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Student Senate freezes funds, budget panel scheduled Clarion, Pa. - The Clarion Students’ Association Board of Directors met on Oct. 9 for its first meeting of the academic year.

During that meeting Shelly Wilson, interim CSA business manager, reported that the 7.3 percent decline in enrollment reflected in the freeze

date figures received from the University’s Business Operations Office has resulted in a $115,795.00 deficit in the current fiscal year’s budget.

At the time that the CSA budget for this fiscal year was built, the CSA Business Office used the

university’s worst case scenario of a 1 percent decrease in enrollment for budgeting purposes.

In an effort to close the gap in this year’s budget, the CSA Board instructed Student Senate to immediately freeze the Supplemental Funding

Account, which had the immediate effect of reducing the this year’s deficit by approximately $40,400.

The Board also asked senate and the business office, to identify other ways that the budget gap could be closed.

Given the urgency of

this situation, Student Senate will be hosting a budget panel discussion Thursday, Oct. 18 at 6 p.m. in Carlson Library, Level A. Presidents, treasurers and advisers of CSA-funded organizations are strongly encouraged to attend.

In the event that none

of those individuals can attend, groups are still encouraged to send a representative.

Details regarding additional measures for closing the budget gap will be shared at the panel discussion, and ideas and input will be welcomed.

Clarion community children learn science Alizah Thornton NEWS EDITOR

Clarion, Pa. - On Saturday, Oct. 13, more than 15 children and their parents from the Clarion community attended Nanoday at Clarion University.

Assistant Professor of Physics Vasudeva Aravind sponsored the event along with the Clarion Physics department.

Children and their parents learned the basic concept of nanoscale science and nanotechnology though active lectures, videos and handson application exercises.

Aravind began the event asking the children what they would like to be when they grow up.

Answers ranged from science related fields such as biologists, scientists and veterinarians, while also including non-science-related fields such as teachers, artists and lawyers.

“It’s a good time to start thinking,” Aravind said.

Alizah Thornton / The Clarion Call Two videos were played as a way to pro- Associate Professor of printmaking Mark Franchino (left) shows (left to right) Charlie Franchino, Jake Nowaczyk and Jack vide an easy under- Franchino the exploration of ball sorting during Nanoday at Clarion University on Saturday, Oct. 13. standing of the basic at the stations to help faIf the bars of a jungle day-to-day activities. concept of nanoscience. tured about the benefits “Even though you may cilitate the activity.

“Nano is very, very applied research on nan- gym are too big, they would The stations included not be able to see it, you can small—too small to otechnology can produce be useless to play on. fabrication He applied the same con- still feel the effects of nano- exploring see,” the video played at the center. using gummy balls, exduring the beginning of Legum explained the cept to dental implants. technology,” Legum said. the event explained. importance of knowing If the cells from dental An activity room was ploring size using a Benjamin Legum from how small something can implants were too large, set up where the chil- ball sorter, exploring the applied research and be made, so that will be then they would not be able dren could visit numer- structure through viewintellectual property de- able to function properly. to be used, Legum said. ous stations where a ing butterflies, explorvelopment department He used the bars of a Nanotechnology can set of instructions were ing products using sun at the Clarion University jungle gym as a compari- also be used to explain placed for the activities. block and exploring colBarnes Center briefly lec- son to nanotechnology. sports, makeup and other Individuals were placed or though stained glass.

Clarion University Trustee and Founding Member of the Pennsylvania State System of Education Board of Governors Dr. Syed Ali-Zaidi also attended the event, watching the children engage in the activities and listening to the short lectures from the university faculty.

Ali-Zaidi said he was “very excited” for the event in that it provided the children with hands-on activities.

“These [children] are the future of our country,” Ali-Zaidi said.

“If we can help them now in one way … these are our future scientists,” he said.

The day concluded with a tour of the nanotechnology lab by Physics Professor Dr. Chunfei Li. Parent Maureen Lauan said she was happy with the turnout of the event. “[My children] learned how small is small. They got a better understanding that there is more than what they can see,” Lauan said.

Xhonane Olivas, a parent who brought her three children to the event said it was a success.

“It was awesome, great and very informational,” Olivas said.

She said she was happy her children could participate and do something like this event.

The physics department will sponsor more community events in the future.

See more photos from the event, page 3.

APSCUF takes Bylaska retires after 11 years f irst strike steps of service, new search begins soon AP EXCHANGE

Rachel Farkas STAFF WRITER

Clarion, Pa. - After 11 years of service, Paul Bylaska, vice president of finance and administration, will be retiring from his position at the end of October.

Bylaska said he’s retiring in order to have more time to work on his doctoral

dissertation, which is on retention and financial issues.

He has been working on his doctorate from Indiana University of Pennsylvania in Administration and Leadership.

Once he earns his doctorate, Bylaska said he intends to keep working.

“It wouldn’t surprise me if I teach or do some consulting,” he said.

He also expressed interest in writing ar-

ticles or a book.

Bylaska said he’s already written articles for “Today’s Campus, the Greentree Gazette and Recruitment and Retention Newsletter.

Being the vice president of finance and administration has kept Bylaska busy over the past 11 years.

“It’s always been a challenge,” he said, “never boring.”

The administration

is working on hiring an interim CFO to take Bylaska’s place.

Although it’s been challenging, Bylaska said he’s enjoyed his time at Clarion.

“I’ve made a lot of friends here.”

Clarion has also become a “family thing,” Bylaska said, as his wife and son graduated from Clarion and his daughter is enrolled at the university.

Harrisburg, Pa. — The union representing faculty at Pennsylvania’s 14 stateowned universities is taking the first step toward a possible strike. Union officials say delegates from each campus will meet Saturday in State College for a strike authorization vote. On Monday, state higher education officials declined the union’s offer for binding arbitration.

The two sides disagree on

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pay for temporary faculty, health care and retiree benefits. The union’s last contract expired in June 2011. The Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculties represents more than 6,000 faculty and coaches, including those at Clarion University.

The union’s general membership also must vote to authorize a strike before one can be called. That vote has not been scheduled. There has never been a faculty strike.

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Changes in ID criteria for N o v. e l e c t i o n Harrisburg, Pa. – This election year there has been a lot of confusing information about the ID a voter needs to cast a ballot.

Earlier this month, a Pennsylvania court put on hold a law that required all Pennsylvania voters to show a photo ID to vote.

Only those voting for the first time and voters who moved to a new polling place will have to show an ID to vote in the November election, but it doesn’t have to be a photo ID. Poll workers will continue to ask voters to show a photo ID, but a person who is not voting for the first time at that polling location can still vote a regular ballot even if they lack ID. “The back and forth caused by the photo ID law passed earlier this year may cause confusion for voters – particularly college students in Pennsylvania,” said Dan Vicuna, campus vote project coordinator.

“When the law first passed, they were told their student IDs may not comply with the new law.

Now the law will not be in effect for November but poll workers will still ask for a photo ID when they go vote. Students need clear and accurate information, so they can exercise their right to vote this November,” Vicuna said.

The voter registration deadline has passed. Oct. 9 was the last day to register to vote in Pennsylvania.

If students moved since the last time they registered to vote, they can still vote if they have moved within the same precinct.

If the students moved from one precinct to another, they might be able to vote one last time at your old polling place.

On election day, polls are open from 7 a.m to 8 p.m. Students can find their polling location at www.votespa.com.

A photo ID is not needed to vote by regular ballot.

A poll worker will ask for photo ID, but if a person doesn’t not have on he or she can still vote.

First-time voters and voters who moved to a new polling location must show an ID to vote: either a photo ID or non-photo ID will suffice.

Other approved forms of voter ID include the following: a Pennsylvania driver’s license or PennDOT ID card; an ID issued by any Commonwealth of Pennsylvania agency; an ID issued by the U.S. Government; a U.S. passport; a U.S. Armed Forces ID; Pennsylvania college student ID or employee ID. Acceptable forms of non-photo identification showing name and address include a voter registration card issued by voter registration commission; a non-photo ID issued by the Commonwealth; a non-photo ID issued by the U.S. Govern-

ment; a firearm permit or a current utility bill, bank statement, paycheck or government check.

An excuse is needed to vote by absentee ballot in Pennsylvania.

An application for absentee ballot must be received by the county board of elections by 5 p.m. on Oct. 30.

Go to www.votespa. com for an application.

Students can also call 866-OUR-VOTE (866-687-8683) with questions about voting or to report problems they encountered casting their ballots.

The Fair Elections Legal Network has student voting guides available for Pennsylvania and several other states that provide information on polling times, how to find a polling location, voting absentee and ID requirements.

The student voting guides can be found at: www.campusvoteproject. org/studentguides.

The Fair Elections Legal Network is a national, nonpartisan advocacy organization based in Washington, D.C., whose overall mission is to remove barriers to registration and voting for traditionally underrepresented constituencies and improve overall election administration through administrative, legal, and legislative reform.

Health insurance plan stalls in Pa. Peter Jackson AP EXCHANGE

Harrisburg, Pa. — A state-run health insurance exchange is unlikely to be ready for a scheduled January 2014 rollout, Pennsylvania’s top insurance regulator said Wednesday.

Insurance Commissioner Michael Consedine said development of the online exchange — a key element of the federal Affordable Care Act — has stalled because too many questions about its cost and other operational details remain unanswered by the federal government.

“We want to make smart, informed decisions for Pennsylvanians,” he said “We’re not going to rush headlong into this and make poor choices.” Besides running their own exchanges, states have options that include jointly running exchanges with the federal government.

