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“Save the Music” rally draws support, attracts crowd Anastasia Bates STAFF WRITER

CLARION, Pa. - Around 20 pages worth of signatures were gathered during a rally to raise awareness about recent cuts made to the music department as part of the Workforce Plan. Students held the rally on campus to attract attention to the student’s displeasure at the cuts to their departments.

President Karen Whitney released the Workforce Plan last month, which saw cuts to several departments, including music. Students at the rally held signs and asked students and staff to sign a petition in the Free Speech Area outside Gemmell on Nov. 22.

Psychology major Maddy Gordon attended and said, “It equals around 500 signatures. It was important for me to be there because I’m in the band, and music is a huge part of my life. Band was there for me when nothing else in my life was stable. I hate that it’s the first to get cut because for so many students it’s their escape from reality.

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Students and faculty gather in the Free Speech Zone outside Gemmell for the “Save the Music” rally Nov. 22. sion, and playing music is my escape from my depression.”

She continued, “Also, the majority of my friends are music ma-

jors, and this does impact their lives. They cannot go to graduate school and get their masters’. We achieved in getting signatures and

fighting for what we believe but we won’t know if we achieved in keeping the department for a little while. We’re fighting it the best we can.”

Associate Professor of Music and Director of Choral and Vocal Music Studies Dr. Henry Alviani was also in attendance.

He said, “I have a person-

al interest in it, which is not the primary thing because I am going to come out OK.” “I have a very strong commitment to the liberal arts of which music is a very central part, and this is and always has been a liberal arts college. We have a 48 credit liberal arts general education requirement for everybody regardless of major, and if we take away music that may have an effect on other arts as well and the quality of education here; for all majors for anybody wanting a liberal arts education.”

“People are making a commitment, the students and their parents who are supporting them to pay the extra money to go to a quality school where the arts are considered more important than apparently they are here,” said Alviani.

People who stopped by the rally were largely supportive and generally spoke of how the rally will capture campus and community attention while discussing the cuts to the German, French and psychology departments that could happen in 2015.

International students share cultural experiences at panel Amerigo Allegretto ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR

CLARION, Pa. - Eight foreign exchange students at Clarion University shared their experiences in the U.S. at the “International Student Panel” Tuesday Dec. 3 in the Still Hall Auditorium.

Each student hails from a different country across the world. The students who spoke at the panel are as follows: Ahmed AlDhahri (Saudi Arabia), Anastasia Bates (England), Anh Lu (Vietnam), Chisom Obiezu-Umeh (Nigeria), Ryo Ogura (Japan), Angele Schembri (Malta), Mario Serrano (Ecuador) and Emmelie Ylinenpaa (Sweden).

“It’s great for the university because the students who are mostly just from Pennsylvania get exposed to people from whole different worlds and cultures,” said international programming

and study abroad coordinator Raymond Feroz.

Two topics discussed by the panelists were culture shock and homesickness.

“I miss a lot of things over there [Ecuador],” said Serrano, who is from Quito, Ecuador’s capital.

“For example, talking in Spanish. Here, there’s a couple of people who I can speak Spanish to.

It’s a big experience. It’s totally different.”

Serrano said he chose to come to Clarion because he heard the university had a good business program and that some of his family live close by.

Lu talked about differences in American and Vietnamese culture, including social behavior, food and education.

“A culture shock I had was in the classroom, how the students treated the professors. I thought it was really disrespect-

ful a lot of times,” said Lu, who used examples of students putting their feet on tables and chairs, and how they address professors.

Lu also spoke about how controversial subjects like sex are talked about openly in America, but is frowned upon in Vietnam.

After each panelist spoke about their experiences, a questionand-answer segment followed. One question asked was about each panelist’s respective country’s stereotype of America was.

“Growing up, all you would see is “High School Musical,” you see “16 and Pregnant” and you see all the movies with the quarterback and the mean cheerleaders, and that’s really what you have in America,” said Ylinenpaa.

“But I know a lot of American people, and that’s not the case.”

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International student Ahmed AlDhahri speaks to the crowd about his experiences at Clarion.

University president Karen Whitney closed the panel, saying having the foreign exchange students in Clarion is beneficial.

“You honor us with your presence,” said Whitney. “We are a better university because you

are here, and we have a better unity because you are here.”

Study Abroad vicepresident Stephanie Lightner said having the exchange students is “very enjoyable.”

“I love hearing about

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different cultures, and I feel like other students share that sentiment, so I definitely think people learned a lot. I did myself,” said Lightner. “It’s good to have all the different aspects and ideas of the world.”

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Communiversity interns present action plan CLARION, Pa. - Communiversity Relations: Student Leadership, Media, and Civic Partnerships, a high-impact practices pilot program that unites college students and community members to build dialog, partnerships, and action

plans is wrapping up its fall semester.

Seven student interns involved in the program will present action plans developed for their semester-long projects at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 5 at the American Legion in Clarion.

The presentations, which address action plans in three target areas – arts and culture, economic growth and development and agriculture and natural resources, are open to the public. Refreshments will be provided.

Pa. residents see upgrades to health care website Peter Jackson AP EXCHANGE

The federal government’s beleaguered health insurance website is better than it was, but still far from flawless, according to Pennsylvanians who are trying to help other residents use it to obtain health coverage.

In Harrisburg, Roberta Vann, a certified application counselor at the Hamilton Health Center, reported a noticeable improvement in the operation of Healthcare. gov Monday morning.

On a typical day, 10 to 12 people seek the center’s assistance on matters involving the new insurance marketplace.”It’s the hope that it’s now operational and we can move forward. What has been corrected has been working quite smoothly,” Vann said.

Within an hour she called back with an update, sounding a bit frustrated.”The system is down. You can get to a point, but it does not allow you to select any plans, you can’t get eligibility (information). It

stops there,” she said.

“The thought of it working as well as it was didn’t last long.”

Across the state in McKees Rocks, just outside Pittsburgh, another certified application counselor who was helping a couple use the website successfully created an account for the husband but was unable to create one for his wife because the site bogged down.

David Bytnar, who works for the Sto-Rox Neighborhood Health Council Inc. in Pittsburgh, was philosophical about the glitch.”I have faith that it should be taken care of as the day moves along,” he said, comparing the website to a funnel that allows only so much material to pass through at a time.

Bytnar, who said he sees one person if it’s a slow day and four on a busy day, said he’s most interested in making sure the people who seek his help are satisfied.

“I try to give people whatever time they may need,” he said. “My job is not a sales job.”

Policies sold through the Healthcare.gov, a gateway to the health

care law’s insurance marketplace, promise comprehensive insurance plans subsidized by tax credits that are supposed to make them more affordable for lower- and medium-income families.

Pennsylvania is relying on a federally run insurance marketplace, like 35 other states, because Gov. Tom Corbett, a Republican, declined to take on the task.

Signup rates for people seeking insurance have been higher and online glitches fewer in states running their own programs.

Coverage begins Jan. 1 and the initial enrollment period continues until March 31.

