The Keystone News- October 9, 2014

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Enrollment VP to leave office on Oct. 10

Vice president of enrollment management position will not be filled this academic year

By Julia GrimaldiNews Editor

The vice president of enrollment management is a new staff posi-tion which Kutztown University added last October. This position involved overseeing admissions, enrollment, financial aid, the regis-trar’s office, institutional research and college readiness, including the CONNECTIONS program. More uni-versities have been adding this position in recent years, but after only a year of its cre-ation, the university is about to lose it. The cur-rent vice president of En-rollment Manage-ment, Kim Scran-age, will be leaving KU on Oct. 1, 2014 to the vice president of Enrollment and Degree Man-agement at the University of Northern Kentucky. With so many duties left to the vice president, students may wonder how this lack of position will impact their academic success. “None of the jobs have been eliminated,” said Matt Santos, director of university relations. “They just have been

dispersed through other areas in the administration.” Kutztown University is still led by Dr. Vargas, acting president, but the University is currently searching for a permanent pres-ident for next year. In terms of Dr. Vargas looking for a new vice president of enrollment man-agement, he said, “As an acting president, you wouldn’t go out and replace a position at that lev-

el, because you want to leave that up to the person that is coming in.” Though Kim Scranage is leaving Kutztown, her vision will stay with the University. “The new president will really need to look at [what she did for the University]

and see where we go long-term with [the position], but enrollment and retention is super important to the health of the University long-term, and [the vice president of enrollment management position] plays a major part in that,” said Santos. “We definitely need to continue to keep up the momen-tum that Kim started in the past year, and wish her the best in her job in Northern Kentucky.”

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Retention improves; enrollment downRetention rate is

73.5 percent

KU has been working to im-prove the university’s retention and enrollment rates. The results show: Our current fall 2013 returning 2014 retention rate is 73.5 percent. “In fall 2011, we had a higher retention rate, and it dropped slightly between spring 2011 and fall 2012 [to 71 per-cent],” said Natalie Snow, director of institutional research. Initially, what affected our reten-tion rate was satisfactory academ-ic progress. Students receiving financial aid lose it if they spend two semesters under a 2.0. “I think as we’re educating students about

By Julia GrimaldiNews Editor

that, we’re making strides in the right direction to help students persist in spite of that new policy,” said Snow. Even though our retention rate is increasing again, our enrollment still continues to drop. This is not an uncommon problem, however. Ten out of fourteen schools in PASSHE are projecting a loss in the incoming class for fall 2014. The most common reason enrollment has been dropping has to do with high school graduates. “There is a decrease in high school graduates, so there is not exactly a population to bring in as large as an incoming class of students and in conjunction with the retention rate, we always have to replace the students that we lose,” said Snow. Luckily, these rates are not real-ly affecting students. “Financially, we had to postpone the installation

of the turf fields behind Keystone Hall for our sports teams. We’ve had to hold off on some [other] things [as well],” said Matt San-tos, director of university rela-tions. “We always look out for the academic core and student learn-ing experience, so any kind of cuts we have had to make, we tried to make them so they wouldn’t impact those areas so heavily.” To improve enrollment and retention, the university has been making changes. The Center for Academic Success and Achieve-ment (CASA), has been working on early intervention techniques. “Any student who is showing difficulty in a class, a professor can refer to CASA. CASA will contact the student and say, ‘Hey, we see you’re having trouble.

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Throwback Thursday: KUR edition ...................................5

Kutztown borough promotes bicentennial .........................3

Homecoming word on the street ........................................6

Orange is the New Black author to visit Oct. 23 ...............9

Football runs their way to victory over Millersville ........13

Joe Scoboria, SGB president, not only wants to get students registered to vote but wants them to follow up by participating in Election Day. Like last year’s elections, however, voting for many students re-mains miles away from campus. SGB will lead an approximately three mile walk to the voting loca-tion, the Maxa-tawny Township Building on 127 Quarry Road off Route 222. Students living on campus, on Kutztown Road near the Airport Diner and at the Edge vote at the township building, which lies on the edge of Maxataw-ny’s third precinct. Scoboria will dedicate most of the day helping students to the building with help from other SGB members. The walk will include different student media recording vid-eos and taking pictures to raise awareness about the location not being easily accessible by stu-dents. Kutztown University Radio will be posting up-to-date status-es on Facebook and groups like Electronic Media majors and The Keystone will join the walk.

SGB promotes student votingPresident Joe Scoboria looks to lead walk to poll, provide transportationBy Emily Leayman

Editor-in-chief “The biggest concern I’m really trying to [address] is safety,” said Scoboria. Scoboria met with Paul Quinn, president of the Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculties, to discuss student transportation to the polls. APSCUF is donating to SGB so

they can provide one or two buses to the polling location. Scoboria said that he attended APSCUF meetings to ask for its support, and he said the union has been “very supportive of our efforts.” SGB worked with the university last year to provide vans to the polling location, but this year, Scoboria wants buses in anticipa-tion of a larger voter turnout. One bus would leave from south cam-pus and the other from the SUB. He believes students care about

the upcoming governor’s election because higher education is one of its top issues. “Students at Kutztown Univer-sity and the other 13 state schools have a very close tie with this gov-ernor election,” said Scoboria. “I feel like students need to become engaged; they need to research

both candidates who are running for governor, and find the issues that are import-ant to them. Higher education is very important to all of us.” He estimates that over 200 students have registered to vote from the National Voter Registration Day event SGB coor-dinated with the Office of Student Involvement a few weeks ago.

While the deadline for voter reg-istration ended on Oct. 6, students can still submit absentee ballots by Oct. 28. Both Pennsylvania and out-of-state students can either change their voter registration addresses to Kutztown and vote in this precinct or request an absen-tee ballot from home. The Berks County commission-ers changed the third precinct polling location from Keystone Hall to the Maxatawny Township Building in August 2013.

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SGB president Joe Scorbia considers the boundaries of the voting precinct.Photo by Mike Regensburger

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Student Government Board seeks opinions and support from students

Major focuses are voting, retention and funding

By Emily LeaymanEditor-in-chief

Laurel Brandt, Public Affairs chair of Student Government Board, said that many students do not know where the SGB office (MSU 196 near the Alumni Au-ditorium) is located, so represen-tatives find the students around campus. “We really have to go out and push ourselves [to find students],” she said. SGB consists of 33 elected student officials. It oversees the distribution of the Student Activity Fee, which all students pay, gath-ers student opinions to share with administration and faculty, and informs students of community issues. SGB is emphasizing many aspects this semester. Their big-gest project is getting as many students registered to vote as possible and getting a polling lo-cation back on campus. On Sept. 23, SGB assisted with Na-tional Voter Registration Day, where students registered through TurboVote. According to Brandt, over 200 students have registered on TurboVote since the event. SGB is pursuing a lawsuit to get a

polling place back in an accessible location for students. Currently, students living on campus, at the Edge and on Kutztown Road near the Airport Diner vote at the Max-atawny Township Building about three miles off campus. SGB is cooperating with the new Center for Academic Success and Achievement to increase retention of current students. CASA helps students adjust to college academ-ics. With decreasing enrollment becoming a campus-wide concern, SGB is focusing on keeping cur-rent students happy. The board takes a strong stance on obtaining more funding for higher education. Every year, SGB sends some of its representatives and other interested students to Harrisburg for Advocacy Weekend to fight for higher education fund-

ing. Among past attendees is SGB President Joe Scoboria. “We make sure we have a voice there every year,” said Brandt.

On Sept. 21, 2014, over 400,000 people flocked to the streets of New York City for the People's Climate March. This event was sparked by The United Nations Climate Summit, which took place on Sept 23. Many of the world's leaders dis-cussed the importance of environ-mental action. Among its attend-ees were U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Jane Goodall (the former vice-president), Al Gore, and actor Leonardo DiCaprio. The march started at 11:30 a.m. in Columbus Circle and was composed of many diverse groups and organizations from all over

EAC represents KU at People’s Climate MarchStudents travel to NYC to support environment action

By Casey MooreContributing Writer

the world. It was a family friend-ly event and many brought their young children to emphasize the need for a brighter, carbon-free future. Some of the main concerns touched upon at the march were fracking, tar sands oil, the Key-stone XL pipeline and carbon gas emissions. A group of twelve students, who are members of the Environ-mental Action Club at Kutztown, attended the march. They toted handmade signs that read "No Co2 moment," "It's Time To Cut Carbon," and "There Is No Planet B," among others. At the end of the walk, freshman Jeremy Griffin remarked, "Today, we made history."

