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Federal investigation comes to Shippensburg
Local business owners allegedly bought and sold stolen goods WILLIAM KAUFFMAN News Editor
A Shippensburg couple is being held on $1 million bail each after an early morning raid by the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) on Monday, Nov. 11. On Sunday, Nov. 10, the owners of Weekend Warrior military surplus store Denise A. Russell, 44, and Gary Lee Russell, 47, allegedly bought $75,000 worth of military uniforms and equipment from an undercover NCIS agent, according to court documents filed in District Judge H. Anthony Adams’ office. As they purchased the supposedly stolen items, undercover agents observed other goods that were stolen and bought by the Russells on eBay, according to the warrant.
The Russells both indicated they were aware that they were purchasing stolen merchandise and that they wanted to purchase more items in the future, according to The Patriot-News. The Patriot-News also reported Denise Russell paid the undercover agents for the delivery with two bank bags full of cash. The Russells loaded the merchandise on a truck that undercover agents followed back to the Russells’ home on Whitmer Road where they conducted a search warrant and recovered the property. At 12:15 a.m. on Monday, police vehicles surrounded the Russells’ store at 12 West King St. Local Shippensburg police and state police from Carlisle, according to The Shippensburg News-Chronicle, assisted NCIS authorities. “We provided manpower
and we provided back-up for the investigation, but the Navy was the lead,” said Fred Scott, chief of Shippensburg Police. “We’ve seen stolen property, but not to this magnitude or anything like this. This is a first for us with federal property,” Scott said. The case traces back to North Carolina where eight U.S. Marines were involved in “a complex conspiracy to break into U.S. government buildings, steal U.S. government property and sell it for profit,” according to the warrant. A few of the Marines agreed to be informants for the NCIS to recover the property they sold to multiple buyers through the Internet. The warrant says one of the informants identified Denise Russell to NCIS agents as someone who had purchased about $37,280 worth
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After the couple was arrested, Weekend Warrior on King Street was boarded up by authorities.
of stolen property from him. According to CBS21, the couple’s attorney is Karl Rominger, who recently represented Jerry Sandusky. The Russells were arraigned in front of Magisteri-
al District Judge Paul Fegley at 6:45 a.m. last Monday. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 21 in front of Adams. They are charged with two counts each of corrupt orga-
nizations and three counts each of receiving stolen property and dealing in proceeds of unlawful activity, according to court records.
Students develop leadership skills at WILL conference ERIN FOREMAN
“I observed students struggling with leading their campus groups and saw a need for education,” Women’s Center director Stephanie Erdice More than 70 people gathsaid. ered in Dauphin Humanities Multiple committees begin Center for the Women’s Inplanning the event in August stitute for Leadership and of each year, but planning is Learning conference on Frinot difficult. “It was a challenge to come up with the program in 2010, but now we just build on the success of that,” Erdice said. The conference began at 2 p.m. on Friday with registration and networking. Students then attended three workshops of their choosing. Both students and professors alike hosted a total of 11 workshops. Instead of having assigned subjects, professors were encouraged to develop a session about whatever topic interested them. The variety this freedom ensured that Photo by Erin Foreman encouraged (L-R) Jacqueline Joseph and Amanda Gelber participate in the PACE Pallette workshop, which involved there would be topics to interest any student. a personality test that grouped people together based on what they had in common.
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day afternoon. The annual WILL conference was sponsored by the Shippensburg University Women’s Center and was open to both men and women at no cost. It consisted of multiple workshops and networking
sessions held throughout the afternoon and evening. The conference was first held in 2010 as a way for emerging student leaders to hone the skills they need to be successful in their student groups and in the professional world after college.
For the first segment, students had the option of attending either “Fill Your Bucket: A New Look At Teamwork” or “PACE Palette: Finding Your Leadership Color.” “Fill Your Bucket” taught attendees how to use positivity to enhance leadership skills. “PACE Palette” involved a personality test similar to the Myers-Briggs test. Students were then separated into groups based on their personality color to determine what they had in common. After each group presented its common strengths, values and stressors, Erdice explained how to better understand how all the colors are necessary and work together. She insisted that no color was better than any other, and encouraged the audience to say, “The world needs all colors” both at the beginning and the end of the workshop. This workshop taught the audience how to be better leaders by understanding the
people around them. Students then had to choose two of nine available workshops to attend. The subjects covered included effective communication, feminism, résumé building, how to dress professionally and more. This year’s conference was the largest in WILL history and Erdice was pleased with the turnout. “Our overall goal is for students to have fun while developing their capacity to become stronger leaders,” she said. After the final workshop, students completed evaluations to ensure that next year’s conference is equally as successful. Find more information about the SU Women’s Center and find out about future events at www.ship.edu/ Womens_Center.
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SU ROTC places 7th in regional competition
Here and Now
The world responds to catastrophe in the Philippines...
Collin Brackin Staff Writer
Shippensburg University’s Army ROTC program sent its Ranger Challenge team to the Cadet Command’s Second Brigade competition on Saturday, Nov. 9, and Sunday Nov. 10. With an extremely successful performance, the Ranger Challenge team placed seventh against the 42 teams that span the Northeast region with schools from Maine to Pennsylvania. Competing in events that test technical competencies, teamwork and mental agility, the nine-man Ranger Challenge team trained rigorously to create a bond that would stand strong under the pressures of the competition. As the “varsity sport” of ROTC, the Ranger Challenge team was pushed to be able to move farther, faster and fight harder to complete its mission. The team and competition proudly carry the “Ranger” title, which holds high prestige among the armed forces both nationally and globally. The Army Rangers are a historic and honored group of elite soldiers that have played key roles in the armed conflicts of the United States. They are held to a higher standard among their peers and are called upon to carry out the most challenging tasks. Capt. Nicholas Furloni coached the team this year. Furloni is a first-year instruc-
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SU’s Ranger Challenge team placed 7th of 42 teams from all over the northeast at the Cadet Command’s 2nd Brigade Competition.
mand. This success was reached with the guidance of Furloni and the fourth-year competition team member and team captain cadet Ian Lloyd. The nine-member team consisted of: Lloyd, assistant captain cadet Evan Fishel, cadets Doug Hamburger, Tom Smith, Mitchel Hess, Billy Graham, Coby Sullivan, Casey Strunk and Xiomara Espinosa. “Our team was able to come together and do something special this year,” said Fishel, who was picked to be the team captain for next year. “We were able to show other schools of the brigade that Shippensburg has a program to be reckoned with and with three freshman on the team this year, we have a promising future for the coming years,” Fishel said. The team memorized the Ranger Creed, a six-stanza ideology of the Army Rangers, which describes what it takes to be the best of the best. The third stanza was picked by Furloni as the embodiment of the 2013 SU Army ROTC Ranger Challenge Team: “Never shall I fail my comrades. I will always keep myself mentally alert, physically strong and morally straight and I will shoulder more than my share of the task whatever it may SU Ranger Challenge team competing last weekend at Fort Dix, N.J. be, 100 percent and then some.” tor with the Shippensburg ROTC faculty. As a previous member of a Ranger Challenge team and having successfully completed Army Ranger School, Furloni was able to coach a team that pushed itself to a higher level and showed capability for leadership in the future. “The Ranger Challenge Competition provides a good stepping stone for individuals who will be successful at pushing themselves to become the best among their peers as Army officers,” Furloni said about the team. “This team represents the elite members of an already elite organization,” he said. Despite being new to SU, the team was able to compete against and be more successful than much larger organizations, which brought positive attention from the leadership at Cadet Com-
Staff Columnist “There is utter devastation,” said United Nations Secretary General Ban KiMoon, according to the U.N. News Centre. By Nov. 8, the now infamous typhoon, named Haiyan, began tearing its way across the Philippine Islands. In the days prior, it had already hit the island of Pohnpei and the Federated States of Micronesia, and later it hit Vietnam. Out of all the places that suffered the violent wind and high water, the Philippines were ravaged and terrorized the worst. According to the Associated Press, the official death toll has risen to 3,976. Also, 1,598 people are missing and 18,175 are injured as of Tuesday morning. What is perhaps even more astounding than the number of people dead is the number of people homeless. The U.N. has estimated that two million people are without a home. If not having shelter was bad enough these people have to share the streets with “dead people ... by the trash,” according to Russia Today (RT). The number of dead people lying around in the city is getting so bad that survivors report the smell is making them sick. In response, the government is forced to start putting the
deceased into mass graves. The call for aid, though, has not gone unanswered. The U.N. Humanitarian Action Plan requested $301 million from around the world. According to a U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) fact sheet released on Nov. 16, Australia has responded with the largest sum of money at nearly $28.5 million. The United States is next with just over $27 million, followed by the Central Emergency Response Fund at $25 million. All of these numbers translate into shelter, fresh water, hygiene services, relief commodities, food, putting troops on the ground and more. RT reported the USS George Washington, an aircraft carrier, arrived in the Philippine Sea last Thursday and is currently producing fresh water at a maximum rate of 1.5 million liters a day.
vors with relief efforts, as reported by BBC. Aid, though, does not stop with what the government alone can do. People around the world are coming together in schools, religious institutions and their local community to send help overseas. Even Facebook and iTunes are advertising ways to donate for the relief fund. But what about Broadway? One organization called “Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids” has recently donated money to the relief effort for the Philippine Islands. The actors themselves get involved, as was the case for the Saturday matinee showing of “Chicago the Musical” at the Ambassador Theatre in New York City. Still in their costumes, they jumped off stage at the end of the show, and manned the doors with buckets collecting funds from the audience.
