Thursday, November 15, 2007 Mychal Savage was named Urinetown delivers a steady the Sports Network National stream of musical Defensive player of the week, comedy, page 6 page 8 THE AM The student voBice of A R Youngstown State University since 1931. VOLUME 90, ISSUE 22 J THEJAMBAR.COM THE SIDEBAR YSU YSU Community college may exist outside Mahoning County Robert Smith Broadening horizons Jambar Contributor

Youngstown State University is looking to expand its plans for a community college outside the Students ponder life beyond Earth Mahoning Valley. broach the topic in a serious fash - Ohio Board of Regents ion,” he said. Chancellor Eric Fingerhut said, UFO class Graf said he wants students to “Nothing is certain yet, but we come to their own conclusions. may serve Portage County by ARTS & operating there as well.” ENTERTAINMENT separates fact “This is not something that Kent State’s Trumbull and we’re pushing,” Graf said, of stu - Columbiana branch campuses are dent belief in UFOs. “Our job is to also considered for partnership. After being discovered from fiction expose them to the best quality “We are also looking at the poten - on MySpace, Colbie Sarah Sole information we can.” tial in the Mahoning and Choffin Caillat is rising ...... 6 News Editor Students who took the class Career Centers, and the YSU last spring at the YSU Metro Metro College,” said Nathan Ritchey, professor of mathematics While Reuters reported Nov. College in Boardman have NEWS Steve Graf teaches the ETs and UFOs course with help from his at YSU. Classes would be con - 12 that 24 former government formed their own opinions. brother-in-law, Jack Auman. Photo contributed by Graf. ducted in these buildings as well. Report encourages officials and pilots are calling for Prior to taking the class, for - Ritchey said partnerships with teachers to help the U.S. government to resume mer student Tina Fanfer didn’t other universities could save the students get involved UFO investigations, students at bed testimonials,” where people distinguish what was fact and think about life beyond earth. community college money. By Youngstown State University will thought they should set the record what was fiction,” he said. “It was a question I didn’t want using already existing buildings with politics ...... 2 straight. A discrepancy exists between to answer or spend time on,” she such as those at YSU and Kent, be researching right along with there will be no need to invest Much undercover operations the reality of extraterrestrials and NEWS BRIEFS them. said. money into buildings. A single ...... 2 As a psychology special topics dealt with “black budgeting,” a what the media perpetuates about During the class, she and other building for the community col - course, ETs and UFOs teaches process where powerful govern - them, Graf said. While movies students learned about people lege could cost millions of dollars. CLASSIFIEDS ...... 3 students how to distinguish myth ment agents were able to receive like “War of the Worlds” and who experienced contact with “The new YSU business build - from fact. Temple University in funding for projects which “Independence Day” otherworldly beings, Fanfer said. ing was estimated at $30 million Pennsylvania is the only other Congress had no knowledge of, depict extraterrestrials as brutal Students also found events that dollars. We want to avoid spend - EDITORIAL Graf said. Only small cells within monsters, reality points to peace - the press didn’t cover. ing that much,” said Ritchey. university besides YSU that has Finding a building is not Don’t pad your space aliens as a regular part of the agencies were responsible for this ful visitors that do not aim to “It just kind of swayed me into Fingerhut’s primary concern. resume, don’t waste curriculum. kind of research. abduct earthlings or steal believing that this was really a “Buildings are something we The text, “Hidden Truth: Students are encouraged to resources. possibility,” Fanfer said, of the don’t want to worry about. We our time ...... 4 Forbidden Knowledge” is com - find their own research on UFOs Graf said he admits that the class. “It keeps reminding me want to focus on education,” said prised of over 400 testimonies online, where they then can sepa - class will be challenged by skepti - there’s more out there than meets Fingerhut.The money the commu - OPINION author Steven Greer obtained rate the reality from the myth, or cism. the eye.” nity college will save by using as Graf calls it, the spin. The climate of false thinking Some area residents were partnerships will be put into other Is your supper from various government, mili - aspects of the community college tary and corporate personnel, Graf has experienced first - that surrounds the subject of reluctant to share their own testi - such as faculty, lab equipment, and putting you at risk for Steve Graf, emeritus professor of hand the difficulty in separating UFOs often prevents educated monies, Fanfer said. lower tuition for students. superbugs? ...... 4 psychology, said. The individuals the two. He said he researched individuals from becoming “They don’t want to be seen as Ritchey said the original plan were forbidden by their work - UFOs during the late ’80s until involved, Graf said. They don’t being kind of goofy,” she said. was to operate in the Mahoning, CAMPUS LIFE places to talk to anyone about finally becoming discouraged by want their credibility to be ques - After realizing that extraterres - Trumbull and Columbiana coun - ties. knowledge of UFOs, so most of the information. tioned. UFO page 3 Cell phones’ latest “I was so confused by trying to “Academics are not about to “Portage has just recently been the information came from “death talked about. No community col - plot twist ...... 5 PROFILE lege exists in that county,” he said. The Mahoning County com - SPORTS munity college would want to serve all areas that don’t have Student teacher’s sense of humor keeps inner city students alert access to a community college. Penguins seek That is why counties outside of revenge in Mahoning are being looked at, Jeanette DiRubba enthusiasm for reading when YSU needs to have this on file Ritchey said. Jambar Contributor tournament ...... 8 the class read works by in order for student teach ers to The only major community William Shakespeare. graduate and obtain licensure. colleges operating in Northeast Jessica Sampson, “My teacher told me, ‘You “It’s like a large, glorified Ohio are Jefferson, Lakeview and a student teacher at really get this, and you really unit plan,” Sampson said. Cuyahoga community colleges, take well to Shakespeare. I see Sampson’s Teacher Work according to the Ohio Board of Warren G. Harding you helping the other kids Sample includes, among other Regents’ Web site. Each college High School, told around you. Did you ever think information, over 50 pages of serves its surrounding county. her students she about becoming a teacher?’ assessments, students’ work, a There are other political rea - Ever since then, I’ve just want - conceptual factor analysis, cri - sons the community college is would poop on the ed to teach,” Sampson said. tique of student learning, looking outside the tri-county area. floor if they didn’t Working without pay reflection and self-evaluation. Politics play a huge role when stop talking. Monday through Friday at Classroom performance determining what area a commu - Warren G. Harding and work - and teaching experience are nity college will serve, Ritchey ing weekends at her paying job, what count and prepare you for said. “Instead of screaming at Sampson has no days off. the “real thing,” Sampson said. “Jefferson Community College them, I started with the ‘teacher She says a day in her life as Discipline is one difficult has expressed interest in serving stare.’ When that didn’t work, I a student teacher is crazy. factor to incorporate within any Columbiana County,” Ritchey just decided to say something “I wake up at 5:30 a.m., school setting, specifically an said, adding that since Jefferson random and extreme. It made teach all day, and then the bell inner-city school environment, County is south of Columbiana it them stop talking!” Sampson rings. I go home, do everything Sampson said. would be closer for some individ - said. for the next day, grade over 200 One day, her students uals in Columbiana County. A senior integrated lan - papers, prepare things for the pushed her over the edge, and If Jefferson serves Colum- guage arts major at next week, and then it’s time to she started to cry in front of biana, it will be competition to the Youngstown State University, wake up again,” Sampson said. them. new YSU community college, Sampson will be the first in her “You just don’t stop, don’t get “A student was dancing, Ritchey said. Rocky start to a family to graduate from col - any sleep, have huge amounts and I told her to stop. She Still, some say that Mahoning rough season ...... 