Cal Times - Nov. 14, 2014

NOVEMBER 14, 2014 VOL 36, NO.11

#CALUPROUDMany students attended thecampus talk on Nov. 6, butone student in particular hada lasting impact on the event.

It’s a Miracle!A Christmas classic is comingback to Cal U’s Steele Hall. Thenew and improved musical issure to leave everyone in awe.

Executing ExecutionThe death penalty is always atouchy subject. Examine someof the faults and concerns ofthe death penalty right here inPennsylvania.

Exceeding theExpectationsThe Cal U men’s basketballteam is not predicted to dowell by outside sources, butthe players and coaches haveother plans for the PSAC.

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The women’sbasketball team looksto rebound in 2014-15after an early exitfrom postseason playa year ago.

Kaitlynn Fratz (left)looks to lead the teamin 2014-15 and propelthe Vulcans back intothe nationalspotlight.

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Coby Detar, senior, asked students to take to social media and proclaim their pride about attending Califor-nia University of Pennsylvania as part of a new “Cal U Proud” initiative during the “Campus Talk” with Cal UInterim President Geraldine Jones. The event was held on Nov. 6 in the South Wing of the Convocation Center.(Photo by Matt Kaminski)

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The south wing of the Convocation Center at CaliforniaUniversity of Pennsylvania looked as crowded as aNew York City subway station as students, faculty andstaff filed into the building.

“I came to hear what I’m sure will be boisterousopinions and questions of fellow students,”said JessicaCurry, 20, a sophomore, on her reason for attending.At 11 a.m. on Nov. 6 interim University PresidentGeraldine M. Jones held a campus talk that acted asan open forum for students to question and receivesresponses from herself.

“All of you here today, you’re here because you careabout your university,” Jones said. “You students here,today, are the students who are the true profile of whoa Cal U student is. That’s why you’re here. You’re herebecause you care, because you want to get answers,because you want to vent; you’re here because youwant to express your disgust about the recent events.”

According to Jones, each campus talk has receivedincreased involvement from the students.

Carrie Kromer, the manager of the PennsylvaniaState Employee Credit Union on campus, an employeeof the university, attended the campus talk for the first

time.“I was highly impressed with the amount of students

participating,” said Kromer. “It shows studentsare concerned about the university’s policies andprocedures.”

The entire room was so full that many attendeeswere standing alongside the walls.Issues students addressed included academicfunding, use of the Convocation Center for studentorganizations (and the funding to make that happen),the September furloughs of university employees, andthe state of the football program.

To the convocation center request, Jones respondedthat the center is open for use, but the requestingorganizationsneedtocontacttheConvocationCenter’sscheduler to make sure that there is available spacefor their requested day as many outside organizations,inside organization, faculty, and revenue generatingevents for the campus use the space.

An issue plaguing the Cal U community revolvesaround the recent assault committed by six membersof the Vulcan Football team.

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Students voice concerns at “Campus Talk”Football program, Campus Safety DiscussedBY DEVEN BOURQUIN AND STETSON PROVANCE

Interim University President Geraldine M. Jones speaking atthe “Campus Talk” (Photo by Matt Kaminski)

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Internship CornerIntern Spotlight of the Week

If you have been thinking about applying for internships, youhave more than likely wondered at some point, “Why does anemployer want me, an inexperienced college student, to work forthem at their company?”

The truth is that employers benefit from internships almost asmuch as the intern. By hiring interns, the employer can potentiallyfind new employees, as well as sort out those that perform wellduring the interview, but that do not end up meshing well withthe current structure or team members at the job.

Internships also allow employers to increase their productivity,while tapping into the intern’s knowledge to add fresh perspec-tives and bring new ideas to their businesses.

Employers also find it highly enjoyable to host an intern at theircompany. It provides stimulation for the current employees of thecompany to be at the top of their game, in order to act as a rolemodel for the intern. It also allows employees of a company todouble-check their abilities, and helps them make sure they areup-to-date on the current trends.

(Photo) Nathan Funk, Justice Studies Major, interned withWashington County Adult Probation .

Intern with Pittsburgh Passion goes to theWolves

The Pittsburgh Passion, the most recognizedwomen’s full-contact football franchise in theworld, winner of two National Championshipsand four Divisional Championships, began itsjourney to success in 2002, way before Christo-pher Mitko ever thought about college.

Mitko graduated last spring from Cal U witha Sport Management degree. Prior to this, hefound himself in a position thrown to him byfate with a streak of luck. Mitko needed to com-plete an internship for his major and rushedto pick something. Luckily, one of the recruit-ers for the Pittsburgh Passion was going to beon campus the day he came to the InternshipCenter seeking one. He interviewed and soonreceived the internship. Slowly, his excitementbegan to build.

The internship he received was a Marketing/PR Internship. Mitko stated that with the intern-

ship he had “flexibility and freedom” to do whathe wanted, while providing him an opportu-nity to finally receive some experience in thefield. The internship consisted of showing upon game days to help out wherever needed, fill-ing up water bottles, and promoting and sellingsponsorships. As Mitko stated, “There is alwaysstuff to be done. Most people don’t understandwhat goes into break-down and set-up at foot-ball games. Theresa Conn, the co-owner of thePittsburgh Passion, also owns a fitness club, andis one of the busiest people in the world. I’vealways been shocked at how she ever does it all,but I’m glad I got a chance to see how she does.”

One of his favorite moments from his intern-ship was when he was allowed to dress up inthe mascot costume. Dressed as a dog wearingPittsburgh Passion gear, Mitko entertained chil-dren and adult spectators alike. He even took a

picture with Franco Harris while dressed up inthe costume.

