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Sun shines on Crafter’s Day

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Shoppers gather at Sonny Schmuck’s stall, SS Fragrances, at a sunny ALF Crafter’s Day.

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Clarion, Pa. - Sonny Schmuck of Montoursville, Pa., said the sunny weath-

er had little to do with his success on Crafter’s Day. “I’ve always been pleased with the turnout and support that Clarion shows, even on rainy years,” Schmuck said.

Schmuck’s stall, SS Fragrances, was on the 300 block on Main Street during the Autumn Leaf Festival.

“I did very well,” Schmuck said.

Schmuck travels 10

months out of the year, selling his specialty soaps, and he said ALF is one of the best festivals.

Schmuck said out of 25 cities in 18 states, Clarion is one of his favorites.

Schmuck sells his soap as far south as Jacksonville, Fla., as far west as St. Louis and as far north as Albany, N.Y. “I’ve been coming to ALF for five years now,” Schmuck said, “and I’ll definitely be back next year.”

Schmuck said he has built a loyal clientele in Clarion.

“Once you try my soap,” Schmuck said, “you’ll come back for more next year.”

“The whole town is behind it,” Schmuck said, “and that is so nice to see, because it doesn’t happen everywhere. People are really glad to have us.”

Schmuck said Crafter’s Day at ALF is one of the best places in the country for vendors.

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Leadership series kicks off JON KNOLL Circulation Manager

Clarion, Pa. - Barry McCauliff stressed the importance of nonverbal communication as a leadership tool to an audience of nearly 15 during a presentation in Level A of the Carlson Library Oct. 5.

“You have to be an effective communicator to be an effective leader,” McCauliff said, “and nonverbal communication is often more powerful than verbal.”

McCauliff, a retired communication department professor at Clarion University, was the speaker chosen to kick-off the Mary Walter Leadership Speaker Series.

Kelly Ryan, the assistant director at the Center for Leadership and Involvement at Clarion University and organizer of the series, said that that the purpose was to provide audiences with a broad range of leadership See McCauliff, page 2

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Barry McCauliff conducts a student seminar on leadership.

Weekly report: Student group says “don’t vote” K H Student Senate ELSEY

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Student Senate President Benjamin Sturtz reported the senate float took second place in the ALF parade.

“Good job everyone,” Sturtz said after a round of applause.

The cost of the float brought the Student Senate account down to $20,662.45 from $20,822.68.

Clarion University’s Student Senate held its weekly meeting Oct. 4 in 246 Gemmell.

Treasurer Baschnagle reported for the appropriations committee.

The senate moved to allocate $1,159.71 to Students for Life for a January trip to Washington, D.C. for five students.

The motion passed with 19 of 20 votes.

Sen. Hazlette, elections subcommittee, said Student Senate elections will be held next week.

Sen. Steinmetz reported the following organizations failed to submit any RSO paperwork for the fall 2010 semester,

and are in turn placed on inactive status until the paperwork has been received.

The organizations include the Accounting Club, Alpha Mu Gamma, the Association of IT Professionals the Photography Club, Pi Mu Epsilon, the Scuba Club, Sigma Phi Epsilon, Theta Xi, the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, KUDETS, the Muslim Students Association, Bazaar Magazine, the Clarion Social Club, CU Wildlife Society, the Ultimate Frisbee Club and the Cheerleaders.

Steinmetz also reported the following organizations failed to submit one or more of the required forms for the fall 2010 semester and should be placed on probation until that paperwork is received.

The organizations missing a roster are Alhpa Phi Omega, the Anime Club, ASIA, MENC, and the Recreational Outdoors Club.

The NAACP and Spanish Club are missing officer and advisor forms Student senate will meet at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 11

Chapel Hill, N. C. – Imagine protesters with signs that just say “Don’t Vote.”

Wouldn’t that be shocking, especially on a college campus?

Less and less people vote at each election, partially because they feel that their votes do not really matter if the game is fixed.

A group of student truth seekers is making a push to take it all the way and not vote in any elections where one candidate has unfair advantages over another or where all the candidates are bought and sold by the political party they represent.

The student-run nonprofit organization, Unifying Truth Project, is calling forth a protest urging people to stop voting all-together until elections are fair and untainted by monetary and political influence.

A statement issued by the founders of the Unifying Truth Project, reports: “Many people, particularly in our age group, think that voting is the way to change things, but the opposite is true.

By observing how our critically flawed election system works and how politicians behave, it is clear that there is no point in voting, so everyone should stop voting until the system is changed.

If hardly anyone voted, politicians and other people in power would get the message, and things would change.

This lack of partici-

pation would lead to real change and reform.

Refusing to vote until our political system is cleaned up would send a powerful, obvious message that Americans do not want to participate in a fundamentally corrupt system.”

In an e-mail interview with The Clarion Call, Xavier Moutoux, the webmaster for www.unifyingtruthproject.com, answered questions about the group and its efforts.

Q: What message does refusal to vote send?

A: The two major political parties in our country are just a distraction from cutting out the root of our problems.

During every election, there is a battle between Democrats and Republicans, and people focus more on the excitement

of the fight.

People identify with one group or the other and do not truly think for themselves.

We are being told we have a choice, we can elect whomever we want, but in truth we are just playing into the politicians’ game of money and power.

What if there were no fancy campaigns, and each politician was only allowed to present us with their positions on the various issues?

That would be a true democracy, where everyone would think independently.

Right now we are sending the message to politicians that all they need is money to win our votes.

A candidate does not necessarily win because of his or her dedication

“We are being told we have a choice, we can elect whomever we want, but in truth we are just playing into the politicians’ game of money and power.”

XAVIER MOUTOUX

Unifying Truth Project, On how not voting can make a statement

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to social issues, but because he or she has more money to buy advertising campaigns.

Q: How would this change things?

A: The goal is to get people to realize that both political parties are just a distraction from our actual problems.

With each election, everyone seems to forget that our nations most pressing issues such as the war in the middle east, the failing economy or global warming, have not been resolved.

Each election we are bombarded with charismatic advertisements and round-a-bout answers to questions during debates but we still do not realize nothing has changed.

By not voting, we are protesting against the whole system of false democracy as it is presented to us now. We are demanding fairness and honesty in the electoral system.

Q: What things would it change?

A: People would not be supporting corruption and division.

To avoid the popularity contest, all running politicians could be sponsored by the government with an equally allotted amount of money.

This would allow them to present their views on issues to the public, without excessive charismatic advertisements that could irrationally sway the masses.

People would simply vote on the issues, and nothing more.

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Bullied victims speak out DUSTIN SAMS News Staff

Clarion, Pa. - Bullying has become a high profile, widespread problem in American schools.

It can be verbal or physical abuse.

Sometimes a schoolage student can suffer both.

Often a victim suffers silently, sometimes for years, before reporting it to an adult. The victims in this story asked not to be identified. Their names have been changed.

“If I tell my teacher, guidance counselor, or my parents, and the bully finds out, the bullying will only get worse,” said Rochelle, “but after five years of being bullied by the same girl, I told my mother and grandmother. They spoke with my teacher and guidance counselor several times, and the only advice we received was for me to become more assertive.”

Rochelle is a 10th grade girl who was involved in several extracurricular activities at school.

Vicky, a high school senior, said, “I have been bullied for seven years, and the school has done nothing about it.”

Dillon, a high school senior said, “I have been bullied throughout most of my school years.”

This young man is headed to college to become a medical doctor.

All three of these students have a lot in com-

“If I tell my teacher, guidance counselor or my parents, and the bully finds out, the bullying will only get worse...” mon.

They are all good-looking, intelligent, involved, and submissive.

They withstood the unwarranted bullying in order to conceal it.

According to the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, approximately half of all children are bullied at some time during their school years, and 10 percent are bullied regularly.

The effects of bullying are too often not considered, and action is rarely taken against the bully.

When the instances are reported to the bully’s parents, they often don’t believe that their child would bully anyone.

Bullies are often homegrown.

Bullies often have severe turmoil within their immediate families.

Often the problems within the families are caused or exacerbated by the bully who is trying to control or dominate others.

Bullies have often been the victims of other bullies.

The effects of bullying on a victim are often long-term.

One of these children changed school districts, and is now happy to go to school.

Her grades are once again all A’s after plummeting at her former school.

She had lost her selfesteem and quit volleyball and basketball, because of the girls who were bullying.

According to Bullying in Early Adolescence: The Peer Group, some bullying may result from ado-

lescents’ attempts to fit in while entering junior high school.

The group also says that bullying is a subtype of aggression.

According to Bullying in American Schools, the United States still lags behind Europe, Australia, and Canada in researching bullying.

England and Norway have successful bullying intervention programs.

According to the National Institute of Health news release, bullying is a learned behavior. Peer bullying also persists.

