VP Kamala Harris campaigns at post-debate Wilkes-Barre rally
voters and echoed her vision for America that she has shared in campaign stops across the country and in the Sept. 10 presidential debate.
Vice President and Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris continued a string of campaign events in Pennsylvania as she hosted a rally at Wilkes University on Friday afternoon.
Harris, just days after her debate with Republican candidate Donald Trump, spoke to roughly a thousand Pennsylvanians in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, which Trump won in 2020 by more than 14%.
The Harris campaign is targeting rural areas of the commonwealth that typically lean Republican.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz visited Lancaster earlier this month and Harris’ campaign was the first to ever open an office in Ephrata.
Harris was introduced by Scranton native Mary Grace Vidala, who described herself as a lifelong Republican who can no longer support the party’s nominee.
“Pennsylvania, it’s time to turn the page once and for all. That is why I am so excited to cast my vote for Kamala Harris in November.”
In her 25-minute stump speech, Harris laid out her promises to
Harris criticized Trump for pushing ideas from the “same old tired playbook” and said America is ready for a new generation of leadership.
“We are not going back because America is ready for a new way forward,” Harris said.
Harris made news by pledging to cut “unnecessary degree requirements” for federal jobs to allow more opportunity to adults without a college degree.
According to data released by the Census Bureau in 2023, roughly 38% of Americans have obtained a bachelor’s degree.
An analysis by the Philadelphia Inquirer, published earlier this month, found that from 2016 to 2020, communities where less than 18% have a bachelor’s degree voted 32% more Republican. Earning votes from lesser-educated voters in rural areas like Wilkes-Barre will continue to be a fight for the Harris ticket.
About halfway through her speech, Harris was interrupted by
several pro-Palestinian protestors, who were quickly shouted down by wwwothers in the crowd and escorted from the venue by security. Harris responded by saying now is the time for a ceasefire and that she has been “working around the clock to get that done.”
“I respect your voice, but right now, I am speaking,” Harris said.
Harris’s speech was aimed toward middle-class Americans and the promise of her so-called “opportunity economy.”
“Small business owners are the backbone of America’s economy, which is why part of my plan will give a $50,000 tax deduction to start-up small businesses,” Harris said. “I will always put middleclass, working people first.”
Before Harris took the stage, the crowd heard from several unannounced speakers including Wilkes-Barre Mayor George Brown, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and Sen. Bob Casey.
Shapiro, who has become one of the most prominent Harris/ Walz surrogates, surprised an enthusiastic crowd with his appearance. He expressed his gratitude toward Vice President Harris during the rally, stating that “she’s always been for the people.” Shapiro praised the “real freedom” of the Democratic Party in his speech at the Democratic
Election Update: 49 Days to Election Day
Ian Thompson News Editor
As the presidential race enters its final seven weeks, both campaigns have been spending a lot of time in the Keystone State. Pennsylvania is among several battleground states that will decide the outcome of the 2024 presidential election with its 19 electoral college votes.
Pennsylvania’s importance was highlighted in the first, and perhaps only, debate between former president Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris since she replaced President Joe Biden as the Democratic Party nominee.
The Sept. 10 debate held in Philadelphia highlighted the differences in temperament and policy stances between Harris and Trump.
Candidates faced off on immigration, with Trump levying attacks on Harris’ record and the Biden-Harris administration’s
inaction on border policy. Harris placed blame on Trump for his role in stopping bipartisan immigration legislation from passing so that he could campaign on a crisis at the southern border.
On the economy, Trump promised to bring back American manufacturing jobs by instituting blanket tariffs on imported goods. Experts warn, however, that like tariffs implemented during Trump’s first term, such a policy would likely result in dramatically increased prices for consumers.
Harris’ economic message focused on policies she says will help the middle class. These included $25,000 in down payment aid for first-time homebuyers, tax rebates for small businesses, and an increase to child tax credits.
Harris was questioned on her stance on fracking, an issue that is on the mind of many Pennsylvanians. Harris previously supported banning the practice, but has come out in support of it.
Abortion was another hotly contested issue. Trump congratulated himself for his role in the Supreme Court’s overturning of the landmark case Roe v. Wade, which had protected the right to abortion nationwide. Harris put emphasis on the human impact of the state laws restricting abortion, especially in cases of rape and incest.
During a discussion on immigration, Trump pushed baseless claims about Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio.
“In Springfield they’re eating dogs,” Trump said. “They’re eating the cats. They’re eating … the pets of the people that live there. And this is what’s happening in our country, and it’s a shame.”
The claims, which have been disproven according to NBC, have sparked racialized harassment in the small city.
The Trump campaign has stated that it will not participate in another debate against Harris.
National Convention and said during the rally “We’re a nation that loves freedom. We’re a nation that cherishes democracy. We’re a nation that has always come together when things get tough, and we have always advanced the cause of freedom.”
Democratic Sen. Bob Casey, who is up for reelection in November, criticized his opponent, Dave McCormick, and accused him of living in Connecticut while claiming to be a Pennsylvania resident. Casey and McCormick have agreed to multiple debates across the state, the first of which will take place in Harrisburg on Oct. 3.
“He doesn’t understand our commonwealth, and he doesn’t understand the people that make our commonwealth great,” Casey said. “I’m going to win this race.” “We’re going to continue to fight for [working class] families, tackle the fentanyl crisis and take care of our children and our seniors,” Casey said. With just over 50 days to go until the election and more than $400 million in advertising already spent, Pennsylvania’s politics will continue to be in the national spotlight.
Connor Niszczak Editor-in-Chief
“It’s free. Period.” Walk into any women’s or all-gender restroom on campus this semester, and you will now be welcomed by that tagline. Announced by SU News on Aug. 12, free period products are now available campuswide.
Supported by the division of Student Affairs, baskets of tampons and other menstrual products are available for all students, with additional supplies offered in Big Red’s Cupboard.
The announcement of SU’s new initiative was brief — a press release of just over 200 words — but the fight for free menstrual products and gender equity on campus has been long.
Misty Knight, the director of SU’s Women and Gender Studies (WST) program, has worked with students over the years to advocate for additional access to menstrual products.
