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Statement on Gov. Corbett’s 2012-13 proposed budget

Proposed spending plan would reduce funding to PASSHE universities by 20 percent

By Kenn MarshallMedia Relations Manager

PASSHE

Harrisburg – The following is a joint statement from Guido Pichini, chair of the Pennsylva-nia State System of Higher Education’s Board of Governors, and PASSHE Chan-cellor John C. Cava-naugh in response to Gov. Tom Corbett’s proposed 2012-13 state budget. The governor’s proposal would reduce fund-ing to PASSHE by 20 percent, or more than $82 million: “The number one priority of the Penn-sylvania State Sys-tem of Higher Edu-cation is the success of our students. We agree with Gover-nor Corbett that the needs of our students come first. “We also agree with the governor that ev-ery family in Penn-sylvania should be able to afford higher education. That is why we have been very vigilant, not only in keeping our tu-ition the lowest in the Commonwealth, but also in maintaining the cost of attendance below the average in the mid- Atlantic re-gion.

“We fully recognize the financial chal-lenges facing the Commonwealth. Gov-ernor Corbett was right in saying that education is a key to the state’s financial recovery. That is es-p e c i a l l y true of our graduates, over 80 percent of whom stay in Pennsyl-vania for their ca-reers and as com-m u n i t y and civic l e a d e r s . H o w e v e r, our joint goals are at risk as a result of the budget b luepr int for the C o m m o n -wealth pre-sented to-day, which p r o v i d e s only $2 million more than the system re-ceived 24 years ago in 1988-89. During that period we have added 23,000 students. “The proposed bud-get represents the lat-est in a cascade of re-ductions to the State System in the past 18 months. If this pro-posal stands, we will have lost more than

$170 million in state and federal education and general funding, compounded by a 50 percent reduction in our capital allocation and the loss of Key ‘93 funding dedicated to deferred mainte-nance. Taken togeth-er, these reductions now mean that we must increasingly de-cide whether to reno-vate and maintain

our existing physi-cal plant or provide students the courses and programs they require to graduate. “We do our part. We have reduced our op-erating costs by more than $230 million during the past de-cade and will contin-ue to seek additional efficiencies through collaboration. Since

2010, we have over 900 current vacancies and/or eliminated po-sitions throughout the System. We con-tinue to review our academic offerings; we have eliminated or put into moratori-um hundreds of pro-grams. “We respond to the C o m m o n w e a l t h ’s needs. Our new pro-grams have focused

on meeting the needs of the shale indus-try, filling workforce training gaps in the Northern Tier of the Commonwealth, and responding to the growing need for well-prepared allied health professionals, especially nurses and physician assistants. It will be challenging to continue to devote

Tom Corbett gives his 2012-2013 budget speech. http://www.pennlive.com

funds to these efforts without stable fund-ing. “We will continue to look for ways to reduce our costs. Through the coop-eration of two of our unions, AFSCME and SPFPA, we have achieved cost savings in our new agree-ments through the adoption of more flexible work rules

and health and ben-efit savings. We hope to achieve simi-lar cost sav-ings in our ongoing nego-tiations with our faculty and coaches union, AP-SCUF, and our SCUPA e m p l o y e e s . We need flex-ibility in what, where, and how we deliver pro-grams and services. It is important to recognize that about 75 percent of our operating

budget is personnel costs. “We appreciate the support of and look forward to working with the General Assembly and the governor during the upcoming budget process. Our budget hearings will provide the opportunity to discuss the successes we have had in cost

control and reduction, as well as the impact of the proposed cuts. “We are also very pleased to participate in the Governor’s Higher Education Advisory Panel. The need for a true com-prehensive strategic plan for higher educa-tion in the Common-wealth is great. We look forward to that conversation, and to charting PASSHE’s future.” The Pennsylva-nia State System of Higher Education is the largest provider of higher education in the Commonwealth, with nearly 120,000 students. The 14 PASSHE universi-ties offer degree and certificate programs in more than 120 ar-eas of study. About 500,000 PASSHE alumni live and work in Pennsylvania. The state-owned universities are Bloomsburg, Califor-nia, Cheyney, Clari-on, East Stroudsburg, Edinboro, Indiana, Kutztown, Lock Ha-ven, Mansfield, Mill-ersville, Shippens-burg, Slippery Rock and West Chester Universities of Penn-sylvania. PASSHE also op-erates branch cam-puses in Clearfield, Freeport, Oil City and Punxsutawney and several regional centers, including the Dixon University Center in Harrisburg.

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Recreation Center committee starts up again this semesterBy Angela Thomas

News Editor

On Feb. 9, the Recre-ation Center Commit-tee met once again to discuss the on-goings of the process of bring-ing the Student Recre-ation Center together. Students representing organizations on cam-pus such as the Black Student Union, Latino American Student Or-ganization, Student Government Associa-tion, Sykes Advisory Board, Resident Hall Association, Off-Cam-pus and Commuter Association and more, came together to dis-cuss the Recreation Center, which will be opening in the fall 2012 semester. As many students

might notice, the build-ing is coming together very quickly. What was once a skeleton of a building is now becom-ing something more full. Exterior fi nishes are being installed as well as windows and heating. Dee Giardina, Executive Direction of Facilities Design and Construction, encour-ages students to watch the virtual tour on the Recreation Center’s website in order to get a full understanding of what the building will eventually look like from both the exterior and interior. A big discussion focus was the Climbing Wall. The Climbing Wall is a rock climbing wall that allows students to rock climb depending on

different skill levels. “The Climbing Wall stares you right in the face,” Steve Domenick, Project Manager, De-partment of Facilities Design and Construc-tion, said. Domenick showed students an example of what the wall will be made of. The Climbing Wall will be seen from many points of the building and will extend to the top of ceiling. “We had a really good choice in fl avors,” Domenick said about the selec-tion of companies to go with to build the wall. The Wellness Wall will also be a very big fea-ture in the center. “It will be a very unique wall in the building,” Diane De-Vestern, Assistant Vice

President for Student Affairs, said. The Well-ness Wall will span two fl oors and will be lo-cated behind the snack bar area. Students were given a survey to pick fi ve inspirational words they would want on the Wellness Wall. “In order to be well in health, we must be environmentally well,” Mina Lele, Senior Inte-rior Designer, Depart-ment of Facilities De-sign and Construction, said. “[The Wellness Wall] will represent wellness surrounding us.” Panels used for the Wellness Wall are made from all-natural materials. “It will be a really beautiful space. When working out, it will create a beautiful

focus,” Lele said. The center will also feature a bigger and better fi tness center. The fi tness center will be approximately 12,000 sq.ft. “Students wanted more cardio,” Steve Gambino, Director of Campus Recreation said, referencing a survey that was sent around to students asking what type of fi tness equipment they would want. The fi tness center will in-clude 20 elipticals and 20 treadmills as well as free weights and more benches. “We did our home-work and the equip-ment is top of the line,” Gambino said. The fi t-ness center will also include three studios

for group fi tness and spinning equipment. A student represen-tative from the Sykes Advisory Board asked how the staff of the center will handle the infl ux of students wanting to participate in the Climbing Wall. Talk of creating sched-uling blocks, much like the ones currently in the Sykes Fitness Cen-ter, was discussed. The building will also have a brand new feature outside on the patio. The Student Govern-ment Association Sen-ate donation for $4,000 was passed and the money will go towards a bronzed statue of a ram. The ram will be

See RECREATION on page 6

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Update on Governor Corbett’s Proposed Budget for PASSHE

By Greg WeisensteinPresident of WCU

As you may have heard, Governor Corbett has pro-posed a 20 percent reduction in funding for the Pennsylva-nia State System of Higher Education in the 2012-13 state budget. For WCU, the impact of this cut would amount to approximately $9.5 million. Be assured that I will continue to provide you with updates as addi-tional information becomes available. In the meantime, please know that the budget process has a number of steps and, as the Chancel-lor notes, we intend to tell our story.

West Chester felon charged in

killing of Philly manBy Kathleen Brady Shea

The Philadelphia InquirerMCT Campus

Feb. 12--A second ex-con was taken into custody early Satur-day, accused of spray-ing bullets in a West Chester neighborhood last month that killed a 23-year-old Philadel-phia man. Gregory C. Arrington, 21, of West Chester, was charged with first-de-gree murder, attempt-ed murder, conspiracy, firearms violations, and related offenses in connection with the fa-tal shooting of Towayne Uqdah, Chester County First Assistant District Attorney Michael G. Noone said. Police said Uqdah was shot nine times in a neighborhood near the borough’s business dis-trict at North Matlack and Chestnut Streets

about 2 a.m. on Jan. 27. Two companions with him were not in-jured, but a round went through the coat of one and another bullet went through a window of a home where a cou-ple was sleeping, police said. Arrington’s alleged co-conspirator, James J.E. Potts Jr., 28, who list-ed residences in West Chester, Downingtown, and Philadelphia, was taken into custody Jan. 31. A witness told po-lice that Potts and Ar-rington discussed the killing afterward and that Arrington said he “shot his gun multiple times at all three sub-jects until it was emp-ty,” according to a crim-inal complaint filed in Arrington’s arrest. Police said both defen-dants were prohibited from owning guns be-

cause of previous con-victions. Prosecutors said Potts had been convicted of drug deal-ing, escape, assault, and resisting arrest. Arrington was still on probation for a July 2009 robbery convic-tion, according to court records. Uqdah’s court records show convic-tions for theft and drug offenses. West Chester Police Chief Scott L. Bohn said the investigation continues. Anyone with additional information should contact West Chester police at 610-696-2700. Contact staff writer Kathleen Brady Shea at 610-696-3815, kbrady@phillynews.com, or @brandywinebits on Twitter. Readher blog, “Chester County Inbox,”at www.philly.com/ches-coinbox.

