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Looming flu outbreak calls for immediate response Jamie L. Bartolino Editor in Chief

The WELL, the on-campus portion of the new Student Wellness setup, is still under construction.

Spayd hopes it will be completed by the end of September. Until then, students can visit their RAs for e’ll be extremely fortunate if we missed this over-the-counter medication and flu kits. first wave,” Director of Student Wellness Sandy Students who are sick enough to see a doctor must Spayd said. arrange a ride with Campus Security through Eileen The threat of an influenza outbreak has colleges Wagener, the College health liaison, or their across the country busily formulating emergency designated area coordinator. action plans, some in response to a high number of E i t h e r confirmed cases on campus.

Wagener or the Elizabethtown has officially diagnosed two area coordinator will subsestudent with Influenza type quently contact Campus Security.

A, which has As the flu rapidly spreads across college and unithe potenversity campuses nearby, Etown may just be lucky tial to deA l o n g t h o s e in its apparent immunity. velop into lines, Dining Services is The Intelligencer Journal/Lancaster New Era rethe H1N1 c u r re nt ly work i ng on a ported last week that neighbors Franklin & Marshall virus, but hand-washing station in the and Millersville have confirmed 76 and 5 cases of dozens of Marketplace. Students can insert their hands into Influenza A, respectively. others have The Washington, D.C. area has also been hit hard, been complaining of the sink, which will automatically cleanse them with hot water and sanitizer. the paper reported, similar symptoms within the past week. with over 600 cases at Spayd, in collaboration with the rest of the Emer- The station will shut off various universities in gency Management team, has worked to formulate automatically, only spraythe region.

Etown’s emergency plan since the school year began. ing about 10 seconds, and Think you have the flu?

“We still have to While other colleges are able to move sick students will significantly reduce the spread of germs. be prepared,” Spayd to designated locations on campus, Director of ResiYou may have an influenza-like illness if you sufSpayd also recommends said. While the Coldence Life Allison Bridgeman acknowledges that the fer a sudden onset of the following symptoms: moving the trash can next lege remains stable College lacks the space to relocate students. at the moment, the Instead, the office of Residence Life strongly to the door in bathrooms • Fever possibility of a mass encourages any student who suffers from flu symp- around campus.

• Dry cough After hand-washing, peooutbreak lurks. toms and who is able to go home to do so as soon • Body aches “This threat does as possible. Students who live too far away to travel ple can open the door with a • Fatigue not only affect stuhome in a reasonable amount of time should work paper towel to avoid direct Other minor symptoms: dents,” vice president out a “flu buddy” system with their roommate or a contact and then throw

- Sore throat away the towel. for administration In compliance David Dentler said.

- Nausea with the “American “ T h e re’s a n o t h e r

- Vomiting Flu shots available College Health Aspiece to this, which s o c i at i o n G u i d e is the work force.

College Policy for these symptoms: Seasonal flu shots are available for students at lines: Campus ReAnd in the backStudent Health at the Penn State Hershey Medical sp ons e to Novel ground of this are • Go home, if at all possible, by private vehicle Group in Elizabethtown.

Inf luenza H1N1,” faculty’s families.”

• Self-isolate in your room if you must stay on Spayd strongly recShould the virus Director of Student Wellness Sandy Spayd urges campus ommends keeping continue to affect the all students to receive a shot. First priority goes to • Inform your RA that you will be staying in a “social distance” campus, education students with underlying medical health issues, your room of 6 feet from a sick may suffer as faculty followed by all other students and the rest of the • Inform your RA that you will need meals roommate, especially and staff are forced to campus, respectively. brought to you if he or she suspects take time off.

Flu shots cost $18, payable by cash, check or the flu.

“That worst-case • Obtain a flu kit from your RA student charge. Upcoming clinic dates and times While Spayd said scenario would re• Refrain from leaving your room and going to are below. that the illness is usually quire decisions to public places. very short-lived, typibe made as that hapcally lasting between pens,” Dentler said • Oct. 2 from 1:00 to 3:00 in BSC 200 Adapted from the Elizabethtown College Student Health three and five days, it is of a mass outbreak.

Guidelines Handout.

• Oct. 13 from 3:00 to 5:00 in BSC 258 extremely contagious “Hopefully we won’t through the air. come close to that.”

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friend. Flu buddies can deliver meals to the student’s room and retrieve any necessary class materials. Additionally, sick students are encouraged to use a flu kit supplied by Resident Assistants (RAs) to cope with symptoms.

Spayd also urges healthy students to take daily precautions to avoid becoming ill. Last year, more than 100 hand sanitizing dispensers were placed around campus, and Spayd hopes to add to that number this year.

Get out there!

Lanksy urges students to get out

The Etownian is a weekly and see the world through a given ews p a p e r p u b l i s h e d away. Read all about it in...

Th u r s d ays d u ri n g t h e academic year.

Features, page 5

“I hope they serve beer in hell.”

Tucker Max pens a new book is now gracing the big screen.

Read all about it inside.

Campus Life, page 6

Texting and Gaming Rehab?

Some people are actually becoming addicted to these daily activities. Find out more inside.

Centerfold, pages 8 & 9

OMG: Changing language With the rise of texting and instant messaging, LOLs and BRBs are taking over.

Opinion, page 13

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Rachel A. Marsteller News Editor

Pricey coffee spill St. Louis, Mo. is perking up with jokes about a $200,000 cup of coffee.

But officials at St. Louis Community College and its insurance company aren't laughing.

St. Louis Community College must foot the bill after a coffee maker rigged to a faucet and left on in a photo lab led to a ruptured water line in July. About 10,000 gallons of water spilled down four floors, damaging ceilings, walls, computers and files.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the college's Board of Trustees will be asked to approve cleanup costs this week, including a $143,494 contract with a disasterrecovery company.

Burrito chow down Professional eater "Humble Bob" Shoudt ate 33.5 burritos in 10 minutes, winning the 2009 World Burrito eating championship Friday before an excited crowd at the New Mexico State Fair.

Shoudt, who won $1,500, said he didn't eat for two days in order to prepare for the competition.

Competitors ate burritos filled with beef, beans and green chili — each weighing about a quarter of a pound.

The 300 burritos were provided

by Albuquerque restaurant Garcia's Kitchen. Co-owner Steve Garcia showed his spirit by wearing an oversized burrito-shaped hat.

Next up? Shoudt planned to fly out Friday night to compete in a grits eating contest in Louisanna.

Shoudt said he wasn't expecting the New Mexico green chile inside the burritos to be so spicy.

Old money What a Dickinson business manager thought was a worthless counterfeit $20 bill turned out to be worth more than even its face value.

A woman who came into the UPS Store paid with a $20 bill that had been printed in 1934. Store manager Nancy Kostelecky said the bill is in pristine condition.

The woman who paid with the bill was unsure where she got it. Kostelecky said it's a mystery where it came from and why it had not been in circulation. She ended up buying it from the woman.

Dickinson Police Detective Chris Coates did some research and says similar bills are selling on eBay for up to $134.

Kostelecky said she plans to give the bill to her father, who collects coins.

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Ways of keeping clean while going green Brittany L. Kuperavage Staff Writer

responsibility and consciousness in students.

“We want students to leave here with the education they need to be responsible,” MacKay said.

Through research with MacKay, senior chemistry educan recent years, the push to become more environmentally friendly has increased rapidly, and Elizabethtown College tion major Nick Wetzel managed to leave his mark on the has been there right from the beginning. Etown has been work- push to be “green.” By finding ways to use water instead of ing vigorously to make the College a more “green” environ- more harmful chemicals in various experiments, Wetzel ment. Everyone hears the slogan “Go Green,” but what does used his love of science to improve the environment. In this really mean? What is Etown doing to ensure a cleaner, fact, he promoted his green chemistry to a larger audience this past spring at the National Meeting of the American safer world?

One of the biggest and most noticed of the changes came Chemical Society in Utah.

“I was glad to integrate the idea of green chemistry into our this fall with the implementation of a printing quota. Many students were shocked to find that they now would incur lab’s design because I think it shows our commitment to being charges if they printed over their allotment. However, accord- more environmentally responsible. I hope it passes along the ing to Information adn Technology Services (ITS) Director notion of caring about our world to them as well,” Wetzel said.

Keep an eye out for more projects like Wetzel’s happenRon Heasley, the College had many reasons to follow through ing across campus and support those faculty and students with this decision.

The main reason for implementing the quota was to cut back who are working to be more “green.”

The staff members on the amount of paper waste of Facilities Manageproduced by the College. ment are continuing the “The printing quota is proactive movement. By helping people to be more following the three Rs cautious,” Heasley said. to Reduce, Reuse and “They’re asking themselves, Recycle, the hard work‘Do I really need to print ing staff of the Brown this?’” He recalls a past visit building is contributing to the library where he found as well. “big trash cans full of paper.”