The media is currently reporting about a Rutgers University freshman who recently committed suicide after discovering his homosexual sex acts had been secretly recorded and broadcast on a social network by his roommate.

The American Academy of Childhood and Adolescent Psychiatry recommends talking to children about what is going on and seeking help from the child’s teacher and guidance counselor.

Other advice includes encouraging the bullied child to walk away from the bully, tell the bully to leave alone, practice being assertive, and traveling with groups of friends.

If the child becomes withdrawn, depressed or doesn’t want to go to school, the academy recommends seeking professional help.

Former professor discusses leadership McCauliff continued from page 1 topics to broaden the perspective of what leadership can be.

McCauliff conducted his presentation in a way that would not seem normal for a lecture.

He sat in a chair in front of the audience, and most of the speech was highly interactive with them.

He would ask a question, and members of the audience would respond.

McCauliff kept the audience connected by using everyday life and sports analogies, even a little humor at the expense of the Pittsburgh Pirates, to relate to the concepts he was presenting.

McCauliff started the presentation by asking the audience how many

of them were leaders.

After a few raised hands, he encouraged the audience to try to define what leadership was.

A consensus was never reached, as members of the audience gave their ideas.

“The real leaders in life are the ones who have made themselves effective,” McCauliff said.

“It does not happen overnight;” McCauliff said, “it’s a constant process.”

McCauliff told his audience that nonverbal cues, such as symbols, were a big factor in the communication process.

He said that it is important to know that not everyone will interpret the cues the same way.

“It is important to know the context of nonverbal cues,” McCauliff said,

“Less effective leaders may not pick up those cues.”

Most of his examples in this segment were based around the interviewing process and how non-verbal communication is important during that time.

Erika McCombie attended McCauliff’s presentation as extra credit for a class.

McCombie is a sophomore psychology major, and said she liked the presentation because it connected to her psychology class.

She said that she learned helpful information about eye-contact and handshakes, and would recommend the leadership series to other students.

“It was quick, but gave

a lot of info,” McCombie said.

McCombie said she thought it was a good idea to invite McCauliff to speak, knowing his communication background.

“I’ve heard fantastic things about Mr. McCauliff,” McCombie said, “and communication is a huge part in making leadership successful.”

McCauliff said that he gladly accepted the opportunity to speak.

“I enjoy these situations,” McCauliff said.

McCauliff said he hoped that what his audience learned most was that effective leaders have to be adaptive.

“Effective leadership is linked to effective communication,” McCauliff said, “which is linked to effective nonverbal skills.”

Student group discourages voting Don’t vote continued from page 1 Q: What changes would you like to see?

A: We would like to see a true democracy. We would like the two-party system to be abolished, so that this country is not just divided and conquered by money and charisma.

We would like for politicians to run their campaigns honestly so that people can react honestly.

It is impossible to be honest and to simultaneously support and/or participate in a fundamentally corrupt election system.

To vote is to be an accomplice to the crime, a supporter of division and deception.

Q: What legislation is favorable to your organization’s agenda?

A: Our agenda is to find, define and spread unifying, universal truth.

How does your organization feel about campaign finance reform and term limits?

We are not as concerned with these things as we are about exposing

the root problem, division, in all aspects of society, including politics.

Our mission is to find, define and spread a universal truth that will unite the human race, but we need to expose the root problem before the solution becomes obvious.

For more information, visit www.truthcontest. com.

• Trooper James Weaver reports someone placed red paint, possibly by paint balls, on the north side of a trailer owned

by Melissa Sue Foster, 29, at 321 Ridge Ave. lot 21A, Strattanville, Pa. on Sept. 29 between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Pennsylvania State Police at 226-1710.

• Trooper Cloak reports a stolen firearm was recovered on Sept. 24 with the serial number removed. The gun was found during the execution of a search warrant at a residence along 5th Avenue in Clarion.

• Investigator Kevin Krick reports Thomas K. Ferris, 46, Rimersburg, Pa., was cited for careless driving Oct. 5 after Ferris lost control of his 2007 Ford Focus along Miller/ Fox Farm Road.

• Chelsea Reid, 19 of Pittsburgh, was caught placing numerous items in her purse and then leaving the Wal-mart in Clarion. Reid was charged and released.

• Hafiz Salaam, age 18, of Philadelphia, was charged with theft and receiving stolen property on Oct. 4. University police found Salaam in possession of items that had been reported stolen out of Ballentine hall.

• On Monday Oct. 4, at about 2:13 p.m. University police served a felony warrant on Kentrell Ceasar, age 21, of Philadelphia, for Criminal trespass. Ceasar was arraigned at Magistrate Duane Quinn’s office and placed in Clarion County jail on $10,000 bond.

Clarion Borough police assisted on scene.

• On Sept. 29 Kentrell Ceasar, age 21, was seen in Ballentine Hall after knowing he was not permitted on Clarion University property. Ceasar was charged with criminal trespass.

• On Oct. 2 at about 6:25 p.m. hours University police saw a intoxicated male staggering on Corbett Street and Wilson Avenue. Brandon Drobka, 21, of Avonmore, was arrested for public drunkenness.

• Clarion University Police responded to a noise complaint at 5321 Grouse Field Lane (Reinhard Village) Clarion, Pa. The noise could be heard from 5331 Grouse Field Lane (Reinhard Village) Clarion, Pa. Lashauda Marshall stated that the music was coming from her room and she did not

think that it was too loud.

Lashauda Marshall will be cited for disorderly conduct (unreasonable noise) • Clarion University Police arrested Marc Watson, of Dubois, for being drunk in public to the point he presented a danger to himself and others.

• Clarion University Police arrested Daniel Frey, of Emporium, for being drunk in public to the point he presented a danger to himself and others.

• Clarion University Police arrested Christopher Bartlett, of South Carolina, for being drunk in public to the point he presented a danger to himself and others.

• Clarion University Police arrested Wesley Smith, of Reynoldsville, for being drunk in public to the point he was a danger to himself and others.

• University Police observed a vehicle that was stopped on Greenville Avenue with no headlights or taillights on. Actor was found to have been drinking and the vehicle was running. Actor was taken into custody for driving under the influence of alcohol.

• Campus Police responded to 3221 Whitetail Overlook Reinhard Villages for a noise complaint.

Once at apartment, occupants were found to be underage consumption.

Citations will be issued to known individuals • On Oct. 2 at approximately 2 a.m. Clarion University Police Deptartment Officers observed Kara Ploetz of Muncy, Pa., lying down on the sidewalk. Upon arrival officers found her to be intoxicated. Officers citied her for public drunkenness.

• Clarion University Police Officers arrested Leroy Eshelmar, Pa., of Carlisle, for being intoxicated in public to the point he presented a danger to himself and others in his vicinity • Clarion University Police Officers arrested Derek Blessing, of Carlisle, Pa., for being intoxicated in public to the point he presented a danger to himself and others in his vicinity • On Oct. 1 at 1:10 a.m.

Clarion University Police were dispatched to Campus View for a person refusing to leave Campus View. Upon arrival Officers found Jeremy Trimble, of New Providence, to be intoxicated and under the age of 21.

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Viewpoint: Raise your hand

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KELSEY HUEBERT News Editor

Student participation is absent in some classes yet overwhelming in others.

The difference on a case-by-case basis can be exceptional. An engaging professor, involved students, an unusual course structure or topic can lead to valuable interaction and boost the interest of the class.

A group of unreasonably vocal jokers or a tactless, know-it-all grad student can lend the appearance of worthwhile participation to the professor, while the majority of the class sees it as distraction and disruption.

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On a broader view, ignoring exceptions, participation can be gauged and almost quantified. In some classes long silences come after the professor’s questions.

Some questions with the obvious answers draw no response. Some calls for opinion go unanswered. These are clear signs of nonparticipation.

I’ve found these recurring situations depend on the instructor-student dynamic that develops in the first few weeks of the course. Allowing exception, most of these dynamics persist through the semester.

What creates these situations?

Here, I am only speculating. Blame the early or late time the class starts, the duration, the location or the weather, but it seems more likely to me these things only contribute to flaws in the instructor-student dynamic.

A particularly inspiring and accessible teacher with an aggressive teaching style can demand and receive interaction.

A smaller class sharing prior comradery and interest can get more from their willing professor.

Education is one of the only things we earn and then pay for.

The enormous amount of time and money on the price tag of a degree makes the flawed dynamic unacceptable for some students.

If you feel this way, tell your professor, adviser, dean, parents, friends or school paper. Respond indepth to professor evaluations.

Sit in the front, ask questions and get (read: earn) what you pay for.

The only solution, ironically, is to raise your -The writer is a senior Communications major and the News Editor of The Clarion Call.

