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Bookstore brings new features to campus Emily Miller NEWS EDITOR

CLARION, Pa. - During the summer, Clarion University’s on-campus bookstore became the Clarion University Store, operated by Neebo, Inc. Neebo, Inc. operates under several names, including Nebraska Book Company, Inc. and Neebo.

The company began in 1915 with a single college store near the University of Nebraska campus and is still headquartered in Lincoln, Nebraska, according to Jen Suggitt, manager of organizational effectiveness at Neebo.

“Our mission to be the most innovative, welcoming and knowledgeable provider of collegiate products and services drives our commitment to fulfilling the needs of each unique university community,” Suggitt said.

“Neebo prides itself on placing its guests first and offering the programs and services that will enhance the college experience for students, parents and faculty.”

Shelly Wilson, director of Clarion Student’s Association, has received feedback from students regarding the bookstore.

“The students who have been in touch with

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Merchandise is on display in the Clarion University store newly operated by Neebo, Inc. me have indicated that the prices were good, and that they were very enthusiastic about the Best Price Promise as well as the rental program,” Wilson said.

Neebo’s Best Price Promise allows students who have found their textbook at a cheaper price at another company’s store or website to present that to Clarion’s

store, which will allow the student to buy that price for 10 percent less than the competing store.

“Through our used textbooks, rent every textbook program and our Best Price Promise, students will have an immediate way to save money . . . we want to make the college experience better for students, parents and faculty at

Clarion,” Suggitt said.

Due to the overwhelming reaction to the Best Price Promise, a few problems have risen for the Clarion University Store, causing some textbooks to run out quicker than expected.

“We’ve addressed those problems and are doing everything in our power to correct them,” Wilson said. “To us, the

disappointment in not having that book there to price match is something that we do not want to see. We want to make that a positive experience, not a negative.”

Some students have expressed concerns to Wilson regarding the amount of merchandise in the store, not seeing the same amount of choices as there used to be.

Students receive research awards at convention Tiffany Yeager STAFF WRITER

CLARION, Pa. - The Pennsylvania Psychological Association recognized the work and research done by senior Clarion students Nicole Morine and Sara Dickson by awarding them with the 2013 Undergraduate Research Award.

Together with two university professors, they presented their research titled “Caregivers of Children with ASD who Receive More Support Report Poorer Well Being” in Harrisburg at annual meetings of association during the summer.

Their research showed that some forms of social support seem to be more beneficial than others for caregivers of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders.

“The research was a long process and because of the, specifications on our target participants we did hit a

few roadblocks along the way, but being able to overcome the difficulties we encountered helped us to learn a lot more about the research process,” Dickson said.

While it was not an easy journey for the students, Dickson says she loved the experience and recommends it to students who want to try their hand at undergraduate research.

One of the professors who helped these students was Professor Jeanne Slattery of the psychology department.

When asked about Dickson and Morine’s work, Slattery said, “Both Nicole [Morine] and Sara [Dickson] are lovely and hard-working people, who went above and beyond what I really could have asked of them.”

Slattery said, “Their research question was a difficult one, but they found very interesting results, which put caregiving in a very different light. I’m sure they received this award both because it was unusual

work and because it was interesting findings.”

Professor Kenn Staub of the communications sciences and disorders department also assisted with the research.

Both Staub and Slattery played a role in Dickson and Morine’s research, but it is the students’ interest that drove the research.

“My work with students inside and out of the classroom is the most rewarding part of my job—seeing students light up as they do ‘hard things,’ things they wouldn’t have believed that they could do,” Slattery said.

In addition to the groups presentation, Slattery presented a workshop with colleagues from around the state titled “Psychology as an Inter-Cultural Profession: Developing Strategies for Bridging Differences.”

The presentation concentrated on ways to meet aspirations and ethical guidelines in clinical work.

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Elisabeth Donato featured as teacher of the week.

FEATURES PAGE 6

Clarion campus holds Miss CU pageant.

ENTERTAINMENT PAGE 9

Football team defeats Lock Haven University.

SPORTS PAGE 12

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Wilson explained that Neebo has assured them that there will be more selections coming to the store throughout the semester while the company evaluates the interests of the university, stocking the store accordingly.

“One of our biggest challenges in the past was that our store was overstocked. There was a lot of merchandise that did not move,” Wilson said.

“Neebo is evaluating which brands are popular on the Clarion campus. I look for the store to be much better stocked in the near future.”

In addition to the Best Price Promise feature, Neebo pledged $25,000 per year for student scholarship textbook rentals, trying to help as many students as possible.

Each semester, a selection of students from Clarion and Venango will be chosen at random to receive a scholarship.

This semester, there were 45 Clarion students and five Venango students selected to each receive a $250 scholarship. The scholarships will continue each year for the seven years of the contract with Neebo.

Neebo now serves more than two million students and guests in services with more than 200 college stores nationwide.

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Senate recognizes new RSO Emily Miller NEWS EDITOR

At Monday’s meeting, the student senate approved a new Recognized Student Organization to be added to Clarion, the Golden Eagles Performing Arts.

Representatives of the Golden Eagle Performing Arts Group, Matthew Younger, acting president and Kevin Newton, vice president, came before the senate to discuss the group’s purpose and reasons for recognition.

The group’s mission statement is “to stimulate student interest in the-

atre, music and the visual arts at Clarion University of Pennsylvania,” according to their constitution.

The organization intends to provide all students with an equal opportunity to perform on stage, plan and perform in a concert series and showcase their talents in the field of visual arts.

The organization plans to not compete with other similar organizations in music, theatre or the arts, but rather stimulate interest outside of the respective departments.

“We want to make sure that students who are not involved in the arts departments can have the

same opportunities as theater majors to perform in shows and get involved in that aspect of Clarion,” Younger said. “We want students to have a way to express themselves on the stage, off the stage, and behind the stage.”

Discussion was also held about a competition involving different organizations painting the university apple sculpture, with voting held at the end of the month determining which design is the favorite. Prizes for the contest are not established.

Student senate meetings are held every Monday at 7:30 p.m. in 246 Gemmell.

Economics professor speaks at world congress Anastasia Bates STAFF WRITER

CLARION, Pa. - A Clarion University professor presented research at a conference in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Sandra Trejos, a professor of economics presented a paper titled “Peace, Happiness and Education in Latin America” at the ‘XV Comparative Education World Congress 2013 in June.

The conference itself was organized by the World Council of Comparative Education Societies and the Sociedad Argentina de Estudios Comparados en Educación, with Trejos’ work being sponsored by Clarion University and the College of Business.

She presented her work to a worldwide audience of between 15 and 20 people before taking questions on her research.

Trejos said, “I felt comfortable and grateful to be among scholars from different parts of the world. Attending a conference in a Latin American country is a gift as it allows me to be immersed in both the culture and the language that define part of who I am.”

“Talking to Argentin-

eans and learning about their country added to meeting other scholars from Australia, Costa Rica, Mexico and United States to mention some countries, is humbling and enriching. Exposing myself to a range of disciplines in a global context helps me grow as both a person and a scholar.”

Some of the paper findings include schooling, a positive association between health and peace, and happiness being directly related to peace.

She also made recommendations in her paper, including investing in education and health matters for a more peaceful Latin American region.

She spoke of the honor of presenting at such an international level.

“I was more excited, as I said before, than nervous. I understand my work is in progress and I am there to listen to the input experts from different fields may share with me.

“I want to be positively questioned and hear comments from people who care enough to make time to be there and listen to my presentation. In this specific session, the audience was particularly interested in and passionate about the topic of

peace,” Trejos said.

“These international conferences become rich experiences in terms of culture and learning about other countries. I was able to visit different places that enhanced the entire visit to Argentina such as the city of Luján and its Patroness, Madero and its Tango Show, the Latin American Art Museum in Buenos Aires, Boca and Caminito, and San Telmo.”

She added, “Being an economist, in my opinion, results are rather gratifying to realize that you are actually adding a quantitative perspective to a discussion that lacks such approach.”

“It is interesting to listen to what non-economists have to say about the topic from their own fields, especially when my topic is highly interdisciplinary.”

Mario Serrano, a senior International Economics student said, “It feels really special having a professor that is really internationally involved and that has an open mind in so many aspects. Being a Costa Rican, teaching in the U.S. opens new ways to see the world, and can have a influence in my studies and every one else’s thoughts as well.”

