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VillageFest draws 2,000 visitors Black tattoo

ink may carry long-term health risks

By Catie Clark Assistant News Editor

ALEX MOWREY/THE ROCKET Slippery Rock Village celebrated its annual 'VillageFest' Saturday on Main Street. The event drew 119 vendors, and it is estimated that over 2,000 people were added to the borough's population of 3,500 for the day.

Physical Therapy professor receives almost $50,000 National Science Foundation funds research on primate devolopment

By Jonathan Janasik Rocket News Editor

SRU Physical Therapy professor Dr. Timothy Smith was rewarded almost $50,000 in a four-year grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) in order to fund his research on the development of primates.

Smith’s doctorate is in Physical Anthropology and he teaches Micro Anatomy and Gross Anatomy. Although he admits that anthropology is not very similar to physical therapy, the study of anatomy is central to both studies.

Smith has been studying primates for almost 15 years. He began a research project in 2008 where he studied paranasal sinuses in mammals.

The goal of the study was to understand how the sinuses were formed and if they are they influenced by other structures in the face such as the eyes or teeth. Smith began a new research

project this year that expands on his 2008 study.

“What happens is, you answer a question or try to answer a question, and a new one comes up,” Smith said. “It’s been a progression. It expands on previous research.”

The main focus of Smith’s new study is to learn about how primates and humans develop after birth, specifically how their teeth and bones grow. He also plans to study primates at a microanatomical level by looking at their anatomies through a microscope at the cell processes. By doing this he hopes to learn how facial features form and acquire their unique shapes.

“I am fascinated with unique attributes of humans,” Smith explained.

“Such as the facial form and how we are able to learn to walk. Some of those answers can be found by looking at what’s the difference

between this newborn that can quite see right, and certainly cant get up and walk around and the fully functional adult. That contrast really fascinates me.”

Smith explained that physical development happens quickly after birth, especially when compared to how slowly the human body changes after reaching adulthood.

The specimens that Smith studies are manly cadavers or animals that died from natural causes. While Smith has studied human samples, he mainly sticks to primates because they are easier to obtain.

Smith does not work on the project completely alone, he has colleagues SEE SCIENTIFIC, PAGE A-2

A recent study on tattoo ink discovered that black ink could cause long-term health problems.

The study examined black ink, which is common in nearly every tattoo.

Black tattoo inks use soot and iron oxide as a base, and they are not regulated by the FDA, so they may contain hazardous chemicals that potentially can stay in the skin for a lifetime, absorb UV radiation and may affect skin integrity, researchers say.

Kristina Chiprean, Director of the McLaughlin Health Center, said most students at SRU take very good care of their tattoos.

“We’ve seen people with allergic reactions to tattoos, and we often call the tattoo artist to find the best solution to treating the infection while attempting to save the aesthetics of the tattoo,” Chiprean said. “But by and large, students take good care of their tattoos.”

Chiprean said that, presently, she doesn’t think that scientists can tell how tattoo inks will affect human bodies.

“Because tattoos weren’t as popular 30 years ago as they are today, it isn’t as easy to monitor the effects,” Chiprean said. “Watching people who are 20 now over the next 50 years, that’s when we’re really going to figure out the long term effects of tattoo ink.”

According to Chiprean, when the Health Center does see a patient with an infected tattoo, it’s not because of the ink.

“Often times a tattoo gets infected because bacteria moves through the holes in the skin, not from an allergic reaction to the ink,” Chiprean said. “What people don’t realize is that skin is our largest organ, and by putting holes in it we open ourselves up to invasive bacteria.”

Chiprean compared tattooed skin to camping.

“Its like staying in a tent, and taking an ice pick and putting holes in that tent,” Chiprean said. “More likely than not, something is going to get in through those holes.”

According to the study in Experimental Dermatology, a scholarly journal, tattooing can require injections of substantial amounts of black ink, meaning large amounts of chemicals shot into and under the skin.

Many of these chemicals -- such as benzo(a) pyrene, a carcinogen found to cause skin cancer in SEE PROFESSIONALISM, PAGE A-3

TV Studio obtains new grant Comm Department given over $230,000 for new equipment

By Erica Kurvach Rocket Staff Reporter

The Communication Department was granted $232, 312 in HD equipment for the studio in Maltby Center.

The studio will be geared up with industry-standard video cameras, controllers and monitors.

Three JVC video cameras, a QGear/Prompter People 17 inch teleprompter kit, a NewTek HD production switcher with CG, a Telex intercom system, and over $3,000 worth of audio equipment are just some of the tools that will be sported in the studio.

The equipment is expected to be bought and installed over Christmas break.

The department has been having technical problems with the current equipment. Dr. Thomas Flynn, Communication department professor and chair, brought the problem to attention.

“Some of the equipment is older than most of the students,” Flynn said.

A lot of work went into making this proposal. Last year,

Dr. Mark Chase, a communication professor, went to the National Association of Broadcasters, a national trade show in Las Vegas. Businesses from all mediums came to talk about and to look at the different products.

After Dr. Chase visited the vendors, he came back with a proposal to bring industrial standard equipment to the studio to make an effective space.

During the summer, the department talked to James Smith, a new communication professor, about the state of the studio.

Smith had over 30 years of experience in TV and cable networks including ABC News, NBC News, A&E, Discovery, ESPN, HBO, Lifetime, Warner Bros., The Weather Channel and MSOs. After the meeting, the department put together a shopping list of what they needed for the studio.

Dr. Kurt Schimmel, the dean of the College of Business, SEE WSRU, PAGE A-2

MASON WILLIAMS/THE ROCKET Chris Dahlstrom, a sophomore emerging technology major, steadies the camera as he films a program Tuesday at the WSRU-TV studio during a tutorial.

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ROCK NOTES SRU Men's Basketball Tryouts All interested full-time students must report to the Men's Basketball Office located in 130 Morrow Fieldhouse. Interested athletes should bring proof of insurance, a NCAA Division Tryout form, Sickle Cell Trait Testing Results or SRU Sickle Cell Trait Testing Waiver Form. Athletes should also have had a physical within the last six months.

Student Leader Inaugural Ball The Division of Student Life will host a Student Leader Inaugural Ball to celebrate the inauguration of Dr. Cheryl Norton.

The Sweet 16 theme will honor Dr. Norton as the 16th President of Slippery Rock University. The ball will be held at 234 Student Development Suite on September 27 from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. $10 tickets can be purchased at the Info desk in the Student Center.

Third Annual ROCKtober Open Saturday, October 13, 2012 at Tam O'Shanter Golf Course in Hermitage, Pa. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m., Shotgun start at 10 a.m.. The cost is $65 for SRU students and $75 for non-students. The open benefits the Make-A-Wish Foundation and the SRU Sport Management Scholarship Fund. Fees include 18 holes with cart, dinner and prizes.

See www.rockalumnicafe.com/rocktober2012 for more information.

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Information and Social Sciences, sent the list to the provost for approval, and it was accepted.

Schimmel pushed the department to go digital and would like to see more converged media of videos and print posted online.

Schimmel expects SRU to be on top with new media coverage on the industry level.

“Ultimately, it’s about getting jobs and skills to be valuable,” Schimmel said.

The department is planning on getting WSRU-TV shows on Armstrong Cable in the future.

Dr. Li Pu, a communication professor, said that the Dance and Business Departments spread good words about the hard work that WSRU-TV students put into filming performances and academic presentations.

“I appreciate the department for giving students the opportunity to work in the studio,” Pu said. “It really is the best way to test what they learn.”

Pu gave credit to Jake Leiby, a senior emerging technology major and WSRU-TV president, for his hard work. Last year, Leiby, who is from Germansville, Pa., interviewed with Information Technology professionals about what the studio needed.

“We really need new cameras and camera controls,” Leiby said. “Half of the buttons and knobs don’t work.”

From then on, Leiby and other WSRU-TV club members pushed the channels to put their shows on TV. The department’s goal is to reach the University community more as well as a broader community.

“It’s an exciting growth period for SRU’s media program, and the new television studio equipment will really boost the Department of Communication’s ability to more effectively meet the instructional mission,” Smith said. “It provides students with a wonderful High Definition digital studio facility- a facility that better reflects expectations.”

at a few other universities including John Hopkins and the University of Kentucky.

Anatomy students from SRU are also actively involved with helping out with the research.

The NSF has very strict guidelines for proposals. He explained that learning how to write proposals takes a long time. He had to learn from trial and error, and writing workshops. Smith’s proposal ended up being over 30 pages. Smith stated that the NSF frequently turns down proposals. If they show curiosity in the proposal, they will usually ask for a revision. He had to send his proposal four times before it was accepted.

“You basically tell the National Science Foundation, ‘this is what I want to do, and this is why it’s important’”, Smith explained.

“After you do that, you have to go further because everybody says ‘Well, this is important’ so they ask about its intellectual merit and what are the broader implications.

What that means in a nutshell is why is this really important, and what will it do for us as a society?”

