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Study abroad fair educates students Haley Barnes News Editor

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SRU President Cheryl J. Norton (right) embraces Eva Tsuquiashi-Daddesio, Dean of the College of Humanities Fine and Performing Arts, (left) in celebration of the Council of Trustees' approval of the renovations to Miller Auditorium and West Gym Friday

Miller Auditorium and East and West Gym renovations passed by Council of Trustees

By Amber Cannon Assistant News Editor

The SRU Council of Trustees v o t e d t o m ov e f or w a rd with a proposed plan for the renovations of Miller Auditorium and East and West Gym during their regular meeting held Friday.

The $22.9 million construction plan for the renovations of Miller Auditorium and East and West Gym was developed after the original renovation, planned to begin in August, were reconsidered by the

Football Wins Big at Homecoming Sophomore quarterback Zack Newsock led the football team to a 63-19 win over Seton Hill.

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council when they decided to find a new plan that would be most cost-effective.

Several students, as well as professors of the Theatre and Dance Departments spoke out against the reoccurring issue of whether or not renovations of Miller Auditorium and East and West Gym will take place.

Samantha Wesler, a senior dance major expressed to the council how disappointing it is to not have a dance space to call home. According to Wesler, most of her dance practices run late, which means she has to

walk from studio to studio in the dark, which can result in a safety issue.

“I transferred here from Ohio State University because I heard that Slippery Rock has a great dance program. Upon transferring here, I didn’t know that we had no signature place to perform,” Wesler said. “I feel as though I’ve been let down by the university in a sense because I feel like we, as dancers, should at least have a place to rehearse without walking from studio to

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 Monday.

Tables were setup throughout the ballroom representing each country that students can travel to, along with tables on general information and finances.

Tess Thrower, adviser for International and Study Abroad Students, was at the fair answering general study abroad questions.

“Study abroad is an opportunity for students to go somewhere they’ve never been whether it be for a summer, spring break, a semester, a year, and it gives them a chance to experience the world and still study and stay on course with their academic program,” Thrower said.

Thrower explained that usually when students go abroad they do a shorter term trip, but she would like to see more students studying for a whole semester because that is where the full experience comes. She said with a whole semester or whole year trip, students can study at universities in other countries for the price of Slippery Rock tuition.

Thrower said it’s hard to give an estimate of the amount of students that study abroad, but spring break trips are the most popular.

Added to the list of countries which Slippery Rock partners with were Shanghai, Mexico, and Brussels.

Thrower said Australia and Ireland are the most popular places where students choose to study at.

Max You, public relations major, is an international student from Shanghai, China and his home University is Shanghai International Studies University. He was representing the Shanghai table at the fair.

You is the only student studying abroad from Shanghai at Slippery Rock. He is studying abroad at SRU for one semester.

“Our school has a program with Slippery Rock University and Slippery Rock University was the only option. I’m the only one here,” You said.

You arrived to the United States in August and he explained how much he has been enjoying

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ISIS roundtable discusses solutions to crisis

By Chris Gordon Rocket Contributor

University professors voiced their opinions on the terrorist organization ISIS, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, during a roundtable discussion hosted by the Slippery Rock Amnesty International Club Thursday evening.

The event was held in the Spotts auditorium and consisted of a panel of six Slippery Rock professors and one veteran of the Iraq war.

Dr. Eric Tuten, history, introduced the topic by explaining the relationship between ISIS and Al Qaeda.

ISIS, a Sunni group, first began its terroristic actions by targeting American troops and Shi'a Muslims during the American invasion of Iraq in 2003, Tuten said. ISIS eventually merged with Al Qaeda, he continued, but the merger was short-lived, as Al Qaeda disagreed with ISIS's policy of killing other Muslims.

Dr. Kent Schull, assistant professor of history at SUNY Binghamton University, discussed the Kurds, a largely Sunni ethnic group found primarily in northern Iraq, that have taken the largest hit from ISIS's military campaign.

He explained that ISIS does not view Iraq and Syria as legitimate states because they were established by the British after imperialism.

"We're the superpower, no one else has the force."

-Patrick Callahan, Iraq War Veteran ISIS's leadership does not wish to fight the Kurds, despite their resistance, Schull said, and instead wants them to join the organization.

Patrick Callahan, an Iraq war veteran who lived with the Kurds, explained that the Kurds used to control the Iraqi military until it was handed over to Shi'a leadership by the Iraqi prime minister.

This caused the Kurds to "give up", as Callahan put it, allowing ISIS to grow and take root within Iraq.

Dr. Aksel Casson, anthropology instructor in the Department of Professional Studies, discussed the refugee crisis ISIS has SEE , TURKS PAGE A-2

In STEM Needed

Men's Soccer Avoids Upset

'SRU Crushes' Gets Crushed

"It's Rocket Science" examines the Carnegie Science Centers' genderbased programs.

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Senior Stephen Donnelly scored a goal with 11 minutes remaining to secure a 2-1 victory.

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studio in the dark, which can be dangerous.

In the winter, we’re walking from studio to studio in the freezing cold after we’re all sweaty, which could also cause some health Catch something exciting happening issues.” on campus? Want your Insta-photos to Wesler also added that SRU dancers as a whole can’t expand their talents because be featured in The Rocket? Just follow they feel that they are lacking in resources. @SRURocket on Instagram and use Nora Ambrosio, professor of dance, also # in the caption for your noted to the Council that there are many chance to be featured here every week! health and safety issues that go along with not having an appropriate dance space.

“We’re performing in spaces that are not meant for dance. Our dance program here at SRU is ranked second in Pennsylvania and 15 in the United States, but we are performing our shows at BC3 [Butler County Community College],” Ambrosio said. “We shouldn’t be doing this. I ask again, please reconsider the proposed plan of the renovations of East and West Gym.” Students from the Theatre Department also suggested that the council reconsider the renovations of the Miller Auditorium.

“I’ve been offered jobs at theaters in Pittsburgh and close to my hometown, but I feel as though it wouldn’t be right to take a job right now, not because I don’t know what I’m doing, but because of the lack of resources that I have here at Slippery Rock,” Samantha Kuchta, senior theatre major, said.

“I’ve only been in a real theater space for one year out of my four years here, which results in not having a job because I lack the experience of not knowing a real theatre space. If we had Miller back, we would have those resources that we need to move forward in our careers.”

After a deliberation between the council and Slippery Rock University President Cheryl Norton, the council voted to approve the proposal for the renovations of Miller Auditorium and East and West Gym. Tears of joy from the Dance and Theatre Departments and Norton flooded the room.

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have been given. Some of the recognitions include enrollment increases and Boozel and Weisenfluh Dining Hall Centers being two of the best dining halls among many in the United States.

“We are doing excellent as a university.

Our enrollment is up, our budget isn’t wavering and our community is better than ever,” Norton said. “Our professors are doing an amazing job at making sure that our students get the rock solid education that they deserve. One of the main things we value as a university is sustainability and the sense of a great community and I feel as though we are accomplishing that.”

Stu d e nt G ov e r n m e nt As s o c i at i on President Katie Hill spoke about some of the goals that SGA are in the process of achieving. Diversity, sustainability, making sure the library hours meet the student’s needs and an increase in student awareness and involvement were just a few of the several goals that Hill mentioned.

During public comments, Mar y Jo White, vice chair of the council, stated that by the budget doing well, leaving more opportunities for students.

“Our budget is doing pretty good. I looked at our budget last year and all the fees and money that we’ve used for certain projects and I have to say that our budget this year is about the same,” White said. “We were in pretty good shape last year, so we will also be in pretty good shape this year. A better budget will lead to more scholarship and grant opportunities for students to get involved in.”

Suzanne Williamson, university legal counsel of PASSHE, was recognized for her service to the council. Williamson provided legal advice to the Council and also helped with some of the more tougher issues that the council held. Thomas Breth, chair of the council presented Williamson with a plaque and also a framed Slippery Rock display.

The next meeting of the Council of Trustees will take place Dec. 5 in room 321 of The Robert M. Smith Student Center.

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created, focusing on the influx of displaced people into Turkey.

"There are 40 towns in Syria that are completely deserted," Casson said, indicating the severity of the problem, which includes 140 thousand Syrian Kurds.

"We're worried about the bombings of the Americans," Casson quoted from a Turkish citizen who was asked about a potential American response.

"When has that ever been good?"

Dr. George Brown, political science, offered three possible solutions to the ISIS crisis.

Brown said the United States could choose to do nothing, but that would likely result in a large regional war in the Middle East.

Other options included dividing Iraq into a Kurd State, a Shi'a state, and a Sunni ISIS state and

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President Barack Obama delivers a statement about the U.S. strategy against ISIS at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, Sept. 23.

the reorganization of Iraq so that all groups have equal representation under the government, he said.

During the question and answer session of the discussion, one student asked why the United States must be the force to fight ISIS, to which Callahan replied, "We're the superpower, no one else has the force."

Dr. Daniel McIntosh, professor of political science, said that he does not know when the ISIS situation will end, but made light of the moment by concluding "You now know more about the situation than most of Washington D.C. and you're trying to find out more.

They don't have time for that."

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Campus left trashed after Homecoming

By Amber Cannon Assistant News Editor

Homecoming weekend is the time for reunions, but instead of Homecoming bringing reunions to campus, it brought trash.

