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News Students fundraise for Haiti, A4

Opinion Oklahoma lawmakers attack AP U.S. History, B1

Ship Life APB lights up with lanterns, C1

Oscars recognize best of the business, D2

Sports Has cheating gone too far in sports?, E2

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Franklin County cold shelters fill to brim

Chambersburg — The cold weather is driving homeless people to any shelter they can find. The problem, Sports David Barth..................Sports Editor however, is not finding volunteers or donations to help at shelters in Cale Ahearn..........Asst. Sports Editor Franklin County — the main issue A&E is space.

Laura Kreiser.............A&E Editor There are waiting lists for several Sean Fennell...........Asst. A&E Editor homeless shelters in the area, acGraphics cording to the Public Opinion. The Chambersburg Cold Weather Drop Kyle Keevill.........Chief Designer In Shelter has all 20 of its beds full.

Brandi Fitch..........Asst. Designer The New Hope Shelter in WaynesPhotography boro faces a similar situation.

Eldon Graham......Multimedia Editor The Public Opinion reported that Amanda Mehall....Multimedia Editor many families are among those Copy seeking shelter or some type of asFranklin Wood...........Copy Editor sistance.

Public Relations Cold weather increases the deSamantha New.............PR Director mand for the safety of a warm shelWeb ter, but those who cannot fit are Tu Ngo..........Web Director staying with friends or battling the Brad Foreman......Asst. Web Director elements outside.

The director of the Chambersburg Advertising Darin Robillard.........Ad Director Cold Weather Drop In Shelter told the Public Opinion that donations Adviser are always welcome.

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State employees make more than $100,000

‘Superbug’ infects unsuspecting patients

Harrisburg — As of 2014 there are more than 6,300 workers employed by the commonwealth of Pennsylvania who make at least $100,000 annually, according to the Patriot News. That number is twice as many people as it was in 2007.

State troopers, doctors, football coaches, lawyers, judges, technology managers, lawmakers and engineers are just some of the people that make up this group.

In the last year alone, 783 people joined the ranking to reach the current total.

The person raking in the most cash is Donna Malpezzi, former Senate Republican counsel, who made $375,760.

Gov. Tom Wolf receives an annual salary of $190,823, but the new governor said he would decline it.

Due to a 20-year-old law that states Wolf is not allowed to forgo his salary, the governor decided to give it to charity.

There are 79 employees who made more than $200,000, and five who made more than $300,000 in 2014.

Los Angeles — Patients who went through endoscopic procedures may be in danger from a tiny bacterium, carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE).

The “superbug” is credited with causing the deaths of two people in Los Angeles, Nevada and now one death in North Carolina, according to CNN. So far, 18 people have been found with CRE in their systems.

Officials from the Ronald Reagan University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center said patients contracted the bug through two medical scopes that carried the bacteria, although the scopes were cleaned properly, according to CNN. The Food and Drug Administration is conducting a review of data from companies that made the medical scopes.

Those who went through endoscopic procedures between October and January are being contacted and tested for CRE, CNN reported.

World Ceasefire in danger of collapse, rebels fire

Kiev — The Feb. 12 ceasefire is being tested as rebels continue to fire on the Ukrainian military.

Shelling in the Donetsk region occurred on Sunday, and rebels were accused of attempting to attack the village of Shyrokyne, according to the BBC. The next step for Ukraine’s military is to withdraw its heavy weapons from the battlefront, but fire from the rebels makes the task difficult, the BBC reports.

On Sunday, Feb. 22, two Ukrainian soldiers died and one rebel died, according to the BBC. The Minsk agreement allots both sides two weeks from Feb. 15 to withdraw heavy weapons. That deadline is closing in.

It is expected that the rebels will begin pulling back after Monday after a public holiday, according to the BBC. Since the fighting started in April, the death toll has come to nearly 5,700 and 1.5 million people have left their homes, according to Source: CNN the United Nations, as reported by the BBC. READERS: What do you think of today’s news? Tweet us your Source: Patriot News comments @ShipUSlate.

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At the sound of fire alarms, students evacuate the Ceddia Union Building. The cause for the fire alarm turned out to be a burst pipe near Orndorff Theater.

Cold weather causes campus pipes to burst Nicole James Staff Writer

Recent cold snaps hit campus hard this past week, specifically in the Ceddia Union Building (CUB).

CUB occupants were evacuated early Tuesday, Feb. 17, when fire alarms sounded due to a malfunction in the sprinkler system. The issue occurred near the stairwell on the third floor above the Orndorff Theater. The campus was immediately alerted that it was not a fire and maintenance staff arrived immediately to assess the situation.

“It was under control and everything was back up a little after 3:30 p.m.,” Bill Lensie, associate director for maintenance and operations,

said. The problem did, however, place Orndorff out of order until the next morning.

“The break resulted in three inches of water in Orndorff and it traveled down to McFeely’s,” Lensie said.

Wet vacuums were used to clean up the water and night shift custodians cleaned the carpet by Wednesday afternoon. As a preventative measure, extra heat was added to the stairwell where the issue occurred, as cold temperatures triggered the malfunction.

Other minor issues have occurred in buildings around campus, as well. The basement of Franklin Science Center experienced a minor flood and a bathroom in Horton Hall froze due to a window blowing open

The device allows for an advanced look at the buildings on campus. If something were to go wrong or temperatures are not at a normal level, those with access are alerted immediately and can attack the problem before it escalates. Nothing more has been found, but preventative measures are taken to avoid more problems with the dropping temperatures.

Students and personnel are encouraged to dress appropriately for the weather and check that all windows are closed tightly in the home Campus police and maintenance staff arrive at the CUB to and office. Anything out of order assess the situation and find what triggered the fire alarm. should be reported immediately to “It provides us with a lot of diag- the Shippensburg University Police during the night. Both incidents were handled quickly because of the nostics for campus and it is how we Department and the situation will heat management system to which manage energy on campus,” Lensie be addressed. all campus buildings are connected. explained.

Cecil Howard hired as new social equity director ard will also be responsible for handling Title IX cases and ensuring News Editor overall diversity and equality across the campus. Howard must make Coming from the sunshine state sure that everything pertaining to of Florida, Cecil Howard hoped to equity meets the standards of state be the social equity director at Shippensburg University — not for the enjoyment of Pennsylvania winter, but for the numerous possibilities that SU could present.

“When I saw what was before me, I said, ‘Wow,’” Howard said.

“There’s a whole lot I can bring, a whole lot of new ideas I can bring from my background and my travels, and I just figured this would be a great place to do it.”

The job of the university social equity director is to handle issues of Photo by Mary Grace Keller discrimination, whether that is related to gender, sexuality, race, age Cecil Howard worked for the or ethnicity. In his new role, How- city of Gainesville, Florida.

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and federal laws.

Before coming to SU, Howard worked for the city of Gainesville, Florida, as the chief diversity officer for about five-and-a-half years.

While living in Gainesville, he also sat on the president’s diversity council at the University of Florida, the rival school of Howard’s alma mater, Florida State University.

During his time in Gainesville, Howard helped launch diversity initiatives, trained faculty in cultural competency and assisted those who suffered from discrimination.

Before Howard was offered the position of social equity director at SU, he had to undergo a lengthy interview process.

His day started at 8 a.m. and did not end until 5 p.m. Even his lunch break included a meeting with the provost and senior vice president of

academic affairs, Barbara Lyman.

“I tell you, the one thing about this university is if you’re going to come to work here, they got to make sure you are vetted quite well,” Howard said.

In addition to Howard’s experience working with diversity, he believes his law degree from Texas Southern University may have helped him land the job at SU. He was especially drawn to SU because of the number of long-term staff and faculty. That says something about the university, he said.

During his first three weeks at SU, Howard has been running around getting to know everyone at the university, though he already has thought of ideas he would like to implement.

“It’s my hope that ultimately, this whole notion of diversity can

be interwoven into every fabric of the university’s existence,” Howard said.

Through the efforts of the office of social equity, Howard hopes to increase levels of diversity among students, staff and faculty.

To attract these people to SU, Howard suggests examining university marketing and scholarships to make sure that everyone is being reached. He wants to ensure that there are also programs in place that promote diversity.

Recruiting in areas where minorities live is great, Howard said, but he wants to do more. Bringing students to SU is one thing, but maintaining retention is another matter.

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SU celebrates Mardi Gras for fundraiser

Proceeds help pay for medical facility in Haiti

“In many ways, the problem starts with environmental problems,” Sachlenben said, adding that the problems do not end there, but also include corruption of government. He said one of the better aspects of the event was “how people, here, become educated about the problem.”

When the group traveled to Haiti

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Students and faculty learn new dance moves, some with partners and some dancing solo.

over the winter break they experienced, first-hand, the poverty the Haitian people live with, every day.

“By the time they hit the ground in Haiti, the students have a lot of information, a lot of background,” Ragone said, according to ship.edu.

“Still, often they are stunned, no matter how you prepare them. The hunger, the living conditions, the hardships are a reality they cannot escape.”

Five students and two faculty members made up the group that went to Haiti from SU and spent two weeks learning about Haitian linguistics and history. Ragone and Blandine Mitaut, an associate professor of French, taught the students as part of their six-credit seminar.

The Mardi Gras fundraising event was a way for students to The two clubs display posters for attendees to learn more have fun, support the Haitian peoabout Haiti. Some information is about Gros Mangles and exple and get educated about the dire plains how people will benefit from the medical dispensary. circumstances some people face.

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Today, the musical group, STOMP, is coming to the Luhrs Performing Arts Center at 8 p.m. The unconventional percussion group uses everyday objects to create rhythms for the audience to enjoy.

Wednesday, Feb. 25, the movie, “Fury” will be showing in the Orndorff Theater at 9:30 p.m.

Additional showtimes include Feb. 27, at 11 p.m. and Feb. 28, at 8 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 26, professor Nicole Santalucia will present some of her poetry at 3:30 p.m. The event is free and will take place in Dauphin Humanities Center 051.

Santalucia’s poetry has won recognition from Arcadia Magazine.

On Friday, Feb. 27, a program for black history month featuring the struggles and triumphs of minorities will be held in Memorial Auditorium from 7-9 p.m. The presenation will have acting, dancing, singing and poetry.

On Saturday, Feb. 28, Mnozil Brass is a world premiere brass ensemble that will be performing at 8 p.m. in the Luhrs Perfroming Arts Center.

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A night of food, dancing and charity kicked off on Feb. 17 to celebrate Mardi Gras and raise money for a project to help the Haitian people.

The newly formed Klub Kreyol and the French Club hosted the fourth annual Mardi Gras Ball in the Cora I. Grove Spiritual Center at Shippensburg University.

There was a $5 charge to attend and additional donations were accepted. The money is going toward a fund to build a medical dispensary in Gros Mangles, Haiti, on the island of La Gonave.

The fundraising-based event came after a group of SU students and faculty journeyed to Haiti during winter break. In 2013, the group built a playground at a school, and, in 2014, they added to the playground, nearly doubling its size.