If Pennsylvania does not choose one of those options, the federal government will operate an exchange in the state starting in 2014.

Th ere is no penalty for launching a stat e exchange later o n, C ons edine said.

“We certainly think a

wait-and-see approach has some advantages.”

Advocates for uninsured and under-insured people had hoped for a state exchange tailored to Pennsylvanians’ needs, but said a federal exchange would be satisfactory so long as it provides highquality insurance.

Antoinette Kraus, director of the Harrisburg-based nonprofit Pennsylvania Health Access Network, said the federal law is designed to give states flexibility in designing their exchanges — a point also made by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

“We will work with any state to set up an exchange at an y time,” HHS spokesman Fabien Levy sa id.

A 2011 study by a state Insurance Department consultant conservatively estimated that at least 2 million Pennsylvanians would use the online exchange to shop for and buy individual health insurance policies.

The state Insurance Department held a series of public hearings on a state exchange and hired consultants to analyze the marketplace, but is unlikely to meet a Nov. 16 deadline for submitting a blueprint to HHS.

“We went pretty far down the line,” but still lacked definitive guidance, Consedine said.

“At this point it’s going to be extremely difficult” to get a state exchange up and running in the next year.”

Although the 2010 health care reform law advocated by President Barack Obama was upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court in June, it remains a lightning rod in the presidential election campaign with Republican nominee Mitt Romney vowing to repeal it if elected.

In July, the Republican Governors Association sent a letter to the Democratic president asking for more information about the exchanges and a prospective expansion of state Medicaid spending.

Consedine has written to HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and testified before the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee, seeking answers to a laundry list of questions about the exchanges.

Consedine was appointed by Gov. Tom Corbett, a Republican who as state attorney general joined his counterparts in other states in an unsuccessful court challenge to the law.

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Suspect in University of Pittsburgh hacker threats pleads guilty AP EXCHANGE

Pittsburgh — An Ohio man pleaded guilty Wednesday to sending anonymous YouTube threats in which he claimed to have hacked into the University of Pittsburgh’s computer system on the heels of a series of unrelated bomb threats.

The defense attorney for 26-year-old Brett Hudson, of Hillsboro, Ohio, told The Associated Press his client wants to get on with his life.

Hudson and Alexander Waterland, 24, of Loveland, Ohio, are charged with conspiring to commit interstate extortion using a computer.

The FBI contends the men claimed to be members of the hacking group Anonymous who had obtained confidential information on students and faculty.

The threats were considered extortion because they demanded that Chancellor Mark Nordenberg apologize

for not safeguarding students whose personal information had reportedly been stolen.

That turned out to be a bluff. The hacking threats were received in April and May, just as the university had finished dealing with bomb threats that plagued the campus since February, causing some students to stay off campus, canceling classes and prompting dozens of building evacuations.

Although not directly related, investigators believe the hacking threats were meant to capitalize on the unease created by the bomb threats. Hudson’s attorney, Warner Mariani, hasn’t said if Hudson plans to testify against Waterland.

Such arrangements are routinely sealed by the court as part of plea agreements.

A secretary said Waterland’s attorney, Anthony Bittner, was unavailable for comment Wednesday.

Hudson’s charge carries a maximum five-year

prison term, but Mariani said he will ask for probation, because his client “made one little error in judgment.” Mariani said Hudson acknowledges working with Waterland to send the threats, but said Hudson didn’t realize how serious the situation was until after he was caught, and that he has been cooperating with the government.

Officials are still investigating some bomb threats scrawled in campus restrooms as early as February, but have indicted a self-styled Internet hoaxer, 64-yearold Adam Stuart Busby, of Dublin, Ireland, on charges he sent emailed bomb threats later.

Busby, a founder of the Scottish National Liberation Army, an outlawed militant group, remains in an Irish prison on charges he threatened to poison the water supply of some English cities and then-Prime Minister Gordon Brown in 2010.

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Clarion University Trustee Dr. Syed Ali-Zaidi watches Eddie Olivas participate in one of the nanoscience activites during Nanoday.

Assistant Professor of Physics Vasudeva Aravind shows the concept of color using two butterflies during Nanoday at Clarion University.

John Burke sorts small balls during an exercise to explore size during Nanoday at Clarion University.

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Clarion community children and their parents listen and watch a video on nanotechnology during Nanoday at Clarion University.

R o m n ey, O b a m a seek more w o m e n ’s s u p p o r t David Espo Ken Thomas AP EXCHANGE

Mount Vernon, Iowa— One day after their contentious, finger-pointing debate, President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney vied aggressively for the support of women voters Wednesday, as they and their running mates charged across nearly a half-dozen battleground states in the close race for the White House with 20 days to run.

Not even Republicans disputed that Obama’s debate performance was much stronger than the listless showing two weeks earlier that helped spark a rise in the polls for Romney.

The two rivals meet one more time, next Monday in Florida.

The first post-debate polls were divided, some saying Romney won, others finding Obama did.

At least some of the voters who asked the questions in the townhall style encounter remained uncommitted.

“If Gov. Romney could actually provide the jobs, that would be a good thing because we really need them,” said Nina Gonzalez, a 2008 Obama voter, neatly summa-

rizing the uncertainty confronting voters in a slow-growth, high-unemployment economy.

Obama wore a pink wristband to show support for Breast Cancer Awareness Month as he campaigned in Iowa and then Ohio, and reminded his audience that the first legislation he signed after becoming president made it easier for women to take pay grievances to court.

Romney took no position on that bill when it passed Congress, and his campaign says he would not seek its repeal.

But Obama chided him, saying, “That shouldn’t be a complicated question. Equal pay for equal work.”

He also jabbed at Romney’s remark during Tuesday night’s debate that as Massachusetts governor, he received “whole binders full of women” after saying he wanted to appoint more of them to his administration.

“We don’t have to collect a bunch of binders to find qualified, talented women,” he said.

“I’ve got two daughters and I don’t want them paid less for the same job as a man,” Obama said at an appearance in Athens, Ohio, later Wednesday.

Obama spoke to a crowd of about 14,000 students and supporters

at Ohio University, imploring them to vote early.

“I want your vote. I am not too proud to beg. I want you to vote,” he said.

Romney’s campaign launched a new television commercial that seemed designed to take the edge ever so slightly off his opposition to abortion — another example of his October move toward the middle — while urging women voters to keep pocketbook issues uppermost in their minds when they cast their ballots.

“In fact he thinks abortion should be an option in cases of rape, incest or to save a mother’s life,” says a woman in the new ad.

Pivoting quickly to economic matters, she adds, “But I’m more concerned about the debt our children will be left with. I voted for President Obama last time, but we just can’t afford four more years.”

That dovetailed with Romney’s personal pitch to an audience in Chesapeake, Va. “This president has failed American’s women. They’ve suffered in terms of getting jobs,” he declared, saying that 3.6 million more of them are in poverty now than when Obama took office.”

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Monste Olivas (left) and John Burke (right) explore size using a ball sorter during Nanoday at Clarion University.

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What’s on your mind: Time

Alizah Thornton NEWS EDITOR

As the semester progresses, there never seems to be enough time in the day to do anything. It may appear that no matter how much you study, how many hours you spend in the library doing work, how many hours, or lack thereof, you sleep, it just never seems to all fit in the 24 hours of the day.

This can cause a lot of stress for students who are trying to catch up with their assignments.

An easy way to manage this is to set time aside for each project. For starters, you can begin to complete smaller or larger assignments by the order of

their due date. This way, you can be sure to have the assignment competed and will reduce your risk for turning in an assignment late. After all, some professors may not accept late assignments or you could receive a letter grade off the assignment.

For long-term projects, you can set aside to complete a small portion of the assignment daily or every other day. This way, you will not find yourself trying to complete a large project the night before it is due and risk pulling an all-nighter. Also, by completing a larger or longterm project one section at a time, you will have a chance to go back and make revisions to produce a better overall product.

Managing time is a skill that requires hard work. It may not be easy, but once you make a routine of it, things will fall into place.

Once you get out of the mindset that you don’t

have enough time, you will succeed. Life is all about figuring out your goals and making sure you fulfill them. If you are really dedicated to doing something or accomplishing something, whether it’s homework, studying or even exercising, you will do it.

“You will never ‘find’ time for anything. If you want time, you must make it.” - Charles Bruxton

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Analyzing the second presidential debate

Matt Knoedler STAFF WRITER

The writer is a communication major and member of The Clarion Call.

Tuesday’s presidential debate took on several issues, everything from the usual discussion on the economy to some of the less-than-typical topics in this year’s race, such as gun control. Although President Obama came out swinging. as Ohio Sen. Rob Portman suggested he would, it’s tough to pinpoint an exact winner of this year’s second presidential debate. So, to help make sense of Tuesday’s contest and determine who may have actually won, I’ll break down some of the key points and issues.

The debate opened on the economy and jobs, and both candidates presented their cases fairly well.

Gov. Romney discussed his “Five-Point Plan,” which has become the staple of his general election cam-

paign. (It was also one of the few places during the debate in which he provided specifics on a plan.)

Obama countered by calling Romney’s outline a “One-Point Plan,” adding that the only idea Romney has for job creation is to allow wealthy Americans to “play by a different set of rules.” Both candidates discussed the need to fund education, specifically higher education and Pell Grants. On the economy, I’d say it was a draw.

Taxes were another issue Tuesday night, and President Obama hit a lot of the same points that he had mentioned in previous debates and campaign stops.

