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Saluting our troops this Veterans Day, A3 Volleyball Raiders end season in PSAC QuarterďŹ nals, E5

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Phase two of housing project completed TROY OKUM

Asst. News Editor Shippensburg University held a ribbon cutting ceremony, on Friday, Nov. 14, to signify the conclusion of the second phase of the residence hall housing project.

The event was held in the lobby of Kieffer Hall at 4 p.m., where more than 50 students, administrators and others involved with the housing project attended.

Several people spoke to the crowd, including Interim President Jody Harpster; B. Michael Schaul, chair of the SU Council of Trustees; and Nicholas Johnson, president of the Student Senate.

Warren Burke Jr., vice president of development for Campus Apartments; Darrell Miller, president of SU Student Services Inc.; and Roger Serr, vice president of student affairs, also spoke.

Harpster, Schaul, Miller, Burke, Serr and Johnson cut the red ribbon hanging between two columns in the Kieffer Hall lobby with large red, white and blue shears.

“I think the importance of residence halls are almost indescribable, in a sense,” Johnson said, who believes residence halls serve as an introduction to the campus community for students.

Harpster said the completion of Phase Two marks another milestone for the university, and gives

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Darrell Miller, B. Michael Schaul, Roger Serr, Jody Harpster, Nicholas Johnson and Warren Burke Jr. commemorated the completion of the Phase Two housing project. students a variety of housing options from which to choose.

“I think we have a lot to be proud of,” Serr said. “Everything we did was with the students’ interests at heart.”

Phase Two of the housing project included the construction of Kieffer, Lackhove and McCune halls. Phase One of the project included the construction of Presidents, Seavers and McLean II halls.

According to Miller, the two phases of the housing project cost

more than $130 million.

“We could not have asked for a better group of people to work with,” Burke said.

The next step in the ongoing project is demolishing Naugle Hall, which was last used during the 2014 spring semester. At this time, there are no plans to replace Naugle Hall with a new one in that location, according to Harpster.

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Adaptation versus mitigation: The global warming debate MARISSA MERKT Staff Writer

With the cold weather quickly approaching, it is hard to imagine global warming taking place. Last Wednesday evening, Nov. 12, eight graduate students from Kay William’s Problems of the Atmospheric Environment graduate class held a debate titled “Climate Change: Adaptation or Mitigation?”

The debate took place in Shippensburg University’s Old Main Chapel. The discussion consisted of four rounds. In the first round, each panel introduced its side. The adaptation side listed some of the changes that have been made thus far, such as using levees and pump systems along with reconstruction in flooded areas.

The mitigation side, however, mentioned transitioning to renewable resources like nuclear power, hydropower and biomass energy.

The panelists also recommended a cap trade in which people would have to purchase permits for carbon.

Ultimately, both sides saw a need for change. “We cannot leave an unstable world for our descendants,” mitigation captain Matthew Kime said.

The next round was cross-examination. Mitigation members brought up the point that despite the attempts with seawalls and levees there have been failures, as seen in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.

They also responded to the adaption panel’s requests to relocate.

“If you move the population you are going to run out of property, which will affect our crops. It will increase disease rates since the population density is so high,” mitigation panel member Eve Webster said.

Adaptation panel member Abdul Ahmed Saidou opened up his team’s cross-examination with the question, “Do you think the Kyoto Protocol is still effective?”

According to the United Nations, the Kyoto Protocol was adopted in Japan in December of 1997 as a way to set emission targets for industrialized nations. However, as Saidou mentioned, these goals are not being met.

After the battle, the co-captains went up to the podium to review and summarize their sides again.

Mitigation reinforced the idea of renewable resources. Currently, hydropower is second to fossil fuels as the most abundant energy source. According to mitigation co-captain, Brett Gildner, hydropower fuels 7 percent of the country’s energy.

Gildner also mentioned how China is planning on adding more nuclear power plants.

“As a species we have adapted to climate change ever since the ice age,” adaptation co-captain, Steve Cornia said.

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Gaytheism: Queer survival in America English professor William Harris reads from his latest novel MARY GRACE KELLER News Editor

Hunched over and scribbling in their notebooks in Dauphin Humanities Center (DHC) 051, students listened to English professor William Harris read from his newly published book, “Slouching Toward Gaytheism: Christianity and Queer Survival in America.”

Thursday, Nov. 13, Harris started the event by reading from the book’s introduction. Between bites of text, Harris looked up from his work to explain a particular word or phrase, which often resulted in mild laughter from the audience.

“My use of the term ‘gaytheism,’ far from advocating that queers turn to religion, ‘theism,’ invites gays to opt for atheism so as to opt out of religious ideology and the damage that so-called ‘moral clout’ continues to inflict on queer Americans,” Harris read from his book.

The idea of “gaytheism” encourages queer people to believe in themselves rather than a religious authority to make them whole, Harris said.

In writing his book, Harris examined sociological studies, news articles, books and Christian purity manuals.

“Slouching Toward Gaytheism: Christianity and Queer Survival in America” analyzes both conservative and liberal Christian ideology and its “heteronormative” structure. That is to say, the idea that everyday reality is saturated with outlines of heterosexual life.

Through reading the purity manuals, Harris discovered that there was a blind spot for men — purity balls.

Initially, Harris thought about writing an article solely on purity balls — a ceremony in which a father vows to protect his daughter’s virginity and gives her a purity ring. Harris described the purity ball as a “fetishized” ceremony.

Traditionally, the girl keeps her purity ring until she is married, at which point her father removes the ring and gives it to the daughter’s new husband. Harris noted this was symbolic of passing a woman from one man to another.

From his research, Harris did not find any equivalent ceremony for

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Professor William Harris has written three books. He received his doctorate from Johns Hopkins University. sons and mothers.

The idea of writing an article on purity balls evolved into a whole chapter of Harris’ book. He simply kept writing until the “kick” was gone.

“I found it very interesting to hear more about the process of writing the book,” sophomore psychology major, Jaime Bowder, said.

Bowder came to Harris’ reading with her sticky-noted Gaytheism book in hand and questions at the ready.

“There were definitely a lot of questions that I had throughout the book that he actually answered today,” Bowder said.

Aside from the purity balls, Harris examined purity manuals in-depth. These texts seem to encourage male sexuality, according to Harris.

During the discussion on Thursday, Harris’ jokes about the purity manuals kept the audience laughing. When quoting from a particular text on the topic of wet dreams being God’s “natural release valve” to prevent masturbation, Harris joked that a wet dream must then be a “hand job from the Holy Spirit.”

In reading the purity manuals, Harris found that male homosexuality was treated as something that could be cured through therapy and religion. Female homosexuality is a topic that Harris did not encounter in reading the purity manuals.

As the event wound down in DHC, Harris read from his book’s conclusion before taking questions from the audience.

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Part of the inspiration for the book came from social injustices Harris has witnessed. “We’re still having to argue about queer people’s basic humanities,” Harris said during the question and answer period.

Harris hopes that his latest book will allow people to understand religion’s position on being queer and encourage “humanism” rather than hatred.

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Cornia elaborated on the fact that carbon dioxide levels are rising every day and that adaptation is the best solution for immediate results.

To conclude, the debate captains from each side went up to deliver a persuasive speech. “While the United States may be able to adapt, this overlooks other less developed countries. It is the responsibility of rich countries to help poor countries,” Kime said.

Kime also said that cap and trade allows countries to move away from fossil fuels.

According to adaptation captain, Joseph Galella, 35 percent of Americans do not believe in climate change.

The judges, professors George Pomeroy and Pat Miller, made some comments before announcing their final selection. “This is truly the central environmental issue of our time and hopefully everyone understands that,” Pomeroy said.

The judges chose adaptation as the winning panel, based on their optimism for the future. However, as the panel discussed with the audience while waiting for the results, it was agreed that both mitigation and adaptation are needed to fight climate change.

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Veterans SU Veterans Day ceremony honors soldiers T O Day Facts ROY

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Veterans Day is celebrated on Nov. 11 in memory of Armistice Day, the day a truce was signed during World War I. (1)

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Nearly 3 million veterans received compensation for service related disabilities. (2)

The Ceddia Union Building (CUB) at Shippensburg University normally buzzes like a beehive with people coming to and from the area, but on Nov. 11 at 2 p.m., a solemn silence replaced the typical clamor.

More than 100 people stood at attention while a young cadet began to sing the National Anthem.

The entire amphitheater became as still and tranquil as an elegant painting. People stopped dead in their tracks, and raised their hands to their hearts, alongside the SU Army ROTC, military veterans, SU administrators, students and local community members.

Harriet Leon, a junior at SU and Raider Battalion cadet, sang the National Anthem to the crowd in honor of Veterans Day. In addition to Leon’s performance, the ceremony featured a color guard, speeches, a moment of silence, the playing of taps, a prayer and refreshments.

The SU Army ROTC Raider Battalion organized the event with the SU chapter of Student Veterans of America (SVA) to pay respect to the men and women of the U.S. armed forces.

“ROTC and the SVA have been working in hopes to create a campus-wide environment that welcomes and supports veterans,” Jay Showvaker, a senior and cadet battalion commander, said during his speech. “[Soldiers] make sure when the sun rises on the eastern seaboard it will set on the western one,” Bryan Crist, president of the SVA chapter and Marine Corps veteran, said.

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Wendy Tomczak served as an Army nurse and a flight nurse for the U.S. military.

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(Above) The Raider Battalion stands at attention in front of the CUB during the Veterans Day ceremony. (Below) Jody Harpster and Bryan Crist walk with the wreath.

A red, white and blue memorial wreath was presented at the event, and it was later put on display in front of the Ezra Lehman Memorial Library.

