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THE BILLBOARD WILSON Fall 2015 Issue 3 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2015 Chambersburg, Pennsylvania WILSON COLLEGE IN THIS ISSUE... Confusion Over Apportionment Process Confusion Over Apportionment Process Editorials 2 Campus 3-6 NaNoWriMo Halloween Recap Library “Opens” Politics 7 Sports 8-9 Kick for the Cure Championship Coverage Phoenix “Fired Up” Equestrian 10 Spotlight: Brooke Leininger #MindYourMelon ResLife 11 Art 12 Entertainment 13-14 Review: Demi Lovato Review: State Champs Preview: “Fallout 4” Comics 15 Calendar 16 The Wilson College Govern- ment Association (WCGA) has faced a lot of conicts this new school year. Between new club requirements (one service and one cultural event) and con- icting answers being given left and right, there is some- thing else that has been added to this pile: apportionments. A call for apportionment documentation was made at the end of September for clubs requesting funding from WCGA. However, on Tues. Oct. 20, WCGA announced during their monthly General Assembly that apportionments were going to be redone. So much confusion was surround- ing the situation. Emily Eb- ner, WCGA Treasurer, cleared facts up in a recent interview. “Since there’s something new with the service and cul- tural projects, that was the major thing that confused peo- ple. A lot of people were get- ting conicting answers. Also, apportionment documentation [was an issue],” WCGA trea- surer Emily Ebner ‘16 stated, when asked about the confu- sion, “We sat down and decided we are going to x these prob- lems. And my suggestion was to just redo apportionments.” “This year, when we started, we did not have all of our staff members, some members quit the week before school started and we had to nd replace- ments. We were not given much, if any, information on what our duties were, much less on the positions we were trying to do without until re- placements were found. In the midst of learning how to ful- ll our roles, we also wanted to change some of the things that we have heard student’s complain about or that we felt were ineffective,” Kerry Salmi, WCGA Chief Justice, further explains. “Our intentions were to simplify and ease the ap- portionment process as well as encourage students to ac- tively participate in the Wilson community. Along the way of revamping the format of ap- portionments and WCGA we ran into a lot of road bumps.” According to Ebner, many students were happy with their initial apportion- ments. Some students, how- ever, were disappointed. “Dealing with apportion- ments this year required us to jump through aming hoops while juggling chain- saws and live grenades all while an air horn blows in our ears,” states Christie Munson ‘17. “It’s just made my trying to start Music Club back up more difcult. My initial ap- portionment was for just $40, after I asked for upwards of $500. What I received was not enough to cover the instru- ment rentals for the semester, not even for two whole months worth. This is very stressful, because without instruments nothing can be done in Music Club, and I cannot afford to pay for the rentals myself. I’m hoping that the reapportion- ments will resolve this issue.” Students on campus have had mixed reactions on the overall confusion. Lindsey Sutton ’16 wishes the com- mittee the best by saying, “Confusion happens, and they did what they felt was best to minimize and eliminate any further mistakes. I appreci- ate their honesty and desire to make the proper corrections.” Figuring out apportion- ments is a team effort for WCGA. The committee does not have a set percentage that it goes by when dividing up ap- portionments, apportionments are instead determined by how much the club is involved on campus, how many members the club happens to have, and each club’s account balance is also taken into consideration. By resubmitting apportion- ments, the WCGA is trying to rectify any mistakes that may have been made. Due to By Jenna Kauffman it being so late in the semes- ter, this resubmission will also count for appeals unless the club chooses to argue the new amount with WCGA. In that case, it is open for discussion. “Our hope is that the stu- dent body will approach WCGA via email, ofce hours, or General Assembly meetings with questions, concerns, and frustrations. We hope that the student body understands that while we are student leaders we are also students and can only do so much within this misguided system,” Salmi states. “Now that we know the issue, there should not be as many problems next semes- ter. We’re proactively taking a stance against the confu- sion. We would just like to ask for people’s patience and understanding at this time.” “We are still learning and it’s taking a whole lot of time out of us. It’s not easy balanc- ing school work and balancing WCGA and being able to answer others questions. It’s not an easy ...Continued on Page 7 WCGA meeting room Photo by Jenna Kauffman

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THE BILLBOARDWILS

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Fall 2015 Issue 3 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2015Chambersburg, PennsylvaniaWILSON COLLEGE

IN THIS ISSUE...Confusion Over Apportionment ProcessConfusion Over Apportionment ProcessEditorials 2Campus 3-6

NaNoWriMoHalloween RecapLibrary “Opens”

Politics 7Sports 8-9

Kick for the CureChampionship CoveragePhoenix “Fired Up”

Equestrian 10Spotlight: Brooke Leininger#MindYourMelon

ResLife 11Art 12

Entertainment 13-14Review: Demi LovatoReview: State ChampsPreview: “Fallout 4”

Comics 15Calendar 16

The Wilson College Govern-ment Association (WCGA) has faced a lot of confl icts this new school year. Between new club requirements (one service and one cultural event) and con-fl icting answers being given left and right, there is some-thing else that has been added to this pile: apportionments. A call for apportionment documentation was made at the end of September for clubs requesting funding from WCGA. However, on Tues. Oct. 20, WCGA announced during their monthly General Assembly that apportionments were going to be redone. So much confusion was surround-ing the situation. Emily Eb-ner, WCGA Treasurer, cleared facts up in a recent interview. “Since there’s something new with the service and cul-tural projects, that was the major thing that confused peo-ple. A lot of people were get-ting confl icting answers. Also, apportionment documentation [was an issue],” WCGA trea-surer Emily Ebner ‘16 stated, when asked about the confu-sion, “We sat down and decided we are going to fi x these prob-lems. And my suggestion was to just redo apportionments.” “This year, when we started, we did not have all of our staff members, some members quit the week before school started and we had to fi nd replace-ments. We were not given much, if any, information on what our duties were, much less on the positions we were trying to do without until re-placements were found. In the midst of learning how to ful-fi ll our roles, we also wanted to change some of the things that we have heard student’s complain about or that we felt were ineffective,” Kerry Salmi, WCGA Chief Justice, further

explains. “Our intentions were to simplify and ease the ap-portionment process as well as encourage students to ac-tively participate in the Wilson community. Along the way of revamping the format of ap-portionments and WCGA we ran into a lot of road bumps.” According to Ebner, many students were happy with their initial apportion-ments. Some students, how-ever, were disappointed. “Dealing with apportion-ments this year required us to jump through fl aming hoops while juggling chain-saws and live grenades all while an air horn blows in our ears,” states Christie Munson ‘17. “It’s just made my trying to start Music Club back up more diffi cult. My initial ap-portionment was for just $40, after I asked for upwards of $500. What I received was not enough to cover the instru-ment rentals for the semester, not even for two whole months worth. This is very stressful, because without instruments

nothing can be done in Music Club, and I cannot afford to pay for the rentals myself. I’m hoping that the reapportion-ments will resolve this issue.” Students on campus have had mixed reactions on the overall confusion. Lindsey Sutton ’16 wishes the com-mittee the best by saying, “Confusion happens, and they did what they felt was best to minimize and eliminate any further mistakes. I appreci-ate their honesty and desire to make the proper corrections.” Figuring out apportion-ments is a team effort for WCGA. The committee does not have a set percentage that it goes by when dividing up ap-portionments, apportionments are instead determined by how much the club is involved on campus, how many members the club happens to have, and each club’s account balance is also taken into consideration. By resubmitting apportion-ments, the WCGA is trying to rectify any mistakes that may have been made. Due to

