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Professors examine immigration at the symposium, including its connection to crime and impact on the economy. The symposium is hosted every year by criminal justice professor Stephanie Jirard.

DACA termination sparks SU discussion Jenna Wise News Editor While talk of the termination of the United States’ Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program continues to circulate through the national media, the conversation made its way to Shippensburg University on Thursday evening in the form of a criminal justice symposium.

Each year, criminal justice professor Stephanie Jirard chooses four professors to host an open forum with SU students and faculty. During the event, the panel examines a topic that has been heavily discussed in the news.

This year, Jirard chose immigration, and appointed political science professor Mark Sachleben, history professor Robert Shaffer, criminal justice professor Carlos Rojas-Gaona and economics professor Brendan Finucane to participate in the discussion.

“I think every American can agree

that those who immigrated to America have enriched our lives,” Jirard said. “I think most people don’t agree on how open our borders should be. Obviously what we’ve learned in history is inaction is not an answer.”

It is important to be able to distinguish the difference between an immigrant and a refugee, as well as the reasons why these two labels are not the same, Sachleben said.

“This seems all very dry and cut, but when you get down to the facts it gets hard to discern who is moving for political reasons and who is moving for economic reasons,” Sachleben said.

Refugees, which Sachleben defines as individuals who escape their native country to avoid violence or death, often flee to neighboring countries. At this time, he said countries including Iraq, Lebanon and Turkey are taking in the highest number of refugees.

Sachleben said while some may believe the United States is accepting a

larger amount of refugees, the number of refugees accepted in the U.S. has dropped from 89,000 to 50,000 people.

After mentioning Wednesday’s beginning of the Jewish holiday Rosh Hashanah, Jirard said banning the entrance of refugees into the U.S. will become one of the major regrets of modern society.

“During World War II we shut our doors to Jewish refugees, and we hang our heads in shame and regret it,” Jirard said.

Rojas-Gaona, who immigrated to the U.S. about 10 years ago, said coming to the U.S. was his lifelong dream.

“We are certainly a melting pot here in America — but as a sociologist said, some of the ingredients in the melting pot are not being used,” Rojas-Gaona said. “Latino immigrants deserve more attention. We are the largest and fastest growing minority, and we are going to be adding some more flavor to that melting pot.”

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SU students stand in solidarity

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SU students stand for a moment of silence outside of the Ezra Lehman Memorial Library on Thursday. The event was coordinated by the International Studies Club in honor of World Peace Day.

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Shippensburg University’s “Diggin’ History” lecture series began Wednesday evening with “Honor, Service, Legacy — The Pennsylvania Military Museum,” presented by SU alumnus and Pennsylvania Military Museum Director Tyler Gum. After graduating with his master’s degree in applied history in 2011, Gum worked for the National Park Service before entering the private sector. He then joined the Pennsylvania Historical Museum Commission (PHMC) and became the Military Museum director. “[This presentation is] what I wish someone in my position giving a presentation had told me sitting where you are about the job application process: my background and experience – the good, the bad, and the ugly — and then some of the answers that sometimes you don’t get on your standard job websites,” Gum said.

Pennsylvania has the second largest historical preservation organization in terms of the collection’s volume, only falling short of the Smithsonian Institution.

The PHMC is involved with preserving 26 historical and cultural sites, 13 directly and the rest through partnerships with local groups. The PHMC also preserves the legislative archives for the state government.

The Pennsylvania Military Museum in Boalsburg

had more than 138,000 visitors in the 2015–16 season and made nearly $567,000.

Much of the labor comes from the nonprofit organization Friends of the Pennsylvania Military Museum, because there are only four paid state workers on the museum’s staff. “‘Everybody fills sandbags,’” Gum said. “There is no work that’s beneath you and no work that is above you. Always aspire, but stay humble where you are.

Whenever a trash bag needs changed, change the trash bag.”

Gum applied for 280 jobs after graduating from SU. He recommended going to every event to network, he said. When applying to a job, send in a physical copy along with the electronic application, and follow up multiple times. “[Make sure] they know you by first name because you have annoyed the heck out of them because you’ve made sure they know who you are,” Gum said.

He also said never to say no to anything and never quit no matter how difficult because it is the job you never take that will lead to where you want to go.

“My wife lived in Fairfax County School District, I lived two hours away,” Gum said. “We saw each other on weekends. And I’ve had the fortune or misfortune to experience that, because that will make you harder. That will make you be able to get through things your friends and colleagues can’t.”

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Tyler Gum shares his past experiences and career advice with students during last week’s lecture.

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Hundreds gather for beer Sylvia McMullen PR Director Shippensburg area locals kicked back Saturday afternoon with drinks, food and yard games at the first Shippensburg Beer and Wine Festival.

Attendees were welcomed at the Shippensburg Fairgrounds with a souvenir pint glass to sample beer and wine from dozens of vendors.

From porters to India pale ale (IPA)s and wines of every kind, guests lined up to fill their glasses with the drink of their choosing.

The event was organized by the Shippensburg Area Chamber of Commerce (SACOC), Downtown Organizations Investing Together (D.O.I.T.), and Shippensburg Area Development Corporation (SADCO), according to Dan Baer, committee chair of the festival and chair of the SACOC’s board of directors.

All three organizations work to improve Shippensburg through various projects and events and Baer said the money from the festival’s ticket sales will go directly to the organizations to fuel further improvements and events for the town.

The festival was created to bring Shippensburg residents together for a new yearly event, Baer said.

“There’s been a lot of other communities around the area that have done these, and we felt it was something that we could bring to Shippensburg that hadn’t been brought here before,” Baer said. “We felt that there was

a good opportunity to bring the community together.”

Most attendees sipped drinks under a pavilion or mingled with friends from vendor to vendor. Others entertained themselves with cornhole, ladder ball and the live music that set the relaxed mood for the festival.

Local Chambersburg brewery Roy Pitz was one of the many vendors offering samples. A small crowd gathered around their tent to try their Frolf the Farm Saison and Old Jail Ale. Sarah Richards, wife of Roy Pitz co-owner Ryan Richards, said the festival was off to a great start as a yearly tradition.

“I hope that they have it each year,” Richards said. “I couldn’t have even told you it was the first year just by looking at it.”

According to Richards, Shippensburg’s festival stood out for having a mix of beer, wine and food, a sight rarely seen at similar festivals in the area. Most festivals also provide small sample glasses to taste drinks compared to the pint glasses handed out at Shippensburg’s festival.

“I’ve never been to a brew fest with full pint glasses, so kudos to Shippensburg,” Richards said.

Baer said the committee for the festival will discuss how it can be improved in the following years, and thanked the Shippensburg community for a successful first year.

“I want to thank the community for their support,” Baer said. “That’s very important.”

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Roy Pitz, a Chambersburg brewery, gives samples of two types of its beer to area residents on Saturday.

Members of the community enjoy the numerous vendors and games offered throughout the afternoon.

Professors mix humor and disabilities Shannon Long Asst. News Editor Two speakers from the University of South Florida (USF), hosted a program titled “Seriously Funny: Disability and the Paradoxical Power of Humor” Thursday,

to show how humor can be used by people with disabilities to tell their stories and experiences of living with a disability.

Shawn Bingham, assistant dean of the USF Honors Program and assistant professor of sociology, and Sara Green,

director of interdisciplinary social sciences program and associate professor of sociology, wrote a book about disability humor with the same name as the lecture.

They interviewed 10 comedians from the U.S., U.K. and Canada including Josh Blue,

Liz Carr and Kim Kilpatrick about using humor about their disabilities in their performances.

“It was a really intriguing project that I personally think is just gonna drive a lot of my work as a sociologist,” Bingham said.

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Bingham (left) and Green (right) share videos of comedians with disabilities portraying how they use humor to end stigmas about people with disabilities. For their book, they interviewed 10 comedians.

Green’s daughter has cerebral palsy and Bingham’s brothers were born with fetal alcohol syndrome. Bingham was fascinated by how his brother could use his wit to get better services and get the resources he needed. It also allowed him to put people at ease and use his disability as a bridge to create relationships.

