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Shippensburg University PRSSA to host ‘KupKakes for Kris’ 5K walk/run

Political Pabulum Busting up the Senate — Rand Paul style GIUSEPPE MACRI

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ELIZABETH RACHLIN Staff Writer

Shippensburg University’s Chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) will be hosting a 5K walk/run on Sunday, April 14, for Kupkakes for Kris.

Kupkakes for Kris is an organization founded to provide financial support for families impacted by the cost of cancer treatments and related personal expenses.

The organization started when Kris Green, an active member of Central Pennsylvania public relations community, was diagnosed with Stage IV lung cancer in which she fought the battle, but passed away on Oct. 5, 2010.

Her legacy lives on and that is just what Shippensburg PRSSA intends to help continue.

The Messiah College PRSSA chapter raises money for this organization as well but SU intends to make it a yearly event.

The walk/run will start at the pavilion by the hockey rink and will go on a local designated route begin-

“The organization started when Kris Green, an active member of Central Pennsylvania public relations community, was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer in which she fought the battle, but passed away on Oct. 5, 2010.”

ning at 9 a.m.

Prizes to local restaurants will be given out and there will be a live band.

Early bird rate is $15 registration without a shirt, or $20 registration and a shirt.

After April 4, registration will be $20 without a shirt or $25 with a shirt.

Checks should be made out to “Ship Partners” and can be dropped off at Rowland Hall Room 125.

PRSSA will be handing out registration forms in front of the library on March 25 from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.

To stay up to date with the latest information about the race visit the Facebook page at Kupkakes for Kris 5k Walk/Run. For more information, contact Liz Rachlin at er8237@ship.edu, or at 610-633-2030.

Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul put his mouth where his money was last Wednesday, March 6, and engaged the Senate in a rarely seen, often threatened, legitimate filibuster contesting the confirmation of C.I.A. director nominee John O. Brennan.

The real subject of the filibuster was a protest against the Obama Administration’s justification for drone strikes against potential U.S. citizen terrorists on American soil, leaked in a justice department memo last month.

“I will speak until I can no longer speak. I will speak as long as it takes, until the alarm is sounded from coast to coast that our Constitution is important, that your rights to trial by jury are precious, that no American should be killed by a drone on American soil without first being charged with a crime, without first being found to be guilty by a court,” Paul said.

Beginning just before noon on March 6, Paul spoke about 13 hours discussing controversial drone strikes, the 177th anniversary of the Alamo and taking questions from his peers.

Paul never yielded the floor and ended the filibuster at 12:40 a.m.

Thursday.

Among those posing supportive questions included an unlikely ally — Sen. Ron Wyden, (D-Or.).

“I think Senator Paul and I agree that this nomination also provides a very important opportunity for the United States Senate to consider the government’s rules and policies on the targeted killings of Americans,” Wyden said.

“The executive branch should not be allowed to conduct such a serious and far-reaching program by themselves without any scrutiny, because that’s not how American democracy works,” Wyden said.

Though in agreement with Paul’s message, Wyden voted in support of Brennan regardless, and stated he would continue to do so.

In the recent era of progressively partisan politics reflected in the electorate, the mere threat of a filibuster is enough to kill a nomination or piece of legislation on the floor of the Senate.

Without the 60-vote majority required to cloture (forcibly break the filibuster), the minority party can effectively stall forever.

Democrats in the Senate attempted filibuster reform earlier this year

to break up the Republican gridlock by requiring senators to actually hold the floor to stop bills and nominations.

The measure failed to pass, and instead a much weaker reform was implemented allowing a smaller bipartisan equal grouping of Senators to approve a motion to close.

Vermont Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders conducted the last legitimate filibuster for more than 8 hours opposing an $858 billion tax bill in 2010.

South Carolina Senator Strom Thurmond (Democrat until 1964 and Republican after) holds the record for the longest filibuster on record at more than 24 hours in opposition to the Civil Rights Act of 1957.

Among the final supporters joining Paul on the floor was a potential future nemesis — the Republican senator from Florida and 2016 presidential aspirant Marco Rubio, who encouraged Paul to “keep some water nearby.”

Beyond the obvious Obama protest via the Brennan nomination, Paul’s own 2016 presidential bid was undoubtedly part of last Wednesday’s filibuster.

With the filibuster concluded Brennan’s nomination passed easily. Paul will have to keep putting his mouth where new cameras are to lock up the G.O.P. nomination in 2016.

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SU holds annual Day of Human

Students discuss homelessness Social work senior explains in the Cumberland County area realities of human trafficking Molly Hess

Staff Writer The first session of Shippensburg University’s Day of Human Understanding focused on homelessness, and was presented by social work students as well as a representative from the Safe Harbour shelter located in Carlisle.

Safe Harbour is a nonprofit organization whose goal is “to provide housing and support services for individuals and families to help them achieve independent living by increasing their basic life skills.”

Scott Shewell, vice president of community relations and development at Safe Harbour, told students of how Safe Harbour helps homeless individuals and families throughout Cumberland County.

“Our goal is to change people’s stereotypes of what homelessness is and how and why people got that way. We hope to change these individuals and send

them back into the world as productive members of society,” Shewell said.

Shewell said that most of the people who stay at Safe Harbour are educated and once had successful jobs.

Many are families ranging in age from babies to war veterans and the shelter is always at or near capacity.

Social work students Jill Cox, Photo by Molly Hess Elizabeth Olen- Audience members received paper dorf, Robyn Ross bags that had random statistics and Jenna Sim- inside on poverty. mons then preThe leading causes of sented their research to the homelessness are poverty, audience. job loss, divorce and ecoTheir goal during the nomic hardships. event was to raise awarePeople can support the ness of homelessness on cause by donating to local campus. shelters, volunteering and They raised awareness engaging with local governby explaining how it hap- ment officials. pens and what people can do to advocate for it and fight the problem.

Codie Eash

Staff Writer It may be 148 years since the constitutional abolition of slavery in America, although today, in the US and abroad, sex and labor trafficking are still serious issues.

SU senior Cheryl Hershey, a social work major, spoke about human trafficking to a group of students and faculty on Tuesday, March 5, as a part of the annual Day of Human Understanding.

Hershey, who has visited Lithuania, East Asia and California for research and advocacy, began by standing in front of a screen that displayed the question, “Did you know slavery still existed?”

Hershey answered this question by explaining that internationally 27 million people are enslaved, more than during any time of the Trans-Atlantic slave trade.

In the U.S., 300,000 people

are forced into labor or sex trafficking each year.

Hershey’s findings have concluded that locations that lack a proper social safety net, suffer from poverty and have a high demand for labor are the key locations in which trafficking thrives.

During times of chaos, such as earthquakes or hurricanes, there is a greater possibility for trafficking to occur without warning.

Hershey also spent time talking about the effects of improper home care. According to her, girls ranging from 12 to 14 years old are those most likely to be trafficked — many of whom suffered from sexual abuse as small children.

“Anyone can be trafficked. However, victims most at risk are those who do not have people invested and caring for them,” Hershey said.

Hershey said 80 percent of people currently being trafficked are females. Several organizations have

been established to help these young ladies, such as GEMS Girls, the International Labor Rights Forum and Made in a Free World.

Hershey has been involved with several organizations, most notably Not for Sale, a group which focuses on prevention.

“It’s looking at what you can do to prevent trafficking and not going to save individual girls,” Hershey said.

This is often shown in popular culture through films such as “Taken.”

Hershey invited the audience to become involved in putting an end to labor and sex trafficking through watching what they buy and downloading apps such as Free to Work and Slavery Footprint, which allow users to track the supply chain of various products from production to store.

“What we can do is tell companies who are using slave labor to stop, because it’s not OK,” Hershey said.

Political science professor gives presentation on genocide Lexxie Lamb

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Mark Sachleben gave a presentation about dehumanization and genocide during Shippensburg University’s annual Day of Human Understanding on March 5.

His presentation contained three parts: The definition of genocide, the eight stages of genocide, and his recommendations

on how the world and society can understand and possibly prevent genocide.

According to Sachleben’s research, genocide is not random.

It takes a lot of time and planning.

There are more concentration camps in the world than of which people are aware.

Genocides can last from 90 days to 12 years, Sachleben explained.

Examples of different genocides are the Holo-

caust and those in Rwanda, Armenia and Cambodia.

Sachleben provided background on what took place during a few genocides.

During the Holocaust, 6 million Jews were killed along with 5 million other people. People were killed due to race, religion, ethnicity and physical traits.

In Rwanda, 800,000 to 1 million people were killed.

