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Sen. Vincent Hughes riles up the crowd on the steps of the Capitol’s main rotunda during the PA Promise rally Wednesday afternoon. Various speakers told their stories of why schools need more funding. Students from PASSHE universities across the state showed their support and asked lawmakers for more funding. Hannah Pollock Asst. News Editor HARRISBURG, Pa. — Senators, faculty and students from across Pennsylvania gathered on the steps of the Capitol main rotunda on Wednesday to rally for the Pennsylvania Promise Act. Sen. Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia), a long-time advocate for affordable college, began the rally by leading the crowd of more than 100 supporters in a chant. “Repeat after me! Free college,” he shouted. The crowd enthusiasti-
cally echoed him, “Free college!” Hughes stepped up to the podium and welcomed those in attendance to Harrisburg. “We want to let the entire state know that there is nothing wrong with free college,” Hughes said. According to Hughes’ website, he is sponsoring Senate Bill 111 and Reps. Jordan Harris and James Roebuck Jr. are sponsoring House Bill 244. Both bills aim to create the Pennsylvania Promise, a program which will provide funding for students with a household income of $110,000 or less attending college
Importance of women’s sexual health to be addressed at panel Shannon Long News Editor “Let’s Talk: A Panel on Women’s Sexual Health,” being held on Thursday at 6 p.m. in the Orndorff Theatre, will focus on educating members of Shippensburg University and the community about the importance of women’s sexual health. The panel will consist of Jenna Wise, SU senior and editor-in-chief of The Slate; Ashlie Crewe, a physical therapist specializing in pelvic floor therapy; Kathleen Rundquist, a sexual health expert from Etter Health Center and Jayleen Galarza, a social work professor and human sexuality researcher. Wise reached out to the Women’s Center about hosting the panel. “I think it’s really important that both men and women know about these sexual health issues,” she said. She wants to start a dialogue about sexual health issues that women deal with and how they affect relationships. Wise will be speaking about her personal experience, even though it might be uncomfortable and hard to talk about. “If I can help one person, it’s worth it,” she said. There will also be a representative from Keystone Health present with information on STI testing.
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in-state. Hughes said Pennsylvania is last in the nation with support for college and student debt and has the highest student debt in the nation. After rallying the crowd, Hughes introduced the first of many speakers, Harris, a Millersville University graduate. “I know exactly what it is like to be a student going to school in the state system of Pennsylvania,” Harris said, empathizing with the students standing behind him. He shared that his grandmother would take money out of her retire-
ment check bi-monthly just so he could afford to eat. “She understood that the best investment we can make is an investment in people,” Harris said. He stressed that the Pennsylvania Promise is the moral thing to do for the commonwealth. “There is no greater good that we can do as a commonwealth than to invest in the future of people through education,” he said. “No individual should graduate with a mountain of debt.” A mountain of debt would prohibit graduates from buying homes,
cars or even supporting their families, he said. Roebuck Jr. discussed the need for change in the current system for higher education. He emphasized that every student is entitled to higher education. Ken Mash, president of the Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculties (APSCUF) and East Stroudsburg University professor, shared a similar viewpoint as the previous speakers. See “RALLY,” A2
Vigil honors victims of terrorist attack Hannah Pollock Asst. News Editor A small group of students gathered outside the Ezra Lehman Memorial Library Thursday to honor and remember the victims of the March 15 terrorist attack in Christchurch, New Zealand. The vigil, led by Shippensburg University Muslim Student Union members Kanza Amin and Aminala Amadou Kindo, remembered the 50 dead and 50 injured from the attacks, most of whom were Muslims attending religious services in two Christchurch mosques. “We wanted to organize this event because it affected the Muslim community and wanted to bring light to it at Ship,” Amin explained. The vigil began with the readings of two prayers that are often said when a group of people have passed away. Amin and Amadou Kindo both prepared speeches to share with supporters. Amin encouraged those who were unsure about Muslim culture and religion to
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ask questions. “If you are not sure, just ask. Start a conversation,” she said. “Education is the biggest gateway to bridge the gap between someone who would do something horrific [the attack] and someone who would step up and stop it.” Amadou Kindo shared how the attacks impacted her, despite being thousands of miles away. “I never felt so terrified, I didn’t feel safe. I didn’t want to go outside,” she said. “I felt like going back to my home country.” Amadou Kindo spoke of “the hurt souls of all Muslims and humanity,” as the attacks claimed people aged 3 to 77 years old. “What had they done?” she asked. Despite her fears, Amadou Kindo said she will remain in America. “I won’t let them win, one person will not bring down my love for this place.” Sophomore Averie Bye-Dickerson came to the vigil to show support for her
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After the prayer, Amin thanked each student who attended. “Hate repeats itself. Charleston, Pittsburgh and now New Zealand. Hate has no boundaries, it just hates,” she said. “But we have come together to show love. By being here, you are all saying how love is stronger.”
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PASSHE Foundation announces 2019-20 scholarships Financial Aid Office Shippensburg University Through various scholarship programs, the PASSHE Foundation supports all 14 Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education Universities by providing scholarships to their students. To learn more about these scholarship opportunities available to you as a Shippensburg University student, please visit the PASSHE Foundation Scholarship page at http://thepafoundation.org/. You will find detailed information about eligibility requirements and award amounts. Carefully review each posting for application instructions. The deadline to apply is listed individually in each scholarship posting. Scholarships for junior and senior level students (earned 60+ credits): •
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stages of adding nursing program Hannah Pollock Asst. News Editor The University Curriculum Committee (UCC) is in the early stages of adding nursing as a Shippensburg University program. SU Student Government Association Sen. Nora Ormsbee sits on UCC, a committee made up of professors, a dean, undergraduate and graduate students that hears course and class proposals. The program would be a Registered Nurse to Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing degree (RN-toBSN) program. The flexibility of the program will be catered toward nontraditional students, such as nurses who are already in the field and wish to further their education, according to Ormsbee. The program would
be mostly online with minimal on-campus interaction. Ormsbee said the program needs to be recognized by the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) and the SU Council of Trustees. “Our sponsor is really dedicated to the program,” Ormsbee said. Currently, the wouldbe nursing program is in the very early stages of development. Ormsbee is excited to add more courses to appeal to more people. “I think it will help the university overall as a whole,” she said. If all goes accordingly, the program could be ready for students by the fall of 2020. The official proposal for the nursing program should be finalized by the end of the spring 2019 semester.
Historic state House’s ‘lobbyist room’ vanishes Marc Levy Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) It happened without — any warning: The “lobbyist room’’ at the back of Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives chamber was closed and is now off limits to lobbyists. For decades, lobbyists could sit there in a handful of comfortable chairs, watch floor proceedings on TV, print out copies of legislation and send messages to lawmakers in the chamber through a House page who was effectively assigned fulltime to this task during floor sessions. The room was, perhaps, a vestige of a clubbier time decades ago when lobbyists were said to have mingled on the floor with lawmakers during voting sessions, and
representatives from the oil and railroad industries were known as the 51st and 52nd senators. But no more: The House’s chief administrative official said he decided last year it is not appropriate and shut it down before even telling its regulars. The move comes after Gov. Tom Wolf hammered the Legislature while on the campaign trail last year to adopt the kind of gift ban he imposed on the executive branch. Still, it seems to signal no broader effort to hold lobbyists at arm’s length, and the perk wasn’t dramatically different than lobbyists’ accommodations in some other state capitols. To some extent, the room is an anachronism. See “ROOM,” A3
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Students from state-funded schools hold up signs in support of higher education funding during the PA Promise rally in Harrisburg. A student from Kutztown University shared her story during the event. “RALLY,” from A1 He explained that today’s legislators did not have to pay the amount of money today’s students are facing. “The commonwealth paid for twothirds of the cost of [higher] education. Right now, the commonwealth picks up less than 25 percent,” he said. “Those who had affordable public education are denying these students the same thing.” He said graduating students are more concerned about monthly loan debt payments than ever, causing financial difficulties. Cathrine Zerfing, a sophomore at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, understands financial difficulties. Zerfing grew up homeless, but worked hard to get to college. “Hard work alone would not be
enough to provide the financially stable future I yearned for. As Janet Jackson suggested, ‘I needed the knowledge,’” she said. She was turned away from college at the age of 17 because she could not get the finances to go. “This cycle perpetuated poverty into my children’s lives. This story isn’t just my own, it is repeated across the state,” she said. “Affordable tuition could bring this cycle to an end for many.” Kutztown University senior Vanessa Nonez, who is the daughter of a Haitian immigrant, shared the importance and privilege of having access to affordable higher education. “PA Promise is more than a way to alleviate college debt amongst students,” she said. “PA Promise is a way towards a human right to education.”
