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More charges filed in Oct. 6 shooting incident in Shippensburg Hannah Pollock Managing Editor

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The Shippensburg ROTC Raider Battalion marched down King Street in the Veteran’s Day Parade held Sunday in downtown Shippensburg.

Shippensburg honors veterans

Charges have been filed in magisterial district court against two men, one of whom was a Shippensburg University student, in connection with the Oct. 6 shooting during a drug deal near High Street that resulted in the death of one man and injury of another.

Police filed charges against Samir Rodney Stevenson, 21, of Philadelphia, in the shooting death of Shakur Richard Myers, 21, also of Philadelphia. Myers was found dead beside a vehicle on Rotz Avenue, an alley behind High Street after the 7:55 p.m. shooting.

Stevenson, who was critically injured in the shooting, was charged with criminal homicide; manufacture, delivery or possession with intent to manufacture or deliver; conspiracy; and receiving

stolen property. He is being held without bail in the Cumberland County Prison awaiting his Nov. 25 preliminary hearing.

Former SU student Quentin Eric Furlow, 20, of Philadelphia, was charged with several drug offenses as well as other offenses related to the incident. Police charged Furlow with the manufacture, delivery or possession with intent to deliver, hindering apprehension, flight to avoid apprehension, criminal use of a communication facility and tampering with evidence.

Furlow had been considered a “person of interest” in the case prior to the filing of charges on Saturday. Furlow is still at large. Furlow may be driving a gray 2011 Infiniti G37 with Pennsylvania registration KZJ4211, according to police.

Homicide charges were previously filed on Oct. 25

Cumberland County Prison

Samir Stevenson against a fourth man involved in the incident. Police charged Clayton S. Wilson, 20, of Philadelphia, with criminal homicide, criminal attempt to commit criminal homicide, two counts of aggravated assault, firearms not to be carried without a license and recklessly endangering another person, according to police.

Furlow and Wilson are no longer students at SU, according to SU officials.

Community unites against hate, violence

Town, university remember those who served

Hannah Pollock Managing Editor

The Shippensburg University ROTC held its annual Veteran’s Day Ceremony Monday afternoon in the Old Main Chapel.

Nearly 100 people gathered for the event, including both active and retired members of the Armed Forces, students, staff and members of the SU administration.

Lt. Col. Christopher Morton, a military science professor at SU, gave the keynote address in which he reflected on who veterans truly are.

“Our veterans come from all walks of society. We come from every racial and ethnic group, every economic class, every religion and from any other group you could possibly cleave out of American society,” Morton said.

“And it should be that way. America’s Army should look like the country she serves.”

He shared his own deployment experience and encouraged veterans to seek help and support when they need it.

“Wounds manifest themselves in different ways,” Morton said, referring to those who deal with post traumatic stress disorder when they return home from war.

“I urge the vets in the room to be proud of your military and combat service. Not for what you experienced, but rather for the strength and resilience that can emerge from struggle. For the growth that comes from difficultly,” Morton said.

Later in the ceremony, senior Rachael Rudis was awarded the Commander’s Award for Public Service.

“Soliders don’t fight for political causes.

They fight for the people next to them and they fight for the people back home,” Morton said.

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Members of Shippensburg community form a human chain before the Veteran’s Day Parade Sunday afternoon. The event, “Shippensburg United,” aimed to unite the community against recent troubles. Read the full story on A2.

SU to host Peace PASSHE Chancellor to visit SU Wednesday Corps program Hannah Pollock Managing Editor

Emma Tennant Asst. News Editor

A year after declaring its partnership with the Peace Corps for the Peace Corps Prep Program, Shippensburg University announced it will host the Peace Corps Paul D. Coverdell Fellow Program.

SU signed an agreement on Nov. 4 that made it the first state system university to offer this program, which complements the master of social work program. Only 216 institutions across the nation host the elite program, according to SU News.

The Peace Corps website explains that the program is “a graduate fellowship program that offers financial assistance to returned

Peace Corps Volunteers.”

That assistance includes tuition reduction, scholarships, stipends or assistantships. At SU, returned volunteers will be able to pursue a master of social work degree at a reduced cost.

According to the Peace Corps website, returned volunteers will provide their service to underserved communities in the United States’ as part of program requirements.

Returned volunteers will have to apply for an internship through the program, which will allow them to use what they learn in the classroom in professional settings.

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Members of the Shippensburg University community will have the opportunity to interact with Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) Chancellor Dan Greenstein on Wednesday as he ends his fall 2019 campus tour.

SU is listed as the final stop on the chancellor’s fall 2019 campus visit tour on passhe.edu/chancellordan.

The fall campus visits have given the chancellor “another incredible opportunity to engage with faculty, staff and students,” according to passhe.edu.

SU Media Relations Manager Megan Silverstrim said students can ask the chancellor questions during an open forum in the Ceddia Union Building Multipurpose Room at 10 a.m.

“Students who want to interact with the chancellor may attend the open forum. Several student leaders will also meet with him that morning,” Silverstrim said.

The chancellor, a self-described “enthusiastic cyclist” will participate in various on-campus activities including a morning bike ride planned with the Cycling Club on the Cumberland Valley Rail Trail.

“We’ve been working with the state system office to plan the day to make it a day that will allow the chancellor to speak to a wide range of groups on campus,” Silverstrim said.

The chancellor shared his experience on the tour so far in his Oct. 28 blog post.

“Once again, we’re blessed by the trust everyone has extended in the very open and honest conversations about our hopes and dreams for the future of our students — for the future of our universities,” Greenstein wrote.

“We have a great deal more to do but we are well along the way; and I am honored as much today as ever to work and lead in your presence,” he said. “There is nothing we cannot achieve together. I believe that now more than ever.”

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The previous experiences and skills of the volunteers, including adapting to new cultures and environments as well as developing and managing projects, are transferable and will benefit them as they work with underserved communities in the area.

The Peace Corps program involves “recruiting a unique brand of graduate student” and that returned volunteers often promote

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international understanding and organizing campus-wide volunteer events on campus.

Returned volunteers will also have the ability to bring forth their experience in the Peace Corps to provide a new globalized look within the classroom.

The program will help strengthen the commitment to internationalization and community service as well as encourage programs to enhance efforts for global education, according to SU News.

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SU students attend financial fair Jess Quinn

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Students had a post-graduation financial reality check on Nov. 7 as Shippensburg’s Career Center teamed up with the Pennsylvania State Employees Credit Union (PSECU) to host a “Financial Reality Fair” for students in the Ceddia Union Building.

The fair gave students a chance to budget and make financial decisions based on the career and lifestyle they predicted to be in after graduation.

When students first entered the fair, they looked up the career they predicted they would have after graduation. Based on their chosen career, students were given an average salary to budget for the rest of the fair.

Each table at the fair represented a different monthly expense that students would have to consider after graduation. Some of the first tables included the basic bills a student could expect to pay as they begin their life independently. This included rent, utilities, furniture and food. Each table helped the students calculate how much they would be

spending based on their situation. Fair staff members also helped explain each expense and how it would be applicable in students’ lives.

