is, however, is that price re-lief comes in the months ofOctober and November; in2011 the average price of gasfell from $3.57 in Septemberto $3.29.likewise, the price of gas is

usually expected to surgehighest in “driving season;”Memorial Day to labor Day.But, as Dehan notices thetrend has gone backwards ina sense now, as Septemberhas featured the highest gasprices, rising 10 percent sinceJuly. Dehaan also states howdrivers who exceed 15,000miles a year could see theirannual gas costs increase by$100 or more. Mallory rotatori, a studio

arts major from Bucks saidabout the gas prices,“They’re ridiculous...wellhere it’s a little better becauseI go to see my dad all thetime in rhode Island and it’sat least 75 cents more. Imean, if it’s like $4 here thanit’s almost $5 there. It’s ridu-lous we get scammed, but wehave no control over it.With the gases prices higher

in recent years college stu-dents have to improvise andlearn different ways to savemoney.“I just have had to pick up

more hours. The only thingthat’s a different is I used todrive myself, but now there is

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General NewsCourtney Kachmar re-members the victims fromthe 9/11 attacks 11 yearsago. Pg. 2Bucks NewsKhrystyna Koval coversSigne Wilkinson’s lectureat Bucks.

Pg. 5EntertainmentSophia Migliorini talksabout whether or not BoyBands are coming back

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The rising price of fuel is drivingBucks students crazyBy: Stephen Godwin Jr.and craiG MillerCenturion Staff

With the average price ofgas in the country reaching$3.88, people are definitelyfeeling the pressure at thepump. Undoubtedly this af-fects Bucks students, manyof whom commute. Kermitta Weeden, tourism

and event planning majorfrom Warminster, has to ad-just her budget because of thegas prices: “The gas priceshave affected me because Idon’t have a lot of money tojust spend on nothing thesedays. Basically, I just keeplimited resources for gas so Ican get to school and at myage as a senior, it really doesnot help me because I collectsocial security.”For Pennsylvanians, the

pain is even worse, as the av-erage customer pays $3.92for a gallon of gas. In a recent article by yahoo!

Finance, Gasbuddy.com’ssenior petroleum analyst,Patrick Dehaan went on therecord as stating that gasprices are so inflated due tomultiple reasons. reasons hesaid include hurricane Isaac,the unrest in the Middle Eastover the portrayal of Mo-hammed, as well as the gen-eral low level of supply.The good news for drivers

Sunoco in Levittown showing theprice for regular at $3.83.

PhOTO By BryAN MCNEIll

WEAThEr COUrTESy OF ThENATIONAl WETAhEr SErvICE

Vehicle break-in on campusBy: Stanley Victor Centurion Staff

On Friday, Sept. 7, a vehicleparked in one of the studentlots at Bucks was brokeninto.

The crime was reported at12:43 p.m. that day. Appar-ently while the victim was inclass someone broke into hercar; the doors of the victim’scar were apparently lockedbut that did not stop the sus-pect.Among the things stolen

were her purse, which hadher driver’s license and creditcards, another bag which hadher iPod in it, and a textbook.Dennis McCauley, the di-

rector of Security and Safetyat Bucks, said the scene wasinspected and that there was

a police report filed. Whenasked what could be done toprevent incidents like thisfrom occurring in the future,McCauley said, “The lots arepatrolled regularly through-out the day.” Unfortunately no one wit-

nessed the car being brokeninto. If you see someonelooking into a car that possi-bly does not belong to them,report it to the office ofSafety and Security.According to McCauley,

“cars are reported to be bro-ken into a handful of timesduring the year.”There are usually four offi-

cers patrolling the lotsthroughout the day, and New-town police also patrol thelots daily.Students should make it a

habit to travel as light as pos-sible. If you must bring cer-tain valuables like portableGPS devices and iPods andthese items are small enoughto carry without too muchtrouble, then bring them withyou and do not leave them inyour vehicle.If you must leave any valu-

ables in your vehicle, keepthem out of sight. If your ve-hicle has a trunk, this is oneof the best places to stashvaluables. If you have atruck, van, or some other ve-hicle that does not have atrunk, hide items under theseats or find some other wayto keep them out of sight.This is one of the worst pos-

sible ways for a student toend a long day of classes, andit is definitely preventable.

Anyone who sees anythingsuspicious is urged to call theoffice of Security and Safety,

located in Cottage 4, at 215-968-8395.

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A thief picking a lock on a vehicle. Remember to keep valuablesnot in sight if you need to leave them in your car.

a lot of carpooling going on,”says Nick Kinney, a commu-nications major from Chal-font.According to Fuelecon-

omy.gov, there are multipleways to be economical whenit comes to fuel. Quick accel-eration and heavy breakingcan reduce to fuel economyup to 33 percent on the high-way and five percent aroundtown. Driving at higherspeeds increases aerody-namic drag (wind resistance),

and reduces fuel economy.When you are in your carpicking up a friend, shut offyour car because it lowersyour MPG. Even though gas prices are

high, people would be wellserved to have the mindset ofDan Gallagher who said,“Everyone wishes they werelower, but it is one those un-fortunate things we have todeal with because we needgas, so it’s one of those nec-essary evils.”

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axäxÜ YÉÜzxàIt was a beautiful sunny day

with a crystal blue sky, justlike it was 11 years ago onthis exact day. People fromall over Bucks County gath-ered at The Garden of reflec-tion, located in lowerMakefield, for the annual cer-emony remembering thosewho lost their lives on thattragic day. The ceremony began with

the ringing of a bell markingthe 11 years since Sept. 11,2001. larry Schwalm, of theyardley Makefield Fire Com-pany, rang a bell at 8:46,9:03, 9:37 and 10:03, sym-bolizing each attack on thetwo towers, the Pentagon,and the plane that crashed ina field in Shanksville.looking around during the

ceremony you might expectpeople to be talking abouttheir loved ones and remem-bering where they were thatday, But there was not a sin-gle word spoken during theceremony. The people whoattended were full of sadnessfor the lives lost 11 yearsago. In the garden there is a cir-

cular glass memorial that isetched with the names of all

2,973 people who lost theirlives. As you walk throughyou come to a smaller circlethat has two water fountainsthat represent the two towers.In front of that fountain is asmaller glass memorialetched with the names of the18 residents from BucksCounty who were killed.