“It was just constantly pushback,” Knight said. “Then, when [students] said that they wanted to start stocking [bathrooms] for free, like, as a class project, they were told that they weren’t allowed to do it, because then people would start expecting it.”
So for several years, students and faculty members within the English, WST and other departments
Knight, who has worked at SU since 2008, detailed how conversations surrounding access to period products and increasing gender equity on campus have been taking place for over a decade. But conversations have not always led to action.
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Vice President Kamala Harris addresses over a thousand rallygoers at a Friday night rally on the campus of Wilkes University
Connor Niszczak / The Slate Hundreds of rallygoers voiced their support by waving Harris/ Walz signs throughout the rally.
began keeping stocks of menstrual products in classrooms across campus. Many also became fierce advocates for the evolving need for gender equity across campus.
Jordan Windholz, English professor and past chair of a social justice-oriented faculty committee, became an expert in a topic he never expected — bathrooms.
In the fall of 2019, Windholz “walked and surveyed every single bathroom on campus and made a spreadsheet about which included hygiene products, which did not, which could feasibly be converted to all gender restrooms, and which [could] not.”
Windholz, Knight and English and WST professor
Shari Horner expressed the erasure of the years of work and “hours and hours of research” by them and their colleagues that has consistently been ignored as equitable developments are made on campus.
“We’ve had a long history on our campus of student support, [support] coming from faculty and staff and students that just got erased when that announcement came out,” Horner said.
“The people who had done the research and the work have not been brought into the conversations of implementation,” Windholz added.
The rollout of the period products initiative is just one example, Windholz says, of a pattern of SU frequently being behind the times when it comes to promoting gender
equity on campus.
“I think one of the things Ship has really struggled with is gender equity, being a more inclusive campus in terms of, like, less homophobic, less transphobic,” Windholz said. “It’s, at times, felt like a boys’ club. And I think I don’t know if we’re past that really.”
Furthermore, Knight says, SU administration has repeatedly delayed implementing equity-related changes until they have to.
“Until they’re up against the wall, until you’ve gotta do it or you’re gonna get sued or the governor has this new policy so it’s gonna look good if we follow along…until there is something that serves as a tipping point, we’re gonna resist, resist, resist until we have to do something.”
Knight was referring to an inclusion in Gov. Josh Shapiro’s 2024-25 state budget, which allocates $3 million for free period products in Pennsylvania schools. On Sept. 16, Lori Shapiro, Gov. Shapiro’s wife, visited campus for a closed-door meeting with several students and administrators to discuss the initiative and other related topics.
“Our decision was not influenced by the governor’s budget as the governor’s budget does not provide any funding for period products in higher education,” Dean of Students and Vice President of Student Affairs Lorie Sheetz said. “Conversations were taking place prior to his announcement and his bud-
get allocations do not impact Shippensburg University.”
Knight acknowledged that multiple administrations have put up barriers to period product access.
“The current president and current dean of students that made this announcement were here for lots of students asking for this to happen, and they were the ones that said no in the past few years,” Knight said. “It’s not like they didn’t know that this was happening.
“I feel so conflicted because I’m so happy that it’s happening and that the products are there for the people that need them, but I feel so, so frustrated on behalf of all the students and faculty and staff that have been working for this,” Knight said.
Sheetz acknowledged the resistance from previous administrations but touted the work that has been done in recent years.
“Over the past few years, there have been strong advocates on campus for providing period products in more places than just the PAGE Center and Big Red’s Cupboard,” Sheetz said. “However, the previous administration did not feel it was a priority.”
“The phrase I use a lot of times is strategic stupidity, but I know there’s a better phrase,” Knight said. “I think a lot of it is practiced ignorance. If you don’t know all of the history, it’s better just not to address any of the history and leave somebody out — maybe [that] is the thought.”
Your World Today Commentary: Wanting a change
As I sit here and write about the upcoming few months, I am reminded of the importance behind wanting a change. It’s easy to want a specific change, but it’s harder to make it happen. I use journalism as a way to introduce a change.
I obviously cannot do it by myself, but I believe that if more people used their voices, change would be much more possible.
Women’s voices have been placed at a much lower volume than they should have been for a very long time.
The best interest of women’s lives have been continuously ignored, thus being a factor in why their voices have not been heard by the American population.
The upcoming election is a very important one. The Democratic presidential candidate, Vice President Kamala Harris, could be elected as our first female president. Each chance to elect a woman as president is equally as important and exciting. Having a woman
as president would be very beneficial to America.
Women have been through struggles since the beginning of time, and they have not had a safe space to share those struggles. Regardless of who the female candidate may be, within reason, that safe space would finally be available with their potential presidency. Women have similar experiences across the United States, and that can be a difficult reality to bear alone.
Our country was founded by men. Men are a great addition to the society that we live in today, of course. However, women did not receive any sort of federal power until the early 1900s. Our Constitution was written in 1787. That amount of time with no particular female voice is very difficult to believe.
Due to this lack of female voice, women’s issues have been ignored and disregarded by a society who believes women’s rights are synonymous with radical feminism.
Any form of feminism makes a change, firstly, and it is positive. But most importantly, feminism would have never been as extreme if those voices were heard from the beginning.
There are more issues to be considered in regard to women’s rights than what is popularly discussed, such as Roe v. Wade.
Though these issues are substantially important,
the primary importance is that women finally have the opportunity to make the changes that I, and so many others, care so deeply about.
Imagine a world where everybody — regardless of gender identification, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, age, social class, physical ability — was considered without question. A female president could make this positive change, and I think that leap of faith is more than necessary.
Women have been raised to learn to cook, to provide for their families, to be a caretaker, to perfect their homes and clean the messes made by others. Those were the foundational characteristics assigned to women from the start. In what world would women, who are expected to do all of these things, not be suited to run a country? Women are the polishers of society. This was not a chosen attribute of womanhood; it was created for them by others.
Kamala Harris happens to be a female candidate in the upcoming election. Your opinion of Harris is, of course, up for you to decide. I am not telling you who you should vote for. Do whatever feels most comfortable for you, but I do have one piece of advice: Take the rights of others into heavy consideration. That is not political; that is ethical.
