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Earthquake hits Japan, tsunami obliterates coastline Unexpected natural disaster has citizens reeling, others rushing to aid Christian Sammartino Staff Writer

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he world watched as the seismograph needles trembled and the foundation of Japan shook on March 11, 2011.

When the initial tremors subsided, the earthquake registered a magnitude of 9.0 on the Richter scale. Seismic waves collapsed houses, buckled roads and crippled power and water supplies. One BBC report estimated that at least two million households are without power. According to the Australian Red Cross, 73,000 homes have been obliterated. In addition, 530,000 citizens have been relocated to evacuation centers in northern Japan. The quake has claimed 9,523 lives according to the Wall Street Journal. Survivors are still being pulled from the rubble, but the death toll is expected to rise beyond 20,000 in the coming weeks.

According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake began at 2:46 p.m. local time. The epicenter of the quake was located off the eastern coast of the Island of Honshu, which is the main island in Japan. Seismic waves from the quake created a see TSUNAMI, page two

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Besecker survives Japanese disaster Walmart grant creates momentum T E was through Facebook that Jessica initially contacted her mother to confirm that she was alright. However, after a week of no response, her parents became concerned. he Elizabethtown College community feared for The last thing that Besecker posted on her Twitter acthe worst after seven days without hearing from count was shortly after the quake occurred: “[Huge] 24-year-old Jessica Besecker ’08, who was teaching quake. Will update later. So Far it’s all ok. Kids are safe.”

English in Japan when the earthquake struck on Senior Maggie Stromoski commented “I can say I March 11. On March 17, she was declared alive and was shocked when I heard that there was an Etown safe. The earthquake wreaked havoc on the country alumna caught in the disaster. It just hit a bit closer to as the aftermath of the 9.0 magnitude disaster started home than expected.” a domino effect, triggering a massive tsunami and Dr. Mahua Bhattacharya, associate professor of Japathe destruction of nuclear power plants. The nuclear nese and Asian studies, taught Jessica and claimed she reactors could potentially lead to the most devastating was “like her second mother” after their three-week trip damage for the country as a large amount of radiation to Japan in 2007. “If I know my Jessica, she will roll up her was emitted to surrounding areas. sleeves and help people around her who are suffering.”

Besecker studied Pre-Medicine and Japanese before Director of Alumni Relations Mark Clapper stated graduating in 2008, when she began working with the that the Office of Alumni Relations was reaching out to Japanese Exchange and Teaching Programme (JET). all alumni currently living in Japan for confirmation of Besecker was born and raised in Delaware, and her par- their safety. Among others, Clapper said ents, whom are still living there, contacted her shortly he contacted Board of Trustee member after the initial concern of her safety was made known. Kyoko Akanoma, ‘67. “She has indicated Besecker has been keeping in contact through social that she and her family are okay, but that networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter. In fact, it things are very challenging right now.”

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lizabethtown College received a $100,000 grant from Walmart to help the school support the needs of firstgeneration college students. The grant is a Walmart College Success Award, funded by the Walmart Foundation. The College is one of only 30 schools nationwide to receive this grant, doing so through a competitive application process.

The money has been put toward the creation of a one week pre-orientation program held from August 16 to 24.

The program is called Momentum, it was created by JeanPaul Benowitz, assistant director of Academic Advising, with the help of other administration and faculty members as well as students.

“Momentum is designed to help first-generation students feel at home at Etown. We are addressing the campus climate at Etown, leading first-generation students to the programs, people and resources on campus needed to succeed,” Benowitz said.

Momentum will be made up of 50 first-generation students, ten upperclassmen mentors and one head mentor who will serve as an additional academic adviser. In order to become a part of Momentum, a student must be a first-year, firstgeneration college student who has been invited to apply to the program.

To apply the student must submit an essay stating why he or she should be in the program. From that group, the 50 most qualified applicants will be chosen to be a part of Momentum.

Momentum will be provided in addition to the Peer Mentor see FUNDS, page three

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Peter S. Northrop Assistant Editor Maybe you should adjust your privac y settings, bro.

Like so many newlyweds before him, Richard Leon Barton Jr., 34, thought it wise to post pictures of his wedding on Facebook. Unfortunately, Mr. Barton’s case was special, as this was his second wedding and he failed to divorce his first wife from Rhode Island. When Barton’s new wedding pictures hit the web, his first wife used them to help the police track him down and arrest him.

Of course, Barton and his first wife did discuss divorce, but didn’t follow through with it. Barton’s first wife noticed something was odd when Barton de-friended her on Facebook and disappeared.

The jilted Rhode Islander then did some private investigating and found Barton’s second wedding pictures. Barton was promptly arrested. He is charged with polygamy—which carries a four-year maximum jail sentence.

The fine line between justice and ridiculous greed Recently, 13 record companies began litigation against the now defunct file-sharing site, Limewire, for copyright infringement. They are seeking money damages for the “millions” of songs that Limewire allegedly stole from record companies. How much in damages are they seeking? 75 trillion dollars. Yes—that’s with a “tr”. There’s an obscure section of the Copyright Act that allows the 13 record companies to sue for each individual instance of copyright infringement (i.e. each and every song that was downloaded and uploaded to Limewire). However, critics of this demand are quick to point out that this amount is five times bigger than the United State’s total national debt.

Kimba Wood, the judge presiding over the case, called the request “absurd.” Limewire supporters also acknowledge that the 13 plaintiffs are requesting “more money than the entire music recording industry has made since Edison’s invention of the phonograph in 1877.”

Take That, Kenya After an amazing 9-hour, 48 minute and 52 second run, Kelly Gneiting has allegedly become the heaviest man to complete a marathon race in the world. Weighing in at 400 pounds, Gneiting is already the former national sumo wrestling champion—but he wanted to prove that he’s capable of any other form of athleticism. Gneiting completed the marathon by running the first couple of miles, and then walking the rest. He now plans on swimming the English Channel.

Japan devastated in tsunami aftermath tsunami that flooded coastal towns quake. All of the students were unand swept away anything that lay in harmed, and three have returned its path. It is the fourth most power- to the United States. ful quake in recorded history and “The one student who has decided the largest in the history of Japan. to stay on has been to Japan before The quake affected many lives and his parents have been to Japan, and left a lasting mark on the world. and he is quite comfortable with reThe World Bank has estimated that maining there. Even though there is the rebuilding effort will take at a travel warning on, we all talked and least five years. The cost to rebuild decided that he is okay,” Simes said. the damaged areas of the nation “He is visiting friends in southwest may reach $235 billion.

Japan right now before he flies out.

Ripples of the earthquake in He will be home next week.”

Japan have also touched students Three other students were preparconnected to Elizabethtown Col- ing to leave for Japan with the BCA lege. Three students from Japan at- international program, but their tend the College, and some of their departures were cancelled due to relatives and friends have been affected by the quake.

“Obviously they know friends who have family that have been affected by it”, Director of International Programs Amy Simes said. “It is really hard to face a crisis when you are halfway around the world, and they are all suffering as a result of that. It has affected people Above: an overhead view of a very deeply.”

Four Elizabeth- highway being washed over by the initial tsunami. Right: a composite town students were of satellite images depicting before studying in Tokyo and after the tsunami hit the at the time of the Japanese coastline.

the crisis. In addition, the College has a policy not to send students to countries with travel warnings.

“The provost has decided that if that warning is lifted by April 1, we will support students who want to go in the summertime because that is the deadline for summer applications”, Simes said. “If it is still on, then we will have to go back to the drawing board and talk about it. It would be strongly recommended that students don’t go if [the travel warning] is still in effect.”

During these dark days, students are encouraged to find ways to assist the citizens of Japan. “We have recommended that people donate directly to Doctors without Borders and the International Red Cross,” Simes said.

In times like these, any aid can help those i n ne e d and many helping hands will be needed to aid Japan.

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U.S. attacks Libya, opposition to arms Peter S. Northrop Assistant Editor

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ive days after U.N. airstrikes began in Libya, forces of Muammar Gaddafi’s regime were driven from the strategic Libyan towns of Misrata and Zintan. At the same time, rebel forces also began establishing an ‘interim government’ based in the Eastern city of Benghazi, further strengthening the resolve of the resistance movement.

Tuesday night, Gaddafi — surrounded by a human shield of supporters — announced that he will fight to the last man. He stated that he and his supporters “will be victorious in the end.” He made sure to mention that he will give a very long fight to the U.N. forces currently besieging western Libya.

On Tuesday, the U.S. military announced that it was considering all options in dealing with Gaddafi’s snipers and artillery in the small coastal town of Misrata. There, civilians were being forced to hide in their homes by an overabundance of pro-Gaddafi military. The U.S. military threatened to intervene further after it took a more active role in fighting Gaddafi’s forces.

When the U.N. resolution was initially passed, the U.S. was supposed to take a supportive role, providing radar planes and fuel tankers. As of Monday, however, reports are coming out stating that the U.S. has fired over 150 tomahawk cruise missiles at key targets in western Libya (where Gaddafi is still in control). Those missiles cost over one million dollars each to produce. The U.S. also provided several attack aircraft — one of which crashed in friendly territory after a “mechanical error.” Both pilots of said plane were recovered safely.

Attacks began Saturday with the U.S. launching 110 tomahawk missiles at Western Libya and French fighters and bombers attacking key targets owned by pro-Gaddafi forces. The goal of this ‘military intervention’ is to disrupt Gaddafi’s air force and artillery. Gaddafi has been using his air force and heavy artillery to terrorize Libyan citizens for the past month in his attempt to quell the evergrowing uprising in Libya. The resolution was initially touted as enforcing a “No Fly Zone” over Libya. The U.N.’s initial reasoning behind the resolution was supporting the Libyan people. However, Russia and China chose to abstain from the vote on the resolution — rather than being forced to support it. The U.N. Security Council has to unanimously support a resolution like attacking Gaddafi but countries can choose to not vote at all.

Meanwhile, at home there is a firestorm of bipartisan support and opposition surrounding this military action.

Chief among the opposition is Representative Dennis Kucinich of Ohio. Kucinich is calling for a review of Obama’s choice to support the U.N.’s action. He feels that Obama’s committing the military to this endeavor is an “impeachable offense.” He cites the Constitution — specifically the section that states the President cannot declare war. According to the Constitution, only Congress can declare war. However, the military isn’t calling this action ‘war,’ simply the enforcement of a U.N. resolution. Kucinich argued to Raw Story: “Such an action — that involves putting America’s service men and women into harm’s way, whether they’re in the Air Force or the Navy — is a grave decision that cannot be made by the President alone.” “[Attacking Libya] would appear on its face to be an impeachable offense,” Kucinich added.

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program and will be geared more toward the tools and academic preparation needed for success in college.

This pre-orientation program will consist of workshops lead by faculty members who will give these 50 students all of the tools they need to succeed in college. The workshops will serve as a sneak peek into what life is like from the moment you step into your first class until the day you rush out of your last one.

