The Rocket 09-20-2013

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Friday, September 20, 2013 • Volume 97, Issue Number 4 • Slippery Rock University's Student Newspaper

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE

SRU weighs in on Edinboro's deficit

Student Government

Approves Events SGA looks into multiple new opportunities for student growth by hosting conferences.

NEWS A-2

Miss America Gets

Angry Tweets The first woman of Indian descent was recently crowned Miss America. Social media sparked controversy in response.

OPINION B-2

Rock Volleyball Wins Opener SRU beats Alderson Broaddus in their first home game to start season 5-3.

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On average, public four-year universities are receiving an increase in state operating funding; meanwhile, Pennsylvania has remained at a stagnant level for the past two years.

Red indicates a decrease, while green indicates an increase in state funding change.

SPORTS C-2

By Kevin Squires Assistant News Editor

Home-Inspired Boozel Meals Boozel Dining Hall listens to students' requests for favorite homemade foods.

CAMPUS LIFE D-3

Garbage Outrage Bulk trash will no longer be collected after graduation day.

Read about the movement to bring bulk trash pickup day back to May. Page A-2

The Edinboro University Operations and Workforce Plan reported a focus directed toward phasing out of the German, music, music education, philosophy and world languages and culture baccalaureate programs.

Students will have the opportunity to finish out their degree if they are already enrolled in the program, but new students will not be admitted for the programs. General education courses will still be offered within the various departments.

This announcement comes as the second Pa. state school to make substantial alterations to programming, following Clarion’s workforce plan which cites 22 expected faculty eliminations in a variety of departments including English, geography, music, modern languages, psychology, and theater.

Creating a stir amongst media sources, the schools have drawn a lot of attention to themselves and have become a topic on the mind of some Slippery Rock University professors.

Dr. Colleen Gray, a professor of music at Slippery Rock University and a member of the executive council with SRU APSCUF, feels that this may have done significant damage. She said “They [Edinboro and Clarion] made a big pronouncement which I think was a PR fiasco

and was very, very negative…they’ve done tremendous damage to their programs.”

Gray depicted Slippery Rock University’s approach as seeking to alleviate the problem.

She added,“They[SRU Administration] are going to be more deliberative, more careful…

They’re looking at how they can alleviate the problem” Edinboro is facing a $5.5 million deficit for the current fiscal year according to the plan.

In justification of the cuts, Edinboro University’s plan explained, “Our current student-faculty ratio is 16.5; our budget model indicates that it must be just above 20 to break even.”

Many sources for the issues are cited for the deficit, including declining high school enrollment, declining enrollment at the University, and declining state funding.

SRU President Cheryl Norton described a similar phenomenon for the University, describing a “perfect financial storm” during the State of the University address last week, preparing for a $5.2 million deficit. Clarion University also cited declining enrollment and a decrease in state funding partially accounting for their projected deficit in their workforce plan.

Dr. Bradley Wilson, chairperson of Slippery Rock’s philosophy department, cited state funding as the main problem source for Slippery Rock University’s financial woes. “I believe that

Governor Corbett’s actions are to blame for the situation Slippery Rock University is in.” he said.

Gray added in support, “If we get a new governor who’s more positive, who’s more supportive of public education, then we could do really well.”

The National Conference of State Legislatures released a report this summer showing that state general fund spending on higher education grew 5.1 percent for higher education. That growth, on average, was more than for any major category aside from Medicaid.

Meanwhile, Pennsylvania State funding for the State System was cut 18 percent in 2011-12, from $444.5 million to $412.8 million, and that appropriation has remained stagnant ever since.

Though Wilson admitted that there were budgetary issues that needed resolved, he stated that the University has seemed very conscious of addressing the problems early on.

“I’m pleased in everything I’ve heard publically from the President and Provost.”

Wilson stated, “They support a liberal arts philosophy and we [as a department] hope to provide that role to students.”

Wilson mentioned the University communication with Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculties (APSCUF) has been very open. “It’s much more frequent now than in the past.”

Wilson said. The groups have been meeting on a weekly basis to maintain clear communication.

Study abroad fair showcases travel opportunities

By Haley Barnes Rocket Contributor

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The SRU International Services Office held a fair for students interested in learning more about the study abroad program in the Smith Student Center Ballroom on Wednesday.

Students were able to walk from table to table to find out all there is to know about studying abroad.

Studying abroad is an overseas program that offers students a different approach to education through benefits that include increased self-confidence, appreciation for cultural and personal

differences, improved communication skills, and many more. Katelyn Zavora, a parks and recreational tourism and information systems double major, personally experienced all of the advantages the study abroad program offers in Ireland and has hopes of studying abroad again.

“I went to the University of Limerick.

I really enjoyed it and it changed me as a person” Zavora said.

Theresa Crispin is the adviser for International and Study Abroad Students. She was at the fair answering any questions that students had. She had study abroad application forms,

transient forms, and FAQs to make the process easier for students.

“I was an education major in undergrad and studied abroad in Ireland for a semester, which made me decide that I wanted to be the one advising study abroad students and also the international students coming into the U.S. schools!” Crispin said.

All students are welcome to study abroad. There are many different programs offered to meet the needs of every student, such as University SEE SRU, PAGE A-2

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ROCK NOTES The Pathway to Our Sustainable Future

The SEA (Sustainability Enterprise Accelerator) is holding a talk titled "The Pathway to Our Sustainable Future" featuring experienced entrepreneur, Dr. Patricia DeMarco.

The event will be hosted Monday, Sept. 23, in Spotts Auditorium at 7 p.m. DeMarco has served as director of the Rachel Carson Institute and spent a 30-year career in energy and environmental policy.

Rocktober Open

On October 12, the Sport Management Facilities/Event Management class is hosting the 4th Annual Rocktober Open, a fundraising golf outing at the Tam O'Shanter Golf Course in Hermitage, PA. The proceeds from this event go to two great causes, the Make-a-Wish Foundation and the Slippery Rock Sport Management Scholarship Fund.

"Furnace Works" Art Display

”Furnace Works” art display featuring works by June Edwards, SRU associate professor of art. Display runs noon to 5 p.m. weekdays through Sept. 20. Martha Gault Gallery, Maltby Center.

To submit a Rock Note please send your announcement by 6 p.m. Wednesday to Jon Janasik at jtj9529@sru.edu or to rocket.news@sru.edu. The Rocket does not guarantee that all requests will be published in the paper.