“We’re interested in the connection between activism and humor, particularly humor that critiques and tests boundaries and also humor that provides insight for things that are happening in society,” Bingham said.

Throughout the program, both Bingham and Green played video clips of comedians. However, Green first distinguished the difference between disabling humor and disability humor. She used the example of Donald Trump mocking a reporter with a disability.

“Disability humor is where people with disabilities are using humor to reframe their own experience, [and] sometimes they’re wanting to simply counter the tragedy narrative,” Green said.

Bingham spoke about the four different types of humor including superiority, relief, inferiority and incon-

gruity and how comedians use those types of humor. He explained that often people with disabilities use comedy as a relief mechanism. To get their audiences comfortable, they make jokes about themselves but then turn the jokes onto the audience.

Comedians often refer to this as breaking the “fifth” wall, he said. People are conditioned not to mix humor and disabilities together, which often makes these types of comedy shows uncomfortable for audience members, Bingham said.

The goals of these comedians are to educate people about those with disabilities, said Green and Bingham. Both professors hope to break the stigma that people with disabilities are sad and isolated. Green said these comedians are using their platform to reclaim the disability experience and to retell the story through humor.

“Those assumptions that people with disabilities are very sad, very isolated, very introverted, stuck in institutions — that’s the kind of story that these folks are trying to grab ahold of and turn around and retell,” Green said.

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September 26, 2017 “FORUM,” from A1 Rojas-Gaona discussed the perception that Latino immigrants bring more crime to the U.S., and said some researchers have found Latino immigrants to be 45 percent less likely than a natural-born citizen to commit crime.

Shaffer said the American misconception on immigration dates back to the country’s foundation with a quote

by Benjamin Franklin expressing fear over how well newcomers could adapt to American society.

Shaffer also mentioned the hostility shown to Irish and Italian immigrants in the 1800s. American lawyer George Templeton Strong was especially repulsed by immigrants, and described the U.S. as being poisoned by immigrants.

Shaffer pointed out that this is not the first time the U.S. has banned the entrance of an ethnic group into the country.

In 1882, former President Chester Arthur signed the Chinese Exclusion Act, which prohibited Chinese immigrants from entering the U.S.

This law was originally meant to remain in place for 10 years, but was renewed in 1892 and made permanent in 1902. It was not until 1943 that the law was completely abolished, according to ourdocuments.gov.

Shaffer said the U.S. also discriminated against south and east European immigrants during the early 1900s.

“I think we can all agree that they can, and have, assimilated to the U.S.,” Shaffer said.

During his segment, Finucane said 1,500 econo-

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mists recently sent a letter to President Donald Trump describing all of the ways immigration benefits the U.S. financially.

These economists included six Nobel Peace Prize winners, former advisers to George W. Bush and representatives of both the Democratic and Republican parties.

Finucane said the addition of immigrants into the American workforce has helped to prevent an influx of vacant lower income jobs.

Immigrants are also responsible for creating 40

percent of new jobs, bringing in $5 trillion a year and employing 19 million people, according to Finucane.

However, these estimates come with consequences for some groups, including recent high school graduates.

Studies show a negative short-term impact for graduates, with 3-4 percent of potential jobs lost to immigrants, according to Finucane.

“This is a situation where there is a need for empathy,” Finucane said. “These people have been on the losing end, and their incomes are going

down.”

Finucane said the grievances of middle-class America became the feeding ground of Trump’s “Make America Great Again” campaign, providing Americans with a way to express the anger they felt toward the U.S. “That is the group that is so disgruntled and so at odds with the way America is going,” Finucane said. “There’s a sense of injustice that Wall Street was rescued and middle America was not.”

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Police Briefs Bicycle stolen from McCune Hall Amanda Domian, of Creekside Apartments, reported to university police on Wednesday that her 26-inch black and blue Huffy bicycle had been stolen from the bike rack in front of McCune Hall.

Domian reported she had placed her bicycle in the bike rack at approximately 8 p.m., and when she returned at approximately 9:10 p.m. she discovered it was missing.

The bicycle has a large square metal lock attached to its frame and has not been located at this time.

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Computer stolen from Harley Hall Kathryn Solsky, of Harley Hall, reported to university police on Sunday that her MacBook had been stolen from her residence hall room.

Solsky believes that an unknown person entered her dorm room between Saturday and Sunday night and removed her MacBook without her consent.

Solsky was able to provide the serial number of the computer, allowing the computer to be entered into the SU police department’s system as a stolen item.

The investigation remains open at this time.

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For more than half a century, North Korea has been a thorn in the world’s back, but until recently it has not pricked anyone hard enough to give it serious attention.

Shrouded in mystery, the authoritarian nation has survived by living on lies.

Its leaders continually beat their war drums, telling their people that an invasion from the evil American empire is imminent. North Korea made its rhetoric come to life over the weekend. Or at least, it pretended to do so.

After U.S. bombers and fighter jets flew off the North Korean coast, the rogue nation released doctored images of it shooting down a bomber and attacking a U.S. aircraft carrier, reported The Independent.

The propaganda is just the latest move to escalate tensions between the U.S. and North Korea. In the

past week, President Donald Trump reasoned that dictator Kim Jong-un is a rocket man on a suicide mission, according to USA Today.

North Korea, in turn, accused Trump of declaring war on them, according to the Associated Press.

On the surface, it seems clear that Trump and Kim are pushing each other to make a move for war. The rhetoric comes as North Korea is quickly learning how to strap a nuclear warhead onto an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).

Trump and Kim are schoolyard bullies in a turf war, and they know (hopefully) neither of them can throw the first punch.

Trump is trying to scare Kim into submission, or at least to the negotiating table.

Kim, who probably is scared despite appearances, is in between a rock and hard place. On the one hand, he has to continue the lie that Americans are evil and want North Koreans dead. On the other hand, Kim knows attacking the U.S. will inevitably lead to a war he cannot win.

Still there are several questions left unanswered.

Why would Trump verbally assault North Korea when that just gives the country

fuel for more propaganda?

The next question is, how could the United Nations let North Korea continue its nuclear weapons program?

The fear of communism was so strong in the 1950s that the U.S. waged a war in the Koreas, but the fear of a modern nuclear war does not seem to compare.

Both questions could have the same answer. It is possible that an ICBM equipped with a hydrogen bomb that can strike the U.S. mainland is actually not a threat. Maybe Trump does not care about what he says for the same reason previous presidents did not intervene more intensely with North Korea — because Star Wars is real.

While today the Star Wars program is called the Missile Defense Agency, the idea is the U.S. could knock a nuke out of the sky before it reaches its target. Officially, the program is still in the testing phase despite being worked on for more than three decades.

The world can only hope that if North Korea launches an attack Trump will say, “Now witness the power of this fully armed and operational battle station,” and not, “Which way to the nearest bunker?”

The Slate staff strives to provide readers with the most accurate content, but sometimes we miss the mark. Here, you will find corrections to fact errors we made from the previous week. The Slate staff apologizes for these errors.

In the Sept. 19 issue, on E1, The Slate published an article with the following headline “Tennis drops home opener.” The tennis team played their match on the road. The headline should have reflected this and said “fall opener” not “home opener.”

Fight over budget escalates in Harrisburg Marc Levy Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The feel-good bipartisan spirit that Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf tried to instill last year in Pennsylvania’s Capitol is gone, stomped to bits in an increasingly ugly budget stalemate.

Now, the Capitol seems gripped by a feud that is perhaps less partisan than it is regional and personal.

To a significant degree, that feud is between the huge Republican majorities that run the House and the Senate.

“There’s so many factions, just so many factions,’’ said Sen. Don White, R-Indiana.

“Everybody from the south-

east. It’s geographical. It’s about commitments made.

It’s a real mess and I’ve never seen anything like it in my 17 years.’’

