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New bridge on College Avenue poses threat Second draft of to environment, wildlife; restoration in question Strategic Plan highlights goals M O Shana M. Mihovics Asst. Campus Life Editor

arch 20, the Elizabethtown Borough opened a bridge on College Avenue connecting across Conoy Creek.

The bridge now joins with Bainbridge Street, previously diverted due to expansion on the M&M/Mars Factory.

Although the bridge is convenient for Elizabethtown citizens and students, environmental factors affecting wildlife in the high traffic area may pose a hazard.

Currently, the road west of Market Street is named West Bainbridge Street while the old West Bainbridge Street, which ran between Brothers Pizza and ManorCare, is now called Union Street.

Even though the bridge opened last Tuesday, there is still some work to be done.

The project was overseen by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and the cost of construction was $3.1 million, all paid for with federal grants. Thorough inspections on several environmental factors were done before the opening.

One of the environmental elements is the duck population. Elizabethtown tends to see many ducks roaming through the Borough, particularly this year, but the amount of ducks living in the area does not come as a surprise as the past indicates. According to a July 2009 Borough meeting report, a complaint was made by a citizen about the excessive amount of ducks in the area and since January 2012, Borough officials have been considering putting up duck crossing signs. These signs would help in the bridge’s area since its location is right across Conoy Creek, a prime spot for the ducks to reside.

Council member Mead Barely said, “The ducks, literally, are all over.” Along with the duck population, the safety of other animals, such as cats, is uncertain.

The bridge construction project,

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While the new bridge now open on College Avenue will help improve the flow of traffic, the duck population roaming the streets could be in serious jeopardy.

implemented in 2003, was paused due to other environmental concerns. In question were the underground storage tanks that may have caused issues, and an old service station located on West College Avenue that may have a problem.

The Elizabethtown Borough authorized $81,000 to figure out the issue. Because of the study’s results, sanitary sewer lines were relocated and the culvert running under the bridge was stabilized continuing the operation.

Conoy Creek has recently undergone a restoration process. According to the Masonic Village website, “Restoration included removing 60,000 cubic feet of legacy sediment, re-establishing floodplains and reseeding the area with native plant species.” Franklin & Marshall College and Johns Hopkins University scientists and professors participated in

this process. The project was funded by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Growing Greener grant and endorsements from Masonic Village.

The restoration of Conoy Creek and the duck population is still in question.

In July 2009, after the duck population complaint, Mount Joy Borough Manager Mark Heister reported the ducks were being controlled. The Borough Council is delaying the decision about putting up duck signs until further notice. They are waiting to see how to proceed this spring.

Police Chief Jack Mentor said, “It is not always at exactly the same place, so where do you put up signs?” Signs around the newly constructed bridge may be the best bet. Other safety measures may be taken in the future to protect the wildlife and the creek.

n March 12, the Strategic Planning Committee at Elizabethtown College released the second draft of the Strategic Plan for review by the College community. The plan focuses on three goals that will continue to build the College into an ideal undergraduate institution.

Based on feedback from the first draft, the second draft was produced with a stronger focus on the goals that received the most support to move the College forward. Provost Susan Traverso, a member of the Strategic Planning Committee, displayed her enthusiasm about the new plan. Traverso said in a statement, “The purpose of a Strategic Plan is to focus our activities to gain national recognition so we have a robust learning program in and outside of the classroom by using and protecting our resources.”

To achieve the purpose of the Strategic Plan, the faculty and staff at the College will implement the three highlighted goals. By 2017, the College anticipates to become nationally recognized by developing learning everywhere, with the stewardship of its resources. These are not the only areas of importance to the College.

Along with implementing these goals, there were several other factors the College took into consideration to add to the growth of the school.

Typically, a Strategic Plan is developed a year or so after a college welcomes a new president. With President Carl Strikwerda’s leadership, Etown has begun to already activate the process. “Anything that strengthens the College, will benefit the students,” Traverso said.

By helping Etown gain national recognition, the plan will advance learning for students. Etown takes pride in offering university programs in a college setting. In doing so, it allows the campus to look and feel like a larger university but in an intimate setting.

The committee will use the heritage and location of the College to make an impact on the development of the school to help achieve this goal.

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Pennsylvania funds gambling addiction prevention program Erin E. McLaughlin Staff Writer

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he Pennsylvania Department of Health has received $4.6 million in the past year to curb gambling. The money, allocated from a small percentage of revenue from Pennsylvania casinos, was given in an effort to construct programs spreading awareness and treatment for addicts. This campaign resulted from the recent emergence of casinos throughout the state.

Since the 2004 legislation that legalized the use of slot machines in Pennsylvania, a total of 10 casinos have opened their doors throughout the Keystone State. Not long after casinos opened for business, legislature funded The Pennsylvania Department of Health with $1.5 million annually in compliance with anti-compulsive gambling programs. In 2010, game tables were legalized and with them, a greater risk of casino patrons developing a gambling addiction. Since then, funding has continued to increase each year. The Department of Health now receives $4.6 million a year for efforts to combat gambling addictions.

In the past year, as noted by pennlive.com, $6.4 million was given to 37 county agencies using both the Department of Health’s unspent allocations

and new funds. The money supports treatment, counseling, media publicity and awareness projects in schools, retirement communities and prisons to spread information about the potential risk of addiction and how to receive help. The Pennsylvania counties’ drug and alcohol programs were also encouraged to implement treatment and prevention programs for gambling addiction.

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette noted 135 new patients received state-funded treatment for gambling addictions in 2010. As awareness spreads, this number is expected to increase.

According to the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, the casino industry in Pennsylvania is part of an act created in 2004 designed to increase the quality of life in local communities.

For every dollar of revenue, 55 cents is returned to Pennsylvanians, with the biggest portion returning in the form of property tax relief. A small percentage of revenue from casino visitors’ losses is returned to fund anti-compulsory gambling campaigns.

As noted on the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board’s website last month, Pennsylvania casinos generated a tax revenue of over $9 million, the highest amount ever recorded since game tables were permitted. In February,

Hollywood Casino in Grantville, Pa. achieved a gross revenue of over $3 million from table games alone.

Dr. Emma Neuhauser, assistant professor of finance at Elizabethtown College, was shocked to see tax money going toward helping gamblers. “Gambling houses are set up to make money, not for charity,” Neuhauser said. “I would like to say 50 percent of Etown students are gamblers and have us receive a million dollars instead.”

While most Etown students do not make frequent visits to the casinos, with Hollywood Casino only 20 miles away in nearby Grantville, students and the surrounding community are closely impacted by the ease of access to a casino.

The National Council on Problem Gambling describes compulsory gambling as “behavior that causes disruptions in any major area of life.” A person affected may become preoccupied with gambling, be secretive about their gambling habits, feel the need to bet more money more often and become irritable when not gambling. Those affected will continue their habits despite the obvious negative consequences.

Neuhauser believes it is important for students to know the risks of gambling and would not advise anyone to gamble as a means of becoming rich.

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Last month, Pennsylvania casinos generated a tax revenue of over $9 million.

The Dept. of Health receives $4.6 million a year to help with gambling issues.

“Put any money in any stock market, it would be safer,” Neuhauser said. “The chance of winning is better than going to a casino.”

According to an article on pennlive. com, national studies have shown only one to two percent of the population has a gambling problem. Similarly, more than 95 percent of the population can gamble without developing a problem.

Pennsylvania did not conduct many studies inquiring about gambling

habits before the 2004 legalization of slot machines. While there is no data to prove gambling addiction has increased since Pennsylvania legislature legalized gambling, the newly opened casinos undoubtedly increased gaming accessibility to Pennsylvania citizens.

As a result of the funding to date, those who once lacked resources can now recognize the problem, find help and even receive treatment through state funds if they cannot afford the coverage.

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Texting language seeps into academic work

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Ousted by a six-year-old Six-year-old Lori Anne Madison gave Fox News reporter Paul Raphel a run for his money when she ousted him in the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Not only did Madison became the youngest competitor in her hometown of Dale City, Va. after she beat out 21 middle school and elementary school students, she also remarked that she wasn’t scared of any of her competitors, even those much older than her. “I’m confident because I’ve been in a spelling bee with older kids before,” she said. “I judge them for who they are, not their age.”

The competition between Madison and Raphel was fierce, as Madison correctly spelled her first word “‘okapi,’” but Raphel failed to spell his word, “‘tourniquet.’” Instead, the reporter blurted out “‘t-er-n-i-c-h-e.’” As the judges quickly told him he was incorrect, Madison continued on her streak, flawlessly spelling “metacarpal” and “embarrassing.”

When other members of the media questioned whether Raphel was merely trying to make the six-year-old feel better, he assured them that this was not the case. “I wish I could say that,” he said.

“Admittedly, going into this, I told everyone I was a very, very bad speller, but I think I proved this.”

Allergic to…water?

We hear about our friends and family members being allergic to everything under the sun, but is it really possible to be allergic to the one thing everyone is required to consume? Dr. Alan Baptist, associate program director for allergy and immunology at the University of Michigan, has confirmed that you can indeed be allergic to water.

The condition, known as aquagenic urticaria, or water-caused hives, has proved miserable for those individuals stuck walking through a midafternoon storm or taking a shower. The condition ranges anywhere from being barely noticeable to extremely severe.

While very rare, aquagenic urticaria was first discovered in 1964. Baptist believes that the disease is not being taken as seriously as it should.

“If a person showers every day and has urticaria every day, their doctor would think they just have chronic urticaria,” he said. “Even many allergists aren’t going to be familiar with it.”

Although the human body is made up mostly of water, aquagenic urticaria is mainly fueled when skin comes into contact with the substance, hence the reason why those suffering from the disease can still drink water and see no reaction. However, Baptist has noted that it is possible for patients to be allergic to their own tears, sweat and saliva, making crying, working out and kissing things of the past for those with the condition.

It is currently unclear as to what causes aquagenic urticaria, and the source of the allergy has yet to be pinpointed, according to Baptist.

Smelly foods If you’re looking to lose weight, try eating food with harsh smells. According to researchers, people eat less when foods possess strong aromas. These aromas cause smaller bites, helping with portion control. These smaller bites require more frequent chewing and make your stomach feel fuller, reducing calorie consumption with each meal.

Researchers designed a test where “participants were fed vanilla custard through a tube while ‘vanilla-custard’ smells were delivered directly into the backs of their noses.” Rene de Wijk, a senior researcher at the Wageningen University and Research Centre in the Netherlands, stated, “[These] presentations resemble the situation of normal eating whereby aromas travel from the food in the mouth.” He also said that, as a research team, they are unable to distinguish whether or not smells on a person’s plate versus those in the air have the same effect on eating habits.

All in all, researchers suggest eating foods infused with strong smells in order to control portion size and, ultimately, to encourage weight loss.

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Lee’s New York Times article “I Think, Therefore IM,” explained that, “As more and more teenagers socialize online, middle school and high school teachers ... are increasingly seeing a breezy form n coming years, students in Pennsylvania may be seeing tougher of Internet English jump from e-mail into schoolwork.” standards that will combat a declining quality in academic lanLee’s article quotes Eve Brecker, a high school student from guage use. According to an Associated Press release, press secre- Montclair, N.J., who has used texting abbreviations in serious tary Timothy Eller of the Pennsylvania Department of Education schoolwork. Brecker explained, “I just wanted to finish before my said, “The department [of education] is preparing to release new time was up. I was writing fast and carelessly. I spelled ‘you,’ ‘u.’” standards.” Eller emphasized that these standards will apply to all The article continued to cite an example of an Alvernia University students in Pennsylvania, not just college-bound students. professor from Reading, Pa., who saw 10th-grade students using At Elizabethtown College, professor of English Dr. David Down- emoticons in their academic writing. ing has noticed a downward trend in the quality of students’ work An edutopia.org poll of 2,945 educators, entitled “Does text since he came to the College in 1994. “Back then, I very seldom messaging harm students’ writing skills?”, seems to support the had to review basic grammar and mechanics for my students. But opinion of those who believe that text messaging is leaking into now I do so on a regular basis, especially in my first-year courses.” academic writing. Of those who voted, 54 percent believed that However, visiting professor of English Jesse Waters said, “[The students are using the writing habits they acquire from texting in writing] is just as mediocre as it was when I started.” Waters contin- their schoolwork. ued to state that he’s noticed that students are not able to properly Downing, when asked if he saw the changes as having a negative cite sources for academic work. He commented, “Furthermore, I or positive effect on the language, said: “I’m less worried about the don’t think they ... understand why [citations] are significant.” language than about the people who use it. The English language Waters and Downing do agree, however, that the cause for the is a toolkit with almost infinite capacities for communication. But weaknesses in student writing could be linked to technology, es- I’m worried that too many speakers and writers know less and less pecially the Internet. about the tools available to them. They Downing referenced the 2010 Wall are like carpenters who try to tackle Street Journal article “Does the Inevery job with nothing more than a ternet Make You Dumber?” when he hammer and hacksaw.” said that he thinks the article argues Waters believes that there is no in a persuasive manner “that people way to categorize changes in the who engage in frequent ‘screen-based’ language as “good or bad,” but he oflearning—may have improved visualfered the optimistic view that “at least spatial skills. But they are easily disstudents are engaging in language tracted and have trouble with higheruse.” Whereas, before texting and the order cognitive tasks.”