She also spoke of how the effects of the Pennsylvania Promise can impact the economy of Pennsylvania through helping sexual assault survivors, adults with disabilities and formerly incarcerated parents better their lives. After Nonez finished, Hughes took to the podium to rally the crowd once more. “Don’t be afraid to talk to legislators. You voted them in. Your vote counts and matters,” he said. “Free college” and “educate the state” reverberated throughout the main rotunda once more. After the rally, participants were invited to talk with legislators about the Pennsylvania Promise. For more information, visit www.papromise.org.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s first law of 2019 expands the list of crimes that would result in a convicted public official or government employee being stripped of their public pension. Gov. Tom Wolf signed the bill Thursday, at a time when Pennsylvania’s state and municipal pension funds face big debts. The legislation expands the law to apply to state and federal felonies and other crimes that could result in at least five years behind bars, on top of an existing list of crimes related to public office or public employment. It also requires the forfeiture of pensions when a defendant pleads guilty or no contest, or is found guilty by a judge or jury. Until Thursday, the law had imposed pension forfeiture when a defendant is sentenced, leading to periods when someone who has lost their criminal case continues to receive benefits.
The bill passed both the House and Senate with just one “no’’ vote. Part of the impetus for the bill was a 2017 decision by the State Employees’ Retirement Board to reinstate the pension benefits of a former state senator who pleaded guilty to federal charges. Former state Sen. Robert Mellow, D-Lackawanna, lost a $246,000-a-year pension after his 2012 plea to a conspiracy charge for using Senate staff to work on political campaigns. His attorneys, however, successfully argued to the pension board that Mellow’s case did not match up with state crimes that prompt pension forfeiture. The change in law is expected to have minimal impact on the funds. Pennsylvania’s two major public employee pension funds face $70 billion in debt while municipal pension funds face almost $9 billion in debt, based on projections by the two retirement systems and the auditor general’s office.
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State Police Briefs Drug possession reported in Shippensburg Brooke Delancy, 23, of Shippensburg, was found to be in possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia after being stopped for traffic violations by Pennsylvania State Police officers in the early morning of March 8. Police say Delancy will be charged with drug possession and paraphernalia.
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Assault reported in Shippensburg Township Victor Fermin, 22, of Shippensburg, is accused of assaulting Jesse Smith, 29, and Joshua Berlanger, 23, both of Shippensburg, on March 8. Police were dispatched to the 200 block of North Queen Street around 1 a.m. According to police, Fermin assaulted the two men and fled from police. Charges are pending.
Campus Police Briefs Student found under influence in Reisner Hall Shippensburg University police were dispatched to Reisner Hall for an unconscious male in the front lobby on March 19. Officers arrived at the scene and located Nolan K. Harty slumped over in a chair. They attempted to wake Harty by shouting and shaking him several times. He woke up, began vomiting and had very slow and incoherent speech. The male had a blue rubber glove on his left hand, which he removed and exposed a severe burn on his thumb. Harty said he used marijuana earlier in the day to help with the pain in his hand, because he burned it the night before at work. The burn appeared to be second-degree with signs of infection. Shippensburg Area EMS arrived, and due to his intoxication level and severe burn, Harty was transported to Chambersburg Hospital for treatment. Marijuana found in Lackhove Hall Shippensburg University officers were dispatched to the fourth floor of Lackhove Hall after receiving a report of an activated smoke detector on March 16 at approximately 10 p.m. Upon entering a dorm room on the fourth floor, they could see a smoky haze. Officers did a sweep around the room, in an attempt to determine what may have activated the alarm. When they entered the bathroom, the officers observed two rolled blunts on the floor near a trash can beside the toilet. Officers determined that both blunts contained what they suspected to be marijuana, and they were taken for testing evidence. Caleb E. Fischbach, of Lancaster, admitted to possessing the marijuana and will be charged accordingly.
Jenna Wise Editor-in-Chief Georgia became the latest state this week to pass a bill that would ban abortions once a fetal heartbeat has been detected — despite the fact that many women do not even realize they are pregnant at that point. Similar bills have been signed into law in Mississippi and Kentucky, and five other states are expected to do the same later this year, according to The New York Times. A fetal heartbeat can be found as early as six weeks into a pregnancy, well before many women visit their doctor or take a pregnancy test. These bills are obviously very controversial with pro-choice groups, but also raise the issue of what is and is not constitutional in a post-Roe v. Wade society. These legislative changes are just the latest attempts at blocking a woman’s right to choose an abortion. While the opinion of
pro-life individuals deserve just as much respect, there are a lot of concerns that arise when bills like this quickly gain popularity at the state level. For one thing, anti-abortion bills are not going to stop women from getting abortions. These bills will instead force women to travel to more welcoming states if they have the means; if they don’t, they may decide to get an illegal abortion that comes with many health risks. Each year, roughly 5-13 percent of women die from unsafe abortions, according to the World Health Organization. It is also important to look at who these states are electing to make decisions regarding women’s health. The majority of both Mississippi and Kentucky’s legislatures are older men who could never possibly understand the burden that an unwanted pregnancy can have on a woman’s physical and mental health. That does not mean, however, that women should get a pass to have unprotected sex and use abortion as a way to get out of taking responsibility for their actions. Abortion should be used as a last resort, or in cases of rape, incest or debilitating conditions that prevent the child from living a fulfilling life. But the choice to do it sim-
ply because they want to should not be something that is decided by people who have not, and can never be pregnant. The increasingly negative stigma surrounding abortions is frequently cast onto Planned Parenthood as well, making it hard for both women and men to utilize the other services that the organization offers without being judged. Besides abortion, people can visit Planned Parenthood to receive cancer screenings, birth control and STI testing/treatment, according to its website. Planned Parenthood has previously said that only 3 percent of visitors come to them for abortions. Ironically, pro-life people who want Planned Parenthood shut down do not realize that this same organization prevents more than 500,000 abortions each year through sex education and contraception, CNN reported. Having pro-life opinions is not evil, but letting those opinions affect others from making their own choices can lead to serious health consequences for many women. If these bills make it through the judicial system, American leadership is once again proving that the freedoms belonging to women do not matter as much as the pursuit of a political agenda.