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People misplaced by Typhoon Haiyan gather around the bodies of the dead and cover their noses from the smell.
Much of the support from the U.S. comes not from monetary donations or simply supplies, but also in the orchestration of its assets. This includes not only the USS George Washington, but ships for transportation onto the islands, planes to get personnel and freight in and out of the different regions and helicopters to connect the isolated survi-
It will take the efforts of everyone around the globe to save the survivors of this catastrophe, not only from death, but from helplessness and despair as well. For America, the season of Thanksgiving has arrived. Let us all show the world that being thankful also means being generous and compassionate to humans everywhere.
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A few words from an alumnus
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Scott Hershberger Guest Columnist
The Shippensburg University Alumni Association likes to use the slogan, “The SHIP experience is more than four years, it lasts a lifetime!” And, members of the association certainly provide former students with an opportunity to make that statement a reality. Special events are planned throughout the year in an effort to engage alumni in a variety of ways. Some of them serve as invitations back to campus, but a majority of the activities are conveniently planned at locations across the state, making them easier to attend for those who do not live within a short drive of Shippensburg. Alumni in Central Pennsylvania have plenty of opportunities to get involved over the course of the next
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several months. The list of events begins with a tasting session at Troeg’s Brewing Co. in Hershey on Friday, Dec. 6. This will be followed by a holiday reception with Interim President Jody Harpster and his wife, Leslie, at the Martin House on campus on Tuesday, Dec. 17. Other activities scheduled in the near future include a wine tasting and tour in Adams County in January, a Hershey Bears hockey game and dinner in February and a volunteer night at Caitlin’s Smiles in Harrisburg in March. While out-of-state events are not planned quite as often, alumni living in other parts of the country can stay connected as well. Earlier this year, a “SHIP Night” was held in Las Vegas in conjunction with the American College Personnel Association, and a group just gathered for a similar event at the Gordon Biersch Brewing Co. in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 5. Alumni interested in attending any of these activities can always visit www. ship.edu/alumni for more details, but access can be made much easier by supplying SUAA with basic contact information after graduation. Copies of the university’s magazine are mailed each quarter and a list of upcoming events is regularly delivered via email. Just complete one of the submis-
sion forms available on the website, and it is just that easy to stay informed. Current students are likely well-aware of the large number of activities that are offered on campus. They have several opportunities to socialize with their peers while attending a concert, playing a game or taking a bus trip. But, after the diplomas have been handed out and life in the “real world” has begun, SHIP-influenced memories can continue to be made. After all, “The SHIP experience is more than four years, it lasts a lifetime!” Scott Hershberger graduated from Shippensburg University in May 2007 with a degree in communication/journalism. He was a regular contributor to The Slate during his time on campus. After graduation, Hershberger spent three years as a news reporter at WHAGTV in Hagerstown, Md., followed by three years as a public relations contractor at the Franklin County Visitors Bureau in Chambersburg. He and his wife live in Waynesboro, Pa., where he currently works as the town’s director of economic development. He joined the Shippensburg University Alumni Association’s Board of Directors in the fall of 2012.
Police Logs SEXUAL ASSAULT The University Police are investigating a report of a sexual assault, which allegedly occurred during the weekend of Nov. 2 and 3, in Mowrey Hall. A female resident of Mowrey Hall reported the incident. Charges are pending the receipt of evidence results and the completion of the investigation. A potential defendant has been identified and interviewed, however charges have not yet been filed as of Nov. 19. DISORDERLY CONDUCT On Saturday, Nov. 9, at 3:02 p.m., the University Police received an activation of the emergency telephone located on Adams Drive near the Goat Path. Officers were able to view two individuals walking from the area of the phone on Dauphin Drive heading toward York Drive. An officer was dispatched to the area and stopped the two individuals on Dauphin Drive. The male subject was identified as Bryant F. Pullins Jr., 20, of McLean Hall. Pullins was identified as the individual who activated the emergency phone. A citation was filed against Pullins charging him with disorderly conduct. POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA / POSSESSION OF ALCOHOL On Tuesday, Nov. 12, at 11:52 p.m., the University Police were called to a room on the fifth floor of McLean Hall for a report of a strong odor of marijuana coming from the room. Officers arrived at the room in question and could smell a strong odor of burnt marijuana coming from the room. The officers knocked and when the occupant of the room opened the door they quickly confirmed that the odor was indeed coming from inside the room. The officers requested permission to search the room from the resident. The officers were able to locate several items of drug paraphernalia and evidence of marijuana use inside the room. They also located two bottles of alcohol inside the room. All of these items were confiscated and are being held for evidence. A criminal complaint was filed against Anthony Raye Hargrove Jr., 20, of McLean Hall. Hargrove was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and underage possession of alcohol. UNDERAGE DRINKING On Sunday, Nov. 17, at 12:21 a.m., a University Police officer was on patrol in the area of the Steam Plant when he observed suspicious activity along the tree line near the parking lot. The officer approached the area and located two individuals attempting to assist a third individual who was lying on the ground under one of the trees. The officer checked on the welfare of the individual lying on the ground and found that he was intoxicated. The intoxicated male was identified as Darion R. Brown, 18, of Waynesboro, Pa. Brown showed obvious signs of intoxication, admitted to consuming alcohol and was given a breathalyzer test which showed positive results for the presence of alcohol in his system. The officer issued Brown a citation for underage drinking and then released him to his friends. UNDERAGE DRINKING / PUBLIC DRUNKENNESS On Sunday, Nov. 17, at 12:49 a.m., a University Police officer who was monitoring an event at Henderson Gym was dispatched to the men’s restroom of the building for a report of a highly intoxicated male who was vomiting in the restroom. The officer responded and located the male in question inside one of the restroom stalls vomiting onto the floor. The male, who was unable to walk on his own, was assisted outside by the police and event security. He was then identified as Rashaad F. Dandridge, 19, of Philadelphia, Pa. Due to Dandridge’s high level of intoxication and his semi-conscious state, an ambulance transported him to the Chambersburg Hospital for further evaluation and treatment. Dandridge was charged with underage drinking and public drunkenness.
SGAC votes on appeals for Senate recognition Mary Grace Keller Asst. News Editor
This fall, the Student Group and Activities Committee (SGAC) of Student Senate has been busy voting on appeals, discussing penalties and accepting paperwork. Roller hockey and men’s lacrosse have received 20 percent budget reductions for this year and must update their constitutions. These organizations received pen-
alties for failure to turn their waivers in on time to SGAC. It is required that club sports submit waivers to SGAC to prevent liability issues in case of player injury. The Shippensburg University Marching Band received a 15 percent budget reduction and must also update its constitution. This is the result of the organization’s failure to submit paperwork on time to SGAC. The same situation and penalties are true for the financial management association.
Fishing club lost its Student Senate recognition for failure to submit paperwork on time to SGAC and for falsifying waivers in an attempt to meet the 15-person requirement for the club. The amount of penalties that have been issued to campus organizations this fall has been high for SGAC. According to SGAC president and Student Senate Vice President Olivia Straka, the rules regarding paperwork have not been enforced in the past.
“I simply want clubs to understand that this paperwork is important and that rules are in place for a reason. I want others to see that the [Student] Senate really does do a lot for the university and that when groups ignore some very vital paperwork, it feels degrading,” Straka said. When a club does not turn paperwork in on time to SGAC, Straka informs the club that Student Senate no longer recognizes it. Clubs that lose their Student Senate recognition are also noti-
fied that they have 14 days to appeal the decision. Once a written appeal is submitted, Straka presents her opinion of the appeal to the voting members of SGAC. The officers of the club appealing are then invited to present their argument. The voting members of SGAC ask the officers questions and then vote upon the appeal in private. Straka does not vote on appeals unless there is a tie. There are 10 members of SGAC. If an appeal is denied by
SGAC, the decision is brought before the entire Student Senate for a final vote. Officers of the club appealing are again invited to present their case. During the spring semester, SGAC will be focusing on the process of reviewing updated constitutions of clubs and organizations on campus. While SGAC meetings are closed to the public, students with concerns can set up an appointment to address the committee as a whole.
