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DANIELLE KREIDER/ SNAPPERThe Millersville men’s indoor and outdoor track and cross-country teams refused to sit down during aStudent Senate meeting held on Thursday to address the decision to cut the men’s track programs.

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LEFT & RIGHT:

Student Affairs is responsibilefor providing new lounge furni-ture in the Galley on February16. There are a dozen of newleather chairs, couches and endtables on the upper level of theGalley in the TV area.

The chairs have swivel desksincorporated into the arms,which allow for easy access-ability to do homework andother projects.

This new furniture allows for anew allure in The Galley, as theprevious furniture didn’t giveoff a “cozy, at home” feel.

Students can now collaborateon projects, or just hang outwith friends in a comfortableenvironment. The new furni-ture adds a little “somethingextra” to the grab and go foodplace that students know andlove.

MARIA BARCOSKI

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DANIELLE KREIDER

News Editor

Budget cuts evoke tearsThe broken hearts of the

Millersville track and cross-country teams could be feltthroughout the SMC atrium dur-ing the Student Senate meetingheld on Thursday, February 16.Students, faculty, parents,alumni and community mem-bers were just some of the peo-ple who came out to speak onbehalf of the track and crosscountry teams. But it was thepain and anguish of the teammembers that could be felt byeveryone who was present.

On Tuesday, February 14,Millersville announced that it isdropping the men’s cross coun-try and men’s indoor and out-door track programs to savemoney. They said that the cutswill save $200,000. This deci-sion affects 30 men who are cur-rently on the teams.

Aminta Hawkins Breaux, VPof Student Affairs, stated thatdropping the three programswill “strengthen existing teams’competitive opportunities andensure a sustainable financial fu-ture for the athletics depart-ment.” Breaux also stated that“this decision was made aftercareful deliberation when tryingto concentrate diminishingbudget dollars,” according to anews release on Tuesday, Febru-ary 14.

Besides the financial impact,Millersville said its decision alsofactored each sport’s history ofcompetitive success, movingcloser to compliance with TitleIX and the principles of genderequity as well as improvingMillersville athletics' competi-tive standing.

Due to these new cuts, acrowd of about 200 assembledThursday night to urge the uni-versity to rethink its decision tocut the men’s track and cross

country programs. About twodozen spoke in support of theprogram. The associate VP ofstudent affairs, Michelle Perez,attended, but she was unable toprovide answers to questionsposed by one alumnus.

Bob Vasile, a 1983 graduateand a runner, wanted to knowwhom, specifically, made thefinal decision to cut the pro-grams. He said, “We don’t mindcompeting. We just want toknow who the opponent is.There’s no transparency here.That’s what we’re looking for.We’re not going to go away untilwe get answers.”

Tom Eckert, a 1975 gradu-ate, questioned the judgment of

cutting the only program atMillersville to win an NCAAchampionship, which the men’scross country team did back in1981.

Another alumni, 1973 grad-uate Jeff Bradley, inductee of thehall of fame, and the men’s trackcoach from 1979-1986, stated,“My life changed immenselyafter the cross country trackteam. This program has pro-duced many, many great youngmen.”

Even some of Lock HavenUniversity’s track team made the3-hour drive to speak on theMillersville track team’s behalf.Aaron Russell, Lock Haven’scoach, said that when he at-

tended Lock Haven “as a studentathlete, it was the Millersvilleprogram we looked up to.”

Greg Taylor, the parent of aMillersville cross-country run-ner, said he and his wife wouldalways talk Millersville up, evenreferring to it as a “hidden gem.”“And then this happens,” hesaid. “On behalf of parents, weare just disgusted by this deci-sion.”

There were two track teammembers who spoke, definitelyleaving an imprint on everyonein attendance. Zach Kohler, asenior and 4 year track teammember, tried to hold back histears as he stood amid his fellowtrack and cross-country team

Millersville APSCUFrepresentative gives

budget scoop

Less than one year after hisproposal to cut state schoolfunding by 50 percent – a pro-posal that ultimately slashedfunding by 19 percent – Gover-nor Corbett proposed furthercuts of 20 percent to Pennsylva-nia State System of Higher Edu-cation (PASSHE) schools.

These budget cuts “wouldbring the state support forPASSHE below the levels for1989-90! Since that time the stu-dent population for PASSHE hasgrown by about 20%,” accordingto Millersville University’s Asso-ciation of Pennsylvania StateCollege and University Faculties(APSCUF) chapter presidentChuck Ward.

APSCUF represents Pennsyl-vania faculty and coaches whoare devoted to quality educa-tion. “Maintaining a strong com-mitment to public highereducation is necessary to ensur-ing our economic strength in thefuture, and also to ensuringequality of opportunity for peo-ple from all backgrounds,” saysWard. The budget cuts show alack of commitment to afford-able, quality education.

For Millersville students,this new budget could meanhigher tuition, reduced courseavailability, and larger classes.

Tuition increases are not un-common; over the last 10 years,Millersville and other PASSHEschools have seen an average of4.5% tuition increase.

However, last year’s budgetcuts caused Millersville studentsto experience a drastic 7.5% tu-ition increase. Ward warns that“the new proposed budget cut

will likely lead to another largeincrease.”

Higher tuition, however, isnot the only negative effect thebudget cuts are having onMillersville University.

“Just as the number of classofferings have been reduced, thebudget cuts are affecting thesports programs,” Ward explainsin reference to the recent an-nouncement to discontinue themen’s cross country and trackand field teams. “We have beentold that there are no immediateplans to cut more… But furtherbudget cuts can change that.”

Reduction of faculty mem-bers, which can also lead to re-duced course availability andlarger class sizes, has also beena concern.

According to Ward, so far “atMU, no regular faculty membershave been laid off. Reductionsin the number of faculty havecome in the form of not replac-ing retiring faculty and hiringfewer part-time faculty.”

Keeping in mind that thenew budget cuts are just beingproposed, Millersville stake-holders have an obligation to ad-vocate for higher education.Ward explains that “the students(and their families) are the keygroup because they are thegroup that legislators and politi-cians are most likely to listento.”

Therefore, students are en-couraged to call and write totheir legislators and the gover-nor to let them know how im-portant education is.

Ward also promotes “takingpart in collective actions too: at-tend rallies on campus (someare in the planning) and in Har-risburg (there is one planned forMarch 28).”

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Humanities Film Series:Waste LandFebruary 23, 2012 at 7:00P.M. in Myers Auditorium,McComsey HallFilmed over nearly threeyears, Waste Land followsrenowned artist Vik Muniz ashe journeys from his homebase in Brooklyn to his nativeBrazil and the world's largestgarbage dump, Jardim Grama-cho, located on the outskirtsof Rio de Janeiro.

University Theatre presents:The Children’s HourFebruary 24 and 25, 2012 at8:00 P.M.Rafters Theatre, Dutcher HallWhen this play premiered in1934, it caused a scandal.Times have changed, but theimpact and implications of thesituations that are dramatizedin this play are still frighten-ing and powerful.

Performance: MillersvilleUniversity Concert Band andWind EnsembleFebruary 26, 2012 at 2:30P.M.Steinman Hall, The Ware Center, Millersville LancasterIn this annual spring perform-ance, the Millersville Univer-sity Concert Band and WindEnsemble will share an excit-ing mix of music to welcomethe end of winter.

Lectures with a Twist: "Glori-ous March to Liberty: AfricanAmerican Contributions inthe Civil War"February 28, 2012 at 7:30P.M.The Grand Salon, The WareCenter, Millersville LancasterFor this Lecture with a Twistseries event, Hari Jones, cura-tor of the African AmericanCivil War Museum, will pres-ent "Glorious March to Liberty:African American Contribu-tions in the Civil War." Jones'presentation will feature first-hand accounts of soldiers andother participants of colorduring the Civil War.

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Student Senate RecapThis week's Student Senate

meeting was held in the SMCatrium to accommodate thelarge number of supporters forthe Men’s XC, Indoor, and Out-door Track and Field teams. Inattendance were a wide varietyof supporters from Millersville’sstudents and faculty, alumni,and even the Lock Haven men’strack team who drove threehours to show their support.

During open comment,those who wished to share theirthoughts about the status of thetrack teams were given the op-

portunity to do so. Due to theoverwhelming amount of inter-est in speaking, this went on for

close to an hour and a half be-fore a fifteen minute recess wasdecided.

After recess, three morepeople spoke, and the open com-ment portion was closed.

Reassurance was given thatall questions and inquirieswould be answered at the meet-ing held on February 23. Theregular meeting resumed, andan emergency allocation wasgranted to the American Chemi-cal Society for an annual confer-ence. The meeting wasadjourned.

If you would like a chance toask questions or speak about thestatus of the Men’s XC, Indoor,and Outdoor Track and Fieldteams, please join us in the SMCAtrium on Thursday, February23 at 6:30 P.M. You may alsosend your concerns to villestu-dentsenate@gmail.com.

February 15, 2012 at 4:05 P.M. Joseph Ramaika and JohnMcAllister were arrested forskateboard violations on the100 block of Shenks Lane.

February 15, 2012 at 8:16 P.M. A traffic citation was issuedfor a Do Not Enter sign viola-tion at Shenks Lane and AnneStreet. A report was filed.

February 16, 2012 at 12:20A.M. A medical emergency was is-sued for a concussion inLenhardt Hall. The studentwas taken via ambulance toLancaster Regional MedicalCenter for evaluation.

February 16, 2012 at 11:59P.M. Brian Dingle was arrested foran odor of marijuana fromroom 142 in Bard Hall.

February 16, 2012 at 11:57P.M. An odor of marijuana was re-ported in Harbold Hall room214. They spoke with the oc-cupants of the room and noth-ing was found. A report wasfiled.

February 17, 2012 at 7:28 A.M. A burglary alarm went off atthe Duncan Alumni House.The house was checked and areport was filed.

February 17, 2012 at 3:58 P.M. A hit and run traffic accidentwas reported in Burrowesparking lot. Photographswere taken and insurance in-formation was provided.

February 17, 2012 at 7:33 P.M. An odor of marijuana and aparking violation were re-ported at 21 South GeorgeStreet. The vehicle was in thefire lane.

February 18, 2012 at 12:30A.M. Agency assist for an on-footpursuit on the 300 blocks ofHigh School Avenue andGeorge Street.

February 18, 2012 at 10:37A.M. Suspicious circumstanceswere reported in the East Looplot. A report was filed.

February 18, 2012 at 11:11P.M. An elevator rescue was per-formed in the sixth floor ofBurrowes Hall. A report wasfiled.

February 20, 2012 at 1:21 A.M. A medical emergency was re-ported in room 347 in HullHall. The student was trans-ported via ambulance to Lan-caster Regional MedicalCenter for evaluation.

February 20, 2012 at 9:30 A.M. A medical emergency was re-ported for a suicide threat. Areport was filed.

February 20, 2012 at 8:35 P.M. A burglary alarm went off inthe Duncan Alumni House.The interior and exterior ofthe building were checked,and the alarm was reset.

Today in History

LEAD STORYU.S. flag raised on Iwo Jima,1945

AMERICAN REVOLUTIONFriedrich von Steuben arrivesat Valley Forge, 1778

AUTOMOTIVEFormula One champ kid-napped, 1958

CIVIL WARPresident-elect Lincoln arrivesin Washington, 1861

CRIMEA remarkable reprieve for aman sent to the gallows, 1885

DISASTEREarthquake strikes Mediter-ranean, 1887

GENERAL INTERESTChildren receive first poliovaccine, 1954Spanish rebels storm Parlia-ment, 1981

HOLLYWOODSchindler’s List shown uncuton network television, 1997

LITERARYW.E.B. DuBois is born, 1868

MUSICIt's a tie for Song of the Year atthe 20th annual GrammyAwards, 1978

OLD WESTGuthrie writes "This Land isYour Land", 1940

PRESIDENTIALLincoln avoids assassinationattempt, 1861

SPORTSEric Heiden speed skates intoOlympic history, 1980

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PRSSA reaches for the stars

A Star Chapter, that is whatMillersville’s chapter of the Pub-lic Relations Student Society ofAmerica is working towards.

The Star Chapter Award is adistinction that chapters of anysize can earn by meeting spe-cific chapter and professionaldevelopment goals.

Some of the Star Chapter re-quirements include initiatingand completing at least onecommunity service project,

strengthening the relationshipwith the chapter’s PRSSA spon-sor, and discussing ethics in aleast one chapter meeting.

Gina Masciantonio, vicepresident of Millersville’s chap-ter, first learned of the StarChapter Award while attending anational conference in Orlando,Florida this past fall.

“I realized we deserve to berecognized,” Masciantonio said.Her goal is for the chapter to re-ceive local and national recogni-tion.

To get started on becomingthat Star Chapter, PRSSA is plan-

ning fundraisers and hopes toteam up with a couple of groupslater this semester to offer help-ing hands in civic engagementprojects.

“I wouldn't be where I amtoday without PRSSA,” Mas-ciantonio said of the organiza-tion. “Joining was the bestdecision I made for my collegecareer!”

For more information onhow to join, “like” MU PRSSA onFacebook or send an e-mail tomillersville.prssa@gmail.com

LAUREN BOLLINGER

News Writer

Marauders learn how to dress for successEvidently the new color to

be seen in is tangerine! It wasthe highlighting color of manyoutfits at Millersville Univer-sity’s Career Week FashionShow, which was held on Fridayin the SMC MPR.

The theme of this year’sshow was “Dress for Success,”Millersville’s what not to wearfashion show. The Office of Ex-periential Learning and CareerManagement presented thisevent, and the wardrobe wasprovided by Bon-Ton, Park City.

The SMC MPR stage was con-verted into a runway for themodels to “strut their stuff,” andthe remaining floor tables wereset up with black and silver bal-

loon centerpieces. In the back of the room was

a table with free refreshmentssuch as water, chips, cake andassorted wraps.

Also, on the back table wereswag-bags full of miscellaneousitems such as Mary Kay samples,pocket mirrors, hand lotion, facecleanser, etc. There was also araffle where they gave awayPenn Cinema movie tickets, aleather portfolio, an iPod, a Kin-dle, and a $100 gift card to thebookstore. Bon-Ton, Maurices,Men’s Wearhouse, Elan Hair &Spa, Debi Schmidt, and Mary Kayindependent beauty consultant,provided the gifts.

There were ten models forthe entire show, 9 of which arecurrent students and 1 alumnus.The models were EdwardCaswell, Jocelyn Gilmore,

Marissa Incitti, Katie Knaub, An-thony Stansbury, Luis DeJesus,Rahmel Hamilton, BainduJaward, Nicole McBride-Bey, andNamibia Walker. Each modelwore 4 different outfits: 1 inter-view outfit, 2 business casualoutfits, and 1 what not to wearensemble. On the mic wereM.C.’s Mr. Dwight Horsey, Assis-tant VP of Student Affairs, andMs. Michelle Perez, Associate VPof Student Affairs. D.J. KevinKaiser brought the entertain-ment for the event; he providedthe rocking tunes for the pro-gram.

Halfway through the eventthere was a 15-minute intermis-sion, during which D.J. Kevin gotthe attendees out of their chairsand onto the dance floor. Forthe middle of the day, it was aninformative, fun event to attend.

DANIELLE KREIDER/ SNAPPER ABOVE: Nicole McBride-Bey struts her stuff at Career Week’sfashion show and models what to wear in a professional setting.LEFT: Luis DeJesus is ready for the beach in his board shorts andtank top, definitely not appropriate for the workplace.

DANIELLE KREIDER

News Editor

DANIELLE KREIDER/ SNAPPERABOVE: Members of the Track and XC teams remain standing during Student Senate’s emotional public forum.BELOW: Zach Kohler, a senior becomes emotional during hisspeech at the SMC atrium last Thursday.

From Track tears, front page

News 3February 23, 2012

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Inside Syria: 'I can guarantee...people will starve to death'Virtually no food has come intoBaba Amr since the shellingbegan more than two weeks ago,activists say. So, the residentswho are gathered in makeshiftbunkers collect what food theycan find there and carefully ra-tion it – though those suppliesare running out.

