VOL 41, NO. 20
NEWS: 2
EVENTS: 4
BUDGET: 6
OPINION: 12
APRIL 3, 2015
SPORTS: 18
NCAA DIVISION II
CAL U REMEDIES BAD REPUTATION
Cal U Women’s Basketball team sheds positive light on university with a National win.
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
Pg. 3
SEX WEEK, SEX TRIVIA Cal TImes contributor Kielle Deanda found out what students know about sex and what they need to know. Pg. 7
FAKERS GONNA FAKE Celebrities are not safe from internet hackers who are determined to make a quick buck at their expense. Pg. 12
PROPOSED BUDGET ALLOCATIONS INSIDE
VULCANS BEAT CAL BAPTIST with a final score of 86 -69
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Panel encourages African Americans to speak out against injustice BY KIELLE DEANDA As you all may have heard, Michael Brown was killed by police officer Darren Williams August 9, 2014 in Ferguson, Mo. I had the privilege to sit in on the panel discussing the tragic loss. The panel consisted of Dr. Vernon Mitchell, Dr. Bradley, Alicia Sonjay, Dr. Dana Canton, and Rev. Earl Fisher. This captivating discussion took place Friday March 27 in Eberly room 110, and was facilitated by Professor Edmonds. Cal U students, along with 9th through 12th grade students from Propel Industry High School were in attendance. Also Natalie Bruzda, a writer from the Herald Standard in Uniontown came to cover the panel. I got the honor of escorting her to Eberly after it was moved from Carter Hall’s Multipurpose Room. So I’m sure you’re all wondering what the panel was about. Well besides talking about the frustration of Officer Williams not being indicted, the panel gave their various perspectives on the issue. A few students from Propel also added their input. The first to speak from the panel was Dr. Vernon Mitchell who actually grew up in Ferguson. What he feels is hopelessness, and he thinks that there’s systematic oppression. But what he encourages people to do is to take advantage of their voices and mobile devices as a means of supporting worthwhile causes. Dr. Bradley and his student Alicia Sonjay from St. Louis University spoke next. Both Bradley and Sonjay were on the front lines of the original protests in Ferguson. Dr. Bradley said the events of Ferguson caused him to become very emotional. In the months after the verdict, he felt that nothing made sense and there was no justice. He said he felt like it was his job to
communicate the voices of the people; the ones from the Canfield Green apartments in St. Louis who most likely wouldn’t get an interview. A clip was shown of Young Thug, an Atlanta rapper, giving his controversial words on what happened in Ferguson. The reporter asked the rapper if artists should speak about social issues. He responded saying, “No, let the critics speak on that as long as we got ice and money.” Young Thug was lambasted by the media in the days following his comments for being ignorant and uninformed about an important issue in the black community. Concerning this, panelists agreed with the general consensus that prominent African Americans (and in reality all African Americans) need to actively speak out against injustice. One of the things Ms. Sonjay said was, “we are the ones we’re waiting for,” meaning African Americans need to speak out instead of waiting for others to do so. Sonjay also said she feels no one is too young to do something. She was getting settled in school and got an alarming phone call from a friend concerning the events of Ferguson. Sonjay and a few classmates from St. Louis went down the following day to participate in the protests, regardless of the fact some people were advising her not to go. Upon arriving at the scene, she says she was very upset because the media were more concerned about the damage done by protestors than the fact Michael Brown was shot and killed. When asked to sum up her thoughts about Ferguson, Sonjay stated a recurring theme from the event; African Americans must actively participate if they hope to facilitate change.
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Shining Light Story of Cal U Women’s Basketball team spreads positivity across campus BY STETSON PROVANCE, NEWS EDITOR
“Go Vulcans!” was the chant as the California University of Pennsylvania women’s basketball team danced on a makeshift stage in the university’s Convocation Center during a celebration of their NCAA Division II championship Tuesday afternoon. The chant was appropriate. After overcoming the death of teammate Shanice Clark in midJanuary, the team had every right to feel “pride,” as head coach Jess Strom and Interim University President Geraldine Jones called it, about their tremendous accomplishment. So, too, did students, faculty, and staff at the university who for months may have felt the need to conceal the pride that’s associated with being a member of a campus community. During the past half year, Cal U was in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons. In September, the university announced it had cut 30 employee positions from its payroll. It was also announced that enrollment had declined for the third straight year. On Oct. 30, six members of the university’s football team assaulted a man outside of Spuds restaurant. In late January, following the announcement of an $850,000 renovation to the president’s residence in South Hall, local media criticized the university. To imply the women’s basketball team has made all those issues disappear would be a stretch. However, these 12 women, along with their “angel Shanice,” as sophomore guard Miki Glenn put it, surely cast Cal U in a much different light. The story of the women’s basketball team, as our sports editor Jose Negron mentions in his story, was covered extensively by not only local media like WTAE, WPXI, and KDKA, but also national media covering the Division II championship in Sioux Falls, S.D. Alumni from across the country rallied around the team, with many taking to social media to voice their support. Over their weeklong pursuit
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of the school’s second women’s championship, the Vulcans showed what Interim President Jones called “commitment, dedication, and fortitude.” Those characteristics, along with the team’s story, resulted in the Vulcans developing thousands of fans, including Jones, who called herself the team’s “number one fan.” Jones admiration for a team that is an “impressive, amazing group both on and off the court,” is only fitting. At the time of the football incident, Jones continually emphasized the actions of a few student athletes didn’t reflect the university as a Cal U Women’s Basketball Head Coach Jess Strom holds the NCAA whole. Jones claimed Cal U student Division II National Championship trophy while riding in a vicathletes routinely do things that tory parade for the team along California Borough’s Third Street make the university proud. on Tuesday. (Photo: Aaron Specht) Christine Kindl, director of communications and public relations beneficial in this regard. As the university continues to battle at Cal U, said no group better personifies Jones’s belief and enrollment issues, there is hope the university can use all the ideals of the university than the women’s basketball the positive publicity surrounding the basketball team to team. “These young ladies have been excellent ambassadors draw undecided students, especially those from Western for the University and the Athletics Department, as well as Pennsylvania, to the university next fall. the women’s basketball program,” Kindl said. According to Kindl, the journey of the women’s basketball According to Kindl and Jones, that character can be traced team served as a reminder of the family atmosphere that is directly to Coach Strom, who both called a “tremendous present on Cal U’s campus. asset to the university.” Speaking of assets, the university “Cal U has so much to offer prospective college students,” could potentially credit the successes of the basketball team Kindl said. “Even students who may not play a sport or for creating a revenue stream that could last well into the follow athletics have seen that our university is a warm, future. friendly place where accomplishments [like the national Kindl indicated the timing of the team’s successes was championship] are recognized and celebrated.”