The Rwandan genocide happened three to four times faster than the Holocaust because Rwanda’s

genocide lasted 90 days while the Holocaust lasted 12 years.

“It’s crazy to think about.

So many people died in such a short amount of time,” said Alexis Kasun, a sophomore social-work major at SU. Sachleben gave two definitions of genocide.

The first was a legal definition, which are acts committed in an attempt to destroy a group.

The academic definition is when perpetrators define

a group and then destroy that group.

Sachleben then explained the eight stages of genocide, which include classification, symbolization, dehumanization, organization, polarization, preparation, extermination and denial.

Dehumanization, the attempt to rob people of their humanity, must be reached in order to obtain genocide.

In the final part of Sachleben’s presentation, he explained how people can

understand and prevent genocide with four recommendations — recognize that groups are sometimes unfairly characterized, interact with people of different cultures, do research and speak out against genocide.

“Genocides occur when people are unwilling to do or say anything,” Sachleben said in ending his presentation.

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Understanding March 5 in CUB Young women talk about the daily challenges they face Samantha Stambaugh Staff Writer

Four young women openly discussed the disabilities they were born with as a part of the annual Day of Human Understanding.

The panel “Conversations about Disability” featured these young women who were born with disabilities.

The women discussed the challenges they face because of their disabilities, the way they are treated at Shippensburg University versus high school and how they are coping with their disabilities in college.

Jenniffer Carbaugh, a senior English major at

SU, has two conditions leaving her almost, but not completely, blind in both eyes.

She uses a cane as well as special glasses to aid her around campus and in the classroom.

She finds it much easier to be at SU than in high school because professors and students are much more understanding of her disability.

Ashley Park is a Shippensburg community member who was born with a heart condition. She is very independent and confident.

Park is involved in the student organization People Involved Equally (P.I.E.) — a student-run organization on campus

that meets with disabled members of the community to help them create goals for themselves based on their personal health and social needs.

Christine Connor, a sociology major at SU, has dealt with dyslexia since kindergarten. Dyslexia is a developmental reading disorder where words are processed differently.

She became very selfconscious in second grade when her peers began teasing her for learning differently.

Despite having to relearn how to learn when she came to college after excelling in high school, Connor has learned to adapt to college life.

Brady Barrick is also a Allison Carey, Suzanne sociology major at SU with Morin, Martia Flagler and dyslexia. In high school, Cheryl Zaccagnini orgashe dealt with peers not fully understanding her disability and she strived “The young women, to prove people wrong.

She has learned to adapt while learning to in college with the help of adapt to life services on campus and with their through the aid of technology to help her dyslexia. disabilities, have The young women, while to deal with the learning to adapt to life with their disabilities, way they are have to deal with the way treated by others they are treated by others as well as how the as well as how the media portray people with dis- media portray people abilities. with disabilities.”

Another big challenge the women had to face was their transition to college or the real world.

nized the panel during the Day of Human Understanding.

“The panel was put on

by Shippensburg staff, but it’s really all about the students. This would be nothing without them,” said Carey, associate professor of sociology and anthropology.

A safe haven for any student with disabilities on SU’s campus is the Office of Disability Services, located in Horton Hall.

The office is run by director Paula Madey. She is there to answer questions as well as offer students with disabilities many different accommodations.

Rebecca Ward gives presentation: “Poverty looks like me” Stephanie Wyjadka Staff Writer

Rebecca Ward, professor of Women and Gender Studies at Shippensburg University, spoke at SU’s annual Day of Human Understanding. The presentations all revolved around a wide range of topics about human issues. It ranged from disabilities to human trafficking.

Ward explained how poverty affects the world we live in today by saying “Poverty Looks Like Me.” Many do not realize the issues that people in poverty face daily. People take certain aspects of life for granted such as a job or a roof over their heads. Others struggle every day to make ends meet in order to put food on the table.

Ward used an exercise to food. Other people said get students to understand they would need a car and the seriousness of poverty cable TV. in the community.

After students decided what they personally needed, Ward made students cut things out of their lives in order to meet “People take certain one-by-one the budget of a person who aspects of life for makes minimum wage.

This included things like granted such as a money for clothing and enjob or a roof tertainment expenses for going to the movies. over their heads.

In the exercise, each Others struggle student had to account for every day to make themselves and two children of their own. This ends meet in made the exercise especialorder to put food ly difficult. on the table.”

This helped the students to understand that living in poverty is not as easy as some people believe.

During the presentation, In groups, students had to decide what they would Ward discussed various personally need to live. To types of government assissome students, this just tance programs and how meant having a home and they can help people get

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Audience members took part in an activity to see how hard it would be to live off only minimum wage. Each person had to account for themselves and two children. back on their feet.

There are many misconceptions that these programs are constantly abused and are for people who are too lazy to work.

However, Ward refuted these claims and advocated the use of housing and food stamp programs for people in need. Overall, Ward’s poverty discussion helped

students put themselves in someone else’s shoes.

She helped students understand that poverty is a real issue that is closer than students think.

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If your 2013–2014 FAFSA is selected for verification this year, it may not be the same information as we had requested in prior years.

There are new verification selections this year. If your record is selected, we will place your specific requirements on your MyShip portal as we have done in the past.

We could ask for normal verification documents — verification form, tax transcripts, etc.

Or we may ask for proof of food stamp receipt or child support paid.

Each student, if selected, will have his or her own criteria required to complete the process.

Tax transcript — If selected for income verification, we will require the tax information to come directly from the IRS. This can be retrieved in one of two ways.

The first option is to “link” your (and your

parent’s) IRS tax data directly from the IRS system into the proper fields on the FAFSA. There is a YouTube tutorial that will show you how this is done.

This video can be found here: www.youtube. com/watch?v=W47_ YTRVYD4.

The second option is to contact the IRS to request a “tax return transcript.” You may order this by calling 1-800-8291040 or online via www. irs.gov.

This “tax return transcript” is a line by line report of your (and/or your parents) taxes that were filed with the IRS. If you (or a parent) need to file an amendment, please contact the office for further guidance on what to send.

If you (or your parent) worked but did not file taxes, you (or your parent) will still be required to submit a copy of your W-2 forms.

Please note: we cannot accept copies of your (or your parent’s) 1040 form — the information must come directly from the IRS via one of two methods listed above.

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If you are selected for this verification process, this form will be located on your MyShip portal.

You will print the form and bring it to our office on campus with a valid government issued ID (driver’s license, state ID card, passport, etc.) and complete it in our presence for us to verify that you completed the form.

This is a free service.

However, if you are unable to come to the campus to complete this form with your ID, you will be required to complete this form in the presence of a notary public, who may charge you a fee.

To locate a notary public in your area, you may search for one at www. notary.org/search/notary.

Please note: You only need to go to a notary if there is no way you can come to our office on campus — please do not pay for a service that we can offer for free.

We have information regarding verification on our website.

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Without some struggle there is no progress in life

Samantha Noviello Opinion Editor

All I ever wished for when I was younger was to grow up faster.

I wanted my own car, apartment, money and freedom to do whatever I wanted to do.

It all sounded so simple.

Well, this is not a reality check. High school was supposed to be the best years

of a teenager’s life. An easy time, a fun time and somewhere to meet all your friends and find out who you are –– negative.

High school was not that unbelievably fun time for me, it was drama filled and annoying.

You wish for graduation every single day, counting down the days.

But for what?

To not have to see all the people you grew up with every day anymore?

To finally move away from your hometown for some people?

Because when you graduate, real life starts.

That is what they tell you right? For some people, real life does not start in college.

Mom and dad still pay for things, get you where you need to go and push you along in the right direction.

For others, it is the real world.

I pay my own rent, working a job four days a week to do so.

I can barely afford the expensive gas prices here in Shippensburg, Pa. and it is an emotional struggle every time I pull up to the gas pump.

I pay for my own books and school supplies.

And lastly, I pay for my own food.

Now, when I thought about growing up, I figured I would have an abdundance of money to do all of these things.

Guess again. Growing up is hard.

It is not what I thought it would be when I was 11 years old. I thought I would have the money to travel when I graduated, that money would not be

so tight, that finding jobs would not be so hard. I was wrong.

Do not get me wrong, I love my freedom to come and go as I please.

I love making my own decisions about where and how I want to live my life.

However, a little less stress on the big picture would be better for me.

I would like to live a life of wealth and not stress so much about how I am going to go grocery shopping next week.

However, living the life I do has made me who I am.

I appreciate everything I have and take care of my belongings.

I cherish my family so much more because I know they are so proud of me for doing things on my own all the time.