The mentors, with the exception of the supplemental adviser, hold the title of the Kinesis. They call themselves Kinesis because they are the driving force that is going to keep these students going through all four years of college. “The first-generation students are the mass, and we [the Kinesis] are the energy that will get the mass going and keep it going,” first-year Kinesis Josh Frey said.

While the Kinesis will only be required to meet regularly with their first-generation students throughout their first year of college, Benowitz hopes this program will inspire a lasting friendship.

The goal of this program is to make first-generation students feel at home at Etown, accordKinesis member ing to Benowitz. The purpose of Momentum is to ensure that each and every student feels like they belong while taking pride in themselves and their school.

In addition to providing the academic tools needed for success, another goal of Momentum is to encourage students to embrace first-year seminar, core classes and all of the other first-year obligations that many students take for granted.

“Momentum is a way to motivate students to take full advantage of the liberal arts courses in the core curriculum.” Benowitz said. “Students here are fortunate to be a part of a liberal arts college because they have an opportunity to become well-rounded people.”

Momentum will also serve as an additional support system for these 50 students. All of the members, including the Kinesis, will be living together on a floor in Myer. “The students will be surrounded by support. We’re all about having each other’s backs.” Frey said.

Sticking with the concept of family, first-generation students who have already been through the program are invited to apply to be part of the Kinesis for the next group of students. Momentum is looking to enhance the tight-knit feeling students have at Etown by introducing them to college life, as well as giving them the tools needed to stay here.

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“The students will be surrounded by support. We’re all about having each other’s backs.”

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chool punishments will remain instituted for six athletes despite word of an “oversight/legality issue” and student petitions. This situation stems from the recent busts conducted by the Liquor Control Board during which six varsity athletes were charged with illegally selling alcohol.

Although the charges occurred off campus, Elizabethtown College is looking at the situation from the stance of College policy. “Most students don’t realize that even if the violation occurs off campus, if the College is informed, there will still be judicial repercussions,” Kat Matic, director of Student Rights and Responsibilities, stated. “Each case is reviewed individually.” Depending on the athlete and associated charges, school punishments were reviewed and either upheld or reduced minimally.

According to one of the athletes involved who wished to remain anonymous, the school punishments include not being able to participate in extracurricular activities the College offers such as intramurals, OSA and Student Senate; the six students are not permitted to attend senior week at the College or TGIS celebrations. The College also revoked the right to be employed on campus and instituted limitations to where they are permitted on campus: “We are not allowed in any of the residence halls or Thompson Gymnasium,” the source said. Also, the students were barred access to the Baugher Student Center and the majority of Brossman Commons.

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restrictions, Student Senate held a discussion Thursday, March 3 during which students presented their opinions. Senior Thomas Hagerty attended this meeting but thought more should be done. “I just thought the right people weren’t there [at the Senate meeting] to hear the message.” Hagerty, of his own volition, designed a “letter of concern” which students could sign if they so wished. They could then send the letter to Matic. According to Hagerty, the secretary for the Office of Student Rights stated that there was “a pretty good stack” of letters received by the office after its distribution.

The pre-formatted letter stated students were “concerned with the severity of the recent punishments from your [Matic’s] office.” The letter also stated the “most alarming [punishment] is the restriction on the Student Center. The list of campus supports and services from the BSC is vast. I do not want to be a part of an institution that will cripple its students’ ability to succeed for a lapse in judgment.” Hagerty stated he wrote the letter and distributed it because “[Matic] needed to know how many students were concerned about the situation.”

Although Dean Marianne Calenda was unavailable for comment, Matic stated she was “very happy” about the student petitions due to the fact that they show involvement of the student body.

“Students need to get the ball rolling; students need to make the change.” Hagerty also expressed these sentiments. “It’s good for students to pay attention to things like this and use their voice because they have one,” he said.

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Resistance to possible higher education budget cuts Sara F. Neumann Staff Writer

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n Tuesday, March 8, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett announced his new budget plan for the state, cutting $866 million out of nearly every spending area.

One of the most adversely affected areas is education: both public schools and state-affiliated universities will have their budgets slashed by substantial amounts.

In the public school arena, the overall budget dropped from $5.8 billion to $5.3 billion, and schools have been asked to freeze teachers’ salaries as well as eliminate salary bumps for those who earn Masters degrees.

While the reduced financial support for public school districts has been contentious, it is the huge educational funding deficits that have enraged many people. Many of the state-related universities of Pennsylvania, including Millersville University, Shippensburg University, University of Pittsburgh, Indiana and Slippery Rock University, have had their budgets nearly halved. Pennsylvania State University’s budget has gone from $344 million to $165 million, requiring the school to put several building updates on hold.

“A funding gap this large is going to fundamentally change the way we operate, from the number of students we can educate, to the tuition we must charge, to the programs we offer and the services we can provide, to the number of employees and the research we undertake,” Penn State president Graham Spanier said to the Post-Gazette.

The University of Pittsburgh also faces a nearly 50 percent budget cut. The school has warned students that they potentially face a tuition increase.

Corbett attempted to defend his budget cuts by retorting that even when the schools have received a significant amount of state funds, they still raised tuition. He pointed out that “over the past decade, Penn State received $3.5 billion from the state and, at the same time, tuition rose from $6,852 to $14,416.” President Spanier did not deny the funds Penn State has received but countered that the school’s overall costs have been rising, while the amount of state funds the school has been receiving has stagnated.

Along with the negative reactions from school presidents and administrators, students at state schools have been outspoken in their positions on the budget cuts; some are planning protests and visits to the capitol.

“It’s a big hurt,” Penn State Harrisburg student Jonathon Ventura said to The Patriot News. “I don’t think the governor is hearing us.

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We’re trying to help society here and he’s basically screwing us over.”

Sarah Darling, a Millersville student and President of Student Senate, said that the budget cuts could make it hard for state-related schools to maintain their standards, which could lead to falling enrollment and more transfers or dropouts.

Elizabethtown College is a privately-funded school and as such is not directly affected by the state’s budget cuts.

However, it is surrounded by several state schools, such as Millersville and Penn State Harrisburg, and many students have friends who attend these schools.

“I think it shows that the state doesn’t support higher education, and that’s a terrible position to show during this hard economy,” junior Tess Lutz said.

Along with the students, legislators are also expressing their disapproval of the cuts; almost 39 percent of the Pennsylvania General Assembly attended or received their degrees from state-related or state-owned schools, according to information compiled by the PittsburghTribune Review. Legislators may feel loyalty toward their alma maters, with Penn State graduates dominating those legislators who have attended state schools. This may put even more pressure on the governor to reconsider his proposed budget.

Some people, however, do not see the educational cuts as something completely detrimental.

A parent quoted in The Patriot News pointed out that reduced funds to the schools may reduce those who attend schools simply for their reputation as a “party school” and force the schools to cut back on unnecessary luxuries.

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Japan earthquake, tsunami hits close to home for some Katie A. Bamberger Asst. Campus Life Editor

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am Japanese, but I am not in Japan right now,” international student Wakana Obara said. Closing her eyes with utmost sincerity, Obara continued, “I am always thinking of what I can do.”

The aftermath of the 9.0 earthquake and subsequent tsunami in Japan has only just begun. Overwhelming images of the profound devastation continue to flood 24-hour news stations as inconceivable estimates of the death toll tick across the screen. Despite geographical distance, Japan remains a central focus of concern, especially here at Elizabethtown College, where international students often study and local students often study abroad.

Last Wed. March 16, the Center for Global Citizenship and Office of Community and Civic Engagement hosted a “Tea at Three” event surrounding the outcomes and implications of the recent natural disaster. “What you are seeing doesn’t quite capture what is going on,” Dr. Mahua Bhattacharya, associate professor of Japanese and Asian studies, said.

Her opening remarks made it clear that the forum would serve as a break from the numbing news updates. She then began to read letters from students she knows in Japan, and Obara later gave personal insight.

One student wrote about how grateful the Japanese are for the outpouring of aid from countries all around the world. The letter continued, emphasizing the threat

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An earthquake and tsunami hit Japan last week, causing destruction throughout the country. Many students on campus have friends and family living in the affected areas.

of nuclear disaster which continues to greatly affect many. “We need mental relief to be tough for it,” Bhattacharya read.

Physical and mental exhaustion continue to pose major difficulties for many in the country. Water, food and basic supplies are scarce and communication is nearly impossible without power or cell phone reception. All conditions are particularly impacted by the many highways and roads cut off or damaged from the earthquake. “People need almost everything,” Bhattacharya said, finishing the letter.

Obara spoke next, describing her sincere concern for Japan as well as her conflicting feelings of not currently being in the country. “You can watch the news or read the newspaper here, but you can’t

know what the people are actually thinking and feeling,” she said. “I can’t explain with words, but they are really suffering.

It will take a long time to recover.” Thankfully Obara’s family is currently safe.

However, junior Japanese major Mallory Hendricks was in the country when the earthquake hit. “I was actually in a store in Harajuku when it happened,” she said. “I knew it was bad when I saw a large glass display window reverberating back and forth.” After running out in the street with her friend, Hendricks said people around them began to shout and get worried. “Tall buildings were wobbling like building blocks,” she said. After waiting in a nearby park for the worst to be over, Hendricks and her friend decided

to begin the three and a half hour walk home since all trains were stopped. “It was really amazing,” she said, “the earth was shaking for the whole day.”

Hendricks only learned of the tsunamis after arriving back at her apartment and watching television; she also learned of the unstable nuclear reactors at this time. “The weekend was spent always being worried,” she said. Hendricks described how her group of friends hunkered down together on the first floor with food and water. They also spent a day making sure the group’s Japanese friends were safe. “We all really supported each other, and I’m still thinking of and praying for the ones that are still there,” she said.

After the long weekend of uncertainty, Hendricks decided to come home. “I left because I was tired of being under so much stress. I still have mixed feelings about leaving everyone behind, though.”

Not long afterward, the BCA program was also cancelled. Hendricks said she hopes to return in the future to help in the relief effort when the nuclear danger has cleared. “In the meantime, I’ll be praying and thinking about Japan.” She encourages everyone to do the same and to consider donating to the cause.

Multiple projects have already begun around campus to aid in Japan’s relief.

However, as there is such a broad and enormous need, the best way to help is by making a monetary donation. Consider sending a donation to the Red Cross; to donate directly through Etown, contact the Business Office.

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Brazilian Percussion Extravaganza blends music, culture Katherine G. Pebley Staff Writer

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n Wed. March 23, the Elizabethtown College Department of Fine and Performing Arts presented a Brazilian Percussion Extravaganza in the KᾹV. It included performances by the Etown Percussion Ensemble and the Etown Congueros, as well as the Millersville University Percussion Ensemble, Ephrata High School Percussion Ensemble, the professional ensemble Overdekte Brüg Percussie Trio and other community and campus participants.

This concert was held in conjunction with the Partners of the Americas exchange program, “Music Without Borders,” which includes Dr. Jorge Sacramento, professor of percussion at Universidade Federal Da Bahia (UFBA) in Brazil, and James Armstrong, percussion instructor at Etown.