TAYLOR BROWN EDITOR IN CHIEF
JOSE NEGRON SPORTS EDITOR
STETSON PROVANCE NEWS EDITOR
LAUREN GRIFFITH LIFESTYLES EDITOR
EMILY GEYER OPINION EDITOR
JEFF HELSEL DIRECTOR OF PUBLICATIONS
PHIL TAFONE, MATT HAGY, DAN CARMICHAEL, AARON SPECHT, Josh Herman, Kielle Deanda, taylor overly, CAL U public relations, josh Richardson, SAI, Gavin BOrdOgna
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Photos by: Aaron Specht, Jose Negron, Josh Richardson
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‘Love @ First Plight’ comes to the Blaney Theatre in Steele Hall from Cal U Public Relations
A college love triangle is at the heart of “Love @ First Plight,” onstage April 2-4 in the Gerald and Carolyn Blaney Theatre in Steele Hall. The play puts a modern spin on a Shakespearean-style comedy as four college freshmen find themselves flirting with the ideas of fate and love at first sight. Audience members watch as the characters discover their own personal insecurities and the importance of first impressions while they search for love and happiness. The play is written by Drew Aloe and produced by the Department of Theatre and Dance. The performance contains subject matter that may not be suitable young children. The cast includes Theatre and Dance majors Katie Cerda of Greensburg, Pa. (“Flow”), Jake Reed of Biglervile, Pa. (“Spools”) Tristan Gould of Fredericktown, Pa. (“Rich”), Autumn James of Ellwood City, Pa.(“Daisy”) and social science major Shylyn Prentice of Philadelphia, Pa. (“Phil”). Students Emily Lorence of Bridgeville, Pa. and Kellee Cohlhepp of Elizabeth, Pa. handle the duties of director and stage manager, respectively. Curtain time is 8 p.m. April 2-3, with shows at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. April 4.
Jake Reed (freshmen theatre major from Biglerville, Pa.) and Autumn James (junior theatre major and creative writing major from Elwood City, Pa.) share a moment during their rehearsal from the comedy “Love@1stPlight.”
Fitness Corner with Phil Tafone: ALL ABOUT THOSE ABS It’s about that time a year when people of all sizes and fitness levels decide they want to lose a little bit from the midsection. We certainly had a lengthy winter and holiday season of eating and bulking, but with higher temperatures and more sun, comes the desire to be more active, eat less, and maybe even try on some shorts or swimsuits. The thing I am starting to see now that it is Spring, is the participant who enters the gym to do solely abdominal work. Doing abs everyday is a possibility but should be done with a certain approach. If not, there are risks of injury or postural changes. Even worse, you could bypass those two outcomes and never achieve the result you want. So what should you do to slim your waistline? In short, everything. The fact remains that one cannot “spot train” a particular body part to burn fat off of it and make it look nice and tone. Our fat cells are the storage tanks for extra calories we have consumed but did not need. Just like a balloon they can sometimes be full and sometimes depleted, changing size with either scenario. The first thing you can do to have an advantage in succeeding in fitness, is carve out a well-rounded fitness plan, complete with cardio, weight training, and a healthy meal plan to support it. You have so much muscle in your back and in your legs/ glutes, developing it even the slightest bit will raise your metabolism, causing your body to thrive off of the fat you may be storing in the midsection. Basically, your abs are the
small kids in the neighborhood. Why not recruit the big guys to help them with this newfound task of defeating body fat? So let us say you are sold on the idea. You are working out your whole body, and your diet is magnificent - lots of lean meats, veggies, some fruit, and a small amount of treats on Sunday. The question still remains, should you be doing ab-athons? The answer is no, and for a couple of reasons. As mentioned, over working the “aesthetic muscles” of the body’s anterior (shoulder, chest, abs) is more likely to make you look like a hunch back than a Hollister model. These muscles pull the skeleton into itself, and if over- worked long term, without equal effort placed on the posterior muscles, will slowly morph your stance into one of an old witch or warlock - not hot! The other thing I see in ab-athon workouts is exercises that are just outside of one’s capability. Things like decline bench sit ups, hours of leg raises, and assorted leg lift exercises in which a partner smashes your legs back to the ground, are often not required of the recreational fitness enthusiast. Leg raises, in fact, are not true ab exercises. The abs brace so that the action may occur, but they are only difficult because your entire leg is being lifted by very small muscles in the pelvic area. The first version of the p90x ab DVD was about a half hour of almost entirely leg raises. I did it once and felt like I’d been punched in the pubic region for the rest of the week - not exactly sore abs. On the contrary, many of the more defined six-pack abs
come from little or no ab exercises. It is not uncommon to hear that free weight lifters do no abdominal exercises, but rather work their core through squats and pullups. I thought that was crazy until I tried putting myself through a month of it. The challenge of securing your torso through a squat will adequately work your core, and at all angles. A hanging pullup does the same, which is why I typically recommend pullups over a seated “pulldown” machine for back exercise. If you are not capable of doing several pullups, or comfortable doing a barbell squat, do not rush into this approach. Use of dumbbells, machines, or cables is perfectly fine, but when you consider your abs, ask yourself how much time do you have? If you can end every workout with something simple like two sets of crunches or three planks, then do that and wrap it up. If you have an opening in your week, make one ab-athon fit in and pair it with some cardio. Then go walk on a treadmill, burn some calories in the medium-slow zone that draws energy from fat storage. The next day rest. Eat well. I have seen the above work time and time again on peers, clients, and myself. If you’ve been doing 500 sit-ups a day, every day, and never saw a change, consider a new approach. Remember that muscles need a day or two to recover, so work out different parts throughout the week. And don’t forget the easiest ab exercise of them all - skipping the junk food!
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A wet and wild Sex Week at Cal U BY KIELLE DEANDA
What percentages of men in relationships always have orgasms during sex? A) 25% B) 55% C)75% D) 28.6% If you picked C your answer was correct, congrats! I attended the sex trivia night at Carter Hall on March 26. Sex Week is sponsored by the Women’s Center every year. The theme is “Empower.Enlighten.Explore.” While I was there other than having fun, I learned a few things. Like smoking can shorten your penis by as much as a centimeter! I know that may not sound like much, but fella’s you may want to reconsider if that is important or not. Another thing is that masturbation or intercourse can help sickness, and congestion. Lastly, stress can shrink your penis. As I stated earlier sex week is sponsored by the Women’s Center, but this specific event has hosted by Cal’s very own Grad student Feleisha Wright. Feleisha is an intern at the Women’s Center, and her along with others have been working consistently for a week to put the presentation
together. She says that to get that night ready for an audience took a lot of teamwork, communication, consistency, and experience from staff, and new members bring ideas. I asked Feleisha what made her want to host this event, and I assumed it would be for some class, or community service. She surprised me; she wanted to do it simply to learn, to market and to network. But most importantly to have fun! I also asked who funded the event, and found out it was the students. SAI is funded by the students, and that went towards prizes, t-shirts, props, and refreshments. As far as the crowd, it was a little light. I wish more were in attendance, it would have added to the funness. I interviewed Laura Gray, sophomore criminology major, Bobbi Santek, a freshmen nursing major, and Dasja Irwin, a freshman physical therapy major. 20-year-old Laura says it was interesting, and she learned a few new things about males. She loves Sex Week, but she thinks last year was better. Some of her thoughts were that there should have been more events for everyone.
