6 20 186 https://slipperyrockcovid19.org/files/original/3f7ca267e9491177286781149d0c0b92.pdf aa26139d61cfac68801d06de4f487c68 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Rocket Description An account of the resource Items from Slippery Rock University's official student newspaper, The Rocket. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document The Slippery Rock Student Government Association (SGA) hosted another town hall Thursday on Zoom to discuss sustainability on campus, including reducing single-use plastics and making the campus greener. With many students, faculty and administrators in attendance, Kaitlin Karaffa, a senior environmental science major, and the panelists answered questions and discussed various topics through direct and anonymous methods. The panelists in attendance include the Regional Director for the Pennsylvania Association of Environmental Education Becky Thomas; Professor of Geography, Geology and Environment Julie Snow; Director of Sustainability Paul Scanlon; Senior Vice President for the Administration of Global Engagement and Economic Development Amir Mohammadi; Assistant Professor of Healthcare Administration and Information Systems John Golden; Executive Director of Planning and Environmental Health and Safety Paul Novak; and Assistant Vice President of Facilitates, Planning and Environmental Safety Scott Albert. Novak said recycling and related sustainability starts with the individual perspective and the desire to want to do so. Scanlon said last year they started an initiative to reduce plastic use on campus with a Beyond Plastic symposium. He said he hopes he can start to see students using less plastics. “Our new emphasis is to refuse the use disposable bags and bottles,” Scanlon said. “Reuse what you can, and then recycle.” Thomas said this is where behavior change comes in. She said if we want people to change student and faculty behaviors in a way that leads to pro-environmental outcomes, we have to understand what the barriers to that behavior change are. Thomas said the drinking water on campus not tasting good is a contributor to using so much plastic on campus. “Those students are then going to the store to purchase cases of throwaway, recyclable plastic water bottles,” Thomas said. “There’s a barrier of water not tasting good.” Mohammadi said before the COVID-19 pandemic and students not being on campus, him, Scanlon and many others were discussing eliminating all plastic bottles on campus and were going to finalize some decisions this coming academic year. These plastic bottles on campus include those in the vending machines on campus. Snow said SGA sells plastic bottles of water and soft drinks in their vending machines on campus. She said there are many issues with this, and she hopes that SGA takes leadership of this and chooses to no longer sell drinks that are in plastic bottles. “[This] will send out a message in terms of addressing things like climate change and other environmental and equity issues,” Snow said. Albert said they have been replacing old water fountains in the campus buildings so that there is at least one bottle filling station in every building, hopefully encouraging students to utilize refillable water bottles rather than disposable, single-use plastic. As for some solutions to sustainability issues, Scanlon suggested that SGA offers reusable water bottles and bags to incoming freshman so that they can use reusable products instead of plastics in their four years, or more, of attending the university. “If we could provide incoming freshman with a really nice insulated water bottle, that would encourage them to not use plastic, disposable bottles,” Scanlon said. Snow said she wanted to remind students that it is their future that is at risk with climate change and sustainability issues. “It is time for action,” Snow said. “Students hold the power for change at universities. It is up to you, as students, to step up and make your voices heard.” Mohammadi said there are three things that are essential in life: air, water and food. He said sustainability touches all three of these, and if we do not do the right things, it can cost us more than $80 trillion. Thomas said there are always people that are going to have different perspectives or do not believe climate change is happening. “There are certain areas where climate change doesn’t even need to be a part of the conversation,” Thomas said, “But you’ve got it in your back pocket as your motivation for why you’re trying to create a change.” Snow said as climate change occurs, food insecurity will increase. “There are going to be more people that are struggling to get food that is useful to humans, increases their ability to study, allows them to feel secure and not be tired in class,” Snow said. “There are issues of equity that are going to be enhanced because of climate change.” Mohammadi said we need to take advantage of this time of crisis and use it as an opportunity to grow. “We need to take it and never let a crisis like this go wasted,” Mohammadi said. “Let’s take advantage of this and really get things done.” Scanlon said this situation has brought a sense of community to SRU students and faculty. He also agreed that we need to take advantage of this time and create new ideas for campus involving sustainability. “We could come out of this thing with some great new ideas and find that we’ve been building some capabilities we never realized we had,” Scanlon said. Golden said one positive that comes from this time of self isolation is the change of old habits. He said people are making better choices and driving less, resulting in some reduction of our carbon footprint. “So when we come back to campus as a large group, if we can think about some of those practices that actually reduced our footprint, not only will that continue to save the university money, but it will also affect the climate,” Golden said. Thomas said although there has been an increased awareness for health and safety due to this pandemic, there has also been an increased mistrust of the expertise of doctors. “With COVID-19, there is a lot of reluctance to listen to the medical experts who have spent decades of their lives studying [this],” Thomas said. “Getting [people] to listen is a huge challenge.” If you want to be involved with making the SRU campus more green, take the sustainability survey that focuses on campus knowledge of and attitude toward sustainability. If you have any questions about the study, contact the study director, Professor Jana Asher, at jana.asher@sru.edu. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document In a hard time such as this, and with Easter fast approaching, religious student communities are continuing to do their best to pass on the word of God. During a typical week on campus, The Harbor, a Coalition for Christian Outreach (CCO) campus ministry, meets on Wednesday evenings in the Smith Student Center. The group talks before listening to context for their reading later in the meeting. The members then break into smaller groups and read through a passage of the Bible, typically discussing and interpreting 10-15 verses afterwards. The readings are meant to be applied to the students’ lives and the Slippery Rock campus. On a weekly basis, Cru, another religious student community, who sometimes collaborates with The Harbor for events, does men’s and women’s bible studies, usually on Thursday nights in ATS. Neither The Harbor or Cru have given up on their weekly meetings. “It’s been a whirlwind for everyone, especially the leaders,” said Lilly Beck, a fifth-year senior social work major and animal-assisted interventions minor who is a Harbor community member who used to be on the organization’s leadership board. “Because they’re still striving to connect with people that they’ve either just met or to make friendships.” Cru has found a way to include other northwestern Pennsylvania colleges and mission trip partners such as Clarion, Penn State-Behrend and Edinboro. Micah Garber, a junior biology major and the president of Cru at Slippery Rock, said that the organization is taking advantage of the extra time that Zoom meetings allow. “What’s cool about it is we all just hang out then afterwards, just to catch up and get to know one another,” Garber said. “Moving to virtual club meetings have definitely been an adjustment for us,” said Ally Velcko, a junior plastics engineering technology major at Penn State Behrend, who has participated in the meetings. “However, it has provided opportunities […] to build a community across northwestern Pennsylvania and interact with students that we wouldn’t have gotten to see on a day-to-day basis when we were on campus. The Harbor’s community members were challenged by the leaders during the first meeting to reach out to one or two new people every week or so to make new friends. “[We don’t] want to lose that connection simply because we’re online now,” Beck said. Transitioning organization events has been the biggest hurdle in adapting, added Beck. The Harbor frequently provides tea to students in the Quad on Tuesdays. “The Dock,” an open mic night held once a semester, usually in the Ski Lodge, may not take place this spring. Both Garber and Velcko said the Cru community prays that God’s name is glorified and that people will grow because of this time. Garber feels that religion is sometimes used only in times of need. “It’s like your life vest,” said Garber. “You only depend on it whenever you need help. It really gets taken for granted. I think it’s important 24/7.” “Just because church services are canceled doesn’t mean our worship is canceled as well,” Velcko said. “Everyday, we are called to live in a way that glorifies God: not just Sundays. We do that by loving others well and serving them the same way Christ did. And, remember, God is in control. None of this has come as a surprise to Him. Trust that He will work everything out for good and that He will be glorified in spite of the coronavirus.” While Garber feels student-to-student interaction is helpful in community growth, he said that attending mass or bible studies aren’t the most important factors in demonstrating one’s faith. “My biggest advice would be to just continue to spend time in the world by yourself,” Garber said. “It doesn’t always have to be with other people and that’s where sometimes I think people miss the mark. It’s not about going to church, it’s about your relationship with God.” Members of Cru are hopeful that the interaction continues once the situation blows over. “It will be exciting to see how we will incorporate the virtual element of these meetings when we transition back to campus in the fall,” Velcko said. “We don’t have anything planned at this time, but I am hopeful that all of the northwestern Pennsylvania campuses will continue to meet together once classes end.” Garber offered advice on worshipping during this time, saying that sermons and podcasts from pastors are posted online. He also said that some worship musicians are putting out new music sooner than previously expected. “A church isn’t simply a […] building,” Beck said. “It’s a community, and I think now is the time to really make those deeper connections.” Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document For a moment there, it appeared that sports would weather the storm. With everything else being suspended or shut down, sports appeared to serve as the lone pillar of normalcy. Wednesday rolled around and Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference commissioner Steve Murray offered up encouraging news: all 18 PSAC schools planned to continue with athletics, the caveat being a reduced number of fans. And then Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert tested positive for COVID-19. Which might just have saved the United States. The NBA suspended its season as Jazz teammate Donovan Mitchell subsequently tested positive for COVID-19. The NHL followed suit, suspending its season, and the flood gates were opened. The ATP Tour, the English Premier League and the MLS suspended its seasons, the PGA Tour cancelled a few of its tournaments and suspended the Masters and the XFL cancelled its season all together. The NCAA cancelled all remaining winter and spring championships, effectively ending March Madness and all spring sports across all levels of NCAA competition. March Sadness officially sets in at Slippery Rock. For good measure, the PSAC, after a conference call with the Board of Governors Friday, March 13, decided to suspend all athletic activity indefinitely. Thusly, many PSAC schools followed with announcements of the cancellation of athletic events for the remainder of the semester. Slippery Rock included. “We support the PSAC Board of Directors’ decision as we understand it was made to protect the health and safety of our student-athletes, coaches and campus communities,” SRU Director of Athletics Paul Lueken said to Rock Athletics. “We are heartbroken for our spring student-athletes, especially the seniors, that saw their seasons and, in some cases, careers end very abruptly and completely out of their control. We will do everything we can to provide support for our student-athletes during this difficult time.” Life must go on, but sports, in this case, do not. Tennis The Slippery Rock tennis team was finishing its spring break trip in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, but SRU tennis coach Matt Meredith knew something was wrong. “I knew the writing on the wall with the NCAA cancelling spring championships,” Meredith said. So, with what would be the final contest of the season, Meredith decided to turn a contest against Salem University into Senior Day for seniors Lacey Cohen and Viola Lugmayr. “It was definitely unconventional, but it was still really nice to get flowers and balloons,” Cohen said. “It was amazing getting all the support from all the teammates and coaches.” Lugmayr, with partner Lois Page, picked up a win in the first flight doubles match against Salem, and Cohen, with partner Olivia Warner, picked a win in the second flight. While both Cohen and Lugmayr dropped their singles matches, it doesn’t diminish their impressive individual careers. Cohen, working from the vaunted first flight of singles action, went 13-7 over her shortened senior season and 9-7 in singles competition. Lugmayr, playing from the second flight, went 10-8 and 19-6, in addition to winning the doubles title at the PSAC championship with freshman Lois Page. However, with the NCAA Administrative Committee approving actions to allow spring sport seniors an extra year of eligibility, Meredith was hopeful in Cohen and Lugmayr returning for a fifth season of eligibility. “The seniors will have the opportunity to continue, and we will find out soon,” Meredith said. “Lacey is starting occupational therapy school, so she’ll be here. She was planning to help with the team anyway, so she gets another year. There’s a chance to see Lacey back on the court. It might be different with Viola. She has some options. She will go to Arizona to work with Adapted PE to work with wheelchair tennis. If she’s able to come back and wants to, we’ll have her back.” As Cohen will return to Slippery Rock for graduate school, with the plan to return as an assistant under Meredith, she has a strong chance to return to the team in some capacity — whether it’s as an athlete or a coach. Lugmayr is another story. With a less guaranteed path back to Slippery Rock, however, Lugmayr, who is already planning on going out to Arizona to continue her educational opportunities, would be welcomed back with open arms should she choose to return. Regardless of whether Cohen and Lugmayr choose to exercise the NCAA’s new policy, Meredith felt this season’s cancellation particularly hard. “This is a year that I felt I had one of the best teams I’ve ever had, but I say that every year, of course,” Meredith laughed. “But this is the team that I’ve built the last couple of years and had them come together and what an amazing team they are.” Along with Cohen and Lugmayr, a couple of newcomers were creating waves in the PSAC. Page was 13-7 while working out of the third seed for Slippery Rock and, teamed with Lugmayr mainly, had gone 18-6 in doubles play. Freshman Pia Bruckmayer, someone who Meredith was particularly excited to watch blossom in conference play, jumped out to an 18-3 record in singles play from the fourth seed. She was 7-2 in doubles play, one of the best overall freshman performances in Slippery Rock history. Despite the loss of such a promising season, 6-4 through the early spring portion of the season, Meredith understood the precaution. “It’s heartbreaking, but under the circumstances, I understand the caution to ensure safety,” Meredith said. “It’s just heartbreaking for the seniors.” With a large portion of the roster calling areas outside of the United States home, Meredith said most of them were in the process of returning home. “Viola traveled home [Tuesday],” Meredith said. “Pia goes home Wednesday, flight at 2 p.m. Lois is staying for now. The rest are going home to be safe and healthy, a good stance that way.” Meredith continued a trend of heartbreak and shock, pointing out that, like many young Americans, the feeling of invulnerability can sometimes mask the need for the greater good. “It’s kind of an overwhelming shock,” Meredith said. “It’s hard for myself, but with the athletes, you think you’re invulnerable. This is a way to be safe. Definitely in shock, but this is the right decision in the long run.” Softball For Slippery Rock softball coach Stacey Rice, it’s the lack of closure that upsets her the most. “We got off the plane on Saturday from Florida, and everyone left campus on Sunday,” Rice said. “There were no goodbyes or closure.” When the NCAA shut down spring sports, Rock softball was in Winter Haven, Florida, finishing the back-end of their The Spring Games series. An 8-1 loss to Bridgeport College in the final game of the tournament ended up being the last game of the season for Slippery Rock — and possibly the final game ever for lone senior Alexa Guglielmino. “I’m very impressed with how they all handled the situation: maturely and with grace,” Rice said. “They’ve all been granted another year of eligibility, so we are looking at how to make that happen for everyone, including Alexa.” In the case of Guglielmino, who has been seen on Late Night with Scott Van Pelt on ESPN, Rice said she’s hopeful that Guglielmino will be able to come back for a fifth season, but it ultimately falls to Guglielmino and her family to make that decision. Aside from missing games, Rice said not being able to honor Guglielmino’s impact on the team, who played in 135 games over the past four seasons, was one of the saddest ramifications from the cancelled season. While Guglielmino loses her senior, the rest of Rock softball is in the same boat albeit to a lesser magnitude. “It’s disappointing,” Rice said. “The girls put a lot of hard work in the off-season, and it’s unfortunate that they didn’t get to see that play out on the field.” However, Rice knows the impact of the spread of COVID-19 is bigger than sports. “I understand the decision, the safety of others is way more important than any softball season,” Rice said. In the wake of Slippery Rock moving classes online, Rice said each member of the team has been able to safely make it back to their homes, and Slippery Rock athletics has really banded together in the face of unprecedented adversity. “The