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SU diversifies student body and local community

Number of Middle Eastern students triples in three years ADRIAN SIPES

Staff Writer With the help of Shippensburg University and the programs it offers, the university is helping diversify the local community one semester at a time.

As diversity rises, the growing number of international students from the Middle East is increasing dramatically.

Since the 2011-2012 academic year, the number of Middle Eastern students enrolled at SU has more than tripled.

In the 2011-2012 academic year, SU had 18 international students from the Middle East. SU now has 62 Middle Eastern students enrolled for the 2013-2014 year.

On top of the surge of international enrollment at SU, the predominant lead-

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Sara Al Uraifi founded the Saudi Club to unify Saudi students.

ers of this rise are students coming from Saudi Arabia.

As of this academic year, SU had 32 Saudi Arabian students enrolled in the fall semester and 26 students registered for the spring. Out of all the other Middle Eastern countries students travel from to attend SU, none of the previous six semesters equal the amount of current-

ly enrolled Saudi students for the 2014 spring semester.

Mary Burnett, associate dean of students and director of international programs, acknowledges that there has been an increase in international enrollment, especially from Saudi Arabian students.

“We have had more students come to us from all over the world,” Burnett said.

“Our greatest increase in a particular student population has been for Saudi Arabia.”

Burnett said this spike is not uncommon. Many students are coming from English as a second language (ESL) programs, which help enable students to take the language they have previously studied and apply it to real world situations. Burnett also said it is not uncommon for students to already have a certain degree in their home

country, apply to ESL programs and then apply to U.S. institutions to get a second degree in their field of study.

This information coincides with that of Sara Al Uraifi, a Saudi Arabian transfer student who has already obtained her bachelor’s degree at the American University of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates. Interested in gaining a degree in communications, Al Uraifi decided to look for a university that was approved by the Saudi government that offers scholarships for international students.

According to Burnett, the Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission is one of those programs that provides a list of schools that Saudi students can use to gain access to universities in the U.S. Once their degree or time in the U.S. is complete, students go back to Saudi

Arabia and share the knowledge they have gained at numerous training sessions, local businesses and schools.

Burnett added that she used to have a lot of students come to SU for the master of business administration program, but is now beginning to see students branch out into multiple fields — just like Al Uraifi did with her communications degree.

Al Uraifi, whose major concentration is public relations, mentioned that her time at SU has been very successful.

“I had no struggle at all throughout my academic life at Ship. It was such a smooth transition for me since I’m already used to being far away from home,” Al Uraifi said.

After her first year at SU, Al Uraifi also noticed the rising number of Saudi students attending SU. With

that in mind, Al Uraifi created the Saudi Club in order to help Saudi students build a new home at SU. “I wanted to ensure that all the Saudi students get all the help that they need, especially when they are new students. I want to be able to answer all the concerns and inquiries and make sure that they have a smooth transition to Ship,” Al Uraifi said.

“The main goal of this club is to share the Saudi culture to all the other nationalities that are in Ship and provide them with brief information about us. So far the club has been having a good turn-out, and I hope that my board members and I were able to make a difference in other people’s lives,” Al Uraifi said.

Al Uraifi is expected to graduate in May.

Hopeful candidates make their run for Student Senate MARYGRACE KELLER Asst. News Editor

Candidates for Student Senate filled the Red Zone of the CUB Thursday, April 10, to give their speeches and answer questions from the audience.

Student Senate president-elect Michelle Bradley started the event at 7:30 p.m. and helped guide the question-and-answer portion.

The first to speak was Amanda Kemmering, who is running for Residence Hall Association (RHA) senator.

Kemmering is a member of Mowrey Hall’s hall council, which works in conjunction with RHA to plan activities for residents. As a student senator, Kemmering hopes to bridge the gap between Student Senate and RHA.

“The most important thing senate does is give a voice.”

-Nicholas Johnson

Nicholas Johnson and Morgan Craig-Williams were

next in the lineup of speakers.

They were running for the Multicultural Student Affairs (MSA) senator. Johnson and Craig-Williams elaborated the importance of campus diversity in their speeches and through answering questions.

“The most important thing senate does is give a voice,” Johnson said. As one of the current senators for MSA, Johnson hopes to continue serving the community in which he is involved.

Craig-Williams shared similar opinions with Johnson, hoping to be a voice for students in MSA that might not speak out or know who to come to with concerns.

After a long Q&A session, the MSA senator candidates took a seat to allow Abigail Brumback and Evan Raimist to approach the podium.

The candidates for athletics senator are passionate about their teams as well as creating a bond between students and student athletes.

Raimist, a member of the men’s soccer team, wants to try bringing the campus together through sports. He sees the benefits the athletes receive from SU and feels like athletes should be as enthusiastic in the classroom as they are on the field, Raimist said.

Brumback, the incumbent, swims for SU and is the head of the class council and diversity committees in Student Senate.

Brumback spoke of uniting students and student athletes in order to remove any misconceptions the two groups might have about one another.

Exercise your right!

Elections run through Thursday, April 17 “Every sports team wears the Shippensburg logo,” Brumback said, “Shippensburg is a team.”

Running for the College of Arts and Sciences senator position, Edward Phillips hopes to devote himself to the betterment of others.

Collin Crawford, a criminal justice major, seeks to represent the College of Education and Human Services. As a member of several clubs, Crawford understands some of the difficulties clubs face when filling out paperwork for Student Senate.

If elected, Crawford would like to help those organizations, in addition to serving the College of Education and Human Services.

Justin Schneider, a candidate for the College of Business senator, wants to reach out to students to make them aware of Student Senate.

Three students are running for the two spots to represent the class of 2015.

Ryan Spangler is a biology major and member of the cross-country and track teams. If elected, Spangler hopes to create a sense of unity within the class of 2015.

Nicholas McClure, a political science major, is a current senator for the class of 2015. He has served on the student group and activities committee as well as the budget and finance committee of Student Senate.

Darius Howard is a communication/journalism and a psychology major. Howard uses his public relations skills to contribute to the six clubs he is a member of, while pursuing an internship in marketing at the H. Ric Luhrs Performing Arts Center.

The class of 2017 senator proves to be another competitive position, with three candidates in the

Photo by Mary Grace Keller First row (L-R): Edward Phillips, Sean Hennessey, Darius Howard, Samantha Hartey, Amanda Kemmering, Abigail Brumback, Morgan Craig-Williams. Second row (L-R): Nicholas McClure, Dominic Giovanniello, Ryan Spangler, Justin Schneider, Collin Crawford, Evan Raimist, Nicholas Johnson. These are the senate candidates.

running for two positions.

Samantha Hartey is a biology major and a member of Presidents Hall’s hall council.

As some of the youngest members of Student Senate, the class of 2017 senators have to be able to hold their own against the older and possibly more experienced student senators.

When asked how she would handle this possible challenge, Hartey replied, “Just because I’m an underclassman or a freshman doesn’t mean I don’t have a backbone.”

Sean Hennessey is an accounting major with a love for politics. If elected, he hopes to lighten any grievances that SU students might have.

Dominic Giovanniello, a political science major, is one of the current senators for the class of 2017.

Serving on Student Senate, Giovanniello learned how to compromise with his peers.

“You have to put your personal opinions aside when you step in that caucus room,” Giovanniello said.

Collin Brackin is running for the class of 2016 senator position. Corene Tate is also running for College of Business senator. Alyssa Hicks and Mackenzie Wilhide are running for Greek life senator. All four were unable to attend the speeches.

All absent candidates were excused by Student Senate.

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MARY GRACE KELLER Asst. News Editor

Students passing by the library could not ignore the music blasting from WSYC’s speakers. Four campus media groups gathered on the quad and outside the library April 8 to celebrate the annual Communication/Journalism Day. Outside the library, the SUTV table offered a look inside the live truck and a Vine scavenger hunt.

The Slate and the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) claimed the quad with their own Communication/Journalism activities. PRSSA had balloons with positive statements written in them taped to their table. Participants popped the balloons and then replaced the messages with other encouraging words.

The Slate staff offered a Twitter challenge to see who

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Students participate in The Slate’s Twitter challenge to see who could tweet news leads the fastest and win various prizes.

to be an ESPN cameraman,” “a marketing researcher,” “a nonprofit publicist” or “an editor.”

“C/J Day,” as many students call it, has been going on at Shippensburg University for more than 20 years.

PRSSA organizes Communication/Journalism Day every year, bringing out a variety of students while honoring campus media.

Laura Kreiser, a freshman communication/journalism

could tweet news leads the fastest. Aspiring designers competed in an Adobe InDesign design challenge where they laid out newspaper pages.

Prizes for the challenges included T-shirts, The Slate cups and tote bags.

At the event, communication/journalism students received white flags from PRSSA to write out their dream jobs. Some of the flags staked in the ground said, “I want

A word from the financial aid office:

FAFSA Q&A

Q: As an incoming freshman, I got my aid package in March of last year. This year, I have filed my FAFSA but have not gotten my aid package for my sophomore year. Why not?

A: Current students must finish the spring term before we can package aid for them. We must verify that you have passed all of your classes and have a successful GPA before we can award you aid for the next year.

If you would like to learn more about the Satisfactory Academic Progress policy, please refer to the Financial Aid, SHIP.edu website. http://www.ship.edu/Financial_Aid/Academic_Progress/ Q: I am planning on taking summer classes. Can I get aid to pay for those?

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and summer. If you did not use all of your aid in the fall or spring (maybe you were half-time one of those terms or declined a portion of your loan funding) you may have aid left to assist with summer costs.

You may contact our office or complete the “summer loan application” found on our SHIP.edu website under FINANCIAL AID, FORMS AND LINKS at http://www. ship.edu/Financial_Aid/ Financial_Aid_Forms/.

that with PHEAA, a student can only qualify for eight terms. If you take a reduced summer award, you may lose eligibility in your final year as a senior.

For the 2014-2015 aid year, budgets or cost of attendance will be determined based on your credit hour schedule.