Dr. Tamra Schiappa, professor of Geology, served on a panel of experts in the NSF, and has also had her own research in paleontology funded by the NSF Schiappa explained that the NSF requires preliminary data before they agree to give grants. Finding initial data can be challenging for scientists as it often requires money. Scientists have two main options for funding their research. They could pay for their experiments with their own money, or they could apply for seed grants that offer small amounts of money for research.

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“The purpose of providing the scientific community with money is so that we can produce a product that will educate the community so that we will have a better understanding of our world,” Schiappa said.

After finishing the preliminary research, a proposal must be sent to the NSF, Schiappa explained. The proposal requires a timeline and a budget. The budget has to be very specific, explaining how much money is needed and what it will be used for. The timeline needs to give a detailed report of what will be done year by year.

When it is sent to the NSF, it is reviewed by a panel of peers. Afterwards the director of the program will send the proposal to other experts in the field and who will analyze it and will decide it if it is beneficial to the scientific community. If they decide that the hypothesis warrants more research, they will send it to the director who has the final say if it gets funding or not.

“Those who get NSF proposals, it’s a big deal,” Schiappa explained. “It means that there has been some very careful thought that the intellectual merit and the broader impacts were significant enough that the panel though that the results could potentially be a significant contribution to the discipline.”

After the experiment is finished, the NSF expects that the results of the experiment are written published in a peer review journal.

Scientists also have to provide a detailed report about how the money was spent, what the results of the experiment were.

Part 2 of the series will cover research on developing a tool to monitor the movement of airsheds.

'Resumania' kicks off three-month 'Jump Start Your Job' program Rocket Contributor

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PRECIPITATION

The Office of Career Education and Development teamed up with the College of Business, Information and Social Sciences to present the resume-building event “Resumania” Tuesday at 4 p.m. in the ATS Auditorium.

The event was the start of the three-month long Jump Start Your Job Search program.

John Rindy, the Director of Career Services, noticed that too many students are not searching for jobs early enough in the year.

“Too many people wait until their senior year and then think, ‘Oh, now it’s time to turn on the job-search switch,’ but this is really something that should be prepared for much earlier,” Rindy said.

According to Rindy, that was the main reason that the Career Department and the School of Business decided to come together and create the three-month Jump Start Your Job Search 2012 program.

The majority of the program is designed for seniors within the Business, Information, and Social Sciences realm, but some of the seminars are a great way for underclassmen to begin learning what to expect in a job search and what skills they may need to begin working on for the future.

“It is never too early for students to come to these events,” Rindy said.

He added that even if all the first-year students do is get a feel for the environment, “there is no reason why [they] should not [dress up] and come to at least the ‘Job Search 101’ job fair on campus.”

The entire three-month program incorporates several seminars that will help to improve students’ interviewing and networking skills, and also give them the basics for setting up a professional resume.

The students are then expected to put their knowledge to the test at the job fair on campus on Sept. 27, and also the WestPACS Job Fair on Oct. 17. Students do not need to attend every seminar included; however, each part tends to build off of one another and will be more of a benefit if the majority of them are attended.

“When we fused it all together, there is a nice selection of opportunities here for students to really engage in and really develop themselves,”

Rindy said. “I credit the foresight of Dr. Kurt Schimmel, Dean of the College of Business, Information, and Social Sciences, as well as several School of Business professors including Drs. Culp, Buttermore and Orvis for helping to make this happen for the benefit of their students.”

Rindy said that he feels students have not taken advantage of these career-related activities in the past, and is hoping to bring in much more of a crowd this year, especially because many of these seminars that are usually only offered in the spring are being brought to students at an earlier date.

“We love to do the one-on-one appointments, and we are going to continue doing that,” Rindy said. “But if I can work with 30 students at one time and talk about how to do something like a resume and give them the framework, then that is 30 people who can not only go on and do it themselves, but also as we have found in our surveys, about 83 percent of students pass it on to at least one friend. So, now we are reaching 9,000 students in various ways.”

Another way they will be reaching students in is through the Alumni Association and the Green and White Society’s “Backpacks to Briefcases” program. During this program, students have the opportunity to meet with alumni who share similar career paths and begin to network among them.

This has been quite a successful program and the Director of Alumni Engagement, Kelly Bailey, said that it has definitely benefited students in the past, and should help even more so in conjunction with the rest of the Jump Start program.

“For students exploring career paths, they were able to discuss options with alumni in the field and get a sense of how these varying careers would suit their own personal and professional goals,” said Bailey.

Both Bailey and Rindy agree in saying that networking can be one of the most used skills that a college student can walk away with.

“There is a tremendous benefit for the students who participate to practice networking. For some, it’s very natural and for others, it is outside of their comfort zone,” said Bailey. “Sometimes the hardest part of any conversation is starting it. At this event they already have something in common with the room: their shared history at SRU.”

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Police Blotter Campus Sept. 13 - There was a report of criminal mischief at Egli Soccer Field. There was damage to the windscreen. The case is currently under investigation.

Sept. 13 - An individual was asked to leave Building B after a report of a disturbance. No other action was taken.

Sept. 14 - There was a medical call for an individual who was ill at Building D. An ambulance transported the individual to Grove City Medical Center.

Sept. 14 - There was a medical call for an individual having an asthma attack at Boozel Dining Hall. An ambulance transported the individual to Grove City Medical Center.

Sept. 14 - There was a report of an alcohol violation at Building D. The case was referred to judicial.

Sept. 14 - There was a report of a damaged

vehicle at the Alumni Commuter Lot. The case is under investigation.

Sept. 15 - Allyssa Raling, 18, was cited with underage consumption of alcohol, and Noah Rombold, 19, was cited with careless driving, underage consumption of alcohol and driving under the influence, after a traffic stop on campus drive.

Sept. 16 - Jasmine Campbell, 18, was cited with underage consumption of alcohol; Jonathan Carvelli, 19, was cited with underage consumption of alcohol and driving under the influence; and Joshua Desmond, 19, was cited with possession of paraphernalia and underage consumption of alcohol after a traffic stop by Rhoads Hall.

Sept. 16 - Cole Harvey, 19, was cited with disorderly conduct and driving under the influence after a traffic stop on Kiester Road.

Sept. 16 - There was a report of harassment at Building A. The case is under investigation.

Sept. 18 - An officer received a report of harassment at the University Union. The report is under investigation.

Sept. 18 - An officer received report of vandalism to a parked vehicle at the PT Building Parking Lot. The report is under investigation.

Sept. 18 - An officer assisted the borough police with a pedestrian being struck by a vehicle.

Sept. 18 - An officer responded to a nonreportable two vehicle accident at Stadium Drive.

Sept. 8 - Weston Hatch, 20, was charged with aggravated assault.

Sept. 15 - Michael D. White, 20, was cited with underage consumption of alcohol and disorderly conduct.

Sept. 15 - Heather Cumer, 20, was cited with disorderly house.

Sept. 15 - Marquis Jones, 21, was cited with having an open container of alcohol.

Sept. 15 - David Pitass, 21, was cited with having an open container of alcohol.

Borough Sept. 7 - Kaitlyn Saluga, 21; Margo Lallanzio; and Kimberly Martin, 21, were cited with disorderly house.

Sept. 7 - Shane Dougherty, 19; Anthony Zavnegger, 18; Ian Flemming, 19; Jessica Lewis, 18; Connor Dodd, 19; and Peter Kohlman, 19; were cited with disorderly house.

Sept. 16 - Eric Caffrey, 22, and Robert Villar, 22, were cited with disorderly conduct.

Sept. 16 - Jared Englert, 21, and Gilbert Malek III, 22, were cited for having an open container of alcohol.

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Professionalism of tattoos still up for debate Co-Op elects new studentCareer Services questions the marketability of employees with ink Continued from Page A-1

animal tests -- are toxic, so some advocates have called for further scrutiny and oversight of tattoo inks.

The study also suggests that the substances in black tattoo inks -- materials known as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) -- migrate into subjects' lymph nodes, which aid an individual's body in filtering out disease-causing organisms.

The FDA's National Center for Toxicological Research is investigating tattoo inks and whether their movement in the body has health consequences.

Tattoo pigments are subject to U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulation, but the agency's website says that, "because of other public health priorities and a previous lack of evidence of safety concerns, the FDA has not traditionally regulated tattoo inks or the pigments used in them."

The unregulated inks are a primary concern for tattoo artists and consumers alike.

Despite the many health risks associated with tattoos, students at SRU are ultimately concerned with their professional marketability after graduation, and how a tattoo might affect that.

Renee Coyne, Assistant Director of Career Services, said that the advice she gives students is always circumstantial.

“It depends on the content and location of the tattoo,” Coyne said. “If the tattoo includes profane or graphic images, it may be difficult for employers and clients to overlook.”

Coyne said that many companies have strict policies regarding tattoos and piercings.

“Geico Insurance Company, Disney, the U.S. Postal Service and Starwood Hotels are examples of companies who have written policies restricting employees from having visible tattoos,” Coyne said.

Coyne suggested that students should cover up their tattoos for job fairs, interviews, and other meetings with potential employers.

“A tattoo may not get you fired from a position, but it can keep you from getting hired,” Coyne said.