Nearly three months into the fiscal year, lawmakers are grappling with how to resolve state government’s largest cash shortfall since the recession, now a projected $2.2 billion gap in a $32 billion budget.

The finger-pointing was on stark display late Wednesday night, right after House Republican leaders defied weeks of urging by Wolf and Senate leaders to agree to a plan that relied, in part, on a $500 million-plus tax package.

An element of that package involved imposing a new

tax on Marcellus Shale natural gas production, a key aim of southeastern Pennsylvania Republicans, Wolf and Democrats that Republicans from northern and western Pennsylvania’s gas fields have blocked for years, partly out of fear for how it would cut into their region’s economy.

Instead, the House GOP muscled through a no-newtaxes plan that differs in one key way: It would tap roughly $600 million from off-budget accounts, including for public transit systems and environmental improvement projects favored by Democrats and moderate suburban Republicans. Thirteen Republicans from southeastern Pennsylvania voted with

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The threat of a nuclear war hangs in the balance as communication between North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un and President Donald Trump escalates. every Democrat against it.

Minutes after the vote, House GOP leaders lashed out.

Majority Leader Dave Reed, R-Indiana, suggested to reporters that Wolf has been an absentee governor during budget negotiations.

Appropriations Committee Chairman Stan Saylor, R-York, accused the Wolf administration of lying to lawmakers about surplus cash sitting in off-budget accounts and threatening lawmakers with stopping projects.

House Speaker Mike Turzai _ who has said he was seriously considering running for the GOP nomination to challenge Wolf’s re-election bid in next year’s election — accused Wolf of overspend-

ing the state into the deficit and intentionally inflating revenue projections last year “so that he could increase spending.’’

The administration maintained that there are no surpluses sitting in off-budget accounts, and that raiding in the accounts will cut off funding for projects. The administration also pointed out that House GOP leaders agreed to a consensus revenue estimate last year that hewed closely to a separate estimate by the Legislature’s own Independent Fiscal Office.

The Senate will return to session Monday, as Wolf delays payments to manage through a cash crunch.

How the stalemate can

end is unclear.

“I have no idea where it’s going,’’ said Rep. John Taylor, R-Philadelphia. “I don’t think anybody else does either.’’

The outcome has implications for everything from the governor’s race to the interest rate Pennsylvania pays on the billions it borrows every year to the budgets of public schools, county-run social services, hospitals and agencies serving the disabled.

Many lawmakers expect the Senate will seek significant changes to the House plan. A number of southeastern Pennsylvania Republicans say a Marcellus Shale tax will re-emerge as a necessary part of a final budget agreement.

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Elected officials, institutions not solely to blame for racial tensions Chambersburg Area School District (CASD) has become the subject of widespread attention because of its decision to cancel and forfeit a high school football game due to an anonymous threat of violence on social media preceding the game on Sept. 15. While threats of this nature are nothing new for high schools, what has drawn so much attention to this case in particular is the perception of racial tensions at the school. Yet another reminder that our community is just as susceptible to these problems as anywhere else in the country.

During the weeks leading up to the game cancellation, Chambersburg Area Senior High School (CASHS) was the site of a series of fights which were motivated either by race or bullying, according to PennLive.com.

While school officials have denied the notion that there are pervasive racial issues at CASHS, many in the district have told news outlets otherwise. And despite the school’s position, Chambersburg Police Sergeant William C. Slaton still felt it necessary to notify The Anti-Defamation League and The Governor’s Commission on African-American Affairs about issues at the school, according to PennLive.com.

It is important to note that no connection has been established between the threat of violence posted on Sept. 15 and the racially mo-

tivated fights that preceded it. But — the fact of the matter is — despite the sentiments of school officials, those in charge felt racial tensions at the school were enough of a problem to cancel the game in the first place.

While we do not support giving in to unsubstantiated threats like this one by suspending every-day activities, we also realize the tough position the school was in regarding this matter. Most likely, nothing would have happened. But, without all the details at its disposal, the school made the safe call.

How can you blame it? This last year has been marked by story after story of hate speech and discrimination based on race, religion, sexuality or otherwise. It is understandable that CASD did not want to risk a potential high-profile incident that papers larger than ours would be then using as a case study. What does bother us is their failure to acknowledge racial problems at the school, and those in the community who want to place blame for these matters solely in the hands of institutions.

It has been easy for some to write racial tensions off as a problem that could not happen this close to home. The fact is, it can.

Yes, we can place blame on the president and other elected officials for the perceived rise in overt racism. But we as individuals need to start listening to one another and acknowl-

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The Franklin County Courthouse in downtown Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. edging the problems we have.

That is why we are pleading with everyone in our community not to succumb to hate.

There will always be people who try to capitalize on our insecurities to suit their agenda.

The only way we fight back is by not giving them their way. Just remember, violence is a direct successor to hateful rhetoric. In the end, the responsibility is ours alone.

GOP healthcare overhaul overlooks millions of constituents who would be denied coverage Andrea Stock Columnist Members of the Republican Party and the Trump administration are making great strides to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as Obamacare.

The ongoing healthcare debate is currently divided along party lines. GOP Sen. Lamar Alexander and Democrat Sen. Patty Murray are attempting to work against this trend by teaming up, but are struggling to find a “necessary consensus among Republicans and Democrats,” according to The Washington Post. lexander and Murray’s efforts to stop the repeal are further hampered by a number of Republicans who would rather chase the ideological trophy of repealing ACA than working

on a bipartisan effort to improve it.

Thus, it would seem as though the U.S.’s political parties are focusing more on “winning” for their own party rather than doing what is right for America as a whole. The Republicans plan to repeal and replace Obamacare all together. They want to create a block grant, allowing each state to spend as much as they please. Democrats are urging as many states to vote in favor of the bipartisan plan. The Democrats, so far, have the governors of a handful of states on their side including those of Alaska, Montana, Pennsylvania, and Louisiana.

If the Republicans win, and the Affordable Care Act is replaced with block grants, millions of people will lose their healthcare coverage by 2026. The Republican Party is trying to have their final votes in by Sept. 30 to avoid a possible Democratic filibuster.

The American Medical Association (AMA), the largest physicians’ association, is on the Democrat’s side. It wrote a letter

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The AMA also said Congress should make efforts toward “shoring up” these healthcare plans.

The Washington Post also reported that, “Nancy Pelosi is telling colleagues that she wants ‘all hands on deck’ to defeat the latest Republican effort to undo the Affordable Care Act.” Pelosi is also calling this new Republican bill a “moral monstrosity” and is strongly encouraging members of Congress to vote against what she is calling “Trumpcare.”

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Those with the platform, privilege must stand up for what they believe Erica Mckinnon Columnist ESPN host and contributor Jemele Hill, was under fire last week over expressing her honest, yet raw, opinion about President Donald Trump being a white supremacist. She voiced her opinion in a twitter feed that threatened her job, right to freedom of speech, and overall well-being as a black woman in today’s society. Hill openly expressed that Trump “is the most ignorant, offensive president of my lifetime.

His rise is a direct result of white supremacy.

Period.”

Hill has every right to express her opinion away from ESPN grounds and ESPN didn’t support her standing up for what’s right.

From the ESPN Twitter account, it states “The comments on Twitter Jemele Hill regarding

the President do not represent the position of ESPN. We have addressed this with Jemele and she recognizes her actions were inappropriate.” To clarify, ESPN basically told the world that they do not represent using your freedom of speech as a tool to address racial inequalities.

Now, I understand that ESPN may not want to offend anyone, let alone lose some of its fan base for talking about the president’s character. But, what good is it to turn a blind eye to the truth? With impeccable courage, Hill decided to open her eyes to the truth and for that, she was briefly removed from her position at ESPN and later apologized to her employer but did not apologize for calling Trump a racist.

Do I believe Hill deserved to be removed from her anchor position? No, because she had every right to express her opinion regardless if she is one of the faces that represents ESPN, she represents herself first.

