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Codie Eash

Staff Writer The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Rosa Parks.

W.E.B. Dubois. Jesse Jackson.

All are synonymous with the African–American Civil Rights movement of the mid-20th century, but there are many others who have been forgotten by history.

Kirk Moll, instruction librarian at Shippensburg University’s Ezra Lehman Memorial Library, presented his years of indepth research about these forgotten individuals on Wednesday, Feb. 27, to a group of about 25 students and faculty.

The presentation proceeded for 50 minutes, during which Moll told stories, displayed newspaper articles and played video clips of people “connected with, but not publically influential” in the movement.

His main area of work was contained in the Union Theological Seminary, a “center for progressive social action,” in New York City.

“I’m really interested in the way students get involved in social movements,” Moll said.

In his discussion of the seminary, Moll referenced the Group of Eight — a body of Union Seminary students who deferred from the draft upon the United States’ entrance into World War II — and their involvement in organizing passive resistance to social issues of the era.

Another of Moll’s examples involved a 1960

event in which “college students became involved in providing a spark and tremendous energy to reinvigorating the civil rights movement.”

The students he was referring to participated in the first “sit-ins” at F.W. Woolworth Co. in Greensboro, N.C. During the sit-ins, the students sat at counters until they were served.

They never said a word — positive or disrespectful — toward the associates at F.W. Woolworth. Within days there were similar peaceful protests across the nation.

The key individual Moll discussed was Jim Lawson, a man Moll described as “the least-known of the main civil rights leaders — a combination of Mahatma Gandhi and Jesus Christ.’”

Lawson was studying theology in Nashville at the Vanderbilt Divinity School during the introduction of student protests and was eventually arrested because of his involvement.

His arrest set a “spark of national attention,” Moll said.

Lawson went on to become one of the founders of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, an influential peaceful protest organization during the 1960s.

Moll claimed that student newspapers were some the greatest sources used during his research.

In these newspapers he found stories of seminary students who got more than a classroom education — they went directly to the South to experience segregation firsthand.

These experiences changed the students, Moll said, and they educated “themselves about race and class and racial sensitivity.”

Moll interviewed 12 of the former students involved and showed video clips from the interviews as the final portion of his presentation in order to “let them talk in their own words.”

“The key individual Moll discussed was Jim Lawson, a man Moll described as ‘the least known of the main civil rights leaders — a combination of Mahatma Gandhi and Jesus Christ.’”

“These were people with progressive-minded ideas about race, but ashamed of their own families’ opinions. They knew about segregation from books, but it took their own immersion and sharing others’ experiences [to really imagine it],” Moll said.

“If you get people together in an equitable situation, [it] will reduce prejudice and influence racial harmony,” Moll concluded.

Congressional lawmakers threw up their hands and headed home last Friday abandoning the last failsafe against $85 billion in automatic federal spending cuts, leaving the nation on an autopilot nosedive into the first sequester in U.S. history.

Sequestration refers to the $85 billion in nearly random, automatic spending cuts across the federal budget originally part of the fiscal cliff and slated to take effect Jan. 1, 2013.

Hours before plummeting over the cliff’s entirety of automatic tax increases, spending cuts and government program shutdowns, Congress voted to temporarily raise the debt ceiling (the amount of money the country can borrow to continue functioning) and set later deadlines to scale the different edges of the cliff.

Unable to agree on two different sequester resolutions in the Senate last Thursday, Feb. 28,

Congress essentially gave up and adjourned for the weekend.

In a last-ditch effort among a field of ditches dug to this point, President Barack Obama met with congressional leaders on both sides of Capitol Hill to try and work out a compromise with little hope of a result.

“Today, Republicans in the Senate faced a choice about how to grow our economy and reduce our deficit. And instead of closing a single tax loophole that benefits the well-off and well-connected, they chose to cut vital services for children, seniors, our men and women in uniform and their families,” Obama said after the Senate dismissed last Thursday.

Democrats want big tax increases and small budget cuts, while Republicans want big budget cuts and no tax increases, with both sides hoping the other will take the blame in the public and media when the slow recovering economy begins to show symptoms.

The gradual cuts will occur over seven months into Sept. 30 with defense spending taking the hardest hit by losing 13 percent of its budget, and programs in scientific research, education and law enforcement losing an average of 9 percent.

Political scientists and economists disagree over the impact of sequestration on the nation and the economy, with some comparing it to changing course and slowly turning an aircraft carrier in the ocean.

Others liken it to driv-

ing a car down the highway at a high-speed and suddenly shifting the car into reverse.

However, soon the effects are felt in 2013, this edge of the cliff is only one drop in the decadelong sequestration law mandating automatic cuts up to $1.2 trillion if no compromise is made.

“I’m happy to discuss other ideas to keep our commitment to reducing Washington spending at today’s meeting. But there will be no last-minute, back-room deal and absolutely no agreement to increase taxes,” Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said before Friday’s meeting with the president.

Congressional leaders are bracing themselves for the next steep edge in the form of a potential government shutdown when the continuing resolution currently funding the budget-less government expires on March 27.

“We’ve talked about the CR, he’s going to have to make a decision on what they’re going to do. At this stage, at least as far as I know, I don’t know if they know what they’re going to do,” Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said about a conversation with Republican House Speaker John Boehner last week.

Autopilot partisanship will have to set a new course for compromise to avoid federal engine shutdowns that threaten to send the nation further into a tailspin of the unknown.

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The Slate holds gun control discussion with panel of experts Brent Scheidegger Staff Writer

Gun control has long been seen as a red vs. blue issue, as a fine line between an infringement on people’s rights and a public safety precaution.

A panel of experts gathered in Memorial Auditorium on Wednesday night to debate the once again prominent — and still controversial — issue.

Every year it seems the nation experiences a gun related tragedy that makes this a relevant issue again.

One of the many questions audience members asked the panel Wednesday night was about the media’s possible sensationalizing of these violent acts, and if perhaps, the media are to blame for all the controversy.

Blood, death and extreme violence are often front-page news and there

are few legal restrictions when reporting on things of that nature.

The panel spent a moment discussing how sacred the First Amendment is to people and how the second is sacred to just as many people. Panel members gave statistics to support this claim.

According to Mick Kelly, Pennsylvania State Police firearms division supervisor, guns are not going away. Kelly said since background checks were enacted in 1998 gun sales have increased every year.

Just last year there were more than 1 million background checks performed, but despite the extensive three-part background checks, problems still arise.

So is the problem implementation or is it something deeper?

The Second Amendment as written in the U.S. Constitution states, “A well regulated militia being

necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.”

Steven Lichtman, panel moderator and political science professor, asked and answered, “What does the [wording in the] Second Amendment mean? I don’t know. No one does.”

Panel members covered human rights and public safety arguments as well.

It was made clear that owning powerful weapons is not only a constitutional right, but also a part of American culture.

Culture has never been an easy thing to change, something drastic always has to happen first. Some would argue that something drastic would be the recent shooting in Newtown, Conn.

However, Jim Taylor, co-founder and chairman of America’s PAC, does not believe it is as simple as one devastating event to

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Panelists included, from left, Mick Kelly, Samantha Cossik, Bruce Hockersmith, Chad Kimmel and Jim Taylor. Also pictured are Paris Helman and Whitney Yeager of The Slate. change the culture. Taylor ciology professor, believes but he recognizes a pretty reminded the audience, that by taking the focus glaring problem.

Kimmel said, “We can’t “You can’t tell [people] away from guns and dithey can’t have guns…it’s recting it toward violence convince people to do prein general, the problem can ventative maintenance.” futile.”

If America can get beEven if the guns were be solved.

Kimmel believes the hind this “preventative taken away, panel members agreed that would not U.S. society is in need of a maintenance” idea, issues large-scale cultural make- like gun control will bestop the shootings.

