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Clarion applauds community leaders JAMES MOELK Managing Editor

Clarion, Pa. - The Clarion Area Chamber of Business and Industry held its annual awards event March 5 in the Eagle Commons dining hall.

In attendance were 300 local entrepreneurs and leaders.

This annual event included the presentation of the 2010 Citizen of the Year Award, the 2010 Douglas L. Sharrar Volunteer of the Year Award and the 2010 Business Education Partnership award.

The Chamber said Bird Sommerville received the 2010 Douglas L. Sharrar Volunteer of the Year Award for service at the Clarion Chamber of business and Industry the American Cancer Society and his service as membership coordinator for the Arc of Clarion, a service organization.

Sommerville said, “I am very glad to be here, and thank you.”

Richard Tote was pre-

sented with the 2010 Citizen of the Year Award for his leadership role in many organizations throughout Clarion County.

A school board member and Eucharistic minister for the Immaculate Conception parish, Tote was integral in the advocacy for the playground’s construction.

Tote is also an active member of the Knights of Columbus, the Fraternal Order of the Eagles and the Clarion Rotary Club.

“This is the greatest achievement of my life,” Tote said.

Clarview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Sligo, Pa., received the 2010 Business Education Partnership Award for dedication to providing quality educational experiences and opportunities for community members to improve their employment opportunities.

The 2011 Farmers National Bank Autumn Leaf Festival logo were unveiled. It was designed by Brittany Hendricks of Lucinda, Pa.

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Clarion, Pa. - On March 14, during the Student Senate meeting, Business Manager Shelly Wilson reported members returning from a Houston, Texas, gained a lot of new ideas about the textbook rental program.

One of the ideas they suggested was the possibility of students being able to start using E-books.

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The Clarion Area Chamber of Business and Industry Board of Directors applauds the reception of the chamber’s annual awards.

Rally against budget cut scheduled

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ronmental concerns committee are planning to hold its next safety walk.

A date and location has not been provided yet.

Senator Greg Goreczny said the legislative affairs subcommittee will be contacting students volunteering with advocacy day.

The Political Economy Club returned from its trip to New Orleans where they helped with the construction of four different houses.

Clarion, Pa. - On March 22, Clarion University will be hosting “United We Stand, Underfunded We Fail,” a campus rally day to mobilize community members, students, faculty and staff against Gov. Tom Corbett’s proposed 54 percent budget cut to the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education.

The event will run from noon to 1 p.m. in front of the Gemmell Student Center on the Clarion University campus. It is free and open to the public.

In case of rain, the rally will be held on March 23 at the same location.

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day is one of 14 scheduled across the state on March 22 at all PASSHE universities. The Clarion event will feature speakers including university students, employees and community members.

“United We Stand, Underfunded We Fail” is sponsored by the Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculties.

“This historic budget cut would reduce state funding for PASSHE to 1983 levels, and require a 33 percent tuition increase to fill the hole,” said Dr. Jamie Phillips, a Clarion University professor and APSCUF president.

Town Meetings make for good neighbors.

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Women’s softball opens with a 5-3 record.

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Gov. Corbett wants to slash education while offering giveaways to his supporters.

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Lieutenant Governor Jim Cawley discusses Marcellus Shale drilling.

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Creature Feature: Leprechauns Creature Feature takes the time this week to showcase the seasonal Irish Faerie.

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Women’s swimmers Golden Eagles finish No. 4 at Nationals in San Antonio, Texas.

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Clarion Baseball “Hall Pass” A review of the movie from the Farrelly Bros.

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The team’s spring trip starts out rough, with a 2-11 record.

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“After weeks of saying that everyone would have to ‘share the pain,’ Gov. Corbett proposed a budget that unfairly penalizes funding for higher education, including a 54 percent decrease in the state appropriation to the State System of Higher Education from $503 million to $232 million.”

According to Phillips, a 54 percent cut will devastate the 14 PASSHE universities.

Students will experience steep tuition hikes, overflowing classes and the loss of programs.

They will not receive the type of college education required for them to

compete in a global economy. He said that Pennsylvania’s future success depends upon its public universities to produce an educated workforce and serve as hubs of technology and innovation.

“In his budget address,” Phillips said, “the governor spoke about the importance of jobs to the future of the Commonwealth, but high tuition rates, faculty layoffs and university closures would hinder the state’s economic recovery. Now, it is up to the governor and the legislature to decide how to craft a budget that does not punish our students.”

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Middle East Protests at a glance From the Associated Press, a look at anti-government protests, political unrest and key developments in four Arab countries on Wednesday.

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Gadhafi pushes rebels back

Opposition leaders released

Libyan rebels battled to hold the strategic eastern city of Ajdabiya against an offensive by forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi, voicing anger and frustration at the West for not coming to their aid. Government troops heavily shelled Misrata, the last main rebel bastion near the capital.

Supporters in the U.N. Security Council were trying to push through a resolution to impose a no-fly zone along with other measures aimed at preventing Gadhafi from bombing his people, but Russia and Germany have expressed doubts.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton went to Tahrir Square, symbolic heart of Egypt’s popular uprising, and praised the demonstrators who brought down longtime leader Hosni Mubarak.

Clinton said she hoped people everywhere would look back on the revolt and regard it as “one of the most important historic turning points” in the Middle East.

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Gov’t supporters, protesters clash Government supporters armed with sticks, knives and guns attacked thousands of protesters, wounding hundreds in an increasingly violent crackdown on demonstrations calling for Yemen’s longtime president to step down.

After nearly a month of protests, about 50 demonstrators have been killed in the country, said Amal al-Bashi, of the Yemen Center for Human Rights.

Protesters demand that President Ali Abdullah Saleh leave office after 32 years in power.

BAHRAIN

Protester camp overrun by police Soldiers and riot police in Bahrain overran a protesters’ camp, imposed a 12-hour curfew and choked off movement across the nation.

Witnesses described helicopters firing on homes and attacking doctors treating the wounded, while the government called the demonstrators “outlaws” for demanding an end to the Sunni monarchy.

The island nation went into lockdown, its government propped up by troops from Sunni Gulf neighbors fearful for their own rule and the spread of Shiite Iran’s influence.

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Mexico says U.S. drones allowed over its territory

Guns on campus get first approval in Texas

Mexico City - The Mexican government said Wednesday it has allowed U.S. drones to fly over its territory to gather intelligence on drug traffickers, but insisted the operations were under its control.

The country’s National Security Council said in a statement that the unmanned aircraft have flown over Mexico on specific occasions, mainly along the border with the U.S., to gather information at the request of the Mexican government.

The flights expand the U.S. role in the drug war, in which Americans already have been training Mexican soldiers and police as well as cooperating on other intelligence.

“When these operations are carried out, they are always done with the authorization, oversight and supervision of national agencies, including the Mexican Air Force,” the council said.

It said Mexico always defines the objectives, the information to be gathered and the specific tasks in which the drones will be used and insisted that the operations respected Mexican law, civil and human rights.

Austin, Texas - Texas lawmakers have approved a draft proposal that would allow students to carry guns on college campuses.

The House Homeland Security and Public Safety Committee voted 5-3 Wednesday to refer the measure to the full House. It’s the first step to becoming law.

The vote followed hours of testimony for and against the measure.

Students, university officials and police chiefs overwhelmingly opposed it. Guns-rights advocates testified in favor.

Republicans and Democrats on the committee split along party lines.

More than half of the lawmakers in the Texas House favor the measure, and Gov. Rick Perry is expected to make the bill law.

U.S., Russian astronauts land in Kazakh Almaty, Kazakhstan - NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and two Russian cosmonauts landed safely Wednesday in the snowy expanses of central Kazakhstan after spending five months on the International Space Station.

The Soyuz capsule carrying Kelly, Alexander Kaleri and Oleg Skripochka landed at 1:53 p.m. (0753 GMT) about 50 kilometers (30 miles) from the northern Kazakh city of Arkalyk.

Kelly returns to earth just as his twin brother Mark, husband of wounded congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, prepares to take part in the U.S. space shuttle Endeavour’s final mission in April.

Scott Kelly was shown in a NASA photo wearing a blue wristband with a peace sign, a heart and the name “Gabby.”

The capsule came back to harsh conditions, including a stiff wind that blew it on its side and rolled it 22 meters (25 yards) from its touchdown point through fresh snow.

Rob Navias, a spokesman for the U.S. space agency NASA on the scene, described conditions as “like a scene from the North Pole.”

The space travelers were bundled into blankets after being pulled from the capsule, then placed in reclining stretchers as they slowly acclimated to the planet’s gravity after months of weightlessness.

The capsule landed about 3 1/2 hours after undocking from the ISS. After hurtling through space, it deployed a parachute about 15 minutes before touchdown, slowing its speed from 800 kph (500 mph) to about 290 kph (180 mph).

U.S. diplomat: Budget fight threatens Iraq gains Baghdad - Eight years of work to stabilize Iraq could go to waste if Congress guts funding to train Iraqi police forces after U.S. combat troops leave the country, a senior diplomat said Wednesday.

The comments by State Department Assistant Secretary William Brownfield came on a tense day in Baghdad, where political leaders raised the specter of sectarian tensions in Bahrain boiling over into Iraq.

American combat troops are scheduled to leave at the end of the year, leaving the training of Iraqi security forces in the hands of the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad.

The State Department has asked for $1 billion to assist Iraq’s police and legal system in 2012, but Brownfield said it is uncertain that the money will be approved by Congress, which appears more focused this year on tightening spending than on Iraq’s stability.

U.S. nuclear plants are near geologic faults Los Angeles - Two years before an immense coastal earthquake plunged Japan into a nuclear crisis, a geologic fault was discovered about a half-mile from a California seaside reactor - alarming regulators who say not enough has been done to gauge the threat to the nation’s most populous state.