The fair also represented expenses such as car payments, insurance, clothing, entertainment, television/internet/media, cell phone plan as well as others like hair, nails and spa payments.

PSECU Employees helped students calculate how much money they would spend on paying back student loans and a monthly credit card payment.

Based on each student’s salary, PSECU employees were able to predict if the students would have the capability to afford all their expenses at the end of each month.

Students who could afford their expenses and even had money leftover each month discussed further options for saving and spending money.

Senior Krystal Barone found the event was useful.

“The event was something that was very realistic and beneficial,” Barone said.

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Senior Rachael Rudis was awarded the Commander’s Award for Public Service during the Veteran’s Day ceremony. Pictured from left to right are Lt. Col Christopher Morton, SU President Laurie Carter, Rudis and SU political science Professor James Greenburg.

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He explained the joy soldiers experience when packages from those in the states arrive.

Rudis is the founder and served as the president of Ship Stands with America’s Military from August 2019June 2019. She coordinated the collecting and sending of care packages and cards that impacted more than 300 sol-

diers. The organization grew from three to 25 students and now involves the campus and greater community with its efforts.

Morton said Rudis “is instrumental” to the success of the organization.

The history major stood in shock as Morton pinned the medal to her collar.

“It’s a really big honor and obviously I was incredibly surprised,” Rudis said.

“I don’t really think of me. I think of all the people who have served who gave me the opportunity to allow me to give back.”

Rudis said giving back to service members has always meant a lot to her, as her father served in the Navy.

The ceremony closed with the crowd singing “America the Beautiful” and a benediction.

This Week on Campus Tuesday:

Wednesday:

Circle K will host a Blood Drive from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. in CUB100 - MPR A.

The PASSHE Chancellor is visiting SU and will speak at an open forum at 10 a.m in CUB100 - MPR A.

Wednesday: A Conversation on PowerBased Violence on College Campuses will start at 6 p.m. in Old Main Chapel.

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Residential and Student Life is holding Drag Brunch Bingo at 9 p.m. in CUB100 - MPR.

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Hand-in-hand, together they stand.

Members of the Shippensburg community gathered on King Street Sunday just before the Veteran’s Day Parade to unite as a town against the recent troubles they have faced.

First, a young man overdosed on heroin in May. Then in September a number of students were banned from Shippensburg University’s campus and charged with ethnic intimidation after they shouted the N-word at black students. After that, a drug-related homicide near High Street rocked the community. Finally, Cleversburg native Chad Craig decided he had enough of the way things were going.

“Shippensburg is not known for this [the recent tragedies], so we don’t want it here and we want to show that all the residents of Shippensburg stick together as one,” Craig told The Slate in an interview last Thursday.

“It raises awareness. It shows that every small community, town, city, everyone has issues… we as residents are gonna stay strong.

We’re gonna be unbroken and we’re gonna stand against it and stand united,” Craig also said.

Craig showed this when he announced his

event, called “Shippensburg United,” which started at 1:30 p.m. when the Cumberland Valley Hose Co. firehouse sounded its siren.

The event ended around 1:45 p.m. All were welcome to lock hands as a human chain stretched down each direction of King Street.

Craig said the event has laid the groundwork for future iterations of a human chain to stretch across Shippensburg.

“I think it turned out fantastic…” Craig said. “…I have been contacted by a few organizations in the Shippensburg area. They’re gonna plan to make this an every Veteran’s Day event.”

Shippensburg University President Laurie Carter and members of the university administration participated in the event.

“It is always wonderful for our community to come together to celebrate our values, and that is why we are here today,” Carter said.

Craig celebrated the occasion in a Facebook status update he posted after the parade on Sunday.

“I can’t say thank you enough for everyone’s support leading up to today’s events! It does my heart good to know that so many people care! Now let’s fight to make a change!” Craig wrote.

He also said that Sunday had one of the largest turnouts for the Veteran’s Day parade in a very long time.

• Kyle Miller, director of fraternity and sorority life, along with student representatives of Greek life gave a presentation celebrating the 60th anniversary of SU Greek life • President Laurie Carter announced that Stewart Hall is nearing completion • Members of the Association of Pennsylvania State College and Faculties is scheduled to vote on the approval of a new contract • The council approved the naming of two spaces in Stewart Hall and one in the library to honor those who contributed donations Jonathan Bermueller/The Slate

Members of the Shippensburg community locked arms across King Street.

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Campus Police Briefs Man cited for underage drinking Shippensburg University Campus Police were dispatched on Nov. 3 to meet EMS for an alcohol overdose. Jordan Kurtz, a 19-year-old male, was found at the scene vomiting due to alcohol consumption.

Kurtz was transported to Chambersburg ER and cited for underage consumption.

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Woman cited for underage drinking Shippensburg University Campus Police conducted a traffic stop in the G-1 parking lot on Nov. 9 for equipment violations. One of the passengers, later identified as Elizabeth Kuhn, was found to be intoxicated.

When speaking with her, officers detected a strong odor of alcohol coming from her. Kuhn also began to vomit.

Kuhn was transported to Chambersburg ER for treatment, and was cited for underage consumption.

Woman cited for underage drinking Shippensburg University Campus Police were on foot patrol at an event held at Henderson Gym on Nov. 9 when security escorted an intoxicated female, later identified as Kayla Brown, out of the event.

Brown agreed to do a PBT, which showed positive results. She was cited for underage consumption and released to a friend.

Roommates charged with harassment Shippensburg University Campus Police were dispatched to 348 Harley on Nov. 9 for a fight between roommates. The roommates, identified as Arion Martin and Kahlaya Turner, were separated when police arrived, but admitted to fighting.

Both Martin and Turner were charged with harassment.

Student to be charged with possession of paraphernalia Shippensburg University Campus Police were dispatched to 209 Harley Hall in response to a fire alarm that came from an activated smoke detector.

Officers detected an odor of marijuana while checking the room, and noticed drug paraphernalia in plain view of one of the bedrooms.

Police identified the resident in question as Arie Berkovich.

Charges will be filed for possession of paraphernalia.

High risk dams pose upstream danger for many Pennsylvanians Mark Scolforo

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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP)— Pennsylvanians living downstream may not often think about what could happen if something goes wrong with one of the state’s many dams, but threats to life and property are scattered along the state’s 86,000 miles of streams and rivers.

“Our infrastructure in Pennsylvania is old — we’re an old state,” said Rich Reisinger, chief of the Dam Safety Division for the state Department of Environmental Protection. “A lot of dams have been around a long time, and occasionally the public gets, I’ll say, not as vigilant as we should be, when they say, ‘The dam’s been there 100 years. It’ll be there 100 more.’”

Reisinger’s agency regulates nearly 3,400 Pennsylvania dams, of which about 740 are deemed “high hazard,” meaning a structural failure is likely to lead to loss of human life. Most of the dams are privately owned and more than half are over 50 years old. Some were even built in the early 19th century.

But the agency’s greatest concern is for a group of 145 dams that are rated, in data supplied to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, as both high-hazard and in either poor or unsatisfactory condition.