Sorry, America: Your wirelessairwaves are fullThe U.S. mobile phone industryis running out of the airwavesnecessary to provide voice, textand Internet services to its cus-tomers. The U.S. still has a slightspectrum surplus. But at thecurrent growth rate, the surplusturns into a deficit as early asnext year, according to the Fed-eral Communications Commis-sion's estimates.

In Depth: Fighting the scourgeof addictionTo watch Whitney Houston'spowerful "home going" serviceon Saturday was to be remindedthat she was a one-of-a-kind tal-ent, with a divine instrumentthat even in death soared aboveall the other famous voices thatgathered at the New Hope Bap-tist Church in Newark, New Jer-sey, to celebrate her.

Johnson & Johnson CEO re-signs after series of misstepsJohnson & Johnson CEO Bill Wel-don will step down in April, thepharmaceutical giant announcedTuesday. Weldon, who was withthe company for more than 40years, was for a long period oneof the most respected execu-tives in the drug industry. But aseries of missteps over the pasttwo years damaged his and hiscompany's once sterling reputa-tions.

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The WorldinBrief

October 6, 2011

The tenure mystery hasbeen uncovered. As students fillout professor evaluation formsduring the semester, the subjectof tenure seems to pop intotheir mind and so does thethought that these forms mightnot even matter.

The idea of professors being"untouchable," once deemed astenured, is not entirely true, andthere are rules and regulationsthat a professor must adhere by.

A professor is able to applyfor tenure during their fifth yearat the University by submittingan extensive portfolio docu-menting their accomplishmentsand performance in three areas:teaching, scholarship and serv-ice.

These applications are re-viewed by the departmentaltenure committee and the de-partment chair. The next step isto go to the University Promo-tion and Tenure Committee onwhether to approve tenure.

"The University Promotionand Tenure Committee is madeup of nine tenured faculty mem-bers, no two of whom can befrom the same department, whoare elected by their colleagues,"said Dr. Vilas Prabhu, provostand vice president for studentaffairs.

A final decision is made bythe president, who can consultwith individuals of their choos-ing. This could include anybodyfrom the provost to schooldeans.

Faculty members that arecurrently on the track of beingtenured are under close evalua-tion from their peer faculty anddepartment chairs. T

he process, governed by theCollective Bargaining Agreementbetween the Pennsylvania StateSystem of Higher Education andthe faculty union the Associa-tion of Pennsylvania State Col-

lege and University Faculties, re-quires student evaluations inevery class in addition to obser-vations from other professorstwice each semester and the de-partment chair once each year.

"Annually, probationary fac-ulty members receive detailedevaluations by a committee oftheir peers, by their chair, andtheir dean, which include con-sideration of their student eval-uations and teachingobservations," said Prabhu.

So, what specifically istenure? It is recognition by theuniversity that a professor hasearned a vested position at theuniversity on the basis of per-formance of professional re-sponsibilities and contributionsto Millersville.

"Historically, in the UnitedStates tenure was granted to fac-ulty to protect them from unrea-sonable interference in the freeexercise of their professional re-sponsibilities as teachers andscholars," said Prabhu. Univer-sities are open marketplaces forthe free and open exchange ofideas, so this concept of aca-demic freedom is important.

As far as evaluations go,tenured professors are evalu-ated every five years throughthe same probationary processthat allowed them to receivetenure.

Student evaluations are heldin every class, and peer and de-partment chair classroom obser-vations are conducted. Onceagain, tenured faculty must sub-mit a portfolio that documentstheir their performance in teach-ing, scholarship and service.These materials are evaluated bythe departmental evaluationcommittee, the departmentchair and the dean.

Based upon the studentevaluation forms given everyfive years, it is possible that adepartment may make more fre-quent "interim" evaluations nec-essary for a specific professor ifthe evaluations read poor.

The truth abouttenure protocolLAURA MAGINLEY

Assoc. News Editor

members - all dressed in theirblack warm up suits - and spokeabout how the decision is hav-ing larger effects than what wasoriginally thought. “By cuttingthis program, you’re cutting intoour hearts,” Kohler said.

Michael Parker, a senior and4 year cross-country and trackteam member, broke down intears when addressing thecrowd. His tears cut to the coreof every being in that room; itwas quite emotional. Later hestated, “The University has usedthis as an excuse. We want thestudents and community to re-flect on this, because it is muchwider than just 30 men. It’s aUniversity-wide dilemma. It af-fects more [individuals] than theadministration thinks.”

It comes down to the factthat it is impossible to boildown passion; it just does notcompare to the dollar. TheMillersville University men’scross-country and track teamsare more than just athletic pro-grams. They are a tight-knit fam-ily, and families should not bebroken up.

The track team will be in at-tendance this Thursday night at6:30 P.M for the Student Senatemeeting. Come out to show sup-port for the team, even speak ontheir behalf. It is the push tohave the administration recon-sider these cuts. Not just for thetrack team’s sake, but for theuniversity’s as well.

Track compassion continues

The world was rocked by thesurprise death of super starWhitney Houston. Speculationscirculated that her death wasat the hands of addiction,which she battled with foryears.

Whitney confessed to OprahWinfrey in an interview thatthroughout the course of herlife she has struggled with ad-dictions to marijuana, cocaine,and alcohol. As I watchedmemoirs of Whitney, reporterskept asking the questions "whydidn’t she get more help" and"what went wrong?"

While everyone continuedto reflect on the life of Ms.Houston, I was led in a differ-ent direction. My thoughtswere with her teenage daughter,Bobby Christine, who now has tolive her life with the absence ofone of the most integral figuresin a girl’s life, her mother. As achild of an alcoholic parent my-self, I understand what BobbyChristine will be facing in thedays, months, and years to come.

One of the first generaliza-tions that outsiders tend to makeis that being an addict is a matterof choice, which couldn’t bemore incorrect. Having an addic-tion is to struggle with a disease.There is even some thought thataddiction can be genetic, making

me as well as Whitney’s daughtersusceptible to the stealthy grip ofaddiction.

It is common for a child of anaddict to feel confused. I con-stantly wondered what it wasabout alcohol that made it so ap-pealing to my father, and if giventhe choice between the bottle orme I know I would not have beenthe chosen candidate.

Bobby will also come to apoint in her life where she willresent her mother for the deci-sions that she made that may

have ultimately ended her lifeprematurely. This behavior istypical for that of a victim of ad-diction, which is what BobbyChristine is - a victim to a horri-bly destructive disease. Forgive-ness, which comes later, is still apoint that I have not reached inmy self-recovery of growing upwith an alcoholic parent.

I can only imagine the diffi-culties that Bobby Christine willhave in obtaining closure whenher mother is dead. For myself, Ihave sought support in a groupentitled Ali-non, which focuseson the basis of a 12 step program

similar to that of AA. Ali-non’sprimary focus though is for indi-viduals whose lives have beentouched by the harsh hand of ad-diction.

It is here we laugh, we cry,and we reflect on our journeysdown a bumpy road with our ad-dicts. Some individuals tell sto-ries of growing up in abusivehomes with alcoholic parents.They make the executive decisionto never drink a drop of liquor intheir life, and twenty-five yearslater they are facing similar situ-

ations with their children. Itis important for the public tounderstand that addiction isnot a matter of choice; it is avicious disease that onestruggles with every day oftheir life.

I was once told the quote“once an addict always an ad-dict,” which couldn’t ringtruer. How many times havewe seen Lindsay Lohan inrehab for 3-5 days beforeheadlines make the claim thatshe is cured? However, beforelong Lohan is back to doingdrugs and making poorchoices. I have never oncemet a true alcoholic that wasokay drinking moderately.In recovering from an addic-

tion consumption of the addic-tive substance is frowned uponbecause it’s essentially teasingoneself. It is important for thegeneral public to have an un-derstanding of addiction sothat we can better provide sup-port for the addicts and theirfamilies that are very much onthe journey of recovery withthem.

I am sure most people areaware of the Elizabeth Smartcase. Elizabeth was taken fromher home in Salt Lake City inJune of 2002 when she was 14.She was found nine monthslater in March of 2003. Eliza-beth was kidnapped and sexu-ally assaulted during those ninemonths.

Now, nine years later, Eliza-beth married Matthew Gilmoreafter being together for oneyear. This couple became en-gaged a month ago in January,but after having the engage-ment getting widespread mediaattention, they decided not towait and marry sooner thanplanned. They were married at

the Laie Hawaii Temple in frontof a small group of friends.

Since Elizabeth’s rescue, shehas started the Elizabeth SmartFoundation, a program focusedon deferring abuse through pre-vention and education. Eventhough Elizabeth went throughall this at such a young age, shehas managed to start a new life,letting the tragedy she wentthrough pave the way to a newbeginning. While what she wentthrough is always going to af-fect her in some way, she wasable to move on and has tri-umphed over one of the hardestthings anybody could ever gothrough.

Elizabeth is a great examplefor those who are going througha hard time now and need helpto move on. If she can getthrough that still have a normallife, then I believe anyone can.

By starting a new beginning,you become a stronger and bet-ter person than you were be-fore. It is not easy to start yourlife over again, but after you gothrough it you will realize thatyou would not be the personyou are without going throughwhat you have in the past.

Starting a new beginning doesnot mean that you have tochange who you are or whatyou believe in. It just meansyou need to become who youwant to be.

Elizabeth Smart has made alife for herself because of whathappened to her, because it issomething she has beenthrough and something she be-lieves in. If people could make alife for themselves about some-thing they believe in and some-thing they personally wentthrough, then this world wouldbe filled with much better peo-ple. The people that do have achance to start their life overagain become better peopleafter it, and someone that otherpeople can look up to for inspi-ration. Elizabeth Smart is an ex-ample that everyone can lookup to.

If you have a position likethe one she was in and youwere able to get over it andstart your life over again, youare an extremely amazing per-son.

After taxes and costs, Apple,Inc. made 25.922 billion dollarslast year (FY 2011). Can youguess the hourly rate for thosewho work at the Apple factoriesin China? Employees who workat the Apple plant in Chinamake around 25 cents per hourwith the possibility of incen-tives. The average factoryworker in China makes 23 centsper hour - that’s roughly twocents less than Apple pays theirfactory workers. The amountof money Apple pays employ-ees in China is not the mainissue; the conditions these fac-tory workers endure is mybiggest concern.

ABC’s Nightline was grantedaccess into Foxconn, the fac-tory in China where Apple

products are made. ABC re-porters spoke with employeesat the factory and analyzed thedreadful conditions workersare subjected to. Employeesdescribed their lives incrowded dorms, where workerscan live for under $20 a month,and the mind-numbing workthat keeps them too tired tothink. In a recent New YorkTimes article, one worker saidhis co-workers' legs oftenswelled so much that they wad-dled from standing all day.Employees at Foxconn work 14hour shifts and get one day offper week.

Another, more alarming, re-alization regarding Apple’s fac-tory in China is the string ofsuicides which recentlyplagued the factory. 17 Fox-conn workers committed sui-cide at or near the plant inrecent months, which is all theproof I need to declare the con-ditions at Apple’s China factoryas being dreadful. Foxconn, re-alizing that there are an abnor-mal amount of peoplecommitting suicides at theirplant, decided to install suicidenets and a counseling center in-side the factory.

Foxconn, why can’t youcomprehend that installing sui-cide nets and a counseling cen-ter does not solve theunderlying problem? The con-ditions at your factory are sounbearable that your employ-ees are committing suicide;

drastic changes need to occurwithin the company. Increaseemployee wages and lower theamount of consecutive hoursworkers are scheduled for -that may solve the problem.

When Apple, Inc. makes25.922 billion dollars in oneyear, they can afford to in-crease the wages of their sup-pliers in China. I am appalledthat Apple Inc. rakes in billionsof dollars, but can’t create de-cent conditions for employees

who work themselves to deathmaking iPhones. It’s just theworld we live in now, in whichbig corporations take their fa-cilities oversees to make aprofit in factories that are less

expensive to operate. Apple, Inc. could be a trend-

setter by making the wages andconditions in their factories thebest in China, but instead theyimpose more of the awful envi-ronments that so many otherChinese factories apply. Apple,Inc. makes a ridiculous amountof money. The very least theyshould do is respect the em-ployees who make the companyprofitable.

Most workers at Foxconnhave never even touched thefinished Apple product thatthey slaved over. Wake up TimCook, Apple’s CEO who makesmillions of dollars each year.The factory workers who makeyou profitable are sufferingand committing suicide be-cause the conditions are un-bearable. If you have any heartor compassion for mankind,make the conditions at yourfactory better and give theworkers what they deserve notas employees, but as people. OO

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There is no doubt that theenvironment is a high commod-ity these days, with all sorts ofcoverage on global warming,the melting ice caps, and en-dangered species due to the de-struction of their habitats.Approaching this upcomingelection, many voters are con-cerned what presidential nomi-nees, and the president himself,will propose as solutions tothese issues.

However, it is not govern-ment officials or lobbyistgroups that are banding to-gether here in the states to cre-ate a more environmentallyfriendly society.

It is businesses like NationalGeographic and Shell that arepartnering up and allowing realpeople to communicate withone another to reach the mostinnovative and energy efficientproducts. Although I ampleased that these issues arebeing addressed, The Great En-ergy Challenge, conducted byNational Geographic and Shell,are very similar to websites andoutreach programs that govern-ments are handling in countriesacross the globe.

I find it peculiar that intoday’s modern society we areall so interconnected, yet weoften don’t even look to ourneighbors for solutions to the

same problems. Maybe it is that we are

blinded by our own priorities,or simply ignorance; regardless,there are numerous countriesacross the world that are focus-ing on the real issues at had,such as sustaining the humanrace.

In the United Arab Emirates(UAE), developer Masdar hasbeen working in conjunctionwith UAE diplomats to createthe world’s first carbon andwaste free city that strictly runsoff of renewable energy. Byusing giant umbrellas in theplaza of various heights de-rived from the essence of sun-flowers, solar energy will becollected during the day andprovide shade from the blister-ing sun.

At night the shades will closeand radiate some of the storedheat to city dwellers. Severalbuildings will have adjustablefacades in order to receive themost solar and thermal ener-gies.

As I looked into the historyof the UAE, I discovered thatthey too stipend much of theirbudget to protection; however,they do not often actively par-ticipate in war and their govern-ment officials are moreconcerned with the progressivemovements their nation can ob-tain.

Yet, neutral countries likeSweden have been ranked high-est on the charts of eco-friendlycountries around the world.Imagine the innovative solu-tions we could create if ourfunds were dispersed ration-ally.

Rhea Mitchell

On September 22, 2010 Inearly lost my life as a violentcluster of storms broke outacross the usually peacefulMuncy Valley in Central PA. As Idrove, seeking shelter from thestorm, I narrowly missed beingcrushed by three separate treesamong dozens that were felledby the storm. The two men driv-ing ahead of me were not solucky, and died. Then on June 9,2011 I again came face to facewith disaster as another violentstorm, producing 80 mph winds,tore the roof off my house withme still inside it. Luckily, no-body was harmed.

The issue of climate changehas its fair share of skeptics andbelievers. Though it is true thatour fine planet has a natural

greenhouse effect that makes lifeon Earth possible and tempera-tures variable, it is also fair tosay that there are an unnaturalamount of greenhouse gasesbeing pumped into the atmos-phere by various humanprocesses (i.e. automobile andpower plant emissions). Despitethe fact that the world continuesto change around us, the ice capscontinue to melt, and weathergets stranger and stranger, it’sstill mostly believed that globalwarming isn’t real.

I must say for the sake of mycredibility that I am not a clima-tologist nor a meteorologist, but Iam capable of reading data andmaking general observations, andthat is what I offer you. I also amnot one to quickly buy into anyone side of an argument. I willsay that before my first near-death encounter I once scoffed atthe idea that mere human beingscould affect the planet enough toactually change its atmosphere tothe point of causing weather pat-terns to shift, and weather eventsto intensify. But after beingalerted to the possibility that theplanet’s natural balance may bejust a bit out of whack, I began topay more attention.

