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Saturday, September 22, sophomore kicker Cody Nuzzo scores the game-winning 30 yard field goal with only 3.5 seconds to spare in the Coal Bowl.

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By Jose NegroNfor the Cal Times

I guess it would be easy for me to say that the game this past Saturday between the Indiana University of Pennsyl-vania Crimson Hawks and the California University of Penn-sylvania Vulcans was the best Cal U football game I have ever witnessed. It’d be easy because, well, it was the first one I had ever witnessed. It was a hard fought game between two rival Division II schools that did not disappoint.

The No. 6 Vulcans defeated No. 14 IUP 26-24 in the fourth annual Coal Bowl on Saturday, September 22 at Adamson Sta-dium. It wasn’t an easy victory for the Vulcans. They started the scoring five minutes into the game after a touchdown pass from senior quarterback Peter Lalich to Junior wide re-ceiver Mike Williams gave Cal a 7-0 lead. The Crimson Hawks scored ten points in the first half, while the Vulcans added ten more points on another TD pass from Lalich to junior running back RJ Thomas and a field goal from sophomore kicker Cody

Nuzzo to take a 17-10 lead into halftime.

“At the half I felt we were playing well,” said Vulcans Head Coach Mike Kellar. “We were moving the ball and our defense was doing well. I knew it would take all four quarters. We tried to make a couple ad-justments and go out and play even better in the second half.”

The Crimson Hawks battled back to tie the game at 17 early into the fourth quarter with a three-yard touchdown run from senior running back Harvie Tuck. IUP then took a 24-17 lead on an eight-yard touchdown pass from junior quarterback Mike Box to junior wide receiver Pat Brewer.

With IUP up 24-17 and trying to close out the game, the Crim-son Hawks attempted a 30-yard field goal to put the score out of reach. The attempt missed, giv-ing the Vulcans another chance to tie the game.

It didn’t take very long for the Vulcans to get back into the game. The very next play was an 80-yard pass from Peter Lalich to junior wide receiver Nadir Brown for a Cal U score. Nuzzo missed the extra point after the

touchdown, which would have tied the game. However, Nuzzo would have a chance to redeem himself.

The Vulcans, down 24-23 with 52 seconds left in the game, sat up for an onside kick. The kick from Nuzzo sailed about six yards down the field, was touched by an IUP player and was recovered by Vulcans senior defensive back Rontez Miles.

The Vulcans sat up their fi-nal drive of the game at the IUP 44-yard line, then quickly completed three passes to get deeper into Crimson Hawk territory. The Vulcans reached IUP’s 13-yard line and a familiar face once again took the field. Nuzzo came back into the game and connected on a 30-yard field goal that put the Vulcans on top 26-24 for good.

A game that started out fast for the Vulcans ended with thrilling events that led to a big victory over their rivals.

“IUP is a good football team. Give them credit for making the plays,” said Kellar. “Fortunately for us we made the plays at the end and came away with a win. It was one of the most exciting finishes I have ever seen.”

Junior Trey Johnson was named Lippencott family MVP of the 2012 Coal Bowl, finishing with a career high 120 receiving yards on six receptions. Wiliams and Brown also played a role as major targets for Lalich, finish-ing with 143 and 128 receiving yards respectively.

The No. 6 Vulcans improved their record to 4-0 (2-0) on the season, while the No. 14 Crim-son Hawks dropped to 3-1 (1-1). The Vulcans return to PSAC ac-tion tomorrow against the West Chester Golden Rams.

TURN TO PAGE SEVENFOR MORE PICTURES FROM CAL U’S WIN OVER IUP IN THE COAL BOWL

COAL BOWL FACTS

- The yearly meet-ing between the two schools was given a name in 2009

- Since then, each school is 2-2

- The winning school receives the Coal Miner’s Pail Trophy, sponsored by the PA Coal Association.

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Cal U recognized as vet friendlyBy Jenna Faccendafor the Cal Times

California University of Penn-sylvania has been receiving a lot of recognition this year. We are once again known for hav-ing the nation’s best Internet-based programs according to a nationwide survey on online schools, with our school offer-ing bachelor ’s and master ’s degrees along with graduate certificates to students around the world in our online classes. Along with that distinction (and some others, including another acknowledgement from The Princeton Review), G.I. Jobs Magazine, a premier publication for those going through military transition, has named Cal U as one of the top military friendly schools for three consecutive years in a row.

The accolades for Cal U’s military-friendly programs didn’t end there though. Cal U was also voted “Best for Vets” in both 2010 and 2011 by Military EDGE Magazine, which ranks schools based on programs, policies and resources. Cal U is ranked number four in the nation for its commitment and dedication to making sure mili-tary veterans receive a higher education. Cal U is the only school in the State System of Higher Education (the largest provider of higher education in the Commonwealth of Pennsyl-vania) to make it into the “Best

for Vets” list for the 2011 year. Military involvement has

been growing rapidly through-out campus. Statistics show that approximately 230 military veterans attend classes on Cal U’s campus every semester, while approximately 260 service members are enrolled in Cal U’s nationally recognized online program, Global Online.