Beer cans, plastic cups, and well as food wrappers were scattered not only on campus, but off-campus as well.

Tanayja Sanders, freshman business marketing major, 18, feels that a lot of students should feel embarrassed by how the campus looked after Homecoming.

“The campus looked ridiculous after Hom e c om i n g . Stu d e nt s s h ou l d fe e l embarrassed. People need to care more about the environment and this campus,” Sanders said.

“It’s just trashy. Just imagine if a high school came to visit after Homecoming weekend.

Those students would not want to come here.

It’s just a bad look overall.”

According to Sanders, most of the trash came from drunk people who didn’t know what they were doing.

As the Homecoming festivities began, policemen on horses came out. Sanders commented that the horses were completely unnecessary if nobody was going to clean up

after them.

“The way the horses relieved themselves all over campus was disgusting. It made the campus smell horrible. It was everywhere,” Sanders said. “I personally feel that if the cops worried more about the horses relieving themselves instead of watching students, that would have solved the problem. I feel bad for the people who had to clean it up. People step in it and people drive over it, which makes it worse. “ Sanders expressed that campus should never be trashed like that, even after a big event like Homecoming.

Langdon Smith, associate professor of geology, said that littering is a huge thing that goes on at SRU during Homecoming. He expressed that not only is this a bad look for the university, but littering also severely pollutes the air.

"Littering effects the campus in a number of ways. Most of all, it's expensive. It's a waste of time and money because a cleaning crew has to go around and clean all that up" Smith also mentioned that he thinks that peer pressure has a lot to do with students throwing trash on the ground. According to Langdon, if students see other students littering, they will

assume that it's okay for them to do it as well.

"I think the school does a pretty good job in making sure that there is a regular trash can and a recycling trash can all around campus," Langdon said. "I think that education is the key.

If we can build awareness and get more student organizations that promote sustainability and a clean campus, I think these sort of things wouldn't happen after Homecoming and it would change the behavior of most students."

Smith said there are several recycling cans all over campus, but most students don't realize what happens when they don't recycle or the process that takes place when students recycle.

When students throw away paper and plastic water bottles instead of recycling them, they get buried under the ground, which causes pollution. When students recycle, it takes away all the pollution from the air that would happen if they hadn't .

"Recycling reduces waste. It also makes people more aware of their resources. It's also a waste of time and resources. Not to mention that plastic takes forever to decompose, so it will stick around forever. We could save a lot of money by recycling instead of hauling out money by sticking these plastic bottles underground."

Vice President of Campus Outreach resigns

By Amber Cannon Assistant News Editor

Anthony Plumberg, previous Student Government Association Vice President of Campus Outreach resigned from his position due to personal reasons at the SGA regular senate meeting on Monday.

According to Plumberg, he felt that it wouldn't be right to take on such a high position in SGA if he couldn't faithfully devote his time to the organization.

"I just want to say I'm sorry that I couldn't take on my responsibilities effectively. There are just some things that come up in your life that you have no control over, but I have to take care of myself and if that means resigning to make myself and this organization better, I will do that," Plumberg said. "That doesn't mean I'm not going to be around. I'm still going to be here to help everyone the best I know how."

In the search of a new vice

president of campus outreach, Plumberg suggested that Building B Senator, Aimee Albright be elected to take on the position.

After a unanimous vote, SGA chose to untable the motion of adding credit card readers to vending machines.

Vice President of Financial Affairs, Baylee Childress, expressed to the senate how beneficial adding the credit card readers would be to the campus.

"I just want to say that we went over this in my committee meeting and we all agreed that this was a very good and effective idea. It would bring in a lot of revenue and it only charges a 5 percent fee, which isn't that bad," Childress said. "I would really suggest passing this motion because I think that it will help us all in the long run."

Dr. Pease-Hernandez, SGA advisor, shared her concern about the security at the Robert M. Smith Student Center during night hours. According to Pease-

Hernandez, there was a party happening in the student center during Homecoming weekend that spiraled out of control, including a fight that happened prior to the party.

"It just concerns me that students are getting so intoxicated to the point that there needs to be police officers, police officers on horses, and helicopters surrounding the student center," Pease-Hernandez said. "I think that there needs to be a committee that ensures student's safety when parties like this happen."

Mark Turnley, certified public accountant, spoke at the meeting about the financial audit for the 2013-2014 school year. Turnley mentioned that he has no disagreements with any decisions made in the area of finances throughout the audit.

The Law Society was granted $228 for travel expenses to a law school fair at Carnegie Mellon University and the University of

Pittsburgh. The Amnesty Club was also granted $315.14 to help fund their Michael Brown memorial and the Winter Guard team was granted $480 to pay for travels costs to their competitions.

President of the SRU Student Veterans Ass o ciat ion, John Beckage spoke on behalf of the organization, asking for $8,000 in funding for their association in order to bring more speakers to campus. SGA motioned to approve the request for the grant.

Blake Kramer was elected Building D Senator. Mattie Morgan, Tabitha Giacalone, and Rachelle Gove were elected freshmen senators and Anthony Plumberg was welcomed back onto the senate as commuter senator.

Commuter Senator, Jessica Horgos was named "liter" of the week.

The next meeting will take place on Oct. 13 at 8:45 p.m. in the theater of the Robert M. Smith Student Center.

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Slippery Rock so far. He said he has adjusted well to the cultural differences. He said so far he has really only made international friends, but he wants to make more. You said he video chats with his parents often and they miss him.

You explained that his reasoning for coming to the United States has nothing to do with his major. He said his main goal is to make friends and learn the English language better. He feels the biggest benefit from studying abroad is global efficiency.

You’s biggest adjustment to the education here at Slippery Rock is managing more assignments.

“Back in China, we don’t have a lot of assignments,” You said.

Brit Morrison, exercise science major, was representing the Australia table and she studied abroad in Australia because it was somewhere she has always

dreamed of going.

“My pap was stationed there in World War II and he always said it was his favorite place,” Morrison said. “I was like I have to go there.”

She said she went last spring and it was the coolest place she has ever been.

She said that Australia is very similar to the U.S., so it was easy for her to adjust to. She said the Australians party a lot more than Americans do, which has been amusing to her.

“I would definitely recommend that all students should study abroad,” Morrison said. “If nothing else, it will make you better as a person and step out of your comfort zone and you meet a ton of amazing people. It gives you a new experience, that kind of thing.”

Daniel Kozari, Slippery Rock University alumni in business management, is from Hungary and he was representing the

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SRU students walk around from table to table to inquire more information about the study abroad program.

Hungary table. Kozari moved to the United States permanently and currently lives in Ellwood City. He said he is at SRU often hanging out with friends.

“I got to pick the country and decided where I wanted to study abroad and stuff and I picked the USA and this was really the

only option, but I didn’t regret it,” Kozari said.

He said when you study abroad you gain a multicultural mindset and it looks good on your resume.

Kozari explained that he has job interviews next week, one in sports marketing and one with Pepsi. He feels studying abroad

5th Annual Rocktober Open A golf outing will be held on Saturday, Oct. 4 at 9 a.m. at Tam O'Shanter Golf Course in Hermitage, Pennsylvania.

The outing is $55 for students. The price includes a golf cart, golfing, lunch, and dinner. To register, log on to www. rockalumnicafe.com/rocktober. For more information, email Dr. Brian Crow at Brian.crow@sru.edu.

Pinky Promise to Paint the Campus Pink From Oct. 7-9, during common hour, Colleges Against Cancer will be spreading awareness and educating students about the issues and risks of breast cancer in front of Starbucks in the Smith Student Center.

has made him more marketable job-wise and he will have no problem having to move to a different state.

The International Services Office is located in 114 CarruthRizza Hall and students can inquire within with questions about the study abroad program.

To submit a Rock Note please send your announcement by 6 p.m. Wednesday to Haley Barnes at hmb1006@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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POLICE BLOTTER Borough Sept. 26 - Mary Lauff was cited for an open container violation along Elm Street.

Sept. 26 - Eduardo Neto was cited for an open container violation along West Cooper Street.

Sept. 27 - Jennifer Wolfe was cited for an open container violation along West Cooper Street.

Sept. 27 - An individual was arrested for retail theft at Sheetz.

Sept. 27 - Roberto Gibson was cited for underage consumption along Campus Drive.

Sept. 26 - There was a reported theft of a keyboard at the Robert M. Smith Student Center. The case is under investigation.

Sept. 26 - Police responded to a medical call for an individual that had difficulty breathing at Watson Hall.

The individual was transported to Grove City Hospital by ambulance.

Sept. 26 - Two intoxicated individuals were seen walking along Kiester Road. The two individuals were transported to the Health Center to be checked out.

Sept. 26 - Police received a call for a student who passed out at the Vincent Science Center. Officers assisted the female until the Health Center van arrived to give her a ride to the Health Center.

Sept. 27 - Nathan Rihely was cited for disorderly conduct along Legion Alley after officers observed him urinating in public.

Sept. 27 - Police observed underage individuals consuming alcohol at the Stadium Lot. Charges are pending.

Sept. 27 - Alexander Merida and William McLaughlin were cited for disorderly house after being seen throwing a bottle of alcohol and a can of beer onto the ground along South Main Street.

