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Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2010 with funding from Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation http://www.archive.org/details/venangovoice2007oilc Welcome to the Volume38,Issue1 September6-12 Venango Voice Theeditorialteamwould forthe Voice.AsAnn elsecanbecrammedinto liketowelcomeyoutothe stated"Wewantedtohave the Voice'slittlespotof newVenangoVoice. For ourfingerprintsonit(the cyberspace.TheWebsite returningstudentsyoumay Voice);andthebestwayis addressishltp:// ask,"Whatisnew?"The tochangethelooktosome- jupiter.clarion.edu/~woice. answeris,"Alot." thingnew." Thestaffofthe Voiceis Thereisanewteamof Anotherchangeistheaddi- eagertohearyoursugges- editorsforthisyear's tionofSudokupuzzles. tionsonwhatyouwould Voice. DougBusselland Manystudentsandfaculty liketoseeinyourVenango AnnParysareatthehelm requestedsomesortof Voice. Eitherstopbytheir asco-editors. 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Ononeunidentifiedstreet,ourconfused taillightorforgettingtoturnoffyourturn serveisonething,toharassandembarrass performerlocatedapatrolofficerinhis signalwillgetyoupulledover.Insome isanother. osfoafoivpfrdepierrchieoobalaflepcht,phhioeaenlddimscttetrehhemeeevbteo.oehffirfSficeicloceeeefirr,ntp,ghaaeernxakgidnetrdeaoodspuapkphloeiordpsntugfuvloenltrhiehitddecyil-e, sopIatfoswalfktoieiencnsneds,geenofrfotofthriwacwtdheieercra.raerecnitntigohgenetsyp.yooousursisabenlaetincbterelirtmveiiseiawsniwnitha bSififeottystboeoeurnecdgaeoprtreiotflfuoiislnltensoeoorxrmtheaatnviooemttehhaeeyrrqo.ucueistyta;rieoenvi,neyrOoyiuolnCheiatdy, rectionstothecampus. VOLUME38,ISSUE1 Page3 BACK PAGE MINUTIA Havesomethingyouwanttosell? E-mailmeat WithyourVenangoCampusID, [email protected] youcan Golfforfreeatthe RiverRidgeGolfCourse. Forthenextfewweeks,untilleagues areoveryoumustteeoffbefore4p.m. 18holesarefree. Ifyouwantacart,youpayforit. BowlingatSenecaLanes everyMondaynightfrom9p.m.-l1 p.m. Thecostisonly$2.50pervalidID. Usethefacilitiesatthe OilCityYMCAforfree. Classesnotincluded. Ifyouwanttotakeaclassatthe YMCA,youpaythemember'srate. Questions? Don't be afraid to ask. Therearethreebicyclesforstudentuse. Youcancheckthemoutbyleavingyour studentIDattheStudentAffairsoffice. WhenRhoadesopenstherewillbe E-mailyoursubmissionforthevoiceto basketball,volleyballandpingpong, [email protected] allrequiringvalidVenangoCampusID. Formoreinformation,contactVenango CampusAthleticDirector,SteveLentz Thisweek'sSudokuPuzzle atextension 1233orbye-mailat WeareontheWeb: [http://lupiter.clarion.edu/~woice] 5 [email protected] CLARION UNIVERSITY VENANGOCAMPUS Freshmen: Venango Volume38,Issue2 September13-19 Campus wants YOU! TheVenangoCampus advisoryboard.Asa skillsyourfuture StudentSenatewouldlike Senator,youwillbe employerswillgreatly towelcomeeveryoneto involvedinmanyaspects desire.AsaSenator,you ourcampus.Wearesure ofthecampus.Wewillbe willhaveanopportunityto eachandeveryoneofyou involvedindevelopment traveltoSt.Louis,Mo.,to willfindthiscampustobe andimplementationofour attendthe20,hannual likealittlebarinBoston, R.W.RhoadesCenter.Asa leadershipconference.The whereeveryoneknows Senator,youwilldevelop listofopportunitiesthat yourname. willavailthemselvesto TheSenatewouldliketo youisendless. inviteallfreshmentoapply Applicationscanbepicked andrunforStudentSenate. upintheStudentAffairs Traditionally,wehavehad office,222Montgomery twofreshmenasadvisors. Hall,andmustbeturnedin However,thisyear,we bySept. 14. havealsoaddedonevoting positionforafreshman. Senatebelievesitwillbest serveourcampus'newest members.Weneedthree yourleadershipand freshmentofillour communicationabilities, Ann Parys OnethingIwouldliketo [email protected],andput accomplishthisyearwith thetopicyouareresponding theVenangoVoiceismore toforthesubject.Ineedyour readerinvolvement.Iwould submissionsbyWednesdayif liketoseeyourresponsesto wearegoingtoincludethem varioustopics.Iwillbe inthenextissueofyour startingusoutthisweek Voice. wdiistchuasstowpiitchIyhoouprefeyloluowwill Thisweek'stopic: Whatare yourthoughtsaboutpuppy studentsbothinthe mills?Doyouthinklawen- tchleaswsereokosmtaondcoimnep,riInth.oIpneto faonrdcsehmoeunltdisladwosinbgeepnaosusgehd,to (A uresaedetrosp.icAsftseurggaells,tobuyromuortto mhaarkdeeritfor isYourcampus,YourPaper, peopleto YourVoice,soletyour runthese voicebeheard. mills? Pleasesendresponsesand suggestionsto Insidethisissue: Whatisimportanttoyou WHAT IMPORTANT TO YOU? 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Oneprominentfeatureofacriminal Doesengagingincriticalthinkingand Moreover,positionswithintheprivate justiceeducationisthatyouarestudying problemsolvingrelativetojusticeand safety/losspreventionsectormaybe afieldthatisconstantlychangingand crime-relatedtopicsinterestyou?Ifso, available. evolving,andthusmakesforarather youmaywishtoconsideraneducationin Mostcriminalpractitionersfindtheirjob dynamiceducation.Whynotjumpinand thesocialsciencedisciplineofcriminal tryoutacourse! jsuuscthicet.opSitcusdaesntpsolciacnineg,xpceocrtretcotieoxnasm,ianned tsdoeosmbpeeiwtcehhaatlhtleesfntargceitsnsgnf,oulaononrdefywreiusls,ltrabatteitcnigom.meseAnd juvenilejustice.Additionally, wealthyworkingwithinthecriminal criminologicaltheoriesastocrime ccraiumsiantailonlaarweaandddrpersosceedd,uraes.isAthsetusdteundtyof jpuesrtsiocnealfiefludl,fimlolsmtenptraicnthiativoinnegrseiftihnedran impactonpreventingorreducingcrime, alsohastheopportunitytoenrollin rehabilitatingoffenders,orcontrolling selectedsociologyandpsychology crimethroughvariousenforcement coursesaspartoftheirdegreework. measures.Eventhosegraduateswho Graduateswillbepreparedtoseek decidetoenterintonon-criminaljustice entry-levelpositionsinmunicipal, occupationscanstillputtheirknowledge county,andstatepoliceagencies. ofthecriminaljusticesystemtowork Additionally,studentscanpursuecareers throughengaginginvariousvolunteer ascorrectionalofficersorassupport- effortswithintheircommunity. 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