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Students get a taste of Africa, B1

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Festival fosters faith, E1

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The Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculties (APSCUF) went into another round of talks Sunday with the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) administration without setting a strike date.

Unionized coaches voted to authorize a strike last week, with 94 percent of voting members in favor of the authorization, according to an APSCUF press release. Faculty cast their votes two weeks ago and 93 percent of participating members supported the strike authorization.

Faculty members and coaches cast separate votes to authorize a strike,

hold separate talks and can set strike dates apart from each other. The coaches do not plan to set a strike before their next negotiations, which will be held on Sept. 26, said John Gump, executive leader of coaching members.

APSCUF President Kenneth Mash said Wednesday the faculty will not set a strike date until the leadership has at least one more session at the bargaining table. Though talks between the union and state system were held without progress on Friday, APSCUF held back from setting a date, according to an APSCUF press release.

PASSHE administrators and faculty union leadership are continuing talks that occurred Sunday to Wednesday, according to PASSHE

media relations manager Kenn Marshall.

“For the second time in three days, the state system’s negotiating team met with APSCUF Kenneth Mash APSCUF to continue working President toward an agreement that recognizes both the value of our talented faculty and the unprecedented fiscal challenges of our universities,” Marshall said, in a statement released Sunday. “At our request, the teams are scheduled to continue meeting through Wednesday of this week (Sept. 19), with additional sessions to come as needed.”

The latest round of talks included subjects such as faculty pay and

healthcare changes, among other items, Marshall said.

Faculty members are concerned largely with: the increased use of temporary faculty instead of permanent faculty; forcing on-campus students into distance education sections; giving university presidents authority to transfer faculty members to other departments and several other issues, according to an APSCUF press release.

“We will go to the table as many times as it takes to reach a contract that preserves quality for our students and is fair to faculty,” Mash said. “If setting a date will encourage the state system to get serious about negotiation, we will do just that.”

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Student Senate, PSECU offer new scholarship Mary Grace Keller Editor-In-Chief

With Shippensburg University’s per-credit tuition pilot underway, 17 students are breathing a little easier with an extra $500 in their hands.

Student Senate partnered with Pennsylvania State Employees Credit Union (PSECU) to start a scholarship to help offset the cost of attending SU, according to senate’s press release.

Senate sponsored the scholarship and Shippensburg University Student Services, Inc. (SUSSI) funded it.

Out of the 50 students who applied last spring, representatives from senate selected 17 scholarship winners based on their short essays.

Applicants answered the ques-

tion as to how they make SU a better place for students. Many wrote about their involvement in campus clubs and organizations.

Six students went with Student Senate Secretary Crystal Hartman to the SUSSI office Friday to pick up their checks.

“You guys went above and beyond our expectations” –Crystal Hartman, Student Senate Secretary Scholarship recipient, junior Miranda White, is a resident assistant in Seavers Hall and worked in Harley Hall, formerly Presidents Hall, last year. As an RA she said she developed relation-

ships with many of her residents.

“I talked about making a difference in students’ lives,” White said of her application.

Scholarship recipient, senior Allison Wilson, serves as treasurer of Phi Beta Lambda (PBL), SU’s professional business club. Wilson revived the club and served as president last year. She wrote about PLB in her scholarship application.

“It helps students with professional skills, with leadership skills,” Wilson said.

Hartman praised the Student Senate/PSECU Scholarship recipients on Friday.

“You guys went above and beyond our expectations,” Hartman said. “You really represent us in the way we want to be represented.”

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Scholarship recipient Miranda White receives a $500 check.

SU police release campus crime statistics, explain procedures police policies on sexual assault.

Campus police encourage students to report incidents involving rape, sexual assault and domestic disputes.

When investigating sexual assaults, the SU’s police department uses the following procedures:

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Asst. News Editor Shippensburg University campus police recently released a packet of information that explains university police’s crime-reporting protocol detailing crime statistics on SU’s campus within the last three years.

The packet showed crime rates for different categories from 2013 to 2015. While many of the crime categories like gambling, prostitution and manslaughter either have not happened or were not reported within the last three years, it appears as though crime rates are falling at SU. Since 2013, disorderly conduct, theft, liquor-law violation and sexual assault arrests have been steadily declining.

While liquor-law violation arrests have decreased, arrests involving alcohol remain the most prevalent at SU with 115 arrests and 73 referrals having occurred in 2015.

The packet also detailed SU’s policies on a variety of criminal offences, how students should report crimes and where victims of sexual assault can go to find help on campus.

With liquor law violations remaining at the top of SU’s yearly arrests, campus police made a point

Infographic by Thomas Witmer

The graph shows the number of offenses that SU police, Shippensburg Borough Police and Pennsylvania State Police reported on and around campus in accordance with the Jeanne Clery Act of 1990. The data was derived from the department of public safety’s annual security report. to include the university’s policy on the possession of alcohol and illegal drugs.

According to the pamphlet, SU students who use, sell, exchange, consume or possess alcoholic beverages or illegal drugs on campus will “be dealt with in accordance with

state, federal and local laws as well as the university’s Student Code of Conduct.”

Additionally, students who are arrested for possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia can expect to receive a fine of at least $500 and imprisonment for up to 15 years.

SU also offers drug and alcohol education programs to assist students.

Students can refer to the Dean of Students Office at Old Main Room 210. These programs offer students support with drug and alcohol education, prevention and intervention.

The pamphlet also details campus

*Assisting the victim with obtaining immediate medical attention *Interviewing the victim *Helping the victim contact the relevant authorities *Collecting available evidence *Contacting the Women’s Center to provide support the victim *Provide the victim with information on support systems for dealing with the incident *Conducting a thorough investigation of the incident *Making an arrest when appropriate *Supporting the victim if there is a need to testify *Providing the victim with a notice of final resolution of the incident Victims of sexual assault have the right to notify police of the incident, to decline to notify police of the incident and to receive assistance from campus authorities.

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The Environmental Club is holding a general interest meeting from 4-5 p.m. in McFeely’s Café.

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SU’s United Campus Ministry is holding a grilled cheese dinner and Bible study at 6:30 p.m. in the Cora I. Grove Spiritual Center conference room.

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The Counseling Center and Psychology Department are holding an exercise workshop in Franklin Science Center 226 from 11-11:55 a.m.

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Upcoming vigil to raise awareness Jenna Wise

depression, Archut said, including SU students. However, the ratio of Asst. News Editor attempts to completed suicides is 10 to one, with four in five young A vigil for suicide awareness will adults showing clear warning signs be held today at Shippensburg Uni- of suicidal thoughts beforehand, versity’s Ceddia Union Building according to Mental Health Ameri(CUB) in recognition of September’s ca. The organization also said that National Suicide Prevention and more lives are lost to suicide in a Awareness month and those who year than to any other cause except have committed or attempted sui- cancer and heart disease. cide.

All students, The vigil will faculty and staff begin at 8 p.m. attending the vigil “Suicide is the second in the CUB Amare encouraged to leading cause of death phitheater or in wear yellow clothamong college students.” ing in commemoits rain location –Carl Archut Jr., of Naugle Hall’s ration of Suicide multipurpose Residence director Prevention and room.

Awareness Day Suicide is the and to support the second leadcause. During the ing cause of death among college vigil, those attending will discuss students, said Carl Archut Jr., how to prevent suicide, and how it the Seavers Hall residence direc- affects all of our lives. tor and a coordinator of the event.

Anyone with additional questions Students with suicidal thoughts can contact Alex Honsberger at mchave the highest rate of untreated curd@ship.edu.