I do not rely on anyone

else to get me from point A to point B. I get there myself. Being independent is something quite wonderful, but also quite hard.

I have worked for everything I have and that makes me appreciate the independence much more.

Next May I am set to graduate from Shippensburg University.

That is insanely scary for me to think about.

What if I do not get to do what I have always wanted?

What if I am not good enough to write for the magazine that I want to?

And what if I am not ready?

The funny thing about life is, you are never ready.

I have been thrown into the pit before and it is not the easiest of scenarios, but I have managed. Do I get

to go shopping every weekend? No. Do I have extra money lying around to do fun things, travel and spend on myself? Not usually.

That is OK with me.

Because in a year and some months, I am hopefully going to be working, living my own life even more than I already do and I will be ready.

I have gone through a lot and matured in ways some people will not this early.

In life, without struggle there is no progress.

I stand very firmly behind that statement and I am a living example of it.

I have fought for what I have and who I have become and because I have stuggled, I have learned and bettered myself.

Growing up has taught me a lot.

TSA stands for Totally Stupid Ac tions

Ana Guenther

Asst. Opinion Editor Ever since 9/11 occurred, Airport Security in the United States has stepped up its game to ensure the protection of citizens in this country.

TSA, or the Transportation Security Administration, has recently announced that starting April 25, airplane passengers will be able to bring small knives with them onto planes.

The blades of the knives must be shorter than 2.36

inches, and less than half an inch wide.

Locking or fixed blades will not be allowed, and no knives with a molded grip will be allowed either.

Box cutters and razor are still prohibited, however.

I do not think any kind of blade should ever be allowed on a commercial aircraft.

Why in the world does anyone need a knife on a plane when you are 30,000 feet in the air?

What is someone going to do, whittle some wood?

TSA head John Pistole told members of the media that this decision was made to allow security members to focus on searching for bomb components.

Sports equipment like hockey sticks, baseball bats less than 24 ounces and 24 inches, ski poles, golf clubs and lacrosse sticks have also been made acceptable.

If TSA honestly believes that allowing any kind of weapons back onto an air-

craft is safe, then they are crazy.

So what if the blade is short and thin?

It can still cause damage.

It can still kill someone.

When I go to the airport

correctly, and that no one has any kind of weapon on board.

By allowing these weapons back on aircrafts I think it is only a matter of time that someone is hurt

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to board a plane, I do not mind that it may take an hour or two to go through security.

I feel so much more comfortable knowing that everything was checked

or killed while flying.

Yes, there are air marshals who are there to protect passengers, but who is to say that they will not fail?

What if he or she cannot

make it in time to someone who is trying to use a knife for the wrong reason?

As horrible as it is to say, I do not think that we can trust anyone today with a weapon.

It is a good thing that TSA is seriously trying to find bomb components and avoid a disaster.

However, hijackers who were part of 9/11 were able to successfully use box cutters and other knives to take control of the planes that crashed into the towers and the Pentagon.

Although these hijackers had bombs on board as an extra threat, can we really rule out that a group of people could not take control of a plane with knives?

Should we really allow this kind of trust in people?

What happened on 9/11 was the most devastating event in American history.

It should never happen again and I feel like this security change is making airport security rules appear

lenient.

They should not be.

Lives are being put at stake here.

With the horrible events that have happened over the past year, you would think that everyone would be on high alert.

I feel like some idiot is going to see this and jump at the opporunity to create five minutes of infamy for themselves.

When I board a commercial airline, all I want to do is be excited to land wherever it is that I am going.

If I know myself, I am sure I will be flying some place warm and beautiful.

TSA, I think you have gone out of your mind.

I want to worry about avoiding tan lines and sun poisoning, not crazy people with hidden pocket knives.

Are we ever going to learn from the mistakes we have made in the past?

I do not believe violence will end with this change, it will just begin.

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What Grinds My Gears: Snow

NICK SENTMAN

Asst. Sports Editor

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You know what grinds my gears? Snow.

It just is not the same anymore, and I do not think it will ever be what we grew up with.

I remember the days when it snowed the correct months out of the year, and snowed often.

It left us with white Christmas and it gave us plenty of snow days in January and February.

Now we see snow in October and March only and winter is as dry as a turkey in the Griswald household.

Yes, we did have an amazing snow day last week which managed to dump enough snow into the forecast to warrant an extremely early cancellation.

We have nothing to fear but fear itself, or an impending snow storm. So, there we were getting a well-deserved day of rest so that we could prepare for the weekend.

Hump day is the best day to get a day off; I just hope everyone took advantage of the hump.

So why is the snow choosing to fall without a real cause anymore?

I long for the days when I built a new snowman each day of the week because a new snow would fall.

Not once did mine come alive, but then again, I am not sure the world would have been ready for my creativity.

I could be wrong, but I believe this past Christmas was actually white, which is amazing considering it is the first my 6-year-old niece has seen in her life.

Winter is cold, bitter and unkind; sort of the same as a Taylor Swift album.

In my little world, spring begins as soon as March hits.

Growing up in Pennsylvania I have always worshiped the teachings of Punxsutawney Phil and all his magical weather powers.

I mean, most meteorologists are only right like 30 percent of the time so believing in a groundhog is not that far-fetched.

It is a shame that this snow was the only worthwhile snow too.

It actually snowed the good packing snow, instead of that snow that just makes messes.

I had a childhood of amazing snowball fights –– the fights where if you packed it real tight with a large rock inside then there was a good chance you were going to send some kids to the ER. I just miss those days, and when I see snow like this past week, it makes me reminisce and complain that the snow we get today is nothing more than some straight–Al–Gore–global warming–hippie–tree–hugging snows.

I was happy we had a day off, but at the same time it should not have to be in March.

We have spring break in March and everyone knows that spring break means short-shorts and bikinis, it does not mean heavy coats and gloves.

Then again Ship Happens.

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To be or not to be friends Olivia Straka Guest Writer

“I just want to be friends.”

Those dreaded six words that every man, woman and teenager dreads.

It brings a relationship to a screeching halt.

There is obviously no way that exes can be friends, everyone knows that.

But, why is that?

Why is it so taboo in our society to become friends with someone we once dated?

If you really step back and think about it, those people would make the best friends.

They know things about you that a lot of people do not, assuming that it was a relationship with open communication.

They have been through hardships with you, seen you cry and laugh and go absolutely crazy.

When it comes down to it, ex - boyfriends or girlfriends are prime friendship material and I think it is sad that so often that

experience is lost because people let their wounded prides in the way.

It is hard to accept that something is over, especially when no one knows what happens in the future.

There is no saying that an ex will stay an ex.

“It is even worse when there is really no solution to the breakup, sometimes the timing is just off and that is hard to explain to someone who means so much to you.”

So why dismiss the possibility of it blooming into a friendship?

The reason is because I truly stand by the fact that best friends make the best boyfriends or girlfriends.

You will not ruin the chances of having a rela-

tionship back by getting to know someone better.

If you do, then that is not the person you were meant to end up with.

Being broken up with is hurtful, wounding and extremely humbling.

However, being the breaker is even worse.

It is terrifying and exhausting and you rarely feel good by making someone you care about feel so sad.

It is even worse when there is really no solution to the breakup, sometimes the timing is just off and that is hard to explain to someone who means so much to you.

What it comes down to is the truth.

As long as you are honest, there should be no reason that you cannot be friends.

Although it is hard advice to follow, I suggest anyone out there with a broken heart, to take some time and then work on swallowing their pride.

You may just get a better relationship out of it.

Or, if you are lucky, a very long lasting and fulfilling friendship.

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Borough Council member offers views on ordinances Casey Maun Staff Writer

The Shippensburg Borough Council is composed of six elected officials, each serving four-year terms.

These six members have extensive powers, allowing them to make decisions that impact the community as a whole.

However, they are unpaid officials. So, why would they volunteer their time without being paid?

For council Member Steve Brenize, there are two reasons. First, Brenize grew up in Shippensburg, so his primary reason for running for Council was to give back to the community.

When Brenize decided to run for election, there was an appointed incumbent who ran unopposed the previous year.

Therefore, Brenize’s second reason for running for council was his belief that an election should be contested.

Now that Brenize is a member of the council, he said he hopes to, “make local government responsive

to the population based on universal services such as water and sewer and health and safety.”

In Brenize’s opinion, government regulation should not be centered on what a group of people feel the norm should be, but rather the well-being of the people as a whole.

“A good ordinance is based on safety and health,” Brenize said. “It needs to be defined with a good mechanism to measure the harm done to an individual.”

In order to illustrate his views on ordinances, Brenize referred back to the Shippensburg Borough Council meeting that was held on Feb. 5, 2013.

