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QUADNEWS@WCUPA.EDUNews Possible strike affects

Pennsylvania public universitiesBy Kristin FenchakSpecial to The Quad

October is an excit-ing time in the life of a college stu-

dent; the campus recent-ly celebrated a successful and spirited homecom-ing weekend, fall is offi-cially in full swing, and Halloween is just around the corner. October is a time to enjoy carving pumpkins, hot choco-late and frequenting the nearby haunted houses. But along with all these fun things that come during this season, we may have a possible cri-sis on our hands, and it

is something that every student in West Ches-ter University should be aware of.

Some students may have heard in passing from their professors and fellow students of a possible strike. This does not just affect West Chester University, but the entire system of 14 state-run universities in Pa. Nearby schools including Kutztown, Millersville, and East Stroudsburg could all be affected if the strike goes through.

On Saturday, del-egates of the APSCUF (Association of Penn-

sylvania State College and University Facul-ties) voted to authorize a strike, and the full mem-bership across the state of Pennsylvania will vote at the end of November, including the faculty here at WCU. This does not necessarily mean a strike will happen, but it does give them the right to call for one if they feel the need to do so.

All of this stems from the issue that state fac-ulty members have been working without a con-tract since the summer of 2011, approximately 15 months. Teachers and faculty are fighting

to keep their benefits and their paychecks. PASSHE wants to re-duce the salary of fac-ulty without tenure by 35 percent, a completely ridiculous demand. AP-SCUF also claims that the state wants to hire many lower-paid and less qualified temporary faculty members, which would greatly diminish the quality of our educa-tion. The state system is placing demands that are unprecedented and they would adversely affect the teachers and students alike.

Although many be-lieve the teachers and

faculty should undoubt-edly have these ben-efits, one cannot help but think how terribly a strike would impact stu-dents in state-run colleg-es across Pa. This could mean Saturday classes, and classes throughout Winter break to make up for missed class time. This affects our learn-ing, our time, and most importantly our money that we are spending to attend college. Luck-ily, all of the faculties in state schools across Pa. are trying their hardest to avoid a strike, and claim that their main goal is to keep us in the classrooms.

This is not meant to scare people or to send

a message of gloom and doom, because the strike very well may not hap-pen, as it has never hap-pened in the entire his-tory of the organization. The union has autho-rized strikes three times in the past but agree-ments were met between PASSHE and APSCUF, and strikes within state schools were avoided. There is always the chance that something may occur and hope-fully students are being informed about the is-sues happening within the university, and are prepared for any conse-quences that may come.Kristin Fenchak is a second-year stu-dent majoring in English. She can ve reached at KF763925@wcupa.edu.

WEIRD NEWSA shark fell from the sky onto a

California golf course on Mon-day, Oct. 22. Based on the fact

that the shark had puncture wounds, golf course personnel assume it was dropped by a bird who had plucked it out of the sea. Course personnel mixed up a bucket of salt water to transport it, and brought it back to the ocean, where is swam away.

A family in New Mexico has been struck again by the Patio Re-arranger. A woman repeatedly

trespasses on their property and moves their furniture, even after they move it back. Since they have her on surveillance, they intend to press charges if it happens again.

Sara Benincasa speaks about mental illnessBy Colleen Cummings

Copy Editor

Sara Benincasa, co-median, blogger, and author of “Ago-

rafabulous!” visited West Chester University to speak to students about mental illnesses.

Benincasa’s speech took place Oct. 23 at 7 p.m. in Sykes 005. A representative of the De-partment of Counseling and Psychological Ser-vices of WCU introduced her, and encouraged stu-dents to visit the center.

Benincasa said she came to “talk about men-tal health in a way that is accessible, and that makes the conversation more acceptable.” As a comedian, she told her story of dealing with mental illness in a hu-mourous way and en-couraged students to ask questions throughout her speech.

Benincasa discussed her experiences with mental illnesses; she is diagnosed with panic disorder, depression, and agoraphobia, or the fear of leaving one’s home.

She told students that she had her first seri-ous panic attack in high school on an Italy trip, but chose to ignore it.

She then had a men-tal breakdown in college, where she later realized that it was due to her agoraphobia. Translated literally from Greek, it is the fear of the mar-ketplace. She assured students that she was not afraid of the market-place, or the mall, and pointed out her “awe-some red cowboy boots.”

She said that college is a tough time. For her, college triggered a break-down in her junior year. She stated that since she had no help, she decided that there was something

wrong with the places outside of her home and that she should not leave. She did not want to deal with her phobia, as many others are apt to do.

She said she stopped going to class and eat-ing, and spent most of her time sleeping. Her friends eventually inter-vened and called Benin-casa’s parents who as-sisted her in getting the help she needed.

Now 31, Benincasa is pursuing her career. She visits colleges to speak about mental illnesses, is working on having her second book published, is going to be a part of a Discovery Channel pro-gram, and is a stand-up comedian.

She told students about the importance of getting help if one ever feels de-pressed, “I would take advantage of the counsel-ing center, and offer to go with your friend if you

notice that they may be feeling down,” Benincasa said. “I also find that first person stories are re-ally helpful in convincing someone that it is okay to get help.”

Benincasa also said there is only so much you can do for a friend. “You do your best as a friend, but if that person is re-sistant, well, some people have to hit bottom before getting up. That’s how I was. So don’t feel bad if you can’t help your friend right now. Just give them space,” Benincasa said.

For students who are interested, the Depart-ment of Counseling and Psychological Services is located in 241 Lawrence Center, and is open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. during the weekdays.Colleen Cummings is a second-year student majoring in English with a minor in graphic design and journalism. She can be reached at CC763510@wcupa.edu.

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Women in Leadership and Service hosts speed-networking event

By Eryn AielloPracticum Writer

Empower, Inspire, Edu-cate. This is the mes-sage that the Women

in Leadership and Service at West Chester University has communicated to women since the organization offi-cially launched in 2009. Last Wednesday, Oct. 24, Women in Leadership and Service hosted a speed-networking event in Sykes Ballrooms, providing female students on campus with an oppor-tunity to meet with profes-sional women in various ca-reer fields. Numerous female professionals in accounting, advertising, education, event planning, finance, finan-

cial planning, food services, healthcare, human resources, several nonprofit organiza-tions, law, pharmaceuticals, and public relations/com-munications/marketing were present.

This speed-networking event provided female stu-dents with the opportunity to meet with each of these pro-fessionals for approximately five minutes and then move on to connect with the next professional. West Chester students were encouraged to bring resumes to pass out to professionals that they would be interested in connecting with and possibly working with in the future.

The overall mission of the Women in Leadership and

Service organization is to in-crease funding to support fe-male students at the univer-sity, to empower women to utilize philanthropy as a way of shaping future generations of women at West Chester, and to increase the number of female leaders, mentors, and supporters of West Chester University.

These events provide an ample opportunity for female students at the university to gain practice in networking and seek advice from women who are experienced in the professional world. Women in Leadership and Service also provides scholarship opportu-nities for female students.

The Women in Leadership and Service organization

stays connected to profession-als and students at the uni-versity through their social media sites on LinkedIn and Facebook.

The organization helps en-courage female students to become leaders on campus for other women at the uni-versity, providing an opportu-nity for them to interact and connect on both personal and professional levels. Women in Leadership and Service helps to empower women to estab-lish communities and social circles with one another as a way to ensure opportunities for future leadership and pro-fessional career advancement, which will benefit future gen-erations for years to come.

If students are interested in learning more about Women in Leadership and Service, they can access their Linke-dIn page, Women in Leader-ship and Service WCUPA, or their Facebook page, West Chester University Women in Leadership and Service. For more information about scholarship opportunities and ways to become involved with the organization, check out these sites to connect more personally with Women in Leadership and Service and learn about ways to connect with female professionals.

Eryn Aiello is a fourth-year student majoring in communication studies. She can be reached at EA694104@wcupa.edu.

Students connect with professsionals in a variety of career fields

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Political opponents Binder and Truitt speak to studentsBy Kiersten McMonagle

Special to The Quad

Last Monday, Penn-sylvania State Representative for

the 156th district, Dan Truitt, and his oppo-nent for the 2012 elec-tion season, Bret Binder visited Professor LeVas-seur’s 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. Political Communi-cation classes to discuss with students how com-munication affects their campaign strategies.

Neither Truitt nor Binder studied politics or political science in college. Truitt is an en-gineer, and Binder is a lawyer. Both are small-business owners, one of a pudding company and

the other works in com-puter technology. And unlike most other politi-cians, being a state rep-resentative would not be their only job.

Despite their busy schedules and lack of experience in the field, each candidate has dedicated an enormous amount of time to cam-paigning for the position of Pennsylvania State Representative for the 156th District -- Chester County.

While many college students are planning to vote on Nov. 6, most probably do not know who Bret Binder is; like-wise, if they have heard the name Dan Truitt, it

has likely only been in passing conversation. Come election day, most voters will likely find themselves at the bot-tom of the ballot choos-ing to vote based on par-ty rather than on issue preferences.

Unlike President Obama and Governor Romney, who are cam-paigning based on what they can do for America and their voters, Binder said that he and Truitt are campaigning based on who remembers their name when they walk into the voting booth next week, on the chance that of two peo-ple they know nothing about, they will pick the

one whose name they recognize.

To make sure that people know who they are, the two candidates have spent the past year campaigning from door to door throughout Chester County, each knocking on roughly 10,000 doors. “I’ve been through five pairs of shoes,” said Truitt jok-ingly. He went on to say that he wishes he start-ed campaigning earlier so that he could have reached more voters.