He wants to tax the rich and make sure they “pay their fair share.”

He also wants to lower taxes on middle class families and small businesses. Gov. Romney also shares similar sentiments on this issue.

He also added that the top 5 percent of income earners would continue paying 60 percent of federal income taxes. That came as a surprise to me,

but I don’t see people believing Romney. Plus, the President said he predicts that Romney’s plan would “blow up the deficit.” Obama is more believable and, in my opinion, he won this part of the debate.

Those were the bigger issues of the debate.

I think Obama won the issue of equal pay for women and certain foreign policy matters, such as their heated debate on Libya. Romney was better when discussing ideas to lower gas prices.

Monday’s third and final presidential debate focuses on foreign policy. It will be interesting to see how Romney responds considering his limited experience on the matter and President Obama’s ample defense record.

The writer is a communication major and member of The Clarion Call.

Open casting for Clarion’s ‘8, the play’ Clarion University Theatre, with license from the American Foundation for Equal Rights and Broadway Impact, has announced open auditions for “8, the play” chronicling the historic trial in the federal constitutional challenge to California’s Proposition 8, written by Academy Award-winning screenwriter and AFER Founding Board Member Dustin Lance Black.

“8” is an unprecedented account of the Federal District Court trial in Perry v.

Schwarzenegger (now Perry v. Brown), the case filed by AFER to overturn Proposition 8,

which stripped gay and lesbian Californians of the fundamental freedom to marry.

Auditions will be held Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 beginning at 7 P.M. All are welcome to audition. There are 20 roles to cast for the “one night only” staged reading to be presented on Dec 8.

Those auditioning will be asked to read a short monologue from the play, so nothing will need to be prepared. Audition appointments are available on the call board located between rooms 164 and 165 MarwickBoyd Fine Arts Center

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Speaker discusses advancement of women in society Kyra Ammon STAFF WRITER

Angela Franks gave her presentation of “How the Sexual Revolution Failed Women” on Monday Oct. 15. Franks is the director of theological programs at St. John’s Seminary Theological Institute, and wrote the book “Margaret Sanger’s Eugenic Legacy: The Control of Female Fertility.” The event was sponsored by Students for Life, Newman Club, Muslim Student Association, College Conservatives and College Republicans.

Franks explained her ideas through the use of charts, statistics and quotes from both young adults and various experts.

She covered topics ranging from the physiology of sex to marriage and happiness, and explained how each of these pertained to her thesis of why women have been failed in the years following the sexual revolutions of the ‘60s and the ‘90s. A main point in the presentation involved societal influences taking place over the years.

“When we think of the sexual revolution, we think of liberation,” Franks said.

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A poster announcing Dr. Franks’ presentation as hung on campus.

“But does it deliver in making people happy?” She then went on to elaborate on her ideas about attitudes on sex and how they have changed through the decades. At one time, the main purpose of sex was reproduction. Following the introduction of contraceptives though, the

purpose changed to bonding. Now, she said, it is simply for pleasure. “Serial monogamy” is another factor, according to Franks. The social norm is to be against cheating. However, relationships don’t last, so there is “one after another.” She said this results in multi-

Student groups “Read for the Cure” Emily Miller STAFF WRITER

Fall leaves, pumpkin pie and haunted mansions may fill the minds of many when they think of October. Not only is October a month full of tricks, treats, goblins, and gouls, but it is also recognized across the country as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Organizations around the nation have been recognizing October as NBCAM for the past 25 years. Along with national recognition, campus groups on Clarion University have been bringing the issue close to home with events to promote local awareness.

I n hon o r of N B C A M, th e CU En g lis h C lub a s well as S ig m a T a u De lt a will be s ponso r ing t he 16th an nu a l Re a di n g fo r th e C u re . T he Re a d in g for the C ur e is a n an nua l e ve nt put o n b y th e English de pa r tm e n t to help s pr e a d a w a re ne ss of b r e a s t ca nc er th rough the r e a ding s of p rose an d po e tr y b y

c o mmu n i t y member s a n d C U a l u mn i .

Professor Kevin Stemmler, the advisor to Sigma Tau Delta, believes that there are many reasons students should take advantage of this literary opportunity.

“Students need to recognize the amount of change that happens when a large group of people get together,” Stemmler said. “We put on this event to promote breast cancer awareness and education in our local community. This opportunity also enables students with a sense of pride of being a part of such a successful event.”

In addition to the pieces being read, each year a handmade quilt is raffled off, and several door prizes are given away. At the reading, students also have the option to donate money by purchasing a Race for the Cure T-shirt. All money that the event brings in is donated to the Komen Pittsburgh Race for the Cure. The money that is donated

to the race is used for educational and medical programs that benefit all individuals in Western Pennsylvania, but is primarily used to provide free mammograms to underserved individuals throughout the region.

As a result of the fundraising that this annual event brings in, CU’s Reading for the Cure has been named an official sponsor for the Pittsburgh Race for the Cure for the past 13 years.

Among other honors, Clarion’s name appears on 35,000 race T-shirts every year, serving as an aid in promoting the university’s commitment to women’s health.

As the month of October trails on, breast cancer awareness will continue to be a part of everyday life. CU students have their chance to help bring awareness to the campus and community by spreading the word about local events such as Reading for the Cure. This year’s reading will be held Oct. 19 at 6 p.m. in Moore Hall.

ple sexual partners, as well as relationships that are “marked by insecurity,” in which each partner tries to have the upper hand.

Franks also addressed the differences between men and women. She included many generalized tendencies between men and

women, including that men are more inclined to watch pornography and have a stronger sex drive, while women are more hormonally influenced and tend to exchange sex for emotional “goods,” like affection and emotional union. This led into the topic of sex eco-

nomics. Under this concept, men want sex more, so the price of sex is higher, and women are the sexual gatekeepers who don’t pay for sex. Franks went on to tackle the question of why sex has become cheap, and identified contraception, social norms and pornography as the causes.

Franks’ last major point was to tackle whether the ultimate goal in life should be pleasure or happiness.

Lots of sex may lead to pleasure, but not happiness, she said. She alluded to the desire to eat as a relatable comparison.

“We like to eat, so we’ll do it,” and pleasure is a by-product, not the predominant reason. People who eat for pleasure, she said, are generally unhealthy, and it can be assumed that the same goes for sex, and that “we are making it something that it’s not meant to be.”

Franks concluded her presentation with a few sentences on how to truly be happy. “Marriage makes people happier because selflessness makes us happier,” she said. “True freedom means being free enough to give.”

Professor speaks to students about voting Amerigo Allegretto COPY EDITOR

Penn State professor Charles Dumas spoke to students about the right to vote at Hart Chapel on Tuesday, Oct. 16. Dumas is known for his writing, producing, acting and activism. Dumas is also running for Congress on the Democratic ticket .

The event was sponsored

by Alpha Kappa Alpha, NAACP and Men of Color Thinktank.

Dumas began by reading some of the columns he wrote for Centre Daily Times in State College, Pa. One column dealt with the story of a baobab tree. Baobab trees provide nourishment for humans and animals alike. Dumas and his wife were driving in Africa once, when they encountered a pregnant woman and her husband trying to get to the hospital. The woman was in labor. It was during night-

time, and there was no illumination.

However, lightning struck a nearby baobab tree, providing light for them to reach the hospital faster.

Dumas then spoke about his history of getting people registered to vote. “At that time (1964), only seven percent of the eligible voters of African Americans in Mississippi and Alabama were registered to vote because of Jim Crow laws, literacy exams, poll taxes and outright terrorism from the Ku Klux Klan,” said Dumas. He and about 2,500 other people went to Mississippi to have people registered in a campaign to gain the right to vote.

“If you’re registered, you’re gonna vote.

There’s no question about that,” said Dumas.

“But you’ve got to do more than that. You’ve got to make sure you take other people with you.”

Dumas continued to

lecture the students in the audience to do their part in voting and to encourage others to vote as well.

“That right to vote is your participation as Americans. It is your power.”

One example he used on the power of voting involved how politicians strategize in where to speak at next. “If you here at Clarion University turned out at an 85 percent rating of registered votes, every politician at the next election would be here. Use your vote. Make sure other people use their vote,” said Dumas.

He concluded his session with a question and answer segment. When asked if the way to get people to vote today is different from the ‘60s, Dumas replied, “It hasn’t changed since 1964.

It’s basically knocking on the door and asking them to vote. It’s basically being persistent.”

This week in history Oct. 18 - Oct. 24 Mike Friend FEATURES EDITOR

computers do a lion’s share of the work.

OCT. 18

OCT. 20

On this day in 1867, the United States takes formal possession of Alaska from Russia. The change of possesion occured after the U.S. bought the land from Russia for less than two cents per acre.

On this day in 1973, Watergate special prosecutor Archibald Cox was fired

by Solicitor General Robert Bork at the request of President Nixon.

OCT. 19

One hundred thousand people march on the Pentagon on this day in 1967 in protest of the war in Vietnam. The peaceful march turned violent when more radical members of the group clashed with soldiers and U.S. Marshals protecting the Pentagon.

On Oct. 19, 1985 movie rental giant Blockbuster opened its first store in Dallas, Texas. In a time when most video stores were small with a limited selection, Blockbuster featured more than 8,000 tapes on shelves that lined the entire store. The chain was also the first to revolutionize the check-out process, letting

OCT. 21

OCT. 22

On this day in 1957, the United States suffers its first

casualties in Vietnam as three separate terrorist attacks rock Saigon just as American troops start to arrive for peacekeeping measures.