Kaitlyn Gelsinger, a student here at Cal U, is also a member of our country’s military. “It’s a hard transition going from basic training to being a full time college student,” she said. “At first you feel out of place on campus because you still hold yourself to a different set of rules and military courtesies. After a week or so it becomes easier to juggle schoolwork and your military duties. Cal made it very easy by making sure everything was taken care of when I finally arrived on campus. My profes-sors helped me catch up on any work and they’re also very understanding when I need to miss class for any military event or drill.”

Cal U accepts all military transfer credits from the vari-ous branches of service, which is very helpful for incoming military-based students. Since January of 2009, Cal U has been among an elite group desig-nated as “eARMYU” schools, which is a title given to provid-ers of online education for sol-diers through GoArmyEd.com.

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PAGE 4 SEPTEMBER 28, 2012ENTERTAINMENT

Local colleges welcome world-class acts; Cal U doesn’tBy Tyler Kimmelsports editor

“The Boss” Bruce Springsteen, Drake, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, the Zac Brown Band and B.o.B. are all superstars in the music industry. They all have something else in common, too: they’ve never stepped foot on the campus of California University of Penn-sylvania.

That may not seem like a big deal. There are a lot of super-stars who have never visited Cal U. These music icons, along with others of a similar status, have performed at other local colleges over the past few years, though. Schools such as IUP, Slippery Rock and Penn State have booked these musicians to play for their students, while over the past few years Cal U has offered students Kenny Rogers and Red Jumpsuit Ap-paratus.

The University of Pittsburgh had Ke$ha in concert April 2012. The concert was in front of the Cathedral of Learning on Pitt’s campus during the Bigelow Bash spring carnival. The con-cert was free to students, unlike Cal’s Kenny Rogers concert where tickets were $31-81. Pitt will also be hosting All Time Low this Sunday, Sept 30.

It’s not really fair to compare

Cal U to huge Division I schools like Penn State and West Virgin-ia Uunversity. Between them, they have hosted Mac Miller, Big Sean, Boys like Girls, Jay-Z, AVICII and more. Penn State will have the Zac Brown Band and Wiz Khalifa in October, and they welcome Bruce Springs-teen and Carrie Underwood in November.

Other PSAC schools that are much smaller than Penn State have still managed to book big names. Drake preformed at Slip-pery Rock University in 2010, and Wiz Khalifa and J. Cole en-tertained their campus last year. The Fray preformed at Gannon earlier in 2012, and in 2010 they booked Jason Derulo. Cal U’s rival school Indiana University of Pennsylvania will be hosting B.o.B. and Tyga for their home-coming weekend next month.

Other small Pennsylvania schools have also held big con-certs recently. St. Vincent Col-lege hosted the All-American Rejects in 2009, while Pitt-John-stown had Jason Derulo and Sean Kingston in 2011.

Several students have shared their frustration with the lack of headlining shows here at Cal U.

“I’ve been a student at Cal U for four years and have yet to see anyone that could even sell out Stage AE,” David Ale-

santrino (senior, computer in-formation systems) said.

Alesantrino is not alone. Oth-er students aren’t pleased with the lackluster quality of concerts Cal U has provided over the past few years.

“I’m very disappointed in the effort that’s put into these concerts,” Clem Lepish (senior, business administration) said. “We have this huge Convoca-tion Center... we need to take advantage of it and get some worthwhile artists.”

Ryan Clarkson (senior, man-agement) echoes Alesantrino and Lepish’s thoughts.

“It is sad to see all of my friends at other schools have concerts like Wiz Khalifa, Jason Derulo, Sean Kingston and so on,” Clarkson said.

Over the summer, Cal U made an effort to check the pulse of the student body when it comes to concerts. Students received a survey in their emails asking what genres they would like the see at the college, and how much they would be willing to pay for a ticket.

The survey may be a step in the right direction that could pave the way for a big name performer to sell out the Convo-cation Center in the future, but don’t look for Jay-Z walking on campus any time soon. Bruce Springsteen: performing at a college near you this semester.

Uniontown K-9 officer Mike Garrow Sr. and K-9 officer Leonidas were on campus Tuesday, Sept. 25, to participate in Cal U’s Justice, Law and Society speaker series. Presentations are given at 11 a.m. on most Tuesdays in Eberly Hall, Room 110. The purpose of the series is to promote student awareness of the interrelated and specialized careers within the areas of justice studies, sociology, anthro-pology, women’s studies and leadership.

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PAGE 5SEPTEMBER 28, 2012 ENTERTAINMENT

Peter Parker is dead; long live Peter ParkerBy Gene Axtoneditor in chief

Marc Webb, director of “The Amazing Spider-Man,” said that he wasn’t creating a reboot of Sam Raimi’s extremely success-ful trilogy featuring the wall-crawler. Webb made it clear that, since the studio decided to drop development of “Spider-Man 4” in 2010, his film was a new take on the iconic superhero. This was a new Peter Parker in a new universe; think the re-cently released “Abraham Lin-coln: Vampire Hunter” versus Stephen Spielberg’s upcoming biopic “Lincoln.” While Webb’s Parker bears more than a pass-ing resemblance to his counter-part, the end result is a movie that stands above Spider-Man’s previous origin tale.