John Rindy, Director of Career Services, said that he tells students to think beyond their first professional position.

“For example, if a young lady is aspiring to move up in a company, moving to the executive level might mean corporate mixers and cocktail events and things like spaghetti straps or strapless dresses,” Rindy said.

“So, a student has to consider their future aspirations as well before adding a tattoo in a place like shoulders and such. Also, if you attend the company picnic and want to wear shorts – adding a tattoo to the leg might raise some eyebrows.”

at-large representative

By Catie Clark Assistant News Editor

T h e B o ard of C o Operative Activities elected a new student-at-large representative Thursday.

The new representative, C onnor MacKelvey, is a junior transfer student from the University of Pittsburgh and an early childhood education major.

The Co-Op board also approved a motion that would allot $939 to SRU’s golf club.

Under the motion, the golf club has to have at least eight members by spring to receive the money to participate in tournaments.

According to Ben Motyl, Vice President of Financial Affairs, the budget was decided by giving the club $0.40 per mile round trip

for two cars.

“If the club doesn’t have eight members by the spring tournaments, they will have to have a new budget reapproved,” Motyl said.

C at hy G e o r g e , t h e business manager of SGA, said that the advisor of the golf club is working with a local golf course so the club can practice for free.

“By requiring that the club have eight members, it gives them incentive to keep on going,” George said.

Motyl said that the budgetar y reser ves are currently at $35,523.50, but the audit for the 2012 – 2013 year has still not gone through, so they are expecting it to be significantly more.

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Tattoos should not instantly be labeled unprofessional There is a general rule in the professional world that one should not have any visible tattoos displayed in the workplace.

It goes hand-in-hand with the ‘clean shaven’ look employers like to get from their workers.

While it is a widely accepted policy, this view seems a little outdated and a little too restrictive on a person’s right to free speech and expression in the modern world.

Now granted, when speaking of free expression, it is true that any employer also has the right to have his or her company projected in the way he or she wishes, so long as it doesn’t violate any state or federal laws in

the process.

But in general, the tattoo policies that seem to be held by most businesses are maybe a bit too conservative for the year 2012.

Tattoos are not seen by most of society in the same way they stereotypically were in the past.

A person with a personal tattoo, perhaps even one with religious meanings, on their forearm or ankle can still properly represent a company professionally.

No one should be offended if someone with a tattoo on his or her arm showed up to a business meeting.

The person shouldn’t be looked at as a nuisance to society just because they

have a little ink on their skin.

Tattoos make a person different, and companies should appreciate that they have individuals working for them, not a bunch of faceless workers.

Workers should be judged on the skill they bring to their position, not the way they look.

Granted, people should still be smart about what type of tattoo they choose to get if they plan on entering a professional workplace.

Having more expression privileges by employees should be a compromise.

Face and neck tattoos might still be a little too drastic for most employers, while crude, obscene, and

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

otherwise offensive images obviously should never have a place to be visible at work.

But something like an arm tattoo really shouldn’t be given as much grief as they are in this modern age.

Of course this is all an opinion on what should be the standards.

The fact remains that most employers will not want their professionallevel employees sporting visible tattoos at the workplace.

For whatever the reason, it is the way it is, and the way it will likely stay for a long time.

So people, especially students, should keep that in mind when debating

whether or not to get a tattoo, and where to get it if they decide to get one.

But the point remains that getting a tattoo shouldn’t disqualify you from a position.

It is time the negative viewpoint the business world has on any visible tattoo begins to fade.

A little ink on a person’s skin does not make them any less qualified for a position than the length of their hair does.

Companies should worry more about their employees’ work practices than what their employees look like.

After all, it is the service the employee provides that is the true representation of the quality of the business.

This week’s question: Do you think visible tattoos are professional at work?

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Jordan Miles Senior health services administration major Hometown: New Castle, Pa.

Danielle Lindsay Freshman secondary math major Hometown: Freedom, Pa.

“Absolutely not. I think it’s not professional. Neck tattoos don’t tell much about your good character.”

“I would say it dpends what the tattoos are. If it’s a butterfly, it doesn’t matter, but if it’s a Nazi symbol it’s unprofessional.”

Theordore Miner Senior public health major Hometown: Charleroi, Pa. “No I don’t. I think in the work place it shouldn’t be seen. Professional is clean shaved and work attire.”

Opinion

September 21, 2012

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Collaboration is key throughout New African-American Barbie dolls all aspects of a student’s life poorly represent real-life to children

Carly Masiroff FMLA When thinking about what to write this week, I was racking my brain for an idea. But, something was sticking in the back of my head, itching to get out. Collaboration.

As a student, st af f member, professor, or administrator, you most likely have some sort of passion in your life.

Whether it is personal or professional, it is something that drives you.

As a feminist, I firmly believe in collaborating until I can’t bre at he anymore on a project that is going to enliven the participants and make them think about how to make the world a better place.

Feminism is all about collaboration.

Feminist issues are directed at all people.

I know that might be a shock to most of you.

Yes, I said that you don’t just have to be a bra burning, crazy hippy to be a feminist (that is a myth, by the way).

To me, being a feminist is anyone that passionately believes in equality for all and the betterment of society.

See, I told you it had nothing to do with bra burning!

He re i s w h e re t h e “observation of the week” comes into play.

I h ave n ot i c e d on campus, that even though people want to better society, they don’t want to collaborate to do so.

Maybe it is apathy or egos, but it seems to be getting in the way for the betterment of society (or in our case, campus).

I came across a quote this week by Randy Mitchell, in one of my classes, which really spoke to this, “There are no enemies in higher education…just friends and allies with whom we have yet to collaborate.”

I get it though; it is so easy to go through life just sticking to what you know and how you live your daily life. It is easy to be apathetic.

But what do you really get out of that? How do you develop your passions when you are never learning new ways to think about them? How do you develop your own self ?

Most of you reading this work or study on a college campus.

What a place to not only develop yourself as

a person, but what a place to develop your passions!

Think ab out it, by collaborating with t h e r i g ht p e op l e or organizations, you could learn so many new things or help to bring speakers to campus who have so much to share and enrich your lives.

The university setting is a very unique environment, where you can openly be whoever you want to be.

There are organizations for every personality and passion out there and here’s the best part…wait for it…if there isn’t one you like, you can create one!

What other environment can offer that?

I leave you with home work this week.

Find someone on campus, anyone, and find some commonality.

Then, go out and find a group who also shares that commonality. Then, find another group. And another.

I think you will find that we all have more in common than you think.

In the words of Randy Mitchell, “Face it, what have you got to lose?”

Carly Masiroff is a graduate student studying student affairs from Erie, Pa. Carly is working as a GA for the Women’s Center, and is also a member of FMLA.

With growing options and uses, smartphone addiction is becoming harder to fight off

Michael Santoro Observation Station So I recently gave in. This past birthday, I finally got my first smartphone.

A lot of you are probably laughing at me. “First smartphone? These things have been around for years!”

Yeah, I know, I know. I was one of those people that just didn’t want to give in to the newest surge of technology.

Why, you ask? Well, there’s one reason why the transition from dumb phone to smartphone has been such a struggle for me.

Sounds like I’m being rude to my old phone, but you have no idea how much of a piece of junk that thing was.

I’ve just noticed a recent trend of people being taken over by their phones. By this I mean… well, you probably already know what I mean.

What was that person doing as you walked by him in the quad? What were half of that group of girls looking at when you saw them in class? What was your best friend doing when you asked him about his day? What are even our parents doing now when we come home for breaks?

The answer is that they’re “playing” on their cell phones. Yet is “playing” the correct word for it?

I think it is. A lot of the time, people aren’t texting like they were for the past how many years. They’re checking Facebook and Twitter. They’re playing Words with Friends. They’re looking up a new song to listen to. Or they’re just

checking the weather or their e-mail.

The way technology is going now, there really isn’t any sure way to know what the person is doing on their phone unless you ask or look.

I for one certainly wouldn’t look or even ask. For the most part we all just let it go and accept it as normal. Now just because my opinion is negative so far doesn’t mean it’s negative the entire way through.

I love my smartphone. There really is an overabundance of options that make other devices just seem obsolete and inconvenient.

Why would I carry around an iPod when I have a media player and enough space on my phone to put some songs I like? Why would I shell out for a GPS when I have one that works just as well as a stand-alone and probably updates more? Who needs a Gameboy when you have tons of free games and applications to choose from?

As I said before, with the way new technology is surging and filling our lives, I wouldn’t be surprise with how many other seemingly awesome forms of technology slowly become obsolete.

Despite the fact I could sit and “play” on my phone all day, I have to fight the urge to do it.

As much as I would like to zone out in certain conversations and play Tetris, it’s one of those things I told myself I wouldn’t do when I got a smart phone: don’t sit on it all the time.

Although I have fallen prey to my own desire for all-the-time sensory overload a few times, for the most part I believe I’m doing well.

Lord only knows what happen when the newest addition is made for smartphones.

My resolve may be shaken, which it likely will be, but I’m hoping it stays planted.

