The Rocket 11-15-2013

SRU defeats Seton Hill The Slippery Rock football team beat the Griffins 55-21 at last Saturday's game.

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Friday, November 15, 2013 • Volume 97, Issue Number 10 • Slippery Rock University's Student Newspaper

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Rock football wins PSAC-West

NEWS

New Commuter Senator Elected The Student Government Association elected a new commuter senator to the senate.

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OPINION

Registration Brings Woes Every semester, students have classes. We think the policy on scheduling needs to change.

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SPORTS

Men's Soccer Earns Top Seed The Slippery Rock men's soccer team were picked as the No. 1 seed in the Atlantic Region for the NCAA Tournament.

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CAMPUS LIFE

FX Channel's Horror Story Star Evan Peters answered students' questions Wednesday evening in the Robert M. Smith Student Center Ballroom.

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Richard III The SRU theater and art departments worked together to bring a contemporary performance of William Shakespeare's Richard III. Page D-3

PHOTO COURTESY OF CHRISTEN CAPPATT

Slippery Rock senior defensive lineman, Tony Papley, and senior defensive back, Anthony Saunders, dump a Gatorade cooler of water over head coach George Mihalik to celebrate winning the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Western Division title. Read the full story C-1.

Rising pension contribution rates tax university Cost likely to continue to increase unless reform is passed

By Jonathan Janasik News Editor

During the State of the University Address in September, President Cheryl J. Norton explained that one of the main factors of the predicted $28,901,329 debt that the school is expected to inherent, is the continuously rising cost of pension contribution that the school has to pay.

Norton reported that pension contribution rates are approximately 40 percent higher than last year, and will most likely increase from 20 to 30 percent each subsequent year.

“Every year we have increases very comparable to the 50 percent so where just seeing it escalate year after year,” explained Vice President of Financial Affairs, Molly Mercer. “If you look at our other costs

like salary costs, or general goods and services, those are increasing two to four percent while pension cost is increasing by double digits for several years in a row.”

According to Mercer, Slippery Rock University does not decide what goes into a pension plan.

Specific attributes like how much to pay employees during a retirement and how the funds are invested organization are decided by the state. So, the state set rate, and it’s the universities responsibilities to pay the amount.

Most organizations, including SRU, offer two different types of plans for faculty. They can choose between a defined contribution plan and a defined benefit plan.

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Firefighters respond to suspicious odor at Watson Hall

By Kevin Squires Assistant News Editor

Campus police and the Slippery Rock Fire Department responded to a mysterious odor, which some described as like burning rubber, emanating from some wings of Watson Hall Monday night around 10:20 p.m. Students were gathered on the sidewalk in front of Building A looking at the scene and taking photos of the incident.

In examining the wing and searching for a source to the odor, a search of the building was performed with heat detectors. No threat was detected and police and firefighters left the scene. No evacuation was ordered for residents.

Freshman public health major Rachel Good, 18, was one of the first to respond to the scent. Noticing it after following a house council meeting, Good, along with Amber Lafferty, 19, freshman exercise science major,

decided to walk around their floor and investigate. Not finding source for the odor, they decided to alert the front desk.

“We decided this doesn’t smell like a good thing to be inhaling” Good said. “One of the CA’s came up and investigated and then they called the fire department.”

Shortly after, three fire trucks, an emergency response vehicle, and a police car responded and Watson Hall was under close examination. Though not evacuated, some students decided to stay at another location for the night while others stayed to and waited to know what was going on.

“They didn’t tell us to evacuate or anything. They didn’t really tell us anything,” Good said.

While unsure of what would happen, Lafferty put trust in the examination.

“The fire department, they’re trained for this. They know what they’re doing,” she said. “I am a

junior firefighter at the volunteer fire department where I live so I deal with this stuff not on a daily basis, but routinely.” Carrying her experience with her, Lafferty remained calm throughout the incident and never grew too concerned.

After over an hour of uncertainty, police officers and firefighters left the building, giving no answers to students besides the assumption that nothing was found. Dr. Robert Watson, Interim Vice President of Student Affairs, provided answers.

“I talked to the fire chief, he’s satisfied that there’s nothing active,” Watson said. “They took their heat guns in to every hall and scanned every hall and every wall and every ceiling and they got nothing warmer than 98.6.”

While a cause was not found, Watson put faith in the fire detection systems SEE DESPITE, PAGE A-2

NEWS

A-2 7-DAY FORECAST FOR SLIPPERY ROCK FRIDAY

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Partly sunny and not as cool

Periods of clouds and sunshine

A couple of showers possible

Showers around; windy, cooler

Snow showers possible; windy

Mostly sunny and not as cold

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November 15, 2013 PRECIPITATION

Above Near Below Normal Normal Normal

National Summary: Rain will fall across the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes Saturday as a storm system develops in the Plains. The cold front associated with that system will spread rain into the Ohio and Tennessee valleys. By Monday, the rain will reach the Eastern Seaboard. Behind this front, much colder air will move into the northern Plains and Great Lakes by Monday. An area of low pressure across the Pacific Northwest will bring rain and mountain snow. Areas of snow will persist across the Rockies into Sunday. Tropical moisture will lead to showers across the Florida Peninsula. Much more tranquil weather will take shape in the western half of the nation Monday as high pressure takes control.

NATIONAL CITIES

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Despite extensive search, no cause for the odor was found, students not evacuated

The Rocket is Now Hiring

There will be openings on the staff of the Rocket next semester for the positions of Sports Editor, Assistant Sports Editor, and Multimedia Reporter. Applications can be picked up outside of the Rocket Office, 220 Eisenberg and are due Nov. 18 at 5 p.m. Interviews will be Nov. 19 during common hour.

Alcohol and Addictions Coalition Meeting

The Slippery Rock Alcohol and Addictions Coalition will be holding a meeting on Wednesday Nov. 20, 2013, 3 to 4:30 pm, at the North Country Brewing Co. on the 2nd floor. The purpose of the Slippery Rock Alcohol and Addictions Coalition is to bring together community members and university students, staff and faculty to dialogue about alcohol and other drug use on campus and in the surrounding community. If you have questions about the coalition, please contact Renee Bateman or Chris Cubero, Co -Chairs of Slippery Rock Alcohol and Addictions Coalition, at 724.738.4206 or 724.738.2034.

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

INDEX Rock Notes...............A-2 Comics...................B-4 Blotter.................A-3 Sports...................C-1 Opinion...............B-1 Campus Life.............D-1

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Interim Vice President of Student Affairs, Robert J. Watson, discusses the situation at Robert J. Watson Hall outside the building. Watson later made rounds throughout the residence hall to ensure it was safe.

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present in the residential suites.

“This fire detection systems a very sensitive system and if it goes off that’s the real deal at least to get students out,” Watson said.

The system never detected

anything and the fire fighters did not pick up anything with their heat guns, according to Watson.

“We do not believe there is a fire in the wall or something active in the wall. We think maybe something like a rubber

belt or something like that may have caused the odor, but we’re certainly going to be alert to it.”

Watson advised students to go about their normal business in the residence hall.

Additional reporting on this story was done by Katie Ellis.

Students mock religious demonstrators In re s p on s e to religious demonstrators visiting campus We d n e s d ay afternoon, students decided to satirically interact with them.

While one demonstrator was yelling about the need for religion, Jon Luther David, senior english l ite r atu re and cultural studies major (pictured) removed his shirt and yelled.

Another student waved a gay pride flag nearby and another student posed behind the demonstrator while wearing a devil costume.

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NEWS

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POLICE BLOTTER Campus

Nov. 11 – Police responded to a medical call at Morrow Field house for a passed out individual.

Nov. 6 – There was a report of a drug violation An ambulance transported the individual to at Building D. No contraband was found and Grove City Hospital.

Residence Life is handling the incident.

Nov. 13 - A welfare check was made at North Hall. Contact was made and the individual was transported to the health center. The incident is under investigation.