8 lege. Growing up, Sampson of stress, and I’m not getting flipped out, and told me I was should be the major focus of the said she never thought about paid for it,” she said. just a student teacher, blind as a community college. becoming a teacher, but she In addition to teaching, bat, and I didn’t know what I NOT BY THE BOOK — Sampson takes an Ronald Tabak, professor of always enjoyed reading and Sampson, along with all other was doing,” Sampson said. unconventional approach to her student teaching physics and astronomy at YSU, writing. Sampson’s ninth-grade WEATHER student teachers, needs to com - “I was angry and insulted,” at Warren G. Harding High School. Photo by said that serving Mahoning English teacher noticed her pile the Teacher Work Sample. TEACHER page 3 Jeanette DiRubba. COMMUNITY page 3 YSU Empty seats fill leaders of student organizations with frustration Elizabeth Boon members in student organizations other officers put in all that work organizations just so that they could meetings and service organiza - Reporter are deadweight. and you have to cancel things,” put it on their resume. tions,” she said. Today “They’re just not helpful,” she she said. “I don’t think anyone would sign Greg Gulas, assistant director of YSU honor society SigmaAlpha said. Rook said the interaction level up if they had no interest in partici - campus recreation and student pro - Rain | 45 31 Lambda has over 100 members, but Shanna Kelly, president of the between members is disappointing. pating,” she said. gramming, said that students also sometimes only 15 people show up freshman honorary society Alpha “They join the organization and William Blake, director of stu - struggle with membership duties to meetings, said Amy Rook, the Lambda Delta, said that her group then won’t show up,” she said. “We dent diversity programs and advi - because of commitments to jobs, student organization’s president. has attendance issues like those of try so hard to get people involved.” sor of some student organizations, studying and going to class. Thursday Friday Though some students may not Sigma Alpha Lambda. Although Rook said she wants also said that he doesn’t believe Blake said that the time students stay active in campus organiza - Many students who sign up for group participation to be higher, students use organizations as a must spend on academics affects 45 30 50 33 tions for a variety of reasons, the the organization do not participate she gives reason as to why activity resume builder. their ability to be active in extracur - groups may suffer from lack of in the meetings and service that is is low. “If they haven’t done anything in ricular groups. participation. expected of members, she said. “Sometimes people join just to the organization, what value does it “They have to meet their gradu - “Most of the successful groups “We have a large percentage put it on their resume,” she said. have for them to put on their ation goals and still try to be are the ones that have involvement,” that doesn’t regularly participate,” Kelly also said she observes stu - resume,” he said. involved,” he said. Greg Gulas, assistant director of she said. dents joining organizations to use as Another part of the participation Blake said that when there is a Remember to campus recreation and student pro - Kelly said that low attendance resume filler. problem is YSU and its commuter decline in operation on campus, stu - recycle your copy gramming, said. rates are frustrating and that an Gaines disagrees with Rook and campus, Kelly said. dent organizations become inactive event has had to be cancelled in the Kelly. “It’s hard for people to feel with regional and nation chapters of of The Jambar. Judy Gaines, executive director of student life, said that non-active past due to lack of interest. She said she doesn’t think stu - involved at a commuter school. It’s their group. “It’s disheartening that you and dents would sign up for student hard for them to come back for N2 EWS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2007 THEJAMBAR.COM TO THE POINT TECHNOLOGY

Students sleep out - side for benefit Tech desk fights More than 100 YSU students will sleep outside in cardboard boxes Friday as part of the 10th annual Shantytown, an event presented by the Leslie H. common computer Cochran University Scholars and Honors Program. Students will volunteer at local homeless agencies and collect donations to raise awareness of the homeless problems on campus problem. Agencies benefited include The Beatitude House, The Rescue Mission of the Megan Villers ally just involves making sure the Mahoning Valley, Second Jambar Contributor proper security features are Harvest Foodbank, and Habitat installed. Still, the number of stu - for Humanity. dents visiting the Tech Desk with On average, the Tech Desk at this issue has remained steady with Youngstown State University sees the new wireless network. TECHIE— Michael Zupcsan, an administrative assistant, works with Mickey Hancharenko at the Tech Desk Great American 150 students per day, and at peek The real task comes when stu - times during the start of each in assisting with student’s computer related questions. On average, Zupcsan and Hancharenko can help 150- Smokeout dents hand Hancharenko or any of 200 students per day. Photo by Megan Villers. semester, the number can be as high the other three staff members a disk as 250 students per day. On any and simply ask, “Can you get all “Wellness Table Talk: The given day during the first week of Great American Smokeout”, an this information off this?” the security questions so that they to take it to some location where “A student once asked the Tech school students can be seen lined up can change the password on their they repair computers,” said Desk if anyone could tie his tie for event marking the Great But disk recovery is one of the outside the familiar Tech Desk win - specialties of the Tech Desk own. “If they don’t have the securi - Hancharenko. him,” laughed Hancharenko. American Smokeout, will be dow on the fourth floor of Maag employees. The staff is also able to ty questions they have to stop in Students should also keep in “Luckily, someone here was able to held Thursday at the Andrews Library. recover information off a student’s with their student ID, and then we mind that the Tech Desk works on a help him out.” Student Recreation and Wellness Computer software specialist hard drive if need be. can easily change the password for first-come, first-served basis. Despite the odd and sometimes Center. The Great American Mickey Hancharenko has worked Hancharenko tells students not them,” explained Hancharenko. Even though the staff tries to repetitive questions that the staff are Smokeout is an annual day at the Tech Desk for two-and-a-half to hesitate with their questions or The Tech Desk can also install have all computers back in a week, all to used to hearing, Hancharenko where smokers commit to quit - years and has heard his fair share of concerns. any software that students are hav - some serious problems do take is encouraged that the same stu - ting smoking or smoking less. computer questions. “Students can call us with ques - ing problems with, but students are more time. dents do not frequent the Tech Desk The event will feature facts “The most commonly asked tions or just stop in any time during reminded that the Tech Desk is not With all the problems and con - often. about smoking and tips on how question is, ‘How can I connect my our office hours.” a one-stop computer fix-it-all store. cerns about computers each day, the “Our goal at the Tech Desk is to to quit. laptop to the wireless Internet?’” Another all too common prob - “We can assess any laptop or most unusual question that the Tech make sure that students understand Hancharenko said. lem that visitors bring to the Tech desktop computers brought to us. Desk received was surprisingly not what we showed them so that they This is a fairly easy problem for Desk is forgotten passwords. However, if the hardware needs at all about computers or even tech - don’t have to come back with the YSU office sponsors the staff at the Tech Desk and usu - Students are encouraged to answer replaced then the student will have nology. same question.” Hancharenko said. grant workshops POLITICS Three workshops on the YSU grant development process will be sponsored by the Office of Grants and Sponsored Programs. The workshops will Report encourages teachers to help students get involved in politics be held from 10-11a.m. on Erica Perez are volunteering than in years past, found. tured way on their experiences “I’m not involved at all . . . I Monday 12:30 -1:30p.m. on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel but those activities have not neces - “Education for political learning through writing and discussion. guess I never really find time for it,” Tuesday, and 10-11a.m. on sarily encouraged students to be has to be unbiased and deeply com - Carnegie researchers found that she said. “There are opportunities. Wednesday. All workshops will The results of recent surveys of politically engaged. mitted to political open-minded - colleges provide several incentives There are college Republicans and “Many campuses make individ - ness,” said Anne Colby, senior for