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Walk fordiabetes

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Participants in the Walk for diabetes forming the world logo for diabetes day on the campus square. PHoTo CrEDIT: JEAN DoLAN

On November 12 staff and students of Bucks participated in a one milewalk around campus called the “Take a Step for Diabetes.”

Participants in the “Take aStep for Diabetes”walk cameout in hordes on Nov. 12 inorder to spread awareness ofdiabetes.“It [the walk] is a good way

to raise awareness,” ChrisPierre, 21, a communicationmajor and participant in the

walk said. “The fact all thesepeople came out in thisweather just shows howmuch people care.”The walk was spearheaded

by Harvey Hellerstein, withcollaborative efforts from theStudent Life office and St.Mary Hospital. Bucks Future Teachers of

America, the Bucks NursingClub, the Pre-Med Club, thePractical Nursing Studentsclass of ‘14 and the pre-schoolers from the earlylearning center all partici-pated. Each participant was given

a raffle ticket, a sticker and ablue awareness ribbon pin.

The layout for the walkstretched a full mile.After the walk, participants

returned to the Linkz centerat Bucks for the free raffle. Inorder to encourage proper ex-ercise, a few lucky peoplewon a free pedometer fortheir future walks.

By: Kelsei totH aNd sydNey tasey

research conference coming up

Every semester Bucks has aresearch conference wherestudents present research thatthey have done on aparticular subject.“It’s a way for students toshare their work beyond theclassroom,” said Dr. Charlie

Groth, who was one of theconference coordinators lastyear.

In years past, hundreds ofstudents have flocked to theconference to present the re-search they have donethroughout the semester. Lastyear, nearly 200 students at-tended the research confer-

ence to present and have theirwork be viewed by theirpeers.“Its a great oppurtunity to

share your work with oth-ers,” Stephen Godwin, Jour-nalism major, said. “If yourmissing a certain aspect ofyour paper the feedback you

By: Nicole FuterCenturion Staff

Bucks’ bi-annual research conference, which allows students to presentreasearch done throught the semester, will be held on Dec. 6.

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diabetes support is taking a step in the right direction

Exercise can improveblood glucose control aswell as blood circulation,and it can prevent or delaytype 2 diabetes. using aseries of blood tests andglucose tolerance tests,doctors can predict thelikelihood of a person de-veloping diabetes.

Walking is some of thebest medicines for dia-betes. It shrinks dangerousabdominal fat that raisesyour risks of diabetes ac-cording to prevention.com.

“you have to maintain it,and be educated, you needto stay optimistic and stay-ing active keeps your mindright," says rob King,President of the Phi ThetaKappa who had diabetesand joined in walking tohelp support awareness.Diane rice, of the educa-tional enrichment officesaid, “I came out to sup-port my friends who havediabetes.” Matt Cipriano, director ofstudent life, credits Heller-

stien with the idea to startthe walk.

“Hellerstein brought upthe idea with an interest ineducating students aboutdiabetes,” said Cipriano. Hellerstein had this to say,"World Diabetes Day 2013at BCCC was about aware-ness, walking and was anextremely successful eventtoday, due to the many in-dividuals that supportedmy original idea andhelped see it grow intowhat took place. I thankyou all."

Diabetes is a dynamicdisease. The body eitherdoesn’t produce insulin,(type 1) or cells in thebody can’t properlyprocess insulin, (type 2).

St. Mary Hospital alsooffers a diabetes educationcenter. The center offerscomprehensive diabeteseducation classes. you canfind out more about theprogram and the classes atstmaryhealthcare.org/dia-betes.

research conference is just around the cornersearch conference can be afun and interactive eventthat they can go to on theirown. Students will go onto the

Bucks website main page. Students will click that

link and it will take themright to the application. Thisis where they will give theirname, professor they arepresenting for, number ofthe class they are presentingfor, what their presentationis about, the time slot thatworks for them, their email,and phone number. The ap-plication is very straight for-ward and students willreceive an email regardingcheck-in and what time slotthey are presenting.

on Dec. 6, the day of theconference, students willfind out what room they willbe presenting. They willalso receive a free lunch. The conference is all about

sharing research that wasdone by students. Again,any student of Bucks canparticipate in the conferenceand share what researchthey have done.The conference starts at

10:00 a.m. and ends 3:00p.m. There will be a varietyof different subjects thatwill be presented. Such as,Arts, All Comp, ForeignLanguage, Literature, Socialand Behavioral Science,Business, Nursing ScienceTechnology Engineering

and Mathematics. The conference is open for

students presenting to sit inon other presentations. Lis-tening to other people pres-ent their research about asubject that may not be fa-miliar to some people canbe very interesting.

Students will present infront of a panel of judgesand other students in the au-dience. This is not a formalevent. There will be a couple of

students in the audience,maybe five to seven and thepanel of judges. Students

will present anywhere be-tween five and seven min-utes and leave some time forany questions a judge or anaudience member may have.

