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Seeing through the smoke: Cigarettes on campus Mary Grace Keller Asst. News Editor

Flip the lighter open, release a flame and inhale the No. 1 cause of preventable death in the United States.

According to the American Lung Association, cigarette smoking causes 393,000 deaths per year and nearly 50,000 deaths from secondhand smoke.

At Shippensburg University, smokers are not an unusual sight. Some congregate outside of the library and chat over Starbucks, while others smoke in-between classes to relieve a little exam stress.

In college, students are especially vulnerable to smoking due to a lack of effective coping mechanisms. Living at home, students are surrounded by the comforts of family, friends and familiar sights.

Once transplanted to a new place, students may turn to unhealthy habits in order to deal with stress.

“Due to their young age, students may not have a large repertoire of coping mechanisms. The advice they too often receive from peers to deal with stress is to drink, smoke and/or engage in drug

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use,” Allison Carey, professor of medical sociology, said.

Whether people smoke for the social aspect or to destress, the addiction behind this killer habit is the real reason companies like Philip Morris USA sell more than 135 billion cigarettes annually.

What begins as one experimental cigarette can quickly turn into an addiction, Carey said. Among the 600-some

According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), nicotine stimulates the adrenal glands, which causes the release of the epinephrine hormone. This dose of adrenaline leads to an increase in blood pressure, respiration and heart rate.

Alex Olson, 20, is majoring in biology at SU. He smokes occasionally, and regrets the habit.

“Honestly, it [smoking]

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ingredients in cigarettes, nicotine is responsible for the addictive quality.

Juntae Kim, a student from South Korea studying accounting, has been smoking for eight years. He has tried to quit several times, but so far his attempts have been unsuccessful.

killed my grandfather because he had lung cancer,” Olson said.

Cigarette smoking is the cause of approximately onethird of all cancers, and 90 percent of lung cancer diagnoses, according to NIDA. Ten minutes of nicotine-laced relief can lead to

greater health complications once a smoker crosses over the line to addiction. Trying to quit the habit can even be painful.

“Every time I tried quitting, my everything hurts.

It’s awful, the withdrawal is awful,” Robyn Woodley, a communication/journalism major, said.

At age 22, Woodley has been smoking for four years now.

“Every time something really stressful would happen and I would just think, ‘I’d rather just smoke than deal with this,’ even though it doesn’t actually help, it just kind of makes you think that it helps. That’s what the addiction does,” Woodley said.

Popular student destination Wibs allows smoking indoors. Another place for locals to have a smoke and enjoy an alcoholic beverage is Orky’s Bar and Grill. The establishment has always allowed indoor smoking, which patrons seem to enjoy.

“They like the fact that they can sit inside during cold weather and not have to worry about freezing their butts off,” Dave Heiss, a bartender at Orky’s, said.

Heiss has been working at

Photo by William Kauffman Above is the sign that hangs outside of Orky’s Bar and Grill. The local establishment allows patrons to smoke inside the building.

Orky’s for six months. Some of his responsibilities include sweeping ash off the floors and cleaning ashtrays.

“We do have air filters, so that makes extra work for us, you know. We clean all the ashtrays every night and clean the air filters out,” Heiss said.

For those who are trying to quit smoking, a helpful website to visit is www.whyquit. com. In an article titled, “Nicodemon’s Lies” John Polito addresses the lies that some smokers tell themselves to justify their cigarette habits.

If the yellow teeth, bad breath and dependency on nicotine is not enough to deter from cigarettes, consider

the impact smoking can have on the people standing outside the fumes.

“My family didn’t really appreciate it [smoking], and they don’t support it, but they’re at the point where if I light up a cigarette they just roll their eyes and just ignore it,” Vikki Glogg, a graduate student in the counseling department, said. “Anybody on campus, I don’t really care what they think of me but when it comes to my family that’s the important one.”

Glogg, 23, may have started smoking six years ago, but she is strongly against the addictive habit.

She refuses to be the friend who gives that first cigarette to a nonsmoker.

Local artist and SU professor dies on New Year’s Day Sarah Eyd

Managing Editor Former Shippensburg University professor Margaret Evans lost her battle with cancer peacefully in her home on New Year’s Day. The calm and quiet nature of her passing was a stark contrast to her exotic and off-the-beaten path life.

A native of the Finger Lakes region in upstate New York, Evans joined the Peace Corps when she was 23 and lived in the Democratic Republic of Congo. After 16 months in Africa, Evans crossed cultures again by moving to Korea where she started showing her photography in galleries.

Her worldly knowledge and cultural experiences did not go unnoticed at SU. “She was very culturally experienced,” said Masadul Biswas, assistant professor at SU. Biswas, a native of Ban-

gladesh, and Evans taught together in the communication/journalism department.

“We were very good friends.

She was very well-versed in India. Anytime she would give me greeting or holiday cards it would have some sort of tiger or bengals on it.”

Evans also assisted Biswas in finding a new home after he accepted his position at SU. “She was an unofficial mentor for me,” he said, “I am very grateful to her.”

Biswas spoke to his students this semester about Evans and held a moment of silence for her in his diversity and the media class.

Evans’ main focus in the communication/journalism department was photography, one of her true passions.

After traveling the world and honing her craft as a photographer, Evans decided to pursue a career in early childhood education at age 26. She earned her undergraduate

Photo by Nickolys Hinton Margaret Evans was an avid photographer and this photo she took is hanging in the Communication/Journalism office in Rowland Hall.

degree at Goddard College before earning her master’s of fine art degree from Rochester Institute of Technology.

For most of her career, Evans focused on documentary-style photography. In

the 1980s and 1990s she documented the decline of the steel industry in America and the textile industry in Poland.

Though photography was her main focus, she also dabbled in watercolor paint-

ing and jewelry-making.

After coming to Shippensburg in the late 1990s, Evans quickly became acclimated to the local art community. She has shown her work in various galleries across the area, including Shippensburg’s SHAPE Gallery, Carlisle Arts Learning Center (CALC) and the Art Association of Harrisburg. Evans avidly supported SHAPE, where she once served as vice president, as well as The Thought Lot. “Margaret and her husband were influential members of Shippensburg’s art community,” Steve Brenize, treasurer at The Thought Lot, said. “Margaret’s encouragement and actions have left a lasting imprint on our organization and other local art organizations.”

In addition to art and teaching, she was also passionate about animal rights.

She would regularly put out food and water for home-

less animals and took part in trap-neuter-release missions around Shippensburg.

She was also an activist for women’s rights. In April 2013, she hosted a screening of the documentary, “It’s a Girl,” which highlighted the growing problem of gendercide worldwide.

Evans is survived by her husband, Art, eight siblings, her cats, Smoke, Tux and Tess and countless friends and supporters in the community.

Gail Culbertson, a close friend and fellow staple in the local art community, helped take care of Evans in her final days.

“She put color in my all too black-and-white perspective on life,” Culbertson said.

“There is a word in Portuguese for these times, ‘saudade.’ There is no single word in English for saudade. It’s the longing I feel for what is missing but it is also the comfort of the love that remains.”

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Scott Hershberger Guest Columnist

Well, we are already a month into the spring semester, and despite the large amount of snow still on the ground, students are surely looking ahead to warmer weather, the end of classes and the beginning of summer vacation.

For many seniors, the next few months will also be a time to prepare to put your college days behind you while starting to search for your first post-graduation job in the “real world.”

While the thought of taking this next step is probably very exciting but a little bit scary, please know that some of your fellow alumni from Shippensburg University are here to help.

Regardless of your major, the Career Mentoring Network provides an outlet for alumni to search for others who may be able to provide some much-needed assistance. Simply visit “SHIP CAREER CONNECTION”

(https://shippensburg-csm. symplicity.com/), create a username and password, and within minutes, you will be able to search through a database of volunteers, using criteria such as city, state, employer, job type, degree or activities.

From there, you can click on the profiles of the alumni who you believe may be most helpful to your mission of securing a job. They might offer to answer questions about certain career fields, critique a resume or even allow an opportunity to spend a day with them at their place of employment.

Feel free to contact multiple volunteers if you so desire.

There’s no telling how that decision may impact the rest of your life.

SHIP CAREER CONNECTION can also be used to search through job openings that are posted by staff members at the university. An extended network of available positions listed by other colleges is also able to be viewed. Users will even have the convenient option of selecting “favorite” employers and contacts, which will then appear as priorities on subsequent log-ins.

It is no secret that a resume is usually required to obtain a full-time job, and members of the Alumni Career Services department (part of the university’s alumni office) are able to assist with that as well.

