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Series speaker gets mixed reactions from audience Anastasia Bates STAFF WRITER
CLARION, Pa. - A feminist gave a controversial talk to students addressing issues including abortion and contraception, titled “Women, Sex and the Church” on Monday Nov. 4. Erika Bachiochi, author of the book “Women, Sex and the Church,” spoke of her story as a pro-choice activist and how she became the pro-life campaigner she is today. Speaking before the show Bachiochi said, “I look at abortion, basically sex outside of marriage, marriage itself and contraception.” She added that she does not use theological arguments but bases her research on data. Her presentation featured personal experiences of her change in opinion as well as multiple ideas including a theory called “reproductive freedom.” The talk also portrayed arguments from 19th-century pro-life activists as well as 1970s pro-choice activists. She then took questions after her presentation. “You never know who’s going to be in the audience or what their conceptions are,” Bachiochi said. Bachiochi also added that the most striking reaction she recalls to date was how adamant Boston
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Author of “Women, Sex and the Church,” Erika Bachiochi, speaks in the Gemmell Multi-Purpose Room. college students were for being pro-abortion. Thomas McConnell, president of Students for Life at Clarion University said, “We actually had a speaker last fall, her name was Angela Franks. She and the speaker we are having today are actually very good friends and they recommended each other. We trusted her. The topic that she’s talking
about, “Women, Sex and the Church” is a book she wrote about how in the past 50 years, different movements have been going on; proabortion, the push for contraception, she’s going to be talking about how they really affect women. That kind of viewpoint is something that college students do not really hear much,” McConnell said. “It’s go-
ing to be interesting to see what kind of comments we get, I guess.” Her ideas received mixed reactions from the audience. Bachiochi’s speech caused a particular reaction with freshman Natalia Naranjo, “I felt like she was not getting her point across, she was contradicting herself left and right. The things she was saying
were pretty negative, and I saw them as hateful towards women. I actually left pretty mad from her speech because of the fact that she was portraying feminism in a negative light. She was in no way representing women, and their movement towards equality with men. She was down casting women, and the way they are seen in not just sex and the media
Sage Meadow closing Mark Emch BUSINESS MANAGER
CLARION, Pa. - Recent budget cuts, retrenched faculty members and department closings affect the university directly, and some say the actions are having an indirect affect on the community. Amongst these is Sage Meadow, a quaint healthy food store situated on Main Street less than 50 feet from Fifth Avenue. Come Nov. 30, owner Pat McFarland will close the doors to Sage Meadow for good, after 15
years of business. Clarion’s Workforce Plan will eliminate a sizeable portion of her clientele. Under the Workforce Plan, the university will eliminate 35.75 currently filled positions, and not fill another 14 positions currently vacant, leaving a grand total of 42.75 eliminated positions. “Those are my customers,” said McFarland. “They are all my list of people that do business with me. It makes it really hard for me to keep going.” McFarland also noted the poor state of the local economy and the
consumers’ predilection for online shopping as causes for her business’s shutdown. “Online shopping has taken over the market,” said McFarland. “These websites allow anyone and everyone to buy at the same rates I buy.” Despite the closing of her business, the future is not bleak for McFarland, who will assume a position as a legal secretary only a block away from her current location after Sage Meadow closes. For further information on the store’s closing, visit the Sage Meadow Facebook page.
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but in day-to-day life.” Disagreeing with Naranjo however was Andrew Murray, a senior level student. “I found the speaker to be more interesting than I thought at first, at least the content she was presenting. To be honest, some of the things that she talked about, like how woman try to be equal to men through contraception devices and birth control, never really occurred to me that being the case. Nor did it occur to me how easy men have it when it comes to sexual relations. Not to say that I am unaware of the potential consequences but it never dawned onto me how much of gap there is between men and women when it comes to that sort of thing,” he said. Murray continued, “I can say that some points I felt that I agreed upon, such as refraining from sexual actions till marriage and such is usually the best route to take. However, when she spoke about the infertile cycles that women go through and how it is ‘safe’ to participate in sexual activities, I feel like that is not entirely accurate and could spell disaster for couples or unexpected surprises if the infertile cycle is misread.” Bachiochi’s talk was part of the Mary L. Seifert Cultural Series themed “In God We Trust?” The event was sponsored by the Newman Association and Students for Life.
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Clarion student faces preliminary court hearing Matt Knoedler STAFF WRITER
CLARION, Pa. - A Clarion University student faced a preliminary hearing Tuesday Nov. 5 stemming from an alleged incident on Oct. 26 in Clarion Township. Tafari Haynes, 22, appeared before Judge Amy Long-Turk in district court, where he faced felony charges of rape, sexual assault and six other misdemeanor offenses. The charges are based on an alleged incident that occurred at a party in Clarion Township where Haynes allegedly forced himself on the unnamed victim at a party held at the victim’s residence. In testimony, the victim said that Haynes had contacted her ear-
lier in the day on Oct. 26 about a party later that evening. Once there, Haynes asked to speak to the victim alone, and then shoved the victim into a bedroom where he allegedly grabbed, restrained and then sexually assaulted the victim. The victim was then able to free herself of Haynes and ran to the breezeway of the apartment building. Haynes allegedly followed the victim but was told to leave, and he did. Clarion University Police report they responded to a call at 3:34 a.m. relating to the incident and Detective Corporal Smith arrived on the scene around 4 a.m. Reports say the victim then relayed to Smith the account of the incident, that had initially been reported
to the responding officers. Smith then transported the victim to the Clarion Hospital emergency room for a medical check. During the hearing, the victim corroborated the original police report. However, the initial report said the incident occurred around 2 a.m. on Oct. 27, but the victim’s phone records showed a call for help to a friend around 11:30 p.m. on Oct. 26. Neither the defense nor the prosecution made an argument during the hearing. The case was bound and has been sent over to the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court of Common Pleas. Haynes was released Wednesday morning on bond. No trial date has been set.
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Family of NJ Mall shooter left baffled Denise Lavoie Meghan Barr AP EXCHANGE
Relatives and friends of a young man who fired shots in New Jersey’s largest mall, trapping terrified shoppers for hours before killing himself, struggled Tuesday to reconcile those actions with a person they described as pleasant and well-liked. Investigators don’t believe the gunman, identified as 20-year-old Richard Shoop, intended to shoot anyone when he began firing at the ceiling and elsewhere at the Garden State Plaza in Paramus, shortly before the mall closed Monday night. There were no other injuries. “We think he went in with the intent that he was not going to come out alive,” Bergen County Prosecutor John Molinelli said. News of Shoop’s suicide stunned friends and relatives. As recently as last week, Shoop had spoken about a potential new job and seemed especially happy about it, according
to a woman who said she had known him since they were little. “ He told me that he was going to get a new job at this TV place and he was going to make good money,” Madison Barbarini said. “He told me that he was doing really well and it seemed like he was really happy. Things just don’t add up. Why would he do this? It doesn’t make sense.” The suspect’s brother, Kevin Shoop, told reporters outside their home on a quiet suburban block in Teaneck that his brother was “a great person” who was liked by friends and family and gave no advance warning about what he intended to do.” He just sadly decided to make an act of — an act of, I guess, selfindulgence — by taking his own life publicly,” Kevin Shoop said. “And it’s a tragedy to us all. And we’re going to now handle matters and deal with them.” Dod Geges, the owner of a pizzeria in Teaneck where Shoop worked for several years, said Shoop didn’t show violent ten-
dencies and “was always sad” when he heard about shootings on TV. Gov. Chris Christie called the shooting a wakeup call for lawmakers to focus on mental health issues as part of a comprehensive effort to reduce gun violence. “Obviously that young man went there to end his own life. We may not be that lucky next time,” Christie said. “We need to get to the root causes of what drives a young man like that to drive to Garden State Plaza in that condition.” It is not known whether Shoop had any mental health problems. Chaos erupted shortly before the mall’s 9:30 p.m. closing time Monday when authorities said a man dressed in black and wearing a motorcycle helmet fired six shots. Molinelli said the gun, which was modified to look like an AK-47 assault rifle, belonged to Richard Shoop’s brother, who owned it legally and did not give the shooter permission to take it. Officials said the mall would reopen Wednesday morning.
