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HoW Do your professors leAn?

We surveyed students in the History and Politcal Science Department to get a sense of how their professor’s political affiliations factor into their instruction.

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sAi proposes seconD buDGet

After having their first at-tempt struck down, the Student Association, Inc. (SAI) preps a second budget proposal for the 2013-14 academic year.

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cAl u tWitterverse expAnDinG

First there was Fake Angelo. Now there are more. The Cal U Twitterverse has expanded thanks to influence from other institutions.

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by Gene Axton editor in chief

To say that the Islamic faith could use some stateside PR would be an understatement. Humans are naturally suspi-cious of those with different wardrobes and diets and holi-days – even those living in the land of the free and the home of the brave. That tragic day in Sept. 2001 only served to drive a bigger wedge between the Islamic nation and one nation under God. There are efforts being taken to close the gap between fellow human beings in our post-9/11 world though, and California University of Pennsylvania is doing its part.

The Louis L. Manderino li-brary was recently awarded a grant from the Muslim Journeys program, a joint effort of the American Library Association and the National Endowment for the Humanities. This grant provided Cal U’s library with a wealth of cross-cultural, histori-cal and literary works directly associated with the Islamic culture. The only requirement is that the library use these materials to provide free educa-tion programming to the public – something they’re excited to begin.

As she sits at Mandrino Li-brary’s front desk, Reference Librarian Monica Ruane’s en-thusiasm about the Muslim Journeys project is clearly evi-dent. She and fellow librarian Ryan Sittler wrote the grant

proposal together. This is their endeavor, and she is excited to begin the program series.

“[The first program] we’ve planned is a video screening of “Koran by Heart: One Chance to Remember” on Apr. 16 here in the library in room 208,” said Ruane. “There are going to be two sessions of it actually, one from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. and one from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. It’s going to be a film screening and moderated discussion and [we are able to offer] education seminar credit for education students.”

As part of its grant-based programs, Manderino Library is going to be holding a book club in conjunction with other libraries that will read the sto-ries included in the “Arabian Nights” anthology, one of the most famous works contributed by the Islamic culture. They are able to provide such a program thanks to the grant’s flexibility.

“Every library can choose what programs to offer – they can design their own, [but] one of the things they had wanted was for organizations to team with a subject specialist. That’s why we are so hopeful to have the Pittsburgh Islamic Center on board with this. We haven’t quite ironed out the details with them yet… we had contacted them a couple of times but we haven’t gotten a response.”

Ruane received a response that day, adding an ally that with further strengthen her ini-tiative. The Pittsburgh Islamic

Center can bring a lot to the Manderino Library’s programs, but they already have a strong collaborator who’s based a little closer to home.

“The Monessen Historical So-ciety has a cultural focus. That’s one of their missions [so] they’re sort of more set up even than we are here because we really just started a lot of this program-ming. Because that is one of the things that they focus on a few times a year, they do have the space to put an exhibit in and do a little more with the program-ming, like movie screenings and things like that,” said Ruane.

The materials provided by the grant are useful in program-ming and cultural awareness projects, but they are completely available to the community, just like any other library item. Curious students can check each piece out of the library and Cal U professors can use each aspect in the classroom. There are books that can be read as part of a book club, there are DVDs that can be screened in the classroom (the library owns public performance rights for each one) and there is an online database called Oxford Islamic Studies Online that can be used by any Cal U student from any-where in the world.

The Manderino Library has made it easy for members of the Cal U community to find the materials that make up the Muslim Journeys collection, and as a librarian, Ruane makes it sound effortlessly simple.

“Students and professors can find a lot of these materials through the library’s website. [Click the] books and videos tab in the center box [and] search for ‘Muslim’ and ‘journeys’ with ‘keyword boolean’ selected,” she said. “The reason to search like this is because of the way our search mechanism works. If the searcher wants just a specific list of results [this search will only provide] these 41 resources that are in that collection. They have a special – what’s called a ‘local note’ on them, ‘bridg-ing cultures bookshelf Muslim journeys.’ I can actually search for all the items in the collec-tion like that because they’re all tagged like that.”

The Islamic faith might not need stateside PR as much as those who are stateside need information about the history, traditions and people of the Is-lamic faith. Monica Ruane, Ryan Sittler and the Louis L. Mander-ino Library have equipped their facilities with easily accessible, quality materials to help the Cal U community reach that goal. Gaining the education to turn a cultural stranger into a fellow human being goes a long way in today’s diverse America. Cal U is a small university, but institu-tions of all sizes offer amazing opportunities for students to open their minds to the big world. Given the pressing is-sues of today’s America, this is definitely an opportunity worth taking advantage of.

Manderino awarded ‘Muslim Journeys’ grantphoto courtesy of ala.org

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SUMMER COLLEGE 2013What can Cal U Summer College do for you?Improve your GPA (especially for students with a low amount of credits).

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Cal U’s campus closed on Thursday, March 28 due to an unexpected power outage that affected several campus buildings, including the Na-tali Student Center, residence halls and several classroom buildings. All classes were cancelled.

Dining services were avail-able in the Convocation Cen-ter, Flatz Express, and the AVI food truck. The Herron Rec and Fitness center remained open.

Classes resumed on Fri-day followed by a scheduled power outage from 4 - 6 p.m. to complete necessary repairs on electrical circuits.

Cal U closes due to power outage

During a power outage at Cal U on Thursday, March 28, Bobby Luckasevic, freshman, makes constructive use of his time by practicing dek hockey outside the Convocation Center.

Students have lunch in a temporary dining area set up in the Cal U Convocation Center on March 28 during a power outage which affected the main dining area of the Natali Student Center.

The AVI food truck at Cal U serving meals during Thursday’s campus power-outage.

photos by Jeff Helsel

TAKE BACK THE NIGHTJoin the END Violence Center for our annual event in recognition of Sexual Assault Awareness Month.

Take Back the Night is an opportunity for the Cal U community to share stories, show support, and to honor victims of sexual assault and celebrate survivors. Date: Tuesday, April 9, 2013Time: 5:00 PMLocation: Carter Hall Multipurpose Room For more information contact:END Violence CenterG45 Carter Hallgreendot@calu.edu724-938-5707

NEWSApril 5, 2013 pAge 3

The proposed Student Asso-ciation, Incorporated Allocated Budget for 2013-2014 published in the March 29 edition of the Cal Times is null and void. Student Government did not pass the budget at their meeting on April 1. Therefore, Student Cabinet convened again on Wednesday, April 3, to do the process again. The budget that is shown here will be voted upon by Student Government on Monday, April 8. If the budget passes, the final step in the process will be the Annual Corporation Meeting which will be held on Monday, April 15, at 4:30pm in Steele Hall. All undergraduate, full-time, fee paying students are members of the SAI Corporation and eligible for entrance to the meeting to vote. Students will need to bring their Cal Card for verification and eligible voting members will be given a wrist-band and permitted into the meeting.

