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April 23, 2015

LHU grad runs for Philly Mayor Jennie Slota Guest Writer jslota@lhup.edu

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University. He has spent time workspokesman for the former mayor Mi-

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April 23, 2015

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Arts & Entertainment The a Old n e r A m u Alb

dawgs, new tricks

Spencer McCoy A&E Editor smccoy@lhup.edu Hilltop Hoods. A rap group you’ve probably never heard of yet many of you may recognize the song ‘The Nosebleed

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2009.’ That’s right, I said 5th album. These Australian men who go by the names MC Suffa and MC Pressure have been around for quite sometime. While there have been other members of the group who have come and gone, these two MC’s have stuck with it since the very beginning.

Although Hilltop Hoods hasn’t released any new material since their most recent album ‘Walking Under Stars’ dropped back in August of 2014, I think this group’s relevance and music is still noteworthy.

The strange thing about Hilltop Hoods is that they never seem to get as much popularity and spotlight as some might think they deserve. They have had singles break top 40 charts and have even won multiple awards for best urban albums of the year, as well as the Australasian Performing

Rights Association award for Best upcoming group in 2002.

Even after having multiple successes for their music, I don’t think Hilltop Hoods will ever reach the popularity status of say rappers like Bobby Shmurda or Kanye West. Two completely different ranges as far as skill and prevalence goes however it’s interesting to note how someone like Bobby Shmurda can put out one song and surge through the nation with popularity, yet groups like Hilltop Hoods and many others who have “been in the game for 10 years makin rap tunes” still struggle to sell out concert tickets.

In my opinion, the best album released from Hilltop Hoods is ‘State of the Art.’ It’s that statement album that everyone dreams of. The album that’s going to change a nation. Well this wasn’t nearly that popular but it has some of the best songs produced by the rap group to date. With section’ that pack a strong 6 inch lyrical punch to the ears, as well as a booming, hip grooves DJ Debris lays down on the turntable.

Check out any of Hilltop Hoods’ six studio albums today!

You won’t be disappointed.

Simple Replenishment Guess the Kathleen Ellison Online Editor kae742@lhup.edu Recently I’ve been searching for free games that require minimum thought for my fried brain. My aimless wanderings through the realms of the Internet have not been fruitless; I have discovered the beauty of incremental gaming.

An incremental game is when you do a repetitive action over and over again for a reward, which you spend on things to do the repetitive action for you. These games are just perfect for a little distraction here are four them, which you should try.

Candy Box When this game begins, you can only do two things throw candy on the ground or eat it. Eventually after you have saved enough candy you can have lollipop farms, visit a sorceress, get a candy sword and go on adventures. The adventure aspect of it is what really got me, especially since it requires a little strategy.

Kittens Game In this game, you are a kitten in a catnip forest. You start out gathering catnip and turning it into wood. It requires a bit of forethought since the game has seasons, which affects how much catnip you gain or lose. Eventually you’ll have a kitten village that trades with griffons and sharks, and more.

Cookie Clicker Make the cookies, farm the cookies, turn gold into cookies and watch the world burn as they become so addicted to your cookies that you destroy the environment and reality. What really won me with this game was not only the sheer destruction you can cause to the world, but also the awesome graphics.

A Dark Room The game starts in a dark room with a apocalyptic world, building a village.

This one requires a bit more strategy with unexpected incidents that wipe out parts of your village and villagers.

You can also explore the wastelands surrounding your village.

Movie Quote!

“You can’t live your life for other people. You’ve got to do what’s right for you, even if it hurts some people you love.”

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April 23, 2015

PITCH PERFECT 2: EVEN MORE PERFECT Lisa Conner A&E Editor lconner@lhup.edu The talented and comical ladies from the Barden Bellas are back and headed abroad.

Pitch Perfect 2 is coming to theatres on May 15.

father to at least give college a try for one year.

the riff off scene was revealed and audiences can anticipate pure a cappella genius.