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SGA considers leadership conferences

By Kevin Squires Assistant News Editor

During their regular senate meeting Monday, the Slippery Rock University Student G over nment Ass o ci at ion (SGA) approved the hosting of a leadership conference this spring. “The rest of the fall semester we’ll put a committee together and we’ll plan it,” Anthony Plumberg, SGA Vice President of Campus Outreach, explained.

The conference will be open to all students and aims to improve the clubs and organizations on campus. “We’ll invite the campus to be a part of it,” Plumberg said. “Ideally, I’d like to invite two members from every club or organization to attend the conference for free which would be almost 300 people.”

Some of the possible workshops could include how to budget more effectively, how to plan events and how to be more professional. However, the many of the details have yet to be laid out. “Really it’s very free flowing. Whatever the clubs and organizations cosponsoring want, we can bring. So this could be a conference that could change very well year to year,” Plumberg said.

That might not be the only conference coming to Slippery

Rock this year. SGA also approved submitting a bid to host the 2014 Board of Student Government Presidents (BSGP) Conference. SGA President Rogers “Buddy” Clements explained, “Just because we bid on it doesn’t mean we’re going to have it.”

Still, Clements felt hosting the conference could be a successful endeavor at Slippery Rock. He explained, “I honestly believe we can hold a better one than Edinboro did last year.” Clements also mentioned a few reasons for hoping to host the conference, including having the opportunity to include as many SGA senators as possible in the conference. “If it’s here, everyone [in SGA] can be in it…everybody [in SGA] will be a part of it.” he said.

SGA also approved of Slippery Rock’s plans for the creation of a world-class competition disc golf course. The funding for these plans actually has nothing to do with SGA, derived primarily from the borough’s tourism funds and with some support from the University. “This is going to be a huge economic impact for the region.” Brad Kovaleski, Advisor to SGA, said. Kovaleski also explained that the University has wanted to do this for a number of years.

The evening route cuts from the Happy Bus resurfaced as a

point of discussion during open forum. Beginning this semester, the Monday through Thursday evening route of the bus was disbanded by the Student Government Association. The Friday, Saturday, Sunday late night route remains intact.

“Ridership has been decreasing steadily over the past few years.

This year was our largest drop,” Plumberg said. He added that the bus costs $28,000 to run during that evening route for the week, a number he said is comparable to the full price of the SGA Movie Series, a service Plumberg said serves many more students.

To examine the Happy Bus more closely, a special committee is in the works. “We are putting together a committee to discuss how to increase ridership,” Plumberg said.

The committee will also examine extending the hours from their current times. “We’ve had a number of complaints online, on Twitter…well I wouldn’t call them complaints, I’d call them concerns,” he explained.

SRU Vintage Truth Hotspot and the 19 North- Young Adults Ministry were recognized as official organizations, and Matthew Scott was elected as the Building F Senator.

The meeting was adjourned at 10:01 p.m.

Slippery Rock Borough eliminates the garbage pickup date after graduation

By Jonathan Janasik News Editor

Last September, the Slippery Rock Borough voted to change bulk trash pickup day from May to March, causing garbage from students moving out to be left by the roadside throughout the summer.

“I guess there was no clear cut reason why they changed [the bulk trash pickup date],” Borough chairperson Frank Monteleone Jr. explained.

“One theory was that they thought that the students were costing the other townspeople more money.” Monteleone argued against that view by estimating that 99 percent who live off campus pay for garbage for 12 months per year.

SRU English professor and Slippery Rock Borough chairperson Dr. Itzi Meztli was also against the change.

“The borough just wasted one bulk trash pickup day,” Meztli explained. “ Sometimes the weather is bad in winter. Nobody is going to want to take their garbage outside if there’s ice or snow. It’s just silly.”

When they proposed the different bulk trash pickup days, Monteleone called members of all the other state owned western Pa. schools in order to find out if they had bulk trash days after graduation.

According to Monteleone, California University has 10 bulk trash days, Edinboro has three bulk trash days, and Indiana University picks up trash every day after graduation until all of the garbage

is gone. Currently, Slippery Rock has two bulk trash days; one is Sept. 20 and the other is March 16.

“I don’t know why we have to be the oddball here,” Monteleone said. “How they expect all these people to move out of here and not have [a bulk trash pickup] is just insane.”

Meztli started a petition to move the trash pickup date from March back to May in time for SRU graduation. He raised over 750 signatures.

After receiving the petition, the borough decided to create a 16-member citizens committee in order to study the issue. Meztli explained that this committee was never told specifically what they were supposed to study.

In order to assist the committee to settle the debate of when the bulk trash days should be held, the borough is considering hiring a consultant.

According to Meztli, the decision to hire a consultant was not discussed during a public meeting, but instead through an e-mail sent to members of the council.

Meztli objected to the idea of hiring outside source to decide on how the garbage issue should be handled because he thought it was a waste of money.

The consultant that the council is considering hiring would cost $90 per hour for an undecided amount of time. Meztli said that the consultant is a lawyer who lives in Cranberry and that his travel time alone would cost Slippery Rock $90.

The decision to hire a consultant is still under discussion.

NEWS

September 20 , 2013

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POLICE BLOTTER Campus Sept. 12 – Police responded to a traffic accident on Kiester Road. There were no injuries.

Sept. 12– Christopher Hapke, 19, was issued an underage citation after a report of an alcohol violation at Building D. Sept. 12 – Drugs and paraphernalia were seized when an officer observed a drug violation at Rhoads Hall. The case is under investigation.

Sept. 13 – A male was transported to Grove City Hospital when police responded to a call from Building E. Sept. 13 – There was a report of drug activity at North Hall. The case is under investigation.

Sept. 13 – There was a report of harassment at Building A. The case is under investigation.

Sept. 14 – Police responded to an alcohol

violation at Rhoads Hall. The student was referred to student standards.

Sept. 14 – Police found the loading dock doors unlocked at the Advanced Technology and Science Hall. The premise was checked and secured by officers.

Sept. 14 – Police responded to an accidental trip of the Metis alarm at the Robert M. Smith Student Center.

Sept. 15 – A student was transported to Grove City Hospital when the Health Center requested an ambulance.

Sept. 15 – A fire alarm was set off at the R.O.C.K. Apartments. Police responded to discover the cause as burnt food.

Sept. 15 – There was a report of vehicle damage at Stadium Lot B. The case is under investigation.