Therefore, your budget will be reduced if you are not full time. This will affect both graduate and undergraduate students.

Please be sure to plan accordingly and notify our office if you plan to be less than full time for fall 2014 or spring 2015.

If you have not already done so, please be sure to file your If you receive a PHEAA FAFSA no later than May 1.

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major, is in training to be the next arts and entertainment editor of The Slate for 20142015.

“It [campus media] gives us a lot more opportunity to build our portfolios and build our experience in general,” Kreiser said.

Kreiser joined The Slate as a staff writer as soon as she stepped on the SU campus. The communication/journalism department encourages its students to join campus media groups early in college so students can gain experience working in the field.

Lance Kopp, the news director at SUTV, is a senior who is graduating from the communication/journalism major. Like many hard-working students, Kopp sees the advantage campus media gives him.

“SUTV really helped me because some of this stuff you

can’t learn in books,” Kopp mont State University, W. said.

Va. and graduated from SU After the campus media in 2005. groups packed up their After the alumnae shared tables, comtheir experiences, vice presmunication/ ident of information and journalism technology services, students went Rick Ruth, spoke about his involvement in the communication/journalism program.

The ceremony offered awards to individut o als in the the Tuscamajor and rora Room of Reisner Hall for recognized leaders of student an awards ceremony. media groups. The top 30 Joseph Borrell, depart- communication/journalism ment chair, introduced alum- seniors also received recogninae Kendra Nichols and tion for their achievements.

Jessica Sharps. Nichols and Among the awards was the Sharps each received Alumni Evans Service Award, named of the Year awards. in honor of professor MargaNichols is a correspondent ret Evans who passed away for ABC27 and a 1999 grad- in January. uate of SU. Sharps is the diCutout photo taken by rector of publications at Fair- Blake Cooper.

‘Ship Dining on the Go’ moves touchscreen kiosks

Brotzman, marketing director at SU’s Chartwells Staff Writer service, who has been influential in organizing the installation of the touchStudents can now pre-orscreen kiosks. der food from convenient The kiosk system is aclocations around campus, cessed with a computer thanks to efforts by Chartchip in the form of a stickwells, the company that runs er which can be attached to Shippensburg University nearly anything including Dining Services. university I.D.s, phone casPatrons of 2mato and Papa Photo by David Barth es or wallets.

John’s, SU’s two favorite “I have mine on the inside on-campus pizza joints, now Students can order food from kiosks of my phone case. It doesn’t can order pizza as they leave on campus to save time. class, or on their way to pick Dauphin fishbowl, and are even have to be directup food. This alleviates wait mounted against the wall in ly open or accessible,” said demonstrating times and keeps lines short visible locations. They can be Brotzman, used to order most items on the ease of scanning in at any at both dining locations.

Chartwells marketing de- the menu but there are some kiosk location.

Stickers can be picked up partment has had the Ship restrictions.

Text alerts keep students for free at Papa Johns, the Dining on the Go kiosks in the CUB and Starbucks for up to date on their order’s registers in the CUB, or stuclose to a year and a half. status, and let them know dents can stop by Reisner Chartwells recently decided when the purchase is ready. and ask for Abbey.

Kiosks also provide menus, that a change in the location might increase participation. nutrition information and For the rest of this story Kiosks have been relo- coupons, which will be avail- and more SU news, check cated to the lounge area in able until the end of the se- out theslateonline.com.

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Police Logs DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE / DRUG PARAPHERNALIA On Saturday, April 5, at 1:21 a.m., a University Police officer was on routine patrol in the area of the V-1 Visitor Parking Lot along North Prince Street extended when he stopped a vehicle for a traffic violation. During the stop the officer found that the operator of the vehicle, Justine Lee Commero, 18, of Gettysburg, Pa., was under the influence of alcohol. Commero was detained at the scene and was given standardized field sobriety tests. Commero was then taken into custody and transported to the Cumberland County Booking Center for a blood test to determine her blood alcohol content. Charges were later filed charging Commero with driving under the influence of alcohol, underage drinking, possession of drug paraphernalia, minors operating a vehicle with alcohol in their system and a traffic violation.

UNDERAGE DRINKING On Saturday, April 5, at 11:16 p.m., University Police were working for an event at the CUB when they observed a female waiting in the concert line vomiting. Officers approached the female to check on her welfare and found that she was intoxicated. The female in question was identified as Alexandria R. Coleman, 19, of Albany, N.Y. Coleman was escorted out of the building and detained until an ambulance arrived on the scene to evaluate her condition. Coleman was then transported to the Chambersburg Hospital for further evaluation and treatment and a citation was filed charging her with underage drinking.

PUBLIC DRUNKENNESS On Saturday, April 5, at 11:28 p.m., University Police officers were working an event at the CUB when they encountered an intoxicated male in the lobby of the building who had been denied entry into the concert. The intoxicated male was escorted outside where he was identified as Timothy R. Keene, 22, of Richard Avenue. Keene was visibly intoxicated and refused EMS services. Keene was detained and transported to his residence where he was released to a friend. A citation was filed later charging Keene with public drunkenness.

RETAIL THEFT On Monday, April 7, at 7:01 p.m., the University Police were called to Big Red’s Snack Shack in the CUB for a report of a retail theft. Officers responded to the store and were advised that a female customer had placed an order for a chicken wrap and upon receiving the wrap the customer left the store without paying for her food. The female in question was described as a white female with dark brown hair, approximately 18-20 years of age wearing a dark grey hoody and carrying a lime green colored backpack. The cost of the chicken wrap was $4.99. The incident remains under investigation at this time.

Student shot in arm after altercation at College Park MARY GRACE KELLER Asst. News Editor

Shippensburg University student Dejuan Thompson, 23, was shot in the arm at College Park Commons at approximately 3:10 a.m.

Sunday morning while attending a party with more than 400 guests.

The Public Opinion reported that Thompson, a Philadelphia native, was first transported to Chambersburg Hospital and later moved to Penn State Hershey Medical Center.

Thompson is in fair condition, according to Herald-Mail Media.

The partygoers left the scene after the shooting, The Sentinel reported. The party formed after the UMOJA

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Here and Now Ebola outbreak in West Africa puts nations on edge

TROY OKUM

Staff Columnist Thus far, more than 100 people have died in West Africa from more than 175 confirmed cases of Ebola fever. The outbreak started as early as February 2014, according to CNN. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) website reports that there are two countries in West Africa, Guinea and Liberia, that are currently infected. The first is suffering the larger number of infected people.

Hotels in West Africa are being emptied at an alarming rate. Bloomberg reported that Camara, the general manager of the Grand Hotel de L’Independence in Conarky, Guinea, said that at least 80 percent of the reservations made were canceled because customers are scared of the Ebola epidemic.

Senegal, an African na-

tion located on the northern border of Guinea, has already shutdown one of its borders to help prevent the spread of the disease. Ivory Coast, which borders Guinea and Liberia to the southeast, closed transnational bus lines with the infected countries, according to Bloomberg.

“Ebola virus disease (formerly known as Ebola haemorrhagic fever) is a severe, often fatal illness, with a case fatality rate of up to 90 percent. It is one of the world’s most virulent diseases,” the World Health Organization (WHO) posted on its website.

Furthermore, the WHO states that there is no vaccine to cure people or animals with the disease, and the most ill sufferers need “intensive supportive care.”

Fortunately, the disease does not spread easily, because it requires close contact to infect someone new.

Only those people who are in direct contact with the ill, such as health workers, friends and family can contract the disease.

Nevertheless, the current Ebola epidemic remains the world’s worst case in seven years, according to the WHO. As of April 10, Ebola is confirmed to exist in at least six territories in Guinea and Liberia, and is suspected to be in another six territories in Guinea, Libe-

ria, Sierra Leone and Mali.

Al Jazeera reported that the WHO believes this outbreak of Ebola is the “most challenging” one since the disease first appeared in the 1970s. Currently, the United Nations (UN) has not suggested any restrictions on travel to Guinea, despite the need for about 50 foreign experts to help in the containment process.

Ebola is named after the Ebola River, located in Zaire, where the first outbreak was documented, along with the Sudan. In 1976, more than 250 people were infected, of which about half died. Several months later, another outbreak left more than 200 people dead, according to Stanford University.

In many cases the outbreak of a disease is controlled in a matter of months or less. While hundreds may die, the epidemics the modern world experiences pale in comparison to those of the past. Healthline.com points out that it was less than 60 years ago that 70,000 Americans died due to the Asian Flu Pandemic.

Regardless, disease outbreak should be taken seriously, especially for those traveling to infected regions.

The world must keep an eye on epidemics to not only care for the lives of infected peoples, but also prevent diseases from becoming uncontrollable plagues.

Photo by Mary Grace Keller

A shooting occurred during a 400-person gathering at College Park.

Statewide Stomp Fest dance competition. The stomp fest was held in the Memorial Auditorium, according to the university website.

SU students were notified of the shooting through the SU Alert system. Students received emails and text messages warning them about the crime.

“Police say everyone can resume normal activity but are to stay alert and take ap-

propriate precautions,” the Sunday morning email read.

“Shippensburg University and the SU police are assisting the Pennsylvania State Police with their investigation,” SU spokesperson Bill Morgal reported.

The shooter remains unidentified. Anyone with information that could aid the investigation is encouraged to contact PA State Police at 717-249-2121.

Photo courtesy of United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases A researcher with the U.S. Army’s Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases works on a vaccine for the ongoing Ebola outbreak, for which there is currently no vaccine.

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Ana Guenther Opinion Editor

Rhinoplasty; Liposuction; Buttock Augmentation; Oh my.

Plastic surgery is something that has become ingrained into our society since the first breast augmentation was conducted in 1895.

The idea of changing our appearance is almost considered commonplace nowadays.

One day our friends look how they always have, and the next they have blue hair and a new nose.

In all honesty I see no problem with plastic surgery.

If someone wants to alter his or her appearance then I say more power to him or her.

