The real officials are back.

On Sept. 27, the NFL brought back the referees to call that night's game between the Baltimore Ravens and the Cleveland Browns. The officials got a standing ovation as they jogged onto the field of M&T Bank Stadium.

Many students on campus along with other fans were thrilled to see the regulars on the field. Quite a few people in the country and on this campus were upset with the replacement officials. Sophomore Frank Savastano was one of those people.

"The fans were getting restless, and so were the players and coaches," said Savastano.

Sophomore Caden Mecir shares those sentiments.

''I'm glad that the league did something about it, it could have got even worse," said Mecir.

Sophomore Cory Gibbs, found himself losing interest in the sport.

"The game was just getting to be less entertaining to me," he said.

The boiling point for many was the game between the Green Bay Packers and Seattle Seahawks.

When the teams squared off two weeks ago, the replacements caused the Packers to lose on a controversial call.

A group of people on campus boycotted NFL games until the problem was fixed. During the past weekend the league stepped up and put together a 10-year deal in place to keep the real officials around.

Many people agree that this is what the league had to do to keep things fair. However, there are always going to be bad calls some­where, but having the professional officials back is a relief not just on the players and coaches but to us, the fans.

The Penn State Hazleton golf team had an off season, but as of yesterday they are in the process of redeeming themselves. The National Sub-Division III tournament, held at the Blue and White Course at University Park, began yesterday and will continue through today before finishing tomorrow.

This rollercoaster season is something new to  returning sophomore Neal Khanna, as the squad went undefeated last season. The team had finished third in its previous two matches which isn't how

Khanna expected things to play out.

"I am disappointed in our start this year because we went undefeated last season, dominating opponents by a significant amount of strokes," said Khanna.

Despite the start, he is optimistic for Nationals.

"If we get back on track and eliminate our mistakes like missing easy putts or hitting the ball out of bounds or into the water, we have the ability to be able to finish second at Nationals."

Last season the team had an average score in the 320 ranges but it shot up to the 350-360 range this year.

Two bright spots on the team have been sophomore Patrick Blaney, who is team captain and Khanna who feels an added weight on his shoulders due to the struggling freshmen.

"Sometimes I feel like Patrick and myself have to carry the team. We have to shoot our best scores and hope the other members just fill in and don't make mistakes," said Khanna.

He's disappointed in himself for botching a few key shots in previous matches.  All six members of the team aren't at Nationals but the full squad does hopes that if it can kick it into gear, they should be headed for a positive outcome and they 'll be able to turn the season around.

Forza Horizon
October 23
An Xbox 360 exclusive, The Forza Motorsport Series is often hailed as being one of the best racing simulation games to go along with its large number of cars and extensive customization options. However, Horizon is more of a spin-off and is taking a risk stepping outside what the series has become famous for to create an open world street-racing game similar to Need for Speed. Whether the risk will pay off is yet to be seen, but if you’re looking for a racing game to add to your collection this is a game to keep your eye on.

Medal of Honor Warfighter
October 23
Warfighter looks to create an authentic military shooter with a campaign mode that will strive to get you emotionally invested in what happens to the main character. As with most First Person Shooters, multiplayer is a key selling point and Warfighter allows you to utilize six different Tier-1 special forces units from 10 countries. There’s also a buddy system where you and a partner will join forces to take down other squads.

Assassin’s Creed III
October 30
The fifth game in the fames Assassin’s Creed series is set during the American Revolution where players will take control of half-Native American Ratonhnhake:ton to fight the good fight. In this game, players will be able to explore and hunt in the frontier, take part in naval battles, and chat with the likes of George Washington. By improving fighting mechanics by allowing the dual wielding of weapons and pushing the limits of what a console can do, Assassin’s Creed III promises to deliver an experience unlike any other.

Need for Speed Most Wanted
October 30
Most Wanted is an open world racing game where chaos is on the menu from the get go. Sharing its menu with a previous game in the Need for Speed series, this iteration of Most Wanted takes a few things from the old game such as police chases and a Blacklist of 10 races you’ll need to beat, while incorporating some new features. Autolog is one of those features and it allows you to always be connected with your friends and inspires competition to put up the best times and scores to literally be the most wanted amongst yourselves.

WWE ‘13
October 30
To wrestling fans, the yearly release of WWE videogames is something to look forward to and this year the series attempts to lure in former WWE fans by making this game a tribute of sorts to the infamous Attitude Era. Now people can play as old favorites like DX, Bret Hart, Ken Shamrock, the three faces of Foley and more key players of that era. The game also seeks to improve the gameplay of its predecessor to create the most authentic wrestling game to date.

An apocalypse looms in the future of a world that people once thought they wanted. They envision

a world where they would no longer be the victims of elaborate schemes orchestrated  by supervillians who need the pain of others to bring a crooked smile to their disfigured faces.

They envision a world where such men would be killed in cold­ blood for death can hold a man like no prison or asylum ever could.

They should have been careful what they wished for.