Student Cabinet: Round two of proposed SAI allocated budget

What is SAI?The Student Association, Inc.

(SAI) is owned and operated by the students of California Uni-versity of Pennsylvania. Every student enrolled at Cal U is a shareholder in the Corporation, via the Student Activity fee paid each semester, and all full-time undergraduate SAI fee paying students are voting members of the Corporation. The SAI Board of Directors has students holding seven of the thirteen seats available, including the president’s chair, each elected annually in the Spring term for the following academic year.

SAI has a yearly operating budget of one million dollars which is approved by the voting student stakeholders. In addi-tion, over 115 clubs split more than 2-million dollars in student fee money that is awarded an-nually through the budget pro-cess via Student Government and approved by the voting student shareholders.

SAI manages the funding awarded to each club and orga-nization and acts as the banker. Every club and organization has its own account at SAI and all financial transactions must oc-cur from that account. All SAI policies and procedures must be adhered to in order for clubs to continue to receive funding.

Student organizations that wish to operate on the cam-pus of California University of Pennsylvania must apply for official recognition with SAI and receive recognition through Student Cabinet and Student Senate. Recognized organiza-tions through SAI are required to be open for membership and participation of all California University of Pennsylvania students.

SOURCE: SAI Club and Organiza-tion Guidebook, Fall 2012

SAI Mission StatementThe Mission of the Student Association, Incorporated is to provide services and activities to a diverse student body, assist in the educational process, promote the University core values, provide leadership opportunities, and serve as a strong advocate for the students of California University of Pennsylvania.

MEN UNITED New in 13/14 8,948 1,000METEOROLOGY CLUB 30,000 39,448 26,000MIDIEVAL & RENAISSANCE CLUB 1,000 4,982 600MON VALLEY DANCE COUNCIL 17,000 30,850 6,000PARKS & RECREATION 6,500 3,965 500PHILOSOPHY CLUB 3,798 4,600 2,500PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB 1,823 1,631 500PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASSISTANT CLUB 8,400 24,971 7,500PLANNING CLUB (GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SOCIETY) 8,000 12,787 6,000POTTERY CLUB 3,500 6,425 1,500PROFESSIONAL GOLF MANAGEMENT 17,000 20,246 17,000PSEA 533 4,456 500PSYCHOLOGY CLUB 8,000 19,597 1,500PUBLIC RELATIONS SOCIETY(PRSSA) 15,000 36,231 11,000RADIO CONTROL CLUB 0 No Request 0RAINBOW ALLIANCE 7,500 18,512 6,000ROTC 1,692 1,652 800RUGBY - MEN 35,000 54,905 28,000RUGBY - WOMEN 22,000 41,955 20,000S.A.I. OPERATING FUND 950,000 1,233,100 1,160,000SCREEN PRINTING STUDENT ASSOC. 10,000 12,893 2,000SNOW CLUB 4,500 9,457 2,000

SOCCER CLUB-MENS New in 13/14 5,863 675SOCIAL WORK ASSOCIATION 4,248 4,731 3,500SOCIETY OF PHYSICS STUDENTS 1,500 6,850 0SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS 3,000 No Request 0SOCIOLOGY CLUB 0 No Request 0SPEECH & HEARING 3,850 6,565 2,500SPORTS MANAGEMENT CLUB 5,700 4,939 2,000SSART 19,000 26,061 14,000STAND 19,000 38,612 18,050STUDENT ACCOUNTING ASSOC 1,500 1,850 300STUDENT ACTIVITIES BOARD 270,000 333,828 260,000STUDENT CLUB PRINTING HOUSE 0 9,822 300STUDENT COUNSELING ASSOCIATION 5,000 7,225 3,500STUDENT GOVERNMENT 65,000 62,827 48,000STUDENT MARKETING ASSOCIATION 16,000 20,052 10,000STUDIO 224 12,000 18,700 8,000

SWIM CLUB(ineligible) !"#$%&$'()'* 0 0T.E.A.C. (Technology Education) 35,000 68,720 31,500THE UNDERGROUND 21,000 48,023 18,000TRAVEL CLUB 5,500 4,616 4,600ULTIMATE FRISBEE 3,160 2,315 2,315UNIVERSITY BAND 60,000 86,400 52,000UNIVERSITY CHOIR 32,500 33,250 25,000UNIVERSITY PLAYERS 28,000 43,900 23,000VETERAN'S CLUB 14,000 21,950 6,500VULCAN DANCE TEAM 8,000 13,418 6,000WARGAMING CLUB 475 250 250WCAL 30,000 29,170 25,000WILDLIFE SOCIETY 15,633 16,783 12,000WOMEN IN SCIENCE 1,500 4,846 750WOMEN'S CENTER 19,994 29,096 14,000YEARBOOK-MONOCAL 1,500 1,500 500YOUNG & GIFTED GOSPEL CHOIR 9,000 15,721 6,900