I believe in accepting one’s inner beauty, but at the end of the day I do not feel it is my place to tell someone not to get plastic surgery.

If that is his or her decision

then who am I to judge them?

However, I think that there is a difference between changing your appearance to make yourself happier and trying to impersonate someone.

Recently in the news, fake Barbie sensation Valeria Lukyanova is stirring up controversy in her attempts to emulate a classic American doll.

I feel that this is an extreme case when it comes to cosmetic surgery.

Although Lukyanova said in an article in GQ that she has only ever had a breast augmentation, I argue she has had much more.

The same goes for the human version of the Ken doll, Justin Jedlica.

I am not going for defamation here, but I think that Lukyanova and Jedlica are living in a fantasy world.

During an interview with GQ, Jedlica said the following in regard to his Barbie counterpart, “I don't really get her.

I do not get why people think she's so interesting.

She has extensions. She wears stage makeup. Shes an illusionist,” Hey, Ken, go look in a mirror.

According to GQ, Jedli-

rity, especially more serious conditions that involve mental illness? It seems a little Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s “The Yellow Wallpaper,” to me. I think these days we over-diagnose, therefore over prescribe, when all we need is a heavy dose of reality.

Not everyone is going to look like an angelic blend of Megan Fox and Megan Good.

Not everyone is going to be an Albert Einstein or a Stephen Hawking, Bill Gates or Steve Jobs.

I do not necessarily think the point is to not tamper with the former because you cannot change the latter, but to consider, if you could change the latter, would you?

And how much would you pay? While I think on the inside I am a pretty beautiful person, (well, at least my intentions are beautiful,) I will admit that I think I have a tire-tummy, thin pasta like angel hair, hands crossed between a grandmother’s and a lumberjack’s and a severe

squinty eye whenever I smile.

I am not photogenic in the least, but I think it is good to be honest with yourself, or more, one’s perception of one’s flaws. I do, however, acknowledge my attribute — my white, wide smile, bright eyes, small feet and average height.

Yet, I alter things I tolerate to like them more; I dye my matte brown hair a shiny black that I love. I whiten my teeth, (including the crown over my front tooth that hides a nasty bonding meant to fix a significant chip,) and I tan to lose my ghostly Irish pale, even if tanning means reddening for me. These things make people happy and help increase their confidence.

But if something cosmetic ever bothered me enough to get plastic surgery, (which it does, though that is for only me to know what and why, which should convey the severity of which I am affected by it,) AND I could afford it, I would grandma/lumberjack

“I do not really get her. I do not get why people think she’s so interesting. She has extensions. She wears stage makeup. She’s an illusionist,” ca has had more than 140 procedures, and is currently designing silicon implants that will give men the look of toned and defined, shoulders, pecks, and abs.

This is all well and good, but I question if these two are genuinely happy with themselves, or if they are doing all

this in order to make a name for themselves.

For instance, Lukyanova began her claim to fame in early 2012 when she began posting YouTube videos online.

I think she did this in order to get attention from the press.

Her body proportions just do not look real to me.

Over the past couple of weeks Lukyanova has been highlighted by the media for some of her rather outlandish comments regarding beauty, race and feminism.

While she is entitled to her own opinion I feel she only says certain things to generate publicity in her favor.

I question whether or not she will continue to agree with her sensational way of life as she continues to get older.

I think this will be something she regrets.

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Society’s perception of beauty Cassandra Clarhaut Asst. Opinion Editor

All of us have something we would like to change about ourselves — maybe it is a few pounds we should lose or a bump on our nose we would like shaved down. It could be our skin color, or hair color, or eye color. I believe that no matter how confident you seem to be, you want to change something — anything — at least one thing, about yourself.

In research about self-esteem issues, (and by research, I mean Google) results produced only seemed to reflect studies about teenage girls and women.

And while I whole-heartedly believe women deserve to be studied and treated psychiatrically, I for one do not believe these evaluations should be the only results on Google.

Two, why are women so often associated with insecu-

hands-down make that move.

I think it is one thing to critique your own flaws and admire others’ outstanding

A woman who gets breast implants to increase her self-esteem is not a slut; she is a person taking action to accomplish what she believes makes her a better person. qualities. The problem arises when tiny insecurities and unrealistic perceptions overcome one’s every being and consume the person within.

Do not let the proverbial “them” kid you when they say, “beauty isn’t everything.”

Physical attractiveness does count for a lot. A U.S. News and World Report article states, “a number of studies

examining the relationship between beauty and money show that more attractive people not only earn higher incomes, they also work more productively and profitably for their companies, obtain more loan approvals, and negotiate loans with better terms than their less-attractive counterparts.” But there is a saying that goes, beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

And if that is true, and the concept of inner beauty is true, which you know it is if you have ever been slightly sentimental, absolute beauty will come from a combination of places; looks, personality, ethics, and mostly, love and affirmation of all qualities, good and bad.

We might not all have equal beauty, and those of us who do, might be differently beautiful. How we each classify attractiveness is individual, and how we obtain that beauty is personal.

I would only like an individual to consider two things;

one, focus on what you can change to better yourself to become a better person without becoming a different person. Attributes like patience, honesty and kindness all seriously contribute to beauty.

Education helps one's intellect, another sexy attribute.

These things are beauty, too.

Secondly, do not judge others for physically altering what they do not like about themselves, as long as they retain some of their original self. A woman who gets breast implants to increase her self-esteem is not a slut; she is a person taking action to accomplish what she believes makes her a better person. When a guy goes to the gym to bulk up, he is not a meathead; he is trying to look the way he feels best.

We are a product of our society, and if society provides the means to allow us to obtain our personal standards, no one should be judged for taking advantage of the opportunity.

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Going under the knife: Is it worth it?

AMANDA MEHALL Staff Writer

“Good news for thousands of girls who have no sex appeal, thousands gain 10 to 25 pounds quick with ironized yeast.”

Ever think an advertisement would exist promising to make women more attractive by gaining weight?

These ads for ironized yeast were plastered everywhere in the 1930s.

During this time, women who had a full figure were considered alluring.

Marilyn Monroe, seen as one of the sexiest women to live, was a size 14.

Compare that to today’s Victoria’s Secret angels, who all wear somewhere around a size zero.

Why did the idea of beauty start to change so dramatically?

Throughout my research, I kept finding the same answer, and it is because of the media.

Hollywood pushed unrealistically thin expectations into the minds of females, saying that having a visible ribcage is the definition of gorgeous.

What I failed to find though was why it was once considered beautiful to be a size in the double digits, and then not.

Even though I could not come to a conclusion as to why skinny equals beautiful in today’s society, it is just the standard Hollywood sets.

In reality, the appearance of supermodels is not obtainable.

Models’ pictures still get edited to look thinner and prettier than they really are.

Average females often compare themselves to these women in magazines and convince themselves they are not good enough.

They look at these models with an above average bust, skin like porcelain and a perfect figure, and aspire to resemble them.

This flawless appearance can be achieved through plastic surgery, so some go for it.

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Is it really worth it though?

For cosmetic purposes, I say usually not. Is having a bigger chest really worth thousands of dollars?

Is your nose truly in dire need of reshaping?

Unless someone is seriously insecure about part of their body and it truly bothers them, than normally I say it is not worth it.

There are other less drastic ways to feel more confident about yourself rather than throwing yourself onto the operating table.

Maybe try investing in a stylish dress and a pair of high heels if you want to feel more attractive, or do your makeup a different way.

However, aside from cosmetic plastic surgery, reconstructive plastic surgery is completely different.

The American Society of Plastic Surgeons explains that reconstructive plastic surgery “is performed on abnormal structures of the body caused by congenital defects, developmental abnormalities, trauma, infection, tumors or disease.

It is generally performed to improve functions, but may also be done to approximate a normal appearance.

Reconstructive surgery is generally covered by most health insurance policies.”

Reconstructive plastic surgery would be performed on patients with cleft pallet in order to speak and breathe easier, to reduce breast size to relieve back problems, or tissue expansion for burn victims, allowing the body to create extra skin to reconstruct damaged body parts.

Plastic surgery has its benefits and drawbacks, and my views all together are split.

Should one alter their body in order to feel more confident?

In short, no. The idea of beauty always seems to be changing anyway.

Does plastic surgery have a good side to it?

Yes, it can work wonders for many harmful physical abnormalities.

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Accepting your inner beauty HANNAH WOLFE Staff Writer

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I have met people younger than 25-years-old who stare into the mirror and dapple their cheeks with their fingers, checking for elasticity.

I stumbled upon a YouTube tutorial about how to deadpan facial expressions, minimize crinkles in the forehead and restrict smile and frown lines.

One of my classmates put a bottle of wrinkle cream on her poster for her speech about herself in my intro to human communication studies class, “That’s anti wrinkle cream.

I put that on there because I use it every day. So hopefully, when I’m 30, my skin will just be spick and span.”

Our society gives young women ideals to emulate.

Perhaps the most widely emulated is the Barbie doll, which generated sales of $1.3 billion last year.

One of the first women most American girls are taught to copy is Barbie, and recently, one girl took it to the extremes.

Valeria Lukyanova is believed by scientists to have had extensive plastic surgeries, and coincidentally is identical to the doll.

Our society seems obsessed with holding on to youth. With last summer’s new “Great Gatsby” movie, it seems a resurgence of energy focused on tragedy of losing innocence and youth is emphasized. Even in this revered literary work, attention is centered on the glamour of youth and the purity of young love, rather than wisdom and maturity. “Will you still love me when I’m no longer young and beautiful?” sings Lana Del Rey in the movie's soundtrack.

Of course I will, Lana.

Youth and beauty are certainly not everything. Even though in our society it may seem that way.

Maybe I am biased. I have always glamorized the idea of looking older. When I was a high school junior, my best friend was in ninth grade.

She would sneakily smoke cigarettes in the school parking lot and date guys who were in their 20s.

I never did any of that cool stuff because I was too busy writing poetry on my sneakers and being mistaken for a 12 year old. People still tell me I look 16, (I am 22,) and that I will be thankful for that when I am in my 40s.

