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Student senator candidates speak for their spots Mary Grace Keller Asst. News Editor

The aroma of free cheese pizza filled the Red Zone on March 6 when Shippensburg University students gathered to hear the speeches of student senators running for executive board positions.

Michelle Bradley was the first to speak at 7:30 p.m. Her former opponent for president, Dominic Giovanniello, dropped out of the race due to personal reasons.

In her speech, Bradley commented on the confusion that surrounds some of the rules of Student Senate. As president, Bradley would work to clarify these rules and make Student Senate more organized.

During the question and answer period, Student Senate Vice President Olivia Straka commented on Bradley’s young age, seeing as how she is a freshman running for president. According to Bradley, being a first-year student gives her an advantage because she has a fresh pointof-view on SU. Although Bradley is 19 years old, she is willing to learn quickly for the sake of Student Senate

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and the student body.

“I have no issue looking like an idiot and asking questions,” Bradley said. Serving as Student Senate President can be a challenge for any student, but through her time as senator for the class of 2017, Bradley has become very passionate about helping the student body.

James Wood, a freshman political science major, has recently decided to run for Student Senate President against Bradley. Since Wood is a write-in candidate, students who wish to vote for him will have to write his name on the ballot during election week.

Unlike the new candidate for president, Olivia Straka is a veteran member of student senate. She is running again for her current position of vice president. Instead of moving up to the position of president, Straka decided to run for vice president again so she can continue to vote in caucus and voice her opinions frequently. The president of Student Senate only votes in a tie.

As the chair of the student group and activities committee (SGAC), the vice president gets to work closely with

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Michelle Bradley joined Student Senate on an impulse, but once she gained experience she grew to love representing the students.

clubs, sports and other campus organizations. Starting this year, the vice president will also have the power to vote on budget and finance committee decisions. The vice president works directly with student groups and the budget and finance committee deals with the allocation of funds within student groups.

The hope is that the vice president’s experience will benefit the decisions of budget and finance.

During the question and answer period after Straka’s speech, she admitted that

there is some “bad blood” between student senate and some student groups. This may be due to the stricter policies SGAC enforced this past year regarding paperwork.

“I can’t stop doing my job just because some groups don’t like it,” Straka said. To counter dissent among student groups, Straka wants the public relations committee to focus on promoting what makes Student Senate great.

Many SU students are still unaware as to what the purpose of student senate is

and what it does for the community. Sen. Kevin Rezac is a strong proponent of supporting the students, which he hopes to do if he is elected as treasurer. “I know that a good leader is also a good servant,” Rezac said.

In his speech, Rezac stressed the importance of budget and finance committee working with SGAC. As the chair of budget and finance, Rezac would work to control costs and spending within student groups.

His opponent, Nicholas McClure has experience serving as a member of SGAC. This experience, McClure said, would be useful in the next year as budget and finance works more closely with SGAC. Student senators posed the question as to whether the candidates for treasurer can make themselves immediately available to the president in last-minute cases of decision-making.

Rezac said he would be the man on call for the needs of student senate.

McClure takes extra classes in the winter and summer to stay up on his schoolwork and make his schedule more flexible.

Luke Perry, the current president of Student Senate, dropped many of his extra-curricular activities to become more dedicated to the executive board. “Senate has become my life,” Perry said.

After the senators finished grilling the candidates for treasurer, Rebecca Zelner took to the podium. If elected as secretary, Zelner would like to encourage more community service from student senate and SU clubs in general.

The secretary of student senate is the chair of the public relations committee and responsible for keeping minutes at meetings. Nickolys Hinton, the other candidate for secretary, was sick and unable to speak at the Red Zone event.

Zelner believes that community service has made her a better person, and she wishes to spread that feeling across campus.

Elections for student senate executive board began March 10 and will continue until 4 p.m. on March 13.

There will be a table set up in the Great Hall of the CUB for voting as well as an online survey available through SU email.

plant.

“Basically, how it works is that big air compressor units that are chilling water in the plant are pumped throughout campus,” Herring said. “They are picked up by each building tied into the system, and the chilled water is distributed into the air.”

There will also be thermal storage units, which hold up to two million gallons of water that will be refrigerated overnight. During summer days, when SU is less populated, four-to-eight hours’ worth of water may be taken from the tanks to cool buildings in use.

Distribution for both the heating and cooling systems are drawn out into several neighborhoods based on the closeness of buildings and geography. The first four neighborhoods scheduled to receive maintenance in April and May 2014 are between the UPS Store and Ship Rec; between Grove Hall and Leh-

man Library; between Dauphin Humanities Center and Wright Hall and between Reed Operations Center and Kriner Hall.

At this point, dates have been pushed back about three weeks, meaning underground digging could affect campus roads and sidewalks into the fall 2014 semester. Contractors are working closely with campus officials on a weekly basis to coordinate traffic plans and road closures.

“Our primary concern is to keep classes going and keep people in their offices,” Herring said. “We will be putting information out on an ongoing basis. We’re emphasizing safety; we’ll keep the university running at 100 percent.”

Anyone with questions or concerns on the project is encouraged to call the Facilities Management and Planning Department at 717-477-1451.

Construction set to begin on water chilling plant, steam system Codie Eash

Staff Writer Shippensburg University energy costs are predicted to plummet, while savings will rise, as construction has begun and is scheduled to take place over the coming months on a new campus-wide $30.2 million water chilling plant facility and revamped natural gas-powered heating system.

The project could save SU upward of $330,000 per year, and reduce its carbon footprint by 31 percent, according to the facilities management and planning department, which is working directly with the independent department of general services to oversee the project.

The pipes from the current steam system will remain in place, saving SU nearly $10 million in its installation of the natural gas system, which will replace the current

coal-powered steam plant.

“They’ve been heating with steam for a long time,” said project manager Bruce Herring. “Steam leaves the coal plant, heats the buildings, turns to water and goes back to the plant.”

In that case, however, water often freezes, causing pipes to expand or burst. Herring said the new system will be much more reliable, and therefore cost effective.

“We are looking forward to not having to dig up the lines every year,” he said.

“This minimizes the amount of heat being pulled through the ground.”

At least six jobs will be cut over the next few years, though Herring said the intention is for the individuals cut to remain within the system in a different capacity.

“We’re also trying to time it with individual retirements,” he said. “From a cost-saving standpoint, it will benefit us.”

The water chiller plant is

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going to be a completely new function, and its central facility will be constructed across from the Cora I. Grove Spiritual Center. This location was chosen because of its size. The facility will require a great deal of space to place all proper equipment.

Currently, workers are clearing trees and pathways, with the intention of leaving as many trees as possible. An access road will eventually lay behind a one-row perimeter of trees, enough to conceal the structure from anyone looking toward the forested

area on the eastern side of campus.

Herring said “significant grade changes” will be made in order to create a level surface on which the plant will be set. Roadways will be crossed and blocked off during construction, though contractors will be required to maintain one-way access along Adams Drive.

The plant is expected to be complete by April 2015. After that, all campus buildings currently set up with centralized air conditioning systems will receive cool air from the

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David Barth Staff Writer

Shippensburg University is upgrading its steam distribution system in the final phase of a 10-year plan, causing closure of the building that houses Kriner Dining Hall starting March 15.

The upgrade includes revising structural supports within the building as well as maintenance that will disrupt the heating, cooling and electrical systems in the building, according to Lance Bryson, associate vice president of facilities planning and maintenance. There will be no changes to the inside of the dining hall.

Several local contractors will be involved in the $30 million project. Lobar Inc. of Dillsburg, Pa., is the general and electrical contractor, Farfield Co. of Lititz, Pa., is the HVAC and lead contractor and Stouffer Mechanical out

of Chambersburg will be the plumbing contractor.

Kriner will re-open in early August in time to prepare the building for the start of fall classes.

The project includes upgrades to the steam distribution systems throughout campus, saving SU an estimated $10 million in maintenance, construction and staffing costs, according to Bryson.

According to Natasha Zettlemoyer, assistant director, and Greg Thuemmel, director at Reisner Dining Hall, Sub Generation and Papa Johns, located in the front of Kriner, will remain open with full access after spring break.

The rest of the building will be closed until the fall.

Zettlemoyer said the closure should not affect operations at the other dining facilities, which should effectively absorb the extra volume of patrons.

In other news, Reisner dining hall has been integrating

vegan cuisine into the 18-day menu cycle, providing at least one option each day, according to Zettlemoyer.

The vegan options and other vegetarian food is served in the center buffet circle in Reisner across from the main grill area. Students have been taking advantage of the healthy vegan and vegetarian options.

Junior Mike Turnick has sampled a variety of vegan choices this winter. “I’m sort of just trying it out,” he said.

“I wouldn’t say I’m a hardcore vegan or anything but Reisner makes it easy to try different vegan foods and eat healthier.”

Students like Turnick take advantage of SU’s dine on campus website, which has daily menus. Next to each food on the menu is information as to the food’s health status, and whether it is vegan or vegetarian, a convenient place to start when eating healthy on campus.

A word from the financial aid office: Diverse solutions for diverse situations Biological parents live together but never married or married and then divorced but still live together: For the 2014-15 FAFSA, the FAFSA has made updates to allow for “parents living together but never married” in order to count full household income. In these situations, the parents may still file separate returns and would need to manually add the return figures together to file the FAFSA with all the household income. In summary, if you live with both of your biological or adopted parents, but they never married or were married and then divorced, you will file the FAFSA listing both of their incomes for the 2014-15 year.

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Kriner Hall will be closing starting on March 15 due to an upgrade to the building and its HVAC system.

2014-2015 PASSHE Foundation Scholarships To learn more about scholarship opportunities which may be available to Shippensburg University students, visit the PASSHE Foundation Scholarship page at www.thepafoundation.org/scholarships/index.asp. The deadline for 2014-2015 is May 16, 2014.

Chancellor John C. Cavanaugh International Education Award – to provide funding for a PASSHE student to participate in an international education experience.

Fitz Dixon Memorial Scholarship – to provide financial assistance to an undergraduate or graduate student who has demonstrated academic excellence and voluntary service.

William D. Greenlee Scholarship – for an undergraduate student who has 60+ credits earned with at least a 3.0 GPA and is majoring in political science, journalism or communications.

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students to file as married if they are in a same-sex union and were married in a state that recognizes samesex marriages. As of today, there are 17 states that recognize same-sex marriage.

As Pennsylvania does not recognize same sex unions, a legal marriage would have had to occur out of state in a state that does recognize same sex marriage to qualify as “married” on the FAFSA. If you have questions regarding this change, please contact our office.

However, the law changed in 2005. If your parent has been living with a significant other that is not your biological parent since before 2005, their union is recognized as ‘common law married’ and must file as married for the FAFSA. If they did not begin living together until after 2005, only the biological parent’s income is reflected on the FAFSA as a single parent.

Remember: You must file your FAFSA no later than Info on same-sex mar- Common Law Marriage May 1 and file with the riage for students and in Pennsylvania for par- parent or parents with parents: ent and unmarried part- whom you live or most rener: cently resided with.

As Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) has been rePennsylvania has recogmoved from the federal nized “common law” marlaws, the FAFSA allows riage for a number of years.

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Highmark Scholarship – Incoming freshmen pursuing a degree in the healthcare field.

Momentum Inc., Healthcare Scholarship – to benefit a junior or senior undergraduate student (60+ credits earned) who resides in Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Juniata, Mifflin, Perry or York County and majoring in a healthcare related field.

