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By Angela ThomasNews Editor

On March 1, 2012, the third floor of Main Hall was quiet at 11 a.m. Students sat idly inside their classes, preparing for the day’s lessons. However, outside of Main Hall was a differ-ent story. Dubbed “The Walk Out,” students were encouraged to walk out of their classrooms to protest against the 20% budget cuts that Gov. Corbett proposed for public higher educa-tion. Not only will these budget cuts affect WCU, but all PASSHE schools, and community colleges will also be suffer from budget cuts as well. Students held signs that said “Knowledge is Our Only Freedom” and “You Can’t Afford These Cuts” in order to gain attention to the cause. Students even reported running around Ander-son Hall to get students to leave their classrooms in support of the rallies. “We got a lot of work to do and it starts with telling everybody about it,” one student said. Students marched to Main Hall from all dif-ferent corners of the campus, screaming in unison “Our education is under attack! What do we do? Fight back!” Faculty representa-tives from APSCUF (Association of Pennsyl-vania State College and University Faculties) were also outside Main Hall trying to get stu-dents to sign post cards that will be mailed to Gov. Corbett and repre-sentatives. “We are staffing this table to give students an opportunity to send a postcard to Gov. Corbett and sign a petition,” Dr. Karen Fitts, Associate Professor in the English Department, said. Fitts also had posters

about the rally to in-form students as well. “I think in general, it is more a matter of provid-ing space and time for students to talk back and do what literate people do in a democ-racy,” Fitts said. Dr. Fitts said that she teaches a class titled “Propaganda, Power, and Politics.” She gave her students a written as-signment to browse Gov. Corbett’s de-scription of the budget cuts on his website. She encouraged students to look at Gov. C o r b e t t ’ s l a n g u a g e and his per-suasion and to also at-tend the ral-ly and listen to what the activists that are for edu-cation had to say. Students marched up High Street, University Avenue, and Church Street, gather-ing supporters as they went along, chanting, “out of the classrooms, into the streets!” Pub-lic Safety police officers were on the scene for safety reasons during both rallies. Students for Ron Paul were even at the rally, trying to gain support for Repub-lican Presidential Can-didate. As the crowd chanted, they blocked traffic sev-eral times to cross High Street, the lead directed them off-campus and then back on-campus. The crowd headed down University Avenue. The crowd moved off the sidewalks and marched in the streets, as a liter-al stance to their chant. Once the march reached Church Street, students

began to chant “this is what democracy looks like!” People even stood outside of buildings to witness the march as they led through the Residential Quad. After marching around campus, students were back at the Academic Quad to let their voices be heard. Students from all class-years rallied

for the present and fu-ture students of pub-lic education, chanting “tell me what democracy looks like! This is what democracy looks like!” For fourth-year profes-sional and women’s and gender Studies major, Cherelle Davis, the bud-get cuts do have an ef-fect. “I think for the future, even though I am not a citizen of this country yet, but I will be, for my future, for my kids, for when I go to gradu-ate school, it is going to be difficult,” Davis said. She is afraid that if she doesn’t save enough money for herself or for her children, they won’t be able to get the quality education that she had. Davis is even afraid to rely on scholarships be-cause “if they are doing budget cuts, it means

scholarships are going to be cut too and it is go-ing to be harder to pay for school.” Whilst students were chanting, faculty mem-ber, Dr. Simon Ruchti asked students to allow Ruchti to speak. “So I’m a professor here. I have no right to speak at this rally. I thank you for giving me permis-

sion. You’ve all walked out of your classes and those of you who didn’t, you showed up anyway,” Ruchti said. “For those that don’t know how the university system works, some might say that you are neglecting your education, but I would say you learned a great deal out here to-day. I would say as your professor, I’ve learned so much from your actions, that I’ve been schooled by you.” Students then marched again around campus, ending the “Walk Out” rally with student confessionals. “Last semester, I was told to stop asking ques-tions in class because the class was just too big!” one student said. “And I don’t know about you guys but that is not the reason I came to college. I came here

to learn, not to be si-lenced!” One student encour-aged other students to fight for their future and to not “let them take it from you!” “So right now we have

an attack on our educa-tion system by a gov-ernor who doesn’t know us!” Mat-thew Hissey, a fourth-year political sci-ence major, said. “They are cutting our future and stealing it away from us! We want to come here and learn and we want to be able to be produc-tive in the future. This

union is a state union! That is a good thing! State unions are posi-tive and they protect our futures. They make it so that we have the best curriculums in the state.” Students are concerned about their education and cuts on different ac-ademic programs. One student in particular had something to say: “My major was cut! I want to be able to teach people what I love and for them to be able to learn more when they reach college,” second-year Latin major, Han-nah Peters said. One student talked about his long journey to West Chester. He finally got into WCU after three years and spent countless minutes fighting for some type of financial aid. He was angered because he only

received $500 to help with tuition and sup-ply costs. “I am here to fight for my education,” he said. Several students who watched the activities but did not join the march said they found the walk-out to be coun-terproductive. Students who remained in their classrooms reported the loud noise interrupted their class as they were unable to hear their pro-fessor during the times of the protests. One student retorted they did not care to join the protest because if the proposed budget cut is accepted, it will not personally affect them due to their graduation date. At 12:15 p.m., another rally was held outside of Hollinger Field House. The West Chester chap-ter of APSCUF was manning tables, help-ing students register to vote, signing petitions and post cards, as well as supporting their stu-dents. In addition to helping students find out more information, the faculty also chanted among the students say-ing, “Their university,” pointing to students who were at the rally, while students chanted back “our university.” The WCU Marching Band was present and played the WCU fight song as well as other tunes. Students Kaitlin Lat-imer, a fourth-year soci-ology and women’s and gender Studies major, as well as Sarah Robinson, a fourth-year English major, were present at the rally, carrying signs and getting students ex-see RALLIESon page 3

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Dr. Ripple speaks to students at the union rally.

Students and faculty rally against budget cuts, hopes for change

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cited. Both of them be-lieved it was important for students to be at the rally. “I’m a strong believer in my public education sys-tem and not just getting the best education I can but an education that is affordable and reason-able,” Latimer said. “I think it is really impor-tant that our student body show that they are a collective, that we can show that we are a unit. We’re really being af-fected by this. It is not just some talk—it is go-ing to be an action and it is really going to hurt our education.” “I’m doing this pro-test because I’m trying to bring attention to an issue that has been squandered and they’re trying to silence,” Rob-inson said. “A lot of stu-dents don’t realize that this is the second time around for the budget cuts. They hear it and they think ‘I remember that,’ this is the second time around.” Robinson said that even though she is graduating from WCU this May, she still felt passionate about the is-sue and wanted to bring attention to it. “It is go-ing to affect everyone on campus. I think that public education is a public good and should not be turned for profit,” Robinson said. Dr. Mark Rimple, pro-fessor of music theory and composition, was one of the speakers at the union rally held at Hollinger Field House. “According to our state constitution, the general assembly shall provide for the maintenance and support of the thor-ough and efficient sys-tem of public education to service the needs of our commonwealth,” Rimple said. “The gover-nor’s focus on efficiency taken to its extremes could ruin our campus’

state ideal of a compre-hensive, undergraduate education... you have a chance to turn the con-versation away from cost and to quality! You owe to all the alumni who studied here, to yourselves and to all the future students to get involved, be citizens!” Rimple asked how many of the students in the crowd were reg-istered to vote, with a majority of the hands raised. He promised to help those who were not registered to vote, to register at a table near by. He begged students to communicate with their state legislators. “Make them work for their money so that they can get you the funding that you need,” Rimple said. Rimple brought one student, who is studying music at WCU, up to the stage. He testified that he had so much trouble paying tuition that he even had to sell some of his instruments. Another student, an early grades prepara-tion major, also spoke at the rally. “As a pre-service teacher, I feel as though this proposed budget cut not only af-fects my future year here at West Chester but also my years to come in my profession,” the student said. “Funding is being cut not just for higher education but for all throughout the pre-K through 12 systems. Teachers are being laid off more and more every year. Because of this, more students are being packed into a classroom, further increasing the teacher to student ra-tio, which makes the al-ready hard job of teach-ing even harder.” John Russel, a fourth-year history major, ad-vocated for more bud-geting. “Please continue to fund WCU and all the other PASSHE schools so that this university can con-tinue to grow and carry

out its educational mis-sion of excellence,” Rus-sel said. Sarah Robinson also spoke during the union rally. Robinson talked about being a proud stu-dent at WCU. “From the Poetry Cen-ter, to the Women’s and Gender Studies Depart-ment to the Honor’s Col-lege, I have had the op-portunity to work with many passionate educa-tors and it really made a difference,” Robinson said. “But last semes-ter, I had to work three part-time jobs to make up for the budget cuts. And now in my very last semester, I cannot take classes that I wanted to take. I am now part-time just to save a couple $100.” Robinson ended her speech by saying “Stand up for your edu-cation! Fight back!” Dr. Lisa Millhous, Pro-fessor in the Communi-cation Studies Depart-ment, was the last to speak. Millhous was very impressed by the students and said that she was very proud of students. “I need you to join me on March 28. I’m taking a school bus to Harris-burg, Pa. I will pay for one school bus, give me students and I will pay for two school buses and if I get three school bus-es, I will find the mon-ey!” Millhous said. “Tell Gov. Corbett that we’ve got to fund education: Public education!” Students at WCU may see if passion and per-sistence pay off on June 30 once the budget cuts are voted on. Angela Thomas is a fourth-year student majoring in English. She can be reached at [email protected].

Ginger Rae Dunbar con-tributed to this article.

For photos of the rallies on South

and North campus, see pages 5 & 9.

WCU on the hunt for new creative writing faculty

By Leah SkyeStaff Writer

West Chester Uni-versity is currently conducting a search for potential candi-dates to begin teach-ing starting in fall 2012 in order to en-hance and expand the creative writing program. There are a total of four available posi-tions in the English department, which consist of two posi-tions in teacher-edu-cation, one in creative fiction, and one in cre-ative non-fiction. The decision to make this staff addition came in response to the suc-cess of the newly cre-ated B.A. in writing major, and will allow WCU to offer nearly triple the number of these classes. Dr. Kristine Ervin was recently inter-viewed to assume the full-time creative non-fiction position, which will begin in Sept. 2012. Kim Bridgford, director of the West Chester University Poetry House, is chair of the search committee for the creative non-fiction search. The creative non-fiction position will consist of multiple compo-nents, including po-etry, creative non-fiction writing, and some general educa-tion requirements. Dr. Ervin grew up in Oklahoma City, and studied at Oklahoma State University in

Stillwater. In addi-tion, she received her Master’s from New York University, and Ph.D from the Uni-versity of Houston. “I started to really like creative writing in high school, and I’m not sure if I would be here today without it,” Ervin said. As for a planned cur-riculum, Ervin plans to have her students draw from personal interests to make the work relevant to their lives. A practice she often uses is hav-ing her class write short personal nar-ratives in first per-son, and then having them rewrite it in the third person. Then she has them analyze whether or not the change in perspective changed their story or the information given. In addition to using alteration on perspec-tives, she also has as-signments that draw inspiration from many areas, includ-ing paintings and sculptures, in an ef-fort to bring multiple art forms together and create a more complex thought process. Ervin also has her students ex-periment with music and dance for further elaboration. Much of this mo-tivation for organic self-expression comes from Ervin’s own ex-periences as a child. When she was eight-years-old, her mother

was abducted and murdered. “I needed some out-let to express my loss,” Ervin said. “I wanted a way to gain distance and vent the feelings I was hav-ing.” In an effort to heal, she felt connected with creative expres-sion and found ca-tharsis in expressing the loss she felt. She is currently working on revis-ing a manuscript on her mother’s case, which she hopes to publish, tentatively titled “The Distance To You.” “I came up with it because when I was visiting my mother’s grave, I took off my shoes so that I could feel closer to her,” Er-vin said of the title. Dr. Ervin has many plans for future cre-ative non-fiction writ-ing classes, which will be put into action if she is selected for the position. Additionally, com-position and possibly literature classes are planned to be offered as well. Students interested in the other candi-dates are welcome to attend the presenta-tions each is giving on campus throughout the next few weeks. Leah Skye is a fourth-year student majoring in communication studies, with a minor in journal-ism. She can be reached at [email protected].


Police officers prepare for the Police Unity Tour

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Public Safety police officers, Chris Klein (Left) and Jose Davila (Right) are wearing their Police Unity Tour uniforms.

Jessica Guzzardo/The QuadKlein and Davila have been preparing for the tour in May.


“It’s tough doing what we do. Any day could be your last.”

-Officer Chris Klein


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Davila wears a mourning over his badge for a slain officer and friend.www.ridetorememberkylep-

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Students rally against budget cuts on North CampusStudents conducted a rally prior to the APSCUF

rally on March 1.