“Everything you have been contributing is going to make life a better place,” Agnes Ragone, a professor of modern languages, said.

Dozens of people attended the event, including students, professors and faculty, who were in for an evening of traditional foods, along with music and dance lessons. José Ricardo-Osorio, an associate professor of modern languages and department chair, organized the dancing.

Senior Piotr Ziemkiewicz and sophomore Ali Mowers attended the event for a cultural experience. The two took part in much of the dancing, following Ricardo-Osorio’s lead.

“It brings out a different caliber of people,” Ziemkiewicz said, who plans on going to France in the fall semester.

Traditional bead necklaces were handed out upon arrival and stands were set up displaying information about the club, its activities and the community that would benefit from the dispensary.

A mix of traditional deserts was available, along with coffee, tea and soda. The clubs set up a slideshow

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featuring pictures from Haiti and had a stereo playing ethnic music.

“We’re trying to blend the traditions of the French-speaking world,” Ragone said.

Some students were present to obtain extra credit for class. They participated in dancing and enjoyed learning about the issues concerning Haiti.

“Other than fun, I want them [students] to learn a little bit about Haiti,” Ricardo-Osorio said, adding he hopes the event will show students that Haiti has regular people with their own unique culture. “It’s a good way and a fun way to learn about other cultures.”

Mark Sachleben, an associate professor of political science, attended the event to support the club in its efforts to help Haiti. He leads a short-term study abroad program to the Caribbean, every year, and noted the problems Haiti faces can be seen from visiting the surrounding islands.

“I think poverty is the main issue, but from my perspective, it’s important to understand where the poverty comes from,” Sachlenben said. He explained that 90 percent of Haiti was once covered in forest, but the people over-harvested the trees, causing deforestation and poor soil quality.

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Police Briefs Window shattered on Ford Escort in G-1 parking lot

University police responded to a report about a damaged vehicle in the G-1 parking lot on Feb. 22. When officers arrived they found the vehicle in question, a light green 1998 Ford Escort, had its rear window broken out. Officers contacted the owner of the vehicle, Morgan Sowers of Kieffer Hall, and she came to the vehicle. Sowers and officers checked the vehicle to see if there was anything stolen, but they did not find any evidence anything was missing. Officers did not yet receive a damage estimate and the investigation is ongoing.

Fire alarm at McCune Hall leads to marijuana investigation

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Asst. News Editor “A nation that cannot control its borders is not a nation,” former President Ronald Reagan said.

America is a nation made up of immigrants from every corner of the world. Nearly every U.S. citizen can trace his or her ancestral roots to a foreign nation, yet immigration is increasingly becoming an important discussion point for politicians, judges, capitalists and voters.

For years, the U.S. faced overwhelming amounts of people, numbering in the millions, crossing the U.S.-Mexican border, both legally and illegally, in search of a new life away from poverty, violence and a host of other problems.

Last November, President Barack Obama stretched his constitutional executive powers to bypass congress and create immigration reform in the U.S. “The actions I’m taking are not only lawful, they’re the kinds of actions taken by every single Republican president and every Democratic president for the past half-century,” Obama said, according to The New York Times (NYT). “To those members of Congress who question my authority to make our immigration system work better, or question the wisdom of me acting where Congress has failed, I have one answer: Pass a bill.”

The federal rules he made, termed executive actions, are to prevent as high as 5 million illegal immigrants from being deported.

Many will be able to stay in the U.S. on work permits, though there is no plan to get them full citizenship.

The president’s directive expanded the Deferred Action for

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U.S. Air Force airmen construct a wall on the border of Arizona and Mexico in late 2006 to prevent illegal immigration.

Childhood Arrivals policy (DACA) and started a new program called the Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents. Together, the actions permit some parents and children, who are illegal immigrants, to stay in the U.S. and continue to work, according to the Huffington Post.

While Obama claims his actions are legal, more than half of the U.S. states have filed a lawsuit against the White House. This comes after a federal judge in Texas blocked Obama’s laws for the time being.

What Obama did in November is termed an executive action, which differs from an executive order in terms of its legal power. Executive actions are not as legally binding as executive orders, because they are not published in the Federal Register, according to political journalist Tom Murse.

Andrew Hanen, the U.S. district judge to spearhead the lawsuit, said the executive actions are harmful to state-level governments. Hanen, who former President George W. Bush appointed, argues it is unfair for the federal rule to force states to pay for benefits to those immigrants protected under the directive, according to CNN. On Feb. 23, the Justice Department made a move to derail Hanen’s judicial ruling, reported the Huffington Post. The department registered an appeal that, if approved, would grant the White House permission to continue its immigration reform actions. This would not completely stop the 26-state lawsuit from undergoing judicial review.

The issue of giving illegal immigrants amnesty divides the aisle in Congress, which is the reason lawmakers were unable to pass a law of their own. Many conservatives believe what the president did was possibly illegal and dangerous to the integrity of the country.

Others, who have a more loose interpretation of the U.S. Constitution, believe the president was well within his rights to make immigration reform.

Several of the states that joined the lawsuit include Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Indiana, Maine, Texas and Utah. Many students from the Northeast region, including Pennsylvania, did not join. A wide variety of states, ranging from the south to the Midwest region, did join the lawsuit.

According to the Department of Homeland Security, more than 50 percent of the 11 million undocumented immigrants have lived in the U.S. for more than 10 years.

Most live in California, Texas, Florida, New York, New Jersey and Illinois. Of those five states, only two joined the lawsuit.

According to a Pew Research Center study published earlier this month, 46 percent of those immigrants who may qualify for Obama’s programs live in the states challenging the executive actions.

“The land flourished because it was fed from so many sources — because it was nourished by so many cultures and traditions and peoples,” former President Lyndon Johnson said.

On Feb. 23, university police responded to a fire alarm at McCune Hall. While they were making their way toward the room where the fire alarm was reportedly activated, the officers detected a strong odor of smoke and aerosol deodorizer coming from another room. They investigated the room and located several items of drug paraphernalia and indications of drug use occurring inside the room. Officers charged Rahshon Rokins of McCune Hall with disorderly conduct in connection with the incident. A water bong was confiscated from the room and the residence staff is expected to document Rokins through the university judicial system.

FAFSA

Questions answered Q: I filed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) last year; do I have to file again this year?

A: Yes. You must file a FAFSA each year to qualify for aid. The FAFSA uses the prior year’s income to determine your annual award.

For the 2014–15-aid year, 2013 income was used. Now, for the 2015– 16 year, 2014 income will need submitted.

Q: My parents have not filed their taxes, yet. Can I still file the FAFSA without that information?

A: Yes, you may still file the FAFSA without having completed taxes. You may estimate your and your parent’s income using W-2’s or 2013 taxes (if similar to 2014).

Q: My parent lost their job, so 2015 income will be less than 2014.

What should we do?

A: This is what is called a “special circumstance” and we can review such changes in the Financial Aid Office. The parent would need to write a letter to our office explaining what has changed and why. We look to review income changes in late June, early July.

Q: My parents are divorced and I live with my mother, but my father is going to file the FAFSA. Is this allowed?

A: No. The FAFSA requires you file with the parent with whom you lived the most in the past 12 months. If you live with your mother, your father should not be filing the FAFSA. Q: I had listed on my FAFSA that will be commuting from home, but have decided to live on campus instead. Does this matter?

A: Yes. If you are an undergraduate student, your housing option — living with parents (commuting), living on campus or living off campus — determines your budget for the year. If you are living on campus, but listed on the FAFSA that you are living with parents (commuting), you may receive less aid.

It is very important that you always list the proper housing selection on the FAFSA and update it if something changes. If you are a graduate student, your housing options can only be living on campus or off campus. As an independent student, living with parents (commuting) is always listed as “off campus.”

File your FAFSA no later than May 1 for the best possible funding.

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Legislative attack on education Oklahoma conservatives fight the facts of American history TYLER LAW

Opinion Editor I will say what appears to be in the minds of some Oklahoma lawmakers — “screw fair education that teaches students to criticize, advocate and learn. Give them propagandized patriotism!”

This past week, an Oklahoma legislative committee approved a bill that would cut funding for the College Board’s Advanced Placement (AP) United States History course.

This course, taught in high schools, details the beginning and the rise of the U.S. to what it is today.

What do we get in the 21st century? We get groups of lawmakers who cannot even be impartial about the history of the country they work for.

In a hearing on Monday, Rep. Dan Fisher, who introduced the bill,

attacked the College Board for emphasizing, “what is bad about America” in the new exam framework, set forth by the College Board.

Fisher is not alone. Not only does the bill have an embarrassing amount of approval in the state of Oklahoma, but also in several other conservative legislatures. Texas, North Carolina and Colorado have also shared their dislike for the College Board’s new ideas.

Fisher said one of his gripes with the new course framework is that it does not teach “American exceptionalism.”

Fisher believes whole-heartedly, that the U.S. is unusual and extraordinary in some ways and, thus, it is not necessary for the U.S. to conform to normal rules or general principles.

Fisher believes the U.S. is the best and that we should not hold ourselves to the unnecessary stan-

dards that the rest of society holds themselves to, because we are American.

Newsflash lawmakers — America is not even in the top 20 most educated nations anymore. Maybe now is not the best time to try and cut funding that could help our future generations get jobs and become part of the global economy. The Program for International Student Assessment, which collects data from 65 countries, found that American students did not achieve an average score in any of the categories tested.

I am sure Fisher and the other lawmakers in Oklahoma can fix that through some old fashion propaganda. Larry S. Krieger, a former history teacher who started this nonsense by tugging on the leashes of lawmakers, complained about aspects of the course to legislators at a conference in August.

Krieger noted that the new

framework gave a “negative view of American history.” Krieger believes that racism and bigotry were not key factors in the rise of the U.S. Instead, Krieger opts to proclaim Manifest Destiny was “the belief that America had a mission to spread democracy and new technology across the continent.”

Shocking that a high school history teacher would forget how settlers savagely murdered roughly 80 percent of the Native American population in North America to gain control of the continent.

Krieger even took offense to the framework raising moral questions in reference to the dropping of atomic bombs in World War II. Any history buff, teacher or professor should at least agree that such things deserved to be talked about and not simply shrugged of as “the valor or heroism of American soldiers,” as Krieger put it.

Lawmakers have even gone so far as to say that the College Board’s AP courses are an attempt to impose national curriculum. This is simply not the case. Anyone who does five minutes of research on AP classes knows that these are classes students elect to take, not classes that are forced upon them by schools or “national curriculum.”

I took AP U.S. history when I was a junior in high school and know of others who took the class at other high schools. I can assure state legislatures that there is absolutely no threat of a national curriculum.

The U.S. may have subpar education rankings, but some of us still want to learn and it is my wish that state legislators would realize this and stop cutting budgets.

Teachers want to teach, students want to learn. All we need is opportunity.

Oil vs. Freedom, America’s love affair

Greed overpowers American principles to maintain Saudi oil trade TROY OKUM

Asst. News Editor “It is better to be alone than in bad company,” George Washington said.