Et ow n’s re c y c l i n g This and other visible signs of program allows memwaste prompted school offibers of the College comcials to make a change. Some munity to participate. colleges reported a savings Each building on camof up to 70 percent of paper pus has recycling cenwhen implementing printing ters where recyclable quotas, and ITS hopes for a materials are picked up waste reduction and savings by the Environmental of 50 percent or more.

Services staff. NumerWhile the quota affects ous items such as paper, students individually, leaders cans, glass, aluminum of clubs and organizations cans and plastic are colalso wondered how they were Image: pleasant-hill.ca.us lected and recycled. going to print necessary maEtown has taken various steps to make the campus more green.

According to the Faterials. According to Heasley, From the printer quotas to motion sensors in rooms to turn cilities Web site, the “There will be a printer in the on the lights, there have been many changes to become more C ollege sp ends over student activities center where enviromentally friendly. $1.6 million annually on clubs can enter codes to print energy, which includes their necessary items.”

The College is still in trial mode while ITS works out the electricity, natural gas, fuel oil, water and sewer. Etown final details of the program. The goal is for students to be has therefore adopted a policy to promote the conservaprovided with $32 in printing costs per year. Each printer tion of energy to reduce the use of water and generation will track the number of pages you print, charging 4 cents for of solid waste.

New energy-saving fixtures and lamps are replaced a single-sided page and two cents for a double-sided page.

The lower price acts as incentive and encourages students to existing, less efficient lighting whenever economically conserve paper by printing on both sides. Heasley does not feasible and appropriate, did highly efficient fluorescent want to get students “worked up.” If needed, the quota will be lighting. Occupancy sensors can be found throughout adjusted to better fit students’ needs. He is not sure when the campus control a room’s lighting and temperature. They can be set to “unoccupied” setting when there is nobody trial period will be over.

Besides the printing quota, ITS has taken other measures to con- in the space, which saves saving energy. With energy serve energy and resources. In the past five years, ITS has replaced costs expected to double by January, the staff at Facilities the old CRT monitors with flat screen monitors to save electricity Management is working tirelessly to improve the school’s all over campus. “Sleep modes” were placed on computers to save waste and energy consumption.

In last week’s edition of the Etownian, Lynda Hudzick energy when not in use. Heasley also mentioned the update to virtual savers, a technology that combines and reduces the power informed the College community about various updates that the staff of Dining Services is making. All beverage cups needed to run the school’s various servers.

ITS is not the only group working to help the environment. have now been switched to more environmentally friendly Students and professors on campus are also using a “greener” paper products. Many of the chemicals used to clean and theme in the academic setting. One example of the work is can sanitize throughout the Dining Services operations are green products. New this year is the Etown College Organic be found in the chemistry department.

“It is very important that we are environmentally respon- Garden, a student-run venture where no pesticides and only sible,” Dr. James MacKay, assistant professor of chemistry and organic fertilizers are used in the garden. The installation of a pulper, which extracts liquid from organic waste and biochemistry, said.

The chemistry department is working “greener” experi- separates it so that it can be recycled, is also a new feature ments into its curriculum. Professors are trying to conduct in the push to “go green”.

So keep up the great work, Etown. Perhaps all students experiments on a smaller scale to save money and reduce the amount of hazardous waste produced in labs.They are also could challenge themselves to consider how they are living trying to coordinate the various labs so that one lab’s products their lives. Is there a way to keep doing what we need to do can be used in other experiments, reducing the amount of but in a better, more environmentally friendly way? Let’s chemicals that are wasted. By incorporating these ideas into challenge ourselves to keep improving our world each and the department, professors hope to instill a sense of chemical every day.

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Unemployment reaches dire levels; effects examined Alanna J. Delfino Staff Writer

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or the past year, unemployment is a term which has directly affected over half the nation on a day-to-day basis. While adults have had their fair share of rejections, it seems that teenagers are experiencing the same type of problem. According to “Today’s Job Report” in the New York Times, the overall unemployment rate in August rose to 9.7 percent, its highest level in years.

Unemployment for men rose to 10.1 percent, women 7.6 percent and 25.5 percent for teenagers according to the Web site for the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The recession has left many workers nervous. Whether men, women or teenagers, the outcome of this problem has interrupted everyday lives and affected numerous families. First-year Elyse Archambeauit said, “My dad’s company has been outsourcing and laying off people, so it’s taking half the amount of people to do the work of a full staff.” Archambeauit explained that the work overload is very stressful for her dad and the workers who are left working at the

company. As the pressure put on workers said. Seasonal work seems to be increas- could take days, months or even years to find who are among the few to keep their jobs, ingly affected by the recession, especially a company that will hire new, inexperienced some begin losing focus, performing at a for teenagers due to the lack of part-time workers. The solution is to not give up. An lower level and risking pay cuts. jobs. As a result, Schueler volunteered for article by editor Kate Lornez on the Web site The stress also trickles down into their a child care business instead of being a Careerbuilder.com provides a list of the top personal lives. “My dad has a full-time job, part-time employee.

10 ways unemployed workers can better their but he needed to find a part-time job to Finding a job in the current economic chances of finding a job. These steps include: afford to live,” first-year Caitlyn Cecco said. climate could take a great deal of time. It customizing your resume “It is a hard situation to go through, and and cover letter, diversifyit was hard on my family.” ing your search, finding a Recessions have hurt America’s company where you fit in, youngest and most inexperienced workavoiding discouragement, ers, who are often the first to be laid off always being prepared, beand the last to be hired. Around the time ing on time, dressing and many families expect their teenagers acting the part, listening to begin to contribute to the family’s more than talking and askfinancial needs, the reality of the naing good questions. tion’s downturn sets in. Teenagers are The process of finding left jobless, stressed and feeling rejected. a reliable job may not First-year Rebecca Schueler has spent move at a quick speed, but the past two summers looking for a patience is key. “There are job in child care in the Etown communo quick or easy fixes to nity. She said that working in child care the crisis, which has been would help her to focus on her major, Image: Katie A. Bamberger many years in the making, to get experience working with chil- Unemployment has reached a new high peaking at 9.7 and it’s likely to get worse dren and to earn extra money. “No one percent; only 0.3 percent away from reaching depression before it gets better,” Presiwould hire part-time employees,” she levels of unemployment. dent Obama said.

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ast week, Senate busily organized Homecoming details, Spirit Week plans and other orders of business.

Homecoming is rapidly approaching, and for many clubs, preparations are in order. Contracts for the Homecoming Fair, which will be held Saturday, Oct. 17, are due Monday, Sept. 28. Forms can be completed online at www.etownsenate.com.

Homecoming court nominations can be made on BlackBoard and will run through tomorrow, Sept.

25. Elections for the court will take place next week, and Homecoming King and Queen elections will be held Oct. 13-14.

Additionally, Spirit Week is just a few weeks away, and Senate plans to host events such as a Powderpuff football game, spirit dress days and a campus-wide photo hunt. Check out next week’s issue of the Etownian for the Campus Photo Hunt entry form!

Club budgets, which were decided upon Tuesday by the Finance Committee, will be discussed and voted upon by the whole group this evening.

Dean of Students Marianne Calenda presented the Campus Diversity Plan, which is available to students through Provost Traverso’s public folder.

Career Services also made an appearance, presenting their improved campus outreach efforts for the 200910 school year. The staff is currently seeking seniors to participate in a research focus group. Interested seniors can visit Career Services in the Center for Student Success for more information.

Finally, Senate set up a Concerns Table Tuesday. The Senators received numerous comments and is working to respond to suggestions. Senate will be posting all comments and outcomes in the near future.

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Masters funds academic quad facelift tive students’ tours, and thus increase thoughts about attending Etown.

The current plan Masters set in motion for the academic quadrangle is to match the campus institutional rank Masters, Jr. has contributed over $5 million to needs with the needs of each individual student. the College. Masters, a resident of Harrisburg, has Masters felt that these new walkways had to be been dedicated to updating the Elizabethtown campus, added in order to complement the Masters Center. and all of his contributions allow that to happen.

He hopes this will further beautify the campus.

His most current contribution of $330,000 given Masters initially became involved with Etown to enhance the acat hroug h t he Gret na demic quadrangle.

Music Program.

Formerly called the Over the years, he Midway, the academhas gotten to know the ic quadrangle is now faculty and has taken being connected with a personal interest in multiple additional the well-being of the walkways, according to students who attend David Beidleman, who Etown. As an engineer works in the Developwith a degrees from ment Office as the vice Cornell University and president of instituLehigh University retional advancement and spectively, Masters is community relations. highly interested in Photo: Tyler Drolet the sciences, and this Beidleman has worked with Masters over the The Master’s Center and the new sidewalk area are both drives his dedication years and has come to donated by Frank Masters. Masters has been a long time to upgrading Etown’s financial supporter of Etown. know him well. science building.