19-year-old Bobbi Santek says she thought it was fun and insightful. Something she learned was that your nose swells during sexual intercourse. Lastly, 19-year-old Dasja Irwin says the event was fun, interesting, and informative. She learned that 75% of men in relationships have orgasms. She thought the host was very enthusiastic and she enjoyed herself. Overall, everyone had a great time, learned a few things, won a few prizes, got a t-shirt, and ate some good food! So I’d say it was a success! The host was excellent, she was interactive with the crowd, thought of some creative ways to make it fun. For instance, our team names had to be something sexual like, “Perky T***”, or “A Lot of Vagina”! (That was my team by the way). And when we had the answer to a question we had to yell out, “ Penis!”, or “Pubes!” Oh and you’re probably still wondering why your nose swells during sex. Well, it’s because your nose is made of the same fibers as your genitals and breasts, which also swell during sex.
Alpha Kappa Alpha holds AKA week for national initiatives BY LAUREN GRIFFITH
Members of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority painted campus the colors of salmon pink and apple green this past week for their AKA week. Alpha Kappa Alpha Nationals mandates each chapter have an AKA week on their campus, but each chapter decides when they are hosting an AKA week. The Kappa Beta chapter, located at California University of Pennsylvania, held events each day for each of their initiatives. Alpha Kappa Alpha’s national initiatives include health promotion, education enrichment, family strengthening, environmental ownership, and global impact. “Each program places an emphasis on an initiative. For example, Get Pretty Fit with Tay, worked on the health promotion,” said Danielle Burns, the president of AKA. The four members of AKA at Cal U hosted an informational session of AKA, a mental health test, a Get Pretty Fit with Tay hip-hop class, and a talk on feminism and self-image. The week ended with a dodgeball tournament, hosted by AKA and Omega Psi Phi fraternity. Teams of five were welcome to participate and compete for a chance at $100. The members of AKA sent invitations to Interfraternity Council, and Panhellenic Council to rally support among Greek life. NonGreek students were also invited to play. Although just this chapter of AKA was involved in these events, other chapters of the sorority were indirectly involved. The flyer for the dodgeball tournament was originally used at an AKA chapter in Louisiana, and was
borrowed by the Kappa Beta chapter. “Our goal is to get our resources out there, and to ask other members for help when needed,” Burns said. Thursday’s discussion on feminism and self-image was only open to women. The Kappa Beta chapter’s graduate advisor Denise Cullens sat in on the presentation given by Burns. The talk began with a tally of the feminists in the room, followed by two brief videos and time for questions and comments. The discussion stemmed from The Women’s Suffrage Movement, and moved on to the SlutWalk, a national march designed to emphasis the importance of consent. Burns also mentioned that feminism is not just a movement for females, and named Daniel Radcliffe, and Pharrell as two notable men involved. The Kappa Beta chapter’s faculty advisor at Cal U is Dr. Thomas. It is required that an active member of the sorority serve as a campus advisor, and Thomas fit the part. Thomas is a part of the graduate chapter, Alpha Alpha Omega, which is located in Pittsburgh. “These [events] are approved by the Graduate Advisor for the Kappa Beta Chapter, who is a member of the Graduate Chapter, Alpha Alpha Omega, of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., that oversees the Kappa Beta Chapter,” Thomas said. Burns worked with the three members who were initiated into AKA in order to create the ideas of this week, while keeping in mind the audience at Cal U. Burns, who is
graduating this May, is setting the stage for the newer members to become successful in their chapter. “She has done an excellent job in her position,” Thomas said.
STUDENT ASSOCIATION, INC. CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA 2015/2016 Proposed Budget
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Clubs/Orgs ACTIVIST CLUB
2014/2015
2015/2016 2015/2016
Allocation
Request Allocation
600 No request
0
Clubs/Orgs
2014/2015
2015/2016 2015/2016
Allocation
Request Allocation
H.E.A.R.T.
5,000
7,687
2,500
ANTHROPOLOGY CLUB
3,400
7,655
4,000
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
1,200
4,800
1,200
ARCHERY CLUB
2,000
16,846
2,500
HISPANIC STUDENT ASSOC.
3,500
2,800
2,000
ASSOCIATED ARTISTS*
4,000
17,400
3,000
HISTORY CLUB
2,270
8,000
750
ATHLETIC TRAINERS CLUB
4,500
14,197
5,000
HOCKEY CLUB
180,000
319,640
185,000
400
750
300
HOMECOMING
28,000
25,000
25,000
BASEBALL CLUB
4,000
8,745
4,000
BEST BUDDIES
2,500 No request
0
NEW FOR 15/16
10,600
500
BILLIARDS CLUB**
1,000
2,100
250
0 No request
0
BIOLOGY CLUB
1,600
2,875
2,000
13,500
35,200
7,000
BODY BUILDING AND FITNESS CLUB
3,300
1,750
1,750
BOWLING CLUB
1,300
2,804
1,300
C.C.O.E.-GERONTOLOGY CLUB
3,500
9,604
4,000
CAL CAMPAIGN CONSULTANTS*
2,900
6,415
1,500
CAL ROCKS
6,000
11,500
6,000
18,000
47,822
19,000
300
3,490
400
12,000
38,682
28,000
CHEMISTRY CLUB
1,300
4,825
1,500
COLLEGES AGAINST CANCER
1,200
4,400
1,500
COMMUTER COUNCIL
1,500
23,000
2,500
COMPUTER CLUB
1,150
1,600
1,000
COUNCIL FOR EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN
5,000
5,707
5,707
60,000
70,000
60,000
750
1,475
500
0 No request
0
BALLROOM AND LATIN DANCING CLUB*
BLACK STUDENT UNION
CALIFORNIA TIMES CEO CLUB CHEERLEADERS
CUTV ECONOMICS CLUB EMS BOOK CLUB
8,500
22,500
9,000
800
3,900
500
16,000
20,318
18,000
200
500
500
FENCING CLUB
5,000
10,314
6,000
FINANCE CLUB
450
1,300
450
0 No request
0
ENDV CENTER ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY CLUB EQUESTRIAN TEAM FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES
FISHING CLUB FORENSIC SCIENCE CLUB
450
795
500
FUTURE BUSINESS LEADERS*
500
28,700
1,000
0 No request
0
GAMES CLUB GEOLOGY CLUB GRADUATE SOCIAL WORK ASSOC.** GRADUATE STUDENT ASSOCIATION
4,500
10,336
4,500
300
5,200
500
1,500
8,775
500
HORTICULTURE CLUB HUMAN RESOURCE CLUB
4,000
6,000
3,800
18,500
27,345
18,500
500
1,400
1,000
NEW FOR 15/16
1,200
500
LACROSSE CLUB- MEN*
2,500
7,500
1,500
LAW & JUSTICE SOCIETY
2,250 No request
0
INTERNATIONAL CLUB INTER-RESIDENCE HALL COUNCIL JAPANESE ANIMATION CLUB JUDO AND SELF DEFENSE
LIONS CLUB* MARTIAL ARTS CLUB
300
420
420
0 No request
MATHEMATICS ASSOC. OF AMERICA
2,463
4,890
1,000
MEDICAL INTEREST CLUB
1,000
2,853
1,500
MEDITATION CLUB
0 No request
0
MEN UNITED*
0
7,200
500
18,500
46,810
19,000
MIDIEVAL & RENAISSANCE CLUB
700
7,378
500
MODERN LANGUAGE & CULTURES
500
755
500
6,500
37,416
8,000
NEW FOR 15/16 No request
0
0 No request
0
METEOROLOGY CLUB
MON VALLEY DANCE COUNCIL NANSA (N. Appalachain) NATIONAL ART EDUCATION ASSN (NAEA) NEW LIFE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP OFF-ROADING CLUB
200
8,887
1,100
0 No request
0
500
500
500
3,000
6,325
4,000
PHILOSOPHY CLUB
0 No request
0
PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB
0 No request
0
PARANORMAL SOCIETY PARKS & RECREATION
PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASSISTANT CLUB
4,500
27,832
5,500
PLANNING CLUB (GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SOCIETY)
3,500
4,770
4,000
POTTERY CLUB
1,000
10,798
1,000
13,600
24,019
13,600
100
2,845
400
PROFESSIONAL GOLF MANAGEMENT PSEA
STUDENT ASSOCIATION, INC. CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA 2015/2016 Proposed Budget Clubs/Orgs PSYCHOLOGY CLUB PUBLIC RELATIONS SOCIETY(PRSSA) QUIDDITCH CLUB RAINBOW ALLIANCE ROTC
2014/2015
2015/2016 2015/2016
Allocation
Request Allocation
800
7,100
1,971
WRITERS CLUB
8,000
18,200
8,000
YOUNG & GIFTED GOSPEL CHOIR
400
210
210
5,500
13,811
5,500
600 No request
0
*1-19 DAY LATE BUDGET SUBMISSION **20+ DAY LATE BUDGET SUBMISSION
RUGBY - MEN
22,400
35,840
22,400
RUGBY - WOMEN
17,000
45,000
15,000
SCREEN PRINTING STUDENT ASSOC.