Michael Santoro is a senior public relations major from Pittsburgh, Pa. and a regular contributor for the Rocket.

Jacqueline Garland Black Action Society In June of 1952, German cartoonist Reinhard Beuthien introduced Bild Lilli, a curvy, classy, sassy, and independent cartoon character.

She was originally to be used as a “filler” in an issue of the newspaper, “Bild-Zeitung.”

Lilli became quite popular and soon a doll was constructed. Her eyes were painted in a “glancing” gesture, her earrings and shoes were molded on; her limbs attached from the inside with rubber bands and her hair was a cutout scalp attached by a metal screw.

In August of 1955, the first dolls were marketed in Germany and eventually made their way to the United States.

The first “Barbie” was introduced in March of 1959. Mattel based their design of the doll on the Bild Lilli doll eventually buying the rights to Lilli and stopped production.

By the end of her first year, over 350,000 dolls were sold. It wasn’t until 1980 that Mattel introduced “Black Barbie” using the earlier head mold of “Steffie”, an earlier rendition of Barbie.

Her hair was a curly, tuft/afro and she wore a red gown.

Another “Black Barbie” was produced in 1985 featuring a similar hair texture, but not again until 2001 when a “SouthAfrican” collectable was presented, and then back to the straight hair.

Today, 2012, a new Barbie style has arrived; the “S.I.S.” (So In Style) and “S.I.S. Locks of Looks.” All of the Barbies and the one male of this collection are African American. They are featured with wider noses and fuller lips. You’d think at first, “Awesome! Finally some variety”, right?

In the simplest of terms, no.

As the story goes, Barbie was friends with a girl named Grace, whose family moves from California to Chicago, where she meets the rest of the “So In Style” Barbies.

Darren, Grace, Trichelle, Chandra and Marisa are all wearing Rocawear, Darren in big baggy jeans.

The “So In Style Locks of Looks” feature three dolls, Kara, Trichelle (again) and Grace (again).

These dolls come with vibrantly colored weaves, oil sheen, grease, spritz, and a pair of scissors.

The only one with Afro-textured hair is Trichelle, who, once she goes from “S.I.S.” to “S.I.S. Locks of Looks” has straightened hair.

Each of the dolls comes with a little sister except for Darren, who has a little brother, Julian.

Chandra is paired with Zahara, Trichelle with Janessa, Kara with Kianna, and Grace with Courtney. The little girls are also pictured with big, brightly colored hair, tutus, and tank tops.

Here’s the problem. I understand that African American children need to see dolls depicting lifestyles that they can relate to.

What, I must ask is this saying about the lives that we as African Americans live? Lives of frivolity, falsities.

Ironically if you visit the website for Barbie and click “Sisters and Friends” (which is where the S.I.S. collection can be found) you find the characters lead normal lives. Darren is on the debate team, Kara is a violinist, and Chandra is an aspiring actress!

These things however are not on blatant display for the viewer to see.

When looking at the characters, it is the weave, grease, and baggy pants that are highlighted for our children to emulate.

This isn’t something I would support nor would I buy this doll for my goddaughter.

But, hey, it’s just my opinion.

Jacqueline Garland is a senior English Literature - Literacy and Cultural Studies major from Pittsburgh, Pa., and is a member of the Black Action Society..

Students should take advantage of Dr. Norton’s inagural events

Dave Wolfe SGA President To the Student Body, In the coming week, we have one of the most exciting events in this campus’s histor y. We have the inauguration of President Dr. Cheryl Norton.

There are many events going on every day during this week. Tomorrow there is a 5Krun/2K walk to kick off the week’s events. On Monday, there is an art gallery going on in Maltby, and the Student Government Association will be formally welcoming Dr. Norton to campus.

On Tuesday, there is a symposium discussing Title IX and all aspects of the law, and the importance to equal opportunities within education and on a college campus.

On Thursday, there is symposium strictly for students where Dr. Norton

is going to teach about her leadership experiences and taking responsibility for your own actions.

That night, there will be the Student Leadership Inaugural Ball in the Stu d e nt D e vel opme nt Suite. There are only 100 spots available and it is only $10 a person.

President Norton will be making an appearance to meet the students there as well! Inquire at the Stu d e nt D e vel opme nt Suite in the Student Center for information.

Friday is the actual Inauguration day. The procession of student leaders from Weisenfluh to the Quad begins 10am and the actual ceremony in the quad goes from 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

There will then be a free reception afterwards open to everyone. The next morning, there will be an Inaugural Day of Service that is all about cleaning up the campus a n d b e aut i f y i n g ou r wonderful school.

I would like to encourage every student to participate as much as possible in these events.

This is not something that every student that attends college gets to witness.

Without having exact

numbers or math, with only 16 Presidents ever serving this University, only a limited number of students that have ever gone through this school have ever had the opportunity to witness these great moments.

This is one of those experiences that ever y student could tell their children about someday when they are getting ready to go to school. Dr. Norton is a wonderful woman and she is going to do amazing things for this University.

She deser ves your attendance, respect, and joy during this week dedicated to her. So I hope to see you at as many of these events as possible.

See you soon!

Sincerely, Dave Wolfe SGA President/CEO Dave Wolfe is a senior Sport Management Major from Pittsburgh, Pa., and is the President/CEO of the SRU Student Government Association. Dave will be writing a letter to the students on behalf of SGA every other week.

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By Nancy Black Tribune Media Services (MCT) To d ay ' s Bi r t h d ay (09/21/12). A new threeyear phase of research and communications develops, and two eclipses smile upon your career this year. Keep to your budget, and your nest egg grows.

Nurture friendships. Water your garden with love and constancy.

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

Aries (March 21-April 19) -- Today is a 6 -- Enter the adventure ... watch out for surprises and potential collisions, and advance to the next level. Watch the big picture for the next few days.

Being thrifty is a virtue now.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) -- Today is an 8 -- Don't move your money around.

Others look to you for advice, but you don't need to give it all away. Project a refined image. It's okay to ask questions. Schedule carefully.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) -- Today is a 7 -- Don't let anybody pressure you into doing anything. Take

your sweet time to do what's right, and negotiate where needed. Keep communication channels open.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) -- Today is a 9 -- Your ideas are flowing well now.

Focus on your work today and tomorrow. Think a bit more about what your partner wants. Romance may be involved.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -Today is a 9 -- You're very persuasive and extremely creative now. Don't be fooled by imitations, no matter how real they look.

Have a good time, but don't max out the credit cards.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Today is an 8 -- You don't have to do it all, but you can provide the information needed and be a hero. Open your heart to your family now. Plan a quiet evening at home with people you love.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is a 7 -- Let the love games begin! Sharing intimacy and appreciation is more important than winning the gold. Get in touch with those who want to hear from you.

Suspend criticism. Offer encouragement instead.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Today is a 9 -- Your

past work speaks well for you. It's all right to bask in the glory, but don't lose your perspective just to get more.

Creativity is required when answering tough questions.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22Dec. 21) -- Today is a 6 -You're extra charming, and you like it. Welcome any challenges, and don't give up. Creativity is required and readily available. Ideas are everywhere. Use them.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Today is an 8 -- Put off procrastination for a few days, at least. Absorb the deeper meaning of the new information that impels a change in plans. Plug a financial leak. Exercise restraint.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Today is an 8 -Your popularity increases.

Friends think you're great, but don't take them for granted. Consider your own points for a debate. It's not a good time to shop, as it could crash your cash flow.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Today is an 8 -Advance your career today and tomorrow, with a little help from your friends.

Don't throw your money away until after now.

You can handle a tough interrogation.

Solution

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SPORTS

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September 21, 2012

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Rock hopes to keep rolling against Lakers

By D.J. Vasil Rocket Contributor

Slippery Rock University football will hit the road to continue Pennsylvania State Athletic C onference-West play and take on the Lakers of Mercyhurst University at Tullio Field tomorrow afternoon.

The Rock (2-1, 1-0) defeated Mercyhurst (2-1, 1-0) last year, but unfortunately winning up in Erie has been hard to come by in recent years. In fact, winning at Mercyhurst hasn’t happened ever for SRU since Mercyhurst joined the PSAC West in 2008.

The Rock’s record at Mercyhurst stands at 0-2.

SRU defended 63 passes last week against Gannon. This week, it will be trying to slow down the Mercyhurst rushing attack led by redshirt freshman Brandon Brown-Dykes.

Brown-Dykes has rushed for 414 yards and five touchdowns in three games.

He is complimented by junior Allen Jones, who has rushed for 261 yards and two touchdowns.

“They want to run the ball,” Rock head coach George Mihalik said about Mercyhurst.

“Their offensive line is strong and physical. They will try to lull you to sleep, then hit you with the play action pass.”

Offensively, Merc yhurst averages 409 yards of offense a game, 245 yards coming from the ground game.

Leading the Rock defense in trying to shut down the Lakers run game will be junior linebacker and leading tackler Gary Allen.

“Upfront we have to be solid,” Allen said. “Overall as a defense we have to be solid. We need to get pressure on the quarterback and make the running backs know we are there. We have a couple new blitzes going in and we will scheme off of them.”