Think back to the beginningof the fall semester. Rememberhurricane Irene? Why was it that

it was able to travel so far up theEast coast in the first place? Wellthat would be because of thevastly warmer oceans. Why arethe oceans warmer? Because theplanet is warmer. Why is theplanet warmer? Because naturalgreenhouse gases as well as theunfathomable quantities we pro-

duce trap that heat from the suninside the atmosphere, thuswarming the oceans. Warmeroceans mean more powerful andprolonged hurricanes since theyfeed off the moist warm air. Itstill isn’t clear whether or not awarmer atmosphere has a directeffect on such weather events assevere thunderstorms or torna-does. I’ll bet it does. Do I sound

like Al Gore yet? God, I hope not.Let’s look at more current

events. Not even the most disin-terested person on campus couldignore the “fantastic” weatherwe’ve been having lately. Thesepast few months have felt morelike an extended fall (and attimes early spring with tempera-

tures in the low-to-mid 50’s) thana bone-chilling winter. In themonth of January Lancaster’sdaytime temperature was aboveaverage 20 out of 31 days andabove 45 degrees 14 of those. Sofar in the month of February, 12out of 19 days saw a daytimetemperature higher than the av-erage, 9 of which were 45 de-grees or higher. What happened

to snow in winter? And I don’tmean occasional flurries or alight dusting that melts the nextday in the 53 degree sun. Per-haps this “fantastic” weatherisn’t so great after all. Maybe it’sa clue that something is seriouslywrong with the atmosphere. Butwhat do I know?

As I drove home for a visitlast weekend, my journey tookme along Route 15 North. It’s abeautiful road that winds alongthe bank of the Susquehannariver for about 30 miles beforedumping you off in ShamokinDam. On the bright, sunny (andwarm I might add) day I was sur-prised to see what at first lookedlike snow flurries. As they beganto hit my windshield I immedi-ately realized these were not flur-ries at all, but giant mayflies!Vast clouds of mayflies swarmingover the highway for miles.Thoroughly disgusted, I began toask myself, why in God’s nameare there mayflies in the middleof February? Their very nameseems to suggest that theyshouldn’t be breeding for an-other three months. But thenlogic kicked in and the answerwas apparent. They were breed-ing for the same reason that thebirds are all home already. It’sbecause the temperatures havebeen so pleasant that the water is

warm enough for them to laytheir eggs and begin breeding.To them it’s springtime! Butagain, no need to be alarmed -global warming isn’t real.

I know that in today’s worldthere are so many things thatpeople deem to be important.More important than somethingthat can’t (according to some sci-entists, the media, and of coursethose trustworthy politicians) beproven true. I myself often for-get that the very car I drive is acontributor to the problem I amwriting about. I am not advocat-ing that everyone stop drivingtheir cars, hold hands, and startwearing nothing but “Go Green”apparel. However, there arethings that can be done to stopwhat I believe to be the mostpressing issue humans will everface. We must preserve the onlyhome we have in the universe -the Earth. If you care about yourplanet, educate yourself on whatyou can do to help ease the bur-dens the generations before ourshave placed upon it.

Effects of climate change becoming apparentBrandon Lesko

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Bad Economics

More than twenty years ago, Iread a study of junior high schoolstudents in Rhode Island that in-cluded one finding I’ve never beenable to get out of my head. Stu-dents were asked if a man whospent money on a woman during adate was entitled to force her intosexual activity. An astounding 25percent of the young boys saidyes – and even more astounding,17 percent of the junior highschool girls agreed.

You may think that soundslike a long time ago – and it was.But, sadly, dating violence re-mains a very real problem in ourcountry – especially on collegecampuses.

Today, while in college, nearlyone in five women will be a victimof sexual assault and one in tenteens will be hurt on purpose by

someone they are dating. Thesearen’t just statistics, these arepeople you know: your room-mates, your friends, your sisters,your classmates. This is a problemwe all have to face.

My dad used to say thatthere’s no worse sin than theabuse of power. Whether it wasraising a hand to someone weaker,or using any advantage to pushpeople around, he taught me thatif you saw abuse, you had an obli-gation to attempt to stop it. It’s alesson to remember every day, butespecially this February, duringTeen Dating Violence Awarenessand Prevention Month.

Awareness is the first step topushing back against a problemthis big. When I held Senate hear-ings on violence against womenmore than two decades ago, do-mestic abuse in American societywas rarely spoken about in public.I’ll never forget the stories ofabuse I heard in over a thousandhours of hearings. The brutality offamily members, acquaintances,and strangers against the womenin their lives was absolutely dev-astating.

It was those hearings that ledto the Violence Against WomenAct, and since then annual inci-dents of domestic violence havedropped by more than 50%. Butfor women in college and youngertoday, the risk is still much toohigh. That’s why I joined with Ed-ucation Secretary Arne Duncan

last April to announce historicnew guidelines for colleges anduniversities about their responsi-bilities under Title IX to preventsexual assault. Under the federalcivil rights law, schools have anobligation not only to respond ap-propriately when an assault oc-curs, but also to create a climateon campus that makes such vio-lence unacceptable.

I also started an initiativecalled 1is2many to help reducedating violence and sexual assaultamong teens and young adults.We harnessed the power of tech-nology to get our message out,launching a national contest to de-velop “Apps Against Abuse.” Thetwo winning apps – which will beavailable later this spring – will letyou get in touch with your friendsquickly and safely so you can callfor help if you need it and stop vi-olence in its tracks. We’ve alsomade sure the National DatingAbuse Helpline can be reached bytext, online, or phone 24/7.

Last month, the FBI changedthe way the federal governmentdefines rape. The narrow, out-dated definition – unchangedsince 1929 – said the assault hadto be forcible and against awoman’s will to be classified asrape. It’s just not true, and it’s apoint that I make on college cam-puses all across the country. Rapeis rape and no means no. Nomeans no whether drunk or sober.No means no whether in the dorm

room or on the street. There isnever an excuse. Young womenand men alike need to understandthis. Under the new definition,rape occurs when there is no con-sent, and it also includes sexualassault against boys and youngmen in national law enforcementreporting.

These are important changes,but ending dating violence andsexual assault isn’t just a matterof laws and legislation. It’s abouteducation. It’s about attitudes. It’sabout your participation. I needyour help to address this issue inyour dorms and on your cam-puses. Studies show that men’sideas about what other men thinkis one of the strongest determi-nants of how they act. So guys,you need to speak out.

The ultimate measure of a civ-ilized society is how its laws andculture treat the abuse of women.Attitudes can change. Violencecan end. But it can’t happen with-out universal understanding thatdating violence and sexual assaultwill never be tolerated anywhere,at any time, for any reason. Pe-riod. That’s all of our responsibil-ity.

Together we must end dating violence

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February 23, 2012THE SNAPPER 6 Opinion

PASSHE sounds off on Corbett’s budget proposalPresident Barack Obama, in

his January State of the UnionAddress, laid out an ultimatumfor the country’s colleges.“Higher education can’t be a lux-ury,” he said. “It is an economicimperative that every family inAmerica should be able to af-ford.”

Gov. Tom Corbett agreedwith this sentiment in his Feb. 7budget address: “I think he isright that we need to confrontthe problem. I think we need totalk about this honestly andwithout rancor and dramatics.”

Corbett clearly does agreewith Obama’s sentiment – whatbetter way to convey that af-fordable higher education is amust than by hacking another20 percent from state funding?

I suppose we should bethankful, right? Last year Cor-bett’s proposed education cutswere a whopping 50 percent.

Wrong.The state legislature ap-

proved an 18-percent cut, ablessing compared to the pro-posed 50 percent. But what was

the result?Your tuition went up more

than $400 – arguably a direct re-sult of that 18-percent cut. Whatwould another 20-percent cutbring? Another $400? $500?That’s a nearly $1,000 increasein just two years.

IUP Interim PresidentWerner has conveyed both dis-may and uncertainty in re-sponse to the proposed cuts,saying that, should they come topass, IUP will be left trying to re-duce spending by about $10million.

“It would certainly havesome very serious implicationsfor our ability to deliver servicesthat we currently deliver,” hesaid.

How, we should be askingGov. Corbett, is that “agreeing”with the call for affordablehigher education?

It’s not.A 20-percent cut would be

detrimental to not only IUP, butalso the other 13 schools in theState System. What’s more isthat our own president has ex-

pressed that he doesn’t knowhow the school would deal withsuch cuts.

Does that make you angry?Are you concerned about thequality of your education in thecoming years.

Good. You should be. And you should do some-

thing about it.Don’t let your voice go un-

heard. Call state senators andrepresentatives. Get involved inrallies. Heck, organize a rally.Find out what other schools aredoing and get involved or bringtheir ideas here.

Get angry. Get loud.Let Gov. Corbett know that

this is absolutely unacceptable. It’s your education, and it’s

up to you to defend it.

Indiana University of Pennsylvania Bloomsburg UniversityGovernor Tom Corbett

has recently announced thatthere will be more budget cuts,which will leave the Pennsylva-nia State System of Higher Edu-cation (PASSHE) with $330million as opposed to the $412million from last year for work-ing and middle class students toreceive a quality higher educa-tion. Since Corbett has taken of-fice, there has been a loss ofalmost $175 million, accordingto the Association of Pennsylva-nia State College and UniversityFaculties (APSCUF).

Corbett plans to cut$82.5 million from PASSHE,which will cause tuition to in-crease at many of the state-owned schools, APSCUF said.This past year, Bloomsburg stu-dents had to add $436 to theirbill to cover the 18 percent cuts.

While the students needto pay more, the salary for Cor-bett and his workers has been in-creasing. Last year, theAssociated Press reported thatstate lawmakers received a threepercent raise, which put Gover-nor Corbett’s salary to $183,000.He decided to stay at $175,000and donate to charity, AP said.With the recent cuts, Corbett stillemploys 55 workers that in totalmake $4.3 million a year, ac-cording to Pittsburgh Post-

Gazette. We at The Voice believe

in the mission of PASSHE forstate schools to supply accessi-ble, affordable, “high quality ed-ucation at the lowest possiblecost to students.” We do notthink Corbett is providing this.

According to APSCUF, “theaverage PASSHE student gradu-ates with over $23,000 in stu-dent loan debt.”We at The Voicebelieve this system will causethe opportunity for students toreceive higher education to dete-riorate. Students can barely af-ford upper level education as itis so by increasing the cost,fewer students will continue togo to school.

We at The Voice believe asstudents are paying more for ed-ucation, we should receive thequality we are putting in. Thisuniversity is accepting more stu-dents than it can provide for,which is discouraging the qual-ity we strive to have. Studentsare overpopulating classrooms,eateries, and shuttle buses.

As Dr. Eric Hawrelak, Asso-ciate Professor of Chemistry andBiochemistry, pointed out in a‘Letter to the Editor’ last week,classroom capacities have gonefrom a comfortable learning en-vironment to a fight for the lastavailable seat. With Sutliff still

closed, open classrooms in gen-eral are difficult to find. We atThe Voice believe there shouldbe better accommodations madefor students paying an extra$436 because of the budget cuts.

Even common eateries oncampus have taken a turn for theworse. Places like Roongos andthe Husky have excruciatinglong lines since they have aboutthe same number of employeesas they did with students frombefore over acceptance. Theshuttle buses have been over-flowing with students as well.The environment we live inthroughout the universityshould provide the quality weare putting our money into.

Overall, we at The Voice be-lieve students need to becomemore aware of the budget cuts.Students need to take action bywriting to the governor, unitingwith other students, and goingto rallies if they don’t want theprices to increase even morethan they already have. It is im-portant for students to unite be-cause one voice alone cannotsend a message.

West Chester UniversityWhenever college students

hear the words budget cuts,they automatically think: tu-ition increase.

This is a likely possibil-ity since Gov. Tom Corbett saidit last year. It happened this ac-ademic year.

The tuition increase atWest Chester University nearlyequaled how much an under-graduate student pays for twocredits or how much a graduatestudent pays for one credit(both in-state tuition).

Criminal justice majorsare learning about criminology,corrections and policing. Theyare being educated in a class-room that has limited spots,despite the enrollment increaselast semester. They hear howbudget cuts would affect theiruniversity while they learn thatGov. Corbett wants to spendthat money on prisons instead.It’s hard to hear this de-fund-ing information in a classroom,only to wonder how the moneycould go to the prisons instead

of to an environment that pre-pares students for their ca-reers.

All departments are fac-ing these repercussions. Thisacademic year, WCU has al-lowed a small amount ofclasses to exceed their enroll-ment limit. However, some stu-dents had to fight for a spot intheir classroom.

President Greg Weisen-stein (WCU) has said the pro-posed budget cuts could totalapproximately $9.5 million.Professors have been workingwithout a contract since July2011.

As one of our staff writ-ers reported last week, our uni-versity is undergoingconstruction to build the newRecreation Center, which is notfunded through the Common-wealth of Pennsylvania. Suchprojects are not affected by theproposed defunding.

Gov. Corbett suggestscutting the unnecessary fundsat universities. Can he clarifythis? There is nothing at our

university, or any State Systemuniversity, that is “unneces-sary.”

WCU faculty has provento make some noise and theysay no to cutting our funds.Again. Faculty members are en-couraging students to havetheir voice heard by contactingPa. legislator. They are spread-ing the news of the rallies takewill take place on-campus.

South Campus: Wednes-day Feb. 29 at 11:45 a.m. -12:10 p.m. in Sturzebecker116A

North Campus: ThursdayMarch 1 at 12:15 p.m. at theAcademic Quad (rain locationSykes Ballroom C)

Stop by. Make some noise.Prove how important our edu-cation is to us.

Slippery Rock UniversityBudget. When you see that word, youprobably want to put down thenewspaper and quit reading.It’s confusing, and it doesn’teven affect you anyway right?WRONG. Pa. Governor Tom Corbett’sproposed budget for 2012-13affects every single one of youin a very big way.Tuesday, Corbett announcedhis proposed budget, which in-cludes a 20 percent cut, or$82.5 million, of state fundingto Pennsylvania State System ofHigher Education (PASSHE)schools, one of which is SRU.So what does that mean foryou, the typical student?Let’s look at the facts. Lastyear, Corbett proposed a 51.4percent cut. Thankfully, the ac-tual cut for 2011-12 was only18 percent. But that 18 percent cut didenough damage to directly af-fect every single student. Be-cause of the cut, the PASSHEBoard of Governors was forcedto increase the cost of tuitionby 7.5 percent, which we’resure you noticed when your tu-

ition bill came in the mail inAugust.Let’s think about this for a sec-ond. For the 2011-12 fiscal year,PASSHE schools lost 18 percentof their state funding, whichled directly to a 7.5 percent tu-ition hike along with severalcutbacks. Corbett just proposed a 2012-13 budget, which would in-clude a 20 percent cut of statefunding. Assuming that stands and noconcession is made by the statelegislature, we could be lookingat another tuition hike of about8 percent. That’s a big deal. For some peo-ple, that could mean no longerbeing able to afford college.This is a public institution ofhigher education. Thereshouldn’t even be a question ofaffordability. And a tuition increase isn’t theonly repercussion we may haveto worry about.California University of Pa., an-other one of the 14 PASSHEschools, announced Wednes-day, the day after Corbett re-

vealed his proposed budget,that they will cut eleven oftheir 116 administrators. Slippery Rock doesn’t have anyplans as of late, but if thisbudget cut goes through,changes are going to have to bemade.So what can you do to help?Send an email to Corbett andyour other state representa-tives telling them why theyshouldn’t be cutting funds tohigher education.Post on Facebook and Twitterabout it. It seems small, but so-cial media has unbelievablepower. We’re not sure what the motiva-tion is for Governor Corbett’sapparent tirade against educa-tion, but we don’t like it. And it

needs to change.