This garden isn’t just to bevisited on 9/11; it is a gardenthat you can go to year roundand remember those whowere lost. Ellen Saracini and family

members of five other BucksCounty victims created thememorial with hopes that onecan enter with a feeling ofsorrow and grief, but leavethe memorial with a feelingof peace and serenity. The planning for the memo-

rial began in 2002 with afundraiser to honor the lovedones who were lost. The me-morial committee continuedto grow with more than 3,500donations back in 2008. Peo-ple come from all over theworld to visit this peacefulgarden year round, but everyyear on 9/11 is when thebiggest crowd attends. Beforeand after the ceremony visi-tors are more than welcometo walk through the gardenand take pictures.

By: courtney KachMarCenturion Staff

The American Flag that was flown during the ceremony. PhOTO By COUrTNEy KAChMAr

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Photos taken by Hugh Fegely during2011 ceremony.

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The Fireside Lounge ishome to gaming fansBY: SETH CANATACenturion Staff

The Fireside Lounge maynot be an ideal place to study,due in part to a mixture ofcharacters who inhabit itsvast spaces, filling it with anoft incomprehensible lan-guage influenced by Anime,fantasy card games and videogames.But if you are a fan ofgames such as “Magic: TheGathering,” or are intoAnime or role-playing gamesrevolving around swords andsorcery, then this is the placefor you.Perhaps you are already oneof the semi-permanent fix-tures putting down roots inthe Fireside Lounge. You areone of the inner circle, alounge lizard if you will, whospends whatever free time isavailable to you on campuscamped out at Fireside. The area, far enough awayfrom any classrooms or of-fices, seems perfect for thetypes of socialization that theinhabitants engage in before,between, or even after classesat Bucks.Jessica Jennings, 21, a resi-dent of Bensalem, is a gen-eral science major with plansto transfer into the astronomy

program at the University ofFlorida. “The Lounge is just a per-

fect space to relax, to be so-cial between classes,” shesays, “and it’s also conven-ient since it’s too far to goback home between classes.” While she doesn’t describeherself as the most avid“gamer,” Jennings says, “I’lljoin in a group battle everyonce in a while, as long asit’s not super competitive.” And like many of herfriends, Jennings recallsgrowing up with videogames, enjoying “The Leg-end of Zelda” among others.Her most updated console isthe Wii system, which offersbackward compatibility tomany older Nintendo games,definitely a perk for thegamer that likes to get a little“retro” from time to time.Jordan Lockaby, 21, ofPipersville, is a chemistrymajor who plans on attendingTemple. He confirms whatothers say about the socialaspects of the FiresideLounge, and adds, “It has acertain reputation, that it’snot necessarily an appropri-ate place to study or doschool work.” When asked if they ever did

academic work in theLounge, the larger consensusfrom the group was “rarely”or “almost never.” Instead, head-to-head orgroup battles of “Magic: TheGathering” occur with regu-larity, and gamers voluntarilybring in their PlayStation 3 orXbox 360 systems to playtheir favorite games on thebig-screen TV.

Other die-hard gamers arerarely seen without their lap-tops, on which gaming is alsopopular, and even more im-portantly, portable.So, if you happen to stum-ble upon the fabled FiresideLounge, either much enjoyedor much maligned, do not bescared off by the discord ofbattle epithets, unusual jar-gon, or someone decrying the

validity of Yu Yu Hakusho asthe best anime series ever.Instead, pull up a chair, takethe time to pick up the lingo,and who knows? Perhapsyou will be welcomed intothe fold of sci-fi and fantasygamers – as a “newbie,” ofcourse. Look into theswirling vortex, and becomea lounge lizard.

Students relaxing in the Fireside Lounge. PHOTO BY: SETH CANATA

Problems with parking at Bucks

As Bucks students, we are provided with our own student parkinglots, but finding a space can become stressful at times, and canlengthen the time it takes to get to class.Say one day you are running late and you end up getting a parkingspot that is really far from campus. That means you have to sprint tomake it to class on time.In the case of bad weather, it can be very difficult for students tocommute to school, let alone find parking. Katrina Rodak, 18, a criminal justice major at Bucks, says, “De-pending on where your first class is, each student should have as-signed parking lots, it would make it much easier.”One idea might be to have a bus that runs from the parking lots tothe buildings during the day. Asked about that idea, Rodak says,“yes, we should have a commuter bus when the weather is bad be-cause it would cause less injuries and be safer. Also kids wouldn’t belate to class.”Abbie Bass, 18, a dental hygiene major, says, “I think parking canbe stressful at times because in my case I have to leave my houseearlier to make sure I get a parking spot and get to class on time. Ido like the idea of getting a commuter bus for the bad weather be-cause it will make everything run smoother and parents and studentswon’t have to worry.”Some people actually like the way parking works at Bucks. JessicaGarvey, 18, nursing major is one of those people. Garvey says, “Ilike the parking; I find it nice and easy, easy to follow. The only badthing about it is how far you have to walk to your class is if you geta parking spot that is far.” Garvey also believes that Bucks should have a commuter bus. Shesays, “I think they should get a commuter bus for when it is badweather so people aren’t late to their classes.”So how about it? Who else thinks an on-campus commuter buswould be a great idea?

BY: EMILIA SELLECCHIACenturion Staff

Two students walking through the parking lot in front of Gateway.

During the winter, parking can be even more difficult.

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Philly cartoonistvisits BucksBy: KhrystynA KoVAlCenturion Staff

Signe Wilkinson visits Bucks to help launchan exhibit on political cartooning

On Sept. 25 Signe Wilkin-son, a political cartoonist forthe Philadelphia Daily News,appeared at Bucks to helplaunch an exhibit about hercraft at the Hicks Art CenterGallery.Wilkinson talked about howshe got into cartooning. Hav-ing a B. A. in English, sheinitially worked as a journal-ist and eventually began todraw the people she waswriting about. Wilkinson is the firstwoman to win the PulitzerPrize for Editorial Cartoon-ing. “It was a very exciting towin the prize, but I don’tthink I was any more or lessexcited than a man,” Wilkin-son said. For her it is a littleannoying to be described as afemale political cartoonist.Where does she get herideas? Wilkinson finds an in-spiration from newspapers,listens to the radio and surfsthe web.