100 No request
0
SECULAR STUDENT SOCIETY
475 No request
0
SNOW CLUB
800 No request
0
SOCCER CLUB
1,500
9,466
1,500
SOCIAL WORK ASSOCIATION
1,000
1,261
1,000
SOCIETY OF PHYSICS STUDENTS
300
3,130
100
SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS
500
1,000
100
SPEECH & HEARING
1,750
3,500
2,500
SPORT SHOOTING ASSOCIATION
1,700
3,700
2,000
SPORTS MANAGEMENT CLUB
1,000
2,305
1,500
16,000
34,403
17,000
0 No request
0
STAND STUDENT ACCOUNTING ASSOC
225,000
275,000
225,000
2,400
11,700
2,800
28,000
21,000
21,000
STUDENT MARKETING ASSOCIATION**
7,000
6,850
500
STUDIO 224
7,600
17,924
8,000
23,000
51,000
23,000
750
1,950
750
16,000
33,657
17,000
TRAVEL CLUB
2,500
3,000
500
ULTIMATE FRISBEE*
1,400
3,000
2,200
UNIVERSITY BAND
45,000
75,500
47,500
UNIVERSITY CHOIR
20,000
36,940
20,000
UNIVERSITY PLAYERS
18,000
54,216
20,000
VETERAN’S CLUB
5,100
7,100
4,750
VULCAN DANCE TEAM
6,100
13,718
9,000
WCAL
22,000
26,900
22,000
WILDLIFE SOCIETY
11,500
19,675
12,000
200
4,713
500
NEW FOR 15/16
650
500
11,200
30,800
11,200
STUDENT ACTIVITIES BOARD STUDENT COUNSELING ASSOCIATION STUDENT GOVERNMENT
T.E.A.C. (Technology Education) TENNIS CLUB* THE UNDERGROUND
WOMEN IN SCIENCE WOMEN UNITED WOMEN’S CENTER
Clubs/Orgs
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2014/2015
2015/2016 2015/2016
Allocation
Request Allocation 0 No request
3,500
SAI + (Athletics $550K)
16,150
0 3,500
1,690,000 1,550,000 1,550,000 Total
2,724,058 3,507,519 2,588,408
A MESSAGE FROM THE CFO OF SAI On Saturday, March 28, Student Cabinet convened for 9 hours and approved the proposed budget for the 2015/2016 fiscal year in the amount of $2,588,408 which will keep the SAI Activity Fee the same next year. There were 118 clubs and organizations eligible to submit a budget packet for funding next year and 87 of those eligible submitted their budget requests by the due date of February 20th. There were an additional 11 clubs who submitted their budgets past the due date but prior to the budget meeting so they were also eligible to receive funds. If you look on the proposed budget, the clubs who submitted a budget packet between 1-19 days late are noted with an asterisk (*) and will receive a 5% penalty and those who submitted greater than 20 days late are noted with a double asterisk (**) and will receive a 10% penalty. All penalties will be assessed on the 2015/2016 allocation award for each club listed and those funds will be placed in the Special Allocation account to be used during the 2015/2016 academic year. Student Cabinet voted to change the penalty assessment during the meeting from a 5% per day late penalty to what is described above for this year only, since this was the first year using Orgsync for submission and the 5% per day penalty would have a damaging impact on those clubs and their ability to function next year. As the Advisor of Student Cabinet, I would like to commend the student leaders in charge of this very tough process for their tenacity and dedication this year. It is very difficult for anyone to understand how the final amount listed for each club is determined during the meeting if you are not in the room and quite a bit of speculation occurs around campus. Please know that club budget packets are critically analyzed and debated and the final allocation award is something that has been discussed in great detail. Outstanding fundraising efforts can provide justification for an increase in allocation whereas not taking the time to meet or communicate with an assigned Cabinet representative may show lack of effort and justify a decrease. Cabinet members question the current club account balance, spending patterns, fundraising efforts, and history of unspent allocation dollars plus many other questions that arise during debate and all these are taken into consideration before the final allocation award is granted. It is a long, tedious, and difficult process that should not be misconstrued by looking at a number. Cal U students, it is now up to you to let your voice be heard! On Monday, April 13, at 4:15 p.m. in Steele, SAI will hold its annual Corporation Meeting. This is the final step in the budget process, and all members of the SAI Corporation (all full-time undergraduate SAI fee-paying students) get a vote to approve or reject the budget. Only members of the SAI Corporation are permitted at this meeting, as company business will be discussed. Nominations for the 2015/2016 SAI Board of Directors will also take place at this meeting. I highly encourage every eligible student to come and vote, whether you are for or against the total budget. You will need your CalCard to verify eligibility prior to entering the meeting. I hope to see you there. Leigh Ann Lincoln, CPA
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Cal Times album of the week: Earl Sweatshirt and Courtney Barnett BY DAN CARMICHAEL
I Don’t Like S***, I Don’t Go Outside- Earl Sweatshirt Earl Sweatshirt is fairly new to the hip hop community. At the young age of 15, Earl was found by Tyler, the Creator via Myspace. Earl released his self-titled mixtape in 2010 and his debut studio album, “Doris,” in 2013 while also working closely with Odd Future, a group created by Tyler the Creator. In my opinion, Odd Future is the modern day NWA with a mix of Johnny Knoxville’s, “Jackass” crew. They are a large group filled with controversial hip hop, while they also have a large social media craze of doing crazy things. Earl was all the rage at the beginning of Odd Future’s run with the major slogan being “Free Earl.” Earl was not imprisoned, but rather he was sent away to boarding school and I feel that it really helped popularity for him and the whole gang grow. With the release of “I Don’t Like S***, I Don’t Go Outside,” I think Earl Sweatshirt will continue to grow in the hip hop world even more than he already has. He lacks the backing of the entire Odd Future group but it does not seem to be holding him back. Earl is raw and gritty with his lyrics but that is by no means a negative feature. On this album in particular, he provides quick witted rhymes and a well-balanced lyrical flow. This ten song album is Earl’s sophomore release and if you had an idea of what to expect you are probably not far off from being correct. This album provides the classic Odd Future sound. Loud beats with hard transitions that keep you on your toes while listening. The instrumentals provide a lot of piano with heavy drums and many other sound effects. This is not for easy listening pleasure. You will need to really listen in order to get the full effect of this album. Earl will be in Pittsburgh April 4th, and unfortunately I will not be able to attend that performance but if you really enjoy this sound, you should not miss this show. From what I have heard Earl performs most of the songs off of this album and a few from his past works. Average Critic Rating: 80/100 My Rating: 80/100