By Jenna Kauffman

it being so late in the semes-ter, this resubmission will also count for appeals unless the club chooses to argue the new amount with WCGA. In that case, it is open for discussion. “Our hope is that the stu-dent body will approach WCGA via email, offi ce hours, or General Assembly meetings with questions, concerns, and frustrations. We hope that the student body understands that while we are student leaders we are also students and can only do so much within this misguided system,” Salmi states. “Now that we know the issue, there should not be as many problems next semes-ter. We’re proactively taking a stance against the confu-sion. We would just like to ask for people’s patience and understanding at this time.” “We are still learning and it’s taking a whole lot of time out of us. It’s not easy balanc-ing school work and balancing WCGA and being able to answer others questions. It’s not an easy ...Continued on Page 7

WCGA meeting room Photo by Jenna Kauffman

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Celia WhitcombCoeditor-in-Chief

BILLBOARD STAFF Editors-in-Chief: Jenna Kauffman Celia Whitcomb Online Editor: Caitlyn Minelli

Advisers: Kimberly Maske-Mertz Robin Herring Staff Writers: Wyatt Boyer Tiffany Cobb Patrick Fox Jihyun Kim

Sungwon Kim Emma Miller Taylor Sanford Mylan WardCalendar Editor: Dasia Edwards

THE BILLBOARD OPINION-EDITORIAL FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 20152

EDITORIAL MISSION STATEMENT The Wilson Billboard is a once-monthly student-run newsmagazine serving the Wilson College and Chambersburg community. Our mission is to relay important information to the campus and provide a forum for intelligent and democratic discussion. To fulfi ll this mission, the Billboard recognizes the many goals of the Wilson community and strives to encourage communication between students, faculty, staff and administration in an ethical and non-biased fashion.

A R e f l e c t i o n o n “ C o l l e g e ” S t u d e n t sA R e f l e c t i o n o n “ C o l l e g e ” S t u d e n t s

-Jenna KauffmanCoeditor-in-Chief

Where’s Sarah?Where’s Sarah?

If you’re looking to take the easy way in life, why are you in college? College is not easy. Anyone who says it is obviously hasn’t been, not to mention when you try balancing extracurriculars, jobs, and a social life along with it. So if you’re looking for a walk in the park, the college life is not for you; college is more like a jog on a never-ending path. If you don’t feel like doing the work, why are you in college? Lately, I have noticed a lot of students slacking on their assignments just because they

haven’t felt like doing them. I am defi nitely not one to deny ever procrastinating, but seri-ously, waiting until the last minute every time when it is past acceptable or worse, not turning in the work at all just because you don’t feel like it, what’s the point of that? It only leaves a negative impact, on yourself but also on other students that may have relied on you for the assignment. If you don’t care about anyone but yourself, why are you in college? This one may seem odd,

but the attitude displayed af-fects those around you. Your participation may very well help someone else in the class struggling to fi nd an answer, or possibly save them if they missed the fact in an as-signed reading. Doing your part in a group project helps the whole group succeed. Sub-mitting assignments on time prevents professors from feel-ing bad for marking down a ‘late’ on your overall grade. If you’re just overall disre-spectful, why are you in college? Grow. Up.

UPDATE: We found Sarah in the new library!!

The Wilson Billboard Staff would like to wish everyone

Happy Thanksgiving!

Something is happening on this campus. Have you no-ticed? From Mac/Dav residents being relocated, students who always seeming to be sick, to this undercurrent of some-thing negative going on, ev-erywhere you go students are overwhelmed, stressed, and coughing. What could be the cause of this? Why is it that so many students are struggling? To answer these questions we must fi rst answer one. Where’s Sarah? Sarah Wil-son, the painting that typi-cally resides above the dining hall fi replace watching over all the students as they eat and laugh. To all the freshmen who may be slightly confused, Sarah Wilson is the benefac-tor who donated enough to make Wilson College a reality.

Sarah Wilson’s portrait has a reputation on this campus of causing mischief. Upperclass-men, staff, and faculty have numerous stories of Sarah’s escapades. Typically these be-gin with either the covering or removing Sarah’s portrait for special occasions. This re-sults in destroyed wedding cakes, fallen trees, and col-lapsed tables. Word has got-ten out that Sarah has been removed for good. Is it Sar-ah’s removal from the din-ing the cause of such strange events on Wilson’s campus? With a campus as rich in the supernatural as Wilson, it is a common activity to go ghost hunting in the middle of the night. Stories of ghosts walking the halls and causing mischief are normally heard in

the dining hall. It comes as no surprise that Sarah could truly be affecting the campus out of anger at her missing portrait. Is it Sarah aiding the mold growth? Is it her causing the illness around campus? Is she causing the tension on campus? Students know that Sarah is happiest when she watches the students and sees life bustling on campus. Now that she’s gone I cannot imagine she is happy where she is. Will Sarah continue her rampage at the students by causing more mischief? What is next on this campus?

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National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) brings a new meaning to the title Page Master. Aspiring writers ages 13 years or older sign up online to compete with citizens around the world to write a 50,000 word piece in one month. The prize: being published and discounts for online writing tools and programs. How-ever, there is no limit to the number of winners so long as the written piece has reached the minimum page limit. To begin, writers log on to the National Novel Writ-ing Month’s website to create an account, enter in a screen name, and the title of their book with a short description. On average, writers need to complete between 1,500 and 2,000 words daily to reach 50,000 words by the end of the month. To put it in perspec-tive, 5 to 8 double spaced pages need to be completed per day. After completing their novels, writers are encouraged to edit and proofread them during NaNoWriMo’s “Now What?” months where the fi nal stag-es of the novel are fi nalized. Communications and Eng-lish double major Jenna Kauffman ’17 participated in NaNoWriMo for an assignment for her tenth grade creative

writing class. Her young adult novel “Wish You Were Here” is a mash-up of the coming-of-age and romance genres and about sisters connecting after death tears them apart. She was able to fi nish her novel but says that the fi nal product was raw and took her time polishing it dur-ing the “Now What?” months. Kauffman describes the process as hectic and states, “It was easier to balance [in high school] than now.” Dur-ing the process, her teacher gave a daily goal of words to be completed. Kauffman reminisces that it was good to stay in a pattern to keep on top of the word count as it would double each day if the goal was not met. At the end she received a copy of her book which made it worth the effort. Veterinary Medical Tech-nology major Rebekka Frank ’19 plans to participate in NaNoWriMo this semester. Frank has had an interest in writing from a very young age and heard about NaNoWriMo from friends. She plans for her novel “Red Letter Morning” to be a mystery about a girl who gets pulled into a serial killer case after she recognizes one of the many bodies broadcasted on the news. Working within the mystery genre is a new experience for Frank as she

usually writes science fi ction. While this may seem daunting, Frank is up for the challenge as she states, “It is always good to write new genres.” NaNoWriMo allows for the freedom of creativity for many people who work in multiple genres. It gives a chance for as-piring writers to experience the novel writing process within a restricted deadline. While the deadline of a month may seem

too short amount of time due to authors such as George R. Mar-tin taking years to fi nish their work, it provides experience and confi dence for new or expe-rienced writers to accomplish a larger piece of work within a deadline and simulates an offi cial publishing process. To participate in NaNoW-riMo for this year or in the future visit their web-site http://nanowrimo.org.