Chad Kimmel, an SU so- over and not legal reform, come irrelevant.

Presentation asks: Has science buried God?

“Something complex has to come from something Staff Writer even more complex,” Lennox said.

He also believes in the On Thursday, Feb. 28, philosophy of evolution, the film “Has Science Bur- but trusts that God had ied God?” was presented to students, posing controversial questions that resulted in debate.

The one–hour film show“Lennox, a believer cased John Lennox, a in the Christian mathematician, and Richard Dawkins, an evolu- faith, supported his tionary biologist, as they claims that science debated over the contropoints to an versial issue of God’s existence. intelligent creator.

The debate posed ques‘Something complex tions including, “Has scihas to come from ence buried God?” and “What is the meaning of something even more life?” complex,’ Lennox Lennox, a believer in the said.”

Christian faith, supported his claims that science points to an intelligent creator.

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some control in it.

“God is the agent, not the mechanism. I’m not ashamed of being a scientist and a Christian, I’m not anti-scientific, but where do we get our morality from if there is no God?” Lennox asked.

The counterargument was then led by Richard Dawkins, an open atheist.

He claimed that life was not designed by a God, but rather by evolution.

“It’s tempting to believe that the world has been designed, but that is not the truth,” Dawkins said.

“It’s difficult enough to think how the cosmos came into existence, but even more difficult to think of how a God came into existence,” Dawkins said.

Dawkins bases his beliefs on scientific evidence such as Darwinism to explain his claims.

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The discussion portion of the presentation was led by panelists Mark Shifflet, Paul Engelkeimer, Jonathan Goos, Derek Robertson and alumni Matthew Bair.

“It was interesting to The second half of the ing opinions on the film.

The panel also brought hear all the differing opinpresentation was a discussion led by a student and up a dialogue regarding ions from such a variety of alumni panel. faith, evolution, religion, people. The topic of God is Students Mark Shifflet, science and God. Audience sometimes a sensitive isPaul Engelkeimer, Jona- members participated as sue, but the panel did a than Goos, Derek Robert- well to ask questions and great job of keeping it proson and alumnus Matthew raise their thoughts about fessional,” SU senior Rachel O’Neill said.

Bair all offered their vary- the film.

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SU helps build community in Haiti Andrea Starliper Staff Writer

The Shippensburg University International Travel Series hosted a presentation last Thursday, Feb. 28, in Orndorff Theater titled “Building Community in Rural Haiti.”

Members who presented the program included Jonas Celius, current SU students Olivia Ickes and Bryant Snyder, and professors Blandine Mitaut and Agnes Ragone.

Mitaut and Ragone are both part of the modern language department at SU. Celius, the father of one of Ragone’s students, was struggling to communicate with his relatives in Haiti.

Celius moved to the U.S. in 1992 to better his future, but he struggled to keep up with the Haitian dialect, which is primarily French.

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After Ragone did what she could to help the Celius family and learn more about Haiti through Celius’ eyes , she wondered if there was something more that could be done.

Ragone traveled with Celius to his hometown on the island of La Gonave.

While there, Ragone found potential for a university trip in hopes of giving back to Gros-Mangles, Celius’ home village.

Ragone then brought her wishes back to the International Studies Program, where she, Mitaut and Jonathan Skaff developed a plan for a return trip to Haiti in support of a servicelearning project.

While on her previous visit to Haiti, local teachers told Ragone that a playground for the Haitian children would be an ideal necessity.

Many Haitian roads are made of dirt and stone, and a child having a clear,

healthy place to play is rare. Most children, some barefoot, are forced to run and play through the same brush patches where farm animals roam freely.

Therefore, the servicelearning project was to build these children a safe place to learn and grow.

With all plans in motion, Ickes, Snyder, Mitaut, Ragone, Celius and another student from Lock Haven University left for Haiti on Jan. 6.

The group stayed with the Celius family in GrosMangles.

Prior to departing for Haiti, the group raised funds to help build the concrete base of the playground for the children. However, with no electricity and water having to be lifted up out of wells for mixing, the task was quite challenging.

Luckily, the group was not alone in their efforts.

Ragone explained that all of the villagers, from ages 4

to 80, wanted to help with the project.

“It was incredible to see that much support,” Mitaut said.

Ragone was quick to point out that the young residents of the island were of the largest help.

The extra assistance even allowed the group to build a larger area than what they had originally planned.

“The children looked determined. They knew this was going to be their playground,” Ragone said.

After explaining the trip and service-learning project, Ickes and Bryant explained more on their overall experience.

“Reading and research can only take your mind so far. I’ve grown as a person from this experience,” Ickes said Next year, Ragone and Mitaut will travel to Haiti again with another group of students. This time, they want to work on restoring the local infirmaries.

Three charged in robbery Police have charged three men in connection with the robbery of a Shippensburg University student in front of the Ceddie Union Building on Sunday, Feb. 10. The robbery occurred at 1:50 a.m.

The victim reported that three males had taken cash from him by threat of force and had fled the area.

As a result of further investigation into the report, three individuals have been arrested and charged in connection with the incident.

Those arrested were identified as Christian Reveley, 21, of Summerwood Drive, Corbin Dellmuth, 18, of N. 4th St., both of Harrisburg; and Nicholas C. Graves, 23, of Ridge Street in Steelton.

All three were charged with robbery, conspiracy to commit robbery, terroristic threats, conspiracy to commit terroristic threats, theft by unlawful taking, conspiracy to commit theft by unlawful taking, and receiving stolen property.

All three were taken into custody and were arraigned before Magisterial District Judge Anthony Adams. Reveley and Dellmuth were committed to the Cumberland County Prison pending bail, and Graves was housed in the Dauphin County Prison on outstanding warrants from Dauphin County.

Preliminary hearings were held for Reveley and Graves on Monday, Feb. 25, and the charges were bound over to Cumberland County Court. A preliminary hearing for Dellmuth is scheduled for Thursday, March 14.

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SUHC discusses pros and cons of gun control Aaya Kingsbury Staff Writer

Gun control has once again been pushed to the forefront of national politics with the recent Sandy Hook incident in Newtown, Ct. There are many different viewpoints on how the U.S. should address gun control, or if they should address it all.

On Monday, Feb. 25, the Shippensburg University History Club (SUHC) hosted a discussion on gun control. Many students in attendance shared their thoughts on the issue.

Those who do not favor gun control will first cite the Second Amendment, which states all citizens have the right to bear arms.

However, a different approach is that handguns

provide the owner with protection in case of home invasion. This is related to the CASTLE law, which stipulates that the persons occupying the house may use deadly force, including handguns and other weapons, to defend themselves.

The argument, then, is that if handguns are banned, defending one’s home becomes a lot more difficult.

With any debate comes opposing views, and there were students who believed that stricter regulations toward gun control would benefit the nation and its citizens. For these students, assault weapons were the main point of contention.

Merriam-Webster defines assault weapons as “any form of automatic or semiautomatic firearm;

especially assault rifles.”

Assault rifles are particularly dangerous, and many students felt as though there should be stricter regulations in order to prevent incidents such as Aurora, where people were shot in a movie theater in Colorado, or the more recent Newtown shootings.

However, there was one point on which all students present agreed: education.

“There should be more information available on gun control, guns and assault as well as more constructive outlets for children to let out their pent–up anger and frustration,” SU junior Krista Williams said.

Williams’s views were seconded by other students who suggested that state or even national governments should set up gun education

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programs.

The main take-away from the SUHC debate is that American society needs to change in its perceptions of guns, gun violence and gun control.

Currently the federal and state governments are debating how to proceed,

if at all, with gun control legislation.

Gun control will always be a point of contention, but students were able to voice their opinions in a welcoming environment, regardless of whether those opinions were shared.