Signe Wilkinson (right) standing next toBucks professor Michael Kabbash

PHOTO BY KHRYSTYNA KOVAL

A typical cartoon takes afew hours to draw. Then shescans it and adds colors onthe computer, which takesanother hour. Some of Wilkinson’s car-toons have created plenty ofcontroversy. She often re-ceives calls from people thatdon’t like her work. She ad-vised students to be reallycareful about their imagery. With staff cutbacks hittingthe news business, the num-ber of employed cartoonistshas dropped dramatically. .When Wilkinson got startedthere were some 200 workingaround the country; nowthere are about 60. Indeed, Wilkinson sees thefuture of cartooning in a dif-ferent way these days. Shepredicts the increasing popu-larity of animation and webcartoons.But, Wilkinson said, “Thereis always a future for car-tooning because people love

to laugh and love to make funof rich people and politi-cians.” Interested in seeing Wilkin-son`s hard work? Visit HicksArt Center to see “PoliticalLines: Commentary and theArt of Editorial Cartooning.”The exhibition runs throughOct. 20. Admission is freeand the exhibit is open to thepublic. It features sevenartists (including Wilkinson),and includes four PulitzerPrize winners. They work intraditional pen and ink, digi-tal software or a combinationof both techniques, in bothblack and white or color.Cartoons presented in theexhibit were published dur-ing the recent presidentialelection cycle. They enter-tain, inform, influence, andtease the audience.“I appreciate that the exhibi-tion is politically balanced. Ithink it is great,” said Jen-nifer Gropper, a graphic de-

sign major from LowerMakefield. “I think it is the kind of theshow that is important for artstudents to see, so that theycan understand there are avariety of carriers in the artsand political cartooning isone of them,” said Fran Or-lando, the director of exhibi-tions at Bucks. The guest curator is MichaelKabbash, a graphic design

professor at Bucks. “In today’s world of 140-character-or-less ‘tweets,’ thebrevity of a political cartoonis a timely asset,” Kabbashsaid in his curator’s state-ment. “Editorial cartoonsuniquely summarize andtranslate complex social andpolitical messages into aform that the general publiccan understand.”

Veteran’s Clublooking for support The Veteran’s Club at Bucks islooking for members and supportthroughout the community. The Veteran’s Club has been a partof Bucks since the post-VietnamWar Era. The club’s main priority isto find veterans, help them with thetransition to civilian life, and helpthem find the benefits and supportthey need to do so. Mike Gonzalez, 29, a nursingmajor, is both the president of theclub and an Army veteran. He statesthere are about 180 veteransthroughout all three campuses- butonly about 30 veterans show up tomeetings. Student and Veteran sup-port is needed in the club to helpfind local veterans and to help withthe multiple fundraisers the club par-ticipates in for returning troops.“Veterans can find it hard to transi-tion back to civilian life,” Gonzalezsays. “Our first priority is to findthese veterans and help them withthat transition.”The Veterans club meets in theLower Bucks Campus the last

Thursday of every month at12:15p.m and at the Newtown Cam-pus every Tuesday at 12:15p.m inthe Stars and Stripes Lounge. Some notable fundraisers they haveheld for Bucks are the Adopt-a-Troop fundraiser, which collectsfood, and other essentials for return-ing Veterans, and the Warrior Proj-ect, which helps injured/disabledVeterans. The Veterans Club haseven made local fundraisers forBucks County Veterans in need.Not only do they supply help bymonetary means, the club is also away for local veterans to get to-gether to meet other people, andshare stories and experiences. Brian King, 27, liberal arts majorand Army veteran, is also involvedwith the club and finds it to be awonderful club to be involved in. “Ilove it.” He says, “I’m there everymeet.” Any form of participation in theclub, whether it is just going to themeets or helping out with thefundraising, would be greatly appre-ciated.

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Interested in theater? TheImprov Club at Bucks meetsevery Thursday at 4:30 p.m.in The Gallagher room forany student interested in the-ater, but not rehearsing. Bill McLaughlin, the im-prov professor at Bucks, ex-plains that improv “isunrehearsed and impromptutheater, created through theprocess of communication,cooperation and collabora-tion.”McLaughlin should know,as he is the founding memberof The Chicago City Limits,New York’s longest-runningimprovisational group. Heeven studied with Chicago’slegendary Second City direc-tor, Del Close.McLaughlin has played theroles of an actor, comedian,writer, director, and castingdirector for the past 25 years.“In order to thrive in Im-prov you have to play to theheight of your intelligence,face your fears, learn to workwith others, and apply your-self with total commitment.”McLaughlin teaches both Im-prov I and Improv II atBucks.Students interested in be-

coming better actors can join.However, improv can helppeople in other aspects oftheir lives, not just theater.Students can also improveworking with others in a fun,carefree environment.Students learn to let go ofany inhibitions and truly havefun at the Improv Club.They can be a different per-son for a little while, one thatthey naturally conjure up.It’s a great way to learn moreabout yourself and just whatyou are capable of.Improv pushes students toreach their brain’s maximumpotential. There are no propsand no backdrops - everyoneworks with one another tocreate something that is usu-ally hilarious. It isn’t allabout smarts, though. President of the ImprovClub, Dave Piccinetti, saysthat he hears “a lot of peoplesay they can’t do improv‘cause they can’t think fastenough. They don’t realizethat it’s not about thinking,but rather just being yourselfand having fun.”Piccinetti, 22 and awomen’s studies major atBucks, is a member ofDeleted Scenes, the 2011Mid Atlantic Regional Cham-pions of the National College

Improv Tournament. (Othermembers include Rob Gen-tile, Rob Caso, Bobby Lang,Kyle Reichert and HarrisonLichtner). They have evencollaborated with Joel Hodg-son, the creator of MysteryScience Theater 3000 to cre-ate movie riffs.Deleted Scenes performsregularly in Philadelphia andNew York. The Improv Clubat Bucks sticks to Newtown,but the club is a gateway todifferent places to perform.Beginners will start off withfun games to find their foot-ing. As they learn the basics,they will move on to long-form improvisation otherwiseknown as making scenes.Ultimately, members of theclub can help out withBUCKS LIVE. This is apoorly named “SaturdayNight Live” spin-off takingplace at the campus towardsthe end of the year. Memberscan collaborate to writesketches, perform, improvise,and movie riff.Any student interested canjoin, and there will be moreinformation once ImprovClub gets rolling in the se-mester. For more informa-tion, contact McLaughlin atmclaugw@bucks.edu.