Offensively, SRU got off to

slow start against Gannon. This is something they are looking to avoid this week with a Mercyhurst defense that plays a physical similar style of defense to the Rock.

“Our offense has to start a lot faster to begin the game,” Mihalik said. “It takes us a while to get going and we can’t have that. We have to help our defense out early in the game.

It’s been a focus in practice this week.”

Mercyhurst defensively runs a 3-5-3 and is led by junior lineman Dustin Galich and senior lineman Serge Augustin.

Mercyhurst may be holding opposing offenses to an average of 148 yards per game, and they give up an average of 212 yards per game.

Redshirt senior running back Akeem Satterfield was held to 21 yards on 10 carries last week, but could be poised for a big game against Mercyhurst’s run defense.

“I’m feeling really confident about this week,” Satterfield said. “I’m looking for a win.

We’ve never beat Mercyhurst in Erie. This will be a big win if we can get it.”

The Rock's special teams contributed in a big way last week and will need to perform at a high level this week in stopping the number one kick returner in Division II football in senior receiver Paris Bruner.

“One of the issues is that we can’t predict is the wind factor,” Mihalik said. “You have to play the wind. It will be a game day decision on how we kick to him.

If you can keep it away from him, you want to.”

The Rock will return home next weekend to take on Kutztown University (12) in a rematch of the 2011 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Championship.

Game time is set for 6 p.m. at Mihalik-Thompson Stadium.

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Redshirt junior Anthony Saunders leaps up to deflect a pass, preventing a Gannon University touchdown last Saturday at MihalikThompson Stadium. The Rock defeated the Knights 38-18, led by a series of touchdowns from their defense and special teams.

Slippery Rock women's soccer shuts out IUP

By Nikolas Horniacek Rocket Contributor

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Sophomore forward Alexandra Brosky sends the ball to a teammate downfield. Brosky had recorded one goal so far this season.

The Slippery Rock women’s soccer team bounced back from a loss to Kutztown University on Saturday with a convincing 2-0 shutout win on Wednesday afternoon against conference rival Indiana University of Pa. After suffering their first loss of the season last Saturday at Kutztown, the Green and White scored two second half goals to advance to 4-1-0 on the season and 2-1-0 in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference play. Indiana falls to 3-3-2 overall and 0-3-1 in league games.

Coach Noreen Herlihy had confidence in the team’s victory on Wednesday.

“We are very pleased with the win,” Herlihy said.” We refocused in after the loss on the road. We had a job at hand and no game is easy in our conference.

We know playing IUP is not an easy game so we are very pleased with the result.”

Wednesday’s game was close throughout the first 45 minutes, without a team gathering any great shot opportunities. Slippery Rock had an 8-6

advantage in total shots in the first half, but the Rock managed the one and only shot on target.

Junior midfielder Stephanie Buckenheimer said that the Rock had a slow start to the game.

“I think the field was playing a little slow so it took some time to make the adjustment and get the ball moving like we wanted it to,” Buckenheimer said.

The game took an overwhelming turn in the second half when Slippery Rock scored two goals three minutes apart, early on in the half.

Junior forward Kara Mullins scored the first goal in the 50th minute after she grabbed her own rebound and buried it past Crimson Hawks goalie Mara Kricik.

Three minutes later, senior midfielder Shelby Ward notched a goal of her own off of Mullins assist to make the game 2-0.

Indiana appeared to fall apart after the Rock’s quick goals.

Slippery Rock finished the game with a 14-11 total shot advantage and 3-2 shots on goal. Both squads earned three corner kicks.

Mullins was impressive in her performance tonight after coming back from being injured. She provided

a much-needed spark to the Rock in Wednesday’s performance.

“She wasn’t sure that she was going to be able to play this year,” Herlihy said. “She has experience up front and has great character in the dressing room. She’s a great winner and a pure competitor.”

Junior Dana O’Neill recorded her fourth shutout of the season in goal for the Green and White with two saves.

“From Dana up we have a solid defense,” Buckenheimer said. “It gives our attacking players the extra confidence to go forward and know they have a solid defense behind them.”

Slippery Rock fell to Kutztown 3-1 last Saturday in their first loss of the season.

Ranked fifth in the Division II national poll last week, the Rock needed a solid performance.

“Today’s game was an important one,” O’Neill said. “We bounced back well by winning especially with a shutout. This game was the beginning of the rest of the season.”

Slippery Rock will face-off tomorrow at 1 pm against Clarion University in another PSAC matchup. Clarion is 1-3-2 on the season with a record of 1-3-0 in the conference.

Sports

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September 21, 2012

Men's soccer suffers first PSAC loss

By Kristin Karam Assistant Sports Editor

The Slippery Rock men’s soccer team endured their first loss this season on Thursday against Mercyhurst University after recording a tie against Urbana University last Saturday.

Slippery Rock kicked off a six-home game stretch against Urbana University last Saturday.

They recorded their third double overtime tie of the season.

Junior defender Zach Hall remained positive and said that the ties have helped to showcase and develop the team’s strengths.

“We take a lot of positives out of the results,” Hall said.

“We have definitely seen how beneficial the depth on our roster is and we believe that will help us the entire season. As a team, we are constantly improving each game.”

The Rock got off to a slow start on Saturday, which allowed Urbana’s Jared Brand to record a goal at the sixth minute mark of the game. Urbana’s lead was increased to 2-0 when their top scorer Tyler Watson fired in a goal at the 50th minute mark.

Head coach Michael Bonelli said that the coaching staff worked to refocus the team during halftime and prepare them for a solid second half performance.

“We stressed to the team about coming out into the second half with the right attitude and a good work rate,” Bonelli said. “We just had a slow start. The impressive thing is how the team responded after the slow start.”

Slippery Rock took control during the second half and refused to let the two goal deficit discourage them. They

began wearing down the Urbana defense and did an excellent job at defending their own goal.

Hall gave a lot of credit to senior defender and co-captain Drew Donaghue for the defense’s success so far this season.

“He has a large amount of experience that benefits our back line,” Hall said. “We have two additions that have not had the privilege to play in previous years with our team.”

The Rock’s efforts were finally rewarded in the 76th minute with a goal from sophomore midfielder Brandon Chiu, assisted by senior forward Michael R amirez. S enior goalkeeper Clayton Master made an impressive save just four minutes later when Watson took a shot during a breakaway.

With the momentum in their favor, junior defender Joshua Gray was able to tally a goal for the Rock at the 86th minute mark and tie the game at 2-2.

Slippery Rock was once again headed into overtime.

Both teams were given opportunities to score in the overtime periods, but the strong efforts in goal by Master and Urbana’s Darragh McGinley, kept the game at a tie.

Bonelli said the team is not getting frustrated with the ties at all and is thankful for the position they are in.

“Of course we want to win every game,” Bonelli said, “but there are a lot of teams who would like to be in our position.”

The tie against Urbana bumped Slippery Rock up three spots to number 22 in the national rankings.

The Rock faced their first PSAC match of the season on Thursday against one of their toughest

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Sophomore forward Chris Davis breezes through two Urbana University defenders on Saturday. Davis has three goals and one assist so far this season.

c omp e t it or s , Me rc y hu r s t University. Mercyhurst came into the game fresh off of two PSAC wins.

The game kicked off at 4 p.m. Thursday in the midst of a campus-wide power outage.

Master made an early save for Slippery Rock but Mercyhurst’s Alex Manea found the goal at the 19th minute mark to give them a 1-0 lead.

Mens XC places third

By Cody Gray Rocket Contributor

In the first of three home meets at Cooper's Lake Campground, the Slippery Rock men’s cross country squad took third place at the Mack Cooper Classic last Friday.

The Rock finished the meet with 84 points, finishing behind 28th ranked Wayne State (Michigan) and Carnegie Mellon, who finished first and second with 29 and 41 points, respectively. Rounding out the top five was fourth place Grove City College (101) and fifth place Washington & Jefferson College (126).

Head coach John Papa had mixed feelings about the squad’s performance on Friday, but acknowledged that injuries and illnesses affected the team, such as junior Travis Arrigoni’s absence from the meet.

Papa pointed out that some of the runners performed beyond expectations, while some others did not quite run to their full potential.

“We got beat by some teams that we should be able to beat by the season’s end.” said Papa.

The first Slippery Rock runner to cross the line was sophomore Jaron Martin, running the 8,000 meter course in 26:36, which put him in eighth place. This was Martin’s first time finishing first amongst the team.

“My performance was definitely my best with the team to date," Martin said. "We had some really impressive performances from the younger runners; however, some of our veteran runners were not at their best, but we’re confident they will be where they need to be later in the season.”

Finishing second for Slippery Rock was senior Alex Koksal, who placed 16th overall with a time of 27:06.

Following Koksal was junior Morgan Elliott, who crossed two seconds later finishing in 19th.

Junior Michael Beegle finished in 22rd with a time of 27:13. Sophomore Theo Reynolds and freshman Steve Green finished directly behind Beegle with times of 27:14 and 27:15, respectively.