Sept. 27- Andrew Hull, 28, was charged with public drunkenness after being seen fighting at the Stadium Lot. Hull was told to leave and will receive his citation though the mail.

Sept. 27 - Ashley Martin, Elizabeth Wrzesinski and Leah Herbert were cited for disorderly house after officers received a loud music complaint at their apartment.

Sept. 27 - Kaleb Lewis, 21, was charged for public drunkenness when campus police assisted state police for two highly intoxicated individuals Sheetz. Lewis was transported to SRUPD for further investigation.

Sept. 27 - Timothy Bodnar was cited for an open container violation along Maltby Avenue.

Sept. 27 - Kyle Snyder, Maria Lecce, Erika Wagner and Brooke Winters were cited for disorderly house and underage consumption after officers received a loud music complaint at their apartment.

Sept. 28 - Nimar Glover was cited for underage consumption and scattering rubbish along South Main Street.

Sept. 28 - A burglary was reported along Normal Avenue.

Items taken include a 51'' Samsung television, a Playstation 3, Playstation games, an Xbox 360, Xbox 360 games and a Toshiba laptop computer.

Campus Sept. 25 - Borough police requested assistance for a car that struck a fire hydrant along New Castle Street.

Sept. 25 - Police were called to Building A for a possible drug violation. The case is under investigation.

Sept. 27 - Police responded to a call for an odor of marijuana at Building B. Officers were unable to find anything.

Sept. 27 - Kimberly Botta, 19, Natalie Collins, 19, Rachel Durkot, 19, Jennifer Hick, 19, and Katherine Patton, 19, were issued underage citations for an alcohol violation at Building A. Sept. 27 - Police responded to a call for an alcohol violation at Building E. Charges are pending.

Sept. 27 - Alexandria Tatalovich, 19, was issued an underage citation for an alcoholic violation when campus police assisted state police for two highly intoxicated individuals at Sheetz. Tatalovich was transported to SRUPD for further investigation.

Sept. 28 - Police received a call that unknown individuals threw beer bottle at an ambulance along Kiester Road.

Officers checked the area and could not locate anyone doing these actions.

Sept. 28 - Borough police requested assistance for a large crowd at Sheetz.

Sept. 28 -Police responded to a call for two people assaulted on Kiester Road by the South Rock Apartments.

The Pennsylvania State Police will handle the case.

Sept. 28 - Mark Tomsky, 21, was charged for public drunkenness after damaging the tennis nets along East Lake. Restitution for the damage of the tennis courts was required.

Sept. 28 - Nathan Scherer, 20, was issued an underage citation for an alcohol violation after being seen consuming an alcoholic beverage at the Stadium Lot. Sept. 28 - An individual failed to obey officers when asked to leave the Robert M. Smith Student Center. The individual was transported to the police station. Charges are pending.

Sept. 28 - Police responded to a medical emergency at Building A. The individual was transported to Grove City Hospital by ambulance.

Sept. 28 - Taylor Knight, 19, was charged for public drunkenness after police requested an ambulance for a highly intoxicated individual at the Robert M. Smith Student Center.

Sept. 28 - Nina Barbano, 19, Carly Brooks, 18, Emilyee Derose, 18, Barbara Keyser, 19, and Kailee Topka, 20, were issued underage citations for an alcohol violation at Building B. Sept. 29 - Police were called for an alcohol violation at Building F. Charges are pending.

Sept. 30 - There was a reported theft of items from a vehicle at the Swope Commuter Lot. The case is under investigation.

Sept. 30 - Police were called to Patterson Hall for a medical emergency. The individual was transported to the Health Center to be checked out.

Sept. 30 - There was a report of property damage to a vehicle at the Union Commuter Lot. The case is under investigation.

Sept. 30 - Police, while on patrol, noticed two people arguing at the tennis courts. Officers checked to make sure everything was okay and sent the two individuals home.

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Katie Hill, SGA president, crowned homecoming queen.

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Unreasonable security measures infringe on students’ Homecoming fun Homecoming weekend. A time full of fireworks, parades, football and fun. A time for a college’s past and present to unite to celebrate the campus community. A time worthy of being characterized by the infamous motto, “Go hard or go home.” Unfortunately, however, this past weekend forced many Slippery Rock students to choose the latter of those options.

By land, by car, by horseback, and even by helicopter, the police presence was palpable to all from Mihalik-Thompson Stadium to the greater Slippery Rock area. Students could not turn around without police there to question where they were going and whether or not they seemed under the influence of alcohol or underage. The situation was uncomfortable even for students who were of legal drinking age or weren’t looking for a super wild time partying.

Residents of the Grove were especially perturbed to discover its seemingly unnecessary security presence for Homecoming weekend. Cars were lined up far down Harmony trying to get through the gates. Guards were stationed at the entrance to stop people from entering on foot, requiring that they be accompanied by a card-bearing resident or they were turned

away. In addition, each resident was only allowed five visitors apiece. Masses of other visitors were denied admittance and were turned away.

The complex was als o surrounded by police officers and security guards, including those on horseback. We’ve heard from several sources stories of the liquor control board carding anyone with a drink in-hand and distributing several underage citations.

This raises the question as to whether or not these extreme measures are, in fact, worth the trouble. There comes a point where it stops being about safety.

Is a police officer on horseback really an effective means to protect others, or is it just about intimidation? The whole thing really seems like a conglomeration of scare tactics designed to deter students from making destructive decisions. This is fine, in theory, however, trouble makers will live up to their namesake regardless of precautions taken against them. So does it, in fact, protect anyone? Do the benefits outweigh their annoyance? Where do we draw the line between the police protecting us from harm and infringing upon our college experiences for the purpose of exercising authority?

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This is not an “eff the police” rant by any means. For the most part the police and security on and offcampus do a pretty good job of not invading our personal freedoms and yet still maintaining a safe community. This past weekend was obviously an exception and, as a result, Homecoming weekend at times seemed quieter than any other Saturday night. However, with Halloween weekend on the horizon, we are left to wonder if we’ve seen the worst of it.

It also brings up the point of how apartment complexes want to be viewed by students. If a company’s slogan is “Live the stories you want to tell” and their icon is a red Solo cup named Flippy, and yet they are turning away people at the gate on a Saturday night, on the weekend of Homecoming, no less, aren’t these messages conflicting?

There is a lacking of consistency here that needs to be addressed.

All in all, while security guards and police officers generally have the best of intentions, their extreme presence during Homecoming and other weekends notorious for large parties is unnecessary.

We at The Rocket are hoping to see a more reasonable system in the future so that Slippery Rock students can (safely) enjoy their college experience to the fullest extent.

This week’s question: Have you been on SRUCrushes and what is your opinion about it?

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

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“I’ve been on there a few times. I think it’s more for entertainment purposes but sometimes people take it a little too far.”

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Homecoming is about alcohol and money, nothing more Dan Gladis Dr. Dan Dan Gladis is a senior history and European cultural studies major from Aliquippa, Pennsylvania.

In last week’s issue of The Rocket, my good friend Danielle Sweezy wrote an article about the importance of Homecoming and how it is all about Rock Pride for current students and alumni. In it, she made several good points – though I beg to differ on the whole gist of what Homecoming means.

Instead, I would argue, that homecoming is about two things and two things alone – alcohol and money. Neither of those are bad things. I want to reinforce that point so no one can accuse me of being hypocritical or a “debby downer” – alcohol and money are not bad raisons d’être for Homecoming.

I ask, perhaps flippantly, that we don’t blow smoke up our own behinds, and call Homecoming what it is: a chance for

the university to host relatively low-budget events in order to rekindle alumni (especially well-off alumni) interest in helping out the old Alma Mater, and a chance for college kids to get drunk as skunks. As can be read in The Rocket’s staff editorial this week, the ability of students to blow off some steam by partying was severely curtailed by the overwhelming amount of police and security.

Many of my friends described it as a terrible Homecoming, and a much more boring weekend than the average weekend around Slippery Rock. The word “ghost town” was used many times.

We are a mid-sized, division II state school in central western Pennsylvania. Let’s not kid ourselves further by thinking that our “Rock Pride” is expressed through formal Homecoming activities. It is often expressed through partying and going out, and generally trying to spend time with people you like. I’m not even terribly fond of going out myself and I know this to be true! In fact, when I think of Slippery Rock, and I know I am not alone in this, I will quickly recall the wonderful people I’ve met here, the professors I enjoyed taking, and the often hilarious stories that derive from Friday and Saturday nights – not football, not parades; not any fluff that Homecoming entails. So, since the use of large numbers of police have basically eradicated (for now, maybe) much of the value of Homecoming from the students’ perspective, let us be bolder next year! I’ll be graduated (if this article does not incur the wrath of the wrong people…) and probably somewhere else, but perhaps my soon-to-be Alma Mater can put up a banner across Main Street that reads, “Alumni – give us money! Students – show us your ID!” And thus, no more smoke will be blown where it doesn’t belong.

‘Harry Potter’ is not the devil

Stephani Damato Commentary Stephani Damato is a senior English secondary education major from Ellwood City, Pennsylvania.

I felt the need to write this after having my own experiences with a few uneducated people about the topic of Harry Potter which is, after all, a children’s book, although it reaches exponentially deeper than that of a child’s understanding.