Athletics department has been very supportive during the difficult time, not just with softball, but with all sports teams,” Rice said. Lacrosse Unlike a majority of the spring sports at Slippery Rock, the women’s lacrosse team did not travel over spring break. Technically, the team traveled to New York for a game the Saturday after break began, but it wasn’t a “spring break” trip. So, Rock lacrosse was back in Pennsylvania and competing in the PSAC during the week of spring break. News from the NCAA and PSAC broke signaling the end of the season, and unlike their peers, they didn’t have a few out of state games to finish their season. It was just over. Well, not quite over. Slippery Rock lacrosse coach Kelsey Van Alstyne said her players couldn’t just go out without saying goodbye. “I am very proud of how my team handled the news,” Van Alstyne said. “They chose to go outside and have one more fun practice together as a group. My underclassman then asked to give our seniors the Senior Day they would have gotten for our last home game. It was a short but great event honoring the girls, and being together one last time this semester.” However, an improvised Senior Day, no matter how well done and impactful, does not give the seniors a chance to finish their last go-round in college athletics. For someone like senior Olivia Beach, who walked on and battled through injuries to finally start as a senior, her career is over. “I know the part that everyone felt the worst about was the ending of our seniors’ careers,” Van Alstyne said. “They were such a big part of our program both on and off the field, and the work they had put in over the last four years has made a tremendous impact on our program.” The trio of ShyAnne Toomer, Sami Gentzler and Tori Penders combined for 43% of all goals, 56% of all assists and 46% of all points this season while Beach started every game on defense. “I cannot express my gratitude enough towards this group of seniors; their work ethic, commitment, leadership and passion for the game and our program has left a legacy within this program,” Van Alstyne said. “I am incredibly proud of the growth they have shown as young women and look forward to seeing what the future holds for all of them.” While the NCAA Division II Administrative Committee approved an extension to the eligibility of spring sport seniors, Van Alstyne said she doesn’t expect any of them back as they all have made plans for life after graduating from Slippery Rock. Van Alstyne had originally hoped for a postponement with an eventual re-evaluation, but she acknowledged the decision was made to keep all involved in Division II athletics safe. Hoping to grow in the face of adversity, Van Alstyne hopes the nearly season-long absence will work as a motivator for all the returning players and coaches. “My hope is that for all of us, coaches included, that it helps us appreciate every single game, practice, lifting session, film session, etc. so much more because we now know what it feels like to have it suddenly taken away,” Van Alstyne said. As the spread of COVID-19 progresses, Van Alstyne said rolling with the situation and making the best of it will be a key to progressing. Already, she feels as though Slippery Rock athletics is doing a good job of moving forward. “The athletic department has been in constant contact, and we have made goals and a plan for how we will accomplish things this semester with these changes,” Van Alstyne said. “I feel like everyone is handling it the best they possibly can.” Track & Field As the Coastal Carolina Invite rolled around for the Slippery Rock men’s and women’s outdoor track teams, SRU track & field coach John Papa said he didn’t even see some of his athletes before embarking on the spring break trip to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. With the cancellation of the outdoor season, it’s possible he won’t see some of them ever again. “When we went on spring break, all [the student-athletes] didn’t come, so I didn’t see a lot of kids,” Papa said. “We told them ‘if your day is over, it’s over. Hopefully, you took advantage of the time you did have, put it to good use. The lessons learned as an athlete: leadership, teamwork and commitment will follow you.'” The decision to cancel all athletic activity is something that is completely foreign to Papa in his 35 years of coaching. “It’s unprecedented,” Papa said. “I’ve never had anything close to this before. Luckily, we had an indoor track season. A very high percentage of athletes had the chance to compete.” While the men’s and women’s indoor seasons went off without a hitch, with the women’s team clinching the PSAC title, some track & field athletes only compete once the season moves outdoors. “Javelin doesn’t do indoor track though, so some worked out all year and didn’t get a chance to compete,” Papa said. To a multitude of seniors on the men’s and women’s side, the season comes to an unceremonious halt — despite successful finishes during the indoor season. The responses, according to Papa, have been mixed so far. “Some kids took it hard and others are putting it behind them,” Papa said. In regard to seniors exercising the right to return for another season, Papa said it’s still too early to tell. “Some seniors are doing grad work, here and in other places, so it might be a bit too early to tell [whether they’ll return],” Papa said. “I hope some will, regardless of whether it’s here or there.” For those returning to the team, be it underclassmen or seniors for one last go-round, Papa said he hopes the experience can be one to learn from. “We’re gonna get through it,” Papa said. “Hopefully those returning will come back with a renewed commitment level to what they’re doing. I hope they take advantage of extra time to get their bodies ready, improved levels of competition.” While sports like men’s basketball and tennis have student-athletes traveling across the world to return home, Papa said the track & field student-athletes have no such issues. “No one is in a tough position [having to travel],” Papa said. “Everyone who wants to be home is home. Some are hanging around in apartments at SRU still.” Life goes on, and Papa said it’s no different for his team. “I’ve been talking to athletes and talking to recruits,” Papa said. “Some kids are just moving on. A lot of kids are working. Everybody is getting ready. I talked to one of our athletes a week ago, who was in tears, now she’s at home, working and she’s done and going to grad school. She turned the page.” Regardless of whether the total cancellation of the season is an overreaction or underreaction, Papa agreed that it was the correct call in the long run. “I think so,” Papa said. “Maybe nothing would have happened, but had we had a widespread of the virus, we all would have had ourselves to blame. It’s what we’ve got to do.” Football Sitting back in the conference room of the Slippery Rock football offices, SRU head coach Shawn Lutz, offensive line coach and recruiting coordinator Chris Conrad and linebackers/special teams coach Marc Hull are surrounded with a maze of papers and laptops. Fresh off a trip to the NCAA Division II semifinals, the recruiting season peaked in the middle of February. However, with a roster to fill out by spring workouts — which are officially out the window — the recruiting trail is still fresh. Rather, was still fresh. While coaches can still interact with recruits virtually, any face-to-face interaction has been suspended until at least April 15. All spring workouts and team activity have been cancelled, and in an off-season in which Rock football expected to take another step toward the national championship, everything has been thrown off course. While caught in a tough spot, Lutz acknowledged that the decision comes to protect everyone involved in Rock athletics. “I don’t have much more to add than what athletics already put out,” SRU football coach Shawn Lutz said.” We understand the situation and that this is necessary to ensure the safety of our players, staff and everyone’s families, so we support the decision.” With the spring game, scheduled for April 24, cancelled, Rock football will not have its annual game to gauge returning and incoming players for the season ahead. “Hopefully things change and there may be a chance for us to at least get some practices in before the end of the spring period, but we will just wait and see how this all plays out,” Lutz said. “Our main focus is the safety of everyone involved.” Fresh off a season of almost unparalleled success, Rock football will have to weather an off-season of unprecedented adversity. However, like Lutz says: relentless or forgotten. Men’s Basketball When schools like Indiana University (Pa.), Gannon University, Mercyhurst University and California University (Pa.) were planning for the NCAA Division II national basketball tournament, Slippery Rock was focused on the recruiting and off-season preparation to get back to that level. Now, they’re all in the same boat. The season is over for everyone, and the off-season is heavily restricted. “It’s been a big impact on recruiting and the general off-season,” SRU basketball coach Ian Grady said. “Normally, we’re gearing up for team workouts and stuff for returning players right now. Which we won’t be able to do. We don’t have any instruction [with players] right now, and recruiting is also a big challenge. In addition to the crisis, The NCAA banned on and off-campus recruiting to April 15, and this is the prime recruiting season in basketball.” While the NCAA garnered attention for the cancellations of all remaining winter and spring sport championships, a dead period was instituted for all sports, which has leveled travel and interaction drawbacks like never seen before. “No