Easy to locate after visiting www.ship.edu/alumni, the “Resume Assistance” page spells out the “do’s” and “don’ts” when it comes to creating the oh-so-important document that could

make or break your employment. A series of samples are also available, and resumes can be emailed to alumni@ship.edu before being posted on the site for influential others to see.

More information can be delivered directly to your inbox when you sign up for the SHIP Alumni Career Newsletter. Mailed each month, these e-mails also include a listing of upcoming programs, such as resume boot camps, job fairs and professional conferences.

It should not come as a surprise to learn that the job search after graduation is not always easy, but take a little comfort in knowing that there are several people who came before you who are willing to help assist with your transition from successful college student to impressive alum.

Scott Hershberger graduated from Shippensburg University in May 2007 with a degree in communication/ journalism.

He was a regular contributor to The Slate during his time on campus.

After graduation, Hershberger spent three years as a news reporter at WHAGTV in Hagerstown, Md., followed by three years as a public relations contractor at the Franklin County Visitors Bureau in Chambersburg.

He and his wife live in Waynesboro, Pa., where he currently works as the town’s director of economic development.

He joined the Shippensburg University Alumni Association’s Board of Directors in the fall of 2012.

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Winter Olympics bring Russian pride, embarrassment too that the athletes are facing Russia Today responded at their hotels. to what they dubbed “RusThe Metro posted pictures sia-bashing” by stating this on its webpage of an eleva- is “journalistic malpractice” tor only having the option that “poisons public opinto go up, not down. Another ion,” and it consists of “[c] elevator contained two but- heap shots, lazy reporting tons to go to the first floor. and maniacal commentary.”

This pales in comparison Regardless of the never to what US Weekly report- ending scrutiny the host ed last week about Johnny country faces, their athletes Quinn, a bobsledder, who have taken home the second had to break his way out highest amount of medals of his bathroom door after as of last Sunday. Both the it got “locked/jammed.” The Russian Federation and Troy Okum magazine also reported that the United States were journalists in Sochi often tied with 16 total medals, Staff Columnist lacked the availability of including four gold medals.

Twelve days have passed shower curtains, door knobs Russia, though, has pulled ahead of the U.S. by getting since the start of the 2014 and even water.

Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, and only five days remain until the games are over. Amidst all the games, many news stations have managed to find time to repeatedly blast the Russian government for nearly everything they do.

“It’s the most troubling, complicated Olympics of our time,” wrote Sally Jenkins of The Washington Post.

Jenkins points out several times that this is “[t]he most expensive Olympics in history” costing over $50 billion, and it only serves as “an elaborate facade built to Photo courtesy of Atos International impress [the] foreign pass- The 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, have been a point of erby.” both positive and negative attention from global media outlets.

As many viewers of the Despite the many com- seven silvers, compared to opening ceremony remember, one of the five snow plaints of Russia’s technical the U.S.’ four.

On Sunday, an Olympic flakes failed to change into problems, Jen Peros of Us an Olympic Ring. Western Weekly reports that “Sochi record was broken by Amermedia took this opportunity is beautiful and brand-new,” ican athlete Bode Miller in to blast Russia for its fail- and that “[t]he hotels are the super-g. Miller, who ure for the next few days, by no means luxurious, but is 36, won a bronze medal making him “the oldest Alinstead of focusing on the they’re fine.”

The Colbert Report in- pine medalist in Olympic games. Apparently, this is understandable because vestigated the new trend- history,” according to CBS “as much as the Games are ing topic about the Russian News.

The leading country was about the athletes, they government’s opposition to are also significantly about homosexuality, which has the Netherlands with a total those rings,” reported the been more popular since the of 17 medals, including five start of the Winter Olym- gold. While Germany holds Huffington Post.

Many concerns and criti- pics. Colbert interviewed only 12 medals, its athletes cisms have been brought to two members of Pussy Riot, have earned the most gold, the attention of the world a punk rock feminist move- at seven. Still though, the about Russia’s seemingly ment, who bashed Russian games are not over and all backward state. The Inter- President Vladimir Putin eyes are on Russia. net is now buzzing with pic- and the country’s homophotures of the many oddities bic tendencies.

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A word from the financial aid office: Scholarship opportunities from AAUW Do not let bad grades derail finances

The Harrisburg Branch of American Association of University Women (AAUW) is again announcing two scholarships for female students to be awarded for the fall 2014 term:

Satisfactory Academic Progress Are you on a satisfactory academic progress warning with financial aid?

If so, be sure to do well on your mid-terms that will be coming up shortly.

Failure to satisfactorily complete your spring classes could result in a full loss of funding for the summer 2014 or fall 2014 semesters.

Be sure you are doing everything possible to pass your spring classes. Remember, in order to remain in compliance for financial aid, an undergraduate student must successfully pass 67 percent of their attempted credits and maintain a 2.0 GPA (1.7 as a freshman).

Graduate students must pass 67 percent of their credits and maintain a 3.0 GPA. Failure to meet these qualifications could result in a loss of your financial aid funding for the upcoming year.

If you find yourself deficient in these requirements, you may make up credits

over summer, but you may not qualify for financial aid to take those classes.

If you have questions about your status, please contact the financial aid office.

Holds Each office has its own holds that it may place on students’ records. Reasons for holds may include missing paperwork, parking fines or a balance still needing to be paid on your bill, among other things.

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If you have a financial hold on your account, this was placed by student accounts, not the financial aid office.

However, if you have questions about your hold you can contact the student accounts office. You may be directed to our office for potential funding.

Having a hold on your account will prohibit you from scheduling classes. Please be diligent and check your status on the MyShip portal to see if you have a hold and with which office.

Have a question about a refund?

Please contact student accounts, not financial aid, regarding any and all refund inquiries, billing and fee questions, meal plan changes, residence hall costs, etc.

An easy way to remember this separation of office duties is financial aid awards you money while the student accounts office bills your account and issues refunds.

Beverly J. Smith Memorial Scholarship Amount: $2,500 - one award to be given.

Criteria: 1. Enrolled as a full-time student pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in the fall 2014 term.

2. Female student having completed at least 60 credits toward a Bachelor’s degree by the end of the spring 2014 semester.

3. Attend an accredited college or university in Pennsylvania.

4. Permanent resident of Dauphin, Cumberland or Perry County.

5. Demonstrate academic achievement with at least a 3.4 GPA. 6. Demonstrate financial need.

Martha M. Dohner Memorial Scholarship Amount: $1,000 - one award to be given.

Criteria: 1. Enrolled as a full-time student pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in the fall 2014 term.

2. Female student having completed at least 15 credits toward a Baccalaureate degree by the end of the spring 2014 semester.

3. Attend an accredited college or university in Pennsylvania.

4. Permanent resident of Dauphin or Cumberland County.

5. Demonstrate academic achievement with at least a 3.25 GPA. 6. Demonstrate financial need.

Complete application material is available on the AAUW Harrisburg website, Harrisburg-pa.aauw.net.

The deadline for applications is June 1, 2014.

Contact Becky Cotich at HbgAAUWScholarships@gmail.com with any other questions.

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The harsh reality behind cyberbullying in society Ana Guenther Opinion Editor

In the past, we defined a bully as someone who would pick on you at recess in the schoolyard, or trip you in the hallway on the way to class.

Nowadays, society unfortunately has a new aspect of bullying to deal with — a form that can reach children or teenagers 24/7. According to stopcyberbullying.gov, cyberbullying is defined as bullying that takes place using electronic technology.

Today, this technology is held in our hands most of the time and is widely available to the masses.

Dosomething.org reported that 80 percent of teens use their phone regularly, making text messaging the highest form of cyberbullying.

This bullying includes anything from mean text messages to rumors spread through email.

Social networking websites are huge generators of cyberbullying, and this is easy to believe when Internetsafety101.com is saying that 85 percent of teenagers own one form or another of a social networking account.

I think that children have it hard. While some may argue that I am not so far gone from my childhood years I remember the good times and

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the bad. Children may not have it as hard as adults do, but the stress and difficulties between the two age groups are different.

Growing up you deal with the hardships of peer pressure, making friends, going through puberty (which is arguably the hardest part) and much more. That is why it is so important that we stop cyberbullying.

Dealing with other kids at school can be hard, but imagine a child coming home to even more torment.

During a study conducted by students and faculty at the University of New Hampshire, reports showed that 68 percent of teens agree that cyberbullying is a serious problem.

There are two problems here; one, it is not 100 percent, and two, the majority of that 68 percent is doing little to combat the situation.

The study showed that 11 percent of teens’ cyberbully to show off to their friends, 14 percent do it to just be mean, 28 percent unfortunately do it for entertainment, and 58 percent cyberbully because they feel the victim deserves it.

