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Staff Writer In the hit reality television show “Undercover Boss,” business owners all over the country go “undercover” as an employee within their own business. The objective is to gain hands-on learning experience of what goes on directly within an organization of which a chief executive often may not be aware.

However, at Shippensburg University, the top officials within all branches of the campus use a different tactic. On March 28, “Presidents Hour” took place inside the Presidents Hall multipurpose room.

On hand was a panel of SU’s top officials from police and safety, dining services and student affairs.

For an hour beginning at 8 p.m., SU students reserved the right to ask any questions or state concerns directly to the campus’ top resources. Headlining the panel was SU President George “Jody” Harpster.

“It is very important for all the students to have access to all the administrators,” Harpster said. “We are the leadership of the university, so I am honored that students want to come and talk to me about issues.”

Harpster cited the success of “Presidents Hour” at SU, dating back 20 years ago, when he took over as the vice president of student affairs.

“I think it is critically important for students to have access and ask whatever questions they want di-

rectly to the leadership, and they have certainly taken advantage over the years,” Harpster said.

Other administrators in attendance were Roger Serr, vice president of student affairs; David Lovett, associate vice president of student affairs and dean of students; and Barry McClanahan, director of housing and residence life.

Topics announced at the meeting included the addition of a sidewalk between Mathematics/Computing Technologies Center and Grove Hall. The design is currently in progress and is planned to be installed this summer. In addition, it was announced that Adams Drive is to undergo repavement during the summer.

“It is good on Shippensburg to

offer this opportunity for their students,” sophomore Justin Goodhart said. “These are students that have concerns and want input, and I admire the administrators offering a chance to directly listen.”

Concerns raised by students during the meeting with administrators included Ceddia Union Building’s Dunkin’ Donuts’ short hours of operations on the weekend, as well as Chickendipity’s recently cut operations. Solutions to have Dunkin’ Donuts remain open longer on weekends are currently being researched. Dining services is considering opening Dunkin’ Donuts on the weekends with a limited menu.

Chickendipity’s recent early closures have resulted in “issues with staffing.”

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SU Fashion Archives & Museum opens its new home JESSICA RICHARDSON Asst. News Editor

From a professor’s office to the basement of Horton Hall, and finally to its own property, the Fashion Archives and Museum of Shippensburg University has traveled a long way.

What SU Foundation Board of Directors Chair Joel Zullinger described as the unwanted stepchild has now been adopted, as the Foundation officially opened the new location on March 29, with a ribbon cutting ceremony.

“For years it was the unwanted stepchild of the university because what do you do with it and where do you put it,” Zullinger said.

Many came to welcome the new location and new inaugural exhibit at 501 N. Earl St. Speakers for the ceremony included SU President George “Jody” Harpster, Zullinger; James Mike, dean of the colleges of arts and sciences; Karin Bohleke, Fashion Archives director; Robin Howells-Dolbin, Fashion Archives board of directors chair; Steven Burg, history and philosophy department chair; Emily Bach, SU applied history student; and John E. Clinton, president and CEO of the SU Foundation.

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(Above) Fashion Archives Director Karin Bohleke cut the ribbon to officially open the facility, alongside other speakers.

(Right) This is an example of a wedding dress on display in the Fashion Archives that was worn in the 18th century.

“We are thankful for those behind the scene better known as behind the seams,” Bohleke said.

Multiple speakers mentioned gratitude toward two specific people who helped the archives. Clinton began the ceremony by describing the journey of the archives, which was started by Elizabeth Jane Thompson, a former SU professor.

“I know Liz would be beside herself to see the collection today,” Harpster said. “Please enjoy this through the years as a wonderful addition to our campus community.”

Speakers also thanked Dora Green-Addams, a long-time volunteer and major donor to the archives.

Because of her contributions, the foundation recognized her by nam-

ing the gallery Dora Green-Addams Exhibition Gallery.

“She is a longstanding volunteer who has worked on preserving and repairing the collection,” Zullinger said. “She is a perfect example of what one person can do who is committed to a wonderful cause.”

The gallery currently holds wedding fashion and is titled “Walking the Aisle in the Latest Style: Wedding Fashions from the Eighteenth Century to Today.” The exhibit holds more than 200 years of gowns and accessories.

“I feel I accomplished something and will offer even better in the future,” Green-Addams said. “I feel as if I finally got my 15 minutes of fame.”

Eventgoers were able to explore the new location and the exhibit.

Students and faculty raved about the importance of the accessible location, not just for the community, but for education.

The facility will impact the college significantly by providing student and faculty research, internships and more, Mike said.

Having the facility impact education was a vision of Thompson. She believed that fashion helped to understand sociological issues as well as gender, culture and class.

“We give our students the power

to discover the world again through the medium of clothing,” Burg said.

The current exhibit will run through Dec. 15 and is open to the public Monday through Thursday 12-4 p.m. or by appointment.

“It seems very fitting that as we go into spring, which represents new life and growth, that we are welcoming the new exhibit,” Howells-Dolbin said.

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SU’s alcohol, Disability activists share drug services outlook, hardships at SU offer students helping hand Marissa Merkt Staff Writer

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This week on campus

Tucked away in 210 Old Main is a resource some students may not know about.

Shippensburg University offers Drug and Alcohol Services and the Connection Program as a helping hand to students.

The program includes Brief Alcohol Screening and Intervention for College Students (BASICS), which every student who comes to the program goes through. It also has Early Intervention Group (EIG), which is a psycho-educational group at which students can talk about what has happened to them.

Students can self-refer or make appointments to find ways to help their friends.

The Drug and Alcohol Services also uses outside sources to give more help to students. The Connection Program offers a drug and alcohol professional, who can determine if the student needs more therapy or out-patient care.

“We help students navigate what is a good fit for them and what they need,” said Ann Wendle, assistant dean of students and director of the Connection Program and Drug and Alcohol Services.

Drug and Alcohol Services also puts on activities and events, such as working with Party House, Casino Night and Mocktails. Services also help with activities in the residence halls, like Mario Kart with vision impairment goggles and a shot counter.

“We are moving away from passive education and toward more interactive education,” Wendle said. “When a student comes in we talk about making things real life and less lecture program.”

Wendle and others in the Drug and Alcohol Services work closely with the courts for students who have been charged with driving under the influence. However, they want students to realize that they are not here to get students in trouble.

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As preparations were made for a presentation on Tuesday, professors realized the guests of honor could not go on stage.

The reason — the stage was too tall.

While Shippensburg University may seem handicap-accessible, this stage proved a barrier for those with physical disabilities. Jean Searle, policy advocate at Disability Rights Pennsylvania (DRP), and Dynah Haubert, attorney at DRP came to SU to speak about their personal experiences with disabilities, and their work with DRP. “Disability is not something that I want to overcome and minimize and try and be as nondisabled as possible to succeed in the world. I want to live in a world that finds disability valuable for what it is,” Haubert said before flashing her T-shirt that read, “I AM DISABLED AND PROUD!” Haubert explained how when she was first wheelchair bound, after college, it was hard to be accepting of her disability, and she often felt alone since it seemed that no one paid attention. Soon, she realized how many obstacles disabled people face, despite the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA).

One of the most common problems for

those with disabilities is being able to enter a building. Haubert said companies will occasionally add ramps to their entrances and be seen as partaking in a kind gesture, but in reality it is her right to be able to enter a public building just like anyone else. Other problems disabled people face are high tables and counters at restaurants.

Searle was institutionalized for 10

years. She explained that institutions are the last stop for those with disabilities since there is nowhere else to put them.