Nov. 11 – A bathroom stall was reported as Nov. 9 – There was a report of theft of a cellular vandalized at Bailey Library. The case is under telephone at Building D. The case is under investigation. investigation.

Jacob Farah, 18, and Kevin Adams, 18, were issued citations for disorderly contact for previous charges.

Djinn Buckingham, 20, was issued citations for Nov. 13 – A nonreportable traffic incident took disorderly contact, simple assault, and harassment Nov. 10 – The University Police performed a place at East Lake Parking Lot. There were no for a previous charge. welfare check. Contact was made and no other injuries and information was exchanged. action was taken.

Compiled by Kevin Squires

Pa. pension crisis resulted from Sept. 11 2001 attacks Continued from Page A 1

Pension is a defined benefit plan. If an employee chooses this option, SRU carries commitment to pay them a certain amount of their salary for the duration of their retirement. In order to do this, the university pays a percentage given by the state of each employee’s salary per year. SRU, then has the responsibility to invest that money in order to guarantee that they can help pay the employee’s retirement plan.

“We have to be responsible for the rate of return on the investments and how those are doing and the type of benefits that are offered in the plan,” Mercer said.

In a defined contribution plan, SRU has commitment to contribute a certain amount of funds based upon the individual’s pay. The risk of how much money is available to each faculty member for their refinements falls on faculty member themself. That faculty member is the person who decides how that money is invested.

When they retire, they can draw on funds that they invested.

“The contribution plan is a little bit more straight forward on the university’s side because we make the contribution, the employee invests it, and determine how they draw the funds,” Mercer explained.

According to the Keystone Pension Report of Fall 2012, the statewide pension system is 67.8 percent funded, meaning that there

is a $41 billion unfunded liability. This raise in unfunded liability is why the state has continuously increased the percentage that organizations, including SRU, have to pay.

“This unfunded liability is essentially a state debt owed to state workers and public school employees,” the report explained.

Mercer explained that there is not much that SRU can do to combat the rising cost from the pension system. As of now, Pa. is looking at ways to reform the pension system to lower the cost and begin to eliminate the unfunded liability.

There is no set deadline that the state has reach to pass a reform, explained Mercer.

According to Mercer, it’s hard to understand why the Pa. pension system is in the state that it is in without looking at the history of the system.

In 2001, the stock market was high, there were high investment returns. At the time, pension plans were actually overfunded by approximately 125 to 130 percent. The government passed Act 9 which substantially increased pension benefits for public employees and public school employees. Act 9 also lowered the vesting threshold, which allowed more employees to be eligible to receive benefits.

After the Sept 11 attacks, the stock market quickly declined, which caused the returns from the investments to also harshly decline.

In order to recover from the loses, the amount that everyone would have had to pay for pension

would have increased by a lot.

In 2002 Act 38 was passed to prevent these increases by capping employer contribution rates, and creating a Cost of Living Adjustment Plan that didn’t explain where the money would be coming from. Mercer explained that there seemed to be a belief that the economy would recover and fund the new pension plan.

By 2003, it was clear that the investments were not recovering so the State adopted Act 40, which tried to stop employers from having to pay steep contribution rates. The plan resulted in the state becoming underfunded by nearly $5.9 billion.

The most recent change to the pension plan was Act 120 which was passed in 2010. It was able to successfully lower the rising pension costs by reducing pension benefits for new employees, and increasing the retirement age for new employees to 65, among other changes.

The Keystone Pension Report explained that Pa. is currently looking at what other states are doing to handle their problems with rising pension program costs. Two of the common successful changes made are to increase the amount the each employee pays towards their own pension plan, and by increasing the retirement age by a few more years. These changes are intended to not affect current employees, people who have already retired off of pension plans, and Pa. taxpayers.

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November 15, 2013

Physical education professor calls for disability student advocacy group

By Kevin Squires Assistant News Editor

Students with disabilities are not getting all the help they need at Slippery Rock University. At least they aren’t according to Dr. Marybeth Miller, 59, associate professor of physical education and member of the President’s Commission for Disability Issues.

Miller called for the formation of student-run advocacy group for students with disabilities on campus during the Slippery Rock Student Government Association (SGA) during their regular senate meeting Monday. The meeting was called to order at 8:55 p.m.

“What we, what Slippery Rock does not have that I think is part of the equation is a student run, student supported group,” Miller said. She explained that there is only so much the faculty and staff can provide, explaining that in a meeting of the President’s Commission for Disability Issues last spring, it was discussed that those students who identified as having disabilities felt isolated and that they did not have support beyond the Office of Students with Disabilities.

“Who do people your age listen to the most? Your peers. So you advocate, you empower each other and you help those, even by support, that may need support,” Miller said. “I think there is a need here in Slippery Rock.”

Miller implored that the senate become active in the formation of an advocacy group and requested that anyone interested in starting a task contact her. She also stated that in the works will be a day-long expo symposium on disability next fall and expressed interest in the involvement in the commission’s

involvement for the leadership conference SGA is planning for the spring.

In other news, the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was approved to be sent to the Council of Trustees for final approval at their meeting on Dec. 13.

“This MOU will document the relationship between the University and the Student Government Association and it will represent the complete agreement between the parties, superseding any prior written or oral agreement,” Wendy Leitera, SGA Inc. Business Manager, explained. The MOU spells out exactly what roles Student Government Association has in regards to the University and what the University’s roles are for the Student Government Association.

“The way that we conduct our business will not change. It’s just documenting the relationship that already exists between the University and the Student Government Association,” Leitera said.

The one point of interest Leitera felt needed discussed with regards to the MOU was that any lawsuit brought on the University as a result of an SGA event would hold SGA legally responsible for defending the University.

“We do have insurance for this purpose. There is no reciprocation from the University,” Leitera said.

“There may be things that we’re not a hundred percent satisfied within this document; however it is a good sound document.”

The SRU Longboard Association was approved as a recognized group.

Vanessa Dufford was elected to the position of commuter senator and Matthew Scott was named “liter” of the week for his constant

PHOTO COURTESY OF STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Student Government Association President Buddy Clements swore in Vanessa Duffort as commuter senator during the senate meeting Monday evening.

enthusiasm and attendance at so many SGA events. The “liter” of the week receives a decorative water bottle from the executive board in recognition of their contribution to the Student Government Association.

Finally, in an unexpected twist, President Clements gave the Pepé le Plank award to SGA Advisor Brad Kovaleski. The plank is normally awarded to a student senator. Clements recognized

Kovaleski for his willingness to take one the responsibilities associated with his position as SGA Advisor and for his help solving problems. “Thank you very much for this high offer. I appreciate it,” Kovaleski said.

The meeting was adjourned at 10:03 p.m. The next meeting will take place in the theater of the Robert M. Smith Student Center on Nov. 25 at 8:45 p.m.

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OPINION rocket.letters@sru.edu Volume 96, Number 10

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EDITORIAL BOARD Catie Clark

Editor-in-Chief

Jon Janasik

News Editor

Rebecca Marcucci

Campus Life Editor

Madeline Williams

Sports Editor

Alex Mowrey

Photo Editor

Todd Hart

Web/Social Media Editor

Mary Leach

Copy Editor

Kevin Squires

Policy on scheduling needs revamped

Assistant News Editor

Stephanie Cheek

Assistant Campus Life Editor

Kristin Karam

Assistant Sports Editor

Rebecca Dietrich

Assistant Photo Editor

Alyssa Cirincione Mark Zeltner

Multimedia Reporter Faculty Adviser

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Advertising Manager

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Ever y fall and spring, there is one university event that every single student is required to participate in (with the exception of graduating seniors).

This event, commonly known as Fall or Spring registration, is widely feared by students. It is a major source of stress for all, as many feel scheduling is more like the Hunger Games than an opportunity to better prepare themselves for their bright and shining futures.

This concern stems from many reasons, but the most frequent complaint is not getting the class they need for their majors.

Some departments even set up waiting lists for classes that students need to graduate, and will make room for those students more in need, and force other students out.