Sept. 15 – Mei Chem, 56, was cited for disorderly conduct at East Lake Lot when police responded to a report of a male urinating inside the tennis courts.

Sept. 16 – A student was transported to Grove City Hospital when the Health Center requested an ambulance for a male suffering with nausea and dizziness.

Sept. 16 – Police responded to a fire alarm set off on the second floor of Building E. The alarm was triggered by burnt popcorn.

Sept. 16 – Police responded to an accidental trip of the Metis alarm system on the third floor of the Robert M. Smith Student Center.

Sept. 17 – A drug violation was reported at Watson Hall. The students were referred to student standards.

Sept. 17 – A student accidentally left her cell phone in the bathroom of Vincent Science Center. She checked back later to discover it was no longer in the bathroom.

The case is under investigation.

Sept. 17 – Police responded to a report of an unconscious student at the Robert M. Smith Student Center. The student regained consciousness and left, not wanting to wait for an ambulance.

Magistrate Sept. 11 – Richard Berkihiser, 63, of Baden, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and disregarding a traffic lane.

Sept. 17 – Safety was notified when police responded to a 911 call reporting a student falling outside of Vincent Science Center. The student refused ambulance service.

Sept. 11 – Jamin Klingensmith, 32, of Slippery Rock, was charged with simple assault and harassment.

Sept. 17 – A maintenance van was hit by a car while on Normal Avenue. No damage was reported.

Sept. 11 – Brandon Gurowski, 20, of Slipper Rock, was charged with theft by unlawful taking of movable property and receiving stolen property.

Compiled by Kevin Squires

SRU holds partnerships with countries around the world Continued from Page A 1

Based Study, Language Institute Programs, Summer Programs, Spring Break Seminars, Student Teaching, Internships, and Practicum and Service Learning Programs. There is not a language or class standing requirement to study abroad, so students can get involved with the program any time.

Honors program student Alex Bolling is a Parks and Recreational Tourism major and a double minor in French and Business Administration.

“I just got back from France in August and in the winter. I hope to go to Nicaragua. You just get a feeling of wonder lust being in another country”

Bolling said. Through the Languages Institute Program, she was able to expand herself as a French student, while enjoying the country.

SRU partners with universities in Australia, China, England, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Ireland, Poland, Scotland, Slovakia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden and Wales. Partnerships with these universities have been carefully selected due to financial aid.

If a student has hopes to become a foreign exchange student, the financial aid the student receives at SRU may go towards tuition over seas and may sometimes be increased for study abroad.

Students will only have to pay for their housing.

Foreign exchange students from different

Upcoming Meeting Times: Senate- September 30th at 8:45pm in the Smith Student Center Theater Co-op- September 27th at 12:30pm in 321 Smith Student Center Open Positions: Freshman Senator (4) Watson Hall Senator

countries were also at the fair sharing their experiences with interested students. Damien McCormack, a Physical Education major with a minor in Geography, is a foreign exchange student from the University of Limerick in Ireland. “[SRU is] very different. The weather is very cold, but I like the way the dorms are different.

It is easier to make friends” McCormack said. He chose to attend SRU this semester because of the partnership that is offered between universities.

The International Services Office is located in 114 Carruth-Rizza Hall, but students with more questions can attend open information sessions on Thursdays at common hour in room 323 of the Smith Student Center.

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Bulk Garbage should revolve around the students Bulk Trash. We’ve seen the signs around town, but how exactly does it effect students, and why?

Bulk trash is the hot topic at Slippery Rock Borough meetings as of recently, and many don’t understand why.

The issue is that the date for Bulk Trash pickup has been changed to September and March.

Bulk Trash pick up used to be the day after Slippery Rock University’s graduation, or at least a day during December and May near the end of the semester.

Most other universities, including other PASSHE schools, have more than one bulk trash pick-up day a semester anyway.

So the big question is, why bother changing the days?

The town of Slippery Rock

has a population of 3,625 without the SRU student body population. When college is in session, that population is raised to over 11,000 because of the student body of nearly 8,000.

Because so much of the population is made up of transient college students who move in and out every year, it is easy to assume they have the most trash.

Because of the consistency of moving in/out, they’re is bound to be many old, beaten couches, bunk beds that hope to never be used again, and maybe the occasional TV that is still shaped like a cube.

Even though those flat screen TVs might make the cut, what doesn’t is the fact that apartment complexes and landlords are having to rent extraneous dumpsters

In the Quad In the Quad is a segment in which random students, faculty and staff are asked for their opinions on a specific topic.

to accommodate all the leftovers.

Logically, why on earth would bulk trash pickup day not be catered towards students?

Students make up the majority of the population, students make up the majority of the garbage.

Ideally, there should be multiple days centered around student move-in and move-out. Perhaps a week before student move-in, and a week after they move in to get rid of extraneous items they discovered they didn’t need.

The same goes for move-out.

It’s just easier to pick up trash around those days and the Borough residents can do it those days just as easily as any other day of the year.

It’s a great time for spring cleaning, isn’t it?

This week’s question: “With Edinboro and Clarion making faculty cuts, are you worried about SRU making those same moves?”

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Dr. Beverly Gocal Assist. Prof. And Dept.

Chair of Computer Science

Dr. Min SooLim Assistant Professor of Chemistry

Dr. John Craig Professor of History

“There is a possibilty of all universities taking those same steps. I do believe though that Slippery Rock is in a better position, because we’ve been anticipating this.”

“Yes, I’m very concerned.

Especially in the Chemistry department, there is a chance of even 10 year faculty being cut. It’s a pretty serious issue.”

“Of course I’m worried.

Our faculty cuts may not be identical to other universities cuts, but it is something that we can’t avoid”.

September 13, 2013

OPINION

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The Perfect Chimerical Financial Storm:

Special Digital Effects Produced in Harrisburg President Norton told the university at her state of the university address that we are experiencing the perfect financial storm. This “most challenging of financial times” will result in a devastating impact for Slipp er y Rock, since this storm involves more than belttightening, which has already led us to reduce our waist sizes from a lean 34” belt to a 30” belt, since we have been on a starvation diet for many years. This storm has led to the possibility of faculty retrenchment (the firing of faculty).

R e t re n c h m e nt i s a demoralizing activity that harms students, faculty and the reputation of Slippery Rock.

P r e s i d e n t No r t o n informed the university community that this perfect financial storm is the result of three fronts “ that are colliding to create the budget situation: flat state funding with the

potential for minimal or no tuition increases; declining enrollment due to demographic trends in the University’s primary market area; and increased expenses and rising personnel costs.”