Internet, students would not be using Waters said, “I think it’s the idea that or manipulating language outside of because the information is so accessible the classroom.

– it’s overly accessible, [so] students As for the reforms to the school think they don’t have to specialize in system in Pennsylvania that may help terms of delineating where informato reverse the effects of the technologytion has come from.” He thinks that the inspired decline in English usage, overly-accessible information is the efno specific details of the mentioned fect of Internet-based sources. However, standards have come from Eller, or Waters later specified that he was “not his department. Representatives of the blaming the ‘Net,’” and that he was “not Department of Education have been saying that—because of the Internet, absent for response. Even with an anresearch is terrible.”

Photo: Huntley C. McGowan nouncement from Eller, it will take The problem of the English language Teachers are frustrated by the use of texting time to see if the Department of Educain schools could be the effect of texting language used within academic work. In a recent poll, tion’s planned reform processes take as and instant messaging language, ac- 54 percent of educators believed students’ texting drastic a hit on texting lingo as many cording to various sources. Jennifer 8. affected the way they performed in the classroom. educators would like to see.

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New public radio safety system underway Rachel E. Barr Staff Writer

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resident Barack Obama signed the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 last month. According to Accounting Web, this legislation will extend the length of time that Americans can have a “payroll tax holiday” and other unemployment benefits until the end of 2012, rather than the original ending date, March 1. Usually employees have to pay 6.2 percent of their wages to the federal payroll tax, but until the end of 2012, they will only have to pay 4.2 percent. Besides helping cut taxes, this legislation also helps with Medicare, helping seniors have access to the doctors they need.

According to radio stations across the country, there was something hidden in the fine print that could potentially be negative.

Near the end of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, there is a section called “Spectrum Auction Authority,” which: “Reallocates the 700 MHz D Block from commercial to public safety use” and “Requires public safety to return the 700 MHz narrow band and guard band spectrum five years after standards have been set for the carriage of public safety voice communications over broadband networks.” This means that some public safety radio stations are being forced to change the frequency from which they broadcast, so that the government can use these newly open frequencies for their own use.

This specifically affects radio stations in Lancaster County. The county is currently building a new public safety radio system that is on the same frequency that the government wants to use. Lancaster County wants to switch over to a T-band system, a television communications band, because it is a big step up from the current system which is technologically outdated by several decades. If Lancaster County switches over to the T-band system, they would be able to reach more people and allow emergency services to be communicated on their frequency. Millions of dollars have been put into this project, going back 10 years The county hopes to have the new radio system switched over to T-band in the next

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Junior Austin Florey hosts his radio show every Thursday on WWEC 88.3 FM. If Lancaster decides to switch to a T-band system and replace old outdated technological equipment, more emergency services would be communicated over the airwaves.

two years. However, according to Lancaster town. When asked about this problem in Online, if the Middle Class Tax Relief and Lancaster, junior Zakiya Fulton-Anderson, Job Creation Act of 2012 is still in effect, the the co-station Manager of WWEC, said, “I government would shut down the T-band don’t know if it will affect us here, because radio system within nine years. we don’t broadcast in Lancaster, we only go The legislation lists different methods that five miles off campus.” She does think that the Federal Communications Commission it is a good thing that the government plans (FCC) can use to entice public safety radio to take over public safety radio broadcasts system operators to leave their frequencies. because “the police and fire departments will The FCC can “conduct incentive auctions be able to communicate better.” under which it shares some of the proceeds It is hard to say how the Middle Class Tax with licensees who return spectrum.” Since the Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 will affect government is expecting to completely clear Americans. Some things, like payroll tax recertain frequencies five years after standards ductions, will only last until the end of the year. have been set for public safety voice com- However, other things, like spectrum auction munications, Lancaster County has a difficult authority, will affect public safety radio system decision on their hands. At the moment, they operators for years, if not decades, to come. are continuing with their plans of building the new T-band radio Classified Ad system. However, time will tell whether they will be able to keep Experiencing conflict? Need a neutral problemthe system that they have paid solver? Exceptionally trained students available millions of dollars to build. to mediate conflict between roommates, friends, Elizabethtown College also project groups, clubs, etc. Contact Melissa Lawhas a radio station, WWEC, Penrose (x1995); LAWPENROSEM@etown.edu.

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Public library receives generous donation Strategic Plan revamped, revised Jacob K. Moore Staff Writer

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he Elizabethtown Public Library received a check for $1,200 Wednesday, Feb. 29. Dr. Mark Doody, owner of Advantage Chiropractic in Etown, presented the donation. According to ElizabethtownJournal.org, Doody’s generosity represents a $10 donation for each of the people who visited Advantage Chiropractic in 2011 for an initial consultation.

The contribution will go into the library’s general operations fund. The fund is used to pay for utilities, books, other materials and wages.

People utilize the library for a variety of reasons. Some receive help learning English as a Second Language (ESL), while others work with tutors and utilize support services such as counseling. However, most visit the library for resources to aid them in searching for a new or a better job, to submit online applications for school and employment or to access information about activities in the community. Area residents enjoy educational, informational and recreational programs for children, teens and adults. Community groups come together to serve others, and students volunteer, receiving valuable experience to build their knowledge base and selfesteem for future ventures. People of all ages enjoy socializing and supporting one another. These are just a few of the many ways people can support others in the community through the library.

Doody wants to help the library anyway he can, since it’s one of the more popular buildings in downtown Elizabethtown.

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The Elizabethtown Public Library received $1,200 from Dr. Mark Doody, owner of Advantage Chiropractic.The money will be used for the general operations fund.

South Market Street, will continue to support the library throughout the year. Other recent volunteer efforts that supported the library include a lemonade stand run by local children, a book donation from the middle school and the $1 cupcake sale going on now.

The Elizabethtown Public Library also benefits from the Elizabethtown Coffee Company, located inside the library. Since the two are together, anyone can come in, purchase a cup of coffee, take it into the library and do their work.

Snacks, whole coffee beans and other specialty beverages are also available.

The profits from the coffee shop go directly back into the library, which in turn helps the Elizabethtown community.

One of the common sayings at the library

is, “Educate, empower, enrich–together we build our community.” The goal of the Coffee Co. is to support the library and the mission of the library. People can enjoy beverages and snacks almost anywhere in the library while they find information or entertainment.

The public library is a great place to go if you want to leave campus to get outside information. The library provides Internet access, meeting spaces, newspapers, magazines, books, downloadable audio books, books on tape, CDs and other educational and entertaining programs. So next time you are out and around town, stop by the library and visit the Elizabethtown Coffee Company as well, to support the local community.

The College would also like to increase learning everywhere.

This may not keep the same name but it will remain one of the main goals of which the College focuses on. Learning everywhere simply emphasizes learning in and outside of the classroom. Etown would like students to create new pathways by taking responsibility of their academics.

Buildings and sports help create learning everywhere as well. The development of a field house would benefit the Etown community seeing as Thompson Gym is always active. With the opportunity for internships and studying abroad, the students create pathways for their careers rather than just majors. “It’s not what you major in, it’s how you major in it,” Traverso said.

The last goal which Etown will focus on is the stewardship of its resources. The most important thing about this goal is to protect and nurture the resources supplied on campus.

The primary resource at Etown is the faculty and staff. The role of alumni will be important with hopes of strengthening the relationship with current students. The intent is to have alumni act as mentors for students.

Strengthening programs such as ESL will increase enrollment of international students at the College. With national recognition, Etown will be recognized not only by name but by the programs they offer.

Of course with any expansion or growth of a school, the fundraising must expand as well. “We want to challenge the College to raise more money,” Traverso said. Money will be used toward scholarships and other programs at the College looking to be enhanced.

The Strategic Plan is still a work in progress. Final revisions can be expected next month. If the committee is satisfied with the plan, it will be sent to the Board of Trustees for final approval.

Today, a weekly Senate meeting will be held in Hoover 212 at 3:45 p.m. to discuss any questions posed by senators and pertaining to the senior staff. In attendance will be members of the College’s senior staff and Dr. Carl Strikwerda.

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Dr. Jeffery Long introduces classes to Eastern religions, Middle Earth Hunter T. Noll Staff Writer

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r. Jeffery Long, associate professor of religious studies and department chair, walks into his house after a long day at work, turns on some music and picks up a science fiction novel. He would not mind watching a movie with his wife, Dr. Mahua Bhattacharya, who teaches Japanese at Elizabethtown College, but only if time permits. Because of their careers, the couple sometimes finds it hard to spend time together, but they still manage to go to plays, concerts and travel together.

Traveling has actually become a job requisite, as Long has gone to conferences and accompanied study abroad programs with his students. However, he is happy to travel as part of his job, as both he and Bhattacharya have a passion for it. Long lives in the Elizabethtown area, so he is fortunate that a long commute is not part of his everyday routine.

Long graduated from University of Notre Dame in 1991; he went on to the University of Chicago, where he got his master’s degree in 1993 and his Ph.D. in 2000. His doctorate dissertation was on the philosophy of religion with a focus on the religions of India (specifically, Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism).

Long started teaching while he was still in graduate school at the University of Chicago. He taught an adult education course, which he tailored specifically for the University. The course was called “Buddhism: Ancient and Modern,” and “it eventually evolved into the Buddhism course that I have taught many times at Elizabethtown College,” Long explained.

Long started teaching at Etown in 2000, immediately after he finished his doctoral degree. Over the years, Long has taught in the same field but has varied the courses to keep things interesting for himself and for his students.

Next semester, Long will teach a class on J.R.R. Tolkien, the author of the Lord of the Rings series, which he has taught in past years. The class is for anyone, but those who enjoy the Lord of the Rings novels and movies or who is a fan of the fantasy literature genre would likely find this course very interesting.

Long also offers courses in Dharma traditions, Hinduism, Buddhism, Indian philosophy, Sanskrit I and II,

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Dr. Jeffery Long will teach a class on J. R. R.Tolkien’s Middle Earth next semester. He has been at Elizabethtown College for 12 years and has taught about Dharma and Hinduism.

religion in China and Japan, Hinduism and modernity and comparative theology, to name a few. He normally teaches around five courses per semester.

Long is particularly excited about his comparative theology course because it is a new course, and all the students enrolled in it are those Long has taught in previous courses. He believes that the course will serve as almost an overview to his classes. “It is kind of like the grand

conclusion to their study of religion in college,” Long said.

Long loves communicating ideas to people, especially ideas that have made an important difference in his own life, which is what drove him to become a teacher. Long believes that people should know about other religions: “I also think that understanding a variety of religious belief systems is important for anyone living in the kind of interconnected world that we inhabit. It’s conducive to more peaceful, harmonious relations around the world.”

Long loves when he can tell that a student enjoys his classes and is taking a real interest in the religions and what they have to offer. Teaching students who share his beliefs and interests makes teaching that much more fun for him. He believes that students have a lot to learn about other religions and that teaching a student about different religions worldwide is very important.

Long is proud to say that he has been accepted into a beautifully rich and ancient religious community, that of the Hindus, as a spokesperson for the religious traditions of India. He takes his role very seriously and loves when a student is inspired to learn more or seems to want to pursue graduate study in the field.

Long has embraced the College since moving here, saying that, while not everyone is perfect, he has certainly met wonderful community members, in addition to the faculty, staff and students. His overall view of the College is positive, “but of course there are good days and there are bad days,” Long said.

As Long goes home after a long day of enlightening minds and other necessary tasks, it is nice to relax and practice meditation. He became a teacher so he could spread the wisdom that he has learned about the religions of India, and that is what he has been doing here at Etown for the past 12 years. When asked what his fondest teaching memory is, he did not reference an award he received nor mention a raise, but, rather he told of when a group of his former students showed up in his class one day completely by surprise. Long is a man who loves many things: teaching, religions, his wife, music, meditating and his students.

So while you are scheduling your classes for next semester, think about what you like learning about. If the religions of India spark your interest, sign up for a class with Long. He would love to share his knowledge and experiences with you.