The situation of the Diablo Canyon plant is not unique. Across the country, a spider’s web of faults in the Earth’s crust raises questions about earthquakes and safety at aging nuclear plants, amplified by horrific images from Japan, where nuclear reactors were crippled by a tsunami caused by a 9-magnitude quake.

The Indian Point Energy Center, for example, lies near a fault line 35 miles north of Manhattan; on Wednesday, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo ordered a safety review at the plant.

But none of the questions are more pressing than in quake-prone California, where about 10 powerful shakers have hit since 1900.

The Florida blood drinker gets 20 years in prison Bartow, Fla. - A central Florida man accused of killing his roommate and drinking the man’s blood has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.

As part of a deal with prosecutors, 43-year-old Mauricio Lopez pleaded no contest Wednesday to seconddegree murder, aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and robbery with a deadly weapon.

Authorities say Lopez fatally stabbed 32-year-old Macario Cruz in August 2010. Authorities say Lopez drank a cup of Cruz’s blood as part of a ritual.

Prosecutors say they agreed to the deal because a major witness — the victim’s brother — was in Mexico and unavailable to testify.

Ex-Chicago cop linked to torture heads to prison Chicago - As a former Chicago police commander reported to federal prison Wednesday for lying about the torture of murder suspects decades ago, a man his detectives allegedly beat into confessing learned he was being freed after spending 25 years in prison.

Jon Burge, whose name in Chicago is synonymous with police brutality and racism, turned himself in Wednesday morning to begin a 4½-year sentence at Butner Federal Correctional Complex in North Carolina.

Hours later in Chicago, a judge ordered 45-year-old Eric Caine released from Menard Correctional Center after prosecutors conceded that they didn’t have enough evidence to convict Caine of murder again without the suspect confession he gave police in 1986.

“On the day that Jon Burge is headed for prison, Eric Caine got word he is coming home,” said Caine’s attorney, Russell Ainsworth.

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Upon investigation of the incident, police found Neiswonger to be intoxicated and arrested him for suspicion of driving under the influence.

State and local news updates from the Associated Press

Barges break free on Ohio River in Western Pa. Pittsburgh - Coast Guard officials say two empty barges broke loose from a tug boat and struck another barge hauling petroleum down a western Pennsylvania river, but no leaks were reported.

Petty Officer Angela Thrasher, a Coast Guard spokeswoman, said the barges broke free shortly after 5 p.m. Wednesday on the Ohio River in Pittsburgh.

She says two of the barges were recovered quickly, and the third vessel ran aground under a bridge and was then brought under control.

Thrasher told the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review that the two empty barges may also have struck a moored vessel loaded with anhydrous ammonia, a fertilizer and refrigerant, but that is unclear because there is no evidence of damage.

No chemical or fuel leaks have been reported.

Firefighters battle 2-alarm apartment fire Philadelphia - Fire dispatchers say a two-alarm blaze in a Philadelphia apartment house has been brought under control.

Authorities say the blaze at the Lincoln Green Apartments in the Wynnefield Heights section northwest of the city center was reported at 8:43 p.m. Wednesday. A second alarm was struck just before 9 p.m. The fire in the three-story complex was reported under control as of 9:35 p.m.

Officials say there have been no reports of injuries.

Guilty plea in Pa. crash that hurt wedding party Pittsburgh - A driver charged in a western Pennsylvania crash that severely injured a woman who was on her way to her daughter’s wedding rehearsal dinner last summer has pleaded guilty to two summary violations.

Twenty-year-old Adam Mains of West Elizabeth entered the pleas Wednesday in Allegheny County Common Pleas court to careless driving and speeding in a work zone. He was fined $139 and must pay court costs.

Police said members of the wedding party were in a car that collided with a pickup truck outside a restaurant in the Pittsburgh suburb of Pleasant Hills. Brenda Schragl was in a coma for a month. The wedding has been rescheduled for June.

WTAE-TV reports that Mains said he was sorry about the accident but there was “nothing I can do about it.”

Ex-Pa. death row inmate pleads guilty, apologizes Philadelphia - A former death row inmate granted a new trial in a double murder because blacks were disproportionately excluded from the original jury has pleaded guilty as part of a deal with prosecutors and made an emotional apology to the families of the victims.

Donald Hardcastle pleaded guilty Wednesday in Common Pleas Court to third-degree murder, arson and related charges in the May 1982 breakin and slayings of Joseph Gregg, 60, and Ernestine Dennis, 58, in North Philadelphia.

Judge Jeffrey Minehart immediately accepted the agreement, which includes a 30- to 60-year sentence for Hardcastle, who has been behind bars for almost three decades. Hardcastle, 48, will be eligible for parole in May of next year.

“There’s no words I can say that can ease your pain,” Hardcastle told relatives of the victims. “I know you will never forget. I know I will never let myself forget.”

The Philadelphia Inquirer said two children of the victims earlier de-

scribed the impact of the murders.“It’s been real steady, like a mini-holiday,” Bauschard said Tuesday.

Fired Pa. teacher sues former student Philadelphia - A physics teacher fired over his relationship with a one-time student has sued her for libel in federal court in Philadelphia.

Robert Schanne, 43, said his affair with Jenna Addis didn’t start until the year after her 2003 graduation from Lower Merion High School in suburban Philadelphia.

The lawsuit, filed Wednesday, describes their relationship as “an occasional intimate relationship from 2004 to 2010.” Addis, 26, grew jealous after he told her last year he was seeing someone else, and threatened to “manufacture details about an alleged improper relationship,” the lawsuit said.

She told Lower Merion officials in December that they had had a sexual or romantic relationship while she was an 18-year-old student, the lawsuit charged.

Schanne was fired the following month. He had earned about $100,000 a year after more than 13 years in the affluent district.

“I think his teaching license is in jeopardy,” lawyer Timothy Kolman told The Associated Press. “He’s an excellent teacher, and I know that many of the students and many of the parents are distressed that they no longer have his teaching talents to rely on.”

Man pleads guilty to Pa. officer’s 2009 shooting Philadelphia - A man has pleaded guilty to shooting a Philadelphia police officer outside a bar two years ago.

Thirty-year-old Lawrence Peel pleaded guilty Wednesday to aggravated assault, assault on a law enforcement officer and firearms offenses.

Authorities said Peel opened fire during a melee outside the Franchise Sports Bar in June 2009 as police were responding to the scene. Prosecutors said a bullet struck Officer Ashley Hoggard in the shoulder and remains lodged in his body. Three other men were injured in the shooting.

Peel was originally charged with attempted murder. The Philadelphia Daily News says Wednesday’s plea in open court means that no agreement has been reached about what sentence Peel will face on May 12.

PSEA urges teachers to consider pay freeze Harrisburg - The president of Pennsylvania’s largest teachers’ union called on its members Wednesday to “seriously consider” Gov. Tom Corbett’s call for public educators to agree to a one-year pay freeze.

James Testerman of the Pennsylvania State Education Association said he sent a letter to all of the union’s locals, urging teachers to enter discussions with school boards about a freeze or other cost-saving measures.

“We have serious concerns about some of Gov. Corbett’s proposals, but we want to do our part to ensure that our students’ education does not suffer as a result of the worst recession since the Depression,” he said.

Corbett spokesman Kevin Harley called Testerman’s appeal “an encouraging first step.”

The Pennsylvania School Boards Association also applauded the move.

“Salaries and benefits are about two-thirds of a typical school budget. Any meaningful taxpayer relief must come from that area of expenditures,” said Thomas J. Gentzel, the PSBA’s director.

The PSEA, which represents 119,000 active teachers in the state, also is fighting the $1 billion cut the Republican governor proposes in public school funding for the fiscal year that starts July 1.

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Marijuana seized State police said a car hauling tractor trailer was stopped for a traffic violation on Interstate 80 at mile marker 58 in Beaver township at 10 p.m. on March 2.

During the stop, the police found one of the eight vehicles to be very suspicious.

A search of the vehicle revealed 77 pounds of high-grade marijuana.

Because this investigation is ongoing, no further information was released.

State Police said after a routine probation check at a residence in Oakwood Acres in Clarion Township at about 11 p.m. on March 3, Jeffery McCleland and Marissa Schlopy, both of Clarion, Pa., were arrested when officers found them to be in possession of drug paraphernalia.

Police said anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact state police at 226-1710.

Metal stolen State Police report someone stole several pieces of metal from KMS Refactories New Bethlehem in Porter Township, Pa., sometime around March 3.

The total value of the stolen items is believed to be around $20,000.

Juvenile threatened

State police report John Schmidt, 20, of Clarion, Pa., attempted to remove $2.68 worth of merchandise from Walmart in Monroe Township at about 3 p.m. on March 9.

State Police say Boyde Pritts, 18, of Parker, Pa., will be charged after threatening to harm a 16-year-old female of Shippenville, Pa., with a knife on March 11 at around midnight.

Police say Pritts was found with a knife shortly after the incident.

DUI accident

Church burglarized

Drunken driving

State police report Jeffery Neiswonger, 38, of Fairmount City, drove off the roadway along Smith Road in Porter Township at about 2 a.m. on March 6 and got his vehicle stuck on the berm.

State police are investigating a report of burglary at Pleasant Hill Bible Church in Summerville, Pa., sometime between March 6 and March 9.

Police said someone forcibly entered the church.

State police say Thomas Best, 38, of Rimersburg, Pa., was stopped along State Route 28 in New Bethlehem Borough on March 13 at about 2 a.m. and was found to be intoxicated.