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will be Ship Link, replacing OrgSync, which has a contract expiring in June 2019. “ROOM,” from A2 Lawmakers didn’t always enjoy getting a lobbyist’s summons through a House page. The extra open door leading into House chambers created a security headache. There are other places to get copies of bills. Floor proceedings can be watched from a fourth-floor gallery or even on a cellphone. And lobbyists can simply text or email lawmakers now, said House Clerk David Reddecliff. “I’ve always felt uncomfortable having a special ornate room at the back of the House chamber ... designated a ‘lobbyist room,’’’ Reddecliff said. “And to me the optics — in 2018 at the time, now it’s 2019 when we pulled the trigger, and said, `hey, no more’ — it looks like they have just one extra special thing that they can use.’’ Some lobbyists shrugged. Others complained bitterly, saying it had been a crucial means of access to lawmakers, particularly when trying to help hold support together, or peel off support, during debates on closely fought legislation. Lobbyists keeping tabs on floor action could hand a business card to a House page who would deliver it to a particular lawmaker on the floor with a request to step
outside and talk. The room and its perks were open to the public, too, they contend. Reddecliff and the lobbyists’ trade group, the Pennsylvania Association of Government Relations, said they are working on new accommodations, like an audio and video feed of floor action outside the chamber. In some state capitols, lobbyists are relegated to hanging around in corridors for a chance to buttonhole lawmakers. California and Connecticut have TVs in hallways showing live floor proceedings. But lobbyists in Mississippi have taken over a former committee room, with a coffee machine and occasional food spreads. “Room 210’’ is now an inside-the-Capitol synonym for the lobbyist corps there. Until as late as the 1970s, lobbyists in Pennsylvania’s House could hang out at the rear of House floor, behind a brass railing. They were then bumped to a larger room in the rear of the House and, in the 1990s, to the smaller room that is now locked. The Senate, meanwhile, offers no such accommodation. But lobbyists are far from shunned in Pennsylvania’s Capitol. Lawmakers’ regular fund-
raisers held a stone’s throw from the Capitol are largely attended by lobbyists. A couple of lobbying firms also provide campaign management services. And lawmakers allow themselves to accept gifts of any value from lobbyists, whether dinners, trips or tickets to golf courses, sporting events or concerts. There’s some speculation in the Capitol’s corridors about the timing of the move. Revenge? Leadership worried about keeping votes together on controversial legislation? Not according to Reddecliff. Rather, he said he gave it a hard look after discovering that a page was dedicated full-time to ferrying lobbyists’ business cards during floor sessions. “I don’t think that in 2019 the taxpayers should be providing a copier, a computer, a TV, a room and a person in the form of a page to do your bidding,’’ he said. Associated Press writers Jeff Amy in Jackson, Mississippi; Melinda Deslatte in Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Susan Haigh in Hartford, Connecticut; Sean Murphy in Oklahoma City; Julie Carr Smyth in Columbus, Ohio; and Don Thompson in Sacramento, California contributed to this report.
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• The Women’s Center will be hosting Take Back The Night on Tuesday from 7—9 p.m. in Old Main Chapel.
• The Women’s Center will be hosting “Let’s Talk: A Panel on Women’s Sexual Health” on Thursday at 6 p.m. in the Orndorff Theatre.
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• APB will be hosting Family Feud Night on Thursday at 8 p.m. in Memorial Auditorium.
• The Shippensburg University Wind Ensemble and Concert Band will be hosting their spring concert on Sunday at 3 p.m. in the H. Ric Luhrs Performing Arts Center.
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Tearing down white males fails to lift up underrepresented populations The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) has color, there is a chance that a woman of color dominated the film scene in the past decade, does not have access to review and critique releasing some of the highest grossing movies your film.” of all time. Larson was citing the University of CaliSeries like “Thor,” “The Black Panther,” fornia’s “Critics Choice” study, which found and “The Avengers” have captivated viewers that out of the highest-grossing movies in and raked in billions of dollars for the fran- 2017, less than a quarter of critics were white chise. “Captain Marvel” represents the most women, less than 10 percent were underreprecent addition to the MCU. resented men, and only 2.5 One of the first superhero were women of color. “I don’t want to movies to feature a female lead, These figures are importthe film has stood as a beacon hear what a white ant when considering the of empowerment and repre- man has to say... I probability that films geared sentation for women. However, want to hear what toward an underrepresented comments made by actress Brie a woman of color, audience will be nominated Larson — who stars as Cap- a biracial woman, for awards. tain Marvel in the film — has In the same breath as her has to say about sparked conversation on femipreviously mentioned comthe film.” nism and the role of white males ments, Larson announced as film critics. that the Sundance Film FesBrie Larson Before “Captain Marvel” was tival and the Toronto Film Actress released, Larson made a seFestival has pledged 20 perries of comments regarding the cent of the press credentials movie “A Wrinkle in Time.” The movie’s cast to minority journalists who better represent consisted largely of persons of color and fe- America. Furthermore, Larson urged other males. When the film received less than stel- festivals to “make sure that these invites and lar reviews from critics, Larson had this to credentials find their way to more undersay: represented journalists and critics, many of “I don’t want to hear what a white man has whom are freelancers.” to say about ‘A Wrinkle in Time.’ I want to Although Larson’s comments represented hear what a woman of color, a biracial wom- an attempt to level the playing field for both an has to say about the film… Am I saying that female and minority journalists, she fumbled I hate white dudes? No, I am not. But if you on the execution. Rather than using her platmake a movie that is a love letter to women of form to uplift underrepresented journalists,
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A University of California study found that there is a stunning lack of diversity among journalists in the entertainment review industry. Larson chose to seemingly tear down white male critics in the process. Her remarks seemed pointed, even out of context. When context is considered, they come off as excusatory, linking “A Wrinkle in Time’s” critical and box office failure to the critics alone. Larson’s decision to draw attention to the underrepresented populations in entertainment reviews is not only necessary, but commendable. However, her words could have carried more weight had she framed them differently.
Today’s social landscape is volatile. Saying or doing the wrong thing can ruin careers and lives. In a time when so many are defensive, choosing to attack the role of white male journalists puts them in a defensive stance. Alienating these men, who carry so much weight in deciding which press passes are awarded and who gets published, could work against the very diversity Larson is attempting to promote.
Progress lacks a year after ‘March For Our Lives’
Katie McKinley Staff Writer It has been one year since the March For Our Lives. On this anniversary, I want to remember why we are fighting. It has been just more than a year since Jaelynn Willey was shot in the face and killed by her ex-boyfriend at Great Mills High School in Maryland. I remember that day vividly.
I was sitting in my first period class when my mom sent me a text. The room was silent as we worked on our assignment, but my words cut through that quiet. I was in such shock I could barely hear them as they left my mouth “Oh my God.” The class turned to look at me as tears welled in my eyes. I read the text aloud to my class. “There’s an active shooter at Great Mills right now.” Our teacher tried to reassure us that this couldn’t be true. Then he got an email from the principal detailing as much of the situation as they knew. There was a shooter, but they did not know much else. That day was the longest of my life to date. We were expected to continue with classes as students
from Great Mills were bussed to our school to reunite with their parents. My heart sank and still sinks every time I think about the family waiting in our auditorium for their daughter to come find them when she never would. Our school had terrible cell reception, so we couldn’t find out if any of our friends were hurt. We couldn’t call anyone, or follow the news. Eventually, when the administration realized students could not learn when they’re fearing for their friends’ lives, they sent us home early. When we left the building, there were cops and ambulances and what looked like black tanks everywhere. There were so many red
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and blue flashes, it looked like a sick Fourth of July display. I couldn’t control my body’s response, I started sobbing. Heaving. I couldn’t breathe, I couldn’t see. My school’s parking lot looked like a war zone. My friends’ school had become one. The undeniable truth of what had happened shook me to my very core. I was absolutely terrified. Two days later, Jaelynn succumbed to her injuries in the hospital. Four days later, I was in Washington, D.C., for the March for Our Lives. I don’t know the right answer. But what I know is that Jaelynn should be graduating from high school next year, and she never will. Seventeen children from Marjory Stoneman Douglas never
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OPINION
April 2, 2019
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Turning off tech can help us tune into others Raven Francis Guest Writer Students and people in general rely heavily on technology these days. We are all just buried in our phones and hardly pay attention to the world around us. There are a lot of benefits that technology provides us, including having unlimited resources of information
right at our fingertips and always ways to improve processes. However, in my opinion it is harder for people to form strong relationships with the use of technology. My phone broke for a week during this semester and I was forced to pay attention to my surroundings when walking across campus or just waiting in line for food or for coffee.