Social media can be a great outlet for the masses; however, we need to understand that using a Facebook or Twitter account is more than just chatting friends and posting pictures.

In a way, it is a responsibility.

Whatever we post or say is there for everyone to see, and even if you try to delete your account, it can still be searched by someone. The world is so much more accessible to us today than it ever was before, and we do not even have to leave our couch to talk to someone from China.

The bullying online does not even have to be directed toward a victim. Subtweeting has become a huge factor in the Twitter, and it does not take a genius to decipher these messages.

While the bullying message may not be delivered directly to that person, that does not mean he or she will miss it.

The study at New Hampshire also found that 81 percent of youth agree that bullying online is easier than bullying in person.

The thing is, is that when you bully online you are the coward.

According to dosomething. org, cyberbullying teens are two to nine times more likely to commit suicide.

You bully behind your phone or computer screen but that does not make you tough.

We need to stop looking in the other direction, and start looking toward the youth who need our help.

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Sit your ‘selfie’ down Cassandra Clarhaut Asst. Opinion Editor

Phone camera lights flash; duck lips and two-finger peace signs protrude; “SELFIE!” some girl squeals. “Pic” posted; how many likes did it get?

Selfies are the current subject of Dove’s 2014 Real Beauty campaign, featured in a short documentary that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival this year.

The film focuses on teen girls and their mothers, who through a workshop at school learn that selfies can empower women and incorporate what they see as flaws into a beautiful snapshot.

The photos were put on display in a gallery-type setting, and comments were left with sticky notes on the wall in a real-world Facebook fashion.

One teen in the documentary said, “In the workshop I was surprised when I heard the girls talk about their insecurities.

When they said they were insecure about things, those were the things that made them different.

But the things that made them different made them unique and that made them beautiful.”

I have taken selfies sparingly since my middle school Myspace era about 10 years ago — incidentally when the Dove Campaign for Real Beauty first launched. I first heard the term “selfie culture” early this year, when a friend tweeted James Franco’s essay “The Meaning of the Selfie” in The New York Times. Franco discusses the difference between celebrity selfies and non-celebrity selfies and charges that attention is power.

“Of course, the self-portrait is an easy target for charges of self-involvement, but, in a visual culture, the selfie quickly and easily shows, not tells, how you’re feeling, where you are, what you’re doing,” Franco writes.

He continues to say he’s “turned off” when he visits an Instagram with no selfies.

I feel like this person, the selfie-less account holder, turns me on. It is mysterious.

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I “unfollow” the social media user who posts daily selfies — each shot generally looks interchangeable. By all means, let me see a nice head shot, a cute family photo, a picture of you taken by a friend. I even showcase my occasional selfie on Instagram and/or Twitter.

But what grinds my Instagram is the shameless narcissism many social media users acquire. We use social media to find power and confidence in ourselves, but the result when “favorites/likes” on a photo, status or tweet do not fulfill that desire is catastrophic to our self-image.

A friend of mine puts so much emphasis on her Instagram selfies that she will delete a picture if it does not reach a substantial, and in my opinion, unrealistic amount of favorites in one hour. That photo, to her, is not worthy of display, accurate depiction of her or not.

The other issue I have with selfies is accuracy. We post photos that show us in a

flattering light. We use Photoshop to alter our skin tone, facial structure, body shape.

What is “liked/favorited” is not you or me. It is how we want to be perceived.

That abuse, the manipulation of photos, and consequently the minds of social media followers/“friends,” is the problem.

The fact that humans need the approval of others over a screen is so sad.

The truth about selfie culture is that no amount of virtual esteem can compensate for self-worth. Only by loving ourselves for our flaws, allowing the world to see hideous personal photos, and knowing that no matter the “favorite/like” count, we are who we are, can we, the millennials, find balance between the self-centered reputation thrust upon us and our self-conscious truth. Get the picture?

Follow @cassclarhaut on twitter for news, updates, and extremely rare hideous selfies.

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Listen to your crowd, know your blind spots and gather insights to serve them better Masudul Biswas Guest Writer

When we encounter the word “innovations,” most of us tend to think about technological advancements.

But innovations can also be interpreted as ideas that can result in new marketing approaches or the modifications in existing services or product development.

The best example is the Adobe Community.

When Adobe Muse, a web design software, was in the beta stage, geeks at Adobe listened to the crowd and interacted with them.

As a user of Adobe Creative Suite, I was able to see the reflection of some of those discussions in Adobe’s software updates.

In the online crowd, some criticize, some appreciate and some offer suggestions and newer ideas.

Therefore, social technologies and online communities help businesses, innovators and service providers listen to the online crowd, engage in conversations and seek or track ideas.

People have always been an important factor for a business or a social initiative or a political campaign to be successful.

But now in the age of social media or participatory online

media, it matters more. Why? Because of the speed in which words spread through “sharable” technologies, such as social share interfaces across the platforms.

Therefore, knowing the public sentiments that are expressed and shared online about a brand or a political issue or a community service is a must for a business or a nonprofit of any size.

Analysts at Forrester Research would agree that engagement across social media platforms, communities on blogsphere and vendor-managed private online communities are changing the culture of innovations and traditional practices in communication and marketing. Corporations and organizations with big budgets are investing in vendors, such as Communispace, Lithium, Spredfast and Think Passenger, which create customized online communities and recruit brand-specific targets to monitor and track customer insights about a particular brand over a period of time.

For example, by using the private online community services of Communispace four to five years ago, the Disney Co. gathered ideas from parents and movie fans on how to overcome barriers in the adoption of Blu-ray technology.

The Bank of America used the service of Communispace

in 2008 to understand the financial management by high school and new college students before developing an appropriate campaign for this target group.

Such consumer insights are largely spontaneous and honest data because brand users can talk freely in an informal, participatory setting of social media and online communities.

The organizations still need to use popular research methods — focus group and surveys — in addition to online behavior-based consumer insights to develop a comprehensive picture about their consumers/publics.

An organization with a small budget can be strategic in designating its staff to monitor different social media sites, where its crowd gathers.

An analyst can create an online community with a hashtag and then monitor and interpret the talks and activities associated with a hashtag.

Who knew that trending of message feeds would redefine the concept of community if the purpose is all about sharing ideas, opinions and information about a certain topic or a brand?

Masudul Biswas, Ph.D., is an assistant professor of communication/journalism at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania.

across the country is as simple as a few clicks on Facebook or Twitter.

Speaking of Twitter, the site itself is only seven years old and already has 500 million users, according to socialmediatoday.com.

It is the fastest growing social media website with 288 million active users and 400 million tweets sent per day.

Since Twitter has become a titan in the social media industry, is it possible to become addicted to such easyto-use services? You may not think that is likely, but tell that to a man who lost his job over his addiction to tweet-

ing. According to Gawker, Larry Carlat, previous editor of Men’s Health magazine, lost his job, got divorced and alienated loved ones because of his constant Twitter fever.

Carlat’s tweeting habits were overstepping his company’s policy because he was on Twitter so often.

“I had a choice: to delete the account or face termination.

Sensing that my days were numbered, and being ambivalent about the job anyway, I chose to fall on my sword,” Carlat said in an interview.

Fortunately for Carlat, he ended up deleting his Twitter account cold turkey due to all

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The addictive qualities behind Twitter Nicholas Finio Staff Writer

Social media are a series of websites designed to connect millions of people through interactive photos, statuses, updates and much more.

Although social media are a relatively new and growing sensation, we have become accustomed to using it daily in order to progress our social lives in a way never before imaginable.

Getting well acquainted with old friends from high school or relatives from

the negative aspects it had the slightest spare time, I contributed to his life. just hop on and check to see what is happening in the world. I feel better when I am “What would hap- aware of what is happening pen if Twitter was than when I am not.

I want to participate in all completely inactive corners of the Internet, but for a week?” life is more precious. I have always wondered what would happen if Twitter shut down That brings me to my for 24 hours. What would point: If an editor of a maga- happen if Twitter was comzine can be addicted to social pletely inactive for a week? media, why cannot average Would people go crazy, college students? I use Twit- start petitions, seek revenge ter every day and sometimes and throw tantrums? do not even realize it. It is The world we live in is such an enticing app on my based on interacting through phone that whenever I get technology more so now than

it ever has been before. Our dependence on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and other apps has increased tenfold.

Sometimes it is much easier to step outside and breathe fresh air and stay away from my phone. Usually I will give myself two hours of not using my phone every day to clear my head and look around.

I do not want life to pass me by over the years and make it feel like seconds due to social media. I would rather live in the present moment and be aware of my surroundings than kill time seeing what everyone else is doing on a dayto-day basis.