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Senate appropriates funds Emily Miller NEWS EDITOR
CLARION, Pa. - Clarion University student senate appropriated funds to two Recognized Student Organizations at its meeting on Monday, Nov. 4. Student senate appropriated $2,592 to the accounting club for an Institute of Managerial Accountants conference members will be attending in Charlotte, N.C. the weekend of Nov. 15. The conference will include students going to the Federal Reserve and a company tour of Wells Fargo.
“It’s a great opportunity for [the accounting club],” said club President Jennifer Garing. “There is also an opportunity for students to network with members of different companies.” The senate also appropriated money to Campus Crusades for Christ. The appropriations committee recommended $1,332 to the RSO, which will be used to fund five students out of the 25 going to a conference of the mid-Atlantic region schools held in Washington, D.C. The conference is called “Radiate 2013” and is being held Dec. 28 – Jan. 1. Representative of CRU
and leadership member, Taylor Thomas, attended the meeting to speak on behalf of the RSO. “This is a big conference where all the schools from the midAtlantic region come together. There are speakers, events and worship time,” Thomas said. “It’s a really great opportunity for students to go develop further in their faith and also bringing what they learn back to the university, helping other students who are willing to come to Christ.” Student senate meets every Monday at 7:30 p.m. in 246 Gemmell.
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Mikita’s “call for gun control” one-sided I’m not usually one to go out of my way to voice my opinion, but the “Shootings Call For Gun Control” opinion piece, written by Victoria Mikita, and ran by The Call, is one that sparked me to do just that. Mikita begins her article by stating that, “We live in a country where almost anyone can get a gun, and most of these people use them for the wrong reasons.” This sentence single-handedly made my blood boil and question how such a sweeping generalization was even allowed to make it to print? This statement is so unequivocally wrong that I’m almost not sure where to start. First, where are the statistics that say the majority of legal gun owners go on to use their weapons for the “wrong reasons?” Furthermore, what are the right reasons? Mikita makes no effort to clarify what the proper reason for owning a gun might be, and just assumes that all of us law-abiding gun owners, the majority of whom use their weapons for self-defense and hunting, are simply going out and knocking over convenience stores and shooting up schools.
Let’s look at statistics, the actual facts that give statements credibility. According to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, which handles the registrations, there were more than 3.1 million National Firearms Act-registered weapons owners in the U.S. as of March 2012. This number surely hasn’t risen since that date. Now, if you look at a report by the U.S. Department of Justice, in 2011 there were 467,300 nonfatal gun crimes, and only 11,101 homicides committed with a firearm, both continuing the trend of less gun violence over the last 20 years. My math isn’t great, but I don’t think you can say that 467,300 crimes can be counted as “most” of the more than 3.1 million registered gun owners. Next, Mikita talks about the faults of the current background check system for purchasing a firearm, and the problems with them. Nowhere in the article does it talk about enforcing current gun control regulations or stepping up to teach firearm safety that many responsible owners learned at a young age. I was 6 years old when
I learned how to shoot and handle them safely. Mikita only talked about how we need more laws to keep them out of people’s hands and away from the mentally unstable. But even then, can putting more restrictions on people, the majority of whom don’t cause trouble, be the right answer? Would it have stopped Adam Lanza, the Sandy Hook shooter who stole the guns he used to gun down those kids? No, I don’t think it would. Added gun regulations will just make it harder for regular people to defend themselves, and criminals, and those intent on using them for the wrong purposes, will always find ways to acquire them. I find it ironic that this story was located right under an excerpt from the First Amendment of the United States constitution, as the writer clearly thinks that breaking down the Second Amendment will stop violence…I mean, if you were to make drinking and driving illegal, there wouldn’t be anymore drunk driving deaths, right? Food for thought, Clarion. -Todd Swoope, Graduate student
Christie’s win shows voter diversity
Matt Knoedler STAFF WRITER
Some members of the Republican Party love him. Others, well they simply wish he would shut up. Regardless of his rhetoric and flamboyant press conferences, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie made a different kind of noise Tuesday night when he won re-election. Christie’s defeat of Democrat Barbara Buono was that of a political steamroller paving the way to a bid for the White House in 2016. As of Wednesday, the final vote count showed Christie with more than
a 20-point margin of victory, something that was never-before-seen by a Republican in the Garden State. But that’s not the only number Americans should notice from Tuesday’s results. As mentioned, Christie’s opponent was a woman. The incumbent not only won the female vote, but did so by double-digits, garnering 13 percent more votes than Buono. Politically speaking, New Jersey is a typically blue state, which should also be a red flag for those analyzing Tuesday’s numbers. Christie cleaned house in Democratic strongholds, raking in more than 45 percent of voters between the ages of 18-29. Moreover, more than 30 percent of self-proclaimed liberals supported him. Age is only one factor pollsters accounted for this election season. A diverse constituency also played a role in Christie’s re-election success.
The governor picked up approximately half of the Hispanic vote, and roughly two in 10 AfricanAmerican voters supported him. Although that last number is small at first glance, it shouldn’t be taken lightly. What Christie did Tuesday night in all of the aforementioned demographics proves that he is perhaps the most versatile candidate Republicans have for the 2016 presidential race. Nationally, the party needs someone who can connect with voters younger than 50, those who aren’t as well-off financially, and the White House. Although this was an election Christie was expected to win, Americans should look at the numbers behind the final vote tally. It’s who voted for Christie and why they did so that tells the most important story, and speaks as loudly as he does.
Drae’s thoughts: Dating beyond race
Andrae Weeks STAFF WRITER
As an African-American male growing up in the urban Pittsburgh area, I didn’t spend much time around people of different races. I went to schools that were predominantly black from elementary all through high school, so I didn’t interact or socialize much with other races. You never know what the future has in place for you,
and you cannot help who you fall in love with. Since coming to Clarion University, I have become attracted to so many different races of women, from white, to Filipina and Asian women. I love diversity, and I finally have been able to get the experience of being around so many beautiful women of various ethnic backgrounds. Anthony Carter doesn’t discriminate and loves woman of all races as well. “It doesn’t matter to me I like them all; black, white, Puerto Rican and Haitian. All women are beautiful,” he said. Arian Fulcher also believes that you cannot help who you love and said, “I would never let what anyone says or thinks about people of other races stop me from
caring or loving a person that I chose to be with.” I have met so many special people from so many different places, and I would never limit myself to only associate with one type of ethic group or race. In an article titled “Interracial marriages in the U.S. hit alltime high 4.8 million” on nydailynews.com, it states how interracial marriages in the U.S. have climbed to 4.8 million and that 8.4 percent of all current U.S. marriages are interracial, up from 3.2 percent in 1980. There are so many great people in this world, so never be afraid or isolate yourself from others of a different race because of stereotypes. Interracial relationships are not bad, but beautiful.