During that meeting, council voted to advertise a revised noise ordinance, which now states that one can be cited when making a disturbance, which is defined as a noise that can be heard across a property or boundary line from 50 feet away from the source of the noise.

Brenize was the only member who opposed the new ordinance.

According to Brenize, he was against the new or-

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Steve Brenize (right) talks to Steve Gentile (left) of Guerilla Tattoo, a local business in downtown Shippensburg. dinance because it allows the police officers to be the claimant of the disturbance.

Brenize posed the example that if he were to have a gathering at his home with all of his neighbors from the surrounding properties, then there would be no one left to be disturbed.

However, an officer walking down the street would be able to claim a disturbance and issue a citation.

“The changes made didn’t make it a better ordinance,” Brenize said. “It just made it easier to enforce.”

In terms of Brenize’s political philosophy, he said

that he can be pegged as a libertarian in the realworld.

Libertarianism is the political practice in which the members of the party seek freedom and believe that each individual person should have control over his or her own rights.

“As long as you don’t do anything to cause physical or economic harm to me personally, then you are free to go,” Brenize said.

Although Brenize is a libertarian, he realizes that society is not completely open to this mindset right now. Brenize used health care as an example, which he does not feel would be beneficial to the country.

“We have a broken system,” Brenize said. But, even though he does not feel there should be a government health care system, he feels that if the country wants a health care system, “then we need to find a solution.”

As for his own idea for a solution to the health care dilemma, Brenize offered the idea of health care coops.

In the instance of health care co-ops, large employ-

ers in communities would pay for and establish health care facilities for the community.

For example, in Shippensburg, Volvo Construction Equipment, Shippensburg University, The Beistle Company and the other major employers in the area would pay for healthcare facilities, allowing their employees to have full medical benefits.

Then, other members of the community would be able to purchase health care coverage.

Brenize also suggested that surrounding communities, such as Carlisle and Chambersburg, would be able to join together to provide specialists.

It will be interesting to see the direction the country heads in the future and whether or not some of the libertarian views will be adopted.

But, Brenize will continue to share his views and opinions in the Shippensburg Borough Council and continue to play a key role in Shippensburg’s government.

Forrester’s husband, the third business partner and owner of the Wheelhouse Café, has a full time job and is less available for work, though she said he is up late at night and would be the best candidate to run a college evening at the restaurant.

E-BOSS Vice President Zach Dolan, a freshman promoted to the position this semester, talked about his work with the club and how it has helped him so far to obtain his dreams. “[It’s] been a great leadership opportunity for me and opened up some roots for some opportunities that I’ve wanted to pursue such as developing partnerships with the Wheel House Cafe.

It’s just been good to have an organization to support

you and you support them, it’s just nice to have that unity,” Dolan said.

He has a goal to open an artificial ski resort after graduation. There is only one in the U.S. and Dolan has worked as a snowboard instructor for three years.

Snowboarding is his passion.

Dolan also talked about a tentative craft/ trade show with any type of vendors looking to sell their products, set to possibly take place in April if 10 more vendors reserve spots. The show would help the group to achieve its mission of opening a business.

SU Club Spotlight: E-BOSS entrepreneurship club Cassandra Clarhaut Staff Writer

Wheelhouse Café owners met with Shippensburg’s entrepreneurship club EBOSS to discuss a potential marketing and promotion partnership last week.

E-BOSS offered ideas including a late-night option geared toward college students, a discount for students with Ship identifications, and various advertising outlets.

Wheelhouse owners Josiah Becker and Stephanie Forrester were open to the propositions and said that discounts for students who provide SU identification are coming soon.

An evening for Shippensburg students is in the

works, but as the restaurant now closes at 2 p.m. and opens at 5:30 a.m most mornings, there are issues with staff coverage. Also, Forrester said she thought diners would rather eat dinner at a restaurant with a liquor license.

Positive aspects of a late night presented by E-BOSS were the lack of restaurants open past midnight although Shippensburg Select Diner and Before and After Café were mentioned, proximity of the Wheelhouse to campus can not be beat.

E-BOSS president Josh Rudley opened the floor for members to ask the Wheelhouse Café owners what helped or hurt their business, and how they started the process of running a

restaurant.

E-BOSS, founded by Rudley in 2011, is composed of members whose goal is to start a business with a mission to reach out to the community and develop partnerships with existing businesses.

“I wanted to make a group free and open to anyone who wanted to follow their dreams,” Rudley said.

Rudley also mentioned that last week’s meeting was “the first chance where students could directly give their input and affect a local business.”

Wheelhouse owners, Becker and Forrester, also had the opportunity to share struggles about the process of opening and owning a restaurant.

The Wheelhouse’s open-

ing was not the partners’ first try at beginning a business; the process started about 2-3 years ago, and opportunity presented a location when the Biscotti’s owners decided to sell.

Owners shared marking strategies with E-BOSS, like the nautical theme and advertising in the local newspapers that helped business succeed in its first two months.

Issues like product cost, building size, mechanical difficulties and time have all arose for Becker and Forrester, either of whom is working on the property at all times.

Becker even said he works about 80-100 hours per week, while Forrester has a family farm where she is needed regularly.

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Recipe of the week: Wearing O’ Green Cake

Photo and recipe courtesy of Mallory Lininger

Celebrate St. Patty’s Day with this tasty gelatin cake. It’s simple to make and still looks and tastes great. Even though it’s easy to make, be sure to give yourself a little extra time when making it to let the cake cool off before and after putting the gelatin inside. When pouring the gelatin over the cake, be sure to let the cake absorb the liquid completely before pouring more. This helps the gelatin settle throughout the cake and not only on the sides. Adding the gelatin makes the cake super moist. Whipped cream (from the tubs, not the cans) works well for the icing. This recipe works well for all holidays too. Customize your cake with the different colors and flavors of gelatin for any season. Strawberry or cherry work well for Easter.

Ingredients

CAKE:

1 package white cake mix (regular size)

2 packages (3 ounces each) lime gelatin

1 cup boiling water

1/2 cup cold water

TOPPING:

1 cup cold milk

1 package (3.4 ounces) instant vanilla pudding mix

1 carton (8 ounces) frozen whipped topping, thawed

Green sprinkles Directions

1. Prepare and bake cake according to package directions. Cool on a wire rack for one hour. In a small bowl, dissolve gelatin in boiling water; stir in cold water and set aside.

2. With a meat fork or wooden skewer, poke holes about two inches apart into cooled cake. Slowly pour gelatin over cake. Cover and refrigerate.

3. In a large bowl, whisk milk and pudding mix for two minutes (mixture will be thick). Fold in whipped topping.

Spread over cake. Decorate with sprinkles. Cover and refrigerate until serving. Yield: 12-15 servings.

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Correction: The article “Visiting author stresses the importance of art” by Hannah Wolfe published in the March 5th edition of The Slate had a mistake in the fifth paragraph. The Washington Post and New York Times covered Lincoln’s receipt of the Sophie Kerr Prize, not her reading presented at SU.

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Ashley Stoudnour Asst. Copy Editor

Bringing the heart of Ireland to the H. Ric Luhrs Performing Arts Center, The Irish Tenors performed a medley of traditional Celtic songs and American classics on Thursday, March 7, while on their “Let’s Celebrate Ireland” tour.

The evening began with the full orchestra welcoming the audience with a slow, peaceful melody.

They played until the song built into a crescendo, quickly becoming a cinematic symphony much like the soundtrack to an epic movie.

As the song finished and the applause died down, they drifted into their next song as the Irish Tenors – Finbar Wright, Anthony Kearns and Ronan Tynan — entered the stage. Setting the tone song “Only Our Rivers Run Free,” the

tenors showcased their individual talents through solo performances for the next few songs.

Each tenor gave a quick introduction and kept the mood light and playful as they spoke to the audience.

Wright began the solo pieces with his version of Johnny Cash’s “Forty Shades of Green,” joking that “it’s gone up to ‘Fifty Shades,’” which the audience laughed and cheered to in response.

Kearns followed up with his song, “Off to Philadelphia,” and Tynan finished with the upbeat tune, “I’ll Take You Home Again, Kathleen.”

Only pausing briefly to tell stories, they trotted along through each song and covered a variety from their discography including “Old Man” and “Bridget Flynn.”

They dedicated their rendition of “Scorn Not His

Simplicity” to any parents in the audience who may have a disabled child.

“For any of you blessed with a physically or mentally ill child, I dedicate this song to you,” Tynan said as he began the soulful ballad.