Petty retail theft

Website launched to assist students in the fight against state budget cuts Harrisburg, Pa. - The president of Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculties, representing the 6,000 faculty members and coaches at Pennsylvania’s 14 stateowned universities, today announced that a new website has been established in order to provide a vehicle for Pennsylvania students to fight against Governor Tom Corbett’s proposed 54 percent cut

to Pennsylvania’s publicly owned universities.

“Students should visit www.pastudentsvoice.org in order to acquire information about the budget cuts which could lead to massive tuition increases,” State APSCUF President, Dr. Steve Hicks said.

“We encourage everyone to visit, call, or write the members of the General Assembly as we work our way through the bud-

get process,” Hicks said.

The cuts would reduce the state support for the system to 1983 funding levels.

When the State System was created, student tuition accounted for less than one-third of the universities’ budgets.

Because of steadily declining state support, tuition revenue now accounts for over twothirds of the budget.

Hope and loss in Japan’s search for 8,000 missing JAY ALABASTER AP Exchange

Natori, Japan - Line after line, a list on the wall of city hall reveals the dead. Some are named.

Others are identified only by a short description.

Female. About 50. Peanuts in left chest pocket.

Large mole. Seiko watch.

Male. 70-80 years old.

Wearing an apron that says “Rentacom.”

One set catches the eye of Hideki Kano, a man who appears to be in his 30s.

“I think that’s my mom!” he says. He rushes out into the snow, headed for a makeshift morgue.

The list in Natori, and others along Japan’s northeast coast, will only get longer.

Five days after the 9.0 -magnitude earthquake and tsunami, the official death toll is more than 4,300. More than 8,000 people are still missing, and hundreds of national and international rescue teams are looking.

In the industrial town of Kamaishi, 70 British firefighters in bright orange uniforms clamber over piles of upturned cars to search a narrow row of pulverized homes. They wear personal radiation detectors amid fears of leaks from damaged nuclear plants to the south.

One woman’s body is found wedged beneath a refrigerator in a two-story home pushed onto its side.

“Today and tomorrow there is still hope that we will find survivors,” says Pete Stevenson, head of the British rescue crews.

“We’ll just keep on carrying out the searches.”

Those seeking loved ones have posted hopeful notes in temporary shelters and other public places. They cover the front windows of Natori City Hall, blocking the view inside: “I’m looking for an old man, 75 years old, please call if you find him.”

“Kento Shibayama is in the health center in front of the public gym.”

“To Miyuki Nakayama: Everyone in your family is OK! We can’t use our mobile phones, so you can’t call us, but we’re all here.

If you can come home, please come! We’re praying for you.”

City officials have posted a list of 5,000 people staying at shelters. Yu Sato, 28, snapped photos of the names.

“I’ll post them on the Internet so people living far away can check,” he says.

In Otsuchi town, Reiko Miura conducts her own search.

She’s looking for a 50-year-old nephew who couldn’t flee the tsunami because of a work injury that had phyiscally disabled him. His mother — Miura’s sister — asked her to look for her son.

But for the 68-yearold woman, it is a strug-

gle just to recognize the neighborhood, now a sea of mud punctuated by mounds of debris.

“I’m pretty sure that my family home is here. It was a big house,” she says upon reaching a pile of rubble in a location that feels familiar. But there’s no sign of her nephew, and she trudges back across the mud, unsure what to tell her sister.

The devastation is of such magnitude that it is hard to imagine some of the communities ever being rebuilt.

Town after town has been wiped away.

Each curve in the road opens onto a new scene of destruction — a van balanced precariously on the railing of a Buddhist temple, a handbag inside an overturned washing machine.

Miyuki Kanno, who lives a few miles (kilometers) away, rode his bicycle down a mud- and water-choked section of road looking for information about missing relatives. He guessed it would take 20 years for Kesen to come back.

“Your hometown is your hometown. They’ll rebuild. I don’t know if the young people will come back, but they’ll rebuild,” he says.

Some 430,000 people are in temporary shelters, too worried about daily survival to think of the future.

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ELORA WALSH Junior, Communications “The bonding and Leo the log.”

JAMES MOELK Junior, Marketing “The interpretative dancing.”

MIKE RAMSEY Senior, Art “‘Having lunch in Koreatown with Tom from Incheon.”

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BRANDY HADDEN Junior, Communications “Meeting British people in McDonald’s.”

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JEANA SCHWERER Junior, Accounting “Getting kicked in Times Square by a crack head with Louie.”

NATHAN WILLIAMS-SCALISE Junior, Finance

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Town meeting makes good neighbors JOSH BYERS Features Staff

Student Senate at Clarion University sponsored a Good Neighbor Town Meeting March 15 in Hart Chapel. The Good Neighbor Program was created by Matt Shaffer, coordinator of judicial and residential education, and Jimmy McGee, coordinator of health promotions at Clarion University.

“This is for a buffer between the community and the university,” McGee said. The goal of the program is to try to work out grievances between the community of Clarion and the students who attend college here without involving the police.

The event lasted about an hour and consisted of a panel made up of Mark Hall, chief of police in Clarion Borough; McGee; Mark Aaron, the district attorney of Clarion; Glen Reid, chief of campus police; and Shaffer.

These panelists talked for a few minutes about the Good Neighbor Program and how it was put into action last semester.

The panelists each discussed their views of the program, how it works and

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(Left to right) Mark Hall, Mark Aaron, Jimmy McGee and Glen Reid speak at the meeting. how effective it’s been so far. District Attorney Aaron said, “Both sides of this coin have to realize it’s a two-way street. There’s work to be done, but I think it’s improved.”

Chief Reid said, “We have to work ahead of the game and prevent violations.”

McGee reported that since last semester, the program representatives

have visited around 40 to 45 houses in the town for mediation, and it has been successful.

McGee also wrote and received an $11,000 Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board grant to promote the Good Neighbor Program. The grant was written with the help and support of Mark Lepore, who is the evaluator.

After the panelists finished speaking, the audience asked questions.

Another asked if the shop owners on Main Street could stay open a bit later to accommodate the students a little more. Another audience member offered that the shop owners are willing to work with the student schedules because they want the foot traffic and business. One student pointed out that there were mostly university-affiliated people in the audience.

Kelly Ryan, assistant director, for the Center for Leadership and Involvement at Clarion University, was one of the audience members.

She said, “I came because I like to be informed and want to be involved, maybe help create new programs and thought the Good Neighbor Program was a unique and fantastic idea.”

Creature Feature: Leprechauns RUSSELL PEKELNICKY

Origin: Ireland

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Type: Trickster, Lucky Height: 2-3 ft.

Weight: 30-50 lbs.

Habitat: Rolling green fields, cereal boxes, space*, the hood** Behavior: Hiding at the end of rainbows, hoarding gold coins, dancing without moving arms * “Leprechaun 4: In Space.” ** “Leprechaun: In the Hood.”

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Leprechauns are probably one of the most easily identified of all creatures of folklore, easily noted by their green attire and propensity toward gold.

Other than what a glance at a box of Lucky Charms identifies, what other characteristics cling to these mischievous hoarders of gold?

Many people know that leprechauns tend to hide their gold at the end of rainbows, which is brilliant, because according to scientific principles, rainbows technically have no actual end; they merely go on for ever and ever. This could allow for leprechauns to be constantly on the move, which makes trapping one incredibly difficult.

Also, according to myth, a leprechaun gains a gold coin for each year it has lived, making the older leprechauns even more prized than their youthful counterparts. According to lonympics.com, leprechauns originally had different appearances based on different regions. Prior to the 20th century, leprechauns actually wore mostly red, not green.

Now, however, leprechauns wear emerald green frock coats and are masters of locating buried treasure. Leprechauns in modern day TV and culture

barely resemble its original form. Some Irish find the popularized form of the leprechaun to be an offensive form of Irish stereotyping and form of trivializing Irish culture.

According to socyberty.com, leprechauns are also fond of mischief in the form of re-arranging things in someone’s home. Leprechauns are mostly harmless pranksters of good nature and of keen intelligence, and prefer remote regions. If one hopes to capture a leprechaun and gain his wealth, one must merely look upon a leprechaun, as they lack the means to escape human sight once spotted, and will be forced to surrender their wealth.

A number of stories exist about leprechauns.

One includes a farmer and a young lad forcing the leprechaun to show them his gold.

Upon discovering the location, the farmer and son tie a red ribbon on a nearby plant in the field.

After forcing the leprechaun to promise to not move the ribbon, the farmer leaves for his shovel.

When the farmer returns, he finds the field covered in plants with red ribbons.

Another story tells of a girl finding a leprechaun and forcing him to divulge the location of his treasure, only to be tricked with illusions of bee attacks and the leprechaun escapes.

Legal symposium to discuss Marcellus shale benefits The Clarion College Republicans will host a legal symposium, “21st Century Energy Vitalization: Marcellus Shale-Boom or Bust?” from 7 to 9 p.m. March 22 in the James Gemmell Student Complex Multi-Purpose Room. The event is free and open to the public.

The legal symposium will provide a comprehensive review of the Marcellus shale industry in Pennsylvania. The program was designed over the last three months under the direction of Dr. Maria Battista, faculty member Clarion University Department of Communication and symposium planner, to help educate students, faculty, administration and surrounding communities about the Marcellus shale industry and its impact on the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

It is the intent of this program to educate the public about the regulatory, environmental and legal aspects, and development of natural gas from the Marcellus shale.

“This is a chance for our university community to engage all stakeholders involved in the Marcellus shale industry so that we are all better informed about this new source of energy devel-

opment. Only through continual engagement and dialogue can we begin to increase our understanding and comprehension about this subject which impacts all of us,” Battista said.