Viewpoint: You can enlist but you can’t drink JAMES MOELK

Managing Editor

Currently the state sen. of Pennsylvania, R-Benner Township, Jake Corman is proposing three bills that would drastically change the charges and fines for drinking or possessing alcohol under the age of 21.

At this time, getting caught underage drinking is as a summary offence and a $300 fine. For those of you who don’t know, a summary offense is on the same playing field as a typical speeding ticket,

no jail time and no permanent record.

According to statecollege.com, a State College area business, college, tourism and news site, Corman is proposing the offence be elevated to a maximum $1,000 fine.

Also, the site reported that if you are a repeat offender you may receive a third-degree misdemeanor that comes with a maximum $1,000 fine, up to a year in prison and a record that you will have to answer for every time you apply for a job.

This is a violation of our Eighth Amendment right. In case you do not know, the Eighth Amendment protects us from cruel and unusual punishment, excessive fines and

excessive bails. Charging a college student $1,000 is clearly a cruel fine.

Furthermore, charging a student with a misdemeanor damages his / her future endeavors in the professional world

before he / she may fully comprehend the impact of their decisions. Worst of all, the students and citizens who may soon be subject to this legislation have the right to die for their country without the

right to enjoy a beer in it.

A site that monitors casualties of military members under the age of 21, snipeme.com, provides a shockingly long list. The list includes the names of 713 military members under the age of 18 that have died since March 2003.

These men and women who gave the ultimate sacrifice for our liberties and rights were never afforded the simple right of having a drink with good friends.

Our senators are showing their appreciation for the duty of current military members and those who are old enough to be drafted by further restricting their simple liberties. As a veteran of the Unites States Air Force,

and as a college student I find this truly repulsive.

It frustrated me when I was serving my country while under the age of 21, and today I find myself frustrated again.

We, as students and resposible voting members of the Unites States, have it as our duty to see through the political gains of our legislators and protect the true justice that is at stake.

All students and citizens, regardless of age should be upset and should raise their glasses in a toast to our constitutional given rights to resist this new legislation.

-The writer is a sophmore marketing major and the Managing Editor of The Clarion Call.

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High court: Does father’s pain trump free speech?

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upreme Court justices, in a rare public display of sympathy, strongly suggested Wednesday they would like to rule for a dead Marine’s father against fundamentalist church members who picketed his son’s funeral — but aren’t sure they can.

Left unresolved after an hourlong argument that explored the limits of the First Amendment: Does the father’s emotional pain trump the protesters’ free speech rights?

The difficulty of the constitutional issue was palpable in the courtroom as the justices weighed the case of Albert Snyder.

His son died in Iraq in 2006, and members of a family-dominated church in Topeka, Kan., protested at the funeral to express their view that U.S. deaths in Afghanistan and Iraq are God’s punishment for American immorality and tolerance of homosexuality and abortion.

Margie Phelps, arguing the case for her family’s Westboro Baptist Church, said the message of the protests at military funerals and elsewhere is, “Nation, hear this little church.

If you want them to stop dying, stop sinning.”

Phelps’ argument did not endear her to the justices, who asked repeatedly whether Snyder had any recourse.

“This is a case about exploiting a private family’s grief,” said Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who questioned whether the First Amendment should protect the church members.

Could a wounded soldier sue someone who demonstrates “outside the person’s home, the person’s workplace, outside the person’s church ... saying these kinds of things: ‘You are a war criminal,’ whatever these signs say or worse?”

Justice Elena Kagan asked.

Justice Samuel Alito wanted to know if the Constitution also would shield someone who delivers a mean-spirited account of a soldier’s death to the serviceman’s grandmother while she’s

leaving her grandson’s grave. “She’s waiting to take a bus back home.” “’Let me describe it for you, and I am so happy that this happened. I only wish I were there. I only wish that I could have taken pictures of it.’ And on and on. Now, is that protected by the First Amendment?”

Snyder, of York, Pa., is asking the court to reinstate a $5 million verdict against the Westboro members who held signs outside the Westminster, Md., funeral of Lance Cpl. Matthew Snyder, including ones that read “Thank God for Dead Soldiers,” ‘’You’re Going to Hell” and “God Hates the USA.” The 20-year-old Marine was killed in a Humvee accident in 2006. The church also posted a poem on its website that assailed Snyder and his ex-wife for the way they brought up Matthew.

Phelps said the court has never allowed a speaker to be held liable for remarks on a topic of public interest, in this case U.S. war deaths.

She also suggested that the court would find it difficult to draw a line that would protect grieving families without imposing significant limits on unpopular speech.

Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Samuel Alito and Antonin Scalia appeared, to varying

degrees, to be searching for a way to rule for Snyder.

Snyder won an $11 million verdict against the church for intentional infliction of emotional distress, among other claims.

A judge reduced the award to $5 million, then the federal appeals court in Richmond, Va., threw out the verdict altogether as barred by the church’s First Amendment rights.

One possibility suggested by Scalia is that the court could order a new trial in the case.

Alito led Phelps through a series of questions intended to get her to concede that there are instances in which people could file lawsuits like Snyder’s, including an African-American who is subjected to a stream of racial hatred from someone who believes blacks are inherently inferior. “That’s a matter of public concern?” Alito asked.

Phelps wavered, saying that race is an issue of public concern, but that church members do not approach people “to berate them.”

She said the protest at the funeral had the permission of the police and involved only holding up signs.

Westboro members, led by the Rev. Fred Phelps, have picketed many military funerals.

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attention the protests have brought, mocking their critics and vowing not to change their ways whatever the outcome at the Supreme Court.

Church members turned out in advance of the argument Wednesday morning, to march in front of the court with placards of the type they’ve been carrying to military funerals.

A line of people trying to get into the court stretched around the corner of the majestic building atop Capitol Hill.

For Snyder, the case is not about free speech but more about harassment.

“I had one chance to bury my son and it was taken from me,” Snyder said.

His lawyer, Sean Summers, told the justices that the protest is unprotected by the Constitution because of the “personal, targeted nature of the attack on the Snyder family.”

Forty-eight states, 42 U.S. senators and veterans groups have sided with Snyder, asking the court to shield funerals from the Phelpses’ “psychological terrorism.”

While distancing themselves from the church’s message, media organizations, including The Associated Press, have called on the court to side with the Phelpses because of concerns that a victory for Snyder could erode speech rights.

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A professor’s work never ends. This holds true for one of Clarion University’s political science professors, Dr. Kevan Yenerall, who has written a paper that is now in the running for a prestigious award.

The paper is titled “The Clarion Call, the Muted Trumpet, the Lasting Impact: Bill Clinton and Gay Rights.” The main focuses are on the legislative and political compromises of former President Bill Clinton and how they prevented a way toward progress and equality.

“This paper is about the myriad executive actions and rhetorical leadership of former president Bill Clinton aimed at advancing equality,” Yenerall said.

“Presidential leadership can shape public policy and advance equality.”

The paper primarily focuses on the topic of gay rights and equality. It also shows Clinton’s ongoing struggle for the equality of all Americans, whatever their sexual orientation may be.

The paper examines the lasting impact that Clinton had with his enduring initiatives and rhetorical leadership, even in today’s time in the era of President Barack Obama. Yenerall said that Clinton’s efforts have put him in an “active preparation” model of all presidential leadership.

Yenerall highlights other points in his paper. He states that the

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Yenerall’s paper examines the Clinton administration’s gay rights record. complexity of political and cultural dynamics, the separation of powers and context factors can frustrate the efforts of any president who is trying to push his preferred political policies. The president can change the policies of equality and shape public policy to advance it.

Yenerall highlights that Clin-

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ton’s policies are ones that can work toward an end in the discrimination against gay, lesbian or bisexuals in employment. It can also possibly change the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy.

This is a policy that was put in place in the United States military to prevent anyone who is openly gay, lesbian, or bisex-

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ual, from serving in the military.

This is in place because it is said that it would create a risk to the high standards of morale, good order and discipline.

Clinton’s policies could have a lasting impact on the future.Yenerall began his research on this topic when he was in graduate school while writing his dissertation.Ynerall revisited the topic last year when President Obama took office. He began working on the paper and finished it in April of this year.

“I wrote the paper due to my longstanding interest in the American presidency and civil rights,” Yenerall said.

He has presented his paper to the New England Political Science Association at the 2010 meeting in Newport, R.I. It is now in consideration for the Best Paper Award given by the association each year. The winner will be announced at the 2011 conference, set to be held in Hartford, Conn.

The paper is also being revised right now for a possible inclusion in a book about the Clinton presidency by a presidential historian from London, England.

“By advocating an alternative, expanded understanding of civil rights that included sexual orientation,” wrote Yenerall.

“His presidency played a constructive role in helping prepare the nation for... future changes.”