The tenors wrapped up the first half of the show by paying homage to a few American classics with their version of Elvis Presley’s “Love Me Tender,” and straight into the chart topping “Titanic” theme song, “My Heart Will Go On.” Demonstrating their talents, The Irish Tenors gave a stirring performance of the song that was just as powerful as the timeless original.

The orchestra began the second half of the show with another climactic instrumental melody that demonstrated their ability to be as skillfully talented as the three leading gentlemen they accompany.

tlin Ridley, Kristie Decker, Madaline Gardner, Samantha Willhide and Ty Fitchet.

According to SHAPE’s president Trisha Grace the students were instrumental in orchestrating and organizing the exhibit.

“We have been planning this for four to five weeks,” Grace said.

The students are all in

Aric Sites’ studio art class at SASHS. Sites took over the class during the second marking period after his predecessor Becky Myers retired. Myers’ husband Forest N. Myers sponsored the event.

“I think it turned out great,” Sites said.

The opening exhibit Friday night also featured an

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The Irish Tenors performed well-known hits at Luhrs Thursday night.

Shortly after, The Tenors returned to the stage and continued with their selection of Irish tunes like “Red Is the Rose” and “Grace,” while covering Frank Sinatra’s “South of the Border,” which was originally written by Irishman Jimmy Kennedy more than 60 years ago.

Finishing up with a few traditional Irish songs “Hail Glorious St. Patrick” and “Will Ye Go, Lassie, Go” they ended the evening with their hit “Danny Boy,” which earned them applause within the first notes at the beginning and a standing ovation by the end.

The Irish Tenors entertained the Luhrs Center audience with their traditional Celtic songs, tributes to American legends, flawless vocals and humorous monologues.

With St. Patrick’s Day celebrations right around the corner, it was great timing for an Irish celebration.

SHAPE hosts artwork from six SASHS students Sarah Eyd

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On Friday, March 8, Shippensburg’s SHAPE art gallery debuted its newest exhibit, “Six.” “Six” featured the artwork of six advanced placement students from Shippensburg Area Senior High School: Alexis Mowers, Kai-

Photos by Matthew Kline

A sculpture of Morgan Freeman by SASHS student Ty Fitchet.

acoustic guitar performance

by SASHS student Ryan Brennan and snacks provided by the artists and their families.

Gardner, a senior at SASHS, is one of the girls whose art is currently on display at “Six.” She has nine pieces in the exhibit, including some watercolor, colored pencil and graphite.

“It was a really cool experience,” Gardner said. “I got to meet a lot of cool people.”

Gardner has been accepted to Pratt Institute in New York City and plans to pursue a career in medical illustration.

Decker, displayed her batik artwork.

“I enjoy working on artwork to free my mind and my emotions,” Decker said.

Decker thanks SHAPE for the opportunity to show her work. “I think that it is a huge privilege, not every student gets to do this,” she said.

Mowers, a senior, was the only student who chose to

SASHS senior Madaline Gardner’s piece titled “Third Planet.” work in the 3D emphasis.

“The majority is clay throwings from the wheel and also coils,” Mowers said.

SU senior and SASHS alumna, Shayna Arnold produced out-of-this-world themed brochures and

promotional materials.

“The girls wanted a galaxy theme,” Arnold said, describing the out-of-thisworld theme of the exhibit’s program.

“Six” will be on display until March 23.

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Cesar Millan trains humans on dog training at Luhrs LAUREN MISCAVAGE

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AND TAYLOR CAUDILLE Guest Writer

Cesar Millan, star of the popular TV show “Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan,” performed at the H. Ric Luhrs Performing Arts Center at 8 p.m. on Saturday, March 9 and was accompanied by his playful blue pit bull, Junior.

The night began with a video describing his early life, which partly focused on the inspiring role his grandfather played in his life.

During his childhood in rural Culiacán, Mexico, Millan spent most of his time on his grandfather’s farm watching all the dogs running about.

He studied the dogs’ behaviors very closely and was quickly fascinated. After watching shows like “Lassie” and “The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin,” Millan noted that his dream of being the world’s best dog trainer began when he was 13.

When Millan was 21, he crossed the border into California. Millan said he was homeless for a couple of months as he started out

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in the U.S., but that did not stop him from pursuing his dream.

“If you’re wondering what breed I am, I’m Mexican,” he joked.

After making some money by grooming dogs, Millan was able to move to Los Angeles, where he washed cars for a living. While there, he noticed how detached Americans and their pets were. One main reason for this was because people were humanizing their dogs instead of treating them as pets.

Millan then showed the audience comical photographs of dogs emulating how people look. This made him determined to pursue a job of rehabilitating dogs and training humans.

When he was starting to gain recognition, Oprah Winfrey contacted him and described her issues with her cocker spaniel Sophie.

Sophie had a problem of biting other dogs, Millan said.

When he was introduced to Sophie, Winfrey said Sophie was her daughter.

Millan said instead of Sophie’s species being a dog, Winfrey made her species a human. This was a prime example of an owner

humanizing his or her dog, which causes the dog to have behavioral problems.

Another tip he gave was to let the dog come to you instead of approaching it first.

Running up to a dog instills fear, and the dog needs to learn to trust humans before showing affection.

“This is the best way to meet a dog. Communication begins from a distance,” he said.

When owning and training a dog, he said the most important question to ask yourself is, “How do I feel?”

Millan continued to say that a common problem dogs face is separation anxiety. He showed a video of his dog Junior following him around his home wherever he went. When Millan left his home, Junior cried.

While he was following Millan around the home, he was lying to the dog about what was going on while being in a rush.

Then, he would leave unexpectedly and confuse the dog.

He then showed another video of giving Junior a comfortable place to relax, such as his bed, and Millan acted much calmer. While Millan was doing his daily

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Cesar Millan, the dog whisperer at Luhrs on Saturday night. tasks, Junior stayed on his bed and did not follow him around.

“America doesn’t practice calmness. Dogs mirror that.

If you don’t know how you feel, you can buy a heart rate monitor or just look at your dog,” he said.

Toward the end of the show, he brought out a couple of dogs and their owners. The owners explained what the dogs’ problems were, such as over-excitement and anxiety. Millan asked the owners to show the audience how they

would normally walk their dogs. Both owners tugged the leash with two hands, causing tension for the dog.

This showed how the dog responded to certain types of energy given off by the owner, which can create unwanted behavior.

Millan then took the leashes and exemplified what the owner should do, even when an object such as a dog bowl would distract the dog. When the dogs were with Millan, they were obedient and calm.

“Dogs are not students;

they’re our teachers,” he said.

Millan answered questions from audience members who were able to text their questions to a certain number.

When the show ended, Millan said his goal in life is to inspire people, and he ended his set with his favorite quote from Mahatma Gandhi.

“The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.”

Luhrs Presents...

Celtic Woman

Singing sensation Celtic Woman, brings their latest show to Shippensburg. Under the distinct musical direction of Emmy-nominated music producer, David Downes, this spectacular musical experience features Celtic Woman performing classic Irish tunes, such as “The Water Is Wide,” “Green Grow the Rushes,” and “The Parting Glass;” timeless pop anthems such as “Bridge Over Troubled Water” and “Sailing” and inspirational songs including “You’ll Never Walk Alone” and “Ave Maria,” all with the signature Celtic Woman sound.

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‘Oz the Great and Powerful’ does not disappoint David Yearwood Staff Writer

It has been 74 years since Judy Garland first donned the ruby slippers and repeated that iconic phrase “there is no place like home,” that defined an era in cinema.

A question I asked myself before “Oz the Great and Powerful” started was how a renewal of the story in the form of a prequel could live up to the majesty of one of the most iconic films of all time?

Just ask director Sam Raimi.

“Oz: The Great and Powerful” is a prequel to the 1939 film, “The Wizard of

Oz,” and the story is based on the works of author L. Frank Baum.Starring many of Hollywood’s biggest stars, “Oz: The Great and Powerful” was a good film with an all-star cast.

Oscar nominee James Franco, who has starred in films like “127 Hours” and “Pineapple Express” led the cast in the role of Oz. In the film, Oz is a travelling circus magician who is down on his luck and resorts to conning guests to make a living.

But when a tornado strikes the circus while in Kansas, very similar to the beginning of the original film, he is transported to a

different world.

Other stars who appear in the film are Oscar nominee Michelle Williams in the role of Annie/Glinda, Oscar winner Rachel Weisz in the role of Evanora and Mila Kunis who plays Theodora.

Overall, the film was well done. The imagery in the film was spectacular and helps you feel like a part of this fantastic world.

