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West Chester BLUER presents BLUER Business Award to New Street Catering, a division of

Aramark at West Chester University By Robert MurphySpecial to The Quad

West Chester Bor-ough Leaders United for Emissions Reduc-tion (BLUER), on be-half of the West Ches-ter Borough Council, presented New Street Catering the BLUER Business Award for their proactive efforts to reduce their carbon footprint, as well as to support a more sus-tainable food system through their inten-sive “buy local” policy. New Street Ca-tering, a division of ARAMARK, has been operating for over 20 years out of West Chester Uni-versity. With a corpo-rate commitment to protect and improve the environment, New Street Catering implements steward-ship programs within the areas of sustain-able food; responsible procurement; green buildings; energy and water conservation; transportation; and waste stream man-agement. “BLUER is delighted to present the Busi-ness Award to New Street Catering in recognition of their outstanding achieve-ments in sustain-ability and carbon footprint reduction,” BLUER Chair David Mazzocco said. Sustainability ini-tiatives undertaken by New Street Cater-ing include a robust buy-local campaign, in which 43% of pur-

chases are made with-in 150 miles of cam-pus, and New Street Catering is commit-ted to improving this mark by 5% every year. New Street Ca-tering also provides energy and water conservation training to all employees, and plans to link into the university geother-mal system in 2012. Occupancy sensors have been installed

on office lights and a recent high efficiency dishwasher purchase provides 66% reduc-tion in water use. “We are very excited to not only achieve these milestones, but are appreciative of West Chester BLU-ER recognizing New Street Catering for the accomplishment,” Catering Director,

Steven Lewis said. “This is just the be-ginning and we look forward to increasing our positive impact on all aspects of sustain-ability and making our company, West Chester University, and the West Chester Borough, a Green-er” place. “We applaud BLU-ER’s selection of New Street Catering as the 2012 Business Award

recipient,” Mayor Carolyn Comitta said. “West Chester Bor-ough and West Ches-ter University share a common commitment to reducing our carbon footprint, and work together through BLUER and our Joint Sustainability Task Group to find ways to make our sustainabil-ity efforts more effec-

tive. We thank New Street Catering for practicing business in a sustainable way that contributes to a healthy community, and provides a model for other businesses that want to be good, “green” neighbors!” About BLUER The West Ches-ter Borough Leaders United for Emissions Reduction (BLUER) is an ad-hoc committee

formed by West Ches-ter Borough Council in 2006. BLUER’s mission is to reduce greenhouse gas emis-sions borough-wide 10% by 2015. This will help reverse the trend of rising green-house emissions and put West Chester on track towards a more sustainable economic and environmental

future. BLUER holds monthly meetings on the third Monday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at Borough Hall. The BLUER Busi-ness Awards Program intends to spur posi-tive change by spot-lighting businesses that take real mea-surable steps to re-duce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and award recipients as a model for other lo-cal businesses. The award program rec-ognizes businesses in the Borough of West Chester and the sur-rounding area that have taken the initia-tive to: •Conserve energy through building im-provements, design and/or policy changes; •Convert to renew-able, cleaner energy sources; and/or •Reduce waste by reducing purchasing and repackaging, re-using materials and/or proactively recy-cling. About New Street Catering of WCU Din-ing Services WCU Dining Ser-vices and New Street Catering have been providing dining ser-vices to West Chester University and the surrounding commu-nity for more than 20 years. New Street Ca-tering offers complete event planning and is committed to pro-viding an exceptional dining experience as the exclusive caterer for the West Chester University.

About ARAMARK ARAMARK is a leader in professional services, providing award-winning food services, facilities management, and uniform and career apparel to health care institutions, univer-sities and school dis-tricts, stadiums and arenas, and business-es around the world. The company is rec-ognized as the indus-try leader in FORTUNE magazine’s “World’s Most Admired Com-panies,” and as one of America’s Largest Private Companies by both FORTUNE and Forbes magazines. ARAMARK seeks to responsibly address issues that matter to its clients, customers, employees and com-munities by focusing on employee advo-cacy, environmental stewardship, health and wellness, and community involve-ment. Headquar-tered in Philadelphia, ARAMARK has ap-proximately 255,000 employees serving cli-ents in 22 countries. Learn more at the company’s website, www.aramark.com or www.twitter.com/ara-marknews. For more information see BLU-ER’s website, www.wcbluer.org, or New Street Catering at www.newstreetcater-ing.com. To contact Aramark, e-mail Robert Murphy at Murphy-robert@ara-mark.com.

Courtesy of Robert MurphyAramark employees stand proud with their BLUER Business Award

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Professor engages students in mock crime scenesBy Ginger Rae Dunbar

Editor-in-Chief

Students attempt-ed to solve two mock crime scenes, handling two cases of suspi-cious deaths. One of 12 groups solved both cases. Professor Jane Tucker of the Criminal Justice Department led her two sections of Criminal In-vestigations (CRJ 240) into groups of detec-tives who managed a crime scene analysis, processing evidence, filling out affidats and the required paper-work requesting tests and warrants. Students first re-ported on-scene to a possible suicide. The 12 groups, made up of six students each, quickly ruled out suicide for several reasons and determined the case as a homicide. First, the mock victim was left-handed and the gun in the crime was set-up to appear that he shot himself on the right hand side of his head. Students filed paper-work for testing, re-sulting no fingerprints on the gun and no gun-shot residue on the vic-tims hand. Test results came back with white fibers, which indicated to the student detec-tives that the gun was wiped down. Several student detec-tives sent the suicide note, found at the table with the victim, for handwriting analysis. The note was signed “Lefty,” the nickname of the victim. All groups discovered the blood on the note, including on the back-side of the paper, be-longed to Lefty. This indicated the note was placed on the desk af-ter the victim was shot. The only sets of prints

on the paper belonged to his co-owner of the restaurant where he was found dead. Pro-fessor Tucker acted as the lab analyst, as she gave students the test results. She returned the paperwork by com-pleting only the tests the student detectives had requested. Tucker added that no students realized or documented that there was no pen on the desk, to go along with the sui-cide note: another indi-cation this was murder. The mock scenes served as a trial and error process, Tucker explained. She also served as a judge who would sign off or deny the requested tests or warrants. If she de-nied a warrant, she ex-plained the problems or lack of probable cause in their request, and al-lowed them to resubmit the paperwork. Students who sent the note to a hand-writing analyst were notified that the note was written by a right-handed person. Stu-dents who asked to compare Lefty’s and the co-owner’s hand-writing discovered that the handwriting matched the co-owner. Student detectives had their suspect. Most groups made an arrest in the first case and took the co-owner into custody. Charges included criminal ho-micide, theft by un-lawful taking or dis-position, fraudulent destruction, removal or concealment of record-able instruments, false reports to authorities and tampering with or fabricating physical evidence. Students, who sent the laptop that Lefty was using before he was slain, discovered he was checking accounts

of the business. He had discovered his business co-owner was stealing profits by making large withdraws. Students were able to arrest him on fraud charges. Search warrants of the co-owners’ house and vehicle led stu-dents to find evidence that he committed the murder. Students knew when Lefty and the co-owner had argued on the night of his death. Witnesses in the busi-ness had reported this to police. They discov-

ered fraud as a motive for murder. The search warrant enabled stu-dents to find the white cloth the co-owner used to wipe down the gun that was used in the murder. Groups who had this evidence filed an arrest warrant. Two groups of detec-tives with an over-whelming amount of evidence had received a signed confession from the suspect, that Tucker wrote. Not ev-ery group who made the arrest got the con-fession. If they did not have enough evidence for a solid beyond rea-sonable doubt convic-tion, Tucker had the

suspect lawyer up. Tucker instructed the students to treat the mock crimes like they would treat a real case. The project developed as a learning experi-ence for students to see new angles, especially those who want to pur-sue a career in criminal justice. The second case they balanced involved a report of a missing 20-year-old female. Her co-worker reported her missing on a Friday, while the student de-

tectives received the case a few days later. Tucker explained de-tectives could typically receive a case later, taking away valuable time. She said usually in policing, detectives could have multiple cases. The students worked both cases at the same time. Student detectives investigated her apart-ment for clues, with the mock scene involving only the kitchen. There could be 50 clues at a crime scene and police might only find 35, Tucker said, it is not uncommon for some-thing to be overlooked. The kitchen table, still

set for two people, had two dirty plates and two glasses with a red substance left behind. Several students no-ticed the glass with lip-stick prints on a glass with a cloudy sub-stance, compared to the other glass, which re-mained clear. Students proved the female vic-tim was drugged when the toxicology test re-sults showed Rohypnol in the red wine residue. Along with the toxi-cology result of a drug, students requested DNA and fingerprint tests on the two wine glasses. Along with this, students noticed a calendar on the wall with a name, a time and a heart. Students who asked to interview the co-worker, found out the victim started dating someone she met on facebook. Tucker reminded her students to treat the victims like real people. She went to the extent to create two Facebook accounts, one for the victim and one for her date. Only a handful of students made the connection to search on Facebook. Checking social networks has be-come handy for detec-tives. Students who did this type of policing were able to prove that the male knew the missing victim. The male became their sus-pect, likely the last one to have seen her prior to her disappearance. Students learned the crime codes in class and knew they had enough probable cause for an arrest warrant when the suspect denied knowing the victim. His lie to the police was a misdemeanor, for un-sworn falsification. The students who followed through with this were able to get the suspect’s

fingerprints and com-pare them to the prints found on the wine glass in the victim’s apart-ment. One group made the arrest in this case. The victim’s body was found two weeks after the investigation be-gan. Tucker developed this as part of the sto-ryline when several groups had not made an arrest. The body was found in a neigh-boring district, which forced students to turn the case over to the lo-cal police department. Both cases were work intensive, Tucker said. Students photographed both crime scenes and they placed markers to number the pieces of evidence they collected. Only one group includ-ed rulers in their pic-tures as a way to show the real life size of the object. Tucker said stu-dents learned this in class and in the read-ings of their textbook. Students drafted a digital representation of the crime scene us-ing Mirco Visto. The scale incorporated the evidence found and the objects in the crime scene, as the repre-sentation can be used in court. The Criminal Justice Department is working to incorporate technology more into the classroom setting as another learning tool used in the work-force. Students learned how to file for test requests, complete an affidavit and develop warrants, along with an experi-ence to be thorough in their investigation and documentation of evidence collecting and processing. Ginger Rae Dunbar is a fifth-year student majoring in English with a minor in journalism. RD655287@wcupa.edu.