To qualify for the tax credits that subsidize insurance plans sold on the marketplaces, people must earn between 100 percent and 400 percent of the federal poverty level, or between $23,550 and $94,200 annually for a family of four. They must also be ineligible for affordable coverage from an employer or from Medicaid or Medicare. 1 and the initial enrollment period continues until March 31.

Body found in Western Pa. lake could be missing man AP EXCHANGE

Authorities have found a body in a western Pennsylvania lake after the family of a missing man donated an underwater camera

to help search efforts.

Moraine State Park officials say the man’s body was found Tuesday at about 1 p.m. in Lake Arthur, in about eight feet of water.

Authorities had been searching for 62-year-old

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Senate approves two RSOs Emily Miller NEWS EDITOR

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Colored flags mark the grounds located between the Gemmell Student Complex, Rec Center and Tippin Gym on campus. The flags mark locations of underground utilities in the respective areas, according to Director of Facilities Management Richard Taylor. A drilling rig is being used to take soil samples to test the bearing capacity of the different soils. The results of the soil testing will be used to design foundations for building additions being made to Tippin Gym and the Rec Center.

Student senate approved two new groups as Recognized Student Organizations at its meeting Monday Dec. 2.

The Asian Student Integrated Association was recognized and plans to bring even more culture to Clarion as a liberal arts college. Their president Sarah Minnix was at the meeting on behalf of the organization.

“ASIA’s purpose is to provide an outlet for Asian students who are a minority on campus at [Clarion],” Minnix said.

“It will provide Asian students with the opportunity to socialize, meet fel-

low Asians and also give them the opportunity to work through problems that Asians would face while attending a mostly Caucasian college.”

Minnix also explained that ASIA would be beneficial for the university as Clarion emphasizes students having a wellrounded education.

“ASIA also celebrates Asian culture, providing insight and another cultural aspect into a liberal arts college.”

ASIA is not exclusively for Asian students; the club is open for students of any ethnicity.

“We want to encourage diversity while providing an opportunity for nonAsian and Asian students to come together and be

friends,” Minnix said.

The senate also approved a second RSO, the Ski and Board Club, which was represented by their president Dillon Gibson.

The Ski and Board Club plans to take trips once a week to ski resort Peak n’ Peak located in New York.

The club is open to anyone for membership and plans to hold meetings at the beginning of the spring semester to decide what day of the week they will take their trips.

Prices for the resort passes range from $125 to $155, dependent on the day of the week.

Students can retrieve more information on the Ski and Board club by visiting their Facebook page or contacting Gibson.

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Brown Thursday only corporate greed

Matt Knoedler STAFF WRITER

What’s that old saying?

Oh yeah, “God, Family, Country.” But last week, when I watched people fight and scrap for the best deals on Black Friday and what has ignorantly become dubbed Brown Thursday, I saw a loss of one of those.

When stores opened their doors Thanksgiving night, I think we as a nation saw how corporations don’t care about family.

It’s one thing if a store wants to open its doors at midnight and have people

line up outside ready to get the good deals; at that point, it’s actually Black Friday, and it’s the consumer’s prerogative. But what most stores did was proof that corporate greed will win out. Opening Thursday evening changed things.

Employees were forced to work on Thanksgiving, leaving their families prematurely and working on a day that family and thanks is to be celebrated.

This Thanksgiving was the earliest day most major retailers had opened. Some stores had special one- or two-hour deals on Thanksgiving Day that were unheard of and essentially too good to be true. Would you pass up a large television set for under $100?

Most people didn’t, either.

That deal began Thursday evening, a time when most families are together

and enjoying one another’s company. Therefore, the notion that opening stores earlier is a good thing is actually not.

Sure those sugar-coated sales sound great, but the morality of ripping people from their families on a holiday that celebrates family and togetherness is absurd. Moreover, those great deals drag consumers out of their homes, away from their respective families and into the stores. It’s a vicious cycle of consumerism that businesses feel they need to use now more than ever given the short shopping season from now through Christmas.

I’m not saying don’t go out on Black Friday; that’s fine. Just think twice if Brown Thursday happens again. There’s more to those good deals than what meets the eye.

New Christmas cinema classics too kitschy

Mike Friend STAFF WRITER

In pop culture nowadays, remakes, sequels and prequels seem to the rule the TV and movie screens. During the holiday season, the airwaves are flooded with Christmas specials of all sorts; from the classics of Rankin and Bass to every show conceivable having some sort of holiday episode.

Being the Christmas traditionalist that I am, I find myself drawn to the old, animated, Claymation specials like “The Year Without a Santa Claus” and the original “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.” To me, there is something about these specials that, although the harsh reality of where presents really come from hit me

years ago, makes the 7-yearold in me want to believe in all of the magic of Christmas again. Not only do the classic shows make me remember my favorite parts of Christmases past, but some of the movies that are shown time and time again make this time of year especially great. Movies like “The Santa Clause” (the original one, not the sequel or the two others that followed) and “A Christmas Carol” still keep me planted on the couch from beginning to end.

In recent years, Hollywood has decided to capitalize on the enormous success of shows and movies like these and has decided to make enough holiday shows to drive a person insane. The issue with these new shows and movies is that, typically, they’re never as good as the original. In 2008, DreamWorks decided to capitalize on the Miser Brothers, Heat Miser and Cold Miser from “The Year Without a Santa Claus,” and roll out a whole new special called “A Miser

Brothers’ Christmas.” While the show kept in touch with its roots, the creators tried to remake the Heat and Cold Miser puppets and update them, and the resulting figures looked much different than their predecessors, and were frankly more frightening than ever.

The Christmas remake that grinds my gears, but yet I still end up watching when it’s on, is the Ron Howard remake of “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” with Jim Carrey. Personally, I’m a big fan of Carrey and, for that matter, most Ron Howard films, but this combination just doesn’t do the Dr. Suess classic justice. Yes, it’s funny and fans get to see Carrey’s true comedic talent (especially in the scene where he talks to himself in his cave) but the misanthropic green man of Dr. Suess’s Whoville would have never done any of that. If Hollywood is going to turn these beloved classics into feature length films, the least they could do is stay true to the original.

Black Friday shouldn’t start Thursday

Victoria Mikita STAFF WRITER

Black Friday is the most popular shopping day of the year in America. For those who love to shop it is a tradition, and the best day to snag deals and buy Christmas gifts. Although the day is named Black Friday, this day is losing its purpose and is certainly no longer a one day event.

Ten years ago, Black Friday was what it sounded like. It actually started on Friday, with retailers opening around 5 or 6 a.m., just a few hours earlier than usual. Most would go to the mall or their favorite stores as soon as they opened and spend a good amount of the day shopping. Only

about two years ago did this change. In 2011, stores like Target, Walmart and Kohls opened their doors at midnight on Black Friday. This was a completely new concept for the day, but many people took to it and went out shopping all night rather than in the early hours of the morning. Soon malls followed this trend, and now pretty much all stores open at midnight Friday and even Thursday evening.