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rt geeks, brace yourselves — last fall semester, a brand new artist-in-residence position was created at Elizabethtown College.

Since then, artist Lou Schellenberg has been developing her role in this new position.

Schellenberg is by no means a guest at Etown. She’s been a faculty member for the fine arts department at the College for years.

When she didn’t want to teach full-time anymore, Provost Susan Traverso thought up an alternative.

“I wanted to change the nature of my position and wasn’t quite sure how to go about doing so that would benefit the program and the school, and the Provost came up with the idea of this artist-in-residence position,” Schellenberg said.

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idence is different at various institutions, but one is typically brought in from outside of the college. Artists then share their experiences either inside or outside a classroom setting. Some artistsin-residence are chosen because they have a certain expertise or come from a specific location.

Others are often only guests or visitors brought to a college for a week or so.

Because the position of artist-inresidence is so new to Etown, Schellenberg claims that the process of developing events has been sluggish.

She said, “The honest answer’s that it’s been off to a slow start. It’s the first year trying to germinate ideas and to publicize them has been a little slow … I’ve done informal things with some current majors, and I’ve met with some recent art alumni graduates. So, just being a presence outside the classroom.”

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“Construction with Hose” is just one of Schellenberg’s works currently exhibited in Zug Memorial Hall through April 20.

Schellenberg enjoys creating her works through observation.

So far, Schellenberg has done a talk for Assistant Director of Academic Advising Jean-Paul Benowitz’s Living Learning Community’s Fantabulous Fridays series.

She also has an installation of her artwork on the second floor of the High Library called “Drawing as a Process,” which will be featured until March 30.

She described the installation as “that process of being on-site and looking at things and doing small sketches… and then maybe a watercolor from a sketch, and then maybe an oil… So it doesn’t just happen without these different stages, for the way I work — not everyone works that way.”

Some of Schellenberg’s works are also featured in the Faculty Art Show, which runs until April 20.

Schellenberg came to teach at Etown after attaining her Master of Fine Arts degree in upstate New York. Hailing from the New England area, she went to college at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. When she began teaching, the arts division at Etown was very small. Though the College now offers a major in fine arts, it was developed fairly recently.

In addition to maintaining her new position, Schellenberg is also teaching two courses this semester.

On teaching, she said, “I really do enjoy teaching the core students who are showing an interest and then seeing that they can learn to do this. That it is — drawing especially — something that can be a learned skill. So that’s gratifying…

I also really enjoy working with some majors over time, especially in the painting classes. It’s been really rewarding to see certain art majors evolve.”

Though she enjoys teaching, not

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Schellenberg plans to host various art workshops this coming fall semester. She taught art classes full-time at the College until last semester, when she accepted the artist-in-residence position.

all of it is fun. “What I don’t like about it? I don’t like having to give grades,” she laughed.

Though the artist-in-residence position has been off to a slow start, she has big plans for the coming fall semester. Schellenberg would like to focus on teaching beyond the normal art courses. “I’d like to do some workshops that could be a half-day workshop, or even a oneday workshop that involves learning situations outside the normal classes,” she said.

Schellenberg also expressed an

interest in sketching outside in the fall and some watercolor workshops.

She’d like these possible event ideas to be all-inclusive.“ Those could be open to the whole campus. It doesn’t just have to be for just art majors.”

Schellenberg’s passion for sharing her knowledge about art is apparent in her new position, and she seems eager to utilize her new role and to work outside the classroom this coming fall.

“It’s just making the arts more accessible to students across campus,” Schellenberg said.

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Themed dinners prepped months ahead at minimal cost Tara B. Hayes Asst. Copy Editor

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hemed dinners allow students to have a different experience in the Marketplace as it is covered with decorations and serves food outside of the typical menu.

Do these dinners cost us extra, though?

According to Catering Manager Kathy Christopher, the price for a meal plan would not change if the theme dinners ended, as each student pays only $3 a year for these special dinners.

The John Gross & Company provides the College with food and supplies on a regular basis but is also actively involved in the spring themed dinner, including contributing financially.

“I can tell you that we, as a management team, meet with the John Gross & Company folks usually during winter break to plan the menu with their input and to brainstorm ideas for decorations, games, giveaways, etc.,” Lynda Hudzick, Dining Services office manager, wrote in an email.

This year’s spring dinner, which was a “Wizard of Oz” theme, began as the John Gross Food Show. The company brought new foods for the students to taste, and it was an opportunity for Dining Services to add new foods to the Marketplace menu.

“I’m not sure when the change came about. I remember the first dinner we did was more of just a food show, the second year was a country western-themed dinner, and when we do these, the foods are to match the theme for the most part,” Whitney Horn, of the John Gross & Company marketing department, explained in an email. “We initially brought along a country/guitar player that roamed around

playing for students, and from that point the College really has taken over building a fun theme for the night.”

The spring dinner may also have impressive decorations now, but it is still a chance for students to try new or different products from John Gross & Company. Some of the new foods at the dinner may appear in the menu rotation again if the Dining Services staff found that a certain product received positive responses from students.

Planning for the dinner begins during winter break, when the management team decides on a theme that fits into their financial and space limitations.

“Myself and [John Gross Vice President] Scott Wagner are initially in the planning stage of the dinner,” Horn, who is in charge of Etown’s account, said. “We also incorporate the ideas of our company chef, Bob Brant.”

The theme is based around the materials available to the College. The dining services team rarely buys new objects to create the decorations. They recycle props from previous dinners, such as the Christmas tree, which was flipped to become the tornado at the “Wizard of Oz” dinner.

John Gross and Dining Services decide what products will go well with the theme each year. They are limited to a selection but always manage to find something to relate, even if it’s something small like poppyseed rolls, which were featured in the most recent dinner.

“Then about a month before the dinner myself and Scott meet with [purchasing manager] Diane Ricedorf and Chef [Charles] Downs [Etown’s residential dining chef and production manager], and we go over details of how much of each

product, and we decide when it will be delivered and when it will be prepared,” Horn said. “Myself, Scott Wagner and our chef Bob come down usually two days before the event and help to prep and prepare for the dinner under the direction of Chef Downs.”

The company sends employees to the College the morning of the dinner to help members of Dining Services prepare for that night. These employees stay until the dinner begins, when they take over for the Dining Services staff and serve the students.

“When it comes time to work the dinner, I ask for volunteers from our company,” Horn said. “So it’s our employees that work, including the owner of our company, our seafood specialist, our chemical specialist, buyers and sales representatives. We all enjoy spending the evening serving the students.”

Christopher encourages students to email or call her if they have any questions about how the dinner is put together.

“To me, it’s worth the time I put in to give one person a day or a couple of hours to forget about their problems, forget about the stress at school, to eat some fun food and just be a child. What’s wrong with that? Laughter is the best thing for you,” Christopher said. “So, even if you think it’s ridiculous, if it made you laugh, it was worth it. And that’s how we get the satisfaction. We put a lot of blood, sweat and tears into it for silly things, but it’s to make people happy and also ourselves happy.

We like it. It’s good for our staff to have something different to focus on and be able to be a little creative.”

“It takes a lot of planning and preparation to pull these meals off, although, hopefully, we make it look easy!” Hudzick said.

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Music students, professionals jazzed to play premiere Saxophonium Bari M. Rosenstein Staff Writer

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pril 12, Elizabethtown College will be presenting an all-saxophone concert called Saxophonium. This concert is run by Faith Shiffer, adjunct flute and saxophone professor. Shiffer has had this date reserved for a year now, and after hours of practice, she and her students are about ready to show the rest of the College what they have been doing.

The students who will be playing in the concert are first-year Jess Albrecht, senior Tanna Leigh Gibble, senior Stephanie Gingrich, junior Zach Link, junior Sierra Tretter and junior Dan Tschop. These students have been rehearsing all semester once a week for this concert.

Link, a double major in Japanese and fine arts with a studio art concentration, is excited to play in his first saxophone choir. He has been playing the alto saxophone for ten years and isn’t nervous for Saxophonium. The best part for him in being in this group is “playing together with the students and working with Fatih Shiffer,” he said. “The environment has always felt friendly and calm, yet at the same time professional.”

Albrecht, a biotechnology major, is nervous for this performance because

Photo: etown.edu Six Etown students will be performing a variety of music genres in a saxophone choir.With the aid of professor Faith Shiffer, the students have practiced for hours for the past year.

it is her first Saxophonium. Albrecht has been playing the saxophone for five years, but is also familiar with the clarinet. Albrecht said, “Some of the songs are definitely challenging. If you believe it, I am not very good at reading jazz music, and a few of our songs are jazz. Those definitely are the challenging pieces for me.”

Gingrich, a biology and pre-med major, is most excited to hear what other bands have worked on and to enjoy some saxophone music.

Gingrich started playing the tenor saxophone when she was in seventh grade, but has also been playing the clarinet and piano since elementary school. She is looking forward to playing jazz music the most during Saxophonium.

“As a clarinet player in the concert band, it is very rare for me to get the chance to play jazz, which is one of my favorite genres of music. I love when we get together in sax ensemble and play some jazz because it really sounds great

and puts me in a good mood!” she said.

If you listen to a variety of genres of music, this concert is perfect.

In an email interview, Shiffer explained the different types of music that will be played: “A variety of classical and jazz works by composers including Telemann, Mozart, Debussy, Beethoven, Desmond, Jeanjean and Nagle.”

During Saxophonium, one of Etown’s very own student saxophonists, Tschop, will debut a composition that he wrote. “It took me about a month or so to write the piece. It is pretty hard to try and balance composing with the rest of my schoolwork. It’s tough to say what kind of music it is. I write in a very off-place tonally. There isn’t much of a tonal center, but it has some cool ideas in it that are repeated throughout. My sax teacher asked me if I was watching horror movies all night when I composed this. It is kind of foreboding and eerie, with a touch of fun,” Tschop said.

Tschop, an experienced saxophone player of 11 years, is really excited for the concert. “This is such a cool opportunity for both the listeners and the performers of the Saxophonium.

For the first time, we have a six-piece saxophone choir, which is a really cool thing to be a part of and to listen to.

I’m excited for the attention we can

draw to the sax ensemble, as we put a lot of work into the performance. It is always nice to be able to play for a nice crowd,” Tschop said.

The pieces they are performing are all composed by state-of-the-art composers who are well respected, so the pieces that will be played aren’t taken lightly. “We are playing a lot of really difficult pieces.

We are playing everything from classical literature to some fun jazzy tunes. All the pieces present their own challenges.

Some of the biggest challenges are keeping the group together and maintaining a unity and nice balance throughout the group,” Tschop said.

Also performing in this concert is a quartet of professional saxophonists, which includes Shiffer herself.

Joining her will be Howard Boots, Bill Butts and Doug Cook.

“I have performed professionally with all three of these gentlemen in different groups, but Saxophonium will be the first time all four of us will perform together as a quartet,” Shiffer noted.

Shiffer explained that she is most excited for “sharing music with the audience and one another.” She added, “The combinations of different types of saxophones playing together can create some unique and pleasing music. I encourage anyone who is curious about saxophone ensembles to attend!”

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Senior writes, performs in autobiographical one act play Julia M. Spilker Staff Writer

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enior theater major Daniel “D.J.” Littell is a man of many talents. A member of Mad Cow Improv since his first year, he has acted in many plays, including “The Memorandum” in 2009 and “Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead” last semester.

Littell has even dabbled in playwriting and will perform his autobiographical one act play, “Rice,” tomorrow, March 30 at 8 p.m. in Gibble Auditorium.

When he attended Hempfield High School, Littell acted in musicals and sang in the Hempfield Singers Chorus. It was during his senior year of high school that he decided to major in theater. “I performed a lot of musicals in high school, and studied the piano for a while, and decided that I liked theater a little bit more,” Littell said.

Another big part of his decision was seeing several plays at Elizabethtown College, which demonstrated the versatility of the Tempest Theatre. “I came and saw the production of two shows,” Littell stated.

“The musical, ‘Hair’ and ‘The Diary of Anne Frank,’ and I just loved the black box theater. I loved the size of it. I loved the

intimacy. I loved that the actors got to really look into [the audience’s] eyes. It was a very unique experience.”

While Littell was accepted at several other colleges, including Arcadia University and Susquehanna University, what attracted him to Etown was “the small size and intimacy” of the College. “I felt comfortable with all the teachers,” Littell said. “They really treated me like I was special, and I liked that.” As a creative writing minor, Littell found that, outside of his theater classes, he enjoyed his English classes the most. “I think they all choose really strong works, and I’ve really enjoyed reading them,” Littell stated.