Throughout that week it was so difficult to communicate with friends and family or even get people’s attention. It is so easy to get distracted by your phone and miss everything that is happening around you. You would truly be surprised with what you will notice walking across campus when you do not have that distraction. I was forced
to interact with people. In the beginning I ended up annoying the stuffing out of everyone around me because they had a phone to distract them and I needed them to distract me. In the beginning of my weeklong technology detox it was harder for me to get people to continue a conversation, but I just kept it up. I was able to realize some peo-
ple have the same routine that I do. Around the same time every morning, we get coffee before heading over to class. I was able to recognize a lot more people and make connections with people by just simply starting a conversation while waiting in line for coffee. I ended up meeting one of my close friends by doing this. It took
a while to get people to actually communicate with me. However even now that I have my phone, I try to pay attention to my surrounding and try to have that in person communication. You will truly be surprised on the opportunities to make connections that you miss by keeping your eyes glued to your phone.
Social media perpetuating Americans have right to spread of misinformation access Mueller’s full report
Gracee Tothero Guest Writer The dawn of social media brought about a quick and efficient method of mass communication that has the potential to allow an enormous amount of information to rapidly reach the hands of a large percentage of the world’s population. Social media allows anyone and everyone to distribute information to a wide audience with zero regulation, whereas before, sources like newspapers, radio and television were largely filtered. This combination of an increase in the number of people who could share content, and the lack of regulation behind the distribution of information, resulted in an increase in the amount of false information on the web. Incorrect or untrue information is now bouncing back and forth between social media accounts, gaining traction with each share and like. Social media routinely facilitates the widespread distribution of false information without regulation. The use of social media platforms as a primary news source and scientific authority has led to many problems worldwide. Taking the information you read on the internet as fact is extremely problematic, yet we
are all at times guilty of it. Social media can actually be used as a positive method of informing the public because of its convenience and the capacity for a multitude of sources to reach a wide audience of people. On the other hand, consumers need to ensure that the sources they are using are credible, and that they are using multiple different sources that analyze news from different points of view. It is the responsibility of those of us using social media to research the information we read and address the credibility of the sources we are looking at. Furthermore, it would be extremely valuable for the public to use multiple sources to get a view of the different sides and opinions on a given issue or event. Some might say that censorship is necessary in order to regulate the information on the internet, but this view is problematic because it has the potential to violate free speech rights very easily. Instead, individuals who post, perpetuate, and procure any information from the internet should see it as a personal responsibility to ensure that that information is correct. Although censorship may be a more effective method of removing false information from the internet, in practice it would be extraordinarily problematic and at risk of violating free speech. The media is such a powerful tool to distribute information and sway the opinions of the public, and this power should not be abused. The responsibility of each and every media consumer to verify the facts on the content that they view is immensely important to prevent the spread of false information that has the potential to be harmful if unchecked.
Nick Sones Asst. Opinion Editor On March 22, Robert Mueller, who served as the special counsel on the issue of the Russian attack on our democracy, delivered his findings to the attorney general of the United States. The attorney general is a Donald Trump appointee; the deputy attorney general is a Trump appointee, who at one point considered wearing a wiretap to ensure the removal of his boss (Trump). The attorney general decided to clear the president of charges, one of which — obstruction of justice — Mueller made no declaration on. Furthermore, Mueller stated he would not make any declaration on whether Trump was guilty or innocent. The William Barr report, which was delivered to Congress on March 24, contains
no more than four pages of content. We now know the original report from Mueller is longer than 400 pages. What is being hidden? I don’t know what the report contains, nor does anyone else. The only person who knows the full extent is Barr, who was appointed by Trump. What I do know is if this administration wants anyone to vote for them, the voters will demand to see the entire report. Regardless of how damning that particular report may be, we have a right to see what secrets the government wants to keep from the people. I am not going to suggest some wild government conspiracy; however, where there is smoke there is fireand there is still smoke. We know several Trump administration employees are going to prison. Michael Cohen, his longtime lawyer, and personal problem-solver; his former campaign manager Paul Manafort, who not only supplied a Russian oligarch with polling data on the 2016 presidential election but also was committing fraud from the federal government.
These are two perfect example of Trump’s close allies committing crimes and going to jail. Then we get to the one man who committed a crime more severe than the others — Michael Flynn, who committed treason by violating the Logan Act. The Logan Act prevents an individual from attempting to create a backchannel with a foreign power. Say, for example, if Trump was in talks with the Russian government prior to taking the oath of office, and they discussed domestic U.S. relations, could one argue that is a violation of the Logan Act? At what point does business end and law-breaking begin? I, and so many other Americans, still want this president impeached. It is no longer about the victory and the white supremacists on the rise, it is about the Republic, which somehow is still standing. The soul is still trembling. It has to tremble a little while more, but hopefully only until we decide impeachment is a political question and that it needs to be a reality.
Journalists scramble to keep up with Trump officials
One lesson the Washington reporter learns very quickly is that he or she should never EVER have unbreakable plans for the weekend. It’s a major strain on the relationships that newspersons have with significant others who can accept only so many disappointments resulting from the Friday night news dump. The unpredictable dump has become sadly predictable. For good reasons and bad, officials wait until most people have stopped paying attention because they’re focusing on their Saturday and Sunday activities, errands and fun stuff, and not on the incessant scandals that define politics.
That’s why Friday evening becomes the preferred time to release the definitive reports, to minimize embarrassment when sane people aren’t watching. But we are, and must scramble to cover the new developments. To be fair, there are honorable reasons to delay the blockbusters; for instance, to reduce the jolt to the financial markets, which are always looking for some reason to crater but are closed until Monday, when the impact of overcoverage might have dulled. So it was with news that the final report from special counsel Robert Mueller had been delivered to Attorney General William Barr at about 5 p.m. Friday. When that happens, the nightly newscasts and cable news channels go bonkers. They go into panic mode, scrambling to report everything they know, and bringing in every pundit and “expert” to tell the world what they know. This time, in both cases, they didn’t know much. That’s because all we really got was an announcement that Barr had received
Mueller’s report and that he would decide how much he’d publicly release of it once he’d read it. That’s the legally required choreography. It didn’t stop the endless parade of pontificating panelists and members of Congress from breathlessly expressing their uninformed opinions about what they didn’t know. The only indication we got from the attorney general was that he was reading the report and he’d get back to us. All that does is goad us into more of a frenzy of reporting where there was little to report, in a tizzy about the possibility that the competition will have more information than we have. There is little more that is demeaning to a journalist than a call from the boss asking, “How come we didn’t have that?” in reference to some scoop the other guys had. The way it usually plays out is that the story will have worked its way out by the Sunday talk shows — “Meet the Press,” “Face the Nation,” “This Week,” “Fox News Sunday.” Many of us call them “The Game Shows.” They are supposed to put an ex-
clamation point on the big story weekend, before we stop paying attention. That was not the case this time around. William Barr hadn’t gotten the memo about deadlines and announced he’d have no announcement in time for The Game Shows. He waited till Sunday afternoon to make his sensational written declaration: President Donald Trump, the man who put him in office, had been effectively let off the hook by Mueller. Most Donald Trump stories evaporate, but this one will not. Trump will be taking a victory lap that will last until Election Day. Democrats will continue trying to trip him up with their investigations. And reporters will work many more weekends. Bob Franken is an Emmy Award-winning reporter who covered Washington for more than 20 years with CNN. (c) 2019 Bob Franken Distributed by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
Tuesday, April 2, 2019
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Ship Life
Career center offers seniors tips on how to land first job stress-free Molly Foster Managing Editor While the spring semester may rejuvenate college students with a well-needed dose of vitamin D, with it comes a wave of stress for many soon-to-be graduates as they begin to prep for the “real world.” Saying “goodbye” to college’s customizable schedule and “hello” to the nine-to-five life can be downright daunting. Victoria Kerr, director of Shippensburg University’s Career, Mentoring and Professional Development Center, works with students to help them meet their career goals and overcome the stress that comes with job searching. So if you do not
know where to start, do not worry — these four tips will get you on your feet. 1. Identify Strengths We are all familiar with the popular interview question, “What are your strengths and weaknesses?” Knowing your strengths is not just important for the interview process, but it is important when applying for jobs, too. Kerr said most employers say what skills and qualifications they are seeking in the job description. They also screen resumes for these keywords before selecting interview candidates. According to a 2017 National Association of Colleges and Employers survey, the top skills employers look for
on resumes include problem solving, working collaboratively, written skills and leadership. However, every job is different, and you should tweak your resume and cover letter with each application. 2. Outline Objectives Many people get stuck trying to figure out their fiveyear plan, but in most cases, an entry-level job is a stepping-stone. “Think presently,” said Jocelyn Chavous, a graduate assistant at the Career, Mentoring and Professional Development Center. The U.S. Bureau of Labor found that the median number of years that workers aged 25-34 have been with
their current employers is 2.5 years. Instead of projecting too far ahead, Chavous said you should ask yourself, “What is it about this job that I’m hoping to get out of it, or what is it that I am hoping to contribute to this organization in the timeframe, however long it is, that I’m there?” 3. Set Time Aside Managing the demands of coursework, extracurricular activities and a social life is challenging. On average, college students spend 15 hours a week studying and preparing for class, according to National Survey of Student Engagement results. When you add job searching into the mix, it can easily
become buried on your to-do list. Blocking out time to research and apply to jobs will hold you accountable. “It’s a full-time job, applying,” Kerr said. She recommends dedicating 10-40 hours every week to job-hunting. While you may be thinking, “I don’t have that much free time,” any time you can block out will benefit you. 4. Get Creative If you are struggling to find hits when job searching, broaden the location or consider other potential positions. Do not limit yourself to looking only on one platform, either. While Indeed, Jobs.com and Glassdoor, are all good
places to start job searching, it should not be where the searching stops. According to a 2016 Society of Human Resource survey, 84 percent of organizations use social media for recruiting. If you do not already have a LinkedIn account, you should strongly consider signing up today. “I think those networks can really help you, not only just get a job, but also professionally,” Chavous said. The connections built by networking will not only benefit you now, but also in the future when you are leaving your first job to upgrade to your second.
