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Dear Slate Readers, What a bizarre year.

Between the indecisive winter, Plan B scandal, and all the off-campus incidents, I would say normalcy was forgotten at some point at the beginning of last semester.

This has definitely been a year for the history books. So much has happened locally and nationally, it is no wonder why this year has been a total blur.

We have highlighted some of these major events which have impacted Shippensburg University, some Dear Slate Readers, First, I want to congratulate all of the graduating seniors and wish them all the best of luck in their endeavors after graduation.

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good and some bad, but nothing we cannot endure.

After the Plan B Scandal in February, it is clear that SU can overcome just about anything.

We are a dedicated and intelligent group of individuals who know how to roll with the punches — a characteristic that is desperately needed during this time.

With Gov. Tom Corbett proposing another drastic cut in education funding, and the sudden spike in crime off campus, we may not have seen the end big changes. However, if we

stay together like we have done before, we can make it through almost any situation that we might face in the future.

Uncertainty does not always mean that things will turn for the worse. Sometimes uncertainty brings out the best in people, and inspires us to do things we did not know we were capable of.

By the end of fall semester last year, The Slate was at a very rocky point, for various reasons.

However, through hard work and the passionate dedication of my fantastic

staff, The Slate is now running as strong as it ever has, if not stronger.

As of right now, The Slate has won four awards for our hard work this year: From the Pennsylvania Newspaper Association for Best Editorial by Ashley Price and second place for Best Sports Photo

by Hannah Brant; from the Association Scholastic Press Association for first place Newspaper and First Place for Outstanding Front Page.

I am sure there are more for The Slate in the future.

I am so proud of the staff

this year. Each and every one of them has worked very hard every week, and they do not even flinch when I have to ask them to work just a little bit harder.

I could have never asked for a better staff, and I credit them for everything The Slate has accomplished this year.

I am excited to see what the new staff will have to offer, especially because I see great potential in them as I have with this year’s staff. This truly is a bittersweet ending to an interesting year.

I am excited for next year and the possibilities it has to offer, but I am also going to miss those who will not be returning. I wish all of those graduating the best of luck, though I know they will not need it.

For now, I will say farewell, readers, and thank you for all your support.

For those returning, we will see you next year. And for those graduating, good luck and thank you.

cessful year. Every editor, writer and photographer made this year a great one.

We would not be able to make this publication possible without all of you.

I also want to thank the readers.

If it was not for everyone who picks up a copy of The Slate and reads it or just pages through it, we would not be able to publish every week. I also want to say thank you for helping

our website become such a success.

Again, if it was not for everybody who looked at the site and retweeted us on Twitter and liked our Facebook page, word would not have spread as quickly as it did.

This year was a big one for Shippensburg.

We had an Emmy nomination, a visit from the Plain White T’s and Fabolous, and we cannot forget

about Plan B. A lot happened nationally, too. Apple co-founder Steve Jobs died along with Penn State University coaching legend Joe Paterno. There was also the Jerry Sandusky scandal at Penn State as well.

One thing is for sure after this year — expect the unexpected.

Penn State could not have known how big the Sandusky scandal was

going to get, just like we could not have known how big the Plan B controversy controversy was going to get. We learned about life through these stories. We learned to always be prepared. Even in the recent weeks with the SU Alerts, we are still learning to always be prepared and expect the unexpected.

As we finish this 2011– 2012 school year at SU, I want to wish all students

luck on their finals.

To the seniors, remember what we learned in the media this year — expect the unexpected and be prepared.

I look forward to another successful year with Chelsea next year.

Thank you and have a splendid summer.

Sincerely, Chelsea Wehking Editor-in-Chief

Cara Shumaker Managing Editor

From biggest to smallest: A year in review September 20, 2011

March 24, 2012

The Slate reported that Shippensburg University Police began carrying tasers to protect officers while on duty.

Starting in late March, several reports of assaults and other threatening behavior have been reported in the early hours on weekend near SU campus.

February 3, 2012

Shipnewsnow.com published a story about the Plan B vending machine in Etter Health Center. The story sparked a national debate, and media frenzy.

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Sex abuse charges were filed against Jerry Sandusky, Penn State assistant coach and Second Mile charity founder. During the investigation, several prominent members in Penn State were fired including Penn State President Graham Spanier and the late head football coach, Joe Paterno.

Former Penn State football coach, Joe Paterno died after battling lung cancer.

February 17, 2012

A group only identifying itself as The Polycarp Research Institute protested the Plan B vending machine located in the Etter Health Center on campus.

Protests and petitions shut down SOPA and PIPA on January 20, 2011, after SOPA was introduced in October.

September 24, 2011

Steve Jobs, Apple CEO passed away after battling pancreatic cancer.

January 20, 2012

SUTV was nominated for an Emmy in the College Production News Category for the group’s coverage of the Education Budget Rally in Harrisburg last year.

February 20, 2012

The Slate wins two awards from the Keystone Pennsylvania Press Awards sponsored by the Pennsylvania Newspaper Association for Second Place for Best Sports Photo by Hannah Brant and First Place Best Editorial by Ashley Price.

April 13, 2012

The Slate wins two awards from the American Scholastic Press Association for First Place Newspaper and First Place Outstanding Front Page.

April 21, 2012

Fabolous performed on SU campus as part of the Statewide Concert Party.

January 30, 2012

The fountain in front of Old Main is removed to be renovated. The fountain is said to be finished and re-installed in time for graduation this semester.

November 16, 2011

The Plain White T’s performed at SU.

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RaiderFest raises money for Coffee vending machine to Better Days Animal League be installed in Grove Hall

tions to stay running. Local government and other Staff Writer organizations help to assist the animal shelter with reThe Shippensburg Uni- sources as well. versity RaiderFest is a university and community celebration by the Activities Program Board (APB).

“Raiderfest donates The event is on April 28. all the proceeds It will start at 1 p.m. and go to charity for the until 7 p.m. SU students will receive one free ticket.

Better Days Tickets are $3 for those Animal League. students after the first free This is a way one with an SU ID. Tickets are $5 for the public. for SU and the RaiderFest donates all community to give of the proceeds to charity back to charity. for the Better Days Animal League. This is a way for SU and the community to give back to charity.

The Better Days Animal League is a non-profit The Better Days Animal organization that rescues League was established in animals. It is located in the summer of 2007. Since Shippensburg. The ani- its beginning, the animal mal shelter needs dona- shelter has helped and

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saved numerous animals.

It finds homes for animals that are in need.

The Better Days Animal League’s mission is to act as a voice for animals. The organization is dedicated to the principle that all life must be treated with value, dignity, and respect.

It stands to represent animals’ rights. It acts to prevent animal abuse and neglect through education on how to properly and responsibly care for animals.

The Better Days Animal League also promotes public awareness of the importance of spaying and neutering in order to prevent the problems the shelter frequently deals with.

The organization’s ultimate goal is to promote kindness and responsibility with animals and provide them with sufficient homes.

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Advertising Director This fall, students in Grove Hall will be within arm’s length of a “pick-meup” and enjoy a cup of coffee without even leaving the building.

A group of students from Allison Watts’ strategy implementation class were presented with the idea of

getting coffee within Grove Hall and have been working with various administrators throughout the semester to complete the project.

The group felt that the best option to have coffee within the building was to obtain a vending machine, which will be located in the third–floor study lounge.

They assure students that the machine will be state-of-the-art with good quality coffee using cash only.

Students and professors will experience many benefits from having coffee within the building, such as increased alertness and participation and convenience.

The machine will increase the amount of options for students to buy

coffee on campus. This project has also provided benefits to the students working on it.

The group gained real world experience using money that it hoped would be invested into the project.

Group members also learned to work around problems that they did not expect to encounter.

Watts said that she is proud of the work the group has completed thus far and is excited to see the outcome of the coffee project.

She expects to continue a project such as this one with her Strategy Implementation class next semester by using some of the ideas from the group this semester.

Learning Center provides students with free tutoring Rachel Wrigley Guest Writer

Most college students can easily relate to the frustration that comes with that one class or subject with which they struggle.

The good news is that Shippensburg University offers a tutoring program to assist students.

Tutoring is available for free to all SU students.

The tutors are both undergraduate and graduate students who maintain a minimum 3.0 cumulative grade point average.

Tutors work with students on various subjects during scheduled appointment times at The Learning Center in Ezra Lehman Library.

Caleb Smith, a biology Smith said that all sermajor and biochemistry vices are used quite exminor, works as a tutor in tensively and that looking The Learning Center. around the center at any given minute, you will see about 20 tutors and about 25 students; most foreign language tutors see groups of about four or five people.

Overall, Smith said that working as a tutor has been a positive experience.

It has allowed him to meet and help a lot of people.

“Not only does tutoring look great on your resume (and medical school application), but it also honestly feels good. The look on someone’s face who has just conquered an opposition that has been bothHe has been tutoring ering them since it was students in biology, chem- introduced in class is an istry and physics since awesome thing to see,” Smith said.

September 2011.

In addition to tutoring, The Learning Center also has learning specialists and Academic Improvement Plan (AIM) specialists.

These specialists focus more on working with students who are in danger of failing out of school or on academic probation and are required to have tutoring appointments.

As most would probably assume, The Learning Center gets much busier during the weeks leading up to finals.

Most tutors are completely booked with appointments and have alternate tutees waiting to fill any spots ahead of them that may cancel or not show up for their appointments.

“We are fortunate to attend a university where this service is free and you get individualized attention, so why not use the service?”

Sometimes if it gets too busy, The Learning Center will send groups of people to an individual tutor for group sessions, as long as the material is similar.

However, there is no tutoring during the ac-

tual week of finals. Smith strongly encourages students to take advantage of tutoring services if they are experiencing difficulty with a certain class or subject.

“If you need help with something, come to The Learning Center. We are fortunate to attend a university where this service is free and you get individualized attention, so why not use the service?” Smith said.