It was during his first year at the College that Littell joined Mad Cow. Although he had a little bit of exposure to improvisation through summer acting classes, Littell always had a taste for improv comedy throughout his life. “As I grew up, I watched ‘Whose Line Is It Anyway,’” Littell explained. “For some reason, I just loved improv comedy and was drawn to it for some reason that I can’t quite describe.”

Through his time in Mad Cow, Littell found that for improvisation to be successful, it is vital that the actor practice a lot

and learn to work in a team. “One thing that separates improv from other types of comedy is that you’re in a group, so you have to work as a team,” Littell said. “Getting that group mentality takes a while to develop. It takes quite a lot of practice.”

Besides improvisation, Littell has also found educational experiences in challenging himself as an actor and director. While he prefers comedic characters, Littell began experimenting with more dramatic roles this year and found it rewarding. Out of all the theater classes he has taken, Littell found that his directing class challenged him the most. “I had no experience in directing before, so I found it very interesting. I had taken acting classes before and that was kind of standard,” Littell explained. “But directing was a new, fresh practice for me.”

This year, for his senior project, Littell wrote a one act, one man play entitled “Rice.” It is an autobiographical monologue, stringing together events in Littell’s life from when he was in seventh to twelfth grade. The way this particular play works, Littell plays himself and talks directly to the audience. “I am speaking in past tense, recalling memories and stuff like that,”

Littell said. “I chose to tell stories as opposed to act out scenes. So it’s more like a storytelling show.”

Littell experimented with playwriting before writing “Rice.” Last spring, he wrote a 10-minute play for two actors entitled “Frenetic Ballet.” The first actor played a man trying to sell a gun on a street. The second actor played multiple characters to whom the man would try to sell the guns.

As the play went on, the second actor came up with more and more comedic reasons not to buy the gun.

Looking back on his experiences from the last four years, Littell believes that his first year, after joining Mad Cow, was one of his favorites. After auditioning and getting in, he met a lot of people who greatly influenced him.

“At that point, there were four senior guys that I really enjoyed hanging out with,” Littell said. “I considered them to be like mentors, so that entire year was great.”

After graduating, Littell plans to get a job and focus on his writing. Short-term, he wants to earn enough money to move out of his parents’ house and get a place of his own. Then, he can focus on his longterm goal: to be an entertainer.

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Words of wisdom from your friendly, local Portabella’s bouncer Ellen C. Wilson Features Editor

Buterbaugh dislikes having to deal with such problems. As a bouncer, he must maintain the fun atmosphere of the bar and not hen I typically think inflame the problem. Bouncers have to get the of bouncers, an image problematic drunks out before everyone else’s of a burly, frowning guy in good time is interrupted. “My least favorite a tight shirt holding an exthing is when people don’t respect us. We try clusive list comes to mind. to keep people safe, but they don’t perceive it They’re slow to let you into that way … I don’t like telling people they have the bar and quick to throw to leave,” he said. you out of it.

Fortunately for Buterbaugh, times at Port’s Rick Buterbaugh, head are usually pretty good. “You meet plenty of of security for Portabella’s strange people…” he trailed off. “I don’t want to Sports Bar and Grille, dismake fun of them! Let’s put it this way—happy agrees. “We’re not there to drunks laugh with you. I like the happy drunks.” be the big rough guys in the It’s more than just happy drunks that movies,” he said in a phone Buterbaugh enjoys interacting with. “I like interview. “Bouncers—espethe regulars—I don’t have to worry about cially here— we’re here to help them.” Buterbaugh emphasizes trust, respect people when situations arise.” and comfort in terms of his relationship with In contrast to bouncers in the regulars. He said that if there’s an issue in the movies, Buterbaugh’s role the bar with a regular involved, it’s easier to is less like a thoughtless thug determine who’s at fault. and more like a fun facilitaThankfully for Buterbaugh and the other tor. “People have fun here,” Photo: Matthew P. Butera bouncers, they spend less of their time Buterbaugh said, “We like to Portabella’s Sports Bar and Grill located on the East Harrisburg Pike in Middletown, is a popular spot breaking up fights, and more of their time help them have fun.” for the over-21 crowd from Elizabethtown College. Port’s Head of Security Rick Buterbaugh gave his helping people.

Lady Gaga may have been take on typical bouncer behavior.

“Alcohol can cause you to make bad decione of those people who’s had sions. We’ll let you drink some water, get you fun at Port’s, in Middletown, after her tempoThe bouncers spend most of their time your life,” Buterbaugh said sadly. “If we turn to eat some chips. We’ve even paid for a taxi rary move to Lancaster. Buterbaugh expressed checking IDs and preventing those who are too in a fake ID…I think the police can make life to get you home, from time to time,” he said. his doubts, however: “I don’t know. I’m not intoxicated from entering the bar. Fake IDs are pretty miserable for you.”

Buterbaugh’s willingness to help others have able to verify that. I think it’s just a rumor that typically not a problem at Port’s, though drunken Buterbaugh believes that as bouncers gain a good time tends to be outside the realm of got out of hand.” He continued, explaining, stupidity can be. more experience with the job, they get to be normal caring. “I’ve even driven people home “There would be pictures all over facebook.”

“We’ve caught a few [fake IDs],” Buter- a better judge of character. “You’ll start rec- in my car at the end of the night,” he admitted.

Though Gaga may have never visited baugh admitted. ognizing what people will be the problems.

From Buterbaugh’s perspective, bars Port’s, that hasn’t stopped the multitude Generally it’s people trying to “outsmart” You’ll know who’ll be the happy drunks, the aren’t just the places where fights occur in of college students who frequent the bar the bouncers that pose a problem. “Some sad drunks and who’ll be aggressive drunks the movies, and bouncers aren’t just the every week. people, once they get in, try to pass their card that’ll pose a problem,” he said. people who throw you out.

Thursdays are College Nights, and that’s over the fence to someone standing in line Unfortunately, aggressive drunks are a fact “We want you to come back,” he explained. when the typical Port’s work week starts. who looks like them. We’ll notice you just of life, and something the bouncers have to So, the next time you go to Port’s, you’re It’s their busiest night of the week, with up- came in here 20 minutes ago!” He claimed that deal with from time to time. “Sometimes guys sure to be greeted with good humor, a good wards of 150 to 200 or so bar-goers coming sometimes people try to get into the bar with drink too much alcohol,” Buterbaugh admit- time, and you might even score a ride home to have a good time. only a year left until they’re 21. “It can ruin ted, “and there’ll be parking lot instances.” with Rick.

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Pinterest provides unique online outlet for fashion, marketing Celebrities, students, Tru(4)ia magazine collect ideas, showcase creativity via stylish website Carly B. Schrider Staff Writer

dresses and prefer high-waisted skirts and shorts over pants.” Flynn admits an obsession for anything floral and feminine; however, ne of the hottest and she searches for unique pieces latest trends for social that vary from what others commedia and fashion blogging monly wear. “Zooey’s style really is Pinterest. Pinterest.com inspires me to be my own person. is a website that allows its She doesn’t listen to people that users to repost or “repin” criticize her for her quirky sense and collect pictures of style. I love how she uses shapes of their favorite and interesting patterns to create style icons, home an exciting look.” d é c or, f a s h i on In addition to florals, Flynn trends and much, is keeping her eye out for some much more. different pieces and colors this Elizab ethseason. She is searching for town Colanything cobalt blue with peach, coral or black to combine with it.

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Sunday, Flynn plans to sport a knee length skirt with a white old-fashioned bicycle print. “I just love clothing that is adorable yet quirky.

I found that fashion ‘off-beaten path’ to be more eyecatching,” she said.

Flynn recently p u r chased a pair of Digitally-altered Images: Brigid Flynn, Tru(4)ia Pinterest f l o r a l wedges Avid Pinterest users and Etown students Brighid Flynn and Kelly Clayton use w it h Pinterest.com to showcase their personal style. Clayton and Tru(4)ia Magazine embrace spring trends of mint green, floral patterns and neutral browns, and a twill Flynn’s Pinterest idolizes the wardrobe of her fashion icon, Zooey Deschanel.The bottom from images featured above can be found on Tru(4)ia and Flynn’s Pinterest boards.

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lege students first-year Brighid Flynn and senior Kelly Clayton are well-known on campus for their own Pinterest boards.

Flynn joined Pinterest this past December after being invited by a fellow user. Flynn’s Pinterest is comprised of 13 boards; two in particular are dedicated to fashion and her favorite celebrity icon, actress Zooey Deschanel. Flynn spoke highly of her love for Deschanel and Deschanel’s personal style.

“Much of my own style is like [Zooey’s],” Flynn said. “We both adore

Target for a great pair of summer heels. She is also a fan of crocheted and flower headbands. I spotted Flynn sporting one of her new headbands just the other day, and she looked absolutely adorable.

Like Flynn, Clayton was invited onto Pinterest around Christmas by a friend who thought she would love it.

Clayton is a major fan of social media and thought she would give Pinterest a try.

Clayton started two Pinterest accounts: one for herself and one for her print and virtual magazine, Tru(4)ia.

“I find Pinterest to be very useful,” Clayton said. “It’s great for Tru(4)ia. For example, if we write a blog, I’ll post a picture from the blog, pin it to Pinterest, and then I’ll put the link on the bottom and then it gets 40 shares.

This means that 40 people saw our blog. It’s overall a great marketing technique.”

Clayton’s personal Pinterest consists of a number of boards for fashion, wedding ideas, health and fitness, ecofriendly products and even her dream home.

“My style is very preppy; I pretty much wear stripes or polka-dots every day,” Clayton said. “I also love high-waisted skirts, nautical pieces. One of my things that I do [when I dress] is, I always wear one piece of clothing long and the other short. I’ll wear pants and a short sleeve shirt or a mini skirt with long sleeves.”

When asked about her

favorite article of clothing in her closet, Clayton mentioned her prized vintage cardigan that she described as a letterman sweaterlookalike with her name monogrammed on it.

Clayton also expressed her interest in finding fashion bloggers online for inspiration and ideas. One of her favorites is a blogger named Jessica Quirk who posts pictures of what she wears throughout the week.

“What I like about [Quirk’s] style is that it is very practical.

It’s fashion that you can replicate from stores like Target or Marshalls,” Clayton said.

This spring, she is looking for pieces in the color green.

“Mint green is so popular right now. I really want a pair of twill pants or a 1950s vintageinspired dress.” Clayton will attend four weddings this summer and plans to find the perfect vintage dress for one of the occasions. Along with a dress, she is keeping her eye out for a new pair of wedges and espadrilles.

Clayton is also a big fan of reducing and reusing. She likes to look for vintage pieces at local thrift stores and consignment shops. “I like to take trips to Lights of Hope on High Street, the Etown Goodwill store, Community Aid Thrift and Now Wear This!, which is a consignment shop. They have a whole dollar room filled with only high-end brands. “I’ve gotten J. Crew pants and Calvin Klein shoes for only a dol-

lar; it’s great,” she explained.

“Thrifting is definitely the way to go if you want to find unique fashion pieces, along with a combination of mainstream pieces as well.”

This spring, I will be keeping my eyes peeled for coral pieces, chiffon shirts and anything blue. My latest obsession is white blazers and pleated jackets. My personal style is laidback with lots of neutral and light colors. This spring, coral and mint seem to outshine any other colors. Last season’s popular colors were light blue and pastels like lavender.

Whenever I need inspiration, I turn to my own style icon, Lauren Conrad. Conrad is a former reality star and current fashion designer and novelist. She runs her own website, LaurenConrad.com and updates her blogs on a daily basis. It was Lauren Conrad who opened my eyes to the world of Pinterest. In a number of her blogs, such as her “Wear, Primp and Decorate,” she posts pictures of delicious deserts, beautiful accessories and the latest fashion trends. She allows users to repin her pictures on their Pinterests for their own admiration. Recently, I’ve been following her Pinterest and found that white pencil jeans, platform dress sandals and hi-low chiffon maxi skirts are popping into spring collections and fashionistas’ closets.

This spring is going to be full of pinks, pleats and minty greens. I can’t wait to see how everyone will be wearing these trends this season.

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Upcoming Social Research Conference promotes sociology, research Joshua W. Wheeler Staff Writer

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e have all filled out surveys before, whether it was through the infamous SurveyMonkey or on a paper survey. Yet, many of us don’t stop to think about where this information might be going. Who uses the data and for what? What role could you have just played in a peer’s life? Did your answers to the questions just change the course of their research? These very valid questions can be answered by attending the Social Research Conference where you will find the results of all the surveys you have taken both in and out of class.

Thursday, April 12, Elizabethtown College will host the 32nd annual Mid-Atlantic Undergraduate Social Research Conference from 9:45 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. This conference allows undergraduate students in the Northeast region the opportunity to report the results of their research projects. All faculty and students are welcome to attend this event at no cost. The College will provide lunch for all guests of the event. Presentations will reflect topics with which everyone can relate.