“People just treated you like you were nobody and they thought that they could abuse you…which they did all the time and they all got away with it,” Searle said.

Once people are released from institutions, they typically work for shelter workshops. These workshops are centers for people with disabilities to build things for companies, while earning only 5 percent of what an average worker would.

Searle feels these should be eliminated and replaced with integrated employment since they pay very little.

Searle advocates not only for herself, but also for her siblings who have disabilities. She has hopes that one day, those with disabilities will no longer have to fight the system.

(Right) Allison Carey, SU professor of sociology and disability studies, Jean Searle and Dynah Haubert lead the discussion in Rowland Hall.

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On Tuesday, the Women’s Center will be holding a Take Back the Night rally at 7 p.m. in CUB multipurpose room.

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DRP attorney Dynah Haubert explains the frustrations she has with society’s outlook on issues associated with physical handicaps.

On Wednesday, APB will be hosting a Do It Yourself whiteboard session from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the CUB Ampitheater. Participants can craft their own whiteboards.

7 8 9 On Thursday, The Peking Acrobats will be performing from 7:30-9 p.m. in H. Ric Luhrs Performing Arts Center.

On Friday, the American Cancer Society will be hosting a Relay for Life event from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. in ShipRec.

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On Saturday, the Multi-Ethnic Student Association will be hosting a reggae-based musical festival in CUB multipurpose room beginning at 8 p.m.

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Birth certificates, government ID’s and Social Security numbers, oh my!

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the automated calling system, you choose to have a friend drive you down to the Chambersburg office.

After becoming familiar with government bureaucracy, you decide to find out what you need before you go. The application informs you that you need your birth certificate, but much like your Social Security card, it is missing. Despite yet another roadblock, you know how important a driver’s license is, and continue to push forward.

To your delight, you find out you can order your birth certificate online too, but now you are skeptical.

What will go wrong this time? Why is the Pennsylvania Department of Health directing me to a private website? So you read some reviews and discover that even if you order it online, you still have to print out documents to get notarized and mailed in to a Vital Records Office.

One roll of the eyes and a shrug of the shoulders later, you and your friend hit the road again. After a 50-minute drive to Harrisburg, you get to the office, open the door and you are greeted with a lengthy line in a sweltering heat. You patiently wait as beads of sweat roll down the side of your face. The customer at the window begins to raise her voice, and now, you are wondering what fate awaits you.

Twenty minutes pass and you are the next customer in line, but wait — what does that sign say?

“The staff is sorry to inform you that they do not accept debit or credit cards or cash — only checks or money orders.”

You stare bleakly at the sign for a moment while the attendant says, “next” in an increasingly louder and shrewder voice.

Your eyes meet. She knows you do not have any means of paying her and the office closes in 15 minutes. Finally, you turn without saying a word and walk away thinking how close you came. You filled out the application and even prepared the secondary application that states you do not have a government-issued ID. You dug through old paperwork to find a W-2 and a utility bill to confirm your address in place of an ID. All but one of the requirements were fulfilled, but it only takes one to be denied.

On the way out of the Vital Records Office, you overhear two state legislators, who just left the Capitol Building, talking about sponsoring a voter-ID law. ‘Great,’ you think.

You cannot drive, and soon you may not even be able to vote.

Not until you find a cure for bureaucracy.

Your world today suffers from a chronic condition with symptoms that include: Endless paperwork, hours of waiting in lines, dysfunctional websites, automated phone calls and fees that cannot be paid in cash.

The diagnosis — bureaucracy.

Chance of recovery — slim to none.

Pain and suffering — inevitable and unrelenting.

Many people only have to worry about running into these symptoms on a monthly basis, such as when you pay your electric bill, or need some customer service at a store.

But some people find themselves navigating a sea of bureaucracy for any number of reasons, like losing your driver’s license or replacing a damaged Social Security card.

Then, just when you think a trip to the DMV is bad enough, you realize you do not have any of the necessary paperwork.

For example, imagine you lost your driver’s license because it fell out of your wallet on an interstate trip to visit your aunt, or you racked up too many driving violations and it is suspended. To get a replacement or to get it reinstated, you first look for your social security card. To your dismay, it cannot be found anywhere, and you have to get a new one.

No problem. The Social Security Administration will issue you a new one, free of charge, and you can even place an order online.

But when you go to create an account and log in, the website claims your personal information does not match its records. After several attempts it deactivates your account for 24 hours, and you have no luck Bureaucrats work behind the scenes to file endless stacks of the next day either. Instead of wadpaperwork and are relied upon to ensure security and accuracy. ing through the endless prompts of

‘Take Back the Night’ event to be held tonight TROY OKUM

News Editor The annual “Take Back the Night” rally is being held tonight at 7 p.m. in Shippensburg University’s Ceddia Union Building multipurpose room to give victims of sexual assault the chance to feel safe.

Everyone is welcome to attend, specifically people who have experienced domestic violence or sexual assault, and the people who are friends of victims.

Speakers include Roger Serr, vice president of student affairs; Dana Hippensteel, of Carlisle’s YWCA’s Sexual Assault/Rape Crisis program; and Brittany Leach, of Chambersburg’s Women in Need center.

The event also has a march around campus and a “speak out” session, which allows victims to share their experiences with others in a comfortable space. No photos, videos or recordings may be taken, and the victims’ stories may not be shared.

“It’s their time,” said Katrina Howard, of SU’s Women’s Center, which is hosting the event. “It’s their opportunity to speak out.”

The Rev. Jan Bye, SU’s campus minister, will speak at the end of the event. There will be a moment of silence and candle vigil to remember those who died as a result of sexual assault or domestic violence.

“Take Back the Night” is a rally that gives victims and friends of victims the opportunity to feel safe and secure, while opening up about traumatizing events in their lives. Howard said the event is one of her favorites because of how it helps victims. Dozens of people attend the rally, and about 35 – 50 attend the “speak out” portion.

For more information contact the Women’s Center at (717) 477-1790 or email womenscenter@ship.edu. Its office is located at 132 Horton Hall.

Police Briefs Hit-and-run damages vehicle in G-1 parking lot Trevor J. Dewaele, 20, of Jermyn, Pennsylvania, reported to university police on Sunday that his parked vehicle was damaged. His 2012 black Ford Focus was parked in the G-1 parking lot at about 9 p.m. on Saturday.

Dewaele said he returned to it at 12 p.m. and found that it was damaged.

An unknown vehicle struck the rear bumper on the driver’s side corner of the vehicle. No damage estimate has been received at this time, and the incident remains under investigation.

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Social justice advocate explains racialization of Baltimore, Maryland Troy Okum

News Editor A University of California professor unraveled how modern-day discrimination persists in cities like Baltimore, Maryland, because of their complex history, while speaking in Old Main at Shippensburg University on March 28.

Professor George Lipsitz, who spoke to more than 100 SU students and faculty, is a professor of the University of California, Santa Barbara. He works in the black studies and sociology departments and has a doctorate in history. Lipsitz advocated for the importance of humanities and social justice in his presentation, “Justice for Freddie Gray.”

“I want to talk about what it would mean to be on time with our time,” Lipsitz said, pointing out the challenges society faces today, and how they were brought about.

“We’re facing something extremely difficult, and we’re not in a good position to deal with that because our society remains so segregated.”

One of the reasons society is still racially segregated is because of a long history that is plaguing the present, Lipsitz said. Redlining, a form of housing discrimination against the black community, is a common reason why modern communities are segregated and expe-

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rience poverty and discrimination.