students to pursue community Democrats, and I know they said in be held in Room 2068 of young people’s political savvy are ual volunteering an institutional pri - scholar with the Carnegie service: it’s a plus on college appli - the school paper they had people Kilcawley Center. grim: Just one-third of college stu - dents said it’s important to stay cur - ority, but we could not find a single Foundation and former director of cations, students can earn credits for come and put on a debate . . . so there rent with political issues and events. campus that made political engage - the Henry Murray Research Center it and still others are required to do are opportunities if you want to be Metro Campus to More than half of people aged 15 to ment a priority,” said Thomas of Radcliffe College. “Students are it to graduate. But schools don’t involved, I just don’t, really.” host business seminar 25 didn’t know that only citizens Ehrlich, a senior scholar with the very turned off to extreme partisan - provide the same incentives for stu - When Carnegie researchers can vote in the United States. Carnegie Foundation and former ship.” dents to get politically active. asked students why so many of president of Indiana University. The courses ranged from single- Recent studies show that today’s them are likely to participate in A seminar detailing the Faced with such troubling statis - tics, senior scholars with the The Carnegie study’s authors semester and summer programs to college students are more involved community service but not in poli - exporting business, “Understan- Carnegie Foundation for the spent three years looking at 21 pro - one- and two-year programs in service than in years past. A 2005 tics, they found some familiar ding Exporting,” will be held Advancement of Teaching released grams they said successfully focus involving courses and other activi - report from the Corporation for explanations: they don’t feel they from 10a .m. to 1p.m. Nov. 28, a report Tuesday with strategies to on political learning, including one ties. In studying these programs, the National and Community Service can make an impact. The rewards at the YSU Metro Campus at help college educators teach politi - involving students at Viterbo Carnegie study drew up five strate - found that volunteering among col - are unclear. They don’t trust politi - Southwoods in Boardman, cal topics without imposing their University in La Crosse, Wis.. They gies for getting students more polit - lege students increased by about 20 cians. Room 228. The seminar will be own views. surveyed roughly 500 students in ically savvy, engaged and motivat - percent between 2002 and 2005 But for Megan Warner, 20, a presented by the International As the nation rolls along toward 17 states at the beginning and end ed: Students aren’t as engaged in Marquette junior majoring in eco - Trade Assistance Center and the the 2008 presidential election, the of the courses and found that, on -Invite speakers to the class - politics, however. A 2006 nation - nomics, it just doesn’t make sense Ohio Small Business report’s authors urged educators to average, students had significant room, such as elected officials or wide survey of 1,700 young people not to get involved in politics. She increases in their political under - grassroots leaders. aged 15 to 25 by the Center for wasn’t old enough to vote in the last Development Center at YSU in invite political officials to class and require students to do internships standing, skills, motivation and -Use political debate in the Information & Research on Civic presidential election, so she didn’t conjunction with the Williamson expectations for future political classroom. Learning & Engagement found that pay as much attention as she should College of Business where they’ll learn about politics in a real-world setting, for example. action. Students with little initial -Use political action projects 56 percent did not know that only have. But now, she said, she’s Administration. Cost for the pro - More broadly, they pushed col - interest in political issues made where students work together to citizens can vote in the United watching and thoughtfully consid - gram is $10 and is due with leges and universities to provide especially substantial learning plan and carry out political action. States. ering her decision for 2008. completed registration by Nov. students with incentives for politi - gains. -Place students as employees in It’s not that there aren’t opportu - “We keep being told that we’re 26. cal involvement similar to those And while the students changed nonprofits or government agencies nities to be politically engaged on the future of the country, and if offered to get involved in commu - in their enthusiasm for politics, they that are working on the issues campus, said Mariel Ponseti, 22, a we’re not involved now at age 20, nity service. More college students didn’t change their party identifica - they’re working on in class. biomedical engineering student at who’s to say we’re going to be Discounted student tion or political ideology, the study -Have students reflect in a struc - Marquette. involved at age 40?” tickets available COMMUNITY page 1 Penguin Productions will County should be the goal. decided by which counties in to operate and serve students wher - mote the community college. High Transportation will be an issue release discounted student tick - “Youngstown should be the Northeast Ohio have the need for ever it can. school students who attend the because the community college ets for the Sugarland concert at main target of the community col - one, Fingerhut said. career centers will feel more com - will not operate out of one building the Chevrolet Centre on lege,” he said. “You have to take into account A unique model fortable with the community col - according to Tabak. Students and December 7. Students can pur - Tabak also has some issues what the community wants. If lege because they are already faculty may find themselves mov - chase $10 tickets at the YSU about Kent State branches. Portage want a community college, Youngstown State University exposed to it, Ritchey said. ing from building to build. Tabak Bookstore’s convenience store “Those things spread like can - then it’s something to think about,” plans to use an intergraded partner - “We hope the community col - said the Mahoning valley doesn’t beginning today. Students must cer,” he said. “Not all of them do said Ritchey. ship model for its community col - lege working with the career cen - have much of a transportation sys - have ids verified at the Rec extremely well.” Still, some students say that lege, which has never been used in ters will influence students to con - tem to accompany the community Center’s front desk before pur - Kent State Geauga Campus expanding outside Mahoning the state of Ohio. The model will tinue their education,” Ritchey said. college. chase. attendance was 878 in 2004, while County may not be easy. enable YSU to be a partner with the Still, Sweet believes YSU’s part - Ritchey admits this is a problem Kent State East Liverpool’s atten - YSU junior Pat Donaldson said, community college. nership will be noteworthy. that still needs to be examined. POLICE BRIEFS dance reached 768 in 2004, accord - “It would be hard to operate and run “The community college will “We want to be a major player in “We would designate certain ing to the Ohio Board of Regents. a community college that exists in still act as an independent universi - the community college. It would programs in certain buildings, so Kent State in Stark County had many different places. Most ty, with its own Board of Trustees,” benefit both schools,” Sweet said. this might not be a problem. We Student empties fire an attendance of 3,878 in 2004 — schools operate under one building said Ohio Board of Regents The community college will would have to figure out a solution giving Stark the highest attendance and not several.” Chancellor Eric Fingerhut, who is take responsibility for college reme - by the demands of the community,” extinguisher in of all the Kent State branches. A Regardless of who the commu - in charge of developing the com - dial courses from YSU. This will he said. partnership is being considered nity college partners with, plans are munity college. prepare students for a four-year uni - Tabak supports the intergraded- Courtyard hallway with Stark as well, according to for an independent building to exist Nathan Ritchey, professor and versity, and enable YSU to improve model, but he is concerned. “If it’s Fingerhut. in 2017. chair of mathematics and statistics its undergraduate and graduate not conducted right, YSU could An officer was sent to the David Drogowski, a sophomore The location of that building at YSU, said there will be no degrees, he said. lose important faculty and students Courtyard Apartments Monday at YSU, said money might be a has not been decided and will not stand-alone building for the com - “It would benefit the communi - to the community college,” he said. morning in reference to a fire motivator to move the college out - be until