CORRECTION In the Feb. 12 issue in the article titled “Shippensburg Township’s polling location changes,” Mayor of Shippensburg Bruce Hockersmith was misquoted.

The article says Hockersmith said “The building and parking area are larger than that available at the foundation building,” but instead of foundation building, it should have said township building.

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Why is banning gay marriage still an issue in 2013?

SAMANTHA NOVIELLO Opinion Editor

As I just finished reading an article about gay marriage, I am now heated.

Hear me out when I say this; it is 2013, why are we still debating about gay marriage rights like we are back in the 1970s?

The new debate going on in government is that Presi-

dent Barak Obama is trying to encourage the Supreme Court to overturn the ban of gay marriage in California.

An article on Yahoo News noted that the Supreme Court will be undergoing the consideration challenging California’s gay marriage ban and overturning the federal Defense of Marriage Act. What I do not understand is, why are people so passionate about banning gay marriage?

Do same-sex couples, marriages and partners affect all of our lives? Are they harming us, making things bad for us?

I did not think so. Attorney Paul Clement said that “because same-sex relationships cannot naturally produce offspring, they do not implicate the states’s

interest in responsible procreation and childrearing in the same way opposite-sex relationships do.”

Now obviously same-sex couples cannot physically procreate.

However, how does that make them inferior to the rest of us who can?

I think that statement is essential to the point that everyone is trying to make; that same-sex couples are not traditional.

What does “traditional” mean anyway? In this day and age, things that were traditional back in the ‘50s, do not work well today.

Women were house mothers, maids, the cooks and cleaners; that is not the way the world works anymore.

I am attending college to attain a great career and support my independent

self. That is what the world has come to.

So why can we not just let people live the way they want, gay or straight?

The opponents of gay marriage are beginning to argue that if gay couples were allowed to wed, it would discourage straight couples from getting married.

How can anyone make such a bold statement to say that I would be discouraged to get married just because the “traditional” value of a man and woman getting married has been altered?

I support everyone’s happiness. I do not care what you say California.

The argument then leads to unplanned pregnancies again.

We get that opposite-sex couples can accidentally

have a child, but same-sex couples cannot; they adopt or find another way.

The Justice Department made a point counteracting that statement by saying, “Marriage is far more than a societal means of dealing with unintended pregnancies,” and that preventing gay couples from marrying each other is not going to help or hurt the enouragment for straight couples to marry when they have children.

Some people have sex before marriage, it is part of life.

In this “non-traditional” world, as some may say, these things happen and are more common and accepted today.

But why should gay couples not be allowed to have children? Personal trainer

Jillian Michaels has two children with her female partner, one adopted little girl and one baby boy.

Michaels adopted her daughter from Haiti and her partner gave birth to the baby boy.

I do not see anyone boycotting Michaels’ exercise tapes because of this.

Children are going to grow up the way they are raised.

Whether they have two mothers, two fathers or one of each, they are going to be loved and be perfectly healthy children if treated correctly.

Not one of these opponents has grown up in a same-sex environment, so how could they possibly spit out facts or give such a biased opinion?

Taking a trip back in time on Shippensburg campus

ANA GUENTHER

Asst. Opinion Editor There is something tranquil about Shippensburg’s campus that I love.

The other day as I was walking to class, I heard bells tolling from Old Main, and could not help but notice how nice our campus actually is.

While some parts of campus are full of antiquity, others are modern and showcase Shippensburg in a different time.

After doing an in-depth community study for one of my classes, I could not help

but start to appreciate what Shippensburg University has to offer.

We all learn about the Revolutionary War and Civil War. We learn about past presidents, but one thing that I think students here on campus should consider, is the history of this university that we all attend.

While some may think learning about Shippensburg may seem mundane, I think others will be pleasantly surprised to learn that the story behind our school is interesting.

In 1857 the Pennsylvania Assembly divided the state into 12 districts.

Members of the assembly then declared that each district needed to have a normal school to educate future teachers.

It was not until 10 years later when Shippensburg members of the community met together to discuss raising funds to build the town a teaching school.

After raising enough money in cash and stock

from investors, a plot of land on which Old Main stands was purchased for $4,000 and the start of the university began.

Finally, on April 15, 1873, The Cumberland Valley State Normal School opened with only 382 students.

Ready for a laugh now?

When the normal school was first opened, the cost of tuition was a whopping $4 per week.

That is it, I mean think of what students back then would think of our tuition now.

Students were forced to attend for 42 weeks, and could then graduate.

They had to wake up at 5:30 a.m., and had to be in bed by no later than 10 p.m.

Study hours began in the early evening, and students had to keep their doors open so instructors could walk by and make sure they were studying.

I remember complaining about quiet hours in the dorms, I cannot imagine how I would have dealt with strict rules like these.

Originally, Old Main was the only building on campus, and it served as dormitories for men and women, classrooms, and had a cafeteria.

As the university began to grow, so did the campus.

The next buildings to be constructed were Stewart Hall, which was used as a gymnasium, and Horton Hall which was used as a women’s dormitory.

Has anyone ever wondered why there is a bridge connecting Horton Hall to Old Main?

Well, administrators for the school did not want girl’s hair to get wet on rainy days, and so the bridge was constructed

to avoid this hassle. Hey, President Ruud, where is my bridge?

Times have certainly changed since the university began, and I am sure they will continue to.

I mean, look at the new buildings that have been built so quickly on campus over the past year. The uni-

versity has come a long way and there is potential to grow.

One day, after we all graduate, we might come back to a completely different Shippensburg.

We should all appreciate the school for how it is right now.

This is our Shippensburg.

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What Grinds My Gears: Rules

NICK SENTMAN

Asst. Sports Editor You know what grinds my gears?

Rules.

You realize that most of our lives are based around the fact that we have to follow someone’s orders.

Rules are everywhere and no matter what we do to avoid them we still are penalized when they are broken.

Even writing this article I am following AP Style rules so I sound intelligent when I write and not like I came straight out of the back woods of West Virginia.

Life has rules from birth until death and even when we die we still have to follow rules in heaven or hell, or even purgatory.

I am Catholic so I mean I need to show a little love.

When we are born we have to allow the doctor to violate our backsides and let our parents name us.

If we could name ourselves though, I can only imagine the names we would come up with.

As we get older we must follow the rules our parents lay down for us.

I know in my house I was constantly confused because my parents always changed their minds.

It never seems to stop, even in school.

I hated going to a place for eight hours a day and listen to whatever the adults told me to do.

I guess this is why I was in trouble a lot, but then again, I was always smarter than my teachers so I used that to my advantage.

I found that rules change day to day, and sometimes people just make up stupid rules just because they hate you.

Again, this is why I was in trouble a lot in elementary school mind you.

In high school and college, rules change as you mature.

You get used to driving and have to follow the

“rules of the road,” play sports and follow the “rules of the game” and also get into relationships and have to follow the “rules of love.”

In our minds we must keep track of all these rules because if we ever break them we get punished.

It simply never ends.

When we marry, we follow the rules of marriage, and in church we have to follow the rules that God created for us.

I put his name in quotations because I do not want to offend any other religions, again another dumb rule.

The Golden Rule is something that we live by every day, yet I have heard so many variations of it that I have no idea what to believe.

Rules, rules, rules. There is no escape.

I cannot wait to become an adult and finally create some of my own rules for my kids.

I am going to be one of those dads who will make up the craziest rules you could ever imagine.

It is unfortunate to see that those who set the rules before us also had to follow someone else’s rules.

Life is so repetitious.

You like your morning class.

Sure, it is lecture only but your teacher makes the effort to share some corny jokes and interesting anecdotes to keep you all from falling asleep.

After the latest short story, your teacher asks a question about the material and that is when this student’s hand goes up.

Everybody knows more about this student more than they care to and you could swear that even the teacher hesitated before calling on them.