It’s a great opportunity to learn about sociological concepts and different cultural ideas occurring in the world.

These presentations use real data from different organizations to support their research and theories. Students then test the data to provide information regarding their particular topic. The

final result is the presentation of their research.

Students taking the sociology and statistics class are to present their yearlong research as a final requirement. These students spend two semesters preparing, planning and understanding their research and data to prepare for this exciting day when they get to share their findings.

Anyone interested in presenting research at the event was required to submit a title and abstract of their research to Dr. Conrad Kanagy, associate prof. of sociology, by last Friday, March 23. Open to all students, the conference usually lends itself better to upperclassmen. The abstract was to be no longer then 150 words and was reviewed by Kanagy for entry into the conference.

Students will present with other students from local schools, such as Temple University, Villanova University, Lebanon Valley College and Hood University. In 2003, the event was held at Messiah College and boasted nearly 200 students from seventeen schools.

Students work with data previously collected to determine the results of their research topic.

“Many of the students will come with research they have done, data they have collected or databases they have used,” Kanagy said. Both empirical and theoretical research will be presented through the students’ presentations. “Empirical data is data gathered with our senses,” Kanagy said. “Theoretical is simply about ideas related to some sociological phenomenon.” Both types

of research will be accepted at the event. Kanagy estimates that at least 100 students will turn out to present their research in front of an audience.

Topics will span a variety of genres including media, education and many of the social sciences.

One example of a research topic is Facebook’s use and its effect on relationships.

Although Kanagy’s class is required to present at the conference, one student, junior Suzanne Laucks, said she would have presented her hard work anyway. Laucks focused her study on the effect of religious upbringing, affiliation, college degrees and marriage on church attendance.

“I thought it was interesting to look at what affects church attendance,” Laucks said. A junior sociology/anthropology and pre-law major at Etown, she is on the planning committee for the conference and helped organize and communicate with participating students and faculty. “I’ve been modifying my data to fit my own questions and then running them through the computer,” Laucks said. In the social sciences department, students use computer programs to help them pore over the mass amounts of data, which they use to support their research.

The conference was created as a forum for students to report on their research projects. In the fall of 1980, the idea for such a conference started during a telephone conversation between Dr. Donald B. Kraybill, senior fellow at the Young Center and Gettysburg College professor, Dr.

Photo: Elizabethtown College

Since the first conference founded and hosted by Dr. Kraybill (above) and Dr. Hinrichs in 1980, students have used a myriad of ways to collect research and present their findings.

Donald Hinrichs. Kraybill agreed to host the first conference at Etown during the spring of 1981. The second was hosted by Gettysburg the following spring.

Each year the conference operates off the fundsing of the host. The host school also advertises and organizes the event. The conference owes its ongoing success to the hard work of faculty and students of schools in the region.

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Club sponsors annual Jaycon convention with guest Kevin Bolk

Ashley E. Wright Staff Writer

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lizabethtown College will soon hold the popular Japanese culture-related convention known as Jaycon. March 31 and April 1 will mark the three-year anniversary of Jaycon, which will be hosted by Etown’s Anime Club. The convention will feature a variety of events for different interests, including panels, a rave, anime screenings, a game room, a dealer’s room, an artist’s alley, the famed cosplay chess, stand-up comedy and other exciting features with a famous headliner, Kevin Bolk.

The word “cosplay” is a combination of the words costume and play. People who participate usually dress as their favorite character from popular culture. The term usually refers to people dressing up as a character based from Japanese anime or more American-themed characters such as the Joker from DC Comics. Anime refers to Japanese animation, available in the original Japanese language with subtitles (aka sub) or in dubbed English (aka dub).

Jaycon’s events will be held throughout the campus, using the Hoover Center for Business; Esbenshade in the Masters Center for Science, Mathematics and Engineering;

Gibble Auditorium and Atrium, the KĀV in the Brossman Commons; and the M&M Mars Room, located in Leffler Chapel.

Some of the anime screenings to be aired are as follows, “Origins: Spirits of the Past,” “Sailor Moon: Black Dream Hole;” “Inuyasha: Swords of an Honorable Ruler;” “Trigun;” and “Cowboy Bebop: Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door” (18+). They will be shown in Hoover 213 and open to the public unless otherwise noted.

One popular event at Jaycon is cosplay chess.

The game is similar to regular chess, but the cosplayers are the chess pieces. “What we liken it to is wizard’s chess in Harry Potter, except animestyle,” explained sophomore Kate McMahan, Anime Club secretary and Jaycon 2012 artist and conbook coordinator. There are two players or “masters” who direct their cosplaying chess pieces and when one chess piece moves in on the opposing chess piece, they perform a short battle.

The cosplayer who has been moved in on acts out their death and is then dragged off of the chess board. Auditions are to be held beforehand. The event will be held in the M&M Mars room from 11:30 a.m.-1p.m. Spectators are welcome to watch the game unfold.

Another form of entertainment comes from the stand-up comedy of Cosplay Comedian Joe, whose act consists of comedy and anime music videos (AMV), including his famous “Halftime ‘04” AMV. His panel is for the 18 and older crowd; wristbands can be obtained when registering and

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Dear Sarah Sarah M. Knight Illustrator

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I’m currently having some issues with my bros. It seems that they all currently have found lady friends—not me, though. I’ve never been a big “party bro.” I would much rather play some Madden or get jacked at the gym. Whenever I ask them to chill they be like “Nah, bro. I’m with my lady.” Whatever happened to homies over hoes? Or did I miss something?

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Maybe you did miss something there, bro: puberty.

But no, seriously, can I take a minute to express how completely perfect and hilarious this letter is? Either extremely bro bros really read my column or this is an elaborate troll—either way, I’m pretty thrilled.

Here is the thing, Broseidon, King of the Brocean. Priorities change. This is true for everyone, even you. It’s just making sure your friends have a healthy balance to their lives and making sure there is a balance in your own life. It is frustrating to be the third wheel, and if it bugs you enough to write in about it, it probably bugs you enough to need to talk to them. Call them up and try to schedule some real “bro time,” and tell them how much you appreciate just chilling and that you’ve been down because they always seem to be elsewhere. They most likely do not even realize their behavior affects you. Then, crack open a PBR and fist bump or whatever it is ya’ll bros do. (Also, don’t call women “hoes.”)

picking up badges at the Jaycon registration table.

An additional stand-up comic returning this year is Derek Williams. His comic routine is sure to please everyone with his gamer, comic and anime-related jokes. Williams’ panel is open to everyone aged 14 years and older.

Later, the KĀV will be thumping hard with loud and energetic music on Saturday night with two local DJs performing. DJ Ashre Finix is from downtown Harrisburg and specializes in electro and dubstep music. He describes himself as “always bringing a high amount of energy and enthusiasm.” DJ Ashre Finix remixes anime and video game music, representing Brookwood Entertainment.

DJ Disassembler will be returning for his second year at Jaycon to keep audiences’ hearts pumping fast with his electronic music, which he creates with “Nintendo Game Boys running Nanoloop and LSDJ, and a PSP running PiggyTracker.” Disassembler uses his influence from various genres to craft heavy bass-lines and continuously improves his techniques to provide the best experience for audiences.

Jaycon’s biggest guest and headliner of this year is Kevin Bolk, also known as “K-bo.” Bolk is a freelance cartoonist and illustrator from Baltimore, Md., who is famous for his work through Nickelodeon, Tokyopop, Udon Entertainment, Blind Ferret Entertainment and Voices For. K-bo currently creates parody web comics as part of Interrobang Studios’ Pot Luck Comics. His work

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My boyfriend’s b-day is coming up, and I’m stumped on what to get. What a dilemma! I want to do something creative. What should I do?

-Giftless

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Hmmm, well I don’t know your b.f., but men tend to really like their certain things, be it a sport team or movie. That’s “safe” but not too fun, if you ask me. Scavenger hunts are cool and can be personalized with stuff he likes or end up as a cutesy date, if you’re that kind of person. Make him a picture frame with a picture of you two in it! CAKE! A surprise nerf-gun fight! A set of personalized coupons! A day together going hiking or fishing or whatever it is he likes to do! A piñata filled with his favorite candy!

If you want to be sure he likes it, giving him a really cheesey love teddy bear first and look at him so sweetly like you’re waiting for him to OMG LOVE IT and then laugh and be like “Isn’t it great we’re not sickeningly sweet like that? Here’s your real present….” Instant win.

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Do you make up the questions you answer?

-Wondering

ear Wondering,

I expected someone would ask me this eventually. Every question I answer here is submitted by a student on campus. Save the one or two who have sought me out after, I literally who have no idea who submits what and when—my box is down in the mailroom, it’s bright blue and it’s not like I monitor it. I get mean messages and troll messages and suspicious bro messages, and I wouldn’t put up with that if I just made them all up. I really believe that this is a position of trust that I’m lucky to have, and I wouldn’t make stuff up because, hey, that’s not honest, that’s not trustworthy, and that is not how I roll.

includes “It Sucks to be Weegie,” “Ensign Sue Must Die!,” an auto-biographical comic called “I’m My Own Mascot” and others. He also designed the badges for this year’s Jaycon. They can be viewed on the Interrobang Studios website.

A few of the panels that will be featured at the campus convention are the favored Anime Dating Game, Final Fantasy 2.0, Saturday Morning (And After School) Cartoons in the 80s and 90s, Japanese Lolita Fashion: An Introduction, An Introduction to Asian Ball-Jointed Dolls, Con Etiquette and Convention Q & A. There are more panels to be a part of at Jaycon, including a couple of discussion-themed ones, workshops that feature a “how-to” on making artist’s characters come to life—featuring headliner Kevin Bolk and an anime-style model United Nations. Convention Q & A will be for otaku, everyone curious about going to a convention and easing parents’ concerns about taking their children to them. The panel will be hosted by Etown sophomore Alex Yastishock.

In the evening, the panels reserved for those 18 years and older will be opened. The featured panels are the Cosplay Comedian Joe AMV Hour, LGTBQ in Japan and Of Duelists and Drunkards.

LGTBQ (Lesbian, Gay, Transgender, Bisexual and Questioning) in Japan is a panel discussing the treatment of Japanese people who identify in any of these categories. The focus will be on how the community is portrayed in various media, pop culture (including yaoi and yuri) and how it is compared to the rest of the world. Of Duelists and Drunkards panel encourages the discussion of interesting convention experiences and any other wacky tales that attendees wish to share.

The dealer’s room will have a total of 12 vendors who will be selling goods. Kevin Bolk will sell Interrobang Studios merchandise.

Three Cat Kitchen, a small bakery based out of the Philadelphia area, will be selling baked goods. Others include Dark Renka (DeviantArt artist), Foxx Weavers, Miyu Mart (Japanese imported merchandise), Alex’s Second Hand Animu and Mango (various manga and figurines), and Coconut Cosplay (cosplay merchandise).

Jaycon will take place this Saturday and Sunday and Etown students can still register online. Etown students will not have to pay the $10 fee, but must have a valid form of college identification. Those who want to obtain an 18-years-old and up wristband must have a valid government issued form of identification such as a driver’s license.

Everyone is welcome to attend. For more information, check out Jaycon’s website at jaycon.weebly.com/index.html.

“We’re really very, very, grateful to the College that they let us do this and realize that it’s a big deal, and we try to be as careful and adhere to college rules as much as we can,” McMahan said.

“Even if you really don’t know what this stuff is, it’s fun to just come so you can get an idea about it and a lot of times you can find something there that you’ll love. I feel there is a little something there for everyone,” Dawkins said.

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Abortion bill passes under false pretenses Stephen M. Welsh Staff Writer

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would consider myself a member of the Independent Party; I don’t tend to side with Democrats or Republicans entirely.

I find some aspects of both parties questionable and refuse to associate myself specifically with one or the other. I find myself torn this year as we approach the presidential election in November. I can see the benefits of some Democratic ideals, but occasionally I support the Republican Party on the basis of my moral beliefs. I’ll be honest, I find myself conflicted on the recent actions of the Republican Party.

Conservative Republicans in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives recently passed a bill that not only requires a 24-hour waiting period before an abortion but also requires doctors to tell women that abortions cause breast cancer. Really? When did Conservative Republicans become more informed than the majority of the scientific world? I think if there was a conclusive link between breast cancer and abortions, it would have made it to the rest of the informed world or at least onto my Yahoo! homepage. A study by the Cancer Epidemiology Unit of the University of Oxford states “that pregnancies ending in a spontaneous or induced abortion do not increase a woman’s risk of developing breast cancer.” This is only one study that presents evidence against the so-called link between breast cancer and abortion. If you’re interested in learning more, simply Google it. Technology is great.