With the changes that have been made to Black Friday, the purpose of the day has been defeated. The purpose is for there to be one day of extreme shopping and early mall hours, but this day should not include Thanksgiving. Many stores now open as early as six or seven on Thanksgiving night, which means that anyone who works in retail has to leave their family on Thanksgiving to go to work. The hours of the shifts are ridiculous, ranging anywhere from eight to even 24 hours. As someone

who has worked in retail, I know how exhausting it is, especially when many people are required to work Thursday night, Black Friday and again Saturday.

Not only do sales start on Thursday night, but they last all through the weekend and even into the following week.

This can be good for shoppers, but not so good for those who work in retail. Working in retail is demanding during Christmas season, so workers do not need to be working 12-hour shifts starting Thanksgiving night and all through the weekend. Black Friday is extreme and exhausting for those who shop and those who work, but that is why it was created to only be one day. Thanksgiving is a family holiday, and shoppers can wait a few more hours so that the holiday can actually be enjoyed. Black Friday was much better when it was only one day, and should go back to the way it was just a few years ago.

Andrae Weeks STAFF WRITER

When you ask most hiphop fans who their favorite artist is or who they believe will go down as one of the all-time greats, you usually hear names like Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, Drake or Kanye West. Some think that up and coming artists like Kendrick Lamar and J. Cole will be added to that list at the end of their careers as well. However, have you ever thought about the self-proclaimed “King of the South,” T.I.?

Younger hip-hop fans probably do not know much about T.I., or even know how great an impact he has had on hiphop in the past 10 to 12 years. T.I. has hit records,

platinum albums, and has been one of the most versatile and skilled rapper’s in the game for a while. You might of forgot about all the success that T.I. has had due to all the legal issues he dealt with and going to prison back and forth; however, he has the resume of an all-time great.

T.I. has a total of five platinum albums, “Trap Muzik,” “Urban Legend,” “King, T.I. vs. T.I.P.” and “Paper Trail,” along with two gold albums— “No Mercy” and “Trouble Man.” Most rappers these days only talk about drugs, sex and violence, but T.I. has a wide range of topics on his albums and has top 10 hits about various subjects and issues. There are also many rhetorical tropes in T.I.’s songs, metaphors and metonymy. T.I. has inspiring and motivating songs like “Motivation,” “Live Your Life” and “No Matter What.” He has slower, sentimental songs like, “Live

In The Sky” and “Dead and Gone.” He has aggressive, upbeat songs like “Top Back,” “Big Things Popping” and “What You Know.” All of these songs were top 10 hits. T.I. has won three Grammys, two American Music Awards, four American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers Pop Music Awards, three Black Entertainment Television awards, nine BET hip-hop awards, one MTV award and 11 Billboard awards.

He has a total of 64 awards from 166 nominations.

T.I. has many different cultural codes in songs most directed toward African American men of all ages, some for the ones in jail, on the streets and even successful men who try to stay successful. T.I. is original, successful and has diversity. He is able to touch on so many different subjects, getting through to so many different people of many different races from many different countries.

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Clarion University student, cancer survivor shares story in UPMC commercial production Kyra Ammon

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A Clarion University student has had the opportunity to share her inspirational story with the world. Chelsea Switzer is a communication major with a concentration in journalism and strategic communication. She is also a survivor of ovarian cancer.

Switzer and her mother have recently participated in the production of a series of commercials by UPMC, in which actual patients were given the chance to tell their stories.

She was first approached by UPMC through her participation in a cancer awareness and fundraiser event.

“They had actually gotten in contact with me through an ovarian cancer walk that I was at, and my PA assistant had asked me if I’d be interested, and I said yes,” she said. “I started getting calls from producers, actually, in California, and I had the head of the communications firm at UPMC asking me a bunch of interview questions over the phone. And I kind of thought that was it, until one day they called me and said my mom and I needed to be in Pittsburgh because they were shooting the commercial. It was definitely a jumbled mess; I wasn’t exactly sure what was going to happen, but it ended up being an actual TV commercial.”

One of the other commercials featured a family of five, the mother of whom had had com-

plications during a twin pregnancy. Switzer and her mother got to know the family during the production.

Switzer said that she loved the experience, especially since it gave her a chance to view firsthand the type of things she wants to do with her own career.

“It was awesome,” Switzer said. “It was nervewracking, definitely, because when you were in a certain place, you couldn’t make too much noise or you couldn’t talk because they were recording other people upstairs. But it was nice to be able to see how things worked, whenever that’s [what] I want to do with my major.”

She said she had a lot of fun with the coordination of the production when it came to outfitting and makeup.

“They made me send pictures of certain colors of clothes that I had to them.

They wanted me to bring certain clothes, and they said we could come with our hair done, but not our makeup. So they did our makeup and all that stuff.”

The commercial aired on Sunday, Nov. 24 during halftime of the Pittsburgh Steelers game. She had been told that the commercial would first air that Monday, but when Switzer was at work, she began receiving messages from friends.

“My phone’s getting blown up, and I’m like, ‘I have no idea what’s going on,’ and they’re like, ‘We just saw you on TV!’” she said.

Switzer said she believes that the UPMC commercial was well-done and will be a good way to help spread awareness.

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Chelsea Switzer will be four years cancer-free in October 2014.

“I think they did a really good job. I know [that] how they found what patient to do what was: the doctors and nurses in a certain wing in the hospital voted on who they thought had the most impactful story, and I guess I was brought up. They

picked me, as long as I agreed, and I said yes.

“I feel like when people see the commercial they see that it’s real life people and [that] not only, like, young kids can get cancer, or older adults, but anyone can, so I know a lot of people who are

my age that watch it, they can relate to it just because we’re the same age. And it’s not staged out; you can tell it’s real, and my mom’s telling exactly what happened and how we felt. I just felt like that’s why it makes it more meaningful for

people to watch.”

As of October 2014, Switzer will be four years cancer-free.

“It was definitely a hell ride, but it’s a lot better now,” she said.

A link to the commercial can be found on The Clarion Call website.

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Teacher of the Week: Leah Chambers of English Joshlyn Lawhorn STAFF WRITER

Leah Chambers, an English teacher at Clarion University, says her mission is to motivate students to reach their full potential.

Born in an urban area in Michigan, 3 miles north of Detroit, Chambers started her journey toward inspiring students.

Chambers double majored in French and English to get her bachelor’s degree at Adrian College, her master’s degree at Eastern Michigan University and her doctorate at Indiana University of Pennsylvania at Punxsutawney, with a background in student retention.

Chambers has studied abroad in several areas including Paris, Spain and England. Chambers currently has applied to Clarion University to pursue her master’s degree in Education Program: Secondary Certification, and Literacy Instruction specialized in reading.

Chambers enjoys work-

ing with first year students because she can relate.

“First year students [can] struggle their first semester in a lot of ways because [they are] transitioning to the university,” she said. “Smaller courses allow me to be more invested in them, as opposed to larger courses, so they’re not necessarily jaded by college or the education system, and are excited about being college students and adjusting. We have a lot of first-generation students like I was, and I went through the process of navigating college by myself, so I can empathize in a way.”

Chambers enjoys being the motivation to keep going regardless of how hard it can be, especially if students have potential.