If students are interested in tutoring services, they can call The Learning Center at (717) 477-1420 to schedule an appointment, email them at Learning@ ship.edu, or go right to The Learning Center located on the main level of Ezra Lehman Library.

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Financial aid available to students Writers share poetry and insight W K during summer sessions at SU Staff Writer ILLIAM

In order to get summer financial aid, there are a few factors.

You must have at least six credits scheduled between all three summer sessions in a degree seeking program (ex: three credits in summer Term 1 and three credits in summer Term 3).

You must have completed a FAFSA for the current aid year.

You must have passed Satisfactory Academic Progress. Please refer to the Financial Aid website

for additional details. You must have remaining eligibility from the fall and spring semesters – summer is a trailer for SU. This means whatever aid you have for the year that is not used in fall and spring can be used in summer.

If you were less than half time for fall or spring and are PELL eligible, you could use the remaining PELL for summer. This will be automatically done for you. However, if you have remaining federal

loan eligibility you must complete a summer loan application, located on the website under Forms and Links.

If you did not meet Satisfactory Academic Progress, do not have six credits scheduled in a degree seeking program or have any remaining eligibility in your aid, you may apply for a private educational loan through a third party lender of your choosing to cover your summer costs.

You may need a co-signer.

Police Logs POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA / DRUG PARAPHERNALIA On Tuesday, April 17, at approximately 7:57 p.m., the university police were dispatched to the fifth floor of Naugle Hall to assist the residence hall staff with an incident involving possible marijuana use in one of the rooms. Officers went to the room in question and spoke with the occupants of the room. When the officers arrived, they could smell a strong odor of marijuana coming from inside the room.

During the investigation, the officers recovered a small amount of marijuana from one of the occupants and recovered drug paraphernalia from other areas of the room. James L. Turner III, 18, of Naugle Hall was charged with possession of a small amount of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. A criminal complaint was filed before the local Magisterial District Judge.

UNDERAGE DRINKING On Saturday, April 21, at approximately 12:13 a.m., several university police officers were working at an event at Henderson Gymnasium when one of the officers encountered an intoxicated female in the area. The female in question was visibly intoxicated and had been denied entry to the event because of her condition. While she was walking away from the building, the female fell on the sidewalk causing minor injuries to both of her knees. The female was identified as Briana Marie Hoachlander, 19, a non-student visitor from Harrisburg, Pa. Hoachlander was visibly intoxicated, admitted to consuming alcohol and submitted to a portable breath test, which showed positive results for alcohol in her system. Because of Hoachlander’s condition and injuries, an ambulance was dispatched to the scene and she was transported to the Chambersburg hospital for further evaluation and treatment. Hoachlander was cited for underage drinking.

DISORDERLY CONDUCT On Saturday, April 21, at approximately 11:30 p.m., several university police officers were working an event at the Ceddia Union Building when one of the officers heard a loud argument occurring at one of the ticket lines at the event entrance.

The officer approached the situation and was advised by a staff member that the male that he was arguing with needed to be escorted out of the event, and that he was not permitted to re-enter. The male in question was identified as Ricky Lamont Richardson, age 23, of Harrisburg, Pa. Richardson was asked to leave the event, however, he refused and became irate and uncooperative. As Richardson was being escorted from the building, he deliberately pushed over two racks of magazines and brochures that were located in the lobby of the building. Richardson was then taken into custody and transported to the university police station.

Richardson was issued a citation for disorderly conduct and was then released to another individual. Richardson was advised not to return to campus or he would be arrested for trespassing and taken to the Cumberland County Prison.

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Three award-winning poets visited Shippensburg University on Thursday to share their insight about the art of writing and to share their poems at a reading at Old Main Chapel.

Mark Leidner, Michelle Taransky and Anna Moschovakis come from diverse backgrounds and they all have wildly different, yet oddly complimentary, styles.

Leidner has published multiple works and received critical acclaim for his humorous approach to poetry, which drew many laughs at the poetry reading.

“When you’re in the zone of writing, for me, it gives this illusion that you’re in a conversation that is eternal,” Leidner said when asked about the rewards of writing.

Moschovakis is known for her writing as well as translations. Her awards include fellowships from the New York Foundation for the Arts and the Fund for Poetry, and a translation fellowship from The National Book Centre. She teaches at the Pratt Institute and at Milton Avery Graduate School for the Arts at Bard College. She is also an editor with Ugly Duckling Press.

“Be more interested in what you think about other

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people’s work than what they think about yours. I think that is what pushes you to keep looking for the thing that excites you,” Moschovakis advises to aspiring poets.

Taransky works at Kelly Writers House at the University of Pennsylvania.

Her first book was selected

by Marjorie Welish as winner of the 2008 Omnidawn Poetry Contest.

“Like a color-blind painter, it’s more about interest,” Taransky said about writers, pointing out that an expertise is not required to write poetry and blind spots could actually produce unique and innovative poetry.

In the afternoon the poets spoke for over an hour with students in a panel discussion about writing and poetry among other topics.

Many students showed great interest in what the poets had to say and stayed afterward to talk about poetry, comedy and language translation; a good example of the writers’ interesting variety.

Thursday night a crowd of students filed into Old Main Chapel to hear the poets read from their books, “Beauty was the Case They Gave Me,” by Leidner, “You and Three Others are Approaching a Lake,” by Moschovakis and “Barn Burned, Then,” by Taransky.

Professor Zachary Savich hosted the event. His

students Sara Brett, Michael D’Ambrosio and Amy Iacono introduced Leidner, Taransky and Moschovakis, respectively.

Over the next 60 minutes, students heard Leidner’s witty comedic poetry, Taransky’s bombardment of deep ideas and imagery and Moschovakis’s incorporation of research and information in poetry.

Society, politics, sexuality, religion, coolness and lameness were all touched upon evoking laughter and applause from the audience.

All three writers have been focused on poetry for 10–20 years. They all approach the art differently, but they have much wisdom to share with aspiring students. SU student and writer Robert DiCarlo, who read the poets’ books, was inspired by the free spirit of their art and learned there is no specific way to approach poetry.

The poets had much to share besides their writing, leaving many students with a better understand of poetry, writing and success in general. Leidner’s most important piece of advice to students served to help students and writers not be discouraged and become stronger from setbacks.

“I would say that being unafraid to make mistakes is a really important thing,” he said. “Never make the same mistake twice, but mistakes are how you learn.”

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The importance of being and SU community and students staying actively involved helping others in need Katrina Panasiuk Opinion Editor

They say you get out of it what you put into it. And they say it will be over in no time.

They were right.

Graduation is an achievement we will hopefully all experience within the next few years.

For me, that time has come sooner than anticipated.

Though I will miss the spontaneous naps and personal chefs, I am fully prepared to unfold the next chapter in my life.

The feeling of contentment is satisfied by a glance over my own undergraduate checklist.

Among many things, I have joined a sorority and met friends who will ride along for the next journey.

I have done an internship against my mother’s wish, opposed to the expenses involved, and I have completed the classes — and then some — required to graduate.

The time has come for all of us anticipating graduation to take the next few days to experience what

we have not done and appreciate the things we have done.

Given the opportunity, it is unclear whether I would go back and do it all over again. It is more of a “been there, done that” type of feeling and aforementioned, it is time to move on.

However, I am very thankful for the opportunities allotted to me as an undergraduate, specifically the opportunities offered from organizations to which I was involved.

If I can tell you one thing, it is to get involved and stay involved.

There is nothing sadder than simply going to college for a degree alone.

Do not forget about the various sports teams, multicultural organizations, social groups, media groups, etc.

Prospective employers are not simply looking for college graduates, they are looking for grads who have well-rounded experience to support their degrees.

Saying you have graduated from college is one thing, but saying you have graduated and have written for The Slate, or anchored for

Shippensburg University Television, or sung in the choir places you on a higher level than the applicants without these experiences.

Shippensburg University offers nearly 200 different clubs and organizations for students to become involved in.

There is no reason for a student to not get involved in extra-curricular activities.

Join the choir. Write for SUTV. Host a show for WSYC ­— SU’s campus radio. Audition for Act V Productions. Join the Adventure Club, or Activities Program Board, or Chess Club­— yes we have one of those at SU. Get involved. Put yourself out there and offer yourselves bragging rights.

Earn bragging rights from having articles or photographs published in print, or for holding executive positions for campus organizations.

Do what it takes to satisfy and further complement that hard-earned college degree. After all, what is college without the experiences and achievements we face and earn?

Note from the editor: Congratulations Class of 2012!

A special thanks to the graduating Slate seniors.

Samantha Noviello

Asst. Opinion Editor Shippensburg University has a lot to offer its students, but some aspects really stand out to the public.

Like many schools, clubs and organizations, raising money to help people in need is a top priority.

Not only does this look good by a school or organization, but it also feels really good to help out someone less fortunate than many.

Being someone who has lost multiple people in life because of cancer and other fatal diseases, the vast amount of fundraising and support from the community and students of SU makes me proud to say I attend here.

As every year, SU students held Relay for Life in the Student Rec Center on campus on Friday, April 20.

Relay for Life is a huge event to raise money for cancer and to support those who have lost loved ones from the horrible disease.

In the past, more than 600 students and others attended Relay for Life and the school raised $36,000 for battling cancers and for support organizations for cancer patients.

It feels so good to know that a great number of people showed up to support and walk for such a good cause.

This university really sticks together when it comes to a good cause.

Another group that was extremely helpful to those in need was the SU field hockey team.

Adding to their terrific 13-2 record, the field hockey team has donated more $1,000 to charity during its 2011 season.

In October, the team raised more than $600 for the LUNGevity foundation, wearing shirts that supported James Taylor,

Kristina Taylor’s father, who passed away from lung cancer.

Getting a whole team together to support one cause is extremely beneficial to everyone doing it, and the family for those who are suffering.

Another organization that they have donated nearly $300 to is the Kay Yow foundation, supporting N.C. State women’s basketball coach, who passed away from breast cancer in 2009.