The research conference promises a wide variety of interesting topics on all subjects. PHoTo FroM: SToCKXCHANGE

Students at the walk traveled around campus to support finding the cure for diabetes. PHoTo By: KELSEI ToTH

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On Oct. 19, I took a trip toHarrisburg, Pa. to attend thePennsylvania Sports Hall ofFame to represent and honormy late father, “Smokin’ Joe”Frazier. For those that aren’t familiarwith my father, he wasone of the few boxers thatheld his own against Muham-mad Ali more than once. Inthe “Fight of theCentury” considered bymany the greatest match ofall time, he defeatedAli in Madison Square Gar-den. He faced Ali again inanother great match, the so-called “Thrilla in Manila.”My father was originallyfrom Beaufort, S.C., a smalltown that sits right on thecoast of the bay. He grew upon a farm with my grandpar-ents, Dolly and Rubin, andhis 12 brothers and sisters;my father being the youngestof all 12, kind of like me.At first, my father wanted tojoin the military but his call-ing and passion lied else-where. A pugilist at heart,Frazier set out to New YorkCity to follow his dreams ofbecoming the best fighterthere was. While in N.Y., hemet a Philadelphia nativewho told him that he knows aboxing coach back home thatwill make him the best cham-pion in the ring. That’s whenfather met his trainer, YankDurham, the man whopushed my father to becom-ing the “Smokin’ Joe” he be-came to all of us.Inside the ring, he was“Smokin’ Joe,” but to me, he

was many other things. Forone, he was always ’dad’ andhe was one of my greatestrole models. He taught methe ins and outs about life.One question everyone al-ways asks me is “why not be-come a boxer too?” To this Ialways replied “because myfather- he didn’t want me to.”

Instead, my father urged meto get the proper education henever received and become asharp, business marketer.However, growing up as“Smokin’ Joe’s” son has hadits ups and downs. I had togrow up fast compared to myfriends because I was alwaysin the lime light with my fa-

ther. People knew who I was,“Frazier’s youngest,” was themost common. Having alleyes on me has helped me todeal with people, publiclyand personally.I, along with my siblings,were all in attendance for thisceremony to represent whatmost people know as a for-mer heavyweight championof the world but to us, wewere representing our father.It wasn’t just my father, dif-ferent athletes from Pa. werealso inducted into the PSHF.Athletes like NFL superstar,Aaron Beasley and swim-ming gold medalist Jeremy P.Linn were also inaugurated,amongst others. I had the op-portunity to talk to some ofthese great players.Aaron Beasley is fromPottstown, Pa., regarded asone of the greatest triathletesfrom the state. He excelled inbasketball, football and trackbut he’s most recognized forhis time in the JacksonvilleJaguars, New York Jets andAtlanta Falcons.Beasley said that “whatmakes this hall of fame (in-auguration) different is that Iam getting inducted alongwith ‘Smokin’ Joe’ Frazier -I’m one of his biggest fans!” Jeremy P. Linn went on tosay that “over the years, Ihave received so many differ-ent awards, medals and evenbroke worldwide records it’s

too long of a list for me to goover but the big star oftonight is your father Derek,‘Smokin’ Joe’ Frazier. I feelthat he should have been inthe PSHF a long, long, timeago but at least he’s in therenow and I still can’t believeI’m right along with him –it’s an honor.”The most interesting personI spoke with wasn’t an ath-lete, it was a 17-year-old kidby the name of Jimmy Wil-son. He said that “Frazierhelped me get through someserious bullying my freshmanyear in high school. I used towatch his (fights and inter-views) on YouTube and theadvice he gave about lifehelped.”Like many of us, Wilsongoes on to say that he “knowsI wasn’t alive during his erabut I feel as though everytime I watch his fights, I’mreally there! My father tookthe time to show me your fa-ther’s classics, I would havenever got through my highschool years without it.”Although he’s gone, I wasable to enjoy each and everymoment by my father’s side,in and out of the public’spiercing eyes. The 19 years Ispent with him have gone along way; without him, Iwould not be the man I amtoday, for that I am eternallygrateful.

PHOTO CREDIT: DEREK FRAZIERShowing that he is truly his father’s child, Derek Frazier is seen heretraining in a gym.

A son’s view of Joe FrazierBY: DEREK FRAZIER Centurion Staff

Joe Frazier holding his son as a child. PHOTO CREDIT: DEREK FRAZIER

The son of the legendary boxer Joe Frazier currently attends Bucks and says he has a different perspectiveon Joe Frazier: To him he was not just a boxer, but a good dad and role model.