They include the dam at Lake Scranton, first built in 1898 and holding back a 225-

acre body of water a couple miles from the city center, and Dehart Reservoir, a 592-acre impoundment constructed in 1940 that supplies Harrisburg’s drinking water. The 145 high-risk dams are found in 42 of the state’s 67 counties, and on average they were built in the mid-1920s. About half are privately owned, including by businesses, while county, state and local governments own the rest.

A two-year investigation

by The Associated Press identified 1,688 dams nationwide that are rated as high-hazard and are deemed to be in poor or unsatisfactory condition.

Pennsylvania’s dam safety program has a budget that increased from $2.6 million in 2010¬ — the third most in the country — to $2.8 million last year, the second-most. It has 28 dam-safety personnel, down slightly from 30 a decade ago.

There have been efforts to mitigate the threat from high-risk dams. Under a decade-old program known as H2O PA, the state has issued 19 grants for unsafe high-hazard dams, funding projects valued at a total of $50 million. Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf’s infrastructure proposal would steer additional grant money to upgrade dams.

In September, the Federal Emergency Management Agency provided a grant of $177,000 for the Heller Dam, which helps store drinking water for about 51,000 people in Lycoming County. The

Williamsport Municipal Water Authority is using that money to fund engineering work for a project, likely to cost a million dollars or more, to repair spillway walls and install ground water monitoring devices. About 2,600 people in South Williamsport and a neighboring township would be at risk if 44-year-old Heller Dam ever fails.

A May 2008 audit of dam and levee safety by the state auditor general’s office found that more than half of the state’s high-hazard dams lacked approved emergency plans, which lay out how government will respond and who might be hurt when a dam fails. But Reisinger indicated there has been progress — today only about one in 20 does not have an approved plan.

Efforts to address dam safety in Pennsylvania began slowly after the infamous 1889 Johnstown flood that killed 2,200 people.

The disaster was blamed on poor maintenance on the South Fork Dam on the Little Conemaugh River, which sent a 36-foot wall of water roaring into a populated area at 40 mph.

A subsequent flood, caused by the 1911 failure of the Austin Dam in Potter County, wiped out a paper mill and killed 78 people.

The state’s first dam safety legislation followed soon after, and lawmakers returned to the topic after the Laurel Run Dam outside Johnstown failed in 1977.

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Bacteria that killed 3 infants traced to hospital equipment AP News Wire Associated Press

DANVILLE, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania hospital said Friday it has discovered the source of a waterborne germ that sickened at least eight premature infants, killing three.

Geisinger Medical Center in Danville said the process it was using to prepare donor breast milk led to the deadly outbreak in the hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit.

Infection control specialists used DNA testing to trace the Pseudomonas bacterium to equipment used to measure and administer donor breast milk. Geisinger said it has since switched to using single-use equipment.

Hospital officials stressed the milk itself was not the source of the exposure.

“We have had no new cases of infants becoming ill from pseudomonas in the NICU since making this change,” Dr. Edward Hartle, Geisinger’s executive vice president and chief medical officer, said in a statement.

Pseudomonas bacteria are common and

often harmless but can pose a health risk in fragile patients.

Geisinger, which operates one of Pennsylvania’s largest health networks, has been sending very premature newborns and some expectant mothers to other facilities while it investigated the outbreak. The hospital said it will continue doing so as it consults with state health officials on when it can resume normal operations.

“We would like to extend our sincere apologies to the families who have been affected by this incident. We know that the public holds us to the highest standards, and we will continue to strive to live up to those expectations as we have throughout our history, constantly improving on what we do and how we do it,” Hartle said.

The parents of one of the newborns who died at Geisinger filed suit last month, alleging that hospital officials failed to protect their son from the lethal bacterial infection that had already killed two other premature babies.

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What impact should attendence have on students’ grades?

As we enter the home-stretch of the semester and finish up final assignments for our courses, we must address attendance policies present in class.

Individual professors decide the attendance policy for their courses. Some professors integrate attendance into a point system, which benefits students who attend and penalize others who do not attend.

There are professors who penalize students who miss class per absence up until they fail the course.

However, there are very a few professors who do not require attendance at all, and a student’s grade is decided entirely from the work they produce and the knowledge they demonstrate.

Why do attendance policies differ?

Some professors may use attendance policies to penalize students who do not show up while others might use it to help weight grades in order to help students pass their classes. Still, should students be rewarded for filling a seat for 50 or 90 minutes?

Hypothetically, why should one student who performs poorly on examina-

tions but attends a class every day pass a class, a student who misses five classes but aces every test be flunked for the semester?

If a student does a good job without needing to attend class, should he or she not be rewarded for the work outside the class?

Penalizing proficiency seems counter-intuitive to the purpose of education: to encourage achievement.

Many students need to work one or two jobs to be able to pay for college or even pay for rent and food. It may be necessary for them to miss class to pick up an extra shift to be able to pay for dinner or cover the costs of already expensive textbooks.

At the end of the day, enrolling at a university is a business transaction. Students pay their professors for instruction.

Once students pay the professor, their part of the deal is done. If they want to miss class, they should not be penalized within the system for doing so.

When a real-world employee calls off

work, they are recognizing they are giving up pay for that day. The student is doing the same by not attending class.

On the flip side of the coin, when a professor cancels class, there are little to no repercussions. Students are missing out on content they already paid for upfront.

On top of that, when students attend the class they do not always receive the product they paid for. Some professors show up late or let class out early.

Others lecture off a slideshows — something that could just as easily be learned at home.

The students are paying the professor; there should be more accountability for professors to meet the expectations they laid out when students have already paid to be a part of their class.

The attendance policy would be better if it was considered to be a school-wide policy, applied equally in every class.

Additionally, students must be incentivized to attend class based on the significance of information missed during class, not based on arbitrarily failing the course if they do not show up enough.

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“Should: A. Attendance have no impact on grades?

B. Students who miss a certain number of classes automatically fail the course?

C. Attendance hold weight in points in a students’ grade?”

Give it a thought: Supreme Court undermine democracy

Chase Slenker Staff Columnist

Many democratic presidential candidates have discussed a hardly known concept called court-packing. The term refers to adding of Supreme Court justices with the intent of changing the political ideology of the Supreme Court.

Many people commonly believe that the number of Supreme Court justices is limited by the constitution; however, no such provision at this time exists.

Having a court of nine justices has not always been the case. The Judiciary Act of 1789 established a six-member court whose number fluctuated regularly between the law’s passage and President Abraham Lincoln’s term.

The current number of nine has remained the same since the Judiciary

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Act of 1869 was passed. The proposal of many current Democratic presidential candidates to change the number for political gain is not a new concept.

Court-packing has been widely discussed when President Franklin D. Roosevelt proposed changing the number of justices to fifteen to dilute the votes of anti-new deal justices. His proposal was not well-taken in Congress, so the precedent of nine justices lived on to this day.

Current presidential candidates Sen. Kamala Harris and Mayor Pete Buttigieg have mentioned this as a policy proposal if they were to become president. Many contend that by packing our current court, it would become more ideologically central and less “radically conservative.”

Regardless of whether or not it would “positively” improve the diversity of ideology on the Supreme Court, the court’s number should not be changed as it would be a crisis for our government and country.