And that has only been one important cam-paign task. Both can-didates and their cam-paign staffs have also distributed hundreds of

pamphlets, posted twice as many lawn signs throughout the county, and produced a number of commercials (mostly negative ads, although both said they waited for the other to begin the attack). Each has a website, and Binder’s consultant, who he hired to handle the political aspects of the job, han-dles his Facebook and Twitter accounts (which he asked students to go “like” and “follow”).

With everybody’s campaigns winding down as Election Day draws closer, Truitt and Binder are focusing on a much smaller scale than are the presidential

hopefuls. While President

Obama and Governor Romney race across the country, trying to speak to as many crowds in as many battleground states as possible, Tru-itt and Binder are focus-ing on a much smaller scale: that of the indi-vidual person.

Truitt pointed out that while it may not seem like one vote counts for much, in an election like this, it comes down to small numbers.

Your vote could make the difference.Kiersten Monagle is a third-year student majoring in communica-tion studies and journalism. She can be reached at KM745613@wcupa.edu.

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The Quad endorses President Barack Obama

After much serious deliberation The Quad has chosen to endorse President Barack Obama for a second term in office. A vote among the editor board resulted in unanimous support for the campaign of

President Obama in the 2012 election. We all feel that President Obama is best suited to lead this country.

-Jack Barnett Op-Ed Editor The Quad

The importance of asking questionsPAGE 6 THE QUAD OP-ED OCTOBER 29, 2012

An oft brought up subject for today is about chang-

ing this country’s policy regarding marijuana. Legal marijuana use in the United States has become spotlighted with states such as California creating laws easing up on penalties for mari-juana use and making marijuana use possible in certain regards. There is still great hesitation upon easing up on marijuana. Certain people still hold marijuana in the same regard as cocaine or hero-in. They believe it should stay an illegal drug and those caught with it should receive strict pen-alties. These harsh penal-ties have been the policy of the nation for many years and have proven to be ineffective. Harsh marijuana policies have led to empowering drug dealers, prison overpopu-lation, wasting money in enforcing drug laws, and no real halting in the use of the drug.

When it comes to a new drug policy there are two choices: decriminalization and legalization. These two choices are very dif-ferent. Decriminalization is the less radical option. It does not mean that peo-ple can freely smoke, but there will be less severe consequences. Decrimi-nalization would mean no prison time or criminal record for first time of-fenders with no intent to sell. New York is a state with more relaxed drug laws as opposed to Penn-sylvania. In New York, if you are caught with less than 25 grams for a first time offense you pay up to $100 and no misde-meanor or incarceration. It amounts to basically getting a parking ticket.

Jack BarnettOp-Ed Editor

A more sensible drug policy for the U.S.In Pennsylvania if you are caught with less than 25 grams for the first time you would pay up to $500 in fines and have a misdemeanor and be in-carcerated for up to 30 days. Legalization is ex-actly what it sounds like. There would be stores that would sell small amounts of marijuana for recreational use. De-criminalization would be the best decision today because it would find a middle ground between marijuana opponents

and advocates. Both de-criminalization and legal-ization cut down on our rampant prison overpop-ulation.

The United States of America has a prison problem. The problem is not too few prisons, but insufficient laws. The United States has five percent of the world’s population yet it has a quarter of the prison population. This is by far the largest prison popula-tion in the world. We trail behind countries, such as China and Russia which are known for stern penal systems. This problem connects to marijuana in that a good portion of the prison population are in there because of charges pertaining to the drug.

Last year 800,000 Ameri-cans were arrested on marijuana charges. These people are 90 percent of the time arrested for pos-session. That is they did not intend to sell but use. Most of the people in pris-on for marijuana charges are not dealing but con-suming which is a nonvio-lent crime. Once in prison for this nonviolent crime they are given a record. Having a criminal record greatly impedes one’s chance at the job mar-ket. This will give them

greater incentive to com-mit another crime. Polic-ing marijuana may make more sense as a crime if the users were hurting themselves or putting others in danger. This would be true if marijua-na was the deadly drug people make it out to be. The truth it is not nearly as dangerous as cocaine or heroin or in certain cases nicotine or alcohol.

Marijuana has nega-tive effects on the body and mind. These effects include increased blood pressure and short term memory loss. Frequently using marijuana can have negative effects on a per-son. You must take into account frequently using most things will have a negative effect on some.

Alcohol and tobacco are the cause for thousands of deaths each year yet they are legal for all adults. Marijuana has not shown to be as deadly as either of those. In the United States 75,000 deaths a year are linked to alcohol. A total of 390,000 deaths are attributed to tobacco each year in the United States. The deadly drugs cocaine and heroin kill around 2,000 people per year. The number of peo-ple killed by marijuana a year in the United States is a grand total of 0. More people have been killed by aspirin than by mari-juana. The Centers for Disease Control and Pre-vention (CDC) documents the main causes of deaths in this country every year. They do not even have a category for those killed by marijuana. Marijuana is simply not as danger-ous as many make it out to be. It should still not be abused or given to chil-dren, but it is not a dead-ly drug. It even has medi-cal purposes. Marijuana has been documented as helping those with glau-coma. There is the theory that it is a gateway drug, but the jury is still out on that. No conclusive evi-dence states one way or another. The myths about marijuana do not hold up to the facts.

The negative percep-tion of marijuana was made from paranoia in-stead of facts. It is time that a new, more sensible drug policy be made. A new policy that would cut down on jailing people for the victimless crime of smoking marijuana. This would help stop our pris-on overpopulation and cut off the black market. A revamped war on drugs would drastically help this country.Jack Barnett is a fourth-year stu-dent majoring in history and po-litical science. He can be reached at JB723722@wcupa.edu.

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Weekly CommentsPick a comfortable costume for Halloween. You

may have a great idea for a costume. You may spend the whole day creating a very elaborate costume to wear to a party. For example you make a big cos-tume out of a carboard box that you converted to a house or something like that. Just remember you have to spend all night in that thing. You do not want something too clunky or awkward. You may be at a party and have to move in between tight spaces of people. People will not be very happy if you keep knocking them over with your costume. Also pick a costume that suits the weather. Not too many layers if it is cold or not too short if it is warmer. Choose a costume that is no a hassle.

Deadlines are important. When something is due by a certain time it gives the assignment a sense of importance. Exams and papers have deadlines because they are of importance. I understand when a professor gives a paper or test a strict deadline. It is important, so there it takes precedent over many other things. There is no reason to miss something that important. The only problem is when the pro-fessors do not apply that standard to themselves. It is hypocritical when a professor gives a strict dead-line with no exception on assignments, but take a great amount of time to return the graded assign-ment. If an assignment is demanded on a prompt time then it should be returned on a prompt time.

Hurricane Sandy is coming. I am already hear-ing stories of people stocking up on supplies for when it hits us. The best advice I have is about food and cars. There is a good chance the power will go out around town. That means it is going to be hard to cook food with no microwavce or stove. Invest in food that is packaged and does not have to be cooked. Perhaps power bars or fruit. If you have a car on campus make sure you park it in the right place. Parking under a tree is not a good place. If you really want to be safe then you should move your car into a parking garage. A parking garage in-sures that the car will be safe from debris and rain. Planning ahead may pay off in the long run.

Hurricane Sandy could bring widespread destruc-tion. It is threatening our safety with strong winds and heavy rain. Too bad the name is not very threat-ening. Why is it that hurricanes always have such normal names? Sandy does not sound like some-thing that could destroy your house or neighbor-hood. It is hard to take a hurricane seriously when it shares the same name as the squirrel from Sponge-bob Squarepants.

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The importance of asking questions

In this nation, and in-deed, much of the world, I believe that

there are many, many ig-norant people who blind themselves from the truth; or rather they do not seek out the truth. These peo-ple are much more content to go about their lives in ignorant bliss, rather than investigate how the world works around them. They only emerge outside of their self-imposed cham-ber of isolation when some-thing threatens the way they conduct their busi-ness, or the way they live their life. The problem is that while they sit idly by in their own little world, people, politicians namely, are running amok. The problem can be solved by doing two things: getting motivated and investigat-ing.

Why should we be mo-tivated? Because whether we like it or not, politics runs our lives, it’s not something that we can separate ourselves from. As we draw closer and closer to election day, I’ve heard many people claim that politics is corrupt, so much so that they do not want to cast a vote. While the feeling is understand-able, we have more reason to vote than not. The idea behind democracy is for us to choose our leaders, and since we choose our leaders, they have to care about our thoughts and desires. If they do a good job, we elect them. If they don’t, they get kicked out of Washington. But here’s the deal: If we do not vote, what reason do they have to care about you? By throwing our hands up in disgust and walking away, we give them no choice but to turn to those who are going to cast votes and try to woo them. Then later during their term, we hear about some scandal or cor-rupt bargain, and we grow

even more disgusted and disillusioned with our own political system. If we want to fix this issue, then we must do two things: Get out and vote, and demand our politicians do their jobs, and do them right.

If more people get out and vote, then our politi-cians have more to think about. Their No. 1 goal is to stay in office, or get into office, whichever the case may be. By expand-ing the voting base, politi-cians have less wiggle room to waffle around with, and they will have more view-points they must contend with. This causes them to be less polarizing and care more about the population they represent.

In our society, we vote and have a say in our elected officials. They do not have power to begin with. We give them their power. Anyone running for a political position must gather support. To do so, they make promises to vote for or against certain laws. Everyone has seen those political ads run by certain groups and cam-paign staff members. They always have overwhelming support for one candidate, or scathing insults for an-other. The question then becomes, how do you know what to believe?