Symposium panelists include: Tyrone J. Christy, commissioner, Public Utility Commission; Kathryn Klaber, president and executive director of Marcellus Shale Coalition; Scott Perry, director of Bureau of Oil and Gas Management, Department of Environmental Protection; David Spigelmyer, vice president of government relations, Chesapeake Energy; Mike Love, vice president of government relations, UGI Corporation, former CEO of Energy Association; David Yoxtheimer, Extension Associate, Penn State Marcellus Center for Outreach and Research and Doug McLinko, Bradford County commissioner.

The master of ceremonies will be Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. Jim Cawley. Each panelist will have the opportunity to present information and take questions from the audience and from moderators Judge Renee Cohn Jubelirer of the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania, and Battista.

Pennsylvania Cable Network will also be in attendance.

Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. for the 7 p.m. event. This program has been approved by the Pennsylvania Continuing Legal Education Board for two hours of substantive law CLE credit.

Pennsylvania Bar Institute is approved by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court Continuing Legal Education Board as an accredited CLE provider. PBI will provide CLE credits for this program for $150.

To register for continuing legal education credits, call 800-9324637 or visit the PBI website at www.pbi.org.

The legal symposium student committee is comprised of Clarion College Republicans, Political Science Association members, Student Senate members and other interested students on campus.

The University Activities Board is a major donor for the event. The Office of Social Equity also supports the symposium.

Advisor to the College Republicans is Anita Lahr. Tom Rourke, chair of Clarion’s political science and philosophy department, and Sal Mazzocchi, Mazzocchi Realty, are also on the university/community committee.

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Jim Cawley will be the master of ceremonies at the symposium

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TOP 10 Hangover cures for after St. Patrick’s Day RUSSELL PEKELNICKY Features Editor

Ah, St. Patrick’s Day, the day we celebrate the saint’s work in spreading Christianity in Ireland by drinking dyed beer and whiskey until we spew. While fun, the day after sometimes leaves those who partake a bit under the weather. Nothing helps out like tried-andtrue hangover cures.

10. Drink in moderation This one is meant more as a hangover avoidance technique than as an after-the-fact fix. By limiting yourself to reasonable amounts of alcohol, you’ll be sure not to be spewing green later that night. Limit yourself to only two or three drinks in an hour so you get the enjoyment of alcohol without vomiting. This technique works, barring food poisoning or some kind of freak super-virus that causes involuntary vomiting.

9. Over-the-counter medication Pain pills like Advil and Tylenol exist to reduce aches and pains associated with life, and it only makes sense that taking some would reduce the pounding, agonizing pain that comes with a hangover headache.

Also, avoiding caffeinated pills is a good way to allow for a more efficient rehydration process.

8. Peppermints Peppermints provide a much-needed, one-two punch to those with hangovers; it not only helps to ease the churning stomach, it also covers up bad breath from vomiting and other such biological activities associated with overconsumption of alcohol. Note; peppermint schnapps , while technically does contain peppermint, does not automatically substitute for the effect of peppermints, and thus is not advised.

6. Tomato Juice Tomato juice has a variety of sugars that can help to replenish the system during a hangover. Also, for those who are fans of the “hair of the dog” methodology, tomato juice can be combined with alcohol in the form of the tried-and-true Bloody Mary.

5. Sleep it off Sleep is one of the body’s most miraculous of processes. Sleep allows the body the necessary time to recover from many forms of wounds, and a hangover is really no exception. Lying in bed and sleeping might not be the most productive of all methods of hangover cure, but it’s certainly a sure-fire treatment.

4. Bananas Bananas are a healthy fruit filled with potassium and capable of calming even the most torrid of stomachs. When combined with milk, bananas can calm the morning-after rumbles and rehydrate the system.

3. Eggs Eggs are a tasty breakfast food, and, as it turns out, happen to be practically engineered to assist in the battling of the morning-after pains that come with alcohol consumption. Eggs contain cysteine, a compound which is capable of breaking down the unwanted hangover-causing toxins.

2. Gatorade Gatorade is filled with electrolytes that can help to replenish a dehydrated body after a night of drinking.

Drinking Gatorade throughout the next day can help to replenish the body’s fluids.

7. Crackers with honey

1. Water

Crackers are an easy-to-eat food and easy to keep down on a sick stomach. Combined with the relieving effects of honey, right here is a perfect snack for a hungry, hung-over person.

Water is the ultimate hangover cure. Nothing replenishes the body’s stores of water quite like the stuff itself. Drinking plenty of water will replenish depleted fluids.

‘Ghostbusters’ legacy stands strong in comic book, video game franchise MATT MOORE AP Exchange

March 17 1:00 p.m. The White Show 6:30 p.m. Clarion Idol Audition 7:30 p.m. Bios Club Meeting

Friday, March 18 9:00 a.m. Admissions Group Visit 12:00 p.m. Brown Bag Series 1:00 p.m. The White Show 2:00 p.m. Mandatory Pre-professional workshop 8:00 p.m. Comedian Paul Duffy

Saturday, March 19 1:00 p.m. The White Show 7:30 p.m. Jon Mraco, voice, senior recital 8:00 p.m. Movie of the Week Harry Potter 7, Part 1

Sunday, March 20 1:00 p.m. The White Show 3: 00 p.m. Lynnea Forentino, voice, senior recital

Monday, March 21 9:30 a.m. Admissions Group Visit 1:00 p.m. The White Show

Tuesday, March 22 1:00 6:00 7:00 7:00 7:00

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The White Show Pizza with the President Conflict Management with Tilly Sheets Legal Symposium: Marcellus Shale-Boom or Bust?

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Wednesday, March 2 10:00 a.m. WestPACS Job and Internship Fair 1:00 p.m. The White Show 4:50 p.m. Meditation/Mindfulness Session 7:00 p.m. College Conservatives Meeting 8:00 p.m. Campus Crusade for Christ

For a full listing of campus events and club meetings, please refer to the master events calendar on the Clarion website at

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PHILADELPHIA - More than 25 years later the answer to the question “Who ya gonna call?” remains “Ghostbusters!”

The specter-busting quartet that debuted in 1984 on movie screens and then was in a sequel and an animated series remains firmly planted in pop culture thanks, in part, to a wide international fan base, a new comic book series and a next-generation video game coming out this month.

“There’d be no Ghostbusters brand if not for the classic comedy that launched it all. It’s incredible that people are still responding more than 25 years later to these great stories and characters,” Mark Kaplan, vice president of consumer products at Sony Pictures Entertainment, told The Associated Press in an e-mail. “We love finding ways to expand that experience for the fans, whether it’s through midnight screenings and DVDs or games, comics and toys that really allow audiences to engage with the movie.”

Tom Waltz, an editor at IDW Publishing, which released the first “Ghostbusters: Infestation” comic last week,

called the quartet — Peter Venkman, Ray Stantz, Egon Spengler and Winston Zeddemore — a veritable brand name, one that has drawn fans of film, TV, comics and gaming.

“Movies, video games, the prose novels and obviously the comic books are intertwined and to the point where I think ... you’re trying to create a brand,” Waltz, who wrote the upcoming game, told the AP. The original movie, titled “Ghost Busters” on screen, starred Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis as out-of-work parapsychology professors who set up a ghost removal service and featured Ernie Hudson as their hired gun. It remains one of the top-grossing comedies ever.

Its theme song, by Ray Parker Jr., begins with the classic line, “If there’s something strange, in your neighborhood, who ya gonna call? Ghostbusters!”

The new Atari game, “Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime,” is set for release March 23 for Xbox Live

Arcade, Sony PlayStation Network and Windows PCs via download at atari.com.

“In ‘Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime,’ we are introducing an entirely new look and gameplay experience on digital platforms that will impress new and loyal Ghostbusters fans alike,” said Jim Wilson, president and CEO of Atari Inc. The upcoming release lets four players take part and play the roles of rookies who have been tapped to save New York from a ghoulish disaster.

Waltz called the four new characters — Alan Crendall, Samuel Hazer, Bridget Gibbons and Gabriel Sitter — not replacements for the original crew, led by Murray as Venkman, but the next generation.

“What I try to do, to a certain degree, is to mirror the four distinct personalities to our original heroes but in a way that the character who is the Venkman of the group would be the last person you’d think is the Venkman of the group,” he said.

He said he also strived to create “characters that are likeable enough in their own way with their personalities,” so that “people will accept them.”

Ultimately, he added, the characters in the game could find themselves being written into the comics, too.

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Animated ‘Rango’ not just for kids

MOVIE REVIEW: RUSSELL PEKELNICKY Features Editor

Animated films have made leaps and bounds in recent years. “Rango,” is the most recent film to prove that, just because it is animated, doesn’t mean it’s just for kids.

“Rango” is the tale of a chameleon with an identity crisis, who after being

thrown from a moving vehicle finds himself wandering the desert. He comes upon the town of Dirt, a community suffering from severe drought. He becomes the town sheriff in a freak accident, in which he kills a bird preying on the townspeople. He resolves to save the town.

“Rango,” the most recent picture from Gore

Verbinski, director of the “Pirates of the Caribbean” series, is an excellent film and captures the tone of the old Sergio Leone style Westerns with true greatness. The visuals are pure artistry.

The texture mapping in the animation alone is enough to bring a grown man to tears. Each surface in the film is so well fleshed out that viewers can’t help but be drawn in, despite the fact the film is entirely computergenerated images.

The characters are complemented by an excellent story. It’s a story of selfdiscovery, set to a standard Western theme. The story of Rango is one that is easy to empathize with for adults, but it won’t be lost on kids, either.

This movie has plenty of reasons for adult viewers to see it, though.

Despite being produced

by Nickelodeon Films, the movie is a refreshingly mature piece, with surprisingly dark moments. One of the film’s

villains, Rattlesnake Jake, is a rattlesnake marauder with a Gatling gun for his rattle and eyes that suggest he was born in hell. No joke, he actually says the line, “I’m from hell.” Viewers will believe it. He’s a villain in the Western style, easily a match for Lee van Cleef’s Angel Eyes in “The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly.”

