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Lion sleeps tonight ... at UP SAVANA C. GRIGGS Senior Staff Writer

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Simba has officially left the building. Penn State Beaver’s taxidermied mountain lion of nearly two decades has left its spot in the upper lobby of the Student Union Building for the bright lights of the Natural History Collection at University Park. Director of Public Relations April Johnston-Smith said the lion moved Oct. 4 to its new home at University for many reasons. The campus has been going through many updates – particularly in the Student Union Building – with new furniture, the switching of offices and a fresh coat of paint. The lion was taking up some valuable real estate, Johnston-Smith said, and it wasn’t matching the new aesthetic of the building. “The lion went to the Department of Ecosystems Science and Management, and he will sit in the Natural History Collection museum there,” said Johnston-Smith. Penn State Beaver was the only campus outside of University Park that had a taxidermied lion. It will be the largest specimen in its new home. Johnston-Smith said other locations on campus were looked at. But the museum at University Park was a more appropriate place to put him,

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Admissions Counselor Justin Vorbach takes a selfie with the lion before it’s taken away Oct. 4. As a student Lion Ambassador, Vorbach told stories about the origin of the lion to prospective students.

instead of moving him to the library or the gym. The students in this department – particularly the wildlife management students – are going to be able to use the lion for projects, she said. “The lion will be useful there, and it will be among other specimens that

the students can study,” JohnstonSmith said. “It’s a more appropriate place to put him to be used for students’ studies.” While the lion is moving on to bigger and better things, the narrative on how he became a member of Penn State Beaver’s family is not a

very well-known story. Admissions Counselor Justin Vorbach was a student at Penn State Beaver before he became a staff member, and he was also a Lion Ambassador. “Lion Ambassadors of the past,” he said, “were known to conjure up

some creative stories about how the lion came to campus.” “Back when Dr. Gary B. Keefer was our chancellor, I would tell prospective students and families – in a very tongue and cheek way – that our chancellor shot the lion on an expedition, and then had it taxidermied,” said Vorbach. “People got a good laugh out of it, but they never believed me,” said Vorbach. According the Johnston-Smith, a local man from Moon Township hunted the lion while on a hunting trip in Wyoming in the mid1980s. At that time, it was the largest Western Mountain Lion captured in Wyoming. Once the man passed away, his wife decided to donate it as a mascot to an organization who had an affiliation with a mountain lion. And Penn State Beaver won the lucky ticket which, at the time, was appraised at about $10,000, said Director of Enrollment Dan Pinchot. When Penn State Beaver accepted the donation around the years of 1999-2000, Pinchot and former Maintenance Director Dave Hunt drove to his house in a rented box truck, dragged it out of the basement and brought it to campus. Pinchot said that he is sad to see the lion go, but that he is really happy that the lion will always be a part of Penn State.

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Hurricanes impact Beaver students CHRIS ROTONDO Senior Staff Writer

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For the first time since 2005, the United States was hit by four hurricanes in just one season. Harvey, Irma, Maria and Nate have all made a substantial impact. That impact has extended to Penn State Beaver. “It concerned me that I couldn’t get ahold of my family,” said junior Brittany Garza. “Without social media, I wouldn’t have known if they were safe or not.” Garza is originally from La Feria, Tex., about five hours south of Houston, where Hurricane Harvey caused the most damage. She says her family is safe and were mostly fortunate, though her uncle, who lives in Houston, was hit the hardest. Garza is just one of the many peo-

ple away from their families during the hurricanes and their aftermath. Sophomore Siu-Len Navarro, who was born and raised in Miami, said Irma was unlike anything her family experienced. She said her family has actively prepared for storms since Hurricane Katrina in 2005. “To be away from home [during Irma] was difficult,” she said. “I’m used to organizing what needs to be done in order to be prepared.” Navarro said while her family did not evacuate their Miami home, her mother left her home in Naples to stay with family elsewhere in Florida. She is thankful that her family and her boyfriend were safe and that their homes were not damaged. Residence Life Coordinator Sherrika Mitchell moved from Jamaica to Ft. Lauderdale with her family in 2000. Other than losing power for a

few days and some minor flooding, she says her family was all right. “[Irma] didn’t hit us as hard as it could have,” Mitchell said. “When [Hurricane] Wilma hit, we were out of power for two weeks.” After Hurricane Wilma, Mitchell said, her family made sure that they were prepared for future storms. However, she says that her family is “pretty nonchalant” about Florida storms. Mitchell’s family also did not evacuate during the storm. “My dad doesn’t get too worked up about these things,” Mitchell said. “But being from Jamaica, you get used to these things.” Much like Navarro and Mitchell, Garza’s family actively prepares for hurricanes. With extra food and supplies, they decided to do their part to help others in their community, cooking food

and collecting donations for neighbors who lost everything. “My family and friends actually packed horse trailers with supplies to deliver to people in Houston,” Garza said. “They also cooked chicken and rice and delivered it to our local high school for people.” “To see everybody of all groups of people helping out and doing all they can to help was awesome,” said Carlos Ellis, a friend of Garza’s family who assisted in delivering supplies to neighbors. Mitchell says that she is thankful for people who help their communities during storms. She said some people become selfish when preparing for disasters. “People go out and buy all these items that they don’t really use when others may need it,” she said. “A lot of times, those things just go to

waste.” Garza says she is upset at the national responses to the hurricane. “The government and even the Red Cross hardly helped us, it was all a community effort,” she said. “And because so much is happening in the world, people have already forgotten about the hurricane.” Navarro has mixed feelings on the hype in the news coverage. “In some ways, social media tends to build greater fears,” she said, “but at the same time, it’s good that it can help people get to safety.” Mitchell says she is thankful for her family’s safety, but that their lives have already gone back to normal. “There was a part of me that was like ‘Oh my God’ when this started,” she said, “but you don’t know what’s going to happen, so there’s no use stressing about it.”