Masters donated $4 Masters is not only million in 2006 to update the Masters Center for Sci- interested in the sciences, according to Beidleman, ence, Mathematics and Engineering. He is also respon- but he has also taken an interest in humanities and sible for the mineral gallery seen in this building.

English programs. Beidleman said that Masters beHe has a lifelong hobby of collecting minerals from lieves the ability to write and speak properly is imporaround the world, and when he funded the construc- tant and credits these skills as helping his career. tion on the Masters Center, he donated minerals, “We are tremendously grateful to Frank for his from his collection. continued support and confidence in Elizabethtown The Smithsonian Institution was involved in College,” Beidleman said. mounting and categorizing the donated minerals Masters is admired by many faculty and staff memaccording to Beidleman. bers for his hard work and dedication in improving Due to the slump in the economy, Masters decided the facilities students utilize on campus. to donate toward the work currently being done on “I think it’s great that he is so generous to the the academic quadrangle. All of the gifts Masters has science department. He is helping to further our made have been personal ones. education here at Etown,” sophomore Justine CubHe has bequeathed his own money as a restricted berley said. gift to be put towards enhancing the campus for the “It’s really surprising that all of the donations have students and faculty. Masters also believes that the been made from one person,” she said. “Five million mineral gallery may take part in enhancing prospec- dollars isn’t just pocket change.”

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International Fest will deliver the world next week Kristen N. Lacaillade Staff Writer

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lizabethtown College is celebrating International Education week Friday, Sept. 25 to Wednesday, Sept. 30. To recognize this week, the Office of International Programs has put together an International Festival where there will be numerous activities to raise awareness about some of the international cultures represented at Etown.

Although this week is about culture, it is also about how you can get involved in the study abroad program and get more information about opportunities to experience life in other countries.

“The purpose of the fair is to promote study abroad and make available information about study abroad options,” said the Director of the office of International Programs, Dr. Amy Simes.

There will be many cultures represented throughout the week. Some of the countries include: Vietnam, Ireland, China, Japan, South Africa, Brazil, the Czech Republic and the United Kingdom, among a great deal of others.

There are numerous ac tivities planned for this week’s fair. Friday, the first day of the fair, the band Viva Quetzal will hold a workshop at 10 a.m. in Leffler Chapel, showcasing their talent and teaching others the art of music. At 7:30 that night, Viva

Quetzal will also be performing in based a lot of my choices off of that.”

Leffler Chapel.

The third day of the fair, Sunday, will Viva Quetzal is a nationally recog- also be filled with numerous activities. nized Latin fusion band. It is made up There will be cultural workshops from 2 of six members who are from all over p.m. to 5 p.m. in Nicarry where people the Americas. As a whole, Viva Quetzal can learn more about each culture indiplays a combined 30 instruments and is a vidually. Later that evening, there will be group that time an international and again has fashion show shown talent. from 6:30 p.m.

S a t u r d a y, to 8:30 p.m., in there will be the KÂV, where an Internastudents from t i on a l D i s c o cultures around from 11 p.m. the world will to 1 a.m. in the showcase their KÂV. This, like native clothing. It m a ny o f t h e will give students other dances a chance to see h e l d h e re at how similar or Etown, is sure different Amerito be quite a cans in college hit. The mumay dress from sic will reflect other students cultures from their age from all all around the across the globe. world. FirstMond ay, year Salman there will be a Habib, an ins tu dy abro a d ternational fair from 11 student from a.m. to 3 p.m.

Bangladesh on the BSC Image: Googleimages.com who helped select music for the Terrace that will disco said, “I tried to choose music that provide plentiful information about was similar to music they have here. the study abroad programs available Much of the music here is fast, so I here at Etown and how one can go

about being a part of a study abroad experience. Afterwards, there will be a Vietnam Presentation from 6:30 to 8:30 in the KÂV. The fifth day of the fair will be packed with many interesting events.

The day begins with International Tea and Coffee at 10:30 a.m. in the KÂV, where beverages from different countries will be provided. At 4:00 p.m. in the KÂV, there will be a faculty panel entitled “‘India-Rising Superpower?’.’

This panel will include numerous staff members and should be an interesting discussion. Immediately following will be an International Dinner from 5:00 to 7:00 in the Marketplace. This dinner will showcase foods from all over the world and will give everyone the chance to try something new. To end the night, there will be an International Student Panel from 7:30 to 9:30 in the KÂV. Wednesday, Sept. 30, the final day of the international faire, there will be a faculty and staff panel on “Semester at Sea” at 4 p.m. in the Brinser Lecture Room in Steinman. The final event will be a presentation about Brazil from 6 to 8 p.m. in the M&M Mars Room of Leffler Chapel.

Between the food, dancing, music and presentations, there is bound to be an activity that anyone can enjoy.

So come out and enjoy what the world has to offer Elizabethtown!

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Jesse Waters teaches in Brazil, shares his experience Melanie L. Weyant Staff Writer

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While in Salvador, Waters got the opportunity to experience many aspects of Brazilian culture. “My favorite part was the coffee,” Waters said. “It was absolutely incredible.” Also, the language barrier did not offer too much of a problem for Waters because he appreciated being immersed in the true society.

“It is better to change yourself than to ask an entire culture to change for you,” he added.

Waters was inspired to take part in the exchange program after meeting Dr. Itana Lins, a professor visiting Etown from ACBEU. Waters explained that Lins taught at Etown last fall in much the same way that he taught in Brazil in July. Waters added that he “pretty much convinced” ACBEU to send two professors to teach at Albright College.

He hopes that Dr. Savio Saquiera, a linguist at UFBA, will be able to visit next February on an educational and cultural exchange grant through Partners. “Partners is a great organization for ‘spreading the seed’ of academic exchange,” Waters said. With the plans in development for Saquiera to visit, Waters anticipates that next July Dr. Karendra Devroop will be able to visit the Bahia region next July.

Devroop is an assistant professor of music education in the Department of Fine and Performing Arts “It is better to at Etown and is well known for his change yourself rather service project to bring wind instruments to disadvantaged youths than to ask an entire in South Africa, where he grew up. culture to change for Waters hopes that by encouraging you.” the continuation of the exchange -Jesse Waters each year, a strong relationship will develop between the two regions.

his summer, Professor Jesse Waters of the English department spent a month in Salvador, Brazil participating in an exchange program through the Partners of Americas Organization. He acted as a Teacher-in-Residence, presenting different inservices and lectures at several institutions, including, Associação Cultural Brasil-Estados Unidos (ACBEU) and Un ive rs i dade Federal da Bahia (UFBA).

Photo: Melanie R. Giardina

Jesse Waters stands with an artifact that he brought back from Brazil. The flag behind him represents the exhange program he took part in.

Another aspect of this exchange affects students here at Elizabethtown. ACBEU is known as the best English-teaching institute in Brazil and also hosts 10 to 12 week Portuguese language learning camps for American students. Waters, Dr. Wayne Selcher, Carol Ouimet and Paul Kramer are working on developing a core credit program for Etown students who may want to visit the region and brush up on their Portugese skills. Ouimet is originally from Salvador, while Selcher has been to Brazil over 30 times, so both have strong ties to the region. “It would be great for Elizabethtown students because when they study abroad in Europe or Japan, the American dollar is not strong. But in Brazil the dollar is almost two-toone,” Waters said.

Waters said of Partners, “One of their key missions is that whoever goes on these trips has an equal sharing experience between what they bring on their visit, and then what they bring back to their home college.”

When he’s not teaching in Brazil, Waters is a visiting assistant professor of English. He teaches several technical writing and poetry courses at the college.

He is also known on campus for his humours and autobiographical poetry.

In the spirit of exchange, Waters will present during the upcoming International Week (Sept. 28-Oct. 2) on Brazil, ACBEU and the cultural experiences he had.

Waters will be at the Brazil Table of the International Faire Monday, Sept. 28 between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. He will also be part of a presentation Sept. 30 in Leffler Chapel from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Be sure to check out all of these lectures to get even more details about Waters’ exploits and what life is like in Brazil!

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Doug Lansky recommends you ‘Get Lost’ and have fun Marc C. Weber Staff Writer

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he majority of college students throughout the nation go into school with a defined major and an idea of a career choice; however, Doug Lansky entered college without having the slightest clue of what he wanted to do for a living.

He was introduced to the College as a man who “was born on the third-world island of Manhattan, grew up in the arctic tundra of Minnesota, and attended Colorado College where he majored in a subject he can no longer recall.” He brought this unique perspective to Elizabethtown last Thursday.

L i ke m any s tu d e nt s at Elizabethtown College, Lansky studied abroad and ever since, his heart has been set on traveling. He graduated from Colorado College with a bachelor’s degree in political economics, but not because he wanted to be an economist.