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Students participate in Professor Tucker’s mock trial

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Recreation Center Committee discusses

interior featuresBy Angela Thomas

News Editor

On March 22, stu-dents, faculty, and staff gathered for the monthly Recre-ation Center Commit-tee meeting. Student leaders representing the Student Activities Council, Student Am-bassadors, and Intra-mural sports, among other organizations, were present during the meeting. “It’s becoming more and more of a build-ing,” Dee Giardina, Executive Direction of Facilities Design and Construction, said, talking about the advanced shape the building is starting to take on. Construction work-ers are even starting to work on the build-ing earlier in the day and even on Satur-days to make sure the building is completed on time. “There is a lot of work going on, not only out-side, but inside as well,” Mina Lele, Se-nior Interior Designer, Department of Facili-ties Design and Con-struction, said. The tentative date for the building to open for students is August 24. However, Lele is hop-ing the building will be finished by July 4 or 5. Discussion on the sta-tus of the Ram statue, donated by the Stu-dent Government As-sociation, followed.

The statue will be in dark bronze with a dedication plaque, and will be placed in the patio of the Recreation Center. Last semester, stu-dents, faculty, and staff were given a chance to sign small tiles with their names. These tiles are going to be displayed inside the Recreation Center and will be made into an art piece by Dr. John Baker, Chair of the Art Department. Around 450 tiles were submit-ted, mostly from stu-dents and alumni. The committee also discussed how Public Relations can get the word out about the Recreation Center. A representative from Student Ambassadors announced that he talked to his executive board of the organiza-tion and came up with the idea of giving away free water bottles, key lanyards, or a coupon for a free smoothie from the juice bar to promote the Recre-ation Center. So far, there is no date for the grand opening ceremony. The meeting also in-cluded a sampling of the furniture that will be featured inside of the Recreation Center, thanks to Lele who had them shipped es-pecially for the com-mittee meeting. The furniture included café tables and chairs, lounge chairs, and a variety of soft furni-ture. The “soft” seating

will be placed around the TV lounges for stu-dents to watch games. Seating for students waiting for workout equipment to be free will also be provided. School colors will be incorporated into the fabric used for the fur-niture. All fabrics are 70% recycled material and sustainable, ac-cording to Lele. Student leaders sat on the various chairs during the meeting, giving feedback on which ones were com-fortable and which ones were not. “These chairs are very form fitting,” one student said. Benches will be covered in vinyl so that the seats can be wiped down by the staff. Students will also be provided small closets to store their personal belongings while they are working out. “We’re not sure what will be done with locks and keys and such,” Lele said. The Recreation Cen-ter building will be wireless. The building will include filtered water fountains like the one in Sykes Stu-dent Union. To learn more about the center, visit the website at http://www.wcupa.e d u / s t u d e n t r e c r e -ationcenter/default.asp. Angela Thomas is a fourth-year student ma-joring in English. She can be reached at AT683005@wcupa.edu.

Congratulations to West Chester University student and member of Sigma Pi

Fraternity, Michael Richards, the recipient of the Hank Nuwer Anti-Hazing

Hero Award for 2011.

http://www.hazingprevention.org

Richards took a stance against hazing in the Greek community and began educating not only his

brothers on the affects and negatives of hazing, he also reached out the WCU Greek

community. Because of his own hazing experience, Richards felt strongly about standing up

against hazing. Richards is being recognized for being an excellent leader within the

Greek community.

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WCU Alumnus protests for fair worker wages on University of Virginia campus

By Leah SkyeStaff Writer

Student members of the Living Wage Cam-paign at the Univer-sity of Virginia, includ-ing a West Chester University alumnus, organized a protest starting Feb. 18 that lasted 13 days and in-cluded 26 people on hunger strike and over one hundred people fasting for one day in recognition. Their efforts were to insist that the univer-sity raise the unjustly low wages of its em-ployees so that they could pursue a bet-ter quality of life. The strike, although stu-dent-led, also includ-ed university faculty, and workers, and local residents. Tim Bruno, a graduate student at UVA, who received his Bachelor’s degree in English from West Chester University in 2009, was a vocal and driving force behind the campaign. Bru-no fasted for 11 days and lost a total of 16 pounds. “The only thing that gets you through it is a self-sacrifice to your own conscience. It was feeling right that kept me going,” He said. Because UVA is the largest employer in the region, it has been brought to the atten-tion of students that this is a wide scale is-sue. The Living Wage Campaign has been pressing for economic justice on UVA’s cam-pus for the past 14 years. Workers em-ployed directly by the University can make as little as $10.65/hour, but contract workers—who are technically working for

Aramark, for example — can make as little as $7.25/hour. Using data from the Economic Policy In-stitute, they have de-termined that a living wage, which includes food, shelter, clothing, healthcare, and trans-portation, for Charlot-tesville, VA is $13/hour plus benefits. They therefore demanded a pay raise of a mini-mum of $13/hour for both direct and con-tract employees with-out any reduction to current benefits. Ad-ditionally, they have specified that the $13/hour minimum wage must be indexed to inflation so that if the cost of living increases and the living wage goes up, their pay will reflect the change. Although President Teresa Sullivan’s ad-ministration refused to meet their demands after two negotiations, the campaign achieved a number of important strategic victories. Bruno said in retro-spect, “the administra-tion was forced to ex-plicitly acknowledge our campaign and our demands for the first time in our 14 year his-tory. Students at UVA have never been so cognizant of, engaged with, or educated on the low-wage crisis on campus.” The campaign encoun-tered some difficulty in rallying support from the university work-ers. Bruno said, “It’s hard to get workers to speak out in support because the university culti-vates a climate of fear: workers are harassed and investigated if their supervisors sus-pect they’ve attended

our rallies or otherwise support us. Aramark, the dining service that also operates at WCU, is the largest contrac-tor on-campus and one of the worst offenders in this case.” Many of the students involved have personal relationships with the workers, including dining hall and cus-todial staff, and were concerned about the climate of fear their employers have cre-ated concerning the protest. “When our hunger strike began, Aramark told its employees that they were forbidden to interact with us in any fashion- -employees weren’t allowed to do things as innocent as waving at us as they walked by,” Bruno said. “That’s the kind of climate of fear that UVA and its contrac-tors like Aramark have created. Employees are scared to support us because they know that it could cost them their jobs.” This cause can be relevant to WCU’s worker wage situation, and Bruno urges all students to be aware of their university’s treatment of staff. He said, “UVA and WCU obviously have very different economic situations, but what remains true for both public universities is the crippling effect that enforced educa-tional austerity mea-sures have on real people, students and workers both.” The strike got the at-tention of several na-tional media outlets, including MSNBC, The Washington Post, The Huffington Post, The Nation, ESPN,

Sports Illustrated, Yahoo! Sports, The Chicago Tribune, Ms Magazine, Ebony, DC’s NPR affiliate, RT, De-mocracy Now! and sev-eral others. The actual camping took place in front of the Rotunda, a build-ing at the center of grounds, which was immediately across the street from the University President’s office. As for taking action on other campuses, Bruno urges students to pressure for politi-cal support. “If our uni-versity communities are going to educate students and enable employees to provide a basic living for their families, then they need robust, meaning-ful support from state governments; we need legislators who care about education and economic justice, not their own ideological priorities,” he said. Bruno said his per-sonal and academic experiences at WCU-got him raising his consciousness of such issues. He said, “I got involved because I care about social and eco-nomic justice. We live in a society capable of treating all of its mem-bers well, but we don’t. I couldn’t simply go along quietly with that kind of injustice.” More information on the Living Wage Campaign can be found at http://www.livingwageatuva.org/ and http://www.living-wageatuva.org/catego-ry/worker-testimony/. Leah Skye is a fourth-year student majoring in communication studies, with a minor in journal-ism. She can be reached at LS685444@wcupa.edu.

Sorority women celebrate academic success

By Kirsten Cirelli Special to The Quad

The Dean’s List Des-sert was held on March 21 in the Philips Auto-graph Library. All of Panhellenic Council es-tablished this first an-nual event to recognize Greek women earning Dean’s List. The VP Scholarship of Panhellenic Council, Kirsten Cirelli, worked with Jared Brown and Samantha Pettorossi as well as the entire ex-ecutive board to make this dessert the best possible. The Pan-hellenic Community stands for “good schol-arship, for guarding of good health, for mainte-nance of fine standards, and for serving, to the best of our ability, our college community” and the 130 women this past semester had truly expressed each of those qualities. This semester the VP Scholarship met with each of the scholarship chairs and discussed goals for each semester, and how each goal last semester was achieved. Last semester goals were exceeded as a Greek community, and for individual chapters as well. For starters 5% of the Greek com-munity received a 4.0, 19% received Dean’s List which includes 21 women from Zeta Tau Alpha, 17 women from AST, 19 women from Alpha Phi, 15 women

from Alpha Xi Delta, 16 women from Delta Phi Episolon, 9 women from Delta Zeta, 17 women from Phi Sigma Sigma, and 12 women from Phi Mu. The Panhellenic com-munity as a whole earned a 3.26, which is higher than both the women’s undergradu-ate GPA and the over-all student GPA. The Dean’s Dessert was to celebrate the 130 women who have ac-complished something that some undergradu-ates never attain. So to formally recognize each woman, members were presented with a certif-icate from the Panhel-lenic Council. The Panhellenic Com-munity and the Execu-tive Body want to con-gratulate each woman for their hard work and dedication in the area of academics. Members of an NPC organization, pride themselves on showing to the com-munity that as sorority women, they are dedi-cated to advancing our knowledge and gaining skills in a variety of ac-ademic disciplines. Panhellenic Council encourage each sister to reach out to other chap-ter sisters to achieve and make academics a priority. Congratula-tions in achieving schol-arly excellence. Kirsten Cirelli is a stu-dent at West Chester Uni-versity. She can be reached at KC724821@wcupa.edu.