According to ship.edu, Tyler Walker, the Raider Battalion cadet who organized the event, said the wreath is in memory “of those who dedicated their lives to serving our nation.”

“Somebody has to step up and defend our freedoms.”

-Wendy Tomczak SU Interim President Jody Harpster attended the ceremony and said Veterans Day was a special day for the university to recognize current students and alumni who served in the U.S. military.

More than 20 names of SU alumni military veterans that gave the “ultimate sacrifice” were read off, starting with those that fought in World War I and ending with those that fought in the most recent wars in the Middle East.

“All of those who’ve taken an oath to defend this great nation deserve to be honored and commemorated on this day,” Showvaker said.

One such person that took the oath is 71-year-old Wendy Tomczak, a veteran of the Vietnam War, Operation Desert Storm and Operation Iraqi Freedom. Tomczak attended the event, wearing her military

service hat. She served in the Army and the Air National Guard.

“I would do it all over again,” Tomczak said, who feels fortunate for being born in the U.S. “Somebody has to step up and defend our freedoms.”

“A celebration to honor America’s veterans for their patriotism, love of country and willingness to serve and sacrifice for the common good,” is the meaning of Veterans Day, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

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Mexican government claims 43 students murdered, families remain unconvinced

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University police arrived at Lackhove Hall on Nov. 3 to assist the residence hall staff with a drug-related incident on the first floor. While officers investigated the situation they found a small amount of marijuana and numerous items of drug paraphernalia. Officers charged Justin Bratton, 18, of Lackhove Hall with possession of drug paraphernalia and underage drinking. Officers also charged Christopher Geibler, 18, Zachary Cremeans, 18, and Patrick Ghantt, 18, all of Lackhove Hall with possession of drug paraphernalia. Criminal complaints were filed against the individuals.

Vending machine damaged at McLean Hall II University police investigated a damaged vending machine on Nov. 7 at McLean Hall II. The vending machine, which appeared to have been vandalized, looked as if someone attempted to pry open the bottom corner of the door to access to the products inside. It is unknown at this time if any products or money were stolen. The vending company was contacted about the incident. No damage estimate is available at this time, and the incident remains under investigation.

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Asst. News Editor A corrupt mayor of the city of Iguala, Mexico, ordered police to take 43 students into custody, which resulted in the students’ murder.

A gang burned their bodies and dumped their remains into a river, according to attorney general Jesús Murillo Karam, as reported

by CNN. The students were all from the same college where they were studying to become teachers. On Sept. 26 they were part of a political protest in Iguala that turned deadly. Six people died and 43 students disappeared.

“Our children are not criminals.

They are people who were just starting to study for their careers.

They wanted to help others,” Epifanio Álvarez, a parent of one the missing students, said.

USA Today reported the students went to a free teacher’s college that supports radical political beliefs.

The families of the students fear they died, but many are hesitant to believe the government’s story until DNA results of the remains, which include burnt teeth and bone fragments, can be verified, according to USA Today.

“I think they have him arrested or locked up. I don’t know where he is, but if I knew, I would go get him,” Isrrael Galindo, another parent of one of the missing students, said about his son.

Mayor of Iguala, Jose Abarca, was arrested on Nov. 4 in Mexico City for six counts of aggravated homicide along with one count of at-

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“They took them alive. We want them back alive. Solidarity with the 43 disappeared students,” it says. tempted homicide, CNN reported.

More than 20 Iguala police officers were also arrested for their involvement in shooting at the students’ bus they took to the city, according to USA Today.

Further arrests were made after federal officials were led to secret graves on a hill near Iguala that contained nearly 30 bodies, none of which were the missing students.

Guerrero, the Mexican state where Iguala and the college are located, is known for its chaotic nature and the production of marijuana and heroin.

“They are hidden somewhere. I hope that they’re going to let them go any day now.”

-Clemente Rodriguez The Mexican government arrested a total of 76 people while conducting its investigation into the disappearance of the students. The investigation included thousands of federal agents and large monetary rewards for information.

“They are hidden somewhere,” said Clemente Rodriguez, whose son is missing. “I hope that they’re going to let them go any day now.”

Rodriguez and other parents journeyed to Iguala to demand answers from the federal prosecutors office, but they were told nothing.

Later that evening, federal authorities released a few students,

but there was still no word on the whereabouts of the rest of them.

Hospitals, a city hall, a military base, caves and abandoned estates all became the subject of the parents’ pursuit to find their missing children.

Karam told the public on Nov. 7, that the students were taken out of Iguala to the town of Cocula in dump trucks where they were killed, burned for 15 hours, put in bags and thrown into a river. More than a dozen of the students reportedly suffocated to death before they even arrived in Cocula. The remains were sent off to Austria for DNA analysis, for confirmation that they are in fact the missing students.

“How is it possible that in 15 hours they burned so many boys, put them in a bag and threw them into a river?” Maria Telumbre, a mother of one of the missing students who refuses to believe the government’s accounts, said, according to USA Today. “This is impossible. As parents, we don’t believe it’s them.”

Russia Today reported the Guerreros Unidos gang admitted to murdering the students, after the police handed the students over.

Riots broke out in Chilpancingo, the capital city of Guerro, after the government told the public what the corrupt police did to the students. About 500 people rallied in the city and set the state congress building on fire.

University police assisted Lackhove Hall residence staff with an incident involving alcohol in a room on the third floor on Nov. 15. Officers found that the occupants of the room had been consuming alcohol. Officers found several bottles of Hurricane Malt Liquor and a bottle of Malibu Rum inside the room. As a result of the incident, Bailey Welch, 18, Stephanie Pappas, 18, and Sean Rolek, 18, all of Lackhove Hall were cited with underage drinking. The individuals were released after questioning and being cited.

Female cited with underage drinking University police cited Emily Baker, 18, of Kieffer Hall with underage drinking on Nov. 9 during a routine patrol on Lancaster Drive. The officers observed two individuals carrying Baker, who appeared unable to walk on her own. Officers gave her a portable breath test, which tested positive for the presence of alcohol in her system. Due to Baker’s condition, an ambulance was dispatched to the scene and she was transported to Chambersburg Hospital for further evaluation and treatment.

Staying Current Local news: Ice cream thrown at pregnant woman

Shippensburg — A man was arrested for stealing from a Sunoco and throwing an ice cream bar at a pregnant woman in the parking lot.

Dustin Kester, 27, attempted to buy items from the Sunoco on West King Street, Friday evening. His credit card was declined.

Kester shoved an ice cream bar down his pants and was confronted by the cashier.

Once his credit card was declined a second time, Kester ran out of the store and threw the ice cream bar at a pregnant woman in the parking lot.

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State news: Police search for clues to attempted burglary

Upper Allen — There was an attempted burglary at the Trails and Trees Environmental Center sometime this weekend, according to Upper Allen police.

Authorities believe that someone attempted to enter a building at the environmental center on Eberly Lane.

The back door of the building sustained damage. No property is missing.

Anyone with information should contact the police at 717-850UAPD or by submitting a tip at www.upperallenpolice.com.

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General education classes are derailing learning HUNTER WOLFE

Asst. Ship Life Editor “D’s get degrees,” is the mantra that so many college students are telling themselves today.

There is truth in it, after all. If a university gave out degrees for passing courses with the minimum required grades, then why would students strive for anything higher?

This way of thinking is a problem, and it is the immediate byproduct of a single flaw in the higher education system — general education courses, or “gen-eds.”

At this point, it is important to make two disclaimers. The first is that we are looking at gen-eds in the average four-year, public university.

Private and technical schools handle gen-ed courses in a different manner. Secondly, this message is not a blanket statement over all gen-eds.

Many professionals argue that students should take a theater course, a business course, a computer programming course, etc., because it is the knowledge gained from all of those courses that makes a student “well-rounded.”

With these two statements in mind, we can properly criticize the present negatives of gen-ed courses.

The fundamental difference between attending a four-year or twoyear institution is being able to take gen-ed courses. As many professionals will tell you, taking gen-ed courses helps you become a well-rounded individual — one who is verbose in a diverse array of subjects including history, math, science, religion, etc.

It is evident that, in many fields today, it is important to know a little bit of everything.

The inherent motivation for attending a four-year school, then, is being ignored by administrations.

Instead, the structure of gen-ed courses is outdated, a good chunk of material is irrelevant to our future careers and students are coming out with huge debt when the same education could have been achieved at a two-year institution.

Nearly every student dreads the lecture-style class. It is intimidating to ask questions in front of, sometimes, hundreds of other students, if you are even given the chance, and there is a low probability that your professor will even remember your name.

Unfortunately, this class structure is instituted for many gen-ed classes. One might argue that someone could simply choose a smaller-sized school. However, it does not

make the lecture format any less dated where it is used.

Bandiera, Larcinese and Rasul discovered in their 2010 study that students in big classes perform worse than students in smaller classes.

It is also important to note that they analyzed data exclusively from universities in the United Kingdom, which certificationmap.com ranks as the world leader in education.

The issue they argue is that in larger classes, attentiveness and participation decrease, as well as access to resources such as office hours.

Speaking of professors, the instructors teaching said gen-ed courses are not always certified.

This is especially evident when one compares the number of certified instructors in gen-ed courses to major courses. This is an issue.

Ultimately, a teacher’s goal should be to be a good teacher. Decades of research have uncovered an unprecedented amount of information on how to be a good teacher.

Not requiring the instructors of gen-ed classes to have teaching certificates is ignoring the point of educating in the first place. It does not matter if a professor is an expert in his or her field or not. If someone cannot be a professional teacher as

tion campaigns. So, the question I want to pose to people who criticize is: How much do your morals and beliefs cost?

If asked to people on the street there would most likely be a resounding cry of, “I would never sell my values and beliefs,” but inside I think we all have our number.