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WCU Professor’s struggle ends, wife wins appealBy Ginger Rae Dunbar

Editor-in-Chief

Anne L. Clyburn, former CEO of a cred-it union, has won her appeal, overturning her conviction of theft related charges. Her husband, Stephan, a professor at West Chester University has maintained high evaluations prior to her arrest and con-tinued through her appeal. Written in the Opin-ion, the three judge panel found the Dis-trict Attorney’s of-fice failed to fully ex-plain the elements of the charges against Anne. The trial judge “failed to conduct a thorough, on-the-re-cord colloquy before allowing a defendant to proceed to trial pro se constitutes a reversible error” as listed in the Opinion. “We vacate the judg-ment of sentence and remand the matter for a new trial,” the Opinion stated in its conclusion. Anne received a phone call from her latest lawyer, Sam Stretton, with the news of her appeal. Originally accused of stealing over $32,000 while she worked for six and a half years as a Chief Execu-tive Officer at United Food and Commer-cial Workers Local 1776 Federal Credit Union, Anne is legal-ly free with a clean record. Convicted in July 2010, she served nine months of her

one to seven year sentence. Now she no longer has to report to her parole officer. Stretton represent-ed Anne at her appeal hearing on Sept. 13, 2011, in which he ar-gued that Anne was not advised of her right to counsel, nor did the trial judge ad-vise her of her right to testify. Stretton argued she did not voluntary waive her rights to have a law-yer present at her trial. He said Judge William R. Carpenter did state on the re-cord that Anne gave up her right to coun-cil, however the judge never said, on the record, that it was a competent under-standing. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Ap-pellee disputed this with an explanation that the trial judge advised Anne against representing her-self, however it was not transcribed at the time. Noted in the Opinion, when a defendant waives the right to counsel, the judge must as-sert this “on the re-cord, whether this is a knowing, volun-tary, and intelligent waiver of counsel.” The Appellee agreed Anne may have not understood the whole process of the trial, but they argued she understood waiving of her rights. The Ap-pellee deemed her as a sophisticated busi-ness woman. “I’ve seen students submit papers longer

than this and with better arguments,” Stephan later said in regards to the report the D. A. office pre-sented in the appeal process. During the appeal last September, one of the Superior Court judges asked Stret-ton about Judge Carpenter’s hostility towards Anne, who threatened her with contempt of court several times during her three day trial by jury in a Montgomery County courtroom. Stretton could not give a reason for this, while the Appellee did not address the matter. The panel of judges reviewed the record of the trial and indicat-ed the Assistant Dis-

trict Attorney failed to explain the ele-ments of the charges against the defen-dant as necessary when a defendant waives their right to counsel. The Opinion continued to list how the trial court failed to follow procedures involving the waiver of counsel, and there-fore ruled to “agree with the Appellant that her waiver of trial counsel was not knowing, voluntarily, and intelligent.”

The couple described themselves as emo-tionally exhausted after all the time that passed from Anne’s arrest in 2008 to her winning the appeal. To bring Anne to a new trial, the District Attorney’s office has 30 days from the ap-peal date to decide if they will attempt to prosecute her. The D.A. told reporters it is likely they will take Anne to court again. If they do at-tempt to prosecute her, they will have 365 days from then to bring her back to the courts. The claim for reisti-tion has exceeded the deadline for the cred-itors to submit, the couple said. Recently the couple claimed

bankruptcy after the trial and costs “finan-cially ruined” their credit. While they filed, they discov-ered they were not held legally respon-sible to pay back the $32,469 that lead to her spending time in both a maximum and minimum-security prison. At her January 2011 parole hearing, Anne said no credi-tor or administrator from the credit union spoke against her. No

representatives from the D. A. office spoke against her either. “They can’t gain anything from this,” Anne explained by saying she’s already served time and the creditors cannot claim the restitu-tion. “ . . . I have a confident lawyer this time.” With the news to remand for a new trial, Stephan said he is grateful, to which Anne added that she feels blessed. The Su-perior Court Treat-ment of Cases from Courts of Common Pleases in 2011, ac-cording to www.supe-rior.court.state.pa.us, the Opinion had re-versed the ruling of 13% of cases they viewed. Several students and faculty gave him the benefit of the doubt, Stephan said, when they wanted to hear more about his wife’s case. Some staff members of WCU, eager to help, attempted to raise money for their de-fense and other costs. Others from Higher Education, he said, read the newspapers and assumed Anne’s guilt. The Clyburns were familiar with not always having support as Anne’s family stopped talk-ing to her 25 years ago, about two years before she married Stephan. His evaluations re-mained high while his acknowledgment of the past few years as he found it “hard to

“My wife is everything to me . . .” Stephan reflected on the days his wife spent in prison, “There (were) some days I couldn’t go on.”

concentrate on teach-ing” with his wife’s daily incarceration mixed with violent of-fenders. As a political science professor, he said it’s hard to teach about a legal system that he knows has flaws. “I spent nine months in (prison), what more do they want?” Anne asked rhetori-cally. Saying she remem-bers her days behind bars, Anne said she wrote daily entries in a journal about an “eye opening experi-ence.” Since she re-turned home with her property, she hid the journal in the garage and hasn’t looked at it since. Separated during her prison sentence, the couple resorted to phone calls every 48 hours by reservation, one-way e-mails and letters. Anne felt con-cerned for how her husband managed to hold up during the time he described the separation to feel like losing a body part. This “steadfast com-mitment” started five years ago when Anne lost her job. Love kept the couple going, Stephan said. Despite the outcome of events, she knows he’ll never abandon her, he said, which has been evident as he stayed and defend-ed her from day one. Ginger Rae Dunbar is a fifth-year student ma-joring in English with a minor in journalism. She can be reached at RD655287@wcupa.edu.

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in the center of the pa-tio and the patio will be similar to the Resi-dential Quad. Earlier in the fall 2011 semester, students were given the chance to sign small tiles that will be put together in a collage with the help of the Department of Art’s chair, John Bak-er. DeVestern is hoping to incorporate school colors into the collage and hopes to create a look much like Phila-delphia’s Magic Gar-dens Mosaic on South Street. DeVestern also said that next to the collage there will be a plaque of some sort describing the story of how students signed the tiles.

There have been 125 students involved in the planning of the Recreation Cen-ter since 1997. Those alumni involved have been asked to sign a tile and so far, 45 alumni have respond-ed. Students may be won-dering what will hap-pen to the space that the Sykes Fitness Cen-ter currently occupies. SGA has endorsed for the space to be made into additional meet-ing spaces for clubs and organizations. To learn more about the center, visit the site at http://www.wcupa.edu/studentrecreation-center/default.asp Angela Thomas is a fourth-year student ma-joring in English. She can be reached at AT683005@wcupa.edu.

New food business offers students late night delivery, unique treatsBy Elana BeckettSpecial to The Quad

West Chester Snax, a food delivery company for West Chester Uni-versity students and sur-rounding residents, is now available. “We’re a business tai-lored to students, offer-ing them products they wouldn’t normally be able to get delivered,” co-owner, Ben Seleznow said. WC Snax, strictly a delivery service, is a convenient way for stu-dents to get fast food, party supplies, micro-wave dinners, drinks, salty snacks, and candy without having to leave their buildings. Students can order by phone. On-line ordering is not yet available. “We’ve built the busi-ness with students in mind,” co-owner, Andy Sharkey, said. Co-owners and West Chester residents,

Seleznow and Sharkey, offi cially opened WC Snax on Jan. 27. They prepared two months in advance for the opening of their business. They run WC Snax in addition to their full-time jobs. “There was a program like this where I went to school and it was a good idea,” Seleznow said. Although there are a few businesses like this one, WC Snax offers more than its competi-tors. “A lot of food services close, but our business is open until 3 a.m., so stu-dents can just give us a call,” Sharkey said. WC Snax is open Thursdays from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. and Fridays and Saturdays from 9 p.m. to 3 a.m. “If people call before or after our hours and ask nicely, we’ll be happy to deliver,” Seleznow said. Delivery costs $5 for fast food and $2 for candy.

Deliveries arrive thirty to forty-fi ve minutes af-ter purchasing. Fast food deliveries may take up to an hour. “Our food prices are generally cheaper than Wawa and, if ordering in a group, delivery prices are only about an ex-tra dollar per person,” Seleznow said. WC Snax provides many food items not nor-mally found on a delivery menu. “No other place of-fers delivery of Swedish Fish,” Seleznow said. In the future, WC Snax may also be able to offer West Chester students more than just late night deliveries. “We’re a startup busi-ness now, but we’re defi nitely interested in hiring students,” Selezn said. WC Snax will hopefully be able to start hiring later this semester.

“Once we have more people responding to our services, we’ll be looking to hire students,” Shar-key explains. Students will work in the delivery and offi ce departments. In addition to hiring more help, WC Snax may also expand to other places. “Once we grow our busi-ness to a certain extent, we will look to branch out to other universi-ties,” Seleznow said. Seleznow and Sharkey are always looking for new ideas and products to help their business. E-mail them suggestions at wcsnax@gmail.com. To view their business, visit wcsnax.com. WC Snax is also an active member on facebook and twitter. Elana Beckett is a sec-ond-year student majoring in English with a minor in creative writing. She can be reached at EB733766@wcupa.edu.

Opinion&

My favorite part about Valentine’s Day will always be the chocolate. It’s similar to the approach of St. Patrick’s Day, with McDonald’s limited edition of the sham-rock milkshakes. You don’t have to have Irish blood to enjoy it and you know every year you can look forward to the sale. It’s the same concept with Valentine’s.

I couldn’t imagine couples going to McDonalds for Valentine’s, but I realize not every couple has dinner at the fancy restaurants. I remember I had work one night on Valentine’s. Our main customers that Tuesday night were mostly our usual customers who order the same items. My co-worker and I knew we had an easy night of work, since we realized not many people would bring their dates to a deli.

One couple came in, she immediately sat down while he ordered. He ordered them sandwiches and a plate with the vegetables on the side. He instructed me to neatly structure the veggies, and winked at me when he told me to make it look nice.