The judiciary is regarded by many scholars as to the weakest of the three main branches of government but holds the most significant oversight powers over the other two branches. The court interprets laws, strikes down unconstitutional laws, holds and declares executive orders unconstitutional and ultimately serves as a constitutionality

check on the other two more-politically driven branches.

It is constitutionally designed to be politically impartial. Although the nomination and confirmation process for justices has increasingly become more partisan in their confirmations, the court has remained independent. It is still the least politically bounded institution of government. It is still maintaining its impartiality and is holding to its commitment and purpose. The court must remain neutral from political and partisan control and must remain independent as it serves its instrumental role. Packing the court would completely undermine the separation of powers and the impartiality of the court. It would open the door to regular changes to the court due to political ideology, and not by the proven record or legal regard.

If people want the court to be changed ideologically, they need to either impeach justices or nominate and confirm future justices more aligned with Congress’ current view. Ultimately, if they want to change, they need to follow constitutionally given options.

Court-packing is a scary thought for democracy and should never occur. The preservation of court independence and impartiality depends on our votes.

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SU’s men’s group B.R.O.T.H.E.R.S. empowers during weekend summit Samuel Fegan Staff Writer

Scores of well-dressed men filled Ceddia Union Building (CUB) Multipurpose Room (MPR) Nov. 9 snacking on sandwiches and fruit cups in anticipation for the first-ever B.R.O.T.H.E.R.S. Summit to begin.

Shippensburg University’s office of Multicultural Student Affairs (MSA) men’s group B.R.O.T.H.E.R.S. hosted an all-men’s summit in the CUB MPR, encouraging men on campus to attend in the hopes that they may gain some insight into surviving college and the professional world.

SU alumnus and B.R.O.T.H.E.R.S. adviser Derrick Brown first took the stage and began his speech by conducting a workshop.

“I want every man in here to partner up with another man and tell them what you fear most, and what motivates you,” Brown said.

Answers ranged from “being able to take care of my kids when I am older” or “making my family proud.”

Brown continued his

workshop by asking each individual man seat-by-seat why he went to the summit and why he is at Shippensburg University.

“If you want to get somewhere quickly walk alone, if you want to go even further take others with you,” junior Joey Alajlouni said.

“You’re only as strong as your weakest link,” Brown said. “And I don’t see any.”

Brown also paid tribute to MSA director Diane Jefferson and assistant director Kapri Brown, his wife, for their help with the summit and everything they have done for the organization over the years.

“B.R.O.T.H.E.R.S. was founded by men, but has always been guided by women,” Brown said.

The first keynote speaker was Brandon J. Flood, secretary of the Pennsylvania Board of Pardons.

“I think it is vital that we have events like this. I know a lot of us are thinking the same things, having the same concerns, the same issues, but often times we hesitate at vocalizing that,” Flood said.

“But when we hear some-

one else, when we hear our fellow man, or colleague say the same thing, it allows us to take our guard down and more importantly, tap into those resources.”

During the keynote, Flood went over the four “Ds” that minorities may encounter in the professional world: Dismissed, discredited, demonized and destroyed.

Flood talked about the steps that can be made to combat these efforts of discrimination. “You put your best foot forward, you work your ass off, and you allow your work to speak for you,” Flood said. “What is understood doesn’t need to be said.”

Flood closed out his speech by encouraging those in the audience to become experts in their fields. “We live in a digital age now where even if we don’t know something, you can become a subject expert over the weekend,” Flood said.

Michael Williams, SU alumnus and professor of counseling at Harrisburg Area Community College (HACC), was the next speaker to take the stage and con-

Photo courtesy of Taron Townsend

Participants sit in circle group to talk about their experiences at SU. ducted workshops with the audience.

The audience moved to the back of the room and were forced to choose whether or not they were for a topic. The topics ranged from underage drinking, premarital sex and Lebron or Kawhi.

Williams then asked men to form circle groups to dis-

cuss their journeys thus far at Shippensburg. Questions posed included how they got to Shippensburg, who you left behind, how the transition was and what they struggled with.

Williams then asked men how they felt, and how they were viewed by their professors, peers and security on

campus.

One SU student described a situation in which a police officer approached him and questioned him about an incident in which he had no involvement.

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Students April Ptesch and Zsofia Kandrot display their Intro to Environmental Sustainability (ESS) 108 project in the Ceddia Union Building (CUB) to passersby. The goal of the project is to raise awareness on why recycling is important. Reasons they gave included preventing pollution, saving energy and the knowledge that plastic floats on the top of bodies of water harming animals, their environment and even humans, according to their pamphlet Trash Talk.

Mock trial team shows spirit through real-life experience Hannah Pollock Managing Editor

Most college students would have to be subpoenaed to show up to court, but a team of Shippensburg University students go voluntarily.

Members of the Robbie Oberly Mock Trial team recently competed at The Sixth Annual Blue Jay Invitational at Elizabethtown College.

The team’s namesake comes from a previous member of the team, who passed away after a battle with brain cancer while in law school.

Previous adviser Stephanie Jirard named the team in his honor.

Each year, the team is assigned a case, either criminal or civil, by the American

Mock Trial Association. This year’s case is criminal, according to junior Naschia Brice, the president of the team.

Brice said the team reviews the case information and divides into two subteams: prosecution and defense.

Students transform into lawyers and witnesses, learning the case inside and out.

Senior Darius Tademy serves as the vice president for the team. He explained how the team practices and prepares for competitions and scrimmages, “Everyone learns their part and then we go against each other for the experience,” he said.

Once at the competition, the students are not allowed to wear apparel that connects

them to the school they are representing to avoid any potential bias, according to Brice.

After countless hours of practice, students argue their side of the case in front of law students and practicing attorneys who act as judges at competitions or scrimmages.

The judges provide feedback to the teams and cast ballots determining the winners.

“It’s really cool going to scrimmage and seeing how other teams prepared,” Tademy said. “In the moment it’s frustrating, but after, it’s a new perspective.”

At its most recent scrimmage in Elizabethtown, the team competed against Gettysburg College, Franklin and Marshall College and Susquehanna University.

Photo courtesy of James Greenburg

Adolfo Alvarez confers with defense co-counsel: from left to right, Alexia Barbour, Ryasia Deshields and Monae Bullock, prior to opening statements.

The team collectively won two out of four rounds of competition. Brice won the top witness award and sophomore team member Monae Bullock won the overall excellence award.

The team will participate in three scrimmages before

it heads to compete at the regional competition at American University in February.

“This is one of Shippensburg’s best teams in a long time,” Tademy said.

Despite many members of the team being new, they carried their own very well,

Brice said.

The team is comprised of 11 students from various majors, with 10 students on the official roster.

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Shippensburg Church of the Nazarene to support students on mission trip Erynn Lynch

Guest Contributor

Hannah Pollock/The Slate

The Shippensburg Church of the Nazarene is on East Orange Street in downtown Shippensburg.

Dale Detweiler, pastor of the Shippensburg Church of the Nazarene, will be leading students from Shippensburg University on a mission trip to Puerto Rico in early 2020 after a hurricane struck the territory in 2017.

The goal of the mission trip is to repair a damaged roof and replace the ceiling on a church in Palmas Altas, Puerto Rico.