Chambers said, “[Students] can become overwhelmed, and to help [the] majority of students, it’s giving them access to what they need and pointing them in the right direction because they are eager, but it becomes too

much too quickly.”

Chambers won the Outstanding Faculty Award in November 2013, presented at the Social Equity Banquet from the Student Senate. Chambers said, “The award was an honor and super exciting, and I didn’t expect to be nominated, much less win an award. My students are the reason why I get out of bed in the morning.

I’ve done other things like waitressing, working in retail, I was even a professional writer, but nothing is more rewarding than teaching.”

Chambers has not only motivated students, but the students have inspired her in numerous ways. Chambers said, “I learn from my students all the time. Even if I can empathize with some of their struggles they face.

I have first year students writing these papers about why they are in college, and I realize these are people who are 18 years old [who] have the weight and burdens that people have at 50

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Leah Chambers was a recipient of the Outstanding Faculty Award in November. years old. They push me as much as I push them to be great.” Her inspiration not only comes from the students, but through Buddhism too. she said, “I wouldn’t say I’m a Buddhist, but I be-

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The 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified Dec. 5, 1933. This amendment ended the era of prohibition of alcohol, repealing the 18th amendment that put it in place.

The result of prohibition was a rise in organized crime, in which the flow of alcohol trafficking was only slowed, but not stopped. People gathered to drink illegally at saloons, which were also known as “speakeasies.”

Prohibition ultimately ended up failing in its goal and costing the U.S. billions of dollars. After the amendment, Mississippi was the final state to end its temperance laws.

On Dec. 6, 1884, the Washington Monument reached completion.

The 500-ft tribute to the United States’ first president still stands today in the Capitol Mall located in Washington, D.C. Construction of the monument began in 1848, taking 30 years to be completed. It was constructed from a mixture of marble, granite and sandstone.

Architect Robert Mills was the designer of the monument, and he was chosen by the Washington Monument Society as part of a contest. Mills died in 1854, before the project could be completed.

On the morning of Dec. 7, 1941, the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii was bombed by Japanese warplanes in a surprise attack. This attack is what ultimately drew the U.S. into World War II. A total of 2,400 Americans was killed, and 1,200 more were wounded. Japan lost fewer than 100 people.

Before the attack, President Franklin D. Roosevelt and his advisers had been aware of the possibility of an attack by the Japanese, but security at Pearl Harbor was not strengthened.

On the day following the attack, Congress approved a resolution recognizing war between the U.S. and Japan.

John Lennon, member of the iconic rock group The Beatles, was shot and killed on Dec. 8, 1980 while entering his apartment building in Manhattan.

Lennon’s assassin was obsessive fan Mark David Chapman, who had received an autograph from Lennon earlier that same day. He shot Lennon at close range with a .30-caliber revolver. Lennon died en route to the hospital.

In the days following Lennon’s death, fans around the world gathered for demonstrations in his honor. Outside of Lennon’s apartment building, hundreds of fans kept a vigil for a week.

lieve in trying to find inner peace, and it is something that everyone needs to work on.”

Chambers also has worked on the project “Homework Drop-in Tutoring Center,” which is

an educational enrichment opportunity for the community. The location of the center is next to Crooks Clothing on Main Street, and all services are available to students free of charge.

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SHIRLEY SPROULE British wonder group One Direction is back again with its third album in as many years, and anyone who was worried about 1D burning out can rest assured: like a fine wine, they just get better with age.

That was cheesy, but fits right in with One Direction’s entire theme; cheesy boy band non-

MATTHEW KNOEDLER As the old saying goes, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” That message is something country star Jake Owen has taken to heart while putting together his latest album

MARISSA RIGATTI From pop tart to pop princess to a paparazzi queen, Britney Spears’ eighth studio album titled “Britney Jean” makes one solid statement. It’s not saying, “She’s back!” (though technically she never left), or even “Britney is the best!” Instead “Britney Jean” gives the

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sense interspersed with actual talent and great vocals. That’s what fans and critics alike have come to expect, and I’ll be honest: when the news that the band would be more heavily involved with writing the album broke, I was worried.

Sure, they can sing. But can they write?

But when “Midnight Memories” dropped and shot straight to No. 1 in 96 countries, it wasn’t because teenage girls love a good boy band; it’s because “Midnight Memories” is actually really good.

Anyone doubting this band’s talent or hoping they’d fade into obscurity like any other overplayed pop group has been sore-

ly disappointed, because “Midnight Memories” is written almost entirely in part by at least one member of the band, and it’s cheesy, sincere and clever, with a little bit of rock, pop-punk and a lot of pure fun and feeling.

One of the best things about “Midnight Memories” is that, in previous records, solos have been dominated by popular Harry Styles and Liam Payne, the bulk of the high notes being supplied by secret vocal powerhouse Zayn Malik, with Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson relegated to backing vocal duty, having the weakest vocals of the five.

With Tomlinson and Payne co-writing most of the songs on “Midnight

Memories,” that’s a thing of the past; the boys have almost a shared amount of solos (though Styles still shoulders the bulk of the solos, despite Malik existing).

Standout tracks on the album are title track (and possible third single) “Midnight Memories,” a pop-rock tune with rocking guitars and a chorus borrowed straight from Queen, “Don’t Forget Where You Belong” written by Horan and veteran British pop group McFly, one of the few songs on the album not featuring romantic love, with lyrics like “Don’t forget where you belong/If you ever feel alone, don’t/You were never on your own,” this song is an ode to be-

ing on the road with your best friends and not losing sight of yourself or your friendships.

“Happily,” penned by Styles, is a poppy Mumford & Sons-inspired song with a rollicking stompalong chorus that will have you screaming “I don’t care what people say when we’re together!” right along with the band, and “Better Than Words,” whose lyrics are comprised almost entirely of song titles (because “words ain’t good enough/I can’t explain your love/It’s better than words,” get it?)

The true stars of this album are definitely Malik’s superb standout vocals, and the writing duo that is Payne and Tom-

linson. On any other album, I might be confused (and a little critical) of the lack of uniform sound or theme, but all I can hear from this album is a group of boys who got big fast and are making the most of the time they have in the spotlight. It’s a little messy and all over the place, but you can definitely hear the band’s personality throughout the album, and that’s really all that fans need.

If you dismiss One Direction as “just more poppy, meaningless boy band nonsense,” then the joke’s on you, because One Direction isn’t going anywhere, and is just going to get bigger and bigger until you can’t deny the guys anything.

“Days of Gold.” It could be tough to follow up on an album that produced four No. 1 hits, including the title track “Barefoot Blue Jean Night.” But by keeping producer Joey Moi (Nickelback, Florida Georgia Line, Daughtry) on board for this project, Owen proves that he’s ready to keep topping the charts.

The title track from his fourth studio album is exactly what listeners have come to know and expect from the 32-yearold Florida native. “Days of Gold” provides that

upbeat, high-energy feel to a summer song that caters to those ready to have a good time. Owen sticks to his guns on this track, in which the narrator discusses ideal summer nights and, yes, how those nights are the “days of gold.” It kicks off the album that has other similar material.