Lipsitz grew up in Patterson, New Jersey, and said he experienced housing discrimination first-hand.

“The city, in some ways, never recovered,” he said, noting that violence erupted as a result of the segregation. “Housing discrimination has been against the law since 1968, but that law is broken every day.”

In some cities, such as Baltimore, there were once federally backed contracts stating white homeowners would only sell or rent their property to other whites. Other laws only allowed people to move to a neighborhood if the majority of their race was already present. The result, Lipsitz said, is that black and Latino communities are often subjugated to neighborhoods with low and depreciating property value, creating a cycle of poverty and a lack of opportunity.

Freddie Gray, the Baltimore resident who died while in police custody after alleged mistreatment and discrimination, lived in a neighborhood that saw the long-lasting effects of housing discrimination, Lipsitz said. Gray’s former community, Sandtown-Winchester, has 52 percent of its population unemployed, 33 percent of its homes vacant and 7.4 percent of its children with high levels of lead in their body, according to Lipsitz.

History, Lipsitz said, has everything to do with why Gray grew up in an under-developed neighborhood and why he was treated poorly. History explains why police officers drove Gray down rough roads and intentionally inflicted harm on him, while riding in the back of a paddy wagon, Lipsitz said.

“To understand that 60-minute ride, you need to understand 60 years of racialization in Baltimore,” he said. “You need to see how things got to be what they are. Which is one of the things that history, one of things that the humanities has always professed to teach me, is that part of what things are is how they came to be.”

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David Radcliff, director of the New Community Project, shares how to strategically take a pizza box out of the trash to cut down on food waste. Radcliff is an active environmentalist.

Activist unveils exploitation of women in impoverished nations Troy Okum

News Editor Whether you are a woman in the savanna of South Sudan, the barren hills of Myanmar or the Himalayan Mountains of Nepal, you are a second-class citizen to your family and strangers alike — but not to a few world-class humanitarians.

The staff of the New Community Project (NCP) hails from around the U.S., but works out of Arizona to promote environmental sustainability and social justice for women’s rights. Director of the nonprofit, David Radcliff, stopped at Shippensburg University on Friday as part of an eight-state tour to share the goals of the NCP, and the plights of women in impoverished communities.

“Our work is to empower people in local settings.”

–David Radcliff, New Community Project Radcliff works with young women in South Sudan, Myanmar and Nepal to give them the tools to be independent, safe and secure. That is not easy when these women grow up in societies that dictate their value based on being good sex or labor slaves, or how many cows they are worth. Living in poverty and not

having access to education are two reasons why women are vulnerable to human trafficking and exploitation, Radcliff said.

“I’m building a case here for why these girls let themselves be a part of trafficking,” he said, stopping to explain the harsh realities of their lives. Girls in destitute communities may already be used to sexual and mental abuse at home, so the idea of becoming a paid sex worker is not always repulsive.

“Our work is to empower people in local settings,” Radcliff said.

With an annual budget of about $100,000, the NCP can work with partners around the world to offer some girls scholarships so they can go to school, Radcliff said. Communities in South Sudan have been plagued with war and many women are alone in displacement camps, while the men are in the military.

For $60 a year, girls can go to one of three boarding schools in the country, giving them a chance to escape poor living conditions.

“Keeping a girl in school is one of the best ways to keep her out of harm’s way,” Radcliff said. But going to a boarding school is not always enough to give them the skills to find better economic opportunities.

Many of the women want to cross the border into Uganda where they can attend a higher level school, but it costs $600 annually. The NCP is searching ways to get these women

the money, but its primary efforts are to get the young into an entry level school.

“Fifteen-year-old girls are more likely to die from childbirth than graduate from high school,” he said.

Life only gets harder for the women of Myanmar’s hill people, who live on deforested and isolated lands. Women trek up to two hours a day to find wood for cooking and heating their homes, if their family did not already sell them to human traffickers. Traffickers will often lure girls as young 10 years old to brothels, by promising them and their family prosperous job opportunities in the city.

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SU Environmental Club Vice President Caitlin Lucas helped plan two events with Radcliff.

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2016 election: Friends turning to enemies?

MISSY LANGDON Opinion Editor

Who would have thought it would have ever come down to such a diverse group of people for the presidential election? Maybe this is the cause for such a heated political race this year.

Two candidates who seem to really get a good debate going are Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump.

Just simply hearing their names causes such a strong reaction from people. But why? Possibly because we have two people who are trying to completely change the agenda of American politics, but in completely opposite ways.

Bernie Sanders labels himself as a Democratic Socialist. This completely goes against what America is at this point in time, and that angers a lot of people. Sanders’ agenda is to try to “make people equal” by putting more power into the government and by taking away from the free market. He wants things such as free higher education, higher taxes on the “rich” and a plethora of other things that conservatives would label as “handouts.”

On the other hand, we have Donald Trump, who seems to be about as conservative as you can get. Trump agrees with the capitalist society we have now, where the free market stays in place, the “rich” can keep

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The 2016 presidential election seems to be causing more political divide than ever before. the money they have earned and no one gets “handouts.” Rather, they need to work hard for what they get.

Trump also has a strong opinion on immigration and is labeled as racist by almost any liberal Democrat you

talk to, and even some Republicans.

Sanders supporters like to jump to saying that Trump supporters are violent, racist and ignorant.

But on the other hand, Trump supporters jump to saying that people

who are “feeling the Bern” simply want someone who is going to hand them everything so they do not need to work for anything. To me, it all comes down to complete ignorance from both sides.

Not all Trump supporters are racist and violent. Are there some who are? Of course. That comes with any group of people. A handful of individuals cannot define an entire group of people. On the other hand, not all Sanders supporters are lazy and looking for handouts. Are some?

Of course. You have the minority in both groups. But really, the majority on either side are truly just people who either agree with their candidate’s economic plan and their social values or maybe they simply want to jump on the “Trump Train” or “Feel the Bern.”

Being someone who was never really interested in politics, this presidential race has made me research and understand the world of politics more than I ever have. I registered to vote and I have become more informed of the issues that our country is facing, as well as all of the different policies there are between candidates. So could this election be positive in that sense? The fact that we have such a diverse group of people trying to gain the presidency has gotten people, like me, to get out and register to vote in order to make their voices heard.

Even though there is some bad that comes with such controversial candidates, there clearly is some good. I just wish we could simply come up with a compromise, because that is what would truly work. But we all know that is never going to happen.

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Trump’s campaign manager assaults woman NICOLAS SONES Guest Writer

Donald Trump’s campaign manager has been in the news lately, largely in part because he allegedly grabbed a reporter at one of Trump’s events.

Corey Lewandowski has been charged with battery following his actions. Michelle Fields, who at the time was a reporter for Breitbart. com, has since quit the organization.

The First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution gives us the right to freedom of speech and the right to a free press, along with several other important details. Fields attempted to ask Trump a question, which is when Trump’s campaign manager, Lewandowski, physically assaulted her by throwing her to the ground.

Trump’s candidacy could best be described as being a campaign that represents a fight on a playground.

Trump claims he will stand by his campaign manager; he is unwilling to fire him or even to reprimand him for his actions.

To be honest, I am not sure Trump understands that in this nation we have the right to freedom of speech and the right to a free press. He has said he would like to change the laws governing freedom of speech. He has gone on the record discussing suing The New York Times for its coverage of him as a presidential candidate. The latest polls indicate that Trump is losing women voters in droves.

Trump does not seem like the type of individual who understands a lot about democracy, or if he does, he certainly hates American democracy. He has retweeted tweets that quote Benito Mussolini and has even said at one point that he was envious of Russian president Vladimir Putin.

