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President Ruud offers statement Letter from the on Plan B availability in Etter Editor-in-Chief

Following is Shippensburg University President William Ruud’s statement on Plan B availability on campus: Late last week, a reporter for a local newspaper requested information on the availability of Plan B medication on campus.

We provided that information in connection with this student-initiated program, as we did with several local television stations.

In the ensuing days, this program has become a topic for debate across the nation due to many print and broadcast stories, as well as an untold number of comments on various social media sites.

Since then, comments we have either received or seen in the media express both sides of this very personal and emotional issue.

Commenters are deeply passionate in their opinions and are taking this opportunity to let us and others know how they feel.

We also realize that for our students it is a personal decision based on their own beliefs and values.

Plan B is an over-thecounter medication available without prescription for those 17 years old or

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older at pharmacies and drug stores around the nation.

The health center is NOT dispensing RU-486, also called the abortion pill.

The center is dispensing Plan B, a single dose medication that prevents implantation of a fertilized zygote, will not harm a developing embryo or fetus, and will not work on women who are already pregnant.

Plan B does not contain estrogen and does not cause serious side effects in users.

We are, as we have said previously, among the majority of universities and colleges in Pennsylvania and the nation to make Plan B available to students.

Many have expressed concern that the medication is available in a vending machine and it is being made available without what they consider to be necessary sharing of information prior to purchase of the pill.

The machine, which vends only health-related items, is in a private room in our health center and the health center is accessible only by students 17 and

older and not the public.

Students proceed to a check-in desk in the lobby and after checking in using appropriate identification are granted access to the private treatment area.

No state-supported or taxpayer-supported dollars are used for this service.

Students, as part of the support services offered by the university, have the opportunity to discuss any and all important decisions in their lives with medical, pastoral or counseling staff.

We are fortunate to have very dedicated individuals who will provide information requested by students and related support.

The question about the dispensing method is a valid one and we will evaluate it through further campus discussions.

I have contacted the FDA and invited officials to come to campus and review our dispensing practices.

Yesterday, we began our evaluation in a meeting with various members of the campus community, including students, faculty, medical staff and others.

Our evaluation will involve contacting other colleges and universities nationwide about their de-

livery method. After we gather that information and the information provided by the FDA, we will share that with the entire campus community and continue to seek input into any possible changes in delivery method.

However, while we gather input and evaluate the situation, the university will continue to make the medication available for purchase through the current system at the health center as is being done nationwide.

A university is a complex organization composed of individuals with diverse and disparate views. We do, however, share one goal — working together so Shippensburg students can have an education nationally recognized for its excellence and with the support services they need.

We appreciate all the comments, the concerns and, yes, even the criticisms as we do our best for our students at Shippensburg University.

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P.O.T.T.E.R. to hold auditions for upcoming AIDS charity show

Auditions for the variety show “A Night Out for Broadway Cares” are going to be held Feb. 20 and 22 from 8-10 p.m. and Feb. 24 from 5:30-8:30 p.m. at CUB 226.

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by P.O.T.T.E.R., the Harry Potter Alliance chapter at Shippensburg University, to raise money for Broadway Cares: Equity Fights AIDS.

The foundation was created within the acting community to fight the influx of AIDS and continues to do work for those affected by the disease.

The variety show is looking for acts, mainly Broadway-related but also popular music performances as well as other types of acts.

Solo acts as well as group acts are welcome to audition.

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available closer to the show date. All proceeds for the event will go toward Broadway Cares.

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Dear Slate readers, The recent controversy regarding Plan B being offered in the vending machine has me quite shocked and confused, as I’m sure it has been for much of you, too.

Although the SU community may not find this to be a huge concern, clearly some of those outside the campus do, and we need to remain respectful of that.

Ultimately, whether you support or condone the vending machine, we need to stand by our school. It is times like this that we need to come together as an SU community, and support that fantastic university of which we are all a part.

We need to show the onlookers why Shippensburg is great, and that a dark moment in time will not tarnish the name of Shippensburg University.

Stand by your school, as it

stands by you, and eventually, this controversy will pass, and Shippensburg will return to normal.

It is unfortunate that such unwavering criticism is what brought our fantastic university into the light, but it will be our enduring bond as a university that will get us through it.

Until this controversy ends, I promise The Slate will do everything in its power to keep you informed. We informed the university about the vending machine when it was first installed, and we will do the same now.

I encourage you to send letters to The Slate expressing your concerns over this. Your voice should be heard in this matter.

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The night is young and two Shippensburg lovers are sharing a romantic Valentine’s day evening cozying up by a fire as the candles surrounding them provide a soft glow.

It is the one–year anniversary for these two 20-year-olds, and little do they know that their romantic night will lead to unplanned sexual activity later on.

Since it is spur of the moment, both partners lack the necessary protection but love and lust drive them to consummate their relationship.

The night leads to an uncertain morning. To try and protect herself from getting pregnant, the female student decides that she wants to take the Plan B pill. But where does she go?

Which place is the better option: Etter Health Center located on campus, or local pharmacies?

Does Shippensburg University really just use a vending machine to dispense Plan B whenever a student needs it?

S h i p p e n s b u r g University is facing scrutiny for the way it dispenses the Plan B pill, but after some secret shopping, the ways of obtaining the pill at SU are just the same as at any other pharmacy.

As the SU Plan B controversy gains steam in national headlines, the misconceptions of the way in which SU students obtain this pill has led many to believe that it was too easy or too suspicious.

A vending machine? Is the Plan B pill next to the Hershey bar or the Twix?

However, obtaining Plan B from Etter Health Center contrasts the misconceptions.

In a statement issued

by Roger L. Serr, vice president for student affairs, “The machine, which vends only healthrelated items, is in a private room in our health center and the health

ter, was part of a studentinitiated program two years ago.

Students took part in a survey that resulted with 85 percent of the students saying they would agree with having Plan B on campus.

This prompted the installation of the vending machine in the health center.

Dispelling rumors raised by various media sources, including newspaper, television and social media, Shippensburg University President William Ruud released a statement Thursday morning stating that the handling of the

vending machine is in a private room for students only. Students must checkin with proper identification to be let in.

Research by the university has shown that no student attending the university is younger than 17.

The vending machine is also not supported by the state or taxpayer dollars.

“We are, as we have said previously,” Ruud said in his statement, “among the majority of universities and colleges in Pennsylvania and the nation to make Plan B available to students.”

So, why then is there such a fascination with it

and go into the health center. Students proceed to a check-in desk located in the lobby and after checking in using appropriate identification are granted access to the private treatment area,” Serr said.

The standards for obtaining Plan B were the same at SU as they were at any other pharmacy in the area.

Students are not going up to the candy machine and purchasing a Plan B pill with a side of Doritos.

They are following procedure, showing appropriate identification and buying a contraceptive to reduce the risk of pregnancy.

Photo courtesy of Google Images On a shopping trip at a center is accessible only by local pharmacy, obtaining students,” Serr said.

Plan B was similar to “There is one machine obtaining it from Etter only and the medication Health Center, barring any is not available anywhere vending machines. else on campus,” Serr said.

Identification was asked “In addition, no one for and presented and the can walk in off the street pill was dispensed. It was

an in–and–out procedure that lasted approximately five minutes.

“You have to have the same to get it [Plan B] here or anywhere else. There only needs to be proof that you are of the legal age to buy the pill,” said a local pharmacy assistant who asked to remain anonymous for this story.

With Etter Health Center and local pharmacies dispensing the same pill and asking for the same credentials in order to obtain it, the question is — what is the difference?

There is no difference.

When those lovers who shared their romantic Valentine’s night enter Etter Health Center or a local pharmacy, they go through the same routine to obtain the emergency contraceptive.

The only thing that differs is the amount of people who are at the venue to witness it.

Why now? The Plan B scandal at SU Lauren Cappuccio Chief Copy Editor

Shippensburg University made national headlines this week when the news of a vending machine that sold Plan B was spotlighted on CNN, The Huffington Post, a brief mention on Jay Leno’s late night show, Tosh.0’s blog and a mention on Saturday Night Live’s Weekend Update.

But for a majority of the students, having the vending machine was not news.

The vending machine, located in the health cen-

now? Steven Lichtman, associate professor of political science and pre-law adviser at SU, believes that the story itself was only part of its popularity.

“The other thing to keep in mind is that it is playing into the current debate about the Obama Administration’s policy on religious-affiliated institutions having to provide insurance plans for employees that would cover contraception,” Lichtman said in an e–mail statement.

But he also admitted that the story is funny on shows like Jay Leno because “there is an amusing

dynamic to being able to get it out of a vending machine.”

The timing of the story’s popularity is timed along with the Republican nominations.

“The pendulum has swung more conservatively,” said Barbara Denison, chair person of the SU Sociology Department. She teaches various classes within the department and some that focus on sexuality and religion.

The issue itself, she believes, has more to do with the interconnectedness of religion and politics.“For most people,” she said, “faith equates to fact.”

John Ellerbach, SU assistant professor of communication/journalism, believes that the issue is about the effect of privacy on the individual.

“I can certainly see why a censorious glower from an older adult at a pharmacy might intimidate a college student,” Ellerbach said.

Ruud has contacted and invited FDA officials to come to campus and review the dispensing practices.

The medicine will still be made available for purchase through the health center during this time.

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PHEAA gives back state money SU student Zak Brisko creates S W easy-to-read weather website back on institutional assistance grants for private colStaff Writer leges to create another $3.8 million. These sources total Pennsylvania Higher Ed- the $13.8 million that will ucation Assistance Agency be returned.

(PHEAA) decided last month to return some of the state money that is designated for student aid.

It received about $423 million for student aid programs. Now it is returning $13.8 million in order to help the state. The state’s annual revenues were not as high as previously expected.

PHEAA said that students should be “relatively unharmed” by this decision.

The money being returned Photo courtesy of Google Images will not affect students PHEAA claims that stufunding for their spring and dents will not be affected by summer tuition.

Around $10 million is the return of the state mongenerated from funding ey. However, this news also that students gave back due coincides with the release to dropping out or becoming of Gov. Tom Corbett’s stateineligible for the funding. ment that the proposed The state is also trying to spending plan will reduce cut back on other unneces- funding to PASSHE universary spending. It has cut sities by 20 percent. tephanie

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The PASSHE schools do have the lowest tuition in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Students are still upset by the budget cuts and the effects on their schools.

“PHEAA is aware of the difficult budget situation facing the commonwealth and respect the governor’s request for an across-theboard 5 percent freeze,” said PHEAA President and CEO James Preston.

Students do not have to worry about scrambling to find extra tuition money for the remainder of this school year as well as summer sessions. However, many students are going to be affected by next year’s budget cuts.

More budget cuts for Pennsylvania higher education could mean larger class sizes and/or cutbacks on professors.

As always, tuition costs are a major concern for the state, the PASSHE institutions and the students.

Waleska Martinez Staff Writer

A Shippensburg University television member is trying to run a new weather website as a non-profit organization.

Zak Brisko, a student majoring in the communication/journalism program, began his passion for weather many years ago.

He planned on becoming a meteorology major while attending Pennsylvania State University, and after transferring to SU this year, he became involved with SUTV. He began working with a long–time friend by the name of Rich Foot and became a co-founder of a website, Footsforecast.org.

Yahoo! ranked the site as #4 on Yahoo’s best weather websites, next to National Weather System and Weather Underground.

As Foot’s Forecast cofounder, Brisko became intrigued with keeping the public informed with cur-

rent weather conditions, and decided to get involved in making his own website.

After months of trying to get ideas together and making it an official website, Brisko and his friend Ryan Krimm of Dundalk, Md., began their own version of a weather website named Hazardous Weather Prediction Center (HWPC).

With their website running smoothly, they came up with goals to seek the public’s acknowledgement.

Once they become more active in the community, their first goal is to get young, aspiring students involved. Brisko and his partner want to give them the opportunity to be involved in video editing, capturing pictures, communication skills and building their knowledge of meteorology.

Their main goal is to become a non-profit organization that provides weather information to the public and private companies.

Brisko said his plan on approaching the situation is to, “Make awareness to

our existence. Get the story out there. Visit local organizations and build networking and hope that they will call us first. We want to build relationships and partnerships with different organizations.”

Brisko is willing to do whatever it takes to get the latest weather scoop. He has gone storm chasing in order to capture photos and video of a tornado.