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also the director of Pitch Perfect 2. Banks has only diment from Movie 43 so hopefully she will have some fresh new ideas that will live up to or even top the the direction of Jason Moore in Pitch Perfect.

time ever. few in this star studded cast.

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even adding country to the list.

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Summer songs that embody that end-of-semester excitement Sam Shirk Staff Writer sxs1090@lhup.edu

some pretty fantastic memories in the summer.

4. “Vacation” by The Go-Gos

3. “School’s Out” by Alice Cooper

must haves!

7. “Island In the Sun” by Weezer this song does paint a picture of being on an island and having fun. Tropical

6. “Dancing in the Street” by Martha & the Vandellas This is another non-typical summer song but is also a fun one. This light-hearted tune takes place you listen. It talks about it not mattering what summer song.

5. “Summer of ‘69” by Bryan Adams

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be that summer because some of his best memories took place. Most of us can probably relate to having

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1. “Summertime” by Will Smith This to me could be a summer anthem! How this is perfect for any summer soundtrack is in

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best describe the summer lie in the chorus

tone only adds to the message of the song.

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Club of the week: Scuba Club Kate White New Editor kmw4152@lhgup.edu

through sunken helicopters, ships, and even buses! Scuba club has become a second family to me. The people and activities we do are amazing. If you love to swim and explore natural waters, you will love scuba club,” said Melissa Weaver, senior.

Club President: Club Advisor: Club Meetings: About scuba club: one Discover Scuba, a free event open to students, faculty and staff to particiThe club goes on dive trips as well as some non-dive trips. These trips include over winter break for diving and snorkeling. The club also goes snow tubing or ice skating in the winter. The club is looking forward to a trip to New Jersey to hunt for shark’s teeth. When the club can’t go into the water, the club participates in an underwater game night in the pool. The club is hoping to expand in the future and to be offered as a class for credits. The club is a group of friends that love to have fun! a majority of my close friends and made a lot of my college memories. We do a lot of awesome trips such as scuba diving at Dutch Springs where we explore

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Back row: Ryan Butters, Adam Albright, and Adam Norstein Taylor Nedurian, Giova Bunelli and Jen Vaow

Healthy Habits: Awfully good ways to eat Amanda Thomas Lifestyles Editor act6730@lhup.edu Bentley does not offer the healthiest of meals but they do offer the kinds of food you should spread throughout your day. You just need to choose carefully and be smart about what you put in your body and when.

You don’t have to be crazy aware and strict with your calories. Just make sure that you’re paying attention. Remember that you should eat approximately 2,000 calories a day unless you’ve been really active then your daily allotment goes up to make up for all the calories you’ve burned.

attention to these will make you more food aware and you can start making healthier and smarter decisions in your daily diet.

Make sure you eat breakfast. Eating breakfast makes you feel less hungry during the day and so you eat less and don’t overeat when you than three big meals. These meals could include

a small salad, granola bar, some fruit, a veggie snack, nuts, granola, yogurt etc. But make sure they are small and nutritious so you’ll feel less hungry, less tempted by fattening food, making you eat less high-calorie meals, and reducing your cortisol levels which will reduce belly fat. High cortisol levels will signal the body to store fat, which happens when you eat a lot at once and far in between, or if you skip a meal. If you eat six small meals a day then you’ll start to feel healthier and you can focus on other things besides how hungry you are and how long it is until lunch.

When choosing your meal, try to go for whole, natural, unprocessed foods such as fruits, vegetables and whole grains. These foods take up a lot of

you never feel full after.

You don’t have to eliminate the unhealthy and sugar-packed foods that you love. If you try of eating and you’ll feel guilty for eating it. You can eat your favorite foods but in proportion and not all day every day. One unhealthy snack a day is enough to satisfy your cravings and eventually you can wean yourself off of your need for a lot of sugar. You will also learn to savor every bite

instead of mindlessly eating it and not remembering how wonderful it is. To help you reduce the Finally, and most importantly, don’t eat at night. After you eat dinner at a reasonable hour, can do it I promise. As suggested in last week’s Healthy Habits, start going to bed earlier. By stopping any eating three to four hours before bed, you will go to bed on an empty stomach, not hungry, which keeps your metabolism in a fat-burning state. When you sleep, your body can you just put in it and you’ll have a more restful

ing up rested, feeling thinner, and ready to eat a nutritious breakfast.