There may be another answer to this supposed “link” between breast cancer and abortion; it’s referred to as “recall bias” by the American Cancer Society (ACS).

Women who have breast cancer may give a more detailed account of their abortions than women who don’t have breast cancer.

According to the ACSs website, this can sometimes cause studies to find nonexistent links between two things such as breast cancer and abortion. In other words, it’s quite possible that there is an equal number of women who have and have not had abortions that have breast cancer; they’re just not very talkative about their health history.

With this being said, why would Pennsylvania Legislators pass a bill that requires women to get an ultrasound prior to getting an abortion if there is little or no significant scientific data supporting the link between breast cancer and abortions? My answer: out of moral convictions. I’m sure the majority of the driving force behind passing this specific bill was pure moral conviction; Republicans tend to be pro-life, and this is a perfect chance to push their agenda on others. This effort to encourage ultrasounds may be misinterpreted as being insensitive or an effort to guilt women into not getting an abortion.

I consider myself pro-life, but there are always gray areas that would cause me to question them if I ever encountered them.

For example, what would I do if one of my three sisters was raped and found to be pregnant? What if it was my girlfriend? Would I encourage her/them to have the baby? What would that do to the child if it found out its biological father was a rapist? I’d like to say

that I’d encourage putting the baby up for adoption, but I’ve never been in that situation or had to encounter that issue in my life. It’s easy to argue the issue from the seat of the Republicans or from my current viewpoint, but until someone close to me is faced with having to consider an abortion, I can’t say I can relate to the life choices of some women.

Although I believe Republicans may not have considered all of the effects this new bill will have on women, there may be some unforeseen benefits. Perhaps mothers who see the ultrasound will be moved to keep their baby or give it up for adoption to couples that are unable to conceive. If you think about it, is an ultrasound really that invasive of a requirement? If there really is no connection between a mother and her baby, an ultrasound will not affect a mother’s choice to get an abortion. I personally believe there is a connection between a mother and her child, though, that is beyond scientific reasoning. I can see this new bill causing countless mothers to reconsider their choice, but possibly only out of guilt.

Guilt is not a reason to keep a child, but perhaps it will cause them to at least keep it long enough to give it up for adoption to couples desiring to be parents.

This bill has been met with controversy. It’s been called an invasive agenda pushed on women by insensitive Republicans. I think it has potential. Put party loyalty aside and consider the pros and cons of the bill. It’s always easy to agree with whatever your parents’ political affiliation is, but this is college, people. No parents. Think for yourself.

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Soccer creates harmony among cultures Kristi A. Syrdahl International Student Services Dir.

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n a Sunday afternoon in early spring, I chaperoned a group of 30 international students, International Peer Ambassadors, ‘Global Nomads’ and friends of the Office of International Student Services to PPL Park in Chester, Pa. to watch the Philadelphia Union Soccer Club’s season opening match against the Colorado Rapids.

The day started off slowly in the Hoover Parking Lot on College Avenue. It was overcast and muggy and I feared a potential rain shower would keep the students from coming. Yet, within a matter of minutes, the sun overtook the clouds and blue skies emerged victoriously. Coincidentally, as the sun appeared, so did the students, which I interpreted as a good sign. Everyone signed in, posed for a group photo and made their way onto the bus.

During the hour and a half drive to Chester, I heard whispers of conversations in languages such as Spanish, Chinese and Vietnamese, not to mention (smile-inducing) accented English. The group seemed reserved, tired or possibly bored, but I remained optimistic. As conversations trailed in and out, an occasional outburst of laughter filled my heart with joy knowing these students, some of whom had traveled halfway around the world and have friendships and relationships due entirely to their common experience as a student at Elizabethtown College.

The match, I soon discovered, was the season opening home game, and Union fans came prepared to cheer on their team sporting jerseys, jackets, baseball hats and scarves all imprinted with the Union logo. The energy in the stadium was palpable,

and I could see that everyone was eager for the game to begin.

Although I am not a soccer aficionado by any stretch of the imagination, I knew the Philadelphia Union team was playing well, with strong offensive players and a solid defense.

The Union fans knew too, as did the rest of the group from Etown, and we all supported the team with piercing cheers, whoops and overall frenetic exuberance.

Even as the Philadelphia Union team was destined to lose its first home match of the season, the effect of this off-campus excursion seemed almost transcendental as people from nations as divergent as Mexico to Myanmar, China to France, and Costa Rica to Spain, existed for 95 minutes in perfect harmony. This harmony, I have come to realize, speaks its own language —the universal language of soccer.

Photo: Kristi A. Syrdahl

A Philadelphia Union fan raises towel at the first home match.

Recently, Etown international students attended this game.

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Elizabethtown College students participate in annual Relay for Life. Less than 50 percent of campus participated last year.

Overabundance of non-profits fails to achieve Andrew S. Herm Staff Writer

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ver the past few months, you may or may not have been bombarded by a purple hailstorm of mailbox stuffers, fliers posted around every corner in your dorm and many a table in the BSC with students shouting at you to buy some type of goodie or another. All of these are present due to the upcoming Relay for Life event in Thompson Gymnasium.

This event is run by Elizabethtown College’s branch of Colleges Against Cancer (CAC), “a nationwide collaboration of college students, faculty and staff dedicated to eliminating cancer by working to implement the programs and missions of the American Cancer Society.”

As entertaining as recreating popular game shows, male beauty pageants and spiking marshmallows off of our rival school’s students may be, Relay for Life is the event I’m most excited for on campus each year. At Etown, the event is predominantly student-run, with a few months of fundraising culminating in the 12-hour event in the gym on Friday night into Saturday morning. It’s important to note that CAC is a non-profit organization (NPO)—its purpose is to serve a public or mutual benefit other than accumulation of profits for owners or investors—so all of the money raised by the school goes toward cancer research. CAC is just one of approximately 1.2 million organizations registered with the IRS as non-profit, which then gives rise to a question: is the large number of these organizations effective? Should we cut down the numbers of such organizations, or are there so many of them attempting to raise funding and awareness towards certain plights, issues and shortcomings within our society because the issues are not being addressed properly and resolved?

Whereas it may not be necessary to have the number of NPO’s crack the one million mark, I’d say they’re invaluable in their ability to urge and goad people into action. Many of the causes pushed by NPO’s and grassroots organizations are unbelievably important, as can be seen across campus currently, in the form of Relay. I’m willing to bet everyone would say that they are indeed opposed to cancer—good, that’s how it should be. I also assume that those same people would unanimously agree that cancer should be wiped out. Society as a whole should push toward doing all we can to make that goal become a reality.

Though it may be hard to cram all 1,900 Etown students into a lab to get cracking on the cure for cancer, over the past few months there have been ample amounts of opportunities to contribute to the battle against cancer—individual fundraising, bake sales and goodie giveaways by the various teams across campus and advertising by our Relay for Life cabinet. Yet, regardless of the minimal time requirement and lack of effort required to be a part of some of these events, there aren’t 1,900 students participating. Perhaps 100 percent participation is a bit of a long shot to hope for, but I’m not even certain if there’s a strong majority of students participating, and that’s something that just shouldn’t be the case.

Again, based on the fact that the requirements in order to be a part of this annual event aren’t daunting in the slightest, maybe we can make some conjectures as to what the problem is: are we, as a student body, and potentially our generation as a whole, lazy?

Perhaps there is a perfectly legitimate excuse for the group that doesn’t participate, which I’m willing to concede is a possibility because that’s life, things happen. Are people just not interested?

That final thought is one of the scarier to pass through my mind, and I hope to whatever higher power is listening that this isn’t the case, but it might be. When participation is as simple as buying a brownie for $2 from fellow students during a fundraiser, showing up in a certain area of campus for 12 hours once, or asking your parents for a $10 donation and students refuse to do that, well, we may have a problem. You sacrifice one night of drunken revelry to be a part of something that could make a difference.

At the very worst, you lose some sleep.

The reason these non-profit organizations keep coming back year in and year out is because what they need is to thrive, and in thriving can then ultimately disband due to an accomplished goal—participation, which is not happening on a wide-scale level. Using our Relay for Life event on campus, sometimes it’s as easy as saying you’re interested in helping. Sometimes it’s as simple as just doing the right thing.

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f we were to discover, 50 years from now, that the current Republican campaign for the 2012 presidential nominee was in fact a very elaborate and complex reality show created to shock and amuse the American public, I wouldn’t be surprised.

What on Earth is happening? So many insane things have been said and done that this must actually be Celebrity Apprentice: the Presidential Candidacy version. But we all know that after Donald Trump’s “Obama birth certificate investigation” during his highly entertaining, yet short-lived bid for the candidacy, there’s no way he can pull off the title of mastermind … at least not without trying to get his name all over it.

This campaign for the presidential candidacy started with a large group of contenders. Unfortunately, as the election season rolled on, we’ve lost some of my faves. Here are a few: Michele Bachmann. She supported, among other things, the Founding Fathers, who “worked tirelessly until slavery was no more in the United States.” It was hard to see that woman go. If this campaign really is an elaborate set-up, the casting directors deserve a raise for finding her.

I’ll forever mourn the loss of Jon Huntsman. Huntsman was exciting. And by exciting, I mean when your mom promises to buy Oreos, but comes home with the store brand kind that tastes like clay. He was a knock-off brand of Mitt Romney, but I was finally getting used to the weird taste. Oh well.

Tim Pawlenty was … an acquaintance’s dad? No. The store manager of my local grocery store? I’ve forgotten who Pawlenty is. I think he has, too. Casting directors? You’re on probation.

Last but not least, Hermain Cain. Cain was the winner of my heart. He would be the girl who is a little too promiscu-

ous for his own good. I had a round trip ticket for the Cain Train, and couldn’t have been more excited. Unfortunately, he had too many tickets to ride, as well.

So now it’s down to the final four: Romney, Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul. Luckily, they’re just as delightfully amusing as those who dropped out of the race.

I don’t just want Gingrich to win the Republican candidacy; I want this man to become the president. Because honestly, his name is Newt. We would have an aquatic amphibian as our president. A Newt who wants to go to the moon. Honestly, this election campaign must be a set-up. How else could you get a 69-year-old man to speak seriously about establishing moon colonies? Perhaps, since he’s already claimed his love for America as the reason he’s cheated on wife after wife, he needs a new location, like the moon, to blame for his infidelity.

The next contender is Paul. He’s the crazy guy on the show who no one wants to vote off because he says the weirdest things. But he’s also the uncannily steadfast guy who contrasts to the rest of the contestants. While the others will say and do anything to remain relevant to the audience, Paul just keeps on saying the same things he’s said for years. Sure, he’s not going to win. Sure, he once voted against legislation to help catch online child predators. But he also broke with his party to remain consistent with his beliefs, like when he voted against the Patriot Act. He gets the least amount of media coverage, but he has a substantial number of supporters. Though his poll numbers have been declining, he did come in second in the Iowa Straw Poll, yet was almost completely ignored.

Santorum has got to be my favorite in the Top Four Round of Election Season 2012. And what’s not to like? He’s the frothy mixture of hot air and an inability to appeal to women. He would be the Internet celebrity of this reality show. Unfortunately, his crazy is of the annoying kind, not the funny kind. While Santo-

rum has recently seen some surges of good poll results, you get the impression that the pundits are only talking him up because they’re trying not to face the reality of Romney eventually being the Republican candidate. I suspect he’ll be voted out soon.

Romney’s the guy with the popped collar and rich parents, and the first one to say, “I didn’t come here to make friends. I came here to win.” And Romney, bless him, has been trying so hard to win since the 2008 race. I’m sure he’s as baffled as I am as to why he hasn’t succeeded yet. After all, the President of the United States of America should represent what the people think and how the people feel. And who’s a better representative of the American population than a man whose net worth is between $190 and $250 million? The chemistry between him and the public is so intense it’s electric. Here are some of his best pick-up lines: “Corporations are people, my friend.”

“I like being able to fire people.”

“I should tell my story. I’m also unemployed.”

Ohh yeah. Did you feel that instant connection? … Neither did anyone else.

The television networks and the Republican Party are disappointedly resigned to Romney, like a kid who’s been eyeing up the big, beautifully wrapped present in the corner all day—only to find that it’s Romney, in a box.

(Get out of there, Mitt.)

If this isn’t a reality show, I feel bad for the Republican Party.

There’s been no one, absolutely no one, who’s been able to appear likeable, sane and capable of running a country. At the same time, I feel like the party’s backed itself into a corner—after talking smack about Obama for the past three years, they now have to prove they have a better replacement for the radical-socialistillegal-immigrant-secret-Muslim. And they’re failing.