The reason behind the trip is to help the Palmas Altas community, while also helping Shippensburg students make connections with local residents, according to Detweiler.

Detweiler said he was excited to find out that the trip had been approved. He

was also stoked to see such a great amount of interest within a few days of posting the information for the trip.

The people of the Shippensburg Church of Nazarene and Detweiler say they are very excited to have this opportunity. Detweiler hopes to have a mission trip take place at least every spring break.

The mission trip is not only open to students, but anyone who may be interested.

“When we go to places we are not familiar with or comfortable to help others, we learn new things about ourselves and the world in which we live,” Detweiler said. “I hope that students will see that they can make a difference in the lives of others and that they are blessed with the life they have.”

Detweiler shared advice to those who want to go on mission trips in the future and to those who may be hesitant about going.

“I have been on a couple of mission trips. Each time I come home with a new perspective on myself, life and the world in which I live. If you have the chance to go on a mission trip — do it,” Detweiler said.

The cost of the trip varies based on the housing option you choose. This can range as high as $1,300 or as low as $1,000. The church will also host fundraisers to help with the total finances of the trip.

The final date to sign up for the mission trip to Puerto Rico is Dec. 13.

New organization educates on intentions with the help of cookies

Question of the Week: What would you change about the dining food?

Abby Birtchet, freshman “I would make the healthier options more appetizing, there are [some] healthy foods but they are not good.”

Justin Hawbaker Ship Life Editor

Picture walking into a room with a fresh smell of baked goods waiting to be eaten. Now imagine eating them to support a new organization on campus.

The First-Generation Student Alliance held its inaugural Cookie-Off on Nov. 6 in the Ceddia Union Building (CUB) Multipurpose Room (MPR), serving students an array of cookies in competition for the top prize — a plaque.

Judges, students and silent auctioneers came together to try the cookies, win prizes and play games. The winner of the event received a plaque signifying their victory.

SU President Laurie Carter was one of the participating judges, who were tasked with trying all of the cookies and choosing which one was the best.

Carter made light of the wide variety of cookies she and the other judges had to eat.

“We enjoyed being the judges and eating all eight of the cookies,” Carter said.

Crowned as the winner and the best voted cookies of the night were the iced gingerbread cookies while sugar cookies and chocolate chip cookies followed in second and third place.

The event is only the first of many that the First-Generation Student Alliance has planned for the coming year.

The organization highlights students who are the first ones in their immediate family to go to college to get a four-year degree.

“There is a large population of students who are first generation students, but not a lot of us know what that means, know who a first-gen is or how to be allies,” said Katelin Homskie, the president of

Jennica Pearson, sophomore “They should label the flavored versus plain yogurt in the dining hall because it’s very unpleasant in the morning.”

Justin Hawbaker/The Slate

The judges, including SU President Laurie Carter (right), had an hour and a half to decide which cookie they thought should go home with the top award of the night.

First-Generation Student Alliance.

The organization plans to spread the word on who first-generation students are and inform the university on why they are important to campus.

Recipe of the Week:

Caprese Pasta with Roasted Tomatoes This classic Italian recipe only takes 35 minutes to make and can serve up to four guests.

Ingredients: - 3 mashed garlic cloves - 4 cups of cherry tomatoes - 2 tablespoons of white balsamic vinaigrette - Salt and pepper - 6 oz. fresh basil - 8 oz. fresh mozzarella balls - 1 lb. pasta shells

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1. Bring a medium sized pot of water to boil. Once boiling, place pasta in water. Cook until wellcooked. (8-10 minutes depending on the type of pasta).

2. Once pasta is done, take out 1/2 cup of the pasta cooking liquid and set aside.

Drain the rest of the liquid.

3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mince and smash the garlic.

Place tomatoes and garlic in oven for 1015 minutes 4. Mince basil.

5. Place pasta, basil, mozzarella balls, minced roasted garlic, tomatoes, white balsamic vinegar and salt in a large bowl.

6. Mix all ingredients together until completely combined.

Serve warm or as a cold pasta salad.

“If you give estimates, it is probably near half of SU students that are first generation students,” Homskie said.

ShipTALKS: How do you make a long-distance relationship work?

Dating someone who does not live near you can be very difficult to manage. Even so, there are ways to make long-distance relationships work.

Make sure you keep in contact with your significant other, but also do not overdo it. Everyone needs their alone time and that includes people you are dating. Allow space in the relationship for you to miss each other.

Schedule a time when you are both able to see each other in-person. Online relationships can work, but it is best to also see one another in person so you are able to build a stronger connection.

Try to meet up at least a few times a year to get to know your partner better.

If money is a problem, save up for a few months to travel to see your significant other. You could also meet halfway with them to make it easier.

Social media is a good way to keep in contact with a long-distance partner. Video

chat and talk on the phone often to lessen the space between you. If you cannot be in the same place, you can at least make it feel as if you are.

Make friendships so you are not alone all the time.

Long-distance relationships can often leave people feeling lonely and left out. Spending time with friends will hopefully alleviate some of those feelings.

People can be very opinionated so do not let others tell you long-distance relationships are a waste of time because they are not. Every relationship is different and while distance might not work for everybody, for some people it will.

Long-distance relationships are hard work but putting the effort in will make them easier and less stressful. Do not let distance get in the way of what could possibly be your future.

Sincerely, The ShipTalker

Julianna Rehberg, sophomore “More vegetarian options because I feel like I eat the same pasta everyday.”

Angela Chen, junior “They have the same food everyday. They should switch it up and have a better variety of foods.”

Jared Jacobs, junior “The one thing I would change about the dining hall is having a wider variety of fruits and vegetables.”

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A&E

Review: ‘Everybody’ play discusses mortality Isabella Brignola Staff Writer

Since ancient times, mankind has questioned what happens after death. Our ancestors across the globe created countless stories to try and grasp some sort of understanding of where we will go when we die.

This mystery led to the creation of the play “The Summoning of Everyman,” which shows the character named Everyman to search for someone to go with him to the afterlife.

In order to recreate the classic, the Shippensburg University theater practicum class studied and performed a modern retelling of the play from Nov. 6 to Nov. 10.

Written by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, the play “Everybody” follows the character, Everybody, as they struggle to grapple with the summons of the indifferent Death and the furious God. To bring this intense yet comedic production to life in Shippensburg University’s Memorial Auditorium, sound, costumes and lighting design included a great deal of special effects.

The sound design created masterful illusions in order to best portray the tale. Right from the beginning, they transformed the voice of the Usher, played by Katherine Hargrove, into the threatening wrath of God. This same department also contorted the voice of Tyler Law to go from an indifferent Death to an all-powerful force of the cosmos.

These effects flawlessly gave the omnipotent characters the illusion of otherworldly power.

The costumes and props brought an extra level of symbolism to the story by combining cultures and ideas in the background. An impressive costume was made for the character “Stuff” played by Kaitlyn Niski. This was a dress created with different memorabilia and prized possessions held within a net around it. The costume was elegant, as well as beautifully symbolic of the dangers of materialism.

Lighting design provided beautiful ambiance and effect for the supernatural aspects.