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Early risers get better grades

If you are getting ready topick your classes for the up-coming spring semester, youmight want to get used towaking up earlier to havemore success. As dreadful as that maysound, studies have comeout that prove that an 8 a.m.class might be worth gettingup for. A pair of psychology pro-fessors at New York’s St.Lawrence University founda slight drop in student’sgrade point average for eachhour a class starts later ac-cording to usatodayedu-cate.com. Pamela Thacher, the co-au-thor of the study told TheNew York Times, “Forevery hour of class that youhave later, you get about a.02 difference, so threehours of difference betweenclass start times will resultin a .06 difference ingrades.” This study proves only aslight advantage, but a num-

BY: CHRIS GIUSTICenturion Staff

Signing up for later class times might allow you to stay up later the night before, but starting classeslater could cost you in the long run according to a recent report by two psychology researchers.

As the day wears on, it is harder to maintain your level of sharpness you had at the beginning of the day. PHOTO CREDIT: WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

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ber of students preferred theearlier start times.“I prefer earlier classes justbecause I like to get in andout and not have to waitlater in the day to start myclasses,” said Mike Lafferty,19, a sports managementmajor from Chalfont. “I do better in my earlierclasses probably because bythe time my later classescome, I am drained,” VincePulli, 20, a business majorfrom Warrington said. “Ithink it’s better to get yourschool day started earlier

otherwise you just won’twant to go in later,” “Itseems like it is one of thosethings where if you aregoing to go to school, youjust need to suck it up andget your day started earlierwhich makes it easier formany people.”As is tradition for studieslike these, there are somecritics out there who believethat it just differs on if youcan enjoy the mornings andcan wake up easier.“It all depends on the typeof student, if they are a

morning person they proba-bly do better, but if they arenot then the study may notbe true to them,” said EdWalsh, 19, a business majorfrom Richboro. Some may agree with Walshdue to the fact that there aremany people who may haveto work late at night or justhave problems fallingasleep. “Personally, my first class ismy hardest because I amjust trying not to fallasleep,” Walsh added. The study also mentionedhow if students take earlierclasses, they will get a bet-ter night’s sleep since theywouldn’t have time to goout as late and would staysober. “The real piece that wefound is that those who areup later are drinking moreand discovering their innerdemons,” said Thacher in aRueters Report on money-control.comDue to the fact that the aver-age student is in their lateteens or early twenties, themajority of the students maybe more “night owls” than

morning people. “I do much better around 10a.m. because any earlier Iam not fully awake,” saidRichie Ciarlante, 20, ahealth education major fromDoylestown. In today’s society, theyounger generation tends tohave more trouble fallingasleep early at night thenlater so many students maydisagree with this study. Similar to many of thesestudies, there are flaws due

to the fact that there mayhave been either bias in thestudents that took part in thestudy, or they just did notask enough people. Regard-less, it is something to thinkabout for the upcoming se-mester. If you find yourselfactually doing much betterin your earlier classes, wellit is safe to say that youshould start getting to bedearlier at night because youhave an early morningahead of you.

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Living in a throwaway society

Most people are going tosay that we live in throw-away society, but KennethFinkel, a professor and dis-tinguished lecturer at TempleUniversity in Philadelphia,has another way of looking atit. “We live in a world where, inreality, nothing gets thrownaway,” Finkel said. “We justmove it around from place toplace. So the notion of"throwaway" predates an un-derstanding of ecology.“Our "thrown away" elec-tronics end up in landfills;our ‘thrown away’ clothesend up in landfills or in thriftshops,” Finkel said. “Wehave more stuff now thananyone has in the history ofour species. That was neces-sary to keep ourindustrial/commercial/con-sumer society going. And weinvented the idea that wecould actually throw it away.But we can't really.” Our old shirts also regularly

wind up as rags, used toclean our cars and trucks.Obsolete and/or broken elec-tronics, as well as the batter-ies that we use to powerthose devices, are almost al-ways recycled. Materials likevarious metals and plasticsare also often recycled,though the occasional plasticbottle may find its way intothe regular garbage. “The “invention of the idea

of a throwaway society cameout of the fact that we pro-duce more than we have,more than we want andneed,” Finkel said. “Oureconomy depends on thisseemingly endless cycle.Then we also had to inventthe notion that we can andshould dispense with thingswe no longer need and re-place them (or augment

them) with newer things evenwhen we don't need them. Sothe main influence on the‘throwaway society’ is ourdependence on the econom-ics of excess.”In the end, we do techni-

cally live in a “throwawaysociety.” If a TV, iPod or an

air-conditioner in a vehiclebreaks down, sometimes thecost of labor to fix it (or keepfixing it year after year) issimply not worth it. Thesame is true for residentialcentral air-conditioners andheating systems when theyget older. When something

like a car or truck, or a cen-tral air-conditioning unit,continues to annually nickel-and-dime its owner, it makesmuch more financial sense toreplace the item in questionwith a new one that won’tcontinually have problems,than it does to keep fixing the