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Professor speaks about budget cuts, encourages students to get involved

By Angela ThomasNews Editor

If students haven’t heard, Gov. Corbett is proposing a 20% bud-get cut to PASSHE schools, Temple Uni-versity, Penn State, and community colleg-es. Students at West Chester University have taken a stand against them, but they are not the only ones trying to inform oth-ers about the budget cuts. Faculty and staff have been very proac-tive about getting the word out and educat-ing others on the bud-get cuts. Dr. Lisa Millhous, a professor in the Com-munication Studies Department at WCU and President of the

WCU Chapter of AP-SCUF (Association of Pennsylvania State College and Universi-ty Faculties) is taking a stand and educat-ing the campus on the budget cuts. “It is not that this is a one time thing,” Dr. Millhous said. “This is over the last decade or more. We’ve gotten cuts practically every single year.” Dr. Mill-hous explained that the past four years have been dramatic with budget cuts, “even under Randell, we were being cut,” Millhous said. According to Mill-hous, in 1989, the PASSHE schools re-ceived 55% of their ed-ucational and general budget from the state. “So student tuition

dollars paid for about 45% of our operating costs,” Millhous said. Millhous explained that now the state funds 21% and stu-dents pay 79% in tu-ition of WCU’s operat-ing costs. “We have lost a lot of funding at a time when we have tripled in size and costs have increased,” Millhous said. Millhous also ex-plained that the funding comes in separately for the construction of new buildings around cam-pus, which has been a major question mark for students who are wondering why there are new buildings be-ing constructed during a budget crisis. “We also have other fund-

ing that comes in to build buildings,” Mill-hous said. “It doesn’t come in through the same revenue stream. Governor Corbett did cut some of that mon-ey as well and some of that money comes in through donations. Buildings are a differ-ent pool of money.” Millhous is baffled by Gov. Corbett’s pro-posal to cut funding for public education over other things. “What is bothersome about this is that he increased funding to other groups, so it is not like he is cutting everybody,” Millhous said. “Last year, he heavily funded the cor-rections and prisons. In terms of what we do for the economy, every single dollar that he spends at a university school, we pump $6 into the economy.” Millhous went on to explain how universi-ties bring people into the world that are fu-ture workers who are available to take jobs. “They paid roughly $4,000 for a student to come [to West Chester University.]” Millhous said. “It costs $40,000 to house an inmate for a year; you have to think ‘where are the priorities here?’” Millhous put into perspective the $82 million budget cut that Gov. Corbett put for all 14 PASSHE schools. “The cost for the salaries of all of the faculty and coach-es at West Chester, which is roughly 900 faculty and coaches,

is only $56 million,” Millhous said. “So ba-sically, you would have to cut a whole school or more – but of course you can’t because you would lose all the stu-dent tuition.” Millhous explained that Gov. Corbett has said that it was not that much out of PASSHE’s budget to increase tuition. “I think if you divide it up among all the schools, the WCU President said it was $9.5 million that was West Chester’s share,” Millhous said. “Well $9.5 million is about 95 full senior, top-of-the-scale professors. It is roughly 190 tempo-rary faculty members. So if you are going to cut 100-200 of our fac-ulty, that is huge!” Millhous is wor-ried that faculty cuts would hurt the qual-ity of education by increasing class size or irresponsible use of distance education. “PASSHE is the peo-ple who manage the system,” Millhous ex-plained. “So there is the Chancellor, John Cavanaugh, who is in Harrisburg. He has a staff of roughly 110 people who run our system.” “Each of the 14 schools has a presi-dent and a provost and vice presidents and deans and they all are responsible to Dr. Cavanaugh,” Millhous explained. “Because Dr. Cavana-ugh takes state mon-ey, he is not officially allowed to lobby,” Mill-

hous said. “It is sort of a conflict of interest for state employees to use state money to try to change the legisla-ture. So he has some restrictions on what he is allowed to do and what he is not allowed to do.” So what is APSCUF’s role in all of this? “APSCUF is the fac-ulty union. We repre-sent all of the PASSHE faculty across the state,” Millhous said. “We are not restricted by law from lobbying, so we are allowed to approach the legisla-tors and tell them how important the System is to their district and the Commonwealth as a whole. However, I cannot use my faculty time, but I can use my personal time.” Mill-hous explained that the money that she uses to lobby comes from the union not the state, so she and other APSCUF members use that money to talk to politicians. “APSCUF is in front trying to say “look, we need to fund public education, we need to have schools that are affordable and that offer quality courses and good quality pro-fessors that are just not online people who grade papers; that we really are doing our jobs,” Millhous said. Recently, Gov. Cor-bett proposed that universities cut down on operating costs instead of raising tu-

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Budget protest in

Harrisburg

On the Capitol Steps Wednesday 3/28

Buses sponsored by APSCUF to & from the rally.

Reserve your space – email Marie Cavacini, [email protected]

Governor Corbett’s 20% proposed cut to state university funding will affect class size, class availability, loan amounts,

low-enrolled majors, services offered, and YOUR TUITION.

Rally to make your voices heard!

APSCUF Faculty and Coaches Association of PA State College & University Faculty

Public Safety Police Offi cers fundraise, to participate in bicycle Police Unity Tour

By Ginger Rae DunbarEditor-in-Chief

Public Safety Police Offi cers Christopher Klein and Jose Davila are completing a bi-cycle ride consisting of 300 miles to reach the National Law-Enforce-ment Police Offi cers Memorial in Washing-ton, D. C. The only other Pa. po-lice offi cers participat-ing are from the Berks County Sheriff ’s De-partment. The riders from these two counties are honoring Deputy Kyle Pagerly, among their fallen brothers and sisters. The bicycling begins on May 9, leaving from South New Jersey in Florham Park; the par-ticipants will pick up more riders along the path. The Police Unity Tour bicycle route takes riders through N.J, Del., Md. and into Wash. over the course of four days. About 250 riders will leave from N.J. with the offi cers, and they will fi nish with well over a thousand riders, says Davila, on May 12. The offi cers will escort the spouses and other fam-ily members into the candle light vigil on May 13. The Police Unity Tour helps raise awareness of the lives that are taken every year in law enforcement and to as-sist survivors of fallen offi cers. Names of the fallen offi cers from the previous year are an-nounced in recognition for the sacrifi ce they made to keep others

safe, according to the website www.policeuni-tytour.com. At this point, family members will be recognized. Da-vila said all police of-fi cers are survivors of fallen police offi cers. “It’s tough doing what we do. There’s danger with each job,” Klein said. “You don’t know what you’re walking into,” Davila added. “Any day could be your last,” Klein said.

“I’m supporting Jose because he’s supporting his friend,” Klein said. “I’m supporting the brotherhood, showing my respects.”

Davila worked at Berks County Sheriff ’s Department for almost fi ve years. During this time, he faced another loss of a slain offi cer. Pagerly lost his life at 28 when he served a high-risk warrant on June 29, 2011. “He was the fi rst per-son I knew and had a friendship with . . .” Da-vila paused. “It’s a little bit different, it hits home. It always hits home.” This past summer, Pagerly and his canine, Jynx, chased a suspect who bunkered down into the woods, Davila explained. When the dog alerted offi cers of the suspects’ location, Pagerly and the suspect “got into a gun fi ght.” The suspect died on the scene. Pagerly lost his life at the hospital. “If it wasn’t for my

buddy and his dog, the other guys walking up the hill wouldn’t have seen the suspect,” Davi-la said. “He gave up his life to save everybody else.” He wears a bracelet with his friend’s name and End of Watch (E.O.W.) date. Two paw prints are among the in-formation, representing his K-9. “[There are] only so many people who are willing to sacrifi ce

their life for the greater good,” he said. Pagerly’s wife gave birth to her fi rst child, Savannah, this past January. Davila wears a mourn-ing band over his badge. The band consists of a blue line between two black lines. The thin blue line represents that the police are the only thing standing be-tween peace and law-abiding citizens and to-tal anarchy. It is a very thin blue line, Davila explained. “You’re proud to con-sider yourself a part of the thin blue line,” Da-vila said. He plans to wear the band until the fi rst year anniversary of his friend’s death. “You’re reminded of it every day,” he said. Da-vila recalled how hard it was to walk past Pager-ly’s desk.

“We ride for those who died” *Motto of the National Law-Enforcement Police Offi cers Memorial

“You don’t want to have to keep looking at it,” he said as he saw Pagerly’s K-9 vehicle, which remained parked outside the station. Davila discussed the Police Unity Tour and a second bicycle tour with Pagerly’s widow, Ale-cia. The second tour is shorter with the bicycle route remaining in Pa. Alecia told him: you know what Kyle would do. “If you would’ve known Kyle,” Davila began with a smile, “He was very competitive.” Pagerly was passion-ate about his job and bicycling. What a way

to honor him, Davila thought, as he decided to join the ride in hon-oring his friend Pager-ly, he held a service in “saving our lives.” When Davila made up his mind to enter the Police Unity Tour, he fi rst signed up alone. “I could have done this as an individual,” he explained. “I wanted someone else to experi-ence this.” Riding in pairs, part-ners Davila and Klein will ride at a steady pace together. “It’s an emotional time at Police Week,” Klein explained, “It’s some-

thing I wanted to expe-rience.” The Police Unity Tour, a non-profi t organiza-tion, raises money for the national philan-thropy organization in order to cover fi nancial responsibility for sur-vivors of fallen police offi cers, allowing them to have transportation to the candle vigil and ceremony. The offi cers are fund-raising and asking for donations to help cover their $1,700 admission fee to enter the tour.

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Professorfrom page 6

ition. Millhous fi nds this statement a bit diffi -cult. “We can’t really cut the advising center for pre-majors because students need that guidance. There is the counseling center but that would be harmful to cut,” Millhous said. “We can’t cut Public Safety, we’ve already cut the gardening staff, the painting staff, and we’ve cut so many staff positions.” Millhous even ex-plained that there was a rat infestation in the fall because there was a major cut to op-erating costs that the garbage was not being picked up. “We’ve al-ready cut so much.” “It might look like we’ve got money in the bank,” Millhous said, referring to the new construction going on and being planned around campus. “West Chester has one of the worst facilities, so we have to spend the money. We’ve already put off a lot of spend-ing.” Millhous even ex-plained that cutting the Children’s Cen-ter was devastating. “There were not that many schools for stu-dents with kids. What I heard about were students from inner-city Philadelphia who had children who were looking for a school that wasn’t far that of-fered child care,” Mill-hous said. “We saw a lot of those students looking here for that purpose and now we don’t have that any-more.” Millhous really en-courages students to

get involved. “We want student voices heard,” Mill-hous said. She encour-ages students to regis-ter to vote and to vote. Millhous’ goal was to get people at the ral-lies. Millhous also encour-ages students to at-tend a rally in Harris-burg on March 28. “I have funding for one bus and possible two,” Millhous said. Last year, Millhous found about nine students to go to Harrisburg. Millhous said that she would love to get the education students to attend because “it’s their jobs. Their fu-ture livelihood is at stake.” Millhous also hopes that the student media will take part in the rally. So what is in the fu-ture for WCU with the budget cuts hovering over the University? “We won’t know until June 30 at midnight, how much [of the budget] we’ll actually get,” Millhous said. “So usually the Board of Governors will set tuition in July.” “Yes, we will have higher tuition; it is a given, but I don’t know how much,” Millhous said. “It could be as much as last year, it might not be.” Millhous believes that effects of the bud-get cut might not be felt until the Spring 2013 semester because by the time the Legis-lature votes, we’ve al-ready got the fall se-mester planned. “But you might already notice fewer class sec-tions available next month when fall reg-istration starts as we brace for the impact.” WCU President, Greg Weisenstein re-

sponded via e-mail to the question of how WCU will be affected. “It is far too early in the budget process to predict our fi nal ap-propriations from the Pennsylvania Legis-lature and the impact of state support next year on WCU. The Governor’s recom-mendations will be carefully considered by the Pennsylvania Legislature in pre-paring the fi scal year 2013 budget, includ-ing appropriations for public higher edu-cation,” Weisenstein wrote. “Therefore, it is likely to be some time before we know about our fi nal funding level from the state for next year.” Weisenstein wrote that he believes “it is important to be advo-cating for the PASSHE institutions by inform-ing our legislators and the general public about the tremendous value that institutions like WCU bring to the citizens of Pennsylva-nia. Examples of pub-lic higher education’s impact on the life chances of students, the quality of life in our communities, cul-tural enrichment, and the creation of jobs are always areas of concern for our legis-lators. In telling our story, it is important to be accurate and pro-vide examples, includ-ing personal examples about how public higher education has created quality, afford-able education that would be fi nancially out of reach without state support.” Angela Thomas is a fourth-year student majoring in English. She can be reached at [email protected].