The comedic relief was fantastic on the part of Zach Braff who played the role of the monkey Finley. His performance was one of the highlights of the film.

On the other hand, there was one major issue I had

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Hip-Hop Happenings Hottest MCs in the Game

with this film. What was surprising to me was Mila Kunis. I usually like her performances but she was terrible in this role. I am not sure what the issue was, but I was shocked by how bad she was in this film.

Overall “Oz: The Great and Powerful” was a good film and I definitely recommend seeing it in theaters for the amazing visuals.

Also, I am not surprised that this film was first in Britton Kosier the box office in its opening Staff Columnist weekend bringing in $80 MTV’s annual crowning of the Top 10 “Hottest MCs in million, according to Boxofthe Game” attracted more attention than ever this year afficemojo.com.

I give this film 3.75 stars ter Kanye West publicly ranted about his displeasure with being placed No. 7 on the list. out of 5.

The problem I have with the “Hottest MCs” list is the word “hottest.” MTV used “hot” as a crutch to put some guys ahead of West that have yet to do a small fraction of the work West’s done in his career.

This is my remodeled top 8 “Hottest MCs in the Game.”

8. Nas Nas might be No. 1 if I was making this list in 19941996, but sadly, lyricism does not make you “hot” in today’s game. “Life is Good” was a good album, but like virtually every other rap album made, it cannot compare to his classic first album, “Illmatic.”

7. Rick Ross I put Ross at No. 7 mainly because of his role in the founding and building of Maybach Music Group, the record label home to Wale, Meek Mill and French Montana 6. Big Sean Big Sean is definitely Top 10, but with heavy repetition already detected in his music and the fact he has to address Kanye West as boss, I bumped Sean up to No. 7.

5. A$AP Rocky A$AP continues to blend styles of all types of hip-hop, and musicians from all around the world are reaching out to work with him. A$AP’s debut album, “Long. Live.

A$AP,” is evidence that Rocky will likely be on this list for many years.

4. Drake While Lil Wayne and Young Money are fading out, Drake scored features on A$AP and Kendrick’s debut albums on top of his solo success.

3. 2 Chainz 2 Chainz blew up this past year. I mean BLEW UP. “Based On A T.R.U. Story” has sold 557,000 copies but the 35-year-old 2 Chainz still has to call Kanye West boss.

2. Kendrick Lamar With potential to be labeled one of the most important rappers in today’s game, Kendrick Lamar is worthy of the No. 1 spot MTV gave him but I still believe in paying your dues in the rap world.

1. Kanye West Hate to love, love to hate. Whether it’s dating a Kardashian, producing and rapping on some of the past year’s biggest singles building a label that has produced two other artists on MTV’s “Hottest MCs” list, or complaining about the list itself, West makes the news. Like he said in “Mercy,” “Don’t do no press but I get the most press, kid.”

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Can a 20-loss team really make an impact in the tourney? We debate

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Nick Sentman Asst. Sports Editors

With March Madness just around the corner conference championships are already underway. With some teams already punching their tickets to the big dance Nick and Ryan debate on whether they think conference championships are the best way your division means everyto make it to the big show. thing to you. It gives you that chance to play the D1 Ryan: Personally I believe that powerhouses like Duke or winning your conference Kansas. You get to be in should give you an auto- the spotlight for once, have matic seed for March Mad- one of your games be teleness. You play all year vised on ESPN and have just to try and make the those tens of thousands of playoffs, hoping that it fans watch you. It gives will better your chances at the small schools hope.

If you ask me, I like the getting to the Big Dance.

Some people disagree. For way March Madness is set example this year a 15–20 up. It allows for upsets, Liberty Flames team has but still gives the good already punched its ticket teams an equal chance to the Big Dance. Some fans to pursue the trophy. disagree that a team with Nick: an under-.500 record should Well Ryan you made be able to get its spot. some great points. Yes, the You have to look at it this conference championships way: Liberty never gave are important, and I do up, even when it was down. feel that a team that wins This is a big upset for them its respective conference to win the Big South. Look should get an automatic at Lehigh, it won the Pa- bid regardless of the retriot League last year be- cord. Only, you make a horhind a 30-point game from rible case here as it seems junior C.J. McCollum. And you are just trying to make an all-around good game a jab at my Blue Devils.

Listen Ryan, teams from the rest of the Lehigh team later beat the No. like Liberty are good for 2–seed Duke Blue Devils. March Madness because Sorry Nick I know you they do damage sometimes are a Duke fan but that’s when we least expect it.

Why not bring up Virsomething special, a Cinderella story if you ask me. ginia Commonwealth UniIf you are a team like Le- versity which almost ran high or Liberty, winning the table in 2011 after being

in the play-in games and ended up in the Final Four.

That is the definition of a Cinderella story my friend. Lehigh was 27–7 and it was not the only team to accomplish something like that as it has happened six times. VCU is a story that happened once.

Now, looking at the real issue I agree with my amigo. These games are good for college basketball.

March Madness would not be mad if it was not for the fact that these teams have the opportunity to upset a powerhouse like Duke or Indiana. The tournament is set up in a way that gives real sports fans the opportunity to see magic happen.

David and Goliath stories have been around for centuries, and if Liberty could do some damage this year against a top-ranked school, then I am sure no one will remember it lost 20 games, but instead won one very important game.

The conference tournaments conclude on Sunday with Selection Sunday immediately following.

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Redshirt-freshman Cameron Throckmorton of the Shippensburg University wrestling team competed in three matches Friday at the 2013 NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships, winning his opener before dropping a pair of close decisions to bow out of the competition at the Bill Harris Arena adjacent to the Birmingham CrossPlex.

Throckmorton opened with an impressive 14–6 major decision over Justin Reinsma of Southwest Minnesota State that included a pair of near falls in the second period. In his second bout, Throckmorton dropped an 8-5 decision to Marty Carlson of Notre Dame (Ohio) — recording two takedowns in the third period but not rallying in time for the win.

In his second consolation bracket matchup, Throckmorton dropped a frustrating 4-3 decision to Perry McAfee of Chadron State that included a short takedown against him and a stalling point after McAfee continually retreated during the second period.

Nonetheless, Throckmorton caps off an impressive inaugural campaign in a Raider singlet with a 21–5 record. His season included a 15–match winning streak — the longest by an SU wrestler since Steve Fittery won 16 consecutive bouts in 2008 — in addition to nine major decisions, a technical fall and two pins.

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Tennis March 16 GEORGIAN COURT 1 p.m.

Softball March 15-16 at West Virginia Wesleyan Tournament Salem, Va. Baseball March 16 LE MOYNE 12 p.m. & 2:30 p.m.

March 17 LE MOYNE 12 p.m. & 2:30 p.m.

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SU’s cycling club to host inaugural Shippensburg Scurry on April 6-7 Carolyn Seibert-Drager Guest Writer

A new collegiate cycling race will debut next month on the Shippensburg University campus.

The SU Cycling Club will host the first Shippensburg Scurry on Saturday and Sunday, April 6-7. The race is part of the Eastern Collegiate Cycling Conference (ECCC) spring schedule, with 200plus riders from more than 25 colleges and universities in the mid-Atlantic and New England regions expected to participate.

Three different events actually comprise the Scurry — a campus criterium and a hill climb on April 6 and a road race on April 7.

The criterium, in which riders will race several times around a 0.7-mile loop on campus, begins at 8 a.m.

The elite men’s and women’s fields will start at 12:45 and 1:55 p.m., respectively.

“The event that many of the Shippensburg racers are most excited for is the on-campus crit,” said club member Alan Royek, one of the event organizers. “The finish will be between Reisner Hall and the Ceddia Union Building,

which will be a great place for spectators to watch.”

The South Mountain Hill Climb and Horse Killer Road Race will be held off campus, just outside Shippensburg. The seven-mile hill climb will begin at 4:30 p.m. from Southampton Township Park on Airport Road and end on top of the mountain, known as Big Flat. The top men and women riders will start at 6 p.m.

Sunday’s road race, highlighted by a steep climb on Horse Killer Road partway through the course, begins at 8 a.m., also at Southampton Township Park. The novice riders will do one or two laps of the course; the top men will do five laps, totaling 67.5 miles.

While many ECCC events in which the club competes have criteriums, the other two events are less common.

“The road race will feature a short climb with an almost unheard-of gradient found at collegiate races,” said Michael Poland, club vice president. “I have heard a buzz going around from other schools about our race’s elevation profiles.”

“It will be a very unique race,” Royek said. “We really tried to enhance the features of the area, focusing on the climbs. The course

offers very challenging terrain, and is hopefully something racers will be talking about for years to come.”