The cast is also absolutely delightful. Johnny Depp plays what could be called his freshest role since the original “Pirates.” It is met with equal skill by “Wedding Crasher’s” Isla Fischer.

Bill Nighy plays Rattlesnake Jake, and there’s a cameo by Timothy Olyphant, who portrays a Clint Eastwood-inspired “Spirit of the West.”

All in all, “Rango” is a vibrant piece of cinema, and a truly brilliant addition to the recent cadre of animated films in the same vein as “Up,” “Despicable Me” and “The Fantastic Mr. Fox.”

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A movie to pass on RUSSELL PEKELNICKY Features Editor

“Hall Pass,” a new romantic comedy, falls over its own feet here.

Starring Owen Wilson, Jason Sudeikes, Christina Applegate and Jenna Fischer, the film is the most recent project directed by Peter and Bobby Farrelly, visionaries behind such comedies as “Dumb and Dumber,” “There’s Something About Mary” and “Kingpin.”

It seems that in recent years, the Farrelly brothers have used up most of their directing ability and, most importantly, their jokes. This gimmick here is a plot that revolves around the idea of two married men getting “hall passes,” or a week off from marriage, to pursue younger women. What could have been a brilliant comedy fails much to viewer’s chagrin.

The majority of the film includes crappy jokes about genitals and a pair of barely likeable losers reminiscing about the “good old days” of being able to score chicks.

Much of the movie uses stale jokes about married life.

The end comes to an overly dramatic climax that isn’t appropriately built up in the rest of the movie.

The movie isn’t all trash, however; some of the acting is actually marginally entertaining.

Wilson portrays a likeably lame, middle-aged husband, playing more of a Ben Stiller character than his cool, aging surfer-dude stereotype.

Sudeikes seems to have been pigeonholed a bit in this film, playing the irreverent sidekick.

Here’s a bit of advice for future filmmakers: Just because the sarcastic supporting character worked in “Seventh Seal,” doesn’t mean you should always work him into every story.

Applegate does a passable job, but lacks any flair, which could be due to the writing.

She’s really just her character from “Anchorman,” but without her straight-man quality that worked so well with Will Farrell, Steve Carrell and Paul Rudd. Fischer, however, is the weakest link in this cast. Her delivery of lines makes William Shatner look like Hugh Laurie. Her lines are given with a robotic quality that kills the souls of her “The Office” fans.

The movie only becomes worthwhile in the last 15 minutes, during the falling climax. Unfortunately, the buildup to the film is something that is, as a whole, unworthy of any real expenditure of time.

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JEREMIAH BULL Allow me to start by saying that post-hardcore is not my cup of milk, and I would not have listened to this album on my own. With that being said; I actually did not mind this album. The album as a whole has its ups and downs that I’m not quite sure how to take.

For instance, some songs sound the same as the previous song, and it flows like a concept album, but in the middle of the song it will change completely, which also works somehow. I feel like the guitar parts to most of the songs sound similar, and they provide a consistent feeling for the

KRIS CAMPBELL This is the most challenging album I’ve listened to in years. Let me explain.

The way my brain reacted to the jumbled up mess of sounds that is this album, was eerily similar to when I first saw that one scene in “Human Centipede,” where the guy in the front has to go to the bathroom.

The album starts off promising, opener, “Spooks,” starts off with an interesting guitar riff, while Johnny Craig’s talented, if sometimes a bit overly formulaic and whiney, voice swims above the beautiful arrangement. Fourteen seconds later though, some guy with the last name Mess, fittingly, starts screaming at me and that’s when the album loses me.

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album which is a double-edged sword itself.

On one side, the album has an upbeat, fun, party-hard feeling straight through and when someone wants to listen to that, he or she can let the album ride all the way. On the other side, I don’t feel this album would make it on a chill-out playlist.

Some of my favorite tracks are “Blue Dream” and “Purple Reign.”

“Blue Dream” starts out with a calm, intriguing rhythm of weaving guitars and picks it up and lets loose at parts, then calms back down. Near the middle of the song, the rhythm changes into a funky bass line and ‘80s dance-like feel for a while that gives the song that extra edge.

The lead in “Purple Reign” is great because it shows me they know how to make a simple guitar part effective, which is most times harder than it seems.

Overall, I would say this album is worth a listen or two.

The Music Box is back again this week talking about Dance Gavin Dance and the album, “Downtown Battle Mountain II.” Make sure to check out the podcast both online and on 91.7 WCUC-FM Friday mornings at 11:30 a.m. If you would like to share your thoughts on the album or have any music related questions, email us at entertainment@clarioncallnews.com, @tweet us at twitter.com/ call_ae or join our Facebook fanpage.

I stuck around for a while though, thinking that maybe if I paid really close attention, and if I could read the lyrics to Mess’ screams, I would catch up on the part of the story I missed from “Downtown Battle Mountain.” I was under the impression that this was a concept album.

But I guess it’s not a concept album. I really thought, “The Robot With Human Hair Pt. 2 1/2” would have some sort of noticeable story, but all I could get from it was that Mess is the reason every song on this album makes me want to puke into my hat. Is Mess really that bad?

After scrolling through the rest of the Rise Records bands that had albums “Coming Soon to Hot Topic,” I made a stunning realization. Yes, this may be the worst album I’ve ever listened to from start to finish in my entire life.

But it is good post-hardcore-screamo album, and certainly one of your best options if you’re perusing the CD rack at Hot Topic.

more recent work with vocalist Kurt Travis.

Mess’ screams have matured over the years and have come into their own on this album. Although Mess has a taste for the ridiculous, he manages to hide true meaning behind almost everything, while also being the closest thing that post-hardcore has to a Flavor Flav hype man.

Guitarist Will Swan had a challenge writing both guitar parts on the album, but he handled it in a decent manner. The album features the heavy sounding grooves that had been missing from more recent releases without forgetting the progressiveness they brought about. Swan however, didn’t venture far out of his comfort zone, leaving the guitar tones and pacing to sound almost too similar throughout.

“Downtown Battle Mountain II” is a good album and a great addition to DGD’s discography.

Although the album is not their best, it certainly shows why Swan wanted this line-up back together.

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SAMUEL DIXON After releasing “Happiness” it seemed like the band had nowhere left to go. Although they had a funkier more progressive sound on the album, they were leaving what made them great behind. With the return of Johnny Craig and John Mess the band is back to their former glory.

Songs like “Pounce Bounce” and “Need Money” easily feel like the line-up never stopped writing together and would fit perfectly on previous albums. “The Robot With Human Hair Pt. 2 1/2” is a great callback to their original EP, while at the same time featuring a dance-able chorus like the bands

After last week’s release of “Downtown Battle Mountain II,” I listened to it entirety to write this review and then I spent the rest of spring break doing nothing but enjoying their entire catalog.

Dance Gavin Dance is an acquired taste, but if you can learn to appreciate John Mess’ screaming, you’ll come to find that this band has so much to offer.

After the album starts with a few great songs, “DTBMII” accelerates to a brand of music that few bands have the ability to produce.

The track “Thug City” has not only fantastic guitar, percussion and vocal work, but the band incorporates

ELORA WALSH As Sam always says, John Mess speaks nothing but the truth, and this is true in “Downtown Battle Mountain II.” Along with the vocals of Johnny Craig, the singing, screaming duo gave Dance Gavin Dance the personality that the band began with.

As much as I love the screams of Mess, my favorite song on the album was “Blue Dream,” which featured more of the smoothness of Craig’s voice. I like the slow jam tempo that breaks into a groovy bass line that then transitions into the lead guitar getting its chance to shine. The best part of the song is the ending phone conversation that you should listen to for yourself because it’s for a mature audience and

a brass section. When this track was over, all I could ask myself was, “You kiddin’ me!?”

From this point in the album, the whimsical ride only gets faster, harder and better. The heartfelt lyrics of “Heatseeking Ghost of Sex” had a major impact on me. I understand that it is hard to keep up with what is actually being said on this album, so I encourage you to follow the link provided and read the lyrics along with at least this song, if not the entire album.

This album is great for every activity, whether it be blasting in your car flying down the open road or writing the longest term paper of your life on a rainy day. Also, if you want to break up with someone, or are going through some kind of relationship issue, throw on “DTBMII” to take out some aggression. No matter what the case, there will be something on this album that will make you feel better, I promise.

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Lyrically, the lyrics between Craig and Mess are difficult to relate to, but that’s what helps make it fun. During “Blue Dream,” Mess screams “You’ll go far on the back of a potato, making french fries in the snow.”

What does that even mean?

It doesn’t matter, it’s Mess.

The next song on the album “Privilously Poncheezied” is the one that I had the most problem with, and by the most problem I mean one little problem. To start, even though it’s hard for me to pronounce the name of this song, I love it, along with most of the track titles on this album such as “Thug City” and “Heat Seeking Ghost of Sex.” My one problem is that the guitar riffs in the intro of the song sound too much like “Uneasy Hearts Weigh the Most” off of their self-titled album. I really enjoyed the almost under bedded rap section behind the speedy guitar.

Overall as a Dance Gavin Dance fan I enjoyed “Downtown Battle Mountain II” along with their other work and it is going to be sad if this truly is their last album.

THE HISTORY OF DANCE GAVIN DANCE AND IT’S MEMBERS

“WHATEVER I SAY IS ROYAL OCEAN”

“DOWNTOWN BATTLE MOUNTAIN”

“DANCE GAVIN DANCE”

“HAPPINESS”

Released by Rise Records in 2005, the band’s first EP would hint at the many things to come. The EP featured “The Robot With The Human Hair Pt. 1” and “Burning Down The Nicotine Armoire.”