Even if these three events are occurring simultaneously, I would argue that there is only in fact one storm, which the President expressed very well in her speech.

She said, “while we are grateful for the support we receive from the state, it is a fact that our appropriation per FTE has been reduced by almost 50 percent since 1997/98, from $7,100 to $3,200 in 2012/13.”

(So you know, FTEs are what Harrisburg calls students.) I am not feeling that grateful because if our legislators did not reduce our funding, there might be a light drizzle, but there would be would be no storm at all.

In a time when people are complaining about

t he cost of hig her education, the PASSHE State University System is a bargain that over 100,000 students take advantage of. I believe that that our legislators should help our current and future s t u d e nt s t o a f f o r d high quality education taught by professors in the classrooms. Our legislators should be made aware that an educated population benefits the c o m m o nw e a l t h a n d that making education affordable through increasing funding turn students into better citizens.

Private higher education is out of reach financially for the majority of our students.

If our legislators are truly concerned about their constituents, then they should try and make public higher education affordable, while keeping the quality of higher education at a high level.

Richard Findler Professor of Philosophy

Navy Yard shooting tragedy close to home, could cause domino effect in future

Kelsey Sozanski Commentary Kelsey Sozanski is a freshman Communication - Journalism major from Pittsburgh, Pa.

On September 16, a tragic event occurred at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington D.C. A man named Aaron Alexis went on a rampage and killed 12 people. What was the motive?

Why did he do it? We may never know the answers to those questions, but our country feels the sadness and anger that come with the events of a tragedy of this magnitude.

This is a significant tragedy in our country’s history. We are Americans and we shouldn’t kill others, especially significant members of our society, such as Navy officers or any person who belongs to the armed forces.

I feel that this is something that needs to be made sure of never happening again. I hope that this will not cause a domino effect and will not incite more shootings, like what has happened with movie theatre bomb scares. If you Google “movie theatre bomb scare” it’s appalling to see how

many results pop up. Recently, one occurred in Robinson, Pa. which really isn’t that far from Slippery Rock University. Not only are there movie theatre bomb scares, but shootings that occur on college campuses, such as the Santa Monica College shooting that happened in June. This is scary and more and types of these threats are occurring. I hope that a shooting or a bomb threat never happens on Slippery Rock’s Campus.

It has come to the campuses’ attention that we have lost an SRU family member. Frank Kohler was a 1985 graduate of Slippery Rock who majored in computer science. Please take a moment to think about this and to offer your condolences. He will be missed.

This event was tragic, scary, and awful to say the least. When I first heard about this on the Today Show, I was confused. I can’t fathom the idea of someone doing this to other people.

I think that all of us as individuals need to be more careful, pay more attention to the little things we don’t always care about, be more conscientious, and not feel too comfortable in a given place.

Yes, we need to feel at ease while at work and school, but I think that we should always be on the lookout and be aware. I don’t know if what I have suggested would have helped the victims, probably not, but that doesn’t mean that it won’t help us to prevent the domino effect from occurring and staying safe which we need to take more seriously, especially as college students.

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Pretty in Pixie Ashley Cook Commentary Ashley Cook is a senior English major from Gibsonia, Pa.

Never have I felt more of the harsh sting of society’s stereotypes than when I was forced to cut most of my hair off.

Pixie cuts can be a sign of strength and femininity (see Beyoncé and Miley Cyrus). However, when I chemically damaged my hair and had to hack it down to the bare bones, I felt like everything but a vision of womanhood.

I’ve had my hair short before, never at such “boyish” levels, but I never realized what having long hair meant to the ideas I had in my own mind of what being a woman is/was. At every turn, I found myself defending my hair with, “I had to cut it” and “I didn’t want to; it will grow back!” I’ve had women say straight to my face that they would buy a weave before they ever had their hair so short.

Countless people question my actions as if I had done something wrong or illegal by changing my hair. I found myself constantly s e e k i n g re a s s u r a n c e , asking people if they were sure I didn’t look like too much of a boy.

It has been about a month now since I made the big cut. I don’t regret anything. Short hair is different, exciting, and fun. My hair is healthier now than it has ever been. I take the time to care for it properly and no longer abuse it daily with harsh, damaging hair straighteners and curling irons. I deep condition, I hydrate, I protect. Now, when people ask me what made me cut it, I simply say I wanted to. What’s the difference if I had to cut it or if I decided to? It’s my hair and it’s my choice. My hair doesn’t tell you about my love of literature, film, and anything feminist. My hair can’t tell you if I like men or women. My hair doesn’t show you how big my heart is or about my integrity and dedication.

Not to mention my prep time in the morning has literally been cut in half.

Will I grow my hair back out? I’m not sure yet. If I decide I do want it longer, I’m looking forward to the various hairstyles I can try in the process. Or perhaps I will keep it short and continue to fight for my right to do whatever I please with my hair. No one will be able to dictate what I do with my hair and perhaps I will decide to remain pretty in pixie.

Miss America sparks controversy online CHEEZ-IT (@JPLman95) “Miss America? You mean Miss 7-11.”

Kaleb Trahan (@kalebistoocute) “Man our president nor our new Miss America isn’t Hannah McLaughlin even American I’m sorry but Miss Kansas I salute Commentary you your the real American #MissAmerica” Hannah McLaughlin is a senior Public Relations major from Other people complained that the “liberal judges” Mechanicsburg, Pa. would only picked her In case you haven’t heard, because Miss Davuluri a new Miss America was “ d o e s n ’ t represent crowned this week and t r a d i t i o n a l A m e r i c a n people are pissed. Nina values”.

Davuluri, formally known Are you kidding me? First as Miss New York, is the first of all, it’s a beauty contest, woman of Indian decent to ahem, scholarship program. win the crown.

So let’s all just calm down.

In fact, both of the finalists If the racist comments were Asian American. This weren’t enough, some critics should be something that are proclaiming that Miss is celebrated but instead, Kansas, Theresa Vail, is the people are insulting her ‘real’ Miss America. left and right. People took Many say that because she to Twitter to express their has tattoos, hunts, and was ignorant views. in the military, Vail shows Let me enlighten you: her ‘true American values’.