And always remember to drink water.

Taking these steps towards healthier eating and a proper diet will make you feel better in more ways than just your weight. Your body needs proper care and these are easy ways to eat, when you eat, what you drink your sleeping habits and your daily exercise and you’ll have a healthy body ready to take on anything. You just need to start with some healthy habits.

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A time for learning

Celebration of Scholarship

Celebration of Scholarship

April 23, 2015

Kyra Smith-Cullen Editor-In-Chief ksmithcu@lhup.edu

LHU hosted its 8th annual Celebration of Scholarship around campus on April 22, which allowed students to share what they’ve learned in classes with students, staff and faculty.

The event takes place all around campus and various mediums of presentation are possible, including posters, performance and displays.

All presentations were scheduled so that students could attend the keynote speaker, Neil Maher. Maher is an environmental historian, professor at two universities and published author. His book, “Nature’s New Deal”, won him a fellowship at the Charles Warren Center for Studies in American History at Harvard University. The book focuses on how Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s policies created the Civilian Conservation Corps and the impact it has had on the environment.

Photos courtesy of Kyra Smith-Cullen

Clockwise, from left to right: Students explain their posters to guests as they travel through Thomas Fieldhouse.

Keynote speaker Neil Maher addresses the audience of students and faculty in Price Auditorium.

Provst Donna Wilson introduces the Keynote speaker and speaks about the relevance of Earth Day. Students perform a 10 minute play written in Professor Washington’s playwriting class recite pieces that they wrote to the audience.

Professor Riede’s Persausion class showcased videos that student

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Lifestyles

April 23, 2015

Study abroad student gets to tell her story again Amanda Thomas Lifestyles Editor act6730@lhup.edu When a student goes abroad, they experience a whole new culture and lifestyle which stays with them for the rest of their lives. Those months learning and experiencing never leaves us, nor do the memories or the friends from around the world that we’ve made along the way. Unfortunately, once we come back from being abroad, all we want to do is share our experience because we can’t let it go. Why should we let it go? It was a life-changing experience for us. Unfortunately, our friends and family are tired of our stories and we don’t have anyone to share our amazing experiences with. So here’s Amanda Brooks’s favorite memory from her time abroad in Scotland.

“The early February skies were a clouded blue and the air was crisp, but light as a coach full of international students descended upon the wee town of Dunure, Scotland. Clear visibility over the sea allowed for miles of scenic views from the Ayrshire shoreline. Islands crept into view, adding to the mystical look of the ruined

Dunure Castle, overlooking the Irish Sea. The Ayrshire Coast Tour was only my second coach tour with Student Tours Scotland and its ginger owner, Gary, but I was already hooked on the beauty that could be found just a few hours from Glasgow city limits. Not the only ones to take advantage of the unseasonably warm weather and clear skies, an indie band from Glasgow was shooting their music on the cliffs near the castle.

While climbing around on the cliff side trails leading up to the castle, I stopped to have my picture taken with the ruins in the background.

Having handed my camera to a fellow student, I hoisted myself up near a wall that had collapsed on to the hillside, or at least tried to pull myself up. Having barely grasped the fallen stone structure I immediately felt it give way in my hands. In order to maintain my footing, I dropped to bowling ball sized piece of Dunure Castle, and watched it tumble and gain speed as it neared watched as band members scattered in order to miss getting tripped by the debris. To add to my embarrassment, I had been so shocked at what was unfolding before my eyes, that I didn’t even

yell to warn the people below, Gary and several other students had to shout the warning for me.