Everyone is about to fall victim to the serial storyteller.

He or she loves to talk about himself or herself.

Every time the teacher calls upon him/her to answer a question, you get more than you ever wanted.

You learn another tidbit about his or her childhood, his weekend, his service in the military, his favorite movie or his or her disgusting boil he had on his butt that made it uncomfortable for him to sit in a classroom desk.

So he explains to the class his extensive recovery

process that he must now suffer through because of the complexion of his back side.

If it is anything less than listening to him share another story, the recovery is manageable.

The difference between the serial storyteller in which people loathe and another student who shares interesting stories is the connection to the lecture.

The teacher connects personal experiences with lecture material in a way to engage and draw interesting analogies.

The storyteller will take any question as a cue to talk about whatever pops into his or her head.

A teacher will explain hereditary traits necessary for survival and throw a Lady Gaga “Born This Way” reference in there to see who is paying attention — hey, a pop culture reference.

The storyteller uses this opportunity to talk about the Lady Gaga concert he or she went to because she is the biggest fan in the world and has all of her CDs and wishes she could get her hair to look like that because she wants to be unique and different, and oh my goodness why has no one stopped her from rambling on for this long?

They take the focus off the material and make it all about their stories.

They just want to talk about themselves and do not realize that if people were interested in hearing about their stories that people would come up to them and simply ask.

There is, however, a special power that the serial storyteller has that confuses me and makes me smile at the same time.

They have the ability to bring people together.

Not around themselves, of course, but around each other.

The students dislike the storyteller so much that they bond over it.

It is a commonality in which people relate.

How many friendships blossomed because of the digression of this one person?

It is why my feelings toward these types of people are so torn.

I have made friends this way and have the storyteller to thank for it.

If you have made a friend in a similar way, be sure to thank your serial storyteller if he or she can stop talking about himself or herself long enough for you to get a word in.

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CARA SHUMAKER

Managing Editor While the government tries to pay off its debts from when the country began, college students are trying to pay off their debt from their minimum four years of college that can include tuition, housing, bills, food and books.

Oh, books. Who would have guessed that books could cause so much financial stress?

These are not the everyday “Twilight” or “Hunger

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Games” books either.

These are the 15-pound biology books that you read one paragraph out of and then the professor puts the lecture slide — with that paragraph on it — on D2L, ultimately making your book purchase useless.

In the three years I have been at Shippensburg, tuition itself has not increased more than $100, but every semester my books have fluctuated in price. According to a Jan. 4 Huffington Post article, textbook prices have increased 812 percent since 1978.

All right, so my $120 textbook would have only cost me $14.77? That would be fantastic. The same article broke down where the mon-

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ey goes. Take the $120 textbook for example, $24, or 20 percent, of that goes to the bookstore and then another three-fourths of that goes to the publisher.

Although a large portion of the textbook cost goes to the publisher, the article did not make any mention to access codes, which are becoming increasingly more popular. Access codes are nice because they do not

make my backpack weigh 50 pounds, but they end up leaving about 50 cents in my bank account.

To me, an access code is a huge rip-off. I cannot sell it back and I cannot buy it used. But, I suppose the textbook industry must survive somehow. According to the National Association of College Stores, a student spends more than $600 on average for books,

each year. So, cut that in half and it is about $300 per semester.

Some people can spend that much on one book, depending on the class, the major and the university.

As a journalism student, my books are not too expensive as most of my classes are skills based and do not always require a book.

However, my friends who are biology majors can spend almost $600 per semester because the books they need are so much more expensive. A part-time job throughout the semester drains my bank account when I have to buy books.

I do not even want to think about what it is like for people who do not work.

The textbook industry is ripping off college students.

They already are paying tuition and housing at the very least and stacking up thousands of dollars in loans. Why add to the stress with books that will break their backs and the bank?

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Shippensburg alumna Jennie Giardine writes first novel Casey Maun Staff Writer

“Sex, drugs and suspense,” is how Jennie Giardine, a Shippensburg University alumna, described her first published novel “Opium Dreams.”

According to Giardine, “Opium Dreams” is an unconventional romance that “appeals to all” and one that is highly sensual and full of suspense with twists and turns leaving the reader constantly asking questions and wondering who is behind everything.

Set in London in 1883, “Opium Dreams” immerses the reader into the “underworld” or the unknown side of London during the Victorian era. Centered in Chi Ki’s opium den, this historical romantic suspense novel illustrates a Victorian woman named Alison who escapes the wrath of her drunken, abusive husband by sneaking out every night to go to the opium den after her husband has fallen asleep.

“As her [Alison’s] form of rebellion, she locks her door from the outside, then sneaks out and consorts with other men while her husband sleeps,” said Giardine as she described Alison.

“Opium Dreams” is Giardine’s first published novel which was released on Feb. 1, 2013. However, this is not her first book.

Giardine graduated from Shippensburg University in the spring of 1992 with a bachelor’s degree in English. She then earned a master’s degree in English in December 1993.

After earning her degrees from SU, Giardine served as a union organizer at Bucks County Community College where she organized the part-time faculty into the Federation at BCCC. Giardine held several titles from general officer of the faculty and staff federation at the Community College of Philadelphia, to writer and editor of the FSFCCP newsletter, to speaker and activist locally and nationally for the American Federation of Teachers Division of Higher Education.

Currently, Giardine continues to teach English composition at BCCC as well as the Community College of Philadelphia.

According to Giardine, her creative writing did not take place until she was 30 and a mother when she wrote her first book.

Giardine said her first novel was a good story,

but a writer’s first book normally does not sell.

Writers normally shelve their first book. However, it gained enough positive feedback from editors to keep her writing.

Giardine said her motivation for writing “Opium Dreams” derived in part from her time at Shippensburg when she studied Victorian literature.

“I wanted to set a book in that time period,” Giardine said.

According to Giardine, her writing starts with an opening scene that helps Photo courtesy of Jennie Giardine her in order to find the Jennie Giardine is an SU alumna who gradu- appropriate angle for the story. ated in 1992 with a degree in English.

“I’ve found that a common theme in my writing is good people doing bad things,” Giardine said.

She said she likes to have characters who are not 100 percent good. Giardine enjoys writing about real people.

When it came to writing “Opium Dreams,” Giardine had to research opium, a narcotic that causes wild dreams. This is one of the reasons she titled the novel “Opium Dreams”.

In addition to opium causing wild dreams, Giardine said the title was, “a little in the metaphorical Photo courtesy of Jennie Giardine way as the characters have aspirations to have the “Opium Dreams” Jennie Giardine’s first opium give them the ideas novel, is a historical romance.

to write well while on the opium.”

As for Giardine’s future literary works, her aim is to write sequels to “Opium Dreams” based on futuregenerations. As Giardine explained, the characters in the novel are told, “The blood of a man will curse you through generations.”

Giardine hopes to begin her first sequel in May, which will be set in the Prohibition era in the 1920s dealing with speakeasies and bootlegs.

Plans for a third novel are to be set in the late 1950s or early 1960s revolving around swingers in regular suburban communities.

Eventually, Giardine said she plans to return to her first novel which is set in the 1990s.

However, she said she wants to add an element of Wicca, a modern witchcraft religion, with a character who is witch-like or can see the future.

Giardine’s “Opium Dreams” can be found for sale on barnesandnoble. com, amazon.com on the publisher’s website at eternalpress.biz. “Opium Dreams” is available in both print and electronic form.

Visiting author stresses the importance of art Hannah Wolfe Staff Writer

Christine Lincoln, a fiction author who has appeared on “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” visited Shippensburg University Wednesday to present two examples of her work.

Lincoln’s presentation in Old Main Chapel was a free and public event at which she read a chapter titled

“More Like Us” from her book “Sap Rising.” Lincoln also read “How to Build a Bomb” from a novel in progress and attended a question-and-answer session in Dauphin Humanities Center prior to the event.