OCT. 23 Johnny Carson, the man who would revolutionize late night television was born on this day in 1925. Famous for his easy going demeanor Carson hosted “The Late Show” until May 22, 1992 when Jay Leno took over. Carson died Jan. 25, 2005.

OCT. 24

On Oct. 24, 1901 Annie Edson Taylor, a school teacher, becomes the first person to successfully go over Niagara Falls in a barrel.

Since then 15 people have gone over the Falls. Ten have survived.

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University plays host to conflict and resolution speaker Marissa Katz STAFF WRITER

On Oct. 15, Clarion University students had the opportunity to learn about ethical decision making and conflict resolution from Dr. Will Keim. Keim has received a number of awards as well as delivered speeches to numerous elite clients such as Microsoft, AT&T and college students from all across the nation.

Keim is renowned for his speeches, and the various topics of interest he provides are beneficial for any college student.

Michelle Kealey who played a major role in bringing Keim to Clarion’s campus said “I find Dr. Keim to be an engaging speaker who is able to create opportunities of learning and entertainment. He is a well-known leadership speaker and is able to focus his presentation on a multitude of topics.”

“Any student interested in taking on leadership roles either now or in the future would do well to listen to any bit of advice Keim has to offer,” said Kealey.

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Dr. Will Kleim spoke to Clarion Univeristy students about ethical decision making and conflict resolution in the multi-purpose room.

A certifiable “expert” in the field of leadership, Keim proved to be an engaging and motivational speaker at

Monday night’s event.

He used the philosophy “The Road is an amazing teacher with lessons around

each bend and over each rise on the horizon,” to motivate and encourage students during his speech.

He delivered his ideas and advised students to strive to reach their full potential and trust in both

faith and in themselves in order to realize how far they can go in life.

Using stories and experience to help paint the idea in student’s minds, Keim illustrated his skill in the art of persuasion and public speaking.

After attending the event, many students maintained that they were motivated to go out and make the most of each experience as well as to strive to make the right choices in their lives.

Many students also said they wanted to take on more active and bigger leadership positions in clubs and activities, as well as in their communities.

Overall, Keim was an engaging and persuasive speaker.

His multitude of experiences delivering messages to thousands of college students made him a credible source and helped students of Clarion to relate better to the ideas that were presented.

For students unable to attend, Keim is also a published author who delivers a message through the use of written word in every one of his books.

Top 10 Terrible products on late night infomercials Mike Friend FEATURES EDITOR

1. THE SCHTICKY By now everybody knows Vince Offer, the “Sham-Wow guy.” The latest product he’s been hocking in the wee hours of the morning is the Schticky. Billed as a reusable lint roller that can be cleaned in a matter of seconds, the Schticky claims to save the buyer hundreds of dollars per year over conventional lint rollers.

If you’re really too cheap/ broke to buy a normal lint roller, you can buy a lot of masking tape to pick up lint with the $19.95 the Schticky will set you back.

2. SLAP CHOP Another terrible product brought to us by Vince Offer is known as the Slap Chop.

The Slap Chop is designed for those who don’t have the time nor chef-like precision to chop food evenly.

The idea of the Slap Chop has been around for ages with many manufacturers producing similar products.

Offer bills the Slap Chop as more sanitary because the entire assembly opens for cleaning, because apparently nobody in America possess a kitchen sink and dish soap or a dishwasher.

3. POTTY PUTTER The answer to every busy

golfer’s dreams was answered when The Potty Putter hit the market. For those who haven’t seen the commerical, the Potty Putter is a miniture putting green that sits like a rug around the toliet complete with a putter so the user can practice his or her putting game while taking care of business.

4. ANIMAL SNUGGIE As the proud owner of a Snuggie, I am not ashamed to admit I love my blanket with sleeves. Granted the Snuggie is essentially a bath robe turned around, but the idea is genius. The animal Snuggie, however is a terrible idea. What animal would

want to wear an ill-fitting blanket with sleeves?

5. SHAKE WEIGHT Basically a dumbbell that shifted the weight back and forth when it was used, the Shake Weight was the latest in the fitness craze that’s sweeping the nation.

6. PERFECT BROWNIE The Perfect Brownie, what a fun-sounding product name. The Prefect Brownie is fun if you like indivdual brownies that double as hockey pucks or other impliments of destruction. The design of this brownie pan is made so every brownie has the crunchy edges but

most of the time, the end result are far more lethal than crunchy.

7. PERFECT PANCAKE Another product with the “perfect” means the Perfect Pancake was destined to fail. The Perfect Pancake is two skillets welded together so the cook can just flip the pan instead of using a spatula like a normal person. The biggest problem is the mess created when the pancakes get flipped too early because the pan obscures the ability to see the flapjacks cook.

8. MIGHTY PUTTY Mighty Putty may sound like a toy for kids, but it

isn’t. The putty was one of the last products that Billy Mays hocked before his untimely death. Billed as the end-all be-all of adhesives, Mighty Putty looked like a Cow’s Tail candy bar and held things together about as well.

9. SMART MOP Created because apparently the average American isn’t smart enough to wring a mop, the Smart Mop is essentially the a Sham-Wow on a stick.

10. SHAM-WOW The Sham-Wow was supposed to dry everything. Like many other late night infomercial products, the Sham Wow doesn’t work.

Gaming championship redefines sports Chris Brown CIRCULATION MANAGER

When people think of professional gamers, they tend to get the stereotypical nerdy kids in basements claiming to be the best. What many people do not realize is that online gaming has evolved into an explosive franchise and sport. “League of Legends” (LoL) made by Riot Games launched on Oct. 27, 2009. Just a year and a half later the season one world finals was held, with the winning team walking away with $100,000. This past weekend, on Oct. 13, season two finals took place where the winning team took home a staggering $1 million.

At the season one championship, Riot was excited to break 200,000 viewers on the live stream of the event; this year there were more than 900,000 concurrent views, which means there were close to a million screens tuned to the finals. The event held at the UCLA Pauley Pavilion also saw its seating sold out. Events were held around North America, where local businesses and bars were streaming the grand finals matches live. Riot supported these events, and embraced its community by sending LoL merchandise to be given out to those in attendance.

This year’s world championship was a weeklong event, in which the round-robin event held on the Oct. 4 and 5, semifinals on Oct. 10 and the grand finals match held on Oct. 13. The torment started out with the top 12 teams from around the world who have achieved points

through winning tournaments held over the season.

Eight teams were entered into the round-robin stage in which the top team from each region was given automatic seating in the quarter finals brackets. These teams were Russian team Moscow 5 BenQ, North America Team SoloMid, China’s team World Elite, and Taiwan’s Taipei Assassins. The round-robin brackets consisted of Counter Logic Gaming NA and Counter Logic Gaming EU, Azubu Frost, SK Gaming, Invictus Gaming, Team Dignitas, Najin e-mfire Sword, and Saigon Jokers.

During the round-robin event, four teams were eliminated quickly taking out two of the three American teams.

Both CLG NA and Team Dignitas went home early with 1-2 records. SK Gaming and Saigon Jokers going 0-3 and 1-2 respectively were also knocked out during round robin. The dark horse team this year was Taipei Assassins who had formed only four months prior to the championship. In such a short amount of time, we saw this team go from rags to riches as they overcame many of the worlds finest to become the Season 2 World Champions. Like any other professional sports team, people had their favorites, and it was amazing to see so many recognize the power and teamwork Taipei showed.

The finals were a best of five matches with Taiwan’s Taipei Assassins squaring off with Korea’s Azubu Frost. Taipei sarted off the first round with a comfortable lead, but Azubu Frost was able to control engages

and come out on top of every team fight to take game one with a come from behind win. The next three games were a snowball of Taipei quickly taking the lead in the early phase, getting strategic points of interest to control the map. Taipei began to take quick and decisive moves against Azubu Frost, with little action in response.

With Frost having no answer to Taipei’s mid -lane ability power carry, they were picked apart in team fights game after game. The standings were Taipei Assassins going 71 kills, 41 deaths and 181 assists compared to Azubu Frost’s 41/71/114.

From the numbers alone we can see a clear gap in team work where Taipei had 67 more assists over the four games. This is a team game, and even though individual play can be great it takes the team coming together to win.

Azubu Frost had outstanding individual performances in the round-robin quarter and semi finals, but in the end they came up short.

Having watched from the beginning in 2009, “League of Legends” has progressed with leaps and bounds with no limit to what will come next. In the following season three professional teams will be receiving salary between $30,000 and $40,000 to help compensate for travel for the increased season tournaments. On top of the money made from sponsorships, and prize money from tournaments these gamers are taking professional gaming to new heights and the world of gaming is knocking on the door of professional sports.

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Clarion University’s Reading for the Cure will take place Oct. 19 at 6 p.m. in Moore Hall.

Come join us for an informal evening of poetry and prose readings and a chance to win door prizes! All proceeds will benefit the Komen Pittsburgh

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MARK EMCH Don’t be put off by its staggering running time; Godspeed You! Black Emperor’s newest release, “Allelujah! Don’t Bend!

Ascend!” is an hour-long romp of experimental rock expertise.

For the second week in a row we’re reviewing a Canadian rock group here on the Music Box, and if last week had been any indicator, I would have wagered a fair guess that Godspeed would fail to please.

