Eagle Eye Newspaper Features

Volume 91 Issue 01 Sept. 11, 2020

News

Welcome back to the Haven

LHU welcomes students back to the Haven, even if it is mostly virtual. On August 17, president Pignatello announced LHU’s COVID-19 testing plans that were made available to all students. This testing plan allowed LHU to open with 15 percent of classes having face-to-face elements.

“This[COVID-19 testing] will help us monitor and address potential infection, make informed decisions about our operations and better protect the campus and greater community.” Pignatello said.

In accordance with that plan, LHU suspended those face-toface classes for a two week period taking effect September 2. As outlined at the start of LHU’s voluntary asymptomatic testing program, a 5.0 percent positivity rate was the measure by which the university would reevaluate its ability to provide a safe oncampus learning environment.

Even with a full virtual environment, LHU activities and services are still available to students. From a virtual career fair to yoga for beginners over zoom, LHU has events to help support students, so be sure to check your Lock Haven email!

A&E

Quarantine binge list

Levi Deitz, Staff writer

lwd6487@lockhaven.edu

Quarantine has given people much more time to watch TV. Streaming services, like Netflix, have given viewers the ability to watch multiple episodes in one sitting. Here are a few examples of shows to try out.

The first show is NBC series “The Office.” It ran for over 200 episodes from 2005 until 2012. “The Office” stars Steve Carrell as Michael Scott, the eccentric manager at a paper sales company. The show follows the adventures of Michael and his employees as they work their average day jobs. People looking for a comedic show would want to try this.

People looking for more of a science-fiction show may want to try out Netflix’s “Stranger Things.” When a character named Will goes missing and is presumed dead, his friends

and family continue to search for answers about his disappearance. They must also uncover the mystery of Eleven, a young girl with telekinetic powers.

Nickelodeon’s “Avatar: The Last Airbender” may be geared toward children, but it will satisfy anyone looking for an adventure. The show is set in a world made up of nations based on the four elements: fire, water, earth, and air. The only person to control all four is known as the “Avatar.” The story follows Aang, the current Avatar, on his quest to master all the elements.

All of these shows are currently available on Netflix in the United States. Make sure you check them out.

Lifestyles

Unforgettable tragedies

Cassandra Keller, Managing Editor

cmk2356@lockhaven.edu

With the Coronavirus turning the world on its head, it’s become easy to think the world is coming to an end. We’ve all had to adjust our daily lives just to accommodate this pandemic, not to mention the other issues and topics 2020 has brought into the limelight. We’re finally seeing how the systems we’ve had in place have and haven’t worked which can be really scary. We think these systems will help and protect us, but they fail time and time again. 2020 isn’t our year, but neither was 2001.

For some, with all that is going on in the news and politics, it’s easy to forget the past, to forget the tragedy of 9/11, myself included. It took me writing the date out and saying it aloud to realize I nearly forgot the struggle and loss America went through that day. Nearly 3,000 lives were lost in the attacks alone; even today, we see the death toll still rising from the lasting effects 9/11 has had.

While I can’t personally express the terrors from 2001 since I was barely a year old, it

was likely a similar feeling to what this pandemic has caused. Before 9/11, America hadn’t had many attacks on American soil; we had felt almost untouchable. Then, when proven we weren’t, we became fearful, but then something amazing happened.

People came together, leaders brought about change and support, and America worked as a nation to accomplish better, however imperfect the solutions and support may have been. America united together in a time of need for those who survived and for the memory of those who were lost. This pandemic may not have been as sudden as a terrorist attack, but that doesn’t mean America can’t remember the lessons from the past and come together again.

Even after 19 years, there will still be those who will never forget and those will be the people who have the most hope because they survived. They got to see another day, a better day. America will too. We might be going through a pandemic and we might be having to learn to fight in a new way, but we will make it. As long as we remember the past that we have survived, we can face anything the future has in store for us.