The English department, the College of Arts and Sciences, “The Reflector,” the Black Heritage Committee, the Women’s Center and Women’s and Gender Studies sponsored Lincoln’s reading.

Lincoln was the first African-American to win Washington College’s Sophie Kerr Prize.

The Washington Post and The New York Times also covered the event, according to a Shippensburg University news release.

An assistant professor of English invited Lincoln in the hopes that her talk would have a positive effect on the campus community.

Fiction is a good way for people to relate to each oth-

er, according to Neil Connelly, who invited Lincoln to campus.

Connelly said, “One of the lessons fiction teaches me is that human beings have an awful lot more in common than what keeps them different.”

Lincoln, too, elaborated on this theory. Although “Sap Rising” discusses African-Americans in a small town, she believes her novel transcends demographic boundaries and unifies a

variety of people, including a 60-year-old white man who related to her story.

“This guy was crying” Lincoln said at her question -and-answer session, “I will never forget him. He said these stories about African -American kids growing up in this small town in Maryland healed his heart.”

She then stressed the importance of fiction and art.

“I see art as activism,” she said.

Lincoln attended Balti-

more City Community College, later transferring to Washington College where she majored in English with a minor in creative writing.

Recently she earned her master’s degree in fine arts in creative writing at the University of Baltimore, according to a SU news release.

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International student discussion gives insight into cultural learning habits Tyler Fuller Guest Writer

International students had the opportunity to talk about cultural differences and various issues at Shippensburg University on Thursday, Feb. 28.

Tomoko Kudo Grabosky, who is a counselor at the SU Counseling Center, moderated the discussion.

Karen Hoch, president of the International Student Organization, who is from Yokohama, Japan, was one of the students who attended.

When Tomoko lived in Japan, she lived very close to Yokohama.

She compared it to the distance between Shippensburg and Newville.

The other student who attended was John Enerah. He is from Nigeria and is experiencing SU for the first time.

It is also his first time in America.

They all discussed topics ranging from classroom etiquette to different ways to initiate a friendly encounter.

The common etiquette that runs throughout American culture is very different and hard to adjust to when seen through the eyes of an international student.

Enerah first taste of American culture was a friendly one.

“In terms of lending helping hands, I think here is very good. Because back in Nigeria, not everyone wants to talk to a stranger,” Enerah said.

“Anyone you just talk to and ask for help, they just listen to you, and when they can help you, they help you.”

Personal interactions can be different across cultures. For Americans, we are used to shaking hands, high fives, hugging, and when we are in a hurry, the head nod.

But for Hoch, when Americans greet each other, she sees them as interacting very closely with one another.

“I think Americans are definitely more physically close,” Hoch said. “Hugging is considered normal between friends.

I would hug my American friends because that is the norm, but with my Japanese girlfriends, we would just hold hands.”

At this point in the discussion, Hoch demonstrated what she meant by “holding hands,” with Kudo.

They both held their hands out and interlocked fingers. Then at the same time, made a shaking hands motion which was accompanied by bursts of laughter.

The mannerisms by American students in college classrooms are ones that we may have noticed in our time here at SU. Some various mannerisms prevalent in today’s classrooms are: texting, sleeping, slouching and sometimes relaxing.

Things are very different in Nigeria.

Students are taught to sit straight, almost at a 90degree angle.

They are taught a highlevel of respect for their instructors.

Both of our school systems use the raising of the hand as a signal to be answered.

The difference is that in Nigeria, they only raise their right hand, but with only the pointer finger extended.

Almost similar to the

foam fingers sold at sporting events.

Also in America, students have no issue with attempting to answer questions, even if the answer may be wrong.

In Nigeria, if a student does not know the answer to a question, he or she does not attempt to answer.

Students in America have extra incentives to try and answer questions.

Many teachers include participation points in their assessment of the student.

For students like Hoch, she feels that she is required to make a question up in order to get the points.

Kudo said the quality of questions asked should be more important than quantity of questions asked.

In Nigeria, classrooms are emphasized on natural intelligence, not artificial intelligence.

Enerah said students only bring a pen and paper.

They do not bring textbooks, phones or any other type of technology.

Enerah is also used to having 200–300 classmates — much different than the 30–50 classmates found in the average classroom at SU. Nevertheless, this group discussion was one that was filled with many observations about cultural differences.

The next group discussion is on Thursday, March 28, from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

The discussion will be held in CUB Room 234.

International students are encouraged to attend.

Public relations major no longer a mystery at SU

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Public relations is the practice of promoting a favorable image between the general public and an organization or individual.

Molly Hess

Guest Writer

What is public relations (PR) and why should I study it?

When students around campus ask me what my major is I tell them, “Journalism and PR,” and their reaction most of the time is a response of, “Oh... that’s cool?”

Most students think journalism only involves writing for a newspaper and even less know what public relation is, let alone what it stands for.

Public relations is one of three professional emphases available for students to choose from once they declare communication/ journalism as their major.

Electronic media and print media are the other two that students can choose to study.

It is more than just a field of study, it is the practice of promoting a favorable image between the general public and an organization or individual.

In a nut shell, public relation professionals are the eyes, ears and voices of a

person or company to maintain a positive image.

It combines such career fields as advertising, marketing and journalism all into one.

In recent years, PR has grown rapidly and changed from traditional to more digital in order to keep up with the rest of the fastpaced world.

Do you remember when Tiger Woods had his sex scandal? Or the doping incident involving seven time Tour de France cyclist Lance Armstrong?

All of these cases involved public relations specialists to clean up reputations.

Even though public relations mainly deals with crisis management, that is not the only aspect of the emphasis.

Event planning, arranging public appearances, setting up press conferences, writing and giving speeches, doing publicity for a celebrity and researching are some of the other aspects of this career.

Public relations is a very broad and wide-ranging profession which means there are many careers available and niches for students to explore after

graduation.

Before declaring public relations as an emphasis, students should understand what skills are needed in order to be successful in the major and beyond.

Writing is definitely the most important attribute any PR student should have to thrive in this career.

Students can expect to write press releases, newsletters, campaign plans, reports, update social media platforms and also blogs.

Proficiency in social networking tools like Facebook and Twitter is very important when keeping up with a company’s or an individual’s reputation these days.

Attention to detail, especially fact checking, public speaking, persuading, negotiating, designing print materials, reading and researching are other skills students should have in this career.

For more information about Shippensburg University’s Communication/ Journalism Department and public relations visit the department website at http://www.ship.edu/Communication-Journalism/.

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CJ’s American Pub and Grill offers new menu items

Book drive to be held for the 29th Annual Friends of Legal Services

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The book drive accepts books of all types, including old and new books as well as hardbound and paper back.

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CJ’s American Pub and Grill offers many menu options, including local angus beef in its steaks and burgers.

Stephen Stefan Staff Writer

Is your mouth craving a new experience?

Local angus beef in steaks and burgers will be ready to cook on the 4-foot grill at CJ’s American Pub

and Grill in early March.

On weekends the owners plan to have seafood specials including a raw bar featuring oysters.

If you miss Toll Gate’s famous spaghetti and meatballs or peanut butter pie, you are in luck.

The recipes have been handed down to the owner, David Fox.

For dessert, CJ’s will sell two local favorites, Trickling Springs Ice Cream and Zoe’s Chocolates.

The grill is located at 487 E. King St., Shippensburg and can be contacted at 717-532-5612 or www.cjspubgrill.com.

The book drive for the 29th Annual Friends of Legal Services ends on Friday, April 15.

“As you’re gathering your tax material together, why not clean out your bookshelves at the same time?” said Carolyn Carter, a Friends of Legal Services volunteer.

“The Friends of Legal Services would love to get the books you no longer need.”