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Administrative and APSCUF leaders to discuss workforce plan Emily Miller NEWS EDITOR

CLARION, Pa. - Clarion’s faculty union APSCUF and administrative leaders are going to come together to discuss alternatives to the proposed workforce plan.

Starting Monday Sept.

23, there will be a series of three meetings between the two groups, totaling in 12 hours.

“The changes we are discussing can be characterized as a refocusing to support higher demand academic programs and reducing costs,” president Karen Whitney said.

She added, “Through this process, we hope to expand enrollment, perhaps in some new ways, while we ensure optimal stewardship of our resources so that we can continue to provide a high quality public education

at a reasonable price.”

Professor Elizabeth MacDaniel, president of Clarion APSCUF, said that these meetings are going to allow the faculty union to present creative ways of cost-cutting measures to the administration.

“We are happy to work with cost cutting measures, but we are firmly against the retrenchment of faculty and the elimination of programs and departments. We are willing to work with [administration],” MacDaniel said.

The meetings are a part of the process the administration is going through in developing a draft of the final workforce plan, which Whitney said in an email to the university, has a goal to be completed on or before October 15.

According to Whitney, there is much work to be done to complete a plan that administration

believes will strengthen the university’s future.

“As we work to complete the plan that will guide us for the next two years, it is important that the university’s leadership work with union leaders to explore reasonable alternatives to solve our financial challenges,” Whitney said.

Whitney also explained that working together to ensure parties are all working within established rules in bargaining agreements is equally important for employees who are in a union affected by this plan.

“The good news is that we know we are all working hard to make Clarion University’s curriculem more competitive for students in the emerging marketplace,” Whitney said.

Meetings between the leaders will be held Sept. 23, 27 and Oct. 1.

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2013 Miss CU Rakeeah Merrit showcases her singing during the talent competition.

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Federal gun laws did not block Navy Yard shooter Alicia Caldwell AP EXCHANGE

The gunman in the mass shootings at the Washington Navy Yard, Aaron Alexis, had a history of violent outbursts, was at least twice accused of firing guns in anger and was in the early stages of treatment for serious mental problems, according to court records and U.S. law enforcement officials.

But Alexis apparently managed to exploit seams in the nation’s patchwork of complicated gun laws designed to keep weapons out of the hands of dangerous people. He was able to buy a shotgun in Virginia with out-ofstate identification, even though that would have prevented him from buying a handgun.

It is illegal for gun dealers to sell handguns to such out-of-state buyers, but the Firearms Owners’ Protection Act, passed by Congress in 1986, opened up interstate sales for shotguns

and rifles. Virginia gun laws require only that an out-of-state buyer show valid identification, pass a background check and otherwise abide by state laws in order to buy a shotgun in the state. Alexis was never prosecuted for the two misdemeanors involving guns.

Alexis bought the shotgun at Sharpshooters Small Arms Range in Lorton, Va. on Sunday, according to a statement from the attorney for the gun range.Michael Slocum said in an email that Alexis rented a rifle, bought bullets and used the range before buying the shotgun and 24 shells. Slocum said Alexis passed a federal background check.

Law enforcement officials visited the range Monday, reviewing the store’s video and other records. ”What the 1986 Firearms Owners’ Protection Act did was it made it more convenient for gun buyers,” said Kristen Rand, the legislative director at the Violence Policy Center. “That’s the

road we’ve been on for a while: The convenience of gun owner always seems to trump the right of victims not to be shot.”

Federal gun laws bar the mentally ill from legally buying guns from licensed dealers. But the law requires that someone be involuntarily committed to a mental health facility or declared mentally ill by a judge, and that information must be reported to the FBI in order to appear on a background checks. In the wake of the 2007 shooting at Virginia Tech, state authorities changed state laws to make it tougher for the mentally ill to buy guns there.

But like other recently accused mass shooters, Alexis was never declared mentally ill by a judge or committed to a hospital. He was being treated by the Veterans Administration as recently as August, according to two law enforcement officials, but the Navy had not declared him mentally unfit.

After the December

massacre at a Connecticut elementary school, U.S. lawmakers pushed to overhaul gun laws.

Asked Tuesday about whether the shooting would renew consideration of new gun laws, Obama spokesman Jay Carney said the president hasn’t stopped pushing for reform, was making executive changes to federal rules and reiterated his commitment to strengthening gun laws, including expanding background checks to sales online and at gun shows. ”He has not in the least hidden his displeasure and disappointment in Congress for its failure to pass legislation that’s supported by 80 percent to 90 percent of the American people,” Carney told reporters.

“You could not define a case of Congress — or a minority in Congress, a minority in the Senate — taking its cues from a narrow special interest, better than this.”

Monday’s shooting prompted a new round of calls for ac-

tion from lawmakers.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., and Sen. Joe Manchin, D.-W. Va., the author of a bill on background checks, both said they would like to see a vote on the background checks bill, but the votes aren’t there for passage at this time.

Still, Reid said he hopes to get another gun control vote this year.

“I don’t want any more bad things to happen, you know. Something’s going to have to get the attention of these characters who don’t want any controls.”

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., a leading advocate for tougher gun control in the Senate, said in a statement that the shooting “is one more event to add to the litany of massacres.””Congress must stop shirking its responsibility and resume a thoughtful debate on gun violence in this country. We must do more to stop this endless loss of life,” she said.

Some congressional Democrats and family members of shooting vic-

tims planned to gather at the Capitol on Wednesday to renew their push for background check legislation. The trip, organized by the Newtown Action Alliance, was previously planned to mark the nine-month anniversary of the Connecticut school shooting.

For Obama, it was at least the seventh mass shooting of his presidency, and he mourned the victims while speaking at the White House on Monday. ”We are confronting yet another mass shooting, and today it happened on a military installation in our nation’s capital,” Obama said. “It’s a shooting that targeted our military and civilian personnel. These are men and women who were going to work, doing their job protecting all of us. They’re patriots, and they know the dangers of serving abroad, but today they faced the unimaginable violence that they wouldn’t have expected here at home.”

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CUP needs Academic Enrichment Matt Knoedler “Measuring is important, because we need to be very thoughtful about how we use our resources: time, talent and treasure…” President Whitney, 2011.

Over the past few years Clarion has been engaged in setting up a universitywide assessment system.

Through assessment, administration, faculty, staff and students can measure whether or not programs are helping the university achieve its mission.

Assessment provides data which enables administration, faculty, staff and students to know what works and what doesn’t work. It is supposed to support the kind of thoughtful decision-

making President Whitney describes above.

Given the president’s commitment to the use of data to inform decision-making, we would assume that assessment data was used as the basis of the Workforce Plan.

However, if we look at some of the assessment data from Academic Enrichment, we have to question that assumption.

While one of the Workforce Plan’s goals is to increase student retention, it eliminates a program which has demonstrated success in retention. In 2012, the TRIO Student Support Services Program had a second-year return rate of 76.4 percent, and a six-year graduation rate of 53.8 percent.

Despite the fact that this program served primarily at-risk students, their retention numbers are better than the university rates (from 2011) which show a 70.2 percent second-year return rate and a 47.4 percent six-year graduation rate.

This data indicates that the university should be doing more of what Academic Enrichment does, not less. It suggests there has been an effective use of “time, talent and treasure.”

We have to say that the numbers supporting retrenchment in Academic Enrichment simply don’t add up!

Carie Forden, PhD Department of Psychology

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STAFF WRITER

Monday’s deadly shooting at the Washington Navy Yard certainly shocked many people around the country.

It lowered flags to half-staff, even cancelling local sporting events. But one thing this tragedy will likely restart is the fiery debate over one of America’s oldest arguments: The battle over gun control.

Following the fatal shootings at Connecticut’s Sandy Hook Elementary School last December, America mourned the loss of those fallen and prayed for those injured at the scene. Shortly thereafter, President Obama and top Congressional leaders made a plea to

Victoria Mikita STAFF WRITER

In the uproar of the 15-month long Syrian conflict, more than 12,000 innocent people have suffered.

Many have been killed, and others have fled to surrounding countries due to a chemical attack supposedly led by dictator Bashar al-Assad. The situation is complicated and sensitive, but as Americans we should take action and stand behind Syria.

As an American citizen, I believe in our country and armed forces stepping up to help surrounding countries in need.

The United States is not a country that simply acts as a spectator when other countries are

back and watch. Our foreign policy states that we want to create a secure international community, so the United States should do nothing less than honor that.