Education is a luxury. Itdoesn’t come with expensivetrinkets, catered dining serv-ices, or golden platters en-crusted with rare jewels.Education is quite the opposite,but its luxurious quality lies inthe faculty who devote theirlives to passing their immer-sive knowledge on to eager stu-dents. Their passion forteaching allows their studentsto pursue their dreams, andsomeday attain their definitionof luxury. Yet, this promise isfading with another strike toeducation’s funding by Gover-nor Corbett’s latest proposedbudget plan.

This plan will cut higher ed-ucation by $1.4 billion – specif-ically for Millersville University

and the other 13 PASSHE uni-versities, a 20% cut. Similar tolast year’s budget cuts, stu-dents are expected to face in-crease in class sizes, lack ofavailable classes, and a tuitionhike. In this rough economy, fi-nances are scarce, and jobs areeven scarcer. A college degreewill only get you so far; it does-n’t always guarantee that youwill gain a foothold in your ca-reer. What are students to do ifthey cannot return toMillersville or their respectiveuniversity? One option is tofind a job and save the moneyto pay for college. But for oth-ers, transferring to a commu-nity college is the best optionto continue their education at alower cost. Regardless, Gover-nor Corbett is also hitting com-

munity colleges, albeit at alower percentage.

There are numerous otherareas that could alleviate thesecuts from education: taxingprisons, especially eliminatinglast meal requests for DeathRow inmates; taxing MarcellusShale, big companies, and theupper class or the 1%. Thereare even more areas that can behit and not suffer conse-quences as great as educationdoes.

The biggest consequence isthe decreasing classes availableto students, important for sen-iors seeking to graduate ontime, and increasing class sizesthat will imminently destroy ateacher and student’s personalexperience. But this changewon’t matter if students are

transferring to out-of-state col-leges, which are cheaper com-pared to the cuts.

Instead of losing valuableassets like alumni staying inthe state, government officials,such as those in Governor Cor-bett’s cabinet, could cut theirsalary. It’s the purpose of therecent discussion to tax therich, or the 1%, instead of heav-ily taxing the working class. Atthat rate, the public wouldknow where the money is goingthat is being cut. More thanlikely, the majority of the pub-lic is not aware what their hard-earned money is being spenton. So, who better to regulatethe budget plan than the peo-ple who are being impacted bythese cuts? Business people,faculty and administrators of

colleges, and even studentscould possibly perform a betterjob. They know better thananyone else the current situa-tion of what needs to be cut,and without much thought,Marcellus Shale, the 1%, andother areas of society are sureto be immediately hit.

Or perhaps they would seethat education is too costly.Maybe the best option would beto follow other countries thatallow free education. Evenmore pleasing is eliminatinggeneral education classes, al-lowing immediate hands-on ex-perience for students who arecertain of their career. Thiswould definitely reduce theamount of years in higher edu-cation and more time earningyour luxury in your field.

Students need a proper, af-fordable education to succeedin today’s world. It is ever-changing, ever-evolving, and isconsistently producing the nextleaders of the world. Some ofthe people who make decisionson these cuts are the same peo-ple who attended higher educa-tion, attained their degrees,and made a difference. Will wesee this trend suddenly evapo-rate with these cuts or will we,the future leaders, thrivethrough these tough times andprosper? Stand up and let yourvoice be heard.

Millersvile University of Pennsylvania

Facts about proposed budget plan

Tom Corbett’s budget plan on higher education

2011 proposed Planned to cut $650 million or 50% in higher

education funding.2011 actual

Legislature passed a 20% funding decrease.2012 proposed

Proposed another 20% or $330 million to becut from the budget.

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The Quad at West Chester University contributed their staffeditorial to the PASSHE schools’student newspapers as part of therecent proposed budget plan byGovernor Corbett.

The Voice at Bloomsburg University contributed their staffeditorial to the PASSHE schools’student newspapers as part of therecent proposed budget plan byGovernor Corbett.

The Penn at Indiana University ofPennsyvlania contributed theirstaff editorial to the PASSHEschools’ student newspapers aspart of the recent proposedbudget plan by Governor Corbett.

The Rocket at Slippery Rock University contributed their staffeditorial to the PASSHE schools’student newspapers as part of therecent proposed budget plan byGovernor Corbett.

The Snapper has contributedtheir staff editorial to the PASSHEschools’ student newspapers aspart of the recent proposedbudget plan by Governor Corbett.

Top 10 Feel Good Songs…When the Weather Has YouDown

Let us be honest - it rainsquite frequently at Millersville,not to mention in the dead ofwinter it gets incredibly cold.The weather cannot keep youdown while classes are gettinginto full swing. To get yourmindset back to happy, andkeep you feeling good, try outthese feel-good songs to betteryour mood when the weatherhas you down in the dumps.

10. "Bennie and the Jets" -Elton John: You have probablyheard it at some point, perhapsfrom someone belting out whatthey think are the correctlyrics. "Bennie and the Jets" isdefinitely a song to put onwhen the weather is gloomy.Whether you know the wordsor not it is fun to sing along tothis awesome song.

9. "Going Away to College" -Blink-182: Blink-182 is knownfor their punk, teenage angstsound. If the weather has you

down you can turn on thissong for an upbeat love-songto sing along to, and maybeeven add in a head bang ortwo.

8. "Party Rock Anthem" -LMFAO: "Party Rock Anthem"blew up over the summer, andbecame the anthem to summer2011. It is so upbeat and easyto dance to that it could getanyone to at least foot tap.

7. "Dog Days are Over" -Florence + The Machine: Youdo not have to be a huge fan ofFlorence + The Machine to lovethis song. Her voice alone isoptimistic enough to pick upyour mood; combine that withthe melody of the song andyou have about four minutes ofjoy to your ears.

6. "Don’ Stop Believin’" -Journey: Everyone knows thewords to this song. Are you inthe mood to sing at the top ofyour lungs? This is your song!One of the classic pick-me-upsongs for a slump in the weath-er.

5. "Domino" - Jessie J: A rela-tively new song by a relatively

new artist is getting stuck inthe heads of many. The catchytune is so cheerful it willremind you of sitting on abeach with your feet in thesand.

4. "Don’t Stop" ("Color on the

Walls") - Foster the People: Ifyou are looking for a differentsounding, yet still chippersong, listen to this. Foster thePeople have a unique soundthat is still very relatable, andif you enjoy whistling alongthen this is the perfect song

for you,

3. "Hello" - Martin Solveig &Dragonette: You may haveheard this song in a commer-cial before, which is where Ifound it. It is so peppy fromthe get go it cannot be ignored.

On a cloudy day it is nice tolisten to. Maybe you will evenbe able to so say hello to somesunshine.

2. "Good Feeling" - Flo Rida:The name speaks for itself; thisis an epic feel good song. Thebeat, the lyrics, and everythingabout this makes it a song toblast on a cold, rainy day for apick-me-up.

1. "Send Me On My Way" -Rusted Root: If you have everseen the movie Matilda youhave probably heard this song.Everything about this wonder-ful song works together tomake it an unbelievably bliss-ful song. You can dance, sing,hum, whistle, foot-tap, or justsmile while listening to it butthere is no doubt in my mindthat "Send Me On My Way" byRusted Root will make youhappy.

Hopefully these songs, aswell as others, could play apart in making your mid-winterblues subside and get youthrough to the much-anticipat-ed spring. Keep on truckingand if needed take a dancebreak with this top ten.

FEATURESPage 7Thursday, February 23, 2012

PHOTO COURTESY OF BENJAMINBOWENCT.COMA sound board, also known as an audio mixer, is used to mix sounds and voices in songs.

How do you feel about the men’s track & field teams being cut ?

"I think it’s a drasticchange and there could

be some issues withthe women’s teams."

Travis Macchia

"As an athlete I thinkit’s ridiculous. Athleticteams are a family so

this affects everyteam."

Allison Huss

“I didn’t know that washappening and it doesnot affect me at all.”

Jacob Yohn

"I think it’s unfair thatstudents were recruitedfor track and now they

can’t run." Susie Racek

"I don’t like it at all; tocut only men’s running

is ridiculous."

Corey Marino

"It’s unfair that they’rebeing cut. Why not

make them a club teaminstead?"

Caitlin Robinson

Listen to these feel good songs to brighten the moodHAYLEY ADDESAFeatures Writer

Keep up with your resolution; come spinJULIE RAFFENSPERGERAssociateFeatures Editor

For a little over a month now,many students around campushave desperately been trying tomaintain their New Year’s reso-lution of working out.

However, this can becomequite the challenge when yourworkout consists of the samerepetitive activities. Even withthe variety of machines andequipment the gym has tooffer, running on the treadmillor working up a sweat on theelliptical can become boring toanyone after a while.

In order to break the lull inyour workout routine, youmay want to try out some ofthe free, weekly classes thatare offered.

The spinning class in par-ticular is very popular, and isscheduled Mondays throughThursdays. The classes areoffered during both the after-noon and evening, so it is easyto fit them amongst yourother weekly obligations.

Spinning was invented backin the 1980s by Jonathan"Johnny G" Goldberg. He devel-oped the concept when, after anear collision training outdoorsat night, he designed a station-ary indoor bike which simulat-ed actual road conditions. Heopened his first “spinning stu-dio” in Santa Monica, CA in1989.

There are currently spin-ning classes offered in almostany gym, and gym memberswill even sign up days inadvance just to ensure theyhave reserved a seat in classestaught by their favoriteinstructors.

The hype of this workoutreaps positive results becauseit truly is one of the best work-outs you can do. It is muchbetter for your joints than run-ning and other high-impact

activities, while still offeringthe same (if not more) cardio-vascular benefits. In fact,according to the AmericanCouncil on Exercise, you canburn about 450 calories ormore in a 45 minute class.

The Millersville UniversityFitness Center describes itsspin class as “a high-intensitystationary bike workout thatenhances cardiovascular

endurance and muscularstrength. The instructor willlead the group through rideswith motivating music andchallenging drills. Participantsselect their own intensitythrough varying bike positionsand tension.”

These classes have a varietyof instructors, includingFitness Center Manager SarahBurcin, junior Kelly Capizzi,and junior Brittany Catanzaro.Each instructor teaches theclass in their own unique wayand with different levels ofintensity, so it is simple to findone that is right for your levelof fitness.

When asked to describe herfavorite part about teachingthe class, junior BrittanyCastanzaro replied, “This is mysecond semester teaching spin-ning, and I would have to saythat the best part is meeting all

of the new people that come infor the class. I love the atmos-phere, music, and the generalenergy that comes along with agroup workout.”

Many students on campusare hesitant to even try spin-ning, just because they do nothave “experience.” Meanwhile,the greatest part about theseclasses is that the instructorgives a brief tutorial if they

know that there are newstudents in the class,and will even offer tohelp set up your bike.

The atmosphere ofthe room is always verylaid back, allowing youto have the best possi-ble workout.

Lauren Meck, junior,was asked if she pre-ferred spinning to otherforms of working outand she had this to say:“Spinning has definitelybecome one of myfavorite options forworking out. When Ifirst tried it, I thought

to myself, ‘Riding a bike, pieceof cake!’ But I enjoyed eatingmy words later, because theseclasses are no joke. Thosetrainers make me feel like Icould hang with LanceArmstrong. Not only is it anexcellent cardio exercise com-bined with awesome music, butthe strength training kicksyour butt too. It is fun to seeguys in there trying it out too,because everyone thinks it's a'girl' thing, but those are alllies.”

As you can see, spinning isboth an enjoyable and effectiveworkout. It is a perfect escapefrom the burden of exams,projects, and other forms ofstress that come with being incollege.

So next time you are at thegym, pick up a class scheduleand find a day that is right foryou.

“Spinning has definitely

become one of my favoriteoptions for working out. WhenI first tried it, I thought tomyself, ‘Riding a bike, piece ofcake!’ But I enjoyed eating mywords later, because these

classes are no joke.”Lauren Meck

Junior

KEVIN KAISER/SNAPPERStudents working hard in Tuesday nights spin class. Classes are held Mondays thru Thursdays.

Are you looking toget in shape? Do you thinkit is already too late to eventry and make a change? It isnever too late to become ahealthier you, and the train-ers at the Student FitnessCenter are ready and willingto help you out! These guysknow what they are talkingabout, and they are eager tohelp you get to the place youwant to be.

Some of you may noteven be aware that such anopportunity exists. The SMCFitness Center has about sixtrained and certified person-al trainers among its staff,and there are soon to be more.

Roughly five or six more ofits staff members plan to gettheir certification by the end ofthe semester, giving the gym atotal of about 12 personaltrainers.

Each and every one of themhas taken a course on training

through the American AerobicAssociation and theInternational Sports MedicineAssociation, followed by afour-part test to officially deemthem qualified to properlytrain someone.

While working as personaltrainers at the gym, some of

the trainers have workedwith the sports teams hereat Millersville along withhelping players rehabilitatefrom injuries.

For their more seriousclients with unique needs,they have worked towardsstrength training and evencompetition preparation,while also helping regularstudents with weight lossand nutritional advice.

Senior AdamGonsiewski, who getstrained by Kevin Dea,demonstrates his apprecia-tion for personal trainingwhen he says, “It motivatesme to go to the gym moreoften and it keeps mefocused while I’m at the

gym. It’s also a lot easier toget in shape when someone isteaching you the right way todo things.”

Having a personal trainer ofmy own, there is no doubt inmy mind that they know whatthey are doing. My trainer,also Kevin Dea, has certainly

proved his capabilities to me.Sticking to a routine of threedays a week, he plans work-outs that range from about 20-

40 minutes – that is it. It hasonly been a few weeks, but hehas definitely made a differ-ence. “It does not take much,”

he says, “just a few minutesevery couple of days can reallydo a lot; the hardest part isgetting there. You get out

what you put into it.”As you can see, the trainers

here offer a wide range of serv-ices, from strength training to

nutritional tips. Whether youwant to prepare for a 5K run,or you just want to feel betterabout yourself, they are truly

here to help you withwhatever you need.

You can choose tohave either a male orfemale trainer, whichev-er is more comfortablefor you, as well as yourworkout schedule andthe specific goal youwish to achieve. Thetrainer you receive willadapt to your goals andset up a workout planuniquely for you.

If after reading this,you find yourself inter-ested in getting yourown personal trainer,all you need to do isvisit the Student FitnessCenter and ask! Youwill receive a small slipto fill out your informa-

tion, turn it in, and you willsoon be on your way to a bet-ter, healthier you.

8 Features February 23, 2012

THE SNAPPER

Motivation when you need it: personal trainers“Each and every one of

them has taken a courseon training through theAmerican AerobicAssociation and theInternational SportsMedicine Association”

Dena PaffasFeatures Writer

KEVIN KAISER/SNAPPERPersonal Trainer Kevin Dea works with a student on her sit ups in the SMC gym.

Dena PaffasFeatures Writer

Ride into history on the local Strasburg RailroadThe acrid smell of smoke filled

passengers' nostrils as it billowedinto the air while late arrivalsscurried around trying to findseats in the old fashioned cars.

Three short bursts of the trainwhistle punctuated the chatter,alerting everyone of the impend-ing departure, and a feeling ofexcited anticipation floatedaround each car as the train pre-pared to start.

The platform of StrasburgRailroad Station could have beena scene right from the famousHarry Potter movies.

Located in East Strasburg,Pennsylvania, the railroad hasbeen around since 1832, makingit 180 years old. In that stretch oftime, the Strasburg Railroad hasseen many a passenger, but itsmost famous passenger hap-pened to take a ride on February22, 1861.

President AbrahamLincoln made a stop atLeaman Place on his inaugu-ral train ride while en routeto Lancaster. Although hisvisit lasted only four min-utes, his presence broughtnearly 5,000 people out tocheer for him and Mrs.Lincoln.

The railroad was original-ly used for passenger andfreight transportation,before its main purposebecame the freight inter-change with thePennsylvania Railroad.

By the mid 1950s, theStrasburg Rail Road wasnearing the end of its use-fulness due to improved highwaytransportation and the birth of airtravel after World War II.