TOTAL 3,195,104 4,240,588 3,000,129

2012-2013 2013-2014 2013-2014Clubs/Orgs ALLOCATION REQUEST ALLOCATION

ACTIVIST CLUB 1,200 7,691 1,000ANTHROPOLOGY CLUB 4,700 10,956 4,200ARCHERY CLUB 9,000 9,755 3,000ASSOCIATED ARTISTS 18,000 23,250 14,000ATHLETIC TRAINERS CLUB 8,000 8,260 6,000ATHLETICS 635,000 550,000 550,000BALLROOM AND LATIN DANCING CLUB 1,700 1,300 1,200BASEBALL CLUB 1,000 1,397 1,100BEST BUDDIES 6,000 13,300 4,500BILLIARDS CLUB 4,200 5,950 2,700BIOLOGY CLUB 3,000 7,316 1,500BLACK STUDENT UNION 29,000 61,350 20,000BODY BUILDING AND FITNESS CLUB 7,000 6,248 4,000BOWLING CLUB 6,000 6,375 3,400C.C.O.E.-GERONTOLOGY CLUB 5,000 6,463 4,000CAL CAMPAIGN CONSULTANTS 7,000 12,300 4,000CAL ROCKS 10,000 17,700 9,000CALIFORNIA TIMES 35,000 46,096 25,000CHEERLEADERS 20,000 70,600 14,000CHEMISTRY CLUB 3,000 12,374 1,500COLLEGES AGAINST CANCER 1,100 8,700 1,500COMMUTER COUNCIL 6,500 17,640 4,500COMPUTER CLUB 2,828 3,681 1,500COUNCIL FOR EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN 8,344 10,467 5,750CRIMINAL JUSTICE 0 No Request 0CUTV 76,000 76,666 70,000DISC GOLF 1,700 0 0ECONOMICS CLUB 1,100 1,325 1,000EMS BOOK CLUB 500 1,000 400ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY CLUB 7,273 8,090 4,750ENTREPRENEURS CLUB 500 3,873 300EQUESTRIAN TEAM 21,000 31,199 18,000FENCING CLUB 8,000 10,688 6,500FINANCE CLUB 900 1,205 855FOREIGN LANGUAGE 1,750 8,375 1,100

FORENSIC SCIENCE CLUB 2,992 434 434FORENSICS DEBATE 1,387 No Request 0FUTURE BUSINESS LEADERS 7,200 28,071 4,000

FUTURE MATH TEACHERS 1,300 5,061 750GAMES CLUB 1,000 13,344 800GEOLOGY CLUB 8,500 20,051 7,000GRADUATE SOCIAL WORK ASSOC. 2,200 3,500 800GRADUATE STUDENT ASSOCIATION 5,000 16,625 3,500H.E.A.R.T. 16,000 25,465 11,000HABITAT FOR HUMANITY 9,750 10,070 7,500HISPANIC STUDENT ASSOC. 12,000 10,967 4,500HISTORY CLUB 5,000 5,877 4,500HOCKEY CLUB 205,000 337,615 185,000HOMECOMING 47,000 46,000 35,000INTERNATIONAL CLUB 8,000 12,400 6,000INTER-RESIDENCE HALL COUNCIL 23,500 29,005 21,750JAPANESE ANIMATION CLUB 500 5,030 800LACROSSE CLUB - WOMEN 0 No Request 0LACROSSE CLUB- MEN 9,000 25,081 7,000LAW & JUSTICE SOCIETY 5,500 10,080 2,500LIONS CLUB 1,974 1,640 300MARTIAL ARTS CLUB 4,500 6,215 3,200MATHEMATICS ASSOC. OF AMERICA 3,200 5,615 2,500MEDICAL INTEREST CLUB 1,000 1,359 1,000

STUDENT ASSOCIATION, INC.CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

PROPOSED ALLOCATED BUDGET 2013-2014

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Fake Angelo Armenti always has a lot to say on Twitter. He’s commented on the California Uni-versity of Pennsylvania’s Harlem Shake, how Taco Bell effects his stomach and the fact he wasn’t voted in as the new Pope. Recently he even called for respect for being the original Cal U parody account. Along with these normal parody accounts that litter the Twitter-sphere, accounts that encourage student interaction have become increasingly popular as the semes-ters wears on.

The two most recent Cal U Twit-ter accounts seeing a rise in traffic and attention are Cal U Crush (@CalU_Crush) and Cal U Confes-sions (@CalUConfession). These accounts are run on a strict policy of anonymity.

The creators of these two ac-counts are adamant about re-maining anonymous themselves, but they do have something to say about the way the run their respective accounts and why they created them.

Cal U Crush was created simply because crush accounts were popu-lar for other universities.

“I was looking at all the other col-leges and a good many had crush accounts and I thought they were pretty funny and sweet,” said the Crush creator. “I looked to find Cal U’s and they didn’t even have one, so I decided to create it. I never knew it would blow up this fast.”

The account took off over the next few days with posts coming almost every hour. Students gave ample material for tweets and were not afraid to mention spe-cific names. This led to speculation about whether or not the people

Cal U anonymously confesses crushesnamed were writing in about themselves for an ego boost.

The Crush creator does take this into account when choosing what to post. Posts that seem like legitimate crushes take precedent – next comes ones that are amusing.

“I also try to determine if it seems genuine, even though it is difficult because I honestly don’t know the people that they are talking about. Now I’m trying to catch submissions with repeated names because I think they are just people messing around with their friends.”

Crush does try to keep it as classy as possibly in their tweets. Tweets that are exces-sively vulgar or sexual are usually passed on, but some slip through simply because they’re written in a manner that makes the creator laugh. It’s not laughter at the person being mentioned, but at the way the poster decided to word their proclamation of desire.

If a person sees a post about them that is vulgar or they find any offense in it, Crush is will-ing to take that in consideration.

“I don’t want to cause serious problems, I just want to enter-tain people.”

The creator of Cal U Crush was also the creator of the first Cal U Confessions account to surface on Twitter, but a deci-sion was made to abandon it because the posts became too hateful. This led to two more Cal U Confessions accounts popping up.

The two confession accounts seemed to be at odds with each other with one sending out snarky comments about copied posts. Students following the

two accounts didn’t have to worry about sibling warfare for long though – one was deleted after a few days. The victor in the confession war was Cal U Confession, notably without an “s” (the other account adding that specific letter to its name to show the difference).

“At first we just posted what-ever someone confessed on the website, but then people started posted things with the purpose of offending other people so we had to start picking and choos-ing which ones,” said Confes-sions (also anonymously).

The Twitter drama got pretty heated while both accounts were active. At times it was a scene straight out of “Mean Girls” with students writing in a virtual burn book.

The account creators are sim-ply looking to entertain stu-dents around campus, even if it seems like the account is being used as an outlet for negativity sometimes.

“We think it has gained so much popularity because people follow these types of accounts to see if anyone is confessing any-thing about them. We feel that some people are trying to vent how they feel and others ruin it for everyone by being mean and trying to bully.”

Anonymity has its benefits and its downfalls. The abil-ity to hide behind the mask of the internet can be a powerful motivator to say things one normally wouldn’t without having to own up to it. In other cases, it can be that little push to help you get something off your chest that was bothering you or a chance to shout out to that someone you’re crushing

on without the fear of actual rejection. It’s all in the way you look at it.

Keeley Naulty (junior, educa-tion) feels the accounts have some merit.