aging item year after year,month after month, and pos-sibly in extreme cases, weekafter week or day after day. But when central air-condi-tioners are replaced, the oldunits are typically brokendown for materials like alu-minum and copper, which isin turn recycled. The non-re-cyclable parts more thanlikely end up in the landfill.Cars, trucks, and other vehi-cles are also recycled whenthey are either wrecked orreach the end of their lifes-pan. As was the case withCadillac Ranch in Amarillo,Texas, derelict automobilesalso begin new lives as pieceof art. Computer parts, plas-tics, various metals, and evenglass all get recycled, so tosay we live in a throwawaysociety is not entirely accu-rate.If we lived in a throwawaysociety, the point Finkel istrying to make is that dis-carded items would simplydisappear. Most items are re-cycled, and those that are notrecycled do not disappear,but instead typically wind upin a landfill. “ThrowawaySociety” is basically an in-correct term.

BY: CHARLIE PATTONCenturion Staff

Thousands of the things that we throw out after a newer model comes out does not all end up getting recycled.

A robot made out of recycled material. A recycle collection station where many people go to dump old computers.

Centurion reporter Charlie Patton examines whether or not our used and worn out items simplydisappear or get a second life by being made into a new product after they break down.



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library renovations a novel ideaAfter years of studentsstruggling to find comfort-able and convenient workareas, new learning resourceshave been put in place atBucks to help the studentsand faculty become moresuccessful with the comple-tion of the library.“The primary reason for therenovation was to make sup-port for students much easierto obtain. Previously the tu-toring center was on a differ-ent floor from the librarywhich was an inconveniencefor many students,” saidMaureen McCreadie, Dean ofLearning Resources. “Nowthat the renovation is fin-ished, students will have allof the support they need all inone area”Students now have the abil-ity to work in a number ofareas to help improve theirsuccess. Many of the roomsthat were renovated weremade specifically to accom-modate the needs of specificstudents. For example, the newRecording/Practice Area inroom L207b was made for allstudents but now helpsspecifically with studentswho need to practice theirpresentations. With a projec-tor and laptop in the room,students can bring up to six

friends and practice theirpresentation while gettingcomfortable speaking in frontof others. “Students many times havedifficulty finding somewhereto rehearse their presenta-tions or speeches,” Mc-Creadie said. “Now, theyhave the resources to practicepresenting in front of a groupof people.”Previously, many studentshad difficulty finding some-where to study their work ina quiet area. Fixing this prob-lem is the new “Shhh room”located in the back of the li-brary with over 40 carrels forstudents to work in privacywithout disturbance. “With the amount of peoplein the library at once, it isoften difficult for students tofind a quiet place to concen-trate without distractions, butthat has all changed with therenovation,” said McCreadie.A brainstorming area inRoom L315 has also beenadded to the library built withdry-erase walls for studentsto work with people as agroup and formulate ideas.Two co-lab rooms have alsobeen built which include aprojector; dry-erase boards; aflat screen television andmovable tables for studentsto work with other class-mates. The renovation also in-

cludes over 50 desktop com-puters and propeller-shapedtables to help students utilizetheir work space to the bestof their abilities. On the first floor of the li-brary is a relatively newroom called “MInDSPace.”This room was designed sostudents could work ingroups for multimedia andinstructional design projects.This room offers software

like Adobe Premiere andDreamweaver that many stu-dents may not have access toat home. This technologywill help them work onposters, timelines, and pre-sentations. New elevators have alsobeen implemented to satisfythe needs of students withmobility issues. With all of the new technol-ogy and services available in

the library, students will nowbe able to work in a largerand more comfortable set-ting. All of the rooms andservices are available to re-serve on the library websiteat www. Bucks.edu/library. All of the resources areavailable in the library Mon-day-Thursday 8a.m to 9 p.m.,Friday and Saturday 8 a.m. to3:30 p.m., and Sunday 1 p.m.to 5:30 p.m.

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Bucks students taking advantage of the renovated library. PHOTO CREDIT: STEPHEN GODWIN JR.

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ellen page stars in “Be-yond: two souls,” a gamewith an intriguing storyline,but one that experiencessome fragmentation. the game plays like an in-

teractive movie, integratingall of the characters, althoughslightly linear. Jodie holmesis the game’s main character,modeled after her voice ac-tress ellen page. she is tiedto a mysterious playable en-tity known as “aiden”. theplayer follows holmesthrough her memories as sherecounts them. holmes can only travel to

certain areas, and the terrainis not open for exploration inmost parts. however, theplayer is given options be-tween different possible an-swers and actions that canaffect the fate of the charac-ters. the game has four pos-sible endings, adding greatreplay value. the game play in itself was-

n’t terrible, but it was nothingto write home about either.Beyond’s charm came mostlyfrom its’ extensive charac-ters. playable characters hadrelatable, realistic backsto-ries. Certain characters wereless favorable than others,but it seemed intentional.the most fun was in the

personalized selection,achievement hunting, andplaying as aiden. Usingaiden, the player is supposed

to float around the room,finding things and people tointeract with. sometimes,holmes’s life is at stake dur-ing these scenes, so aidenneeds to act quickly. there were some unpleasant

bugs and poor thinking in thecontent of this game. whenhaving holmes interact withobjects, there are pointswhere the action commanddoesn’t respond, and youhave to hit it a second time.this can get old very fast.