Reagan Gardenhour Managing Editor
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Slate Speaks: The Trump /Harris Debate
President Trump’s former primary opponent, Nikki Haley, predicted that whoever picked a younger candidate would win the race for the White House. The first sign of that prophecy’s ascent occurred on a debate stage in Philadelphia last week, as Donald Trump appeared as an “old man yelling at clouds” in contrast to Kamala Harris’s calm appearance. Harris had some help from the moderators, though it is hard to imagine Trump doing much better in a different setting when he spent time telling fantastical stories about immigrants “eating the pets.”
The debate marks an important milestone in this presidential race, as it will probably be the only debate between the candidates before the election. In this close election, both candidates had messages to give to voters watching. Harris introduced herself to Americans who knew little about her and separated herself from President Joe Biden as a candidate. She also baited Trump into questions about his criminal charges and past statements.
Trump, on the other hand, attempted to tie Harris to the more liberal positions she took before becoming the vice president. Both candidates had messages to give Americans. Harris seemingly suc-
ceeded in her goals, as she was able to distinguish herself from Biden and gave viewers a strong idea about what she will do as president. Trump, meanwhile, focused most of his energy on defending his past statements and redirecting the conversation away from yesand-no questions. As an American, it is frustrating to watch Trump skirt around questions. The leaders of America need to be transparent with the people, not avoid talking directly.
Trump seemed more emotional in this debate, as some political commentators have pointed out that Kamala Harris used many tactics — such as mentioning how people leave Trump rallies in mass before they conclude — to get under Trump’s skin. The American people have seen Trump’s debate “style” many times, so we knew his plan going into this debate. However, his name-calling and shock value statements did not hit as hard in this debate for several reasons. Many of Trump’s main statements, mainly his statement about abortions after the baby is born, were effectively fact-checked and shut down by the moderators. Overall, voters are look
ing for a semblance of a plan moving forward. While there was not a clear one laid out by either candidate, Harris talked for much of the debate about looking forward while Trump appeared to focus on the past. If Trump cannot focus on the future of his campaign, indepen dents may get sick of him and vote for Harris come November.
In the June 27 debate against Biden, Trump was perhaps the best he has ever been in a debate. His disciplined temper allowed the audience’s focus to shift toward Biden, whose performance was so bad that he lost the support of his party and
A Gridiron slip-and-slide
Kevin Carr Staff Contributor
On Sept. 6, the NFL hosted its first game in Brazil at Sao Paulo’s Neo Quimica Arena, where a sold-out crowd saw a shootout between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Green Bay Packers. You may have seen the headlines and had many things race through your mind: “American football in other countries?” “This is a great expansion for the NFL!” As you dig deeper, you find there are some downsides to having games in other countries. There was some controversy when the game was announced due to the stadium’s social rule of not wearing green in uniforms. Some players, such as Green Bay running back Josh Jacobs, believed it was due to gang ties. It is a “ban” from fans of football club Corinthians in the stadium due to their rivals, Palmeiras, wearing green. The travel time and has-
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ultimately withdrew from the race as an incumbent less than four weeks later.
Trump was the exact opposite against Harris. He was visibly frustrated and seemed unable to ignore Harris’ jabs against his persona while circling several issues back to illegal immigration, often illogically. It seems that he was incorrectly prepared, if he was even prepared at all.
Also, fact-checking became a problem in the debate. This did nothing but interrupt the conversation because it skewed attention away from the candidates and toward the moderators. Current debates move far too quickly for moderators to factcheck. Candidates on
both sides use way too many exaggerations, hyperboles, out-ofcontext remarks and outright lies for a moderator to adequately address . It is not new information, but it was still shocking to see how easy it was for Harris to manipulate Trump and play him like a fiddle. It should be concerning to everyone to watch a man who can be so easily predicted for good and bad. You push one button, and he will explode, but say one nice thing and he will eat out of the palm of your hand. Also, not new info, but it is problematic for him to know the story about immigrants eating pets in Springfield, Ohio, to be farcical, but to claim, “I saw it on television.” This continues to tell his supporters that all the disinformation they see on Fox is true and should be treated as legitimate information.
Both candidates had goals they needed to achieve going into the debate. Harris needed to define herself as a candidate and show the country what she stands for. Trump needed to stay focused and on message. Only one of them met their goals. While she did dodge several questions, Harris put a strong emphasis on her candidacy as a fighter
for the middle class. She expressed several policy goals including $25,000 in assistance to first-time homebuyers, $50,000 in tax rebates for small business startups and a $6,000 child tax credit for young kids. While the Biden campaign focused on “saving democracy,” the Harris campaign thus far has been more about “saving the middle class.” Trump on the other hand, did not do well with staying on message. As expected, he could not help himself from taking the bait whenever Harris got under his skin. Visibly upset in several instances, Trump repeatedly went off in rants unrelated to the topics at hand. The “cats and dogs” fiasco was not just simply Trump repeating patently false and dangerous talking points, as he is wont to do, but an embarrassing display of his inability to avoid being triggered. All Harris had to do was make a joke about his rally sizes, and he could not help but lose his cool. As for Harris, her challenge going forward will be to convince people that she has her own agenda, unique from the past four years and that she told it to the people on the debate stage. If she intends to govern how she advertised, and avoids isolating herself from moderate voters, then she has a shot becoming the next president.
What Makes a Fact of Life?
If the NFL is going to grow outside the U.S., They have a lot work to do.
sle that it takes for teams. It is a long flight outside of the country, and the Packers also had some hotel issues. Due to the Eagles being the home team, they got a hotel about 10 minutes away from the stadium. At the same time, the Packers were stuck with an hour’s commute to the stadium. This may seem minor, but small details such as this can put players’ heads into a spin.
The biggest issue with this game was the field conditions. This field is built as a soccer field. It is not built as an American football field. This made the field more slippery and less easy for cleats to grip. This was a huge change for NFL players. The field was an absolute slip-and-slide. On Saquon Barkley’s first carry of the game, he slipped on the field
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and fell for a 5-yard loss.
If the NFL is going to continue its pursuit of growing its market outside of the United States, they have a lot of work to do, especially when it comes to player safety.