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3D printing companies see success in the market
What is the outlook of the industry with powerful competitors coming into the picture? Anthony Militano Staff Columnist
Perhaps one of the most mysterious and novel industries that investors should be aware of is 3D printing. 3D printing is the process of producing tangible, three dimensional objects from a digital computer model. The potential of using 3D printing for applications such as engineering, industrial design, fashion and even human tissue replacement has sparked the attention of many businesses looking for a more affordable manufacturing process. Throughout the past few years, numerous 3D printing companies have gone public, and many of these companies have gone on to bring great rewards to their investors.
With this being said, many prospective buyers have one question, will this industry continue to grow? As the 3D printing industry has begun to emerge, four companies have found themselves on top. The largest and most established of these companies is 3D Systems Corp. (DDD), with a market cap of $8.01 billion. Since the IPO of 3D Systems Corp. in May of 2011, shares have increased from $13.13 to $78.60, or a staggering 495 percent. The next largest 3D company is Stratasys Ltd. (SSYS) with a market cap of $4.84 billion. Similar to 3D printing Corp., Stratasys has also seen substantial growth in recent years. Since November of 2011, shares of Stratasys have grown from $29.56 to $124.10, a growth of 335
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percent. Along with these two large and well established companies, two new 3D printing companies have also broken into the industry. The first of these two new companies is The ExOne Co. (XONE) which had an IPO
on Feb. 7, 2013. Since the Initial Public Offering (IPO), the price per share of ExOne has increased from $26.52 to $60.59, or 122 percent in just nine months. The newest 3D company to go public has been Voxeljet AG (VJET), which had an
IPO on Oct. 18, 2013. Since the IPO, prices have increased from $28.80 to $52.40 per share. With this increase of 67 percent in just one month Voxeljet has shown once again that the market for 3D printing has been booming. The outlook of 3D printing as a technology is optimistic because of the versatility of 3D printing for industrial use. The biggest risk to the current leaders are new and larger competitors taking over the market of 3D printing. One such example is Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) which has announced plans to get into the 3D printing industry by mid-2014. New competition could mean trouble for the four established companies because of the vast amounts of wealth and ongoing strategic
partnerships Hewlett-Packard has with many of the Fortune 500 corporations. Additionally, HP has huge amounts of cash to go toward acquisitions of existing 3D printing companies, and to further the research and development of new 3D technologies. With this being said, the future of the 3D printing industry relies heavily on continued enthusiasm from investors, a continued demand in industrial use and whether or not Hewlett-Packard can make a strong push into the industry. Anthony Militano is from SU’s Investment Management Program. IMP does not suggest anyone should invest without the proper individual research required when making an investment decision.
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Ana Guenther Opinion Editor
Recently it has come to my attention that parents today approach child rearing quite differently today than how parents have in the past. We all know about the days when people would hear horror stories of Catholic school teachers or nuns cracking the whip to educate America’s youth. Now, I first want to clear up the fact that I do not agree with severely hitting your child, but I think that steps need to be taken to get your point across. Alexandra Petri, a writer for The Washington Post, wrote recently in an article that discussed when it was appropriate to yell at your children. “A study released in September said yelling at your
kids is just as bad as hitting them,” Petri wrote. The study was conducted in the Journal of Child Development, and stresses that harsh verbal discipline can be devastating to children, especially teenagers. I could not disagree with this more. How else are you supposed to teach your child right from wrong? By engaging a 3-yearold in serious discussion? I think that one day when I eventually have children, I will yell at my kids if they do something wrong. When I say, “something wrong,” I mean like reaching for a knife or talking back to me. I want to teach my children what is respectful behavior and what is not. “Try to motivate your child to do what you want them to do by setting up systems where they will earn privileges by behavior that you
like,” said Dr. Carolyn Levers-Landis, a child psychologist at UH Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital in Cleveland. Motivating your children is great, but I feel like this would only work in certain instances. For example, potty training. I have heard that during potty training their children, parents will sometimes enforce a sticker reward system. A gold star if their child used the bathroom and no sticker if they had an accident. This is a reward system to me, if my child does something good, I want to let them know that I am happy, and this will instill that if they continue this good behavior they will be rewarded. If my 4-year-old is reaching for matches, I am going to yell. This is an instance where my child would be putting
himself/herself in danger and calmly explaining that what he os she is doing is wrong does not stress the severity of what they were about to do. People have children to teach them, to raise them. Parents cannot always be their kid’s best friend. I think the point is to also guide them in the right direction. Yelling at your child to keep them out of harms way is fine. Yelling at your child for every little thing is not, and I think that when your child is repeatedly yelled at, then emotional problems can arise. Your children should know that although you are their parents, you are also an authority figure in their lives. If you do not yell at your children someone will one day. There is a difference between verbal discipline and verbal abuse.
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While it is not okay to hit a child, it is OK to yell at him or her.
When there’s a chance you might lose, ultimately you win Cassandra Clarhaut Asst. Opinion Editor
Field day, 1998: I was a 6-year-old kindergartener, and it was my first participation in events in front of the whole school. We each signed up for our choice of events, and my class won in the kindergarten division. We took home ribbons of blue, red, white, yellow and green, but we had the most blue and red ribbons of any class. We pinned them to our shirts for the day, and our book bags for the rest of the year. The next three years or so, I do not remember being so lucky. However, I recall the rally-cheers that I later chanted at my softball games with teammates. I remember the thrill of uncertainty while fellow teammates competed for first place and the disappointment I felt when we dropped the
ball, so to speak. I spoke to a friend whose two children now attend my old elementary school. At field day, they no longer give out different ribbons, they give out one for participation. Some youth soccer leagues do not keep score and always end in a tie. In my own observation and experience, competition promotes maturity and a better grasp of reality. It motivates people to do better when you measure your own achievements against someone else’s, and the drive to do better increases. This works well in a controlled environment, like elementary school, where kids have (for the most part) equal opportunities to participate and excel. Competition for children is an important lesson. According to a report from North Carolina State University department, competitive factors depend on age groups, such as 6–8 or 9–12 year-olds. These groups understand competition differently and
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Learning how to handle losing is something that should be instilled in children when they are young.
different factors motivate the ages. The report also said competition in schools is necessary to foster motivation, learn about abilities and limitations, handle losses and learn to work with others.
It is important to note that this information was published in 1993, while people in my generation were about to start school. Nowadays, in the era of stage moms and dads, or parents who take coaching
too far, it is perceived that competition can overwhelm a child. Pushy parents may want to live vicariously through their kids according to a LiveScience article. This may or may not be
harmful to the child, though the idea has not been tested. Parenting of this kind becomes a problem when a child is forced to participate in something he or she does not enjoy. The child loses choice in what should be fun. Other than children whose parents push them to excel, the younger generation has no accountability. Technology becomes a pseudo parent, and parents act more like friends. Kids do need support, but they need discipline, to be told they are wrong when they are not right, and to realize they cannot simply float through life being handed what they want. Bring back first, second and last place. Allow kids to work harde to earn the top position and feel disappointment when they fail. I think we need to return to saying, “You’ll get ’em next time, kiddo.” There is the real world out there, and a whole generation of kids will experience a massive let down when they enter it.
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Is technology good or bad? Robyn Woodley
Multi media Editor Walking around the Shippensburg University campus, I usually notice a large majority of my fellow students staring into their phones, as if their eyeballs are tied to their displays by invisible strings. Once, I noticed a group of friends standing in a circle. They were all texting, tweeting or web surfing on their smartphones protected by brightly-colored cases. Technology can be great, when used in moderation. But, I feel that it has become all too comfortable to text someone instead of call, and to chat on Skype instead of chatting with them in person. We should be living in the moment and getting the most out of our short lives by interacting with the people who are right here in front of us. It sends out that unspoken message when you text while someone is trying to talk to you, that is, whoever I am texting right now is more important than you. Recently, I sat near a couple at a restaurant. It was bad enough that they both had their heads
looking down at their phones, but it was worse when I discovered who they were texting — each other. It seems that restaurants are an especially attractive place to act like, as I tend to call my friends, a screen kid (someone who spends too much time staring at phone screens, computer screens, etc.)
It seems a lot of people my age cannot spare a free moment without looking at their cell phone. When my 18-year-old sister and I went out for dinner, I timed her phone usage during the wait for our food without her knowing it. She spent 66 percent of the time on her phone. It seems a lot of people my age cannot spare a free moment without looking at their cell phone. It is probably impulsive, kind of like a nervous habit such as biting your nails or shaking your leg. Or perhaps it is more like an addiction. A co-worker once accidentally left her phone at home so she could not text while at work.