Sometimes I Sit and Think, And Sometimes I just Sit – Courtney Barnett Courtney Barnett, the Australian singer-songwriter, may have just released her first album be she is not new to the music industry. Barnett has played in several bands as a guitar player. It was not until 2012 that she decided to branch out and work on a solo career as well as create her own record label. Her first EP did not create many waves in the US but it did in her homeland. A year later, Courtney released her second EP and finally started getting praise overseas. Finally, in 2014 Barnett announced that she would be releasing her first full length studio album titled, “Sometimes I Sit and Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit.” This album is very intriguing to me. Barnett has a different voice that personally made me want to keep listening. It seems like she really wants to have a grunge sound but she cannot get away from the indie pop rock sound. For the most part, the instrumentals are upbeat and easy to listen to. Her monotone voice is really what caught me. The vocals are clear and so easy to follow. This is where I can really feel her need and want to show her grunge side. Her accent is very apparent and easy to pick up. That is one thing that I do not hear from many musicians that are born outside of the US. Most are able to conceal their accent and create the illusion that they are American. She leaves it on thick and I really like that. Barnett’s eleven track debut album is catchy, upbeat and fun to tap your feet along to. Barnett is currently on tour throughout the UK but will be touching down in the US toward the middle of May. Though she will not be making a stop in Pittsburgh, she will be traveling through New York, Washington D.C., and Philadelphia. If you are a festival goer, be on the lookout at those as well. She will be making an appearance at Bonnaroo and Pitchfork music festivals, as well as a few others. If you want to hear Barnett without the hassle of traveling, you are going to have to wait until her next tour. Do not sleep on this girl. With her widespread popularity growing, I think she has a chance to really make a name for herself throughout the world. Take a listen to this album and some of her other EP’s if you disagree and I think you will change your mind. Average Critic Rating: 88/100 My Rating: 85/100
STUDENTS! Do you have questions or concerns that desire immediate answers? Do you want a general update about your campus? If so, make sure to attend the Campus Talk!
“Campus Talk” with Cal U Interim President Geraldine M. Jones FOR ALL STUDENTS Tuesday, April 7 @ 11 a.m. Convocation Center South Wing
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CAL U Internship Corner Internship Process and Internship Application Meeting
Do you need to make an appointment with Tracie Beck to discuss a summer internship that you have already secured? Due to overwhelming interest in summer internships, the Internship Center is overflowed with appointments and becoming overbooked! In order to provide everyone with an opportunity to have a meeting, Tracie will be holding a group meeting for students who have already secured an internship to discuss the internship process and internship application on April 7th at 11:00am in Duda 103. During the meeting, you will learn the internship process and also how to fill out your internship application. STUDENTS MUST HAVE SECURED AN INTERNSHIP!
Gerontology Club applies education to unexpected caregiving situation…in Chicago!
Join Us for a Presentation and Panel Discussion on “The Human Relationship to Climate Change”
Come listen to presentations on climate change impacts and implications to society from your fellow students who are studying Earth Science here at Cal. A panel discussion follows with faculty members Chad Kauffman (Earth Sciences), Carol Bocetti (Biological and Environmental Science), and Dawn Moeller (Student Services).
Tuesday, April 28th
Eberly 110
9:30 am to 11:00 am Student Presentations 11:00 am to 12:15 pm Faculty Panel Sponsored by the Cal U Departments of Earth Sciences, Biological and Environmental Science,and Student Services. Artwork used with permission of local artist Christopher Moeller
by Gavin Bordogna
Ever find yourself in class wondering “When will I ever use this information in the real world?” Well as these four students came to find out, that happened at a rather unexpected time and far from home. On a recent trip, the California University Gerontology club traveled to the city of Chicago to attend the annual “Aging in America” conference. Held in the city center the group arrived Sunday at the Hyatt Regency and attended daily sessions. Each day consisted of educational forums and keynote speakers with a primary focus on the aging population and the challenges they face. Of the members in the Gerontology club, a total of 15 students attended including gerontology club advisor and professor, Mary Hart. On Monday evening the four students in the photo to the right (Gavin Bordogna, Emily Sillik, Abby Testa and Alyssa Novotny from left to right), turned in for what they thought would have been an uneventful evening. However, late in the night a shrilling cry for help erupted in the halls of the hotel directly outside their doors. As the students rushed to the scene they encountered an elderly woman who was panicked, frightened and crying who was locked from
her room and no recollection to the whereabouts of her husband. While Gavin, a nurse at Mon Valley hospital here to obtain a bachelor’s degree began questioning the woman for her medical history; Gerontology majors Emily, Abby and Alyssa kept the woman calm by reassuring her that things would be alright and that she had nothing to fear. After several minutes with the woman, the students recognized something peculiar about the woman’s behavior. She often repeated herself and was on a “loop”, frequently asking questions that had been answered several times. The students, with their knowledge base and assessment skills, identified the woman as having acute dementia and potentially early onset Alzheimer’s. Earlyonset Alzheimer’s is a rare form of Alzheimer’s disease in which people are diagnosed before age
65. Each student played a crucial role in maintaining the safety and comfort of this stranger for several hours until the return of her husband. Had it not been for the quick actions of these students and identification of key symptoms, this woman could have wandered dangerously around the streets of Chicago in panic. A proud moment for these CalU students to apply concepts learned in the classroom to the everyday real life.