The Susquehanna Bank

locations in Greencastle Square and Quincy are both book donation sites.

There are many other donation sites in Adams, Franklin and Cumberland counties listed at www.fcls. net.

The group welcomes books of all types, old and new, hardbound and paperback, plus magazines dated before 1950, sheet music, maps, artwork, CDs, DVDs, videotapes and books on tape.

The sale itself will run from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday, May 10, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 11, and from noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday, May 12, in Laird Hall on the Wilson College campus in Chambersburg.

Proceeds benefit local non-profit organizations that provide legal services to low-income residents and victims of domestic violence.

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Recipe of the week: American Chop Suey Ingredients:

1 pound ground beef 1 onion 1 14 oz. can corn 1 28 oz. jar spaghetti sauce 1 pound box of elbow macaroni Directions:

Cook the macaroni according to the instructions on the package. In a pan, cook the beef and onions until the beef is brown and the onions are soft. Add the spaghetti sauce and corn to the beef and onions. In a bowl, mix the sauce from the pan with the cooked macaroni. Serve with shredded cheese on top.

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Solo artist steals show at Thought Lot Theresa Helwig

Asst. Web Director When some people hear about an art exhibit, they visualize a series of paintings or drawings hanging in a quiet atmosphere.

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From 6 to 9 p.m., people were given the opportunity

to examine Treher’s various sculptures and installation art. They did so to the live music of solo guitarist, Ernest Garcia.

According to Treher, installation art is artwork that relies on the floor,

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Aaron Treher’s artwork modeled after a sequoia pine cone.

walls or ceiling to stand. It cannot stand on its own and it must be disassembled and reassembled if it is to be moved.

His theme for the installation art was to show manmade objects in a natural way. Treher’s favorite installation art piece, for instance, was titled “Mountain.” The object used to create it was simple, but the overall idea was much more complex. The only materials involved were plywood boards.

They were strategically balanced against each other until meeting at the apex in the middle, giving the illusion of a mountain peak.

“I’ve been taking manmade objects that are replicated on a mass-produced scale and I put them together to represent an organic form,” Treher said.

Another piece that represented the idea of creating organic forms was called

“Chair Blossom.” Treher had been given wooden foldup chairs by his grandmother. The chairs had originally been found in the basement of a church that was founded by Treher’s grandfather.

Treher was able to creatively link the chairs together in a way that characterized the structure of a cherry blossom. The overall effect was striking to everyone who entered the Thought Lot as it took up a large part of the room.

His show also featured, what Treher called, “core drillings” that signify the layers of modern establishments. One piece represented the layers of a bathroom, showing pieces of a toilet and a bathroom counter, while another exhibited various floor materials, representing the stories of a house.

Treher said his installation art was influenced by Marcel Duchamp, whom

he credited as one of the fathers of contemporary art.

After studying Duchamp’s artwork, he came up with the idea of taking different parts of the contemporary landscape and dissecting it as if someone were investigating the pieces.

Treher’s art show also included his sculptures.

His over-sized sequoia pine cones were used to symbolize the four seasons. Each one was made of a different material including bronze, red cedar chips and cement.

Treher had an overall theme for his art show and the pieces featured in it.

“My work is about showing people different sides of objects they’re not used to looking at. The whole point of the sculptures is to shift the perspective of an object and learn something,” said Treher.

Treher’s show “Inside Out” will be on display for the public until April 27.

Kauffman Gallery hosts student exhibition Emily Goodman Guest Writer

Dozens of Shippensburg University students, parents, alumni and community members arrived at the Kauffman Gallery in Huber Art Center on March 3 to experience the 2013 SU Student Art Exhibition.

A variety of visual art media, including photography, paintings, sculptures, pottery and intricate pencil sketches created a successful turnout for this year’s exhibition.

Shippensburg University art students showcased their original pieces in Room 201 of the Kauffman Gallery.

Several artists displayed their work as for sale and available to the public.

Several oil paintings were shown among the 37 art pieces, including “Yoruba Drummer” by Olusegun Adegboyega-Edun and “Destroyer” by Hannah Kunce.

When explaining the background to her painting,

Kunce said, “Persephone is a story from Greek mythology.”

“Destroyer” depicted the Greek mythological goddess Persephone, who was the queen of the underworld and the wife of Hades. Relevant to the myth, the goddess is shown holding a pomegranate.

After Persephone was abducted by Hades and dragged into the underworld, her mother Demeter refused to let the crops of the earth grow until her daughter was returned.

Because the girl had tasted the pomegranate seeds, which were the food of Hades, she was forced to forever spend a part of the year with her husband in the underworld. According to the myth, this was why the earth flowers in the spring become barren in the winter.

When asked where she found inspiration for her painting, Kunce explained,

“It spoke from emotions that were part of my life that are difficult to explain.”

Other examples of the hard work of Shippensburg art students were shown in different art styles including photography and sculptures.

A particularly moving photography piece by Samantha Wood titled, “Society’s Image,” included three photographs of a young woman awaiting plastic surgery.

Drawings on the woman’s face highlighted features that she found undesirable and alluded to the negative impact that society has on body image.

The 2013 Student Art Exhibition will be on display in Kauffman Gallery until March 28. The gallery is open to students and the public Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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Two examples of artwork from the exhibition.

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Professional athletes have salaries that most of us will only dream about.

Whether you are Alex Rodriguez, LeBron James or even Peyton Manning, you are making the big bucks.

Now, Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco is in that conversation and for good reason. The Super Bowl MVP has recently agreed to a deal that will keep the quarterback in purple and black for six years at $120.6 million.

Yes, Flacco is now the highest paid player/quarterback in NFL history. So, now it is time to debate the true issue here. Does he deserve this contract? When you look at Flacco you do not see an elite quarterback, but he still is making the money of Peyton Manning and Tom Brady, two guys who will be in the Hall of Fame one day.

Does one Super Bowl warrant this type of payday for Flacco? The Hot Corner debates this issue.

Nick: This is the worst decision the Ravens could have made. Why would you invest this much money in someone who is lucky and not actually good? Flacco needs to share that money with the entire defense, offensive line, Torrey Smith, Jacoby Jones and Ray Rice. Flacco is not the reason that team won the Super Bowl, and he certainly does not deserve to be the highest paid NFL player in the history of the game.

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be the highest paid ever.

I agree with the years because he is most likely going to be washed up after four, so he can spend the last two grooming the new quarterback.

Face it, professional sports are businesses more than anything else.

Nothing is personal.

So personally I might not believe he deserves that money, but from a professional stand point, the Ravens knew they were going to have to pay out for him. I just want to see what Flacco does when all of that luck runs out.

The Ravens are known more for their defense, and hopefully that tradition continues because Flacco is not going to lead that team. Spread the wealth around Flacco, everyone else but you deserves that and you know it.

Kyle: I find myself questioning Joe Flacco after every NFL season. He has won at least one playoff game in every one of his five seasons, yet there is just something about him that leaves me wondering how.

How has such a seemingly inconsistent quarterback won like Flacco has?

He doesn’t put up Brady or

Manning like numbers, yet he always finds a way to win.

Do not get me wrong, Flacco’s numbers are by no means Mark Sanchezesque. But I would not call them Hall of Fame numbers.

Only time will tell if this mega-contract will pay off for the Ravens or just leave them looking for answers.

However, everything I knew about inconsistent, Flacco threw out the window last post season. With how bad the Ravens defense was all season long, they really needed to get their offense going. Flacco did just that. He threw 11 touchdowns with no interceptions in the playoffs and had a total quaretback rating of 95.1 out of 100 in the Super Bowl.

All the luck in the world could not help a “mediocre” quarterback accomplish that. He has seemed to finally come into his own. Flacco absolutely deserved a big time contract.