Courtesy of Kirsten Cirelli

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The College Republicans hosts Loren Spivack, the Free Market WarriorBy Bill Hanrahan

Op-Ed Editor

The WCU Col-lege Republicans are hosting Loren Spivack, “the Free Market Warrior,” will be coming to campus to speak. The event will take place on April 2 at 7:30 p.m. in Sykes Ballroom A (117A). The title of his speech is “What Happened to the Economic Promise of America.” Spivack is a re-nowned speaker who has travelled across the United States to give hun-dreds of lectures about economics and the value of the free market. Spivack strongly believes that the best way for Amer-ica to prosper eco-nomically again is to go back to the free market system that made us so wealthy and pow-erful in the first place. He is largely a self-taught expert who only started becoming active in politics three years ago. Spivack now seeks to educate other Americans about economics in the hopes that the American peo-ple will take that knowledge to the voting booth. Garett Otterbein, President of the College Republi-cans, notes, “Mr.

Spivack is some-thing of a celeb-rity within the movement to bring back constitutional government. We are very fortunate to have him and couldn’t be more excited.” The College Re-publicans encour-age all students and faculty inter-

ested in the econ-omy and/or poli-tics to attend this event. Spivack’s visit to campus is only the latest event that the WCU College Republicans have arranged, since the rebirth of the group in Fall 2010. In the Fall of 2010, College Republi-

cans spent dozens of hours phone banking and go-ing door-to-door for the Chester County Republicans in or-der to promote the Republican candi-dates. The College Re-publicans got to meet now-Senator Pat Toomey and now-Governor Tom

Corbett. The College Re-publicans spent a lot of time with Tea Party leaders in Chester County and the American Sheepdogs, the group that shows support for the troops on the cor-ner of High and Market Street. The Sheepdogs

were started by Rich Davis, a vet-eran, and the group has since become prominent. It now greatly outnum-bers the anti-troop protestors that in-spired Rich Davis to start the pro-troop rallies. In the Spring 2011 semester, the College Repub-

licans continued their community efforts and also began to focus on the WCU campus. One of their events was the “NOBama BBQ.” Students and faculty en-joyed free burgers and the College Republicans col-lected many signa-tures for the “not

http://www.examiner.comLoren Spivack giving one of his speeches about free marketing.

on our tab” cam-paign. The College Republicans had conversations with students and pro-fessors whether they agreed with them or disagreed with them. Several WCU College Re-publicans attended CPAC in Washing-ton D.C. The group got to meet famous

people in the conservative movement as well as inter-act with oth-er conserva-tive college students, a demographic that makes up about half of all CPAC attendees. The College Republicans c o n t i n u e d in the Fall 2011 semes-ter and be-gan to focus their efforts on campus. They began p l a n n i n g some ac-tivities that will have this semes-ter. Some

of their members worked with the po-litical science club and participated in debates/discus-sions about key is-sues including the Tea Party and the practice of “frack-ing” in order to ob-tain natural gas. This semester, four of the members of College Republi-

cans went to CPAC. The members were interviewed by the Huffington Post and their in-terview video was put on their web-site. The College Republicans chat-ted with Iowa Rep. Steve King and got a picture tak-en with him. They saw many conser-vatives, in person, including Rick Per-ry, Herman Cain, Newt Gingrich, and many others. The WCU Col-lege Republicans recently hosted Dr. Rich Brake from the Intercollegiate Studies Institute. Brake gave a talk about the found-ing principal of the United States. Their next big speaker is Loren Spivack and then-they plan to co-sponsor the Free-dom Fair with the newly initiated group, Students for Liberty. Although that event is not yet scheduled it is likely to take place sometime in late April. Any WCU student interested in atten-dance can come to one of their meet-ings in Sykes room 251 on Monday eve-nings at 7:00 p.m. Bill Hanrahan is a fourth-year student majoring in political science and philoso-phy. He can be reached at WH750431@wcu-pa.edu.

Opinion&

The spring break crew to London shared a bond that can only be understood by those who went on the trip. I know what this feels like as I’ve felt it before, thanks to other organizations I belong to in college. In my sorority, we feel a bond that can only be understood by those who experience it. During my London trip, I got that feeling again and shared it with other students that I wouldn’t have known otherwise. We took a group picture on the underground subway, the transportation that we relied on during our trip. We joked that we spent so much time on the subway that it only seemed appropriate to take a picture while we rode the subway. We heard the announcements for “mind the gap” as a warning when the trains entered on the tracks. We noted this among other cultural differences and came back home telling each other to “mind” instead of “watch” out for objects. Lions are the symbol of London, one part of the royal coat of arms. Rebekah Balmer, my sorority sister, and I looked at each other, a huge grin spread across our faces. The lion is our Phi Mu sorority’s mascot, a perfect opportunity for a photo-opt. Other students would point out lions to my sorority sister and I, as they joined in our excitement about finding something meaningful to us. We had all taken photographs to mark off and capture the places we had been. Our group had already created a Facebook group. We took advantage of this to share our photos and befriend one another on the social network media. On Facebook, members of the group had said, “I’ve died and gone to heaven, and heaven’s name is London.”

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Governor Corbett, I campaigned for you, I sup-ported you, and I voted for you in 2010. So did dozens, if not hundreds, of other members of the College Republicans from the 14 PASSHE schools. I also had the honor of meeting you at a 2010 campaign rally. I’m a good conservative Republican and will be vot-ing as such in the future. However, I am extremely disappointed in you. Why are you targeting PASSHE schools for extreme budget cuts?

Last year you proposed to cut state PASSHE fund-ing by over half—about $600 million—all in the name of balancing the bud-get. Which is all fine and good, Mr. Governor, except you also proposed a $600

million increase in state funding for prisons. This leads me to question what your priorities are.

The 120,000 college stu-dents that attend PASSHE schools are the future of Pennsylvania and many of them simply cannot afford to continue to attend col-lege because of your cuts that ultimately did pass the state legislature. Can you imagine if you got your way and half of the state funding was cut? You are hurting Pennsylvania’s future with your anti-PASSHE mentality.

You and I can probably agree that this country and most states need some bet-ter fiscal discipline, but if there is anything that is worthy of government dol-lars, it is education. If pris-ons and criminals deserve a surge in funding during

these hard times then sure-ly the state-owned univer-sities and the students that attend them don’t deserve a funding cut.

The future of Pennsyl-vania depends on higher education. The college students of today will be the taxpayers of tomorrow and who, Mr. Governor, pays more taxes on aver-age? College graduates or people without a college education?

College education is a good investment. Think of it that way. Think of the return that the state will get on its money by hav-ing more college-educated taxpayers. I’m not asking you to sympathize with the full-time college student working two part-time jobs, struggling to make it through school. Instead, I’m asking you to look at it

through a strictly business and economic perspective.

On the other hand, what does your propensity to in-crease prison funding get us? Are convicted criminals in prison, not hard-working and bright young adults in college, the future of the state? Is that what you think? That’s a pretty bleak outlook on this great state’s future, don’t you think? Or, is the plan to send college students to prison instead of college? What a great plan that is. Do you realize that it costs a lot more to keep a prisoner incarcerat-ed for a year than it would for the state to pay what it does now plus the tuition that the student pays? And that’s obviously not the only reason why that is a terrible plan.

Please stop cutting al-ready modest funding for

PASSHE schools. Just imagine that PASSHE edu-cates 120,000 young people in Pennsylvania and that these young people are the future of the state. That should help. Mr. Governor, I urge you, do what is in the state’s best interest and do not cut another penny from PASSHE funding.

College students vote. I certainly vote. And you need to earn my vote if you run for re-election again in 2012 because I ultimately vote based on the candi-date and not the party. Mr. Governor, you are currently not earning my vote. And I’m sure dozens of other College Republi-cans feel the same way. But it’s not too late to have a change of heart. I want to support you and I want your administration to suc-ceed but you need to show

By Bill HanrahanOp-Ed Editor

Open letter to Gov. Corbett from a College Republicanthat you have the courage to do what’s right, not just morally, but also fiscally. If you are truly a fiscal conservative you will cut other items in the budget and not PASSHE’s state funding. PASSHE fund-ing is a crucial investment into the future taxpayers of Pennsylvania. The state can only expect to get out of its young people what it puts in. You can’t expect to deny worthy students a state-subsidized college education and think that the future of the state will be better because of it. That makes no sense. The future of the state is up to you, Mr. Governor. What are you go-ing to do?

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

Most of the politics we see on television show two parties un-able to compromise on anything. This harsh debate between elected officials, unwilling to consider each other’s viewpoints, gives me less hope for our govern-ment’s ability to work together as a team.

This is not the case in local government in West Chester. Our Borough Council meet-ings take place once a month to discuss proj-ects such as parking, zoning, parks, recre-ation, and public safety. The townspeople are

not just welcomed to these meetings, but en-couraged by the Mayor and the council to voice their opinions.