“I think that anonymous Twit-ter posts can be good since they allow people to say what’s on their mind without fear of being directly judged,” said Naulty. “Mostly, I think it’s up to the moderators of the account to make sure that nothing too vulgar or revealing gets posted to the site.”

Will these accounts last long? Both accounts say that they feel they’ll stay relevant for a while but will eventually give way like all Internet trends.

“I don’t think it will last very long, it will probably slow down, get annoying, and some-thing else will come into play and be the new thing,” said the creator of Cal U Crush.

The accounts definitely pro-vided entertainment for the stu-dent population during the first few weeks of their inception, and even though the sensation has died down the other Cal U parody accounts are still going strong.

Mainstay Fake Angelo Ar-menti doesn’t look like he’s go-ing anywhere anytime soon, so no need to fret about his sassy self. The voyeuristic lot will continue to have Cal U Make-outs while secretly hoping that they never end up in any of the posted pictures. Shirley From AVI…well, she’s only got 46 fol-lowers, and for a beloved lunch lady claiming to have caused the power outage, that seems a little sad. #CalUProbz

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“Heathers” Think of this movie as a darker Mean Girls with more murder.

It sounds a little extreme but it’s a must see for anyone who loves 80s films and young Wynona Ryder. It follows the popular clique , three girls all named Heather and their friend Veronica, at a high school and the unfortunate murders that follow. T

Starring: Wynona Ryder, Christian Slater, Shannen DohertyGenre: Cult ComedyOriginally Released: March 31, 1989

photo courtesy of imdb.com

Netflix Movie of the Week

by Josh hannaSunnyvale is a five piece pop-punk band from Du Bois,

PA. The band is composed of Gavin Volosky (Vocals), Brett Snyder (Guitar), DeeJ Penhollow (Guitar), Steve Sedlock (Drums) and Nate Primm (Bass).

So far the band has released two songs and is quickly de-fining their sound in the heavier pop punk genre known as easycore – a combination of pop-punk and hardcore. Their sound can be related to the sounds of earlier songs by bands like The Wonder Years and City Lights. This can be heard in their song “Jim Lahey is a F*****g Drunk and He Always Will Be.”

The song is very short time-wise but it perfectly exemplifies the band’s sound. With an intro that sounds like a Valencia song and Polar Bear Club style vocals, the sound is bound to catch the ear of pop-punk fans.

Go check out the two free singles on their Facebook page during the wait for a full-length.

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Terror “Live by the Code”

Dawes “Stories Don’t End”

British Sea Power “Machineries of Joy”

One big treasure hunt, and the whole internet is invitedby Kate sheldonfor the Cal Times

As I walked through the park-ing lots of Vulcan Village on a chilly afternoon, I didn’t know what to expect once I arrived at Adamson Stadium. Geocaching was something I had never done before but a lot of my friends seemed to be fairly into it so I was curious. How bad could this be, it just took a little effort, right?

“How much farther do we have to walk?” I asked my boy-friend Taylor. “Look at the app on my phone. It will tell you how many feet we have until we get there,” he responded, in a tone I couldn’t quite com-prehend.

I had been asking so many questions about geocaching today that he was getting ir-ritated with me – I could tell. The closest I had come to using a GPS was on a road trip in the car with my friends. Little did I know that geocaching is popu-lar all over the world, including here at California University of Pennsylvania. Apparently Taylor isn’t the only one here that participates in this. I just found out a few of my other new friends here do it as well.

Geocaching might sound complicated, but it’s quite sim-ple. It’s basically a scavenger hunt, for a lack of a better word. The idea is to locate hidden con-tainers, big or small, called geo-caches, or “caches” outdoors. After you find the cache, you sign a log inside of the container and share your experiences with each cache online on the official website, geocaching.com. The website is a community and you have to register, but it’s easy to do and it’s free.

Cachers use an app on their smartphone that uses a combi-

nation of GPS, Wi-Fi positioning and cell towers to determine their approximate location. Af-ter it has pinpointed its user, it lets them know where the near-est cache is.

I glanced at the time and carefully followed the compass that was shown on the screen while holding the phone in my hand. Eventually I came to the coordinates that the geocaching app showed me. When I looked down and saw a cement parking block, I was slightly confused.

“What the heck? Taylor, there’s nothing here. Do you think the coordinates are off, maybe? I just don’t get where it could be,” I said.

With a shake of his head, he laughed and said plainly, “Looks can be deceiving.”

He reached down and pulled a tiny blue metal cylinder out of the spot where a nail should have been then handed it to me. It looked like a small keychain flashlight, but to my surprise the top of it popped off revealing a small scroll and pencil inside. I carefully unrolled the paper and read each of the names of the people that had found this particular cache to myself.

“Sign your name at the bot-tom so we can go down to campus and find a few other caches,” Taylor said eagerly.

After I put the geocache back in the parking block, we hopped on the next bus that took us back to campus. We got right off the bus and walked straight to my Residence Hall, Hall C.

“Alright” he said, “There are two more over in this area by the cemetery you’re going to look for. I’ve already found them, and I’m not going to give you any hints, so take my phone and have at it.”

I ignored his snarky attitude and grabbed his phone out of his

hand. The next cache led me to the bottom of a hill by the train tracks. I followed the compass on the app until I came to what seemed to be an old metal table and bench, like the ones that are outside of the Natali Student Center. No sooner did I walk around the back side of the table did I see a lunch box sized metal box that read “OFFICIAL GEO-CACHE” in big block letters.

I opened the cold metal box to find trinkets inside, like a small rubber duck. Confused by this, I turned to Taylor and asked, “What are these for?”

“When you find a bigger geo-cache like this one, sometimes people like to leave things,” he said. “If you take something, you’re supposed to leave some-thing, too.”

Ignoring the rest of the trin-kets, I grabbed the mini notepad at the bottom and continued to sign my name. It was getting cold and I wanted to get inside to warm up.

“Is this next cache the last one we’re looking for? I’m cold,” I said to him, sensing that he’s just as tired and cold as I am. “Yeah, let’s put in the coordi-nates and go look for this one, then we’ll be done,” he said.

We continued to walk up the big hill that seemed a lot worse

trudging up than it was coming down. As the app read that I was nearing the cache, I started looking around the fallen trees nearby.

“This one might be a little harder to find,” Taylor said, “the coordinates were way off whenever I came to look for it the last time.”

Not even a few seconds later did I look under a tree stump and find the dark green metal box similar to the previous one I had found, but this time there were no words on the outside. I quickly opened the top of the box and yet again signed my name to the bottom of the notepad.