The middle-aged couple seemed to enjoy their dinner, sitting in the booth. They were the only people who enjoyed our seating area in the five-hour shift I worked. Their dinner seemed so simple and yet they seemed to have a good night.

I said to my male co-worker how I thought I would have a different reaction than the man’s date. Valentines dinner at a deli . . . did he forget to call in their res-ervation? My co-worker told me he and his girlfriend planned to meet when they were done their shifts. He promised her he’d bring home dinner, hoagies from work. I watched the couple continue to talk as they sat there, and I realized that this day is another example of how simple things in life are better. After all, it’s just another day. ~Ginger RaeEditor-in-Chief

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Disclaimers [dis-kley-merz]

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As some of you may have noticed on the first floor of every tra-ditional residence hall there is now a gen-der neutral bathroom. Some of you are mad about this, it makes you uncomfortable and some of you just don’t care. And why should you? There are many reasons why you should care about having gen-der neutral bathrooms on-campus and in so-ciety for that matter.

I understand why people are uncomfort-able about using a gender neutral bath-room. People think it’s gross to go to the bath-room next to someone of a different gender. Women often think men’s bathrooms are dirtier than women’s. People often think it’s a safety issue to

have to share a bath-room with someone of a different gender.

But have you thought about the ben-efits of gender neutral bathrooms? First of all, it’s easier for everyone. There’s no more find-ing the bathroom for your gender in an un-known place, or travel-ing halfway across the building to find a rest-room with your desig-nated sign on the door.

As far as the clean-liness goes, if bath-rooms were shared I think they would be more clean, or just as dirty as they are now. They wouldn’t be dirtier. People would make more of an ef-fort to keep the bath-room environment clean for everyone.

Safety; this is the biggest issue of them all. People are worried that if we have gen-

der neutral bathrooms more sexual assaults will happen in them. I hate to break the news to people but most sexual assaults and rapes don’t happen in bathrooms. They hap-pen elsewhere. And don’t you think that by having gender neutral bathrooms it would make it safer, because there are many people who wouldn’t toler-ate a sexual assault or rape to happen around them? If something bad was happening, there would be a higher vol-ume of people enter-ing the bathroom who would be able to stop it.

I think we need to take the time to think about how a transgen-der person may feel when they need to use the bathroom. Having cisgender (a person who is not transgen-der) privilege is hard to

acknowledge because that is the tricky part about privilege, you may not know you have it. Many people do not think twice about go-ing to the bathroom, but every time a trans-gender person has to use the bathroom they have to worry if some-one will tell them they are in the wrong bath-room, or even worse, act violently towards them. We really need to be thinking about the safety of everyone, and by having gender neutral bathrooms we are doing just that. We are making the bathroom environment safer for everyone.

I do not understand what all the fuss is about. They are just bathrooms. The sociol-ogist in me doesn’t see the issue with sharing a bathroom with every gender, and yes there

By Rebekah BalmerFeatures Editor

What’s with all of the potty talk?

This past week, Gov-ernor Tom Corbett pro-posed a budget for the coming year that will reduce state funding for the PA State System of Higher Education (of which West Chester is a member) by 20 percent. This dramatic reduc-tion, on top of last year’s equally devastating cut-back of 18 percent, will have a direct, negative impact on the cost and quality of education at WCU.

The governor’s fund-ing cuts harm students at West Chester in a number of important

are more than just two. We have to remem-

ber this change is for the benefit of every-one. And the people who are getting so upset don’t even un-derstand the impor-tance of this change nor are they trying to find out why the change is happening.

We need to have more gender neutral bathrooms around campus for our trans-gender community to feel included as a part of our community, be-cause in the end, it is their community too. We need to not make them outsiders.

I would really en-courage those of you who are mad or upset or uncomfortable with these gender neutral bathrooms to really put yourself in the shoes of someone who is transitioning or who

has transitioned. This process is not easy and to have to be worried about which bathroom to use on a daily ba-sis doesn’t make the process any easier.

If you would like to talk with me more about the gender neu-tral bathrooms please e-mail me and we can set up a time to talk about it. This is-sue is important to everyone and having gender neutral bath-rooms is a positive thing, not negative.

Please consider your opinion of this matter and take into consid-eration not everyone has the privileges a cisgender person does.

Rebekah Balmer is a fifth-year student with a dual major in women and gender Studies and sociol-ogy. She can be reached at RB649636@wcupa.edu.

Proposed budget cuts are bad for studentsways:

Tuition – This past Fall, students paid $436 more in annual tuition-than they did the year be-fore, a direct result of last year’s budget cuts. Tu-ition is not going down – next Fall, WCU students will pay this increase again, and if the gover-nor’s proposed cuts for this year are approved, tuition will be even higher. There is no way WCU can cut enough in material, personnel, and services to make up this shortfall and not raise rates: reduced funding means higher tuition. At the same time, the Gov-ernor’s budget addition-

ally proposes to reduce further state funding for student loans.

Class size – Last year’s budget cuts forced the WCU administration to increase the number of students admitted to many classes on campus. Larger classes reduce the quality of interaction between professors and students and the overall educational experience. Faculty and students both want and benefit from the personal rela-tionships that are critical to the WCU experience. Reduced funding puts even more pressure on the university to squeeze even more students into

classrooms, even as stu-dents are paying more to come to WCU.

Class availability – Remember your frustra-tion when you tried to register for classes last semester, and MyWCU kept listing courses as “closed”? For some stu-dents, this was a major disappointment, because they were unable to pur-sue the subjects that were most interesting to them. For others, how-ever, this was an even bigger problem, because they were unable to sign up for classes needed to graduate.

If Governor Corbett gets his way, funding for

state universities will drop to its lowest level in more than two decades. If his funding cuts are approved, students will pay more money to get into larger classes, if they can get into those classes at all. Access to a high-quality public edu-cation will get harder for all Pennsylvanians.

That’s the bad news. The good news? There’s still time to change the budget, and you can do something about it – in less than two minutes. Make your voice heard by urging your legisla-tor to support funding for higher education. You can find out who your

legislator is and how to contact him/her by going to http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/home/findyourlegislator/.

The last few years have been difficult for Pennsylvania, but it is unfair for Governor Cor-bett to ask WCU stu-dents to bear more than their share of the bur-den. If you are ever go-ing to make your voice heard, now is the time to do it.

Dr. Edward Lordan is a Professor and Internship coordinator with the Depar tmen t o f Communications Studies. He can be reached at ELordan@wcupa.edu.

By Dr. Edward LordanSpecial to The Quad

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To the Editor:

Dear Students and Faculty,

1N Bank is set to become part of Susquehanna Bank over Presi-dent’s Day weekend, February 18 to February 20. In preparation for this, we began the ATM transition on campus and unfortunately encountered a few issues that affected several of you. There was an equipment failure involving one of the ATMs, which has since been replaced with a newer model. In addition, we’d like to clarify that the West Chester University community will not be assessed a surcharge for using either of the Susquehanna ATMs located on campus. We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your patience and understanding. We look forward to continuing 1N Bank’s commitment to providing exceptional service to the West Chester University com-munity.

— 1N Bank and Susquehanna Bank

Letter to the EditorWant to be the next Op-ed Edi-tor of The Quad? E-mail qua-doped@wcupa.edu stating your year, major, and a statement of interest. Interested students can also come to a staff meeting in the Quad office at 3:30 p.m. on

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Teacher Feature Presents:

Dr. Timothy BrownBy Carol Fritz

Entertainment Editor

Dr. Timothy J. Brown is a profes-sor and the Depart-ment Chair of West Chester University’s Department of Com-munication Studies. He attained both his B.A. and M.A. in com-munication studies from WCU and his Ph.D. in rheto-ric from Ohio U n i v e r s i t y.

Dr. Brown has been teaching for 15 years. He taught for five years at Buf-falo State College, and has taught for 10 years at WCU. He has been Department Chair for five years. Dr. Brown teaches Rhetorical Theory and Criti-cism, Public Speak-ing, African American Culture and Commu-nication, Communica-tion Theory. He also teaches two gradu-ate courses, Rheto-ric and Leadership and Culture, Media and Representation.

When asked what his favorite part about WCU is, he said, “I would say the people and the students. You always get to engage and talk with them

and see what’s on their minds. So that’s the part that I enjoy. And then seeing peo-ple grow and develop over their time here.”

Dr. Brown said that he loves his job because he’s always adapting day-to-day. “It’s always changing. I’m juggling a lot of dif-ferent demands at the same time, so each day

is always different. That’s the fun part.”

He stated that one of his biggest academ-ic accomplishments would certainly be be-ing elected by his col-leagues as the Com-munication Studies Department Chair. He also received an award from the East-ern Communication Association for his ser-vice and research that he has done. (Two stu-dents in Dr. Brown’s department will be presenting this April at the Eastern Com-munication Associa-tion Annual Conven-tion.) Dr. Brown said he is just as proud of

achieving professor status, having tenure, and having the ability to teach on campus.

Along with being a husband and a fa-ther, his biggest per-sonal accomplishment is having matured and he realized that, “a lot of it’s not about you. It’s about the oth-er folks. For most of your life, you grow up,

and you’re do-ing things for yourself. And then you take on these other things, which you have to learn to mesh.”

A goal that Dr. Brown would like to accomplish is chang-ing his focus from im-mediate, day-to-day tasks to figuring out his long-term goals.

When asked to share something that few people know about him, Dr. Brown said, “I’m actually a little bit of an introvert, and I’m a homebody. If you asked me what is the best thing I could do, I would say to just be home. A lot of people think that because you’re a chair, and you’re this, and you’re

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“Put all of your heart and your mind into

your studies...”

Staying fashion savvy on a college budget

Column by:Lauren DiCrecchio

Practicum Writer

I’m not afraid to admit that I’m a shopaholic and I love clothes. If you were to look in my room, you would find stacks of the latest issues of Glamour and Vogue. Nothing makes me want to spend money more than the touch of new silk or cotton and the smell of leather on newly displayed bags. When I walk into a store, I feel at home.