At least they succeed in keeping me entertained.

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By Alexa N. Visc

On the turntable The Dear Hunter Genre Indie Rock My rating Become fascinated by a story without pages, no Kindle required

Spring is here, and as you music lovers know, music festival season is rapidly approaching! I spent last summer traveling around to shows, making unforgettable memories with friends and enjoying some incredible live music, in venue locations ranging from Philadelphia to Chicago. Coming up on May 18-20 is the Bamboozle Music festival in Asbury Park, N.J., featuring this week’s Put Your Records On band: The Dear Hunter.

This Providence, R.I.- based group got its start when the band’s lead singer/songwriter, Casey Crescenzo, decided he wanted to explore other music opportunities. He left the band he had been performing with and made a one-track demo CD for his friends, conveying the wide variety of instrumentation Crescenzo wanted to express in his music. The song, “Dear Ms. Leading,” caught the attention of his current bandmates, and The Dear Hunter was formed. The albums produced by this band are truly well-orchestrated works of art. The collection will com-

bine to tell a six-act story, beginning with “Act I: The Lake South, The River North” (released 2006), which relates the story of the birth of the main character, a boy known only as “The Dear Hunter.” The newest album, produced in 2009 is “Act III: Life and Death.” In it, the story continues with The Dear Hunter as he becomes a soldier, fighting against both a physical entity and the ghosts of his past.

The stories are lyrically told to the accompaniment of stunning vocal ranges, piano, violin, saxophone, guitar, bass guitar and drums—whichever sounds will capture the complete essence of each story. The vast array of musical talent The Dear Hunter possesses enables them to create the voices of the characters and to set the mood, tone and location of the story. I feel as though just listening to their albums in succession should fulfill part of my creative expression requirement. Each song is a masterpiece within a greater composition, and new meaning can be found with every listen.

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Athletics welcomes new coach Sherri Gorman Alexis L. Morris Sports Editor

will be available,” Gorman said.

While her commitment to Kauffman’s legacy is great, Gorman is already n Friday, March 23, Elizabethtown planning her strategy for changes in the College Athletics announced the team’s play. hiring of a new women’s basketball head “I look for the program to work on coach; alumna Sherri Gorman will take strength training, speed training and the place of Yvonne Kauffman conditioning in addition to funon the sideline next season. damentals,” she said. “I believe in “It’s truly a blessing to be executing the fundamentals with able to come home to my alma excellence and precision. We will mater and represent this instituwork to increase the intensity and tion,” Gorman said. “What an competitiveness of the team.” honor and privilege to coach Gorman also hopes to work on at Elizabethtown and be able to team chemistry and to increase replace the coach that I played awareness of the individual’s role for. Etown has a rich tradition on the team. She reflects on how of athletics, and I look forward her team placed friendship as to enhancing and growing the high importance and how that program.” bond led to their success on the Gorman, a graduate of the basketball court. class of 1984, was a record“We had several players that setting player for the Blue could have been stars on other Jays. She is one of two Etown teams, and they were willing to women’s basketball players to fulfill a lesser role to make the be named All-American three team better. We worked really times and registered a total of hard and sacrificed for the better1,310 points during her career. ment of the team,” she said.

Gorman was also a part of the Although practices will not team that won the Division III start until next fall, Gorman NCAA Championship in 1982. will be meeting with the team She hopes to bring that sort of throughout the semester. “It will success back to the program. be very important to develop the “My fondest memories of our relationship with the team and team were definitely our road start to form trust and respect trips and NCAA playoff experibetween the two of us,” she said. ences,” Gorman said. “Winning Gorman also noted that she is the National Championship looking to establish new goals for with my best friends was an the program after meeting with awesome accomplishment and the players and assistant coaches. achievement.”

When not coaching, Gorman Coaching for the past seven hinted that she may have other years at Lancaster Mennonite Courtesy of Elizabethtown College Athletic Dept. responsibilities within the athletHigh School gave Gorman the Gorman works to contain her opponent on defense.The ics department. “It may be a class experience needed to move new women’s basketball coach played at Etown from in leadership/coaching, which up to the next level. While she 1980-84, scoring 1,310 points and winning a national would be very exciting and rehas had success coaching the championship in that time. warding,” she said.

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Sophomore Amanda Sheckard looks to steal third base. Currently, the Blue Jays have a twogame double header winning streak after defeating Lycoming College last Thursday and Ursinus College on Monday. Against the Lycoming Warriors, Etown won 3-2 and 5-2. Sheckard and senior Julie Sebastian led the offense in these two victories — Sheckard hit in two runs with a double in game one, and Sebastian broke the tie with a three-run home run in game two.

Facing off against Ursinus, the Blue Jays held the Bears scoreless in the first game, winning 4-0.

The second game was much closer, but Etown still pulled out a 9-7 victory. Sebastian was crucial in the shutout on the pitcher’s mound, and Sheckard again found success hitting as she drove in three runs on a triple in game two.

With these two sweeps, the Blue Jays are currently undefeated in conference play.

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March 29, 2012

t’s the end of March, and you know what that means: the NCAA Division I Men’s College Basketball Tournament, or “March Madness.” Every spring, the NCAA runs the tournament, one of the largest annual sporting events in the United States, to determine the national champion of men’s basketball.

The field is comprised of 68 teams, and of these, 31 come from Division I conference winners. The other 37 are selected from a committee appointed by the NCAA on a day that is commonly known as “Selection Sunday.”

Each team is put into one of four regions and is seeded based on their regular season performance (1 being the best, 16 being the worst).

The field was recently expanded from 64 to 68 teams, making the first four games “play-ins.”

The teams are put into a bracket format and play single elimination games until a winner is determined.

Last year’s tournament included many surprises, the biggest two being Butler’s run into the national championship and the first Final Four with no 1 or 2 seeds. The UConn Huskies defeated Butler 53-41 in the national championship. Butler was the lowest seed ever (8) to make a national championship game since Villanova in 1985 when the Wildcats defeated Georgetown. (Let’s just say that this year Villanova declined to play in any kind of tournament. You can always look to next year, right?) UConn came out this season with eyes on back-to-back championships, but a firstround loss to Iowa State ended their chances.

This year’s tournament is not without upsets either. Norfolk State knocked off Missouri, the first time a 15 seed defeated a two seed since 2001. Shortly after, traditional powerhouse Duke was knocked off by Lehigh, the second 15-2 seed upset of the day. The cracking sound after that game was brackets breaking everywhere. And before the tournament even got underway, top-seeded Syracuse was dealt a big blow when their sophomore 7-foot center, Fab Melo, was deemed academically ineligible and was forced to sit out the rest of the season. Syracuse was eliminated after losing to Ohio State in the Elite Eight round.

Currently, the tournament is nearing the final stage, with only four teams remaining.

They will play this weekend in one of the most star-studded match-ups in recent memory, culminating with the national championship game April 2 in New Orleans. Let’s take a look at these four teams: Louisville is peaking at the right time, not too differently from how the New York Giants did a few months ago. Louisville lost four of their final six games in the regular season but turned the ship around in the Big East Championship. Their guard, Peyton Siva, was indispensable, starting with a victory over Cincinnati to win the Big East Tournament, guaranteeing a spot in the tournament.

What may be even more important than their offense is their incredible defense over the past two weeks, led by Gorgui Dieng, who is currently averaging over three blocks a game.

On another note, their away uniforms are an incredibly neon shade of orange, the type that makes you think that your television set built in 1996 is broken. I’ll upgrade when I graduate, I promise.

Kentucky is the lone No. 1 seed left in the tournament. Head Coach John Calipari, considered one of the best coaches to have never won the national tournament, has much to be proud in his team, which consists of seven McDonald’s All-Americans and future NBA player Anthony Davis. The Wildcats were the most favored team entering the postseason and have shown no signs indicating otherwise.

Ohio State is familiar with the final four scene, having appeared there 11 times, though they have only won the tournament once. The season has some bouts of uncertainty about their true potential, going 2-3 in one fivegame stretch, but Fab Melo’s absence when playing Syracuse was immediately felt when sophomore forward Jared Sullinger put up 19 points and seven rebounds. This year may be the Buckeyes’ chance to go all the way.

Kansas possesses a true team of players, like Thomas Robinson, a possible national player of the year, and power blocker center Jeff Withey. Notably, the Jayhawks’ previous trip to the Final Four led them to a national championship.

So who will win? My prediction is Kansas over Kentucky, 72-68. Until then, thousands of fans across the nation will wait for this Tuesday, when they can finally see if their bracket at work will net them an extra $50.

Blazers, Gorman looks forward to the added involvement of coaching at the collegiate level.

“The level of play and the speed of play will be different from high school. Also, the ability to recruit the type of player that fits your team, style and chemistry

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SPORTS BUZZ Blue Jays take series win over Arcadia this week’s top sports headlines

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This week, four Etown athletes were recognized as Commonwealth Players of the Week. First-year Leigh Anne Flounlacker and junior Rachael Waldman swept the Offensive Player and Defensive Player of the Week awards for women’s lacrosse. Senior pitcher Julie Sebastian took softball’s Player of the Week award for her stellar hitting last week, and senior Manrique Arrea was the men’s tennis Player of the Week after going 2-1 at No. 1 singles and doubles. This is the second time that Flounlacker and Arrea earned player of the week honors this season.

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For only the second time, all four No. 1 seeds have advanced to the women’s Final Four. UConn, Notre Dame, Stanford and Baylor will be fighting April 1 for the chance to appear in the National Championship game. Although all of the teams could grab the title, the top contender remains the undefeated Baylor Bears. However, this is UConn’s fifth Final Four appearance in a row, and the Huskies are no strangers to the pressure.

The No. 1 Florida Gators baseball team took a 4-1 victory over rival No. 4 Florida State Tuesday. Although the Seminoles were leading 1-0 in the sixth inning with two outs, Casey Turgeon turned the momentum with a two-run triple. With this win, the Gators clinched the series for the first time since 2009.

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On Wednesday, owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers Frank McCourt announced that he would be selling the team to a group including NBA star Magic Johnson. The $2 billion deal is one of the highest for a North American franchise.

The bankrupt Dodgers will be transferred by the end of April.

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he beginning of spring signifies the beginning of Commonwealth Conference play for Blue Jays baseball. Entering the doubleheader March 23 against Arcadia University in Philadelphia, the Blue Jays were coming off a strong start with a record of 9-4, hoping to get the bats off their shoulders early.

“Right now, we are going through a little funk with the bats,” Head Coach Cliff Smith said. “We just need to continue to work hard and not feel sorry for ourselves that success at the plate has not come easier.”

Unfortunately, success at the plate did not come in the first game of the doubleheader as Arcadia pulled out a 4-3 victory over the Blue Jays at Erny Field. The Blue Jays only managed three hits and could not jump on seven errors committed by the Arcadia defense.

Despite the weak defense, the Knights’ offense showed up having 10 hits from nine different players, eight of whom were in the starting lineup. Arcadia relief pitcher Jordan Hofferman picked up the win, giving Blue Jays pitcher, junior Matt Ruth, his first loss of the season after only pitching two innings, allowing seven hits and four runs.

Despite offensive troubles in the first game, the Blue Jays rallied back in the second game of the afternoon with 12 hits in a 6-3 victory. Entering the fifth inning with a 1-0 lead, the Etown bats exploded, bringing in four more runs with help from senior Jon Bacher and junior Dillon Tagle. Bacher and Tagle broke the cuffs off the bats to combine for six hits to bring the Blue Jays offense to life.

With offense on their side in game two, the Blue Jays were able to keep the lead despite Arcadia’s minor comeback in the bottom of the fifth with three runs off of first-year pitcher Taras Letnaunchyn. Letnaunchyn would only be charged with one run because of two errors the defense committed and would eventually get his fourth win of the season with no losses. Senior Todd Leister recorded his fourth save after taking out the Knights’ batters in the seventh.

Leading the Blue Jays in hits with 18, Tagle went 3-for-3 with two RBIs and a run scored. This was his sixth multi-hit

game and third three-hit game, making this one of his best performances of the season. Along with Tagle is Bacher, who has been wielding a big bat of late with a .556 batting average with hits in six of the eight games in which he has played.

The third and final game of the series against Arcadia was at home March 26. The Blue Jays finally got their bats going, defeating the Knights 15-10. After leading 4-1 coming into the fifth inning, Arcadia capitalized on two errors and five hits, and soon Etown was down 5-4.

However, the Blue Jays responded in a big way. Off of hits from first-year Luke Gatti, senior Steve Motika, junior Kyle Berkheiser, Bacher and Tagle, Etown quickly put up six runs.