“Deleted Scenes” as a whole.

Bucks Improv group “Deleted Scenes”accepting an award.

THE WEEK IN TV/MOVIES/MUSIC/BOOKS

Monday 4/10How I Met Your Mother - CBS - 8:00The Voice - NBC - 8:00MNF: Packers at Seahawks - ESPN - 8:30

Tuesday 4/11NCIS - CBS - 8:00New Girl - FOX - 9:00Private Practice - ABC - 10:00

Wednesday 4/12The X Factor - FOX - 8:00Ghost Hunters - SyFy - 9:00Revenge - ABC - 10:00

Thursday 4/13The Big Bang Theory - CBS - 8:00Glee - FOX - 9:00

Friday 4/14Shark Tank - ABC - 8:00Fringe - FOX - 9:00The Ultimate Fighter - FX - 10:00

Sunday 4/16Once Upon A Time - ABC - 8:00SNF: Giants at Eagles- NBC - 8:20666 Park Avenue - ABC - 10:00

BOOKS

TV MOVIES MUSIC

THEATERLooper (R)In 2072, when the mob wants to get rid of some-one, the target is sent 30 years into the past, wherea hired gun awaits. Someone like Joe, who one daylearns the mob wants to 'close the loop' by trans-porting back Joe's future self.Directed by: Rian JohnsonStarring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, BruceWillis, Emily BluntRelease Date: 28 September

DVDThe Avengers (PG-13)Nick Fury of S.H.I.E.L.D. brings together a team ofsuper humans to form The Avengers to help savethe Earth from Loki and his army.

Directed by: Joss WhedonStarring: Robert Downey Jr., ChrisEvans, Scarlett JohanssonRelease Date: 25 September

As I Lay DyingNew Album “Awakened”25 September

Green DayNew Album “Uno!”25 September

Blake SheltonNew Album “Cheers, It's Christmas”2 October

“The Casual Vacancy”Written By: J. K. RowlingWhen Barry Fairbrother dies in his early forties, the townof Pagford is left in shock.Pagford is, seemingly, an English idyll, with a cobbledmarket square and an ancient abbey, but what lies be-hind the pretty façade is a town at war.Rich at war with poor, teenagers at war with their par-ents, wives at war with their husbands, teachers at warwith their pupils...Pagford is not what it first seems.

Release Date: 27 September

“Alice in Zombieland”Written by: Gena ShowalterWhen little Alice follows the Black Rat down into thegaping darkness of an open grave, she falls and falls.And soon finds herself in an undead nightmare of rottingflesh and insanity. Venturing further into this land ofzombies and monsters, she encounters characters bothcreepy and madcap along the way. But there's some-thing else troubling poor Alice: her skin is rotting andher hair is falling out. She's cold. And she has the haunt-ing feeling that if she remains in Zombieland any longer,she might never leave.Release Date: 25 September

“Killing Kennedy: The End ofCamelot”Written by: Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard

A riveting historical narrative of the shocking events sur-rounding the assassination of John F. Kennedy, and thefollow-up to mega-bestselling author Bill O'Reilly's KillingLincoln

Release Date: 2 October

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Return of the Boy Band eraBY: SOPHIA MIGLIORINICenturion Staff

We all remember specificsongs, specific bands, thattouched our lives at one pointin time, one distinct periodwhere events correspondedwith a soundtrack of rhythmsand voices.Those songs that I wouldsing off-key in the backseatof my parent’s car while theylunged for the headache med-icine, songs that I woulddance to during sleepoverswith my friends in ourmatching Spice Girls T-shirts,songs that played at everygirl’s birthday party circa1997-2004. This stretch in time wasknown as the Boy Band Era,and for any 6-15 year old girlat the time, it truly was abeautiful thing. Attractivemen set out to purely makelittle girls melt and singalong to catchy hooks fol-lowed by even catchier cho-ruses, with a bit ofsynchronized dancing throwninto the mix. Although those days lookedas though they were finallybehind us, it looks like boybands are back with thenewest cream of the crop,One Direction.

One Direction is comprisedof four British lads and oneIrish fellow ranging from theages of 18-20. The five mem-bers separately auditioned forThe X-Factor in season sevenand after each of them weredenied as individuals, theyformed a group and in theend, came in third place alto-gether. Simon Cowell, judge andcreator of The X-Factor, sawmore in them than a thirdplace act and signed them tohis recording label, Syco En-tertainment. Since their bigrelease in Sept. of 2011, theband has been doing morethan just selling records,they’ve been setting them. One Direction has beennamed the first group fromthe UK to debut at the top onthe music charts for their firstalbum “Up All Night,” ac-complishing something nei-ther The Beatles nor TheRolling Stones ever did.They’ve sold 12 millionrecords including eight mil-lion singles, three million al-bums and one million DVDswithin a single year. Another massive step intheir career paths this yearwas winning three Moonmenat the Video Music Awardson MTV on Sept. 4, where

the awards are won solely onthe votes of fans. Their following? Obviouslynone other than a mass audi-ence consisting of mostly 6-15 year old girls, just like thegood old days.One Direction is pretty hardto avoid, no matter which di-rection you decide to look. When it comes to the newtakeover of this boy band,students at Bucks agree thatthis era may be coming back. Brooke Logan, 20, a com-munications major, “I per-sonally love it. It reminds meof when I was younger andhow they had the BackstreetBoys and N*Sync constantlyplaying on the radio. It’s niceto know that younger genera-tions will get a similar expe-rience like I had when I wasa kid, it’s something that re-minds me of old memoriesand I hope it will do the samefor the children listening.”Stefan Gigliotti, 21, majorundecided, put other validinput into the boy band re-turn. “It gives the youth ahealthy outlet for a fun nightout with friends. I’d ratherhave my little cousin go seeOne Direction than Lil’Wayne any day.” Radio and television has be-come cluttered with explicit

language and messages withunderlying and extremely in-appropriate themes. WhenI’m with my nine year oldcousin and hear her singing“S&M” by Rhianna or “TakeIt Off “by Ke$ha, I get thor-oughly concerned with whatshe might be learning orrather, not learning, from thismusic. As for One Direction, Ihope they stick around a little

while longer to give girls theability to listen to music suit-able for their age level, not tomention make more songs Ican sing along to loudly inmy own car like “WhatMakes You Beautiful” and“One Thing.” Let’s just hopethat the boys of 1D stay onthe right path and none of ushave to see them on MTV’sCelebrity Rehab with Dr.Drew in the near future.