More bad news for the StrasburgRailroad occurred in 1957, whenthe destruction of tracks causedby a series of storms placed animmediate restriction on the car-load freight. The owners were

reluctant to invest in the neces-sary repairs, leaving the railroaddoomed to crumble.

Fortunately for the StrasburgRail Road, Henry K. Long, anindustrialist and rail fan fromnearby Lancaster, along withDonald E. L. Hallock, another railenthusiast, formed a group ofconcerned individuals to save the

railroad and made it what it istoday – one of the biggesttourist attractions in LancasterCounty.

The owners repaired theworst spots on the track andbegan acquiring historic loco-motives and passenger carsfrom across North America,building up a substantialinventory. They used the oldfeed mill as a station and thenopened the railroad to visitorsin 1958. 2008 marked the50th anniversary of StrasburgRail Road as a tourist railroad.

Having a real life conductorwho provides commentarythroughout the 45 minute tripfrom Strasburg to Paradise, PA

is one of the many reasons whythe railroad is so popular today.

Other key members of thetrain are the ticket collector, theengineer, the fireman, the brake-man, and the parlor car atten-dant.

The real train operatorsenhance the experience of travel-

ing back in time to the reign oftrain transportation.

Along the trip, you will passthe Cherry Hill Farms AmazingMaize Maze where in the summer,the train will stop to let you off toenjoy. You are even encouragedto pack a picnic lunch.

However, you are not allowedto eat or drink during the tripunless you are traveling in thePresident’s car or the Dining car.

When going over the one andonly bridge in Strasburg at 6 mph,the conductor will ask passengersto “lift their feet up to help withmaking it over,” claiming theweight is too much when feet areon the ground, which could be thereason many Pennsylvanians picktheir feet up when driving overtrain tracks.

Arrival in Paradise means a tenminute wait for the other train carto reach you. In the mean time,flipping the seat is advised so thescenery is not backwards andother passengers do not have tostare at strangers, unless making

new friends is appealing. Thetrain will travel backwards on thesame route, and deposit you backat the platform.

But the fun does not stopthere. Along the platform are var-ious shops including theTrackside Café where you cangrab a bite to eat, the Treat andSweet Shop, the Railroad Store,and the Miniature Train Museum.Across the street is the RailroadMuseum of Pennsylvania wherethere is everything about trainsyou could ever hope to learn.

The Strasburg Rail Road hasspecial events such as the CrankyCar, A Day with Thomas theTrain, Pump Car, Cagney Train,Switch Tower, Wine Tastings andmore.

Check out their website atwww.strasburgrailroad.com forevent listings, ticket information,and to plan your magical trainride through the beautiful coun-tryside of Pennsylvania.

“On February 22, 1861

President AbrahamLincoln rode the Strasburgtrain and made a stop atLeaman, drawing nearly5,000 people out of their

homes.”Marissa Incitti

Features Editor

MARISSA INCITTIFeatures Editor

Career Services provides more than fashion advice

It is kind of like New YorkFashion Week.

There are flashing lights, arunway, and LMFAO’s “Sexy and IKnow It” blasting from thespeakers. Okay, no, it is notactually Fashion Week. But it isCareer Week.

The flashing lights and therunway are a part of CareerServices' “Dress For Success”fashion show. This is the firsttime Career Services has held afashion show. What made themdecide to have one now?

“We found that studentsmake mistakes in what they wearto interviews and in the work-place,” said Margo Sassman,Director of Career Services.

Career Services is all abouthelping students succeed,whether that means in the workplace or continuing your educa-tion with graduate school. CareerServices wants students to beprepared for life after college, sothey have Career Week.

“It’s a series of fun, freeevents to help students,” saysDebi Schmidt, Career ServicesGraduate Assistant.

The week was packed withhelpful things students need:networking sessions, speed inter-views, and there was even an eti-

quette lunch to teach studentsworkplace manners.

But if you missed out onCareer Week, there is no need toworry. Career Services is stillaround to help. Call ahead andthey will critique your resume(there are also walk-in hours ontheir website), work with you ifyou are interested in or thinkingabout graduate school, and helpundecided students find a paththat interests them.

The Office of ExperientialLearning and Career Management– which encompasses CareerServices, Internships, andVolunteer Central – has a fouryear program which looks likethis:• Freshman year: focus onyour future• Sophomore year: set yoursights• Junior year: get ready, getset and go• Senior year: seize the oppor-tunity!

Career Services has manydifferent events on campusincluding job and internshipfairs, workshops, and even vol-unteer events.

Call Career Services at 717-872-3312 to make an appoint-ment or check out their websiteathttp://www.millersville.edu/careerservices/

DANIELLE WEAVERFeatures Writer

MARISSA INCITTI/SNAPPERThe Strasburg train located in East Strasburg, PA getting ready to depart from the station for its short trip to Paradise, PA.

DANIELLE KREIDER/SNAPPERSenior Jocelyn Gilmore struts down the runway in her Britney Spears“do-not-wear” outfit at the career week fashion show.

DANIELLE KREIDER/SNAPPERStudent model Anthony Stansbury shows off his casual business “do-wear” the last day of career week.

Page 14CULTURE

Thursday, April 26, 2012

Arts &

Friends of Ganser Library Lecture: Michael Lavigne

On Friday, April 13, I finallyfound myself in Dutcher Hallfor the opening night of “Bare:A Pop Opera.” My expectationswere high and my anticipationclimbed as I waited for thelights to dim.

For a majority of the semes-ter, I have been cast aside bymy best friend, who choreo-graphed the show, due to theextensive rehearsals of this“pop opera,” so I was thrilled tofinally see the production cometogether. BARE literally con-sumed the lives of the actorsand production staff membersfor almost four months. It wasall I heard about, so I could notwait for the moment to actuallysit down and watch the show.

Having no previous knowl-edge of what BARE was about,other than what my friendshave been telling me over thecourse of a few months, I wentinto the musical with a freshperspective.

And let me tell you, if youmissed out on seeing one ofthe nine shows, you missed oneheck of a performance. BARE,run completely by Millersvillestudents, was truly remarkableand highly professional.Rebecca Douglass, director, andChristine Furey, assistant direc-tor, along with the entire castand crew, deserve standingovations for this musical. Themusicians, hidden in therafters, also deserve acknowl-edgement for their hard workand appreciable musicianship.

The show follows the livesof a group of Catholic boardingschool students who strugglewith sexual identity, religion,and acceptance of not onlytheir peers, but of themselves.Peter, played by Peter Ferraiolo,the central character, is in lovewith Jason, his best friend, andhas to keep it a secret due tohis strict religious upbringing.Jason, played by SethSponhouse, pushes Peter awaythroughout the show. He is ter-rified of what people wouldthink, knowing their secretwould cause a major distur-bance in their tight-knitCatholic community. He iseventually persuaded by Ivy,played by Amy Ward, to giveher “One Kiss.” This leads toteen pregnancy, and inevitably,bullying, revealed secrets,heavy drug and alcohol use,and poor body image issues.

Every cast member did aphenomenal job. I found myselfgrowing attached to certaincharacters and connecting withthem emotionally. They wereall believable. They made mefeel like I was part of the showand they were 100% in tunewith their characters.

BARE does not just addressthe “typical” issues of highschool students – it goesbeyond the stereotypes andshocks you in a powerful way.There were moments of intensedesperation and raw experi-ences that were accuratelydepicted by the cast. The char-acters truly came to life andBARE, without a doubt, raisedawareness of the hate thatoccurs on a daily basis in

schools around the world.ACMO’s mission for the year

is to fight for equality and theyhave been working with TheTrevor Project, a nationalorganization that providesinterventions for LGBTQIA (les-bian, gay, bisexual, transsexual,questioning, intersexed andasexual) youth. They raiseawareness for the It Gets BetterProject, which is a YouTubecampaign developed to reachout and give hope to teenagersfacing bullying and harass-ment.

I laughed, I definitely cried,and I loved ACMO’s BARE. Iloved Christina Rivera asJason’s sister Nadia, who pro-vided extensive comic reliefthroughout the show, and ifAmy Ward decided to record analbum, I would buy it. AshleyHarmon played SisterChantelle, an impartial memberof the religious community anddesperate to perform a goodversion of “Romeo and Juliet.”Harmon had subtle one-linersthat had the entire audienceroaring during the show.

I loved Ferraiolo andSponhouse as a couple. Theymade me believe in them androot for their relationship. Butthis was just one couple’sstory. What about the thou-sands of others who feel thesame rejection, experience thesame cruelty, and struggle withtheir own identities?

Those who attended a per-formance of BARE aided in thefight to end hate and supportequality. In the words of SisterChantelle, “God don’t make notrash.”

Dan LancellottiAssoc. Arts &Culture Editor

“BARE” exceeds expectations on opening nightJoie FormandoArts &Culture Editor

Millersville grad and authorMichael Lavigne has been verybusy. He was on campus tospeak to students at the LehrRoom located at BolgerConference Center, was kindenough to speak with studentsin a writing workshop inMcComsey, and held a discus-sion for Holocaust week.

In his speech at Bolger hediscussed his novel "Not Me,"which deals with the Holocaustand talked about writing in gen-eral. He graduated in 1975 andthis was his first visit back.

“Well, the place hasn’tchanged at all,” he joked.

Lavigne originally moved outto Lancaster to have some peaceand quiet while he wrote. Hespent an extended period oftime writing but he just felt thathe could not produce anythingof value. He told a friend abouthis frustrations and his friendtold him to go back to college.He went to Millersville andlearned the importance of tak-ing action instead of just sittingaround thinking about it. Hehad some great relationshipswith his professors and talkedabout how powerful and usefulthe student and mentor bondcan be.

He had worked in advertis-ing for years but he still had adesire to write. In 2005 he got

"Not Me" published. The noveltells the story of a failed comicin San Francisco named Michael.He flies down to Florida to takecare of his father who is suffer-ing from Alzheimer’s disease.His father hands him a box ofmoldy old journals, but Michael

wants nothing to do with them. When he does eventually

check them out he discoversthat his Jewish father, whodonates to Jewish organizationsand is heavily involved in thereligion in general, may haveactually been a Nazi. The jour-nals are in novel form andMichael has trouble discerningfact from fiction. His fathermay have even killed a womanthat he loved.

His father cannot answerany of his questions and

Michael becomes fixated onfinding the truth. He obsessesover his ex-wife, and also dealswith his sister’s slow deathfrom cancer while exploring thelife of his father. He had nointerest in his dad before read-ing some of the journals, but

they grow closertogether the moreMichael finds out.

Memory is abig theme in thenovel, as Michael’sfather hasAlzheimer’s andMichael just has abad memory.Lavigne mentionedthat he has a badmemory andtalked about howparts of the bookcame from hisown life. In thenovel Michael triesto remember if hissister played vio-

lin. Lavigne’s sister had playedviolin, but he had forgotten thisand merely put it in subcon-sciously. He explained that thiswill happen: parts of your lifewill slip into your writing andyou will not even realize it.

Inspiration from the bookcame one night while he waslaying in bed. He got up andquickly wrote down, “What ifmy father was Jewish?”

That was all he had, but thatis how most stories start - withjust a single idea.

Lavigne explained theact of thinking like acharacter, stating, “Whensomething came intoMichael’s head I wrote itdown.”

He also stressed theimportance of connectingwith the characters thatyou create and writeabout.

“Empathy is the foun-dation of the ethicalmindset; it allows you toconnect to characters andevents in the novel. Towrite an honest book awriter must inhabit all itscharacters,” Lavigne says.

To Michael’s fatherJews are not people, andit can be tough to getinto the head of someonelike that.

“You must experiencetheir (your characters')suffering to somedegree,” he stated.

His book deals withgrand themes about lifeand death and one’smorality. His new bookis about a littlePalestinian kid whobecomes a suicidebomber.

Lavigne says, “Writinggives me a deeper con-nection to my ownhumanity; that’s why weread fiction and that’swhy I write it.”

RHEA MITCHELL/SNAPPERABOVE:Peter (Peter Ferraiolo) is tormented by his classmates in the first scene.LEFT: Amy Ward and Ashley Harmon. RIGHT:Christina Rivera performs a serious scene.

PHOTO COURTESY OF MICHAELLAVIGNE.COM“Not Me” tells the story of a man who discovers through oldjournals that his Jewish father may have actually been a Nazi.

“Writing gives me adeeper connection to my

own humanity, that’swhy we read

fiction and that’s why Iwrite it.” - Michael

Lavigne

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Jazz ‘n Java hosts Dr. Russ PetersonRhea MitchellPhotography Editor

Last weekend, many of thearea's seasoned residentsreceived a cultural experienceat the Jazz and Java eveningevent. The night was sponsoredby the PSECU and has been forthe last fifteen years.

The Millersville UniversityMusic Department has been abeneficial collaborator with thecredit union, successfully pro-viding an outstanding perform-ance of some original and mod-ern jazz pieces.

This year was certainly nodifferent. The ensemble fea-tured some of our most talent-ed musicians. The songs show-cased various saxophones, thetrumpet, piano, guitar, andbass. All of these young musi-

cians were certainly able to out-play the competing hip-hopfrenzy that was happening out-side the Student MemorialCenter.

The evening’s guests werecatered to delicious hors d'oeu-vres and fruits as well as pastrydesserts. Guests were giventhe choice of a few hot bever-age selections.

All of this food, drink, andentertainment costed only fif-teen dollars. It was a great,classy night out for studentswho choose to partake in amore subtle weekend lifestyle.

However, the event consist-ed mostly of people above theage of 40. Nonetheless, theevent entertained about 136guests for several hours.

The performance also fea-tured one of our nation’s mostrenowned jazz musicians and

scholars, Dr. Russ Peterson. He began his set by firing

up the band members, stating,“I bet we can play louder thanthem!” Following suit from theseveral pieces prior, the nine-teen members of the ensembleplayed with real passion, andresonated great swinging andbluesy jazz to overcast thethumping from the hip-hopmusic.

The ensemble's music selec-tions focused mostly on BigBand tributes, but the audienceraved with a roar of applause attheir performance of these clas-sics.

Jazz and Java is a greatevent to welcome the communi-ty onto our campus and toexperience the passion and tal-ents of our youth, but also tocast off any stereotypes theymay attribute to the present

college lifestyle certain stu-dents have.

In times like these, wheremillions of dollars are beingcut from funding, it is vital thatwe have the community's sup-port in fighting against thestate budget.

Without their support atsuch events, it is imminent thatwe will lose the privilege ofhaving music and art at ourschool.

The Jazz Ensemble and vari-ous musicians are holding gigsand events all over campus.Take some time to stop andread some of the bulletinsaround campus or check outthe university website.

You will not regret experi-encing an evening of music. Itmay even become a habit.

RHEA MITCHELL/SNAPPERABOVE: Sax players perform one of the many swinging beats. BOTTOMLEFT:Dr. Russ Peterson performs with the Jazz Band. BOTTOMRIGHT:The trumpets and trombones jam out.

Percussion EnsembleShowcase When:Thu, April 26thWhere: Steinman Hall, TheWare Center, MillersvilleUniversity Lancaster, 42 N.Prince St., Lancaster

Happy Time Explosion,sketch comedy troupe, pres-ents "Lady GagaWhen:Friday, April 27, 2012at 09:00 pmWhere:The Ware Center,Millersville UniversityLancaster, 42 N. Prince St.,Lancaster

Communications and TheatreAlumni CommitteeNetworking EventWhen: Sunday, April 29, 2012at 11:00 amWhere: Hash Building, Room212

Film Screening: La Boheme -Opera in CinemaWhen: Sunday, April 29, 2012at 06:00 pmWhere: The Ware Center,Millersville UniversityLancaster, 42 N. Prince St.,Lancaster

American Association ofUniversity Women CampusAction Project at MillersvilleUniversity 09:00 amWhen: Monday, April 30, 2012at 09:00 amWhere:Student MemorialCenter, Room 24

Lectures With a Twist:"Jennie Wade's BadReputation"When: Tuesday, May 1, 2012at 07:30 pmWhere: Grand Salon, The WareCenter, Millersville UniversityLancaster, 42 N. Prince St.,Lancaster

The Scholarly PublishingDilemma: What CanMillersville Do?When: Thursday, May 3, 2012@ 03:00 pmWhere:Ford Atrium,McComsey Hall

Gala Show: "Fashion andDance through the Ages"When: Saturday, May 5, 2012at 07:30 pmWhere: The Ware Center,Millersville UniversityLancaster, 42 N. Prince St.,Lancaster

THE SNAPPERApril 26, 2012

16 Arts&Culture

Titanic 3D PG-13

A boy and a girl from differingsocial backgrounds meet duringthe ill-fated maiden voyage ofthe RMS Titanic. 2:45, 6:45

Mirror, Mirror PG

An evil queen steals control ofa kingdom and an exiledprincess enlists the help ofseven resourceful rebels to winback her birthright.