The injury to Green Bay’s franchise quarterback, Jordan Love, was anything but lovely, and shows how bad fields and subpar preparation can lead to disaster for not only players but teams and owners as well.
The NFL needs to stop looking at the money bags and start looking at the money-makers. If you do not protect your players, they will get injured, which leads to bad play on the field, which leads to less viewership.
Will NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell make a change? No, but the issues must be acknowledged, and he needs to make a change.
These players deserve better conditions and should not have to worry about an injury before stepping onto the field.
Connor Niszczak Editor-in-Chief
You take the good; you take the bad; you take them both and there you have the facts of life.
That’s how the old song goes, right? Well, some people may be getting a bit confused about what exactly constitutes a so-called fact of life.
Earlier this month, Republican vice-presidential nominee and now-infamous donut shop customer JD Vance was discussing this month’s Georgia school shooting and said: “I don’t like this. I don’t like to admit this. I don’t like that this is a fact of life.”
As much as Democrats and gun control advocates may not want to accept this, what he said is true of America in 2024. However, Vance’s comments, as they often do, mislead and omit a very important “because.”
This has become a fact of life because he and generations of Republicans refuse to do anything about it.
This has become a fact of life because we live in America, where too many people value their Second Amendment rights more than the rights of America’s kids to safely go to school.
Vance is endorsed by the NRA (which contributed half a million dollars to his Senate campaign in 2022), and he opposes banning AR-15s, the weapon of choice for some of this country’s most infamous mass shootings.
The sad part is the near total inaction on a national level to suppress gun violence is as American as mass shootings themselves.
But we’ve creeped our way into a disturbingly apathetic new era. Vance blatantly accepting that school shootings are something we have to live with. Donald Trump was telling supporters in Iowa earlier this year that “we have to get over” a school shooting that happened in their community.
Mark Robinson, the Republican nominee for governor in North Carolina, has a well-documented history of
social media posts, declaring himself “SERIOUSLY skeptical” of the 2017 Las Vegas shooting; calling the Parkland shooting survivors “media prosti-tots”; and has blamed mass shootings as karma for legal abortions. Additionally, Project 2025, a blueprint for what America under a second Trump presidency could look like, calls for reducing red flag laws, eliminating Centers for Disease Control funding that researches gun violence and making it much easier for legal concealed carry. If the Trump/Vance ticket wins in November, they may very well make it even easier to get a gun in this country. Because, as we were reminded by their campaign hosting a debate watch party at a Georgia gun store less than a week after a school shooting in that state, they will continue to care more about politics than the safety of America’s students. And that is a fact of life.
Ship Life
Tim Mousseau helps Ship redefine masculinity
Madi Shively Guest Contributor
On Monday night, author and researcher Tim Mousseau led a vulnerable conversation titled “MoMenTum: Changing the Landscape on Modern Masculinity.” This program invited students to reflect and redefine their ideas of masculinity. Mousseau shared personal stories about how his former perceptions of masculinity restricted him from handling trauma and establishing openness with his male colleagues.
Students and faculty gathered in the Ceddia Union Building MPR to engage in a compelling conversation about preconceptions and stigma surrounding the idea of masculinity. This conversation was conducted by Mousseau, a male sexual assault survivor who has devoted his life to researching and discussing topics such as sexual violence prevention and masculinity.
“If you ask a man about masculinity, they will respond with very significant stories about what it means to be masculine,” Mousseau said. “On the other side, when I ask people with
different identities, I often hear other definitions that aren’t as positive.”
“Oftentimes, it’s easy to retreat into those ideas of what’s personal for us, while not recognizing it’s not the same for everyone else,” Mousseau said.
Mousseau shared a traumatic experience that motivated him to educate himself on the topic.
Mousseau shared that while he was in college, he received a series of persistent death threats from an anonymous sender.
After weeks of neglecting to process his emotions towards the targeted letters, he was sent another letter containing photos of Mousseau being sexually assaulted while incapacitated.
“That day changed my life, because that was the first time I learned this happened to me,” Mousseau said.
Mousseau shared that when sharing the incident with others, there was a great deal of shame involved in those vulnerable conversations, which caused him to isolate himself from others.
“Usually a survivor’s first
encounter will inform their healing process, and that was very true for me,” Mousseau said. “Because of that, I had felt so much guilt and shame about what someone else had done to me that I shut down.”
Mousseau shared that the lack of encouragement he was given to be vulnerable hindered his ability to heal from his assault. This allowed him to examine harmful norms that exist within masculinity, such as reprimanding his friends for joking about sexual assault.
“Part of the reason I decided to study this is because I wanted to reconcile what I knew to be this very positive concept in my life that I no longer understood,” Mousseau said.
During the program, Mousseau proceeded to express how embracing a healthier idea of masculinity helped him to adopt empathy-based strategies. This allowed him to welcome a more communicative environment with his male colleagues and overcome ineffective norms.
Mousseau also presented a series of sociological statistics regarding men
and sexual violence. “When members of organizations or friend groups use derogatory and dismissive language towards sexual violence, members of those groups are more likely to engage in or become complicit in acts of sexual violence,” Mousseau said. “The language we use around these conversations very much matters.”
Combining original research with powerful stories grounded in personal experiences, Mousseau used passion and vulnerability to guide conversations that left students inspired to combat sexual violence, redefine masculinity and provoke change.
“Every one of us is impacted by these stigmas, whether we realize it or not,” Mousseau said. “My goal is that you can continue to have these conversations.”
To learn more about Tim Mousseau’s work, visit timmousseau.com. To learn more about masculinity from trusted and confidential resources on campus, visit the PAGE Center located in CUB 232 or visit the Women’s and Gender Studies office located in Horton Hall 125.
LSO serves up good times at cookout
Shippensburg University’s Latino Student Organization (LSO) held their annual cookout on Sept. 13 at the McCune Pavilion. Members of the club and the student body joined together for a night of fun, food and dancing.
The event is not only a welcome back for the Shippensburg community, but also a kickoff for Hispanic Heritage Month, which begins on Sept. 15 and
ends Oct. 15.