The group “One Direction” perform-ing.

PHOTO BY EVA RINALDI

A photo taken from the crowd during one of their concerts. PHOTO BY FIONAMCKINLAY

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Dave Matthews Band is backBY: BRIAN WRIGHTCenturion Staff Brian Wright says that with producer Steve Lillywhite back on board, the Dave

Matthews Band strikes gold with their latest CD, ‘Away From the World.’Three years after the stellar“Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King,” Dave MatthewsBand is back with “AwayFrom The World,” very mucha sequel to the previousrecord in both sight andsound.Producer Steve Lillywhite,who helmed the band’s firstthree records, was back at thecontrols for this one. Lilly-white has not worked withDMB since 1998’s critically-acclaimed “Before TheseCrowded Streets.”From the outset here, it’sclear that Lillywhite steersthe band in a direction remi-niscent of its beginningsrather than towards some oftheir more recent material.The opening track, “BrokenThings” is one of their morestraight-forward pop songs.The band utilizes the loud-soft dynamic very well here,beginning the song with anexcellent guitar riff fromDave Matthews and lead gui-tarist Tim Reynolds. Oncethe chorus hits, they slowdown just a touch, but thesong doesn’t lose any punch.“My heart is set on you, seton you,” Dave bellowsthough the chorus, a lyricsure to make legions of DMBconcert-goers shout alongwith the band from the firstrow.Track number two, entitled“Belly Belly Nice,” showsthe band at a more playfulpace. Saxophonist Jeff Cof-fin and trumpeter RashawnRoss open the song with aquick flurry of notes beforethen band breaks into a riffthat would make any blues-based rocker proud.

Throughout his career,Matthews has always had aplayful, if not straight-for-ward, way with his sensuallyrics (see: Crash Into Me).Here, the sentiment is no dif-ferent as he barks out linessuch as: “Jack and Jill wentup the hill to fetch a pail ofwater / Jack fell down andbroke his crown ‘cause hewas messing with thepreacher’s daughter.”Then comes the first singleoff the album, entitled“Mercy.” The lyrics convey apositive message of hope andperseverance: “Mercy can weovercome this/ Can we carryon just a little bit longer?”Musically, this is wheredrummer Carter Beaufordshines. The song doesn’thave much of a hook ormelody. It really isn’t thereto grab the listener, but Beau-ford holds the tune togetherwith some outstanding play-ing behind the kit.His cymbal work, especiallyon the hi-hat and China keptthe song going, and kept thislistener engaged all the waythrough. The highlight of thetrack actually comes withinthe last minute of the song. Beauford keeps it flowingon the cymbals while Coffinadds spectacular bits of tenorsax accents over a rhythmpiano riff. It’s outstandingmusicianship. If you beganthe song and aren’t interestedright away, skip to about thelast minute and a half.The next track, “Gaucho”begins with a double-timeguitar riff, which sets thestage for a very different-sounding DMB song.Matthews sings: “We have to

do much more than believe,if we want to see the worldchanged,” which conveys amessage of urgency.Reynolds adds some tastefullead lines to spice things up,but overall, this track reallydoesn’t do it.“Sweet” starts with a rathersoothing rhythm played byMatthews on a mandolinwhile singing. It is on thistrack where the now 45-year-old Matthews comes to termswith the path his career – andlife – have taken. He usesthe falsetto approach to thevocals throughout the songwith lines like: “I’m too oldto want to be younger now.”Musically, the mandolinkeeps rhythm for the durationof the song with occasionalaccents from other bandmembers. Unfortunately, itisn’t one of Matthews’ bestefforts.Then comes the relationshipchronicle, "The Riff." Builtaround variations of thegloomy opening riff,Matthews pleads with hissubject: "remember how weused to dance baby? / justlike it was everything."Clocking in at just under sixminutes, it is one of the high-lights of the album, while thenext track, "Belly Full" isunder two minutes in lengthand is rather forgettable."If Only" is anotherstraight-forward song withpop sensibilities. It's a well-put together tune, but it'snothing spectacular. It defi-nitely wouldn't be out ofplace if it was recorded in2000 and was placed on2001's “Everyday” album.Another album highlight

comes in the next track,called "Rooftops." The songbegins with a bouncy riff thatcould be mistaken for some-thing not used on “Under TheTable and Dreaming.” Beau-ford pounds out the primarybeat on his snare and adds lit-tle intricate cymbal hits forcolor.Later in the tune, Coffingets a nice solo just prior tothe final chorus, an excellentway to close out the song."Snow Outside" evokesthoughts of sitting in a cabinin front of a fireplace in themiddle of winter. Musically,it could have been a B-side to1994's "Satellite." The bandreally comes to life at the endof the song as Reynolds usesa slide guitar to perfection.The album closer. a nine-plus minute opus called"Drunken Soldier," beginswith a nice guitar riff thatleaves the listener with thefeeling that something biggerand more grandiose is on its

way. The song explodesthrough the next four-plusminutes with every playeradding something to thesound, from electric guitarlines to horn accents. Aroundthe six-minute mark, it slowsto a smooth, jazzy flow andfades away -- a perfect wayto end the record.Dave Matthews Band man-aged to achieve somethingquite unique here. On theirprevious record, under the di-rection of famed rock pro-ducer Rob Cavallo, therock-oriented elements of theband were highlighted in thefront of the mix -- Beauford'sbooming drums andReynolds' searing electricguitar -- but on this album,with Lillywhite, everyoneseems to have their ownspace in the mix with every-thing coming together per-fectly.The record somehowsounds new and fresh and atthe same time nostalgic.