Students Participate in Annual Writing Event Students Participate in Annual Writing Event By Caitlyn Minelli

Family Weekend Introduces Parents to CampusBy Taylor Sanford Oct. 23 and 24 was Family Weekend where students and families participated in numer-sous events such as the rededi-cation of the library, Patrick Dougherty and his Stick Work project, and two soccer games. Students showed their families around campus all weekend and spent time together. Some parents even went with stu-dents to class on Fri. Oct. 22. On Fri., Gwen Deshong, the grandmother of Dana Kessler ’19, commented on some of the activities. “It was very good. We really liked the food, and thought

the campus looked good, and we loved the inside of the library,” Deshong stated. On Sat., when asked the same question, Stacie Lej-car, the aunt of Kyleen Wolfe ’19, stated, “It was fun. We walked around campus, and participated in the Human loan project. We also en-joyed having lunch together.” Patrick Dougherty’s sculp-ture was an interest to visitors. “It’s really great. And Hallow-een-like,” Lejcer commented. All and all it was a very fun and eventful weekend for the students and their families to enjoy the weekend together.

Photo by Naeun Noh

Have photos from family weekend? Send them to the Hankey Center to be put in

the Wilson Archives!

Email Photos to [email protected]

Let’s make history!

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Faculty Treat Students to 3rd Annual Halloween PartyFaculty Treat Students to 3rd Annual Halloween Party Many Americans celebrate Halloween on Oct. 31. Celebra-tions include costume parties and trick-or treating. Parties and other events are usually planned for Oct. 31 or for the weekends before or after the date. Thur. Oct. 29 there was Halloween party at the Harry R. Brooks Complex for Science, Mathematics, and Technology. Many students who attended wore different costumes. The fi rst fl oor was a place to dance and a DJ played music. The fi rst and second fl oor included ar-eas to enjoy drinks and snacks. It was the fi rst time for some international students to celebrate Halloween, wear costumes, and attend a Hal-loween Party. Some people were dressed as ghosts and others as witches, cats, Harry Potter, and anime characters. “I chose Japanese animation Character, Gaonasi. The char-acter is well-known for Asian, especially, Japan and Korea. However, the costume does not sell on web site, so I made it by myself. When I wear the costume, it is really hard to breathe because I put mask

on the black cloth by glue. In Korea, most people do not cele-brate Halloween, so if someone wears a costume on Halloween, people would think him as a weird person. However, almost American celebrates Hallow-een and they enjoy this date, so I want to wear ordinary cloth that I can’t wear on a normal day. In addition, I can enjoy the party without hesitation because people can’t see my face because of the costume.” “I like uniforms, so I chose the costume, cop. Also, I want-ed to enjoy Halloween day and the party with my boyfriend. So, we decided that I become a cop and he becomes a pris-oner. That was like a joke. It means I captured him. The party was good because the party place was separated by two and decorated very well. We could enjoy the music and dance on the fi rst fl oor. There were some drinks and snacks to enjoy on second fl oor. There were many people who danced on fi rst fl oor, so it was crowd-ed. On the other hand, second fl oor was relatively quiet, so people can other things with their friends. It was good.”

By Sungwon Kim

Photo provided by Jenna Kauffman

Photo provided by Nicole Zuleger

Photo provided by Lauren Hampton

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On Fri, Oct. 30, Laird Hall was full of festivities while hosting the annual Hallow-een dance. Students brought their A-game dressed to the nines in a wide variety of different costumes. From 9 p.m. to midnight music was playing, fun was being had, and spirits were high. A costume contest was held in which students could win in one of three categories: funniest cos-tume, scariest costume, and most original costume. Aar-on Hoke ‘19 and Kaytee Doll ’19 won the funniest cate-gory by dressing up as each other. Michael Martin ’19

won the scariest category with his evil scarecrow cos-tume. Each winner walked away with a gift card. “The dance started off a lit-tle slow, but once more peo-ple arrived they started get-ting into it,” remarks Hoke. As the night wore on, more people started to dance, so-cialize, and have a good time. Most students were dressed up as something, and it was nice to see so much participation for the dance. Fall is a great time to be on campus. With so many events and fun things happening there is never a dull moment at Wilson.

CAB Pulls Out Tricks for Halloween Dance CAB Pulls Out Tricks for Halloween Dance By Wyatt Boyer

Photo by Celia Whitcomb

Photo provided by Nicole Zuleger

Photo provided by Samantha Schlegel

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Sneak Peak of John Stewart Memorial LibrarySneak Peak of John Stewart Memorial Library On Fri. Oct. 23 the John Stewart Memorial Library re-opened for the fi rst time in al-most 5 years to celebrate the rededication. Unfortunately, Wed. Oct. 22 President Bar-bara Mistick sent out an all campus email alerting every-one to an unexpected delay. “A valve failed on the new boiler causing water to overfl ow the drain system. The areas pri-marily impacted are within the learning commons—the original library structure was unaffected.” This meant that, due to the water damage, stu-dent use of the library has been pushed back to the 2016 spring semester. Thankfully the water damage was not too extensive so faculty, students, alumni, and parents were able to tour the building, giving the campus a teaser for when the library offi cially opens. The overall response to the modifi cations and additions has been positive amongst faculty, students, and alumni. Dr. Michael Cornelius, Eng-lish/Communications Depart-ment Chair, was actually one of the few who missed the opening and was unable to

visit the library. He was un-surprised at the delay for the library but not disappointed. “That kinda circumstance is out of everyone’s hands, as I’ve been involved in building proj-ects of my own, and it never works out as you’d like to, It’s just the law of building. So it’s great they found the problem before all the books were in. It was great they found the prob-lem before it actually was open and we had to move out again, so I’m glad they were testing that kind of situation. It cer-tainly was out of the college’s hands. It’s the best case scenar-io for something going wrong.” Maleah Friedline, the new Learnings Commons Assistant and alumni of Wilson ’13 is excited about the new library. “My fi rst year was in the old building before we were in Sarah’s. To see it come full cir-cle and to be in it again is just a very enlightening feeling. I get excited every time I go over there. Because I’m staff I keep trying to say ‘Hey can I grab a new book’ because I re-ally want to be back in the new building.” Like Dr. Cornelius, Friedline agreed with the deci-sion to push the opening back

By Celia Whitcomb

Photos provided by Celia Whitcomb

to allow for time to work out any problems before students are actively using the space. The entire campus is ex-

cited for the offi cial opening of the library and will be wait-ing eagerly for its doors to open come spring semester.

Friday November 13th in Laird Hall at 6:30 p.m.