Trump likes to talk a tough game, but as Marco Rubio has said before, “He’s never punched anyone in the face.” Instead, Trump has people who will do these things for him, like his campaign manager Corey Lewandowski, for example, Lewandowski is still being paid

by Donald Trump’s campaign.

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Trump’s opinion of the Violence Against Women Act, as do Trump’s comments disparaging women.

Trump should start acting like a presidential candidate and, to start, he should immediately fire Corey Lewandowski. If he decides not to, which, let’s face it, it is highly unlikely that he will, Trump should drop out of the race himself.

His candidacy is no longer a joke, but a national disgrace. It is becoming the election of a century and it is time to choose sides.

You can either be on the side of a candidate who understands the backbone of American democracy or you can choose someone who foolishly knows nothing about this nation’s backbone.

Trump is the gift that keeps on giving from the Democratic Party’s standpoint and nothing may be standing in his way of the Republican nomination. Though, if he does get the nomination, Photo courtesy of Pixabay user ClkerFreeVectorImage Democrats certainly will retain control of the White House for the Donald Trump is possibly losing voters becouse of his alleged endorsement of violent behavior among his many supporters. next four years.

Hot or Not SARAH LECHER

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Not Waist training side effects

Waist trainers

If waist trainers are too tight, it could cause your stomach to move up to your rib cage, according to health.com. The site also says it can cause heartburn and other discomfort, along with interfering with your breathing. Health.com’s Dr. Caroline Apovian says that it can also cause acid reflux.

Waist trainers also do not cause a lasting effect, meaning you have to work out to get the body you want.

Waist training, made popular by the Kardashians, has some benefits. Waist trainers are a corset-like bodice that cinches around the waist.

It takes about four inches off of the waist and can help increase good posture. According to sf.racked. com, no amount of working out can cause the dramatic hourglass shape that the waist trainer can cause in the first few minutes. Not only that, the website says that a proper waist trainer is vital for it to work properly.

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Staff Writer Are you tired of eating at Kriner, Reisner or the Ceddia Union Building for every meal during your time as a Shippensburg University student?

Then walk over to the Wheelhouse Cafe for delicious and reasonably priced food.

Most items on the menu are $7 or less, so everything on the menu is very affordable for college students looking for a hot meal. The menu includes: Omelets, pancakes, waffles, burgers, salads, sandwiches, sides (fries, mozzarella sticks, chicken strips, onion rings, etc.) and wraps.

The Wheelhouse Cafe is located at 300 N. Earl St., which is an easy walk from campus (an approximately 10-minute walk from Old Main). If you find yourself with some time between classes or want something different for breakfast, walk over to the Wheelhouse Cafe.

The Wheelhouse Cafe is open from 5:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. weekdays and from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. on weekends. The Wheelhouse Cafe caters its restaurant to serve customers during the breakfast and lunch rush, but breakfast can be ordered any time of the day.

“Come join us for our home-style cooking just like mom used to make” is the slogan of the restaurant.

A review from tripadvisor.com by user diva3713 reads: “I’ve been here a few times for both breakfast and lunch and I just can’t say enough good things about this place. It’s great to have them in Shippensburg. Every time I have been there the servers have been friendly and upbeat, quick to refill drinks (I have to have coffee!) and everything else. The food is good and hot — good portions and prices — it’s great to have a place like this in Shippensburg.”

Come to Wheelhouse Cafe not just for the reasonably priced food, but for the small family-owned diner environment. All of the employees are friendly and ready to cater to all of your dining needs. Break the norm of eating at the residential diners on campus and visit the Wheelhouse Cafe.

For more information and a look at the Wheelhouse Cafe’s menu, visit its website at www.cafewheelhouse.com.

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Alpha Omicron Pi awarded the winners of the tournament, Kappa Sigma (pictured below), a banner and a $25 gift card to Arooga’s.This is a national event for all chapters of the sorority and there is one held each year.

SYDNEY DORE Staff Writer

On Saturday, April 2, Shippensburg fraternities and sororities met on the university recreation fields for friendly competition to help raise money for a good cause.

Alpha Omicron Pi hosted its annual “Strike Out Arthritis” event, a charity wiffle ball tournament that raises money for the Juvenile Arthritis Foundation. Nine teams of fraternities, sororities and families battled a windy afternoon to compete for a banner, a gift card and bragging rights.

This event, and others like it, solidifies the importance of community among the university and Greeks.

“It is honestly a great feeling knowing we can count on other Greek organizations on campus to support us,” said Harley Bechtel, Alpha Omicron Pi Philanthropy chair. “We do our best to support them at their events as well.”

Bechtel and a committee spent months planning the event, hoping it would go off without a hitch. She faced scheduling challenges, weather concerns and a fear no one would show up. Fortunately, the rain held off for the day and they raised more than

$250 for the Juvenile Arthritis Foundation.

Ultimately, Kappa Sigma took home the prize after many close games. They proudly accepted their award, posing with the girls in their green jerseys.

Community service and philanthropy events are an integral part of Greek Life. In addition to the Arthritis Foundation, Alpha Omicron Pi supports many other charities, including the American Cancer Society.

“Greek Life has a false stereotype that all we do is drink and party, so this is a way to show everyone that we do so much more,” Bechtel said.

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uncolored trees, someone had painted outside the lines with a wild, feathered brush.

At night, the treetops played with the wind, NATALIE EASTWOOD tossing it around but hardly letting it fall to Staff Columnist us, where we only caught a few, gentle breezes. As the sky softened to gray, it could not I went camping this weekend and stepped match the intense blackness of the trees, seninto coloring pages, where trees outlined in tinels outlined in thin strips of Sharpie whose gray had yet to find their color. A painter had filigree of branches delved into the endless visited recently, but the only paint he had sky just as its roots dug into the ground.

A fire burned just outside our three-sided was green. He started at the ground, with shoots of sharp green unfurling in lettuce-leaf shelter, where flaming fingers had gone to bundles and dabbled avocado-green covering sleep in white ash. Blue flame tickled shrivmoss-swathed rocks and lichen-coated tree eled logs pulsing with streams of orange-red that flowed between the cracks of the burned trunk bottoms.

Streams tucked themselves into the ground black and white wood. When the wind fell like trails of hot caramel in soft ice cream, from the treetops it caught the fire’s smoke leaving a path of Candy Land green spat- and sent it whooshing in sudden swoops, tantered onto the brown-gray world. The large gling my hair with its smoldered scent.

Everything in the woods was alive and evtrees above our heads kept any sign of spring tucked firmly within their thin, gray-tipped ery one of our twig-crunching, rock-kicking branches, but the smaller trees flouted fresh footsteps was like a rude hello to a host who had never invited us to stay. Even so, we were buds fluffing into pom-pom puffs.

Photo courtesy of Tara Kennedy Looking at the coloring pages with a welcomed into the half-green coloring pagzoomed-out lens, I realized how alive the es where we slept under sentinel trees and Guest speaker David Radcliff of New Community Project offers words of woods were. Brambles, sprouting dark green walked along Candy Land strewn streams leaves, covered the ground and smaller pom- and watched so many shades of green erupt encouragement to runners before the beginning of the 5K run for KSTR. pom puffs flecked through the trees like flit- from a gray, gray world.

Radcliff even stopped by the run to give some ting fireflies. Through the straight lines of the DARRIAN DUNCAN words of encouragement to runners.