As a young black woman living in a now racially-charged and divided society, I agree with Jemele Hill and commend her for using her platform to speak about issues that not only affect her, but everyone who is negatively affected by Trump and this divide of a country. Anyone who reads this, please don’t take any offense to it, but in all honesty, the fact that Donald Trump was elected was fueled by hate and discrimination against minorities and women. And his slogan “Make American Great Again” simply means make America white again. Ronald Reagan had the same slogan in his presidential campaign during the 1980s. And, from what I know, it was an uphill battle for people of color to survive during that time.

Look at the world now and tell me what is so great about America? What is so great about mother nature showing how real climate change is with these back-to-back hurricanes? What is so great about constantly be-

ing reminded that black lives don’t matter to racially motivated police officers who believe black skin is a threat? What is so great about DACA recipients being threatened to be removed from the country? What is so great about the Charlottesville riots where white supremacists were given the opportunity to express hate and violence against women, people of color and anti-supremacist groups?

Where is the unity? What is really great?

Every day I am reminded that I am black.

By Jemele Hill using her platform to speak about the truth and being criticized for it was an unfortunate reminder for her, too. Do not be the person who turns a blind eye to what’s going on in the world because, if you do, you are a part of the problem, too. Be like Jemele Hill and use your platform or privilege to express truth because, as the old saying goes, “The truth will set you free.”

Misunderstanding of mental illness why police shot, killed Georgia Tech student Rachel Nazay Columnist Riots erupted following the shooting of Georgia Tech student Scout Schultz, who was the leader of Pride Alliance and part of the LGBTQ+ community on campus. The story of this student highlights many different controversial topics within our current society, such as mental illness, the LGBTQ+ community, and the stigma behind them.

The video released detailing the outcome of this tragic story shows Schultz in front of two campus police officers holding a box cutter. The blade was not extended, but was enough for the officer to pull the trigger. As Schultz began to scream “shoot me” at the officers, they just kept telling them to drop the object in their hands. It was a classic attempt at suicide by cop. The police, rather than recognize this, chose to give an unstable Schultz their wish.

Mental illness has an enormous stigma toward it, thus making it harder for law enforcement and others to educate those in authoritative roles. There are unsettling instances that have

emerged in this case, such as the Georgia Tech’s spokesman, Lance Wallace, saying that Georgia Tech campus police had not shot anyone “in at least 20 years and perhaps never.” Also, the behavior shown by authoritative figures who feel empowered to do these things because of our justice system.

Just like many other instances that highlight the current divide within our country, riots and protests broke out over the shooting. Another minority — a member of the LGBTQ+ community — fell at the hands of a police officer playing God. The constant lives being lost could have been completely avoided with less ignorance of human beings and the use of non-life-threatening force. A person, who clearly was in the middle of a mental break, should have not been handled with two guns pointed at them.

Law enforcement and our justice system are lacking regarding the treatment of minorities, and yet these injustices continue throughout history. Scout Shultz — being a leader who had their own inner struggles — had a huge chance if they had survived to teach us more. Unfortunately, their life was cut short by the people who are supposed to protect us, creating more confusion and anger within our already torn country.

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The Lettie Pate Whitehead Evans Administration Building, known as “Tech Tower” in Atlanta, Georga.

Juggalo’s fight against gang label our’s, too Tara Peck Columnist Last weekend an unlikely group of super fans, known as Juggalos, marched in Washington, D.C. The devout followers of the rap duo Insane Clown Posse (or ICP) used their constitutional right to protest the FBI’s labelling of fans as a gang.

According to some Juggalos, they have lost their jobs, lost custody of their children, been the victims of police profiling, and have been denied the right to join the military because of their involvement and support of the group. While some fans have been involved in crimes, many Juggalos who turned out for the protest deny any involvement in gang activity.

Insane Clown Posse is a rap group comprised of members Shaggy 2 Dope and Violent J. Their style, known as horrorcore, lends to a general feeling of uneasiness and concern about the group and their fans. Not to mention the clown makeup that some fans wear along with merchandise of “hatchet man,” the band’s mascot. Yet, does the band’s vocal stylings and fans’ adornment of face paint warrant the label of a gang? Should they be on the same list as the Mafia and Yakuza? These questions raise an even greater one: should someone face repercussions because of the kind of music he or she listens to?

I would personally feel embarrassed if someone scrolled through my iPod and found some of the songs and bands that I regularly listen to (I’m looking at you, Culture Club). However, I cannot imagine losing a job or possibly being arrested for listening to a particular band or style of music.

In the case of Juggalos, the music, face paint, and Juggalo culture make ICP fans an easy target for the FBI. Who — aside from Juggalos themselves — is going to defend them when most people cannot overlook the clown makeup and hatchet man gear? While some may disregard the gang label and recent protest because they simply do not care, the greater implications of the FBI’s accusation are worrying.

Tuesday, September 26, 2017

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PR professionals PEACE plan to give insight aims to to students on ethics Kathryn Gentile Assistant Advertising Director

The Shippensburg University Public Relations Student Society of America chapter is welcoming two public relations professionals to campus on Thursday at 3:30 p.m. to speak in the Orndorff Theatre, in honor of Ethics Month.

Both guest speakers, Robert Saline and Jason Kirsch, who have experience in the marketing and business industries, will give insight to communication/journalism, marketing and business major students.

Professor Carrie Sipes the PRSSA adviser mentioned that having a solid foundation of ethics will go a long way for both business and public relations professionals in their future careers.

According to Sipes, Kirsch has been involved with the communication/ journalism department and makes up part of the advisory council.

Kaitlyn Wilson, the PRSSA president, said Saline and Kirsch are very well-respected Public Relations Society of America members. Wilson said that the PRSSA e-board is excited to have Saline and Kirsch speak because it is not every day students get to interact with people in the professional field.

“I’m just pretty excited to be a part of something that I know will be really beneficial to students at Shippensburg,” said Victoria Wilson, the PRSSA treasurer. Wilson is eager to hear about all the endless opportunities available to her and other SU students finishing college soon.

PRSSA social media director Rebecca Masterson is also interested in hearing Saline and Kirsch speak.

“I will eventually be looking for a job. The best I can do is take advice from professionals who have already been in our shoes,” Masterson said.

Saline has extensive knowledge

about public relations and business, as he started his own business known as PRworks, Inc. Saline is now a professional adviser to the Penn State PRSSA chapter, according to Masterson.

Kirsch was formerly the vice president of the marketing and public relations department at Metro Bank, according to the PRSSA e-board. More recently, Kirsch was the senior director of marketing at Capital BlueCross.

PRSSA members met last Thursday to discuss the upcoming event and brainstorm questions to ask the professionals, designating PRSSA members to live-stream the event and create unique hashtags for social media pages.

Students can stay up to date on the event by visiting their Instagram or Twitter pages @ShipPRSSA or visiting their Facebook account (SUPRship), and use the hashtag #ShipTalksEthics.

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The Ezrah Lehman Memorial Library is one of the most popular places students visit to study for upcoming exams.

Best places to study on campus Austin Stoltzfus Guest Writer With students preparing for the first few exams of the semester, finding a peaceful place to study on campus can be a challenge.

There are plenty of secluded areas to be found on campus for studying, but where?

Some of the best known places are full of students talking, watching videos or listening to music. Sophomore Jiawei Brown’s favorite place to study is where he is most comfortable.

“I always study in my room because I have a comfy bed to lie on and no distractions,” Brown said.

The Dauphin Humanities Center computer lab and the Ezrah Lehman Memorial Library are two of the most popular places to study. The library is a top pick because of its easy access to a quick caffeine boost from the Starbucks coffee and offers three floors to choose from.

Despite their popularity, the upstairs to both the library and DHC contain study areas that are often quiet. Junior Jordana Wagner recom-

A Raider’s View A Raider’s Muse Staff Columnist Imagine you are driving home and you get a text. Curious, you want to check to see what the text says. You think to yourself that it will only take a second, and it would not hurt to check just this once.

