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Climate reality What’s Inside

Bucks NewsA new movieset in J.K.Rowling’sworld ofmagic hasbeen announced, andChris Giusti has story.

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Erich Martinfills us in onan event thePre-Med so-ciety recentlyparticpated in.

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Micheal Girtonfills us in onthe DigitalGaming Club

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SportsBrian Kelley previews theWomen’s bas-ketball teamand examinesthe state of the Eagles.

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Weather

Monday- Partlycloudy with a highof 65

Tuesday- PartlyCloudy with a highof 63

Wednesday- Highof 53 with a 20percent chance ofrain.

Thursday- High of52 with a 20 per-cent chance ofrain.

Friday- Sunny witha high of 54.

Saturday- Partlycloudy with a highof 52.

Sunday- Partlycloudy with a highof 55.

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Global climate change is areality, and a presentation atBucks on Oct.16 revealed thatthe world must take actionnow in order to stop it.“Climate change is real, it is

happening now, it is causedby humans, and we have themeans to avoid the worst ifwe start acting now,” saidSteve Bacher, director of e-

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Marketing at Bucks.Bacher is part of the Climate

reality Project, a grassrootsnetwork of more than 6,000people who have been trainedby former Vice President AlGore. The 2006 documentary"An inconvenient Truth" wasabout Gore's effrots to educatepeople about global warming.

Bacher's "Climate reality:2013 Update" mainly focusedon the fact that if carbon

dioxide increases our tempera-ture does too. Scientists havebeen able to figure this out bystudying ice core samples.Carbon has never gone over350 parts per billion, but cur-rently it's at 400 parts per bil-lion andthat number iscontinuouslyrising.

“As temperatures continueto rise, that doesn't mean wewon't have cold days, but onaverage the temperature con-

tinues to move up," Bachersaid.

"Temperature affects societymore than we realize.As the temperature increasesmore water evaporates, sothen there is more moisturein the air, so all the precipita-tion is more intense, everyrainstorm is more intense,every snowstorm is more in-tense, and when it's droughttime, every drought is more

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new focus on student body

The Earth’s climate is undergoing rising temperatures right now, but the right steps can still be taken. PhOTO CrediT: WikiMediA COMMOnS

By: sydney TAseyCenturion Staff

The Student GovernmentAssociation (SGA) this yearis trying to be more respon-sive to students by surveyingthem about what their con-cerns are.

“Our main goal is restruc-turing the focus of the Stu-dent Government Associationin order to create a more effi-cient and effective studentgovernment that will be able

to foster the recognition ofthe rights and responsibilitiesto the student body in such acapacity as to further their in-terest and well-being,” saidMike O’Brien, the StudentGovernment Association’spresident.

O’Brien and the SGA mem-bers took to the halls find outwhat areas needed the mostimprovement. By handingout a series of surveys to stu-dents the SGA has workedhard at finding out the con-cerns of students. The sur-

veys have since been com-pleted. The SGA worked closely

with the Student Life office,the clubs and the organiza-tions, the faculty, and the ad-ministration, along with thestudent athletes to resolve allof these problems found inthe surveys. As of right now, the SGA

has a few methods in theworks for improving the cur-rent state of Bucks’ One ofthe ways is improving theathletics program. They plan

on using promotion both onand off campus to increaseparticipation. They hope toimprove things by also ad-dressing the specific prob-lems that our student athletesface. They will also be creat-ing handicapped seating inthe Gateway Auditorium. Another improvement stems

from some complaints thatthe designated smoking areasare too close to the earlylearning center. To alleviate

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improvements coming to campus

Bucks fights climate crisisintense because it is hotterand then evaporating morewater out of the land.”

The more drought we have,the less food production,which means the price of foodwill rise.

for example, russia is ahuge grain supplier andwhen they recently had amajor drought they kept thegrain they had and stoppedsupplying the world. So theprices of grain here went up.

The U.S. did something sim-ilar with corn and soybeans.So the hotter the temperatures,the more our agriculture suf-fers.

Australia recently had to add two more colorsto their weather maps becauseit has been so hot, Bacher said.