Money has always played a role in people’s professional and personal lives. From your average entrepreneur who will likely say anything to raise a price and get a tax break to Judas who betrayed Jesus of Nazareth for 30 silver pieces men and women have been lying and cheating their way to monetary gain for millennia.

Now we enter the realm of honesty. If there are people backing Perry, then why can he not tell voters that it is their interests he is guarding?

There is the illusion that he fights for whatever he finds “morally upstanding,” the constitution, the criminalization of homosexuality

and really big oil companies.

In the end we do not know what Perry’s morals and standards are.

All we know is whom he represents based on where his money came from and what his speechwriter types on the teleprompters from which he reads.

Just like the average American would lie to keep a job, Perry will lie to keep his job and eventually try for a promotion to the White House. So, whether or not we agree with what these politicians say and do, we are still very much like them.

So, what is your price? My price is most likely a couple million dollars, or enough to get me all of the things I want in life.

Fortunately for me and the people who know me, I will never have to make the decision between what I believe and what other people want me to say I believe. That is a burden we rest on the shoulders of our politicians, like Atlases lifting worlds of cash and constitutions.

well as an expert in their field, they are wasting our time and money by making us take their courses.

Another reason the structure of certain gen-ed classes is flawed is that students are not always able to make the course pass/fail. Each university determines which courses can be made pass/fail, if at all, but perhaps they should not have that ability. Students should be in complete control of their education.

If students want to take the course pass/fail in efforts to exert more time and effort in the classes they prioritize, then they should have that option. After all, what is the difference between making a course pass/fail or going for the minimum required grade? “D’s get degrees,” no?

On the topic of prioritizing classes, general education courses fail once again due to the fact that if students want to receive a good score, they have to exert more work in their general education courses than their major courses.

Again, this is not being said to undervalue gen-ed classes, but this on top of all of my previous points summates to the fact that gen-ed courses are not being instituted properly in the four-year, public school system.

If gen-ed courses were instituted

properly, students should have no problem putting in as much work in those courses as their majors’ courses.

The point must be made that the general education courses that are required by universities are not always relevant to our futures. Why do I need to take a chemistry or physics course when I took them in high school and I want to be a journalist in the future?

To this point, many argue that “you do not realize it now, but these courses will help you in the future.”

Those people are right. But think about it critically for a moment.

An adult recently shared with me that his work requires him to take surveys, and because he took a required statistics course in college, he is aware that if the population of survey-takers changed, it would ultimately affect the results of the survey. This is a good connection — the result of a four-year education.

But does it represent an efficient education?

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Putting a price tag on Rick Perry’s morals TYLER LAW

Opinion Editor “Would you have anal sex for $102 million?”

This was the question posed by Emily Sellers, a columnist for Dartmouth University’s student newspaper, The Dartmouth, to Texas Gov. Rick Perry. The question was meant as an attack on Perry’s views of same-sex relations. It was asked in a provocative and bold manner but raised a few issues that people rarely look at.

Americans criticize politicians for their actions on a daily basis and question politicians’ unethical “moral obligations.” Rarely do we stop and think about how much money it would take to change our moral standards.

Perry, according to Sellers, has a price tag of $102 million, the amount of money that has been donated to him during his gubernatorial elec-

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Last week, The Washington Post published an article titled “Bill Cosby raped me. Why did it take 30 years for people to believe my story?” written by Barbara Bowman about her experiences with the comedian. Over the years, 13 women have accused Bill Cosby of rape and/or sexual assault. He launched a Twitter campaign asking his followers to make a meme of him.

It quickly backfired, as Twitter users tweeted out memes such as “it’s not rape if you’re famous.” Since the allegations have come into the limelight, Cosby has been suspiciously mum, with the exception of his lawyer issuing a statement on BillCosby. com ending with “There will be no further statement from Mr. Cosby or any of his representatives.”

Kim Kardashian’s cover photo for PAPER magazine did not “break the Internet” as intended. However, it caused quite a stir. Digitally altered versions have been floating around mocking her and many other celebrities have publicly shamed her for being a mother and posing nude. However, her photo shoot had a fun, goofy undertone. Physically, her body is “hot”; however, her confidence and ability to stay levelheaded through the backlash makes her truly hot this week.

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Students celebrate differences Marcus Watkins Staff Writer

“Words and ideas can change the world.” This was a piece of wisdom spoken by the late Robin Williams in the 1989 film “Dead Poets Society.” The Multi-Ethnic Student Association (MESA) put the wisdom to use by hosting a roundtable discussion regarding social issues on Wednesday, Nov. 12.

The roundtable discussion was an opportunity for students from various backgrounds to come together and talk about social issues occurring as local as Shippensburg University and as widespread as the entire world.

Whether the students were of different ethnic or religious backgrounds, sexual orientation or socioeconomic statuses, they were able to create a safe, comfortable environment to discuss controversial topics such as interracial relationships, marriage equality and racism.

The discussion also connected these topics to current events that are in the news headlines right now.

The students were able to talk about those things that are on everyone’s minds but are so controversial that many people are too afraid to speak about.

MESA hosted the event in order to bring awareness to current events regarding social issues that are often swept under the rug because they are uncomfortable topics for everyone. It is important for people to talk about such issues because that is ultimately the only way for change to occur.

People must understand the various viewpoints in order to move forward. Even if one person disagrees with the opinions of another, it is important to put his or her differences aside in order to unite and move forward together.

The club will start hosting roundtable discussions at least once per semester in order to continue bringing awareness, educating and helping others come together despite the differences that always delays social change from occurring.

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Salsa magic spices things up Joseph Ketchum Staff Writer

Are your hips dishonest? Do you find dancing with new people fun?

Salsa magic, a dance instruction in salsa dancing transforms complete novice dancers into masters of salsa in just a few hours.

This past Wednesday at the Ceddia Union Buildin (CUB) the two instructors of Salsa Magic, Lee “El Gringuito” and Kat “La Gata,” brought energy to Shippensburg like never before. Salsa magic was a three-hour non-stop energetic thrill ride through the shoes of a salsa legend.

The instructors are both recipients of instructor of the year awards by the Washington, D.C., Salsa awards. The dancing duo has been

all over the world promoting a college salsa dance party asking people to attend to find a hidden talent they never knew they had or to just dance around and have some fun.

Upon entering, students saw the lit stage, heard the music and in seconds the CUB was transformed into a salsa dance club.

The participants of the event were smiling and having fun the whole time. There was never a dull moment. Every time students learned a new dance move, they were assigned a new partner.

The instructors came down from the stage and walked around giving individual help to each of the dancers.

Lee and Kat are terrific performers and passionate instructors. Having been to over 400 campuses in 48 states, you could see these instruc-

tors knew their salsa. As the event was moving toward its conclusion the hosts announced that there would be a salsa dance competition to see who was best in the class.

The competition began with teams standing on stage and dancing to current popular songs and see who danced crazier or freakier.

Judge positions were assigned to non-dancers who were enthusiastic to participate during the competition.

One by one participants were eliminated and the final two couples were crowned the winners. The winners walked away with a trip to Washington, D.C., to attend a salsa music festival. Other participants walked away with T-shirts and various other prizes.

Everyone who attended left with a memory of a fun experience. Wheth-

er it was making a fool out of themselves or the start of a dance career, everyone had a great time.

The event gave students a taste of other cultures with their respective dance styles allowing students to experience a wider range of dancing than previously thought.

Another point Lee “El Gringuito” made was that it is beautiful to see people from all different backgrounds and ethnicities dancing around not concerned about a culture’s influence on another, but instead seeing the beauty of dance and beauty in equality of all ethnicities.

Though the number of people attending was sparse, the party still raged on. Salsa magic was a sensation brought to the streets of Shippensburg and it was one of many great activities and events on campus available to all students.

Bingo takes a turn for the sexy Hannah Wolfe

Ship Life Editor Protection is never a game.

Except for Friday night during Shippensburg University’s annual condom bingo, where bingo night took a break from the usual.

More than 250 students gathered around tables in the Ceddia Union Building (CUB) multi-purpose room.

The tables were covered in more than 4,000 condoms of every fashion, including female condoms, Trojan brand condoms and condoms in a variety of flavors. The condoms were free to all participants.

Sexologist Jill McDevitt hosted the event. McDevitt said one of the reasons she became a sexologist was because of issues with traditional sex education.

McDevitt pointed out that many times sex educators focus on worstcase scenario symptoms for sexually transmitted infecions (STIs), like extreme rashes and oozing puss.

“This is really not a helpful way to do sex ed. Not only is it scare-tactic based, but it also doesn’t present the most common types of symptoms. So if someone has an infection, they’re not going to notice” McDevitt said.

“You’re very fortunate that you’re going to college at a time when we can talk about [sex] more openly,” McDevitt said.

Sexual pleasure is important and

healthy, according to McDevitt, who was eager to demonstrate safety methods.

In between rounds of bingo, McDevitt took the stage, calling up student volunteers for demonstrations. In one activity students were given cards with different sexual experiences written on the front, and asked to silently arrange from lowest to highest disease risk.

In another demonstration, McDevitt demonstrated proper condom use with a gigantic condom and a participant who stood in as a penis.

Bingo prizes include a 28-inch television, board game set, SU merchandise and more.

The Women’s Center, Kappa Delta Phi, The Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life, the Activities Programming Board (APB), Rape Educators and Contacts (REACT) and Theta Xi sponsored the event.

All proceeds went to Women in Need (WIN) of Franklin and Cumberland Counties.

WIN is an organization dedicated to helping victims, survivors and significant others of those who have been subjected to domestic violence and sexual assault.

Approximately 250 students attended the event, and the first 200 attendees received a free “consent is sexy” tank top.