“We’re here to welcome all students, students of a Latino background, [students] of color, all students really,” says LSO member Cynthia C. Aguilar. “This event is to expand and share our culture.” The cookout showcased a blend of backgrounds, including Mexican, Dominican, Puerto Rican and Venezuelan.
With music pumping and energies high, students gathered in line for a flavorful dinner. LSO cooked up various dishes, including
quesadillas, empanadas, rice, chicken wings, hotdogs and burgers. Members of LSO joyfully served out the meals to students, who came for seconds and thirds. “A little bit of everything for everyone,” Aguilar shared. In addition to serving delicious food, LSO also served on the dance floor. Members invited guests to learn traditional Latino dances, from the bachata to merengue to cumbia. Dancers and non-dancers alike participated in the limbo and shared a joyful
evening, dancing the night away. Nadia, a guest at the event, said, “The cookout has a familial feel, like you’re at home.”
In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, the Latino Student Organization will be holding more events. LSO President Brando Aristy shared their next big event, the LSO Explosion, which will be held Sept. 28 in the CUB, featuring performers, prizes and vendors for the community.
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Tim Mousseau speaking about masculinity in the CUB MPR on Sept. 9.
won the most awards at the 2024 MTV Video
most awards in the music show’s history. The music video “Fortnight” that
main character of the night.
MTV VMAs Recap
Abbygale Hockenberry A&E Editor
This year’s MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) were by far one of the most predictable. Even though 2024 alone has been a pop revival for the genre, one artist ruled the awards. Megan Thee Stallion brought all of her energy she puts in her music into hosting the VMAs. She won best art direction for “BOA” and best trending video for “Mamushi.”
Dominated by all women, Camila Cabello, Dua Lipa, Olivia Rodrigo, Sabrina Carpenter, Tate McRae and Taylor Swift were all nominated for Best Pop Artist. If you pay attention at all to what goes on in the pop industry, you can probably guess who won Best Pop Artist: none other than Taylor Swift.
Swift took home 7 VMA awards: Artist of the Year, Best Pop, Video of the Year for “Fortnight” featuring Post Malone, Best Collaboration, Best Direction, Best Editing and Song of the Summer. This night has now made her the most awarded VMA solo artist, surpassing Beyoncé at 26, having won 30 VMAs.
I was not surprised that she won so many awards because of the year she has had. This has already sparked an online debate on whether an artist should be able to win these many awards. It is slightly unfair to the rest of the artists that did not get recognized, but Swift is constantly breaking records and making history. I was shocked to see that Billie Eilish’s “Birds of a Feather” did not win any awards, despite the song going Platinum. Eilish did take home the
Video for Good award for “What Was I Made For?”
Eminem started the night off right by performing “Houdini” and “Somebody Save Me.” He was surrounded by lookalikes on stage who wore the slim shady wigs wearing all black and stood like guards with their arms crossed, only nodding. He got Best Hip-Hop and Best Visual Effects for “Houdini.”
Best New Artist nominees were between Chappell Roan, Tyla, Gracie Abrams, Shaboozey and Teddy Swims. All eyes were on the Midwest Princess, Chappell Roan, when she made her debut VMA performance of “Good Luck, Babe!” and received the Best New Artist award. During her acceptance speech she addressed kids in the Midwest saying, “And don’t ever let anyone tell you that you can’t be exactly who you want to be b***h.”
Best Alternative went to Benson Boone for his hit song “Beautiful Things.” Boone also made his debut performance singing the song that put him on the map and doing backflips on stage in an iconic blue sparkly jumpsuit. He shared in an interview that night that he is hoping to release his new album in January.
Katy Perry was awarded the ultimate prize: the Video Vanguard Award, or Lifetime Achievement Award. This is rewarded to an artist who has had a major influence on music videos, and the first of these awards was given out in 1984. Her husband, actor Orlando Bloom, adorably presented the award to her after she performed a compilation of her hits.
It was an absolute dog fight for the Best Rock award, but Lenny Kravitz
came out on top for “Human.” Kravitz was up against a tough group: Bon Jovi, Coldplay, Green Day, Kings of Leon and U2. Also in rock, Halsey did a flawless performance of her new punk song “Ego.” She performed inside of a garage, which told a clear story in pair with the song lyrics where she sometimes wants to go back to how things were.
The fans wanted that me espresso, giving Carpenter the Song of the Year for “Espresso.” Before winning her first ever VMA, Carpenter performed her most popular songs in a compilation of “Please Please Please,” “Taste” and “Espresso.” Added to the list of iconic performances, Carpenter made out with an alien during “Taste.”
In recent news, some songs on Carpenter’s new album are about Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello. This sparked an anticipation for the VMAs because all three artists performed. It was no surprise that Carpenter would perform “Taste” because it had quickly become one of her hits off the album. On the other hand, it was shocking that Cabello started off her performance with “June Gloom,” which happens to be a song about Carpenter. “June Gloom” played on a laptop for a few lyrics, but Cabello cut it short and switched to singing her new song “GODSPEED,” which is about being over the past and wanting to leave it behind. She then smashes the computer and breaks out of a cage she was in on stage.
There was not a single dull moment the entire night and was well worth the watch.
“Fun
Home”
is not so fun after all
Chambersburg Community Theatre kicked off its 70th season this weekend at the Capitol Theatre with “Fun Home,” a Tony Award-winning musical that delves into themes of self-discovery, family, and coming of age.
“Fun Home,” which is based on the graphic novel “Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic” by Alison Bechdel, focuses on memories from Alison’s childhood and early adulthood mainly about her father, Bruce Bechdel. It is revealed that Bruce, despite leading a seemingly perfect life, is a closeted gay man. Throughout the course of the show, Alison explores memories of her father and her journey to realizing her own sexuality.
AimeeBeth Davis, director of the show and the president of CCT’s board of directors, told The Chambersburger, “The show is about an artist who is working through grief and her childhood and coming to terms with the fact that she and her father are probably more similar than they thought.”
Bechdel’s character is depicted by three actors to depict the various stages of her life. Allison, played by Amoretta Shultz, explores her childhood by rewatching the experiences of Small Allison, played by Brenna Hollingsworth, and Medium Allison, played by Jocelyn Merriman.