Partners of the Americas aims to broaden and strengthen relationships and research in the Americas. The purposes of the smaller program, “Music Without Borders,” are to enrich professional and personal musical experiences, to promote musical collaboration between Eastern Pennsylvania and Bahia and to broaden cross-cultural performance practice and educational concepts on each side.

The Extravaganza is a finale to Sacramento’s twentyday visit to Pennsylvania, during which he presented lectures, clinics and demonstrations on Brazilian music and worked with various music groups, while interacting with the culture in Pennsylvania. Sacramento is a native of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. He earned a Master’s degree and a Ph.D. in Music Education from UFBA and has per-

formed with the Bahia Contemporary Music Ensemble and the Orchestra and Symphonic Band of UFBA. “The program I have designed for Professor Sacramento is not limited to Etown students exclusively, but includes various middle school and high school students, students and faculty from other area universities, as well as community organizations,” Armstrong said.

cally gifted students from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Goss is the director of bands at Ephrata Middle School and is the Wind and Percussion Department Chairman at the Pennsylvania Academy of Music, where he also directs the percussion ensemble.

During a rehearsal for the concert, Sacramento illuminated the importance of repeating a portion of a piece until all the members of the ensemble perform it correctly. He also told the performers that they had to move while playing, because the music isn’t just about what they do with the instruments but also about what they feel while playing. Armstrong also made it clear to the members that they needed to play their instruments proudly instead of lazily. These aspects, among others, lead to a camaraderie between all Photo: Jacqueline E. Quidort the performers, community members The Brazilian Percussion Extravaganza marks the end of Dr. Jorge and students alike.

Sacramento’s visit. His visit, and the concert, are a part of the Partners The five songs performed at the conof the Americas exchange program “Music Without Borders.” cert were Aluja, Ijexa, Samba Reggae “[It] will enhance visibility of the Etown Department of (pronounced Heggae in Portuguese), Maracatu and Escala Fine and Performing Arts and the campus as a whole.” de Samba. The last piece involved marching and it was the The other directors of the Extravaganza are Dr. hope of the company at the rehearsal that the performance Daniel Heslink of Millersville University and Stephen would lead the whole audience in the KᾹV in a parade.

Goss of Ephrata School District and the Pennsylvania At the moment, Armstrong said that there are no Academy of Music. Heslink serves as the director of upcoming events with this program, but possibilities percussion studies and director of the wind ensemble are being developed for future exchanges with Etown for Millersville. He is the creator of Music as a Vehicle ensembles and faculty members based on the structure for Success, a grant-funded summer institute for musi- of “Music without Borders.”

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24-hour marathon raises awareness of poverty, hunger S. Alexandra Ward Staff Writer

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people the chance to make a difference,” sophomore Lydia Whipple, this year’s event coordinator, explained.

Starting at noon on Saturday and ending at noon on Sunday, a total of 16 people, including four students from Shippensburg University, participated in activities to raise awareness of poverty and hunger and in service projects for local organizations that help to combat

ccording to the Census Bureau, “if a family’s total income is less than the family’s threshold [necessity], then that family and every individual in it is considered in poverty.” Additionally, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, “The defining characteristic of very low food security is that, at times during the year, the food intake of household members is reduced and normal eating patterns are disrupted because the household lacks money and other resources for food.”

Twenty-seven percent of the adults living under the poverty level have reported not eating for an entire day or longer because there was not enough money for food.

Moreover, a child dies every ten seconds due to hunger or sickness from starvation.

While these statistics are chilling, not many people, especially Photo: Matthew P. Butera students, know how to combat the Circle K sponsors the 24-Hour Famine and Service Marathon to raise problem. This is what brought the awareness of poverty and hunger through activities and fasting. The 24-Hour Famine and Service Mara- program is an adaptation of World Vision’s 30-Hour Famine. thon to Elizabethtown College.

The 24-Hour Famine and Service Marathon is an hunger. Most of the students also fasted during the 24 adaptation of the 30-Hour Famine, a program sponsored hours, though water and fruit were available.

by World Vision, an international Christian-affiliated “My favorite part was ... making peanut butter and non-profit organization which aims to minimize the jelly sandwiches for the Bethesda Mission,” sophomore causes of poverty and injustice. participant Rachel Turkovich said.

Two years ago, the Etown chapter of Circle K adopted Turkovich said the participants did different service the program for the College and changed the 30 hours to 24. projects. Participants decorated bags, wrote cards and “The 24-Hour Famine and Service Marathon is an made craft kits for Caitlin’s Smiles, made room decoevent that is meant to raise hunger awareness and allow rations for the residents at Manor Care, created care

packages for the Clare House and made sandwiches for the Bethesda Mission in Harrisburg. There were also presentations from students who had been on service trips, and a yoga session was held as a “wind-down” from the fast. Activities included watching Disney’s “Aladdin” and playing games such as “Hunger Jeopardy.”

The event was not just about service projects, though. In addition to finishing projects, the group also played games and did activities which raised awareness and helped students understand the reality of the issue while connecting students to one another through a sense of service.

Though Whipple said the event was fun, she also said she was “slightly disappointed with the turnout, especially because students from another school were there and we weren’t able to get many of our students out for the event.”

Whipple said that awareness was one of the most important aspects of the event.

“I would like to see more people to come to the event next year and for them to be more involved in service in general, and maybe volunteer to do some service in a soup kitchen or somewhere else on their own.”

Though the turnout wasn’t what the organizers had hoped to see, the result is the same.

“It helps people through the service activities we performed. In one afternoon, we provide some people with food and others with donations that they can use in the course of their work helping people,” Whipple said.

Another participant, sophomore Caitlin Cecco, said that many people think poverty and hunger are only prevalent issues in Third World and developing countries, when the truth is that you can find these problems in your own backyard and in your town and state.

The event goals were simple: “[to] show how good we have it and that we don’t really know what hunger is,” Whipple said. Though the turnout could have been better, she said that the event does a great job of showing “that one person can make a difference.”

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Writer’s advice translates across nations, generations Patricia A. Cangelosi Copy Editor

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r. Mark Harman, Elizabethtown College professor of English and modern languages, has been busy. He recently translated Rainer Maria Rilke’s “Letters to a Young Poet” from German to English, a project that came his way by happenstance. A representative from Harvard University Press attended the panel on translation in which Harman participated at Barnard College in New York and asked Harman to take on the endeavor. However, Harman’s passion for translation spans many years.

Harman grew up in Howth, a small fishing village on the outskirts of Dublin, Ireland. He attended an Irish language school and was aware of other languages (English was his first) from early on. Today, he is fluent in five: English, Gaelic, German, Spanish and French.

“In Ireland everything is kind of associated with literature,” Harman said, explaining that many Celtic legends are tied to his hometown. “From early on, I was exposed to written and oral language.” Harman traveled to America to attend graduate school, where he studied German literature and some Irish literature. His dissertation focused on German writers Franz Kafka and Heinrich von Kleist.

Shortly after graduate school, Harman began taking on translation projects. In

the early ’90s, he saw an ad in the New York Times seeking a translator for a work by Kafka, a writer with whom Harman was already familiar. Although he was not selected for that work, Harman was later commissioned to translate Kafka’s novel “The Castle.”

He taught at various colleges before arriving at Etown. “Translating connects well with the College’s motto. You’re doing a service to literature and those who read it,” Harman explained. “I find it very satisfying. It is a very international activity that inherently brings cultures together.”

Harman is fascinated by travel and learning about other cultures around the world. He visited China, Israel and Puerto Rico and is planning a trip to Cuba and Costa Rica with other faculty members for this summer. In addition, Harman enjoys reading fiction, biography, poetry and history as well as watching movies.

He has two daughters, both of whom are currently working on their Ph.D.s: one in anthropology and the other in German and theatre. Harman believes they will both become professors.

His most recent project, a book of letters from Rainer Maria Rilke to an aspiring poet, Franz Kappus, is essentially a book of advice for young people. Harman explained that Rilke urged Kappus to listen to himself and not let himself be bamboozled by outside pressures. “To pursue that calling for writing must be an internal drive. You have to ask yourself,

‘Must I write?’ and if the answer is no, don’t do it. It must be imperative for a writer to write,” Harman said, summing up one of Rilke’s key points.

According to a review by the Harvard University Press, “Rilke offers unguarded thoughts on such diverse subjects as creativity, solitude, self-reliance, living with uncertainty, the shallowness of irony, the uselessness of criticism, career choices, sex, love, God and art … Mark Harman captures the lyrical and spiritual dimensions of Rilke’s prose.”

Harman described the 1902-‘08 correspondence as “carefully composed, beautiful letters,” noting the interesting fact that Rilke and Kappus did not even know each other. Today, Harman points out, most people probably wouldn’t take the time to write a handwritten letter at all. This translation achieved quite a following in United States and abroad, especially among young people interested in the arts.

“In order to be a good translator, it’s very important to be able to write in your own language,” Harman said. He emphasized that it’s about style and not just understanding the words; one must develop a voice for the author. “Translation is the slowest possible form of reading, you get to know the work from the inside. You have to maintain consistency in all the hundreds of thousands of decisions you make to re-create the effects of the original,” he said.

Tonight, Harman will read and talk about “Letters to a Young Poet” at the Bowers Writers House at 7 p.m. He will also address the process of translation and how one might become involved in

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Dr. Mark Harman will be reading and talking about his most recent translation, “Letters to a Young Poet,” tonight in the Bowers Writers House.

it. His translation can be purchased for $15.95 from Harvard University Press or the College bookstore.

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lizabethtown College’s long-standing tradition is back again and slated to be better than ever. Who will be named Mr. Etown this year? Votes were tallied and the nominees are: sophomore Ryan Stadel (Mr. Founders), junior Dan Silver (Mr. Brinser), sophomore Andrew Mariani (Mr. Royer), sophomore Joe Renzi (Mr. Ober), junior Gabe Robison (Mr. Quads), first-year Owen Howson (Mr. Myer), senior Mike Galanek (Mr. Apartments), and senior Tony Pacella (Mr. Off-Campus). These gentlemen will have to win more than the residence hall vote however, in order to take home the title of Mr. Etown 2011.

Multiple talents will be displayed at the show this Friday, March 25 in Leffler Chapel at 9 p.m. Although the order of events is currently under wraps, contestants will participate in a group dance involving lip-syncing, engage in a skit with an escort of their choosing and take part in a questionnaire. All activities will be critiqued by the judges.

Following much deliberation, the announcement of this year’s Mr. Etown will be made. The event will be hosted by Mr. Etown 2010 himself, senior Nathan Shughart, as well as senior Kate Walsh,

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which will make for an unforgettable night.

Contestants are especially enthusiastic about this year’s show. “We are definitely very into it this year,” Stadel said. “All of us are really looking forward to seeing each other’s dances.”