First and foremost, nev-er take anything at face value. Realize that who-ever is putting out these ads has ulterior motives; chief among them is to get elected or re-elected. Think about the source of the in-formation and ponder if the producer has anything to gain or lose in the long run. A person’s actions are almost always reflected in their motives. Bring those into question when making your decisions and never forget that the people put-ting this stuff out there want one thing: Your sup-port.

If you want to truly see a candidate’s record with

as little bias as possible, you have to get out and do your own research. Any infor-mation that comes to you through TV ads, email, and door to door workers is go-ing to be tainted. In order to build the best represen-tation for yourself of what is actually going on, pull from multiple sources, even sources that don’t support what you believe in. Take the television news media for example. Fox News is generally considered to be the most conservative sta-tion, and MSNBC one of the most liberal. In order to form a better rounded opinion, go and watch news stories from both sides. For some people that’s the equivalent of giv-ing up a kidney, but it’s good to get exposure from more than one source. And you never know, you may be in-troduced to another point of view that will change your thinking. Even if you do not find anything good, then at least you can pat yourself on the back and say you gave it a try. You’ll be a better per-son if you get out there and experience different things.

Second, realize that to all of the controversial topics swirling the nation right now, there are no simple an-swers. If questions like abor-tion, the economy, and gun rights had simple answers, they wouldn’t be hot topics weighing on the minds of ev-ery politician and everyone interested in politics. The answers to these issues are long and complex, and can’t be taken care of in one nice little sentence or paragraph. These issues are dripping with possible “what-ifs?” In other words, there is no “one size fits all” approach to anything in our society. If you want to get to the heart of the problem, get ready to spend some time doing re-search and gather opinions and facts. Do not rely on an article or paper that does not cite any sources or evidence.

Adam Farence is a second-year student majoring in history. He can be reached at AF764146@wcupa.edu.

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ROTC students represent WCU at 2012 Army Ten Miler Race

By Jonathan GuelzoSpecial to The Quad

On Sunday, Oct. 21, members of the West Chester

University Army ROTC Company traveled to Washington, D.C. to participate in the 2012 Army Ten Miler. Using funds generously donated by Brigadier Gen-eral Richard Merion, team members Ben Sugarman, Dave Bollenbach, Drew Stump and Jonathan Guelzo joined over 30,000 other runners in the Nation’s capi-tol to run the second largest ten-mile race in the country.

The night before race day, the run-ners visited the local museums, finding motivation for their upcoming challenge at the Museum of American History, and taking in the sights of our notable buildings of government. Following this, they fortified them-selves with some excellent local food before getting the rest they would need for the next day.

The day of the race was perfectly clear, and in spite of an initial chill that greeted the throngs of runners as they gath-ered on the start line next to the Pentagon, the an-ticipation of the run and a thrilling demonstration by the Black Knights of West

Point kept all ready for the starting gun.

Due to the size of the crowds, the starting times were staggered, but sen-sors in the runner’s bibs ensured an accurate start and finish time for all run-

ners. Once the run started, it wound its way through the grounds of the Penta-gon, across the Potomac, past several monuments, and then through the heart of the city before looping back the way it had come.

At each mile marker, Army bands were playing marches or live singers were belting out songs. The DC National Guard staffed water tables every three miles, and cheer-ing crowds provided mo-tivation at every corner;

ringing cowbells and dis-playing signs of encour-agement. Most notable were the large numbers of amputees, war veterans who were either running the route on special pros-thetics, or walking with

heavy rucksacks. Their presence

was a constant motivation to all runners. The West Chester Cadets stayed together for the entirety of the run, representing the University with Nike running shirts sporting avv ram’s head on the chest.

They crossed the finish line an hour and 20 minutes af-ter the start of the race, having consis-tently maintained an eight-minute mile. Despite this solid finish, they were amused and humbled to see the running time of the race winner, who

completed all ten miles in just 47 minutes.

While they all agree it is not likely that they will best this time in the fu-ture, they will all partici-pate in the Ten Miler next year, and encourage any who are interested to do so as well. After all, if an am-putee can run ten miles on one leg, anyone with two is certainly able to as well.

Jonathan Guelzo is a fourth-year student majoring in professional studies with minors in history and political science. He can be reached at JG753753@wcupa.edu.

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Multi-color hair trend takes over fashion world

By Eryn AielloPracticum Writer

Move over Katy Perry, Rhianna, and Nicki Minaj.

These vibrant celebrities, known for their outland-ish styles, have all been seen sporting this seasons newest emerging trend… red, purple, blue, green, and pink hair.

Not the most conven-tional of hair styles, multi-colored hair has taken over the fashion world and has been spotted on celebrities and models in magazines like Harper’s Bazaar, Vogue, Glamour, and Allure for the past several months. New York Fashion Week’s most noticeable hair trend this year was multi-colored strands worn by models in various high-end clothes.

Peter Som’s Spring 2013 collection displayed models with different colored high-lights, tips, and chunky pieces, to go with the fashion em-pire’s theme of “women on the verge.”

“The col-lection is all about an up-t o w n / d o w n -town clash— women who are a bit un-done but still chic,” Ameri-can fashion designer Peter Som said.

The fact that the fashion and entertain-ment indus-tries have latched on to such an unconventional trend is no shocker. Yet, the bigger surprise is that these crazy, multi-colored

hairstyles have caught on with the rest of society and are becoming more and more m a i n -stream.

The fact is, in to-day’s soci-ety, multi-c o l o r e d hair is no longer deemed as rebellious, but in-stead is a trend that is slowly emerging as a basic hairstyle that can truly suit anyone. Even the most wholesome celebrities, like Lauren Conrad, star of MTV’s The Hills, has been spotted with pink highlights over the last few months. This new

wave of hair coloring is not just for the younger generations; even the fa-mous Joan Rivers has tried out this trend by

putting light pink high-lights throughout her hair.

So why has this t r e n d c a u g h t on so r a p i d l y ? Since Hol-l y w o o d s e e m s obsessed with this n e w - a g e hair-color-ing trend, the gener-al public finds any e x c u s e to mirror their fa-vorite ce-

lebrities and has begun to experiment with different hair colors. When walk-ing around campus, in West Chester, the mall, or in Philadelphia, there are bound to be handfuls of people, mostly women, who are testing out vari-ous colors for their hair.

Although in the past couple of seasons, om-bre hair, which is when the hair is darker at the top and becomes gradu-ally lighter towards the ends, became a popular trend among Hollywood, it seems as though bright, multi-colored hair has replaced the trend. So what will the hair and style trends consist of for next season? Society has taken a liking to edgy and unconventional looks, so within the proceed-ing months expect loads of multi-colored styles and not-so-typical trends within the hair and fash-ion industries.

Eryn Aiello is a fourth-year student majoring in communication studies with a minor in journalism. She can be reached at EA694104@wcupa.edu.

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Campus Recreation Center has huge impact on Ram fitness

By Liz ThompsonPracticum Writer

The group fitness class-es at WCU have nev-er been so popular!

It seems that every class, even the early morning sessions, are packed with students. In fact, the num-bers of group fitness par-ticipants has doubled since last year, when classes were held in Sykes Student Union.

“The new Cam-pus Recreation Center has had a huge impact on the RAM Group Fitness sessions. Along with an in-crease in the num-ber of studios we have, we also can take advantage of the increase in space. We have had about twice the par-ticipation numbers per week in com-parison to last year in Sykes Student Union,” Michele Ford explained, the Fitness Coordina-tor for RAM Group Fitness.

The new Rec Center features three group fitness studios; one for cy-cling classes and the other two are devoted to strength, cardio, and mind/body classes. The studios have any equip-ment that participants would need for the classes and it can accommodate up to 50 people.

The Rec Center holds RAM fitness classes seven days a week and all at con-venient times. There are over 15 different types of classes to choose from.

“RAM Group Fitness takes pride in offering a variety of sessions that fit the needs of WCU stu-dents, faculty, and staff. This year, we made a big effort to place our four dif-ferent categories of fitness sessions across the sched-ule at convenient times of day. Our goal is to reach all interests in the WCU

campus community,” Ford mentioned.

WCU RAM Group Fit-ness offers classes in strength, cardio, dance cardio and even mind/body. There really is something for everyone.

The classes are also free for students. Students have full access to try out differ-ent classes at any time of the semester because of a fee that is now included in

all full time students tu-ition. RAM Group Fitness has made working out both fun and affordable for all students.

“I love going to the class-es because it doesn’t even feel like exercise! It just seems like I’m dancing, but I’m actually getting a great workout,” Kelly Weiner said, a student at West Chester University. Wein-er loves both the Zumba classes and the Body Com-bat classes. Weiner and many other WCU students often go to the classes with friends and sometimes get to meet new people.

Many other people, on and off West Ches-ter’s campus, go to fitness classes for the social as-pect. According to Jessica

Matthews, a member of the American Council on Exercise, group fitness is so popular because of the feeling people get, and not a feeling of exhaustion or thirst, but something that goes beyond exercise. They feel like they are a part of something bigger and get the chance to work out and be social.

The instructors, all of whom are WCU students,

are certified fitness instructors. They have gone through training at the school and off-site. Some even have ad-ditional trainings to be certified in Pi-loxing (pilates and kick boxing), Zum-ba (latin inspired dance cardio), and PiYo (pilates and yoga).

“Zumba would definitely have to be my favorite. It feels like a party and it’s fun to go to. I never dread going to Zumba like I do for other types of workouts,” Weiner said.