“Beachin’” is another fun track that connects Owen to those who love a good time. He and his label, RCA Nashville, have already released a video for the song, leading some to wonder if this is

the next single. It has all the power to be a hit for Owen as it’s a slower version of the songs “Days of Gold” and “Barefoot Blue Jean Night.” Blending Jimmy Buffett-style sounds with traditional country instruments could prove chart-topping success down the road.

Owen hits a sensitive and, at times, lonelier side on the album, as well. “Ghost Town” brings out Owen’s strong vocals. The lyrics from prominent Nashville songwriters Chris DeStefano, Ashley Gorley and

Shane McAnally are cleverly written, with the narrator trying to outrun his old lover’s memory, but she won’t let him be, forcing him to live in a “ghost town.” “Life of the Party” has an analogous theme.

The guitar hook in the opening verse will entice listeners, hooking them into the sing-a-long chorus. Both songs have a strong potential to be radio singles.

“What We Ain’t Got” is the only song that differs from its accompanying tracks. A much slower song than the rest, it is

the deepest and, lyrically, the most meaningful song on the project. It provides a different take on the old idea that people want what they can’t have. This is something unlike anything Owen has ever done before, which makes it all the more special.

Although Owen didn’t write any of the songs on the album, those who did help put together something that is sure to resonate with fans.

Whether it’s a party jam or something more profound, “Days of Gold” does not disappoint.

statement of re-discovery.

It was said that this album would be “personal,” and to a certain degree that is true. Is “Britney Jean” the fly on the wall everyone so wishes to be regarding Spears’ personal life?

Sorry, but no. Instead “Britney Jean” is “personal” in the aspect of the re-birth of Britney’s vocals. To an artist, nothing is as sacred as their vocals. Vocals, regardless of how strong they are, demonstrate how they express themselves, how they communicate their message and more importantly how they show their power.

The self-discovery of her vocals may just be

the most personal thing Britney Spears has ever shared with the public.

“Britney Jean” was entirely co-written by Spears herself; however the likes of Katy Perry, Sia and David Guetta make for great additions. A not good addition would be executive producer Will.I.Am. After the release of lead single “Work B*tch” it is profound that Will’s beats and production abilities are repetitive and getting old.

That doesn’t mean that they are not good, or in some cases really good; but for this album and Britney’s growing vocals, they are a mismatch. Britney’s exploration of her vocals is

felt as soon as album opener “Alien” starts.

Describing a life of alienation due to fame, it is understood that through this same fame she has been able to connect with so many lives.

Because of this connection she feels as though she is not alone.

Tracks like “Alien,” “Perfume” and “Passenger” will be die-hard fan favorites because of the natural rawness (and sometimes mysterious) side of her vocals.

However, electro-dance tracks still make an appearance on “Britney Jean.” In “Body Ache” and “It Should Be Easy” roboBritney makes an entrance.

Tracks like these, with heavy beats and strong rhythms, give the average listener reasons to dance and identify this album with works of her past.

But when producer Anthony Preston put the sick Britney beats behind her emerging vocals, he created the best track on “Britney Jean.” With her modernistic vocals merging with the sex appeal that is Britney Spears, “Tik Tik Boom” featuring rapper T.I. leaves the listener wanting more and wondering why Preston wasn’t made executive producer.

Sadly, the other features on the album are without merit. “It

Should Be Easy” featuring Will.I.Am is too Black Eyed Peas, and “Chillin’ With You” featuring Britney’s little sister Jamie Lynn goes from a nice country/rock/pop melody to a strange rap/ hiphop chorus.

The underlining point is that “Britney Jean” is for the true Britney fans who want to see her develop and grow as an artist. But ultimately, “Britney Jean” is a tender look inside Britney’s development as a legendary artist. This is not an all-access backstage pass to the secret life of Britney Spears, and that’s O.K.; considering we know most of her secrets already.

Community assistants present festive light show Emily Romig STAFF WRITER

All this week, “Shifting Illuminations” has been going on in Wilkinson Hall. The event is a holiday light show to the sounds of the TransSiberian Orchestra. The show was put on by two students at Clarion University, Hannah Gloeckl and Zack Rosen. “[The purpose] is to have fun and get students out of their rooms to relax before finals,” Rosen said.

To advertise, the duo paired with David Love, director of Clarion University’s marketing, who gave a press release to the community. Additionally they advertised on CU-TV, The Clarion Call and handed out fliers around town.

The light show is also open to the public and is something that has not happened at the university before. There were six rows of windows where the light show took place on the seventh floor of Wilkinson Hall. The show featured over 2,500 Christmas lights.

The whole idea to have a light show was set into motion by Rosen in October when he was watching YouTube videos of other light shows and then suggested to Gloeckl to do one on campus.

“My favorite part of the set up [was] going into all of the meetings with a doubtful mindset while [Rosen] went in with a hopeful outlook, and then we came out of the meetings saying it wasn’t that bad,” Gloeckl said.

Rosen’s favorite part was seeing the project evolve through the stages of development. They were both nervous pitching their idea to their adviser, but were relieved after it got approved.

During the show, alternating Christmas lights flashed between colors to the tunes of “Christmas Cannon,” “Christmas Eve/ Sarajevo,” “Wizards in Winter” and many others performed by the TransSiberian Orchestra and aired on the radio channel 88.7 FM. The team of two has alternating jobs during the show. One person is inside the building keeping tabs on the light board, and the other is outside greeting those in attendance and making sure they are tuned to the cor-

rect radio station.

The “Shifting Illuminations” show will be going on until Dec. 12.

In the future, Gloeckl and Rosen hope to do the light show again and wish to have it at the courthouse in Clarion.

To view more photos of the light show, see page 9

Jon Hyatt / The Clarion Call

Top: The “Shifting Illuminations” light show shines from the seventh floor of Wilkinson Hall. Bottom: Hannah Gloeckl readies for the second showing of the night for“Shifting Illuminations.”

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Film student releases short film, plans sequel Marissa Dechant STAFF WRITER

Clarion University student Joe Bucci has released part one of his short film, “Alex,” and will be releasing part two next spring. Bucci, a junior communication major with a concentration in digital media, is the director, producer and writer of the independent film.

Bucci is currently fundraising for the second part, “Alex 2: The Legend of the Half Blood,” through the website Indiegogo. The online fundraiser ends on Dec. 18, with a goal of $8,000.

“Alex” centers on a young man in a postapocalyptic world with an added supernatural twist.

“In this…world there are few survivors, and those who do survive are not living—they struggle to survive. The night is ruled by vampires while (during) the day, natural elements take their toll on anyone who has made it this far. Alex is one of the

Poster courtesy of Joe Bucci

“Alex 2: The Legend of the Half Blood” is planned to be released by next spring. few survivors,” Bucci said.

Bucci created the idea himself, along with fellow producer Liam Burns.

“Liam Burns and I were hiking and found this location. We just started

talking and thought up the idea while we were at the abandoned green house. We went home; I typed up a script and we shot it the next day,” Bucci said.

Filming occurred during late August in a period of two days. “Alex” was filmed in an outskirt near Pittsburgh, but Bucci plans to film some of the second part in Clarion.