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Three professors join Beaver faculty Water leak in MBB damages room CHRIS ROTONDO Senior Staff Writer

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Penn State Beaver has welcomed three new faculty members in three different majors to its campus this semester. Sara Nilson is an assistant professor in biology who earned her bachelor’s degree in anthropology and biology at the University of Pittsburgh. She later attended grad school at Penn State, majoring in Plant Biology. “I wanted to understand the mechanisms behind plant structure,” Nilson says. “It was easier for me to do good science with plants rather than animals.” She was ecstatic to find that Beaver had an open position. “I saw a posting for plant biology online and I got excited because there aren’t many of these positions in Pittsburgh,” she said. Baizhou Chen is an instructor in accounting, business and economics. He earned his Master’s of Business Administration at St. John’s Univer-

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sity in New York on a full research assistantship. Chen says that growing up in China during the country’s switch to a free market economy influenced his future studies. “My hometown was one of four special economic zones where foreign direct investments were allowed,” Chen said. “I witnessed the significant and positive impact and was convinced that business changes people’s lives.” Before arriving at Beaver, Chen was an assistant controller at Oracle

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Corporation. He also taught fulltime for three years at the University of Minnesota and spent six years working for the accounting firm Ernst & Young. “I had the opportunity of working with a couple of professors from Beaver during the last few years and was impressed by what I was told about the beautiful campus and the amazing people here,” Chen said. Andrea Patrucco, an assistant professor in Project and Supply Chain Management, comes from Milan, Italy, where he was raised

and attended school. He studied at Politecnico di Milano, an engineering college, where he earned his bachelor’s and doctorate degrees in management engineering, specializing in supply chain management. Patrucco said he started out studying industrial engineering before switching. “Switching to management engineering instead gave me the possibility to keep the technical focus, while acquiring a good business perspective,” Patrucco said. Patrucco said that he first discovered Penn State two years ago when learning of their plans to develop their Supply Chain Management faculty. “Penn State is greatly known in Europe, and I consider this decision a big enhancement for my career,” he said. “[These] are fields rich with opportunities,” Patrucco said. “I will try to bring new perspectives on courses and create solid connections with companies. And, of course, to spread some Italian attitude!”

Beaver welcomes new residence life and admissions staff ZELMA J. DAYE Staff Writer

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Penn State Beaver has added three more staff members this summer to fill positions in residence life and admissions. Andy Kiefer was hired as a residence life coordinator to work alongside Sherrika Mitchell, who was hired as an activities and residence life coordinator. Previously, Kiefer worked as a coordinator at Penn State Harrisburg for two years. Kiefer said he likes the fact that his new position keeps him at Penn State. “[I took this position] needing a job and I really, really wanted to stay in the Penn State system.” Kiefer has had 12 years of experience working in residence life, beginning when he was a resident assistant in college at Shippensburg

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Sherrika Mitchell

University. Meanwhile Mitchell, at 24, is one of the youngest staff members Penn State Beaver has campus wide. Mitchell says her youth is an advantage. “Sometimes I feel like I’m the translator in the office as far as slang and lingo.” Mitchell graduated from Florida Atlantic University and previously worked as an artist teacher at Bluapple Poetry Network. Mitchell said that Penn State Bea-

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ver was “the perfect marriage.” “If I could do activities and Res. Life, it can be a learning opportunity to get outside of my comfort zone.” The third new hire is Anita Williams, a Beaver County local who is Penn State Beaver’s newest admissions counselor. Williams worked for five years with the Girl Scouts of America as an internal recruitment specialist and volunteer manager. Williams said she came to Penn

State Beaver for a career change. “I was looking at a change in career or a promotion.” Williams said the transition was easy because her coworkers are friendly and supportive. Because of this, Williams plans to keep her position for a while. “Sometimes, whenever you’re in a position, it’s really great whenever you have a great team that you’re working with.” Sept. 22, a staff and faculty meetand-greet was held in the Student Union Building Lodge. Students said they have noticed an overall change in the staff. Alexis Sheffield, who works in the Student Development Center, said the change is for the better. “The staff overall has been much friendlier this year and have really reached out to connect with students.”

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A Sept. 27 water leak from a chemistry lab in the Michael Baker Building damaged some equipment below in Room 8. “Where the drain lines from the eye wash from the lab above meet the drain, there is a rubber gasket, which malfunctioned,” said Mark Beatty, supervisor of physical plant. The damages consist of a few ceiling tiles, a projector, a Wi-Fi router and the network components, which are being replaced by insurance, said Adam Rathbun, director of finance and business. This leak was discovered by custodial staff employee, Bob Harker, Beatty said. The overall damage estimate is unknown as cost estimates for the technology equipment are still pending, says Rathbun. This room is open to any students, but mostly communications students use it, Rathbun said. The only thing that is out of commission now is the projector, so the room is free to be used, though there are no classes scheduled there. One of many students that use the room is Cruz Galarza, a sophomore in engineering, who frequently studies and works on projects there. “This class being out of commission doesn’t affect me or anybody I know as of now,” he said. Another student that uses the room is Bryce Roscoe, a sophomore pre-med major. Roscoe uses the room when the Mac Lab is being occupied to study for tests or group activities. “I and anybody I know have had other places to study up to this point,” he said. Roscoe said he did not even know about the leak.