I’m sure you are wondering, as a col-lege student, how do I feed my addiction? Well it all started two years ago when I worked for Express as a fashion expert in the fitting rooms. My first employee purchase al-lowed me to get $150 off a $300 sale, AND if I opened a credit card, I was able to save an-other 15 percent on top of that. A dream come true, right? Well after I started work-ing a couple of shifts a week, I realized I was not saving any money.

Each time I got paid, I spent it on the new merchandise we re-ceived, or I would put it on my credit card. As time went on, and the paychecks kept com-ing in, my roommates began to notice my constant spending and they would yell at me every week. Each time I would promise that there would not be any more purchases, but my shopping ad-diction became so bad

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College, a different perspective

The coveted col-lege experience: The time when we are free to branch out from the binding parental nest and make our own de-cisions. Most incoming students arrive and are immediately awe-struck by the amuse-ment park that awaits of house parties and an endless flow of low-quality liquor. It’s all

too easy to get lost in the excitement and forget that this is an experience that is meant to prep you for the cut-throat world of employment. In American society, the four year college plan has become somewhat a rite of passage. For most, it has lost the reputation of being an opportunity reserved for the privileged only to be replaced by a shared sense of entitlement. Conse-quently, this ideal

has made its way into students’ minds con-cerning landing a job after graduation. I can assure you from my sobering personal experience, though, that it is not that easy.

College is accom-panied by a slew of stereotypes, and with good reason. I’ve per-sonally witnessed many of my peers

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wasting away mommy and daddy’s money by blowing off homework for a frat party or an intense game of beer pong. I’ve witnessed people fail classes be-cause they plagiarized a paper they were too lazy to write on their own, or just not write it at all because they chose a dubstep blast-ing bar and overpriced drinks over their class priorities. Or there are the ones who just coast along, doing the bare minimum to get the C’s they need to pass the class and not an ounce more.

It should surprise no one that this type of work ethic makes it very unlikely for these people to succeed in securing a career without an absurd amount of luck. But what does surprise me is the enormous amount of students who did nothing of the sort and are still facing great difficul-ties post-graduation. This means the ones who strived to be the best in their class, who sought personal relationships with their professors, and put their hearts into every assignment thrown their way. This is where I found myself, but I now re-

alize that had I di-rected those efforts in some alternative ar-eas, I may have been in better shape my senior year as gradu-ation approaches.

After we are handed that diploma, we are sent plum-meting full speed into one of the most daunting job markets this country has ever seen. Having a com-munication studies degree and a journal-ism minor, something many people these days consider to be an unworthy degree, I’ve got my work cut out for me. Too many students dismiss the cautionary advice to plan ahead while they

are in school and jus-tify it with the excuse that they are too busy. Many are quick to as-sume that if you pass your classes and get a degree, you’re set for life. This is so tragical-ly wrong, and the first step in avoiding this bitter end is to accept the grim truth of the situation that awaits.

It is no longer good enough to have an outstanding GPA if you don’t have experi-ence to back it up; this means internships. Having a 3.8, I swore I was untouchable and employers would be competing for me to come work for them. For the most part, paid internships are really difficult to come by, at least for my major. This was my biggest mistake, and I wish I hadn’t been too stuck up to real-ize it before it was too late. Many companies are cutting back, and paid intern positions are often the first to go. This is not meant to discourage, but rather re-prioritize your plans. Being in college and fully sup-ported, I should have taken the free work to reap the benefits lat-er. I thought “I’m too good to work for free. I can’t waste my pre-cious time there when I could be out making money.” I wanted the instant gratification of a paycheck, and I realize now that hav-ing those unpaid po-sitions padding my resumé could have

really helped me out.In addition to in-

ternships, it’s become imperative in this technology-dependent world to utilize social networking tools to your utmost advan-tage. We students spend so much time surfing Facebook and Twitter, and not enough time using these outlets as a pro-ductive way to show-case your skills. As a writer, blogging is also an incredible resource for getting your talent recognized. Instead of just having that you wrote for the school newspaper on your resumé, have a link to on-line copies of all of your articles for employers to review. If you have a particu-lar company in mind, start a blog catering to what they do. If you’ve got a niche, which you’re going to need as a writer, high-light it. Start a fash-ion blog about how to shop stylishly and affordably as a col-lege student. If you’re into advertising, try designing your own ad campaigns. Get-ting the ball rolling in any of these areas will show future employ-ers that you have the tenacity to succeed, and it will look a lot better on your behalf than a plain resumé for them to throw into a bottomless pile.

Lastly, if you haven’t figured this out by now, learning how to network is a necessary survival

skill for any area. Cliché as it sounds, it really is not about what you know, it’s about who you know. Having a well con-nected collection of colleagues can help you out beyond be-lief. Go to career fairs, they are not as stupid as they sound. Join clubs concerning your major, and actively participate. It isn’t just about being there physically, you need to be involved enough to make some lasting connections and oh, you might actually learn a thing or two.

When I started my first day of college, four years seemed like an eternity. I thought I could make tangible every hope and dream I had and still have time to party, study abroad, and make some money. It turned out that those years flew by and, enjoyable as they were, they end-ed up being a lot less productive than I had originally anticipated.

Have fun, but don’t think you’re above trying. Be creative, and set yourself apart in ways beyond just getting good grades. And, if you’re among the group I mentioned that cannot be both-ered with trying at all, well good luck to you because you’re re-ally going to need it.

Leah Skye is a fourth-year student majoring in commincation studies, with a minor in journal-ism. She can be reached at LS685444@wcupa.edu.

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10. Pope Gelasius declared Feb. 14 St. Valentine’s Day at the end of the 5th century.9. Written Valentines didn’t begin to appear until after 1400.8. The fi rst Valentine’s Day card was sent in 1415 from France’s Duke of Orléans to his wife when he was a prisoner in the Tower of London following the Battle of Agincourt.7. In the 1840s, Esther A. Howland began selling the fi rst mass-produced valentines in America.6. In addition to the United States, Valentine’s Day is cel-ebrated in Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom, France and Australia.5. About eight billion candy hearts were made in 2009, the as-sociation says—enough to stretch from Rome, Italy, to Valen-tine, Arizona, and back again 20 times.4. On average, parents receive one out of every fi ve valen-tines.3. Valentine’s Day in the United States generated $14.1 billion in retail sales in 2009.2. Women purchase approximately 85 percent of all valen-tines.1. Today, according to the Greeting Card Association, an es-timated one billion Valentine’s Day cards are sent each year, making Valentine’s Day the second largest card-sending holi-day of the year. (An estimated 2.6 billion cards are sent for Christmas.)

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teaching and you’re going places…but it’s taken me a while to get comfortable in that role. If it was up to me, I would just like to be home and just not be bothered. But I find in my life that you have all of these competing demands that want to pull you out of that shell.”

His advice for stu-dents is to “take ad-vantage of the many opportunities that you have here and to de-velop your skills while you have the opportu-nity to do it.” He also said that students

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should “put all of your heart and your mind into your studies. Even if you’re not sure what major you want to be, finish it, because most of the time you’re going to change occu-pations after you get done. So the most im-portant thing is to put your energy into what you’re doing, do well, finish your degree, and get involved.” He also suggested getting to know professors and workplace super-visors and to accom-plish personal goals.

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

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that I would actually hide bags in my car so they wouldn’t notice. Pathetic? Extremely.

I finally realized that there are other ways to afford my clothing habit. Col-lege students can maintain great style on a reasonable bud-get, and maybe even earn money in return.

First things first, do not shop brands, shop styles. Getting to know your body type and what styles suit you can save you more than you realize. I have purchased tops on numerous occasions that I didn’t try on and bought for the heck of it. If I didn’t like the way it looked, it would move to the bottom of my dresser, not to be touched. For some, it’s all about following the latest trends, but as much as we all hate to admit it, not every sin-gle thing we buy is go-ing to look good. Stick to what works for you.

Once you have your own look down, the next step is to know where to shop. Say goodbye to the high end brands, and hello to discount stores. Yep, I said it. For some, this

can be a hard transi-tion, but there is noth-ing wrong with spend-ing $10 on a shirt at TJ Maxx that would cost you $39.99 at Ex-

press. Other discount stores like Target and Marshall’s have great finds as well.

Thrift stores such as Salvation Army on Market Street and Good Will on Lincoln Highway can also hold hidden treasures. Thrift shopping can be hard and a turn off for some, but with a little research of the store and know-ing exactly what you want, it can really pay off and save you lots of money. My only piece of advice when thrift shopping, take your time. Finding a good piece in thrift stores takes time. The key is patience.

I’m a list maker. I would not survive without lists. Before you leave to go shop-ping, write down or key into your smart

phones exactly what you want to buy and set yourself a spend-ing limit. Shopping on impulse is not an option for us broke college students, and by carrying a list you can prevent the un-ecessary spending.

Another tip, be-fore you leave to go shopping, examine your closet and take a mental note of your inventory. We’re all hoarders to some ex-tent. Give your cloth-ing a time line. If you haven’t worn some-thing in six months, its time to say goodbye.

Did you know that you can actually make money off of your

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clothes? Items that you have only worn once, or have been sit-ting in your closet for months, can be sold to consignment shops such as Plato’s Closet. Once I made $70 in a trip to Plato’s, and luckily for West Ches-ter students, there is one located in Exton.

With that in mind, if you are planning on buying a new top, sell another one back.

Shopping on a budget does not have to be stressful. It’s time to get back to ba-sics. Simple and solid or printed shirts with a pair of skinny jeans can easily be acces-sorized. Stocking up on cheaper promo-tional accessories from stores such as Forev-er21, H&M and Char-lotte Russe can trans-form basic tops into multiple stylish looks.

There are many simple ways to help cut back your spend-ing, and no need for the disgruntled feelings towards price tags. Just because we are broke college students, does not mean our fashion has to suffer!

Lauren DiCrec-chio is a fifth-year stu-dent majoring in liberal studies with minors in journalism and Spanish. She can be reached at LD658004@wcupa.edu.