‘The supporters and organizers of such fundraisers and group organizations that raise the money to help people and give back to the community, are of high importance to the students at SU and the groups are all proud to say they love to help.”

The supporters and organizers of such fundraisers and group organizations that raise the money to help people and give back to the community, are of high importance to the students at SU and the groups are all proud to say they love to help.

Being apart of a university that has such a tight community of supports is so great, but easily overlooked.

Take initiative and really look into different events here on campus that can get you involved; it is good for the soul.

This past Saturday, April 21, Chris Nelson and Carenna Neely hosted the annual Athlete Auction to raise money for Make- AWish Foundation.

Raising more $3,800, SU students bid on their favorite performing athletes and all money was greatly appreciated and donated to this cause.

The importance of getting involved in charity, group organizations and really joining together and being a part of the sports team you may be on, is crucial and really beneficial.

People who are not in groups or sports really look up to those who are and love to help out.

Sports teams on campus really act as families and when they all get together to form a fundraiser, it is great to know they are helping someone who needs the money and support more than we all do.

People over look charity very easily, saying they just do not have the money.

And being a college student, we are all broke, I know.

But sometimes it is not the money.

It is the time, dedication and support that really means something.

And sometimes, that money you may use to put gas in your car to drive to the mall or that is being used on things you do not need, can be used to benefit someone’s actual life.

These are things that should be thought about and at SU, students are not afraid to step up and donate their money and time to someone who really needs it.

This is a great school for many reasons.

The organizers of these fundraisers work really hard and donate their time and effort to maybe change someone’s life one day.

Think about this the next time you hear an event is being held on campus and get involved.

You will not regret it.

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The Price of Positivity

Ashley Price

Staff Columnist As graduation approaches and the senior class is finishing classes, studying for finals and sending out resumes to anyone who will accept them, we are also looking back on our years here at Shippensburg University.

As my time at SU comes to an end, I remember the new experiences I have had, the life-long friends I have made and the courses I have taken that have led me here.

What about the great people who work together to create those experiences that we will remember for years to come?

When the budget cuts first caused widespread worries on campus, administrative leaders began searching for ways to cut costs while keeping our quality of education.

We were kept updated and these leaders remained dedicated to keeping SU a good place to receive an education.

The kindness from staff here in the residence halls, dining halls and CUB is inspiring.

One woman in particular is always smiling.

Regardless of the day or time that one enters the Gallery in the CUB, this

kind woman is willing to spend time talking about the positives in life.

She can brighten your day with just a few words.

Many of us take courses, meet professors, finish courses and we do not speak with the professor again.

The professor-student relationship is often nothing more than syllabus rules, assignments and grades.

Some though, step above and beyond the expectations.

The professors who go above and beyond what is required are those who get through to their students, who teach them lessons they will always remember.

During my time here at SU, I have been lucky enough to take classes with professors who show how much they enjoy their jobs, and how much they love to teach.

One professor requested complete honesty on our course evaluations as she reads each one and uses them to monitor her work.

She cares for each of her courses, enough to put even more work into continuous evaluation of her career.

Another professor has pushed each and every one of his students to go above and beyond his/her abilities.

He cheers when students answer a question correctly

and encourages us to keep trying when they offer up the wrong one. A professor that I consider to be an extraordinary instructor but also a mentor to most has taught me more during my few years here than any teacher has before.

I feel prepared to walk into the professional world with what he has taught me, both through course material and life lessons.

His humor encouraged participation in class but his expectations kept us to a higher level of professionalism than expected from most students.

These expectations pushed us to do more than we ever believed we could.

When I walk away from SU on May 5 with my degree, I will not only be walking away with the professional knowledge I need for a career, I will be walking away with the memories I have, all that have been possible because of the great people here.

The dedication of administrators, staff and professors here at SU is an aspect that deserves acknowledgment and praise A word of advice to underclassmen — thank these people when you have the chance.

You will truly appreciate them once you leave.

Nugent’s remarks leave bitter feelings for many Nick Sentman

Asst. Sports Editor You know who really grinds my gears, Ted Nugent.

Let me start off by saying that Ted Nugent is a sorry excuse for a human being regardless of what his fans think.

Just because he had a few hit songs like “Cat Scratch Fever” and “Stranglehold” does not make him invincible when it comes to making comments about the president.

Nugent, who apparently loves his right wing outlook on America, decided to bash the president and his administration for all the evil that they were doing in office.

It seems as though he does not understand that nothing is going to change who is in office.

President Barack Obama’s business may well be America’s business, but Mr. Nugent needs to realize you cannot just say anything you want when the camera is on you.

The Nuge was speaking to a group at the National Rifle Association’s convention when he decided that his feelings for the upcoming election needed to be shared.

Now, for The Motor City Madman, speaking at a gun- toting convention full

of drunks and hillbillies, of course he was going to rile up some anti-Obama supporters.

This man is just as bad as his pappy Rush Limbaugh.

These two need to just get a room and let the professionals talk politics.

What Nugent did off of the stage though is what truly caused the media frenzy.

Talking about the Obama administration The Nuge kindly referred to them all as criminals and that they hated America.

He went on to say that if Obama is re-elected then Nugent himself will either be dead or in jail by this time next year.

This was a blatant remark insinuating that he will assassinate the president if he is voted back into office.

The president of the United States is the highest honor in the country besides being a Kardashian’s husband.

Free speech is one thing, but trying to stir up an attack on Obama is not American no matter how many flags you wave.

I think that The Motor City Madman needs to seriously get a reality check.

The man does a few hunting shows and prances around with his crossbow and he thinks he is allowed to indirectly threaten the

leader of the free world?

When looking at the court case Watts vs. the United States, an 18-year-old boy threatened President Lyndon B. Johnson at a rally to rile up the crowd.

The Watts case brought on a lengthy trip through the judicial system where finally the Supreme Court overturned the boy’s conviction of threatening the president.

He got laughs when he said this also, but Nugent vocalized that he was serious after his statements.

Now, men like Nugent will also be able to get by without getting arrested for a public threat at Obama.

I understand that free speech is an important thing.

We need to keep our freedom open because that is essentially how we were founded.

Most other countries wish that they could have the freedoms that we take advantage of, and they would love to be able to openly criticize the government.

Nugent decided to take his rights as an American and additionally, call for a controversial ousting of the president.

Ted Nugent feels that the Obama administration is a disgrace.

No sir, you are the disgrace.

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Social networking sites make users less social Jessica Weibley Staff Writer

Within the past few years Facebook has become so common that there are very few people who do not use it.

And why would it not be so popular?

It connects people, shares our photos, gives us a place to share ideas and presents us with the opportunity to speak our minds, among other advantages.

But what if it is rapidly becoming more harmful than it is helpful?

What if it is actually hurting the way we go about interacting with others around us and living our lives?

There is no denying that Facebook takes up much of our time, especially as college students.

We log onto our laptop to type that 10- page paper that is due in a week and out of habit we also find ourselves signing into our Facebook account.

The majority of us are guilty of this.

It is one of many forms of procrastination that is easy to fall into when studying does not sound the least bit appealing.

For the most part, it is a harmless habit.

After all, we need a break between classes, do we not?

But Facebook really has

the potential to become harmful when we see that little box at the top of the screen that reads “What’s on Your Mind?”

For some, this simple question is the opportunity to share minor details concerning what is new in their lives.

But for others, it is an invitation to really share everything that is on our minds; the good, the bad and the details that should really be kept private.

The majority of us can probably, very easily, remember a time we were hurt by a close friend or significant other and tempted to post something about them on Facebook.

It is fast, it is attentioncatching, it is easy, it allows us to vent and it gives us an opportunity to be heard.

But what we usually do not think about when we are spilling our conflicts all over Facebook for hundreds to read is that we are allowing ourselves to react to situations in the wrong ways.

We are allowing ourselves to become passiveaggressive.

It affects our reputations each time we post something negative about another person because it reflects a maturity level that is way below college standards.

And yet at the same time, we do it without even realizing it.

Perhaps another thing Facebook causes us to do without realizing it is interacting with people in the wrong ways.

Rather than taking the time to talk to people in person, the majority of our interactions with others happen through Facebook.

In a way, it cheapens the way we experience our everyday lives.

Part of getting to know another person is talking to them and learning things about their life.

But when every detail about them is mapped out on Facebook in an easy-toaccess format, we somewhat lose the need to put the effort in and get to know them. Aside from these negative effects of using Facebook too much, a lot of us have heard about the reports claiming that the site has been found to cause depression.

When we are constantly comparing our lives to the lives of other people, of course it will be easy to start feeling like we are less than what we really are at times.

However, the point I am trying to make is not that Facebook is a bad thing, but rather that it is being used in the wrong ways.

We depend on it too much.

We are letting it take up too much of our focus and too much of our lives.

And by no means am I pointing any fingers, because what made me want to write on this topic was how much I have allowed it to become a problem in my own life.

What we should consider is how Facebook could possibly become a negative thing if we let it go too far.

Maybe it is time we should consider laying off the “newsfeed” a little bit. and focusing on the more important parts of our lives.

More scandal over Obama’s ‘forged’ birth certificate Winter Trabex Staff Writer

Seemingly backed into a corner with no logical arguments to make, conservative elements in the country latched onto what appeared to be a ridiculous argument.

They claimed that Obama had not been born in America.

Obama was asked to produce his birth certificate.

One day, out of the blue, he produced a document in the form of a .pdf online.

As it turns out, that document may have been falsified.

Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Arizona broke the news, possibly because he was the only man brazen enough to do so.

Arpaio is currently under investigation for his practices regarding immigration in that state.

While the man himself has come under a great deal of criticism, his findings have not.

James Colby, a graphic designer since 2004, downloaded the document and observed at once that the birth certificate had been edited.

It was, according to Colby, a forgery.

It should be noted here that neither Arpaio nor Colby are questioning Obama's status as a citizen of the

United States. Nor is anyone claiming that his presidency is illegitimate.

It may be that the president is, in fact, an American citizen, but for reasons of his own, saw fit to post what may be a false birth certificate and then announce the posting to the press.