Students hold up signs in New York City.From left to right: Zach Hoffman, Luke Wynn, Tom Grbas, Ben Johnson, Shaun Hauschild, Jordan Laverty, Cathryn Pugh, Rob Marra, Jeremy Grif-fin, Mike Valentine, Christina Radley, Casey Moore

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Tyler Wuensche, another repre-sentative, said that SGB translates any concerns students have to the university. Last year, SGB helped the university keep a five-day exam schedule and implement a new shuttle tracking app. A few representatives also worked with the College of Business to im-prove grid sheets so students could graduate on time. Every year, SGB is responsi-ble for determining budgets for student organizations on campus, which are paid for through the Student Activity Fee. At the begin-ning of the semester, the treasur-er—currently Matt Assad—sends out deadlines for the organizations to request a budget. With lower enrollment, the budget becomes smaller every year. Brandt said that Assad tries

to give all organizations the money they need. SGB cuts a budget if an organization does not use all of the past year’s budget money. “Organi-zations can’t function at their fullest capacity with a small bud-get,” Brandt said. Weekly SGB meet-ings are on Tuesdays at 5 p.m. in the Formal Din-

ing room (MSU 223). The public is welcome to attend, comment and meet with members at the end.

The SGB Board with its advisor, Bob Watrous Photo by Emily Leayman, The Keystone

Is there anything going on? Can we help you get a tutor?’” said Snow. Changes are also being made within the housing department. As of next year, upperclassmen are allowed to live in traditional halls, which could help with retention. The First Year Residential Ex-perience (FYRE) program helps first year students feel prepared academically and socially. This program aids these students tran-sition from high school to college. There are also learning communi-ties within the dorms. For exam-ple, first year science students are placed in Schuylkill Hall and first year education students are placed

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in University Place. “The message for our students is that we’ve had countless graduates that have gone onto successful careers,” said Santos. “This is our 149th year. The experience our students get today compared to ten years ago is better. I think the ef-fort to make the overall experience for students is and will always be there. That’s what we’re here for: to provide a good education and give our students a good learning experience, and I think there’s examples of that throughout campus.”

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Next year, the borough of Kutztown is celebrating its 200 year anniversary of being incor-porated into the state of Penn-sylvania, which is also known as a bicentennial. The borough of Kutztown was incorporated into the state of Pennsylvania on March 1, 1815. Kutztown is the second oldest borough in Berks County. Even though the bor-ough was incorporated in 1815, in 1779, George Coots (Kutz) made plans to make the area an official borough. The bicentennial commit-tee, led by Chairman Craig A. Koller, has many events planned for 2015 when the borough of Kutztown officially turns 200 years old. The committee is made up of some former pro-fessors from the university and many influential business and political men and women from the town. To kick off these events, the committee created a book that is filled with pictures from the 1876 observance of the American Cen-tennial in the borough, the 1915 centennial held in town and the 1965 sesqui-centennial as well.

The book was written and edited by committee members and will be released on Nov. 8, 2014. The book release is the first of many

events to happen. On Dec. 6, 2014 the annual Christmas in Kutztown event will take place downtown. After all of the holiday festivities end, banners will be put up on light posts on Main Street with the bicentennial logo on them. On Saturday, Feb.

Kutztown borough bicentennial set for 2015Year-long celebration begins in February

By Samantha BiastreStaff Writer

Kutztown centennial celebratation almost 100 years agoPhoto courtesy of The Kutztown Area Patriot

28, 2015, a Black Tie Gala will be held in the Georgian Room at the university to kick off the bicenten-nial events. On March 1, the bell tower at Old Main will ring two hundred times to commemorate

the actual day when the borough was integrated into the Common-wealth of Pennsylvania. A fools run will take place in March and followed by a weeklong celebra-tion with many different events taking place from Saturday, July 25 to Sunday Aug. 2.

Some of the events that are happening this summer include a Miss Kutztown Bicentennial Pag-eant, a walking tour of Kutztown, an ice cream social, a parade and

Kutztown Day, which will be held on Aug. 2 at Kutztown Park. The university has been a great help to the committee with the planning of the events for the bicentennial. The university took out a full page advertisement in the book that is coming out in November, and they have been doing a lot of fund-raising. It’s difficult for the students at the university to get involved since all of the main events for the bicen-tennial are happening in the summer when no one is real-ly present on campus. Koller stated that he hopes “as the time gets closer more people will have more enthusiasm in the celebrations and the university will become more

involved.” For more information about the bicentennial events, the website is http://www.bokutility.com/bicentennial/index.html and there is also a Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/kutztown.bicentennial.

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Currently, the Kutztown Com-munity Partnership is fixing the off-campus housing website that is available on the “current students” page of the Kutztown University website and creating a new one. This new website will be more efficient and user friendly for first time students looking to rent. The website is expected to include a roommate finder, apartment pictures, price, included amenities, Google map location, landlord contact information, semester availability and more. The expect-ed launch is in late October.

Plans underway for a revamped off-campus housing websiteKCP is working to connect KU students

to the Kutztown community

By Taylor VincentContributing Writer

With the launch of the web-site, KCP hopes to give students living on-campus other housing options as well as a life option. The off-campus experience aims to promote students to assist in becoming independent adults. The KCP is a non-profit orga-nization located at 324 W. Main Street. This organization is com-munity organized and operated. It is focused on preserving Kutztown through charity, education, public safety and other purposes. KCP strives to unify the community by maintaining economic stability in historic Kutztown, while develop-ing ideas toward a better future. KCP is made up of members

from local businesses, town offi-cials and other residents includ-ing Mayor Sandy Green. Nancy Brooks is the Main Street manag-er, and is the only paid member of KCP. Brooks works closely with KCP intern Rebecca Lichtenthal, a student at KU, and KCP Vice President Pete Smith, owner of Eagle Point Property Management. These volunteers run programs such as Safe Clean, Green, KuBok, Muscle on Main, Trick or Treat night and the Good Neighbor Pro-gram. Lichtenthal said, “These events are put in place to help bring the community together to make it a better place to live.”

Upon speaking with Lichtenthal, I have been informed that KCP is trying to “bridge the gap” between the university and the town. She said, “The future of the town includes all of the people that live here, including the students.” KCP is working with the university to involve more students in the

Student Government Board has cut the USA Today Colle-giate Readership Program from $22,000 to $10,000, with only the New York Times and USA Today remaining in the Academic Forum and McFarland Student Union. One major change is the disap-pearance of newspapers in all but two buildings, according to Matt Assad, SGB’s treasurer. Newspa-pers used to be available in build-ings where faculty would pick them up, such as Old Main, Sharadin and Boehm. Assad said this decision resulted partly from SGB’s desire to have the newspapers only in “student-dom-inant” buildings: the MSU and AF. The Philadel-phia Inquirer is no longer available after an analysis last year showed people only used 10 percent of them per day. The New York Times, however, averaged about 150 to 200 newspapers picked up per day and USA Today averaged 100 to 150. Assad said the Reading Eagle hoped to par-ticipate in the Readership Program in the past, but the price was too steep. “It’s been a declining program for the past couple of years,” said Assad, noting that many students go online for news today. Financial reasons played a

Newspaper readership program cut significantlyTwo national newspapers remain in two buildings

By Emily LeaymanEditor-in-chief

part, too. According to Assad, the $10,000 cut from the Reader-ship program did not transfer to anything else. He said that SGB needed to make cuts due to a decline in enrollment. The student activity fee, which pays for stu-dent organizations and programs like the USA Today program, went up only $1 from last year’s $121 to this year’s $122. So far Assad did not receive any feedback from students. He has re-ceived a response from one faculty office, asking what happened to the newspapers and if they would

return. “It is a paper that is paid [for] by the students,” he said. “Wher-ever the students go, the paper should go too.” Assad said his committee on SGB had worked on a way to keep the program. The Readership Pro-gram is based on a yearly con-

tract, so SGB reassesses it every year based on average numbers of newspapers picked up daily. “I’m hoping with the restructur-ing of the program, it can continue to go on,” Assad said. Because SGB noticed many students receiving their news online, the possibility of digital subscriptions came up in the past. Assad wants to bring this up this year after researching if digital subscriptions could be given to the student body and if they would be affordable.