So I cannot exactly relate to the people on the opposite end of the spectrum who go

under the knife to look younger. Of the 1.5 million people who received cosmetic plastic surgery in 2013, eyelid surgery was the third most common.

My fresh, young eyelids are nice, and being young is fun, but it is also terrifying to be caught in the uncertainty of what will happen and where society needs to progress in order to build the best future.

Once I figure that out, I will probably have wrinkles.

And I will wear them proudly because I will view them as a marker of what I have learned. I have always admired people older than me.

Their grace and knowledge is inspiring, and the wrinkles just prove that they have lived through it all.

Whenever I see someone who appears to have endured surgery and botox, and who wears clothes that are too young for them, I feel unsettled.

Another lesson Gatsby taught me is that once youth is gone, it will never come back, and we need to be OK with that in order to grow.

I am not saying that I never fret over my appearance or I worry that I will age like a suitcase; I do sometimes. I just try to focus on the bigger picture and remember that youth is overrated.

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What is on my mind?: At the moment, the continuing crisis in Ukraine Adrian Sipes

Staff Columnist While much of the recent news has been focused on the search for Malaysian Airlines Flight 370, the conflict between Ukraine and Russia has been heating up.

Amid the protests that are taking place in the eastern region of Ukraine, cnn. com reports that commercial and classified satellites being used by the U.S. have revealed a build-up of up to 40,000 Russian troops just over the eastern border of Ukraine.

These images also coincide with NATO’s recent assessment, cnn.com reported. The build-up over the border is enough to speak for itself, but the fact that Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin, is claiming the build-up is due to military exercises seems to

be far from the truth. I mean really, we know what you are doing Vladimir.

What I cannot understand is why.

According to cnn.com, Putin originally began his conflict with the Crimea region of Ukraine for the protection of the Russian citizens in Crimea and to take back what Russia claims was rightfully theirs.

However, after paying close attention to this conflict, I do not think the Russian citizens were ever at risk. More so, if anything, I feel that the Ukrainian citizens have the most to lose. Ukraine has continuously refused to back down to Russia, but without the help of outside forces, how long can Ukraine really last?

With that being said, my concern with the U.S.’s future involvement in this conflict is growing by the day. Anything can happen in the coming days and weeks between

Ukraine and Russia. Sadly, I do not think this situation is going to deescalate.

As long as the U.S. is involved in the negotiation process of trying to deescalate the situation between the two countries, the more likely the U.S. is going to take part in military actions.

Hopefully, that will not be the case. War with Russia is something we as a country do not need.

Many SU students were not around for the Cold War standoff between the U.S. and Russia, and to be frank, I do not think I would have wanted to be. From what I have read, and from what I have been told, it was a scary world to be in.

Well, I hate to break it to you, but the world is an even scarier place to be in today.

We must find a way to settle this dispute, because if we do not, it may be the U.S. with its back against the wall.

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SU junior stays busy in pursuit of dreams

Photos by Ana Guenther Brumback stays busy with a variety of extracurricular activites which better people’s lives. After graduating in May 2015, Brumback plans to apply for grad school to earn a master’s of urban education.

Ana Guenther Opinion Editor

They say that the best thing a student can do while at college is get involved.

They say extracurricular activities will make your resume shine.

This is something that Shippensburg University junior Abbie Brumback has taken to the next level. While some students may only join one or two organizations on campus to better their education, Brumback has joined more than a handful to better her future.

During her three years at SU, Brumback has become a member of the following organizations on campus: Tau Kappa, Sigma Tau Delta, Kappa Delta Pi, ADA/504 Compliance Committee, Lady

Raiders swim team, University Foundation Phonathon, English and writing tutor at the learning center, and REACT member.

She also has positions in The Collegiate Middle Level Association, where she is the treasurer; The National Council of Teachers of English, where she is the secretary; Shippensburg University Education Association, where she is the treasurer; Student Senate, where she is the athletics representative, diversity committee chair, class council committee chair; The Slate, where she is web director; and most recently Brumback got a job at the university bookstore.

Needless to say, the phrase, having your plate full, is an understatement in regard to Brumback’s work schedule.

“I love it. I give 100 percent to everything,” Brum-

back said. “All of my time is spent doing work, but I love it. I would rather be busy all of the time than sitting around doing nothing. I want to contribute something.”

As an English major with a secondary teaching certification, and a women’s and gender studies minor, Brumback certainly has her sights set on her future and her ultimate career aspirations.

“I want to teach high school in an inner city. Honestly, I want it to be a failing school district,” Brumback said.

“People ask me all of the time why I want to teach at a failing school district and a big reason is because I want to give back. I think this country was founded on education being a great equalizer, when in fact it is not. I think it marginalizes people.”

One thing Brumback understands is how to appreci-

ate a good education.

This drive is what keeps her going through her constantly hectic schedule.

“When I say marginalize, I do not mean by race or gender but rather economically. I am fortunate enough to come from a family that has been able to give me a great education,” Brumback said.

“I think education is now an upper middle class privilege when it should be a social right. So when people ask me why I want to work in an impoverished school district it is because I want to take the privileges I have had, and give them to those who have not been given a chance yet.”

After graduating next May, Brumback is planning to apply to graduate school to receive a teacher’s residency.

“The program that I am looking into is very selective.

It is an accelerated master’s

program in urban education and then I would commit three years to a school district to ultimately receive a M.U.ed. [Master’s of Urban Education]” Brumback explained. “Currently, I’m looking at Chicago and Memphis.

Then, hopefully, I’ll be able to come back home and be able to work somewhere in Philadelphia. After this, I would love to go for my principal’s certification,” Brumback said.

Her goals do not stop at becoming a principal. Brumback also hopes to climb the ladder and achieve her doctorate and have the title of superintendent one day.

In order to stay on top of her busy schedule, Brumback has devised a strict organizational routine that helps her stay focused.

“My planner and I are best friends. I read all of my emails; I put the dates down

for everything, and highlighting is key to avoiding conflicts,” she said.

While Brumback is seeking to spend her life educating others, she has not forgotten those who have given her an education.

“Shippensburg has done everything for me,” Brumback said. It has provided me with great mentors and fantastic classes but also with the belief and confidence that I can become something.”

With Brumback’s abundance of involvement, her confidence is over-flowing.

She has an overall GPA of 3.81 and she said her professors always cared about what was going on in her personal life.

“I just hope to give to my students what SU has so graciously given to me. I am not gifted. Success takes time and work.”

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Hypnotist entrances students Student speaks up about sexual orientation during performance Robyn Woodley

Multimedia Editor

Since a very young age, Shippensburg University student Rachael knew she was not straight. She was not strictly attracted to females either. Bisexual did not quite fit because it limited her to a binary gender system. She felt those of the “other” gender such as transgender, gender fluid and androgynous people needed to be included as well.

This year’s National Day of Silence brings attention to various issues in the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual) community, including whether labeling sexual orientations is harmful or beneficial. The National Day of Silence involves students taking a vow of silence to show the harmful effects of anti-LGBT bullying, according to www.dayofsilence.org.

The traditional acronym for the queer community, LGBT, has grown as more labels crop up to better describe and define sexual orientations that are unique to the individual.

Sometimes the words questioning, intersex and asexual are included, changing the acronym to LGBTQIA. There is sapiosexual, which is attraction to intelligence, and lithsexual, which means not wanting or needing feelings of attraction to be reciprocated. The additional inclusion of recent labels that still receive word check’s squiggly red line status, such as androsexual, gynesexual, skoliosexual, demisexual and polysexual, would create a lengthy LGBTQIASLAGSDP. Different schools of thought reside within the LGBT community itself when it comes to labeling sexual orientations. There exists the belief that labels cram people into boxes,

while it is also argued that labels can initiate understanding.

During Rachael’s teenage years she searched for the perfect word to describe her gender blindness and discovered pansexual. It clicked.

“I don’t think anyone’s physical makeup has any impact on my ability/possibility of developing romantic feelings for them,” she said.

“I think it [the pansexual movement] is the same as the early version of bisexuality — a world without any kind of categories whether it’s labels or identity categories like gay, lesbian and bisexual,” said William Harris, SU English professor who teaches queer theory.

American literary critic Eve Sedgwick discussed the possibility of labels limiting people’s thinking in her prominent book “Epistemology of the Closet.”

“She talks about, in one point in the book, that sexuality obviously goes beyond,” Harris said. “I mean there are all kinds of categories and dimensions to sexualities than just the gender of one’s choice.”

The heterosexual/homosexual binary split of sexual orientation can be destructive in the sense that gender is only one factor in attraction among many, according to Sedgwick.

“I think that labels can actually be harmful,” Rachael said, “Because in much the same way that we ask a bunch of 17-year-old Americans to decide what career they’re going to go into for the rest of their lives, I feel like that’s kind of like what labeling can do in regards to sexuality.”

Harris appreciates the idea of identity categories being unable to capture a person in his or her entirety, but he believes they are necessary for social and political reasons.

“What would it be like to navigate a world where there are not any kind of marks that you can navigate

social space with?” Harris said. “How do you affiliate with people? It would be something like Facebook without pages or groups.

How do you form alliances especially if there’s history of discrimination?”

Labels are also needed to place people in what the Supreme Court calls a suspect class, Harris said. Suspect class means groups of people who have had a history of discrimination defined by race, religion or country of origin.

“Its hard to argue for equal rights, for example same sex marriage, if in the same breath you say, well you know there’s not really anything such as straight or gay,” Harris said. “It’s like, well, then what are you arguing?”

Sexual orientation has not yet been officially considered a suspect class. If it does, then cases regarding people in the LGBT community would be held under what is considered strict scrutiny.

This would make it much harder to discriminate.

“This is how the game is played,” Harris said. “This is how we fight for rights. This is how we bond socially. This is how social justice movements work.”

As more labels pop up, debate will continue on whether they should exist, but both Rachael and Harris agree that a label cannot replace the many complex facets of any one person.