PASSHE Board of Governors Chair, Guido M. Pichini Endowed Scholarship Fund (NEW) – full-time undergraduate student who has demonstrated leadership aspirations at the university or in the community.

PSECU International Education Scholarship – provide funding for a PASSHE student to participate in an international education experience.

PSECU Scholarship for Preparing PASSHE Students for Lives of Achievement and Civic Engagement – to provide funding for a PASSHE student who is participating in an internship program offered by The Washington Center in Washington, D.C. PSECU Scholarship for Transfer Students – to recognize and reward a Pennsylvania community college transfer student who has earned an associate’s degree.

Dr. and Mrs. Arthur William Phillips Scholarship – to recognize an incoming freshmen student whose home address of record is one of seven northwestern Pennsylvania counties.

Quido and Anna Pichini Merit Scholarship – Full-time student (including incoming freshmen) who have a GPA of 3.5 or better and who have completed voluntary service in his or her high school, university or community.

Stephen and Sandy Sheller Scholarship – Undergraduate student with 60+ credits earned and a minimum 3.5 GPA who is pursuing a degree leading to a career in law, social services or art therapy.

Wells Fargo Endowed Scholarship for Academic Excellence – For incoming freshmen who have demonstrated academic excellence in high school by graduating in the top 25 percent of class and a GPA of 3.2 or higher.

Dr. Lou Bohl-Fabian Memorial Fund – funding for graduate students pursuing advanced degrees in research, environment/outdoors, political science or the arts.

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Police Logs THEFT On Monday, March 3, Bryant L. Snyder of Reading, Pa., came to the University Police to report that his black Huffy Trailworks mountain bike had been stolen. Snyder reported that he parked the bike in the front patio area of Kriner Hall on Thursday, Feb. 27. He noticed the bike missing on the following Sunday. Snyder said the bike was not secured to anything at the time of the theft. The missing bike is valued at approximately $80 to $100. The incident remains under investigation at this time.

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White House’s budget proposal to close deficit and stimulate economy

HIT & RUN ACCIDENT On Thursday, March 6, at 11:53 p.m., Natalie Liston of Presidents Hall reported that her vehicle had been damaged while parked in the F/S-7 parking lot along York Drive.

A witness told police that he had observed a dark colored four-door sedan strike Liston’s vehicle and then flee the scene toward Dauphin Drive. Officers checked surveillance camera footage of the area, and also physically checked campus for any damaged vehicles fitting the description of the striking vehicle but were unable to locate any possible matches. Liston’s blue 2012 Chevrolet Cruze received moderate damage to the driver’s side rear door, quarter panel and bumper area. No damage estimate has been received as of this time, and the incident remains under investigation.

UNDERAGE DRINKING / DISORDERLY CONDUCT On Friday, March 7, at 11:47 p.m., a University Police officer was on routine patrol on York Drive in the area of the Reed Operations Center when he observed a female walking along the street who appeared to be intoxicated. The officer went back to the area and was initially unable to locate the female. The female was eventually found hiding behind one of the maintenance trucks near the loading dock at the Reed Operations Center. At that time the female was taken into custody and transported to the University Police station. She was identified as Kelsey Ann Tidgewell, 19, of Leesburg, Virginia.

Tidgewell was found to be intoxicated, and she became highly uncooperative and combative while in custody. Tidgewell was transported to the Chambersburg Hospital by ambulance and due to her demeanor and condition an officer had to accompany her in the ambulance. Tidgewell continued to cause problems at the hospital and the Chambersburg Police also had to be called to assist. As a result of the incident, Tidgewell will be charged with underage drinking and disorderly conduct.

UNDERAGE DRINKING On Sunday, March 9, at 12:02 a.m., a University Police officer was assisting the Shippensburg Borough Police with an active incident and was patrolling the area of the steam plant when he observed a male run from the area to the rear of the steam plant.

The male, who appeared to be hiding something behind his back, ran toward the area of Old Main. The officer responded to that area and located the male in question walking near Old Main Drive in the area of the Martin House. The officer stopped the male who was identified as Jordan Harro, 19, of Annville, Pa. Harro showed obvious signs of intoxication, and was found to have a bottle of liquor in his possession in his front pocket.

Harro was told he would be charged with underage possession of alcohol, and was then transported to a local residence where he was released.

UNDERAGE DRINKING On Sunday, March 9, at 4:41 a.m., a University Police officer was on routine patrol on Cumberland Drive when he observed a male individual standing on the sidewalk in front of the CUB. The male was covered in mud and was exhibiting signs that he may be intoxicated. The officer stopped and approached the male and found that he was indeed intoxicated. In addition to being covered in mud, the male in question had a visible cut above his left eye. The officer requested that the male accompany him to his patrol car. At that time the male became uncooperative and attempted to leave the scene. The male was taken into custody and was transported to the University Police station. At the police station, the male was identified as Brian M. Madden, 18, of Mowrey Hall.

Due to Madden’s level of intoxication and his other minor injuries, an ambulance was dispatched to the police station and Madden was transported to the Chambersburg Hospital for further evaluation and treatment. A citation will be filed charging Madden with underage drinking.

THEFT On Sunday, March 9, at 2:35 p.m., Jordyn S. Gardner of Harrisburg, Pa., came to the University Police Department to report that her Pennsylvania license plate had been stolen from her vehicle. Gardner reported that she had parked her black 1999 Subaru Impreza in the Queen Street parking lot on Saturday, March 8, at approximately 9 p.m.

When she returned to the vehicle the next day around 2:15 p.m., she noticed that her license plate had been removed from the vehicle. The missing license plate was entered into the National Crime Information Center computer system as stolen, and the incident remains under investigation.

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Staff Columnist President Barack Obama revealed his optimistic budget proposal for the 2015 fiscal year last Tuesday.

Journalists and politicians began poring over the request to discover what initiatives Obama’s administration has in mind. The New York Times referred to it as a “platform for Democrats to run on in this election year.”

With raising taxes for the wealthy, closing loopholes, increasing the budget for education and infrastructure projects and keeping a better eye on enforcement, this plan would make a good platform for Democratic candidates.

However, such an ambitious plan can lead to serious problems when trying to get it approved with a divided Congress. As many may remember, last October, the federal government shutdown for 16 days, because a compromise between Tea Party House Republicans and the Democratic party could not be made.

The same gridlock the country experienced last year with the closure of national parks, and several million government employees out of work, or working with no known payment date, could be happening again this year if the White House is not prepared to give up some of its requests.

One request is a tax break for students, as the Inside Higher Ed (IHE) explained in an online article. It stated, “[The proposal] will call

for extending a tuition tax credit and providing tax relief to student loan borrowers whose debt is forgiven under income-based repayment plans.”

What should that mean for a Shippensburg University student?

Providing that Congress approves this plan, it means that in some students’ particular financial situations after college they may receive tax breaks to aid them in their repayment plan.

What is even more exciting for students, though, is the possibility for having their debts waived. This could happen for those who have been continually paying off their debt for as little as 10 years, according to the IHE.

stimulating the economy through work programs and social services, but to also be fiscally responsible seems like an impossible feat. In fact, it is reminiscent of concepts from Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal, combining it with Bill Clinton’s balanced budget initiatives.

Obama’s trick to making his $3.9 trillion budget work, according to Goldfarb’s analysis, is increasing taxes on businesses, companies and the wealthy, which would bring in about $1 trillion over the next decade in revenue.

While Republicans have been against an increase of taxes on practically anybody, some of the budget plan may catch their attention. The proposal does

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The article also pointed out that the familiar Pell Grant many students were awarded may be made easier to file for and receive.

Obama’s proposal would have Congress reorganize tax credit rules to make them simpler. It would also give Pell Grant recipients a higher tax credit or a tax break. “[Obama’s budget proposal] seeks billions of dollars in fresh spending to boost economic growth, but also pledges to tame the national debt,” said Zachary Goldfarb, a contributor to the Washington Post.

This idea of not only

include new spending for national defense, roads and bridges and education.

Pennsylvania, a relatively split state between conservatism and liberalism, would stand to benefit from this budget plan. The defense spending may help keep military depots and bases across the state open, and finally fix the decaying road network that all Pennsylvanians have become acquainted with.

On the other hand, new taxes may have the wealthy stay clear of bringing their factories back to Pennsylvania and the rest of the United States.

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In Memoriam

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Mary Grace Keller Asst. News Editor

Father David Hillier, 63, died from a heart attack on March 5.

Hillier was the priest at Our Lady of Visitation Catholic Church and an active member of Shippensburg University Campus Ministries. A week before his death, Hillier was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.

Born in New Brunswick, N.J., Hillier was ordained May 22, 1976, at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Trenton. After serving the Catholic faith for 27 years in New Jersey, Hillier moved to Pennsylvania to work as the parochial vicar at St. John Neumann Church in Lancaster, Pa. His mission of faith ended at Our Lady of Visitation church in Shippensburg, Pa. March 5, Hillier was present for the Ash Wednesday noon service at the SU spiritual center chapel. When Hillier did not appear for the 7 p.m. service, parishioners searched for him and found him at his late father’s apartment.

Hillier is survived by his sister, Patricia Ann, wife of Anthony DiSturco, of Williamsville, N.Y., nieces, Michelle Miller, Maria and Melanie DiSturco, and great-nephews, Grayson and Emerson.

Although his death was unexpected, the memories of Hillier make his remembrance a joyful experience.

“At Catholic campus ministry board meetings Father Dave lit us up with his jokes,” Joseph Zume, associate professor of geography and earth science, said.

“Even when he was in bodily pain, Father Dave still managed to create humor.”

His infectious sense of humor and ability to see the good in everyone made Hillier very close to SU students and his parishioners.

Emily Slabonik, a student participant in Catholic campus ministry, was very close

meals for the students and made everyone feel welcome at the spiritual center. Slabonik remembers confession with Hillier and how he made jokes to cheer her up.

“Father Dave felt his calling in life was to work with students in campus ministry,” Daniel Predecki, associate professor of chemistry said. “He was very proud of the Shippensburg University students who attended his Sunday evening service in the Cora I. Grove spiritual center.”

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Members of Shippensburg community gathered at Our Lady of Visitation for the memorial service honoring Father David Hillier.

to Hillier. “He had a way of making everyone love him,” Slabonik said.

As a campus minister, Hillier initiated Sunday night mass, held confession for students, organized retreats, held Wednesday night dinners at the spiritual center and coordinated community service trips.

Hillier cooked home-made

A memorial service was held for Hillier on March 7 at Our Lady of Visitation church, where many SU students were in attendance.

The funeral for Hillier will be held today at 11 a.m. at Our Lady of Visitation church. The private burial will take place in St. Gertrude Cemetery, Iselin, N.J.

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Cassandra Clarhaut Asst. Opinion Editor

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Sometimes a couple becomes so infatuated with each other, they lose sight of the bigger picture.

Public displays of annoyance Ana Guenther Opinion Editor

Everywhere we look we can see it. Public displays of affection (PDA) have always been a part of our society when it comes to relationships.

It can be seen in the hallways at school, movie theaters, parties, restaurants, etc.

Personally, I have always been against people who take part in severe cases of PDA. However, after doing some research I have found new insight into why people feel the need to play tonsil hockey in front of everyone else.

In an interesting article printed by the New York Times, PDA can be described as, “affection ranging from a handshake to a passionate kiss.” I am not sure if I agree with this. If I go in for a job interview and my future employer shakes my hand, I do not consider that PDA. I consider it common courtesy. If my future employer tried to kiss me, I think we would be crossing a line.