further down the road, munity college. ty to have both a community col - Tabak said he worries some extinguisher being emptied in a side Mahoning. Ritchey said. “It would be a hybrid of a stand- lege and a state university,” said younger professors, who could be hallway. The officer checked the “The more counties the commu - For some students that is a con - alone college and one that operates Sweet. Local communities have of great value to his or her program, supposed room of the criminal nity college sells education to, the cern. “I could see this community under YSU,” he said. more growth when its citizens have might be forced to teach at the com - mischief and located the empty more money the college gets in college built somewhere else Classes will be conducted in the option of both a community col - munity college instead of YSU. extinguisher. Residents of the tuition,” Drogowski said. besides Mahoning in the longer run. already existing classrooms, such as lege and a 4-year university Ritchey said “We may ask room informed the officer of the There is also concern that YSU’s That would be a shame, since YSU those in YSU. Fingerhut said. some YSU professors to teach at YSU President David Sweet “The more access to education, the community college, nothing is student who did the damage. partnership with the community seems to have so much invested in college may suffer as a result of its it,” said Donaldson. said “we want to offer the best edu - the better the community does,” he decided yet.” The student was advised of his cation we can at an affordable price. said. Students at YSU do have Still, many students are con - rights after admitting to empty - expansion outside Mahoning. Other students are concerned “I don’t know how much YSU This seems like the best way to some concern about the partnership cerned about YSU using a model ing the extinguisher. He also about serving so many counties in can be involved in the community the early stages of the community accomplish this goal.” model proposed for the community that has never been seen in Ohio. agreed to clean the hallway. college if it exists in more than the college. Keeping tuition low for stu - college. Donaldson said “it’s a possibili - tri-county area,” said Drogowski. “I never heard of a community dents is a major goal of the com - Donaldson said he wonders if ty this model may not work; we M2 deck control Regardless of how many coun - college that served so many coun - munity college. students will spend valuable gas haven’t seen anyone else use this ties the community college may ties in its beginning,” said “Low tuition is what students money driving from building to model, so we don’t know what to gate hits car operate in, some are confident that Drogowski. think about when considering a building, just to attend class. expect.” the tri-county area will be the pri - Ritchey said he is optimistic community college. That’s some - “I could see students having a Despite criticism, Sweet is still Tuesday afternoon a stu - mary focus, and YSU the primary about the plan. thing we can accomplish with these math class at YSU, and then anoth - extremely optimistic about the dent’s car was damaged when partner. YSU President David “We want to bring in as many partnerships,” said Ritchey. er class at a career center. Nobody is community college. the control gate arm at the M2 Sweet said, “Our goal is to serve the students as we can,” he said. The average cost of community going to waste gas money,” he said. “Our goal is to make higher deck dropped onto the vehicle. tri-county area. That’s why YSU Ritchey said some details need college is about $100 per credit Ronald Tabak, professor of education accessible to everyone. I The car sustained paint scratches will be involved.” worked out, but he would be hour. The average cost of a class at physics and astronomy agreed. am very positive that we will reach to the driver’s side front roof and Where the community college happy for the community college YSU, is $800 according to Ritchey. “If we use this model transporta - this goal, and the community will the windshield chrome strip. will operate will ultimately be Partnerships will also help pro - tion will be an issue,” he said. receive the benefits,” said Sweet. THEJAMBAR.COM THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2007 3

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OUR SIDE Don’t pad your resume, don’t waste our time

We all have busy lives, but no one likes to be the lone student who shows up in DeBartolo Hall at 7 p.m. for a meeting. While we all cannot bend our schedules to become presidents of our clubs, the good thing is that we don’t all have to. The choice is ours to make; we know what we are capable of. The problem arises when we stretch ourselves too thin, or worse, pretend we’re something we’re not. We’ve all played the resume game — you really can’t help it in an environ - ment that focuses so much on professional capabilities. While we have the right to tailor our extracurricular involvement to our resumes, we do not have the right to falsify how much we were involved. Ultimately there is no ethics department for resume writing, but if there was, it would surely cover the prob - COMMENTARY lem created when one is a member of a club in name only. We could blame our soci - ety for placing too much weight on titles. It’s a given Is your supper putting you at risk for superbugs? that prospective employees look good with titles and positions, but what should Heather Moore and other animals killed for food the studies we reviewed found you’re prescribed may not work, mals. A recent Belgian survey really matter is what was P.E.T.A. each year in this country live that this transference poses signif - either because you’ve built up a showed that MRSA has been done with that title. We could mired in their own waste. The icant risks for human health.” tolerance for the drug by consum - found in 68 percent of the pig powerful, burning stench of One USDA study showed that ing it in your chicken or fish din - farms in that country. In 37 per - be the generation that shifts As if we didn’t have enough to importance from names to ammonia-laden urine commonly 66 percent of beef samples were ner or because the bacteria have cent of the cases, the farmer and worry about, now comes the leads to respiratory diseases, bac - contaminated with antibiotic- mutated and figured out how to the farmer’s family carried pig action. alarming news that killer bugs MRSA — a variant of human The change is happening terial infections and other ail - resistant bacteria, and scientists at beat the drug. have made the leap from hospitals ments. The conditions are so the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Says Dr. Neil Fishman of the MRSA. already. You’ve already heard and nursing homes to play - A bill pending congressional the story. Job recruiters do not deplorable that the animals are fed School of Public Health have Hospital of the University of grounds and locker rooms. a steady dose of antibiotics just to reported that 96 percent of the Pennsylvania, “We are starting to approval would end the routine want to see a title; they want According to a new study by the use of antibiotics in farmed ani - to see what you have done keep them alive long enough to chicken flesh they tested was see more and more bugs for Centers for Disease Control and send them to slaughter. contaminated with antibiotic- which we don’t have antibiotics.” mals who are not sick. This is a with that title. Prevention, MRSA, an antibiotic- good first step, but there is a much At the risk of sounding Anyone who eats meat, milk resistant campylobacter bacteria. The spread of diseases from resistant staphylococcus bacteri - or eggs is also eating the antibi - Another study conducted by the more comprehensive solution: like a career adviser, this animals to humans is not a new Stop raising animals for food in um, now kills more Americans otics given to the animals raised CDC indicated that chicken sold problem: The factory farms practice will get you a job, but than AIDS. The rise in antibiotic- the first place. The fewer animals it will also help you develop a for those products. Scientists from in supermarkets is often tainted where animals are warehoused we raise, the fewer superbugs resistant superbugs like MRSA the World Health Organization, with potentially fatal bacteria in deplorable conditions have lifelong habit that will prep can largely be attributed to the there will be to battle. And since you for success. the American Medical called Enterococcus faecium. given rise to bird flu, mad cow disease-causing bacteria are not overuse of antibiotics — in Association, the American Public This bacterium was not even disease, SARS and other animal- the only health risk posed by meat humans and animals. Health Association and other affected by Synercid, a drug borne diseases that threaten and other animal products (which Approximately 70 percent of health groups fear that the overuse commonly used to treat antibiot - human health. Many harmful lead to cancer, heart disease, obe - POLICIES the antibiotics used in the United of antibiotics in farmed animals is ic-resistant bacteria. organisms, including salmonel - sity, diabetes and other serious States aren’t given to human causing the spread of antibiotic- Over the years, more than 30 la, campylobacter, listeria and E. problems), we would all be better patients — they are fed to farmed resistant superbugs. The U.S. antibiotics have received FDA coli, have also spread from ani - off if we traded in our fried chick - The Jambar editorials reflect animals. The filthy, crowded con - General Accounting Office approval for use in livestock, and mals to people. en and fish sticks for the great- the opinions of The Jambar’s ditions on factory farms are warns, “Antibiotic-resistant bac - many of those same drugs are Now we can add MRSA to the tasting vegetarian alternatives editorial staff, which includes breeding grounds for disease. teria have been transferred from used to treat human illnesses. So list, as experts believe that it is available at most grocery stores the Editor in Chief, News Editor, Billions of chickens, turkeys, pigs animals to humans, and many of when you get sick, the antibiotics widespread among farmed ani - and restaurants. Managing Editor and Copy Editor. COMMENTARY The Jambar encourages let - ters to the editor. 