The Harry Potter series by JK Rowling was written for children, but as the seven-book series unfolds, it becomes evident that the plot and the themes become darker. This is not to scare children, to promote actual witchcraft, or to support Satan. This works —as most literature attempts—to teach kids about the cruel realities of the world, embedded into a fantastical realm. Although witches, wizards, goblins, dragons, mermaids, giants, elves, werewolves, and magic may not exist in real life, the emotions and lessons that the characters learn and take with them do.

Harry Potter is, in all simplicity, a story about good versus

evil. It symbolizes the struggle of good, flawed people and the sacrifices they have to make in order to protect the ones they love and to make the world a better place. Harry wasn’t asked to have all of this responsibility hoisted upon his shoulders, just like many of us feel in our own lives, but even through his darkest times he prevails and proves that good can win. In this story, good does triumph over evil, which in many cases doesn’t always happen. However, Harry and his friends lose a great amount of precious things in order for them to finally conquer evil. This story shows that there are very bad people in this world, but for every bad guy, there are good guys equally as powerful.

Arguably, the overall theme is love—love for your family, love for your friends, for your classmates, for your teachers, even for yourself. The power of love (as cheesy as it may sound) is what protects Harry to begin with. His mother’s love shielded him from death and she gave her life in order for her son to live: the ultimate sacrifice. In turn, Harry’s love for his friends is what pushed him to risk his life so that the world could prosper and be rid of the primary evil source that was trying to harm them all—Lord Voldemort.

Yes, there is magic, witchcraft, and wizardry in this story.

It’s a fictional tale meant to teach children the difference between good and bad, and that not everybody is perfect.

The good wizards use the magic for good, the dark wizards use their magic for evil—this is directly mirroring our own society. Everyone has their own talents, their own power.

Some use it for good, some use it for harm.

Besides, the HP series isn’t the first or the only novels dealing with magic. Just take a stroll around the bookstore.

So, why should it receive all the negative hype? People who haven’t even read it ignorantly express opinions on something they aren’t knowledgeable about. Don’t speak negatively about something unless you understand it firsthand, and if you haven’t read Harry Potter, give it a try. It just may change your life, I would know.

The problem with ‘Science with a Sparkle’

Kevin Squires It’s Rocket Science Kevin Squires is a senior biology major from West Mifflin, Pennsylvania and the editor-inchief of The Rocket.

As a feminist, a science major and an Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America, one of the things I’m highly passionate about is the destruction of the gender barrier that exists between males and females in the world of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) in programming for the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts of America.

The Carnegie Science Center of Pittsburgh administration has recently been under scrutiny for their unequal programming for Boy Scout and Girl Scout groups.

While Boy Scouts have multiple opportunities to learn about chemistry, engineering, astronomy, weather and robotics, Girl Scouts have one day where they can learn “Science with a Sparkle,” a program focusing on the science behind cosmetics. Seriously?

In response to the negative comments directed to the Carnegie Science Center, a Facebook post Wednesday explained, “Regarding Girl Scout-specific programming, we have struggled when it comes to enrollments for our Girl Scout programs. In the past, we have offered engineering, chemistry, and robotics programming for Girl Scouts. We created programming to go along with the new Journeys that Girl Scouts use. Unfortunately, no troops signed up for these.

The programs that consistently get enrollments are ‘Science with a Sparkle’ and our sleepovers at the museum.”

The science center went on to say that if a troop was interested in booking a private session it could be on the topic of their choice and listed the different camps open to any individual with no Boy Scout or Girl Scout affiliation.

“We want girls to know there is a place for them in science and to inspire them to overcome the damaging stereotypes that still exist,” the post said.

It’s rather difficult to inspire girls to overcome damaging stereotypes that exist when you’re perpetuating them in your publicized programming. Even if additional resources are available for girls, how can anyone be inspired to take advantage of them when they are buried in the glittery shimmer of “Science with a Sparkle,” an expression of everything the women in STEM movement stands up against.

As an Eagle Scout, I know that a large emphasis is placed on science in the Boy Scouts, and one that continues to grow.

There is a clear curriculum that explores topics exactly like the ones the science center presents. However, looking at the Girl Scouts website, there is undeniably not nearly as much of a science presence. In fact there’s only one senior science badge “Science of Style.” With such a poor example for girls and guidelines for the science center to base its programming, certainly not all the blame can be directed at the science center. It’s time this stereotype is addressed in all media so that any person of any gender knows that science, and not just the science of makeup, can be for them.

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First place win The men's cross-country team secured another first place finish at the Don Cathcart Invitational last Saturday.

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Game-winner SRU men's soccer senior forward Stephen Donnelly scored the game-winning goal against Salem International University on Tuesday.

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Rock football soars over Griffins

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SRU sophomore wide receiver Drew Scales celebrates his touchdown during the Rock's game against Seton Hill last Saturday. Scales scored on the opening kickoff with a 91-yard kickoff return touchdown.

SRU quarterback steps up and leads team to victory

By Brian Hepfinger Sports Editor

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SRU sophomore quarterback Zack Newsock looks for an open receiver during last Saturday's game against Seton Hill University. Newsock threw for 299 yards and had four touchdowns.

The No. 14 ranked Slippery Rock University football team (4-0) has managed to defeat all four opponents this season by an average score of 29 points, and in their game against Seton Hill University (1-3) last Saturday, it was no different.

SRU won the game 63-19, which is their biggest margin of victory this season.

The Rock shutout Seton Hill in every quarter, except for the third.

The game was opened up with a 91yard kickoff return by SRU sophomore wide receiver Drew Scales, which gave the Rock and early 7-0 lead.

"There is no bigger momentum changing play in a football game than big special teams play," SRU head coach George Mihalik said. "When you can start off the game like that, the momentum was wearing green and white."

The Rock went on to score 21 more points before Seton Hill was able to score.

SRU sophomore quarterback Zack Newsock had his biggest game of the season.

He threw for 299 yards (23-33) and had four touchdowns and two interceptions. Newsock's previous

touchdown-high in a game was two.

"Zack is getting better every game, and he's getting more knowledgeable and comfortable in the offense," Mihalik said. "He has improved chemistry with the wide receivers. It's a work in progress, and so far, that's what Zack and our offense has done."

The Rock had a more balanced attack than in previous games.

They ran the ball 55 times and threw the ball 33 times, which is a closer margin than normal.

Mihalik said Seton Hill tried to stop the running game, but it doesn't work that way.

"In an attempt to eliminate our running game, they crowded the line of scrimmage, so we emphasized the passing game a little more," Mihalik said. "Once we completed a few passes, that opened up the run game."

The Rock's running backs scored four touchdowns total.

SRU was led by sophomore Shamar Greene, who rushed for 128 yards and had two touchdowns.

Juniors Brett Crenshaw and Julian Durden also had a touchdown each.

"I don't think that defenses can overload either side, pass or run, because we're showing that we can throw the football and be successul," Mihalik said.

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Rock men's cross-country earns first place Brittany Fagan Rocket Contributor

PHOTO COURTESY OF JOHN PAPA

SRU senior Jaron Martin competes in the Don Cathcart Invitational last Saturday. Martin finished the race with a time of 25:36 and took eighth place. Martin has two top-10 finishes on the season thus far.

Winning invitationals has been the norm for the Slippery Rock University men's cross-country team this season. SRU competed in the Don Cathcart Invitational last Saturday in Salisbury, Maryland.

The invitational is named after Don Cathcart, a Salisbury University professor that is very involved with the crosscountry teams. Cathcart did the honors of shooting the gun to begin the race.

The Rock runners brought home their second team victory of the season at the meet, winning with a total of 68 points.

“It was nice to see some teams from the PSAC [Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference] here and how our men stood against them,” SRU head coach John Papa said.

“I’m excited to see how we perform against the more competitive teams at our upcoming meets.”

Following in second place was the United States Naval Academy with 76 points and Christopher Newport University in third place with a total of 118 points. Out of the 20 schools that competed at the meet, SRU was joined by two other teams in the PSAC. Kutztown University placed fifth with 150 points

and Mansfield took 11th with 318 points.

The line-up this weekend was a bit different from their last race, with some new faces in the top of the order. Freshman Jeremy Parsons finished fourth overall with a time of 25:18.

He had an average pace of 5:05 per mile. Senior Jaron Martin crossed the finish line at 25:36, finishing eighth overall, securing his spot in the top 10.

Following the Rock’s top two men were seniors Tyler Melius finishing in 13 place and Theo Reynolds rounding out the top 20.

Also representing the Rock were juniors Charlie Frank, Ryan Thompson and Steve Green. Senior Connor MacKelvey was joined by sophomore Tyler Palenchak, who finished together and worked as a team for the entire race.

Freshmen Devin VanGuilder, Jeff Henderson, Evan Zombek and Steve Zombek also competed in their second 8,000 kilometer race of the season.

“The team did very well and it was good to see a strong pack of five runners all finishing within a minute of one another,” Martin said.

“The course was totally flat, which gave us a lot of speed and was also very scenic.”

Martin said that traveling with the team is always a lot of fun and the team always makes the most of their time on the road. Martin

said that having a good, hardworking team and wanting to contribute has always been his motivation.

“I’ve always loved running and I don’t think it will ever get old,” Martin said.