It has nothing to do with the fact that she looks like a real Anthony Ridgeway life Barbie. Probably. (@anthonytkr) Miss Davuluri gave an “#MissAmerica ummm intelligent response to her wtf ?! Have we forgotten question, her talent was 9/11?” interesting and different and, in a shocking turn of Audrey Graham events, actually required (@_AudreyAnn) talent (some of those ladies “Miss Amer ica is a should have really rethought terrorist. Whatever. It’s fine.” singing).

Are intelligence, talent, and uniqueness no longer valued in America?

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September 20, 2013

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Volleyball

Men's Cross Country

Slippery Rock improves to 5-3 with a win against Alderson Broaddus College in the home opener.

The Rock placed second at the Mack Cooper Classic, led by Jaron Martin's fifth place finish.

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Sophomore wide receiver Jaimire Dutrieuille stretches for a touchdown attempt against Shippensburg University at the "White Out" game last Saturday night. Dutrieuille pulled in two passes from senior quarterback Nigel Barksdale for a total of 19 yards during SRU's 58-38 win.

Women's XC takes second

Rock sinks Ship

By Ryan Barlow Rocket Contributor

It was an exciting finish to conclude the Slippery Rock University women’s cross country season opener at the Mack Cooper Classic.

Junior Janine Powis sealed her first victory as a collegiate XC runner in exciting fashion.

Carnegie Mellon’s Erin Kiekhaefer was leading Powis by about 75 meters with roughly 500 meters remaining on the course at Cooper’s Lake Campground.

Powis eventually pulled even with Kiekhaefer during the final stretch of 50 meters, and finished about half a second ahead of her to earn the victory.

“If you want to win, you got to go for it,” Powis said. “You just have to dig deep for that kind of stuff. Even when you don’t know if you have anything left, you can always find it.”

Despite Powis’ thrilling victory, Carnegie Mellon received the team victory for the day with 25 points to the Rock’s 30 points.

Mercyhurst University finished third with 89, Washington and Jefferson fourth with 107, and Salem International was SEE POWIS, PAGE C-3

By Kristin Karam Assistant Sports Editor

Tied for the conference lead in passing yards and leading the PSAC in touchdown passes, senior quarterback Nigel Barksdale paved the way for a 58-38 win over Shippensburg University last Saturday.

Barksdale threw for 304 yards against Shippensburg, which gave him the school record for most passing yards in back-to-back games with 769. Barksdale threw for 465 yards in the season-opener against Northwood University.

Head coach George Mihalik said that Barksdale is getting stronger

every day and becoming a good leader for the team.

“He’s just getting better with every practice and every game,” Mihalik said. “He’s gaining more confidence in himself and the players have confidence in him.”

Barksdale is tied with Gannon University’s Liam Nadler for the conference lead in passing yards (769). The two will compete this Saturday in SRU’s first PSAC-West game.

Barksdale connected with senior wide receiver John Schademan five times for 109 total yards and two touchdowns. The last receiver to have back-to-back games of 100 or more pass receiving yards was Devin Goda

in 2011.

Schademan feels that the work that the wide receiving core puts in at practice is translating into their success at games.

“Nigel and I work together a lot and put in a lot of extra work,” Schademan said. “This being our second year together helps our chemistry that much more.”

Senior wide receiver Ken Amos caught two passes for 76 total yards, highlighted by a 70-yard touchdown pass in the first half. Barksdale also found junior tight end Julian Harrell for a 15-yard touchdown pass.

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brought in three touchdowns to help secure the win.

Redshirt freshman Shamar Greene took off for a 61-yard touchdown on the second play of the game.

Greene had 15 carries for a total of 118 yards.

Redshirt sophomore Brett Crenshaw brought in two touchdowns and totaled 28 yards.

The offensive effort set a new school-record of 109 points in their first two games (107 points in 2012).

Mihalik said that the reduction of turnovers in this game helped the offense to stay focused and perform at a high level.

“When you eliminate turnovers you give your offense the opportunity to put up points every series,” Mihalik said.

Slippery Rock lost one fumble to Shippensburg in the second half of the game. Shippensburg took the momentum after the turnover and went on to score 21 points to cut the Green and White’s lead to 13 points (44-31).

“That just shows the impact a turnover can have in a game,” Mihalik said. “It really swung the momentum to Shippensburg’s side.”

The Rock also picked up points thanks to a blocked punt by sophomore defensive back Calvin Anderson.

Anderson’s block was picked up by junior linebacker Levi Sager to record a 5-yard touchdown.

Shippensburg quarterback Zach Zulli, 2012’s NCAA Division II national Player of the Year, was sacked four times for a loss of 45 yards.

SRU’s defense held the Red Raiders to 10 points in the first half. After Shippensburg took the momentum, the Green and White regained control of the game in the third quarter when they forced Shippensburg to go three-and-out.

“Our defense regained control,” Mihalik said. ““Every defense wants to shut the opponent out but if you give up a touchdown you can’t let that affect you negatively.”

Redshirt senior defensive back Anthony Saunders led the defensive effort with nine solo tackles. Redshirt senior linebacker Quindell Dean had six solo tackles, senior linebacker Gary Allen and senior defensive back Admire Carter both earned five.

As the final moments of the game passed, the team began to hold up the number 4 in honor of former teammate Zach Sheridan.

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Redshirt junior wide receiver Ken Amos moves past a Shippensburg University defender to earn a 70-yard touchdown. Amos and senior quarterback Nigel Barksdale have connected on two 70-plus yard touchdowns this season.

Schademan explained the significance of the gesture as a way for the players to pay their respects and keep Sheridan’s memory alive.

“Losing Sheridan was tough,” Schademan said. “It’s pushed the team harder because we want to get these wins for him. He was such a big part of this program and we know he’s up there watching over us.”

Mihalik said that it was important for the team to get the win, not only for themselves, but to show the Sheridan family how much their son meant to the team.

“The Sheridan family had lost enough already,” Mihalik said. “The team was determined to win the game for them and Zach and to present them with a winning game ball.”

Before the opening kickoff, Mihalik gave the Sheridan family their son’s jersey and issued a moment of silence.

Friends and family of Sheridan embraced each other as they paid tribute to the former SRU standout.

“It was a very emotional moment,” Mihalik said.

“Zach was the first player to wear that jersey and I felt it was appropriate that they have it.”

Mihalik said that another number 4 jersey is being ordered so that the team can continue to the pregame ritual of carrying out the jersey before the game.

SRU’s win over Shippensburg improves their seasonrecord to 2-0. Slippery Rock will open up PSAC-West play tomorrow on the road against Gannon University at 12 p.m.