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At the moment, the ‘Loud Music Trial’ Adrian Sipes

Staff Columnist What is on my mind at the moment is the “loud-music” trial in Florida. While this event took place back in November 2012, I believe now more than ever that something should be done.

Jurors reached a verdict Saturday night on four of five charges, according to cnn. com.

Three of which are counts of attempted second-degree murder. However, according to cnn.com, the judge has declared a mistrial on count one which is first-degree murder.

On Nov. 23, 2012, Michael Dunn pulled into a Jacksonville, Fla., gas station next to an SUV full of teenagers, one of which was 17-year-old Jordan Davis. Dunn, who became aggravated with the teenagers overly loud music

coming from their vehicle, engaged in an argument with the teenagers and opened fire on the SUV 10 times, according to nbcnews.com. Jordan Davis was killed by that gunfire.

Dunn opened fire on the SUV because he saw what he believed to be the barrel of a gun emerging out of the back window where Davis was sitting. According to nbcnews. com, no gun was found.

The trial has been receiving plenty of attention. Which I believe, as well as cnn.com and nbcnews.com, has a lot to do with the Trayvon Martin case. Though they strike so much similarity, at the same time both cases are of different caliber, according to nbcnews.com.

This may be true to an extent, but I cannot help but receive the same gut-wrenching emotions I felt when news broke about the death of Martin, and later the not guilty

verdict of Zimmerman.

It may also be true that Dunn will receive jail-time.

But I have to say that it would make me feel a heck of a lot better to see that first-degree murder charge hit the table.

I hate to see anyone receive any unjust punishment, but at the same time I hate to see someone who deserves proper punishment get away.

When it comes down to the wire, it is another black teen being killed by another white male over something so petty and unjustifiable that the case itself from the defense point of view is falling apart by the minute. To me this is not justice. Maybe I am wrong, and maybe my opinion seems absurd.

But how many more young black teens in our country are going to fall victim to another trigger-happy candidate with a permit before we as nation see the big picture?

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A day in the life of the ROTC cadets at SU

Combat-focused Physical Training at 0615, Military Science III at 0800, Psychology of Person to Person Interaction at 1230 and Military Science lab at 1400; this is the average day for MSIII (thirdyear cadet) Rosey Tuttle.

Piotr Ziemkiewicz powers through some push ups and sit ups during morning PT, which is held five days a week.

Tuttle, with Andrew Adamsky, prepares to brief an operation order, or an OPORD. OPORDs involve planning tasks and locations of military personnel during any given situation.

Keegan Alldredge breaks into a sweat while exercising with a weight ball in the crowded hallway at Wright Hall.

Tuttle enjoys the experience of gaining leadership skills in preparation for serving in the medical branch of the National Guard after graduation.

“You’re always in the role of being a leader,” said Tuttle. “No matter what, they’re looking at you.”

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Student Spotlight: Kathleen Prest stays involved at SU

Ship Idol hosts its fourth year of auditions Andy Dixon

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Last week, Ship Idol hosted its fourth year of auditions and plenty of eager contestants lined up.

The singers could pick any song of their choice and had to sing a three-minute a capella for the judges.

The judges will select the top 12 singers to move on to the first round. Last year the event was ran independently, but this year the Activities Program Board will be hosting the event for the first time.

APB’s presence has in-

creased the funding and marketing, which means better prizes and a better special host for the final round of Ship Idol.

The first-place prize is $300 and the runner-up will receive $150.

There will be prizes for the audience on every night, and the important dates to remember are as follows.

Feb. 26 will be the first round, March 26 is the second round, and April 16 will wrap up the big finale. All of those nights will be hosted in the CUB MPR at 9:30 p.m. and each night will have its own specific theme.

I got the opportunity to sit down with a couple of the contestants as they nervous-

ly waited for their audition.

Cristen Harris, a sophomore, told me she was singing “I’m Going Down” by Mary J. Blige. This was her first time ever singing at an audition and was motivated by her friends to enter. Another contestant, Angie Mason sang “Just the Way You Are” by Bruno Mars. She is a first year student and incorporates this song when she is working as a campus tour guide.

All contestants were judged on creativeness, style, song choice and control. With expectations of more than 50 participants, the competition should be fierce.

Photo by Carolyn Powers Kathleen Prest finds rewarding experiences while staying involved on campus through activities.

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As a social work major and ethnic studies minor, junior Kathleen Prest finds rewarding experiences through staying involved on campus.

She finds balance between being the president of the Social Work Organization, the president of the Social Work Research Club, being in the cast of this year’s Vagina Monologues and having two on-campus jobs.

As a coordinator of last year’s “Project Homeless Connect,” she helped acclimate volunteers to the process and was able to identify the needs of guests and direct them toward the services

that they needed.

She also was able to learn that the stigmas of poverty and homelessness may not always be what they seem.

Prest finds it important to inform others of these misconceptions.

With her campus involvement, she loves working with other students to help them reach their full potential and finds this to be the most rewarding.

“Once you get involved in something, opportunities present themselves to get involved in more things, and you can never shoot down a good opportunity,” Prest said.

The experiences she has had through her internship at The Commission of Economic Opportunity, volunteering, as well as the social work program has inspired

her to make a difference.

With a long line of goals in her future she uses these experiences as inspiration.

She highlights the importance of the reintegration process of individuals who have been incarcerated and stresses the fact that those who end up homeless are more likely to reoffend.

Prest hopes to earn a masters degree in college student personnel at Shippensburg University, work at a maximum security prison reintegration program and, eventually, earn her doctorate degree and become a social work professor.

Prest’s selflessness allows her to thrive as both an individual and a student and continuously presents itself Photo by Andy Dixon with more opportunities every year.

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Drain water and place in a frying pan.

Mix the rest of the ingredients together in the pan until the eggs are scrambled.

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The past week has been very busy in the Huber Art Center, where two new exhibits were opened in the Kauffman and Brindle galleries. An exhibit, including work from SU students, was also put on display at Penn State University.

The exhibit displayed at Penn State is titled “Delivering the Goods.” This is the same name as an exhibit that appeared at the Kauffman Gallery last semester.

That exhibit’s artwork was made by the graduates of the PSU art program.

The graduates are displaying their exhibit in one of their own galleries and invited the undergraduates to

display their artwork with them. All of the artwork follows the guidelines of USPS Mailing. The idea of this exhibit is to “demonstrate that creativity and imagination are not confined to nor defined by a box,” says Michael Campbell, the director of the Kauffman Gallery.

The students featured in “Delivering the Goods” are Hannah Berger, Heidi Brandt, Anthony Brown, Sarah Fluck, Mercedes Healy, Audrey Ketterer, Hannah Kunce, Donte Moore, Ryan Palmer, Colin Riley, Chelsea Schonhaut and Jarret Voight.

Moore is a sophomore art major. His art piece for the exhibit is called “Restraint.”

It is a clay piece that shows a face with locks and hands

surrounding the face as if they are holding the person back. He said the piece shows “how at times we put the strongest holds on ourselves because we fear change.”

Brown is a senior dual major in art and history.

Brown’s piece in the exhibit is titled “Forward Shift.”

His piece is made of plaster, foam and paint. It is painted to represent a cast metal piece.

Ketterer is a senior art major with a concentration in ceramics. The piece she has exhibited is a mosaic tile two-dimensional piece.

It is part of her senior body of work, inspired by the Gouldian Finch, which is an endangered bird from Australia.

An exhibit also opened

and Bradley Cooper also have starring roles in the film and all are fantastic as always in the film.

Other than all of the fantastic performances, what made this film so great was the atmosphere that Russell has created. The music selected was a perfect representation of the music scene during the late 1970s.

Also, the costumes and hair that he used made you feel like you were in the 1970s.

The styles of that period are so iconic and “American Hustle” is one of the best period pieces in a long time that accurately represented the era in which it depicts.

However, the film’s story line was lacking for a film that is in contention for a best picture nominee. From the beginning of the film you can make up a good idea of where the film is going and that knowledge of the films most integral plot

points take away from the story throughout the film.

The film was fantastic but is it best picture material? I do not think so. The story was very simple and predictable even to the average moviegoer.

The acting was great and the costume and music created an atmosphere that brought the ’70s back to life.

But that was not enough to bring this highly anticipated film to best picture quality. I rate this film a 4 out of 5.

With the 86th annual Academy Awards approaching, David Yearwood wanted to let people know about the films and give a college students opinion on the more well regarded films of the past year. Check back next week for his review of “Nebraska.”

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Asst. A&E Editor It is very obvious to me now that the theme of this year’s best picture nominees is a top of the line ensemble of today’s top actors and actresses. Best Picture nominee “American Hustle” is no exception.

