Leslie Douglas
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May the odds be in your favor
Will there be an uprising? How will fans of “The Hunger Games” books react to the recent visual interpretation of “The Hunger Games” Trilogy, written by Suzanne Collins? I will admit, I was not aware of this trilogy until the movie trailers began popping up.
SU cadets and cadre fly to Fort Dawson for field training
Twenty-nine cadets and one cadre from Shippensburg University’s Raider Battalion flew off to Fort Dawson, W.Va., last Thursday for their annual joint field training exercise. At approximately 11:30 a.m., two CH-47 Chinook helicopters, flown by the Pennsylvania National Guard took off from the soccer field near Fogelsonger Road. According to www.boeing.com, each Chinook helicopter is capable of carrying 33 individuals and when empty weighs about 23,401 pounds.