Fight scenes are performedby moving in the appropriatedirection using the right ana-log stick. Unfortunately, noteverything about the game isperfect; there are only twodifficulty settings available. one setting is for the inex-

perienced. with this one, theplayer is given guidance dur-ing the fighting; arrows willappear to show the directionin which to push the rightanalog stick, and you can’tdeviate from this path.

the other setting is for themore experienced. theplayer can move aiden atwill, but they will not beshown directions during thefight scenes. You can’t ad-vance without fighting, mak-ing this mode more timeconsuming.even when playing on the

hardest setting, sometimesaiden’s indicator dots didn’tcome up. when playing aparticularly hectic level, thiscan be quite jarring. it’s a

huge issue when glitchescause you to lose.there’s an offline multi-

player option where a friendcan play as aiden, whichadds a bit of complication ifthe player believes they’reready for it.all in all, thegame is pretty good. the sto-ryline is neat, and the second-ary presence involved wasvery fun. the characters arelikeable and have rich, inter-esting backstories, andthere’s great replay value.

‘Beyond’ just another story

Actress Ellen Page serves as the inspiration for the protagonist Jodie Holmes in “Beyond: Two Souls.” photo Credit: gimmegimmegames.Com

‘Bad Grandpa’ provides good comedy

in its first week in theatres,the Jeff tremaine directedmovie “Bad grandpa” star-ring Johnny Knoxville, camein number one among thebox office by raking in $32million. this reality-comedy out-

shined highly-anticipatedmovies such as “gravity” and“12 Years a slave.” in this film, irving Zisman(Johnny Knoxville) plays thegrandpa of an innocent childnamed Billy (Jacksonnicoll). this movie is a product of

the “Jackass” films and tele-vision shows. these episodesand movies obviously neverhad the best story line. infact, they never had a story atall. the shows consisted of agroup of crazy friends hurt-ing themselves and they didoutrageous acts in public.they filmed it secretly, andhad a good laugh. although the plot to this

movie is weak, at least therewas one at all. Zisman isroaming across the countrywith Billy to apparently givehim back to his real father.on their journey, there ismultiple stops and each one

is funny in its own right.even though at some pointsthe movie seemed to drag itwas well written.

throughout the movie, Badgrandpa does various funnyacts such as taking his pantsoff in a male strip club, leav-

ing his genitalia hanging out.also, greg harris playsChuck, Billy’s long lost dad,and a hilarious scene is when

they are in the bar, andgrandpa gives Billy back tohis dad. he causes a hugescene in the bar as he comesback in for Billy after hegave him up. the bar is fullof a biker gang that is againstabuse and neglect of chil-dren, which Chuck is ex-pressing that he does. theythreaten him, and let grandpaleave with Billy, but beforethe scene cuts out, grandpacrashes into one of the motor-cycles of the bike club, caus-ing a domino effect andknocking them all over.

on the other hand, therewere some skits that simplywere not too funny. the reac-tion they were looking for,they did not always receive.in one part, Billy pushes hissupposed drunk grandpa in acart through a drive-thru fastfood place. the reaction ofthe workers was just laughter,and not much excitement wasestablished in this scene. thisreaction was present in a fewother scenes as well.the movie though, as a

whole, could have you institches laughing until youtear up, but in order to knowthe hilarity, you must go seethe film yourself.

“Bad Grandpa” came in no. 1 at the box office, with high praise. photo Credit: http://www.washingtonpost.Com/

BY: KELSEI TOTHCenturion Staff

BY: JEFF GADZINSKICenturion Staff

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THE WEEK IN TV/MOVIES/MUSIC/BOOKS

Monday 11/18How I Met Your Mother - CBS - 8:00The Voice - NBC - 8:00Castle - ABC - 10:00

Tuesday 11/19NCIS - CBS - 8:00New Girl - FOX - 9:00Person of Interest - CBS - 10:00

Wednesday 11/20The X Factor - FOX - 8:00Back in the Game -ABC - 8:30CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - CBS -10:00

Thursday 11/21The Big Bang Theory - CBS - 8:00Parks and Recreation - NBC - 8:30Glee - Fox - 9:00

Friday 11/22Bones - FOX - 8:00Shark Tank - ABC - 9:00Blue Bloods - CBS - 10:00

Sunday 11/24The Simpsons - FOX - 8:00The Good Wife - CBS - 9:00The Mentalist -CBS - 10:00

BOOKS

TV MOVIES MUSIC

THEATER

The Hunger Games:Catching Fire (PG-13)

Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark become targetsof the Capitol after their victory in the 74th HungerGames sparks a rebellion in the Districts of Panem.