Another point of concern is also the fact that Slippery Rock University is not planning on rehiring open p ositions, and may b e transferring other professors.

With more professors gone, the less classes will be available for students, making the situation even worse.

On the other hand they could make class sizes larger.

However, one of the points of pride as our at our university is our faculty to student ratio and our nice and small class sizes.

While it’s true that classes can only be offered at certain times, many students commonly complain that if they can’t get into the classes they need, how does anyone ever graduate?

Have students ever changed their majors before because they couldn’t get classes they need?

While it may have never been that drastic if students think it is common problem; why has action never been taken?’

I n l a s t y e a r ’s S G A Presidential election process, one of the main points on the platform of Ben Motyl, previous Vice President

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.

of Financial Affairs and presidential candidate was scheduling.

Motyl, in the presidential debate, said “We want to tackle this area because scheduling is something that a lot of us don’t like on campus. The idea we had is to reformat the current structure we have and make it based on a merit system and reward the people who have been here longer.”

Going by this plan, student athletes and students with disabilities would still be the first to schedule. Then honors seniors would schedule their classes, then seniors, then honors juniors, then juniors, and so on. Motyl explained that this was in order to prevent honors freshmen from taking classes that juniors and seniors need.

While Motyl lost the e l e c t i on , h i s i d e a for improving the scheduling might be a solution for the university to consider in the future.

This week’s question: Did you have any issues with scheduling for your classes next semester?

EDITORIAL POLICY The Rocket strives to present a diverse range of opinions that are both fair and accurate in its editorials and columns appearing on the Opinion pages. “Our View” is the opinion of the Editorial Board and is written by Rocket editorial board members. It reflects the majority opinion of The Rocket Editorial Board.

“Our View” does not necessarily reflect the views of Slippery Rock University, its employees or its student body. Columns and cartoons are drafted by various individuals and only reflect the opinions of the columnists.

LETTERS POLICY The Rocket welcomes letters to the editor and guest columns, but does not guarantee their publication.

The Rocket retains the right to edit or reject any material submitted. Submitted material becomes the property of The Rocket and cannot be returned. Anonymous submissions will not be published.

Those who submit letters must identify themselves by name, year in school, major and/or group affiliation, if any.

Please limit letters to a maximum of 400 words. Submit all material by noon Wednesday to: The Rocket, 220 ECB, Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, Pa. 16057. Or send it via e-mail to: rocket.letters@sru.edu.

Zach Snyder Junior Finance Major Monaca, Pa.

Kayla Boulton Senior Theatre and Design Tech. Major Youngstown, Ohio

Cam Killmer Freshman Exploratory Major Pittsburgh, Pa.

“My advisor didn’t e-mail me back with my pin, so that was frustrating.

Other than that I really didn’t have trouble.”

“The website crashed a few times, which hurt my chances of getting some classes. I also don’t like that required classes don’t have enough slots for students to get them.”

“When I was supposed to schedule at 8, I couldn’t log on until 8:15 because the website crashed. Three of the classes I needed were filled and I had to switch my schedule all around to get the ones I wanted.

November 15, 2013

Students should challenge themselves to be courageous

OPINION

Chivalry is an outdated notion of the past, women are independent

Andria Alessio Commentary Andria Alessio is a Graduate Assistant for SRU’s Women’s Center.

Recently, I sat down and watched the movie “We Bought a Zoo.” One of the best quotes that came from the film was used by Matt Damon’s character, and it’s stuck with me since. I find it applicable to so many situations in both personal and professional life. Damon’s character states, “All you need is just 20 seconds of insane courage. Just literally 20 seconds of embarrassing bravery. And I promise you something good will come of it.”

Some of you took your 20 seconds telling family or friends that you were coming to Slippery Rock University; signing up for that club, organization, or team that you were not sure you would be a good fit for; in your dorm, your apartment, or in the classroom standing up for something you believe in. Unfortunately, some of you have yet to step out of your comfort zone and do something completely courageous, even if just for twenty seconds.

For us in the Women’s Center, we encourage bravery. We encourage you to ask for the pay that you deserve in your careers. We encourage you to explore the idea that perhaps you are a feminist, even if everyone around you is telling you that you should not be. We encourage you to talk about the tough subjects – such as consensual sex – and not just assuming that assuming is okay.

We encourage at least 20 seconds of courage. It is courageous to walk into a potential boss’s office and negotiate the terms of your employment, and not settle for less because, “hey, it’s better than nothing.” It is courageous to protect a friend at a party who is in immediate danger of sexual assault or rape, and step up when your gut is telling you that something just does not feel right. Furthermore, it is courageous to stand up against rape culture through opposition of its rules that dictate how to act, what to wear, what to think and assert that none of those decisions mean “asking for it.” It is courageous to label yourself as a feminist, especially with all of the negativity that swirls around an elaborate term that really just means the support of equality.

As courageous people, will we always be admired by everyone, soaring on the shoulders of our peers for standing up against the norm? Is that the good that will always follow the act? I cannot promise that. However, what I can promise is that even changing the mindset of one individual makes a difference. You make a difference.

I can promise that there is at least one person in the world who notices what you do and say, and change begins with one person who says no more. Are you going to be the person that turns the other cheek, or thinks but does not say, and misses out on twenty seconds of insane courage? Or are you going to be the one that does something good?

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Hannah McLaughlin Commentary Hannah McLaughlin is a senior Public Relations major from Mechanicsburg, Pa.

The other day I had a discussion with one of my guy friends about if chivalrous acts are still necessary in this modern society of ours. He argued that men preforming these acts of kindness for the fairer sex is all in good taste and that it’s part of the male psyche to protect women from the horrors of the outside

world.

With the strength of 10,000 angry bulls, I had to restrain myself from giving him the verbal beat down of the century. I am so incredibly sick of hearing that women need help and protection. The last time I checked, I could open my own car door, take a coat off all by myself, and I am most certainly capable of buying the next round of beer when out with the guys. To imply otherwise is just insulting.

Women are not dainty creatures who need help crossing a puddle on the sidewalk. We can pay for ourselves and we don’t need assistance pulling out a chair at a restaurant. Men shouldn’t be giving up their seat on the bus for a woman who is standing.

If I choose to wear uncomfortable shoes out, that’s on me. Some poor fellow shouldn’t give me his way too big Nikes so I can flop around in them while he wears his socks; that’s a lose- lose situation. The same goes for girls who don’t wear

coats when it’s 26 degrees out. That was your decision and now you need to deal with the consequences of your action. Taking a jacket from someone smart enough to wear one is unfair to that person, regardless of how much they insist.

I’m not saying that we should all be inconsiderate jerks to one another. But doing something nice for someone just because they’re female isn’t helping anyone. There’s a difference between having basic manners and feeling obligated to go out of your way for someone based on their gender. Personally, it boils down to this; if you wouldn’t do it for a man, don’t do it for me.

To quote Lena Dunham, “The idea of being a feminist—so many women have come to this idea of it being anti-male and not able to connect with the opposite sex— but what feminism is about is equality and human rights. For me that is just an essential part of my identity.”

People should defend their ‘me-ness’ when others force opinions and ideals upon them

Ashley Cook Pixie Posts Ashley Cook is a senior English major from Gibsonia, Pa.

Recently, I read an article discussing how some people accuse women of constantly disturbing calm waters with their opinions and ideas.

How dare we, right? The article discussed how you should make people uncomfortable if it is protecting what she called her “me-ness.” No one should be able to force their ideologies onto you.

I wholeheartedly agree. Well-behaved women seldom make history, after all.

It seemed almost too perfect that people chose the same day I read this article to preach their religion and beliefs at everyone on campus in the quad. And by preach, I mean yell. Not only preaching but picking fights with people over unrelated subjects such as when one gentleman asked that they refrain from leaving trash behind like one man did. I can’t say exactly what they were talking about or what happened as a result of them being on campus, mostly because I did not care enough to give them the attention they

so desperately wanted. These are unprovoked, aggressive attempts to force ideology on people and I certainly do not approve of that.