Mitko said that some of the best things he re-ceived from his internship were “better under-standings of the inner-workings of sports mar-keting, including how important parking andticket sales are to the business.” It also taughthim some life lessons as well, “I learned thatpeople are going to be honest with you if theylike what you are doing or not, and that what isimportant to a person really helps you under-stand where people come from.”

Mitko’s experience with the Pittsburgh Passionpaid off in more than just one way, eventuallygiving him the practice and understanding ofSports Marketing to land a job working as anInside Ticket Consultant for the MinnesotaTimberwolves.

Internship leads to success for former Cal U student

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Numerous students voiced their concernsabout how the issue is being handled andplans for its resolution. President Jonesresponded to many of the questions with thesame response; she pledged about dealingwith the situation seriously.

“The university will be launching an externalreview of the program, and that is all I can sayat this time; the review is underway,” Jonessaid.

Jones also made it a point the actions ofthose six players don’t accurately portray theuniversity as a whole.

“Six students cannot, should not, will not,define who we are as a university here,” saidJones.

A number of Greek life students expressedtheir sentiments on the double standards theyfeel are present when concerning athleticstudents versus other students. They mentionedif the events had occurred from a member of theGreek community on campus, then that fraternityor sorority would be disbanded whether it was anindividual’s or group’s fault. This earned applausefrom the crowd.

Jones also addressed the cancelation of the footballteam’s Nov. 1 game.

“It was the right thing to do,” Jones said. “A clearmessage needed to be sent that California Universityof Pennsylvania will not tolerate that behavior. Thatstrong message needed to be sent.”

Much like in her press release published on theuniversity’s website a few weeks ago, Jones defendedthe university’s decision to continue the footballseason on the grounds that everyone associatedwith the football program shouldn’t be punished forthe actions of a few. “There are two-thirds of thosefootball players, like you, who are doing everythingthey should be doing. 130 members of the band, thecheerleaders, the fans, should not be penalized forthose individuals decisions,” said Jones.

Several students also asked about the university’stext alert system, specifically why students weren’talerted about the assault incident. Ed McSheffery,chief of campus police, told students that text alerts

would only be sent out if someone of danger to theuniversity were still at large after a crime is committed.

“If we have someone in custody and have thesituation under control, we aren’t going to send out atext alert,” McSheffery said.One student, Coby Detar, a public relations major,asked her peers and instructors and employees toraise a hand if they were proud Vulcan communitymembers. A forest of hands sprung up.

She called her peers to take to social media in apositive force, to show the media, to show the nationthat students at Cal U should not be burdenedby the actions of the football players and to helpreinstall a positive image of the university not onlyfor themselves but for future students. In recent days,the hashtag CalUproud has been used in tweets byCal U students.Jones responded in support of Detar’sstatements.

Another student, Robert O’Neill, a senior, expresseddiscontent with the way the university handled thefootball issue.

“I agree we cannot control the actions of theseindividuals, but we can control the actionsof those who recruited these individual, such as thecoaches, the assistant coaches, so on and so forth,”said O’Neill. “I believe that the season should becanceled, and the coaches should have been fired last

week to make a stronger standand point out this will not betolerated, this will not happen.”

Another student, BlairWilliams, a senior, spoketo Jones about enrollmentpractices of the university.

“Are we going to be morestrict about our studentsathletes and just individualsthat we accept? I know thatwe’ve had an issue withnumbers, but I firmly believethat it is quality over quantity,”said Williams.

Numerous questions aboutthe football program led toJones asking students to voicetheir opinions by a show ofhands about whether or not

the university should have continued the season. Themajority of students raised their hands when Jonesasked if the season should have been cancelled.However, almost everyone in attendance wassupportive of the hypothetical situation presented byJones where the football program was shut down forthe rest of this year then reinstated next fall.

According to Jones, people would have beenunhappy regardless of what decision the universityhad made.

Sarah Youngdahl, 19, a sophomore, wasdisappointed, yet not entirely surprised, with the wayJones answered the questions students posed.

“I feel like they’re what I expected them to be,” saidYoungdahl. They were vague. I understand she can’tsay that much, but to give the same answer every timeis a bit much. I’d rather she just say I already answeredthat and just move on. I think, in some areas, thesetalks are effective, but, in others, ill prepared andchaotic.”

Moving forward, Jones promised to keep studentsinformed about decisions the university makesconcerning the football program.

University’s text alert system, future of the footballprogram addressed at “Campus Talk”

Blair Williams poses a question about enrollmentpractices at Cal U (Photo by Matt Kaminski)

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It is not Christmas yet, but that is not stopping thetheater troupe in Blaney Theater at California Univer-sity of Pennsylvania from preparing a winter musical.

The cast practiced its first rough run-through of thefirst act of “A Miracle on 34th Street” at 5:30 p.m. onNov. 5.

This is the second year the group is performing “AMiracle on 34th Street” as the Cal U winter show. Theshow will be performed on Dec. 4, 5, and 6 at 8:00 p.m.Dec. 6 and 7 also have matinee shows available at 2:00p.m. The cost for admission for the public is $12. Forstudents, there is a deposit of $5.50; however, the $5is returned upon showing the student identificationcard at the door.

The department decided to change the winter showaccording to Michele A. Pagen, the director of theshow. Everyone had to find a show to propose to thegroup. Pagen was also the person who proposed thecurrent musical to the theater department.