Mariani also weighed in. “Will it be entertaining? Well, that is for Etown to decide, but I put countless hours behind my act,” he said. Mariani’s group of dancers work particularly well together. “My act will be the story of my life from birth to present day,” Mr. Royer said. “You can even bet on seeing an unscripted strip by all five of us somewhere during my act.” Mariani will also be including guest appearances by his brother, sister and girlfriend. “What should you expect from me? Something that’s never been done before,” he said. The dance will have a creative twist which Mariani hopes everyone will enjoy.

Overall, though, most contestants aren’t concerned about winning the Mr. Etown title. “I’m really honored to be a part of it,” Silver said. “It doesn’t seem like a competition, it won’t really matter who wins.”

“We’ll actually be sad when it’s over,” both Silver and Stadel said. Silver and Stadel mentioned the great group dynamic among all of the nominees. “Most of us already knew each other,” Stadel said. The

group also shares similar personalities.

“It’s been a lot of fun,” Silver and Stadel said. “We’ll miss it.”

Despite remaining humble, both Silver and Stadel made many references to how much work each contestant has put in.

“We’re definitely putting more into it this year,” they said confidently. Mariani also expressed enthusiasm. “I am expecting this show to be fun and exciting; we have a lot of funny and talented contestants,” he said.

Aside from being funny and talented, the contestants are also very involved in the Etown community. Mariani is a tour guide on campus and dances in Emotion, while Stadel is involved in Illumina and Vocalign, two music groups here on campus. Stadel also participates as a mentor in Moving Forward Together and Best Buddies. Dan Silver enjoys playing on the Etown basketball team as well as being a student athlete mentor. He is also on the Integrity Committee and is a tour guide.

It is no surprise, then, that all contestants for Mr. Etown 2011 can come together to create an entertaining and enthusiastic show. All represent the best qualities of Etown and are passionate about what they do. “I love this place and wouldn’t want to be anywhere else in the world,” Mariani said. This year’s show is sure to be full of spectacular performances.

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Summer courses provide opportunities for Blue Jays Daniel D. Darkow Staff Writer

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re you behind with your credits or looking to get ahead of schedule for graduation? Maybe you’re thinking about getting some classes out of the way now to lighten your load for senior year.

“Students need to decide for themselves whether a summer course will benefit them,” said Dr. Elizabeth Rider of Registration and Records, “and many may conclude that it is indeed advantageous.”

There is a wide variety of summer courses to choose from, including core and major offerings.

A detailed course listing can be found on the Registration and Records website. Students who would like to take a summer course have the option of taking a concentrated three-week program (May term) or a 12-week online program. Both program offerings cost only $320 per credit — a very good value. This means that a fourcredit course in t he summer would cost $1,280 instead of t h e n or m a l $3,220 cost.

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with their financial aid counselor to determine if they are eligible for aid.

Credits can often be transferred if classes are taken at another college, but there are many benefits to taking a summer course at Elizabethtown College. After a student has accumulated over 60 credits, courses cannot be transferred from a community college or a 2-year institution, meaning summer courses would have to be taken at a 4-year college or university, which can be very pricey.

Also, courses that count toward a student’s major must be taken on Etown’s campus. There is also a degree of familiarity that comes along with taking a summer course at Etown for full-time students.

Many students who have taken summer courses in previous years rave about the benefits of the summer program. “I really enjoyed last year’s May term,” junior D.J. Kohl said. “The course was not too difficult or time consuming.” An online course presents the opportunity for students to manage their time with more flexibility. The intensity of the courses vary, but generally May term is the most demanding because the classes meet every day for three weeks. The online courses are more intense then regular-term courses because the semester is about seven or eight weeks, which is half that of a regular semester. “Students can expect to spend twice as much time each week on the one class than they would spend during the longer 15-week semester,” Rider stated.

The dates for May term are May 16 to June 3, while the online term starts June 6 and ends depending on the course or professor. Registration for both terms began March 1, so students are encouraged to register as soon as possible with Registration and Records.

Courses offered in May term range from drawing to computer science, while online courses like internet marketing and introduction to theatre are available. New courses are also being offered this summer term, including world musics for a non-western cultural heritage core requirement and two power of language core classes, EN 100 and SP 111. The full course schedules are available for viewing on the Registration and Records website.

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The course offerings are especially useful for students who have fallen behind with their credits.

“When I had to drop a course, I used the May semester to catch back up for graduation. I intend to take a course this May too; it was very convenient to get four credits in such a short time period,” junior Greg Cauceglia said. The opportunity to take these classes can potentially save a student from having to stay an extra semester or two. If a summer course at Etown is right for you, you are encouraged to sign up as soon as possible.

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Black bombs; Brown Bolts Joelle Atkinson Marketing Manager

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hat would life be like without celebrities? We would be without mindless entertainment and terrible catch phrases. Stupid songs wouldn’t get stuck in our heads, and screeching 13-year-olds wouldn’t be able to make it in the “entertainment business.”

Though it is impossible to disregard the reckless, careless and hysterical acts by Charlie Sheen within the past few weeks, we are now adopting phrases from the washed-up television star into our everyday vocabulary. Here are some celebrities who are “winning” this week: Rebecca Black: “It’s Friday, Friday, gotta get down on Friday!” If you haven’t heard Rebecca Black’s ear-splitting song, “Friday,” consider yourself lucky. If you haven’t seen the accompanying video, you’re even luckier. The pop ditty has gained nearly 35 million views on YouTube and has spawned parody music covers across the video-streaming website. The 13-year-old has taken heat over the past few weeks for the auto-tuned track and less-than-realistic music video of young teens driving and partying. Black’s mother paid Ark Music Factory to partner with the new teen queen to produce the track and vocals that have since become a sensation. When she appeared on Good Morning America, she was quoted as saying “I don’t think I am the worst singer.” She proceeded to sing a few bars of the National Anthem to show off her vocal skills before she begged another teen internet sensation, Justin Bieber, to do a duet with her. If that happened, she would truly be “winning.”

Chris Brown: Tuesday should have been a great day for Chris Brown. The R&B star began his day with an early television appearance on Good Morning America. What was expected to be a simple interview and double performance — one song for the public and the other to be featured on the show’s website — turned into another possible legal infraction. During an interview with Robin Roberts, the journalist probed into Brown’s personal life, asking questions about his infamous incident with Rihanna. Brown tried to defer his answers back to the release of his newest album, F.A.M.E., but Roberts pushed the issue back toward his abusive past. Brown remained calm, cool and collected oncamera but, once the tape stopped rolling he went back to his dressing room and threw a chair out the New York City window before he pulled off his shirt in a Hulk-type fashion and ran out of the building. Not only was security called to the scene (Brown departed before they arrived), but it may be a parole violation and could land him back behind bars. Roberts defended her questioning, claiming she approved the questions with Brown before the segment. However, despite his erratic behavior, his album (as of now) sits at the top of the iTunes album charts, and he has continued to make appearances throughout the city. Now that’s what I call “winning.” And that’s your Celebrity Dish!

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Tara B. Hayes Features Editor Toys play a huge role in the culture of the United States. To showcase these toys, reporter Allie Townsend created a list of the 100 greatest toys.

T h is l ist c ons ist s of toy s f rom e a ch d e c a d e st ar t i ng with the 1920s and ending with the 2000s. To be included in this list, the toys had to be influential on society and culture.

Throug h t he d e c ades, s ome toys b e come more te ch n o l o g i c a l ly a d v an c e d . Many are e l e c t ron i c i n t h e l at er decades, such as the radio-powered car and the Furby.

Many people have fond memories of being pulled along in their Radio Flyer Wagon, which is also featured on this list. Antonio Pasin, who created this product in 1923, named the wagon after his two favorite inventions: the radio and the airplane.

According to Townsend’s article, the yo-yo can be traced back to 500 B.C. but did not become popular until the late 1920s. This “greatest” toy is still popular today. There are even competitions for people to display their skills,

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such as this year’s 11th annual World Yo-Yo Contest held in Orlando, Fla. “O v e r t i m e , t oy s b e c o m e m o re a d v a n c e d a n d c o m plex, like society and culture,” sophomore Jess Strigle said.

The toys are not listed in order of greatness, but by the year in which they became popular. Many of the toys were created long before the decade in which they are featured and some continue to be popular long after that time. “ To y s s h o w u s t h e i n t e r e s t s o f c h i l d r e n d u r ing that time,” sophomore Sam Carr said. “ They tell us a lot about what children like and how times have changed.”

The list features a Red Ryder BB Gun, which, according to the article, was made famous by the 1983 film “A Christmas Story.” Many of the toys on this list were also featured in the “Toy Story” trilogy, which granted the Buzz Lightyear toy its fame.

First-year Autumn Steel recalls driving around her neighborhood in the battery-powered Jeep she got for Christmas.

It was red with flames on the side. “I think it was meant for a boy but I was too tough for a Barbie Jeep,” Steel said.

If she could, Steel would include the battery-powered Jeep in the list. She would have also included a trampoline because it “provided [her] with hours of entertainment.”

Carr’s favorite toy was her American Girl Doll, which is included on the list. These dolls were invented to teach young girls about history: each doll covers a different era of history and comes with a story relevant to that period.

“My sister and I made up many games in which we played with our American Girl dolls and we had a lot of fun,” Carr said.

Strigle enjoyed all of her toys and was u n a b l e t o c h o o s e a f av o r i t e . “I l ov e toys, they are so much fun,” she said.

Toys are still a big part of Strigle’s life as she recently bought NERF guns with a friend. “We felt tough,” she said. “We have so much fun playing with them.” While NERF guns do not appear on the list, NERF balls do appear under the 1970s.

Steel would eliminate Troll dolls and Furbies from the list because of their creepy nature. “Something was wrong with [my Furby] so it had an evil, mechanical growl,” Steel said. “It didn’t speak, it just growled.”

If she could exclude a toy from the list, Strigle would choose the Rubik’s Cube because, she said, “it frustrated me.”

Toys are important to society. They teach children skills important to living a successful life. They also provide children with endless hours of entertainment.

“A l l m y m e m o r i e s as a kid are me playing with my toys,” Steel said.

As children grow up, they tend to leave their toys behind. The memories, however, remain with them throughout adulthood.

“They are still in my life because they bring up happy memories of my sister and me playing together,” Carr said. “We got to use our creativity and we had a lot of fun.”

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Melissa A. Mandia Staff Writer As with all technology, you usually cannot fathom that there is a way to improve upon current innovations until something better comes to the surface. Time magazine recently published a list entitled “All-TIME 100 Gadgets,” which highlights the greatest gadgets invented since 1923, the year Time began publishing its magazine.

The list is designed so that readers can determine their own number one gadget of all-time. It is not arranged by numbers; rather, it groups the gadgets by category. Peter Ha, technology editor for Time magazine, created the list to consist of eight categories: entertainment, computing, communication, lifestyle, cameras, home, health and gadgets ahead of their time.

The entertainment section contains obvious inventions such as the Amazon Kindle, Apple iPod and Nintendo Game Boy. It also includes items you

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would not think of instantly, such as Bose Noise-Cancelling Headphones.