The cast brought together by director David O. Russell (“Silver Linings Playbook,” “The Fighter”) is composed of actors and actresses who are known for their performances in Russell’s most critically acclaimed films.

“American Hustle” features several A-List actors and actresses all of whom were fantastic in the film.

Christian Bale once again transforms to a character, which is basically the exact opposite of his role as Bruce Wayne.

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in the Kauffman Gallery on Saturday. This exhibit is titled “Best of the Best: PA Educators.” This gallery includes mixed media from educators all over Pennsylvania.

The educators’ art work was judged and chosen by William Waite, a professor at Jamestown Community College in New York.

Fourteen artists have art displayed in the 28-piece exhibit. Kristy Higby, Mark Flowers, James A. Grandi, Aric Sites, Sarah Maclay and Jill Rakowicz had pieces in the show and spoke at the opening.

Awards were given to the Top 3 art pieces in the show.

The third-place award was given to Mark Flowers for “Table for Two.” This piece is a mixed-media piece that

includes wood and acrylic on canvas. The second-place award was given to Kristy Higby for “Luxemburg Herb Garden,” which is an encaustic painting, also known as hot wax painting.

The first-place award was given to Sarah Maclay for “Memory Feels Alive,” which is also an encaustic painting.

The exhibit will be open in the Kauffman Gallery until March 6.

A student exhibit also opened this past week in the Brindle Student Gallery. The student displaying her artwork is Hannah Kunce, whose artwork consists of realistic paintings of girls, hence the title of her exhibit “Girls, Girls, Girls.”

Kunce is a senior art major who is graduating this

semester and planning on attending graduate school to become a professor.

Kunce’s artwork is very beautiful. She has a way of showing all of her emotions and the model’s emotions when she paints.

Her exhibit is only of painted females because Kunce said, “I have this sincere attraction to the mentality of women and I wanted to showcase the way I capture their essence.”

Her exhibit will be on display until Feb. 20.

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Games & Tech: What’s Next?

Have you gone next gen yet?

Matthew Kline A&E Editor

The biggest question that has been floating around the tech and video game world for the past few months has been straight forward: “Are you going next gen?”

For many, this means possibly getting rid of their Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 for an Xbox One or PlayStation 4.

Why is this such a big deal though?

The main issue people are faced with seems to be if it is worth it or not to make the switch. The new Xbox is $500 while the PS4 is $400, which is a pretty big investment. Along with that, people argue that there are not many games available.

Since the two systems’ launch in November, there are only a handful of games available for each system, including exclusives. While this can be a turn-off toward the new consoles, it is to be expected.

A lot of the companies did not get their developer kits until near the consoles’ release, so they have only been able to start developing games close to the systems’ release.

However, this means there is a huge influx of games coming in the summer and on, such as “Destiny,” “Elder Scrolls Online,” “Watch Dogs” and more.

What’s the benefit to moving to next gen though? The Xbox 360 and PS3 are expected to be supported for another three to five years, with titles coming out that will not be available for the

new consoles. This leaves people with plently of reason to keep their old systems as well as get the new ones.

People have been wondering if Nintendo has been lagging behind Microsoft and Sony in the console releases. It has been questioned whether or not Nintendo’s console, the Wii U, is to be considered a next gen console.

The Wii U came out before the PS4 and Xbox One, offering HD graphics, a new online store and even some of the hot titles that would be available on the newest consoles, such as Watch Dogs.

The argument against the Wii U is that it does not offer all the new technology and games that are offered on the new systems. People also feel it is too ‘kid-oriented’ for hardcore gamers.

Personally, I think it matches up well against the new systems. It has backward compatibility, meaning it can play the Nintendo Wii games. The Wii U also has an online store that offers a lot of classic titles from their older systems. The PS4 and Xbox One can not play games that are on the previous systems.

Nintendo also has some exclusive roleplaying games that are huge in the hardcore gaming crowd today, making it a good competitor.

It seems like a good time to hop on board with next gen. While a lot of games aren’t available right now, there is plently to do on the new consoles to keep people occupied until the new wave of games come out.

Photo courtesy of Wikipedia An animated size comparison of the Xbox One and PlayStation 4.

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his sexual orientation that is just plain wrong. The guy is not hurting you in any way just because he is a homosexual.

If he can produce on the field and does not cause trouble in the locker room, there should be no reason for discrimination.

A lot of people think that he is doing this to get his name out there with the media and so that organizations will know his name, I feel as if he is doing it to get the weight off his shoulders.

It has to be hard to hide something that you have such strong feelings about and by being able to come out to the world and let everyone know who you truly are can lift a lot of weight off your shoulders.

The whole story will subside after sometime and then Sam can just play football.

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Brendan Gates Staff Writer

More and more professional athletes are coming out of the proverbal closet and announcing that they are gay.

Some athletes and media personnel are OK with that but others are placed under heavy scrutiny.

Athletes like former tennis star Billie Jean King, professional basketball player Jason Collins, professional featherweight boxer Orlando Cruz among many other pro athletes have also come out of the closet and performed well in their respective sports.

When it comes to former Missouri University football standout Michael Sam, he is under fire about his decision to announce that he is gay prior to the NFL draft.

Ryan and Brendan debate on whether they think it was a good idea for Michael Sam to announce that he was gay before the NFL draft.

Ryan:

I think it was a good move for Michael Sam at this time of his career. He is going into the NFL without any secrets, almost like a clean slate. He has nothing to hide and he

Brendan:

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The NFL draft is approaching and many draft experts believe that Michael Sam was going to be a top draft pick, that is now in question.

can simply go out and play football and not have to worry about hiding anything.

I do not think an athlete’s sexual orientation should have an effect on his playing abilities.

If the guy or girl is a good athlete and is good at his or her sport, his or her sexual orientation should not make

a difference on how her or she play the game.

Sam is combating the media for coming out but it is a lot of weight off his shoulders.

I feel as if this could make him a better player. He has nothing to hide and can just play football.

If the coaches and other athletes have a problem with

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Michael Sam announced to the media that he is gay during a press conference in Irving, Texas, on Feb. 9.

I have to disagree with Ryan on the timing of Michael Sam’s announcement.

I believe professional athletes should not have to hide behind the curtain about their sexually orientation; however, I do not believe Sam should have used the spotlight for more publicity.

For NFL fans who are not regular college football followers, they did not know about Sam before he announced his sexual orientation.

With the world of media and publicity that today’s society revolves around, Sam is becoming a household name very quickly.

More NFL teams will look at him in the draft because of the media and fan attention they will have. Teams will like this because it will increase ticket sales as well.

Sam should have kept his focus on the upcoming draft and waited to come forward with his sexual preference.

All the attention on him is too overwhelming and may hurt him in the long run.

I do, however, believe Sam’s decision has set a good example for other players. It will lead to more athletes coming forward.

We will have to wait and see how this all plays out for Sam along with the other professional and collegiate players hiding under the radar.

Schedule home games in caps

Women’s Basketball Feb. 19 vs. Mansfield 6 p.m.

Feb. 22 at Kutztown 1 p.m.

Men’s Basketball Feb. 19 vs. Mansfield 8 p.m.

Feb. 22 at Kutztown 3 p.m.

Indoor Track & Field

Feb. 22 at Kutztown Invitational TBA Baseball Feb. 22 at Belmont Abby (DH) 12 p.m.&2 p.m.

Feb. 23 at Belmont Abby 12 p.m.

Softball Feb. 21 vs. West Virginia State 3 p.m. vs. Mount Olive 5 p.m.

Feb. 22 vs. North Greenville 12 p.m. vs. Fayetteville State 4 p.m.

Feb. 23 vs. Virginia Union 1 p.m.

(All games neutral)

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Men’s basketball smashed by Rams

Marcus Williams (middle) battles for position to grab a rebound in the first half of Saturday’s game.

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Staff Writer The Shippensburg University Raiders fell to West Chester University 74–60 in Saturday’s afternoon game despite 20 points from Abe Massaley and 18 points from Joe Lococo.

The PSAC East win clinched a playoff spot for the Golden Rams (17–7 overall, 10–4 PSAC east) and dropped the Raiders to 2–21 overall, 0–13 PSAC East.

It was senior day for WCU and it came out strong, leading 13–4 after less than five minutes of play. The Golden Rams retained the lead for the rest of the game.

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halftime. But the second half proved too much for the struggling Raiders as the Rams widened the lead. WCU extended its lead to a game-high 22 points with 11:52 to play in the game.

The Raiders went on an 11–2 run to bring the game to within 13 points, but the Golden Rams held on, ultimately winning the matchup and notching their ninth straight victory over the Raiders.