Guest Writer “Everyone had a great time and really seemed to enjoy the day, as well as our Students at Shippensburg University took speaker, David. He is so inspirational. I just full advantage of being located along the hope that next year we can make this event Rails-to-Trails on April 1 as students hit the even bigger now that we have some experitrails to run a 5K in order to raise money and ence under our belts,” Lucas said. awareness for Kids Saving the Rainforest April is a very active month for SEAS stu(KSTR). dents due to the anticipation of Earth Day. SU’s Students for Environmental Action Earth Day celebrations are on April 20 at and Sustainability (SEAS) teamed up with SU. The celebration is filled with many activKSTR to hold its first 5k. KSTR is a non-profit ities and events that are to be announced at a organization founded in 1999 by two 9-year- later date. SEAS also held a stream cleanup old girls looking for a purpose in educating at Burd Run on April 3 and will be participeople about the ecological importance of pating in Stewardship Week. the rainforest. SEAS will be donating 100 “Stewardship Week is an initiative set up percent of its profit from the run and T-shirt by faculty, students and community memsales to KSTR. Aside from raising money for bers to promote individual effort to actively KSTR, SEAS’s goal was to bring awareness clean up our community, educate the public to SU students and encourage them to get and practice sustainable ways to live, even involved. in small ways, every day,” Lucas said. “The “Our main goal is simply just to bring a goal is to help people adapt their lifestyles little awareness to major environmental is- long term to better the world, one individual sues and help people to understand that we effort at a time. “ can make a difference as students, especially If you are interested in partaking in StewPhoto by Darin Robillard on this campus,” said Caitlin Lucas, SEAS’s ardship Week or becoming a SEAS memvice president. ber, SEAS holds meetings every Monday at Natalie Eastwood spent the previous weekend camping in the woods with a Before the run, students had the opportuni- 7 p.m. in McFeely’s, located in the Ceddia ty to meet with guest speaker David Radcliff Union Building. For additional information, three-sided shelter and a campfire built from nature’s very own resources. from New Community Project to hear about you can contact enviro@ship.edu or CL6707@ environmental issues and human trafficking. ship.edu.

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Alexa Moran ready to perform in ‘Spring Awakening’ AMANDA MEHALL

Multimedia Editor Whether she is an Irish widow, a teenage girl in the 1950s or a high-maintenance kangaroo, Alexa Moran never shies away from the spotlight.

This April, Moran will be assuming the role of Anna, a schoolgirl, in Act V’s production of “Spring Awakening.”

Moran explained that, while growing up, her parents encouraged her to pursue interests in all different disciplines. From trying different sports to dancing, Moran was drawn to the limelight since she was young. She said the stage feels like her home and it relaxes her.

“I was always a very dramatic person and I sang all the time,” Moran said.

Throughout elementary and middle school, Moran attended week-long theater camps at Temple University and was a member of the national Pennsylvania Youth Chorale, where she traveled to sing

in Texas, Tennessee and Carnegie Hall in New York City.

Shippensburg University senior Gabrielle Sheller, Moran’s co-star in “Spring Awakening,” toured around Pennsylvania with Moran through choir.

“I can always hear her [singing].

She’s an incredible soprano. She has a very positive energy and contributes a solid sound to the group,” Sheller said.

Even though Moran harbors a passion for the limelight, she overcame damaging experiences to get to where she is today. She explained how your physical appearance can be a significant factor in whether or not you are cast for a role.

“You can easily get pushed aside if you’re a little too chunky or your face isn’t perfectly defined,” she explained. “It’s hard to hear, but if you have a talent you just have to keep pushing for what you want and you will get roles.”

Chris Ericson, “Spring Awakening’s” director, said the casting committee mainly looked for three qualities while assigning roles: Acting ability, singing ability and overall

personality to ensure the musical would be a positive experience for everyone. “[Moran] had all of these qualities and then some. She’s exceptionally talented and hardworking and that was evident from her audition, so it was an easy decision to cast her,” Ericson said.

Ericson also said that Moran is the type of person to form connections with everyone involved in the play, from the other actors to the hair and makeup department to stage crew.

She also nearly doubled her workload in the musical by temporarily taking on a role of another actor who initially could not make rehearsals due to a time conflict.

Sheller described Moran as a caring and dedicated team player.

“If you seem down about a scene, or just life in general, she will approach you and ask if you are all right… She is there for the group, not for herself. She is happy to be a part of something and that shows very much,” Sheller said.

“Of everyone involved with the show, she is one of the hardest peo-

ple to imagine doing it without,” Ericson added.

Moran is looking forward to performing the musical for an audience because she has not been in a musical in the last four years, which she said was a huge change for her. She also said she knew from the begin-

ning this would be her all-time favorite role.

“I can die happy knowing I’m in ‘Spring Awakening,’” she said, beaming with starry blue eyes.

“Spring Awakening” will premiere April 21 and run until April 24. Tickets will be $5.

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Alexa Moran follows her dreams while she rehearses for her role as Anna for Act V’s latest play, ‘Spring Awakening.’

Comic of the year keeps SU laughing; touches on serious topics MIRANDA IKEDA Staff Writer

Upbeat music blared from inside the dark Ceddia Union Building multipurpose room on Thursday night as an invitation to see the 2015 Comic of the Year.

The comedian, Adam Grabowski, stood under a spotlight on the stage and threw colorful snap bracelets to audience members as they entered the room.

While waiting for an introduction from the Activities Program Board (APB), Grabowski started playing music that he believed “fit” the mood of various singled-out audience members. The selection included an assortment of songs from “The Lion King,” Miley Cyrus and Photo by Miranda Ikeda Gwen Stefani.

“I like to warm up my audience Adam Grabowski gets the so they’re not just staring at me,” SU audience involved in his Grabowski said. performance at the CUB. As the room began to fill up with

people, Grabowski asked the audience, “How are we feeling?” to which they answered, almost collectively, “Aggressively sexy.”

With a laugh, Grabowski began playing music such as “Let’s Get It On” by Marvin Gaye and “Bump and Grind” by R. Kelly.

The music was so loud that APB received a noise complaint and proceeded to turn down the volume.

“I drove seven hours to get here. Don’t turn my music down!”

Grabowski said.

Before it could begin, Grabowski’s show was stolen by a social young boy who ran around and spoke to everyone. The child was carefree and got excited over little things such as rolling a bottle cap across the front row of chairs.

After joking with the child, Grabowski began his act talking about horny men, confusing girls and his signature, “#Food Perv” that he sells on T-shirts.

He also spoke about how people are nervous talking in front of oth-

ers. When referencing public speak- difficult audience who stares blanking, he said that people think every- ly back at him. one is watching and judging them, As a solution, Grabowski turned but no one really cares. his act into a social experiment, using the child as an example.

“He doesn’t care. We need to be like him,” Grabowski said.

At one point in the show, Grabowski took a serious turn and “If you’re depressed, spoke inspirationally about deprestalk about it. I start- sion, sexuality and being yourself.

“If you’re depressed, talk about it. ed talking about my I started talking about my depression at my shows and I started feeldepression at my ing better,” he said. shows and I started To end the show, Grabowski showed funny graphs and ruined feeling better.” movies before taking a selfie –Adam Grabowski, Disney with the crowd.

comedian

“You have to laugh or vomit. Those are your two options,” Grabowski said, when faced with a

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‘The band that never was’ performs at Luhrs Tyler M. Law Staff Writer

Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash were brought back to life Saturday night at the H. Ric Luhrs Performing Arts Center to perform as the “Million Dollar Quartet.”