However, I’m a sucker for creativity and ingenuity. Godspeed’s “Allelujah!” sublty creeps into the crevices of your mind from the onset. “Mladic,” the

BLAYNE SHEAFFER I thought I liked Godspeed You! Black Emperor, until this album reminded me just how much static the band creates in its music. “Allelujah! Don’t Bend!

Ascend!” is the only creative bone in the album’s body, released this Tuesday.

Any parody movie of a musician’s life in which he or she do something different and take it overboard by throwing a bunch of sounds together could have plugged any song from this album into the scene as an example. I’m usually pretty accepting of different genres, but this is ridiculous.

The 20-minute opening track, “Mladic” could have probably been massacred into three anti-melodic songs without a single beat

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first track of the album, builds, piece by piece, from a haphazard collection of various sounds to an exotically commanding mid-section around the eight-minute mark.

What “Mlaidc” brings to the table is an orchestral masterpiece of interweaving melodies and riffs that gradually rise into an aweinspiring crescendo.

Godspeed remains true to form on the following three tracks.

Random, methodical noises, reminiscent of the scattered sounds displayed in a myriad of Pink Floyd tracks, show up here and there on “We Drift Like Worried Fire,” which, from start to finish, ended up as my favorite track off the release.

“We Drift” precisely pulls off what any wellintentioned experimental rock album hopes to achieve; it changes from mood to mood multiple times throughout the course of its 20 minute running time. The melodic tone evolves from

dark to darker until the song reaches the 15-minute mark, when suddenly a strikingly new, hopeful riff emerges. I felt as if the song had suddenly pulled me from a deep, rhythmic trance, and had thrust me into a brightly lit musical landscape.

If you’re looking for a striking vocal performance, you’ll be let down here. Godspeed performs entirely instrumentally on “Allelujah!” but to successfully pull off the type of masterful, all-encompassing sound that they have, vocal melodies become unnecessary.

“Allelujah!” may not garner a significant amount of playing time based solely upon the considerable length of its songs, but it certainly stands as an impressive piece of modern experimental rock. I’d suggest purchasing the vinyl edition of the album, plugging in a pair of your oldest, ear-sized headphones, sit back and allow “Allelujah!” to work its magic.

to their name, but I suppose it is more impressive to have just one giant disappointment of noise. There is not one second of music in the track, let alone a tidbit to hum along to. How someone can think, “This is 20 minutes of quality sound” is beyond me.

However, I asked the above question even more so when listening to “Their Helicopters’ Sing.” First, I have to say I lost even more respect for the band when considering their lack of grammatical understanding. Helicopters cannot have a sing. It is grammatically impossible. So to put an apostrophe at the end of the word “helicopters,” simply makes everyone involved in making “Allelujah!” look stupid.

“Their Helicopters’ Sing” was only six minutes, and it still managed to enrage me more than the first track. It honestly sounds as if Godspeed You! Black Emperor went into the Australian Outback and recorded bits and pieces of tribal goings on and strung them together in

no organized fashion, and called it music.

The album went on to exemplify all my pet peeves in music with “We Drift Like Worried FireAudio Track.”

Another 20-minute “song,” it actually shows consistency and has repetition and melody. But to do so for 20 minutes is not only grating, but it’s obnoxious as well, especially without a climax to speak of, just the repetitive rambling of a sound that is exactly like nails on a chalkboard.

I feel as though Godspeed You! Black Emperor thought that the sound they were creating was just too awesome, too fantastic for listeners to handle, and decided to tone it down to mere whining of a guitar for the last six-minute song, “Strung Like Lights at Thee Printemps Erable.” The track has nothing to offer, and I would feel bad if the band weren’t so pretentious as to make it six minutes.

Whatever I once saw in Godspeed You! Black Emperor from their previous albums has now been demolished by “Allelujah!

Don’t Bend! Ascend!”

ERIC STEVENS Montreal progressive post-rock band, Godspeed You! Black Emperor releases “Allelujah!

Don’t Bend! Ascend!” their first album in 10 years. The album consists of only four tracks totaling 53 minutes of intensely crashing crescendos and intermittent ambience.

The opening track, “Mladic” is just shy of 20 minutes, conjuring a progressing doom, proving to be one of the band’s heaviest songs in the collection. The song sounds like the self-achieved destruction of a failing hu-

AMERIGOALLEGRETTO In the mood for radiofriendly, three minute pop songs? Well, you’ve come to the wrong place.

Godspeed You! Black Emperor’s fourth album and their first in 10 years, “Allelujah! Don’t Bend! Ascend!” isn’t for those who like catchy tunes, but then again, the band never has produced catchy songs.

The first track off the album, “Mladic” opens with a combination of sound effects, bagpipes and a droning sound. After several minutes, the song shows its colors with distorted guitars and a 4/4 time drum beat. The song then digresses into pandemonium and slows down

The Music Box is back again this week discussing Godspeed You! Black Emperor’s “Allelujah! Don’t Bend! Ascend!”

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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man race that has long lost its center at the mercy of an orchestral conductor, directing a hastened deteriorating society. Beneath the hard-hitting distorted guitar riffs advantaging the chaos, there is a loosely, yet elegantly controlled sway. This is one of two songs on this album that the band included in their live set list in 2003 and never recorded until this album’s release.

“Their Helicopters’ Sing,” the second track is six minutes of ambient drones in repetitious loops. A violin tugs steadily back and forth, drawn by a saw rather than a bow for the eerie high-pitched sound it produces. Gentle delayed plucking of the guitar sprinkles throughout the beginning of the piece.

The song slowly churns and later begins to heave in desperate aspiration through instruments difficult to decipher from

their obscure tones.

The other song that the band included in its live set list in 2003, “We Drift Like Worried Fire,” is the third track on the album. My favorite part of this song is eight minutes into the 20 minute epic.

Building and releasing quickly, three guitars take over in a tremulous tone, picking creating a wall of ethereal sound with an underlying repeating violin riff. This part resembles Explosions in the Sky, which might be why I enjoy it so much.

What I think works well for this album is that Godspeed You! Black Emperor knows how to keep the listener entertained even through a 20 minute piece. They quicken the tempo or insert opaque noises before the listener feels settled and secure. This is an attribute most progressive post-rock bands aspire to have.

in tempo, yet doesn’t decrease in intensity. In its next phase, “Mladic” becomes quiter, only to be taken into its final crescendo around the 15-minute mark, and dies down to an unsettling drone for the final minute and a half. The total time for this song is about 20 minutes.

“Their Helicopters’ Sing” sounds like it should be in a horror film, and is not for the weak of hearing. While perplexed, I was annoyed with this song. It’s like the beginning part of “Mladic” with the droning sound and the bagpipes that go throughout the song. Mixed in with that are all kinds of creepy effects that seem to come out of nowhere, and it persists for six and a half minutes.

The third track, “We Live Like Worried Fire,” sounds operatic, with some sense of order in place. A repetitive guitar melody and a steady drum beat dominate the first part of the song, up until about the

eight-minute mark, then things get crazy. The song changes keys 11 and a half minutes into the song, as the song progresses into a faster, haunting force, the only sense of order coming from the drums. This is another song that goes for 20 minutes.

“Strung Like Lights at Thee Printemps Erable” is like “Their Helicopters’ Sing.” The song has a constant, progressive drone, with all the sound effects implemented in it. It’s another song that belongs in a horror film.

Godspeed You! Black Emperor’s music sounds more like soundscapes rather than music. The music from Allelujah!

Don’t Bend! Ascend! reminds me of Pink Floyd’s “Ummagumma,” or an instrumental, more experimental version of the Velvet Underground, although not as bad as Lou Reed’s “Metal Machine Music.” That doesn’t make up for the fact, however,that I wasn’t satisfied with this album.

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Review: Clarion re-creates “Edges” Samuel Nolan STAFF WRITER

Smaller theatrical performances are fairly common on campus, but each year the Clarion theatre department produces four official shows that receive the full Broadway treatment. Opening this year’s series was “Edges,” a dramatic song cycle written

by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, and while the musical had its flaws, there were several high points.

Unlike a typical musical, Clarion’s “Edges” was a two-act song cycle made up entirely of episodes highlighted through song, with no dialogue to speak of. The play chronicled various moments of life “on the edge,” with characters facing the kinds of choices that will inevitably shape the rest of their lives. Themes explored included romantic relationships, family matters, mortality and even social media.

The “Edges” cast consisted of four players, whose vocal performances on Friday were varied. While each

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BreAnna Kirkland, Mary Wagner and Jordan Rembold perform in “Edges.” of the four actors mishandled notes at times, sophomore BreAnna Kirkland stood out with her powerful voice and poignant expressions. Kirkland nailed solo numbers “I’ve Gotta Run” and “Wylie.” Likewise, senior Mary Wagner showed her range early with an affecting performance in

“Caitlyn and Haley,” a duet with Kirkland, and really stole the show with “Man of My Dreams,” easily the bestreceived song of the night.

The men of “Edges,” however, had a tough time competing. While they gave a solid performance, both senior Jordan Rembold and junior Christian Ryan experi-

enced periods of pitchiness and instances of harsh harmonies. On the upside, they both redeemed themselves a bit with moving solo performances. Rembold’s rendition of “One Reason” provided a glance into a complex father-son relationship, hinting, in the end, at the son’s suicide. For Ryan’s part, his

comically angry presentation of “In Short” brought in the laughter as he sang about every “unfortunate” circumstance he wished upon his ex-girlfriend.

Technically speaking, “Edges” was superb. The show’s action took place on a square stage with sloped, well, edges, surrounded by

four sections of seating.