Any WCU stu-dent wanting to participate in the RAM group fitness classes can pick up a schedule at the Rec Center or view

it online under ‘Campus Recreation.’ If you would like to be a fitness instruc-tor, you can contact Mi-chele Ford, the director of the program.

“Our program will be hosting certifications at the Campus Recreation Cen-ter. We are currently ex-cited to host both PiYo, and TurboKick trainings this coming January, 2013,” Ford said.

West Chester students really don’t have an excuse to not work out. The pro-grams offered by RAM Fit-ness are both an excellent work out and a great time.

Liz Thompson is a fourth-year com-munication studies major with a minor in journalism. She can be reached at ET715984@wcupa.edu.

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Philadelphia’s Green Soul Cafe A healthy alternative for everyday eating

By Rhonda BartlettPracticum Writer

Nestled in North-west Phila-delphia in

West Oakland, Green Soul is a welcomed ad-dition to the neighbor-hood. Offer-ing updated versions of classic soul food dishes, Green Soul strives to be a healthy al-ternative to t rad i t i ona l fast food. This restau-rant is run by husband and wife Akil and Stacey Colins.

At Green Soul Cafe, they ‘believe in food that tastes good but is not harmful to you.’ Fresh, organic, daily-made menu options are a big hit. They offer a wide selection of salads, deli-cious southern inspired sandwiches, and have a variety of vegetarian options.

The best-seller, the Cajun Salmon B.L.T., has spiced salmon and smoked turkey bacon. I am particularly fond of their mango jerk salm-on salad, especially paired with their sweet potato pie for dessert. They also offer a va-riety of natural sodas from oogave.

Green Soul is a sis-ter restaurant to Relish and Warm Daddy’s; the menu was originally developed by head chef Ben Bynum.

The cafe is also dedi-

cated to recycling, and have partnered with Philly Compost to insti-tute a composting pro-gram on site.

Green Soul Cafe is located at 7169 Ogontz Ave., Philadelphia. Next time you are in the

Philadelphia area, stop in at the Green Soul Cafe for a delicious, healthy alternative to a fast food restaurant.Rhonda Bartlett is a fourth-year student majoring in professional studies with minors in theatre and journalism. She can be reached at RB681837@wcupa.edu.

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Romney or Obama? Unsure of who to vote for? Take this quiz to find your candidate

By Joy WilsonSpecial to The Quad

Not sure who to vote for? Take the fol-lowing quiz to de-

termine where you might stand in agreement with the 2012 democratic and republican candidates and their parties on some of the major issues the United States faces to-day. Then, do your own research to learn more about the 2012 election.

1. Should abortion be a legal option for women in the United States?

a. Abortion is morally wrong. It should either not be an option, or only be an option in extreme cases that involve rape, incest, or threat to the mother’s life.

b. A woman seeking abortion should first have to take a wait pe-riod to think about the decision, attend pro-life counseling, receive pa-rental permission (if a minor), prove paternal support, and/or sched-ule additional appoint-ments.

c. Abortion in many cases may be morally wrong, but preventing it only pushes it under-ground making it both unclean and unsafe.

d. Abortion is a consti-tutional right. Any effort to abridge or create barri-ers to this right is an ef-fort to control and subor-dinate women.

2. Should the Unit-ed States legalize gay marriage?

a. No, marriage is a sa-cred union between a man and a woman.

b. Marriage should be reserved for opposite-sex couples, but same-sex couples should have ac-cess to civil unions which would guarantee them

some rights.c. Marriage should not

be determined by govern-ment but should be a reli-gious decision.

d. Yes, prohibiting same-sex marriage denies equal civil rights.

3. How should the federal government ad-dress environmental issues such as global warming, emissions pollution, and oil drill-ing?

a. Deregulate the free market and allow it to de-termine the best solutions for alternative energy and environmental issues.

b. Deregulate and allow the free market to make decisions regarding envi-ronmental issues but pro-vide incentive for private efforts.

c. Regulate corporate and business operations that affect environmental issues.

d. Regulate the market and also provide incen-tives for environmentally friendly efforts.

4. Should the United States increase gun control?

a. No, increasing gun control infringes on the

right for law-abiding citizens to protect their homes and families.

b. Only in cases concern-ing the mentally disabled and convicted felons.

c. Only for assault weapons and high crime areas.

d. Yes, those seeking gun ownership should face mandatory psycho-logical evaluation, gun safety training, and back-ground checks.

5. Should the United States legalize mari-juana?

a. Marijuana use should continue to be illegal and

the U.S. should crack down on drug law enforce-ment.

b. No, marijuana is U.S. society’s passage to other drugs.

c. Only for medical pur-poses.

d. Legalize it for medi-cal purposes and decrimi-nalize in all other cases.

6. How should the Unites States address the rights and taxes of businesses and corpo-rations?

a. Less federal control and taxes in business. We should open markets and

corporations should have the power to conduct work where and how they see fit.

b. Less control and tax-es for small business own-ers, but large corporations should continue to be reg-ulated and taxed.

c. Federal control is necessary to regulate the market and business, but taxes should not be in-creased.

d. The market needs more federal government control and taxes.

7. How should the United States address workers’ rights?

a. Union organization is dangerous to the U.S.’s ability to compete globally and restrict businesses.

b. Worker’s choices are acceptable how they are.

c. Union organization is fine, but the mini-mum wage needs to be increased to match infla-tion.

d. Worker’s choice to be involved or not in unions should be expanded. The ability for employees to bargain collectively and strike is a necessity. The minimum wage should be raised with inflation.

8. What requirements should there be for government to assist unemployed/underem-ployed workers?

a. Welfare should be eliminated altogether as it is not taxpayer’s re-sponsibilities to support the unemployed.

b. Capable adults who receive government hand-outs should be required to work.

c. Recipients of govern-ment assistance should be required to be looking for work.

d. Helping unemployed/underemployed people in any way possible is neces-sary for the growth of the economy.

9. How should the United States handle health insurance?

a. Get rid of Obama Care. Healthcare is a busi-ness. Open the markets so insurance companies can compete to provide the best possible healthcare.

b. Disagree with most of Obama care and feel that federal government should not have say in the healthcare industry.

c. Most of Obama Care is good, but people should not be required to have health insurance by law.

d. Obama Care is the solution to health care and insurance issues.

10. How should the United States handle issues on immigration?

a. Higher border securi-ty for Mexico, and stricter punishment and control for illegal immigration. The U.S. will benefit only from legal and skilled im-migrants.

b. Magnets to illegal im-migration like lowered tu-ition rates should be com-pletely eliminated and the current system for depor-tation and security mea-sures should persist.

c. Rather than punish-

ing illegal immigrants, the U.S. should focus on punishing those who em-ploy illegal immigrants.

d. The U.S. should de-fine a clear path for work-ing illegal immigrants to get citizenship.

11. When should the United States consider intervention in other countries?

a. Whenever the presi-dent feels fit. The presi-dent and his advisors know better than common citizens when military in-volvement is necessary.

b. In cases that pose a threat to national secu-rity.

c. Only in cases that ab-solutely pose a real threat to national security, or human rights.

d. Any military inter-vention should be avoided at all costs.

12. Should affirma-tive action be legal?

a. No, affirmative action is reverse discrimination.

b. No, but we should continue to address pov-erty regardless of race or ethnicity.

c. Yes, but not in the form of racial quotas.

d. Yes, those that have faced racial discrimina-tion in the past deserve help to level the playing field.

Now tally your score! A = 2 points for Republi-

can Candidate Mitt Rom-ney

B = 1 point for Republi-can Candidate Mitt Rom-ney

C = 1 point for Demo-cratic President Barrack Obama

D = 2 points for Demo-cratic President Barrack Obama

Undecided/Other = 0 points

Joy Wilson is a third-year student majoring in communication studies. She can be reached at JW794401@wcupa.edu.

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Festive Halloween CakeServings: 16Preparation Time: 30 minutes Cooking Time: 40 minutes

Ingredients: 2 Boxed Cakes – any flavor2 Containers of Icing – any flavorFood Coloring – any color Decorating Items – sprinkles, licorice, M&Ms, etc.

Instructions:1. Prepare the two cakes according to the directions on the box (any shape pan is fine)2. Let cool3. Stir the food coloring into the icing4. Stack the two cakes on top of each other; put icing between the two so they stay

together5. Ice the outside of the cake6. Decorate anyway you want

This recipe is perfect for anyone living in the dorms because it’s so easy to prepare boxed cake. But, if you want to change the recipe a little, of course you can make the cake from scratch. This will take more time and is a little more difficult. The fun part of this recipe is decorating the cake. For ours, we chose to write “Happy Halloween” in black licorice, but you can do anything you want! Enjoy, and Happy Halloween!

Campus Cooking

When the PA State System of Higher Education refused binding arbitration to settle contract negotiations, faculty union representatives directed campuses to take

strike authorization votes.

What is a “strike authorization vote”? Faculty will vote in mid-November to determine whether they would

strike if union leadership calls for it.

When will a possible strike occur? If campuses approve strike authorization,

leadership can call for job action at any time.

Why do faculty want to strike? We don’t. We love our jobs. A strike is always the last resort.

But current proposals will damage the quality of your education.

Learn about negotiations at http://apscuf.org/blog. Ask a faculty member you trust for more information.

Email Chancellor John Cavanaugh (jcavanaugh@passhe.edu) to ask for a fair contract.