Green and White wins at home

By Cody Gray Rocket Contributor

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Senior Alexandra Fleagle sets up to serve the ball against AndersonBroaddus College on Tuesday night. Fleagle totaled 21 assists to help SRU defeat the Battlers in four sets.

The Slipper y Rock Un i ve r s it y w o m e n’s volleyball team used a late fourth set rally on Tuesday night to secure a win against Alderson Broaddus College in their first home game of the season and get off to a 5-3 start.

The Rock controlled play against Alderson Broaddus in the first set and they won 25-20.

The second set was a much more difficult battle for the Green and White. They tied the game at 17, but Alderson Broaddus went on a three point run to make it 20-17.

Slippery Rock battled back to earn the first set point opportunity, but Alderson Broaddus came back to tie it up at 24. The Rock got on set point once again at 2928. An Alderson Broaddus miscue gave SRU the win in set two. There were 11 lead changes in the second set.

Alderson Broaddus came out strong in the third set, jumping out to a 9-4 lead before Slippery Rock’s first timeout. After the timeout Alderson Broaddus stretched their lead to 17-9 causing SRU to call their second timeout. The Rock lost the third set 25-20.

The fourth and final set saw a lot of back and forth action with Alderson Broaddus maintaining the lead for most of the time.

They held an 18-14 lead over The Rock when SRU called

their only timeout of the set.

C om i ng out of t he timeout, a Slippery Rock volley soared high and hit a suspended basketball hoop, then dropped in bounds on the Alderson Broaddus side of the court. The strange ricochet seemed to give SRU some life, as they went on a 7-3 run to take the final set 25-21.

He a d c o a c h L au r i e Lokash was pleased with the team’s comeback effort but acknowledges that her team still has some work to do.

“Our one big problem so far this season is we haven’t been able to finish,” Lokash said, “we are taking baby steps to get where we want to go.”

Senior Caroline Houston led the Green and White in kills with 14 for the match.

She also had three aces, which also led the team.

Junior Janna Reilly paved the way for her team in assists with 26.

Along with Reilly and Houston, Lokash believed that some of her other st andout players were seniors Sarah Beals and Kayla Woo, along with sophomore Kristy Lake.

On September 13 and 14, The Rock played in the Shepherd Tournament in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. They competed against West Virg inia We s l e y a n , Fairmont State and Shepherd. The Rock finished 1-2 at the tournament.

SRU took on West Virginia Wesleyan first and won the

match 3-2. The sets were a 25-21 win, two consecutive 26-24 losses, a 25-13 win and a 15-6 win. The next match against Fairmont State, three sets finished with a 25-23 score. The Rock won one of those sets. They lost the final set 25-20, losing the set 3-1.

The next day, they took on Shepherd at their home tournament. Shepherd’s home field advantage was prominent as they swept Slippery Rock in the match 3-0.

To start off their season, SRU played in the Glenville State tournament, where they finished with a 3-1 record.

Slipper y Rock went up against West Virginia State, University of Charleston, Glenville State and Bluefield College from Virginia.

All of the matches had a 3-1 final score, which saw the rock win three and lose one.

SRU posted wins over West Virginia State, Glenville State and Bluefield College.

The lone loss came against University of Charleston.

Lokash knows her team has been playing well, but believes she knows what her team’s problem is.

“We have people stepping up at different times during the match,” Lokash said, “now if we can get them all to step up at the same time, we will really see improvement.”

Slippery Rock will head back on the road for the Wheeling Jesuit Tournament this weekend.

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By Madeline Williams Mack Cooper 8K race as an Sports Editor

The Slipper y Rock Un i v e r s it y m e n’s c ro s s countr y team kicked off the 2013 season last Friday with a second place finish at the Mack Cooper Classic at Cooper’s Lake Campground.

Carnegie Mellon narrowly beat the Green and White’s 38 points by six points with 32.

Me rc y hu rs t Un ive rs it y placed third with 60 points, Wallace and Jefferson took fourth with 121 points, and Salem International came in fifth place with 133 points.

With their eyes focused on the next race, the Green and White will travel to Lock Haven University this weekend for the Lock Haven Invitational.

Head coach John Papa said the competition at Lock Haven will be much better than the competition at the Mack Cooper meet.

"I think the first race was a race for us to kind of get the rust off and I'm hoping they're more competitive at Lock Haven," Papa said. "Carnegie Mellon will be there again, and obviously Lock Haven is always good."

O n Fr i d ay, R o ck XC alum Eric Geddis won the

unattached athlete with a time of 26:11.

All five scorers for Slippery Rock placed in the top 11 and nine runners finished in the top 18 of the race.

Junior Jaron Martin was the first Rock finisher to cross the line with a time of 26:43.76 to place fifth.

"Jaron did a great job on Friday," Papa said. "He was our first runner at that meet last year too and he almost ran the same time."

Junior Chris Grooms took eighth in 26:48.65 and senior Alex Koksal placed ninth with a time of 26:53.20.

Seniors Michael Beegle and Morgan Elliott capped off the scoring for SRU, placing 10th and 11th, with times of 26:53.61 and 26:54.32, respectively.

The lead pack was seperated by only 11 seconds.

Sophomore Ryan Thompson placed 15th, crossing the finish line in 27:05.09 and junior Theo Reynolds took 16th with a time of 27:08.70.

Lock Haven will also be the home of the Regional meet for the Green and White at the end of the season. The top three teams will qualify for the national meet. The course is very flat and is known to produce fast times.

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Junior Janine Powis makes her way to the finish line at the Mack Cooper Classic last Friday. Powis won her first collegiate cross country race with a time of 23:40, just beating Carnegie Mellon's Erin Kiekhaefer.

fifth with 153 points.

Head coach John Papa gave his praises to Powis and was overall impressed with the team's effort on Friday.

“We had a lot of question marks for our ladies team coming in (Friday). I didn’t really know for sure what we had,” Papa said. “It looks like everybody is willing to compete, and Janine showed at the end that she obviously wanted to win.”

The Rock placed their five scorers in the top 10, as well as eight runners in the top 15.

Sarah Wirth, a freshman, was the second finisher for Slippery Rock with a time of 24:20 to earn fifth overall.

The next three Rock finishers were Jenny Picot in sixth, Brittany Fagan in eighth, and Karly Knechtel in tenth with times of 24:20, 24:26, and 24:58 respectively.