face-to-face interaction [with recruits],” Grady said. “We’ve been using technology with virtual campus tours and stuff like that rather than in-person [visits with recruits].” Even though Slippery Rock was eliminated before the national tournament this season, bowing out during the PSAC tournament, Grady felt for the individual student-athletes who had their seasons ended prior to the tournament and the work they put in over the course of the year. “I feel for the student-athletes,” Grady said. “Basketball is such a long season starting when the young kids get to school in October through to March and into April. It’s a lot of work and time and commitment for [the tournaments] to not happen; I really feel for individual athletes. There’s no easy way to handle it.” However, despite the harshness of the reality for men’s and women’s seniors in Division II basketball, he acknowledged that their seasons — in a lot of cases — were concluded. “[Basketball student-athletes] played the whole season, so I don’t know if an additional season is right,” Grady said. “I was hoping for some type of resolution to play at a later date in the summer. Obviously, the element of the unknown, not knowing how bad it could get or when it’s done, they couldn’t come to an agreement.” Like most of the international student-athletes at Slippery Rock, Grady said that freshman Revelinio Tholel and Nik Cazacu both decided to head back to the Netherlands and Greece, respectively. “[Revelinio and Nik] have handled it very well with the uncertainty, taking it as more information came,” Grady said. “When they were notified about classes moving online, they both decided to go. They leave Tuesday, but with a lot of borders closing, we’re keeping our fingers crossed.” Grady said he’s been in contact with Revelinio and Nik, primarily due to helping facilitate the pair moving out of Slippery Rock, but he hasn’t had much interaction with the rest of the team. After the season ended, spring break quickly followed, so Grady said while he hasn’t been around the team, morale has remained high. That high morale has extended to the entire Slippery Rock athletic department, Grady said. “[We’re] disappointed in the circumstance, but I don’t believe morale is down,” Grady said. “Everyone knows it’s a difficult circumstance. We plan to rise to the challenge and find creative ways to handle it.” While the true scope of the situation, the severity and timeline of events, is not known — and likely will not truly be known — Grady said he expects the season to start on time in the fall. “As of now, I’m operating with going on as normal,” Grady said. “Working with recruiting and scheduling and camps. We’re going to operate as this thing will clear up and be ready for fall. If it gets worse, we’ll handle it as we get there.” Women’s soccer Rostering a team full of talented underclassmen, with freshmen and sophomores fueling a PSAC title run last season, the Slippery Rock women’s soccer team was excited to take another step toward national success this off-season. There’s going to be some big changes now, and no one knows how long it’ll last. “The biggest impact will be helping our growth and focus during this period, two qualities that we were hoping to make an impact on after our success last season,” SRU women’s soccer coach Jessica Griggs said. “We will certainly overcome this, but it will be done differently than expected.” Despite being a fall sport, with very, very little inter lapping among winter and spring sports, as the women’s season ended in November, the off-season is completely disjointed now. Griggs said interaction with her players — and likely recruits — will now be limited as student-athletes return to their homes for an extended period of time. “We have a great team culture and a family-oriented style, and we are adapting our interactions over the course of the next couple of months to try and keep that integrity from afar,” Griggs said. Despite the hardship her team faces and will continue to face for an unknown amount of time, Griggs cited the national and global impact the spread of COVID-19 has had in making a tough but correct decision. “I just hope that the SRU students, faculty and staff are making the correct decisions regarding the recovery of this pandemic,” Griggs said. “I know it can be difficult to lose focus or try to make the ‘popular’ decisions but I hope that our community showcases a leadership role to help our nation get back to normality quickly.” All training is off, gyms have been closed and the team bond which had been cultivated over a long, successful season has come to a halt. For Rock women’s soccer, it’s likely going to be a long time until they are back on the field. And it likely won’t just be women’s soccer that won’t see the field for a long time. Slippery Rock athletics will return, but it clearly won’t be any time soon. Sports might take a backseat for right now, but they’ll be back. And it will be a sight to see once the first Slippery Rock team takes the field, the court or whatever after this nightmare is over. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rock athletics: Gone but not forgotten Description An account of the resource This story was originally published in the sports section of The Rocket's website, theonlinerocket.com. 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Text Any textual data included in the document The Women’s Center hosted a virtual Rock Talk: Living with a disability in today’s America on their Youtube page, with current students and alumn of The Women’s Center sharing their stories. From invisible disabilities to ones that are more known, five stories were shared about what it is like to live with a disability. Maggie Calvert, a senior political science, philosophy and gender studies major, kicked off this series with her story, explaining how she does not seem disabled or fit the character. “The disability does come out from time to time for people to see,” Calvert said. “It’s invisible until it’s not, and when it does take over, everybody gets to see it because I do fall down a lot.” Calvert said that her disability can strain her relationships as she sometimes struggles to control the autonomy of it. Safety plans are in place for friends of Calvert if she happens to fall or have a seizure, but always checks on her friends afterwards and apologizes. “I know that I shouldn’t be apologizing, but we live in a society that has made me and so many other disabled people feel like they’re a burden for needing a little bit of extra care or accommodations,” Calvert said. Similar to Calvert, Erin O’Connor, a graduate assistant for The Women’s Center and Pride Center and graduate student pursuing her masters in student affairs and higher education, also has what she would describe as an invisible disability. In the winter of 2018, O’Connor was diagnosed with narcolepsy without cataplexy. “On the outside, I’m completely fine and I’ve come to learn that this is both a blessing and a burden,” O’Connor said. “In most social situations I’m not treated any differently. In my workplace and classes I’m treated the same, but this also means that I’m expected to function at a normal level and this can really be challenging for me.” O’Connor said that she could sleep for seven or eight hours a night and still wake up feeling like she had not slept at all. “We live in a very fast paced society that really prioritizes success, achievement and independence and I have a disability that recommends me taking daily naps, sticking to a really regulated sleep schedule, and really lessening the stress that’s on my body,” O’Connor said. O’Connor feels that sometimes her disability has not been seen as a concern or taken seriously because she can still achieve at a high level. She often questions how graduate school would have been if she did not have the diagnosis. “A lot of the times it’s the lack of validation or accommodation that can really be enraging,” O’Connor said. “People every day are dealing with things that we can’t see or don’t understand, but that doesn’t make their experience any less real.” Other students shared their stories on the platform as well. Kelsey DeClaudio, a recreational therapy and gender studies major, explained that she has tethered spinal cord syndrome, the reason she personally identifies as disabled. “You know you’re going to face stigma and you’re going to face stereotypes, and discrimination in the architectural and the attitudinal barriers out there are very prevalent,” DiClaudio said. DiClaudio said that there are bad days when she knows that she is getting stared at or people ask her inappropriate questions. “I would really like to not recognize all the hardships, but I like to be realistic about it too,” DiClaudio said. “This is going to be a continued journey for me and I know it’s not always going to be easy, but at the end of the day I know I’m going to sleep disabled and wake up disabled, and I have to be okay with that.” DiClaudio said that she would have never been able to experience so many great things if it was not for her disability, such as being part of the Women’s US National sled hockey team. Another student found great experiences and friends through sled hockey as well. Erik Knotts shared his story after contracting bacterial meningitis at 18 months and becoming a bilateral above the knee amputee. Knotts said that he received a lot of support from his family, but that they also taught him from a young age that he needed to do things for himself on his own. “I think that has been a great help to me living in America with a disability,” Knotts said. “Every day with a disability is going to provide new challenges, some you’re ready for, some you’re not, but you have to just learn how to take those.” The most difficult obstacle for Knotts was growing up in middle school and trying to play sports with his friends. “[I’ve] learned how to adapt in different ways from my friends from sled hockey who also have disabilities,” Knotts said. Slippery Rock alumn even spoke on the topic. Francine Maitland, a 2009 alumn, has been living with a disability for the past 25 years, since she was 10. Maitland said that if she were to explain her medical history, those listening would need a medical degree to understand and her doctors joke that they have the degrees and still do not understand. “We might need different accommodations and live in different embodiments mentally and physically, but we are still human and worthwhile and beautiful and I think that bears repeating in the time of the pandemic,” Maitland said. Maitland said that she advocated for better access and more awareness to disability issues when she was a student. She said that she did not want anyone else to go through the same challenges that she did. During the time of the pandemic, Maitland encourages others to practice empathy, such as by watching YouTube videos about a disability or to follow a new Instagram on someone that is disabled. “Rethink person first language and your use of it,” Maitland said. “Talk to someone with a disability and ask them what their favorite color is, what book they read lately, or what their favorite TV show is.” Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rock Talk: Living with disability in today’s America Description An account of the resource This story was originally published in the campus life section of The Rocket's website, theonlinerocket.com. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2020-04-26 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Hope Hoehler Relation A related resource SRU Student Article SRU Student Story The Rocket Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Alumni Collection Description An account of the resource Items contributed by Alumni of Slippery Rock University Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document In the middle of a pandemic, it is easy to see many affected and stirred crazy, the onslaught of radio and television focuses on what seems as a repeat play of the same information, and overall feeling at times as if you are going crazy. <br /><br />In trying to make myself comfortable through many uncomfortable radio messages, one resounded with me and was absolutely the truth. <br /><br />In describing what we knew as “normality” before the pandemic, it might not be evident but there are aspects present now that should continue to be improved as we didn’t realize we had. It is unusual to be off the “hamster” wheel of always having to move forward, always having to do more, higher, more, etc and hopefully, the realization that a pandemic should not be the reason to find time to realize time to simply be able to think, and think over your day without interruption for long periods, wow, what a difference. This should be one staple in our lives day in and day out – and the things we are able to create, decide and do, it speaks volumes without saying a word. <br /><br />Yes the pandemic is awful and not desired by anyone, and yet while cracks exist to show weaknesses that may have been exposed, it is a great opportunity to take steps to examine and approach weaknesses in a support system for salaries, health, business support and so much more. Simply putting band-aids with the hope of moving on past this momentary pause and not long term could be disastrous and given that we have time, hopefully citizens will also realize that now is a good time to reach out to those who represent us and take into consideration suggestions that can solidify better measure for everyone as a whole. <br /><br />The chance to reach out to relatives, friends, and realizing that away from screen time and wanting to limit that knowing how much is available, actually has been causing an appreciation for knowing technology is there, but does not have to be everything. Old fashioned letter writing, reading, organizing, picking up new hobbies of creativity, and so much more. It is funny, I actually feel better when I am inside and I am balancing something other than screen time. It is difficult to pull away once sucked in but once knowing a limited time is okay and time away is even better – priceless. <br /><br />Creativity is a huge factor, and my wish is for more people to give themselves more time for themselves, as well as for creativity. Time is previous, and often not realized until something forces individuals to use time in a different way. During this unnatural pandemic, the creativity that educators are using that involves SOME technology and also challenging individuals to think about concepts outside of technology, there is space and time to be invaluable during this time of crisis. <br /><br />Reaching out to others and thinking more on the jobs that exists that keep us healthy, front line workers, low paid positions, and more, the hope is if each of us can reach out and thank those that give their time for each of us on a daily basis, instead of waiting for something to bring us face to face with that realization, would change much.<br /><br /><a href="https://youtu.be/wYytMA88YYQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://youtu.be/wYytMA88YYQ</a> <br /><br />I have learned to carve out time during the day for me, creating time to read, to reflect, and it has resulted better impacts by the end. Cultures are built on reflection as a priority as I noticed in Mexico, and it changed me. I wrote more, I blogged more, I connected with people more on a personal conversational basis. Now with restrictions that force time to be in place, my hope is for myself, and for others, to truly turn a deadly situation into one where we will grow together in healthier ways for our lives, as well as for others. Maintaining the time and space that we never knew existed should be a “norm” all the time, and would benefit everyone in the long term, with no threat to our lives forcing this to occur. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Searching for Contentment Description An account of the resource One of many blog accounts that help to bring a positive spin to looking at what lies ahead. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Harry R Brake Relation A related resource SRU Alumni SRU Alumni Story Video YouTube https://slipperyrockcovid19.org/files/original/048b67ad957b99793203d1420c2f7ab9.pdf f69aa85a6cffd95db6a6b96bb0bb80b7 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Rocket Description An account of the resource Items from Slippery Rock University's official student newspaper, The Rocket. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Much like everything in the country right now, the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) announced on Friday, March 13 that all spring sports competitions would be cancelled for the remainder of the semester. This took a huge toll on the Slippery Rock University track and field team as they had 25 senior members. While most athletes were able to compete in some fashion during the indoor season, transitioning to outdoors allows for some new events, such as hammer throw, and adaptations to things like the increased distance on the track. A few seniors were able to discuss how losing their senior season felt and the moments leading up to that. Katie Proffit, a distance runner who was looking forward to getting outside and running in the 10,000 meter, notes how the season is something that is most likely no longer going to happen. “I wanted to, with the outdoor season, I was hoping to move on to 10,000 meters,” Proffit said. “I did that once last year and I was hoping to improve upon that this year.” Proffit knew COVID-19 was going to impact her outdoor season somehow, but she thought it might just be running without spectators. “It just became more official when we realized we weren’t going to get to go back to school,” Proffit said. Proffit will be returning to The Rock this fall as she’ll be joining the physical therapy program for graduate school, which could possibly allow her to run again for Slippery Rock. “Since they’re offering back eligibility for spring season and I’ll be here next year, I plan on trying to at least compete next year,” Proffit said. “I’ll make my best effort because if I’m getting eligibility back I might as well try.” Another senior, Abby Way, a hammer thrower, lost her chance as she waited and trained all year for it. “Hammer’s something I had such big hopes and dreams for,” Way said. “Every day for the past year it was eating clean and having a good diet and being active. Something just to better myself every single day in the event so I would be ready for my senior year.” Way added that it was awesome that the women’s team won the indoor PSAC Championship, but that nobody realized what was coming and that it was going to be their final time competing. Way also said she knew that after the university announced that classes would probably be online after March 30, that her outdoor season was going to be affected. “We all knew something was coming as soon as the university put up something saying that classes would be online,” Way said. “That enough is a big enough change [and if] you take a step back and no one is allowed on campus, then there is going to be something that is happening that is going to affect athletics.” Way is currently student teaching and said it’s difficult not knowing when she’ll be able to return to Slippery Rock as she lives six hours away. “I live six hours away from Slippery Rock so I have to focus and really plan,” Way said. “When do I come back? When can I come back? I think the hardest part is coming home for spring break and realizing we’re not going back.” Way isn’t letting COVID-19 get in the way of her training, in hope that in May she might get the chance to participate in some sort of exhibition or inner-squad meet. “We were kind of hoping once this is all over if there is the possibility to return to campus, kind of have an inner-squad meet for the track team,” Way said. “So I’m still doing all of those things [including lifting and training] and working towards the goals that I had to break the school record and become an all-American.” 