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Pi Alpha Alpha to induct seven SU students on May 7 William Kauffman News Editor

Seven Shippensburg University students will be inducted to Pi Alpha Alpha (PAA), The National Honor Society for Public Affairs and Administration on May 7.

This will be the first induction ceremony for PAA at SU. SU is the only school in the Pennsylvania State Photo by Tyler Fuller System of Higher Education (PASSHE) to have an honor The “Earth Day Extravaganza” included live music, a tie-dye shirt station, multiple society for students of pubcampus clubs, off-campus organizations and a bike-powered pottery wheel. lic administration.

The seven students to be inducted include five master’s of public administration, and two bachelor of science students. The MPA students are Kathryn Lawson, Aaron McMahan, Stuart Veinotte, Timothy Carr and Lisa Schaefer. The bachelor’s students are David Juba and Max Morelock.

T-shirt station, a bike used had live music.

Ben CulbTyler Fuller ertson, art professor and to power a pottery wheel Staff Writer adviser to the Environmen- and the Grace B. Luhrs “This is so awesome Elementary tal Club, thought of the University for not only the idea along with his wife, School plant sale.

The sky was filled with Gail.

In addition to the bike- students in the public thick clouds and represenThis was also the first powered pottery wheel, administration tatives from the Environ- year they had organiza- there was also a bike-powprogram, but the mental Club hoped in vain tions come from off-campus ered blender used to make that it would clear up. One locations, Komisar said. smoothies. According to whole university of the activities to promote “We have the Capital Komisar, the food supplies to be involved with green energy at the “Earth Area Beekeepers Asso- were donated by Reisner Day Extravaganza” on ciation, the Appalachian Dining Hall. The Environ- something like this.”

Thursday, April 18, was a Trail Museum — that’s mental Club also applaudsolar cooker that got most who we’re donating all our ed the steps Reisner is of its energy from the sun. donations to — and the taking to reduce its carbon As the day continued, the Watershed Association is footprint.

The ceremony will be in cloudy skies were there to here,” Komisar said.

“They’re doing their conjunction with National stay.

Aside from the many off- best to be environmentally Public Service Recognition Fortunately, the Envi- campus associations that friendly and they’re really Week and PAA is working ronmental Club had 30 were there, many clubs and on top of their game,” Swan with the Central Pennsylother vendors and clubs to organizations on campus said. “They are coming up vania chapter of the Ameriprovide other activities pro- were in attendance. can Society for Public Adwith new ideas.” moting green energy and According to Rod Swan, Komisar wants to have ministration (CPAASPA). environmental awareness. Environmental Club sec- an even bigger event next “This is so awesome for, “Last year we had 15 retary, and Paul Dascher, year. The Environmental not only the students in booths, and the year be- Environmental Club trea- Club plans to invite more the public administration fore that, we only had eight surer, other clubs in atten- off-campus vendors and program, but the whole unibooths. So it has doubled dance were Farm Club, Bi- work with clubs they have versity to be involved with this year,” said Sarah ology Club, Adventure Club never had before. something like this,” said Komisar, president of the and the Geoenvironmental For more information on Amanda Olejarski, who Environmental Club. the Environmental Club, helped SU’s public adminStudent Organization.

According to Komisar, Other stations that were contact it at enviro@ship. istration program apply for this was the first year they popular included a tie-dye edu.

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Only four other schools in Pennsylvania are in PAA. They are the University of Pittsburgh, Marywood University, Pennsylvania State University at Harrisburg and Villanova University.

Olejarski worked with MPA student Stefanie Pfister for the last couple of years from the beginning of the application process.

“SU is really unique in that we offer a public ad-

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PAA recognizes outstanding students of public affairs, policy and administration. ministration program for the undergrads and then we also offer the master’s program and getting this Honor Society really sets us apart from all the other PASSHE schools,” Pfister said.

At the event, SU MPA student Phil Wolgemuth will receive the Outstanding Student in Public Administration Award. Also, PA Secretary of Transportation, Barry Schoch, will receive the Excellence in Public Service Award and Nancy Dering Mock, who has a 25-year career in public service, will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award.

SU professor of political science Ronnie Tucker will be the keynote speaker at the event. Tucker has over three decades of experience teaching public administration and will give attendees

at the ceremony an overview of ethics.

“I think it really speaks to how good our program is here at Ship and I think it sets the bar for the rest of the schools,” Tucker said.

“Being a member, I was inducted in Mississippi State, so I understand how important it is and I think it’s a great asset for Ship.”

David Juba is a PAA inductee and also attended a forum recently held

by CPAASPA where he learned a lot and got to network with professionals in his field.

“Professionally, it was a lot of good information in terms of the process and the implementation of policy,” Juba said.

“I look at the public administration field from the standpoint of, these organizations maintain the welfare and the future of the state. If we don’t have a good public health care system, if we don’t have a good state transportation system, it becomes problematic for our future.”

Dan Smedly, senior at SU and public administration major, also attended the forum.

“It was good to see it from their perspective. We talk about the basics in our public policy classes and they put it into practice every day,” Smedly said.

“It shows that the stuff you are using in class can be used in the real world.”

The event on May 7 will begin at 6:15 p.m. and will end about 8 p.m. It will be in Reisner Dining Hall in the Tuscarora Room. It is free for SU students to attend. Students from other schools will be charged $20, members will be charged $25 and non-members will be charged $30.

SU attendees must confirm their attendance with Amanda Olejarski by April 30. Her email is amolejarski@ship.edu.

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Freedom of expression the focus of human rights film Katherine Kosinuk Staff Writer

If you have ever wanted to know about an artist who used his work for activism, then search no further than the documentary “Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry.”

Called a “Beijing Andy Warhol,” artist and political activist Ai Weiwei continues to fight against government policies, such as censorship, experienced in China.

Weiwei does not identify with a political party, “I’m an independent artist.”

Using the Internet, which he believes can change public opinion, he began writing a blog with which he displayed his critical views of the government. After the occurrence of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake, the artist looked to create a piece of work with the names of the children killed in the col-

lapse of schools.

Finding poor construction of the schools caused the students to be killed in the natural disaster, Weiwei made artwork in memory of the children that displayed their names. In Munich, he released another piece of work related to the accident called “Remembrance,” which used 9,000 backpacks to display the message, “She lived happily for seven years in this world,” a phrase from a mother of one of the children killed in the earthquake.

Weiwei exposed information he received through his own investigation about the Sichuan school’s corruption scandal.

The government then shut down his blog. Weiwei found another social network and took to Twitter to continue expressing his views.

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His use of freedom has had its consequences including being abused by a police officer. He required surgery after an injury caused brain swelling. The documentary shows him tweeting pictures of himself in the hospital.

He was also arrested for tax evasion and released in 2011. Although he has dealt with the law, the film shows that his spirit is not defeated and he will continue his work that rebels against the government. Currently Photo courtesy of Shippensburg University there is a play about Weiwei’s incarceration in China SU decided to offer Chinese after high demand from students. playing on the London stage so many will know about from students to offer the Reginald Heefner will Stefanie Wyjadka the controversial artist. language. teach Chinese 101. Heefner Staff Writer No matter what the artist Some students specialize has a bachelor’s degree in does next, he takes his job in international manage- Chinese language. seriously and leaves viewHeefner is also currently The Shippensburg Uni- ment and want more exers with the message, “I perience with foreign lanpursuing a master’s degree versity Department of Forthink there is a responsibilfrom Middlebury College. eign Languages will now of- guages. ity for any artist to protect Chinese is increasingly He has also received fer Chinese 101 beginning freedom of expression.” popular because the U.S. training at SU in foreign in fall 2013. language teaching methods Until now, the university and is trained in teaching has only offered Spanish, standards mandated by the French and German as foreign languages.