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Any new federal policy carbon dioxide and other green - verification, and letters are sub - given year can sell credits to com - bill’s effectiveness. should build on those efforts and house gases and then reduces the ject to editing for spelling, gram - The following editorial panies that need more time or Maximize the market’s bene - not preclude states from leading limit over 38 years. Establishes a mar and clarity. For Tuesday’s appeared in the San Jose Mercury money to achieve emissions fits. Critics say too many emis - the way. The Lieberman-Warner national market for trading emis - edition, letters are accepted until News on Sunday, Nov. 11: reductions. sions credits are given away bill provides green incentives to sions credits, or pollution permits. noon on the previous Friday. For Al Gore won well-deserved This is a good starting point for rather than auctioned, so the pro - states, awarding them emissions -Goals: Cut emissions 20 per - Thursday’s edition, letters are glory with the Nobel Peace Prize U.S. climate change policy. gram is not tough enough on cor - credits for eco-friendly building cent from 2005 levels by 2020, accepted until noon Tuesday. for raising awareness of the threat Lawmakers should keep improv - porate polluters that use coal and codes, utility regulations and and about 65 percent from 2005 of climate change — a threat that levels by 2050. The Jambar will not print let - ing and resist weakening the bill. fossil fuels. Congress needs to get other policies. -Who is regulated: Electric ters that libel others or threaten President Bush largely chooses to Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., has the balance right. And the pro - This legislation would set in ignore. Now it’s up to Congress to utilities, manufacturers, oil refin - harm. The Editor in Chief said she plans to bring it to a vote ceeds from credits the govern - motion massive changes in the ers and importers and chemical reserves the right to reject letters be the architect of U.S. strategy of her environmental committee ment auctions off must be used way energy is produced, distrib - makers, which together account for dealing with this planetary in early December. for public benefits such as energy uted and used. It could result in for about 80 percentof U.S. emis - that do not follow policy. peril. The views and opinions Congress has to play a strong efficiency and clean technologies. sharp increases in electricity and sions. Congress finally is advancing role on climate change because Pass additional energy gasoline prices as well as other expressed in published letters do -How it works: The basic idea global warming legislation this the oil-centric Bush administra - reforms. This summer, the House impacts on the American econo - is that cleaner industries or busi - not necessarily reflect those of fall. The package needs to be both tion lacks a strategy, suggesting passed a bill setting a national my and lifestyle. nesses that can cut emissions The Jambar staff or the faculty, strong and broad, at last moving only voluntary emission reduc - standard for the amount of energy But many cities and states are faster and more cheaply can sell staff or administration of the United States toward a posi - tions. That’s not enough. utilities should get from renew - viewing this movement as an eco - their emission credits to compa - Youngstown State University. tion of world leadership. Congressional approval of able sources, while the Senate nomic opportunity. Once again, nies that find it more difficult or ABOUT THE JAMBAR The law must be up to the mandatory cuts would provide a approved raising mileage stan - they are out front, and leading in expensive. Each year, the govern - mammoth challenge of cutting path for a new administration in dards on vehicles for the first time the right direction. Congress ment would distribute some emis - greenhouse gas emissions to the 2008. And it would signal to the in more than 30 years. These are needs to catch up. sion credits for free and auction The Jambar is published degree that scientists say is need - world that the United States is both essential moves. Congress off additional ones, with the pro - twice weekly during the fall and ed. And it must lead to cleaner serious about climate change, should combine them and send AMERICA’S portion of free allowances declin - energy without crippling the which its consumer lifestyle dis - broad energy legislation to ing over 38 years. The auctions spring semesters and weekly would be open not only to target - during the summer sessions. economy. proportionately has helped create. President Bush this year. CLIMATE Momentum is now driving ed companies but to entrepreneurs Since being founded by Burke As this legislation moves Encourage innovation. America’s Climate Security Act, ahead, here are five principles to Affordable solar power, plug-in SECURITY ACT and investors who might re-sell Lyden in 1931, The Jambar has introduced last month by Sens. the credits later at a profit. keep in mind: cars or biofuels could dramatical - -Auction proceeds: The won nine Associated Collegiate Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., and John Make big cuts fast. Scientists ly change the energy equation and America’s Climate Security Press Honors. Act, by Sens. Joe Lieberman and money would fund public bene - Warner, R-Va. warn that the United States needs cut carbon emissions. 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TChelseia Ppflugh s to get your car ready for Ohio winter Features Reporter

With winter just around the corner, The Jambar has some tips for get - ting your car ready for the ups and downs of winter. Here are some tips from ehow.com and the DMV to keep your car at Problem: Frozen locks its best this winter. If your door locks freeze in the frigid weather, do not try to jam your key into the Maintenance ice. It can damage the key. Warm water usu - ally does the trick if you’re near home, but Do not put off the 30,000-mile full service check most of the time it happens away from home. for your car. Especially if you think you’ll hit that mark during winter, its best to get a full service Purchase glycerine for de-icing the lock. Be check before the weather turns bad. careful about where you store it, however, Flush the cooling system and replace coolants. because if it’s in the glove box of your car then Replace wiper blades and windshield wiper you can’t get to it. Store some in your desk at fluid. For best results in winter, buy a fluid that has work, purse, pockets or wherever you feel an antifreeze solution. Have your battery serviced. If it is over four and you could get it if in case of emergency. a half years old, replace it. Check the pressure of your tires with a tire gauge. Cold weather makes air contract, so tires may become low as the temperature drops. Your car’s emergency winter kit Make sure you have a spare tire that has a prop - Problem: Snowbound er amount of air, and make sure that it is easily • Cell phone charger • Flashlight and batteries We’ve all seen a car stuck in the snow. If accessible. (you’ll need this all year) • Cat litter to help traction your car makes friends with a snow bank, Check lights, heaters and defrosters. shovel snow away from the tires in the direc - Keep your gas tank as full as possible to prevent • Ice scraper • First-aid kit tion the car will be moving. Spread some cat moisture from freezing in the gas lines. (Gas prices • Gloves • Snow shovel litter underneath the tires and also in the are high but this is important.) direction the car will be going for assistance in Have a brake check done if you haven’t had one • Blankets • Windshield wiper fluid added traction. in the past six months.