You check your phone and nothing happens immediately forming the idea that just because you did not get into a wreck or drift onto the rumble strip that it is okay to text and drive.

According to the Huffington Post, 341,000 motor crashes were reported in 2013 that involved texting while driving. “[Nine] Americans [are] killed every day from motor vehicle accidents that involved distracted driving, such as using a cellphone, texting, or eating,”

mended the small sitting area in DHC first floor, facing the quad known as the fishbowl is usually a calm area that offers a great view of the quad.

The Ceddia Union Building offers multiple lounges and study areas that often go unused. Junior Trisha McMullen revealed the Fireside Lounge located next to the Orndorff Theater in the CUB as her favorite place.

“It’s usually very quiet and the chairs are very comfy,” McMullen said.

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educate, advocate Yvonne Wagner Staff Writer The Peers Educating and Advocating for Campus Safety, Equality, and Empowerment (PEACE) is a new club at Shippensburg University which is a women’s advocacy group fighting violence and derogatory views of women in popular culture through lectures and presentations.

The club held its first meeting this semester on Friday. PEACE is a women’s advocacy group fighting violence and derogatory views of women in popular culture through lectures and presentations.

The group runs workshops on identifying unhealthy relationships and gender stereotypes. This includes the objectifying and dehumanization of women and the glorifying of violence in the media, what consensual sex actually means and bystander intervention.

PEACE was created by Stephanie Erdice, director of the Women’s Center, current graduate assistant and adviser Chelsea Ksanznak, and former graduate assistants Deb Mathes and Kelsea Roman. According to Ksanznak the club was made with the strengths of the previous organizations, Rape Educators and Contacts (REACT) and Feminists Rising for Equality and Empowerment (FREE), in mind.

“REACT used to do workshops, but their goal wasn’t to present workshops. Their goal was to advocate and help survivors,” Ksanznak said. “With FREE, their goal was consciousness

raising. So we took that educational piece and the advocacy piece and mashed it together and developed this new group that had the goal of educating the campus, working more directly with the campus in a way that students would feel comfortable in doing.”

Friday’s meeting consisted of planning dates and locations for this semester’s workshops and training new members.

One of these new members is senior Jiyana Wright, a human resource management major. She is also on the Ask. Communicate. Teach Tolerance (ACT) committee, a group focused on race relations and equality.

Wright decided to become involved with PEACE after witnessing a friend go through a tumultuous relationship.

“It just made me want to really get involved,” she said, “and just advocate, and make it very known that women deal with issues that we suffer from greatly and affects us the rest of our lives. Like the way we don’t interact with other people as well as far as physically and, most importantly, mentally.”

If you are a survivor and need help visit the Women’s Center website at http:// www.ship.edu/Womens_ Center/Resources/ for a list of agencies and contact information.

If you wish to become involved in PEACE contact Chelsea Ksanznak at ck1251@ship.edu. Or come to PEACE’s weekly meetings on Friday at 4 p.m. at the Women’s Center in Horton Hall.

Texting and Driving

wrote Erin Schumaker of the Huffington Post.

Knowing those numbers may seem staggering, but you may think that you are careful. You may assume that just because you only do it when there are no cars coming your direction that it will not hurt anyone. But the truth is, according to the Huffington Post, using a cellphone while driving is four times more likely to cause a crash, whether it be in a parking lot or at a red light.

Operating a vehicle while not having completely focus is basically as dangerous as drunk driving. It could be especially dangerous being on your phone while driving through campus. The amount of people crossing streets daily is high, especially at night with limited visibility and when people are not necessarily paying the most attention

while crossing the street.

Imagine you are driving home and you get a text. You think that since it was fine the last time and nothing happened, it is okay to check it. You take your eyes off the road long enough to type in the password for your phone and a car pulls out in front of you and you drive into the side of it. You hit the drivers’ side, injuring the people in the car. You are okay, but you may have just taken the life of someone else because your focus was on your phone and not on the road.

Texting and driving is the equivalent of driving at night without your headlights on, you are not able to see the road, and anything could happen. Why choose not to see where you are going instead of focusing on something that will still be there when you reach your destination?

So the next time you are driving and feel your pocket vibrate, or hear your ringtone remember that some things can wait, because it would not only be you in danger, but the safety of everyone on the road will also be at risk.

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It can wait. Texting and driving puts yourself and those around you in danger

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ELITE promotes confidence, diversity Phillip Young Guest Writer

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Ian Stewart explains the composition and idea behind a sculpture in his exhibit before addressing attendees with a presentation during the closing reception of “Drawn to Form: Doodles Drawing and Dimensions.”

‘Drawn to Form’ artist addresses gallery viewers Molly Foster A&E Editor Artist, educator and creator Ian Stewart spoke to an intimate group about the thought process behind creating art Saturday as part of the closing reception for his exhibit “Drawn to Form: Doodles, Drawings and Dimensions.”

“Drawn to Form” was on display in Shippensburg University’s Kauffman Gallery this month. The exhibit featured 20 sketches from Stewart’s much larger life-long compilation and four sculptures that stemmed from the initial idea of a correlating sketch. By dual exhibiting sketches and three-dimensional art, Stewart undertook the relationship of an initial doodle to the creation of a tangible object.

The reception began with a brief social and refreshments in the lobby of the Huber Art Center and then relocated to the Kauffman Gallery for Stewart’s presentation.

Commencing his talk, Stewart tackled what he referred to as “a real dilemma” in art — the process of channeling ideas.

Much like waking up in the middle of the night to jot down a random thought, the ideas behind Stewart’s art creations are sometimes subconscious and not beginning with an explicit sense of direction.

In searching for the answer of where ideas come from, Stewart said he removed the word “do” from the question “Where do ideas come from?” and was left with the statement “Where ideas come from.”

Ideas can be born from nearly anything. And when Stewart lets his mind wander aimlessly with a new drawing utensil,

paper and TV playing in the background, the most random and aimless strokes can become art.

“It’s a bit of a process,” Stewart said. “It’s often a call and response between pen and paper.”

When creating art, Stewart said he often ditches pencils and gravitates towards pens, markers, colored pencils, or anything else permanent. “Erasing is a fine art approach,” Stewart said.

To Stewart, a mistake is hardly a thing when it comes to art.

If an idea goes astray it can lead the piece of art down a different path that may generate a series of new ideas.

Considering again what inspires him to create art, Stewart showed a brief video of what he referred to as a few of his favorite things, which included New York City; crab apple trees; Dutch painter Piet Mondrain; Savannah, Georgia, sunsets; and mentors or friends.

Through his pursuit of creative self-discovery, Stewart uncovered a critical piece of the art dilemma. When an individual is surrounded by their favorite things, such as a song, place or person, they can become inspired, Stewart said.

Stewart concluded his presentation by thanking those who attended for being a part of his first public art exhibition and making it such a positive experience for him.

Before individuals exited the gallery, Stewart handed out original coloring books that he created titled “Delightful Doodles.” The concept of “Delightful Doodles” and the sketches that the book consists of, is intended to compliment the “Drawn to Form” exhibit and to give an interactive opportunity to individuals so that they may begin to explore life and self through art.

When someone mentions dancing, acting and modeling in 6-inch heels they may think of Beyoncé, but Shippensburg University’s ELITE Modeling Troupe is also synonymous with these things.

ELITE Modeling Troupe was founded in 2008 by SU student Jerome Walker, who hoped to compete with other state schools that had modeling troupes. Walker also wanted to create a place where people who are interested in modeling can practice their skills.

ELITE focuses on confidence and uses it to drive ELITE’s fashion shows and performances. The group performs mostly on campus, but plans on incorporating traveling to other schools this semester.

“ELITE helped me build my own confidence and express who I am,” said Terrell Henry, ELITE’s student adviser and parliamentary.

“There wasn’t many places on campus for me to do that.”

The group is known for its showcases and events

on campus where members demonstrate runway skills, dancing skills, and sometimes acting skills. Each member is required to participate in runway walking.

During practices the members are taught choreography and given tips on modeling.