However, in agreement with the aforementioned article, I think we should defend our me-ness when someone decides that their opinions are somehow more important or credible than ours. I make an exception for people like the aggressive men on campus holding signs and yelling about God, though. Obviously, it is important to be considerate and sensitive but sometimes people go too far in their submissiveness to forceful people and their opinions. But, in general, calm waters should be disturbed because calm waters are a sign of danger. There is something beneath the surface, someone is sitting back quietly while their very existence is being questioned and insulted.

Why should I spend my days worrying about not offending someone? Some people clearly think it is acceptable to force their negative, stereotypical, and often uninformed opinions on me so why should I sit back just to not stir things up? Things might appear to be going well, but inside there is a tigress, ready to pounce.

For example, yes, I have short hair and no, that doesn’t say anything about me. Yes, my male best friend dresses very well and no, that doesn’t say anything about him other than he likes to dress professionally. I’m amused and simultaneously disgusted by people that think they can judge someone on anything other than their mind and personality. I say, defend yourself against people who think you are simply disturbing the peace by standing up for women’s rights or anything else. If people like us won’t stand up, who will?

Concrete taking over campus

Casey Young Casey’s Corner, Consider This Casey Young is a sophomore Communication-Journalism major from Orchard Park, NY.

The Rocket is seeking the professor who wrote a letter to the editor signed Professor X. The Rocket will publish this letter anonymously if the professor will provide us with an electronic copy of the letter.

Responses can be emailed to rocket.letters@sru.edu.

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As I walk around campus, I pride myself on attending a university that is actively taking steps to be more eco-friendly.

Slippery Rock has built many of the newer buildings, like the new Student Union, to reflect that of an environmentally friendly and

more energy efficient structure.

However, I cannot help but notice all the concrete.

Sidewalks along many of the streets on campus are necessary.

It is the ridiculously long and winding pattern of tan concrete blocks that are invading the lawn that is disappointing. It seems that the university has a knack for paving over every shortcut that students find in the grass. After the recent fence was installed at the top the hill to Boozel, the faux staircase was ruined for those walking from the dorms or the Rock Apartments. Not to fear though, the concrete pavers were not too far away. It seems that the walkway that comes in from the parking lot and makes its way to East Central Loop was not enough for the college walkers or the University. Now, two concrete pathways, about 10 feet apart, lead to the same exact spot.

There is no one culprit at fault. It is not an individual walker, a heard of followers, or the university’s beauty standards that is at fault. It is a compilation of everyone involved. No one needs 20 different possible paths to get to the front door of the ARC. However, they are available. On top of that, people still manage to find a shorter way to get to their final destination, stomping out a path in the grass along the way.

I see two options. One, students can quit walking across the grass for a three-second time saver.

This way, everyone will be able to enjoy the grass for years to come as a great place to play catch, tan, or hang out. Two, students can let the administration know that we do not care about “unsightly” short cut paths that make their way all across campus. I would rather see the stomped grass than a concrete slab.

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The Rock earns a No. 2 seed and a first round bye in the NCAA Division II Tournament.

Slippery Rock opens season 0-2 after suffering losses to Wheeling Jesuit and Ursuline College.

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Redshirt sophomore safety Derek Morgan takes an interception 35 yards during the first quarter of last Saturday's game against Seton Hill University. This was Morgan's third interception of the season.

Junior forward Stephen Donnelly was selected as the Most Valuable Player of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference tournament at last weekend's championship game..

Donnelly scored two goals in the game, including the game-winner in double overtime.

Rock football takes Men's soccer claims the PSAC-West title PSAC Championship

By Kristin Karam Assistant Sports Editor

The Slippery Rock football team claimed the PSAC-West title outright with their 55-21 win over Seton Hill last Saturday.

SRU will face Bloomsburg University (9-1) for the PSAC Championship this weekend at Bloomsburg.

After defeating previously unbeaten West Chester University, Bloomsburg entered a three-way tie for first place of the PSAC-East with West Chester and Shippensburg University.

Because of PSAC tiebreaker rules, Bloomsburg was chosen to represent the PSAC-East.

After suffering a loss to Gannon University in week three of the season, head coach George Mihalik said his team has been playing a need-to-win mentality.

“You have to be ready week in and week out,” Mihalik said. “Every week

has been a playoff scenario for us because we knew we had to win. I’m proud of our squad and the staff that’s put us in this position.”

The Slippery Rock offense is the top scoring offense in the PSAC with an average of 46.2 points per game.

During Monday afternoon’s media conference call, Bloomsburg interim head coach Paul Darragh expressed his concern about SRU’s offense, specifically senior quarterback Nigel Barksdale’s ability to run the ball just as effectively as he can throw it.

Barksdale's performance this season earned him a spot as a Super Region One finalist for the Harlon Hill trophy that gets presented to the NCAA Division II Player of the Year. Out of the 28 candidates selected among super-regions, only eight players will advance to the final ballot.

In last weekend’s win over Seton SEE ROCK, PAGE C-2

Donnelly scores game-winning goal in double overtime.

By Brian Hepfinger Rocket Contributor

The Slippery Rock University men’s soccer team has rightfully earned the No. 1 seed in the Atlantic Region in the NCAA Division II Tournament after winning the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Championship game last Saturday.

SRU d e fe ate d Me rc y hu rs t University in the championship game 3-2 in double overtime. This was the seventh PSAC title in team history, and the first one since 2009. This was head coach Michael Bonelli’s first title.

“It was a monumental moment

for our program,” Bonelli said.

“We were the better team, we outworked them, and found a way to score the goal.”

SRU junior forward Stephen D o n n e l l y w o n t o u r n a m e nt MVP. He scored two goals, one of them being the game-winner against Mercyhurst. Rock junior midfielder Brandon Chiu had the assist to Donnelly with 5:16 left to play in the game.

“It was great work from Chiu,” Donnelly said. “He won the ball, kicked it right to me, and I hit it in.

It was an amazing feeling.”

“The game winning goal was one of the craziest moments of my life,” Chiu said. “I will never forget it, and being able to celebrate it with my teammates is unbelievable.”

SRU junior forward Dom Francis scored the first goal of the game in the 11th minute off of an assist from SEE SRU, PAGE C-3

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Women's soccer earns NCAA berth

By Matthew Morgan Rocket Contributor

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Freshman forward Dara Demich competes with a Gannon University defender for possession of the ball during the quarterfinals of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference tournament. Demich found the net nine times and had 22 shots on goal so far in her first season at SRU.

The No. 12 ranked Slippery Rock University women’s soccer team was selected as the second seed in the Atlantic Region of the NCAA Division II Soccer Tournament.

SRU was rewarded for their 13-3-2 season and earned a first round bye, as well as hosting rights in the second round of the tournament. California University of Pa. was labeled as the No. 1 seed.

“There is a lot expected of us, and we work hard to rise to the occasion,” senior defender Izabel Scott said. “Overall, coming in as a SRU soccer player, there are high expectations, and as one of the seniors on this team, it is my job to make sure that legacy continues to stick and pass that to the underclassmen.”

This is the fourth consecutive trip to the NCAA playoffs for head coach Noreen Herlihy, as well as the ninth out of her 19 seasons.

Herlihy has compiled a 237106-29 record during her tenure here at SRU, placing her at 15th most wins in the history of Division II women’s soccer.

“It takes a lot of people involved to make it work and I’ve had some good help along the way,” Herlihy said. “The experience this young squad is getting this season will help massively for the future.”

Slippery Rock holds a 4-01 record against the other five teams selected in the Atlantic Region.

SRU defeated first seed Cal-U 2-1 in the first game of the season, fourth seed West Chester 1-0, fifth seed Kutztown 2-1 and sixth seed Edinboro 2-1.

SRU t i e d t h i rd s e e d Shippensburg 1-1 in the final game of the regular season.

“We know what we’re capable of, we just have to go out there on Sunday and get it done,” freshman Andrea Felix said. “If we play our game up to the standards that I know we can, then I have no doubt that we can go far in the tournament.”