Director Marilouise Michel rose to the challenge of blocking the performance with well-timed, purposeful movements so that audience members were never staring at the backside of an actor for too long. Throughout most of the show, the thespians relied on minimalistic props and set pieces, usually in the form of square boxes. Though a risky choice, these worked to perfection, contrasting just enough simplicity with the complicated themes.

The other technical strong point belonged to lighting designer Hank Bullington, whose cues served to emphasize the various moods of the production without getting in the way of the actors.

As a whole, “Edges” did what it set out to do, bringing to the audience depictions of those key life moments “on the edge.” That said, with the music’s inherent difficulty and the off-putting pitch problems, “Edges” achieved near-greatness.

Michelle’s hosts Tobeco’s first Open Mic Night Amerigo Allegretto COPY EDITOR

Amerigo Allegretto / The Clarion Call

Poet Rick Campbell plays harmonica before reading at Tobeco’s Open Mic Night.

The sound of poetry and music filled the night, as Tobeco hosted an open mic night at a filled Michelle’s Cafe on Main Street Thursday, Oct. 11.

Tobeco also took donations for a minimum of $2, giving magazines for the 2012 edition in return. The event lasted for almost two hours.

The night kicked off without warning, as awardwinning poet Rick Campbell burst onto the scene playing harmonica. Campbell, a Pennsylvania native, has written three poetry books in his career. In his first set, he read from his second book, “Setting the World in Order,” the one that earned him the Walt McDonald award. He told humorous anecdotes about each poem he read, such as why he included his physical education teacher’s name in his poem, “Legend.”

“I got in trouble once and I had to write a 500word essay to my read-

ing teacher about why I wouldn’t pay attention, so I wrote ‘This is really boring,’” said Campbell.

“496 words said ‘This is really boring,’ and the last four words said ‘and it is Spring.’ The next day, every physical education coach and the shop teacher grabbed my throat and slammed me up against the locker. They asked me ‘Do you know why you’re here?’ And I said ‘yeah.’”

Campbell also incorporated harmonica into his reading, leading him to be dubbed a “harmonicist.”

He did so in his reading of “Harmonica Lesson.”

While reading the text, which uses a railroad as a metaphor for paying dues in life, he mimicked a passing train on harmonica.

More poets and singers performed as the night progressed. Clarion University sophomore, Jeremy Fox played guitar, covering “You” by Chris Young and “Don’t Blink”

by Kenny Chesney, Joe Fallecker read a poem he

wrote about cigarettes, and Katrina Verdone played guitar and sang, covering Rascal Flatts and Sleeping With Sirens. Campbell then made an encore appearance, taking requests from students who he spoke with earlier in the day who read his book. He would later jam with Clarion University professor, Herb Luthin, who played blues standard tunes on guitar.

Capping off the night was Christian Crankfield, who read two pieces, one called “The Witching Hour.”

“It’s one of my favorite pieces,” said Crankfield. He also read a poem called “Substanance.”

Tobeco releases its magazine, a collection of poems and art submitted by students, once a year during the spring semester. “It’s an awesome journal. We’re incredibly proud of this journal,” said editor and emcee Sam Nolan. “It released a little later than we wanted it to, so this is kind of our kickoff party.”

Jazz, blues hits Toby VizArtz promises scare Jen Schwartz STAFF WRITER

Beer, artificial mustaches and some live blues/jam music were shared by all who attended the Friday Night ‘Stache Bash and performances by Shade of Blues and Jazzam at Toby Hill Bar and Grill on Friday, Oct. 12.

In the midst of the artificial, authentic and various styles and sizes of mustaches frenzy, Shade of Blues kicked off the night at 7:30. While having played some of their original bluesy jam music, Shade of Blues also played several covers that perked up the ears of the audience.

“What interested me was that they covered the song ‘Blue on Black’ by Kenny Wayne Shepherd,” Clarion University senior Trevor Buckley said. “That really caught my attention. If I was in my high school years I would have been excited.”

The Pittsburgh-based, high energy “get the party started NOW” jazz/power-funk band, Jazzam, took the stage at 10

p.m. According to their artist page on Myspace, their sound stems from modern and traditional influences ranging from Jazz, Funk, Soul, Rock, R&B and World Music, they strive to make each set its “own distinct flavor and its own unique pulsating intensity.”

Formed in 2004 by bassist Marc Sterling and guitarist Glenn Strother, Jazzam’s real breakthrough didn’t occur until 2007 when their regular appearances at Mr. Small’s Theatre turned the band into a go-to local opener for national acts, and the venue’s Creative.Life.Support Records released Jazzam’s debut, “It’s About Time.”

Later accompanied by percussionist Jake Miller, drummer John Riley, Jeremy McDonough on keyboards and Clinton Clegg, who eventually filled in as the voice of the band, they have collectively opened for various national acts like Ekoostik Hookah and The Headhunters, and later joined Rusted Root for several February tour dates in the Northeast.

“It’s About Time,” is distributed internationally by the Homegrown Music Network.

“Appalacha Commin At Ya” is a gritty, jazzy jam with a bass line that is sure to plant itself within the audiences’ heads, while songs “Hey Dude” and “Future Funk” have strong synth enthused melodies that will tempt a crowd to their feet.

While Pittsburgh’s jam scene has been loosely defined as a large community of bands including The Boogie Hustlers, The Poogie Bell Band and Omega Love, and clubs that fit the scene well, such as the Pittsburgh Café and Lawrenceville’s Thunderbird Café, Sterling says Jazzam strives to stay away from any clichés, and will always offer a blend of unique sounds, like electronica or Caribbean funk, to their music. “’Jam band’ is not a style,” he said to the Pittsburgh City Paper.

“I believe ‘jam band’ is a group of fans, a group of people who want to hear that kind of music. As long as those people exist, bands like us are going to be around.”

Eric Stevens STAFF WRITER

Clarion University’s Art Club, VizArtz will be presenting a Halloween Art Show on Thursday, Oct. 25 in the Empty Set Gallery at the Marwick-Boyd Fine Arts Building. The show starts at 8 p.m. and will go on till 10 p.m.

The show will include student-submitted artwork. Food will also be available and live music pending. The setting of the show will be informal.

“The Halloween Art Show gives people the opportu-

nity to exhibit and view art in a casual setting and to connect with people who share similar interests,” said president of VizArtz, Loren Benton. The show is relaxed and intended to welcome the public to come out and enjoy some spooky artwork celebrating the Halloween season in the like-minded company of others.

If any student would like to submit their own artwork, they should contact any of the following VizArtz officers: Loren Benton, Lauren Sutley, Stefan Gewiss, Kiyomi Knox,

Megan Odonish and Emily Sites. The officers can arrange a drop off time for any student’s artwork.

Artwork submitted for the show does not have to conform to a Halloween theme; any kind of theme or medium is acceptable.

With the Halloween spirit in the air and the Fall season well on its way, VizArtz would like the public to experience the season to the fullest next Thursday, Oct. 25 at the Marwick-Boyd Fine Arts Building. “We had a great turn out last year and we’d like to see an even better one this year,” said Benton.

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Clarion volleyball splits grueling matchups over weekend Jazzmonde James STAFF WRITER

This past weekend Clarion University women’s volleyball team put together a hard-nosed effort against some tough opponents.

On Friday, Oct. 12, the Golden Eagles took a tough loss against California University of Pennsylvania as they lost 3-2.

The Golden Eagles won the first and third sets, while the Vulcons won the second.

Then after that, the Vulcons won the last sets to take the win.

Rebecca Webb had a good game for Clarion with 19 kills and four blocks.

Emily Stewart also contributed with 16 kills and

12 digs.

But what cost the Golden Eagles the win was their struggle with offensive hitting.

“Against California, I think had we played a more consistent match, the result would have been much different,” Coach Jennifer Mills said. “As the match went on, we became less efficient in terminating.”

In their next match, the Golden Eagles played better overall.

They beat Indiana University of Pennsylvania on Saturday, Oct. 13, 3-0.

Webb had another outstanding game with 12 kills and three blocks.

Carlie Bieranowski also had 12 kills with 16 digs.

“I was happy with the way we were able to rebound and play IUP tough after a five-set loss,” Mills said. “I think that the girls did a nice job of taking the information we gave them in scouting report and putting it to use on the court.”

With these two games out of the way, the Golden Eagle women’s volleyball team is now 19-4 for the season.

Coach Mills gave her thoughts on going forward with the season.

“We are just continuing to work hard to get better,” Mills said. “I feel that the biggest focus is the same as it always and always will be, which is to continue to work hard and improve each day so that we can compete.”

You call it: Basketball spotlight shifts to WNBA Traesha Pritchard STAFF WRITER

In about two weeks, the start of the NBA season will begin.

Many fans are happy with the season starting on time after last season’s 149 day lockout horror.

However, the spotlight of professional basketball is not on the NBA this week, despite its preseason starting.

The spotlight instead is on the WNBA. Sunday night, Oct. 14, was the start to the WNBA Finals.

The Finals features the Indiana Fever and the Minnesota Lynx this year.

The Lynx are trying to hold their crown as WNBA champions as they also won the Finals last season.

The Lynx are praying to become the first

repeat winners since the Los Angeles Sparks held two consecutive titles in 2001 and 2002.

The Fever are considered the underdogs in this matchup.

The Fever have never won a championship, and have not been so lucky against the Lynx this season, losing in both meetings.

In game one, the underdogs came and showed they were not to be misjudged as the Fever outscored the Lynx 38-24 in the paint.