I am not saying that President Obama should carelessly send troops and weapons into Syria without a second thought. Many of us clearly remember what it was like to be at war with Iraq, so it is only natural for us to want a clear picture of what is going to happen if we were to intervene. I understand the doubts and concerns of others, but in the end the ultimate goal is to help a country where such powerful weapons are being misused.

It is morally right to help people in need, especially being a country who has the resources and tools to help.

The outcome of intervening is risky and uncertain, but if we do not try, the only thing we are accomplishing is misrepresenting what the United States stands for.

be subjected to stricter and, at times, overreaching gun control measures when lawmakers can easily close the existing loopholes? (That move alone would the biggest difference.)

Moreover, why does the nation focus on gun control only after a crisis rather than doing something about it prior to the “next big tragedy?”

The basics of the plan Obama and fellow Democrats developed following the Sandy Hook shooting weren’t overthe-top. They predominantly focused on background checks and other seemingly common sense safety methods. But, I could see them pushing for stricter measures considering the background of this shooter.

The president and his colleagues in Washington are going to be left answering many questions in light of the Navy Yard shooting. But, with Obama in his second term and nothing to lose, one must consider whether or not his answers to the problem are justifiable.

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Americans should support Syria in trouble. Our foreign policy states that its goals are “to create a more secure, democratic, and prosperous world for the benefit of the American people and the international community.” This policy has in the past been applied to the fight against communism and the al Qaida terrorist attacks, so there is no reason not to apply it now.

As we are facing the choice of whether or not to intervene with Syria, Americans are much less supportive and would rather stay out of the issue.

There are many concerns that the plan to strike Syria will only lead us to another long war in the Middle East. President Obama is being accused of not having given enough thought as to why we should intervene, but I do not believe that to be true. The most important thought that needs to be given to this situation is how we can help the powerless. There is no way to justify letting innocent citizens of Syria die and suffer while we sit

the American people for tighter gun laws and related restrictions. Given the nature of the Navy Yard Shooting, as it has come to be known, I would expect much of the same rhetoric from Washington.

Reports released Tuesday say the suspected shooter, Aaron Alexis, had a record of mental issues and run-ins with the law while enlisted as a Navy reservist. Alexis, 34, had a “pattern of misconduct,” including eight separate incidents during his time with the Navy. He also had contacted two Veterans Administration hospitals for suspected psychological issues. However, none of that prevented Alexis from obtaining clearance to work as a subcontractor at the Washington Navy Yard, leaving lawmakers with many questions.

This leads me to some questions of my own. Why weren’t the loopholes that allowed Alexis access to the yard previously closed? Why should the law-abiding American people

Mike Friend STAFF WRITER

Having been around since July 2006, it seems that Twitter is quickly making its own case as “the” social media tool. For those unfamiliar with the site, Twitter allows users to express themselves in 140 character spurts called tweets.

For only having Twitter a little over three years, I have already amassed over 4,000 tweets. I know I don’t tweet as much as some other people but Twitter is an important tool for journalists and reporters. The platform allows reporters to follow businesses and important officials and keep tabs on what they’re doing or where they’re going. Frankly I don’t care that somebody ate chicken for lunch or got a free Coke

from the vending machine, which is why I tend not to follow random people. However, I do follow people and entities like The New York Times, Washington Post and Congressman Glenn “G.T.” Thompson.

Following people who are important to the area that a journalist covers can make or break a story. For example during the Boston Marathon bombings and the media scramble that ensued, the Times, WaPo and Boston Globe all had different numbers on the number of explosive devices, number of victims and whether the suspects were in custody or not.

However, The Boston Police Department Twitter account made it clear two that only detonated, and suspicious packages were found elsewhere. The number of victims was unclear, but close to 100 had already been accounted for.

As great as Twitter can be, it can be a real pain in the career. Recently a little known Congressman decided to tweet some lewd pictures to random women, and now everybody

knows Anthony Weiner, and his career has gone up in flames.

The same thing can happen to a journalist. If I have a particularly stressful day and have received some unfair criticism, a multi-tweet rant can get me blacklisted quicker than I can say “Sorry.”

Not only can rants and scandalous pictures hurt a journalist, but fake and parody accounts can cause havoc on an unsuspecting reporter. For example there are Twitter accounts for Pittsburgh Pirates broadcasters Bob Walk and Kent Tekulve, but neither actually own the accounts. To an unsuspecting journalist, a tweet from Bob Walk citing the evils of the DH, and his love of Tim Nevrett may seem perfectly legit and be reported as such.

As the drive for quick, accurate news goes on, it seems that Twitter will only grow in importance. However a good reporter will always verify whatever he or she reads. Just some friendly advice to live by: If you read it on the Internet, verify it, multiple times.

What Drae thinks: Change through Christianity

Andrae Weeks STAFF WRITER

I was once one of those people who knew nothing about the bible or going to church but knew I needed to go. I didn’t know if I was ever going to be committed. After I decided to go, it changed my life forever.

Growing up, I was never a negative person; I’ve always played sports, earned decent grades and loved to have fun. I use to think that I was already a good person who did right and didn’t need to go to church. I always saw my great-grandparents coming home from church dressed up and singing gospel songs, and I wondered if that would ever be me. They always told me how I needed to learn about the Bible and attend church. As much as I knew they were right about me going, I didn’t go.

Two years later, three of my friends and I decided to go Shiloh Community, a huge church across the street from where I

lived in Homewood, an urban neighborhood in Pittsburgh.

Shiloh had over 100 members, a huge parking lot and was a predominantly black Baptist church. I loved the way the pastor preached and how he would always say, “You might not be perfect, but strive for perfection.” Every time he said that, I was reminded that no matter how great I was doing, I could always do better. I was learning, growing and becoming an even more positive person.

I started going to Sunday school, Bible school and a couple months later I, my sister and my friends were all baptized. I had a church family. Everybody at Shiloh was genuine and kindhearted, and I felt like a completing new person and felt born again. Then one of the deacons, Ricardo Dixon asked me and a group of other young males in the church if we would like to start a young men’s ministry. We all agreed to participate and named it Son of S.C., accepting young men ages 7-21.

We had a total of 15 members and decided to have officers for the ministry, and I was voted by my fellow members to become president.

The ministry was organized to teach and help young males get closer to God by getting

involved in positive activities, having Bible study sessions and by having meetings twice a month to discuss our problems, goals, desires and things we needed to do to become better Christians.

Once a month during church we do all the callings which would include reading the announcements, doing the call to worship and the scripture reading, praying before we give our tithes and offerings and ushering. We would raise money by having car washes in a church parking lot during hot summer days, which would be fun because we would have water fights, and we would also put our own cash in to have youth trips to amusement parks, restaurants and bowling alleys.

I am very thankful and feel so blessed to be saved and a part of something so inspirational. Once you realize that God is the reason for everything and will always be there for you, it can transform your life as it did mine. I would have never thought that I would become a part of a ministry, let alone the president of a ministry. But in the words of my pastor, Hubert D. Hutcherson, “God might not come when you want him to, but he’s always on time.”

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Eagle’s Nest fan club continues support of Clarion University teams Kasie Sansonetti STAFF WRITER

At each Clarion University football game, students show their support by cheering on their home team. In order to further display their Eagle pride, students created the “Eagle’s Nest,” a sports affiliated fan club that attends games to root for the Clarion sports teams.

All students are welcome to participate and cheer at sporting events.

Upon arrival, they can receive a free T-shirt as they enter the stadium, and they watch the game from the student-designated bleachers called the “Eagle’s Nest.”

The Eagle Nation’s mission is to raise awareness of athletics throughout as well as off campus, and relay the three attributes of an Eagle: Pride, Character and Integrity.

Meeghan Walton and Sam Beckanich, juniors at Clarion University, expressed their opinions and satisfaction with the club. Both of them joined because of prior “nests” they were involved with

in high school.

“I was a part of my Hawk’s Nest in high school. This brings back old memories while allowing me to start new ones,” said Walton.

Beckanich revealed a similar situation.

“I was in marching band in high school, and even though I didn’t decide to join this year, it still feels good to be involved,” she said.

Even though Saturday, Sept 14 was their first Clarion home game experience for the year, they plan on returning for future games.

Featured in an upcoming game will be a banner contest. Students and organizations can explore their creative talents and parade their Clarion spirit. All banners must be fashioned from a twin-sized bedsheet in horizontal orientation.

