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A former Washington D.C. prosecutor and national expert shared tips about dealing with domestic violence with about 100 students that gathered in the Spotts World Culture Building auditorium Thursday. According to Valena Beety, date violence is most prominent in women 16-24 years old, making women on college campuses a primary target.
After becoming conference champions and getting to the national playoffs, SRU men's soccer gave everything it had in the second round of the national tournament but fell short in a 3-2 loss to the University of Charleston (W.Va.) SRU, who was the top seed in the Atlantic Region, was given what seemed to be a favorable matchup against Charleston, third in the region.
After talking to volunteers who help with the adapted physical activity with disabled veterans' recreational program at SRU, it becomes apparent that people with disabilities encounter more limits due to the lack of adapted equipment and environment than lack of actual ability.
Everyone knows that kid. You know the one tweaker, who is shaking before a big test because he or she stayed up all night cramming. The one that downed an entire pot of coffee and pulled an all-nighter. It's almost finals week and for most students at Slippery Rock University that means added stress.
Transition, loosely defined, is the evolution of one stage to another. Slippery Rock University's men's basketball team has, undoubtedly, experienced a great deal of transition in a remarkably short period of time. No one has experienced and benefited from that transition more than redshirt junior forward Jade Burka.
Several times a day, friends and family members are still leaving messages of remembrance on the Facebook page of Ben Swantner, the SRU student who died this October due to Meningitis. The legacy and memories of Swantner are not going away anytime soon, and Shelby Hebner, a senior math major, is making sure of that.
When senior guard Maurice Douglas drained a 3-pointer to extend the SRU men's basketball team's second half lead to 27, the Green and White looked like the team that won 21 games last season. Coach Kevin Reynolds wasn't pleased with the effort his team put in during its 88-61 win over Ohio University-Eastern Campus.
Claude Chalk isn't like many basketball players found at Slippery Rock University. Sure, he loves to shoot the three, he has good post defense and a determination to get to loose balls. His talent may separate him from the average player, but what makes him so noticeable is that on game days Chalk can be found sitting on the bench.
Memories of the first college dorm room, the first class in a university setting, the first English paper and the first day spent in the library are irreplaceable. But the college years are quickly fleeting. College students will soon find themselves thinking about graduation and finding a job after college.
Saturday, Nov. 14 saw the end of a fabulous 'International Week'. The week started off with the international sports night, followed by the fashion show on Monday, Showcase on Tuesday and Roundtable on Thursday. The turnout of students to most of the events was quite disappointing, but couldn't be helped since the events had to compete against various other events such as the Pittsburgh Steelers game.