“There aren’t very many Christmas shows. There’s alot of criteria that the musical needed to fit. So, it wasdifficult. I needed to pick a show that also involves thecommunity of California. So, this is the next best oneto ‘A Christmas Carol,” said Pagen.

Before beginning the practice, dancers were in-structed to stretch, and the company was taken to thedownstairs of Steele Hall to warm up their vocals.

The run through had many stops, starts, re-singingof lines, moving of sets, laughter and reruns of scenes.

They clapped for one another after solo and groupnumbers and worked together to solve problems asthey came up. Common problems were spacing be-tween one another, dialogue presentation, etc.

One change that the directors are making is shrink-ing the run time off the show. There have been linesremoved and section of scenes changed.

Safety was made a priority as numerous messagesabout uneven floors and differently places props werementioned. Frequent reminders as the run throughof the first act continued on included “watch whereyou’re stepping” and “behind you” and “why aren’tyour shoes on?”

According to Pagen, the show was difficult at firstbecause there is no official cast recording.

Both Pagen and Emily Lorence, 22, the assistant di-rector, agreed that the show is about 50 percent com-pleted. They did mention that costumes were furtheralong than the stage production part.

“In the words of Bon Jovi ‘Whoa, we’re halfway there,”

said Pagen.“Whoa, we’re livin’ on a prayer,” said Lorence.“More like livin’ on a miracle, “said Pagen before the

two burst into laughter.All joking aside, the two mentioned how they feel

about this year’s progress.“We definitely feel more comfortable at this point

than we were last year,” said Pagen.Pagen reasoned it is because last year was the first

time the show was performed at Cal U.Annabel Lorence, 20, Emily’s sister and an actress, has

three roles in the upcoming show. She will be portray-ing Mrs. Finfer, a reporter and Clara, a legal secretary.

Lorence said she was nervous but excited about theupcoming show. She channels her feelings to help cre-ate her character.

“You can channel being nervous into being an anx-ious character,” said Lorence.

According to production stage manager Kellee Cohl-hepp, 21, a junior, there are over 60 people involvedwith the production.

Sarah Martik, 22, the previous year’s production stagemanager, was present to help the others.

“We want to keep what was good last year and keepout what doesn’t work. Make the new show flow differ-ently and better,” said Martik.

Martik said why she wants people to see the show.“It’s a big warm show. It’s welcoming for the commu-

nity,” said Martik.“If you saw the show last year, you’re in for a treat.

If you didn’t see it, well, you’re still in for a treat,” saidPagen.

Annabel Lorence anticipates the public seeing theshow.

“I’m excited to see how the audience reacts to all ofthe changes we’ve made this year,” said Lorence.

One community member participating in the musi-cal is 12-year-old Echo Schaffer, a seventh grader whoplays an orphan, a reindeer, a clown and a member ofthe ensemble. This is Echo Schaffer’s fourth year par-ticipating in Cal U’s winter production.

Brenda Schaffer, 50, Echo’s mother, said she loves thenew musical that was chosen to replace “A ChristmasCarol,” so, when she heard the news, she was excited.

“We’re just very thankful for the opportunity,” saidSchaffer. “The college kids really take them under theirwings. This gives the kids so many opportunities theywouldn’t normally have.”

Cal students set to perform ‘AMiracle on 34th Street’

Last year’s performance of A Miracle on 34th Street at Cal U was a success, but The Departmentof Theatre and Dance is working to improve the show and cut its length.

BY DEVEN BOURQUIN

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Día de los Muertos, as it is called in Spanish, is one ofthe most important traditions in Mexico. It takes placeduring Nov. 1-5 and it is not related to Halloween.

Megan Mathews and Kelley Milavec made a Day ofthe Dead Powerpoint presentation. Other studentscooked typical Mexican dishes like a sorbete, taquitos,a seven layer vegetable dip, corn torta, chips and skulland marigold cookies. Also, all in attendance partici-pated in a sing-along of Latin American songs.

Spanish Students Celebrate Day of the DeadThe students set up an altar in the classroom to represent Day of the Dead, in addition to thepresentation that was given.

Students learned that unlike what is done in othercultures, spirits are not chased away in Mexico; they arewelcomed to come in. One example of this tradition isseen as Mexican families spread marigold flower pet-als at their home entrances so that their aroma guidesthe spirits to come in. Another is the custom of placingfruit and other foods at the altars made at homes andin the streets to honor their dead. That food is sharedwith friends and relatives present. But they are warned

that the food doesn’t have the same nutritional value,since the spirits have absorbed it.

The slide presentation began with a famous piece ofart depicting a skeleton dressed as an elegant wealthywoman with her stylish hat reminding the viewer thatno matter how wealthy one is –he/she must somedaydie. It is a popular theme in Day of the deadcelebrations.

Nov. 14,2014

Fitness Corner with Phil Tafone: To lift or not to lift?A global online classmate had posed a great

question in our discussion area this week – how cana trainer convince individuals who are interestedin shrinking, that lifting weights will help them? Ofcourse, as Exercise Science graduate students, we allhad access to data and studies, but the student wasan active trainer who needed some rhetorical tools.Believe it or not, nobody wants to read a pdf researcharticle about strength training, even if you print it outand hand it to them (I don’t think you have troublebelieving me). I will share with all of you what I sharedwith my classmate and all of my clients.