The banner event will be held at the football game on Oct. 23, but the banners must be entered by Oct. 19 to the Information Desk in the Gemmell complex. All banners entered in the contest will be displayed around the fence of the

field during the game, and the winners will be announced at half-time.

Seniors Meg Gadley, Kelsie Moody, Yozaira Diaz, Samantha Eicher and Amanda Wade all anticipate the banner contest, and are excited to participate in the group project.

Diaz voiced her excitement. “Yes! We all plan on it. It’s going to be a group effort, and I will enjoy being a part of it,” she said.

“We always stay for the entire game anyway, even if it’s cold,” said Eicher. “We love football and support our Clarion Eagles in all ways we can.”

Walton and Beckanich also plan on entering the contest.

“It’s a definite possibility if we can get enough people together.

This would be a great opportunity for our hall since we live in Nair to do something together,” said Walton.

More upcoming events will continue to be posted on the Clarion website, but the Eagle Nation appreciates all of its support from the Eagle’s Nest.

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In 1973, Wimbledon Champion Billie Jean King faced off against Bobby Riggs in a tennis match that struck pride in the hearts of women around the world.

The event was attended by more than 30,000 people in Houston. It was broadcast on national television as well as in 36 other countries.

In the $100,000 winnertake-all match dubbed the “Battle of the Sexes”, King set out to defeat Riggs, who was known for making chauvinistic remarks against female athletes.

In August 2013, Riggs revealed a claim that the match was rigged in order to pay off his debts to the mafia, but King denied that this was true.

On Sept. 21, 2004, punk band Green Day’s album “American Idiot” was released in the United States. The album enjoyed immense success for months following the release. Fans enjoyed it for its strong guitar sound.

Known for its storytelling, “American Idiot” is a favorite album of many Green Day fans.

It follows the story of a fictional character called “Jesus of Suburbia” and his travels away from the hometown he hates.

The album charted in 27 countries worldwide and has sold more than six million copies in the U.S. alone. Worldwide, the album sold more than 15 million copies.

In 2008, the U.S. Mint revealed the first change in 50 years to the penny.

The portrait of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln remained on the heads side. On the tails side, however, the Lincoln Memorial was replaced with four new designs in commemoration of the 200th anniversary of Lincoln’s birth.

Designs included a depiction of the log cabin where Lincoln was born in Kentucky, an image of young Lincoln resting at his job as a rail splitter, Lincoln in his lawyer days standing in front of the state capitol building in Springfield, Il., and an image of the Capitol Dome halfway through completion.

On Sept. 23, 1986, Congress selected the rose to be the U.S. national flower.

The House of Representatives passed a joint resolution naming the rose, specifically the American Beauty Rose, the “National Floral Emblem.”

A law passed later that year declared that “...we hold this rose dear as the symbol of life and love and devotion, of beauty and eternity.”

Another proposed flower for the National Floral Emblem was the native marigold, known for its robustness and the fact that it thrives in all 50 states, and is also only native to North America.

In 1952, an underwater volcano located south of Japan erupted explosively on Sept 24.

The eruption caused the sinking of Japanese research vessel Kaiyomaru No. 5, as well as the deaths of its passengers.

The exact circumstances of the incident are unknown, but it is speculated that the ship capsized at close range to the eruption.

In the days following, wreckage of the research vessel were found south of the volcano. Pieces of cooled volcanic rock were found on some of the vessel fragments, leading some to believe that it was directly above the volcano at the time of its eruption.

This week in history: Sept. 19-24 Kyra Ammon

FEATURES EDITOR

9/19 On this day in 1881, U.S. President James A. Garfield died of wounds inflicted by assassin Charles J. Guiteau more than two months previously.

His death came unexpectedly after weeks of what seemed like significant recovery. Attendants as well as his doctor were reported to be surprised.

Garfield was reported to have shown promising symptoms in the days leading up to his death.

President Garfield was succeeded by Vice President Arthur in the early morning following Garfield’s death. He served the second shortest term of any president.

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Clarion student helps develop “Millennial” party Joshlyn Lawhorn STAFF WRITER

Democrats and Republicans are the most well-known political parties in the United States voting system.

Most people seldom hear about other political parties because the “red and blue parties” are recognized and discussed more often.

Evan Schindler, a Clarion University student, has been interning at Thomas Merton Center (Garfield, Pittsburgh, Pa.,) where their interest is in political advocacy.

Schindler and other interns came to the realization that the current political system does not work smoothly within the two major political parties. The group decided that it would start a political party called “Progressive Citizens for a United America” and nicknamed “The Millennial Party.” The PCFUA brings progressive ideas and does not just focus on the liberal or conser-

vative viewpoints.

One of the key points of this particular party is focusing on the issues of the college-aged generation and future. This includes student loan debts and rates due to the effect on college students head on.

Another key point is the sequester.

“Our generation needs to realize that spending cuts are necessary due to the large national debt we have got ourselves

in. The sequester made cuts across all sectors of American infrastructures and the reason it happened was because the Democrats and Republicans in Congress could not compromise enough to reach a settlement,” Schindler said.

He feels that more cooperation is necessary.

“Although we understand cuts to federal spending will continue to become more prevalent, we would like to

see a more concerned Congress with the issue.

Congress took a two month vacation, paid for by our tax dollars, after they couldn’t reach a compromise, and this is the least productive congress in the history of the U.S.,” he said.

Schindler also addresses the issue of Social Security Retirement.

“Some of our parents and grandparents are collecting Social Security retirements; that’s go-

ing to eventually run out and so now our tax money goes to their Social Security and when we go to get our social security there will be no plan in place,” he said.

Another point is military spending reform in which 53 percent of taxes goes to military funding. Schindler promotes the PCFUA idea by saying, “We do not want to change that figure but have more of the money go to the soldiers’ and

veterans’ pockets. Instead of spending money on weapons we don’t need or ammunition to be shot at nothing, we can give a veteran who fought for our country money to survive.”

The PCFUA aims for, but is not confined to, members from 16 to 28 years of age who are open to stating their opinions.

“The biggest challenges we face are apathy from people our age, and we are looking for people willing to pitch in their opinions on what they think can change.

Our platform is tentative; that way we can adjust our policy to what we feel everyone’s viewpoint is valued.”

Schindler is working to gain the school’s approval and start a school organization under the advisement of John Eichlin.

For more information on the PCFUA, contact Evan Schindler at e.j.schindler@eagle. clarion.edu or go on the website PCFUA.org.

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Thursday, Sept 19 3 p.m. A.L.I.C.E. Training 7:30 p.m. Poetry Night

Friday, Sept 20 5 p.m. EFSN Laser Tag Saturday, Sept 21 9:30 a.m. Campus Clean-Up 8 p.m. EFSN Cash Attack Sunday, Sept 22 3 p.m. “The Untouchables” Showing Tuesday, March 12 7 p.m. Fall into Safe Sex Wednesday, Sept 25 10 a.m. iPad Raffle

For a full listing of campus events and club meetings, please refer to the master events calendar on the Clarion website at: www.clarion.edu/623/

French professor Dr. Elisabeth M. Donato came to Clarion University in the spring of 1999. She was hired to replace the department chair who had passed away. When Donato arrived at Clarion she was one of two full time French teachers, along with two part-time French teachers.

In 2005, Donato became the sole French teacher at the university.

Donato was raised in Lille, a small town in Northern France. In 1973, Donato arrived in the US. However it was not until 1975 that she made the official move. From 19751990, Donato was living in Delaware and working her way up in the business world. She started as an interpreter for a company where she eventually moved to the marketing department.

By the end of her business career, Donato was working as creative director. Donato found the business world to be “volatile” and “hectic,” so when her husband’s work forced her to move from Delaware to Pittsburgh, Donato decided to work towards a doctorate in French and fulfill her true calling, which is teaching.

Donato makes the statement, “I’ve always had in the back of my mind that I wanted to teach a language.”

While Donato admits that at first she wanted to teach English, it’s clear that her true passion is in teaching French to the students of Clarion University.

Upon meeting Donato, it is apparent how much she truly enjoys her job

Dr. Elisabeth Donato has been a teacher at Clarion University since 1999.

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and her students. Donato states that teaching allows her to be creative because she is constantly reinventing the way she teaches her students.

Being a professor also allows Donato to work on her various articles that she enjoys researching and writing. Donato wrote the article “Suis-je Rock?: Defining French Rock and Roll and Rock Artists in Rock & Folk, 1966-67,” which was published in the international journal “Contemporary French Civilizations.”