One particularly impressive moment was the scene involving the “Danse Macabre.” During this scene, blacklights shone on the dark stage, illuminating the neon and white masks of the dead.

Photos by Carmine Scicchitano/The Slate

Hannah Famulare plays the character Everybody, who spends the entire play dreading death’s approach.

The character Death led the group, appearing with a black mask, painted in neon to create a crow-like appearance. The lighting created wa terrifying effect of white painted faces reaching out toward the audience, and Death orchestrated the affair.

In addition to the technical aspects, the actors inspired laughter and tears through the audience. Hannah Famulare, who played Everybody, moved the audience with her human despair at the prospect of death approaching.

The characters for each symbolic force hurt the audience with harsh truths, but made it laugh at how they mirrored. Finally, Hargrove, who played the Usher, God and Understanding, gently proposed the story at the beginning and gave the audience closure before it left.

Each member evoked emotions from the crowd, whether it was sadness, fear, hope or joy.

Each student’s effort contributed a meaningful element to the experience for the audience. After a semester of hard work, the students of the theater practicum class brought to life the beautiful story of how everybody is summoned to death.

Billboard Top 10 “Everybody” focuses on mortality and the meaning of life. The main character Everyman searches for someone to journey through life with, and chooses the character Everybody. This role is chosen from amongst the cast by a lottery at each performance, according to dramatists.com.

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Tuesday, November 12, 2019

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Sports

Football, E2

Field hockey, E3

RAIDER OF THE WEEK

Name: Ariel Jones Sport: Basketball Position: Guard Class: Junior Major: Human Communication Studies Hometown: Lebanon, Pennsylvania Jones poured in 32 and 25 points, respectively, in the Raiders’ wins over Wheeling University and Frostburg State University.

Through two games, the star guard is shooting 63% from the field, 43% from 3-point range and 77% from the free throw line.

Image courtesy of Bill Smith/SU Sports Info.

Ariel Jones averaged 28.5 points per game at SU’s Conference Challenge tournament, earning tournament MVP honors.

Women’s basketball opens season 2-0 Matt Gregan

Asst. Sports Editor

The Shippensburg University women’s basketball team accomplished what it has not been able to do for the past two seasons: Winning its opening game of the season.

Players all throughout the Raiders’ roster gave big efforts as the team began the season with a pair of wins in this weekend’s Conference Challenge exhibition tournament.

Junior Destiny Jefferson, a transfer from Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) rival West Chester University, played a big role in both victories, although she did it in two completely different ways.

In Friday’s season opening 88-58 victory over Wheeling University, she showcased her ability to facilitate the offense. She finished with four points, but made her mark on the game by dishing out a career-high 11 assists and grabbing six rebounds.

On Saturday, she showed up more as a scorer when she finished with 21 points in the Raiders’ 80-68 win over Frostburg State University.

“Today, the team struggled a little bit offensively and she [Destiny] has that instinct and ability to then go ahead and make the shots she needs to make,” coach Kristy Trn said.

Jefferson, through the first two games of the season, is averaging 12.5 points, 6.5 assists and 6.0 rebounds per game.

Bringing in a player like Jefferson has paid early dividends for the Raiders this season. Having a natural facilitator allows the team’s leading scorer Ariel Jones to play her better position, shooting guard. The ability to have a backcourt consisting of Jefferson and Jones will make the Raiders’ offense much harder to defend.

“We have Destiny and Ariel, who are both speedy, dynamic players,” Trn said. “To be able to have those two play side-by-side gives us a lot more athleticism and speed out on the floor.”

Jones is averaging 28.5 points, 4.0 assists and 2.5 rebounds per game so far this season. Her efforts in the Conference Challenge earned her the 2019 Conference Challenge MVP.

The Raiders received a balanced effort in their win over Wheeling. Jones scored a game-high 32 points and sophomores Aunbrielle Green and Lauren Pettis finished with double-doubles.

Trn emphasized coming out and playing with intensity to begin the season, and the Raiders responded by opening their season with a 10-0 run and being up by as much as 35 points against Wheeling.

Saturday’s game against Frostburg State was more physical, and the Raiders struggled for much of the first half of the game.

The same intensity the Raiders came out with against Wheeling was lacking early in the game against Frostburg State. SU went into halftime down 34-32.

Coach Trn spoke after the game about both the team’s play in the first half, specifically the team’s lack of intensity to begin the game.

“I don’t think we started off well offensively or defensively. I felt like our team came out flat in the second game of the year; not really excited to get out on the floor,” Trn said. “Fortunate-

ly, halfway through the third quarter we were able to get some things going offensively and that ignited the intensity on the defensive side of the ball as well.”

Trn also went on to talk about how a lack of intensity and emotion has been one of the team’s biggest problems over the previous two seasons.

“This has been a problem for the team in the last two seasons: Having the ability to consistently come in and raise your level of play to where it needs to be on game day. We need to make some adjustments in our practice that will hopefully then lead to some adjustments in the game of being able to come out and be ready to go from the start.”

The Raiders turned things around midway through the third quarter and went on to win by double digits. The team began the fourth quarter on a 14-6 run, finishing the final quarter shooting 61%. Jones, who finished with 25 points, scored 18 points in the final quarter to lead the team to their second win of the season.

One of the things the Raid-

ers struggled with in the first half was crashing the glass and preventing Frostburg State from grabbing offensive rebounds. They came out in the second half with a plan to combat Frostburg State’s physicality.

“I think it was a combination of we started to hit some shots and we started to be aggressive in getting to the basket and to the free-throw line,” Trn said when asked about the adjustments the team made at halftime.

“We also did a much better job of keeping Frostburg off the offensive glass. We gave up way too many offensive rebounds in the first half. I think we did a much better job of getting the ball inside, facing up and really attacking the rim ourselves to take advantage of our size on offense.”

The Raiders finished with 33 attempts from the freethrow line, making their attempts at a 73% clip.

Up next for the Raiders is a non-conference road game against West Virginia Wesleyan University on Saturday at 2 p.m.

Spence coaches young men’s XC squad to another high PSAC finish Chris Wurtz Sports Editor

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Coach Steve Spence, a former Olympic marathoner, has led the men’s cross-country team to a Top-3 PSAC finish in 17 of his 22 years at the helm.

Year in and year out, no matter what circumstances arise, the Shippensburg University men’s cross-country team can count on being right in the thick of things when postseason rolls around and the stakes are raised.

SU coach Steve Spence, who has guided the program since 1998, has coached the team to a Top-5 finish in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) in 21 of his 22 years at the helm.

The Raiders have won the conference title three times during Spence’s tenure, and this season’s third-place finish extended their streak of consecutive Top-3 finishes to seven years. However, this year’s team was a bit different than past iterations.

The 2019 Raiders rolled out a youthful squad with a whopping 10 freshmen on the official 14-man roster.

When the PSAC Championships rolled around in late October, nine freshmen and three sophomores competed in SU’s most important race of the season.

The Raiders were lucky to

have such a dominant crop of young talent after the runners in the graduating classes of 2020 and 2021 left the team for various reasons.

“It definitely doesn’t happen every year, to be able to get such top-end talent in,” Spence said. “It’s super competitive out there, especially nowadays.”