Unity Tourfrom page 7

The offi cers have a goal to raise $2,000. Cur-rently, between the pair collectively they are more than a quarter of the way to their goal. On March 10, the of-fi cers will host an all- you-can-eat-and-drink at Barnaby’s in West Chester from 6 to 9 p.m. The $25 entrance fee will also include door prizes and raffl es. Tick-ets can be p u r c h a s e d at the doors. (Must be 21 and older). The offi cers are talking to local busi-nesses and asking for their support by donating items for the raffl e. Marilyn Schier, a dis-patcher of Public Safe-ty, donated paintings for the offi cers to raffl e off. Of-fi cer Daniel Irons donated two of his Phillies tick-ets to one game. Mell Josephs, Director of SSI donated a raffl e basket valued at $125. Chief Michael Bicking and Lt. Ray Stevenson, among other employees of Pub-lic Safety, have been supportive and also do-nated money towards the cause, the offi cers said. Before Davila re-turned to DPS this past November, he asked for permission to have the time off to participate in the tour. Chief Bicking granted this and Davila rejoined Klein as part-ners. “Defi nitely want to support Jose and do ev-erything I can to keep up with him (during the

bicycle tour),” Klein ex-plained. “We’re hoping to do this for years to come.” Klein said he thought it would be neat to rep-resent from the univer-sity. Alecia is an alumna of WCU. Davila is opti-mistic in having more Public Safety police of-fi cers join him and his partner next year. The program began in May 1997 when Offi -

cer Patrick P. Montuore, of the Florham Park Police Department, or-ganized the four-day event. It began with 18 riders completing the 300-mile route to D.C. He aimed to bring public awareness of the police offi cers who have died in the line of duty and to honor their sacrifi ces, according to

Donations can be made to the Po-lice Unity Tour, Inc. Chapter II. In-clude the names in the memo, Of-fi cers Chris Klein and Jose Davila are listed as a team. Donations can be made until April 1 on www.

policeunitytour.com

the website www.poli-ceunitytour.com. The fi rst event raised $18,000 while the con-tinued success from last year brought in $1.325 million to the memorial fund. Davila will return to the memorial once again, however this, along with Klein, is the fi rst time they will be participating in the bike route. Davila did not believe

he would see the comradery again after he served as a Marine from 1999 to 2007, but both offi cers expressed the brotherhood they experience in law enforcement. Af-ter his fi rst Po-lice Unity Tour in 2008, he said you do not realize the brotherhood in law enforcement. Davila says the tour is something to see “at least once in your life-time as a police offi cer” and for others who are in-terested and want to show their sup-port. A note from the university police

offi cers: thank you for your support in the ride. It means a lot to us as we embark on this jour-ney to honor those who sacrifi ced their lives to keep others safe. Ginger Rae Dunbar is a fi fth-year student major-ing in English with a minor in journalism. She can be reached at [email protected].

www.republicherald.comKyle Pagerty and his K-9, Jynx

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Budget cut rally on south campusOn Feb. 29 from 9:45 a.m. to 10:15 a.m., students, faculty, and

staff gathered in Sturzbeck Hall to rally against Gov. Corbett’s budget cuts. They signed petitions against the

proposed budgets.









Opinion&

Odds are you already have your spring break planned out. If you want to plan a true vacation, Education First (EF) college tours is planning a trip to Italy for next year. This year they planned a reasonably priced trip to England. I’m on board.

Last spring break I left the country with a few college friends on a cruise ship to the Bahamas. It’s not hard to believe that we didn’t want to return. We enjoyed our-selves so much that we talked about where we should go on our last college spring break. At the time, we voted for Europe, though we didn’t take it seriously. (Thanks to this program, I’ll spend a week in a place I’ve always wanted to travel to and expe-rience the culture).

I heard on the radio how America is becoming known as the ‘no vacation nation’ (John Tisch, WJBR). Experts said Americans feel more important while working, although, taking a trip would make them more productive as an employee. Many people don’t take a vacation because they don’t want to feel behind in their work upon their return home.

Last year on the cruise we met other college students and recent graduates. Many students agreed the cruise was their only true vacation they went on during their college years. One graduate informed us he believes students should take a vacation during their time off. He advised us: you’ll always have the money, but you won’t always have the time.

I noticed numerous people who worked on their laptop with the ocean view. Tisch (WJBR) said for many people, it’s common for a vacation to mean to do work from a different location. Despite that I had my nose in a book, I enjoyed the time to get work done as I tanned. Take the time to enjoy yourself and remember to enjoy the view. It only lasts for so long.

Have a happy and safe spring break!

Spring Break, Vacation or NotKelly Adams

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Actually, West Chester University is in violation of two constitutions—the Pennsylvania Constitu-tion and the federal Con-stitution. The problem is West Chester University’s gun policy which says that “it shall be prohibited for anyone to possess or con-trol weapons, firearms or dangerous devices at West Chester University of Penn-sylvania.” This policy is jus-tified because guns on cam-pus serve “no legitimate purpose,” except perhaps to defend oneself against a de-ranged gunman, rapist, or mugger who is violating the gun ban. The WCU gun ban is an “attempt to reduce the possibility of injury to the campus population,” which makes sense because the people who wish to harm the campus population with a gun (which is also against the rules) are likely to nonetheless follow the gun policy. Shooting some-one is one thing but violat-ing WCU’s gun policy, well, that’s going too far.

The real problem is not the silly reasoning used to justify this ban, it is the bla-tant fact that the WCU gun ban is unconstitutional.

WCU asserts that their no-guns-allowed policy “complies with West Ches-ter University of Pennsyl-vania President’s author-ity under Act 188 to adopt policies governing the use of institutional facilities and property, and to do and perform those things necessary and required for the orderly operation of the institution.” Well, I don’t know what Act 188 is and, quite frankly, I don’t care. Whatever it is it isn’t above the state and federal con-stitutions as this would be logically impossible since the federal Constitution is

accepted as the highest law of the land.

Furthermore, it sounds as if WCU’s gun laws are, in fact, in violation of even “Act 188” because banning guns from being carried on campus by properly li-censed and responsible adults (of which I am one, by the way) is in absolutely no way whatsoever “neces-sary” or “required” for “the orderly operation of the in-stitution.” Oh wait, I forgot that the same mature, re-sponsible, law-abiding, and licensed adults that carry their guns with them on a daily basis to locations all around the state without incident will all of a sudden get violent tendencies the moment they step foot on WCU’s campus. That’s my bad. However, the ban is still in violation of the state and federal constitutions.

It’s like this: the Second Amendment of the federal Constitution says that “a well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed” and the Pennsylvania Con-stitution says “the right of the citizens to bear arms in defense of themselves and the State shall not be questioned.” I would sum-marize the key points but how much clearer could it possibly get?

West Chester Univer-sity, being a state-owned institution, is not allowed to infringe on the constitu-tional rights of faculty, staff, and students. In fact, WCU is apparently required to tolerate religious fanatics who come on campus and ramble on and on about the Bible (usually in front of Main Hall—the guy has been there a few days al-ready this semester) with-out convincing anybody to embrace their dogma. WCU

must also tolerate the reli-gious fanatics who come ev-ery so often and say mean and ignorant things about gay people.

Now, going back to the mysterious “Act 188,” it seems as if the president of the university should have the authority to prohibit some of these activities be-cause, anyone who has ever been present when that “Repent” group comes with

their anti-gay signs and everything else that goes with their brand of bigotry, knows that the “orderly op-eration of the institution” is undermined. No such effect on the “orderly operation of the institution” would occur with a gun policy in line with the constitutions. But due to constitutional constraints on govern-ment suppression of citizen speech, WCU and other government owned college could never get away with censoring speech, even by invoking “Act 188.”

While a private college may have some room to im-pose limits on speech and other such rights that are protected by the state and federal constitutions, WCU

and the other state univer-sities enjoy no such flexibil-ity. The government owns WCU so therefore the con-stitutional rights of citizens cannot be curtailed on cam-pus. Free speech, as a con-stitutional right, is actively protected on government owned universities. The Pennsylvania constitution says “The free communica-tion of thoughts and opin-ions is one of the invalu-

able rights of man, and ev-ery citizen may freely s p e a k , write and print on any sub-ject…” and the federal Constitu-tion says “Congress shall make no law… abridging the free-dom of s p e e c h … or of the people to peaceably

assemble…” So why is the right to free speech pro-tected on public university campuses while the right to bear arms (which is, as I have shown, spelled out just as, if not more, explic-itly in the state and federal constitutions) is not?

The bottom line is that WCU’s gun policy is uncon-stitutional. West Chester University, as a govern-ment owned institution, cannot infringe on the constitutional rights of fac-ulty, staff, and students. The right to keep and bear arms for self-defense is a constitutional right. There-fore, West Chester Univer-sity cannot infringe on the rights of faculty, staff, and students to keep and bear

arms on campus. Since WCU’s gun policy infringes on these rights it is uncon-stitutional much in the same way any policy pro-hibiting free speech would be.

Since it is indisputable that the federal Constitu-tion says “the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed” and the Pennsylvania Con-stitution says “the right of the citizens to bear arms in defense of themselves and the State shall not be ques-tioned,” it follows logically that West Chester Univer-sity must allow members of the campus community to keep and bear arms on campus since this is un-questionably a constitu-tional right and WCU is required to uphold consti-tutional rights of faculty, staff, and students. I know this is getting repetitive but the administration here at WCU and too many other universities just don’t get it so it is necessary to say it many times, many ways so that maybe they will finally understand.

As strong as the consti-tutional argument against WCU’s gun policy is, the practical argument is per-haps even stronger and more meaningful. If WCU did not ban guns on cam-pus, the only people legally allowed to carry a gun on campus would be people 21 years of age or older that have obtained a valid license to carry firearms, which are only issued to people of good moral and legal character. Only the same people who carry their guns other places without incident would be legally allowed to carry on WCU’s campus. Such people are statistically much less like-ly than a citizen without a license to carry firearms to commit a gun crime. Op-

ponents of a gun policy in line with the constitution will try to mischaracterize the debate by saying people like me want to “allow col-lege kids to carry guns,” as if we want to hand a gun to every freshman when they come on campus.

It is important that law abiding adults have the right to defend themselves on campus. Unsecured “gun-free zones” would be funny if they weren’t so deadly. A “gun-free zone” didn’t stop the Virginia Tech shooting or a variety of other college campus shoot-ings. A crazed gunman intent on mass murder (which is against the law) is not going to be deterred by a campus gun ban. Fur-thermore, a gun ban is not going to stop a rapist or mugger or any other type of criminal from using a gun to attack a member of the WCU community. Temple University has a “gun-free” campus. If it worked then nobody would worry about being attacked by someone with a gun on that campus, despite the neighborhood it is in. “Gun-free zones” serve only to disarm the people who would not commit a gun crime while doing noth-ing to prevent those that wish to use a gun for evil from bringing it on campus.

It is my hope that the gun policy here at WCU, which is blatantly uncon-stitutional and thus illegal, will immediately change so that it is compatible with the federal and state consti-tutions. If the administra-tion refuses to change the gun policy then they should submit an op-ed justifying the gun ban in light of the arguments I presented.

Bill Hanrahan is a fourth-year student majoring in political science and philoso-phy. He can be reached at [email protected]

WCU’s Gun Policy Violates the ConstitutionBy Bill Hanrahan

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Letter to the Editor

Rep. Milne, Sen. Dinniman:

At 12:15 p.m. Wednesday, March 1, a large group of students rallied on-campus to protest the funding cuts in Gov. Corbett’s new budget. I was happy to see the turnout – they are justifiably concerned about their ability to receive a college education in Pennsylvania. And I want to know what you, Rep. Milne as a member of the WCU faculty and you, Sen. Dinniman as a former faculty member, can and will do to prevent the slashing of Higher Education funding that comes at a time when ALL EDUCATION should be the state’s top priority. I know there are severe budget shortfalls, and I just read through the new budget. All I know is that the Governor and the Legislature are not serving Pennsyl-vania well by cutting Education funding at a time when the U.S. has fallen behind so badly that we are becoming a Third World country. The NY Times said back in 2010 “The United States used to lead the world in the number of 25- to 34-year-olds with college degrees. Now it ranks 12th among 36 developed nations.” Without a superior education the generation that will lead the U.S. in the next 20-50 years will be even more handicapped by not having the tools that will help them get America back on track.

From the Pew Survey published in the Chronicle of Higher Education in May 2011, “Is College worth it?” - “Most graduates say college was very useful on key goals. Among college graduates in the survey, 74% say their college education was very useful in helping them increase their knowledge and grow intellectually; 69% say it was very useful in helping them grow and mature as a person; and 55% say it was very useful in helping them prepare for a job or career.” How are the upcoming students going to afford college to improve their intellectual ability, maturity and preparation for a job or career with all the budget cuts the state plans to make?

I would like to know what I as a citizen, a voter, a resident of Pa. can do to let the governor know that cutting education funding is the WORST MEASURE the state can possibly take. Surely there must be other areas of funding cuts that can be made to keep education from being decimated. I am sending this letter of support for the hundreds of WCU students who were out Wednesday and Thursday protesting against cuts – they are the ones who will bear the brunt of not having enough money to attend WCU. Many of my fellow students are now working full time and attending classes full time just to afford college! This is detrimental to their GPAs and cuts necessary study time. But they are doing it! This is how much they want that college education.