For the three months following, Gary, goodnaturedly, gave me a warning code for each trip that I took with him afterwards; Code Ruby, red being dangerous.

Well, look out Glasgow, ‘cause Ruby is returning this fall for her master’s program!”

Amanda Brooks is a graduating senior English major who studied abroad in England during the Fall 2012 semester and in Scotland during the Spring 2013 semester.

Are you a returned study abroad student? Do you want to tell us your story? Email act6730@lhup.edu for your chance to show off your crazy adventures!

Photo courtesy of Amanda Brooks

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Editor’s goodbye: A journalistic journey Kyra Smith-Cullen Editor-In-Chief ksmithcu@lhup.edu Whenever I pictured my future in high school, it was a clear cut thing - go to college, graduate, get a job. Being an Editor-In-Chief wasn’t on the list nor was becoming emotionally invested in a weekly publication like the Eagle Eye. tion major who wasn’t certain if I was in the right

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attempted a journalistic style. It wasn’t until I became involved in the Eagle Eye that I knew that this was the right career path for me and my four years with it has only deepened my intent.

It has had its ups and downs - there were weeks when I’d be worried that there wasn’t going to be content and weeks that I wished I could clone

myself to cover all the events I wanted to. I’ve met people who have honored me by sharing their stories. I’ve cried, raged and laughed, all because of this paper.

None of it would have been possible, though, without the staff, students and faculty. The Eagle Eye staff especially have helped me through the tough times. It might seem cheesy, but I’ve made lifelong friends just through the shared experiences we’ve had in the newsroom and I wouldn’t trade them for anything. Who else can understand the weekly panic of deadlines or satisfaction of seeing it complete?

I’ve dealt with the constant barrage of “Print Media is dead”, but I don’t think that is true. I think that it’s going through a metamorphosis, adapting to become a more collaborative and interactive experience with online journalism. The two mediums aren’t the enemies people think they are, but symbiotic beings, which has only been

validated by our success with our online edition of the paper.

This year, we’ve gained over 100 followers on our wordpress account, risen to over 1,137 likes on Facebook and had several people follow our issue page. In addition to that, we’ve won second place in a statewide contest for the website and have been able to start online exclusive content. When things could happen, but have been delighted that they have.

Both the Eagle Eye and myself have changed since I arrived, but it’s been a positive change and the trend will continue when Kathleen Ellison takes over as Editor-In-Chief.

I’m graduating and I’m proud of that, but part of that pride comes from looking at the Eagle Eye and knowing that I was a part of it.

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Bottom row from left to right: Bret Pallotto, Aaron Fleegle. Jade Nelson, Lisa Conner, Sarah Eckrich, Sam Shirk and Kathleen Ellison.

Top row from left to right: Kate Hibbard, Lauren Waters, Amanda Thomas, Kate White, Kyra Smith-Cullen, Cierra Cook, Mary Jones and Jayson Moyer.

Not Pictured: Spencer McCoy and Jane Spitnale.

Goodbye Seniors!

Photo courtesy of Cierra Cook

From left to right: Sarah Eckrich, Lisa Conner, Kyra Smith-Cullen and Kate White.

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Opinion

April 23, 2015

Letter to the editor Lock Haven U. needs counseling services Since graduating Lock Haven University in May 2014 with a bachelor’s degree in psychology, I have continued to be an advocate for the growth of important on-campus student services. There is one service about which I am extremely passionate: counseling services.

While at Lock Haven University, I was involved in a variety of different student advocate-related areas, such as the H.O.P.E. Center, the President’s Commission on LGBTQ Affairs and the President’s Commission on the Status of Women. Therefore, I learned about and experiI am now pursuing a Master’s Degree of student affairs in higher education at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. As I delve deeper into my studies, I am becoming aware that literature continues to grow on the topic of students who are in need of counseling services at colleges and universities. Some recent major trends that point to the need for such services are an increase in a diverse student body and an increase in the number of students at colleges and universities reporting depression, anxiety, eating disorders and seasonal affective disorders, to name a few.