Kutztown Allies work for anti- discrimination ordinance

KU students connect with borough to create a more accepting community

By Sarah GittlemanContributing Writer

The student organization Allies Equality Network (AEN) is work-ing to establish a non-discrimina-tion ordinance within the Kutz-town borough. The ordinance will ensure equal rights to LGBTQ citizens from providers and busi-nesses of the community. AEN is a branch of Allies dedicated to activism on and off campus. This side project was founded spring in 2014 by Shannon Pei, 23. A formal presentation of the legislation is scheduled for the second Tuesday of October during the public safety and community development committee meet-ing. The meeting is located in the Kutztown Munici-pal building and is open to the public. Berks County is an area in which Pennsylvania citizens can legally be discrim-inated against on an arbitrary basis, meaning someone can be

victimized based upon another’s personal beliefs or preferences. If this ordinance is passed, it will change the current policy by not allowing employers, landlords and providers of public services to hold bias based on actual or per-ceived sexual orientation or gen-der identity. AEN plans to back this with a human rights commit-tee that will investigate any future cases of such discrimination. Since Kutztown University re-sides in Maxatawny Township, it will affect little on campus itself, but students must keep the larger picture in mind. “This [ordinance] will protect the rights of any student who steps

into Kutztown’s downtown area,” said Darion McGowan, director of Public Relations. One piece of activism AEN is

USA Today is one of the only newspapers still remaining in the Academic Forum. www.bipartisanpolicy.org

working to pass on campus is the Preferred Name Policy. This gives students the option to change their display names on Kutztown me-dia. Students may want to change their display name for various reasons ranging from being trans-gender, an international student, or a victim of domestic abuse. “They even call your legal name out in Kutztown dining halls,” Shannon explained, “This [policy] can avoid many uncomfortable or potentially dangerous situations.” If you would like to get involved with Allies Equality Network, their weekly meetings are held every Friday at 4 p.m. and open to anyone who is interested.

Meetings are located in Old Main building four in the LGBTQ center.

KU students promote Allies at the Involvement fair.Photo by Lindsey Borgman, The Keystone

community. For more information, questions or concerns, contact Kutztown Community Partnership (KCP); 324 W. Main Street Kutztown, PA 19530; (484) 646-9069. Website: http://www.keepinitkutztown.com

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What are you most excited about for homecoming?

Emily Roman

“I’m pretty excited to go to the game and concert

with my friends.”

Maggie Gersbeck

“I’m excited for the Chance the Rapper

concert!”

Samantha Dezio

“I would have to say the football game. I’ve never been to one! Plus they’re playing Bloomsburg, so it should be awesome!”

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Myke Robinson

“I’m excited to hang out with friends. The parties are going to be too real.”

Joe Bush

“I can’t wait for the parties up and down

Main Street! I know the parties are definitely

going to top all others.”

David Linton

“I have always been a fan of Chance the

Rapper, so I am most excited to see him. It will be my first concert I’ve attended at KU so that’s really exciting for me.”

Josh Burns

“I am most excited for Chance the Rapper. I

think that’s going to be a great time and I can’t wait to see him perform

live.”

Derrick Mayfield

“I am most excited for the football game and

Andre Reed dedication.”

Katelyn Tiernan

“I love everything nineties—the clothes,

the music, everything. I am most excited to see how the theme comes

into play throughout the week.”

Brianna Griffiths

“I’m really excited for the pep rally this

year and its ‘All That’ theme.”

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solutions to weight gain

One of the most popular pieces of advice given to first year stu-dents is to “beware of the fresh-man 15.” The freshman 15 refers to the weight gain some freshmen experience in college. Though it’s not true that all freshmen gain exactly 15 pounds, weight gain during your first year is fairly common. Daily nutrition and physical ac-tivity are often overlooked while adjusting to the new academic and social life at college. Figuring out how to juggle it all is challenging, but finding out why the freshman 15 happens to some people is a good place to start.

According to Freshman15.com, there are a few main reasons why students gain those dreaded 15 pounds: lack of exercise, eating late at night, unhealthy cafeteria food, excessive alcohol intake and unhealthy snacking. If you find yourself doing more than one of those, maybe it’s time for a change. Finding a way to work out and eat healthy are good ways to battle these bad habits. Creating a schedule that includes exercise is easier than you think. One way to ensure physical activ-ity is having your grade rely on it. Kutztown offers classes that in-clude exercise and provide college credit for the course. Some classes offered are Aquat-ic Activities, Personal Fitness and Hatha Yoga. Other options for increased physical activity would be walking to class instead of taking the shuttle and monitoring your daily steps (there’s an app for that). Riding the shuttle bus can be tempting and useful at times, but the walk to class is good exercise and can add over a mile to your daily movement depending on where you’re coming from. There are also healthier meal options for snacks and dinners. Kutztown has salad bars or pre- made salads at almost every eating location along with healthier snack options like fruit and yogurt. Making a switch to one of these healthier meals a few times a week can make a big difference, and now is the time to do it. The eating and exercise habits you create in college can follow you into the working world.

One freshmen worry is gaining weight. Photo by Ashley Fries, The Keystone

Block plans offer students savingsBlock plans provide

more flexibility for meal time than premium plans

Due to the recent replacement of Java City with a Starbucks, KU has one less dining location that accepts meals as a form of payment. As a student living on campus, it is now even more important to be conservative with your Flex if you do not want to end up spending more than the $1439 to $1709 you are already paying for a meal plan. In my experience, the best meal plan option is the 175 Block Plan. The default plan on campus is the 14 Premium Meal Plan. According to the KU Dining web page, “Premium Meal Plans

provide students with a set num-ber of meals to use each week, Monday through Sunday. Every Monday morning, the premium meal plan resets to 19, 14, or 10 new meals to use through Sunday late night. Any meals not used in the previous week are forfeited.” So, if you eat too many times in one week, then you can’t eat at the end of the week. If you don’t eat enough times, you lose meals that you paid for. In addition, “Premium Meal Plans must be used in accordance with the meal zones.” This is why if you eat lunch late, you might not be allowed to get dinner, and you have to use your Flex any time you get a piece of cheese or lettuce on your sandwich. The block plans allow you to use your meals at any time you wish, and you can even use two meals at once if you don’t want to spend

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your Flex. I have never run out of meals using this plan. In fact, I still have trouble spending them all. But if you’re determined, there are a few good ways to spend them. You can buy pizzas for a meeting or event. You can buy cookies, fruit or bot-tled water to save for later. Since you can use them to get friends into South Side Cafe, they can even function as extra guest meals. If you want to switch to a Block Plan, you have to contact KU Dining Services at 610-683-1314, or by email at [email protected]. You can also visit the office at 106 Old Main, “A” Wing. Sorry, KU, but you cannot trick us into sticking with a plan that is designed to make us miss out on meals just by putting a nice word like “premium” in front of it.

To chew or not to chew during classChewing gum during class may actually be

beneficial By Evan Dangerfield

Staff Writer

There has always been a nega-tive stigma attached to chewing gum in the classroom. The obnox-ious smacking and discovery of aged Double Mint on the bottom of chairs is a constant reminder of just how irritating gum can be. Because of rule-abiding teach-ers in middle schools all over the

country, some KU students just cannot chew gum. I don’t think many of us need to relive the constant warnings, “No gum in the classroom,” “No smacking or popping gum” and the popular “Do not stick gum under the chairs, desks, etc…” For many students at KU, these warnings have yet to leave our consciousness, and although we may not be aware, we are still heeding the warnings of our mid-dle school teachers today! Bria Evans, a senior chemistry major, remembers the verbal lash-ings she endured for chewing gum

a bit too loudly when growing up. “Chewing gum is definitely not for me. I remember my sixth grade teacher aired me out for popping my gum during science class. To this day I still can’t bring myself to chew anything during a lecture,” she said. However, not all of us remain scarred from previous experience like Evans. To some, chewing gum is more than just something to do, or a means to freshen breath; it is actu-ally academically beneficial. There have been psychologi-cal studies conducted that show chewing gum can actually height-en one’s senses in regards to mem-ory concentration and alertness. The British Psychological Soci-ety and a team of psychologists at St. Lawrence University conduct-ed two such studies. While these are just two examples, there are many more. Andrew Thompson, a junior business major, said that gum helps him stay focused in and out the classroom. “I can’t really function in class if I don’t have a piece of gum. It helps me focus; I feel like it keeps my brain chugging and working properly,” he said. Senior Spanish major Myke Robinson said, “I don’t really care if you chew gum or not, as long as it’s not distracting me from what-ever I’m doing in class.” Is gum the key to longevity and success in the classroom, or is it just another distraction? What do you think, Kutztown? To chew or not to chew? Personal-ly, I say to each their own. If gum helps you, then by all means chew away. If not, then do not do it.