In 1956, these four famous rockand-rollers met for the first and only time at Sun Records in Memphis, Tennessee, and the recordings from that night have become something mythical in stature.

“Million Dollar Quartet” is as close to seeing these four performers as you will ever get. And this rings true for a lot of young people who love the music of these iconic men.

The show itself is interesting and thought-provoking for a music lover — it takes the story of that famous night in 1956 and interjects it between and during some of the most iconic songs popular culture has ever seen.

“Million Dollar Quartet” opens with Lewis, Perkins, Presley and Cash tearing through a rendition of “Blue Suede Shoes,” a song written

by Perkins that made Presley a national phenomenon.

This is also where the conflict of the show begins. Perkins and Presley start feuding, with a rambunctious Lewis sitting at the corner of the stage throwing verbal punches.

At least some credit must be given for even attempting to impersonate and recreate men as iconic as these four on stage. Even more must be given when it is done well, with a confidence and gusto that is not always seen in touring company musical actors.

This group of actors put on one of the greatest shows you will ever see.

Christopher Wren took on the whole persona of Carl Perkins, twitching and jumping with the music. Wren is also one of the best Rockabilly guitarists, playing iconic songs with his own sense of flair almost perfectly.

Evan Buckley Harris brought the booming bass of Johnny Cash’s voice flooding through the auditorium. While his portrayal of the “Man in Black” may not have been as close to perfect as other performers, he definitely brought the voice and the attitude that was necessary.

Skip Robinson had the task of reincarnating the king of rock ‘n’ roll, Elvis Presley. Robinson nailed everything from Presley’s voice to his walk and his dance. It was en-

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The ‘Million Dollar Quartet’ performs on stage at the H. Ric Luhrs Performing Arts Center.

The performance told the story of Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Johnny Cash attempting to record a studio album together in 1956, though they never played live. tertaining watching Robinson work as Presley and he got a lot of love from the Luhrs’ audience.

Jason Cohen was a man on the brink of implosion, performing as the legendary Jerry Lee Lewis.

Lewis was known for his incredible energy while performing and Cohen brought that to the stage, laying

backward across his piano, playing with his feet and kicking a bench across the stage.

The real “Million Dollar Quartet” would have been one of the most amazing live shows in rock ‘n’ roll history.

Unfortunately, the world will never know what kind of debauch-

ery these four men could have caused together, but thankfully, those who love this music have actors like Cohen, Robinson, Harris and Wren to bring our favorite performers back to life and back into the spotlight.

Kassandra Lawyer wins ‘Ship’s Got Talent’ Brennan Jackson Asst. A&E Editor

“Ship’s Got Talent” ended Wednesday night and it surely did not disappoint.

The three remaining finalists, Kassandra Lawyer, Tara Kennedy and Sophia Jones, stood out in their own individual ways.

Instead of singing one song each, the finalists sang twice to earn the audience’s and judges’ votes.

The judging panel for the final consisted of Diane Jefferson, Kapri Brown and J.C. Morgan.

Lawyer began Heat 1 of the finals with “Saving All My Love,” originally by Whitney Houston. When the audience and judges heard the song

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Kassandra Lawyer sings ‘Saving All My Love’ for Heat 1 of the finals for ‘Ship’s Got Talent.’ Lawyer ended up winning the competition, stunning the judges with ‘Bound to You.’ Kennedy performed an acoustic choice, there was a collective gasp in the room, but Lawyer delivered cover of “Grenade,” originally by Bruno Mars. The judges loved this on her performance.

rendition, and Jefferson said, “I am not a Bruno Mars fan, but I was a fan of that.”

Wrapping up the first heat, Jones sang “Hometown Glory,” originally

by Adele. The judges had mixed reactions to this performance.

Heat 2 began with Kennedy performing “Wrecking Ball,” originally

by Miley Cyrus.

Morgan had mixed feelings about this performance and called it “safe.”

The second act for this heat was Jones, performing “Mercy,” originally by Duffy. The audience really loved this performance and so did the judges.

Closing out the competition, Lawyer delivered a solid performance of “Bound to You,” originally

by Christina Aguilera. The judges

praised the performance. Jefferson exclaimed, “If that was a dragon, you slayed it.”

After the performances ended, the voting began. The audience members were voting on their phones for which act they wanted to win.

Then, the results were announced.

Finishing in third place was Tara Kennedy. The runner-up was Sophia Jones, and the overall winner of “Ship’s Got Talent” was Kassandra Lawyer.

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Warning: Spoilers Last Friday, Act V Productions woke “Flowers for Algernon” from the depths of its slumbers in its worn-out pages.

“There is something magical about this piece, whether read in the book or seen on the stage,” said director Caitlin Dull, a sophomore at Shippensburg University.

The story focuses on Charlie Gordon, played by SU senior Nickolys Hinton. Charlie is a mentally handicapped student at the Beekman College Center for Retarded Adults.

When his teacher, Alice Kinnian, played by SU freshman Gina LoPresti, recommends Charlie for an experiment, he soon finds himself as a lab rat.

The experiment involves brain surgery conducted by Dr. Strauss, played by SU freshman Nick McKim. The surgery is intended to make Charlie smarter over time. Professor Nemur, played by SU junior Shannon Keene, and his graduate student Burt Seldon, played by SU freshman Jonathan Wightman, also help lead the experiment. Previously, the team did the same experiment on a rat named Algernon, who showed significant amounts of intellectual improvement.

After Charlie’s surgery, he is told to keep a journal to record his progress. During the play, journal entries were read aloud to the audience in Charlie’s voice. In the beginning, he spoke with a broken speech, but over time his intelligence increased and he could speak more clearly.

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Charlie, played by Nickolys Hinton, sets flowers down on Algernon’s grave, a rat. In the play, Charlie learns that he and Algernon experienced similar experiments at a mental center.

When Charlie’s intelligence starts to grow, he realizes he likes Miss Kinnian and asks her out on a date. Charlie changes into a suit for the date and wears it for the remainder of the play. The suit, in a sense, represents his newfound intelligence.

As Charlie gets smarter, he realizes it is not as good as he anticipated. He notices that his co-workers are mean to him and he eventually gets fired from his bakery job. Dr. Strauss informs Charlie that the more intelligent you become, the more problems you have, which is something most college students can relate to.

Eventually, Dr. Strauss, Profes-

sor Nemur and Burt Seldon discover the fatal flaw in their experiment.

While Charlie’s IQ improved over time, it was not permanent. Soon, Charlie’s intelligence deteriorates and Algernon dies. Charlie fears for what is to come and does not want to hurt those around him.

The play ends with Charlie placing flowers on Algernon’s grave before departing with a suitcase to an institution.

Dull explained that there is more to the story, but they shortened it into the 45-minute segment. Dull decided to select the one-act version of the play, arranged by The Dramatic Publishing Co. “I really like the fact that it

includes everyone in an equal amount,” Dull said.

The cast and crew have been preparing for this play over the past three months.

“But now the time has arrived: The lights will come up and all of our efforts will have paid off,” Dull said.

“Flowers for Algernon” is a science-fiction novel written by Daniel Keyes in 1958. It won a Hugo award for Best Short Story in 1960 and has been adapted into both plays and movies.

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Noah Guthrie and Tyler Law to play at Thought Lot JUSTIN LEE

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Noah Guthrie is coming to The Thought Lot Sunday, April 10.

Known for his role as Roderick in the final season of “GLEE,” the South Carolinian began his entertainment career by playing covers on YouTube and attracted more than 53 million viewers.