Why doesn’t someone do a survey among students instead of just college presidents to find out where the problems are? Many college presi-dents are surrounded by insularity – talking with other college presidents. Granted, there are many who get out on the campus to get to know students, but as a whole, they sit in their “ivory towers” and tell each other that Higher Education is doing fine – the Pew Survey results show a wide discrepancy between what college presidents think, and what goes on in the real world - students hanging on by a thread to juggle jobs, tuition, buy books, attend classes and finish their education. And with these budget cuts they will be looking at enormous student loan debt when they DO graduate. We are short-changing our young generation who will be the leaders in 10 to 30 years by denying them the education they need to maintain America as a leader in so many areas where we excelled just 10 to 30 years ago. If we can reverse this lame decision by PA state government, perhaps we can restore faith in this country that we are still a nation that values education and growth, and give our students the confidence that they CAN and WILL get a valuable education in Pennsylvania.

Additionally, West Chester has some of the best professors trying to educate students in ever larger classes, while working without a contract for close to a year, and still doing a great job! I think the Governor will be looking for a new job when his term is up in 2014!

What can we do to reverse this disastrous trend?

--Barbara Woodin, liberals studies, French and history minors

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Have you ever made the mistake of leaving your cell phone in your room, stopping midway to class and panicking as you check your pock-ets frantically? Most would shamefully admit to risking being late to class just to turn around and get their phones. Others proclaim they continue their journey to class, only tuning out every word their profes-sor says, thinking about the text or call they are missing. How addicted are you?

Technology in the 21st century has taken over our everyday lives with computers, navigation systems, IPods and, of course, cell phones. Mille-nials are often criticized by older generations for being too reliant on tech-nology, primarily the cell phone. When cell phones first became a major part of our everyday lives, it was a basic devise used for communicating via phone call or text mes-sage. Phone companies were in constant compe-tition for the best “shiny new toy.” The Razor flip phone seemed to be the rising star of cell phones, complete with a camera and available in different colors. However in recent years a new age of cell phones were released: Smart Phones. Among the Smart Phones, the iPhone became reigning king. Once Smart Phones came into a play, cell phones took on a differ-ent role, no longer only a communication device but endless access to the internet, social media, e-mail and a world of appli-

cations, became attain-able within the touch of a button and so the phe-nomenon grows.

The argument as to whether cell phones do more harm than good can go on forever, depending on who you talk to and, probably, the generation they associate with. How-ever, certain pros and cons cannot be denied. Smart phones provide data plans which make it easy to access the in-ternet without rushing to the computer lab to check the e-mail response from your professor about a question on the home-work. There is also that inevitable moment when you need a quick defini-tion or answer to every-day life questions and Google or AskJeeves saves your life. It is quite obvious why smart phones have made such a big impact in peoples’ lives. Even the members of Generation Z, mostly grade school students, have cell phones which can provide immediate communication for help in case of emergencies. iPhone applications are continuously growing. With a simple download you can check your bank statements, pay bills and check local news and weather.

Despite the positive aspects of cell phones, many argue the conve-nience of technology has taken a negative toll on the Millenial generation. Some proclaim technolo-gy has amplified this fast paced society to be even quicker, causing mil-lenials to expect things now, inhibiting patience and the morals of hard work. Cell phones, in

some cases, encourage the easy way out. At any moment, place or time, you can Google your an-swer or spark note quotes from the book you need to read, instead of going to the library and doing re-search. Social media, just as it grows in popular-ity, grows as a constant distraction for many students. “I definitely check my Facebook for at least 20 minutes before I start my work,” Stephen Nixon, a sophomore, ad-mittedly laughs, when I asked if he thinks so-cial media contributes to procrastination. Not only does it contribute to procrastination but many teachers would agree that applications for Twitter and Face-book take priority over the current lecture being taught.

Service providers are in constant competition with data and minute plans, phone technology, and of course whose ser-vice is better. Whether you’re “Team iPhone” or “Team Blackberry,” the obsession is clear, cell phones have indeed changed communication, amongst others things, in the lives of today’s youth. The next time you walk through Anderson or Sykes, take a peek around and survey how many people are com-pletely unaware of what’s going on because they are engrossed in their mo-bile device and then ask yourself, “How addicted am I”?

Asia James is a fourth-year student majoring in professional studies with minors in journalism and theater. She can be reached at [email protected].

Can You Hear Me Now?By Asia James

Sepcial to The Quad

The classroom walk-out that took place last week in protest of the planned budget cuts to PASSHE schools was a bad idea. WCU students and other PASSHE students should speak out against the draconian budget cuts that are being proposed by Governor Corbett, but a class walk-out is literally the worst possible way to make the case that higher education funding should not be cut. Students should want their legislators to know that they are hard-working and serious about their education. And there are countless better ways for a student to demonstrate seriousness about education than walking out in the middle of class for no particularly good reason.

--Bill Hanrahan, Op-ed Editor

Letters to the EditorThis past Thursday, the politically-charged, educationally-inclined student

in me skipped class. My flat out refusal did not stem from a desire to disengage mentally, but instead actively engage in the bigger picture. You threaten to cut, Corbett, I’ll cut class to prove a point.

As I traipsed across the campus, a buzzing noise grew louder and louder-as if I were walking toward a gigantic, overzealous bee hive. And there, the beautiful image of my peers appeared! No, not a mirage, but an angry, respon-dent crew: a reactionary “I’m pissed” sign, the bellow and echo of “Out of the classroom, into the streets!” and a hopeful, uncertain energy. What will happen next? When will our shouts be heard? Must we simply shout louder or switch up the logistics?

This powerful energy demanded attention-even standoffish onlookers crept up from the margins of the quad, listening intently. Yes, this affects all of us. No, passivity is not excusable. I refused to sit in class as Tommy C, the elephant in the room, stank up the place. Approaching the rumpus, I felt a hand on my shoulder. I looked back: One of my professors, demanding that we must go back to class, it is time.

No. I pulled away. “But this is so cool,” I stated, simply. Cool, yes, an understatement. The ability to organize people, resources and emotions and to come together, in solidarity...is extremely cool. The ability to understand the gravity of the situation, and most importantly to not forget that we the people have a voice, and maintain the power to step out of our classrooms and into the streets...is not to be overlooked.

The professor could see the defensive refusal in my body language. She un-derstood, and let me go. Time for class? I think not. In the face of such an issue, why turn my back to it? I prioritized this past Thursday. I chose to (literally) walk away from my class, in order to join my peers in protest.

From one student to another (and to faculty and staff)...continue to boldly step in the opposing direction. And not only during assigned rally times. Too often we as individuals wait until someone schedules such events for us. Do not simply wait to attend a rally, hold a sign, skip class and return to normalcy. No...Thursday is just one dot on the map. Treat everyday like you are protest-ing. Out of the classrooms, out of the stagnate, passive mindset, into the streets.

--Lily Kotansky, liberal studies, peace and conflict minor

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Teacher Feature Presents: Dr. Kordula Segler-StahlBy Carol Fritz

Entertainment Editor

see SEGLER-STAHLon page 16

Spring break sun:fact or fiction?

By Nate SchraderSpecial to The Quad

Everyone knows the sun can be harm-ful to your skin, es-pecially at the beach. But exactly how bad is the sun for you? And do things like swimming in T-shirts and tanning before spring break actu-ally help prevent sunburn? Can sun-glasses really harm you? Hopefully by the end of this short 10 question mid-term, you’ll be ready to take to the beach with-out the burn (Cheat-ing on this exam is highly encouraged).

Sunscreen can be waterproof: False. As you can probably re-late, sunscreen has shown itself water re-sistant but not 100% waterproof. Remem-ber to reapply sun-screen once the salt water dries after that brief cool down in the ocean. If not, it’s rec-ommended to reap-ply every two hours.

Everyone, no mat-ter their skin color, is equally susceptible to sunburn: False. If you’re a good test taker, you’d recall

that melanin darkens your skin’s color and deductive reasoning would say African-Americans have more melanin in their skin to reflect the sun’s rays. The sun protec-tion factor, or SPF, of an African-American is about 13.4 SPF compared to a Cauca-sian’s natural 3.4 SPF skin protection. Al-though 13 SPF sounds like decent protec-tion, 15 SPF is rec-ommended for cloudy days and at least 30 SPF protection.

The sun is stron-ger in some geograph-ic locations than in others: True. Both elevation, location, and surroundings each determine the sun’s toasting abili-ties. Let’s look at one of the most danger-ous sun spots, Mt. Kilimanjaro, to help see why. Tall places like Mt Kiliman-jaro (almost 20,000 feet above sea level) raise people closer to the sun. Since snow, sand, and water re-flect 85% of the sun’s rays, sunscreen is im-portant for the moun-tain’s snowy peaks and sandy base. Plus, like Florida and Mex-

ico, Mt. Kilimanjaro’s home country Tanza-nia is near the equa-tor, which means lon-ger days and longer exposure to the sun.

Wearing a hat will eliminate any risk of facial sunburn: False. Yes, a hat’s bill will shade the eyes and block the sun’s rays, but it can’t stop the sun’s rays reflected off sand, snow, and water. While lather-ing up your shoul-ders, take the extra two minutes and apply to your hat-shaded face too.

Hats like the Panama hat or out-back hats that cover the ears are most recommended. And guys, don’t forget if you have extreme-ly short hair, hats are the best way to avoid scalp sunburn. Ask your girlfriend or take after Kenny Chesney, Johnny Depp, or Theodore Roosevelt for beach hat suggestions.

You do not need sunscreen on cloudy days.

Based on past ex-

see BREAKon page 16

Dr. Kordula Segler-Stahl is an adjunct professor of German in WCU’s Department of Languages and Cul-tures. She attained her Master’s and Ph.D. de-grees from the Univer-sity of Hohenheim in Stuttgart, Germany. She also received a graduate certification in computer information systems from Boston University in Brussels, Belgium.

Dr. Segler-Stahl has been teaching about databases for many years, but she has been teaching language at schools in the United States since 2003. She has been at WCU since 2005. Locally, she cur-rently teaches at WCU and Drexel University, but she has also taught at Temple University and tutored at Bryn Mawr College. At WCU, she currently teaches German 101 and 202 courses and also indi-vidualized instruction in business German.

When asked about her favorite aspect of teaching, Dr. Segler-Stahl said, “My favorite part of teaching, I guess, is realizing or seeing when students make progress, when I feel I’m getting somewhere and when I see they’re happy with where they

are. When they’re happy about their progress, that is just wonderful.”

She also said that the reason she moved to West Chester is because it reminds her of Europe. “It has a real downtown, and if I go into town, if I walk through West Chester on Gay Street or Market Street, I see people I know. I like that small-town feel about West Chester.”

When asked about her biggest academic achievement, she said, “Most people would prob-ably say getting a Ph.D., but I don’t think, I actu-ally don’t rate academic achievements as very important. I think hu-man achievements are much more important than academic achieve-ments. I’ve known too many people who I don’t really think very highly of who have all kinds of degrees, and I’ve met wonderful people who just graduated from high school.” She also said that raising her children and liking the people whom they have become has been her biggest per-sonal accomplishment.

A goal that Dr. Segler-Stahl currently has is to go to Germany in the summer, bring back a Dachshund pup-py, and have fun training him or her. She says that dogs are her hobby, and

she currently has two dogs—a collie and a Do-berman shepherd mix.

Another goal she has in general is to re-main involved in the community and social justice activities. She hopes to organize a fund-raiser for a friend who is a genocide survivor from Rwanda and who is involved with a geno-cide survivors’ network.

Something that many people do not know about her is that she loves comic books. “I’m a huge Tin Tin fan—I have the complete collection of Tin Tin books—and I have a huge collection of comic books at home in different languages.”

WCU student Eliza-beth Saldierna has had several of Dr. Segler-Stahl’s classes. “What I love best about her classes is that she is very down-to-earth, and she is also very open to helping all of her stu-dents succeed. She never gives up on her students no matter how bad you are. She also makes you go above and beyond and really excel in the lan-guage,” Saldierna said.

Second-year student Hannah Peters also at-tested to Dr. Segler-Stahl’s devotion to her students. “I love that

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Spring break 2012 beach must-havesColumn by:

Lauren DiCrecchioPracticum Writer

With spring break right around the cor-ner I’m already think-ing about how I’m go-ing to spend it. For those of you lucky enough to travel, I’m sure your minds are consumed with what you’re going to pack, which is stressful of course and usually last minute for most college students.

Not to worry! I’m going to lay out your Spring Break 2012 essentials. For those of you who aren’t go-ing away, use this as a guide for your first beach get-a-way this summer!

Let’s start off with the most obvious shall we? Bathing suits! I am finding myself constantly brows-ing Victoria’s Secret

swim collection and I’m loving all of the different styles and fits. Remember to buy the correct size, and not focus on numbers or letters. Comfort is key. If you’re trying to save money for your trip, you can never go wrong with a Tar-get bathing suit. Each year I like to buy one or two solid bottoms and match them with printed or different colored tops to make my selection more fun and less expensive.