“Tekken Tag Tournament 2” reviewBY: ROBERT KNUCKLESCenturion Staff

The King of Iron Fist hasreturned. “Tekken Tag Tour-nament 2” brings the largestroster ever seen in the series. It has been over a decadesince the first Tekken TagTournament (TTT) game wasreleased and many peoplewere wondering if therewould ever be anotherTekken Tag game in the se-ries. But don’t worry, TekkenTag fans: This sequel doesnot disappoint.The Tekken Tag Series is aspin off from other Tekkengames and doesn’t feature astory, but it brings a hugeroster into the game. It’s aBig Tekken Reunion. Button layout is the same asin previous Tekken titles. Thesame rules apply as in thefirst game. It’s a two-on-twoteam battle, and whomever isthe first to defeat their oppo-nent wins.In Tekken Tag only one per-

son needs to be defeated inorder to win the match so it’salways important to tag inyour partner when your team-mate is running low onhealth. Your tag partner willbe able to recover his or herhealth when tagged out. The game play feels a lotlike Tekken six, only with thetag-in features. Of the newtag-in features the tag throwis the simplest move to exe-cute. Just press the rightpunch button together withthe tag button. It actuallymanages to take some ofyour opponent’s red health. The next tag feature is thetag combo. Press the tag but-ton before your character per-forms a launcher attack andyour teammate will be able toperform a combo on your op-ponent. Each character’slauncher attack is differentand can at times be unsafe touse.The last new tag mechanicthat you have seen in thetrailers is Tag Assault. To

perform this a character mustperform a bound on your op-ponent, which is basically aground bounce. As soon asthey are done press the tagbutton and your partner willjoin the fight for a little bit toperform a combo. The player-controlled char-acter is designated by a whiteoutline. You also have the op-tion of holding the tag buttonduring the tag assault to haveyour partner automaticallyperform an assist combo. Butbe careful when pulling offthe Tag Assault - your part-ner’s red health will be de-pleted.Like many other fightinggames “Tekken Tag 2” fea-tures an arcade mode thatwill reveal an ending for eachcharacter. Ghost battle, VSbattle, Team battle, Time at-tack, Survival and Practiceall make a return. In ghost battle you can bat-tle high rank computers; thehigher the rank you beat themore money you can obtain,

and get a new character end-ing as well. The new modeNamco added is called FightLab. You can equip moves toCombat from other charac-ters to make him or her theultimate weapon. Customize mode also makesa return and can make yourcharacter look the like thecoolest fighter ever. Anothermode is called Tekken Tunes.It’s a mode where you canchange the background musicof stages with a bunch of dif-ferent music stored in theTekken Library.Online mode brings a lot tothe table. The connectionseems okay but, there’s a bitof lag here and there. At leastit’s better than the Tekken sixconnections. Rank matches are also back.You can battle people onlineto increase your rank or justsimply do player matcheswhere you battle in lobbiesnot affecting rank. Online also adds the replay

channel where you can saveyour battles and watch themto learn from your mistakesor your opponents mistake.What’s also cool is that you

can pick a character andwatch his or her online replaybattles so then you can im-prove on your skills. Bottom line, TTT 2 doesfeel similar to Tekken six butadds the tag mechanics andgoes up to four players soyou won’t be alone when itcomes time to play. The on-line game is pretty decenteven though the connection isnot the best in the world. The huge roster of 50 char-acters is a huge benefit. Thecustomization will have youthere for hours tweakingevery detail of your charac-ter. The presentation of thegame looks beautiful and themusic is pretty good techno.

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NFL referee lockout is another knock to league credibilityBY: JACKSON FAGANCenturion Staff

Since the start of the 2012season the NFL and its refer-ees, the NFLRA, have notbeen able to agree to a newcontract and because of thatthe NFL has had to use veryinexperienced replacements.Due to advancing knowl-edge of the impact of concus-sions and over 3,000impending lawsuits thatcould cost the league any-where up to $10 billion. TheNFL has increased their em-phasis on changing rules to

improve player safety. It’s understandable that theleague is in no place to bespending excess money at themoment but what good aremore strict rules if the rightpeople are not in place to en-force them? Philadelphians got a first-hand view of one of themajor problems that the NFLhas had to deal with over thepast year. Week two of the NFL regu-lar season featured a homegame for the Philadelphia Ea-gles against the BaltimoreRavens. The referees work-

ing the game were unable tokeep the game under control. Aside from a few terriblyblown calls, some over-turned, some not, there weremany after-the-whistle con-frontations that carried onway beyond the norm andcould have easily resulted ininjury.Most regular officiatingcrews in the league have oneor two rookies on each crewif any at all. Very few of thereplacements have any NFLexperience and none of themhave had regular or recentexperience in the league at

all. None of the officials arecurrent Division I officialsand some past refereeing ex-periences of the replacementsare six man football, highschool, Division II, DivisionIII and even the LingerieFootball League. Every piece of the currentnegotiations between theleague and the officials is un-known at this time but whatare known as a sticking pointare the money and the pen-sion plan. Plainly put, the leaguewants to increase the number

of officials and decrease thepay with no pension plans.The officials want the samenumber of referee crews withincreased pay and better pen-sion plans.The thought of the leagueadministrators was these re-placements would get betteras the season went on. FromWeek one to Week two, theperformance dipped. If thistrend continues it will behard for the league to notcave in to what the NFLRAwants.

Soccer returnsBY: SETH CANATACenturion Staff

Bucks men’s soccer headcoach Justin Burroughs looksforward to a successful sea-son in Fall 2012.Burroughs was introducedas the Bucks Assistant Coachin 2004. A year later, in2005, Burroughs took overthe reins as head coach.Since then, he has compiled asolid 58-49-6 record(wins/losses/ties) over a spanof seven years. A product of MonmouthUniversity, a competitive Di-vision I soccer program inNorth Central New Jersey,Burroughs brings the neces-sary competitive edge fromhis playing days to coaching.He won Coach of the Yearhonors in 2009 after themen’s team won the EasternPennsylvania CommunityCollege league title. Frustrated by the 2011 cam-paign that saw his oft-injuredsquad compile a 7-12 record,Burroughs is nonetheless