Although HWPC is competing against well-known weather sources, like accuweather.com and weatherchannel.com, Brisko and Krimm plan on doing a few things differently.

Their ultimate goal is to get the public informed and make it aware of weather changes as easy as possible. The two plan on making each graph, map and weather term easy to read and understand.

For more information you can contact Zak Brisko at zb5907@ship.edu and HWPC website at www. wix.com/briskozak/hwpc.

Hazardous Weather Prediction Center includes:

• Both Northeast and Southeast regions • Daily weather • Colorful and informative pictures • Large-scale weather event info such as • Weather outbreaks • Flooding • Tropical systems • Winter storms www.wix.com/briskozak/hwpc Facebook: Hazardous Weather Prediction Center

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William Kauffman Staff Writer

Why all the controversy about the vending machine in Etter Health Center that dispenses doses of Plan B, better known as the morning-after pill?

According to Peter M. Gigliotti, executive director for university communications and marketing at SU, when the health center began offering Plan B two years ago it was one of the last of the 14 schools in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education to do so.

Two years later, SU is dealing with national attention for the unique method with which the drug is dispensed: in a vending machine. Gigliotti and other members of the administration never expected this much scrutiny.

Primarily, Gigliotti was concerned with clearing up mounting misinformation about Plan B, the vending machine in the health center and SU’s role.

Gigliotti immediately made clear that Plan B is not like RU-486, better known as the abortion pill.

Plan B is contraception, not abortion. The drug is supposed to stop a pregnancy from occurring, but will not harm an embryo or fetus if fertilization occurs. This is a message echoed by all university officials who spoke on the subject, including President William Ruud in his statement on Plan B. Second, the vending machine is in a private room and is only available to students, all of whom are 17 or older as the law requires.

The Food and Drug Administration requested information from SU amidst concerns that the vending machine was in a public area and anyone could use it.

“I actually think in some cases our facility and our operation is more secure

Jan Arminio, professor in the Department of Counseling and College Student Personnel, is first editor of the recently published book “Why Aren’t We There Yet?: Taking Personal Responsibility for Creating an Inclusive Campus.”

than going [to a pharmacy] because I think it would be much easier for someone to fake an ID off campus than it would be for on campus,” Gigliotti said.

Both the FDA and SU seemed satisfied with the results of the inquiry. SU has never been in violation of any laws regarding this issue and was never under any kind of investigation.

Another fact that Gigliotti clarified was how the students affected the decision to install the vending machine. A series of oncampus groups conducted a survey about the health center in which 85 percent of students expressed that they would like the contraceptive to be available on campus. Just like decisions that the administration makes about housing and facilities, student input was valued but, not the deciding factor.

The deciding factor was how to most effectively and safely offer Plan B while honoring student privacy.

Gigliotti acknowledged that it must be difficult or embarrassing for a person to ask for a contraceptive, and dispensing it through a vending machine protects students’ personal security.

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This raises the concern that students do not have proper guidance or consultation and could abuse the availability of the drug.

According to Gigliotti, SU strives to make many resources available to students who find themselves in need of a nurse, counselor or campus minister.

As it stands, the vending machine is available during the health center’s hours of operation, and students can choose to buy Plan B in private as long as they provide multiple identifications to prove they are a student who is 17 or older.

Amidst all of the concerns, criticisms and even compliments, SU’s administration will assess how to move forward and provide this service in the most safe and effective way possible.

According to Gigliotti, removal of the vending machine is unlikely.

Gigliotti and SU want to do what is best for students, but want all discussion of the issue to remain factual.

“It’s a personal decision.

If you agree or disagree is up to you based on your own beliefs and values,” said Gigliotti.

Wendy S. Becker, associate professor of management, had her article “Turbulence: Boeing and the State of American Workers and Managers” published in the Spring 2012 issue of Personnel Psychology.

Scott Drzyzga, associate professor of geographyearth science, has become recognized as a Certified Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Professional (GISP), for having met the high standards for ethical conduct and professional practice as established by the GIS Certification Institute.

Corinne Eisenhart, assistant professor of educational leadership and special education, was project director for evaluation of the Virginia Department of Education’s Pay for Performance Initiative to determine if merit pay will change classroom practice, increase student achievement, and retain effective teachers in “hard to staff” schools. The evaluation will include collecting data on the efficacy of that state’s new teacher evaluation process.

David E. Kalist, associate professor of economics, and Freddy Siahaan, assistant professor of economics, had their paper “The Association of Obesity with the Likelihood of Arrest for Young Adults” accepted for publication in Economics & Human Biology.

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Jonathan Skaff, professor of history and director of international studies, presented the paper “Horse Procurement in Tang China: Historical and Ecological Perspectives on Interactions with Inner Asia” at a recent workshop at New York University’s Institute for the Study of the Ancient World. His previously published article “The Silver Sasanian and Arab-Sasanian Coins Found at Turfan: Their Relationship to International Trade and the Local Economy” was reprinted in the book The Silk Road: Key Papers.

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SU graduate student expands Holocaust stories to new generation of students in the Philadelphia area Allie Hogman Staff Writer

A current Shippensburg University graduate student spent two weeks in an extensive internship program training to spend this semester expanding the story of the Holocaust to students in the Philadelphia, Pa. area.

Michael Fauser had been training in New York two weeks before the spring semester started at the Lipper Internship Program Museum of Jewish Heritage, a Living Memorial to the Holocaust in lower Manhattan.

He states he is not a teacher, but just someone who is expanding the story educating young learners.

Fauser was paired up with another intern who went through the program and they will be traveling together to middle and

high schools this semester. Previous interns who went through this program have worked with more than 50,000 high school and middle school students from around northeast Pennsylvania.

When interning at the museum, Fauser studied all the museum exhibits, attended seminars and heard testimonies about what the museum has to offer.

He learned how to go about teaching high school students 20th century Jewish history.

Fauser was one of 16 interns in the program and the museum paid for all his expenses such as his traveling and schooling.

He stated that there is lots of planning to the program and a long process to get started, first with the two week training at the museum and then scheduling a time for students to come take the guided tour.

“It consists of a three phase process that takes a lot of scheduling,” Fauser said.

The three phase process consists of the pre–visit, the tour and the post–visit.

The pre–visit is where he will travel to the school he is assigned to, bringing with him a PowerPoint presentation to present and discuss with the students. At that stage, the two interns will discuss the museum and its exhibits with the students.

The students will be shown artifacts and photographs. No disturbing and gruesome photos will be shown.

They will present information about the museum, ask questions and present information to new generations about charity, prejudice that went on at that time, as well as how to realize and fight present situations of injustice and oppression.

Fauser stated that he and his partner will get 45 minutes to discuss the museum and artifacts. He will have to create a 15 slide presentation to discuss with the students.

The second phase, the tour, is when the museum schedules a visit for the students and give them an in-depth guided tour.

The final stage, the post– visit tour, the interns go back one last time and discuss the tour the students participated in. It is more of a follow-up visit the interns take to reflect the tour and discuss the students’ reaction to the program.

For undergrad schooling, Fauser graduated from Millersville University where he first became interested in the museum internship program.

The Lipper Internship program has been going on for ten years and within those ten years, Fauser is

one intern who travels a far distance.

He is from the York area and must take a train into Philadelphia, which means he must get up before the sun is up.

Philadelphia is where the first school Fauser and his partner will be starting the semester off with students.

The two interns will first start their mission the third week in February, training just ended on Jan. 11.

The first set of students Fauser will meet with is a ninth-grade class at a charter school in Philadelphia.

Soon after, he will have to be prepared to discuss the story of the Holocaust to another group of students at the end of April.

Fauser hopes to recruit the program in the local area, ranging outside of the Philadelphia area, such as in central Pennsylvania and Carlisle, Pa.

“I hope to get an energetic group of students who will show interest in the matter,” Fauser said.

Although he is not looking forward to the early morning traveling, he is very excited to expand Jewish heritage and the Holocaust story to young, eager leaning students.

“I am very excited to start what I have been trained to do; I just want to get started. It will just be a long day when some classes start as early as 7:30 a.m.,” Fauser said.

The Museum of Jewish Heritage; a living Memorial to the Holocaust is located in New York and welcomes anyone who wants a tour.

For more information, go to www.mjhnyc.org/nindex. html or contact SU grad student Michael Fauser at mf5512@ship.edu.

News Channel where he regularly appears on The O’Reilly Factor.

A Philadelphia native, Hill is the author of numerous books including “Beats, Rhymes, and Classroom Life: Hip-Hop, Pedagogy and the Politics of Identity,” which he will sign after his lecture.

For more information contact John Bloom at jdbloo@ship.edu.

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Shippensburg University’s French Club will present a Mardi Gras celebration Feb. 17 to raise funds to aid Haiti. The event is 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the multi-purpose room of the Ceddia Union Building.

Entrance fee is $3.

According to student Felicia Franklin, one of the event’s organizers, the French Club held previous fundraising events, such as a bake sale.

“We donated some of that money to help the family of a Ship student from Haiti whose home was destroyed during the earthquake,” Franklin said.

“It struck home having a student that we are all close to in the French department lose his family

home in Haiti,” Franklin said.

This year, the proceeds will be used to help some French students travel to Haiti during winter break next year to rebuild churches, schools and playgrounds.

This year’s event will include traditional Mardi Gras foods. Prizes will also be awarded for best costumes and masks, and Jose Ricardo, chairman of the university’s modern languages department, will give Zouk dance lessons.

Franklin said Zouk is a type of music originating from the French territories in the Caribbean, Martinique and Guadeloupe.

Zouk means “party” or “festival” in Creole, and it is

commonly played at large, traditional festivals.

“Dr. Ricardo specializes in many different types of dances, and Zouk is one,” Franklin said. Franklin also said that the French Club is very committed to helping Project Haiti.

“We chose it because it is very important to give back to the world, especially those in need. By giving students an opportunity to give back in the world and be able to spend time in a Francophone country, this will be a very helpful and beneficial learning experience for everyone involved,” Franklin said.

Youth culture expert Student event will be held Marc Lamont Hill to to raise funds for Haiti speak at SU this month

Marc Lamont Hill, an expert on youth culture, identity, and educational processes, is guest speaker Feb. 29 at Shippensburg University.

His presentation, “The War Against Youth,” is at 7:30 p.m. in Old Main Chapel and is free and open to the public.

It is sponsored by the Black Heritage Committee, Office of Social Equity, Multicultural Student Affairs (MSA), and the departments of English, history/philosophy, sociology/ anthropology and teacher education. A book signing will follow his talk. Hill

is an associate professor of English education and anthropology at Columbia University. He argues that there is a war on youth in our society.

While policy-makers demonize kids who listen to hip hop music or wear baggy jeans, Hill argues that the needs of youth today are no different from those of young people in the past.

He champions the contributions that youth make to “democracy, American popular culture and to the very fabric of American society.”

In addition to his teaching duties, he is a political contributor to the Fox

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The misconception of the History of Valentine’s Day contraceptive Plan B Samantha Noviello

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Any publicity is good publicity.

Whether news sources want to negatively approach events or issues in order to make a better story or not, well that is a role they need to thoroughly consider.

It is that very decision that separates a good journalist from a not so good one.

Students and faculty members of Shippensburg University have been subjected to a variety of jokes and comments made this week and last.

The comments were references to the not-so-new Plan B vending machine.

Though the machine has been on campus for two years, the media has only received word of it for about two weeks.

They have thus only had two weeks to create a widespread mockery of the concept of the machine.

As an SU student, I do not take offense to these jokes. I laugh at them.

When would a central Pennsylvania-state school ever be discussed on leading comedy shows nationwide?

“Students and faculty members of Shippensburg University have been subjected to a variety of jokes and comments made this week and last.”

Well, the answer is two years after that school installs a vending machine that dispenses a range of

health-related products.

Some of these products include emergency contraceptives or Plan B, condoms and cough drops.

As a state school, SU may possibly be a back up or a “plan b” for students.

Simultaneously, the Plan B pill is a back-up for students.

“Are the negative comments and views consumed by the idea that college kids are simply not mature enough to have this type of access to such a powerful drug?”

This contraceptive has ultimately been misconstrued as a “plan a.”

Rather than considering this a responsible decision, many critics consider it the opposite.

They are negatively viewing the machine on campus without recognizing the different generation which students are now.

Most of those have lived under different morals and thus a completely different lifestyle.