The voice of the West Chester citizens are highly valued by each councilmember. As a West Chester student and intern to Mayor Co-mitta, I would not help but fear being stereo-typed as just a “college student” by the people of the council meeting; the exact opposite is what our three interns have experienced.

The council members express a high degree of optimism towards ideas brought by WCU

students and other townspeople. Respect-ing the importance of democratic governance, the councilmembers frame each issue and ask: “What do we need to do?” & “How can we do it?”

Each Borough Coun-cil meeting reflects the importance and respect for each citizen’s input. The way our West Ches-ter Borough elected of-ficials conduct public meetings has made me feel encouraged about this town we live in.

Dan Colon is a fourth-year student majoring in business. He can be reached at DC741117@wcupa.edu.

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The university has not lifted the unconstitutional gun ban nor did anyone from the administration write an op-ed defending it.

Now there is a $7 transcript fee. Really, WCU? What a scam. I went and picked one up and after I paid the outrageous fee, the woman print-ed it out, put it in the envelope, and handed it to me. And I get charged $7 for what? Is it the piece of paper? The envelope? The one minute of time it took the woman to print it out and hand it to me? And what’s their excuse? They are going to put into place a new system where stu-dents can order transcripts online so they need the fee increase to pay for that. First of all, I will believe it when I see it. Second, I have news for WCU; Delaware County Community College gives free official transcripts to students and they can be ordered via an online system any time and are mailed to the specified address very soon thereafter. Now what’s the excuse?

Caution: there is a war on women currently being waged by the Republican Party. All women are advised to stay in fortified shelters in order to avoid the bombs and bullets of the women-hating Repub-licans who want to kill women. Actually, there is no war on women because Congress didn’t declare war yet but I’m sure the Republican-controlled House will declare war any day now. Until then, can we call it a “contingency operation?” (Note: the idea that Republicans want to “kill women” is directly quoted from a Democrat Congresswoman who accused her colleagues of coming to Washington “to kill women” in the following quote: “In ’94 people were elected simply to come here to kill the National Endowment for the Arts. Now they’re here to kill women.”)

The Taliban said: “The Islamic Emirate once again warns the Ameri-can animals that the mujahideen will avenge them, and with the help of Allah will kill and behead your sadistic murderous soldiers,” Our upstanding soldiers are “sadistic” and “murderous” so the Taliban will “behead” and “kill” them. Wait, who is being sadistic and murderous? This is like a bad joke. The Taliban hangs seven-year-old boys, stones teenage girls to death, throws acid in teenage girls’ faces for going to school, and a variety of other sick-minded torturous and murderous schemes. This is what they do and they are proud of it. This is not what our military does and one lone soldier who will probably be executed by the military for his crimes clearly went against everything out mili-tary and country stands for. What is it about evil tyrants? Whether it is a rogue group such as the Taliban or a rogue state such as North Ko-rea, they seem to take it upon themselves to provide the best real-life examples of political hypocrisy.

Bill Hanrahan’s Weekly Comments The reaction of the Afghan people to the massacre of 16 civilians,

most of them children, by an American soldier has been relatively restrained. These people are simply amazing. They don’t do much when a U.S. soldier kills innocent Afghan children in cold blood but when the U.S. military accidentally burned Korans that were defaced by terrorists, some of the Afghan people started rioting, burning stuff, and killing people. After the Koran burning our valiant president and his bumbling administration profusely apologized to “the noble people of Afghanistan” (I would like to see what type of people aren’t noble—yikes) for what was essentially a non-offense. They condemned it “in the strongest possible terms,” as if it was the most horrible event ever. This is the second time they did this. The last time is when the yahoo pastor in Florida burned copies of the Koran (that he owned, by the way) resulting in Afghan mobs killing a number of UN workers that were there to help them. At least a few of these UN workers were beheaded. It’s time to get out of Afghanistan. We have given them so many chances and yet they gleefully squander any chance to better themselves and their society. If in the future we get attacked again by terrorists trained and given a safe haven in Afghanistan then we should use bombs and missiles to target the terrorists without sending ground troops in and without trying to save the civilians from themselves.

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Spring break trip relatable to college lifeBy Ginger Rae Dunbar

Editor in Chief

Keep an open mind, the coordinators of the London spring break trip advised the 16 West Chester Universi-ty students prior to our departure on March 10.

You’re not going to want to come home, my friend said to me as I said my good-byes. I hoped he was right as London has always been a place on the map I want-ed to see in person.

Our trip couldn’t have been more perfect or even more planned out for a handful of col-lege students. We had an itinerary filled with historical landmarks, tours and shows, ev-eryday. On our free night, the students de-cided to see a Broad-way show together.

For the first Eu-ropean trip, started by the leadership pro-gram, Charlie Warner and Angela Howard, took students on the perfect location for a first-year trip. We went to a country where the main language is Eng-lish, which enabled us to ask for directions when needed. Next year, the two leadership program coordinators plan to take students to Rome. The trips will rotate to a new location each spring break, com-pleting a full circle to take students to Eng-land every five years.

Education First (E. F.) Tours provided us with a tour guide who treated us well, was very knowledge-able about the area and guided us as we adjusted to the streets of London. They drive on the “correct side” of the road, she informed us. We were advised to alter our habit to al-low us to look right, left, right as we looked to cross the streets, despite most intersec-tions having crossing lights for pedestrians.

Prior to leaving for the trip, I went home to see my family. My mom told me to be careful, reminding me that in London they drive on the wrong side of the road, she said with a smile. With the amount of one-way streets in West Chester, I felt that I could adjust to how I should be looking at the road before crossing.

My dad told me I had to get on the Lon-don Eye, which allows you to see the city from high heights. My oldest sister told me I couldn’t leave London without trying fish and chips. My second oldest sis-ter told me I couldn’t come home without a cool gift for her. She said this with a grin, probably as she knew what gifts I would re-turn home with for my family. My third oldest sister told me to have fun and take a ton of

pictures. I did all the above in my week trip.

I remembered to pack lightly, as we were instructed to do so, which would be benefi-cial to ourselves. Sur-prisingly for London, the only thing that I packed and didn’t use once was my umbrella. We had great weather, some chilly days, but mostly we had the sun shining in our favor.

The last item packed in my bag was a box of Special K bars. This snack tends to serve as a life-line for eating on the go at college. For the trip, we heard it would be smart to pack a snack. We found out later, from one of our tour guides, that we are the nation known for trav-eling with food. He said he could see us pack-ing snacks in our suit-case, even if it meant taking out clothes. We laughed at the humor, subsequently indicat-ing some truth to that assumption. By a show of hands, majority of the group admitted to packing at least a snack like granola bars.

During our week trip, our visits included locations to Bucking-ham Palace, Windsor Palace, Piccadilly, West Minister Abby and Big Ben, along with the

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Wake up with Pita PitBy Brynn DoughertyAssistant Sports Editor

There’s nothing worse than waking up in the morning to go to class and sitting though class on an empty stomach.

Well no more: Now in addition to the lunch and dinner menu, the West Chester Pita Pit offers five new break-fast pitas beginning last week. The options include: Awakin’ with Bacon, Morning Glory, Ham n’ Eggs, Steak n’ Eggs, and Meat of the day and each breakfast pita comes with eggs and hash browns. It is made to order to include any toppings, veggies, chees-es and sauce desired. It’s a fresh alternative to the food trucks for a delectable, made-to-or-der breakfast on the go.

The breakfast pitas are the newest addition to the six-year-old estab-lishment located in the heart of town. They’re available all day, because Rob Gillman, West Ches-ter Pita Pit owner and manager, said he thinks breakfast is appealing at any time of the day.

“I like the Awakin’ with Bacon,” Gillman said. “It comes with eggs, hash browns, and bacon and I like to

grill onions and green peppers, toss in some cheddar cheese, avo-cado, and salsa. Yum.”

The pitas are per-fect for students on-the-go who want a fresh, delicious—and quick— breakfast.

“I have been told that I make the best pita on the east coast, and the perfect one can be made in less than 60 seconds,” Gillman said. With fresh ingredients grilled in front of customers and immediately wrapped into a pita, the meal is tailored to perfection.

But the Pita Pit isn’t just for students in a hurry, with a scenic location and welcoming atmosphere, the pita can be enjoyed right in the store, with a vari-ety of lunch and dinner options to choose from.

“We offer lots of veg-etarian pitas, healthy choices, fresh ingredi-ents and a ton of dif-ferent meat combina-tions,” Gillman said. “In addition, unlike most establishments that de-liver, we do not have a delivery minimum.”

Deliveries can be placed online or over the phone to satisfy your morning hunger, the Pita Pit can provide a fresh and tasty break-

fast. They also offer a variety of lunch and dinner specials, includ-ing $4 chicken pitas on Mondays and $4 tur-key pitas on Tuesdays.

The Pita Pit pro-vides a delightful alter-native to the abundance of fast food and pizza restaurants scattered across the town, and creates a exceptional ex-perience for customers.

“We stress costumer service first and fore-most,” Gillman said. “We also feel like we offer a unique product that everyone can enjoy.”

The establish-ment has continued to evolve and has proved that in spite of so much turn over in town, the Pita Pit is here to stay.

The Pita Pit is locat-ed at 139 West Gay Street and can be reached at 610-918-PITA (7482). It is open from 10:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. during the week and closes at 3:00 a.m. on the weekends.

For a complete list of the Pita Pit’s in store and catering menus, and nu-trition information, visit www.wcpi tap i t . com.

Brynn Dougherty is a fourth-year student major-ing in economics and fi-nance with a minor in jour-nalism. She can be reached at BD670913@wcupa.edu.

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It’s the perfect time to catch up or get ahead on your credits. house of Parliament, Stonehenge and fa-mous parks. We took a group pictures outside of the British Muse-um and outside of the Buckingham Palace.