“SU decided to offer American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Lan“Chinese 101 will cover Chinese courses guages (ACTFL).

200–250 characters of traChinese 101 will essenbecause there has ditional and Pinyin writtially serve as a test run ing, tones and cultural been some demand this fall. items such as food, music, from students to offer If the course is popular traditional celebrations and the course goals are the language.” and social norms. reached, the department of Although all the linguismodern languages intends tic skills will be covered, on submitting a proposal to the emphasis will be on oral offer the course on a permaproficiency,” modern landoes a large amount of comnent basis. guage department Chairmercial trading with China.

They intend to offer person José Ricardo said.

Learning Chinese could classes up to Chinese 103 This will be the first time SU will be offering Chinese potentially help students in in the future.

The Modern Language classes. Japanese was of- the future by helping them fered at one time as anoth- to understand the U.S. re- Department will gauge the lationship with China. level of success by measurer language option.

In addition to the recent ing students’ level of comAlthough Chinese will be offered as an elective next demand for Chinese class- petency.

The goal is that at the semester, the class will not es by students, the course will also help students who end of Chinese 101, the count toward any foreign will major in international students will be at least language requirements novice-mid level. that students are required studies.

This will be offered as a This way, they can move to obtain for certain majors. major as of Fall 2013.

The to Chinese 102 and attain If the class is successful, there is a possibility it will major will offer a concen- novice-high. They will then move on to Chinese 103 to be offered as a Category B tration in Asian studies.

“We are hopeful that the reach intermediate-low. class in the future.

SU decided to offer Chi- Chinese courses will attract nese courses because there some of these students,” Rihas been some demand cardo said.

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Police Logs UNDERAGE DRINKING On Sunday, April 7, at approximately 1:57 a.m., a university police officer was on routine patrol in the area of the south storage parking lot when the officer observed two individuals walking with a group. The two individuals appeared to be highly intoxicated and were staggering and stumbling while they walked. The officer continued to monitor the individuals and stopped them on Adams Drive near Naugle Hall. The two males in question were identified as Nicholas John Scelsa, 18, of President’s Hall and Francis X. Shields, 18, of Springfield, Pa. Both males were found to be highly intoxicated. EMS was contacted and an ambulance was dispatched to evaluate both of them. The EMS personnel determined that both should be transported to the Chambersburg Hospital for further evaluation and treatment. As a result of the incident, both Scelsa and Shields were cited for underage drinking.

CRIMINAL MISCHIEF On Sunday, April 7, at approximately 5:30 p.m., Karen Schmieding, a food service worker at Reisner Hall, contacted the university police to report that damage had been done to her vehicle. Schmieding reported that she had noticed that someone had written graffiti on her Gray 2000 Ford Focus with a black marker while the vehicle was parked on campus. Schmieding was given information on what may remove the marker from her vehicle, and later called to say that the marker was able to be removed from her car using the substance recommended. The investigation continues.

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This is part of a series of information from the Financial Aid Office. Although this is an FA column, any and all billing, payment and refund of fees questions should be directed to the Student Accounts Office located in Old Main Room 100 or by calling 717-477-1211.

“Pell eligibility” Q: I have a “Pell eligibility” coded to the MyShip portal for my record.

What is that?

A: For the 2012-2013 year and forward, the government has made adjustments to the Pell Grant policy. The new policy says a student can receive a Pell grant for 12 full-time terms, which is basically six years. However, someone who is not a full-time student may have eligibility longer than six years. If you have been a full time student for more than four years, your Pell Grant could be maxed out now or it could be very close to the overall allowable limit. Either way, if you have this flag, we will notify you via email of your current Pell eligibility status for 2013-2014 and moving forward. You may check the status of your Pell awards over the course of your academic career at www.nslds.ed.gov.

CRIMINAL MISCHIEF On Tuesday, April 9, at approximately 12:51 p.m., Jim Maret, a professor in the biology department notified the university police that someone had damaged a science experiment that had been set up inside the Biology Pond near the Burd Run Creek. Unknown person or persons entered the locked fenced in area and disturbed several containers that had been set up in the area, and threw two of the containers into the pond. There are no suspects at this time, however the investigation is continuing.

Q: I have an “Unusual enrollment history” coded to the MyShip portal for my record. What does that mean?

UNDERAGE DRINKING On Friday, April 12, at approximately 11:07 p.m., the university police were dispatched to a room on the third floor of Naugle Hall to assist the residence hall staff with an intoxicated female student. The staff advised that the female had been observed in the hallway and appeared to be intoxicated, and that she had vomited in the hallway trash can. Officers arrived and identified the female in question as Shelby B. Clark, 19, of Naugle Hall. Clark showed obvious signs of intoxication, admitted to consuming alcohol and was given a portable breath test which showed positive results for the presence of alcohol in her system. Due to Clark’s condition, an ambulance was dispatched to the scene and she was transported to the Chambersburg Hospital for further evaluation and treatment. Clark was cited for underage drinking in connection with the incident.

A: Starting in the 2013-2014 year, the Department of Education has decided to ‘flag’ records that show an unusual enrollment history. An unusual enrollment history could be transferring from school to school, attending multiple schools, etc. The main reason for this flag is for us to check your enrollment history to verify that at each school you attended in the past three years and received aid, you passed credits. For students who attended multiple schools, got financial aid, but passed no classes, they could lose financial aid eligibility until they earn a college credit. If you have this requirement coded to your MyShip portal there is nothing you need to do at this time. If our review determines that you may no longer qualify for aid, we will notify you.

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CRIMINAL MISCHIEF On Saturday, April 13, at approximately 9:36 p.m., Marten L. Weston of McLean Hall came to the university police department to report that his vehicle had been damaged while it was parked in the South Storage Parking Lot. Weston reported that he had parked his vehicle in the lot on Tuesday, April 9, at approximately 4 p.m.

When he returned to the vehicle at approximately 4 p.m. On April 13 he discovered that the Chevrolet emblem on the trunk of the vehicle had been damaged. The emblem, which hides the trunk lock, was hanging down loose from the vehicle and the faceplate had been removed. No damage estimate has been received as of this time and the investigation continues.

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UNDERAGE DRINKING On Sunday, April 14, at approximately 12:50 a.m., a university police officer was on routine patrol in the Queen Street parking lot when he observed a male, who appeared to be intoxicated, being assisted in walking through the parking lot. The officer observed that the male nearly fell into traffic three times while being held up. The officer stopped the male and identified him as John P. Wilson, 18, of Naugle Hall. Wilson was found to be highly intoxicated, and the officer determined that he may be in need of medical attention. An ambulance was dispatched to the scene and Wilson was transported to the Chambersburg Hospital for further evaluation and treatment. Wilson was cited for underage drinking in connection with the incident.

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SAMANTHA NOVIELLO Opinion Editor

People are playing the blame game.

As journalists, we have a duty to report the facts to the public.

Through emails, Internet on cell-phones, iPads, Kindles, computers, newspapers and magazines, people are reading some type of news.

Journalists take time to attend big events and are the first people to report about them and get all the information out to the viewers.

However, now with the use of the web, journalists are having to quickly put up information, but not all of it is completely correct at that time.

Instead of understanding,though, peo-

ple in this world are going insane over how wrong and idiotic the media are for reporting wrong information.

This has been going on for a long time, but one news source that stands out to everyone is Fox News.