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Harmony Hall, Bistro undergo changes EMILY DIETRICH Staff Writer

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While new and returning Penn State Beaver students were on summer break, Director of Housing and Food Services Jeremy Lindner and Manager Kelly Marcello were hard at work renovating the Brodhead Bistro and Harmony Hall. It is no secret to residents that the floor layouts are completely different in Harmony Hall. Rather than dividing down the middle, having men and women share each floor, each gender now has its own floor with women on the second floor and men on the third. However, all single rooms are still on the first floor. “We thought this change would be more convenient,” Lindner said. “We have talked to students over the past couple of years and a major complaint of theirs is having to walk up

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Students use the new touch screen to order food in the Bistro.

or down steps to another bathroom during cleaning time.” A little more obvious, and more anticipated, change is the implementation of the touchpad ordering systems in the Bistro. This, paired with new paint, signs, logo and back of the house kitchen renovations, is designed to make the Bistro feel more modern.

“We’ve had the same colors and logo since 1998, which is the same since I went here (as a student),” Lindner said. Two years ago, Lindner and Marcello replaced the original tables and chairs with new furniture, including booths, that added bright and bold new colors to the dining room. The new paint scheme in the din-

Five students face charges for marijuana, underage drinking Five students were charged April 24 after University Police found a car pulled over on University Drive earlier in the month with an odor of marijuana coming from it and a person inside who was drinking. Imani Montgomery of Pittsburgh was charged with possession of marijuana and underage drinking. Mark Clause of New Castle, Mya Arthur of Pittsburgh, Ryanne Kie of New Laguna, New Mexico, and Natalie Delgadillo of Los Angeles were all charged with possession of marijuana.

Police opened it and discovered that the case contained suspected drug paraphernalia. Police have opened an investigation.

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An owner of a car reported that another student took his car Sept. 7 without his permission. Geriah S. Tyson of Aliquippa was later charged with unauthorized use of an automobile.

A female student reported that someone recorded her via video while showering in Harmony Hall around 4 p.m. Aug. 28. Police are investigating.

DRUG PARAPHERNALIA FOUND IN GLASSES CASE

A glasses case, containing more than a pair of glasses, was found in the Michael Baker Building and turned into lost and found on Aug. 30.

UNDERAGE STUDENTS CHARGED WITH DRINKING

Police found two students drunk in Harmony Hall just before midnight Sept. 23. Police cited Jackson Glenn of Grove City and Armoni Hagans of Pittsburgh with underage drinking.

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ing room and the food service area matches those colors, bringing a fresh and modern look to the facility. The colors, coupled with big, bold art on the walls, have been well received by most students, faculty and staff. However, some returning students are still struggling with the changes. “From Freshman year up until now, you get used to one way and then have to adjust to the change,” said junior Brittany Garza, a resident student. “It is different seeing all girls in one study room and all boys in another,” she said. “I suppose having both bathrooms on one floor of the same gender is nice because if you get out of the shower in a towel, you won’t be running into a guy and feel uncomfortable.” The most challenging thing students have had to adjust to is the new system of ordering food from the Bistro. The system is very similar

to touchpad ordering that is available at Sheetz. According to Lindner, the touchscreen ordering actually improves the efficiency of the staff members and makes it a lot easier to prepare food. “It’s so hard for staff to hear students under the big hoods and through the glass,” Lindner said. “But I believe returning students are having a lot of trouble adjusting to this new way of ordering.” “I think they should add subs or salads,” Garza says. “But overall, the touch-screen is very efficient.” Lindner hopes to one day release an app for students that allows them to order food from their phones. “We were thinking that they could order food right when they get out of class, and their food would be ready for them as soon as they walked over to the Bistro,” Lindner said. The app, however, may not happen for a while, he said.

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Students must contact state legislators to demand they pass a budget for state-related universities How would you feel if your instate tuition bill was increased by $7,000 a year? That’s what might happen if the Pennsylvania State Legislature doesn’t pass a budget that funds Penn State. Paying for college is undoubtedly one of the hardest parts of earning your degree. On top of all the stress midterms is bringing, it’s time to wake up and realize that our state’s leaders are still negotiating whether or not the state funding will be cut. You’re probably wondering what that means for you though. Oh - just the fact that our in-state tuition as underclassmen at Beaver could possibly go from $12,718 to $20,352. And if you’re planning on the 2+2 program and ending your degree at University Park, make that from $19,000 to $35,000. Whether a math major or comm major, you know there’s a massive difference in the numbers. It’s not just in-state students at Penn State Beaver affected. The entire Penn State community across the state is affected, in addition to other large state-related colleges such as Temple and Lincoln universities and University of Pittsburgh. The state was supposed to pass its budgets by July 1. Penn State was expecting nearly $250 million. According to the Pittsburgh PostGazette, Pitt Chancellor Patrick Gallagher said that thousands of Pitt students could face a possible tuition increase midyear. Imagine coming back from winter break to discover that not only are classes back in session, but you’re also $7,000 in the hole.

This could become a reality and it’s scary as hell. While there has been no discussion yet to modify this years’ instate tuition at Penn State, time is running out. According to a university wide email sent from Penn State President Eric J. Barron, “As a direct result of this state funding, Penn State offers more than $570 million in tuition savings to nearly 55,000 Pennsylvania resident students.” We understand that money is tight and revenues are down, but we as students of Penn State are an integral part of the future of Pennsylvania. We deserve state support. Here’s what you can do: Speak Up. Let your voice be heard like you do when you’re in the student section at Beaver Stadium. This time, make your voices heard in Harrisburg. It’s time our state legislators start doing their jobs. The state legislators have fallen down on the job and it’s our responsibility to hold them accountable. Shame on them for having gone on recess for two weeks in October without having solved this debacle. Gov. Tom Wolf is threatening to borrow $1.2 billion against the state liquor stores and to leaseback the state’s Farm Show complex to bring in an initial $200 million. But none of this would be used to fund staterelated universities. Penn Staters, both students and alumni, need to speak out in mass. In the email from President Barron there is a link to a form to easily contact your legislator at www.cqrcengage.com/psu/SpeakUp.