The first thing I like to ask is, “What would you dowith your time in the gym if not lifting weights?”Almost like clockwork, the response is “cardio.” Oncein a while, someone will say they are going to take aclass or“do more abs.”As a Herron Center group fitnessinstructor, I will be the first one to tell you my classesare only part of a well-rounded workout program. Theproblem with performing only cardio and/or abs is thatyou win the daily fitness battle but still risk losing theweight loss war. Think of the American Revolution. Foryears, colonists fared amazingly well against Britain’sRed Coat soldiers by employing guerilla tactics and

developing an alert system. That is you doing cardioevery day and feeling good about it. Cardio burns thecalories used at that moment and then you are onyour own. The problem is that your food options arethe equivalent of Britain to your metabolism - a forceto be reckoned with, neutralizing all your efforts onthe treadmill and yoga mat. Clearly, you need somereinforcements.

Fortunately, the French decided it would be in theirbest interest to help us in defeating Britain. They senttheir Navy to protect America’s coast from the never-ending supply of Red Coats being dropped off. Itworked. What a difference a few cannons can make.The good news is that you already have a metabolicmilitia in the form of your own muscles. Trust mewhen I tell you that every muscle on your skeleton haspotential to make you leaner. The task at hand is tohave them work for you!

Like my classmate, I have been asked countlesstimes if lifting a weight above five pounds will justlead to bulk and mass. The answer is no. The reality isthat humans have greater potential to become skinand bones if they become malnourished than theydo to become hulking specimens of muscle through

exercise. The old joke around my gym in LA was “Whatis the difference between a model and a bodybuilder?”The answer, of course, was steroids. Often, the workoutprograms are remarkably similar.

Weight training twice a week, particularly withweight that fatigues you around 10-12 reps, can helpan individual to naturally burn 100 extra calories a day(NOT counting the calories used to move the damnweights). That is almost a pound per month. Add insome HIIT cardio, tweak the diet, and the physiquethat was once an imagined impossibility becomes anaccessible reality. The goal is to turn your body intoa high metabolism machine so that you are burningcalories sitting, sleeping, taking notes, and/or doingwhatever else you do while you should take notes.Introductory weight training programs have donesuch wonders for my clients that the approach almostseems too good to be true. It’s a shame that weighttraining can’t be bundled and sold on late nightinfomercials. Heavy iron vs. gravity. Luckily for theCal U student, the Herron Fitness Center awaits them,nothing to order, no additional shipping fees.

Student representation at the polls must be strongerStudent voters can still have a voice in election while away from home

Despite hubbub about the recent gubernatorialelection, NBC news maintains that 40% of eligibleAmericans decide not to vote. The “inconvenience”of annual voting is cited as a cause. As Pennsylvaniacollege students, there are a number of circumstantialfactors that diminish our representation at the polls.Voter identification restrictions, necessary registration,and completion of an absentee ballot often hinderstudents’ voter turnout. Here’s a closer look at some ofthe issues and how to combat them:

Voter Registration: Citizens who are seeking tovoice their opinion during elections are required tobe registered voters. Once registered once, a voternever needs to register again. Their first registration,however, needs to be completed and received 30days prior to the election in which they wish to vote.City fairs and college campuses, California Universityof PA included, sometimes offer locations in which a

voter can fill out a form to be sent by mail. In orderto register on your own time, visit registertovote.org, asite that offers a variety of location-based registrationforms for voters’ convenience.

Voter Identification: The state of Pennsylvaniarecognizes US passports; military IDs; Federal, stateof Pennsylvania, of municipal government issued IDs, including drivers’ licenses; accredited Pennsylvanian“institutions of higher learning” IDs (from both privateand public schools); and IDs from Pennsylvanian carefacilities, such as nursing homes. One of these formsof ID must be taken to the polling place on ElectionDay in order to cast a ballot.

Absentee Ballot: Registered voters who are seekingan absentee ballot apply to the County Board ofElections before 5:00 p.m. on the Tuesday beforeelections. Applications can be found at votespa.gov.Washington County’s Board of Elections is located at

100 West Beau Street, Washington, PA 15301. After theapplication is sent, a ballot must be submitted before5:00 p.m. on the Friday before elections. Althoughabsentees’ ballots received by the time that the pollsclose will be counted for the offices of president andvice-president, they are not counted for other offices.

As college students, we have the right to vote byabsentee ballot, or by registering to vote in a locationto which we can travel easily. Although ElectionDay is not a national holiday, many professors hold astudent’s right to vote in high regard and will allowyou to make accommodations. As citizens who arepaying taxes and earning an education, our votes arevaluable! Please remember these stipulations so thatyou can voice your opinion in the county, state, andnational elections.

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Love is something that everyone is looking for. Whilesome people might find it in person, others aren’t solucky and turn to the Internet for help. But aren’t therepros and cons of finding love online? A discussion onOnline Dating, Catfishing, The Filter Theory, and Howthe Internet has Changed Our Love Lives held Nov. 6explored all of these various ideas.

The discussion, led by Women’s Studies internMarissa Fouser, was held in Duda Hall, room 117 atthe California University of Pennsylvania at 11 a.m.Fouser worked directly with Dr. McClintock-Comeaux,the director of the Women’s Studies program, as shebegan her research.

“I did not anticipate talking specifically aboutcatfishing when I began my internship with Dr.McClintock-Comeaux in the beginning of thesemester, but when we began to research onlinedating and mate selection my topic just kind of fellinto my lap,” said Fouser. Fouser is a psychology majorand a women’s studies minor, and will be graduatingthis December.

The presentation was open to all students, faculty,and staff, and had an audience of about 35 people.Dr. Wolfe, a professor of History and Political Science,offered extra credit to her students for attending.