Freshman Sara Miller placed 11th with a time of 24:59 and senior Justine Barr scored 13th, crossing the line at 25:01.

Coach Papa also had praise for the younger runners as well.

“Wirth, Miller, Picot, and Fagan all did a real nice job for us,” Papa said. “Right down the line we had a good performance, and it was a good indicator that we’re going to have a real nice season this year.”

The Green and White’s season will continue this weekend at Lock Haven University for the LHU Invitational.

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W eisenfluh’’ s Test Kitchen M enu September 25, 2013

Horizons

Rice Bowl

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Umami

Chicken Dumplings

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The Met

Grilled Buffalo Chicken Sandwich

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Horizons

Nachos with Chorizo

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Umami

Mongolian Beef Lo Mein

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Steak Burger

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Grilled Chicken

December 4, 2013

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Corn Bread Bowl

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The Met

Grilled Cheesecake

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Weisenfluh's Test Kitchen introduced to students to create new dishes and enhance future menus the menu in the future. In the end, after this semester they hope that a solid menu is created Assistant Campus Life Editor that incorporates the Test Kitchen items, Miller said.

Weisenfluh’s most popular restaurants “We wanted a place where students are usually close for lunch at 2:30 excited to eat,” Miller said. p.m. but this semester, one station Every Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. there is going to become the Weisenfluh is one station that is going to remain Test Kitchen every Wednesday open, either Umami, Horizons, or The from 2:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Met, and whenever someone orders a “The Test Kitchen is new this meal from the station they will also semester and it is a way to bring receive a taste of a potential new menu new ideas to the table and hear item, explained Miller. from the students,” Joshua Miller, “The portions depend on what the Sous Chef for AVI, explained while item is, but it is usually a half entrée wearing a white chef ’s coat after Check out the Online size,” Miller said, “Between the food for an exclusive coming from the Weisenfluh’s Rocket look at Weisenfluh's Test that is ordered and the taste test item, kitchen. you will not leave hungry.”

Kitchen According to Miller, the When it comes to feedback, there students are a great source of is no form that needs to be filled out, feedback to make changes and additions to Miller explained.

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“I am behind the counter the whole time, “ Miller explained. When students want to give feedback, they can just come to the counter and let the chefs know what they think of the food being tasted, Miller said.

“Verbal feedback eliminates the hassle of writing things down,” Miller said.

According to Miller, the food ranges depending on the station that stays open, for example, on October 9, The Met is going to serve a Buffalo chicken sandwich with house made Buffalo sauce. At Horizon on October 16, nachos made with chorizo are going to be sampled, and on November 6 Umami is serving fried shrimp. Lastly, The Met is also trying to introduce a dessert to the menu with grilled cheesecake that is being part of the Test Kitchen on December 11, explained Miller.

According to Miller, the goal of the Test Kitchen is to expand the menu of all the stations in Weisenfluh and make them more

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Photoshop number one culprit in 'bad side' of fashion advertising whether they’re dramatic like the disappearance of Kristen Stewart’s arm on the cover of the November 2011 issue of “Glamour”, or subtle like the brightening of Reese Witherspoon’s Katie Ellis eye color on her “Vogue” in "ROCK'n Fashion" November cover 2008. people are Katie Ellis is a junior Many taking a stand against journalism major and a P h o t o s h o p p i n g , regular contributor to The in particular Julia Rocket.

Bluhm, a teenager who “Seventeen” For every positive petitioned to cut down their side of fashion, there use of the tool on in order is a seemingly more to let readers see what controversial side that real girls truly look sheds light on the bad like, something that aspects of the business. the magazine claims to Photoshopping a big proponent of. has been common in be Bluhm’s signed magazines, beauty by 25,000petition people earned advertisements, and her a meeting with the fashion spreads for magazine’s Editor-inyears, much to the chief and coverage on dismay of the general major news networks. public.

It sends a At its peak, negative message to “Seventeen Magazine: women of all ages that Give Girls Images of they shouldn’t embrace Real Girls”, garnered their body and that they an impressive should conform to the 84,000 signatures. unrealistic standards Bluhm’s petition set by industry forced Editor bigwigs.

Recently, Shoket to speak Ann out advertisements have about the issue where been banned and she highlighted the fact petitions have been that Seventeen regularly signed in order to celebrates girls of all curb the overuse of ages, ethnicities, and Photoshop in the media. sizes and that they Magazines are change girls’ at the forefront of “never body shapes or faces”, the Photoshopping as stated in their controversy as nearly Body Peace Treaty. every major publication Even models that from Vogue to Rolling boast already slim Stone to Seventeen has physiques fall altered their cover star’s victim to can excessive appearance in order to Photoshopping, much hide their flaws and like Filippa Hamilton enhance their features. did in advertisement Mistakes are being made left and right for Ralph Lauren.

Editing advertisements is nothing new for Lauren who has been embroiled in a number of scandals over the years, yet Hamilton’s campaign still remains at the forefront of the most notable retouching incidents in recent memory.

The model can be seen wearing a ruffled plaid shirt and patchwork jeans in the ad where her body was Photoshopped to nearly half its size. Her emaciated frame is even more noticeable due to the fact that the width of her head is comparable in size to her overlyslim torso. Not long after the incident made headlines, Hamilton was released from her contract because she was declared “overweight” by the company, as told in an interview with NBC News.

The United Kingdom has taken an aggressive stand against Photoshopping in the media by banning a number of makeup advertisements. The list features ads from Dior, Lancôme, and Maybelline, and includes a number of causes from misleading images to excessive facial retouching.

Dior is a frequent offender when it comes to misleading advertisements, most notably for Natalie Portman’s Dior show mascara campaign.

Through Photoshop, her lashes were lengthened and inserts were added in order

PHOTO COURTESY OF MCT CAMPUS Highly revered fashion designers such as Ralph Lauren face a number of scandals concerning falsified retouching of models in their clothing's ads.

to fool customers into thinking that the mascara can provide above average results.

Lancôme and Maybelline have committed similar offenses by excessively retouching their model’s faces to show that their foundations can eliminate all signs of blemishes and aging with extraordinary results.

Shockingly enough, all three of these major brands

have admitted to using Photoshop, but have stated that their ads are in no way misleading to the general public.

When it’s standard for companies to use Photoshop to enhance their images, it gives women the impression that they have to look like a star on the cover of a magazine or in an advertisement to be considered beautiful.