The victory propelled the Golden Rams ahead of Bloomsburg University (14–9, 9–4) for sole possession of second place in the conference, setting them up for a potential first round bye. BU fell to No. 6 East Stroudsburg University 93–77, setting the stage for Wednesday night’s game in which the Golden Rams trav-

el to BU to battle for second place in the East.

Massaley led all scorers, shooting 7-for-12 from the field with a career high four steals.

Lococo made four of his 13 field goal attempts on the day while going 8-for-9 from the free-throw line.

Jay Hardy added 10 points and a rebound in the Raiders’ loss.

The Golden Ram bench showed up to play, scoring 44 points to SU’s eight. Five of the Rams scored in double digits, with seniors R.J. Griffin and Ryan McKeaney putting up 14 points each.

The Raiders plays next at home in Heiges Field House on Wednesday night at 8 p.m., hosting No. 7 Mansfield University (7–17, 5–9).

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Abe Massaley moves the ball up the court for the Raiders on Saturday afternoon against the Golden Rams.

The former Philadelphia Eagle and current ESPN football analyst Herm Edwards is coming to the H. Ric Luhrs Performing Arts Center at Shippensburg University on Feb. 20 at 8 p.m.

Edwards will deliver a motivational speech about faith, family and football during his visit to SU. The lecture is used to help benefit the Shippensburg University H.O.P.E. (Helping Our People Excel) Diversity Scholarship Program.

The ESPN analyst was born in Fort Monmouth, N.J., and later went to three different colleges and played football at each. Edwards started his college career at the University of California in 1972 before transferring to Monterey Peninsula Junior College in 1973 and later returned to UC in 1974. Edwards finished his career at San Diego State in 1975 and graduated with a de-

gree in criminal justice.

Edwards started his professional football career when he debuted for the Eagles in 1977. Edwards played eight seasons in Philadelphia before he went to the Atlanta Falcons and Los Angeles Rams for a season in 1986.

The former defensive back never missed a game in his nine seasons with the Eagles and recorded 33 interceptions, just one short of the franchise record. Edwards played a key role in the Eagles’ run to Super Bowl XV (1981). The Eagles lost that Super Bowl to the Oakland Raiders 27–10.

The highlight of Edwards’ career is remembered as the “Miracle at the Meadowlands” which occurred on Nov. 19 1978.

Edwards and the Eagles were losing to the New York Giants 17–12 late in the fourth quarter and had no timeouts left. Giants quarterback, Joe Pisarcik, decided to run one more play and botched a hand off to the running back. Ed-

wards scooped up the ball and ran it back for a touchdown, giving the Eagles an unbelievable 19–17 victory.

After Edwards retired from professional football he took on different coaching jobs throughout the years before landing his first head coaching job with the New York Jets in 2001. Edwards stayed with the Jets until 2005 before being hired by the Kansas City Chiefs in 2006 where he spent three years with the team. Edwards tallied a regular season record of 54 wins and 74 losses while going 2–4 in the playoffs during his coaching career.

During his coaching career Edwards was known for his “Hermisms” by fans and players. Edwards knows the game of football well and respected his players to the upmost extent.

The H.O.P.E lecture is free for SU students and the general public can purchase tickets for $20 at the Luhrs Performing Arts Center.

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Edwards now appears on ESPN’s NFL Live nearly every Sunday as an analyst during the NFL season.

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Staff Writer Shippensburg University is made up of 20 intercollegiate athletic teams that continue to provide a wealth of success stories. Often with success, comes increased attention on the student-athletes with statistical accomplishments, memorable plays or outstanding leadership. However, little thought is given to the hard work and dedication of the athletic trainers who play an integral part in the success of SU athletics.

One of the athletic trainers responsible for the health and safety of the Raiders, is SU’s director of Sports Medicine, Wesley Mallicone.

Mallicone’s interest in becoming an athletic trainer stemmed from his involvement in sports throughout his youth. This led to an interest in a profession revolving around sports.

“Knowing other athletic trainers and professionals in the health care field, I wanted to be involved in sports and being an athletic trainer was the way to do so,” Mallicone said.

In 1999, Mallicone graduated from Duquesne University with a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Athletic Training. Following graduation Mallicone came to SU as a graduate assistant in sports medicine under the guidance of Steven J. Heckler. At that time, Heckler was the first and only director of sports medicine at SU and one of Mallicone’s biggest mentors.

After graduating from SU with a master’s degree in psychology in December 2000, Mallicone had several opportunities to work internships with the Pittsburgh Pirates during a home stand (six games), a full season with the Philadelphia Eagles and the Barcelona Dragons (a member of NFL Europe) for two and a half months.

“While I was in Barcelona, I was looking for other job op-

portunities within my profession,” Mallicone said. “Coincidentally, Steve [Heckler] was retiring after 27 years at SU and I applied for the vacancy.

When all was said and done, I found myself as the director of sports medicine at the age of 25.”

When Mallicone stepped into the role of the director of sports medicine in 2002, he had a staff of three graduate assistants, one internship position and several undergraduate work-study student personnel.

As for a typical day for Mallicone, there is no typical day. Mallicone arrives on campus at varied times depending on the responsibilities for that day. “I get here as early as 5:15 a.m. some mornings and stay until as late as midnight,” Mallicone said. “It’s virtually a 24/7 job. However, we continually strive to address the quality of life issues in our work environment”.

Talk about multi-tasking, Mallicone’s typical day consists of all of the following: coordinates sports medicine services for the 20 intercollegiate athletic teams; manages four on-campus sports medicine facilities; supervises the sports medicine staff; serves as the liaison for the NCAA mandatory drug testing program; communicates with Etter Health Center regarding student-athlete appointments and illnesses; administers the secondary health insurance program; schedules physician referrals, X-Rays and MRIs; communicates with parents/guardians when necessary; provides daily injury reports to coaches; evaluates and treats student-athlete injuries; travels with various teams; and of course, follows up on emails and phone messages and still finds time to sneak over to Starbucks for a caramel latte.

In professional sports and even Division I, injured student-athletes are motivated by the potential of signing contracts, the fame and at-

tention they receive and even their athletic legacy. However, student-athletes at the Division II or III levels often do not experience those benefits and rather play simply for the love of the game. So how does an athletic trainer motivate a senior coming off of surgery that is set to graduate and start a career?

For Mallicone, he can challenge some student-athletes with verbal and visual cues by demonstrating that he can do things that they no longer can, such as hopping on one foot. In addition to identifying the various ways in which each student-athlete will respond positively, Mallicone attempts to be creative and change the exercises frequently to keep the student-athlete from becoming bored by the monotonous exercises.

“On a daily basis, any student-athlete may be dealing with physical, emotional, personal or academic struggles,” Mallicone said. “As a certified athletic trainer it’s my job to assist in being aware of these Photo by Casey Maun potential issues and provid- Wes Mallicone is one of the busiest men on SU’s campus but he handles all of the commotion well. ing the student-athletes with the proper guidance to assist them in their particular problem. It’s in these cases that I find my master’s degree in psychology to be most helpful. You get to know your student-athletes and what makes them tick,” Mallicone said. Everyone is different, so you have to find a way.

Also, Mallicone said, “In the athletic training profession, athletic trainers are governed by their state regulations and are always cognizant of performing their duties within their scope of practice.”

All the while, his never-ending smile illuminated the room, as the chaotic atmosphere of the athletic training room seemed routine and natural as if Mallicone were fielding a lazy fly ball. As time elapsed and student-athletes flowed in and out of the facility, it grew more and more apparent that this was not just a job, but rather his passion.

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Four Raiders score in double digits as Raiders slaughter Rams

Women’s basketball solidifies a spot for the PSAC playoffs after victory over WCU Ryan Trexler Sports Editor

Coming into Saturday’s game the West Chester University women’s basketball team only had one PSAC East loss. The Shippensburg University women’s team dominated the Golden Rams and handed them their second PSAC East loss by a score of 95–80.

The Raiders jumped out to an early 10–5 lead over the No. 1-ranked Golden Rams.

The Rams battled back to close the deficit to 20–16 with 11:07 left in the first half.

A mere two minutes later, Sarah Strybuc knocked down a 3-pointer, one of her eight on the afternoon. Strybuc’s eight threes ties the school record for most in a single game and propels her season total to 66.

The senior finished with 32 points on 8-of-11 from beyond the arch. Strybuc also knocked down four of her five free-throw attempts.

SU took a comfortable 16 point lead into the locker room, 47–31.

The second half mimicked the first, but with slightly more dominance by the Raiders.