Washington and his army went to war against the most powerful nation of the age — Great Britain — to forge a nation based on certain principles they believed were unalienable and incorporated them into the very framework of this country, which we call the U.S. Constitution.

The values of liberty, justice and freedom are repeated time and again by politicians on every level of government. Statements reflecting the American ideology are literally carved into the stone of government buildings across the nation.

Despite the endless rhetoric that is used to distinguish the U.S. from other nations as the champion of freedom, some of its allies and international partners can hardly relate with American principles. Dictator-

ships, monarchies and oligarchies that practice little to no form of religious and political freedom are directly supported by the U.S. government.

It begs the question, ‘Why is America better off in the presence of bad company, than alone without sacrificing its core ideologies?’

First it is important to examine a real life example of America’s diplomatic relations to show just how political leaders do not put actions to their words.

In late January, President Barack Obama, along with some prominent U.S. officials, visited Saudi Arabia to improve relations with the nation and pay respects after the death of its king, according to The New York Times (NYT).

The NYT reported Obama does in fact have an agenda to create a “strong partnership with Saudi Arabia, despite its record of repression, human rights abuses and links to terrorism.”

Saudi Arabia, which is a monar-

chy according to the CIA world fact book, is known to imprison peaceful activists with lengthy sentences.

Human Rights Watch reported the nation is also known to issue unfair trials, treat woman as second class citizens and use flogging as a form of punishment. Public and fair elections are yet to be held, despite promises from the government.

There are two reasons why the U.S. would continue to work with a nation that is obviously lacking human rights. The first is a point the president brought up, which concerns the need to partner with Saudi Arabia for anti-terrorism measures. The other reason may have something to do with the fact that according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) Saudi Arabia is one of the biggest suppliers of crude oil to the U.S. The U.S. consumes more oil than any other nation in the world, according to the EIA. In fact, the nation with closest oil consumption is China, which uses about 10.3 mil-

lion barrels a day while the U.S. consumes 19 million barrels a day.

The connection between foreign policy and oil may seem obvious and very real to many people. To others, it is nothing more than conspiratorial rhetoric used to criticize the government.

For better or worse, it is clear the U.S. is in love, or more accurately, is addicted to the use of oil. In addition, the U.S. is also willing to ignore its strongest values of human rights and justice in order to maintain international partnerships.

These same partnerships are often needed to maintain deals for the importation of oil.

The U.S. was quick to issue sanctions against Russian citizens for human rights violations, according to Reuters. Interestingly human rights violations concerning homosexuals in Brunei and Malaysia did not stop the U.S. from including them in trade talks, according to the Huffington Post. Not only oil, but money in general took the pre-

cursor principles.

If the reader is confused by this web of facts, then he or she is not alone. The inconsistency of American rhetoric and foreign policy is baffling, and it is a dishonor to the hard working Americans who pay taxes that end up supporting cruel governments all in the name of trade, and particularly oil.

Greed has overpowered the nation and the people of America.

Oil, not freedom, is the blood that courses through the country — not to maintain human rights, but to increase industry and wealth.

If America is truly a great country, then its people must stand by their oaths and pledges to support human rights and freedom, not just for the American people, but for everyone around the world. No human life is worth more than another based on the nation they were born in.

No human life is worth more than oil.

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According to The World Food Program (WFP), the world is facing its biggest shortage of food since World War II. Syria, Iraq, Central African Republic and South Sudan are among the worst locations for food deprivation.

The WFP is doing preparatory work for potential increases in food assistance to four other countries — Yemen, Nigeria, Ukraine and Libya — all of which are facing increasing political instability. Ertharin Cousin, the head of the United Nations agency, said WFP currently requires $113 million for Syria and $102 million in the region to continue to provide food assistance.

WFP is currently feeding millions of people across the globe.

To make sure that WFP can continue to feed those in need, donations can be made at give.wfp.org.

This past week, a group of students from University of Washington’s school of dentistry volunteered to give free services to homeless members of the community. Dentistry students volunteered at Mary’s Place, an organization that helps homeless women and children.

The students were looking for minor issues that could lead to more complicated problems. Out of the 80 women and children served, the students sent 12 to a clinic for further evaluation.

These students deserve praise for helping those in the community unable to attain the medical attention that most people take for granted.

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Luck of the lion: Chinese lantern festival

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Asst. Ship Life Editor Electric blue eyes bulged from the lion’s wide, red head as he curiously peered closer and closer into students’ faces. His mouth chomped open and close as he approached, nearly knocking over a girl as she backed away and he came even closer, shaking his ornate head so the black strings dangling from his chin danced. The lion’s permanent smile,

SU is vegan friendly

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Shippensburg University is in the running to become Peta2’s “favorite vegan-friendly” small college.

When Peta2, the largest youth animal rights group in the world, assigned letter grades to hundreds of universities, Shippensburg University scored a solid “A.” SU scored well largely because of the “veganization” efforts of Nick

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so slight but stretching across from one side of his face to the other, made him look more like an eager puppy and less of a ferocious beast as he sniffed the students and wriggled his orange-red and gold striped body.

The Activities Program Board (APB) celebrated the Chinese New Year Thursday evening under tissue paper draped in sagging arcs across the ceiling, pink and glowing paper orbs dangling from string in the Ceddia Union Building (CUB).

Iula, a former executive chef who oversees SU’s campus dining. Iula follows a vegan diet, himself.

To rank schools, Peta2 scores their vegan-friendliness by testing them in categories; such as whether the school promotes vegan options, offers nondairy milk, participates in meatless Mondays and other similar tests.

After qualifying, A-rated universities, like SU, compete against each other in a fantasy football-style bracket with four rounds and a face-

As a special guest for the Moon Lantern event, Street Dragon Martial Arts came from Pittsburgh, bringing with them a Chinese tradition, a lion dance.

“I definitely got a kick out of the lion coming out into the audience and getting so close,” said junior Kathleen Foley, the girl in the audience who almost tipped over as the lion butted his head in her face.

Two men from the martial arts team worked together to bring life and energy into the lion’s lank, cloth

body and bulbous head. The dancers’ legs, peeking out from beneath the lion, instilled such grace and unison that they became the legs and paws of the lion itself pounding out a rhythm to the beat of a deep drum and clashing symbols.

off between the final two contenders. The school with the most student votes will win.

The first round of voting closed last Friday. SU, with 144 votes, came in third place, out of the 16 colleges in the first bracket.

Weslyan University, a liberal arts school in Connecticut, came in first place with 221 votes and Wellesley College in Massachusetts came in second place with 154 votes.

“I was elated to find out that we were so high in the rankings,” Iula said.

As the competition rages on, Iula continues to promote healthy, delicious vegan options for students. He also runs at least five, free vegan cooking classes, every semester.

At his class on Thursday, he showed the audience how to make “Roasted Fingerling Potatoes,” “Pho Soup,” “Three Roasted Veggies,” and “Sun Dried Tomato Hummus.”

Even though SU currently has many vegan dining options, it took years for his vegan ideas to pick up steam.

“We started our first vegan venture about nine years ago when we

introduced different vegan salads and a vegan grain bar, but it didn’t really work, so we stopped,” Iula said.

Undeterred, Iula pressed on.

When five or six vegetarian students, who were not happy with the menu, came to him with their concerns, he jumped on the opportunity.

“I worked with them to create a committee and invited students with different dietary needs to join and make their voices heard. After about three semesters, the nine-student committee disbanded, because they felt good with the new options.

Now we have vegan options, vegetarian options and options for people with food allergies,” Iula said.

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This tradition originates with a 2,000-year-old tale, said Chris Young, instructor at Street Dragon Martial Arts. There are many stories surrounding the lion dance, but one tells that the Persians gave the Chinese emperor a lion as a gift.

When the lion died, the Chinese wanted to preserve his magnificence and ferocity, Young said.

The actual lion dance emerged about 500 years later, but since no one knew exactly what a lion was supposed to look like, it became a hybrid of dragon, phoenix and dog, Young said. Two styles, southern and northern, evolved. The northern lion dance is typically performed by acrobatic groups, and the southern dance, which is what Young’s performers did, tells a story.

Each year they change their performance and base the story on the animal of the Chinese New Year, which is the ram this year, Young said. A red bench, propped on its side so that it stuck straight up, represented the ram and the bench legs the ram’s horns. Balanced on top of the bench was a head of lettuce. The lion finished his dance by grabbing the lettuce and thrashing his head and gnashing the lettuce into bits that he strew over the audience.

“If you got hit by lettuce it means you get one year of good luck,”

and so by eating the lettuce and spitting it back out he gives that luck to whoever the lettuce touches.

The Chinese New Year revolves around good luck and prosperity.

Arranged in the middle of the room on top of a table was a fake tree that is part of a Chinese tradition where people write a wish on a piece of paper and throw it as high as possible into the tree. The higher the wish, the more likely it will come true, Claudia Prieto, multicultural affairs chairperson, said.

“If you got hit by lettuce it means you get one year of good luck.”

—Chris Young Students gazed up at the tree and heaved their wishes into air and watched them tumble back to the floor. It took several good thrusts to get their wishes to stick in the tree’s branches, but eventually red slips of paper dotted the green foliage.

“I believe in luck,” Penny Kline said. “I’m a Penny,” she said referring to her name as she too, tossed her wish in the air.

Also available was an arts and crafts table at which students could learn how to make a prosperity knot, which looks like a three-looped cross with three coins dangling from

The lion is a hybrid of dragon, phoenix and dog.

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Performers from Street Dragon Martial Arts demonstrated kung fu at the Festival. the string. It is supposed to bring prosperity and good fortune, Prieto said.

Prieto organized the moon lantern festival as a way to spread diversity, she said.

“In this campus we definitely lack openness and cultural awareness,” Prieto said.

Consistent with a Chinese New Year were riddles, written on slips of paper that teased students from dangling string. The riddles, as well as the tangerines that filled a huge bowl on one of the tables, would have been meant for the kids, Prieto said.

At the end of the event, after the

lion dance, Young opened the floor for questions. Then he asked if anyone wanted to learn kung fu. Young and his apprentices demonstrated fiver different forms of kung fu, each one a graceful dance that could end in serious injury if executed accurately.

Students gathered around the table to make prosperity knots with string and coins.

Ship Life Students ‘zume’ into fitness February 24, 2015

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Students danced the night away for both a workout and to support a great cause.

Reach Out, an honors student organization, held a Zumba night Friday in the Ceddia Union Building (CUB) Multipurpose Room to raise money for their efforts in traveling to the Dominican Republic. This is the first Zumba night in two years the group has hosted. Faculty advisor for the group, Gretchen Pierce instructed the class for those in attendance.

“We weren’t sure how many people would come because of the weather but it’s great,” she said.

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Attendees danced to the numerous songs choreographed for the evening while working out. Both men and women came out to the event and enjoyed their time.

“It was a blast! I can’t wait for next year,” human communications major, Kelsie Paxton, said.

The group fundraises through the year to help build a new school in the Dominican Republic as well as send school supplies.

“When we go, we present education manuals in professional development workshops and work together with the teachers to teach what we brought down,” explained Tori Walls, group member and mid-level education major.