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Famous people born this month: Jesse JacksonJoshua Shapiro

Staff Writer

Taylor Swift’s “Red” is infectious and fun

By the time I re-ceived my pre-or-dered Taylor Swift

album in the mail on Oct. 22, I had practically al-ready learned the lyrics to all of the songs from the amount of Facebook posts containing them that day. This probably happened to many people, consider-ing the fact that, accord-ing to Billboard, Swift’s new album “Red” is ex-pected to have sold one million copies within the first week of its release, an achievement that her previous album, “Speak Now,” also accomplished.

After giving in to the delightful deliciousness of Swift’s three previous studio albums, I have learned to accept the fact that her music is my guiltiest of pleasures. If being a Taylor Swift fan is wrong, then her new album “Red” continues to convince me that I do not want to be right. As enter-taining, emotionally-driv-en, and relatable as past albums, “Red” is swiftly becoming the new black. The following is a break-down of all 16 tracks, all of which Swift was the main songwriter:

“State of Grace”- A wise choice for a beginning track, this song’s promi-nent percussion and ex-citement-building vocals welcome listeners, telling us that we “never saw what’s coming” with the rest of the album.

“Red”- Remember how pesky writing teachers in middle and high school always used to say, “Don’t tell me; show me?” That

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is exactly what Swift does in the album’s title track by labeling her feelings with crayola colors. If any of this album’s songs are country, this one possi-bly comes closest with its background ganjo, bou-zouki, and fiddle sounds.

“Treacherous”- Co-writ-ten with the legendary songwriter, yet highly un-derrated singer, Dan Wil-son, this song’s lyrics and captivating chorus surely do not disap-point.

“I Knew You Were Trouble.”- Sounding like nothing less than an enter-taining, addic-tive Max Mar-tin song, this track makes everyone for-get Swift is just now beginning a fully-blown pop music career as she successfully delves into dub-step.

“All Too Well”- With the specifically detailed lyrics and familiar vocals, this song reminds us all too well of what a generalized Taylor Swift song sounds like.

“22”- Another upbeat Max Martin track, “22” was, at first listen, 22 shades of annoying. But after a few more listens and dismissing the imma-ture nature of the song, fans learn to love it and channel their inner eter-nal youth.

“I Almost Do”- As an in-credibly indecisive, some-times painfully passive person, I relate closely to this track, which is prob-

ably what makes it ap-pealing to most listeners.

“We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together”- I can honestly say that I never ever found this song irritating, which I am sure puts me in the minority. It is cheerfully amusing and makes it extremely hard to not sing along.

“Stay Stay Stay”- This is probably the most ador-able, fun song in Swift’s discography. The cutesy

m a n -d o l i n a n d k e y -b o a r d sounds paired w i t h Swift’s r e m i -n i s c -ing of c h e r -i s h e d r e l a -t i o n -s h i p m o -

ments make me want to “stay” on this track for hours.

“The Last Time” fea-turing Gary Lightbody of Snow Patrol- Swift and Lightbody pleadingly en-twine their voices in this haunting, beautiful track.

“Holy Ground”- Here is yet another Taylor Swift song that makes me want to bop around my room like a caffeinated preteen. Unlike her other dance-inducing songs, “Holy Ground” is broken down and focuses more on the beat and vocals rather than suffocating them with the usual electric guitar elements.

“Sad Beautiful Tragic”-

Swift is truly in her ele-ment when singing low-key, poignant songs like this one, reminiscent of “Last Kiss” from her 2010 “Speak Now” album.

“The Lucky One”- This underwhelming track is not annoying but not memorable either. The verses sound oddly simi-lar to the holiday song, “Last Christmas.”

“Everything Has Changed” featuring Ed Sheeran- Swift’s and Sheeran’s voices meld to-gether perfectly in this charming song that has quickly become a new fan favorite and my favorite of the entire album.

“Starlight”- My least-fa-vorite song on this album, “Starlight,” is presumably about Swift’s most recent ex-boyfriend’s grandpar-ents, Ethel Kennedy and the late Robert F. Kenne-dy. With such a respected family as the track’s sub-ject, one would think that the music would be much more tastefully classy and less electronically fabri-cated.

“Begin Again”- The sweet, country-like sound of this song provides lis-teners with the romantic wish that they, too, can start anew with clean slates and elegantly ends the album on a hopeful note.

“Red” is available for purchase in stores and on-line now. A deluxe edition of the album featuring six additional songs is avail-able exclusively at Target or www.target.com.

Carol Fritz is a fourth-year student majoring in communication studies. She can be reached at CF716022@wcupa.edu.

“Babel” is another hit for Mumford & Sons

Julie SingerSpecial to The Quad

Ever since my dad introduced me to Mumford & Sons,

a folk-rock band from London, I have been com-pletely engrossed in their music. For years, their songs such as “Little Lion Man,” and “Gave You All” have been my go-to music regardless of my mood. The thing I love about Mumford, and the thing that I cannot completely wrap my mind around, is that I can never get sick of them. I do not know what it is; maybe it is the calm-ing lyrics or the unique, upbeat banjo.

When I heard they were coming out with a new al-bum, I was thrilled. “Ba-bel,” which was released on Sept. 24, sold 600,000 copies during its debut sales week in the U.S. ac-

cording to Nielsen Sound-Scan.

“Babel” is filled with passion and vivid sound, showing Mumford & Sons’ unique and powerful tal-ent, and proving how impactful music can be. Every track, whether you know the lyrics or not, is uplifting and inspiration-al.

I was also thrilled to read on billboard.com that Mumford is excited and ready to start working on their next album, which I can only imagine will be a knockout.

“Babel” is available on iTunes for $14.99 and Amazon for $12.99. You will definitely get your money’s worth and enjoy every bit of the album.

Julie Singer is a first-year student majoring in special education and middle grades prep. She can be reached at JS781397@wcupa.edu.

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Famous people born this month: Jesse JacksonJoshua Shapiro

Staff Writer

Amidst the turmoil of the African-American Civil

Rights Movement in the mid 1960’s, Jesse Jackson emerged as a powerful force in the struggle for equality. Under the tute-lage of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Jackson strived to improve living condi-tions for all African-Amer-icans through the means of non-violent protest. As an extraordinary leader, he was able to unite peo-ple in the fight for justice at time of great shift in American history.

Jesse Louis Burns was born to Helen Burns, who was only 16 years old at the time, and Noah Rob-inson on Oct. 8, 1941 in Greenville, S. Car. A year after Jesse’s birth, his mother married Charles

Henry Jackson. While Jesse would later take on his step-fa-ther’s last name, he maintained a relationship with Noah Rob-inson through-out his childhood and considered both men to be his fathers.

Jackson’s first experience with civil rights ac-tivism came in 1964 while he was still an un-dergraduate at North Carolina A&T. He par-ticipated in the protest against white-only li-braries, theaters, and restaurants. A year later, Jackson captured the at-tention of Martin Luther

King, Jr., who was im-pressed by his passion and organizational abili-ties.

In 1966, King appoint-ed Jackson as the head of the Chicago branch of the Southern Christian

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L e a d e r -ship Con-f e r e n c e ( S C L C ) . F o l l o w -ing King’s a s s a s -s i n a t i o n in April of 1968, J a c k s o n was wide-ly viewed as his s u c c e s -sor, con-tinuing to advocate for racial equality.

In the p o l i t i c a l a r e n a , J a c k s o n b e c a m e

the second African-Amer-ican to launch a presiden-tial campaign in 1984, and, to the surprise of

many, would finish third in the Democratic prima-ries. Jackson would run again four years later, this time capturing 6.9 million votes and winning 11 con-tests, but again failing to achieve the nomination.

Jesse Jackson was a man who did more than hope for change: he worked for it. The prog-ress made by the SCLC has improved the lives of millions of African Ameri-cans and made way for more organizations of its kind. His work was rec-ognized publicly by Presi-dent Bill Clinton in 2000 when he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest honor bestowed on civilians.

Joshua Shapiro is a second-year student majoring in both English and education. He can be reached at JS762110@wcupa.edu.

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Brandywine Ballet takes a bite out of WCU with “Dracula”

Just in time for the 31st, Brandywine Ballet got West

Chester into the Hallow-een spirit with their performances of “Dracula” this past weekend.

Based off of Bram Stoker’s 19th cen-tury novel, the bal-let tells the story of the tragic romance between Prince Dracula and Elisa-beta. Dracula loses his bride, Elisabeta, to suicide after she assumes he has died in the war. Without her, he turns into a mon-ster, sucking the blood of innocent victims across Europe for four hun-dred years. His killing spree continues until he

happens upon a woman named Mina, who actual-ly turns out to be Elisabe-ta, his long-lost love. She is engaged to Jonathan, but Dracula remedies this situation by kidnap-ping him. Unfortunately

for Dracula, Mina is re-luctant to believe that he could have been her lover so long ago. Frus-trated, Dracula becomes attracted to Mina’s friend,

Lucy, and turns her into a vampire. Eventually, Mina understands that the bloodthirsty monster is her old love and per-suades him to bite her so she can join him in eternal life. The story ends with Dracula’s death; Mina drives a stake through his heart after he is mor-tally wounded by a group of Jonathan’s pals. A tragic, yet beautiful end-ing leaves the two lovers separated yet again.

Brandywine Ballet told this age-old story beautifully, and with re-markable ease. All of the dancers, from the leads to the ensemble members, deserve an enormous amount of credit for their

graceful and breathtaking performances. Tim Early (Dracula), Hannah Telt-horster (Elisabeta/Mina), Alex DiMattia (Jonathan), Caitlin Oeste (Lucy), and

Joe Cotler and Barrett Powell (Lucy’s Suitors), performed their lead roles so skillfully that the au-dience was led to believe that the dancers were defying gravity at certain moments. Telthorster and Oeste complimented each other perfectly; Telthor-ster floated across and caressed the stage as the pure and graceful Mina, while Oeste powerfully writhed as Dracula’s vic-tim, Lucy.