confident that 2012 will yieldbetter results. “Being so in-jury plagued, not to mentionthe weather being so uncoop-erative, 2011 was indeed atough year,” Burroughs said.“We had to make up a lot ofgames in a short period oftime, which became thatmuch tougher with so manyplayers sidelined with in-jury.”Now in his 8th year as headcoach, Burroughs continues,“2012 is a fresh year, a freshstart for brand new kids,which is fun, but challengingin its own way.” The obviousreference is to the fact thatBucks is only a two-yearschool, so the coaching staffdoes not have too much timeto yield maximum resultsfrom its players. Burroughs faces other chal-lenges each year, saying,“Oftentimes, our sports teamshere at Bucks fly under theradar.” He does try to recruitplayers, but finds some play-ers naively feel themselvesabove playing at the commu-

nity college level.“It’s deceptive to theseyoung kids, thinking theywill be able to simply walk-on as players to well-estab-lished programs such asTemple or Desales.” Bur-roughs adds, “It’s simply notthe case, so we try to buildthese guys up here, and keepclose connections withnearby programs to which wecan refer our best players.”So essentially, playing ayear or two at Bucks can cre-ate a “stepping stone” to amore successful playing ca-reer at a more establishedprogram.Burroughs’ strategy to begin2012 on the right foot, per-haps literally as well as figu-ratively?“We need to overcome atough early season schedule,play with a high effort andintensity level, go out thereday-by-day and game-by-game, and just try to stayhealthy and improve through-out the season.”With 2011’s season still

fresh in his mind, Coach Bur-roughs feels that latter is themost important – avoiding in-juries.Despite some early seasonsetbacks in 2012, Burroughsremains optimistic, saying,“Obviously we are trying tobuild up a solid program, tobe consistent year after year.”Asked if he considered hisown future beyond Bucks,Burroughs answered can-didly, “You have to be opento it if the opportunity comesalong. Advanced programsout there have such superiortraining facilities and playingfields.”

Burroughs added, “Butthat’s not my primary focusin any given year. Right nowit’s to get these guys readyfor a successful season.”Looking forward, what im-presses Burroughs the most isthe team’s defense and goal-tending. Mike Klimowiczstarts in net as a returningsophomore goaltender.Klimowicz, joined by cap-tains Sean O’Neill and JamesTraynor, is just one part ofthe triumvirate of co-captainsthat are hoping to lead theCenturions to a successful2012 campaign.

Bucks soccer team warming up. PHOTO COURTESY OFBUCKS SOCCER HOMEPAGE

Phillies heading in right directionBY: TIM REINBOTHCenturion Staff

The current 2012 Philadel-phia Phillies campaign to-wards yet another run intothe playoffs has not been assuccessful as other years, butthe outlook is getting better.One year ago, if the typicalPhiladelphia Phillies fan wastold that with fourteen gamesremaining on the schedule,the Phillies were fighting fora wild card spot, they wouldbe in utter disbelief. Comingoff of a season, which con-tained 102 wins and a fifthconsecutive division title, theexpectations were high and itwas taken for granted that histeam would make it into postseason play. The dreams foranother World Series champi-onship continued.Those dreams, however,

turned to nightmares as thePhillies approached the July31st trade deadline a dismalfourteen games under .500.They began to do what manyother subpar teams would do,and that is beginning to re-build for the future. This be-came evident with thedepartures of Hunter Penceand Shane VictorinoMost teams that were neigh-boring the Phillies in thestandings began to give up,but the Phillies began to playrespectable baseball.Fast forward to the middleof September, and thePhillies find themselves notfar out in the wild card,which is quite the feat whentaken into consideration howfar out they were two monthsprior. The team has beenplaying stellar ball as of late,

winning seven straight at onepoint. Many believe that much ofthis worthy baseball hascome as a result of the team’sbest players from years priorcoming back from injury.Ryan Howard and ChaseUtley had both been out untilJuly from injuries in the yearbefore.“When a team has their bestplayers coming back, it canreally rejuvenate the lineupand light a spark under theteam,” says Tyler Strauss, 19-year-old biology major fromWarminster. “The first half ofthe year, they did not havethat one player who steppedup and took charge of the sit-uation. I am very eager to seehow the season finishes forthem.” Ahead of the Phillies in the

wild card race are the St.Louis Cardinals, Los AngelesDodgers, Pittsburgh Piratesand the Milwaukee Brewers.The Brewers have been play-ing well recently compared tothe dismal last couple ofweeks for the Cardinals,Dodgers and Pirates. It’s always said that thegood teams play better whenit counts, and over the lastfew years, the Phillies haveindeed accomplished that. In2007, the Phillies were sevengames behind the New YorkMets for the division withseventeen games to go in theseason. The Phillies playingwell, combined with the Metspoor play, caused them to goon and win the division.One final reason this come-back is so unique is becausethe city of Philadelphia had

given up on the Phillies in away, and not many have no-ticed the superb play as oflate. Philadelphia also hasfour sports teams, which hadmade key moves and thePhillies season unfolded,which in a way, distracted,the fans from recognizing thecomeback.Like all comebacks, it is notcomplete without finishing,which is the only thing leftfor the Phillies to do. If theymaintain the high level ofplay that has got them thisfar, there’s no telling whenthis story will come to anend.

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Tri-Captains hoping for trifectaPerhaps it is a unique situa-tion to have three separateteam captains in any sportbut for the men’s CenturionSoccer team at Bucks it justseems to make sense. James Traynor, a 21-year oldcenter mid-fielder fromWarminster, is joined bySean O’Neill, a 20-year olddefenseman from Newtown,and Mike Klimowicz, a 20-year old goalie from Levit-town.It seems head coach JustinBurroughs has covered all ofhis proverbial bets, as eachplayer has their separate posi-tions on the team and like-wise their separate captaincyroles.Traynor, the elder-statesmanon the team, has a bit ofunique experience to bring tothe men’s squad. He lastplayed for the Centurions in2010 and took last year off tobe the head coach of theBoys’ JV soccer team at hisformer high school, WilliamTennent. Traynor feels that this in-valuable experience helpshim on the field, saying, “Iam a lot more knowledgeableabout the game, about posi-tioning on the field. Thisnew dimension allows me aunique perspective out thereand helps me in so manyways.” Also considered to be themost outspoken of the threecaptains, Traynor states, “Iam definitely the most vocalout there, telling guys wherethey need to be.” James hasaspirations of pursuing a fu-