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Dr. Timothy Brown, chair of the Communication Studeis Department

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Spotlight on The Darkness: the comeback and the Trocadero concert

The Darkness are making a comeback. The band’s front man, Justin Hawkins, just appeared in a Samsung commer-cial during Super Bowl XLVI. Although hardly anyone can remember what Samsung was trying to sell, the spandex-clad Hawkin’s performance of “I Believe In A Thing Called Love” managed to make a lasting impression. Immediately after the commercial aired, the song became the most downloaded rock song on iTunes.

This Super Bowl cameo coincides with The Darkness’ reunion tour, which began its run in 2011. The band only released two albums (“Permission to Land” in 2003 and “One Way Ticket to Hell ... and Back” in 2005) before dis-banding in 2006.

Though the British band has gained most of their popu-larity in the U.S. from “I Believe In A Thing Called Love,” they maintain a dedicated American fan base with a love for The Darkness’ entire body of work-- a fact proven by the

attendance at their Feb. 7 show at the Trocadero in Philadelphia.

Opening for the Darkness were the six members of Cincinnati’s Foxy Shazam. No strangers to the tele-vision spotlight either, Foxy Shazam have starred in a pair of com-mercials for M i c r o s o f t ’ s search engine called Bing. Additionally, their 2010 s i n g l e “Unstoppable” was featured in last year’s Super Bowl.

They have released four albums since 2005. Their most recent album, “The Church of Rock and Roll,” was released on Jan. 24 of this year and was produced by Justin Hawkins.

The Hawkins-Foxy pairing becomes perfectly clear after examining the simi-larities between the two bands. Both The Darkness and Foxy Shazam have become known for their the-atrical style and flamboyant band members. More importantly, both bands made

Philadelphia go crazy.

Foxy played their many hits, including “Unstoppable,” “I Like It,” and “Welcome To The Church Of Rock And Rol l , ” with unmatched enthusi-asm; the bearded Sky White stood atop his keyboard and

danced for the audience, while front man Eric Nally jumped on the shoulders of guitarist Loren Turner and sang at the top of his lungs.

After listening to their addictive albums and marveling at Nally’s acrobatic vocal capa-bilities, I can report that his live voice will not disappoint any audience

member -- regardless of whether or not he or she has previously heard the record-ings.

The end of Foxy’s set left everyone in the crowd with a wild grin and a desire to hear much, much more from the talented group.

After Foxy Shazam

had warmed up the audience, The Darkness made their much-ant ic ipated entrance. Drummer Ed Graham, Bassist Frankie Poullain, and brothers Dan and Justin Hawkins worked the City of Brotherly Love into a heated frenzy that would last for the rest of the night.

A dedicated mosh pit at the center of the crowd pulsed

through “Love Is Only A Feeling,” “One Way Ticket,” and many other songs from both of their albums. When Hawkins announced that they would be playing a new song, however, the entire crowd calmed and listened with anxious ears. He sang to the

c r o w d : “Everybody have a good time,” (as if they were not already) and fans realized that The Darkness can still deliver a simple, fun message with the same enthusiasm from their b e g i n n i n g s back in 2003. H a w k i n s e x p l a i n e d that the new album, still in progress, would result

in another tour in which Philadelphia would defi nitely be a stop.

As the show pro-gressed, The Darkness’ strength inevitably built up to the moment everyone had been waiting for. After teasing the audience with a familiar opening chord, the band blasted “I Believe In A Thing Called Love.” The entire

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fl oor began to shake, and even the males in the audience were belting out their fi nest falsettos. The nearly four minutes of jaw-dropping madness ended with a dark stage and hundreds of sweaty people begging for an encore.

Not ones to disap-point, the band quickly returned to the stage to play their fi nal song. At one point, Justin Hawkins climbed to the upper level of the Trocadero and pro-claimed “I’m gonna do this!” His leap of faith (or his “trust exercise,” as he later referred to it on Twitter) found him in the arms of hundreds of screaming fans. People grabbed at Hawkins’s third outfi t of the night, hoping that a bit of his charm might rub off on them.

In the end, of course, even those members of the audience who did not get a piece of Hawkins were charmed by The Darkness’ wonderful performance and the promise of a new future for this deserving band.

Molly Herbison is a first-year student at WCU. She can be reached at MH757997@wcupa.edu.

A new album from The Darkness is still in progress .

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Attention WCU Students

Governor Corbett announced his annual budget last Tuesday. He proposes to CUT BY 20%

your state university funding.

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YOUR TUITION.

In LESS THAN ONE MINUTE, you can make your voice heard in Harrisburg. Urge your legislator to support higher education and

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‘Tis nearly Valentine’s Day, fellas, when you’re expected to sit down with your gal to see “The Vow,” or something like it.

Something very dangerous to your relationship, your self-esteem. Starring someone like Channing Tatum _ bigger, better-looking, unafraid of commitment, supplied by screenwriters with an endless supply of cute things to say and do.

In “The Vow” Tatum asks his girlfriend to move in with him by spelling out the question in the blue-berries he places next to the pancakes he’s just made for her.

See what I mean?You cannot compete

with that.And yet you do owe

her that fl ick. The

trick is to find something you both find rewarding. Something with true love, and true grit. So here are the fi ve most guy-friendly romantic movies you can watch.

5. “Shaun of the Dead.”

Yes, it’s a zombie movie, but the zombies are really a backdrop for the story of a back-sliding boyfriend trying to win back the girl he doesn’t deserve. And Simon Pegg is not Channing Tatum.

4. Anything by Ron Shelton.

He’s known as a guy who makes movies about sports, but he really makes movies about love and sex _ “Bull Durham,” “Tin Cup,” “White Men Can’t Jump.”

3. “Say Anything.”You have to have

w r i t e r - d i r e c t o r Cameron Crowe on

this list. He’s popular with both genders because he plays fair with male and female characters. “Jerry Maguire” would work, or even “Singles,” but we need something here for the teen demo.

2. “Die Hard.”Why does Bruce

Willis kill every member of a global assortment of terror-ists who take over an offi ce tower? For love, of course.

1. “The Terminator.”Stil l James

Cameron’s greatest love story, with apologies to “Titanic.” Guy travels through time to save the woman who will give birth to the man who will save the world from cyborgs, and ensures that she does by actually fathering the child.

Take that, Nicholas Sparks.

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5 best guy flicks for your sweetheart

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“Paula Abdul was fi red from “The X Factor.” She would have kept

her job if it had been called “The Rx Factor.”--@Joan_Rivers

“Learning to recognize the good from the bad people in your life is one of the most important things

you can do for yourself.”--@BenSavage

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ELECTRIC FACTORY:February 25 - The Pink Floyd Experience

March 9 - moe.March 23 - Odd Future

March 28 - Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band

April 10 - Snow Patrol

THE TROCADERO:February 17 - Less Than JakeMarch 4 - Rookie of the Year

March 7 - Mindless Self IndulgenceMarch 9 - Mutemath

March 30 - Jordan Knight

THE TLA:February 17 - Chris Webby

February 29 - Company of Theives March 7 - Jon Anderson

March 15, 16, 17, 18 - O.A.R.March 19 - Eisley

THE NOTE:February 18 - Winter Battle of the Bands

February 23 - The Devil Makes ThreeFebruary 24 - Ben Lee

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The Fray’s “Scars & Stories” is a solid success

On Feb. 7, 2012, The Fray released their much-antici-pated third long-play album, “Scars & Stories.” The album is unlikely to leave The Fray fans disap-pointed. As a whole, the album fits together nicely and is distinguishable from their two previous albums, while at the same time retaining the characteristic features of The Fray—it is uplifting, sentimental, packed with emotion, and full of addictive beats.

The piano seems to be less prominent which is not necessar-ily good or bad. The following is a review of the songs:

“ H e a r t b e a t ” (8.4/10) This song was the fi rst single. It is good but it does not showcase Slade’s vocals very well and there was not much in the way of lyrics. As one iTunes reviewer put it, “there is not enough to sing along to.”

“The Fighter” (10/10) This is the fl agship song of the album. It has inter-e s t i n g instrumentation and rhythm that allows Slade’s vocals to really shine. This song is likely to be the second single.

“Turn Me On” (9.2/10) This is a good song with a slight edge and a good beat.

“Run For Your Life” (9.6/10) This is an excellent song with

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meaningful and sub-stantial lyrics and lots of emotion. I almost want to sing along with the chorus in an arena with other The Fray fans — it just has that feel to it. It also has an edge while simultane-ously being extremely serene.

“The Wind” (8.5/10) This is a unique song that has an epic sound to it. Joe King does great backup vocals. The only downside is that it seems a bit disjointed.

“1961” (9.4/10) This song complements “Turn Me On” pretty well. The vocals are awesome and haunting, and once again, I love King’s prominent presence with backup vocals. It is slow-moving but keeps a good beat.

“I Can Barely Say” (9.4/10) This song brings back the piano and reminds me of “Hundred” from their fi rst album. It is a good song to listen to alone at night when you’re feeling kind of down.

“Munich” (9.0/10) This song is good and features Slade’s vocals noticeably higher than usual. It reminds me of a song by Snow Patrol, which isn’t a bad thing. The song is heartfelt and epic sounding.

“Here We Are” (9.1/10) this is perhaps the edgiest song on the album. It is done well, but I am disappointed when I compare to their other edgier songs such as “We Build

Then We Break” or “Little House.” It is a solid track nonethe-less.

“48 to Go” (10/10) This may be the over-looked gem of this album (meaning it may not be a single) just like “Say When” from their second album. This song is excellent and is arguably the best on the album. If anything, it ties with “The Fighter” for the number one spot. It has a similar beat to “The Fighter” but is unique. The best moment of this album (not just this song) is when Joe King and Isaac Slade say “blowing your hair back” together, with equal force. Usually, each singer either does lead or backup vocals but they sing on top of one another here and it works perfectly. They are two great singers and they are almost twice as good combined. I want to see more of this on the next album.