The young squad shares a close bond, Spence said, not just at practice and at meets but in their personal lives, too. Spence said the athletes support one another when it comes to academics, rest and recovery so that they are able to continue to work at a high level at practice.

Andrew Feldman, who is just a redshirt sophomore athletically and a junior academically, is one of the oldest runners on the team.

“With 10 new guys who aren’t familiar with college or any of the lifestyle changes that are associated with it, we [upperclassmen] have to play a part in just kinda guiding them through things,” Feldman said. “They’re smart kids, they’ll figure things out on their own, it’s just a matter of making sure they’re on the right path to get there.”

With such a young team, one would assume that creative coaching tactics might be helpful. Spence, a former Olympic marathoner, said he draws upon his own experiences quite a bit when coaching his athletes.

“To get to the level I was at, I put in a lot of work,” Spence said with a laugh. “I’ve experienced almost every injury, I’ve tried different things, I know what does and doesn’t work. One thing I tell them is, ‘I never ask you to do anything that I’ve ever done.’”

Despite finding success in the present, Spence has his sights set on the big picture.

“We’re doing good, but the future is what we’re looking at,” Spence said. “All these guys that are freshmen and sophomores are going to be different runners, developmentally, then where they’re at now.”

Placing third out of 15 teams in the conference is no small feat for SU, especially with its key contributors being so early in the developmental process. With that in mind, these Raiders should be a force to be reckoned with in the PSAC and beyond for years to come.

November 12, 2019

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Women’s soccer dominates in season finale behind Weigel’s 4 goals Courtesy of SU Sports Info.

Image courtesy of Bill Smith/SU Sports Info.

Sean Judge tallied six receptions for 93 yards and three touchdowns in the Red Raiders’ 35-10 demolition of East Stroudsburg. All three marks were career highs for Judge. He only had two receiving touchdowns in his SU career prior to Saturday’s performance.

Judge’s 3-touchdown day leads Red Raiders to road victory over East Stroudsburg, 35-10 Courtesy of SU Sports Info.

Redshirt-sophomore Brycen Mussina threw three touchdown passes to redshirt-sophomore Sean Judge, graduate Luke Durkin ran in two scores, and the Red Raider defense limited host East Stroudsburg under 200 yards of offense as the Shippensburg University football team completed the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Eastern Division schedule with a 3510 win at East Stroudsburg

Saturday night from Eiler-Martin Stadium.

Shippensburg (4-6, 4-3 PSAC East) held a 14-3 halftime lead over East Stroudsburg (5-5, 2-5) and then possessed the ball for more than 21 minutes in the second half to cement the victory. SU scored touchdowns on all five of its trips into the red zone and held the Warriors to just 197 yards of total offense.

Mussina finished 21-of-33 for 350 yards and the three touchdown passes without throwing an interception.

Judge set career highs with six catches, 93 receiving yards en route to finding the end zone three times. Durkin carried the ball 16 times for 90 yards.

Once again, redshirt-sophomore David Balint III was a force as a pass catcher – leading the Red Raiders with eight receptions for 115 yards.

Redshirt-junior Winston Eubanks had three catches for 65 yards.

The Red Raider defense had arguably their best game of the season, limiting ESU to

just one field goal on its first nine possessions and yielding its only touchdown with seven minutes remaining.

Redshirt-junior Tim Bradley had a monster game, recording a career-high three sacks in the second half out of four total tackles-for-loss (TFLs). His final sack was a sack-fumble recovered by redshirt-freshman Aaron Alphee and returned for 28 yards.

Shippensburg had five sacks overall — with redshirt-senior Tig Spinelli and

freshman Jacoby Sherard joining Bradley in the TFL column.

Redshirt-senior Deionte Wilson and redshirt-freshman Tyler Simon joined Spinelli atop the SU tackles totals with eight. Simon and Spinelli each totaled 1.5 TFLs. Shippensburg closes out the 2019 season at 1 p.m. Saturday when it hosts nationally-ranked IUP for Senior Day from Seth Grove Stadium.

Men’s basketball splits Conference Challenge games, opens season 1-1 Isaiah Snead

Asst. Sports Editor

The Shippensburg University men’s basketball team opened the 2019-20 season with a Conference Challenge tournament at Heiges Field House in Shippensburg.

In its opening game on Friday night, Shippensburg defeated Virginia Union 7762. The team came out hot and opened the game on a 20-8 run.

SU junior guard Jake Biss scored 24 of his 32 points in the first half and the Raiders went into halftime with a 4531 lead. Biss was on fire in the first half, as he made his first eight shots of the game. He finished with 32 points, eight rebounds, three steals and two assists.

Seniors John Castello and Lamar Talley combined for 31 points and 14 rebounds and neither missed a shot at the free-throw line.

The Raiders also received

production from a pair of transfers, sophomore Luke Nedrow and junior Kiyon Hardy. Nedrow finished with 10 rebounds and four points.

Hardy finished with four points, with all of them coming from the free-throw line, and five assists.

Shippensburg, however, struggled to control the ball, committing 20 turnovers against Virginia Union.

Also, excluding Biss’ five three-pointers, the team went 1-for-15 from beyond the arc.

The Raiders’ shooting woes continued on Saturday as they dropped a close game to Virginia State 58-54.

Shippensburg was held to just 28% shooting overall and they shot a meager 23% from beyond the arc.

Shippensburg got off to a slow start, falling behind 9-0 to start the game, but battled back to tie it at 17 with five minutes to go in the first half.

The game went back and

forth, but it seemed as if the Raiders took control when Talley hit a big three to give them a 50-46 lead in the final minutes of the game.

VSU closed strong, scoring on the final three possessions and icing the game at the free-throw line.

The Trojans led the rebounding battle 48-40 and secured a points in the paint advantage, 34-20.

Castello led the Raiders with 14 points and nine rebounds while Talley added 12 points and seven rebounds.

Biss had a quiet night, scoring seven points to go along with five assists and five rebounds. Sophomore Carlos Carter led the team with four steals.

Biss, Talley and Castello each earned a spot in the All-Tournament team.

Shippensburg will return to the floor on Wednesday at 7 p.m. when it takes on Bowie State at Heiges Field House.

Image courtesy of Bill Smith/SU Sports Info.

Lamar Talley averaged 12.5 points and seven rebounds in the Raiders’ Conference Challenge games. His performance earned him a spot on the weekend’s All-Tournament team.

Seniors Izzy Weigel and Kelsy Fitzgerald finished their Raider careers in style on Wednesday afternoon as the Shippensburg University women’s soccer team posted a triumphant 7-0 victory over Mansfield in a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Eastern Division matchup from David See Field.

Shippensburg (8-10, 6-10 PSAC East) got single-game career highs of four goals and two assists from Weigel, while Fitzgerald shifted from the defensive midfield to forward for the final 13 minutes and caged a goal in the 85th minute.

Weigel’s banner day snapped a pair of long Raider streaks. No Raider had scored a hat trick in 12 years, since Gayle Kuntzmann achieved the feat at Clarion on Oct. 26, 2007. Likewise, it has been more than 16 years since an SU player finished with four or more goals in a game, which Weigel did on Wednesday.