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PRICE OF PROTECTION WORTH THE PAY OFF? Celebrities are buying sexually explicit website domains to protect their image BY TAYLOR BROWN, EDITOR IN CHIEF
Taylor Swift is an icon for a lot of teenage girls; however, her most recent purchase is not something that most parents would want their daughters associated with –and no, I am not talking about an overly expensive Prada bag. Founded in 2008, The International Corporation for Name and Numbers has a mission to ensure a stable and unified Internet, including the introduction and promotion of general Top-Level Domain names. In 2011 ICANN decided to expand generic domain names, such as .com and .net. At the time of this expansion there were 22, now there are almost 600 with new suffix’s being released every month. On June 1, .porn, .adult, and .sucks are going to be available to be purchased by the public, which is good for internet trolls trying to make a quick buck in a high ticket market – the porn industry. Some celebrities, including pop-country icon, Taylor Swift, are taking advantage of the pre-sale of these domains to keep internet goers, hackers, trolls, from manipulating their name or reputation on the web. Not that some celebrities don’t already do a fantastic job of this themselves. I suppose it is hard to pass up a good bargain, especially when it is your name, face, image, brand or reputation on the line, but the process and price of protecion is not easily obtainable. Other celebrities and companies like Ashton Kutcher and Microsoft are also getting in on the deal. What these celebrities don’t know, and what their agents will not tell them is that while their intentions are good and this idea seems to be practical, it is a waste of their money
and here is why. There have been circulating myths, since the dawn of the Internet age, that the web is half made up of pornography or some sort of erotic content. According to an article published by Forbes in 2011, the neuroscientist behind A Billion Wicked Thoughts, Ogi Ogas, claims that out of the million most trafficked websites, only 4 percent or 42,337 websites were sex related. Four percent. That number seems under-whelming to me, but apparently not to celebs that are opening their wallets to purchase a miniscule percentage of an already small number of Internet users activity an searches. While I see why they are trying to do this, to (in some instances) keep their already tarnished reputations intact, to prevent further damage of their personal brand identity, there is nothing they can do to stop the world from manipulating public photos, videos, music and interviews to something sexually explicit that they do not want to be associated with. According to A Billion Wicked Thoughts, from 2009 to 2010 about 13 percent of Internet searches were for sexual content. So sorry Taylor, but not everyone is virally concerned with seeing you naked. The fact is, there are people, men and women, who fantasize in one way or another about a celebrity that is unobtainable. People want what they can’t have and who they can’t have, so they do what they can to get the next best thing. Someone handy in Photoshop can take advantage of the simple science of sex and desire, take a little part of a photo that was found by doing an internet search of insert-this-
generic-celebrity-name-here, part of a music video they published, alter the images, overlay the sound and publish it on a free website builder at a very low cost, without too much effort. So sure, T-Swift may have the plans to purchase .porn and .adult domains that are associated with adult content in her name, and that gives her a little bit of control over her internet presence, but it is not going to stop people from seeing mock Taylor Swift porn videos somewhere online. People obsess over the sex lives of people in Hollywood; who is sleeping with who, who isn’t sleeping with who, who they want to see sleep with who, who they want to sleep with themselves. We as people are programed by human nature. We are fueled and motivated by desire, we are sexual creatures and with the advancements in technology our own fantasies are able to come to life online with the click of a mouse. Though celebrities may feel inclined to protect their wellknown (or not so well-known) name, hardly anyone in Hollywood has a completely innocent reputation. Paparazzi and gossip magazines are good for generating buzz about things that may or may not be happening. Whether it be drugs, criminal offenses, violence, adultery, you name it, someone is already talking about it and somewhere else someone has already forgotten about it. These celebrities can’t save themselves from public scrutiny or fantasy, no matter how big their wallet is or how many racy domains they buy in attempts to protect themselves. Hollywood stars have no better control over the Internet and their reputation than you, or I. There is no point in trying to buy your way out of something that is truly inevitable.
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A different view on sugar babies: How the job is degrading to women... BY JOSH HERMAN, FOR THE CAL TIMES
Student loans are a harsh reality for most students. I have them. My girlfriend has them. Most of my friends have them. We are among an increasing number of young Americans with debt. According to a recent article from CNN.com, 40 million Americans have at least some student loan debt with the average payee owing approximately $29,000. Student loan debt in this country now stands at a staggering $1.2 trillion. Some students have found the solution. The Uniontown Herald-Standard recently ran a story about hundreds of students in and around the Pennsylvania area who have turned to daddy for help with their bills. No, not their biological fathers, their sugar daddies. The Herald-Standard reported that 13 of those students are getting their education right here at Cal U. Some people are of the opinion that this is a clever and convenient way to get through school, pay for books, and pay off student debt, but I don’t count myself among them. Sure, there is money to be made, and lots of it. A January article from the Tribune Review says that SeekingArrangements.com, a popular site for sugar daddies and their sugar babies to meet, claims that that babies can make up to an average of $3000 a month. Money is great and all, but what price are sugar babies willing to pay for it. I don’t think there is any doubt that being a sugar baby carries a risk. The job requires you to meet strangers from the internet, and no matter how many people you tell your
location to, and no matter how careful you are that risk is never eliminated. If you type sugar daddy horror stories you can find enough traumatic tales to keep you reading for hours. Besides the danger that “sugaring” can carry for young women, I also have amoral problem with the whole thing. In the Tribune Review article, SeekingArrangements.com spokeswoman Brooke Kuric defended the site’s female users. “These girls are not escorts,” Kuric said. I have to disagree with her opinion. These women are not signing up to play Chinese checkers and listen to war stories. They are being paid to date. A sugar daddy might not demand sex right away, but it’s probably on his mind. I view any gifts or cash that a sugar baby receives prior to sex as a down payment. Not all relationships developed on these websites are the same, and if someone is fortunate enough to end up in one where she is being paid without having to perform sex acts then good for her. I would imagine, however, those relationships are few and far between. My biggest problem with these sugar relationships is the message that it sends young people. That message being that a woman’s looks are more important than her intelligence. When a young girl realizes that she doesn’t have to work hard for the things she wants, and can instead just use her body and good looks, then society has failed her.
Another message being sent is that that sex is not something to be agreed upon by two people that have a mutual attraction or romantic connection, but something that can be purchased. I have seen justifications that the men are cute, and the girls might have sex with them or date them even if they weren’t being paid. Well if that is the case I suggest the sugar baby stop accepting cash from her daddy. I have heard others say that these relationships are no different from a housewife that has her spending money provided to her by her husband, but those relationships are ones that were built through time and only agreed upon after a period of joint growth and marriage. A housewife doesn’t hunt down men on a website that are predisposed to pay her for her company. I consider myself to be pretty forward thinking, but I will never be able to get on board with this. I can’t support a lifestyle where my sister, my friends, or anyone else devalues themselves by entering into this kind of business relationship. My advice to anyone considering the sugar lifestyle to help pay for school is to wait tables, clean bathrooms, flip burgers. These jobs might not make you as much money, but they are all the more rewarding.
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Hollywood or highschool? BY EMILY GEYER, OPINION EDITOR
Recently there was a Vanity Fair article released in which Madonna was interviewed. During that interview, Madonna preceded to put it quite frankly, ‘talk shit,’ on Jay-Z and Beyoncé. She stated that she has never been invited to the White House, and that it was probably because she was not BFFs with the President like Jay-Z is. Madonna continued on to say that maybe Jay-Z will make her his second wife, and then she’ll be invited to visit the White House. What? Could you be more rude or hypocritical? The answer is most likely yes; however, the real reason behind the comments could be as simple as jealously. Jealously is mean bugger and people, not just celebrities, suffer from it. However, in this case I feel as though Madonna’s acting like a jealous fourteen year old girl. Picture her stomping her foot and crossing her arms angrily, because she didn’t get invited to the cool kids party. Seriously though, imagine a fifty-six year old woman acting like that – it’s ridiculous isn’t it? But I don’t think that Madonna is the only person in Hollywood who acts like they’re still in high school, there’s a bunch of celebrities that don’t act their age. One of the first people that come to mind for not acting their age is, Kylie Jenner – she’s only seventeen, but dresses and acts like she’s twenty-five. How is that okay? Oh right, she’s a reality star so that makes it okay for her to look older than she is, and even hangout with celebrities who are a lot older than her. I forgot that was okay, my bad. Do you think she realizes that because she’s so popular, she’s a role model for young girls and she’s basically showing them that it’s okay for them to dress and make themselves look older than they are? I mean I’m sure she knows she has a young audience, but I’m not so sure she realizes to what extent her outfits and make up affect what the portray as okay and acceptable. Just last month, I came across an MTV article that talked about the product that gave Kylie her ‘fake’ lips. In the article there were multiple pictures and videos of people of all ages using the product to try and get their lips to look like Kylie’s. Yes the product was a more natural and a non-surgical way to get the same lips as Kylie, but it still seems to be a little unnecessary to me. The device these women are using is from the company called Candy Lipz, and to use it you suction the one of their four devices to your lips for different intervals of time. Not only are these devices strange, but they can cause temporary bruising and they cost $70 a piece or $120 for each set of two.