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Why do you think KU enrollment is down?

Christian Pr’out

“Personally, I think it’s just the economic crisis that people are

still reeling from. People don’t have a

lot of money to go to college like they used

to. And colleges are also becoming steadily more

expensive.”

Brody Adamsky

“I feel like enrollment is down at every school because most people

can’t afford to go to col-lege because of the shape that the economy is in.”

Ashraf Hasham

“I think enrollment is down because costs keep going up for college and students aren’t getting the funding in order to pay for their education

and the utilities at universities

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Meganne Abbott

“Maybe more athletes would go here if they

thought we had a better sports program. And

they just cut the theater program. I mean I

thought it was pretty sad when they got rid of that. And they just rennovated Schaeffer too, so you’d think

they’d have the money.”

Amanda Nowicki

“People need to get control of themselves and it feels like public

safety and housing don’t really care. There

are a lot of negative situations, like crime...

or some people will yell negative things at you or

throw things at you.”

Gluten free diet details

By Jaylynn McClendon Contributing Writer

This diet may or may not be for you.

Gluten free diets are arguably the newest and oldest health trend around. Its popularity spiked in the past decade, but the facts of going gluten free, or what gluten even is, are often overlooked. So what is gluten? Accord-ing to Miley Cyrus; “Gluten is crapppp...” but the reality is that many people don’t know how to accurately define it. “The Jimmy Kimmel Show” has a segment that asks pedestrians, who are currently on “gluten free” diets, what gluten is: spoiler alert, no one knew. Gluten is the name for the pro-teins responsible for the elasticity in wheat products and cereal grains. It is found in breads, cakes, beers, pasta, sauces and the list goes on. The big miscon-ception is that gluten free foods are healthier and can also aid in weight loss. This is not necessar-ily true because many foods that contain gluten also contain other important vitamins and good carbohydrates. Taking them out of your diet can be hazardous if they are not made up in other foods.

Maintaining a gluten free diet requires a lot of planning, and just switching out your normal foods for “gluten free” options may not be the smartest idea. Many gluten free alternatives use more sugar and fat to create a better taste. Cutting out those items entirely and replacing them with foods like vegetables, fruits and lean meats may provide healthier results. The most logical reason to go on a gluten free diet is if your body demands it. When the body is intolerant to gluten, or you have an autoimmune disorder called celiac disease, eating gluten will damage the lining of your small intestine. WebMD.com says that when these people consume gluten “...their immune system forms antibodies to gluten which then attack the intestinal lining. This causes inflammation in the intes-tines and damages the villi, the hair-like structures on the lining of the small intestine.” When left untreated, this can leave the body unable to absorb nutrients. This disease is found in about 1 in 100 people around the world and is becoming more common. If you are having a negative reaction when eating too much gluten, then you should consider getting tested to find out if you are intolerant or have celiac disease; unless you have a medical reason to avoid gluten, there may be no reason to do so entirely.

New sexual assault policy has good intentions but bad effects for victims

Picture this scenario: you walk into a room about the size of a classroom. The room is filled with girls close to your age, but some are much younger. You all introduce your-selves, and with-in the next hour, half the room is in tears, and almost everyone has revealed that they’ve been sexually assaulted. A sobbing girl no older than fifteen tells the group that she blames herself for her violent rape, committed by her cheating boyfriend. The girl next to her, around the same age, comforts her and offers empower-ing words. The room has become a safe space, where everyone feels loved and supported. Many of the girls are sharing their stories for

the first time. You are incredibly moved by the strength of these girls, and you are enraged that they’ve been betrayed so deeply by the people they trusted the most. What is happening in this room is beautiful, inspiring and heart-breaking all at the same time. This was my experience at a workshop at the National Young Feminist

Leadership Confer-ence, which is held annually in Wash-ington, DC. With the exception of those who work for counseling ser-vices in the health center, all university employees are now required by law to report any mention of gender-based crimes (including sexual assault, harassment, stalking

and dating violence) to Public Safety and to Jesus Pena, Vice President for Equity and Compliance and Title IX coordi-nator. Students are no longer guar-anteed a confidential safe space if they wish to speak about their experiences in a paper, speech, during class, or privately to a

professor. I do not doubt that this new policy was enacted in order to help victims obtain justice, but I believe the effect is very different. Many victims do not wish to file a report for a variety of reasons. In actuality, what this policy does is strengthen the culture of silence that exists around gender-based crimes. Victims are discouraged from speaking up and sharing their experiences with their peers and professors, because it will create extra work for their professors and victims will have to file a report against their will. It is no secret that the vast majority of victims of these crimes are women. To me, this policy is infantilizing and insulting. There is no such policy requiring professors to intervene when a student tells the class that they’ve been mugged or attacked. Why should victims of gen-der-based crimes be singled out as somehow incapable of making decisions for themselves? Obviously victims should be en-couraged to file a report and seek justice, but this can be done with-out scaring them away or forcing them into things against their will. I believe a more effective policy would be to simply educate vic-tims about their options.

New policy could cause victims to remain silent

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Assistant Opinions Editor

Photo by Ashley Fries, The Keystone

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KU brings home two Crystal Pillars and four

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By Haley BiancoArts & Entertainment Editor

KU’s Electronic Media De-partment received its second and third Mid Atlantic regional Emmy awards on Sept. 20. KU brought back two Crystal Pillars and four nominations, presented by the

National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS). KU competed in the college and university categories against schools in the Mid Atlantic region, covering New Jersey, Pennsyl-vania and Delaware. Out of the eight college and university pro-duction categories, KU swept the Live Sports Production category with two nominations. KU also received two nominations in the Arts and Entertainment/Public Affairs category. Last year, KU won the Crystal

Electronic media department wins two regional EmmysPillar for the Arts and Entertain-ment/Public Affairs category with their production of “Eastern State Penitentiary.” This year, they have done it again. “St. Peters Village” claimed the regional Emmy award in the Arts and Entertainment/Public Affairs category. Marilyn Miller served as producer, director and videogra-pher for this production, alongside David Youndt as videographer, Emmanuel Metayer as editor and Professor Helen Bieber as execu-tive producer. “We were up against Duquesne and Temple University in that category so walking away with the Crystal Pillar is tremendous,” said Bieber. In the Live Sports Production category, “Kutztown University Football vs. Edinboro University” was announced the winner. For this production, Angela Newton served as director, Calvin Spohn was assistant director, Ryan Hill was technical director and Pro-fessor Cara Cotellese was faculty advisor. The previous electronic media truck was used to create this production. As of this semester, the department has a new, updated

mobile production vehicle they will use when shooting and docu-menting sporting events. “It certainly says a lot about the amount of hard work and effort these students put into quality productions,” said Bieber. “They already do a fabulous job and I know that it’s only going to get better.” 2014 marks the fourth year of the regional college Emmy awards. In that time, KU’s elec-tronic media department submitted

entries for the past three years, received 10 nominations and took home three Crystal Pillar awards. “I think it validates what we've always known—that we may be a smaller school than a lot of others, but we provide a quality, top-notch program that we can be very proud of,” said Bieber. Electronic media productions air on Service Electric channel 24, Hometown Utilicom channel 28, and Service Electric 266 in the Lehigh Valley.