The band’s first fulllength album, released in 2007. This would mark the last time the original lineup wrote together. Sean O’Sullivan left the band and, Johnny Craig was kicked out.

Released in 2008, the album featured new, clean vocalist Kurt Travis, formally of No Not Constant. After recording the album, screamer John Mess and bassist Eric Lodge left the band.

The album would be a departure from the norm for DGD, featuring far fewer screams and more experimental sound. Guitarist Will Swan would take over screaming duties and also rap on the album.

KURT TRAVIS AND A LOT LIKE BIRDS After finishing Rise Records “Scream it Like You Mean It” tour, it was announced that Kurt Travis was kicked out of the band and Johnny Craig would be returning. After some confusion about what Travis would be doing post DGD, posthardcore group, A Lot Like Birds, announced he would be joining them. The band recently released a demo featuring Travis and plans on releasing a full-length album this year.

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The Clarion Golden Eagle men’s and women’s swimming teams competed at the NCAA Division II swimming and diving nationals in San Antonio, Texas, on March 9 through March 12.

Clarion senior diver Kayla Kelosky won the NCAA Division II threemeter and one-meter diving championships, and senior freestyler Kaitlyn Johnson finished second in the 100-meter freestyle and third in the 100-meter fly helping Clarion to a fourthplace team finish.

Kelosky won the three-meter title scoring 481.70 points.

She also won the onemeter championship posting an NCAA Division II record scoring a total of 511.15 points breaking the previous record which was set in 2007 by Clarion’s Jamie Wolf with 453.75 points.

Kelosky is now a fivetime NCAA Champion.

She won three straight one-meter titles, and won the three-meter in 2009 and 2011.

Johnson entered the 2011 nationals as a 21time All-American and finished as a seven-time All-American in 2011.

She equaled the maximum of 28 All-American honors in her fouryear career.

She finished second in the 100-free with a time of 49.95.

She swam a time of 55.08 in the 100 fly and

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Kaitlyn Johnson helped the 200 free relay to an eighth place finish with a time of 1:34.21.

The eighth place 200free relay team was composed of Johnson, senior Gina Mattucci, senior Kelly Connolly and sophomore Kayla Shull.

Johnson along with Shull, sophomore Morgan Oberlander and junior Megan Burrows finished in sixth place in the 800 free relay with a time of 7:31.10.

Johnson, Mattucci, Shull and sophomore Rachel Tano placed sixth in

the 400 free relay swimming a time of 3:25.83.

“Nationals went very well for us this year and we all had a lot of fun.

The most exciting part of the whole trip was getting fourth place as a team, since it hasn’t happened in quite a few years,” Shull said.

Shull set a new school record placing fifth in the 100-meter backstroke with a time of 56.24.

Shull also finished 12th in the 100 free.

Also placing for the

Golden Eagle women were junior Courtney Bogue, Connolly, Tano and Oberlander.

Bogue placed eighth in the 100-meter backstroke with a time of 57.55.

Connolly was 13th in the 100-meter breaststroke with a time of 1:04.97.

Tano finished 16th in the 200-meter breaststroke and Oberlander was seventh in the 200-meter butterfly.

Senior Kim Ogden was eighth in the three-meter diving with 410.60

points. Clarion’s fourth place team finish is the best under 11-year coach Mark VanDyke.

For the men, Clarion sophomore Joseph Ward finished fifth in the 100-meter freestyle helping the Golden Eagle men’s swimming and diving team to a 15th place team finish.

Ward placed fifth in the 100-free with a personal best time of 44.30.

Clarion was the highest finishing PSAC team with 101 points, good for 15th place out of 30 teams.

Clarion senior diver Logan Pearsall became one of five NCAA Division II divers who shares the D-II record with four individual titles dating back to 1964 during the 2011 Nationals.

Pearsall won the threemeter and was second in the one-meter.

Pearsall set a new NCAA Division II record on the three-meter scoring 565.15 points, breaking the national record he set last year with 557.50 points.

He narrowly missed winning his fifth national championship finishing second in the one-meter diving with 500.10 points.

Logan, who is in his third year diving at Clarion, has won four of six NCAA National Championship events he has competed in.

He won both boards last year and was the NCAA Division II Diver of the Year.

Freshman Ethan Merritt placed fourth in the three-meter diving with 515.65 points, and junior Justin Ducan placed 10th with 464.15 points.

In the one-meter diving Merritt finished fourth scoring 482.95 points.

Freshman Seth Brandenburg finished 12th with 415.45 points and junior Justin Ducan was 16th with 401.85 points.

Clarion diving coach Dave Hrovat has now coached 38 NCAA Champions and 217 All-Americans as the men’s and women’s head coach at Clarion for 21 years.

Softball team comes out swinging MATTHEW MULLEN Sports Staff

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Senior Carlie Cook leads Clarion with a .480 batting average.

The Clarion softball team is off to its best start in a decade.

The Eagles started off the season winning their first four games, which hasn’t been done in 25 years, on their way to an early 5-3 record.

Clarion took its spring trip down to North Myrtle Beach, S.C..

On the first two days of the trip, the Golden Eagles were perfect going 4-0.

In game one Clarion crushed Ohio Valley winning 11-0 in five innings.

The next game that day was a tight one, but Clarion pulled it out winning 1-0 over

La Roche College.

Day two brought two more wins for Clarion.

The first game was a win over Oakland City 4-1, and the second game of the day against GwyneddMercy only went five innings, but it was enough for the Golden Eagles to soar to a 9-1 win.

Clarion went 1-3 in the final four games of the trip, but coming out of the south with a 5-3 record is something that hasn’t happened since 2001.

Freshman Meghan Stanton went 2-5 on the trip down south, and was impressed with the senior leadership.

“It’s been amazing,” Stanton said.

“Starting from the se-

niors and going to the sophomores there has been so much support and encouragement.

They all trust that we can go into a position and hold our own. It really makes us excited to go out for the season and just give everything that we have.”

Junior pitcher Megan Daley has had a fantastic start to the season.

She pitched 30 and 2/3 innings, with a sensational 1.37 ERA and a 3-2 record overall.

Senior Nicole Lolla is 10 for 25 on the season batting .400, with five RBIs and leads the team with six doubles.

“It’s all a matter of continuing to pick each other up. We can’t be expected to

be perfect as individuals, but as a team. We can be perfect, that means each person has to bring something to the table,” Lolla said.

“If that continues to happen, we will be able to continue striving forward. I have no doubt that we will. Each girl has the passion in their heart and they let that be known by the way they perform on the field and that’s an incredible thing to be a part of.”

Senior Carlie Cook is hitting the cover off the ball batting .480, and sophomore Erica Burkey has pitched well with a 3.61 ERA, and a 2-1 record overall.

Clarion is back in action on Saturday, March 19, at 1 p.m.

Joe Ward CUP C UP m men’s en’s sophomore sophomore swimmer swimmer INTERVIEW BY Matthew Mullen

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What or who influenced you with your decision to attend Clarion?

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I was really attracted to Clarion because of the great tradition the program has here, especially in the sprint freestyle events. Clarion was also the only NCAA Division II school that was looking at me during my senior year of high school. I also wanted to come somewhere where I would have several top level teammates to push me during workouts on a daily basis.

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Do you have any certain routine before your race?

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My biggest thing is I can never sit still before any race. I’m always stretching or jumping around to stay loose. I always have my headphones on clear up until its time for me to put my cap and goggles on before race time.

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What does it mean to be a two time All-American?

It means a lot to me because Coach VanDyke has produced a lot of All-Americans during his time at Clarion, and it’s very humbling for me to be mentioned on that list along with some of

the all-time greats to have gone through this program.

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What are your future goals or expectations in swimming?

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I would love to see us win the PSAC men’s team title at least once before I’m finished here. I also want to defend my titles in the 50 and 100 free for the next two seasons, and I would really like to try and win nationals in at least one event before my Clarion career is over.

I have also considered the possibility of training for the Olympic Trials.

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The Clarion Golden Eagle’s baseball team started its season over break in North and South Carolina.

On their spring break, the Golden Eagles came out with a record of 2-11 to start their season.

Before traveling down south, the Golden Eagle’s started their season off at Millersville University.

The Golden Eagles showed their rustiness by getting swept 7-1 and 7-3 in the doubleheader.

With two games under their belts, the Golden Eagle’s were ready for their trip.

Their first game was against Mount Olive University in North Carolina.

Clarion never came close in this contest, falling 17-4.

The following day, the Golden Eagles finally picked up their first pair of victories in the young season against St. Andrews Presbyterian College.

Clarion took the first game 8-7 in extra innings.

Junior third baseman Scott Berkes led the Golden Eagles with a four-hit game. Berkes also drove on one run and scored a run of his own.

Along with his stellar performance at the plate, Berkes also came in relief to pick up the win.

He went two innings, allowing just one hit and striking out four batters.

In the nightcap of the doubleheader, Clarion came out with an easy 6-1 victory.

Junior shortstop Jericho Weitzel was the offensive star in the game going 2-2 with three runs scored and two walks.

Freshman Mike Dunn pitched a complete game, allowing one run on three hits, while striking out eight.

Since the two wins, the Golden Eagles have gone on a little bit of a skid.

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Junior Eric Grejda is batting .250 early on in the season for the Clarion Golden Eagles.

In their last eight games, the Golden Eagles have lost them all, including five losses by at least 10 runs.

After returning to Clarion, they took a pit stop at Shippensburg University to play a weekend series.

The Golden Eagles fell in all three games they played, including a 12-0 and 13-0 defeat.

Weitzel leads all starters in batting av-

erage, hits and RBIs in the early season.

Junior catcher Ken Morgan, who led the team in all offensive categories last year, is the only Golden Eagle to record a home run this year.

