Paine, a freshman, tossed her first career no-hitter for the Huskies in just her seventh career start. The lefty fanned 10 and walked just two. Offensively, the Huskies got all the runs Paine would need in the first when they scored three times. Bloomsburg put the game away with six runs in the second inning highlighted by a three-run double from Lacy Mauro (Jersey Shore, Jersey Shore). Danielle Lazorka (Williamsport, Jersey Shore) led the Huskies going 3-3 with a run scored and an RBI.

In a 4-2 win over St. Joe’s of Indiana Lazorka went 3-3 with two runs scored to lead Bloomsburg to the win. Shavaun Fisher(Coplay, Allentown Central Catholic) tossed a four-hitter for the Huskies striking out 10 and walking seven. Mandy Koch(Dauphin, Central Dauphin), Emily Young (Nescopeck, Central Columbia)and Mauro all drove in runs for the Huskies.

The final game of the day had the Huskies beating Queens of New York, 3-0. Lazora again led the offense going 2-2 with two runs scored, while Jenna Hampton (Catawissa, Southern Columbia) had two RBI and Koch one. Fisher picked up the win for the Huskies allowing just two hits and striking out 10 and not allowing a walk.

For the day Lazorka went 8-8 for the Huskies with five run scored, while Fisher pitched 14 innings, had 20 strike outs and allowed just six hits.

Bloomsburg, 13-2, will play the West Virginia Wesleyan Tournament next Friday through Sunday.

“Progression is key,” said Vincent DiLoretto, assistant director of facility services. “BU has had a steady increase in each year of participation and we plan to make this year’s results exceed previous ones.”

Recyclemania began Sunday, Jan. 17, at 607 schools representing 49 states, the District of Columbia and Canada. The competition is held to determine who recycles the most per capita, who produces the least amount of waste and who recycles the largest percentage overall. Bloomsburg University, one of 52 participating institutions in Pennsylvania, is taking part in this national event by placing recycling bins outside residence halls and academic buildings to make recycling easier for students, faculty and staff. The competition will end Saturday, March 27.

“Recyclemania is a fun event for students, faculty and staff to reduce waste on campus, plus this is a way for us to become more aware of how important recycling is to our environment,” DiLoretto said, adding that BU has taken part in Recyclemania for three consecutive years.

Events at BU include the Recycling Carnival at Elwell Residence Hall, sponsored by DASL (Developing Ambitious Student Leaders), where the mascot, Recyclone, was introduced. Recyclone will continue throughout the spring semester to educate members of the campus community about the value of recycling and reward anyone he sees properly recycling. Also in conjunction with “green” campus efforts, the university’s food service provider, Aramark, introduced eco-friendly “to-go” containers at Husky Lounge and other dining establishments.

BU started its official recycling program in cooperation with the Bloomsburg Recycling Center in June 1982. The first targeted material for recycling was properly sorted, high-grade white office paper. Today, BU recycles 16 targeted materials, including mixed office paper, glass, plastic, aluminum cans, steel cans, newspaper, cardboard, magazines, journals, catalogs, phone books, hardcover books and paperback books.

Recyclemania began in February 2001 as a challenge between Miami University of Ohio and Ohio University. This year, more than 5 million students and 1.3 million faculty and staff are participating.

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Owned and operated by Bloomsburg University and its students, WBUQ – The Revolution is always looking for new and upcoming talent to either perform as a disk jockey or a talk radio host. Becoming a D.J. is very simple and no experience is required. The staff of WBUQ will teach you how to work the equipment and give you the confidence to become a D.J.

Becoming a D.J. is very simple and allows you can pick your own program. As said before, the staff will teach you everything you need to know and also give you experience to take out into the real world. Being a part of WBUQ- The Revolution is a great feature to put on a resume and it also opens up many media for you to expand your expertise in telecommunications and broadcast communications. With WBUQ you do not have to start as a freshman, you can join when you are an upper classman and still enjoy the time you have in college.

One D.J. who has been working at WBUQ- The Revolution since her freshman year is Kelly Barnett. She started as a freshman and has been on the executive board at WBUQ- The Revolution since Spring 2008, and has her own program at the radio station. In asking her a few questions about the radio station, you can realize that she is a committed and loyal member of the radio station and really wants it to thrive!