Victoria Mikita STAFF WRITER
With the month of October coming to an end, there are visible changes happening. I am not talking about the snow falling in place of the leaves, but rather the massive amount of Christmas decorations that are taking over businesses everywhere. Halloween has inconveniently fallen on a week day for the past few years. This means that most people generally attend Halloween parties or participate in Halloween related activities the weekend after the holiday, but this has become nearly impossible in our country today. Holiday activities do not go by the season anymore, but by the ac-
tual date. Once Oct. 31 is over, anything fall or Halloween related is over as well. Contrary to popular belief, holidays can be celebrated past their actual date. The next holiday or season does not have to start as soon as the last one ends. Thanksgiving falls later than usual this year, so retailers are pushing the Christmas season even earlier. Before Halloween was even over, Christmas decorations were available for purchase at many stores. A restaurant I ate at on Nov. 1 already was fully decorated in wreaths, lights, and Christmas trees, as well as holiday music playing in the background. Only a week into November, the Christmas season is now in full effect, with Thanksgiving still three weeks away. It seems that Thanksgiving is becoming a lost holiday in the mist of trying to promote the Christmas season. Sure, it may have less
appeal than Halloween or Christmas, but there should be no rush to jump from one holiday to the next and skip over another one. After all, Thanksgiving is one of the few holidays that comes without religious ties and can be celebrated by the majority of Americans. It is extremely frustrating and annoying to feel as if we are being forced until the holiday season as soon as Nov. 1 hits. It shortens the time to enjoy fall and makes us begin to celebrate a holiday we are not yet ready for. Not only does it make the holiday season less enjoyable, but it is turning it into a superficial time of year. It is bad enough that some retailers now open at 9 p.m. on Thanksgiving, but it is simply crazy to get in the full holiday spirit before Thanksgiving is even close. With the force of the Christmas season upon us, other holidays will soon get no recognition.
Paranormal debate: Black-eyed kids
Taylor Shea STAFF WRITER
A paranormal legend that has been around since the 1980’s has recently been trending throughout the internet. Black-eyed children, (BEC) also known as black-eyed kids (BEK) are speculated to be either extraterrestrials, vampires, inter-dimensional beings, or as they’re most popularly presumed to be now, demons that have the ability to appear as human children. BEC typically appear to be between the ages of 6 and 18, dressed in gothic apparel and are said to have eyes void of any color or shape, but are rather just large pools of liquid blackness. Some describe these children as having nearly zombielike appearances. Annie Loucks posted a YouTube video titled, “Black Eyed Children of Portland Oregon,” in which she read three stories found on internet archives, of people’s alleged first-hand experiences with BEC. The story that most caught my attention was that of a man who was
returning to his car in a parking garage after the conference he had attended. He got into his car, and before he pulled out of his spot to leave, he heard a tap on his window. It was one of his friends from the conference asking for a ride around the block because there were some creepy kids hanging around his own car. The man agreed to let his friend ride with him. On their way out of the parking lot, they passed his friend’s car with the kids hanging around it. When the driver realized that the “creepy kids” were just a 15-year-old girl and two 14- and 12-year-old boys, he slowed down his car. He had noticed something frightening about the children dressed in black. Once he had slowed down, the younger boy approached the driver-side window, and the older boy the passenger-side window. The younger boy asked the driver for a ride, and once the driver had noticed that the boys’ eyes were a deep, solid black, he denied them and tried to pull away. As he did, he heard the older boy yell, “You promised.” As they were pulling out of the garage, they saw that the older boy had miraculously beat them to the side walk on the bottom level. While speeding away from the garage,
they turned around and the boy had disappeared. While they waited to regain their composure before returning for the friend’s car, he explained that he had in fact given the youngest boy a ride to the seminar, and had told him to wait around until the seminar was over and he would give the boy a ride home. But when he noticed the boy had brought other kids with him, he no longer felt OK with allowing them all into his car with him. This answered a few questions for the driver, so they returned to the parking garage, with no children in sight. He dropped his friend off at his own car, and he had driven off. The driver was now driving about 45 feet behind his friend’s car, when his friend misjudged a yellow light and was hit by a truck and killed instantly. What set this story apart from all the others like it was that the one man had actually invited the BEC into his car with him, and presumably perished because of it. I am questioning the true validity behind these encounters due to how many claims have been reported within such a short time period. The first BEC encounter was reported in the 1980s, but there hasn’t been much talk about them again until the beginning of this year.
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Clarion Counseling Services offers students anonymous depression, anxiety screenings Joshlyn Lawhorn STAFF WRITER
Depression is an illness characterized by feelings of worthlessness and hopelessness that negatively affects a person’s mood, thoughts, or behaviors. It can include feeling sad, having the blues or being down in the gutters. Other symptoms also include drug and alcohol abuse, loss of interest in once enjoyable activities, difficulty sleeping or sleeping more than usual and suicidal thoughts. On Tuesday, Nov. 5, Clarion University’s Counseling Services held depression screenings in the upper lobby of Eagle Commons. Counselors were present to conduct the screenings and to answer students’ questions. Students could take an anonymous screening that would give them an idea of how at-risk they were for developing depression or already having it. Anonymous depression screenings could also be taken online at collegeresponse.org. Not one specific thing causes depression; doctors believe depression results due to a combination of different factors. The risk factors
include family history of mental illnesses, recent loss, severe stress, feeling overwhelmed and unexplained physical problems. If these feelings occur for two weeks or more, the person should seek professional help immediately. CollegeResponse has examined the myths often associated with depression. They address the first myth that “depression is a weakness, and the person should pull [himself or herself] together, but in reality is a serious health issue and can leave a person unable to function properly.” Another myth is that depression will eventually get to a person with family history of depression. CollegeResponse reports, “Depression can run in families, but it [does not] mean that you will suffer from depression just because someone in your family does. There are many different risk factors for depression and family history is only one of them.” Ninety percent of people diagnosed with depression get better through a combination of medication and psychotherapy. The main way to help prevent depression is to always take care of the mind and body. This includes limiting alco-
hol use, avoiding drug use, quitting smoking cigarettes if a person does, moving or exercising for at least 20 minutes, and trying not to be alone even if this requires doing work in a quiet public spot. Another important factor is getting an adequate amount of sleep due to the fact that moods are closely connected with sleep and stress. Next would be to focus on what’s doable. CollegeResponse advises, “We can’t control how other people act, or feel, or the choices they make, but we can control how we choose to react to it all. Focus on what is within your power.” The biggest step is to take the symptoms seriously and talk to someone. Different services are offered at Clarion University and in Clarion. At the university, Counseling Services offers confidentiality and understanding from the counselors. Outside the university, Clarion Psychiatric Center provides a 24 hour assessment and referral service for children, adolescents, and adults. The issues addressed at the center vary from depression in general to family conflict. Jennifer Barch, a counselor at Clarion University Counseling Servic-
es, said the symptoms of depression can appear differently in men and women, especially in how they report the symptoms themselves. “Men are more likely to acknowledge symptoms related to fatigue, loss of interest in activities, sleep disturbances and possible changes in social behavior,” she
said. “[This is] as opposed to women who are more likely to report emotional symptoms such as sadness or feelings of hopelessness.” Accepting the problem is the first step to helping the situation and prevent depression from forming into something worse, like self-injury or even suicide, and
students are encouraged to seek help if they experience any symptoms of depression. CollegeResponse offers screenings for alcohol and eating disorders in addition to depression screenings. Counseling Services is located at 148 Egbert Hall and is open Monday through Friday.