Fouser discussed the filter theory, a theory proposedby Kerckhoff and Davis in 1962, which suggests thata series of filters, or stages, must be met in order fora person to find their mate. The theories in order arepropinquity, physical appearance, need matching,racial and ethnic traits, religious background, socialeconomic class, age similarities, and homogamy, ormutual commitment to each other. Catfishing, orintentionally deceiving someone on the Internet, wasa part of the interactive discussion as all.“Falling in love with the idea of someone is something

Looking for love online: how the Internet changed thedating game

that occurs far more frequently online, especially whenwe are talking about the catfishing phenomenon, thanactually falling in love with a real, legitimate person,”said Fouser.Catfish, the term coined by Nev Schulman, startedas a documentary, and then became a televisionshow on MTV. Schulman also wrote a book about hisexperiences with catfishing titled, “In Real Life.”

“My husband and I have been married for ten years,so much of this didn’t apply when we were dating,”said Jessica Vance, a sophomore social work major.“This lecture did give me a glimpse into what I canexpect as my children grow up in an age of internetdating and the effects that may have on the societalnorms of unconscious filtering of potential mates and‘catfishing.’”

As many as one fourth of millennials date online,according to Match.com. Dating websites are not theonly venue for relationships, though, according toFouser. Social media websites, and gaming networksare also popular places that online relationships begin.

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Nov. 14,2014

There are 184 sitting on death row in our state, butthere have only been three executions carried outsince the U.S. Supreme court reinstated the deathpenalty in 1976. Not one single life has been taken inour state since 1999, so why did so many of our formergovernors continue to sign execution warrants, onlyfor them to be postponed because we for reasons thatthe public are not allowed to know are struggling toget the proper drugs from pharmaceutical companiesto conduct lethal injections properly.Four men have been subjected to botched executions

this year. Michael Wilson, Dennis McGuire, JosephWood and Clayton Lockett suffered different, yetextreme amounts of pain and discomfort after beingexposed to untested drug combinations.

Oklahoma executed Wilson using a combination ofthree drugs including a paralyzing agent. Witnessesof the execution claimed that before he died,Wilson claimed that his entire body felt like it wason fire. A week later Ohio used a new and untestedcombination of midazolam and hydro-morphone thatleft McGuire gasping for air for several minutes whichfails in comparison to the same drug combinationthat was given to Wood that left him gasping for air

There is not a humaneway to kill someone

Should Pennsylvania do away with the deathpenalty? Why?

#CALUOPINION

@caltimes

@Jess_Reddington@caltimes Part of mesays yes and part says no,because there could bemistrials. #caluopinion

@sonyajean26@caltimes Yes, becausethere could be mistrials andso many things could gowrong. #caluopinion

@Emily_Geyer93@caltimes No, I’m astrong believer of a lifefor a life. If you are will-ing to kill someone, youshould go away for life.#caluopinion

BY TAYLOR BROWN OPINION EDITOR

for 90 minutes after he was administered the drugs. Areporter on the scene counted 660 gasps for air beforehe finally died. Unlike these other three men, Lockettwas exposed to the same lethal drug combinationas Wood and McGuire however he was administeredthe drugs through an IV catheter through a vain in hisgroin that allowing the drugs to fill his tissues insteadof his bloodstream.

Some would argue that these men deserved to suffer.An eye for an eye, a life for a life, but I disagree. Whatthese states did to this men was not only horrific andimmoral but it cost tax payers a significant amount ofmoney, which is why Tom Wolfe being governor electis so crucial for all of the people sitting on death row inour state not to mention the people paying for themto sit there, by intending to have a moratorium placedon the death penalty that would put all cases on holdinto a better solution comes to light.

Although many states that practice lethal injectionto not disclose the official costs of the drugs used inexecutions, in the 15 years that Pennsylvania has notkilled anyone sitting on death row they have still costus over $27 million. Basically every person sitting ondeath row cost $10,000 more annually to house than

other prisoners. But still we sit, continuing to pay tohave people sentenced to death because we feel thatkilling someone who took the life of another person isbetter than the act itself. Apparently, life without thepossibility of parole does not compare to that of lethalinjection, however, I would argue that what inmatessuffer mentally is worse than giving them an “out”through death.

The death penalty is in the process of becoming evencrueler with the proper drugs being more and moredifficult to obtain by European companies who arebeing petitioned by anti-death-penalty advocates.These organizations are pushing these internationalto stop selling us the drugs we need to go throughwith these executions, leaving us with no choice butto deal with compounding pharmacies here in theU.S. that are not backed by the FDA or to considerother ways of execution including firing squads andgas chambers. I guess they say history has a way ofrepeating itself, I would just prefer that it did not andby keeping the death penalty in place that is exactlywhat we are doing, especially if we resort to even lesshumane ways of conducting it.

A serious review of the death penalty and its modern day use

Nov. 14,

2014

BY STETSON PROVANCE NEWS EDITOR

My name is Stetson Provance, and I consider myselfto be a feminist. Much like my claim that I could neverhit a woman under next to any circumstance, mypro-feminism perspective stems from my upbringingby two of the strongest women I know, my motherand my grandmother. Growing up, I learned how totreat and respect women. I witnessed firsthand thatif it weren’t for strong women, our society would fallapart at the seams. That’s why it baffles me we livein a world where women are still treated as inferior inthe workplace. According to the Institute for Women’sPolicy Research, in 2013, female workers made 78cents for every dollar that men made, creating a 22percent wage gap between genders.

Even as someone who is pro-life, it baffles me thatwe live in a world where there are right-wing nutswho are against a woman having the right to chooseif having the baby puts her life in jeopardy. It bafflesme some of these same people have no problempromoting an agenda that aims to make it difficult forwomen to have access to contraceptives.