The generation we are now among finds more of these things acceptable. In my own defense, I believe college students are forced to be more responsible and mature once their schooling begins.

Is that not where the criticism begins? Are the negative comments and views consumed by the idea that college kids are simply not mature enough to have this type of access to such a powerful drug? While Plan B is a powerful drug,

it is just that. A drug that is a back up for birth control.

It has never been considered “the abortion pill” by its creators, so why has that slang recently clung to it?

Another failed-to-mention characteristic lost among the shuffle of assumptions and sensational jargon is the fact that the students have demanded this type of service.

Again, any publicity is good publicity. That cannot be expressed enough.

If journalists are seeking a really thorough story, they should observe the number of applicants before and after various outlets have received the SU vending machine story.

Surely the numbers have varied.

Whether this story has encouraged or discouraged students to apply, it has nonetheless gotten students nationwide to know a little more about SU than he or she did a few weeks ago.

Many of us no longer have to refer to SU as being located near Harrisburg or in the middle of nowhere, but rather it is already suggested.

We are the state school that offers Plan B in vending machines.

So while comedians and news stations are challenging the strength of the university and the reputation of the school, we should in turn be thanking them for the amount of publicity we are receiving.

Oh yes, it is that time of year again, Valentine’s day.

There are so many mixed feelings for this holiday that seems so overrated.

Some people you talk to hate it with a passion, having such horrible memories of past years.

Others, usually the ones who have significant others, love Valentine’s Day, using it as a day of cute cards, flowers, candies and dinner dates between two people.

And there are some who really do not have an opinion, that say it is a cute day, but do not stress over it.

Where did all of our Valentine’s Day traditions and normality come from?

One of the popular stories of Valentine’s Day traces back to a priest named Saint Valentine of Rome, in the year 29 A.D.

“Others, usually the ones who have significant others, love Valentine’s Day, using it as a day of cute cards, flowers, candies and dinner dates between two people.”

At this time in our world, the ruler of the Roman Empire was Emperor Claudius II, and he was convinced that single men made better soldiers for his army then did those who were married with families.

With this assumption, Emperor Claudius II outlawed all marriages for young men in Rome, believing to attain a stronger army.

St. Valentine did not like this policy and continued to marry young men with their loving partners in secret, although if his practices were exposed, he would be sentenced to death.

St. Valentine tried to help imprisoned Christians escape jails in Rome.

“Directly before his sentence of death, he wrote to the girl he loved, ‘From Your Valentine,’ which is where our expression we use today, has originated.”

Eventually, St. Valentine became imprisoned and fell in love with a young girl who often visited him in jail.

Directly before his sentence of death, he wrote to this girl he loved “From Your Valentine,” which is where our expression we use today, has originated.

I love to read stories like these and put them to practical use within the holidays.

Valentine’s Day is said to have been made worldwide because of Hallmark and candy companies around the world.

Couples have made a huge deal about Valentine’s Day for as long as it dates, and this makes the ones who do not enjoy the holiday, annoyed.

Coming from someone with a guy in her life, I can relate to those who think Valentine’s Day is a cute day.

I love to be creative and make crafts that have cheesy sayings and quotes on them. Picking out cards is another fun activity of mine and I love to see the

smile on a person’s face when they receive my gifts.

Shippensburg University student Kaity Erickson said, “I love Valentine’s Day because it is the one day a year to show your love and appreciation for your boyfriend, girlfriend, friends and family. It is an overall feel-good day.”

Erickson presents an opinion that shows that Valentine’s Day is not just for couples, but for friends and families too, which makes it more special to her.

But a lot of people have different opinions.

SU student Marie Smith shared her opinion of Valentine’s Day, “I do not think it should even be a holiday. I think it is a sweet concept, but I am not worried about it. It is not a big deal.”

Many students think the same way as Smith and are annoyed with the hype of the holiday itself.

But instead of being so negative about Valentine’s Day and shunning any idea of it, choose to ignore it.

Although I enjoy the crafts and concept of giving and receiving a card from your “Valentine,” the fact that Valentine’s Day has accumulated to expensive gift giving and treating your significant other differently on this special day, is over the top.

Treating someone with care and a little extra love should happen every day in a relationship, not just on this holiday.

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A Comedic Look at Plan B

In My Opinion:

Nick Sentman

The Price of Plan B Ashley Price

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Shippensburg University is a school that most often falls below the radar.

Our student body of about 8,000 students rarely makes waves in the local media, let alone in national and even international newspapers and broadcasts.

Until last week, Shippensburg University was recognized as nothing more than a small, Pennsylvania state-supported university.

Today, however, the name of our small state school has graced headlines in newspapers and television reports both locally and nationally.

Unfortunately, these reports have portrayed our small school in a negative light.

“Until last week, Shippensburg University was recognized as nothing more than a small, Pennsylvania state-supported university.”

The topic? The vending machine in Etter Health Center that dispenses condoms, pregnancy tests, health aids such as lozenges and decongestants and the contraceptive “Plan B.” Most of us have either seen the machine while meeting with a nurse or had heard rumors of its existence, long before the

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media had caught wind of the “story.”

Before these reports, though, few had a problem with the machine.

Since these media reports started popping up on Facebook news feed’s and Twitter, strongly opinionated comments, both for and against the health center’s contraceptive dispensing methods, have shown up on websites of major news stations such as CBS, ABC, Fox and even CNN. The misinformation found in these reports is painting a negative picture of the situation.

Some pieces state that the machine is a new addition to the campus, while others claim that this vending machine may be accessed by the public or teenagers under the age of 17.

These facts, false as they are, have created even more of a media stir than the initial announcement that the pills were being dispensed in an unusual manner.

Residents of Shippensburg, as well as members of various communities across the country have posted their approval, or distaste, of the simple vending machine.

These comments range from a simple agreement or disagreement, to cheers of approval and cruel judgments of our student body.

One post on a college newspaper website expressed distaste from a resident of Shippensburg borough.

He claimed that college students from SU should not be embarrassed to go into town for this controversial contraceptive, based on the generalization that students in our town

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are all partiers who destroy property and wander drunkenly through town.

This post, as well as the many other opinions that have come from private citizens and well-recognized members of society, such as the governor of Minnesota, is the result of over-exaggerated and falsified information scooped by national media sources.

“These facts, false as they are, have created even more of a media stir than the initial announcement that the pills were being dispensed in an unusual manner.”

As a writer, I am disappointed in those who have turned this newsworthy topic into something much more than it is at the expense of students.

Students will soon step out into the work force, and they may have to face conservative employers who disagree with the university’s policy or uninformed members of the public who will look down upon someone based on decisions made by his or her peers.

Overall, the true issue here is not the fact that the machine dispenses a contraceptive, or even that this contraceptive is a controversial tropic.

Instead the idea that negative opinions of those who simply have no affiliation to the university will soon become a stain on our small school’s overall reputation.

Honestly, who needs a Plan A when we have Plan B? Shippensburg University and the news about our Plan B vending machine are really getting out of hand.

Yes, as it seems, we are the only university in the nation to sell this contraceptive to our students.

Yes, the access is hidden away from public view and can only be bought in Etter health center.

Finally, yes it has brought the media attention to our quiet little school.

We have pro-life Republican presidential candidates debating the contraceptive issue on a grandiose stage.

This may be the reason our little vending machine has come under such scrutiny.

I have to say, that I love it though.

This is great for everyone attending Shippensburg.

It is even better for college admissions.

Who would not want to come to Shippensburg now? Living about an hour away, of course I knew

about Shippensburg University, but I knew more about CNN, FOX News, Jay Leno, Daniel Tosh and Seth Meyers.

These are just a few famous comedians and news stations to publicly provide SU with fame.

I can live with having people come here and protest.

I can also live with my university being the butt of every joke.

The reason being is because it is funny.

We need to learn to look at this situation and laugh.

I found it hilarious that people can say you can buy a bag of chips, a candy bar and a Plan B in the same vending machine.

We should be taking advantage of the publicity.

No one is going to take this away, and if they do, then let them come here and make a bigger spectacle of the whole thing.

In my honest opinion I want this to become bigger than it is now. Big like Ricky Bobby.

I would love for Mitt Romney or Rick Santorum to come here and fight over our vending machine.

I enjoy comedy and especially situational irony.

How is this not ironic?

Here we are a little uni-

versity in the middle of nowhere and we sell Plan B. We are most students, “plan b” when deciding a school and heck, we have it here to buy.

We promote being a plan b.

I know that when I chose Shippensburg, I had it down as my second choice, and I am glad I went with it.

If I was at PSU, I would be dealing with a whole other mess of issues.

I would much rather know my vending machine is selling taboo products.

Let the comedians and the news anchors attack us and poke fun.

It isnt like they are attacking us individually they are just doing their job.

Bring in the lights and the cameras and let us bask in the glory of the Plan B. It is nice to be able to tell people where I go and have them say “Oh, the place selling the Plan B?” Yes, that is my school.

The Dukes of Hazzard said it best with, “When you are flying by the seat of your pants, nothing sounds more official than a Plan B.” It is time to let it fly Shippensburg.

Plan B is the way to be.

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“The vending machine, in my opinion, is just something for the news to cover because our campus chose to give students an option, rather than tell them what is right and wrong.”

“I wasn’t because of was, but because I knew it was

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“I’m proud to be a student at Shippensburg.

Lots of people will look at this and think badly of our school but in reality, it is something that was coming sooner or later. Society is always changing and we are keeping ahead of the curve.”

“Shippensburg University took a bold step by letting the vending machine be on campus and I think that it was a great step for a state university.”

shocked what it shocked never there.”

“It is not like it is “Of course, there are people who located all over campus and thrown in “Despite some conser- disagree with the pill being sold on vative views regarding campus and think that it’s promoting people’s faces.” the emergency contraceptive, it may not be such a bad idea for it to be available to students. Every year there are students forced to withdraw from the university due to unplanned pregnancies. If Plan B can help students remain in school, is it really such an outrage?”

unsafe sex, however, that is ridiculous. Plan B is the solution when your first plan does not work out.”

“Our culture will look at Plan B as something that “Plan B should be sold should be wrong and here on campus for connot allowed on col- venience for students, belege campuses be- cause accidents happen all cause that is what the time, especially being the masses say.” here on a college campus.”

“I know that some girls are too afraid to go to a pharmacy or even do not have enough money to pay for it from an outside pharmacy.”

“The machine should stay and be left to the students. Ultimately, we are in control of our own lives and we should be given the choice.”

“This pill is just $25, whereas in pharmacies it is $60; which can encourage students not to purchase it because it is too expensive, and then they can have an even bigger problem.”

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Plan B coverage flawed by many media outlets tolerated. Movies make sex a casual and fleeting venture.

Should the Plan B pill be dispensed as easily as a bag of potato chips?

Are we encouraging our youth to sleep around? Are we forcing this generation to promiscuity and teenage pregnancy?

This is the over dramatization that is flooding headlines and broadcasts.

The media is sensationalizing Shippensburg University’s decision to give students easy access to a back-up contraceptive.

According to Shippensburg University, all of the students currently enrolled are at least 17,

which is the minimum age to receive the pill.

So what is the big deal if they can go to Etter Health Center and pay $25 to get it?

Students are not all going to practice safe sex, let alone abstinence.

Why attempt to keep methods of sexual health a secret from them?

“Sex sells.”

We all hear it and we are all living it. The media is fueling a sex-focused generation and depleting from true relationship.

Shows like “Sixteen and Pregnant” or “The Secret Life of the American Teenager,” depict a teenage world in which abstinence does not exist or is little

So why is it, that if as a society we are so accepting of the accessibility of sex to our youth, we are so opposed to the accessibility of contraception?

It is not often that Dirty Harry is Shippensburg’s wingman.

Last week, for a couple of dizzying spins in the 24hour news cycle, both Shippensburg University and Clint Eastwood were major national newsmakers.

Eastwood attracted attention for directing and narrating a memorable Super Bowl commercial paying tribute to the rebounding American auto industry. Days later, media outlets across the country picked up the story of a vending machine in Etter Health Center that dispenses the Plan B “morning-after” contraceptive pill.

Indirectly, these stories are related … and they are related in a way that reveals a lot about our national discourse.

That the vending machine story even exists raises a number of intriguing questions, many of which have yet to be answered. How did national news organizations come to be aware of a vending machine in rural Pennsyl-

vania? Who tipped them off, and why did they do so? Why did this suddenly become a story now, when the machine has been operating for two years?

