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Oct. 19 Faculty to strike

May – June Negotiations continue with little progess

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In 22 days thousands of faculty members are to walk out of the classroom, pick up signs and form picket lines around 14 universities unless their union can reach an agreement on a new contract with state system administrators.

Members of the Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculties (APSCUF) have been working without a contract for more than 450 days. In the past few weeks faculty members voted in favor of authorizing a strike, and on Friday union leaders set a strike date.

APSCUF President Kenneth Mash announced at Friday’s press conference faculty members will go on strike on Oct. 19 if union leaders and

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Aug. 25 Legislative assembly decides to hold strikeauthorization vote

administrators from the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) cannot agree on at least a tentative contract. APSCUF coaches have not yet set a strike date, though they did vote to authorize a strike. Most of the negotiations are focused on the faculty members’ contract.

The two sides have not made significant progress in the past few weeks, said Kenn Marshall, PASSHE’s media relations manager.

PASSHE is offering faculty members $159 million in raises over the next three years if the union will agree to cost-saving measures, such as a new healthcare plan and other changes.

“We talked about a lot of minor issues,” Marshall said. “We haven’t got the other side to discuss the big issues.”

APSCUF offered to compromise on a healthcare issue during last week’s negotiations, but no overall agreements were made, according to Marshall and Mash. Marshall said the concession, which involved healthcare deductibles, was very minor and was offset by other demands the union made — Mash had a different take on the offer.

“Faculty offered a major healthcare concession, but the state system did not change their offer,” he said.

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“We sat with them for days, and they gave us a proposal that purposely went backward.”

After talks at the bargaining table ended last week, APSCUF members spent the weekend in strike-training workshops. Marshall said APSCUF members declined to meet this week and instead opted to meet again on Oct. 8.

“This is way too important to spend two weeks away from the bargain- Kenneth Mash ing table,” he said. APSCUF President

“I certainly believe that we have exceedingly bright and capable faculty,” Harpster said. “When you bring very bright and capable people together usually compromises and solutions are found.”

If a strike occurs Harpster said food services, residence life, the library, the Ceddia Union Building and student activities will remain open. SU’s administration expects students to continue going to class.

The students are to determine amongst themselves when it is appropriate to leave class if a professor does not show.

“You’re going to be expected to go to class,” he said, explaining the Shippensburg University administration believes some professors may go to teach class, and if they “This campus has little or no im- do not show up students can leave. pact on what’s going on in Harrisburg,” said SU President George SEE ‘STRIKE’ ON A6 “Jody” Harpster, saying a university president is as about as influential on the negotiations as any faculty member is.

While administrators are discussing what they would do if a strike occurred, it is hard to have specific plans in place because a strike could last any amount of time, Harpster said. SU’s president said he will focus on campus-related issues and believes a strike will be avoided.

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Symposium addresses issues within justice system Shannon Long Staff Writer

Shippensburg University students and faculty gathered to address the topic of Black Lives Matter and the police at the 10th annual Criminal Justice Symposium in the Old Main Chapel on Tuesday, Sept. 20.

Professor Stephanie Jirard moderated the symposium. The speakers

included Jamonn Campbell, psychology professor; Sharnine Herbert, human communication studies associate professor; Raymond Janifer, English professor; and Shippensburg Borough Police Chief Fred Scott.

This is the first year someone outside of SU spoke at the symposium.

The symposium was not created to be a debate, but rather generate dialogue and discussion without

Symposium speakers encourage the audience to see issues from more than one perspective and to keep an open mind.

fear, Jirard said. Jirard encouraged everyone to have an open mind throughout the symposium. Black Lives Matter is not a movement about exclusion, she said. She emphasized that all lives matter, but black lives are treated differently by the criminal justice system.

Herbert spoke about the positions that people take in social movements such as those who work with fanatics, words or action. She said she was intrigued by social movements, and the rights of a citizen is to protest issues one thinks are wrong. Scott repeatedly said when someone is doing wrong — speak up.

Speakers at the symposium also addressed the issue of gun violence.

Campbell shared a graph comparing gun-related deaths in the U.S. as opposed to other countries.

The question, Campbell said, is why unarmed minorities are being shot by the police. He said one problem was that 25 to 50 percent of police shootings are not reported to the federal government. Systematic unconscious bias against Afri-

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SU professors and Shippensburg Borough Police Chief Fred Scott speak to students about topics ranging from the Black Lives Matter movement to current gun violence in America. can-Americans is another problem, and recognizing that bias is the first step to eliminating it, he said.

Scott spoke from the police perspective and asked for police to be judged as human beings and not just

minority killers. He said it is OK to protest, but think of all sides.

“We are human beings just like you,” Scott said. “We make mistakes.”

Fashion’s Night Out to fundraise for museum Mary Grace Keller Editor-in-Chief

Fashion enthusiasts can now explore history through clothing preserved at the Fashion Archives and Museum (FA&M) of Shippensburg University. To kick off a promotional series to benefit the museum, graduate student Heidi Marino is planning an event called Fashion’s Night Out. Marino invites guests to a screening Oct. 6 of “The September Issue,” a documentary starring Vogue’s editor-in-chief, Anna Wintour. Visitors can snack on popcorn during the film and VIP guests will dine on hors d’oeuvres and wine at the 6 p.m. pre-party. Fashion Archives director and historian Karin Bohleke will present some of the museum’s iconic pieces at the pre-party.

There are more than 15,000 pieces in the museum’s collection, with apparel dating back to the 18th centu-

ry, according to fashionarchives.org.

This includes pieces from Chanel, Scaasi, Cashin and Trigere. In addition to clothes, the archives houses fashion catalogs, magazines and an online reference library related to fashion publications, according to the website.

“[It] provides cultural enrichment by focusing on the history of fashion...”

–Heidi Marino, graduate student Special exhibits include the Pennsylvania Collection and the Shippensburg University Collection. The latter touts pieces related to the people of SU’s history, like alumni and faculty. The Pennsylvania Collection contains clothing made in the Keystone state.

“The Fashion Archives and Museum provides cultural enrichment by focusing on the history of fashion and our society through the study of dress,” the event press release said.

The historic apparel at the FA&M is loaned to fashion historians, associations and student research, according to the press release.

Fashion’s Night Out pre-party will be held at the FA&M at 501 N. Earl St., Shippensburg. “The September Issue” will be screened at Grove Hall Room 101. Ticket sales will benefit the FA&M, which is a non-profit organization partially funded by the SU Foundation.

VIP tickets cost $20 for the pre-party and film screening. General admission to the film is $10 or $5 for students. Tickets can be bought at fashionarchives.org/online_store. html.

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This Week Professors hold lecture for Constitution Day on Campus J W

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SU’s homecoming committee will hold a general member meeting from 3:30-4:30 p.m. in CUB 104.

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The University Counseling Center will hold a mandala coloring session and a lesson on how to make your own aromatherapy lotion from 3-4 p.m. outside of the library.

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The United Campus Ministry will meet outside of the Spiritual Center at 3 p.m. for a creek walk and a sunset picnic.

Nearly 230 years after the U.S. Constitution was ratified, a lecture for Constitution Day was given at Shippensburg University to discuss the future of the Supreme Court and how its fate can greatly impact Americans.

The lecture was held Monday, Sept. 19, in SU’s Grove Forum and was open to all students and faculty.

The subject of the lecture, given by political science professor Steven Lichtman, was chosen in light of recent controversy over who will fill the vacant Supreme Court seat after the death of Justice Antonin Scalia on Feb. 13.

Lichtman began his lecture by discussing what he believes will be the

outcome of November’s election.

“The genesis of today’s talk is under the assumption I am making that it will be very difficult for Donald Trump to win the next election,” Lichtman said. “It is my assumption that Hillary Clinton will be the next president of the United States and tip the majority control [in the Supreme Court] from the Republicans to the Democrats.”

Although President Barack Obama has chosen current chief judge of the United States Court of Appeals Merrick Garland to fill the position, members of Congress have refused to approve Obama’s choice because of a belief that this decision is a responsibility for the next elected president.

According to Lichtman, the United States has not had a majority liberal Supreme Court in 47 years. If Clinton wins the election and appoints

Garland, Lichtman said it is almost a guarantee that the Supreme Court will seek reform of some kind.