“They are normally private acts from which others are excluded,” said Charles T. Hill, an associate profes-

sor of psychology at Whittier College in California.

Psychologists have found that people can become uncomfortable around acts of PDA because it forces people to become an unwilling audience. I could not agree with this more.

What frustrates me about PDA is that sociologists and psychologists have this notion that if you find PDA uncomfortable, it is because you subconsciously wish you were in that situation and I do not feel that is always the case.

If a couple shares a brief peck to greet one another in public, I think that it is fine.

I see nothing wrong with being proud of your relationship. It is the extreme cases that bother me.

I find it to be extremely uncomfortable and irritating when couples hang all over each other in public.

For example, when couples sit on the same side of the table at restaurants; I think that is completely ridiculous.

To bring this issue closer to home, I have even seen couples hanging all over each other in line for food at the CUB. Again, be proud of your relationship, but when you

are on top of each other in line I feel the need to take a few steps back to give you your public “intimate” space.

What really gets to me is that the majority of these couples probably just saw each other an hour before.

There is one form of PDA that I actually think should be accepted more and this is within the gay community.

Thewhig.com reported that gay men generally consider whether or not it is appropriate to display affection to their partners, and I think it is heartbreaking that the gay community feels it has to hide its relationships.

Personally, I still think the same limit of affection should apply whether you are straight or not. Unless you are close to me your relationship is none of my business.

Interestingly enough, thewhig.com also reported that heterosexual men are more likely to engage in PDA with other heterosexual men than gay men are. Call me cynical and maybe heartless, but I think the intimate aspects of your relationship should stay behind closed doors.

There were 305,388 babies born to U.S. mothers ages 15– 19 in 2012, and according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC,) ironically enough, this rate has continually declined in recent years. The trend could be the result of MTV’s “Teen Mom,” or “Mean Girls’” Regina’s mother (Amy Pohler,) style parenting regarding sex; “Can I get you guys anything? Some snacks?

A condom?”

Contraceptive methods, such as condoms or birth control pills have long been frowned upon by the Catholic church. I would like to note that prevention is not abortion and that while sex outside of marriage is Christianly unacceptable, people do it anyway.

The introduction of the Affordable Care Act has allowed some women to obtain birth control for free, and some worry the accessibility of contraceptive options may increase the amount of people having sex, or even the amount of sex people have.

So what? People have always had — and will always have — sex. The teen pregnancy rates are the lowest

in the U.S. since World War II; this is not a new problem.

Behind closed doors or not, it happens, and declining birth rates show that maybe talking about these issues openly will help.

Some of my peers believe that teen/young adult mothers are equally fit as adult mothers, and teen pregnancy is not a problem. I cannot agree, while the CDC mentions that “in 2008, teen pregnancy and childbirth accounted for nearly $11 billion per year in costs to U.S. taxpayers for increased health care and foster care, increased incarceration rates among children of teen parents, and lost tax revenue because of lower educational attainment and income among teen mothers.”

Contraception is crucial to prevent an unplanned pregnancy, but I do not think condoms alone are enough. A condom can “fall off,” break or someone could have poked a hole in it.

I think condoms should be used, but in addition to other methods.

Behold birth control pills, a sexually active woman’s best companion. Though there are various other methods, a Huffington Post article reported a recent birth control study found that the pill is the most common form of con-

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traception. The hardest part about this method is remembering to take the medicine.

According to Planned Parenthood, yearly, fewer than one out of every 100 women will get pregnant if they take the pill as directed, which is at the same exact time daily.

With that said, I think it is not unrealistic to expect men to take a birth control pill.

A woman should not need to take full responsibility for a baby that takes two to create, especially when she has to solely endure the nine-month pregnancy, labor pain and liability of a child.

Male birth control pills are on the way, possibly in as soon as 10 years, according to a New York Daily News article from 2013. Ten long years.

In the meantime, ladies take your B.C. pills, and men, wrap it up until you are financially stable and mature enough to have a little you running around this earth.

It might take extra effort to prevent a baby, but the time spent taking a pill each day or using a condom during sex is a less extreme and time consuming endeavor than raising a child into adulthood.

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John Schmitt Guest Writer

Depending on who you ask, a one-night stand can be a defining moment in one’s life or it can fall in the category of life’s biggest regrets. Just like anything else in life there is always two sides of a spectrum and unfortunately if you are a male or female you have been on both sides — unless you are saving yourself for marriage then kudos to you.

Being the male that I am it leads me to believe that onenight stands are not that bad after all. Just hear me out.

If you are a guy you know the reasoning behind all those corny baseball analogies you heard when it came to the topic of how far you got with a girl that the aim was to hit a home run.

Well, another baseball analogy that could be used while we are on that subject would be how your team-

mates congratulate you after you just hit that home run. Of course everyone has the perconception that all guys just run straight to their buddies and brag about the chick they just fornicated with. While most of the time that is true to some extent, what people miss is the underlying principle of respect.

There is a certain something about this kind of respect that makes men want to keep it at such a high level.

Do not get me wrong, this same principle also holds true when it comes to girls after they pull a guy. Their whole clique raves about how good he was the previous night.

The major difference is, and I feel that I have to mention this to get it out of the way, is that if you come to be known for getting around then you get the title of being a slut. Whether you earned that title or not depends entirely on the situation.

Now that I got the common misconceptions of having one-

night stands out of the way; it brings me to another reason why one-night stands are essential to a guy or girl’s life.

That one-night stand that you always wanted to have and for some reason the cards were in your favor, it could turn out to become an actual relationship.

A relationship that seemed possible but was missing that one thing to put it to the next level. Who knows, maybe that one drunken night was necessary. If that relationship actually turns out to be a longstanding bond then it will be because of those random acts of lust. That experience you gained is crucial in deciding what exactly you are looking for in the opposite sex. I will leave you with two final rules that should always be remembered when it comes to one-night stands. Always make sure it is consensual and never forget to wear your raincoat.

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A personal experience with STD testing H.W. Channon Guest Writer

I got a rose last Valentine’s Day like so many other women. My rose was not from someone special, though. It was from the clinic where I got tested for chlamydia and gonorrhea, the two most common sexually transmitted diseases, according to Planned Parenthood.

In addition to being the most common diseases, they most often have no symptoms, especially when women are infected. I knew something was wrong with him, but I refused to believe it.

The way this guy held doors for me, paid for my coffee and told me to “have a good day, gorgeous” — he was too good.

I ended up sleeping with him.

After spending about a week with a brain turned to dreamy mush, I grew suspicious of the guy. He stopped answering my texts. His phone was broken, he would say, when I would catch him

on campus and confront him. The stories got more preposterous as time went on. Most notably, he told me he was unable to answer my messages because “His eye was f*cked up, and he had a piece of it fall off.” After this, stories from others started cropping up. “I slept with him once, but I found out he had messed around with one of my friends and when I told him I didn’t want to sleep with him anymore, he got really aggressive.” “He asked me for my phone number.”

“He sent me an unsolicited picture of his penis.” “His number’s over 40.”

The stories kept cropping up. The most frightening of all — he had apparently given a girl chlamydia.

I made an appointment at PMI Pregnancy Resource center. The soonest available date was Feb. 14. I thought about the stirrups and metallic jaws I had seen at the doctor’s office. I thought of someone looking inside of my vagina. I thought of AIDS,

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how everything I knew about it was based on television.

How I was not even sure if I had it or not. The door had strings of bells behind it, so I entered with a jingle.

The nurse held up the same chart I had seen since middle school, the one that shows how having multiple sex partners leads to exposing yourself to exponential numbers of bacterium.

It was a pictograph with tiny people on it, the same

used for gender designations on restrooms. At the top, there was one person on either side. Below that, there were two people on one side, and four on the other. My eye darted to the bottom of the chart, but it only went up to 10, and the opposing column was black with the tiny icons.

According to itsyoursexlife. com, one out of two sexually active people will get an STD by age 25. Nearly all STDs are treatable, and some are

even curable, but the longer you wait to treat the disease, the worse it will be. The nurse gave me a kit that included a tiny tube of clear liquid and a long swab. I went into the bathroom, and slid the swab inside and swirled it around, as I had been instructed. I sealed the swab inside of the airtight tube. On my way out, I got a small bottle of body splash, socks with Hershey kisses embroidered on them and, of course, a single red

rose. The test results were negative, but my mind wasn’t at ease. Vaginal cultures are only tested for chlamydia and gonorrhea, the more serious diseases could still be lurking in my blood. The only other time I intended to get my blood drawn, I wanted to give blood to the Red Cross.

I was so nervous to get my finger pricked, that my blood pressure rose to dangerous levels — they could not take my blood. I was babbling away to the phlebotomist about how nervous I was when she drew out three vials of blood.

The blood tests showed I do not have AIDS. For more information about getting tested for STDs, visit the website for PMI Pregnancy Resource Center on Burd Street at www.pmipregnancycenter.org/. You can also get tested and find more information about STDs in Etter Health Center on campus.

Note: Names, including the author’s, have been changed to protect their identities.

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Let’s talk about sex... after marriage Cara Shumaker Editor-in-Chief

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What is on my mind: In today’s day and age, sex before marriage is commonplace in society.

At the moment, sex before marriage Adrian Sipes

Staff Columnist What is on my mind at the moment is sex outside of marriage.

Is it really that bad? No. Is it important to experience sex before a couple ties the knot?

Sorry to say it, but absolutely.

This is a weary topic for many of my readers — I would assume — so if this bothers you, turn the page.

Maybe at one point or another, sex outside of marriage was viewed as a horrid thing for one to engage in — especially for a female. Luckily, ladies and gentlemen, the times have changed for the better.

Let me ask you something.

Would you buy a car before you test drove it? Would you buy a house before looking inside?

I think is it safe to say no to both of those questions. So what is the difference with sex? Do not get me wrong, sex

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before marriage can always lead to issues such as sexually transmitted diseases or pregnancy. However, I feel that sex education has come a long way from that health class we all had back in middle school, so one cannot use the pregnancy and STD issue as an excuse.

Sex is going to happen. I utterly respect anyone who takes a vow of celibacy until marriage. Kudos to you for following your own path, but rarely do I see that anymore.

I really hope that when that day happens for you, it does not blow up in your face (literally.)

When my editor tossed this idea around to the writers, I began to do some research. I obviously came across the religious aspect of waiting until marriage and that is OK. I am not here to attack someone’s religious belief.

On the contrary, I ran across this article from Huffingtonpost.com about a woman who waited until marriage to have sex with her husband. It was brutal. Within

six months the couple was divorced due to a lack of sexual chemistry. She hated it. He hated it, and they fought the entire time.

How horrible does it sound to marry the person you “think” is going to be the one but end up losing them over the one thing you held the most sacred to yourself until your wedding night?

That sounds worse than horrible.

One thing that has made me lean toward sex before marriage is the idea of being faithful to your partner.

If people save sex until marriage, and it is not pleasing for them, what are most people going to do? They are going to cheat on their partner.

I do not believe in that or see the point of cheating — but it happens. I am just being realistic.

All I can leave my readers with is this; if you are thinking about tying the knot with a significant other, test the water before you jump in.

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Sex is good. Sex is incredible. Sex feels incredible, or so I am told. I would not know because I am waiting until marriage to find out.

The decision to wait until your wedding night is split in our culture, but there seems to be a shift with waiting until marriage being labeled taboo.

People have sex on their wedding night to consummate their marriage, not sex before marriage to consummate their future relationship. Sex is intimate and emotional and there should be a deep connection between people before having sex. I disagree with people who say that you cannot really know a person until you sleep with them. I know my best friend.

