CAL TIMES
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NOVEMBER 4, 2011
University Police Reports: Oct. 19- Oct. 30 Oct. 19 - Suspicious University Police took report of a suspicious person at the Beazall Street railroad crossing. The person was described as a white tall thin male wearing tan pants, short dark hair, and a first name of Chris. This person made some unusual comments then touched this female on the arm. Oct. 20 - Intoxicated At approximately 1:47 a.m., University Police assisted California borough police at Wood Street Grille when a male student, celebrating his 21 birthday, became too intoxicated and needed medical attention. The male became combative and needed restrained.
Oct. 22 - Fire University Police responded to Residence Hall A for the smell of rubber burning in the building. University Police had the California Vol. Fire Dept. respond. Fire Dept. determined the heat pump/AC unit went bad in room 114. Oct. 23 - Bite At approximate 3:31 a.m., University Police took a report of a female who was bitten by a dog outside of Carter Hall. Oct. 24 - Fire University Police responded to a fire alarm at Herron Hall mechanical room. HVAC bleeding condensate to the building [was the cause].
Oct. 25 - Damage A driver did damage to a 2nd vehicle when backing from a parking stall. Minor damage was done and information was exchanged. Oct. 25 - Disabled University Police assisted a non-student on campus with a disabled vehicle. Vehicle was removed by Welds towing.
Oct. 26 - Underage At approximate 3:12 a.m., Jacob Brawley was found to been drinking alcohol while being under the age of 21 years. Brawley will be cited for such.
Oct. 26 - Mischief University Police took a report of criminal mischief to an automobile which was parked in Lot 20.
Oct. 27 - Hit and Run At approximate 12:48 a.m., a vehicle described as a silver Chevrolet Cavalier drove through the gate exiting Lot 19, Residence Hall A, causing damage to the gate’s arm. The vehicle left the area and is still being searched for.
of the student.
Oct. 29 - Damage A construction vehicle backed into a parked car in lot W causing damage to the rear of the parked vehicle. There was no damage to the construction vehicle. Oct. 29 - Fight At approximate 1:49 a.m., University Police assisted California borough police in the 100 block of Ash Street with two nonstudent males fighting.
Oct. 28 - Argument While patrolling through Residence Hall A officers heard a couple arguing very loudly in a room. Officers did a check to ensure the safety
Oct. 30 - Party At approximate 3:17 a.m., University Police assisted California borough police in breaking up a loud party in the 100 block of Union Street.
Now hear this: Cold Play - “Mylo Xyloto”
By Noah Gruskin For the Cal Times
With their new album, Coldplay makes a move to broaden their audience. Entitled Mylo Xyloto, the most recent work of the band features a mix old and new sounds in order to keep an existing fan-base while looking to expand and meet the tastes of a new group of people. The album is generally upbeat. The first song is an instrumental introduction to “Hurts Like Heaven.” If you have listened to Coldplay before and enjoyed it, you will love this introduction and the song that follows. One thing you may notice is that the song has a slightly
more mainstream, pop sound to it. The song still sounds very similar to the artist’s old work, but the new sound is prevalent and shows up throughout the album. The next song on the album, “Paradise”, had been released before as a single and boasts pop inspiration and is clear in its attempt to reach out to new listeners. The heavy bass and electronic sounds that occupy the track bear little resemblance to the group’s archetypal style. The album then changes gears, shifting back to the Coldplay most people are used to, acoustic and electric guitar paired with piano and drums with Chris Martin’s voice leading all of the pieces.