He always chose courses that were taught by teachers with good reputation.

While most students select courses within their intended major taught by the best professors, Lansky found that the best professors were in the political

economics department. Lansky also wrote articles for his college school newspaper.

Instead of pursuing a career in economics, Doug decided to combine his two favorite interests, traveling and writing, to become a travel writer. It sounded like a dream come true for Lansky, but at first his efforts were met with disappointment.

“I would send in fifty proposals and get rejected each time,” Lansky said.

However, he never backed down. His weekly column, titled “Vegabond,” was published in forty newspapers, including The Denver Post, The San Francisco Chronicle, and The Detroit Free Press.

His career has been soaring ever since.

“Get Lost,” Lansky’s lecture, gave Elizabethtown College students a sneak peek of what to expect when traveling and tips of where and how to travel.

“There is no such thing as a ‘right place,’ ‘must-see,’ or ‘best destination.’ You make your own adventure,” Lansky said. he gave tips regarding food, cost, packing, housing and how to use third-world toilets (but we won’t get into that).

One way to truly experience the culture and customs of different countries is to eat their food.

Obviously, many of the countries that Lansky has visited have McDonald’s, KFC and so on, but why eat there when they can be found in the United States?

Cost is a huge factor when deciding where to travel. For money, Lansky held a variety of jobs across the globe including street performing, selling carpets, picking bananas, hitching yachts and snowmobile guiding, so around every corner is an opportunity to earn money.

This may be shocking to many people, but Lansky advised travelers to pack only a 40 to 45 liter bag containing a towel, sheet, fleece, rain jacket, plastic poncho, underwear, socks and a long, wrinklefree shirt.

Traveling light, especially on prolonged trips that require a lot of walking, is better than carrying multiple bags filled with items that might not even be used.

Hotels are often too expensive on a student budget to stay in over a period of a couple months to a year, but luckily there is an alternative.

CouchSurfing.com, an online networking Web site for travelers, allows students to create a profile and read reviews of hosts who allow travelers to stay in their homes. Travelers can make accommodations with hosts at significantly lower costs than hotels and learn more about the country’s culture in the process.

Now, Lansky is not attempting to persuade students to give up college for a life of traveling. However, he is living proof that with some hard work and motivation, anyone can be successful in any occupation that they might peruse.

His efforts have made him popular as a travel writer, as he has authored several books including the bestselling “First Time Around the World,” a must-read for anyone wishing to travel the globe and live like Lanksy.

time for literature!

Author Rhoads discusses five-year Hutterite experience Amanda Shepherd Staff Writer

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s a student living in Lancaster county, there is a good chance that you have, at one point or another, seen a horse and buggy trotting alongside the road. Behind the reins there is usually a bearded man sporting a hat and suspenders, working hard as is typical of the Amish lifestyle.

Have you ever been tempted to go with an Amish person, to work on his or her farm and see what it is like to live as the Amish do? Maybe that sounds a little extreme; it is unlikely that any one of us would be able to live without our cell phones, television or, heaven forbid, Facebook.

However, the idea of joining such a life is not unheard of. In fact, I met someone who wrote an entire book about it.

Robert Rhodes visited the Young Center at Elizabethtown College to discus his new book “Nightwatch: An Inquiry into Solitude: Alone on the Prairie with the Hutterites” Sept., 17.

Jeffrey Bach, the director of the department of religious studies, introduced Robert Rhodes as a man who is “welltrained in written and spoken word.”

Rhodes seemed to represent the epitome of intelligence, down to his suit jacket, the round black glasses

humorous expression on his face as he smiled at all of the students present and asked simply, “You guys were all assigned to come here, weren’t you?”. With that, everyone relaxed as they all listened to Rhodes discuss his book.

“Nightwatch” is Rhodes’ memoir of the years he spent living in a Hutterite colony in Minnesota from 1995 to 2002.

The hutterites are like the Amish in that they are a communal branch of the Anabaptist church. They believe in absolute pacifism and their population exceeds 50,000 people in the United States alone.

His memoir covers all of these years he spent there, including his experiences with the Hutterites’ culture, their church Image: Amazon.com discipline, living in their perched on his nose and a copy of his colony and life as a nightwatch. book in his hand.

A nightwatch is just what the name At the beginning of Rhoads’ dis- implies: a person who guards the colony cussion, many students appeared at night. Rhodes read a few sections intimidated to enter into a potential from his book, discussing what life in debate about religion and culture. But the colony was like and how it felt to Rhodes just leaned on the podium, a associate with the visitors who con-

stantly asked the Hutterites questions about their way of life. One person asked Rhodes, “Why do the men wear suspenders?” Rhodes simply replied, “I carry a lot of keys.” We all laughed at that. However, there was still the question of why Rhodes decided to move his family to live in the Hutterite colony. Rhodes stated, “I have written an entire book about that one, and I still don’t know.”

Rhodes is a man who made his audience laugh and generated genuine interest in the subject he was talking about. He also shed some light into a world which many may not completely understand, and other may be completely ignorant of.

“Nightwatch: An Inquiry into Solitude: Alone on the Prairie with the Hutterites” is currently available in local bookstores. It has received good reviews from Publisher’s Weekly and a few other well-known critics.

Perhaps Rhodes can serve as an example to us on how to experience new cultures, ideas and unfamiliar beliefs. Maybe this is enough motivation to make you hop into the next horse and bugg y you see trotting along so you too can explore this interesting and different culture just down the road from our campus.

But then again, you might need to check your Facebook status.

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movie review

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movies • music • television • humor • travel

September 24, 2009

lifestyles • arts • advice • college issues

sneak peak

Tucker Max releases movie version of best-selling book

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Ross M. Benincasa Assistant Campus Life Editor

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ucker Max. For many college students, this name conjures up images of the messiah. His book, “I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell”, is their Bible. “I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell” appeared on the New York Times Bestseller List for four straight years (2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009), the same list that featured books such as Barack Obama’s “Dreams of My Father” and Jeannette Walls’ “The Glass Castle.”

However, for many other students, this name means nothing, and the book sounds like nothing more than another “fratire” selection. With this in mind, Max went to work on a movie based on many of the short stories within the novel, trying to reach a group who was never exposed to his raunchy debauchery in print.

The movie, featuring the same title as the book, will be released nationwide Sept. 25, 2009. Luckily, the Etownian was granted a preview screening of the film at State Theatre Inc., in State College, Pa. Upon entering the cinema, the film’s larger audience is clear. Of the 571 people in attendance, about 95 percent of them looked to be between the ages of 18 and 25 many of them were draped in sweatshirts and T-shirts featuring Greek letters plastered across the front.

The biggest complaint among the fans in attendance: the theater restricted their alcohol consumption to one drink every thirty minutes.

The preview began with Max on stage, introducing many of the people who took part in the production the film and graphically thanking the attractive girls for attending (and berating the ones he felt weren’t up to par).

When the movie began, it was immediately evident that this film was going to be much different than the book.

Anyone who is a fan of the book should be advised that the stories and characters are different, as they are combined in many obscure ways due to production issues.

However, this is not as bad as it sounds. In fact, in many ways, it made the movie more enjoyable than the book, as previous readers of Max’s material can feel as if

they are experiencing a production completely different from the book they fell in love with and may fall for the story all over again.

Max, portrayed by Matt Czuchry, is a law student whose main goal in life is to fulfill every carnal desire that presents itself to him. With the opportunity to organize his best friend Dan’s (Geoff Stults) bachelor party, Max takes it upon himself to make it the best night of his friend’s life. However, somewhere between the hook-ups, handicapped girls, strippers and alcohol, Dan ends up in jail, and Max learns that he must sometimes set aside his egocentric personality in order to help and support his friends.

If you think the plot of the movie appears cheesy and played out, believe me, it is. In many ways, “I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell “ is “The Hangover” without the acting.

The plot also feels very concentrated. This may be due to the lower budget of the movie, but there was an awful lot built into the script for a movie that lasts barely over one hundred minutes. This leads to an overuse of one-liners and potty humor that at times make the relatively short movie hard to sit through.

However, the saving grace for this movie, and it is a big one, is its borderline use of the R-rating it received from the Motion Picture Association of America.

Throughout the movie, there are simulations of sex scenes with deaf women, women with dwarfism and a half-naked person every 15 minutes. It’s this teetering on the edge that keeps the movie fresh and different from most other “fratire” films. In fact, this assessment goes beyond my own male opinion.

Two female students here at Etown, who also saw the premiere of the movie, were not as opposed to it as many might expect.

According to sophomore Chelsea Benson, “It was definitely a guy movie, not anything a feminist should go see.

But after listening to Maxtalk for a while, I think the movie had to be vulgar to stay true to the book. I thought it was hilarious, but there were some parts that were extremely disgusting that I didn’t really need to see on film.”