Thus far, the president has not submitted copies of his birth certificate to public officials.

In fact, Obama acted like he had been born in America and that the burden of proof rested with the people to prove that he was not born as a citizen of Hawaiisomething that proved to be very difficult.

Individual birth certificates usually cannot be obtained through a freedom of information act request due to rules of confidentiality.

This appears to be true for presidents as it does for private citizens.

As a result, the president has been in control of who sees his document of birth and when.

In 2011, the Hawaii State Health Department complied with a request by the president to process his birth certificate.

Two different officials from Hawaii certified the document.

To them, it appears that the president's birth cer-

tificate is authentic. Other arguments suggest that the first birth certificate Obama presented was a forgery have since been debunked.

It may be that no amount of evidence will ever convince Obama's opponents that he has acted in good faith.

It may be that the entire story is nothing more than a generated scandal aimed at ruining the president's reputation.

Make no mistake here: if Obama is telling the truth and all of these accusations amount to little more than smoke, then a lot of people have a lot of apologizing to do.

However, if Arpaio and Colby (among others) are right, then Obama has not only committed forgery, but defrauded an entire nation as well.

Under current American law, these offenses, if proven in a court of law, would make Obama impeachable as a president.

This would be the absolute worst disaster in politics since the Watergate scandal of Richard Nixon's administration.

Such a scenario would be a disaster for the nationbut not quite as bad as the president behaving criminally and getting away with it.

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Out of 10 contestants, Gillian Dolen was voted the winner of the 2012 Ship Idol competition.

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Emily Keen took the runner-up honors of the 2012 Ship Idol competition.

And the 2012 Ship Idol winner is... Gillian Dolen Natalie Schwind

Asst. Ship Life Editor After nine long weeks, 10 contestants, countless songs and endless talent, the night that everyone was waiting for finally arrived.

Emily Keen and Gillian Dolen took the stage for the last time at the Ship Idol finale on Tuesday, April 16.

This was the night for which they had worked so hard. About 100 people showed up to show their support to Shippensburg’s newest superstars.

Like every week, Ship Idol supports a local charity and these audience members could buy extra votes in which the proceeds benefited the Officer Henry Memorial Fund, which

commemorates a Shippensburg University police officer.

Kicking off the show were the ladies of the night, singing “Call Me Maybe.”

The two set the tone for the night with the song by dancing around the stage and singing to the show’s host Kane Williams as he flirted his way around them.

After the fun warmed up, it was time to get down to business as the ladies sang their two songs of the night.

One song was chosen by the very first Ship Idol, Jean Martinez and the other was their crowning songs, which they chose themselves.

Dolen showed she was ready to rock as she hit the stage decked out in hot pink pants and match-

ing highlights in her blond hair.

She completed her look with a black halter top and black heels.

Her first song of the night was “Warwick Avenue,” by Duffy, which was selected

by Martinez. The judges were amazed by her beautiful voice and her stage presence.

She was very comfortable on the stage and portrayed a lot of confidence.

For Keen’s “Jean’s pick” she sang “Sampson,” which was a slow-paced song that showed off her raw, natural sound.

Keen put a lot of emotion into the song which made it come alive for the audience.

The judges said they were astounded and the performance gave them chills.

Martinez even admitted

that the performance made him tear up a bit.

The night was jampacked with musical performances and talent, not only by Keen and Dolen, but by previous Ship Idol contestants.

The acapella group Treble Makers, sang “Edge of Glory,” for their first ever public performance.

Most of the Ship Idol contestants from this year and last year sang numerous songs together including “Walking on Sunshine/ Halo” mashup, “We are Young” and more.

After all the special guests and performances, it was time for the ladies to sing their crowning song, which is the song that they will sing when they win.

Keen sang, “Let Me Be Your Star,” from the televi-

sion show “Smash.”

This song had a Broadway feel to it, which showed off the roots of Keen’s voice.

She was not afraid to belt it out and show that this was her moment to shine.

Dolen was also not afraid to show her talent and passion for singing as she belted out, “Born to Fly,” by Sara Evans.

Like Keen, Dolen also sang a song that showed her true passion and fit her genre, which was country.

She sang the song with a bounce in her step and a continuous smile.

Once the contestants finished their performances, the audience had a tough decision to make.

For the past nine weeks, both girls proved that they had tremendous talent and showed Shippensburg that

they were deserving of the Ship Idol award.

Fate was out of their hands and into those of the audience. After the audience voted, the girls were gathered on the stage as Kevin Battersby, co-chairperson of Ship Idol, revealed the results.

He went on for about two minutes to build suspense.

Once the audience was on the edge of their seats, he announced that Emily Keen was runner up, making Gillian Dolen the 2012 Ship Idol and the first female to win Ship Idol.

The audience applauded and cheered wildly for both girls, but as the winner, Dolen had to sing her crowning song.

She belted out “Born to Fly,” one last time as the new official Ship Idol.

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Basketball Championships. he blew out his knee,” Mur- but I sure know how to talk After basketball intrasome stupid trash.”

Murray’s least favorite ray said. murals were over, Murray On his strengths and SU sophomore Danielle spent no time resting before moment happened when weaknesses as a basketball Krebs has known Murray his next intramural adventeammate, Travis Heap tore player, Murray modestly for two years since they were ture, volleyball. his ACL.

His team, Fear the Weird, recently lost in the intramural volleyball semi-finals to team Look Up. When asked about all the intramural wins he has had through his college career, Murray said, “I really can’t count. Enough they should rename the Rec center, ‘Betty White Boys’ Building.”

While he attended Tyrone Area High School, Murray participated in basketball, track, tennis and football.

Playing a good game of football is one of his favorite things to do.

He said, “If I played, Zach Zulli would be a bench warmer; it’s been said I can throw a pigskin a quarter mile.”

Besides living at the ShipRec, Murray likes to visit his friends on Richard Avenue.

He joked, “A typical Friday night is filled with crafts, Disney movie nights, and s’mores cooked in the microwave. I’ll tell you what, those cats know how to get down.”

Since the loss in semifinals, Murray will be focusing on finals and working his at the Shippensburg University Recreational Center.

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Intramural Athlete Spotlight: Matt Murray Lauren Mease Staff Writer

If you have only been in the gym once a week, you have seen this student around the weight platforms either lifting or talking to other students. He is 6 feet 4 inches, big and bulky and his name is Matt Murray.

A Shippensburg University junior, Murray spends much of his time at the SU Recreational Center between working out and the intramural sports in which he participates.

Some students would say that intramural sports are under appreciated compared to varsity and club sports. However, Murray says it is a great way to get out and remain active while socializing with other athletes.

There are two things that bother Murray.

One thing is when, “People reffing the games who can’t realize the difference between a basketball and a grape fruit. Some have no business making calls in games,” he said.

And the fact that most intramural players could beat

True Life: I have two moms

Sarah Eyd

A&E Editor One day when I was in fifth grade, my mom took me out to eat. I remember it vividly, mainly because going out to eat was a rare occasion and was reserved for celebrations or to soften the blow of bad news.

As we waited for our food at Uno Chicago Grill, I tried to think of why we were here.

Had my report card come?

Did my mom get a new job?

Who died?

After about 20 minutes of small talk, my mom started talking about her friend Diane.

I knew Diane as one of my mom’s best friends. I knew she was a lesbian and it was no big deal. , However, I was confused as to why my mom was mentioning her during our dinner.

She soon explained how she and Diane were alike.

“Sarah, I’m gay,” she said.

At first, I did not understand how this pertained to me or why I should care.

I was not shocked or upset or happy or sad. In fact, no emotion involving my mom being gay entered until she introduced me to Wanda.

Anyone who knows me can probably guess I was not the kind of kid who liked

braiding hair and watching Disney movies.

I had a slightly unconventional childhood which led me to be a sarcastic no-nonsense type who preferred my mom’s old psychology textbooks to Nancy Drew books.

So when Wanda showed up and talked to me in a baby voice, saying stuff like “It’s so nice to meet you.

Your mom tells me you’re in fifth grade. That’s exciting.”

I immediately rolled my eyes and blocked her out.

And actually, I blocked her out for about the next six years.

She and my mom were serious, and she lived with us.

She even moved to Pennsylvania with us.

She bought me things.

She cooked for me. She drove me places and referred to me as her stepdaughter.

She and my mom have been together for 10 years now, and during my later teenage years, I started to accept her more.

I still do not call her Mom, but I definitely identify her as one.

To the people closest to me, it is no big deal. But most of the time, people have a lot of questions. For example, how was I born?

Well shockingly enough, I do have a father.

My father, an Egyptian immigrant, spent his time between his apartment in Cairo, Egypt, and home in New Jersey.

His and my mother’s relationship was never serious, and soon after I was born, my mother had sole custody of me.

Growing up, I visited my dad as often as I could. He got married when I was 8.

His wife is also kind of like a mom to me. Technically I have three moms — one biological, two step.

My mom, Wanda and I are all Christian, which sometimes shocks people.

We attend church regularly, and no one in our con-

gregation of over 200 people has ever made a complaint about an open lesbian couple being there.

Despite our rocky early years, we are a pretty normal family.

We love the Red Sox, going to the beach and barbecuing in the summer. I would not identify us as a “dysfunctional family.”

With gay rights being a hot topic right now, a lot of people question if a gay couple can even raise a child.

I think that is the most ludicrous question I have ever heard.

If anything, my life has gotten better since having two moms around.

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SU offers yoga to help with students’ stress level Megan Mowen Staff Writer

Sunlight poured through the glass windows in the chapel, creating a soothing atmosphere. Intense silence ricocheted off the four walls.

Four participants sat on mats, legs crossed, hands pressed together and eyes closed. Their bodies shouted the definitions of calm and focused.

“Yoga should connect the mind to the body,” said Devon Van Horn, the yoga instructor for Shippensburg University’s Mindfulness Movement Yoga for Health.