The Fox News network is heavily biased station toward Republicans.

It is a news source that I will never watch unless I want a good laugh.

From the misuse of words in their scripts, to their horrible headlines and even deeper problem stories, Fox News is nothing but a joke to me.

In 2012 Fox News covered a car chase in Phoenix, Az. A man got out of his car and started running down a hill, pulled out a gun and shot himself in the head, committing suicide.

Fox News played this on air, even when it was delayed and had plenty of time to stop it before this happened. That is sickening to me.

No one needs to see that and there was a reason not one other news network followed the story.

Yesterday, I was going through Yahoo’s news updates and I saw something

by Fox News that caught my eye.

Fox News misjudged Zooey Deschanel as the

second suspect, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, for the Boston marathon bombing. Now, instead of reporting that on your news station, why would you not look into it first, and try to get your facts straight?

No. 1, Tsarnaev is a male.

The local Fox News affiliate reported in closed captioning on the screen, “He is 19-year-old Zooey Deschanel.” Does he understand what he just said?

How could that have possibly come out of his mouth?

Fox News never stops surprising me with its content.

In this day and age I think that reporting good and accurate news is so important.

There is so much going on in the world today that people need to be informed quicker than on a daily basis.

I know a handful of conservative people who actually watch Fox News and I just cannot understand it.

Nothing I have seen from it is worthy enough for me to take away and believe it.

I already check multiple new sources to get all the facts, but Fox News?

It should be on Comedy Central because everything they say is a joke.

So if you are looking to laugh, tune into Fox.

Four stars for Starbucks

ANA GUENTHER

Asst. Opinion Editor All of my friends would really back me up in saying that I am a tad bit of a coffee addict.

I seriously need it every day, and it is normally more than one cup.

No matter how hard I try to go to bed at a decent hour, I still wake feeling weary, and rather than allow myself to wait to wake up, I rely on caffeine to do the trick.

In order to wake myself up every morning the first thing I do when I walk on to campus, is make a beeline straight for Starbucks.

If you are the type of person who says Starbucks is overrated, well, the only thing that I have to say to you is, “pin a rose on your nose,” as Stephanie Tanner so eloquently put it.

People say I spend too

much of my flex dollars at Starbucks and they are absolutely right.

Yes, I could easily make a pot of coffee at my apartment but it is just not the same.

I love the soothing jazzy music they play, I love the cup that my drink comes in, I love the taste of their coffee beans.

The employees who work there are not just handing me a cup of coffee, but the one thing I need in my day to start it right.

Some people on campus say the employees are too slow in the morning, or do not know how to make some of the drinks on the menu, and I think those people are wrong.

The morning is prime time for coffee, so obviously the lines are going to be long.

Would you rather the employees rush to make a so-so drink for you, or take their time to get your order right?

They are not just pouring from a coffee pot most of the time, they are making complicated drink orders that take more than one breath to say.

Give them some credit.

I think we all need to take into consideration what time the library opens in the morning, and what time it closes.

The employees who work

there are up at the crack of dawn for people with 8 a.m.’s, and are at the library until midnight to serve you night owls out there.

They slave away for this campus and people continually give them crap for it.

They balance their class schedules, which are probably demanding on their own, and find time to work during the day.

I am sure that takes up the majority of their time and day.

I think the employees at Starbucks hands down, have the hardest job on campus, and they do it with a smile and a “Hi how are you?” every day.

I work at a Rita’s Water Ice and I understnd how Frustrating it can be to deal with lines all day.

It is exhausting and by the end of my shift, I just want to drive home, and sit for the rest of the night.

The employees at Starbucks on campus seem to be working around the clock.

Has anyone ever noticed the same employees work during certain times of the day?

They are there all of the time to make us our coffee or pastries or tea.

They always say “thank you” to us so maybe we should start saying “thank you” too.

I am sure it would make their day.

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Subtweeting

NICK SENTMAN

Asst. Sports Editor You know what grinds my gears? Subtweeting.

Yeah, I, just like so many other people, have been drawn into the social media site Twitter and all that goes with it.

It is similar to Facebook in some ways, but vastly different at the same time.

Twitter always seemed to me like the safe haven, the place you could go to express your thoughts, interact with so many others, and just have a good time.

Subtweeting ruins all of that.

It is the only downfall to Twitter, and everyone who has ever used Twitter is well aware of the subtweet.

I was always raised that if you do not have something nice to say then do not say anything at all.

I might have never followed that but if I had a

problem with something I wanted to work things out.

The entire Facebook world is there for people to fight and cause drama.

We did it to Myspace and now hardly anyone remembers that thing.

Twitter is great to not only broaden the things you are into, but make connections with those in the world that Facebook does not allow.

Subtweeting scars Twitter, as so many people love to just express their feelings toward someone by indirectly tweeting about them in a way that they know it is about them.

Subtweeting is a mind control thing, and regardless if you feel guilty or not, you still fall into the spell.

I saw someone subtweet about someone stealing their bras and even I started to look around my room feeling guilty.

It twists you around and irritates you, just like a Facebook status.

I wish that it did not exist because drama ruins social media. Drama is everywhere, we all know that.

I just want to know why we have to drag every social media site to its demise by littering it with nothing but drama garbage.

Twitter should be left alone, and only used for good and not evil.

When you subtweet once you always want to do it.

It gives you the power of feeling clever when everyone else just sees it as tacky.

The only person that a subtweet affects is the person tweeting it.

They have let someone or something get to them so much that they have to run to social media to feel better about it.

I try my best not to be a hypocrite, but I am sure there are things that people could get me on.

I never remember subtweeting, but I have “blasted” someone on Facebook.

We are all kids at ome point in our lives and we all make dumb mistakes.

I just want Twitter to be left alone.

We all remember that weird YouTube video where that guy cried about people messing with Britney Spears.

Well that is how I feel about subtweeting. Just leave Twitter alone.

It never did anything to hurt you so we should try not to fill up our timeline, or whatever the kids call it and finally live with a useful social media site.

Tweet happy or do not tweet at all.

That is all I ask of you.

Please and thank you.

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What is it with cats these days?

Cassandra Clarhaut Staff Writer

Scrolling down the picture feed on Instagram, I see through the eyes of many camera phones: Throwback Thursdays, weekend drunk shots and many pets­ — mainly cats.

I wonder, “Why the catfad?”

What is so special about these creatures that Americans devote so much attention, from whiskers to tails, on Facebook and Twitter?

About one third of U.S. households have at least one pet cat, according to The Humane Society’s website and the American Pet Products Association 20112012 National Pet Owners Survey.

That is about 86.4 million owned cats when considering that 52 percent of cat owners have more than one (humanesociety.org).

Felines captured America’s attention on the web, like Twitter’s Grumpy Cat (@RealGrumpyCat, not to be confused with @ VeryGrumpyCat or @ExtraGrumpyCat; he has posers).

With 80,740 followers on the “real” account alone, myself not included, Cat advertises “T-shirts” in his Twitter biography.

I do not find it in my best interest to follow a person that tweets life through the eyes of a frustrated feline and profits from an imaginary animal personality.

There are Youtube videos of talking cats, funny cats,

cute cats — I feel catatonic just searching through the multitudes of descriptions.

Burned into my memory is, “Cat? I’m a kitty cat! And I dance, dance, dance and I dance, dance, dance.”

There is the “I Can Has Cheezburger” meme/blogesque site that catalogues pictures of “cute” cats doing “funny” things.