Wilson College is collaborating with the South Central Community Action Program (SCCAP) and Circles of Franklin County to lead a Poverty Simu-

lation on our campus.

The Poverty Simulation is a unique experience designed for participants to gain a deeper under-

standing of what low income families experience on a daily basis.

This event is free and open to the entire Chambers-burg community, but pre-registration is required.

If you would like to participate, email Jon Raber at [email protected].

Handmade for the Holidays Craft SaleWhere: Wilson College, Upper Lenfest Com-

monsWhen: Thursday December 3rd from

10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Participating Artists:

Anne Finucane Pat Beard Ed Beard Kalpana Lehman Kay Ackerman Jennie Caldwell Sue Shaffer Kate Reynolds Lorie Helman Janine Davis Elizabeth Goins Sally Becker Mark Poole Brittni Pham

Paintings Handwovens

Shaker boxes and utensils Fine soaps

Beaded jewelry Jewelry

Paintings Paper crafts

Beads for Life Ceramics

PapercraftsCeramicsCeramicsPaintings

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THE BILLBOARD POLITICS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2015 7

“Grand Old Party” Criticizes Liberal Media“Grand Old Party” Criticizes Liberal MediaBy Patrick Fox The third GOP debate was held this past Wednes-day, Oct. 28 in Boulder, at the University of Colorado. The debate, held by CNBC, was supposed to be focused on issues of economics and, obligingly titled “Your Money, Your Vote,” held the top ten highest polling Republican candidates in conversation over a wide variety of subjects. Moderated by Carl Quinta-nilla, Becky Quick, and John Harwood, the debate lasted an hour and fi fty two minutes. While economics was to be the primary subject of con-tent engaged in by the ten candidates polling above three percent, in numerous instances, the moderators were often subjected to at-tacks of accusations in large part of being the liberal media. Marco Rubio, in response to an editorial published by the Sun Sentinel remarked: “Back in 2004, one of my pre-decessors to the Senate by

the raising of the debt ceil-ing, whether or not this makes him the kind of problem solver American voters want, Cruz goes after the media as well: “You know, just let me say something at the outset. The questions that have been asked so far in this debate il-lustrate why the American people don’t trust the media.

This is not a cage match – and you look at the questions – Donald Trump are you a comic book villain? Ben Carson can you do math? John Kasich will you

insult two people over here? Marco Rubio why don’t you re-sign? Jeb Bush why have your numbers fallen? – how about talking about the substan-tive issues people care about?” And as Quintanilla again tries to steer the conversa-tion back to the question posed, he is interrupted again. “Carl, I’m not fi nished yet. The contrast with the Demo-

cratic debate, where every fawning question from the media was which of you is more handsome and wise –.” Quintanilla’s response, “This is a question about the debt limit, which you have thirty seconds left to answer should you choose to do so,” resulted in Cruz’ continued attack on the media before protesting when John Harwood chose to move on at the end of the thir-ty seconds, Harwood saying: “No, I don’t want to hear your answer, you wasted your time on something else.” The debate continued with moderators receiving back-lash from candidates and even the audience, eliciting groans over the questions asked and instigated discourse, mak-ing it diffi cult to see how any one candidate will look in the polls. CNBC has received criticism for the modera-tors’ performance Wednesday night and calls into question whether or not the program could even be called a debate.

the name of Bob Graham, a Democrat, ran for President. Missing over 30 percent of his votes. I don’t recall them calling for his resignation.” “Later that year,” Rubio continued, interrupting Quin-tanilla’s attempt to get him back to responding to the question, “John Kerry ran for president missing close to 60 to 70 percent of his votes. I don’t the Sun Sentinal – in fact the Sun Sen-tinal endorsed him. In 2008, Barack Obama missed 60 or 70 percent of his votes and the same newspa-per endorsed him again. So this is another example of the double standard that ex-ists in this country between the mainstream media and the Conservative movement.” Further in the debate, as Quintanilla approached Ted Cruz with a question pertain-ing to his dissent on the deal met out with Congress about

...Continued from page 1job and most of the time, the reason we make things diffi -cult is to benefi t the students, it’s not to take time out of your day. We’re just trying to fi x things,” Ebner concludes. WCGA meets for Gen-

eral Assembly on a Tues-day once a month. The next General Assembly will be held on Nov. 10. They also have annual meetings ev-ery Tuesday, and are adding extra meetings to work on their group communications. The new apportionments were resubmitted for con-

sideration on Oct. 26. Fi-nal apportionments should be determined and post-ed outside of the WCGA room within the next week. For any further questions regarding apportionments or simple inquiries, con-tact WCGA at [email protected] for more information.

Apportionments

warning: thanksgiving break

Residence Halls CloseWednesday, November 25th at 10 am

Last Meal Dinner Tuesday, November 24th

Residence Halls Open Sunday, November 29th at Noon

Meals Resume Breakfast Monday 11/30

Before leaving for Thanksgiving did you...?

• Remove all trash, perishables, and pets (except fi sh) from room?

• Unplug everything in room except your refridgerator and fi sh tank?

• Remove personal belongings, trash, & perishables from the common spaces?

• Close & lock all windows and doors?• Sign up for & complete a break checkout with your RA?

WCGA MeetingGeneral Assembly

Tuesday, Nov. 10thAllen Auditorium

11:00 am

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THE BILLBOARD SPORTS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 20158

By Mylan Ward

Athletes Of The WeekAthletes Of The Week

Brianna Martin was cho-sen as Athlete of the Week for her phenonmenal perfor-mance on the soccer fi eld. Martin had an outstanding week in goal for the Phoenix. In a road contest versus Mor-risville State, she collected 10 saves while allowing only 1 goal. The game against Caze-novia College Martin tallied 17 saves while giving up just 1 goal in a double overtime match.

Brianna Martin ‘19Women’s Soccer

Wilson Hosts NEAC Field Hockey Championship Against Wells

By Mylan Ward

What started off as an idea to raise money for the aware-ness and testing of breast cancer became much more. Center mid-defender for the Women’s soccer team Mad-eleine Chausse ‘17, and two teammates, Jessie Thrush ‘17 and Audrae Westurn’17, put together a fundraiser to do just that. With a combined ef-fort from the community, both the men’s and women’s soccer team, and some good old fash-ioned baked goods the fund-raiser “Kicks for the Cure” was an overall success. Chausse saw the Oct. 31 scheduled games against SUNY POLY Wildcats as an opportunity to

not only spread awareness, but raise money while do-ing so. Chausse, Thrush, and Westurn worked together on a title for their fundraiser, and with soccer as the basis for the day’s events, the slogan “Kicks for the Cure” was only right. The men’s soccer team col-lectively wore pink socks in support of research for the cure of breast cancer as well as those battling it. The women’s soccer team wore handmade pink warm up’s during their pre-game. The community and parents of Wilson athletes showed pride and support though generous donations as well as a large portion of the baked goods. The event raised

about $130.00 in addition to $200.00 from the Women’s teams prior fundraisers. All of the proceeds went to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foun-dation. With Chausse and her

teammates Helping to raise awareness, it defi nitely shows what student-athletes Wilson has to offer. This event just goes to show that anyone can make an impact, big or small.