Preproduction for “Alex 2: The Legend of the Half Blood” began in early November, and Bucci is presently writing the script.

“I was only aiming for about 20 pages, but I am

well beyond that and only about half-way done (with the script). There still is going to be about 40 revisions before we shoot the film, and it will most likely be cut in some places and extended in others,” Bucci said.

The short film can be viewed on YouTube and Vimeo, and Bucci has created a Facebook page titled “Alex 2: The Legend of the Half Blood.”

However, Bucci has bigger plans for “Alex” beyond Clarion University.

“My hopes are that we are able to get the film onto Netflix and it becomes a made-for-Netflix series. I can see that happening with the script and the storyline. The sky is the limit,” Bucci said.

For more information on “Alex” and its sequel, contact Bucci at J.G.Bucci@eagle.clarion. edu. The film can be viewed on Bucci’s personal website, www.themindofjoebucci.com, and donations can be made on Indiegogo at the name “Alex 2: The Legend of the Half Blood.”

Local business Choir to give performance at Carnegie Hall this spring to host art show John Burba

STAFF WRITER

Andi Fulmer STAFF WRITER

Saturday evening, local business 6th & Main will play host to some local art, including works created by Clarion students. A one night art sale, dubbed the “Slop Art,” will have prints, paintings, jewelry, pottery and more available for purchase.

The artists with work available that night are students, professionals, and locals and include creations by Mark Franchino, Christy Logue and Annalise Sonney.

Mackenzie Lenhart, presenter of the “Slop Art,” and who will also have work on display, discusses why events like this are particularly meaningful to the students they showcase: “Having places available in the community for young artists to show their work is a great

steppingstone as it takes them away from the university and exposes them to new people and criticism that can help build experience in the field.”

Art at the show will be available for purchase.

While some pieces will be as little as 50 cents, others may go to $20 but with a wide range of items there will also be a range of prices. The affordable pricing was intentional.

“Since this show takes a jab at consumerism and commercialism, we wanted to approach the creation, pricing and sale of the artworks in a similar manner,” said Lenhart.

In addition to the “Slop Art,” there will also be a student art show in the back of the building juried by alumni Kiyoma Knox.

The “Slop Art” will run from 6 to 9 p.m. at 6th & Main on Saturday, Dec. 7.

Clarion University students and community members have begun to sign up for the chance of a lifetime. As part of the Masterworks Festival Chorus, CU choral performers will join members of other collegiate and high school choirs to perform at Carnegie Hall.

The Masterworks Festival Chorus is a part of the Manhattan Concert Productions series of artistic performances, which have allowed students to perform at large venues since its inception in 1999. Henry Alviani, director of choral and vocal music studies at Clarion, has been leading the university’s students and community members to these trips since 2006.

This year’s performance of Ralph Vaughn William’s “Dona Nobis Pacem” is a choral can-

tata derived from a large variety of sources, including Walt Whitman’s poems, political speeches and text from the Bible.

Alviani said the selection is a “personal favorite” of his, and that the trip would allow students the chance “to perform, what I think, is one of the ma-

Photos from Wilkinson festive light show

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jor masterworks of the 20th century.”

Over the course of three days, beginning April 18, students will work for eight hours in three days’ time to prepare and rehearse the 45-minute piece alongside the professional New York Orchestra and un-

der the direction of James Rodde, director of choral activities at Iowa State University.

Alviani said that along with the rare opportunity to perform with professionals, the trip also gives members “the experience of performing in a concert hall with an incomparable history of performances.”

Alviani said “Almost anybody you can name over the last 120 years has performed there, and by taking this trip, we add our names to the list.”

While the trip may be costly, estimated to be around three hundred dollars for each participant, Alviani says that it gives the members an ability to take in challenges and resources they wouldn’t have available to them at Clarion.

Spots for those interested are still available, and the performance at the Stern Auditorium of Carnegie Hall is scheduled for April 21 at 8 p.m.

Concert, chamber choirs to give performance this Friday, to celebrate “13” The Clarion University Concert Choir and Chamber Singers, under the direction of Dr. Hank Alviani, will present a program celebrating composers born in the year ‘13: music of Benjamin Britten (1913-1976), Giuseppi Verdi (1813-1901) and Richard Wagner (1813-1883).

Concert Choir will perform Britten’s Ceremony of Carols featuring harpist Marissa Jill Knaub.

The Concert Choir men will sing Wagner’s “Pilgerchor (Pilgrim’s Chorus)” from “Tannhouser,” directed by student conductor Kyle A. Hart; and the Concert Choir women will sing Verdi’s “Laudi alla Vergine Maria (Praise to the Virgin Mary)” from “Quattro Pezzi Sacri (Four Sacred Pieces),” directed by student conductor

Seth Joseph Robertson.

Chamber Singers will perform Britten’s “Rejoice in the Lamb” featuring organist Christopher Walchesky; “Bridal Chorus” from Wagner’s “Lohengrin;” the men will sing “Soldiers’ Chorus” from Verdi’s “Il Trovatore” and “Sailor’s Chorus” from Wagner’s “Der fliegende Hollonder;” and the women will sing “Witches’ Chorus” from Verdi’s “Macbeth,” accompanied by pianist Bonnie Ferguson.

The two ensembles will combine to perform Britten’s double chorus piece “A Hymn to the Virgin.”

The concert is in Clarion University’s MarwickBoyd Auditorium Friday, Dec. 6, at 7:30 p.m. Admission is free. For more information, call Dr. Hank Alviani at 814-393-2384.

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Clarion women’s volleyball set to take on Seton Hill in Atlantic Region Play offs James Ferguson STAFF WRITER

The Clarion University women’s volleyball takes on Seton Hill University, Thursday, Dec. 5, in the first round of the NCCA Division II volleyball playoffs.

Clarion is not a stranger to Seton Hill, as they both are from the PSAC-West.

Clarion and Seton Hill have faced off twice now, and Clarion has come out on top both times in their matches.

In their first match, Clarion won three sets to none, and in their second match Clarion won three sets to one.

The two teams will meet in Wheeling, W. Va in hopes to advance out of the Atlantic Region, where they are seeded.

Clarion with the better overall season record 32-4

is seeded second. Seton Hill had overall record of 26-11 and is seeded seventh in the Atlantic Region of the tournament.

“They run all of their plays through the middle and right side, so we have to be comfortable defending that,” said Clarion Head Coach Jenn Mills. “We know how they work as a team and we practice enough the correct ways to defend that.

I need my girls to be confident and be consistent. All we have to do is knock out the minor errors and that shouldn’t be a problem.”

The team will need the help of senior Carlie Bieranowski to help gain the victory of Seton Hill.

“We need to maintain a high level of energy and leave it all out there,” said Bieranowski. “Seton Hill works quickly with their game play and we need to be able to slow that pace down.”

Clarion is not new to the playoffs as it has made the national tournament the past three years, but they will have a starter, who hasn’t had much experience in this position.

Morgan Seybold, a sophomore libero will be out on the court Thursday against Seton Hill.