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Students take part in EFSN Sex Squares Friday, Nov. 1 in the Gemmell MPR.
Thursday, Nov. 7 7p.m. Day of the Dead
Monday, Nov. 11 7 p.m. Equity Week Kick-off
Friday, Nov. 8 8 p.m. EFSN Carnival
Tuesday, Nov. 12 6 p.m. World on Fire 7 p.m. Lunafest
Saturday, Nov. 9 8 p.m. EFSN Comedian Sunday, Nov. 10 7 p.m. Genesis
Wednesday, Nov. 13 5:30 p.m. Take Back the Night For a full listing of campus events and club meetings, please refer to the master events calendar on the Clarion website at: http://schedule.clarion.edu
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Pfannestiel leads annual CU Ghost Experience Mark Emch
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Is it an explainable scientific occurrence, or paranormal activity? That’s the question more than 400 Clarion University students sought an answer to during this year’s 11th annual CU Ghost Experience, hosted by Dr. Todd Pfannestiel and the History Club. Hart Chapel was filled to capacity on all three nights of the experience, as students and commu-
nity members oohed and aahed over the litany of audio and photographic evidence Pfannestiel and a number of others have compiled over the course of the past decade. Donations were collected to benefit Operation Warm, an organization that provides winter coats for children in need. “The experience is an opportunity to tell ghost stories not just from on campus, but also from the surrounding area,” said Pfannestiel.
Pfannestiel, who admits he’s not ready to say he’s a “believer, because why ghosts would want to come speak to us in Hart Chapel, I don’t have a clue,” has worked with numerous paranormal investigation groups, such as Rouge Paranormal Investigation Team from western New York, to scour Clarion campus as well as the surrounding area for ghostly activity. The years of work have resulted in a collection of evidence that
forces even the most skeptical of observers to reconsider. And if the audio and photographic evidence weren’t enough, live paranormal activity remains a constant possibility during the course of the experience. “It doesn’t happen every night. It’s absolutely not staged, not fake and I can’t really explain it,” said Pfannestiel. “I don’t really know [what] it is, and I’m not ready to say it’s a ghost, but a lot of people say it is, and I
think the TV shows really build that up. If that’s what you choose to believe, fantastic; I won’t try to dissuade you.” The experience, which began as a walking tour of various paranormal activity sites across campus, has experienced a spike in popularity in the past years, drawing interest from students, community members and even out of town paranormal enthusiasts who flock to Hart Chapel each year to see what new evidence
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Students participate at the CU Ghost Experience.
has been compiled. “Usually after the shows I get about a dozen emails from students saying, ‘I want to be a part of it,’” said Pfannestiel. During the spring semester, Pfannestiel typically sends word out to interested students and arranges group paranormal investigations to take place on campus. Interested students are encouraged to contact Dr. Todd Pfannestiel via his email address, tpfannestiel@clarion.edu.
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Todd Pfannestiel talks to students about evidence of paranormal activity.
Teacher Feature: Stephen Johnson of Music Department Kyra Ammon
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Dr. Stephen Johnson is a musician and teacher in the music department at Clarion University for 20 years. He has loved and been involved in music for his whole life, and is also an avid runner, having once been the fastest 50-year-old mile-runner in Pennsylvania. Johnson grew up on his family’s dairy farm in Pennsylvania. “My parents loved music, and so I grew up in a home where my father sang and played the piano even though he was a farmer. It’s kind of an unusual [combination]. But he loved music, and when I was really little I had a really nice singing voice, and people liked to hear me sing, so I sang in church [and] sang in school.” The decision to make music his career came easily. Johnson said that when he was young, he decided one morning what he wanted to do when he was on his way to bring his family’s cows back to their barn. “I remember…singing at the top of my lungs and thinking, ‘I’m gonna be a music teacher.’ I don’t even know if I was in first grade yet. So, it’s always been about music, from day one.” Johnson began play-
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Johnson has been teaching at Clarion University for 20 years. ing the euphonium when he was in fourth grade, and practiced for one hour each day. He has been playing since. He said that going to college was how he got out of the farmwork. His cousin now runs the farm, and Johnson says he is happy with that. Johnson attended Mansfield University in Pennsylvania for his undergraduate degree, where he says the example of his teachers there led him to want to teach at a state university. He attended Arizona
State University for his master’s degree, and later attended the University of Maryland to earn his doctorate. Johnson teaches the general education course Intro to Music, in which he teaches students to examine music and also takes students to see an opera performance, in place of purchasing a textbook. He also teaches methods classes and gives tuba and euphonium lessons to the students at Clarion University. What brought Johnson
to Clarion was chance. “It was an interesting twist of events, you might say. The year I finished my PhD was a terrible year for jobs,” he said. He had agreed to continue working in the dean’s office for a year at Maryland University when a position for director of bands opened at Clarion University. Johnson applied, but later heard that Clarion had decided to freeze all the positions. However, he received a call from Clarion University in April of that year.
“I got a call from Clarion saying that they had had approval for this band position. That was the only job that the president approved that year. So I came up, and I had interviews and conducted the band and everything, and about two days later I got a call saying that they were going to offer me the position… We were hoping to find a job at a small university, like this, so we were happy to take the job.” Apart from teaching courses at Clarion University, Johnson has worked on a number of other projects, such as writing music. One of these was a composition for a performer who would be touring in Switzerland. “She wanted an original composition that would tie Swiss music with American jazz. So she contacted me and asked me to write a piece that put those two things together,” he said. Johnson decided to aim for the sound of traditional Swiss alp horns by using trombones with mutes in them.
“I tried to discover the most famous alp horn song of all, so if Swiss people heard it, they would identify with it… and I sort of made a theme and variations where the trombonist played it traditionally at the beginning, and then we added jazz… I really enjoyed doing that.” Johnson is also working on a study that compares the thoughts of beginner musicians with those of intermediate and professional musicians. He plans to use the information for a “meta-cognitive approach to teaching.” As a teacher, Johnson said he especially loves watching students grow and evolve. “I love making music, and I love teaching students. Students bring so much energy, and they’re so curious about things, and I get an incredible amount of satisfaction watching a young person come in and grow as a musician. “Nothing makes me happier than to see a student succeed. I can’t think of anything that makes me happier than that.”