1:00,3:30,6:15

Cabin in theWoods R

Five friends go for a break at aremote cabin in the woods,where they get more than theybargained for. Together, theymust discover the truth behindthe cabin in the wood

1:05, 3:25,5:45, 8:00

Chimpanzee G

A 3-year-old chimpanzee is sep-arated from his troop and isthen adopted by a fully-grownmale. 12:30, 2:40,

4:50, 7:00

Wrath of theTitans PG-13

Perseus braves the treacherousunderworld to rescue his father,Zeus, captured by his son, Ares,and brother Hades who unleashthe ancient Titans upon theworld.

2:20, 5:05, 7:45

AmericanReunion

R

Jim, Michelle, Stifler, and theirfriends reunite in East GreatFalls, Michigan for their highschool reunion. 2:10, 4:55, 7:45

The HungerGames PG-13

Set in a future where theCapitol selects a boy and girlfrom the twelve districts to fightto the death on live television,Katniss Everdeen volunteers totake her younger sister's placefor the latest match.

12:40, 1:20,4:20 6:30, 7:30

Dr. Seuss’ TheLorax

PG

A 12-year-old boy searches forthe one thing that will enablehim to win the affection of thegirl of his dreams. To find it hemust discover the story of theLorax, the creature who fightsto protect his world.

12:35, 2:50,5:05. 7:15

Salmon Fishingin the Yemen

PG-13

A fisheries expert is approachedby a consultant to help realize asheik's vision of bringing thesport of fly-fishing to the desertand embarks on an upstreamjourney of faith and fish toprove the impossible possible.

12:35, 2:50,5:00

21 JumpStreet

R

A pair of underachieving copsare sent back to a local highschool to blend in and bringdown a synthetic drug ring. 2:30, 5:10, 7:40

Keystone Singers perform MozartJoie FormandoArts &Culture Editor

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozartwas a child prodigy of the 18thcentury who composed Classicalmusic. Most of you are probablythinking, “Oh, Classical music isterribly long and so deathly bor-ing.”

How very wrong you are. On Saturday, April 21 at The

Ware Center in Lancaster,Keystone Singers performed“Marauding Mozart!” - an entireconcert of Mozart’s works. TheKeystone Singers are made up of28 students – most are musicmajors or minors who are invitedto audition for the ensemble.Each singer must pass a complexaudition process to earn a spotwith the ensemble.

The group played with asmall orchestra comprised ofUniversity members and commu-nity musicians. The small-scaleorchestra played “LaudateDominum” with soloist SuzanneHarris, who highlighted the heav-enly soprano line that is writtenfor this piece from Vesperaesolemnes de confessore in 1780.“Veni Sancte Spiritus” featuredChelsea Snow, Kerri Miliken,Logan Ressler, and MarcusTavani in this composition thatwas written when Mozart wasonly twelve years old.

The Keystone Singers thenperformed the Mass in C, No. 15:Kronungsmesse in six move-ments. The Mass is a sacredpiece, but it was by no means aquiet one.

Starting with the Kyrie,soloists included Kayla Klase,soprano, and Jordan Shomper,tenor. The second movement, theGloria, featured a group ofsoloists. Brittany Mazzurco,

soprano, Gillian Hollen, alto,Andre Moreno, tenor, andChristopher Hehnley, baritone,performed beautiful harmoniclayering in this second section ofthe Mass.

The Credo included sopranoPaula Batdorf, alto SamanthaShibley, tenor Andre Moreno, andbass Justin Benson. The Santus was the only sectionthat did not feature soloists, butthe Keystone Singers, as anensemble, creates an elegant, yetcommanding sound. Each divi-sion of singers could be easilyheard. They were so strong thatthey could easily be heard overthe percussion, strings, andbrass players of the orchestra. Itwas evident that their voicescould carry through an entirehall. I doubt they needed theirmicrophones.

The final two movements, theBenedictus and Agnus Dei, werejust as prominent and featuredKayla Klase, Brooke Levesque,Jeremy DeLong, Shaun Ressler,Kate Smith, Erin Donovan, PaulHughes, and David Mengel assoloists.

Dr. Mark A. Boyle, director ofChoral Activities at Millersville,conducted the ensemble. Therewas certainly no lack of passionin this performance – TheKeystone Singers and Dr. Boyleplay off of each other’s passionfor music.

Dr. Boyle is consistently ani-mated, which encourages theSingers to be as equally excitedand passionate about the musicthey are performing. Togetherwith the community orchestra,these three parts made up abeautifully musical whole. Theconcert was the shortest I haveever experienced – the KeystoneSingers’ talent is so pronouncedthat it should have been longer.

JOIE FORMANDO/SNAPPERSuzanne Harris performs “Laudate Dominum” with members of The Keystone Singers, conducted by Dr. Mark A. Boyle.

I often say that I have a veryseasonal taste in music. Duringthe late fall and winter monthswhen my seasonal affective dis-order kicks in, I listen to hardermusic like Led Zeppelin,Evanescence andPearl Jam nonstop.However, duringspring and summer, Itend to gravitatetowards soft,acoustic-based,upbeat music such asthe Beatles and JohnMayer.

Jason Mraz’sfourth studio album,“Love is a Four LetterWord,” with its folksysound and optimistic,sunny lyrics, isalready part of mynew spring-summerplaylist.

The album openswith “The FreedomSong,” which startsout soft and simplebut becomes jazzier as it goesalong with the addition of horns.

One of my favorite songs onthe album is the swaying, laid-back “Living in the Moment,”which opens with whistling andwith lyrics like “living in themoment / living our life / easyand breezy / with peace in mymind.” It sums up Mraz’s philos-ophy on life.

“I Won’t Give Up,” Mraz’s firstsingle off the album, is one ofthe slower, more sentimentaltracks, but it is uplifting withoutbeing too cheesy. The message itcarries is to never give up onlife, no matter how hard it may

get. In “93 Million Miles,” hereminds the listener that no mat-ter how far their life may takethem, they can always go backhome where they will have asense of belonging.

In a quirky, pop song called“Frank D. Fixer,” he tells thestory of his hard-working grand-

father who “grew his own foodand fixed his own car / I watchedit all happen in our backyard,”and even expresses, “I wish I wasa fixer / I would fix you upinside.” “Everything is Sound” isanother quirky song on thealbum, but it is also folksy andupbeat, and is the perfect songto listen to while reading a bookon the beach or doing basicallyanything outside during the sum-mer.

In the slow song “In YourHands,” Mraz shows a more sul-try, romantic side of himself. Itis a very relaxing, beautiful song,with its swaying melody and

lyrics that describe nights ofdancing, drinking wine and goingto the shore. “Be Honest” hasMraz on his acoustic guitar andtalking to his girlfriend, askingher to always tell him what is onher mind and to always be hon-est with him, no matter what thesituation may be.

The album closeswith the upbeat andlaid-back track “I’mComing Over,” whichis about Mraz realiz-ing that he never gotover his ex-girlfriend,and in trying to winher over again, hesings, “I’m comingover tonight / just tosay ‘good night’ / Ihope you notice / Iwas never over you.”It is a sweet, happybut unexpected clos-ing to the album. Iwas expecting some-thing more along thelines of “I Won’t GiveUp” as a closer, but I

like being surprised. It often goes with-

out saying that Jason Mraz is noteveryone’s cup of tea. However,for people who are romantics,love folksy, happy-go-luckymusic, or have seasonal affectivedisorder that translates intomusic taste like I do, Mraz is per-fect for them.

This album is diverse, relax-ing, fun to listen to, and thesongs always seem to put a smileon my face. I would even go asfar to say that “Love is a FourLetter Word” is probably thequintessential album of the sum-mer. This album is now availablein stores and on iTunes.

A new, diverse Jason MrazKatie PryorStaff Writer

PHOTO COURTESY OF JASONMRAZ.COM“Love is a Four Letter Word” is sunny and folksy.

JOIE FORMANDO/SNAPPERThe Keystone Chamber Consort members play Mozart.

MU grad debuts albumDylan Jane, or Lynda Jean,

graduated from MillersvilleUniversity in 2006. Six yearslater in March 2012, shereleased her first full-lengthalbum, “Paint, Clay, and OtherMediums.” If you see herphoto, she resembles PunkyBrewster, who she names as aninfluence on Facebook.

Dylan Jane wrote for TheSnapper during her collegeyears as an English major, butlater switched to EnglishEducation.

After graduation, she taughtbriefly in Florida, realizingmusic is where her passion lies.She now lives in Philadelphiaand actively pursues her musiccareer.

Her album is “lyrically cen-tered,” as she describes on herwebsite. The acoustic guitar isreminiscent of singer/songwrit-ers from the 1960’s and 70’sand Dylan Jane’s voice soundslike a mix between BrandiCarlisle, Regina Spektor, andIngrid Michaelson.

Dylan Jane is clever withher words, her arrangements,and her use of musical organi-zation. In “Coffee and Tea,” forexample, the only sound is thepouring of liquid.

Other songs, like “Aboardthe Westward Train” have ele-ments that add personality.

“Aboard the WestwardTrain” has a static-y sound, asif you’re listening to an oldvinyl record on a turntable.

“I've been drawn to musicmy whole life,” says DylanJane. “In high school I was adrummer. But I never believed Icould learn to play the guitar orto sing until much later in life.One day I just stopped thinkinglike that. And when I neededsomething to make life worthliving it became my savinggrace. Once I really picked itup, I never put it down. Now Ifeel very empty and uncomfort-able when it's not within reachand I can hardly stand going aday with out playing.”

Every track is completelydifferent from the last. I enjoyher soft vocal tone, which israspy at times. There is nodenying Dylan Jane is musicallyinclined.

Many unsigned singer-song-writers think they can piecetogether a few tunes that arelyrically inadequate and musi-cally unprofessional, but DylanJane sounds like the real deal.

Knowing she is an alumni ofMillersville and a previous edi-tor of the Arts and Culture sec-tion of the Snapper gives heran extra appeal. But I’m not“hyping her up” for those rea-sons alone.

Dylan Jane’s lyrics are vivid,descriptive, and beautiful.They are meaningful and catchyour heart when you leastexpect it.

Her voice compliments theinstruments used in her songsand the melodies are catchy,but not in the main-stream,sell-out way that our generationcomplains about. She’s oldschool - which is what the

music industry needs. “Maya,” for example, is

quiet and almost like a day-dream. She sings, “Maya singslike a siren, and the people,they come running. But a lady,on a boat makes the sea angry,we are very clever devilsindeed. And I just hope I’m notwishing too loud. This worldcan be a potent dream as westand here naming everything.It’s the scent of a rose, thetaste of honey, AmericanHoney. The softness of a feath-er, breathtaking scenery— untilit all just fades into one.”

When asked about her expe-rience at MU, she said, “I lovedMillersville's beautiful campus.But some of my most favoriteexperiences were honestly myliterature and writing classes. Ithoroughly enjoyed learningfrom some wonderful profes-sors.

And working as the editorof the Arts section at TheSnapper was an awesome timetoo, of course! Sometimes Iwish I could go back andrewrite some of my articlesthough!”

Without a doubt, every songon the 11-track album is lyrical-ly perceptive. I could not evenpinpoint a favorite - she hasquickly become one of my newfavorites.

If you are a fan of real, raw,and emotionally charged music,check out Dylan Jane’s “Paint,Clay, and Other Mediums” oniTunes and visit her website atdylanjanemusic.com.

Joie FormandoArts &Culture Editor

THE SNAPPERApril 26, 2012

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Train’s new album and MU-based Morse Coda concertTrain: California 37

Man, what a let down. I wasreally hoping that Save Me SanFrancisco was not the end for theband, but I guess it was.Listening to this, it is really hardto imagine that this same bandwrote "Drops of Jupiter," "CallingAll Angels," and "Cab."

For me, it is a tough pill toswallow because I have been ahuge fan of Train since theirinception. But California 37, theband's sixth studio album, reallydumps on the legacy that thisband created for themselves,which is bad because I thoughtthe same thing of their lastalbum.

To start, I do not likePatrick's voice anymore. It hasalmost completely lost the dis-tinctiveness and sexiness thathelped make the band so appeal-ing to begin with, and the rest ofthe band completely lost whatev-er edge they had. I mean, thetitle track makes the band soundlike the Backstreet Boys.

They also are trying to milkthe ukulele, which is becomingthe instrument to play to proveyou are a cool and talented musi-cian. It pisses me off because alltraces of good musicianship arelost with this album.

It sounds like they tried des-perately to recreate Save Me SanFrancisco but with allsingles...and failed horribly. Ihonestly have questioned theirsanity at this point - to go fromthose first four albums to thelast album with "Hey Soul Sister"to this.

There are no redeeming quali-ties to this album at all and Icannot even imagine the singles

getting airplay. "Sing Together,"which I do not think is a single,is the new "Uke" song and I thinkit will be everyone's favoritebecause of the Uke. There arejust no good songs on thisrecord though, and that is allthat can really be said overall.

These last two albums aretelling me that Train has com-pletely lost touch with theirroots, sold out for mainstreamsuccess, and in turn, lost allsongwriting abilities.

If there are any of you want-ing to argue that "Drops ofJupiter" got a lot of mainstreamsuccess, then you would be cor-rect. But at least the song wasgood, the album of same namewas good, and they were able tokeep writing good radio hitsafterwards.

This is probably the biggestdisappointment for me in 2012,but I guess I should have known.I was just hoping that Save MeSan Francisco was a speed bump.I guess not, because I DO NOTrecommend this album in theslightest bit.

Morse Coda

On Friday, I went to theChamp in Lemoyne and got tocheck out Millersville's very ownMorse Coda again. This is thesecond time I have seen a fullMorse Coda set and as much as Iwould like to say that they aregetting better with every show,two shows does not really sup-port that.

They blew me away the firsttime I saw them at theChameleon Club for the MMP CDrelease show, but they reallybrought it hard last night. Itmight have been the sub-averagesound system that the Champprovides, but whatever the casemay be, the show was great.

They're transitions were smooth,the vibe was palpitating andMichael Stipe (not THE MichaelStipe of R.E.M.) was strutting hisstuff like never before.

If you read my review of theMMP show in The Snapper, Icompared him to "JonathonDavis of Korn meets JimMorrison of The Doors" and I willstand by that claim forever. Theyeven performed a cover of aDoors song, which was phenome-nal.

Now, I have never seen TheDoors live, but I imagine if I sawthem doing a small club datebefore they were famous itwould have been just as excitingas Morse Coda's performance.

Since most of you readingthis probably do not even knowwho Morse Coda are, it would bea waste of time to go in depthabout each song they played.However, I will tell you these keypieces of information:

The band will be releasingtheir debut album, Sublimation,on June 27. It will be releaseddigitally with a few copiespressed onto Vinyl with digitaldownloads included.

The band has a handful ofshow dates coming up in thesummer. They are as follows:May 19 - Lit Lounge in New York,NY; June 1 - The Note in WestChester, PA (with SpottedAtrocious); July 8 - Trash Bar inBrooklyn, NY.

There should be a few moreTBA, but in case there are not, Ihighly recommend this band toany of you who like to rock out,period. I mean, this band canappeal to anyone and you wouldbe crazy to miss this band.Please support the local musicscene and do your best to checkthem out.