I never slept with her. She knows everything about me, and so does my fiancé. I have not slept with him either.

I get to know him better through deep conversations, not deep penetration.

According to WebMD, which referenced a study in the Journal of Family Psychology, “Couples who wait

until marriage are happier with the quality of sex than couples who have intercourse before their vows.”

I have seen my friends who are not waiting have their relationships fall apart and be built strictly on sex, not on a relationship. How are you supposed to have a relationship if you do not even know each other?

The same study found that 22 percent of people who waited until their wedding night to have sex had a more stable relationship.

The Telegraph, a United Kingdom-based newspaper reported, “Those who practiced abstinence were also found to have 20 percent increased levels of relationship satisfaction, 12 percent better communication and 15 percent improved “sexual quality,” with these statistics coming from the same study.

Sex releases endorphins, the chemicals in the brain that make us feel happy, but so does exercising and laughing. But like working out and having a giggle fit, the feeling of joy is only temporary, just like the feelings after sex.

There are obvious physical consequences to premarital sex like unwanted pregnan-

cy and the spread of sexually transmitted diseases, but there are also emotional consequences to premarital sex.

According to physiciansforlife.org, loss of self-respect and self-esteem, shaken trust and fear of commitment, guilt and regret are all emotional consequences to premarital sex.

Additionally, there is the religious side of waiting. Personally, this is a large part of why I have chosen to wait.

I feel that sex is something special for one person and that person is my husband.

There are multiple references to waiting until marriage for sex throughout the Bible.

Youth events such as The Silver Ring Thing promote abstinence. Some celebrities such as the now defunct Jonas Brothers sported purity rings, which many people choose to wear as a physical reminder to themselves and to their future husband or wife of their choice to wait.

Do not get me wrong, waiting to have sex is no easy thing, especially the way our culture shoves it down our throats, but ultimately, I think it is worth it.

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If you like it, then you should put a ring on it before you have sex.

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Professor Spotlight: Holly Ott supports students Laura Kreiser Guest Writer

Holly Ott, or Professor Ott as most students know her, is one of the newest additions to the communications/journalism department, becoming a full-time faculty member last fall, although she has been part of the staff since 2009.

Her students know her as a dedicated and experienced professor. But what some do not know is that she is going back to school.

“I am currently working toward fulfilling the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Mass Communications (Strategic Communication focus) at the Pennsylvania State University,” Ott explained.

She explained, saying that her focus is public relations.

She said she has always had more interest in public rela-

she’s also “heavily involved tions than many of the other in the area of academic reaspects of communication/ search.” journalism. She added that “My research agenda focusgoing back to get her doctores on corporate social responate makes her more employsibility, sustainability and able. ethics in nonprofit organizaShe was hired as a profestions,” she said. Again, these sor before she received a doctopics all fall under in public torate, which is unlike most relations area. professors who are not even She even will present six considered without their terconference papers this year. minal degree. She wanted But these are not the real to have a chance to compete reasons she does her job. with others in her field. But Her job is about the stuit is much more than just a dents, especially being the career asset. internship coordinator for the She is also going back to communication/journalism school for her students. “This department. This means on a experience has made me a daily basis, besides teaching stronger teacher, learner and students, she is helping sevpublic relations practitioner,” eral students outside of the Ott said. classroom.

She believes that although While it can be a challenge she has the work experience, to keep up with everything, she needs to give her stushe sets goals. dents the same opportunities “My goal as an educator as professors who have the is to maximize the capabilclass experience as well as ities of students so each can on-the-job experience. contribute to the advanceAnd if it were not enough Photo courtesy of https://www.ship.edument of the dynamic field of that she is going back to mass communications as inschool and teaching full time, Professor Ott teaches in the communication/journalism department.

formed, innovative, and ethical media professionals.”

Which also means that she builds strong relationships with her students.

One of her favorite parts of the job is seeing how she impacts her students, especially when it has contributed to their success.

She believes that the teacher-student relationship is important, especially when they succeed, and, “a challenge that I will always embrace.”

She also explained that the only real draw back from this job is when her students leave.

Ott said she is happy to see them go and succeed, she misses seeing them on campus and talking with them as often.

Even though it is saddening, she knows there is another year with another group of students who she will be able to help guide to success.

Spoken word artist expresses heritage through poetry Hannah Wolfe Staff Writer

When most people picture spoken word artists, they see dark clothing and a dimly lit bar. They hear bongo drums and snapping fingers in lieu of applause.

These days, a web search for “spoken word art” or “slam poetry” will show you performances covering topics ranging from body image to technology to messages to J.K. Rowling. This summer, a video of a performance of a poem called “OCD” went viral, gaining news coverage from NPR, Huffington Post and several social media sites.

Kelly Tsai, a spoken word artist, performed several poems at 9:30 p.m. March 4 in

the CUB Red Zone. Fourteen people attended the event.

Tsai’s performance was sponsored by the women’s center, APB and women and gender studies.

Several of Tsai’s pieces explored her Asian-American heritage. In her poem “Self Centered,” Tsai discussed what the world would be like if it were run by “5 foot 2 tattooed Asian females.”

Tsai said this alternative universe would involve “healing wounds with family members overseas while fighting for fair wages with factory workers around the world, which would be easy since all of the governments would be run by 5-foot-2 tattooed Asian females…we’d match our lip gloss to our fair trade boots and throw a dance party every time we signed a truly revolutionary bill.”

“It is ridiculous to think of a world that’s run by 5-foot2 tattooed Asian females, but you know what’s also ridiculous? That the world is so centered around any one particular experience” Tsai said about “Self Centered.”

“Any kind of ism — whether we’re talking about homophobia, or racism or classism — really comes, I think, from that intense sense of narcissism” Tsai said.

The event was free to SU students, $5 for non-SU students, $8 for faculty and staff and $10 for the general public. The event was originally scheduled to be held in the CUB MPR. For more information about Kelly Tsai, or to view her work, visit http://www. yellowgurl.com/ or http:// www.youtube.com/user/Kztsai.

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Spoken word artist Kelly Tsai performed in the CUB on March 4. The event was free to SU students.

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Student Spotlight: Samantha New stays active on campus Brandi Fitch

Asst. Ship Life Editor

Every student on campus has a busy schedule throughout the school year. Projects and group meetings here and there, studying for four exams the next day, working on endless amounts of homework and fitting in a job throughout the week are unfortunately very common.

Shippensburg University junior Samantha New knows what being a busy bee is all about.

As a double major in English education and communication/journalism at SU, New has quite a lot on her plate. She is deeply involved in several organizations on campus, such as SUTV and Act V, a theater organization on campus.

As a public relations assistant for Act V Productions, New has met many of her best friends through the organization and finds it to be her favorite group on campus.

New is also the president of Sigma Tau Delta, the English Honors Society at SU and serves as the vice president

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of the National Counsels of Teachers of English (NCTE).

After having second thoughts on teaching, she drew her attention to public relations and decided to double major. She enjoys writing and communicating with different people and found that majoring in both could benefit her in the long run.

New resides in Wilmore, Pa., a small town just outside of Altoona. When choosing colleges, SU was not too far away from home but it was far enough away to expand her horizons and meet new friends away from home.

“Wilmore is a super small town, so it’s nice to be able to walk down the street without someone knowing who you are,” New said. “Shippensburg is so diverse and that’s something that my hometown lacks.”

While many college students prefer to relax and not have much to do, New appreciates having a busy schedule throughout the semester.

“I really like to be busy, but organized too so I keep my school work, my job and extracurricular work organized. It’s busy but I never get bored.”

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Besides working in the tech crew at the CUB, New enjoys playing video games when she “actually has free time.”

After graduating, she plans to either pursue a master’s degree in public relations or work for a business in public relations communications.

Though she enjoys Shippensburg, New is exploring the idea of moving around after college and enjoys the thought of moving to England. As an England buff, she plans on visiting one day and discovering more about the country’s culture as well as sightseeing the Globe Theater and Harry Potter sets.

For any student on campus who often finds themselves with a lot of stress on their shoulders, New advises to start assignments early and never fall too far behind.

The key to surviving college is having fun and managing time all the while. Now is the time to experiment and be involved — even though it creates a hectic schedule, New is proof that keeping busy while Photo by Robyn Woodley doing what you love makes McFeely’s Coffeehouse hosted a do-it-yourself craft night on Saturday March 8 for SU students. everything worth it.

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As spring break approaches and Shippensburg University professors beef up the workload, it is clear why students were magnetized to the creative reward of a doit-yourself craft night at McFeely’s Coffeehouse on Saturday March 8.

“It’s relaxing,” said Amber Boyle, elementary education major, as she allowed multi-colored squares to dry to her weighted down pink balloon.

Boyle and Brooke Ready, communication/journalism majors, were in the final stages of creating a DIY confetti bowl as they discussed their fondness for crafts.

The first-year students both downed a free “Spring Break,” which is McFeely’s Photo courtesy of Samantha New appropriately-named peach and yogurt smoothie.

Samantha New is a double major at SU in English education and communication/journalism.

Kayla Mantush, CUB activities manager, and Jackii Joseph, CUB activities manager-in-training, discovered the project on Pinterest.

DIY projects have taken up popularity on the Internet, crowding websites such as Pinterest, an image-based social media website, and Etsy, an online store for homemade or vintage merchandise.

Creating a confetti bowl is a simple, though messy, way to make colorful pieces of eye candy. Throughout the evening, Mantush, Joseph and Sara Mullen refilled bowls of glue while students painted and sprinkled confetti on their balloons.

The floor grew more and more colorful as tiny bits of paper floated down. Staff continued to give out free smoothies until the coffee and fruit flavors dwindled off the menu.

Loud pop music worked with dim lighting to invoke an entertaining atmosphere.

Every 15 minutes, CUB student activities staff drew raffle tickets. Lucky partakers whose number matched the ticket won a gift card to Wal mart. The grand drawing was worth $75.

McFeely’s Coffeehouse series is something that can steer students away from underage drinking, Mantush said.

McFeely’s Coffeehouse, stashed behind the information desk at the Ceddia Union Building, has gained popularity in the past year with events ranging from comedy acts and live music to dart tournaments and twerking musical chairs.

Go to www.ship.edu/CUB/ McFeelys_Coffeehouse/ to keep an eye out for upcoming events. Local performers looking to display their talent at McFeely’s Coffeehouse should email CUBmgr@ship. edu or call (717) 477–1560.

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Laura O’Donnell Guest Writer

Imagine trying to fulfill a need in the community, but not having the adequate resources to do so. The South Central Pennsylvania Sickle Cell Council (SCPASCC) has been dealing with this issue for more than two years.

At the end of 2011, Gov. Tom Corbett cut funding for the Department of Health State Grant by 33 percent, totaling a loss of funding for the SCPASCC of $50,000. This decrease in funding has proven to be a challenge in the SCPASCC’s ability to serve its 26 counties in south central Pennsylvania.

In Shippensburg University’s chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA), a commitPhoto courtesy of Laura O’Donnell tee has been created to aid in Committee member Bobbi Phelps hopes to increase sickle cell raising awareness and fundawareness to SU campus by getting more conversations started.

ing for not just the SCPASCC, but for sickle cell disease as well.

What exactly is sickle cell disease? Sickle cell disease, or sickle cell anemia, is a blood disorder with the red blood cells. It is the No. 1 inherited blood disorder. Sickle cell disease is found all over the world but mainly in people whose families came from Africa, Greece, Italy, Turkey, India, South America and Central America.