Papa said that the team will see more competition in their upcoming meet in which they will face three PSAC teams.

“We’re planning to have Lock Haven, Shippensburg and California University of Pennsylvania all at our next meet,” Papa said. “This race will help us see where we stand against some of the better teams in our conference.”

This seasons PSAC Championships are 50 days away, and the team wants to be ready to have the best races of their career, and win their third consecutive invitational.

“Moving up in the conference and qualifying for nationals will require a huge step up from everyone on the team,” Martin said.

“Continuing to mix it up will get us closer to where we want to be.”

The Green and White will compete at the Mack Cooper Classic held on their home course at Cooper’s Lake on Oct. 11 at 11 a.m. This will be the last race the men run at Cooper’s Lake until the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II Atlantic Regional race on Nov. 22.

Rock field hockey tied for sixth place in PSAC Doug Gilghrist Rocket Contributor

The Slippery Rock University f ield hockey team (4-5) moved into a tie for sixth place in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) by splitting a pair of conference games.

S RU d e f e at e d fifth ranked East Stroudsburg University (4-4) 2-1 and lost to IUP (3-4) 1-0. They are now 2-3 in conference play.

The Rock opened up t he s cor ing Sunday against ESU in the 17th minute of action as senior midfielder Kelsey Gustafson scored her team-leading fourth goal of the season. Sophomore f or w a rd Me g a n McKay got the assist on the play as the Rock took a 1-0 lead.

That lead held up until the 54th minute of play when East Stoudsburg scored the tying goal.

With the score still tied 1-1, SRU gained possession of the ball with less than a minute left in the game. A foul on East Stroudsburg gave the Green and White a penalty corner as time was winding

down. After a shot by junior forward Casey Young was off the mark, Gustafson deflected the ball up in the air, where sophomore forward Michelle Couch was there to put the ball in the back of the net for her first goal of the season as the stadium clock read 0:00.

The celebration was put on hold for about 10 minutes as officials had a lengthy discussion about whether to allow the goal or not. In the end, the goal was allowed and the Rock broke their four-game losing streak.

"At that moment, the whole stadium erupted in cheers and the rest of the team ran out and joined us on the field to celebrate," Couch said. "The emotions for the whole team were extremely high."

SRU head coach Julie Swiney said the team played well, and that they aren't getting ahead of themselves.

"We are focusing on one game at a time, and Sunday is a great example of why you have to play hard for 70 minutes to win," Swiney said. "I hope that lesson was learned, and that

we can continue to play with intensity for every minute of every game moving forward."

The victory was SRU's first win over East Stroudsburg since 1998. ESU has owned the Rock in recent years, winning 22 straight and 31 of 32 before Sunday's upset.

"I think this win gave us a huge mental boost," Couch said. "This game broke our losing streak and hopefully can give us the energy and right mindset we need to carry forward with us."

On Wednesday, the Rock hosted the IUP Crimson Hawks. IUP was able to score in the 24th minute of the fi rst half to take a 1-0 lead. That was their only shot on goal of the half.

The Green and White outshot the Hawks 9-4 and had more shots on goal (4-2), but were shutout for the third time this season as IUP held on for the 1-0 victory.

SRU go e s on the road for its next contest on Saturday to face number one ranked an d u n d e fe ate d Millersville University (7-0).

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SRU senior midfielder Kaili Simmons tries to keep the ball away from a defender during Wednesday's game against Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Simmons has played in all nine games this season and has one goal on six shots.

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By Ryan Barlow Assistant Sports Editor

Slipper y Rock Un ive rs it y s e n i or for ward Stephen Donnelly was able to break free and score the game winning goal with 11 minutes remaining against Salem International (5-2) Tuesday, sealing SRU's (5-3) 2-1 victory.

"It was good to be able to get away with the win," Rock head coach Andy Hoggarth said. "I think that the game should have been put away in the first half, where we should have had a four or five goal lead. We just allowed them to stay in the game, and we just have got to do a better job at closing games out."

The Green and White were able to get on the board in the 16th minute when Donnelly was able to control a corner kick and pass the ball off to junior forward Peter Boylan, who was able to beat Salem's goalie and give the Rock an early 1-0 lead.

"After the first corner kick, I knew that the ball was going to be placed near the front post," Boylan said. "I

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knew that the keeper was looking to make the save there the second time, the ball came to me and I was just able to flick it into the back of the net."

Neither team was able to score in the remainder of the half, and SRU entered halftime with a 1-0 advantage.

The Rock was able to control the pace of the game early in the second half, but were unable to find the back of the net, despite holding a 12-6 advantage in total shots and a 6-1 advantage in shots on goal.

In the 62nd minute, S I UM S f r e s h m a n A l e x an d re C o s te t scored against Rock junior goalkeeper Kyle Hoffer to tie the game at 1-1. The Rock would eventually take the 2-1 lead, and hold off the Salem attack to secure the win. Hoffer, who made his first career start for the Green and White, saved one shot and allowed one goal.

Donnelly, Boylan, and senior midfielder Anthony Jack led SRU with three shots each.

Junior forward Mike Ilodigwe, sophomore Matt Sangermano, and senior Dom Francis

also added one shot each for the Rock offense. Sangermano also had an assist, setting up Donnelly with a lob pass over the Tiger defenders, causing Donnelly to have a clear path to the Salem goal for the game winner.

Salem International was whistled for 17 fouls, while the Rock was whistled for 12. Multiple Salem International players were shown yellow cards, including one player who was given a red card with nine minutes remaining in the game. SRU also held the statistical advantage in corner kicks, 7-2.

"The biggest thing that I am happy with is that we didn't respond when the other team got a little chippy," Hoggarth said. "We responded well and were disciplined in a game where the other team was given plenty of yellow cards, and that's what we like to see."

The Rock's next game will be on Saturday at home, when they will take on the University of Pitt-Johnstown (17) at James Egli Field at 3:30 p.m.

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SRU senior defender Josh Brake attempts to keep the ball away from a defender during Tuesday's game against Salem International University. Brake has played in eight games this season and has one assist.

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SRU senior wide receiver Melvin German caught three of Newsock's touchdown passes.

He caught four passes 114 yards, and his longest catch was for 45 yards.

Scales caught Newsock's other touchdown pass, to go along with seven catches for 72 yards.

"Melvin joined us for the first time this year, and it's taken him a while to get comfortable in the offense," Mihalik said. "It shows that he has big-play capabilities, and his confidence level was greatly improved by that performance of three touchdowns."

The SRU defense had another balanced attack.

The Rock had 24 defenders with at least one tackle.

They were led by sophomore linebacker Bob Vernick and sophomore defensive lineman, who had eight tackles each.

Senior linebacker Austin Miele, junior defensive tackle Avery Anderson, and senior defensive back Admire Carter had seven tackles each.

Miele also had a 36-yard interception that led to a Rock touchdown.

"When you hold a team to 30 yards rushing, you know what they're going to do then," Mihalik said. "If you're throwing the football every down, you're going to complete some balls. Give their quarterback and wide receiver credit, they made some great plays."

Mihalik said he thought that overall his defense played a solid game. " T h e d e fe ns ive l i n e and linebackers held the line of scrimmage and stopped the

running game," Mihalik said.

"If you throw the ball enough, we're gonna intercept it. Miele's interception was real big."

SRU holds multiple top 10 offensive statistical categories in Division II football.

They are the number one rated offense with 568 yards per game.

They're also the number five rated scoring offense with 50.5 per game, and the number six rated rushing offense with 318.8 yards per game.

"Hard work is rewarded, and I think it gives our entire offense that feeling of fulfillment," Mihalik.

"If we practice and prepare the way we can, good things happen.

It's everything: the line, receivers, quarterbacks, backs, and a total team effort."

The Rock also has two defensive ratings.

They're the number four rated rushing defense, allowing 57 rushing yards per game.

They're also the number seven rated red zone defense, because they have allowed opponents to score points on 50 percent of their drives that are inside the 20-yard line.

The Green and White's next game is against the undefeated Gannon University (4-0).

Mihalik said that Gannon is a very physical team, and that they have a solid offense and defense.

"We know that this'll be the toughest game that we've played this year," Mihalik said. "It's for first place in the western division, so both teams know what's on the line. Gannon's a quality opponent.

We better be prepared and ready to play."

The game will be on Saturday at home at 6 p.m.

Colleen Barenick Rocket Contributor

The Slippery Rock University volleyball t e am ( 1 1 - 4 ) w a s able to split a pair of matches this past week against Mercyhurst University(10-4) and Edinboro University (13-3).

The Rock faced off against Mercyhurst in a five-set match on Saturday. Outside hitters senior Kristy Lake and sophomore Leah Jones combined for 47 kills to excel the Green and White past Mercyhurst University to win.

The Lakers opened the match with a 2522 set victory, yet The Rock answered with wins of 25-21 and 2522. Mercyhurst then tied the match at two with a set score of 2523 in the fourth set. The Green and White finally powered past the Lakers with a 15-6 score in the final frame.

Lake, who has a .344 attack percentage, recorded a career high game with 25 kills and 21 digs to post her sixth double-double of the season. Jones also recorded a career-best with 22 kills and 19 digs, marking her fourth double-double of the

season. Jones now owns a .308 attack percentage.