Rounding out the Rock’s top seven runners was senior Eric Geddis, who made his season debut after recovering from an ankle injury.

Geddis finished the 8K race in 27:16, placing 26th out of 78 runners.

Despite solid efforts on both sides of the ball, the Green and White were unable to break the Lakers’ defense and score a goal. They took several shots on goal but Mercyhurst stood their ground throughout the entire game.

Neither team recorded a goal during the second half, leaving the final score at 1-0 Mercyhurst.

Bonelli and his team knew they

were going into an intense game because of their long history with Mercyhurst. After Thursday’s game, Mercyhurst now holds a 14-12-2 advantage over the Rock.

“Mercyhurst is a solid team from top to bottom,” Bonelli said.

Slippery Rock will look to rebound from the loss on Sunday against Wheeling Jesuit University.

Volleyball goes 3-0 at Shepherd Tournament

By Brian Hepfinger Houston and McShea each team’s mental toughness Rocket Contributor

PHOTO COURTESY OF JOHN PAPA

Sophomore Jaron Martin leads a pack at the Mack Cooper Classic last Friday. Martin ran a time of 26:36 and was the first SRU finisher.

“I was very happy with my effort, but I definitely have a ways to go,” said Geddis. “I will be ready to give it my all when it counts.”

The next task for the Slippery Rock squad will be Saturday at the Lock Haven Invitational, where they will run against mostly conference foes for the first time of the season.

The next home event for The Rock will be the SRU Invitational on October 6 at Cooper’s Lake Campground.

T h e SRU wom e n’s volleyball team swept the competition this past weekend at the Shepherd Tournament, going 3-0 during the two-day event.

On their first day of action, the ladies won both of their matches. The first match was against Glenville State. The Rock finished them off in three sets, winning 25-15, 2511, and 25-16.

Junior Caroline Houston, f reshman Morgan Tyree, junior Sarah Beals, and senior Sarah Cadwallader all had six kills each.

Senior Hannah McShea had 16 digs and four service aces.

Sophomore Michelle Hren and senior Hayley Wilson each finished with two blocks.

Junior Alexandra Fleagle had 17 assists.

Sophomore Janna Reilly had 10 assists.

The Rock went up against the host of the tournament, Shepherd Un ive r s it y, i n t h e i r second match of the day.

Shepherd won the first two sets 25-22 and 25-21.

The Green and White then went on to win the final three sets 25-15, 2826, and 15-12.

Tyree had 12 kills.

Cadwallader had 17 kills.

had 15 digs. Reilly had 21 assists.

On the final day of the tournament, the ladies took on Fairmont State for a chance to go undefeated.

The Rock won the first two sets 25-22 and 2514. Fairmont State took the third set 25-14, but the Green and White finished them off winning the fourth and final set 25-22.

Beals had nine kills.

Tyree had eight kills.

Houston and Cadwallader had seven kills.

McShea had 19 digs.

Fleagle had 17 assists.

Reilly had 15 assists and 11 digs.

Houston thought that the team did well this weekend, and played as a team.

“I’m really proud of my team for working together in order to be successful,” Houston said.

She went on to say that the team needs to work on starting strong.

“We still need to work on starting off strong like we did against Fairmont, but we won the match,” Houston said.

McShea was extremely impress e d and happy with the results of the tournament.

“It feels great to come back to SRU with an undefeated record for the weekend, and now a winning record,” McShea said.

She also thought that the

was great in the match against Shepherd.

“It takes a lot to come back in a five set match and beat the home team,” McShea said.

Tyree thought that all the practicing the team has done has shown.

“We have worked so hard in practice, and it’s nice to know that it’s paying off,” Tyree said.

She went on to say that the team stayed focused all weekend.

“Everyone calmed down and did their job on the court, and we took things we worked on in practice and put them to use in the matches,” Tyree said.

The Rock had a home match against the University of Charleston on Tuesday night.

The ladies won the match 3-2. Charleston won the first two sets, but the Rock then won the third match 25-21, and won the next two sets to win the match.

Tyree had 23 kills.

Cadwallader had 14 kills, and Beals had 11.

Fleagle had 23 assists, and Reilly had 29 assists.

McShea had 28 digs leading the way on defense.

The Rock improved to 7-4 overall on the season.

The team will travel to West Chester Friday for the team’s first PSAC match of the season, and face them at 4 p.m.

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By Cody McCullough Rocket Contributor

The Slippery Rock field hockey team bounced back from a tough weekend, with losses to Millersville University and Bloomsburg University, to secure a win against Mercyhurst University Wednesday night.

They started their weekend on Friday with their game against No. 2 Bloomsburg, which went into overtime.

The Rock lost the game 1-0 on a penalty stroke, after a very hard fought game.

It marked the second game in a row the Rock lost by only one goal, including last week against No. 1 Shippensburg University.

In the Bloomsburg game, it was back and forth the entire time, with goalie Courtney Lee making six saves in the loss. The Rock put up nine shots in the losing effort.

On Saturday, they took on No. 6 Millersville in another tough PSAC loss, 2-0.

Both defenses and goalies held their ground very well, as both halves of the game were evenly matched.

Ally Banks had five of SRU’s 12 shots during the game, and Courtney Bradshaw contributing three as well.

Lee said that the weekend was great for the team.

“The weekend was really tough playing Bloomsburg, who is ranked second and Millersville, who is ranked sixth,” Lee said. “I really feel that we walked away from this weekend as winners because of how much work we put into this weekend, regardless of what the

scoreboard said.”

Gabrielle Malishchak said that the team is preparing for their competition next week.

“This weekend was extremely tough, going up against two of the best teams in the nation,” Malishchak said. “Although we had opportunities, we just couldn't connect and score. Bloomsburg and Millersville are always really tough competitors, and we're hoping to learn from our mistakes and fix them."

Head coach Julie Swiney was very impressed with her team’s performance this past weekend.

“We played the No. 2 and No. 6 ranked teams in the country,” Swiney said. “I was very proud of the team’s performance this weekend.

We need to execute when we have scoring opportunities and work harder to create second and third shot opportunities for ourselves.”

On Tuesday, the Green and White broke into the national rankings at No. 10 when the National Field Hockey Coaches Association and Penn Monto updated their rankings.

This is the first national ranking for the team since 1987, which was back when the team competed at the Division III level.

The Rock took on Mercyhurst University at home on Wednesday night. They created several opportunities to score in the first half, but were unable to capitalize.

Mercyhurst’s Marissa Faro scored on a penalty shot to give the Lakers the lead

second at Mack Cooper Classic

By Matthew Morgan Rocket Contributor

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Senior Gabrielle Malishchak moves the ball down the field against Mercyhurst University on Wednesday. She has 12 career goals.

going into halftime.

Banks was able to break through the Lakers’ defense twice during the second half to give Slippery Rock a 2-1 lead. Mercyhurst’s Blair Pembleton answered back shortly after with a goal to tie up the game 2-2.

Redshirt sophomore

forward Allison Shade scored the game-winning goal for the Green and White with only 2:08 remaining in the game.

The Rock continues PSAC conference play tomorrow when they travel to Greensburg, PA to face Seton Hill University.

Remaining unbeaten on the year, senior Stephanie Case dominated the 6,000-meter course at the Mack Cooper Classic in 22:25, leading the Slippery Rock women’s cross country team to a second place team finish last Friday.

First place was taken by Wayne State, second by the Rock, and placing third was Carnegie Mellon University.

Grove City, Clarion, Washington-Jefferson, and Garrett College made up the rest of the competing teams on Friday night.

Placing eighth out of all competitors was freshman Karly Knechtel, competing in her first 6,000-meter race.

She completed her run in 23:50 and was the second Green and White runner to cross the finish line.

Now that Knechtel has completed her first 6,000-meter race, the looming question is what her next big step will be.

“The next step is the Lock Haven meet,” Knechtel said.

“I’m really excited for it. I’ve been told that it’s a fast and flat course so I’m hoping to set a new personal record!”

Although the chilly weather wasn’t the greatest for being a spectator on Friday night, for the participants it was beneficial.

“I was worried that we might have headwind going

up the hills, but the wind died down right before we ran. I think the cooler temperature felt great!” Knechtel said.

Assembling the rest of the top five finishers for the Green and White were senior Abby Michaelian, sophomore Janine Powis, and freshman Emilee Hertweck.

Out of the 100 runners that competed, the top five Slippery Rock runners placed 26th or higher.

Following the second place finish, head coach John Papa was left wanting a little more from the top finishers, but was brightly optimistic about what the season has in store.

“I have confidence that by the end of the year we’ll pack ‘em in a little tighter, which will make us a significantly better team.” Papa said.

The next competition for the Green and White comes tomorrow at Lock Haven University with the race set to begin at 11:30 a.m.

Several fellow PSAC competitors will be participating in the invitational this weekend.

The teams involved will be composed of Clarion, Lock Haven, Mansfield, Millersville, and West Chester.

T h e L o c k Hav e n Invitational will be a good preview of the front-runners for the PSAC championships, which will be held at Coopers Lake Campground on October 20.