SU started the second half with a 20–8 run which includ-

ed four successful three-point attempts, three by Strybuc and one by Caitlyn Deeter.

The Raiders shot lights out from beyond the arch on Saturday afternoon. SU finished the afternoon sinking 13 of its 27 three-point attempts.

WCU managed to crawl within striking distance toward the end of the game but a tough Raider defense shut down the Golden Rams opportunity for a comeback.

The Raiders took advantage of the Golden Rams sloppy play. WCU committed 25 personal fouls, which the Raiders turned into 20 points.

Four Raiders finished the afternoon in double-digit point totals, Strybuc (32), Stephanie Knauer (15), Deeter (16) and Morgan Griffith (15). Griffith finished the afternoon with her eighth double-double of her career as she notched 13 rebounds to go along with her 15 points.

The Raiders did struggle with turnovers and fouls against the Golden Rams, tallying 15. SU finished the afternoon with 20 personal fouls.

SU will return to Heiges Field House on Wednesday night to take on a more than struggling Mansfield University team. Tipoff is set for 6 p.m.

Raider Stephanie Knauer shot a perfect 7–for-7 from the charity stripe on Saturday. Her ninth game with a perfect free throw percentage.

Sarah Strybuc (32) drives down the court during the second half against the Golden Rams on Saturday afternoon inside Hollinger Fieldhouse.

Photos by Ryan Trexler

Lauren Gold (left) notched nine points and five assists against WCU. Morgan Griffith (34) finished the afternoon with 15 points, 11 of which came in the second half against the No. 2-ranked Golden Rams.

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Ryan Trexler Sports Editor

Boxing does not come to Shippensburg University often but when it does the Raider fighters make the best of it.

On Saturday, Feb. 8, the SU Boxing Club held its only event in 2014 inside Henderson Gymnasium. The Raiders sent six boxers into the ring on Saturday night, four came out victorious.

The fight card included a

total of 18 bouts ranging from 125 pounds to 268 pounds in weight class.

Jerron Lawrence got the action started for the Raiders at 188 pounds when he stepped into the ring to take on Lock Haven University’s Michael Tatom. Lawrence was dominating the entire first round but a freak accident caused him to forfeit the rest of the bout.

Lawrence suffered a sprained knee in the second round of the fight and could not continue.

PJ Taylor stepped into the ring next for the Raiders, weighing in at 172 pounds.

Taylor knocked out University of Massachusetts’ Sean Ostroski in the first round.

The third SU boxer to step into the ring was Jake Bradley. Bradley lost a close decision to Jermas Bonill of Nyes Gym. Raider Tylik Guilford picked up a victory in a hard fought battle against David Keugler of West Virginia University.

Emily Appleman was the

only female fighter to fight on Saturday night for the Raiders. Appleman dominated her entire fight against Army’s Austen Boroff and came away with a unanimous decision, keeping her perfect record alive.

Shaliq Ings rounded out the card with a unanimous decision over WVU’s Arsal Khan.

The Raiders will now get back into the gym and get ready for the regional and national championships, which take place later this spring.

Photos by Robyn Woodley

The boxing event had a great turnout and the Raiders held their own against tough competition. SU will now follow a hard training regimen until nearly the end of the semester once the national tournament begins.

Wrestling drops tough senior day matchup against UPJ Bryan Obarowski Asst. Sports Editor

In a match on Sunday, the Shippensburg University Raider wrestling team took the mat against the second place University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown and lost the match 33–8.

Before the match, six seniors on the Raiders’ squad were honored. Included in the ceremony were Dave Calambas, Dan Fultz, Casey Hedash, Jacob Nale and Simon Rice.

Calambas was the first wrestler to take the mat for SU at 125 pounds. Calambas entered the match with a record of 16–8 and is number six in the Super Region I. Calambas faced senior Dave Fogle, who entered the match ranked No. 8 in Division II. Fogle controlled the entire match and earned the 10–0 major decision.

In the next match, in the 133-pound division, SU wres-

tler Dante Steffenino was defeated 9–0, giving UPJ an 8–0 lead in the match.

Rice took the mat next for SU. In his career with the Raiders he has wrestled 100 matches, earning 52 wins.

In the match Sunday, Rice earned the first win for the Raiders, picking up a technical fall at 4:24 with a score of 19–2. Rice racked up the points by collecting several near falls in the match. The win narrowed the lead of UPJ to 8–5, entering into the match at 149 pounds.

Karl Lightner won the next match 7–4. Lightner earned the victory by picking up two takedowns in the match, while adding a few escapes to tack on to the score.

The win by the 149-pound freshman tied the match at 8–8. Unfortunately for SU, this was the last win on the day.

Mark Lentz had a hardfought match at 157 pounds, taking UPJ wrestler Heath Coles into overtime, but lost 3–1.

In the next two matches, SU was shut out in decision losses, 16–0 and 11–0.

Hedash took the mat at 184 pounds for the Raiders.

The Northern Lehigh grad faced off against the No. 2-ranked wrestler in Division II, Travis McKillop. McKillop controlled most of the match, earning the 14–3 decision win.

After a forfeit in the 197pound match, UPJ had a 30–8 lead entering the final match of the day.

At heavyweight, Nale took the mat having a 24–23 career record with the Raiders.

This was his first season as a starter for SU and has earned 12 wins on the season.

Nale has made 47 appearances for the Raiders so far in his career. On Sunday, Nale could not get the win, dropping a close decision 2–0 to finish off a tough day for SU. The Raiders were right back on the mat on Monday when they faced Kutztown University at KU.

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Simon Rice (top) recorded his third victory for the Raiders this season against UPJ on Sunday afternoon.

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Indoor track and field notches more impressive records Joseph Marinelli Staff Writer

The Shippensburg University indoor track and field squads returned to Bucknell for the fifth time this season and performed well once again.

The Raiders have had a dominant indoor season so far and continue to set personal, PSAC and NCAA records every time they compete. The story was no different for SU this weekend.

Men Junior Grant Smith broke the PSAC all-time record in the shot put with a throw of 59 feet, 5 inches on Friday night at the Bucknell Tuneup, which also included six NCAA provisional qualifying times.

Matt Kujawski had an impressive night by winning

the 60-meter (6.90) and the 200-meter (22.02).

Eric Bologa ran a season persoanl record of 50.08 seconds in the 400-meters that moved him up to fifth place in the PSAC. Junior Brayden Burleigh ran the mile in 4:11.89, which moves him all the way up to No. 13 in Division II. Andrew Kujawski, a 400-meter specialist ran the 800-meters in 1:56.50, moving to second in the PSAC rankings.

In the field, Jalen Ramsey placed first in the high jump with a 7.5 feet clearing and LeQuan Chapman finished seond in the long jump with a jump of 21 feet, 10.25 inches and first in the triple jump which he jumped 45 feet 3.75 inches.

Junior Grant Smith broke the PSAC all-time record in the shot put with a throw of 59 feet, 5 inches on Friday night. Smith, who broke the

SU indoor shot put record in his first meet as a Raider back in December and had twice surpassed that original mark this season, took it a step further Friday night and broke it once again.

In total, two-thirds of SU’s performances on Friday night (35-of-53) satisfied the PSAC qualifying standards, with 27 of those efforts resulting in personal bests in a given event.

Among the numerous new conference qualifiers in given events were junior Jordan Jones in the 200 meters (23.12 seconds), senior Dominic Raguz in the 400 meters (51.99 seconds – a converted lifetime indoor best) and freshman Alec Brand in the 3K (8:53.61 – a 12-second PR).

Women

For the women, Liz Ross broke her own school record with a throw of 44 feet, 10.25 inches passing her previous

mark by more than 7.5 inches.

Megan Lundy also ended up with a school record, improving her 400 meters with a NCAA provisional qualifying time of 56.83 seconds, which moves her to 13th in Division II. Lauren Ellsworth placed second in the 60-meters with a time of 7.84 seconds, and in the 200-meters, placing first with a time of 25.92 seconds.

Patty Reis placed fourth in the mile with a time of 5:24.32 and Abbey Farrell was the top runner in the 800-meters with a time of 2:25.16.

Senior Ellie Ressler matched her indoor collegiate best in the pole vault by clearing an NCAA provisional qualifying height of 11 feet, 9.75 inches. The performance moves her into second place in the PSAC standings and puts her among the Top 30 in Division II. Fel-

low senior Kellie Bresz also matched her indoor personal best on Friday, clearing 11 feet, 3.75 inches.

Other notable performances in the field included strong shot puts by junior Sam Beckerleg and sophomore Brianna Davis. Beckerleg set a collegiate best with a throw of 38 feet, 3.25 inches while Davis achieved a conference qualifier after a put of 34 feet, 9.5 inches.