Following the bathing suit you will need the perfect cover up. Have no fear, Vic-toria’s Secret website has laid out cover ups for each body type and what is most flattering for your figure. From solid button downs to rompers and flowy dresses to over-sized tee’s, you will have no problem finding one

that best suits you. Always remember

to keep it light, espe-cially during the day. Cotton fabrics and looser fitting clothing are great beach wear. Pack a chic maxi dress for your no shower happy hour or if you’re going out for food af-ter your beach day. Maxi dresses are per-fect for vacation. You can dress them up, or wear them causal and comfortably dur-ing the day, especially while out in the sun. Stick to brighter colors and tribal patterns. These are spring fa-vorites this year.

Footwear is es-sential. Make sure you have your flip flops for the beach or cute strappy sandals for other day wear. I cannot say it enough, but comfort is key, especially on vaca-tion. As nightlife ap-

proaches, wedges are a must-have. I have been eyeing up lots of cute wedges in Ex-press. They are full of color that will make your outfit shine. Stay away from suede peep toes, they will be too hot for your feet and extremely uncomfortable when you’re out at night.

For your nightlife wear, coral and orange tops are the way to go. Orange is spring’s hot-test color, while coral will go great against your new tan. I would pack at least one shorter flowy dress. You can find these anywhere from For-ever21 to Target. They come in a variety of colors and patterns, and are completely versatile so you can ei-ther dress up or dress down. Tunics are also a must-have espe-cially if the night time

is a bit cooler. Bright colored shorts are also great pieces to have. They open up a vari-ety of different outfits to choose from. And to top off your outfit, throw on some bright-ly colored bangles to add a little flavor. Ex-press has so many fun bangles, I’ve already purchased three. Ban-gles are this seasons perfect arm candy.

Beach accesso-ries are always fun to have. Wide brim floppy straw hats are my favorite and they help protect your skin while leaves you look-ing ultra-trendy. If you’re not into the big-ger style hats, go for a smaller straw fedora, they are just as styl-ish. You don’t want to forget your sun-glasses. This season’s top picks are aviators, which are timeless, and butterfly shaped

lenses. Gold frames are also one of spring break’s hottest picks, but you can’t go wrong with a basic black. I’m loving the new col-ored frames, or even frames with prints! Always remember to pack at least one satchel. While clutch-es and wristlets are cute and small, they are also easier to lose.

And finally, re-member your sun-block. Trust me I know from experience, sun burn is not a cute look and can definitely ruin your vacation.

The most im-portant thing to re-member is to have fun and don’t forget to pack your style!

Lauren DiCrec-chio is a fifth-year stu-dent majoring in liberal studies with minors in journalism and Spanish. She can be reached at [email protected].

Fighting overpopulation with education; it starts with our youth

Recently, I had the opportunity to participate in an interactive work-shop during an early childhood education course taught by Dr. Wei Wei Cai. Pre-sented by Popula-tion Connection, the workshop was about population and is-sues surrounding

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it. Located in Wash-ington D.C., Popula-tion Connection is a non-profit national population organi-zation that aims to educate teachers and future educators all across the coun-try about population growth and its af-fect on human life.

Carol Blise, from Population Connec-tion, was our work-shop facilitator and she did a fantastic

job. During the hour we spent with her, she directed us through three interactive population activi-ties, each designed for various grade levels. All three ac-tivities were student-centered and hands-on, making them perfect activities to use with elemen-tary aged-children.

Being able to ac-tively participate in the workshop activi-

ties and learn the material through a hands-on ap-proach really gave all of us a sense of how these activi-ties could fit into our future classrooms.

“In my opinion, these activities are ones in which stu-dents would truly be able to thrive in. The students will be able to immerse themselves in the topic and see how

things are work-ing hands-on,” Lisa Morgan, senior, said.

In addition to be-ing hands-on and engaging, the activi-ties are also multi-disciplinary, covering an array of subjects. Lindsey Donahue, a sophomore, shared, “Although the main idea behind the ac-tivities was world population issues, they each required participants to draw

upon other knowl-edge such as math, reading, and geog-raphy. I know that I will definitely uti-lize these activi-ties and ideas in my future classroom.”

I will admit, when I previously thought about popu-lation growth, I pic-tured China or In-dia; not the U.S. I

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perience, you might be able to answer this one too. Since 80% of the sun’s rays penetrate through the clouds, you’re still going to need that Coppertone.

Sunglasses with-out UVA and UVB protection are actu-ally worse for your eyes than not wear-ing sunglasses at all: True. When you wear sunglasses that darken your view, your pupils dilate and get bigger. If your sunglasses don’t have UVA and UVB protection, they’re still letting in all the sun’s rays at this big-ger pupil. A bigger pupil plus the same amount of sun rays makes for a worse situation conducive to glaucoma and cata-racts, don’t you think?

Wearing a T-shirt

in the ocean is as good as wearing sunscreen when it comes to sun-blockage: False. Burnt in my white T? Absolutely. When a white T-shirt gets wet, its SPF dwindles to less than five. Even tanning oils have a higher SPF than five.

Spray sunscreens are okay for the ozone layer: True. Most of today’s spray-on sun-screens do not con-tain CFCs (chloro-fluorocarbons for you non-Chem majors) that eat away the ozone layer. Spray on, and spray often.

Your beach ho-tel’s windows block both UVA and UVB rays: False. Typically, home windows only block the UVB rays that cause sunburn. They do not block UVA rays, which age your skin with wrin-kles and age spots.

Getting a “base tan” before you go on

spring break will help prevent sunburn: True. Surprisingly, tanning your skin before spring break departure does help prevent sunburn… but not without con-sequences. The ul-traviolet light causes your skin to produce melanin, which sur-rounds your skin cells’ core to protect the DNA. When sunlight hits melanin protect-ed cells, sun radiation is absorbed or scat-tered which decreases the amount of skin-burning sunrays.

However, the re-lease of melanin that makes your skin tan can also inflict mela-noma. In fact, con-sumerrepor t s . o rg reports that using a tanning bed un-der the age of 35 in-creases your risk of melanoma up to 74%.

So a “base tan” will indeed help pre-vent sunburn by add-

ing melanin which will reflect the sun, but pre-tanning also increases your risk of skin cancer along with other side ef-fects. Using sunblock is still your best de-fense against sun-burn AND cancer.

Vampires can use 115 SPF sunblock to live during the day: False. Have you ever seen a vampire walk-ing around at day? I didn’t think so.

Nate Schrader is a writer for SunglassWare-house.com, he writes about the trending sun-glasses styles along with sun safety tips. Visti The Sun Authority at Sun-glassWarehouse.com for more sunglasses care and skin health tips.

Sources: health.howstuffworks.com, news.consumerre-ports.org, aad.org, and Wikipedia.com

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she truly cares about her students’ futures and is actively engaged in making sure that they really understand Ger-man. Her dedication to her students’ well-being as both students of Ger-man and individuals has always been truly inspir-ing to me,” Peters said.

Dr. Segler-Stahl’s advice for students is to “always make sure you communicate with your professors. I think what we all hate is when a stu-dent just drops out, dis-appears from class, and

we have no idea what’s going on. So always com-municate. Always be honest. I think we all understand that every-body can sleep through one alarm or even two alarms, but don’t try to make up excuses. Just be straightforward. That’s what I hate most—dis-honesty. And try to enjoy class, but take it seri-ously. This is like your job. Your job is going to school, and if you really hate it, then it’s probably not the right job for you.”

Carol Fritz is a third-year student majoring in communication studies. She can be reached at [email protected].

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didn’t understand why I needed to be concerned with the issue, let alone know why I should teach it to my third grad-ers someday. In my mind, my field and population growth were completely un-related. The work-shop without a doubt changed my mind. It made me realize just how ‘real’ the issue of overpopulation really is. Although the U.S. may not be overpopu-lated like China or India, we experience the consequences just the same; the quality of life is decreasing and the Earth is run-ning out of resources.

Educating our youth is one of the many steps we need to take in order to change the way we live. Population Con-nection’s workshops give both the infor-mation and the tools necessary to help population educa-tion reach our na-tion’s classrooms. For more information on the organization, check out www.popu-lationeducation.org.

Skye Hisiro is a second-year student ma-joring in early grades preparation with mi-nors in literacy and communication studies. She can be reached at [email protected].

Youthfrom page 15 Student housing raises discussion

By Gabrielle RosatiSpecial to The Quad

West Chester Borough Council dis-cussed a controversial proposition to stop further construction of student housing in the town center.

The council meet-ing became heated last week as members approached the issue of student housing in the center of town. Tony Stancato, owner of Green Tree Apart-ments, immediately asked the council why they want to elimi-nate student housing, and council member Jordan Norley auto-matically responded “we’ve had our fill.”

Council members explained, amidst arguments and tan-gents, that the propo-sition would give a sense of balance to the town. The propo-sition would attract people of means to want to live in town, which would in turn further restore the downtown area.

Mayor Carolyn Comitta commented that this proposition would “amend and update in order to incentivize” the mov-ing of older “empty-nesters” into town.

The Mayor stood behind the Urban

Land Institute which favored attracting an older, more economi-cally stable crowd into town which could help boost the town’s economics by provid-ing more clientele to the stores and res-taurant business district. This would include building tow-ers to house these new affluent resi-dents, not students.

That being said, Jim Jones, a former borough council mem-ber and local man, posed the question: “Is it a college town with residents in it, or a resident town with college students in it?” With many bars in town, the traffic that stomps through town center on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights will not stop. The students’ pres-ence will continue to be felt throughout the town. The den-sity, however, is the main issue with this proposed ordinance.

The proposition would grandfather existing housing, meaning that any preexisting student housing would re-main, but no new stu-dent housing can be built. This does not completely eliminate students from town, but rather caps it at

the amount it has now. The dense popu-lation of students in areas such as South Matlack and South Walnut gives a differ-ent feel than places with a lesser popu-lation of students, such as near West Miner. The neighbor-hood feel is felt much less in the areas sur-rounding Jake’s Bar and Riggtown Pizza and the surrounding blocks than into qui-eter neighborhoods.

Issues with den-sity in these areas are not only because of the students. While students tend to get rowdy on weekends, the blame cannot solely be assigned to them. There are many other people, other than West Chester University students, who come to these areas. Students from other colleges and schools frequent these streets, but also peo-ple “who are looking to do bad things come that way” Jones said.

Shawna Stong, a junior at West Ches-ter University, said she was offended and felt “unwanted in a town I spend so much time and mon-ey in” when she heard the proposition.

“Of course we’re going to want to go

into town, we’re col-lege students, that’s what we do…tak-ing our housing out of the town won’t keep us out…there’s no way,” Alyssa Brown, senior, said.

Landlords came to the council meeting highly prepared to fight the proposition. Student rentals are a steady source of in-come for many renters in West Chester, and the economics of own-ing a student rental benefit a landlord more than a house or apartment rent-ed to non-students.

“We were all stu-dents once, and we still are students” Zukin said. He is a landlord and owner to a majority of houses and apartments in West Chester, who was highly vocal dur-ing the discussion against the ordinance.

There is a linger-ing problem in stu-dent housing among renters, and while not all landlords are a part of the scam-ming and over pric-ing of student hous-ing, many renters jack up the prices be-cause they know they can get away with it. Some college students are scammed into paying 14-months for a 12-month rent-

al, but do not carry through with the court process to get their money back, and renters are counting on that. Student rent-ing is, bluntly said by Jones, a “cash cow.”

Local business economics in the town center are es-pecially being taken into account when discussing the issue of students in town. The possibility of noise level and traffic throughout the town affecting the presence of more mature, eco-nomically stable fam-ilies that the borough is looking to attract was, and will continue to be, a lively angle.

However, the city has changed over the years as the universi-ty continues to grow. It has been continu-ously leaning toward more of a college town with residents in it, rather than the oppo-site. The proposition will remain highly debated and opposed by many while coun-cil members continue to meet to discuss the continuation and possible future of the ordinance.

Gabrielle Rosati is a third-year student ma-joring in English with a minor in journalism. She can be reached at [email protected].

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International Badge Day Wear Your Letters on Your Heart

Three hundred and fifty sorority women on the campus of West Chester University of Pennsylvania will rec-ognize their lifelong commitment to ser-vice, community and sisterhood by wear-ing their badges or Greek letters on Inter-national Badge Day

on Monday, March 5. All national and

international soror-ity groups represent-ing different ethnicities join in the celebration — including Facebook members who are link-ing for a virtual rally.

The multicul-tural sisterhood day is organized by the

National Panhel-lenic Conference.

For more informa-tion, visit: www.wcu-pa.edu/_services/stu.greeklife/councils.asp or www.npcwomen.org

Media contact: Leah Pressman, Panhellenic Council Vice President of Communications, [email protected]

Love Your Body Week, sponsors host eventsLast Week students around campus attended events to promote positive body image and raise awareness about eating disorders.

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A sclae smashing event took place during the week

The sisters of Delta Phi Epsilon hosted an easting disorders awareness vigil.