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Senior tight end Josh Gardner recieves a pass for a touchdown during a fake field goal attempt last Saturday night in the game against Gannon University. The Rock would win 38-18.

Rock Pride Roars Forward Lauren Geiser rushes past Mercyhurst deffender in attempt to score the first goal for her team. The girls would pull ahead with a 3-2 vicotry.

Senior midfielder Shelby Ward kicks the ball to a teammate down the field. Ward would go on to score a goal and help her team win 2-0 against IUP.

Sophomore Stephen Donnelly pursues the ball down the field. Rock would go on to tie Urbana University 2-2.

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Local artist Bruce Zahniser of Long Shot Tattoo works diligently on a ribbon tattoo for Biology major Nate Brandis. Zahniser, who has hand-designed his own tattoos for over five years, decided that he wanted to work in the tattoo industry while getting his first tattoo at the age of 17.

Local tattoo artists share the love, frustrations of their trade

By Courtney Tietje Assistant Campus Life Editor

The buzz of the tattoo machine filled the air as Rick Stoughton went to work finishing up his latest masterpiece—a large customdrawn design on the bicep of a Slippery Rock student.

Stoughton, of Youngstown, Pa., seemed to revel in the sound. He chatted calmly as he filled in the tattoo with vibrant blues and reds.

“We try not to take ourselves too seriously here,” he said. “We have lots of fun.”

Many may be shocked to learn that Stoughton, who has tattooed across the world for over 17 years, and is now working as a designer and tattoo artist at Tattoo U, originally became interested in tattooing

because of his grandfather.

“I kind of fell into tattooing,” he said. “My grandfather was in World War II, and he and his buddies had all those cool tattoos from back in the day. I got my first tattoo because my grandpa had them.”

Bruce Zahniser, on the other hand, grew up with an interest in tattoos. Not long after getting his own first tattoo, he began working at Silver Bullet, a tattoo parlor in Hermitage, Pa. Zahniser, of Jackson Center, Pa, is a co-owner of and tattoo artist at Long Shot Tattoos.

While at a tattoo parlor at the age of 17, Zahniser looked around, saw everyone at work, and thought, “I could do this for forever.”

Both men, despite their different

beginnings, love what they do.

“I get to do something I enjoy every day,” Zahniser said. “And I don’t have any set criteria I have to carry out. I think that’s my favorite part, honestly. It’s not like you’re going to go punch the clock. I come in here, and I’m not going to do the same thing that I did yesterday. Every day is different.”

It’s not an easy job, though, according to both Zahniser and Stoughton. Zahniser, who has been a tattoo artist for five years now, puts in over 60 hours a week at his shop, and Stoughton often struggles with facing the marketing aspect of his work.

“I see myself as more of an artist than a business person, so a lot of [marketing] stuff escapes me, and it’s frustrating,” Stoughton said. “I just want to get up and draw, do

Students go paperless, use digital portfolios in job search process Rebecca Marcucci Rocket Contributor

“Brand yourself.” “Market your skills.”

These are among some of the things students hear employers are seeking when students create portfolios to reflect these mottos.

Traditional hard-copy portfolios that most have been accustomed to presenting in an interview have seemed to shift in more recent years toward today’s digital age, according to business professor Dr. John Buttermore.

“You’ve got the technology in your pocket,” Buttermore said. “To me, it’s a no-brainer that digital portfolios are more beneficial. But I also think it is situational. If an employer asks to see a visual, it’s impressive to be able to pull out your smart phone and show your work to employers.”

Buttermore also said digital portfolio options are what employers expect to see most of

the time, and that it is also crucial in impressing them.

“It is very quick and efficient to save things on a flash drive to show,” he said. “And I also think it’s amazing what we can do through linking tools like the iCloud that can be right on some of our phones.”

Buttermore said as a former employer, he is familiar with what potential employers want to see and as an educator he is hoping students will catch on.

“It’s our job as professors to convince students of visuals an interviewer might want to see, but this sometimes seems to be the bigger issue,” Buttermore said.

Communication professor Dr. Valerie Swarts said careful attention to detail is still very important with any first job.

“It’s about the story behind the bullet points,” Swarts said. “Your portfolio should illustrate all of your skills, [but] it’s your job to make the SEE PERSONAL, PAGE C-3

tattoos, and come home.”

Despite the frustrations, it seems that the good often outweighs the bad.

Zahniser has had many requests, ranging from serious and meaningful tattoos to unusual demands.

“I had a 69-year-old woman come in for her first tattoo because it was on her bucket list,” he said. “That was awesome, probably a better experience than the most. When a lady that looks like your grandma comes rolling in to get a tattoo… I don’t know, it’s pretty cool.”

Stoughton, too, has peculiar stories.

“When I was working in the city, I had a guy who came in once who wanted to get a weapon tattoo,” he said. “He comes in with a SEE TATTOO, PAGE C-3

University plans first-ever international care break

By Alyssa Cirincione Rocket Contributor

GRAPHIC BY ALEX MOWREY

Students and employers weigh the pros and cons of using personal websites and digital portfolio over their hard-copy counterparts.

When traveling to Jamaica, it is often thought of as a relaxing vacation, taking in all the eye-catching scenery and crystal clear waters, as well as some native culture.

But for junior early childhood and special education major Tesin Gnalian, 20, the reason for visiting is entirely different.

“I’ve always said that if I want to go on an international trip through school, I don’t want to be a tourist, I want to give back in some way,” Gnalian said.

For the first time in school history, SRU will be sending Gnalian and 39 other students overseas to Petersfield, Jamaica during winter break for the university’s first international care break. While the university has sent students traveling across the U.S. for care breaks for many years, this year is marked as the first SEE STUDENT, PAGE C-3

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Hard-hitting songs from new album “Cruel Summer” stagnated by early single releases

Tim Durr Commentary When it comes to the entertainment industry, summer is the time of year for major hits and albums to be released.

Now that summer is nearly over, what was the best album this season?

Hold on, I’m going to let you finish, but Kanye West & his G.O.O.D. Music label had the best album of the summer – “Cruel Summer.”

That’s at least what Kanye would want you to believe.

After several listens, I think Kanye might be on to something.

The production on “Cruel Summer” is in the same realm that Kanye reached with his latest solo album, “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.” The progression of the album from the R. Kelly featured intro, “To the World” through the next to last track “Bliss” has a logical progression and doesn’t clash styles.

One of the main things that Kanye introduced with “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy” was the use of strings, most notably the harp, and opera sounding melodies that served as hooks or background ambience.

Thoseelementscarrythrough many songs throughout the album, especially in the single, “Clique,” which is the second track and features Big Sean and Jay-Z. The third song, “Mercy,” which released before the summer even started, does build up the intensity from the first two tracks, but due to how old it is, I usually skip it.

After listening to (or skipping) “Mercy,” my favorite

track on the album comes next. “New God Flow,” which released over the middle of the summer, features Pusha T and Kanye. An additional verse was added by rapper Ghostface Killah for the official version that released with the album, and was exactly what was needed to make the track fresh again for anyone who listened to it before.

After the heavenly beat of “New God Flow” ends, “The Morning” adds some deeper bass hits for the verses but still plays off of many elements in “New God Flow” and has a very melodic feel in the chorus.

“The Morning” is also the only track which features rapper Common, who was one of the three original members of G.O.O.D Music along with Kanye and John Legend.

The fact that Common is only featured on one song shows how the label has moved away from social consciousness and the soulful styles of Common and John Legend to mainstream heavy artists like 2 Chainz, who has three features on the album.

Leave all the features behind for the sixth track of the album, though. Kanye steals the spotlight with a solo performance titled, “Cold.”

The track was originally titled “Theraflu” but the cold medicine didn’t want their brand to be a rap song so Kanye changed it to “Way Too Cold” and then dropped off the first two words.

“Cold” is a hard hitting rap track that features clever Kanye lines, along with plenty of self indulgence of Kanye’s greatness.

The problem with “Cold,” like many other tracks on this album, is that these songs released, either purposefully or incidentally, months and weeks ago.

That’s honestly my main problem that I have with the album. I’ve heard too many of these songs over the summer already. I don’t want to have to pay $10 for seven new tracks that I haven’t been listening to

for months.

The second half of the album after “Cold” has tracks that weren’t released early, minus the remix of Chief Keef ’s “Don’t Like,” which feels like a bonus track at the end and doesn’t really fit into the flow of the album.

The five tracks between “Cold” and “Don’t Like” don’t feature Kanye on a verse and showcase many of the upand-coming G.O.O.D. Music signees like CyHi and Teyana Taylor.

Also, John Legend and Malik Yusef (formerly known as Mos Def) both find their spots on the album. Yusef has a very rhythmic and drawn out verse on “Sin City” where he emphasizes words that rhyme with sin city and his verse serves as the standout vocals on the song.

Between “Sin City,” which has John Legend singing the chorus, and “Bliss,” which has no rapping and only singing from Legend and Taylor, is “The One,” which is Big Sean’s third feature and a solo song

by Kid Cudi, titled “Creepers.”