I wish I could say I have faith these policies willchange in the near future, but, when you consider thefact there are still people who won’t vote for a womanrunning for public office because “she isn’t fit” to holdsaid office, I can’t do so.Any rational person should agree there is an all tooreal“war on women”in our country. That is not rhetoricdrummed up by the liberal media. Any gains feminists

Feminism is great, but chivalry is tooChivalry isn’t a slight towards women.

can make in their battles should be applauded.What I did think was drummed up rhetoric was that

feminism was creating an anti-male agenda. However,an experience I had a couple weeks ago made methink twice about the issue.One day a couple weeks ago, I was walking into abuilding on campus. Walking directly behind me wasa cute girl. I decided it would be a kind gesture to holdthe door open for her. So I did. That was a bad decision.

“You know, I could have gotten that myself,” shesnarled.

Perplexed, I offered up an apology, and thenproceeded walking to class.

Before we go any further, let me make somethingclear. I hold the door open for everyone. I don’t care ifyou are Scarlett Johansson or a 7-foot tall bodybuilder,if you are walking behind me, then I’m going toperform what I always assumed to be a harmlesspleasantry. And, let me also say this; I didn’t hold thedoor open in a way that turned it into a productionaimed at impressing someone cute. I didn’t even do itwith some corny smile on my face.

I just did it to be nice.Now, don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying this girl

I never met before was some sort of male hatingfeminist. Maybe she was just having a bad day.However, what I am saying is it troubles me we live in

a world where doing something like opening a doorfor a woman can be viewed as a slight. It troubles me

there may be women who assume that when a manopens a door for them, they are implying she can’t doit herself. What troubles me is that we live in a worldwhere chivalry is dying.

In a world devoid of social graces (and some wouldargue social etiquette) chivalry served as a means ofteaching men manners. Chivalry served as a way formen to give back to the gender responsible for life onEarth.Yeah, Iamtotallyfinewiththefactstrong, independent

women don’t need a man to protect them. But, is therereally any harm in opening a woman’s car door for her?Is there really any harm in picking up the tab when youtake a woman on a date? Is there really any harm inbeing chivalrous? As long as a guy’s heart is in the rightplace, there isn’t.

However, that last sentence is important. If youracts of chivalry are done to make yourself feel moreimportant, or to assert yourself as the dominant,macho man in the relationship, then don’t bother. Ifyou assume every time a woman is carrying somethingheavy it your job to but in without asking, get in theway, and take the object off her hands, you are doing itwrong. Leave the misogynistic, chauvinistic stuff backin the dark ages where it belongs.

And women, if someone like me decides to hold adoor open for you, just assume we don’t have ulteriormotives. Just smile and walk away.

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Nov. 14,2014

Marshall Mathers, better knownby his stage name Eminem, or hisalter Ego Slim Shady, has beennotorious for dropping some notso nice rhymes since he explodedonto the rap scene in 1999.

The latest celebrities to be verballyvexed by the foul-mouthedsuperstar are Lana Del Ray and RayRice.

A video promoting the upcomingalbum Shady XV showed therapper reciting a cypher saying thathe will “Hit Lana Del Ray in the facetwice like Ray Rice” has been quitethe buzz on social media and thenet. The album will be releasedNov. 24.Assault on women is notentertaining. What Ray Rice did inthat elevator to his then fiancé isnot funny. Domestic abuse is notamusing.

Eminem’s lyrics though, to me, areall those things.Artists use current events asinspirations for their mediums. Thegreat satirists are able to use humor andexaggeration to tell stories about theworld they live in and pick on their contemporaries.

So what if Eminem references the Ray Rice scandalin a song. He didn’t throw the punch. So what if heraps about striking Lana del Ray. She knew what shesigned up for when she stepped into the spotlight.

His job isn’t to be nice; it’s to sell records. His job is tobe edgy, to give the fans what they want, and it doesn’thurt to ruffle a few feather while he does it. Rufflingfeathers is practically part of his job description. Andhe’s very good at it.

As a matter a fact he’s better at selling record than justabout anyone. He has sold over 43 million albums inhis career. Nielsen SoundScan lists him as the numberone selling artist of the 2000s.

I’ll never forget the first time I listened to The SlimShady LP. I was in my cousin’s basement. The blackand white sticker on the bottom of the CD case thatread Parental Advisory made the forbidden musicthat much more irresistible. If my mother would havewandered downstairs and discovered what we were

BY JOSH HERMAN

Marshall Mathers pushes moral limits to promote latest album

up to I would have been in bigtrouble. She didn’t and that day Igot to listen to the entire album.

It was art. It was irreverent, anddirty, inappropriate, and violent.It was mean and funny. It wasn’tmy dad’s music. It was mine. Iwas hooked.Eminem has made celebrities the

victims of his rhymes throughouthis successful career. Some ofthose artists include ChristinaAguilera, Brittany Spears, TheBackstreet Boys, Carson Daily,and Fred Durst of Limp Bizkit.

Maybe Lana Del Ray should bethrilled to be blasted by a rapperwho tends to pick out only themost popular celebrities for hischides

Every tweet about how terribleEminem is or how awful he is forthe American youth is still a tweetabout Eminem. If people reallywanted him gone then ignoringhim would be a better strategy.His detractors can’t, however,and it only fuels his popularity.Artists are chastised for pushing

the boundaries of what society cantolerate in every corner of history.

Dante was excommunicated for The Divine Comedy,Fahrenheit 451 used to be banned in American schools,and Elvis’s gyrating hips were once considered toorisqué for television viewers.