Sophomore Emily Blair agreed. “I think the movie is definitely geared more towards men, but I still thought that it was really funny. It seemed to be the kind of movie that is especially made for college students and people who wish they were still in college,” Blair said.

However, this sampling of female opinions does not hold true around the country, as a nationwide organization called SAFER CAMPUS (Students Active For Ending Rape) has publicly admonished women for seeing this movie and has gone so far as to protest outside of the screenings.

The chapter in Chicago, Ill., used its voice to have the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) remove over 250 advertisements on the city’s buses due to the group’s view of them as demeaning and sexist.

In response to the recent removal of the film’s ads, Max had this to say: “This is the perfect example of a ridiculous group of kooky activists bullying the media into propagating a minority viewpoint.

They’ve purposely manipulated my work — which is a satire and a comedy — to further their own agenda and shamelessly exploited the rape and domestic violence issues to get national attention.”

In response to the recent negative attention the movie has received, the film’s production company, Darko Entertainment, has increased the budget for mainstream advertising across the country.

Although the movie did feature scenes that could be manipulated and viewed as derogatory toward women or people with disabilities, the humor and satire is apparent throughout, and in many ways this improves the movie by keeping it on the cutting-edge in almost every scene.

Overall, the film is worth viewing, especially for males or previous fans of Max’s work. It is certainly focused on the masculine fan base; however, anybody who sits down with an open mind can thoroughly enjoy the humor within this movie.

Overall Review: B-

September 24, 2009

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Television’s finest: the small screen’s freshest new acts Huntley C. McGowan Assistant Layout Editor

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he conclusion of each summer brings not only a new school year but a whole new lineup of fall television shows as well. Getting back into the hectic schedule of classes, work and other important meetings can be very tough. So why not relax every night with one of your favorite television shows?

The fall preview season used to mean just the major television networks: NBC, ABC, CBS and FOX. Now, channels such as the CW, HBO, SyFy and ABC Family have joined the ranks. Trying to figure out what shows to watch every night can be difficult. You have the returning hit dramas such as “Grey’s Anatomy,” “HOUSE,” “One Tree Hill,” and “NCIS,” but why not broaden your horizons to the new and upcoming shows about to hit the screen?

According to TV Guide, there are 24 new shows scheduled to premiere in September. “You’ll never be able to watch everything...It’s oversaturation,” Dr. Colin Helb, a new professor in the communications department, explained.

So, how do we know what to tune in to and what to avoid? TV Guide has also come out with a list of the top ten most highly anticipated shows about to premiere.

First is “NCIS: Los Angeles.” A spin off of the already popular “NCIS” (Naval Criminal Investigative Service), “NCIS: Los Angeles” is sure to do well. The show, which premiered on FOX at 9:00 p.m. Sept.

22, features special agents whose mission is to solve the murders of Naval officers. These special agents will be played by Chris O’Donnell, LL Cool J, Peter Cambor and Daniela Ruah.

The second most anticipated show of the season is ABC’s “FlashFoward.” The show is a science fiction television series based on the 1999 Prix Aurora Award winning novel “FlashForward” by Canadian science fiction writer Robert J. Sawyer. Since ABC’s hit show “LOST” will end with the conclusion

of the 2010 series, the network hopes “FlashFoward” will take its spot.

“FlashFoward” will premiere Sept. 24 at 8:00p.m.

“Glee” is third on the list of highly anticipated shows, and it premiered Sept. 9 on Image: thetvaddict.com FOX. This musical drama, which focuses on a high school show choir, has already become quite a hit among students. “‘Glee’ brings something fresh and new to the table,” sophomore Hannah Desmond remarked. “It makes you want to dance and sing.”

Fourth on the list is “V”. A remake of the 1980s sci-fi miniseries and series, “V” will invade the airwaves Tuesday, Nov. 3 on ABC. The network has high expectations for what the show will bring, so tune in and check it out.

“The Vampire Diaries” glides in at fifth place and premiered Thursday Sept. 17 on the CW. After the success of “Twilight,” it is no surprise that networks are starting to come out with shows based on vampires and other mythological creatures. “They are trying to emulate what is already popular,” Helb explained. Since the premiere, ratings have been fairly high for this new drama.

CBS’s “The Good Wife” comes in sixth. It stars Emmy Award winner Julianna Margulies as a wife and mother who must overcome the political and sexual scandal that lands her husband in jail. The show will premiere Tuesday, Sept. 22 at 10:00.

“Three Rivers”, a show about a hospital transplant team, takes the seventh spot on the top ten. The show, which will debut Oct. 4 at 9:00 on CBS, tells the stories of organ donors and transplant recipients at a Pittsburgh transplant hospital. The message of the program is to provide more information and encourage the audience to become transplant donors themselves.

Perhaps the most highly anticipated show of the

season is Jay Leno’s move to a primetime network (NBC) five nights a week at 10:00 p.m. The show has already debuted and logged huge numbers, perhaps because Kanye West was the first guest of honor.

More than 17.7 million viewers tuned into Leno’s show at this new primetime, and there is no doubt in the critics’ minds that Leno will continue to impress his audience.

After the series finale of “ER,” the number nine spot is taken over by yet another hospital drama on NBC called “Trauma,” set to premiere on September 28 at 9:00 p.m. It follows a group of paramedics in San Francisco, and how they respond to emergency situations.

Also on NBC is a new show called “Mercy,” which features the lives of three nurses who work at Mercy Hospital. But haven’t we experienced enough hospital drama? Let alone on the same network? “We will always go back to the hospital dramas,” Helb states. “It is what we know will do well because it is familiar.”

Perhaps we just cannot get enough of doctors and nurses saving lives. Reviews say we will have to wait and see if “Trauma” and “Mercy” live up to the hype that “House” and “Grey’s Anatomy” have received over the years.

“I love ‘Grey’s Anatomy,’ and nothing will ever replace it,” sophomore Heather Slifko said. “However, I am excited for the premiere of these two new hospital dramas as well.”

Last but not least is a show on SyFy entitled “Stargate Universe.” It follows the adventures of a present-day global exploration team on board the ancient spaceship Destiny. The show will premiere Oct. 2. Also, be sure to check out another highly anticipated show on NBC called “Community.” It debuted Sept. 17 and centers on a lawyer who has been suspended from his job and now must attend community college.

“It was absolutely hilarious,” sophomore Jackie Halliday said. “The show was very entertaining and fun to watch.”

With the large number of new television shows premiering this fall, there is bound to be something to suit every liking. Tune in and see for yourself if these new shows live up to their reviews.

on campus

K-9 Club to hold yard sale, benefit animal rescue shelter

Tara B. Hayes Staff Writer

there that we could try something like that,” Cangelosi said.

Cangelosi, her family and the Elizahe K-9 Club will host a yard sale bethtown community donated items Saturday, Sept. 26 from 9 a.m. to such as clothes, books, artwork, chil1 p.m. to benefit Animal Lifeline. The dren’s games, toys, dog-related pet yard sale will take place on Brinser field supplies, baked goods, jewelry, shoes, household items and knickknacks to with Hoover 110 as a rain location.

K-9 Club president and Etownian be sold.

There will also be a raffle at the yard assistant copy editor Patty Cangelosi formed the idea of a yard sale while shop- sale that includes Animal Planet gifts, two TVs, a PetSmart gift card and a ping at Animal Lifeline’s thrift store.

“It just kind of hit me while I was Giant Food Stores gift card.

“I got a big portion of [the items] from the Animal Lifeline thrift store, which is why I decided to donate the proceeds to Animal Lifeline,” Cangelosi said.

The club will also raffle off an autographed book by Victoria Stilwell, famed dog trainer from Animal Planet’s “It’s Me or the Dog, as well as a book signed by all the Courtesy Photo members of “Rescue Ink”, A dog all dressed up for this fall’s Cookies and K-9’s stars of National Geoevent held earlier this semester. graphic’s newest show.

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K-9 Club is optimistic about the yard sale’s outcome, especially since it will be held on campus. “College kids are always looking for a good deal; I know I am,” Lindsay Goldsmith, K-9 Club vice president, said.

Cangelosi hopes that not only students but also Etown residents will come to the sale. The club put a press release in the local newspaper, “The Merchandiser,” to inform the community about Courtesy Photo this event.

A seeing eye dog visits for Cookies and K-9’s K-9 Club dedicates its energy held at the beginning of the semester. and funds to helping abused and neglected animals both locally and na“Their motto is ‘products for people, tionally. In addition to the yard sale, it proceeds for pets,” Cangelosi said. has many events to raise donations in They contribute food, medical supfavor of these animals, including a Pet plies and shelter supplies to local and Halloween Parade slated for Oct. 25. national needs. They also offer asGoldsmith explained that the pur- sistances to individual communities pose of K-9 Club is both to “raise around the country, by providing a money for shelters and rescues and also low-cost spay and neuter program as to provide an outlet for students” who well as transporting animals out of high are dog lovers. kill shelters.