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Famous Dropouts
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MARISSA RIGATTI Unimaginable. That is the only word used when describing a rap game without Eminem. His intelligence, talent and resilience to his past will always outweigh any informality. In “The Marshall Mathers LP 2,”
MARISSA DECHANT After two years, the pop-punk princess Avril Lavigne is back with her self-titled album “Avril Lavigne.” She released the singles “Here’s to Never Growing Up,” “Rock N
EMILY ROMIG Rapper M.I.A. released a new album on Nov. 1 titled “Matangi,” which is her actual name, only it’s missing an “h” after the “t.” Matangi is a Hindu goddess, and M.I.A. had been inspired to make an
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Eminem reads from the book of his past, but edits former chapters and adds surprising twists to the storyline of Marshall Mathers III. In album opener “Bad Guy,” Em starts with the on-going battle between good and evil, the lifelong battle between himself and his alter ego Slim Shady. This gritty track showcases two bodies full of resentment, anger,and revenge all the while reminding you of the battered track “3am.” Throughout “MMLP2” we are reminded that Eminem is a lyrical genius who can infuse and weld words
together into a universal rhyme. Although there are still points of immaturity found on the album, he reminds us on the carefully thought out “Survival” that, “I’m not a rapper. I’m an adapter.” Phrases like these are littered all through “MMLP2,” but not to the point of cockiness. Eminem is known for letting the definitions of his words speak louder than his voice. Speaking of voices, an all-star lineup of features (Skylar Grey, Rihanna, Kendrick Lamar and Nate Ruess) makes the album unpredictable. Teaming up with Rihanna was
a no-brainer for Em on the track “The Monster,” which discusses the life of fame, while his connection with Kendrick Lamar wanders into the territory of modern radio with its rap-pop influences. This does not mean that Eminem is in any way going soft on us. In one of the best lyrical masterpieces of his career he builds “Rap God.” The term “build” is used because that is exactly what Eminem has done with this track. His breathy voice creates an overtone that this track is different and special. He doesn’t tease oth-
er artists, bash them or shade them. Instead he systematically lists reasons as to why he isn’t the best, but the only solution to the modern rap game. Listing himself only behind 2 Pac and Biggie, he ends this outstanding artistry with the profoundly strong Kanye West statement, “Why be a king, when you can be a God.” But the shock of this album doesn’t come from the ongoing internal or external battles of Eminem. The shock of “MMLP2” comes late in the album with “Headlights” featuring Nate Ruess. This track will leave you breathless
and emotional. In an open letter to his mother, Eminem realizes that there is more to life than bitterness. In this brief moment of clarity it shows Eminem’s open wounds from his childhood starting to mend. This is something fans, his family and even Slim Shady couldn’t have predicted. All emotions aside, this album is more than a set list of personal tracks. “MMLP2” is a diary entry into the heart-wrenching world of Marshall Mathers. It is a whole metamorphosis into the man, the rapper and the artist known as Eminem.
Roll” and “Let Me Go” prior to dropping the album. “Avril Lavigne” contains the familiar themes of rebellion, young love and growing up. While Lavigne experiments with new arrangements, the album carries her older sounds injected with mainstream pop flavor. The opening track “Rock N Roll” blasts a heavy drum beat and electric guitar that becomes a popular duo throughout the album. This catchy song is a classic Avril anthem as Lavigne sings, “What if you and I/ Just put up a middle finger
to the sky/ Let them know that we’re still rock ‘n roll.” “Let Me Go” features Lavigne’s husband and lead singer of Nickelback, Chad Kroeger. The track starts with piano and violin and follows up with a solid drum beat. Instrumentally, “Let Me Go” sounds like a Nickelback song featuring Lavigne. The duo sing, “I let it go and now I know/ A brand new life is down this road.” A haunting piano accompanies Lavigne’s echoes of, “Won’t let you go/ Don’t let me go,” to close out the song.
Lavigne experiments with a new sound in “Hello Kitty,” an aggressive song about the popular Japanese figure. The squealing lyrics in the beginning carry into an electronic and wannabe dubstep chorus with claps maintaining the beat. It’s obvious that Lavigne wanted to stray from her familiar sound in this track, but this wasn’t the way to do it. “You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet” and “Falling Fast” beckon back to Lavigne’s older albums, like “Let Go” and “Under My Skin.”
“You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet,” a song about first loves, will draw fans of Lavigne’s long-standing punk sound, while “Falling Fast” is dominated by an acoustic guitar. Lavigne desperately sings, “I hope you know/ I hope it lasts/ I’m falling hard, I’m falling fast.” “Hush Hush” is the album’s closer and Lavigne’s way of redeeming the other tracks. Compared to the pop songs that rule the rest of “Avril Lavigne,” “Hush Hush” has a mature feel with piano and strong
drum beats throughout the piece. The track is the slowest one on the album, bringing more subtle messages as Lavigne sings, “So go on, live your life/ So go on, say goodbye.” Her ethereal singing fades as the track closes, ending the album on a solemn note. While the album has its bright moments, it sounds much like a popinduced version of Lavigne’s past recordings. Those looking for catchy, forgettable hits will find a trove of treasures in “Avril Lavigne.”
album based upon this, which makes sense after listening to some of the first few songs on the album which have a foreign, eastern feel to them. I had no clue what to expect from the “Matangi” album. I had never heard of M.I.A., and when I read that she was a rapper, I expected something like Nikki Minaj; however, I was completely wrong. The actual song “Matangi” struck me as odd. It begins with the lyrics “Immina immina thana thana/Ingana ingana giiina giiina,” which is just a bunch of made
up sounds it would seem. At least I could find no translation for them. The song was chanting most, if not all of the lyrics. The first verse is chanting different names of countries, but then the second verse had nothing to do with countries. The song didn’t make much sense to me, but overall was my favorite on the album. “Only 1 U” doesn’t feature much of the foreign feeling sounds, but does feature a lot of rings and bells. M.I.A. sounds more like the traditional female rapper in this song, though still not as
smooth sounding as Nikki Minaj. Instead M.I.A. sounds sort of all over the place with this song, and there are too many sounds going on that I got lost in them instead of the lyrics. I got a little confused when listening to the songs “Exodus” and “Sexodus.” They are both the same songs, beat and all, only they interchange the two words and the intros are a little different. I didn’t like either song, they were too slow in my opinion, though they were put better together than “Only 1 U.” Both “Exodus”
and “Sexodus” seem to last forever, since both are around five minutes long and the last minute of “Exodus” is just music without lyrics. I started to like the song “Warriors.” M.I.A. raps with a fast-paced beat for most of the song, and I liked the lyrics “We’re putting ‘em in a trance/ Warriors in a dance” but then randomly throughout the song it stops and an eastern-sounding tune says “om.” The division in my opinion completely cuts up and divides the song into two dif-
ferent parts that I really don’t like. Then on top of that, it cuts off randomly. Overall I just wished this song had been more smoothly put together and the random “om” taken out. All in all, I hated the album “Matangi.” Some parts were OK, but most sucked. It just wasn’t my cup of tea. The lyrics were confusing, the songs were disorganized, and they were much too slow for my taste. I personally wouldn’t recommend this to anyone, nor do I think many people I know would like it.
November 7, 2013
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Wind ensemble performs annual concert series Amerigo Allegretto ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR
The Clarion University Wind Ensemble took the stage for its annual concert Sunday, Nov. 3 in the Marwick-Boyd auditorium. The performance, conducted by director of bands Hubert Toney Jr., was the first part of the “On the Beaten Path” series. Pieces performed varied among types of music and time periods from overtures to chorales to marches and more. Toney, who said the concert went “extremely well,” said there are a few things to consider when choosing songs to perform. “I try to pick tunes that Elena Fenstermacher / The Clarion Call I like and that they [mu- The Clarion University Wind Ensemble takes a stand after performing in the Marwick-Boyd auditorium. sicians] are going to like and compositions that are Eight compositions (“Irish Tune” from featured two tunes in one percussion and changing educational,” said Toney. were performed at the “Country Derry”) and piece. The “chorale” part time signatures. The cycle “I try to look for different concert. Artists whose Leonard Bernstein (“Sla- was slow and featured repeated itself one more styles to break it up. Ev- work was performed va!: A Concert Overture), call-and-response between time before ending. erything can’t be fast. Ev- at the concert included among others. high and low woodwind Another piece, “Salvaerything can’t be slow. It’s Pierre Leemans (“March One popular wind instruments. This was fol- tion is Created” by Pavel great to have pieces from of the Belgian Paratroop- piece, “Chorale and Shaker lowed by a faster “shak- Tschesnokoff, was condifferent styles.” ers”), Percy Grainger Dance” by John Zdechilk er” part, which featured ducted by Brendan Holly,
who performed his senior recital last weekend. “It was horrifyingly awesome [to conduct],” said Holly. On choosing the song, Holly said, “I really enjoy the song, and if you’re going to perform, it has to be something you enjoy.” The concert was dedicated to James E. Croft, who died last year. Croft was the director of bands at University of South Florida for eight years and worked at Florida State University until his retirement in 2003. Toney said Croft was “a mentor” to him. “There are only two or three people I’ve seen in 30 years who are as expressive as Dr. Croft,” said Toney. “I would get carried away watching him conduct. He had such wonderful hands and expressions.” The next concert to take place in the auditorium is the Clarion University Jazz Band concert on Nov. 24.