Reach Out will hold a car wash at the Advance Auto Parts store in Shippensburg from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Fast Facts

• There are more than 1,000 suicides on college campuses per year.

• One in 10 students has made a plan to attempt suicide.

• Thirty to 70 percent of suicide victims suffer from depression or bipolar (manic-depressive) disorder.

• Substance abuse is a major instigator of suicidal thoughts and may be involved in up to 50 percent of cases.

• Thirty to 40 percent of persons who commit suicide have made a previous attempt.

Sources: Mental Health America, Emory University, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

Engineering program receives board certification Matthew Smith

The Activities Program Board is to hold Fall Bingo at 9 p.m. in the CUB MPR.

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Shippensburg University’s computer and software engineering programs have received certification from the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), a signifier of SU’s quality of education, according to administrators.

SU is the only school in the Pennsylvania State SysBarbara Lyman tem of Higher EdSU Provost ucation (PASSHE) to have three bachelor degree programs in the field. A fourth program, electrical engineering, was added in 2015 and has been designed to meet national accreditation standards that will further propel the future of

the school's department, according to an SU press release.

“It is indicative of the high quality of Shippensburg University’s engineering programs that the Computer Engineering and Software Engineering programs were recently accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC), thus becoming the first ABET accredited engineering degree programs among the 14 universities in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education,” SU Provost Barbara Lyman said.

“This is even more important to us than being the first institution in the state system to offer bachelor’s degrees in engineering — we had initiated three before any of the other institutions had created their first engineering programs.”

James Mike, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, said the engineering programs are a complement

to the strong math and science fac- sity has recently approved industriulty that are already present at the al and petroleum engineering proschool. grams, but unlike the SU programs, they lack the ABET accreditation," Mike said.

Mike said the engineering depart“... [it] is a testament to the ment invites organizations to come in resources that have been and evaluate the program based on present for some time.” worldwide standards set by ABET. “They evaluate our facilities, our –James Mike, faculty’s qualifications and how we Dean of the College provide opportunities for our stuof Arts and Sciences dents to engage internally and externally within the business community. These standards are developed “The addition of a program such over time by professionals in the as engineering is a testament to the field and, in turn, they let us know resources that have been present for where we stand when compared with some time. The presence of such a their standards,” Mike said.

More than 250 undergraduate stuprogram at a state university allows students to obtain a quality bache- dents are currently enrolled, showlor’s degree for a fraction of the price, ing continued growth of the program, when compared to schools such as according to an SU press release.

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Your World Today Americans look to third parties Commentary

Troy S. Okum News Editor

Four years later and they are back at it — Libertarian Party nominee Gary Johnson and Green Party nominee Jill Stein are running for president, again, and they are making more progress than before.

Johnson got nearly 1 percent of the popular vote in the 2012 general presidential elections, according to data from the Federal Election Commission (FEC). He came in third place in Montana with 3.5 percent; the highest percentage he got from any state. A 2016 CBS News/ The New York Times (NYT) poll from last week has Johnson at 8 percent nationally. An Emerson College poll has him at 9 percent nationally and at 13 percent in Colorado, where he finished with less than 1.5 percent four years ago.

Stein is getting more support this election cycle as well. The CBS News/ NYT poll shows her at 3 percent nationally and the Emerson College poll at 2. In 2012 she finished with less than 0.4 percent of the vote, according to the FEC. Johnson and Stein may be longshot third party candidates, and their single digit poll numbers may easily be glanced over, but that does not mean their growing support is not significant. Their campaigns are noteworthy for the 2016 general election for two reasons: they are leeching support from the Republicans and Democrats, which may be impactful in a neck-and-neck race; the rising poll numbers illustrate that hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of voting Americans are rejecting the status quo.

Many polls posted on Real Clear

Politics’ website, including the ones mentioned previously, show Republican nominee Donald Trump surpassing Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton by a mere 2 points. While the polls vary, the majority show Trump ahead by up to 13 points in the last week. But the polls that include Johnson and Stein sink Clinton and Trump’s averages to the low 40 percent. If these averages hold steady until Election Day, the U.S. will have a president that was elected by less than 45 percent of the population, regardless if Trump or Clinton wins.

Every point the Libertarian Party and Green Party take from Trump and Clinton is one less point they can use to get ahead in their already close race. If Americans are opting out of the two-party system, where are the votes going, and which party is losing out?

The Libertarian Party most closely resembles the ideology of the Republican Party with its small, conservative government model, and the Green Party is similar to the Democratic Party with its uber-progressive views on healthcare, education and the environment. Based on the poll numbers, it is possible the Libertarian Party is sapping more

votes from the Republican Party than the Green Party is from the Democratic Party. Yet, Trump is still ahead. This means that if the backers of these third parties decide to jump ship on Election Day and vote for Clinton or Trump, it is likely Trump will receive more votes than Clinton.

But there is still one question left, why are Americans choosing a third party at all?

One possible reason the Libertarian Party and Green Party are receiving increased support is because Americans decided Trump and Clinton do not have their best interests at heart.

While that is a rather obvious likelihood, the significance is that so many Americans are choosing to cast their vote for someone who has a snowball’s chance in hell of winning — but they will vote for him or her anyway.

Election Day is still weeks away, and the polls have more than enough time to rollercoaster up and down.

These early results just tell Americans what they already, and painfully, know too well — Election 2016 will not bring the country together; it will only tear it apart.

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Police Briefs Churchville woman charged with offenses related to alcohol

University police charged Julianna Maria Franks, 20, of Churchville, Pennsylvania, with underage drinking, public drunkenness and disorderly conduct in connection with an incident that occurred on Sept. 11.

Officers saw two men carrying Franks in the G-1 parking lot. When the officers stopped them to check on Franks’ welfare, they found that she was highly intoxicated and called an ambulance. Franks was taken to Chambersburg Hospital for further evaluation and treatment.

Citations were filed with the local magisterial district judge, charging her with the offenses listed above.

Philadelphia man charged with trespassing University police charged Jordan L. Simmons, 21, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with defiant trespassing in connection with an incident that occurred on Wednesday.

Officers told Simmons to leave the campus and not return, after being involved in an incident with university police on Sept. 13. Harley Hall residence staff told officers Simmons was in their building.

Officers took Simmons into custody and filed a criminal complaint, charging him with defiant trespassing. Authorities transported Simmons to the Cumberland County Booking Center and turned him over to officials there.

McCune Hall resident charged with theft University police charged Sahara A. Sisk, 18, of McCune Hall with theft by unlawful taking in connection with an incident that occurred on Sept. 7.

Video surveillance recorded Sisk entering the area around the front desk of McCune Hall and removing an office chair. Sisk wheeled the chair to the elevator and took it to her room.

An officer went to Sisk’s room and reclaimed the chair. University police filed a criminal complaint with the local magisterial district judge, charging Sisk with theft by unlawful taking of movable property.

Waynesboro woman reported theft of bumper sticker Leann N. Helfrick of Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, came to the university police department on Sept. 16 at about 2:30 p.m. to report someone had stolen a bumper sticker from her vehicle.

Helfrick parked her vehicle in the L-2 storage parking lot at about 9:50 a.m. that day. When she returned to her vehicle her Trump bumper sticker, which cost her $15, was gone.

Officers reviewed video surveillance footage from the area and saw a man remove the sticker. The investigation is ongoing to identify the man.

Duncannon man charged with public drunkenness

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Gary Johnson and Jill Stein are barred from participating in the first presidential debate, hurting their chances to be on the other side of the White House fence come January 2017.

University police charged Aaron Michael Jefferys, 21, of Duncannon, Pennsylvania, with public drunkenness in connection with an incident that occurred on Saturday.