400-meter hurdles runner Gunner Coleman sat out most of his indoor season as he had a partial hamstring tear. During the week of the indoor championships, he almost made the decision to run but wanted to save himself for outdoor. “I’m basically at Slippery Rock to run outdoor, so indoor is just a way to stay in shape,” Coleman said. Over spring break, Coleman was with his team preparing for their track meeting in Myrtle Beach. That’s when he learned of another school that had canceled their track season and he started to realize the same might happen to Slippery Rock. “That was when it first hit us,” Coleman said. “The NBA canceling and all that, we didn’t really pay too much attention to. When they [another school] told us they were cancelling, it kind of hit and we were like, ‘oh shoot, this is getting pretty serious.'” Next year, Coleman said he is going to attend graduate school and is hoping to get to run if that one year of eligibility is granted back. “I definitely think I will. As far as I’m concerned, doing the 400 hurdles outdoors, I’ve been training since August for it,” Coleman said. “I think if it presents itself I’ll probably definitely run, I don’t see why not.” Kacey Raible said she felt the women’s team was in a really good spot after winning the PSAC championship indoor as they were looking to transition to outdoor. “Being able to win that title kind of put us in a really good spot for going into outdoor,” Raible said. “We knew what we had and we tend to get better as the season moves outdoor.” Raible didn’t attend the team spring break trip to Myrtle Beach as she is student teaching. She started hearing rumors and thought maybe she’d lose a few races rather than the whole season. “I was with a lot of my teammates and I was like, ‘Wow, this is actually happening,'” Raible said. “I didn’t hit me at first until a few days after where I was like, my runs don’t matter anymore, my workouts almost don’t matter. I almost didn’t believe it at first kind of thing.” Raible said everything came at a weird time, as she was ending her first placement for her student teaching position on Friday, March 13 and transitioning to another school on Monday, March 16. “I was expecting on Monday to go into a new classroom with new students and I didn’t even get to do that, it’s now online,” Raible said. “I’m working with K-2 learning support so I’ve been trying to adjust with that and really testing my limits with technology.” Looking forward, Raible said she is still keeping in shape and hasn’t stopped running. “I plan in the future and would love, wherever I find a job, to be a coach in track and field or cross country,” Raible said. Raible said to close out that she has a year in cross country and if she’s given back her eligibility for outdoor track, she technically has a full year of competing left, however, she’s okay with letting it go and calling it a career, maybe. “So I don’t think just cause I already had my mindset on finding future employment and I was okay with being done with cross country,” Raible said. “I don’t believe so, not at the moment, but who knows, I might change my mind abruptly.” Kyle Edgar made a tough decision deciding to run in the PSAC championships while still recovering from a hamstring injury. Edgar was extremely thankful for that as it was his final race for The Rock. “I ran at PSACs but it was more of a just I want to finish the race just because I couldn’t not run my senior seasons,” Edgar said. “Looking back now, I’m even more thankful for it because it was my last race my senior season.” Edgar said that early in spring break he spoke with one of his coaches on his thoughts of what might happen to the season. “Our coach said, either that weekend down in South Carolina or the following weekend at West Virginia either one those might be our only shot to run,” Edgar said. “I think that was the first time it really sunk in and that our season might get cut short.” Edgar said he is attending graduate school at the University of North Carolina which is a high-level athletic school but would be interested in competing as the 400-hurdles is an oddball event. “I could potentially run there, I would love to,” Edgar said. “I enjoy running track. It’s not just something I do to pass the time, getting with everybody and doing the workouts are something I enjoy. I don’t know, but I love to.” Every track senior is going on to do something different in their lives and whether they return to Slippery Rock or another university to try and use that possible eligibility, they were apart of a team that had their season ended abruptly. The Rocket will be continuing to cover any updates on spring sports eligibility being returned to any athlete of the 2020 season. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seniors’ track and field seasons come to abrupt end Description An account of the resource This story was originally published in the sports section of The Rocket's website, theonlinerocket.com. 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Text Any textual data included in the document The Rocket, WSRU-TV and the Slippery Rock Student Government Association (SGA) hosted an election town hall Thursday on Zoom to give those running for executive board positions an opportunity to answer students’ questions. With more than 30 students, administrators and faculty members in attendance, seven executive board candidates answered questions concerning their candidacies. The candidates in attendance included Senator Nick Condon, Speaker of the Senate Joey Sciuto, Nathaniel Desing, Senator Leif Lindgren, Vice President of Internal Affairs Mia Graziani, Senator Amanda Reilly and Senator Alexis Gish. To vote for any executive board candidate, visit the SGA CORE page. Voting opens April 20 at 9 a.m. Condon said he didn’t originally intended on running for SGA president and that the main reason he is running is to promote student mental health on campus. He said after seeing a lot of things go on involving mental health, he wants to do more and make more resources available for students. “I feel like SGA could be doing more to address [mental health],” Condon said. “Someone needs to step up and fill in that void we have right now.” Reilly said she applied for the vice president of Outreach position to get involved with a bigger platform and have more hands-on experience with students. Graziani is running for the vice president of Internal Affairs position, and she is the only candidate to be running for the position she currently holds. She said she has grown a lot through this role and is excited to see what the positions have to offer next year. Sciuto is running for president and said there are a lot of parallels between his current role and the president position. “Because I was Speaker [of the Senate], I was able to practice a lot of communication skills like facilitating conversations and brainstorming in a group and I see the value that those communication concepts can bring to the position of president,” Sciuto said. Gish said she has always had a passion for issues regarding diversity and inclusion, so she thought the position of vice president of Diversity and Inclusion would be perfect for her to be a part of change on campus. Desing said he is running for the vice president of Finance position because he has always been a numbers person, and because he was a part of the finance committee, he has a better understanding of how things operate. Lindgren said he enjoyed his time as a senator on the student and academic affairs committee, and the vice president of Student and Academic Affairs position is a combination of everything he likes. Condon said he will work closely with administration as president to improve student life on campus. “A big thing that I want to be is the connection between student concerns and administration,” Condon said. “I am concerned about what students are concerned about.” Most of the questions asked during the town hall revolved around the hope that students will return to campus in the fall. But, in the event that students do not return to campus because of COVID-19, Condon said he wants to make sure that SGA remains in contact with students. “I think the number one concern I have is losing contact with students and losing sight of what students are concerned about and being able to advocate for student concerns,” Condon said. Sciuto said him and SGA is up for the challenge if students were to not go back to campus next semester. “As problems arise, as an E-board, we’ll need to brainstorm together and reach out to students,” Sciuto said. “It’ll be interesting to see how we can collaborate with things like UPB and other big organizations on campus.” When the candidates were asked what they think the biggest issue facing SRU today is, Condon said it is hard to pinpoint which one is the biggest. “Commuters have different problems than people on campus and people living on campus have different problems than those at the apartments,” Condon said. Condon said he does see mental health as being one of the bigger issues though. “The number one thing that should be the focus is looking at each consist constituency and asking what we can do