Helen Bieber with students Marilyn Miller, David Youndt and Emmanuel Metayer Photo courtesy of Helen Bieber

Left to right: Ryan Hill, Cara Cotellese, Angela Newton, Calvin Spohn Photo courtesy of Helen Bieber

New York Times bestselling author shares her story with students

By Katarina RodriguezContributing Writer

According to IMDb, “Orange is the New Black” is a popular Netflix TV series, written and produced by Jenji Kohan who also wrote the popular TV series “Weeds.” Season one of “Orange is the New Black” begins with the character Piper Chapman. She has to spend fifteen months in prison after being convicted of a decade-old crime of transport-ing money for her drug-dealing girlfriend. Chapman now must figure out how to survive the next year-and-a-half in a women’s correctional facility. The series was released in 2013 and has since been growing in popularity. The TV show has also won many awards such as the

People’s Choice Award in 2014 for Favorite Streaming Series. Piper Chapman’s character, played by actress Taylor Schilling, is based off the true story of Piper Kerman. Kerman went from being a Smith College Alumni to inmate 11187-424, and is now New

York Times Bestselling author of the book, “Orange is the New Black: My Year in a Women’s Prison” which was published in

April 2010. Her book is a memoir about the real experiences she encountered while behind bars at a federal correctional facility in Danbury, Conn. According to Petritsa Chatzitzi-va, assistant director of student involvement at Kutztown Uni-versity, Piper Kerman will be speaking at Schaeffer Auditorium at 7 p.m. on Oct. 23. She will be addressing her book and the TV series and how she turned her negative situation into a positive one. Her goal of the presentation is to raise awareness for reform of our justice system. After she is fin-ished speaking, there will be time for a Q & A session, which will be followed by a book signing. This event is free and is spon-sored by Association of Campus Events. However, seats may be limited because students with a valid Kutztown University ID are given priority. ACE has also arranged for the university bookstore to order Piper Kerman’s book.

“Orange is the New Black” comes to KU

Author Piper Kerman Photo courtesy of Sam Zalutsky

Music department offers diverse jazz groups

By Viviana VidalContributing Writer

KU provides many musical op-portunities for students, including marching band, orchestra, cham-ber ensembles and choir. Profes-sor of Music and Director of Jazz Studies, Dr. Kevin Kjos, spoke candidly on how far the depart-ment of music has come in his 17 years at KU. "To watch the depart-ment of music grow from where it was to where it is now— getting a new facility, renovating Schaeffer Auditorium and creating new degrees—it is amazingly diverse and would be the envy of a lot of bigger schools,” said Dr. Kjos. Dr. Kjos helped create many programs within the Jazz de-partment. Specifically, the Jazz Masters Series, the Jazz and Lunch Outreach program and the student-run rehearsal band. The Jazz Masters Series is a

program where Kutztown Uni-versity hosts many celebrated performers and educators from around the country. “To actually hear them up close, and how they play and what they do, can be a life-changing thing for a student," said Dr. Kjos. The Jazz and Lunch Outreach program is an opportunity for high school and junior high students to spend the day on campus and learn from current students and faculty. Through this program prospective students can see what KU has to

offer. Dr. Kjos believes the rehears-al band, which began Oct. 6, would allow

students to create

a jazz ensemble experience with-out instructor involvement. They will meet Mondays in the black box theater in Schaeffer Auditori-um at 7 p.m. Kutztown's very own Jazz Ensemble self-records an album every year right here on campus. CD's may be purchased directly from Kjos, through cdbaby.com or through the campus bookstore. Upcoming music department events for the Fall 2014 semester can be found online.

Dr. Kjos talks KU jazz

Chad Butz on trumpet and Dr. Kjos (left to right) Photo courtesy of University Relations

By Matt WalshContributing Writer

Faith No More, largely consid-ered to be pioneers of nu-met-al—going on to inspire popular rock bands-like Korn, Limp

Bizkit, Incubus and Slipknot in the 1990’s—have made a huge announcement. A new album is on the way, along with a massive U.S. tour in support of it. While no title has been announced for their latest album, it’s currently

scheduled to hit store shelves in April 2015. This marks the band’s first album since 1997’s Album of the Year, and first since reuniting for a series of concerts and festival performances in 2009. They’ve performed only a handful of gigs since then.

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KU alumnus displays work on West Main

Street

By Dawn HeinbachManaging Editor

The art exhibit entitled “The Big Picture” by 1987 KU alumnus Suzanne Fellows is on display at Gallery 314, locat-ed at 314 West Main Street in Kutztown. Fellows’s display will be up through Oct. 15. This exhibit is part of Fellows's year-long project, “99 Elephants a Day,” which began on Jan. 30. At the project's completion, she will have created 36,000 elephants, the same number that are killed each year for their ivory. Fellows has always been intrigued and charmed by ele-phants, and they have been the subject of many of her paint-ings. She began following the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust on Facebook in 2009. DSWT is an elephant sanctu-ary in Nairobi, Kenya, that res-cues and rehabilitates orphaned baby elephants whose mothers are victims of poaching. Fellows had been seeking ways to donate money to this cause, and was also

exploring options for a year-long project. These two desires in-spired “99 Elephants a Day.”

Making 99 elephants every day is an immense task. Fellows paints each piece of paper and cuts it into 2.5 by 3.5 pieces, then prints 99 elephants and stamps and

Artist paints elephants to raise awareness of poaching

numbers each one. This leaves little time for the other equally important part of the project: mar-

keting on social media and keeping up with the blog. Fellows must also find funds to continue purchas-ing watercolor paper and gouache, the main materi-als used in the creation of the elephants. The project has impacted people in just the way the artist had hoped. “So many people love elephants and are aware of the significance of the possible extinction of this magnificent species,” she said. “I've had many con-versations about elephants that have left me with goosebumps. The people of Berks County have been more than supportive, and I couldn't be more grate-ful.” With approximately four months until the project's end, Fellows is looking for a way to reach beyond Berks County. “It is imperative for the

success of this project that this conversation goes viral,” she said. She and many others are keeping their fingers crossed, for the sake of the pachyderms.

Suzanne Fellows’s artwork Photo by Dawn Heinbach, The Keystone

KU’s first drawing club inspires students

By Joshua Herring Assistant A&E Editor

Kutztown’s freshest art organi-zation, the Sketchbook Club, has quickly established a growing community of creative students. Formed out of the desire to make art outside of the classroom, the club has become a place for students to escape the pressures of school and learn from each other. “We have an incredibly diverse group of creative people at differ-ent skill levels who can feed off of each other,” says Sketchbook Club founder and President Chris-tina Davies. Each week, more and more students fill room 209 of the Sharadin Art Building at noon on Fridays. “The club is open to everyone,” says Davies. “Even for those who aren’t art majors, Sketchbook Club is meant for being open and expressive with other people. It is a lot of fun.” At the start of this fall semester, the club finally became an official student organization, overseen by

advisor and illustrator professor Kevin McCloskey. Beginning first as the Sketchbook Initiative in 2013, it wasn’t until the spring of 2014 that the club began to see at

least a dozen students attend every week. Davies began to spread her idea about starting the Sketchbook Initiative. She says the idea first came to her at freshman orienta-tion, when her sister asked Profes-sor McCloskey if there were any drawing clubs. “We were shocked to hear that there really weren’t any,” says Davies. After her first semester at Kutz-town, she created the Sketchbook

Initiative as a small gathering of her friends to draw together because, she says, “unless I had a set time each week to do my own stuff, my sketchbook would fall to

the wayside.” Originally, the club met in the Bear’s Den. “It became a way of dealing with the stresses of our major, a reminder of how fun art is, and to spend time with one another.” Now, she says, “It’s much bigger than I ever thought it would be during my time here.” The club eventually drew recurring crowds of students. At meetings, people chat, listen to music and just draw, according

Sketchbook Club welcomes students from all majorsto Davies. “A lot of the time we show our sketchbooks to one another and sometimes we look at cool art tutorials or illustrations that inspire everyone to make good art.” The essential appeal of Sketch-book Club is its laidback atmo-sphere. Students get the impres-sion that, as Davies says, “If you just want to get better at drawing, that’s what this club is for, no matter what your skill level.” Other than being a space to make art and interact, Sketchbook Club sometimes hosts speakers and participates in group projects.

This fall’s first meeting featured a discussion with local comic book creators and in December, art director and sketchbook enthusi-ast, Danny Gregory will be doing a talk. Also, McCloskey is talking with the modern language studies department about having the club involved in illustrating a bilingual children’s book. “At Sketchbook Club, we inspire one another to do better,” said Davies. To anyone interested in joining, she says, “It’s just a matter of picking up a pencil.” Her only requirement of members is to make an effort to draw.