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CUP professors debate for their chance to rebuild civilization ALIZAH THORNTON Features Staff

Clarion University’s first annual Life Raft Debate took place Tuesday Oct. 5 at 7 p.m. in Hart Chapel. The debate focused on a post-apocalyptic scenario in which the audience and the seven debaters were the only survivors.

The survivors (audience) have a life raft with one seat available. Six debaters, made up of Clarion University faculty, were each vying for the last spot on the life raft. The seventh, the Devil’s Advocate, was trying to convince the audience that they do not need the last position filled.

Upon entering the auditorium, students and other supporting faculty members were given ballot cards to vote for their choice at the end of the debate.

Each professor in the debate was recommended by students and other faculty members at the university.

The debaters were given eight minutes to present their case as to why they should be chosen for the last spot on the raft.

After each debater spoke, the Devil’s Advocate presented their case, followed by a three-minute rebuttal from all of the debaters.

Before the debate began, Jim Lyle, director of the debate program for the university, spoke. He was “ecstatic about the turnout,” he said. About 120 students and faculty members attended the debate.

The debate started with Professor Brent Register from the music department. Register was a lastminute replacement for a faculty member who couldn’t make the debate.

He gave his case on music and the arts and how a society needs those elements in it.

Having a world without music is not possible, Register said.

“Music feeds our soul,” he said, “Music provides a method for interconnectivity.”

Quotes from Greek philosopher Plato, John F. Kennedy, Oscar Wilde, and many others were used in his defense.

The next debater was Professor Jon Beal from the mathematics department.

Beal’s defense was based on how “vital” math is to the world.

Math can be used to help build the resources needed to survive in the new world, Beal said. He tried to convey to the audience that anyone can use math because it is so universal.

“Math is one language shared by all humans,” Beal said.

The third debater was Professor Laurie Occhipinti of the anthropology department. Cultural anthropology, working with people in small societies, is her expertise.

Solving practical problems are what anthropologists are good at, Occhipinti said.

The main claim Occhipinti had was putting in place strategies that would help the small society survive.

Taylor Hahn, the assistant debate coach, and a

member of the department of communication, was the fourth debater. He opened his debate with the estimated population of the Earth as of Oct. 4, 2010, he proceeded to say that the population is gone, except for those left in the room.

Throughout his defense Hahn stressed the importance of having good communication in the society.

Survivors will want someone who can calm everyone down during a rough time such as food deprivation situations, Hahn said.

The fifth speaker, William Barns from the biology department, was next.

He began his defense by breaking down each of his opponents before he stated his reasons why he should be chosen for the last remaining spot.

Telling the audience he was a certified captain and can actually sail a boat amused them. His reasoning for being chosen came in the second half of his defense; utility and humanity.

As a trained botanist, he is “the only one who can tell the difference between poisonous mushrooms and edible ones,” Barns said, “I know how to make beer.”

Barns explained how beer can be used as a way of preserving food. Barns’ humor throughout his argument was

appreciated by the audience.

The last professor to speak was Dr. Todd Pfannistiel of the history department. Dr. Pfannistiel emphasized that all people are historians.

“History is the memory of things said and done,” Dr. Pfannistiel said.

He pointed out that everyone has history, and that people must appreciate the past in order to have a good future. History is needed so that the past is not duplicated in the future society, he said.

The Devil’s Advocate, played by Ralph Leary of the English department, was the last debater of the night.

“College is supposed to prepare you for the world, the world is gone,” he said.

It’s about time that the survivors build their own world and not let others tell them what to think or do, Leary explained. Leary called on the audience to trust themselves and rely on what they have learned in their lives thus far.

It was then time for the rebuttals. All debaters used the rebuttal time to emphasize their main point, and to criticize their opponent’s arguments.

The ballots were collected, and within a few minutes the winner of the debate was announced. With 44 votes, the winner of the first annual Life Raft Debate was Barnes.

He received a miniature life vest, as well as an automatic invitation for next year’s debate.

“It feels wonderful to be in the presence of great minds and wonderful colleagues,” Barnes said after winning.

The debate was “beyond my wildest imagination and expectations,” Lyle said.

Lyle was very proud of the professors, their good arguments, and that the debate was a good experience.

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hana Bloch, perhaps best known for her poetry and translation work, is coming to speak at Oct. 8 from 1-3 pm in Level A of Calrson Library. According Bloch’s biography on her website, she has written four books of poetry and has translated six

books of Hebrew poetry.

Bloch serves as Professor Emerita of English Literature and Creative Writing at Mills College. She presently lives in Berkley, Ca. Bloch is the author of “The Secrets of the Tribe,” “The Past Keeps Changing,” “Mrs. Dumpty” and “Blood Honey.”

Her translation work includes of the biblical “Song of Songs,” and contemporary Israeli poetry such as “The Selected Poetry” and “Open Closed Open”

by Yehuda Amichai, “A Dress of Fire” and “The Window” by Dahlia Ravikovitch, and most recently “Hovering at a Low Altitude: The Collected Poetry of Dahlia Ravikovitch.”

According to Bloch’s profile on her website, she has received a number of awards, including two from the National Endowment for the Arts, in poetry and in translation, a fellowship

Tobeco Seeks Submissions Clarion University’s student literary and art journal, Tobeco, is now accepting art and literature submissions from all Clarion students for its 2011 issue.

Tobeco is accepting art (paintings, photos, drawings, digital works, etc.) and literature (poetry, fiction and nonfiction). The deadline for submissions is December 10, 2010.

Students can submit their work to tobeco@clarion. edu. Students whose work is selected to be a part of the journal will receive a free copy. Copies of last year’s journals are still available.

Students can also join the Tobeco organization, no submission necessary. Meetings are held at 5:30 p.m. every Thursday in 201 Davis Hall.

Members of Tobeco will design this year’s magazine, and plan future events and fieldtrips. Halloween Open Mic Night will be held at Michelle’s Café in downtown Clarion the last week of October.

For more information about the journal or the organization, contact advisers Leah Chambers (lchambers@clarion.edu) or Dr. Phil Terman (terman@clarion.edu).

from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Writers Exchange Award of Poets & Writers, two Pushcart Prizes and the Discovery Award of the 92nd Street Y Poetry Center.

She also has awards for her books, including the the Poetry Society of America’s Alice Fay di Castagnola Award for “Blood Honey,” selected by Jane Hirshfield; the Felix Pollak Prize in Poetry for “Mrs. Dumpty,” selected by Donald Hall; the PEN Award for Poetry in Translation along with Chana Kronfeld, for “Open Closed Open;” and the Book of the Year Award of the Conference on Christianity and Literature for “Spelling the Word.”

Much of Bloch’s poetry is set to music. “Chana’s Song,” a song cycle by David Del Tredici, premiered at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. Jorge Liderman’s rendition of “The Song

of Songs” was performed by the San Francisco Contemporary Music Players and the UC Berkeley Chamber Chorus.

D’Arcy Reynolds’ song cycle, “The Past Keeps Changing,” is based on an eponymously titled poetry collection, and “On the Shortest Day of the Year” was composed by Bruce Adolphe in his song-cycle, “Songs of Life and Love.”

A staged version of her “Song of Songs” was performed by A Travelling Jewish Theater Bloch holds a bachelor of arts degree from Cornell University, masters degrees in Judaic Studies and English Literature from Brandeis University, and a doctorate in English from the University of California at Berkeley.

At Mills College, she taught courses in Contemporary American Poetry, The Poet’s Voice, The Bible as Literature,

Shakespeare, and The Art of Translation, as well as workshops for beginners and advanced students in poetry.

She has given poetry readings and lectures on her work at colleges and universities around the country, including Cornell, Duke, Harvard, Northwestern, Oberlin, Princeton, Stanford, UCLA, Vanderbilt, Wellesley and Yale Universities.

“Clarion University is extremely fortunate to have Chana Bloch visit from Berkeley, California,” said Philip Terman, professor of English at Clarion.

“Chana’s poems are wise with experience and knowledge, and my students and I are enjoying discussing and learning from her work.”

“I believe she has much to offer and teach us with her visit.

It is wonderful to have such a wise and kind-hearted lover of language here at Clarion.”

Last chance to audition for Vagina Monologues Auditions continue Oct. 7 for Clarion University’s 11th annual production of Eve Ensler’s “The Vagina Monologues.”

This performance is a part of the global V-Day movement to end violence against girls and women.

“The Vagina Monologues” is a collection of monologues focuses on the topic of vaginas.

The pieces are about love, rape and birth. The main theme of the Monologues is female empowerment and embracing one’s own history.

Proceeds from the performance will go to local organizations S.A.F.E., or Stop Abuse for Everyone, and Passages, Inc., as well as to the women and girls of Haiti, which is the 2011 V-Day spotlight campaign.