Generally red blood cells are circular and move freely through the blood system. A sickled blood cell is shaped like a crescent due to containing abnormal hemoglobin. They tend to be sticky, so instead of flowing freely through the blood system they tend to get stuck and block the blood flow to essential vessels and organs, causing pain, organ damage and the risk of infection. There is not a known cure for sick-

le cell disease, but there are treatments patients can take.

PRSSA’s sickle cell committee has kept this in mind when developing its plan of action for the semester.

“I feel that sickle cell disease is not talked about as widely as cancer is, for example. I think students have a limited knowledge on sickle cell disease, and I’m hoping that by being on this committee I can spread awareness of sickle cell anemia throughout campus,” committee memeber Danielle Adams said.

The committee will be seen around campus handing out informational pamphlets, brochures and fact sheets on sickle cell disease. It will also be conducting surveys to analyze how much awareness SU’s campus has on the disease.

A great way for SU students to get involved with the committee’s efforts is to not only make donations and

accept informational pamphlets, but to bring up sickle cell disease in conversations with friends and family, and to see how much others know about it.

“The best way to spread an idea, or advocate for a cause is communication. We hope by getting these conversations started that we can gain fresh ideas from students on ways to keep a constant presence on campus,” committee member Bobbi Phelps said.

The committee’s main goal is to get that conversation about sickle cell disease started, and to have it flowing for the semester and beyond.

If anyone is interested in participating with the committee or has any questions, please feel free to contact Laura O’Donnell, committee leader, at lo6749@ship.edu.

Quaker Steak and Lube Restaurant satisfies customers Celeste Helman Guest Writer

Originally co-founded by George Warren and Gary Meszaros, Quaker Steak and Lube was designed from an old gas station in Sharon, Pa dating back to the mid-1970s.

The name Quaker Steak is actually a play on the motor oil company named “Quaker State.”

Warren and Meszaros’s ideal meaning of the restaurant was to preserve the past, and culture of “high powered muscle cars.”

Both Warren and Meszaros wanted to create a place, where the culture of great food and the appreciation of automobiles went hand in hand.

Friday night, my boyfriend and I decided to experience the wonder and awe of the “lube.” An automotive theme takes over the exterior and the interior of the restaurant.

The door handles are shaped as lube dispensers, and once you see the interior you will fall in love with the beauty of it.

At first glance, you see mostly NASCAR memorabilia, and then once you really open your eyes, you begin to see the impossible.

What do I mean? Well for starters, a Harley Davidson motorcycle floating above your head, a little further down you see an upside down car on the ceiling, and not to mention closer to the bar you see more motorcycles hanging above.

The menu ranges from classics like wings to the more adventurous seafood, such as salmon and shrimp. They even advertise bowl bearings such as Philly Cheesesteak Pasta Bowl and Buffalo Chicken Mac and Cheese.

Not to mention they have their own unique burgers as well such as, Mac and Cheeseburger, and Mustang burger.

Photo by Celeste Helman After perusing the menu Quaker Steak and Lube offers wings and seafood on their menu.

for 15 minutes we decided on Lube chips with beer cheese for our appetizer. I then ordered the Cheese Steak Barbeque O-ring Sandwich with fries, while he ordered the two flavors of wings, Louisiana Lickers and Boom Boom with celery and ranch.

We got our appetizer fairly quickly, and at first glance the portion of the chips looked meager, but we did not even finish them by the time our food came. The chips were crispy, fresh and the beer cheese went nicely with them.

After one bite of my sandwich, I was in bliss. The sweet barbeque sauce met my stomach with anticipation as the crispy onion rings did not disappoint. The fries were even more delicious, as I have a weakness for fries, but who does not?

My boyfriend enjoyed his wings, as he said the hot garlicky mix gave just the right amount of spice, and the celery was fresh.

I am always wary on or-

dering celery because I have gotten some incredibly disgusting pieces before at other establishments.

As we finally finished with our entrees, we decided to order some dessert. We ordered the dessert apple nachos, which left us satisfied.

Quaker Steak and Lube is a reasonably priced restaurant. I was hesitant to leave, but we both agreed we would be coming back soon.

“We’re a very busy restaurant and a fast building company,” manager Jenna Ball said. This must be true as another Quaker Steak and Lube is being built in York, Pa. What is it that makes people gravitate to this place of wonder? I think it is the originality, and celebration of the past.

If you have the chance, I would recommend you to come in and experience this place of wonder. As the Quaker Steak and Lube slogan goes “Just Lube it.” You will not be disappointed you did.

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“It’s my first time here but it’s awesome,” Taylor Spigler said about the Thought Lot event on Thursday, March 6.

All couches were filled in the warehouse space, although they did not stay that way long once the music started playing.

Bishops, who is touring with Rozwell Kid, was up first for the night. Their first night on tour, their indie style resonated throughout the entire building. Many of the audience members got up at this point to enjoy the loud music closer and were soon dancing.

After Bishops, Hector’s Pets followed up. Their rock-

er sound sent the audience into a frenzy. More than half the people standing up were dancing and thrashing about in front of the stage.

“We loved the crowd here…

They were more pumped than crowds in New York; they basically stood around,” a member of Hector’s Pets said.

They also commented that crowds like this were their favorite; they feed off the energy and it only made them want to play more.

Michael Direnzo, another audience member, said he thought Hector’s Pets was one of the best groups of the night because “the number of dancing legs” was more than any other group.

Then came one of the most anticipated acts of the night,

Fletcher C. Johnson. As Johnson got up to preform, he also commented on the fact that this crowd was insane, especially for a Thursday night.

His style followed the others, making the crowd go just as wild as before.

Rozwell Kid finished up the night. Sean Hallock, who books shows and works the sound for each event he books, ended up playing the drums for them.

Rozwell Kid did not disappoint. Keeping the same energy as all three other bands, the guitarist ended up in the middle of the crowd on the ground.

This ended the night on an extremely high note and left many breathless as they walked out the door.

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Nicholas Finio Staff Writer

The Thought Lot is a place where viewers, artists and musicians can gather every week with the support of the Shippensburg community.

Artists bring their works in and sell them to potential buyers looking for their next fix.

The warehouse, located at 37 E. Garfield St., held an exhibit opening Friday night at 6 p.m. for artists Alabaster Slade and AMBNC. The duo together is Gargantuan X, an alternative pop musical group that played a show at 9:15 p.m. Friday night after the art viewing.

Slade introduced his latest piece, “The Lonely Phone Booth,” in an exhibit that allowed viewers to freely look at and touch themselves.

The booth is typically hidden along High Mountain Road in Shippensburg and spectators are invited to call

the landline number 717477-0302 to leave a voicemail for the artist.

Slade said he has reached about 200 messages in the past week and saves the most memorable messages for a book he is going to write.

“This phone’s taken on a life of its own. People are trying to find it and some people don’t believe it’s real,” Slade said.

Both artists rented out the warehouse for visitors to come by and check out their portraits. There are a total of 51 paintings that are all under $100 apiece.

Along with the plethora of paintings available, the two artists have brought their latest album to the show entitled “X Marks the End.” “We’ve been making music together for roughly seven to eight months,” said AMBNC, creator and editor of the videos that go along with their songs.

AMBNC makes animated background videos for when

the duo play their songs in front of audiences. “All the videos are on YouTube, they’re easy to find,” he said.

As the musicians spoke about their album debut, they talked about the hardships of putting together the show on such short notice.

“We got a call from The Thought Lot and they said the space was available,” Slade said. “Usually we’re a year ahead of schedule, but we had to put this viewing together in about three months so we didn’t have much time to do everything we wanted.”

The performers have been working day in and day out to get their material together to present to audiences. Their passion lies in the process of creating art and giving it to others.

Neither artist is in this business for the money; they simply enjoy spreading their vision around and making their mark on society while they still can.

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Local band spotlight: The Shin High Foxes

The Rozwell Kid guitarist moshing with the crowd during the show Thursday night.

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Copy Editor “Finding time to play is tough,” said a scruffy A.J. Dawson as he leaned back in the diner booth. “I’m a full time student at Penn State [Mont Alto] and work as a welder and machinist in my dad’s shop at Letterkenny. [...] I just don’t have a lot of free time.”

This busy schedule has been rewarding for Dawson, though. Having played music in bands since his early high school days at Cumberland Valley Christian School (CVCS), it has not only been a way to make friends, but his outlet as well.

“I was having a really tough time when I was writing this album,” he said, talking his band, The Shin High Foxes’ first CD, which is set to release in May. The album will be called “We’re Doing Alright,” according to

Dawson and feature seven new and original tracks.

“He really drew away from us and went into a shell,” said band-mate and guitarist Collan Sheaffer.

“This album tells a good, relatable story,” said Dawson, who is certainly not the only artist to experience depression, in fact, people working in artistic fields, such as music, are the fifth most likely to suffer from depression according to The Guardian.

“My cousin was going through a rough time, too, and actually committed suicide,” he said, “this really woke me up. So the album has a happy ending I guess.”

This sort of relatability is what Dawson and company’s music is all about. The Shin High Foxes, who got their name on a trip to the zoo by guitarist Jason Yoder, are one of the few indie bands local to the Shippensburg area, giving them a unique posi-

tion to provide raw music to south-central Pennsylvania to go along with their unique name.

The fledgling group is making use of the recording and mastering services of Ridge Bingaman, formerly of the popular local band Sky Hawk Drive, who were together for over four years. After the band broke up, Bingaman moved to Nashville and received a certification in audio engineering.

Now he is back in the area, helping bring out the best of the Shin High Foxes musical talents with his one-man company that he built right in his basement called Restless Sound Studio.

The Shin High Foxes are also working on raising money to help offset the costs of producing their first album with Bingaman.

Distribution will also cost money, something four 20-somethings tend to fall

Photo by Zac Davis The Shin High Foxes like to practice as much as possible, even though it can be difficult to make time.

short with when trying to balance school, work and life.

Their hope is that the benefit concert that they are putting on with bands “Young Poet” and “Commonwealth” will bring them in enough money to cover the production, distribution and venue costs and possible even make them

some money.

Dawson and company’s benefit concert will be on April 5 at The Thought Lot, but they can also be found on popular music streaming websites such as Facebook (www.facebook.com/shinhighfoxes) or SoundCloud (soundcloud.com/shin-high-

foxes).

Their album will also be up on iTunes and Spotify, as well as the previously mentioned BandCamp, on May 30.

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Recorded jazz ballads are playing softly out of the house speakers as the crowd finds their seats and old friends.

They can see stepped risers on the stage, fronted by swing band music stands.

A grand piano and a drum set reflect the colors of the dimmed stage lights.

It is a Friday night, and a sizeable crowd is gathered at Shippensburg’s H. Ric Luhrs Performing Arts Center to hear one of the most iconic jazz bands in history.

The tuxedoed band comes out carrying their instruments, followed immediately

by Tommy James, the band leader. They open with one of Duke Ellington’s biggest hits,

“Take the ‘A’ Train,” widely considered to be the band’s signature tune.

The next number is “Birmingham Breakdown,” which features the sax section doubling on clarinets. The Ellington band is smooth, relaxed, and yes, sophisticated.

James tells the crowd the next number is down and dirty, and the band kicks off “Black and Tan Fantasy,” written in 1927.

We are closing in on almost 100 years of music that continues to resonate today. Following that is “Such Sweet Thunder” which features a solo from the double bass player, who’s from nearby Harrisburg, PA. It is an unexpected connection the crowd takes great pleasure in.

Throughout the evening

the musicians stroll to the front of the stage to take their solos, and band leader James later singles them out.