Students enjoying Sketchbook Club Photo courtesy of Kevin McCloskey

Clipper Erickson pays homage to Brooklyn

native

By Elizabeth HollandContributing Writer

Clipper Erickson made his breakthrough as a soloist in the Young Musicians Foundation Orchestra in Los Angeles at the age of 19. Completing his studies at The Juilliard School, Yale University and Indiana University, Clipper has been noted throughout the country for his inter-pretations of American music. Erickson first performed “Una Carta de Buenos Aires” by Rich-ard Brodhead at the University of Birmingham, UK. Clipper Erickson comes to Kutztown University with passion to inspire music through education and performance. On Oct. 6 in Schaeffer Auditori um, Erickson paid tribute to the

well-known American composer, George Gershwin, with the assis-tance of The Reading Pops Or-chestra on behalf of KUPresents! George Gershwin, known for his numerous classical compositions, was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., in 1898. Born Jacob Gershowitz, he became a professional pianist at 15. Composing in the early 1920s, “Rhapsody in Blue” became one of his best-known pieces. Among

the many other songs com-posed are: “Con-certo in F,” “An American in Paris,” and the suite from “Porgy

and Bess.” The Reading Pops Orchestra, founded in 1969, has a mission “to promote the musical arts in Read-ing and Berks County through the maintenance of a professional orchestra for the performance of public concerts.” They were led by Kutztown’s chair of the depart-ment of music and professor of music, Willis M. Rapp.

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Clubs organize concert KU prepares for Chance

The Rapper

By Taylor OhlingerContributing Writer

In April of spring 2014, KU’s Student Government Board teamed up with members of the Association of Campus Events in an effort to bring Chance The Rapper to KU. Members of the concert committee include Joe Scoboria, Matt Assad, Letecia Garcia, Tyler Wensche and the executive board members of ACE. “With the help of VP of Enrollment Manage-ment, Kim Scranage, we were able to reach out to the proper offices at KU to bring every-one to the table before summer,” said SGB President, Joe Scoboria. “The Of-fice of Student Involvement was also of major assistance in this effort leading into the three-month break.” Over summer break, Scoboria was able to keep in contact with the committee. By early August the committee booked Chance to

perform at KU during Homecom-ing weekend on Oct. 18. Chance The Rapper began his music career in December 2012 after the release of his song “Windows” from his mix-tape “10 Day.” This song put him on Complex magazine’s list “10 New Chicago Rappers to Look Out For.” In 2012, Chance joined friend and rapper Childish Gambi-no on his North American concert tour as the opening act. Chance’s second mix-tape, “Acid Rain,” is his most commonly known and performed mix-tape to date. This

mix-tape received universal acclaim and was nominated for Best Mix-tape at the 2013 BET Hip Hop Awards. Chance The Rap-per will kick off his Verge Campus Fall Tour 2014 on Sept. 29 at Cal-Poly Po-mona and will visit 18 schools across the U.S., including Kutztown. When asking Scoboria for his final thoughts on the show, he said, “I give full credit to everyone on the

concert committee who made this possible. I look forward to the event, and cannot wait to hear feedback from all the students in attendance. Standing in line with students when the tickets first went on sale on Wednesday, Sept. 10 at 9 a.m., everyone was excited and I could tell the students were pleased with SGB and ACE.”

Chance The Rapper www.desertsun.com

Reviewing David Fincher’s new film

By Matt WalshContributing Writer

David Fincher’s latest film, “Gone Girl,” is a stunning and complex spin on American mar-riage culture. It’s filled with twists and turns from beginning to end and con-stantly keeps the viewer guessing. Based on the bestsell-ing novel by Gillian Flynn, “Gone Girl” centers around Nick Dunne (Ben Affleck) and his beautiful wife Amy (Rosamund Pike), who appear to have it all. Although hard economic times caused them to change careers, they reside happi-ly in the small town of North Car-thage, Miss., where Nick co-owns a bar with his sister, Margo. In the film, their wedding anniversary is approaching, but instead of enjoy-ing it, Nick’s life will be turned upside down under extraordinary circumstances. On the day of their fifth wed-ding anniversary, Nick returns home to find the home in disarray, such as a smashed coffee table in the living room. Amy is nowhere to be found. He immediately reports her missing. Word quickly

spreads of Amy’s disappearance and the police and members of the community work tirelessly to find her. In return, it sparks a massive media circus and the spotlight turns to Nick, who begins to be-have rather strangely. The authorities soon grow suspicious of Nick, as they discover circumstantial evidence inside his home that points to his possible involvement in Amy’s

disappearance. There are signs of violent struggle in other parts of the home, such as the kitchen. In addition, a series of secrets begin to emerge in regards to Nick’s personal life that paint him as the ultimate suspect. The portrait of Nick’s seemingly flawless marriage erodes amidst reports of adultery, domestic violence and financial troubles. He doesn’t fully realize that he is becoming his own worst enemy. This leaves the citizens of North Carthage asking a stunning question: Is it possible that Nick killed his own wife? Ben Affleck was perfectly cast in the role of the unpredictable Dunne. Affleck, for example, was

Gone Girl shocks moviegoersable to portray his character as being charming and handsome in one instance, but psychologically dark and tortured in the next. It is a realistic depiction of someone whose image is in turmoil under intense media scrutiny; yet not comprehending the consequences of their actions. Apart from Affleck, Rosamund Pike gives a stellar performance as Amy. Rolling Stone describes it

as being “dazzling, de-praved and dynamite.” Although known primarily for support-ing roles, the British actress stands out in her strong, breakout role. Supporting appear-ances by Tyler Perry and Neil Patrick Harris didn’t hurt the produc-tion, either. Perry adds comical relief in his small, but crucial role

as the determined defense lawyer, Tanner Bolt. Harris creates tension as a mysterious lover from Amy’s past. Flynn’s screenplay, according to the Huffington Post, remains extremely faithful to the original source. The plot is structured as a nonlinear storyline, rotating be-tween Amy’s diary entries, which is a backstory for their relation-ship, and Nick’s commentary, which follows him as the mystery is unearthed. The story is a relevant, yet stunning portrayal of the impact of media, dishonesty, and economic recessions and how they can put strains on one’s well-being.

Ben Affleck in Gone Girl www.huffingtonpost.com

Kourtney Massa talks new job at 30 Rock

By Haley BiancoArts & Entertainment Editor

Kourtney Massa earned her electronic media degree from KU in Spring 2014. Since then, she has found success at her intern-ship location and at her new job, “Sunny Side Up,” located at 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York. During her last semester at KU, Massa held a 12-credit internship at News 12 New Jersey. During this time, she was able to work in two departments at the station: studio operations and editing. “In studio operations I coded run-downs, operated robotic cameras, rolled live prompter and eventual-ly directed pre-recorded shows,” said Massa. “While working in editing, I retrieved and archived footage and cut it for numerous

shows each day. I was even able to go out on shoots with reporters and photographers.” Towards the end of her internship at News 12, Mas-sa was offered a freelance po-sition, which she accepted. Massa believes that her involve-ment with her depart-ment at KU prepared her for the field of electronic media. She held leadership positions in KU-TV’s news show, “News-break,” and KU’s chapter of the National

Broadcasting Society. “Whether it was courses, organizations or collaborated productions with

friends, each project improved my skills and I fell in love with it even more,” said Massa. “When you combine skill and passion, you’re unstoppable.” Massa’s skills and passion helped her land her current job in Manhattan. She asked a connec-tion at NBC if she could shadow someone working in the control room. Once there, she met with one of the managers and discussed her resume and her experience with automation. After shadowing for the day, the manager mentioned that Sprout’s “Sunny Side Up” children’s show was being transferred from Phila-delphia to 30 Rock and they need-ed a small technical crew. “They were using a form of automation that I had experience with,” said Massa. Massa’s experience opened the door for this position in America’s top market. “I could see myself in that type of atmosphere, thriving off pressure and deadlines. It was

what I worked so hard for,” she said. “Sunny Side Up” is a live tele-vision programming block geared for preschoolers. The show moved to Manhattan with the hope that celebrities will stop by after appearing on NBC’s Today show. Currently, Massa works as digital control room operator and does the technical director posi-tion. She is in charge of switcher, meaning she brings up graphics, videos and the program to air for “Sunny Side Up.” “We’re still in the startup phase,” said Massa. “We go live for the first time from 30 Rock on Oct. 13.” Massa urges current KU students to get involved and to network while at school. “You will meet a lot of people with similar inter-ests along the way,” said Massa. “These people are important. They could be your future business part-ners, or even the key to your next job or internship.”