She wants to convey that anyone can become a D.J. and to understand it is not as scary and nerve-racking as it might seem. When the question arose about what you would tell a student who wants to join but is too afraid, Barnett said “I was the exact same way. I was so nervous, but I guess I kind of sucked it up and just went for it. It’s really not scary at all – we don’t yell at you and you get to do things the way you would like to on air (for the most part). It’s really a great experience – surprisingly minimum pressure.”

Another question that came up is: how will working at a radio station help you in the future? As a Mass Communication major and Marketing minor, she feels as if “having broadcasting experience will be a great addition to my resume“ and will help her in the end in finding a career after she graduates. Being a part of a program like this might cause stress in the beginning but in the end it will be worth it when you have a job and you enjoy what you are doing.

At the conclusion of the interview, Barnett was asked what advice would you give someone who wanted to join the staff of WBUQ- The Revolution? Barnett answered the question with this simple response: “JOIN! It looks great to have a real position in a club on your resume- and looks even better when it’s a club that makes you unique. I mean really, how many people really can say they have been a DJ on the radio? We are looking for new members for next year and next semester- I would love to meet them!”

So if you had any concerns about joining the WBUQ staff, go and ask them! They are always willing to sit and explain everything they know and want to make you feel comfortable there. Any questions please contact Kelly Barnett at klb33104@huskies.bloomu.edu.

For the women Valerie Homer (East Stroudsburg/East Stroudsburg South) finished seventh in the 60-meter dash with a time of 8.11 seconds, while in the 3000-meter race Angela Borealo (Easton/Easton) was 13th in 10:29.06, a top-10 all-time best time for Bloomsburg. In the 4 x 400 relay the Huskies team of Victoria Davis (Schuylkill Haven/Schuylkill Haven), Erin Hanosek (Macungie/Emmaus), Kaila Hassler (Schnecksville/Parkland), Brielle Stefanelli (Montvale, NJ/Pascack Hills), set a school mark with a time of 4:11.36 breaking the old mark of 4:12.50 set in 2005.

On the men’s side Bobby Furman (Broomall/Marple Newton) ran a personal-best time of 8:53.93 in the 3000-meters, also a top-10 all-time best time for Bloomsburg. In the Heptathlon, Matt Stuck (Milton/Milton) set a personal-best with a total of 3,941 points. He also set a PR in the pole vault with a jump of 13′9.25″.

In the 4 x 400 relay the Huskies just missed a school record with a time of 3:27.43 by the team of Andrew Anderson (Toms River, NJ/Toms River North), John Barnett (Chester Springs/Downingtown East), Abu Siddique (Lansdale/North Penn), and Jared Arnold (Philadelphia/Engineering & Science).

Their mission was to travel to Uganda, Africa in hopes of filming a documentary on the AIDS epidemic. Little did they know, they would come across Africa’s longest and most brutal running war in history. This war between Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) and the Government of Uganda (GoU) has been going on for 24 years. For most of us, that is our entire lives. Many people living in Uganda do not even understand how to live a life without war. The LRA leader, Joseph Kony, has abducted over 60,000 children, forcing them to be child soldiers.

“Invisible Children: Rough Cut” was the first documentary released by Russel, Poole, and Bailey, which displays the horrific conditions that the people of Uganda live in. Everyday they live in fear of Joseph Kony and the LRA. This film is a chilling insight on the war in Uganda.

For the majority of this war it was ignored by the rest of the world. It was not until this documentary was shown worldwide that it would even make news headlines on CNN or BBC. Still today, the war in Uganda sits around number 200 on the list of U.S. priorities.

The Invisible Children organization knew they had to do more. So on April 25, 2009 they would hold their biggest event yet called “The Rescue.” This event would involve 100 cities world wide in which people would abduct themselves, just like the children of Uganda are being abducted. These participants would wait in the mock LRA camps until media and moguls arrived to rescue them. Media, because they decide on what stories in the world are worth telling, and moguls because they compete for media attention. Those two factors would make the world more aware of this on going war.