“We need to make sure that we are all on our game and have super high energy, and if we are I think that we will beat them,” said Seybold. “I think we need to take advantage of every second we have to prepare and make all practices productive. If we all come out strong, I don’t think anyone can stop us.”

The link to the girls’ game Thursday, can be found on the PSAC website at psacsports.org, where you can be directed to a live stream of all games out of the Atlantic Region.

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Which team will win the BCS National Championship All That Jazz: The Crimson Tide come up short against Auburn in the Iron Bowl Alex Henry Josh Wagner STAFF WRITER

Jazzmonde James STAFF WRITER

“Close but no cigars” or “almost but not good enough” describes the game between Alabama and Auburn on Saturday.

It was a close game until the last seconds of the game.

The No. 1 ranked team lost the game and shocked the sports world.

Everyone in the stands was just in shock to see No. 11 Chris Davis run it all the way back for 100 yard touchdown off the missed field goal.

The game was close in the first quarter with Alabama doing what it normally does, take over the game.

But in the second quarter, Auburn came back and gave them a run for their money.

At half time, the score was 21-14 with Alabama on top by seven points until they tied the game at the beginning of the third quarter ,and then towards the end of the fourth the game was tied.

The final score was 3528 Auburn.

Alabama had a couple of chances to seal the win, but they were not able to connec on fourth downs on the Tigers side of the field and some missed field goals.

Maybe it was just too much pressure on the freshman kicker.

AJ McCarron put up a good game.

McCarron had three touchdowns with 277 total yards.

Tre Mason for Auburn rushed for 29 carries with 164 total yards.

With this win, this gave the tigers clinched a spot in the SEC championship and stopping the Crimson Tide from getting its third straight championship.

There was a lot of talk about who would stop this team, but no one has been able to step up to the plate and beat them until this game.

Although it wasn’t easy and came down to the last seconds, they came and showed up and fought to get the win against the No. 1 team.

This game will not only go down as one of the best games in sports history for college football but also in sports history.

There will be a new SEC championship this year.

The big question now is who will it be?

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The loss to Gannon marks the first loss Clarion has suffered this year in Tippin Gymnasium.

Golden Eagle wrestling takes two out of three in Journeymen/Asics Northeast Duals Sports Information Clarion’s freshman Austin Matthews at 157 and freshman Evan Daley at 285 went 3-0 on the day helping the Golden Eagle wrestling team to a 2-1 record at the Journeymen/Asics Northeast Duals held in Troy, N.Y. on Saturday afternoon.

Held at Hudson Valley Community College, the Golden Eagles looked good overall in losing a hardfought 21-13 duel to No 11 ranked Virginia, while defeating Columbia 20-16 and Buffalo 33-7 in NCAA Division I Wrestling.

Clarion improved its season record to 4-4 and will next participate in the PSAC Championships on Saturday,

Dec. 7 at Edinboro University starting at 10 a.m.

Clarion opened the duel meet with a quality performance in a 21-13 loss to Virginia.

Unranked senior Tyler Bedelyon decisioned No. 11 rated Joe Spisak at 141, junior Sam Sherlock had a big 10-5 decision over No. 19 ranked Joe Martinez at 133, Matthews won a 1-8 decision over Blaise Butler at 157 and heavyweight Daley scored an 11-2 major decision over Collin Campbell at 285.

Clarion’s No. 17 ranked freshman Justin Arthur lost an 8-5 decision to No. 11 ranked Gus Sako at 149.

Clarion and Columbia split five bouts each, but junior Ryan Darch fall over Eric Fajardo at 174 Arthur’s technical fall over Connor

Sutton at 149 provided the margin of victory.

Matthews won a 9-2 decision over Markus Scheidel at 157, and freshman Dustin Conti won an 8-3 decision against Zack Hernandez at 184.

Clarion led 17-16 heading to heavyweight where Daley won a 9-4 decision over Wyatt Baker to secure the win for the Golden Eagles.

In the final match of the day Clarion topped Bufalo 33-9. Clarion won eight of 10 bouts including falls from Bedelyon and Matthews a technical fall by Darch and a major decision by Daley at 285.

Decisions were posted by freshman Jonathan Mele at 125, Sherlock at 133, Arthur at 149, and Conti at 184.

I think this year the Auburn Tigers will win the BCS Championship.

Why do I feel this way?

Because this season Auburn has had not just one but two games that were deciding in the last few seconds of a huge games.

Auburn did not just win these games but in fact the endings to them were extraordinary whether it be the deflected hail marry that prevailed them over the Georgia Bulldogs or the most incredible ending I’ve ever seen in my life, the a 109-yard field goal attempt to beat the No. 1 ranked team in nation, the Alabama Crimson Tide.

This team has proven miracles do exist this season, and I believe they will find a way to carry this momentum into the BCS title game and win.

Truth is, they are far from a lock to have a chance to win the BCS title as this Saturday they will face off against the Missouri Tigers in the SEC Championship game.

With a victory against Missouri this weekend it would improve Auburn 12-1 on the season.

The question that has been asked: Does a one loss SEC team deserve to make the title game over an undefeated team in a weaker conference?

I say yes.

Auburn has play five top 25 BCS ranked teams this season.

They have won four of those games including the gamme against Alabama.

Meanwhile, Florida State and Ohio State, combined, have only play five ranked teams.

In the event they do make it to the BCS Championship game, it is presumed that they will face Florida State.

The key to beating Florida State is having a strong performance by the defensive secondary and limiting the passing yards for Jameis Winston.

For this to happen junior cornerback Jonathon Mincy will have to have a great game and take Winston’s No. 1 target junior wide receiver Rashad Greene.

Offensively, this team is a heavy run oriented team therefore for them to win they need junior running back Tre Mason who has 1,332 rushing yards so far to have a fantastic performance.

Junior quarterback Nick Marshall has been a dual threat all year long as he has over 1,000 yards rushing along with his 1.637 passing this season.

Sophomore wide receiver Sammie Coates leads the team in receptions with 32 and receiving yards with 737 this season.

He will be another part with finding a way to get those receptions at key times during the game. Auburn will need to score and score often to beat Florida State.

The fewest points they have scored was 37, and they are averaging almost 54 points a game this season.

The defense in this game will be a factor, but a dynamic offense like Florida State will not be stopped and can only be slowed down.

Therefore, the team should know they will need to score at least mid thirties to win the football game and possibly even more.

Weather or not this team makes it to the BCS Championship game, this team has had an unpredictable and wonderful season.

If they make it to the game some way some how, they will when because it is their destiny with the multiple miracles that have already occurred this year it would only be fitting at this point if they take on and beat the undefeated Florida State Seminoles.

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Its that time of year again.

The college football regular season has come to a close.

With many willing contenders still apt to accomplish their championship dreams only one of them stands out among the rest.

That team is The Ohio State Buckeyes.

Finishing the year thus far at 12-0, the Buckeyes have one of the deadliest teams in the college football world.

With a Heisman caliber quarterback in Braxton Miller and one of the nation’s best defenses its tough to see them losing to anyone this year.

Sure they had some close games against lower grade opponents, but what team doesn’t?