“While it is speculative it is more than just a series of hunches — there’s no question in my mind that a liberal justice system is going to want to do something proactive,” Lichtman said. “I do think a project is coming, and the project is going to be to reform the American political process.”

Lichtman cited several examples to support this argument, specifically in regard to campaign financing, voter identification laws and the legalities of gerrymandering.

In all three cases, current laws have been upheld despite evidence that upholding these laws meant skewing the political system, according to Lichtman. However, no matter the fate of the Supreme Court, Lichtman said controversies such as these

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Professor Steven Lichtman addresses students at a lecture held by political science professors to discuss the importance of the Constitution. are not vanishing any time soon.

“Politics are inevitable, it’s who we are as people,” Lichtman said. “However, this system has been made rigid and inflexible and unresponsive.”

Attorney general candidate combats sexual assault Derek Evanosky

Asst. News Editor With about six weeks left until Election Day, one Pennsylvania attorney general candidate is ramping up to end sexual assaults on college campuses “As a father of four, [sexual assault] is something I have to worry about,” said Josh Shapiro, during a conference call with Pennsylvania college media members Thursday.

“On Day 1, you can rest assured that my office will reach out to these institutions.”

For Shapiro, battling sexual assault at college campuses begins with his six-point plan, which centers around educating students and sexual-assault first responders, creating a “consent culture” and accountability.

Shapiro says that sexual-assault offenders are not the only ones responsible for perpetrating rape culture.

“Administrators need to be held accountable if they non-disclose,” Shapiro said.

Shapiro also expressed his interest in making campus safe spaces more private and comforting.

“A victim shouldn’t have to feel

Infographic by Derek Evanosky

The infographic illustrates PASSHE schools listed by on-campus sexual assault for 2013. The information is derived from PASSHE university websites, and the most recent data was used. like a victim a second time,“ Shapiro said. “I would encourage any institution to let students access comfort and treatment in the most private manner possible.”

Shapiro also discussed his intention to keep Pennsylvania’s air and water clean.

“You have a right to clean air and water,” Shapiro said. “It is in the

Pennsylvania state constitution. If someone is going to pollute Pennsylvania and violate the Pennsylvania constitution they will be held accountable.”

In order to prevent further harm to Pennsylvania’s air and water, Shapiro wants tougher punishments for environmental polluters.

“We need to be tougher on repeat

offenders. They can’t think that paying fines is just the cost of doing business,” Shapiro said. “They need to know if they keep polluting that we’re going to put them out of business.”

Shapiro currently serves as a representative for the 153th district in the Pennsylvania House.

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Your World Today Fight for equality pushes limits of legality Commentary

Troy S. Okum News Editor

A few bad apples are ruining the bunch — that is one way to describe how the many fights for social equality are being undermined from within.

Black Lives Matter, for example, is self-described as an intervention in a world where black lives are systematically and intentionally targeted, according to its website.

The word, intervention, is extremely powerful and unyieldingly broad.

To what extent do the members of Black Lives Matter intervene?

In Atlanta, Georgia, the group is boycotting major retailers after local police shot and killed three people, according to a local FOX affiliate.

The news outlet reported they passively protested at a shopping mall, but later blocked off traffic at one of the mall’s entrances.

A protest in Portland, Oregon, on Friday shut down traffic, and took a stand in the city hall until they spoke to the mayor, reported KOIN 6 news outlet. Mayor Charlie Hales spoke to the group and agreed to meet with their leaders, but he also said that rooms in the building were vandalized.

The difference between protesting and vandalism can make or break public perception of an activist movement. People might be able to swallow shutting down traffic, but if too many cases of vandalism, violence or disorderly conduct are reported the entire organization gets a bad reputation.

Will the struggle of Black Lives Matter be undermined because of a few extremists? It could be, or it could prove quite the opposite.

One of the protesters in Portland said he knows blocking traffic is disruptive and inconvenient, but no one would listen if everyone just stood on the sidewalk, reported KOIN 6.

Intervention is an open-ended phrase, because to some people blocking traffic is necessary to get the attention needed to make a change. To others, vandalism, or in the case of Baltimore, Maryland, widespread riots are necessary.

From a legal standpoint, it is more or less easy to say what is right and wrong. But everything changes if you ignore the legality of certain people’s actions. For instance, if you feel you need to be heard, and no one is listening, and the only way to be heard is to break the law, then is that person wrong for breaking the law?

That is another question that some people may find very easy to answer, while others ponder deeply.

Should civility and the law always trump disruption and aggression?

Americans such as Henry David Thoreau and Martin Luther King Jr. may think civil disobedience is the only righteous path. Activists such as Malcom X might have thought differently.

When a person or group of people become ostracized by their own government, which is charged with protecting the same rights it is taking away, then what is an appropriate response to get justice?

The people of Ferguson, Missouri, probably asked themselves that when the U.S. Department of Justice said in a report that city officials violated constitutional amendments.

“To what extent do the members of Black Lives Matter intervene?”

–Troy S. Okum, News Editor Thomas Paine probably considered the question when he wrote “Common Sense,” and many other American revolutionaries might have thought along similar lines when they picked up a rifle against their government.

Ultimately, a bad apple is judged by the person in charge of the bunch — not the bunch itself, and certainly not by the rest of the bad apples.

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Police Briefs Naugle Hall resident charged with drug-related offense

University police charged Devon J. Sheipe, 18, of Naugle Hall with the use of, or possession with intent to use drug paraphernalia during an incident on Sept. 19.

Officers went to Sheipe’s room as part of a follow-up investigation related to a previous incident. They found Sheipe had drug paraphernalia and confiscated it for evidence.

University police filed a criminal complaint, charging Sheipe with possession of drug paraphernalia.

Two Naugle Hall residents face charges related to drugs and alcohol University police charged Tyler D. Buckwalter, 18, of Naugle Hall with possession of a small amount of marijuana and drug paraphernalia in connection with an incident that occurred Friday.

Three men were sitting at a picnic table near the student recreation pavilion in the dark. As an officer approached them, one of the men ran away and the other two got up and walked in the direction he fled. A second officer detained the two men and found Buckwalter had marijuana and drug paraphernalia.

The other man, Nicholas C. Engle, 18, of Naugle Hall, possessed alcohol and was drinking. University police filed a citation, charging Engle with underage drinking.

Police also filed a criminal complaint, charging Buckwalter with the offenses listed above.

Kieffer Hall resident charged with underage drinking University police charged Travis J. Farey, 19, of Kieffer Hall with underage drinking in connection with an incident that occurred Saturday.

Farey was lying on the grass near the faculty parking lot on Franklin Drive. A patrolling officer stopped and checked on his welfare. Farey was found to be highly intoxicated and he admitted to consuming alcohol.

The officer gave him a portable breath test, which showed alcohol was in Farey’s system. An ambulance was dispatched and transported Farey to Chambersburg Hospital for further evaluation and treatment.

University police filed a citation, charging Farey with underage drinking.

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SU’s Iota Sigma Alpha is hosting a presentation called “Black Thought: the reason we need a Black Lives Matter movement” in the Orndorff Theatre on Oct. 3 at 7:06 p.m.

In the Sept. 20 edition, The Slate incorrectly printed: *Justin Lee took the men’s soccer photo on C5. The actual photographer is Andrew Avilla. *the lead singer of Skillet is named Josh Cooper. His actual name is John Cooper. The error occurred in the photo caption on E1. *Adele as the artist of “This Is What You Came For” and Shawn Mendes as the artist of “Send My Love (To Your New Lover).” Calvin Harris ft. Rihanna should be credited with “This Is What You Came For.” Adele should be credited with “Send My Love (To Your New Lover).” The error occurred in the Billboard Top 10 on E3.

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Instead of watching the Raider football game or sleeping off their Friday night activities, about 25 Shippensburg University students rose bright and early to help the homeless on Saturday.

Silence of Mary Home, a non-profit organization with four homes in Harrisburg, receives part of its aid from SU’s Catholic Campus Ministry (CCM). Every September, CCM takes a group of volunteers to improve the Silence of Mary homes. Karen Johnson and Laurie Cella, both professors at SU, bring students from their basic writing classes to volunteer and write about their experiences.

Sue Rudy, CEO of Silence of Mary Home, and campus minister Roxanne Dennis have fostered this partnership for at least 15 years.