Such is the premise of Kingdom Come, a graphic novel by Mark Waid and Alex Ross, where the heroes of yesteryear have stepped down at the request of the people who claim that if the likes of Superman and Batman won't set aside their moral codes to get the results they want, then they'll find someone who will.

The people find that savior in Magog, a metahuman who takes over the job of Superman and the rest of the Justice League, and he promises the people that death will come to all evil-doers which is music to the ears of those who endorse the belief that locking the villains away is no longer enough.

However; for Magog and the other metahumans like him, the ends definitely justify the means and

after a battle inadvertently causes the death of millions of innocents, the citizens of earth quickly realize that they ' re in as much danger as the people committing the crimes.

After a decade long absence, Superman  is then called upon to rid the world of, or at least reform the metahumans, but the Man of Steel is hesitant to step into the role of world leader and Kingdom Come takes us on his journey of accepting his new position and taking on the new generation of 'heroes.'

First released in 1996 as a four-comic mini-series, Kingdom Come, tells the tale of an alternate world where the heroes that you've come to know and love are portrayed in a manner you've  never seen before to tell an engrossing ‘what if?’ tale.

In this story, Superman comes across as vulnerable and the pain of being shunned by the people he dedicated his life to protect is evident as he struggles to don the life and tights he thought he was done with for good.

Wonder Woman is no longer a princess, and her verbal clashes with Superman makes for some great reading as their opposing views on how to handle to metahuman situation creates conflict and tension between them.

Batman has become dependent on an exoskeleton to get around af­ter age catches up with him and his bitterness shows when he refuses to assist Superman and his allegiances soon become blurred.

Kingdom Come provides those who claim to be 'too old for comics' a mature story that's still worth a read even 16 years after it first hit stands.

The artwork draws you in with its incredible detail that allows you to see and feel the emotions of the characters and the stunning battle scenes are fi lied with action as the heroes of the past fight for a better tomorrow.

The engaging dialogue and the well-crafted plot is what keeps you turning the pages until you reach the resolution of the tale where lines are crossed, beliefs are questioned and sacrifices are made.

The graphic novel has definitely aged well over the years and when you're finished reading don't  be surprised if you find yourself turning back to the front of the book so you can relive the experience one more time.

When you get done eating, do you throw your trash away? Well apparently some people didn't get the memo that when you finish something you throw away your trash.

When I walk around campus, I see trash that isn't thrown out. There is trash on tables, on the floor, everywhere. People who leave their trash or belongings around expect other people to do it for them, for me that’s not how it works. If it’s your trash, you pick it up.

These types of things really make me want to blow off steam. Some people just don’t respect other people when it comes to throwing away their trash.

I’m not a person afraid to speak my mind. If a person decides to leave their trash lying around, that person needs to grow up and just throw their things away. Speak up. Don’t let others trash OUR campus.

Food Advisory Board
The Food Advisory Board meets every other Wednesday at 1 p.m. Students are encouraged to attend in order to be involved in the food services provided on campus. Snacks are served.

Academic Awards Ceremony
The annual Academic Awards Ceremony will take place on Sun­ day, Nov 4. The event will begin at 2 p.m. Award recipients will be contacted via postal mail shortly. Details to follow.

Senator Additions
All the new senators for the 2012-2013 academic year will be sworn in as official senators this Thursday. Their photograph will be featured on the website. As such, all senators are reminded to attend this important meeting.

SGA Committees Formed
The SGA committees have been formed for this year. The various chairs are charged with reporting to the President any concern under the purview of their committee. These groups work within their roles as senators to make changes on cam­ pus much more impactful.

Butler Confessions
Send the university a secret. All messages will be sent in as anonymous around Butler's TV lounge today.

They will be an attempt to give the silent LGBT voices a chance to be heard. Confessions may be written or emailed to Allies' group members.

Free Rainbow Sno Cones
The Allies club will be distributing Sno Cones to bring more attention for Pride Week.

This will take place on Tuesday in the upper Butler lobby to promote the community.

Allies Straight Talk
There will be a panel of LGBT set up in the special events room on Thursday.

Participants should be comfort­ able with their sexual orientation and open to answering on various questions. This is an open event for any volunteers.

HazieTHON SK
The proceeds of the community event on Sunday will benefit THON, a Penn State dedication to pediatric cancer research.

HazleTHON's 1 Mile Run begins at 9:30 a.m. followed by the Cub's Run at 9:45a.m. and the 5K Run at 10a.m. All runners will receive free breakfast, a sport pack and Penn State Creamery ice cream.

How long have been working here at PSU Hazleton?
Almost 5 years

Where are you from?
Harwood

How did you hear of PSU?
I actually went to school there!

What did you major in?
I majored in Criminal Justice with a minor of sociology.

What is the most common offense that the students commit here on campus?
Underage drinking

So what do you like to do outside of PSU?
I’m a fire arms instructor and I’m a big baseball fan (Yankees of course). I also like to spend time with my one year old son.