Felix led the Rock with 10 goals this season.

“I think the underclassmen have really had the opportunity to mature this year and have come up in big spots for us,” Scott said.

“Their dedication to this team really speaks a lot about them.”

With the first round bye, Slippery Rock will face the winner of Shippensburg vs. Edinboro on Sunday at 2 p.m. at the MihalikThompson Stadium.

“In preparation for Sundays game we’re really just trying to remain focused and take it day by day,” Felix said. “We can’t just be thinking about the game when we still have a week of practices.”

Cal-U will host the winner of West Chester vs. Kutztown on Sunday afternoon at California University.

“It’s about getting our players focused on what we need to do, and if we do that and execute it on the big occasion, the result will take care of itself,” Herlihy said.

The winner of the second round matches will face off in Albany, N.Y. at Saint Rose University.

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Hill, Barksdale threw for 262 yards, three touchdowns and two interceptions.

Redshirt senior wide receiver John Schademan found the endzone on the first drive of the game off an 11-yard pass from Barksdale. Schademan totaled 125 yards on nine passes and recorded two touchdowns.

Redshirt junior wide receiver Ken Amos caught a 67-yard touchdown pass and totaled 133 yards off eight passes.

“The offense started fast and scored on the opening possession but we lost our momentum at times during the game,” Mihalik said.

While searching for a consistent rhythm against the Griffins, the Rock alternated between Barksdale and redshirt freshman quarterback Zach Newsock.

“We wanted to give Newsock experience at running the entire offense and not just handing the ball off,” Mihalik said.

Newsock totaled 206 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions.

Newsock found redshirt senior tight end Robert Joyce for a 10-yard touchdown pass and freshman wide receiver Drew Scales for a 13-yard touchdown pass.

Joyce totaled 27-yards on two completions. Redshirt freshman wide receiver Leroy McClain had three completions for 74 yards, sophomore Jaimire Dutrieuille had a single completion for 37 yards and redshirt senior Michael Bongivengo capped the receiving effort with one completion for 18 yards.

R e d s h i r t s ophomore running back Brett Crenshaw led the rushing effort for the Rock with 42 yards on eight carries.

Senior running back Jimmy Zubik added 35 yards off nine carries and had two completions for 41 yards.

Redshirt freshman running back Dominic Dingle totaled 31 yards on four carries. Dingle earned his first collegiate touchdown off a 22-yard run in the fourth quarter.

“We will have to establish a running game against Bloomsburg,” Mihalik said. “A balance between the pass and run will be important.”

Mihalik noted that Slippery Rock’s top running backs redshirt freshman Shamar Greene and redshirt junior Teddy Blakeman should be set to play in the Championship Game after suffering injuries at the game against California University of Pa. Offensively, Bloomsburg relies on a strong running game and leads the PSAC with an average of 313.4 rushing yards per game.

The Huskies are led by senior Franklyn Quiteh and became the third player in Division II history to reach 7,000 career rushing yards last weekend against West Chester.

“They’re going to run and take control of the line of scrimmage,” Mihalik said.

“Our defensive line will need to have a big game.”

Slippery Rock’s defense is the second-best rushing defense in the PSAC, allowing an average of 93.9 yards per game.

Bloomsburg holds the top spot with 80.1 yards per game.

SRU has been improving

defensively with each game and Mihalik said they will need to continue this trend against the Huskies.

“Our defense has been playing excellent football,” Mihalik said. “We’ll need to do that against Bloomsburg and we’re capable of taking on the challenge. Our defensive line will need to have a big game.”

The Green and White held Seton Hill to 50 yards rushing on 50 attempts and recorded 10 sacks, tying a school record set in 1991 against Cal-U. Junior defensive end Matt Peacock led the attack with 3.5 sacks for a loss of 22 yards, sophomore Cody Conway added three for a loss of 19 yards while Brandon Burley, Tony Papley and Derek Walker each added one and junior Austin Miele was credited with 0.5.

Redshirt sophomore safety Derek Morgan intercepted Seton Hill’s Nick Halfhill in the first quarter. Morgan leads the Rock defense in interceptions with three this season.

Like in past weeks, Mihalik said that the key to the Bloomsburg game will feature a solid performance from the special teams.

“Bloomsburg has excellent kickoff and punt returns,” Mihalik said. “Special teams will have a big impact in terms of field position. That will be key in this game.”

Despite having a fumbled punt return, SRU’s special teams made several momentum-changing plays in favor of the Rock.

Freshman defensive back Derrick Fulmore blocked a punt in the second quarter and recovered the ball in the

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Redshirt senior wide receiver John Schademan runs for extra yards after a completion at last Saturday's game against Seton Hill University.

Schademan had nine completions for 125 yards and two touchdowns during the game.

endzone for a touchdown.

In the third quarter, Scales took a kickoff return 82 yards for a touchdown after Seton Hill’s first scoring drive of the game.

Despite defeating Seton Hill, Slippery Rock fell in regional rankings to No. 5 after being ranked No. 4 last week.

Bloomsburg moved up to No. 3 and West Chester fell to No. 4.

“Moving from fourth to fifth is definitely a lack of respect

for this program,” Mihalik said. “We take it to heart and our players have something to prove this week.”

A win this week for either team would secure a spot in the NCAA playoffs while the losing team will have their fate left to chance.

Slippery Rock will play Bloomsburg for the PSAC Championship at 12:30 p.m. at the Robert B. Redman Stadium.

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SRU earns No. 1 seed in Atlantic Region Continued from Page C 1

sophomore forward Peter Boylan.

Mercyhurt freshman midfielder Joseph Korb tied the game in the 15th minute off of a free kick.

The Green and White took the lead in the 34th minute when Donnelly scored off of a free kick to give them a 2-1 lead.

Mercyhurst freshman forward Jack Watson responded, tying the game 2-2 off of an assist from junior midfielder Fernando Martinez 2:23 into the period.

Neither team scored during the rest of regulation play or during the first overtime. Chiu stole the ball in the second overtime in Mercyhurst’s zone, passed to Donnelly, and Donnelly sealed the championship for SRU. “I still can’t believe we did it,” Donnelly said. “It’s a feeling I’ll never forget, and to score the winning goal in double overtime was unreal.”

Bonelli was proud of his team and his two players.

“It’s only fitting that Brandon and Stephen got the game-winning assist and goal,” Bonelli said. “They were a part of my first recruiting class.”

Four athletes received AllConference honors, announced by the league office on Thursday.

Joshua Gray earned first-team recognition. Declan Brennan, Donnelly, and Francis all earned second-team nods. All four players come from overseas with Gray and Francis coming from England and Donnelly and Brennan coming from Ireland.

SRU will host Millersville University in the second round of the tournament on Saturday, Nov. 16 at 1 p.m. The two teams have played each other twice in the last two weeks, and

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The Slippery Rock men's soccer team was recognized as the winners of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Championship game after defeating Mercyhurst University 3-2 in double overtime. The win gave Slippery Rock the number one seed in the Atlantic Region of the NCAA Division II tournament.

the Rock has won both games.

“They’re going to be out for revenge,” Donnelly said. “We’ve got to prepare right, and make sure we can make it three in a row.”

Chiu agreed with Donnelly that Millersville will be looking for revenge Saturday.

“The games we played against them have been so close, and both

teams are tough competitors, so I’m sure they’ll be looking for some redemption,” Chiu said.

Bonelli had high praise for Millersville, but said that his team is not overlooking them.

“I think Millersville is excited they made it into the tournament, and I think that they deserved to make it,” Bonelli said. “They were very close

games, and we’re not taking anyone lightly.”

SRU will host the Sweet 16 and potentially host the Elite 8 next weekend if they can get past Millersville and then the winner of Mercyhurst and Notre Dame.

Check out theonlinerocket.com for an exclusive video interview with Donnelly.