CCM brought donations of clothes, hygiene products, cleaning supplies and more on Saturday.

“We don’t see it as a service day,” Dennis said. “It’s a social justice ministry.”

Members of CCM, the writing classes and independent volunteers spent their day sprucing up two homes on the corner of Market and South 14th streets. Students painted two rooms and one bathroom, assembled beds, remodeled a bathroom, pulled weeds in the garden, sorted donations and cleaned every surface they could reach.

Scrubbing revealed the bright

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(Left to right) Students Emily Gregorski, Paige Deon and Danita Dalton weed the garden at one of the Silence of Mary homes in Harrisburg. A group from SU comes each year to volunteer. colors of paint and Bible scripture painted on the walls. Portraits of Jesus decorated the homes.

These two houses currently have no residents since there is so much work to be done to improve the facilities, Rudy said. She hopes her “family members,” as she calls them, will be able to live in the homes again in January once the work is complete.

“It not only makes an effect on their home, it makes an effect on their lives,” Dennis said.

Two students from Laurie Cella’s writing class, Andrew Robinson, left, and Jeff Fleming, change lights in the house.

At lunchtime, Rudy shared her experiences with the students. Rudy and her husband Vern founded Silence of Mary Home in 1999. Growing up in Baltimore City, Maryland, Rudy watched her parents take in the less fortunate, even though her family struggled at times. That sense of charity, influenced by faith, carried through to adulthood. Rudy is illiterate, but she has extensive knowledge of the Bible and how to serve others.

“In my heart, everything I heard was scripture,” Rudy said. “You don’t need to know everything. You just do what God tells you.”

In her time as CEO Rudy helped deliver a child, guided teenagers toward better paths, housed families and extended a hand to whoever needed it. She said the hardest part is watching people struggle to escape homelessness.

Volunteers and donations are constantly needed at Silence of Mary Home. Silenceofmary.org provides information regarding how to contribute.

“Without them we couldn’t have gotten where we are now,” Rudy said of the students.

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Omiyi volunteered Saturday in part because of her interest in counseling.

“Helping others is something that is very, very important to me,” Omiyi said. “It makes me very happy to do something for the community.”

Omiyi is studying clinical mental health counseling at SU. She said she looks for every opportunity to volunteer.

“In my heart, everything I heard was scripture.”

–Sue Rudy, CEO of Silence of Mary Home Sophomores Jayda Fields and Danita Dalton came Saturday for similar reasons. Dalton volunteered last year and brought Fields along this year. Both women were impressed by Rudy’s story.

“Even though she didn’t have it great she still knew there were people less fortunate…she was willing to help them. That’s what I want to do,” Dalton said.

“I’m thrilled that I came,” Fields said. “I will come again.”

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“You are expected to wait whatever time period you deem and the rest of your classmates deem as normal and then you would leave,” Harpster said.

Harpster said the Etter Health Center will remain open, but staff from the counseling center are currently informing students they will be closed. They are redirecting students to off-campus services if a strike occurs.

APSCUF press releases and meetings informed students that during a strike professors will not be on university property, will not communicate with students through email and will not hold classes.

Other unions, such as those that dining hall staff “Jody” Harpster belong to, are not SU President allowed to go on solidarity strikes, according to APSCUF. That means the university police, food services and other staff will be showing up to work, but they can choose on an individual basis whether to support APSCUF. APSCUF planned over the weekend how it would organize the strike, including where picket lines will be formed and getting support from other unions, said SU professor Debra Cornelius, who attended strike-training workshops and other meetings over the weekend.

“Each campus has their own mobilization group that is doing the real planning on the ground,” she said.

Quality of education “It’s education on the cheap,” Cornelius said, describing how PASSHE administrators are trying to transform the state system to save money, at the cost of reducing the quality of education.

“What the state system is proposing to do will dismantle the very collection [of] high quality colleges and universities,” she said. “We strongly believe that students in the middle class deserve the same quality education as students in the upper class.”

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SU spreads suicide awareness through vigil Sofia Perzan & Jenna Wise Asst. Ship Life Editor, Asst. News Editor

Yellow T-shirts were worn this past Tuesday in honor of those who have been affected by suicide.

At the Ceddia Union Building (CUB) Amphitheater, a vigil was held at 8 p.m. by prominent members of Shippensburg University to speak about suicide awareness.

In 2013, suicide was the 10th leading cause of death in the United States for all ages, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The main idea of the event was to spread awareness about suicide and to develop ways to cope with depression, suicidal thoughts and other negative factors that can lead to suicide.

The event began with an introduction from Naugle Hall Resident Director Christopher Ossont. He began by welcoming everyone and

sharing facts about suicide and ways for students to help themselves or the ones around them.

Suicide affects 30,000 Americans a year and is the third leading cause of death for people ages 15-24, according to Ossont.

“We stand together, we stand united and we will bring awareness to this,” Ossont said.

The first step to overcoming the battle or trying to help a friend in need is to ask them.

Ossont told the audience it is very important to listen without placing any judgment on the individuals who are struggling. Listening is supporting.

He ended with the cracking of the yellow glow sticks to honor those who are fighting and remember those lost to suicide.

At the event, yellow streamers and balloons were all around for remembrance. The campus dining services also supplied cupcakes with yellow icing.

Campus minister the Rev. Jan Bye gave the next testimony. Bye tolled a bell four times and invited the audience to call out the names

of anyone they knew affected by suicide for additional tolls.

“On average, four people will take their lives by suicide within the time of this event,” Bye said.

After sharing each line from a reading, Bye gave students the opportunity to respond with, “We remember them.”

At the conclusion of the event, Chris Carlton of the University Counseling Center (UCC) advised those who are struggling and made it known that the counseling center is always open to phone calls and to talk.

The vigil concluded with Carlton inviting the audience to form two lines and face one another, representing the fact that students see dozens of people every day they do not know, and have no idea what they are feeling or going through on a daily basis. Carlton reminded students to always think of others.

“The part where we got to stand across from people we don’t know really stuck with me. It put an emphasis on the people you pass by every day,” senior Jamie Bouder said.

“You don’t know what their story is.”

The event was put together by Rho Alpha Sigma, Kappa Delta Phi Civic Engagement and Roger Serr, vice president for student affairs.

Multicultural Student Affairs, the spiritual center, the counseling center and office of housing and residence life supported the event.

If a student needs to talk about suicide or is concerned about someone close to them, help can be found at the counseling center.

The UCC is located in the lower level in the Wellness Center, Naugle Hall, located behind Reisner Dining Hall.

The UCC offers services for individual students, couples and group counseling for anyone in need.

It is open when students are taking classes in the fall and spring semesters from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. between Monday and Friday. For more information or to contact someone for the help needed, call the UCC at (717) 477-1481.

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Students share their emotions during the suicide vigil. The event, held outside the CUB, honored those who committed or have been affected by suicide.

Chris Carlton performs an activity, involving students standing in parallel lines. This reminds students to always think of other people around campus.

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Student overcomes adversity with diversity ships and richened their understanding and acceptance of their own sexuality, a veil of the world as they previously saw it was being pulled back in their criminal justice classes, where they learned of the many injustices in our society.

“You don’t open your eyes to these things until you start seeing yourself as someone who isn’t the majority of people,” Onativia said, adding that once they saw and learned of the unfairness of the world, they could not unsee it.

After their high school graduation in 2011, Onativia came out to friends and family on Facebook before moving back to Tampa to take some time off from school. They later moved back to the Chambersburg area the next year.

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Safe Zone president Giovani Onativia spends free time in the club’s office, welcoming anyone to feel safe in their space.

Maddie Walsh Staff Writer The interview subject asked to be referred to by they, them and their pronouns.

The president of the Safe Zone, Shippensburg University’s LGBT club, sat pensively at a desk, working pencil to paper.

“How did I become me?” Giovani Onativia pondered as they lifted their instrument, leaning back in a swivel chair as the last of the day’s light flooded into the rainbow lounge, a Mountain Dew bottle perched in front of them on a paper-strewn desk.

The criminal justice major and psychology minor lived their early years in the suburban middle-class area of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, unexposed to diversity until their move to Tampa, Florida, where they were first immersed in the black community of Blake High School.