“2012 is the 36th consecu-tive year that the global tem-perature is above the 20thcentury average,” Bachersaid, adding that climatechange can also result in morenatural disasterslike superstorm ‘Sandy.’”

Bacher said climate change

and disasters like Sandy havealready affected areas like theJersey shore. if more and morestorms his coastal areas, hesaid, it ispossible that the governmentwill no longer want to rebuildsuch devastated areas, or theinsurance companies mightnot want to keep paying forthese places.

Mary Anne kepler is thecoach of the sustainabilityteam at Bucks. The mission ofthe team is to spread aware-ness and get students, facility,and the community involved.

Currently the team is work-ing on putting water dis-pensers on campus that usefiltered water to reduce thenumber of disposable waterbottles used. Students can putthe fresh filtered water intoreusable bottles.

The team meets every thirdfriday of the month in theLinksz Pavillion. The nextmeeting is on Oct. 25 at 1 p.m.for more information onthe topics and "Climate real-ity: 2013 update" you cango to www.bucks/about/sus-tainability. The change in climate could produce more storms like Hurricane Sandy. PhOTO CrediT: WikiMediA COMMOnS

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This is a photo of Mike O’ Brien, the president of the SGA at Bucks.

these concerns, the SGA willbe relocating the smokers toincrease the distance betweenthem. They also hope to pro-vide a pavilion to properlyshield the students from theuncooperative elements dur-ing inclement weather. A club review committee

was formed in order to en-sure that the clubs and organ-izations at Bucks are able tooperate smoothly and areable accomplish all theirgoals. There were budgethearings scheduled to be helda couple of weeks ago for theclubs to plead their case foradditional funding. The settime did not work for manythough as only two or threeclubs showed up. The SGA did not give up as

they tapped their club treas-urer Zachary Maszlanka tophone the different clubs.The phone calls gave theclubs a chance for one-on-one time to make their case

Continued from Page 1 for more funding. “i personally gave five to 10

minute phone calls with asmuch club members i wasable to contact, and had themgive me their advocacy as towhy they should receive theamount of money they pro-posed,” Maszlanka said.“After finishing everybudget, and ascertaining as towhat those clubs would re-ceive capital wise, we are sat-isfied that this new systemwork as effectively as it did,and we look forward to doingit for the next couple semes-ters.”

Additional travel improve-ments have also been madeas there will now be SePTAtransportation to Bucks onthe weekends. This willallow the students to accessthe campus for classes or forthe resources it provides.

The overall improvementsshould increase better enroll-ment too as O’Brien and histeam have made Bucks a bet-ter place to attend. PhOTO CrediT: SUSAn hUGheS

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4HALLOWEENBucks-news.com The week of October 22, 2013

The wizarding world returns to filmWorld famous author J.KRowling is back again, butthis time by writing a screen-play for a new movie set inthe world of wizarding andwitches. Rowling recently revealedon her Facebook page thatshe is involved in the makingof a new movie called “Fan-tastic Beasts and Where toFind Them.” The title soundsfamiliar to some due to thefact that it is a book thatHarry and his friends read atHogwarts. “This film sounds like itcould be interesting, I amlooking forward to seeing JKRowling branch out,” saidRonnie Giusti, 23, an astron-omy major from Warrington. Rowling stated in an inter-view with ‘The Independent,’“Although it will be set in theworldwide community ofwitches and wizards, where Iwas so happy for 17 years,‘Fantastic Beasts and Whereto Find Them’ is neither aprequel nor a sequel to theHarry Potter series, but anextension of the wizardingworld.”