for them specifically with the biggest problems they’re facing,” Condon said. “If we just treat it as ‘we have one big problem, let’s put a band-aid on it,’ then we aren’t serving students the right way.” Sciuto said a possible solution for diversity and inclusion is involvement. “I have a very much solution-focused problem solving style,” Sciuto said. “Part of that is looking at instances that are already overcoming those problems and how we can create more of those moments.” Gish said she believes that they must redefine the meaning of student government associations and become more involved to have more of a connection with students. “At the end of the day, we do have positions on this E-board, we are student leaders, but we’re still students,” Gish said. Condon said he hopes to support the next vice president of Diversity and Inclusion by helping them as they carry out their duties. “I think that we should be focused on how we can make Slippery Rock a more diverse and inclusive campus, and that just comes back to supporting the vice president of Diversity and Inclusion in whatever they decide to pursue.” Graziani and Sciuto agree that attending campus events is another way they can support the vice president of Diversity and Inclusion. “Whenever we had Dr. Yusef Salaam come to campus, instead of having our meeting that week for SGA, we actually all attended the event,” Graziani said. “It was a great way for us to get out of our normal setting and situation and experience a phenomenal speaker.” Candidates also responded to the unanswered audience questions following the town hall. The next SGA virtual town hall meeting will be on April 23 at 5 p.m. on Zoom. The CORE form is open until April 22. This event will feature a panel of guests to answer questions about campus sustainability. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource SGA executive board candidates respond to questions in virtual town hall Description An account of the resource This story was originally published in the news section of The Rocket's website, theonlinerocket.com. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Nina Cipriani Relation A related resource SRU Student https://slipperyrockcovid19.org/files/original/3201b350d1ec774cb7c66c0efeba711d.pdf 6aa171b9d54fd233c1fe2b1a58fad0eb Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Rocket Description An account of the resource Items from Slippery Rock University's official student newspaper, The Rocket. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document The Slippery Rock Student Government Association’s (SGA) are holding the executive board elections during the spring 2020 semester, and the senate elections will be postponed until the beginning of the fall 2020 semester due to students moving to online classes. Junior and SGA President Nicole Dunlop said she and the rest of the executive board thought this option was the best for the student body. “By having it in the fall, we believe that we can have record participation and fill all seats on senate in a fair and equal manner,” Dunlop said. Dunlop said they are currently working on a timeline for the upcoming election process and should have it decided as soon as possible. “This may cause some other issues, but I have faith in this plan and have strong support from the election commission as well as members of our current E-board,” Dunlop said. SGA is still planning on using election packets and signature forms, but they are cutting the number of signatures required in half for all vice president and president packets. The amount of signatures required for senator positions will remain the same. “We realize that this may be inconvenient for some students,” Dunlop said. “But at the end of the day the benefits of all students was considered. This is an unparalleled decision in a stressful and hectic time.” The CORE package for E-board elections is now available on the SRSGA CORE page. “We hope that all SRU students have an interest in these E-Board elections,” Senator Pat Noonan said. “We understand that these are unprecedented times, but we are still one SRU community and these elections are important in deciding the future of the SRSGA. If you are a student who is interested in running, all the documents regarding the election process are located on core.” Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource SGA postpones senate elections to fall semester Description An account of the resource This story was originally published in the news section of The Rocket's website, theonlinerocket.com. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2020-03-22 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Nina Cipriani Relation A related resource SRU Student Article SRU Student Story The Rocket https://slipperyrockcovid19.org/files/original/49d0443db136448188d586c430b8af68.pdf b533790a2f1b4b8274be1ead7b7e3873 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Rocket Description An account of the resource Items from Slippery Rock University's official student newspaper, The Rocket. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document The Slippery Rock Student Government Association (SGA) operations will transition to remote methods by using CORE to vote on motions, and formal meetings will be postponed until after the extended spring break. As of now, all meetings are canceled until March 30, and SGA is preparing to continue doing business virtually. The times and dates for formal meetings are yet to be determined. “Just as professors are preparing to continue online, the E-board will prepare over the extended break to change how committee business is done,” President Nicole Dunlop said. Committees will also be meeting virtually after the extended spring break is over. Dunlop said this extended break will give the chairs of the committee time to prepare to move online. Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion Maggie Calvert said she does not have any concrete plans yet for her social justice committee. She said after the extended spring break, her committee will hold weekly meetings over Zoom and Google Docs. The social justice committee will continue to look at policies regarding discrimination. Calvert said they will focus mainly on retention of students of color, issues with the chosen name policy and banner regarding transgender and non-binary students. “Although the situation is unfortunate,” Calvert said, “I do think this will be a good opportunity for us to get some very important groundwork laid and work done on big issues that we haven’t always had the chance to focus on.” Calvert said she is aware of the concerns regarding coronavirus precautions. “The committee will work to address these concerns and ensure students have all of the resources they need to be successful throughout these difficult times,” Calvert said. Elections for SGA are also coming up. Dunlop said she is waiting to hear from the election commission with what they have decided to do. She said currently the executive board and the election commission are discussing several options and will have a decision made as soon as possible. The food pantry is closed, but SGA will continue to discuss how they can still provide these services for students. The town halls are canceled, but SGA will continue to discuss the possibility of having virtual town halls for students. As for the clubs and organizations on campus, Dunlop believes this transition will be a challenge for most. “I think this is a time for everyone to learn to be adaptable and to further their leadership in a way we normally wouldn’t be able to,” Dunlop said. Calvert said one of the things she will start to plan is the transition from her to the next vice president of diversity and inclusion. “I have loved being in this position, but there have been many challenges,” Calvert said. “Some to the point that I considered walking away.” Calvert said she wants to make sure the next person in her position feels empowered with as much information and advice that she and her committee can offer. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource SGA transitions to online Description An account of the resource This story was originally published in the news section of The Rocket's website, theonlinerocket.com. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2020-03-17 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Nina Cipriani Relation A related resource SRU Student Article SRU Student Story The Rocket Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource SRU Faculty Description An account of the resource Items contributed by SRU Faculty Hyperlink A link, or reference, to another resource on the Internet. URL <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vq1ix_vrQlU" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource SILKEN : EDGE Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ben Viatori, Lindsay Viatori, Tiffany Shrom Description An account of the resource This film was created during the Winter break of AY 2019-2020 and has been shown as part of Pittsburgh Dance Week. Since the live performance of this choreography couldn't be shown, this video was included in their virtual event. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2020-04-06 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Lindsay Viatori Relation A related resource SRU Faculty SRU Faculty Video YouTube https://slipperyrockcovid19.org/files/original/e9e196befa43090601bf84d92ea49101.png 03e7ccc3d5fe2f46f60de33e936a8878 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Rocket Description An account of the resource Items from Slippery Rock University's official student newspaper, The Rocket. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Slippery Rock Area Take-Out and Delivery Guide Description An account of the resource While Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf has ordered non-essential businesses to close, restaurants are able to provide take-out, drive-thru or curbside orders. Here are the businesses closest to Slippery Rock you can support during the coronavirus pandemic. Originally published in the campus life section of The Rocket's website, theonlinerocket.com. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2020-03-26 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Hannah Slope Relation A related resource SRU Student Image SRU Student The Rocket https://slipperyrockcovid19.org/files/original/ab2da6613b6dfe0b36a803ac1ef76cdb.MOV 761bebe80eb898a05eaf3d59816d9e23 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Alumni Collection Description An account of the resource Items contributed by Alumni of Slippery Rock University Hyperlink A link, or reference, to another resource on the Internet. URL Mayor Longo Addresses Slippery Rock Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Slippery Rock Mayor Jondavid R. Longo Description An account of the resource Mayor Longo shares the actions of Slippery Rock borough and community partners in the wake of the Coronavirus. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2020-03-17 Relation A related resource SRU Alumni SRU Alumni Video https://slipperyrockcovid19.org/files/original/428b9a952f4737da2b40af5767cdc96e.pdf b0d832a21c890d9fde34528de902dab8 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Rocket Description An account of the resource Items from Slippery Rock University's official student newspaper, The Rocket. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Small businesses in Slippery Rock, such as Simplified Meals by Ginger and nonprofits such as Our Angel’s Attic, are still active in helping the community. Simplified Meals by Ginger adjusted their hours of operation to 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. for take out, curbside pickup and expanded delivery, encouraging members of the community to call ahead. Ginger Jones, the owner and chef, said that all meals are $6.25 and include gluten free items. “It allows elderly to have home cooked meals at an affordable price that they are able to eat,” Jones said. Along with the elderly in the community, Jones said that there are college students who are still around, offering Simplified Meals by Ginger as a place for them to eat. Jones said that she reduced the staff to only family members at the moment, not sure what business would be like. “The best thing that I have seen with this community is how supportive they are of the businesses,” Jones said. “We feel like we have a good loyal following.” Jones said that extra precautions are being taken at the store because safety hits home for her. Jones has a son with two autoimmune diseases and said that although she may not be a high risk, bringing the disease home to him is a serious issue. “It may not effect you, but there are a lot of people that it can effect,” Jones said. However, Jones said that the community has come together and are respectful of others decisions to remain in-doors or keep their business open. For smaller businesses that could not stay open or are struggling at the time, Jones suggested ordering gift cards online or searching to see if the business has an online store to help support them. Simplified Meals by Ginger not only offers fresh pre-made meals, but also serves as a local drop-off space for the Feed My Sheep food pantry. Jones said that generosity towards the food pantry has been amazing. “The biggest thing is how good the community is, and how they have been in helping local businesses in a time of crisis when you have a good community like we do here,” Jones said. Similarly feeling the help from the Slippery Rock community is nonprofit Our Angel’s Attic. Patti Bicehouse opened the clothing boutique out of a passion for working in the field of vocational rehabilitation, and has always wanted to have her own business. Bicehouse said that the boutique is the “hub of the wheel” and takes donations anytime the store is open. Our Angel’s Attic is a self-sustainable non-profit, leaving nothing to waste. Although the boutique is currently not working with students and community members in person, they partner with eight different school districts and community programs to set up crews of individuals who have disabilities. These individuals come in with a mentor, usually a Slippery Rock student entering the field. “I work and my volunteers work with [the student and the mentor] to help them learn both soft and hard skill sets depending on their need,” Bicehouse said. Our Angel’s Attic also partners with the music therapy department on campus, where students, free of charge, will teach people to play an instrument. Alongside working with departments on campus, Our Angel’s Attic also plans to bring in a local artisan who owns their own business who will do craft and painting classes for anybody in the community. Bicehouse said that Our Angel’s Attic also partners with organizations outside of the community, such as Pitt and their literacy and drama department. Our Angel’s Attic hosts a book club, and after the book is finished, Prime Stage Theater puts the book into a play that brings literature to life, tapping into learning senses such as experience. “We are now becoming known,” Bicehouse said. “The community sees what we are doing.” However, Our Angel’s Attic is a nonprofit, and Bicehouse said that it was difficult to get everything opened. Bicehouse said that she struggles day by day with nonprofit financials without the ability to make a sale. “I have been reaching out by word of mouth,” Bicehouse said. “They know that we are struggling right now, they know a nonprofit is funded by however they can get the money.” Bicehouse said that she was overwhelmed at the response of the community. “It kind of got out that I may have to close, and people started a GoFundMe page for the store,” Bicehouse said. “A wonderful small entrepreneur female reached out to me and she is doing a 12-day fundraiser for us as well.” Bicehouse said that she called the store Our Angel’s Attic because she wanted the community to think that it was theirs and not just hers. “No matter what happens, someone has your back somewhere,” Bicehouse said. The community and the safe feeling of it is one thing that Bicehouse appreciates about Slippery Rock. “Everyone tells me when you walk in the store you get a feeling of joy,” Bicehouse said. “We have a bell at the door with a set of angel wings and when you leave, you get to ring that bell because you earned your wings by coming in and supporting.” Although nonprofits in the community may be struggling, Bicehouse said that she feels the community supporting her. “I cannot tell you how many times people have thanked us for opening the store,” Bicehouse said. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Small businesses and nonprofits help Slippery Rock community Description An account of the resource This story was originally published in the campus life section of The Rocket's website, theonlinerocket.com. 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Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document SRU’s annual Giving Day has been postponed out of precaution for SRU students and their safety. Giving Day, originally planned for March 26, has been postponed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 virus. In a tweet sent out by SRU Foundation Inc., those who wish to help SRU students can visit givingday.sru.edu which will stay active until Giving Day can be rescheduled. Marissa Cozza, senior coordinator of Annual Giving & Communications, said that although it was difficult to postpone the annual Giving Day, students remain SRU Foundation Inc.’s top priority. “Right now we need to be focusing on student safety and success,” Cozza said. “We want to make sure that students feel supported and this unfortunately isn’t the time to be actively marketing Giving Day. We hope that those who are able to support [the students] will.” Originally, the fundraising goal was $200,000, and $10,115 has been raised so far. Cozza said that SRU Foundation Inc. doesn’t know what to expect fundraising wise. People have reached out to offer assistance for students, and Cozza said that SRU Foundation Inc. is marketing two funds specifically: the Student Support Fund and the Continued Success Scholarship fund. Slippery Rock utilizes both these funds to help students experiencing health-related or financial hardships. “Those are the two areas that we are directing [those who want to help] to, so that they can help students directly, and it’s the students that need help more right now” Cozza said. “It’s a really uncertain time, and those that want to help can, we are keeping the site open.” Cozza said that the foundation still has a lot to work through, but Giving Day will look different without students, faculty and staff on campus. SRU Foundation Inc. hopes to reschedule Giving Day 2020 before the end of the fiscal school year, June 30. “Our top priority is continued student safety and student success,” Cozza said. “The date needs to reflect and has to be appropriate for everyone involved, and that’s really difficult to address right now.” Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource SRU Giving Day 2020 postponed Description An account of the resource This story was originally published in the campus life section of The Rocket's website, theonlinerocket.com. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2020-03-18 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Hope Hoehler Relation A related resource SRU Student Article SRU Student Story The Rocket