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TThehe CCenturionenturion All the news--about Bucks--that’s fit to print. The week of December 15, 2008 www.bucks-news.com Volume: 44 Issue: 8 UFO group to meet at Bucks MUFON investigates UFO sightings and alien encounters.They are coming INSIDE to Bucks to share their ET stories. ‘Black Friday’ BY JEN GOLDING NEWS PAGE 2 Webcast Anchor Pennsylvania State Director of MUFON. Staying safe on the Have you seen any little green In fact, Bucks County’s “alien men lately? scene” was put in the national road After a recent spike of reports spotlight on the Discovery NEWS PAGE 3 of strange sightings in the skies Channel’s new documentary over Bucks County, the series, “UFO’s Over Earth—The Complete calendar Pennsylvania chapter of the Bucks County Flap,” which pre- Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) miered Nov. 24 and will run of stuff to do is to hold its next alien hunter again on Dec. 13 at 10 p.m. TO DO PAGE 4 conference at Bucks on Jan. 24. According to Ventre, there are MUFON is an international typically two different types of Pictures and organization devoted to discov- sighting reports. ering the mystery behind UFOs About 60 percent of reports puzzles by scientifically investigating describe a star-like UFO, usually TO DO PAGE 5 them, as stated on their website. flying above cloud level. On average, there are about 36 Ventre himself reported seeing LBC gets cafe reported UFO sightings over a this type of UFO on June 29. STUDENT LIFE PAGE 7 four-month period in He described the UFO as Pennsylvania, but over the sum- “much larger than an airplane, ‘Prince of Persia’ mer of 2008, there were 138 covering about one-third of the three or four different colored to have seen this type of UFO. sightings from Pittsburgh to sky [and traveling at] approxi- pulsing lights. Murter reported seeing a INTERACTIVE MEDIA Philadelphia, and the mately 2,000 mph.” Denise Lynch Murter, one of strange craft emitting a blue fog PAGE 8 Philadelphia-Bucks County area About 40 percent of reports the six Bucks County residents accounted for 77 of them, accord- describe a triangular or featured on the Discovery Why we love ing to John Ventre, the boomerang-shaped UFO with Channel’s documentary, claims Continued on page 2 Dexter ARTS PAGE 9 Business owners Bomb threat is A Modern Hypocrisy: Santa Baby on edge over sales ‘not credible’ OP/ED PAGE 10 BY DAVID NONINI BY JEN GOLDING AND LAURA IRWIN ‘Twilight’ Centurion Staff Webcast Anchor, Editor-in-Chief FEATURES PAGE 11 The ongoing financial crisis across the country might lead people to On Wednesday, Dec. 3, a campus-wide e-mail was sent out to believe that local, privately owned retail businesses would be feeling a notify the Bucks community of a bomb threat received by the money squeeze. college on Monday, Dec. 1. SPORTS As some stores have seen sales numbers similar to previous years, some An anonymous caller claimed a bomb was placed somewhere stores are barely meeting quota. between Founders and Penn Hall. Immediately on the scene Total Philly sports In the borough of Doylestown, many store owners and employees saw were Safety and Security Director Chris Lloyd, and Mark coverage large sales numbers and steady business throughout Black Friday, the day Moore, assistant director. They checked the area for any suspi- after Thanksgiving that officially kicks off the Christmas shopping season cious objects. SPORTS PAGE 12 with slashed prices and shopping madness. Vice President of Administrative Affairs Dennis Matthews "This year was better than the last two years," said James Frazier, owner said that this kind of thing does not happen often, and it’s pos- WEATHER of Cyborg One, a store specializing in comics, anime and games. In fact, sible the caller was a student attempting to get out of taking an Monday: Mostly sunny, with a many stores said that Black Friday sales were comparable to, or even bet- exam. high near 55. ter than, previous years. He said every precaution was taken to make sure the threat Monday Night: Mostly "It's stunning," said Blair Elliot, owner of Siren Records, adding that was not credible. cloudy, with a low around 36. sales were close to matching last year's numbers. However, "People were The Newtown Township Police Department was notified as Tuesday: A chance of showers. more reluctant to spend," said Elliot. soon as the “vague threat” was received. Mostly cloudy, with a high near He added that music may be important for his customers, but if the According to the e-mail, the police investigated and consult- 50. Chance of precipitation is choice is between music and food, consumers need to first purchase the ed with other police specialists