Peter Parker (The Social Net-work’s Andrew Garfield) is for-ever a nerd. That is an inherent part of his character. This Parker differs from Toby Maguire’s ver-sion though, particularly in one key way: the character traits that will come to define him after his transformation into Spider-Man are on display from the begin-ning of the film.

Garfield does a spectacular job of bringing the sarcastic wit and personal struggle Spider-Man is known for to the character before he even receives the fate-ful bite, and the way he presents such a complex hero to the audience makes him instantly captivating and relatable. Peter is a teenage boy who has lost his parents and was raised on

different values than his peers thanks to his Aunt May (Sally Field) and Uncle Ben (Martin Sheen). He has trouble mak-ing friends. He is handling the problems he’s facing with both gracefulness and anger. He is the perfect film equivalent of the comic book Peter Parker.

Starring opposite Garfield is Emma Stone as Gwen Stacy. Stacy is the daughter of the po-lice chief (Denis Leary) who is

tasked with finding the masked vigilante known as Spider-Man, she is an intern under Dr. Curt Conners (Rhys Ifans) at Oscorp and during her downtime she is a schoolmate of Peter’s. It was reassuring to know that an actress of Stone’s caliber was awarded the role since it clearly plays a huge part in the film, and she did not disappoint. Gwen Stacy is presented to us as an im-pressive, intelligent young lady,

and the chemistry between the two leads only serves to draw the viewer further into Webb’s universe.

After Raimi and his writers failed to produce an adequate script for “Spider-Man 4,” James Vanderbilt stepped in to pen this reimagining. For the most part, the movie is paced well. Time is taken to build important story concepts and develop charac-ters, while what can be assumed is left for assuming. It did feel like the movie sometimes ad-opted the modern Marvel man-tra of lighting-fast pacing with shallow character development established by “Thor” and “Iron Man 2,” but with a run time of more than two hours, a quick approach to some story ele-ments is understandable.

“The Amazing Spider-Man” is only Marc Webb’s second feature film. His first, “500 Days of Summer,” is a film bursting with well-written char-acters and engaging dialogue scenes. Before “500 Days,” he worked as a director of music videos. 'The film’s impressive cinematography and engaging character-centric scenes are the movie’s strengths, and it’s obvious why. From director and writer down to cast and philosophy, this is a new Peter Parker for a new group of fans and a different movie industry. Those interested in why Spider-Man is punching bad guys more so than the fact that Spider-Man is punching bad guys will find a film that is thoroughly capti-vating.

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IN YOUR CONSOLE“FIFA 13”

“Angry Birds Trilogy”

“Dead or Alive 5”

IN THEATERS“Looper”

“Hotel Transylvania”

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“The Yakuza and the Mer-maid”

“The Dynamiter”

“Pitch Perfect”

IN YOUR STEREOGreen Day “Uno!”

Mumford & Sons “Babel”

As I Lay Dying “Awakened”

No Doubt “Push and Shove”

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THIS WEEK IN PHOTOSPAGE 6 SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

The Wildlife Society’s Family Field DayOn Saturday, September 22, the Cal U Wildlife Society, in cooperation with the Pennsylvania Game Commission, held a educational wildlife and outdoor recreation program on Family Day near the Frich Biology Buidling. Photos by: Samantha Tarr

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Cal scores victory at Coal BowlThe Cal U Vulcans won the Coal Bowl in the final minutes over the IUP Crimson Hawks at Adamson Stadium on Satur-day, September 22. Photos by: Matthew Kaminski

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Romney, Obama zero in on Ohio, a GOP must-winAssociAted Press

Ohio has emerged as the presidential race’s undisputed focus. Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are making multiple stops this week alone in a state that’s trending toward the presi-dent, endangering Romney’s White House hopes.

The popularity of Obama’s auto industry bailout, and a bet-ter-than-average local economy, are undermining Romney’s call for Ohioans to return to their GOP-leaning ways, which were crucial to George W. Bush’s two elections. Ohio has 18 electoral votes, seventh most in the na-tion, and no Republican has won the White House without carrying it.

Romney is scrambling to reverse the polls that show Obama ahead. On Tuesday, he made the first of his four planned Ohio stops this week, joining his running mate, Rep. Paul Ryan, for a rally near Day-ton. On Wednesday, Obama will visit the college towns of Kent and Bowling Green, and Romney’s bus tour will stop in the Columbus, Cleveland and Toledo areas.

“If this president persists on the road of making it harder and harder for small businesses to grow and thrive, he’s going to slowly but surely weaken our economy and turn us into Greece,” Romney told support-

ers Tuesday in Vandalia. He said the Obama administration has put government between patients and their doctors, and is picking winners and losers in private business.

“That is not the America that built Ohio!” Romney declared.