“You can’t just compartmentalize everything,” Rachael said. “I think in a way that’s part of how I realized I would identify myself as pansexual, because I don’t need a box. I just want to spend time with people who make me happy.”

The name of the student in this article has been changed to prevent discrimination.

Photos by Andy Dixon Students were hypnotized by Michael C. Anthony during an APB hosted event in the CUB.

Andy Dixon

Staff Writer Students were hypnotized last week when APB hosted a hypnotism event. The hypnotist was Michael C. Anthony, and I was excited to witness hypnosis before my eyes. Many students came out as well to view the mysterious phenomenon in the CUB. Anthony had a very charismatic and comedic approach to his art. It seemed to come naturally to him, and you got the feeling that he really loved his craft. He started his 30 volunteers with his first trance state, claiming, hypnosis works on absolutely everyone. Of course the volunteers had to be willing to drown out distractions, as hypnosis cannot be forced.

In this first state, he had the volunteers close their eyes and listen to his

semi-meditative phrases. He told them that they would feel, see and touch realistic hallucinations, much to our entertainment.

After gaining the trust of the volunteers he had them extend their arms out. He coerced them with a heavy dictionary placed in their left hand, and a helium balloon in the other. As he continued to describe these objects the disparity in the hand levels expanded, as some volunteers winced at the weight of the book.

The next state was an even deeper trance.

Anthony specified that trance is in fact not the same as sleeping. He reinforced his relaxing melody of meditation that caused students to melt in to their chairs — some fell to the stage.

In this trance, Anthony assured us that the volunteers could hear the sounds of our laughter, but that they simply did not care. He backed

up this statement and asked his participants to wave to the audience. The students laying on the chairs, each other and the stage all gave a half-hearted wave to us — which made me laugh hysterically.

The final act of the hypnosis was Anthony’s journey into the imagination.

He took his volunteers to a relaxing beach in the Bahamas, causing the students to lounge, wave to friends and enjoy the scenery. He continued further by describing the attractive females in bikinis — the boys sat up right in their seats — and the hot muscular guys — the ladies parted their hair. All of the different places he took the participants were very entertaining.

For some people, all of this might sound like hocus-pocus. And to those people, I would suggest watching a hypnotist perform because seeing is believing.

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Concert band tours Los Angeles, Hollywood Brandi Fitch

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The season has come to a close for the Shippensburg University Concert Band.

However, this is not a season to be forgotten.

Along with its annual spring concert in the H. Ric Luhrs Performing Arts Center, the band had the opportunity to perform at California Adventure Park in the Disneyland Theme Parks over spring break.

From March 15–19, the 65-member band had the chance to experience once-ina-lifetime opportunities. This was one of the reasons band director Trever Famulare decided on the location.

“A trip to Los Angeles provided 98 percent of our students a first (and possibly last) visit to the West Coast,” Famulare said. “Our tours are designed to provide the students not only with global performing opportunities, but also educational experiences and venues they may never have again.”

The band’s performance in Disneyland allowed for the band and university international exposure. The band gained many positive comments from the Disney staff, Photos courtesy of Trever Famulare such as, “One of the most musical groups they have heard The SU Concert Band performed at Disneyland for spring break and had many educational experiences. on this stage,” and the band members were a “Very ma-

ture and professional group.”

In addition to this performance, the band also performed for and with the Mira Costa High School Wind Ensemble, one of the Top 3 high school music programs in California.

Both bands then had the opportunity to work together on a piece of music with its composer, Sean O’Loughlin, who composes and arranges the university marching band’s halftime show during football season.

Students explored many corners of Los Angeles and Hollywood, which included the Dolby Theatre, Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, Santa Monica Pier, Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum and Hollywood Boulevard.

One of the most exciting things band members experienced was attending a taping of “The Price is Right.”

According to Famulare, the realization of a small studio, cameras, lights, and of course Drew Carey put the whole experience in a new perspective.

Only one student from the band was called from the audience to participate in the game show, but most of them were just excited to see themselves on television when they got home.

“My favorite experience of the entire trip was having the opportunity to be on my all-time favorite game show, ‘The Price is Right,’” new-

ly-elected president of the band Shelby Young said. “It was so cool to experience that as a group and then watch it on TV when we got home.”

Young also enjoyed traveling on the “stars tour,” where she and friends spent two hours touring Hollywood, Beverly Hills and Rodeo Drive.

“I got to see where Katy Perry, Charlie Sheen, Leonardo DiCaprio, Johnny Depp and many more stars lived.”

Overall, both Young and Famulare were excited to represent the university on the other side of the country.

Famulare especially appreciated the opportunity to play with such a recognized high school under the direction of an accomplished Los Angeles/ Hollywood composer. He also loved the joy on his students’ faces upon the completion of their outstanding performances.

“The students immensely grew in musicianship each week and continued to grow even after their return in preparation for their campus performance on April 6,” Famulare said.

The concert band is hoping to head to Boston next spring to do a local and regional school tour and visit the sights of the city.

Every year brings something different and exciting for the band, and plans are already in motion to make next year even more special.

students, but $3 for the second card and beyond. Punch cards for non-Shippensburg students with IDs and children will also be $3. For the general public, the tickets will cost $5.

This year, the money from these events will be going to the Drew Michael Taylor Foundation. This foundation was organized after 3 1/2-year-old Drew Taylor died in a car accident and his family was left to grieve. This inspired the book “I Miss My Brother” written by his older

sister, who at the time was 7, and her father. Instead of trying to work through the grief alone, after the book was written, the family took this and created an organization that is built on “providing educational opportunities and grief and loss support programs for children, teens and their families.” While the foundation says this on its website, it also has a schedule of events and a more indepth look at what else the foundation does at www. drewmichaeltaylor.org

RaiderFest comes to town to celebrate semester Laura Kreiser Staff Writer

As the semester comes to a close, RaiderFest is here to end the year with a bang.

From 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 26, RaiderFest will be held in Commuter Lot C7, across from the H. Ric Luhr’s Performing Arts Center.

The program will include events and activities such as National Guard Rock Wall,

face painting, carnival games and food, airbrush pillowcases and tattoos, photos with Big Red and even more. Also, if participants play the carnival games, there is a chance to win prizes such as Ship Gear, gift cards, Beats by Dre, a Kindle Fire and even more.

Lunch will be closed at Reisner that day, but will be provided at the outdoor hockey rink from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

For SU students with a meal plan and kids 10 and under, the meal is free. For the

general public, and students without a meal plan, the cost is $8. For non-Shippensburg students and kids over the age of 10, pricing is $4.

Student groups who will be participating in the event are; P.O.T.T.E.R, Quidditch Club, Lambda Chi Alpha, Student Senate, Kappa Delta Phi, Social Work Organization, SU Marching Band, School of Academic Programs & Services, Circle K, SU Homecoming Committee, Ski & Snowboard Club, REACT, The Slate and Mini-Thon.

The sponsors of RaiderFest are as follows: Shippensburg University Bookstore, PSECU, Madision / Brookside / & Creekside Court Apartments, Bard Townhouses, The National Guard, Meadows Frozen Custard of Chambersburg, Red Robin, Cluggys Family Amusement Center, and Chartwells Dining Services.

To participate in these events and activities, participants will need a punch card. The first card is free to Shippensburg University

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Staff Writer Shippensburg Area Senior High School welcomed Christian rock band, RED, among other Christian music groups with open arms Sunday as the group stopped in Shippensburg on its RED: Recalibrated Tour.

With the doors to the auditorium opening at 5 p.m. and the opening acts beginning at 6 p.m., the auditorium at Shippensburg Area Senior High School was beginning to pull in a crowd. In attendance at Sunday’s concert were four special guests — All Life Set Apart, Benjah, Spoken and Disciple.

To the random eye, it would

not be unreasonable to be oblivious to the fact that all of the performers are heavy believers and promoters of the Christian faith. But, one should not judge a book by its cover.

After witnessing the screaming, hair-flipping, roof-raising, inspiring and emotionally exciting performances all four guests brought to the stage during the opening acts, it would be hard to miss the message everyone was trying to convey.

All Life Set Apart, also known as ALSA, and Benjah, a Grammy-nominated and Dove-award winning songwriter and performer whose genres of choice are hip-hop, reggae and R&B, took to the stage first — hyping the fans

with each performance.

Both Benjah and ALSA performed multiple sets before heading to the lobby of the auditorium for a meet and greet with fans and to promote their merchandise.

With their performances complete, Christian rock bands Spoken and Disciple hit the stage. Offering a more hardcore genre of music, both bands blew the roof off the building as the crowd in the auditorium began to grow.

By the time Disciple finished its last set, the crowd in front of the stage was beginning to resemble a scene out of the movie “Wayne’s World” as Wayne and Garth headbanged to the guitar solo of “Bohemian Rhapsody.”

The once accessible stand-

ing room in front of the stage was no longer as accessible as it once was. The fans were anxious for RED. While intermission was taking place and the cleanup crew readied the stage for RED, the buzz in the crowd prompted a swarm to the front of the stage.

Opening up the concert with a boom, RED performed many of its hit songs and had fans of all ages singing along word for word.

Tickets for the event were $15 for pre-ordered tickets and $20 at the door. For more information about future events and ticket prices, visit shopuprise.com. The same people who bring Uprise Festival to Shippensburg in September sponsored RED.

Photo by Rebecca Holzman Michael Barnes, the lead singer of RED, rocks out during the band’s show at Shippensburg Area Senior High School.

Photo by Kyle Lynch All Life Set Apart rocks the stage to start the concert before heading out to the lobby for a meet and greet with the fans.

Their set was an opening act that got the crowd ready for the main act of Sunday night’s show.

Photo by Adrian Sipes The bass player from Spoken keeps the bass rocking during the band’s set on Sunday night.

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DECA Entrepreneurship club hosted its second annual Staff Writer Spring Expo.

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sented by independent consultants included Pampered Chef kitchenware, Mary Kay cosmetics and Miche purses.

