Sunday, March 21, 2010 THE DALLAS POST PAGE 1 MU students will explore issues Misericordia University stu- dents will explore and discuss hu- man trafficking and fair trade during a series of events present- ed by the “Not For Sale” Fund, a non-profit organization dedicat- ed to bridging knowledge and ac- tion in the fight against human slavery and trafficking. : Sponsored by Campus Mini try in partnership with Student Activities, the “Not For Sale” events are designed to enlighten participants to the prevalence of human trafficking in Pennsylva- nia and around the world and to help them be more cognizant and recognize if the goods they pur- chase are produced using bonded or child labor. The events are free and open to the public. The Occupational Therapy In: ternational Club will hold a Fair Trade chocolate bar sale in the lobby of the Banks Student Life Center on Monday, March 22, through Friday, March 26. A “Not For Sale” documentary on human slavery and trafficking will be shown at 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 24, in Lem- mond Theater in Walsh Hall. The Misericordia Peer Advo- cates and OT International groups will host a “Not For Sale” Break the Chain project from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, March 25 and 26, in both the Banks Student Life Center and the College of Health Sci- ences lobby. Participants will make a chain of paper links with messages and facts. = A “Not For Sale” workshop on human slavery mapping will be held from 5 to 6 p.m. on Monday, March 29, in Rooms 216-217 Insa- laco Hall. The Misericordia Cougars for Change student action group will sponsor a “Not For Sale” Orange Out on Tuesday, March 30, to encourage every- one in the community to wear the color orange, which repre- sents freedom. A “Not For Sale” workshop from 5 to 6 p.m. that day in Rooms 216- 217 Insalaco Hall will intro- duce participants and the next generation of business leaders to supply chain monitoring programs and the power of so- cial entrepreneurship in the fight against human traffick- ing. A “Not For Sale” multi- media presentation from 8:30 to 10 p.m. that day in Lem- mond Theater will wrap up the nine-day series of events on human trafficking and fair trade. Turn lights off for one hour Saturday Misericordia University’s en- vironmentally-focused ' student group, Cougars for Change, is asking everyone in the commu- nity to turn off their lights for just one hour beginning at 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 27, as part of a world-wide initiative to draw attention to responsible _ energy use and global warming. The event, “Earth Hour 2010” “is expected to have more than one billion participants world wide turn off all non-essential lights for! the hour, at a time chosen to coincide with the spring equinox and when the most places on the globe are suitably dark. “Earth Hour” started in Syd- ney, Australia in 2007 as a sin- gular event with 2.2 million par- ticipants. The 2009 event in- volved hundreds of millions of people in 87 countries world- wide, including 80 million Americans. Places that went dark during “Earth Hour 2009” included the Empire State Building, Brooklyn Bridge, the Las Vegas Strip, the Eiffel Tow- er and the Sydney Opera House. Cougars for Change is work- ing with campus facilities to have all non-essential lights turned off on campus, includ- ing turning administration building Mercy Hall entirely dark. The group is engaging alumni support with messag- es on Cougar Connect, the alumni-based web portal at cougarconnect.misericor- dia.edu. Cougars for Change is planning an outdoor event during the hour, including Ultimate (glow-in-the-dark) Frisbee and football games and will share information on how to go green. SPORTS BRIEFS Benton Foundry team wins championship ' Benton Foundry, of Lehman- Jackson Elementary School, won the District Parent Teacher Association Boys Basketball Championship held at Lake- Lehman Junior/Senior High School with a 22-11 victory over Ross Elementary School. Ben Brooks led all scorers with 10 points, including two 3-pointers, which led to a 12-3 scoring advantage in the second half to put the game away. Connor McGovern added six points for Lehman-Jackson and controlled the defensive re- bounding. Keifer Walsh led Ross with five points. Tigers Wrestling Club practices set The Benton Tigers Wrestling Club will practice from 6 to 8 p.m. every Tuesday and Thurs- day. Wrestlers interested in getting better or wanting to learn more about the sport are welcome. The focus of our club is on Freestyle and Greco Roman, but all styles are welcome and taught. Cost to join is $200 and a USA Wrestling card is required. More can be found at http:// www.bentontigerswres- tling.com/btwc.html. Tigers host wrestling tourney The Benton Tigers Wres- tling Club will host a Penn- sylvania State Qualifier Tour- nament for Freestyle and Greco Roman on Sunday, March 28, at Benton Ele- mentary School. Greco weigh-ins will be held from 8 to 8:30 a.m. with wrestling to begin at 9:30 a.m. Freestyle weigh-ins will be held from 11:30 a.m. to noon with wrestling to begin at1p.m. AQUATICS dint from Page 10, Murray, Kennedy Straitiff, Felicia Brittain, Samantha Rinehimer, Amanda Schwerdtman, Amanda Rando, Catherine Blankensop, Abby Zolner, Heather Shively, Taylor Cercone, Julia Sabol, Christiana Leu, Sydney Strick- land, Hunter Kline, Morgan Mas- ters, Samantha Boice, Amanda Puza, Claudia Leu, Jessica Rav- ert, Caroline Conrad, Angelina Allen, Kimberly Manganella, Ma- dison Willis, Emma Berger, Chloe Osborne, Madison Hurst, OVERTAXING IA | have this much money and you can’t give any back to the tax- payers,” Newman said. Newman also said that 13 per- cent of real estate taxes in the township had not been collected as of Dec. 31, 2009 and asked if that number has changed since then. Township tax collector Leo- nard Kozick said he does not re- ceive reports from the county when delinquent taxes are col- lected, but that he believes many delinquent accounts have been paid since then. Continued from Page 3 Newman added that the 13 per- cent in tax delinquencies in 2009 was equal to the county rate. Bids to be opened The supervisors announced that bids for waste containers and road materials will be opened during the next supervisors meeting on April 6. K-9 dog Chief of Police Robert Jolley re- ported that the township’s new K-9 dog, Aron, assisted the Penn- sylvania Attorney General's office several nights ago and performed a narcotics find. The narcotics find, however, did not occur in the township, ac- cording to Jolley. LIFESMARTS >. Continued from Page 1 > students who competed were the same students who competed last year. “We were a lot more comfort- able,” Esopi said. The students practice for com- petition by utilizing sample questions on the LifeSmarts Web site, West has also compiled a book of relevant questions for practice. The group meets during flex period at school and stays for an hour and a half after school twice a week to practice. The district also purchased special LifeSmarts computer software to help the students pre- pare. On a recent afternoon, the stu- dents answered various ques- tions, including “What does PIN stand for?” (Personal Identifica- tion Number) and “Name the four basic cuts of beef” (chuck, loin, rib and round). “Our plan right now is to con- tinue to do what we’ve been do- ing because it’s been working,” West said. “The reason why the competition is so challenging is because there are no set ques- tions to actually go off of. 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Prizes in- clude overnight getaways, a big screen TV, gift certificates and much more. 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