During the final match, s ophomore setter Nicole Fortuna served six straight points while Jones capped a 9-2 rally with a spike to give the Rock a the set and match victory.

“We compete every day in practice in order to be a starter in the game,” head coach Laurie Lokash said.

“We have no 'starter' vs 'non-starter' drills.

The numbers speak for themselves, and so far that has seemed to work for us.”

Senior setter Janna Reilly kept the offense alert by collecting a team-high of 35 assists, and tied her career-high of 16 digs and earned her third double-double in the fall season.

Freshman opposite E m i l y S o k o l ow s k i rounded out the attack surge for SRU with a total of eight kills and three total blocks.

The Green and White traveled north to take on Edinboro on Tuesday.

SRU began the match by surging ahead of Edinboro 25-21 in the opening frame. The Fighting Scots bounced back to even the match at one, by totaling a 25-18 set score in the second.

Edinboro then won the match by winning the third and fourth sets

with scores of 25-17 and 21-20. The Rock rallied to regain themselves within one at 21-20, but those hopes were shattered as the Fighting Scots secured the set with a 4-1 run. Lake and Jones were in sync again by tying a gamehigh of 13 kills apiece, while freshman opposite E m i l y S o k o l ow s k i added another eight kills to end the leading attack for SRU. Lake led the defensive efforts by registering 16 digs for her seventh doubledouble of the season Reilly totaled a teamhigh of 20 assists, as Fortuna added a doubledouble with 17 assists and 11 digs. Senior middle hitter Michelle Hren added a team-high of four blocks.

“I have cautious optimism about the rest of the season,” Lokash said. “Our seniors are providing good leadership and the 16 freshmen and sophomores are learning as they go."

With this loss, Slippery Rock falls to an 11-4 overall record and 5-2 in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference West play.

T h e Gre e n and White heads to California University of Pennsylvania on Friday for a 7 p.m. start against the Blaze.

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Women's cross-country takes second place again Cody Nespor Rocket Contributor

The Slippery Rock University women’s cross-countr y team continued their fast start to the season with another second place finish Saturday at the Don Cathcart Invitational in Salisbury, Maryland.

SRU was one of 15 universities to compete at the event. Christopher Newport University edged the Rock out of first place with a score of 51, while the Green and White’s 61 points were good enough to take second place. Following SRU were Kutztown University in third with 111 points, Mansfield University in fourth with 117 points, and rounding out the top five schools was Mary Washington University with 119 points.

The Green and White placed three runners in the top 15 and eight runners in the top 30. Three pairs of Rock runners finished the race in back-to-back places.

The Rock’s top athlete was Junior Jenny Picot who finished in second place and now has two top five finishes on the season.

Picot’s time of 22:27 was bested only by Natalie Young of Mary Washington who finished the race with a time of 22:21.

The Rock’s other two runners in the top 15 were sophomore Kaylee Haberkam and freshman Tessa Dombi. Haberkam and Dombi finished back-to-back in 12th and 13th place with times of 22:50 and 22:52 respectivly. Senior Angelica Bagwell also finished within the top 20 in 16 place with a time of 22:55.

The battle to be SRU’s fifth and final scorer was a close one between senior Janine Powis and

junior Brittany Fagan. Powis finished just ahead of Fagan in 20 place with a time of 22:59.

With Fagan finishing in 21st with a time of 23:03.

Rounding out the Green and White’s top runners were junior Jessica Bennett (28 place, 23:21) and freshman Mattie Dunham (29 place, 23:22), who were the third pair of SRU runners to finish the race back-to-back.

The 17 SRU women averaged a time of 22:49, which was the second best average time by any school at the competition, only behind Christopher Newport at 22:45.

“The ladies that weren’t in the top five in the first meet were in the top five at this meet,” SRU head coach John Papa said. “It’s nice to see ladies be able to step up and contribute. At the beginning of the year you can’t count on the new kids, you expect the veterans to carry the load. It’s a big boost when the new kids can take some of the load.”

Papa said a top five conference finish is no longer in doubt, and his new goal for the team is a top three in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) and compete at Regionals.

Dombi said that this race was much better than her first race, and that she likes running with her older teammates and seeing how hard they work.

“This race just felt a lot better, I ran a very consistent race and it just had a better feel,” Dombi said.

“Running with girls like Jenny and Janine really give me something to chase after.”

SRU will return to action at home on Thursday, Oct. 11 when they host the Mack Cooper College Invitational.

Student Government Associa on is looking for a student to fulfill the s pended posi on of:

Posi on Requirements: Work with University Public Rela ons and Advancement Develop a Marke ng Plan Oversee HAPPY Bus Opera ons Social Media presence and SGA Website Distribute a Monthly Newsle er Adver sements for The Rocket and WSRU A end Senate Mee ngs and Execu ve Board Mee ngs Complete 12 Office Hours a Week Must be a Team Player, Energe c, and Passionate

Applica ons will be out on Friday, October 3rd and will be due Wednesday, October 15th by 4 p.m. to the SGA office.

Any ques ons? email sga@sru.edu

THANK YOU!

PHOTO COURTESY OF JOHN PAPA

SRU junior Jenny Picot competes in the Don Cathcart Invitational last Saturday. Picot finished in second place with a time of 22:27. Picot also finished in the top five at the SRU 125 Invitational.

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ock football defeated Seton Hill University 63-19 last Saturday in the Homecoming game. SRU was lead by sophomore quarterback Zack Newsock with 299 yards, four touchdowns, and two interceptions. Senior wide receiver, Melvin German, caught three touchdowns to go along with 114 yards. The Rock is tied for first place in the Western Division of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference with Gannon University.

Sophomore kicker, Tyler Matusak kicks the ball to Seton Hill last Saturday. Matusak had 10

Junior running back, Julian Durden drives the ball four yards into the end zone for one of the

kickoffs in the game to go along with one touchback. He has 35 kickoffs on the season.

last touchdowns of the game.

Pictures and Design by: Alex Mowrey

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INSIDE CAMPUS LIFE

Happy Birthday, Butter Lovers!

Columnist Kelsey Phillips celebrates her birthday by trying her hand at cake decorating.

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King and Queen Crowned SRU crowns its latest Homecoming King and Queen during last Saturday's football game.

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'SRU Crushes' invades students' privacy with vulgar tweets

By Janelle Wilson Assistant Campus Life Editor

The anonymous twitter account "SRU Crushes" was in violation of Twitter's "Private Information" policy, which states that users can't tweet addresses of people without their consent, and this may have led to the account's suspension last Friday.

Of all the anonymously operated SRU parody accounts on Twitter, SRU Crushes is the one of the most popular, racking up over 3,500 followers. Senior criminology major Alexa Webster, 22, operated SRU Crushes for about a year, and through her account, over 3,100 “crushes” were tweeted about.

After her account was suspended last Friday, she revealed herself, and announced a successor account named "SRU Crushes: Part 2."

Though most of the crushes were harmless, some of them included not only the first and last names of students, but also where they live.

Crushes were also subject to vulgarity from the senders, and freshman political science major Jordan Iorio, 18, who had never heard of the account, was sent a screenshot of a tweet about her that said, “Jordan Iorio is a goddess. I want her to sit right on my face.

From one of your Twitter followers.”

“I was shocked at first,” Iorio said. “I didn’t even know this account existed, and then I’m being mentioned on it by my first and last name.”

Social media professor Doug Strahler attributes the success of anonymous accounts like “SRU Crushes” to Twitter’s fast paced and conversational environment.

“Anything posted on Twitter is a quick little blurb,” Strahler said.

“This type of setting allows people to post anything that comes to mind, and forget about it just a few minutes later.”

“SRU Crushes” often tweeted submissions that disregarded

students’ rights to privacy, and posted tweets despite the vulgar content of messages, including the one sent about Iorio.

“It’s strange to think about, but because someone tweeted about me in that way, my name’s linked with that kind of behavior now,” Iorio said, “and I’m not like that at all.”

Though most of the vulgar tweets have been sent about women, men too find themselves subject to sexualized tweets. Junior information technology major Anthony Ordak, 20, also hadn’t heard of the account before his first mention, which said, “Anthony Ordak, the things I would do for and to you. Let’s see those pecs ;)” “Anyone who would’ve seen my pecs would’ve had to have been watching me work out at the ARC,” Ordak said. “Which seems cool at first, until you realize that someone’s watching you work out at the ARC.” How e v e r d i f f e r e nt t h e i r involvements with “SRU Crushes,” both Iorio and Ordak were mentioned by first and last name, which prompted Ordak to find out who had sent out the tweet.

Ordak said that he’s so busy with work and school that it’d be hard for somebody to have noticed him and learned his full name, so he suspected the tweet was a joke submitted by his rugby teammates.

When he asked them about it, they said that they weren’t involved and suggested Ordak try to find out whom the submission was from, but he didn’t pursue it any further.

“I figured that if my crush really was interested in me and wanted to get to know me, they would’ve approached me in real life.” Ordak said.

Unlike Ordak, Iorio has a very probable suspicion as to the identity of her crush. Iorio said that one day a man followed her on twitter, which she said felt strange because she normally knows the identity of her followers.