That has not hindered evenmild Rowling fans from say-ing they would still watch it. “I will definitely watch itwhen it comes out on DVD, Ihave never heard of it beforeso I am curious to see whatshe does with the idea,” saidMike Lafferty, 19, a sportsmanagement major fromChalfont.“Fantastic Beasts andWhere to Find Them” isstory originally written byNewtown Scamander in 1927according toentertainment.time.com. Warner Bros Entertainmentgroup will get the honor ofproducing this film which issupposed to begin casting inthe near future. Many students at Bucksgrew up watching and read-ing the Harry Potter series, soto hear this got some peoplequite excited about J.KRowling’s new project. “I will definitely go see it,”Giusti said when he wasasked about the movie com-ing out in theatres. “I thoughtshe did a great job doing theHarry Potter books and put-ting them into a movie. Ithink most fans know what

Rowling is capable of and theuniqueness of her work.” Whether you were a hard-core Harry Potter fan, the onewho got upset when the lastmovie came out two yearsago, or just a mild fan thatdid not get too into the seriesbut enjoyed Rowling’s work,there is a mutual interest intothis new movie. As expected, there will besome previous fans that donot think this new movie is agood idea. “I don’t think it’s a goodidea for a new movie likeHarry Potter because the ideaof witches and wizards isn’tthat big right now” said An-drew Zyck, 19, a sports man-agement major fromWarrington. Many people may agreewith that but it is still early inthe process so once trailerscome out it may change somepeoples mind that have simi-lar point of views as Zyck. Any fan of the world ofwitches and wizards staytuned because JK Rowling iscoming back to Platform 9 ¾on a different express.

BY: CHRIS GIUSTICenturion Staff

J.K. Rowling is in the process of writing a new series of films.

Terror behind the wallsJust five blocks from the

Museum of Art in Philadel-phia awaits a giant hauntedprison that was built 184years ago. This extravagantbuilding is better known asEastern State Penitentiary,and during Halloween, “Ter-ror Behind the Walls” is oneof the best attractions to go toin the United States, whereabout 140 ghouls await insidethe prison, ready to frightenyou. Year after year, during theweeks leading up to Hal-loween, the supernatural pen-itentiary is full of dementedcreatures, and supposed es-caped prisoners. Thousandsof people line up to gothrough this historical build-ing for the scare of a lifetime. You are not safe in line ei-ther though. There’s no timefor relaxation, and eyes mustbe wide open from the get-go. For this reason, you haveto sign a waiver before enter-ing. As you embark on yourjourney through the prison,you will enter past the eeriewalls, but first a choice mustbe made: let the monsters in-side touch you or not. Thisadds another element to theattraction as a whole. Thereare six main attractions totalthroughout the entire prison,each with a specific, horrify-ing theme of its own. Before entering each of theattractions, it is never known

if the people that lurk behindthe walls will separate youfrom your group or let youstick together.Walking through the prisonalone is scary enough; now,there’s anticipation at everysingle corner as you’re readyfor the next deformed pris-oner to pop out, and scareyourself senseless. The sixattractions include “The Ex-periment;” a 3-D area inwhich it is not certain if thewalls are going to move, andmorph into a person. Anotheris the “Night Watch,” and thedarkness factors in intensely.Not being able to see whatmay be creeping right infront of you brings out muchfear. Also included is the jailcell-themed “Lock Down,”and the disturbing “Infir-mary” amongst others. Although the actors are fan-tastic, the parts are playedamazing and a lot of work isput into making Eastern StatePenitentiary look hauntedand horrifying, the fact of thematter is, this ancient prisonis already haunted and hasbeen for many years. Manyinmates were mistreated,abused and held to strict limi-tations. The angry spirits ofthe prisoners are said to con-tinue to haunt the prisonhalls. The weird feeling that ap-proaches when walking up tothis astonishing penitentiaryis indescribable to say theleast. It is a historical,haunted commodity and has

been featured on episodes of“Ghost Adventures,” “Fear,”“Most Haunted,” “WeirdUS,” and even earned a fiveepisode special on the popu-lar “Ghost Hunters” series.The once prestigious prisonhoused legendary criminalsincluding Al Capone. The Ghost Hunters them-selves have come around for

Halloween to witness the“Terror Behind the Walls.”“By far the best haunted [at-traction] I have ever gonethrough,” said Britt Griffith. Adam Berry added, “TerrorBehind the Walls is one ofthe best haunted attractions inthe country. Go now!”Haunted Attraction magazinenames it a top three haunted

attraction in America too.This prison does not disap-point. Whether it’s the ghoulishcreatures popping out at you,the creepy scenery, the realghost encounters, or anotherfactor, there is no doubtingthe eerie, haunted adventurethat waits at the Eastern StatePenitentiary.