The rewarding experience drives the efforts of the group to continue

to travel and help the kids who do not have the same resources students do in the United States.

“It doesn’t seem like you do a lot because you can always do more, but it is great to see the impact a group of people can have,” Amanda Schwarz, another member and a mid-level education major, said.

“Attendance and behavior is getting better and the kids remember you year to year. We are actively changing lives,” Walls said.

The group meets Mondays at 6:30 p.m. in Dauphin Humanities Center, room 206. All majors and minors are welcome. Applications are also still being accepted for the trip to the Dominican Republic in January.

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Students go ‘ballistic’ for Battle Ball and Bongo Ball mania

Karley Eberhart (left) and Caleb Miller (right) battled it out in Bongo Ball Mania in Ship’s Recreation Center.

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Laughter and screams of Shippensburg University students filled the Ship Rec center during the Activities Program Board’s (APB) first Battle Ball and Bongo Ball Mania event. From noon to 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 17, students had the opportunity to play one or both of the free fast-paced, sports games.

“Your adrenaline really hits you for both games,” said APB President Karley Eberhart after participating in both games.

Eberhart discovered Battle Ball on YouTube last year and thought that APB should bring the excite-

ment to SU. Entertainment for the event was provided by CEP Incorporated. Battle Ball, a modified soccer game, provided a maximum of eight players with the opportunity to run the soccer ball around the gym and into the net for a score. Participants were given an informational brief about the objective of the game and safety rules from one of CEP’s professionally trained referees. Students played this game in huge bubble balls that covered most of their bodies.

Bongo Ball Mania, on the other hand, is a game very similar to other elimination games such as paintball and airsoft. In these types of games, opponents attempt to shoot each other in an attempt to elimi-

nate other players. A maximum of 10 players had that chance to storm the gym with defender air cannons loaded with Nerf footballs. The objective of the game was to capture the other team’s flag. Participants were given a 15 minute brief about how to safely operate the guns and win the game. Each round had no time limit and players would be out of the round if they were shot twice.

Students had to wear face masks to participate and were given the option to wear more protective armor at their discretion.

“It was a lot of fun loading the gun and running to keep from getting shot,” SU freshman, Chris O’Conner said after playing Bongo Ball Mania.

Students also had the ability to play Bongo Ball Mania in an “every man for himself” manner. In this case, students could play the game until there was only one player remaining. The goal, in this case, was to eliminate every other player and capture the flag for the solo win.

All students that participated in the event were required to fill out a participant liability waiver. By filling out the waiver, all participants were entered to win a free APB t-shirt from the event. The winners are set to be announced via email.

Jimmy Bailey (above) rolls around in a Battle Ball.

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Karley Eberhart and Kaila Gudzinas played Battle Ball.

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Student Spotlight: Monkeys, sheep and journalism

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Multimedia Editor The year of the sheep swooped in with a bitterly cold first day, and I sat in Starbucks sipping on iced coffee with a monkey.

Tu Ngo is classified as a monkey, under the Chinese zodiac, which goes by year of birth.

Feb. 19 was the first day of the year of the sheep. Ngo plans to celebrate the New Year by going home this weekend to see his fam-

ily and hanging red banners and scrolls on the walls, along with the annual money exchange. “[The banners and scrolls] all say encouraging words, like ‘good luck’ or just ‘happy New Year’ in gold letters,” Ngo explained.

His family also gets together to exchange red envelopes with money in them. “I spend my money on Slim Jims,” Ngo laughed.

Ngo is of Cantonese descent. His parents are from Saigon, Vietnam and he even speaks Cantonese to his family in Lancaster.

He said he learned his English from watching TV and listening to English being spoken around him.

From Kindergarten to the third grade, Ngo said he did not know English. From “sitting in class twiddling his thumbs and passing,” Ngo is now working toward his degree in communication/journalism, with an emphasis in print media, and is expected to graduate in 2016.

After graduation, he hopes to work for WGAL, a news station in Lancaster. “I would like to work on their website and make video packages, take photos and write stories,” he said, emphasizing that photojournalism sounds the most appealing to him, “And I’m

really interested in covering the crime beat.”

From an early age, Ngo was interested in photography and electronic media. He explained how his mom would always buy him disposable cameras to play with, and he loved taking photos of anything and anyone.

“I had a tape recorder that I played with, too. I would record myself speaking sentences

“I had a tape recorder I would play with, too. I would record myself speaking sentences that were half Cantonese, half English, and play it back to myself.”

-Tu Ngo that were half Cantonese, half English, and play it back to myself,” Ngo explained, detailing his early love for technology.

He then moved on to learning how to use his brother’s digital camera. In middle school, he became interested in learning how to film. Today, Ngo has his own Canon Rebel T3I and frequently makes videos for The Slate’s website.

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Ngo wanted to pursue an emphasis in print media over electronic media, because he felt that he already had the skills and wanted to focus more on bettering his writing.

One other quality he strives to improve is his time management skills. Ngo admitted to being late frequently. In fact, by the end of his senior year in high school, his number of days absent reached the mid-100s.

“Every time I was on time for my first period class, my teacher gave me a cookie. I only got like three to five cookies,” he explained.

One thing Ngo will not be late for, though, is a game of ping pong. His friend, Christopher Nguyen, whom he frequently plays against, said he does not ever recall waiting too long for him. “[Tu is] hilarious, caring and confident … and he is not easily persuaded,” Nguyen said.

“If people ask him to do stuff he doesn’t want to, he’ll simply say no and not get pressured into saying yes.”

Ngo may lead a busy life between his involvement with The Slate, ping pong, shooting photos and videos, and setting time aside for his family and fiancé, but he always has Jackie Chan’s wise words, “Don’t worry, be happy” in mind.

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Bakeries emptied the pantry and fried up faschnauts Christian Banweg Guest Writer

Tuesday, Feb. 17, was Fat Tuesday, or, as it is more colloquially known, Fastnacht Day. What is Fastnacht Day, you may ask? Faschnacht Day is a holiday originally celebrated in the southern regions of Germany on the Tuesday before Lent. On Fastnacht Day, fastnachts, which are fried doughnuts, are served. This was a way to empty the pantry of lard, sugar and butter, which are traditionally fasted from during Lent.

The concept of fasting is actually what gives the whole holiday its name: “Fast” is a shortened version of the German verb, fasten, which means “to fast.” “Nacht” is simply

the German word for “night.” The tradition came to America through the German immigrants, who settled in Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Dutch communities in Lancaster continue to celebrate to this day.

In addition to places like Lancaster, Fastnacht Day is also celebrated in places like Newville. Saylor’s Market, on Carlisle Road, has such a huge turnout that they have to start frying early. According to Carol Long, the bakery manager, they start at midnight on Monday and fry until 3 or 4 p.m. Tuesday.

Some years Saylor’s has been so busy that they cannot even keep their front bakery tables stocked.

This year their business has been curtailed a bit by the weather, but Long fully expects that they will

have customers all evening as people get off work.

Even places like Giant get in on the fastnacht festivities. According to Jessica Fabian, the bakery manager, they sold 85 dozen fastnachts on Sunday and Monday combined.

She said that their business on Fastnacht Day itself was slowed down by the weather, but that they have sold upwards of 300 dozen fastnachts on Tuesdays past.

The student organizations participate as well, specifically organizations like the French Club, which holds a Mardi Gras ball every year or the German Club, which makes fastnachts.

This year was the French Club’s fourth annual Mardi Gras ball.

While the ball started out as a way to promote cultural understanding,

its purpose has since expanded.

Many students with the French Club do service learning projects in Haiti, and the Mardi Gras ball became a way to fundraise that. This year the ball raised $221.

As part of the ball, students partake in traditional foods like beignets and kingcake. Beignets are a pastry made of deep-fried dough and usually served as a breakfast item in places like New Orleans, while kingcake is more Danish-like and braided with cinnamon inside. Students are also encouraged to dress up in costumes and prizes are awarded for best costume.

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teaches Zouk, a traditional Caribbean dance, and the best male and female dancers were crowned king and queen of the ball.

In addition to the French Club’s festivities, the German Club under Wildermuth makes fastnachts every year, harkening back to the Lenten tradition which started in the southern region of Germany.

Even though it is not as large a holiday as Easter or Christmas, Fastnacht Day and its traditions are alive and well both at Shippensburg University and in the surrounding community.

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Recipe Week: R O T C C O R N E R of the

Lemon Herb Chicken

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This Lemon Herb Chicken is not only delicious and jampacked with protein, it is also super affordable and easy to make.

Ingredients: One chicken breast A sharp paring knife Italian seasoning One tablespoon of garlic salt One lemon sliced 1 1/2 tablespoons of vegetable oil

1.) Take your chicken breast and make sure that it is completely thawed. Take your sharp paring knife and make a cut into the middle of the chicken on the side. This cut should create a pocket in the middle of the chicken breast.

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Spice up your chicken with the Italian seasoning.

Try not to go overboard, but try to cover both sides of the breast with the seasoning.

3.) Take two slices of your lemon and place them inside the pocket of the chicken breast.

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Place a small searing pan on your oven on low heat. Take the vegetable oil and pour the measurements into the pan. Make sure that the oil covers the entire base

of the pan. Shake your garlic salt into the oil.

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Once your pan is hot place the chicken breast with the lemon still in the pocket onto the pan. Be sure to maintain low heat, otherwise the Italian seasoning will burn.

6.) Cook the breast evenly on both sides. When flipping be sure that the lemons stay inside the pocket of the chicken. Cook until golden brown.

7.) After the chicken breast is fully cooked move the chicken onto a plate. Remove the lemons from the pocket and squeeze the remaining juice onto the cooked chicken breast. Serve with a side of your choice.

Things have taken a drastic change this year, as far as cadet summer training is concerned. The infamous Leadership Development and Assessment Course (LDAC) has been changed to the Cadet Leadership Course (CLC).

Along with the new name, the summer training course has also had significant changes to the content in which cadets will be assessed. The Shippensburg University Raider Battalion cadets and cadre have been putting forth their best efforts to prepare for the “new way.” Raider Battalion cadets have been sharpening their pencils and minds for the future tests and training to come.

This summer, the SU Raider Battalion’s MSIII (junior) class will be traveling to Fort Knox, Kentucky, to be assessed on their leadership skills and domain military knowledge.

This year will be the first run through of the “new way,” known as CLC. The new system will subject cadets from all over the United States to three standardized tests, which consist of the Millers Analogy Test (MAT), Collegiate Learning Assessment (CLA) and a standardized ROTC final exam.

Each of the three tests has its own unique set of challenges. After completion of the exams, the scores will be combined with an assessment of the cadets’ every day achievements. This includes academic GPA, Army Personal Fitness Test (APFT) scores, campus involvement and extra curricular activities. Together, these will be used to determine which Army component the cadet will go. This includes the National Guard, Army Reserves, and active duty—the most competitive of the three.

The Raider Battalion’s cadets have been working hard to meet their goal of succeeding at CLC this summer. Our classes have been tailored to meet these new standards.