Theatre department set to play Alcott’s “Little Women” Andi Fulmer STAFF WRITER
Fans of the classic novel “Little Women” are in luck. Clarion University Theatre will be bringing this much beloved story to life on the stage later this month. Written in 1869, and thought to be loosely based on author Louisa May Alcott and her sister’s lives, it has been a fan favorite since its publication. It follows the March family, four young sisters, Jo, Meg, Beth and Amy, and their mother, Marmee, as they struggle growing up during the Civil War, to which their father has gone to serve as Chaplain. All four sisters boast unique personalities that at times clash, but they are all bound by a deep love of family.
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Top: Matt Garad, Byron Kennerly and Sherman Edwards perform a routine in the Gemmell MultiPurpose Room. Bottom: David Sill, Garat, Edwards and Kennerly perform as Mission Improvable.
Improvisational comedy troupe performs for students in Clarion Anastasia Bates STAFF WRITER
Clarion University played host to what Campus Magazine called “Entertainer of the Year 2013” on Friday, Nov. 1. The comedy group, Mission Improvable, performed an intimate gig for students in Gemmell and received positive reactions from their two hour long show. The group took suggestions from the audience in order to act out role-plays, create humorous gags all in the style of “Who’s Line Is It Anyway.” Mission Improvable consists of four men who pose as agents in their show and ask questions such as, “Describe your enemy in one word” and create comedic scenarios out of the answers. Another scenario consisted of one audience member going on fake dates with differ-
ent characters including a “Feisty Hispanic.” Shelby Ehrin, pesident of Allies, which sponsored the event, along with University Activities Board, said, “I saw his comedy group on YouTube, this guy that makes YouTube videos that I like a lot – Epic Lloyd. He actually used to be in the group a long, long time ago, and he had a live improv show on YouTube and I saw them. They were on tour, and I thought it would be a good idea to bring them to Clarion because they take audience suggestions and make people part of their act.” “I wanted to show people that Clarion Allies can be a really fun group. We are actually fundraising for ourselves.” Ehrin added, “We are just trying to get the word out about equality and LGBT rights and also have fun.”
Speaking after the show, David Sill, who goes by the stage name “Agent Raptor,” said, “One thing that I love about improv is that I love the whole support system. When you’re up on stage doing a show with your buddies you have each others’ backs no matter what. One person doing something weird could be weird, but if you have five people doing that weird action then it’s awesome.” When asked about preshow nerves, he said, “You feel excited, you love it. You got a little bit of nerves but I think that’s great, keeps you on your toes.” The success of the shows also led to classes being held to teach the basics of improvisation in comedy. “Those classes are doing great. They are taught out in our home theatre in Santa Monaco, LA,” said Sill.
Jack O’Keeffe, a senior actor who plays Mr. Lawrence, described it as “a view of sisterhood and growing up.” He also said, “Jo has her head in the clouds, very untypical for a lady of her era. She wants to be a writer. Beth is very down-to-earth and keeps people together; everyone loves her. Amy is very jaded because she’s young and doesn’t have an identity, so her journey through the play is to become a lady of high society. Meg falls in love with a boy who goes away to war, and she’s dealing with sadness and frustration regarding their relationship.” There will be a unique twist to this show, however. When asked how the musical numbers will be incorporated into
the show, director Rob Bullington said, “In this musical all of the musical numbers continue the storytelling. They’re basically the actors’ monologues that are set to music.” The show will begin Wednesday, Nov. 20 at 8 p.m. and run at that time Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings as well. There will also be a showing on Sunday, Nov. 24 at 2 p.m. All performances will take place in the Little Theatre in Marwick-Boyd. Ticket prices are $12 for adults, $9 for children and free to students with a valid Clarion ID. They can be purchased via www.clarionuniversitytickets.com, by phone at 814-367-2787, or at the door prior to the start of the show.
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November 7, 2013
Clarion Volleyball ear ns fir st place tie in PSAC West with three straight wins Brent Guffy STAFF WRITER
The Clarion Golden Eagle women’s volleyball team won all three of its matches over the weekend, they defeated Seton Hill 3-1 on Friday, Nov. 1, California 3-2 on Saturday, Nov. 2 and Indiana University of Pennsylvania 3-0 on Tuesday, Nov. 5. This improved their record to 28-2 on the season and 16-1 in the PSAC West. “I think overall we had a pretty good weekend. I think we definitely had some strong moments, and we were more consistent than we have been leading up to these matches,” said Head Coach Jennifer Mills. She added that she is proud of how aggressive the team was as a whole. On Friday, senior Emily Stewart led Clarion with 17 kills and 13 digs, while seniors Carlie Bieranowski Corinne Manley finished with 14 kills and 10 kills respectively. Junior Laura Subject helped the offense with 53 set assists, and sophomore
Morgan Seybold aided the offense with 27 digs. “On Friday and Saturday I was really proud how we played as a team and kept positive,” said Senior Hannah Heeter. “Especially on Saturday, we never showed signs of giving up, and during the final points of the fifth game we kept playing aggressive.” Emily Stewart led the way for Clarion on Friday with 28 kills and 19 digs, while Laura Subject came up with 69 assists, which is just one assist away from her career high. Also, Heeter finished the 3-2 victory with 17 kills, six digs and four blocks. “We are just taking things one match at a time. We can only control how we play, and we still have a great deal to work on to improve,” said Mills. She added everyone in the PSAC West is strong from top to bottom, and that anyone can beat anyone, so it’s about improving each day. Tuesday night, Clarion was led by Stewart and Bieranowski who had 12 and 11 kills respectively in their 3-0 victory over IUP.
Laura Subject helped the Golden Eagles with 33 assists to go with 10 digs. Subject was named PSAC West volleyball player of the week for the third time this season. “To clinch the No. 1 spot in PSAC west we need to go out, win matches in three games, keep our eyes on our goal and continue to work on being consist,” said Heeter. Coach Mills also said that the consistency was better, they were more aggressive and that they made fewer mistakes. “I also think that we really stayed together as a team and fought hard as a team.” For Clarion to win the PSAC West, they would have to win out, and California would have to lose a game along the way. With the win on Tuesday, Clarion clinched a first round playoff match to be held in Waldo S. Tippin Gymnasium. The 28 wins puts the 2013 team at having the fourth most in school history. The record is 32 wins set by the 2010 team. Clarion has four games left in the regular season.