According to Vice President Brenna Cepull of the Student Government Association, the form will produce an automated email to the legislatures of your area. Time is of the essence, people. It’s time to make our voices heard. Even if you’re not a Penn State student - a parent, alumnus, employee, or supporter - WE ARE Penn State and WE ARE in need of your help. President Barron is encouraging “every Pennsylvania resident in our Penn State community to contact their state legislator to encourage them to finish the state budget and fund Penn State.” We as students need to stand up and reach out to these legislatures so that they understand how crucial this is to us. It could theoretically save you $7,000 by taking one minute out of your day to fill out the form. Our experience at Penn State is more than just classes and making friends. We are economic generators upon graduation. Attending college shouldn’t be some far-fetched fantasy Pennsylvania children dream about receiving under the Christmas tree. Attending college should be an affordable goal, not a gift written on our wish lists. While it’s no walk in the park to be accepted into some of Pennsylvania’s public institutions of higher education, it should be financially attainable for in-state students. So why is it that Pennsylvania state legislators aren’t helping their college students? We don’t know, but it’s time we do something about it.

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Parents of shooters share personal stories TYLER MCCARTY-COGIS Staff Writer

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An emotional LaVarr McBride held back tears while opening up the Mental Health Symposium at Penn State Beaver Oct. 10, saying, “It is important that we listen.” Then McBride, instructor in Administration of Justice, introduced the panel he wanted the audience to hear. He first asked Bob and Arlene Holmes to stand, followed by Jerry, Kasi and Shinai Grzebielski. They are the parents and siblings of two notorious mass shooters, and they came to campus to tell the stories of their sons and brothers. The Holmes’ son, James, was the Aurora movie theater shooter. The couple admitted that there were signs

of mental illness while he was growing up, but they did not understand what these signs were. Arlene Holmes held back tears as she told her son’s story, while Bob Holmes was calmer, yet open and eager to tell his son’s story and spread awareness for mental illness. The parents said they noticed changes in his behavior while he was in middle school, but they and a counselor blamed it on having moved. Arlene Holmes said her son basically isolated himself from others through high school and this behavior continued through college. Bob Holmes said his son’s social anxiety became worse when he enrolled in graduate school. James started seeing a psychiatrist and started taking Zoloft. He dropped

out of grad school, stopped seeing the psychiatrist and started acquiring weapons and became more violent, resulting in the shooting. Jerry Grzebielski told the story of his son, Kane, who later changed his name to John Lee, the perpetrator of a 2015 triple homicide in Moscow, Idaho. Lee killed his mother, landlord and an Arby’s manager in three different locations on the same day. Jerry Grzebielski adopted Lee at three months of age and said his son was a good kid growing up, but started to notice changes in him about the time he went to college. Upon graduation, he got a job out of town and started distancing himself more and more from his family and “went off the grid” for over a year. When he showed back up at his parent’s home, he was different, Jerry

Grzebielski said. He was looking for a job but behaved defensively, was paranoid and difficult to talk to. When he moved into his own place, his behavior escalated and within a year he went on the shooting spree. The dad said he first learned about his son’s rampage from his other children who saw it on social media. Kasi Grzebielski shared how dumbfounded she was that her brother committed this heinous act. Lee’s younger sister, Shinai, already in tears, spoke of how she still struggles today with depression and anxiety from her brother’s act. She even had her emotional support dog with her while she addressed the audience. Both families talked about how the media stalked them and forced them into hiding. They also said that mental health checkups and screen-

ings should be more common. Kasi Grzebielski called it “a wonderful honor” to be part of this panel. “(If I) help just one person, it’s worth it.” This was the first place the Grzebielski’s talked publicly about Lee’s actions. Arlene Holmes said this event was important because she felt there is something that needed to be said about mental illness. She pleaded for parents and others to do more research on these illnesses through organizations like the National Alliance on Mental Illness in hopes that people who suffer from mental disorders can be diagnosed earlier and get better treatment. Senior Chris Moulthrop said that the panel made him feel sad, but he was impressed that the families could be so open.

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From hardship to Super Bowl champion Charlie Batch inspires students by sharing his story of hardship, loss and determination

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Hardships may happen, but you need to continue on.”

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A tough life coupled with hard work is what former Pittsburgh Steelers backup quarterback Charlie Batch credited with his success in the National Football League. Batch, who played a decade with the Steelers, spoke to students and faculty at Penn State Beaver Oct. 5, urging young people to “expect their best” in school, business and life. Batch was brought to campus by Penn State Beaver’s Student Activities office, said Interim Director Amy Gartley. During his uplifting monologue, Batch opened up about his personal life and his career. Batch said he grew up poor in Homestead, a former steel town known for violence and drugs. He said that growing up, people doubted he would achieve his goal of one day making it to the NFL. “People told me that ‘Greatness doesn’t live here growing up,’” Batch said. But with hard work, Batch said he graduated from high school and enrolled at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, Mich. – about a 5 hour drive from his home – where he played quarterback on the college’s football team. He shocked the audience when he emotionally revealed that his sister was killed by gun violence when he was in college. Batch said her death was a striking moment in his life, saying he had to choose whether to seek revenge on his sister’s killer or go back to college and get on with his life. “Hardships may happen, but you need to continue on,” Batch said. Dealing with his loss along with being doubted to ever make it to the NFL made Batch more determined to follow through with his dreams and strive for greatness. Batch played more than a dozen years in the NFL, having first been drafted by the Detroit Lions in 1998. He came to the Steelers as a back-

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Former Steeler Charlie Batch signs a helmet for Dan Vanderslice after Batch’s presentation Oct. 5. Below, Batch hands his Super Bowl ring to Nick Pelino.