Officers were on routine patrol when they saw Jefferys lying on the ground behind the large Shippensburg University sign and wall near the intersection of North Prince Street and Adams Drive. An officer awoke Jefferys and found he was intoxicated.

Jefferys blood alcohol content was checked with a portable breath test and his condition was monitored. Officers transported Jefferys to his residence at College Park Commons and released him to a roommate.

University police filed a citation, charging Jefferys with public drunkenness.

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A Taste of Africa comes to Shippensburg

Natalie Eastwood Staff Writer

Many members of the African Student Association (ASA) can answer Shakira’s question, “Tsamina mina zangalewa,”— where do you come from — with 54 different answers because of the 54 different countries in Africa.

The ASA held “Taste of Africa” last Wednesday to introduce new and old members not only to the club officers, but also to the culture of Africa.

ASA President Madeline Kwarteng is trying to bring a little bit of her culture to Shippensburg University. Kwarteng moved from Ghana in West Africa in 2001 and still misses her home where her extended family lives.

“I love my culture — the clothes, the music, the atmosphere and just how inviting everyone is,” Kwarteng said.

Africa is not just the poor dirt villages pictured on TV, she said — it

is much more. There are places in Africa that look just like big cities in the U.S., but that is not always what people think of, Kwarteng said.

“That’s our main goal — to break that stereotype people have of Africa,” Kwarteng said.

At this first meeting, attendees certainly got a taste of Africa with the authentic dishes of plantains, jollof rice, fufu and okra soup.

Many of the dishes are the same across Africa but taste different depending on where they are made.

People at the club meeting were asking if the rice was Nigerian rice or Ghana rice, Kwarteng said, because the people who are from Africa know there is a huge difference.

For a group activity, Kwarteng asked participants to write down all of the African countries they knew by memory. “Five? 10? 15?”

Kwarteng asked as fewer and fewer hands remained raised.

Sophomore Aaron Cabello was able to write down 33 countries in the allotted time, but he boasted

that he knew them all — and not just African countries, but every country in the world. When Cabello decided he wanted to be a geography major, he went to work memorizing the world map. He now knows every single country and its capital.

Cabello is not only prepared for his major but also for his plan to move to Africa after graduation to become a cartographer.

“I want to live there so I have to know everything about it,” Cabello said.

Cabello has mastered geography and knows a great deal of Africa’s history, but what he needs to work on most is learning the culture, he said.

In upcoming ASA meetings, Kwarteng said more of Africa’s culture will be featured — from learning about different countries’ flags to African dancing.

“We just want to give people a little introduction to what Africa has to offer,” Kwarteng said.

Photos by Natalie Eastwood

Student Symone Wilder enjoys the buffet style cuisine.

From left to right: Marina Gbegnon, Waliyah Savoy-Hill and Alexia Hylton gather in McFeely’s Café to enjoy a variety of African meals and music and to learn and embrace African culture.

ASA president Madeline Kwarteng and vice president Monica Hanson share laughs with other students during the event.

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APB kicks off second Open Mic Night Sofia Perzan

Asst. Ship Life Editor The second Open Mic Night of the semester, hosted by the Activities Program Board (APB), took place this past Wednesday at McFeely’s Café at 8 p.m.

APB welcomed all students of various talents with open arms.

Performances such as singing, instrument playing, rapping and poetry were the main acts of the night.

There were other unique performances such as impersonations and acapella numbers. Students shared numerous original works through song and poetry.

“No matter if you mess up or forget the words, people will enjoy it even more because you had the guts to do it anyway.”

–Marissa Strouse, musician

Freshman Marissa Strouse was the first artist to perform. Her guitar playing, as well as singing to three well-known songs, gained the audience’s attention.

“I have dealt with stage fright all my life and no matter how many performances I’ve done, I still get extremely nervous before a show,” Strouse said. “No matter if you mess up or forget the words, people will enjoy it even more because you had the guts to do it anyway.”

Students were able to sign up in advance online or when they arrived at the event.

A large audience gathered together to watch the different acts. APB provided a table full of refreshments and candy, as well as other snacks for all to enjoy.

Open Mic Night has been a reoccuring event at Shippensburg University designed to get students to come out and show off their talents. APB is trying to make Open Mic Night a monthly occasion.

“It was really nice to see people come together and watch all the talent people had. It was a very encouraging environment,” junior Kayla Kennedy said.

Audience members clapped along to the rapping that was performed by a student and sang along with the words, “The world is yours.”

The next Open Mic Night is tentatively planned for Oct. 12 at 8 p.m. For more information, contact APB or keep searching for signs around campus.

Photos by Andrew Avilla

Marissa Strouse singing three pop songs and playing guitar.

Javahn Singleton ended Open Mic with singing the Pokemon theme song. The audience sang along with him.

Dino Garcia sang several songs and played the guitar to accompany lyrics during the event.

Tatiana Burney expressed her happiness and what the meaning of it truly is through poetry.

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RAINN, RAINN go away Maddie Walsh Staff Writer

Photos by Maddie Walsh

Students channel their inner Mary Poppins during umbrella decorating, honoring RAINN Day.

SU’s Women’s Center set up an umbrella decorating table, enticing students with cupcakes.

The Women’s Center graduate assistants invited students to decorate umbrellas with empowering messages on the Ceddia Union Building (CUB) patio in the spirit of Rape, Assault, and Incest National Network (RAINN) Day. RAINN Day is an annual event held on college campuses across the nation on the third Thursday of September to educate and raise awareness of sexual violence.

The promise of free cupcakes coaxed passing students to the umbrella-filled table where graduate assistants Deb Melendez and Chelsea Ksanznak spoke individually with students about the purpose and importance of RAINN. RAINN is the largest anti-sexual violence organization in the United States, operating the first National Sexual Assault hotline, according to its official website, www.rainn.org.

Melendez described RAINN as a kind of umbrella, encompassing over the nation as an ever-ready resource to use as a means of protection against sexual violence.

“RAINN is like a hub to connect people to local resources,” Melendez said. “It’s like an umbrella,” she ex-

plained, motioning to the parasols before her.

Umbrellas decorated with positive words from past RAINN days were strewn across the CUB patio, with messages such as “Never forget you are important,” “Stay strong” and “Everyone deserves a happy ending, you have a second chance at one. Be positive!”

“I think that decorating the umbrella is a fun way to get people involved in a serious issue,” student Mackenzie Livingston said. Livingston is a member of Feminists Raising Empowerment and Equality (FREE).

Student Destiny Arocho agreed on the gravity of the topic, noting that more people should be aware of resources like RAINN because of the seriousness of sexual violence on campus.

“It’s an issue often overlooked,” student Jeremy Aiello said. “Attention needs to be turned to it to end it.”

Aiello wrote his own message on an umbrella, which read “the sunshine always comes out after the rain.”

Students who would like to show support may visit the Women’s Center, open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The Women’s Center is located on the first floor of Horton Hall, Room 132.

Student Bekka Cuadro leaves an inspiring message to sexual assault survivors on the main umbrella for RAINN Day.

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Students come on down to ‘Price it Right’

Photo by Brad Foreman

Host of “Price it Right” brings a student on stage to win a prize and play one of the games from the show.

Brad Foreman Guest Writer

While many college students view Fridays as the evening to spend money on a good time, the Activities Program Board (APB) gave Shippensburg University students the opportunity to make money.

At 10 p.m. on Friday in the Ceddia Union Building’s multipurpose room, delighted shouts competed against the familiar theme to “The Price is Right” while the stage was packed with classic games like Cliffhanger and Plinko.