I noticed her mood drop. I even observed her reaching in her pocket for the phone that was non-exsistent. Can people experience technology withdrawal? Oh yes, they can. According to research done on 200 students at the University of Maryland, it is very real. These students were asked to go without technology for 24 hours and many of them described it with the same words that recovering alcoholics and drug addicts used. They said things such as being moody, lonely and isolated, frantically craving, jittery, anxious, in withdrawal and crazy. Yet, at the same time some of them found themselves to be freer and less stressed when away from their constantly beeping and blipping phones. Yes, technology can be wonderful and useful, so I am not saying we ought to cut off our strings to it, but we certainly can afford to loosen them. We can come up with something better to do than scroll down Facebook’s never-ending news feed. Let us dare to leave our phones at home, to really get out there and experience a breath of technology-free air every once in awhile.
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What is on my mind: Hunting safety Adrian Sipes
Staff Columnist After last week’s article, I have been pondering hunter’s safety quite significantly. Hunters go out every year during deer season and climb their favorite tree in hopes of bringing home that trophy buck they have dreamed of for years on end. With the adrenaline and excitement of the hunt to come, some hunters forget what I believe to be the second most important thing about hunting other than weapon safety — their harness. I have forgotten my harness plenty of times. A majority of those times I knew I was not wearing my harness, but still did not put it on. I told myself that I would not fall out of my tree stand
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and that only reckless hunters have such accidents happen to them. Well, I do not believe Timothy Bowers, the man who died after falling 16 feet out of his tree stand, thought of himself as a reckless hunter. According to reports from cnn.com, Bowers was an avid outdoorsman. Yet the accident still happened. Harnesses seem so petty and meaningless, but they save lives. Things can happen in the woods in a moment’s notice; the least hunters can do is wear their safety harness. According to wbiw.com, the past couple deer seasons in Indiana — the state in which Photo courtesy of Google images Bowers lived—has had up to Hunting is a hobby and a dangerous responsibility to be taken seriously. 30 tree stand accidents. Two of those accidents led the home front. ed deaths, according to outto death, not including BowLast year, Pennsylvania doorchannel.com. That is the ers’. experienced its first full year first time since 1915. However, there is hope on without any hunting relatIt also noted that a major-
ity of deaths and accidents that occur while hunting are related to tree stands. This is a serious issue and because I am also a hunter; this problem hits home. One reason I would always choose to not wear my safety harness was because I found it uncomfortable. For those who do hunt, we all know that being comfortable is important because a hunter could be sitting in the same place for hours on end during a hunt and the last thing we need is an uncomfortable strap around our waists. That used to be an excuse. Now, companies make all kinds of harnesses that do not get in the way of your hunt, as well as jeopardize your comfort. The new harnesses may be pricey, but I believe they are definitely worth the pur-
chase. I tend to now think of the safety harness issue the same way a lot of people used to think of the seatbelt dilemma — seatbelts are not cool, why wear them? Yet it does not matter what is cool and what is not cool. It is about saving lives. Wearing a seatbelt is going to benefit you if an accident were to occur and so will wearing your harness while hunting. With more comfortable options and the risk of injury or death, there is no excuse. That being said, with the 2013 rifle season on the horizon, I would like to wish all hunters the best of luck as well as their safety. But most importantly, wear your harness. It could be you that is thankful you wore it this year.
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Beautiful men ascend on SU campus for pageant
Environmental club ‘trashes campus’ Jessica Richardson Staff Writer
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Bridge for Kids is a non profit organization that betters the lives of children within the community.
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Ladies and gentlemen, keep your shirts on. The Bridge for Kids organization hosted its annual “Mr. Shippensburg Male Beauty Pageant” on Nov. 14 from 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Memorial Auditorium. Bridge for Kids is a non-profit organization that betters the lives of children within the community. It helps to provide children with basic educational needs. The profits from this event go toward buying books for underprivileged children. The audience was in for an enjoyable night of laughter as contestants put on some unforgettable performances. The contest kicked off with a prize drawing in which two Shippensburg University students were selected as winners.
During the beauty pageant, five contestants competed to be the next “Mr. Ship” in categories including swimwear, talent, formal wear and a Q&A. Contestants were Romar Mayne, Tyler Lee, Justin Schneider, Evan Fishel and Jeremy Flick. During the time ,contestants added their own unique flair for each of the categories. Some contestants performed to songs while dressed in costumes, while others showed their musical talents while singing or playing a guitar. The audience even got to sing along to some familiar songs. The donation dance was an interactive experience with the audience as contestants danced through the aisles to collect money for the cause. During the dance, Bridge For Kids was able to raise $46. “I really enjoyed the nonstop entertainment provided. Whether the contestants were on stage or not, we were still left laughing,” Alexis
Kasun said. After a fun intermission with the host keeping the audience laughing, the dance troupe made a special appearance on stage. The contestants continued to perform with their “twerk off” as the judges came to their final decisions. Mayne was crowned with the Mr. Shippensburg title with runner up Flick and Lee in third place. “This is my first time going to “Mr. Ship” and I loved it. I loved all of the contestants’ talents. My favorite part was the formal wear. Each outfit had some connection to the wearer’s personality. Also the shows cause was an excellent choice,” Jymmy Comrey said. Bridge for Kids hosted yet another successful event. SU students look forward to seeing what is in store for next year.
Bottles, cans, cartons and boxes all hung from a single strand from tree to recycling bin in the academic quad. This caught attention the week of America Recycles Day, which took place on Friday, Nov. 15. America Recycles Day is a nationally recognized day set to encourage people to take the pledge to recycle and also inform people of what can be recycled. Shippensburg University Environmental Club organized the display to represent a single stream of what items go into a recycling bin to inform the campus. Environmental Club treasurer, Tyler Bennett explained, “We are trying to make people more aware of what can be recycled. We have a table where we are handing out candy with lists of what can be recycled to
spread the word.” The table also included recycled crafts that the club’s members made. At its weekly meeting, the club discussed America Recycles Day but also other motivating news to the club. The club was made the Student Association’s (S.A.) Member of the Month for October which means that the club will get acknowledged for its efforts. The environmental club hosts many events such as creek cleanups, solar cookouts, Earth Day festival, and many more throughout the year. All four officers: president Sarah Komisar, vice president Jim Mason, secretary Roderick Swan and treasurer Tyler Bennett, expressed their admiration for the club and thankfulness for the recognition. They also encouraged others to join. “The club is to spread awareness and get the word out. We are preserving for future generations,” Swan said.
The club has taken initiative to get the word out with multiple events and the most recent, America Recycles Day. Both Mason and Komisar also presented their reasoning for why others should join the environmental club, explaining that the club helps open up opportunities to learn but also make friends along the way. Also stating that the club is not limited to those in a related major but is open to anyone who is interested. With the approaching new semester, more events will be organized by the environmental club. The officers showed their enthusiasm for Earth Day in the upcoming semester which they hope will give initiative for others to join. For more information on the environmental club contact Komisar at sk0454@ ship.edu or visit the Facebook page.
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Student Spotlight: Brianna Bowen born to serve Anna Burnhisel Guest Writer
Brianna Bowen is a sophomore criminal justice major at Shippensburg University. Bowen has worked for the Shippensburg University Police Department for a year and a half and is the youngest intern there to date. She also volunteers for Newburg Hopewell Fire Department and the Chambersburg Fire Department. She recently picked up a full-time job in Newville as well. This does not leave much down time for Bowen. An average week entails 15 hours of school, over 10 hours at the SUPD, over 30 hours between the fire departments and a full-time job. For most people, Bowen’s full schedule would be too much. Not for her, however, be-
cause she likes to help whenever she can at any cost. Bowen has a wide array of responsibilities at the police department including: IDs, medical transports, writing tickets upon direction and filing paperwork. At both fire departments she helps with fundraisers and runs fire calls. When it comes to running calls she has to be available at all hours of the night. In the fall of 2012, she took emergency medical technician (EMT) classes at the Fayetteville Community Center. The classes were sponsored and taught by the Fayetteville Fire Department. Classes started shortly after Labor Day and she was certified by winter break. Her EMT certification was based on a written exam and a practical application. The written exam consisted of more than 100 questions and the practical consisted of four stations at which stu-
dents had to demonstrate their application of CPR, trauma and medical techniques. After graduation Bowen wants to be a fire marshal. She is not entirely sure where she wants to be but one thing is certain, she wants to investigate fire. If she decides to stay in Pennsylvania, she will have to be a law enforcement officer for three years before she can be a fire marshal. Her aspirations to become a fire marshal came only a few years ago, however, she has held them tight. “I’ve always wanted to be in the criminal justice field, but my biggest interest lies in emergency services,” Bowen said in response to future plans. “I don’t know exactly where life will take me, but I hope it leads me to serving others.” Photo by Anna Burnhisel
Brianna Bowen is a sophomore criminal justice major at SU who wants to become a fire marshal.