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Women's basketball opens season 0-2

By Matthew Morgan Rocket Contributor

The SRU women's basketball team dropped to 0-2 after an 80-77 loss to the Wheeling Jesuit University Cardinals Tuesday night in Morrow Field House.

The Rock trailed the Cardinals 78–61 with 4:04 remaining in the game before putting together a 16–2 comeback run to narrowly lose the contest.

Senior Jazmyne Frost led the Rock with a double-double, posting 26 points and 14 rebounds.

Sophomore Erica Aiello also posted a double-double with 14 points and 10 assists and sophomore Aidan Geise tallied 16 points for the Rock.

“We need to start our game how we ended tonight.

We need to consistently work hard like that,” Frost said.

Coming off a 4–22 season last winter, the Rock looks to improve in a few aspects of their game during the 2013-2014 season.

“We need to work on our defense. More balance with our production across the entire team as well,” head coach Tanya Longo said. “Not just one or two players that can be an impact, but a multitude of people that can put the ball in the basket.”

Coach Longo is entering her fourth season with an overall record of 13-65. The last winning season for women’s basketball here at the Rock dates back to the 2001–2002 season under head coach Laurel Heilman.

Last Saturday evening, the Rock participated in their first regular season game of the 2013-2014 season at John Carroll University against the Ursuline College Arrows in a non-PSAC game.

Ursuline bested SRU by a score of 86-65, outscoring the Rock 50-35 in the second half.

Slippery Rock was led by senior Alexas Brown who tallied 15 points and six assists. Frost scored 12 points and brought down nine rebounds and Geise posted 12 points and six rebounds. Freshman Tajanee Wells led the Arrows with 16 points and freshman Jenny Grigsby added 15 points in a winning effort.

Slippery Rock continues the hunt for their first win Sunday afternoon at Urbana University in Ohio, tipoff is scheduled for 12 p.m., this game will be Urbana’s first of the season.

November 15, 2013

Rock cross country ends season at Regional meet

By Madeline Williams Sports Editor

T h e SRU c ro s s country season came to a close on Saturday at the Atlantic Regional Championships held at Lock Haven University, where the men’s team placed fifth and the women’s team placed seventh.

The top three men's teams and top four women's teams e ar ned tickets to the NCAA National Championship meet.

Lock Haven, Edinboro, and Sh ipp e ns bu rg earned a spot for the men. For the ladies, Edinboro, Mansfield, Shippensburg, and IUP earned national berths.

The men’s team was led by seniors Morgan Elliott and Alex Koksal with AllRegion performances of 13th and 17th place, respectively.

Elliott covered the 10,000-meter course in 31:16 and Koksal covered it in 31:25.

Senior Michael Beegle placed 31st with a time of 32:10, just narrowly missing All-Region honors.

Sophomore Charlie

Frank was the fourth Rock runner to cross the finish line, placing 42nd in 32:31.

F r e s h m a n Ry a n McGuire finished his first 10K in 32:36 to take 44th place.

Junior Theo Reynolds and sophomore Ryan Thompson were SRU’s sixth and seventh runners, finishing in 61st and 82nd place.

On the ladies side, senior Kara Styles led the Rock with a 21st place All-Region p e r f or m a n c e . S h e covered the 6,000-meter course in 21:41, earning the third All-Region honor of her career at Slippery Rock.

“My goal going into the season was to improve from last year and make the most out of the opportunity I was given for a sixth year of eligibility,” Styles said.

“I wanted to end my career with the best race of my life and I believe I did that. It’s been a great experience the last few years and I’ve enjoyed my role as the super senior on the team watching the younger girls grow and improve as runners.”

Junior Janine Powis was the second Rock runner to cross the

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Senior Kara Styles competes at the PSAC Championship meet at Kutztown University. Styles earned All-Region honors at the Atlantic Regional meet Saturday with a 21st place finish.

finish line. She finished the 6K in 22:02 to place 33rd.

Sophomore Jenny Picot took 45th with a time of 22:17. Freshmen Sara Miller and Sarah Wirth placed 53rd and 65th, respectively with times of 22:27 and

22:41.

Sophomores Brittany Fa g an an d Kar l y Knechtel rounded out the lineup for the Green and White, placing 71st and 95th The Rock will now set its focus on the indoor track season.

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INSIDE CAMPUS LIFE

She wore what?!

Shakespeare gets a modern twist

ROCK 'N Fashion's Katie Ellis takes a look at stars who are spending too much time on their wardrobe and not enough on the big screen.

SRU Theater Department explores modern elements in their production of Richard III.

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Oh the horror

American Horror story star evan peters answers audience QUESTIONs

By Amber Cannon Rocket Contributor

ALEX MOWREY/THE ROCKET Actor Evan Peters answered questions regarding his past roles in television series and movies, along with his role as Tate, Kit, and Kyle in the hit series American Horror Story.

Usually on Wednesday nights, several students sit in front of their televisions to watch the hit show American Horror Story (AHS). This week, students got a double dose of AHS when Evan Peters paid a visit to campus on Wednesday night in the Student Center Ballroom.

Evans entered the Student Center Ballroom to a warm welcome from several screaming fans. While drinking a Starbucks coffee and wearing a Slippery Rock hoodie, he seemed to feel right at home.

For Peters, his acting career all started on a couch.

He explained to the packed ballroom that he was sitting on the couch trying to figure out what he wanted to do with his life. He didn't have any desire to work a regular nine to five. He was watching a show that stared the Olsen twins and thought, "How do I do that?” From there, he went to several different agencies for auditions and started landing roles in commercials, television shows and movies.

"AHS was my first big role on television. I was definitely nervous. Everyone just kept telling me, 'Okay, this is Ryan Murphy, so don't fuck it up.' Yeah, there was no pressure at all," he joked. "All my past acting was horrible! I had no training and I barely knew what I was doing."

In AHS, Peters plays three characters throughout the three seasons, Tate Langdon (Murder House), Kit Walker (Asylum), and Kyle Spencer (Coven). He expressed that his favorite character to play on set would be Tate Langdon, but he thoroughly enjoys all three roles. While some would think that playing three different characters with the same cast can be tricky, Peters explained that it's not so bad.

"I mean, I don't really focus on playing different roles. When you see this amazing cast playing all these different characters as well, you just see what they're doing and adjust. I just try to connect to the roles that are given to me so that I can portray that onscreen," he said.

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Panel discusses Middle Eastern protests

By Jenna Rindy Rocket Contributor

Topics concerning the issues in the Middle East flew on Monday night’s panel discussion, “Promises and Perils: Perspectives on Social Changes in the Middle East." Issues pertaining to current events in both Egypt and Turkey were discussed in depth.

Prompter and moderator was Dr. Eric Tuten, from SRU’s history department. Participants in the discussion included conference organizer, D r. A k s e l C a s s o n , from the department of professional studies and interdisciplinar y programs, Dr. Abbas Noorbakhsh, professor in SRU’s School of Business, and guest participant Marwa Maziad.

Maziad is a current doctoral candidate for civil military relations in Egypt and Turkey at the University of Washington. She grew up in Cairo, Egypt, and

travels there often. The University of Cairo is also where she received her Bachelor of Arts degree. She is currently a columnist for Almasry Alyoum (Egypt Today), most recently writing on domestic internal affairs.

Maziad enjoyed participating in the discussions, which aimed at helping the younger sector of the U.S. population understand foreign events.

“I'm glad American students are interested in affairs outside of their own country," Maziad said.

Maziad met the c o ord i n at or of t h e conference, Dr. Casson, while they both attended t h e Un i v e r s i t y o f Washington. Casson has now been a professor here for three years.

Through Maziad’s article link on her Facebook, titled “From Tahrir to Taksim Square,” Casson reconnected with her.

SRU then reached out and inquired if she would

REBECCA DIERICH/THE ROCKET (from left) Guest participant Marwa Maziad, Dr. Abbas Noorbakhsh, and Dr. Aksel Casson, discussed the current affairs in the Middle East, especially in the country of Egypt with the recent election, protests, and overthrowing of Mohamed Morsi.

join the seminar.