We have been holding weekly Friday afternoon meetings for test preparation, where confidence in taking the MLA and CLA is built. Our practices are crucial in order to score proficiently on these tests.

The Raider Battalion will continue to train hard, mentally and physically, to meet our task at hand. It is with the highest hopes that we will be successful and each of the MSIII cadets will score well in order to meet their desired Army goals.

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The popular Beatles tribute band preforms at Luhrs Preforming Arts Center Chris Ritter Staff Writer

A huge crowd showed lots of “love, love, love” to The Beatles tribute band Rain Tuesday night.

Quite a few audience members were in what the band called the “20 and under” age group — a fitting commentary on the universal appeal of the music the lads from Liverpool created more than four decades ago.

Even a riot of color and motion graphics projected on screens did not distract from the music, itself.

Sixties-era psychedelia, photos and film clips of the band, a medley of costume changes and even television commercials of the era only made the experience more true.

An announcement as the show was starting informed the audience that all the music performed that evening would be live and not pre-recorded. Musicians in the crowd can testify to that truth.

Even the vocals were not technically enhanced, which lent a wonderful authenticity to the performance.

As the audience filtered into the H. Ric Luhrs Center for the Performing Arts, they were treated to music by many of the popular performers of the era. The curtains were replaced with a screen deco-

rated with what looked like charcoal sketches of ’60’s images. Most of them connected to The Beatles, in particular.

Hardcore fans could even recognize the instruments the band played: Vox amps, Rickenbacker guitars, John’s Epiphone Casino guitar, a right-handed Hofner “Beatle” bass, because, after all, how many left-handed bass players who resemble Sir Paul are there, really?

The show started with the band in their British mod attire — dark suits with tight peg legs, playing “She Loves You” and “Please Please Me,” followed by many of their other early hits.

Paul sang “Yesterday,” encouraging the crowd to sing along, and then the band took a break for a costume change.

When the stage lights came back up, the band was in their Shea Stadium look, still better dressed than almost every band since then.

They wore suits with tan field jack-

RAIN preforms classic Beatles Need is Love,” “Day Tripper”

ets, slightly different hair, and performed “Help,” “Day Tripper” and Ferris Bueller’s favorite, “Twist and Shout.”

The band got the crowd to its feet to dance, and video cameras projected the audience up on the screen in the back of the stage.

Another costume change put the band in their Sergeant Pepper look, with longer wigs and mustaches.

Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band was The Beatles’ eighth studio album, and the band played many of that album’s hits, including the opening track, itself, followed by “With a Little Help From my Friends,” “Eleanor Rigby,” with stage graphics reminiscent of those by Monty Python’s Terry Gilliam, and “Lucy in RAIN mimicks The Beatles in style and sound. the Sky.” After a few more time- music cannot be over-stated, fan YouTube, and give a listen. They less hits, there was an or not. If you do not already have really do stand the test of time. intermission and another these songs on your phone, visit costume change. The band came back in their psychedelic-era look and played “All You Need is Love,” “Magical Mystery Tour” and “Strawberry Fields,” before changing instruments. John, Paul and George all picked up their acoustic guitars and played “Blackbird,” “Two of Us” and “In My Life,” before going electric, once again, for George Harrison’s “While My Guitar Gently Weeps.”

Another costume change took everyone to the Abbey Road era.

“Come Together” (no, Aerosmith did not write that one), “Get Back” and “Revolution” continued to build the evening’s momentum, leading to the encores.

John played acoustic and sang “Give Peace a Chance,” asking the crowd to sing along. The evening ended with “Let It Be” and “Hey Jude,” and the band directed the audience in singing the “na na na nana na na” coda as the finale.

The timeless music of The Beatles continues to delight people and Photos by Amanda Mehall bring generations together. This RAIN changes outfits to go along with the different was certainly evident during this songs such as “All You performance. The influence of their styles The Beatles had through their career. and “Lucy in the Sky.”

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Best Actress: Julianne Moore

Best Actor:

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Best Supporting Actor: J.K. Simmons

Best Supporting Actress: Patricia Arquette

Best Director:

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Animated Feature Film: Big Hero 6

Cinematography: Emmanuel Lubezki

Costume Design: Milena Canonero

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Film Editing: Tom Cross

Foreign Language Film: Ida

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Original Song: “Glory”

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‘Birdman’ cleans up at the Academy Awards Sean Fennell

Asst. A&E Editor The 87th Academy Awards wrapped up late Sunday night with “Birdman” winning the Academy Award for Best Picture. This marked the film’s fourth Oscar of the evening and essentially crowned the “Birdman,” especially its director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, the night’s winner. Inarittu accepted the award for not only best picture, but in the best director and best original screenplay categories as well. Cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki also took home the Academy Award for his work in “Birdman,” his second in two years — he also won last year for “Gravity.”

“Whiplash” and “The Grand Budapest Hotel” tied for second in the award count, taking home three apiece. “The Grand Budapest” took home the majority of the cosmetic awards, winning for production design, costume design and makeup and hairstyling. “Whiplash” won for the more technical awards, such as sound mixing and film editing. J.K. Simmons also took home the award for actor in a supporting role, for his portrayal of a harsh and boisterous jazz instructor.

Many of the winners used their speeches as a platform to speak on important social issues. Winner o f the Academy Award for actress in a supporting role, Patricia Arquette, focused her speech on the topic of women’s rights. The audience went wild, specifically Meryl Streep and Jennifer Lopez on whom the camera was focused, after Arquette emphatically declaring it is, “time to have wage equality once and for all.”

“Selma” has been one of the more controversial films leading

up to this year’s award show due to its the lack of nominations. The film was able to win one of its two nominations, grabbing the award for best original song for “Glory” by Common and John Legend. The two took their time on stage to address racial issues that continue to divide our country. “There are more black men incarcerated today than were in slavery in 1850,” said Legend, “we wrote this film for events that happened 50 years ago but we say that Selma is now.”

One of the more surprising winners of the night was Graham Moore who took home the Oscar for best adapted screenplay for his work on “The Imitation Game.” He started his speech light, but soon got into the subject of his fight with depression and attempted suicide, as a “weird” teenager. In hindsight, he cites this weirdness as what made him capable of winning an Oscar and urges kids like him to “stay different.”

There was a good deal of hype surrounding how Neil Patrick Harris would handle the often-criticized role of Oscar host. His experience as a host of both the Tony Awards (2009, 2011, 2012) and Primetime Emmy Awards (2009, 2013) made him a perfect candidate for the job.

He opened with a beautifully done musical piece which featured surprise guests Anna Kendrick and Jack Black. He then skillfully addressed the elephant in the room, beginning his monologue with, “Tonight we celebrate Hollywood’s best and whitest, sorry…brightest.”

Along with Harris’s opening number, there were several other musical performances throughout the night. Lady Gaga surprised many when she was brought on stage to sing a tribute to “The Sound of Music” to commemorate the film’s 50th anniversary.

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Alejandro González Iñárritu combination left many puzzled, but the performance was undeniably good, despite your opinion of Lady Gaga the musician.

Tim McGraw ushered in one of the more serious moments at this year’s ceremony when he performed Glen Campbell’s “I’m Not Gonna Miss You” from the documentary film, “Glen Campbell…I’ll Be Me.” The poignant film follows Campbell as he embarks on his farewell tour while fighting the onset of Alzheimer’s disease. Campbell was unable to perform the song himself because of the disease, so the family agreed to let McGraw perform in his stead.

The Oscar-nominated song, “Everything Is Awesome” was one of the liveliest performances featuring indie-pop duo Tegan and Sara along with SNL’s The Lonely Island. Everything from construction workers to a giant opossum joined them on stage as they sang the infectious song from what many felt was a snubbed film in the best animated feature category.

Overall, it was a solid year for the Academy Awards with the usual ups and downs. The ceremony dragged toward the middle, but ended with enough interest to make the wait worth it. Though the preliminary numbers show a decline in viewers, Neil Patrick Harris did a formidable job and may very well be asked back.

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After an intense year of touring and recording, alternative rock band Imagine Dragons has finally dropped its sophomore album, “Smoke + Mirrors.” They have also dropped dates for another U.S. tour, starting June 3.

Imagine Dragons hit the charts with a bang in 2012, when its first single, “It’s Time,” was released.

It has won several awards since, including a Grammy for best rock performance.

Unlike “Night Visions,” this album is a lot more experimental with the instruments and technology used. “Gold” is an over-the-top example of this, with a mash up of different sound effects and instrumental choices that will have your head spinning.

Guitar-heavy “I’m So Sorry” is one of the best songs on the record, bringing the rocky edge the album needed. “I Bet My Life” is the “It’s Time” of the album, an upbeat song that has you singing along.

“Dream” is one of the strongest contenders on the album with a slow, catchy beat and relatable lyrics, like “And all these sorrows that I have seen, they lead me to believe that everything’s a mess.”

“Summer” is one of the more annoying tracks on the album, with a whiny chorus and a high pitched guitar riff in the background. The final track, “The Fall,” is very much like a track off “Night Visions,” which is welcome amidst all the new sounds.

There are aspects the band has expanded on very much, while there could have been more “Night Visions” influence on some of the tracks. Its writing has undoubtedly grown; however, some tracks are too heavy on instruments and you are not sure what to listen to.

Imagine Dragons is still new and are most likely trying to find that happy medium between lyrical and instrumental. When it figures it out, it has the potential to make one of the best albums in the next coming years.

It is a group of extremely talented musicians who know how to please the crowd and have fun. The band knows how to mix its sound.

It just needs to mix it in the right way.

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Performers open a new dialogue at The Vagina Monologues Chris Bahnweg Staff Writer

I saw “The Vagina Monologues” when it played at the Memorial Auditorium, last year, and I have to say I had high hopes for it when I saw it again this year. It did not disappoint.

The way “The Vagina Monologues” are set up is that each scene is a self-contained monologue that deals with a different issue, ranging from the comedic, like hair or its lack thereof, to more serious issues that include the rape of women during the Bosnian War in 1992.

The play starts out with an intro, telling the audience that the performers were concerned for their vaginas. It then shifts into a list of what people in different places call their vaginas, “including, in Shippensburg, The Raider Bowl.”

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there, it goes into the first monologue, “Hair,” which is about, well, hair. Moreover, it is about hair on and around a vagina: the woman narrating the monologue loves the hair — her husband does not.

From that chuckle-worthy opener, the play alternates between comic and serious. While the entire play is great, there were several monologues that I either found hilarious or appreciated for the message that they delivered.

One of those monologues, “My Vagina Was My Village,” deals with the rape camps set up by the Bosnian Serb army during the 1992 war in Bosnia. In the monologue, there are two performers on stage, one representing “before” and one representing “after.”

The “before” performer is bright and cheerful, reflecting a happy-go-lucky attitude, telling us how wonderful her attitude toward her vagina is, even calling it her “hometown.” The “after” performer is angry, lamenting her rape at the hands of the soldiers from

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The women of “The Vagina Monologues” moaned their hearts out this weekend. the Bosnian Serb army. She tells the audience how the soldiers “left their dirty sperm” inside her. The entire monologue is point-counterpoint, but then it ends with both performers telling the audience, “I live someplace else, now. I do not know where that is.” That is when it really hits home.