“I look white but I am Hispanic,” Onativia said. “Because I looked white I was treated a little bit differently.”

This culture shock proved insightful. After seeing what black culture had to offer, Onativia learned that the white-washed lens they were taught to see through back north was not true to reality, marking their time there as a positive learning experience.

Soon after their start in Tampa, Onativia and their family moved to Port St. Lucie where they attended St. Lucie West Centennial High School, the place where both their sexuality and love for criminal justice began to blossom.

“I was starting to understand my sexuality,” Onativia said. “I met people that I related to in terms of sexuality, so I was able to open up more about it and start to accept it.

I started to see how horrible other people were treated over things they couldn’t control about themselves.”

Onativia admits to a previous naivety on the oppression against the gay community. “I thought that everyone could get married. I didn’t know there was so much stigma against them [the LGBT community].”

While Onativia formed new friend-

“We are living in a time where there is a lot of violence, hatred and bigotry. It brings out the worst in people, but it also brings out those who want to destroy those types of ideologies.”

–Giovani Onativia, senior

Onativia’s love for politics was reignited the months before the 2012 presidential election. They watched debates and grew more aware of the pressure points in the world.

“This new mindset drove me to want to go to college and to want to do something with my life,” Onativia said.

“I didn’t know specifically what I wanted to do but I knew for a fact it [criminal justice] was something I wanted to study.”

While studying criminal justice, Onativia attended their first Safe meeting their sophomore year.

“I started to show up and see what it was about. I became friends with everybody in the club because they understood what was going on. They were understanding and very open.

If I had any problems I could go to them,” Onativia said.

They became the treasurer of Safe

their first semester of junior year, and soon became the vice president of the club the next semester. By summer of 2016, Onativia was offered the position as president.

“We have a large group of people at our club, the entire room is filled,” they said, admitting it can be difficult to keep the interest and participation of such a large group of young adults.

Onativia combats this challenge by watching LGBT videos and holding meetings in nature to discuss the issues at hand.

Onativia elaborated on these issues, explaining that in Pennsylvania it is not considered a hate crime to attack someone because of their sexual orientation. They continued to explain that there are no non-discrimination laws, so someone can be fired, denied housing and denied services for being part of the LGBT community. Despite these injustices, Onativia celebrates the right to marriage equality and the right for gay and lesbian couples to adopt.

“Other than that we’re pretty behind,” they added.

As the active spokesperson for Safe, Onativia encourages and provides resources for Safe members to register to vote as well as write letters to congressmen about the problems their community faces. They also hope to contact the mayor of Shippensburg, Bruce Hockersmith, about the LGBT community’s concerns.

“If we can get protection in Shippensburg at least we would have a place where we can be tolerated. It is a small step, but it is a good step,” they said.

As Onativia reflected on their years at SU, they noticed the growth they have experienced here.

“I have learned that not everyone is as horrible as the world makes them out to be. We are living in a time where there is a lot of violence, hatred and bigotry. It brings out the worst in people, but it also brings out those who want to destroy those types of ideologies.”

They explained that their passion for eliminating what is wrong in the world has introduced them to many people with the same mindset.

“I used to think very lowly of everybody, but that’s changed since I’ve been here because of the people I’ve met,“ Onativia said.

In their career path, they understand they have to be unbiased in their view of others.

“In criminal justice, you can’t think lowly of a certain group of people because you can lose your job and ruin lives. I have learned to try to combat anything like that to work on the way I view others. I try to talk with people who are different than I am to try to understand things from their perspective so I am not just seeing it from my own,” they said. “I try to avoid stereotypes by looking at what actual statistics say and what the individual actually feels.”

Onativia’s closest friends attest to their passionate character, calling them a future activist.

“They’re not afraid to spit in the faces of those who are wrong,” said Onativia’s friend, Alex Waals.

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Safe Space/Rainbow Lounge is located in Room 223 in the Ceddia Union Building. Onativia’s office hours are every Thursday from 3:30 to 5:30.

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National Ghost Hunting Day brings ghostbusters to life Natalie Eastwood Staff Writer

Throughout the U.S., England and Australia, people will be searching for individuals who are so remote they lived in another lifetime, and yet so present their voices ring crisply and their translucent forms wisp through this world as if they were still breathing. Ghosts — rarely seen and hardly heard — keep the living fascinated in unyielding searches.

With about 1,000 ghost hunters and attendees spread across 50 teams, Oct. 1 marks one of the largest unified hunts for paranormal activity as a part of the first National Ghost Hunting Day. The two-hour hunt will begin across the world at 10 p.m. at designated haunted loca-

tions. It will be held in conjunction with ScareFest, a three-day festival held in Lexington, Kentucky, where video footage of the different ghost hunts will stream live.

Maria Schmidt created National Ghost Hunting Day as a platform for her organization, Haunted Journeys, which finds paranormal vacation spots. She hopes National Ghost Hunting Day will unite the paranormal community, preserve haunted sites through awareness, give back with proceeds donated to local animal shelters, and lastly, educate the public about ghost hunting, she said.

“What is ghost hunting?... A lot of people think it’s wild and crazy guys playing around on TV and it’s not,” Schmidt said. “It’s a very sophisticated practice that teams are very committed to doing. They spend a lot of money buying the best of equipment

and do a lot of research and a lot of studies.”

National Ghost Hunting Day not only includes a hunt, but also an experiment called “The Bridge.” Ghost hunter Brian Cano, a paranormal scientist and actor on SyFy’s “Haunted Collector,” designed the experiment as a way to test what happens when lots of people around the world search for paranormal activity at the same time.

The hunt is not just for experienced ghost hunters, but also for novices, Schmidt said.

“That’s who we’re attracting. I don’t want to just attract the people who do it every weekend,” Schmidt said. “I want to attract people who are interested but have never gone on a ghost hunt, and I just want the opportunity to share that.”

What: International Ghost Hunting Day When: Oct. 1. Hunt kicks off at 10 p.m. Eastern time.

Where: Hunt takes place at satellite locations around the world with the gun-shot start and video footage at ScareFest in Lexington, Kentucky.

Who: Anyone can participate.

Cost: $10 to be a ghost hunter or observe the hunt (proceeds donated to local animal shelters); $20 for historic sites to register as satellite locations.

For more information on National Ghost Hunting Day, ScareFest or Haunted Journeys visit: www.nationalghosthuntingday.com www.thescarefest.com www.hauntedtravelsusa.com

Question of the Week?

“What is your favorite part of fall?”

Chris Jones

“Being able to wear hoodies.”

Makenzie Magnotta

“I love the leaves falling from the trees and going apple picking.”

Tyhiem Perrin

“Bringing fresh kicks out, getting to wear hats more.”

Jessica Richardson

“The change in the weather, not only for hoodies, but everything looks pretty in the fall.”

Thomas McIntyre

“I like watching football and eating pizza (with my buddies).”

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Coaches fight to cure muscular dystrophy Laura Kreiser

Managing Editor Sitting on the sidelines, hearing the screams of the crowd, the announcer talking about different plays and watching two touchdowns take place, a boy in a yellow T-shirt is determined to share his message.

Ethan Pyles, 14, came to Shippensburg University Saturday, partially for football, but also to make people aware of a disease called muscular dystrophy.

Through Coach to Cure MD, Pyles and Sandra Katzin, Pyles’ mother, were able to be a part of the game.

Pyles got to toss the coin at the beginning of the game and sat on the sidelines during the game.

Coach to Cure MD is a partner-

ship between the Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy (PPMD) and American Football Coaches Association (AFCA). PPMD is a charity devoted specifically to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD).

“One reason the AFCA was drawn to Coach To Cure MD was because of the unique parallels between Duchenne, a disorder which robs young men of precious muscle strength, and college football, a game where young men are at the peak of their muscle strength,” according to the Coach to Cure MD website. Coach to Cure MD was founded in 2008 as a way to raise money for DMD, as well as to raise awareness about muscular dystrophy.

Katzin said the organization wants people to understand mus-

cular dystrophy, specifically DMD, since that is what Pyles has.

Muscular dystrophy, specifically Duchenne, is “characterized by progressive muscle degeneration and weakness,” according to the Muscular Dystrophy Association’s (MDA) website.

Muscular dystrophy is caused when the body does not make a protein called dystrophin, which keeps muscle cells intact. It mostly affects boys, but can also affect girls in rare cases, according to the MDA website.