TECHNOLOGY Cell phones’ latest plot twist Stevenson Swanson phones might not spring to mind cost $30 _ the same as the print recipes from a cell-phone screen Chicago Tribune as a suitable medium for reading version. or from a large printed page, with lengthy stretches of text. And a “You could be at Dean and a big color photo to show how the much ballyhooed e-book revolu - Deluca in New York and look up dish should look? Cell phones aren’t just getting tion during the dot-com era in the the recipe for what you’re going But another reason for the smart. They’re turning into book - late 1990s and early 2000s fiz - to make for dinner that night,” deals speaks to the uncertainty of worms. zled, leading many in publishing said Houghton Mifflin’s David the Internet age: nobody knows From their humble start as a to doubt whether books would Langevin, referring to the gour - for sure what format of electronic simple phone that you could carry ever escape the bounds of paper. met food store. “So with your reading will prove to be the ulti - in your pocket, mobile phones But that hasn’t stopped such phone, you know what to shop mate winner, or whether there have added a raft of features, such publishers as Houghton Mifflin, for. That seems a lot more func - will be an ultimate winner. So as the ability to take photos, shoot Simon and Schuster and Avalon tional than the print book.” why not hedge your bets and try video, receive and send e-mail, Travel from making deals with Last week, Harpercollins UK cell-phone books as well as more and search the Internet. specialty firms to produce mobile announced a deal with Apple to conventional electronic books Now, cell phones are in the versions of some of their titles. make excerpts of the publisher’s intended for bigger screens? process of adding another feature: In one of the most recent deals, books available on Apple’s “We’re really aiming to be the capability of displaying elec - Boston-based Houghton Mifflin, iPhone for free in Britain. In addi - agnostic and ubiquitous,” said tronic versions of books. which traces its origins back to tion, the phone will carry author Claire Israel, director of digital With their small screens, cell 1832, agreed to work with interviews and audio clips of writ - content at Simon and Schuster, Mobifusion, a Silicon Valley firm, ers reading from their work. which is planning to make some MOBILE GADGETS — to make some of the publisher’s Part of the reasoning behind consumer reference material, VZ Navigator powered by reference and children’s books such deals is that mobile versions such as buying guides, available Networks in Motion turns a available in mobile versions. of popular titles may help sell on cell phones, possibly by the One of the first titles that they more printed books. When you end of the year. “In terms of for - Verizon Wireless cell phone hope to have out by the end of the get home from the gourmet store mat, we’re just trying to push this into a portable navigation year is “Fast Food My Way” by with your chanterelle mushrooms content out there. I’m very com - unit. celebrity chef Jacques Pepin. The and heirloom tomatoes, would fortable with letting the consumer cell-phone version will probably you rather read one of Pepin’s make the choice.” MCT photo A6 RTS & E NTETHURRSDAY, NTOVEMBEAR 15, 2007 INMENT THEJAMBAR.COM THEATER

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Melissa Mary Smith and to Film Study at Youngstown State starring Vince Vaughn. Wells said, “I’m not usually one for Freshman Danilo Conichista is Old Men.” Yet to be released this Adrienne Sabo University, said winter is a season “I love Disney movies and sar - chick flicks, but I really want to see exited to see Denzel Washington in season is “This Christmas,” “The when many people are back home castic Christmas movies, especially one. A good one, not a cheesy one.” “American Gangster.” Perfect Holiday,” “Sweeney Todd: The Jambar and looking for things to do with with Vince Vaughn because I think Strom listed “Margot at the Strom also said some of this The Demon Barber of Fleet Street,” their families. he’s cute,” Ramsey said. Wedding,” written and directed by winter’s movies have been promot - “Enchanted,” “Mr. Magorium’s Like the classic “A Christmas Tami Young, a sophomore, Noah Baumbach, and “Love in the ed earlier so as to go up against the Wonder Emporium,” “Beowulf” This year’s winter movie releas - Story,” this season’s holiday movies agreed. “I definitely like holiday Time of Cholera,” based off of the competition. and “August Rush.” es, like the long talked-about provide both an adult- and kid- movies. I am a Christmas freak,” Gabriel Garcia Marquez novel, as The competition, already “Beowulf,” are hyped up more than friendly atmosphere. Young said. the films she is most excited to see released as a part of the holiday summer’s blockbuster releases, and YSU junior Jenn Ramsey is Besides holiday-themed this season. movie season, includes “American Linda Strom knows why. looking forward to seeing Disney’s movies, dramas are also featured For some the movie choice Gangster,” “Fred Claus,” “Lions for Strom, who teaches Introduction “Enchanted” and “Fred Claus,” this season. Freshman Heather comes down to the actors. Lambs,” “P2” and “No Country for Additional reporting by Diane Platton. MUSIC Upcoming After being discovered on Events Today Thursday, Nov. 15 MySpace, Colbie Caillat is rising Dana School of Music Saxophone Studio Recital Bliss Hall Recital Hall, 8 p.m. Jon Bream months at No. 1 on MySpace’s Star Tribune unsigned-artist list — and even Friday started getting recognized on the street — before landing a deal with “Urinetown the Musical” Colbie Caillat is the queen of Universal Republic. In July, she MySpace. There was no official Bliss Hall, Ford Theater, 8 p.m. released “Coco,” featuring tunes coronation. But with more than 12 she co-wrote with Jason Reeves, an million views, 267,000 friends and Iowa City musician whom she met Joe DeVito, standup comedian a No. 5 song on Billboard’s pop two years ago through her produc - Funny Farm Comedy Club, 9 p.m. chart, Caillat (rhymes with “ballet”) er, Mikal Blue. has to be the networking Web site’s “When we first met, we had biggest success story for a new - Saturday everything in common,” she said of comer. Reeves. “We like doing outdoors A year ago, the 22-year-old stuff. We’re into photography. So “It’s About Time” acoustic-pop-soul singer was work - we started hanging out every single Ward Beecher Planetarium ing the front desk at a tanning salon day and writing songs together. 1, 2:30, or 8 p.m. and living with her parents in He’s pretty much the brother that Malibu, Calif. Now, she has a hit I’ve never had. I go to Iowa (City) Opera Workshop Performance album and a headlining tour. It’s all with him and he shows me stuff like Bliss Recital Hall, 8 p.m. because her tune “Bubbly” popped ice skating, which I’ve never done. from MySpace to No. 1 on iTunes And I take him to the beach when to adult-pop radio to top 40 radio. he comes to Cali.” and began writing songs, mostly in have a crush on someone or you “Urinetown the Musical” “I’m so excited and so proud of Caillat grew up in the music her parents’ bathroom. like a guy. I didn’t like anyone at the Bliss Hall, Ford Theater, 8 p.m. it,” she said recently from business. Her dad, Ken, co-pro - Caillat penned “Bubbly,” a sim - time, and I missed having those Northhampton, Mass. “I never duced Fleetwood Mac’s ple ditty about a crush, without a feelings when you like someone. would have thought this song — it’s “`Rumours”‘ and “`Tusk”‘ and specific guy in mind. And I started writing `Bubbly.’” Sunday “`Bubbly’ was written in my pretty crazy.” went on to run his own label. After touring this summer with When Caillat set up her bedroom,” she said. “I was sitting at Dishwalla was the band she knew the Goo Goo Dolls and Lifehouse, “Urinetown the Musical” MySpace site, she didn’t even best from her dad’s career, but she home. I was bored. It was raining. Bliss Hall, Ford Theater, 3 p.m. know how to post music: “My has hung out with Fleetwood Mac’s And all my friends wanted me to Caillat is headlining her own shows Opera Workshop Performance friend had to make the page for me Mick Fleetwood and John McVie, come go out with them to a club or in clubs and theaters. Her band fea - tures guys, all singer-songwriters, Bliss Hall, Recital Hall, 4 p.m. and show me how to upload my who are good friends of her dad. something like that. I didn’t want to. songs.” After singing in school talent I had no motivation to. Normally, whom she mostly met — where Last spring, she spent four shows, Colbie got a guitar at age 19 it’s exciting to go out when you else? — on MySpace. 11/15 — Swimming at IUP Invitational 11 a.m. 11/16 — Men’s Basketball vs. Lock Haven, 7:05 p.m. 11/16 — Hockey at No. 4 Ohio University, 7:30 p.m. STHEJAMBAPR.COM ORTS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2007 7 TOURNAMENT PREVIEW Penguins seeking revenge in tournament Aaron Blatch said that what makes CSU good is Philadelphia. The tournament is held Sports Reporter that they are solid in all aspects of the in Milwaukee, a place that the game. Penguins have already played at once “They’re very good all around,” this season. The Youngstown State volleyball she said. “They play good defense For the Penguins to escape the team will only have to wait six days and have great hitters but that doesn’t first round with a victory they must to try to avenge their most recent loss mean they’re not beatable.” make improvements. Both losses to to Cleveland State. The seventh-seed - The Penguins (12-17; 5-11 in the the Vikings were competitive with ed Penguins will face off against the the Penguins winning a second-seeded Vikings in game early in each match the opening round of the before losing in four. Horizon League “The second time we Fraley said that the team Volleyball Championships has to cut down on simple on Friday, just six days played [Cleveland State] we errors to give itself a after dropping their sec - chance to win. She said ond four-game match of really gave them a run for that communication, the season to them. defense and eliminating Senior right side hitter their money. I think we made “dumb mistakes” will be Jessica Fraley has decided the keys to success. to take the “third time’s a them nervous. Their coach The longer the match charm” approach to the goes on, the more it will game. Chuck Voss told our coach be in favor of YSU. “I think we’re excited Cleveland State has to play them,” Fraley said. that they’re scared to play struggled in five-game “We’ve played them twice matches this season, win - now and we have an idea us.” ning only three of nine of what they’re doing. The Jessica Fraley, senior right side hitter chances. They have made second time we played we a habit of putting oppo - really gave them a run for their Horizon League) have struggled late - nents away early, going 17-2 in three money. I think we made them nerv - ly, winning just two of their last nine and four-game contests. The ous. Their coach Chuck Voss told our matches. They will look to reverse Penguins have grown accustomed to coach that they’re scared to play us.” their fortunes by continuing their taking matches to the limit and have a Defeating the Vikings will be a solid play in neutral site games. The 6-5 record in five-gamers. If YSU can tough task. They enter Friday’s match team has a 5-2 record in neutral site steal a few games early it could have with a 20-8 record, including a 13-3 games, including five consecutive a good chance of using its experience mark in Horizon League play. Fraley wins to start the season in in close matches to pull out a win.