On the other end of the scale was the monologue “Reclaiming Cunt,” during which the performer, on stage, regales the audience about her love of the word “cunt,” ending with a little audience participation by having them spell out “cunt” and

Matthew Ruth takes on 88.7 WSYC Catherine Amoriello Staff Writer

If you happened to turn on WSYC radio this past Sunday, between 4 and 6 p.m., you may have heard the soulful voice of Matthew Ruth. The 26-year-old York native stopped by the campus radio station to perform live for the listeners of the “Two Glasses and a Hat” show and talk a little “crap” about issues such as paying to play, problems with open mic nights and the limitations of

what you can say on a radio station.

Ruth discovered his love for music as a teenager and aspired to have a music career of his own. He taught himself how to play the guitar and has been performing ever since. When asked about his big music dreams, Ruth says he is not in a rush to fame and prefers to go with the flow of life and continue playing where anyone will listen to him. Ruth was kind enough to play a few of his own songs for the listeners of WSYC, including “Ghost and Goblins,” “Just Happy To Have” and “Holding On To Love.”

His inspirations were the local singers he heard while growing up and some of his favorite bands; Bayside, Brand New and Balance and Composure. Now, he writes his own music, stating that there is more feeling in original songs than in just performing covers. His style can be classified as indie/acoustic, with an attention grabbing voice and a strong affinity for guitar playing.

Along with performing his original music, Ruth is also a comedian. His material comes from his own personal experiences, such as funny moments from his childhood or comical events that he has personally witnessed. Along with his stand-up comedy, Ruth also plays musical comedy. The topics of his humorous songs are controversial, to say the least, and are probably not songs you would want your grandma to hear.

Ruth is an adequate role model for aspiring young musicians.

Getting into the music industry is no easy feat, but Ruth is surely on his way, with his refreshing talent and desire to bring good music to others. Before Ruth departed from Shippensburg, he left some advice for anyone trying to break into the music business. “If you want to succeed, you have to stick with it. It’s like a roller coaster ride; it has its ups and downs, but if you love what you do, you keep doing it.”

chant it a few times.

The last monologue in the show was a favorite of mine, as well, because the way it capped the play was so gut-bustingly hilarious. It was called “The Woman Who Liked to Make Vaginas Happy,” and it was about a woman who was a sex worker, solely for other women.

She talks about how moaning, of all things, was what got her into sex work with women and how she coaxes moans out of the women she works with at different points or in different ways. Then she and a few of the other performers, the “Moa-

nettes,” demonstrated the different types of moans, like “the internship moan” or “the Hunger Games moan.” After demonstrating a wide variety of moans, the “Moanettes” and the original actress end up doing a rendition of “the triple orgasm,” and the curtains come down.

All in all, it was an excellent show and just different enough from last year’s that I was pleasantly surprised. If you have not gone yet, I urge you to go. You will laugh and learn.

House of Cards: Season three preview Eldon Graham Staff Writer

This Friday marks the return of one of television’s popular and critically acclaimed television shows – “House of Cards.”

The new season will be available for streaming on Feb. 27 and will pick up where it left off at the end of Season 2.

Newly sworn-in president of the United States has risen to the top of the political food chain and obtained the power he was seeking.

The only question is can he manage it or, better yet, keep it?

There are many other leftover storylines from the Season 2 finale.

A personal favorite of mine is the fate of Doug Stamper, portrayed

by Michael Kelly. What will the first lady’s role be in the upcoming

season? Is Frank truly protected from all his previous transgressions that got him to where he is now?

Kevin Spacey, coming off his award-winning performance as Frank Underwood, has been exhilarating to watch as he works his magic on the unsuspecting people of Washington, D.C. Robin Wright is equally as frightening as her on-screen husband, but brings a whole different element to the show as she gracefully schemes with her weapons of choice like no other could.

“House of Cards,” which debuted in 2013 on Netflix, has gripped people ever since Frank Underwood opened the door of his home to deal with some “pain.”

You can catch up on both seasons of the critically acclaimed show on Netflix. Be sure to look out for the third season on Feb 27.

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Jon Stewart announces he will be leaving “The Daily Show” Matthew Kline Staff Writer

“You just have to keep trying to do good work and hope that it leads to more good work. I want to look back on my career and be proud of the work and be proud that I tried everything. Yes, I want to look back and know that I was terrible at a variety of things,” Jon Stewart said in an interview with the Orange County Register.

Stewart has announced that he will be leaving “The Daily Show,” effectively bringing an end to 17 years of political commentary and comedy.

The surprising announcement follows the recent end of Comedy Central’s other flagship show “The Colbert Report.”

“The Daily Show” will not be leaving completely, as a new, yetto-be-named host will be taking

over. People were expecting former correspondent John Oliver to take over, but he has recently renewed “Last Week Tonight” with HBO for another two seasons.

Oliver did make a suggestion for who should take over in a recent interview on “The Tonight Show,” starring Jimmy Fallon.

“How about Hologram Jon, because he’s said almost every word in the English language? If you can put Oliver Reed in a film that he wasn’t in, surely you can just have Hologram Jon, like Tupac, hosting the show every night.”

Buzzfeed has written on this topic and Reddit has some modest discussion on who could take over.

BuzzFeed currently has a poll running of some candidates that readers think should take over.

The list includes names like Jessica Williams, Tina Fay, Louis C.K., Aziz Ansari and more.

Amy Poehler, who recently finished up hit show “Parks and Recreation” and hosting the Golden Globe Awards, sits at the top of the list. Right behind her is “The Daily Show” correspondent Jessica Williams.

Williams has been a big hit with fans of the show, recently, and she has a large following supporting her.

In a recent set of tweets, she stated that she is not hosting the show and that she is “extremely under-qualified.”

While it is not clear when exactly Stewart will be leaving, he stated he would not be renewing his contract. This means he should be departing sometime in 2015 or 2016.

Still need your fill of political commentary and comedy? Check out “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” on HBO for some great coverage.

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Jon Stewart, while not leaving “The Daily Show” yet, announced that he will be leaving within the next year.

24 years later, “Nevermind” still has impact “Fresh Off the Boat” makes waves Josh Torzillo Staff Writer

In honor of the late Kurt Cobain’s 48th birthday on Feb. 20, I thought it would be proper to give a track-by-track review of Nirvana’s sophomore album, “Nevermind.”

Released in late 1991, the album knocked Michael Jackson out of the No. 1 Billboard position, made Kurt Cobain a household name and put Seattle on top of the music world.

The album is consistently cited as one of the best of all time, and Nirvana, despite its short career, remains one of the most popular and polarizing bands in music history.

The album gets straight to the point, starting off with the rock radio staple “Smells Like Teen Spirit.” As the first single released from “Nevermind,” the song is instantly recognizable because of its iconic opening guitar riff, Cobain’s seemingly meaningless lyrics and vocals, and, frankly, its catchiness. The song was made for radio, it seems, and will forever be remembered as Nirvana’s most popular song.

The second track, “In Bloom,” was also quite popular and is remembered for its retro-classic music video. Slower in tempo and propelled by bassist Krist Novoselic’s chugging bassline and drummer Dave Grohl’s tight drumming, the song further solidifies Nirvana’s half-hearted and, perhaps, regret-

ted attempt to break into the mainstream.

“Come As You Are” follows a sort of call-to-arms of the Nirvana fan base. Kurt is remembered for his open-mindedness and acceptance of social deviants, and this song is practically an anthem for “grunge” fans. With another iconic guitar riff, this single also receives steady airplay to this day.

The band speeds things up with

“Released in late 1991, the album...made Kurt Cobain a household name...”

“Breed,” Cobain’s guitar matching Novoselic’s bass note-for-note on the main riff. Simple, fast and quite “punk rock,” the song races along under Cobain’s angst-filled yelling.

The fifth track, “Lithium,” is perhaps my favorite off the album.

Brilliantly written from a bipolar point of view, the happy/sad tone of the song, combined with Cobain’s ironic lyrics, makes for a true alternative classic. The chorus of the song consists of Cobain yelling, “Yeah,” and my favorite part of the song is Novoselic’s bassline in the verses. He is all over the bass, once again, reflecting the bipolar theme of the song.

“Polly,” an acoustic slow-burner with suggestive lyrics, slips in the middle of the album, showing

off Cobain’s softer side. The song stands out simply because it is not played electrically.

True to form, the band turns the punk rock back on for “Territorial Pissings,” with Cobain eventually screaming his lungs out and Dave Grohl putting on an exhibition in punk drumming. Quick and to the point, the song is over before you know it. There is a stellar reference to The Youngblood’s “Get Together” in the beginning, too.

“Drain You” shows off Cobain’s obsession with infants and birth.

It is a twisted love song, displaying Cobain’s odd obsessions.

“Lounge Act” once again shows off Novoselic’s poppy bass-playing and Grohl’s immortal drumming technique, followed by “Stay Away,” which displays the punk side of Nirvana, again.

“On a Plain” is another personal favorite of mine. The band is simply firing on all cylinders. One must listen to truly enjoy it.

Ending with “Something in the Way/Endless Nameless” seems appropriate, sending the listener off with a downright depressing, honest acoustic session, then fifteen minutes of silence. This is followed by what can only be described as a “true Grunge-breakdown,” full of fuzz and spastic playing.

Happy birthday and thank you, Kurt Cobain.

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I am not a fan of many of the big TV network shows. They do not do it for me in terms of comedy or drama; but ABC’s newest comedy, “Fresh Off the Boat,” has become the exception.

The show, set in the ’90s, is about 12-year-old Eddie Huang and his family as they move from Chinatown in Washington, D.C., to Orlando, Florida, and the challenges they overcome trying to obtain the “American dream.”

Some of these challenges include Eddie’s dad’s (Louis Huang) old west restaurant is not doing well, which was the whole reason the family moved to Orlando. A challenge for Eddie is that his mother, Jessica Huang, is what many would call a “tiger mom.” She is overbearing and expects the absolute best from her children.

However, the plot itself is not why I love the show so much. It is the fact that it plays into all the stereotypes affecting race. When the audience is introduced to the Huang’s neighborhood, it is the stereotypical “white housewives” that greet the family.

These women are dressed in roller skating gear and the leader is a typical blonde, who is way too perky and has an incredibly

annoying voice. They introduce themselves dressed in the terrible fashion of the ’90s.

This was one of the funniest parts, in my opinion, because of how much it played into the “white” stereotype. In a scene where Jessica tries to skate with the rest of the group, the women with stereotypical white names seemed like complete airheads talking about a soap opera.

Another scene, from the second episode, showed how much a “tiger mom” Jessica was. Since her oldest son was getting straight A’s, she thought school was too easy, so she began tutoring her sons afterschool to prevent them from falling behind.

Just as I love how much the show plays into the differences we see portrayed in the media, I also love how it plays into the similarities every family faces. In one episode, family members from Washington, D.C., visit and the two families try to outdo each other.