His tone was urgent, but the points were standard campaign language from Romney. His al-lies hope they will start resonat-ing in this crucial state.

Not even Florida has seen as many presidential TV campaign ads as Ohio, and neither nomi-nee goes very long without vis-iting or talking about the state. When Obama touted his “deci-sion to save the auto industry” on CBS’ “60 Minutes” on Sun-day, he mentioned not the major car-making state of Michigan but Ohio, which focuses more on car parts. “One in eight jobs in Ohio is dependent on the auto industry,” Obama said.

Four new polls underscore Romney’s serious problems in Ohio. Surveys by NBC and Fox News found Obama ahead by 7 percentage points. A poll by a group of Ohio newspapers showed him leading by 5. And a Washington Post poll released Tuesday found the president leading Romney by 8 points. All of Obama’s leads were outside the polls’ margins of error.

One problem for Romney is that Ohio’s 7.2 percent un-employment rate is below the

national average, as the Republi-can governor, John Kasich, often reminds residents.

“We are up 122,000 jobs,” Ka-sich told a panel during the Re-publican convention last month. “The auto industry job growth is 1,200,” he said, perhaps trying to play down that sector’s role.

Kasich says he supports Rom-ney and Ohio would do even better if Obama were replaced. But the governor’s understand-able pride in the state’s job growth runs counter to Rom-ney’s message that Obama is an economic failure.

House Speaker John Boehner, from the Cincinnati area, told re-porters last week in Washington: “One of the things that probably works against Romney in Ohio is the fact that Gov. Kasich has done such a good job of fixing government regulations in the state, attracting new businesses to the state.”

“People are still concerned about jobs in Ohio,” Boehner said, “but it certainly isn’t like you see in some other states.”

Still, the Fox News poll sug-gests there’s room for Romney to advance. Nearly one in three Ohio voters said they are “not at all satisfied” with the way things are going in the country, and an additional 26 percent are “not very satisfied.” Only 7 percent are “very satisfied,” and 34 percent are “somewhat satisfied.”

Romney is trying to tap that discontent. But he’s having mixed success with his chief target: white, working class voters who are socially conser-vative and often have union backgrounds. A generation ago they were called “Reagan Democrats.”

In 2009, Obama’s administra-tion used billions of taxpayer dollars to keep General Motors and Chrysler afloat while they reorganized through bank-ruptcy. Romney said the compa-nies should have been allowed to enter bankruptcy without government help. But an array of officials at the time said the automakers would have gone under without it.

GM still owes the government about $25 billion. But many workers in Ohio and elsewhere consider the auto bailout a suc-cess.

It affected thousands of busi-nesses, some of them fairly small, that make an array of products that go into vehicles, new and used. Jeff Gase, a UAW union member who introduced Obama at a Columbus rally last week, credited the president with saving the paint company where he works. “Mom and pop body shops” buy the paint, Gase said, and now his plant is run-ning “full steam ahead.”

Romney notes that many Ohio car dealerships went out of business during the industry

reorganization.But he is having trouble con-

necting with middle class Ohio-ans, said Tony Tenorio, who hears political conversations in his job as an Applebee’s restau-rant manager. In June, when he worked in Elyria, Tenorio said many Ohio residents seemed ready to bail on Obama. Now, working at an Applebee’s in the more affluent town of West Lake, Tenorio says those same people seem unmoved by Rom-ney.

Still, the Republican is push-ing hard. Romney has forced Obama to run ads in Ohio defending the administration’s handling of China trade and the U.S. coal industry. Romney’s ads say government regulations are stifling the energy industry and Obama hasn’t been tough enough on China’s protection of its exporters, two claims the administration rejects.

Ohio, meanwhile, appears to be the only state this week where Obama’s campaign is still airing a 60-second ad called “The Question,” which disputes Romney’s claim that Americans are worse off than they were four years ago.

Romney political director Rich Beeson told reporters Tues-day that Obama’s campaign is prematurely “spiking the ball at the 30-yard line.” He said Rom-ney is within striking distance in Ohio.

Obama campaign has momentum... and nervesAssociAted Press

Six weeks from Election Day, President Barack Obama’s cam-paign has momentum — and a big case of nerves.

Top advisers are both relish-ing in Obama’s edge in key battleground state polling and warning it can change in an in-stant. They’re wary of the many factors that still could derail the Democrat’s campaign, from simmering tensions in the Mid-dle East to the three high-stakes presidential debates. They’re worried, too, about a flood of negative advertisements from Republican-leaning outside groups and potential compla-cency among Democratic voters and volunteers who think the race is a lock for Obama.

Also weighing on them: un-foreseen domestic or interna-tional events that can shake up a close race in the homestretch.

“I can only worry about what I can control,” says Jim Messina, Obama’s campaign manager.

For now, that means the over-all campaign strategy.

Yet, even there, Obama’s team is being careful: the Democrat is considering making a late play for traditionally Republican Arizona — either to win it or to force rival Mitt Romney to spend money to protect GOP turf — but advisers are weigh-ing the potential that a move

like that could backfire by leav-ing fewer resources for more competitive states.