The group was most excited about seeing the Queen of England at the Buck-ingham Palace. One of our tour guides said we shared the experi-ence with her, despite having lived in the area, it was her first time seeing the Queen.

We crowded to-wards the street lead-ing into the Palace, hoping to catch a glimpse of the Queen, the way fans would have crept towards the bus carrying their fa-vorite band back on the road. We were more ex-cited as tourists to have seen the Queen that we joked we could have ended the trip then and there, and it would have been the best trip.

Upon my return home, after I talked about the journey, I realized how much our week abroad re-minded me of a col-legiate experience.

I don’t just mean that we tasted new food, as some students reminded us we were returning home to cam-pus to eat food from Lawrence. We had tast-ed food we’ve never had before, though I found it delicious. I could have gone for another night of fish and chips.

The city has that mentality in the air: run with it or get run over. I liked that. It reminded me of a transition of

life after college to the workforce. It wasn’t that other people would run you over, it was the fact that the real world is in real time, and stops for no one.

College has made me realize how much of a small world it is on campus. Not only were we friends by the end of the week, but we all found each other on Facebook. For many students, our mutual friends on the social network are oth-ers from the trip. One other student leader and I met for the first time because of this trip and we had almost 40 friends in common on Facebook. It’s odd that we didn’t meet prior to signing up for our cultural emer-gence trip. I can hon-estly say I’m glad I met everyone that I had.

By the end of the week, we talked like high school students nearing graduation, wondering if we would see each other again and saying we would miss everyone’s compa-ny. When our departure from London neared we reminisced about our trip and some made plans to meet again. We were all going back to our second home in West Chester to finish the end of our semes-ter. In theory, we could see the others again, somewhere on-campus.

In the first week back, I saw about half of the students from the trip and stopped to talk to them. It’s possible that, had it not been for meeting on the trip, we would not have noticed each other on-campus.

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Tripfrom page 11 A woman’s right to shoes

Column by:Lauren DiCrecchio

Practicum Writer

Rule #1: You can never have too many shoes. As our favor-ite HBO fashioni-sta Carrie Bradshaw once said, “The fact is, sometimes it’s re-ally hard to walk in a woman’s shoes. That’s why we need really special ones now and then to make the walk a little more fun.”

Although some of us won’t admit it, shoe shopping is a woman’s guilty pleasure. We work so hard to save up for the pair we want and there’s nothing like the feeling of put-ting them on for the first time. That excit-

ing and happy feeling we can’t seem to shake once we find the right pair is unforgettable. Why not let that feel-ing last through one more season? Here is a guide to Spring 2012’s hottest shoe trends from sexy and flirty to comfortable and lovely

Although shoe pro-ducers typically use metallic for practical purposes, designers this season are bring-ing a whole new look to the material. They are taking a more trendy and glamorous approach. The metal-lic shoe has multiple shades in bronze, gold and silver. I would pair gold metallics with green, red and orange colors, along

with soft colors such as beige and khaki. Blue and gray are a perfect match for silver, while brown pairs better with bronze or gold. White and black and sometimes pink can give you a little more room to play around with multiple shades.

Braided sandals are making a huge comeback this sea-son. Big designers like Prada have incor-porated this braided style into their spring 2012 collection. This is the perfect spring shoe because it is so versatile. You can find braids that criss-cross and come in a variety of colors. They also range into designs like the peep toe, round-

ed or pointed tops. The platform heel

is continuing on as a major trend this spring, and it shows no sign of leaving just yet. There are lots of fun fabrics to cover these monstrous heels that range from cork, lucite, canvas, denim and even lace. Yes, lace seems to be pop-ping up all over the place this spring, and not just on clothes.

There’s no need to worry for those of you who love to make bold statements with bright shoes. Color blocking shoes are a total hit this season,

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Student leaders spell out WCU in front of Buckingham Palace in London. Pictured above from left to right: Shaina Mason, Ellen Howard, Dave Davis, Laura Roche, Ginger Rae Dunbar and Rebekah Balmer.

Photo courtesy of Charlie Warnerents a postcard to jok-ingly say that I brought my resume to London and they could visit after I got settled in.

As our tour guide said good-bye to us, she said she hoped we had enjoyed our trip and had done and seen most of what we wanted to in London. She ended with saying that she hoped we hadn’t done everything we wanted to and instead, to come back for another trip.

Another trip sounds appealing. Maybe an-other plate of fish and chips is in my future.

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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Pura Vida bracelet at WCUBy Hannah DjalletaSpecial to The Quad,

and Carol FritzEntertainment Editor

A colorful new fash-ion trend has hit WCU’s campus just in time for spring-- Pura Vida brace-lets. Pura Vida brace-lets are unique, hand-made bracelets fair trade from Costa Rica with a great story behind them.

According to their website, Pura Vida Brace-let Sales was formed when two friends were in Costa Rica celebrating their col-lege graduation. They no-ticed a man named Jorge peddling handmade bracelets on the street. The pair of friends was inspired by the bracelets’ simplicity and beauty, and they quickly became good friends and busi-ness partners with Jorge. Soon, Jorge went from selling 2-5 bracelets per

week to almost 15,000 bracelets per week.

The entrepreneurs decided to name the company Pura Vida, which means “pure life” in Spanish. According to their website, “Enjoy-ing life slowly, celebrat-ing good fortune and not taking anything for granted embodies the Pura Vida lifestyle.”

In Costa Rica, each bracelet is handmade with unique color com-binations. The bracelets benefi t both the Costa Rican jewelers and the Surf Rider Foundation, a 50,000-member volun-teer organization that is dedicated to cleaning up beaches and oceans around the world. Pura Vida also has brace-lets that fund charities and raise awareness of specifi c causes such as lung cancer awareness, autism awareness, the United States Army,

breast cancer awareness, and more. Every bracelet purchased helps to pro-vide full time jobs for lo-cal Costa Rican artisans.

The bracelets are unisex and each one is different. Bracelets will be ordered when a large enough shipment is in de-mand. Each bracelet rang-es in price from $5 to $15; the more expensive ones are beaded and braided.

Second-year WCU student Hannah Djalleta is the offi cial campus rep-resentative for Pura Vida. She can be contacted at HD739136@wcupa.edu.

For more infor-mation visit www.puravidabracelets.com.

Hannah Djalleta is a second-year student dual majoring in early grades and special educa-tion. She can be reached at HD739136@wcupa.edu .

Carol Fritz can be reached at CF716022@wcupa .edu .

Resolution solution: Pita PitBy Nicole Bair

Special to The Quad

Now having been a few months since the New Year began, how many people have kept their New Year resolu-tions? People sat there debating what their resolution would be: how about lose a little weight the healthy way? Finally buy that gym member-ship for only ten dol-lars and change their diet. Now to be on a diet doesn’t mean chewing on bean stalks every night for dinner, people can even go out to eat. Who-ever said that eating out was unhealthy has obvi-ously not step foot in the 21st century yet. A great

example is the local Pita Pit. Those desirable little crisp rolled up bundles of joy can be made healthy. Leave cravings for may-onnaise and bacon at home and it’s easy. Pita Pit has even made specif-ic pitas for high achiev-ers, which can be found on Pita Pit’s new ‘Your Resolution Solution’ menu. Yeah, they make it pretty easy. The pitas include: Light Chicken Crave, Light Buffalo Chicken, Fresh Garden, Light Chicken Caesar, Light Mediterranean, and Light Steak Fajita.

All of these pitas are almost identical to those found on their regular menu, with only minor

changes. They all fall between the 280-450 calorie count. The Pita Pit specialists just go a little lighter on the may-onnaise, they take the bacon out of the Caesar, and add an extra veg-gie here and there. All simple changes that one may not think would make a difference, but every little bit helps.

So break out those sweats and strap on those sneakers and run on over to Pita Pit for a delectable healthy pita.

Nicole Bair is a fourth-year student dual majoring in liberal stud-ies. She can be reached at NB777106@wcupa.edu.

Shoesfrom page 13

and the bright hues we love will remain with us. I have found many of my favorite shoes this season to be wedges or platforms, with multiple colors like orange and pink, aqua and purple, and orange with green. If you have a basic style, these shoes will defi -nitely glam you up.

If you’re not a fan of the bright colors, pastel colors have to-tal rein this season, so you can’t go wrong with a lighter shoe. Like last season, nude is a top trend color, but 2012 brings a little more to the table with aqua, light yellow and

pale green shades. Rivets are also a

huge trend this sea-son from biker boots to high heel pumps. They are made large to draw attention or small so you can barely notice. Either way, fi nd your style with riv-ets and own the look.

Last season we saw a little bit of the cold shoulder to-wards transparent shoes. They are get-ting more popular as the new season ap-proaches. Designers this season included lots of vinyl style shoes in their collection

If you’re looking to spice up your look, throw on a pair of shining shoes. These are a must have to highlight your outfi ts

this season. Gold and silver are easier to work with, but color-ful shoes are more fun!

Now seeing as most of us college students can’t afford the expensive stuff, a woman has every right to shoes. You can fi nd a great selection of wedges at Forever 21. I would also check out H&M, they are show-ing lots of platform and more of a metallic style shoe. Express is a little pricier, but they have lots of fun col-ors we love. And last-ly don’t forget DSW.

Lauren DiCrecchio is a fi fth-year student ma-joring in liberal studies with minors in journalism and Spanish. She can be reached at LD658004@wcupa.edu.

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The Hunger Games” Sets Opening-Day Record for Non-Sequel

LOS ANGELES -- Katniss Everdeen may be engaged in a savage battle in “The Hunger Games,” but there’s little doubt about the victor in a different arena: the box offi ce.

Audience interest in the big-screen adaptation of the literary teen epic is so astronomical that it is diffi cult to pinpoint exactly how many ticket sales the movie will sell in its opening weekend.