In both games, contestants are required to correctly guess the prices of household items. In Cliffhanger, the number of dollars off causes a climber avatar to move the corresponding number of spaces up the cliff. The contestant wins if the avatar is still on his muslin mountain after three guesses. In Plinko, correct guesses earn the contestant one Plinko chip each that they must drop down the studded game board. The slot it lands in at the bottom of the board is how their prize money is determined.

Students of all majors and class standings came to the event for a host of reasons, and the event organizer, Matt Richman, was very

pleased with the turnout. Richman is a senior at SU with a major in exercise science.

The APB requested the services of TGP Entertainment, the Syracuse-based booking agency that provided the game show service, and Richman was glad to oversee it.

“We definitely reached out to them,” Richman said. He has been a fan of the show, like many SU students, since the classic Bob Barker era.

Chemistry majors Colby Ott, a senior, and Dijana Katic, a freshman, loved the idea and execution of the event.

“It gives students something to do on a Friday night,” Ott said.

Ott said he has been watching the show since he was 3.

Although not everyone was called up on stage to participate in the game, those in the audience were an integral part of the success of the contestants, who relied on their expertise to help them guess the prices of common items like video games, mac and cheese and pillows.

The prizes ranged from $5 to $60, and everyone was excited to see a winner. Freshman Rhiannon Leonard was one of those fueled by audience enthusiasm, and it ended up serving her well.

“It gives students something to do on a Friday night and I have loved the show since I was 3.”

–Colby Ott, senior

“I didn’t want to take just $5,” Leonard said. “[The audience cheering] was very encouraging and exciting.”

As in each episode of “The Price is Right,” the evening terminated with a showcase showdown, wherein two final contestants guess the price of a large pool of prizes. The person who bids the closest without going over is declared the winner In the end, the showcase showdown between students Jessica Schweitzel and Jaren Bittinger ended with Bittinger overbidding and Schweitzel walking away with the night’s highest prize of $60.

“The Price is Right Live!” is scheduled for Oct. 14 at 8 p.m. in the H. Ric Luhrs Performing Arts Center.

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Professional runner Gracey relays experiences Blair Garrett

Asst. Sports Editor SU alumna Neely Spence Gracey, class of 2012, returned to Shippensburg University Monday to give a speech on human communication, which she majored in, and the role it plays in the world of sports.

Gracey, one of the most decorated athletes in Shippensburg history, was a 10-time PSAC Athlete of the Year and an 11-time NCAA All -American.

The speech focused on how her education at Shippensburg continues to shape her professional and personal life as a professional runner. Coaching was something Gracey found a passion for early in her college career.

“Coaching and communication are so important together. You can’t have one without the other,” Gracey said. Gracey finds coaching as a creative outlet to relieve some of the mental stress training can produce.

Today, Gracey manages her own coaching business in which she oversees 40 different athletes who all bring different personalities and different challenges to the table.

“We’re all very unique and we’re all very different,” Gracey said. “The interesting thing about coaching is you have to trouble the comfortable and comfort the troubled.” Each athlete is different, and Gracey continues to use the communication skills she learned at Shippensburg University with her clients every day.

SU was also a period of tremendous growth for Gracey.

“I feel like Shippensburg allowed me to develop my passion and my talents over time,” Gracey said. “I graduated loving the sport more than ever.”

Over the weekend, Gracey competed in the Philadelphia Rock N’ Roll half marathon, finishing with a time of 1:12:08. She was the first American woman to cross the finish line. This race was just one step toward her current goal of competing at the New York City Marathon on Nov. 6, which is celebrated as the biggest marathon in the world. More than 50,000 runners compete at the NYC Marathon annually.

Gracey was prepared to take on Olympic trials in both 2012 and 2016, but a pair of injuries held her out from competing on the ultimate stage.

“That’s when you know you’ve really made it is when you finally make an Olympic team,” Gracey said. The 2020 Olympics will be held in Tokyo, something Gracey has thought about extensively. The marathon is one of the biggest sporting events in Japan, and is comparable to the American Super Bowl.

“I absolutely would run in Tokyo,” Gracey said. “My dad’s best marathon in his career was in Tokyo where he had the bronze medal at the world championships, so that would be a cool story.”

Gracey considers her greatest accomplishment to date when she competed in the Boston Marathon in April. She was the first American woman to finish the race, with a time of 2:35:00. Gracey endured several physical and mental setbacks during

her training, which made her ninth overall finish that much sweeter.

“I had a lot of things go wrong in the buildup for that race,” Gracey said. Several injuries hindered Gracey’s training, forcing her to once again adjust. “That’s one of the biggest and most important races that I’ve had in my career, because I learned that I was able to overcome so much and still meet my goals.”

Setting goals was a common theme discussed during Gracey’s speech. Whether it is the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo or the New York City Marathon, Gracey has set goal after goal and smashed them every time.

Nov. 6 is the next date circled on the calendar, but her love for the sport will take her as far as she can go.

“Ultimately, you’ve just got to keep going.”

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After last week’s tough loss to Gannon University, Shippensburg University football coach Mark ‘Mac’ Maciejewski said the Red Raiders needed to “get back to what we do.”

Message received. The Red Raiders beat Clarion University on the ground racking up more than 330 rushing yards in a 41–17 rout of the Golden Eagles.

Cole Chiappialle led the way for SU, rushing for 137 yards and two touchdowns on the day. Senior running back Justin Pyle also rushed for 112 yards.

“The first thing is the line,” Chiappialle said. “The line had been working hard and they got a bad rap the first two weeks and through the first two games, but they have been working hard at practice. All of the credit goes to the line. Pyle and I had a good game, but in the end, it’s all because of the line.”

The Red Raiders fell behind early in the game, but found a way to answer. After Clarion scored on its opening drive and the Red Raiders were forced to punt, SU linebacker Allen Holman intercepted a deflected ball off a receiver’s shoulder pads

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Senior linebacker Allen Holman returns a 32-yard interception for a Shippensburg touchdown. and returned it for a 32-yard touchdown.

In the second quarter, SU began to impose its will on the Eagles defense.

The Red Raiders finished off an 8-play, 75-yard drive with a 6-yard rush by Chiappialle, taking a 14–10 lead.

After a Clarion touchdown, The Red Raiders responded quickly.

Less than a minute later, SU quarterback Ryan Zapoticky found Kyle Haines over the middle with a defender draped all over him.

Haines made an incredible catch, despite the defensive pass interference call, which again gave the Red Raiders the lead.

SU added to that lead with three points off the foot of Billy Deane, making it 24–17 with three seconds

left in the first half of the game.

On the ensuing kickoff, Clarion fielded the kick and SU linebacker Colin Williams ripped the ball away from the Clarion returner and returned it 30 yards for another touchdown, deflating an unlucky Clarion squad, which watched Bloomsburg University return a fumble against it last week for a touchdown.

The Red Raiders went into the

locker room with a 31–17 lead and never looked back.

The Red Raiders controlled the clock in the second half, using an effective running game to wear down the Clarion defense until the final whistle.

On the defensive side of the ball, Richard Nase had a great performance, recording four tackles — three of which were sacks.

“It’s nice,” Nase said. “My first two games, I didn’t play to my full potential but I’m OK with that because it opened some things up for my teammates, and as long as the defense is improving I’m happy with that, even if I’m not doing well personally. It was nice to come out here and make some plays that helped the team when we really needed it.”

The win improved coach Maciejewski to 41–19 all-time, which moves him into a tie for fourthplace all-time on the coaching wins list with Vito Ragazzo (41–31 from 1979-85).

With the win, the Red Raiders start the 2016 campaign 2–1. The Red Raiders play against the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Eastern Division opponent next week, when they will match up with East Stroudsburg University at Seth Grove Stadium.