At times, more than twenty dancers graced the stage. Yet, they never once made the scenes feel crowded or uncomfort-able. Their precision in numbers like “Dracula’s Creatures,” left the au-dience breathless and contributed to the well-deserved standing ovation at the end of the show.

The elegant costumes, the intricate scenery and

lighting, and the power-ful music transformed the Emile K. Asplundh Concert Hall into a per-fectly eerie setting for a pre-Halloween night of entertainment. Yes, that’s right: this wonderful per-formance took place right here on our campus.

Students might also be interested to learn that West Chester University offers a ballet certificate program. The dedicated and talented participants of this program not only receive an undergraduate degree from the univer-sity, but top training from the Brandywine Ballet. Currently, five students are taking advantage of this wonderful opportu-nity.

The Brandywine Bal-let calls West Chester University home for its three seasonal perfor-mances each year. The

annual performances of “The Nutcracker” will take place on Dec. 7-16 this year. Tickets are on sale now and can be pur-chased online at www.brandywineballet.com or by calling the box office at 610-696-2711. The spring performance is “Grease” and will be showing from May 3-5.

Graciously, the Bran-dywine Ballet offers WCU students half-priced tick-ets. Scoop tickets up for “The Nutcracker” right away and be prepared to enjoy a fantastic alterna-tive to a night out on the town. I promise, students will not regret an evening spent enjoying top-of-the-line ballet from a truly fantastic local organiza-tion.

Molly Herbison is a second-year stu-dent majoring in Spanish. She can be reached at MH757997@wcupa.edu.

WCU’s Department of Theatre and Dance heads over the hillAlexandria Shermot

Special to The Quad

West Chester Uni-versity’s Depart-ment of Theatre

and Dance is celebrating its 50th season and wants you to come cel-ebrate!

The charming musi-cal, “She Loves Me,” opens West Chester’s 50th season with a plot so fun and original, it inspired the hit movie “You‘ve Got Mail”. The curtain opens in 1930’s Budapest, where the audience finds Georg, a stuffy businessman, and Amalia, a charis-matic and clever young woman, constantly fighting at work but taking solace in their secret, romantic pen-pals. Little do they know, they are actually writing to each other! When they each finally agree to meet their pen-

pal in person, surprises and laughter quickly en-sue. With a delightful score and witty script, this musical is sure to please everyone young

and young at heart. “ She Loves Me” opens in the Madeleine Wing Adler Theatre and runs Oct. 26-

28 and Nov. 1-3.If you need a little more

movement in your life, “Coalescence: A Dance Concert,” is a must-see. With new additions to

West Ches-ter Univer-sity’s dance staff as well as guest artists from P h i l a d e l -phia and beyond, the pieces per-formed are sure to cap-tivate and e n t h r a l l a u d i e n c e m e m b e r s . With only two nights to catch the a m a z i n g choreogra-

phy, tickets are going to go quickly! “Coalescence: A Dance Concert” runs Nov. 9-10.

For those theatre-goers looking for something deliciously suspense-ful, Agatha Christie’s murder-mystery, “The

Mousetrap,” delves into the lives of eight charac-ters trapped in Monkswell Manor during a ferocious blizzard. Meanwhile,

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there is a murderer on the loose in London! When Detective Sergeant Trot-ter arrives at Monkswell Manor and informs them

the murderer is headed their way, everyone starts pointing fingers and bod-ies start dropping. No wonder “The Mousetrap”

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is the longest running show in the world to date! “The Mousetrap” opens Nov. 29 and runs through Dec. 3.

For all of these perfor-mances, general admis-sion tickets are $15. Stu-dents, faculty, and senior citizens are $12. Tickets may be ordered in per-son at the ground floor of the E.O. Bull Center for the Arts, or they can be purchased by calling the box office at 610-436-2533. Box office hours are 12p.m.-4p.m. Mon-Fri. Subscriptions are also available. If you would like more information, please visit www.wcupa.edu/cvpa/theatreDance/tickets.asp.

We hope you‘ll come cel-ebrate this exciting mile-stone with us!

Alexandria Shermot is a student and a member of the WCU Theatre & Dance Publicity Team. She can be reached at AS770990@wcupa.edu.

The Brandywine Ballet put on a chilling performance of “Dracula” in the Emile K.

Asplundh Concert Hall.

Jessica Guzzardo/ Photography Editor

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Our history is full of groups that could not vote. These groups include mi-norities, women, and non-landowners. They had to fight for their right to vote. Looking back at these his-torical periods it seems very un-American not to vote. On Election Day have your voice heard. This is a crucial time in our history that you can help make it.

Before voting you should get informed. This is quite easy in the age of the Internet. Just look up on Wikipedia or some oth-er sites on what the can-didates around you stand for. Every candidate has a website detailing their views on the issues. Look on Yahoo to see news on emerging political issues. Once you do this go back to this ballot. Making an informed decision is the best way to help yourself and this country.

To the right you can see a sample ballot for the elec-tion on Nov. 6. This ballot is for precinct five in West Chester, which includes many of the students at WCU. In fact, if you live anywhere in the Borough of West Chester, your bal-lot will look just like the one to the right. If you are a commuter student, or if you live in other housing like the Village, the South Campus Apartments, or West Chester Commons, then your ballot may look a little different.

As you can see, the presidential election is not the only one taking place. Many other important rac-es are taking place across Pennsylvania and across

Chester County. An im-portant race for U.S. Sen-ate sees first-term incum-bent Bob Casey, Jr. face off against Republican challenger Tom Smith. Smith was a Democrat as late as 2011, but he wasn’t your average Democrat; he was a card-carrying member of the Tea Party. Now running as a Repub-lican, Smith has tried to tie Casey to President Obama’s record on the economy. Casey, mean-while, has campaigned on his moderate stances on many issues. For example, despite being a Demo-crat Casey happens to be staunchly pro-life when it comes to the issue of abor-tion. A month ago, Casey had a double-digit lead over Smith in the polls but the Republican has a lot of momentum and that gap is closing fast.

Other key races are go-ing down to the wire closer to home. U.S. Representa-tive Jim Gerlach is facing Democratic challenger Manan Trivedi for the sec-ond straight election. Ger-lach beat Trivedi in 2010 by a solid margin, but in 2012 the matchup is prov-ing to be much closer.

Meanwhile, in a battle to represent West Ches-ter and the surrounding area in the Pennsylvania state house, incumbent Republican Dan Truitt is facing a tough chal-lenge from Democrat Bret Binder. Binder has tried to link Truitt to recent cuts in funding to higher education, and Binder has pledged to fight for pub-lic education in the state house. Truitt, on the other hand, has touted his re-cord as a small business owner and a job creator.

Here at The Quad, we urge you to vote in all of the elections that are tak-ing place this year. Look over the sample ballot to the right, and we’ll see you at the polls next Tuesday!

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OCTOBER 29, 2012 THE QUAD SPORTS Page 19

West Chester wins fifth straight to earn first-round bye in PSAC playoffsJoey Samuel

Sports Editor

A dramatic winner by Kevin McCann in double overtime

propelled the West Ches-ter men’s soccer team to a 3-2 win over Millersville on Saturday.

With the win, which was the team’s fifth in a row, West Chester clinched second place in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference play-offs, which will start this week. A second-place fin-ish means that the Golden Rams earn a first-round bye into the semifinals.

The two teams played out the entire first half without any goals scored. Millersville’s Ben John-ston and WCU’s Conor Malarney came close ear-ly on, but their shots were not on target. A few min-utes later, West Chester’s John Frederick saw his shot saved by Millersville goalkeeper Brad Benzing.

After halftime, the game quickly turned into a back-and-forth, excit-ing contest. In the 49th minute, Malarney found an open Christian Benner on a breakaway, and Ben-ner beat the goalie with a shot to the left corner to put WCU up 1-0 with his third goal of the season.

Millersville would not go down easily, though. Just seven minutes lat-er, Jaime Vazquez put a cross into the box that the Rams could not deal with, and Andrew Dukes took advantage, scoring past WCU goalkeeper Garrett Bleiler to tie the game.

The 1-1 scoreline did not last long, however. In fact, West Chester was back on top 30 seconds later when Malarney scored with an impressive chip shot over the goalkeeper’s head to

restore WCU’s one-goal lead.

The lead lasted for more than 20 minutes, a period that saw Dukes shooting wide and Vazquez hitting the post. Millersville con-tinued to put on pressure, but the Rams were able to keep them out, at least until the 82nd minute.

After coming up just short for almost half an hour, Millersville’s Antho-ny Fratini scored his first goal of the season when Ryan Rohrer’s free kick was crossed to him. Fra-tini’s goal tied the game at two goals apiece.

The match then entered overtime, and despite having the momentum, Millersville’s chances of winning the game took a sudden downturn after only 30 seconds when Jor-dan Brubaker was sent off with a straight red card.

West Chester failed to take advantage of the extra man for the whole first overtime, but in the second overtime that all changed. With two min-utes remaining before the match would end as a tie, WCU midfielder Kevin McCann scored a game-winner after Jake Max-well had found him with a pinpoint pass.

It was McCann’s sixth goal of the season, and certainly his most impor-tant goal since coming to West Chester. It capped off a week in which Mc-Cann was named PSAC men’s soccer athlete of the week for his strong perfor-mances during this win-ning streak.