Womens’ Soccer Scores Big for “Kicks for the Cure”

This was the fi rst season Field Hockey was included in the North Eastern Ath-letic Conference (NEAC) as a competitive sport and Coach Shelly Novak and the Wilson College Women’s Field Hock-ey team did not dissapoint. Despite a couple losses along the way, the team managed to win the conference champion-ship and host the post season championship game as well. While maintaining an overall record of 8 wins 8 losses, they made hisory while going un-defeated in the conference. This past weekend the Wil-son Field hockey team hosted Wells College for the post

season championship. Seeing that they played and defeat-ed Wells College during the regular season, Wilson aimed to do the same again but fell short as the game progressed. What was a battle to the end concluded in Wells favor 0 to 1. In spite of losing the post season championship, Wilson had four athletes named to the All-Conference First Team: Lauren Moss ‘19, Kari Lehman ‘18, and Annie Demmy ‘18, and Megan Sterling ‘17. They were the best players in the confer-ence based on their perfor-mance throughout the season. Special congratulations to Coach Shelly Novak on being named Coach of the Year.

Carson Tagner was cho-sen as Athlete of the Week for his outstanding perfor-mance on the soccer fi eld. In the regular season fi nale versus SUNY Poly, he scored his fi rst goal of the season in the fi nal minutes of a 1-0 vic-tory. Tagner launched a long shot off of a corner feed and beat the goalkeeper to se-cure the win for the Phoenix.

Carson Tagner ‘19Men’s Soccer

Photo provided by Madeleine Chausse Wilson College Women’s Soccer Team

Photos provided by Daniel Glaizer

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THE BILLBOARD SPORTS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2015 9

Sports ScheduleSports Schedule

Preparation for championships started early for the fi eld hockey team. It was already on our minds over the summer and was motiva-tion to push harder, run faster, and go farther even when the thought of slacking crossed our minds.Preseason came and it was hockey all the time for a week straight. Two practices a day of condi-tioning and playing, taking the time between practices to eat and nap and being so sore move-ment did not feel like an option. As the end of the week neared, whispers of the dreaded push run began.The push run is the hardest run that the hockey team completes. It is an 8 to 12 lap sprint broken up into 100 yards, 60 yards, half a lap, and full-lap sprints. While we all dreaded it we also thank the push run because

it helped put us one step closer to-wards our goal: championships.As the season progressed we had games that were not the best and games that felt great. The outcomes were deter-mined by our ability to work together, maintain compo-sure, and play with intensity.About halfway through the season our coach, Shelly Novak, decided that if we wanted to be champions we had to practice like champions. We started a whole new practice set up with the intention of pro-moting more teamwork, more composure, and more intensity. On the fi eld it is easy to see when the team works together and when we do not. Nothing beats the feel-ing of playing on a team where you know everyone has got each other’s backs. If a mistake is made, it does not matter because we work

to fi x it and rise above together.During the week leading up to championships, the team’s ex-citement was palpable. Every 6 a.m. push run, mile, 100 yard sprint, burpee, push up, and sit up has paid off. As a team we have pushed harder than imag-ined to make it to this moment. However, things do not always go as planned and no matter how hard we train mistakes are made.

When a team works as hard as we have with as much deter-mination and love for a sport as we have for fi eld hockey, at some point the team becomes fam-ily. Knowing that someone has your back does not stop once the game is over. Even though each of us on the team has different in-terests, there is one thing we all have in common: dedication to this team and our sport, fi eld hockey.

By Tiffany Cobb

Wilson Sports Fans Will Create Their Own “Fire Pit” The season is almost here. Which season? The holiday sea-son, Christmas season, FINALS season (aka caffeine, study, and chill season), or cold season? Yes, all of these are approaching quickly, but the one Wilson Ath-letics is most concerned with right now is BASKETBALL season. Since the inclusion of men’s sports in the athletic department, men’s and women’s basketball games have been heavily attended, although not as much as the teams would like. In an effort to give the Wilson student body more incen-tive to come out and support the athletic teams, the new head basket-ball coach Brian Zoeller proposed an idea to both the Wilson College Government Association (WCGA)

and the Campus Activities Board (CAB) that would help to increase student involvement in athletics. WCGA President Christina Gon-zalez confi rmed that the govern-ment association approved a pro-posal to fund the purchase of t-shirts for students to wear to games. The t-shirts being designed by Zoeller, instead of being royal Wilson blue, will be red, orange, and yellow but still have the original Wilson moni-ker. The WCGA wants to provide the basketball team, athletic lead-ers, and those in the Women with Children program the shirts for free, and thirty additional shirts will also be given out at games. CAB will be funding blue Wilson foam fi ngers for students to take to ath-letic events. This gear will be pro-moted for every game and event.

Lori Frey, Director of the athlet-ics department, explained that the goal is to “create an atmosphere focused on students.” As few stu-dents attend basketball games and other sporting events, the goal of providing this fun game wear is to encourage Wilson students to be excited about the sports and foster a close-knit community at-mosphere. Brant Swartz, another member of the WCGA, says, “I think students will really enjoy it.”Gonzalez states, “We want to pro-mote more student activities and be an example.” She also said that if students have any other sugges-tions for activities, they are wel-come to approach the WCGA by emailing her directly ([email protected]) or emailing the WCGA ([email protected]).

Students may also attend general assembly meetings to be on Tues-days (Nov. 10 and Dec. 1) at 11 a.m. in the Warfi eld auditorium. The fi rst women’s basketball home game will be Nov. 17, and both men’s and women’s bas-ketball will be home on Nov. 30. Be sure to mark a calendar with the dates of these games, and be ready to fi re up Wilson spirit!

By Emma Miller

Field Hockey: A Dedicated Player’s Point of View

11/7/15MBB at University of Val-ley Forge2:00 PM&WBB vs University of Valley Forge 7:00PM11/14/15WBB at Cairn University

1:00 PM &MBB at Cairn University3:00 PM11/17/15WBB vs Penn State Mont Alto7:00 PM11/20/15MBB vs York College of

Pennsylvaniain York, PA6:00 PM11/21/15MBB vs York College of Pennsylvaniain York, PA1:00 PM or 3:00 PM11/24/15MBB vs Penn State Mont

Alto5:00 PM11/30/15MBB vs Penn State Al-toona7:00 PM12/1/15WBB vs Bryn Mawr Col-lege7:00 PM

Photo by Shelly Novak

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Brooke Leininger: Equitation and Equine Instructor Brooke Leininger: Equitation and Equine Instructor By Emma Miller den horses up through the lev-

els, and earned her bronze and silver United States Dressage Federation (USDF) medals doing so. Leininger’s current horse, who now resides on cam-pus, is a young Dutch warm-blood gelding she also intends to train up the dressage levels. Leininger was originally at-tracted to Wilson for the op-portunity to become a tenured professor, which she was un-able to do at her previous school. She also loved how friendly the Wilson commu-nity was when she fi rst visited, especially Ann O’Shallie, Direc-tor of the Equine Studies depart-ment. Leininger states, “I was very comfort-able, it was just the right fi t.” She loves that Wilson’s program offers more real world experi-

ence and is a good match for her practical teaching. She described how she does not want to just teach material but have students understand concepts. Leininger said her favorite part of teaching is “when a student has an ‘Ah ha!’ moment” in learning, and it makes it all worth it. Be sure to say hello to Pro-fessor Brooke Leininger in the barns or classrooms!