Luke HelkerStaff Writer

PHOTO COURTESY OF TRAINLINE.COM/PAGE/MUSICTrain released their first album in 1998 and came out with their sixth album California 37last year. The new single off of the album is called “Drive By” and sits at #10 on iTunes.

LUKE HELKER/SNAPPERMike Stipe performs with his band “Morse Coda” at The Champ in Lemoyne, Pa.

The Lion King on BroadwayWhen it comes to musicals,

Broadway has set very highstandards. Whether or notthose expectations are met areanother story. Recent musicalssuch as “Legally Blonde” andthe "Spider-Man" musical havereceived mixed reviews due tothe story choice and song qual-ity.

Musicals that are based offfilms have more to live up tothen just their quality as amusical. However, there is onemusical adapted from a popu-lar animated film that hassoared above and beyond allexpectations: The Lion King.

What makes this musical sogood? How does it interpret astory that was meant for film?Admittedly, the original filmhad many musical numberswhich are included with themusical.

However, what separates

the musical from the movie isthat it is even more submersedin African culture, demonstrat-ed by the costume design andadded musical numbers.

Speaking of the costumedesign, “The Lion King” has themost impressive costumes andset design over any other musi-cal on Broadway.

From the colossal PrideRock to actors dressed asgiraffes as they make their wayacross the stage on stilts.Normally this would look silly,but the design is made to lookincredibly realistic.

The audience feels like apart of the savannah. The onlycostumes that I had difficultybelieving were the hyenas, whoat times were hard to under-stand and tell apart.

As previously mentioned,the music from the movie isalso in the musical rendition.Favorites such as the “Circle ofLife” and “Be Prepared” are per-formed much like they were in

the film. However, there aremore than a few extra perform-ances through the course of thestory. For example, whenMufasa is talking to Simbawhile looking at the night sky,the song “They Live in you” isperformed, which is laterreprised extremely well.

There are other really goodmoments in the musical suchas when Rafiki mourns Mufasaand Simba by performing afuneral ceremony completewith African chants.

It is almost hard to describehow well thought out and aptlyperformed this musical is, mak-ing it something you reallyhave to see instead of justreading about it.

If you ever find yourself onBroadway and want to have afew hours of escape, go to see"The Lion King" musical. It iswell worth the time and money.

Rachael WardStaff Writer

PHOTO COURTESY OF SUPERADRIANME.COM“The Lion King” musical has excellent source material, but what separates the two is theway the musical uses African culture through costume design and additional music.

“Tiger’s Quest”: letdown“

“Tiger’s Quest,” the secondinstallment of the Tiger Saga byColleen Houck, begins when themain character, Kelsey, relo-cates back to Oregon and triesto pick up the pieces of her lifeafter she left her recent lover,Ren.

For those who have not readthe first book, it is important tonote that Ren, and his brotherKishan, have the unfortunatedistinction of also being cursedto turn into tigers (one white,and one black, respectively) fora certain number of hours perday.

At the end of “Tiger’sCurse,” the first book in theseries, Kelsey had assisted Renin breaking the first part of thecurse so the boys can behuman again.

And then she left him, justi-fying her actions by saying thatthey did not know each othervery well, an excuse which felta little lame.

Despite the weakness of hercase, she tells him that theycannot be together and fleeshis home country, India, to tryto get over the heartache(which was all, it should benoted, her fault).

She is not alone for long,however, before Ren shows upon her doorstep in book two

and invites his brother along tohelp protect Kelsey from theirnemesis, Lokesh, the evil sor-cerer who cursed them in thefirst place.

And then the trouble starts.Lokesh’s henchmen manage

to kidnap Ren and drag him offto an unknown location. It isthen that Kelsey must look toKishan and manservant/mentorKadam for assistance so shecan break the next part of thecurse and rescue Ren.

It should come as no sur-prise that the next step on theplot line is a love triangle.Kishan, of course, developsfeelings for Kelsey, andalthough she tries to deny it (asthey always do), it is obviousthat she has feelings for him,too. Let the eye rolling com-mence.

The love triangle phenome-non existed long before theadvent of the “Twilight Saga,”but since that series’ success,the three-way love fest hasbeen popping up in more andmore teen lit novels, to the cha-grin of many readers.

Houck fell, predictably, intothe abyss that is the love trian-gle and does not even executeit particularly well. Audiencesfamiliar with the love trianglecould sniff this one comingfrom a hundred miles away, assoon as it was mentioned thatRen had a brother.

Based on the reason theywere cursed all those years ago(the brothers are immortal, ofcourse), it seems pretty clearthat they are doomed romanti-cally: their previous troubleswere also over a beautiful girl.

Readers are put out by thefact that Kelsey is so cruel tothese boys, particularly Kishan.Not overtly, of course, but sheleads him on, proven in thenumber of times she sayssomething along the lines of“Well, if Ren wasn’t in the pic-ture, I would go out with you,but I really just want to befriends.”

Beyond the love triangle,the rest of the story falls flat incomparison with the firstinstallment. What looked sopromising in “Tiger’s Curse”fades into near nonexistence in“Tiger’s Quest,” with a greaterfocus on the description ofclothing and Kishan’s manyassets than the riveting actionthat was so appealing in thefirst book.

While there are some fansof the idea of star-crossedlovers who will find this bookfascinating, there was muchleft to be desired in this install-ment, and it will be interestingto see if there is any improve-ment in the third book, “Tiger’sVoyage.”

Anne ShafferAssistant Features Editor

PHOTO COURTESY OF GOODGOLLYMISSHOLLYBOOKS.BLOGSPOT.COMTwo brothers are cursed and transform into tigers regularly. There is also a love triangle!

12 SportsFebruary 23, 2012

THE SNAPPER

CHRIS NORTONAssociate Sports Editor

AUBREY SCHWALM

Sports Editor

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Upcoming Millersville Sports Events

Women’s Track &FieldFebruary 25 @ PSAC Championships

Edinboro UniversityAll Day Event

Men’s BaseballFebruary 24-25 @ Glenville State

Williamston, N.C.6 PM

February 26 @ Glenville StateWilliamston, N.C.

2 PM

Women’s Basketball

February 25 @ BloomsburgBloomsburg University

1 PM

Men’s Track & FieldFebruary 25 @ PSAC Championships

Edinboro UniversityAll Day Event

Men’s Basketball

February 25 @ BloomsburgBloomsburg University

3 PM

Kutztown dishes MUsquad a loss on the mat

The Millersville Wrestlingteam received wins behind thestrength of Brandon Vernalliand Brad Ladd, but it was notenough against a determinedKutztown team, who won sevenof their nine contested boutscarrying them to a 36-10 vic-tory.

Vernalli gave the Marauderssix points by pinning MicahBollinger after 4:19. He uppedhis season record to 16-11 withthe advantage, giving him a

total of four pins.Ladd controlled his oppo-

nent from start to finish, earn-ing an 8-0 decision againstGolden Bear Adam Manzoni.The win gave Ladd his 17th winof the season and earned himhis first major decision. He nowleads the team in victories.

The loss put Millersville’srecord at 2-13, while Kutztownboosted theirs to 9-4, winningtheir sixth-straight dual.

The Marauders travel toFranklin & Marshall Fridayevening for the annual Battlefor the Rupp Cup, a trophynamed in the honor of the late

Dr. Ted Rupp, who served asboth the Millersville andFranklin & Marshall wrestlingcoach. He founded the Maraud-ers wrestling program and wontwo PSAC Championships.

Millersville hopes to recoverfrom the loss and take homethe Rupp Cup for the fourthtime in the team’s last fourmeetings. Of the three matchesfor the Cup, the Marauders tri-umphed over Franklin & Mar-shall each time, and have wontheir last eight duals againstthe Diplomats. They seek totake home the name of thewrestling patriarch once again.

CHRIS NORTONAssociate Sports Editor

Men’s and women’s basketball teams have trouble onthe road in back-to-back defeats at East Stroudsburg

The Marauders had a devastat-ing loss against East Stroudsburglast Wednesday on the road.Millersville went into the lockerroom at the first half leading onlyby four points. However,Millersville could not keep theirslight lead as they lost with a finalscore of 65-58.

In the second half, Newmancompleted a three-pointer to helpput the Marauders in the lead witha little less than 3 minutes left inthe second half. Newman wouldpinch the Warriors' lead to onlythree points with a score of 58-55,but it was not enough momentumfor the Marauders to close out thewin.

Miesha Cousins started thenoise in the second half, as shewent 2-for-2 from the line, but itwas a little too late, as the War-riors had already successfully si-lenced the Marauders for the firstseven minutes in second half play.Cousins' foul shots brought theMarauders back within 7 pointsbut it would not be enough for avictory.

Overall the Marauders strug-gled in the majority of the secondhalf, only shooting 22 points.They also turned the ball overeight times. Those crucialturnovers served to hurt the Ma-rauders as five of those eightcame in the first three crucial min-utes of the second half. Thedownfall for Millersville was theirshooting from the floor.

As a team, they missed seven

consecutive 3-pointer attempts inthe final dwindling minute. Theirmisses allowed for East Strouds-burg to take advantage of theboards and rebounding, and con-nect on the other end with no re-sponse from Millersville. Newmanstill had some fight as sheknocked down one last 3-pointerbefore the side retired with a finalscore of 65-58.

Newman led the game with 19points for the overall scoring high.Mosley finished with 14 pointsand 10 rebounds, most of whichwere done in the first half. Mosley

has completed her 15th double-double this season.

Cousins' momentum late in thegame did not lift the Marauders toa win, but she did bring down herown personal career-high of ninerebounds.

With this astonishing loss, theWarriors have broken Millersville’slongest winning streak over a sin-gle opponent in conference play.The Marauders hope to come backfrom the win on their home flooras they will play host to the Mans-field Mountaineers this Saturdayat Pucillo Gymnasium.

KEVIN KAISER/SNAPPERThe women’s team struggled on the floor offensively.

The Marauders put up an extraor-dinary fight against East Strouds-burg this past Wednesday, butunfortunately came up short. With10:30 left in this PSAC East match,Millersville trailed by just fourpoints.

Whis Grant, the Warrior’sfreshman guard, widened that gapin a hurry with back-to-backthree-pointers, eventually sealingthe win for East Stroudsburg, andclinching a spot in the PSAC Tour-nament. Grant’s impressive per-formance did not shine until thesecond half when he shot 4-for-4from the three-point line, givinghim a team-high of 19 points.

These numbers set a new ESUfreshman record for three-point-ers in a season. His marksman-ship proved deadly for aMarauder team that now sits at 9-14 overall, with a divisionalrecord of 7-12.

The loss ended Millersville’shopes for a spot in the postsea-son.

The Marauders started the sec-ond half off in poor fashion, trail-ing by as many as 17 points,though a spirited Demond Vancepulled them within four makingthe score 55-51. Vance, whoscored a season-high 24 points,managed to score 12 points in ashort six-minute span. His secondthree-pointer of the stretchbrought Millersville as close as ithad been since the first half.

Grant of the Warriors, how-

ever, responded immediately withconsecutive triples. The Maraud-ers looked to recover from thedevastating blow after an inboundpass to Anthony Coleman, whowas caught off guard by Grant,having the ball stolen from be-hind. Grant then passed it to aneager Matt Tobin who easily madea three-pointer, raising the War-rior’s lead to 13 in under two min-utes.

Millersville never came within11 points again. East Stroudsburgshot 12-for-21 from behind thearc while the Marauders strug-gled, making 3-of-11. The War-riors also took advantage ofnumerous Millersville turnovers,scoring 30 points off of 16.

Millersville senior Elijah Obaderecorded his ninth double-doublewith 19 points and 11 rebounds.

Obade and Vance were the onlytwo players to reach double fig-ures in the game. Larry Grant, theMarauder’s lead scorer, totaled 8assists but only 2 points from 1-of-4 shooting.

East Stroudsburg stayed incontending for the PSAC Tourna-ment with an overall record of 16-9, and 12-7 in the division. It isthe team’s sixth playoff berth intheir last seven seasons.

The Marauders play their finalhome game this Saturday againstMansfield, which is part of the“Hooping for a Cure” initiativethat raises awareness for breastcancer.

Despite their postseasondreams coming to an end,Millersville hopes to finish outtheir season in style.

KEVIN KAISER/SNAPPEROnly two players reached double digits in scoring.

Attention: All men runnerslet your voice be heard on official record

Dear Men's Runners,

The news that Millersvilledecided to cut your three run-ning sports due to the limitedbudget was devastating toeveryone. I can only imaginehow all of you feel about this.So, being the Editor of theSports section of The Snapper, Iwould like to extend a personalinvitation to get your voiceheard.

I would like to do a segmentin the paper, as long as it takes,as many weeks as it takes, totell everyone’s personal storyas to why you choseMillersville, how cutting thesesports will affect you, andlastly, to explain your personalties or devotion to the sport ofrunning.

At the Senate forum, somerunners stood up and talkedpersonally about things theteam had done for them. I feelit is important for EVERYONE tohear who you are individuallyand as teams.

Starting February 23 and on-ward, please take the initiativeto tell your story by submittinga personal biography of your-self and the things I mentioned.By doing this, not only will peo-ple get to see that there isgoing to be a great loss due tothis cut, but it will also raiseconcern/awareness for the fu-ture of other sports here atMillersville. Please includeyour future plans as you indi-vidually decide what you aregoing to do as a student-ath-lete.

This budget cut goes toshow that no one is exemptfrom life-changing decisions. Iencourage each and every mem-

ber to submit a biography ofhimself and I will put a spreador spreads together to get everystory submitted on record.

To submit your biographiesplease send an email with theattached article in a documentformat tosports@thesnapper.com. Inyour email I ask that you iden-tify yourself and what team orteams you personally havebeen/are a part of. It is alsoimportant to put your contactinformation in the email so ifthere are any questions, my as-sociate or I can contact you.

If you have a good picture ofyourself that can be run next toyour bio please attach that aswell. If my associate or I do notreceive a picture, we will becontacting you to get a phototaken for this special section.

I hope to see an outpouringof submissions, and to startrunning this section as soon as

I get submissions. So pleasespread the word to all otherrunners who are affected. Thearticles that will be ran are on afirst come, first serve basis sothe sooner the submission thesooner it is officially on record.

Lastly, I would like to extendmy deepest sympathies to allwho will be affected by this de-cision. It is an unfortunateevent. The Sports section willcontinue to cover all events ex-tensively in order to supportyou all in your last official sea-son. Thank you for your timeand my associate and I look for-ward to your submissions.

Sincerely,

Aubrey Schwalm, Sports EditorChris Norton, Associate SportsEditorSports@thesnapper.com

AUBREY SCHWALMSports Editor

DAVID LU/SNAPPERThe Marauders failed to outweigh Kutztown despite wins from both Vernalli and Ladd.

J aymes Mi l l e rBasketball

Baseball

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What is yourmajor?“My major ispolitical eco-nomics.”

When did youget involvedwith basket-ball?“I started play-ing basketballin eighth gradeand stuck withit.”

What do youlike to do inyour freetime?“In my freetime I like tohang out withfriends, playvideo games,play with mygirlfriend, andjust try to havea good time.”

What are your future plans?“My future plans are [to] be-come a successful lawyer andopen my own restaurant oneday.”

Do you follow professionalbasketball?“I love watching all levels ofbasketball. Linsanity!!! JeremyLin is the man.”

If yes, who is your favoriteplayer?“I love watching Dirk Nowitzkiand Kobe do work. I've imple-mented many of their ownmoves into my game.”

What is the highlight of yourseason so far?“The highlight of my seasonwas beating the number oneteam in the PSAC twice. First, itwas Bloomsburg and then Kutz-town.”

What is your biggest accom-plishment in basketball sofar?“I would say that my biggestaccomplishment in basketballwould be playing college bas-ketball and starting as a fresh-man.”