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‘Women Whisperer’ spills secrets on humor Robyn Woodley Staff Writer
University of Connecticutt Professor Gina Barreca demonstrated the power humor has to bring two kinds of people together: the male and the female kind at the Memorial Auditorium. “Women are still not represented in our culture,” Barreca said, as she put on makeup before her talk Thursday night. Barreca is not what she calls the fedora wearing, cigar smoking feminist stereotype. Humor crosses gender lines and allows people to discuss difficult or taboo subjects. People view things in a similar light with one another through laughter’s community effect, Barreca said. When Barreca the “Women Whisperer” speaks about women’s senses of humor, she
notices men nodding too. Indeed, both men and women were clapping, laughing, understanding and connecting during the presentation. Barreca told jokes about how men think. “A man’s worst fear is a woman asking them what they’re thinking,” Barreca said, “Because it’s probably the extent of, ‘Should I finish this bag of Doritos?’” She also made cracks at women’s lack of ability to tell good jokes. “Harry,” Barreca said, imitating a woman talking to her husband, “Tell the one about the shrimp dinner. “I can’t,” Barreca said, imitating the frustrated husband. “Shrimp is the punch line.” On Sundays, when Barreca was a kid, her aunts would be in the basement making dinner while giggling and laughing in the secret language of women’s humor. When men enter this
girls-only giggle fest and dare to ask what is so funny, they would often reply with “nothing,” Barreca said. “It would take 200 years of cultural history to explain,” Barreca said, “but I suggest we take that risk.” Barreca said to risk being misunderstood is to be a leader. Those who use humor take steps toward breaking down gender barriers that have been created by society. Barreca gave two pieces of advice to SU students. First, keep records of events throughout life, in order to shed light on one’s strengths and weaknesses. However, do not post them all over Facebook, she said. Second, is to be courageous even if you have to fake it until you make it. As students, the world gives leeway for mistakes that will not be so forgivable in the workforce. “Part of being successful is
getting used to being rejected,” Barreca said. “You fail, then you fail better. This is the time you learn to fail better.” The night ended with a book signing. “It was amazing,” said Abigail Brumback, as she hurriedly prepared to have autographed her freshly bought copy of “It's Not That I'm Bitter: How I Learned to Stop Worrying About Visible Panty Lines and Conquered the World”. Barreca is also the author of “Babes in Boyland: A Personal History of Coeducation in the Ivy League,” which uses material straight from Barreca’s own records during her college experience. Barreca blogs for Psychology Today, The Chronicle of Higher Education and The Huffington Post. She has been on 20/20, The Today Show, CNN, the BBC, NPR and Oprah.
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Professor Gina Barreca demonstrated the power of humor at SU.
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Act V Productions to perform two shows in one weekend
‘Noises Off ’ Evan Fucci
Staff Writer “Noises Off” will leave the audience floored with Act V’s December show. With rehearsal well underway, director Ryan Kruelwicz expects nothing but the best from the cast and crew. There were some doubts earlier in the semester after missing the first week of rehearsal, but those doubts are long passed. “The cast and crew have been working extremely hard,” Kruelwicz said. “I can’t stress that enough.” Act V veteran Cory Stevens is playing Lloyd Dallas,
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the hot-tempered director, making it his sixth college production. “People bring a lot of energy to it and that’s the exact kind of thing that you need for a farce or just comedy in general,” Stevens said. Christopher Ericson, who is playing Tim the stage manager, is looking forward to a great performance. “With two or three weeks to go I’m really confident that when we get there we’ll be completely show ready,” Ericson said. “Noises Off” opens on Dec. 5 at 8 p.m. with two more showings occurring Dec. 7 at 2 p.m. and Dec. 8 at 6 p.m.
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Act V continues to go on the comedy route each semester for its student-run stage productions and this semester is no different, with the hilarious, but thought-provoking play “Picasso at the Lapin Agile” as one of the main shows for the fall semester. “Picasso at the Lapin Agile” is a fictional historic comedy that takes place in 1904 France in a bar called the Lapin Agile. The play focuses on scientist Albert Einstein and artist Pablo Picasso, both very young and about to make breakthroughs in their careers. The play is filled with a cast of veteran Act V members, as well as a few new actors. “My experience with Act V and the cast of ‘Picasso’ has been my favorite experience
here so far. I’m so honored as a freshman to be involved with this production,” said Alexa Moran, who plays Germaine. The play is being directed by Tim Hippensteel. This is his directing debut and after acting in a couple of Act V shows, he is noticing a big change since directing. “It was a huge leap,” Hippensteel said. “It was something I wasn’t sure I wanted to do at first because I love acting so much, but I figured I would never know unless I tried it, so last winter, I decided to take the leap and started looking for a show.” The show will run on Friday, Dec. 6 and Saturday, Dec. 7, at 8 p.m. and on Sunday, Dec. 8, at 1 p.m. All performances will be in Memorial Auditorium. Tickets are $3 for students with their ID and $5 for the general public.
‘Mamma Mia’ brings the ’70s back to Shippensburg David Yearwood
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Mamma Mia was a crowd pleaser to the Luhrs audience, putting on a Broadway size show.
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It is not often that Shippensburg is graced with the showmanship and pizzazz of the Broadway stage, but as it saw last Tuesday, even a small town in rural Pennsylvania is the perfect host for the magnificence of a Broadway hit. The H. Ric Luhrs Performing Arts Center played host to the traveling production of the 1999 West End classic “Mamma Mia.” “Mamma Mia” is a musical about a girl named Sophie who lives with her single mother on a remote island in Greece. The show revolves around Sophie’s quest to discover who her real father is before
her wedding the next day. In order to do this, Sophie invites all three candidates to the island and zaniness ensues. “Mamma Mia” is written with a mix of heartfelt emotion and energetic comedy, which is brought to life through the use of many of the greatest hits from ’70s Swedish rock sensation ABBA. Each song that is used in the show is perfectly placed in the storyline. The show, created by Benny Anderson and Bjorn Ulvaeus, gives ABBA a new life in the lives of the show’s characters. Some of the classic ABBA songs featured in the show include “Dancing Queen,” “Honey Honey,” “Lay All Your Love On Me” and of course “Mamma Mia.”
The production used fantastic costumes and psychedelic colors to bring to life the extravagant era that was the ’70s. The limitations of a traveling show went unnoticed as the limited set pieces worked well to bring the story to life. Produced by Work Light Productions and a cast and crew from around the world, the presentation of “Mamma Mia” at the Luhrs Center was a huge success. There was a sold out crowd and the audience was rocking for the entire two and-a-half hour show. For more information on what shows are coming to the Luhrs Center visit www. luhrscenter.com or call the box office at 717-477-7469.
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Guest Writer It is hard to stand out in the electronic based music scene today. We have seen it with house, trap and dubstep music. The common story is that one person will break through to the mainstream and then everyone will start to follow
suit making the genre boring and overdone. It is kind of like vampire movies. If you have seen one over-sexualized creature of the night, you have seen them all. I digress as we look to the new chillwave artist, iamforest to give a new take on the genre. Vancouver-based musician Luke Hartle, under the monomer iamforest, released
his five-track EP “Armies and Air Raids” on Nov. 5. His music stands out in a sea of clashing electronic noise for numerous reasons. For starters, it is very original for an artist just starting out in a very watered-down genre. There is a relaxing, dream-like quality to his sound that is distinct to the genre but he makes it his own.
Hartle’s album artwork fo his EP “Armies and Air Raids” that was released on Nov. 5.
New student exhibit opens Cassandera Friedenberger Staff Writer
Art education major Jolie Duhon’s exhibit focusing on older art forms opened on Nov. 18. The student exhibit is located in the Brindle Gallery in Huber Art Center. Duhon’s artwork is a mixture of collages with encaustic painting. All of the artwork in the exhibit was created within the last five months. She was inspired by the pattern and decoration movement in the 1970s and early 1980s and the feminism that was involved during that time period. The reviving of this interest in patterns blurred the line that separated the difference between art and design. Duhon is interested in renewing or reinventing older illustrations. “I wanted this work to be beautiful, to visually function and to sim-
ply exist as an aesthetically pleasing object,” Duhon said. All of the artwork is to look interesting and artistic. The clippings from newspapers that are used in the collages are from newspapers from 19001920. The colors, pictures and paper in these collages were chosen because she liked the way they looked transposed together. Duhon is a senior and is an art education major. She is thankful to the Richard S. Hosfeld Memorial Scholarship, Dora Addams Scholarship and the Shippensburg University College Club Scholarship, which helped to allow her to attend college. All of these scholarships were based on art ability and academics. The exhibit will be open from Nov. 18 through Dec. 5. It will be located in Room 213. The hours are from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
There will be another student exhibit opens in the Brindle Gallery on Dec. 9. A senior exhibition will be going on display in the Kauffman Gallery before the end of the semester as well. This artwork will be selected by the faculty and will include a variety of media.