With just over 40 days until the election and with many states already voting, public and internal polls show Obama leading Romney in many of the eight or so battleground states that will determine the election. But both campaigns are mind-ful that much can happen in the homestretch, and advisers for each candidate expect the numbers to tighten as more vot-ers tune into the race in the final weeks. By the day, both sides are adjusting their strategies in key states and monitoring how, in voters’ eyes, signs of growth in the economy square with an un-employment rate that remains above 8 percent.

The race had been deadlocked until recently when Obama edged ahead in polling after his convention. Even so, neither candidate has been able to put the race out of reach of their opponent, despite the sluggish economy Obama has presided over and a series of missteps by Romney.

At Obama’s Chicago cam-paign headquarters, the mood underscores the balance the campaign is trying to strike: optimism about the trajectory of the race with cautiousness about all the things that could shift the dynamics.

Obama aides are focused on bolstering get-out-the-vote op-erations in battleground states to buffer against any late shifts in the race, countering negative ads by a crush of Republican-leaning super political action committees — and living by the mantra of not making too much out of any one poll or event.

Last week, campaign staffers were ordered to be restrained in their response and avoid appearing as though they were declaring victory prematurely when a video surfaced showing Romney telling wealthy donors that 47 percent of Americans believe they are victims. And earlier this month, the campaign sought to keep its focus on the economy, the No. 1 issue for vot-ers, rather than get dragged into a foreign policy debate after a U.S. ambassador and three other Americans were killed in Libya.

The worry about next week’s presidential debate — the first of three in as many weeks — is clear at the downtown high rise that houses Obama’s campaign inner circle and hundreds of staffers. On Oct. 3, most Ameri-cans will for the first time see the two men standing side by side, a visual that could make Romney seem more presidential to some voters. And the high-stakes showdowns always carry the potential for a slip-up that can be hard to recover from just

weeks before Election Day.Obama has spent the past few

weeks preparing for the debates, though advisers won’t say much about it — other than to try to lower expectations for Obama and raise them for Romney.

Advisers argue that the debate format — limited to 90 minutes — works against the sometimes long-winded Obama, who they cast as the underdog on a debate stage.

As Obama adviser Robert Gibbs put it in a CBS interview: “Mitt Romney, I think, has an advantage because he’s been through 20 of these debates in the primaries over the last year. He even bragged that he was declared the winner in 16 of those debates.”

For all the concerns, even the most anxious Obama aides take some measure of comfort in an Electoral College map that favors the president. He has more pathways to victory than Romney, whose route to the White House becomes all but impossible without a victory in Florida, where polls show the race is tight, or Ohio, where Obama has pulled ahead in surveys.

S i g n a l i n g c o n f i d e n c e , Obama’s team is considering competing in Arizona.

Obama looked at competing in Arizona in 2008, but decided against it because of the support

there for home state Sen. John McCain, the GOP nominee. Obama still won 45 percent of the vote.

This year, Obama’s team talk-ed early on about running in Ar-izona, which offers 11 electoral votes, but it never did. Now, with an internal Democratic poll showing Obama narrowly leading Romney, Obama’s team might make a play for the state that has seen a 160,000 increase in voter registrations by Dem-ocratic-leaning Hispanics over the past four years.

Buying television time in Phoenix, the state’s largest city, is expensive and Obama advis-ers are closely watching their finances.

That’s not to say that com-peting in Arizona would be all about winning: going up on the air in the state — or sending the president in to campaign there, could force Romney to spend valuable resources defending a state he should be able to count on in the quest to reach 270 Electoral College votes needed for victory.

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The Internship CornerBy Lucie Fremeau

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Hispanic Student AssociationBy angeLina Lorenzo

SPANISH PHRASE OF THE WEEK: Está lloviendo a cántaros. (It’s raining cats and dogs)

Hola! I hope everyone had fun at Salsa Night on Wednesday. We are having a Spanish Movie Night on Thursday, October 4 at 8:30 p.m. in the first floor lounge of Carter Hall. We are also planning a trip to the Roberto Clemente museum near Pittsburgh for the end of October and are still working on our trip to New York City as well. We are always in need of new members so if you are interested in celebrating and learning more about the Hispanic culture, HSA is for you! Come to our next meet-ing in the Carter Hall MultiCultural Center at 11 a.m. on Thursday, October 4. Email Angelina at lor8100@calu.edu to get on our email list.

Resources to help you find your dream internship!

It’s time for you to start looking for a spring internship, but where do you start? There are plenty of resources available to you right at your fingertips and on campus that will help you find the perfect internship for your future career goals.

First, visit the Internship Center, which is located on the second floor of Eberly. The Internship Center will schedule an appoint-ment for you to meet with Tracie Beck, Director of the Internship Center, in order to discuss goals, possible opportunities and the internship process.

Then, you will make a profile on InternLink, an online database with plenty of current internships. You may search internships by location, major, keyword, organization and more. There is some-thing for everyone on InternLink, so create your profile today at www.myinterfase.com/cup/student.