Those interested in joining are

encouraged to sign up for a 10 minute audition slot outside the Women and Gender Studies Center, 2nd floor of Harvey Hall.

Auditions are Oct. 7 from 4-6 p.m. in 210 Harvey Hall, the Women and Gender Studies Center.

“The Vagina Monologues” were started by Eve Ensler in 2000 in hopes to end violence for girls and women all over the globe.

Since its inception, The Vagina Monologues has been translated into 45 languages and performed in more than 130 countries.

In 2010 more than 5,400 V-Day events were produced by volunteer activists in the U.S. and around the world, educating millions of people about the reality of violence against women and girls.

Clarion University raised more than $4,000 dollars last year. All proceeds went to S.A.F.E., Passages Inc. in Clarion County and The City of Hope in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

This year’s show will be directed by senior Carly Masiroff, with seniors Amy Slicker and Bridget O’Donnell as assistant directors. The show is tentatively set for March 23-25, 2011.

“I am really excited about this upcoming year,” Masiroff said.

“It will be hard to top last year’s 10th anniversary, but I have high hopes that we will exceed last year.”

“People always ask me ‘Why do you do this every year?’ My response is, ‘We keep going until the violence ends.’”

Pittsburgh bars keep eyes open for fake IDs ELISABETH PONSOT AP Exchange

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tudents back to school after summer vacation walk down Forbes Avenue with purpose, making stops at their favorite joints. Some seek out the scene at Hemingway’s Cafe or Peter’s Pub. Others trek off the beaten path to the Garage Door Saloon on Atwood or Bootleggers on Semple.

To the untrained eye, the 18- to 20-year-olds blend in with students of legal drinking age. But not to Dominic Williams.

Williams, 25, a 6-foot4-inch former University of Pittsburgh football player, says he can spot a false ID as soon as he sees it.

Seated on a wooden bar stool at the entrance to Peter’s Pub, where he’s been a bouncer for three years, Williams said that what is harder is sorting out the impostors. One thing is certain: The days of sneaking into a college bar with a homemade or badly altered ID are long gone.

Technology has changed the playing field, leading both to increased detection and a booming business in sophisticated IDs. If photo identification seems suspect, Williams relies on questioning and even his cell phone’s 3G connection to determine its authenticity.

He may ask the individual when he or she graduated from high school. He will also double check the height listed on the ID to see if it’s accurate, an “obvious red flag.”

As a last resort, he will sometimes pull out his iPhone to look at the individual’s Facebook profile.

“I’ve had instances

where the person’s Facebook profile picture comes up, and they’re in the picture with the person whose ID they’re pretending is theirs,” he said.

Williams also gets help deciphering the real from the counterfeit from a scanner and ultraviolet light mounted on the adjacent wall. The use of extra safeguards is necessary, said Peter’s general manager Nick Pawlenko, because false identification is common.

During his seven years at Peter’s, Pawlenko said that “sophisticated fakes” have become more prevalent, complicating the process of verifying whether an ID is real.

While fake IDs have become more sophisticated, so, too, are the methods to detect them. An ID from the state of Pennsylvania reveals a row of “PA”s under the fluorescent glow.

For bars in prime college territory, there is considerable effort on all sides to keep out underage drinkers, including bouncers, bartenders, bar managers, and college personnel who work in Oakland and the Liquor Control Board.

Noticeably missing from the list is the Pittsburgh police, whose officers are “not at all involved,” said narcotics and vice Lt. William Mathias.

According to Lt. Mathias, there is “no coordinated effort” on the part of the police to seek out users of fake IDs. However, if an officer responding to a call finds someone has a fake ID, the person will be arrested, he said.

Few of these arrests ever materialize into prosecutions. Mathias said the

enforcement of underage drinking laws is the responsibility of the Pennsylvania State Police’s Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement. Steve Brison, LCE supervisor and enforcement officer, said that the bureau’s primary focus is to ensure that businesses are complying with liquor laws.

He said the LCE does undercover work in Oakland to expose underage drinking and other violations, including the use of a false ID. Individuals caught with fakes receive a nontraffic citation from the bureau, which carries up to a $300 fine and a 90-day driver’s license suspension for a first offense.

Students who are caught with false IDs off campus are unlikely to incur problems at their school. Kathy Humphrey, the University of Pittsburgh’s vice provost and dean of students, said that instances of students being caught off campus with false identification are “rarely, if ever,” brought to the university’s attention.

Without much outside help, bar owners and managers have primary responsibility for keeping out underage drinkers. If the LCE conducts a raid and finds underage consumers, the business will receive an administrative citation.

The case is then heard before an administrative judge who can impose a fine of up to $1,000 and depending on the severity of the infraction, can suspend or revoke the establishment’s liquor license.

To avoid fines and other penalties, Peter’s Pub has invested heavily in security.

The bar employs three

to four security guards on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights and pays for a city police officer to remain on duty at the door from 11 p.m. until closing at 2 a.m.

“Our hope is that the police presence will deter people with fakes,” Pawlenko said.

The staff at Peter’s also is certified by the state Liquor Control Board through its Responsible Alcohol Management Program.

Despite the best efforts of many, students seem undeterred in their quest for a drink.

The most rudimentary ploy Williams has encountered was a group of Pitt football players who tried to use their celebrity to gain entry at the door.

Williams, who looks like he could still play, was not impressed.

“It might work at some of the other bars, but it won’t work with me,” he said.

Adam Jaffe, a 25-yearold Carnegie Mellon graduate student from Atlanta, was allowed in on a recent Thursday — but not without a few hiccups. Jaffe arrived at the door with a sheepish look, extending his hand to reveal a slightly crumpled piece of paper, a temporary license from the state of Georgia.

“I lost my wallet last weekend... and I’m waiting on a new ID,” he explained.

After producing other forms of identification, he was allowed in. Later, over a beer with friends, Jaffe laughed openly about his crude-looking ID. “Seriously, it looks like I printed it off the Internet or bought it for a dollar on the street.”

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Making music in jail JACQUELYN REILLY

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Not many artists would be able to release an album under the confines of Rikers Island Correctional Faculty. Lil Wayne is obviously not one of them.

“I Am Not a Human Being,” Lil Wayne’s eighth studio album, was released digitally on Sept.

27, the rapper’s birthday.

Recorded prior to Wayne’s nine-month prison conviction for gun possession in March 2010, the album dropped while Wayne is completing the last month of his prison sentence.

This album is looked upon as a prelude for Wayne’s upcoming al-

bum, “Tha Carter IV,” Wayne’s co-manager, Cortez Bryant, said to SPIN Magazine.

Wayne originally planned to release some of the tracks as an EP and have some appear on “Tha Carter IV.” After his conviction, however, he dismissed the idea and chose to start from scratch when he is released from prison, said Bryant.

“I Am Not a Human Being” returns Wayne to his roots with raw vocals and beats.

As expected, his lyrics give off the wit and charisma that has made the rapper one of the more original artists in past years.

Eight of the 10 tracks

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Forgetting the Greek CHARLIE GILTENBOTH Contributing Writer

The recent wave of comedies in the last few years may have been the savior to the genre.

Blockbuster hits like “40 Year Old Virgin,” “Knocked Up,” “Superbad,” “Pineapple Express” and “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” have paved the way for a totally new look on comedies.

Nicholas Stoller was the man behind “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” a couple years back. Two

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years later, he returns to the captain’s chair to direct a spin-off of his previous hit.

Russell Brand reprises his role as “Aldous Snow.”

This time, the British rock star is set to embark on his own crazy, drug-induced, laugh-filled adventure, with Jonah Hill as his chaperone and partner in crime.

Aaron Green’s (Hill) job is to get things accomplished. The ambitious 23-year-old snakes his way into a dream job, just in time for a chance at a

feature artists who have collaborated with Wayne in the past.

Many are artists signed to Wayne’s record labels, Cash Money Entertainment and Young Money Entertainment.

Two of Wayne’s protégés make an appearance on tracks in the album.

Nicki Minaj contributes to the track “What’s Wrong With Them.”

Minaj, signed to Young Money in 2009, balances Wayne’s grumbled lyrics with her high-powered chorus.

Drake, also signed to Young Money in 2009, appears on four tracks.

Although he and Wayne share a similar formula when delivering verses, Drake brings in a breath of fresh air that the rest of the album is ultimately lacking.

Like previous albums, Wayne once again stirs the pot on many of the tracks by bashing opponents and declaring himself “The Rhyming Oasis.”

The flaw of the album is in the fact that any of these tracks could be found on Wayne’s previous albums. The lack of a major single and no other smash factor tracks leaves the album standing as a whole.

Defining the list of tracks as an EP would have been a more appropriate definition of the collection. Giving it the status of a whole album will mostly label it as one of Wayne’s less innovative

creations of his career.