#3 Wright State (13-17) #4 Valparaiso (19-10)

#6 Illinois-Chicago (14-15) #5 Butler (14-14)

#2 Cleveland State (20-8) #1 Milwaukee (25-2)

#7 Youngstown State (12-17) #8 Loyola OR #9 Green Bay IN FOR THE KILL — Senior Jessica Fraley leaps in the air to spike the ball over the net. The Penguins will begin tournament play with the No. 2 seed Cleveland State. Photo courtesy of Ron Stevens.

PENGUIN SPORTS BASKETBALL TO THE POINT Arnold helps Men’s basketball earns tournament split in Pauley Pavilon Penguins swim Aaron Blatch home court. YSU was out-rebound - of the season – rebounding. Even in Sports Reporter ed 49-30 by the Bruins but fought the win against Weber State the past Niagra hard to keep the game close for team was out-rebounded 29-25, a Olivia Arnold won three indi - awhile. stat that must improve before vidual events and Brittany Senn One day after being pushed Davis scored the first seven Horizon League play begins. earned a total of four wins to lead around by a physical UCLA team, Penguin points, helping the team Now that the opening game jit - Youngstown State to a 163-135 the Youngstown State men’s bas - take a 5-4 lead early in the first half. ters are hopefully out of the way, over Niagara on Friday evening at ketball team decided to move their Turnovers and failure to control the the Penguins should be able to cut the Oxy Aquatic Center. game outside. The Penguins con - defensive boards made that lead down on their high turnover output. Brittany Senn and Ashley nected on 10 of 19 three-point short-lived. UCLA freshman Kevin The team looks to have a nice mix Williamson also won two individual attempts to beat Weber State, 69- Love had his way inside and fin - of veterans and young players and events apiece and were part of two 66, in the consolation game of the ished the game with 21 points and 9 they have all shown toughness by winning relays. Caitlin Davis added CBE Classic in Pauley Pavilion on rebounds. not backing down to a national two more victories by sweeping the Tuesday. The game was not without pos - championship contender. diving events. Senior guard Byron Davis itives for YSU, as the young group With over three weeks to pre - The Penguins won 11 of the scored a career-high 19 points and gained experience playing in one of pare for the first Horizon League meet's 16 events, including the final freshman guard Vance Cooksey college basketball’s most storied contest of the season, head coach five to pull away. added 18 in the victory, bouncing venues. Four Penguins finished the Jerry Slocum should have his play - The Penguins will next compete back from a tough outing the night game in double figures led by sen - ers ready to do battle in a competi - at the IUP Invitational from before in which the pair combined ior guard John Barber who scored tive conference. Thursday through Saturday. for 13 of the Penguins’ 23 12 points. Davis added 11 while turnovers. Cooksey and junior forward Jack Davis hit two free throws with Liles added 10 apiece. Zetts named 1.8 seconds remaining to push the Barber scored six consecutive Penguin lead to three. After a points in the first half to cut the Scoring leaders Gateway player of missed Weber State jumper at the Bruins’ lead to 27-17 but the UCLA buzzer, Youngstown State secured pressure defense forced several Byron Davis 30 the week the win and headed home to turnovers and YSU would never Beeghly Center with an even get closer. Vance Cooksey 28 Senior quarterback Tom Zetts, record of 1-1. The Penguins started each game John Barber 21 was named HBK Offensive Player Cooksey wasn’t the only fresh - with freshmen Cooksey and of the Game and Gateway man to prove himself against the Sulskis on the floor, two players Jack Liles 19 Offensive Player of the Week, com - Wildcats. Vytas Sulskis knocked who appear to have bright futures pleting 23-of-32 passes for a season- down three three-pointers for 12 for the team. Cooksey has shot the Vytas Sulskis 12 high 298 yards in the victory over points while adding a team-high- ball well in each game and has Western Illinois. Zetts threw two tying six rebounds. given the team another ballhandler touchdown passes in the contest For the game the Penguins shot to play next to Davis. Sulskis’ play - against WIU. The two touchdowns 55.8 percent from the field and cut ing time was limited against UCLA Rebound leaders gave him 51 for his career breaking their turnovers down to 15. Their due to foul trouble but the forward the school record of 50 previously hot shooting allowed them to hold figures to bring the outside shooting held by Jeff Ryan. off the Wildcats, who got off to a that the team has been looking for. Vytas Sulskis 8 Zetts also broke the school mark slow start but cut a twelve point Next up for the Penguins is Jack Liles 8 for career 200-yard passing games halftime deficit to one in the final Division II Lock Haven, who will with the 13th of his career. Zetts BALL CONTROL — Senior guard Byron Davis attempts to dribble seconds. come to Beeghly Center Friday. John Barber 7 ended his career as the school's all- around the defense and find an open lane to drive to the basket. Davis and The win came a day after num - Last season Lock Haven left time leader in passing yards, the Penguins will play home against Lock Haven on Friday at Beeghly ber-two ranked UCLA proved to be Youngstown with a 70-36 loss in Vance Cooksey 7 too big and physical for the under - attempts, completions, percentage Center for the team’s first home contest. Photo courtesy of YSU Sports December. This game should give sized Penguin frontcourt and came Dwight Holmes 6 and touchdown passes. Information. Contributed Photo. YSU a chance to work on its away with an 83-52 victory on their biggest weakness in the early part 8 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2007 THEJAMBAR.COM HOCKEY Rocky start to a rough season Injuries, tough schedule combine to give Penguins early season headaches

Andrew Berry steps in the right direction against while playing out of its comfort Sports Editor West Virginia. Continuing to zone. mature as a team is what the “Playing away from home and Penguins will need as they march going into other arenas is a chal - It has been a brutal first half of on through a schedule that will fea - lenge, but it builds a lot of team the 2007-2008 season for the ture five more ranked opponents unity and character,” Morris said. Youngstown State University before the winter break. To go along with unity and “It’s going to be a difficult hockey club. character, the Bobcats are also high The beginning of the season stretch,” Russo said. “We built the on talent with several players dis - brought a truckload of optimism for schedule with the team we thought the Penguins as the team was set to we were going to have in mind, but tributing the scoring wealth over field a core group of exciting play - we’ve lost some players to injury the course of the season. The ers and received nearly enough and others that didn’t make it to Bobcats have a dangerous pair of votes to break into the American school. Undoubtedly we are in a centers in Jim Fuhs and Dave Collegiate Hockey Association’s very difficult portion of the sched - Fitzgerald who have combined for top 25 rankings. ule now.” 11 goals and 18 assists this season. But the dream season the team Next up for the Penguins on While the Bobcats don’t feature was hoping for hasn’t come to their daunting schedule is the Ohio a prolific scorer like a Mike fruition. University Bobcats. The two teams Poljack, Russo said it is more of a Faced with a rigorous schedule will play a two-game series begin - challenge to defend against a group ning with the first contest on Friday and the loss of key players to