“Rainy Zurich” (9.9/ 10) This is Joe King’s song and he delivers at his best. It is better than the album version of “Ungodly Hour” and can stand its own next to “Heaven Forbid.” King should have at least two songs per album.

“Be Still” (7.2/10) This should have been a bonus track like “Fair Fight” was for their second album. It just is not that good, compared with the rest of the

album. It is too slow and boring and repetitive. I do not feel like it even does justice to Slade’s vocals.

I have not listened extensively to the bonus tracks on the iTunes deluxe album, but I am dis-appointed that they are all covers of bands inferior to, and very different from, The Fray. It is unfortunate that The Fray is inspired b y B r u c e Springsteen. Issac Slade clearly does not understand how good his voice is. The bonus songs should be b-sides from this album, of which there are probably plenty. In fact, the actual song “Scars & Stories” was taken out because it did not make the cut, according to Slade. Why not give us that as a bonus track?

Besides the disap-pointment of the bonus tracks all being cover versions of other songs, this is a solid album. Everyone who likes pop and/or rock music should be able to enjoy The greatness of the Fray, and, of course, devout fans will fi nd plenty to like on this third album. Overall, I would give this album a rating of 9.7 out of 10.

Bill Hanrahan is a fourth-year student majoring in political science and philosophy. He can be reached at WH750431@wcupa.edu.

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Local band, “Penrose,” mixes 70s heavy metal, hard rock and blues

At Screwballs in King of Prussia, Pa. on Jan. 27, I saw a new band—Penrose—a long way from the 80s rock bands I usually see. I saw them in November, and I liked the sound they had: clear and heavy, they blend today with the bygone era of 70s heavy metal, blues and hard rock.

The boys of the band also stole my heart with their blonde hair and crystal blue eyes. The lead singer’s baby face captured my heart the most. But beyond looks,

By Jessica Marie CavaliereSpecial to The Quad

they can rock. Formed in their

hometown of Wayne, Pa. in 2009, Penrose consists of Tom, Pat and Dan Murphy. The Murphies blend hard rock and blues together for a suc-cessful symphony. Penrose’s songs hit a chord with the audience in Screwballs.

Mark Schinski, the band’s manager and friend (a friend of mine as well), opened for the band and played a perfect rendition of Tom Petty’s “Free Fallin.” He also made fun of Adele’s “Rolling In the Deep.” Schinski set up for an awesome show.

A family in atten-dance on Friday night brought their young children and the little girl mentioned to her father that she “loves them” and thought they “sounded good.” Everyone in the establishment loved the mixture of blues (Eric Clapton) and hard rock (Black Sabbath). The Murphies can also write songs as well as play them.

Dan’s guitar ripped the riffs that accentuated the bellowing of Pat’s bass and the beating of Tom’s drums — for Penrose this was a smashing (literally and figuratively)

cover of Black Sabbath’s “War Pigs.” The way the song was played gives “War Pigs” a heavier sound and more heart than what Ozzy gave the song back in the 70s.

Penrose later played songs from Modest Mouse and Pink Floyd. Being more familiar with Pink Floyd than Modest Mouse, it sounded like I was listening to them on the radio — Penrose’s playing is very clean and distorts when the song calls for it. They also played their songs “Devil’s Grip” and “Crooked Teeth” with such clarity. The way the

songs were played was beyond words. The people sitting at the bar felt the vibra-tions and watched the show as intensely as I did in the front row.

The Murphy brothers did not dis-appoint. I was in awe of Penrose’s perfor-mance. The decibels their instruments emitted sounded even better than the songs they covered. There is something about a live show that makes one come alive. Penrose’s songs also left me breathless and speechless. They def-initely know how to put on a good show.

Penrose currently

plays in Philadelphia and the King of Prussia area but are looking to play at The Note sometime soon. To keep up with the band, their website is www.pen-rosemusic.com, or “like” Penrose on Facebook. On their Facebook and via their site, listeners can also sample their music. The Murphy brothers’ playing skills and musician-ship will not disappoint.

Jessica Marie Cavaliere is a fourth-year student majoring in English with minors in creative writing and phi-losophy. She can be reached at JC671566@wcupa.edu.

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Hard work earns wrestling program premier status in Pa.By Brian Johnson

Staff Writer

“Eat right, sleep right, live right.” These are the instructions assistant coach Glenn Koser gives the West Chester University wrestling team at their practice at Ehinger Gym on Thursday nights.

It seems like a rather simple mantra to live by (although most people might say otherwise), but rather it’s the least they can do for a program that has, for the past four years, done so many things right.

In its four years as a club team in the National Collegiate Wrestling Association (NCWA), the team has finished with two Mid-East Conference championships and two top ten finishes at the National Championships along with

Diving team has strong performance at InvitationalBy Brynn Dougherty

Asst. Sports Editor

The men and women’s diving team earned several top placements at the Diving Invitational facing the University of Delaware and Towson, in the Carpenter Sports Building on Feb. 4.

Ryan Kuser, the lone senior and standout star on the men’s team, dominated the Division I competition, earning the first place slot in the 1-meter and 3-meter dives to set an example for the three younger divers.

Michelle Murphy and Kelsey Tennett led the effort for the women, switching fifth and sixth place slots in the 1m and 3m boards.

On the men’s side, Kuser went head-to-head against Towson’s sophomore Alex Cohen in the 1m dive. Ultimately, Cohen’s score of 293.10 could not surpass

18 national qualifiers, nine All-Americans, and five National Champions, including the team’s captain, senior Dustin Tancredi.

“There’s a little less pressure because I already won [a National Championship],” Tancredi said, “But there’s still a lot of pressure to go and win it again. I’m excited for the end of the season; it’s the last month of my career really, so I’m excited to go get back on top of the podium.”

Other returning All-Americans include junior Ryan Kreppel, who finished seventh in the nation at 235 last season, and sophomore Luke Bilyeu, who finished third at 141 during his freshman campaign. Bilyeu has continued the momentum

from his finish last season into a stellar 19-2 record.

“I feel a lot better because last year I came in as a transfer in the second semester, so I only had a half a year to get ready,” said Bilyeu. “I feel a lot more confident because I had a whole year to prepare for the end of the season.”

And the preparation that Bilyeu has done to this point is not lost on the coaching staff.

“I’m really pleased [with his season], Luke’s a hard worker, he’s self motivated...and it shows,” assistant coach and former WCU wrestler Alray Johnson said. “Dustin’s the same way, being a leader and a captain, you have to put the time in.”

Tancredi and Bilyeu are examples of the hard work and success that head

coach Joe Miller has had since he restarted the program.

“He got all the alumni back together and we donated a little here and there,” said alumnus Mark Chew, now a coach (and restaurant owner) in Maryland.

As the program continues to grow, coach Miller’s goal of a National Championship within five years looks even more attainable. Especially since the success has caught the eye of wrestlers from outside southeastern Pennsylvania.

“I get e-mails from kids telling me that they want to come to West Chester to wrestle,” coach Miller said.

The program is also bolstered by WCU alumni sending their children here to learn.

“I think they do a phe-

nomenal job,” Mark Chew said. “I coach a high school wrestling team, so I bring some of my boys up so Joe can work with them.”

With all the success and attention the program gets, it begs the question of whether or not the program will ever be accepted as a NCAA sport by the univer-sity.

“You always want to compete at the best level you can, at the highest level you can,” coach Johnson said. “We’ve shown here at the club program that we can compete at the Division III or Division II level, and we’ve even run into Division I competition.”

The decision, however, lies in the hands of the uni-versity, and with the current budget crisis in Harrisburg, that dream may have to be put on hold

for a while. But as long as the team continues its run of success and continues to attract wrestlers, the program will remain strong in the years to come, with or without NCAA designa-tion.

“We’re blessed that [the university] allows us to do what we’re doing now at the club level,” coach Alray Johnson said. “Because they didn’t have to approve it, but they saw that there was enough interest in the program, so here we are and we’re doing well. It’s going to come when it’s supposed to come.”

And until it does the only thing they can do is eat right, sleep right, live right, and above all wrestle right.

Brian Johnson is a fourth-year student majoring in English. He can be reached at BJ669485@wcupa.edu.

Kuser’s 325.6 on their six dives. He was the only diver to score above 300.

WCU freshman Jonas Raider took the fifth place slot in the 1m, scoring 268.3. Sophomore Kurt van Mol took sixth with a 244.6, while freshman Zach Burns took seventh with a 241.05.

The 3m yielded similar results, as Kuser conquered the opposition, taking first place with a score of 341.2, leaving Cohen behind, who posted 318.34.

Raider came in fifth again with a 266.8, while van Mol took seventh with a 221.3, and Burns took ninth with a 209.3.

“I wasn’t necessarily happy with how I did at the meet— it wasn’t once of my best performances,” Raider said of his fifth place ranking after the meet. “I did work on more skills at this meet, so I was happy with the fact that they helped me in some of my

dives that I hadn’t done well in before.”

Van Mol discussed the healthy competition that Kuser provides as the team’s most consistent and high-scoring diver.

“Kuser’s example defi-nitely motivates me, as well as the rest of the team,” van Mol said of the NCAA quali-fying senior. “Seeing someone competing harder dives than you are doing encourages you to keep pushing forward to try and reach that level. He performs well, not only in the pool, but also academi-cally. We will all miss him as a friend and mentor next year.”

Kuser, Raider and van Mol qualified for the NCAA’s, which occur next month.

For the women’s team, Towson senior Caroline Baker earned first place in both the 1m and 3m dives.

Murphy was the highest

scoring WCU diver taking fifth place in the 1m posting a 252.4. Tennett finished just behind her in sixth place with a 249.6. Michelle Heinemann trailed behind placing eighth with a 229.45.

Murphy and Tennett swapped placements in the 3m, Tennett posting a 249.5 for fifth place and Murphy taking sixth with a 246.8. Heinemann placed seventh with a 244.35.