up quarterback in 2002 and led the Steelers to victory in his final game at Baltimore in 2012. Today, he runs the Best of Batch Foundation, founded while playing in Detroit, which helps disadvantaged youth. He’s also involved in numerous business ventures and is a popular motivational speaker. Batch encourages everybody to “wake up with a purpose,” meaning to wake up with a daily agenda and do whatever you can do to achieve it. In whatever you love to do, you should make sure that you “start somewhere” because you cannot get

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where you want to be without beginning that journey, he added. To take a blast from the past, Batch showed the Penn State crowd a clip of his final winning play before retiring. He expressed how much the moment meant to him because he knew that would be his last opportunity to start a professional game in the NFL. Batch said he yearns for people to seize the happy moments that they’re in “because you never know if or when that opportunity will return.” Batch said he was proud of the non-profit organization he founded. The positive impact that he has with the community through the Best of the Batch foundation was shown in a video. Book bag drives and gift wrapping parties were held to help the less fortunate who needed essential items. He passionately welcomed the audience to take part in his organization by volunteering for one of the many events that it hosts year round. “Batch quoted Ralph Waldo Emerson to give his final words of encouragement by saying, “Do not go where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” English Instructor and diehard Pittsburgh Steelers fan Kristin Oberg said she was very moved by Batch’s testimony. Being the mother of a sixth grader, she said she realized how important it was to keep encouraging her own children and keep that confidence within them. Giana Rangel, a freshman, also enjoyed hearing Batch’s story. The lesson she took away was to take personal responsibility in her own actions and to be a pro in life, even if problems were not her fault.

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Campus garden helps feed the needy FROM STAFF REPORTS

Thanks to a mini-grant from Pepsi, Penn State Beaver cultivated a campus garden this past year, providing food donations for a local food pantry. Students and faculty have been working since the spring semester, cultivating seedlings to plant in the fenced-in garden located outside of the Laboratory Classroom Building, facing the General Classroom Building. Tomatoes, various types of squash, kale, beets, peppers, green beans, carrots and numerous herbs all were grown in the garden. While some plants, like tomatoes, were planted in the ground in a traditional fashion, others, such as zucchini, were grown using more modern methods such as planting in bales of straw. Meanwhile, squash vines cling to the inside of the wire fencing. The produce generated from the garden — estimated at more than 2,000 tomatoes, nearly 100 peppers and numerous squash and beans — was donated to the Salvation Army of Beaver Falls for distribution for residents in need. According to a Penn State Beaver news article, the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank estimates that more than 22,000 people in Beaver County are food insecure, including nearly 7,000 children. Assistant Professor Angela Fishman and Lecturer Corey St. Esprit wrote the Pepsi Mini Grant, which is renewable for up to three years. The grant will also help create a digitized food map and a food rescue program. Plans are already underway for next spring’s garden, including building raised beds with tunnels for the winter.

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Peppers (top) are some of the many vegetables that were donated to the Salvation Army. A dragonfly (left) is a part of the wildlife that’s present in the garden. The garden (right) is surrounded by a wire fence.

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Taste a little bite of happiness in Beaver ASHLEY TAYLOR Staff Writer

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Do you like donuts? If you are looking for a new place to enjoy everyone’s favorite frieddough snack, then head on over to Peace Love and Little Donuts on Third Street in Beaver. Peace Love and Little Donuts has 11 locations in Pennsylvania, eight in Ohio, and nine more in seven other states: Colorado, Florida, Michigan, Oregon, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia. The shop in Beaver has been open for just a few months. Walking into the shop in Beaver and you’re instantly welcomed with the colorful scenery and the smell of the sweet and savory combination that their donuts have to offer. There’s something about these tiny donuts piled high with the craziest of toppings that truly does feed the

An employee at Peace Love and Little Donuts dips a donut in frosting at the store in Beaver.

“inner hippie” in people. The shop specializes in cake donuts that feature traditional toppings, like powdered sugar, cin-

namon and glaze, as well as crazy toppings like maple bacon, s’mores, apple pie and raspberry lemonade. “Peace Love and Little Donuts are

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mainly known for our maple bacon donut and right now our other fan favorite is the salted caramel mocha,” Manager Eden Patko said. There is

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Go to the CAA for help before it’s too late ISABELLE LORI COOK Staff Writer

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Typically, the advice students give is to not wait till the last minute to find help. Junior Nicholas Pelino agrees. “The first, and most important step is recognizing that you need help.” The No. 1 place most students look for help is the Center for Academic Achievement, more commonly known as the CAA. The CAA is a learning center located in Room 105 of the Ross Administration Building. Pelino said he’s been a regular client of the center since his first year at Beaver. He was struggling in his calculus class and sought out a tutor. “I was failing, and after tutoring, I ended up with a C+.” Pelino, who has since worked as a tutor for the center, said there is a point when every student knows that they need help in a class. Whether it’s help with a project, understanding the material, or proofreading a paper, there is always someone a student can go to for help. Jill Tress, the center’s coordinator, said she is always open to helping any student who comes in the door. Tress refers to herself as a more generalized helper, meaning she is able to help you in many different areas. She can proofread papers, help with time-management, give great advice for study patterns and much more. Tress said she works hard to make sure that each student has a personalized experience with her, to ensure they get the best help they can. Tress also says that the CAA has become very popular since the start of the fall semester. She says she is able to track this by looking at the amount of people that signed into the center compared to the first six weeks of the fall 2016 semester. Tress said more and more freshmen are taking advantage of all the free recourses the center has to offer.

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Above, Lukas Panagiotakis is on a computer in the Center for Academic Achievement. Below, Marney Haddad and Edisa Bukuru collaborate in the center.