Putting the box back exactly where I found it, I turned to Taylor and smiled. As silly as it sounded, I was pretty proud of myself for being able to de-termine the locations of each of the caches.

“This was a lot of fun. I didn’t know something like this could be so…adventurous. It’s get-ting dark now though and I’m hungry. Can we go eat now?” I asked him.

After a long afternoon of walking and tracking down these geocaches, I wanted some hot coffee to warm me up.

photo courtesy of wikimediacommons.com

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Liberal bias in the History and Political Science department?Students think so! Slightly...

By: Casey Florescontributing editor

Oftentimes, public colleges and uni-versities are accused of having lib-eral bias. According to a survey done by the University of California at Los Angeles, 62.7% of faculty members at institutions of higher education identify themselves as either “far left” or liberal. The rest consider them-selves either “middle of the road,” conservative, or “far right.”

Does California University of Penn-sylvania follow the national trend of liberalism? Students in the History and Political Science department at Cal U were surveyed and asked which way the professors of their department lean.

Before the survey went out, Dr. Lau-ra Tuennerman, chair of the History and Political Science department, was interviewed regarding the topic.

“Cal Times” (CT): Is one of your goals as a department to be politi-cally neutral while instructing?

Dr. Tuennerman (LT): Absolutely. Dr. Blumberg (one of Cal U’s two Political Science faculty members) makes it a point to never identify herself. There’s [also] a real attempt to maintain political neutrality and provide a wide variety of information, not to be confused with political cor-rectness.

CT: Do you think your depart-ment is neutral?

LT: I think the history side, because it’s much larger, is more diverse po-litically, religiously and intellectually. We have someone there for every-one. The Political Science side is more difficult. We are down to two

full-time faculty and I think they do an incredible job. If you take a side, it could turn off half the audience.

CT: Would students agree with that?

LT: Officially I get no complaints. On a personal level, we all feel per-secuted. When you teach women’s history, stay-at-home moms are convinced working women pick on them and vice versa. Probably a lot of people think it’s biased because if [students] present an idea and other people don’t agree, [students] feel isolated.

CT: What are you doing as a de-partment to ensure that you are acting politically neutral?

LT: Several things. One would be our departmental syllabus. The de-partment votes on it and so do cur-riculum committees. It is campus’s way of checking course content ap-propriateness.

CT: Are there consequences for professors who aren’t?

LT: The equity office is available to all students. It’s a total third party. That office investigates all com-plaints.

Dr. Tuennerman was told there would be a survey taken and a follow-up interview.

The survey was then sent out to students. Of the 142 students in the department, a total of 42 responded.

CT: After seeing the results, what is your initial response?

LT: It’s great so many people an-swered the survey – it shows student engagement. People bothered to take the survey despite the fact they thought it was moderate.

CT: Does anything surprise you? If so, what?

LT: Not sure it surprises me. I’m happy it’s more on the “slightly” side. When it comes to the liberality or conservatism, it comes more to the political science students.

CT: Would you consider mak-ing changes in the department or speaking to your faculty as a result of this survey?

LT: No. I don’t think there’s anything disturbing. I think it’s encouraging.

What the graphic does not show is what liberal students said verses conservative students. While survey monkey’s free options are limited, the responses of students who identified themselves as “liberal” were able to be pulled.

Of the students who identified themselves as liberal (13), seven were political science majors. Six said the department was slightly liberal, four said neutral, two said moderately liberal, and one said slightly conservative.

Are you ok with the survey re-sults? Are you surprised? Is there political bias in your department? Email the caltimes@calu.edu with your response!

Dr. Tuennerman’s Response After the Survey

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Judge to retire after sending Obama racist e-mailby MattVolz, associated press

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana’s chief federal judge will retire following an inves-tigation into an email he for-warded that included a racist joke involving President Barack Obama.

U.S. District Judge Richard Cebull had previously an-nounced he would step down as chief circuit judge and take a reduced caseload, but he informed the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that he now intends to fully retire May 3.

The appellate court posted a statement by Chief Judge Alex Kozinski on its website Tuesday announcing Cebull had submit-ted the retirement letter.

The March 29 letter comes after the appellate court’s Judi-cial Council issued a March 15 order on the investigation into the February 2012 email, but ap-pellate court spokesman David

Madden could not say whether Cebull resigned because of the order.

“The misconduct process is confidential. I am not privy to what the order said nor do I know what Judge Cebull’s mo-tivations were,” Madden said in Wednesday email.

The council’s order will re-main confidential during an appeal period, which concludes May 17, Madden said. The coun-cil will make an announcement after Cebull’s retirement takes effect, he said, but added that he was unable to answer when the order or the letter will be released to the public.

A Cebull aide directed calls for comment to Clerk of Court Tyler Gilman, who said Wednes-day that Cebull would not have any comment other than the court’s statement.

He declined to release the resignation letter or describe what it said.

Cebull wrote a letter of apol-ogy to Obama and filed a com-

plaint against himself after The Great Falls Tribune published the contents of the email, which included a joke about bestiality and the president’s mother.

The Billings judge forwarded the email from his chambers to six other people on Feb. 20, 2012, the newspaper reported.

Two other groups also de-manded an investigation, with one, the Montana Human Rights Network, starting an online petition calling for Cebull’s resignation.

Kim Abbott, the network’s co-director, said Wednesday she was pleased with the announce-ment but hopes to see the results of the investigation.

“The email really called into question his ability to treat women and people of color fairly, so we’re happy Montan-ans will get to appear before a different judge,” Abbott said.

The complaints were referred to a special committee appoint-ed by the appellate court to investigate whether Cebull’s

email constituted misconduct.Kozinski’s statement said the

committee submitted a report to the Judicial Council in De-cember after “a thorough and extensive investigation” that included interviews with wit-nesses and Cebull and going over related documents. The council issued its order based on that report.

The statement says the Judi-cial Council will not comment further until Cebull’s retirement is effective.

Cebull previously said he would take senior status March 18, which would have allowed another judge to be appointed while he continued working with a reduced caseload.

U.S. Sen. Max Baucus then formed a committee to replace Cebull and another judge tak-ing senior status, with Baucus recently recommending that Obama appoint state District Judge Susan Watters of Billings to take Cebull’s spot on the bench.

The new chief federal judge, U.S. District Judge Dana Chris-tensen, plans to meet with other judges to discuss how to handle the Cebull’s cases, Gilman said.