Van Horn has taught yoga for two semesters during her graduate studies at Shippensburg University.

“The purpose of this class is to give people the opportunity to slow down and notice the way their body feels and what they are thinking,” she said.

Junior Lauren Cappuccio has been attending Van Horn’s class since February, but has been practicing yoga for at least a year.

“I attend because yoga helps me to relax and center myself,” Cappuccio said.

“I go because it clears my mind and makes it easier to concentrate on everyday things.”

Van Horn describes yoga as “a way of life” that filters into your life outside of the yoga class.

“Not only does it relax and de-stress you during a class, it will give you a different outlook on life. It definitely puts life into perspective,” Van Horn said.

According to references in www.WebMD.com, yoga increases flexibility and muscle strength, improves posture and breathing and promotes less stress.

By allowing the body to relax and move in a rhythm, the mind can become calm and focused by

relieving stress.

Cappuccio agrees, “Oh, it is definitely a stress reliever, no doubt about that.

Pairing the deep breathing with physical movement is a gateway to relaxation and stress relief,” Cappuccio said.

Every Wednesday from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., Van Horn leads her students through a yoga routine of stretching and balance poses in the Spiritual Center Chapel. Her largest class has been nine students.

“I try to teach students that yoga is fun, and that you don’t have to be a contortionist to receive the benefits of yoga,” Van Horn said.

The University Counseling Center sponsors the program for SU students, faculty and staff at no cost.

For more information, contact the University Counseling Center at (717)-477-1481 or Devon at dv9291@ship.edu.

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SU’s Mindfulness Movement Yoga for Health is lead by Devon Van Horn every Wednesday in the Spiritual Center Chapel.

Professor Spotlight: Richard Zumkhawala-Cook Angela Wagner Guest Writer

Richard ZumkhawalaCook, or Dr. Rich, as he prefers, has been an associate professor of English at Shippensburg University since 2001, and he is also involved with WSYC 88.7, Shippensburg’s campus radio station.

Zumkhawala-Cook does a weekly radio show that airs Fridays from 12 to 2 p.m.

The show focuses on music and how it is connected to the lives of those who listen to it.

Zumkhawala-Cook’s interest in radio began as a curiosity.

“I thought it was an activity that would be fun,” Zumkhawala-Cook said.

His first radio show was in 1988 at Colby College, where he earned his bachelor’s degree.

He has had radio shows

with all the studio lights during his time in graduout, the only light being the ate school and at his preglow of the computers. vious jobs.

“The staff thinks it’s “I have been at six or funny,” Zumkhawala-Cook seven stations,” said Zumsays, “but it allows me to khawala-Cook. savor the music.”

One station located at As part of his duties as the University of Southdisk jockey, he is required ern California where he to give the weather at cerworked during a summer tain times and he keeps program had a broadcast logs of what he does during range of just around one his show. mile. Zumkhawala-Cook During breaks, he gives informed me that, for a me the basics on how the college radio station, that radio station functions. is a fairly broad range.

Zumkhawala-Cook’s mu“I would do the show sical taste is not particuand I knew that I had larly selective. several dozen listeners,” “It’s all over the place,” Zumkhawala-Cook said Photo courtesy of Shippensburg University says Zumkhawala-Cook, about his radio show at who enjoys a wide variety USC. Richard Zumkhawala-Cook has been working at of music, from funk and Zumkhawala-Cook beSU since 2001 and is also involved in SU’s blues to hip-hop. gan his show on WSYC “Sometimes I want during his second year at campus radio station. heavy metal, sometimes I Shippensburg University, of good music,” Zumkhawa- vor to the radio station.” and he is in his 10th year la-Cook said.

Zumkhawala-Cook said want jazz,” Zumkhawalaworking with radio.

He says that his radio that he enjoys listening to Cook said.

The one musical form “Having the radio show show “brings a different fla- music on the computers that Zumkhawala-Cook is keeps me connected to lots

not fond of is what he calls “corporate country,” which refers to most country music after 1975.

“I dislike what country is becoming,” he said.

Over the course of his show, he plays a variety of music, ranging from Johnny Cash to Red Hot Chili Peppers, and gives commentary on the songs at intervals.

“I try to give the listeners a wide variety and eclectic mix of music,” Zumkhawala-Cook said about the selection of music he plays.

Zumkhawala-Cook had to leave the studio slightly earlier than 2 p.m. to pick up his two children, Anjali, 8, and Ravi, 5, from school.

“I have to go be dad,” he said. “That happens sometimes.” He parts with a song by Billy Bragg, something he often does as a sign off, and reminds listeners that “great music is always playing on WSYC.”

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And the Pet of the Semester is... Kali Baer

Congratulations Kali Baer on being The Slate’s Spring 2012 Pet of the Semester.

Check out The Slate’s first issue of the 2012 fall semester where you will find the first Recipe of the Week. If you are interested in submitting a quick and easy recipe to share with your fellow students, contact Danielle at slate.shiplife@gmail.com.

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Angelina Ruiz Staff Writer

On Saturday, Fabolous made Shippensburg University stand up on its feet and rock the Ceddia Union Building.

As DJ Supaman started spinning the hits for the Statewide Party, the crowd became amped and anxious for Fabolous to take the stage.

The clock hit midnight and it was time for the performance of a lifetime.

Fabolous took the stage at midnight exactly with not a minute to spare; he held the stage down for an hour of non-stop heart racing hits and crowd favorites.

Fabolous fans anticipated him to sing older hits, while some of the fans wanted all new-school from his latest mixtape, “There is No Competition 3: Death Comes in 3s” which was released on Christmas Day 2011.

Fabolous pleased fans by

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Fabolous attracted a crowd of more than 800 students. performing a mix of both generations of his music.

He performed some of the crowd favorites such as, “Holla Back” “Can’t Let You Go” “I’m So Into You” “Superwoman” and he ended the performance with his most recent chart-topper, “You Be Killin’ Em.”

Fabolous would have loved to sit down and give both The Slate and WSYC an in-depth interview, however due to time contraints he was unable. He did willingingly and appreciatively answer a few questions.

When asked, how he felt performing for a college

campus, and being at the core of an audience Fabolous said, “I feel good, Shippensburg is a school that represented real for their school. The crowd was very excited, and it turned my excitement up.”

Fabolous drew in an enormous crowd. More than 800

people, a mix of SU students and general public spectators, showed up to his perform The Multicultural Affairs Committee (MAC) of the Activities Program Board (APB) hosted the concert and party at Shippensburg University.

MAC and APB did an amazing job at promoting the event and coordinating the critical details of the party.

The event from an outsider’s perspective ran smoothly, and appeared to go off without a hitch.

A major congratulations and thank you should be extended to MAC and APB for putting on such a great event for SU students to enjoy themselves at.

The Statewide Weekend concert and party were extremely successful, and allowed SU students to enjoy one last concert before the end of the semester arrives.

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Merle Haggard proves his music remains timeless JAMES REILLEY Staff Writer

The legendary Merle Haggard, creator of country music’s famous Bakersfield Sound and one of the original members of the country outlaw movement, performed to a sold-out crowd at Shippensburg University’s Luhr’s Performing Art’s Center on April 17.

Haggard, 75, played all his famous hits during his set. The crowd was lively and on its feet at many different times in the night reaching ridiculously high decibel levels for several of his songs.

“It was so crazy seeing this man live. It was like seeing a legend from another era; that show was awesome,” said SU student Wes Heavener.

“He looked good. After

all the things he has been through in life it’s pretty cool that our paths crossed for just a second.”

The Grammy Award-winning musician had a rough and tumble upbringing. He ended up in a three-year jail stint for attempted robbery and was released in 1960.

Upon release, “the Hag,” as he is affectionately referred to by his fans, began to earn a following of listeners who enjoyed his rough, honky-tonk style.

In 1965, Haggard was named Top New Male Artist by the Academy of Country Music.

By 1970, Haggard had several No. 1 hits and was one of the most lauded artists in country music.

In 1972, then California Gov. Ronald Reagan issued Haggard a full pardon for his past crimes. The musi-

cian’s career continued to soar.

Haggard has 38 No. 1 hits on the country charts.

He has won 13 Academy of Country Music Awards, five Country Music Association Awards and three Grammy Awards.

Haggard’s performance at SU was powerful. Haggard stormed into his songs with so much contagious vigor and passion that the crowd could not help but go crazy.

Haggard finished his show with a fantastic and chilling cover of Johnny Cash’s “Folsom Prison Blues” The crowd rose again to give the legend his last standing ovation of the night.

After Haggard had walked off the stage fans cheered the performance for at least five minutes.

“I’ve been to a lot of

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Haggard’s performance on April 17 had the audience going crazy.

shows. I’ve been to music ard Dunne, 53, a fan in at- is 70-years-old or 100, his festivals and huge arenas tendance. shows are timeless.”

“That was a legend up but that was something I will never forget,” said Rich- there. It doesn’t matter if he

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No script? No problem for Mochrie and Sherwood Lauren Cappuccio Chief Copy Editor

No one knew exactly what to expect when improvisation comedians Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood walked onto the H. Rich Luhrs Performing Arts Center stage Saturday night.

“If you’re wondering what we are going to be doing this evening,” Mochrie said. “We are wondering too.” The whole evening, he explained, would be determined by audience suggestion.

Mochrie and Sherwood are known mostly for parts in ABC’s improvisation shows “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” and “Drew Carey’s Improv-a-ganza.”

Their two-man tour has been on the road for four years.

The seats were packed and even before the show began, the crowd was restless and excited to see the comedy duo perform.

The crowd varied greatly in age, from college students to the older generation, but they all shared the same excitement.

The first game of the evening was a game show in which Sherwood and Mochrie pulled two audience members and dubbed over their voices, as well as their own.

Next, was a game in which they pulled seven members of the audience and each of them were required to fill in sentences that Sherwood and Mochrie made up on the spot.

The whole scene involved a pickle festival and an evil scientist wanting to release their mortal enemy, Cuddly Jellyfish.