The CAA has computers for students to use, a lending library, multiple quiet study areas and a free, confidential tutoring system. The computers have recently been updated and now have most of the specialized software on them that students need for their classes. Maria Rizzilli, a sophomore, says that she is happy to see that CREO, the engineering 3D software, is now up and running on the computers in the center. The lending library is next to Tress’ office in the CAA and houses a decent amount of text books that students are able to borrow. Though this library doesn’t have all the books students use for all their classes, they do have some of the more common ones. Tress said the CAA is unable to afford all the books every student would need, but tries to keep the more popular titles in the room. To get a book from the lending

library, all you need to do is present your student ID and you can borrow the book for up to two days. The quiet study areas were set up by Tress to make the CAA feel like a more welcoming study area for students. “I want students to feel at home here, so when they do come, they are comfortable,” says Tress. She talks highly of the work she and her student workers have put into keeping the center clean and cozy. Erica Clark, a sophomore, is Tress’ assistant. “The CAA is a safe place to come when you need help and a great place to meet people and help others,” Clark said. The biggest draw to the CAA, however, is the tutoring, which Tress calls her “pride and joy.” Students are able to get a tutor for many different classes offered on campus. “Typically if the class is considered difficult by some students, they probably have a tutor for it,” Tress said. Rizzilli tutors for a math class now and says that she loves being able to help students. She said that she sees more freshmen using the CAA now and believes that the older students and professors have been able to better spread the word about the center and its benefits. To find a tutor for a class, visit the CAA to make a request in person or visit beaver.psu.edu/caa and click on “Schedule Tutoring Appointment.” Rizzilli and Clark both agree that it is relatively easy to find a tutor for a class. Pelino also said that one of the best places to seek out help is from your professors directly. He said, “Professors are able to explain their lectures to you and can go into greater depth with you,” Pelino said that Penn State Beaver is a small and enough campus that you are can become comfortable with your professors. Because you feel like they know your name you ask them for help with your homework.

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Professor spends summer abroad KATIE WORK Staff Writer

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While Penn State Beaver has recently found quite a number of its students taking their education abroad, international teaching is becoming an increasingly soughtafter opportunity for faculty. Associate Professor of Business Talha Harcar began his summer by traveling to the Republic of Kyrgyzstan where he presented a research paper on the sponsorship marketing found on European soccer jerseys. Shortly after leaving Kyrgyzstan and a quick visit to Turkey, where Harcar is originally from, he traveled to the Guangdong Province of China. For six weeks, he taught management information systems and marketing classes to college students at Jinan University. This teaching opportunity was introduced to him by Senior Instructor of Philosophy Irene Wolf, who previously taught in the program. She said she has been encouraging Harcar to participate in it for a while. This was not Harcar’s first time teaching abroad. He has taught through various programs in several other countries including Morocco, at Brandon University in Canada,

Talha Harcar poses with some of his students at Jinan University in China.

and at Duy Tan University in Vietnam through Penn State Greater Allegheny. He says that his favorite country to teach in is China, where he finds the students to be well-man-

nered and eager to learn. Harcar admits that teaching abroad does come with its fair share of opportunities and challenges. Compared to the United States, uni-

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versities in other countries seem to have a smaller infrastructure. This leaves the class sizes small and more manageable. A notable challenge that he has

run into is with technology. In China, he said, the internet is much slower and unreliable compared to the internet in the United States. Despite the few challenges that he ran into, Harcar said that teaching abroad provides him with the opportunity to meet a diverse group of individuals and meet new colleagues with whom he can share resources and educational approaches. Taking his teaching abroad has left Harcar with a fair amount of lessons and memories. His favorite memory is from his teaching experience in China when he took his entire class to a restaurant at the end of the year before the students’ graduation. “It is cheaper to do so in a country like China than it is to do in the United States,” said Harcar with a laugh. After the personal knowledge and skill that Harcar gained from his teaching trips abroad, Harcar says that both students and faculty should take the chance to travel. It is a great opportunity to be introduced to different educational styles, be immersed into a new culture and to expand on world views, he says. “It is a great experience,” says Harcar. “I encourage (them) to go abroad.”

Discount app helps college students save money MATTHEW PALAHUNIK Staff Writer

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Being broke is a too common saying among college students today. The app UNiDAYS is aimed at helping college students save money. UNiDAYS provides college students with major discounts from big and small retailers that college-age students tend to buy from, such as Samsung, Adidas, Oakley and more providing discounts of 10 to 50 percent off. UNiDAYS can be found on line at www.myunidays.com, and the app can be downloaded for free

from App Store for Apple devices and Google Play for Android. “I’m broke,” said freshman Ally Pinto. Pinto said she does a lot of online shopping which she claims is the bane of her bank account. UNiDAYS wouldn’t necessarily help, but it would lessen the blow, she said. Pinto said she is excited to start using UNiDAYS. Sophomore Hunter Spisak is a major online shopper and coupon user. When Spisak saw the UNiDAYS app, he was quite surprised that such an application existed. “I’m going to download it when

I get back to my room,” Spisak said. His only complaint was that the application is missing out on a larger market by focusing on college students. UNiDAYS only provides discounts on a small number of businesses and companies. Junior Ben Smith noticed that issue. Smith said that the application is nice, however it doesn’t provide a lot of choices. “Good idea but not a lot of essentials.” Smith prefers in-person shopping but shops a lot online due to the convenience. He thought the idea was

great for some people, but he didn’t much care for it. Penn State’s Office of Human Resources has a section of its website that posts discounts that faculty, staff and students can take advantage of. The university’s online discounts, which can be found at ohr.psu. edu/benefits/discounts, covers a lot of areas from beauty and computers to flowers and hotel stays. One such discount includes phone plans with T-Mobile, Verizon, Sprint and AT&T. Smith said he was surprised to learn of the Penn State discounts

website. He said it’s nice that Penn State offers such a resource for its students, especially on Apple and Dell computers, since the school is “charging us out of our ass.” Sherrika Mitchell, student activities and residence life coordinator, was shocked to discover that Penn State offered discounts. Mitchell said that she would definitely look at the website and would advise other members of Penn State to look at it as well. “I know the school had contracts, but I didn’t know they extended this far,” she said.