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Monkees co-creator says ‘Davy Jones deserves a lot of credit’In the hours after

the death on Wednesday of singer Davy Jones, Bob Rafelson spoke glowingly on Wednesday about the legacy of the Monkees, both the TV show he and partner Bert Schneider created in 1966, and the real-life group that emerged from the Hollywood sound stages for which it was assembled.

“Davy Jones deserves a lot of credit, let me tell you,” Rafelson, 79, said from his home outside Aspen, Colo. “He may not have

lived as long as we wanted him to, but he survived about seven lifetimes, including being perhaps the biggest rock star of his time.”

Rafelson corrected the oft-reported assumption that “The Monkees,” focusing on the antics of four l ikable rock musicians, was inspired by the Beatles’ hit fi lm “A Hard Day’s Night.”

“This was a show I had written six years before the Beatles existed, and the pilot was based on my own life as an itinerant musician when I was 17 years old,” Rafelson said. “What the Beatles did was to

create a kind of per-mission for any rock ‘n’ roll to be a popular subject for televi-sion.”

In auditioning 437 actors and musicians for the four spots in the band, Rafelson said there had been no prerequisite that any of them would be British.

“It was his talent and his incredible charm” that landed Jones the role as the group’s heartthrob. “He went through the same audition process many of the others did, and that meant about 15 screen tests. David made that cut and, of course, survived after that as well.”

It did help, however, that Jones had begun developing a public profi le before the show started shooting. “David was one of the few anybody recognized,” Rafelson said. “Somebody in the family of one of the producers had seen him perform as the Artful Dodger” in the early 1960s Broadway production of the musical “Oliver!”

Even though a real band, the Lovin’ Spoonful, was among those that showed up to the auditions, Rafelson said that musical credibility wasn’t the only factor.

“We were much more interested in

putting the band together according to what we thought would make a good television group,” he said. “Just because somebody had a hit record out doesn’t mean they’re going to be either a good TV actor or that they would blend well on the screen. We quickly got past that idea. But we were fl attered that people who had such extraordinary reputations as the Spoonful wanted to do the show.”

As for what landed Jones one of the four spots in the group, Rafelson said, “Davy was sort of a legit showbiz guy more than he was a rock ‘n’

roll kind of singer. I wasn’t sure he’d be able to switch, both in terms of the perfor-mance as an actor and the sensibility needed as a singer _ or even if he would truly want to. He had his thing going as a Broadway and London stage performer.

“But as soon as we started working together, everything changed. I just thought he would blend well with Micky and Mike and Peter,” he added, referring to Monkees bandmates Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith and

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WCU Office of Wellness Education to host “Prozac Nation” screeningBy Carol Fritz

Entertainment Editor

As a mental health awareness initiative, West Chester University of Pennsylvania’s Offi ce of Wellness Education in partner with West Chester University’s Department of Counseling and P s y c h o l o g i c a l Services will host a free screening of the movie “Prozac Nation” later this month.

The fi lm “Prozac Nation” is based on the autobiographical book of the same name written by Elizabeth Wurtzel in 1994. The book

follows Wurtzel’s battle with depres-sion as she dealt with attending college, working as a writer, and learing to even-tually accept her own fl aws.

The fi lm centers around the life of Elizabeth “Lizzie” Wurtzel. Lizzie is granted a scholarship to study journalism at Harvard University, but her broken home and troubled past affect her success.

Lizzie’s life becomes a downward spiral as she uses drugs and alcohol to help cope with mental disorders such as anxiety, depression,

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Christina Ricci is the star of the 2001 � lm ,“Prozac Nation.”

and suicidal thoughts.The fi lm screening

will be followed by a discussion about mental disorders, how to fight the stigma of them, and how the audience can improve their own mental health.

“Prozac Nation” will be shown after spring break on Monday, March 19 at 6 p.m. in Sykes Student Union Theater. Admission is free, and light refreshments and snacks will be provided.

Carol Fritz is a third-year student majoring in communication studies. She can be reached at [email protected].

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A bear-hug farewell to Jan Berenstain, co-creator of the Bear family

Jan Berenstain, whose personality and art merged in the wise and gentle Mama Bear of the cartoon clan that she and her husband created, died at Doylestown Hospital on Friday, Feb. 24 of a stroke. She was 88.

Mrs. Berenstain was stricken at her home in Solebury on Thursday. Just two days earlier, she had still been at work in the studio, illustrat-ing two books that will appear later this year, said her son, Michael Berenstain, an artist who has been her coauthor in recent years. The books, which Michael Berenstain will fi nish, are to be published in December.

Drawing on the experiences of their own family, Mrs. Berenstain and her husband Stan, who died in 2005, used the Bear family -- Mother, Father, Brother, Sister -- to teach life lessons to youngsters.

Their approach wasn’t sophisticated. It wasn’t edgy. It was as warm and comfort-ing as a blanket and a batch of cookies, offering solutions to the little crises that every child encoun-ters.

And it was enor-mously successful. The bears became a brand in a big way, appearing in more than 300 books, with sales of 260 million copies, published in 23 languages.

There have been Berenstain Bears TV

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specials and a PBS series, software, clothes, toys, an Off-Broadway musical, e-books, apps, a video game, an interactive website. The Bears even became theme-park characters.

“Those bears have helped so many children through so many kinds of chal-lenges that kids face, in such a cheerful and kind of energetic way,” said Donna Jo Napoli, children’s author (Sirena, The Great God Pan, Treasury of Greek Mythology) and a professor of linguis-tics at Swarthmore College.

The stories are skillfully told and a pleasure to read, Napoli said. “We’re very lucky to have them.”

“The Berenstains made a wonderful and lasting contribution to children’s litera-ture,” said author Jerry Spinelli, whose books include Maniac Magee, Milkweed, and Space Station Seventh Grade. “My wife Eileen and I recall the warm welcome we received in their house years ago. They showed us their studio; it was almost like being in a hallowed place.”

Janice Grant was born in Philadelphia on July 26, 1923, and met Stan Berenstain when they were students at the P e n n s y l v a n i a Museum and School of Industrial Art, now the University of the Arts, in the early 1940s. Jan, as she was known, worked during the war as a

draftsman for the Army Corps of Engineers and as an aircraft riveter. The couple married in 1946 after Stan returned from Army service as a medical illustrator.

Their fi rst work was for the Philadelphia Sunday Bulletin in 1946 or ‘47, Michael

Berenstain said. They did spot illustrations for the newspaper’s book-review section that showed people reading, he said. Throughout the 1950s, the couple cartooned for a variety of magazines.

After the births of their sons, Leo and Michael, the family moved to Elkins Park in 1950. They lived there until 1976. They began to illustrate the bedtime stories they told their boys, then decided the stories could be the stuff of a book.

The Berenstains published the fi rst of the Berenstain Bears books in 1962, The Big Honey Hunt, under the guidance of Random House editor Theodor Geisel, popularly known as Dr. Seuss.

As the couple worked on their second book, Geisel suggested that they

work the name Berenstain Bears into the title, said Michael Berenstain. Thus, the book that would have been known as The Bike Lesson was titled The Bike Lesson: Another Adventure of the Berenstain Bears. And thus was a franchise launched.

“The stories were pretty much drawn from their lives,” said Kate Klimo, who edited about a dozen Berenstain books at Random House. “They’re very satisfy-ing both for parents

and kids.”The books dealt

with everyday crises in the lives of children and families: How to deal with new neighbors, how to count your blessings, how to behave with strangers.

The Berenstains “really were collabo-rators,” added Klimo, publisher for the Random House Golden Books/Young Readers Group. “You couldn’t tell where one left off and the other began. They loved their work. The studio was their home.”

“She was quite a gentle soul with a wry sense of humor,” Klimo recalled. “Jan’s gentleness and dry humor were a wonderful foil to Stan’s more gregari-ous nature. She was basically a gentle soul.”

The Berenstains moved to Solebury in 1976 because their Elkins Park studio was tiny, their son Michael said.

In Solebury, they were longtime friends and neighbors of Jim and Nancy Farley, owners of Farley’s Bookshop on South Main Street in New Hope, store worker Kristina Bauman said.

The authors had many book signings over the years at Farley’s, but mostly for their parenting books, not the Berenstain Bears books, said Jennifer Farley, who now runs the 45-year-old shop with her sister, Rebekah.

The store always

s t o cks the Berenstains’ books but will be setting up a special section in honor of Jan Berenstain, Bauman said.

Rebekah Farley recalled that the Berenstains would tell her about the books they were working on when she was a child. “I read every single one” of the Berenstain Bears books, she added, describing Mrs. Berenstain as “a lovely person.”

Michael Berenstain said that his parents “both grew up in the Depression and they had a common-sense approach to things.” He recalled that his mother “would always say kids are a lot smarter than parents think.”

He said that as a parent, Mrs. Berenstain “was very original. She had her own ideas about parenting. She encouraged creativ-ity.”

What was her favorite book?

“She would always say the book she was working on was her favorite,” said Michael Berenstain. But she always seemed to also mention Inside Outside Upside Down, a book about concepts for children 4 and up, which the Berenstains wrote in 1968 and Geisel edited.

Mrs. Berenstain is survived by her sons and four grandchil-dren. Services will be private.

This article includes information from the Associated Press.

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Peter Tork.“David had certain

qualities just sitting in a room that I was interested in,” he said. “He was witty, his goals in life were not to be a show-business star. He was a jockey at this point, and he returned to being a jockey before he resumed his show business career. That interested me.”

Rafelson also directed and co-pro-duced the Monkees’ 1968 fi lm, “Head,” his fi rst movie. It was a commercial failure and maligned by many who saw it originally, but years later it began garnering a new appreciation for its surrealistic style and a n t i - c o r p o r a t e attitude.

“It was outside of its time,” Rafelson said with a laugh. “I just showed it for the fi rst time in a very

long time, in Boston, and the picture is now being fanatically r e - r e v i e w e d . Everybody wants their first-born to succeed, and of all my pictures, I think that’s the one that was the most neglected until the box set” that includes the fi lm, he said, a reference to “America Lost and Found: The BBS Story,” released in 2010.

“In some ways, my attitude was always very paternalistic toward the Monkees,” he said. “Davy got tired of being called of a band created by the establishment, which is indeed the subject of ‘Head’: what it was like to be used and misused, to be cavalierly treated. That’s why I made the movie.

“So I always had this paternalistic attitude about the Monkees and their having been my creation,” Rafelson

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said. “At the same time, I felt very fraternal about them because of the simi-larity of our ages. We used to hang out quite a bit together socially. When the Monkees were done _ after we were done with ‘Head,’ and after some of them decided to break up _ we continued to see one another.”

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Lady Rams ousted in semi-finals by Edinboro

By Joey SamuelStaff Writer

The West Chester University women’s basket-ball team saw their run through the PSAC playoffs come to an end Friday night, as they were beaten in the semifinals by Edinboro, 74-58.

Edinboro, ranked No. 5 in the entire country for Division II women’s basket-ball, came into the tournament as the top seed and they didn’t disappoint against the Lady Golden Rams. They took control of the game from the beginning and West Chester could not get back into it through-out the rest of the contest.

Junior forward Alex Lennon, senior guard Allison Hostetter, and junior center Ambreelinne Ortman all scored 10 points, but it wasn’t nearly enough to top Edinboro, who came into the PSAC post-season tournament as heavy favorites. Hostetter wasn’t par-ticularly impressive, though, shooting only 2-for-12 from the field and turning the ball over six times.

Meanwhile, Raven Metz poured in 23 points for Edinboro and grabbed eight rebounds. Samantha Blazetic scored 14 points and secured 11 rebounds for a dou-ble-double. Darche Jackson chipped in with 13 points off the bench for Edinboro.

While Edinboro is almost certainly headed now to the NCAA Division II C h a m p i o n s h i p Tournament, West Chester will have to wait to see if they are selected. The top eight-ranked teams from the Division II Atlantic

Region earn a spot in the tournament, and West Chester is currently ranked seventh. However, three conferences (WVIAC, PSAC, and CIAA) gain an automatic berth in the tour-nament, and it is unknown if West Chester’s ranking will suffer from the loss Friday to Edinboro.

On Tuesday, West Chester had advanced to the conference semifinals by taking down rivals Millersville, 64-57, in a con-ference quarterfinal matchup at Hollinger Field House.

West Chester dominated

throughout a large portion of the game, even leading by 23 points five minutes into the second half. But Millersville made quite a run to get back into the game, pulling within five points (62-57) with a minute to go. West Chester held on, though, adding two points back to the lead and not allowing Millersville to

score a single point more.Throughout that stretch,

Millersville managed to keep West Chester scoreless for a seven-minute period.

“I knew they would make a run,” said West Chester coach Deirdre Kane. “They always do. These games always go down to the wire.”