Donato is also working on a number of articles dealing with how Americans perceive the French culture. Her passion for studying the various culture differ-

ences is shown through her writings and her devotion to her research.

Though Donato has her research articles, teaching is her first priority.

However, Donato worries about the future of her department because of recent and future budget cuts that are being discussed. The entire foreign language department is in talks of being “dissolved” and Donato urges Clarion President Karen Whitney to realize how important the department is.

Donato said she is already overwhelmed in being the only French teacher at Clarion University, and she acknowledges that she cannot possibly teach every French course that her students

need. She is only one person, and there is only so much time in the day. So, she says, to rely on one French teacher to meet the needs of many different students is unrealistic.

Donato said she is optimistic that the Clarion administration will realize how crucial her courses are to Clarion University.

Donato does not let the looming discussions over French’s future at Clarion break her spirit.

She will continue to enlighten her students through class as well as extra events such as the annual French Film Series.

Donato’s passion for teaching and her love for the French language are made clear through her dedication and esteem.

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ANDI FULMER Grouplove exploded on the scene last summer with its hit song “Tongue Tied,” a quintessential sunshine

JOHN BURBA Two years after the release of the critically appreciated, raw sounding “Dead Throne,” The Devil Wears

MATTHEW KNOEDLER Chris Young has set the bar high for himself on this project due to his success over the years. From 20092011, he accrued five consecutive No. 1 singles. Whether

AMERIGO ALLEGRETTO Not since Lou Reed has a band or artist confused fans more than MGMT has over the band’s past five years of indie superstardom.

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song built for the poolside and a party. The eclectic group of five reconvened from their homes across the globe to produce the sophomore album, “Spreading Rumors.”

The album opens with “I’m With You” and a building piano track. It grows into an urgent, pressing song that spills over with the same toe-tapping energy that made “Tongue Tied” such a hit.

It moves from there to “Borderlines and Aliens,”

which boasts a strong rock influence and a grunge, alternative feel. It is a fine showing of the diverse range of sounds Grouplove looks to incorporate into albums.

The same idea is followed through on “Schoolboy.” My favorite part is the sudden ending in the middle of a line, as though the band simply tired of the tune and let it go.

“Shake Attack” bears a closer resemblance to “Tongue Tied” with a dis-

tinct back beat, the unique use of steel drums and an interesting play between a much simpler verse and a chorus that is practically built for a club.

“Sit Still,” one of my personal favorites, sounds like the angstier cousin of something Of Monsters and Men would put out.

“Didn’t Have to Go” gathers strength from a lingering verse to a driving chorus that keeps the energy of the album alive.

It segues nicely into “Bitin’

the Bullet” a swinging number with a plinking piano and gritty guitar.

The album begins to wind down with “News to Me” a song that would be at home at the start of a long drive and, while the chorus is a watered-down version of the some of the scratchier, more shouted chunks of past songs, it fits much more nicely with the cleaner musical style.

“Raspberry” tries to bring back some of the earlier energy, but it comes

across as halfhearted and somehow seems like it was written to wind up on a version of “Rock Band” somewhere down the road.

Meanwhile, “Save the Party For Me” is a beautiful, lilting number that caps off an extremely scrappy and energetic album in a nearly perfect way. Its somber notes and quiet moments are a sleepy send off after everyone has simply worn themselves out going crazy for the earlier 12 songs.

Prada shows it has grown up again in their newest album, “8:18.” It marks the band’s first album without keyboard player James Barney, and the band’s second album co-produced by Killswitch Engage guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz.

While “8:18” lacks the stirring synth tones and frantic riffs of TDWP’s “Plagues,” and the brute styling of “Dead Throne,” it displays the band’s maturity with its compositional strength and depth in a delicate, often complex musical environment.

Many of this album’s best moments are created by ambient, mechanical tones that, when paired with some of the cleanest instrumentals the band has ever concocted, create a lurching, destructive robot of an album.

With this robot, there are two sides. On one side is an iron-fisted city destroyer on display in the powerhouse opener “Gloom,” the filth and gristle coated “Martyrs” and the salty face melter “Sailor’s Prayer.” The other side of this album whisks the listener past the cold,

rusted and metallic exterior of the “8:18” machine, heading straight for the heart and soul of the band.

The most gripping song on the album, “Care More,” has much more in common with Nine Inch Nails than anything else on the band’s back-catalog. As a synthesizer and electronics soaked ballad, it’s the last thing to be expected from the group, but “Care More” makes its case as one of The Devil Wears Prada’s most musically adept songs.

Much like last week’s re-

view of the Arctic Monkeys’ album “AM,” “8:18” is another testament to the power of deep, minimal-compression based production. The tracks on this album churn and grind in a pool of deep bass tones and full-bodied drum sounds with a life not seen since 2010’s “Zombie” EP. With all this open space sonically, the album is held down at times by Mike Hranica’s vocal choices.

Hranica’s hardcore vocals on “8:18” are similar to those in “Dark Throne,” but where the unrefined production

of “Dark Throne” complemented and gained from the intense nature of the vocals, the spacious design of “8:18” often clashes, as it does throughout “Number Eleven,” disrupting the attention to detail established within the albums otherwise meticulous design.

Despite this, The Devil Wears Prada sure have grown a lot since “HTML Rulez DOOD,” and if “8:18” leaves any hints, we’ll be sure to see plenty of bold and mature changes in the future from the band.

he’s crooning to country girls or singing a cliché song about life, the baritone Tennessean has worked his magic on the charts with hits such as “Voices” and “You.” With that being said, fans are expecting a lot from his fourth studio album, “A.M.,” and with good reason.

“Aw Naw,” the album’s lead single, has steadily climbed its way up the charts since its release in May. It’s easily the best song on the album. With a suspenseful fade in and catchy guitar riff preceding Young’s first verse, the song is one to

which you can roll down the windows and rock out.

The story of this week’s 12th ranked country song, according to Mediabase, has the narrator (Young) ready to leave a bar after a quick drink with friends, but his plans are soon foiled as someone buys another drink. Later, he meets a girl while at the bar, ultimately delaying him until last call.

Both the lyrics and the music itself make this song a likely top 5 hit. Although this may not have been the goal of Young and returning producer James Stroud,

I don’t feel like every song on this album has the potential to be a single. Some of the songs just seem plain and flat, including the title track.

Despite its mischievous opening riff, “A.M.” lacked originality and forced certain lines to rhyme. It sounds like a knockoff of “Aw Naw.” “Hold You To It” also fell short in my book. It didn’t catch me like other songs on this album did.

Although the presence of a steel guitar put a smile on my face, I just couldn’t get

into this song. This song is much like “Text Me Texas” in that regard.

Neither song would be on repeat in my library, even though I enjoy parts of each.

If Young and those from his label remain uncertain as to what the second single should be from “A.M.,” perhaps they should consider “Lonely Eyes.”

I loved everything about this song. The song opens with a fade-in of piano and guitar intertwined. Frankly, this song sounds like a “Chris Young song.” It fits his voice and, lyrically, this

song dominates most others on the album.

“Nothin’ But The Cooler Left” is a song for the summer, and I’d expect it to be released around that time in 2014. “Cooler” has a smooth, sing-a-long chorus just waiting for you to take the top off of the Jeep or sit and chill riverside. In the song, Young gives a shoutout to the “good old boys and country girls everywhere.”

I think the good old boys and country girls will definitely enjoy this one and, for the most part, “A.M.” as a whole.

After captivating listeners with the catchy, danceable “Oracular Spectacular” and dumbfounding everyone with the artsy “Congratulations,” MGMT return with a self-titled third LP. The album can be described in three words: mindbending, psychedelic and weird, and the band doesn’t seem to care.

“Alien Days,” a five-minute electro-epic about having a parasite control your life, sets the listener up for the next 40 minutes. Key changes, eerie sound effects,

Andrew VanWyngarden’s airy vocals and acoustic guitar rhythms make it a standout on the album. It feels like traveling through space and time in slow motion. “When the peels are down it feels like traveling in style/ You don’t need wings to hover forty-ton stones for a mile,” sings VanWyngarden.

The band’s cover of “Introspection” by ‘60s psych-pop band Faine Jade is arguably the most straightforward song on “MGMT.” While the synth samples and effects are still present, more emphasis

is given to the guitars and bass (rock instruments), making it the outcast song here.