Animal Lifeline, based in Warrington, The K-9 Club is anticipating the yard Pa., is a support organization for res- sale to be a big success, as well and hopes cues, shelters and related groups in to raise awareness for issues surrounding several states. dogs around Lancaster County.

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Campus Security Blotter Ross M. Benincasa Assistant Campus Life Editor Joelle E. Atkinson Campus Life Editor

• During the night of Sept. 12, Campus Security busted several parties within the Schreiber Quadrangles, citing numerous students for illegal possession of alcohol, which includes underage consumption, being in the presence of alcohol as a minor, or consuming alcohol in the presence of a minor.

• During a bust at the Quads Sept. 12, two first-years leapt from a secondstory window from one of the Quads under suspicion of violations.

• Reported Sept. 14, a student at Elizabethtown found her car severely vandalized and left in Schreiber parking lot. Some of the damage to the car included: smashed side windows, bent antenna, torn glove box and ripped off side mirrors. The culprit has yet to be found, but due to a suspicion that the car was stolen before being abandoned in Schreiber lot, the case has been handed over to the Elizabethtown Borough Police Department.

• Also Sept. 14, there was a room search performed on campus.

• Sept. 15 there was a disorderly group of people, reportedly from McDaniel College, cited for harassment and vandalism after E-town’s 2-1 overtime victory over McDaniel’s men’s soccer team on.

• During the same men’s soccer match, three soccer officials contacted Campus Security, claiming that Elizabethtown fans had become too rowdy during the game. The officials say that if this behavior persists throughout the season, they will begin calling the game in favor of the opposing team.

• Sept. 17, Campus Security found students violating the Etown alcohol policy. That same night, they busted students in Ober Residence Hall for possession of marijuana.

• Sept. 20, Campus Security was called to a domestic issue on campus. The same day, another alcohol violation was busted on campus.

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September 24, 2009

looking ahead

Is four years enough? Grads spill Melanie L. Weyant Staff Writer

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s the class of 2010 faces its last year of college, anxiety seems to blanket the campus. For these students, the ever-terrifying threat of real life is waiting just seven months down the road, and they must make some serious decisions regarding their future.

Almost every college student contemplates graduate school at one point or another, but how does one know if it is the right choice?

Graduate school can seem frightening and exhausting to those who are looking to continue their education after graduating from Elizabethtown. The expense of schooling and the thought of devoting any more time to academia can be enough to turn some students away.

According to CollegeGrad. com, the length of time necessary to achieve a post-undergraduate degree varies according to whether students attend classes full-time or part-time.

There are certain profess i ons for w h i ch g r a du ate school is the only option, such as law and medicine.

Stacy Lehman ’09 majored in biotechnology while she was at Etown and now attends the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. She hopes to earn a Ph.D. in cell and molecular biology and focus on cancer biology.

“The degree typically takes five

to six years to complete. After I get my Ph.D., I would like to conduct cancer research for either the government or the industry,” she said. Lehman has known for a while that she wanted to pursue biology research and was aware that jobs would be limited with only a bachelor’s degree.

“Because I am certain of my career path, I went straight to grad school. I also completed a great deal of undergrad research, so it was not necessary to obtain a job first to gain more experience,” she said.

On the subject of tuition, there are many schools which will pay their graduate level students and cover the costs of their degrees if those students agree to teach courses and complete research for the school.

“I love that I can earn my degree without adding on to my college debts!” Lehman said.

Josh Ford ’09 was a business major while at Etown and chose to go straight into the work force.

He was aware of the downfalls of trying to get a job during a recession, so rather than apply for jobs all over the country he picked an area to settle in and then worked to find employment.

According to Ford, graduate school was not even an option for him. “With business, you can just go in the field and work your way up. I needed real world experience before grad school would give me something valuable.”

He found a job working as a marketing operations coordinator for Harrah’s Casino in Atlantic City, a job which he believes will pay off in the end.

“Grad school without an entry level job is not worth it. Everyone gets higher degrees, but everyone doesn’t have the experience,” he said. If Ford stays with the company, they will pay for his graduate level classes over time.

A third, less explored option exists for students who want to pursue grad school or a career but are not quite ready to start either journey: the gap year.

Whether spent traveling around the world or volunteering— or perhaps even developing a creative skill— the gap year is a change from the ordinary.

Senior Edna Zhou is a political science major, and plans to take a few years off to travel after her May graduation.

“I know I want to go to grad school eventually, but everyone I know in grad school says it will be more meaningful and relevant to spend a few years getting real world experience.

I’m not going right into the work force because I don’t want to get into a rut,” she said.

Whether the class of 2010 decide to pursue grad school, enter the work force immediately, or take a year off, the choice will undoubtedly shape the rest of their lives.

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September 24, 2009

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letter to the editor

Samantha T. Phillips Assistant Opinion Editor

Mary Gottfried Guest Writer

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Dress to contend t’s 7 in the morning. You’re experiencing one of life’s greatest mysteries. Standing there, pillow creases still fresh on your cheek, looking into the black hole of clothing that is your closet, you have the same look on your face that you do during chemistry class: a mix of confusion and sheer terror. Even with a closet full of endless possibilities, you still have absolutely nothing to wear. As a young woman living in this day and age, I wake up each morning only to face the most unsolvable hurdle of the day: what will I wear? Although my closet is literally overflowing with pattern and color, I’m completely stumped. Usually, Image: Clipartguide.com I leave myself to the mercy of the fashion gods and throw on those sweats stained with pizza grease and my band tCan’t shirt. My question is then: why do we care? While we sweat we stop and fret over a mismatched outfit or the symmetry of our this madness? eye makeup, the male population wouldn’t even notice if Can’t we all we all shaved our heads and wrapped ourselves in brown take that red grocery bags. To them woman is woman, whether she’s clad dress that cuts in Prada or Pra-don’t. So why do we obsess over Vogue’s off circulation only acceptable colors of the season or Cosmopolitan’s latest to the entire body craze over skinny jeans? and burn it? Let’s Ladies, I have the answer. In the wise words of Yoda, “Help tear apart the shoes you I can, yes.” Why do we obsess over dress? We do it for that break our ankles each other. When you’re having one of those “I look fabulous; and blister our toes!

I’m the next Heidi Klum” days, who are the ones that notice? Let’s finally surrender Who are the ones showering you with both compliments and to a land of t-shirts and envious glances? We are. The women of the world dress not broken-in jeans with to impress the men but to impress other women. the hole in the crotch!

If we were to dress to appease the male population, we’d But, of course, we all be waltzing around campus in revealing lingerie or thong won’t. Even I will wake bathing suits. But we know that, naturally, we’d be judged up tomorrow, struggle my by the other members of our tribe, our fellow females. way into that cute new top, Instead, we silently compete for that “best dressed” slot in and hang my head in the the yearbook or on the cover of Elle magazine. shame of my own hypocrisy.

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Verging diversity hursday, Sept. 17, a panel discussion was held in conjunction with Dr. Joseph Romm’s visit to Elizabethtown College to discuss issues associated with global warming. I was dismayed at the conduct of some of those participating in and attending this event.

Dr. Romm seemed openly hostile and condescending to Dr. Matthew Woessner and to the moderator of the panel.

The moderator, who, in my understanding, should have been an impartial party to the debate, openly sided with Woessner, whose function was to present the opposing point of view. And worst of all, when a faculty member in the audience asked a question which seemed to challenge Romm’s views, another young (but old enough to know better!) faculty member loudly and rudely burst out laughing at the question. Have we truly become so intolerant of diversity of opinion on this campus that this is acceptable behavior? The only party who conducted himself with dignity, and showed the students in the audience by quiet example how a debate should be carried out, was Matthew Woessner. Kudos to him.

This incident speaks to a larger issue. Am I the only one who has noticed that as we strive to increase diversity on this campus, we are becoming less tolerant? Nowhere in the Diversity Task Force Plan do I see mention of diversity of thought. As we recruit minorities and welcome those of sexual preferences different from our own, we demand that everyone follow what I see increasingly as the party line of political correctness. As a political conservative, I’m increasingly uncomfortable in expressing my views on this campus.

As a member of this college community for 26 years, I’m saddened by this trend. I’m calling on all members of this community to think and reflect on what I’ve said: is this climate of intolerance really what we want at Elizabethtown College?

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Health care plan infringes liberty, sullies business models Paul V. Mackey Staff Writer

As the health care reform debate rages across America, the number one player has given us his version of how it will go down. President Obama addressed a joint session of Congress Sept. 9, promising to build on what works and to fix what does not in our present health insurance system. This unprecedented step toward enactment of his reforms has broad implications for our country’s future.