The most interesting angle to the story, however, emerges from the way in which two rival networks covered it.

Cable news goliaths CNN and Fox News Channel each sought the opinions of Shippensburg students about the controversy. Both networks solicited reactions from everyday people and from campus leaders. CNN, for example, secured some remarks from the President of the Student Senate; Fox reported that they also tried to reach the Senate president but were unsuccessful.

(As an aside … given the legendary accessibility of the current Senate president, Fox’s inability to track her down is a sign that they should probably hire better interns.)

But then there is the one other set of phone calls that Fox made, but that

CNN did not make. Fox also tried to reach the presidents of the Shippensburg College Democrats and the Shippensburg College Republicans.

Why? With a whole host of campus leaders available to talk to, from sports team captains to fraternity and sorority presidents to student club officers, why did Fox seek out comments from political groups? Why did Fox take a story that is totally bereft of political overtones and choose to frame it as just another battleground in our perpetual party warfare?

The answer, evidently, is that this is simply how Fox News Channel sees and projects the world.

Everything, to Fox, must be shoe-horned into a contentious Democrats-vs.Republicans meme. There is no story that should not be viewed through a partisan lens, even if the story has no palpable political undercurrent.

Consider that it was Fox News Channel which insisted that the Eastwood

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“We all hear it and we are all living it.

The media is fueling a sex-focused generation and depleting from true relationship. ”

The media is attempting to make it an issue of morality, but no student or state funds are being used to supply the pill, nor is the university making a profit by selling it.

The media then tries to make it a legal issue, but

again the students are of age and must be checked in at the front desk.

The pill is not available to non-students and cannot be accessed when Etter is closed.

So now the media is going after the method of dispensing the pill, a medical supplies vending machine.

The point of vending Plan B is to give students a private way to get the pill, which should be a private decision.

Sex is not a new phenomenon among our generation and is more accessible today than it has ever been in the past.

So, are we encouraging youth to sleep around by providing them instant

and private access to the Plan B contraceptive?

Etter also provides free condoms as does the Women’s Center on campus.

PMI in town conducts free gonorrhea and chlamydia testing and provides free treatment. Does having these options condone promiscuity?

Sex has become even more commonplace and it is not going anywhere.

The more we deny its grip in society, the less we protect our youth.

Perhaps what we should be asking is what can we do about the hyper-sexualized world that the media has created, not should we provide our youth a Plan B?

Super Bowl commercial, which contained no political references or symbols, was nevertheless nothing more than Obama Administration propaganda.

One Fox commentator described the ad as “Chicagostyle politics.”

Many observers wrote that comment off as typical Fox News Channel “bias.”

Fox certainly has legions of critics who charge that it is not really a neutral news outlet. To be sure, the fact that the channel was started by veteran Republican political consultant Roger Ailes is a self-constructed contributing factor to Fox’s reputation for slanting its journalism.

The issue here, though, is not with the substance of Fox’s coverage, but rather with its methodology.

While there is probably no major news outlet that never injects a political dimension into a nonpolitical story, Fox seems to be the only one which constantly does so.

Whether Fox’s correspondents opined that Plan-B-in-the-vending-ma-

chine is a good thing or a bad thing is irrelevant.

The larger and more salient point is Fox’s determination to cast this incident — and any incident it covers — as a matter of partisan politics.

Here is why this matters. Poll after poll shows that many Americans are deeply unhappy with what they sense as a hyper-partisan tone to our politics.

Consensus and compromise have been elbowed off the stage by an unending torrent of “we’re-rightthey’re-evil” rhetoric.

Our political leaders and governing institutions are incapable of acting cooperatively to solve problems in an environment of constant shrillness and enmity.

We want the screaming matches to end, and we want our public servants to work together to address the challenges facing us.

There are many reasons why this is an elusive goal.

Many political actors have vested interests in sowing partisan conflict.

Interest groups use these battles as a tool for fund-

raising. Candidates know from experience that attack ads are more effective by being more memorable, and that they rarely backfire.

But the First Amendment protects freedom of the press so that, among other reasons, the news media can hold political professionals accountable when they behave in a manner antithetical to what the public wants.

Fox News Channel, by relentlessly feeding the partisan beast instead of taming it, is abdicating that responsibility.

Its decisions in covering an essentially nonpolitical story on the Shippensburg campus were, sadly, a typical manifestation of a destructive and unhealthy mindset which is harming American democracy.

It is not Fox’s politics that are the problem; it is their procedures.

“The media is sensationalizing Shippensburg University’s decision to give students easy access to a back-up contraceptive.”

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Reform needed for Imagine a new world immigration policies with less trash in it Steven Williams Guest Writer

In 2009, the United States’ illegal immigrant population was estimated to be 10.8 million people.

That was about 3.5 percent of our country’s overall population.

The majority of these illegal immigrants migrated from our neighbor to the south; Mexico.

U.S. citizens who claim illegal immigrants take their jobs away, and are also quick to label those illegal immigrants lazy.

They also say they are unwilling to go through the legal immigration process, but those same people would likely be incapable of passing themselves.

Immigration reform is a must for our country to move forward.

The people whho hike through dangerous terrain risk encounters with drug cartels, evade border protection and tread through adverse weather are exactly the type of people the United States should be hoping for.

These are the people who risk it all for a piece of the American dream.

They want it so bad.

They leave their families to come here and work for less than minimum wage just so they can take their inconsequential earnings and send them home to their families in need.

They represent what it means to be American better than most Americans do and they are not even from this country.

So why do we make it so difficult for them to be accepted into society? Because we are the lazy ones.

Why is no politician willing to take on the topic of immigration reform?

We face a debt crisis,

a shrinking economy, a strength that is wavering and an uncertain future, yet we still make it nearly impossible for some of the world’s most hard-working people to join our society.

I would argue we need them more than they need us.

If immigration were made more accessible, our country would only benefit from the influx of people we could bring in.

Globalization is leveling the playing field and a poor child in India who happens to be an ace computer programmer may just want to keep his or her talents in India if they are incapable of getting to the America.

The same applies to a doctor in China, an engineer in Ecuador and a physicist in Nigeria.

America needs professionals.

“These people who hike through dangerous terrain risk encounters with drugs cartels, evade border protection and tread through adverse weather are exactly the type of people the United States should be hoping for.”

Also with more legal citizens come more sources of taxable revenue, something I would say we are in dire need of right now.

You cannot tax an undocumented illegal immigrant but you can tax a one with a green card.

Immigration reform would stem the flow of drugs in and out of the country. Legitimate documentation and legitimate work is a much better de-

terrence to the drug trade than Predator drones on the border, an idea proposed by Texas Governor Rick Perry.

That would only encourage stealthier means of transportation for the cartels.

“Let us stop fighting the thing that made us what we are today and embrace it.”

“I mean, we know that there are predator drones being flown for practice every day because we are seeing them. We are preparing these young people to fly missions in these war zones that we have,” said Perry.

“But some of those, they have all the equipment.

They are obviously unarmed, they have got the downward-looking radar, they have got the ability to do night work and through clouds. Why not be flying those missions and using real-time information to help our law-enforcement? “ He said.

“Because if we will commit to that, I will suggest to you that we will be able to drive the drug cartels away from our border.”

If we as a country banded together and forced our representatives to fix immigration laws, we would only benefit.

Facts can be thrown at you all day about how illegal immigrants hurt society. The founding settlers were technically illegal immigrants.

Let us stop fighting the thing that made us what we are today and embrace it.

Immigration reform is for the best.

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At the back of a third floor classroom in Dauphin Humanities Center lay three small trash cans.

At best, you could only fit a few items in there.

Every time I come into this class, I observe plastic bottles and soda cans in there.

These are items which are not supposed to be thrown away, but are still disposed of every single day.

Outside, in the hallway, a blue recycling barrel stands next to a dark brown trash bin.

People generally know which one is which when they are side by side.

However, when there is only one or the other, confusion develops.

In Kriner Hall, students often throw garbage into the recycling bins.

Thus, all those bottles and cans do not get recycled.

They instead end up in a landfill somewhere, waiting until someone finds a clever solution of disposing of them naturally.

In the dorms, while people generally know which

container is which, there are no containers for cardboard.

There are many products people use every day which require the use of cardboard.

Yet, students can only use a paper recycling bin.

Which itself may or may not get thrown away if someone throws cardboard in it.

This all strikes me as strange, given that I had to take a Conservation of Natural Resources class in order to fulfill a graduation requirement.

Despite the university’s desire to give each student a bit of knowledge on how to help the planet, it seems that we do not really know much about the biodegrading process or landfill technology.

For instance, soda cans are made out of aluminum, a metal refined from bauxite.

Bauxite mining presents its own set of problems to the environment.

You can buy soda from a fountain, but it is not quite the same.

Unfortunately, aluminum does not biodegrade.

Unless it is exposed to some outside process, one aluminum soda can produced for perhaps a few

moments of enjoyment will last thousands of years.

In a landfill, the materials are packed together so tightly that methane gas is produced.

While we can use methane as a fuel source, landfills also produce carbon dioxide.

Space is also a concern here, for no one wants to use new property to dump trash on.

Nor do many people like the idea of all the trash simply being dumped in the ocean.

But what if we did not have to keep the garbage collectors coming every week?

What if we could recycle the majority of the products we purchase and use everything we have for as long at it lasts?

Imagine the impact a big community like Shippensburg could have if suddenly all those recyclable materials in the trash got disposed of properly.

Imagine a world in which we recycle everything we can.

Is that not a better world than the one we have where we dump Mountain Dew cans and empty water bottles in the same place, letting the ground swallow it up?

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Nick Sentman Jeremy Lin might not be as big of a name as Kobe Bryant, but the current point guard for the New York Knicks, is a relative unknown.

Lin has been cut a few times since entering the NBA undrafted in the 2010 season. His hometown Golden State Warriors and then by the Houston Rockets were the first to cut him.

The Knicks sent Lin to the Development League last year.

However, Lin is bringing all kinds of attention to the Knicks in this wild season.

A team that seemed destined for greatness again, but has struggled as of late, has finally found its missing “LINk” in Lin. “Lin-Sanity” has now taken over the country. Is he legitimate or is he just getting lucky?

Sam: Ok, first of all, LinSanity? Let’s get a better nickname because last time I checked the name “Vin-Sanity” was used for Vince Carter.

Second of all, the NBA sees this all the time. Each season, or in this case, a few games, there is one person who comes out of nowhere and bursts into the scene.

Jeremy Lin has too many flaws in his game to become an elite player, or even a mediocre player at best. He has unreliable court vision and is too streaky when it comes to his jump shots.

Once he faces double coverage his offensive numbers flounder. He had six turnovers in a game against Minnesota and throughout

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his five game streak the Knicks have played four teams with a record sub .500.

Right now “Lin-Sanity” is imminent because the other “stars” on the Knicks have failed to show up.

Amar’e Stoudemire and Carmelo Anthony have been virtually invisible throughout this season.

It has gotten to the point where ESPN is running articles on how to fit Stoudemire into the mix.

The Knicks cannot jump on Lin too quick. Next thing that you know, the Knicks will be dealing more of their bench players so that they can surround Lin with other super-stars.

The Knicks need to wake up and wake up quickly because this guy will fizzle out before crunch time occurs.

Let us wait to judge Lin until he plays some teams that can play stifling defense. Let us wait until after the All-Star break where the true contenders emerge, and the true pretenders are exposed.

After the grueling grind comes to a halt, the sports world will know whether it has the next star.

Until then, I will consider Lin to be a shooting star; spectacular when it is in the air, but in a short time it is gone.

Get ready NBA fans, it will be a fun ride to watch —success or failure.

Nick: Well first of all, Sam must have no idea that

the media has taken the term insanity out of their names (Lin and Vince) to show how insane they play.

Obviously they are going to use Lin-Sanity because it makes sense. Vin-Sanity is over and done with so get with the times.

I have not seen a true point guard like this in a while. He knows exactly how to play his game. He is not a pass first point, but he is not a Chris Paul either. Instead, Lin seems to know exactly when each move is appropriate. He reads defenses better than any other point guard in the NBA. I also want to tell Sam that he must forget that both the Lakers and Jazz were over .500. I guess he forgets that Lin outplayed Bryant in this win streak.