If you’re interested in a company or position but can’t find it on InternLink, visit the Regional Internship Center’s website at www.TheRegionalInternshipCenter.org. The Regional Internship Center works with organizations in southwestern Pennsylvania to create opportunities for students and has a large database of internships. The website also has cover letter, resume and interview tips.

If social media is more your thing, follow the Internship Center on Twitter (@InternCtr_CalU) and “like” Cal U’s Internship Center on Facebook! New internship opportunities, job and internship fairs, upcoming deadlines and other internship events are posted daily. Join Cal U’s Internship Center group on LinkedIn for even more information on upcoming career fairs and internship opportunities.

The Internship Center is here to help you, so don’t hesitate to call, visit, tweet or e-mail them with any questions.

Twitter: @InternCtr_CalU

Facebook and LinkedIn: Cal U’s Internship Center

E-mail: internctr@calu.edu

Phone: 724-938-1578

Hello Cal Students! Thank you to all students that came to the meeting last week and partici-pated in the Talk-Back discussion on voting. If you plan to vote, please make sure that you are registered and have an absentee ballot if neces-sary. I would also like to send a thank you to anyone who stopped by the kids’ zone on family day. It was a great success! Please don’t forget to

Check out Career Services’ Career Advantage Corner each week to find out about hot jobs, upcoming on-campus recruiting, job fairs, and much more!

Considering graduate school?

While graduate school can be beneficial to your career path, but is also requires further investment of your time and money. Here are some questions to consider:

• Why do I want to go to graduate school?• How long will it take?• Can I afford to go to graduate school? What funding options are available?• Am I prepared for the coursework?• Is an advanced degree necessary for my field or future career goals?• Would it be better to get work experience first?• Am I considering going to graduate school because, I don’t know what I want to do?• Is going to graduate school a way of avoiding finding a real job in this tough econo-my?

Have questions about graduate school?1. Schedule an appointment with your Career Advisor. He/she will be able to help you, clarify your career goals, show you how to search for graduate programs, and review your application materials.2. Visit Graduate Admissions at Cal U – Eberly Hall 202 – 724-938-41873. Check out the Quick Tips section on our website for more tips on selecting graduate schools.

Cal U Career Services Career Advisors

Gene Sutton- Career Advisor for the College of Education and Human Services and related graduate majors.

Emma Jackson Harris – Career Advisor for the College of Liberal Arts and related graduate majors.

Krissie Doppelheuer – Career Advisor for the College of Science and Technology and related graduate majors.

Events

Check out Cal U’s and other graduate programs.Pitt – Greensburg Graduate & Professional School FairThursday, October 4, 201210 a.m. – 1 p.m. Chambers Hall Gymnasium Free and open to the public!

Career Services

230 Eberly Science and Technology Center724-938-4413 careers@calu.edu

follow us on Tout! @bsu_caluofPA is our username. This app is free to download and consists of sharing 15 second videos that we will use for updates and reminders about upcoming events. There are many upcoming events we need to keep everyone up to date with. For example, homecoming is around the corner. We need to start working on our banner. If you signed up to help out, or would like to, the banner committee meets Fridays at 4 p.m. The haunted hayride event will take place October 13 and October 26 at the SAI farm from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. This is a fundraiser for the Jenny Carter scholarship. There will be pictures, pumpkin painting, a psychic, a bonfire and refreshments. Transportation will be provided. Pick up and drop off will be in front of the library. Tickets for the hayride go on sale October 1. The ladies of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority will be hosting a party in the performance center this Saturday, September 29 from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. All Non-Cal U students must be on the guest list! Prices are as follows: $7 for Non-Cal U students, $5 for Cal U students, $3 for Greeks and $3 for students who bring a bra. Bras are being donated to the Free the Girls Foundation. Have a lovely week and remember, “accomplishments are not always ac-companied by praise.” –Blaire

www.calu.edu.careers

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When and Where: Saturday, Sept. 29, 3:30 p.m. Adamson Stadium California, PA

Current Record: 3-1

Last Game: @ Kutztown 45-24 W

AFCA Rank:Unranked

Notes: West Chester is currently undefeated (2-0) in PSAC East play. QB Mike Mattei was co-offensive player of the week two weeks ago when he tossed six TD passes against Millersville. The Golden Rams have allowed their opponents to return the second half kickoff for a TD each of the last two weeks.

KNOW YOUR FOE: West Chester Golden RamsLeading Passer: Mike Mattei56-85, 953 yards, 11 TD, 65.9 Comp %

Leading Rusher: Rondell White 99 carries, 463 yards, 3 TD

Leading Receiver: Erick Brundidge13 receptions, 302 yards, 4 TD

Leading Defenders: Ronell Williams40 tackles, 15 solo, 1 sack, 2 INT

Mike Labor35 tackles, 14 solo, 1.5 tackles for loss

Men’s soccer trumps Pitt-Johnstown, focuses on PSAC play

The California University of Pennsylvania men’s soccer team took a step in the right direction Tuesday when they defeated Pitt-Johnstown 5-1. The victory was a stepping-stone that the team hopes will help to right the ship.