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Catherine Mahony writes about

overcoming addiction

By Dawn HeinbachManaging Editor

Kutztown University student, Catherine J. Mahony, was the fea-tured poet at the Oct. 2 meeting of Berks Bards, which takes place monthly at GoggleWorks, Read-ing, Pa. Mahony's work brings the hopeful message of recovery from addiction by telling her own story, from her time as a homeless heroin addict, to a psychiatric ward inpatient, to a college grad-uate with many accomplishments and a fulfilled life. Mahony has shared her story at local recovery facilities like the Caron Founda-tion, White Deer Run and Berks County Prison. Her first chapbook, "Prior Restraints," was released on the same night. The book is a brutally honest compilation of poems that reflect on her experiences during her addiction and mental illness. While it took five years for Mahony to build sufficient

confidence and skill in her writing before seeking publication, the poems themselves did not take long to write since they adhere to a specific theme. Her goal with the book is to give a voice to those who are struggling with addiction or mental illness. “I hope that through reopening my wounds, I can assist others in healing their own,” Mahony said. Her future plans include a full-length memoir, of which part one is already completed. The theme is similar to the chapbook but the longer length allows for a deeper probe of the 12-year-old Mahony's loss of her mother, her father's al-coholism and motherhood, which

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she attributes to saving her life. Mahony is especially sensitive to the rise in heroin deaths in Berks and surrounding counties. “What I would say to young people today who are consider-ing experimenting with drugs or who are already in the throes of addiction is that your life is a pre-cious gift and you are all here for a very specific reason,” she said. “I guarantee that reason is not to fall victim to an addiction that can only end in three ways: becoming institutionalized, becoming incar-cerated or the ultimate sacrifice, dying.” The strength of the opiate and the various substances with which the drug is combined significant-ly inflates the danger of trying it even once. “The potency of the drug which is being distributed today increas-es the chance of overdose and death exponentially,” Mahony said. “That first line or shot could very well be your last.” Mahony is available for speak-ing engagements and offers a ther-apeutic writing program to prison inmates and patients in treatment facilities.

Photo of Catherine J. Mahony Photo by Dawn Heinbach, The Keystone

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy takes viewers to town

Dancers Dave Ewing and Meredith Stone Photo by Elizabeth Holland, The Keystone

Guests dance down the aisles in Schaeffer

By Elizabeth HollandContributing Writer

KuPresents! kicked off its year with Big Bad Voodoo Daddy on Sept. 17 in Schaef-fer Auditorium. Audiences of all ages came to see the swing jazz band play their electrify-ing music. Before BBVD took the stage, KUPresents! and the Association of Campus Events hosted a dance party and contest outside Schaeffer with live music from the KU Jazz Combo. Pro-fessionals in classic zoot suits and dress-es glided across the floor, teaching the volunteers classic swing steps. Later, it was time to put their moves to the test. The profession-als, along with the help of ACE, chose three winners for KU Paw Passes. The winners were: Jenna Kazmar, Heather Fox and Katie Shay. All participating students were able to walk away with free tickets to the performance.

When the show began, BB-VD’s lead vocalist Scotty Morris accompanied his members Kurt Sodergren on drums and percus-sion, Dirk Shumaker on double bass, Andy Rowley on baritone saxophone, Glen “The Kid” Mar-hevka on the trumpet, Karl Hunter playing the saxophone and clari-

net, Joshua Levy playing the piano and Alex Hen-derson on the trombone. Together they played an array of songs influenced by Louisiana music. From Calloway Boogie to Diga Diga Doo, the audience tapped

along to the music. Michele Dugan, a Kutztown area resident, says she had the time of her life at the performance. “It really brings back a lot of memo-ries,” she said. “My father used to wear zoot suits like that.” KUPresents! director, Robin Zaremski, says there was not a sad face in sight. “It’s a season you won’t forget.”

Contemporary artists of all forms set to display

crafts and designs

By Joshua HerringAssistant A&E Editor

Textiles professor and curator, Michael Radyk, brings an exper-imental and enlightening month-long exhibition to Kutztown’s campus. In the Sharadin Arts Building, the Marlin and Regina Miller Gallery will be presenting “ENGAGE: Color, Ritual, and Material Studies,” which will show how different types of con-temporary artists use the design and craft of colors and materials both in the classroom and in their own practice. The exhibition will host an opening reception on Thursday, Oct. 16 from 4 to 6 p.m. in the atrium lobby of the Sharadin Arts Building. Ten nationally and internationally acclaimed artists with skills in modern craft and design techniques will showcase experimental works, such as textile design, metal smithing, weaving and ceramics. The intent of the month-long event is to demonstrate how crafts can be not only an engagement

with different colors, materials and practices, but also with students in the classroom. The featured artists are also academics who use their work to show students how to choose, research, and manipulate materials. Professor Radyk says that, as an art educator, he strives for “the goal of using material, color and pattern investigations by teaching the skills that will grant the stu-dent the ability to question the medium and discover new ideas.” Teach-ing philoso-phies such as this and other ideas about art are encouraged to be questioned and discussed throughout the exhibi-tion. Culminating on Friday, Nov. 21, “ENGAGE” will host the 76th Annual Art Education Confer-ence. Radyk, the chairman, and his committee have organized a

“Meet the Artist” reception from 4 to 6 p.m. as well as a day full of workshops, keynote speakers and artist presentations. According to the ENGAGE KU Conference

website, its mission is to bring together “K-12 teachers, academics, researchers, artists, de-signers and students to exchange ideas and partici-pate in a day-long engage-ment with the arts.” The exhibition is free to the public

and the conference is free to all KU students. Non-KU students need to complete registration and payment through the KU Visual Arts Department website. More information about “EN-GAGE: Color, Ritual, and Materi-al Manipulation” can be found at www.engagekuconference.org.

ENGAGE exhibit to feature education on the experimental

Featured art and artist Photo courtesy of the Ruth Davis Design Gallery

Comedian uses audience involvement in show

By Alicia CeccarelliGraphic Designer

The multifaceted Aziz Ansari performed his newly acclaimed stand-up routine to a packed house at the Wells Fargo Center in South Philadelphia on Sept. 26. Fans who have followed An-sari on his journey through his twenties will testify that his act is evolving with his manhood. He has fewer stories about clubbing out of his league with Kanye West or R. Kelly after parties, and more observances of the pathetic tales of the singles’ scene, which is equally, if not more hilarious. In his newfound wisdom, he develops a metaphor to describe his struggle in relationships. The lusty excitement of new, shallow relationships are referred to as yummy “Skittles®,” while deeper, committed relationships are “wholesome, nutritious salads.”

A key to Ansari’s success in con-necting with his fans has always been audience involvement, but this year, Ansari took it to another level. He questions how people prefer to be rejected by the other sex. A few men daring enough, and not fully aware of Ansari’s next move, held up their phones to prove they held a text conver-sation between someone they were dating who stood them up. The ever-curious comedian stood on-stage scrolling through the vol-unteer’s phone, sharing the juicy unraveling of the new relationship and doling on a serving of his unique improvisation. Ansari took the man’s strife personally once it was revealed that the date he offered was to accompany him to Ansari’s show that very night. Ansari did not hesitate to dial her number. He coordinated a panoramic shot of the entire theatre in unison, asking the girl by name: “How could you do this?” From the front row, it was clear that a woman was watching through the other side of the phone, live with Ansari!