I guess beating Kobe is not seen as legitimate anymore. Minnesota has the same record as the Knicks and I bet Sam is forgetting that the last few games the Knicks won they did not have Carmelo Anthony or Amare Stoudemire in the lineup.

So would that mean Lin was pretty much winning these games by himself?

Yes. Jeremy Lin is legitimate. He is a great player that finally got a chance to play and is showing the country just how talented he really is.

Watch out for the Knicks to make a strong surge because all he does is “LIN.”

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Perseverance can be defined as a steady persistence in a course of action, a purpose, or a state, especially in spite of difficulties, obstacles, or discouragement. It can also be defined with one name; Romarr.

Romarr Anthony Mayne, junior at Shippensburg University, is someone who does not have the word “quit” in his vocabulary.

A student athlete at SU, Mayne, a standout indoor and outdoor track star, recently had life throw him into a tragic turn of events.

Yet, even against all odds, Mayne fought back.

In his first year running for SU track and field, Mayne took the indoor season by storm while running the 60-meter dash in 6.90 seconds. This was a PSAC qualifier. If he had not torn his quadricep, he would have gone on to keep competing.

So, when outdoor track came along, Mayne took the 100 meters to a new level.

He ran a PSAC qualifier in the 100-meter dash with a time of 10.84 seconds. As anchor for the 4x100-meter relay he helped the team to a time of 40.95. This was an NCAA provisional record and also was the first time a winning 4x100 team from SU. Mayne had high expectations for this year.

Then only one meet into his indoor season, in which he made a PSAC and NCAA provisional record in the 60 meters again, his life changed.

While driving on a wet road one rainy night over winter break, Mayne found himself in a horrible car accident. After losing consciousness for a moment, he lost control of his car and flipped it.

When he reached the hospital the doctors discovered that Mayne had broken five vertebrae in his neck and was thought to be near paralysis. The doctors fused together other vertebrae in an effort to restore the spine. A metal plate was placed in his neck and now he must wear a neck brace for three months. He was told he would never run track again.

“Track is my life, so when they told me I couldn’t run again it really dug deep,” Mayne said.

The doctors told Mayne his healthy physique saved his life. While dealing with a collapsed lung, pneumonia and a broken rib after surgery, Romarr still pressed on. The next day at rehab he got up and walked 200 yards.

When life said “no”, Mayne said “yes.” The love and support shown to Mayne by his track team, coaches, professors, family and friends helped him to see how important it was to fight every day. Their encouragement and his faith showed that this one accident was not going to hurt his dream of running track again.

After being told his rehab is right on track, he might be close to 100 percent by the fall and get his chance to run again.

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Entering the match, the Shippensburg University wrestling team looked to continue its dominance over Anderson University.

SU opened the match with three straight wins.

Colton Keck was able to survive in the 125-pound division. Keck was able to control the match after getting an early takedown as well as an escape later in the match.

SU took the next two matches with pins by Cody Myers and Simon Rice.

For Myers, it was his seventh pin of the season.

Rice picked up his second straight win and his fifth pin of the season.

In the 149-pound division, SU picked up its first loss of the match. Kenny Stank controlled the score of the match until the final horn, when he was called for stalling, which sent the match into overtime. In the second overtime, Stank’s opponent, Ian Harper, received three points for a near fall, won the match because of injury default.

SU moved along to win four straight matches, three of which came by decision with wins by John Lindquist, Neil Grudi and Luke Etter.

Dan Fultz lost a decision in the 197-pound division to Jordan Denmark in the final match of the dual meet.

At the final horn, a takedown by Denmark would prove to be the deciding factor.

The Raiders will look to continue their winning ways today when they face No. 8 Pittsburgh-Johnstown. Seniors Tyler Zittle and James Reilley will be honored before the match, which will be the final home dual meet of the season. SU’s final match of the season is against Kutztown on Feb. 17. SU will look to send wrestlers to nationals.

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Junior Caitlin Stuetz established a new school record in the 60-meter hurdles with an NCAA provisional qualifying mark of 8.81 seconds on Saturday as the Shippensburg University indoor track and field had a splendid day at the Bucknell Winter Classic inside Gerhard FieldHouse.

Stuetz first hit an NCAA provisional mark after a preliminary time of 8.87 seconds and improved upon that effort by winning the finals session with her second NCAA provisional mark of the day. The time now stands as an indoor school record for the 60-meter hurdles.

Sophomore Daniesa Lyles established a new indoor personal records in the 60-meter hurdles by finishing the finals session in 9.18 seconds. She qualified with a preliminary time of 9.26 seconds. Sophomore Lyndsay Barna finished the hurdles in 9.52 seconds.

Also in sprints, freshman Briana Fells picked up a 200-meter qualifier in 26.89 seconds and Monique Clemons picked up PSAC qualifiers in both the 60 (8.18) and 200 (27.02).

Senior Lindsay Bingaman, who ran the 800 meters for the first time in her career just two weeks ago, finished in 2:18.43.

Bingaman, a 400-meter specialist, now ranks third in the PSAC for the 800 after Saturday’s performance.

Meanwhile on the men’s side, sophomore Herman Kirkland recorded an NCAA provisional qualifying mark in the long jump and the 60-meter dash on Saturday.

Kirkland qualified for the finals session of the 60-meter dash with a time of 6.97 seconds and then he sprinted through the fast heat with a victory in 6.88 seconds.

At the long jump pit, Kirkland landed a mark of 24 feet, 3/4 inches that is just short of his season personal record. It is the third time this season that Kirkland has jumped more than 24 feet.

One of the standout groups of the day was the weight throwers. Four men recorded throws that satisfied the PSAC standard.

Senior Travis Nye launched the weight 55 feet, 3 1/2 inches, the best mark of any Raider this season. Sophomore Chris Nelson posted a mark of 53 feet, 3 inches.

Nelson ranks sixth in the PSAC. On the track, five men hit PSAC qualifiers in the 400 meters with senior Eric Wolfe setting the pace in 50.18 seconds.

Also in sprints, redshirt freshman Robert Bales notched a personal record in the 200 meters with a time of 22.68 seconds while.

In the 800 meters, junior Matt Gillette ran a new indoor personal record with a time of 1:56.36 that ranks fourth in the conference.

Senior Tom Troxell ran just a hair over two minutes, achieving a PSAC qualifier for his efforts.

Freshman Matt Ahearn became the eighth Raider to qualify for the PSAC tournament in the mile after posting a time of 4:28.72.

SU currently boasts five of the Top 8 milers in the league, including four of the first five seeds.

SU will travel next weekend to Susquehanna and Princeton for its final meets of the seasonships.

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SU baseball has tough series against Catawba to open season, leaves 1-2

Nick Umberger strong in first start of season, tosses complete game gem The Shippensburg University baseball team opened the 2012 season on a windy Saturday afternoon at Newman Park by splitting a doubleheader with No. 30 Catawba University.

SU dropped the opener 6-4, before winning the seven-inning finale, 11-3.

SU used a seven-run sixth inning to take control of the nightcap, plating all of its runs before recording an out in the inning. A three-run home run by junior left-fielder Simon Beloff was the decisive blow in the frame.

The Raiders also got runs in the inning on a balk, an error and a two-run single by sophomore designated hitter Kyle Hollingsworth.

Nick Umberger outdueled Indian starter Nick Lomascolo by tossing a complete game, allowing three earned while striking out three. The win is SU’s first over CU in the last nine meetings dating back to 2003.

SU would go on to also lose the finale of the three game series as the Indians used a walk-off sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth to record a 2-1 victory over the Raiders.

SU managed just four hits against CU’s John Tuttle and Ross Whitley but kept the game close due to the efforts on the mound of Shawn Patterson and Josh Scott.

CU won the game in its final at-bat with a one-out

flourish. A tough fly in the sun resulted in a double for Ryan Bostian and Julio Zubillaga followed with a single to place runners on second and third. After an intentional walk, cleanup hitter Ethan Satterfield delivered the game-winning sacrifice fly to left field.

SU lost all three games to CU last year, four in 2010 and two in 2006. The Raiders got their first run in the opener after shortstop Ben Miller doubled and later scored on a wild pitch.

SU will travel next weekend to Barton for a three-game series with the Bulldogs Saturday at noon.

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Strybuc’s career-high 21 points not Monae Baker eclipses 1,000 point enough, SU falls to Bloomsburg by 9 mark in SU’s win against ESU, 68-51 SHIPPENSBURG 63 Sophomore Sarah Strybuc scored a career-high 21 points on Wednesday night but it was not enough as the Shippensburg University women’s basketball team could not preserve a ninepoint halftime lead and fell, 72-63, to PSAC East-leading Bloomsburg University from Nelson Field House.

SU led by as many as 11 in the first half, and a long three-pointer at the buzzer from Dana Wert gave SU a 44-33 advantage at halftime. But after shooting 52 percent from the field in the first half, the Raiders shot just 26 percent in the second period, as BU outscored SU 39-21 in the final frame.

Strybuc tied a career high by draining a game-high five three-pointers on 8-of18 shooting from the field to go along with four points and four assists. Her 21 points led all scorers.

Monae Baker recorded her eighth double-double of the season, scoring 12 points and collecting a game-high 13 rebounds.

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Raider to finish in doublefigures, scoring 13 points in addition to four assists.

Shawna Wert also added four assists, as well as contributing seven points.

BU’s Marla Simmons drained a 3-pointer eight minutes into the game to cut an early SU six-point advantage to just three, 18-15. But from there, the Raiders used a 15-7 run almost entirely from Strybuc to grab an 11-point, 33-22, lead with 6:23 left in the first half. Strybuc drained three shots from beyond the arc and finished the sixminute sequence with 13 points.

BU answered with an 11-4 run of its own to get within four, 37-33, with 38 seconds left in the half.

Strybuc sank a running layup off the glass with 14 seconds left and a BU offensive foul on the next possession allowed Dana Wert the three seconds she needed to dribble up the court and sink the buzzer-beater, giving the Raiders a 42-33 halftime advantage.

The Huskies opened up the second half outscoring SU 24-5, with BU scoring the final 16 points of the run, highlighted by a Dana Wieller three-pointer that gave Bloomsburg its first lead since an early 5-4 advantage, to take a commanding 10-point lead, 57-47, with 8:33 left in the game.

BU would later get out front by as many as 12 points, as SU would get no closer than six, down 65-59 with 5:24 remaining.

At halftime, SU was honored with a Bloomsburg Student-Athlete Advisory Committee sweatshirt as a token of BU’s appreciation for SU’s $1,000 donation toward BU’s flood relief efforts.

With the PSAC playoffs approaching, SU will try to regroup as it will most likely face BU in the first round. SU can clinch a playoff spot later this week against West Chester.

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Dana Wert led the team with steals scored 9 points on Saturday.

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Sarah Strybuc 22pts Monae Baker 17pts Shawna Wert 14pts Dana Wert 9 pts

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Morgan Taylor has been vital for SU this year

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Monae Baker surpassed the 1,000-point mark for her career in a double-double effort on Saturday afternoon, as the Shippensburg University women’s basketball team took care of East Stroudsburg University, 68-51, from Koehler Fieldhouse.

Baker scored her 11th point of the afternoon on a layup at the 16:24 mark of the second half that gave SU an 18-point advantage.

She finished the afternoon with 17 points and a gamehigh 13 rebounds for her ninth double-double of the season. The senior now has 1,006 career points.

For the second game in a row, Sarah Strybuc set a new career-high in points, scoring a game-high 22 on 9-of-13 shooting from the field, including 4-of-6 from three-point range.

Shawna Wert also hit double-figures, scoring 14 points to go along with a game-high seven assists.

Dana Wert sank two 3-pointers en route to nine points and four rebounds.

Lindsay Howard played 18 minutes off the bench and pulled in a season-high five rebounds to go along with four points and three assists.

Holding onto an early 7-5 lead, SU went on a quick 8-0 run courtesy of Strybuc to open up a 15-5 lead halfway through the half.

After an ESU threepointer on the Warriors’ next possession, the Raiders went on a 10-0 run over a three-minute span to open up a 25-8 lead with 6:10 left. ESU outscored SU 8-4 to close out the half, but the Raiders took a 29-16 lead into the locker room.

SU extended its lead to 18 with a Baker layup just over three minutes into the second half. Strybuc hit a jumper at the 11:11 mark that opened up a 22-point 51-29 lead for SU.