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Girls seem to be going to great lengths to get the same look as Kylie, and I guess in high school terms, we could call Kylie Jenner one of the ‘popular girls,’ because she seems to be what other girls are trying to imitate. Not only are Kylie’s lips a constant talking point, but her bad girl get-up is also talked about too. Speaking of bad girls, Hollywood has a whole crowd of celebrities who are known for doing one bad thing or another. However the one that always comes to mind the most for me is Justin Bieber. The Biebs seems to live for trouble – well at least he used to – after his Comedy Central Roast on Monday, where he apologized for being a screw up, we’ll see if he will change his ways. For those of you who didn’t tune into the Roast, it was two hours of Bieber being made fun of for his numerous headline screw ups – leaving his monkey in Germany, speeding in his sports cars multiple times, egging his neighbors’ house, and that’s only a few. However, Bieber got pretty serious at the end of the show, and apologized to his fans for messing up and vowed to do better. Where there’s a bad boy, on the flip side there’s someone who’s a do-gooder. In Hollywood choosing just one person as that character is kind of hard, because for as many celebrities that mess up, there’s a lot of them who do a lot of good in the world. Just to name a few – Angelina Jolie, Beyoncé, Hayden Panettiere, Oprah, the late Paul Walker, Sandra Bullock, the list goes on. These celebrities help give their time and money to causes such as helping third world countries, disaster relief, and even saving the whales. So although there are lots of celebrities in Hollywood who act like they should still be in high school, there are others who do act their age and use their fame and fortune to help others. It just so happens, as it is with other people who do good
things, their good deeds go by the wayside in headlines to make room for whatever celebrity does a new stupid or reckless thing. I think that with what Madonna said in Vanity Fair, and how we in the public see celebrities behaving, we sometimes have a misconception of what is truly acceptable in society. Madonna also brings to light another problem associated with celebrities, the notion that they should be able to get whatever they want. Sorry Madonna, but just because you’ve been in the music game for decades, it doesn’t mean you deserve to be invited to meet the President. Just because you made being a virgin popular and you’ve been around the block a couple times, doesn’t mean you should be getting an invite to the White House. What have you done for this country or any other to better it recently? Have you launched a campaign to start to make women love themselves for who they are? Have you given back to those who can’t do for themselves? She should realize that just because she may be popular, that doesn’t guarantee her an invitation to meet our Nation’s President. And by her words and actions alone, she doesn’t deserve to meet our country’s leader. He has war veterans, heroes, philanthropists, and other people who have made a difference to thank. Now this may seem strange to say, being that President Obama is supposedly ‘BFFs’ with Jay-Z who is a musician like Madonna. But what people need to realize is that both Jay-Z and Beyoncé have worked with and helped with both of President Obama’s campaigns for office. This is why the two have been invited to the White House on a common basis. Well that, and Beyoncé is a huge role model for women, and a possitive one at that. What we should take away from this whole thing is that, by acting like a jealous and/or rebellious teenager, instead of grown or almost grown adults, isn’t rewarding. We should learn that just because someone of status does something, like plump their lips extremely, we shouldn’t do it just because they did. Tuesday evening I watched a video that Saddie Robertson, from Duck Dynasty, made about how we should strive to be our best selves. I completely agree, and maybe Madonna could learn from that too, because degrading or picking fun of people for having done something she hasn’t is not very becoming. Maybe if she would do something other than dress younger than her age, and start to actually act like a grown woman her age, then she could get the same benefits as those who already do.
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Vulcans capture second NCAA Title in program history BY MATT HAGY STAFF WRITER
When early season conditioning and practices began in August, the California University of Pennsylvania Women’s basketball team spoke of the main goal being a national championship. The program last won a national championship in 2004 and had not been back to the national championship game since then, nor had they made it past the elite eight since that magical season 11 years ago. It seemed like just a dream of returning to the National Championship game this season. On Friday March 27, exactly 11 years to the day of that first national championship, that dream became a reality as the Vulcans defeated the upstart Cal Baptist Lancers to win the 2015 women’s national championship. A week of fun and hard work in Sioux Falls, SD was completed with celebrating a championship that will go down as one of the greatest stories in Division II history. The obstacles this group of women faced all season could have destroyed a team’s focus and character, but instead, the 2014-15 edition of Vulcans women’s basketball only used it as fuel to dedicate the rest of the season for their fallen teammate. After defeating Bloomsburg in an instant classic for the Atlantic region championship, it was time to make travel plans for Sioux Falls where the Elite Eight was being hosted for the first time. No one on the team had ever been to South Dakota before, which presented a different environment for these girls that ranged from growing up in local spots near Pittsburgh to different continents like Europe and Australia. The team was able to practice at the two different colleges in the city of Sioux Falls, Augustana and USF, and was stopped by many that were curious about the team. The day before the team’s Elite Eight matchup against Nova Southeastern, they were able to visit a local elementary school in Sioux Falls and spent time hanging out with the kids, some reading, and even explaining the game of basketball. The night was capped off with a banquet that invited all eight teams that ventured to Sioux Falls that week. Seeing the opponents gave the Vulcan women a firsthand sight of what to expect in the tournament. Finally it was game day. The Elite Eight matchup against the Sharks of Nova Southeastern saw a back and forth contest that seemed like it was going to come down to the wire. The Vulcans finally seemed to take control of the game as they grabbed a nine
point lead with five minutes left in the contest. However, things began unraveling for Cal as the minutes trickled down. Turnovers, breakdowns in the defense, and missed free throws put blood in the water that the Sharks smelled and were able to send the game into Overtime. With all momentum on the side of Nova Southeastern, the resilient Vulcans, as they had done all season, used grit and clutch shots to hold on against a team that made the final four last season and secured a spot of their own in the final four. California did not have much time to prepare for their next opponent, the Emporia State Lady Hornets, who, a day before, throttled West Texas A&M, a team who made it to the national championship game a year ago. The Lady Hornets presented a bigger challenge for the Vulcans as Emporia featured a squad that had players who were bigger when it came to height. Opposing teams with dominant centers were the one Achilles heel of the Vulcans all season as they did not start a true center all season. Cal had to deal with the tallest team they had seen all season and 6’3 center Merissa Quick. Emporia jumped out to a fast 8-2 lead over the Vulcans in the early minutes. Seeming like a tough deficit to continually fight back from, it was a mere normal start as the Vulcans had been known all season to start slow and overcome big deficits. Taking advantage of a turnover laden Lady Hornets squad, Cal clawed back and hung around with Emporia only to find themselves down one at halftime. Senior Kaitlynn Fratz, who had been the heart and soul of the team all season, hit a jumper at the buzzer to cut the Lady Hornet lead to one and jump started a Vulcans squad who was not in control at all in the first half. The momentum carried into the second half when the Vulcans defense was able to suffocate the size of the Lady Hornets and take advantage to hold the lead for most of the second half. Freshman Seairra Barrett recorded six steals by setting up in front of the tall center Quick and held her to one point in the second half after the Vulcans allowed ten in the first half to her. Clinging to a three point lead with under a minute left, senior Emma Mahady forced a charging call on Emporia’s leading scorer Kelly Moten and Fratz hit two free throws to seal the win and send the Vulcans to the national championship game. A scene of emotion broke out with the girls celebrating but still one game stood in the way of basketball immortality. The opponent was Cal Baptist, a team who represented the Cinderella story of the tourna-