The show follows Alison as she reflects on her childhood while drafting her graphic novel. Small Allison, her brothers Bruce Jr. and John, her mother Helen, and Bruce perform “Welcome to our House on Maple Avenue,”
showing the audience the destructive behaviors of Bruce and his need to impress others. In “Helen’s Etude,” Bruce seduces a past student of his named Ron while Helen plays piano in the other room, trying her best to ignore her husband’s behavior. Medium Alison realizes that she is a lesbian, but second guesses herself until Joan, a fellow lesbian, kisses her. In “Changing My Major,” Alison is delirious after having sex with Joan. She writes a letter to her parents coming out.
After receiving a noncommittal response from Bruce, Medium Alison and Joan visit their family home. Helen reflects on her turbulent marriage with Bruce in “Days and Days.” Months after Alison comes out to her parents, Bruce tries and fails to find a way to hold his life together in “Edges of the World” and commits suicide.
After exploring her memories, Alison makes peace with her past and draws a moment of perfect balance: playing airplane with Bruce with the other Alisons in “Flying Away.”
CCT’s performance of “Fun Home” was beautifully performed in the Capitol Theatre’s Wood Center, which has a non-traditional stage. Audience members sat around the center of the room, with one side saved for the pit. The smaller space allowed for an intimate environment for the audience.
The musical was captivating for the audience, who gave the performers a standing ovation during curtain call. The sensitive story was performed and directed with much talent, proving why these stories are so important to tell in the first place.
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“Beetlejuice Beetlejuice”: Review
Welcome to a story with twists and turns for new and old audiences alike.
“Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” was released to the public on Sept. 6, and fans have been quick to go out and watch. This week it was already reported that the movie opened with the second biggest opening for a film in September.
On Saturday, I went out to see the movie and was surprised by how entertaining it was. The first film came out in 1988 and was directed by Tim Burton, with him coming back to direct this one. As a child, I watched the first one and was terrified of Micheal Keaton as Beetlejuice. The new film takes the creepy tone from the afterlife side and gives more involvement for the sequel.
Fans dressed up as characters and even wore matching shirts for this occasion. The theater was packed and the energy was high with excitement for it to start. The film begins like the first, with the title theme playing while showing cast names across a town montage. This start tells you exactly what movie you’re in for. The direction of the opening is clearly from the mind of Burton, which long-time fans can see shining through the new age of his films.
With the daughter-mother bond highlighted in this movie with Winona Ryder and Jenna Ortega, fans are pleased to see a new relationship go through similar struggles that the first film showed. What is interesting about this film is how they took aspects of the main character’s identities and expanded them to highlight a different side to the story. Delia’s character, played by Catherine O’Hara, goes in-depth with her art
and even gives little callbacks to different sculptures in the first film.
Sequels are usually downgraded by the public as some films don’t do the first one justice, like completely removing the plot of the first film or just not hitting the mark. From seeing the first one and lots of other sequels, “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” is definitely a movie that is a great continuation and special on its own. The only downside of the film is the many storylines that take place in an hour and forty-four minutes. It felt like the plot should’ve been edited to not include the storyline of Beetlejuice’s ex-wife. Not saying that it didn’t give more background knowledge to his character, it just felt like it was more out of place. The main storyline in the movie could’ve been more in-depth and given more scenes to flesh it out. The story was still great, but some parts didn’t seem as important as others.
Just like the first film, the soundtrack enhanced key moments and even had funny jokes within it. It also had more flashy dance sequences as well as stunts like the first film. These key aspects made it easy to get immersed in the story as well as feel the stress when the characters were in certain situations.
While watching the story unfold, I was on the edge of my seat with twists happening that I never even saw coming. The most important reveal is the highlight of the second half as you start to connect the dots from things that happened before. When this certain scene came on screen, my jaw dropped and questioned everything that happened.
Photo courtesy of Printerval Original cast members return for the revival of Beetlejuice, alongside Jenna Ortega. The premiere of “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” was on Sept. 5
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Football celebrates comeback win against Clarion
season and puts the team’s record at 1-1.
Shippensburg University’s football team rallied to celebrate an emotional 2421 comeback victory over Clarion in the Raiders’ home opener at Seth Grove Stadium on Saturday.
The win was the first of the
The game-opening kickoff proved to be a highlight, as redshirt junior running back Tanner Hess, a receiver for the Raiders, ran over 96 yards into the end zone for the Raiders’ first touchdown of the season. Hess fell to his knees in the end zone after scoring and was pulled into a hug by head coach Mark Maciejewski upon returning to the sideline. It was Maciejewski’s first game back on the SU sideline after the passing of his son, Levi, in August.
Shippensburg University’s Sports Information team, Hess described the emotions he felt after returning the kickoff into the endzone.
“Today felt even different, you know, I had God with me,” Hess said. “But bigger than that, I had Levi with me.”
380-101 in the first half and went into halftime with a 21-7 lead.
After halftime, it was like a new Shippensburg team took the field.
The Raider defense forced a three-and-out and a punt in the first drive after halftime.
After the good start to the game and the converted extra point, SU was scoreless for the rest of the half.
Redshirt junior quarterback Joey McCracken left the field in the first quarter and was seen at the sideline with his arm in a sling in the second half. Sophomore quarterback Sam Stoner replaced McCracken, but also did not produce much offensively in the first half.
In a postgame interview with
“But bigger than that, I had Levi with me. ”
Tanner Hess SU running back
Clarion, coming off a 2-0 start to the season, responded to the opening drive with full offensive power throughout the first half. Dual-threat quarterback Anthony Guercio led his offense to 380 all-purpose yards in the first half and 551 yards in the game.
At halftime, Guercio had already passed for 230 yards and a touchdown and rushed for 90 yards and two touchdowns. The Clarion offense outgained Shippensburg’s
Defensive coordinator Mike Burkett said in an interview with Asthon Ulmer that neither he nor any of the other coaches changed the game plan or gave an inspirational speech for the players.
Instead, the coaches just told the players that they had to execute better. According to Burkett, everybody came into the locker room knowing they could play much better than they did in the first half.