Despite low key promotion for the album, Wayne followers have showed their loyalty in sales. The album has topped many music charts at No. 1.

It is currently the No. 1 downloaded album on iTunes and is predicted to be on the top end of the Billboard Digital Album sales chart.

The success of the album on the music charts is comparable to fellow rapper Tupac’s 1995 album, “Me Against The World.” Tupac also was incarcerated at the time of its release.

“I Am Not a Human Being” would only be able to reach the commercial success status of Tupac’s album with great hard copy album sales and topping the Billboard 200 chart for five or more consecutive weeks.

“I Am Not a Human Being” will be released Oct. 12 in hard copy.

Three songs, “YM Banger,” “YM Salute” and “I Don’t Like The Look Of It,” but were not included in the digital copy of the album will be available on the hard copy.

Wayne’s expected release date from Rikers Island is Nov. 4.

Drake, who is currently on his Light Dreams and Nightmare Tour, plans to hold a Lil Wayne homecoming concert after his mentors release from prison.

Drake did not reveal the location of the event.

career changing assignment.

His mission is simple, or at least he hopes it’s simple. He has to fly to London and escort a rock n’ roll star to the Los Angeles “Greek Theatre” for the first-stop on a multimillion-dollar tour. His warning: Turn your back on him at your own demise. British rocker Aldous Snow (Brand) is both a brilliant musician and walking sex symbol. Weary of corporate tyrants and large sums of money, the former front man is searching for the meaning of life.

That doesn’t mean he can’t please a few ladies and do every drug known to man along the way.

When he discovers his true love is in California, Snow makes it his quest to win her back, right before kick-starting his biggest career move yet.

Hill is proof that not all overweight comedians need to play the fat card to deliver the laughs.

Chris Farley used his size to his career advantage. Hill doesn’t only choose bumbling, fat-guy roles, he counts on his lightning quick wit and sharp lip service to deliver the goods.

His choices in comedy

roles, so far, have been wise. Regarding Brand: If he dared to shave his head for a role in something, he may gain some respect.

He can only hang onto the Jimmy Morrison act for so long. Reprising some of the roles from the earlier film, provides fans with an inside joke or two.

Even if this is the 137 movie of the year Hollywood ruined by showing the good parts in the trailers, it still packs a hard comedic punch. It is vulgar, raw and just what the comedy doctor ordered.

Searching for a moral or meaning in a film like this is difficult; don’t bother trying. All-in-all, the Brand/Hill combo is a success.

Expect to see them paired up in the future.

The only thing missing was a little Seth Rogen or Paul Rudd, but they can’t be in everything. Decent comedies get thrown in your lap once every few months.

This may just have to hold audiences over until Nov., when Robert Downey Jr. and Zach Galifianakis tear up cinema screens in Todd Phillip’s (“The Hangover”) anticipated comedy, “Due Date.”

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Erie musician to play in Clarion NATHAN WHITEHOUSE

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Country-rock musician Ray Lanich of Erie is no beginner when it comes to performing in front of a live audience. The 28-year-old musician has been jamming on the guitar since he was 10, and has performed at venues all over the country.

Lanich will be playing live at Clarion University’s student-operated radio station WCUC-FM between noon and 3 p.m.

Oct. 8. He also will be performing at Toby Hill Bar in Clarion later that evening.

“A live show isn’t just about nailing all the parts and playing good music.

You have to create ‘moments,’” Lanich said in an e-mail interview. “That’s what I always loved about the live shows I went to.“ “Maybe the lead singer jumped down into the

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crowd, or a band had the audience sing their entire song, or everyone was holding up their lighters or cell phones now - to a monstrous power ballad.”

Lanich’s inspiration to write music started when he was young. He said there were two defining moments that really inspired him to pick up a guitar and perform.

One was seeing the movie “La Bamba,” in which main character Richie Valens went from rags to riches through being a performing artist, and the other was watching Aerosmith perform a rendition of the song “Dream On” on MTV’s Tenth Anniversary show.

Steven Tyler and his crew were lowered on wires through the rafters to the stage. These specific memories have motivated Lanich.

Lanich said he has been influenced by differ-

ent musical genres. When he was younger, he said he remembers listening to bands his mother use to enjoy like AC/DC and Alice Cooper.

In high school, it was nothing but heavy metal rockers like Metallica, Korn and Motley Crue.

Then came the ’90s alternative music. Performers like Sublime and Elvis Costello have also shaped the way Lanich writes his music.

Even via e-mail, Lanich comes across as a joking, free spirit and happy–golucky sort of guy. What does he like to do when he’s not performing? “I know it sounds sappy, but I love spending time with my girlfriend.”

“She has stayed by my side when most chicks would have bailed. I also like traveling and chilling with my friends and family. This past year I dropped 170 pounds, so

now I enjoy doing cardio, yoga, and vegetarian and vegan cooking.“ This Friday will be the first time Lanich has ever performed in Clarion. The stop is a part of his “College Town Tour,” which includes shows in places like Edinboro, Indiana, Grove City, Pittsburgh, Erie, Toledo and New York City.

Lanich adds new shows every few weeks. Some of the crowds’ favorite songs are sing-a-longs like “Lil Girl” and “Nothing on Me.” While performing in Erie, Lanich said audiences love to hear “3rd Street Apartment” because it references the beaches at nearby Presque Isle and Sherlock.

Fans can also check out Lanich’s new song, “High School,” which has some personal references and was updated to his MySpace this week.

Eight albums and still searching SAMUEL DIXON

Arts & Entertainment Editor

Finding good band members is hard. Making sure every member’s playing style and music tastes align can make or break a band. Eliminate the need for other musicians and the internal squabbles go with them.

Since 2002, Keith Lynch has been playing by himself. Lynch has released seven albums under the name of Unknown Component, all written, recorded and produced by himself.

After six months of writing and recording, Lynch is releasing his eighth album “The Infinite Definitive.”

Right from the beginning, you can tell this album was independently made.

Even though live instruments were used during the recording, drums and guitars often come off as sounding robotic and lacking in any foreword drive.

The first track, “Moving Out of Frame,” does a good job of setting a tone for the album. Lynch’s vocals have a passive-aggressive angst to it that fits perfectly with the music.

Lines like “Every other planet circles every other age and if they change / it’s still the same / the motion in relation to the never ending waves and if they change / it’s still the same” provide a context for where Lynch will be going lyrically.

“Future Circles” showcases what listeners could consider Unknown Component’s biggest downfall. Often choruses are built up to be hooky and memorable, but the lyrics are forgettable.

This causes problems throughout the album, but to “Future Circles” in particular since the verses to the song are well written and may be musically a high point on the album.

Lynch delivers the lines “There’s still no reason

for thinking all the things that you do / your mind is still heavy with feelings for the people you knew / you never listen because reason is the truth of a few / In the morning you rise to find yourself as a fool and in the evening the mission is protect what you do / you never listen because reason is the truth of a few.” The lines are sung poorly, which leaves the listener with an unsettling feeling.

“The Introduction is Arriving” is by far the highlight of the album. Lynch took a chance by changing the overall feel of the song from everything else on the album and it paid off. With a Southern groove and a different approach to vocal pacing, Lynch is able to make the song memorable without being forceful.

When you are a Jack-ofall-trades you often come off as a master of none.

Lynch and Unknown Component suffers this problem. Although the album does feature a few

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interesting ideas “The Infinite Definitive” lacks polish and drive.

Unknown Components’ website (http://un-

knowncomponent.com) currently has the album available for preorder.

At the site, listeners can check out some of Un-

known Components older work. Fans can also pick up a free download of the first track “Moving Out of Frame.”

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ema. The dialogue is both delightfully sharp and naturalistic, with none of the lines really seeming forced.

Fincher’s directing is top-notch, as per usual in his other works, from “Se7en,” “Fight Club” and “Benjamin Button.”

His muted lighting key is quite welcome in the story, and the world always seems somewhat cold, much like the protagonist.

Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails deserves much recognition for his work on the film as composer.

His work adds a great mechanical ambience that lends to the growing feeling of remote isolation in the film.

All-in-all, the parts contribute to one final thing: Mark Zuckerberg, or at least his portrayal as done by Eisenberg, is a cold, brilliant, somewhat mechanical being, and the portrayal of the world of the film is essentially taking a step into the character’s world perspective.

In terms of negative criticism, the characters, while likeable, do have something of an unusually businesslike nature to them.

The scenes of partying interspersed through the film do try to re-enforce the notion that these are college students, it’s often easy to look past these scenes and see them as ruthless businessmen, which may lead to a sense of detachment in some audience members.

However, at this flick’s core is an almost Shakespearean play focusing on a man gaining power and prestige, but losing everything else that matters.

While sometimes overdone in this day and age of scathing sarcasm and irony as a social statement, this technique is put to good effect in this film. Go and see it; it’s worth it.