The Genica GN803 Tavarua also makes the list as the world’s first MP3 CD player because it could hold around 180 songs as MP3 files on a single CD. The Sony Watchman makes the cut because it allowed people to watch television anywhere, which was quite a novelty in the early 1980s.

“When I got my first iPod it was about the size of a deck of cards. Now I have one of the newer ones, and I can’t even find it half of the time because it’s so much smaller. It’s amazing that they just keep getting better and better,” sophomore Arielle Harris said.

The computer-related gadgets range from the MITS Altair 8800, which was the start of the personal computer, to Apple’s iPad that allows you to do pretty much anything you can imagine with the swipe of a finger. The Engelbart Computer Mouse easily makes the list, as it is still pivotal for online navigation. One interesting nominee includes Lego Mindstorms 1.0. This was created in 1998 by Lego and the MIT Media Laboratory, and allowed users to combine Lego’s trademark building blocks with programmable microcomputers that animate their creation. The list also includes the Iomega Zip Drive-the older, more cumbersome brother of the thumb drive.

It’s hard to imagine life without the ballpoint pen, but that was the reality until 1938. There were patents dating back to 1888, but they couldn’t compete with the modern-day ballpoint as we know it. The Bluetooth Headset, introduced in 2000, also makes the list as not only a way for drivers to talk hands-free but as a way to exchange data over short distances. Motorola’s Razr V3 also holds a spot because of its sleek, unprecedented thin design.

The design was so popular that Motorola sold over a hundred million of these phones in its first four years.

“I remember when it was the cool thing to own a Razr and everyone had one,” sophomore Beth Koren said. “If you still have a flip phone now though, you’re just lame.”

The lifestyle category contains a vast variety of objects, beginning with the Air Taser Model 34000, known as a Taser in layman’s terms. The modern credit card, introduced in the 1950s, also earns a coveted position. The oil crisis that took place in 1973 caused driving speeds to decrease nationally and thus yielded the Fuzzbuster 2000. While it sounds like some type of vacuum cleaner, it was actually the first speed radar detector. Velcro and Zippo lighters are also featured in this part of the list.

The Polaroid SX-70 was the first camera to instantly process your photos right away. The Fujifilm Quick Snap Disposable Camera introduced in 1986 took a different direction: throwing away your camera after one roll of film is used. While these two cameras worked exceptionally well for amateurs, the Nikon F, introduced in 1959, was the first camera with which professional photographers and photojournalists fell in love.

Within the home category, you can find the smoke detector, the electric razor, clock radio and power strip. Time also incorporates less-obvious inventions such as the iRobot Roomba, a small vacuum that roams around your house and eliminates the daily chore of traditional vacuuming. The Black & Decker Cordless Electric Drill, introduced in 1961, was an improvement on their standard drill from 1916 and is also recognized by Time.

The artificial heart, hearing aids and pedometer portray the array of devices in the health category of the Top-100. The Breathalyzer, developed in 1954, also makes an appearance on the list. It was an improvement on the Breath-o-Meter first introduced in 1938. The difference between the two is that the Breathalyzer is portable and doesn’t have to be recalibrated after each use. The Broxodent Electric Toothbrush is also deemed important. While it was initially meant for consumers with poor motor skills to make tooth-brushing easier, the electric toothbrush is now viewed as a convenience in modern times.

The gadgets ahead of their time section consists of only five items: the Apple Newton, Atari Lynx, Sony LIBRIé EBR-1000EP, Archos Gmini 400, and Psion MC 400. The Lynx makes the list because it offered the first color-display screen of any piece of technology. The Sony LIBRIé earns a spot in this section because it is comparable to the Kindle or Nook, yet it was launched in Japan in early 2004.

While many, if not all, of the devices in the “All-TIME 100 Gadgets” list have been replaced by something exponentially better, they earn our respect because they were all, at one point, the leading innovations in their respective fields and resulted in the current technological wonders of the world.

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Residence Life desires applicants It’s about that time again: summer is at the tip of our include the ability to work extended hours, to toes and job opportunities are available. Elizabethtown preserve confidentiality of information, and to priCollege students are looking for summer jobs, and oritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment. various departments are looking for students to hire.

“You are the face and voice in Residence Life; It’s a win-win. Well, stress be gone for students who the assistant will become a leader,” Sommers said. will be living on campus this summer and are lookOther requirements include strong organizaing for a weekly position: Residence Life has come to tional skills, good interpersonal skills and excellent your rescue. written and communication skills.

The job being offered is a Summer Office As“I gained general computer skills. College stusistant position. It is a perfect match if you’re look- dents these days think they know their way around ing for a professional office position with lenient the Microsoft Office suite, but I learned so much hours and a comfortable working in Residence Life,” Cochran said. work environment. It will “We count on our student During the summer, this job requires also provide challenging assistant to be like an onthe employee to work Monday through tasks to offer real office Thursday, from 9-4 p.m., and Friday from the-phone Jaywalker...”experience.

9-2:30 p.m. The student will work a total Coordinator of housing When students apply of 35 hours per week. for the Office Assistant operations Darlene Sommers The hiring process involves submitting position, they will report an application, cover letter and resume. to Darlene Sommers, the coordinator of housing Then, Sommers and Director of Residence Life Aloperations. lison Bridgeman will read through the submitted “We count on our student assistant to be like materials and determine who will be selected for an on-the-phone Jaywalker … by helping first-year an interview. students coming into college,” Sommers said.

“This is really good practice for a student to The best part about this particular job opportu- experience the real interview and resume process,” nity is that it is offered during the summer and not Sommers said. during the stressful school year.

All materials are due by March 25. Applicants “My general duties included day-to-day clerical may send all of these documents to the Office of duties like creating spreadsheets, filing, copying, Residence Life or send them by e-mail to reslife@ checking emails, sending emails using mail merge etown.edu. and answering the phone,” said junior Alison Co“Students applying should be comfortable with chran, who worked this position last summer. handling criticism. You will get angry parents on the One of the upsides of taking a position during the phone, and they will lash out in a way just because summer is that most of the time there are benefits you were the one to answer the phone and deliver offered. This position offers three special summer the ‘bad news,’” Cochran said. perks: an hourly wage, Jay bucks and free room and This is a great job opportunity and will be a good board, according to an employment application. experience for students looking for professional Just like any professional job, employers are al- jobs in the future. Don’t feel intimidated or shy ways looking for certain qualifications in potential away from this opportunity. employees. In particular, some of the qualifications “Working for Residence Life was and still is a

• On March 18, Campus Security shut down a party at Founders Residence Hall. Officials located the celebration after spotting an intoxicated student leaving the residence.

• Campus Security spotted non-college students hanging out in Wolf Field on March 9. Officials kindly asked them to vacate the location.

• On March 20, Campus Security broke apart another party at Founders. Officials were called to the scene where they found a large number of underage students allegedly consuming alcohol.

• That same night, an Elizabethtown College banner was stolen from in front of Schlosser Residence Hall, for the second time. If you have any information regarding the theft please contact Campus Security. great experience. If I didn’t have to complete an internship this summer, I would be returning myself,” Cochran said.

“I have watched [Cochran] really grow in confidence and communication … this position will help a student become more professional,” Sommers said.

If you will be available during the summer and are looking for a beneficial way to grow as a professional, apply for the Student Summer Office Assistant position in Residence Life.

The application can be found on the student employment page of the College’s website. For more information, contact Darlene Sommers at sommersd@etown. edu or 717-361-1197.

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Interview tips supply job-seekers tools for success After spending hours perfecting your resume, the outfit you’re going to wear and the responses you plan to give, your hard work has finally paid off — you’ve landed your very first interview! For many college students, the nerves for an interview don’t come until you actually get there. The second you’re about to open your mouth to give your perfected answer, nothing seems to come out.

Elizabethtown College’s career services department specializes in putting those nerves to rest.

There are many dos and don’ts to the art of an interview. Jane Nini, director of career services, gave very helpful insight into what students should do to prepare and what they may need to reconsider in order to land a job.

One way to set the tone of an interview is to arrive approximately 10-15 minutes early. Along with this, dressing professionally is essential. Nini explained that “it is best to dress conservatively, and for fulltime positions this generally means a suit.”

Women should wear tights or stockings if wearing a skirt and should wear closedtoed shoes that do not have spike heels.

Men should wear a tie with matching shoes and belt. At all costs, you should avoid colognes, heavy make-up, elaborate hair styles or large jewelry. One of the other most important aspects, which could make

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or break an interview, is cell phone use.

For some of us, it doesn’t leave our side, but in this case it could cost you the job.

Nini suggested that interviewees leave their cell phones in the car, or turn them off completely.

Students should also keep numerous ideas in mind while preparing for their interview. You should have seven to ten examples of accomplishments in which your key skills have been used. Know your weaknesses and failures but do not pick weaknesses that would impede your ability to do the job. Also, do not try some phony response to a weakness question like, “I work too hard.” No one really believes that answer and it will make you look like you are avoiding the question.

Another aspect of an interview you should think about is asking the employer questions. Your questions should not be related to salary or benefits. You will only discuss this if the interviewer brings up the subject, but you should do research to identify typical entry-level salaries in your career field and in the employer’s geographic area. Your questions to the employer should demonstrate your interest in their company and the position.

On the other end of the spectrum, there are a few things you should remember to avoid at an interview. Nini explains, “Never bad mouth a previous

employer, co-worker, classmate, school or faculty member. You may feel like you worked for a tyrant but letting your potential employer know your feelings will only make them question how you would like working for them.”

Additionally, students sometimes underestimate the need to prepare answers in advance. To avoid being stumped by questions, prepare answers about your interests, skills, career goals, accomplishments, weaknesses, education, knowledge of the employer, preferences in supervisory styles and how you relate to others. Questions should be thoroughly answered and should not be one or two word responses.

After the interview, it is suggested that you write a thank you letter to each person with whom you interviewed.

Express your appreciation and reinforce your qualifications for and interest for the position, make sure to get your thank you letters in the mail within 24 hours of

your interview. Despite some reservations, employers understand that interviewing may make some students uneasy. Employers don’t expect you to be perfect, but they are looking for someone who will fit in with their team. “Students should view the interview as a two-way street, with the opportunity to see if they like the organization as well as giving the employer the opportunity to see if you fit in with their company culture,” Nini said.

Each semester, Career Services offers workshops on the interview process and how to prepare. Students can arrange a mock interview with a Career Services staff member or may participate as part of the STRIVE program. Additionally, mock interviews may be individually arranged with an alumnus or employer contact in the area. To contact Career Services, students may email the office at careerservices@etown.edu or by phone at 717-361-1206.

Overall, students should remember, to remain positive and be themselves throughout the entire interview. The employer wants to give the job to the person they see in the interview, not someone who is just trying to impress.

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has plenty to offer. It might not be the most lavish, swanky cuisine selection, but, again, college students’ budgets don’t need any more stress than they already have. There are the fast food places, the pizza joints, a tea shop or two, a library, Kmart and the like: all of our henever my friends from bigger, urban-area colleges remember that I go to Eliza- basic needs are met. All it takes is some initiative to get out and go.