What’s something no one really know about you?
I’m really interested in the Civil War. I had a choice of becoming a history teacher or policeman.

When you first step on a college campus, a mixture of emotions churns within you, the excitement,  the wonder, the thrill of being in this place. For Maureen Gaffney, 66, instructor in education, stepping onto the Penn State Hazle­ ton campus is quite different. She feels that campus "to me is home. My bridal shower was in Slusser/ Bayzick ... everything we ever did [was on campus]. To me this place is home, it means so much to me." In many ways, her life story tells the story of the campus. Born in 1946 when the campus was a far different place, her decades spent at PSU Hazleton have shaped not only her, but also the campus.

She is one of the few people here who can recall the Markle family, the sororities with their May Crowing and traditional activities, and the switch board run by Ruthie Donner.

"She would let me sit on her lap and put the things out and put them in" she recalls.

When Gaffney was 3, her father got a job on campus, offered to him by Frank Kostas, for whom the Kostas building is named. Kostas' portrait hangs near K-1, a testament to his involvement on campus. Gaffney 's dad had formerly worked two jobs to support his growing family and came to campus in 1949. He would be employed by the campus until his retirement in 1974. Gaffney lived on campus, in three homes until her marriage in 1969.

The first place the Gaffney's family lived was on the upper floors of the Memorial building and two homes that were removed for the expansion of academic buildings.

Gaffney recalls that growing up on campus was peaceful, and that campus in those days was not only a place of education, it was a family. She notes that "people came here and stayed ... they made their home here."

After her marriage, she and her husband spent time living in Bethlehem. They returned home to campus in order for her to build the health services program on campus. She was encouraged to do so by many friends she had on campus.

She transitioned to full time teaching, two years after her return, in 1984. After a brief teaching position at King's College, Gaffney came back again to teach four years ago.

The transition from student to teacher on campus "was fun as it allowed me to become part of that part of Penn State and to be an active participant in creating the campus. It seemed natural extension of my campus life."

A commitment to remembering the past does not make Gaffney a professor stuck in the rut of outdated pedagogy. Megan McGee, 22, of Milford, believes that "Mrs.  Gaffney is a pretty awesome professor

... who uses PowerPoint and puts them onto ANGEL for us ... all her tests are ANGEL tests, online tests, her theory is she doesn’t want us to fail them so she gives you a good amount of time . .. She also uses MyEducation lab ... it gives you the book and the lab and everything online."

McGee feels Gaffney's childhood on campus helps her in training future educators because "she knows the area, the feeling, the campus, she understands it a lot." In this way, Gaffney's understanding   , of, and involvement in, the campus over the years has allowed her to provide the level of education that both she and Penn State are known for providing.

We all know someone who has had cancer. It is a disease which occurs when cell division is uncontrollable in a certain part of our bodies.

There are many myths on how and why we get cancer. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and in addition to being aware of its significance, we need to know what is and isn’t true about cancer and its causes. Here are the top six myths about cancer that most people hear about:

MYTH 6: Cell phones cause cancer.
Cell phones have become more advanced during the past five years and now that technology has reached a peak cell phones contain far less carcinogens than in the year 2000. Studies on the correlation of cell phones to brain are difficult to determine, but the latest study was conducted by the Danish Cancer Society and no link was found between cell phones and brain cancer.

MYTH 5: Artificial sweeteners cause cancer.
The myth was particularly popular during the 1970s when there was a study done on the effects of cyclamate on mice. However it wasn’t until later on that it was discovered that the mice had been given an equivalent of 800 cans of diet soda a day of cyclamate for several weeks. Too much of any particular food can lead to cancer, but it requires an extreme amount of the food to actually harmful.

MYTH 4: To beat cancer all you need is a positive attitude, not treatment.
Although having a positive attitude towards the situation can alleviate the stress of being diagnosed with a disease such as cancer, treatment has been the only avenue that has been repeatedly effective towards the “beating” cancer. In this case it’s not as simple as “mind over matter” but having the help of medical treatment.

MYTH 3: Only women get breast cancer.
Women are 100 times more likely to get breast cancer than men but because men also have breast tissue they are also susceptible to getting it.

According to the American Cancer Society around 2000 men are diagnosed with breast cancer year.

MYTH 2: Cancer is on the rise.
There are more cases of cancer than in the past but we don’t take into the consideration the fact that there is an increased population along with longevity. When compared to populations in the past, there is a decrease in the risk of cancer.

In the past when a person was diagnosed with cancer it was considered taboo to speak to others about it, but as times have changed individuals are speaking more freely about this disease.

MYTH 1: Medical science already has and is withholding a cure for cancer.
There is one logical reason why this is false. If the cure for cancer was out there any pharmaceutical company would jump on the opportunity to be the first with such an amazing cure and of course the money would also be a factor.

There was an article published recently of a drug that has been tested on four dogs and cured all four dogs that had cancer.

With a few more successful cases, researchers will soon be allowed to see if this drug could yield similar results in human testing.

EDITOR’S NOTE: Information for this article was from listverse.com