Clarion football struggles in Senior Day matchup against IUP Crimson Hawks Alex Henry STAFF WRITER
The Clarion Golden Eagles football team played this past Saturday, Nov. 2 against Indiana University of Pennsylvania at Memorial Stadium. It was Senior day, therefore seniors Ren Yonker, Jon Reid, Ben Fiscus, Adam Bostick, Nathan Conway, Mike Zak, Matt Long, Terrance Perfilio, Mike Felker, Mark Divins and Evan Mastele were all recognized before the start of the game. The Golden Eagles fell behind early as IUP scored with 7:52 left in the first quarter. IUP extended the lead late in the first, scoring another touchdown with 1:58 to go, making the score 14-0. Immediately following the touchdown, Head Coach Jay Foster called timeout and called huddle up the entire team. The team seemed to respond to Foster as they scored on the next drive with 14:11 left in the second quarter as sophomore running back Travis Day scored on a 11 yard run re-
cording his fourth touchdown of the season and cutting the lead to 14-7. Following a strong defensive stand, Clarion began another drive, and redshirt freshman quarterback Darelle Carson fumbled the football as IUP recovered it at the Clarion 30 yard line. IUP scored on their first offensive play after the turnover increasing their lead to 21-7 with 5:37 left in the second quarter. After both third string quarterback Carson and freshman fourth string Matt Futkos were out with injuries, junior running back Bobby Thomas came in as the wildcat quarterback and threw a pick six on his first pasting attempting. Following the point after attempt, IUP lead 28-7 with 2:42 left before halftime. IUP started the second half off strong as they scored once again making it 35-7. They then scored again in the fouth quarter with 10:23 left pushing the score up to 42-7. Carson had returned from leaving the game earlier and connected with senior wide receiver Jon Reid for a 35-yard touch-
down pass with halfway through the fourth quarter which made it 42-14. Carson was 9-21 in passing with 113 yards and a touchdown on the day he added 10 rushes for 50 yards. Carson said after coming back from the injury “it was all right” and he was “ready” to go back in. he continued stating he enjoyed his touchdown pass because it was his “own signal” that led to Reid being open. When asked about the crucial turnovers on consecutive possessions Carson said it was “big” and “gave them [IUP] huge momentum.” Carson said he “Hopes to have good practices this week.” Foster said the Golden Eagles had “turnovers at the wrong time, which changed the game.” Foster was impressed the team “kept battling through adversity” and that this team “has heart” and that the “core players have to believe and lead the others.” Foster said he hopes team can “find a way to piece it back together” and get a win this week when the team goes to Edinboro to play at 12pm Saturday.
Clarion men’s basketball puts together strong showing against Division I Duquesne Eddie McDonald STAFF WRITER
Clarion University men’s basketball team had a strong outing when it visited Division I Duquesne University last Saturday, Nov. 2. The Golden Eagles lost 103-88, but Head Coach Ron Righter was pleased with the way his team competed. “I liked our never say die attitude. For 40 minutes the guys played as hard as they possibly could,” Righter said. The Golden Eagles had four players score in double-figures. Clarion captains Mike Kromka and Marques Jones led the way offensively. Kromka, the 6-foot,-6inch senior from the Pittsburgh area led all scorers with 22 points and corraled 13 rebounds while dishing out four assists. Jones, the junior point guard from New Jersey had 20 points and eight assists. While Kromka had a good game individually, he was
more focused on what the team did as a whole. “Yeah, you can go out there and do that, but I’m looking at it more from a team aspect. We put up 88 [points] on a Division I team,” Kromka said. Kromka was glad to see his teammate (Jones) have a good game. “He worked very hard this summer. He’s a great point guard, and he’s going to have a great year,” Kromka said. Freshman B.J. Andrews made his collegiate debut and was impressive in his first outing. Andrews scored 17 points on 5-12 shooting, including 3-7 from behind the threepoint line. He played 33 minutes of the game. “I thought I played well. I came out and was kind of shell-shocked under the lights,” Andrews said. He continued, “I came out in the second half and started looking for my shot, being more aggressive. We
played well as a team.” Senior guard Corey Bellovich scored 12 points and shot 3-6 from beyond the arc. Another positive Coach Righter saw from his team as the 11 steals it had as a team. “The 11 steals we had is a big positive statistic,” Righter said. The game wasn’t all good for Clarion as it was outscored in the paint 72-32 and were out rebounded 53-35, but Coach Righter says its early in the season and want to tighten up the loose ends. “We gave up 103 [points]. You’re not going to win many games giving up that many, but it’s early in the season and at least we are creating more shot opportunities. On the other end of that, we’ve got to make sure we sure up the backline, He continued “We are very small; we go annihilated by a bigger team. We have to sure up our rebounding and our inside game with the guys we have,” Righter said.
FACE OFF Which team will win the NBA’s Atlantic Division title? Jason C. Croft STAFF WRITER
Surprise! The Philadelphia 76ers are off to the races when many predicted them to finish at the bottom of the entire NBA standings. Yet this young group of kids wouldn’t take no for an answer as they soared through the first part of the season starting off 3-0. They defeated the defending champion Miami Heat, the Wizards of Washington, and Derrick Rose and the Chicago Bulls. As a matter of fact, I am going off of a gut feeling and going to project the Philadelphia 76ers to be contenders this year for a playoff birth. Not only that, the Philadelphia 76ers are going to win the NBA’s Eastern Conference Atlantic Division. I feel as if the young group of kids have something to prove to the NBA world. They do not want to cave in and fold like many Philadelphia sports fans want them to, so they can have a top five lottery draft pick. This young team behind the new head coach Brett Brown has hops, has agility, has a future. This team through just the first week this year has been led by rookie Michael Carter-Williams. He won the Player of the Week award in his first week in his NBA career and became only the second player in history to do so (Shaquille O’Neal; 1992 was the other). Through his first four NBA games Michael Cater-Williams averages 20 points per game and 35 minutes per game. The Sixers are also led by their tallest player, and I believe to be an underrated player, forward Spencer Hawes. Hawes through the first four games averages 10.5 rebounds per game and is shooting 58.1 percent from the field. Lavoy Allen and Evan Turner bring a nice presence to the court as well. Allen grabs an average of 5.5 points per game and is shooting .588, while Evan Turner is grabbing the most points per game from the Sixers with 21.8 per game. If the 76ers can continue to play hot through maybe around Christmas time, it brings into question whether or not the organization would possibly activate Nerlens Noel, the player that was projected to go first in the NBA draft but dropped to the Pelicans who traded him to the 76ers. This 76ers team again is young. This team is hungry to win, and this team can go out there with a nothing to lose attitude because so many people in the NBA world show so much doubt in this Philadelphia 76ers team. Sure, you may say I am showing bias, and you know what, I totally am showing bias in choosing this Philadelphia 76ers team to win the Atlantic Division. But I also believe in this team,whether or not the rest of the Sixers fans have faith in this team, or are on the bandwagon until the team may or may not fall apart. Choosing the 76ers is also a risky pick to win the division, yet alone even make the playoffs, but if any team could do it, it would be this young group of kids just playin’ ball at the Wells Fargo Center down on Broad Street. The Philadelphia 76ers will win the NBA’s Atlantic Division.