He tells the audience that one of the alto sax players also doubles on bass, and that musician then tells the crowd, “If it wasn’t for my bad knee, I could dance, too!”

This repartee between the band members, or between James and the audience, continues throughout the evening, to the crowd’s delight. They join James and the band in singing “Happy Birthday” to drummer Dave Gibson following Gibson’s drum solo in the bop-flavored “Caravan”. James continues to tease Gibson in the beautifully soft swing ballad “Mood Indigo” by sneaking in a few more bars of “Happy Birth-

pensburg area Senior High School. Led by the instruction of teacher Sarah Maclay, the students created a collection of diverse pieces.

One of the featured students, Allison Caudill, plans to attend Shippensburg University and major in art education.

“There is no better feeling then seeing everything you’ve done worked out perfectly on a canvas in front of you. Art has always been a part of my life and I want it to forever be a part of my life.”

Caudill’s art centers on the lives of people with mental illnesses.

Sara Jansson, another featured student, likes to create art by experiment with a mixture of different media.

“The art form I love the most is photography. There are so many different possibilities for taking a great photograph; whether it is taken outside in nature or inside in a studio.” After high school, Jansson plans to move back to Sweden to pursue her interest in graphic design.

Ranging from realism to abstract to photography, the diverse collection of artwork will be sure to draw crowds of art enthusiasts and appreciators from around the area.

day.”

The Duke Ellington Orchestra plays for an hour, and then took a break while the stage was prepared for part two of the evening — vocalist Patti Austin’s tribute to another jazz legend, Ella Fitzgerald.

The Ellington Orchestra came back for Austin’s portion of the program, although she brings her own pianist, drummer and bassist.

Austin’s performance is a tribute rather than a mimicry of Fitzgerald. She tells entertaining tales about Fitzgerald between her numbers, and her songs demonstrate the vocal stylings that Fitzgerald was famous for, the slides, the phrasing, and what Fitzgerald was so well known for, her scat singing.

Austin tells the audience that renowned jazz trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie was the one who taught Fitzgerald to scat, which is vocally imitating what the individual horn solos sounded like.

Austin is a Grammy award winning jazz, pop and R & B vocalist who has released 17 solo albums.

She has performed with artists like James Ingram, Paul Simon, Diana Ross, Bette Midler and Quincy Jones.

She also works with and performs for organizations that battle against AIDS and domestic violence.

She was radiant in a white suit and a shiny silver top that was matched by her stage presence. She laughed and smiled throughout her performance and entertained

the crowd with her tales and anecdotes, often eliciting laughter and applause.

Modern versions of swing bands carry on the tradition and the timelessness of big band swing, and many include the standards in their repertoire. The Brian Setzer Orchestra, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, and Squirrel Nut Zippers are just a few of the bands that carry on yesterday’s music today, and keep it in front of old and new fans.

Music, art and architecture all expand on and pay tribute to the artists who came before, and it’s wonderful to get a peek at the originals and see how that work continues to hold up and remain relevant and timeless.

ESOTERICA gallery at SHAPE opens for National Youth Art Month Kurt Rosenberger Guest Writer

March is National Youth Art Month and is dedicated to promoting art and art education in the United States. Shippensburg Arts Programming and Education (SHAPE) is hosting its newest exhibit, “ESOTERICA” at 20 W. King St. The gallery hours for “ESOTERICA” are Wednesday through Friday 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturdays 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

“ESOTERICA” features five students’ artwork from the advanced placement studio art class from Ship-

Photo by Kurt Rosenberger High school students had the chance to show off their various works in this student-focused exhibit.

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Games & Tech: What’s Next? Tyler Graham presents Photography and Design The “big deal” with day one patches Cassandera Friedenberger look at. When you look at his Matthew Kline A&E Editor

One of the biggest complaints by gamers recently has been day one patches.

What are they exactly?

When you put your game disc into your system for the first time or when it comes out, it connects to the Internet and downloads a patch to fix last minute bugs and issues with the game.

Most people would think it is a good thing, but people see it as developers putting out broken and unfinished games. The recent buzz has been with “Titanfall” and its 840 MB patch on day one.

What most people choose to ignore is that games are printed on CDs and produced a month or two before it actually hits the shelves.

Between that time and when they print, developers are still working on the game and making last minute fixes, which is what the patch is for.

People also have been arguing that the patch is way too big and it will take far too long to download.

In all honesty, how is this a big issue? Both of the new systems have 500 GB hard drives and astoundingly fast download speeds, not to mention “Titanfall” is multiplayer only, so it will take up space to run the game.

All these complaints come from the common gamer, who will cry wolf at just about anything they think is unfair.

Granted there are some things that are unfair like

micro transactions and payto-win type games, but that is a whole different topic entirely.

My worry is that it will only get worse and worse.

People seem to be enjoying bashing games and their developers more than actually playing games and enjoying what they should be. It takes a lot of the fun out of it.

The day one patch issue has turned into a fatiguing process. If developers put the patch on day one they are burdening gamers and sending out incomplete games. If developers do not patch the game, gamers complain that the game is broken and that they sent out an incomplete game.

For developers, this has turned into a lose-lose situation where they cannot please their audience. I think they should just stick to their guns and do what they think is best for their games.

In the end, it is their game that is built around their image. They should take pride in it and do what they want.

I feel as though gamers would get used to it and accept it in time, finally seeing the benefits.

Until then, message boards and comment sections of game review websites will keep blowing up with angry gamers crying wolf and wishing for better treatment. They have it good as is, so what could they really demand next?

For now, it looks like we’re stuck with it.

Photo by BagoGames In-game screen of the upcoming title “Titanfall.”

Staff Writer

A new exhibit opened in the Brindle Student Gallery on March 10.

The digital photography exhibit is titled “Tyler Graham Photography & Design.”

The images are of various senior, engagement, family and solo photo shoots.

Graham said he is inspired by the emotion that people show whenever they look at the photographs he took of them. Graham loves seeing smiles on their faces and he loves to help them remember the moment.

Like many photographers, Graham enjoys photographing engagements. He said this is because the subjects remember back to that initial happiness when they popped the question and he loves seeing the love that is shared.

Graham also enjoys family photo shoots because they bring the families together.

Grahams’ work is great to

photography you can feel the emotions that are shown in the photographs and the passion that Graham has for his art. Each photo is unique.

Graham is a junior art major with a concentration in graphic design and a minor in communication/journalism.

He is very involved on campus as the performing arts chairperson for APB; campus outreach chairperson for homecoming committee; marketing, advertising, publicity, and promotions manager in the CUB; a new student orientation team member and a design intern.

The exhibit is located in Huber Art Center, Brindle Gallery Room 213. The room is open Monday through Friday at various times.

The times are available on the ship.edu/art where a list of the exhibits for the rest of the semester can be found.

Photo courtsey of Tyler Graham Tyler Graham enjoys photographing engagments.

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Is excessive use of instant replay good or bad for professional sports?

purpose of seeing if a player gets a shot off before the shot clock sounds. Instant replay should not be used otherwise.

When it comes to instant replay I do not think it should be used as frequently in sports like baseball and basketball because it takes away from the game.

RYAN TREXLER Sports Editor AND

BRYAN OBAROWSKI Asst. Sports Editor

Instant replay has been part of football since Sept. 7, 1986 and has helped the game immensely.

In the past couple of years other sports like baseball and basketball began using instant replay more often.

Some fans say it is better for the game while others think it takes away from the history.

Instant replay has its pros and cons but is it really good for sports other than football?

Ryan and Bryan debate whether instant replay is good or bad for professional sports in this week’s edition of the Hot Corner.

Ryan:

I do not think instant replay is good for professional sports besides football.

The game of football moves so fast that it becomes hard for the officials to catch everything that is happening.

Instant replay allows them to slow the game down and make the right call.

Football has had instant replay in the game for a very long time and everyone has been accustomed to it so no

Bryan:

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The NFL uses a replay booth for officials to a take closer look at calls they have made on recent plays, allowing them to make the correct decision.

one really raises the question as to why it is used.

When it comes to baseball and basketball fans do not like that instant replay is being used more often and I am one of those fans who think it should be limited.

I am a huge baseball fan for one, but the game takes long as so as it is. When you give the umpires the opportunity

to review any call they want, it makes the game drag.

I feel that baseball umpires should be allowed to review home runs because those can be tricky to call at times but anything else should be determined by what the officials see.

When it comes to basketball I believe that instant replay should be used for the sole

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The 2002-03 NBA season saw the beginning of instant replay being used to change calls during the game.

I do not think that the new instant replay in baseball is going to change that much of the game. For one, there have been new rules set up to make sure the game does not drag on for too long.

Each manager can challenge no more than two plays in a game. Even if the manager is correct and the play is overturned, there is still a maximum of two challenges per game.

With the two-challenge rule in place, only important plays will be looked at. Managers will not waste a challenge to see if the ball hit down the line was fair or foul in the first inning.

Another interesting aspect of this rule is the plays that are reviewable. According to Major League Baseball, managers can review home runs, ground-rule doubles, fan interference, stadium boundary calls, force plays, tag plays, fair or foul in the outfield only, trap play in the outfield only, batter hit by pitch, timing play, touching a base, passing runners and record keeping.

Another argument people make is that instant replay will take human error out of the game. My argument would be why would you want human error in a game? Get the call right. There are enough people arguing and yelling at the game and at their televisions that the umpire missed the call and then they will argue against replay.

Human error seems like a dumb thing to have in a game that has been around since the late 1800s.

So, for those who think the game is going to take longer now that instant replay is being used, take a chill pill, or take a bathroom break, or change the channel for a minute. It’s for the best to get the calls right that can impact the outcome of the game.

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SU Sports Upcoming Schedule HOME GAMES IN CAPS

Baseball March 14 vs. LE MOYNE 3 p.m.

March 15 vs. LE MOYNE (DH) 1 & 3 p.m.

March 16 vs. LE MOYNE Noon Softball March 11 vs. Alderson-Broaddus 9 a.m. vs. Bridgeport 11 a.m.

March 12 vs. West Virginia Wesleyan 9 a.m. vs. American International 1 p.m.

(Clermont, Fla.) Lacrosse March 14 at Wheeling Jesuit 4 p.m.

Indoor Track & Field March 14-15 at NCAA Indoor Championships (Winston-Salem, N.C.) Swimming March 12-15 NCAA Division II Swimming Championships (Geneva, Ohio) Wrestling March 14-15 NCAA Championships (Cleveland, Ohio) Tennis March 16 at Shenandoah 1:30 p.m.

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Women’s basketball: A disappointing end to a rather impressive season

Raiders finish regular season at 17–9; falter in playoffs with 1st-round loss to Kutztown Ryan Trexler Sports Editor

For the past three years the Shippensburg University women’s basketball team has made it to the PSAC playoffs but has lost the first game played.

It was the same old song and dance for the Raiders this past season when they earned the No. 3 seed in the playoffs but fell in Game 1.

The Raiders ended the season losing to No. 6-seed Kutztown University 83–73 after dominating the Golden Bears in their first two matchups of the season.

The regular season was an impressive one, despite being

such a young team. SU posted a regular season record of 17–9 with a roster that included five true freshmen and just two seniors.

SU started its season off strong with a victory but dropped the preceding game in the first game of the Wolf’s Bus Lines Classic. The Raiders strung together sixstraight victories, defeating each opponent by a margin of eight or more.

The middle of the season caused some trouble for SU as it traded wins and losses to PSAC West opponents.