Women’s soccer defeats Goldey-Beacom Nolan McGraw Staff Writer

The Shippensburg University women’s soccer team traveled to Wilmington, Delaware, Thursday afternoon defeating Goldey-Beacom College 1–0 for its fifth win of the season.

Senior Ashley Weaver scored the game’s lone goal and her first of the season in the 55th minute. The shot came off an assist from junior Bailey Bzdak, which Weaver placed in the right side of the net for the score.

Weaver’s goal would end up being all that was needed, thanks to an exceptional defensive effort by junior goalkeeper Kayla Kennedy.

Shippensburg held its opponent to just two shots on goal in the game.

One of those attempts came late in the game, forcing Kennedy to make a leaping save to hold the slim lead.

Kennedy’s quality start at goal keeper continues a special trend among the team’s victories this season. Each of Shippensburg’s five wins have been shutout performances. The team has now out-scored its opposition 14–5 in seven games.

After playing four games in a oneweek span, the team will get some rest before hosting Kutztown University on Wednesday, Sept. 21.

The Raiders are now 5–2 (3–2 PSAC) this season with a threegame winning streak.

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Ashley Weaver and Anna Snee lead the Red Raiders to a 5–2 record so far in the 2016 season.

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Defending champs hand SU first loss Blair Garrett

Asst. Sports Editor The top two seeds in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) collided Saturday with Shippensburg University falling just short of the defending champs, East Stroudsburg University, in overtime 1–0.

Shippensburg has terrorized the league this season, outscoring opponents 16–1 in total. SU’s rigid defense has been the main key to its success this season, shutting out five of six opponents in regulation so far.

SU came out flying to start the first half against the Warriors, creating havoc in front of the net at every opportunity.

“We just knew that we had to be on our A-game,” head coach Bertie Landes said. “We knew we had to be mentally sharp and we had to be sharp with our passes.”

The defending champs would not go down without a fight as the Warriors clawed back to gain the shots advantage in the first half 3–1.

Landes’ squad entered the contest as the last team in the conference without a loss this season.

The theme so far for SU has been its ability to take tight games down

to the wire and to come out on top.

The Raiders have won two overtime games so far this season, with senior Katelyn Grazan scoring the game-winner in both.

ESU put on the pressure for the majority of the second half, but a five-minute penalty to ESU sophomore Ashley Ceschini with just a few minutes left in the game gave SU an opportunity for someone to step up and provide some late-game heroics.

SU hemmed the Warriors in the defensive end for the last three minutes, while throwing shot after shot at the net, but the Raiders could not convert on the various chances.

When asked about her thoughts on the intensity of the last few minutes of the game, Landes had full confidence in her team to close out the game.

“We’ve got it,” Landes said. “All we’ve got to do is stay composed and do what we’ve got to do.” The game would need extra time to decide the top seed in the PSAC. The Raiders rode the wave of momentum into extra time, putting the heat on the Warriors’ defense early and often.

But, a fast break by ESU saw the seas part for the Warriors, as ESU senior Emily Howell split the defense and flipped over the SU goal-

tender, ending the game on a tremendous individual effort.

“The intensity of the game got to us a little bit, and we didn’t perform as well as we could have in those situations,” Landes said. “But we’ll learn from it.”

The Raiders will regroup and move on to face Kutztown University on Tuesday, Sept. 20. Both SU and Kutztown will enter the game with just one loss. The matchup is the perfect test for the Raiders to bounce back and continue to push on throughout the season.

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SU field hockey’s undefeated season was derailed in a chippy PSAC showdown. ESU won the contest in overtime to end Shippensburg’s five-game win streak.

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Shippensburg volleyball is off to a torrid pace on the season after taking four victories this weekend. The defending champs are now 11–1 to start the season.

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The Shippensburg University volleyball team traveled to Ohio this weekend to compete against the University of Charleston, Alderson Broaddus University, Davis & Elkins College and Ohio Valley University.

SU began the weekend at Notre Dame (Ohio) College with a match against the University of Charleston on Friday, Sept. 16. The Raiders won the five-set match with set scores of 25–16, 25–21, 22–25, 21– 25, and 15–13.

Sophomore Morgan DeFloria led SU in kills with 15, followed

by senior Annie Goerl with 12 and freshman Kendall Johnson with 11.

DeFloria and sophomore Bridget Terrel led in aces with two each, Goerl served one ace.

Freshman Samantha Webber totaled three blocks for the Raiders, while Goerl and DeFloria totaled two. Senior Maura Nolan led SU’s offense with 35 assists with the help of senior Maria Peluso and Goerl, who had two and one assist, respectively.

Peluso led in digs with 14, followed by freshman Megan Forstburg with 13 and Goerl with 10.

SU finished Friday with a threeset match win against Alderson Broaddus at Ursuline College. Set scores were 25–9, 25–18 and 25–19.

Goerl led in kills with 11, followed

by Webber with seven and DeFloria with six. Goerl and Peluso aced the opposing team three times, Forstburg served two aces for SU. Johnson, Webber and DeFloria assisted the defense with five, four and two blocks, respectively.

Nolan once again led SU in assists with 30. Forstburg contributed two assists and Peluso contributed one assist. Forstburg led the defense with 13 digs, followed by Peluso with seven and Goerl with five.

SU resumed play on Saturday, Sept. 17 with a game against Davis & Elkins College. The Raiders emerged victorious after a four-set match with set scores of 19–25, 25– 11, 25–21 and 25–9.

Like the previous day, DeFloria led the first game with 15 kills; Peluso and Johnson were top scorers as well with eight kills each. Goerl and Nolan each served two aces, while Peluso served one.

Webber, Johnson and Nolan led in blocks with three each. Nolan racked up 36 assists; Peluso had two assists and Goerl had one. Goerl led in digs with 17, followed by Peluso with 16 and Forstburg with 12.

The Raiders wrapped up their weekend with a final four-set match win against Ohio Valley. Set scores were 25–14, 17–25, 25–14 and 25– 20.

Webber led the offense with 12 kills followed by Goerl with 11 and Johnson with 10. Peluso was SU’s

toughest server with a total of four aces. Goerl served three aces and sophomore Angela Tarabrella served two. Johnson led in blocks with five followed by Nolan with four and DeFloria with one.

Nolan ended the match with 41 assists while Peluso contributed two and Goerl contributed one. Forstburg dug up 23 attacks; Peluso dug 12 and Tarabrella dug nine.

SU is on an eight-game-winning streak and is now 11–1 for the beginning of the season.

The Raiders will travel to Erie this weekend to face off against Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) rivals Mercyhurst University and Gannon University.

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Asst. Sports Editor “It’s awesome. It really shows how I prepped over the offseason and how we’ve grown as a team,” said Shippensburg University kicker and punter Billy Deane on his second consecutive week of receiving the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Eastern Division Special Teams Player of the Week.

Deane picked up the award through his stellar performance in the Sept. 10 loss to Gannon University, in which he made two field goals to keep SU afloat.

Deane was good from 33 yards out and 43 yards out in the contest.

His 43-yard field goal into the wind during the second quarter of the SU home opener is just one yard shy of his career-long.

Deane’s high level of play keeps Shippensburg competitive throughout the season. Deane has attempted field goals from more than 56-yards out and longer in practice.

Maybe with wind behind his back, he could break his personal-best this season. Deane was 5-for-6 on

field goal attempts entering SU’s matchup against Clarion. That is three more field goals than any other PSAC kicker has made through the first two games of the season.

Alongside the great start to his 2016 season, Deane went 13-for-20 on field goals last season and also made 53 points after touchdown.