Some cities were rescued right away, while it took others a few days, but one city, Chicago, waited six days. Still hundreds of people waited to be rescued by media and moguls. The children of Uganda cannot leave the camps until they are rescued, so neither did they.

Photo courtesy Justin McDonald

The film, “Together We Are Free,” showcases the whole process of planning and executing “The Rescue.”  On Feb. 22nd this film was shown on campus. Two roadies, Natalie Warne and Bert Ng, represented Invisible Children and spoke with students after the screening. You cannot help but get chills when watching both the “Rough Cut” and “Together We Are Free.”

Bert Ng and Natalie Warne, Invisible Children Roadies Photo courtesy Justin McDonald

While sitting and watching the brave efforts of the Invisible Children organization, the room was somber with many people crying. The film shows the dedication of thousands of people who take a stand for what they believe in. “Demand the change, don’t just speak on it,” said Warne. Warne got the chance to intern with Invisible Children and was one of the most important people during “The Rescue.” The film is something everyone should see and share with friends.

Bloomsburg University had the honor of being the first stop on the Invisible Children’s tenth tour, the “Legacy Tour.” Both Warne and Ng encouraged students to get involved, whether it is donating money or simply spreading the word about Invisible Children.

See the video that introduces the next phase to this movement: Introducing the Legacy Tour

The easiest way to get involved is to sign up for TRI. TRI is a program where each week, you donate three dollars to help the children in Uganda. “Three dollars a week is giving up a Starbucks coffee or a 711 hotdog,” said Ng, “it is a really simple way to give up a little in order to contribute to a greater whole.” Once the child soldiers return home, TRI ends.

You can also give back by purchasing a film, bracelet, t-shirt, bag and many more items. Many of the items are made in Uganda by the people who are directly affected by the war.

Go to www.invisiblechildren.com to find out more about Invisible Children and how you can help the movement.

If you would like to get involved with Amnesty International, the on campus organization which hosted the Invisible Children screening, contact Rachel Knight (rak32098@huskies.bloomu.edu) for more information.

Bechdel grew up in rural Pennsylvania. After graduating from Oberlin College, she moved to New York City, where she began drawing “Dykes to Watch Out For” as a feature in the feminist monthly, Womanews, in 1983. Today, her comic strip is syndicated in more than 50 alternative newspapers and publications, and has been collected into a 12-book series with more than 250,000 copies in print. Four of her books won Lambda Awards for humor, and “The Indelible Alison Bechdel” won a Lambda Literary Award in the biography/autobiography category. Bechdel’s work has also appeared in Ms., The Village Voice, The Advocate, Out and Gay Comics. “Fun Home” is her first graphic novel.

At the podium, Bechdel redefines race and gender roles while taking aim at some of the most controversial topics of the day. Her BU presentation is sponsored by BU’s art and English departments, the Honors Living and Learning Community, the LGBTA Commission and the College of Liberal Arts.

Front page photo courtesy of www.lizacowan.com

“This project documents objects that people save from loved ones that have passed away,” Servon said. “These photographs not only memorialize the lives of their former owners, but also record objects ripe with tales of their own. I am interested in the storied histories of these treasured items, from humble to magnificent.”

Photographed items include a worn baby shoe, Boy Scout shirt, tea cup, matchbook and dog collar.

Servon is an assistant professor and director of the Catherine J. Smith Gallery at Appalachian State University, Boone, N.C. Her work has been included in exhibitions throughout the United States and Canada at venues such as University of Tulsa (Okla.), Space 1026 in Philadelphia and Tucson (Ariz.) Museum of Art. She earned a master’s degree from the University of Arizona and a bachelor’s degree from Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University in New Jersey.

Lorene Delany-Ullman, who is currently collaborating on a book with Servon, has been published most recently in Chaparral, Burnside Review, Harpur Palate, Upstreet and Versal. Her poems were included in the anthology, “Beyond Forgetting: Poetry and Prose about Alzheimer’s Disease.” She earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of California, Irvine.

Haas Gallery is open weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturdays from noon to 2 p.m. For more information, contact Lee Millard at lmillard@bloomu.edu or (570) 389-4708.

Front page photo courtesy of http://www.southernartistry.org/Jody_Servon