion came out victorious in the game with freshmen Travis Day punching in a threeyard touchdown run with 27 seconds left in the game to make the final score 31-27. The scoring started on the first drive for the Eagles when sophomore Bobby Thomas rushed for a 25yard touchdown run. The Eagles’ special teams stepped up in their first opportunity with a blocked field goal by senior Nate Sipes. The Eagles offense had trouble finishing drives with ESU holding them out of the end zone until the end of the third quarter. After going down by 10 in the fourth quarter, the Eagles offense started to click, beginning with an eightplay, 80-yard drive capped off by a five-yard touchdown pass from junior Ben Fiscus to junior tight end Rob Irvin. The Eagles defense then came up with a defensive stop with freshmen Malik King intercepting ESU quar-
than pleased with Fiscus’ performance. “I can see Ben getting better in front of our own eyes,” Foster said. Sophomore Bobby Thomas also contributed heavily to the Eagles’ running game with 89 yards rushing and two touchdowns. “We know we can run the ball, it’s where we click in the passing game,” Foster said. The passing game also showed up big for the Eagles in the game with three receivers with more than 50 yards receiving, led by junior Jon Reid and his 73 yards receiving. The Clarion defense also had success, getting to the quarterback nine different times. “We knew if we let the kid sit back there, we would be in trouble,” Foster said. The Eagles defense was lead by sophomore defensive end Julian Howsare. Howsare accumulated eight total tackles, four sacks and forced a fumble. “We think Julian can rush against anybody. If we can get him the right matchups, he can cause havoc,” Foster said. Courtesy Photo/ Lamont Sinclair With their performances, FisClarion senior defensive back Anthony Stimac presses the East Stroudsburg University receiver at the line in Clarion’s 31-27 win. cus and Howsare were named the PSAC-Western Division OfFiscus then rushed for six Foster was most pleased yards on the ground. terback Matt Soltes’ pass at fensive and Defensive Players Fiscus was the leading of the Week respectively. yards, setting up Clarion on with Fiscus’ decision-making the Clarion 18-yard line. rusher for the Eagles with Clarion drove down deep a third-and-goal from the in the last drive. The Eagles will next take “Ben is getting better, 167 yards rushing. into ESU territory when a Fi- three-yard line. the field Oct. 6 for the homeFiscus also completed 19 of coming game against the No. The Eagles finally capped taking what they give him,” sus pass from the nine yard his 30 pass attempts for 245 6 California University of line went through sopho- off the 14-play, 82-yard drive Foster said. The rushing game was yards and one touchdown. more tight end Mike Det- on a read option to Day for Pennsylvania Vulcans. KickCoach Foster was more off is at 2 p.m. the score. Head Coach Jay in full force compiling 269 rick’s hands.
Strong team play yields two more Clarion soccer shutout in both victories for Clarion this weekend contests as the struggles continue Mike Decker STAFF WRITER
Clarion University’s volleyball team had another strong week winning both of their matches. On Thursday, Sept. 27 the Eagles traveled to Huntington, Pa to take on Juniata College. Previous to this most recent trip, Clarion had lost 14 of their last 15 at Juniata. Juniata jumped out to an early lead winning two of the first three sets, but Clarion rallied strong to win the last two sets and claim the match. Clarion’s senior middle hitter Rebecca Webb led the way for the Eagles getting 17 kills with a .591 hit percentage. “I thought we played real-
ly well. We had some inconsistent moments but overall, we played a lot better than we have been,” said Webb. In addition to Webb, senior Hannah Heeter added 15 kills and senior Rebecca Ferragonio led the team with 31 digs. Clarion recorded 22 blocks to Juniata’s eights. Junior Corinne Manley had seven, Heeter six and Webb had five blocks. On Saturday Sept. 29, the Eagles returned home against Mercyhurst College. Clarion made quick work of Mercyhurst taking three out of four sets improving the Eagles record to 15-3 overall, 5-0 PSAC West. Sophomore Carlie Bieranowski led the Eagles with 15 kills and seven digs. Junior Emily Stewart
chipped in with 12 kills. Sophomore Laura Subject also contributed a team high in set assists and digs with 41 and 19 respectfully. Ferragonio had 15 digs as well. As a team, the Eagles out-blocked the Lakers 18 to ten. Manley led the Eagles with five blocks while Webb and Heeter recorded four a piece. With her play, Subject was named PSAC West Volleyball Player of the Week. Clarion will have a week off before hitting the road again where they will be hosted by California University on Friday, Oct. 12 at 7 p.m., and then travel to Indiana University to take on the Crimson Hawks on Saturday, Oct. 13 at 4 p.m.
Traesha Pritchard STAFF WRITER
It’s been a rocky season for The Clarion University women’s soccer team. On Friday, Sept. 28, the Golden Eagles took on the Bloomsburg University Huskies at Memorial Stadium. In the opening of the game, Katie Chambers had knocked in a ball off a kick by Casey Harsch. The goal was then waived off because of a call for Clarion knocking down the Bloomsburg goalie. Quickly after the goal, Bloomsburg took edge with momentum, and took a 1-0 lead in the 22nd minute of the game. Then quickly, less than eight minutes later, Bloomsburg scored again and took
Laura Subject Women’s W omen’s Volleyball Volleyball Player Player
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How do you feel about your performance so far this season?
It’s definitely better than last season. I didn’t play a lot last season, but when I did play, I was so nervous that I wouldn’t do well. It’s an improvement from that. It’s easy to play when you have all these girls around you that you can count on to play with you.
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I think we just have to keep working hard. You never know. We could because we weren’t supposed to do well this season because we lost most of our starting lineup from last year. I think if we just keep working hard. We all get along so well, and we’re like a family and everyone just wants to be there.
I want us to do well, and I want to beat Gannon. I really, really want to beat Gan-
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What do you think the chances are of this team winning a championship this season?
Are there any goals that you have that you would like to talk about?
What do you think is your biggest accomplishment so far?
Well, beating Juniata was the second time ever beating them, and we had to win the second, fourth and fifth games. Instead of playing down after we lost the first game, we came back and played awesome in the games that we won. It was a great feeling.
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advantage of the game with a 2-0 lead. Trailing behind, the Golden Eagles tried with much effort to get back in the game. They fell short, with Bloomsburg taking a 2-0 victory. Looking to bounce back on Saturday, Sept. 29, the Golden Eagles looked to rebound against the East Stroudsburg University Warriors, which is the No. 16 ranked team in the nation. The beginning of the game was slow. It stayed scoreless up to the 40th minute when East Stroudsburg took a lead going into the half. Looking at the stats, it was evident that the Warriors took control of this game with a total of 24 shots attempted compared to the Golden Eagles only attempt-
ing six shots. Early into the second half, the Golden Eagles fell behind more when East Stroudsburg scored once again to make the score now 2-0 in the 49th minute. The Warriors gained yet another victory with a win over the Golden Eagles. “With players being moved into unfamiliar roles we played well against teams with greater strengths,” said Head Coach Robert Eaton. Eaton said for the rest of the season, the team needs to avoid injuries and keep its nose in the dirt. “We need to have our remaining players stay healthy and keep battling,” said Eaton. “With a little good fortune and slice of luck we can bring in a couple more wins before the end of the season.”