According to statistics from the U.S. Department of Education published in 2007, minorities made up 33 percent of the U.S. population in 2005; between 2005 and 2020, the minority population is expected to increase by 32 percent, compared with 4 percent for the white population; it is also predicted that minorities will represent 39 percent of the total population by 2020. This change in demographics will impact colleges and universities, presenting new challenges to counseling services. Lock Haven University must be able to keep up with these changes in diversity.

According to LHU’s website, the university emphasizes a “supportive environment” and “diverse experiences and perspectives.” To maintain these values, Lock Haven U. must continue to support counseling services that are aimed at helping students with different backgrounds feel comfortable applying to and staying at Lock Haven University.

My personal experience using on-campus counseling services was Rob Franz, Ph.D. was invaluable. Rob was an amazing counselor who was able to help me through rough times. He was able to expertly read into what was going on with me and provide exceptional counseling service. Rob had what I like to call a “third eye,” referring to his ability to read into people, to see past what they might be telling him, something that only a skilled counselor who truly cares about his clients can do. counseling center was overwhelmed with students needing help. This was not the fault of counseling services; there were simply not enough counselors.

With Rob’s unfortunate passing in Jan. 2015, counseling services services because if you want change on campus, it is in your hands.

Counseling services provide a resource that students can truly not live without.

If you have a problem or feel that you need to talk with someone, contact Counseling Services at (570) 484-2479 or the H.O.P.E. Center at (570) 484-2111.

Steven Marks graduated in May 2014 from Lock Haven University with a B.S. in psychology and can be reached via email at s.r.marks@iup.edu.

Joanna Harlow Guest Writer ejh1498@lhup.edu After two years of speculation, Hillary Clinton announced her candidacy for the 2016 Presidential election on April 12, 2015. Clinton will likely face little competition and will win the Democratic nomination in the summer of 2016. Clinton has wide-reaching name recognition and support from a majority of her party, especially among women.

According to latest Gallup Poll, 56 percent of women and 50 percent of men have a favorable view of Clinton. But is it true that she has a monopoly on the socalled women’s vote?

What does the gender gap mean in this race? It is important to recognize that women make up only 19 percent of Congress and that many feel that women’s issues are underrepresented in our national discussion. Clinton is making a point of putting women’s issues at the center of her new campaign, unlike in 2012, when she waited until her concession speech to address the glass ceiling.

During the 2012 election, she was advised not to play up the gender issue for fear that she would alienate male voters or be seen as inexperienced.

During her recent tour of New Hampshire, Clinton talked about her support of family leave and universal kindergarten.

Her new campaign is focusing on domestic issues and engaging young voters. In the 2012 presidential campaign, Clinton lost support from feminist leaders who felt she was disengaged from younger voters and domestic needs and that she too easily embraced military solutions.

Like most veteran politicians, Clinyears. Recently the controversy over her personal email account has brought into question how much voters can trust her.

There have been allegations that The Clinton Foundation, which she runs with Bill has received large donations from countries which are known to oppress women. The State Department’s denial of reinforcements to Benghazi after attacks

by Islamic militants fell on Clinton’s shoulders. These scandals will surely re-

surface in her campaign.

The scrutiny which Clinton faces is more intense because of her gender, ranging from her hairstyles to her responsibilities as a grandmother. But she’s brought some of that upon herself, reacting to polls that indicate that people think she is “cold” by talking about how she looks at the world through the lens of being a mother and grandmother.

The power of the vote is more about the party than the candidate in this extremely partisan atmosphere and no Democratic politician has as much name recognition as Clinton. Those who believe that Hillary has a decided advantage based on her gender and that she will win because of her monopoly over women’s votes need to consider the extreme party divide that currently exists in our political system.

As for the party divide, the Democratic Party has more registered women than men, skewing statistics that survey only Democrats. Male Democratic candidates who have run against female candidates on the Republican ballot have benanother gender gap that generates little discussion, especially when compared to the same argument about Clinton’s campaign.