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IZE on human trafficking raises awarness of the worldwide crisis

By Stephanie Cheek Rocket Contributor

“My name is Gayan. I am 15-years-old. I dropped out of school and was offered a good job in the Jharsuguda district. Along with other boys, I was forced to work in a factory, given little food, severely beaten, branded, burned, with cigarettes, and allowed only a few hours of sleep each night. My name is Gayan and I am NOT for sale,” a testimonial sign read.

Walking through the quad during common hour on Tuesday students may have noticed volunteers holding signs that individually tell the personal account of a victim of human trafficking. These were only a few testimonies of the thousands of individuals that are trafficked throughout the world.

“Students need to realize that it happens everywhere, not just Cambodia, but even in Butler County,” Jessica Tager, 19, a sophomore, non-profit leadership and social work double major and also the secretary of the Student ALEX MOWREY/THE ROCKET Nonprofit Alliance said.

Parks and recreation and resort management major Human trafficking is the purchase Randall Murvine and therapeutic recreation major Colleen and trade of human beings for McAndrews represent human trafficking victims. reasons such as sex, labor, and the

workforce and forcing people to do something without their consent, explained Emily Reed, 20, a junior CPAD, non-profit leadership, and interdisciplinary program major and is the on-campus relations chair of the Student Nonprofit Alliance.

Reed also explained that there are 300 confirmed cases alone in Butler County of human trafficking due to the easy accessibility to the turnpike.

To bring this issue to the forefront of the student body, the Nonprofit Alliance partnered with other organizations on-and-off campus to put on a week full of events for this semester’s IZE on Human Trafficking, explained Ann Tager, 21, a senior dance and non-profit leadership double major and the president of the Student Nonprofit Alliance.

Some on campus organizations and offices that are involved are the SLAM Poetry Club, the Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance, FMLA, the Women’s Center, and the sororities Delta Zeta and Gamma Sigma Sigma.

“I reached out to off-campus organizations such as VOICE in Butler and the Pittsburgh Project to End Human Trafficking,” Jessica Tager stated.

Each organization played a role in sponsoring events and worked as volunteers to make all the events possible, according to Reed.

“The Women’s Center is hosting the speakers for Wednesday night, FMLA compiled the panel of speakers for Thursday’s event during common hour, Delta Zeta and Gamma Sigma Sigma held a bake sale to raise funds for the cause, and all clubs are participating in Friday’s Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event,” Reed further said.

Every semester the Student Non-profit Alliance holds an IZE event that focuses on a different topic where the point is to have students: RealIZE, EmpathIZE, and MobilIZE. In the past they have had IZE on poverty and IZE on bullying, but this is the first one that has been on such a large scope, Ann Tager explained.

“Each event that took place this past week was meant to raise awareness, and the goal was to have every student at some point learn something about trafficking,” Ann Tager said.

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Cake decorating 101: The art of making buttercream roses

Kelsey Phillips "Bread and Butters" Kelsey Phillips is a junior public relations major and a regular contributor of The Rocket.

Okay guys, I have a confession. My name is Kelsey Phillips and I write a food column, but I can’t bake. Let me rephrase that: I can’t bake well.

I can cook like your grandma and Bobby Flay if they made a Food Network show, but ask anyone who frequents the kitchen and they will tell you there is absolutely a difference between cooking and baking.

One extra minute in cooking time yields extra crispy chicken – yum. One minute in baking time equals black chocolate chip cookies – ick. Cooking leaves room for another dash of spice, but one dash too many in baking means soufflé on the ceiling. Better put on your raincoats, folks.

Seriously, if I ever tell you I’ll bake something – for a fundraiser, a holiday dinner at your family’s house – run.

For your sake and my oven’s.

Confession number two: I have a serious sweet tooth – a sweet-self, rather. Pretty unfortunate because I love to eat dessert but I’m not adept at making it. My anaconda don’t want none unless you got (cinnamon) buns, hun.

Which leads me to confession number three: My

birthday is this week and you know where I’ll be at midnight – getting chocolate wasted on cake, while someone holds my hair back from the frosting.

I like frosting like I like coloring pictures but not drawing them. I won’t make you a cake, but I will cover it in frosting and I’ll sure as heck help you eat it.

While pre-made cakes are convenient and somewhat customizable – nothing says “celebrate my day of birth” like store-bought and mass-produced. I promise you, homemade cakes are so much better.

So for my birthday/cooking bucket list and your entertainment, I decided to decorate my own birthday cake by teaching myself how to make frosting roses (Why buy her flowers and a cake when you can kill two birds with one stone?).

Step 1: Ignore homework and watch YouTube videos on how to make an icing rose.

Because what else do normal people do if they don’t have a Netflix subscription?

Step 2: Purchase a tub of buttercream frosting from the dude with the awesome gauges at the Giant Eagle bakery.

I don’t have a mixer in my apartment (hello birthday gift idea!) so I couldn’t make buttercream frosting myself. Luckily, you can buy it in bulk tubs separately.

Personal tasting spoon not included.

Step 3: Make a pastry nail.

This giant thumb-tack-like tool is what you build your flower on, and allows you to turn while piping. Said cool baker dude wouldn’t give me his pastry nail, so I made one from (I kid you not) a square of cardboard, a bottle cap and a Nerf dart.

Step 4: Fill icing into a zip lock bag. Holding onto the open end of the bag, cut the bottom corner of the bag and place on the appropriate nozzle.

Step 5: Place parchment paper on your pastry nail and begin piping – first in an upwards mound and then adding petals to the sides.

Be sure to turn the pastry nail in your fingers as you go.

PHOTO COURTESY OF TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE A pastry chef demontrates the proper tools and technique for designing frosting roses.

Step 6: Place finished rose onto cake or directly into mouth.

Step 7: Impress all your friends and eat lots of free cake.

Happy Birthday, butter lovers.

Student internships are rich in experience, but low on profits

By Katie Ellis Campus Life Editor

Many departments at Slippery Rock University require students to complete an internship as part of their graduation requirements, but often times they are unpaid, and the only compensation students receive is through academic credit and experience.

Getting hands-on experience is an important part of the curriculum for students in the psychology department run by department chairperson Dr. Jennifer Sanftner McGraw, who also serves as its internship coordinator.

Students that are trying to earn a bachelor’s degree in psychology must complete the department’s Professional Competency Requirement which ranges from three to nine credits. The majority of students on this track choose to complete a six-credit Field Placement Internship and the accompanying three credit Senior Integration Seminar class.

“I think it’s something that students are very interested in and in the 13 years that I’ve been doing this, I’ve yet to have a bad experience with it,” McGraw said. “I’ve seen a lot of learning take place, a lot of professional growth, and really just growing up to some extent.”

McGraw can’t see a time in the future when an internship won’t be a graduation requirement, but should the program ever be disbanded, she believes that students would still take the initiative to sign up for one.

“I think a lot of our students would still sign up actually, because we get comments from students about how they wish they could do more,” McGraw said. “They want to get out there and see what it’s like to work in this field, and they come to this field a lot of times because they want to be of service, and they want to get out there and do it and see it.

The Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice is one of the departments at the university that doesn’t require its students to complete an internship in order to graduate. Students can either sign up for a six or nine hour internship totaling 240 and 360 hours of work, respectively, which will count as a free elective in the major.

Assistant Professor in the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Dr. Rebecca Ridener, serves as the internship coordinator for the department. She determines whether or not a student’s request to complete an internship meets the guidelines of the program, and oversees students as they complete their work.

“Taking a six credit internship takes the place of having to take two criminology electives,” Ridener said. “By doing an internship, a student can take up their entire elective credit block that’s required to graduate."

Despite the fact that an internship isn’t a required part of the curriculum, Ridener believes that those students who have had the experience are more hirable to potential employers.

“We’ve had multiple internships result in employment whether it’s directly to that

agency where they get hired,” Ridener said.

“Or they’ve made a connection through that agency with another agency and they’re hired there.”

Even if students don’t get hired at the end of their internship, their boss can serve as a reference in the future, and having ‘real world’ experience can help a student can be beneficial on a resume. The possible benefit from taking an internship hasn’t resulted in many students taking advantage of the program. Proximity to campus is a contributing factor, as well as working to balance a job and an internship at the same time.

“I typically have maybe 12 interns in the summer and there are almost 300 criminology majors,” Ridener said.

Ridener has only known two internship sites to pay students, and with students typically completing their internships in the summer, it’s hard for many to juggle working and paying for the internship. The experience is worthwhile for students, but receiving compensation for their time isn’t something that she’s opposed to, Ridener said.

While the number of students that choose to complete internships is low, senior criminology and criminal justice major, Nick Holzapfel, 23, decided that the experience was worthwhile for both his academic and professional career.

Holzapfel interned with the Butler County Sheriff ’s Office where he worked with the K-9 unit on drug searches and learned about the courtroom legal process. While he wasn’t compensated for the work that he did at his

internship site, the experience he had and what he learned made up for it.

“The experience was unbeatable,” Holzapfel said. “Slippery Rock doesn’t require it, but they should. The experience is something that you’ll always have with you, and will help you later on when you look for a job.”

He would make the same choice to get an internship again because getting the opportunity to work with people in the field of his choice, and being in a professional atmosphere is a rewarding experience, according to Holzapfel.