Cebull was a Billings attor-ney for nearly 30 years before becoming a U.S. magistrate in Great Falls in 1998.

He became a district judge in 2001 and has served as chief judge of the District of Montana since 2008.

Cebull’s notable cases include his block of reopening of the U.S. border to cattle in 2005, two years after the U.S. banned Ca-nadian cattle and beef products over fears of mad-cow disease. The 9th Circuit overturned that decision.

Cebull also presided over a lawsuit filed by landowners against Exxon Mobil Corp. over the cleanup following last year’s pipeline spill of 1,500 gallons into the Yellowstone River.

Copyright 2013 The Associ-ated Press.

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Join the Cal U Career Network Group on LinkedIn, an online networking site, and network with alumni, students and employers. Access to the Cal U Career Network Group on LinkedIn is free and available only to alumni, current students, and employers. Members of the group have been confirmed by the Career Services Department. Through our members-only group, you can: • Discuss career opportunities and job openings • Ask for career path advice from an expert • Reconnect with former classmates • Build your network

How to Build a Professional Student LinkedIn Profile Think of your LinkedIn profile as an interactive business card. It’s a summary of your professional experience, interests, and capabilities that is designed to attract the attention of important people who are searching for you online – recruiters, networking contacts and grad school admissions officers. A strong profile is a key differentiator in the job market, so let’s get started... 1. Craft an informative profile headline Your profile headline gives people a short, memorable way to understand who you are in a profes-sional context. Think ofthe headline as the slogan for your professional brand, such as “Student, National University” or “Recent honors grad seeking marketing position.” Check out the profiles of students and recent alums you admire for ideas and inspiration. 2. Display an appropriate photo Remember that LinkedIn is not Facebook or MySpace. If you choose to post a photograph, and we recommend that you do, select a professional, high-quality headshot of you alone. Party photos, cartoon avatars, and cute pics of your puppy don’t fit in the professional environment of LinkedIn. 3. Show off your education Be sure to include information about all institutions you’ve attended. Include your major and mi-nor if you have one, as well as highlights of your activities. It’s also appropriate to include study abroad programs and summer institutes. Don’t be shy— your LinkedIn profile is an appropriate place to show off your strong GPA and any honors or awards you’ve won. 4. Develop a professional summary statement Your summary statement should resemble the first few paragraphs of your best-written cover let-ter — concise and confident about your goals and qualifications. Remember to include relevant in-ternships, volunteer work, and extra curriculars. Present your summary statement in short blocks of text for easy reading. Bullet points are great, too. 5. Fill your “Specialties” section with keywords “Specialties” is the place to include key words and phrases that a recruiter or hiring manager might type into a search engine to find a person like you. The best place to find relevant keywords is in the job listings that appeal to you and the LinkedIn profiles of people who currently hold the kinds of positions you want.

6. Update your status weekly A great way to stay on other people’s radar screens and enhance your professional image is to update your status at leastonce a week. Tell people about events you’re attending, major projects you’ve completed, professional books you’rereading, or any other news that you would tell some-one at a networking reception or on a quick catch-up phone call. 7. Show your connectedness with LinkedIn Group badges Joining Groups and displaying the group badges on your profile are the perfect ways to fill out the professionalism of yourprofile and show your desire to connect to people with whom you have something in common. Most students start byjoining their university’s LinkedIn group as well as the larger industry groups related to the career they want to pursue. 8. Collect diverse recommendations Nothing builds credibility like third-party endorsements. The most impressive LinkedIn profiles have at least one recommendation associated with each position a person has held. Think about soliciting recommendations from professors, internship coordinators and colleagues, employers, and professional mentors. 9. Claim your unique LinkedIn URL To increase the professional results that appear when people type your name into a search engine, set your LinkedIn profile to “public” and claim a unique URL for your profile (for example: www.linkedin.com/in/yourname). This also makes iteasier to include your LinkedIn URL in your email signature, which is a great way to demonstrate your professionalism. 10. Share your work A final way to enhance your LinkedIn profile is to add examples of your writing, design work, or other accomplishments bydisplaying URLs or adding LinkedIn Applications. By including URLs, you can direct people to your website, blog, or Twitter feed. Through Applications, you can share a PowerPoint or store a downloadable version of your resume.

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The Internship CornerRutledge Award helps students go far

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Hi everyone, Happy April! Time is flying by and there are many events coming up in April and May that we would like everyone to know about and participate in.

Nominations for next year’s executive board occur at the next two meetings and the elections will be held during the Apr. 11 meeting. We will be having a Steelers event May 2 in the Convocation Center. Teams will be playing against some of the

Steelers players in a basketball tournament. There will be one staff team, one faculty team and the winners of the intramural games – one boy’s and one girl’s. During halftime there will be an autograph session. This is the only time that autographs will be given. We will also be having other small activities going on during halftime such as raffles, and entertainment. Posters for this event will be given at the meetings and posted around campus. General admission tickets are $7 for students and non-students. The money we raise from this event will be going to the Jennie Carter Scholarship.

The end of the year trip is May 11. We will be going to Busch Gardens in Virginia. Shop dollars must be used to sign up for tickets and participants can sign up at the info desk. Tickets are $15 for students and $39.50 for non-students. More information on tickets will be released soon.

Have a great week!

As the spring semester quickly passes and summer internships approach, the time to apply for the Rutledge Internship Award is nearing! For students who have secured an unpaid, for-credit summer internship outside of Pennsylvania, this is one of the most important deadlines to take note of. Students must complete the application packet and submit five copies to the Internship Center by May 1 at 4:00 p.m.

The Rutledge Internship Award is available to students who will be juniors or seniors during their internship and have at least a 3.0 GPA. The award allows students who have been offered for-credit internships outside the state to obtain a great experience without the worries of financial constraints.

Those who win the Rutledge Internship Award will be given at least $500 to help offset the costs of travel, housing, dining and other expenses involved with the internship. The goal of the award is to help students participate in career-building internships that they otherwise would not be able to afford.

The award is competitive, and the amount of money that is awarded and the number of students chosen vary each semester. Students who are interested in applying for the award should visit Cal U’s website and search “Rutledge Internship Award.” Then, click on the link and download the award application. Eligibility guidelines and an application checklist are included on the first page of the application packet.

In addition to submitting an application, students must also submit a completed budget proposal, internship questionnaire, faculty letter of recommendation, current unofficial transcript and a resume. Applicants are encouraged to proofread all documents carefully in order to best qualify for this competitive award.