Two other booths featured hand-made jewelry.

A caricature artist was also set up to draw pictures of event attendees. The pictures ranged from $8 to $12 with additional options, such as picture frames, available for an additional cost.

Many of the vendors offered sale prices for students who bought items during the expo. Many vendors also offered the chance to enter a drawing to win free items.

At the Pampered Chef booth students could enter to win a free kitchen product. The Mary Kay booth offered the opportunity to sign up to have a free facial. The Miche Photos by Rebecca Holzman purse booth offered students Jewelry for Jesus shows off its wares at this year’s Spring Expo at the the chance to enter a draw-

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ing for a free purse or additional Miche purse products to go with their purse.

Many of the vendors focused on selling items as Mother’s Day gifts for students to get their mothers before heading home as the end of the semester draws near. That is just what many students who stopped by the expo were doing.

“Many students love having the chance to get a set of hand-made earrings or a one of a kind necklace for their mom for Mother’s Day Guests get their caricatures done by an artist who set up the booth. at a reasonable price withorganization or cause to do- the disease. out ever having to leave Any students interested in campus,” said Jeanette, a nate a portion of its profits representative from Jewelry to. This month, a part of its Jewelry For Jesus can visit profits will be going to the the company’s website, www.

For Jesus.

Jewelry for Jesus sets Autism Speaks organization. doorswindowsandstarfish. up booths at different local A portion of all sales made at com, for more information events to sell hand-made the Jewelry for Jesus booth on their products or to learn jewelry. Each month the during the Spring Expo went more about its ministry. company picks a nonprofit to help raise awareness about

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Rough Waters Baseball and softball struggle during weekend matchups, E3 & E4

Sports Ryan Trexler, Sports Editor Bryan Obarowski, Asst. Sports Editor Email: slatesports@gmail.com

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Ryan Trexler Sports Editor and

Brendan Gates Staff Writer

No matter the level of sports, rivalries are a part of sports.

Rivalries are what fuel sports, they make sports fun.

Players, coaches and fans all love rivalries because it brings out the best in players.

Big-name players make big-game plays when they take on rival teams.

All levels of sports have witnessed rivalries such as Army versus Navy back in the 40’s and 50’s, AFL verses NFL along with individual rivalries like Jerry Rice against Deion Sanders.

No matter the rivalry they all have a story behind them.

Ryan and Brendan debate on what they believe is the best rivalry in sports history.

Ryan:

There are a lot of sports rivalries that come to mind when I think about the greatest but the single one that pops out in my mind is Auburn University versus the University of Alabama.

The rivalry started on Feb. 22, 1893 and immediately sparked controversy. Auburn won the matchup 32–22 and

both teams argued whether the game should count for the 1892 or 1893 season. The controversy ensued from there on.

The teams battled back and forth for years until they took a 40 year hiatus from 1908 to 1948 before the teams finally stepped on the field to face each other once again.

For the longest time Alabama always held the game in Tuscaloosa, Auburn never liked the fact they could not host the game and reasoned that’s why Bama leads the series 42–32–1.

All of those years I was not alive for, but the main reason I believe this rivalry is the best is because of the 2013 Iron Bowl. A miraculous finish to a game that statically should have not been that close.

In a game where Chris Davis did the unthinkable, a game where the War Eagles, stastically, should not have won.

We all know how that game developed and ended but its plays and games like the one that occurred on Nov. 30 that make rivalries so special.

After that game I expect the Auburn vs. Alabama rivalry to thrive for many years to come.

others are compared to and is arguably the greatest of all time, the New York Yankees versus the Boston Red Sox. This rivalry has been going strong for more than 100 years ever since the two teams first faced each other in 1901.

In 1919 the series heated up. Red Sox owner Harry Frazee sold Babe Ruth to the Yankees and began the “Curse of the Bambino.” Red Sox faithful believed by trading Ruth they were cursed.

The curse lasted for 86 years, during that span the Red Sox did not win a single World Series while the Yankees went on to win 26 titles.

The curse was snapped in 2004 when the Red Sox swept the Cardinals in the World Series.

Whenever these two teams play each other it draws national attention. The games are always a high profile event and attract widespread media coverage. Yankees versus Red Sox games are the most watched games of the season, according to MLB. These two teams do not like each other. Throughout the years there have been plenty of fights and altercations leading to the benches clearing out and players running onto the field.

Brendan: Most notably was the 2003 When it comes to sports rivalries this one is that all ALCS when Roger Clemens

threw a pitch in the direction of Manny Ramirez’s head.

Ramirez started to approach the mound and the benches immediately cleared.

Yankees assistant coach Don Zimmer was roughed up when Pedro Martinez grabbed Zimmer by the head and threw him to the ground.

This rivalry has only carried into the playoffs three times but it has been some of the greatest playoff matchups in recent memory, including the 2003 and 2004 ALCS. In 2003 Yankee first basemen Aaron Boone hit a game seven walk-off home run in the 11th inning off of Tim Wakefield’s first pitch of the inning.

The Red Sox got revenge just one year later in the 2004 ALCS, in the most improbable fashion that no one could have predicted. The Yankees quickly jumped out to a 3-0 series lead but the Red Soxs battled back and won the next four games.

These two teams are in the same division, which means they play 18 times in one season and have played over 2,000 games since the start of the rivalry.

The Red Sox are the defending champions and N.Y. made some great off season trades, leading to a high chance of these teams meeting in the playoffs this season.

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SU Sports Upcoming Schedule home games in caps Baseball April 15 at Bloomburg 1 & 3 p.m.

April 18 at West Chester 1 & 3 p.m.

April 19 vs. WEST CHESTER 1 & 3 p.m.

Softball April 15 at Bloomsburg 2:30 & 4:30 p.m.

April 18 at East Stroudsburg 2:30 & 4:30 p.m.

April 19 vs. WEST CHESTER 1 & 3 p.m.

Lacrosse April 15 at West Chester 4 p.m.

April 18 at Indiana University of Pennsylvania 3 p.m.

April 19 at Lock Haven 4 p.m.

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The Yankees have won 1,152 games against the Red Sox while Boston has captured 927 games. Also, there have been 14 ties between the two teams.

Track & Field April 16 at Dickinson Twilight Meet 4:30 p.m.

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Silent bats force Raider pitchers to carry team, MU bats too hot for defense to handle in Game 2 Ryan Trexler Sports Editor

Shippensburg University softball pitcher Makenzie Lynn found herself in a lot of tough situations against Mansfield University on Sunday afternoon.

After coming into Game 1 in the 10th inning and giving up the game-winning run in a 2–1 loss, Lynn took a 7–2 loss after a rocky Game 2 start.

Lynn did not start Game 1 for the Raiders, Emily Estep was given the challenge of stopping the MU bats.

Estep was rattled early when she gave up a first inning run to the Mountaineers (15–7, 7–5 PSAC) but settled into a grove that guided her until she was relieved

by Lynn in the 10th inning.

In those nine innings, Estep scattered five hits, struck out 13 batters (one short of tying her season high) and did not allow an MU runner past second base.

Despite Estep’s efforts, the Raiders (22–8, 8–6) did not have an answer to Mountaineer pitcher Kate Pratt.

The Raiders pushed across their lone run of the game in third inning. Tyler Thompson

singled to start the inning, stole second and scored on Hilary Lyons’ single to shortstop.

Both teams’ bats went quiet until the 10th inning. Once the game reaches the 10th inning the international tiebreaker rule is put into effect.

The rule puts a runner on second base and the game is played by regular rules.

The Raiders had a runner placed on second base in the top of the 10th but were unsuccessful in bringing her home. MU on the other hand capitalized on the free runner to win the game.

MU’s Kayla Allen was placed on second base and was moved to third after a sacrifice bunt from Courtney Bauder.

Amanda Goodwin sealed the deal for MU in the next at bat when she singled to right field, scoring Allen for the game winning run.

Game 2 featured Lynn taking the mound again for the Raiders after a disappointing loss.

Lynn was in the zone until she gave up three runs, including a two-run home run, in the third inning.

The Raiders battled back in the top of the fourth inning, scoring two runs of their own.

Taylor Pattillo, Taylor Weisman and Liz Parkins all

walked to load the bases for Jessie Trammell.

Trammell capitalized on the opportunity and drove a ball to right field, scoring Pattillo.

The Raiders tacked on one more run in the inning when Taylor Llewellyn grounded out to second base, but scored Weisman on the play.

The Mountaineers retaliated with two runs of their own in the fifth and sixth innings, vaulting their lead to 7–2. Lynn exited the game and was replaced with Casey Thompson who pitched 2.2 innings for the Raiders.

Thompson did give up two runs but they were credited to Lynn.

Lynn finished the game with 3.1 innings pitched and five earned runs.

The Raiders bats went quiet once again and could not overcome the MU lead.

Tyler Thompson finished the day 3-for-6 at the plate with one run scored.

Trammel, Lyons and Llewellyn all recorded RBI for the Raiders on Sunday afternoon.

The Raiders return to the field Tuesday afternoon when they travel to Bloomsburg University for a doubleheader against the Huskies.

After a struggling Game 2 start, Makenzie Lynn’s (pictured) earned run average increased to 4.54.

Desptie the tough start against MU, Lynn is still ranked in the top-35 of the PSAC divison for ERA.

SU’s Tyler Thompson (00) swiped one bag during Sunday’s doubleheader, bringing her steals total to 14 on the year. Jessie Trammell (right) drove in her fifth overall run this season during the weekend series with MU.

Photos by Ryan Trexler

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SU baseball bashes MU pitcher Matt Binder in Game 2 After an extra inning loss in Game 1, the Raiders recuperate and dominate the next game Tyler Baldwin Staff Writer

The Shippensburg University baseball team returned to Fairchild Field Sunday to take on PSAC opponent Millersville University.