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Duhon draws her inspirations from ’70s era movements.
He layers multiple sounds on top of each other to keep your ears guessing. He also plays guitar on his tracks which is not seen much in electronic music. “Armies and Air Raids” has a lot of depth for a five-track EP. Typically, when new artists will throw together a handful of songs they just record and pray. This EP sounds like each song was thought out and placed perfectly to keep listeners’ attention. The mood of each song does not stray too far off the core sound. Even the song “Your Lights,” the only acoustic song on the EP, makes sense.
The best part about iamforest is that he gives out his music for free. Many young artists are doing this, but in an artform where many musicians will try anything to make a quick buck and keep their name relevant, this is bold. His reasons are valid though. In his SoundCloud bio he says that, “…I would prefer for everyone to have the music to listen to and share with others than to have it sit there doing nothing with a price tag on it.” He does accept donations as well if people are feeling generous. Iamforest has a modest
following right now but with more exposure he could really become a big deal. His music has the quality and he’s taking steps toward gaining popularity. Hopefully we see more of that quality soon and possibly an album. Notable tracks include “Wasted Time,” “Your Lights” and “Structures.” You can find his music at these links. https://soundcloud.com/ iamforest, http://iamforest.bandcamp. com, http://iamforestofficial. tumblr.com and on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ iamforest
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Art from an old LP that Hartle edited for use on his Facebook profile and other media sites.
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UFC is growing in popularity but why is it not getting the recognition?
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but as a fan of the sport, this is simply ridiculous. Football is one of, if not the most popular sports in the country. Week after week, grown men run full speed into one another, bashing helmets, making hard tackles and putting themselves at risk on every down. But, for some reason this is looked upon as being less dangerous than what professional fighters do inside the UFC octagon. I think it is ridiculous that people do not acknowledge the fact that this is one of the most rapidly growing sports in the world and I believe it is only a matter of time before it takes over the mainstream and is the No. 1 watched sport.
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With the 20th anniversary of the Ultimate Fighting Championship this past weekend, the company has grown into one of the biggest combat sports companies in the world. On the anniversary card, a star of the company, George St-Pierre, won a controversial decision to challenger Johny Hendricks to earn the most wins in UFC history. Even though the company has been thriving in the past few years, with major television deals with FOX and continuing to pull major payper-view buys, the sport is still trying to become a mainstream sport such as football or baseball. Bryan and Ryan will discuss whether or not the UFC deserves a place among the major sporting events not only in the United States, but across the globe.
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UFC should absolutely be considered among the top tier of major sports organizations in the U.S. It is already wildly popular all around the world,
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SU Sports Upcoming Schedule HOME GAMES IN CAPS
Swimming Nov. 21-23 at Patriot Invitational 10 a.m./6 p.m. Volleyball Nov. 19 vs. MILLERSVILLE 7 p.m. (PSAC Quarterfinals)
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George “Rush” St-Pierre is one of the best fighters in this generation but got caught up in a controversial fight this past weekend in UFC 167.
but the process has taken much longer here in the United States. Over the past few years, it would be impossible to say that it does not deserve to be among the upper echelon of sporting brands.
UFC is constantly putting on top-quality mixed-martial arts fights, and is displaying the top level of mixed-martial arts athletes in the world. Some people may say that watching people fight is notmoral or is not appropriate,
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When two fighters step into the octagon they both know that it is going to be a battle until the final bell dings.
I have to agree with Bryan on this one. Ultimate Fighting is a sport that deserves to placed right next to some of the greatest American pastimes. Now, given that the UFC is a relatively new organization, it has not had as much time to grow as football and baseball, but it will get there in due time. These fighters, who now include women, are top notch, world-class athletes who dedicate their lives to a sport they know they are going to get hurt doing. UFC has been growing ever since they got the opportunity to have a fight nationally televised. Brett Rogers, the man who won the first ever televised MMA fight, is the reason that this sport has grown to what it is today. People are willing to pay enormous amounts of money to watch two people get into a ring and beat the crap out of each other. The UFC has grown bigger than anyone could have ever imagined, especially Ultimate Fighting Championship President Dana White. The biggest thing about UFC is the atmosphere that surrounds it. People from all around the world can watch and be connected to something that dates back to the first forms of a sport and that is just pure fighting.
Field Hockey Nov. 22 vs. Millersville 3:30 p.m.
Virginia Beach, Va. (NCAA Semifinals)
Women’s Basketball Nov. 20 vs. LOCK HAVEN 6 p.m. Nov. 23 at Cheyney 1 p.m. Men’s Basketball
Nov. 20 vs. LOCK HAVEN 8 p.m. Nov. 23 at Cheyney 3 p.m. Cross Country
Nov. 23 at NCAA National Championships 11 a.m. Spokane, Wash.
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lowed one goal. SRU’s Lauren Impey capitalized on a free kick that snuck by Raider goalkeeper Shelbie Rackley early in the first half. Impey recorded four shots and notched one assist to go along with her lone goal. The Raiders needed to find a way to answer the SRU goal. Kate Zech found that answer for SU in the 61st minute of play. Raider defender Stephanie Allshouse sent a shot into the box that was initially stopped by the SRU goalkeeper but rolled back in front of the net. Zech corralled the rebound and delivered a strike that found the back left side of the goal. Allshouse, Zech and Casey Rightmyer were the only Raiders to record a shot in Sunday’s loss.
Overtime matches are something that the Shippensburg University women’s soccer team has become all too familiar with in the 2013 season. SU was 6–1 in overtime matches coming into Sunday’s NCAA Atlantic Regional semifinal game against Slippery Rock University. The Raiders dropped a heartbreaking 2–1 game against The Rock in overtime. SU’s defense was what kept the Raiders within striking distance during a rain soaked game from Mihalik-Thompson Stadium. SRU was able to get off nine shots throughout the The defense held strong course of the game but the through the rest of regulaRaiders held strong. SU was outshot in the tion, especially Rackley. The first half 6–0 but only al- senior goalkeeper recorded
two saves in the game. The first overtime looked as if it were going to end in a tie but with 47 seconds left the Rock delivered the final blow. SRU was awarded a free kick after a Raider penalty. SRU’s Impey sent the ball across the field where The Rock’s Sam Thornton was positioned to redirect the ball. Thornton leaped and redirected the cross with her head which found the back of the net, crushing the Raiders’ chances of its seventh overtime victory. Despite the loss the Raiders performed well above everyone’s expectations. SU finishes a magical season with a record of 12–6–3, the best record since 2002 when the Raiders went 14– 4–2 under head coach Guy Furfaro. The Raiders’ 12 wins are the third most in SU women’s soccer 20-year history.
Raider forward Caitlin Sheehan attempts to gain control of the ball while shielding off an SRU defender.
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Kate Zech fights off a defender during the Raiders’ NCAA playoff game on Sunday afternoon. Kylee Bricker looks for an open Raider teammate in SU’s playoff match against No. 2 Slippery Rock.
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SU football closes out the 2013 season with an emotional loss to IUP on senior day RYAN TREXLER Sports Editor
Despite the loss that the Shippensburg University football team suffered to No. 10-regionally ranked Indiana University of Pa., held coach Mark Maciejewski is still proud of his team. The Raiders were outplayed on Saturday afternoon by the Crimson Hawks en route to their 42–21 defeat on senior day. SU fell behind early when the Crimson Hawks scored on just their second drive of the game. IUP’s Erik Finklea capped off a four-play, 40-yard drive with a 14-yard touchdown run. SU answered on their next drive of the game when quarterback Zach Zulli found Trevor Harman in the back left of the end zone for the only tie of the game at 7–7. The Crimson Hawks answered with two consecutive touchdowns. One of those touchdowns came from De’Antwan Wil-
liams who had a career day for IUP. SU did cut the IUP lead to 21–14 early in the third quarter when Zulli found Harman one last time for his career. The connection went for sixyards and capped off another stellar day for Harman. “Trevor is pretty special, he works his butt off,” Maciejewski said. “He is a great team player and we are very lucky to have him and we are very lucky to have him for another year.” The junior wide receiver finished the day with two touchdowns, 12 catches and 153 yards. IUP added two more consecutive field goals from Brett Ullman to extend its lead to 27–14. SU scored one time when Zulli finished off a 12-play, 82-yard drive with a 13-yard touchdown run, taking the game to 27–21. “Zach made a lot of plays, he made himself today,” Maciejewski said. Zulli finished the game completing 30 of his 52 passing attempts for 296-yards,
two passing touchdowns and one rushing touchdown. IUP, on the other hand, was not finished scoring. The Crimson Hawks added two more touchdowns, both coming from Williams, solidifying IUP’s ninth win of the season. Williams finished the day with three touchdowns and 318 rushing yards off of 39 carries. SU was lacking the experience on defense but kept the Raiders in the game. Avery Coleman led the Raider squad with 10 tackles, nine of which were solo tackles. Jared Adams earned his first start this season and added nine tackles to go along with a key interception. “Jared Adams and Avery Coleman played every snap at corner today and I think they did a great job,” Maciejewski said. The Raiders fought the entire season but fell just short of the NCAA playoffs. SU finished the season with a record of 7–4 and were ranked third in the PSAC Trevor Harman catches the ball over a Crimson Hawk defender for a touchdown during Saturday’s game. East.