BY: JEFF GADZINSKICenturion Staff

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BUCKS NEWS5 The week of October 22, 2013Bucks-news.com

Chasing heart healthThe Pre-Med Society at Bucks was recently involved in an event for the American Heart Associationcalled “Heartchase” that drew donations from participants that totalled $15,340.

Members of the Pre-MedSociety put their hearts to thetest to help the AmericanHeart Association raise$15,340 in donations throughthe annual “HeartChase”event on Oct. 12.The event is planned annu-ally, and it consists of a mixbetween a scavenger hunt, arace, and multiple “hearthealthy” events in Newtown,according to Dareen Sardar,student advisor for the club. The competitors were re-quired to download a racespecific application, whichlogged the points the teamsearned throughout the race. Each team consisted of twoto five players that needed towork together in order toscore points. The teamsmoved around from station tostation, performing variousheart-healthy activities.These activities includedjumping rope and CPR exer-cises. There was no fee for com-petition in the event. How-ever, the coordinators of theevent asked for a donation tothe American Heart Associa-tion (AHA). The Pre-MedSociety raised $150 for thedonation through a bake salelast week. The total goal fordonations was $15,000, but it

was exceeded by the partici-pants on the day of the event.Members involved in therace were Sardar, ValerieGuerrero, Joe Benedict andKayt Navarro. AnthonyZaffino, co-president of theclub, was mostly responsiblefor the bake sale. “You always hear about theruns and walks for fundrais-ing, but this [event] was to-tally out of left field,” Sardarsaid. “It was a lot of fun, andit brought the Pre-Med Soci-ety together.”The Pre-Med Society endedup competing with fourmembers, and placed in thirdout of 14 participating teams.The Pre-Med Society plans tocompete in the event againnext year with the goal ofwinning it all. The idea to participate in theevent came from Tina Permarfrom the Wellness Center,who approached Sardar withthe idea. The idea came tofruition and culminated in thedonation of $150 by the Pre-Med Society. In regards to the immediatefuture, the Pre-Med Societyhas plans for some similarevents. “There are a lot of walks inOctober in Philadelphia, Va-lerie Guerrero, the club treas-urer said. We are probablygoing to do one of those.”The Pre-Med Society also

has plans to attend the Asso-ciation of American MedicalColleges annual meeting of2013. It is basically a con-vention to network and shareinformation about academicmedicine according toZaffino.The Pre-Med Society is a

club comprised of nine totalmembers. Their master planis to network and share infor-mation about the process ofenrolling, and how to get into medical school. “We try to spread informa-tion,” Zaffino said. “We arehere to present opportunities

to each other. We network in-formation to students.” The Pre-Med Society hasmeetings every Monday, at 3p.m. in Founders Lounge,and every Wednesday at11:30 a.m. in the GallagherRoom in the Rollins Center.

BY: ERICH MARTINCenturion Staff

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THE WEEK IN TV/MOVIES/MUSIC/BOOKS

Tuesday 10/22Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - ABC - 8:00New Girl - FOX -9:00Person of Interest - CBS - 10:00

Wednesday 10/23Survivor: Blood vs. Water - CBS - 8:00Modern Family - ABC - 9:00Nashville - ABC - 10:00

Thursday 10/24Once Upon a Time in Wonderland - ABC -8:00 The Crazy Ones - CBS - 9:00Parenthood - NBC - 10:00

Friday 10/25Undercover Boss - CBS - 8:00Shark Tank - ABC - 9:00Dracula - NBC - 10:00

Sunday 10/27Once Upon a Time - ABC - 8:00The Walking Dead - AMC - 9:00The Mentalist - CBS - 10:00

Monday 10/28How I Met Your Mother - CBS - 8:00Sleepy Hollow - FOX - 9:00The Blacklist - NBC - 10:00

BOOKS

TV MOVIES MUSIC

Carrie (R)Stephen King's Carrie gets a new life in this remakestarring Chloë Grace Moretz as a teenager who dis-covers that she has the extraordinary ability tomove objects with the power of her mind, whicheventually leads to mayhem and horror at her high-school prom.Directed by: Kimberly PeirceStarring: Chloë Grace Moretz, JulianneMoore, Gabriella Wilde. Release Date: 18 October