Traesha Pritchard STAFF WRITER
With the NBA season under way many people have their views on what team will make it to the finals. However, first I have my view on who will win the Atlantic Division. The Brooklyn Nets is working hard to become a new and improved team since its renaming in 2012. After many changes the Nets have boasted its team, for ability of reaching new heights. With future Hall-of-Famers Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce, added to the roaster the Nets have the ability of NBA veteran knowledge and athletic capability to push them forward. With a team combined 36 All-Star selections, Brooklyn has all the capability of making it far; with Pierce and Garnett to join a first five with Deron Williams, Joe Johnson and Brook Lopez, with players such as Andrei Kirilenko and Jason Terry coming off the bench. Pierce who spent his entire career in Boston has once already experienced playing on an up and coming team. When Pierce first joined the Celtics, they had a ton of potential but no one to push that. Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett were added to the roaster down the road, and a championship came that first season after they were added. In a CBS New York article Pierce stated, “The potential is definitely there for us to be one of those teams that can be talked about in NBA history,” in reference to the Nets. With Pierce never losing hope in Boston and sticking around, I know he will help take Brooklyn to new heights. “We’ve got a second team that on most teams would start. So you’ve got 2 starting units pushing each other every day,” said Pierce about his team, during training camp. From that quote, you can tell he has all faith in his new team. Another newcomer from Boston to Brooklyn is Kevin Garnett. Garnett is the top addition to this team and brings his trademark intensity and loud demeanor. The Nets have also hired Jason Kidd to be the new head coach. As a player for the Nets, he led them to two NBA Finals. Kidd, being inexperienced, he has all the creditability and help from lead assistant Lawrence Frank, who will help with successful play planning and substitution patterns. The Nets are getting more attention than ever before. All they have to do is prove they’re worthy of it. Brooklyn was fourth in the East last year, and with Miami, Indiana and Chicago all looking powerful, it’s possible the Nets will end up no better than they already were last season. This season, the Nets have already beaten the defending champs, Miami Heat, on Nov. 1. The Heat who pounded the Nets thirteen straight times lost 101-100 and a statement was made. This shows the potential they have for a successful and winning season. With seven members on the Nets squad rotation being 30 years or older, they have to focus on their health. If they stay healthy, with the aid of their enormous size and experience; they have all he luck to beat the younger Heat, Pacers and Bulls. If the Brooklyn Nets win the Atlantic Division, it would be the first time since 2005-2006, when point guard and new head coach Jason Kidd led them to 49 wins.
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Young core looks to help Clarion women’s basketball Tyler DeGiacomo STAFF WRITER
There are a lot of new faces for the Clarion women’s basketball team. Coming off a PSAC Playoff appearance and a 13-16 overall and 9-13 PSAC West mark last year, Clarion advanced to the first round of PSAC playoffs and lost to California University (PA). This season, Clarion is picked to finish sixth in the PSAC West Preseason conference rankings. In a season where the team finished with one of its best records in school history, women’s basketball will look upon a young core to get back to that point once again. Junior Hannah Heeter, who was named to the PSAC West preseason All-Conference team, will lead Clarion this season. Heeter, who will miss the first few games due to volleyball playoffs, was the lone PSAC player and one of just two players in the NCAA Division II to average a season doubledouble last season with 14.4 points and a Clarion school-record 13.3 rebounds per game. Heeter also led the PSAC from the field shooting 51.7 percent. She enters the season with 682 career points and 616 career rebounds and is just the fifth player in
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Tania Holmesenters her second year as a starter for the Golden Eagles. school history to average a season double-double in multiple years. In Heeter’s absence, coach Gie Parsons will look to a young core to step up and fill the void. One of the young players Parsons will lean on
Clarion wrestling holds its home matches at Tippin Gymnasium.
will be redshirt freshman Kelly Johnson, who sat out all of last year due to hip surgery, will most likely be Clarion’s starting point guard come the first game. “We have high expectations for this season. The
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mindset for the team is to get better daily, respect all and fear no one… my goal is for [seniors] Emma [Fickel] and Raven [Jones] to walk away from this season with their heads held high… I think once everyone is healthy we’ll be a
force to be reckoned with.” Another key contributor will be junior transfer Chelsea Newman. Newman comes to Clarion after spending two years at Dean College where she averaged 9.4 points per game and
8.3 rebounds. Her minutes decreased from her freshman year as did her production. As a freshman, she averaged 11.3 points per game and 10.2 rebounds per game. She will be counted on to fill the some of the production in Heeter’s absence. The lone seniors for Clarion are Jones and Fickel. Jones, who is returning for her fifth season, anchored the front court, playing almost 27 minutes per game. Jones averaged nine points per game while pulling down 2/7 rebounds and while dishing out almost three assists a game. On the other hand, Fickel saw limited action last season only seeing the court for 11 minutes per game. In that time, she averaged 4.7 points per game while shooting 85.7 percent from the free-throw line. Clarion does have the luxury of playing seven of their first nine games of the season at home, but on a team with only two seniors, seven freshman and a transfer in Newman, this team has to come together and gel quickly or else they will fall too far behind when Heeter returns. Clarion opens its season on Nov. 15 and 16 at home in the annual Clarion Classic tournament; both games are at 6 p.m.
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Last year’s division I Champion and runner-up are both on Clarion’s schedule this season.
Clarion wrestling opens season with strong performance in Clarion Knight Point Open James Ferguson STAFF WRITER
The Clarion University wrestling team was in action Sunday while hosting their annual Knight Point Open at the Student Recreational Center in which a total of 27 Clarion wrestlers participated. During the all day tournament, two of the top wrestlers for Clarion were junior Sam Sherlock and freshman Justin Arthur. Sherlock, who wrestles in the 133 pound weight class, finished the day with a record of 4-1. He finished second in his weight class, after making his way to the championship with winning scores of 16-1, 12-7,12-9 and 9-7. Arthur, had a record of 7-1 on the day and finished third in the 149 pound weight class. Arthur, a freshmen from Huntington, W. Va won by fall twice and battled his way back in the end to have a third place finish. Also contributing to Clarion Sunday, were seniors Brandon Contreras
and Ryan Darch. Contreras finished his day going 3-2 wrestling in the 197 pound weight class. Darch also finished his day 3-2 for Clarion, while wrestling in the 174 pound weight class. “I really need to win those close matches, but I was pretty happy with my performance overall,” said Darch. “I’m confident in this team going forward, and I’m ready to see what we have to offer. I thought Justin Arthur wrestled really well this weekend. He’s a freshman and an up-andcomer for this program. The Clarion fans need to come to our matches this year because we are going to make some noise. We are very young, but we are also very talented.” Throughout the whole tournament, Clarion also had great performances from freshman wrestlers Jarray Norris, Mike Pavasko and Evan Daley. All three wrestlers made it to the semi-finals in their respective weight classes. Norris wrestles in the 125 pound weight class and
went 3-2 on the day. Pavasko, wrestling at the 165 pound weight class and Daley wrestling at the 285 pound weight class also went 3-2 during the Clarion Knight Point Open. Clarion well next be in action in two weeks at the Eastern Michigan Duals. They will face four teams including Cambellsville University, Tiffin, Northern Illinois and Eastern Michigan. Clarion’s roster has four seniors returning to help bolster a young wrestling team for the 2013-2014 season. Under the leadership of head coach Troy Letters, they have seven home matches this year and five away matches, including a very big match on Sunday, Feb. 23 against Penn State University in University Park. Penn State is the No. 1 ranked team in all of Division I wrestling and will be a tough contender for the Golden Eagles. Clarion will face Rutgers University in the first home match this season at Tippin Gymnasium on Nov. 22 at 7 p.m.