Dunn and Berkes have picked up the two wins for the Golden Eagle pitching staff.

Dunn is 1-1 with a 5.79 ERA on the season.

Berkes, who also splits time at third base, is

1-1 with a 11.81 ERA. Clarion will be back in action on Friday, March 18, at Mansfield University.

The two teams will continue their miniseries on Saturday, March 19, at Clarion’s Memorial field, weather permitting.

The Golden Eagles‘ home conference opener will be on Friday March 25 against Mercyhurst University.

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March madness kicks off in a strong way EDDIE MCDONALD Sports Staff

It’s that time of year again .

This is the time of year where memories are made, teams come together, teams get snubbed, Cinderella goes dancing and multiple brackets are filled out.

Yes, I’m talking about March Madness.

This year, the NCAA Tournament is shaping up to be memorable, with a ton of matchups and potential matchups.

The field expanded this year from 64 to 68 teams.

There will be four play-in games, opposed to one in the past.

This is where champions are made and what every college basketball coach, player and team strive for year in and year out.

Legends are made.

Great teams go home.

It looks like it will be another fun, yet unpredictable year of March Madness.

Now, before I get

into each of the brackets, I want to say that Colorado and Virginia Tech got snubbed out of the tournament.

The Tournament Selection Committee chose to take The University of Alabama Birmingham and Virginia Commonwealth University over the two teams just mentioned.

This got some college basketball analysts upset, including hall of fame announcer and analyst of college basketball, Dick Vitale.

He thought the two schools got the “raw end of the deal,” and I agree.

Every year, some teams get snubbed, while other teams, who were not quite as good as the snubbed teams, get selected.

That is one consistent thing that happens every year come March.

I’ll start with what I believe is the weakest of the four regions, the Southeast.

This region is headlined by No. 1 seed, Pittsburgh, and No. 2 seed Florida.

I see Pittsburgh advancing to the Sweet 16, only to get beat by Kansas State.

In my other Sweet 16 matchup, I have St. Johns making a run and beating UCLA, where St. Johns will then be heading to the Elite 8, and then defeating Kansas State to go to the Final Four.

The next region is the Southwest region where Kansas received the No. 1 seed, with Notre Dame getting the No. 2.

This region could set up some interesting matchups.

Watch out for the Richmond Spiders to make a run as a lower seed.

Kansas then will be moving on after beating Louisville to face Notre Dame in the Elite 8.

After beating Notre Dame, Kansas will be advancing to the Final Four.

The West region is one of the tougher regions this year.

Duke is the No. 1 seed and San Diego State is the No. 2.

This could poten-

tially set up matchups pairing Duke and Texas, and Connecticut against San Diego State.

I pick Duke to advance to the Elite 8 and then to the Final Four beating Texas and then San Diego State, who I have beating Connecticut.

The last region, is the toughest region, with Ohio State being the No. 1 overall seed in the tournament and North Carolina the No. 2.

Other tough teams in the region are No. 4 seed Kentucky, No. 3 seed Syracuse, No. 5 West Virginia and No. 6 seed Xavier.

To round out the East region I have Ohio State over Kentucky and North Carolina over Syracuse.

Ohio State is advancing out of that bracket to face off against the Blue Devils of Duke in the final four.

There I have Kansas and Ohio State advancing to the National Title Game.

In the end, the Buckeyes will be cutting down the nets.

The Golden Eagles women’s tennis team traveled to Hilton Head, S.C. this past week, March 9-11.

The Golden Eagles played Chestnut Hill College, Baldwin Wallace and UNC-Pembroke.

They finished 0-3 and never won a match, but Coach Lori Sabatose still believes it was a successful trip.

“It was our first chance to play outside, and on top of that we bonded as a team.”

Jaclyn Metzger lost to Chestnut Hill’s Nastia Shcherbakova 4-6, 6-3, 10-4 in the No. 1 singles match. She also lost to Caitlyn Pecinovsky of Baldwin Wallace 6-4, 5-7, 10-6 making it two straight days that she lost in three sets.

Finally, Metzger lost 6-1, 6-1 to Jenna McGary of UNC-Pembroke at No. 1 singles on Friday.

“I feel that I am playing well, I feel confident in my skills because of the work I’ve put in,” Metzger said.

“Footwork and focus are the things I will be trying to focus on and improve this season.”

The Golden Eagles had a rough start against Chestnut Hill with all five players losing their singles matches.

Sophomore Michaela Hardy led things off for the Golden Eagles, losing in straight sets, 6-0, 6-1.

Freshman Brittany Bucheit had a rough first match losing 6-0, 6-0.

Clarion’s lone senior Lauren Eonta also went down in straight sets 6-0, 6-1.

Sophomore Claire Kerstetter had the most competitive match for the Golden Eagles losing her two sets 7-6, 6-4.

Freshman Tawnya Waggle rounded out

the singles matches for Clarion with a 6-3, 6-0 defeat.

The Golden Eagles didn’t fare much better in doubles against Chestnut Hill losing all three of their matches 8-3, 8-3, 8-5.

Looking to rebound from the loss the day before, Clarion was back in action against Baldwin Wallace University.

Once again Clarion did not have any luck, losing every single one of its matches.

Hardy once again led things off losing in straight sets 6-4, 6-0.

For the second day in a row, Bucheit lost all of her matches 6-0, 6-0.

Eonta also lost in straight sets by a score of 6-0, 6-2. Kerstetter and Waggle rounded out the single matches again losing 6-0, 6-0 and 6-1, 6-0 respectively.

The Golden Eagles almost won their first match of the trip in doubles format against Baldwin Wallace before Metzger and Hardy fell by a score of 9-7.

The Golden Eagles came out with their strongest showing on their last day of competition.

Against UNC-Pembroke, Clarion won 10 games in singles competition while doubles managed to win nine games all together.

“I think we knew that every team was going to be tough at Hilton Head, but we wanted to challenge ourselves,” Sabatose said.

“It made us stronger, and made us realize what we can work on to improve this spring.”

The Golden Eagles are trying to bounce back from a disappointing fall season where they went 2-6.

The Golden Eagles next match is at Slippery Rock on March 29 at 3:30 p.m.

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TEAM PHILADELPHIA WASHINGTON BOSTON PITTSBURGH TAMPA BAY MONTREAL NY RANGERS BUFFALO

RECORD/POINTS 43-19-7 93 41-21-10 92 39-21-9 87 41-22-8 90 39-22-9 87 38-25-7 83 37-30-4 78 34-28-8 76

TEAM VANCOUVER DETROIT SAN JOSE LOS ANGELES PHOENIX CHICAGO DALLAS CALGARY

CAROLINA TORONTO NEW JERSEY ATLANTA FLORIDA NY ISLANDERS OTTAWA

32-29-10 31-30-10 33-32-4 29-29-12 28-33-9 27-33-11 25-36-9

NASHVILLE ANAHEIM MINNESOTA COLUMBUS ST. LOUIS COLORADO EDMONTON

74 72 70 70 65 65 59

RECORD/POINTS 46-16-9 101 42-20-8 92 40-23-8 88 40-25-5 85 37-23-11 85 38-24-8 84 37-25-8 82 36-27-9 81 * 35-25-10 80 37-27-5 79 35-28-7 77 32-27-10 74 31-29-9 71 26-34-8 60 23-38-9 55

*Teams above dashed line on track for playoffs Standings as of Wednesday at 11:11 p.m.

BASEBALL NCAA - ESPN/USA TODAY TOP 25 (MARCH. 13) TEAM 1. Florida 2. Vanderbilt 3. Oklahoma 4. Florida State 5. Virginia 6. South Carolina 7. LSU 8. Arizona State 9. Arkansas 10. Texas 11. UC Irvine 12. TCU 13. Texas A&M

RECORD 14-2 16-1 16-1 15-1 16-1 11-2 15-1 11-3 13-2 11-5 12-1 10-5 12-4

TEAM 14. Arizona 15. North Carolina 16. UCLA 17. Clemson 18. CS Fullerton 19. Fresno State 20. Louisville 21. Georgia Tech 22. Stanford 23. Col of Char.

24. Rice 25. California

RECORD 13-3 14-3 8-6 7-6 8-6 11-2 11-3 12-4 6-5 14-3 10-8 10-4

BASKETBALL NBA BASKETBALL TEAM BOSTON CHICAGO MIAMI ORLANDO ATLANTA NEW YORK PHILADELPHIA INDIANA

RECORD/GB 48-18 48-18 46-22 3 43-26 6.5 39-29 10 34-32 14 34-33 14.5 29-39 20

TEAM SAN ANTONIO LA LAKERS DALLAS OKLAHOMA CITY DENVER NEW ORLEANS PORTLAND MEMPHIS

RECORD/GB 54-13 48-20 6.5 47-20 7 44-23 10 41-27 13.5 40-30 15.5 38-29 16 37-31 17.5

CHARLOTTE MILWAUKEE DETROIT NEW JERSEY TORONTO WASHINGTON CLEVELAND

28-39 26-41 24-44 22-43 18-49 16-50 12-53

UTAH HOUSTON PHOENIX GOLDEN STATE LA CLIPPERS SACREMENTO MINNESOTA

35-33 35-34 33-33 30-37 24-42 16-49 17-51

20.5 22.5 25 25.5 30.5 32 35.5

*Teams above dashed line on track for playoffs Standings as of Wednesday at 11:11 p.m.

19.5 20 20.5 24 28.5 37 37.5

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Kennedy, Staal propel Pens past Sens 5-1 OTTAWA — The Pittsburgh Penguins are taking advantage of some of the NHL’s worst teams.

Tyler Kennedy and Jordan Staal each had a goal and an assist and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Ottawa Senators 5-1 Tuesday night.