Katzin said Pyles is an ambassador for the MDA, but not for himself.

Katzin stressed Pyles wants to help his friends.

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Shippensburg University’s offense explodes against PSAC rival East Stroudsburg, scoring 28 unanswered points en route to a decisive win to begin division play.

William Whisler Sports Editor

Last year, when the Shippensburg University football team traveled to East Stroudsburg University to face the Warriors, madness ensued. The game turned into a five-overtime thriller, with the Raiders emerging victorious, 69–67.

This time, coach Mark “Mac” Maciejewski and the Red Raiders made sure it would not have to come to that. The Red Raiders fell behind early, but found their stride, scoring 28 unanswered points on the way to a 31–14 victory in their first Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) East Division game of the season.

Coming into the game, East Stroudsburg running back Robert Healy was the nation’s leading rusher, averaging 184 yards per game

on the ground, and 240 yards from scrimmage. Saturday, the Red Raiders shut down the star running back.

Healy was held to just 76 yards on 15 carries, with 46 of those yards coming on one play.

“We focused on this all week,” senior safety D.J. Burkey said. “We knew he was a good player, we knew we needed to focus on shutting him down. It was a team effort.”

Burkey led the Red Raider defense with 10 tackles on the day.

After falling behind 14–3, the Raiders gained some momentum offensively. SU quarterback Ryan Zapoticky found senior wide receiver Erik Kerns for a 41-yard touchdown, before hooking up with Kerns again for a 34-yard touchdown, giving SU a 17–14 lead. Both plays took time to develop with Zapoticky finding a way to extend plays, and find Kerns for both scores.

“Scoring touchdowns feels great,”

Kerns said. “It’s an awesome feeling, but when [Zapoticky] starts running, I gotta do my part and get open.”

In the third quarter, Zapoticky was able to extend the lead, after finding senior Jordan Harro in the back of the end zone for a 40-yard touchdown. Harro made an impressive sliding grab to score the touchdown, the first points for the Red Raiders in the third quarter all season.

In the fourth quarter, the Red Raiders added a final touchdown on a 1-yard rush by junior running back Cole Chiappialle. East Stroudsburg tried to answer, but the SU defense kept the Warriors from finding any rhythm offensively in the second half. The Warriors had one drive that looked like it might be productive, but SU linebacker Allen Holman intercepted a pass, ending East Stroudsburg’s final scoring opportunity.

For Zapoticky, it was his best per-

formance of the season. Zapoticky finished 19-of-27 for 279 yards and three touchdowns.

“I thought it was a great team performance today,” Zapoticky said. “We talked before the game on some objectives we had today and we wanted to get our playmakers the ball in space and we did a good job doing that.”

In limiting the Warriors offense Saturday, the Red Raiders have allowed just 64 points through their first four games, the lowest amount since 2004 when the Red Raiders allowed just 44 points during a 4–0 start.

SU also had a special guest at the game, 14-year-old Ethan Pyles. Pyles is battling Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Saturday, coaches came together nationally in the annual Coaches to Cure MD campaign.

Pyles flipped the coin during the pre-game coin-toss and was on the

sidelines for the game. Pyles was there to break down the team after the game and players embraced him in the huddle.

“That was great,” Maciejewski said. “And at the end, every player came up to him and gave him a high-five and he was in our huddle at the end of the game and he broke us down at the end. Us as players, and coaches, probably got as much out of it as Ethan did, and it really shows how strong we are, as a family here at Ship and what we’re about.”

It was also a milestone win for coach Maciejewski. With the win, Maciejewski moved into sole-possession of fourth-place on SU’s all-time wins list with 42 victories.

The Red Raiders, (3–1, 1–0 PSAC East) will travel to Lock Haven University to take on the Eagles Oct. 1.

Kickoff is scheduled for 12 p.m.

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Field hockey ‘Purple Out’ fuels victory, 5-0 Blair Garrett

Asst. Sports Editor Shippensburg took an emotional victory this Saturday over the Seton Hill University Griffins, with a score of 5–0.

A presentation was held before Saturday’s game in the remembrance of former player and coach, Amanda Strous. Fans piled into Robb Sports Complex donning purple shirts, hats and balloons in Strous’ honor. Before the game, head coach Bertie Landes and Strous’ parents presented a scholarship in remembrance of Strous.

The players, who all wore purple socks and bows for Strous, were determined to cap off the day with a victory.

The first half was a back-and-forth stalemate, with neither team willing to give an inch. But, in the 19th minute of the game, senior and leading scorer Katelyn Grazan ripped a shot past the Seton Hill goaltender, giving the Raiders a lead they would not give up. With chances at both ends, SU headed into the second Photo by Kayla Brown half knowing it needed to insulate Junior midfielder Brooke Sheibley slips past the Seton Hill defender in the 5-0 Raider victory. goalkeeper Ally Mooney.

The team came out blazing, scorThe momentum SU took into the less pressure in the attacking third.

SU flipped the switch heading into the second half and never ing four goals in a span of less than second half was palpable. The sec- Shippensburg was able to display its 12 minutes. ond the ball dropped, it was relent- quick strike offense, scoring a pair looked back.

of insurance goals just 30 seconds apart to extend its lead to a seemingly insurmountable advantage.

The Griffins could not keep Grazan off the score sheet. She tallied the first two goals of the game and added the final goal of the game off of a tap-in deflection.

Fellow senior Cassie Rawa torched the Griffins’ defense, scoring a goal of her own and assisting on two others. But, as dominant as SU was offensively, the storyline for the Raiders this season has been its ability to keep the ball out of the net.

You cannot win if you do not score, and the veteran defense has been nothing short of stellar for coach Landes this season.

In just eight games, the Raiders have managed to record six shutouts, not even giving the majority of its opponents a chance to win. Since dropping its first loss of the season in overtime to East Stroudsburg University, the Raiders have rallied off two more wins to solidify their bid as Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Champions this season.

The No. 3 ranked Raiders will head to Lynchburg, Virginia, on Monday for an out-of-conference match at Limestone, their first non-conference game in three weeks.

Men’s soccer splits two PSAC games Nate Powles Staff Writer

The Shippensburg University men’s soccer team traveled to Lock Haven University on Wednesday for a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) match.

SU was searching for its second straight win and came into the game confident. SU had a lot of pressure on Lock Haven throughout the game, but the first goal did not come until early in the second half.

Senior Tyler Whitehead took a pass from sophomore Marc Furfaro and beat the keeper to give the Raiders a 1–0 lead. There was pres-

sure back and forth for the next half hour, until the Haven keeper was shown a red card three minutes before the end of the game.

The Raiders were awarded a free kick and Furfaro stepped up to take it and curved the ball over the wall of Haven defenders to find the net and give the Raiders a 2–0 lead.

The win moved SU up to 2–2 in the PSAC and to 5–2 overall.

The team knew it would have a much harder task ahead of them Saturday when West Chester University came to campus. Unfortunately, SU was unable to come out with the win, as they lost in overtime by a score of 3–2.

The Rams took the early lead

when winger Brett Miller had a fantastic solo effort and went around three Raiders to get the ball past Garret Watson in goal.

Both teams had an equal amount of possession for the rest of the first half, but neither team could capitalize on any of its chances.

Early on in the second half, SU was awarded a free kick just outside the penalty box. Senior Colten Arnold took the kick and the ball somehow found the corner of the net.

Twenty minutes later, West Chester retook the lead after Watson made a great save, but the rebound was headed into the net. For the next 10 minutes, the Raiders put pressure on West Chester and got

another free kick near the box.

Junior Jan Striewe made a pinpoint kick to beat the Rams keeper and tie the game up once again.

Coach Jeremy Spering said after the game that he attributed their success in the game to the players becoming more confident and mature, as it is very hard to stay calm when taking a set piece.

The Raiders had all the momentum after that goal and kept the pressure on the Rams, but missed a big opportunity near the end of regular time to gain the lead, so the game went to overtime.

It took until near the end of the first period of extra time for the winning goal to be scored. SU kept West

Chester in its own half for the majority of the period, but West Chester was able to get a counterattack and it got the winning goal.

Watson tried to come out from his net to get the ball from the West Chester player, but he was too late and the ball made it past him.