After those two lists, my friends get fed up and ask about the real fun — I guess they’re bethtown College (“wait, where?”), the question pertaining to “fun” inevitably comes talking about night life. Well, then, we’ve got Harrisburg. After the up in conversation. “So, like, what do you do off campus? “oohs” and “aahs” subside, I then move on to explaining how, like evAre there Amish people everywhere, carriages, you know?” erything else, with the minimal effort of entering an automobile, you And so it begins … can escape to the sort-of-bustling, probably more active scene of the No, sir, I don’t frequent the local farms and interact with city. Clubs, shopping, more food, more movies, city stuff — you can the Amish daily. Don’t get me wrong, I could. Anybody at find that, shockingly, in the city of Harrisburg. It’s not New York, it’s not Etown with the physical aptitude for walking, and the dePhiladelphia (you can get to those places easily enough, usually through termination required for the hike, could head in just about school-sponsored trips), but it’s a city. any direction and find a farm. And sit there ... fun? I’d like Finally, I keep the ace up my sleeve for some shock factor to hamto think not, but hey, if that’s your thing, do it. I then enter mer my point home at the end of the speech: Hersheypark. Chocolate into what is now the usual spiel of explaining the immense World. At this point, I’ve basically won the conversation. Hersheypark amount of fun and entertainment available to us Blue Jays is the culmination of all fun aspects of Etown’s off-campus life coming outside of the shelter of campus, because regardless of what together: it trumps the movies in the entertainment category, there’s outsiders, and some people living here, may think, we’ve got more food than you’d be able to cram down your throat and the thrills plenty of quality options at our disposal. provided by the roller coasters end up putting the city to shame.

If you like movies, we’ve got them. MoviE-town is a Basically, we’ve got all we need out here. The one gripe students minute’s drive, or a modest walk if you’re that one person could throw the school’s way is the lack of a major shuttle system to who doesn’t know anyone with a car on campus. And at all aforementioned attractions, but, as was mentioned before, unless first, the novelty of the punny name might lure you there. you’re that one person who doesn’t have access to a car, you’re going to For a local movie theater, it gets the job done. Remember, be fine. Our choices may not be “A+” grade, but they don’t have to be. we’re college students — United Artists Cinemas and Imax It’s college, we can’t afford A+, and sometimes we enjoy feeling like we’re are things of the past, or whenever it was that your parents roughing it by experiencing the lesser things in life. It’s all a part of the provided that absurdly large sum of money it takes to get a college experience. Sometimes it’s fun to find and force your own fun. movie ticket these days. So, if for some reason you opt out Image: thelancast.com So listen, if you, as an Etown student, still don’t think what we can do of seeing the free movies in Gibble, you can go to MoviE- Ryan and Dawn Bracken are the town, and it’ll be a good experience. owners of the popular off-campus outside of campus is sufficient, grab some pillows, build a fort and hang in for the weekend. Your friends will be out having fun.

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Who is your pick to win the NCAA men’s basketball tournament?

by Matthew P. Butera

Matt Warner Class of 2011

“Ohio State, no doubt in my mind.”

Ian Phillips Class of 2014

“Ohio State.”

March 24, 2011

letter to the editor

Trouble in paradise, reaction to thefts

Dale Boyer Assistant Director of Campus Security

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o. I never lock my room.” “We always leave our bags and stuff lying in the hallway or lounge while we’re in class.”

“I trust everybody here at Etown. We have a pledge of integrity.” These are common responses from students when questioned about theft at Elizabethtown College, but just how valid are these perceptions? Is Etown College the crime-free utopian environment we would like to believe it is? Well there’s trouble in paradise. Reality intrudes on our campus in the form of increasing numbers of thefts of both personal and College property. Recently, students have reported having cameras, laptops, cell phones and jackets stolen. These items were left out in open, public areas, not in view of the owners. This is commonplace on our campus. This practice and the myth that thefts don’t happen here are perpetuated with each incoming class. Prospective students and their parents are told that it is perfectly safe to leave personal items lying around unattended. After all, we have a pledge of integrity. There was a day when that was true; however, those days are long gone, and that pledge of integrity is only as good as the character of the person signing it.

If we as a community acknowledge that such behavior is inherently wrong and that we want to do something about it, then we must change things at the most basic level. We need to change the mindset that is setting us up to be victimized. We must become proactive.

To begin with, we need to change the way of thinking from “Nothing bad happens here and I trust everyone” to “Most people are genuinely honest, but there may be someone there ready to take advantage of my trust.” We need to start taking common sense steps to reduce or eliminate opportunities for crime/ thefts to occur. This means no longer leaving backpacks unattended while in class, as we have most recently seen during incidents at the Dance Studio and Theatre. Physical changes for proper storage will need to be found and implemented through the Facilities Management Department. Cooperation between students, faculty, Facilities and Campus Security will be critical. Safety and security is not an abstract idea or a class or program. It is a lifestyle one adopts. Being more aware and conscious of risks or potential problems and taking steps to reduce or eliminate those factors will go a long way toward preventing thefts.

The above deals with thefts of opportunity of personal property. Now let’s look at another troubling issue: thefts and vandalism of college property. This academic year there has been a significant increase in theft of college property. The list includes Etown banners from poles along College Avenue, the banner welcoming our incoming president, a science banner from the Susquehanna Room area, a digital dartboard from the Bird Cage and, repeatedly, brass

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letters from the College sign at the corner of Mount Joy Street and College Avenue. The removal of these items may be perceived as just college pranks. That couldn’t be farther from the truth. Taking these items is theft.

A crime. It costs the College real money to replace these things, and ultimately it’s student money these people are stealing.

It boils down to right and wrong and if the responsible parties can’t tell the difference, they do not belong here at Elizabethtown College. To compound the matter, there are students who know who is responsible for many of these thefts but are reluctant to identify the thieves. If you have knowledge of a crime but say nothing, what does that say about your character? Again, they’re stealing from you.

The point behind this lengthy letter is that we must begin the process of changing the way of thinking on this campus. We will be gradually instituting new programs and making changes.

In the end we will be making a safer, more secure, better campus for the whole community.

academics

Credit completion, is it just too much?

Emily E. Dotter Staff Writer

O Brian Osborn Class of 2011

“Duke.”

Emalee Hartman Class of 2013

“Connecticut.”

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ne hundred and twenty five. It takes a minimum of 125 credits to graduate from Elizabethtown College, which boils down to about 16 credits per semester. Forty of those credits are filled by core requirements, leaving 80 for major requirements and electives.

More than enough to graduate on time, right? Hold up; let’s not race to any conclusions.

I believe college is the time to discover yourself and ponder life’s puzzling mysteries. While doing this, you may discover that your true calling is to become a music therapist. Unfortunately, you make this revelation in the middle of your first semester of sophomore year, and if you think you’ll be able to complete all of the necessary classes and core requirements in the remaining five semesters, you’re more ridiculous than a monkey riding a unicycle, playing “Old McDonald” on a violin with two popped strings. It isn’t going to happen.

The amount of credits and classes some majors require is absurd. In order to stay on track with majors like education or music, a student must decide upon a major by the end of his or her first semester or risk falling behind. In my first year, I couldn’t decide how to arrange my dorm room, so how could I possibly make a decision that would affect the rest of my life? To make matters worse, some of the classes required are only worth one credit, making it more difficult to achieve the monstrous amount of necessary credits. A few majors may make it awfully difficult to be able to graduate on

time, but I don’t believe the College, as a whole, makes it exceedingly hard to graduate in four years.

One of the reasons I picked Etown is because it’s a liberal arts college; I like dabbling into areas of study different than my major. I may hate math and science with a fierce passion equal to a thousand burning suns, but I recognize it’s good for me to become more enlightened in those fields. If I wasn’t forced into taking math or sciences, I probably would’ve missed out on the, shall we say, interesting world of math magic and scientific wonder. But 40 credit assignments in four years? That’s one or two classes every semester. It might not sound like much, but the average schedule consists of 16 credits, making core classes take up one-fourth of a schedule every semester. That’s two and a half semesters of classes that students didn’t even really want to take in the first place. I’m all for dabbling, but really — two sciences, histories, and languages?

That’s not dabbling, that’s meddling. Add those requirements to major requirements and you’ve got yourself a reason to run around like you’re on fire.

I recognize that having so many course requirements for a major is intended to make the students more experienced and capable in their craft and, for the most part, I believe they accomplish that. Since there hasn’t been a huge amount of people unable to graduate in the past, I guess you could argue the system isn’t completely flawed.

But I wonder how many of those graduates were trapped in a major they didn’t really enjoy because there was no time to switch. And I wonder how many undergraduates are grudgingly attending May term in order to take a core requirement class. Colleges haven’t made it impossible to graduate in four years, but they’ve certainly made it unpleasant.

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campus controversy

Dr. Gottfried clarifies intent of online blog Dr. Paul Gottfried Professor of Political Science

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ichael Hillman is entitled to his memories, and I do appreciate his willingness to defend my right to express “detestable” views that apparently have resulted in oceans of blood being shed since time immemorial. Unfortunately, my former student does not recall my views very accurately. I do not describe myself as a “paleoconservative,” any more than I would present myself as a “value-conservative” or as a “liberal.” Such obsolete terms do not benefit political discussion and have little to do with our current debates. At this point in time I support libertarians. In 2008 I made a generous donation to the campaign of Ron Paul, whom I voted for in the Republican primary.

My major concern is with the war against intellectual freedom that is intensifying in the “Western democracies.”

I have indeed warned against the pursuit of “social equality” but only with reference to government attempts to implement this dream.

The state-imposed quest for equality in Communist countries led to the murder of millions of unfortunate human beings, and in the West, the war against inequality is being used to manipulate individuals and communities in the name of sensitivity. If Mr. Hillman wants more equality of this type, then he should be free to form a commune with his friends. Just don’t force his vision on me or on other unwilling subjects!

I’m sorry if I offended women students enrolled in certain majors, and I regret that my remarks were taken in an overly personal fashion.

The point I was trying to make, however awkwardly, is that not all activities, however well-intentioned, should be treated as academic studies. For the record, I did not divulge the name of our college or the college newspaper to the editor of the website that carried my comment. I explicitly refused to do so. I am also not responsible for the detestable material that went on the blog attached to my comments, including the references to the college. In fact I took action to have the blog removed as soon as it was brought to my attention.

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Infomercial insanity Kate M. Walsh Staff Writer

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he other night I was awakened by a startling dream: my friends had raided my dad’s house, thrown a huge party, and for some unknown reason unplugged my kitchen stove.

Although I was pretty pissed about having hundreds of strangers in my house, what really bothered me, and eventually woke me up, was trying to fathom how in the hell I was going to reconnect that damn stove. I am not Bob the Builder, I was not about to try to figure that out.