There are rumors of a kitty-focused prank in which you text someone (who does not have your phone num-

“What is so special about these creatures that Americans devote so much attention, from whiskers to tails, on Facebook and Twitter?” ber obviously,) and thank them for signing up for “Cat Facts.”

You then text the person nonsensical cat-related information, varying in appropriateness depending on sense of humor, to basically convince the person they are crazy and signed up for an unwanted service.

If you have never heard of cat facts and I’ve given you a new prank idea, and/or saved you from the neverending messages of useless catty information, you are welcome.

I hate to beat a dead cat, so-to-speak, but what is the catalyst in attraction to these furry friends?

I had a cat last year.

She was a childhood pet

who aged into a thyroid problem that left her urinating at the sight of my dog.

My parents sent her away with me to school when my roommate transferred, and she did keep me company.

Poor Dixie died less than two months after her Shippensburg debut.

Am I bitter, perhaps, that my company urged Dixie to death?

Maybe, but after caring for the animal, I still do not see the appeal.

Cats are territorial, sleepy, quick to hiss and fight, and would rather play with a toy than their owners.

Maybe it is the low-maintenance factor that attracts my college friends to the pet.

Cats wash themselves, eat when they are hungry and use their own bathroom on their own accord.

The right cats love their owner and perhaps in college, away from family, students could use some affection.

Still, the obsession with feline online presence leaves this writer perplexed and annoyed.

One more Instagram photo of a flexible furry feline might leave me with cataracts.

As I contemplated this topic on the balcony of Creekside Apartments, a girl left her apartment and exclaimed, “It smells like dead cats!”

But girl, I concur with you on this one.

Cats are crazy sometimes.

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SU Warlocks host Flying High Quidditch Tournament Sadie Tyrpin

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Shippensburg University’s quidditch team hosted the Flying High Quidditch Tournament on Saturday, April 20.

The tournament began at 10 a.m. and took place at the far end of the multipurpose fields behind the hockey rink and next to the storage lot.

Quidditch is a fictional competitive sport in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series. The game is played between two teams of seven players riding broomsticks, and takes place on a field with three raised ringshaped goals at both ends.

There are a total of four balls involved in quidditch.

The quaffle is the ball players try to throw through the goals. There are two

bludgers, and they are balls that are bewitched to fly around and knock players off their broom.

The golden snitch is a tiny ball with wings that quickly flies within the boundaries of the field and avoids capture. When the snitch is caught, the game is over.

Harry Potter enthusiasts have adapted quidditch into a game that can be played without the magical enchantments of flying balls and broomsticks.

Instead of flying on their brooms, players run on their brooms. The bludgers have to be thrown by the players, and the snitch is a person dressed in yellow with a ball attached to him or her that players need to grab. Everything else about the game is essentially the same as presented in the books.

Teams in the Flying High Tournament included the

Shippensburg Warlocks, Salisbury University Phoenixes, Millersville Mandrake Quidditch and the Dickinson Dirigible Plums.

The tournament was set-up with a series of six games, in which each team was able to play every other team, followed by two playoff games and a final game.

Playoffs were determined by the number of wins each team received. The tournament lasted until around 4 p.m. The Salisbury Phoenixes were named the victors with the SU Warlocks coming in second place.

The SU Warlocks have been a team since spring 2012. It hosts a home tournament once a semester and usually travels to other tournaments twice a semester. The team is open to any SU student. For more information, or to find out when the next quidditch match is, check out the Warlock’s Facebook page.

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Quidditch is a fictional competitive sport in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series. The SU Warlocks have been a team since spring 2012.

Shippensburg goes one day without shoes Alexandra Nicastro Guest Writer

Shippensburg University students went barefoot for a day to raise awareness of children’s health and education.

On Tuesday, April 16, Shippensburg University went “One Day Without Shoes.’

This is the fourth year SU has participated in the “One Day Without Shoes” event. “One Day Without Shoes” is a day to bring global awareness by going without shoes.

For most, shoes are just a part of everyday life. You put them on and think nothing of it. Most people have multiple pairs for different occasions. However, there are many people throughout the world who have never even seen a pair of shoes.

Hookworms, a soil- transmitted parasite, affect 740 million people worldwide.

Long-term physical effects include stunted growth, decreased cognitive development, anemia and chronic fatigue. The easiest way to help prevent the spread of hookworms is protection from soil.

While we may look at shoes as an accessory, they can save lives.

Studies show that children affected by hookworm are 20 percent less likely to go to school.

SU first got involved in the “One Day Without Shoes” project in 2010 with the help of then sophomore, now alumna, Lauren Gyurisin,. She started the project alone, created shirts and organized a walk.

With Gyurisin’s success, the “One Day Without Shoes” project was continued. In 2011, Ashley White and the Emerging Leaders

group decided to get involved. Again, the project was a success and brought back for another year.

Involvement has grown steadily year after year for SU’s “One day Without Shoes.” The 2013 team included Ashley White, assistant director for student group services and leadership development, and students David Meckes, Amanda Gelber, Chris Paoli and Travis Coleman.

T-shirts are being sold for $5 with proceeds going to support the “One Day Without Shoes” project.

They are still available for purchase at the CUB information desk.

For more information on the One Day Without Shoes visit www.onedaywithoutshoes.com.

To get involved with the Emerging Leaders Group email alwhite@ship.edu.

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SU held its fourth annual “One Day Without Shoes” event on April 16. The project was started by alumna Lauren Gyurisin.

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local food pantry. We have members at Special Olympics Swim Practice and Inclusive Basketball every week. We host a blood drive on campus every month and we’re also very involved with Caitlin’s Smiles (www. caitlins-smiles.org)” said Katie Larsen, Circle K Club.

Many of the members are also part of the New Student Orientation and Reach Out programs on campus.

Members have also teamed up with other clubs and organizations as well as other Circle Ks in the Pennsylvania district for different service projects.

Circle K creates a team to participate in both SU’s Mini-THON and Relay for Life to help contribute and raise awareness for these causes.

Over spring break Larsen, and Jeff Herman, former president went to the New Jersey shore to help with Hurricane Sandy clean up.

On the weekend of April 12, a group of members

Are you interested in giving back to the community in more ways than one? Do you enjoy helping others?

Are you looking to join a club on campus? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, Circle K is for you.

Circle K is the collegiate version of the Kiwanis club.

It is a community service organization that gives its time to help others on campus and in the Shippensburg community. Its mission is to develop college students into a global network of responsible citizens and leadPhoto by Nicole Albor ers with a lifelong commitment in service. With more Phi Delta Theta and Delta Zeta were the first group to raise $5,000 than 12,600 members in 17 for Relay for Life. This was the first time the groups worked together. nations, Circle K International is making a positive impact on the world.

Efforts to raise money On Friday, April 6 they Andrea Weller “We do a lot of volunteerstarted on March 1; the once again passed their ex- ing at King’s Gap State Guest Writer groups stood on the inter- pectations, with a total of Park and King’s Kettle, the section of King and Queen $5,115 raised. streets holding signs and After fundraising ended plastic buckets.