With the departure of the original Raven, Ray Lewis, someone is going to have to step up and lead the team.

Maybe this new and improved Joe Flacco will take the helm and lead the Ravens for years to come. I say pay the man and find out if money really does talk.

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Sports Editor Hitting was infectious on Sunday afternoon as the Shippensburg University baseball team combined for 18 hits in an 11–7 victory in the final game of a three– game sweep of Concord University at Fairchild Field.

Pat Kregeloh, Jimmy Spanos and Tyler Shover led the team with two RBIs apiece as the Raiders used a four-run fourth inning and a five-run fifth inning to break away from the Mountain Lions. Shawn Patterson pitched efficiently in 6 1/3 innings to garner his second victory of the year.

The four-run fourth inning ignited a 6–3 advantage for the Raiders.

Mike Marcinko got the ball rolling for the Raiders as he connected on a first pitch breaking ball to plate Cal Hogan. Spanos

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Kregeloh went 7-for-10 from the plate in SU’s sweep over Concord.

and Shover continued the hit parade as both came through with clutch singles, capping off the inning.

Cody Kulp’s single and a Michael Douglas sacrifice bunt aided the Raiders in a three-run fifth inning to build a commanding 9–3 advantage. Kregeloh hit a sacrifice fly in the sixth inning to hand the Raiders a 10–3 lead heading into the seventh.

The Mountain Lions finally figured out Patterson in the seventh inning. CU combined for four hits in the inning and took advantage of a fatigued Patterson to put up four runs and bring the team within two.

Shover quelled the rally by throwing out a wouldbe base-stealer to end the inning and push the momentum back in SU’s favor.

The Raiders struck back in the eighth inning as Kregeloh culminated SU’s scoring with a towering drive

to left field that ricocheted off the foul pole for his second dinger of the year.

Kregeloh continued his impressive performance going 3-for-4 from the plate, knocking in two. Throughout the weekend sweep of CU, Kregeloh went 7-for-10 from the dish, had two RBI’s and tossed six innings to pick up his third win of the season.

Austin Bartley, Nick Massetti and Marcus Shippey all pitched well in relief allowing only two hits and zero earned runs.

Shippey forced all three CU batters to groundout to end the game.

Kulp finished the game 2-for-5 with one RBI. The Raiders (7–1) will open up PSAC play when they host Slippery Rock University next Saturday for a twin bill starting at 12:30 p.m. They will conclude the series Sunday at noon.

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Anthony Coleman erupts for 36 points, paces MU to PSAC first-round win Raiders 69 SAM STEWART

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Joe Lococo had a team-high 21 points while Dylan Edgar added 15 of his own. but the Shippensburg University men’s basketball team could not overcome turnovers in its 79–69 loss against Millersville University in the first round of the PSAC playoffs Saturday night at Pucillo Gymnasium.

Lococo’s 21 points came on a night where the Raiders were without starting guard Sam Pygatt and key reserve Akil Anderson. The depleted bench wore out SU throughout the game, as the Raiders watched a 20– 20 tie transcend to a 10-point defeat.

Edgar and Lococo paced the Raiders to a 10–9 lead in the first 10 minutes of the opening half.

The duo accounted for all seven of the team’s 10 points and kept the Raiders within striking distance — mainly due to the Marauders’ poor shooting efforts to start the game.

The Marauders, who had free throw woes to start the game, started to convert from the charity stripe as Elijah Obade and Xavier

Marauders 79 Mumford helped MU escape a 0–4 start from the line. Obade’s and Mumford’s free throw attempts kept the Marauders in the game despite solid shooting efforts from SU’s David Craig and Tyhiem Perrin.

After a Perrin 3-pointer knotted the game at 20 late in the first half, the Marauders, led by Anthony Coleman and Brandon Brown, erupted for a 15–4 run in the last four minutes of the half to give MU a 35–24 lead heading into the break.

That cushion was all the Marauders needed.

In the second half, the Marauders took advantage of eight SU turnovers and a plethora of Raiders in foul trouble to help guide them to a 15-point lead midway through the second half.

Coleman erupted in the second half, scoring 30 of his 36 points including three emphatic jams to seal the game for the Marauders. MU took advantage of Reggie Charles and Perrin fouling out to keep the depleted Raiders at bay.

Edgar added 11 rebounds to his 15 points while Perrin tallied an additional 14 points. A.J. Maun led all SU bench scorers with seven points.

SU’s season came to a close with a seventh-place finish.

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Raiders look to drown Marauders Knauer and company will look to give SU the numbers for them to advance Sam Stewart

Sports Editor As the Shippensburg University women’s basketball team enters tonight’s game against Millersville University, there will be a distinct aura around the game.

Hosting its first playoff game since 2004, SU could not have asked for a better opponent. The Raiders have owned the Marauders this season coming away with double-digit victories in both of those games — most recently a 72–62 victory last Wednesday night.

The Raiders have to like their chances coming into tonight’s game. MU struggled in all parameters of the game in its 42–31 victory over No. 6-seed East Stroudsburg University.

The Warriors held MU well below its season average in points (70.1 ppg) and frustrated Aurielle Mosley — an aspect that Knauer had no problem accomplish-

ing as well in SU’s last meeting with the Marauders.

During that last meeting, Knauer held Mosley at bay.

The player-of-the-year candidate finished the game with 16 points, but could not contain Knauer, allowing her to finish with her 12th double-double of the season.

“It never seems like anything is affecting her. She just goes from one play to the next and tries to make something happen,” head coach Kristy Trn said.

Knauer is not the only one who plays that way.

SU’s entire roster has played consistently welldisciplined basketball and has shed light on how good this team really is. After a crushing 30-point defeat at the hands of Bloomsburg University, SU has reeled off 12 wins in its last 13 games, two of those coming against the Marauders.

By forcing Mosley to pass the ball out of the paint, the Marauders played into SU’s hands. Mashira New-

man is the catalyst of MU’s offense and with the Wert twins at her side every minute, it has been hard for the crafty senior to net the stats that she usually does.

The Wert twins have averaged 10 apiece in SU’s two victories over the Marauders and were key contributors to SU’s freethrow abilities. The Raiders, who have reached the line a PSAC-leading 843 times this season, reached the charity stripe 43 times in their first meeting and 25 times in the second.

Looking toward tonight, if Knauer can contain Mosley and the Werts do their best to limit Newman’s open looks, the Raiders will come away with another double-digit victory.

SU has the Marauders’ number and will win the game 75–59 to advance to the PSAC semifinals, against the winner of California University of Pa. and Gannon University.

Photo by Ryan Trexler

Dana Wert is poised to have a big game tonight against Millersville.

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File photo by Sam Stewart

Trammel went 4-for-5 from the plate in Game 1 of the doubleheader.

Trammel carries SU to win against Pace Ryan Trexler

Asst. Sports Editor The Shippensburg University softball team took on Pace University Saturday in Murfreesboro, N.C. The Raiders picked up a 9–0 victory in the first game and dropped a tough second game 1–0.

Game 1: The first game began with a bang from Raider sophomore Jessie Trammell. Trammell hit a solo homer in the top of the first to put SU up 1-0.

In the third inning, the Raiders were able to string a few hits together to muster an unearned run. It all started when senior Kiersten Darhower was able to reach first on an error from Pace’s second baseman.

Trammel followed up with a single to left center, moving Darhower to second. Sophomore short stop Taylor Weisman was able to draw a walk, loading the bases for the Raiders.

SU sophomore Maddie Justice reached first on yet another error by Pace second baseman Lana Buchbinder, scoring Darhower and putting the Raiders up 2–0.

To start off the top of the fourth, SU received a pair of walks from junior Kristin McClune and sophomore Liz Parkins. Darhower advanced McClune and Parkins when Pace pitcher Kelly Fisher committed an error.