Condom bingo was held Nov. 14 from 9-11:30 p.m.

Photo by Hannah Wolfe

Sexologist Jill McDevitt demonstrates proper condom use using Meridith Fitzwater as a model.

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Mind-bending magician brings magic to SU

Meyers was named winner for Best Rising Star and nominated for two campus magazine awards this year. He is currently traveling across the country doing a 40 college campus tour. His next stops are Rochester, New York, and Williamsport, Pennsylvania, heading up the East Coast. His final stop is in St. Louis, Missouri, for the holidays.

Meyers not only shares his enthusiasm as a magician with the audience but he left with a positive message. Meyers said if you have a

Marcella Jessup Staff Writer

Students were laughing and amazed at the same time during a recent comedic magician performance at Shippensburg University.

The Activities Program Board (APB) brought guest illusionist Joel Meyers to the Red Zone stage inside the Ceddia Union Building Thursday night.

Meyers is a magician with versified talents. Meyers describes his style as comedy, interactive magic that captures the audience with the range of entertainment in contrast to a traditional magic show.

Meyers immediately grabbed the audience’s attention and kept it laughing, guessing and stunned. He told hilarious jokes that successfully kept the audience’s attention. He fed off the crowd’s participation. The SU crowd cheered and laughed with him. There were no dull faces in sight. He kept the audience wanting to see more and partake in his magic acts as well.

Some of Meyers’ popular magic tricks were card tricks, the needle trick, the levitating table trick, the ketchup bottle in a bag trick, the unbelievable bottle and glass trick.

Meyers is a natural performer at heart. He said that as a kid he was always singing, dancing and making jokes. He started to take a liking to magic when he was 6 years old traveling around the country with his

If you have a dream, go after it and pursue it. Do not listen to the ones who doubt you.

-paraphrased by Joel Meyers

Photo by Marcella Jessup

Magician, Joel Meyers, performed mind-bending, magical feats in the Red Zone. father who was a traveling salesman. Meyers said that he would use random items like lemons, cards “Magic covers many ranges of or bottles to perform street magic. emotion.”

What led him to pursue magic was -Joel Meyers, Magician the impact it had on people that he did not see while singing, dancing or emotion,” Meyers said. doing just comedy.

Meyers has many people who “Magic covers many ranges of

he looks up to from the greats like stunt performer Harry Houdini, illusionists Max Malini and David Copperfield. Even non-magicians Steven Martin and Dane Cook inspire him with the comedy aspect of his career, and George Lucas who Meyers said is able to take something and make it magical.

Introduction to Sociology but will soon be adding Social Problems to his work for the spring semester.

In the past, Johnson was among one of the first social scientists hired to study HIV/AIDS. He was a researcher at the University of Illinois-Chicago (UIC) School of Public Health for 10 years directing community outreach intervention and research. The study took place from the 1980s to 2004.

“The federal government began to fund social-behavioral research on injecting drug users in an effort to develop effective health interventions to reduce the amount of HIV infections in this population, and to prevent wider spread of the disease into heterosexual populations,” Johnson said.

It brought about changes such as

side in Atlanta, Georgia.

His wife is an Atlanta Public Schools Technology teacher, and his son is a computer science sophomore at Georgia Tech.

Johnson said that he goes home at every break and talks to his wife daily, but really misses his family and three dogs. He is looking forward to going home for Thanksgiving. Despite having to be away from his family, Johnson enjoys Shippensburg.

“Shippensburg is great. There is great student culture and the students are engaged,” Johnson said, “It’s one of the best teaching experiences I have had.”

Johnson does not have definite plans on where he will be headed after his year at Shippensburg.

dream go after it and pursue it. Do not listen to the ones who doubt you.

Meyers is an example to not just college students, but to people he performs in front of night after night that nothing is impossible which is the quote he lives by.

In January, Meyers will be on “Wizard Wars,” a show that challenges magicians weekly to create amazing illusions using various random objects and creating some of the most impressive tricks ever seen on the Syfy Channel. For more information on Joel Meyers, check out www.meyersmagic.com.

Professor spotlight: SU professor pioneers AIDS research Jessica Richardson Staff Writer

Sitting back relaxed with his hands clasped, he compares the office to a hotel room because he is a guest in someone else’s space.

Wendell Johnson is under one year full-time temporary employment as a sociology professor, and with his past experiences he makes a knowledgeable addition to the Shippensburg University faculty.

Johnson studied two years at Delaware County Community College, one year at Temple University, graduated from Cheyney University and received his master’s degree and doctorate from Northwestern University.

Currently, Johnson is teaching

schools and other facilities distributing condoms, which did not occur much before the study took place.

“We were able to get this issue established as a major public health issue. Our work led up to these important changes,” Johnson said.

Recently, Johnson has co-authored “A Randomized Trial Comparing Standard Outcomes between Two Treatment Models for Substance Users with Tuberculosis,” which is published in the International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases.

When not involved with sociology, Johnson enjoys reading Cold War, detective or mystery novels.

Though originally from Houston, Texas, Johnson had to take time away from his wife and son who re-

Photo by Jessica Richardson SU Professor Wendall Johnson

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Ten techniques on becoming a Black Friday warrior

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Bring a Survival Kit If you plan on going out to the stores on Black Friday, be prepared for lines — a lot of lines.

Make sure to pack all the necessities into the smallest bag possible.

This should include: an umbrella, light snacks, water bottles and phone charger.

toys, CDs, movies or video games.

Never trust that an item will be waiting for you on a return trip.

Chances are that it will be long gone. Take everything you even think you want. You can sort out which ones you want to buy later, and then leave the surplus on a random shelf.

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Know the Map No warrior goes into battle without scoping out the enemy territory. Many stores publish print and digital maps detailing Ditch the Cart It does not matter what the locations of the biggest deals. store you decide to go to. Have a copy of your map handy at Every store will be bustling with all times. fevered shoppers. Taking a cart will only slow you down, allowing someBe Sneaky one else to nab that one item you Sometimes, in larger dewant more than all others. If anypartment stores such as thing, take a basket. It might reduce Walmart and Target, retailers will your mobility when running in and out of busy lines, but ultimately, the put their blockbuster items in difbigger your inventory space, the bet- ferent areas of the store. The big TV sales might be in Gardening. The ter. iPhone 27 might be in Grocery (note — only trolls go grocery shopping No Item Left Behind Grab all the things. Espe- on Black Friday). But sometimes, cially if you are shopping for retailers also leave a small quanti-

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ty in their respective departments. or you can wait until the WednesCheck these locations, too, for your day prior when retailers put their best chance at getting all the deals. final ads in the morning newspaper.

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Cyber Monday There is a chance that you might not obtain every item you set your sights o n during the Black Friday madness. Just remember that the Monday after Thanksgiving is Cyber Monday. Many of the big retailers have online-exclusive sales that rival Bundle Up many of the same deals you can find Depending on where you on Black Friday. This is a great way live, it can get really chilly to finish off your biggest shopping while you wait in a line that snakes chores for the season. around a store. Make sure to dress in layers. If you get hot, just pack Family First your clothes in your bag.

Amidst all of the excitement of Black Friday shopping, remember that Check Sales in Advance family comes first. Take the time Many retailers have al- to be thankful for all the important ready posted their deals people in your life. Sit down for a and doorbusters for Black Friday. nice meal, and when the festivities Websites such as www.blackfriday. die down, then you can go hog-wild com and www.theblackfriday.com crazy at your local shopping centers. update their pages as new deals are announced. You can pour over those sites now, if you want a head start, Photos courtesy of openclips via pixabay.com

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The most positive you: Five ways to improve your positivity 3

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Asst. Ship Life Editor Generous tips for your

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Just face it, we love dining experiences, be they fast food or fancy sit-down restaurants. We have to remember though, that while we are enjoying our greasy burgers or exquisite pastas, our servers are scrambling to deliver world-class customer service to multiple tables.

They are held to a gold standard.

An incorrect order, a spilt glass or anything less than a stellar attitude can result in a poor tip. This can be stressful — especially for those servers who rely on tips for their livelihood. Give a generous tip to your waiter. Reward the good ones and the bad. There is no way of knowing if they had a bad customer prior to serving you, or if maybe they are just having a bad day. Write them a little message on your receipt, and remind them that you appreciate their service. We guarantee you will make their day.

The Past is in the Past

foot traffic. Take a sticky note, write a positive message for one of your coworkers and leave the note on the wall. Praise them for a job well done, or thank them for a helping hand. Encourage others to contribute to the wall of sticky notes. Before long, the wall will be decorated with all the great things there are to love about your workplace.

Every person has a story — a collection of experiences that define who they are today. Sometimes, these stories are ones of survival.

Heartbreak, tragedy and loss are as fundamental to life as happiness, peace and love, but we cannot let the former be the elements that define how we exist in the present.

Always keep in mind that any negEverything Happens ative events that happened in the for a Reason past are in the past; every day is a blank canvas, begging to be painted Outlook is everything. Bad times in pints of positivity. Apologize, for- go hand-in-hand with good times, give, live. Make today the best day. and the attitude we choose to approach them with determines how these times affect us. One awesome Create a wall of positive habit to cultivate when faced with thoughts at work a trying situation is to take a step back and ask yourself, “What am On average, we spend eight hours I learning from this?” Remember a day in the workplace. For some that everything happens for a reapeople, that means seeing their co- son. Practicing an optimistic outlook workers as much as their own fam- during hard times is a simple way to ilies. It is important to keep morale reinforce your positivity. and positivity high in the workplace because the strength of your team is conducive to your team’s positivity. Find a space that gets a lot of

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It might be “traditional,” but one custom you should still get behind is penning thank-you cards. Writing thank-you notes is a simple way to show appreciation to your recipient. Even thank-you notes that are

months late can bring a smile to another’s face. Practicing this little courtesy also serves to spread your positivity to others. Doing something kind for someone else can be contagious and is a great way to reinforce your own positivity while also inspiring someone to be the best version of themselves, as well.