They that number continued to Two Shippensburg Greek worked in shifts; some even rise from member donaorganizations combined stayed the entire six hours. tions as well as family and efforts this year to raise The first day the group friends. money for Relay For Life. raised $700.02, a number Out of the 50 registered They surpassed their goal that no one expected. teams competing in Relay through collecting money, “Seeing support from For Life, Delta Zeta and also known as canning, the community was the Phi Delta Theta ranked No. twice, making them the best part about all of this. 1. The group also received first group to raise $5,000. Residents of Shippensburg praise for their efforts by It all began in early would come over to us and SU Relay for Life’s Twitter March, when Phi Delta thank us for all of our ef- as well as a staff partner Theta and Delta Zeta joined forts in raising money for for Relay. forces to create one team Relay for Life,” said HeathA tweet on March 9 read, for Relay For Life. The two er Allison, team captain of “I can honestly say you all organizations felt strongly Delta Zeta and Phi Delta have been our most ambiabout the cause and knew Theta Relay group. tious group so far for relay. they could make more of a From there the groups Proud of your team!” difference together. continued to collect money Relay for Life is an orgaThe idea came to Tyler every Friday in hopes to nized, overnight communiRosch, a member of Phi reach their goal of $3,000. ty fundraising walk for peoDelta Theta, and Heather It only took two weeks. ple with cancer. The event Allison, a member of Delta When that goal was met was held at Shippensburg’s Zeta, early in the school they decided they would Ship Rec Building on Friyear. They had seen can- work to raise more. day, April 19 at 7 p.m. and ning before and knew how “When we increased the lasted all night. effective it could be for rais- goal to $5,000, members of ing money for charity. It both organizations were so was then that they began determined to make that Circle K is the collegiate version of the Kiwanis planning the fundraiser for happen and we did,” Alliits time to helping others on the SU campus. the two organizations. son said.

went to Penn State for a 12hour service marathon. The previous weekend members from Penn State came to Shippensburg for a 12- hour service marathon.

Circle K is always looking for new projects to do around campus and the Shippensburg area. Meetings go over the previous weeks events as well as the upcoming events.

During the meetings, a sheet is passed around for members to sign up for the week’s events. Before the end of the meeting, members introduce themselves and say something they are happy for while donating any spare change for the Red Cross.

General meetings are held every Tuesday at 8 p.m. in CUB 119. If interested in finding out more, email them at CircleK@ship. edu or visit their website at shipck.weebly.com/aboutus.html.

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Student Spotlight: Psychology student at SU travels abroad Sarah Listigovers Guest Writer

Rachel Flicker, a 21-yearold junior, is a psychology student at Shippensburg University. Flicker has been heavily involved with the campus, the community and even outside her community in the past three years she has spent at SU. Flicker is involved in several organizations on campus. She is the team development chair for Colleges Against Cancer; the historian for Psi Chi; the International Honors Psychology Society; and a member of Alpha Omicron Pi women’s fraternity.

She also works on campus as a workout instructor at ShipRec and teaches classes weekly.

In the fall semester of 2012 from Aug. 23 un-

til Dec. 23, Flicker studied abroad in Maastricht, Netherlands. While she was studying in the Netherlands, she traveled to Germany, Belgium, England and France.

In Germany, Flicker visited Berlin and was able to see the remains of the Berlin Wall, also known as the East Side Gallery. Also in Germany, she visited the Holocaust Museum and went on a tour and visited a memorial and underground museum.

In Belgium she visited the capital, Brussels, and was able to see the headquarters of the European Union. In England, Flicker was able to see “Les Miserables” at the Queens Theatre where it was originally shown.

Also in England, she visited the Harry Potter set and was able to view all the original scenes and props from the movies. Lastly,

Flicker went to France where she travelled on her own.

“The experience was very rewarding and not many people get to do it, so if you have the opportunity you should take it because it makes you independent and the experience is well worth it,” Flicker said.

Overall, Flicker enjoyed her experience and would go back to Europe any time she had the chance. When Flicker returned to Shippensburg she was elected to be the study abroad ambassador. Her job is to help others who are studying abroad in the United States, and help any students from SU who would like to study abroad.

Flicker is making the most of her college experience and encourages any student who is looking into studying abroad to take the opportunity and learn from it.

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Rachel Flicker studied abroad in the Netherlands and had the opportunity to travel to Germany, Belgium, England and France. She is now SU’s study abroad ambassador.

Greek Spotlight: Alpha Omicron Pi Women’s Fraternity Sarah Listigovers Guest Writer

Alpha Omicron Pi women’s fraternity was first founded at Barnard College in New York. Since then there have been 190 chapters installed with more than 151,000 initiated members all over the world.

Alpha Omicron Pi was founded at Shippensburg University in 1984.

The SU chapter, also known as the Tau Lambda chapter, has overcome many obstacles and has come a long way in the years it has been installed. In spring 2011, the Tau Lambda chapter was unable to fulfill the requirements and values of Alpha Omicron Pi and was suspended from campus.

With a lot of hard work and dedication from the sisters, alumnae and their advisers, they were able to

be quickly reinstated the following semester in fall 2011. Since reinstatement, the sisters of Alpha Omicron Pi have been successfully following out the motto of the fraternity that is “Exceed the Expectation.”

The chapter has 23 sisters and this school year has added 13 new members to the sorority through fall and spring recruitment.

They have held two philanthropic events called Spike Out Arthritis and Strike Out Arthritis.

Spike Out Arthritis was held in the fall and was a volleyball tournament in order to raise money for their national philanthropy, arthritis.

Strike Out Arthritis was held just a few weeks ago and it was a wiffle ball tournament. All of the proceeds went to the Arthritis Foundation.

Through these two events, the fraternity raised around $700 this school

year to donate to the Juvenile Arthritis Foundation, which is its chapter’s specific foundation. Along with these events, the fraternity has attended Up Til Dawn, Relay for Life and KupKakes for Kris.

Each sister does at least five hours of community service each semester to give back to the community,and is involved in another campus organization.

Along with community service and giving back, the members take time to bond with each other. Last week, they received second place in Greek Week after competing in various sports and activities.

They also do sisterhoods at least once a month, which are anything from having dinner together to going snow tubing. The chapter is one of the smaller sororities on campus, which has allowed members to become very close with one another.

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Alpha Omicron Pi Women’s Fraternity was founded at Barnard College in New York. The Tau Lambda chapter is one of the smaller sororities on SU’s campus.

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Sculptures that shape Shippensburg’s campus BRETT FISHEL

Guest Writer When walking through the Shippensburg University campus, one may not even notice the work into which some creative people put countless hours.

For example, who built the buildings we learn in or who decided to design the campus like it is? Do you even notice the sculptures that you pass by on a daily basis, maybe once, twice or even five times a day? Have you noticed “Life Force,” “Touchstone” or “Open Book” on campus?

“Life Force” by Dan Kainz is the sculpture that stands between Shippen Hall, Huber Art Center and Shearer Hall.

It is a tall standing charcoal sculpture with a shiny, red linear glass in the middle of it. Just looking at it could make one think of a volcano because the top of the sculpture is left open to make one’s eyes continue northward like when a volcano erupts with its red lava at the top.

When touching “Life Force,” it has a rough, jagged feel to it like a stone or a rock. As one moves from the outer edge of “Life Force,” it becomes smoother until the middle is reached,

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which is where the red glass is placed to make the vision go upward.

When the sun shines directly at it, the red glass can sometimes turn to a light orange color, making it a wonderful scene to look at.

It is placed perfectly in the middle at the top of a stairway, which may make one feel like he or she is climbing a great height.

Kainz is a sculptor from Allentown, Pa. Kainz uses rock or stone in most of his work. He sometimes uses one to two stones based on what he is trying to accomplish. One can also see by the work he has done that he always has a certain focal area or emphasis he is trying to make.

In “Life Force,” his focal area is the middle with the red glass. Kainz’s works are very linear or vertical, making the viewer’s eye go upward and making one think that maybe his life has gone north since starting his career in sculpture.

The next two sculptures are made from a creative man named Steve Dolbin, an art professor at SU. He has given many sculptures to SU. He also has a series that includes creative tools and an open book with an apple. His most compelling sculpture on campus is

the “Touchstone.”