Directed by: Francis LawrenceStarring: Jennifer Lawrence, JoshHutcherson, Liam HemsworthRelease Date: 22 November

One DirectionNew Album “Midnight Memories”25 November

Cheap TimeNew Album “Exit Smiles”26 November

Britney SpearsNew Album “Britney Jean”3 December

“King and Maxwell”Written By: David BaldacciIt seems at first like a simple, tragic story. Tyler Wingo,a teenage boy, learns the awful news that his father, asoldier, was killed in action in Afghanistan. Then the ex-traordinary happens: Tyler receives a communicationfrom his father . . . after his supposed death.Tyler hires Sean and Michelle to solve the mystery sur-rounding his father. But their investigation quickly leadsto deeper, more troubling questions.

Release Date: 19 November

“Miracles and Massacres”Written by: Glenn BeckHistory is about so much more than memorizing facts. Itis, as more than half of the word suggests, about thestory. And, told in the right way, it is the greatest oneever written: Good and evil, triumph and tragedy, despi-cable acts of barbarism and courageous acts of heroism.


“Cross My Heart ”Written by: James PattersonDetective Alex Cross is a family man at heart—nothingmatters more to him than his children, his grandmother,and his wife Bree. His love of his family is his anchor,and gives him the strength to confront evil in his work.One man knows this deeply, and uses Alex's strength asa weapon against him in the most unsettling and unex-pected novel of James Patterson's career.


10 ENTERTAINMENT Bucks-news.com The week of November 19, 2013

TV captures superhero hypeJoss Whedon, director of

the incredibly successful film“The Avengers” has returnedto television to head Marvel’snew show “Agents ofS.H.I.E.L.D.” which firstaired on Sept. 24 and hassince had fairly positive re-views from both critics andfans.ABC’s new show is set in

the same cinematic universeas “The Avengers,” and allthe other movies Marvel hasproduced since “Iron Man”back in 2008. Several monthsafter the alien invasion ofManhattan at the climax of“The Avengers,” the StrategicHomeland Intervention, En-forcement and Logistics Di-vision, better known asS.H.I.E.L.D, has been work-ing to protect humanity as awhole from any strange andunnatural threats the expan-sive Marvel universe has tooffer.The pilot episode reintro-

duces viewers to Agent PhilCoulson (portrayed by ClarkGregg), mysteriously resur-rected after his death in theprevious film, as he puts to-gether a special team to carryout the agency’s secret opera-tions.The first mission of this

team is to investigate a sus-pected superhuman named

Mike Peterson in Los Ange-les. However their efforts totrack him down are hinderedby “Skye” (played by ChloeBennet), a member of an un-derground activist groupcalled the “Rising Tide,”which is distrustful of big-government agencies--likeS.H.I.E.L.D.--and is dedi-cated to making important in-formation they would try tocover up known to the wholeworld.After being abducted by

Coulson’s team, Skye eventu-ally decides to cooperate withS.H.I.E.L.D. and assists them

in discovering that Petersonis an experiment involvedwith yet another unknown or-ganization’s plot, and is indanger of dying if the tech-nology giving him his powersis not removed. By the endof the episode, Coulson’steam manages to rescue Pe-terson, the strange organiza-tion that had beenexperimenting on him disap-pears, and Skye is welcomedonto the team for her assis-tance, though it is made clearshe still supports the RisingTide in secret. The show makes quite a few

references to the movie andother aspects of the Marveluniverse that diehard fanswill surely appreciate, but isalso entertaining enough fornewcomers. The show hasbeen called a sort of “NCIS”with superheroes by differentcritics. Everyone on the castdoes their job well, creatingboth dramatic and humorousmoments, from time to time.The pilot shows enough ac-

tion and intrigue to pull onein, but it’s clear this isn’t theblockbuster “The Avengers”was. There are a lot of mo-ments most people will find

rather dry, and sometimes tooconvoluted to follow. Ofcourse this is nothing new fora show created by JossWhedon. He often throwshis viewers into the middle ofthe show’s universe andhopes that they will becomeimmersed. Even though theyusually start off slow, theyget it in gear and becomemuch more enticing as timegoes on.“Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.”

clearly has potential. TheRising Tide, this enigmaticorganization, and the ques-tioning of big-government or-ganizations like S.H.I.E.L.D.are all very interesting plotpoints. Just like in his previ-ous shows like “Firefly,”Whedon has set up each ofthe characters on Coulson’steam to have their ownunique and enthralling back-story to be revealed overtime, especially the revivedCoulson himself.The events of “Agents of

S.H.I.E.L.D.” will tie eventsin future Marvel movies suchas “Captain America: TheWinter Solider” which comesout April 4 2014. So fans stillmight want to watch theshow.Fans can catch “Agents of

S.H.I.E.L.D.” Tuesdays at 8p.m. on ABC.