Five copies of the entire application packet should be submitted to Tracie Beck at the Internship Center, which is located on the second floor of Eberly in Room 230.

OTHER UPCOMING DEADLINES:Summer 2013 Online Internship Application Deadlines– May 13: First internship deadline of the summer– June 3: Second internship deadline of the summer

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By Matthew Kifersports information

Junior Aaron Dinzeo (Sidney, Ohio/Sidney) set the school record in the 5,000-meter run and the California University of Pennsylvania men’s track & field team qualified eight entries for the Pennsylvania State Ath-letic Conference (PSAC) Cham-pionships while competing at the NC State Raleigh Relays and Washington & Jefferson Invita-tional on March 30.

At the Raleigh Relays, Dinzeo posted the fastest time in NCAA Division II this season in the 5,000 meters and provisionally qualified for the NCAA Cham-pionships. He crossed the finish line in 13 minutes, 58.37 seconds to break the school record set by All-American Christopher Clark in 2009 by 0.14 seconds. Dinzeo boasts one of the fastest times in all NCAA divisions this year and placed 12th overall in the event, finishing behind two NCAA Division I runners.

Fellow junior Chris Avampato (Greensburg, Pa./Greensburg Salem) improved his PSAC-qualifying mark in the discus throw in North Carolina, post-ing a heave of 41.15 meters (135-

0.00 feet).At W&J, the Vulcans placed

second in the team standings and qualified six entries for the league championships.

Freshman Andrew Adighi-be (Philadelphia, Pa./Milton Hershey) reached the league-qualifying standard in both the 100- and 200-meter dash. He placed second in the finals of the 100 meters after crossing the finish line in 11.28 seconds and finished fourth in the 200 meters with a time of 22.37 seconds.

In the 4x100-meter relay, soph-omore Danny Meighan (Avon-more, Pa./Kiski), Adighibe, freshman Jaylen Jordan (Pitts-burgh, Pa./Gateway) and fresh-man Aaron Barlow (Pittsburgh, Pa./Gateway) combined to win the event with a time of 43.25 seconds.

Individually, Barlow finished second in the 200 meters with a time of 22.34 seconds and placed sixth in the 100 meters after crossing the finish line in 11.46 seconds.

Freshman West Jones (Wash-ington, Pa./Washington) cap-tured victories in both the long jump and high jump on Satur-day. He qualified for the league championships in the long

jump after clearing 6.65 meters (21-10.00 feet) and won the high jump with a mark of 1.88 meters (6-2.00 feet). Jones also placed third in the triple jump with a distance of 13.03 meters (42-9.00 feet).

Senior Brandon Claypool (Lemoyne, Pa./Trinity) placed second and qualified for the PSAC Championships in the pole vault with a height of 4.25 meters (13-11.25 feet). Fresh-man Andy Tuzikow (Butler, Pa./Knoch) finished fourth in the shot put on Saturday and reached the qualifying standard with a mark of 13.18 meters (43-3.00 feet).

The Vulcans return to action in a pair of invitationals this weekend with members of the team competing at the Duke Invitational (April 5-6) and Slip-pery Rock Open (April 5).

After this weekend, the Vul-cans will have four meets remia-ing until the PSAC Champion-ships in Millserville, Pa. on May 9-11.

The NCAA Championships will be held May 23-25 in Pueb-lo, Colo. for anyone who quali-fies.

Vulcans finish second at W&J, Dinzeo breaks school record

By Matthew Kifersports information

The No. 16 Vulcans won their third-straight match on April 1, posting a 7-0 victory over Mer-cyhurst in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) West play at the Greensburg Racquet Club.

With the victory, the Cali-fornia University of Pennsyl-vania tennis team improves to 9-8 overall with a 4-0 mark in divisional action. Meanwhile, Mercyhurst falls to 12-3 this season and 2-2 in league play. The Lakers opened the year with 10-consecutive victories before losing three of five matches in just over a week.

The match was moved to an indoor facility due to weather conditions and opened with singles play due to limited court time. In a match between two of the top-five players in the region, junior Lucie Sipkova (Pardubice, Czech Republic/Gymnazium Pardubice Mo-zartova) earned a 6-1, 6-2 victory at the first position against Caro-line Bristol. Sophomore Ramona Czakon (Trier, Germany/Tam-pereen Lyseon Lukio) collected a 6-1, 6-0 win over Courtney

Thompson at second singles, while freshman Alexandra Bor-genhoff (Alingsas, Sweden/Katrinelund) recorded a 6-3, 6-1 victory at the third slot against regionally-ranked Rebecca Hae-ner. At the fourth position, sophomore Lucie Rey (Geneva, Switzerland/Colombieres) tal-lied a 6-1, 6-1 win over Sarah Baich and senior Jade Pondicas (Johannesburg, South Africa/British International Distance) outlasted Taylor Wedlake at fifth singles by a 6-1, 3-6, 6-1 mar-gin. Freshman Maxime Colen (Breda, Netherlands/Newman) blanked Katelyn Caniford by a 6-0, 6-0 count at the sixth slot.

The Vulcans and Lakers were then only able to complete one doubles match due to time con-straints on Monday. Borgenhoff and Czakon recorded an 8-3 victory against Haener and Thompson at the second posi-tion and have now won 12 of their last 13 matches with their only loss coming at No. 4 Barry.

Cal U returns to action this weekend with matches against a pair of NCAA Division I op-ponents, starting today, against Georgetown in Washington, D.C.

Tennis team wins third straight match

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By Matthew Kifersports information

Despite holding the lead through five-plus innings, the No. 27 Vulcans suffered a 7-6 loss at No. 4 Mount Olive on March 30 and were swept by the Trojans in the three-game weekend series.

With the loss, the California University of Pennsylvania baseball team falls to 16-7 over-all and has played six nine-inning games this year. Mean-while, Mount Olive improves to 31-4 this season and extends its win streak to nine games.