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Josh Turner drives audience ‘Haywire’ Thursday night Laura Kreiser A&E Editor

Walking into The H. Ric Luhrs Performing Arts Center Thursday Nov. 18, audience members saw the members of Josh Turner’s band up on stage, preparing for the upcoming night.

At 8 p.m., the band and crewmembers dispersed off stage as the lights went down and the announcements began. Soon after, all the lights went out as the band filed out onto the stage.

While they filed out, there was a

Turner sang hits such as “Long

screen set up in the back of stage showing some video of the different processes Turner’s crew goes through, accompanied with the recordings of what is said between the crew members.

As the video finished, the stage lights went up and Turner was center stage. He started the night off with “Backwoods Boy.” It was quickly apparent that video was going to be an integral part of the night with 6-foot-high video screens, three on each side of the stage, looping video of forest scenes.

Then he sang “Haywire,” which heavily relied on the video aspect.

There was a constant video of what looked like red flames and was even overlaid on the video of Turner preforming on the large screen in the back.

After this he finally addressed the whole crowd, thanking everyone for coming and mentioning the fact that the song he was about to sing, “Your Man,” was his first No. 1 hit.

He then started singing, the video screen in the background playing scenes from the music video from the same song. He then transitioned into “Good Problem,” and after the song ended, all the lights in the house went down with a train whistle as the beginning of the music video for Turner’s most famous song “Long Black Train,” played on the large screen.

All throughout the song, many of the audience members were singing out as he played. He also had the crowd stand up and clap along to the song, making many in the audience sway to the music. He even had the crowd sing parts of the song as he played through.

After giving a plug for his sponsor, he sang “Time Is Love,” and then slowed the night down with “I Wouldn’t Be A Man” and “Lay Photos by Michaela Zimmerman Low.” He was even sitting on a Black Train” and “Your Man.” stool, quieting the audience as they

Turner jams with his guitarist as he sings “Backwoods Boys.” intently listened to his low and melodic voice.

He then brought the mood up with “Me And God” and “Would You Go With Me.” He proceeded to explain that he is coming out with a new album at the beginning of 2015 and asked the audience if it would be good to play the new songs.

The audience quickly agreed and he played three new songs, one about a girl and pickup truck, another about wondering what a woman is doing after a breakup and the last was asking where the girls are.

After this, he introduced all the band members in a unique way. He took a trait or an event that happened in each of the performers

lives and basically made a joke out of it. It left the audience laughing as well as the performers since a few had no idea what would be said.

He then wrapped up the night with “Everything Is Fine” and “Why Don’t We Just Dance.”

The band then left the stage with some of the audience screaming for an encore. Before the band played one more song, there was a video of Turner explaining that he writes the majority of his songs, saying that the idea for “Firecracker” came when he was in the shower.

Afterward he finished off the night with “Firecracker” and got the crowd on its feet once more, many audience members swaying, dancing and singing to the song.

“Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Reslience, and Redemption” impresses readers Catherine Amoriello Staff Writer

I have never been a nonfiction novel fan, but when I happened to stumble across the theatrical trailer for the upcoming film “Unbroken,” my interest was most definitely piqued. Through some research I found that the film was based off of the novel “Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption,” written by Laura Hillenbrand. I tend to avoid novels with war-like settings and backgrounds, but I figured I would give “Unbroken” a chance.

“Unbroken” is a biography of Louis Zamperini, an Olympian and a World War II hero. The novel begins with the early life of Zamperini, describing his early childhood and teenage years.

Zamperini is described throughout the whole novel as a “trouble-

maker” who is always causing mischief, though he normally avoided getting caught causing trouble due to his ability to speedily flee the scene. Zamperini’s older brother, Pete, took notice of his younger brother’s running speed and suggested he try running for his high school track team as an outlet for his mischievous tendencies.

He ran long-distance races and easily beat competitors at the high school level. The young track star began competing in larger meets outside of California, running against some of the best runners in the country.

Eventually Zamperini made it to the Olympic trials, and ultimately made the 1936 Olympic team. Although he did not win the 5000-meter race at the Olympics, he set a record pace for his final lap, clocking in at less than one minute.

The novel continues with Zamperini’s life after the Olympics when he

enlists in the United States Army Air Forces in 1941. Zamperini was a bombardier stationed in Hawaii, and Hillenbrand dedicates a number of pages to describe Zamperini’s army life including profiles on his comrades, descriptions of his daily activities and recounts of memorable (often comical) stories.

Eventually, the reader is brought to the first of many struggles Zamperini will face in the war. As Zamperini and his crew are conducting a search for lost aircraft and crew members, their plane experiences mechanical difficulties, causing the aircraft to crash into the ocean.

Most of the crew members perish, except for Zamperini and two other airmen.

The three survivors must manage to stay alive on an inflatable raft with no food or water. They use buckets to capture fresh water from the rare rain showers, and use their very limited resources to attempt to

catch fish in the ocean. Along with fighting off starvation and dehydration, the three men must also fight off bold, violent shark attacks and Japanese strafing. One of the men, Mac, dies after 33 days, while Zamperini and his closest friend Phil, manage to survive on the raft for 47 days until they drift ashore onto the Marshall Islands and are eventually captured by the Japanese Navy.

Zamperini and Phil spend the next two years of their lives being shuttled between different POW camps in Japan.

Zamperini experiences mistreatment and thousands of beatings at the mercy of the POW officers.

Zamperini endures this torment until the war ends and the POW’s are liberated. After Zamperini receives medical treatment for his multiple injuries and illnesses, takes time to recover and regain his strength, and flies back to the United States, he is finally reunited

with his family.

The novel wraps up with Zamperini’s post-war life. Like many war veterans, Zamperini suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder. He uses alcohol as a coping mechanism, and also becomes very angry. He finds a positive light in his life when he meets Cynthia Applewhite, whom he falls in love with and marries. Cynthia and Zamperini struggle through their marriage, as Zamperini is still plagued with memories of the war. Cynthia convinces Zamperini to turn to God for help, and Zamperini begins to turn his life around.

“Unbroken,” is beautifully written, and Hillenbrand pays keen attention to detail which is what makes this unbelievable story come alive. This story can appeal to many audiences, sports enthusiasts, World War II gurus, and those with a strong faith.

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Christmas for Causes aids local charities this holiday season MAURA COYNE Guest Writer

Each year on the Monday before Thanksgiving, about 20 local crafters sell their homemade goods to benefit local charities in Shippensburg. Premier Events will be hosting the fifth annual Christmas for Causes on Monday, Nov. 24 from 6-9 p.m.

The event benefits local Shippensburg charities including the Drew Michael Taylor Foundation, Chris Campbell Memorial Scholarship, Episcopal Home, Reins of Rhythm, Friends of the Shippensburg Library, Shippensburg Produce and Outreach, the Local Gath-

ering, The Harbor and more. Local crafters donate a portion or all of the profits to the charities.

Last year, Christmas for Causes raised more than $2,600 for local Shippensburg charities.

There are enough gifts to please even the pickiest person on the holiday shopping list. Homemade goods sold at the craft show include but are not limited to hand-made scarves, hats, paintings, pottery, jewelry, wood crafts — tastefully simple products and much more.

For the sweet tooth on your list, baked goods including cookies, pumpkin logs and truffles are also available. During the shopping adventure, chances are anyone will

stumble across a treasure that one event, please contact Marcie Taylor cannot resist to buy for oneself. at 717-532-8922 or drewmichaelIn addition to the beautiful and taylor@pa.net. tasty homemade items at the craft show, reasonably priced products are also offered, catering to tight budgets and college students. Premier Events will also have food stands to keep shoppers energized during their holiday shopping.

Christmas for Causes provides plenty of options for this year’s holiday gifts. Tis’ the season to give to all, whether it be to family, friends, oneself or local charities.

Christmas for Causes will be held Photo by Maura Coyne at Premier Events, 429 E. Orange Street, Shippensburg, PA. Local charities benefit For more information about this from sales at craft show.

Remembering H. Ric Luhrs, the man behind the name, 10 years later LAURA KREISER A&E Editor

H. Ric Luhrs’ name is most well known for its association with the Luhrs Performing Arts Center.

But as this year rolls around, there is more to the name H. Ric Luhrs than just the name of a building.

This year marks the 10th anniversary of H. Ric Luhrs’ death.

This is a man who helped fund the building explained Luhrs Center director Leslie Folmer Clinton. He helped put up the 50 percent that the university needed to fund the performing arts center that was not being provided by the state. He also “provided more than $3.5 million to the SU foundation for the benefit of Shippensburg University, its students and the region.”

Clinton said that Luhrs and previous SU president Tony Ceddia

went to similar performance centers in the area to help decide what they wanted the performing arts center to look like. It was because of this, along with his close friendship with Ceddia, and his generosity, that the new Performing Arts Center was named after H. Ric Luhrs.

Clinton also said that she knew Luhrs personally. He was very interested in the Shippensburg community. He wanted to use the Performing Arts Center to give people from the Shippensburg community a reason to visit the campus. Clinton also called Luhrs a “visionary,” since he was able to bring more attention to the university.

She also commented on the fact that it has been 10 years since Luhrs’ passing. She called it unbelievable that it has been so long.

She can recall the day he died, a Saturday since one of SU’s football games was occurring. She also viv-

idly remembers his memorial service, which was held in Memorial Auditorium.