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Starting goalie and captain Brittany Zahn takes a goal kick at Penn State Beaver’s new home field at New Brighton.

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Roxy Kie faces off against Penn State Fayette Oct. 3. The volleyball team is ranked third in the Penn State University Athletic Conference.

Women’s soccer struggles Women’s volleyball TY COLE

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After two straight years of eight win seasons, the Penn State Beaver women’s soccer team is currently 0-6 overall with an 0-3 conference record. With a new coach and a lot of new faces, the team has struggled to find players to fill its roster. “I thought, coming in, we would have eleven players. Then that dropped to seven, and I knew we needed help,” first-year Coach Chet Gapczynski said. “The girls and I came together one day and said we need to make this work. The girls went through the Bistro, talked to their friends and they ultimately made this happen,” said Gapczynski. Freshman Katie Valiga explained, “This wasn’t what we were expecting coming into the year. We’ve struggled to find players to fill out an entire team.” Although Valiga was disappointed in the number of players, she says, “We are making improvements everyday with what we have and we hope to win some games.”

Junior goalie Brittany Zahn says, “I’m thankful for the girls that are here and that we can have a season.” “We’re right in conference play. Our schedule should get easier now that we aren’t playing nonconference opponents,” said Zhan. Beaver’s next conference game is scheduled for Oct. 21 against Penn State Schuylkill, after multiple cancellations due to other teams dropping out of the Pennsylvania State University Athletic Conference. The conference is down to five teams in the women’s division. Mont Alto, Greater Allegheny and Worthington Scranton campuses all cancelled their seasons. “We are a lot closer as a team, unlike last year. We fight the other team instead of fighting ourselves,” said sophomore Glycerine Bauman “It feels like the girls actually want to be here. We will continue to get better everyday and be ready for the postseason,” said Bauman. Sophomore Lauren Banks leads the team with three goals scored on the year while Zahn leads the team with 79 saves. Zhan’s 79 saves is third in the United States Collegiate Athletic Association rankings.

Gapczynski has taken over as head coach for the interim Jim Van Kirk who also coached the men’s team last year. “I really think the team has bonded over the season,” said Gapczynski. “I know the core players appreciate the players that came in and helped us out, I know I do.” Valiga said she and her teammates have bonded well with Gapczynski. “Coach brings us chocolate and Gatorade before games. He shows us that he cares and wants to be there.” Gapczynski said the little extras help the team to bond. “It’s something that sounds funny but it works. Peanuts and chocolate give players the best boost out there.” Gapczynski has already been actively recruiting with three new players looking to join the team next year. “I’m excited for the rest of the season. I think with our team coming back from injuries, we should be able to compete in conference play,” said Gapczynski.

is on a roll to win BAILEY SOPLINSKI Staff Writer

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The Penn State Beaver Lady Lions volleyball team is 9-2 in conference play, holding third place in the Penn State University Athletic Conference (PSUAC). The Lady Lions won five straight conference games against Fayette campus Oct. 3, Lehigh Valley and Hazelton campuses Oct. 7 and Worthington Scranton and Wilkes Barre campuses Oct. 8. Beaver’s only two conference losses came against Brandywine Sept. 30 and Mont Alto Oct. 1. The 3-1 loss to Brandywine was particularly tough for sophomore Brooke Tomasko. “They [Brandywine] are a good team but, so are we. It all comes down to who wants it more.” Tomasko led that game for Beaver with 14 kills and 18 digs. The Lady Lions have an overall record of 13-6, after starting the season with a struggle to find players.

Struggle sounds like a bleak word, but Coach BJ Bertges found a way to work around the problem. Bertges embraced her small team and made sure each player realized they had a bigger, important role to fill. “A bigger role is expected [by each player],” Bertges said. Bertges said her two senior leaders, Roxy Kie and Jenna Petrucci, have both stepped up their game. “Roxy is a natural leader and has stepped into a setter position and has done a fantastic job. [Senior leadership has led to] everyone on the team taking a leadership role.” The team has been lucky enough to not have any injuries affecting their season so far. As more tough conference games come up, Bertges must plan accordingly and said she will use clever practice methods to keep the team on its toes. The team has five more conference matches and two non-conference games before the season ends Oct. 24 and playoffs begin.

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Men’s soccer team undefeated in the conference MOLLY VERONE Staff Writer

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The Penn State Beaver men’s soccer team holds a 6-4-1 overall record, playing well against their out of conference competitors and even better in the Penn State University Athletic Conference with a 4-0 record. The team is led by sophomore Zach Petey and senior Brandon Golonka. “Both of them lead well in their own ways,” Coach Jim VanKirk said. VanKirk said he is relying on them to keep the team’s morale high and their minds focused. The team won the PSUAC championship two years ago, but were knocked out of the playoffs last year by Penn State Hazelton. The soccer team began this season with three tough out-of-conference losses to Florida Central University, Point Park University and Washington Adventist University. The team made a major come back when it tied 1-1 against Carlow University on Sept. 7. Junior Shelton Hilliard tied the game up. “Tying the game was accelerating,” Hilliard said. “I knew the clock was running down, and I did what I had to.” Petey said that Beaver’s team does not have one-star player. “The star player is whoever steps up for that game, and that’s what Shelton did for us that game,” says Petey.

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Alex Rectenwald, No. 30, fights for the ball against Penn State Schuylkill as Beaver takes the victory.