Brooke Leininger is Wilson’s new equitation and equine studies professor. If a student has had any equine classes, they may already know a little bit about her. Here is a chance to become better ac-quainted with our new, en-thusiastic equine instructor. Leininger earned a Bach-elor’s degree in Equine Sci-ence from Colorado State Uni-versity and a Master’s degree in Strategic Leadership from University of Mary. Previously living in Northern Minnesota, she taught Equine Science for eight years at University of Minnesota Kirkston, where she was also the head coach of their NCAA Division II Women’s Equestrian team. Originally from California, Leininger began riding around the age of six, fi rst taking les-sons in English riding at the Fremont Hills Country Club in her area. As her passion for riding grew, her family moved to Northern California where they built a barn, arena, and cross country course. In high

school, as she realized that her horse was not a great hunter, she decided to try western riding instead and made the switch. All throughout high school, Leininger rode on the rodeo team and learned rop-ing, reining, barrel racing, and other western games. When she attended the University of Wyoming, she joined their rodeo team. It was during this time of riding western that Leininger fi rst started her horse-training business. Leininger realized how much she missed jumping while just riding western for that time. Upon discovering a horse that she believed was a great fi t for her, she went on to compete in hunter and jumper competitions for years. When Leininger had begun working at the University of Minne-sota her horse tragically died causing her to lose interest for a time. Continuing to work at the University, she bought a horse from the school to train for dressage, which has been her focus the last eight to nine years. She has trained and rid-

#MindYourMelon: Helmets Are Sexy, Concussions Are Not Many Wilson students come from different riding back-grounds. Some have started in backyard barns teaching themselves while others en-rolled in lessons with a trainer they see every weekend. There is a multitude of ways to start riding a horse but there is one thing that seems sorely unenforced: helmet safety. Recently, the entire eques-trian community has taken up the torch to encourage all riders to wear their helmets. Whether one is jumping a four foot course or taking a walk-ing trail ride, helmets are one thing you should never forget. Helmets are essential every time you get on a horse. Mel-ony Wagner ’16 talked about how her helmet helped to save her own head, “I was actually in a really bad accident a year

after I bought Jag (her horse),I actually broke a 2 by 4 with my head and broke through my helmet so if I wouldn’t have had that helmet it would have been my skull and I prob-ably wouldn’t be here, so I will not ride without a helmet.” At the 2nd Riders4Helmets Helmet Safety Symposium, Dr. Lola Blackwell Chambless, a neurosurgeon at Vanderbilt, mentioned that equestrians are 20 times more likely to sustain an injury than a mo-torcycle rider for every hour of ride time. As stated on Rid-ers4Helemets.com, “Motorcy-clists can expect one serious accident for every 5,000 hours of riding, an equestrian? One serious accident in just 350 hours of riding.” Blackwell also states that in comparison to contact sports like football, where there is an average of 8

deaths due to traumatic brain injuries per year, equestrians total up to 60 deaths per year. A report by the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) states that the Centers for Disease Con-trol and Prevention (CDC) found that horseback riding accounted for 11.7 percent of all traumatic brain injuries in a 2007 study. The AANS continues to say, “According to the Ontario Equestrian Federation, a rider sitting on a horse is elevated eight feet or more above the ground, and a fall from just two feet can cause permanent brain damage.” says the AANS. The New England Journal of Medicine states that wearing a helmet can reduce head and brain injuries by 85 percent. Wearing a helmet not only protects your own head but

can also help protect others. Young children look up to older riders as role models and see-ing professionals wear their helmets and taking pride in protecting their head will help kids to protect their own. Wag-ner encourages every student to wear a helmet when riding no matter how silly they may think it is. “The sport is really unpredictable. You can end up on the ground in a fl ash. You can accidentally get thrown into a wall, you can land on a jump standard. You can never know what’s gonna happen and if you land on your head there’s a very high probability of damaging something which includes your neck and your spinal cord and all that. But I think the best that you can do to protect your head just in case something were to happen is defi nitely wear a helmet.”

By Celia Whitcomb

Photo byJoyful Heart Photography

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THE BILLBOARD RESIDENTS LIFE FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2015 11

Experiences Shared Through Human Loan ProjectExperiences Shared Through Human Loan Project Everyone has their own story which can be easy or diffi cult. When people talk about good news or happiness, they can talk to others who are not close friends without hesitation. However, it is too diffi cult to talk to people about the hard-ships that they went through or are experiencing now. So, there was an opportunity to share stories about adversity. On Saturday, Oct. 24, there was a human loan project where people could “loan” their experiences or stories for 30 to 45 minutes and expand their perspective through sharing. The topics people could ‘loan’

varied from stepping out of comfort zones, mental illness, and growing up in a divorced or blended family. Two stories in particular discussed lone-liness and sadness and step-ping out of the comfort zone. Every person has different personalities and thoughts. However, most people from the storyteller country do not accept diversity. If someone is not conventional, they exclude him. He was different from others in the country, so other people did not understand him and ignored him as a result. Because of this, he went through a hard time. He felt sad and lonely because he had

to read others’ minds to gage their perception of him. He felt that he was under pressure to meet people’s expectations. He decided to go abroad to study fashion. He wants to create his own brand. He realized that achieving his dream would not be easy and it makes him lone-ly. It makes him depressed, but sometimes it becomes motivation to keep going. The student was a high school teacher. However, it was not good fi t for her. She decided to quit her job and en-ter the university. When she was in her junior year, she wanted to go study abroad, but her parents did not permit it.

At that time, she had only $50 and could not spend the extra money. However, she did not think about the fi nancial prob-lem and went to Luxembourg. People in that country use four different languages: German, French, English and Luxem-bourgish. She stayed with a family that included a little girl in the home. She learned different languages from the girl, and in return she taught the girl English. It was diffi cult to learn foreign languages, but she learned a lesson from the experience: if you do not try new things or take risks, there would be nothing to gain. “Play it out and continue to try.”

College: Sleep Takes the Backseat When Work is Due

By Sungwon Kim

With the hustle and bus-tle of college happening daily in a student’s life, it can be easy to see why sleep would not be the most im-portant thing on their mind. Between classes, home-work, eating, and extracur-ricular activities, there is not enough time to do everything one would like to in a given day. Sleep is something many students end up sacrifi cing in favor of other activities. But in reality, students should be prioritizing their sleep in order to maintain good physical and mental health. According to the Univer-sity Health Center, sleeping is a vital part of everyone’s life, whether we realize it or not. On average, it accounts for one-third of a person’s ex-istence. Humans require so much sleep because it is very

benefi cial to us. It helps re-store our energy, fi ght off ill-nesses, strengthen our memo-ries, and lift our moods up. The National Sleep Founda-tion recommends that young adults get between 7-9 hours of sleep each night. Every-one is unique, however, and may need more or less sleep in order to function prop-erly. Being tired throughout the day is a sign that more rest is required in order to be prepared for the day ahead. College students must make sure they are not sleep de-prived as it can cause a lot of issues in their everyday life. Academic performance is known to drop with little to no rest. Additionally, stress will rise and depression or anxiety could develop. Fatigue will also increase and immune systems will be weakened. A person’s mental and physical state are

very dependent on the amount of sleep they obtain, says the University Health Center. Students polled at Wilson College do not feel as if they are getting enough sleep. “I work and go to school and have to balance all of that with my sleep schedule,” says Julianne Skorski ’19. Agreeing with her, Am-ber Loomis ’19 says, “I fi nd it diffi cult to balance class-es and homework, so I end up staying up late to study and complete assignments.” “We have too much work to do. If you’re in college, you have to minimize your sleep,” says Ebrima Jobe ’19. The general consensus seems to be that students have too much to do in or-der to sleep adequately dur-ing the week. Despite this, there are a few ways to make the most out of your sleep.