The fi lm took in $68.25 million domestically in its fi rst day, a record for a non-sequel.

Movie industry analysts report that the Friday total for “The Hunger Games” was the fifth-best opening day ever.

The big start should translate into an opening weekend of as much as $140 million d o m e s t i c a l l y , according to Paul D e r g a r a b e d i a n , analyst for box-offi ce tracker Hollywood.com.

In that case, the fi lm would have the h ighest -gross ing three-day weekend ever for a non-

sequel, not adjusting for infl ation.

That record is held by Tim Burton’s “ A l i c e i n Wonderland,” which grossed $116.1 million on its opening in March 2010.

F i r s t - d a y revenues for “The Hunger Games” were well behind the record $91.1 million for last summer’s “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2.”

That fi lm -- the eighth in the “Harry Potter” series -- raked in $169.2 million in its opening weekend.

But “The Hunger Games” came close to each of the last three “Twilight” movies, whose opening days ranged from $68.5 million to $72.7 million.

“The Hunger Games,” which stars 21-year-old Oscar nominee Jennifer Lawrence (“Winter’s Bone”), is based on the fi rst novel in author Suzanne Collins’ bestselling young-adult trilogy.

Unlike “Twilight,” which appealed strongly to young women, “The Hunger Games” is resonating with all d e m o g r a p h i c s ,

including males 25 and younger.

The fi lm has also received overwhelm-ingly positive critical reviews: On Thursday morning, it had a 89% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

Lionsgate, which is distributing the fi lm, produced the movie for a little over $80 million after tax credits from North Carolina, where it was shot.

The independent studio spent $45 million to market the movie domesti-cally, sending the young cast on an eight-city national mall tour and holding premieres in LA, New York, London, Paris and Berlin.

The film is debuting in most foreign countries this weekend, though Lionsgate sold off the movie’s international distri-bution rights to various releasing outfi ts to mitigate its fi nancial risk.

As a result, Lionsgate has recouped more than half the fi lm’s pro-duction budget, but if the movie is a big hit overseas, the studio will not reap as much of the benefi ts.

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Co-stars’ chemistry is the key to new sitcom ‘Bent’

LOS ANGELES -- It’s a tale as old as time: A tough, type-A lawyer hires a surfer-dude con-tractor to remodel her kitchen. OK, the type-A lawyer and surfer-dude characters aren’t that classic, but the story of two very different people fi nding a connection has been around forever.

NBC’s banking that a new spin on this old plot will create enough sparks to make the new comedy “Bent” a hit. It will be up to Amanda Peet, the lawyer, and David Walton, the surfer, to generate those sparks.

“I think chemistry, in real life, it’s hard to put words around it. You either have it with someone or you don’t,” Walton says. He thinks viewers will see -- and be attracted to -- the chemistry between he and Peet.

Both actors credit executive producer Tad Quill with writing a script that has enough sexual tension and sexual suspense to make it easy to create the needed sexual elec-

By Rick BentleyMcClatchy Newspapers

tricity.“ I t ’s not

something that I think about or that I set out to accom-plish. It’s just play the scene,” Peet says of the connec-tion she has to her co-star.

She has played those kinds of scenes in TV and fi lm projects before, from “Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip” to “The Whole Nine Yards.” The key to making the audience believe there is some type of connection is believable casting.

Peet and Quill knew immediately Walton was the guy for “Bent.”

“When Tad and I were looking for a co-star, we defi-nitely wanted to fi nd something that would make the show really sexy. We wanted to create a real kind of lifestyle rift between these two people. And when David Walton came in, it was obvious that he was our guy. And, frankly, from the bottom of my heart, I am shocked that I get to be with him and not Reese Witherspoon or Jennifer Lopez or some movie star right now because

he’s just a really crazy genius combi-nation of being really funny and really gorgeous and kind of a dork,” Peet says. “I feel very lucky that we found him.”

Walton’s a veteran of situation comedies, having starred in “Perfect Couples,” “100 Questions” and “Cracking Up.”

Quill, who worked as a producer on “Scrubs,” “Spin City,” “Good Morning, Miami” and “Samantha Who?,” wants “Bent” to have the same romantic comedy elements of those shows while being just a little different.

“We’re trying to be funny, but it’s also people talking in sort of the way my friends talk. Maybe a little bit natural dialogue,” Quill says. “What I really love about it is that we blend in this sort of ensemble family comedy aspect to it too. What I was shooting for was not just a romantic comedy, although I think that part of it is really great and I think that will actually hopefully hook people in.”

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Comedian Michael Ian Black brings laughter to Exton book signing

Michael Ian Black has a lot of accom-plishments under his belt. I will lead with my favorite of his a c c o m p l i s h m e n t s : Michael Ian Black has kissed Bradley Cooper.

Perhaps Michael Ian Black would not crown that achieve-ment as his favorite, but it is one that begs to be shared. Am I right? Now that I have gotten the attention of Bradley Cooper fans, they may be asking themselves, “Who is Michael Ian Black?” Good question.

On Twitter, Michael Ian Black calls himself a “magician of the heart.” In the real world, that translates to “comedian.” But Black is so much more than a funny man—a fact revealed by his appearance at Barnes and Noble in Exton, Pa. on March 6. He was there promoting his latest book “You’re Not Doing It Right,” in which he details his troublesome trials as a father and a husband.

Despite the fact that his appearance attracted mostly young adults, Black had the crowd laughing and cringing with sympathy as he read from the chapter, “I Hate My Baby.” I have never taken care of a baby for an extended period of time, but something about his dark desire to shake his son to sleep rings a bell with me, as I am sure it

By Molly HerbisonSpecial to The Quad

would with anyone else whose logic has ever been incapaci-tated by fatigue.

Although his book is undoubtedly funny, Black objects to its label as a “comedic memoir.” He feels that it is just a bunch of his stories that happen to have some jokes woven into them. He tells the truth—if the book was stripped of its comedy, I would still have experienced a lot of touching moments with Black and his family. Maybe “‘magician of the heart” is pretty accurate after all.

A Q&A session followed his reading, revealing Black’s many other endeav-ours. His experiences with stand-up comedy, including his comedy groups “The State” and “Stella,” allowed him to assure an aspiring comedian in the crowd.

“Philadelphia is a great place to do comedy because you people have nothing to live for.”

Both “The State” and “Stella” became short-lived shows on MTV and Comedy Central, respectively. He worked with members of his comedy groups on other projects, including the uproari-ous movie “Wet Hot American Summer” in which Amy Poehler, Paul Rudd, and yes, Bradley Cooper, also appear.

He addressed rumors of another “Wet Hot” movie by saying that many

people were on board with the idea, but nothing was defi nite yet.

In response to a question about his next book, Black revealed his collabo-rat ion with Republican columnist and blogger, Meghan McCain. The book, “America, You Sexy Bitch,” details the pair’s road trip across America during which they discover how much Americans have in common. It will debut just in time for the presidential election.

Toward the end of the Q&A session, Black’s podcast, “Mike and Tom [Cavanagh] Eat Snacks,” became the subject of interro-gation. When asked about his favorite snacks, he admitted that the only two snacks to receive a perfect rating from both him and Tom were clementines and i n d i v i d u a l - s e r v e Haagen-Dazs Vanilla ice cream.

As if being a comedian, a writer, a father, a husband, an actor, a snack-con-noisseur, and a one-time kisser of Bradley Cooper were not enough, Michael Ian Black also happens to dole out helpings of advice to young people like myself. When I asked if he had any advice for college students, he warned: “Don’t be an a**hole.” Sound advice, I think.

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

Indie rock artist Brandi Carlile to release new album this summer

By Carol FritzEntertainment Editor

Singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile’s fourth studio album will be released by Columbia Records on June 5.

The album, titled “Bear Creek,” is comprised of 13 new t r a c k s i n c l u d i n g “That Wasn’t Me,” which is the fi rst single from the album. The single will be released in April. The album will also include t h e n o s t a l g i c , i m a g e r y -fi lled track, “Keep Your H e a r t Young,” a live version of which C a r l i l e r e c e n t l y sang at the KXT 91.7 r a d i o station in Texas.

“ B e a r Creek” is named after the studio in which the majority of the album’s content was recorded. Bear Creek Studios is housed in a converted barn near Seattle, Carlile’s hometown.

Joining Carlile on the album are her longtime band mates Tim and Phil Hanseroth, known as “The Twins.” They co-wrote several songs with Carlile. Tim also plays guitar

and Phil plays bass. Drummer/percussion-ist Allison Miller, cellist Josh Neumann, keyboard-player Dave Palmer, and Jeb Bows on violin and mandolin all accompany Carlile on the album. Drummer Matt Chamberlain

also contributed to several tracks.

Carlile, named “the best voice in indie rock” by Paste Magazine, released her most recent album last year, “Live at Benaroya Hall with Seattle Symphony,” a live album recorded at a show in November 2010.

When she first appeared on the music scene, Carlile’s self-titled debut

album received rave reviews, and Rolling Stone named Carlile to their Top 10 list of artists to watch. She has sold over 800,000 albums and has played over 700 live shows.

That total number of live shows will

continue to grow this year. She plans to tour exten-sively to support the new record, including with the Dave M a t t h e w s Band at six of their shows this summer. She will also headline the Red Rocks Amphitheatre, a 9,450-seat venue in Morrison, CO, on July 14.

In the past, Carlile has toured with artists such as Chris Isaak, Sheryl Crow, the Avett Brothers and also Ray Lamontagne.

Her songs have been featured on television shows like “The Good Wife,” “American Idol,” “Parenthood,” and “Grey’s Anatomy.”

For more informa-tion and a complete track listing of Carlile’s new album, “Bear Creek,” visit www.brandicarlile.com.