Clinton also mentioned the fact that next year will be Luhrs Performing Arts Center’s 10th season of shows. She said while there was

not too much hype around H. Ric Luhrs death, there will be events for the 10th running season of Luhrs Performing Arts Center that have yet to be planned.

Photo by Laura Kreiser

H. Ric Luhrs and his wife, Grace, are memorialized in Luhrs.

Exciting changes to on-campus television this semester LAURA KREISER A&E Editor

Philo and HBO GO, two services many students on campus have probably heard being tossed around. The big question is, why are these terms being thrown around and what do they have to do with Shippensburg University?

Bill Yost, associate director of housing and residence life, said as Comcast’s contract with SU was coming to an end, the university decided to survey the students, asking what they wanted the new contract to provide. The majority of students responded they wanted stream-

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ing video, as to make TV easier to watch. So with this information, SU sent out an estimate and features they wanted.

Campus Televideo, a service provider for hundreds of campuses across the country, gave the most options to students for the best price. This package included DIRECTV channels as well as the options to use HBO GO and Philo.

Philo is a service that lets college students stream and record TV shows from 88 predetermined channels of mixed standard-definition and high-definition programming.

The service also lets a student record TV shows, and pause and re-

wind live TV, just like DVR. HBO GO is similar in the fact that through the school students can watch premium programming provided by HBO. The only difference is that a student does not need to be connected to the campus network. The app and website will work whether a student is on campus or in California.

That is the biggest catch though, if a student does not live in one of the nine residence halls on campus, he or she cannot use the services.

Even residents of Stone Ridge cannot use the services since Stone Ridge still has its own contract with Comcast.

To sign up for Philo, go to ship. philo.com, log in with your SU email and password, and any on-campus student will be able to watch live shows.

To sign up for HBO GO, go to HBO GO’s website or download the app, select Shippensburg University from the bottom of the drop down list, follow the login instructions and students can watch any of the numerous shows HBO GO has to offer.

Yost also mentioned that these features came at no extra cost to the students. So even with the new features, on-campus housing prices remain the same.

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One Direction may have just been formed in 2010 but the British boy band has come a long way in just four short years and their new album, “Four,” definitely shows the changes they have made.

If you compared the sound of their fourth album to their first, “Up All Night,” you would not believe the difference.

Changing their sound is something that members Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson, Liam Payne and Zayn Malick have been talking extensively about in interviews and now that seems more realistic since the band wrote most of the material on “Four.”

“Steal My Girl,” the opening track and first single, sounds classic One Direction with a catchy beat and a verse that you just want to belt your heart out to. However, the other 11 tracks sound like a more poppy version of Mumford and Sons, which is not a bad thing.

It is hard to pick the album’s best tracks because all of them are something fans did not know they needed until the album leaked 10 days early last Friday.

“Girl Almighty” is one of the catchiest songs on the album, making listeners want to jump out of their seats and dance around. It almost sounds like a track found on Coldplay’s 2011 album “Mylo Xyloto,” without the piano and lyrics more tuned to One Direction’s style.

“Fireproof” has some of the best lyrics of the bunch, with all five members singing about how their love is meant to last. It is quiet with a nice touch of a drumbeat that pulses in your ears.

The nice thing about the album is that band members are not singing at the tops of their lungs, forcing themselves into vocal octaves their voices do not belong, which is better than the strained sound on some of their other songs.

It makes a statement as a whole that One Direction is finally doing their own thing and finally have control over their sound. This is refreshing considering their start as just five boys on the X-Factor trying to make it in the pop industry.

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Top 20 Billboard Artist

1. Taylor Swift 2. Meghan Trainor 3. Maroon 5 4. Tove Lo 5. Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj 6. Bobby Shmurda 7. Ariana Grande/The Weeknd 8. Hozier 9. Iggy Azalea/Rita Ora 10. Jeremih/YG 11. Sam Smith 12. Ed Sheeran 13. Taylor Swift 14. Jason Duerlo 15. Big Sean/E-40 16. Sam Smith 17. Rich Gang 18. Clean Bandit/Jess Glynne 19. Sia 20. Calvin Harris/John Newman

Song

Shake It Off All About That Bass Animals Habits (Stay High) Bang Bang Hot Boy Love Me Harder Take Me To Church Black Widow Don’t Tell ‘Em I’m Not The Only One Don’t Blank Space Trumpets I Don’t F**k With You Stay With Me Lifestyle Rather Be Chandelier Blame

Top 10 Movies

Movie 1. Dumb and Dumber To 2. Big Hero 6 3. Interstellar 4. Beyond the Lights 5. Gone Girl 6. St. Vincent 7. Fury (2014) 8. Nightcrawler 9. Ouija 10. Birdman

Weekend Gross $38,053,000 $36,010,000 $29,190,000 $6,500,000 $4,625,000 $4,025,000 $3,810,000 $3,038,000 $3,025,000 $2,450,000

Billboard information from www.billboard.com.

WSYC Top 20 music information from WSYC. Movie information from www.boxofficemojo.com.

Movie schedule from www.carmike.com.

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Artist 1. Aroar 2. Barr Brothers 3. Minus The Bear 4. Vaselines 5. Ex Hex 6. Christopher Owens 7. Lay Low 8. Alt-J 9. King Tuff 10. Lydia Ainsworth 11. Zella Day 12. White Arrows 13. Wampire 14. Greylag 15. Growlers 16. Alex G 17. Hozier 18. Guster 19. Allo Darlin 20. The Tropics

Album In The Pines Sleeping Operator Lost Loves V For Vaselines Rips A New Testament

Talking About The Weather

This Is All Yours Black Moon Spell Right From real Zella Day In Bardo Bazaar Greylag Chinese Fountain DSU Hozie Simple Machine

We Come From The Same Place

Wind house

Movie Schedule Movie Showings Evening Showings

Big Hero 6, 2D

7:20 p.m., 9:50 p.m.

Big Hero 6, 3D

7:45 p.m.

Dumb and Dumber To

6:45 p.m., 7:40 p.m., 9:20 p.m., 10:15 p.m.

Fury

9:00 p.m.

Interstellar

7:45 p.m., 8:45 p.m.

Ouija

6:40 p.m.

*Movie showtimes are for Tuesday at the Carmike 7 Theatre located inside the Chambersburg Mall on Black Gap Road.

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Field Hockey: No. 3 SU finishes PSAC tournament 1-1, E4

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Bleacher Talk: SU basketball standout predictions, E2

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Predicting SU’s top ballers of 2014

BY DAVE BARTH Sports Editor AND

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Asst. Sports Editor It is two games into the season, and a number of players on the men and women’s basketball squads have already begun to make a name for themselves. The men’s team, which won only three games all of last season, already has put together a 2-0 record. The women’s team sits at 1-1 after the Wolf Bus Lines Classic this past weekend. Men’s head coach Chris Fite is pleased at his team’s success early on, but knows his team needs to stay focused and not get ahead of itself. “Abe Massaley, he had 11 assists tonight,” said Coach Fite after the season opener. “That’s a different Abe than we saw last year, and we need him to be a facilitator and a true point guard, and he certainly did that tonight.”

“That’s a different Abe than we saw last year.”

For the women’s team, Head Coach Kristy Trn, in her 16th year, is pleased that her team is coming together after a solid 17-10 2013 season. The Lady Raiders were picked No. 3 in the PSAC East Preseason Coaches Poll, and return all but two of their players from last year. With the high percentage of starters returning and good-sized incoming freshman classes for both teams, many players will be stepping up this year to help their teams. Your sports editors take a closer look at the players that they think will make the biggest impact for both teams this season.

Dave: Men: With 17 players for the men’s squad competing for playing time this year, it is extremely tough to pick just one who will stand out all season. Senior Dylan Edgar

returns this year after an injury last season, and sophomore guard Abe Massaley had 11 assists in his first game this year, and looks to pick back up where he left off last year. Freshman recruit Dustin Sleva looks like he will surprise some people in his first year on both offense and defense.

However, from what I have seen in the first two games I have to pick junior Jay Hardy as the standout player for 2014. Through the first two games the 6-foot-3-inch Philadelphia native has shown a remarkable knack for getting open and finding the basket. He has shown off his defensive skills with some decisive and timely blocks and rebounds as well. Through the first two games Hardy has put up 39 points, the most of any Raider, and several impressive dunks in both games definitely seemed to energize his teammates and fans as well.

I foresee the veteran junior to have a huge year for Shippensburg as long as he continues to play with the heart and energy that I have seen both last season and so far in 2014.

Women: A solid season least year from the women’s basketball squad puts them in a good position to find success in 2014. Although the team does not have a single senior on the roster this winter, the roster of 13 boasts nine returning players and four incoming freshmen. Junior forward Stephanie Knauer, two-time All-PSAC East performer, heads up a strong lineup after posting 16.3 points per game last year. Sophomore guard Lauren Gold averaged 13.1 points per game last year, and sophomore Morgan Griffith paced the 2013 defense with 8.9 rebounds per game and a solid 10.2 points per contest.

For my impact player of the year I think Griffith will stand out this season. The 5-foot-10 inch Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, product ranked fourth in PSAC play last year in rebounds, and finished the season strong with 10 double-dou-

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Junior Jay Hardy has 39 points through two games. bles, four of them coming in the final five games. She is accurate from behind the arc making 59.1 percent of her attempted three pointers in her freshman year. Look for Griffith to make a huge impact on the 2014 Lady Raiders, both on offense and defense.

Cale: Men: Two games into the season, senior forward Dylan Edgar is impacting the game in a way the SU men’s team lacked last season, when Edgar was injured for the entire season. So far, Edgar has averaged 14 points per game, which is

good for second best on the team.

However, his biggest impact has been rebounding, where Edgar is leading the team with an average of 9.5 rebounds per game.