“Your Life Is A Lie,” a two-minute anthem on telling someone off, packs a punch. The repeated singing of the line, “Your life is a lie” makes this the catchiest song on the album, but don’t think it’s 100 percent suitable for airplay. The multiple layering of instrumental and vocal effects make it as twisted and distorted as the other songs on “MGMT.” Ending this interstellar space ride of an album

is “An Orphan of Fortune.”

Featuring nearly inaudible vocals and a whirlpool of synthesizers over a slow, yet inconsistent beat, MGMT closes the album in style and leaves us in awe.

MGMT’s self-titled third album is its most polarizing. It’s the kind of album that would make Syd Barrett scratch his head, which is what most fans of the band are doing too.

The band has done a fantastic job of separating itself from the songs that made them popular among the

masses (“Time to Pretend,” “Kids” and “Electric Feel”).

The core members of MGMT, VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser returned to their roots as electronic innovators, except they replaced their dancy rave beats with atmospheric weirdness.

To put it in Layman’s terms, “MGMT” sounds like a collection of rejected ‘80s video game music. It’s not for the fans who cling to MGMT’s popular tracks of 2008, but ear candy for those who want something different from a band on a major label.

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“Miss CU” pageant showcases talent, beauty and wisdom Emily Romig STAFF WRITER

Nearly 200 people showed up on Tuesday, Sept. 17 to watch Rakeeah Merrit win the Miss CU pageant, sponsored

by University Activities Board.

There were five girls competing: Merrit, Farrah Cornick, Gretchen Porter, Emily Faulds and Taylor Shea.

The judges for the evening were Derrick Thrasher, a senior majoring in secondary and middle level education with a focus in math, Dr. Naomi Bell O’Neil, a professor in the communication department and Dr. Rachelle Prioleau. None of the three had ever been in pageants before, though Prioleau judged pageants in South Carolina.

Before the show, Thrasher said he was “looking for a young lady who can represent our university in an elegant way.”

The opening of the pageant was introduced by the host Jaslyn Hodge, and all five contestants came out doing a choreographed dance number. The dance grabbed the audience’s attention with the ruby red sparkling high heels all the girls wore, revealing the theme of the pageant, which was “The Wizard of Oz.” The crowd was then introduced to all of the judges before the curtain reopened to do the trivia portion of

the competition. The trivia included 10 general questions about the university.

One, for example, asked when the university was founded (1867).

After trivia, the pageant moved into the outfit of choice sector. Faulds came out wearing blue jeans and a Pirates jersey. Next, Cornick strutted her stuff in black pants, shirt and heels, while also sporting a bright red blazer. Porter came out in a knee-length pink dress with a black hat and gloves.

Then came Merrit in a bright yellow cocktail dress and beige pumps. Finally, Shea came out in a multicolored sundress that had a brown belt. She also wore black wedge heels.

The swimsuit portion was next, where all five women wore bikinis, though Cornick switched it up a bit by wearing a white cover up around her waist.

Next was the talent part of the pageant. Faulds chose to play her violin. She was accompanied by Amanda Prieg, a pianist who reported that she and Faulds picked their song “You Raise Me Up” because of Faulds’ family background in music. She always remembered her dad sang the song a lot for her.

Merrit performed a song called “Encourage Yourself” in which she not only showed off her singing talent, but also her sense of

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Rakeeah Merrit waves to the audience as she wears the crown as the new Miss CU. style in a floor length, onestrap purple gown.

Porter then did a tap dance routine, and was followed

by Shea, who gave words of inspiration. Shea told the crowd to “do what you love and share your talents.”

Lastly, Cornick performed

a step routine to Sean Kingston’s song “Beat It.” One of the last categories of the pageant was the formal wear. Porter came out first in a black shimmer dress that had a mid-thigh slit and long train. The gown was one-strapped and had

silver sparkle flowers along the top and left side.

Next, Merrit came out in a strapless white Cinderella ball gown that had a slight pink tint to it. Faulds wore a sky blue one strap dress that had pouf to it.

Cornick then showed she

could be fierce in pink while wearing a mermaid style hot pink dress that had five bands of beading around it.

Finally, Shea made her way out in a strapless white dress with black flowers and a layered bottom.

After formal wear, Hodge asked each of the contestants one question having to do with ethics and morals.

Then the 2012 Miss CU pageant winner, Emily Swogger, came out in her formal ruby red gown and did her final walk as Miss CU. The judges got to deliberate, and after a short while revealed that there was a tie, which meant that Hodge had to ask the girls another question. The judges then deliberated again.

The crowning ceremony revealed the second runner-up to be Cornick and the first runner-up to be Porter.

With tears and smiles, Merrit accepted her crown and sash, and then did her first walk as Miss CU. All the girls then went to their respective entourage to be praised for a job well done. Swogger, the former Miss CU said that “knowing [the crown] is being passed to such a beautiful young lady, I couldn’t be happier.”

In closing, Merrit said that she feels so happy and blessed and “would like to thank all of her friends, family, and most importantly, God.”

Magician combines psychology, comedy to awe crowd Jia-McMillan Shipley STAFF WRITER

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Mason Granger, Kyle Rapps and Mikumari Caiyhe, the Mayhem Poets, perform in Gemmell MultiPurpose Room on Sept. 14.

Slam poets spread messages in performance Taylor Shea STAFF WRITER

The Mayhem Poets performed in the Multi-Purpose Room of Gemmell Hall from 8-9 p.m. on Sept. 14.

Mason Granger, Kyle Rapps and Mikumari Caiyhe combined hip-hop, stand-up comedy, improv and poetry to portray their messages to the audience.

They began their act together, by introducing themselves to the audience, then took turns performing their works in their own styles.

After this, they performed a poem together about race. Following this, they performed several “one word poems” where they would take turns saying a word that would

make sense with what the previous member said, until they had formed a sentence; these poems had a more comedic approach than the others.

Finally, Rapps and Granger performed a poem together on gender equality, where they took turns finishing each other’s sentences.

When asked what inspires the group, Granger responded, “This is our dream job, we love being able to travel around and do this. We write about our personal and day-to-day experiences, whatever inspires us at the time.”

Rapps said that the group’s goals are “to fill minds with thoughts on: society, love, and such.

And to not go crazy.”

The performers described their biggest achievement with me, as being the time they entered the Microsoft Ideas Wins Challenge, in 2006. The goal was to create the best concept for an original idea for a new small business. The Mayhem Poets submitted their idea of creating cafés for poetry workshops, as well as shows for children.

They were declared the winners of the 100K grant on the Today Show.

When asked for an interesting fact about their group, Granger specified that The Mayhem Poets has performed in 45 states, and 5 different countries.

Rapps elaborated further by stating that they had performed at a castle in Ireland for an arts festival.

Magician and comedian Nash Fung performed in Clarion on Friday night, Sept. 13 in the Gemmell Student Complex. It was a night to remember of magical experimentation and presentation. Also prior to Fung coming to Gemmell that night, he came to the Commons food court and did magic tricks for all the students at different tables with “ooh’s and ah’s” coming from every one. He made it a point to get everyone to come to Gemmell that night and watch his show instead of hoping someone would view the flier and show up.

Seattle native Fung is a magician who mixes magic, psychology and inspiring

messages. He is recognized by his clients as a spellbinding and entertaining multi-talented magician.

Through psychology, mindreading and comical additions, his performance was designed to be entertaining, memorable and funny, and it required audience participation.

Fung controlled the movements of others by compelling their minds, a trick that shows how the mind can be manipulated. The start of the show included a brief introduction of himself; next he began to gather the participants for his first trick.

He had some of the audience members rotate their right foot in a clockwise circle for a couple moments, then at the same time use their right to

draw a number six in the air. Their foot automatically went in the same direction as the six, now rotating counter clockwise.

Fung continued the show by asking people to draw anything that came to their mind, like a house, a tiger or a car, to name a few, and he promised that he could draw the same thing without speaking or even asking for a hint. A student drew a tiger and Fung drew a tiger almost exactly similar to hers. The crowed “ooed and ah’d” at the display of mind reading techniques and talent Fung seemed to possess.

“The show was simply amazing; I truly enjoyed myself. Glad I didn’t miss it,” said Clarion University student Monique Jenkins.

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Nash Fung treats the crowd in Gemmell Food Court to a mind-bending performance.