Katy PerryNew Album “Prism”22 October

AFINew Album “Burials”22 October

Robert Glasper ExperimentNew Album “Black Radio 2”29 October

“Sycamore Row”Written By: John GrishamFor many readers, no other John Grisham novel left adeeper imprint than his 1989 debut “A Time to Kill”. Inthis direct sequel, Jake Brigance, the hero of that legalthriller, returns to the Ford County, Mississippi courtroomto pursue another knotty case. A master returns to hiswork.

Release Date: 22 October

“Driven: From Homeless toHero”Written by: Donald DriverThe Green Bay Packers legendary NFL receiver, all-timereceptions and yards leader for the Green Bay Packers,and Dancing with the Stars champion looks back on hislife and career.

Release Date: 22 October

“The Death of Santini: TheStory of a Father and His Son”Written by: Pat ConroyIn this powerful and intimate memoir, the beloved best-selling author of The Prince of Tides and his father, theinspiration for The Great Santini, find some commonground at long last.

Release Date: 29 October

6 ENTERTAINMENT Bucks-news.com The week of October 22,2013

Digital gaming club is powering-upDespite the Digital GamingClub’s shaky semester ofsearching for a new presi-dent, the club is still thrivingand looking forward to aneven better year of gaming atBucks.’ When the previous clubpresident left Bucks last se-mester with no successor insight, it was nearly gameover for the club. After weeks of searching,the club found Roger Kuna,19, a biology major. Kunahas stepped up as the newclub president, and intends tomake the club as great as itwas last semester.Kuna said the club’s mis-sion is to, “Create an envi-ronment where people canexpress their passion [forgaming].”Members will find them-selves amongst other friendlyand like-minded individuals,who will be able to play awide range of games overseveral consoles that the clubhas acquired such as GameCube, Wii, Nintendo 64PlayStation 2 & 3 and Xbox.An upcoming event for theclub will be a “Fatal Frame”booth during Bucks’ Hal-loween celebration on Oct.31 from noon to 2 p.m. Kuna

Members of the Digital Gaming Club play many popular games on many different consoles. PHOTO BY: WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

said the club intends to fullyimmerse students in the infa-mous survival-horror gamecalled “Fatal Frame” for afun afternoon of thrills. Kuna also expressed theclub’s interest in hostingmore campus-wide gamingtournaments at the college.Last year, the club was at thepeak of their success whenthey hosted a gaming tourna-ment that brought in nearly$300 for the club.

For this semester, one tour-nament that is currently inthe works for the club is a“Student vs. Staff” tourna-ment, where students will beable to face off with their fa-vorite staff members in a va-riety of video games. There isno set date for this event atthe time.The club will also be host-ing fundraisers and charitieslater this year, such as theChilds play Charity, which is

focused on giving videogames to children in hospi-tals. As of now, the club is rela-tively small with only 11members, but Kuna hashopes that the number willincrease as the semester goeson. In years past, the club had adedicated membership. Justlast year, the clubs member-ship doubled from 30 mem-bers to 60 in one semester

alone. Those interested in joiningthe Bucks gaming commu-nity, helping the club growand thrive or just enjoy hav-ing fun with friends are urgedto join. Meetings are held atFounders Hall in room 157on Tuesdays and Thursdaysat 3:45 p.m.

BY: MICHAEL GIRTONCenturion Staff

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7BUCKS NEWSBucks-news.com The week of October 22, 2013

BY: SYDNEY TASEYCenturion Staff

The fitness room in theWellness center provides ahealthy lifestyle choice fordaytime students at Bucks,but what it lacks in equipmentit makes up for in conven-ience.Since November, there havebeen minimal upgrades like anew leg-press machine. Mostof the equipment is very serv-iceable, but is out of date.“The more students that use

the fitness room, the betterchance of upgrades,” saidTina Permar, the Health andFitness Coordinator of thegym. Permar went on to discuss

the major benefits of the Well-ness Center.“It’s free, you do not need to

hire a trainer, it helps preventobesity, and there has been astudy shown that studentswho work out get bettergrades.” Most of the students here at

Bucks have to commute fromfar away and already have theconcern for gas prices, on topof all the other expenses thatcome along with being a stu-dent.Bucks student and fitness

room patron, Christina MarieCurry, commutes from Ben-salem and said how the Well-

ness Center is convenient forher.“You have to pay elsewhere

for a gym, and even though

here you have to pay tuition,there's no additional bill touse the fitness room,” Currysaid.