“Everyone has to walk in heels, 6-inch heels to be exact,” ELITE President Zamiah Chyna Gram said. “If you can dance that is a plus.”

ELITE is not just about modeling. It is about self-expression and building self-confidence through modeling. The core values of the troupe include family, teamwork and creative freedom.

“Being a part of ELITE has helped me build my confidence and made me more friendly,” Gram said. “It also taught me how to be a leader.”

Unlike traditional modeling, one does not have to be incredibly tall or slim to be a part of ELITE. The troupe preaches self-worth and love through its performances.

Read the full story at theslateonline.com

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ELITE Modeling Troupe performs in last year’s Ship’s Got Talent where the group placed second overall.

Answers from last week’s King Crossword, Go Figure and Fear Knot

Billboard Top 10 1. Look What You Made Me Do - Taylor Swift

6. Wild Thoughts - DJ Khaled ft. Rihanna & Bryson Tiller

2. Bodak Yellow (Money Moves) - Cardi B

7. Unforgettable - French Montana ft. Swae Lee

3. 1-800-273-8255 - Logic ft. Alessia Cara & Khalid

8. Attention - Charlie Puth

4. Despactio - Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee ft. Justin Bieber 9. Believer - Imagine Dragons

5. Too Good At Goodbyes- Sam Smith

10. There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back- Shawn Mendes

Movie Showtimes

Showtimes for Tuesday and Wednesday, Aug. 26 and 27 at AMC Classic 7 in Chambersburg

Show

Times

1. The Hitman’s Bodyguard

6:40 p.m.

2. Annabelle: Creation

6:50 p.m.

3. Kingsman: The Golden Circle

7:00 p.m.

4. The LEGO Ninjago Movie

7:05 p.m.

5. It

7:10 p.m.

6. Friend Request

7:20 p.m.

7. American Assassin

7:30 p.m.

September 26, 2017 “RAIDERS” From E1 In the final minutes of the third quarter, Zapoticky found Eubanks once again, this time for a 47-yard touchdown on a post pattern as Eubanks blew through the Warrior secondary on his way to his PSAC-leading fifth touchdown of the season.

Despite making just two receptions in the game, Eubanks made the most of them, finishing with 121 yards and two scores.

Zapoticky demonstrated his senior leadership by throwing for 370 yards and two scores. With the standout day, Zapoticky has now thrown for more than 300 yards in all four games for the Red Raiders this season, and has thrown for 1,319 yards, 10 touchdowns and one interception. He is currently second in the PSAC in passing yards and touchdowns.

“It was a great team win,” Zapoticky said. “It was our first game in the East so we wanted to bring the energy today and we did that. We matched their energy and exceeded it. It’s great to be 4-0 going back to Seth Grove.”

The 704 total yards of offense is fifth most in school history, and with an extremely successful rushing attack and Zapoticky staying upright the entire game, it was evident that the Red Raider offensive line was winning in the trenches.

“They did a great job picking up the blitz and keeping me healthy,” Zapoticky said.

“The running backs had great opportunities and the offensive line was pushing them into the second level.

Whenever you can do that, I know our running backs are very talented so they will make them pay.”

While SU’s offense dominated, the defense had an

“FOOTBALL” From E1 Then it was time to hit the field.

The Red Raiders welcomed Gunnar into the huddle and immediately put him to work, lining him up in the backfield. With a special play drawn up for him, Downie made a big impact.

Taking the handoff from quarterback Ryan Zapoticky, Downie followed his blocking perfectly down field, shedding countless tackles on his way to the end zone. Multiple Red Raiders dove to no avail, as Downie crossed the goal line and scored a touchdown for his new team.

Players quickly celebrated Downie’s spectacular run by putting their hands up to signal the touchdown, while other players lifted him into the air. He then broke the team down in the end zone, shouting “1, 2, 3, Red Raider Pride.”

Following the celebration, Gunnar was taken into the Red Raider locker room where he received his own locker — a locker he promised Maciejewski he’d keep clean — equipped with a helmet and shoulder pads. Gunnar enthusiastically took a seat in the locker and put on his helmet.

He then returned to the field to play catch with members of the team, as well as

Downie joins SU thanks to coach Maciejewski’s sons, Brady and Levi.

SU defensive end Richard Nase was impressed by Gunnar’s talent and toughness, not only on the field, but in life.

“It’s really nice. It felt really good,” Nase said. “When I

SPORTS impressive game, limiting East Stroudsburg’s electric running back Jaymar Anderson — who rushed for more than 100 yards in each of ESU’s three previous games — to just eight yards. The Red Raider defense finished with eight tackles for loss.

SU has posted back-to-back shutouts, and it was the first time ESU had been shutout in 17 years.

With the three-game road trip in the books, The Red Raiders look forward to returning to Seth Grove Stadium with no blemishes.

“It’s been a long road trip around Pennsylvania these last three weeks,” Maciejewski said. “We’re really excited about getting home.”

The win was Maciejewski’s 50th as head coach of his alma mater. He is now 50-22.

The Red Raiders, (4-0, 1-0 PSAC East), host Lock Haven University (0-4, 0-1 PSAC East), Saturday at 1 p.m.

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McDermott shined in SU’s win, rushing for 121 yards and three touchdowns.

He loved it and it’s going to be a great experience for him.”

Gunnar said his favorite activity of the day was playing catch. He also said it felt good to be a part of the team and to score a touchdown.

Maciejewski was thrilled by the effort of his new player.

“I’m very proud of the way our players brought Gunnar into the family. They understand the challenges that lay ahead of him and what he’s been through, as well as the way he’s beating [cancer],” Maciejewski said. “He’s really an inspiration to what we’re doing and to all of us.

It was great to see him out here smiling and running around.”

While Maciejewski continues to preach playing with passion and emotion to his team, perhaps no one on the roster has the same passion that Gunnar possesses.

While hardships certainly loom, Downie looks to continue to win his battle with William Whisler/The Slate cancer. the Friends of Jaclyn Foundation, which helps children who are battling cancer.

For more information on was younger, I went through looks forward to seeing his him next to me.” the Friends of Jaclyn Founsome tough times medically, newest teammate on game For Gunnar, it was a per- dation, or to donate, visit but not nearly to the extent day. fect day, full of fun, gifts and www.friendsofjaclyn.org. that he is. I know when the “Gunnar’s locker is two purple Gatorade.

Downie will return to community comes together lockers down from me,” Nase “It was amazing. At times Shippensburg this weekend for the betterment of some- said. “He’s a part of that it was hard to hold back as a guest when the football one else’s life it’s awesome.” family now and I expect to tears,” Krissy Downie said. team hosts Lock Haven UniWith Nase’s locker in close see him on game day. I look “He does like football and it’s versity on Saturday. proximity to Gunnar’s, Nase forward to warming up with just great to see him smile.

Soccer gets win, drops two PSAC matches

Photos by Meghan Schiereck/The Slate

Despite beating Chestnut Hill Monday, the Raiders struggled in PSAC play, falling to 1-4 in the conference.

Matt Gregan Staff Writer The Shippensburg University women’s soccer team had a rough week of games, dropping two out of three over the past week of play.

The Raiders opened up the week on the road with a 1-0 win over Chestnut Hill College in their final non-conference game of the year. The Raiders dominated Chestnut Hill throughout the game, outshooting them by 35-8 and getting the edge in shots on goal, 14-3.

However, it took until the 65th minute for the first and only goal of the game. Shippensburg junior Lexi Albert headed in a corner kick from junior Beth McGee for the game’s only goal.

A standout performance from redshirt-freshman goalkeeper Courtney Merwin, who made three saves in her collegiate debut, was all that the Raiders needed to get the team’s second win of the season.

The Raiders continued their week of play with a 2-0 loss to Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) rival Gannon University. Shippensburg struggled to mount any offense in this game, totaling only three shots on goal.

Gannon tallied two goals, both from sophomore Taylor Lewis, in their victory over Shippensburg University. The

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Golden Knights were able to put more shots on goal in this contest, outshooting the Raiders 6-3.