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Dana Wert 1 Shawna Wert 1 ESU briefly chipped away at the lead, getting as close as 13 points with 6:20 left in regulation, down 57-44.

The Warriors would fail to get any closer.

With four games to play in the regular season, the Raiders now hold a threegame lead over both ESU and Mansfield for the fourth and final playoff spot in the PSAC East.

SU will return home on Wednesday to face West Chester in a 6 p.m. tip from Heiges Field House. The game will be part of the Play for Kay campaign. SU needs a victory in order to gain the necessary momentum in time for the playoffs.SU can clinch a playoff berth with a victory.

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SU’s offense gets shut down against SU picks up first road victory of the Bloomsburg in tough loss Wednesday season, defeats East Stroudsburg SHIPPENSBURG 54 The Shippensburg University men’s basketball team was unable to find much success on the offensive end of the court on Wednesday night, as the Raiders fell to Bloomsburg University, 75-54 from Nelson Field House.

The 54 points are the second-fewest SU has scored in a game this season. The Raiders, who lead the PSAC in field goal percentage, shot just 22 percent from the field in the first half. SU was down just five at halftime, however, as BU countered with a 41 percent clip from the field in the half.

The Huskies turned on the heat in the second half, however, as they shot 64 percent and outscored the Raiders, 53-37, in the final frame.

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Dylan Edgar scored a team-high 14 points, while Dane Lauber added 11 points and a career-high eight assists off the bench.

Sam Pygatt scored nine points off the pine on 4-of-4 shooting. Will Royal led SU with six rebounds in addition to six points.

Each team struggled to find the bottom of the net in the first half, as a difficult under-hand layup from Pygatt gave SU an 8-4 lead halfway through the first half.

The Huskies went on a 10-2 run to grab a 14-10 lead with 3:32 remaining.

To close out the half, BU outscored SU 8-7 as the Raiders used buckets from Royal and Edgar, as well as a running floater from Reggie Charles just before

the buzzer, to close the half down, 22-17.

The Huskies opened up the second half on an 8-2 run to grab a ,30-19, lead at the 16:54 mark of the half. BU would eventually extend its lead to 21, up 50-29 halfway through the half, as SU would fail to get closer than 17 the rest of the way.

BU did not attempt a free throw until 4:41 remaining in the contest. Earlier this season, SU held Slippery Rock to a similar drought, as the Rock did not attempt a free throw until there was 6:24 remaining in SRU’s,61-52, win on Jan. 7. SU will now try to shake things up in the PSAC standings -Courtesy of SU Sports Information

Dane Lauber against Cheyney in January, played

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Freshman guard Sam Pygatt earlier this month.

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Clutch free throw shooting and an inspired second half effort on Saturday afternoon propelled the Shippensburg University men’s basketball team to its first road victory in PSAC East play this season, defeating East Stroudsburg, 67-63, from Koehler Fieldhouse.

Down as many as nine points in the first half and seven in the second half, the Raiders shot 62 percent from the field in the final 20 minutes and a seasonbest 84.6 percent from the free throw line in the game, including a 4-of-4 performance from Will Royal and Sam Pygatt in the final 22 seconds that helped seal the victory.

In the final 2:37 of play, SU outscored ESU as the victory was the Raiders’ first this season by five points or less. It had lost its previous eight games decided by five points or less.

Dane Lauber came off the bench and led all scorers with 18 points. Lauber went 7-of-9 from the floor, Photo by Alexa Bryant including 3-of-4 from long well this Saturday. range for his best three-

point shooting performance this season.

The Raiders fell behind early, facing a 15-6 deficit five minutes into the game.

SU went on a 10-2 run over the next four minutes, however, to get within one, down 17-16 at the 10:50 mark of the first half.

A jumper from senior John Corrigan with 7:32 left gave SU its first lead of the game, up 21-20. Lauber added a layup on SU’s next possession for a three-point advantage.

Back-to-back threepointers from ESU’s Gerald Bridges Jr. gave the lead back to the Warriors and started an 11-2 run that put ESU up 33-27 with 2:21 left in the half.

SU scored the final five points of the period, however, as a Van Scyoc 3-pointer found the bottom of the net with 13 seconds left and sent the Raiders into the locker room down just one, 33-32.

The Warriors extended their lead to seven, up 4134, just over three minutes into the second half.

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Will Royal 2 SU battled back, however, chipping the lead back down to one toward the midway point of the half.

After an Edgar threepoint play tied the game at 52-52, the Raiders took their first lead of the second half when Edgar grabbed an offensive rebound and laid in a basket with 8:03 remaining.

Down by four, 60-56, with 3:12 remaining, Royal scored the next four points on two layups and tied the game at 60-60 with just 1:22 remaining. Lauber spotted up for his eventual game-winner that gave SU a 63-61 lead. Free throws closed out the game.

The Raiders will return home on Wednesday to face West Chester in an 8 p.m. tip-off from Heiges Field House. The game is part of the Play for Kay program.

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Intramural playoffs conclude SU hockey secures No. 2 seed, this week after intense action celebrate senior night victory Michael Shipman Staff Writer

Teams are starting to vie for a championship title at the Shippensburg University recreation center as the intramural basketball playoffs are currently under way.

Teams came out in full force this week and action was intense as the men’s intramural teams battled to become the best at SU. A turn of events during the first day of action saw dominant teams fall to underdogs, but the stronger teams would prevail the upand-coming days.

With Day 2 action being slightly more heated, the results wound up being the same as many predicted with the favorites trouncing their opponents in every matchup.

Day 3 action brought excitement to the courts.

Team Eric Snow, a surprise winner on Tuesday, played a thrilling contest against 5 Guys 1 Hoop. The two teams seesawed leads throughout the game, but 5 Guys 1 Hoop would emerge victorious after a failed half-court buzzer beater.

The Average Joe’s played slightly below average as the team fell behind early to the Straight Shots. The Average Joe’s rallied in the second half, cutting the deficit to 10 just before the eight-minute mark, 45-35.

The closest the Joe’s got came with two minutes to go, when they trailed the Straight Shots by only six.

The rally would stop there, however, and the Straight Shots would hold off the resilient Average Joe’s to win the tough match 53-47.

Intramurals are known to students as a great way to be competitive without having to play a sport at SU. It also creates a bonding experience over a common goal, to have fun.

“I love being close to these [fellow resident assistants at McLean Hall] guys. It is all about having fun and I am glad to be sharing this moment with them. It does not matter whether you win or lose,” SU student Jimmy Thren said.

With the intramural season over for the losing teams, the second wave of playoff games conclude this week. The women’s intramural playoffs also begin today at ShipRec. Tournament brackets can be found at the entrance of ShipRec. Championship games will be played at Heiges Field House.

Justin Decker Staff Writer

On Saturday night, the Shippensburg University ice hockey team celebrated its senior night by defeating the East Stroudsburg University Warriors,6-4, in front of a packed crowd at Hersheypark Arena.

The importance of the game was immense as SU needed a victory to secure a No. 2 seed and gain the necessary momentum for a strong playoff push.

ESU lit the lamp first after a turnover, followed by a goal by freshman Tyler Master. The first period ended at a tie 1-1.

The Raiders came out in the second period with a head of steam as freshman winger John Murrison scored on a power play goal to make it, 2-1. The Raiders

did not look back as they got goals from sophomore Mike Romano and Matt Gerber making it,4-1,after two periods of play.

ESU then came out hungry in the third period and scored two quick goals before SU defenseman Kyle Gertz fired a slap shot from the blue line to make it, 5-3.

Senior Greg Osmolenski added a goal late to close the game out, 6-4.

“We have been working very hard, and have been building momentum since we have returned from the Christmas break. Playoffs are one week away and things are about to get very serious and very fun,” coach Rinck said.

For the senior class it has not been an easy road.

Two years ago the club was dischartered and not recognized by the university. Half of the team trans-

ferred or quit. It was left to believe that SU hockey would not come back.

However, throughout the years, SU was able to recruit new players and with the help of their seniors Osmolenski, Chuck Dixon and Nick Pederson, Zak Lovely, Zach Rinck and Justin Decker, they were able to build the team into a respectable program.

“There are six seniors on the team, tonight’s game meant so much to each of us. This was also one of the last times all six of us will get to play together again,” Lovely said. “It was great getting to enjoy tonight’s game with six guys I have gotten to know really well.”

SU will continue to prepare for its playoff match up Sunday afternoon against either Bloomsburg University or Bryn Athyn College.

Photo by Austin Rinck

SU seniors pose for a picture after their senior night victory Saturday

SU CLUB RESULTS

Boxing Results:

Emily Appleman lost to Casey Barnett (PSU) Toni Eubank lost to Catherin Breslin (UM) Jordan Thayers beat Rui Ponte (UM) James Kashmere beat Cody Culliver (Army) Terrance Griffin beat Mani Osei (Army)

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Match 1: Regulation 70-70 (Ship snitch catch) OT 100-80 Kutztown (Kutzown snitch catch) Match 2: Regulation 90-70 Kutztown(Ship snitch catch) Match 3: Regulation 90-80 Shippensburg (Ship snitch catch)

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SU columnists Zach Rivera and Alaina Rodriguez break down their rankings of the Top 10 teams in the NBA this week and why these teams deserve it ZACH RIVERA

Staff Columnist

Top 10 “The Walking Dead” but with skates and sticks. A fitting nickname for the league’s worst team, the Columbus Blue Jackets who find themselves buried firmly in last place in the NHL. With just 16 wins this season, and the league’s worst penalty kill percentage of 75.1, it appears as though the deck is stacked against Columbus for the remainder of the season.

A visit from the St. Louis Blues is not going to help much. The Blues have allowed the fewest goals per game all season and should continue to perform well as they shut down Columbus, 3-1, on Tuesday night.

Thursday, Tampa Bay and San Jose meet up in this week’s fun to say matchup. Seriously, try it.

I like the Sharks here but, I’m not making a score call on this one.

Friday, the Montreal Canadians pay a visit to the Buffalo Sabres. With Ryan Miller looking much better and Buffalo scoring again, the Sabres win this one, taxing the Canadians, 2-0.

On Saturday, in a preview of a potential playoff matchup, the Penguins and Flyers meet for the third of six games this season. Pittsburgh will win in a shootout.

As for Sunday, I’ll stick with the “Plan B’s.” Boston Bruins beat the Wild.

1. Chicago Bulls

6.SanAntonio Spurs The Spurs continue to be one of the best fundamentally sound teams in the NBA. Although this team may not be exciting to watch, it is in search for one last championship together.

Reigning MVP Derrick Rose 7.Dallas Mavericks has one of the best supporting casts to compete for a title, especially with a It’s amazing how the defending NBA champions fell healthy Luol Deng back. all the way to No. 7, however, with Dirk healthy and 2. Miami Heat back this team looks for a repeat at the title.

It is hard to beat a team with three all-stars on one team. The big three look for 8. L.A. Lakers their first title.

Kobe Bryant is still one of the, if not the best players 3. O.C. Thunder in the league right now.

Durant and Westbrook are This team still has plenty scoring machines, and it’s of weapons with Kobe Bryhard to stop this fast paced ant, Pau Gasol, and Andrew Bynum. Kobe looks to add scoring team. to the trophy case and tie Jordan with six NBA cham4. L.A. Clippers pionships.

With Billups gone for the season, Chris Paul and Blake “The Great” Griffin already have such great chemistry as “Lob City” looks to continue to put the league on notice, and cap it the season off with a title.

5.Philadelphia 76ers With no true superstar, this team is all built on passion, defense and a team-first mentality. It’s hard to stop a team’s top scoring when it can come from any one of the starters or “Night Shift” players.

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This aging team looks for one last shot at a title, and now with a healthy Rajon Rondo the team looks to get back to elite status. However, rumors have been swirling around big trades coming by the trade deadline.

When the news about the loss of Chauncey Billups for the season broke, Chris Paul stood up for the team and hit a buzzer beater against Philadelphia.

It may have been a tough week for Philadelphia, but they stayed in every game until the end, giving them a 2-2 week against top teams.

1. Chicago Bulls

7. Dallas Mavericks

Even with Derrick Rose nursing a sore back after an injury in February, the Bulls and their offense have continued to show why they currently have the best record in the league.

Dallas may have been in a rough patch with Dirk Nowitzki having a below average season, but he and the team proved themselves this week by beating three solid teams.