The Raiders dropped threestraight games to Edinboro University, East Stroudsburg University and West Chester University, respectively.

The Raiders peaked at the

right time when they captured nine of the final 11 regular season games, putting them third in the playoff standings. SU eclipsed the 100-point mark in two games during the final stretch of the season. The first time the Raiders notched more than 100 points came against Mansfield University when they blew out the Mountaineers 107–65.

The second time SU hit 100 points was when it defeated Cheyney University 101–65 at home during the “Play 4 Kay” event.

SU finished the year on a two-game losing streak that started with a loss in the regular season finale to Millersville University. SU concluded the regular season with an

agonizing loss to KU. Despite the upsetting finish to the season, SU did have a productive year that included a PSAC East Freshman of the Year award and two AllPSAC Eastern Division First Team honors.

Lauren Gold followed up teammate Stephanie Knauer by winning the PSAC East freshman of the year award.

Gold finished the season averaging 13.1 points per game along with a more than impressive 90.0 free throw percentage.

Gold’s 90.0 free throw percentage set a new school record as she beat Lauren Beckley’s 88.7 free throw percentage which was recorded in the 2009-10 season. The Philadelphia native recorded

16 double-digit point total games including three games with 20-plus points.

Sarah Strybuc and Knauer earned All-PSAC Eastern Division First Team honors, both of whom improved last season’s All-PSAC East Second Team honors.

Strybuc’s strong point this season was shooting from beyond the arc. She had an impressive season from beyond the arc as she attempted 213 3-pointers and made 80 of them.

The senior finished the season averaging a team high 18.4 points and 3.6 assists.

Strybuc finished her career with 234 made 3-pointers, which put her third in school history.

The guard recorded 25 dou-

ble-digit point totals this season, three of which were 30 plus point totals.

The Raiders had two impressive paint players this season in Knauer and Morgan Griffith.

Knauer rounded out the year averaging 16.3 points per game and 7.9 rebounds per game. Knauer finished fifth in the PSAC in points per game.

Griffith, a freshman from Hollidaysburg, averaged 10.2 points per game and 8.9 rebounds per game in her freshman campaign. Griffith’s 8.9 rebounds per game ranked her fourth in the PSAC. The Raiders will work hard this offseason to try and break their one-and-done playoff curse next season.

Photos by Ryan Trexler

Logan Snyder (left) stepped into a big role on the Raider squad as a freshman but handled the responsibility well. Stephanie Knauer (right) battled in the paint during every game this past season for SU.

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Julie Brown: SU’s only swimmer headed to Nationals

Brown is set to compete in the 50-yard freestyle event this week during the NCAA Championships ABBIE BRUMBACK Web Director

Senior Julie Brown has qualified for the NCAA D II Championships for the fourth time in her college career.

During her last two seasons, she has been the only member of the women’s swim team to travel to nationals to represent SU. Brown’s swimming career blossomed long before she decided to attend college.

Brown was an integral member of her swim team in high school.

An alumna of Dallastown Area High School, she lettered all four years of her career.

The York native was a district qualifier in relays, the 50-yard freestyle and the 100-yard freestyle.

Her relay team ranked first in the county for all four years of her career. She posted top times in the 50-

and 100-yard freestyle with 23.99 and 53.39 consecutively throughout high school.

After signing with the Shippensburg University team she continued to advance her sprint career.

Over the past four years of her college career, Brown has proved to be both a leader in and out of the pool.

Breaking the 50-yard freestyle record her freshman year at the George Mason Invitational, it was clear that she would have a successful season.

Just a hopeful freshman in 2010, she turned into a complete asset. Brown has qualified for the PSAC Championships all four years as well as four consecutive national qualifications.

The former Wildcat currently holds two NCAA All-American honorable mentions for her freshman and sophomore years. Brown received an NCAA All-American honor in the 50-yard freestyle in her junior year

when she placed eighth in the NCAA championship.

“Winning the 50 last year at PSAC was certainly a highlight for me when I think about all she accomplished,” head coach Tim Verge said.

She currently holds school records in the 50-yard freestyle, 100-yard freestyle and a member of all five relays.

“It’s hard to see such a tremendous career come to a close,” Verge said. “Julie has done an awful lot to help our program and we wouldn’t have been to NCAAs or set school records with the relays those few years without her.”

Her personal best times currently stand at 23.36 in the 50-yard freestyle, 51.65 in the 100-yard freestyle, 1:53.48 in the 200-yard freestyle, and 58.15 in the 100yard butterfly.

Brown has grown as an overall swimmer at SU and has a lot of meaningful memories with her team.

“I’ve really enjoyed coming here and watching myself

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Brown (center) has called Donald N. Miller Pool inside Heiges Field House her home for the past four years.

grow,” Brown said. “I never thought I’d be where I am now and I have a lot of people to thank for that including Coach and my parents.”

Brown has been preparing all week for one of the biggest swims of her career.

“We’re excited to go out there and see what she can do. I definitely think she can swim her best of her career,” Verge said. “Regardless of what happens though, that last swim will be a bit tough to watch.”

It is not whether Brown will perform well in her final time in the pool as a Raider but where she going to finish.

Brown placed in the Top 10 at nationals last year and she is going to look to place even higher than that when she gets into the pool later this week.

Nationals are being held March 12-15 in Geneva, Ohio. Brown leaves Tuesday, March 11 and Brown will be swimming the 50-yard freeBrown has posted impressive times throughout her college career. style on Wednesday.

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Baseball splits Saturday matchup against The Rock Tyler Baldwin Guest Writer

The Shippensburg University baseball team hit the road Saturday afternoon to play Slippery Rock University.

The Raiders dropped the first game, 5–4, but picked up a victory in Game 2, 6–5.

Both games went into extra innings, putting the pressure on the bullpens to close out the games.

Game 1:

Marcus Shippey was given the nod for Game 1 against SRU. Shippey went seven and two-thirds, striking out seven and allowing two runs.

The game was a pitching duel to start as both teams went scoreless through four innings.

In the fifth inning, Pat Kregeloh plated two with a single to right field off SRU pitcher Kyle Schneider, giving the Raiders their first lead of the game. The game

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remained scoreless until the eighth inning.

SU’s Austin Allison was able to get on base after singling to the shortstop, scoring Jimmy Spanos.

The next Raider batter, Ryan McMillen, knocked a single, which scored Kregeloh who reached on a single earlier in the inning. SU took a 4–0 lead into the bottom of the eighth.

The Rock started their rally when they picked up a run off a passed ball from Shippey.

SRU picked up two more runs in the inning off a tworun single by Brandon Myers which was given up by Raider relief pitcher Josh Kutchey.

SRU tied the game in the bottom of the ninth off a twoout home run blast by Rock catcher Alex Bell, tying the game at 4. The Raiders hunkered down and sent the game into extra innings.

In the 11th inning, SRU’s Bell was at it again. This time the catcher was able to

the game’s first run off SRU starting pitcher Jon Anderson, giving the Raiders an early but short-lived lead.

SRU responded in the bottom of the first when Adam Urbania reached second on a single and throwing error, scoring Will Kengor. Urbania later scored off a Kyle Vozar fly out to right field.

SU’s starting pitcher, Mark Curtis, settled down and threw a scoreless four innings before giving up a one-run single in the bottom of the fifth to Bell.

The Raiders were able to plate two runs in the fourth inning.

Allison recorded one of the RBI when he knocked in Jake Kennedy. SU’s next batter, McMillen, was able to drive File photo in Cody Ezolt on a single to Kyle McClintock notched his first win of the 2014 season on Saturday. center after Ezolt doubled to left field earlier in the inning. single to left field off RaidGame 2: The Raiders took the game er pitcher Shawn Patterson, SU did not waste much driving in the game-winning time getting to work in the to extra innings as Kyle Mcrun. Patterson was given the second game of the day Clintock kept The Rock batters at bay. loss while SRU pitcher John against The Rock.

The Raiders took the lead Kovalik got the win.

Mike Marcinko drove in

in the top of the eighth inning when Ezolt drove in a big tworun single. Ezolt scored later in the inning on a single from Michael Douglas, giving the Raiders a 6–3 lead heading into the bottom of the eighth.

SU brought in closer Austin Bartley to finish the game.

Bartley was tried early but was able to close out the game after SRU plated two runs before flying out to end game two.

McClintock picked up his first win of the season while Bartley picked up his third save of the year.

SU improved its record to 5–3 on the season after the win against SRU. The Raiders now face Indiana University of Pennsylvania on Sunday at Harford Community College in Maryland. SU is scheduled to play a double header with the first pitch being thrown at 4 p.m.

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Softball notches victory in first NTC spring game on Saturday A solid outing in the circle from Emily Estep, clutch hit from Briana Giovenco push SU past WU Ryan Trexler Sports Editor

The Shippensburg University softball team needed only two runs to capture a victory over Wilmington University, 2–0, in Clermont, Fla., on Saturday evening.

SU pitcher Emily Estep dominated the circle for the Raiders. Estep allowed just two hits in her complete game shutout against the Wildcats.

Estep kept the WU hitters at bay from the start of the game as she did not allow a hit before the fourth inning. WU’s Kelsey Doherty smacked a double to lead off the inning but Estep settled down and recorded the next three outs.

The senior pitcher allowed just one more hit which came in the fifth inning when Wildcat Michelle Panasiti singled to center field. Yet again Estep was able to keep her composure and got out of the inning without giving up a run.

Estep finished her outing with eight total strikeouts and did not give up a walk the entire game.

SU used a seventh inning rally to score its only two runs on the evening.

Liz Parkins started the rally when she reached base on a walk in the top of the seventh inning. Taylor Llewellyn followed Parkins when she laid down a sacrifice bunt to try and move the base runner over. WU’s third baseman made a throwing error, allowing Parkins to move

into scoring position.

Parkins was relieved of her running duties by Emmie Burk before Briana Giovenco stepped to the plate.

Giovenco drove in two runs after she doubled to left field, allowing Burke and Llewellyn to score.

Giovenco finished the evening going 2–2 with two RBI and a walk.

The two runs were all the Raiders needed as Estep finished off the Wildcats in order to close out the game.

The Raiders returned to the diamond on Sunday to take on Northwood University and Stonehill College, respectively.

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Fite battled rough seas during first season as SU head coach RYAN TREXLER Sports Editor

On June 29, 2013, Chris Fite was hired as the new head coach for the Shippensburg University men’s basketball team. Fite, a former assistant coach at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, knew he was going to have to rebuild from the ground up when he accepted the job at SU. Before the season even started the Raiders took a big hit when center Dylan Edgar suffered a knee injury late in the preseason, which sidelined him for the entire season.

Fite and the Raiders had their back to the wall from the start of the season after they were chosen to finish ninth in the PSAC east. Unfortunately, that is where the Raiders ended up.

The seas were rough for the Raiders throughout the entire season, but they never stopped playing hard.

The Raiders picked up their first win on Nov. 30 when they defeated Chestnut Hill University 70–64.

The win not only marked the first for SU on the season but was also Fite’s first victory as head coach.

SU dropped five straight games following its first win before it defeated California

University of Pennsylvania. on Jan. 3, 72–61. Joe Lococo and Abe Massaley led the way for the Raiders against CU — Lococo notched 27 points and nine rebounds while Massaley tallied 13 points and six rebounds.

After defeating the Vulcans, SU went on a 14-game skid but competed in a majority of those losses. The Raiders held tough against teams like Lock Haven University and Kutztown University both of which made the PSAC playoffs.