The “Touchstone” is a large stone that is located at the entrance of the football field where the SU football players enter. At the beginning of each game, the players come onto the field and they all touch the rock, which symbolizes unity and togetherness.

The stone has a large, gold Ship symbol in the middle of the stone , which can symbolize greatness.

The gold and gray paint is used to withstand all weather conditions such as snow, wind, rain and hail. “Open Book” is also a very unique, but fitting, sculpture on Shippensburg’s campus, located in front of Grace B. Luhrs Elementary School.

The smooth, metal-plated book adds a safe and secure texture for kids to walk on, sit on, or even play on. The book is about five feet wide and knee level for easy access to the children who attend the elementary school.

Creativity and imagination come hand in hand. Do not assume things are there just because there is no place for them. Look into it and find a way to figure out why something is in the location it is in. In fact, find some time to look at these sculptures, they are there for a reason.

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The NBA playoffs can be a magical time with the buzzer beaters and the confetti flying. It can be one of the best times for sports fans, yet it can be one of the worst.

With the Miami Heat looking to defend their championship and the Los Angeles Lakers looking to make some noise Ryan and Bryan debate on who they think will steal the show this year.

Ryan: I get pretty excited when the NBA playoffs start, even though my beloved Sixers are usually not in attendance. Due to the fact that the Sixers lack playoff appearances I usually end up rooting for a different team. I’m not a bandwagon jumper but rooting for a different team in the playoffs makes watching more fun.

This year I am pulling for the New York Knicks.

I’m astonished at how well

Carmelo Anthony is playing so far. The Knicks have struggled in past seasons but this year they made a virtual 100 percent turn around. With Kobe being out the Lakers will be lucky to make it out of Round 1.

I wouldn’t mind seeing the Milwaukee Bucks make some noise as well, but that does not seem too feasible because the Heat are just too strong of a team. Along with James Harden beating his previous team the Oklahoma Thunder would definietly cause some excitement.

When it comes to the playoffs I want to see the Knicks take home the trophy. As much as Lebron “deserves” it I think it would make for a much better story to see Melo walk out of the arena with the trophy in his hands. At the end of the day I will always be a Sixers fan at heart, but this year I’m pulling for the Knicks.

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inevitable that the Miami Heat will make it through the rounds of the playoffs and make it to the finals.

With a lineup with the star power that the Heat have, and how well the Heat have played all year, it is hard to think that anything besides winning a championship would be a bust for the Heat. So, at this point of the season, it is not just about who might steal the show; it is about which team can beat the Heat.

Basketball fans will be watching, and everyone that is not a fan of the Miami Heat will be thinking the same thing, who is going to beat them. If another team can carry momentum and shut down the big three in Miami, the collective of basketball fans will be watching, but it doesn’t seem likely.

There’s just too much talent on the floor, and it is sad to say, but, the Miami Heat are turning into the Yankees of basketball. You know they are good, but you just want to see them get beat.

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Lacrosse April 23 at Millersville 4 p.m.

April 27 at East Stroudsburg 1 p.m.

Softball April 23 at Kutztown 2:30 & 4:30 p.m.

April 26 vs. MILLERSVILLE 2:30 & 4:30 p.m.

April 27 vs. EAST STROUDSBURG 1 & 3 p.m.

Baseball April 23 vs. LOCK HAVEN 3 p.m.

April 24 vs. WILMINGTON, DEL. 3 p.m.

April 27 vs. CLARION 1 & 3 p.m.

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Staff Writer Arguably, the best defensive player on the field is the shortstop.

In order to play the shortstop position effectively, one must display a wide array of athleticism that will enable one to cover a vast amount of ground — one must also have a strong arm and good hands for fielding.

The man named to the job of starting the beautiful 6-4-3 double plays for the Shippensburg University baseball team is freshman Mike Marcinko.

Playing baseball since Tball at six years old, Marcinko developed his skills at shortstop posting impressive results at PhilipsburgOsceola High School near State College, Pa. Marcinko explained that the most influential person to him has always been his father.

“He showed me baseball and taught me to have a good work ethic, not only in work and school, but in life as well,” Marcinko said.

While playing for the PO Mountaineers, Marcinko set four career records including hits, stolen bases, runs, and fewest times struck out. He also earned the honors of being named a conference all-star all four years and was named the Progressland Player of the Year.

From posting the numbers and earning the accolades he did, Marcinko gained interest of several college programs — even from a few Division I universities.

With the college offers on the table, his hard work and dedication had paid off. He was now able to compete at

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Mike Marcinko has made an immediate impact for SU so far in the 2013 season. Marcinko has been the primary starter at shortstop for SU and has aspirations to enter the MLB later on. the next level. However, he was left with the decision of where he would continue to improve his game.

After weighing his options, Marcinko decided that the opportunity to start at shortstop as a freshman was too good to pass up.

Therefore, the young shortstop landed on the conclusion that SU was

the destination of his next step in life.

“The opportunity to play in the PSAC is a good experience,” Marcinko said.

Marcinko’s decision to come play for the Raiders, due to the chance to start as a freshman, has paid off. Marcinko has started all 34 games at shortstop for the Raiders this season.

Through the first 34 games of his collegiate career, Marcinko has posted the team’s fourth-highest batting average (.330), has a .421 onbase percentage and has knocked in 12 RBIs in 103 at bats. He has also swiped 11 bases which ranks No. 2 for SU. Thinking about his favorite Raider experience, Mar-

cinko quickly landed upon a single game — “Our game against Shepherd, going 4-for-4 and playing a solid game in the field.”

Although Marcinko has earned the role as the starting shortstop, like any athlete, he is still motivated to improve.

According to Marcinko, his motivation is to make a

name for himself during his time at SU and to possibly get drafted. However, Marcinko is also devoted to improving his own skills so he can benefit the team even more in the future.

“Staying consistent.

I want to be a force on the team day-in and day-out trying to contribute no matter what day I’m having, Marcinko said. “If I’m having a bad day at the plate, I need to step it up in the field.” “I want to be the leader on the team who brings it every single day.”

In terms of the future for Marcinko and the Raiders, Marcinko is hoping for big things. “[Our goal is to be] No. 1 in the PSAC on our way to Regionals, [and try] to get to the College World Series.”

Even though a large portion of Marcinko’s time is devoted to baseball, he also said he is busy managing school alongside baseball.

As a biology major, Marcinko said he is aiming for a career in the medical field — a physician’s assistant or a physical therapist are at the top of his list.

Although Marcinko is working toward a career in the medical field, his dream is still to play professional baseball. Someday he may have the opportunity to play for his favorite team, the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Every road has its obstacles or challenges, but Marcinko continues to have the mindset to “keep pushing through.”

“Some days aren’t going to go your way, but you have to have the same mindset every day, and try to get the most out of each day,” Marcinko said.

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Kershaw and secondary look to give opposing quarterbacks nightmares in 2013 Sam Stewart

Sports Editor 41–10.

37–14.

Two black stains on the Shippensburg University football team’s otherwise spotless record.

An anemic offense together with a porous defense failed to garner SU’s first PSAC Championship since 2009 and then crumbled under pressure in the second round of the NCAA Playoffs against Winston-Salem State University. After a 10–0 start to the season, the Raiders failed to achieve what seemed impossible at the start of the season — a national championship.

Now, with a slew of offensive starters departing for graduation, the one aspect of this team that remains intact is the defense. The bend-but-not-break approach that was seen in the 2011 season was replaced with a much more stalwart defensive effort in 2012.