“You are always a little nervous,” said senior guard Allison Hostetter about almost blowing a 23-point lead. “We just had to stay composed and run our offense. The clock was our friend. We just weren’t executing at the offensive

end.”By holding on to a

win over Millersville and advancing to a conference semifinal matchup against Edinboro, West Chester gave them-selves a lot of help in the race to gain a berth in the NCAA Tournament. While they ended up losing to Edinboro, it may not matter in the end, since Edinboro is so highly ranked to begin with.

Had West Chester lost to Millersville, the Lady Golden Rams would likely have lost any hopes of going to the big dance. Any spot that would have gone to West Chester would have belonged to Millersville. But that didn’t happen, and when the selection

show takes place at 10 p.m. on Sunday night, West Chester has a great chance of being selected. The results of the selection show will be posted on the athletic website.

Joey Samuel is a third-year student majoring in political science and Spanish. He can be reached at [email protected].

Allison Hostetter defends the Edinboro point guard in the PSAC semi-� nals.


For the third time in three years, the West Chester University men’s wrestling club has won the National Collegiate Wrestling Association’s (NCWA) Mid-East Conference title. The tournament solidified the program as the premier club team in the region, and one of the best in the nation.

This year’s installment, which took place at Valley Forge Military Academy on Feb. 25, saw nine West Chester wrestlers qualify for the national tourna-ment in Daytona Beach, Florida, four of whom won their respective weight class. It is the second year in a row with at least nine wrestlers on their way to nationals.

First place finishes came from John Dickinson

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Women’s lacrosse ranked No.7 in preseason pollBy Brynn Dougherty

Asst. Sports Editor

Coming off a trip to the semifinals last season, the women’s lacrosse team is preparing for their upcoming season, which will begin March 6 against Holy Family University at Tiger Field.

“We are excited for the games to begin,” head coach Ginny Martino said. “We have a great group of upperclassmen who are doing a fantastic job of leading the team this season. We are anxious to get going.”

The WCU lacrosse team was voted seventh in an Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches’ Association (IWLCA) preseason poll. The IWLCA weighed in on 17 programs, ranking Le Moyne and Adelphi even for first,

followed by Limestone at third and WCU rival Lock Haven at fourth.

“We have far more talent than they realize,” Martino said. “We have a lot of players who have been waiting their turn to get an opportunity and now they have the chance to step up and impress a league who does not know too much about them. I think we will surprise a lot of people.”

Martino predicted Lock Haven to challenge West Chester, as they have his-torically locked-horns with the Golden Rams in the past.

“Within our conference, Lock Haven has always been a tough game and we seem to either win or lose by one goal, which means we are pretty evenly matched,” Martino said. “We hope to change that this year and make a

statement within our con-ference.”

The Rams will face Lock Haven in a conference match in April. They will also face LeMoyne in April, who was voted the No. 1 seed in the preseason poll.

Martino noted West Chester’s advantage this season over previous seasons with the mild weather allowing an early start on the field to run plays.

“We have been very fortunate to have had such great weather this early in the spring,” Martino said. “We have been able to scrimmage and play full field a lot more than usual. We normally need to wait until spring break to travel south to get outside, but this year we have been able to do that at home.”

Senior goalkeeper MacKenzie O’Keefe noted

the preseason work the team has put in to equip them to handle their com-petitors throughout the season.

“We have been doing a lot of work both on and off the field including early morning workouts,” O’Keefe said. “[We’ve been] putting in extra time before and after practice hours so that by our first game we are ready to dominate and prove we have the talent and potential to take home a championship.”

If the Rams are able to prove themselves this season again, they will head to the PSAC Championships again in May. This season West Chester will seek to advance to the national championship for the eighth time, and ninth time to the NCAAs in the past 11 years. O’Keefe said she

is ready for the season to start so they can do just that.

“Saying we are excited for this season is an under-statement,” O’Keefe said. “We are all here for one sole purpose and that is to be No. 1 in the Division II program and prove that we have the talent and potential to be the best. We are ready to work hard and earn our spot as a finalist team this upcoming May.”

Martino discussed the team’s depth in this year’s team, with well-balanced athletes who she expects will each contribute to their number one goal—to win the PSAC Championships and qualify for the NCAA tournament.

“We have not won our conference title in a few years now, even though we have advanced to the NCAAs,” Martino said. “It

is important to us to win that Championship trophy back.”

“In order to be successful we need to continue our hard work and practice every day to keep our mental and physical game ahead of our opponents,” O’Keefe said. “Because we are such a close group of friends, the chemistry of play our team exhibits on the field is so cool to watch.”

The Golden Rams will play their first contest of the season on March 6. Their potential journey to the National Championships will start with a non-conference away game versus Holy Family.

Brynn Dougherty is a fourth-year student majoring in economics and finance with a minor in journalism. She can be reached at [email protected].

Wrestling wins third consecutive NCWA championshipBy Brian Johnson

Staff Writer

For the third time in three years, the West Chester University men’s wrestling club has won the National Collegiate Wrestling Association’s (NCWA) Mid-East Conference title. The tournament solidified the program as the premier club team in the region, and one of the best in the nation.

This year’s installment, which took place at Valley Forge Military Academy on Feb. 25, saw nine West Chester wrestlers qualify for the national tourna-ment in Daytona Beach, Florida, four of whom won their respective weight class. It is the second year in a row with at least nine wrestlers on their way to nationals.

First place finishes came from John Dickinson

(125), Joey Bonaduce (133), Luke Bilyeu (141), and Dustin Tancredi (165).

Tancredi pinned his way through the field for the third consecutive year, and his efforts were rewarded with his third title in as many years, paving the way for another run at a national title.

“It’s been great to win my third conference championship,” Tancredi said. “However, the goal is to win another national championship. I’ve been mentally preparing to defend my national cham-pionship for a year. So nothing changes just keep working hard, embracing the grind, and praying that I dominate when the time comes.”

Tancredi was also impressed with the effort of his teammates, one that netted the club an

impressive 124 points en route to the team title, 45 points above second place Penn State- DuBois.

“They all wrestled great Saturday,” he said. “Mean, physical, dominating, and secure. Everyone was fighting for points and pinning people when they got the opportunity.”

The team’s point leader this season, Luke Bilyeu, also left with another con-ference title, winning his second in a row. Bilyeu, a sophomore, finished third in last year’s national championships and, with another year under his belt, is poised to go two steps higher on the podium.

“It feels good to get another conference title,” Bilyeu said. “But I plan on continuing my success at nationals. Nationals is a whole different story, I just need to wrestle my matches and stay focused.

Anything can happen down there, so I just need to be prepared for anything.”

Both Bilyeu and Tancredi have earned number one seeding at the upcoming national tournament, an achieve-ment that head coach Joe Miller referred to as “an honor.”

Senior John Dickinson (125) also returns to the national tournament and will be looking to redeem his tough finish last year after earning All-American honors in 2010.

“Going into conferences I was determined to win it my senior year,” Dickinson said. “We have been working hard all year and now with nationals coming up I feel at my peak. After placing sixth my sophomore year and not placing last year at nationals, I am even more determined and

motivated.”Joey Bonaduce rounded

out the contingent of champions with a first place finish at 133. Juniors Myles Tometta (184) and Tom Dwyer (235) both finished second in their weight classes, while fellow junior Jason Mandragona (133) and sophomore Ryan Kreppel (235) both finished third to qualify for nationals.

Coach Miller also received an honor, being named Coach of the Year for the second time.

The individual achieve-ments of the group bode well for their chances to move above the sixth place finish they have earned the past two years, and even compete for a national title. An achieve-ment which, if earned, would complete coach Miller’s plan to win a national title in five years (this being the program’s

fourth year).“The coaches are proud

of the strong finish the guys are doing right now,” coach Miller said.

An even stronger finish will be needed next week at nationals thanks to the new format of the NCWA, which has split their club programs into a Division I and Division II, with West Chester competing in the top tier. The Golden Rams’ tough schedule, however, should prepare the team for the challenges of the tournament.

“We wrestled [Division] I, II and III teams all year so [we’re] prepared for any competition,” Dickinson said.

When they arrive in Florida, they will find out if any of their competition will be prepared for them.

Brian Johnson is a fourth-year student majoring in English. He can be reached at [email protected].


Golden Rams sweep West Virginia in doubleheader

By Kenny AyresSports Editor

The West Chester baseball team got off to a strong start last week with a doubleheader sweep of West Virginia State.

The Rams outscored West Virginia 20-7 on the day, taking the first game 14-5 and the nightcap 6-2.

Joe Wendle led the way for West Chester in both games, going 4-9 on the day with three homeruns, eight RBI and an incredi-ble 1.888 OPS. His outstanding performance at the dish earned him PSAC East Athlete of the week honors.

West Chester wasted no time getting started in game 1. Mike Raimo and Jack Provine reached base to start the game, and Wendle followed with his first home run of the year giving West Chester a 3-0 lead. They added another run later in the inning when Chris Pula scored on a Justin Lamborn two-bagger.

The Rams then went on to score in every inning except the third, rapping out 12 hits en route to an easy victory.

“Everyone had solid focus and a good mindset when approaching the plate,” Pula said. “I feel the biggest thing was just capitalizing when we had runners in scoring position.”

In addition to Wendle’s two blasts, Reid Pulford hit a three run homer and Matt Baer connected with a solo shot, giving West Chester four homeruns in the game.

Lamborn finished the game 3-4 with two runs scored and a RBI, and Provine went 2-3 with a walk, RBI, and three runs scored. Provine and Raimo reached base a total of five

times in the game out of the one and two spots, providing Wendle with the opportunity to drive them in.

In addition to the offensive display, West Chester got an incredible effort on the mound from Joe Gunkel. Gunkel faced the minimum through the first four innings, allowing one hit that was erased on a 5-4-3 double play one batter later.

Gunkel ran into some trouble in the fifth, surren-dering three runs on four hits, but worked his way out of the jam to strand two West Virginia runners on base.

He exited the game after the fifth, giving up a total of three earned runs on five hits while striking out five in his first win of the season.

“Joe pitched a great game. He gave it his best and we were able to support him,” Pula said.

Dave Stieg finished out the game, allowing two runs on one hit in his two innings of relief.

West Chester’s defense backed Gunkel and Stieg nicely, committing just one small throwing error in the seventh.

The 14-5 win in game 1 gave the Rams quite a bit of momentum in the second game.

West Chester struck again in the first inning, in a strikingly similar fashion to the way they did in the first game.

With one out in the first, Provine laced a double, putting a man in scoring position for Wendle with one out. Wendle, for the third time in six at bats, took the West Virginia pitcher over the fence for a home run, again giving the Rams the first inning lead.

A lot of credit should be given to Wendle for his production, Provine should

not go unnoticed, as he reached base in front of Wendle five times in the two games. The player that drives the runs in is important, but just as important is the player who gets in position to score those runs.

“Joe is definitely a run- producer and when everyone plays together and does their jobs [at the top of the order], we provide him with that pos-sibility [to drive in runs],” Pula said.

West Virginia came as close as they would come in the bottom of the second, when a hit and an error by Wendle allowed a run to cross the plate.

The score stayed 2-1 until the top of the seventh, when West Chester exploded for four runs, lengthening their lead to 6-2.

After Raimo and Provine got on base again to start the inning, Pula, the sophomore power hitter, crushed a triple into the gap that scored both runners. The West Virginia shortstop made a throwing error, allowing Pula to score the third run of the inning.

Lamborn added the fourth and final run in the inning with a long home run, his fourth hit and second RBI on the day.

Once again, the Golden Rams pitching was just as good as the offense. Fred Breidenbach tossed five strong innings, allowing just one run on two hits, walking none and striking out two. In the two games, The Rams starting pitching threw 10 innings, gave up only four runs, and struck out seven.

Conor Kerins struggled a bit after Bredinbach left the game, allowing two hits and a walk in one-third of an inning, but Jordan Lehman came in

and closed the door. Lehman pitched the final 1.2 innings and surren-dered just a run on three hits.

West Chester’s defeat of West Virginia State in both games was definitely the way they wanted to begin the season. The offense performance and starting pitching are certainly what every coach wants to see early on in the season.

The Rams will have to stay fresh, however. Since their game at Chestnut Hill college was cancelled on Friday, they will not play again until March 9 in Florida as a kickoff to their spring trip.

The game on March 9 will be against Rollins at noon, and they will play one game each day until March 14, when they return to West Chester to begin their PSAC schedule.

Kenny Ayres is a second-year student majoring in communication studies. He can be reached at [email protected].

Jack Provine tosses the ball back to the infield after making a catch.

Senior righthander Jordan Lehman threw 1.2 innings in his spring debut, giing up a run on three hits to West Virginia State.

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Senior righthander Jordan Lehman threw 1.2 innings in his spring debut, giing up a run on three hits to West Virginia State.

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Golden Rams upset IUP, lose championship to ESU By Riley Wallace

Staff Writer

The Golden Rams greatly exceeded expecta-tions in the PSAC Tournament as they defeated top-seeded IUP 54-51 in the semifinals, and came up just short in the championship game, losing to East Stroudsburg 90-85.