The point is that my grandparents probably cringedat my father’s music, he cringes at mine, and somedaymaybe I will have the pleasure of hating my children’smusic. One thing I won’t do is make them turn it off.

Will supporters of the first amendment please standup. Please stand up.

The cover for Eminem’s latest album “Shady XV”

Nov. 14

2014

CalTimes NFL Picks of theWeekGeo Muzika

Browns over Texans

Falcons over Panthers

Vikings over Bears

Bengals over Saints

Broncos over Rams

Seahawks over Chiefs

49ers over Giants

Bucs over Redskins

Chargers over Raiders

Lions over Cardinals

Eagles over Packers

Colts over Patriots

Steelers over Titans

Stetson ProvanceTexans over Browns


Vikings over Bears

Saints over Bengals

Broncos over Rams


49ers over Giants

Redskins over Bucs



Packers over Eagles

Patriots over Colts


Jose NegronBrowns over Texans


Bears over Vikings

Saints over Bengals

Broncos over Rams


49ers over Giants

Redskins over Bucs



Packers over Eagles

Patriots over Colts


Dinzeo claims individual title at PSAC Championships“Run Forest, run!” or should we say Run Aaron, run?

Recently, one of Cal U’s own, Aaron Dinzeo, won theindividual PSAC championship race for the men’s crosscountry team. Though this wasn’t Dinzeo’s first winrunning in a Vulcans uniform, it was a special victoryfor the senior runner.

“It was a great feeling because it was my first title forcross country,” said Dinzeo. “I expected to win it and itfelt really good to set the team up and take some pres-sure off of them. It will be a really good test coming upin other meets for the team.”

Dinzeo is an absolute competitor, but everything hedoes on and off the track is for his team. When askedhow he felt going into the upcoming NCAA champi-onships, Dinzeo replied “I feel we have a really goodshot at winning, but it will be very tough. All the guyson the team believe that we can win, and everything Ihave done these past four years have prepped me forthis race and it is not only my goal, but my expectationto break the tape first in this race.”

The team place fifth overall in Saturday’s PSAC cham-pionship race and would have had to place third in or-

BY NATE CONNELLY der to qualify for this year’s NCAA Championships. Interms of qualifying, Dinzeo said, “the best comparisonwould be like we were down by a touchdown in foot-ball, we are almost there. We have a lot of work to do,but this is the best team we have ever had and we areall focused on working as a team in order to be thebest team possible.”

When it comes to the team moving forward, Dinzeois nothing but optimistic. When comparing the team’squest for success the rest of the season, the seniorwasn’t too hesitant to use an analogy.

“I think of it as tether ball,” he said. “You have to hitthe ball really hard at first, but once you have momen-tum, you barely have to flick it.”

What he is saying is that once this team starts win-ning and they get that momentum they will only con-tinue to progress and get better. It is this momentumthat will keep this team headed in the right direction.

“The past two years we had solid teams, but this isthe best team yet and I believe we can set a winningattitude for the other teams to have,” Dinzeo said. “Wehave a good chance to have a strong finish, turn someheads, and ruin someone else’s day and that is very ex-citing.”

Dinzeo was red shirted in 2012, but that has givenhim more motivation to come back and be the bestrunner he could be. Dinzeo and the rest of the men’scross country team are shaping up to have a greatfinish to their season and hope to bring home somemore championships to represent Cal U.

PHOTO CREDIT: SPORTS INFO

Senior Aaron Dinzeo became only the thirdrunner in school history to win an individual titleat the PSAC Championships last Saturday

Nov. 142014

Men’s basketball aims to exceed outside expectationsBY MATT HAGY Staff Writer

As a new season for the Cal U men’s basketball teamdawns, the one constant sight every season is seeinga tall gentleman pace the Cal bench line. That man ishead coach Bill Brown. Brown will be entering his 19thseason as the head coach for the Vulcans men’s bas-ketball team that has seen consistent PSAC and NCAAtournament appearances. Last season, the Vulcanssnuck their was into the PSAC playoffs on the finalday with an incredible comeback against Seton Hill inGreensburg and ended up losing a heartbreaker in thefirst round of the PSAC playoffs to the Mercyhurst Lak-ers. With key players being lost from the previous sea-son, Coach Brown knows there are still keys to successto compete in the PSAC.

“This coming season we think we are going to bedeeper of a basketball team so we are going to getup and down the floor a little bit more than in yearsbefore,” Brown said. “It is important that we reboundso we can initiate our transition game and we are ex-cited about the influx of our newcomers and veterans.Hopefully we can have more success this year and Ithink we are going to be in a competitive mode and

we are looking forward to it.”One of the key returners for the Vulcans this season

is junior guard Jake Jacubec. Since he began his col-legiate career two years ago, Jacubec has establishedhimself as one of the best shooters on the team and inthe PSAC west as well. After being named PSAC fresh-man of the year, Jacubec followed his breakout fresh-man season by raising his points per game averageby four points last season from 6.9 to 10.8, which wassecond best on the team. Jacubec also led the team inthree pointers made with 52 and also led the team inthree point percentage at .380.

“Jake Jacubec is one of our leading returning scorersand he is looking to be one of our team leaders thisseason,” Brown said. “We are going to be able to movehim to the 2 guard spot which is his natural position.”

Cal is a relatively young team as they only have onesenior on the roster in Arman Marks. After transferringfrom James Madison, Marks provided a huge benchrole last season for the Vulcans as he averaged 10.3points off the bench. Marks’ finest hour came in theSeton Hill playoff clincher where he scored 17 points in

the second half to propel the Vulcans 21 point secondhalf comeback. This season, Marks will be in the start-ing lineup and looks to continue the consistency heset in the previous season.