In its first conference game on Sept. 23, Beaver won 4-1 against Penn State Schuylkill. The game was tied in the first half 1-1. Beaver came out on fire in the second half and scored three goals. Junior Alex Rectenwald impressed the crowd by scoring two goals within 10 minutes of

each other. The final goal of the game came off the foot of Petey. The team won two conference games advancing them to 3-0 in the PSUAC. On Sept. 30, Beaver held Penn State Wilkes-Barre to just one goal, winning 5-1. Beaver scored all five

goals in the first half of the game. Just four minutes into the game, Beaver’s Sarath Santhoshkumar, a freshman, scored the first goal. Other scorers in the game were sophomores John Kazmierczyk and Daniel Fermin, Petey and Hilliard. Beaver defeated Penn State

Worthington Scranton Oct. 1 in a tight 2-1 match. “Our goalie (junior) Samuel Sharpless played very well,” said VanKirk. Fermin and junior John Valgia scored for Beaver, and the team out shot Worthington Scranton 27 to 5. Most recently, Beaver pulled off a 2-1 victory over Penn State Greater Allegheny. The team struggled in the first half, going scoreless. But minutes into the second half, Hilliard scored Beaver’s first goal, followed a minute later by a goal from Fermin. Greater Allegheny scored its only goal late in the second half. Sophomore Maurice Brantley said the team is a family. “Instead of shouting ‘team’ at the end of a huddle, the starters yell ‘family.’” The team has made many improvements in its defense and communication on the field since last year. “I believe we are more unified this year than last year. We don’t just depend on one player. We work together,” Golonka said. VanKirk said experience has helped. “The biggest strength this team has is experience. Beaver has three seniors, five juniors, nine sophomores, then sprinkled in the freshman talent.” He said many of the players know how it felt to fall short last season, so the team is even more determined to make it back to the PSUAC championship.

Hockey wants another championship ADAM ESPINOZA Senior Staff Writer

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Coming off a championship last year, the Fightin’ Beavs inline hockey team started its season on Oct. 5 with a surprising 9-1 loss to Robert Morris University. The only score of the game came from senior Garrett Troy early in the second period, assisted by sophomore Brendan Rossi. The Western Pennsylvania College Roller Hockey League (WPACRHL)

has for years been made up of three different tiers of competition. This year it has all merged into one league and the league has become more competitive. The Beavs had been playing in tier 2 the past two years. New Coach Patrick Vaughan said he is feeling excited about the opportunity and league. “We have to be in control this year and grow. The ultimate goal is to win back-to-back, but we are also here to have fun.” The Beavs have seven returning players this year from their champi-

onship season and four new players coming in and contributing. Sophomore forward Jaret Mielnicki said, “We have a lot of experience and will need that to win backto-back.” Vaughn agreed. “We want to be a dynasty here on campus.” On Oct. 11, the Beaves lost 11-3 to CCAC. The next game will be Oct. 18 at 10:30 p.m. against Slippery Rock University at Robert Morris University Island Sports Center on Neville Island.

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The Fightin’ Beavs lost their first game 9-1 to Robert Morris University.

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Women’s basketball Coach Tim Moore leaves Penn State Beaver for job at Carlow ADAM ESPINOZA Senior Staff Writer

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Women’s basketball Coach Tim Moore resigned recently after accepting a job at Carlow University to become its women’s head basketball coach. For the last nine years at Penn State Beaver, Moore has made his legacy. He won a United States Collegiate Athletic Association national championship in 2015 and is the only Penn State team to ever do so. Moore’s teams have also won two conference championships while Moore was an assistant coach and four consecutive conference championships as head coach from 2013 to 2016. He won five division titles in six years and one regular-season title. He finished his career at Beaver with a 112-56 (66.7 percent) record overall and an 80-15 (84 percent) record in conference play. Sophomore Rachel Cummings said his departure was a bit of a shock. “It was just short notice and put a strain on season preparation. It will be hard to find someone to fill the shoes of Coach Moore.” Moore always looked out for his players, treating everyone like they were family. “The girls, the reason we have been so successful isn’t that we had the most talent but we created a culture of family,” and emotional Moore said. “Bringing in girls from all different walks of life and watching them come together and form special bonds and go to battle for each other and support one another is truly a special and humbling experience.” The bond between coach and player spread throughout the team. “I had a great bond with coach ever since the first day of practice my freshman year,” senior Brittany Jackson said. “He was a great coach and the feeling that I can’t play for him

Coach Tim Moore watches his players win the 2015 USCAA National Conference game at Penn State Fayette.

Moore poses with his team following the big win.

my last year is heartbreaking.” Cummings agreed. “We were really close. When he told us he was leaving, I got super upset and bitter. He was half the reason I played.”

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The night in mid-September that he broke the news to his players was tough, Moore said. “(It) was the hardest night of my life.” The ladies showed their support

by thanking him and supporting the decision made, he said. “Listening to their kind words, support and understanding really showed we are teaching them the right things outside of basketball as well as the character of these young ladies in our program,” said Moore. Athletic Director Andy Kirschner said losing Moore is a “tremendous” loss, but he’s optimistic the team will rebound. “Coach Moore has taught his players to be leaders on and off the court.” Moore said he made sure that the ladies would have practice and a study hall after to keep their grades in check. “He knew how to make sure everyone was united as a team and work together,” Jackson said. “That

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was a key part and helped build a sisterhood and having team outings that made us laugh cry and be together as one.” Moore said he’s looking forward to his new challenges, but won’t forget Penn State Beaver. “I would just want them to know that I do miss them,” Moore said. “I am always only a phone call or text away, and a big thank you for believing in me as a person and coach. We will always be family.” Moore had one additional thought. “Lastly, win the PSUAC this year!!” Beaver will play at Carlow University, another USCAA team, on Nov. 21 then again on Jan. 23 when Moore returns to Beaver. A search for a new head coach is underway.

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