For a president who promises to move the country into a post-partisan era, this may not be the best example of the fulfillment of his promise. The Republicans in the audience seemed disgruntled and applauded only the mention of malpractice reforms as a method of paying for the plan. One of the most memorable and newsworthy moments of the night was when Rep. Joe Wilson of North Carolina threw the rules of decorum to the wind and shouted “You lie!” to Obama. Which of the two “lied” is a matter of interpretation. The present health care bill does include language that excludes illegal immigrants from cashing in on the program. However, the bill does not include a means of enforcement, such as photo identification to prove citizenship, in order to receive health benefits. But for the Democratic Party, the political fallout from this bill could be devastating. If this program does not work, if millions are left uninsured, caught up in bureaucratic red tape, paying too much out of pocket for the health care of others, the party could be in serious trouble.

Most likely no Republican support will be offered for this bill. Its success or failure would determine the fate of the whole Democratic Party in 2012 or later.

But what is this bill? Obama was rather clear in his goals and the “details” of his plan; he also acknowledged that there are “significant details to be ironed out.” His objectives: security and stability for those with already adequate health care, health care for those without it, and slowing and reversing sky-rocketing health care costs.

So what are the details? Well, those involved a clarification of some of the objections that some have with health care reform. Obama promised that Americans will be able to keep the same coverage and doctor that they have now if they so choose. Another revelation was much more startling. He promised that insurers Image: class.georgiasouthern.edu

would be required to cover, with no extra charge, routine checkups and preventative care and that no one could be denied insurance based on pre-existing conditions. For private insurers, this means game over. Insurance is based on some simple premises, some more complex. To add routine checkups and preventative care for even a fraction of their insured value would mean, unquestionably, a significant increase in the cost of premiums across the board. And then add the fact that they can’t deny anyone coverage.

Let’s look at insurance in terms of cars: The faster car, the larger engine and the younger driver are all reasons to hike the rates. Now health insurance companies must accept, in terms of car insurance, a bunch of 15-year-olds with Corvettes. The insurance business is based on the assumption that most people will pay in more than they will get out of it.

This is not some greedy formula devised by some evil private insurer; it is a proven business model for insurance agencies to be able to cover those who collect by collecting from those who don’t. All the people who do get these plans pay in because there is a chance they will need to cash in someday. But when private insurers are forced to accept these “losses” under their coverage, there will simply be no cash left to pay out to all of the other legitimately insured people.

But there is a solution to this. When private health care premiums drive people away, they will have the public insurance option. Obama’s conception of the public option is to group together these uninsured people in order to get competitive coverage. The individuals who choose this option would pay for this with tax credits that would equal their public health insurance premiums. So, once the profitability has left the private insurance and premiums are exorbitantly high, some young, healthy people may not wish to purchase health care because they don’t need it. Some companies may not want to insure their workers. No, says Obama, “such irresponsible behavior costs the rest of us money.” He is exactly right. When people who actually need health care have to pay for it, and the young who don’t need to foot the bill are being forced to pay for it, yes, it does cost us money. “Unless everybody does their part, many of the insurance reforms we seek … just can’t be achieved.” Thank you, Obama; I guess doing my part means paying into a government program that I don’t want and don’t need. The time of suffering in silence is over. You offer security and stability; I choose liberty.

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By Melanie R. Giardina

Chris Ramos Class of 2011 “Kanye West is the voice of our generation.”

Dillon Gaul Class of 2011 “Kanye West was out of line for stealing Taylor Swift’s moment.

He’s welcome to his opinion, but he has no right disgracing and embarrassing Taylor on live television.”

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Cultural society: where has civility gone?

Kaitlyn S. Miller Staff Writer

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magine yourself at the Video Music Awards, hosted by some of the biggest music entertainment names in the country.

You have just heard your name spoken from the lips of Shakira for receiving the award for Best Female Video (or Best Male Video).

You are stunned speechless. Questions like “What to say?” and “Who to thank?” through your head. But before you say anything, the microphone is quickly taken from you because someone believed that you did not deserve the award — the award that you had worked so hard for. This is exactly what occurred between country teen idol Taylor Swift and rap star Kanye West at the 2009 VMAs held Sept. 13.

Just as Swift was about to give her acceptance speech, West jumped on stage without hesitation and said, “Taylor, I’m really happy for you, and I’m gonna let you finish, but Beyoncé had one of the best videos of all time.” He was later escorted off the premises.

West was met with much criticism not only from pop icons P!nk and Katy Perry, but also from President Obama.

This, however, was not West’s first outburst. According to CNN.com, he expressed rage at the 2006 Europe VMAs when his video “Touch the Sky” did not win the award for best video, even though “it cost so much money and Pamela Anderson was in it.” Also at the 2007 BET awards West said

“I didn’t actually see it, but from what I heard, it sounds like Kanye was inconsiderate and rude to Taylor.”

Hayley Rosser Class of 2012 “I think that Kanye was totally out of line for disrespecting Taylor like that. It truly shows the type of person he is.”

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that he should have won an award over the band Outkast.

But what causes all of these outbursts?

West has not been the only one seen “flipping out” on national television. Just a few days prior Serena Williams, tennis star, threatened a line judge during her U.S. Open semi final. Also, about two weeks ago Rep. Joe Wilson yelled out, “You lie!” while Obama was addressing Congress regarding the health care plan.

These tantrums are unjustifiable, and these people set a bad example for society to follow. They are adults who have been in the business long enough to know proper decorum. You wouldn’t see Audrey Hepburn complaining about an Academy Award or Aretha Franklin taking the spotlight away from Diana Ross. So why is this behavior so frequent today? It is ridiculous. People seem to have no thought or feelings for their fellow humans.

These so-called role models don’t know how to act socially, and many political analysts like Michael Smerconish of “The Big Talker Philadelphia” 1210 AM blame the problems on the lack of face-to-face contact due to Facebook accounts and text messaging. These types of technological advances are of good use but not when it comes socialization.

Some people also attribute social deficiencies on family issues. These celebrities have learned from what they were taught and what they have seen. But this is not a

predictor of how they will behave. Both Wilson and Williams grew up in what appear to be stable households. West, on the other hand, may have had more difficulties considering his father was a Black Panther, according to Insider.com.

The entertainment world was always a bit ridiculous, but now improper behavior is spreading to government affairs as well. How does the government expect the average Joe or Jane to act in an appropriate manner when the people who run the entertainment industry and the government are losing sight of what human civility is?

Perhaps society should take a long, hard look at Elizabethtown College.

Holding doors, saying “thank you” and supporting each other are all common practice around the campus. People exercise good manners and courtesy. It is rare around school to come into contact with people who have a blatant disregard for others, such as West, Wilson, and Williams have displayed.

This behavior is something much different from the change that was anticipated when Obama took office. Obama wrote in “The Audacity of Hope” “We will need to remind ourselves, despite all our differences, just how much we share: common hopes, common dreams, a bond that will not break.” It seems that this change has a long way to go. Perhaps society might even be regressing.

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Phillies franchise beneficial for students Kelly J. Clayton Staff Writer

I Emily Fritchman Class of 2010

September 24, 2009

t’s Friday night. As you sit in your dorm room with your friends, contemplating whether you should go see the new Megan Fox movie or get started on that organic chemistry homework, over 43,500 fans wearing Hamels, Victorino, Utley and Howard shirts pack themselves into plastic blue seats at Citizens Bank Park. That’s right: the Philadelphia Phillies are playing tonight.

As the lights shine bright onto the field and the music blasts, the Phanatic rides around, waving his arms to get the crowd pumped. There isn’t an open seat in the park and every person is standing and clapping when the announcer says, “Give it up for your Philadelphia Phillies!” As the game begins “Guess the Attendance” comes up on the big screen. The flashing answer is 43,489 people. The stadium holds only 43,500 people. The house is packed.

Statistics from ESPN.com show that the Phillies rank third for the highest attendance in the MLB. In 2006 the Phillies were only ranked 11th. So what’s the attraction with Phillies games?

Why has the attendance gone up so much in the last three years? How are the Phillies reacting to the rise in attendance?

“I have grown up going to Phillies games. They always show a good game. Each game is close and nail biting, not to mention they have the coolest mascot of sports,” said sophomore Ashley Wukitsch.

The Phillies went on to win the World Series in 2008 and crowds started to pick up during the season as fans realized the Phillies were the team to beat. Since the Phillies’ 2008 perfect season, tickets have been sold-out for almost every home game. Senior Caitlin Smith said, “After and during the World Series I wanted to watch and go to more games. They have a really fun atmosphere, and it’s a great way to spend some time with friends. You don’t come across fans like Philly fans just anywhere; they take cheering to a whole new level.”

The energy of the fans is transferred to the players, which means more wins for the Phillies. Staple players such as Ryan Howard, Jimmy Rollins, Chase Utley and Pedro Ruiz are always

consistent game and make every game exciting. The players are dedicated athletes who have made the Phillies a success and worth watching over the past three years.