The Raiders finished up the last week with another PSAC matchup, losing 2-1 to Lock Haven University on Sunday afternoon at David See Field. The Raiders fell behind in the first half of play, and were not able to recover.

Lock Haven struck for both of their goals in a two-minute span early in the second half. Junior Carly Spinuzza scored on a free kick in the 57th minute and sophomore Haleigh Swam added on with a goal in the 59th minute.

The Raiders bounced back with a goal in the 65th minute by junior Chloe Flemion, her first of the season. However, it was not enough to overcome the two goals allowed earlier in the game. Lock Haven outshot Shippensburg 19-13, and put more shots on goal as well, 11-6.

Sophomore Isabella Weigel led the way for the Raiders with three shots, but only one was on goal. Goalkeeper Courtney Merwin started the game, but left after giving up two goals on nine shots on goal. She was replaced by freshman Delaney Shifflett, who finished up the final thirty minutes of the game by making two saves.

Shippensburg now sits at 2-5-1, and 1-4-0 PSAC. The Raiders will look to rebound against East Stroudsburg University on Wednesday at 7 p.m.

“HOCKEY” From E1 As the Raiders sailed into the second half, the team sat confident in its play after a dominant first half. Goalie Ally Mooney was rarely called upon with the defense keeping the Mounties’ attack at bay, facing just two shots in the first frame.

Mansfield was down but far from out, battling the Raiders until the end, creating some offense of its own.

The Mounties managed to finally break through to score the only goal of the second half, forcing goaltender Ally Mooney to make five saves.

Two Raiders were credited with defensive saves, including SU captain Kylie Huffman, who assisted on the team’s opening goal.

The shots drew nearly even in the second half, with SU holding the slight advantage, 13-12. Mansfield’s pressure was not enough, though, failing to convert on its limited opportunities. Shippensburg closed out the tilt to grab its fourth win in a row before taking on its toughest challenge of the season.

SU (6-1) now takes on the No. 1 seed in the country, East Stroudsburg University (8-1), in a game that is sure to rock the standings PSAC. The Raiders’ only loss in 2017 came at the hands of the Warriors earlier in the season. The Raiders face their toughest PSAC opponent yet at Robb Sports Complex Wednesday at 2 p.m.

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Jazmin Petrantonio leads the nation with 10 assists.

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Men’s soccer finds scoring boots SU scores 10 goals in three games, picking up its first win in PSAC competition Nate Powles Asst. Sports Editor A wild week of matchups full of goals saw the Shippensburg University men’s soccer team win two of its three matches. The Raiders had their first taste of PSAC (Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference) competition, facing off against both Gannon University and Lock Haven University.

The team’s first match was against Holy Family University at home on a foggy Monday night. The team scored a season-high five goals in the contest, scoring three in a span of 10 minutes in the second half.

Forward Cole Kropnick got back on the scoresheet after a two-game drought, scoring two goals to put him at six on the season. Every game in which Kropnick has scored has either ended in victory or in a draw for SU, while the games in which he was held without a goal all ended in defeat.

Kropnick also added two assists to his name, helping Colin Marks and Logan Koch find the back of the net.

Jan Striewe rounded out the Raiders on the scoresheet with his second of the season off a header from a corner kick. Striewe led the Raiders with six goals last season.

Goalie Matt Harder was solid in net once again, making five saves, but he did allow two goals. Nevertheless, the Raiders travelled to Gannon to take on the Golden Knights four days later riding

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Colin Marks, (No. 10), and Erik Espinoza, (No. 7), celebrate with Patrick Luebben after he scored one of his three goals against Lock Haven Sunday. Luebben’s hat trick helped propel the Raiders to a 5–1 victory. the momentum of their big win.

The Raiders’ opening PSAC match did not go as planned, even though the Raiders had a decent amount of pressure. The team could only muster two shots on goal, both of which were saved by Gannon’s keeper.

While this was SU’s first PSAC match, Gannon was already on its third, entering the contest having defeated both of its PSAC opponents.

After giving up an early goal in the 11th minute, Harder was solid in goal and kept the Knights at bay until they found another in the 74th minute. Harder made a total

of eight saves, doing his best to give his team the chance to get back into the game.

After an offensive explosion followed by a shutout, the final match of the week against the Lock Haven Bald Eagles was a wildcard. The Eagles had a better overall record than the Raiders coming into the match and they were also undefeated in their first three PSAC ties.

The extremely warm weather was not a helpful factor, with the referee needing to call for water breaks during both halves.

The SU squad that showed up was the offensive machine that played against Holy

third set by shutting down Gannon’s comeback and capturing the set, 25-22, on a kill by junior Morgan DeFloria.

The back-and-forth action continued in the fourth set which went to a 20-20 tie, before Webber closed the door on Gannon with a kill to win the set, 25-23.

In the decisive fifth set, which is played to 15 points and a two-point lead, tight scoring throughout was again the tone as the set was tied 10-10 and 15-15.

The Raiders had match point with a 16-15 lead but committed an attack error to make the score 16-16, giving the Golden Knights one last chance.

After the attack error, SU closed out the match with the with a kill to take a 17-16 advantage and a strong service ace to win the match, 18-16.

The match was competitive at the net the entire night as both teams combined for 27 blocks, with SU contributing 16 of those blocks, which was the most in a single match for the Raiders since a 2014 matchup with the University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown.

Leading the Raiders in kills was Webber with 17, as DeFloria and Kendall Johnson had 15 and seven, respectfully. Freshman standout, Emily Hangen had a huge contribution in her first home match as she had 46 assists, 16 digs, three kills and three blocks from her setter position.

In Saturday’s contest against Mercyhurst University, SU swept the Lakers in three straight sets by scores of 25-20, 25-21, and 25-19.

With with victory, the Raiders improved to 9-5

overall and 2-0 in PSAC play on the season.

The Raiders had the second-most effective match of the season on the attack by posting a .357 hitting efficiency while only committing nine attack errors.

The first set was tied early at 5-5 before SU pulled away from Mercyhurst and shut down any comebacks by the Lakers as Webber had a kill to win the set 25-20.

The second set followed in similar fashion as the score was tied 6-6 when SU distanced itself from the Lakers 20-13 on a kill from Johnson.

Mercyhurst again attempted a comeback, winning four straight points to make the score 20-17 before ultimately falling 25-21 on a service error.

In the final set of the match, SU had its most dominant overall performance by easily taking care of Mercyhurst which was capped off by a kill from DeFloria.

Hangen continued to shine as she finished the match with assists on 44 of the Raiders’ 49 kills. DeFloria led SU with 15 kills and one attack error. Other SU leaders were Johnson and Webber with 13 and 12 kills, respectively.

Leading the defensive side for the Raiders was Sophomore Megan Forstburg with 16 digs and two of SU’s three aces.

The Raiders will continue PSAC play as they will now travel out west for two games, starting with a Friday night contest at Edinboro University at 7 p.m. before a quick turnaround for a matinee matchup at Slippery Rock University at 1 p.m. on Saturday.

Family. The team exploded for another five goals, scoring three in just more than six minutes midway through the second half.

Midfielder Patrick Luebben produced in a big way, finishing with his first collegiate hat trick in the victory.

He scored two goals from the penalty spot after Lock Haven was called for handball fouls in the box 20 minutes into each half and his third – the final goal of the match – came after some great passing between Kropnick, Alejandro Fernandez and Justin Chapuis.

Luebben is now second on the team with four goals on

the season, followed closely

by Striewe with three.

Luebben’s performance and recovery from an ankle injury suffered in the match against West Virgina Wesleyan, has been particularly impressive.

“He’s made fantastic progress,” SU head coach Jeremy Spering said. “He’s worked incredibly hard with the athletic trainers. It’s funny because he scored a hat trick, but I know, and he knows, that he’s not 100 percent match-fit yet.”