Clinton does have an advantage with women voters, as recent Pew polls indicate, but she does not have a monopoly. these claims is extrapolating Hillary’s experience in politics, especially of that in the 2012 election to all women in politics.

Her loss to Obama in 2012 is not necessarily indicative of a greater societal bias, either. It can really only be applied to the public’s view of Hillary Clinton, not all women candidates. She has about a 10 percent higher approval rating with women than with men, but 67 percent of Republican women surveyed in Pew’s polling rated her unfavorably.

Ultimately, presidential politics is a partisan affair and the party of a candidate has much more pull than their gender. Clinton should not bear the responsibility of indicating the national climate about gender politics, as should no single candidate, but it will be a burden her campaign cannot escape.

April 23, 2015

Sarah Eckrich Opinion Editor seckrich@lhup.edu I’ve been not-so-secretly dreading this day for months now—the day that I crack my knuckles and sit down at my laptop to write my last piece for the Eagle Eye. My formal introduction to the newspaper was kind of like a haphazard drunken encounter at a bar with the cute girl from class. I’d seen the newspaper. I’d tossed around the idea of writing. I’d been approached by former Editor-in-Chief, Lyndsey Hewitt—before she was EIC—with an open invitation to write or take pictures for the paper. And I wanted to, wanted it bad.

But admittedly, I was intimidated. And scared.

Bet you didn’t expect that to come out of my mouth.

So I had to be introduced to the newspaper by a friend.

It was sometime later, after I’d found my footing a little more, when, as luck would have it, one of my fellow Writing Center tutors happened to also be starting out that fall as the Eagle Eye’s new Opinion Editor (I think I have another former Editor-in-Chief, Erin Tierney to thank for wrangling English majors into the newspaper).

I’m not sure if it was a moment of lunacy, des-

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peration or genius that came over then Opinion about something and he fed me some version of his classic “that sounds like an opinion to me” line. Regardless, it was a moment that changed and shaped my life over the almost three years that have since followed. that night. I tried way too hard and got a response to the effect of “write it like you told me.” So I did and it was published. It wasn’t earth-shattering, but it was good enough that it prompted my writing nearly every week that year. When the year was up and it was time for the reins had to change hands, they were faithfully placed in mine.

Brace for cheesiness, because here it comes…

I really can’t imagine my life the last two years without the Eagle Eye. The people and personal stuff aside, I have learned so much more than I can begin to discuss, the most important of which has been how to trust myself and become someone who I can be proud to be. Having to conjure up an opinion every week for a public sphere has made me a better and more conscientious person.

I’ve also had the unique opportunity to watch my words get tossed out into the public and make a difference. For example, last fall I wrote and published a piece about the rape of a Bloomsburg University student and its gross mishandling by local

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hospital staff. The piece made its way to the women’s center there and sparked meetings between the hospital staff and advocates from the center. I still don’t have the words to convey how that made me feel—immensely humbled is an understateAnyway, I suppose it’s no wonder why I’m feeling a little bittersweet right now, writing now, combefore my undergraduate career is over.

I found my voice and unearthed a lot of my identity here at the Eagle Eye. It seems silly now that I was ever scared to jump in; I’ve tried to communicate that to everyone I come across who has something to say, but is too afraid to say it.

Jade Nelson is an amazingly gifted young lady, who has already been behind a great deal of what you’ve seen published this semester. Aaron Fleegle is likewise an intelligent and talented young man.

The Opinion section rests in good hands with them.

And while the end of my time here may be nigh, the opportunity lives on for all of you. Try your hands at a little public discourse. Take a leap. Be the change you wish to see. How do you know what you have to say if you never actually get around to saying it? anyone silence it.

See y’all in the real world.