Guthrie’s attention went mainstream after his cover of LMFAO’s “Sexy and I Know It,” in a blues style, leading him to perform live on the “The Today Show,” “Dancing with the Stars” and several others.

In 2013, Guthrie released his debut solo album, “Among the Wildest Things,” of original blues material.

In recent years, fans have noted how Guthrie has a rare talent of pouring heart and soul into blues, in an age of techno and pop.

The Thought Lot will mark the third location of his U.S. tour.

Additionally, local acoustic artist and Shippensburg University student Tyler Michael Law will be performing.

Doors at The Thought Lot open at 6 p.m., and the show begins at 7 p.m.

Admission is $10 per person, and $8 with an SU ID.

A year after Zayn Malik left mega-boy band One Direction, he has dropped his first solo album.

Unsurprisingly, it has gone straight to No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart.

Malik, who stirred some news within the last year with talk of his solo work, released “Mind of Mine” on March 23 to anxious fans after releasing two singles, “Pillow Talk” and “Like I Would.”

The album is, for lack of a better description, really good from start to finish.

It paves the way for Malik to have a successful solo career and it will be hard to keep thinking of him as “the boy who quit One Direction.”

A moody and extremely textured R&B album, it showcases the hard work and the inspiration that went into this piece of work.

Malik tries desperately to prove his adulthood, dropping f-bombs and steamy lyrics about his love life.

The album has a little of everything — a heavy synth song titled “She,” a soft-funk guitar layered track “Bordersz,” and even a song paying tribute to his Islamic faith called “Flower,” with a vocal melody in Urdu. The inspirations are easy to spot.

One of the best tracks on the album is “Fool For You,” a strippeddown piano ballad with complex vocal runs. It is nice hearing Malik use his full vocal potential, something he did not truly get to do with One Direction.

Although it is one of the most detailed albums of the year, the album will wear you down with all of its fine-tuned lyrics and music.

Still, it is hard not to admire Malik’s commitment to his new identity as a solo artist.

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SU’s Kyle McClintock (left) recorded the final two outs for SU in the sixth inning of Game 3. SU’s Mike Marcinko (right) tallied six hits in the weekend series against Mansfield University. Marcinko is batting .367 with five home runs so far this year for SU.

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The Shippensburg University baseball team battled Mansfield University in a four-game weekend series April 1-2. Each team won its games on its home field.

Game 1 SU-13 Mansfield-1 The Raiders dominated Game 1 from the first pitch of the ball game.

The Raiders lit up Mansfield’s Tommy Alexander in the first inning, putting seven runs on the board early. The Raiders had five consecutive singles to open up the ball game. SU sent 12 batters to the plate in the opening frame, scoring seven. Nick Spangler hit a two-run single in the first inning.

The Raiders got enough offense early on to put this game away, but the pitching was still dominant.

SU’s Mark Curtis cruised on the mound to easy an victory. Curtis allowed only one run on seven hits through six innings.

Curtis struck out five Mounties and walked none. After a short rain delay, Michael Hope came on for the Raiders to close the door on the seven-inning game.

Game 2 SU-7 Mansfield-1 Game 2 was closely contested early on, but the Raiders were able to open up the game in the fourth inning. The inning got underway with Austin Allison laying down a bunt and beating it out for a bunt-single.

Allison then advanced to second base on a Mansfield throwing error.

Dalton Hoiles then stepped up to the plate and bunted Allison to third base before Spangler drove him in with an RBI single to give the Raiders a 1-0 lead. SU continued to increase its lead when Ryan McMillen launched a ball over the left field fence to put the Raiders up 3-0.

Three runs were more than enough for Marcus Shippey. Shippey scattered five hits in the game, allowing only one unearned run in the Raider victory. Shippey threw a complete game and struck out 10 Mounties in the win. Shippey needed just 91 pitches.

Shippey is the only Raider to throw multiple complete games this season. He has thrown seven complete games in his career, all of them coming after his freshman season. Shippey is 3-3 on the season for SU.

Game 3 Mansfield-13 SU-2 Game 3 was one to forget for the Raiders, dropping the contest 132. Grant Hoover was a bright spot for the Raiders, however, going 5-6 on Saturday with a double. Hoover picked up 10 hits in the weekend series.

The rest of the Raiders’ squad struggled in Game 3. Gabe Mosser started the game on the mound for the Raiders and he gave up three earned runs in two innings of work.

Tyler Butcher did not fare much better, giving up eight earned runs in an inning and a third of work.

The Raiders fell behind and were unable to dig out of a big hole, losing the game 13-2.

Game 4 Mansfield-7 SU-2 The Raiders played a better game in Game 4, but SU was unable to come away with the victory. Sophomore Andy Crum started Game 4 on the mound for SU and he left the game in the fifth inning with the game tied 2-2. Mansfield had a strong sixth inning, plating four runs in the bottom half. Mansfield pushed across four runs on two RBI doubles and a two-run home

run. Kyle McClintock came in and worked the Raiders out of the inning.

The Raiders hit well but were unable to push across runs on Saturday. Hoover had 10 hits on the weekend and Mike Marcinko and Allison both tallied six hits on the weekend.

After Game 4, The Raiders fell to 14-7 overall, with a 5-7 PSAC conference record.

The Raiders defeated Shepherd University on March 29, 7-4 when McClintock threw a solid game. McClintock held the Shepherd offense in check, limiting them to three runs in five innings pitched. McClintock also struck out five batters in the Raiders win.

SU currently is on pace to make a PSAC Tournament appearance this season. If the Raiders make the PSAC Tournament it will be the seventh time that the Raiders have made the conference tournament under current coach Matt Jones.

Millersville University currently leads the PSAC East Division with a record of 26-3, and a conference record of 10-2.

SU current sits in sixth place in the PSAC East Division. The Raiders will be back in action when they travel to Shepherd University on Tuesday, April 5.

3. Jessica James- 930 Points 4. Bob Murray840 Points 5. Joey Marinelli and David Delp710 Points 6. Braden Treaster- 690 Points 7. Caitlyn Deeter and Kasey Long670 Points 8. Kaitlin Kratzer-Wilson and Mason Keller- 650 Points

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Men’s track and field dominates Cat Amoriello

Asst. Sports Editor The Shippensburg University men’s outdoor track-and-field team spent its weekend at the 51st Colonial Relays held at the College of William & Mary.

The weekend held many NCAA-provisional qualifying performances, along with a new school record being set. The SU men’s team as a whole won the meet, besting more than 30 Division I schools.

Most of the events were split into a “University” category and a “Championship” category, the latter of which held tougher competition.

Friday, April 1 Sophomore Dru Adighibe took the lead in the University category for the 100-meter dash, with a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) qualifying time of 10.67 seconds. Freshman Chris Craig and senior RJ Smith also qualified for PSACs in the 100-meter dash, with times of 10.90 seconds and 11.03 seconds, respectively.

The trio also competed in the University category for the 200-meter race, with Craig breaking the record set by Adighibe last weekend. Craig clocked in at an NCAA-provisional qualifying time of 21.29. Adighibe (21.60 seconds) and Smith (22.24 seconds) both had PSAC qualifying

times in the 200-meter race.

Sophomore Ricky Meriwether ran the 400-meter race in the University category with a PSAC time of 48.93 seconds.

Freshman Dominic Stroh won the 1,500-meter race at the University level with a PSAC qualifying time of 3:55.94. Redshirt-freshman Cole Nissley competed in the same event and ran a PSAC-worthy time of 4:02.17. Senior Bernard England competed in the 1,500-meter race at the Championship level and clocked in at 4:02.45, which will qualify him for PSACs. Junior Kieran Sutton led SU in the 5K at the University level with a time of 14:04.38. Along with being an NCAA-provisional qualifying time, it was also just 8 seconds shy of coach Steve Spence’s school record of 13:56.50. The record, set in 1984, is tied for SU’s oldest record on the books.