Following the trend, Kropnick added to his tally with his seventh goal of the season in the win, finishing off

a beautiful low cross into the box by Jonathan Benner, who picked up his first collegiate point. Striewe was the other Raider goal-scorer, heading the ball into the net after a free kick by Marks hit Jamie Blair’s head, and found an open Striewe in the box for the simple finish.

The Raiders were unable to keep the clean sheet despite the constant offensive pressure throughout the game, with Harder being called into action several times on dangerous Lock Haven attacks.

The Eagles got one back with eight minutes left in the match directly off a free kick just outside the box, with Lock Haven’s Ben Wilson curling a shot past Harder.

Only 47 seconds later, however, Luebben responded with his third.

Harder was otherwise solid on the day, making five saves and doing his job whenever called upon.

Spering was very pleased with the team’s overall effort in Sunday’s win.

“I thought we made the most of our chances. The opportunities we got, we buried,” he said. “This team has really shown the ability to be efficient and bag goals. Hopefully we can continue that because you get into the PSAC and that’s very, very hard to do. Every game is decided by one goal, two goals tops.”

The Raiders will be back in action tomorrow at home against East Stroudsburg University at 4:30 p.m. in another conference matchup.

Volleyball sweeps PSAC openers Brendan Gates Staff Writer After starting the season on the road in Florida and West Virginia over the course of three weekends, the Shippensburg University volleyball team finally returned home to play in front of a home crowd.

The wait was well worth it for fans inside Heiges Field House as the Raiders won both of their matches — including a thrilling contest with Gannon University this past weekend — to open Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) play.

On Friday, the Raiders fell behind 0-2 against Gannon before rallying back to defeat the defending conference champions 3-2 in five sets.

The highly competitive match was kept close the entire night as all five sets were decided by three points or fewer, but SU was unable to capture the first two sets, dropping them by scores of 23-25 and 22-25.

The Raiders jumped out to a quick 11-3 advantage in the third set after an attack error

by Gannon was blocked by junior Courtney Malott and sophomore Samantha Webber.

The Golden Knights kept on battling, however, as they chipped away at SU’s third set lead and took the next seven points to make the set score 11-10. Gannon would eventually tie the score at 14 all. The tie score was just one of the 33 that spanned the stretch of the five-set match which also saw 15 lead changes.

After a set score of 23-22 in favor of SU, the Raiders would escape defeat in the

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Shippensburg’s Samantha Webber goes up for a kill against Gannon University on Friday night at Heiges Field House. Despite dropping the first two sets, the Raiders rallied back to edge the defending conference champs in five sets.

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Red Raiders roll in East opener William Whisler Sports Editor

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SU’s Winston Eubanks (No. 13), trots into the end zone for a touchdown in the third quarter of Shippensburg’s 40-0 win over East Stroudsburg University.

They came, they saw, they conquered.

The Shippensburg University football team dominated every facet of the game on its way to a 40-0 win over East Stroudsburg University on Saturday in its Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Eastern Division opener at Eiler-Martin Stadium.

The Red Raiders’ prolific offense poured on 704 yards of total offense in the victory.

The Red Raiders, (4-0, 1-0 PSAC East), wasted no time taking a 6-0 lead after senior quarterback Ryan Zapoticky found wide receiver Winston Eubanks streaking down the sideline for a 74-yard touchdown with 5:49 left in the opening quarter. Kicker Billy Deane’s extra point was sent back off the cross bar to keep it a 6-0 game.

The Red Raiders never looked back.

The SU rushing attack proved to be too much for the Warriors to handle as the Red Raiders punished East Stroudsburg, (1-3, 0-1 PSAC East), for 334 rushing yards. Graduate running back Colin McDermott found the end zone three times on the ground in the victory, while junior Marcus Lominy also punched in a rushing touchdown.

The team’s early success is exactly what SU head coach Mark Maciejewski was looking for, as he preached playing a full four quarters of football to his team this week, as well as starting the game fast.

“That was our goal and we were able to do that,” Maciejewski said. “I’m really proud of our guys. Offensively we were able to score points and did so on some long drives, and I’m really proud of the defense not giving up any points this week.”

With 2:04 remaining in the opening quarter, McDermott scampered past the left side of a charging Warrior defense to punch in his first touchdown of the night from 15 yards out. The extra point attempted by backup kicker Larry Eimer was blocked, giving SU a 12-0 lead.

In the second quarter SU added rushing touchdowns by McDermott and Lominy of 12 and three yards, respectively, to give SU a 26-0 lead.

Wasting no time after the break, SU added another touchdown on its opening possession, as McDermott burst through the East Stroudsburg line, running untouched into the end zone thanks to some great blocking.

It was a career day for McDermott, who finished with a career-high 121 yards and three touchdowns on 18 carries.

“It really helped having the coaches scheme up their defense all week,” McDermott said. “The scout team on defense did a great job of matching their defense so we knew what to expect. It’s a lot of fun to run behind our offensive line.”

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Football welcomes a new teammate William Whisler Sports Editor For most 6-year-old boys, surviving is the farthest thing from their mind.

Chambersburg’s Gunnar Downie is not like most 6-year-olds.

Diagnosed with multiple brain tumors on June 26, 2016, Downie has undergone tremendous amounts of hardship. With extreme determination, Downie continues to attend school, while receiving chemotherapy treatments every Monday in Hershey, Pennsylvania.

“Chemo sucks. He will tell you that,” Krissy Downie, Gunnar’s mother, said. “He lost his hair once and he will lose it again.”

Gunnar is now switching over to a new form of chemotherapy treatments after developing an allergic reaction to the past form of treatment.

Through everything, Downie has fought with endless resolve.

“He’s feisty and he never stops,” Krissy Downie said.

“He’s got an attitude that’s through the roof.”

Despite all the hardships, Gunnar was able to take a day away from doctor’s ap-

pointments and treatments to enjoy a sport he loves — football.

Thanks to the Friends of Jaclyn Foundation, an organization that works with children battling cancer by pairing them up with local college teams, clubs and community groups, Gunnar was able to lace up his shoes and join the Shippensburg University football team Sept. 14 as the newest player on the Red Raider roster.

The celebration began after SU’s practice, where a table was brought out to the 50-yard line at Seth Grove Stadium to welcome the Red Raider’s newest member.

Gunnar was then introduced to head coach, Mark Maciejewski, who brought him over to meet the team, which greeted him with cheers and applause.

Gunnar then signed his letter of intent to become the newest Red Raider. He received numerous gifts from Maciejewski and the Red Raiders, including a Shippensburg football T-shirt, a hat, schedule poster and tickets to SU’s remaining home games.

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Gunnar Downie, left, avoids SU’s Richard Sheler (No. 1) on his way to the end zone to score a touchdown.

Field hockey dominates Mansfield Blair Garrett Asst. Sports Editor An explosive first half gave Shippensburg University field hockey its first Pennsylvania State Athletic Association (PSAC) win of the season, defeating Mansfield University, 3-1.

SU fired 28 shots toward Mansfield’s goal in the first half alone, pushing the pace and continuing its offensive dominance it has displayed in recent play. The team was rewarded for its efforts, with senior Brooke Sheibley cashing in first. Sheibley’s fourth

goal of the season came at a crucial time, with the team finally beginning to break down the Mounties’ defense.

Just minutes later, Sheibley connected with breakout freshman Jazmin Petrantonio, who buried the feed to give Shippensburg an insurance marker. Petrantonio leads all Division II players with 10 assists on the season.

To cap off the Raiders’ high-octane first half, Mary Spisak tallied her fourth of the season off a pass from the team’s leading scorer, Emily Barnard. Spisak and Barnard led the charge for SU in

shots, racking up 18 between the two.

Shippensburg’s forwards have been successful at finding the net on penalty corners this season, often pinging the ball around the top of the arc to find the perfect opportunity to pull the trigger.

SU capitalized on three penalty corners in its previous game against Slippery Rock University, and the team’s 13-0 first-half advantage in penalty corners was vital to retaining pressure on the Mounties’ defense.

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