“I think overall it was a re-ally good team performance, sophomore midfielder Jeffrey Kyei said. “We showed up and played the game. It is never easy scoring a goal. But we defi-nitely deserved the result we got against UPJ.”

The Mountain Cats opened up the scoring just over ten minutes into the contest, with a goal from senior forward Derik Swope. That was all UPJ would be able to muster, as they allowed Cal U to strike back with five unan-swered goals.

Kyei split the UPJ defense right down the middle and tied the game for Cal U around 20 minutes in. Then just under two minutes later, Kyei struck again after the Vulcans launched a free kick inside the box. It was

Kyei’s second goal of the game and fourth of the season, giving the Vulcans the 2-1 advantage.

“I just had to put myself in spots where I can be dangerous and get a shot,” Kyei said. “I am especially happy for our second goal. It was a result of a great team effort, playing quick and smart on that set piece allowed us to get the lead at this point.”

The Vulcans had two more opportunities to increase their lead before the half, but failed to do so. Cal U scored with two minutes left in the half, but was waved off due to off sides. Kyei then ripped a shot from the 18, going for the first half hat trick, but was denied on a diving save by UPJ freshman goalie Eddie Stover.

The Vulcans would add three goals to their lead in the second half. The first came from senior defender Billy Wilson, who knocked a header past Stover off of the corner kick.

Cal U then had a lucky bounce go their way. With under 20 minutes left, Cal U took a shot inside the box, but Stover shut the door with a sprawling save. However, when he saved the

ball, it bounced off of one of the UPJ defenders and into the back of the net. Then, with 10 minutes left, sophomore forward Brad Colvin struck for his first goal of the season. Cal U wouldn’t look back, clinching the convincing 5-1 victory.

The Vulcans improved to 3-5 (0-2) on the season while UPJ fell to a miserable 0-8. Cal U is still looking for their first PSAC victory. Starting in 2013, UPJ will be apart of the PSAC, and despite this games outcome, the Mountain Cats will not make things any easier for the other PSAC teams.

“PSAC is a tough competition, Kyei said. “Every team can get results if they perform.”

As for now, the Vulcans are just focused on their next match and securing that first PSAC victory. Cal U will be at Slip-pery Rock tonight and will take on Lock Haven tomorrow. The team is hoping to keep their ship floating in the right direction.

“I know we will come out strong the next game against Slippery Rock to get a win,” Kyei said. “And that is all I think about right now.”

By Tyler Kimmelsports editor

By SporTS informaTion For the Cal Times

The trio of freshman Al-exandra Borgenhoff (Alingsas, Sweden/Katrinelund), sopho-more Lucie Rey (Geneva, Swit-zerland/Colombieres) and ju-nior Lucie Sipkova (Pardubice, Czech Republic/Gymnazium Pardubice Mozartova) qualified for the Intercollegiate Tennis As-sociation (ITA) National Cham-pionships after winning flights at the ITA Atlantic Regional Championships on Monday.

Rey and Sipkova quali-fied for the national tourna-ment after winning the doubles

title at the regional event, while Borgenhoff claimed the singles crown on the final day of the tournament. The ITA National Championships will be played in Mobile, Ala., on Oct. 11-14. This marks the seventh-straight year in which the Vulcans won both the singles and doubles regional titles.

In singles action, Borgen-hoff captured the title with a perfect 6-0 record after defeating teammate Jade Pondicas (Johan-nesburg, South Africa/British International Distance) in the championship match on Mon-day. The freshman from Sweden entered the tournament as the

fifth seed and claimed a 6-0, 6-0 first-round victory against Bryttnie Morrow of Bluefield State before posting a 6-0, 6-2 win over West Virginia State’s Diana Cotoros. After a straight-set win in the third round, Borgenhoff registered a 0-6, 6-3, 1-0 victory against teammate and top-seeded Sipkova in the quarterfinals.

In doubles play, Rey and Sipkova earned the title with a 5-0 mark after defeating team-mates Ramona Czakon (Trier, Germany/Tampereen Lyseon Lukio) and Pondicas in the fi-nals. Rey and Sipkova entered the tournament as the top seed

and won the title after losing only a combined eight games in the first four matches.

Czakon and Pondicas, the third seed in the tournament, posted four wins and advanced to the finals with an 8-6 victory over the seventh-seeded dou-bles team from host Charleston.

The Vulcans open dual play next weekend in Slippery Rock, PA, beginning with a match against Kutztown on October 5.

Photo By: Sam TarrJunior midfielder Scott Campbell battles senior UPJ defender Eric Grabiak for a ball during the match September 25. The Vulcans sailed to a 5-1 victory to improve to 3-5 on the season.