The discussion began with Dr. Tuten's intro duction of the topical issues, and their geographical locations.

After introducing the

panelists, he prompted them with the first question, to analyze the events that have taken place in Egypt recently.

These events included the election, protests, and

the eventual overthrow of Mohamed Morsi. He was the country’s first president elected by d e mo c rat i c pro c e ss .

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Actresses overcompensate for no roles

Katie Ellis "ROCK'n Fashion" Katie Ellis is a junior journalism major and a regular contributor to The Rocket.

As an entertainer, you want to be recognized for your craft more than the way you dress. Whenever stars attend more events than the amount of days they work in a year, it’s likely that they’ll become better known for their appearance than for what they do.

Although it’s a privilege for stars to be able to wear the latest fashions, getting photographed in a designer gown isn’t everything. Dianna Agron, Kate Bosworth, and Stacy Keibler are three of Hollywood’s brightest stars whose potential is being overshadowed by their fashion sense.

The minute Dianna Agron stepped on screen as Quinn Fabray, McKinley High’s head cheerleader, she became one of Hollywood’s most promising young actresses.

The triple threat had “Glee” fans engaged in a lovehate relationship with her character during her time on the show and she starred in box office bombs, “I Am Number Four” and “The

Family”.

Although her movies weren’t popular, her time on “Glee” showed that she has promise as an actress, something that has been overlooked because of her endless stream of red carpet appearances. Agron has become a major fashion plate thanks to her impressive sartorial choices, including off-the-runway numbers from Louis Vuitton and Carolina Herrera.

Coming off her latest press tour, the actress was spotted at the Giorgio Armani One Night Only NYC event and the Whitney Gala and Studio Party decked out in designer duds from head-to-toe.

While the point of attending events is for entertainers to get noticed, Agron should take a step back from the fashionbased events and step in front of the camera again to work on her acting, which is what made her famous in the first place.

Kate Bosworth is regarded as an icon in the fashion industry thanks to her Pinterest-worthy style, while her work in the film industry has taken a backseat. Known for her work in the films “Blue Crush” and “21”, she hasn’t had a box office smash in several years, yet she continually makes the rounds at fashion centric events including the Met Gala and Vanity Fair’s postOscars party to remain in the spotlight.

Bosworth has garnered mainstream appeal for her outfit choices because of her stylist Cher Coulter’s eye for the next big trend, but the ability to turn heads in

couture doesn’t equal lasting success in Hollywood.

While taking a break from acting, she married director Michael Polish in an intimate ceremony in Montana and took cameras from Vogue with her whenever she saw her custom Oscar de la Renta dress for the first time.

The actress will be taking her talents back to the big screen at the end of November when her latest action-thriller, “Homefront” hits theatres in time for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Look for Bosworth to rightfully make her way down the red carpet next year to promote her drama, “Unconscious,” in chic designer ensembles fit for a true movie star.

As someone known almost entirely for her looks, former WWE Diva and part-time actress, Stacy Keibler, has started to foray into the world of television. As the host of “Supermarket Superstar” on Lifetime, her recent television success has been undermined by the memories that people have of her relationship with George Clooney.

During their time together, she was spotted at highprofile events on Clooney’s arm in custom creations and couture gowns, in part because of her relationship with the Oscar winner. She was able to get her pick of gowns from designers not because of the pull she has from her acting gigs, but because of her good looks and her boyfriend.

Should she continue to pursue acting and television jobs in the future, she should step out of the limelight, and onto sound stage.

PHOTO COURTESY OF MCT CAMPUS Glee star Dianna Agron debuted in The Family with actor Robert DeNiro. Her success did not come from the box office premiere but from her style choices. Agron has also starred in the movie I Am Number Four but has achieved success through her style.

No matter how talented an entertainer is their light can be dimmed by their actions off-screen. Fashion sense shouldn’t outweigh talent,

and if Agron, Bosworth, and Keibler want continued future success, they should make their work their focus, not their looks.

Last Vegas: feel-good, middle-age hit

Jimmy Graner "Jimmy G's Rock Reviews"

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

Las Vegas: a place for partying, gambling, celebration, and of course bachelor parties. That’s the case for four friends who decide to go crazy one last time before one of them gets hitched. But things aren’t as smooth as they seem as far as friendship goes between them. It’s up to a beautiful face as well as voice to show them the real reason for being in Vegas.

L ast Vegas follows four friends Billy, Paddy, Archie, and Sam (Michael Douglas, Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman, and Kevin Kline, respectively) as they rediscover what it’s like to be young again. Billy is getting married to a woman

PHOTO COURTESY OF MCT CAMPUS (From left) Kevin Kline, Morgan Freeman, Robert De Niro, and Michael Douglas play four friends who have a bachelor party in Law Vegas to celebrate before one of them gets married to a substantially younger woman. The friends expereince the night life of Las Vegas and rekindling old friendships.

half of his age and wants to celebrate the single life one last time in Las Vegas with the pals he grew up with.

Unfortunately, it’s been a while since they’ve spoken or seen each other and some rekindling is in order.

They all have some reason for wanting to celebrate the engagement unlike Paddy.

The two had been rocky ever since high school when it came down to fighting over a girl. Luckily for them, Archie and Sam as well as

Diana (Mary Steenburgen) open up to both of them and give them both a reason to let things go and pretend like nothing happened.

T h e D i re c t or, Jon Turteltaub (Cool Runnings, The Kid, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice), did an amazing job with the overall plot going in the direction he wanted to go in. To have 4 veteran actors play each of their parts so well is so remarkable. Douglas being the head honcho, De Niro as

the hard-headed pissed off old man, Freeman as the wild and crazy partier/gambler, and Kline as the dim-witted likeable dope. There’s almost a close enough chemistry between the four that makes you think they’ve been close friends for years.

As good as it is seeing the four actors all in one movie, there’s nothing really else happening. Because of the style, it’s obviously going to be funny, but that’s it. At least like with The Hangover

you get a mixed up mashing of events taking place all about Vegas. And because it’s PG13, the extent of which things can be said and done is a little on the light side.

This is just one big sit-inthe-park-on-a-bench-andfeed-the-birds kind of film.

Your grandparents will be all over this film like it’s a fond memory of their past childhood. To enjoy this one, you’re going to need your reading glasses.

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Theatre and art departments collaborate on Richard III

By Stephanie Cheek Campus Life Assistant Editor

In random places across campus, students may see a large cut-out of a scarred and hunchbacked man making a grimacing face.

This person-sized poster is an advertisement for the theatre department’s upcoming performance of Shakespeare's, Richard III on Nov. 15, and 17 through 21 at 7:30 pm and on Nov. 17 at 2:00 pm in the Multi-Purpose Room in the University Union.

“We tr y to do a Shakespeare play every year,” explained Dr. David Skeele, the director of Richard III. “I always try to look for the contemporary relevance.”

According to Skeele, Richard III has an underlying theme of society’s importance of appearance because of how the scarred Richard is constantly comparing himself to the vain and shallow culture that surrounds him.

Malic Williams, 22, a junior theatre, acting major, plays the role of Richard and described how he focused more on the pain that Richard felt as a human, not just the pain from his physical disabilities.

“It was a good challenge to be able to portray

someone so low and shallow, while they are trying to keep up with society,” Williams said.

“It was a struggle to find the balance between his crutch and being evil.”

Skeele further explains how Richard III is a play that focuses on how vain and shallow today’s culture can be, and this is seen particularly in the production.

“We have decided to make the characters aside from Richard very high fashion,” Skeele explained.

All of the costumes and make up are elaborate, and the men’s wardrobe and make up is very metrosexual, Skeele described.

According to Skeele, another reason that this Shakespeare play was chosen was the variety of roles that are in this production. He explained that there are three to four strong female roles that give the department’s actresses a part in this production.

One of the challenges that Skeele faced with this production is cutting down the script from a four-hour production to only 90 minutes without an intermission, he explained.