Throughout the entire auditorium, there were calls of random things such as strippers, port-o-johns and anti-jellyfish lotion.

Another game from the show, called “Kick It,” was described as “mutual tor-

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The Paterno family has denied the popular vote to have the 46-year legendMochrie and Sherwood played several games that required audience ary coach’s name attached participation. to the stadium. Their humble modesty is admiture” between the two men, made to rap about Greek capped the evening in song, rable to all JoePa fans. in which at any point during mythology and Mochrie had singing hilarious jokes that their scene, they said “kick to express his supposed fear had been made during the it” and the other had to rap of fingers. night. about what they just said.

Near the end, Mochrie It was obvious that the Due to a suggestion from refused to let Sherwood off two enjoyed what they did, the crowd, Sherwood was forcing him to rap for about from the jokes about each three minutes. It was an other, to the messing with impressive display of Sher- the spotlights in the auditowood’s ability to think on rium by running around to his feet. avoid them.

The next game was one Their carefree and hilariwhere audience members ous outlook kept the audisupplied sound effects for ence laughing. the comedians.

The two had incredible The final and most dan- skill in thinking on their gerous of the games was feet and being able to come when the guys put out 100 up with hilarious and witty live mousetraps on the banter. stage.

Their minds were workThey played the alphabet ing so fast to come up with game, in which they had to the next pun or joke that start every sentence with it was hard to not be imthe next letter. They made pressed by their mastery of Rapper and well-rounded it more difficult by doing it improvisation. businessman 50 Cent is backwards.

Mochrie and Sherwood’s being sued by Robert PoinThe two men were blind- next project will be an imdexter of The Persuaders folded and barefoot as they prov show called “Trust Us for allegedly teasing one of tried to do the whole scene With Your Life.” the R&B band's songs and with live mousetraps all It is scheduled to air July not paying for the track. around them.

10 on ABC. With them will 50 should know the conseAfter they had completed include Greg Proops and quence by now, especially the task, they started aim- Wayne Brady, two of the when up against a Poinding the mousetraps at each original cast members of exter. other.

“Whose Line Is It Anyway?”

At one point, Mochrie Overall, the duo was welltook off his blind-fold and received and rightly so. The was playing with the other evening was filled with fun, Photos by Grimaldo Berrios man, by setting traps right laughter and thunderous in front or behind him, and applause. The crowd gave At one point during the show the two performers were blind-folded to at the end, aiming them at Mochrie and Sherwood a certain delicate areas. standing ovation at the end to a scene involving mousetraps on the stage.

At the end, the two re- of their two-hour set.

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Sugar Sammy uses charm to captivate audience at SU Monique Johnson Staff Writer

Labeled as, “One of the Top 10 rising talents on the planet,” by the Hollywood Reporter, Canada native, Sam Khullar, also known by his stage name, Sugar Sammy, used his wit and charm to captivate the attention of his audience in McFeely’s Café on Thursday night at Shippensburg University.

Famous for his material about race, sex, relationships and pop culture, Sammy performed his material in front of a crowd of about 40 SU students.

Sammy opened his act at SU talking about the Harrisburg International Airport, at which he landed. He talked about how it should not have been called “international,” because it was so small.

He made jokes about scaring passengers on the plane that looked at him as if he

was a terrorist, because he is Indian.

“When I’m on a plane, I mess with people. I take out my laptop and Skype my brother because; you know airlines in America have free Wi-fi. In Canada we have to pay for Wi-fi on airlines.

I Skype my brother, using free Wi-fi, and I make him dress up like Osama Bin Laden, to scare all the passengers who look at me like I have a bomb on the plane.”

During Sammy’s standup comedy performance at SU, he targeted people out of the audience, who he personally joked with throughout the evening.

This distinguished improvisational tactic that Sammy uses, sets him apart from other comedians.

“He has amazing improv skills. The way he picks random people from the audience and has conversations with them which he

“He has amazing improv skills. The way he picks random people from the audience and has conversations with them which he later uses to tie back into his comedy routine, is just brilliant. I would love to see Sugar Sammy again live” -Nicole Williams SU Junior later uses to tie back into his comedy routine, is just brilliant. I would love to see Sugar Sammy again live,” said Nicole Williams, a junior at SU. Sammy‘s hard work and

dedication to comedy has given him the opportunity of working with well-known comedians such as, Dave Chappelle, George Lopez and Damon Wayans.

“Sugar Sammy is well on his way to becoming the biggest international comedy star hailing from Canada,” quoted by Bill Brownstein, a columnist of the Montreal Gazette in Canada.

He has made appearances on TV channels like Showtime Arabia, The Comedy Channel and The Comedy Network. Sammy has also performed his act all across the world.

He has entertained fans in Dubai, South Africa, Singapore, Holland, Australia, Canada, all across the United States, and now at Shippensburg University.

“Thank you Shippensburg, You all have been great,” Sammy said, after he concluded his performance.

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Team’s Look Out and Blair Hits Project take home the championship Lauren Mease Staff Writer

The men’s and women’s intramural volleyball championships were held on Sunday night at the Shippensburg University’s Recreational Center as team Puzzles and team Look Up looked to capture the men’s crown while team Balls of Fire and team Blair Hits Project duked it out for the a chance at the coveted intramural crown.

In the women’s matchup, Blair Hits Project, which was led by captains Sara

Bresinger and Julie Frye, dominated throughout, capturing two out of three sets.

Meanwhile on the men’s side, team Look Up, led by captains Tyler Rauhauser and Tyler Clemens came back after a first set loss and stunned Puzzles by winning the next two sets and the title.

During the first set, Adam Zinger, of team Puzzles, sparked enthusiasm in his teammates with his effort on a diving play. The added enthusiasm provided the momentum it needed as Puzzles beat Look Up, 25-18.

However, Look Up made its comeback in the second round. They beat

Puzzles 25-23. The decisive round and the championship went to Look Up after a nail-biting set.

Rauhauser said the team came together at the end of the match.

“It was definitely a nice redemptive game,” Rauhauser said.

With the volleyball season wrapped up, the focus turns to the street hockey season. The season ends Tuesday with contests held at the rink by the recreation softball fields.

Playoffs will be held this week to determine the intramural champion. Early favorite is team We Always get it Up.

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Look Up (top) and Blair Hits Project (bottom) won on Sunday night.

Former SU track star signs with Hansons-Brooks Original Distance Sam Stewart

Sports Editor Neely Spence is changing courses in her running career; this time it is with her coach.

Spence, a standout star on the Shippensburg University track-and-field team and medalist at the Pan-Am games, will move to Michigan to work under Keith and Kevin Hanson of the HansonsBrooks Original Distance Project in Rochester Hills.

The signing was held Thursday.

Spence, who had to take both winter and spring track seasons off because of her professional sign-

ing will be working with a different coach for the first time in her career.

Spence has been a driven individual since her days at SU. She explained that both her parents were long-distance runners so she has a drive to excel in a longer race. She finished seventh at the U.S. championships and the Top 3 can move on.

She wants to shave 20 seconds off her time.

Spence’s best moment running at SU was being part of the distance medley relay.

The first time she raced, she set a Division II national record. The second year, she and her relay team lost a race by a step.

That loss has pushed Spence and has made her one of the best. Her training schedule consists of running 70 miles a week and a weight lifting regimen.

She prepares for the 5K, which is also her best, but also wants to run the 10K as well.

When it comes to aspiring athletes, Spence told The Slate staff during an interview earlier this semester, “In terms of athletes as a whole, it is important to remember the little things...the little things are what makes the big things happen.”

Spence will hope to make the Olympics soon in her career.

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SU routs Mansfield in Game 1 behind Kregeloh, loses heartbreaker in Game 2 Game 1 Game 2 Shippensburg 8 Michael Shipman Staff Writer

The Shippensburg University baseball team split Friday afternoon’s doubleheader matchup against the Mansfield University Mountaineers, winning Game 1, 8-2, and losing Game 2, 6-5.

In Game 1, Shippensburg’s offense completely dominated from start to finish. In the second inning, Pat Kregeloh got things started by hitting a home run down the infield line. Junior Steve Sulcoski then drove in another run after Matt Shover hit

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an RBI single, giving SU a quick, early 2-0 lead.

The bats continued to shine into the third when Tyler Basso scored off of a Jimmy Spanos fly out. Eric Herman also scored in the inning. After Herman stole second base, Cody Kulp hit an RBI triple, giving the Raiders a commanding 4-0 lead. At the end of the inning, Kulp drove in another run, and the Raiders finished the inning with five runs.

MU quieted the Raiders’ bench in the next inning.

Dylan Woodworth scored a run when Matt Fisher slammed a triple to right field.

The Raiders put the “W” in the bag in the sixth inning. Kregeloh, Sulcoski and Shover drove in three more runs, giving the Raiders the victory in Game 1, 8-2.

The Raiders got off to another early start in Game 2. Immediately in the first, with Herman on first, Spanos nailed a homer, giving Shippensburg a 2-0 lead.

Jimmy Miller put up another SU run in the second.

However, MU started to rally in the third. Woodworth made it to second on a shortstop throwing error. Then Jon Moser doubled down the right field line, driving Wood-

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worth in to cut SU’s lead to two. Moser scored later, cutting the lead to one.

In the sixth, MU’s Jon Taddeo was driven in after he hit a leadoff double, tying the game at three each.

MU took the lead for the first time in the same inning thanks to Nolan Milliman.

Jordan Miller and Stephen Stopper drove in two runs.

SU attempted to rally back in the seventh inning.

Hollingsworth struck out looking to end the game.

Mansfield would take the split, 6-5.

SU’s next home game will be Wednesday against Wilmington (Del.)

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SU’s Kibler ties school record for career saves, SU splits doubleheader again Game 1 Game 2 Shippensburg 1 Kody Kibler earned the final three outs of the Shippensburg University baseball team’s 6-4 Game 2 victory at Mansfield on Sunday afternoon to earn his schoolrecord setting 14th career save and force a doubleheader split with the Mountaineers. The Raiders dropped Game 1 by a score of 3-1.