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Golden Eagles soccer handed fir st loss in game at Califor nia Eddie McDonald STAFF WRITER

The phrase “when it rains, it pours” could not be more applicable to describe the second half of the Clarion University women’s soccer game at California University of Pennsylvania.

Clarion went into the contest with a zero in the loss column.

However that would not be the case when the final horn sounded.

The Golden Eagles suffered the first loss of the season 4-0.

The game was tied at zero when the two teams went into the locker room, but the second half was not kind to Clarion.

Cal U rattled off a pair of quick goals early in the second half.

“We just ran into a

buzz saw. They came out and scored three goals in about 15 minutes and decided they were going to exert their authority on us,” said fourth-year head coach Rob Eaton.

Despite the outcome of the game, Eaton said one of the positives of the game for Clarion was the way the defense played.

He credited freshmen Aubrey Monte and Alissa Spencer, junior Casey Harsch and senior Megan Lawson for playing well in the center defense.

“The positives are, ironically enough, that our defense played very well,” Eaton said.“We’ve got two young freshmen playing Aubrey Monte and Alissa Spencer doing very well. Casey Harsch and Megan Lawson are playing very well in the

center defense.”

The offense, which scored six goals in the first three games, was not being generated.

Eaton has a simple solution to fix the offense.

“Shoot more. We just don’t shoot enough,” Eaton said.

Junior Liz Ventura echoed her coach’s thoughts.

“As a team, I think the biggest thing we need to improve on is capitalizing on our shots,” Ventura said. “We aren’t going to win unless the ball is in the back of the net.”

Eaton told his players to simply forget about the loss because at the end of the season it will still be in the loss column.

“I told them to flush it, forget about it. They [Cal] could have beaten us 1-0 and at the end of the season a loss is a loss,” Eaton said.

FACE OFF Which team will win the NL Central Division?

Matt Catrillo STAFF WRITER

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Clarion soccer suffered its first loss against the California University of Pennsylvania Vulcans.

Clarion women’s tennis balances record with win at Penn State Altoona Trevon Gaines STAFF WRITER

The Clarion Golden Eagles women’s tennis team returns home with the impressive win at Penn State-Altoona.

The team improved its overall record to 2-2 by defeating the opponent 6-3.

The Golden Eagles dropped Altoona’s record to 4-2 on the season.

The Golden Eagles are at exactly .500 and look to improve on Oct. 4 against Bloomsburg.

The leaders for the Golden Eagles were juniors Megan Bettwy and

Caitlin Clemons.

The two women won their matches in the singles competition fairly easy.

Bettwy defeated her opponent 6-1 in her first match and then 6-2 in her second match.

Clemons won her matches 6-2 and 6-1.

The two women played together in the doubles competition and defeated their opponents Barbush Rachael and Thompson Christina 8-2.

Junior Lauren Zezenski was the first match of the day against Altoona.

She defeated her opponent 6-0 the first go around but the

second match was a lot more difficult. She pulled out the victory but it wasn’t easy. She won the second match 7-5.

“It was a hard, pullout match,” Zezenski said.

The team was facing a three-game losing streak early in their season if it wasn’t going to win the match Monday.

“Our confidence went from being down, to being up now,” Zezenski said.

The Clarion Golden Eagles Women’s Tennis Team looks to improve the team by moving forward for the rest of the season.

Clarion women’s golf looks to rebound after struggling in weekend tournaments James Ferguson STAFF WRITER

The Clarion Women’s Golf Team finished 12th at the Mercyhurst Invite and 11th at the Gannon Invite this past weekend.

Clarion competed against 15 other teams and individually.

Clarion’s team was led by sophomore Larissa Roberts who placed 26th and junior Lindsay Finke who placed 51st.

Roberts finished with a 174 for the tournament,and Finke totaled a 186 for her play during the invite.

Clarion finished with a team total of 736 at the Lakeview Country Club in Erie.

The Women’s Golf Team

then went on to participate in the Gannon Invite which was located at the Lake Shore Country Club, where they finished in 11th place out of 16 teams.

Clarion was led by junior Ashley Oliver who placed 35th and senior Alyssa Gerhart who placed 44th at the invite.

Oliver finished her weekend with a total of 171 and Gerhart a total score of 174.

Clarion recorded a total team score of 197 for its 11th place finish at the invite.

“These last two tournaments were a struggle,” said Oliver.

“After a difficult first two days I picked myself

back up, and started off the second tournament better. I’m excited for the upcoming weeks for us as a team. We have all grown so close these past few years, and I think this fall is going to be our best season so far.”

Clarion’s women’s golf team’s remaining schedule consists of a invitational of their own, which will be held during Sept.

22 and 23 at the Clarion Oaks in Clarion, Pa. After the Clarion Invitational, the team will participate in the Allegheny Invitational and Seton Hill Invitational which precede the PSAC Championship held in Hershey, Pa, Oct. 19 through 20.

There’s a reason why the St. Louis Cardinals have won two of the last seven World Series.

Actually, there are several reasons.

We all know the first two reasons, solid pitching and defense.

Those are key to any team wishing to win the division.

It also helps to have a lineup come through with big hits in big moments of the game.

Looking at the Cardinal’s pitching a little more closely, you see one of the more dominant pitchers in baseball, Adam Wainwright.

He leads St. Louis this season in wins with 16, ERA at 2.96, and in strikeouts with 201.

That is only one part of a pitching staff with a 3.50 ERA and 1.26 WHIP. The Cardinal’s bullpen has come through as well, including the one two combination of Trevor Rosenthal and Edward Mujica who has 36 saves this season.

St. Louis’ pitching, of course, is one strength of this team, but it is greatly helped by discipline in the field.

The Cardinals have only committed 69 errors, resulting in a .988 fielding percentage this season.

Those numbers speak for themselves.

Offensively, this lineup always comes through at critical points.

One guy that comes to mind is David Freese, the 2011 World Series MVP. He may not always put up the sexy numbers in the regular season, but come this time of year, this guy really turns it up.

Matt Holiday and Carlos Beltran continue to be the main sluggers of this lineup, and come through relatively well in October.

There’s also Yadier Molina, who not only has a great bat, but also is one of the best, if not the best, well rounded catcher in baseball.

Molina is second in team batting average at .317.

Perhaps the biggest factor about this team is the experience.

The fact they were a wildcard team the last two seasons adds a little more to the fire as the Cardinals try to steal the division away from the Pirates and Reds.

But let’s look at their counterparts.

The Pirates already clinched their first winning season since 1992 and so far, have been able to stick with the Cardinals and the Reds for the division after last year’s end of season debacle.

The key in Pittsburgh’s winning ways this season is pitching.

Guys like A.J. Burnett and Francisco Liriano have been the go to guys in the starting rotation.

Jason Grilli has been sensational in the back end of the bullpen until his recent injury.

Ever since he went down, the Pirates bullpen has been shaky and inconsistent.

The starting pitching has been up and down recently as well, but still the strength of this team.

But pitching overall at this point of the season for Pittsburgh has been a little rocky. Offensively, the Pirates really struggled to score runs but as the season went along, the production picked up.

Pedro Alvarez has had probably one of the better seasons of his career.

Andrew McCutchen once again has been the rock of this lineup. But can this lineup come through in what will be the biggest set of games this franchise has seen a in a long time?

When you look at the Reds, you see a great lineup, great starting pitching, but shaky bullpen.

Injuries to the pitching staff have also hurt Cincy this season.

They are a relatively hot team who have climbed themselves back into this race. Looking at these two teams however, there are clear disadvantages when facing the St. Louis Cardinals.

This team knows how to win when it matters the most. This pennant race will be no different.

Josh Wagner STAFF WRITER

One of the most interesting stories in baseball this season has been the race for the NL Central Pennant.

Now going down the final stretch, both the Cardinals and Pirates teams are in a dead tie with the Reds not far behind.

So the question remains, who will emerge the winner?

The answer to me is the Pittsburgh Pirates.

With the losing streak freshly broken and their first winning season since 1992 under their belt,the Buccos are in full force heading to the end of September with two tough series with Cincinnati, and sandwiched in-between that a series in Wrigley against the lowly Cubs.

The Pirates have averaged over 3.5 runs per game this season against the Reds which is higher than the 2.6 runs the Reds have scored against the Pirates, which yes is only one run but in this race every minor detail counts.

The upcoming games against the Reds will make or break the Pirates Pennant hopes this year but the stats seem to be in the Bucs favor for once in the last two decades.