The most impactful thing one can do is stick to a specifi c sleep schedule. Try to go to bed and wake up at the same time every day. The human body has natural, biological clocks and syncing your sleep schedule to these can help immensely. A good sleeping environ-ment is benefi cial as well. Personalize your dorm and make it feel more comfortable. Try to turn off all of your elec-tronics before going to sleep. Set time aside to wind down for the evening before you lay your head on the pillow. Stress and anxiety prevent a person from getting to sleep, so tak-ing time to relax and shed that stress off is liberating. All of these tips, provided by the National Sleep Foun-dation, will have you sleeping more effi ciently so you feel ready to tackle the days ahead.

By Wyatt Boyer

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THE BILLBOARD ART FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 201512

Dougherty Completes Sculpture Project on GreenDougherty Completes Sculpture Project on Green

The Stick Works proj-ect on the campus green has come to an end. Patrick Dougherty fi nally fi nished the sculpture on Oct. 23, as promised. The sculpture is in front of the John Stewart Memorial Library. This all happened thanks to the vol-unteers as well as Dougherty. The sculpture itself looks

like large towers and comple-ments the library. It is also an interactive piece. Most can walk inside of it and into the tower parts of the design. According to Dougherty, the sculpture should last for about two years, and it does seem sturdy enough to do so. In a short interview with Philip Lindsey, Chair of the Fine Arts Department, a question asked

was, why did the school choose to display this artist’s work? His response was, “The president, Barbara K. Mistick, [has] seen his work plenty of times and she was very inter-ested in it, and she recognized the connection to the liberal arts and what he does. She also recognized the signifi -cance of community, and that bringing Patrick to our school

by Taylor Sanford

Photo by Taylor SanfordStick Works Project

would do great for our com-munity and bring us together.” This sculpture could not have been done with the work of just one person though, thanks to the help of all the volunteers it was able to hap-pen. Hopefully the sculpture will last longer than what is said. To see more of Patrick Dougherty’s work, visit his website, www.stickwork.net.

Bogigian Gallery5th Annual Juried High School

Student Art Exhibition

Opening Reception: Wednesday, November 11,

20155:00 – 7:00 PM

Free and open to the public!Featuring the work of high school ar sts

from Franklin, Adams, Cumberland, Fulton, and Washington coun es

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THE BILLBOARD ENTERTAINMENT FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2015 13

“Fallout 4” to Unleash Fury November 10th“Fallout 4” to Unleash Fury November 10thBy Wyatt Boyer Gamers everywhere have been waiting over fi ve years for “Fallout 4.” The game was rumored to come out multiple times before it was fi nally announced at this year’s Electronic Enter-tainment Expo on June 3. Now the long wait is fi nal-ly over. In less than a week, “Fallout 4” will be in the hands of millions of gamers. “Fallout 4” is best described as a role-playing game with a massive open world. The player is tasked with creat-ing their character from the ground up: appearance, stats, skills, and perks are all fully customizable to allow lots of freedom and replayability. Then, after a short introduc-tion to the game and its con-

trols, the player can set foot in any direction they wish and explore the wild wasteland. Each “Fallout” game takes place in a post-apocalyptic version of earth. “Fallout 4’s” universe is going to take place in Boston, Massachusetts. In this world, a global nu-clear war occurred in the year 2077, creating a world full of mutated creatures, abandoned buildings, and crazier-than-normal humans. The games take place in the future but have a distinctive retro vibe to them. There are many hom-ages to the 1950s in the “Fall-out” universe, despite there being technology present that far surpasses what was possible in that time period. Boston is an interesting lo-cation to set a “Fallout” game

due to the location’s rich his-tory and culture. Players will come across many recognizable landmarks such as the Bunker Hill monument, Old North Church, U.S.S. Constitution, The Masschusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and Fen-way Park. Witnessing the post-apocalyptic versions of these landmarks will be noteworthy, so will exploring Boston as a whole, seeing how the area is getting by with limited re-sources and virtually no order. Bethesda Game Studios is known for packing tons of con-tent into their games. There will be hundreds of locations to discover, quests to take, weap-ons to try out, and loot to collect. In addition to this, Bethesda always releases DLC expan-sions shortly after release to

provide additional content to the consumer. These consist of standalone adventures that take the player to new loca-tions and expose them to ad-ditional storylines. Bethesda makes sure their games have plenty of content to satisfy players for hundreds of hours. With Nov. 10 quickly ap-proaching, the hype for “Fall-out 4” keeps getting more and more intense. It is the most anticipated game of the year, with game stores all over the country selling out of their stock immediately. Coming out for PC, Xbox One, and PS4, “Fallout 4” will take us back to the post-apocalyptic waste-land we have all grown fond of from the previous entries, albeit in a new and exciting location full of possibilities.

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THE BILLBOARD ENTERTAINMENT FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 201514

After a Rough Road, Lovato Officially “Confident”After a Rough Road, Lovato Officially “Confident” On Fri, Oct. 16, Demi Lovato released her fi fth studio album “Confi dent.” This is the sing-er’s fi rst album in two years, her last release being her self-titled album “Demi” in 2013. Lovato’s voice has gone through a transformation. Looking at the start of her ca-

On Fri, Oct. 16, pop-punk band State Champs released their second full-length al-bum “Around the World and Back.”Their fi rst full length album, “The Finer Things,” was released back in summer 2013. Prior to that, the band had a series of Extended-Plays (EPs). There were some high ex-pectations going into this al-bum. “The Finer Things” was literally pop-punk perfection this generation of music was longing for and fi nally got. It is comparable to the early 2000’s Blink-182 and Sum 41. It gives that vibe of nostalgia to those days that, for some reason, other bands have struggled to hit, or if they have, only some-what. So to say there were high expectations for this new album is an understatement. While “Around the World

and Back” does not quite mea-sure up to their fi rst album, it defi nitely comes close. The main reason it does not is because the band went more rock-vibe music on this album as opposed to staying solely pop-punk like they managed to do with the fi rst. That being said, bands evolve and learn from their experiences. It would have been odd if a new sound was not heard, seeing as every other band or artist does the same thing. Even though it changes vibes, the songs are still great and remind the listener that this band deserves to be making music. The songs “Breaking Ground” and “All or Nothing” are ones that add that rock vibe and, in all honesty, com-pares to another band called Real Friends. The two bands are acquainted so perhaps they infl uenced the new State