Jimmy Miller earned the Game 2 start for Shippensburg and pitched five innings and gave up four runs on nine hits to run his record to 6-2. Nick Umberger then struck out two while pitching the sixth before Kibler forced back-to-back groundouts and struck out the final batter for the historic save.

Kibler surpasses Joe Darrenkamp and Tim Freisen who both had 13

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saves in their careers with the Raiders. Kibler is now one save shy of tying the single-season school record that he shares with Freisen and Kevin Bensinger.

Pat Kregeloh threw a complete game in the opener, giving up just two earned runs off two hits in six innings while striking out four. The Raiders offense struggled to give Kregeloh run support, however, as Mansfield starter Joe Candelmo held SU to just four hits in a complete-game effort.

Simon Beloff went 3-for-7 on the day and scored SU’s lone run in Game 1. Junior catcher Tyler Shover drove in a run and scored twice on the day. Then, Dan Wimer hit a two-RBI

single that kicked off a five-run fourth inning in the nightcap, while junior center fielder Cody Kulp and senior shortstop Ben Miller each added an RBI. SU is now tied for second place in the division with Kutztown and Bloomsburg, as all three have 11-9 division records. The Raiders wrap up conference play next weekend with a series against East Stroudsburg, while the Golden Bears play Mansfield and the Huskies face off against West Chester.

In Game 1, the Mountaineers’ bats broke through in the third inning. After its two lead off batters walked and advanced a base on a sacrifice bunt, Dylan Woodworth drove them both

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Through the first five innings, SU totaled just two hits off Candelmo. But the Raiders made a brief rally effort in the sixth. Beloff led off with a double to right center and moved to third after a single up the middle from junior Steve Sulcoski.

Shover then hit a sacrifice fly to right field to score Beloff and cut the deficit to 3-1.

But Candelmo then induced a line out and a fielder’s choice groundout to second base to end the SU threat.

In Game 2, the Raiders scored first, after Shover led off with a walk in the second inning and ad-

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vanced to second on a bunt from junior third baseman Tyler Basso. Wimer then moved both base runners over with a sacrifice bunt before Ben Miller brought Shover home with an RBI groundout for a 1-0 SU lead.

SU then took command in the fourth with five runs on five hits and a Mansfield error. Shover and Basso each singled to kick off the inning before Wimer brought both base runners home with his two-run single through the right side. Wimer then moved to second on a Ben Miller single to right field.

Wimer and Ben Miller then scored off a throwing error from the Mansfield pitcher on a grounder from right fielder Eric Herman, who advanced to

third on the play. Two batters later, Kulp grounded out to score Herman for a 6-0 Shippensburg lead.

But Mansfield answered in the bottom half of the inning to cut the lead in half with three runs off of two doubles, two singles and a Shippensburg fielding error. MU then cut the lead to 6-4 with another run in the fifth before Umberger and Kibler combined to fan three in the final two innings.

The Raiders will return home for a 3:30 p.m. nineinning contest Wednesday with Wilmington (Del.) from Fairchild Field.

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SU takes advantage of blown call in seventh to split series against Kutztown Game 1 Game 2 Shippensburg 2 Bryan Obarowski Staff Writer

The Shippensburg University softball team fell in the first game, and took advantage of a blown call in the last inning of Game 2 to inch its way closer to a playoff berth after a Friday series against visiting Kutztown University.

In Game 1, both teams remained scoreless through the first inning.

In the second inning, KU pushed across one run in its half of the inning. However, SU quickly responded in the bottom half of the inning with a leadoff double by Rachel Shumway. Kirstin McClune dropped down a sac-

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rifice bunt, but a throwing error allowed Shumway to score. A single by Kiersten Darhower, allowed SU to score two runs in the bottom half of the second.

The third and fourth inning were quiet with no runs scored by either team, but the offense started once again in the fifth inning.

KU strung together three straight singles to load the bases. A sacrifice fly brought one run home and two runs scored on a throwing error after a bunt attempt. KU scored three runs in the inning, and this would end the scoring for the game. SU lost, 4-2.

At the start of Game 2, both offenses were sluggish.

KU finally got its first hit in

the fourth inning, but the base runner was thrown out trying to steal which ended the inning. In the bottom half of the inning SU drew a walk as well as a single, but was unable to capitalize on the scoring opportunity.

In the fifth inning after a leadoff single and a sacrifice bunt, KU had a runner in scoring position, but poor base running led to another runner being thrown out trying to steal third. A fly out to right field would end the inning and KU lost another scoring opportunity.

SU answered in the bottom half of the inning with a leadoff single of their own. After a sacrifice bunt moved the runner to second, Maddie Justice knocked in

Shippensburg 1 the RBI with a hard single to left field. The score remained the same through the sixth inning.

KU threatened to score in the last inning after a double down the left field line and a single to right field put KU runners on first and third with only one out.

A fly ball to center fielder Tyler Thompson ended the game after an incredible throw gunned down the KU runner trying to tie the game after the catch. The call from the umpire angered many as the runner appeared to slide under the tag untouched.

SU was able to hold onto the victory against the No. 4 Golden Bears, 1-0.

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SU got the runs it needed to clinch a playoff spot.

SU earns PSAC playoff spot with doubleheader split against Millersville Game 1

Shippensburg 0 Emily Estep struck out a career-high 15 batters in Game 2 at Millersville on Saturday afternoon as the Shippensburg University softball team won 5-2 to force a doubleheader split with the Marauders and clinch the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Division for the PSAC playoffs next week. The Raiders dropped Game 1 by a score of 2-0.

SU will play the top seed in the Central Division on Wednesday at 1 p.m. from Field 2 at the ASA of PA Jake Kislan Softball Complex in Drifton, Pa. Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Bloomsburg University and Lock Haven University are still in con-

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tention for the Central’s No. 1 seed. The Crimson Hawks have wrapped up division play with an 11-5 record while the Huskies and Bald Eagles are each 9-5 and had division doubleheader finales scheduled Sunday.

Estep earned her sixth win of the season with a four-hit, complete-game performance in the nightcap. The 15 strikeouts surpassed her previous career high of 13, set earlier this season against Catawba.

It is the most by a Raider in a game since Kelley Tiesi fanned 15 on May 4, 2006, in a PSAC tournament loss to Lock Haven.

Jessie Trammell went 4-for-7 on the day with two

RBIs in Game 2, while senior third baseman Meg Lehman hit a two-RBI single in the Raiders’ fourrun second-inning effort in the second game. Sophomore left fielder Hilary Lyons went 3-for-6 with a walk on the day with two runs scored in Game 2.

For the second day in a row, freshman pitcher Liz Parkins went the distance for the Raiders. In Saturday’s opener, Parkins allowed two runs on seven hits while striking out three.

In Game 1, after the Raiders left three combined runners on base in the second and third innings, the Marauders got on the board in the bottom

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MU added another run with two hits in the fifth, as its pitcher, Alicia Hughes, held the Raiders to just one hit in the final four innings in her complete game victory.

However, Game 2 would be a different story for the Raider softball team.

Lyons singled to lead off the game before stealing second and advancing to third on a groundout. Trammell then brought Lyons home with an RBI single.

The Marauders earned three hits in the bottom half of the opening inning, however, and tied the game at 1 heading into the second.

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The Raiders answered back with a big second as every spot in the order went up to bat. Sophomore second baseman Rachel Shumway began the frame with a walk and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt from freshman center fielder Tyler Thompson.

Two batters later, with Shumway still on second, Kiersten Darhower began the two-out rally by reaching first on an MU infield error that moved Shumway to third. Lyons then walked to load the bases, setting up Lehman’s tworun single that plated Shumway and Darhower.

With Lyons advancing to second, shortstop

Taylor Weisman singled her home and advanced Lehman to third in the next at-bat. Lehman then crossed home plate with another Trammell RBI single for a 5-1 SU lead.

MU tacked on another run with a lead-off home run in the bottom of the second inning to cut its deficit to 5-2. That hit would be the last hit that Estep would give up on the day, however, as aside from a hit batter in the fifth, she was perfect for the final five frames.

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SU boxer finishes third in nation

SU senior Terrance Griffin has shown determination to get to the top Nick Sentman Asst. Sports Editor The boxing ring is a place where champions are born and where losing is not an option.

At Shippensburg University, there is only one name that rises above the rest — Terrance Griffin.

His name alone has the ring of a true boxer, but his accomplishments this year have taken that to a whole new level.

The SU senior has been in the boxing club since he was a freshman, but this year he fought his way to the National Competition. Griffin, who boxes at 139 pounds, was 9-2 on the season and placed third at nationals.

Club sports are different than sanctioned sports and it takes true dedication to compete. No one is going to say when to come to practice, that is totally optional.

With volunteer coach Travis Wylie by his side, Griffin was able to defeat all his opponents this season, but then lost his first

match in regional play.

The SU boxing club fights against colleges such as Lock Haven University, Penn State University, West Point, the Naval Academy and the Air Force Academy. They compete against the elite fighters in the military and are still able to put up a great battle.

For Griffin, a shady judge’s decision caused him to not compete for the title. In a match against an Air Force Academy fighter, Griffin felt he was able to hold his ground and won most of the rounds. In the end though, the judges felt that Griffin did not gain the advantage throughout the fight and did not name him the victor. On tape, Griffin said, you can see that he clearly won the match.

The loss has only fueled Griffin’s intensity to keep competing after graduation.

For years Griffin has held a strong interest in boxing, and one needs that passion to get through the workouts and the heavy workload.

The Student Senate pays most of the way for

the boxing club, but Griffin said that Wylie drives them to many competitions and he pays a lot.

Griffin said that boxing can be in anyone. He said, “Some do not know they have it, but anyone can do it if they try.”

When you are talking about the greatest fighters in the history of boxing, you can see that passion is what fueled them to be as good as they were.