Student uses hobby to inspire future job Austin Stoltzfus Staff Writer
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Matthew Pawlish hopes to use his love for video games to help his career.
Most people view video games as a leisurely, fun activity, but for sophomore Matthew Pawlish, it represents his dream job. A 20-year-old from Fort Loudon, Pawlish commutes to Shippensburg University, striving to earn a bachelor’s degree in computer science. Being a first-generation college student, he hopes to use his degree and experience in video game design that he gained in classes like design patterns, to create games of his own. With a concentration in computer graphics, Pawlish aims to either collaborate with friends or join an established company, such as at his dream job at Bethesda Studios. “I don’t have an exact game genre in mind,” Pawlish said. “I just want to explore all of the different types of games for a while.” Currently spending most of his time either on campus working on computer science classwork or studying for a biology elective, Pawlish maintains a heavy workload on campus. He also works a part-time job at Dollar General. Outside of school and work, he is an active member of his youth group. During his free time, Pawlish can be found either playing and designing video games or watching movies with his father, who he described as a movie buff similiar to himself. Pawlish described four bookshelves at home that are currently overflowing with DVDs and VCRs. Pawlish said he decided to seek higher ed-
ucation during his senior year in high school. Excelling in all math courses, he knew he either wanted to be a video game coder or a math teacher. He enrolled at SU because of how close and affordable it was compared to other schools. “I’m very glad to have met all of my professors and people here. They’re very friendly, and helpful whenever I get stuck in a class,” Pawlish said. Pawlish, unlike most students, can be found on campus toting a briefcase instead of the usual backpack. “The whole suitcase thing started when my fiance dared me to use it for a week, and I just took it too far,” Pawlish said with a smirk on his face. With a few years left at SU, Pawlish plans on sharpening his computer graphics skill set through various in and out-of-class projects. Pawlish also expressed interest in buying his own car, which he explained would give him more opportunities like joining on-campus clubs. He plans on joining the video game development club, but he currently shares his father’s car and is unable to participate. He explained that this summer he plans on designing a chess/checkers game on his own using what he learned last semester. Pawlish said that when dealing with something as complicated as computer graphics, it is important to start with simpler tasks, and once those have been mastered, then advance to more complicated gameplay.
#SHIPGIVES campaign to raise money for campus needs Austin Stoltzfus Staff Writer The Shippensburg University Foundation will host its first #SHIPGIVES Giving Day on Wednesday at noon. Giving Day is an attempt by the SU Foundation to raise funds by reaching out to students, faculty, alumni and anyone associated with the university. The SU Foundation strives to have at least 100 donors by the end of the 24-hour window, according to the foundation’s annual fund director, Justin Forget.
People can donate with cash or online, where they can watch the donations grow and see the direct impact charity can have. Forget said donors can select from a variety of choices to where their donations go. The foundation created funding priorities for students, parents and alumni after analyzing a survey distributed a few weeks ago that asked, “If you could make an impact on Ship in just one day, what would you do?” The organization is dedicated to raising money for the most needed areas of SU, such as text-
book scholarships, first-year student experience, athletics, the three colleges and more. The #SHIPGIVES campaign is hosting its kickoff event at the Ceddia Union Building (CUB) from noon to 3 p.m. on Wednesday. The campaign will continue later in the evening during happy hour at the Courtyard by Marriott Shippensburg, when faculty, alumni and students can continue to donate. The foundation will continue the #SHIPGIVES campaign from 10 a.m. to noon. on Thursday.
Coffee and donuts will be provided. In return for a donation of $25 or more, donors receive a pair of exclusive SU socks that can be found on the SU Foundation website. Forget said that the idea of Giving Day was borrowed from the idea of Giving Tuesday, the global effort to increase philanthropy. “Giving Day is an attempt to get recognized and break free from the noise of Giving Tuesday,” he said. Forget added that the SU Stu-
dent Foundation focuses specifically on the students’ education opportunities and college experience. The Student Foundation also seeks to educate students on the importance of philanthropy. To gain recognition, the SU Foundation distributed emails, on-campus promotions, Google ads and support from Phonathon. To learn more about the #SHIPGIVES campaign, visit the foundation’s website at www.tinyurl.com/SHIPGIVES.
SHIP LIFE
April 2, 2019
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How to improve study habits, reach goals in spring semester Justin Hawbaker Asst. Ship Life Editor
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Students can improve their study habits by taking advantage of services at Ezra Lehman Memorial Library.
As students near the end of the semester, tension is at an all-time high as they try to prepare for exams while also completing assignments. One of the many reasons it is so tension-inducing is because of poor studying habits and bad time management skills. The Shippensburg University campus offers many opportunities to help students better their study habits. “I think there are a lot of resources here at Ship, from the library to the student success center and the [Learning] Center, that can help students get ahead on their work and their studying,” librarian Marguerite Albro said. “At the end of the day, campus is full of people who want to help students do well and do so with as little stress as possible.” Students can go to the Ezra Lehman Memorial Library to ask about helpful resources, and can use the study rooms as a quiet place to get work done. “The library offers group and individual study spaces, librarians who can help find resources, like more information on the topic you’re
studying and an environment dedicated to studying. We also happily refer folks to the tutors at the Student Success Center for more study help,” Albro said. The Learning Center, which can be found in Mowrey Hall, allows students to schedule tutoring through well-trained students when extra help is needed, according to the SU’s website. Librarians in the Ezra Lehman Memorial Library said they have seen students do a lot of procrastinating and not as much organization as they should. “Students will get overwhelmed by the amount of content, but don’t always break things down into manageable chunks or into key points they can focus on,” Albro said. “I think that breaking material down into manageable chunks, starting your studying sooner, more than a few days out, and making studying a routine rather than just something you do right before a test will make studying less stressful.” Taking advantage of even one of the opportunities the campus has to offer can help students become better at studying and can lead to improved time management skills.