While it is fun to laugh at the stereotypes, it was also nice to see how relatable the show could be.

As the show progressed, I could connect with the characters and laughed more than expected.

After only a few episodes, I was thoroughly impressed and excited to see where this series will go.

New episodes premier every Tuesday at 8 p.m. on ABC.

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Top 20 Billboard Artist

1. Mark Roson/Bruno Mars 2. Ed Sheeran 3. Hozier 4. Rihanna 5. Maroon 5 6. Ellie Goulding 7. Taylor Swift 8. Sam Smith 9. Meghan Trainor 10. Taylor Swift 11. Sam Smith 12. The Weeknd 13. Pitbull & Ne-Yo 14. Usher/Juicy J 15. Taylor Swift 16. Fall Out Boy 17. Meghan Trainor 18. Nick Jonas 19. Nicki Minaj 20. Sia

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Uptown Funk!

Thinking Out Loud Take Me To Church FourFiveSeconds Sugar Love Me Like You Do Blank Space I’m Not The Only One Lips Are Movin Style Stay With Me Earned It Time Of Our Lives I Don’t Mind Shake It Off Centuries All About That Bass Jealous Only Chandelier

Top 10 Movies

Movie 1. Fifty Shades of Grey 2. Kingsman: The Secret Service 3. The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water 4. McFarland, USA 5. The DUFF 6. American Sniper 7. Hot Tub Time Machine 2 8. Jupiter Ascending 9. The Imitation Game 10. Paddington

Weekend Gross $23,246,000 $17,525,000 $15,500,000 $11,315,000 $11,025,000 $9,650,000 $5,800,000 $3,660,000 $2,565,000 $2,289,000

Billboard information from www.billboard.com.

WSYC Top 20 music information from WSYC. Movie information from www.boxofficemojo.com.

Movie schedule from www.carmike.com.

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Top 20 on WSYC

Album Artist 1. Belle and Sebastian Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance What a Terrible/Beautiful World 2. Decemberists 3. Dodos Individ 4. Hanni El Khatib Moonlight 5. Viet Cong Viet Cong 6. Until the Ribbon Breaks A Lesson Unlearnt 7. Sleater-Kinney No Cities to Love 8. Current Swell Ulysses 9. BC Campliight How to Die in the North 10. Husband The Money 11. Max Pain and the Groovies Electro Cosmic 12. Howlin Rain Mansion Songs 13. Guster Evermotion 14. Violent Mae Violent Mae 15. Michael Feuerstack The Forgettable Truth 16. Two Gallants We Are Undone 17. Prata Vetra Selected by Prata Vetra Sky City 18. Amason 19. Jessica Pratt On Your Own Love Again 20. Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper

Movie Schedule Movie Showings Evening Showings

American Sniper

6:50 p.m., 9:50 p.m.

Fifty Shades of Grey

7:00 p.m., 9:50 p.m.

Hot Tub Time Machine 2

7:30 p.m., 9:50 p.m.

Kingsman: The Secret Service 7:05 p.m., 9:50 p.m.

McFarland, USA

6:45 p.m., 9:45 p.m.

SpongeBob Squarepants 2

7:10 p.m., 9:25 p.m.

The DUFF

7:20 p.m., 10:05 p.m.

*Movie showtimes are for Tuesday at the Carmike 7 Theatre located inside the Chambersburg Mall on Black Gap Road.

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Deflate-gate, the Saint’s bounthing that gives a team, player, or Yet, there has been no repercusty scandal and college basketball coach an unfair advantage over an sion for either of those actions. opponent is my definition of cheatWhat kind of message does that game-fixing scandals have made ing, and I believe that eliminates a send to both professional and headlines, but there are countless AND lot of the gray area. It is just amateur athletes? Cheat- more athletes that did these same CALE AHEARN things and got away with it. morally wrong. ing pays off in the end.

That does not mean that athletes A significant reason that Asst. Sports Editor should be doing these professional athletes and teams are such mainstays in Outside of religion, almost nobody news and general interest of gets as serious about the things they people is that they are able to do believe in as sports fans. things, things that most people cannot.

In fact, for many athletes, coaches but if you feel Professional athletes can and general enthusiasts, sports are run faster, throw farlike other people synonymous with religion. are cheating in your ther, and make plays Since the dawn of athletic com- on the field that sport and you decide petition, participants have tried to n o n - p r o f e s s i o n a l s to do the same, if you get gain the advantage using various are simply unable to caught that is on you. underhanded techniques. Now that make, based on pure many sports are huge moneymak- athleticism. ers, there is more at stake than “Performance-enhancing However, if it is ever, and cheating in sports is going found that these prodrugs are an illusion. I nowhere. fessional athletes and wish I had never gotten Many athletes use the excuse teams are only able that “everyone is doing it,” and if to perform at this level involved with steroids. It they don’t participate they will be at because they are cheating, then was wrong. It was stupid.” a disadvantage. there is nothing separating the proHowever, there are many good fessional athletes from us amateurs.

-Mark McGwire reasons behind the limits that Recently, there have been very sporting organizations set for com- public instances of cheating, such petitors. as “Deflate-gate” with the In this week’s edition of Bleacher New England PatriAthletes should not use that as Talk your sports editors discuss ots, and Alex Rodriguez has cemented his legacy an excuse. The rules are there the underlying issues behind to be enforced, and if a referHall of as one of baseball’s biggest cheaters. cheating, some of the reasons ee catches you with globs of of F a m e for it, and ultimately how far pine tar smeared on your neck he or wide receiver Jerry athletes can go before they cross she is bound to call you out on it.

Rice admitting usDave: the fine line between setting It is my opinion that there is only ing “stickum” on his yourself up for success Not two weeks ago sports fans one “too far” in sports, and that is gloves throughout and outright cheating. his NFL career. around the world found out that one getting caught. of the greatest NFL receivers of all If an athlete is cheating often Cale: time, Jerry Rice, had cheated his enough he or she will most likely get way to immortality by spraying his caught eventually.

Cheating in sports gloves with stickum.

Sorry sports fans, but sports, like can come in a variHeadline news like this is ex- life, are not fair, and the more monety of different tremely damaging to sports in gen- ey a player stands to lose or make in forms.

An eral, and undermines the illusion a game the more likely that person individuthat fans crave, namely watching is to stretch or break the rules. al can the best of the best go head-to-head The fact of the matter is that the cheat in fair and balanced contests. best great athletes of all time have b y I ask you, the reader, what do some kind of competitive advantakthe following athletes have in tage, and cheating is just another i n g common: shoeless Joe Jackson, one of those. p e r baseball, Lance Armstrong, bicycle f o r mance racing, Rosie Ruiz, marathon runenhancing drugs or modner, Ben Johnson, 100-yard sprintifying their equipment to er, Tonya Harding, figure skater, give them an advantage. and Bill Belichick, NFL head coach?

A team can cheat by Sure, they were all involved in acting together to break sports controversies of some kind. the rules and gain an But the main thing that they have edge. Either way, it is in common is that they got caught. all the same – cheating.

Sure, using steroids in baseball In my opinion, there and mixed martial arts have anis no room for cheat- Patriots’ coach Bill Belichick has gered fans and raised controversies. ing in sports. Any-

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Boxing gains experience at West Point Spring Invitational DAVE BARTH

knew that his lineup lacked experience, and was not sure exactly what Sports Editor to expect from his fighters after watching several of them in action A week after winning an im- only once. pressive five out of seven fights at Sophomore Brett Pastore, who home the Shippensburg University won his debut a week ago, battled boxing team traveled to West Point Joshua Melendez for three full Military Academy to take on Army rounds at 165 pounds, but ultimatethis past Saturday. The Raider’s ly lost the close fight by decision. lineup featured some of the less-ex- Pastore currently wrestles for the perienced fighters from SU, and Raiders, and shows promise as a the team went 0-4 at the match, al- young boxer. though they gained some valuable “I thought Brett looked really experience. good,” Shippensburg coach Travis Shippensburg coach Travis Wylie Wylie said. “I thought he won his fight against a tough, more experienced opponent, but he didn’t get the decision.

I thought he might have gotten robbed; he got hit with a couple of big shots but I think he won the fight.”

N a t e Sanders (1-3 Photos courtesy of Dave Barth NCBA East), the most exBrown (left) improved in his second fight. perienced

fighter to take the ring on Saturday, fought Michael Garrett at 145 pounds. The tall sophomore fought a solid bout, but made several key defensive mistakes and was sloppy with his hands at times, according to Wylie, on his way to a loss.

Nafis Brown, who debuted last week in a three-round loss, took on Justin Doreck at 125 pounds. Brown, who looked winded by the end of last week’s fight, looked to be in better condition Junior Nate Sanders (left) dropped a tough bout in Saturday’s action. and although he ultimately lost, Marquis Branson made his ring valuable to them,” Wylie said. “We Wylie was impressed at his im- debut for the Raiders on Saturday, have some more experienced fightprovements. fighting Army’s John Kroc. Unfortu- ers for us next week, so hopefully we “Nafis looked better than he did nately, he lost via technical knock- can get back on track.” in his debut last week I thought,” out, but still gained valuable ring The Raiders compete in the Lock Wylie said. “He was fighting a much experience in the bout.

Haven University Invitational next more experienced boxer, and al“I thought the experience our Saturday in the final match schedthough he lost in the end, he is look- fighters got this weekend should be uled this season. ing better each week.”

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Ross breaks record for indoor track DAVE BARTH

Sports Editor The final meet of the season for the Shippensburg University women’s track & field team saw senior Liz Ross break the school record in the weight throw at Kutztown’s SixTeam Challenge on Saturday.

Ross’s throw of 54 feet, 4 inches places her third on the PSAC performance list in the event. Megan Schweighofer held the previous Raider record, a mark of 53 feet, 9 inches.

The Raiders will travel to Edinboro University for the PSAC Indoor Track & Field Championships next Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 28-Mar. 1.

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Sports Editor Freshman Pat Manna pole vaulted to a new personal record on Saturday as the Shippensburg University men’s indoor track team concluded its regular season at Kutztown’s Six-Team Challenge.

Manna cleared 14 feet, 11 inches on his third attempt, beating his previous best of 14 feet, 1 1/4 inches that he set at the Bucknell Invitational.

Juniors Tyler Kersetter and GarPhoto courtesy of David Bracetty rett Vandebrake also achieved sea-

Indoor track breaks records in the final event of season.

son personal records of 47 feet, 11 1/4 inches for Kersetter and 48 feet, 3 1/4 inches for Vandebrake.

Several Raiders placed first in their events in the weekend action. Junior Caleb Bartlett won the weight throw with a toss of 53 feet, 5 3/4 inches, and Junior Braden Bruning secured a victory in the mile, posting a time of 4:30.95. Junior J.R. Smith won the 55-meter dash for the Raiders with a time of 6.60.

Next up for Shippensburg is the 2015 PSAC Indoor Track & Field Championships, to be held at Edinboro University Saturday through Sunday, Feb. 28-Mar. 1.