Deane has led the way in the PSAC thus far by receiving this honor for the second week in a row, and has made himself a key component to the success of the Red Raiders.

His excellence in kicking did not happen overnight. The kicking phenom hails from Virginia, where he was a three-sport athlete in high school, participating in soccer, football and basketball.

His impressive kicking ability derives from his background in soccer, which is common among kickers.

The numbers reflect his great work ethic, which is necessary for the Raiders’ quest for the PSAC title.

Deane showed his leg strength on fourth downs, too, by punting three of his six punts inside the 20-yard line. His two other punts were both

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Billy Deane attempts a field goal during the 41–17 win over Clarion University on Saturday. fair catches.

One of his six punts trickled out of bounds at the Gannon 1-yard line and put the defense in incredible position to succeed.

His hard work and impressive play helps the entire team and he

has become a cornerstone to the Raiders’ organization. Deane looks up to kickers at the next level such as the high-caliber kicker for the Baltimore Ravens, Justin Tucker.

“As a kicker, you can’t be cocky, but you have to be very confident,”

said Deane. “I see [Justin Tucker] as a very confident kicker and I aspire to be like him.”

As the Raider’s season cruises on, Deane looks to help his team while improving and getting better every chance he gets.

SU men’s soccer routs Salem International Nate Powles Staff Writer

After losing in a heart-breaking, double-overtime game against the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown on Wednesday, the Shippensburg University men’s soccer team got back on track with a 4–2 win over Salem International on Saturday.

The team was in a slight rut, losing two games in a row to Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) teams.

SU had won its first three games of the season before hitting this Photo by Justin Lee rough spell. Salem had not started Senior forward Colten Arnold slides by his defender during the 4–2 SU victory against Salem. its season very well, coming into the game against SU with a 1–3 record.

The first goal of the game came ball into the net for the Shippens- game, and Colten Arnold found Jan Striewe, who knocked the ball home SU had all the momentum in the in the 14th minute, when SU was burg lead.

Ten minutes later, SU received for a 2-0 lead. early stages of the game, constantly awarded a free kick and found JaSalem got one goal back in the pressuring Salem. mie Blair in the box who headed the one of its five corner kicks of the

60th minute after some great buildup play, as Fabricio Costa pounced on a loose ball in the box and put it in the net. Less than five minutes later, the Raiders were awarded a penalty kick after the Tigers’ Danny Carnalla committed a foul in the box. Patrick Luebben stepped up to the spot and buried the penalty to give SU a 3–1 lead with only 25 minutes to go.

It only took five minutes for Salem to be awarded a penalty of its own when Blair was called for a handball foul in the box.

Emilio Marti converted the penalty for his third goal of the season and trimmed the lead down to 3-2.

That would be as close as Salem would get, however. Jake Shefsky scored to make it a 4–2 game for SU, virtually sealing the victory with only 10 minutes left. SU now stands at 4–2 on the season.

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Crisp air brings calm atmosphere Missy Langdon Opinion Editor

As college students who spend most of our days outside, I think it is safe to say that we can truly appreciate the fall weather more than most people. There is so much to love, whether it is the colors, the weather or the pumpkin spice everything.

Because we walk to all of our classes, fall weather seems to be the best.

Summer is entirely too hot, and it is never fun to get to class and sit in a puddle of your own sweat.

On the other extreme, trudging through a foot of snow or trying to keep your balance on a thin layer of ice is awful. During fall, we have the happy medium. It is not too hot, but not freezing cold; it is just right.

If you ask me, campus has such Photo courtesy of Pixabay user rab4y a calm feel in the fall. Putting aside schoolwork, and the core of the seAs the leaves start to change and Starbucks adds the pumpkin spice flavors to its menu, stumester creeping up, there is a redents’ moods start to lighten up as being outside and enjoying nature becomes more relaxing. laxed feel as you walk from class to

class. The leaves are pretty colors of red, brown and yellow and the air is crisp. Now, it is comfortable to be outside and so enjoyable to look at all of the nature around us.

Of course, for most people, pumpkin spice is the highlight of fall.

Whether it is the pumpkin spice latte’s from Starbucks, or a delicious pumpkin muffin from Dunkin’ Donuts, it seems to be the one thing people need when they feel the air getting cooler, and watch as the leaves change colors.

Even if you are not a fan of the taste of pumpkin, chances are, you still enjoy going out with friends and picking pumpkins.

There are definitely people who prefer the summer or winter but I think we can all agree that fall is a beautiful time of year.

So as the cool weather approaches, and the leaves begin to change color, grab yourself a nice pumpkin spice latte and sit outside to enjoy the beauty of the season.

Freedom of speech or plain disrespect?

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Asst. Opinion Editor Almost a month has passed and Colin Kaepernick, football player for the San Francisco 49ers, is still making waves from his protest made weeks ago.

Kaepernick decided to take a knee during the singing of the national anthem during one of his preseason football games. The NFL football season has officially started within the past week, and more players than expected have been following his actions by also taking a knee.

Although this country allows people the freedom to do and say what they believe, it is extremely disrespectful to act the way they are toward men and women who keep everyone’s lives safe every day by risking their own.

Instead of the national anthem

representing pride and support for our troops, it is drawing attention to football players who do not even know what the word “respect” means or even how to apply it in life.

With all the focus on Kaepernick now, he begins to speak his mind about other issues that have no relevancy to the ongoing one. This continues to bring even more media focus on him than there was before.

I do not feel that it is appropriate for him to mix his views on racism with his professional career in the way he has chosen to do so.

It is ironic that he is exercising his freedom by disrespecting a song about freedom.

I give props to the teams that have decided, together, that none of them would be taking a knee as our country’s national song is played.

The Washington Redskins and Pittsburgh Steelers went a step above at their game Monday night,

and held a huge flag across the field with veterans by their side.

Athletes all across America make more in one year than a veteran does in his or her entire lifetime. It is truly dishonorable to have such a reaction that insults not only our flag but our country as well. These war heroes did not risk their entire lives so they could be disrespected by a group of professional football players.

I think it’s time for everyone to get their priorities straight, don’t you?

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Kneeling during our country’s national anthem walks the very thin line between freedom of speech and utter disrespect.

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The ideal mission of the millennial generation is to go to high school, graduate, go to college, graduate again and get a job. The catch is, in today’s world, everything has been taken over by technology.

It is hard for this generation to be confident when applying for jobs now that the system has gone from real people to computers making the final decisions on who and who not to hire.

“Lots of employers now rely on computerized systems that scan resumes for particular terms as an initial step in, [drastically] narrowing down which candidates they will consider,” Rob Walker from the New York Times stated.

“Resume optimization” is the new term tossed in job seekers’ lap. Resumes must be “optimized” per each job description. Walker insists resumes cannot disregard the already set standard resume structure including a summary, skills and employment history. Instead of crafting resumes to their personality, recent graduates have to craft their resumes for computer systems.

In order to get an interview, one has to find that perfect word and hope that it matches up with a code within a piece of technology.

All of the work pieced together on the rest of the resume is instantly tossed aside. Everything that one has worked for their whole life is gone in a click of a button. There is no way to prove what could really be brought to the position.

According to InterviewSuccessForumla.com, 50 percent of applicants are removed through software programs. The average number of hopefuls per job is 118, while only 20 percent get an interview.

Not only do job seekers need to perfect their resumes to match “an ideal word,” they need to have a perfect social presence. Originally, this

We all know the expenses of college, right? Whether it be tuition, housing, a meal plan, supplies — all of it factors into how much money you need for the upcoming semester.

Some may rely on student loans, others through various forms of financial aid and some may even be getting the money from their parents. No matter where you get your money from, most people will still cringe at the sight of that credit card statement at the end of the month.