Scheduling conflicts frazzle students Nicole Creamer Staff Writer nac8638@lhup.edu

General education courses, as well as electives, should be the courses that are offered one semester per academic year, not the important courses that pertain to your major. It is also frustrating knowing that you have no control over the time you register—you’re stuck with what’s left. I personally prefer early classes so I can spend the rest of the day doing homework or relaxing. Unfortunately, professors have to teach many courses, limiting the availability of preferred classes.

Because of this, students are left to deal with the repercussions. Professors get paid, colleges and universities get tuition and students get the struggle of scheduling and student debt, thanks to America’s education system. Every year from elementary school to college, standards change, the price of tuition increases and yet we’re left struggling to try to graduate within the educational system that we’re paying for.

“Professors get paid, colleges and universities get tuition and students get the struggle of scheduling and student debt...”

It’s that time of the semester when everyone complains about scheduling. I am about to join that group of complainers and not only discuss the struggling of scheduling but I am also going to discuss my thoughts on the American education system.

The worst part about scheduling is having to adjust your schedule to accommodate classes that may or may not be open, based on the availability of professors able to teach. Usually, I don’t have many issues with scheduling. This year, however, being a rising senior and needing to take certain courses before graduation, it’s frustrating to know that some required courses aren’t being offered. What’s the point of a required course if it isn’t offered both semesters?

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Jayson Moyer Sports Editor jpm362@lhup.edu

Jayson Moyer Sports Editor jpm362@lhup.edu The Lock Haven University baseball team was swept in a four another late-inning rally in the bot-

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The Lock Haven University men’s and women’s track teams are set to participate in the 2015 Penn Relays Carnival that runs from April 23 (today) to Saturday, April 25 at Franklin Field on the campus of Pennsylvania University.

The men will enter the competition ranked No. 5 in the Atlantic Region with the women ranked No. 19.

Lindsay Hepburn will get things underway for LHU in the shot put. Following that event, she will end her day with the hammer throw.

Samantha Szewczak, Elizabeth Brennan, Megan Borigo and Erika Shawver will run the 4x400M relay for the Bald Eagles.

The men take over beginning with Ben Robinson and Zach Mains in the 5,000M championship. roe will run the Olympic Development Men’s 5,000M. That will conclude Thursday’s action for LHU, but Rahjeir Miles-Eubanks is slated to throw the javelin at 9a.m.

Live results can be found at pennrelaysonline.com.

Photo courtesy of www.golhu.com

Bret Pallotto Sports Editor bmp6070@lhup.edu

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Lacrosse wins 15th straight, remains undefeated Bret Pallotto Sports Editor bmp6070@lhup.edu In their penultimate regular season game, the No. 2 Lock Haven University ladies lacrosse team defeated Kutztown, 16-2.

The win pushed the team to 15-0 on the season and 11-0 in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) play. Dating back to last season, the ladies are 32-1 in their last 33 games. The lone loss came in the DII championship game against Adelphi, who is ranked No. 1 in the nation.

The offense has begun to roll for LHU in their per-game in that span.

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In the second half, Lock Haven added four more goals against one more for Kutztown. Rachel Ward led the team with four goals while Jessica Pandolf, Kelly Hamilton, Katie Costanza and Hope Thomas all scored two goals. Jill Murray and Shannon Bissnette each had three assists leading lady in terms of caused turnovers and ground balls won for Lock Haven with three and four, respectively.

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Kelly Hamilton has scored 39 goals and dished out nine assists for Lock Haven this season. She scored 56 goals and had eight assists in 2014.

perfect regular season against Slippery Rock. The Rockets will be coming off a game against No. 6 Mercyhurst. Heading into their game against Mercyhurst, Slippery Rock was 8-7 on the year game winning-streak.

The team previously played three ranked teams before Mercyhurst and were 0-3 in those games. Although they took both Seton Hill and West Chester into double-overtime.

The game could serve as a tune-up for LHU played at Slippery Rock. Last season, Lock Haven

Jenna Dingler has a total of 18 points for the Bald Eagles this the team in goals.

Photos courtesy of golhu.com