Both teams left runners in scoring position in the first in-ning before the Vulcans took a 1-0 lead in the second on a solo homer by sophomore shortstop Matt Peters (Upper Darby, Pa./Upper Darby), his second of the year. In the top of the third, Cal U added to its lead when junior third baseman Derrik Zeroski (Clinton, Pa./West Al-legheny) scored from second on an RBI single by senior catcher Kyle Petty (Stewartsville, N.J./Phillipsburg). Mount Olive an-swered in the bottom of the in-ning by collecting a pair of two-

out RBI hits to tie the game, 2-2.The Vulcans reclaimed the

lead in the third by scoring four unearned runs on just two hits. With two outs, Cal U loaded the bases on a fielder’s choice, an error and a walk before junior center fielder Ben Carson (Coal Center, Pa./California) drew a six-pitch walk. Petty then fol-lowed with a three-run double to left field, as the Vulcans took a 6-2 lead. In the fifth, the Tro-jans scored three runs after six-straight batters reached base to cut the deficit to 6-5.

Mount Olive manufactured a run early in the sixth before back-to-back, two-out hits in the inning gave the Trojans a 7-6 lead. The Vulcans were unable to threaten the rest of the game, as they were retired in order in each of the last three innings.

Freshman Mick Fennell (But-ler, Pa./Butler) suffered the loss after allowing two runs (both earned) on four hits in 1.2 in-nings of relief. Senior starter Kyle Thomas (Munhall, Pa./Steel Valley) took a no-decision after yielding five runs (four earned) on six hits and three walks in 5.0 innings of work.

Petty finished with two of

Mount Olive Trojans earn three game sweep over Vulcans

the team’s six hits and posted a season-high four RBI. Zeroski scored a pair of runs while bat-ting leadoff for the second time this year.

Trojans junior Chris Orpha-

nos (6-0) earned the win after tossing 4.0 innings of one-hit, scoreless relief.

Cal U returns to action today when they host Clarion for a doubleheader in Washington,

Pa. The Vulcans will travel to

Clarion tomorrow, April 6, to take on the Golden Eagles for another doubleheader.

Photo By Matthew KiferThe California Vulcans were not up to the task when they took on the number four ranked Mount Olive Trojans. The Vulcans game against Seton Hill on April 3 was cancelled. Cal will take on Clarion in two doubleheaders, one home and one away, this weekend.

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Senior Erin Kling (James-town, N.Y./Jamestown) broke another longstanding school record on March 30 the Vulcans qualified seven new entries for the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Champion-ships while competing NC State Raleigh Relays and Washington & Jefferson Invitational.

Kling set the school record, qualified for the league champi-onships and placed 12th overall in the 5,000-meter run at the Raleigh Relays. She posted a time of 18 minutes, 4.93 seconds to shatter the previous school record set by Gwen VanDine in 1984 by over 14 seconds. Last week, Kling eclipsed the school-best mark in the 3,000-meter run, which was also set by Van-Dine in 1984.

Sophomore Alex Zanella (Ev-erett, Pa./Everett) also qualified for the PSAC Championships in the 5,000 meters in North Caro-lina after crossing the finish line in 18:40.24.

In the 1,500-meter run, sopho-more Allison Hall (Jackson, Pa./Blue Ridge) established a personal record and reached the league-qualifying mark with a time of 4:58.25. Senior Brittney Kanach (Pottstown, Pa./Pott-sgrove) improved her PSAC-

qualifying time by crossing the finish line in 4:59.00.

The Vulcans set season-best times in both the 4x100- and 4x400-meter relays at the Ra-leigh Relays. Senior Jordyn Rea-gan (Masontown, Pa./Albert Gallatin), junior Bria Jay (Plum, Pa./Plum), sophomore Danae Burgwin (Pittsburgh, Pa./West Mifflin) and junior Monique Sims (Pittsburgh, Pa./Schenley) combined for a time of 49.07 seconds in the 4x100 relay.

In the 4x400 relay, Sims, senior Sandy Estep (Fredericksburg, Va./Chancellor), freshman Imani Shell (Philadelphia, Pa./Friends’ Central) and Reagan finished with a time of 4:06.11.

Individually, Reagan im-proved her league-qualifying mark in the 400-meter dash after recording a time of 59.49 sec-onds. Sophomore Jasmine Ste-venson (Jacksonville, Fla./Cum-berland Valley (Pa.)) reached the PSAC-qualifying standard in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:07.87.

At W&J, the California Uni-versity of Pennsylvania wom-en’s track & field team placed third in the team standings and qualified three entries for the league championships.

Junior Carly Senko (New Castle, Pa./Shenango) won the long jump and reached the league-qualifying mark with a

distance of 5.21 meters (17-1.25 feet). Classmate Sierra Rogers (Port Tobacco, Md./Maurice J. McDonough) captured the victory in the triple jump and narrowly missed qualifying for the PSAC Championships with a leap of 10.59 meters (34-9.00 feet). She also placed sixth in the finals of the 100-meter dash on Saturday with a time of 13.58 seconds.

In the shot put, seniors Sa-mantha Minich (Clinton, Pa./South Side Beaver) and Patriece Thompson (Greensburg, Pa./Hempfield) posted back-to-back finishes and qualified for the PSAC Championships. Minich finished third with a distance of 11.52 meters (37-9.50 feet) and Thompson placed fourth with a heave of 11.50 meters (37-8.75 feet).

The Vulcans return to action in a pair of invitationals this weekend with members of the team competing at the Duke Invitational (April 5-6) and Slip-pery Rock Open (April 5).

Cal will be at Slippery Rock next weekend on April 13 for the Slippery Rock Dave Labor Invitational. The Vulcans will then return home on April 20 for the California (Pa.) Track Carnival.

Kling shatters another school record, women’s track team finishes third at W&J Invitational

California Vulcans upcoming athletics

schedule:Baseball:

4/5 vs Clarion (DH)

4/6 @ Clarion (DH)

4/9 vs Notre Dame (OH) (DH)

4/12 @ Lock Haven (DH)

Softball:

4/5 vs Edinboro (DH)

4/6 @ Bloomsburg (DH)

4/9 @ Slippery Rock (DH)

4/12 vs Gannon (DH)

Tennis:

4/5 @ Georgetown

4/6 vs Cincinnati

4/9 @ Slippery Rock

4/12 vs Duquesne

Men’s Golf:

4/14-4/15 @ IUP

Indiana (Pa.) Spadfora Invitational

Women’s Golf:

4/7-4/8Ohio Dominican NC4K Classic

4/13- 4/14 Mercyhurst Invitational

Men’s track:

4/5-4/6 @ DukeDuke Invitational

4/5 Slippery Rock Open

4/13 @ Slippery RockDave Labor Invitational

Women’s track:

4/5-4/6 @ DukeDuke Invitational

4/5 Slippery Rock Open

4/13 @ Slippery RockDave Labor Invitational

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