With the win, West Chester earned the chance to rest during the first round of the PSAC tournament, which will take place this weekend at Mercyhurst in Erie, Pa. The Golden Rams will face the winner of the first-round matchup between Gannon and

Slippery Rock. The other first-round match will be between Millersville and California (Pa.), and the winner of that game takes on top-seed Mercyhurst in the semifinals.

Earlier in the week, West Chester had topped visiting Felician, 3-0, in an all-around dominant performance on what was Senior Night for some of the players on the team.

Malarney scored twice and McCann added an-other as WCU earned its fourth win of the season. West Chester did not give up a shot for the entire first half, and the shot total for the whole game was an astonishing 18 to three. Kevin Marron came on in goal for the final 20 minutes, replacing Ble-iler, and he did not face a single shot during his time on the field.

With the eventual win over Millersville on Sat-urday, a number of mile-stones were hit for the Golden Rams. Bleiler earned the win in goal and now has a winning record for his career of 15-14-4. The team’s five-game win-ning streak is West Ches-ter’s longest since 2006, and the team now enters the PSAC playoffs for the first time since 2007.

If West Chester con-tinues the strong play it has displayed during this five-game winning streak, a PSAC title is not out of the question. In fact, WCU went on the road earlier this year and beat Mercy-hurst, which is the No. 1 seed in the playoffs. A dif-ficult potential matchup against Gannon, perhaps the best team on paper in the PSAC, could await the Rams in the semifinals, and would prove a stern test.

Joey Samuel is a fourth-year stu-dent majoring in political science and Spanish. He can be reached at JS719745@wcupa.edu.

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Sophomore defender/midfielder Tommy Ryan brings the ball down the field as senior defender Taylor Eisenhauer looks on. The two have been pivotal in West Chester’s five-game win streak.

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Lady Rams upset by Millersville but ready for playoffsGolden Rams put on a show in 59-14 rout of local rival Cheyney

The Golden Rams scored touchdowns on their first seven

possessions Saturday af-ternoon as they cruised to a 59-14 victory over cross-county rival Cheyney.

West Chester (6-3) won its 31st consecutive game against Cheyney (1-8) and lead the series between the two teams 44-2-1. The Golden Rams clinched their first win-ning season since 2009 with the victory and put up 50-plus points for the second time this season.

On a day where 15 se-niors were honored be-fore the game, the Golden Rams took to the attack quickly and often against the overwhelmed Wolves. Running back Rondell White got things started for West Chester, capping off a seven play, 68-yard drive with 21-yard touch-down reception from

By Riley WallaceStaff Writer

quarterback Mike Mattei.There was no slowing

down, as on the Wolves next possession senior safety John O’Donnell took an errant Cheyney pass 70 yards to the house making the score 14-0 with over five minutes remaining in the open-ing quarter. After forcing a Cheyney punt, the of-fense put together a four play drive that covered 43 yards and concluded with a 20-yard run by White for his second score of the game.

The second quarter was much a continuation of the first as it was domi-nated by the home side. Tight end Justin Curry kept things rolling, catch-ing his first career touch-down with about 13 min-utes to go in the quarter, snagging a nine yard pass from Mattei. Fullback Ja-rad Bonaquisti found the endzone on the next two West Chester possessions running it in from two

yards and one yard out to push the score to 42-0. Wide Receiver Nick Hall took an end-around seven yards to the house with under a minute remain-ing in half, giving the Golden Rams a very com-fortable 49-0 lead head-ing into the break.

With the outcome all but certain the reserves saw most of the action in the second half. Kicker Shawn Leo put the only points on the board in the third quarter with his 22-yard field goal. With that field goal, Leo tied former kicker John Marotta for the most career field goals in West Chester football history with 30.

Cheyney finally pushed one across the goal line early in the fourth quar-ter making the tally 52-7 but the Golden Rams weren’t quite done yet. Backup running back Eddie Elliot plunged in from five yards out with less than 10 minutes to

go in the contest, and the Wolves added a touch-down late to provide the final score of 59-14.

Cheyney’s triple-option attack did not experience much success against West Chester’s stout de-fense. They averaged a mere 2.2 yards per rush over 52 rushes compared to the Golden Rams aver-age of 7.5 yards over 37 rushes. The Rams also scored on all seven of their red-zone trips, in-cluding six touchdowns.

Mattei put up very solid numbers in the first half as most of the start-ers’ day was over by half-time. He completed 7 of 12 passes for 117 yards and two touchdowns. His back-up, Drew Loughery went 2-for-3 for 26 with no scores or interceptions.

The ground game expe-rienced tremendous suc-cess Saturday afternoon racking up 279 yards with nine different play-ers contributing. White

carried the ball 10 times, compiling 110 yards and the one score, while red-shirt freshman Brandon Monk also carried the pigskin 10 times for 80 yards. He also piled up 131 yards off of kickoff returns and punt returns, highlighted by a 75-yard kickoff return following Cheyney’s first touch-down early in the fourth quarter.

The receiving game was spread out pretty evenly as five players caught a total of nine passes with no one catching more than three balls. Adam Dempsey led all receivers with three receptions for 44 yards. White recorded 41 yards receiving and a touchdown to go with his 110 yards and a score rushing.

Linebacker Camille Max and Kayo Bakare led the way on the defensive side of the ball, as they each racked up 10 total tackles. As a whole the

defense recorded an im-pressive 11 tackles for a loss and five sacks.

Up next for the Golden Rams is a critical match-up with PSAC East con-tender Bloomsburg (8-1). West Chester’s hopes for advancing to the PSAC Championship game were dashed on Saturday, de-spite the dominant vic-tory, as Shippensburg defeated Bloomsburg and now sit two games ahead of the Golden Rams with only one game before the PSAC Champion-ship. West Chester can take a giant step towards grabbing one of the six regional playoff spots with victories over hosts Bloomsburg this Satur-day and Clarion (4-5) the following Saturday. The game against Blooms-burg will kickoff at 1 p.m.

Riley Wallace is a fourth-year student majoring in communi-cation studies with a journal-ism minor. He can be reached at RW718681@wcupa.edu.

Jess Guzzardo/ Photography EditorJess Guzzardo/ Photography Editor

Sophomore quarterback Drew Loughery looks to pass the ball against Cheyney. Loughery played in place of regular starter Mike Mattei as coach Bill Zwaan looked to give a chance to some younger players

in the game against Cheyney.

Redshirt freshman running back Brandon Monk brings the ball up the field against Cheyney after being given a handoff. Monk rushed the ball 10 times for 80 yards on Saturday, and also returned two kickoffs

for a total of 101 yards, including an impressive 75-yard return.

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Lady Rams upset by Millersville but ready for playoffsBy Taylor Maren

Staff Writer

The Lady Rams soc-cer team (13-3-1) might not have

finished the season the way they had hoped but playoffs is a whole other story. West Chester went into the final few games knowing that would be a factor come playoff time. The question was where they would finish in the PSAC heading into the tournament.

The Lady Rams entered Millersville Saturday try-ing to win the PSAC out-right but had their hands full with the Marauders. West Chester would pelt Millersville goalkeeper, Olivia Webber, with shot after shot but to no avail. When all was said and done, the Rams had 31 total shots with 19 alone in the second half with nothing to show for it. Freshmen, Megan Kelley would break through for Millersville as she beat West Chester’s, Shannon Fedyk, with the game winning goal late in the match. This handed West Chester their third loss of the year but only their first shutout loss of the year.

Earlier in the week, the Golden Rams hosted fellow PSAC contender, Clarion. Knowing they were tied with Califor-nia University going into the match with 31 points each, the importance of this game was under-stood. The Golden Eagles (2-10-5) had struggled so far so it would be impera-tive for the ladies to get off to a fast start.

This would not be a problem as usual scorers Melissa McKeary and Jen Hutchinson hammered home three of West Ches-ter’s four goals for the game. Autumn Rosen-berg would tally Clarion’s only goal of the match off the foot of Liz Ventura past Fedyk late in the match. In the end, West Chester had too much firepower for the Golden Eagles as they handle them easily, winning the game 4-1.

Last Saturday, The Golden Rams welcomed in Bloomsburg (6-9-1) who again West Chester need-ed to beat to stay in the race for the PSAC crown. The ladies would not dis-appoint as they shutout the Huskies by the score of 3-0. It was fitting that all three seniors: McK-

eary, Hutchinson, and Rowan would all score for West Chester in their vic-tory. Areas that helped West Chester come through with the victory were their shots on goal. The ladies had an impres-sive 14 shots to only 4 for Bloomsburg. Along with that, they were able to have twice the amount of corners than the Huskies did. Each game proves more and more of what this team is made off as their season concludes.

With their latest loss to finish the season, West Chester actually has dropped to second in the PSAC behind California University of Pennsylva-nia with just one win shy of claiming first. Next up for West Chester, the ladies are awaiting their first playoff opponent in the PSAC Quarterfinals with the spot yet to be de-termined.

With such a great sea-

WCU athletics schedule 10/29-11/4 Nov. 3 -men’s & women’s cross country: PSAC Regionals @ Lock Haven -women’s soccer: PSAC semifinals, TBA* -volleyball @ Cheyney 1 p.m. -football @ Bloomsburg 3 p.m. -men’s soccer: PSAC semifinals, TBA

Nov. 4-men’s soccer: PSAC championship, TBA*-women’s soccer, PSAC championship, TBA*

*Women’s and men’s soccer teams must win to continue to advance in playoffs and participate in these games

Oct. 29 -no sports scheduled

Oct. 30-no sports scheduled

Oct. 31-no sports scheduled

Nov. 1 -women’s soccer vs. Slippery Rock (PSAC Quarterfinals) 1 p.m.