As a student in the communication department, senior journalism major Carly Campbell, 21, is required to complete an internship to graduate. While most students typically complete one internship to fulfill the requirement, Campbell has done two, and is in the midst of her third with Three Rivers Paintball Park.

She has also been paid for the work she has done at each of her internships, which isn’t typical for students today. Even without payment, learning new skills was a valuable experience, according to Campbell.

“I’m a journalism major and I was doing public relations work all summer which opened my eyes to the PR world,” Campbell said.

Even without it being a requirement, she would still make the decision to find an internship to gain experience for her future.

"It looks good that you have experience besides what you’re doing in class,” Campbell said. “I feel like employers care more that you have hands on experience.”

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The event held on Tuesday during common hour was called the NOT for Sale Yard Sale, to create a visual for students about human trafficking.

“We wanted to have a ‘yard sale’ with people scattered all around campus as if they were for sale wearing signs with testimonials and facts written on them,” Reed said. “But humans should never be for sale.”

Friday’s event is an international walk that is mostly geared towards men, but recently women have started playing a role too, Ann Tager said.

“The Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event first started out as a large event where

men would dress us in high heels and walk a mile to empathize with women and raise awareness about sexual violence, domestic violence, and trafficking,” Ann Tager explained.

This is the first year for this event, but according to Ann Tager, they are hoping to continue the event next year as well.

“The walk is something that is very visual: to see a group of men walking in high heels for awareness of the issues,” Reed said. “It has the shock factor.”

At the end of the walk, there will be a speaker from the organization, Living and Liberty, someone who was trafficked herself to share more information about the topic.

“Its an uplifting walk to

raise awareness,” Jessica Tager said.

Human trafficking is a topic that piques students' interest and due to the nature of the topic, there is no way a student can have a positive outlook on human trafficking, Ann Tager explained.

“There has been a lot of positivity from students and organizations that want to be involved for future events,” Reed explained.

The plan for the next IZE event is going to focus on human inequality, according to Ann Tager.

“It’s easy for people to get caught up in there own world, and it’s interesting to see people actually stop and read or see and have a reaction to the events,” Jessica Tager explained.

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Unless a person’s Twitter account is private, anyone can follow them or view their profile, and because of this, people don’t have any control over who views their tweets.

“That’s where the danger lies,” Strahler said. “Anyone can view and look at ‘SRU Crushes.’ It doesn’t just stay in the feeds of SRU students because that’s your intended audience. Anyone can see what’s posted.”

Iorio had forgotten all about the man, until he began sending her repeated messages.

“He seemed nice

enough at first,” Iorio said. “But after I didn’t respond to several messages, it only made him message me more.

Then he just kind of disappeared.”

That is until Iorio saw the tweet, and said that the tweet was worded similarly to the man’s messages to her, and she said that she had a gut feeling he sent out the tweet.

Often times, students are not only mentioned by their full names, but also their place of residence, which further affects their right to privacy.

Students who may have not wanted to be featured on the account in the first

place now have their addresses listed as well.

Strahler said he h o p e d t h at t h i s lackadaisical attitude toward student privacy doesn’t lead to something tragic happening to a student.

“I don’t want to sound like a parent and say that the account needs to be stopped, because you and I both know a new one would be up in minutes,” Strahler said. “I just hope it doesn’t take something bad to happen for “SRU Crushes” to realize they have a responsibility to their followers.”

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Homecoming king and queen discuss what it takes to win the crown

REBECCA DIETRICH/THE ROCKET D'Rae Wise (far left) and Katie Hill (far right) celebrate their Homecoming king and queen nominations at the pep rally, and Wise and Katie Hill are crowned at Saturday's football game.

By Janelle Wilson Assistant Campus Life Editor

D’Rae Wise and Katie Hill were crowned Homecoming king and queen at Saturday’s homecoming game, and talked about their experiences that led them up to this point in their lives.

Senior physical activity and fitness management major, Wise said that he was inspired to run because of his presence on SRU’s campus, and because of the challenges he faced growing up in a strict household.

“I wasn’t allowed to really be social growing up,” Wise said. “I dealt with a lot of bullying and scrutiny because of who I was. I thought I should run for me and because of what I faced growing up to be an example to others to never quit trying.”

Wise grew up in Pittsburgh,

Pennsylvania, and is the public relations officer for the Body Building Fitness Club. He is also a member of the Strength and Conditioning Association, and works with both the basketball team and the athletic department. Wise is also pioneering “Rock Rowdies,” which is an organization that will focus on giving support to various sport teams, including providing fan buses to away games, and promoting school spirit.

Senior early childhood and special education major, Katie Hill, 21, is the president of SGA, and was previously the president of the Green and White Society. She also describes herself as “very involved in the campus community,” and “passionate about getting students involved.” To promote student involvement, Hill has also worked with House Council, and

served as an orientation ambassador.

Hill also is actively involved in the Campus Crusade for Christ.

Hill said that she ran for Homecoming queen because she sees herself as an advocate for students.

Her friends encouraged her and told her that she would probably win, so Hill said that she just went for it and hoped for the best.

Neither Wise nor Hill said that they expected to win, and both said they were equally surprised that Hill won queen because of her minimal campaigning efforts.

“Other people made cookies and had parties,” Hill said. “I made a Facebook page, and wrote my name in chalk in the quad right before voting started.”

Hill advises students looking to run for king or queen next year to start getting involved more on

campus, and to be a manifestation of what a great student and community member could be.

“You have to make yourself a person that people can not only come to as a friend,” Hill said, “but also one that they can respect and look up to.”

Wise said that if someone is looking to run for Homecoming king or queen, that they should go into it headfirst, be willing to embrace who they are, and put in the effort to be their best self.

Wise and Hill both said that they would have been happy just being on court, but will remember the feeling of being crowned for the rest of their lives.

“I’m still amazed that the student body had enough confidence in me to allow me to represent them,” Hill said. “It’s an incredible feeling. I feel very humbled by it.”

Dumbledore’s Army at Slippery Rock University

Any student is welcome to attend.

Dumbledore’s Army at Slippery Rock University A chapter of The Harry Potter Alliance

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COMICS

Poppy

By Brooke Griffin

COMICS

Horoscopes Today's Birthday (10/03/14). Fun with friends highlights the year. Balance serving others and yourself. Make money until after Winter Solstice, when your focus shifts to communication projects. The Lunar Eclipse (10/8) provokes more change with partnerships, and then new income opportunities arise with the Solar Eclipse (10/23).

Springtime efforts lead to personal reward. Provide for family. Radiate love.

To get the advantage, check the day's rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

Brooke Griffin is a sophomore communication major from Meadville, Pennsylvania.

Best in Show

By Phil Juliano

Aries (March 21-April 19) -- Today is a 9 -- Friends want you to come and play. Schedule meetings for the next few days, as social connection moves the ball forward. Take your ideas public. Think before blindly reacting to circumstances. Don't fall for a trick.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) -- Today is a 9 -- Listen to your angels. Avoid risky business, and travel another day if you can. Keep sarcastic comments to yourself. Don't be talked into spending your savings. Take on more responsibility over the next few days.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) -- Today is a 9 -- A fun trip tempts. It's too early to go... keep planning.

Don't dig into savings, but do prepare a basic budget for the project. News affects your decisions today and tomorrow. Avoid an argument.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) -- Today is a 9 -Rejuvenate your relationship by taking care of chores and paperwork. Review your reserves over the next two days. New possibilities lead to new problems. Share your impressions and compromise on decisions over a nice walk.

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Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is a 9 -- Today and tomorrow favor collaborations, but misunderstandings could slow things today.

Prioritize practical actions over decision-making (better tomorrow). Offer your opinion only if asked. Negotiate for the long run. Speak clearly.

Haste makes waste.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Today is a 9 -- Today and tomorrow get busy. It's off to work you go!

Maintain frugality. Keep it objective and hold your comments regarding a controversy. Quiet productivity sidesteps time-sucking arguments.

Handle urgencies, then rest and relax.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is a 9 -- Give in to fun and games today and tomorrow. Play full out, without taking expensive risks. Don't use your new tricks for high stakes. Celebrate with friends and family. Explore the terrain with someone special.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Today is an 8 -Attention to plumbing and water systems at home can forestall a big mess. Focus on practical renovations. Clean, organize, and give away stuff you no longer need. Get nostalgic with old photos and memories.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Today is a 9 -- You can learn what you need in the next few days, as you're especially clever. Follow your curiosity. Avoid harsh words now. Share your feelings and resolve misunderstandings. Sign on the appropriate line.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Today is a 9 -Make sure to make enough to cover expenses today and tomorrow. Financial planning saves money (and avoids an argument). The piper needs to be paid, and soon. Keep in action, and bring home some bacon.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Today is a 9 -- You're taking control. Don't forget an important job. Get into an innovative phase today and tomorrow.

Revise publicity releases before sending. You're strong, and getting stronger. Complications could arise with travel and shipping. Track carefully.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Today is an 8 -Procrastination and distraction tempt. Traveling could get awkward. Finish up old business today and tomorrow. Close your eyes for a few minutes, and clear your head. Get retrospective. Ignore gossip and chatter. Meditate in seclusion. (c)2014 BY NANCY BLACK DISTRIBUTED

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By Harry Bliss

D-5

October 3, 2014