Yes, we all know the one. The one where it shows you spent more money than what you thought possible on textbooks. This semester alone, I spent more than $700 just on textbooks, not including other expenses.

I rented books where I could and bought them when I had to, but if you are in the same boat as me, books for your major are not cheap,

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The process of choosing new employees has become unfair. generation was trapped in a world of extreme and lucky networking.

There was a time when the only way to get a job was based on “who you knew.”

Networking is not dead, if anything, it has grown. With social media such as Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn, networking reaches audiences all over the world.

According to Daily Mail, LinkedIn now allows those as young as 13 years old to begin career networking.

It is hard getting a job because the so-called advances of technology for the employer are only making more obstacles for the candidate.

A millennial fights to get through college, to get the highest GPA and to be involved in extra curricular activities because society says that is what an employer wants.

“Lots of employers now rely on computerized systems that scan resumes...”

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no matter which option you choose.

Why on earth are textbook costs so high?

Since 1977, the price of textbooks has risen nearly 1,041 percent, which is just over three times the inflation rate in that same time span, according to a 2014 study by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Nevertheless, these are often outrageous costs. While it is true that you can save money by shopping through sites like Chegg or Amazon, you will still have to dig out a nice chunk of change from your piggy bank in order to pay for your textbooks in time for the start of classes.

Nicole Allen, a spokesperson for the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition, said books are so high because students are “captive consumers” according to businessinsider.com.

Students need the books in order to do well in a class. You can try to borrow the book from the library or find a friend with the same course,

but that is often very difficult.

Sometimes students will have to find a part time job just to pay for their textbooks. This eats into their study time and will affect their overall grade in a specific course.

The publishing companies have a virtual monopoly on the textbook market. Students can either buy their books in order to succeed, or skip out and face the consequences of a bad grade or even possibly failing the course, which will only cost students more money in the grand scheme of things.

There is truly no other solution in sight, unfortunately. The only way this could be solved is if Congress passed tighter anti-trust laws, which would only hurt the economy in the long run.

The only solution I see is looking for cheaper alternatives for the books you need. Do not skip out on buying them, but you should consider buying at least some of your more expensive textbooks as soon as you can.

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College students not only put themselves in loads of debt to attend school and pay for student loans, they also need to add onto that bill the constantly increasing cost of textbooks for class.

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The Shippensburg Fairgrounds were transformed into a budding village of tents and folding chairs as thousands paraded in for a life-changing experience on Sept. 16 and 17.

This year marked Uprise Festival’s 13th year at Shippensburg.

Over the years, the event has grown into a large Christian music affair much like Creation Family of Festivals. Due to its increasing size, there are rumors that Uprise will move locations to the Carlisle Fairgrounds and switch to a paid staff, rather than volunteers.

While changes are fast approaching, Uprise still provides a welcoming environment for those across the country. Many church groups traveled far distances to hear the music they sing every Sunday come to life on the grassy hills. Uprise provides a gathering place for Christian groups to rise up and worship their savior each year.

Day 1 was compressed into seven hours with two former “American Idol” singers, a rapper, a handful of up-and-coming bands and radio sensation Chris Tomlin.

Though each audience member came from different paths of life, the artists provided an all-encompassing theme of adversity and overcoming trials. Singer Mandisa revealed body weight insecurities she dealt with growing up. During her time

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Guest Writer He plays jazz And if you ask him why he'll say that it makes him feel something And you can tell by the look on his face when he plays that he's telling the truth Which seems unusual for someone with such dark eyes, that seem to swallow you whole As soon as he makes contact with the innocent look on your face

He preys off of the lovely The naive, the wonderstruck Photos by Jess Gill And the ones looking for someone to fix Uprise builds the stage for uplifting music and messages at the Shippensburg Fairgrounds.

He comes to them with a charming grin and a guitar slung across his on Season 5 of “American Idol”, Si- appealed to both church-goers and made signs and even a giant skillet. back mon Cowell made fun of her heavier seculars alike.

Saturday’s string of artists ex- So already he is irresistible, as any figure. Instead of fighting back, she While Friday had more headlin- pressed a message of rising up which starving artist is showed him grace and forgiveness. ers, the second day provided versa- was literally seen through glowing But he is more than that “We’re living in a world with so tility through the use of three other finger rockets and Skillet’s lifting He is ravenous for the next girl to much negativity today. You can’t stages and the advantage of a full podiums. The singers kept empha- come along, the next musical note in the haunting lullaby that he calls his shine out darkness with darkness. day. Those attending Uprise were sizing how even if you feel like giving life But darkness flees when light is no longer limited to a specific genre up, to rise up and flip to a new page. present,” Mandisa said. on the main stage but could taste Skillet lead singer John Cooper When he strums his guitar he only Unfortunately, the stage changes other styles around the fairgrounds. brought up the country’s upcoming sees the heartstrings of the girls he between each act took long amounts Off toward the skateboard park, change — the election. Cooper said has broken of time and pushed the event behind heavy metal bands screamed their how even if the new president makes When he pushes himself forward on schedule rather quickly. As a result, hearts out. Behind the main stage, the country better, “it’s not true his stool he does not feel the music each band’s time was cut short and artists flipped around while a DJ lasting hope. There is only one true pouring over him the bands could not play as many mixed popular jams like “Ride” by hope of the earth, his name is Jesus He feels himself sliding into the next groupie songs as planned. twenty one pilots.

Christ.”

The next victim, the next "lover" of Despite Uprise’s Christian stigma, Most of these bands were known In addition to the bands perform- his music, of his tar black soul it offered a wide array of music that across a wider spectrum with their ing, the fairgrounds were filled with He enchants his girls with strong upbeat tunes and dance party cha- food booths, merchandise vendors, fingers and a silk voice and a promise risma. Instead of the typical sway- inflatables and even a petting zoo. to make them feel whole for a night ing and armed raising motions seen Several companies sponsored Upin a sanctuary, the crowd erupted, rise, allowing them to keep tickets at I think of him when I stare into my bouncing up and down and even do- a reasonable price. One of the main morning coffee, hot and dark ing the “Chainsaw” dance. Some of sponsors was Cure International, I think of him when the coals spark the bands took their performance to which heals disabled children both inside of a roaring fire I think of him when I wake from a the next level with T-rex costumes, physically and spiritually. nightmare, covered in sweat and animated videos and blazing flames.

During an intermission, a speaker breathing heavy As always, the prominent artist came up to talk about the organizato close was Christian rock band, tion and even skyped in with JV, a He has carved himself into my conSkillet. While Skillet’s performance young boy who had bowed legs. The scious, always lingering in the back of is always breathtaking, it is usually audience had difficulty hearing JV my mind, refusing to be forgotten the same each year and lacks origi- due to technical issues, but it was Sometimes I wonder where he is, nality. The band also used too many still neat to see a child that was im- who he is, who he's inside, who he's destroyed light effects, making it hard to see pacted by the organization.

I wonder if he found what he was the singers perform. Despite all that, looking for, whatever it was, whatever Read the full story at there were still dedicated fans floodI couldn't give him Cooper, releases his passion for his ing the mosh pit with their hand- theslateonline.com I hope he did

Skillet lead singer, Josh Lord through his songs. Skillet was this year’s closing act.

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in the song “Bess of Bedam,” as the pace and sound of the music shifted Asst. A&E Editor various times in order to capture the personality of a schizophrenic lover.