Opinions

Face-to-Face interaction risks

Kiara Carson, Managing Editor

knc9459@lockhaven.edu

Right now, it seems as though a lot of college students, Specifically incoming freshmen, believe that having the privilege of going back to campus through Emergency Housing is an awesome way of escaping of the Coronavirus drama. Well, sorry not sorry to tell everyone the hard truth but that is not how the world works. A virus doesn’t stop spreading just because everyone is going back to school.

The fact that everyone isn’t even allowed to be on campus because of having to follow social distancing laws should’ve been the first clue that huge group gatherings were a huge no-no. So, I’m not really understanding why people think it’s okay to throw/attend parties whether it be on/ off campus. With people like that on campus, allowing them to go back was proven to be premature step and a major setback as the numbers continue to grow in the area about who’s tested positive.

Now, no one’s saying that the parties are causing the numbers to go up because people could’ve come from other places and brought it to Lock Haven without even realizing it, but it doesn’t excuse the behavior. This issue also probably helped make the decision to suspend face-to-face interaction for two weeks even though it was mentioned it was because of the numbers of people testing positive increasing, another great reason to shut down campus for a bit.

The main point is that if people aren’t going to follow the rules set in place to keep everyone safe from a virus that is known to kill, then consequences will follow and having the campus shut down for two weeks is a suitable one. It’ll help keep social distancing up in the area while the sick is getting treated in isolation. It’ll also help the numbers from going up and if they keep monitoring and testing everyone in town, then maybe we can get to a point where campus can have face-to-face interactions again but as of right now it’s a high risk.

It was always a risk, but we as a community had a job to do in order to keep everyone safe and so far, we’re failing. Suspending our interactions may be the first step into reversing the damage, but what’s next I wonder? How long will this suspension last? Will the rules on campus become stricter? Will parties continue even after face-to-face is suspended? Well, hopefully if our community and students can properly follow their social distancing requirements no matter how ever long it takes otherwise things will only get worse.

Sports

Q&A Feature with head football coach John Kelling

Billy Hajduk, LHU Athletics Summer Intern

On January 7, 2020, John Kelling was officially named Lock Haven University’s new head football coach.

Kelling, a veteran college coach with a strong defensive background, brought with him nearly 30 years of coaching experience, including coaching positions at the NCAA Division I, II and III levels. Most recently, Kelling spent the previous six seasons (2014-2019) at Frostburg State University as the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach. At Frostburg, he played a key role in guiding the program in its transition from Division III to Division II football. Kelling has led a number of defensive players to honors, including All-American status and his defensive units ranked among the nation’s best.

Things have certainly been interesting for coach since his spring 2020 semester arrival on campus, but he’s eager to toe the sidelines with the Bald Eagles during the 2020-21 year, and he’s hopeful for big

things to come from the program. GET TO KNOW COACH KELLING - - Bringing with you an all-around solid football experience, tell us what is was like to be named NCAA DII National Defensive Player of the Year?

“It was shocking. It didn’t cross my mind that I would win such an award since my sole focus each day was to improve. It certainly made me have even more appreciation for my teammates and coaches for putting me in that position.”

*Editor’s Note: Kelling enjoyed a stellar collegiate player career, which culminated with him being named the Football Gazette’s Division II National Defensive Player of the Year in 1991, his senior season at Minnesota State University, Mankato. That same year, he was named the NCC Most Valuable Defensive Back. Overall, Kelling was a two-time All-American and threetime All-Conference student-athlete.

Who first got you into the sport of football?

“I guess it would have been my parents who signed me up to play.”

What jersey number did you wear in college and why?

“Number 37, that’s what number was given to me as a freshman walk-on. I never switched it because I never wanted to forget where I started and how I could make my own way.”

When did you know you wanted to become a coach?

“Once my NFL career ended because of the doctors at the NFL combine finding a neck injury, I wasn’t sure what I was going to do. My college coach saw something in me and offered me a position on his staff starting as a student-assistant. From there I worked my way through and haven’t missed a season since.”