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APB offered chicken wings during its most recent bingo event on Saturday night. The organization will host a casino night before the end of the semester.
Students seek grander prizes from APB bingo Chaela Williams Staff Writer Students crowded into the Ceddia Union Building (CUB) Multipurpose Room (MPR) with hopes to win prizes at APB’s Wingo Bingo on Saturday night. Students played for a chance to win numerous
prizes that included a laundry basket, Starbucks gift set, and — the most exclusive — Apple AirPods. The Wingo in the name was a pun as APB offered chicken wings and other refreshments throughout the night. Sophomore Shae Wawro, who won a green beanbag
chair at a previous bingo night, continues to come to the events to test her luck. “I have been to bingo numerous times in the past. I go play because I love trying my luck at one of my favorite pastimes,” Wawro said. “I do appreciate that Ship has bingo night because it helps bring many students togeth-
er to have fun.” Although many seemed to be having fun, a few students became frustrated with the choices of prizes. They expressed that getting a gift card to Buffalo Wild Wings and Snapchat glasses were not valuable enough for the event. “I would like to win [priz-
es] like a TV, not just a $25 gift card. [APB] needs to come up with more interesting prizes,” sophomore Megan Windall said. “I like to go to bingo to win more expensive prizes like AirPods and the Amazon Echo Dot.” For future bingo nights, students want APB to include more inclusive prizes
instead of giving out laundry baskets. “I would like to see tickets to a Pittsburgh Penguins game in the future,” Wawro said. However, APB will host casino night on Friday and plans to give out prizes with a $1,000 value.
Locks of Love to be at annual Wellness Fair Hannah McMullan Ship Life Editor Shippensburg University’s Counseling Center will be featuring a Locks of Love hair donation drive, therapy dogs and prizes in its 14th annual Wellness Fair on Wednesday, April 10. The Counseling Center will be holding a series of fun activities and entertainment
to bring awareness to the importance of health and wellness. A wide variety of local businesses, organizations and clubs will be present to provide “tools of wellness,” including a hair donation drive by Locks of Love. Not only will the local businesses and the Counseling Center be giving out free giveaways and door prizes every hour, but will also be hosting relaxing events.
Services such as free massages and reiki sessions will be provided to help visitors de-stress and continue their day with a peaceful state of mind. Visitors will also see the cheerful faces of service dogs roaming about and looking for a good pet. The fair will have free entertainment from a special performance by In-Motion Dance Troupe, as well as a yoga demonstration from the Cumberland Valley Mar-
tial Arts Center. Julie Clark of the SU Police Department will also give an informative demonstration on self-defense. The Counseling Center’s Wellness Fair is free for students, faculty and staff, and will be located in the Ceddia Union Building Multipurpose Room from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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Tuesday, April 2, 2019
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Art and design majors kick off senior exhibits
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SU senior Dessy Cashell presents “Seaweed” and “Stream Bed,” two ceramic pottery pieces inspired by the four elements. Jonathan Bergmueller A&E Editor The first half of the Shippensburg University art seminar class presented the culmination of its experience Saturday afternoon in the Huber Art Center’s Kauffman Gallery. The exhibit showed pieces by senior art and design majors Dessy Cashell, Jessica Epstein, Thomas Fizzano, Natallia Grinevich, Kennedy Kegler, Katherine Killmeyer, Savannah Manetta, Abigail Martin and Jordana Wagner. Michael Campbell, director of the Kauffman Gallery, said art seminar takes place over two semesters. During this time, senior art and design students learn practical job-searching skills while simultaneously creating a body of work for
display in the Kauffman Gallery over the course of eight months. One unique work was Manetta’s, whose boxed panoramas discussed various themes in her life. Manetta produced small panoramas in enclosed boxes with a viewing hole on the outside to force the viewer to see her art in a specific way. The boxes were attached at various heights to the wall to force individuals to look in at the piece from the top or bottom, depending on their height, which iterated that one must be willing to look at the world from different sides to truly understand it. “We don’t perceive objects as they are, we perceive them as we are,” Monetta said, quoting an artist. Wagner’s sculpture titled: “Grab Her By the P****. You can do anything” stood at human height in the
middle of the room. This exhibit showed a singular hole in the side of the pillar with clay casts of Wagner’s hands grasping toward it. The hole represented a vagina as nothing more than an object of male pleasure. Meanwhile, a cast of Wagner’s face sat at eye-level. Wagner’s exhibit directly defied comments President Donald Trump made in 2005. Wagner expressed concern regarding those in positions of power saying what Trump said. Cashell presented two ceramic vases focused around the four elements, while Epstein showed several portraits of endangered animals on the wall which revolved around endangered species. Fizzano focused his presentation on four bodies of work featuring themes that modern
college students may relate to, such as the temptations and consequences of drugs and sex. Grinevich, whose work is also on display in the Brindle Gallery until April 4, showed several letters that spelled out “desire” cast over pictures in New York City. Kegler showed three sculptures of common household furniture intended for infants, which emphasized protecting and caring for young children. Killmeyer showed two portraits of distorted faces which, while recognizable as human faces, are individual, unique and beautiful in their own ways. Martin showed three prints of pictures she took showing “movement.” The Senior Exhibit will remain open until April 5, and will reopen April 13 with the second half of art seminar students’ work.
Jordana Wagner’s “Grab Her By the P****. You can do anything” is a four-piece sculpture that weighs almost 250 pounds when put together. The lack of a mouth on the face represents victims that do not have voices to speak out against abusers.
MSA’s ‘Black Experience Tribute’ celebrates black women in history with student talent, performances Michael Donegan Asst. A&E Editor
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Talynna DeVoue danced and pretended to box while dressed as Leila Ali, Muhammad Ali’s daughter.
The Office of Multicultural Student Affairs (MSA) put on its “Black Experience Tribute: The Greatest, A Women’s History Showcase” event at Memorial Auditorium on Friday. The theme of the event revolved around the celebration and empowerment of women. The D.I.V.A.S. of MSA made up many of the performers in the event. The event featured students dressing up in costumes and dancing as a tribute to women like Laila Ali and Beyoncé, the singing of Etta James’ “At Last,” poetry and the lip syncing of many popular songs. MSA also composed a video montage that celebrated several important women in history, such as Maya Angelou, Dorothy
Dandridge, Michelle Obama and Shippensburg University’s president, Laurie Carter.
“At least in the country they hunt animals. Here in the city, it’s open season on young black boys.” Dennise Hill SU Alumnus Desiree Sourbeer, a senior psychology major, was mistress of ceremonies for the evening. “We just wanted to showcase women and how great they are, and some of the greatest women that we have seen throughout time,” Sourbeer said. The event was supposed to be held earlier in March, but it was postponed be-
cause of the weather. “[The postponement] gave us extra time,” Sourbeer said. “We were able to continue to grow [the event] and mold it into what we wanted it to be.” Aris Hudson and SU alumna, Dennise Hill, read their poetry during the night. One of their poems focused on discrimination and violence against young African-Americans. “At least in the country they hunt animals, here in the city it’s open season on young black boys,” Hill said. The two involved the audience by picking out four freshmen from the crowd and inviting them onstage. The freshmen had to give three adjectives to describe how great women are. “Beautiful, powerful and talented,” one student said. Another segment in the event featured the lip-sync-
ing of songs by many “old school” and “new school” musicians like Tina Turner, Aretha Franklin, Mary J. Blige and Nicki Minaj, to name a few. The crowd danced and cheered along to the student performers. To end the show, most of the performers came onstage to Whitney Houston’s “I’m Every Woman” to end the show. One of these performers was sophomore Tatyana Marable. “[We wanted to] show them a different aspect of women than what we see on a regular basis,” she said. For Marable, the unity of the performers made for an easygoing experience in preparation for the event. “It feels really good to see everybody come together,” she said. “There was no bickering, no problems, it was just all excitement and fun.”