Eriana Larkins had an impressive 16 points and 15 rebounds in game one, which was good for the second most rebounds in Finals history.

The Lynx, who are trying to have consecutive title winning seasons, need to play better.

Alone in the fourth quarter of game one, they shot a dismal 2-for-17.

The Lynx need to improve overall in order to bring the title back to Minnesota.

Clarion soccer drops home finale 1-0 despite standout effort Lauren Zezenski STAFF WRITER

On the evening of Oct. 16, the Clarion University women’s soccer team was defeated by the Kutztown University Bears by a score of 1-0 at the final home game hosted at the Memorial Stadium.

Clarion’s goalie, sophomore Lauren Saussol recorded 12 saves against the first-placed Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference team.

“Lauren made four or five huge saves,” said Head Coach Rob Eaton. “She did her job, as did most of the other players.”

One of Saussol’s best saves came from the 45th minute when Kutztown’s Diana Malagna fired a pow-

erful shot toward the goal.

Saussol managed to leap up and deflect the ball, making it head over the middle of the crossbar.

Saussol held her own in the second period before being passed by the Golden Bears Mariah Dimm in the 69th minute after dominating a corner shot making the score 1-0.

Clarion tried to get the ball out of the penalty box, but were unsuccessful in doing so.

“I thought it was a very good collegiate soccer game,” said Eaton. “We put out a performance even with all the injuries we’ve suffered this year, and I was very pleased.”

Clarion had a chance to score a goal just before the Golden Bear’s goal, but Kutz-

town’s goalie Alina Rakiewicz was just able to block senior Bethany Naugle’s shot during the 67th minute.

“The team this year is very great; we’ve been through a lot; we have all come a long way,” said Naugle. “(The) game was a battle, and everyone battled to the very end. I am so proud of everyone.”

Naugle helped lead Clarion with two shots on goal, and senior Lauren Barbour who had two attempted shots as well.

The Eagles (2-8-5 overall and 2-7-3 PSAC) will go headto-head against the West Chester University Rams on Wednesday, Oct. 23 in West Chester at 2 p.m. before wrapping up the season at Indiana University of Pennsylvania on Saturday, Oct. 27.

Sophomore Oliver leads way for Clarion at Sally Carroll Open Eddie McDonald STAFF WRITER

Sophomore Ashley Oliver finished seventh, and helped the Clarion University women’s golf team claim third place at the Sally Carroll Open hosted by Seton Hill University on Sunday, Oct. 14 and Monday, Oct. 15.

Clarion finished third out of four teams with a score of 707.

Wheeling Jesuit University won the event with a score of 660.

Coming in second was Seton Hill with a score of 677.

Rounding out the four teams was West Virginia Wesleyan University with a score of 711.

Clarion had three of its five golfers finish in the top 15 of the tournament, led

by Oliver.

Oliver had a total score of 170, as she shot an 88 on the first day and an 82 on the second day.

Junior Alyssa Gerhart finished No. 13 with

a two-day score of 175 (87, 88).

Junior Amanda Orr was right behind Gerhart, as she tied for a No. 14 finish.

Orr had scores of 89 and 88, giving her 177 for the two days.

Rounding out the Clarion golfers were sophomore Lindsay Finke and freshman Larissa Roberts.

Finke finished the two-day event No. 17 with a score of 186, posting a 95 on the first day and a 91 the second day.

Roberts finished right behind her with a No. 18 place performance.

Roberts shot scores of 94 and 96 to give her 190 for the event.

Kasey Frazier of Wheeling Jesuit took home medalist honors with a score of 159 (81, 78.)

Clarion will return to the links, competing in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Championships on Friday, Oct. 19 and Saturday, Oct. 20.

The PSAC Championships will be held at the Hershey Country Club in Hershey, Pa.

FACE OFF Who are your AL and NL playoff MVPs? Jacob Oberdorf STAFF WRITER

Every postseason, there seems to be at least one player whose performance stands out from his teammates and ultimately the whole league.

Last season, it was St. Louis’ own hometown hero that saved the Cardinals from elimination and hit the walk off home run in game six of the World Series to force game seven which eventually brought the World Series Championship to St. Louis.

This postseason has proven to be no different than those of the past.

This year, the American League has been made up on Cinderella stories with the Baltimore Orioles making the playoffs for the first time in 15 years, and the Oakland Athletics making the playoffs with an improbable run and the smallest payroll in the major leagues.

My postseason MVP from the AL is a Cinderella Story in his own way.

Raul Ibanez was signed by the New York Yankees last offseason to act as an extra outfielder, and to be a designated hitter.

Ibanez showed some power during the regular season hitting 19 home runs in 384 at bats.

With the Yankees offense coming into the playoffs scorching hot, few would even consider that Ibanez would play a huge role in their playoff run.

However, I would argue that since those hot bats of Robinson Cano, Alex Rodriguez, Curtis Granderson and Nick Swisher have cooled down tremendously in the postseason, Ibanez is the only reason the Yankees are still alive.

Ibanez has not played the field this postseason, and has only been used as a pinchhitter and DH. He has made his chances count though, hitting three home runs in the ninth inning or later of the game giving Yankees fans flashbacks of the original Mr. October, Reggie Jackson.

As the Yankees find themselves in a 3-0 hole in the ALCS to the Tigers (as of print), we will see if there is any more October magic in Ibanez’s bat to keep the Yankees alive in their quest for their organizations 28 World Series Championship.

On the National League side of the bracket, outside of the Washington Nationals, there are teams that have all been here before and know how to advance in the playoffs.

My top performer has proven himself as a stalwart offensively and defensively.

My postseason MVP thus far from the NL goes to whom I think will receive the National League regular season MVP, Giants catcher Buster Posey.

Posey, who is only batting .185 this postseason, helps his team in more ways than stats can keep track of.

Just look at the trouble the Giants had in the 2011 season after Posey went down with his season ending injury.

It doesn’t hurt that Posey is tied for his team’s lead in Runs Batted In (five) and Home Runs (two) this postseason.

Not to mention the mammoth grand slam that Posey hit in game five of the NLDS that seemed to propel the Giants passed the Reds overcoming a 2-0 deficit in doing so.

Posey also acts as the anchor of the Giants defense, and has helped the pitching staff be dominant in their postseason performances.

I feel that the only way the Giants team of misfits can halt the defending champions in the NLCS is if Posey’s bat continuously heats up and propels the Giants over the Cardinals.

Matt Catrillo STAFF WRITER

In baseball, it’s beneficial to have a player or two step up consistently coming up with big hits, big pitches or just simply giving it their all in every game to help their team win in a long regular season.

However, when the playoffs come around, players can make or break their careers by coming up with that one big hit, or that one big pitch to help their team move on in the playoffs, or clinch a championship.

The guys who are most valuable when it matters most are remembered.

From what has unfolded in the 2012 MLB postseason so far, two players come to mind.

In the National League, Cardinals slugger Carlos Beltran comes to mind.

After not coming through for the Giants last year in the postseason after being traded from the Mets, he has delivered for the defending champions, finishing a solid regular season with 32 home runs and 97 RBIs. So far this postseason, he is tied for first with three home runs, and second for RBIs with six.

His batting average is a solid .407, along with a .500 slugging percentage and an OBP of .889.

His hitting played a big role in virtually every game of the Cards’ divisional series defeat of Washington, including a huge two-homer, three-RBI day in St. Louis’ 12-4 win in game two of the series.

The biggest factor, however, is his consistency, as he has had at least one hit in every postseason game except one.

That is a considerable turnaround from a season ago.

Another player who comes to mind is one who usually pops up in everyone’s mind considering his career.

That is Yankees captain, Derek Jeter.

Just consider what happened to the Yankees in the first game without Jeter this postseason after suffering a fractured ankle while making a dive at shortstop in game one of the ALCS Sunday, Oct. 14.

The Yankees offense was shut out, and you clearly saw some changes in the lineup that seemed small, but are actually significant.

Jeter has always been the leadoff hitter, and has consistently started the Yankees off well, especially this postseason where the Yankees have experienced plenty of difficulty scoring runs.

Jeter finished the postseason with no home runs and just two RBIs, but had a .333 average, .377 OPS and a .444 slugging percentage.

But then again, the biggest factor was his consistent hitting, which also means getting on base.

Jeter, like Beltran, had at least one hit in all but one game this postseason.

Coming up with hits and getting on base on a consistent basis is always huge, especially when your team is struggling mightily scoring runs, and hardly generating any offense at all.

Jeter was one of only a handful of players in the Yankees’ staring lineup that generated offense on a consistent basis, which was critical in the Yanks’ comeback wins against the Orioles in the ALDS. Now look at the Yankees.

They were shutout in their first game without their captain.

It only shows how valuable Jeter was to a struggling Yankees lineup, and to the recent success for the Yankees in this decade.

The same goes for Beltran, looking to contribute to another world title for the Cardinals.

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LEAGUE STANDINGS

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NFL AFC TEAM Baltimore Houston New England NY Jets Denver Miami San Diego Buffalo Cincinnati Pittsburgh Indianapolis Tennessee Jacksonville Oakland Cleveland Kansas City

NFC RECORD 5-1 5-1 3-3 3-3 3-3 3-3 3-3 3-3 3-3 2-3 2-3 2-4 1-4 1-4 1-5 1-5

TEAM Atlanta Chicago Minnesota Arizona NY Giants Seattle San Francisco St. Louis Washington Green Bay Philadelphia Dallas Detroit Tampa Bay Carolina New Orleans

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RECORD 6-0 4-1 4-2 4-2 4-2 4-2 4-2 3-3 3-3 3-3 3-3 2-3 2-3 2-3 1-4 1-4

SPORTS The Call’s weekly take on the big questions in the wide, wide world of sports

PANELISTS

WHO IS YOUR MOST HATED ATHLETE IN SPORTS?