SU has currently set 50 PSAC provisional marks in 17 different events so far this season on the women’s side alone. To go along with the impressive amount of PSAC qualifiers the Raiders have also recorded three NCAA qualifiers in as many events.

The men’s squad has notched 91 PSAC qualifiers in 18 different events during the 2013-14 season. The Raiders have also notched 15 NCAA provisional qualifiers in 12 different events.

psac scoreboard Wrestling School

Standings Division II W-L

Mercyhurst............... 17-1 Pitt-Johnstown ........ 13-1 Kutztown.................. 10-4 Gannon . ................... 7-4 Shippensburg........... 8-10 East Stroudsburg...... 5-8 Millersville................ 4-7 Seton Hill.................. 3-13

Pct.

.944 .929 .714 .636 .444 .384 .363 .187

Thursday

Mercyhurst 26, Ashland University 20

Friday

West Virginia 28, Clarion 7 Edinboro 17, University of Pittsburgh 16 Gannon 24, West Liberty University 12

Saturday

Oklahoma State 45, Clarion 0 Rutgers 18, Lock Haven 16

Sunday

Pitt-Johnstown 33, Shippensburg 8

Basketball

IUP* .......................... 20-3 .869 Mercyhurst*............. 14-9 .560 Slippery Rock* . ....... 17-8 .680 Seton Hill* . .............. 15-9 .625 Pitt-Johnstown......... 12-11 .521 California ................. 9-15 .375 Clarion . .................... 5-16 .238 Edinboro .................. 9-14 .391 * Clinched PSAC Tournament Berth

Wednesday

Bloomsburg 94, Goldey-Beacom 67 East Stroudsburg 75, Shippensburg 57 Gannon 71, Edinboro 54 IUP 85, California 47 Millersville 65, Mansfield 62 Lock Haven 84, West Chester 87 Mercyhurst 56, Slippery Rock 52 Seton Hill 81, Clarion 71 Kutztown 68, Cheyney 65

Saturday

Mercyhurst 62, Edinboro 60 Seton Hill 74, Pitt-Johnstown 70 East Stroudsburg 93, Bloomsburg 77 West Chester 74, Shippensburg 60 Gannon 67, IUP 62 Clarion 91, California 74 Mansfield 80, Lock Haven 75 Millersville 94, Kutztown 89

School

W-L

East Stroudsburg*.... 23-1 West Chester* . ........ 17-7 Bloomsburg* ........... 14-9 Lock Haven* ............ 14-9 Millersville................ 11-11 Kutztown.................. 7-15 Mansfield.................. 7-17 Cheyney ................... 3-20 Shippensburg........... 2-21

School

West Division W-L

Gannon*................... 16-8

Pct.

.958 .708 .560 .560 .500 .318 .291 .130 .086

Pct.

.666

School

Standings East Division W-L

West Chester* . ........ 17-7 Bloomsburg* ........... 20-3 Shippensburg* ........ 15-8 East Stroudsburg* .... 13-11 Millersville*.............. 12-11 Kutztown . ................ 9-14 Cheyney ................... 4-18 Lock Haven .............. 5-18 Mansfield ................. 0-24

School

West Division W-L

Edinboro* ................ 18-5 Gannon* . ................. 23-2

.695 .652 .391 .434 .260 .500 .217

Saturday

Bloomsburg 61, East Stroudsburg 48 Edinboro 64, Mercyhurst 61 Pitt-Johnstown 85, Seton Hill 78 Shippensburg 95, West Chester 80 Kutztown 77, Millersville 67 Gannon 73, IUP 64 California 66, Clarion 53 Lock Haven 66, Mansfield 63

School Pct.

.708 .869 .652 .541 .521 .391 .181 .217 .000

Pct.

.782 .920

W-L

East Stroudsburg ..... 1-0 Millersville ............... 2-1 Bllomsburg .............. 0-0 Kutztown ..................0-0 Lock Haven............... 0-0 Mansfield ................. 0-0 Shippensburg .......... 0-0 West Chester ............ 0-0

School

West Division W-L

California ................. 0-0 Clarion . .................... 0-0 Gannon .................... 0-0 IUP ........................... 0-0 Mercyhurst .............. 0-0

.920 .000 .000

Feb. 7

Feb. 8

Pct.

1.00 .750 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000

Pct.

Millersville 6, Winston-Salem State 4 UNC Pembroke 15, Pitt-Johnstown 0

Feb. 10

UNC Pembroke 10, Pitt-Johnstown 2

.782 .920 .000 .000

Briarcliffe, Kutztown Tifflin, IUP University of Findlay, Gannon California, Mount Olive College Le Moyne, Millersville Concord University, Pitt-Johnstown Shippensburg, Belmont Abbey Walsh University, Slippery Rock Seton Hill, Barton College East Stroudsburg, Chowan University of Findlay, Gannon Concord University, Pitt-Johnstown West Chester, Mercyhurst Tifflin, IUP Kutztown, Bloomsburg

W-L

W-L

.782 .920 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000

UNC Pembroke 3, Kutztown 0 Francis Marion 6, Kutztown 0

Feb. 7

UNC Pembroke 10, Kutztown 2

Feb. 8

Queens Univ. of Char. 10, Mercyhurst 0 Queens Univ. of Char. 8, Mercyhurst 7

Feb. 10

UNC Pembroke 10, Pitt-Johnstown 2

Feb. 9

Lenior-Rhyne College 11, Mercyhurst 0 Lenior-Rhyne College 7, Meryhurst 1

Feb. 21

Softball Kutztown . ................ 1-3 Bloomsburg ............. 0-0 East Stroudsburg .....0-0 Lock Haven ...............0-0 Mansfield.................. 0-0

Pct.

Feb. 6

Feb. 21

Kutztown, Newport News Apprentice Sch. Millersville, IUP at Williamston Wilmington University, Mercyhurst College of Saint Rose, West Chester Bloomsburg, Lock Haven Lock Haven, Bloomsburg Briarcliffe, Lock Haven

East Division

.000 .000

West Division

California ................. 0-0 Clarion . .................... 0-0 Edinboro ................. 0-0 Gannon .................. 0-0 IUP ......................... 0-0 Seton Hill ................ 0-0 Slippery Rock .......... 0-0 Mercyhurst .............. 0-4

Millersville 7, Winston-Salem State 4

School

- Information from shipraiders.com was used in this article.

Millersville ............... 0-0 Shippensburg .......... 0-0

School

Winston-Salem State 4, Millersville 1

Feb. 22

Baseball East Division

Seton Hill . ................ 0-0 Slippery Rock .......... 0-0 Pitt-Johnstown ........ 0-0

Feb. 9

Wednesday

Shippensburg 80, East Stroudsburg 71 Calrion 69, Seton Hill 56 Slippery Rock 70, Mercyhurst 63 Edinboro 69, Gannon 57 California 62, IUP 56 Millersville 72, Mansfield 46 West Chester 63, Lock Haven 59 Kutztown 86, Cheyney 72

Women

Men

Standings East Division

California*................ 16-7 IUP ............................ 15-8 Pitt-Johnstown ........ 9-14 Clarion....................... 10-13 Mercyhurst............... 6-17 Seton Hill . ................ 12-12 Slippery Rock............ 5-18 * Clinched PSAC Tournament Berth

The Raiders are just taking over the track and field everytime they compete. No matter the competition or the place the Raiders show up and out perform nearly every other school.

SU has faced some of the best compeition in the NCAA including tough Division I schools like Lehigh Univeristy.

The Raiders are right where they want to be as they prepare for the most important part of the season.

The Raiders will compete this Saturday at Kutztown University as part of the Kutztown Invitational. The PSAC Championships will be held in two weeks at Bucknell’s Gerhard Fieldhouse followed by the NCAA DII championships held in Winston-Salem, N.C.

Pct.

.333 .000 .000 .000 .000

Kutztown, Mercyhurst at Tusculum Col. IUP, Bowie State University at Raleigh Fayetteville State University, California Barton, Millersville at Raleigh Claflin, Lock Haven at Raleigh East Stroudsburg, Mercyhurst Le Moyne College, Lock Haven at Raleigh St. Augustine’s, Millersville at Raleigh Winston-Salem State, Slippery Rock Virginia State, Shippensburg at Raleigh King, Kutztown in Greenville, TN Mount Olive, Shippensburg at Raleigh IUP, South Carolina-Aiken at Raleigh King, East Stroudsburg at Raleigh Claflin, California at Raleigh West Virginia State, Slippery Rock Columbus State, Mansfield at Raleigh Barton College, Mansfield at Raleigh

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