Granted, SU struggled mightily against IUP and WSSU, but according to Tyriq Kershaw, the Raiders’ defense is ready to make that extra step to lead this team to prominence once again.

“We expect to take it to the next level,” Kershaw said. “We were a very good secondary I feel like last year, but we didn’t meet all the expectations that we had. I feel like now this is the year we make a name ourselves for us nationally.”

Last season the defense ranked in the middle of the

pack nationally last season as it allowed over 350 yards per game — good for No. 2 in the PSAC behind IUP. However, if signs from the Spring Game could give any indication of how good this defense will be then PSAC opponents should start working trick plays in practice because that is the only way they can beat it.

The defense returns its starting secondary from last season and returns a linebacking core that all have starting experience.

Replacing Cody Fleming at middle linebacker will be a tough challenge but Brian Sourber, Sean Sadowsky, James Brennan and Cory Fleming — Cody’s brother — have all made significant contributions to the team already. Sourber led the team in tackles last season while Brennan and Sadowsky each wreaked havoc in the backfield recording seven tackles-for-loss in 2012.

Jake Metz headlines a defensive line that gave quarterback Zach Zulli troubles all throughout the Spring Game two weeks ago. Metz’s speed gave quarterbacks nightmares in 2012 as the defensive end recorded 11.5 sacks last season while also recording 19 tackles-for-loss and one interception. Following the Spring Game, Zulli was confident that the defensive line would hold water this year.

“I think our defense is going to be good,” Zulli said.

“Our defensive line looked tremendous [during the Spring Game], they blocked our gaps and did everything right.”

The secondary, featuring James Cooper, Mike Goode, Avery Coleman and Kershaw looks to be one of the strongest in the PSAC. With the whole group returning in 2013, SU’s secondary boasts a group that recorded 12 interceptions in 2012 — seven of those coming from wins against Bloomsburg University in the PSAC East title game and the NCAA first round playoff game.

The secondary was at it again during the Spring Game as it picked off Zulli four times in the game — Kershaw collected two during the contest. Head coach Mark Maciejewski called the game a “double-edged sword,” in relation to how well his defense played compared to the offense.

“I thought the defense played really well [during the Spring Game],” Maciejewski said. “The thing about our defense is pretty much the whole group is back. Those guys gelled pretty well and they’ve got some chemistry there right now and they’ve had a good spring. I’m excited about that part.”

With eight of its 11 starters returning in 2013, is this the year that the defense leads the team instead of the offense, or is it the year that both sides gel together to form a national title contender? All answers will start to be found when SU takes on Shepherd University Sept. 7.

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Lindsey Kennedy sets new school record for most assists in a single game Senior Lindsey Kennedy set a single-game school record on Saturday with eight assists and sophomore Courtney Kennedy scored a career-high six goals as the Shippensburg University women’s lacrosse team earned its first victory over Gannon since 1997, defeating the Golden Knights 13-8.

Shippensburg (5-10, 3-6 PSAC) kept its playoff hopes alive with the road victory but remains two games behind both Gannon (9-6, 5-4 PSAC) and Bloomsburg.

The Raiders cannot leapfrog the Huskies due to the head-to-head tiebreaker.

However, if SU can defeat Millersville and ESU next week, and if Gannon loses to Mercyhurst and IUP, then the Raiders will sneak into the postseason.

Kennedy’s game Saturday was one for the ages.

Her eight assists breaks the school record set in 1979 by Joanie Dotzman, who had seven in a game

against Bloomsburg. It is one short of the PSAC single-game record (9) set two years ago by Lock Haven’s Kayleigh Johnson.

The effort also brings her season assists total to 34, which breaks the singleseason record of 29 set in 2004 by Hillary Eckert.

Lindsey also had a careerhigh nine draw controls, helping Shippensburg record a 16-7 advantage in the contest. She also finished with a goal, two groundballs and a caused turnover.

Courtney Kennedy had a hat trick in each half and assisted on Lindsey’s firsthalf tally. She also tied for a team high with four groundball pickups in the game.

Sophomore Sheila Johnson netted her first hat trick of the season and third of her career in addition to a pair of groundballs and draw controls. Junior Bennett Widlake scored goals on both of her shots Saturday while junior Amanda

Krok added a goal and an assist. Senior Roxanne Brown had an assist, four groundballs, a caused turnover and a draw control.

Freshman Ally Frymoyer continued her solid play in goal by making 12 saves. Frymoyer made six saves in each half, and perhaps more importantly, stopped all five of Gannon’s shots on free positions.

SU took a 6-5 lead into halftime but took control in the second half, out-scoring the Golden Knights by a 7-3 margin. The Raiders matched its season-best effort for the sixth time this season in allowing just three goals in the second half.

With playoffs coming up the Raiders need to win their next game as they head to Millersville University at 4 p.m. Tuesday for a pivotal PSAC showdown.

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Lindsey Kennedy continues to perform at a high level for the Raiders.

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Clutch late inning hits propel SU to much needed Sunday sweep Miles Sherman Staff Writer

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Douglas has been productive at the plate and in the field this year.

SU splits Saturday twinbill

The Raiders captured game one of Saturday’s doubleheader against WCU Casey Maun

Staff Writer The Shippensburg University baseball team spilt its doubleheader Saturday afternoon with West Chester University, winning the first contest 5–3, and falling in a close 9–8 decision in Game 2.

Game 1: In Game 1, junior Pat Kregeloh received the win for the Raiders as he pitched into the seventh inning, striking out five and allowing only three hits in the contest. After giving up a first inning triple to WCU’s second baseman Justin Lamborn, which drove in the first run of the game, Kregeloh proved to be tough, by then retiring the next 16 Golden Ram hitters.

Game 1 was silent until the sixth inning when SU got on the board after Kregeloh drove in Cal Hogan on a fielder’s choice. In the next half inning the Rams drove in what they hoped would be the game winning run after Chris Pula drove in Jack Provine for the second time in the game.

The Raiders struck back in the top of the seventh inning when Michael Douglas singled to drive in Jimmy Spanos. The Raiders took the lead later in the inning after Hogan drove in another SU run. Tyler Shover then increased the lead with a home run over the right field fence, driving in Hogan.

The Golden Rams scored a run in the bottom of the seventh but were unable to come up with enough offense as the Raiders closed the Game 1 victory, 5–3.

Game 2: In Game 2, SU lost a heartbreaker after Pula doubled down the right field line to give WCU the walk-off win, 9–8.

The Golden Rams started the game on fire in the bottom of the first after second baseman Justin Lamborn hit a two-RBI triple.

Lamborn scored later on a SU wild pitch to give the Golden Rams a 3–0 lead.

The Raiders answered back in the top of the next inning when Spanos doubled down the line to drive in SU’s first run of the game. Designated hitter

Dan Wimer doubled down the left-field line to drive in Simon Beloff and Spanos to tie the game at three.

The Raiders took the lead later in the inning after Mike Marcinko hit a sacrifice fly to drive in Wimer. Unfortunately for the Raiders the tie was short lived as the Golden Rams drove in two more runs in the next inning to give WCU a 6–4 lead.

The Raiders took the lead for the second time in the game in the top of the fourth inning after Wimer drove in RBIs No. 3 and No. 4 on the day. Later in the inning, Douglas doubled down the right-field line and drove in two more Raider runners to give SU an 8–6 lead.

Once again, the Golden Rams answered in the bottom of the sixth after Pula doubled down the line to bring the Golden Rams within one.