Mike PerezWhen did youstart playingbaseball?“I have beenplaying baseballsince I couldwalk. I remem-ber looking atpictures of my-self when I wasyounger and Ialways had abaseball bat inone hand and abaseball in theother.”

What is yourmajor?“Sociology withan option inCriminology.”

What do youplan to do afteryou graduate?“I hope to playbaseball for aslong as I can. I also hope tolook to find a job in Law En-forcement.”

What has been the highlight ofyour season (so far)?“The team worked very hardthroughout the fall and the off-season. All the team challengesand workouts have prepared usphysically and mentally for thisseason.”

What is your biggest accom-plishment in baseball?“Our team did very well lastyear and we got the opportu-nity to play in the DII CollegeWorld Series Tournament. Itwas an amazing experience thatwe will never forget.”

Besides baseball, how do youspend your free time?“ When I have free time, if any,I am usually at home relaxingwith my teammates.”

Do you follow baseball profes-sionally?“ I try to follow the scores of allthe professional games andhow people are doing through-out the season. But mainly Ifollow the Yankees.”

If yes, who is your favoriteplayer?“I really like Robinson Canó be-cause, he plays the game theright way. I love watching hisswing on video because it is sosmooth and effortless.”

PHOTO COURTESY MU ATHLETICS

PHOTO COURTESY OF MU ATHLETICS

Solid performances at Susquehannafor both Women’s and Men’s track

KELLY CAPIZZISports Writer

The Marauders posted strongresults in the Susquehanna IndoorOpen on Friday at SusquehannaUniversity. Millersville had a lim-ited squad comprised of male ath-letes participate in the 800-meterrun, the one-mile run, the 200-meter dash, the 5,000-meter runas well as the weighted throw atthe Indoor Open.

In the 800-meter run, juniorSeth Hibbs secured the third-bestfinish of the day for theMillersville men’s team. Hibbshad a sixth-place finish with atime of 2:00.91. Senior AndrewMusselman and freshman DevonteKing finished behind Hibbs withtimes of 2:04.36 and 2:11.24 re-spectfully.

Marauders Conor Veres, MattTaylor, Zach Mains, and Brad

Slaughter competed in the one-mile run. Veres came in 14thplace and had the third-fastesttime this season for a Marauderwith a finish time of 4:36.00.Taylor placed 21st with a time of4:42.28 while Mains and Slaughterfinished 23rd and 24th respec-tively with only 100th of a secondseparating their times.

In addition, Millersville’s ChrisJackson, Jr. placed 13th in the200-meter dash with a time of24.14 seconds. Another 13thplace finish was achieved by sen-ior Ben Morrison in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 17:13.72.Finally, Millersville’s Peter Haferplaced 15th in the weighted throwwith a distance of 13.16 meters.

The male Marauders competedthe next day at the Princeton Invi-tational in Princeton, NJ.

The Millersville women com-peted in the Susquehanna IndoorOpen on Friday at SusquehannaUniversity.

Freshman Jessica Fritsche ranthe 60-meter dash for the firsttime in her career. Fritsche tookfourth-place in both the prelimi-naries and the finals with a finalfinish time of 8.28 seconds.Fritsche earned a great finish inanother new event for her, the200-meter dash. The freshmanplaced 12th in the finals with afinish time of 28.19 seconds.

Senior Mattie Conaboy took11th place in the 400-meter finalswith a 1:03.19 time. Conaboy’sfinish time was the third-besttime for a Marauder this season.

In addition to Conaboy, soph-

omore Mercedes Ortiz ran the400-meter dash in the finals for13th place, just behind her team-mate with a finish time of1:04.11. Ortiz also participated inthe 60-meter dash, placing 13thin the preliminaries, but unfortu-nately did not make the cut forthe finals.

The Marauders competed thefollowing day at the Princeton In-vitational at Princeton University.

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On Friday night in Lancaster,the Marauders faced the Franklin& Marshall Diplomats in the hopesto gain possession of the RuppCup. Unfortunately, the Diplo-mats won theirsecond straightbattle for the Cup.

Millersvillehad previouslywon 16 of the 20matches with Franklin & Marshall,including this 29-13 victory.

The Marauders earned winsfrom senior Shane Smith at 184pounds and junior Brad Ladd atheavyweight. Another gain for theMarauders came from senior, Kyle

Toth, who received a forfeit at165 pounds. Toth’s forfeit placedMillersville on the board with sixpoints.

Smith advanced the Marauderswith a 4-2 decision over DiplomatMatt Latessa. This was Smith’slast regular season match atMillersville. After 39 career victo-

ries, he ranks 10thin school history.

Finally, Laddearned his second-straight major de-cision with a 9-1

win over Diplomat AlexanderHenry. This win improved Ladd’sseason to 18-10.

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KEVIN KAISER/SNAPPERSenior night was a total success for the Marauders.

ROBERT SHIRLEY/SNAPPERThe women’s determination broke numerous Millersville school records over the weekend.

Track teams areunstoppable

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Sports Writer

ESTELLE REIDLER

Sports Writer

Women’s basketball team claimswin on Senior Saturday at Pucillo

The Marauders came off to aslow start for the first half oftheir Senior day against Mans-field. However, it did not takethem long to spice up the ac-tion and pull ahead, never al-lowing the Mountaineers to takea lead. With this great win overMansfield, that leaves the Ma-rauders with a 31-0 all-timewinning record against theMountaineers at Pucillo.

Our lady Marauders advancetheir winning record to 16-8overall and 13-7 in PSAC Eastplay. The three seniors who

helped contribute to the win oftheir final regular season homegame were guard, Sophia Wa-ters, guard, Carrie Sheffey, andfoward, Gabrielle Styles.

At the end of the half, theMarauders went into the lockerroom with an 11 point advan-tage over Mansfield with ascore of 25-14. The Maraudersheld Mansfield to shooting only24 percent from the floor.There were seven rejectedshooting attempts from thefloor, as Aurielle Mosley han-dled three of the seven. Over-all, the Marauders finished witheight blocks, which contributedheavily to Mansfield's lowshooting percentage.

As the second half got un-derway, the Marauders did notlet down the pressure. Bothteams upped the anty butMillersville was more success-ful in scoring as they outscoredMansfield by 10 points with ascore of 41-31.

Senior, Sophia Waters, had agreat game as she netted a totalof 11 points and set the overallgame high for the day. Comingoff the bench with some morepoints to add to the scoreboardwas freshman, Senada Mehme-dovic, who scored two 3-point-ers. In addition, freshman,Rachel Coulter, contributedwith a tray from downtown.With Coulter’s three it upped

the Marauders lead to 66-43. Mosley and freshman, Carly

Gallagher, both finished with aneven 10 points. Mosley scoringon Saturday leaves her only 35points away from reaching her1,000th point.

The Marauders have nowwon 11 straight times againstMansfield.

The Marauders go on theroad for the rest of their sea-son. They travel to Shippens-burg on February 22 andBloomsburg on February 25. Formore information about ourLady Marauders feel free to usethe Millersville Athletics web-site to keep up with the latestnews!

Women have a record breaking weekend in the waterThursday

The PSAC Championshipsthis year ran from Thursday,February 16 to Sunday, Febru-ary 19. This 37th year theChampionships are hosted byGannon University in Mechan-icsburg, PA, at Cumberland Val-ley High School.

Eight swimmers from thewomen’s swimming team quali-fied, including four of thewomen eligible to compete intheir respective individualevents. Sarah Bernhardt, ArielleWalbert, and Brigid Mary Mc-Donnell each qualified to com-pete in three differentindividual events. FreshmanAshley Kichline qualified tocompete in two.

Amanda Thomas, EmmaViets, Adriana Rodriguez andRebecca Anderson are to takepart in the relay events.

Bernhardt and Walbert arethe two swimmers on the teamto make it to the conferencechampionship the last threeseasons. Bernhardt qualifiedfor four individual events, butwill only swim the 50 and 100freestyle, and the 100-yard but-terfly.

Bernhardt broke three of theschool’s records for the thirdyear in a row, and also col-lected NCAA “B” cut times inthe same three events: 50 and100-yard freestyle, and 100-yard butterfly.

Walbert qualified for the200-yard butterfly, the 400-yard IM and the 1,000-yardfree. Walbert has the 200 flyschool record at 2:17.35, andholds the school’s top times inall three of her events.

McDonnell was among thequalifiers competing in fourevents, though she is onlycompeting in three: 100 and200-yard breaststroke, and200-yard IM races. She has the

school’s records in both breast-stroke events.

Kichline qualified for the100 and 200-yard backstroke,and has the school’s top timesin each event.

Kichline will swim the 100-and 200-yard backstrokeevents. She had Millersville'stop times in each event for theduration of the season.

The first day of Champi-onships started on Thursdaywith the 200-yard medley relayrecord being broken, and Wal-bert finishing the 1000 freewith a personal best. Kichline,McDonnell, Bernhardt, andThomas finished the 200 med-ley relay with a time of 1:50.27giving them the school recordby a full second. Walbert’s per-sonal best was a time of10:56.73, coming one secondshort of the school record.

By the end of the first dayMillersville sat in 12th with 10points.

FridaySarah Bernhardt received All-

PSAC honors in her 50 yardfreestyle swim on Friday, Febru-ary 16, 2012. The next dayBernhardt finished with a timeof 24:43 to come in seventh onSaturday February 17, 2012,and she also earned All-PSAChonors.

The 400-yard medley relayteam to close out Friday wasmade up of Bernhardt, McDon-nell, Kichline and Thomas. Thisrelay team finished in 11thplace with a time of 4:01:51,which breaks their previousbest season record, and theyalso broke the school’s recordof the 400-yard medley relay by

over 7 seconds.Thomas and Kichline also

participated in a 200-yardfreestyle race this time, withViets and Anderson, to come inwith a 12th place finish and atime of 1:41:97.

They ended Friday in 12thplace with a total of 44 points.

SaturdayThe third day of competition

started on February 18, 2012.Sarah Bernhardt finished inthird place in the 100 yard but-terfly with a time of 56:98 tobreak the school record, whichwas set by her. She also re-ceived her second All-PSAChonors in the championship.

Brigid McDonnell finished11th in the 100 yard breast-stroke with a time of 1:07:72.This resets the school record

which was also set by her. Withthis time she will advance toher first PSAC championship fi-nals.

The 800 yard freestyle relayalso broke a school record witha finish in 10th place with atime of 7:58:18. The relay teamconsists of Bernhardt, McDon-nell, Kichline and Thomas.

Bernhardt lead-off time of1:56:17 broke the school's 200yard freestyle record. Kichlinealso reached her personal bestin the 100 yard backstroke.Walbert reached a season bestin the 400 yard IM.

SundayThe women’s swim team took

another three records homewith them on the final day ofthe PSAC Championships, Feb-

ruary 19, 2012. That bringstheir weekend total to a stag-gering 10 broken records. Theyalso finished the weekend in11th place with 107 points.

The power relay team ofBernhardt, McDonnell, Kichlineand Thomas broke the school's400-yard freestyle record with atime of 3:38.88 to finish 10th inthe event. They had also brokenthe 800-yard freestyle and the200 and 400-yard medley relayrecords.

Bernhardt, McDonnell, andKichline also qualified for finalsseparately in each of their re-spected events on the final dayof championships.

Millersville received 11thout of 13 schools, but more im-portantly set 10 new schoolrecords.

KAYLEE DUGAN

Sports Writer

ROBERT SHIRLEY/SNAPPERA total of eight swimmers from the team qualified.

Mountaineers top MaraudersOn a day dedicated to the sen-

iors of the team, Millersville (9-15, 7-13 PSAC) could not handlethe stifling defense of MansfieldUniversity and would lose theirfinal home game 94-66.

Sophmore Jaymes Miller ledthe Marauders with 19 points, andsenior Mike Seibert also con-tributed with 17 points includingfive 3-pointers.

“It was a tough way to go out -losing the last home game. Wedidn't play as well as we wouldhave liked and it was a game thatwe should have won. I think that'sbeen the story of the season, los-ing games that we should havewon,” Seibert said.

Mansfield (9-15, 6-14 PSAC)scored the most points by a visit-ing team in regulation sinceMountain State scored 96 in 2002.

Elijah Obade would earn his10th double-double of the season,finishing the game with 13 pointsand 11 rebounds. With 15:51 leftin the first half, Obade receivedan electrifying alley-oop whichlooked like it could have sparkedsome momentum for the Maraud-ers. Unfortunately they wouldfind themselves down 18 points

at halftime going into the lockerroom 46-28. Mansfield went on an18-4 run to close out the firsthalf.

Turnovers would continue tohaunt Millersville throughout thesecond half as Mansfield was ableto convert 19 Millersvilleturnovers, 13 being steals turninginto 27 points. This would be thefirst road win for Mansfield thisseason as they were previously 0-10 during away games.

“Hopefully we can end on apositive note and get wins againstShip and Bloom. That would be aplus for the team going forward

into next year with Bloomsburgbeing one of the top teams in theleague,” Seibert said.

Mansfield freshman Joe Bellcontinued his tremendous season,scoring a career high 34 pointsagainst the Marauders. This wouldbe the most points put up by asingle player against Millersvillethis season. Along with effectiveshooting Bell also grabbed 11 re-bounds, completing his double-double.

Millersville will be looking fortheir 10th win this season as theytravel to Shippensburg onWednesday for an 8 P.M. tip off.

KEVIN KAISER/SNAPPERMansfield was too big of a challenge for Millersville.

Runners show Ivy Leagues who’s boss

Saturday, February 18 theMillersville Women’s Track andField team appeared at the Prince-ton Invitational in Princeton, NJ.The women earned a number ofindividual as well as collectiveachievements for the team.

Individual honors wereearned by junior KatherineLennox and sophomore Brit-tany Martin. Collective achieve-ments were earned bysophomore Megan Meyer, sen-ior Chrissy Savage, sophomoreBecky Novak, and Brittany Mar-tin.

Lennox earned a season-bestfor the women’s track and fieldteam in the triple-jump with adistance of 11.24-meters; thisearned her a 3rd place finish.Meyer, Savage, Novak and Martinalso earned a 3rd-place finishwith a 4X400-relay time of4:01.24, which was another bestfor the women’s track team thisseason.

Martin competed in two eventsfor the Marauders during thecourse of the meet: the 4X400-relay and the 800-meter run. Hertime of 2:20.78 was the best timeposted by a Marauder this season.

Martin finished in 9th with a timeof 2:22.17.

The Millersville Women’s Trackand Field team will compete againin the PSAC Championships at Ed-inboro University from Saturday,February 25 to Sunday, February

26. The women’s team has 21qualifiers that will be competingin the Championships.

Men’s Track and Field met Sat-urday, February 18 at the Prince-ton Invitational in Princeton, NJ.The meet was a strong showingfor the men after its Friday, Feb-ruary 17 Susquehanna Invita-tional, with personalachievements earned for many ofthe Marauders.

Two of the athletes achieved

second-place finishes. SophomoreKevin Diflorio finished the 800-meter run with a time of 1:57:36,the best from a Marauder so farthis season. Senior Zach Kohlerfinished with a second-place tieafter performing the high jumpwith a height of 1.90 meters.

Another highlight of the meetwas from freshman throwerJustin Berg, who bested his ownseason record distance in theweight throw. Going into the In-vitational Saturday Berg had a13.61 meter throw he hadachieved at the Bucknell Invita-tional; for this meet Berg bestedhimself with a 14.36 meter toss.This distanced throw ranks 4thfor Millersville University’s his-tory.

Junior sprinter Jeff Robinsonalso had a good showing at the

meet, achieving 11th place in the60-meter dash after posting atime of 7.25 seconds. Robinsonearned a second second-place fin-ish in the 200-meter dash aftergetting a time of 23.10 seconds.

The Men’s Track and Fieldteam will perform again in thePSAC Championships at EdinboroUniversity from Saturday, Feb. 25to Sunday, Feb.26. The men’steam will have 20 qualifiers com-peting.

“The women’s teamhas 21 qualifiers

that will be competing in the Championships.”