Champs songs. Technically speaking, Real Friends does consider themselves within the same genre but, upon lis-tening to them, they defi nitely have more of a rock vibe to their music. Ergo, another band that has missed the mark within the pop-punk genre. The pop-punk vibes are brought back with the band’s singles with the songs “Se-crets,” “Losing Myself,” and “All You Are is History,” as well as other tracks on the album such as “Back and Forth,” “Shape Up,” and “Eyes Closed.” The band makes sure to feature a mellow song on the album to give the listener the break to any rocking out they may be doing, and that song is the title track “Around the World and Back” feat. Ansley Newman. Her voice along with State Champs’s singer Derek DiScanio per-

fectly blend together in har-mony on the track, making even the utmost hater of slow songs take a step back and rethink their life decisions. For their second full-length the band did an excellent job, especially with the possible pressure of making it as good as their fi rst. State Champs is the one to look out for. If true pop-punk music ever comes back onto radio sta-tions, they will defi nitely be the ones behind the music.

reer singing on Disney Chan-nel in 2008 to present, her voice has defi nitely gained range as indicated by most of her songs on “Confi dent.” From the belt-ing of the word “her”at the end of her song “Stone Cold” to the literal one-breath chorus of “Old Ways,” Lovato shows she has defi nitely been practicing

with her vocal chords. Compared to her last album, it is magnifi -cent to see how much she has improved in just two years, let alone from her fi rst album in 2008. Lovato helped co-write most of the songs on her album which shows the true sincerity of her force-ful or saddened voice when singing. The only disappointment, however, is that she

did not help write the song “Old Ways,” which, with Lova-to’s history of dealing with eat-ing disorders and bullying, is a bit surprising to say the least. While the rest of the songs she helped write expresses herself in other ways, it takes away from the sincerity of this song. The song sounds like it is spe-cifi cally for her which adds to the disappointment that Lo-vato did not write it herself. It could not, however, fi t more perfectly with this album. With songs such as her title track “Confi dent,” “Waitin’ for You,” feat. Sirah, and “Stars,” Lovato displays her fi erceness and is making her dauntless presence known. “Waitin’ for You,” is about with a person waiting for an encounter and fed up with the drama of wait-ing for it. Lovato even made the music video on location of her old middle school where

By Jenna Kauffman

By Jenna Kauffman

State Champs has been “Around the World and Back”

she was constantly bullied. She keeps this fi ght-vibe of the al-bum going with a brief mention of Rousey in “Stars,” Rousey be-ing Ultimate Fighting Cham-pion (UFC) Ronda Rousey. Ultimately, Lovato’s album is a success. It shows how far she has come as an artist but also as a person by sing-ing about topics she has dealt with personally that she has never sang about before. A prime example of this is her song “Father” about her fa-ther who dealt with mental disorders before passing away in 2013. She approaches the topic in this song the same way she does with her oth-er songs: with raw honesty. This is her best album to date vocally and with the most truthful expression. 10 out of 10. There is defi -nitely nothing wrong with being confi dent about that.

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THE BILLBOARD COMICS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2015 15

At the top:At the top:Loser Fish: FencesLoser Fish: FencesBBy Caleb Whitmorey Caleb Whitmore

Bottem Left: Bottem Left: Who? Who?

by Taylor Sanfordby Taylor Sanford

Bottem Right: Bottem Right: CondescendingCondescending

by Taylor Sanford by Taylor Sanford

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THE BILLBOARD CALENDAR FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 201516WEEKLY EVENTS

Fri, Nov. 6 Sat, Nov. 7 Sun, Nov. 8 Tues, Nov. 10

/TheWilsonBillboard @WilsonBillboard

www.thewilsonbillboard.com

Wed, Nov. 11

Thurs, Nov. 12 Fri, Nov. 13 Thurs, Nov. 19 Sun, Nov. 22

Wed, Nov. 25 Thurs, Nov. 26

Sat, Nov. 14

Sat, Nov. 28

Veterans Day

Film: “Nightcrawler”7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.Orndorff Theater

STYX8:00 p.m.Luhrs Performing Arts Center$59.00-$75.00

“The Wizard of Oz”7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.Capitol Theatre CenterAdults: $18.00Students: $13.00 (13 yrs. - College)Child: $8.00 (up to 12 yrs.)

Live Stand Up Comedy8:00 p.m.-9:30 p.m.Comedy Zone$15.00

Fall Open House9:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m.Brooks Science Center

“The Wizard of Oz”7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.Capitol Theatre Center

Paint Nite7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.Shippensburg University

SU Brass Ensemble, Women’s Chorale and String Ensemble Concert3:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m.Shippensburg University

“Abrupt climate change and sea-level rise: How what we don’t know might hurt us”Dr. Richard Alley 12:00 p.m.-12:50 p.m.Patterson Bay, Laird Hall

“Good News in the Greenhouse? The big picture on energy, the environment, and our future”Dr. Richard Alley7:00 p.m.Brooks Auditorium

Film: “Nightcrawler”7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.Orndorff Theater

Healthy Steps in Motion Exercise Class6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.Tuscarora Enrichment CenterAges 55 &UP FREE

Poverty Simulation6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m.Laird Hall

Orchesis Performance7:00 p.m.Appenzellar Buchanan Dance Studio

The Tenors- “One Sky Tour”7:30 p.m.Luhrs Performing Arts Center$45.00-$55.00

A Twist of Lemmon3:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.Capitol Theatre Center$13.00

Thanksgiving Break!Wed, Nov. 25- Sun, Nov. 29

7th Annual Thanksgiving Eve Comedy Bash8:00 p.m.Comedy Bash$15.00

HappyThanksgiving!

Orchesis Performance1:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.Appenzellar Buchanan Dance StudioGeneral Admission: $10.00Students (from any institution): $3.00Children under 12: FREE

Holiday Craft and Fine Art ShowCarlisle Expo Center9:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.FREE

Film: “Ex Machina”7:00 p.m.Capitol Theatre$5.00

Sun, Nov. 29

Wednesday WorshipAlumnae Chapel12:00 p.m.-12:30 p.m.

Morning PrayerPrayer Chapel, Lower Lenfest 8:00 a.m.

MONDAY WEDNESDAYFiber FellowshipLenfest Commons8:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m.Environmental Club9:15 p.m.

Walk & TalkLenfest Commons10:00 a.m.

THURSDAYTUESDAYMuhibbah ClubAlumnae Chapel9:15 p.m.

Fri, Nov. 27Film: “Big Hero 6”3:00 p.m.Capitol Theatre$5.00

A Branson Country Christmas3:00 p.m. Capitol TheatreAdults: $25.00Seniors: $23.00Students: $15.00

Puppy Mill Awareness Week!Mon, Nov. 16 - Fri, Nov. 20

Games, Trivia, Movie Night, Information Tables and more!

Follow this weeks events using the hashtag #recognizePAWon Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr!

medy Bash.Bash

Chambersburg Annual Holiday ParadeSaturday, November 21st

5:30 p.m.Sponsored by the

Chambersburg Downtown Business Council