Photos by Brendan Gates
Raider wide receiver Quran Kent (right) catches a pass while evading the Crimson Hawk defenders and takes off up the left side of the field during the Raiders’ final game of the 2013 season.
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Zach Zulli: The progression of a football star theslateonline.com/section/sports
Zach Zulli began his Raider career with a unique role but formed into an offensive leader RYAN TREXLER Sports Editor
Zach Zulli started his career at Shippensburg University like many others. He redshirted his freshman year to get more familiar with the system. Zulli entered the Raiders’ organization in 2009 as a graduate of Perkiomen Valley High School where he posted big numbers for the Vikings under head coach Scott Reed. Zulli was named the MVP of the PAC-10 in his junior year and was also named an Old Spice Red Zone Player of the Year in 2007. “I learned to be a better man in the classroom and learned a lot about football from my coaches when I was in high school,” Zulli said. Zulli brought what his coaches taught him to the Raider football squad and has excelled ever since. The Perkiomen Valley grad
had a different type of role in the Raider organization in his first year. Zulli was a punt returner for the Raiders in 2010. Zulli notched 11 punt returns for 91 yards, his longest being 42 yards. Zulli then stepped into the role as the Raider quarterback in 2011 and performed above everyone’s expectations. The red shirt sophomore set several single season records including 226 completions and 34 passing touchdowns during his first year as a starter. Not only was Zulli a threat in the air he was a threat on the ground as well, tallying 364 rushing yards and four rushing touchdowns. Zulli had his best game on the ground against East Stroudsburg University when he ran for 126 yards and one touchdown. Zulli’s progression continued when he entered his redshirt junior season. Zulli led
the Raiders to a PSAC East title while breaking 25 school records along with four national records. The most eye-popping record being his 54 passing touchdowns which is tied for second most in Division II history. The junior redshirt quarterback was named PSAC Eastern Division Offensive Player of the Week five times and NCAA.com’s Division II Offensive Player of the Week once. Zulli captured the almighty Harlon Hill trophy in 2012 which is the equivalent to the Division I Heisman Trophy. Despite all of the high accolades Zulli and the Raiders fell short of capturing the PSAC trophy and were ousted by Winston-Salem State University in the second round of the NCAA playoffs. Coming into this year, Zulli had high expectations for himself. “My expectations for myself were to do better than
Photo by Ryan Trexler
Zulli is a dual threat with the ball in his hands because he can run and pass well on nearly any defense.
last year,” Zulli said. “I know that seems ridiculous but it is really not. I missed a lot of throws last year and we came up short in the playoffs.” Zulli might not have outdone his previous year but he posted big numbers in his final season in a Raider uniform. SU and Zulli got off to a rough start this year when they opened the year 0–2. Zulli struggled against Shepherd University where he completed just over 48 percent of his passes and threw two interceptions. Zulli made a drastic turnaround in the next few games. Just three games after the agonizing loss to the Rams, Zulli took care of business when the team took on Millersville University. Zulli completed 28 of his 36 passing attempts for 353 yards and five touchdowns. The signal caller had his best game of the 2013 season when he took on Bloomsburg in a game that was nationally
televised on the CBS Sports Network. “I really did not think about the TV part,” Zulli said. “I thought about the opponent and what I had to do against them on every single play.” The senior quarterback did not let the limelight get to him. During the rain-drenched game, Zulli outplayed the No. 5-nationally ranked Huskies, completing 31 of his 39 passes for 466 yards and five touchdowns. “It was a great atmosphere and it was an amazing game to be a part of,” Zulli said. The NFL hopeful takes a lot of time to prepare for every team that he faces throughout the year. “My preparation for each game never changes and it involves a lot of film work. I spend about 15 hours a week watching the other team and about five hours watching our practices,” Zulli said. “I mentally know every game is going to be a battle
and I go out to every game saying I will not be stopped.” Zulli takes every precaution to not be stopped and has been successful in the past two seasons. Zulli and the Raiders are 18–6 in the past two seasons. All of the hard work, hours spent watching film, rough days on the field and the countless hours in the weight room could potentially land Zulli a spot on an NFL team in the coming years. His countless awards and impressive statistics have gained some attention from NFL scouts. “Football is my life and I hope I can play it for the rest of my life,” Zulli said. The reigning Harlon Hill winner has taken every step in the right direction so far to try and further his career in football. Only time will tell if Zulli will get the opportunity to play in the big leagues but until then he will continue to progress on and off the field.
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Rough start for SU men’s basketball squad theslateonline.com/section/sports
Raiders drop first two games of the 2013 season in the Wolf’s Bus Lines Classic under Coach Fite Ryan Trexler Sports Editor
Despite stellar games from sophomore Joe Lococo and freshman Abe Massaley the Shippensburg University men’s basketball team fell to Shepherd University on Saturday night 86–73. Lococo had a career game for the Raiders in their second-straight loss of the season. The sophomore guard was accountable for 33 of the Raiders 73 points in their loss to Shepherd. Lococo also added three assists and three steals to his game statistics. Lococo made the most of his free throw opportunities going 13–15 from the charity stripe. The Raiders were able
to keep the game close throughout a majority of the first half. SU kept the game within 12 points until one minute before the first half ended. Even though SU was able to stay within striking distance it never held the lead in the game and only manage to tie the score once. SU went into halftime trailing the Rams 38–25. The second half was dominated by Shepherd. The Rams out rebounded the Raiders 24–19 and made the most of their second chance points. Shepherd recorded 20 second chance points compared to the Raiders five. SU lacked a big presence in the paint throughout Saturday’s game. SU managed just 38 points in the paint while the Rams notched 46 en route to
their dominating victory. Massaley had another stellar outing for the Raiders. In just his second game in an SU uniform he recorded 15 points and two assists. Junior Sam Pygatt also contributed six points and one assist in the Raiders’ loss. SU is still getting adjusted to the new style of basketball that head coach Chris Fite has brought to the organization. It will take time to work out the flaws on both sides of the ball. SU will now take on Lock Haven University in its first PSAC matchup of the 201314 season. The Bald Eagles will come to Heiges Field House on Nov. 20. Tipoff is set for 8 p.m. SU does not want to dig itself too deep of a hole to Photo by Ryan Trexler climb out of so a victory over Oliver Stroh (right) pushes the ball down the court for the Raiders against the Rams on Saturday night. LHU is crucial.
Raider volleyball splits final PSAC matchups
SU finishes the regular season by splitting its weekend matchups against LHU and UPJ Bryan Obarowski Asst. Sports Editor The Shippensburg University volleyball team hit the road one final time this regular season for PSAC East matchups against Lock Haven University and University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown.
Friday
The Raider volleyball team was clipped by the Bald Eagles in three sets on Friday night. Set scores were 20–25, 28–30 and 23–25. The loss was the eighth of the season for the Raiders, who had previously won six-straight matches
day afternoon against the Mountain Cats. SU did just that. It won a four-set match over UPJ. SU won the first set 25–20, dropped the second set 22–25 and won the next two sets 25–20 and 25–20. As a team the Raiders had a hitting percentage of .319 for the match, posting a set high percentage in the fourth with .387. In each of the four sets, SU committed only three errors in the sets, finishing the match with 12 total errors. Edwards and Peluso both finished with double Saturday The Raiders looked to digit kill totals. Edwards bounce back from Friday’s finished with 18 kills while loss in the match on Satur- Peluso added 15. leading up to the match against the Bald Eagles. LHU was able to limit its errors in the match, committing three in both the first set and the final set against the Raiders. SU had 23 errors in the match versus the 15 total errors by LHU. Jill Edwards led both teams in total kills with 16. As a team, SU had only one service ace on the day, which came from Maria Peluso. Peluso also finished with four kills, one block and 18 digs.
Edwards also had two aces and three blocks. Edwards and Peluso also finished with double digit digs, along with Laura Plank and Maura Nolan. Nolan and Plank both collected 12 digs, while Edwards had 14 and Peluso finished with 12. Nolan also continued her great play at the setter position, tallying 46 assists in the match against LHU. SU finished off its regular season with a win and will now move on to the PSAC volleyball championships. Heiges Field House will be the site of the quarterfinal match up, which will take place tonight at 7 p.m.