Five songs after the style reversion, the group decides to shift back up into their newly discovered style. “Princess of China” starts out with purely electronic tones, joined by a heavily distorted guitar and a somewhat recognizable female voice singing in unison with the aforementioned guitar. The guitar drops out and is replaced by an electronic drumbeat paired with Chris Martin singing a catchy syncopated rhythm. After a single verse, the vocals cut taken over by the same distorted guitar and female vocal pair. This pair once again cuts to let the female artist fully reveal itself. Rihanna’s recognizable voice fills in the void and stays
there for the remainder of the track periodically joined in duet with Martin. The piece seems more so like a single from Rihanna, featuring Chris Martin rather than the opposite. The song defiantly grows on you, becoming more enjoyable after a couple listens. After Rihanna’s guest appearance, the album reverts back to the way it was before, ending in a similar way it began. The closing track is very upbeat just as the first was. As a whole, the album is great. Those who enjoy Alternative Rock and the old Coldplay will be sure to take a liking to the album. The two pop songs fused into the track listening do not take away from
the album as a whole and are rather enjoyable. “Paradise” doesn’t stray far from what Coldplay listeners are used to while “Princess of China” presents an entirely new sound and is more so Rihanna’s song and does not really fit in with the rest of the albums songs. In conclusion, Coldplay fans should defiantly check out Mylo Xyloto. Rihanna followers may want to give “Princess of China” a listen. While the album does succeed in broadening the group’s horizons, the people who will be most satisfied by this album will be existing Coldplay fans.
“The students as well as the parents are giving us positive feedback on the change as well as thanking us”, Beck said. “The state has made significant reductions in funding and the university is looking for ways to reduce costs while continuing the quest to be a green university,” said Beck. Beck explained the billing statements as follows; the first statement of the semester remains a paper bill and in the spring will also be available online, any student with a balance after the initial paper statement will then receive an email indicating their bill statement is online, and students can access their account thru VIP on the Cal U homepage. “This change was implemented mainly for the students benefit, along with continuing movement to electronic devices such as syllabus’, assignments,
grades, registration etc., and we as a department at the Bursars office saw the need to utilize these online benefits,” Beck said. There are other ways to make a tuition payment beside the online portal such as: in person at the Bursars office, by telephoning the Bursars office or old fashioned mail. “Our staffs here at the Bursars office, self-included are excited and so far pleased with the positive outcome with the e-billing transition,” Beck said. “The Bursars office plans to continue their efforts to improve methods of operation and to make the students enrollment at Cal U as stress free as possible,” Becks said. “We are also planning on making additional online services available in the near future”, said Beck. Tina Goodlin, Senior, at Cal U does not pay her tuition
her mother and father do, and because of this has mixed emotions on the E-Billing change. “My mother and father are not very technologically advanced people, they’re lucky if they know how to check their voicemails or caller Id half of the time,” Goodlin said. If students pay their tuition then yes this is a beneficial change at Cal U, however, if their parents or guardians pay the tuition, I believe this may be a problem because of lack in computer knowledge for some of them, such as my parents, Goodlin said. “I have showed my parents how to go on the campus site and log into billing section, but they still do not remember or have problems, therefore, I end up bringing the check to the Bursars office and pay in person, they do not trust online stuff , thinks its unreliable,” Goodlin
said. “I want to see Cal U continue their advances electronically and wish them the best of luck in the future,” Goodlin said. Kerri Owens, 23, a past student at Cal U heard about the change to E-Billing and was excited to hear Cal U has decided to use it. “I wish they had offered EBilling when I attended there, it would have helped me to make sure I didn’t miss due dates or knew my tuition balance,” Owens said. “I still stay current and up to date pretty much on what’s going on at Cal U, they were some of the best years of my life, enough to have influenced me to continue living there for an additional two years after I had finished my schooling, I hope to continue to see them advance as a university,” Owens said.
Cal U goes green with new E-billing By Lauren Burgess For the Cal Times
California University of Pennsylvania has recently made another change that is helping to achieve a go green future, which is e-billing (electronic billing) for tuition. This decision was finalized after; students and parents requested the change, administration discussed the change and for the influences of other universities that have made this change within last few years. With the implementation of new student information it has become a liable option. “This change is absolutely beneficial to the university because: it saves money/time, is more convenient for students, the account is accessible 24/7 and provides email notifications, ” Pamela Beck, Assistant Bursar, at California University said.