The semifinal game against Indiana Univers i ty o f Pennsylvania was an instant classic. IUP (23-5, 19-3) was the number one seed in the PSAC West Division and No. 8 ranked nationally in the latest National Association of Basketball Coaches poll.

IUP had defeated West Chester early in January by eight, but guard Carl Johnson was suspended for that game and he would be a huge differ-ence maker in the rematch. West Chester got off to a slow start missing their first six shots before freshmen Corey Blake made a layup five minutes into the game. Neither team could get into any sort of rhythm offensively in the first half, as both defenses were well prepared and forced the offenses into difficult shots.

The Crimson Hawks held the lead for the entire half, but West Chester hung around and was down eight going into the locker room 26-18.

In the second half, IUP controlled the tempo and slowly built the lead up to as many as 14 with just over 14 minutes to go, but the tide was about to turn. West Chester started to take control and slowly chipped away at that lead, getting it down to one possession after an 11-2 run with just over four minutes remaining. At this point

Hollinger Fieldhouse was louder than ever as the student body, which was about 1,000 strong, were yelling at the top of their lungs; sensing, feeling an upset was right around the corner.

Big plays decided this game and the Golden Rams came through with them down the stretch. Forward Lance McDowell started it off by hitting a three from the corner to cut the lead to two.

After two IUP free throws, it was guard Carl Johnson who made a ridiculous and-one to cut the lead to just a single point. IUP hit two more free throws but Johnson was there for the answer as he hit the big three pointer to tie the game at 51.

IUP missed a mid-range jumper and guard Jon Breeden grabbed the defensive rebound. He slowly walked the ball up the court with Coach Blair deciding to put the game in the hands of his reliable point guard and not call a timeout. He waited until there was about four seconds left, took a few steps forward, crossed over and pulled up for an NBA-range three pointer which rattled in with 1.4 seconds remaining. Guard Troy Hockaday knocked the ball away on the inbounds pass and the crowd swarmed around players jumping and celebrating the upset and ensuring that at least one more game will be played in Hollinger this season.

Blake and Johnson led the Golden Rams with 14 points apiece with Blake pulling down a team high

11 rebounds off the bench. McDowell added 10 points and six rebounds. The defense was much better than in the first time these two teams met as they held IUP’s two top scorers to just 32 points shooting 39% from the field, compared to the first meeting in which they scored 42 points on

56% shooting.If they were expecting

the same kind of game in the championship, they were greatly disap-pointed. In contrast to the last game in which both teams had plenty of

time to prepare and watch film, the champi-onship was the day after the semis so neither team had much time to prepare or rest up. As much as the defenses controlled the game against IUP, it was the offenses trading punches in the champion-ship. The two teams split the regular season

matchups, each winning on their home floor.

West Chester got off to a fast start jumping out to a quick 9-4 lead. The Golden Rams handled the full-court press of the Warriors very well in the

first half, but that would not continue on for the full 40 minutes. The first half was like two heavy-weight champions trading punches, one winning one round, then the other winning the next round, and continu-ing to go back and forth. East Stroudsburg went on an 11-0 run to take its

first lead of the contest 28-27.

They didn’t have much time to enjoy being in front, as West Chester responded with a 7-0 run of its own to go up by six, 34-28. The Warriors let everyone know that they weren’t going to be intimi-dated by the Rams, or by fans who had packed Hollinger unlike I have ever seen it before, as they responded scoring seven straight to take the lead back, 35-34. Once again, West Chester had an answer as they used once again a 7-0 run to take the lead and take it with them into halftime 44-39.

In the second half, it was much of the same as the two teams continued to trade baskets with West Chester holding onto the lead until ESU snagged it at 57-56 with 13:30 remaining in the game. The Warriors made some adjustments to their full court press in the locker room, and it created some problems for the Golden Rams as they committed a few crucial turnovers

which led to easy baskets for ESU. The Golden Rams hung in there though and were right in it until the very end, but the Warriors proved to be just too much for them on this night as East

Corey Blake charges into the lane and lays the ball in for two of his 14 points int he game.


Stroudsburg won the PSAC Championship 90-85.

The scoring was spread out nicely as five Golden Rams reached double figures, led by McDowell’s 18, who also had a team high seven rebounds. Blake had 16 and starting guards Johnson and Breeden had 14 and 11 respectively. Blake and Breeden each dished out team highs in assists with four each. Hockaday had a strong performance off the bench scoring 10 points, and Khalif Foster struggled to stay out of foul trouble, playing only 12 minutes and managing eight points in his final collegiate game.

So with the win, East Stroudsburg gets the automatic bid from the PSAC into the Division II NCAA Tournament which begins next weekend, and leaves West Chester waiting until Sunday night to find out if they managed to grab an at-large bid.

Their odds do not look too good though, as they finished third in the PSAC East, having to most likely win the PSAC tournament in order to get in. If this is the Golden Rams’ final game of the season, then it will also be the final game for seniors McDowell and Foster, but the future looks bright as West Chester looks to bring back three starters next year, as well as their entire bench.

Expectations will be high next year and the team will be motivated to get back to the PSAC championship game, this time being the ones cutting down the nets when the final buzzer sounds.

Riley Wallace is a third-year student at West Chester University. He can be reached at [email protected].


Wanted! Graduating Student To present greetings At Commencement An Undergraduate Student will present greetings from the graduating class at the May 2012 commencement. The student speaker will be chosen by audition, to be held on the week of March 26th.

Applications are now available in the Registrar’s Office, #25 Univ. Ave. Ground Floor. You must be participating in the May 12th. undergraduate ceremony to be eligible. At the audition, each applicant will read the speech that he or she will present at commencement. The speech must be no longer than 3 minutes and a typed, double-spaced copy must be included with the application. The student selected must present the speech at the commencement rehearsal, which will be held on Friday, May 11th at 11:00am. All completed applications and speeches must be submitted to the Registrar’s Office no later than 4:30 p.m. Monday, March 19th . You will be notified in advance to schedule an audition time.

Flyers trying to correct season-long defensive woes

By Deanna VassoStaff Writer

While the Philadelphia Flyers remain a top contender in the East for the playoffs, they have gradually been slipping down the rankings in the past couple of weeks.

The Flyers remain locked in a battle for the No.4 spot in the Eastern Conference of the NHL with rival Pennsylvania team, The Pittsburgh Penguins. The Penguins remain fourth with 79 points, with the Flyers following close behind in the 5th spot with 77.

Despite being among the top five teams in the East, the Flyers have been slipping further down the rankings with some terrible losses in the month of February. Flyers fans must all be wondering why this must be, and one of the answers is clearly: the defense.

The defensive play behind the blue line has always been an issue for the Flyers in addition to goaltend-ing. The Flyers seem to emulate the mantra “the best defense is a good offense.”

While this saying might have some truth for leading goal scorers on the top line, this motto does not give the whole picture on how to be a successful hockey team.

It is important to lead on goals but in order to secure a win, the puck needs to be blocked and the net needs to be covered at all times. With the loss of the most dominate defensemen, team captain Chris Pronger, the Flyers have seen a decline in defense at this time in the current season.

With the recent increase of regulation and overtime

losses that the team has suffered, the issue with the defensive team has not gone unnoticed by the Flyers’ General Manager, Paul Holmgren.

So before the NHL trade deadline for the season (Feb. 27), the Flyers took some action by acquiring Niklas Grossman from The Dallas Stars for 2nd and 3rd round draft picks in the post-season NHL draft.

Grossman led The Stars in blocked shots, so the Flyers were hoping a new

defensemen would help them out in this area, which they are currently strug-gling in.

This was not enough for Holmgren, for not too much longer after Grossman suited up as a Flyer, the hockey club made a similar trade for another defense-men.

In exchange for 2nd and 4th round draft picks in the 2013 draft, the Flyers acquired defensemen Pavel Kubina from the Tampa Bay Lightening. Flyers also had to give up minor league forward Jon Kalinski who has been playing on the

AHL affiliate, the Adirondack Phantoms, but has 22 career games with the Flyers.

With the newly acquired defensemen players, the intent was to have better coverage in the Flyers zone.

Considering the current losses, this has not been happening. Of course Kubina and Grossman are still getting their feet wet in Philadelphia, so this could account for a still inherit lack of defense at the moment. Defensively, the

Flyers are still slacking and they cannot afford to, especially as the playoff crunch time begins.

A lot of this is coming from undisciplined players who seem more interested in their conflicts with their rivals on the ice instead of protecting the net. The Flyers need to revamp their defensive strategies in order to get out of their current slump if they want to be strong contenders for the playoffs.

If the Flyers manage to maintain their No.5 spot in the Eastern Conference, they will still be among the top 8 seeded teams that go into the quarterfinal

rounds. In order for the team to

actually remain a playoff bound team, they need to work out their defensive issues and start to win more hockey games.

The playoffs seem entirely different from the regular season, so the Flyers need to work hard defensively and earn some more wins if they really want to bring the Stanley Cup back to Philadelphia.

Deanna Vasso is a fourth-year student majoring in English with a minor in creative writing. She can be reached at [email protected].

The Flyers traded for veteran Pavel Kubina in February to help boost

their struggling defense.

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Softball emerges with 3-3 record from Catawba TournamentBy Riley Wallace

Staff Writer

The Lady Rams finished up February by going 3-3 in the Catawba Invitational Tournament last weekend, including a 19-0 dredging of Winston Salem State.

First up for the ladies was Wingate (N.C.) (8-5) in a game that was for those not expecting much offense. West Chester (5-3) managed just four hits and failed to push any of them across as they dropped their first game of the season 1-0 in a game called in the top of the seventh due to rain.

Devon Utterback (1-1) received the tough loss as she had a very good outing giving up only

five hits and the single run while striking out three and walking three in seven innings of work. No West Chester batters reached base more than once and first basemen Jillian Murray recorded the teams’ only extra base hit with a double.

After having their game pushed back a day due to rain, West Chester’s hitters made it rain against Winston Salem State (N.C.) (0-1) as they knocked in 19 runs in only four innings. The Golden Rams com-pletely dominated with their offense as they had 16 hits with all nine starters reaching base and scoring a remark-able 10 runs in the fourth. Leadoff hitter Charlotte Conaway led the way as she went 3 for

5 with two RBI and two runs with a double and a triple. Devon Utterback bounced back nicely as she pitched five strong innings, giving up only three hits and walking two while recording five strikeouts.

The second half of West Chester’s double-header last Saturday featured 12th ranked Lenoir-Rhyne (14-2). The Golden Rams had solo home runs designated hitter Kelly Anderson, her first of the year, and second basemen Abby Block, her second, but they couldn’t climb out of an early 4-0 hole as they fell 7-2. Kim Murl (1-1) was roughed up by Lenoir-Rhyne’s hitters but hung tough as she pitched all six innings giving eight hits and

walking two while hitting two additional batters. Block went 2-3 with her home run, and was the only batter to record more than one hit.

On the final day of the tournament, West Chester began their tri-ple-header with a morning bout with Glenville State (2-3). The girls came out firing and forced Glenville State to pull their starting pitcher in the second inning. They scored seven runs in the inning, and went on to win easily, 9-1. Kelsey Hannold (1-0) picked up her first victory of the year, pitching a complete game allowing only three hits and the single run. She struck out five while only walking one.

Designated hitter Nicole Cruts hit her first homer of the year, and Block knocked out her third of the year. Anderson and center-fielder Megan Kelly had two hits and a double apiece.

West Chester made it two in a row as they defeated Queens (N.C.) (0-1) soundly 8-2 in the early afternoon last Sunday. It was close for most of the game until West Chester broke a 1-1 tie with four runs in the fifth and added some insurance in the sixth and seventh innings. Kim Murl (2-1) pitched a very good game giving up only two runs on eight hits with two walks and two strikeouts. Conaway led the Golden Rams offense going 2-4 with her first home run of the year. Block also went 2-4 with a double and two RBIs.

In West Chester’s final game of the tournament, they took on host Catawba (12-5). The Lady Rams got seven hits off of Catawba

starting pitcher but managed only one run and fell 4-1. Utterback (2-2) got knocked around a little bit, giving up seven hits and four runs before being relieved by Hannold in the fifth.

West Chester did record seven hits in the game, but all were singles. Shortstop Jessica Norris knocked in leftfielder Jessica Russ for the Rams’ only run with her RBI single in the fifth.

The Lady Rams return to West Chester to rest up for a week before a four game home stretch.

On Sunday, they host Shepherd in a home-opening doubleheader at 1 and 3 p.m., Followed up by a home double-header Monday afternoon against Philadelphia University at 2 and 4 p.m. After Phila. U., West Chester will prepare for its spring break trip to Florida to participate in the NTC Spring Games, in which they will play 13 games in a week’s time.

Riley Wallace is a third-year student at West Chester University. He can be reached at [email protected].

Sophomore Kelly Anderson crushes a solo homerun, her first on the season, during the second game of the doubleheader against Lenoir-Rhyne.

Kim Murl winds up to throw a pitch. She gave up just two runs on eight hits in the Rams 8-3 win over Queens.

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