The United Kingdom and girls like Julia

Bluhm are making valiant efforts to cut back on misleading images in the media, something that more people across the globe should be doing.

Decreasing the use of Photoshop would send a valuable message to women that they should embrace who they are, instead of trying to become just another “perfect” face in a magazine.

Insidious makes frightening return in theaters with sequel

Jimmy Graner "Jimmy G's Rock Reviews"

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M e r r i a m - We b s t e r defines dreaming as, "A series of thoughts, visions, or feelings that happen during sleep."

For most of us, dreams are like an added bonus for anyone choosing to spend more than eight hours in bed asleep.

However, how do we know if it’s a dream, compared to real life? Or maybe it’s so unexplainable that we are just lying asleep without ever knowing what’s real and what’s not.

James Wan, who directed, The Conjuring back in July, is back again with a sequel to another popular movie, Insidious.

For those of you who were too chicken to see the original, what happens is a boy is used as a passive state for ghosts to travel to and from the real world and astral world (meaning a state of being that occurs before birth and after death). The

family of the boy hires a woman who specializes in paranormal activity to stop from passing the ghosts in and out of their son’s body. After succeeding in the process in bringing the boy back from the astral world, the boy’s father who went into the astral world find him, possessed by a spirit that not only kills the ghost tracker but leaves the real father's soul in the astral world.

Insidious 2 picks up after the family moved in to the father’s and mother’s house while the police undergo the investigation of who killed the paranormal investigator. With the family unaware of the fathers past, they soon learn that not only are the ghosts still around, but they are using the body of their dad to bring back an even more horrific being.

Overall, I thought the direction was solid. To pick up and lead into a completely different story after just learning of all facts in the basis is very challenging. The actors did a great job portraying their characters to be scared and overwhelmed whenever scenes of scariness took place.

With any movie like this, I want to be hiding in my shirt or looking away just before I know something is going to

PHOTO COURTESY OF MCT CAMPUS The cast of Insidious is back for the sequel to the box office thriller, Insidious Part 2. Haunting spirits are now possessing the father, played by Patrick Wilson and these new spirits are seeking vengeance through his able body.

jump out and scare me.

Joseph Bishara who most recently worked with Wan in, The Conjuring, as well as the original, Insidious, composed the music used in Insidious 2. Bishara tries to find the right range and tone for each part. He wants to create that special mood one feels when we know something is just begging to jump out and scare us.

The make-up for the film really impressed me. Rather than throw a bunch of blood effects and scary make-up on the

entity, simple black make up and ugly clothing is all it takes to get me to look away. Even when a boatload of zombies appeared, the make-up is spot on for each one, even if they’re only on screen for a matter of seconds.

I wasn’t disappointed on many things. The only thing I saw a lot of was jump cutting. One minute a character is at the bottom of a stairwell, the next, they’re halfway up the stairs. Whether the director wanted to speed up the movement,

I don’t know, it just wasn’t something I liked. With completion of Chapter 2 and an ending that leads us only to believe the journey is still far from over, the Insidious chapters will continue to cause a stir for this generation and make us believe that possession really is, in existence.

Jimmy Graner is a junior journalism major, a film and media studies minor and a regular contributor to The Rocket.

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Boozel re-creates family favorites

By Carly Thorne Campus Life Contributor

With the absence of a fourcourse meal at Slippery Rock University, most students are craving their favorite homemade meal by the end of the first few of school weeks. The average college student’s meals now consist of Ramen Noodles, Starbucks and maybe a slice of pizza from Rocky’s before running off to Bailey Library to start studying. If you’re like most busy students, you are usually running out of your dorm or apartment eating that 90-calorie granola bar as you speed to class.

With the ending of Family Weekend in mind, Boozel Dining Hall has set out to create some family favorites for our students here on campus. AVI has sought out “Recipes from Home” from students and their families over this previous weekend. They will be serving dishes throughout this weekend into the following week of favorite home cooked meals. Their goal is to make students feel like they are “home away from home.”

This weekend will consist of serving some old family recipes and help students continue to carry on traditions while being away from home. AVI will be doing their best at replicating some famous home-cooked meals for our students this weekend.

The inspiration for these meals has come from the feedback of students and their families from the results of Family Weekend.

Talking to students all over campus, the ideal “home-cooked meal” will be displayed in Boozel for the next several days. They want to accquire some delicious breakfast, lunch and dinner specials for all the students at Slippery Rock. Thinking outside of the box was a challenge, but students will be in for a treat in these up-coming days.

Stuffed shells, rolls, chicken dumplings, and grape leaves are just a few home-cooked favorites from our student body here at Slippery Rock University. Let’s be honest, food plays an enormous role in the majority of student’s lives. The fast food McDonald’s and oncampus meals don’t always cut it for the taste buds.

After the seventh day in a row of Bob’s Subs, your stomach is probably asking for something much different. Many students have certain traditions for special events and holidays where they eat certain types of food creations.

Ethnic backgrounds also play a part of food choices and upheld traditions.

Good food means good conversation at the Nulph residence.Sophomore special education and elementary education major Stephany Nulph, 19, said her love of stuffed shells, garlic bread and salad on the dinner table

takes first place in the race for her favorite homecooked meal.

“No family traditions go along with our meal, we just love making Italian food,” she said.

Experimenting with food is also a favorite hobby around special holidays like Christmas for freshman psychology major Rex Gregory, 18.

Gregory said he misses his mother’s “stuffin muffins” which are made for Thanksgiving in his family.

Another tradition that has been upheld throughout the years when visiting with his grandmother.

“She always has a plate of sweet rolls ready for

us because those are the absolute favorites of everyone in the family,” Gregory says.

For junior public relations major Jessica Horgos, 20, her family’s heritage influences what’s on the dinner table.

“It’s the chicken and dumplings I miss the most,” she said.

Her family celebrates their Polish and Slovakian heritage while eating home cooked dumplings, she said.

In other cultures, food choices are much more diverse from the regular pizza and ice cream that Americans would prefer.

Senior resort recreation

and hospitality management major, Ghasoub (Zaid) Shehab, 21, is an international student from Syria.

My favorite food from back home is grape leaves that are filled with rice and ground meat.” Shebab said, “This plate is served when all family is around since it is a great meal and everyone should enjoy it!”

Shebab also states that respect and importance of family is demonstrated by the food they serve.

“To show people who are invited to your home for lunch that they are important to you or you care about them, you serve them grape leaves.”

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