“Arman Marks will be more settled in this year I be-lieve as a senior,” Brown said. “He is my lone senior onthe team but we are looking forward to an outstand-ing season from him.”

The Vulcans were predicted to finish seventh in thePSAC west preseason poll which is one position fromwhere they finished last season. Even with the low pre-dicted finish, the 2014-15 edition of the Vulcans men’sbasketball team looks to surprise everyone with theyoung and experienced core that has been establishedand provide a good show night in and night out.

“In order for us to be successful this season we needto be consistent and establish a home- court advan-tage,” Brown said. “If we get those things done, I thinkwe are going to be right up there with the contendersand we are looking forward to the challenge.”

Junior Jake Jacubec is coming off of his best collegiate season during whichhe scored 10.8 points per game for the Vulcans

November Men’s Basketball Schedule

11/14 - v.s. Johnson C. Smith (@IUP) - 5:30PM

1115 - v.s. Urbana University (@IUP) - 5:30PM

11/17 - v.s. Penn State Fayette - 7PM

11/19 - v.s. Mercyhurst University - 7:30PM

11/22 - @ Edinboro University - 3PM

11/24 - v.s. Penn State Greater Allegheny - 7PM

11/26 - @ Urbana University - 2PM


Preseason rankings project Vulcans to finish in seventh place

Nov. 14,

2014

Defense a focal point for Fratz, Lady Vulcans in 2014-2015

BY MATT HAGY Staff WriterThe California University of Pennsylvania women’s

basketball team left the Hammermill Center in Erie,Pennsylvania last March in a nervous state. They hadjust been eliminated in the PSAC playoffs by the Gan-non Golden Knights and were now hanging in thebalance to sneak into the NCAA Division II playoffs.Unfortunately for the Vulcans, they were knockedout of the top eight teams in the region and failed tomake the playoffs for the first time in two seasons.The remarkable thing with last years Cal U women’steam was the incredible comeback the team made toeven have a shot at making the playoffs after startingthe season 0-4.

“Last year it was a couple plays here and there thatchanged those games we lost early on so we are notworried about what happened last year,” said headcoach Jess Strom. “This is a new group of kids and Ithink our focus is a lot better in the little things day today. Everyone is focusing game by game rather thanlooking at the end of the season.”

Expectations are high this season for the women’steam, as they only lost one starter from last season.One of those girls that are returning is senior guardKaitlynn Fratz. Fratz, who made her debut with theVulcans last season after transferring from Pitt-Johnstown, became one of the best shooters on the

Vulcans squad as she finished second on the team inpoints per game and total points on the team. Theone thing Fratz wants to change is to avoid startingslow.

“Last season I did not get off to a great start at all,”Fratz said. “It is always hard to adjust to a new teamand new system but now that I have a year under mybelt I expect big things from myself this season.”

One of the biggest focal points for the Vulcans thisseason is on defense. The Vulcans average heighthas grown significantly and now an opportunisticdefense can look to be a strength on the team for the2014-15 campaign.

“You want to be long and athletic so it can be easierto trap and get up the floor quicker to cause a lot ofturnovers,” Strom said. “We are going with the samephilosophy to keep continued success as we havebeen over the past few seasons.”

Defense has also become a huge part in Fratz’sgame as well, as she lead the team with 44 steals lastseason.

“I know that I am going to do what I can do bestdefensively by hustling around and fighting as hardas I can,” Fratz said. “If I’m caught in a trap it is good toknow that my backline of defense can create deflec-tions and allow me to just run out and go.”

The Vulcans were predicted to finish third in thePSAC west preseason polls for the second straightseason. The two teams that were predicted ahead ofthe Vulcans, Edinboro and Gannon, are two teamsthat the Vulcans have proved in the past they can de-feat. Last season, the Vulcans annihilated Edinboro onthe road 80-55, which was the worst lost at Edinboro’sMcComb Fieldhouse for the Fighting Scots.

This weekend the Vulcans will tipoff the 2014 -2015campaign as they welcome the Notre Dame (OH)Falcons and the West Liberty Hilltoppers to the Con-vocation Center. Fans this season will be treated to anexciting display from returning players including MikiGlenn, Emma Mahady and Irini Kukolj. The Vulcanswill also welcome in new freshman and transfers aswell to help make a run for the PSAC championshipand a return to the NCAA tournament.

“It is a completely new season and I do not see aslow start happening again,” said Fratz. “We are goingto go out that first game and not look back from thereand give it our all every game and I could not ask tobe with a better group of girls.”


Senior guard Kaitlynn Fratz is one of three returning seniors for theCalifornia University of Pennsylvania Women’s basketball team this season

Lady Vulcans look to rebound after early exit from postseason play

Nov. 14,2014

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Cal Times Athlete SpotlightArman Marks

Class: SeniorMajor: Liberal StudiesHometown: Louisville, KYHigh School: Eastern High School

The roster for the California University of Pennsylvania men’s bas-

ketball team is full of talent and experience. One player that stands out

when it comes to these particular attributes is lone senior Arman Marks.

While playing at Eastern High School, the number one team in the state

of Kentucky and number 14 nationally, Marks was a former all star and

holds the single-season school record for three-pointers.

In his first season with the Vulcans following his transfer from

James Madison University, Marks played in 27 games with 12 starts last

season. He averaged 10.3 points per game last year and will take on a

larger leadership role as the only senior player on the Vulcans roster.

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