The Raiders (23–11, 10–8 PSAC) dropped Game 1, 1–0, as the SU bats were silent. Game 2 was a different story as the Raiders were able to pick up the 8-1 win and split the Sunday series with the Marauders (26–11, 13–5), capturing just one game against the Marauders during their four games over the weekend.

Game One:

The first game on Sunday pinned SU pitcher Marcus Shippey against MU ace Chris Murphy. Both pitchers brought their best, as the game was a pitcher’s duel throughout.

Both pitchers threw complete games with Shippey dropping his third loss of the season.

Offense was at a minimum in Game 1.

Jimmy Spanos created some spark for SU in the bottom of the first inning after a double down the left line but

the Raider offense stalled and was not able to bring Spanos home.

The Raiders came alive again in the following inning when Cody Ezolt was hit by a pitch to start the inning. Jake Kennedy ended up grounding into a double play but the next two Raiders managed to reach base. The SU bats sputtered once again leaving two Raider runners on base.

Shippey found himself in a jam during the sixth inning as an MU base runner reached second base. The sophomore buckled down and worked his way out of a game, holding the game tied at zero after the sixth inning.

MU drove in its only run of the game in the top of the eighth inning when Zach Stone knocked a single up the middle. The Raiders were unable to respond in bottom half of the inning, giving MU the win.

Shippey allowed only three hits through eight innings, and struck out three batters.

Game Two:

Nick Massetti was given the nod for the Raiders in Game 2. Massetti went five innings, giving up only one run in the fifth and striking

out one batter.

The Marauders gained a 1–0 lead in the fifth inning, but the Raiders were able to tie the game on a fielder’s choice from Cal Hogan that resulted in a fielding error.

SU pitcher Kyle McClintock came into the game in relief at the top of the sixth inning, shutting down MU and taking the team into the bottom half of the inning where the SU offense took over.

Kennedy, Michaud, Spanos and Michael Douglas all picked up RBI as the Raiders were able to plate eight runs in an explosive sixth inning.

The Marauders were unable to respond in the top of seventh as SU turned to Austin Bartley to close out the game. Bartley recorded one strikeout, solidifying the Raiders victory.

Spanos finished the afternoon 4-for-8 with one RBI and a run scored.

Pat Kregeloh tallied three hits in seven at bats and a run scored against the Marauders.

The team will head to Bloomsburg Tuesday to take on the Huskies at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.

Jimmy Spanos (left) attempts to tag out a stealing Marauder runner, but the ball is kicked out of his glove.

Rich Michaud drives a ball back up the middle in the first game of Sunday’s double header against MU. Michaud went 2-for-5 on the day including driving in a run in Game 2 as the Raiders designated hitter.

Photos by Ryan Trexler

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Competitive spring game shows promise for upcoming season Ryan Trexler Sports Editor

Short passes were the key for both Raider quarterbacks on Saturday afternoon.

SU’s two quarterbacks, Ryan Zapoticky and Chris Lawshe, did not throw a touchdown pass farther than 29 yards during Saturday’s Shippensburg University football spring game. A lively first half led the Red squad to a 23–17 victory over the White squad.

“We saw a lot of good things. One good thing about the spring game is going out there and competing and having fun,” Head Coach Mark Maciejewski said after the game. “I think our guys did that today.”

Competition was at an alltime high since many of the Raiders are competing for starting spots next season.

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terback position. Zapoticky, who did not play a down in the 2013 season, is battling against Lawshe for next year’s starting quarterback slot.

Lawshe, who completed 33 of his 51 pass attempts for 327 yards, took the upper hand early in the game when he drove the Red squad down the field on its first possession for a touchdown. The drive was capped off by a 7-yard run from Justin Pyle.

Pyle ended the game with 46 rushing yards on 11 carries to complement his touchdown.

Zapoticky struggled his first time on the field when he took charge of the White squad.

The red-shirt freshman fumbled the ball on the fourth play from scrimmage, putting the ball in the Red squad’s hands.

Zapoticky stayed on the field and redeemed himself as he strung

together a five-play drive that the Red squad up 14–0. The Jordan Harro on a blown deended with a 14-yard touchZapoticky to Harman fensive coverage. down pass to Trevor connection Harman finished the afterHarman. w a s noon with seven receptions Zapoticky and 86 yards to go along with floated the his sole touchdown. ball Lawshe got the White up squad on the board on the next drive as he scrounged up 10 plays for 75 yards. Lawshe finished off the drive with a 2-yard touch pass to Dexter Bridge in the back right of the end zone.

Lawshe notched the White squad’s next touchdown on an almost identical play, this time to Stanley Lumpkin Jr., tying the game at 14.

The first half was finished off by field goals from Damon Neil, one for the Red squad to Harjust and one for the White squad. man in the back of the one of Zapoticky’s two touch- Going into halftime, Red led end zone, Harman jumped downs on the day. The other White 23–17. in-between two defenders to came with 3:28 left in the The second half was not haul the ball in while get- first half when he completed as lively as the first. Second ting both feet down, sending a 29-yard touchdown pass to team players got a lot more

reps which led to no scoring.

The mix of first and second team defense shut down the offense in the second half, notching the win for the Red squad.

The White squad’s offense was led by Marquis Fells and Brady Forney.

Fells led the White squad with 12 carries for 63 yards while Forney hauled in 10 receptions for 94 yards. Fells also added three receptions for 27 yards to his stat line.

“We are making progress.

Every day we come out here we they are getting better,” Maciejewski said. “One thing I can tell about this team right now is they compete and they are excited about playing this game of football.”

The Raiders have two more spring practices before the long break until August practice starts back up.

SU will have new players on the field in 2014 but the Raiders are ready to compete with anyone.

Trevor Harman (87) jumps to catch his lone touchdown pass over two White squad defenders in the first half. Shayne Watson (97) chases down quarterback Chris Lawshe (right) to record his only sack of the game.

Photos by Ryan Trexler

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The Raiders are right in the middle of the division, every game from here on out is crucial Ryan Trexler Sports Editor

25 wins and seven losses, is the combined record of the Shippensburg University lacrosse team’s next three opponents.

The Raiders (7–5, 4–3 PSAC) will hit the road for three straight matchups this week to take on top notch teams in the PSAC conference. SU will start its road trip when they take on West Chester University (7–3, 4–3) before traveling north to take on No. 1 Indiana University of Pennsylvania (9–2, 7–0).

The Raiders will finish out the week when they take on Lock Haven University (9–2, 5–1) on Saturday afternoon.

The Raiders have struggled on the road this year, posting a record of 2–4 compared to a 5–1 home record.

SU’s offense will be led by Courtney Kennedy and Bennett Widlake.

Kennedy has really stepped up her performance in the last couple of games.

Her most recent success came in the Raiders’ last game against East Stroudsburg University where she notched five goals, a game where one of SU’s top goal scorers, Shelia Johnson, was sidelined due to a concussion.

Kennedy leads the Raiders in points with 36, including 17 goals and 19 assists. The junior’s 19 assists notch her 10th in the PSAC at 1.58 per game. The Springfield native has scored two or more goals in each of the Raiders’ last four games.

Widlake has stepped up her production for the Raiders as well in the past few games. The senior notched two or more goals in the Raiders’ last four games. Widlake leads the Raiders with 29 goals and 47 shots on goal.

Liz French has been the defensive leader for the Raiders Photo by Ryan Trexler so far this season.

Raider goalie Ally Frymoyer (pictured) has tallied 76 saves and compiled a 7–5 overall record for SU this season.

French ranks in the Top 10

in the PSAC in ground ball pickups per game (3.00) and caused turnovers per game (1.42). The senior leads the Raiders with 36 ground ball pickups and is tied for first in draw controls (28) and caused turnovers (17).

SU will have to shut down WCU’s Hannah Cowan on Tuesday afternoon who is No. 8 in the PSAC with 37 goals.

IUP’s Drew Hayden could cause some trouble to the SU defense during Friday’s matchup. Hayden, who ranks fifth in the PSAC for goals scored, leads IUP with 39 goals.

LHU’s Jessica Pandolf is going to be the Raiders largest task of keeping at bay.

Pandolf leads the PSAC with 49 goals scored.

SU has all the potential to compete against the topnotch competition in the league — they just have to stick to the game plan.

SU starts the road trip at WCU on Tuesday afternoon at 4 p.m.

SU’s Garrie Grenfell (left) has started the past two games for the Raiders and has tallied three goals. Amanda Krok (right) has been a crucial part of the SU offense as of late, scoring eight goals so far this year.

Photos by Ryan Trexler

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Track & Field: SU competes at all-too-familiar Bucknell University Joe Marinelli Staff Writer

The Shippensburg University men’s and women’s track and field had a very busy weekend. The Raiders competed at Bucknell University for the Bison Open.

Brayden Burleigh ran a division two leading 3:46.33 in the 1,500 meters Saturday night to highlight the SU men’s team at BU. Burleigh’s time broke Ashland University’s Drew Windle’s time of 3:47.73.

Three Raiders acquired PSAC qualifiers in the 5K. Chris Mullin led the way for the Raiders with a time of 15:14.67.

Zach Despreaux and Kieran Sutton ran times of 15:18.61 and 15:22.53, respectively.

In the field, Charlito Iwuagwu and Ryan Hart led the way in discus with marks of 163 feet, 4 inches and 159 feet, 4 inches, respectively.

Sunday saw impressive times from sprinters and

mid-distance runners for the men’s squad. SU’s day was concluded by another victorious effort in the 4x400-meter relay by the quartet of Eric Bologa, Kevin Shaw, Andrew Kujawski and Robert Bales, who won in 3:15.48.

In short sprints, Matt Kujawski ran the 100 meters in 10.95 seconds.

In the field, Matthew Terry landed a triple jump of 44 feet, 10.25 inches and Adam Phillippi cleared 14 feet, 3.25 inches on his first attempt.

As for the women, Casey Norton notched a strong 5,000-meter time of 17:30.73 that places her in the Top 5 in the PSAC on Saturday afternoon.

Allison Marella and Natalie Eastwood notched PSAC qualifying times in the 10K with times of 38:52.16 and 39:07.70, respectively.