“I’m happy to see Dylan play well,” Coach Fite said after Friday’s opening game. “It’s been almost a year and a half since he’s been on the court where it mattered, and it’s just great to see him back in the mix and healthy. He’s a handful, he’s definitely a handful for opponents.”

All in all, Edgar has helped contribute to a 2-0 start for the Red Raiders.

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The Lady Raiders fought to a 17-10 record in 2013 and look to improve in ‘14 with a talented veteran roster.

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Men’s basketball off to perfect start after opening weekend Raiders pick up decisive wins over Georgian Court and Felician in Wolf Bus Lines Tournament

BY DAVE BARTH Sports Editor

The Shippensburg University men’s basketball team demolished Georgian Court 77-54, using strong defense and balanced scoring to win its season opener at Heiges Field House Friday night.

In Shippensburg University’s

first game of the Wolf Bus Lines Classic the Raiders limited the Lions to 28-percent shooting, the lowest of any opponent since Neumann in 2006.

Senior Dylan Edgar, returning after an injury-redshirt 2013 season, made his presence felt in the lineup picking up 17 points on 7-of9 shooting with a team-high seven rebounds.

Junior Jay Hardy had a big night

Sophomore Marcus Williams throws

as well, leading the Raiders with 21 points, three blocks and six rebounds. He also had two impressive dunks in the contest and a highlight-reel block at the end of the first half.

Freshmen Dustin Sleva and Justin McCarthur started for SU and found success. Sleva finished with nine points and four rebounds and McCarthur picked up seven points, two rebounds and two steals on the night.

Sophomore guard Abe Massaley posted 11 assists in the game, the most of any Raider since 2010.

After a tough 2013 season in which the team finished 3-23, the team was fired up after the win.

“We got off on the right foot and our guys played well,” said second-year SU head coach Chris Fite.

“It’s nice to get a win and it’s nice to win comfortably. We haven’t had too many 20-point leads in a long time so we feel really good after tonight.”

In the second game of the Classic, the Raiders took on Felician in a spirited matchup in which SU came out on top 79-68.

Edgar and Hardy had huge nights, Edgar with a double-double and Hardy putting up 18 points and shooting 66 percent through Photos by Dave Barth both games; both were selected to down against GCU. the All-Tournament Team after the game.

Edgar out-jumps his opponent in the opening game.

The Raiders shot 44 percent on the night and committed just eight turnovers, leading by as many as 18 points after halftime.

McCarthur finished the game with 15 points and only one turnover, and Sleva provided excellent defense as well as six points on the night.

Massaley led the team in assists with seven, and totaled 17 points on

Women’s basketball splits Wolf Bus Lines Classic games 1-1 CALE AHEARN

Asst. Sports Editor The SU women’s basketball team opened the season by hosting the Wolf’s Bus Lines Classic this weekend, dropping its opener to Johnson C. Smith by a score of 73-67.

The Red Raiders fell behind 37-26 in the first half, and were unable to recover, despite scoring outputs of 20 by forward Stephanie Knauer, and 9 points and 9 rebounds from sophomore Morgan Griffith.

Johnson C. Smith outrebounded the Red Raiders by 43-39 margin Photo courtesy of Dave Barth and shot an astounding 47.5 percent from the floor.

The Raiders were much improved in their 2nd game.

On the other hand, Shippensburg from the field. were able to rebound the next night, was only able to shoot 32 percent Fortunately for the team, they claiming the season’s first win

against Bowie State 79-55.

Griffith was able to score a career-high 25 points in the Wolfs Bus Lines Classic Finale.

Sophomore guard Lauren Gold was able to add 13 points and 5 assists, and helped the Red Raiders control the game from the start.

A strong defensive effort helped the team hold Bowie State to shooting 30 percent from the floor, without allowing any three point shots.

On the other hand, the Red Raiders were able to shoot a solid 40 percent from the floor, helping them dominate the game in all facets.

The team will continue its season on Saturday, Nov. 22, when they travel to face Bloomsburg at 1 p.m. in its first PSAC game of the year.

the night.

“For us moving forward we have to keep focused on the next step and what can we do to find success,” said Fite. “Hopefully we can keep having performances like tonight and really rack up some wins this year.”

The Raiders return to action Wednesday night at Heiges, where they take on Wilmington at 7 p.m.

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Field hockey finishes PSAC tournament 1-1

All-PSAC field hockey qualifyers

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Sophomore Suzanne Muller, all the way from the Netherlands, picked up a third-team qualification, the first All-PSAC career performance.

She started all 18 games and held down the back lines, while proving to be valuable on penalty corners.

She scored twice in 2014, while putting up four assists.

Freshman goalie Ally Mooney posted an impressive first year with the Lady Raiders, starting 15 games and yielded just nine goals, good for a 12-3 record and a 0.61 goalsagainst average. Mooney, a Spring City native, boasts a .859 save percentage. That and her goals-against are good for second in DII.

Senior Lucy Kauffman was named to the All-PSAC first team after an impressive 2014 season. She leads the Raiders with eight assists on the year, good for third in the conference and 11th in Division II. Kauffman, a Northern high school graduate, made the All-PSAC second team last year.

Junior midfielder Molly Stuart of Monrovia, Maryland, made 14 starts this season, picking up two goals. This includes the game-winner against Millersville, which was No. 1 in the division and unbeaten at the time. She made second team in her first All-PSAC appearance.

Senior forward Tori Ricker achieved second team honors for the first time as one of 10 players with 10 or more goals on the season. She has scored nearly a quarter of the team’s points on the year, leading the Raiders in the category. Ricker, a Chambersburg graduate, started all 18 games this season and contributed to four game-winning scores.

The Shippensburg University field hockey team had a strong showing in the PSAC tournament, beating Slippery Rock University at the Robb Sports complex last Tuesday, but fell in the semi-finals against No. 2-ranked Millersville at West Chester University last Saturday.

Shippensburg (15-4 overall, 11-3 PSAC) started off the playoffs against Slippery Rock (9-10 overall, 7-7 PSAC), which was the only team in the tournament not ranked in the NFHCA Coaches Division II Top 10 teams.

After only the first minute of the game, senior Lucy Kauffman scored the lone goal for the Raiders, giving them the big 1-0 win.

The win advanced Shippensburg to the PSAC semi-finals to take on the No. 2 seed team in the NFHCA DII poll, the Millersville Marauders.

The Raiders and Marauders faced each other for possibly the last time this season after having two games against each other earlier in the year. The first game was on Sept. 9 at the Robb Sports Complex. Millersville gave Shippensburg its first loss of the season in that matchup with a final score of 1-0. Shippensburg got revenge in Game 2 when it beat the Marauders at their home turf with a final score of 2-1.

The stakes could not get any higher for this game: a shot at a PSAC Championship and a spot in the national tournament.

It was a tough battle for both teams, as nobody had home field advantage; the game was held at the campus of the No. 1-seed West Chester University. Shippensburg has lost to Millersville in the last three PSAC tournaments, including in last year’s championship game.

The Millersville defense was completely unstoppable as it held the Raiders to no shots and only one corner for the entire game. Millersville out-shot Shippensburg 6-0.

The first goal came from Alicia Youtz after eight minutes. The score was 1-0 heading into halftime. Millersville later got away with the big win after a goal by Katelyn Zapp after 47 minutes. The final score was Millersville 2, Shippensburg 0.

The PSAC championship game featured the top two teams in NCAA DII, West Chester and Millersville.

West Chester moved on to clinch a spot at the national tournament

beating the Marauders 3-0. West Chester shut down East Stroudsburg 6-0 to make it to the championship game.

However, it may not be over for the Lady Raiders. The top three teams in the regional standings move on to the national championship bracket. Shippensburg is currently ranked third in the Atlantic region ahead of 4th-ranked Limestone University (17-3). LU won the Eastern College Athletic Conference

DII Championship last Sunday against Bellarmine University (119) with a final score of 2-1.

Shippensburg will have to wait to see if it has been chosen to participate in the NCAA DII National Championships at Louisville, Kentucky.

The DII field hockey selection show is set to air on www.ncaa.com on Sunday, Nov. 23, at 1 p.m.

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No. 3 field hockey finished its season 15-4 in the second round of the PSAC playoffs, beating Slippery Rock but ultimately falling to No. 2 Millersville.

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Raiders upended by 31-4 Seton Hill 3-0, out-blocks DII block leaders 10-7

By Dave Barth Sports Editor

The Shippensburg University volleyball team fell in three straight sets to the Seton Hill Griffins with scores of 25-20, 25-10 and 28-26 on Saturday to end its 2014 season.

This marks the third consecutive year the Raiders have made the PSAC semifinals as they finished the season at 19-15.

Junior Taylor Gottshall made Raider volleyball history by comPhotos courtesy of David Hague pleting the season with 125 block assists, finishing with three on the The Lady Raiders have made the PSAC Semifinals the night.

Junior Faith Athey had a solpast three years and finished the season 19-15. id game for SU, compiling seven blocks and seven kills. Sophomore Annie Goerl led the squad with nine kills and five block assists.

Sophomore Laura Nolan picked up 30 assists on the night and

freshman Courtney Malott contributed with eight kills.

The first match looked good early on for the Raiders, who jumped out to a 3-0 lead, but the Griffins came right back and tied it up. The Lady Raiders led by as much as 12-8, and had Seton Hill on the ropes 19-17.

But the ‘Hill came back and scored eight of the final nine points to defeat SU 25-20.

The third set was also a close one for SU, who had several good chances to win it with a 24-22 lead and later up 26-25. But they could not capitalize and ultimately fell to the Griffins, who swung for a .200 average on the night.

Junior Laura Plank finished the night with a team-high 13 digs, and holds second place in the Shippensburg volleyball record books with 654 in 2014.