“The Social Network” is currently showing at the Destinta movie theatre in the clarion mall.

Arts & Entertainment Staff

“The Social Network” is David Fincher’s most recent contribution to American cinema, and arguably amongst his best.

Fincher depicts the rise of Mark Zuckerberg, one of the founders of the online sensation Facebook.

A story that, to some, might seem boring and trivial is actually rife with intrigue and betrayal.

Zuckerburg is portrayed by Jesse Eisenberg, perhaps best known for his recent appearance in “Zombieland.”

Eisenberg is an outstanding performer in this film, and all his dialogue drips with a magnificent sarcasm that is socially off-putting yet magnificently endearing.

Every word reeks of both genius as well as crippling insecurity within the character.

Speaking of dialogue, no small credit goes to Aaron Sorkin, the screenwriter of this piece of cin-

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Pens open up new arena

Can the Pens bring the Cup to Consol this year?

MICHAEL COLLINS Sports Staff

The Pittsburgh Penguins start the 20102011 NHL season in the new Consol Energy Center, which is why their new marketing campaign is “Destiny Has a New Home.”

The Consol Energy Center can house a capacity crowd of 18,087, honoring Sidney Crosby’s jersey number 87 and has 66 luxury suites in honor of Mario Lemieux.

Fans will be able to view instant replays from their cell phones.

The Pens look to make it to their third Stanley Cup finals in four years.

They were unable to resign defensemen Sergei Gonchar, but they were able to get top defenders Paul Martin from the New Jersey Devils and Zbynek Michalek from the Phoenix Coyotes.

The Penguins also acquired Mike Comrie from the Edmonton Oilers and Aaron Asham from the Philadelphia Flyers.

Comrie accepted a oneyear, $500,000 contract.

Last year he only played in 43 games scoring 13 goals and had 21 points.

Crosby had a career season last year scoring 51 goals, tops in the league and had 109

points, which was second in the league.

Crosby had six goals and 13 assists during the 2009-2010 playoffs.

He also gave Canada a gold medal with an overtime game-winning goal against Team USA during the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

Evgeni Malkin is looking to bounce back from a rather disappointing season last year.

He had foot and shoulder injuries that limited him to 67 games, and he finished with a career low 28 goals, 49 assists and 77 points last season.

Jordan Staal’s 302 consecutive games played is likely to end because of a left foot infection that has required multiple surgeries in the offseason.

The initial injury came in a playoff game last spring when a Montreal player stepped on Staal’s foot and sliced a tendon.

Staal had surgery and returned to play in less than a week, but an infec-

tion made it necessary for two additional surgeries.

The Pens return wingers Chris Kunitz, Max Talbot, Pascal Dupuis and Tyler Kennedy.

They also return Michael Rupp, Eric Godard, and Craig Adams. In addition to Comrie and Asham they added Brett Sterling from the Atlanta Thrashers and Ryan Craig from the Tampa Bay Lightning.

The Pens lose Gonchar along with Dan Hamhuis, Jordan Leopold, Mark Eaton, Alexei Ponikarovsky, Ruslan Fedotenko and Bill Guerin.

Martin and Michalek, along with the returning Brooks Orpik, Alex Goligoski and Kris Letang, should give the Pens some solid defensive depth.

Martin is an excellent defensemen who may not be as good of a player as Gonchar, but he is several years younger.

Pen’s goalie Marc Andre Fleury struggled during the 2009-2010 season.

He was pulled the most

out of any goalie in the league last year.

Fleury had a record of 37-21-6 during last year’s regular season.

He had a 2.65 goalsagainst average and .905 save percentage.

He only had one shutout in his 66 starts.

It was the first time Fleury failed to post more than one shutout in a year since the 2005- 2006 season.

During the playoffs Fleury had a 2.78 goalsagainst average and a .891 save percentage.

He did play a big role in winning the Stanley Cup in 2009 so they’re not going to give up on him.

Brent Johnson will return as Fleury’s backup.

The Pens are likely to do well in the Eastern Conference and make it back to the playoffs as one of the top seeds.

The expectations are high for the penguins to return and win another Stanley Cup Final for the city of Pittsburgh.

Major League Baseball playoffs get on their way JUSTIN WELTON Sports Staff

After 162 games, the Major League Baseball Playoffs are set.

A team must win three out of five games to win the division rounds.

The following series, a team must win four out of seven games.

The National League (NL) won the All-Star game, which gives them home-field advantage in the World Series.

The New York Yankees are trying to win their 28th world title.

The Yankees travel to play the Minnesota Twins.

C.C. Sabathia (21-7, 3.18 ERA) of the Yankees will face Francisco Liriano (14-10, 3.62 ERA) of the Twins in game one.

Justin Morneau, the Twins All-Star first baseman and 2006 American League (AL) Most Valuable Player will be out for the entire post-season.

Morneau is recovering from a concussion he received on July 7th.

“I think the Yankees have the best chance of winning it all again be-

cause they are the Yankees and winning is a tradition,” said junior Jon Knoll of Clarion University.

“They have the talent, as long as the pitching can hold up.”

The Tampa Bay Rays (96-66) have the best record in the AL. They host the Texas Rangers in the first round.

The Rays will send David Price (19-6, 2.72 ERA) to the mound vs. Cliff Lee (12-9, 3.18).

Lee played with the Philadelphia Phillies and pitched in the World Series a year ago.

He was picked up by the Seattle Mariners in free agency before the season.

He was then traded to Texas in a deal that sent Justin Smoak and three minor leaguers to the Mariners.

He won the 2008 AL Cy Young Award with the Cleveland Indians.

The Philadelphia Phillies have made it to the World Series two years in a row.

They brought in Roy Halladay in the off-season to be their number one

starter in the postseason.

They also acquired pitcher Roy Oswalt from the Houston Astros.

In return, the Astros received J.A. Happ and two minor leaguers.

The Phillies host the Cincinnati Reds. Roy Halladay (21-10, 2.44 ERA) will face Edinson Volquez (4-3, 4.31 ERA).

This is the first time the Reds have made the playoffs since 1995.

The San Francisco Giants won the NL West on Sunday edging out the San Diego Padres.

The Giants host the Atlanta Braves on Thursday at 9:30 p.m.

Game one starters will be Derek Lowe (16-12, 4.00 ERA) of the Braves vs. two time NL Cy Young Tim Lincecum (16-10, 3.43 ERA).

Bobby Cox, manager of the Braves, will be retiring after the season. Cox, has been the manager of the Braves for 20 straight seasons, and also managed the team from 19781981.

“I think the Phillies are going to win it because of their pitching and experience the past few years,”

said Craig Wiltrek, a junior at Clarion University.

“They are playing real well right now. But I am rooting for the Braves since Cox is retiring.”

The Phillies are looking to become the first NL team to make it to three straight World Series since the St. Louis Cardinals did it from 19421944.

Last night the Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Roy Halladay became the second pitcher in history to throw a no-hitter in the postseason.

Halladay struck out eight batters while allowing only one walk in the 4-0 win over the Cincinnati Reds.

Game two is set for Friday night at 6:07 p.m. at Citizens Bank Ballpark in Philadelphia.

The Texas Rangers and Tampa Bay Rays started off the 2010 postseason with an afternoon game in Tampa Bay. The visiting Rangers and starting pitcher Cliff Lee defeated the Rays, 5-1.

Lee picthed seven innings while striking our 10 batters.

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Lady Eagles win streak ends at 13 KRISTIN RYND Sports Staff

The Lady Golden Eagles volleyball team was handed its first loss in 13 matches on Friday evening against the Fighting Lady Scots of Edinboro University.

Edinboro won the first set 25-18. The Lady Eagles bounced back in the second set 25-23, but lost the next two, ending the match at 3-1.

Despite the loss, Kellie Bartman stepped up her game leading the match with 15 kills, a .405 hitting percentage, nine digs and three blocks. Kaitlyn Anderson and Rebecca Webb combined for 15 kills, while having 12 digs each.

Freshman Corinne Manley came in for six kills, and fellow freshman Hannah Heeter played for four kills and two blocks.

On the defensive end, Rhiannon Brady played for 17 digs, while junior setter Amanda Gough had 32 set assists, nine digs and three kills.

Kayla Rodak also helped keep the defense going with 11 digs.

“It feels great to have a team this unified. We have our ups and downs just like every team but I think you can tell how unified a team is by seeing how they pull together and get out of those slumps,” Anderson said.

However, the team didn’t let this loss keep them down.

The next day the Lady Eagles traveled to Mercyhurst University to take on the Lakers.

The ladies dominated the match, earning the sweep by scores of, 2512, 26-24 and 28-26.

Anderson started things off with 11 kills

and nine digs, while Bartman added 14 kills and three blocks.