SU ended its season on the right foot, picking up a well-rounded victory over Millersville University. Five Raiders scored in double digits as the Raiders downed the Marauders 92–87.

Despite the struggling season the Raiders did have some high points and some impressive post season accolades.

Lococo, the sophomore guard, finished the season averaging an even 20 points.

Lococo’s 20-point average notched him fourth in the PSAC and 40th in all of D II. Lococo was just one of four PSAC players who finished the 2013-14 season in the Top 40 in points per game. Lococo also added an All-PSAC East men’s second team honor to his résumé.

Backing Lococo was freshman Abe Massaley. Massaley

finished his freshman campaign averaging 13.3 points and 3.2 assists. Massaley was given a lot of responsibility on the court as a freshman but handled it well.

Without Edgar, the Raiders struggled to find a consistent big man. SU received contributions from Marcus Williams and Mark Wilmer.

Williams recorded 183 rebounds throughout this season and averaged 7.6 rebounds per game. The 6-foot7 center toted 36 blocks this season, notching him fifth in the PSAC. Wilmer saw a significant amount of playing time toward the end of the season where he notched threestraight double digit-point totals including a season and career high 22 points against the Golden Bears of KU. Tony Ellis also provided a spark for the struggling Raider squad. Ellis notched double-digit point totals on three different occasions including a season high 20 points against the Golden Bears.

SU can only go up from here. It is a young squad, but with a full offseason with a new coach, SU will have the chance to better its game.

The Raiders have the potential to surprise some teams next season. It is up to them to go out and show it.

Head coach Chris Fite had a struggling first year leading the Raiders, but the future looks promising for SU.

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Tony Ellis (left) was an integral part to SU’s scoring squad as he averaged 7.4 points per game as a starter. Transfer Mark Wilmer (right, 23) had moderate success during his first year at SU, but played his best as a starter.

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Raider lacrosse uses a strong second half to surge past the Warriors Brendan Gates Staff Writer

Last season the Shippensburg University lacrosse teams started the year 0–2. A year later and their less than perfect beginning is a distant memory as SU earned its second straight victory of the season, beating Merrimack College 8–6 on Sunday afternoon.

The Raiders had to dig themselves out of an early 0–3 deficit when the Warriors went on a three-goal run within the first 20 minutes of the game.

Just seconds after MU tallied its third goal, SU’s Courtney Kennedy scored her only goal of the game on a free position shot to get the Raiders on the board.

Moments before the conclusion of the first half, SU closed the Warriors lead to one when Sheila Johnson hurled the ball past Warrior Goalie Inna Hedden.

Johnson went on to score a game-high four goals for the Raiders, the most she has scored this year. Johnson only shot the ball four times and made the most of those shots.

SU quickly tied the game in the opening minute of the second half when Kayla Dalzell scored her first of two goals in the game.

The Raiders did not look back from there as they went on a three-goal run including two from Johnson and one by Dalzell.

MU did not go down quietly as it scored another two goals to come within one goal of the Raider lead. SU led 6–5 with 15 minutes left in the game.

The Raiders answered back when they scored two goals to pull ahead of the Warriors 8–5 with four minutes to go. It seemed as if the game was over.

MU once again battled back as it scored once again to pull within two goals. The Raiders’ defense stepped up big and kept MU from rally-

Women

Basketball Men

School

Standings East Division W-L

ESU (1)*..................... 28-1 West Chester(2) ....... 20-9 Lock Haven(4) ......... 17-10 Bloomsburg(3) ........ 16-12 Millersville(5)........... 13-14 Kutztown(6)............. 10-17 Mansfield.................. 8-18 Cheyney.................... 3-23 Shippensburg........... 3-23

School

West Division W-L

Gannon(1)................. 19-9 IUP(2)........................ 23-4 Mercyhurst(3).......... 17-12 Slippery Rock(4)....... 20-10 Seton Hill(5) . ........... 15-12 California(6)............. 11-16 Pitt-Johnstown......... 13-13 Edinboro................... 10-16 Clarion....................... 5-20 () PSAC Tournament Rank * PSAC Champion

School

Pct.

.965 .689 .629 .571 .481 .370 .308 .130 .130

Pct.

.678 .852 .586 .667 .556 .407 .500 .385 .200

March 1

Slippery Rock 68, Seton Hill 65 Bloomsburg 82, Kutztown 71 Mercyhurst 54, California 50 Mllersville 81, Lock Haven 75

Tuesday

East Stroudsburg 78, Millersville 58 Mercyhurst 67, IUP 56 Gannon 73, Slippery Rock 69 West Chester 99, Bloomsburg 89

Saturday

East Stroudsburg 63, Mercyhurst 55 West Chester 77, Gannon 76

Sunday

ing back. The Raider offense was firing on all cylinders on Sunday. SU outshot the Warriors 21–16 and made the most of its opportunites when they had them.

SU’s defense played a big part in the Raiders’ victory on Sunday afternoon. Goalie Ally Frymoyer recorded four saves during the Raiders’ second victory of the season.

In their first two games of the season the Raiders have looked great and will look to stay undefeated when they travel to West Virginia on Friday to face off agaist Wheeling Jesuit University.

This will mark the first of three away games in three different states. The weeklong road trip includes stops in North and South Carolina before the Raiders return home to play on March 22 to begin PSAC play.

The Raiders are off to their best start since 2010 and will look to keep the ball rolling during their spring break trip.

PSAC Championship Game East Stroudsburg 92, West Chester 80

Photo by Ryan Trexler

Courtney Kennedy fires a shot on net during the first half of Sunday’s game against the Warriors.

psac scoreboard

Standings East Division W-L

Bloomsburg(1) ........ 24-4 West Chester(2) ....... 19-9 Shippensburg(3) .....17-10 Millersville(4)........... 15-12 East Stroudsburg(5)....15-13 Kutztown(6) . ........... 10-18 Lock Haven .............. 7-19 Cheyney ................... 4-21 Mansfield ................. 0-26

School

West Division W-L

Edinboro(1)* ........... 24-5 Gannon(2) . .............. 27-3 California(3)............. 18-9 IUP(4) ....................... 18-10 Pitt-Johnstown(5) ....10-17 Seton Hill(6).............. 13-14 Clarion....................... 11-15 Mercyhurst .............. 6-20 Slippery Rock............ 6-20 () PSAC Tournament Rank * PSAC Champion

Pct.

.857 .678 .629 .556 .535 .357 .240 .166 .000

Pct.

.827 .900 .667 .642 .370 .481 .423 .231 .231

March 1

IUP 79, Pitt-Johnstown 56 Kutztown 83, Shippensburg 74 East Stroudsburg 49, Millersville 48 California 74, Seton Hill 59

Tuesday

Gannon 62, California 57 Bloomsburg 76, East Stroudsburg 51 West Chester 86, Kutztown 74 Edinboro 79, IUP 60

Saturday

Gannon 57, Bloomsburg 51 Edinboro 104, West Chester 82

Sunday

PSAC Championship Game Edinboro 86, Gannon 76

March 14

Univ. of Charleston vs. Edinboro Virginia State Univ. vs. Bloomsburg

California 3, Clarion 0 Clarion 4, California 3 Post (NY) Univ. 2, Pitt-Johnstown 1 Pitt-Johnstown 1, Post (NY) Univ. 0

Baseball School

East Division W-L

East Stroudsburg ..... 8-1 Kutztown ..................4-1 Lock Haven .............. 6-2 West Chester ............ 3-1 Mansfield.................. 5-2 Shippensburg............7-3 Millersville ............... 7-5 Bloomsburg ............. 6-6

School

West Division W-L

Mercyhurst .............. 5-1 California ................. 3-4 Slippery Rock ............5-4 Clarion . .................... 1-1 Seton Hill ..................4-4 IUP .............................3-5 Pitt-Johnstown ..........3-6 Ganon ........................3-9

Pct.

.833 .571 .556 .500 .500 .375 .333 .250

March 3

Ashland University 9, Gannon 0 Ashland University 15, Gannon 12

Wednesday

University of Findlay 1, Gannon 0 Gannon 3, University of Findlay 0

Friday

Northwood University 7, Gannon 1 Northwood University 11, Gannon 6

Saturday

Ohio Dominican University 4, Gannon 3 Gannon 4, Ohio Dominican University 3 Tusculum 7, Bloomsburg 4 Seton Hill 7, Grand Valley State 6 Tusculum 15, Bloomsburg 7 Slippery Rock 5, Shippensburg 4 Shippensburg 6, Slippery Rock 5 Lock Haven 9, David & Elkins 7

Sunday

California 3, Clarion 0 Mercyhurst 4, Chowan University Clarion 4, California 3 Lock Haven 10, David & Elkins 7

Monday

Pct.

.889 .800 .750 .750 .714 .700 .583 .500

March 11

Shippensburg vs. Alderson-Broaddus Shippensburg vs. Bridgeport Millersville vs. East Stroudsburg Millersville vs. Bloomsburg West Chester vs. Chestnut Hill College East Stroudsburg vs. Goldey-Beacom

East Stroudsburg 17, IUP 1 East Stroudsburg vs. IUP

Softball School

East Division W-L

Bloomsburg ..............2-0 Shippensburg .......... 5-1 Mansfield ..................2-1 West Chester ............ 6-4 Lock Haven .............. 4-6 Millersville................ 2-4 Kutztown ................. 3-6 East Stroudsburg .....1-4

School

West Division W-L

Seton Hill . ................ 4-1 Gannon .................... 4-5 California ................. 3-2 IUP ........................... 2-2 Slippery Rock ........ 2-3 Clarion .................... 0-0 Edinboro ................ 0-0 Mercyhurst .............. 0-8

Lacrosse Pct.

1.00 .833 .667 .610 .400 .333 .333 .200

Pct.

.800 .444 .600 .500 .400 .000 .000 .000

Friday

Gannon 5, Univ. of Bridgeport 3 Univ. of Mary 8, Gannon 5

Saturday

Shepherd 13, West Chester 10 West Chester 13, Shepherd 5 Shippensburg 2, Wilmington 0

Sunday

Shepherd 3, Millersville 2 Northwood 7, Shippensburg 1 Shepherd 2, Millersville 1 Shippensburg 4, Stonehill 1

Monday

Fayetteville State Univ. vs. Seton Hill (DH) University of Charleston vs. Edinboro

School

PSAC

W-L

East Stroudsburg .....4-0 Lock Haven .............. 2-0 Mercyhurst .............. 1-0 Millersville................ 1-0 Seton Hill . ................ 3-0 Shippensburg .......... 2-0 Bloomsburg ..............1-1 Slippery Rock ........ 1-1 Gannon .................... 1-2 West Chester ............ 0-0 Kutztown ................. 0-0 Edinboro ................ 0-0 IUP ............................0-1

Pct.

1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 .500 .500 .333 .000 .000 .000 .000

Tuesday

Florida Southern College 20, Gannon 13

Wednesday

East Stroudsburg 10, Mercy College 9 Shippensburg 14, Shephers 11 Slippery Rock 21, West Vir. Wesleyan 3 Millersville 17, Holy Family 12

Thursday

Mercyhurst 19, Roberts Wesleyan Col. 3

Friday

Lindenwood Univ. 19, Slippery Rock 11 Lock Haven 18, Tiffin 5

Saturday

Seton Hill 21, Chesnut Hill College 6 Gannon 19, Young Harris College 5 Bloomsburg 14, Mercy College 6 East Stroudsburg 13, Georgian Court 7

Saturday

Shippensburg 8, Merrimack 6 Lindenwood 18, IUP 11

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