The offense also had a successful first drive after halftime. Within three minutes, Stoner and his teammates covered 64 yards in seven plays. They finished the drive in the end zone when Stoner completed a 17-yard touchdown to senior Alex Rufe on SU’s only fourth-down play of the day.
Freshman kicker Wilson Ingerski made the extra point, and the new score was 21-14 for Clarion.
The SU defense kept the momentum going and forced the Clarion offense to a consecutive three-and out.
On the next drive, the Shippensburg offense rushed the ball for 42 yards but stalled in Clarion territory and had to punt. After that, both teams committed several turnovers.
On a second-and one Clarion rushed the ball, but lost yards on the attempt, and redshirt freshman safety Gabe Benjamin forced his second fumble of the game in his first collegiate start. Redshirt sophomore defensive tackle Tyler Masdea recovered for Shippensburg.
The Raider offense capitalized on the turnover with a 4-yard passing touchdown by Stoner to tight end Griffin Patterson at the end of the third quarter. Ingerski once again kicked the extra point and tied the game at 21-21.
On the second play of the fourth quarter, Shippensburg forced another turnover by the Golden Eagles. Redshirt junior linebacker Terrance Peterson Jr. sacked Guercio from behind, and Guercio fumbled. Redshirt freshman Noonie Redfern recovered the ball for Shippensburg.
This time, the offense could not benefit from the turnover and missed the opportunity to score with a field goal attempt that went wide right.
Clarion’s offense took the field again, but the Raider defense seemingly held them to another three-and-out. However, the Golden Eagles faked the punt and rushed the ball instead for 35 yards.
Two plays later, junior DJ Jackson, who finished the game with a total of 11 tackles, intercepted a pass from Guercio at the SU 20-yard line.
With 10:26 to go in the fourth quarter, Shippens-
burg’s offense started to take time off the clock. They covered 72 yards in 11 plays, while taking 5:36 off the clock. The drive ended with a 25-yard field goal by Ingerski and Shippensburg´s first lead since the first quarter at 24-21.
The next two drives were a punt by Clarion and Shippensburg each.
Clarion started its last possession with 1:05 on the clock and covered 60 yards in 38 seconds. Guercio completed a pass to his senior wide receiver Trevon Tate, who had his third consecutive game with over 100 yards receiving, as he caught eight balls for 143 yards.
Tate caught the ball and made his way to the end zone, but junior Josh Lesesne forced a fumble at the 1-yard line.
Junior safety Ely Ghameshlougy recovered the ball in the endzone for a touchback and turnover. Shippensburg’s offense brought the win home in victory formation in the last 30 seconds of the game.
Stoner finished the game with 13 completions on 22 attempts for 149 yards and two touchdowns. McCracken had one completion for 15 yards before he had to leave the game.
Shippensburg’s football team will be back in action at home on Saturday, as it takes on Slippery Rock at 1 p.m. in Seth Grove Stadium.
Cross Country earns pair of victories; men sweep first six positions
Shippensburg University’s men’s and women’s cross-country teams prevailed in both races of the Division II/III Challenge at Kutztown University on Friday.
The men’s team posted a perfect score of 15 points, while the women’s team edged out Kutztown with 36 points, two better than the Bears. In the men’s 8K race, six Raiders pulled ahead and stayed in a small pack for the
remainder of the race. Junior Ryan Wolfe took the overall event victory with a time of 26:57.32, finishing just 0.53 seconds ahead of junior Garrett Quinan. The top six were separated by less than two seconds at the finish. Graduate Ian Sherlock took third overall, less than one-tenth of a second behind Quinan.
Finishing in positions 4-6 overall were freshman Tommy Crum Jr., sophomore Brennan Wellock and senior Aiden Gonder. No schools dominated in the women’s 6K race with athletes from five different schools
finishing in the top nine positions.
SU runners claimed two of the top three spots, with graduate Kelsey Hull placing second at 23:38.04, with freshman Ella Hartel finishing just two seconds behind to take third.
Senior Victoria Mattioli made it three Raiders in the top five with her time of 23:45.69 being good enough for fifth place.
The other two scorers for Shippensburg were a pair of freshmen, with Victoria Bartholomew placing 12th at 24:05.83, followed by Shaela Kruskie in 14th at 24:24.12.
Both teams will have a week
ting
to competition
The five scorers did well enough to barely take the event win over Kutztown, whose scorers placed fourth, sixth, seventh, tenth and 11th. Bloomsburg senior Kelley Selheimer won the race overall, finishing 24 seconds clear of the field.
off before get-
back
on Sept. 28, competing in the Long-Short Invitational hosted by Dickinson University.
Mason Flowers Asst. Sports Editor
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Junior defensive back DJ Jackson (#1) shortly before the ball was snapped in the 24-21 victory over Clarion. Jackson led the defense with a tied game-high of 11 tackles, an interception and a fumble recovery. Senior linebacker Javon M. Cruz (#8) finished the day with 10 tackles.
Photo courtesy of SU Sports Information Head coach Mark Maciejewski returned to the SU sideline in the 24-21 victory over Clarion.
Field hockey continues hot start, moves to 4-0
Mason Flowers
Asst. Sports Editor
The No. 3 nationally ranked Shippensburg University field hockey team picked up a pair of home wins this past week, crushing New Haven 9-0 on Friday before earning a 3-1 win over No. 4 Assumption on Saturday.
Eight different Raiders scored across the two matches. The balanced effort helped keep the team undefeated.
Friday’s match saw Shippensburg strike first against New Haven. Freshman Anne Gardner scored off an assist from junior Agus Garibaldi to make it 1-0. Garibaldi then scored in the second quarter, along with a goal from sophomore McKenna Boyle to make it 3-0 at the half.
SU added three more goals in the third quarter, starting with junior Taryn Mayer’s first goal of the season. Freshman Elaina Fragassi was the next to score, securing her first collegiate goal. Boyle scored her second goal late in the frame to increase the lead to 6-0.
Freshman Emily Bitters scored her first collegiate goal early in the fourth quarter. Garibaldi then added on her second goal of the match, before redshirt sophomore
scored a
of goals in Friday’s match, leading the team with 12 shots on goal.