ment. The Lancers were unranked and were a fifth seed in their regional tournament. No one would have known they were seeded that low as they scorched through the region and the first two teams they faced in the Elite Eight to make their first appearance in the national championship in just their second year competing in Division II. The buzz was growing with the tightly knit group of the Vulcan players, as it was evident pregame that they were ready to take dead aim at the national championship. Once again the Vulcans started slow by falling behind 11-2 to the hot-shooting Lancers. What was another slow start to this team? California then rattled the Lancers with a 21-0 run to take a lead that they would never relinquish. Mahady and Fratz each hit double digits in their final games as Vulcans. The lead went up to as much as twenty at halftime but the Lancers fought back and cut the lead down to eight with a little over 12 minutes left. Coach Jess Strom called a timeout and the Vulcans came out of that timeout with two field goals to relieve the stress and kept the lead at double digits the rest of the way. Miki Glenn closed the Lancers out with lights-out shooting, which totaled up to a career high 31 points. The final seconds ran off and the celebration began for a team that has inspired a whole campus and community. The Vulcan women won the national championship that they wanted to dedicate to their beloved teammate Shanice Clark. Every player at the end held double fours in each hand during the celebration and in all of the team photos, a fitting tribute to a teammate who had made an enormous impact on her teammates and her friends. Coming home, the Vulcan women were congratulated by both pilots on each plane they were on over the loudspeaker, by many passengers, and also were greeted by Pittsburgh media coming down the escalators into the Pittsburgh International Airport lobby. The best moment was the hero’s welcome received when the team bus entered California borough to a line of cop cars and fire trucks that were waiting to lead the team into the town. The girls were allowed to ride on top of the one fire truck into Cal to the cheers of the community on Third Street. These ladies deserve everything they have earned this season. A dream come true that was completed by hard work, determination, and class in every way shape or form, which was all done for number 44.
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Fans support women’s basketball team throughout inspirational National Title run BY JOSE NEGRON Sports Editor
On March 27, 2004, The California University of Pennsylvania Women’s basketball team won their first National Championship in the team’s history. Eleven years later on the exact same date, the 2015 edition of the Cal U Vulcans Women’s basketball team accomplished the same feat, capturing the second National title in the program’s history. The fan support for the team has been a huge aspect of their journey. Aside from attending many of the regular season games, fans packed Hamer Hall during the Atlantic Region Tournament. As the team advanced to play in the Elite Eight in Sioux Falls, SD, the support did not stop. Students, faculty and staff were glued to televisions and computers around campus as the Vulcans moved past Nova Southeastern and Emporia State in the Elite Eight and Final Four, respectively. As the Vulcans looked to capture another championship, hundreds of tVulcan basketball fans packed the Cal U Convocation Center to watch the girls play in the National Championship game. Aside from the game, there was also live music from “Hear Tonight”, a band made up of five Cal U students, and prizes and giveaways throughout commercial breaks and stops in play, providing an exciting environment for every-
one involved. “It was so much fun,” said senior Rob O’Neill, the Emcee for the night. “This isn’t something that happens every day so getting a chance to be a part of a special event like this was amazing.” The hundreds of fans that came out to watch the ladies take home the title also helps shed some positive light on the University as a whole. Many media outlets covered the Vulcans journey to the National Championship Game as well as the support from the campus community; highlighting the kind of environment Cal U can be when the entire community can come together. “The fact that so many students turned out to watch the Championship game together, and to celebrate the team, shows how vibrant campus life can be at Cal U,” said Christine Kindl, Director of Communications and Public Relations. Following their big win, the Vulcans team also had a warm welcome from their supportive fan base, being greeted at Pittsburgh International Airport when they landed and on campus when they arrived back to the university. This past Tuesday, the team was honored properly with a parade that went downtown, down
Hundreds of Cal U students, faculty, alumni and staff packed the Convocation Center last Friday night to watch the Vulcans win their second National Championship in program history. PHOTOS: JOSE NEGRON AND JOSH RICHARDSON
Senior Kaitlynn Fratz speaks to the crowd after the Vulcans victory parade on Tuesday
Third Street through campus and stopped at the Convocation Center. The team then spoke briefly inside the Convo Center, thanking their supporters and continuing the long celebration. The support at this particular event even surprised many of the players who were being honored with the spectacle. “When the parade first started there weren’t many people on Third Street,” said senior Kaitlynn Fratz, the Most Valuable Player of the NCAA Championship Tournament. “But as we drove closer to campus, kid after kid from every building were coming out and you hear clapping. I didn’t expect it but then at the same time there was a bunch of people at the Regional game when we played Bloom here, so I knew that they all had our backs.” The 2015 California University of Pennsylvania Women’s Basketball team won the National Championship with one goal in mind: win the title for their beloved teammate Shanice Clark, who passed away in January. The combination of fan support and the motivation to win the title for Shanice has lead to a storybook ending to an inspirational season for the California Vulcans Women’s basketball program. “This just shows that we were able to fulfill her dreams and it just feels complete,” said Fratz. “That’s the worst loss that anybody can really experience, but the fact that we won, in that aspect for her, really shows us that she has been with us this whole time.”
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Cal Times Athlete Spotlight Jesse Burrell Class: Senior Major: Gerontology Hometown: Perth, Australia High School: Presbyterian Ladies College
Since arriving at California University of Pennsylvania from
Australia, senior Jesse Burrell has had success both on and off of the tennis courts.
In her freshman year, Burrell held a 4-3 record in singles and
posted a 6-3 record in doubles play. She held a 2-2 record in doubles play during her sophomore campaign and a 1-0 record in doubles last season.
The success off the court for Burrell has also been impressive as
well. Aside from being named to the AD Honor Roll throughout her collegiate career, Burrell also attended the NCAA Student-Athlete Leadership Forum in the fall of 2013.
This week, Burrell and sophomore Kiefer Shaw earned their 12th
victory of the season in doubles play against a pair from Seton Hill.
PHOTO: JOSH RICHARDSON
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