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

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WCU Diamondmen cruise to 16-1 start to regular season

By Kenny AyresSports Editor

Baseball is a game of numbers. You can find out almost anything about a player’s or team’s perfor-mance by looking at the seemingly endless jumble of statistics and numbers in a box score.

That is why it is tough to describe in only words what the West Chester men’s baseball team has done so far this season. The only way to do it justice is to give you the numbers. They tell the whole story.

One-hundred and fifty three. The number of runs West Chester has scored so far this season in 17 games. That translates to nine runs per game, and an average of 1.1 runs every inning. A mark of incredible production, yes? Pair that with the 61 runs WCU has given up all year, and here is a team that is winning by an average of 9-4 every single game. There is a reason they are 16-1 to start the season and have won 11 straight games. Everyone is contributing.

“So far this season everybody on the team has

impressed me,” senior Joe Wendle said. “I feel that we have been very balanced throughout the year on offense defense, and pitching. This includes when we are up in games, and down in games … we feel playing on an even keel will allow us to win the most games.”

The effort has come from everyone, but it is tough not to take a second glance at Wendle’s production numbers so far this season.

There is a lot to talk about when it comes to the senior infielder. Let’s start with the number one. In 64 at bats this season Wendle has struck out one time. Wendle is on pace to strike out fewer than 3 times this year, a total that some batters match after one bad day at the dish. When a player strikes out that little, they have to be comfortable hitting with two strikes.

“My approach with two strikes is to choke up a little on the bat, and stay short to the ball. Sometimes I will use that approach for an entire at-bat or even game,” Wendle said.

It is not tough to imagine what he has accomplished

this year given his consis-tency at the plate. Wendle has appeared in all 17 games, and holds a .469 average with seven doubles, four triples, seven homers, and 26 RBI. The rest of the team combined has just four more home runs than Wendle, and his 26 RBI are 10 more than Chris Pula and Reid Pulford.

First year head coach Jad Prachniak is certainly impressed.

“Wendle has great physical tools and he combines that with an immpressive understand-ing of the game,” Prachniak said. “He has great hand eye coordination, which helps him recognize pitches, even when he gets fooled and is on his front foot he is able to keep his hands back and puts a good swing on the ball.”

However, to give Wendle all of the credit for the potent West Chester offense would be absurd. His numbers are outstand-ing but he is just one piece in a very dynamic Golden Rams puzzle.

Wendle might drive in a bunch of runs, but who would he be driving in if nobody was on base?

Forty-five. The c o m b i n e d number of runs leadoff man Mike Raimo, and two-hole hitter Jack Provine have scored this season. Provine’s 24 runs rank first on the team and Raimo’s 21 rank third behind Wendle’s 23. But to score runs a player needs to reach base, and these two have done a tremen-dous job of doing that.

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on-base percentage of .529 is the highest on the team, and he has reached base in 13 consecutive games. Raimo has walked 13 times this year, which is also a team high. That is exactly what the number one and two hitters on a team need to do, draw walks and reach base so the middle of the order can drive them in.

“Raimo in the leadoff spot and Provine hitting second have been excep-tional at working at bats and finding a way on base, they help initiate the offense especially early in the game,” Prachniak said.

And when Wendle doesn’t drive them in, there is plenty of offense in the rest of the order to do the job. Of the nine players on the team that have more than 20 at bats, only three are hitting under .300 and only one is hitting under .275. Reid Pulford (.350/3/316), Matt Baer (.313/3/14) and Chris Pula

(.281/1/16) have anchored the middle/lower part of the order, and come through consistently with runners on base. These players, along with regulars like Justin Lamborne, Jordan Wlodarczyk, and Josh Heyne have led the Golden rams to an incredible team batting average of .343.

Of course the .343 average comes from the offense, but the .238 batting average against comes from the men on the rubber.

Fifty-Six. The total number of innings pitched by Dave Stieg, Fred Breidenbach, Kyle Weary, and Jordan Lehman. The significance? These four pitchers hold the top four earned run averages on the team. In those 56 innings they have allowed just 10 earned runs, giving them a combined ERA of 1.60. That means they allow an average of 1.60 runs per nine innings

pitched.Breidenbach, who has

started all three games he has pitched in, has held opponents to a .143 batting average, allowing just one extra base hit and striking out eight in 18 innings. He is averaging an impressive six innings per outing, leaving little work for the bullpen.

The rest of the pitching staff has certainly pulled their weight as well. Of the 11 pitchers that have tossed at least an inning this year, six hold ERAs of 3.00 or under (Stieg, Breidembach, and Weary al under 1.90). Only two pitchers have an ERA over five, and as a staff the Rams have given up just three home runs all year.

The pichers cannot do it alone though. Part of not allowing runs is having a defense that will bail you out once in a while, and

See BASEBALL page 22Senior Joe Wendle has led a potent West Chester offense with a .469 average, 7 home runs, and 26 RBI in 17 games.

Courtesy of Joe Wendle

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Track excels at Golden Ram InvitationalBy Joey Samuel

Staff Writer

West Chester’s men’s and women’s track and field teams performed well throughout in the first outdoor meet of the spring, the Golden Ram Invitational, on Sunday.

The men’s team finished first in four contests, all of them being field events. Eric Hunter placed first in the pole vault, with a height of 14 feet and 1.25 inches. Conor Ewell took top honors in the high jump, clearing 5 feet, 8.75 inches, while Brian Pellechia was first in the hammer throw with 133 feet. LeQuann Chapman won the long jump with 21 feet and 10.75 inches.

Other members of the men’s track team finished well without recording wins. Anthony Jackson was third in the long jump at 20 feet, 4.25 inches, while Adam Heath was fifth with 19 feet, 9.5 inches. Will Breiner was third in the hammer throw with 123.6 feet, while Dillon Wallner was fourth with 121.75 feet.

In the track events, Ryan Karli highlighted the team by finishing second in the 110-meter

Lady Rams are top DII contributors to Kay Yow Cancer FundBy Joey Samuel

Staff Writer

While they may have come up short in the NCAA Division II national cham-pionship, the West Chester women’s basketball team did manage to come out as champs in another arena.

West Chester emerged as the number one fundraiser in all of Division II to the Kay Yow Cancer Fund, a non-profit organization

dedicated to fighting against women’s cancers. It raises money for scientific research in an effort to make strides in finding a cure for cancer. The team will be recognized on Friday night, March 30, in Denver at the Women’s Final Four, which also doubles as the WBCA Coaches’ Convention.

A large portion of the money raised by West Chester came from the

“Pink Zone Game,” held Feb. 18 before a home game against East Stroudsburg. Fans wore pink to the game and also spent money on food as well as raffle tickets, which put them in the running for special baskets provided by WCU student groups, Barnaby’s, Wegman’s, and the Philadelphia Phillies. All of the donations benefited the Kay Yow Cancer Fund, which helped put West

Chester atop the list of fundraisers from Division II.

West Chester’s season came to an end two weeks ago, when they lost to fellow PSAC member Edinboro in the first round of the Division II national cham-pionship. The Golden Rams were an eight-seed in their part of the bracket, while Edinboro was a number-one seed. Edinboro went on to lose, in the third round,

high hurdles with a time of 15.9 seconds. He also finished fourth in the 400m hurdles in 56.74 seconds. Sean Sebeck was third in the 10,000-meter, finishing in 32:51.98, and Nick Drozd finished fourth in the 400m in 49.45 seconds.

Other top performers included Jacob Perry, placing sixth in the 1500m in 4:09.77, and Zach Musselman, who finished in seventh place with a time of 4:12.55. As a team, the 4x100m team finished in third with a time of 43.23. The quartet included Jackson, Heath, Chapman, and Alex Foulke.

The women were not about to be outper-formed, however. They finished in first place in four events themselves. Senior Kathleen Casey led the way, winning two events all by herself. She won the 1500m in 4:45.56, and also took the 3000m with a time of 10:15.38. Meanwhile, WCU also took second and third in the 3000m through Brittany Boyer and Michelle Blum, respectively.

Kim McManus took top honors in the stee-plechase with a time of 11:45.00. She also finished third in the 1500m in 4:58.70. Nicole Smith placed second in

to Shaw University, who eventually became the national champs.

Junior forward Alex Lennon emerged as the team’s top performer as the year came to a close, leading the team in scoring with 14.1 points per game and rebounding with 7.3 per game. Senior guard Allison Hostetter led the team in assists with 4.1 per game, and she also added 12.9 PPG. Meghan Kerrigan,

Jillian Keefer, Ambreelinne Ortman, and Lennon and Hostetter all enjoyed the privilege of starting each and every one of the team’s 29 games. Meanwhile, Carly Strickland and Shamyra Hammond had the distinction of appearing as subs in all 29 games.

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

Sloppy play results in 10-0 loss for rugby

By Devon PetaccioSpecial to The Quad

West Chester women’s rugby team took on University of Virginia this March 24, in Charlottesville, Virginia and lost 10-0. Although West Chester did not come out with the win, they played with heart and dominated the field despite the wet conditions.

Unfortunately, the University of Virginia was ultimately able to squeak out a 10-0 win by capital-izing on some poor decision-making by the West Chester women.

The weather in Virginia could not have been better. It was a balmy 70 degrees and raining; however, it could not have worked out more auspiciously. With the ground a muddy mess, it made for a much more interesting game for the Rams and Cavaliers. Both teams ended up sliding and diving on the turf more often than not in an effort to gain yardage and retain ball possession. Ariel Johnson’s spectacu-lar effort helped WCU maintain possession on multiple occasions, as she had no qualms in sacrific-ing her body to scoop up a lost ball.