Alexa Michielsen scored the final goal of the match to give SU a 9-0 home victory.
Shippensburg dominated every part of the stat sheet in this match, outshooting New Haven by a 41-4 margin, including 30 shots on goal. The Chargers could only muster three shots on goal, all of which were saved by redshirt junior Emma Albee, her third straight shutout.
Speaking on the offense, SU head coach Tara Zollinger said, “I think it’s just a real big testament to their preparation and their mentality going into this game … really happy with those results, also really happy with how many different goal scorers we had.”
The Raiders returned to the field on Saturday, taking down No. 4 Assumption in a spirited match. It was scoreless well into the second quarter before Michielsen scored a contested goal off an assist from senior Yasmin De Meyer to put SU ahead 1-0.
Assumption had a great chance in the final minute before halftime, earning a penalty stroke. Albee saved the shot from Nova Rijks to keep it 1-0.
Speaking on the impact of that moment, Zollinger said, “She saves a lot of ours
Women’s soccer falls 3-0 in road battle against West Chester
Alexa Michielsen Staff Contributor
Shippensburg University’s women’s soccer team faced a tough opponent Wednesday as it lost 3-0 to No. 19 West Chester in the Raiders’ Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Eastern Division opener.
Shippensburg (0-3-0, 0-10 PSAC East) had a 4-3 lead in shots on goal and a 4-2 advantage in corner kicks in the first half, but the team was unable to maintain its momentum. SU did not have any shots or corners in the second half, as West Chester’s two quick goals in the first half proved to be the game-winning goals.
Kaitlynn Haughey led West Chester (2-0-0, 1-0-0) with a goal and two assists, while Faith Matter chipped in with two assists. Alyson Cutter and Jackie Graham also scored.
The Golden Rams secured the shutout thanks to four saves from Grace Keen. Kirstin Brown, the goalie for Shippensburg, finished the game after 75 minutes with three saves. In the last 15 minutes of play, freshman Hannah Cline entered the game and made two saves in her NCAA debut.
Next Wednesday at David See Field, the Raiders will host Shepherd at 3 p.m.
at practice, so for her to get it against somebody else is fantastic for her confidence, and we couldn’t be more confident in her and in our goalie unit as a whole.”
The Greyhounds scored in the third quarter to tie it up, but Michielsen then earned
her second goal on a penalty corner off an assist from Bitters to make it 2-0 Raiders.
Senior Valu Paul then added her first goal of the season midway through the fourth quarter to put SU up 3-1, the final score of the match.
Zollinger spoke on the
victory and said, “I’m really proud of how we were able to dig deep despite being fatigued from playing back-toback games, even through fatigue, we were able to match their speed on the field.
SU field hockey has two more matches scheduled for
Volleyball suffers losses at Crimson Hawk Classic
Savannah Silvestre Staff Contributor
Shippensburg University’s volleyball team fell short at the Crimson Hawk Classic at Indiana University of Pennsylvania this past weekend. They went 0-4 on the weekend against Adelphi University, Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP), West Virginia State University and Ashland University. Their season record moves to 1-6.
On Friday, the team opened the day against Adelphi. The Raiders lost the first two sets of the match but won set three to earn set four. The Panthers took control early though and did not allow the Raiders to keep momentum.
The set scores were 16-25, 1725, 25-21 and 17-25.
Game 2 was an intense battle with the tournament hosts, IUP. Both teams traded winning sets with scores of 26-28, 25-18, 8-25, 2513 and 9-15. The Crimson Hawks were ultimately the victors, but strong performances from the Raiders kept them on their toes. Junior Isabelle Bombas had a career-high 14 match kills.
Shippensburg finished the day hitting .117 with 99 kills. Bombas led the Raiders with 21 total kills, a .387 hitting percentage and five blocks.
Senior Emily Gardner contributed 20 kills and 26 digs. Junior Kearstin Davis recorded 77 assists and sophomore libero Shay Kolivoski
finished with 38 digs and six service aces.
Moving to Saturday, the Raiders looked to bounce back from the previous day’s losses and opened against West Virginia State.
The teams were tied most of the first set until the Raiders pulled away several leads with kills from senior Maddie Clabaugh, Bombas and senior Kat Negron.
The Raiders ultimately fell 3-1 with set scores of 2517, 20-25, 18-25 and 19-25. Gardner recorded a matchhigh 15 kills and added two service aces.
The final contest was against Ashland and fell with a similar result to the previous matchup.
The Raiders fell in set
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one 17-25 but made a strong comeback with kills from Gardner, Bombas, sophomore Natalya Montague, and sophomore Hailey Cappleman in set two to take it away, 25-22. Set three and four did not hold strength however and the Raiders fell 21-25 and 22-25.
Shippensburg had a hitting percentage of .118 with 103 kills. Gardner led the Raiders with 22 kills. Bombas and Cappelman recorded 16 kills each.
The Raiders will next compete on Sept. 20 and 21 in West Virginia for a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) and Mountain East Conference (MEC) Crossover.
this week, starting with a road match at Kutztown, the defending NCAA Division II champions, on Wednesday at
3 p.m. before a home match against Slippery Rock at 11 a.m. Saturday at Robb Sports Complex.
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Redshirt sophomore Alexa Michielsen takes a shot against No. 4 Assumption. Michielsen scored a pair of goals in the match, both off penalty corners.
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Agus Garibaldi
pair
Courtesy of SU Sports Info McKenna Boyle came off the bench to score two goals in a 9-0 victory over New Haven.
Courtesy of SU Sports Info Elaina Fragassi scored her first collegiate goal in the third quarter on Friday.
Courtesy of SU Sports Info Emily Bitters picked up the first goal of her college career against New Haven.
Courtesy of SU Sports Info Savannah Silvestre had a pair of strong defensive games, helping lead the Raiders to two wins.
Courtesy of SU Sports Info Emma Albee made six saves this weekend, including her third shutout of the season.
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Speakers at Harris Rally
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The Slate was on-site for a rally hosted by Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign in WilkesBarre on September 13. Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro and Senator Bob Casey introduced Harris and encouraged supporters to make their voices heard on Election Day, which is
7 weeks away.
Crowd at Harris Rally
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