Club members hope the Scurry will boost the SU Cycling Club’s profile.

“One reason we decided to try to host a race was to raise campus awareness that we have a cycling team and that there is such a thing as competitive collegiate bike racing,” Poland said. “Our team puts a lot of grueling miles and hours each week on our bikes, training for races. It would be nice to show Shippensburg students, friends and faculty what we are riding so much for and to familiarize people with the sport.

“We also hope to establish a race that can hopefully be put on year after year and become a tradition like some of the other collegiate races,” he added. “Shippensburg has good ingredients for a race like open farmland, tree canopies and some steep climbs. It has rural roads that most teams wish they could ride every day.”

While the criterium and hill climb are collegiate races only, the road race is open to USA Cycling-licensed 2/3 and 4/5 riders. Registration is available at BikeReg.com.

Need more information on the Shippensburg Scurry?

Contact Alan Royek

aroyek2011@verizon.net

or visit the race website at https://sites.google.com/site/shipcycling/home/shippensburg-scurry.

Photo Courtesy of SU Cycling Club

SU Cycling Club rider Aaron Snyder leads the pack at a recent criterium.

The club created and will host the Shippensburg Scurry, a three-event collegiate cycling race that will debut April 6-7 on and around SU’s campus.

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Left out: The Kujawski twins vie for the ultimate goal, a national berth Lance Kopp

Guest Writer Two Shippensburg University track and field stars have more in common than just being on the same team. They share a hometown, a mother — even the same birthday.

Juniors at SU and fraternal twin brothers, Andrew and Matthew Kujawski are also used to experiencing new things together. However, one experience they did not share was a trip last weekend to Birmingham, Ala. for the Division II Men’s National Indoor Track and Field Championship.

Andrew, who is older by 14 minutes, packed his bags for a trip down south and prepared to run the 400-meter leg of the distance medley relay.

Matt qualified for nationals last year and almost made it again this year in the 200-meter dash, but was a few tenths of a second short. So if coming within a second of advancing was not

enough motivation for Matt, seeing his “older” brother make it without him only amplifies his drive for the upcoming spring season.

“It makes me want to work harder,” Matt said when asked about his brother making it without him. “[Andrew] works really hard as well, obviously, and that’s why he is at nationals. But it’s the fact that he went and I didn’t that makes me want it even more. ” The brothers’ passion to run on the red rubber-like surface began in a small town in Lancaster County where they both attended Ephrata High School. They both joined the school’s track team their junior years, which leaves the question, whose idea was it?

“I think I fell in love with track first,” Andrew said, “Only because I made him do it, or brought him into it.”

With a smile on his face, Matt admitted Andrew came up with the idea. But he says they fell in love with it at the same time.

Whoever’s idea it was, both took the idea and ran with it. Their dedication to track was clear from the beginning as it took little time for the twins to start breaking school records and get noticed by colleges.

Their hard work and dedication to the sport makes them key contributors to the SU team.

“Matt and Andrew are two of the probably hardest working kids we have,” said assistant track and field coach Doug Knol. “ [They’re] very different in terms of what their work load is, one being a long sprinter, one being a short sprinter, but obviously, [they share] the same mentality of putting in whatever they got.”

In the end, the brothers cheer for each other, but each wants his own success. With their senior years quickly approaching, Matt has one more opportunity to punch his ticket to Alabama, while Andrew has one more opportunity to make his trip a repeat.

Photo by Padraic Major

Men’s DMR squad wins National Championship with record finish The Shippensburg University men’s distance medley relay squad (DMR) of sophomore Tom Kehl, sophomore Andrew Kujawski, senior Joel Flott and senior Matt Gillette won the 2013 NCAA Division II national championship Friday night with a meet record-setting time of 9:45.24.

Shippensburg achieved its second NCAA indoor DMR national championship in three years and its third consecutive Top 3 finish in the event, eclipsing school, conference and facility records in the process. It is also the secondfastest time in the history of Division II, trailing only an effort of Abilene Christian recorded in 2005 (per USTFCCCA records).

A strong 1,200-meter opening leg by Kehl had Shippensburg in fifth place

entering the first exchange.

Kehl led briefly at the twominute mark but remained within two seconds of the leaders by the end of his run. Kujawski was credited with a 48.05 secondsplit on his 400-meter leg, which bumped the Raiders into fourth place entering the second exchange.

Heading into the final 200 meters of his 800-meter leg, Flott began a strong kick to gain ground on the frontrunners of Adams State, Grand Valley State and UMass Lowell. Thanks to a stupendous 1:50.41 split in his 800 meters — two seconds faster than any other third leg — Flott handed the baton to Gillette with Shippensburg in the lead.

Gillette ceded the lead at the start of the 1,600-meter anchor leg to Grand Valley State’s Larry Jul-

son, allowing the Lakers’ junior runner to set the pace. Trailing him stride for stride until the final two laps, Gillette began his patented kick with about 600 meters to go and began to build a sizable advantage — distancing himself significantly from Julson.

In order to win the championship, Gillette had to finish strong in the final 200 meters as Adams State sophomore Kevin Batt ran the fastest anchor leg of the competition (3:59.84) and came close down the stretch. In the end, Gillette had suitably paced himself to finish strong, securing the 1.5-second victory for the Raiders.

-Courtesy of SU Sports Information

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SU closes out weekend series with victory over ‘The Rock’

Douglas knocks in three, Bartley goes 3 2/3 to pick up the victory for SU RAIDERS 4

“The Rock” 3

SAM STEWART

Sports Editor As a Michael Douglas linedrive sizzled into left field, Dan Wimer and Cody Kulp raced home to give the Raiders a pivotal lead in a statement early-season series.

It was just another battle that SU overcame on its way to an impressive 9–2 start in the 2013 season.

Douglas’ two-RBI zinger and a lockdown 3 2/3 performance by Austin Bartley sealed a 2–1 series victory for the Shippensburg University baseball team as it took the finale 4–3 against Slippery Rock University on Sunday afternoon at Fairchild Field.

Before the two RBI single, Douglas was having a game to forget in center field.

Miscommunication between Douglas and Simon Beloff resulted in two pop flies giving Douglas fits in the fifth and sixth innings.

The miscue in the top of the sixth proved to be costly.

With Kevin Jovanovich on third, SRU’s Brandon Myers smashed a Shawn Patterson offering toward the left center gap bounding off of Douglas’ glove as

he came rushing toward Beloff. The ball caromed to the warning track, allowing Jovanovich to tie the game at two and Myers to slide in with a triple.

That incident, followed by a Jimmy Spanos error, ended Patterson’s day.

The righty went 5 1/3 innings, striking out three and allowing three earned.

Bartley inherited a mess in the inning, and after an infield single scored Myers to make it a 3–2 game, Bartley forced Matt Curtis to ground into a 6–4–3 double play to end The Rock’s threat.

The Raiders held to a 1–2–3 inning in the bottom of the sixth, struck back in the seventh. Kulp laced an 0–1 fastball into left field beyond an outstretched Graeme Zaparzynski for an easy double. Wimer followed with a single of his own, setting the stage for Douglas.

Douglas blasted a 1–1 offering from Anton Constantino offering over the head of Jake Nogalo and into left field, scoring Wimer and Kulp — giving the Raiders a 4–3 lead they did not relinquish. Douglas finished the game 2-for-3 with three RBIs — his first RBI

coming from a hit-andrun that scored Wimer in the bottom of the second.

From there, SU was on cruise control set to the speed of victory.

In the top of the eighth, Brandon Myers reached base after a Bartley fielding blunder. However Bartley recomposed himself and struck out Ryan Larose on a 3–2 changeup while Tyler Shover threw out pinch runner Austin Benshadle in a strike-him-out-throwhim-out to end the inning.

Bartley closed out the ninth to pick up his first victory of the season.

Myers knocked in SRU’s first run in the top of the second as he clobbered a Patterson fastball to deep right for his second dinger of the season. Myers finished the game 1–3 with two RBIs and two runs scored.

Tyler Shover had another good day at the dish going 2–4. Shover has now reached base in 10 straight games.

SU will be back in action next Saturday when it hosts the Le Moyne College Dolphins in a twin-bill starting at noon at Fairchild Field.

The Dolphins are 5–7 on the year and are coming off a loss against LIU Post.

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Mike Marcinko ss Jimmy Spanos 2b Tyler Shover c Pat Kregeloh 1b Simon Beloff lf Bobby Atwell lf Cody Kulp rf Dan Wimer dh Cal Hogan 3b Michael Douglas cf Shawn Patterson p Austin Bartley p

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Photo by Ryan Trexler

Dan Wimer scores off of a hit from Michael Douglas in the second inning.