Photos by Ryan Trexler
The Raiders finished in first place of the PSAC East division and will now play a home match in the first round of the PSAC playoffs.
Jill Edwards (11) had a stellar weekend of play against PSAC opponents.
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Women’s basketball notches second win of 2013 season theslateonline.com/section/sports
Knauer, Gold prush the Raiders past the NYIT Bears in their second game of Wolf’s Bus Lines Classic Brendan Gates Staff Writer
An offensive explosion led by Stephanie Knauer and Lauren Gold helped Shippensburg University capture a dominating 94–81 victory over New York Institute of Technology. Both Knauer and Gold notched double-doubles for the Raiders in the second game of the Wolf’s Bus Lines Classic. Knauer finished the night with a team high 20 points and 13 rebounds. Gold added 17 points and 11 assists of her own. Gold’s 11 assists is the most for a Raider since the 2010 season when Kerry Conroy also notched 11 assists. The freshman guard was also a perfect 9 for 9 shooting from the free-throw line.
Senior Sarah Strybuc made some noise for the Raiders adding 18 points of her own along with three buckets from beyond the arch. Strybuc’s 18 points ranked her second on the Raiders team in their game against the Bears. The 94 points in the game are the most scored by SU in over three years, dating back to Nov. 13, 2010. With their outstanding performances both Strybuc and Gold were named to the 2013 Wolf’s Bus Line Classic All-Tournament Team. With the win the Raiders are now 2–1 early on in the season. The Raiders will be back in action Wednesday night to play their first conference game of the season against Lock Haven University. TipPhoto by Ryan Trexler off is set for 6 p.m. inside SU freshman Logan Snyder (14) drives to the hoop for two of her eight points against the NYIT Bears in Saturday’s dominating victory. Heiges Field House.
psac scoreboard Football East Division
School W-L Pct.
*Bloomsburg............ 10-1 West Chester............. 10-1 Shippensburg........... 7-4 East Stroudsburg...... 7-4 Kutztown.................. 4-7 Lock Haven............... 3-8 Millersville................ 1-10 Cheyney.................... 0-11
.909 .909 .636 .636 .363 .272 .090 .000
West Division
School W-L Pct.
Slippery Rock............ 9-2 IUP............................. 9-2 California.................. 7-4 Mercyhurst............... 7-4 Gannon...................... 6-5 Edinboro................... 5-6 Clarion....................... 4-7 Seton Hill.................. 1-10 * Denotes PSAC Champion
.818 .818 .636 .636 .545 .454 .363 .090
Saturday
Bloomsburg 42, Slippery Rock 38 West Chester 41, Clarion 14 IUP 42, Shippensburg 21 Seton Hill 17, Cheyney 10 Kutztown 41, Edinboro 10 Gannon 44, Lock Haven 14 Mercyhurst 37, East Stroudsburg 20
School W-L
Mercyhurst............... 2-0 Pitt-Johnstown......... 1-0 Seton Hill.................. 1-0 Kutztown.................. 2-1 East Stroudsburg...... 0-0 Gannon...................... 0-0 Millersville................ 0-0 Shippensburg........... 0-2
Standings East Division
East Stroudsburg...... 4-0 Kutztown.................. 1-0 Bloomsburg.............. 2-1 West Chester............. 2-1 Lock Haven............... 1-1 Millersville................ 1-1 Cheyney.................... 0-2 Mansfield.................. 0-2 Shippensburg........... 0-2
West Division
School W-L
Clarion....................... 1-0 Edinboro................... 2-0 IUP............................. 2-0 Pitt-Johnstown......... 2-0 Seton Hill.................. 2-0 Slippery Rock............ 2-1 California.................. 1-2 Gannon...................... 0-0 Mercyhurst............... 0-2
School W-L
Pct.
1.00 1.00 .667 .667 .500 .500 .000 .000 .000
Pct.
1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 .667 .333 .000 .000
Wednesday
IUP 79, West Virginia Wesleyan 62 Bowie State University 87, Cheyney 73 Davis & Elkins 78, Lock Haven 76 West Chester 71, Chestnut Hill College 61
Wrestling Standings Division II
Standings East Division
Men
School W-L
Thursday
Pct.
1.00 1.00 1.00 .667 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pitt-Johnstown 93, Penn-State N. King. 47 Wilmington (DE) 76, Millersville 72 East Stroudsburg 83, Univ. of the Sci. 62 Slippery Rock 91, Ohio Valley Univ. 77
Friday
Shepherd Univ. 72, Mercyhurst 62 Edinboro 98, Penn State. Great All 65 Alderson-Broaddus 66, Shippensburg 57 Kutztown 62, Goldey-Beacom 58
Saturday
Shepherd 86, Shippensburg 73
Volleyball
Women
Basketball
Bloomsburg.............. 2-0 Millersville................ 2-1 Shippensburg........... 2-1 Kutztown.................. 1-2 Lock Haven............... 1-2 West Chester............. 1-2 Cheyney.................... 0-1 East Stroudsburg...... 0-1 Mansfield.................. 0-2
West Division
School W-L Gannon...................... 2-0 IUP............................. 2-0 Seton Hill.................. 3-0 Clarion....................... 1-1 Pitt-Johnstown......... 1-1 Edinboro................... 0-0 Mercyhurst............... 0-1 California.................. 0-3 Slippery Rock............ 0-3
East Division
Pct.
1.00 .667 .667 .333 .333 .333 .000 .000 .000
Pct.
1.00 1.00 1.00 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000
Wednesday
Gannon 80, Walsh Univ. (Ohio) 68
Thursday
Pitt-Johnstown 91, Washington Adv. 58
Friday
Millersville 92, West Liberty 83 Seton Hill 72, Univ. of Sci in Phil, 56 Goldey-Beacom 72, Shippensburg 61 NYIT 91, Lock Haven 86 Charleston (W.Va.) 74, Clarion 55 West Chester 96, Shepherd 68
Saturday
Univ. of Findlay 75, Mercyhurst 68 Bloomsburg 105, Wilmington (Del.) 69 Charleston 86, Millersville 71 IUP 62, Fairmont State 46 Shippensburg 94, NYIT 81 Clarion 104, West Liberty 88 Virginia State Univ. 72, Cheyney 58 Univ. of Sci in Phil, 79, West Chester 76 Goldey-Beacom 50, Lock Haven 47
School W-L
(1) Shippensburg..... 27-8 (2) Pitt-Johnstown... 23-10 (3) Lock Haven......... 21-13 (4) Millersville.......... 16-15 West Chester............. 16-17 Kutztown.................. 14-19 Cheyney.................... 5-27 East Stroudsburg...... 6-27
West Division
School W-L
(1) Clarion................. 31-3 (2) California............ 26-7 (3) Seton Hill............. 26-10 (4) Gannon................ 19-12 Mercyhurst............... 18-14 Edinboro................... 18-18 IUP............................. 13-21 Slippery Rock............ 10-25 () PSAC Tournament Seed
Field Hockey Pct.
.771 .696 .617 .516 .484 .424 .185 .181
Pct.
.911 .787 .722 .612 .562 .500 .382 .285
Friday
Lock Haven 3, Shippensburg 0 Pitt-Johnstown 3, Millersville 1 Gannon 3, Seton Hill 1 IUP 3, Slippery Rock 0 Mercyhurst 3, California 2 West Chester 3, East Stroudsburg 1 Edinboro 3, Clarion 1
Saturday
Shippensburg 3, Pitt-Johnstown 1 Edinboro 3, IUP 0 Lock Haven 3, Millersville 2 Mercyhurst 3, Seton Hill 1 Gannon 3, California 2 Clarion 3, Slippery Rock 0 West Chester 3, Kutztown 0
PSAC Playoff Qurterfinal Matchups
Tuesday
Shippensburg vs. Millersville Lock Haven vs. Pitt-Johnstown Gannon vs. Clarion Seton Hill vs. California
NCAA Division II Playoff Rankings
School W-L
*LIU Post................... 20-0 *Shippensburg......... 18-1 Millersville................ 19-2 Stone Hill.................. 18-3 Merrimack................ 14-5 West Chester............. 14-5 * Denotes first round bye
Pct.
1.00 .947 .904 .857 .736 .736
Saturday
Merrimack 4, Stone Hill 3 Millersville 1, West Chester 0 NCAA Playoff Semifinal Matchups
Friday
Merrimack vs. LIU Post Shippensburg vs. Millersville Both game are being played in Virginia Beach, Va. NCAA National Championship
Sunday
Winners of Friday’s games will play for the National Championship
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