“Creepers” is Cudi’s only feature on the album other than back-up vocals on “The Morning,” and is one of my favorite songs of the album.

Overall, it was barely worth the $10 for me to get seven new songs, even though I will listen to many over and over again, but if you haven’t listened to “Mercy,” “New God Flow,” “Cold,” “Don’t Like” and “Clique” too much or at all, the album is definitely worth the purchase.

If the album was a solo project by Kanye it would be a disappointment, but as a collaboration of many different artists with very unique styles, it is a solid effort from G.O.O.D. Music and makes the case that they’re at the top of the hip-hop scene right now.

Tim Durr is a senior journalism major and a regular contributor to The Rocket

September 21, 2012

Ask Ana

the three of you discuss what is going on. Your coworker cannot deny their authority.

Plus your boss is likely to agree to it because issues with communication are one of the big issues bosses must resolve in a work situation.

"Ana Graham" Dear Ana, What should you do when you’re having a problem with one of your coworkers but they only communicate to you through your boss and other coworkers?

The Awful Workstudy Dear Awful, PUNCH THEM IN THE FACE. Just kidding. It can cause a lot of trouble if you confront a coworker while you both are working, and it can lead to a fight. Fights can lead to unemployment. Fighting is bad, m’kay?

Now that we’ve got that taken care of, if there is a way to find them during a break or before work starts, you will have a good chance of being able to snag them because they can’t run away from the confrontation due to having to stay at work. After work would be the best time, but if the person is avoiding you so much, then they will probably leave work too fast for you to even try.

But the most obvious suggestion I can give you is if you are communicating these issues via your boss, then you should ask your boss to set up an appointment where

Dear Ana, I don’t know who to vote for in this presidential election.

I’m sick of Obama, but something about Romney feels slimy. I don’t want to pick randomly on Election Day, so maybe I shouldn’t vote at all?

The Undecided Voter Dear Undecided, Political elections will always be about picking the lesser of two evils – there will never be a perfect candidate.

It is really important to look at the views each have on an issue and compare them to your own personal values and who you are.

Don’t wait until you reach the voting booth to decide!

This reminds me of the 2008 presidential elections when I voted for the first time at the ripe old age of 18. I cast my vote based on who “fit” me the most. My friend, on the other hand, went to the voting booths with me still undecided, and I have no idea who she ended up voting for or how she chose him.

Closing your eyes and picking or voting for Obama for his sweet basketball skills or voting for Romney for his handsome hair is a waste of a vote. If you plan to utilize

this method of choosing, then please do not vote. I will personally hate you, as will any political science majors you may know.

However, if this is not the case, then you really should take advantage of your right to vote. If my advice of comparing your views with theirs fails, then think about whom of the possible candidates would be the best for the country as a whole.

Remember: there is no perfect candidate – at least there won’t be until Betty White and reincarnated Bruce Lee run for office in 2016.

Dear Ana, If I were to write and star in my own musical, my boyfriend claims to refuse to costar in it with me. How can I con him onto the stage?

Bribes of honey and other sweets were ineffective.

Dr. Horrible Dear Horrible, If bribes of sweets were ineffective, then think of bribing him with something that he really likes, such as an Xbox game or tickets to see a country singer he likes.

You could threaten to dump him unless he costars in your imaginary play, but there is a 100 percent chance of that backfiring horribly.

It does not matter that he is your boyfriend – that does not mean that he is obligated to do whatever you want him to do. However, if you offer him money, then he may be more likely to do it.

"Ana Graham" is a senior public relations major and a regular contributor to The Rocket.

September 21, 2012

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gun, pulls it out, and sets it on the table, and I’m like, ‘You can’t do that!’”

But Stoughton explained how working as a tattoo artist has grown and taught him how to be patient in on-the-job situations that could be stressful.

“Every day is a learning experience,” he said. “You just learn how to be with other human beings.

I sit here, and I give them paint. I’ve learned a lot on how to be more compassionate. When I first started, I wasn’t as compassionate as I am today. I was less patient. Every day is a challenge. That’s what I love about this job.”

Zahniser believes that learning is essential to the job.

“You’re always learning,” he said “When a tattoo artist quits learning and growing and his style quits changing, he might as well hang it

up. If you want to consider yourself a professional in any trade, once you learn it, you know it. But when it’s an art form on top of a trade, you should constantly evolve just like artists do. There’s nobody pushing you to try new things. I’d say every day is a learning experience, whether I just learned something really small and trivial or I just had a jump-off-a-cliff-and-dive-intosomething-completely-different moment. You’re always evolving.”

But above all, both men said they have learned that though it’s impossible to please everybody, the job requires that they try.

“I’m not perfect,” said Stoughton.

“I’m human. The tattoos are handmade, so you get little imperfections here and there, but that kind of gives it its character…

I kind of just try to make everyone feel at home and feel comfortable.

I don’t care if you’re a guy or girl, it’s spooky [to get a tattoo]. We try

to make you feel as comfortable as we can. When you’re comfortable, it makes the process a lot better for you. And [you get a] better tattoo.”

Zahniser says that it’s Long Shot’s mission to do clean, quality work and to have every customer leave happy with a nice piece of original artwork.

“We just want to do quality work and cater to the people that really love tattoos for what they are,” he said.

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year that SRU students will be traveling outside of the U.S. for a care break.

The care break will be split into two trips during winter break, with 20 students on each trip. The first trip will take place January 12-19, and the second will be January 19-26.

A lot of careful preparation went into making this international care break a reality, according to senior mathematics and professional studies major Grace Evans. Evans, 21, said that she thought of the idea last spring, when she started traveling internationally.

“I’ve always been interested in care breaks and we’re not just going to a different country to be tourists, we’re going to give back to a community,” Evans said.

Evans explained that she is unsure at the moment what kinds of service work they will be doing in Jamaica, because the volunteers usually do not find out the exact details of their expected work until they arrive at their destination.

Having personal experience with care breaks in previous years, Evans not only talked ab out what she is hoping students will take away from this experience, but what she is hoping to take from it as well.

“One of the interesting things about this trip is that we will be staying with Jamaican families in their houses, which creates this unique atmosphere,” she said. “Students can learn about community development and know that they can change lives when they want, too. It’s all about the passion that people have in the communities, and it’s something you don’t get until you live it.”

In planning of the event, Ev ans s ai d s om e out s i d e help was required to make the winter international care break a possibility. Between working with the Pittsburghbased community development organization Amizade Global Ser vice-Learning, as well as receiving on-campus support from students and faculty, Evans said the trip planning was made much easier than usual.

Among those going on the

winter care break is addiction counseling graduate student Corey Fraction.

Fraction, 23, said that he is really looking forward to being one of the first students to be volunteering for an international care break.

“I think it’s a privilege, because not every one gets to experience a different life style,” Fraction said. “Being in a different culture will be a learning experience.”

Fraction, 23, who works with children at George Junior, said the part of this trip he is looking forward to the most is working with children.

“Personally, my passion is kids and by going on this trip, I want to bring that passion with me [and] make a difference in these kids lives,” Fraction said.

Gnalian said that she’s not sure what to expect since it is her first care break, but she said that it means a lot to her that she is one of the first students to be involved in such an experience.

“It’s definitely exciting, and I’m looking forward to experience it and tell our story to future students and encourage more students to go,” Gnalian said.

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employer truly believe it.”

Swarts said the communication department at SRU frequently meets with an advisory board of employers to discuss what they want to see from job candidates. The faculty interprets these examples into their curriculum while in turn educating students on what will set them apart in an interview.

“It’s so easy for employers to lose hard copies of a portfolio or even a DVD,” Swarts said. “It’s not for lack of trying, but simply because they can easily be shoveled in with the crowd. And now employers want to see your personal brand to access your website and look for the skills their company values.”

Swarts said she can see a clear distinction between portfolio presentations of yesterday versus today and tomorrow.

“Taking the effort to put out your best product is timeless, before maybe it meant being extra careful at cutting things out for a portfolio and now we see the content and layout of your personal website is crucial. This all reflects your brand,” Swarts said.

Professor Doug Strahler, also part of the communication department at SRU, said he is a firm believer in the benefits of digital portfolios and personal career websites, but he also stated some of their drawbacks.

“It’s great if you really understand the power of the web,” Strahler said.

“You can leverage that power in becoming visible and wanting people to find you. At the same time, you need to be careful about the work you do have visible and what that is telling companies.”

Strahler also said a student’s personal website is not to be confused with a social media site like Facebook or Twitter.

“Once certain things are posted on the web, it is more difficult to hide them, but it isn’t impossible,” Strahler said. “Websites like weebly.com and www.about.me, if harnessed correctly, can offer the professional tools students can use to originate their brand.”

Playing at the Student Center Theater Friday, October 21st @ 4pm and 8pm!

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Sunday, Oct. 23rd @ 8pm

All applications are due October 10th at 4PM in the CSIL to the student Secretary desk More info is on the way!!

Direct any questions to kcm1234@sru.edu CSIL is located on the 2nd floor of the Student Center

This years theme is:

C-4

September 21, 2012