2. O.C. Thunder

8. Atlanta Hawks

After losing to San Antonio, the Thunder went 3-0 this 9. Atlanta Hawks past week. Their defense may be shaky, but it has With no major changes from been sufficient. last season, this team relies on chemistry and athleti- 3. Miami Heat cism. Joe Johnson and Josh Smith can lead this team far The Heat beat the Philadelinto the playoffs. phia 76ers last weekend and had an easy week with their schedule, but they did lose 10. Boston Celtics to the Orlando Magic.

4.San Antonio Spurs

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5. L.A. Clippers

6.Philadelphia 76ers

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Atlanta had a hard win over Indiana this week, which carried the team to sneak a win past Orlando.

9. Indiana Pacers After picking up their game last week, the Pacers fell back to their old ways this week falling in three out of four games.

10.Houston Rockets

Houston made its record a little more solid this week by beating Denver and PortAfter surviving without land, and hanging in for a Manu Ginobili, the Spurs win against Phoenix. have won their last six games against some of the league’s best teams.

Spring training is here.

This is the moment where baseball fans across the country tune in to see how their team is going to play this year. Spring training is the only time where each team in every league is even with each other. As we have seen in the past and through my articles last semester, no game is ever won on paper.

I just want to focus on America’s true national pastime.

Looking at the offseason, I know there will be many story lines to follow.

Albert Pujols went to the Angels, Stephen Strasburg’s first full season, and Yu Darvish coming to America to pitch for the Texas Rangers will headline some of the events this year. Also, what historical milestones will be reached and by which players? It is going to be another fun season ahead.

Most baseball fans will be watching closely as their teams head to camp in Florida or Arizona, but for me, this time of the year brings back memories of grabbing my bat and ball and meeting my friends in the yard for some backyard baseball.

Every year growing up we would mark the first day of spring training as our first day out in the field. I still remember all the different players.Baseball brings out the true American in each one of us.

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Students flaunt their talent during Ship Idol’s Disney week NATALIE SCHWIND

Asst. Ship Life Editor Every year, thousands of hopeful singers from all over the US attempt to fulfill their dreams by auditioning to become the next “American Idol.”

Several SU students have a similar dream and share a passion for expressing their talents.

Auditioning for “American Idol” might be a little out of reach for many of them right now, but the campus singing competition Ship Idol allows these vocally gifted students to showcase their talents and compete for the title of being the best singer at SU. Last semester, many students auditioned to be a part of Ship Idol.

After the audition process was over, only 10 talented singers made the final cut.

The first round of the competition began on Tuesday, Feb. 7 in the Ceddia Union Building (CUB) multipurpose room (MPR) at 7:30 p.m. where all of the contestants were required to sing a Disney song of their choice.

The singers were judged and critiqued by Jean Martinez, who was the very first Ship Idol winner; SU resident director akirah massenberg; and two Resident Assistants from Rho Alpha Sigma, Jimmy Thren and Natasha Clever.

First to take the stage was Emily Bentzle singing “Colors of the Wind” from “Pocahontas.”

Bentzle set the tone for the rest of the show by singing with confidence, clarity and pizzazz.

Martinez said he was blown away by the performance and told Bentzle that every year someone

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Ship Idol hosted Disney week in which 10 contestants were able to sing their choice of a Disney song in front of four judges. sings “Colors of the Wind” for Disney week, and this was the best rendition he has heard so far.

Following Bentzle was the spunky and charismatic Briana Blewett who sang “You’ll be in my Heart” from “Tarzan.”

Blewett sang with a passion and charm that let the judges and the audience know she truly enjoys performing and singing.

Despite all of the fun she was having, some of the judges thought her voice was a little flat at some points and that she could do better.

Blewett took the criticism with her head held high and anticipates to do better in her future performances.

After the upbeat performance delivered by Blewett; Rebbecca Smith slowed things down by sing-

ing “Reflections” from “Mulan.”

The judges said she needs to work on her vocals, but she sang the song very passionately and that showed she was trying to convey personal message to the audience.

Smith took her performance a step further by wearing a black Japanesestyle robe.

The wardrobe choice enhanced her performance by showing that she put thought into it. Thren was very impressed by this.

“You took a risk by wearing that outfit, but I loved it,” he said.

As the competition continued, the contestants impressed the audience with their vocal talents and performance skills by singing classic Disney songs.

Some of the performances

consisted of, “Tale as Old as Time” from “Beauty and the Beast” by Kaneisha Stern; “Kiss the Girl” from “The Little Mermaid” by Alexis Matthews; “Own Little Corner” from Roger and Hammerstein’s “Cinderella” by Juele Stokes and “Can you feel the Love Tonight” from “The Lion King” by Connor Kennedy.

While the audience was pleased with the performances, the judges were a little bit tougher.

They told these contestants that they were not singing to the best of their ability, and that they know they can do better and that is what they want to see.

Martinez said he’s only being tough because he cares and knows how great all of the contestants are and wants them to do the best that they can.

While all of the performances were impressive, some stood out among others.

Marcella Best got the crowd pumped as she sang a newer Disney song “Cheetah Sisters,” from the “Cheetah Girls.”

The fast-paced, high-energy jam had the audience clapping along to her soulful and enthusiastic voice.

The judges were also very impressed by Best’s performance.

Following Best’s up-beat song was Gillian Dolen who sang “Won’t Say I’m in Love” from “Hercules.”

Dolen sang with a confidence level that the judges really liked. They told her she is a really good singer with a really good range but may be a little too confident; but overall she is a great singer and entertainer.

Finishing off the talentfilled night was the bubbly red-headed Emily Keen singing “Part of Your World” from “The Little Mermaid.”

Keen had the audience smiling and giggling with joy as she sang the song.

She worked the whole stage and used hand gestures and motions to make the song come alive.

From the voice to the hair, to the sea-blue outfit Keen convinced almost everyone that she was Ariel.

It was obvious that she was very into the song and enjoyed being on stage.

Once the song was over, Keen’s fellow contestants and the rest of the audience gave her a standing ovation.

The judges were overflowing with excitement and compliments to Keen and her performance.

The show began and ended with two amazing performances by two Emilys.

After all of the performances, all 10 idols sang “A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes” from “Cinderella” as their group song.

While they were singing this, the audience was given the opportunity to vote.

Every audience member was given a ticket upon their entrance which counts as one vote toward their favorite contestant.

The contestant with least amount of tickets/votes is eliminated from the competition.

Unfortunately for Rebbecca Smith, her journey on Ship Idol had to come to an end.

Ship Idol is held every Tuesday night at 7:30 in the CUB MPR. This week’s theme is love songs, which coincidentally, falls on Valentine’s Day.

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What the ‘Ship’ is Plan B? Plan B explained CHELSEA WEHKING Editor-in-Chief

With the controversy surrounding Shippensburg University and the Plan B contraceptive, it is all too clear that there are several misconceptions not only about the vending machine on campus, but Plan B as well.

In order to alleviate some of this confusion, I have compiled a list of myths and misconceptions about Plan B and the correct facts about them.

It is important to note that these are just common facts about the emergency contraceptive, and you should contact a medical professional if you want more information.

“The Morning After Pill” Formally titled “the morning after pill,” Plan B-One Step, it is a one-dose pill that is used as an emer-

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gency contraceptive.

“The morning after pill” is a common nickname for Plan B, which is actually a misconception itself.

Experts recommend that you take the pill as soon as possible, not just the morning after, according to webmd.com.

Plan B can be taken at any time.

Plan B is only effective up to three days after intercourse occurs. It is highly recommended you take Plan B as soon as possible, as the pills effectiveness decreases with time, according to planbonestep.com.

If the pill is taken within 72 hours, it has been proven to be 89 percent effective, while taken within 24 hours is 95 percent effective, according to webmd. com.

Plan B is the abortion pill.

Plan B is a back-up contraceptive that is used when other forms of birth control

fail. It prevents pregnancy.

It does not cause abortions, and Plan B will not work if you are already pregnant.

The pill prevents ovulation and can also prevent fertilization of an egg or attachment of a fertilized egg to the uterus.

RU-486 is what is

Club.

In 2007, Young started working at the Black Horse Tavern and became the head chef just two years later in 2009 at the age of 21.

Young starts her day at 10 a.m. and ends it at 10 or 11 p.m. five days a week.

While working, she tells servers and cooks what their side jobs are for the day, helps cook lunch, prepares food for the dinner hour, does payroll, orders food and has meetings with the other managers to make sure everything is running smoothly between the kitchen, bar and restaurant.

Some of Young’s most important duties are to make sure all the employees are doing the right thing, making sure the food is being prepared correctly and ordering food from different vendors.

“Making sure that all the customers are satisfied with the food and with the service, that is probably most important,” Young said.

Along with all her other duties as manager and head chef, Young prepares all the seasonal menus that the University Grille offers.

Young comes up with the food that will be put on the seasonal menu and has to teach the kitchen staff how to prepare it properly.

She also has to make sure that all the food is priced out correctly in order for the restaurant to make a profit.

“I enjoy what I do very much. I enjoy the people that I work with. It’s always changing. It’s fast paced.

It’s always exciting,” Young said.

Young plans on staying at the former Black Horse Tavern, now University Grill, for a while in order to learn more cooking skills from her boss Mike Kalathas.

Young is looking forward to the future and what it has in store for her and is looking forward to one day running her own restaurant.

known as the abortion pill.

Plan B and RU-486 are two different and separate pills, but are closely related due to their effectiveness after intercourse occurs, according to planbonestep. com.

Plan B can be used as a routine birth control

option.

Plan B is not designed to routinely prevent pregnancy.

It is designed to prevent pregnancy only in emergency situations, and should not be abused.

Plan B doses are effective if you take it before intercourse, according to webmd.com.

Plan B is 100 percent safe.

Although Plan B has been FDA-approved, there are still risks that come with taking the contraceptive.

Potential side effects include: vomiting and nausea, abdominal pain, fatigue, headache, dizziness and more.

It may cause unexpected bleeding, and cause your next menstrual cycle to be irregular.

It is very easy to purchase Plan B. In July 2009, the FDA Photo courtesy of Google Images approved the selling of the

contraceptive to those 17 years and older without a prescription.

Plan B is an over-thecounter drug, and that only requires proof of age when purchasing the product, according to a statement from FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg in December 2011.

However, in February 2011, Teva Women’s Health, Inc. submitted an application to have the “prescription only” status removed for women under 17.

Through the evaluation of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, they concluded the drug should be permitted to sell without a prescription status to those under 17.

However, the Secretary of Health and Human Services overruled the FDA’s ruling, which kept Plan B at its current guidelines, according to Hamburg’s statement.

Melissa Young takes over the University Grille’s kitchen DANIELLE HALTEMAN Ship Life Editor

Many young adults go into their freshman year undecided with what they want to study and why they want to do it for the rest of their lives.

This is not the case for Melissa Young, head chef at the University Grille.

Young knew what she wanted to do with her life at the age of 16.

“I loved trying different things and making different things at home and I decided that I wanted to do that as a career,” Young said.

Young began going to school for culinary arts in 2005 at Indiana University of Pennsylvania Academy of Culinary Arts in Punxsutawney, Pa. Young got her first restaurant job at Bob Evans as a hostess.

From there Young started working in the kitchen at Chambersburg Country

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Being a full-time student can mean a lot of different things. For Katie Troutman, it means juggling a rigorous academic schedule, the business club, presiding over the Tau Lambda chapter of Alpha Omicron Pi, and riding

dirt bike in her spare time.

Troutman, who is from Pillow, Pa., is a junior at Shippensburg University majoring in business management with a concentration in finance.

Many of her spare time is spent engaging in her presidential duties for Alpha Omicron Pi. Troutman said although

it is very time-consuming and sometimes difficult to manage, joining a Greek organization is certainly a rewarding experience.

“I get to be a part of something much bigger than just myself and my goals.

It’s not always easy, but it is definitely worth the time and effort that is put forth,” Troutman said.

Troutman recently attended the Alpha Omicron Pi national convention in Brentwood, Tenn., where sorority members from across the country came together for a weekend to learn new ways to help their chapters grow and how to get more involved with community service projects.

Aside from her academ-

ics and extra-curricular activities, Troutman also loves riding dirt bikes.

“It’s something that a lot of people don’t know about me, but I wish I had more time to do mottocross again,” said Troutman, “I also play the piano when I have spare time and I love to dance.”