The Raiders fell to 5–3 on the season, and 2–3 in the conference play.

SU has a busy week ahead of it, as it will travel to West Virginia for a game against West Virginia Wesleyan College on Wednesday, Sept. 28.

SU will wrap up this week on the road, when it meets with PSAC West foe, Gannon University in the Raiders sixth conference match of the 2016 season.

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SU volleyball goes .500 in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) matches to Gannon University and Mercyhurst University to start conference play.

Cat Amoriello Copy Editor

The Shippensburg University volleyball team traveled to Erie this past weekend to battle against Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) rivals Mercyhurst University and Gannon University.

SU began the weekend with a match against Mercyhurst on Friday, Sept. 23. The Raiders domi-

nated, winning the three-set match with set scores of 25–17, 25–22 and 25–23.

Sophomore Morgan DeFloria led in kills with nine, followed by freshmen Sam Webber with seven and Gabriella Johnson with six. Senior Maria Peluso led SU at the service line with a total of seven aces. Gabriella Johnson served two aces and senior Maura Nolan served one.

Freshman Kendall Johnson assisted the defense with five blocks,

while DeFloria totaled two blocks and Gabriella Johnson totaled one.

Nolan led in assists racking up 27; Peluso contributed four assists and senior Annie Goerl contributed two.

Gabriella Johnson led SU in digs with 12, followed by Peluso with 10 and Nolan with seven.

The Raiders returned to the court on Saturday, Sept. 24, to face off against Gannon. After three sets of competitive play, SU fell to Gannon 24–26, 22–25 and 24–26. Both teams

entered the game with only one loss on their records.

DeFloria once again led in kills with 11, followed closely by Goerl with 10 and Kendall Johnson with eight. Goerl managed to ace the opposing team twice, along with Nolan and Peluso who had one ace each.

Webber, Kendall Johnson and DeFloria finished the match with three blocks each. Nolan successfully set the offense up for kills 31 times. Peluso and Goerl also aided the offense

with five assists and one assist, respectively. Peluso led the defense in digs with 18, as did Nolan who dug up 14 attacks and Goerl who dug up 10 attacks.

SU is now 12–2 overall and 1–1 in the PSAC. The Raiders will host a pair of PSAC matches beginning on Friday, Sept. 30, with a match against Slippery Rock University.

Bengals’ Green threatening to miss game creates debate Commentary Bob Murray

Asst. Sports Editor There are countless reasons an employee might have to miss work: emergencies, car problems, death of a friend or family member, illness or the birth of a child.

This conversation popped up in recent news as Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver AJ Green and his wife came closer to the birth of their first child.

Green reported that he would have missed a game to support his

wife and witness the birth of his first-born child.

Work and making money is a key motivator for most Americans, but when outside factors make it difficult to make the commute to work, when is it OK to call out of work?

In the realm of professional sports, numerous athletes have missed a day of work for the same various reasons that a teacher, businessman or cashier might not clock in that day. Philadelphia Phillies fans are familiar with this type of situation when former Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels left Game 2 of a crucial NLDS playoff series against the Troy Tulowitzki-led Colorado Rockies in 2009.

Hamels was not sick and did not blow a tire on the way to Citizen’s Bank Park. The World Series MVP left in the fifth inning of a game he had started so he could accompany his wife who was going into labor with Hamels’ first child. Fans around the league reacted with both anger and support as the new father had no regrets about leaving the game to be with his family.

Some are harsher than others and believe it is unreasonable for professional athletes to miss a game or event due to the eye-popping salaries these stars earn. Despite the high salaries and luxurious lifestyles, these athletes are involved with a lot of different activities, or-

ganizations and obligations that are outside of their respective fields.

Green ultimately did not have to miss a game because his son was born on Wednesday, Sept. 21. Green was absent from practice and after 36 hours of waiting, he became a father in addition to being a Cincinnati legend.

“It feels great, unbelievable, unbelievable feeling,” Green told ESPN.com.

The birth of someone’s child is something that nobody should have to miss out on. Occupations, careers and jobs are what motivate us, but moments with family such as Green’s situation are priceless and irreplaceable.

Looking past all the fame, glitz and glamor, Green’s puffy red eyes in the face of a half dozen reporters said it all. Underneath the No. 18, the young father understands what it means to prioritize. Games, practice and work cannot be put over moments like this. Green’s job is high profile, but no matter what the occupation is, the start of anyone’s family is a day for which to call in sick.

“You see this guy and you’re going to have to raise him, that’s yours till death do you part,” Green told ESPN.com. “You helped create that and you’re going to have to show him the ropes.”

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Missy Langdon Opinion Editor

Turn on the news and what do you see? National news seems like it has turned into entertainment news.

Lately, the drama between the two presidential candidates is their underlying health issues.

Hillary Clinton became mysteriously ill during the 9/11 memorial service in New York. It was later revealed that she fell ill due to the heat, according to The Washington Post.

Though it was truly nothing significant at the time, now rumors buzz about whether or not Clinton is in good enough health to continue her campaign.

As all of these rumors emerged, Donald Trump took it upon him-

self to publicly speak about his own health, something Clinton does not seem to like to do. Trump even went as far as appearing on the Dr. Oz show. Trump is in “excellent health conditions,” according to Dr. Harold Bornstein in a New York Times article.

The real question remains: are these things truly more important than the candidates speaking about their policy ideas and how they both plan to make this country a better place? It seems like a recurring trend. The candidates continue to avoid the true responsibility by covering it with drama about one another.

In the upcoming months, I know I am not the only one who wants to become a truly informed voter. As citizens, we have to worry about how we are going to make an informed deci-

sion in this election, if our candidates refuse to inform us about their plans.

We continue to hear about what kind of sickness Hillary Clinton has this week, or whether or not Donald Trump’s hair is real. I would love to start hearing more about foreign policy, and how these two individuals are going to take care of us.

I think people have lost sight of what an election truly means. We are voting for the next leader of this country and if we make uneducated decisions because we are choosing sides in a high school-resembled popularity contest, we are the ones who are going to suffer greatly.

In the next month, all we can do is hope that these candidates will get it together and inform the AmerPhoto by Justin Lee ican people through the upcoming debates, rallies and, hopefully, some Recently, the presidential candidates have been bashing each press conferences. other in regard to one another’s health and ability to serve.

Social media: from hobby to necessity Sammi Ennico

Asst. Opinion Editor Social media started out as a new and exciting hobby to take up some free time, but it has turned into a huge empire.

The Internet is a vast conglomerate of all types of networking from Twitter to LinkedIn. Many types of social media applications and websites began as small things for fun but are now being required by almost every job.

Employers are looking into all of your accounts to see what kind of person you really are. As an employee, you are expected to post appropriately and use social media as a networking site to gain more business for your company.

This has spread into most professional jobs, but social media now is Photo by Justin Lee reaching out to children, too. Children, starting at an extremely young Social media has quickly gone from something simply used to communicate with friends and age, already know how to work an family to a necessity for various clubs, organizations, businesses and corporations. iPhone and scroll through Facebook.

Within the next few years, being able to utilize social media will most likely be required for many types of occupations. It already is for some.

This can be helpful when trying to get information out there about your company to a vast number of people, but most importantly, it affects the use of communication between employees and businesses. Emails, texts and tweets are more commonly used for communication instead of meetings and phone calls.

The social media takeover and Internet usage will only continue to grow as the years go on. Time will tell if it really will be beneficial to society, or if social media will cause damage by cutting off mass amounts of face-to-face communication.

This could help the business world immensely. If social media can bring in enough attention, people will begin to use it more and more as an advertising agent, instead of a place to post about what you had for dinner.

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Brielle Dorfman Guest Writer

I always get asked what it is like to be a twin. I never quite know how to respond. I have never not been a twin.

To me, being a twin and having someone your exact age, with your exact face, is normal for me.

I sat down and really thought about how my life could be so different from those who are not twins.

From my experience and in no particular order, this is what it is like to have a twin: 1. Always being called the wrong name. I have been called by my twin’s name my whole life. So much so, that I have actually started answering to it. Even when I am in a situation in which she would not be around, I still turn around and try to answer when someone says, “Maddy.”

2. Being known by your last name or as “The Twins.” It does not matter where you go or how far away you are from one another. All of our teachers called us the “Dorfmans” growing up.