Another student named RobbGimello told of how he cango to the gym after class andthen straight to work instead

of driving all the way to hisgym. The Wellness center pro-vides a non-judgmental,proactive environment. Thereare also several motivatingquotes posted on the gymwalls to encourage its partici-pants. Permar is willing to help stu-

dents if they need new work-out ideas or help learning howto use the equipment. Permar expressed her will-

ingness to expand as long asmore people are using thecenter. “If there is need formore space, it will happen.”With the new addition of theLinkz Center, the WellnessCenter can be hard to spot,but it is to the far left of thecoach’s offices. This mighthinder newer students fromusing the gym’s resources. “Linksz is new and the Well-

ness Center is hidden,”Kellee Marie Keifer, a biol-ogy major said. “Only sportspeople really know about it.” Students interested in stay-

ing healthy while living thecollege student life need onlybring their library card to theWellness Center and fill out aform with Permar. Whenmore people start to utilize thegym services at Bucks, it willreceive equipment improve-ments as well as an expan-sion.

Students taking advantage of the free Wellness Center.

Walk into wellness at BucksThe Wellness Center at Bucks is a great place for students to get a break from classes and to get in shape. Theequipment, while workable, is need of an upgrade.

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SPORTSBucks-news.com The week of October 22, 2013

PRO SCORESBUCKS SCORES

Shooting for a better seasonThe Bucks Women’s basket-ball team is gearing up for anew season as new and oldmembers re-energize to re-bound from a 2-15 seasonlast fall. After finishing last seasonwith 15 losses, the main goalof the Centurions enteringthis season is to work on im-proving that record. With thereturning player’s experience,and the new player’scharisma, the Centurions arefocusing on winning as manygames as possible this sea-son.“We are in a rebuildingprocess,” said head CoachLori Sullivan. “We are justfocused on winning our firstgame, and we are approach-ing the season a game at atime.” Training camp for the Cen-turions begins Oct.1 and theywill have over a month topractice together. The Centurion’s first gametakes place on Nov. 12,against Delaware CountyCommunity College. TheCommunity College ofPhiladelphia and Lehigh Car-bon follow after that.As Sullivan enters her third

year as head coach, she al-ready knows how the compe-tition is going to be. “Our

biggest threat this year isgoing to be Northampton,”Sullivan said. “That team isalways a challenge.” As far as the record goes,the expectations are high forboth the returning players,and the new players beingadded to the roster. The teamis hoping they can add someheight to the roster to give anadvantage on the court. One of the returning play-ers, Regina Karluah, has highhopes for improving theteam’s success this season.“We are strong on defenseand offense, but we need tojust focus on gaining experi-ence on the court and work

harder every day in practice,”Karluah said. “Everyoneneeds to play with more heartand confidence on both sidesof the court, and if that hap-pens we will win moregames.” Many of the struggles lastyear were a result of a lack ofexperience and confidence,but the team is focused onworking harder to become abetter team. “I want to bring confidenceand positive energy to theteam,” Karluah said. If thisteam has just one player tolead us in the right direction,we can be very successful.”“I hope the new players

added to the roster help makea difference with their energyand dedication.” Shooting guard CassandraGainey is one of the newplayers being added to theCenturion roster. She hopesshe can bring her scoringability and experience to theteam to make it better. “Winning and dedication isthe key to success. As far aswinning basketball games,we all need to work hard inpractice and strive for im-provement on offense and de-fense if we want to be one ofthe best teams,” said Gainey. There are many challengesone must face when being

added to a new team. Thenew players are going tohave to learn a new coachingsystem and playing style, butCassandra is ready to take onthat task. “As a new player you haveto adjust to learning newplaying styles and becomecomfortable with each other,and know each other’s roles,which I believe is a task wecan execute,” said Gainey.With all of the positive en-ergy from the coach, return-ing players, and new players,hopefully the team can makea strong effort in improvingfrom last year’s record.