ONE WORD WHAT RECORD IN SPORTS TO DESCRIBE IN UNBREAKABLE? FANTASY FOOTBALL?

Cy Young’s 511 wins Addicting

MIKE WATERLOO Osi Umenyiora

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

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NCAA - BCS TOP 25 (OCT. 17) TEAM Alabama Florida Oregon Kansas State Notre Dame LSU South Carolina Oregon State Oklahoma USC Georgia Mississippi State West Virginia

RECORD 6-0 6-0 6-0 6-0 6-0 6-1 6-1 5-0 4-1 5-1 5-1 6-0 5-1

TEAM Florida State Rutgers Louisville Texas Tech Texas A&M Clemson Stanford Cincinnati Boise State TCU Iowa State Texas

RECORD 6-1 6-0 6-0 5-1 5-1 5-1 4-2 5-0 5-1 5-1 4-2 4-2

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MIKE DECKER

Alex Rodriguez

Ray Lewis

Tim Tebow

JAZZMONDE JAMES

Chad Johnson

JACOB OBERDORF

Favre’s game streak

Bolt’s 100-meter dash Frustrating 109 yard TD Competitive

Brandon Phillips

Terrell Suggs

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Michael Vick TEAM Bloomsburg Shippensburg West Chester East Stroudsburg Kutztown LIU Post Millersville Cheyney

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MARK EMCH

56-game hit streak

RECORD 7-0 (4-0) 7-0 (4-0) 5-2 (3-1) 3-3 (2-2) 3-4 (1-3) 2-4 (1-3) 2-5 (1-3) 1-6 (0-4)

TEAM California (Pa.) Mercyhurst Indiana (Pa.) Edinboro Slippery Rock Clarion Gannon Lock Haven

RECORD 6-1 (4-0) 6-1 (4-0) 6-1 (3-1) 3-3 (2-2) 3-4 (2-2) 3-4 (1-3) 1-6 (0-4) 0-7 (0-4)

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TRAESHA PRITCHARD

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Kobe Bryant 72-10 NBA record

- They said it “@pick_six22: Sometimes you have to blame yourself. You can’t try and always point the figure at someone else.” Former Eagles cornerback and current Falcons cornerback Asante Samuel talking about former coach Andy Reid’s decision to fire defensive coordinator Juan Castillo.

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Work hard, play harder: McQueen looks to start career Mike Decker STAFF WRITER

Clarion University has had some huge names that were part of its athletic history.

Names like Olympic Gold Medalist Kurt Angle and Kentucky Head Basketball Coach John Calipari are just a couple Golden Eagle standouts.

Every college athlete dreams to be able to take his or her game to the next level; however, only a small percentage of those people actually achieve it.

2012 Clarion graduate, Paul McQueen, son of Paul McQueen Sr. and Denise West and brother to Michael McQueen, is working every day to become one of those athletes who can defeat the odds.

McQueen, who didn’t even begin playing basketball until his eighth grade year, is developing his way into a potential professional career.

He left Clarion reaching an amazing milestone surpassing 1,100 points and 650 rebounds, a feat that is notable at any level.

“We were really surprised the first time we saw him play.

He had great frame and size, but had amazing skills and touch inside and out that is rare for someone of that stature,” said Clarion’s Head Basketball Coach Ron Righter.

“His resiliency was so notable, most of the games he was playing hurt. It would have been interesting to see the numbers he would have put up if he

Courtesy Photo/ Sports Information

Paul McQueen, a 2012 Clarion University graduate, looks to jumpstart his professional career in the United States or Australia. could have stayed healthy.”

Since graduation, McQueen has been working hard every day to achieve his goal.

He just finished a tryout for an Independent Basketball Association team in Michigan.

“It’s funny when I think back

on it. I’m steps away from playing professional basketball.

When I was younger, basketball was my last choice,” said McQueen. “I always thought I would have been a football player or baseball. I was also a really good swimmer, but most

people just laugh at me when I tell them that.”

In high school, McQueen was part of an Ohio Division Four State Championship team his freshman year and after transferring his senior year to a division one school,

he was part of a team that finished fifth in the state.

“I never considered any team, my team. I have always had great teammates and great coaches who helped me along the way,” said McQueen.

“Being a part of those mo-

ments will always have a place in my heart. How many people can say they played a State Championship game in front of 20,000 people in Ohio State University’s gymnasium?”

McQueen comes from an athletic family.

His father played football in high school, and his younger brother is playing football at Ohio University.

“My family is very important to me. They always supported me in all my decisions.

I hope that one day I can support them,” said McQueen.

“Michael really looks up to me; everything I do I want to do my best because of him. If I quit, he would quit, too. He is my driving force to never give up.”

In addition to the points and rebounds, McQueen has been focusing hard to become a complete player like his role model LeBron James.

“What can I say; he’s the best,” McQueen said. “I try to do that when I play.”

In addition to his IBA tryouts, McQueen has some experience in the NBA D-League with the Cleveland Cavaliers.

“The Cavs’ general manager said he was really impressed with my game, and that he wants to draft me in the D-League draft in November, so it’ll be exciting to see if that can happen,” McQueen said. “But the one thing I’ve always wanted to do is play in Europe. I’m just honored to be playing this game at this level, and I’m always striving to be my best.”

Clarion falls to Slippery Rock in annual Milk Jug Game Eddie McDonald STAFF WRITER

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Clarion junior quarterback Ben Fiscus moves the ball up the field.

The theme of the game for the Clarion Golden Eagles this past Saturday, Oct. 13 against visiting Slippery Rock University was stalled on drives as Clarion lost the third annual Milk Jug Game, 28-20.

Clarion marched downfield into Rock territory numerous times, five times inside the SRU 35 to be exact.

One of those drives stalled out at the nine-yard line, and two other drives ended inside the 25-yard line, with Clarion coming away with no points.

“They made plays; we didn’t. We do good things and manage to give the ball game back to them,” said seventh year Head Coach, Jay Foster.

After Clarion punted the ball away on its first possession of the game, Slippery Rock stormed down the field with an 11-play, 80-yard drive in 2:09 to take an early lead.

On the next Clarion possession, the Golden Eagles moved the ball down the field to the SRU 17.

Junior quarterback, Ben Fiscus found redshirt freshman, Mike Di-

etrick in the end zone, but that was negated due to a holding penalty.

Clarion would turn the ball over on downs.

“It’s frustrating because, once again I didn’t think they stopped us on offense and I don’t feel like defensively they did anything to hurt us,” Foster said.

Clarion found itself punting at the start of the second quarter after they could not get anything going.

Slippery Rock took advantage of the punt, driving 88 yards on 12 plays for the second score of the ballgame.

Late in the first half, Clarion forced Slippery Rock to punt after redshirt freshman Tyler Tucker broke up a long pass attempt on third and 17.

On the second play of the ensuing drive, Fiscus found junior Jon Reid for a 44-yard completion. Clarion got an additional 15 yards due to a facemask penalty on the Rock.

Two plays later, Fiscus found freshman Nick Perry in the end zone from seven yards out to give the Golden Eagles its first score of the afternoon.

The extra point attempt was

no good, and Clarion trailed 14-6 heading into the locker room.

With 14:11 left in the game, Clarion was trailing 28-6.

After an exchange of possessions, Clarion found its offensive rhythm by going 83 yards on 21 plays to find the end zone, and cut the deficit to 28-12 after freshman Travis Day rushed in from two yards out.

After freshman Jason Peterson intercepted a Barksdale pass late in the fourth, Clarion drove 62 yards in a nine-play drive to score once again on an 11-yard rush from Fiscus.

He would rush in the two-point conversion as well to make the score 28-20.

Sophomore Julian Howsare continued to be a bright spot for the Clarion defense by recording three sacks, giving him 10 for the season, which ranks him third in all of Division II. Clarion will be back in action this Saturday, Oct. 20 as they head to Lock Haven University for a 12 p.m. game.

Rebecca Webb Women’s W omen’s Senior Senior Volleyball Volleyball Player Player INTERVIEW BY Traesha Pritchard

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A

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Sophomore year when we made it to the Elite 8.

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Do you have any personal accomplishments?

How do you feel about being named the PSAC West Player of the Week two weeks ago?

I was really excited. It was my first time receiving the honor. It was defiantly something I was proud to accomplish.

Q A

What has been your motivation for your volleyball career?

I’m a very competitive person. I just love going out, and beating the snot out of the other team. That’s something I try and get everyone motivated to do. I’m very loud and obnoxious on the court. I just love the competition.

What has been your biggest accomplishment during your years playing volleyball?

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Sophomore year being Second Team All-Conference and being named to the Regional Tournament Team. Also PSAC West player of the week.

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What’s your overview about the volleyball season so far and your team as a whole?

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I’m so proud of our team so far. I know we have four losses. We’re doing a lot better than everyone expected of us. I think that’s something we’re going to continue to do. Our team is very young and I think that’s a good thing for us. All the girls who are playing are hungry. They want to be on the court. They want to be playing.

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How do you feel about being ranked No. 8 in school history?

I don’t even know. It’s very hard to wrap my head around that. Hopefully I can do better. It’s very mind blowing.

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