Both McClune and Parkins scored off a Weisman double to left-center.

Darhower scored again later in the inning when Justice was caught stealing, allowing the Raiders to take a 5–0 lead.

SU struck again in the top of the fifth. Freshman Briana Giovenco walked and McClue drove her in with a single to left-center.

McClune made it to third after singles from both Parkins and Darhower.

Trammell singled up the middle— her third of the day—driving in Darhower, putting SU up 7–0 after four and a half innings of play.

SU wasn’t quite done yet. It was able to score two more runs after sophomore Tyler Thompson singled and Darhower reached first on a fielder’s choice.

Trammell recorded her fourth and final hit of the game, driving in Thompson and Darhower, taking the Raiders’ lead to 9-0.

Trammell finished the game with four hits in five plate appearances and four RBIs. McClune ended the game two for two at the plate, Taylor Weisman totaled two RBIs on one hit and walked three times.

Even through SU scored nine runs, it really did not need them all. Parkins pitched a four-hit shutout, leading the Raiders to their fourth overall win.

Game 2: Game 2 was more of a pitcher’s duel. Only nine total hits were recorded and Pace escaped with a 1–0 win. Both pitchers went seven innings.

SU’s junior pitcher Emily Estep gave up four hits, struck out nine and allowed only one earned run. That run would be costly because it was the only run Pace needed to get the win.

Estep gave up a solo homerun to left-center. SU was not able to string any hits together, let alone runs.

SU’s Thompson, Darhower, Justice, Taylor Llewellyn and Emmie Burke all recorded one hit a piece for the Raiders, splitting the doubleheader and sending the Raiders to a 4–2 record.

The Shippensburg University softball team was able to pick up two games against Chowan University on Sunday, 5–0 and 2–0.

SU’s Kiersten Darhower recorded a season high five hits in two games against CU. The Raiders scored seven runs in two games on Sunday.

Game 1: SU was able to strike early against Chowan when Jessie Trammell was able to knock in Tyler Thompson in the top of the first after Thompson walked to start the game.

Thompson’s teammate Kiersten Darhower was able to get on when she singled to third base — she then advanced to third after a Trammell fielder’s choice.

Darhower later scored when Taylor Weisman grounded out to second base, putting SU up 2-0 after the top of the first.

SU’s offense was quiet for two innings but re-

ceived stellar pitching from Makenzie Lynn. Lynn threw a four-hit shutout for the Raiders in Game 1 of their doubleheader.

The Raiders were able to strike again in the top of the third when Trammell picked up her second RBI of the game, singling in Thompson and putting SU up 3-0 in the third inning.

Lynn was giving the Raiders a quality start as she only allowed three hits through the first five innings. Pitching has been SU’s strong point so far this season.

During the top of the fifth, SU was able to tack on another run when Hilary Lyons knocked in Courtney Kane sending the Raiders’ lead to 5–0. Lyons went 3-for-4 with three singles and two RBI’s in the first game.

SU held onto its 5–0 lead and took the first game of its Sunday doubleheader. Lynn finished the game with 10 strikeouts, zero earned runs and only gave up four hits.

Game 2: The second game of the double-header was the polar opposite of Game 1.

SU escaped with a 2–0 win, closing out its twogame sweep of Chowan.

SU sent Emily Estep to the circle to try and close out CU in the second game.

That is exactly what she did, allowing only four hits and striking out 11 in SU’s win.

The Raiders received offensive explosions from Darhower (3-for-4) and Weisman (2-for-4).

It was a back-and-forth pitcher’s duel until the top of the fourth when SU finally struck first. Emmie Burke drove in pinch runner Kane, putting SU up 1–0. Burke recorded one of SU’s two RBIs in the game.

The second run came in the top of the sixth when pinch hitter Kristin McClune singled to right scoring Julie Cramer. Putting the Raiders up 2–0 after five and a half innings of play.

Estep finished off Chowan in the bottom of the sixth and seventh innings, solidifying the Raiders win and completing the sweep, sending SU to 6–2 overall.

SU takes the field again March 15.

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SU’s Emily Estep pitched well in the second game against Chowan.

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Cameron Intramural champions crowned Spratford heading Team F.P.C. and the Dream Team take home titles named A B Indoor to Track Nationals lexa

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From the grass to the hardwood, a few Shippensburg University athletes were in full force during the intramural championships at Heiges Field House on Wednesday night.

Star football players, Jake Metz and Tyriq Kershaw took the court for the men’s title while soccer players Ashley Vellucci, Meghan Mahon, Alyssa House and Kate Zech all transferred from the pitch to the hardwood in what was a thor-

oughly entertaining night.

In the first highlight of the night, the Dream Team, led by Vellucci and others took the court against Wild Game. Wild Game kept it close throughout the majority of the game, but Vellucci and Mahon provided an ample amount of scoring punch, leading the Dream Team to the 46–33 victory and the intramural crown.

However, Wild Game’s Erin Shirk and Jenna Davis provided a glimpse of what could unfurl in the next intramural championship game. The youthful squad, comprised of six sophomores

and two freshmen, could gel together If the team stays intact heading into next year.

In the nightcap, Metz and Kershaw ousted Who Gives a Ship! 55–47. Led by Cory Albright, a perennial intramural contender, Who Gives a Ship! kept the game close throughout, but ultimately lost the game due to clutch shooting from F.P.C. Metz was able to use his size and muscle throughout the game, leading the team to the men’s crown.

Metz, a star defensive lineman for the football team, showed off his hops as he slammed home a

dunk after regulation.

The Dream Team roster comprised Vellucci, Kristen Kane, Mahon, Sarah Sumner, House, Kerry Senderling, Mariah Landis, Brittany Hibshman, Brianna Forde and Zech.

F.P.C. ‘s roster included Kershaw, Metz, Antione Singleton, Dainen Green, Maurice Harris, Mike Schmidt, Sharif Smith, Cordairo Taylor, Alex Carrion and Shane Watson.

Now that the end of the intramural basketball season has ended, the intramural volleyball will head into full swing this week.

Ahtlete of Year

Photo by Bill Smith

Redshirt-freshman Cameron Throckmorton will represent the Shippensburg University wrestling team at the 2013 NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships to be held March 8-9 at the CrossPlex Complex in Birmingham, Ala. Throckmorton won the 133-pound title at the 2013 NCAA Division II Super Region I Championships held last weekend at Kutztown University. He went 4-0 in the tournament, capping off the weekend with an impressive 9-4 victory over top-seeded Dylan D’Urso of Mercyhurst.

The SU freshman is 20-3 this season and currently ranked No. 8 in Division II. Two of his losses are to Division I wrestlers. The only other defeat was at the hands of D’Urso in December at the PSAC Championships.

Throckmorton currently boasts a 15-match winning streak — the longest by an SU wrestler since Steve Fittery won 16 consecutive bouts in 2008. He has recorded bonus points in 11 of his 20 victories — including eight major decisions and two pins.

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Senior Katie Spratford was named the 2013 U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Associatio Atlantic Region Women’s Indoor Track Athlete of the Year on Friday after winning three conference championships and earning individual NCAA qualifications in the 3K and 5K. Spratford was named the PSAC Indoor Championships Track MVP last weekend after winning the mile (5:00) and 3K (9:50) and running the anchor leg of the victorious DMR (12:26).

She enters the NCAA Championships as the topseeded runner at 5000 meters with a converted time of 16:27.15 set on the opening day of qualification (December 1) and is the No. 8 seed in the 3K. The DMR team that ran at Susquehanna, on which she was the anchor leg, ranks third.

Spratford was also named the 2012 USTFCCCA Atlantic Region Women’s Cross Country Athlete of the Year back in November.

Photo by Alexa Bryant

Team F.P.C. and the Dream Team overcame the odds to win the 2013 intramural titles.

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