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SU bands to perform throughout April Olivia Riccio Asst. A&E Editor The Shippensburg University Marching Band, Concert Band and Jazz and Wind Ensembles are getting ready to spring into their concerts for the remainder of the semester. The SU Wind Ensemble and Concert Band will perform Sunday at 3 p.m. in the H. Ric Luhrs Performing Arts Center. The jazz ensemble will perform the following night at 7 p.m. in the Tuscarora Room of Reisner Dining Hall. On Saturday, April 13, the SU Marching Band will perform at the Seth Grove Stadium in support of the football team for the spring game.
The next few weeks of the spring semester will be busy for the SU music department. Both of the spring ensembles meet weekly to rehearse, and although snow cancellations limited rehearsal time for each of the ensembles throughout the spring, they are not deterred. Freshman marching band treasurer Emily Osilka is anticipating the upcoming performances to show how hard the groups worked this semester. “I’m really looking forward to our upcoming concerts that are in just about a week, so we are able to show everyone what we have been working on since the beginning of the semester,” Osilka said.
Upcoming Events Luhrs:
Movie Showtimes Showtimes for Tuesday and Wednesday, April 2 and 3 at AMC Classic 7 in Chambersburg
• Kinky Boots: April 5 at 8 p.m. • U.S. Army Field Band & Soldiers’ Chorus: April 13 at 7:30 p.m. • SU Community Orchestra: April 14 at 3 p.m. • Rock of Ages: April 18 at 7:30 p.m. • The Drifters, The Platters, and Cornell Gunter’s Coasters: April 26 at 7:30 p.m. • Tim Hawkins Live!: April 28 at 6 p.m.
Student Arts: • Senior Exhibit I: March 30-April 5 in the Kauffman Gallery
Shows 1. Dumbo
6:00 p.m.
2. Us
6:30 p.m.
3. Captain Marvel
6:45 p.m.
4. Wonder Park
6:20 p.m.
5. Five Feet Apart
7:15 p.m.
6. How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
7:30 p.m.
7. A Madea Family Funeral
9:15 p.m.
• SU Wind Ensemble and Concert Band Concert: April 7 at 3 p.m. at Luhrs
Billboard Top 10
• SU Jazz Ensemble Concert: April 8 at 7 p.m. in the Tuscarora Room • Senior Exhibit II: April 13-19 in the Kauffman Gallery • SU Choirs Concert: April 15 at 7:30 p.m. in Old Main Chapel • 41st Annual SU Student Art Exhibit: April 27-May 9 in the Kauffman Gallery • Mamma Mia! The Musical: April 11-13 at 8 p.m. and April 13 at 2 p.m. in Memorial Auditorium
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1. 7 Rings - Ariana Grande
6. Happier - Marshmello & Bastille
2. Without Me - Halsey
7. Shallow - Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
3. Sunflower - Post Malone & Swae Lee
8. Sucker - Jonas Brothers
4. Wow. - Post Malone
9. Middle Child - J. Cole
5. Please Me - Cardi B & Bruno Mars
10. Going Bad - Meek Mill feat. Drake
Faculty Presentations: • Chapel Series Recital by Fred Dade: April 24 at noon in Old Main Chapel • Chapel Series feat. Trio des Alpes: April 28 at 3 p.m. in Old Main Chapel
E1
Tuesday, April 2, 2019
Sports
Ultimate frisbee, E3
Track-andfield, E2
Softball loses three of four
Photos courtesy of Bill Smith/SU Sports Info.
Courtney Coy drove in two runs in the loss against Caldwell University on Sunday. Coy is having a breakout season, batting .456 and leading the team in RBIs. Matthew Gregan Asst. Sports Editor The Shippensburg University softball team (15-11, 1-1 PSAC) will look to improve after losing three out of four games this weekend. The weekend began with a Saturday doubleheader on the road against Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
(PSAC) rival West Chester University (22-13, 3-1 PSAC) to open up conference play for Shippensburg. Shippensburg’s high-powered offense got off to a good start against West Chester, scoring at least one run in all but one inning in the team’s 8–4 win to open the doubleheader. The Raiders totaled 13 hits in their win over the
Golden Rams. The Raiders were led by a pair of freshmen, Morgan DeFeo and Morgan Fetter, who each tallied four hits in the win. DeFeo finished with an RBI and a double, while Fetter had three RBIs and two doubles. West Chester did not go down without a fight, as it cut the SU lead to one run
after scoring four in the fifth inning. Shippensburg’s starting pitcher, senior Taryn Wilson, was cruising through the WCU lineup, finishing with seven strikeouts. However, she got into trouble in the fifth inning when she gave up four runs and was pulled before she could finish the inning. The Raiders added two runs in the sixth and one
Tressa Kagarise struggled against West Chester and Caldwell, allowing 13 runs while picking up the loss in both starts. Despite the freshman’s struggles, she is still 8–3 on the year with an ERA of 3.63 in 14 starts.
The Raiders’ bats exploded for eight runs and 13 hits in the first game of the weekend with West Chester.
run in the seventh to solidify season — while giving up five their lead. runs in just under seven inFreshman Hannah John- nings of work. son came in and shut the Caldwell added two more door on the Golden Rams, runs in the seventh inning pitching two and two-thirds to increase its lead to 5–1. innings while giving up only The Raiders fought back in one hit and recording the the bottom of the seventh, first save of her career. scoring four runs, before West Chester’s bats came ultimately falling short and alive in the second game of losing 5–4. Freshman Grace the doubleheader, leading Palmieri had a two-RBI sinto a 10-2 win for the Golden gle in the inning. Rams. West Chester senior The Raiders dropped the Heidi McCollester led the second game of the doubleway with a homer and eight header against Caldwell, RBIs, six of which came in 6–4. The team’s bats could Game 2 of the doubleheader. not come through all day on Shippensburg’s fresh- Sunday with runners in scorman starting pitcher, Tres- ing position, resulting in a sa Kagarise, had one of her usually potent offense scorworst outings of the season, ing only a combined eight giving up eight runs on six runs on 19 hits against Caldhits while walking five bat- well. ters in just under four inDown 4–3 in the sixth, the nings of work. Raiders had runners on secShippensond and third burg brought to begin the “We’re going to see inning. Howits struggles good teams over from Saturever, the next again and we have three batters day’s second game into to figure out how to went down flush it and Sunday’s and they left doubleheadthe inning still respond.” er against down one run. Alison Van Scyoc Caldwell “I think we SU Coach University. had games like The Raidtoday crossed ers dropped both games on over against Caldwell for that a cold, windy afternoon at reason, to kind of go through Robb Field. those growing pains,” Van “We won Game 1 versus Scyoc said. “We are young West Chester and then had a but we have said all year long bad outing, and it seems like that we don’t like to use our we let that carry into today youth as an excuse. I think and affect us,” coach Alison that today was more about Van Scyoc said. “We’re going bringing the right energy and to see good teams over again remaining positive for them and we have to figure out to make the adjustments as how to flush it and respond.” opposed to youth, but I kind The Raiders took a 1–0 of assume it [the struggles] lead on an RBI single from will happen along the way.” DeFeo in the third inning of Coming up for the RaidGame 1 of Sunday’s double- ers are a pair of road douheader. They held that lead bleheaders against Lock until the sixth inning, when Haven University (13-11, 2-2 Caldwell scored three runs to PSAC) on Tuesday and Kutztake a 3–1 lead. town University (15-12, 2-2 It was not a good weekend PSAC) on Friday, followed for Kagarise, who followed by a home doubleheader on up her bad start on Saturday Saturday against Millersville with a slightly better outing University (15-18, 1-3 PSAC). on Sunday. She was handed the loss — her third of the
SPORTS
April 2, 2019
E2
Track-and-field impresses at Richmond meet Meet filled with national, conference qualifiers and school record for Raiders
Photos courtesy of Mike Schnelle