“We’re playing the way the Penguins play. We’re doing all the right things in the system. We’re trusting each other to be there and back each other up and we’re playing hard,” Staal said.

Pittsburgh also beat the last-place Edmonton Oilers 5-1 at home Sunday.

Chris Kunitz had three assists for the Penguins, who also got goals from Ben Lovejoy, Matt Cooke and Zbynek Michalek.

The Senators have now lost two straight after their three-game winning streak was snapped in Buffalo on Sunday.

Ryan Shannon scored for the Senators. Ottawa’s Craig Anderson allowed four goals for the second straight game.

He made 36 saves while Pittsburgh backup Brent Johnson turned aside 21 of 22.

“Obviously it’s not the way you want to lose. When you get outshot 41 to whatever it is, that’s not our game,” Anderson said. “The way we were winning games was playing a 2-1 gritty hockey game, taking away the other team’s chances and capitalizing on our opportunities. Tonight Pittsburgh played their system to a tee and they capitalized on our mistakes.”

Paul Martin and Dustin Jeffrey had two assists each.

NFL

Mike Pouncey shines during Florida’s pro day *

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — There was one thing that stood out at Florida’s pro day Tuesday: “Team Pouncey” Tshirts were everywhere.

They were on the field and in the stands. They were on former and current players. They were on friends and family members.

At one point, New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick found himself surrounded by a dozen people wearing the black shirts that had “Team Pouncey” printed on the front and “2 Of A Kind” on the back.

Despite the extra attention, Mike

Pouncey didn’t need help separating himself from the pack. Pouncey was the main attraction at Florida’s pro day.

The 6-foot-4, 310-pound guard/ center had scouts, general managers and coaches watching his every move.

They broke down his stance, put him through blocking drills, scrutinized his snaps, talked about his personal life and tested his football IQ. “I did a great job. They loved me,” Pouncey said.

Pouncey’s twin brother, Maurkice, started 16 games at center for the Pittsburgh Steelers last season and made the Pro Bowl as a rookie. Mike has the same DNA, something NFL personnel executives noted.

“You definitely take that into consideration because obviously they’re very similar,” Jacksonville Jaguars general manager Gene Smith said.

“Both guys could play center or guard, and versatility equals value.

He did a nice job out here today.”

NCAA

Pittsburgh earns top seed in Southeast region PITTSBURGH — The expanded NCAA tournament field — now at 68 teams — has thrown a wrinkle into the art of scouting an opponent for Pittsburgh coach Jamie Dixon.

His Panthers, who earned a No. 1 seed Sunday for the second time in three years, will open with a secondround game Thursday in Washington against the winner of Tuesday’s first-round game between North Carolina-Asheville and ArkansasLittle Rock.

It is one of four such games involving three additional selections to the field, the first expansion since the tournament added one team in 2001, giving it 65.

Dixon took it all in stride. After all, a No. 1 seed is a No. 1 seed, and the Panthers will take what comes with it.

“It’s a little bit unique, but I’d rather be in this position than be a 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 seed,” Dixon said.

“It’s part of being a 1 seed. I think we can adapt and get ready for it.

At least, we’ll have a recent game of them to watch.”

The Panthers, placed in the Southeast Region, will hope for a better outcome than the last time they earned a No. 1 seed.

01 Duke 16 Hampton 08 Michigan 09 Tennessee 05 Arizona 12 Memphis 04 Texas 13 Oakland 06 Cincinnati 11 Missouri 03 Connecticut 14 Bucknell 07 Temple 10 Penn State 02 San Diego St. 15 N. Colorado

01 Ohio St. 16 TX SA/Ala St. 08 Geo. Mason 09 Villanova 05 W. Virginia 12 UAB/Clemson 04 Kentucky 13 Princeton 06 Xavier 11 Marquette 03 Syracuse 14 Indiana St. 07 Washington 10 Georgia 02 N. Carolina 15 LIU-Brooklyn

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01 Pittsburgh 16 UNC Ash/Ark LR 08 Butler 09 Old Dominion 05 Kansas St. 12 Utah St. 04 Wisconsin 13 Belmont 06 St. John’s 11 Gonzaga 03 BYU 14 Wofford 07 UCLA 10 Michigan St. 02 Florida 15 UCSB

01 Kansas 16 Boston U 08 UNLV 09 Illinois 05 Vanderbilt 12 Richmond 04 Louisville 13 Morehead St. 06 Georgetown 11 USC/VCU 03 Purdue 14 St. Peter’s 07 Texas A&M 10 Florida St. 02 Notre Dame 15 Akron

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Walking distance to campus and on bus route. Grand Avenue Extended (814)688-2577, a.m.guiffre@eagle.clarion. edu

March 17, 2011

Clarion Call 15 THE

Need room mate one bedroom 1/2bath. $950 /semester, includes gas, water,trash. Call Ryan at 814-795-9 6 3 1

PERSONALS Handsome young man looking for the love of his life. Preferably a woman shorter than 5’ 8” under 170 lbs. Or a man if the conditions are right. I’m not too picky as you can tell. People call me “Buffalo” because I love seafood served in turtle shells. If you would like to meet me call 443-6033334.

PLEASE HELP we need to fill this space

FOR SALE Gently used 8GB I-Pod Touch.

Scratches on the back. Contact (814)598-4830 if interested.

Looking for around $75 or best offer.

Compound Bow for sale. Percision Shooting Equipment brand. $75 call 814-746-0704

FREE student classifieds 814.393.2380

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Comics

This weekʼs showtimes BATTLE: LOS ANGELES PG-13, 120min.

2:30 p 5:05 p 7:35 p 10:00 p

Last-Ditch Effort

by John Kroes

RED RIDING HOOD PG-13, 110 min.

3:00 p 5:15 p 7:35 p 10:00 p HALL PASS R, 110 min.

5:10 P 7:25 P 9:45 P THE KINGS SPEECH R, 118 min.

7:35p RANGO PG, 120 min.

2:25 p 4:50 p 7:15 p 9:40 p

Your Comic Here!

JUST GO WITH IT PG-13, 127 min.

2:35 P 5:05 P 10:00 P GNOMEO AND JULIET (3-D) G, 94 min.

3:15p MARS NEEDS MOMS (3-D) PG, 88 min.

3:05 p 5:10 p 7:15 p 9:20 p THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU PG-13, 109 min.

2:20 p 4:40 p 7:10 p 9:20 p HALL PASS R, 120 min.

2:30p 4:55p 7:20p 9:50p

For a full calendar of showtimes and to buy tickets online, go to the Destinta Theatres website at:

www.destinta.com/t3.php

Located in the Clarion Mall

814-227-2441

Send submissions to admin@clarioncallnews.com if you’re interested.

www.destinta.com

Email Nathan at advertising@clarioncallnews.com

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OUTLOOK

THE

PROGRAMMING SCHEDULE

ON CAMPUS: Ch. 5 OFF CAMPUS: Ch. 15 CLARION UNIVERSIT Y’S STUDENT RADIO STATION TONIGHT

6 p.m. Meet the Campus Repeat 6:30 p.m. State Programming 7 p.m. News 7:30 p.m. Sports Night FRIDAY

12 p.m. TV on the Radio SATURDAY

[Off Air] SUNDAY

[Off Air] MONDAY

7 p.m. News — 7:30 p.m. Off the Bench 8 p.m. News Repeat — 8:30 p.m. Off the Bench Repeat

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RADIO SCHEDULE TODAY

7-9 a.m. The Bindy, Bacon, & Alan Show 11 a.m The Health Show 3-6 p.m. Panda Rhombus with DJ Kevin Zambory and DJ Ian Lindemuth 6-9 p.m. Bacon Time with DJ Bacon and Pac-man 9 p.m.-12 a.m. Kris Campbell Cannot Be Trusted FRIDAY

11 a.m. The Best of Our Knowledge 12-3 p.m. Lovey and Layla in the Morning at Noon 3-6 p.m. Clarion Sportsline with DJ Kevin Zambory and DJ Ian Catherine 6-9 p.m. Friday Freakout with DJ Kevin Zambory and DJ Ian Hunter 9 p.m. - 12 a.m. Hip-Hop with DJ Xtasy

TUESDAY

SATURDAY

6 p.m. Sports Night Repeat — 6:30 p.m. State Programming 7 p.m. News — 7:30 p.m. What’s the Score

7-11 a.m. Saturday Light Brigade 12-3 p.m. The Time Warp with DJ Bob Baker 3-6 p.m. DJ Jesse Snyder

WEDNESDAY

SUNDAY

3 p.m. TV on the Radio 7 p.m. News — 7:30 p.m. Meet the Campus

12-3 p.m. The Country Connection with J-Hawk 3-6 p.m. Dr. Kuehn 6-9 p.m. The Vault with DJ Lovey and DJ Jon Joy 9-12 a.m. How Cool Was Saturday Night with DJ Kris Campbell and DJ Danger Bull MONDAY

7-9 a.m. The Ian’s 11 a.m. The Book Show 12-3 p.m. DJ Kris and DJ Andi 3-6 p.m. DJ Becky Hoover — 6-9 p.m. DJ Dave Campbell 9 p.m.-12 a.m. Metal with DJ Eric Helman TUESDAY

7-9 a.m. The Bindy, Bacon, & Alan Show — 9-11 a.m. The Thunder from Down Under 11 a.m. 51% 3-6 p.m. The Jazzzy Show 7-9 p.m. The Cellar with 4man & DJ Lola 9 p.m.-12 a.m. Questionable at Best with Shirley & Andi WEDNESDAY

7-9 a.m. The Ian’s — 11 a.m. The Media Project 12-3 p.m. DJ Bay 3-6 p.m. TV on the radio — 6-9 p.m. Bacon Time with DJ Bacon and Pac-man 9 p.m.-12 a.m. Endangered Species