Cal women’s tennis sweeps titles at ITA regional event

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Carolina @ Atlanta Carolina

Minnesota @ Detroit Detroit

Miami @ Arizona Arizona

Oakland @ Denver Oakland

New Orleans @ Green Bay Green Bay

Washington @ Tampa Bay Washington

NY Giants @ Philadelphia NY Giants

Chicago @ Dallas Chicago

San Diego @ Kansas City Kansas City

UPSET: New England @ Buffalo Buffalo

Baylor @ WVU WVU

Penn State @ Illinois Penn State

Tennessee @ Georgia Georgia

Ohio St @ Michigan St Michigan St

Texas @ Oklahoma St Texas

TCU @ SMU TCU

Wisconsin @ Nebraska Nebraska

Oregon St @ Arizona Oregon St

South Carolina @ Kentucky South Carolina

UPSET: Louisville @ Southern Miss Southern MissLast Week: 10-10 Upsets: 3-3 Overall: 31-29

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Sports editor’s weekend football picks

California Vulcans upcoming athletics schedule:Sept. 28- Oct. 5Football:

9/29 vs West Chester 3:30 PMCross Country: 9/29 @ Greater Louisville Classic

Women’s Soccer:

9/28 @ Slippery Rock

9/29 @ Lock Haven

10/3 @ Edinboro

Volleyball:

9/28 @ Gannon

9/29 @ Edinboro

10/2 @ Wheeling Jesuit

10/5 @ East Stroudsburg

10/5 @ Lock Haven

Men’s Soccer:

9/28 @ Slippery Rock

9/29 @ Lock Haven

Tennis:

10/5 @ Kutztown

Men’s Golf: 9/29-9/30Vulcan Invitational

Women’s Golf: 9/29-9/30Grand Valley State Fall Invitational

If you want to com-pete against Tyler Kim-mel, the Sports Editor, submit your picks to caltimes@calu.edu by that Saturday morning at 11 a.m. If you would like to comment on how horribly Tyler did that week or boast about how successful your picks were, you can also email us at caltimes@calu.edu. Your opinions could be in the paper and so could your picks so beware. If you only pick one game correctly, it will be in the paper and all of your friends will make fun of your lack of football knowledge. Good luck fellow pickers!

McCann helps boost women’s soccer to victory For a freshman, adjusting

to life at Cal U during the first semester can be a challenge. It’s even more challenging when you’re a striker for the nation-ally ranked women’s soccer program, as Janelle McCann is.

McCann (freshman, psychol-ogy), originally from Burling-ton, Vermont, graduated from the Tilton School in Central New Hampshire. She is the team’s second leading scorer with four goals and one assist in eight matches.

The Cal Times spoke with McCann after the Vulcans 5-1 win over Millersville on Sept. 19:

Q: What brought you from New England to Cal U?

A: I went to prep school in New Hampshire and I played on [the New Hampshire Olym-pic Development Program] and [Cal U head coach Gene Smith] was my coach, so that’s how I originally was looking at Cal. He recruited me here.

Q: What was your most mem-orable moment of your soccer career?

A: In my sophomore year,

we were in the [New England Prep School Athletic Council] championship game. My team worked so hard, but we lost in the last three seconds. We stuck it out for so long and it was kind of heartbreaking.

Q: What has been your biggest adjustment to playing at the col-legiate level?

A: My prep school was small and didn’t have a lot of soccer experience. It was great to come here and play with a big group of people who just love playing soccer. We all play well together, it’s a great adjustment.

Q: What’s the biggest adjust-ment for you between Tilton School and Cal U?

A: The biggest adjustment is the amount of people here. My brother goes to [the University of] Pittsburgh so I still get to see my family a lot; that’s not that big of a change. There were only 250 kids at my old school, so I like the diversity and seeing new people every day. It’s great.

Vulcan Rewind: The Vulcans saw their 20 match undefeated streak against PSAC opponents end last Saturday in West Ches-ter as the Golden Rams scored a pair of goals in the first 55 min-

utes of the match to take a 2-1 win. The loss was Cal U’s first in conference play since a 1-0 loss to West Chester at Roadman Park on Oct. 16, 2010.

McCann’s goal in the 82nd minute cut the West Chester lead; however, West Chester goalie Shannon Fedyk stopped Stephanie Thompson’s shot in the final minute of the match to preserve the win.

The Vulcans are 1-2-3 against the Golden Rams in their last six matches.

Cal recovered from that set-back with a convincing 3-1 win over Shepherd at Phillipsburg on 9/24. Thompson’s goal eight minutes into the match set the tone for the Vulcans (6-2-0), who outshot the Rams (1-4-1) 37-5.

Cal scored twice in the first six minutes of the second half on goals from Erin Hogan (48th minute) and Chelsea Crockett (51st minute) to secure the win. Shepherd’s Taylor Amsley scored in the 72nd minute.

Freshman Kristin Baierbach recorded the win in her first collegiate appearance.

The Vulcans will embark on a three-match road trip this week, starting at Slippery Rock today.

By Creighton raBsFor the Cal Times

Photo By: Matt Kaminski

Freshman forward Janelle McCann driblles through the Charleston defense during the team’s home opener September 1. The freshman striker is currently second on the team in scoring.

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