“I was not too disap-pointed about my placement because we were competing against DI schools and the other girls were pretty con-sistent,” Murphy said. “However I did not do my best and I know I could have placed better than I did.”

The team now preps for the NCAA’s which will take place in March.

“There have been many challenges in my diving career that have made me a

stronger diver,” Murphy said. “The bigger competi-tions that I have either failed or succeeded in give me more motivation for the next time. It has become important to see how much I can improve over the years from meet to meet.” Murphy’s optimism will serve her team well when she and teammates Tennett and Heinemann take on Nationals.

Although the team does not make another appear-ance for several weeks, the teams will be far from relaxing.

“Preparing for NCAA’s will be anything but a break,” van Mol said. “We recently started lifting weights again and practic-ing more rigorously. Over the course of the next month leading up to nationals, we will keep practicing every day in hopes of performing well in Texas.”

Murphy expressed similar aspirations for the NCAA’s.

“This year I am hoping to improve on my placing from the past two years so I know it will take a lot of hard work,” Murphy said. “I just have to focus a lot more at practice for the next few weeks.”

While the diving team preps for nationals, the swimming team prepares for the PSAC’s which begin this Thursday and end on Sunday evening at Cumberland Valley High School.

The men and women’s diving team will perform at the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships in Texas from March 14 until March 17.

Brynn Dougherty is a fourth-year student majoring in economics and finance with a minor in journalism. She can be reached at BD670913@wcupa.edu.

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Men’s basketball moves within two games of first placeBy Riley Wallace

Staff Writer

West Chester’s men’s basketball team completed its toughest week of the season by defeating two top teams in the PSAC East, Kutztown at home Wednesday night and winning at Bloomsburg Saturday afternoon.

The Golden Rams started out fast against first-place Kutztown (14-7, 11-6), jumping out to a 7-2 lead behind a raucous crowd of over six hundred. The game was very fast paced as both teams were evenly matched.

West Chester (13-9, 10-8) stayed true to what

has been successful for them over the past few weeks. Great team defense, ball movement, perimeter shooting, and perimeter defense have all been constants during West Chester’s recent hot streak. The Golden Rams’ team defense forced Kutztown into 17 turnovers to West Chester’s 13. They also assisted on more plays than the Golden Bears, recording 16 assists to Kutztown’s 10. The Rams were spot-on once again from behind the arc, shooting 50% while holding Kutztown to just 7 for 21.

In the first half, guard Jaleel Mack came off the bench and got the Golden Rams going, scoring 10 of

his 17 in the opening half. West Chester did an

excellent job of preventing Kutztown from getting into any sort of rhythm offensively and maintained the lead for most of the half, taking a 46-39 lead in the break. The Golden Rams opened up the second half on a 17-10 run which pushed their lead to double digits. Kutztown hung around though and battled right to the very end.

West Chester practically lived at the foul line in the last twenty minutes, scoring just under a third of their points from the charity stripe.

The Golden Bears cut the lead down to 10 with 2:43 remaining, but they just couldn’t keep up with West Chester as it shot an unprecedented 73% from the field after halftime.

The Golden Rams went on to defeat Kutztown by a score of 103-88. This was the second time a team atop the PSAC East Division visited Hollinger Fieldhouse and left without a victory as Bloomsburg fell to the Rams back in mid-January.

Senior forward Lance McDowell led the way with a season-high 29 points to accompany his eight rebounds. Junior guard Jon Breeden scored 17, while assisting on seven plays and recording three blocks. Guard Carl Johnson was the other West Chester player to reach double figures with 11, but the production was there from top to bottom as all nine Golden Ram players scored at least four points.

West Chester’s second game of the week came on the road against the other team sitting atop the PSAC East standings, Bloomsburg (16-7, 12-6). The Golden Rams got off to a slow start and trailed 9-0

before they scored their first points. The lead was eventually stretched to ten at 22-12 just past the halfway point of the half. West Chester battled back though and trailed by only four going into the locker rooms. The second half was a much closer affair as neither team managed to extend a lead beyond seven.

The Golden Rams took control late when Mack hit a critical three and the Rams defense forced a turnover at the other end. Breeden hit two free throws and West Chester went on to win 74-71. The difference in the game came from behind the

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Troy Hockaday receives a pass at from the back-court and looks for a play in the offensive zone.

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West Chester come back onto the floor just after taking a timeout.

three point line as West Chester outscored Bloomsburg 27-9 and held the Huskies to just 3 of 15 shooting. McDowell led the team offensively as he scored 27 points and grabbed 12 rebounds. Johnson scored 12 to go along with a team-high five assists. Two other Golden Rams reached double figures as senior forward Khalif Foster and Breeden scored 11 and 10 respectively.

With West Chester’s two wins this week over top teams, they now pull within one game of East Stroudsburg who stands alone in third place, and two games behind

Kutztown University and Bloomsburg for first. They look to continue on their hot streak as they now have won their last four games and seven of their last eight. The Golden Rams travel to take on a struggling Shippensburg team Wednesday night.

On Saturday, West Chester returns to Hollinger Fieldhouse for a crucial game against East Stroudsburg. With only four games remaining, this may very well decide who takes home third place in the PSAC East Division.

Riley Wallace is a third-year student at West Chester University. He can be reached at RW718681@wcupa.edu.

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Women’s basketball edged by BloomsburgBy Joey Samuel

Staff Writer

The West Chester University women’s bas-ketball team lost more ground in the race for first place in the PSAC East as they lost to Bloomsburg, 84-76, on Saturday afternoon.

Three-point shooting was the key to victory for Bloomsburg, who moved to 14-4 in confer-ence on the year with the win. West Chester fell to 12-6 in the PSAC, and their spot in second place was put in danger as well.

Junior forward Alex Lennon led the way for the Lady Golden Rams, going 8-for-14 from the field and 5-for-5 from the free throw line for a team-high 21 points. Lennon also grabbed seven rebounds. Senior guard Jillian Keefer added 16 points and four

assists.Bloomsburg was led

by the outstanding per-formance of Dana Wieller, who went 11-for-21 from the field including 8-for-15 from three-point range for 32 points. Kayla Oxenrider chipped in with 19 points while Kelsey Gallagher added 17.

The first half was marked by a startling difference in fouls called between the two teams. West Chester attempted five free throws through-out the entire half, while Oxenrider alone attempted 13 for Bloomsburg, making 12.

That difference evened itself out somewhat in the second half, but Bloomsburg still went 22-for-24 from the charity stripe. In fact, Oxenrider went 15-for-17 by herself, while West Chester shot 15-for-18 as an entire team.

But without a doubt, three-point shooting was what earned Bloomsburg the victory. They shot an astonishing 12-for-26 from long distance, with Wieller going 8-for-15 by herself. As a team, West Chester only made three of 15 attempts from three-point range.

The loss was a crushing one for the Lady Golden Rams, who would have drawn level with Bloomsburg atop the PSAC East standings with a win. Instead, they fell two games behind the Huskies, with only four games to play on the season. Now, West Chester sits in a tie for second with Millersville, who won Saturday over Kutztown.

This past Wednesday, the Lady Golden Rams had beaten Kutztown themselves at Hollinger Field House. Alex Lennon scored 21 points in that game too, leading

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West Chester to a 66-53 win.

While both teams shot poorly, West Chester

was able to get 18 more shots o f f than K u t z t o w n , which played a large part in the Lady Golden Rams’ victory. West Chester’s depth also helped; no one on the team played more than 25 minutes, while four players for Kutztown had to play longer than that.

West Chester led the entire game from start to finish. They also clinched a P S A C To u r n a m e n t playoff spot with the win. The happiness from the

securing of a playoff spot would only last so long, though, as the loss Saturday to Bloomsburg put their seeding in the playoffs in doubt. The difference between second and third in the PSAC East decides whether a team will host its playoff opener.

This coming week will be an important one for the Lady Golden Rams, as they make one last push to regain first place from Bloomsburg. On Wednesday night, they will travel to Shippensburg, while on Saturday afternoon they will host East Stroudsburg.

The East Stroudsburg game will have extra importance for West Chester. Festivities will be held before the game to support the team in the fight against breast cancer. Designated the “Pink Zone Game.” tip-off will be at 1 p.m., but the activities will begin at 12:30 p.m. in

the Pink Zone in Hollinger.

Fans are encouraged to wear pink, which will earn them a free raffle ticket. This ticket will put fans in the running for special baskets donated by WCU student groups , o f f i ces , Barnaby’s, Wegman’s, and the Philadelphia Phillies. Drawings will take place after the game, and fans must be present to win.

Fans that bring extra cash to buy special food will earn additional raffle tickets. All donations will benefit the Kay Yow Cancer Fund. Further donations may be made online at www.play4kay.org/gold-enrams, at the Pink Zone game, or by con-tacting the women’s basketball team at 610-436-3399.

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

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Women’s hockey beats Nova 8-0 for second timeBy Deanna Vasso

Staff Writer

The women’s ice hockey team played a home game rematch against Villanova University last Sunday, one day after shutting out the Wildcats by a score of 8-0. Sunday’s game was very similar to the previous night since it also resulted in an identical 8-0 shutout win for West Chester.

“Anytime your team comes off a big win like last night against Villanova, your team comes in with confi-dence. At times your team can come in a little over-confident and we made sure not to do that,” West Chester ’s goaltender Aly Golia said. “We know what we needed to do which was get another win in order to make playoffs and have a hope for nationals.”

West Chester wasted no time in scoring goals

WCU gymnastics starts second half with loss

On Saturday, Jan. 28, the West Chester University’s gymnastics team traveled to SUNY-Brockport where they unfortunately experi-enced a difficult loss, scoring a 181.525.

Despite the team score, Junior Melissa Voskian came in third on the vault, sophomore Paige Griffin came in third on the uneven bars, and Junior Kaley Lafleur won first place on the balance beam.

This past weekend, on Feb. 5, the Lady Rams redeemed themselves when they traveled to Temple University where they placed second in the Ken Anderson tri-meet with a record-breaking team score of 189.775.