“When we think of Shakespeare, Medley also made it a priority to many people ask themselves, why capture and seize the scene for the is he famous?” countertenor Nathan time period in his performances. He Medley said at the first Chapel Sesang in various accents appropriate ries of the year, Shakespeare’s Songfor the individual pieces, and with book, this past Wednesday in Old the help of Ewig, eagerly acted out Main Chapel. introductory dialogue that led up to “I myself didn’t have an answer the songs. to that question at first either. HowAccording to Medley, if we take ever, as I did research and analyzed only one thing away from Shakefurther, I came to realize that very speare, it should be the idea that few people in history have had comlanguage is a flexible discipline with plete ownership over the English whixh we should explore and push language as Shakespeare did. He the barriers. mastered it so well that he could New phrases are created every break the rules of writing in a beauday. “What’s the phrase I hear kids tiful way,” Medley said. saying a lot nowadays? ‘I’m Gucci?’

Although classical music and If you think about it, the saying is Shakespearean writing is most likeactually quite clever,” Medley said. ly not on the top of many individuals’ He also stressed the importance of list of desired forms of entertainappreciating and learning about hisment, vocalist Medley, accompanied tory and historic literary influences.

by Scott Ewig on piano and keyMedley believes history ultimately board, collaborated rather harmoniconnects us to our roots, and with ously. This contributed to a chilling that, shows us just how far we have and passionate performance that come. even modernists could appreciate.

The next Shippensburg UniversiThe duo performed 15 selected ty Chapel Series event will be The works of Shakespeare which includPhoto by Justin Lee Amernet String Quartet held on Fried “O Mistress Mine,” “It was a lover day, Sept. 30, at 7:30 p.m. in the Old and his lass,” and “When that I Was Countertenor Nathan Medley and keyboard accompanier Scott Ewig help to bring Shakespearian Main Chapel. a Little Tyne boy.” Prior to perform- literature to life Wednesday in Old Main with various forms and works of classical music.

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ing each work of Shakespeare transformed to song, Medley dissected the core of the pieces, explaining their significance and what figurative tools Shakespeare used to construct them.

By breaking the literature down into bite-sized pieces, each member of the audience was supplemented with a mini history lesson on the time period and works of Shakespeare in a

rather clever and creative way.

“Music was an important part of the Shakespearean era,” Medley emphasized between songs. “In case you forgot, there were no cellphones or TVs back then. If you didn’t sing, dance or play an instrument, you probably weren’t invited out often — it’s just what they did.”

While a majority of Shakespeare’s

literary works were not written with the intent of one day being paired with music, the addition of classical music to the pieces added a refined and complimentary dimension to them, while still conveying the original messages untouched by time.

“The music echoes the characters in the pieces,” Medley said. This exhibit of parallelism was illustrated

Comedian captures laughter with witty sense of humor Laura Kreiser

Managing Editor Sporting a sweatshirt, jeans, ponytail and glasses, comedian Jessi Campbell walked across the Ceddia Union Building’s multipurpose room stage with more confidence than most.

Campbell got laughs from students on Thursday, Sept. 15, talking about everything from bathroom habits to trying to be a better person.

Campbell started off her routine by inspecting the flags that were up on stage, poking fun at the horse, already starting the giggles throughout the crowd.

She then moved on to ranting about hipsters that wear glasses when they do not have to.

“I’m disabled in the face,” Campbell said, going on to say she did not understand why people wear glasses when they do not have to.

Another joke that stood out was about holes in jeans. She started off by asking the audience if they knew what “fashionable holes” were.

She then proceeded to explain how, instead of going into her jeans with a pointed toe, she shoved her foot in and ripped the jean leg off.

The audience responded with loud laughter, several people falling into the back of their seats.

Campbell also spoke about how people seem to be embarrassed by bodily functions, such as farting and pooping. This then lead to a story of how she was left in a bathroom, while pooping, and another person

turned the lights off, leaving her in the dark in an empty bathroom.

Another person then entered the darkened bathroom, and since Campbell did not want to be found, she hid in one of the stalls. The stall she hid in just happened to be the bathroom stall the other person walked into.

She even talked about her home life, saying she got married at 21 because, “I knew it was time to split the rent.” She also talked about her 4-month-old son and how she did not know how she made the cutest baby in the world.

Campbell received round after round of laughter and applause. And while her topics ranged greatly, she was still able to connect with the young audience.

After she walked off stage, Camp-

bell said comedy was the “only thing I worked at.”

Campbell said she had never been great at school, but she worked hard at comedy.

But she said while she loves her

job, having a son now makes it harder to leave home. However, Campbell added that when she is home, she is home 24/7.

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Jessi Campbell lightens the mood for Shippensburg students as she cracks jokes about topics that are relatable to many.

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‘Sully’ soars with flying colors Justin Lee

Multimedia Editor Trailers can often be misleading.

Usually when we see a trailer for a movie or television show, it is edited in a way to give off a certain expectation of how the finished product will play out.

However, sometimes the finished product will play out far differently than the trailer foreshadowed, and this can either be a bad thing, or very rarely, a great thing.

“Sully,” the latest drama directed by Clint Eastwood, starring Tom Hanks, is an example of a film being different from its trailer and being an exceptional turnout. When people saw that trailer, everyone thought “Sully” would only be about US Airways Flight 1549 landing in the Hudson River, but many wondered

how that would fill a feature-length presentation.

The film adaptation of that true story made the brilliant move of making it not so much about the plane landing, but more about the aftermath and consequences.

“Sully” is a film about dealing with the unexpected and trying to explain a miracle as fact. The major conflict is Captain Chelsey Sullenberger, played by Tom Hanks, and First Officer Jeffrey Skiles, played by Aaron Eckhart, trying to prove to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) why they chose to land in the Hudson River when computer simulations proved they could land safely at the Teterboro Airport in New Jersey. Sullenberger had his reasons, but I cannot spoil them.

It would have been easy for Eastwood to try to tell this story with action, waves of crashing water, ex-

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Clint Eastwood’s film relives Chelsey Sullenberger’s emergency landing in the Hudson River. plosions, and make it a pandering, unrealistic popcorn flick, leaving the audience to return home not learning anything. But Eastwood made the bold choice of making the film about the characters and the aftermath.

The plane landing, which amounts to 24 minutes in real life, is one nugget of compelling visuals justified by

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the engaging drama that takes place before and after. The more important moments are how the 155 passengers on board, the rescue teams, Sullenberger and Skiles and the friends and families of those involved came together in this moment of history.

“Sully” excels because of the extensive human elements told through

brilliant performances and sharp dialogue. It is not a vapid Roland Emmerich movie where boring action is in place for lack of a story. “Sully” proves once again that all the computers in the world cannot simulate the one thing a movie needs: an emotional connection with the audience.

Carmike 7 Showtimes

1. Closer - The Chainsmokers ft. Halsey

Showtimes for Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept. 20 and 21 at Carmike Cinema 7 in Chambersburg

2. Heathens - twenty one pilots

Show

Time

1. The Disapointments Room

4:35 p.m

2. Mechanic: Resurrection

7:05 p.m.

7:10 p.m.

6. Ride - twenty one pilots

3. When the Bough Breaks

4. Suicide Squad

7. This Is What You Came For - Adele

5. Bridget Jones’s Baby

7:15 p.m.

8. Send My Love (To Your New Lover) - Shawn Mendes

6. Don’t Breathe

7:20 p.m.

9. Needed Me - Rihanna

7. Blair Witch

7:25 p.m.

10. We Don’t Talk Anymore - Charlie Puth ft. Selena Gomez

8. Sully

7:30 p.m.

3. Cold Water - Major Lazer ft. Justin Bieber, MO 4. Cheap Thrills - Sia ft. Sean Paul 5. Don’t Let Me Down - The Chainsmokers ft. Daya

7:10 p.m.