Nov. 2-volleyball vs. Kutztown 7 p.m.

son for the ladies, it is important to remember what got them there in the first place. The cohe-siveness by this team is what many on the team attribute to the success of the team but all of them realize that their jobs are not done yet. With the PSAC being extremely competitive this season, West Chester has no letup in the first round of playoffs this season. If they continue to play the way they got them there in the first place, The Golden Rams should be able to continue their run through tough playoff competitors.

A late schedule change due to Hurricane Sally meant that the Lady Rams would open the PSAC playoffs at home on Thursday, Nov. 1.

Taylor Maren is a third-year student majoring in communica-tion studies. He can be reached at TM741168@wcupa.edu.

Defender Morgan Figliola controls the ball. Figliola was on the field for the loss to Millersville.

Jess Guzzardo/ Photography Editor

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Balanced attack, disciplined approach propel WCU to pair of winsRugby tops Ship in last game of fallBy Devon PetaccioSpecial to The Quad

West Chester’s women’s rugby team played their last game of the fall sea-son, taking on the Ship-pensburg in an intensive battle on Saturday.

West Chester Univer-sity came out on top with a score of 25-5. The game took place in Shippens-burg, Pa. on a very gloomy yet warm morning. This game was not a di-v i s i o n a l game, but the wom-en treated it just as i m p o r -tantly and b r o u g h t out the high in-tensity. In the first half, Shel-by Kim-port dove onto the ball in the try zone after a loose ball and raised the score to 5-0.

The second try of the game also came from the Golden Rams when Cher-yl Johnson weaved in and

out of defenders beating them down the field to gain another five points. The Shippensburg team then returned with a try of their own, their only try of the game taking the score to 10-5.

In the second half, the Rams continued with their attack putting three more trys onto the score-board. Kayla Gatto had two of her own followed up shortly by Erin Gallagher

in the 69th minute. When Gatto was asked

about scoring her first try she had nothing but ex-citement on her face.

“I was thrilled to score my first career try in this

Athlete of the Week: Kevin McCannMen’s Soccer’s Kevin McCann is this week’s choice for The Quad’s Athlete of the Week. McCann scored a double-overtime winner for West Chester over Millersville on Saturday, propelling WCU to a first-round bye in the PSAC Tournament.

West Chester’s Steve Meade tries to steal the puck against Towson. Meade was key in West Chester’s two victories over Towson this week, one at home and one on the road.

game, and then to score another was beyond my wildest dream,” Gatto said.

A strong offensive effort was made by scrum half Ashley Purper as she got the ball to the back line. Jessica Rodearmel made a strong defensive effort, as she quickly adapted to the play of the game and brought down Shippens-burg with her tackles.

This game added an-o t h e r win to the West C h e s t e r w o m e n ’ s r u g b y t e a m b r i n g -ing their r e c o r d to 4-1-1. This was the last game of their fall s e a s o n , and the

team will return in the spring.

Devon Petaccio is a fourth-year student majoring in communica-tion studies with a film minor. She can be reached at DP749140@wcupa.edu.

Field hockey wins PSAC ChampionshipThe following is a press

release from the West Chester University Athlet-ics website:

Tournament MVP Mi-chele Schrift scored a hat trick in the second half to propel host West Ches-ter (17-2) to a 4-0 victory over Millersville (14-7) in the 2012 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Field Hockey Champion-ship Game at Vonnie Gros Field Saturday night.

West Chester carried a 1-0 lead into halftime, after Kelsi Lykens scored off a penalty corner early in the first half. Now, the Golden Rams will wait until Monday at 2 p.m. to find out who and where they will play in the 2012 NCAA Division II Field Hockey Champi-onships. West Chester is the defending Division II

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national champions and should garner either the first or second seed out of the South Region when the field is announced by the NCAA.

Lykens blast off a pen-alty corner put the hosts on top very early. The Golden Rams controlled the tempo of the game throughout thanks to the quick start. However, Millersville hung in de-fensively, limiting the

hosts to that one tally in the first 35 minutes.

Schrift got things stairt-ed in the second half when she lifted a shot over the shoulder of the Maraud-ers’ goalkeeper to give West Chester a little cush-ion. The senior midfielder, who was named the tour-nament’s most valuable player afterwards, scored twice more in the second half to finish off her natu-ral hat trick.

West Chester’s rugby team dominated Shippensburg in its last game before the winter break, winning 25-5.

Photo by Scott Rowan

Photo by Scott Rowan

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The West Chester men’s hockey team cruised to a 5-1 vic-

tory over Towson on Fri-day, due to a steady per-formance in all facets of the game.

The Rams provided a balanced offensive attack, mixed with disciplined physicality throughout the entire game. Towson came out aggressive, but WCU matched that ag-gression and used it to fuel the offense and the stellar defense for three full periods.

After a scoreless first, an early goal from assis-tant captain Tim Higgins set the tone early in the second.

“It was nice to get that early goal and con-

tinue putting the puck on net,” head coach Marl Gonsalves said. “To have that lead gave us a little breathing room and that is always nice.”

The Rams sustained a crisp forecheck through-out most of the period and created much more

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breathing room in the second period.

Forward Matt Sklodowski scored in the middle of the period and Chris Tamminga added a goal at the 15-minute mark to give the rams a three-goal cushion going into the final period.

The third was much of the same. Higgins added his second goal of the game early on, and Sklodowski netted his second on a power play late in the period. Hig-gins second goal gave him seven on the season, edging out captain Steve Meade for the most on the team.

Sklodowski’s pair of goals were his second and third. He played a physi-cal game and showed that he not only wanted the puck, but could finish if he got it.

“That’s what I’m trying

to get out of him I want him to be an offensive force,” Gonsalves said. “He’s big, he’s strong, he’s got the tools and if takes it on his shoulders he can out the puck in at will and that’s what he did tonight.”

Part of what drove the

Junior forward Harrison Welch brings the puck down the ice against Towson on a breakaway. West Chester beat Towson 5-1 on Friday.

West Chester’s Steve Meade tries to steal the puck against Towson. Meade was key in West Chester’s two victories over Towson this week, one at home and one on the road.

offense was the simpli-fying of the game. They avoided the streatch passes, used the boards, and took the shots when they were there.

“It’s still a work in progress but they are getting better. They kept the hockey simple, didn’t over handle the puck and they are really coming along,” Gonsalves said.

The offense was not the only deciding factor in the game, however. Goalie Randy Japchen faced 32 shots and steered away all but one. He faced sev-eral breakaways and odd man rushes but was able to keep the Towson scor-ers at bay. The only goal he gave up was a power play goal with just five minutes left in the game, when the Rams had al-ready secured a healthy lead.

The gritty defense con-

tributed to the lack of Towson offense just as much as Japchen’s bril-liance. West Chester’s penalty kill was posi-tioned correctly and was effective at nullifying the man advantage.

“We did much bet-ter on the penalty kill,”

Gonsalves said. “It’s a mindset. You gave to be disciplined, you have to be willing to outwork the other team and you have to be you have to be will-ing to sacrifice the body and these guys really stepped up.”

The first period may have started out slow, with West Chester get-ting hit around and out-shot 14-8, but the final two periods could not have been more different. A flurry of crushing hits, crisp passes and quality shots set the Rams apart from their counterparts and led them to a con-vincing victory.

There was hardly any criticism one could give. Gonsalves spent only a minute in the locker room, just enough time to tell the player that the win was well deserved and that similar inten-

sity should be present at all games.

Impressively, they managed the win with-out two players that have seen a lot of ice time and been integral parts of the team the last several years. Chris Gentile was unable to play due to sus-pension and senior Adam Ball injured his hand in the series against Rhode Island two weeks ago.

“I went onto the boards weird and broke the tip of my thumb completely across,” Ball said. “I’m out for three to four weeks.”

But despite some of the keystones that are miss-ing, the Rams have been getting a great effort from the replacements. It’s a testament to the depth of talent on the team.

“I have a rookie fill-ing in for where Gentile would have been, [James]

Davis, who has really stepped up as a rookie,” Gonsalves said. “He’s got a great attitude, great work ethic and when he’s out there he is a banger and makes things hap-pen. And we have Ball out and we have another rookie that’s been in the lineup, Jensen, and he’s stepping up and filling the role nicely.”

The Rams also won their road game against Towson 7-6 in a shootout, giving them their first weekend sweep of the year and improving their record to 5-4-1. The Rams hit the road for seven straight games before re-turning home Nov. 30 for a weekend series against Stony Brook.

Kenny Ayres is a third-year stu-dent majoring in communication studies with a journalism minor. He can be reached at KA739433@wcupa.edu.

hosts to that one tally in the first 35 minutes.

Schrift got things stairt-ed in the second half when she lifted a shot over the shoulder of the Maraud-ers’ goalkeeper to give West Chester a little cush-ion. The senior midfielder, who was named the tour-nament’s most valuable player afterwards, scored twice more in the second half to finish off her natu-ral hat trick.

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QUADSPORTS@WCUPA.EDUSportsAfter winning the first three games of the World

Series, the San Francisco Giants were on the verge of a sweep of the Detroit Tigers as this issue went to press. Outstanding pitching performances had led to the Giants’ 3-0 lead, and the Tigers had quite the hole to dig themselves out of. The Giants have recorded a franchise-record six straight postseason victories.

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