Anyway, I found myself in a bit of a situation. It was 4 a.m., I was by myself, and I was not going to fall back asleep to deal with that stove. So I did what any other full-blooded American would do: I relied on sweet, sweet television. The only problem was that during that time slot there really aren’t that many choices for the viewer. Of the 70+ channels that we get here at Etown, three of those were actual programs: “Family Matters,” a Image: womans day.com strange anime cartoon, and a cowboy movie starring what was either John Wayne or a very wrinkly John Wayne look-alike.

As you can see, my choices were pretty limited. So with nothing better to do and nothing better to watch, I ended up flipping through channel after channel of infomercials. I soon realized that for years I had been wasting my life with useless sleep. Foolish girl! These are once-in-a-lifetime offers that I’ve been missing out on. I mean, when am I going to get another chance to buy the complete set of Singers and Songwriters of the ‘50s, ‘60s and ‘70s? They don’t just sell that stuff in stores!

It wasn’t just the classic hits I had missed out on. Oh, no, for the longer I watched, the more intrigued I became at what other incredible deals I’d missed. For instance, I came across a commercial for Miracle Spring Water. Oh yes, you just read that correctly. This isn’t just your old hum-drum miracle water; this water not only will heal any and all of your afflictions, but it has also been blessed by a Jesuit Priest somewhere deep within the Himalayas. If that wasn’t enough, the stern-looking Priest sitting in a leather red armchair screaming at his audience for five minutes would definitely have convinced you. I don’t know whether it was his rant about fear and why it was driving me away from the sale, or the simple fact that if I didn’t buy it, “The devil will find you, he will dig deep and root himself within your soul!” Well, I guess if I have to choose between this water that was bottled from a hose behind this dude’s house or being possessed by the devil, I suppose I’ll buy the water.

The best, though, was when I found the various commercials for Image: connect.in.com workout DVDs. More specifically, I was entranced by the INTENSITY workout. Sweet Jesus, those people are nuts. The people in those DVDS were so toned, they literally looked like they could just rip an entire person in half. The pitch was pretty simple: we’re all fat and gross and our workout plans are for little girly babies. Yet with the INTENSITY workout, you can have rock solid abs, legs and arms in just 60 days. Apparently each workout plan lasts about an hour and you can burn up to 1,000 calories. Just think of how toned and awesome you’re going to look in that hospital gown when you’re eventually rushed to the ER for either suffering from a heart attack or complete and utter dehydration! Even the “rest” portion of the DVD looked hard — I don’t know how relaxing 8,000 lunges are, but hey, I’m no personal trainer.

What bothers me the most about these commercials is the fact that they know they can sell you any amount of crap they want, and just because it’s late at night and you’re too lazy to change the channel, you’re more likely to buy it. What’s worse is when they put that stupid little clock at the bottom of the screen that counts down the minutes left to call in. Whether or not I even want the Baby Food Bullet or the cheetah-print Snuggie, as soon as I see that clock, I start to panic. Only ten minutes and 35 seconds left?! FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, WHERE IS MY CREDIT CARD? Yet, three weeks later, I’m stuck figuring out if I can fit my new German knife set between my lifetime supply of HeadOn and the complete U.S. Mint coin collection. Take my advice: steer clear of infomercials. Their products seem too good to be true because frankly, they are. Except the Miracle Water — please don’t tell the scary man I said I didn’t like the Miracle Water. By the way, have I told you all how with three small payments of $39.50, you, too, can keep the devil at bay?

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the Etownian the board Editor-in-Chief Ross M. Benincasa Managing Editor Khouri E. McGrann Assistant Editor Peter S. Northrop News Editor Brianna E. Wiest Features Editor Tara B. Hayes Campus Life Editor Melanie R. Giardina Opinion Editor Samantha T. Phillips Sports Editor T. Gavin Nevill Photography Editor Matthew P. Butera Copy Editor Patricia A. Cangelosi Managing Copy Editor Nancy C. Briscoe Online Editor Zachary T. Johnson Layout Editor Allison A. Gower Assistant News Editor Allison M. Rohland Assistant Features Editor Erika C. Surock Asst. Campus Life Editor Katie A. Bamberger Assistant Opinion Editor Janelle K. DeAngelo Assistant Sports Editor Ashley N. Kufera Asst. Photography Editor Jacqueline E. Quidort Assistant Online Editor Andrew R. Sides Assistant Copy Editors Samantha M. Alleman Danielle B. Cantor Elizabeth A. Enwright Rachel L. Jesten Alexis L. Morris Melanie L. Weyant Assistant Layout Editors Katherine E. Dyer Agnetha M. Serrame Business Manager Benjamin L. Frey Asst. Business Manager Amy M. Berdanier Advertising Manager Chelsea A. Benson Assistant Ad. Managers Jenn A. Hughes Brooke S. Wachtel Marketing Manager Joelle E. Atkinson Faculty Adviser Kelly L. Poniatowski The Etownian is the student newspaper of Elizabethtown College. All editorial decisions are made by the student editors. With the exception of editorials, opinions presented here are those of quoted sources or signed authors, not of the Etownian or the College.

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women’s lacrosse

Agnetha M. Serrame Staff Writer

Sean M. Deutsch Staff Writer

March 24, 2011

Team set for spring Blue Jays prepare for conference

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s the Elizabethtown College golf team ready to conquer the Middle Atlantic Conference and the NCAA? Head Coach Bob Pyrz, with his team of five seniors, four juniors, two sophomores and one first-year, is hoping the answer is yes.

In its history, Etown’s golf team has been to two conference championships and the NCAAs. According to Pyrz, all the senior players have placed in the top ten of their individual events, and they have the ability to place near the top again this season.

“Our toughest competition this year will be Messiah College and Albright College,” Pyrz said.

He also said that like Etown, Albright and Messiah possess very talented players, and they all won multiple tournaments. Senior Geoffrey Quinque agrees that the team can beat both tough competitors. Quinque also said that his trip with fellow seniors Nick Iacono and Dan Senkler to the NCAAs “The team this year is familiarized them with the big tourstronger than any other team nament pressure. that has been put together Junior Drew Hanaoka thinks over the past four years.” that having five Head Coach Bob Pyrz seniors is a big advantage for the team. The senior players act like big brothers, and they provide the younger team members with information about the layouts of the tournaments’ courses because they are more familiar with them.

“The team this year is stronger than any other team that has been put together over the past four years,” Pyrz added.

Seniors Quinque, Iacono, Senkler, Alex Catalano and Stephen Powell are graduating after the season, and that leaves the younger players to keep the team’s winning tradition. Pyrz said that they are going to miss the leadership and unity that these players brought to the team and their superior experiences in big tournaments.

“I’ll miss the camaraderie that all of the guys on the team have,” Hanaoka said. Hanaoka and Quinque said that they will miss the friendships they’ve created with the seniors throughout the years.

“The golf team is a very tight-knit group of guys, which is something you don’t often see in a sport that is both individually and team based,” Quinque added.

The upcoming tournaments are going to be held at Hershey Country Club (East Course). They will be hosting their individual tournament on April 7 at 12 p.m.

One of the team’s biggest strengths is the he women’s lacrosse support system that is team recorded their first built between the players.

Middle Atlantic Conference “Even when we are losing championship in Elizabetha game we stay very positown College history in 2010. tive,” Scheurich said. “We They then went on to the are very supportive of NCAA Tournament where each other, which keeps they upset higher ranked us focused for the entire Washington and Lee on game.” their home field to win in The team only lost five the first round. seniors from last year.

The 2011 season looks to Currently the team has be just as promising, as the only three seniors and conference coaches picked four juniors out of a rosElizabethtown to win the ter with 29 players.

MAC again in the preThe Blue Jays are deseason poll. termined to prove that If the women’s lacrosse last year was no fluke and team wants to defend their that they are the real deal.

Photo: EtownBlueJays.com MAC championship, how“Some people will say Sophomore goalie Rachael Waldman ever, they are going to have winning our conference has made 35 saves in net for the Blue to do it on a new home field. Jays this season. is not that big of a deal The Blue Jays will play all because it is not that The team now has extra in- strong, but to win our first of their home matches on Ira R. Herr field this season. The centive to gain home-field ad- NCAA game was huge for us,” temporary switch is due to the vantage for the MAC playoffs Morris said. “We proved that we in May. maintenance to fix Wolf Field. could play on a national level, “Other teams are going to be and the entire team wants to go The switch between turf and grass will be a drastic one for used to turf, and we have grass. even further this time.” the team to make. The players, The playing style is different so Head Coach Michael Faith however, are staying positive and we will have a huge advantage enters into his seventh season are hoping that this will turn into over other teams,” sophomore at the helm for the Blue Jays. a unique advantage for the Jays captain and Etownian assistant He holds a career record of copy editor Alexis Morris said. 63-38 and has led the team this season.

The Blue Jays are not your to the MAC playoffs for five “You feel so slow running on typical run-and-gun team. They straight years. a grass field compared to turf. I feel like once we get used to it, rely heavily on their defense, and Faith already has his team we are going to be faster than they are a very patient team on of- heading in the right direction as the other teams that come and fense. The defense recently imple- it has won three straight games, are not used to running on our mented a new high pressure zone including its first conference field,” junior midfielder Katie defense this season, which could matchup against Misericordia frustrate offensive competitors.

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Young pitchers put to test in upcoming competitions Christian V. Sammartino Staff Writer

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he Elizabethtown College baseball team has compiled a 3-7 record after facing some of the toughest teams in the nation. The squad has battled opponents such as Shenandoah University, La Roche College and The College of New Jersey. Shenandoah is ranked number one in the nation, La Roche College owns the top spot in their division and the College of New Jersey is a top-25 caliber team.

After playing these opponents, the Jays are focused on staying together as their first conference game against Widener University approaches.

“We just have to go out and play to the best of our abilities and play with passion and stick together as a team, and understand what our goal is as a team, which is to make the conference playoffs. Your overall record has nothing to do with that, it is what you do in conference,” Head Coach Cliff Smith said. “We are just focusing on taking each game one game at a time.”

In preparation for conference games, Smith has been working with his pitchers. His staff is full of young pitchers who are adjusting to increased appearances at the collegiate level. One of the things the pitchers are working on is controlling the strike zone and throwing strikes. Some members of the staff are working on throwing their secondary pitches when they get behind hitters at practice.

“We don’t really have too many guys returning that pitched a lot for us last year.

They are learning what they can get away with and what they can’t, and they are learning how to pitch. We are getting there,” Smith said. “We really only have three upperclassmen that pitched for us in Wayne Lenard, Gregg Katz and Todd Leister.”

On the other side of the ball, the Jays have been solid at the plate this season.

The team has a total batting average of .298 through ten games. Junior infielder Matt Reade has hit the cover off the ball this spring and leads the Jays with a .483 average and 14 total hits. Senior third baseman Anthony Heaps has also produced at the dish. He leads the team with two homers and eight RBIs.

“Offensively, I think we will have a chance to compete,” Smith said. “We are just trying to find production out of a couple different places on the field that we are not getting enough production out of yet.”