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With a year of experience under their belts, the Women’s basketball team is looking for better results this season.

Men’s SoccerOctober 5

Bucks 3-1 Harrisburg CC

October 15Bucks 1-2 Bergen

October 17Bucks 5-0 Delaware

County CC

Women’s SoccerOctober 12

Bucks 0-3 Gloucester

October 17Bucks 0-4 Mercer CC

The Eagles’ success this season hinges on defense

Philadelphia EaglesOctober 13

Eagles 31-20 Buccaneers

Philadelphia FlyersOctober 11

Flyers 1-2 Coyotes

October 12Flyers 2-5 Red Wings

October 15Flyers 2-3 Canucks

October 17Flyers 1-4 Penguins

BY: BRIAN KELLEYCenturion Staff

The poor play by the defense has made Michael Vick press on offense.

After a rough start to theseason, the Philadelphia Ea-gles find themselves at thetop of the NFC east divisionwith a 3-3 record.The Eagles started the sea-son 1-3 with losses to the SanDiego Chargers, DenverBroncos, and Kansas CityChiefs. Since then the Eaglesare on a two-game winningstreak which tied them at thetop of the division with therival Dallas Cowboys.Eagle’s fans are hoping thiscurrent two-game win streakwill continue for the rest ofthe season.

“I’m glad to see the teambeginning to succeed on thefield, Bekka Cain, an 18-year-old education majorsaid. I’m hoping this positiveenergy can lead to more winsfor the team.”The question many Eaglesfans are asking is, “Why isthe team struggling.” Theteam leads the entire NFL inrush yards per game (178.5)and is third in the league intotal yards per game (449.8)according to Nfl.com.Clearly with those statisticshead coach Chip Kelly’s newoffense seems to be working,but should fans blame the de-fense for the amount oflosses? The Eagle’s defenseis ranked last in the league intotal yards allowed per game(420.2) according to Nfl.com.Although the new offenseseems to be runningsmoothly, football fansaround Bucks are starting towonder if Kelly is goodenough to coach both sides ofthe field.“I think Chip Kelly has a lotof potential,” Christian Huff-man, a 19-year-old,” criminaljustice major said. “Transi-tioning from college footballto professional is not easy,but if he can figure out howto coach more defensively,the Eagles will be in a greatposition.”Many other students are ex-cited to see how the rest of

the season will play out.Many are worried the Cow-boys may finish with the di-vision title.“As an Eagles fan, nothinghurts more than to see theDallas Cowboy at the topwith you,” Deshawn Jackon,a 19-year-old business majorsaid. “It makes me sick, Ihope the Eagles can figureout a way to win the divisionthis year.”The reason Eagles fans arenot confident about theirteam’s chances against theCowboys is because they willbe facing a powerful offense.“Dez Bryant is having a re-ally good year this year, andour defense is struggling,”Olivia Bucci, a 20-year-oldearly education major said.“We need to stop him fromhaving a big game, alongwith Romo.”Last year, the Eagles hadone of the worst records inthe NFL, finishing 4-12. Al-though the team is on track tofinish with a better record,there are still many setbacksthat could prevent them frommaking the playoffs.The team seems to be cop-ing well offensively withoutwide receiver Jeremy Maclin,but now starting quarterbackMichael Vick is dealing witha hamstring injury.Now the team faces the dif-ficulty of finding a startingquarterback. Backup quarter-

back Nick Foles started thegame against the Tampa BayBuccaneers. Although theteam came away with thewin, Foles consistency is sus-pect because of the lack ofexperience.Overall, the team is playingrelatively decent consideringwhat they have endured thisseason. A new head coach, astarting wide receiver out forthe season, the Riley Cooperincident and the temporaryloss of their starting quarter-back. The results of this EaglesCowboys game could deter-mine the outlook for the restof the season.

BY: BRIAN KELLEYCenturion Staff

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