In the high jump, Lauryn Solt had a jump of 5 feet, 3 inches. In the field, Brianna Davis recorded a throw of 139 feet. Dhayana de los Santos Rodriguez had a throw of 130

BASEBALL East Division

School..............................W-L PSAC Pct.

Bloomsburg...............21-13 13-5 .722 Millersville ........................ 26-11 13-5 .722 West Chester .................... 18-12 11-8 .578 Shippensburg ................... 23-11 10-8 .555 Kutztown........................... 18-15 6-12 .333 East Stroudsburg .............. 25-11 11-8 .578 Kutztown........................... 18-15 6-12 .333 Mansfield .......................... 16-15 4-12 .250 Lock Haven.................11-18 3-13 .187

West Division

School..............................W-L PSAC Pct.

Mercyhurst .............. 20-10 12-6 .666 Seton Hill .......................... 29-10 16-2 .888 Slippery Rock ............21-13 10-8 .555 IUP .................................... 12-19 6-12 .333 Pitt-Johnstown..........15-19 10-8 .555 California...................20-15 8-10 .444 Gannon .......................11-23 6-12 .333 Clarion .......................7-21 4-14 .222

April 5

Lock Haven 9, East Stroudsburg 6 Gannon 11, Slippery Rock 6 Seton Hill 10, Clarion 3 Bloomsburg 9, Millersville 4 Pitt-Johnstown 2, Mercyhurst 1 Millersville 4, Bloomsburg 2 Seton Hill 9, Clarion 2 Shippensburg 3, Kutztown 0 East Stroudsburg 10, Lock Haven 5 Slippery Rock 7, Gannon 6

April 6

Seton Hill 12, Clarion 1 Lock Haven 3, East Stroudsburg 2 Millersville 3, Bloomsburg 1 California 5, IUP 1 California 8, IUP 1 Kutztown 14, Shippensburg 8 Kutztown 4, Shippensburg 3 West Chester 6, Mansfield 3 Mansfield 7, West Chester 3 Mercyhurst 7, Pitt-Johnstown 1 Seton Hill 6, Clarion 5 East Stroudsburg 5, Lock Haven 0

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feet, 9 inches in the javalin.

Sunday was just an impressive for the Raiders as Liz Ross threw a conference-leading shot put Sunday that broke the school record.

Ross put the shot 43 feet, 7.25 inches, a huge outdoor season personal best of more than two full feet.

At 400 meters, Monique Clemons and Laura Kibathi nabbed their conference qualifiers and were just shy of breaking 60 seconds, posting respective times of 1:00.09 and 1:00.25.

SU’s 4x400-meter relay featured junior Bri Fells, Lauren Ellsworth, Megan Lundy and Clemons running a second-place time of 3:52.71.

Both teams will be back in action during a unique midweek event when they travel down the road to Carlisle, Pa to compete in the Dickinson Twilight Meet.

- Information from shipraiders.com was used in this article.

PSAC SCOREBOARD

IUP 1, California 0 Millersville 8, Lock Haven 4 California 5, IUP 3 Millersville 8, Lock Haven 0

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Kutztown 8, Mansfield 5 Mansfield 11, Kutztown 4 Bloomsburg 15, Clarion 6 Wilmington Univ. (Del) 7, West Chester 6

April 11

Pitt-Johnstown 5, IUP 1 Mercyhurst 6, California 4 California 4, Mercyhurst 0 Gannon 2, Clarion 1 Pitt-Johnstown 2, IUP 0 Clarion 3, Gannon 0

April 12

Mercyhurst 3, California 2 Bloomsburg 1, Kutztown 0 Pitt-Johnstown 13, IUP 9 Millersville 2, Shippensburg 0 Millersville 2, Shippensburg 1 California 5, Mercyhurst 0 Seton Hill 4, Slippery Rock 1 Bloomsburg 2, Kutztown 1 Seton Hill 11, Slippery Rock 8 West Chester 5, Lock Haven 4 East Stroudsburg 5, Mansfield 4 Pitt-Johnstown 9, IUP 2 West Chester 8, Lock Haven 5 East Stroudsburg 9, Mansfield 3

April 13

East Stroudsburg 14, Mansfield 8 Millersville 1, Shippensburg 0 Slippery Rock 9, Seton Hill 3 Seton Hill 4, Slippery Rock 3 Gannon 5, Clarion 0 Bloomsburg 7 , Kutztown 6 West Chester 3, Lock Haven 0 West Chester 9, Lock Haven 1 Clarion 7, Gannon 6 Bloomsburg 11, Kutztown 7 East Stroudsburg 19, Mansfield 6 Shippensburg 8, Millersville 1

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East Stroudsburg 8, West Chester 5

Matt Kujawski (left) has performed to the highest level in all of the events he has ran in so far this season.

California 10, Clarion 0

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School

East Division W-L

West Chester ...................27-13 Shippensburg...................23-8 Bloomsburg ...................... 15-10 Mansfield .......................... 15-8 Lock Haven .....................13-21 Kutztown.........................14-20 East Stroudsburg .............9-17 Millersville ......................16-20

PSAC Pct..

14-5 9-6 7-5 7-6 8-11 6-9 4-7 6-12

West Division

School..............................W-L PSAC California .........................19-4 12-0 IUP ............................ 16-10 9-5 Gannon ............................. 14-12 7-5 Slippery Rock .................12-15 8-6 Edinboro ....................... 10-14 5-7 Mercyhurst .................... 1-17 5-7 Seton Hill .......................16-12 6-10 Clarion ............................1-18 0-12

April 5

IUP 9, Mercyhurst 1 Kutztown 5, East Stroudsburg 4 Bloomsburg 4, West Chester 1 West Chester 3, Bloomsburg 2 East Stroudsburg 4, Kutztown 3 IUP 6, Mercyhurst 4 Millersville 2, Mansfield 0 Shippensburg 3, Lock Haven 1 Mansfield 4, Millersville 0 Shippensburg 6, Lock Haven 5

April 5

Slippery Rock 10, IUP 2 West Chester 10, East Stroudsburg 3 West Chester 9, East Stroudsburg 1 IUP 7, Slippery Rock 1 Gannon 9, Edinboro 1 Bloomsburg 1, Lock Haven 0 Shippensburg 6, Millersville 3 Shippensburg 4, Millersville 3 Lock Haven 4, Bloomsburg 1 Edinboro 12, Gannon 5

April 7

California 7, Clarion 0

Pct.

.736 .600 .583 .538 .421 .240 .363 .333

Pct.

1.00 .642 .583 .571 .416 .416 .375 .000

April 8

California 4, Slippery Rock 2 California 9, IUP 5 Seton Hill 5, Edinboro 1 Edinboro 8, Seton Hill 1

April 9

Kutztown 6, Goldey-Beacom 2 Seton Hill 8, Clarion 5 Kutztown 8, Goldey-Beacom 0 Seton Hill 4, Clarion 1 West Chester 6, Bowie State 0 Millersville 1, Bloomsburg 0 Bloomsburg 13, Millersville 3 Slippery Rock 3, Edinboro 0 Lock Haven 7, Mansfield 6 West Chester 9, Bowie State 0

April 10

Gannon 3, Slippery Rcok 2 Wheeling Jesuit University 6, IUP 4 Gannon 2, Slippery Rock 1 IUP 6, Wheeling Jesuit University 3 Shippensburg 2, Kutztown 0 Kutztown 9, Shippensburg 8

April 11

Mercyhurst 9, Clarion 1 Mercyhurst 7, Clarion 1

April 12

Gannon 7, Seton Hill 4 Edinboro 3, Clarion 2 California 5, IUP 2 Gannon 8, Seton Hill 0 Edinboro 4, Clarion 2 Slippery Rock 3, Mercyhurst 2 West Chester 2, Kutztown 0 Sliipery Rock 3, Mercyhurst 2 Lock Haven 2, Millersville 0 West Chester 3, Kutztown 1 Lock Haven 6, Millersville 0 California 11, IUP 1

April 13

IUP 9, Edinboro 0 California 12, Seton Hill 0 Mansfield 7, Shippensburg 2 IUP 7, Edinboro 2 Slippery Rock 3, Gannon 2 California 4, Seton Hill 1

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Mansfield 2, Shippensburg 1 Gannon 2, Slippery Rock 0 Bloomsburg 10, Millersville 1 Lock Haven 3, West Chester 0 Lock Haven 4, West Chester 1 Bloomsburg 4, Millersville 3

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Lock Haven 5, East Stroudsburg 2 West Chester 7, Mansfield 4 Shippensburg 1, Kutztown 0

LACROSSE PSAC Division

School..............................W-L PSAC IUP .................................10-2 8-0 Lock Haven ....................10-2 6-1 Mercyhurst .....................10-2 6-1 Bloomsburg....................... 7-4 5-2 Shippensburg ................... 7-5 4-3 Seton Hill .......................... 10-4 5-4 West Chester ...................7-4 4-4 Edinboro......................... 7-5 3-5 Gannon ......................... 6-7 3-5 East Stroudsburg .............. 7-5 2-5 Millersville ................... 5-7 1-6 Slippery Rock ................ 4-8 1-6 Kutztown ....................... 3-9 1-7

April 5

Mercyhurst 12, Edinboro 5 Millersville 15, Shepherd 14 Bloomsburg 18, Slippery Rock 13 IUP 27, East Stroudsburg 11 Seton Hill 15, Kutztown 5 Lock Haven 9, West Chester 6

April 6

Gannon 12, Shippensburg 11

April 7

Lock Haven 20, Shepherd 5

April 8

IUP 15, Slippery Rock 6

April 9

West Chester 16, Gannon 4 Shippensburg 13, East Stroudsburg 10 Seton Hill 14, Edinboro 8 Lock Haven 10, Mercyhurst 8 Kutztown 13, Millersville 10

Pct.

1.00 .857 .857 .714 .571 .555 .500 .375 .375 .285 .142 .142 .125

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