SU lost to Seton Hill earlier this season in a Sept. 19, 3-1 decision at home.

Junior Faith Athey also earned second-team honors, her second time in as many years. She swung .234 on the season with 107 total blocks, while averaging 2.23 kills per set (299 on the season).

Junior Taylor Gottshall earned All-PSAC first-team honors for the first time in her career after a PSAC-leading 158 blocks, good for second in all of Division II. Her 2014 campaign was strong, with three PSAC East athlete of the week honors after 2012 and ’13 second team achievements.

Maura Nolan leaps over the head of a Griffin defender.

Shippensburg volleyball fans take in the game.

Sophomore Maura Nolan put together a sensational 2014 campaign, and finds herself with second-team honors. She has four matches with at least 50 assists, and 10 matches with more than 40.

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Football drops season finale to Mercyhurst 42-21

The Red Raiders (6-5) were only able to muster a touchdown in Asst. Sports Editor the second half, despite totaling a whopping 457 yards on offense.

The defense was the weakness for The SU Football team ended its the team, as it allowed the Lakers season Saturday with a hard fought to pass for 409 yards, and allowed loss 42-21 to PSAC opponent Mer- them to convert nearly half of their third down opportunities. cyhurst.

All those negative factors piled up Despite being tied at half, Meragainst the Red Raiders, and made cyhurst (7-4) came out and scored 21 unanswered points in the third it impossible to overcome.

Even though the season is over quarter, taking control of the game. for the team, SU has much of which to be proud.

There were several standout performances, including the play of standout receivers, senior Trevor Harman and junior Sheldon Mayer.

Both receivers totaled over 900 yards and 11 touchdowns Junior wide reciever Sheldon Mayer out each this searuns a Mercyhurst defender. son.

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Junior standout linebacker Cortlin Dell breaks up a play on Saturday afternoon against Mercyhurst.

The duo proved to be a real strength for this year’s team.

On the ground, running back Blair Brooks totaled 1,100 yards and 11 touchdowns.

While defense was the weakness of the team, there is room for improvement, as much of the team

was young, and gained a lot of experience this season.

In particular, the secondary was decimated by injuries this season, and should receive a boost when senior safety Chad Miller returns from injury next season.

Fantasy Football Week 12 Outlook Colin Kaepernick — Fantasy Start of the Week

Colin Kaepernick is due for a big game this week as he faces the Washington Redskins.

After giving up more than 200 yards to a rookie wide receiver, that defense has a lot of holes. Kaepernick has the ability and the weapons to expose the Redskins’ defense. The San Francisco 49ers are ranked 23rd in passing as of Week 12, but that all can change if Kaepernick continues to be accurate and if his receivers can get open down the field.

Jeremy Maclin

Statistically Maclin is having the best season of his NFL career and is on the cusp of breaking his personal single-season receiving yardage record. He is going to look to pile it on against a Tennessee Titans squad that has been giving up more than its fair share of big plays. Maclin just needs 44 yards to break his season yardage record and 79 yards to reach 1,000 yards for the first time. He can accomplish both when he faces the Titans on Sunday.

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To me, DeSean Jackson is the NFL’s best deep-ball receiver besides Antonio Brown. When he plays the 49ers he will have freedom to run through the secondary at will because of his great speed. The 49ers’ defense is not well equipped to handle a player like Jackson especially with so many injured players on defense. So far this season when Jackson’s total yardage is less than 60 yards in a game he has a big performance of 100 or more yards the following week. So I would expect for history to repeat itself this week against the Niners.

Randall Cobb

We all know Aaron Rodgers likes to throw the ball and Cobb is one of his favorite targets.

Arguably the Packers have the best passing attack in the league. Cobb has benefitted from having a healthy Aaron Rodgers this season. He has already broken his record in touchdown receptions this season with 10. It is hard not to think he will make a big impact against the Vikings. Minnesota has given up 29 plays of more than 20 yards. This season Cobb has 16 plays of 20 yards or more so this matchup definitely benefits him.

Denard Robinson

Denard Robinson is the breakout running back of the year. In his last four starts he has totaled 389 yards and four touchdowns. These past four weeks he has been helping fantasy owners win their matchups. His best ability is catching the ball out of the backfield. The Indianapolis Colts’ defense is one of the worst at stopping running backs catching the ball.

Robinson will look to keep his trend of success going with another good performance.

Women’s Basketball Nov. 22 at Bloomsburg Wrestling Nov. 19 at Millersville Nov. 21 At Lock haven Swimming Nov. 20-22 Patriot Invitational At George Mason Cross Country Nov. 22 NCAA Atlantic Regionals at Slippery Rock

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Sports Editor The Shippensburg University wrestling team dropped its first three meets of the season on Saturday, but saw several players post impressive numbers on the day.

Junior Cameron Throckmorton battled to a 3-0 record, wrestling at two different weight classes.

Shippensburg won at least three bouts in all three of its dual meets but lost 20-13 to York, 24-21 to

TCNJ and 25-11 to Waynesburg.

Sophomore Jalal Paige recorded an 11-4 victory over York’s Troy Uhrin and a 13-4 decision over Waynesburg’s Gennaro Bonaventure at 197 pounds on Sunday.

Sophomore Francis Slover recorded two victories as well, a 2-1 decision over York’s Cody Dooley and a pin over TCNJ’s Patrick Schinder in 1:45, both at heavyweight.

Shippensburg competes in its first PSAC Division II dual meet of the year against Millersville at 7 p.m. Wednesday.

Results: York 20, Shippensburg 13

125: Lake Laughman (YCP) dec. Josh Charles (SU), 6-4 (OT) [3-0] 133: Ryan Flynn (YCP) dec. Mike Hafer (SU), 5-3 [6-0] 141: Karl Lightner (SU) maj. dec. Thomas Moss (YCP), 16-5 [6-4] 149: Cameron Throckmorton (SU) dec. John Allenson (YCP), 13-7 [6-7] 157: Adam Krtizer (YCP) maj. dec. Mike Springer (SU), 9-1 [10-7] 165: Mitchell Ramsey (YCP) dec. Luke Etter (SU), 6-4 [13-7] 174: Tyler Rhoads (YCP) maj. dec. Brett Pastore (SU), 12-4 [17-7] 184: Nate Bueno (YCP) dec. Isaiah Bobotas (SU), 9-4 [20-7] 197: Jalal Paige (SU) dec. Troy Uhrin (YCP), 11-4 [20-10] 285: Francis Slover (SU) dec. Cody Dooley (YCP), 2-1 [20-13]

TCNJ 24, Shippensburg 21

125: James Goldschmidt (TCNJ) dec. Josh Charles (SU), 4-2 [0-3] 133: Mike Hafer (SU) dec. Devon LaFranco (TCNJ), 6-0 [3-3] 141: Cameron Throckmorton (SU) pins Austin Maltez (TCNJ), 5:00 [3-9] 149: Mike Springer (SU) pins Nick Herring (TCNJ), 1:01 [3-15] 157: Antonio Mancella (TCNJ) pins Mark Lentz (SU), 5:00 [9-15] 165: Doug Hamann (TCNJ) dec. Abner Thompson (SU), 5-4 [12-15] 174: Jesse Thorson (TCNJ) dec. Hunter Fenk (SU), 7-3 [15-15] 184: Kyle Lynch (TCNJ) dec. Isaiah Bobotas (SU), 7-4 [18-15] 197: Nathaniel Leer (TCNJ) pins Jalal Paige (SU), 1:30 [24-15] 285: Francis Slover (SU) pins Patrick Schinder (TCNJ), 1:45 [24-21]

Bleacher Talk continued As one of the biggest members of the team, as well as a senior leader, Edgar’s impact will dictate the place that the Red Raiders finish in the standings. While there are not overly high expectations for the team, after finishing 3-23 last season, I believe they can surprise some people, and finish higher than projected in the conference.

Women: The X-factor for the Women’s basketball team this season will be junior forward Stephanie Knauer, who is a former PSAC Rookie of the Year award winner. She is one of the oldest members of the team, despite only being a junior. This year’s team is a young squad, but Knauer is fully capable of leading the team. She scored 20 or more points in a game, eight times last season, while shooting at least 60 percent in 17 games. Knauer has been able to perform at the college NCAA level.

So far, the Red Raiders are off to a 1-1 start, and Knauer is averaging 13.5 points per game, and nine rebounds per game, both of which are good for second best on the team. If her past performance is any indication, Knauer should be able to continue her performance consistently throughout the season. Coach Trn has said that consistency will be key to the team’s success this season, and Knauer should be able to lead the team in that.

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Shippensburg University wrestling looks to improve after an 8-14 season last year.

Waynesburg 25, Shippensburg 11

125: Gordan Bieber (WU) maj. dec. Josh Charles (SU), 14-3 [4-0] 133: Flippo Crivelli (WU) dec. Mike Hafer (SU) 1-0 [7-0] 141: Dison Myers (SU) dec. DJ Grindle (WU), 14-8 [7-3] 149: Cameron Throckmorton (SU) maj.dec. Chris Little (WU), 10-2 [7-7] 157: Luke Lohr (WU) maj. dec. Mike Springer (SU), 13-4 [11-7] 165: Ryan Shank (WU) dec. Abner Thompson (SU), 3-1 [14-7] 174: Sam Guidi (WU) maj. dec. Brett Pastore (SU), 15-3 [18-7] 184: Patrick Jennings (WU) dec. Isaiah Bobotas (SU), 7-1 [21-7] 197: Jalal Paige (SU) maj. dec. Gennaro Bonaventure (WU), 13-4 [21-11] 285: Greg Kumer (WU) maj. dec. Francis Slover (SU), 11-2 [25-11]

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