Pula struck yet again in the seventh as he doubled down the right-field line, driving in Lamborn. Lamborn’s run sent the Golden Rams to victory as WCU walked off with a 9-8 victory.

Game 1: SU got on top in the first with Cal Hogan doubling to right center in the second at-bat and senior catcher Tyler Shover following it up with a single to right. Pat Kregeloh then drove home both runners with a deep double over the center fielder’s head.

Both teams exchanged runs in the second, with the Raider run coming on a bases-loaded fielder’s choice RBI from junior center fielder Michael Douglas for a 3-1 lead.

With a Golden Ram runner on base in the top of the third, senior right fielder Cody Kulp made an excellent running catch while crashing into the fence in foul territory behind the SU bullpen and holding on for the final out.

Patterson came through in the clutch himself in the sixth after loading the bases with two walks and a hit batter to lead off the frame. The right-hander then induced an infield fly to first, a foul out caught by a sprinting Spanos in rightfield foul territory and a fielder-choice groundout to shortstop to escape the inning unscathed.

Marcus Shippey allowed just one Golden Ram hit in the ninth and 10th innings to set up the Raider victory in the bottom of the 10th. In his first plate appearance of the game senior David

McKolosky drew a lead-off walk.

Spanos then reached on a bunt single before both runners advanced a base on a sacrifice bunt from freshman shortstop Mike Marcinko. Douglas was then intentionally walked before Hogan hit the first pitch he saw to deep, straight-away center that scored McKolosky for the walk-off win.

Game 2: SU used a late inning effort to pull out a 5–2 victory over WCU. After Game 1 went into extra innings, SU battled back from a two-run deficit Saturday afternoon at Fairchild Field.

Pitcher Nick Massetti started the game by hitting two batters and walking the third to load the bases.

The Golden Rams jumped on the opportunity when junior Justin Roman laced the ball back up the middle to give WCU a 2–0 lead.

The Golden Rams jumped on SU early but stayed quiet the next three innings. WCU’s Conor Kerins worked the strike zone and did not allow a hit until the fifth inning.

Kulp registered the Raiders’ first hit in the fifth which fueled the bats for SU. Jimmy Spanos had an RBI double to score Kulp and give the Raiders life.

Marcinko used this momentum to single through second base and score Spanos to tie the game at two.

After a double play in the top of the sixth, the Raiders offense went to work in the bottom of the inning. Hogan

roped a leadoff double down the third-base line, setting up a scoring opportunity for SU. Hogan advanced to third on a groundout with one out when the Rams decided to intentionally walk Kregeloh to set up a double play.

However, Kerins got wild and hit Dan Wimer,which resulted in a bases loaded situation for SU and a pitching change for the Golden Rams. The 2–2 tie was broken within minutes as new pitcher Brent Roehrich threw a wild pitch which allowed Hogan to race home and score the go-ahead run for the Raiders. Roehrich threw yet another wild pitch, that scored Shover to give the Raiders a 4–2 lead.

Simon Beloff continued the scoring in the bottom of the sixth with a double to right field that scored the Raiders’ final run enroute to the 5–2 victory.

Massetti allowed two men to reach base in the top of the seventh before being replaced by Kregeloh. Massetti worked six full innings and allowed five hits while striking out eight enroute to picking up his second win of the year .

SU (22-17, 9-11 PSAC EAST) continues action with a crucial game against Lock Haven University (1420, 8-8 PSAC WEST), Tuesday afternoon at Fairchild Field.

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Raiders drop Sunday doubleheader to Golden Rams Estep strikes out 11 in Game 1 but Raiders drop contest in extra innings to WCU Casey Maun

Staff Writer The Shippensburg University softball team was unable to match the West Chester University bats in the late innings as the Golden Rams went on to win both games of a doubleheader at Robb Field on Sunday afternoon.

Game 1: SU started Game 1 strong behind junior pitcher Emily Estep. Sophomore Tyler Thompson singled and was brought home by a hardhit double over the center fielder’s head by designated player Jessie Trammell.

WCU got one back in the fifth when Estep hit WCU left fielder Megan Kelly with a pitch. Kelly proceeded to steal second and after a walk was issued to

and scored when Anderson singled to right on the first pitch of the inning. Norris then singled for WCU, and Anderson advanced to third on a throwing error by third baseman Briana Giovenco. Another run scored on a dropped fly ball to center, putting the game out of reach for the Raiders, who went quietly in their half of the 10th.

Pitcher Devon Utterback went the distance for the Golden Rams, giving up two runs on eight hits, earning her 15th win of the season.

Estep (12–4) gave up four runs (three earned) on seven hits, while walking three Photo by Ryan Trexler and striking out 11.

Jessie Trammell went 3—9 on the day for the Raiders.

She knocked in Game 2: Hoping for a better out- her lone RBI off a double to left-field in Game 1 vs. the Golden Rams. come in Game 2, SU sent The Raiders got on the ning with a double down ter field that split the gap sophomore pitcher Maken- board in the bottom of the the right-field line and ad- and put WCU up 4–3. zie Lynn to the circle to op- second. Shortstop Taylor vanced to third on a groundSU refused to give in, pose Kim Murl.

Weisman led off the in- out from first baseman answering with a run of its Maddie Justice. Murl then own in the bottom of the walked second baseman seventh. Right fielder KierEmmie Burke. With run- sten Darhower laid down a ners at the corners, third bunt single stole second and baseman Liz Parkins hit came home to score on a sininto a fielder’s choice back gle to right by Thompson, to Murl who mishandled it, beating the offline throw to allowing Weisman to score. the plate.

The Golden Rams opened Lynn shut out the Golden Rams until the sixth, when the floodgates in the eighth.

Schuck doubled off the wall With two outs in the inin center with two outs. ning, catcher Erin Quense Murl helped her own cause doubled to deep center and by singling to right field third baseman Laura Altento score pinch runner Kim burger followed that with a double of her own to put Begley.

SU got two more runs WCU back on top. WCU in the bottom of the sixth scored three more in the inas Trammell hit a one-out ning, and Utterback shut single and was brought down the Raiders in the bothome when Weisman hit tom of the eighth to secure her second double of the the victory.

Lynn (5¬4) was charged game, advancing to third on the throw. Kirstin Mc- with eight runs on 13 hits Clune entered to pinch hit and two walks.

The Raiders returns to for Burke and beat out an infield single to second to action on Tuesday, April score Weisman, putting the 23 at Kutztown University with two games at 2:30 p.m.

Raiders up 3–1.

Lynn could not get the and 4:30 p.m. The Raidfinal three outs, giving up ers return to Robb Field to three runs on three hits in finish out the season with the top of the seventh to al- doubleheaders on Friday low WCU to take the lead. and Saturday, against MillJessica Norris delivered the ersville University and East Photo by Ryan Trexler biggest hit of the inning, a Stroudsburg University, reseason in Game 1, but recorded 11 strikeouts. two-run double to left-cen- spectively.

right fielder Kelly Anderson, came home on a single to right on a 2–2 pitch by shortstop Jessica Norris.

Anderson advanced to third on a throwing error. Estep loaded the bases by hitting second baseman Jessica Schuck, but escaped further damage by striking out designated player Kim Murl swinging.

SU got another run in the fifth on singles from junior left fielder Hilary Lyons and Thompson. The Raiders did not hold onto the lead for long, as Estep could not provide the shutdown inning, allowing a leadoff home run on a 0–2 pitch to WCU first baseman Jillian Murray.

Game 1 went into the international tiebreaker, which places a runner on second at the beginning of the inning. Kelly was placed on second for WCU

Emily Estep suffered her fourth loss of the

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