BY: MICHEAL GIRTONCenturion Staff

“Marvel: Agents of Shield” kicked off this fall. PHOTO CREDIT: WIKIMEDIA COMMONS


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Sixers off to surprising startThe Philadelphia 76ers havedefied the experts so far thisseason by boasting a 5-4record that has them amongthe top three teams in theEastern conference behindonly the Indiana Pacers andMiami Heat. Coming into the season theSixers were expected to beone of the worst teams in theNBA. All-star point guardJrue Holiday left in an offsea-son trade and first-rounddraft pick Nerlens Noel is outfor the season. Despite thatthe team has played well to-gether and beat some of themost talented teams in theNBA, including, the MiamiHeat, Chicago Bulls and theHouston Rockets. Perhaps the roster changesSixers general manager, SamHinkie made were for thebetter. The Holiday tradeupset many Sixers fans whenit took place, but rebuildingseems to be working in theSixers favor. Last season, intheir first nine games theyhad the same exact 5-4record as this season. Much of the success hascome from first-round draftpick Michael Carter-Williams. Although he wasgreat in college, many did notexpect him to become a star

in the NBA due to his lack ofathleticism. But so far,Carter-Williams is playinglike the NBA’s rookie of theyear, averaging 17.4 pointsper game, 7.6 assists, and 5.4rebounds according tonba.com.“They’re playing decent,”said Sebastian Marsan, a bi-ology major “They are usingtheir youth to set the tempodefensively.”Carter-Williams success onthe court has also been an in-fluence on many of his team-

mates including small for-ward Evan Turner who is inthe final year of his contract.Turner’s best season was lastyear, when he averaged 13points per game, 6 reboundsand 4 assists. This seasonTurner is playing like an all-star who wants a big contractextension with 23 points pergame, 6.3 rebounds and 3.3assists according to nba.com.Large contributions are alsocoming from the Sixers cen-ter Spencer Hawes. Hawes isplaying some of the best bas-

ketball of his NBA careerwith 16 points and 10 re-bounds a game. Last seasonHawes averaged just 9points, 6 rebounds and 1 as-sist per game according tonba.com.With the emergence of ayoung Sixers roster, many arecurious as to what is thecause of this. When last sea-son’s head coach DougCollins left the team manyfans were disappointed be-cause of good coaching abil-ity. After a long coaching

search the Sixers were able tofind a more than able re-placement in Brett Brown. Sofar Brown is rewarding hisbosses by putting the team ina better position than theyhave been in years. “They’re doing good rightnow for a young team, AbulOlatunbosun, a physical as-sistant major said. They beatbig teams and are beatingthem in overtime.”Brown was the assistantcoach of the San AntonioSpurs from 2007-2013.While Brown was the assis-tant coach, the Spurs won anNBA Championship andmade appearances in theWestern Conference Finalstwice and the NBA finalsonce. Perhaps, San AntonioSpurs head coach GregPopovich was an influenceon Brown’s coaching tactics. The team’s bench still needsa lot of improvement, butoverall, the team is playinggreat basketball. Carter-Williams, Turner, and Hawesare emerging as Philadel-phia’s own “Big-Three”.Fans are just hoping the suc-cess can continue for the restof the season. If the teamcontinues to play this well,Philadelphia might finishwith one of the best recordsin the Eastern Conference.

BY: BRIAN KELLEYCenturion Staff

A photo of Michael Carter-Williams in high school PHOTO CREDIT: WIKIMEDIA COMMONS


SPORTSBucks-news.com The week of November 19, 2013

PRO SCORESBUCKS SCORES

Phantoms crush CenturionsTurnovers doomed theMen’s Centurion basketballteam (0-2) in their homeopener against the DelawareCounty Phantoms, led bytheir shooting guard JamesMiddleton (21 points) in a110-70 win on Nov. 12 atBucks. The deciding point of thegame was late in the firsthalf, when the Centurionshad brought the game close.The Phantoms respondedwith a 23-5 run and neverlooked back. The Centurions were led bycenter William Davis whohad 17 points, with most ofthem coming in the first half.William’s contribution keptthe game within striking dis-tance, but was a bit of a non-factor in the second half.Missing in the lineup for theCenturions was starting pointguard Kelvin Cobbs-Jackson,who was suspended for “un-specified reasons.” Throughout the game, itwas apparent the Centurionsmissed him. They lookedcompletely out of rhythm.They had 15 turnovers for thehalf and six in the first fiveminutes. This was becausethey were forcing passes that