A word of advice that

Troutman would give to students who have recently started their journey at Shippensburg is to get involved on campus, even if it is just a club or intermural team.

“It’s such a wonderful experience to be a part of something where you can put your talents and efforts to work,” Troutman said.

Jack Roddick presents ‘Our Winter Skies’ to the public CAROLYN BLASEK

fun a person can have is being under the stars and Staff Writer looking at them.”

Roddick shared tricks On Tuesday, Feb. 7, a on how to remember the presentation called “Our different constellations Winter Skies” was given from one another.

by Jack Roddick in Dilbert Planetarium located in Franklin Science Center.

The presentation was “The most fun a not limited to college stuperson can have dents, but was open to evis being under the eryone.

Students and families stars and looking attended this event some at them.” as young as 4 years old.

Attendees learned how to identify some of the 88 constellations Roddick pointed out which ones can be seen in the winter, For example, three spring, summer and fall stars that are in a line months. signify Orion’s belt that Roddick said, “The most can currently be seen at

night.

Hand-outs were given that show the different stars and planets that can be seen by the naked eye, binoculars and telescopes in the month of February.

Since the light is so bright, the best time to observe the stars would be on moonless nights around a New Moon or Last Quarter.

Roddick also explained why the sun is positioned differently in the winter than in summer months.

There was a fee of $1 and the presentation lasted about an hour.

For more information contact Jack Roddick at papajack@planetcable. net.

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‘Our Winter Skies’ was presented by Jack Roddick in Dilbert Planetarium.

‘Visions & Voices’: Scholastic Art and Writing Award Exhibition “Visions and Voices” is the 2012 Scholastic Art and Writing award winners’ exhibition.

“Visions and Voices” will be on display at The Thought Lot Contemporary Arts Center Feb. 25, 2012 from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. The Thought Lot Contemporary Arts Center is located in downtown Shippensburg at 37 E. Garfield St. (near the intersection of Orange and Earl streets).

The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards is a nationally recognized competition.

The competition begins with intermediate and high school students submitting

works from across Pennsylvania.

Gold and silver keys are awarded as the top honors of both disciplines at the state level. Gold key winners of fine art and writing are then judged and submitted to the national competition.

The Thought Lot Contemporary Arts Center was chosen by Commonwealth Connections Academy and Alliance for Young Artists & Writers as one of the exhibition locations.

Fine art awarded either a gold or silver key will be on display. In addition, gold and silver award-winning

authors will read their work during a poetry reading held the same night starting at 7 p.m.

Guests of all ages are welcome to enjoy the wealth of talent at “Visions and Voices.”

This one night exhibition is the only location featuring poetry readings by the award winning authors.

For additional details, suggested interviewees and photographs contact Aaron Treher at 717- 816-5390 (aadtreher@gmail.com).

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The soulful Temptations plan to visit SU The H. Ric Luhrs Performing Arts Center at Shippensburg University presents The Temptations, Thursday, Feb. 23 at 8 p.m.

Reserved tickets are $45, $40, $35 and $30 and are now on sale. A group discount is available for groups of 20 or more.

For more than 40 years, The Temptations have prospered, propelling popular music with a series of smash hits and sold-out performances throughout the world.

“The crowds are bigger, the sales are sizzling,” said one industry report.

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affection for this supergroup has never been greater.”

The history of The Temptations is the history of contemporary American pop.

An essential component of the original Motown machine — that amazing engine invented by Berry Gordy — the Temps began their musical life in Detroit in the early 1960s.

It was not until 1964, however, that the Smokey Robinson written-andproduced “The Way You Do the Things You Do” turned the group into stars.

An avalanche of hits

followed, many of which — “My Girl,” for instance — attained immortality. “It’s Growing,” “Since I Lost My Baby,” “Get Ready,” “Ain’t Too Proud to Beg,” “Beauty Is Only Skin Deep” and “I Wish It Would Rain” are only some of the classic songs.

The classic lineup was Otis Williams, Melvin Franklin, Paul Williams, Eddie Kendricks and David Ruffin.

Beyond the fabulous singing, the Temps became known for smooth stepping and flawless presentations.

The “Temptations Walk” became a staple of American style. Flair, flash and class.

Millions of fans saw The Temptations as cultural heroes.

When the ’60s and ’70s turned political, The Temps got serious.

They changed their tone, dress and music. Producer Norman Whitfield led the way.

His Temptations hits, many featuring Dennis Edwards who had replaced David Ruffin, burned with intensity.

“Runaway Child,” “Cloud Photo courtesy of the H. Ric Luhrs Performing Arts Center Nine,” “I Can’t Get Next to Pictured above are The Temptations. The You,” “Papa Was a Rolling band is known for “My Girl,” “Since I Lost My Stone” and “Psychedelic Shack” still smolder. Other Baby,” and “Get Ready.” stellar singers — Richard

Street, Ali-Ollie Woodson — joined and added their luster to the group’s growing fame.

No matter the change in personnel, The Temptations remained true to The Temptations tradition.

They survived the whims of fashion, whether disco or techno, and stuck to their guns. “Great singing will always prevail,” Otis said.

In the ’80s, The Temps prevailed with smashes like the Otis Williams penned, “Treat Her Like A Lady.”

Then in the ’90s, another Temptation explosion. It began with their appearance on “Motown 25.”

It continued with the NBC mini-series that chronicled the group’s history, which was a ratings triumph over two nights in prime time.

An Emmy Award followed.

Then came a series of acclaimed records.

“For Lovers Only,” a collection of love standards was termed an instant classic by critics and remains among the most cherished of all Temptations recordings.

“Phoenix Rising” went through the roof and was a platinum-plus megahit featuring “Stay.”

“Ear Resistible” nailed a Grammy and a legion of new fans. “Reflections” was

released in 2005, nominated for a Grammy and brought to the world The Temptations’ versions of some of Motown’s greatest songs.

Today, the stellar Temps line-up consists of Otis Williams, Ron Tyson, Terry Weeks, Joe Herndon, and Bruce Williamson.

“The more we change,” says veteran Ron Tyson, “the more we stay true to ourselves.

“We’re about singing straight-up soul. It’s a style that will live on forever.

“The Temps have always been known for great lead singers,” Williams said.

“Today, we have three of the greatest leads in the proud history of the group.”

The soaring voice of Tyson is perhaps the best high tenor in the business.

Terry Weeks grew up in Alabama and spent eight years in the Air Force before his makeshift audition for Williams on a Hollywood street corner.

His smooth textures and tones express an extraordinary full range of feelings.

Newest member Bruce Williamson started singing in a church choir at the ripe age of 5 and has not stopped since.

He has sung in everything

from commercials to musical to the top showrooms in Las Vegas. Williamson was introduced to Williams by Ron Tyson.

“Our challenge,” Williams said, “is to live in the present while respecting the past.

Our past is filled with riches only a fool would discard. At the same time, we thrive on competition.

“As a Motowner, I grew up in the most competitive musical atmosphere imaginable. But we also understand that for a group with history, no matter how glorious that history might be, reinvention is the name of the game.

“When I tell people we are God’s group, I don’t mean it arrogantly. It’s just that we have been tested time and again and keep coming back,” said Williams For more information about The Temptations visit www.thetemptations.com.

For additional information about this performance or other performances within the 2011-2012 Luhrs Center series, call the Luhrs Center Box Office at 717477-SHOW (7469) or visit the Luhrs Center website at luhrscenter.com.

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While 2011 was a busy year for the folks at Post Now PA and The Thought Lot, 2012 is shaping up to be bigger and better.

However, they need your help.

Through a variety of events and programs for individuals and businesses, Post Now PA hopes to generate the monetary support it needs to continue their mission and create value for its supporters.

“Our organization is run 100 percent by volunteer board members who rely solely on the support of the community to maintain financial stability,” said Tony Diehl, assistant business director at Post Now PA. “We have an exciting

to announce the start of its membership drive.

Guests can pre-pay for attendance to The Thought Lot events through the purchase of an all-access pass.

Prices start at $25 for one month, $100 for 6 months, $200 for one year and $2,000 for life-time membership. The pass includes all events at The Thought Lot, excluding classes.

Supporters can also become a “Pillar of Post Now PA & The Thought Lot.” For a $100 donation, supporters will receive a permanent plaque with their name secured to one of the pillars inside the building that support the roof of The Thought Lot.

Additionally, for a $500 donation, supporters can have a studio space named after them.

This is a great way to support The Thought Lot and have your name recognized forever for your contribution.

Business opportunities include event titlesponsorship starting at $100 per show and a “Wall of Sponsors” program to prominently display supporting business logos inside the entrance at The Thought Lot, with packages starting at $50 per month.

The Thought Lot Contemporary Arts Center has been offering Shippensburg and the South Central Pennsylvania region a diverse collection of

arts events. The Thought Lot for short, is a valuable asset to the entire Shippensburg community as a center for entertainment, education and more. The Thought Lot features locally, regionally and nationally recognized professional artists, musicians and actors.

For more information or to participate at any level in the fundraising campaign email TonyDiehl@ PostNowPA.com or call 717256-1424. For more info about Post Now PA, The Thought Lot and events visit: www.thethoughtlot. com and www.postnowpa. com.

Post Now PA announces fundraising campaign schedule of events and classes lining up this year and we need the community’s participation and support through this fundraising campaign to make it happen.

“Everyone is invited to review the opportunities and consider participating at a level that they are comfortable with.

“Post Now PA will continue to deliver the best arts programming at The Thought Lot and appreciate the communities continued support,” said Diehl.

To kick things off, The Thought Lot Contemporary Arts Center and Post Now PA Presents: “Love Is In the Art” a black-tie optional fundraising event on Saturday, Feb. 18.

The event is two part, with a Valentine’s themed dinner 5 to 7 p.m. at Biscotti Coffee Bar Cafe followed by a reception 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. at The Thought Lot. The reception will feature live music by the Escavie Jazz Trio.

Tickets are $50 per person or $75 per couple and include dinner and the reception.

Tickets for the dinner are limited and can be purchased at The Thought Lot, Biscotti or by calling Frank Cressler 717-4612373 or email Questions@ PostNowPA.com.

Note: The reception is open to the public with a minimum $10 donation at the door.

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‘The Vow’ brings tears to people’s eyes Laura Hoffstetter A&E Editor

For every girl who is looking for a romantic movie this Valentine’s Day, “The Vow” is perfect for you.

However, for those looking for the next version of “The Notebook,” you are not going to get what you are expecting.

Comparing “The Vow” and “The Notebook” would, in my opinion, be a disservice to both movies.

The movie starts off very romantically with Paige (Rachel McAdams) and Leo (Channing Tatum) getting married. After a quick wedding with an interesting twist, Paige and Leo leave, anticipating a romantic evening.

However, after getting in a car accident and ending up in the hospital, plans changed.

After the accident, Paige’s parents enter the story and portray parents who clear-

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ly have been distant for awhile.

Along with this, they do not approve of Leo, which makes things extremely hard for him and his marriage. The hardest part of the marriage is not the parents intruding, but the fact that Paige cannot remember being married to Leo. The movie continues with trials that Leo and Paige have to overcome together.

Though things are very difficult and circumstances unexpected, Leo continues to love Paige through it all.

By trying to understand what it is like being married to a stranger, Paige is uncomfortable when Leo tries to cheer her up by tickling her, when Leo tries to sleep in the same bed as her or when Leo walks around the house naked.

Showing what it looks like to make sacrifices for the one you love, Leo struggles to accept that he has to win Paige’s heart all over again.

Although the ending was somewhat of a disappointment, the love story brought tears to several people’s eyes.

People in the theater were certainly impacted when they realized it was not just a cute story, but also a true story.

If romantic movies are of any appeal to you, I recommend seeing “The Vow” to celebrate the romance behind Valentine’s Day.

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Who’s Hot? Legendary singer Whitney Houston died last week at age 48.

Investigators are looking into autopsy results, though many of us do not want to believe drugs were involved. Respect for the singer remains, regardless of the results.

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Who’s Not! Though Chris Brown has been in the limelight for the right reasons, a judge recently said Brown should remain under a close eye of a probation officer. Brown is working to fulfill his sentence after his 2009 attack on his former girlfriend Rihanna. Brown was nominated for a Grammy, showing he just may be on the right track, but he is still simply “not hot.”

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