Junior Danielle Brunot came into the match contributing seven kills and four blocks; playing alongside her was Rodak with six digs.

Sophomore Webb had eight kills and six digs while combining with Manley for a total of seven blocks, Webb with three and Manley with four.

Gough had another strong match with 36 set assists and eight digs, while Brady had a controlling defensive game with 25 digs.

“Being a starting freshman is definitely something I didn’t expect...”

“I came into a great program with so many talented athletes that I thought even being able to set foot on the court for even just a point as a freshman would be awe-

some,” Manley said.

Even though the winning streak was broken, the ladies still have a lot to look forward.

Coach Jennifer Harrison and her Lady Eagles are 14-2 overall with a PSAC West record of 7-1.

Their next match will be Friday when they host the Golden Bears of Kutztown University.

The Bears have a 14-4 overall record and are 4-4 in the PSAC East.

Saturday, the Cheyney University Wolves and the Golden Rams of West Chester University will take on the Lady Eagles in a busy afternoon with matches starting at 10 a.m. against Cheyney.

At 5 p.m. the Lady Golden Eagles will play West Chester University in another conference matchup.

Clarion will look to extend another winning streak.

Pringle paces golfers MICHAEL DEANGELO Sports Staff

The Clarion University men’s golf team was in action this past Sunday and Monday when itcompeted in the Vulcan Invitational.

California University of Pennsylvania was the host school.

The tournament was played on both Cedarbrook Red and Cedarbrook Gold golf courses in Belle Vernon, Pa. The first two rounds were held at the red course, while the last one was contested on the more difficult gold course.

The Golden Eagles finished in fourth place in the tournament, with a final tally of 884.

Wilmington, Delaware took team honors with an overall score of 855.

The Golden Eagle golfers were led by junior Ross Pringle with rounds of three under 68, three over 74 and even par 72 for a total of 214.

Pringle’s solid play was good enough to earn him a tie for third place overall.

“Overall, I am happy with the way I played for the three rounds. I struggled a little bit in the second round, but bounced back nicely on Sunday. It’s always fun to compete, and I’m looking

forward to the rest of the season,” Pringle said.

Next for the Eagles was senior co-captain Jared Schmader.

Schmader shot rounds of 75, 74 and 74 for a total of 223. He finished in 16th place for his efforts.

“I’m not happy that we didn’t win the tournament, but all-in-all, it was a good effort. Ross [Pringle] played great, and I think the team is ready to play well the rest of the fall,” Schmader said.

Junior Zach Schloemer, sophomore Bill Stover and senior co-captain Sean Foust all finished in a tie for 31st with a total of 228.

Schloemer shot rounds of 70, 73 and 85. Stover shot a 73, 77 and 78.

Foust tallied rounds of 74, 77 and 77.

“The conditions weren’t the best for this tournament, but I still think that the team played pretty good...”

“Sure, it would have been nice to get another victory, but we have a few more tournaments left, and I know we can win both of them,” said Foust.

The Golden Eagles will next be in action next Monday and Tuesday at the Robert Morris – Colonial Invitational. The tournament will be played at The Club at Shadow Lakes in Aliquippa.

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Clarion senior forward Jill Miller set a new school record for goals and points in a career.

Miller headed into last Wednesday’s women’s soccer game against Lock Haven University tied with Ashlie Regazzi with 14 goals, and one point behind her point record.

Miller set both records Wednesday night.

“It means so much to me. I am a very competitive person, so not only do I want our team to win games, but I also want to accomplish personal goals, especially the scoring record because that is my job as a forward,” Miller said.

Coach Rob Eaton has big hopes for Miller this year..

“I told her to keep pushing for more. The more she scores now, the harder the record will be to break and, at the same time, the better we’ll be both now and in the future. Her record will be the catalyst to future levels,” Coach Eaton said.

In the 79th minute, with her team trailing 2-1, Miller found the back of the net to tie the game and set the school records.

She helped Clarion in a big comeback to force a tie with LHU. Amanda Lewis got the

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Freshmen midfielder Alyssa Katz defends againts Lock Haven in their 2-2 tie last Wednesday night at Memorial Stadium. comeback started with her goal in the 59th minute.

Both the Golden Eagle goals were unassisted.

Lock Haven got the scoring started in the first minute of the game off a header from a corner kick from Arielle Gordon.

They added to the lead in the 49th minute, as

Gordon assisted a goal by Madison Taylor.

Both Miller and Clarion were back in action Saturday evening at Memorial Stadium, playing host to Slippery Rock.

A late half effort by Miller led the Golden Eagles (3-3-3 Overall, 3-1-2 PSAC) to a tie with SRU. Clarion was down 2-0

going into the 85th minute before Miller got her team on the board with a goal.

Not even a minute later she found the back of the net on a spectacular bicycle kick.

Her goals were assisted by freshman midfielders Gabby Gray and Kristen Scheutzow respectively.

Late field goal keeps Clarion winless

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Redshirt freshmen quarterback Ben Fiscus used his legs to get the offense moving in the second half of the game on Saturday.

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It was another close game this past Saturday at Clarion’s Memorial Stadium, where the Golden Eagles football team hosted Slippery Rock.

The Golden Eagles were searching for their first win of the season in front of 6,500 fans for homecoming.

On Slippery Rock’s second possession, they started on Clarion’s 43yard line after Robert Doiley returned a punt 17 yards.

They marched down the field to Clarion’s 11-yard line but were stopped and had to settle for a 23-yard field goal from kicker Kurt Brackman.

The score stayed at 3-0 until midway through the second quarter. Clarion had an 11 play, 51-yard drive down to the Slippery Rock 14 yard line.

Alfonso Hoggard rushed for 48 yards and two first downs on the drive that resulted in a field goal by kicker Robert Mamula, which tied the game up at 3-3.

Clarion received the ball to begin the second half.

On a third and 10 play, quarterback Eric Coxen threw an interception to Brandon Watters, and Slippery Rock took over at Clarion’s 44 yard line.

The Rock took advantage of the turnover, running seven plays.

Capping off the 44yard drive was Mike Bongivengo with a three yard touchdown run.

Brackman added the extra point.

Redshirt freshmen quarterback Ben Fiscus came in on Clarion’s next offensive possession.

He rushed for 64 yards on the drive, and tied the game up with his feet finishing the drive off with a

one-yard touchdown run.

The extra point was good and the Golden Eagles were tied up at 10-10.

Going into the fourth quarter, the score was knotted at 10.

The Rock drove the ball down to the Clarion fouryard line but was stopped once again and had to settle for a field goal.

On Clarion’s next possession, Hoggard took matters into his own hands, helping Clarion get into field goal range.

Mamula banged it home from 33 yards and tied the game at 13-13 with 5:31 to go in the game.

With time winding down and the score tied, Slippery Rock took the ball down to Clarion’s 14yard line.

With 1:41 to go Brackman gave Slippery Rock back the lead, 16-13, with a 32-yard field goal.

Fiscus used his legs again trying to get Clarion

in the end zone and ultimately their first win.

Fiscus ran for a couple of first downs and hit Jacques Robinson for a four-yard pass down to The Rocks 44-yard line.

Clarion called a timeout with 41 seconds to go in regulation.

Out of the timeout, Clarion designed a pass play, but was intercepted

by Slippery Rock’s Robert Doiley to end the game.

Despite the loss, Fiscus and Hoggard had great games running the football. Fiscus ran for 147 yards on 17 carries and a touchdown.

Hoggard had 111 yards on 26 carries.

“We just need to keep working and trust our coaching and training,” said Hoggard.

The Golden Eagles drop to 0-5 and will travel to Lock Haven next week still seeking their first win of the year Kickoff is at 7 p.m.

“That type of athletic reaction is something that you really can’t practice in specific situations. You can train the motor skills part of it, but it has to be a feeling and instinctive reaction to the situation and it came off perfectly, and in honesty was about the only thing that would have got us the result,”

Coach Eaton said.

Miller wants not only herself, but the whole team to do the best they can on the field for the rest of the season.

“My expectations for myself and the team are just to do our absolute best. We are very realistic and know when teams have better skills than us, but it’s our heart that keeps us in the game,” Miller said.

Senior goalkeeper Jenna Kulik made nine saves in the contest.

The Golden Eagles were outshot 15-2, but those two turned out to be important.

Clarion goes on a three game road trip before heading home to host Mansfield on Saturday Oct. 16.

Coach Eaton said that the next three games will be critical if the Golden Eagles want to make the playoffs.

“The next three games will determine any playoff possibilities for us, the first time ever in school history. We have to beat Millersville; we then play West Chester who likely will be ranked in the top four in the nation. A close result is all we can hope for. Then a point at Kutztown will help, but a win at Millersville is paramount.”

The match against Millersville is set for friday at 3 p.m.