Griffin likes to let his opponents make mistakes and then he attacks. In a way he uses his lazy tactics to catch them off guard and then beat them mercilessly.

Finishing third in the national competition is a huge honor for Griffin, and he has shown the rest of the SU community that boxing is a big deal. It does not just spark an interest in him, but he is also really good at what he does.

Moving forward it would be nice to see Terrance Griffin fighting alongside the best in the world on the world stage.

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SU’s Terrance Griffin fought his way to third place at nationals. The boxer has been fighting for the SU boxing club since his freshman year.

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SU honors seniors and fights hard, but falls to No. 15 Gannon, 16-6 Shippensburg 6 The Shippensburg University women’s lacrosse team honored its five seniors before Saturday afternoon’s home clash with No. 15 Gannon but had to weather a lightning delay and frequent downpours in addition to a talented Golden Knight squad that scored 11 first-half tallies en route to a 16-6 win over the Raiders from Robb Sports Complex.

SU rallied in the first half after falling behind 6-0 early. Sheila Johnson, who finished the contest with a career-high four goals, sandwiched tallies from juniors Roxanne Brown and Lindsey Kennedy to get the Raiders within two goals.

Following Johnson’s second goal at the 10:25 mark, lightning was detected within proximity of the site of competition, which necessitated a 30-minute

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delay. After play resumed, the Golden Knights erupted for five consecutive goals to break the game open. Johnson scored the last goal of the first half and the first goal of the second half, but the Raiders were held off the scoreboard for the final 25 minutes of the game.

GU won 17 of the 24 draw controls in the contest scored all of its tallies on extended runs. In addition to their six-goal run to start the game, the Golden Knights strung together five-goal runs late in the first half and to end the game. Sarah Grzybinski had four goals and five draw controls while Jess Fugate contributed a hat trick and seven draw controls.

Ali Cross made 10 saves and had two caused turnovers, while Liz French was strong on defense and had

SU quarterback Zach Zulli wants SU team to become real family this year.

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Merriam-Webster defines family as a “group of people united by certain convictions or a common affiliation.”

Family is a term that is used to describe a deep connection with those that surround you, whether that is a fraternity, sorority or a sports team.

Shippensburg University football team quarterback Zach Zulli uses the term family, not to describe his relationship with his siblings, but the one that encompasses him everyday — the team.

In fact, Zulli mentioned that term “family” many times during a sit-down with him following the last spring practice of this semester.

Parented by Paul and -Courtesy of SU Chelsea Zulli, Zach grew Sports Information up in the small town of Schwenksville located about 20 minutes east of King of Prussia.

As a kid, Zach had developed a winner’s mentality. Pitching for his little league teams in Central

three caused turnovers.

Bennett Widlake was active again with three caused turnovers, three groundball pickups, two groundballs and an assist on the fourth goal of the game.

Before the game, Meagan Borgoyn, Cross, Lauren Hauck, Meghan Kearney and Jessica Schubach were recognized in a pre-game ceremony.

SU has been eliminated from playoff contention but still has a chance to pick up victories in its last two games of the season.

The Raiders will travel today for a 4 p.m. matchup at Georgian Court before hosting Millersville and former coach Mia Hall on Thursday at 4 p.m. to conclude the season.

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With the 16-6 loss, the Raiders failed to clinch a postseason berth.

Perk, Zach had showcased raw talent and a distaste for losing. His prowess on the mound garnered him some All-Star team tryouts and eventually some all-star innings.

Zach’s focus started to shift in his early high school days from the pitcher’s mound to the gridiron.

As a freshman at Perkiomen Valley High School, Zach showed immense promise behind center and got the chance to start his sophomore season.

It was a chance of which he would take full advantage.

After an up and down sophomore year, the developing Zach emerged in his junior year at Perk Valley; shattering passing records and commanding his team to their first Pioneer Athletic Commission’s title in more than 10 years. Although they were ousted in the first round of Quad A playoffs, Zach had gotten some interest from universities.

After his senior year, Zach would sign his letter of intent to play at SU and was then redshirted for his freshman year. It was

an experience that helped him grow as a player.

“Being redshirted was a way for me to learn the offenses and the speed of the game,” he said. “I also learned how to become part of a family.”

The family atmosphere has helped transition Zach from being a redshirt freshman to a backup and then to a starter.

As a first-year starter, Zach set SU passing records and led a strong offensive attack.

However, records mean nothing to him.

The things that matter are wins and developing a unity with his team.

“I am looking forward to winning the PSAC and becoming a real family. We need to do things right for Coach Mac, win 11 games and try to make it to Alabama,” Zach said.

Zach will look to improve on all facets of his game, and with an offensive line and stellar receivers that showed tremendous promise, it will be a time for him and SU to make an impact in the PSAC.

Photo by Grimaldo Barrios

Family is the most important aspect to Zach Zulli and SU football.

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All right we all know about the Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun and his positive steroid test. Yes, the reigning National League MVP was tested for performance enhancing drugs, and it came back positive. It turns out though that Braun’s samples went through some mix up, and he won his appeal with baseball. Braun is now a free man, and he holds his MVP title from last year. In a collegiate setting this looks horrible.

When we just got done going through an entire era of steroids in sports, we now have players showing how to beat tests. Maybe he did not take steroids or maybe he did; that is between him and God. I just think that now, kids in colleges like Shippensburg can see how easy it is to take P.E.D’s and mask them.

Playing natural is washed up, and many of us only have the tainted memories of Mark McGuire and Sammy Sosa from 1998.

No matter what the circumstances, Braun should have been disciplined to show college athletes that no one is immune to punishment. If you take them then you need to pay for it.

With the recent surge of anti-bullying campaigns both in the classroom and beyond, there has been a dramatic shift in what is now considered acceptable.

In the National Hockey League, they used to call bullies “enforcers” and they were part of the game.

Now new regulations and tough suspension rulings have been raining down. Big hits and fights are part of hockey. Zdeno Chara gets paid big money to hit and launch a slap shot at blazing speed, but he remains a class act and a fan favorite, He also happens to 6 feet 9 inches, and weighs 255 pounds.

On the other end of the scale is Marty St. Louis, at 5 feet 8 inches and 176 pounds. He plays a gritty game, and can also dish out a body check with the best of them. Sure, dirty hits happen, but that is what a double minor or a major penalty is for.

Parents need to let their kids play hockey, and high schools and colleges should keep pushing sportsmanship and teamwork, but taking hockey out of schools to stop bullying is hurting the future of the NHL.

Ozzie Guillen’s statement was a major story to hit the press in the previous few weeks, since Opening Day of the baseball season. Guillen made a comment to the press saying he was in support of Fidel Castro.

This could have an effect on Shippensburg students if it ever were to happen here, because we have a diverse campus that mixes together very well.

We have numerous students who are Asian, African-American, Hispanic, caucasian, etc.

Depending on what the person were to say, the effects could be seen on the whole entire campus, not just the ethnicity that is being depicted.

As a community, you can see many students collaborating together [of all different races] and they would stick up for another race if they were under attack.

Similar to the situation in Miami, where baseball fans of all races came together to help the Cubans state their displeasure on their new manager.

I feel this story brought awareness to everyone, of what all races have gone through and how we should be careful of what we say, especially about others.

It is hard to believe that it has been three months since the passing of a true sports legend like Joe Paterno.

However, his passing might have affected those at State College the same as the college sports fans throughout Central Pennsylvania. Shippensburg University is no exception whatsoever.

I remember the evening of Jan. 21, the day before Paterno’s death, when my roommate and I were watching a basketball game on ESPN. A headline read on the newsreel at the bottom of the screen, “Joe Paterno close to death.” Immediately, my roommate, a Penn State football fan, retreated to his room in our Seavers apartment.

Joe Paterno had a magical influence on college football fans all over the country, but none as much as students in and around the Central Pennsylvania area.

For days after his death, SU students could be seen decked out in Penn State football apparel to honor the coaching legend.

This just goes to prove what a lasting effect Joe Paterno left on students here at Shippensburg University, not just at State College.

Wow. That is my reaction after this year of sports.

Whether it was the bounties of New Orleans, the Ryan Braun scandal or the death of Joe Paterno, this year has proved to be one of the most controversial, and heartbreaking in recent memory.

The Slate sports writers really nailed it on the head when it comes down to the biggest sports memories from this semester.

The Ryan Braun scandal — huge.

The Ozzie Guillen controversy — not surprising.

The extreme violence in the NHL — needs to be addressed.

The death and scandal surrounding late Joe Paterno — heart wrenching.

All of these stories greatly impacted not only the sports world, but the Shippensburg community.

However, one of the biggest stories to shake the collegiate world and that has a huge impact on SU revolves around Bobby Petrino.

Nick and I debated this topic in last week’s Hot Corner, but the problem does not reside in just Petrino.

Petrino is at the tip of the iceberg. An iceberg that not only involves scandal in the NCAA, but also a lack of judgement, a lack of caring and a lack of discipline.

College athletes, now more than ever, are being regarded as athletes instead of students. Gone are the days in which students were privileged to play a sport. Now, students are being recruited out of high school to make universities money.

The worst example of this occurs in college basketball.

Recently the starting five at the University of Kentucky declared for the NBA draft after their freshman years.

How in the world can these athletes be ready for the real world? A Classic example is Allen Iverson. Iverson attended Georgetown University. Do you really think that Iverson was smart enough to get into this school? No way. He was recruited to revive a downed program and to generate revenue for the school.

Transition to the NBA where he becomes a star, and makes over $100 million in salaries. Now, he is broke.

These college athletes are being taught to want money, fame and fortune.

Gone are the role models that graced the sidelines that not only encouraged good sports teams, but good classmates, and good scholarly efforts. The whole fiasco surrounding Bobby Petrino puts a blemish on college coaches and the college game.

Who can be trusted?

It cannot be the coaches. Let the athletes do their one-and-done years.

Let them get drafted. For those who make it, good for them. However, for the majority, a long road of debt and regret will ensue.

Athletes need to be students first so that they can excel in something other than sports.

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