ture career in coaching, butfirst plans to obtain a degreein Sports Physical Therapyand possibly transferring toeither West Chester or Tem-ple University.Sean O’Neill, known affec-tionately by his teammates as“Sunshine”, certainly exudesa particular intensity and bril-liance. When asked of theexpectations for 2012,O’Neill stated matter-of-factly, “We want to have awinning record, win our con-ference, and go far in theplayoffs, possibly winningNationals.” Lofty aspira-tions, yes, but what teamtruly goes out to the field ofbattle to simply lose? As to his leadership quali-ties, O’Neill likes to, “let ac-tions speak louder thanwords.” He says, “I wanteveryone out on the playingfield to see me workingharder than everyone else,and then they will be inclinedto follow suit.”Mike Klimowicz, as thestarting goalie, should have afew more “W”s in the statbook. Yet, he appears uncon-cerned with his team’s early-season offensive struggles.“I try not to concern myselfwith stats, my own or other-wise. I just go out there try-ing to put up a solid effortand give my team a chance towin,” he says. With plans to pursue a Crim-inal Justice major at WestChester University, Klimow-icz seems not to read thingsas black and white, but asshades of grey. “Maybe I am

not the most vocal guy, but Isay what I need to out therewhen the situation or posi-tioning demands it.”The 2012 squad has alreadyplayed a half of a dozengames to date with mixed re-sults. Early losses at thehands to Mercer and Oceanare tempered by an inter-con-ference record that stands at1-1-2, with both ties beingfought through double over-time. Coach Burroughs reports, “Atough early schedule includ-ing a tougher away schedulethan any other school in ourconference is going to makethings difficult.” Burroughscredits better passing and ex-ecution for their success, butnotes, “We have to do morewith our blue-collar offense,be more workmanlike and getoff the ball… And someone’sgot to want it!” O’Neill agrees, “We’ve beendoing so many things right;our passing, communication,and possession have all beengreat. Now we need to putmore balls in the net.” Perhaps this is a reference tothose two double-overtimeties the Centurions played tothis year, notching only onegoal in both games, and hav-ing both their great defensiveintensity and superb goal-tending efforts by MikeKlimowicz go unrewarded. Support the Men’s soccerteam by attending upcominghome games down on thelower field located behindand below Lot “A”. With O’Neill leading with

his actions, there is littledoubt that the combined ef-fort of both Klimowicz andthe vocal leader, Traynor,will ensure their teammatespull together when it matters

most. With lofty goals bothon and off the pitch, these tri-captains and their individualapproaches to those goalsseem destined for success.

BY: SETH CANATACenturion Staff

Captains in order: James Traynor, Mike Klimowicz,and Sean O’Neill

PHOTO BY SETH CANATA

NHL lockout survival guideWhether you are a Philadel-phia Flyers fan, or a San JoseSharks fan, you all have onething in common; you lovethe game of hockey.Now that the NHL has takenyour beloved hockey, justlike taking candy from ababy, you may feel lost andhopeless.Breathe in and count to five.It is going to be alright.

BY: VICTORIA O’REILLYCenturion Staff

Men’s Soccer

Sept. 11Centurions 1-1 Montgomery

Sept. 13Centurions 0-0 Northampton

Sept. 15Centurions 0-4 Manor

Sept. 17Centurions 7-0 Lehigh Car-

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Yes, the NHL locking out isa sad thought, but no need toget too upset because yourfavorite players will hit theice sooner than later.The last lockout, which tookplace in the 2004-2005 sea-son, lasted ten months andtook a tremendous toll onhockey fans nationwide. Onecan only hope that labor dis-putes can be solved in atimely fashion. In the meantime, here aresome suggestions on what todo while waiting.The American HockeyLeague“Well, I think the AHL is thebest way to get an addictsfix,” ex Philadelphia Flyersplayer, Ian Laperrière, toldThe Centurion, “or jump thePhillies bandwagon.” hejoked. For students at Bucks, youhave a few options.Adirondack Phantoms nolonger play in Philadelphia,but still are affiliated with thePhiladelphia Flyers. Theynow reside in Glen Falls, NY,which is about a five hour

drive from the College. Tickets are fairly cheap andit gives you a chance to seesome of the Flyers that havebeen sent down to play in theAHL during the lockout suchas Sean Courturier, BraydenSchenn and Zac Rinaldo.Another option would be theHershey Bears, who are affil-iated with the WashingtonCapitals. Their arena is inHershey, PA which is a twohour drive from the College. Tickets for both of teams arearound $10 to $30 dollars.The East Coast HockeyLeagueIn the ECHL, your best op-tions would be the TrentonTitans and the Reading Roy-als.The Titans, affiliated withthe Philadelphia Flyers aswell as the Phantoms, playright over the bridge at theSun National Bank Center,only a half hour from the col-lege.The Royals are a longerdrive, about an hour and ahalf, at the Sovereign Center,but a great hockey team to go

watch play. If you want to watch bothteams in action, the Royalswill be visiting the Sun Na-tional Bank Center onWednesday, October 17th toface the Titans. It is a 7:05game. Tickets run from $10to $30 dollars.Buy “NHL 13”EA Sports released its newNHL game earlier in Septem-ber and it is quite the game.The Philadelphia Flyers’ ownClaude Giroux graces thecover on the game box. “I think I think it's a greatway to quench an addict’sthirst 24/7,” Sean Ramjags-ingh, producer of the EASPORTS NHL series, said“lockout or no lockout.”The game has a series ofnew features including GMConnected and True Perform-ance Skating. These new fea-tures have been reported tomake you feel as if you areactually watching an NHLgame.The game is available forPlayStation 3 and Xbox360and it priced at $60 dollars.

Learning the Game youLoveOne last suggestion, which Ithink is the best suggestion,is getting a couple of friendstogether, and playing thesport you love oh so much. Whether it is street or icehockey, playing the sport isone of the best ways to feedyour craving.It gets you active as well asallowing you to understandthe sport in more detail.

NFLSept. 23

Eagles 6- 27 CardinalsSept. 20

Giants 36- 7 Panthers

MLBSept. 21

Phillies 6-2 BravesSept. 22

Phillies 2-8 BravesSept. 23

Phillies 1-2 Braves

Bucks men’s Soccer squad is hoping their unique leadership team will lead to success in 2012.