For the first 35 minutes,

West Chester women dominated the game and kept UVA out of their end completely. The team had excellent support on rucks and mauls and kept UVA in retreat by utilizing both the power of their pack and the speed of their back line. It looked very much like the game was going to be an open and shut case for West Chester. However, with two minutes to go in the first half, the UVA fullback placed a kick deep in the WCU half. They then pushed within point range and elected to kick for points off of a WCU penalty. This put them up 3-0 going into the second half.

“There is no doubt in my mind that we were the better team,” said assistant coach, Rachel Appleby. “Had we made a few smarter decisions down in the UVA red zone, the game might have had a very different outcome.”

Even though this puts West Chester out of the running for nationals, they are still looking forward to the rest of their season.

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

The men’s track team had four top four finishes in hurdle events during the Golden Ram Invitational.

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the 400m, with a time of 58.25 seconds. Right behind her was teammate Sam Smarkola (59.54). Smarkola also finished second in the 200m (26.36).

West Chester’s fourth win on the women’s side came from a field event, as Amanda Hughes took first place in the javelin with a distance of 113 feet, 2 inches. Hughes also came in second in the triple jump (34 feet, 4.25 inches). Kamber Schrann was also impressive, placing second in the pole vault (10 feet, 4 inches).

After this strong opening to the spring track and field season

for both teams, they will have their next meet at the end of this week. Over the course of two days (Friday and Saturday), West Chester will compete in the Danny C u r r a n Invitational in Chester, Pa.

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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WCU softball sits at 16-11 near halfway mark of season

By Riley WallaceStaff Writer

The West Chester softball team took on 11 games over spring break, eight at the NTC Spring Games in Florida in which they went 4-4, and three home games where they went 2-1.

West Chester opened up the tournament with a loss to Cedarville by a score of 6-9. The Lady Rams bounced back to win their next four, defeating New Haven 2 -1 , Amer i can International College 7-5, St. Michael’s 8-0, and Nyack 11-3. The Rams showed some inconsistency, losing their next three games to St. Leo’s by a score of 3-6, Pfeiffer 4-6, and

dropping the rematch against New Haven, which is currently ranked No. 7 in the East Region, 6-8.

They stopped the slide at 3 with two wins coming against Limestone 6-2, and once against St. Michael’s 18-0, only this time junior Kate Skokowski pitched a no hitter. She was one out away from a perfect game when she walked St. Michael’s number six hitter in the bottom of the fifth.

The Lady Rams did however leave Florida with a loss to Alderson-Broaddus 2-3 in eight innings. West Chester broke a 1-1 tie in the eighth with a run the top half of the inning, but the Battlers pushed two

runs across in the bottom of the eighth to win the game.

Next up for the Lady Rams was a home game against Goldley Beacom on Wednesday afternoon. In game one, it was Goldley Beacom’s sloppy play in committing four errors which helped West Chester cruise to a 5-1 win.

They scored a run in every inning except for the second. Pitcher Devon Utterback pitched seven strong innings while giving up only a single run and three hits while striking out four. Offensively the Rams were led by catcher Nicole Cruts who went 2-for-3 on the day with a double and RBI. Rightfielder Jessica Russ went 1 for 4 with a double and run scored.

The hitting was really spread out as seven different West Chester hitters recorded at least one hit and the margin of victory could have been a lot wider as they left 11 batters on base.

In the night cap of the double header, Goldley Beacom started off the scoring with four runs in the top of the third but the Lady Rams responded quickly and got two runs back in the bottom half of the inning and then took control with a six-run fourth. They added an insurance run in the fifth and went on to take the victory 9-5, effectively sweeping the Lightning. Skokowski struggled for West Chester and was pulled in the third after giving four runs off three hits and three bases on balls. Kim Murl came in to record two outs before being relieved by Utterback (7-4) who

went on to finish the final 3+ innings and pick up her second victory of the day.

The hitters did a much better job of capitalizing on base runners as they recorded 13 hits but only left five on base. Cruts again led the way as she went 2 for 4 with two doubles and RBI. This time she had some support as leftfielder Charlotte Conaway also recorded two hits in four at-bats with two doubles and two runs scored to go along with an RBI.

The Rams were scheduled to play a double header against Kutztown on Sunday which was postponed due to expected inclement weather. WCU will travel Lincoln University of Pa. on Wednesday at 3 p.m.

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

Baseballfrom page 20nobody helps a pitcher more than his catcher.

“All of our catchers have done a great job defen-sively,” Prachniak said. “Pulford, Kyle Frazier and Wlodarczyk have done a nice job of setting the tempo for our defense. Reid has been the starter for the majority of the games and has been busy the last couple of weeks, but Kyle and Jordan have stepped in and done a nice job when called upon.”

One. The number of errors made by WCU catchers this year. Given that the catcher is one of two players that touches the ball every single pitch, it is astounding that they have slipped up just one time.

That lone error came from Pulford, who sports an above average.988 fielding percentage with

eight assists and 74 putouts in 13 games behind the plate. Frazier and Wlodarczyk have combined for 24 putouts and three assists and have yet to make an error.

Offense. Pitching. Defense. West Chester has been above average in every category, and it has resulted in wins.

At 16-1 and closing in on the halfway point of the season, West Chester is in pretty good shape. Anyone can see that from the numbers. But there is one thing the numbers do not show, and it is the most important thing of all.

“The focus and effort of every guy on the team,” Prachniak said. “I see that the guys geniunely care about one another, which is what being a team is all about.”

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

Jess Schuck rifles a throw from the hot corner during Wesr Chester’s game against Goldey-Beacom.

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By Brynn DoughertyAsst. Sports Editor

While much of West Chester was sunbathing on spring break, the No. 7 Golden Rams opened their 2012 season with four con-secutive wins over Holy Family, Queen’s (N.C.), with two conference wins over East Stroudsburg and Slippery Rock this past week.

Coming off a win against Holy Family on March 6, West Chester (4-0, 2-0 PSAC) traveled to Queen’s University of Charlotte (4-5) for a non-conference game, triumphing with an 18-11 victory last Sunday afternoon.

The momentum carried over on Tuesday after a 19-6 triumph over East Stroudsburg University in both schools’ PSAC openers.

The Rams also began a

battle against Lees-McRae on Thursday which was cancelled due to inclement weather with four minutes in the half and a 15-1 advantage over their com-petitors. The game will not be made up.

Junior Jamie Dolan made a memorable start scoring a career-high eight goals on 10 shots against the Royals on Sunday.

Dolan finished with a natural hat trick and three consecutive unanswered goals in a four-minute span. Her performance earned her the first weekly PSAC athlete of the week title this season.

“Our coach has us think of personal goals before every game and I always think of a couple things I really want to strive for in each game,” Dolan said.

Erin Oczkowski also finished with a hat trick, while Lauren Glassey

tallied four goals. Theresa Giunta, Brittany Long and MacKenzie O’Keefe each contributed one goal.

With five minutes remaining in the first half, the Royals’ Brittany Phillips decreased their deficit to 5-4, but Giunta and Oczkowski fired back-to-back goals to end the half 7-4.

Queen’s regained some control in the second half to nearly tie the score at 8-7 when O’Keefe notched in her goal and Dolan tallied two for a 10-7 lead with 20 minutes remaining in play.

Sophomore Jess Henderson (2-0) made four saves in the net while Queen’s Chelsea Lancashire took the loss with 11 saves.

After the game cancella-tion at Lees-McRae, the Golden Rams opened their first home game of the season with a 19-6 confer-ence victory over East

Stroudsburg (1-3, 0-1).The Warriors opened the

contest with an early goal, which was quickly upped by Tori Dugan who added two goals five minutes into the half.

Oczkowski put up five goals, while Glassey added four assists and one goal. Dolan and Nicole Pyle each contributed hat tricks, while Stacey Pellechia and Julianna Jochym each added a goal and Jacki Patterson added an assist.

Sarah Ginn led the effort for the Warriors with four goals, but the team lost control, trailing 11-3 by half time, and eventually succumbed to a seven point loss.

Henderson made eight saves on 14 shots, while ESU split time between Amanda Simms for the first 44 minutes and Katie Zollo for the final 16. Simms was credited with seven saves

allowing 15 goals, and Zollo made one and allowed four.

West Chester returned on the road to visit Slippery Rock (2-3, 0-3) on Saturday to elongate their winning streak with a 14-4 PSAC victory.

Nicole Pyle registered a hat trick while Dugan and Glassey each contributed two goals.

Pyle and Dugan’s goals both contributed to the 10-1 advantage the Rams earned before the second half, inhibiting the Rock from recovering from the deficit.

The Rams notched in four more goals in the second half to finish off the game for the 72nd consecu-tive regular season conference win over Slippery Rock.

Henderson was credited with nine saves for the Rams, while Slippery Rock’s Natalie Crenshaw and Elizabeth Byrne split the

time in the cage making 11 saves and one save, respec-tively.

The Golden Rams seek to continue their perfect record in their match against Bloomsburg. The 2012 PSAC preseason poll that ranked West Chester No. 2 to Lock Haven ranked Bloomsburg No. 7.

“It is obviously nice to have a high ranking, but we cannot take any teams lightly, especially this year. There are teams coming out of the woodwork this year and having some big wins so I look at every game as a threat,” Dolan said.

The Rams will visit Bloomsburg to take on the Huskies in a conference match at noon on Sunday.

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..

Women’s lacrosse opens season with four straight wins

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The Flyers clinched playoff berth for the fifth consecutive year on Saturday with their 4-1 victory over the Montreal Banadiens Danny Briere, who hadn’t scored a goal since his hat trick on january 8, netted two goals to help the Flyers to victory. Matt Read and Kimmo Timonen added the other two Flyers goals. Ilya Bryzagalov was strong in net, allowing just one goal on 24 shots, and even added an assist on Briere’s second goal of the game.

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WCU Softball at 16-11 as conference schedule begins Page-22

West Chester baseball in comfortable position Page-20

Women’s LAX perfect through first four games Page-23