The Pirates also have something the Cardinals and Reds don’t have: depth within the lineup. Pittsburgh’s additions of Marlon Byrd John Buck and Justin Morneau have already paid dividends in pivotal games this year.

Byrd, hitting .288 with 23 home runs was a clear upgrade from Jose Tabata and Buck gave the young catcher Tony Sanchez time to develop as well as give veteran starter Russell Martin a much-needed day off every once and a while.

Those two additions alone put the Pirates above the Cardinals and Reds in my mind, but then Pittsburgh traded with Minnesota to grab Morneau the 2006 AL MVP first baseman again, giving the Pirates more pop in the starting lineup that has been much needed after Gabby Sanchez and Garrett Jones have both struggled this season.

Not to mention MVP candidate Andrew McCutchen who by himself can change to outcome of a game with both his bat and defense.

Batting .326, which is third best in the NL, he is undoubtedly the centerpiece of this Pirates lineup.

Along with a strong supporting cast of players, the Buccos boast one of the best lineups in baseball that will make any starting pitcher cringe, and with the return of arguably the second best player in Starling Marte, the Pirates complete lineup has yet to be assembled going into the final stretch.

That’s just the offense; the real story of this seasons success is the pitching staff, not only is Pittsburgh’s team ERA second best in the national league at 3.27, it also leads the league in fewest blown saves, hits given up and is second in opponents batting average.

All these stats are more the reason that Pittsburgh will excel down the stretch because it doesn’t have to rely as much on the offense to carry them.

The Pirates pitching staff has given up the fewest total bases and has the most quality starts in the National League as well.

In the end, the statistics don’t lie, and if they hold true I believe Bucco Nation will be raising their first National League Pennant since 1992 and heading into the post season with expectations sky-high and October baseball being hosted in the Steel City.

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Running game propels Clarion over Lock Haven Tyler DeGiacomo STAFF WRITER

Coming into Saturday night’s contest against Lock Haven, junior running back Bobby Thomas said he that he and his running mates were poised for a break out game.

“Running the ball is always a heavy part of our game plan,” said Thomas, who finished with 148 yards on 17 carries and one touchdown.

“I was pretty confident going into the game that we would be able to run the ball effectively. We have a nice rotation of running backs and had a great week of practice.”

Thomas and company helped lead the Golden Eagles to its first 2 and 0 start since 1996.

Also contributing to the run load was sophomore running back Travis Day, who was quiet in week one against Kutztown, but had a breakout game against Lock Haven,running for 78 yards on 10 carries.

After a scoreless first quarter, late in the first half, Day broke away from tacklers and ran 22 yards for a Golden Eagle touchdown.

Freshman kicker Phil Esposito’s point after attempt at 1:25 left in the second quarter gave Clarion a 17-0 lead.

Day’s touchdown run

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Clarion football is off to its first 2-0 start since the 1996 season. came one play after sophomore safety Malik King forced one of Lock Haven’s three fumbles and recovered it at the Lock Haven 22 yard line.

Lock Haven added a late touchdown to cut the

lead to 17 to 6.

Not everything was cheerful going into the half for the Golden Eagles.

With 3:20 left in the first half, senior quarterback Ben Fiscus took off down the sideline, and

after gaining a few yards, collapsed to the turf favoring his knee.

Fiscus was helped to his feet and brought to the training table where he was brought back to the locker room, and his

night was over.

Redshirt freshman Darrelle Carson, making his collegiate debut, filled in formidably for Fiscus.

Carson was four for eight passing for 30 yards and also ran for 46 more yards

and a touchdown capping off a 30 to 13 victory.

The Clarion defense also commanded most of the game forcing seven Lock Haven punts and five sacks to go along with one interception.

Leading the charge was sophomore nose tackle Andrew Fragale.

Fragale lived in the backfield all night posting four tackles-for-loss as well as sacking the quarterbacks twice.

“The game plan to stop Lock Haven was to take away the play action deep pass,” said Fragale.

“We weren’t very concerned about the run… we had a lot of confidence that our front six could keep their running game quiet, so it came down to getting pressure on the quarterback and force turnovers.” Fragale said.

Both Thomas and Fragale commented after the game that losing Fiscus for an extended period of time would be disappointing, but the team and the coaching staff have the utmost confidence that Carson has the tools and the wherewithal to lead the team and contribute to its success.

Clarion returns to Memorial Stadium Sept. 21 to host Mercyhurst University in its PSAC-West opener.

The mid-evening kickoff is set for 6 p.m.

Clarion cross countr y stays positive after fir st two meets Jason Croft STAFF WRITER

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Clarion volleyball has dropped one match through seven games this season.

Clarion women’s volleyball still undefeated with weekend sweep Traesha Pritchard STAFF WRITER

The Clarion Women’s Volleyball team went to California University this past weekend for the California Pa. Tournament.

The Golden Eagles swept the tournament and move a 7-0 record into the season.

“It’s great to be 7-0, as it builds some confidence, but the season is young,” said Clarion Head Coach Jennifer Mills.

On Friday, Sept. 13, Clarion played Notre Dame College in Ohio and Davis & Elkins.

Against Notre Dame, as a team Clarion hit 314 (48-11118) while getting 25-12, 2518, 25-20 wins.

Junior Laura Subject had 37 set assists and six digs, while senior Hannah Heeter added 10 kills while hitting .350 (10-3-20).

Mills said, “Subject had another good weekend, and Heeter is really beginning to shine after coming off of a

preseason injury.”

Senior Emily Stewart contributed 13 kills and nine digs.

Notre Dame hit .027 (2320-112), with Clarion having 10 blocks. The Golden Eagles went away with a 3-0 win against Notre Dame.

At 7 p.m. Clarion went against Davis and Elkins and pulled another 3-0 win with scores of 25-21, 25-7, 25-18.

“I think that Carlie Bieranowski played very well,” said Mills.

Junior Bieranowski had five digs and hit .348 (10 kills, two errors, 23 attempts).

Defensively, sophomore Morgan Seybold had 10 digs, while Stewart had seven digs and seven kills.

Subject added five digs and 28 set assists.

Saturday, Sept. 14 at 11 a.m. Clarion went up against LIU Post to round off the California, Pa. Tournament.

Bieranowski had 14 kills and 11 digs, and Seybold had 22 digs.

Offensively, Heeter added

13 kills, Stewart 10 and Senior Corinne Manley 8.

With scores of 25-15, 1225, 25-14 and 25-16 the Golden Eagles pulled off their seventh win of the young season taking their record to 7-0 and 21-1 in 22 sets this year.

Senior Lauren Magalski added defensive numbers with 13 digs.

The Golden Eagles are making history with their 7-0 record, for the first time since starting 12-0 in 2007.

The Golden Eagles return to action 2 p.m. Friday Sept.

20 when they travel for the regional crossover at Gannon and Mercyhurst to take on West Virginia Wesleyan, West Virginia State and Notre Dame again.

“There will always be ebbs and flows but I feel we can do a better job of controlling our side of the court,” said Mills.

“We want to continue to work hard and get better and as we continue to compete we are able to better identify our weaknesses.”

The Clarion University Golden Eagles cross country team finished in the back of the pack in Kutztown this past weekend.

That doesn’t stop Clarion Head Coach D.J. Bevevino from staying positive, though.

“The first two competitions we have run in are new to our schedule and include some excellent competition that we have not faced this early in previous years,” Bevevino stated.

“As far as struggling through the first two meets, that is how you interpret the results. We measure success based on goals throughout the season and individual times and efforts. I would not con-

sider us to be struggling at this point. We are training with the goal to be our best during the championship season at the end of October and early November. I will use the races during the season to help guide our training throughout the remainder of the season.”

Only two runners from Clarion managed to break the top 100 in the 192 person run.

Senior Megan Toddy was the first Clarion finisher placing, 33rd in the competition with a time of 23:51.

Junior Milea Schall finished 58th, the second of the Clarion runners to cross the line finishing at 24:22.

The team has only two seniors on the roster this season in Toddy and Sarah Loughner.

When asked about the leadership of those two, Bevevino had only good things to say.

“Megan [Toddy] and Sarah [Loughner] are leaders by example. The work hard every day without complaint, they enjoy what they do and help others to enjoy the experience as well. They invite the team to get together outside of practice times to develop a sense of team unity and best of all, they are leaders in the classroom. Both are outstanding students who have found an appropriate way to balance academic and athletic demands.”

Clarion is right back in action its weekend when they run in the Lock Haven Invitational.