and college administration 30%. necessities. before determining the threat was not credible. Tuesday Night: A chance of Nerice Kendter, owner of Busy Bee Toys, also said Black Friday sales Lloyd said, “[Bucks] is now checking the telephone numbers showers. Mostly cloudy, with a were around the same as the previous year. of all incoming calls. We asked our guy that runs telecommuni- low around 39. Chance of precip- The store specializes in mostly wooden toys, as well as locally hand- cations in IT to check to see if he can track down where that call itation is 30%. made and organic toys. came from.” Wednesday: A chance of rain. Store employees noted that there was a decrease in sales around the He added that if a number and suspect were to be identified, Mostly cloudy, with a high near month of September, which is when the financial crisis began with the the matter would be sent to the police. 46. Chance of precipitation is bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers. If any credible threat is received, the college will use the 30%. "There was a definite drop in sales," said Kira Suler of A Special Gift, a Target X e-mail and the campus alert system to notify students Wednesday Night: A chance specialty store selling jewelry, clothing and other art work. She also stated as quickly as possible. of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a that the store was not as busy on Black Friday as it was last year. To receive an emergency text message in the event of an emer- low around 33. Chance of precip- Shiloh Hopwood, manager of Doylestown Bookshop, noted that it was a gency, you must sign up for the e2campus alert system online at itation is 30%. slow autumn, but added that September is usually a slow month. e2campus.com/my/bucks/signup. All students should be on alert for suspicious packages on campus and to immediately WEATHER COURTESY OF THE report such packages to campus security at (215) 968-8395. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. Continued on page 6 2 News Monday, December 15, 2008 Mall does well on ‘Black Friday’ BY JANINE HIPPLE line kept him and his little helpers at a non-stop Centurion Staff rate for nearly eight hours straight, the busiest it has been since the season started two weeks prior. The Willow Grove Park Mall transformed into a “This is the best turnout we have had this season. free- for-all on Black Friday. It seemed as though It is definitely not as busy as last year, but the line the economy was never better, countering reality. is moving through at a steady rate,” said Suzy Each level of the parking lot was filled to maxi- Rigby, manager of the Santa Set. mum capacity before 10 a.m. The mall continued with its annual sales dis- Bargain hunters were forced to park their vehicles counting from 40 percent to 70 percent off retail in parking lots nearby. Escalators were trouble- sales prices. Garage, a new addition to the Willow some to board, as many people pushed their way Grove Mall, advertised all their merchandise as 50 on trying to get to the next great bargain. It was as percent off. Hard Tail pants originally priced though every square inch of the building was around $80 could be purchased for $30. packed with nightmarish sale-hungry consumers; a The top-selling stores, such as Abercrombie and retailer’s dream. Fitch, White House Black Market, GAP Inc. and Outside the Santa Set, which did not open until 10 American Eagle also seemed to do well. Even the a.m., a line of parents and children waiting for Old Food Court benefited from the Black Friday sales as Saint Nick to arrive had formed. The never-ending famished families stuffed their faces. Group to speak on UFOs, ET abductions continued from page 1 website. Channel’s weekly series “UFO Also scheduled to speak are With this local surge of strange Hunters.” local UFO personal eyewit- reports, Bucks County residents nesses and self-professed which contained metallic should know what to do in the abductees, including history sprinkles. Allegedly, the UFO event that they see a UFO. Professor Dr. David Jacobs of dropped the sprinkles onto one Although nine out of 10 sight- Temple University. of the trees in her backyard, and ings are scientifically explain- Admission is $15. then drew them back up to the able, who wants to risk finding For more information, ship. themselves in a dangerous extra- or to report a UFO A laboratory tested leaf sam- terrestrial situation unequipped sighting, visit pamu- ples from the “dusted” tree and with the right kind of informa- fon.com. found that they had been subject- tion? ed to high heat or radiation. According to the MUFON Although this incident brought website, the number one thing to rience.