The Jays still have to play their conference schedule. During those games, the Blue Jay batting order and pitching staff will be put to the test. Those games will determine whether Etown reaches its goal of clinching a conference championship.

“In the grand scheme of things, this is going to be a really competitive conference. The thing is every game is going to be close,” Smith said. “What we have to do as a group is go out there and compete, and I think we can be a playoff team.”

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Junior catcher Steve Motika hits a base knock against The College of New Jersey on March 19 at Kevin Scott Boyd Stadium. Motika recorded two hits and scored two runs for the Blue Jays during the afternoon.

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Brotherhoods within lacrosse family Jays move ahead in MAC (who play attack) find that they compete against each other in practice.

“We go against each other a lot and sometimes he beats me, rubs it in my face a little bit,” Mike Kenneally said.

Switching Roles Last year the team had two more sets of brothers: Jon and Chris Day, and Dustin and Ryan Mulcahey.

The Days graduated, and Ryan Mulcahey is now an assistant coach with the team after using all four years of eligibility. Dustin Mulcahey said it has been a smooth transition from teammates to a player-coach relationship with his brother.

“He’s able to help me out a little more than just Photo: Matthew P. Butera The men’s lacrosse team features four sets of brothers: (L-R) Assistant out on the field,” Dustin Mulcahey said. “He can see Coach Ryan Mulcahey, Dustin Mulcahey, Greg Kenneally, Mike Kenneally, things that I’ve been doing wrong my whole life and Brendan Corcoran, Shawn Corcoran, Mike McGraw and Sean McGraw. help me correct them.”

In the Family T. Gavin Nevill Terry Corcoran played alongside his three brothers for his Sports Editor father in high school. His younger brother was also his teammate ome athletes like to think of their teammates as family. For during his three-time All-American lacrosse career at Hobart some members of the Elizabethtown College men’s lacrosse College in the 1970s. team, their teammates actually are their family.

“As a player, I always knew I had someone special I could always The Blue Jays have three sets of brothers on their roster in the count on,” Corcoran said.

Kenneallys, the Corcorans and the McGraws. Head Coach Terry Now in his 29th season, Corcoran coaches his sons, juniors Corcoran said teams use the word “family” to instill unselfishness Shawn and Brendan. Terry Corcoran has won two Division III and loyalty.

Coach of the Year awards. Shawn Corcoran said he recognizes the “When you have brothers on a team, you know you have separation between his father and his coach. some players on the team with these traits already in place,” Terry “The only thing that stinks is he has so much credibility that Corcoran said.

I can’t be like, ‘No dad, that’s not right,’” Shawn Corcoran joked.

Senior defender Mike McGraw, whose brother Sean is a sophoAfter scoring four goals in the Blue Jays’ 19-9 win over Neumore attacker for the Blue Jays, said having brothers on their side mann University on March 16, Shawn Corcoran addressed the helps team chemistry. team on the bus ride home.

“I think it just brings us a lot closer,” Mike McGraw said. “We “Just being able to be like, ‘Hey guys, I just want you to know all grew up together, so it just kind of makes the team tighter.” … it was my dad’s 250th win,’ and it’s cool to be able to announce Another duo, seniors Mike (a defender) and Greg Kenneally that,” Shawn Corcoran said. “I’m proud of him.”

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Colonels drop Jays at home Zakiya A. Fulton-Anderson Staff Writer

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he Elizabethtown College men’s and women’s tennis teams went up against the Wilkes University Colonels and the La VW & Audi have just had one of the largest year-to-year Salle University Explorers this past weekend. sales increases of almost any auto manufacturer.

Although there were a few personal wins, both Increasing volume requires us to increase our sales team! teams lost to their opponents.

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The men’s team also fell short in their match against Wilkes University in a 1-8 decision.

Sophomore Paul Whitman earned the only win of the day at the No. 4 singles match against Wilkes’ Clarke Freeman.

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Junior Manrique Arrea picked up a win at the No. 1 singles match against Mikel Kosich.

Arrea also helped pick up a victory in the No. 1 doubles match with sophomore teammate Josh Riehl, while Whitman and senior Bryan Metz picked up the team’s second win at the No. 2 doubles match.

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idener College is next up to bat against the Elizabethtown College women’s softball team. The Blue Jays will host the Pride in their Commonwealth Conference opener on March 26 at 1 p.m.

The Blue Jays, now 7-6 after a week of games in Clermont, Fla., are preparing for the Pride (8-6) just as if they are playing any other team.

The Blue Jays plan on getting through the game leading up to Widener, and then they will redirect their focus on Saturday’s doubleheader.

Each team will bring different strengths to Saturday’s games. Sophomore shortstop Elly McCarthy said Widener has always been a good hitting team. “They will find a place to get a hit, so we have to make sure we answer back,” McCarthy said.

In order to shut down Widener’s aggression at bat, the Blue Jays will have to prepare defensively. “We will just have to play tough defense and come out hitting,” McCarthy said. “We need to try and catch them on their heels.”

The last time Etown played Widener in the 2010 season, they lost 1-5 and 2-4 in a doubleheader. The Blue Jays are looking to get two wins right off the bat and will do so by taking advantage of the Pride’s weaknesses.

Both teams are young, but McCarthy believes Etown has the ability to prove their talent over the Pride. The shortstop said that as long as the Blue Jays are aggressive on the base paths and challenge Widener’s arms and ability to work under pressure, they will be successful.

After their game against Widener, the Blue Jays will host the Ursinus Bears (6-5) in another doubleheader on March 28 at 3 p.m. Etown did not compete against Ursinus last season.

Sophomore catcher and infielder Caroline Schuster said the team works well together. This is important for these upcoming games. “A game can’t be won by just one person. We all work together to get hits, runs and outs,” Schuster said.

Although it is still early in the season, the team has improved from the fall preseason.

“The girls are starting to get a feel for how everyone plays and are learning to play to each other’s strengths,” McCarthy said. “If we come out swinging in the first inning, we can beat any team.”

Although the men’s and women’s teams were unsuccessful this past weekend, they had the opportunity to learn a lot from their matches. Metz said there are several positive things to take from both wins and losses.

“Wins help to build your confidence on the court,” Metz said. “On the other hand, losing helps to develop an understanding about the weaknesses in a player’s game and what must be done to change that weakness.”

Most of the players on the men’s tennis team are underclassmen, giving them the time and opportunity to perfect their game.

Along with supportive teammates, the coach of both the men’s and women’s teams is always there to support the players and watch them grow.

“I appreciate the way that [Head] Coach Helsel dissects a match analytically,” Metz said. “It helps to have someone who so intimately understands the strategy of tennis to prepare us for matches.”

With a strong bond between the coach and players and support around campus, the tennis teams look to improve for future matches.

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Speiden makes lasting mark on indoor track nervous I’ve ever been,” Speiden said. “Being the only one there kind of messed with me.”

However, he pushed aside all unior Russell Speiden first started runof his worries to run a successful ning cross country and track in ninth race. Despite his achievement, he grade to get in shape for lacrosse season. felt like he could have done better.

Seven years later, the lacrosse stick is “The way the race ended up covered with cobwebs, and he is an Allgoing, it favored people who American in the mile for indoor track. were better at sprinting, and I’m Speiden took home All-American honnot that,” he said. “We went out ors and a seventh place finish at the NCAA really, really slow, and we had to Division III Championships for indoor make up a lot of time in the end. track and field March 12. His time of My legs just couldn’t physically 4:17.94 was just a few seconds shy of Nick move as fast as other peoples’.”

Guarino’s (SUNY-Fredonia) first place Speiden’s ideal strategy for time of 4:14.23. Speiden is the first Allrunning the mile is to be in the American in the mile for Elizabethtown front; he is confident in his ability College after overcoming many obstacles to pace. While he is running, he to get to this point in his running career. just thinks about his pace, form During Speiden’s first track season at and the clock. “Sometimes I like Etown, he suffered a stress fracture in his to think about how other people shin and could not compete. Then, last are feeling,” Speiden said. “If you season as a sophomore, he had mono, know the other person is in a lot which again impeded him from competof pain, and you just go around ing. “I didn’t really have a track season them, you’re almost using their freshman or sophomore year. I think if I pain as your energy.” As a teamhad a season, I would’ve went to nationals mate, Speiden helps motivate the sophomore year,” he said. team and leads by example.

Another health issue affected Speiden Photo: Matthew P. Butera “Russell has an extremely hard this season, right before nationals. “I got sick the Wednesday and Thursday before Junior Russell Speiden poses with his All-American work ethic; first one there, last the race, so two days before the race, I trophy. Speiden took seventh place at the NCAA one to leave type of guy,” junior Division III Indoor Championships at Capital Colby Miller said. “Even though couldn’t even run,” he said. Despite that, University in Columbus, Ohio, on March 12. he is an extremely talented indihe placed second in his heat of the preliminaries on Friday, March 11, and advanced to the finals. “After vidual, he never fails to ask how others are doing with life as well the trials on Friday, I realized I had a chance at doing really well,” as their training.”

For the outdoor season, Speiden hopes to return to nationals Speiden said.

Since the meet took place at Capital University in Columbus, and make the top three in the 1500m, which is 109m shorter than Ohio, and Speiden was the only Blue Jay competing, most of the the mile. “With his attitude, talent and work ethic, this guy is going team did not attend. Senior teammate Chris Heisey went for to go on to do great things in the realm of athletics and beyond,” support and to calm Speiden’s surging nerves. “I was the most Miller said. “I’m glad to call him a teammate and friend.”

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Sports

Women’s Lacrosse Page 14 Baseball Page 14 Golf Page 14 Tennis Page 15 Men’s Lacrosse Page 15 Softball Page 15

Sports Recap Men’s Etown Etown Etown

Lacrosse 19, Neumann 9 16, Immaculata 4 4, Eastern 7

Women’s Lacrosse Etown 19, Misericordia 2 Men’s Track & Field NC AA Division III Indoor Championships No Team Score Women’s Track & Field Columbia Invitational No Team Score Baseball Etown 8, TCNJ 14 Softball Etown 5, Muhlenberg 3 Etown 9, Muhlenberg 10 Men’s Tennis Etown 1, Wilkes 8 Etown 2, La Salle 5 Women’s Tennis Etown 2, Muhlenberg 7 Etown 2, Wilkes 7

Schedule

of Sports

Softball March 26: Widener March 28: Ursinus Baseball March 25: Widener March 26: @ Widener March 27: @ Franklin & Marshall Women’s Lacrosse March 26: FDU March 30: @ Arcadia Men’s Lacrosse March 26: @ FDU March 30: DeSales

Photos: EtownBlueJays.com

Through his team’s first three games, senior Greg Kenneally scored a team-high seven goals. In back-to-back wins for the Blue Jays on March 16 and 19, over Neumann and Immaculata respectively, Kenneally registered threegoal games. He earned Middle Atlantic Conference Player of the Week honors for his efforts.

Track & Field March 26: Jim Taylor Invitational Men’s & Women’s Tennis March 26: Lebanon Valley March 27: Misericordia EtownBlueJays .com