The Temple meet was an outstanding weekend for the Golden Rams in which seven of their school records were broken.

The team started on the balance beam, a tricky event to begin the meet with. Junior Kaley

Lafleur beat the school’s beam record with a huge score of 9.775, also giving her a win on the event.

“There is no better feeling than knowing you just hit a solid beam routine and that all your hard work had finally paid off. Breaking the beam record this past weekend means the world to me and knowing that I now hold the record is incredible,” said Lafleur.

The Rams then moved on to the floor and completed the event

with no falls, leading to a record-breaking team score of 47.025.

Following the floor came an extremely suc-cessful event for the team, the vault. Freshman Stephanie Schuler tied West Chester’s previous vault record with a big score of 9.75. The vault line-up also worked together to beat the total vault score with a 47.9.

To conclude the meet, the Rams finished with a strong performance on the uneven bars. Schuler beat the schools individ-

ual bar record with a score of 9.675. The bar line-up also accom-plished a team bar score of 47.425, which is yet another school record that was broken during the day’s competition.

Additionally, Schuler beat the individual all around record with a 38.325, which also secured her a first place finish in the meet.

“I love being a part of such an amazing team and it’s great to have them rooting for me,” Stephanie Schuler said. “Our team’s energy is

and defeating Villanova in this home ice rematch. Forward Becky Dobson was fast on the breakaway as she scored the first goal of the game for West Chester after a little less than a minute of the first period had been played.

As the next few minutes of the period continued, West Chester spared Villanova no chances to score. Three minutes later, West Chester forward Karine Thibault scored the second goal assisted by teammates Virlen Reyes and Liz Petry. This gave West Chester an early lead of two goals before five minutes of play had occurred.

Like the night before, Dobson remained an ever-present force on the ice with a pair of goals in the middle of the period. Dobson scored assisted by Daria Carzo around the eight-minute mark and then again unas-sisted at the twelfth

minute of the period, showing goal scoring that was eerily similar to the night before.

Villanova was given an opportunity to score late in the first period after a West Chester body checking minor, but the offending team killed the penalty and West Chester was able to keep their 4-0 lead as the game went into the second period.

Despite a few penalties in the second period, West Chester continued to remain on top. Dobson again was lighting up the scoreboard with her fourth goal of the game assisted by Carzo and Hall.

Both Carzo and Hall also showed their prowess in keeping the puck at Villanova’s net when Carzo scored the sixth West Chester goal late in the period, which was again assisted by Hall.

The game seemed like déjà vu for the two

teams, as things were again looking like West Chester was going to get a shutout win with a 6-0 lead as they headed into the final period.

The home team widened the scoring gap even more when defen-seman Amanda Vito scored three minutes into the third period.

Following this goal, which gave West Chester even more of a weighted lead, there were two back-to-back West Chester penalties. This gave the visiting Villanova some room to breathe and the potential to score.

Like the other power play chances that Villanova were given in this game, West Chester denied them since their defense was strong on the penalty kill in this game. West Chester goaltender Golia was also acting with quick reflexes by keeping any of these goals from going into the net behind her.

Halfway into the last period, West Chester forward Thibault scored the eighth goal of the game that was assisted by Vito and Dalziel. Despite a late penalty on Villanova, which gave West Chester another chance to score on the power play, they were unable to score after this point. They spent the last half of the period fighting hard to keep Villanova out of their zone and from scoring.

West Chester did not need any more goals as they ended the game with another shutout victory against Villanova with an identical 8-0 score.

“My defense played solid in front of me both games and the team played well as a unit. I’m glad we got two shutouts against Villanova because the team worked hard both games. Since the break, we’ve played solid team hockey that’s helped us

get these wins and we need to continue our strong team play going into the playoffs,” Golia said.

West Chester has been neck and neck with California University of Pennsylvania for the third seed spot in the Ashley Moyer Memorial division. West Chester is currently 8-4-0-0 with 16 points in the standings and is poised for a spot in the championship rounds, which are set to take place from Feb. 17-19 in Hagerstown, Maryland.

West Chester University returns for their last game of the regular season and matches up against American University Feb. 12 for their final home game at Ice Line Arena.

Deanna Vasso is a fourth-year student majoring in English with a minor in creative writing. She can be reached at DV670502@wcupa.edu.

awesome. I am honored to be a part of such a strong line-up.” Many gymnasts on the Lady Ram’s gymnastics team were also able to record their season high score on multiple events.

The Rams are looking forward to their next competition on Saturday, Feb. 11, at the Big Red Invitational at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.

Emily Seigel is a second-year student majoring in early childhood education. She can be reached at ES734640@wcupa.edu.

By Emily SeigelSpecial to The Quad

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Men’s hockey loses second series to DelawareBy Kenny Ayres

Sports Editor

In any sport, a strong finish to the regular season is extremely important. Whether that finish prepares a team for the playoffs, gives them playoff berth, or even is just a high point in a tough season, ending strong is how every team wants to finish the year.

The West Chester men’s club hockey team may look back on their 2-4 end to the regular season and wish they had been able to somehow squeeze out a win against Delaware, who with a 7-3 win Friday and 6-2 win Saturday may have dashed the Rams’ hopes at earning a spot in the National Tournament.

Delaware took all four games they played against West Chester in the last three weeks, outscoring them 25-8 in those games.

Despite Delaware posting a 29-2-1 record on the year, West Chester had their chance to pull out a win two weeks ago at home after leading 1-0 for two periods and had another shot at a win on Friday.

West Chester’s offense was strong early in Friday’s game, tallying three goals in the first period.

Tim Higgins started the scoring around the 7- minute mark. Higgins displayed incredible puck control with defenders surrounding him and beat Delaware goaltender Nick Casella with a high backhand shot.

Later in the period with the score tied at one, the Rams found that the stretch pass was working against the Delaware defense. First it was Steve Meade who was camped out at the Delaware blue line. Bob McInerney hit him with a pass from the

defensive zone and Meade had an uncontested chance to beat Casella, which he did giving the Rams a 2-1 advantage.

The goal was Meade’s 24th on the year, and his 43rd point, which tied his personal best that he set during the 2010-11 season.

Less than 30 seconds later Chris Gentile executed the exact same play, scoring his 15th goal of the season and putting West Chester up by two.

For a while the Rams held off the Delaware attack, but their defense began to falter late in the period.

With Jeff Dugan and Matt Feeney out for the game, West Chester was missing their two most imposing players. The Delaware power forwards jumped on the opportunity to basically do what they wanted physically while in the offensive zone.

Delaware scored twice in less than a minute toward the end of the first period as they took advantage on some defensive miscues to tie the game at three.

“We did not execute in our defensive zone and

that led to a lot of our troubles,” head coach Shawn Dorsey said. “Delaware is a big, physical and fast team. Our objective was to try to take away the middle of the ice and force them to the outside. We didn’t do a good job of that. I thought that we were trying to chase them around our defensive zone, and that left a lot of gaps.”

Despite the defensive problems faced in the first period, Randy Japchen kept Delaware from taking the lead as he steered aside 17 of 20 shots he faced in the first period.

West Chester hung in the game for almost half of the second period, but things went downhill when Delaware took a 4-3 lead. West Chester lost all discipline and seemingly lost all confidence that they could win the game.

“We got really down on ourselves,” Dorsey said. “Mistakes happen and bad bounces happen but you have to have a short term memory. We took it to heart and got down on ourselves and Delaware took advantage…Our guys have to learn to bring the

same intensity on a consis-tent basis, for 60 minutes.”

Delaware managed another goal in the second before scoring two more late in the third to go up 7-3. They held West Chester’s offense in check, and when the Rams began to show their frustration with the game, the score, and the refs, Delaware used it all to their

advantage.“Delaware

knew that if they played physical and p u s h e d around some of our top guys that they could get under their skin. And we responded in a negative way to that,” Dorsey said.

The Blue Hens went on to win F r i d a y ’ s contest by a final of 7-3, and West Chester could only hope to

get back at it Saturday and pull out a much needed win.

However, they were not able to get it.

West Chester did get Feeney back for the second game, but lost a top scorer in Harrison Welch after a questionable hit the night before, which injured his shoulder.

A spearing major and misconduct early in the game somehow left Delaware with a 10- minute power play, in which they scored five goals and took a 6-2 lead.

Who knows what would have happened if Delaware had never gone on the extended power play. If West Chester had been able to hold them scoreless for those ten minutes, they could have possibly won the game 2-1.

The lone bright spot that came out of the game was the strong offensive performance of McInerney and Meade.

In what was his last regular season game as a Golden Ram, McInerney tallied his third goal in the last four games giving him

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Tim Margadonna and Steve Meade mix it up with some Delaware players in front of the net as the Blue Hens captain looks on.

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Bob McInerney stretches the ice with a pass from the defensive zone to Steve Meade, who scored on the play.

seven on the season.“Mac has a great shot

from the point that leads to a lot of our goals. He has really stepped up since coming back from injuries and is a huge help on defense as well,” Feeney said.

Meade scored the other goal, his 25th of the year and he surpassed his previous season high in points by one point.

Although they both surely would have traded individual stats for a win, it is a good sign for West Chester that Meade and McInerney are on fire if they manage to earn a bid to Nationals.

At this point, it all depends on how the other teams do. The Rams can only sit and wait until Friday when the final rankings come out.

Regardless of whether they earn the bid or not, West Chester will take part in the ESCHL playoffs beginning next Friday.

Kenny Ayres is a second-year student majoring in communication studies. He can be reached at KA739433@wcupa.edu.

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which he scored his 62nd point of the season, the Flyers’ struggles against the Rangers continued as they fell by a final score of 5-3. Sporting their Winter Classic jerseys, the Flyers hoped to end a winless drought against New York that dates back to Feb. 20 of last year, but fell short to the Rangers for the seventh straight game. With the win, New York now holds a six point lead over the Flyers in the division.

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