This match of momentum was crucial for setting up the final innings of the game.

Both the Knights and the Blue Jays scored two runs in the sixth inning, but Etown got the edge in the eighth, scoring three runs. With good defense in the ninth, the team squelched an Arcadia comeback. Although the two teams were almost equal in hits and errors in the third game of the series, Etown held the advantage in RBIs. With 18 games left in the season, sophomore infielder Ian Smith believes that the Blue Jays need to improve in all aspects of the game and keep making proper preparations before each game.

“We will review plays at practice and work on anything we may be struggling on as a team,” Ian Smith said.

With an 11-5 record, the Blue Jays hope to keep the offense going all season long, especially in conference play. Last year, Etown was 10-8 in the Commonwealth Conference and clenched a playoff spot for their thirteenth straight season.

Cliff Smith has taken the Blue Jays to the Commonwealth Conference Championship in the past including two upsets over Alvernia University who, at the time, had been ranked in the top 10 nationally. Cliff Smith believes the Blue Jays are going to be a challenging team to beat for the rest of the season, especially if the offense keeps making progress.

“I believe that once some of our key players start swinging the bat the way I know they are capable of, we will be a tough team in our conference, given the depth and quality of our pitching staff,” Cliff Smith said.

Monday may have been the first time that an NFL team held its largest press conference for a backup quarterback, but New York is hot with Tebow fever, and Jets personnel did not waste the opportunity to throw their new star into the spotlight. Ever since Tim Tebow was signed to play for Rex Ryan, analysts have pondered Mark Sanchez’s true feelings to the roster change, even though he maintains that he is excited for the opportunity to play with Tebow. Others are more interested in discussing whether this move was made simply for publicity’s sake. The Jets had their fair share of bad news last season, culminating in the explosion of a tense locker room. Maybe the Jets managing staff is hoping the humble and hardworking Tebow can bring some unity to the team.

Tiger Woods’ winning drought ended Sunday when he clinched a victory in the Arnold Palmer Invitational March 25. This was his first official victory since November 2009, and it could not have come at a better time with the Masters in a few weeks. Although he still needs some work, many claim that Tiger is back to taking the golf world by storm.

Photo: Matthew P. Butera

Junior Kyle Gable attempts to tag out Arcadia senior Mike McElhatton in Monday’s game. The Blue Jays took the series from the Knights, 2-1.

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Men upset Whittier in defensive game, women roll over Rowan Elizabeth L. Brennan Staff Writer

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he Elizabethtown College men’s lacrosse team pulled off a spectacular upset against the Whittier College Poets March 27. The Blue Jays only had three goals in the game, but the tight defense led by senior goalie Brendan Corcoran only gave up one goal.

Whittier was on the board first, scoring with only 12 seconds left in the first quarter. However, senior Sean O’Neill responded a few minutes later, scoring off a pass from junior Cory Boushell.

Boushell scored the second goal for Etown off an assist from senior Dan Patton, but no one would score again until the fourth quarter. With about seven minutes to go, junior Donnie Krausse found the back of the net for the Blue Jays.

Corcoran and company held the Poets scoreless in the final minutes, and the stellar goalies ended the day with 16 saves.

After a loss to Misericordia University Saturday, junior Nick Thompson offered several suggestions for the men to pick up their caliber of play.

“We need more leadership out of our juniors and returning starters, myself included,” Thompson said. “There is a lack of enthusiasm and we need to go 110 percent at all times. If we do that, I think we can turn our season around.” With this win against the Poets, it seems as if the Blue Jays learned their lesson from the loss to Misericordia.

Losing 10-5, Misericordia effectively controlled the pace of the game. In the first quarter, Misericordia scored three goals, while the Blue Jays scored once. Etown caught up in the second period with O’Neill scoring two consecutive goals, closing the gap to 4-3. The third period consisted of Misericordia scoring five times, three of which were completed in succession by Sean McGuigan. The game concluded with one more goal from Misericordia and Boushell scoring two additional points for Etown.

The team was disappointed with the outcome and felt they could have done better. Thompson explained what might have led to Etown’s defeat. “Our team defense could have been better, but we lacked in communication and leadership,” Thompson said. “Offensively we had a lot of opportunities, but could not finish.”

The women’s lacrosse team achieved a 13-9 victory Saturday afternoon against Rowan University, making this their second victory in a row after beating Washington College 14-7 last Wednesday.

The game started off with junior Kara Solesky giving the women’s team a quick lead, scoring the game’s first goal within 13 seconds. She was assisted by senior Katie Scheurich. The team continued to score eight more goals within the first half while Rowan scored only four times.

The second period of the game became more evenly matched with Rowan earning more goals. However, the Blue Jays managed to keep them down with tactical defensive playing. “We were preparing for a tough game,” sophomore Ashley Oursler said. “You have to fight to win.”

Overall, the statistics for the game were closely matched.

Ground balls, shots and saves were almost even, but the Blue Jays were more successful in finding the back of the net with their shots.

Mike Faith, the women’s lacrosse head coach, celebrated the victory, but wanted to see a crushing winning game. “I thought we could have done better,” Faith said. “I wanted to beat the other team a little worse.” He specifically thought shots could have been improved. “We didn’t shoot as well in the second half,” Faith said. “Next game, we will work on carrying the ball better and finishing shots.”

The women’s lacrosse team’s next game is set for March 31 against Eastern University at noon, and the men will square off against Lebanon Valley College home at 1 p.m.

Photo: Matthew P. Butera

Junior Emily Butler fights with a Washington College defender for a loose ball. Butler and the offense ramped up their scoring power against WAC and Rowan.

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Blue Jays dominate Mustangs in 9-0 victory, move to 5-4 Tiana A. Bogino Staff Writer

Fritzges played Dickinson’s Franco Mena in his singles both the men’s and women’s teams. Misericordia’s men’s match. Fritzges extended his singles match to three sets, result- team record is currently 0-4 and the women’s record stands ing in a win for the first set, with a score of 7-6. Dickinson’s at 2-0. lizabethtown College’s men’s tennis team proved to be Mena won the final two, with scores of 6-2 and 10-3, helping On March 25, the Blue Jays men’s team took on Wilkes Uniunstoppable against the Stevenson University Mustangs the Devils take the lead. versity and King’s College. Both games were away. Etown lost in Tuesday’s 9-0 win. Blue Jay tennis is now 5-4 on the season Junior Rosa Wiley, who watched the matches, expressed to Wilkes with a close score of 4-5. However, they were able to for the men and 7-1 for the women. Junior Eric Fritzges was her disappointment at the Blue Jays’ loss. She said, “I capture a victory against King’s, winning 8-1. perfect in singles play, winning 6-0, 6-0. wanted to attend the season Last Thursday, March 22, the Blue Jays men’s tennis team opener because I played took on the Dickinson College Devils. This was the team’s tennis in high school, and home opener which was held at the Alumni Courts. Many I miss playing. I am disapspectators were at the game supporting the Jays, but, sadly, pointed that the Jays didn’t left disappointed. Dickinson stole points from the Jays as take a victory over Dickinthey won all six of the singles matches. The Dickinson Devils son, but I know there’s still also won two of the three doubles matches, causing them to a whole season ahead for win the opener 8-1. them to really take control During the number one doubles, senior Manrique Arrea and and make us proud.” junior Paul Whitman took on two Dickinson players but they On March 24, both the lost with an 8-6 score. Right after the doubles match ended, men’s and women’s Blue Arrea had to recuperate and step up his game quickly because Jay teams were to take on he had to hit the courts for his singles match. Arrea played Misericordia University for Will Golinkin, unfortunately losing his matches with scores a doubleheader starting at of 6-3, 3-6 and 10-4.

1 p.m. Due to inclement Scoring the only point for the Blue Jays was doubles team weather, both games were juniors Josh Riehl and Fritzges. The two played Dixon Blue and postponed until April 22.

Photo: Robert I. Graham Hunter Dewing-Hommes at number two doubles, ending with a Hopefully, the Blue Jays Junior Mike Anderson lunges to return the ball. The men struggled with consistency so score of 8-6, causing the duo’s second record to rise to 6-3 together. will take home victories for far this season, but Tuesday’s dominating win over Stevenson was a sure confidence boost.

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he Elizabethtown College golf team christened its 2012 spring campaign by finishing ninth at the York Spring Invitational on Monday. First-year Ryan Laudeman continued his successful season by claiming second place in the tournament with a 74 (+2). Senior Drew Hanaoka recorded the second best score for the Jays and finished in thirteenth place with a 78 (+6).

With his initial performance this spring, Laudeman has high hopes for this spring season. He wants to play a part in propelling his team to another Middle Atlantic Conference Championship and leave his mark on the conference. “I’m looking to make a name for myself in the conference this spring season,” Laudeman said. “Recording a top five finish is definitely a goal.”

Laudeman’s performance on Monday indicates how his offseason training has affected his game. He focused on improving his contact and his iron game which gives him good looks for birdie. “After seeing the level of competition from the fall, I know how I need to play to be in contention,” Laudeman said. “I just need to commit 100 percent to my shot.”

In Hanaoka’s case, he was able to improve his putting in the offseason. He also brings a wealth of experience to the greens after competing as a Jay for four years.

“You just have to play every round one hole at a time,” Hanaoka said. “It doesn’t help you to dwell on bad shots, you just have to brush it off and make the next one count. That’s just how golf is; you give some strokes away, and you get some freebies here and there.”

Hanaoka sees the big picture for Etown this season. He wants his team to repeat their accomplishments from a season ago. “My

ultimate goal is for the team to win MACs and go back to Nationals for the second year in a row,” Hanaoka said. “I feel like it would be a great way to go out.”

According to Hanaoka, the Messiah Spring Classic and MACs will pose the largest challenges for the Jays. “Most of the teams in our conference will be there, so it’ll be a good test to see what we’re going to have to shoot for in order to win MACs again,” Hanaoka said.

In addition, the team has a championship mentality, which will assist them in their quest to win a second consecutive conference title. “Our mindset is to win the conference championship, Laudeman said. “Everyone is trying to improve and get themselves ready for when it counts.”

Tournaments such as The Blue Jay Spring Classic and MACs will be pivotal for Etown.

The Jays will have an edge on their competition because the tournaments will be played on their home turf on the East Course at Hershey Country Club. “I feel like those are going ~ Drew Hanaoka to be the best tournaments for me as well as the team,” Hanaoka said. “We know how to play the course and that should play to our advantage.”

In order to be successful this season, the Blue and Gray will need a total team effort and an extended stretch of quality golfing.

“We are going to have to have some people step up and really put forth the effort to play some consistent golf,” Hanaoka said. “We lost four starters last year, so there are some pretty big shoes that need to be filled in order for us to repeat as MAC champions.”

Etown will face its next challenge on April 2 during the Lebanon Valley Spring Tournament, and Laudeman and company have high expectations for the event. “We go into every tournament thinking we are going to win,” Laudeman said. “That is the only mindset we ever have.”

“We lost four starters last year so there are some pretty big shoes that need to be filled in order for us to repeat as MAC champions.”

March 29 Men’s: Shenandoah Women’s: @ Dickinson

March 30 Men’s: @ Widener

March 31

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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Dillon Tagle Alexis L. Morris Sports Editor

Junior catcher Dillon Tagle is one of the current powerhouses on offense for Blue Jays baseball. He currently leads the team with 21 hits, seven doubles and nine RBIs. He is also second on the team with a .362 batting average. In the Blue Jays’ final series game against the Arcadia Knights, Tagle helped pull the team to victory with two hits, two RBIs and one double. He will need his hot bat Thursday when Etown faces the No. 13 Shenandoah Hornets.

Q&A Major/Concentration: Biology/Pre-Med Hometown: Ringoes, NJ Favorite musician/band: Aerosmith Favorite athlete/sports team: New York Yankees Biggest fear: Not being successful In 10 years, I want to be … an anesthesiologist.

Greatest Etown accomplishment: First Team All-Conference

April 1

@ Jim Taylor Invitational Men’s: Men’s: Franklin & Widener Marshall LVC Women’s: @ Widener @ Eastern

April 2 Men’s: La Salle

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Favorite movie: Step Brothers Favorite place to visit: The beach Hardly anyone knows that ...

I am very superstitious.

Favorite Etown memory: Weekends with the guys Favorite Jay’s Nest item: Chicken ranch cheese steak on pretzel roll Greatest baseball accomplishment: Winning back-to-back state championships in high school I started playing baseball at age ... six.

April 3 Men’s: @ Moravian

@ Lebanon Valley Spring Women’s: Messiah Tournament

April 4 Men’s: Messiah