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Joe Davis might not be a household name at SU yet, but Mike Maciejewski hired the right man to become the next offensive coordinator for the Raiders Sam Stewart

Sports Editor The man hired to replace former offensive coordinator Mike Yurcich arrived early this week and for many unfamiliar with the Division III circuit, there was no real jubilation for the new hire.

Yes, Yurcich led the Raiders to a historical offensive outburst in 2012.

He groomed quarterback Zach Zulli into the man who accounted for 383 yards of total offense per game and who threw for a nation-high 54 touchdowns.

In his two years at the helm, he transformed an anemic Wing-T offensive into an explosive spread hybrid attack that led the nation with 530 yards per game.

He used two receivers to the best of their capabilities as Trevor Harman and Jacob Baskerville each accounted for more than 90 yards receiving per game and a mindboggling 33 touchdown receptions between the two.

However, that ship has sailed — all the way to Stillwater, Okla. Yes, Yurcich left an impression on this SU team but his travels have called him to a Division I contender — a promotion that was well deserved.

Rewind to last Monday when the hiring of Wheaton College’s Joe Davis was circulating the airwaves and a pin could be heard

echoing through the catacombs of campus. Who is this guy and how can he replace a Mike Yurcich?

The answer is simple.

Joe Davis, although not the privy pick to succeed Yurcich, is the coach who will keep the chains moving as SU heads into the 2013 season. He’s a offensive guru who is keen on throwing the ball, spreading the field and mixing in the run.

“Joe Davis boasts an impressive track record as both an offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach,” head coach Mark ‘Mac’ Maciejewski said in a press release. “We are excited about Joe joining our staff and becoming a member of our Red Raider family.

That track record is as extensive as a middle-aged college professor’s resume.

Davis has been an assistant coach for the past 10 years, the last four as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the Thunder. During his tenure at Wheaton, the Thunder were ranked in the Top 15 in three offensive categories: total yards per game (15), passing offense (15) and scoring offense (11).

The Thunder averaged 40 points per game en route to an 8–2 finish with their only losses coming to Albion College and Elmhurst College.

“Joe brings passion, experience and knowledge — all qualities we were looking for in an assis-

tant coach,” Maciejewski said. “He truly cares about the players he coaches.”

Davis will bring a slew of first-hand experience coming into Seth Grove Stadium. Davis was a star quarterback for Adrian College, tallying eight school records and then followed that up with stints in the National Indoor Football League and the Arena Football League.

More importantly, however, is that his style of offense mirrors what SU has been running for the last two seasons — with one caveat, a tad more plays run in the I-formation. With every new coach comes new verbiage, new terminology and new signals, but to bring Zulli into a new offense during his senior year would have been a catastrophic mistake.

“I have really learned a lot from [Davis] in his short time here.” Zulli said.

“I’m excited to get to work.”

Filling Yurcich’s shoes might not be easy for Davis, but Maciejewski and company made the right hire because of his immense knowledge of the spread. Davis’ name may not be well known on SU’s campus quite yet, but given time, this university may have another offensive juggernaut taking the field.

The Raiders start their spring practice schedule on Monday, March 25. Their annual spring-game will be held Saturday April 13 at 1 p.m. at Seth Grove Stadium.

Photo courtesy of Wheaton College

Joe Davis had a stellar offensive coordinator track record at Wheaton.

Football Spring Game April 13 1 p.m.

Seth Grove Stadium

File photo by Sam Stewart

SU’s QB Zach Zulli is ready to get to work under Joe Davis’ lead.

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Four SU players earn All-PSAC honors, Trn named Coach of the Year

Photo by Sam Stewart

Garrie Grenfell goes for a loose ball in the first half of Saturday’s game.

SU blows early 4-2 lead, allows 12 unanswered goals on way to 16-7 loss RAIDERS 7

SAM STEWART

Sports Editor For the second game in a row the Shippensburg University lacrosse team blew an early lead. This time it blew a 4–2 advantage en route to a 16–7 defeat at the hands of Seton Hill University Saturday afternoon at David See Field.

SU, a team that let a 7–2 lead slip away in its opener, allowed 12 unanswered goals spanning from midway through the first half until the 13:47 mark in the second half. The Griffins heavily outshot the Raiders during that time frame

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to pace them to the victory.

After falling down 2–1 early, Sheila Johnson and Courtney Kennedy scored back-to-back goals in a three-minute span to give the Raiders a 3–2 lead. Forty seconds later, Bennett Widlake took a feed from Kayla Dalzell to net her fourth goal of the season, propelling SU to a 4–2 lead.

Unfortunately, it went downhill from there.

The Griffins came out of a timeout on fire, scoring six goals in a six-minute span to give SHU an 8–2 advantage heading into break.

The second half spelled much of the same for SHU. Emily Fagan tallied three

goals and was the facilitator of another as her effort paved the way to another six unanswered goals for the Griffins.

Roxanne Brown, Kennedy and Dalzell each scored later in the game, but the 10-goal advantage was too much for SU to overcome.

The Griffins (2–1) had four players score three goals in the game. Morgan Cain led the team with four assists.

Kennedy led SU with two goals. Ally Frymoyer had 11 saves throughout the game.

The Raiders (0–2) are back in action next Saturday when they host Georgian Court University at 1 p.m. at David See Field.

Four members of the Shippensburg University women’s basketball team received All-PSAC Eastern Division honors Thursday morning, with Stephanie Knauer being named the 2013 PSAC Eastern Division Freshman of the Year and Kristy Trn being named the 2013 PSAC Eastern Division Coach of the Year.

It is the first time since 1999–2000 that Shippensburg has had four All-PSAC honorees in a single season.

Senior point guard Dana Wert was chosen to the All-PSAC Eastern Division First Team squad, while Knauer, senior guard Shawna Wert and junior guard Sarah Strybuc earned All-PSAC East Second Team honors.

While Shippensburg has its four All-PSAC honorees, no other Eastern Division school had more than two players chosen to the all-league squads. Millersville’s Aurielle Mosley was named the PSAC Eastern Division Player of the Year and West Chester’s Alex Lennon was named the PSAC Eastern Division Defensive Player of the Year.

Dana Wert earned her second All-PSAC East classification in as many years; she was a Second Team pick last season.

SU’s point guard finished the season averaging 11.7 points per game while recording team highs of 112

assists, 48 steals and a .827 free-throw percentage.

She finished the regular season ranked third in the PSAC in free-throw percentage (83.5; 137-of-164), fourth in the PSAC in assists per game and assistto-turnover ratio and 15th in the PSAC in scoring. On 16 occasions this season, Wert finished a game with at least 10 points, four assists or four rebounds.

Knauer is SU’s first PSAC Freshman or Rookie of the Year award winner since Lauren Beckley in 2007 and the fifth for the Raiders under Coach Trn (Megan Fogle — 2005, Shanna Oaddams — 2004, Katie Bray — 2001). She earned seven PSAC Eastern Division Freshman of the Week awards during the regular season and tallied 12 double-doubles (18th in Division II entering the playoffs).

Through the PSAC quarterfinals, Knauer ranked 11th in the PSAC in scoring (12.9 ppg), fourth in rebounding (9.1 rpg) and was 118-of-160 (73.8 percent) at the free-throw line. Knauer also produced double-digit scoring efforts in 19 games.

Shawna Wert averaged 11.0 points per game while contributing in many areas for the Raiders. Most visible was Shawna’s PSACleading free throw attempts total — her 155-of-192 line resulted in an 80.7 percent rate this season from

the charity stripe. Shawna also contributed 75 assists, an average of nearly three per game, and 39 steals.

She posted double figures in 18 games this season.

Strybuc was Shippensburg’s leading scorer this season, averaging 13.7 points per game to rank seventh in the PSAC. Her 67 three-pointers are the third-most in the league this season. She ranked second on the team in assists (85), steals (43), blocks (8) and free-throw percentage (76-of-92, 82.6).

On 20 occasions this season, Strybuc scored 10 or more points, including six games of 20 or more points.

Trn earns her third career PSAC Coach of the Year award and her first since the 2002 season — the last time that Shippensburg achieved 20 victories. SU won 11 of its final 12 regular season games to earn the No. 2 seed in the PSAC Eastern Division and a trip to the conference quarterfinals.

SU entered the PSAC tournament ranked among the Top 5 teams in six major statistical categories: scoring offense, field goal percentage defense, freethrow percentage, defensive rebounds, turnover margin and assist-to-turnover ratio.

-Courtesy of SU Sports Information

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