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E4 Raiders boast 5 PSAC Athletes of the Week Jake Kennedy

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Sophomore catcher Jake Kennedy earned inaugural 2015 NCBWA Atlantic Region Hitter of the Week after outstanding back-to-back weekends at the dish.

Kennedy batted 8-for-16 through the first five games, belting five home runs, a triple and picking up 10 RBIs against Barton and Belmont Abbey.

He already has five homers and two steals, and posts an early on-base percentage of .636 in part due to his six walks on the season.

Sophomore LeQuan Chapman made Men’s Indoor Field Athlete of the Week, according to an announcement by the PSAC league office made on Tuesday afternoon.

He recorded a personal record in triple jump in Boston this Saturday that measured 49 feet, 5 1/2 inches, and finished third overall at the invitational.

His efforts this season have him ranked No. 8 on the NCAA Division II performance list for the event.

Kieran Sutton

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The PSAC Men’s Indoor Track Athlete of the Week honors went to sophomore distance runner Kieran Sutton this week.

Sutton posted a 3K time of 8:13.91 this past Friday at the Valentine Invitational in Boston, good for a personal record by 13 seconds.

The NCAA provisional-qualifying time is good for eighth in Division II and leads PSAC play.

The PSAC league office named sophomore Sarah Hunt the Women’s Indoor Field Athlete of the week after she beat a 10-year school record on Friday.

Hunt’s jump at the Bucknell Tune-Up measured in at 19 feet, 6 3/4 inches.

The star sophomore also placed first in the triple jump later on Friday with a jump of 37 feet, 10 1/4 inches, and her 38-foot, 2 1/4-inch jump from December currently remains the best in the PSAC by almost five inches.

The Shippensburg University 4x4 team broke the PSAC all-time indoor track record on Friday in Boston, an event that junior Megan Lundy anchored. For her efforts, the PSAC league office awarded her Women’s Athlete of the Week honors.

Lundy recorded a PR time of 56.58 seconds, and the 2015 4x4 squad shattered the SU school record set just last year.

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Swimming takes step forward in PSAC Championships Cale Ahearn Asst. Sports Editor Men: The SU Men’s swimming team ended the PSAC Championships with a clutch performance on Sunday that sealed a sixth place overall finish.

SU entered the final race of the event, trailing Edinboro University by one point. The team of freshman Nick Francis, sophomore Shaun Smith and seniors R.J. Phiambolis and Tyler Robertson finished the 400-yard freestyle in a time of

3:10.05 to place fifth in the race, but it was a disqualification that allowed the Red Raiders to gain the necessary point edge to secure sixth in the standings.

The finish reflects a spot that the team moves up after finishing seventh in each of the previous three seasons. It reflects the work that the team has put in, especially the senior class, who were able to move up in the standings during their final season.

“Most teams would be upset that they got sixth place, but for us, we’ve been last for the past 3 years of my career. Being sixth might not be the best, but any improvement from last is a step in the right direction”, se-

16-year coach Tim Verge cheers on his team from poolside.

nior Jeff Mikitka said.

Overall, the team had 15 individual scoring performances, improving from just 10 last season. Every class had a point scorer during the competition, giving the team a reason to look forward to next season.

Freshman Ethan Jacobsen, Kristian Voulopos, and Nick Francis combined for 9 of the team’s 15 individual scoring performances, setting the bar for what they and the team can accomplish in the future.

Women: The PSAC Championship competition ended with the Red Raiders finishing sixth overall, improving one spot in the league standings from last season.

SU was led by Junior Rikki Sargent, who had an All-PSAC finish by placing third in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:21.16 against the league’s top competition. The team had 17 individual scoring performances, including nine top 10 finishes.

Senior Tara Yohe finished her career by putting up a personal best time in the mile, improving by eight seconds with a time of 17:32.96 to finish eighth overall. Yohe is now third all-time in the mile, while also ranking in the top 6 in school history for each of the distance events.

Three other swimmers put up personal records throughout the PSAC competition, helping SU improve their finish over last season.

While a deep senior class is leav-

Stefan Szilagyi lines up to compete in the 200 backstroke.

They hope to take away the lesing the team, the strong performances from the underclassmen sons they have learned from the give the Red Raiders hope for im- PSAC championships and focus them into next season. proving again next season.

Photos courtesy of David Bracetty

The Raiders’ swim team seniors pose before the PSAC Championships. The team improved its championship performance by one place, finishing 6th overall.

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three to tie the game at 70 with 13 seconds remaining. After a timeout Staff Writer and near turnover, Lock Haven’s J.J. Hilliard received a pass, drove The Shippensburg University and landed a jumper from the freewomen’s basketball team fell 72-70 throw line with 1.1 seconds remainto Lock Haven on a last-second ing to give Lock Haven a 72-70 field goal after 40 minutes of lead. highly contested play on SatFollowing Hilliard’s shot, urday. the Raiders took a timeout Shippensburg (17-10, and were unable to get off a 13-8 PSAC) led by 12 points last- second shot to tie early in the game’s or win the game. opening minutes, Shippensburg but Lock Haven got 22 points (11-14, 10—11 from sophoPSAC) finished more point the half with a guard Lauren 12-2 run to lead by sevGold and freshen at the buzzer. Shipman Forward Morgan pensburg then held a Griffith landed her 13th six-point lead with just double-double of the seaunder five minutes in son as Shippensburg fell the contest, but Lock to 17-10 on the season.

Haven rallied with 19 Gold shot a perfect points in the final 4:38 10-for-10 from the free to snatch a victory from throw line and went the Raiders.

2-for-3 from three-point SU trailed by four range. She also added points late in the secanother seven rebounds ond period until freshand seven assists and man Vicky Tumaz committed only two nailed a 3-pointer turnovers in 34 minthat brought the utes of play. score to 68-67. AfTumaz finished the ter Lock Haven made consecutive game with 11 points, shooting 3-6 free throws, Tumaz nailed another

Basketball (W): Feb. 25 vs. Cheyney

Basketball (M): Feb. 25 vs. Cheyney

Softball:

Women’s basketball has clinched the playoffs at 17-10. from long range. Junior Stephanie Knauer and sophomore Logan Snyder each scored seven points for the Raiders.

Shippensburg had already clinched the PSAC East’s No. 3 seed entering Saturday. Lock Haven’s

win on the same afternoon kept its PSAC tournament dreams alive, tying them with East Stroudsburg for the No. 4 seed in the standings.

The Raiders’ regular-season finale is at 6 p.m. Wednesday against Cheyney at Heiges Field House.

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Gold shot a perfect 10-for-10 from the foul line, en route to 22 points on the day.

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Raiders men’s playoff hopes take shot in loss at Millersville CHRIS COLLYMORE Staff Writer

The Shippensburg University men’s basketball team fell Wednesday night to their rivals, the Millersville Marauders, despite a solid night from junior Jay Hardy, the team was not able to pull out the win in a pivotal league showdown.

Shippensburg was only down

by one point in the first half 35-34 thanks in large part to Hardy. The athletic junior had 19 first-half points for Shippensburg thanks in large part to 7-of-9 from the field and a perfect 5-of-5 from the 3-point line. Hardy cooled down going into the second half scoring only five points and finishing with a gamehigh 24 points for Shippensburg.

Shippensburg also received a

The Raiders trailed by 2 with 50 seconds left, but ultimately fell 74-69 to 5th place Millersville.

big contribution from senior Dylan Edgar who had a double-double with 20 points and a game-high 17 rebounds.

This was Edgar’s 10th doubledouble of the season and his second in the team’s last three games.

Along with his double-double Edgar also shot a career best from the free throw line, sinking 10-of-13 on the night.

Freshman Dustin Sleva chipped in for the Raiders with 10 points and five rebounds. Freshman Justin McCarthur had seven points and six assists while sophomore Abe Massaley had six points, five rebounds and four assists.

Despite a solid contribution from multiple players Shippensburg could not rally back against Millersville.

Millersville had five players score in double figures led by team high 18 points from freshman Sam Light.

Shippensburg fought back from eight-point deficit late in the second half. Down by two with 50 seconds left, and despite two missed free throws by Millersville, the Raiders could not make a comeback.

This loss was a big one for Shippensburg with the playoffs right around the corner. Shippensburg is currently the sixth seed in the Eastern Division, tied with

Massaley drives down the court, on the way to 4 assists.

Mansfield. Shippensburg does hold the tiebreaker over the Mounties thanks to their victory over No. 1-seeded East Stroudsburg. The loss also ensures that the Raiders will not host a playoff game this spring.

The playoff standings are almost set with East Stroudsburg in first, Kutztown in second and West Chester in third. Millersvile has all but secured the fourth seed with their win against Shippensburg while Lock Haven moved into the

fifth spot with a win at Cheyney Wednesday.

With the top six seeds making the playoffs, Shippensburg has no room for error.

Shippensburg plays at Lock Haven Saturday at 4 pm and the Red Raiders close out their season at home against Cheyney Wednesday, Feb. 25 at 8 pm.

Men’s basketball unable to hold on, drop matchup at LHU SHAREIK FLOWERS Staff Writer

The Shippensburg University men’s basketball team held an 8-point lead on Saturday entering halftime, but it wasn’t enough as PSAC East Rival Lock Haven outscored them by 19 points in the second half to defeat the Raiders 74-63.

Shippensburg (12-13, 8-13 PSAC) entered the second half with a 31-23 lead, but turnovers, the inability to land shots and faulty defense resulted in Lock Haven commencing the second period with a 37-13 run in the first 12:30 minutes of play. Lock Haven (10-15, 10-11 PSAC) went on to outscore the Raiders 51-32 in the second period.

Sophomore guard Abe Massaley was the Raiders’ standout player, finishing the game with a teamhigh 19 points, eight rebounds, four assists, 2 steals and a block. Senior Dylan Edgar scored 12 points and added seven rebounds while freshman Justin McCarthur scored 12

for the Raiders to overcome. Lock Haven sunk 20-of-51 shots (39.2 percent), compared to the Raiders’ 19-of-57 (33.3 percent) from the floor. Lock Haven also converted a higher percentage of free throws (91 percent) compared to Shippensburg (80 percent) and committed less turnovers.

The Raiders’ 15th loss this season prevents them from controlling their own destiny, but still allows them to contest for a spot in the PSAC playoffs. In order to make it into the postseason, Shippensburg must defeat Cheyney in the regular-season finale Wednesday at 8 p.m. at Heiges Field house and have West Chester defeat Mansfield that same day.

If Shippensburg wins and Mansfield loses on Wednesday, the Raiders would earn the tiebreaker over Photos by Ryan Trexler Mansfield by finishing the season with a better record against West Junior Tony Ellis tied a career high with nine rebounds, and finished the contest Chester and having identical rewith six points. He sank a buzzer beater to close out the first half of the game. cords against both Kutzown and points and dished four assists. bounds and scored six points includThe Raiders outrebounded Lock East Stroudsburg.

Junior Tony Ellis finished the ing a buzzer beater to close the first Haven 36-34, but the Bald Eagles’ game tying a season-high nine re- half. efficient shooting proved too much

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