Weigel finished just one shy of the single-game record for both goals and points.

Karen Jennings had five goals and 11 points in a 1997 win over Juniata.

Overall for 2019, Weigel finishes with single-season career highs of 11 goals, six assists and 28 points. The 11 goals are the most in a single season by a Raider in 10 years (Kuntzmann had 11 goals in 2009). The 28 points are the most in a single season by a Raider in 11 years (Kuntzmann had 34 points in 2008). The six assists are the most in a single season by a Raider since Stephanie Allshouse had six assists in 2016.

Junior Taylor Moore also scored twice for the Raiders, while sophomore K.K. O’Donnell, freshman Alyse Caffrey and freshman Emma Oberholtzer were credited with assists in the contest.

Mansfield (1-16, 1-14) finished with just three shots on goal, all of which were stopped by sophomore goalkeeper Kasey Doss. It is the third shutout of the season for Doss.

This Week in Raider Sports Tuesday

Friday

Saturday (cont.)

- Volleyball at Shepherd, 7 p.m.

- Volleyball at Millersville, 7 p.m.

- Volleyball at West Chester, 2 p.m.

- Men’s soccer at Lock Haven, 7 p.m.

Wednesday

Saturday

Saturday (cont.)

- Wrestling at Elizabethtown, 7 p.m.

- Football vs. IUP, 1 p.m.

- Men’s basketball at Wilmington, 2 p.m.

- Men’s basketball vs. Bowie State, 7 p.m.

- Women’s basketball at West Virginia Wesleyan, 2 p.m.

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November 12, 2019

Photos by Meghan Schiereck/The Slate

Freshman Paige Bond battles for possession of the ball against MU on Tuesday.

Image courtesy of Bill Smith/SU Sports Info.

Freshman Isabelle Gulgert finishes in the top 25 in Saturday’s Regional Championships. Her finish was good enough to earn her U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Atlantic Region honors.

Men’s and women’s cross-country both place Top 10 in Regional Championships Courtesy of SU Sports Info.

Megan Green takes one of the team’s 29 shots in the playoff quarterfinal.

Field hockey loses in overtime in PSAC quarterfinals heartbreaker Matthew Gregan Asst. Sports Editor

The crowd sighed in exhaustion as Marauders junior goalkeeper Autumn Peters denied Raiders sophomore Valen Alonso’s shot, much to the delight of the strong Millersville crowd that made the trip to Robb Sports Complex at Shippensburg University.

It is late in the second overtime period of the quarterfinals of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) field hockey tournament. Shippensburg and Millersville have been deadlocked 1:1 ever since Millersville’s Lexi Robison tied the game in the 55th minute.

Shippensburg turns the ball over deep in the Millersville zone and the Marauders have a chance to move the ball upfield. In overtime, both teams have only seven players on the field (six position players and one goalie) and the game is sped up as a result.

Millersville’s Erica Tarsi has the ball deep in the Shippensburg zone with only one defender to beat. She makes a pass to Kyra Brakefield, who slams the ball past the diving SU goalkeeper Megan Lay and into the back of the net.

Shippensburg’s senior defenders Mikayla Cheney and Rosalia Cappadora stood near the goal, head in hands as they realize their season is potentially over.

The three-time defending NCAA Division II national champion Raiders will not be moving on to the semifinals of the PSAC tournament.

Millersville defeated Shippensburg 2-1 in a game that took two overtime periods to finally have an outcome.

The Raiders outshot Millersville 7-0 in the first half, however none of the shots were on goal and the game remained scoreless heading into the second half.

Millersville began playing more aggressively and getting more opportunities to attack in the Shippensburg zone early in the second half.

The Marauders totaled two shots in the third quarter, but the scoreboard still showed zeroes for both teams.

The action and pace of the game continued to pick up in the fourth quarter. Shippensburg achieved success in drawing penalty corners and keeping the ball on Millersville’s side of the field for much of the first half of the quarter.

The scoreless tie was finally broken in the 51st minute of the game when Cappadora barely pushed the ball past Millersville goalkeeper Peters to give Shippensburg a 1-0 advantage.

It did not take long for Millersville to respond — Lexi Robison tied the game just four minutes later.

Both teams battled to a 1-1 tie through the end of the fourth quarter. The game

took most of two overtime periods for another goal to happen, with Millersville scoring to win the game and move onto the semifinals of the PSAC tournament.

The Raiders outplayed Millersville for parts of the game but failed to take advantage. SU head coach Tara Zollinger spoke about the team’s performance on Tuesday night.

“I thought we controlled the energy of the game,” Zollinger said. “I thought we had a lot of opportunities, but we couldn’t capitalize on them.”

They outshot the Marauders 29-10, but a fantastic effort in net by Peters (11 saves) kept Millersville in the game.

For the Raiders, the loss puts their season in dire straits. They have been knocked out of the PSAC tournament, losing 2-1 to Millersville in the quarterfinals.

Shippensburg finished the season with six losses.

They most likely needed to advance deeper into the PSAC tournament in order to receive a bid to the NCAA Division II national tournament which begins later this month.

The Raiders failed to receive an at-large bid into the NCAA Division II national tournament on Monday afternoon, and therefore their season is done and the championship streak that stood for three years is over.

Both the Shippensburg University men’s and women’s cross-country teams placed Top 10 in the NCAA Atlantic Regionals.

The Shippensburg University men’s cross-country team ran to a seventh-place finish on a cold Saturday morning in Lock Haven, completing the 10,000 meters of the West Branch Cross-Country Course.

SU mostly abided by the pack mentality, with its scoring runners separated by just 21 seconds from 35th through 47th place. It was also the first collegiate 10K cross-country race for six of the seven Raider runners.

Freshman Drew Dailey, whose specialty is mid-distance, stepped up with a splendid run to serve as Shippensburg’s pace-setter.

He completed the 10K race in

35th place and a time of 32:51.

Freshman Chayce Macknair was the No. 2 runner, completing the course six seconds behind Dailey.

Redshirt-sophomore Nate Kaplon, the only Raider to have previously run a collegiate cross-country 10K, was the team’s No. 3 runner.

Kaplon and freshman Andrew Foster each posted a time of 33:08, finishing 44th and 45th respectively.

Freshman AJ Plowman rounded out the Raider scoring contingent just two places and four seconds behind Kaplon and Foster.

The Shippensburg University women’s cross-country team placed 10th at the NCAA Atlantic Region Championships on Saturday morning on the 6K West Branch Course at Lock Haven University.

Freshman Isabelle Gulgert earned U.S. Track

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& Field and Cross-Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Atlantic Region honors by virtue of a Top 25 finish. She placed 21st overall as one of the top freshman in the field, posting a time of 22:30.

Sophomore Kyra Gerber narrowly missed out on an All-Region performance, serving SU’s No. 2 runner.

Gerber crossed the finish line in 28th place in 22:42.

Freshman Mackenzie Kurtz was the team’s No. 3 runner, finishing 69th in 23:36. Junior Jenna Robbins and sophomore Sydney Morgan rounded out the Raider scorers with times of 23:44 in 78th place and 79th place, respectively.

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