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Three-headed ground attack leads KU to Millersville blowout Golden Bears string

together first win streak of season with potent

offensive display

Three running backs, 322 total rushing yards. These numbers powered the Kutztown University offense in a dominating 54-7 win over PSAC rival Millersville this past weekend. The 383 total rushing yards is the most the Golden Bears have recorded since 2011 against Saint Anselm in 2011. Darrell Scott, James Wah Jr. and Terry Williams all eclipsed the century mark on the ground in the game. The trio of hundred yard rushers is the first ever in school history. Williams led the way with 126 yards on 12 carries. Over his last two games, Williams has ran for 306 yards and four scores. Scott and Wah Jr. each ran for 104 and 102 yards, respectively. Quarterback Chad Barton continued his outstanding play by throwing for two touchdowns and no interceptions, increasing

his touchdown-to-interception ratio to 17-1 on the season. Aerial touchdowns were recorded by Kellen Williams and Darrell Scott. Williams and Nathan Hollander hauled in eight of Barton’s 11 completions. Notably, the KU offensive line

did not allow a sack for the third consecutive game, which is the first time they have achieved such a feat since 2010. On the defensive side of the ball, KU only allowed 140 yards of total offense. Linebacker Zach Delp led the team with eight total

tackles. Fel-low Line-backers Sam Dougan and Adam Go-eringer fin-ished with seven and six tackles, respectively. Drake Brumfield recorded his team-lead-ing third intercep-tion of the game. Jalen Nieves also recorded an interception, which will extend the team’s total to five picks in the last two

games. In their last two contests, the KU defense has only allowed a combined seven points and 187 total yards of offense. Dougan attributes experience as the main reason behind the team’s

defensive prowess. “As a unit, we’ve been playing for two or three years, so there is a lot chem-istry with this defense. We feed off each other’s energy. We know that at the end of the day, for us to win a championship, we have to have a good defense,” he said. The secondary only allowed 98 total yards through the air. Their no-fly zone attitude has led to only a total of 159 passing yards per game, which is first in the PSAC. KU enters the meat grinder of their season next week. Their next two opponents are nationally ranked, and are perennial heavy-weights in the conference. They will have a short week when they prepare for West Chester Univer-sity on Thursday. The Golden Rams are currently ranked ninth in the country and narrowly escaped with a 22-21 win over KU last fall. The game is a top-five offensive and defensive matchup for both teams. KU is second in the PSAC in total offense, while WCU is third in the same category. Kutz-town is fourth in the conference in total defense while West Chester is second. Kickoff is scheduled for 6:05 p.m. on University Field.

Darrell Scott takes it to the house. www.kubears.com

Curry, Messner pave the way in defeat of Lock Haven Coach Burstein ties

school record for wins in victory

By Jeffrey SmythStaff Writer

Winning has been contagious around Kutztown lately as the Women’s Soccer team made a statement against Lock Haven University Saturday after-noon. The Golden Bears rolled to a 3-0 win at Keystone Field to improve their record to 6-3. The win for the Bears also had a little history behind it as well. Head coach Erik Burstein tied Jeff Schellenburger’s record of 97 wins, the most by any coach in the team’s history. Coach Burstein is now 97-45-11 with the Golden Bears, a record he gives full credit to his players. “I have a huge passion for this university, and to be considered with this accolade is something that I take great passion for,” Burstein said. “As good or bad of a coach that somebody is, the bottom line is you need good players to get results. We have had a great string of great play-ers, and this is just as much credit to them as it is to me.” Burstein, now in his 8th season with the Bears, looks to push for

a playoff spot for the seventh year in a row. Coach Burstein’s .609 winning percentage ranks 42nd in Division II among active coaches. The Golden Bears got off to a hot start as it only took Alaina Curry about eight minutes to get on the board. Lock Haven’s goalie had no response as Diana Malanga put another one through to take a 2-0 commanding lead early in the second half. Curry tacked on her second goal later on, assisted by Sam Busillo, to put the game out of reach for Lock Haven. The Maroon and Gold were relentless, resulting in a total of 15 shots on goal. The Golden Bears’ defense continues to shine as well, as they delivered their fourth shutout of the season and second in the team’s last three games. Freshman goalie Deanna Mess-ner kept the Bald Eagles off the board with three saves with the help from Hanna Fenstermacher and Busillo. Summarily, Lock Haven could only produce three shots on goal. “We played well especially in the second half,” Fenstermacher said. “We started connecting the ball more which gave us a lot of opportunities to score. Deanna came up with big saves, giving us momentum to go and score.” The Golden Bears look to not only continue their success, but to

also put coach Burstein atop the record books. He needs one win to break the school record for career victories. He will look to achieve this feat on Wednesday, Oct. 8 at home against Seton Hill Universi-ty. Last season, the Golden Bears shut out SHU 2-0 on the road. The Golden Bears will then travel for their next two games before senior night on Saturday, Oct. 18 against Indiana University of Pennylvania. KU is currently on a three-game winning streak and plans to build a strong resume for the playoff seedings. The opening kick is scheduled for 3 p.m. on University Field.

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Field Hockey trumps Mercyhusrst to break .500 markGolden Bears hold Lakers scoreless in

second half to preserve win

By Lee FinkelsteinStaff Writer

Kutztown’s junior goalie Kayla Denlinger had one of the best games of her career on Saturday. She saved a potential game-tying penalty stroke and led the Golden Bear defense to a 3-2 victory over Mercyhurst Univeristy. KU held the Lakers scoreless in the second half to secure the close win at University Field. Mercyhurst started the game strong and handed KU an early 2-1 lead in the first half, scoring both of their goals off of rebounds following Denlinger saves. Kutztown retaliated and scored on its first shot attempt of the game in the 23rd minute, a penalty stroke goal and a first career goal from Morgan Aldinger. KU came out of the locker room with a different attitude as they began to push themselves forward and score the game-tying and eventual game-winning goal with-in three minutes of each other. Mercyhurst was forced to play a man-down because a yellow card was thrown just over a minute into

the second half. Anna Behm and the Golden Bears took advantage and tied the game at 2-2 in the 43rd minute from a Courtney Konowal Assist. Three minutes later in the 45th minute, Madison was able to con-nect with the back of the net off of a rebound to give Kutztown the lead. KU was then given a great opportunity with a MU penalty in the 60th minute, which gave KU a small advantage in the late moments of the game. With KU still holding on to its 3-2 lead, Denlinger read Andrea Goldbach’s attempt and made a diving save to her right to keep the ball out of the goal. “Our defense really took control whenever Mercyhurst got in-side the circle,” Scheuing said. “Rayann played a phenomenal game today. We call her the ‘Brick Wall’ back there, and she stepped up big for us and came up with some important balls out there.” The Golden Bears move to 5-4 for a tie for fifth in the standings with East Stroudsburg. The Lakers fall to 4-5 and 2-3 in the PSAC as Kutztown now holds the very im-portant tiebreaker over a potential championship contender. The Golden Bears will remain at home to play on Friday, Oct. 10 against Limestone College begin-ning at 4 p.m. The Golden Bears celebrate a goal. www.kubears.com

Track and Field places 26th in Paul Short invitational Maine’s 21st place finish

leads KU in weekend tournament

By Brandon WentzStaff Writer

On Saturday afternoon an as-sortment of 40 different track and field teams participated in the Paul Short Invitational, at Lehigh Uni-versity. The Golden Bears’ men’s cross country team respectively placed 26th in the packed field. Princeton University came out on top with 83 points in the meet. The Paul Short Invitational drew in 5,500 students from 400 differ-ent schools. Kutztown finished with 721 points in the all-day event. KU competed in the “College Men Brown” division and ended the day with an average time of 26:49 in the 8k event. Freshman Steven Maine was Kutztown’s leader once again this weekend, and ended up as the only Golden Bear to crack the top 100. Maine notched himself a 21st place finish with a time of 25:31. He was also the third-best fin-ishing freshman at the Paul Short

Invitational. This finish comes on the heels of Maine’s PSAC Athlete of the Week award on September 29th. Chris Coates, Justin Gum and Jack Inglis comprised the next team of Kutztown runners to make their way across the finish line, respectively. Coates came in 157th place with a time of 26:53, and Gum placed 175th in 27:05. Meanwhile, Inglis had a sea-son-best time of 27:15 and placed 194th. Maine, Coates and Gum led KU in pace; with Maine ending the meet with a pace of 5:08, Coates had a pace of 5:25 and Gum’s pace was 5:27. Alex Watson was the next Gold-en Bear to cross the finish line and 205th at the event with a time of 27:20. Following Watson were the final KU scorers CJ Bauer and Mark Pfaeffle, who finished within a second of each other at 27:38 and 27:39. Bauer earned the 232nd place and Pfaeffle the 236th place. The Kutztown Golden Bears’ next meet is the “Go Fast River Run” hosted by Lock Haven University on Oct. 25 at 1 p.m.

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