Lo TER Salute Page 3) TA - Page 5 October 2008 BY KATIE WARCHOLAK Staff Writer Soccer. Futbol. Football. However one says it, one al- ways knows what the word en- tails. Fast-paced sprints and > slide tackles, hard kicks and soft taps, throw-ins and heart- stop- ping goals. . Sound exciting? That’s only the warm up. This season, the Mont Alto soccer team will face opponents such as Penn State York, Penn State Abington, Penn State Bea- ver, and more. York, according to the team, will be one of the more difficult and rivaled up- coming games. The team con- sists of five sophomores, one men. Although the team is coed, only men make up the team. Goalie, Sophomore Travis Barrick, commented, “Our big- gest strength is the fact that our team is very skilled in most areas and the team’s camarade- rie; however, our biggest weak- ness right now is lack of com- Fall Fest features festive fun BY JULIA RITCHEY Editor-in-chief On Saturday, October 25 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Fall munication on the field.” The next freshmen players to suc- tinued, “Although communica- tion seems to be somewhat lack ing on the field.” : Through this maturity, and friendship, the team has defeated several diffi- lier in the season seven to zero. This game proved to be a learning experience as Penn College’s team had been together for several years, while the Mont Alto squad is con- sisted of many new faces. “The team is very laid back. We have three returning players, and we’re better than we’ve been in several years. We have not won against Hazleton in eleven years and won two to one” commented captain, Jun- ior Josh Seville. He continued, Fest activities will be - open to the pub- lic. Coordinator of Student Organiza- tions and Programs Donna Rhodes states, “Fall Fest and Forestry day is a celebration of this time of year and the excitement sur- rounding the change in sea- sons. It is our hope that through Fall Fest we can build community within the campus “Leading by example encour- agement, and constructive criti- cism help mentor the fresh- men.” Building trust and chemis- try is important to develop a strong team bond and successful team. Stretching and warm ups are done together, as well as going to eat dinner together after practices, to get to know each other on a personal level. As the fall progresses, the community of Penn State Mont Alto and the surround- ing communities of this local area.” Fall Fest, hosted by student organizations, in- cludes free Old Time Photos and free wax hands, vari- ous children’s activi- ties including a costume contest, trick or treat, scare- crow making, pumpkin Submitted by Caite Mujsce team will continue to learn and help lead each other to a suc- cessful season. The soccer fields are located at the far side of the Mont Alto Hall parking lot. With the strong sense of desire and passion that was shown through the players in each game played, the soccer team has a “good chance of having a successful season this fall. Volume V Issue I See SOCCER on page 6 painting, and face paint- ing. All festivities will benefit student clubs on the campus. In addition, the Woods- men Team will have a dem- onstration from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. that day. The Woodsmen Team © members will dem- onstrate the axe throw, crosscut sawing, bolt split, pole climb, and wood = chopping. Mont Alto secu- rity: how secure are Penn Staters? BY ALEX HAGANS Staff Writer According to Officer Craig Wag- ner, who has been a police officer for over eight years, “the Mont Alto stu- dents are as safe as possible and secu- rity is at top performance.” Officer Wagner also stated that “two years ago the most common issue on cam- us was theftrand now that problem as been cut in half due to the new key cards for the pads on dorm room doors and key cards. When asked if the key cards are sufficient for dorm, Freshman Steven Echard replied that “the key cards make life a heck of a lot easier.” Other students had their own opinions concerning the main doors for dorm. Freshman Natasia Rodriguez, a resi- dent of Mont Alto Halls said that “it’s not that safe because students let peo- ple in the dorm without key cards and don’t ask any questions. It’s not the schools fault it’s the students.” Fresh- man Jerry Hopkins, a resident of Penn Gate-I came up with a solution to fix the hassle. “I would like the key cards to be accessible to all dorms because it’s annoying at times to wait for my friends to let me in [the building].” Now that theft is no longer a main concern for the campus police they can now focus on alcohol related issues which are currently the most common issues. Officer Wagner went on to say that “the most significant incident from alcohol abuse occurred last semester. See SECURITY on page 2
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