The simple fact is, they won those games and they now have won 24 straight games since last year.

A lot of that recent success can be credited to Ohio State Head Coach Urban Meyer.

Since Meyer began his tenure at OSU, the Buckeyes have yet to lose a game and in impressive fashion at that.

This year alone, the Buckeyes have outscored opponents 578 to 243 in total points.

That’s an average of 48.2 points per game for the Buckeye offense, while the defense is only giving up around 20.3 points per game.

That offense this year was lead by many players such as quarterback Braxton Miller, who has thrown for 1759 yards while only playing 10 games.

Miller has also collected 819 yards on the ground and eight touchdowns carrying the football.

Also leading the way for the OSU offense is senior Running back Carlos Hyde.

Hyde, playing only nine games this year after missing the first three contests of the year, has really come into his own, racking up 1290 yards rushing with 14 touchdowns to go along with that.

Averaging 7.8 yards a carry as well, Hyde has shown he is one of the premier backs in all of college football which has helped lead the way to OSU being No. 2 in all the country is rushing yards per game at 321.3 yards per game.

The Buckeyes’ receiving corps is down in numbers this year but the talent is still there even if the stats don’t back up the performance.

Leading the way for the Buckeye receivers is Junior Devin Smith.

Smith has hauled in 41 receptions in 12 games this year and has eight touchdowns to go along with that as well.

Those stats might not jump out on paper, but his 15.7 yards per reception do which is the top 30 of all receivers in the NCAA. Last but not least from the Buckeye offense is the fantastic offensive line.

Boasting three All Big Ten lineman in center Corey Linsley (First Team) as well as guard Andrew Norwell (Second Team) and tackle Jack Mewhort (Second Team), the OSU front is a force to reckoned with.

On the other side of the ball is one of the premier defenses in the entire nation.

Giving up the 18th least points in the country at 20.8 points per game doesn’t seem good, but if you think about the OSU offense many teams need a lot more than 21 points to compete with the Buckeyes and the Defense has stayed strong all year when it needed to be.

The heart of the OSU defense this year was lead by All Big Ten Linebacker Ryan Shazier, who had 121 tackles and six sacks.

OSU is currently ranked No. 2 in the country, but is not a lock for the title game yet as they still have to beat the Spartans of Michigan State in the Big Ten title game this coming Saturday.

The Spartans are 11-1 (8-0 Big Ten.)

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Johnson looks to lead by example for Clarion women’s basketball Jacob Oberdorf SPORTS EDITOR

Redshirt freshman Kelly Johnson was named co-captain of the Clarion women’s basketball team before even she took a single shot in her college career.

While some would question what qualifies her to assume this position, her story up until this point provides the answer.

Johnson, who is from the Pittsburgh area, played a big part in one of the most dominating girls basketball dynasties while attending high school at Mount Lebanon.

While playing varsity basketball all four of her years there, Johnson had a combined record of 110-12 and won three WPIAL and PIAA championships.

She names this as one of her greatest basketball accomplishments up until this point.

With the many team accomplishments that Johnson enjoyed in high school, she also received an abundance of individual awards.

She was named to the all-state team in 2010, 2011 and 2012.

She was also named PIAA State Championship Most Valuable Player when her team took home the championship Arch Bishop Carroll in 2011.

Her most prestigious award came her senior year when she was named as one of the Pittsburgh Post Ga-

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Kelly earns PSAC freshman of the week for the first week of the season. zette’s “Fab Five” team.

Johnson sees all this experience and her winning attitude to Clarion women’s basketball team.

“The best feeling in the world is winning a champi-

onship, and I want my teammates to experience something bigger than all of us,” Johnson said.

Before deciding to come to Clarion, Johnson drew interest from many Division I schools

such as the University of Cincinnati, Duquesne University and Ohio University.

While being named captain of her team as a freshman is an oddity when it comes to colli-

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gate sports, Johnson said she feels that she is ready to take on the challenge.

She can also see where people have trouble understanding why she was named captain.

“I see where they’re coming from. I played no minutes last season, and I was a redshirt, but what they most likely don’t know is what I’m capable of bringing to the table. Whether I played last year or not, it’s a new year and a new team,” Johnson said.

However, she did provide some determining final words about her doubters.

“I hope to prove those people wrong,” Johnson said.

Even though she is younger than many of her teammates, Johnson sees her biggest responsibility as a captain to lead by example on and off the court.

“As a captain, your teammates have to trust you to tear them apart when they need it, but build them up and be their biggest fan any other time, Johnson said.

Off the court, Johnson has taken responsibility to organize her team gatherings and make sure her teammates are always prompt and on time.

On the court Johnson has also done a more than accommodating job by leading by example.

In the five games that she has played up until this point, Johnson is scoring 12.5 points per game, while giving out three assist and four steals with only one turnover per game while averaging 26 minutes of playing time coming off the bench.

Laura Subject

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Clarion women’s volleyball finishes the season with a 31-4 record.

Clarion women’s volleyball player s receive plethora of individual awards Traesha Pritchard STAFF WRITER

The Clarion University Women’s Volleyball is 31-4 on the season and won the PSAC West title on the last day of the regular season with a 20-2 record.

With their victorious season, many players on the Golden Eagles have gained honors.

This season the Head Coach Jennifer Mills was named PSAC West Coach of the Year, and Junior Laura Subject won PSAC West Player of the Year.

“It was a nice surprise to receive the honor,” said Mills.

“I am thankful to have a great group of student-athletes to work with.”

This is the second time Coach Mills has received the honor of Coach of the Year in her seven years at Clarion.

She also received the award in 2010.

Subject is the second Clarion athlete to earn

PSAC West Athlete of the Year honors.

Leading the PSAC in set assists per set with 11.12, Subject is the second Clarion athlete to earn PSAC West Athlete of the Year honors.

Contributing to the team’s honors are senior Hannah Heeter, sophomore Morgan Seybold and senior Emily Stewart.

All these players have been named to the Daktronics NCAA Division II All-Atlantic team.

Heeter, Subject and Seybold are all first team selections and are also eligible for All-American honors.

Meanwhile, Stewart comes in as a second team choice.

Seybold has 722 digs this season and leads the PSAC in digs per set with 6.23.

Along with being selected on All-Atlantic team, Subject, Heeter, Stewart and senior Corinne Manley were named on the ALL PSAC Teams.

“I was proud of the girls for being named to

the All-conference teams,” said Mills.

Stewart ranks second in the PSAC in kills per set with 3.78.

On the honors of the team, Mills said, “It says a lot about the entire team when you have that many Emily Stewart players recognized.”

The Golden Eagles are second seed in the Atlantic region in the NCAA Division II tournament.

This is the 10th time in 12 years for Clarion in the tournament.

“We are looking forward to getting back to competing after having a long break,” said Coach Mills.

Clarion will play Seton Hill in the opening round of the tournament at Wheeling Jesuit on Dec. 5.

“I am proud of the way the girls have played this season,” said Mills. “We had a rough patch at the very end with some injuries, but we are in a great place mentally and ready to play this week.” Corinne Manley

Morgan Seybold

Hannah Heeter