I had a gym teacher in middle school who did not even bother to learn the difference.

All of my friends and their parents knew us as “The Twins.” We were never individuals. People always assumed if you had one you had to have the other.

3. Constantly being compared.

It never mattered whether it had to do with school, social activities, friends, cleanliness of rooms or even

our hair. For example, I was never as good as my twin in school. I had lower grades, even though they were still good. My parents did not always mean to compare our grades but it was always hard not to. Report cards came out and they congratulated us equally but it never got easier seeing all of her A’s, when I could not get one.

“[A twin is] a builtin friend. Since you are the same age and have the same parents, you are practically living the same life.”

– Brielle Dorfman, Guest Writer One time in sixth grade, my math teacher pulled me out of class because he heard me saying that my twin probably did better than I did.

He was the first person, that I remember, to tell me that I need to stop comparing myself to her. He said I was just as smart as she was, just in a different way.

4. Sharing friends. It does not matter whose friend they were first, eventually they just became friends with both of us. We have had to share friends our entire life.

“Just get your own friends,” some will say. Easier said than done. We did not have a large pool to pick from since we were the same age, and then eventually friends would sleep over and it was all downhill from there.

5. Having someone who knows exactly what you are going through.

When you are a twin you are the exact same age, so you can relate to what is going on with each other.

Whether it is problems at school or puberty, they know how you feel. It is a constant support system whether you like it or not.

6. A built-in friend. Since you are the same age and have the same parents, you are practically living the same life. There was never a time in which one could go out and the other could not. One could drive while the other was stuck hitching rides from others. You would just hang out with each other because it was easy. Now that we are in college, it is even better.

We are almost always together because all we have to do to make plans is turn to your right and say, “Hey I’m going to run to Ulta in 20 minutes. Be ready.”

This is just a sneak peek of what it is like to be a twin. If I included Photo courtesy of Brielle Dorfman everything, you would be reading a novel. I hope now, when people ask Shippensburg University student, Brielle Dorfman, right, me what it is like to be a twin, they writes about how being a twin has impacted her experiences. will finally understand.

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September 27, 2016

Do’s and Don’ts of college

Do

Don’t

Manage your bank account

Spend your refund check at one time

Being in college, it is easy to lose focus on responsibility, especially when it comes to saving money. You do not realize how quickly going out for pizza every now and then adds up, until it is too late.

It is really easy to fall under the pressure of your friends constantly asking if you want to go out to eat, or go see a movie, or whatever the case may be.

Saying no, you might feel like the odd one out when in reality, you are being the smarter one of the group in the long run.

It is always a good idea to manage your money and save as much as possible. Things are unpredictable, and you never know when you might get into financial trouble.

Whether it be a car payment you need to make, buying groceries, or paying rent, it is better to learn these kinds of habits now.

That is not saying you cannot spend money at all, but saving more than you spend and putting yourself on a budget is a great idea.

It is so exciting when you go to your mailbox and see an envelope addressed to you, with a nice hefty check inside ready to be spent.

Even though it can be so tempting to cash the check and take the money straight to the mall, or out for drinks that weekend, it is a good idea to save it.

There is a catch with refund checks — it is not free money. If you do not need it, it is an even better idea to just not cash it at all.

Every refund check you cash from your loan company needs to be paid back at some point.

While that $300 check looks really good right now, in three or four years when you graduate and have to pay back double that amount, it will not be worth it.

The loans students have to pay back already hurt, adding any dollar amount to them will be another month or two you need to spend paying it off in the future. All for a night out? I do not think it is worth it.

Fun Facts

Here, you can find interesting facts all relating back to the stories published this week in Ship Speaks. Read the corresponding stories to see how each fact relates.

A study done by Dr. Gary Steinman shows 40 percent of twins invent their own languages. Usually these made-up languages only last during childhood, and disappear when the children learn a real language.

Renee Jacques, Huffington Post

Another study done by Steinman, comparing vegan and non-vegan mothers, shows women who eat more dairy are five times more likely to have twins due to a hormone called IFG which humans and cows share.

Renee Jacques, Huffington Post

Massachusetts has the highest twin birth-rate of any state in America, with 4.5 twins birthed out of every 100 live child births.

Renee Jacques, Huffington Post

Photo by Mary Grace Keller

Missy Langdon Opinion Editor

Photo by Mary Grace Keller

Sammi Ennico

Asst. Opinion Editor

Exercising when you are younger improves your brain function when you are older.

Amanda Schupak, youbeauty.com

Ninety-three percent of marketers use social media for their business, yet only a small 9 percent have fulltime social media bloggers.

Albert Costill, searchenginejournal.com

“Users send out 58 million tweets per day, with 9,100 happening every second. However, there are 222 million Twitter users who just watch other people’s tweets.”

Albert Costill, searchenginejournal.com

“Ninety-one percent of mobile Internet access is for social activities with 73 percent of smart phone owners accessing social networks through apps at least once per day.”

Albert Costill, searchenginejournal.com

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SU students create memories at APB’s Paint Nite Molly Foster

Asst. A&E Editor Starting the night off with only a paintbrush, a painter’s bib, primary color paints and a blank canvas, each participant left the Ceddia Union Building (CUB) multipurpose room with a handcrafted “fall sunset” themed masterpiece. Paint Nite, an event put on by the Activities Program Board, was held this past Friday.

Paint Nite events typically cost around $40, but Shippensburg University students were able to participate for only $10 with their SU ID.

Photos by Andrew Avilla

Keri Bath and Kathleen Martin release their creative juices.

With only a limited number of spots available, the hit event sold out well before the day it was held.

Filling both sides of the CUB MPR to the brim, Paint Nite had a large turnout of creative enthusiasts, each falling quite differently on a spectrum of artistic abilities. However, there is no prior painting experience needed to attend a Paint Nite event.

The only requirements are to have fun and let the creative juices flow.

Music and light refreshments were offered to Paint Nite attendees as they waited for further instruction. A few minutes after 7 p.m. instructors Brittney Barauskas and Kate Barrick welcomed those in attendance, and jokingly refused to begin until everyone expressed their excitement with genuine animated cheers.

To prep their paintings, participants were first instructed to paint their canvas with a thin layer of water in order to break up the fibers and prime the canvas. After that, through a series of steps, each began to construct their paintings, starting with the background of a sunset sky, and working their way to the ground, trees, leaves and other personalized details.

Between instructions, background music played and each painter was given ample time to paint until all were ready to move on to the next step. To ensure that all individuals

(Left to right) Students Andrew Creager, Taylor Sieg, Jenny Farner and Marc Furfaro show off their “fall sunset” masterpieces after participating in Friday’s Paint Nite activity in the CUB. were painting with ease, the leading instructors painted on a canvas in front of the groups to give them a visible example of what their painting should look like. There were also assistants walking around to replenish paint and give tips and extra help to those who needed it.

This was senior Jessica Richardson’s second Paint Nite event at SU,

and she has yet to be disappointed.

“Paint Nite gives you a chance to be creative without being worried that you are going to mess up. The instructors give relatively easy steps that are easy enough to follow that even if it doesn’t come out looking exactly the same as the sample, it will be pretty similar,” Richardson said.

Throughout the night, everyone

eagerly painted away, with the hopes of their paintings turning out decent enough that they could show their friends and family, and each exceeded that low set expectation with flying colors.

“It starts off looking like a blob,” freshman Samantha Mallette said, “but you get to see the progress and watch that blob turn into a painting.”

Generation borrowing from tomorrow’s resources Marissa Merkt A&E Editor

On the brink of a new season, Shippensburg University raised awareness of climate change and depletion of energy resources through a sustainability film festival Wednesday night.

Shippensburg is currently competing in Outdoor Nation Campus Challenge, a race for the title of “Most Outdoorsy School in the Nation.”

As part of the competition, students log moments they spend in nature.

Since this film was projected on the Huber Art Center, it offered a chance for students to gain points and learn more about their ecological impact on the world.

The event was headed by geology

professor Sean Cornell, who is involved in the Sustainable Ship movement.

The first film, “Saving the Last Wilderness,” was short and to the point. It opened with a scene of porcupine caribou on an icy mountain. The narrator described how artic refuges are being threatened by the demands for oil in a secluded area. Suddenly, the music took a depressing turn as it showed the caribou antlers getting caught in the pipeline.