were not there and had trou-ble spacing the floor. All of these mishaps al-lowed the Phantoms to claima 15-3 lead early, as theyoften scored in transition.The Phantoms were also rely-ing on their guard DominiqueOwens, who had 14 points inthe half. “We had a players-onlymeeting on Sunday, and theextra time just transferred tothe court,” said Owens on theteam’s effort.The Centurions would re-ceive a boost from their for-

ward Ravi Sinanan whomscored four straight points tospark a 21-8 run that gotthem within 30-26. The Cen-turions kept their momentumgoing with good reboundingand defense. Davis was most effectiveduring this run, as he pre-sented match-up problemsthat the Phantoms had no an-swer for. “We were a little nervous atfirst, but since we knew wewere playing at home in frontof our friends and families,we wanted to impress them,”

Sinanan said. Just as it seemed the Centu-rions were getting back intothe game, the Phantoms re-grouped. The early gamewoes of the Centurions reap-peared as they gave up threestraight turnovers. The Phantoms would takeadvantage and go on a 23-5run that put them ahead 53-31. The Centurions were sim-ply getting out-hustled andtheir shooting went from hotto cold in a matter of min-utes. Halftime provided a much

needed break for basketballplayers, but it is worth notingthat the Phantoms went backon the court after a brief fiveminutes. The Centurion turnoverproblems continued into thesecond half and they soonfell even further behind at66-36. Kyree Westbrooks, #24 ofthe Centurions, played wellin the second half, but out-side of him, there was not re-ally any significantcontributions from the team.Westbrooks was trying tostart another run with fivestraight points, but the scor-ing would not last. Instead, the Phantoms wenton another big run to the tuneof 11-3 that pulled themahead 81-50. A key part ofthe Phantoms second-half of-fense was lethal three-pointshooting that made their leadimpossible to become endan-gered. With the game out of hand,Centurion head coach DonaldPerry pulled most of hisstarters for the last ten min-utes of the game. To the Cen-turions credit, the remainingplayers on the floor did playwith intensity, but were notable to overcome the largedeficit as they fell 110-70.

BY: STEPHEN GODWIN JR.Centurion Staff

The heat of the battle intensifies as Kyree Westbrooks attempts to thwart the opposing team’s advances.

PHOTOCREDIT: JUSTINBURROWS

Women’s Basketball wins their home openerThe Women’s Centurionbasketball team (1-0) is outto prove that this year is notlike last year and got thingsstarted off right, when theirforward Shannon Swiftscored 16 points and pulleddown 17 rebounds to give herteam a 41-38 victory over theDelaware County Phantoms(0-1) on Nov. 12 at Bucks’“Overall, I felt like it was agreat team win,” Swift said. Swift broke three records onthe night by having those 17rebounds, six blocked shots,and five steals.Also starring for the Centu-rions were guards JackieKramer with 9 points, andShayla Panniell with 5 pointsand 14 reboundsThe game started with each

team matching each other onoffense, but soon the Phan-toms would take control. In the second half it wouldbe a different story. TheCenturions rallied together,

and would be the ones domi-nating on offense to tie thegame at 34, with six minutesremaining. “We just fed off eachother’s positive energy and

built off our scoring,” Swiftsaid. The Centurion reboundswere key to the rally, and theextra scoring chances soongave them the lead at 40-26.

The game then hit a bit of astandstill as it became a gameof shooting fouls. With thelead within reach, the Phan-toms were hoping the Centu-rions would miss from thefoul line enough times tohelp them come back. Kramer would thwart thatstrategy by making someclutch free throws down thestretch to preserve the Centu-rions’ win at 41-38. Last year the Women’s bas-ketball team did not win asingle game, so this winmade it all the sweeter forsecond-year players likeSwift. “It was definitely nice,”Swift said. “We put last sea-son in perspective and justworked harder this past off-season, so it was good to seeour hard work pay off.”

BY: STEPHEN GODWIN JR.Centurion Staff

The Women’s Basketball Team shows enthusiasm, working hard to ensure that last season never happens again.

PHOTOCREDIT: JUSTINBURROWS

Men’s BasketballNovember 12

Bucks 70-110 DCC

November 14Bucks 90-95 CC of Phil.

November 16Bucks 65-62 Johnson

College

Women’s BasketballNovember 12

Bucks 41-38 Delaware CC

November 14Bucks 67-95 CC of Phil.

Philadelphia FlyersNovember 13

Flyers 2-1 Penguins

November 15Flyers 2-3 Jets

Philadelphia76ersNovember 15

Sixers 103-113 Hawks

November 16Sixers 98 - 135 Pelicans

Philadelphia EaglesNovember 17

Eagles 24 - 16 Redskins


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