Cam Strohe is one of several Raiders who satisfied conference standards. He earned two personal records in the hammer and the shot put for PSAC qualifiers. Abigail Lee Staff Writer The majority of the Shippensburg University men’s and women’s track-and-field athletes opened this weekend at the Fred Hardy Invitational at the University of Richmond in Virginia. The two-day meet was a success for most of the athletes, with several strong performances earning qualifying times in every event group. There were a lot of non-Division I first-place finishes from the men including junior Cam Strohe in the men’s shotput, throwing 1.66 meters. Strohe returned to the circle to take first again, reaching 54.49 meters in the hammer throw. Strohe was pleased with his performance and the effort put in by the rest of the team. “I think we are in a very good spot,” he said. “We have been working very hard at practice and it has started to pay off with many new personal bests this week and many PSAC qualifiers.” Senior Abby Wagner took first in the triple jump with a 12.71-meter jump, continuing her impressive performances from the final stretch of the indoor season. The mark was also a new outdoor best for Wagner. Freshman Aaron Arp Jr. took first at the meet in the 400-meter dash, running 47.47 seconds and breaking the school record in his first race of the new season. The
time was also a qualifier for the NCAA Division II standards. “I’m going to keep working hard and try to break this record as many times as I can. Also, I’m looking forward to running fast times in the 200 and the 4x4,” Arp said. The jumpers had some firstplace finishes, as freshman Shamar Jenkins picked up where he left off in the indoor season in the triple jump, reaching 14.83 meters for a national qualifier. Fellow freshman Jordan Winslow finished well in the high jump with 1.90 meters, placing fourth with a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) qualifier. Junior Thomas Haas was first in the men’s javelin with a 63.05-meter throw, earning an NCAA-provisional mark. Senior Johnathan Stiles ran 53.17 seconds in the men’s 400 hurdles, narrowly beating out junior Charles Bowman by one-hundredth of a second. Both Raiders earned national qualifiers with their finishes. Bowman came back the next day to compete in the 110-meter hurdles, running 14.64 seconds to take first, and freshman Roland Miles won the 100-meter dash with 10.89 seconds. Both performances were good enough to satisfy the PSAC qualifications. There was a lot of success on the women’s side as well, with firstplace finishes from sophomore Ariel Jones in the high jump with a
top mark of 1.55 meters. Freshman Madisen Kling threw 43.28 meters in women’s discus to claim second in the event. Junior Zaria Williams performed well in the long jump with a distance of 5.81 meters. Senior Morgan DeFloria continued her strong start to the season with another impressive showing in the javelin, reaching 44.48 meters for first place and another
NCAA-provisional qualifying mark. Senior Tatiana Purnell took second in the 400-meter hurdles, running in 1:05.09 seconds, qualifying for the PSAC’s standards. Purnell returned later to run another great race, taking second again in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 15.62 seconds. Purnell said, “I feel the girls did well overall but definitely need to put in a lot of work. I see the sprint-
ers stronger and more cohesive by the end of the season. Really pushing one another to be the best we can.” The squads will be back in action Friday and Saturday, as they will split between two different meets. Part of the team will travel to the College of William and Mary in Virginia and the rest will compete at Millersville University.
Rachel Bruno takes sixth in the 400 meters for SU, earning a new personal record in the process.
Baseball falls to Millersville at home Isaiah Snead Asst. Sports Editor The Shippensburg University baseball team fell twice at home on Saturday afternoon by scores of 16–5 and 4–3 in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) division action against the No. 28 Marauders from Millersville University. Shippensburg (11-14, 3-5 PSAC East) dropped to fifth place in the division after the first two weeks of PSAC weekend play. Millersville moved into a tie for first with West Chester. The Raiders played sloppy baseball throughout the day, totaling nine errors in both games. Only seven of the 20 runs that MU scored were earned. Redshirt-sophomore Noah Inch and senior Michael Hope combined for more than 10 innings with 10 strikeouts.
Junior Jacob Pollock had four hits in seven at-bats, all of which were singles, and senior Ty Painter had two hits and two RBIs. Just four other Raiders finished the doubleheader with multiple hits. Junior Zack Zoller and sophomore Scout Knotts each reached base three times while freshman Justin Darden had two hits, including a double. The fourth inning of Game 1 began with the Raiders down 5–3, but the Marauders broke the game open in the inning, scoring seven unearned runs with two outs. The following game, SU led 3–0 until MU tied the score in the sixth and sent home the go-ahead run in the eighth inning. Hope was solid in his outing, striking out nine batters over six innings of work and only yielding one earned run. Shippensburg returns to action next Friday at home in a PSAC doubleheader against Bloomsburg University.
SPORTS
E3
Women’s ultimate club tops competition Chris Wurtz Asst. Sports Editor The Shippensburg University women’s ultimate frisbee club finished first in an eightteam field Saturday and Sunday at the Country Roads Classic in Morgantown, West Virginia. The Bellwethers breezed through pool play on Saturday, winning their pool with a 3–0 record. Shippensburg opened the tournament with an 11–4 victory over Carnegie Mellon University and followed it up with a gritty 10–7 win over Georgetown University. The Belles carried the morning’s momentum into a 13–2
blowout win over Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Saturday’s undefeated performance earned the Belles a first-round bye in Sunday’s bracket play. The bye was key, as Sunday’s brutal weather conditions included snow, hail and strong wind gusts. In the semifinals, Shippensburg defeated Georgetown once more, this time by a score of 9–5. The Belles overcame the merciless weather conditions in the championship game and were able to walk away with an 8–5 victory over the University of Mary Washington. “When we face poor weather like that, our key is to
keep a positive attitude and never give in,” Hannah Bryant, senior captain and club president, said. “We have faced wind advisories, flood warnings and below-freezing temperatures, and it’s never stopped us from giving 110 percent.” The women’s ultimate frisbee program has faced roster turnover similar to that of the men’s program in recent years. Still, the club has made tremendous strides. “This weekend was an amazing representation of how far this organization has come,” said Nora Ormsbee, junior captain and club vice president. “Even with so many girls that are new to
the sport, we worked together to accomplish something that may have been impossible before.” The Belles now have two weeks off to prepare for the postseason, which will begin on April 13 at the Pennsylvania D-III Conference Championships in Allentown. “Conferences will be our most competitive tournament of the semester, and we’re really looking forward to it,” Bryant said. “Luckily, we have faced a few of the teams that will be there before so I’m confident that we’ll be ready to show them what we’re made of.”
April 2, 2019
Raiders’ Corner Track impresses at Richmond • Cam Strohe: PRs in shot put (14.66 m) and hammer (54.49 m) • Johnathon Stiles: first in 400 hurdles (53.17), NCAA mark • Abby Wagner: PR in triple jump (12.71 m), NCAA mark
Lacrosse falls to Kutztown, 15–6 • Alana Cardaci: fifth hat trick of the season • Maddy Siejk: one goal, one assist • Madi Jones: team-high four groundballs
Softball splits doubleheader against West Chester, 8–4, 2–10 • Morgan Fetter: 4-for-6, three RBIs, three runs • Morgan DeFeo: 4-for-8, one RBI, one run • Taryn Wilson: 4 1/3 innings, four runs allowed, seven K’s, two walks
Softball drops doubleheader against Caldwell, 5-4, 6-4 • Grace Palmieri: 4-for-8, two RBIs • Morgan DeFeo: 4-for-8, one RBI, one run Photo courtesy of Marissa Rendulich
The Shippensburg Bellwethers win the Country Roads Classic at West Virginia University in Morgantown on Sunday. The Belles battled wind, snow and hail during Sunday’s bracket play to advance to the title game.
• Taryn Wilson: 4 1/3 innings, three runs allowed, six walks, three K’s