Cornell discussed how extracting oil only meets short term needs and has grave effects down the road.

“What we do now is borrowing from the resources in the future,” Cornell said.

The second film was part of the “Years of Living Dangerously” series and titled, “Revolt, Rebuild, Renew.”

To portray different angles of a dangerous world, it focused on various plots. Just as one scene got interesting, the camera switched to another, keeping the audience engaged and creating suspense.

One of the issues “Revolt, Rebuild, Renew” focused on Hurricane Sandy and how it affected the poor in Rockaway, New York. Many hung on by their fingernails as they scrambled to find a place to stay. Citizens had to deal with the consequences of society’s careless actions and did nothing to deserve the punishment.

In addition, the film showcased three different college students participating in Climate Corps. According to its website, Climate Corps strives to “find innovative ways to measure, analyze and reduce organizational energy use while also opti-

mizing bottom line savings.”

The students in the film set out to create greener environments in an office supply store, a casino and a southern university. This involved everything from implementing a recycling program to switching large building light bulbs to LED ones.

By the end of the final film, I felt empowered to go recycle every plastic container sitting in my trash can and reduce my carbon footprint, even if it is just by a little bit.

Cornell talked about how SU recently received a grant for sustainability and is taking steps toward educating the faculty and students about the environment. Ironically, according to Cornell, since SU switched from divided recycle bins to a single one, the recycling rate has gone down.

Currently, SU is in 14th place, out of 90, for the “Most Outdoorsy School in the Nation.” This year is SU’s first time hosting the sustainability film festival. The event ran from Sept. 19 to 22 and offered free solar-cooked popcorn.

Photo by Justin Lee

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The once 17-year-old “American Idol” winner, Scotty McCreery, returned to the H. Ric Luhrs Performing Arts Center stage Thursday night at what he calls, the “ripe old age of 22.”

A rising star on the country music scene, McCreery first came to Luhrs in 2013 with the 2011 “Idol” win fresh in his memory. Thursday he made several mentions to the show, cracking jokes about his secret crush on “Idol” judge Jennifer Lopez.

After singing a few of his own songs, McCreery brought the audience back to the “American Idol” stage by singing his finale song, “I Love You This Big.” Having toured with country superstars Rascal Flatts and Brad Paisley since his winning season, McCreery’s confidence shined brighter than the stage lights at Luhrs. McCreery had a swagger about him that was not yet developed in 2013. He ran across the stage from left to right, up and down the steps, pumping his left hand in the air and tapping his cowboy boots all the while.

“We’re here tonight for one reason and one reason only and that’s to play some country music for y’all,” McCreery said.

Although McCreery’s career has expanded since his last show at Luhrs, he told the audience it is important to remember where you come from. McCreery recounted his old job in Raleigh, North Carolina.

“I was a grocery store bagger with a dream,” McCreery said, evoking laughter from the audience.

One of McCreery’s favorite parts of being a musician is writing songs, he said. He wrote “Five More Minutes” in February after his grandfather died. The song paints a picture of memories flying by, with a verse written in honor of his grandfather.

“At 86 my grandpa said there’s angels in the room/With all the family gathered ‘round we knew that time was coming soon/With so much left to say I prayed Lord I ain’t finished/ Just give us five more minutes,” the lyrics say.

“I love going into a room with a

guitar and a blank sheet of paper,” McCreery said.

McCreery’s songs, “Southern Belle,” “See You Tonight” and “Blue Jean Baby” were met with cheers, but the volume rose when the young star sang old country favorites.

While other ’90s babies grew up listening to the Backstreet Boys, McCreery grew up listening to artists like Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley and Roger Miller.

McCreery tilted his microphone toward the crowd as the audience sang along to “King of Road” by Miller and “I Like It, I Love It” by Tim McGraw.

Two of the band’s guitarists battled it out on stage and the drummer performed a solo while McCreery disappeared. A spotlight hit the back of Luhrs and McCreery’s voice struck the air. “Walk In The Country” turned into walk in the aisles as McCreery passed through the crowd shaking hands. Once he returned to stage fans fled to the front.

Saluting the first day of fall, McCreery sang “Feelin’ It,” a summer anthem. Four giant red, blue and yellow beach balls bounced off stage and into the audience. Visitors batted the balls through the air, enjoying the last remnants of summertime feelings.

Photos by Miranda Ikeda

2011 “American Idol” winner Scotty McCreery and his band members put on a memorable performance for SU students.

McCreery closed with “Something More,” giving the audience something to remember.

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Poetry Shawn Mendes ‘Illuminates’ hearts Corner Marissa Merkt A&E Editor

Just one year after his first album release, Canadian pop singer Shawn Mendes spun around with “Illuminate.”

Mendes’ second album was released Friday on Spotify and in stores. The 15-track CD opened with “Ruin,” a love song about a boy who wants to know if the girl he likes is crushing on him, too. It has a soft feel to it with his acoustic guitar opening and drawn out notes.

“Illuminate” continues with Mendes’ hit singles “Treat You Better” and “Mercy,” which leave you wishing all boys fought hard for you like Mendes.

Listening to his music, it is hard to believe that Mendes is only 18 years old. He has the charm of One Direction and the style of Ed Sheeran.

It is refreshing that Mendes writes

Photo courtesy of GresiaArmenta

Shawn Mendes released his second album on Friday. his own songs about authentic life experiences he is facing.

“Where I am, I’m just writing about what I’m going through, and they are growing with me and most

of them are my age,” Mendes said in an interview with Rolling Stone magazine.

Mendes’ fan base started from an online presence through Vine and YouTube. He became an overnight sensation after posting his cover of Justin Bieber’s “As Long as You Love Me.” By 2014, Island Records signed Mendes and he released “Life of the Party.” The single reached 24 in the Billboard 100, making Mendes the youngest artist to accomplish this feat.

In his 2015 career, Mendes opened for Austin Mahone, Taylor Swift and Vance Joy. Recently, he wrapped up his North American portion of the “Illuminate” world tour. The smalltown boy’s next performance is in the Philippines on Oct. 26. He will be circling back around to the states next summer.

Common themes portrayed in “Illuminate” are commitment and

Billboard Top 10 1. Closer - The Chainsmokers ft. Halsey

broken relationships. In “Mercy,” Mendes sings, “Please have mercy on me/Take it easy on my heart/ Even though you don’t mean to hurt me/You keep tearing me apart.” His pleas tear at your emotions as he builds up and keeps chanting mercy.

Majority of the songs have one word titles, which reflects Mendes’ simple, natural style. His music is polished with only the aid of a guitar and an occasional background choir.

“Illuminate” is the type of album to have playing in the background while you do homework since it does not have boisterous instruments or distracting words. While each song is about a different issue, the tracks flow into one another and before you know it, you have reached the end of the CD.

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Future Possibilities Courtney Putnam Guest Writer

Outside my window I hear the thunder of a train, passing in the distance.

How many passengers are running away?

Are they dreading their last stop home?

Do they wish to turn around, Head back to whom they just left?

Or are they excited for what’s to come?

The prospect of a new adventure, terrifying to some, but just as inviting to others.

The past will always be there, as a comforting blanket or a glaring reminder of mistakes we have made.

Now the future, The future is ours for the making.

The possibilities we dream of can be ours.

Carmike 7 Showtimes

Showtimes for Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept. 27 and 28 at Carmike Cinema 7 in Chambersburg

Show

2. Heathens - twenty one pilots

Time

3. Cold Water - Major Lazer ft. Justin Bieber, MO

1. Don’t Breathe

4:20 p.m.

4. Cheap Thrills - Sia ft. Sean Paul

2. Suicide Squad

7:00 p.m.

5. Don’t Let Me Down - The Chainsmokers ft. Daya

7:05 p.m.

6. Let Me Love You - DJ Snake ft. Justin Bieber

3. Bridget Jones’s Baby

4. The Magnificent Seven

7. This Is What You Came For - Calvin Harris ft. Rihanna

5. Sully

7:25 p.m.

8. Treat You Better - Shawn Mendes

6. Blair Witch

7:25 p.m.

9. Ride - twenty one pilots

7. Storks

7:30 p.m.

10. Send My Love (To Your New Lover) - Adele

7:20 p.m.