“We cut it down to be a lean and mean production of Richard III,” Skeele described.

What ma kes t his production unique is utilizing other departments to help make the production different from past performances, according to Skeele.

The art department supplied a team of animators, Skeel explained, that created original animations and drawings for the production. The animations are used to bring parts of the play that happen off stage to the audience, including the big battle scene, Skeele explained.

According to Skeele, they are also implementing some video by videographer Chalice Streitman.

“One of the main houses in the play, the House of York, markets themselves as more of a fashion house and that is why they rule,” Skeele explained. So the video is being used to create commercials for the House of York and they are being displayed throughout the production, Skeele said.

The audience should not come to the play expecting any regular Shakespeare play.

“If they have ever seen one of my productions of classic texts, the audience should know to expect the unexpected,” Skeele said.

Skeele further explained that he makes all of the productions performed

ALEX MOWREY/THE ROCKET Skeele's Richard III focuses on the contemporary themes of vanity and the shallowness of today's society in a classical production.

their own and never copies someone. He stated that he creates the productions around the resources and actors that he has available.

“This is my favorite

production so,” Williams expressed enthusiastically.

“I also do the PR for it and I want people to see it defy the laws of theatre.”

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Some of these remonstrations have been violent, Tuten noted.

“These protests are being led by the young demographic in Egypt,” Casson reminded the panel and listeners. He made it clear that it is the young population looking for a revolutionary, liberal Egypt.

“Egypt is in transition, and will be for some time,” Maziad said, “As the people are saying now, ‘the ceiling of fear has been broken.’”

Now that the Egyptian military has removed Morsi from office, along with the support of nearly 22 million people, he is on trial for incitement to murder. Maziad highlighted that the majority of Egyptian people no longer live in fear of their government and are ready to revolutionize.

As the focus shifted to Turkey, Maziad explained their disputes as “not a reflection, but a refraction” of those in Egypt. It

is not the same exact situation, but by witnessing the other actions, Turkey has gained their own strength. They, too, had anti-government protests this year. Their Islamist Justice and Development party (AKP) had held office since 2002, with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan as their representative since 2003.

Recently, the Turkish people have decided that Erdoğan and the government have acquired an authoritarian way of rule.

The people expressed that he has been attempting to bring too much unhelpful change to their country by protesting.

Casson attested to that by saying, “winning an election does not mean you can make sweeping changes.”

Gender was also a topic that was addressed, and for freshman art major, Megan Hulings, 18, it was one of her reasons for attending the event.

“My interests lie in women’s rights, and

the idea that Western feminism differs from Eastern," she said.

The panel also answered some of the questions Hulings asked. When about 5,000 people occupied an area of Cairo for three weeks, they were not just men and women.

Maziad described this surge of people, and made it clear that they were not separated by gender, something Hulings had wondered.

Maziad said that they moved, thought, and acted as one. This was a significant event in Egypt’s history which proved that women were completely equal to men. There are hopes that this equality can continue to express itself, Maziad said.

For promises of a better future, the people of these Middle Eastern countries put themselves into perils. Maziad expressed that, if there is one sure resolution, it is “a strong state and a strong society.”

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characters. This season (Coven) is a lot lighter than the previous seasons, explained Peters. While one character is being tortured in one season, another character is facing injustice in another.

The storyline of each character is unique and exciting, according to Peters.

After filming, Peters expressed that it is sometimes hard to shake off a character once the cameras go off.

“You want to go in knowing that this is something different and separate from you, so you sort of strike it and that way, you don’t bring it home with you and you leave it with the office,” he said.

Along with AHS, Peters is staring in the new film, X-Men: Days of Future Past. Peters plays Pietro Maximoff, whose alter ego is Quicksilver. Quicksilver’s superpower can be classified as super speed. Peters said that he is very excited about the movie, but

really nervous at the same time.

“I’m really excited to see this come together. The producers were showing me some special effects stuff when we were actually shooting because the technology is so good now. I’m really nervous actually too. I don’t want to screw anything up,” he explained.

This movie is very different from the recent projects that Peters has worked on. According to Peters, this is the biggest budget movie that he has ever worked on. The X-Men movies are part of a massive franchise and Peters was a little hesitant going into the movie, but feels as though he did his role justice.

“There is a huge cast that’s already been in the movies before and they’re kind of like bringing on me, this little guy, so it’s like I don’t really know what to do. I’m just trying to do the best I can and fit in,” Peters expressed.

As the event came to a close, Peters gave advice to students

ALEX MOWREY/THE ROCKET Evan Peters waves to the enthusiastic audience as he first enters the Student Center Ballroom, showing his new found Slippery Rock pride wearing a University sweatshirt.

who wish to become an actor/ students find what inspires them actress. Among his advice, he and go after it.

“Oh, and my biggest piece of told students to find their own technique and keep at that advice, don’t fuck up!” he said. technique. He suggested that

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Environmental board prefers organic and local

By Amber Cannon Rocket Contributor

go far to taste hand-crafted beer saves money."

Slipper y Rock alum, When buying groceries, we almost always try to find the Greg Boulos, was the final best sales. On Tuesday night panelist to take part in the at the Macoskey Center, a discussion. Boulos and panel of farmers explained his wife are the owners of how buying organic and Blackberry Meadows Farm local foods helps save time located in Pittsburgh. Boulos expressed that being a part of and money.

As the panel started, Eric the Community Supported Rifenberrick, one of the Agriculture (CSA) program panelist from Pine Run helped him build his Farm,surveyed students business. He explained that to see how many of them CSA is a food based program actually knew where their that was made to create a food came from. Most said more direct relationship they had no clue where between the farmer and the most of the food in their consumer.

"My wife and I are refrigerators originated.

"It's very important to members of CSA, so we know these things. It assures are forced to talk about this you that your money will stuff," he joked. "We've had be going towards what you between 16 and 17 years of paid for. As farmers, it makes organic farming experience, us happy when customers so we decided to take a shot get what they paid for," at trying to run and own a farm."

Rifenberrick said.

Boulos expressed how The second panelist, Bob McCafferty, runs a business growing vegetables and that is a little closer to other foods organically has home. As the owner of the been very useful.

"It's right there for you.

North Country Brewing Co. located on Main Street, You don't have to run across McCafferty explained that town to go pick up vegetables buying local and organic is at a grocery store. It's a lot very important to not only cheaper and sustainable. We to consumers but their really try to get local college students to talk more about company as well.

"There is a sense of pride in and practice sustainability. It buying things locally. In our may not seem that important, brewery, we get a lot of adults but it is."

Along with B oulos, who think that it is awesome that we make our own beer," another individual favoring he said. "We get people from sustainability is professor of all over the district who business, Dr. John Golden. come to taste our drinks. The As an owner of several fact that they don't have to businesses, Golden knows

ALEX MOWREY/THE ROCKET Owner of North Country Brewing, Bob McCafferty and others discussed the advantages of buying locally and organically produced foods on Monday evening in the Macoskey Center.

how important sustainability can be. Golden said there are three big benefits of buying organic and local.

Sustainability was at the top of the list.

"If you buy locally, you protect and make the environment more sustainable because you don't have to truck the food thousands of miles across the country or import it from other countries, which takes a lot of energy. It is a lot better for the climate and region."

A better community is another benefit that comes

from buying locally and organically, Golden said.

"Buying locally stimulates the economy by creating more jobs. I mean, look out the window. We have farms all over. You don't see auto plants or steel mills out there, so obviously in our neck of the woods, these are the local businesses that we want to support," Golden explained.

The third benefit of buying local and organic is a healthy lifestyle, he said. Golden explained that most of the time, people don't know where their food comes

from. Sometimes people think they just come from the packages on the shelf. When buying local, you know where and how your food is grown. He also explained that locally grown food has less chemicals and less preservatives, which makes healthier food, resulting in a healthier body.

"This way you will be able to connect more with your food, " Golden said.

"Ever yone loves food, so knowing that locally grown food is healthy and delicious is just a win-win in everyone's eyes."

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