Sophomore Alex Balla and senior Braden Bruning competed in the 5K, as well, and hit PSAC-qualifying times of 15:10.72 and 15:15.52, respectively.

Junior Terry Jackson and freshman Ori Rinaman represented SU in the University-level hurdling events. Jackson ran the 110-meter hurdles in 15 seconds flat — a PSAC qualifying time. Rinaman ran the 400-meter hurdles in a PSAC qualifying time of 55.30 seconds.

Senior Chris Mullin hit the NCAA-provisional qualifying time

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The SU men’s outdoor track-and-field team beat over 30 Division I schools to win the meet. in the 3K steeple run at the University level, with a time of 9:14.58.

Junior Calvin Conrad-Kline ran a PSAC-qualifying time of 9:40.23 in the same event.

Junior Jalen Ramsey led SU in the Championship category of the high jump, with an NCAA-provisional qualifying mark of 6 feet and 8 and 3/4 inches. Sophomore Tra-C Davis followed close behind with a PSAC qualifying mark of 6 feet and 6 and 1/4 inches. Redshirt-freshman Aaron Webb hit the PSAC mark, as well, with a jump of 6 feet and 4 and 1/4 inches.

On the field, sophomores Bryan

Pearson and Alec Rideout both hit NCAA-provisional qualifying marks in the Championship level of the shot put. Pearson threw 53 feet and 1 and 3/4 inches, Rideout threw 52 feet and 9 and 1/4 inches.

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for the 800-meter race. Tucker finished in 2:15.40, which earned her a spot in the PSAC line up.

SU had two PSAC-qualifying runners, and one NCAA-provisional qualifying runner in two distance events.

Junior Abbey Farrell ran the 1,500-meter race in the University category, finishing with a PSAC-qualifying time of 4:55.67.

Junior Abby Shafer was an NCAA-provisional qualifier in the 5K at the University level, clocking in at 17:16.45. Junior Casey Norton pulled out a PSAC-qualifying run in the same event with a time of 17:32.85.

SU had three PSAC qualifiers in the 100-meter hurdles for the University category. Sophomores Danielle Sciremammano, Teri Stoner and Kayla Lawson ran the race in 14.47 seconds, 15.46 seconds and 15.61 seconds, respectively.

Junior Emily Wicker represented SU in the pole vaulting event at the University level, hitting a PSAC-qualifying mark of 10 feet and 8 inches.

Freshman Abby Wagner and Sciremammano competed in the University category for the long jump. Wagner jumped 17 feet and 7 and 1/2 inches, while Sciremammano jumped 17 feet and 6 inches.

Both marks qualified for PSACs.

Eric Hertzog ran the 4x2 relay in 1:30.96.

Rinaman, Meriwether, Craig and junior Tim Usher ran the 4x4 relay in 3:17.00.

The final relay of the day was the 4x1,500 relay ran by Stroh, Nissley, junior Harrison Schettler and England in 16:18.87.

Adighibe competed in finals for The second day of competition for SU held mostly relay races and the 100-meter dash where he finished fourth with a time of 10.91 three individual events.

Senior Devon Fisher, Adighibe, seconds.

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SU women’s track and field competes in Williamsburg, Va. Cat Amoriello

Asst. Sports Editor The Shippensburg University women’s outdoor track-and-field team traveled to the College of William & Mary to compete in the 51st Annual Colonial Relays this past weekend. The Colonial Relays is one of the largest meets of the season, with more than 60 teams competing. Most of the events were split into two categories — “University” competition and “Championship” competition, the latter of which held tougher competition.

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Freshman Allison King ran a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) qualifying time of 12.59 seconds in the 100-meter dash in the University category.

King also hit the PSAC mark in the 200-meter dash in the University category, with a time of 25.42 seconds. Sophomore Jill Bertino ran the 200-meter race in the University category, as well, and qualified for PSACs with a time of 25.82 seconds.

Senior Megan Lundy led SU in the 400-meter race in the University category with a PSAC-qualifying time of 58.18 seconds.

Sophomore Kiana Tucker competed in the Championship category

Junior Sarah Hunt had a great jumping day, once again hitting an NCAA-provisional qualifying mark with an event-winning jump of 19 feet and 6 inches in the long jump at the Championship level.

Saturday, April 2 In the second day of competition, SU competed in three relays and one individual event.

SU had two PSAC qualifiers in the 5K race.

Freshman Jackie Kinkead won the 5K at the University level with a time of 17:59.82.

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SU lacrosse battles, falls short in three-game homestand

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SU’s women’s lacrosse team hosted Mercyhurst University on April 2 in its yearly Cancer Day Game. The team raised money for ovarian cancer research.

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Staff Writer Tuesday, March 29 Millersville 9 SU 8 The Shippensburg University women’s lacrosse team (3-5, 0-4 PSAC) opened up a three-game home stand against PSAC East rival Millersville University (6-4, 3-3 PSAC). SU had a narrow lead at halftime, 4-3, but Millersville

scored five straight goals to take an 8-4 lead.

SU scored four more times but could not find the equalizer, dropping the game 9-8. Goals for SU were scored by Kyra Shank, Tanisha Joseph, Ali Harclerode, Madi Newman, Sarah McLeod and Max Barkley. Bridget Hafnagel of Millersville was the Achilles heel for SU, scoring five goals.

Friday, April 1 Gannon 16 SU 13 SU (3-6, 0-5 PSAC) held tough

with Gannon University (5-5, 2-3 PSAC), but ultimately fell short, losing 16-13. The game was back and forth in the first half, with a run of four goals by SU and a run of five goals by Gannon, which went into halftime with a 10-8 lead.

SU’s goals were scored by Joseph, Harclerode, Barkley, Amanda Frank, T.J. Johnson, Newman and Kelley Dietz. Tessa Mitchell and Leilani King scored a combined eight goals for Gannon.

Saturday, April 2 Mercyhurst 17 SU 6

SU (3-7, 0-6 PSAC) met up with No. 17 Mercyhurst University (101, 7-0 PSAC) with one last chance to win during the three-game home stand. The Game was SU’s “Stick it to Cancer” game where the team raised money by taking donations and auctioning off items to raise money for Susan G. Komen and the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition.

The proceeds were split 50-50 by the two organizations.

SU went into halftime with a slim 4-3 lead, but completely fell apart in the second half. Mercyhurst opened up the second half

with a 12-goal run and SU could not catch up. Mercyhurst won with a commanding score of 17-6. Goals for Shippensburg were scored by Harclerode, Annemarie Cericola, Johnson, Allison Fugate and Barkley. Mercyhurst had two players, Carly Zimmerman and Kristin Anderson, combine for 11 goals.

SU gets a chance at redemption by taking on East Stroudsburg University on April 6 at Robb Sports Complex.

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Ali Harclerode rushes the goal, looking to score. Harclerode has put together The SU women’s lacrosse team wore special shirts for its ‘Stick it to Cancer’ a strong 2016 campaign for the Raiders, scoring 26 points this season. Hargame at Robb Sports Complex against Mercyhurst University. The team raised clerode has scored 13 goals on 26 shots this season for the Raiders. The Raiders fell to No. 17-ranked Mercyhurst University April 2, by a score of 17-6. money for Susan G. Komen and the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition.

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