injury, of talented scorers as opposed to the Penguins have stumbled out of at 7:30 p.m. the gates to a 3-8-2 overall just one star athlete who record on the season. takes a majority of the While the team’s current shots. record is a hard one to stom - “I give credit to Rocky for “It’s always easier to ach, there may have been no contain an individual pill harder to swallow than scheduling the games he player than a collective when the team learned it group of scorers,” Russo would be without perennial did. You want to prove said. “They have four forward Mike Poljak for the lines of real good hock - rest of the season. you’re the best so you want ey players.” The loss of Poljak on the Not wanting to fall ice undoubtedly hurts the to play the toughest teams.” into a trap game against Penguins offense. Poljak was one of the top scorer’s the Penguins, Morris in the nation last season and Dan Morris, Ohio Unviersity head hockey coach said his team will be was named ACHA rookie ready to play to their of the year at season’s end. With a record of 9-7 on the sea - fullest on Friday. Even though the Due to a series of concussion son, the Bobcats are the No. 4 team Penguins are struggling to find con - problems and a case of mononucle - in the nation behind Penn State, sistency, Morris explained that his osis, head coach Rocky Russo said Rhode Island and the No. 1 Illinois. squad can’t afford to overlook any Poljak will not lace up for action for What will make the two-game team, whether it be this weekend or the remainder of the season and has series difficult for the Penguins is later in the season. also taken a leave of absence from having to skate in the hostile envi - “Sometimes you might take an ronment of Bird Arena in Athens, school to give himself time to opponent lightly, but you only have return to optimal health status. Ohio. so many games a year, so you have “The morale was down when While the Penguins have more the team found out,” Russo said of than their fair share of experience to cherish every one of them,” the loss of his star player. “It went playing against highly ranked Morris said. IN THE ZONE — Jordan D’Atri skates hard down the ice as he looks for the puck from his teammates. The from being maybe getting him back teams, Russo hopes his team does - Once the two-game series is in Penguins are slated to play two games against the Ohio Bobcats beginning Friday. Photo by Andrew Berry. in a couple weeks to not getting n’t get lost in the awe of playing the books, the Penguins will have him back at all.” one of the nation’s best on the road. played five straight games against Coach Russo said that the team “I want the players to feel like teams ranked in the ACHA top 25. has been able to overcome the loss it’s just another game,” Russo said. While the Penguins may be of Poljak and is coming together “It’s a daunting task to play in having a hard time getting over the Athens. Their arena can be a real Youngstown State vs. No. 4 Ohio University with more players taking on bigger hump, Morris said he understands roles. Zachery Kusek has been hostile place and that team plays Impact Penguins Impact Bobcats named the team’s interim captain with a different mentality at home.” why Russo and the Penguins creat - while Poljak sits out the remainder Friday’s contest will be the ed a schedule that is jaw-dropping of this season with a medical red - Bobcat’s first home game since on paper. Morris compared it to the Zak Kusek Jim Fuhs shirt. October 13. Ohio head coach Dan same way his team takes pride on 10 goals, 5 assists, 15 points 5goals, 11 assists, 16 points Coupled with the Penguins Morris said his team is greatly having the mission of being the best injury woes has been a schedule looking forward to being back in team Ohio has to offer Naaman Moorman Dave Fitzgerald featuring several top-ranked oppo - front of its home fans. “I give credit to Rocky for 5 goals, 7 assists, 12 points 6 goals, 7 assists, 13 points nents and only one home game “It’s tough being on the road for scheduling the games he did. You since October 17. In the last two the length of time we’ve been and want to prove you’re the best so it’s nice to finally come home,” games, the Penguins dropped a 6-2 you want to play the toughest Michael Stoker Jeff Jepson decision at No. 13 Kent State and a Morris said. 9 goals, 6 assists, 15 points 4 goals, 8 assists, 12 points tough 9-1 home loss to No. 11 West While his team will get their fill teams,” Morris said. “We want to Virginia. of pride returning to the ice of the be the best ACHA team in the state Mike Barker Brett Molnar Even though the Penguins came Bird Arena, Morris said the of Ohio every year and playing the 5 goals, 1 assist, 6 points 5 goals, 5 assist, 10 points out of the weekend without a win, Bobcats lengthy road trip helped best instate competition is what you coach Russo believes his team took his team develop into a strong unit have to do.” WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Lady Penguins begin season with tough losses at Buffalo and Niagra Andrew Berry Sports Editor

Opening week did not go as planned for the Youngstown State women’s basketball team. The team suffered an early set - back during their trip to New York by dropping their season-opening contest to Buffalo University fol - lowed by a tough second-half loss to Niagra University in the Gallagher Center on Tuesday. The Penguins opened the 2007 campaign against Buffalo on Sunday and couldn’t dominate the Bulls in the same fashion as they did a year ago. While the Penguins were able to BEST IN THE LAND — Senior defensive end Mychal Savage was named the Sports Network put three starting players in double- National Defensive Player of the week for his performance in the final game of the season against figures, the team had a hard time Western Illinois. Savage recorded 12 tackles and two sacks against WIU. Photo by Andrew Berry. finding production elsewhere. The Bulls bench outscored the Penguin bench 17-6 en route to a 63-52 win over YSU. Against Niagra, the Penguins once again had three players score Football closes out on high note points in double-figures. Senior Andrew Berry finished the 2007 regular sea - Penguins to regain some lost gaurd Heather Karner led the way son with two straight wins for ground in the polls. YSU fin - Sports Editor with 20 points while guards Laura an overall record of 7-4. ished No. 17 in the Sports Brenson and Kelsey Gurganus each The stand out in the senior Network poll and finished tied Following a heartbreaking contributed 11. day win was senior defensive at the No. 15 slot with Eastern With a slim 42-39 lead at the homecoming loss to Illinois State, the Youngstown State end Mychal Savage whose 12 Washington. half, the Penguins were unable to tackles, two sacks and two fum - In the Gateway, the hold on as Niagra scored 48 second University football team did ble recoveries were enough to Penguins finished in third half points to take the lead and the what it had to do: regroup, fin - ish strong and send the seniors be namd the National place with a 3-3 record behind TO THE HOOP — Junior gaurd Velissa Vaughn gets around the inte - game with the final of 87-76. The Lady Penguins next chance out with a win. Defensive Player of the Week Illinois State (9-1, 5-1) and the rior defense and looks to score in the paint. After an 0-2 start to the season, to break into the win column will With a 31-24 win over by the Sports Network. No. 1 Northern Iowa Panthers the Penguins next shot at win will come on Nov. 23 against the Long come on Nov. 23 when the team Western Illinois, the Penguins Winning out allowed the (10-0, 6-0). Island Brooklyn Blackbirds. Photo courtesy of Ron Stevens. travels to Long Island.