It costs about $35 for tickets and parking, so one person can watch the Phillies from good seats. More young adults are opting for Phillies games for about four hours of entertainment instead of going out every weekend.

Sophomore Barbara Fretz said, “I think that many young people enjoy going to the games because the stadium is tailored towards young people. The price for tickets isn’t too bad, the team is fairly young and the entire mood is just great for anyone, especially young adults!”

The Phillies have had to respond to the massive amounts of people flooding into their stadium about four times a week. One way they have responded is by going green.

Junior Tyler Norton said, “I love Phillies games because of the crazy fans and Dollar Dog night. What I love about going is the cleanliness; I am never disgusted to go into a bathroom, and trash isn’t all over the ground or anything.”

When their campaign “Green is the New Red” began in April 2008, the Phillies purchased 20 million kilowatt hours of green e-Energy Certified Renewable Energy. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), this is the largest single purchase of one hundred percent renewable energy in professional sports and is equivalent to planting 100,000 trees.

By being the first MLB team to go green, the Phillies hit a grand slam for the environment. The park is also highly ecofriendly in most aspects. From bio-diesel fuel for food oils to recycling and lighting, everything is green.

Thousands of fans come in and out of Citizens Bank Park every day, so it is important to keep things as clean as possible.

With the Phillies proving themselves on and off the field and with Philly Nation growing, as post-season rolls around tickets are being held with death-grips. People are bargain great amounts of money to go to the first playoff game. Millions are keeping their fingers crossed that the Phillies will keep their first place in the national league, and many fans look forward to celebrating on Broad Street after hopefully winning the 2009 World Series.

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Jonathan S. Gamble Staff Writer

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Language, or death thereof try hard to write ‘you’ in three letters, spell out ‘be back soon’ and use ‘haha’ only when I’m actually laughing. If I have nothing else to say, why ‘lol’? Our written conversations have become like our fast food: expedient, artless, ephemeral.

If you liken American cuisine to modern communication, what role does the hamburger play?

Senior occupational therapy major Sara Brown has an idea. “What is American food?” asked Brown.

“It’s mostly a melting pot of multiple cultures. But the hamburger — that is a unique, convenient and delicious all-American addition to the culinary world. Acronyms are like the hamburger of modern communication. It is spoiling our appetite for proper grammar and speech.”

Visit www.aim.com/acronyms and you will find over 140 acronyms that will “help you type faster and decipher what people are saying.” Regarding text messaging, for example, I wish I’d ‘BTDTGTTSAWIO’; meaning, I wish I’d ‘been there, done that, got the t-shirt and wore it out.”

In our culture we have adopted an extreme minimalism at which even Hemingway would cringe. And it’s scary. People look at your words funny if there are too many or if they come across as fancy-schmancy. Technology has encouraged us to acronym-ize the English language to the extent where some people question your intelligence or social decorum if your IMs remind them of short essays. Start a text or IM with a paragraph, and you’ll see it is too much work for your reader. Receive a short letter on your instant messaging system of choice and, even if it’s Mom checking in, we instinctively think they’re too desperate or we’re too lazy.

Senior accounting major Michael Ruzzo weighed in on the motivations behind it all. “I think most people believe they use acronyms to save time, and this might be partially true. But the heart of matter lies in the fact that acronyms require less thinking. Culturally speaking, I do not think they are beneficial. I believe human interaction is at its best when it is directly with a person. The use of acronyms could have the potential to limit our use of English, but I believe most people can separate the use of AIM speak from formal writing and speaking,” said Ruzzo.

“AIM speak” is the new American vernacular and it has become a form of social language control. We’re not witnessing a phase or funk — ten years is too long. It is unavoidably a pervading medium of casual communication peaking the slippery slope of quasi-illiteracy.

If you’ve read George Orwell’s “1984,” qualifying this trend as scary makes more sense. One of the main themes of his celebrated book is the importance of language and how it molds and essentially limits our capacity to communicate and construct ideas. The main character, Winston Smith, and his encounter with Syme, an employee who works on destroying words, is most evincing. Syme believes that Newspeak, the representation of every thought or desire in a single word, will replace Oldspeak (modern English) by 2050. Ironically, we never read of Syme again and must assume along with Smith that this man who dedicated his life to vaporizing words vaporized himself by way of his skill in it.

I hope I’m wrong and this is just a phase soon to be extinct. It is not my intention to prophesy negativity onto language in the coming years or to label us as incapable of proper communication. As Ruzzo points out, we prove such claims wrong in our formal writing and speech. Our generation seems to maintain a healthy balance between casual “Newspeak” (AIM speak) and formal ”Oldspeak.” But those following our footsteps may not adhere to or value this balance.

I do think there’s a little bit of Syme in all of us. Flowery language takes time to write and to read, and, in certain contexts, it is simply purposeless. But let’s not be so shy of it that we strive radically into a minimalism that doesn’t even spell out words. Ultimately, let’s try to keep our Symes on shorter leashes so the left hemispheres in our brains never have to wear one.

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Vampires dress rather well Laura E. Kuserk Staff Writer

made movie goers swoon in the early nineties when they got to see Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt t’s a book about this girl who play the sexy undead (it almost falls in love with a vampire. makes you ask “Rob Pattinson But it’s not weird, I swear.” That who?”). And let’s not forget was how I was introduced to the most famous vampire of the book “Twilight.” The popu- all, Count Dracula. The classic lar series by Stephanie Meyer book of the same name by Bram seems to be just another trend Stoker has spawned several along with the “Underworld” films, spoofs, plays and even movies, the HBO series “True a character on Sesame Street.

Blood” and the new CW show According to the Internet Movie “The Vampire Diaries.” This Database, there are well over 600 phenomenon has several social references to Romania’s most scientists, as well as countless popular bloodsucker.

So what makes vampires college students, wondering what it is that makes vampires so so alluring? The most obvious alluring. Why do normal high answer is sex. Let’s face it, vamschool girls sit up late at night pires are depicted as gorgeous wishing Edward Cullen were creatures. Bella Swan spends three whole books trying to their boyfriend?

This is not a new fad. Ask convince Edward to sleep with your older sisters what they her, and Buffy was heartbroken watched in high school, and when Angel lost his soul after, they will tell you that Tuesday ahem, feeling one moment of night was dedicated to “Buffy pure happiness. Viewers also the Vampire Slayer.” “Interview were able to watch as Brad

by Jill Hugus with the Vampire,” based on and Tom’s characters engaged the 1970s novel by Anne Rice, in some rather homoerotic

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scenes. Need further proof?

Just look at Kate Beckensale’s leather bodysuit in the “Underworld” movies.

The modern high school and college girl no longer wants her Disney Prince Charming. She wants the Villain. You know, that bad boy who, deep down inside, is really a good person; vampires fit that bill perfectly.

The reason vampires keep appearing in popular culture is the same reason skinny girls in skimpy outfits and pouty lips do — because sex sells.

However, not everyone agrees. Senior Mike Mauger finds nothing appealing about vampires. “I do not think that somebody wanting to suck the blood out of my neck is sexy, but that’s just me,” he said.

Further surveys may be conducted, but from what I’ve seen, girls across America disagree with Mauger. Vampires will continue to be romanticized in movies, books and television shows.

Dance danger s a first-year, I had no idea what to expect when attending my first collegiate dance. I attended many dances in high school, but in college, we do not need parent chaperones and teachers making sure that we “leave room for Jesus.”

I was not sure if many people attended dances, so I was very pleased when I found a large throng of students happily dancing. After about half an hour or so, I noticed that pretty much everyone had a steady trickle of sweat streaming down their faces. Several guys had taken their shirts off to cool down, and those people who had decided to wear long pants were cursing their decision. I even noticed that the windows leading to the outside were fogging up steadily. Due to the fact that every person was sweating out five pounds of water weight, the floor became very slick. That did cause danger for some; there was a report that someone slipped and broke his or her ankle.

This event brought up some controversy about the precautionary measures that were taken before the dance. The poor ventilation and slippery floors proved to be a problem and a risk for many people.

Some have complained that better actions need to be taken to prevent such unfavorable conditions. However, I believe that whining about such an insignificant manner is just a method of digressing from more important issues. Trying to advocate for better safety measures for dances is a big waste of time when you could be studying, practicing a sport, fulfilling duties for a club, etc.

Who would be at the receiving end of such criticism, SWEET? Pretty soon students will be writing, “Hey, sorry, SWEET, but it was way too hot at that last dance.

My make up got totally ruined because I sweated so much. Come to think of it, the grass was too wet at the showing of ‘Transformers 2’ on the Dell. I think you need to dry it better next time.” We are lucky to have such a great student organization that provides interesting events for us.

In response to the complaints, SWEET treasurer and sophomore Greg Shedlock said, “Unfortunately, we cannot really improve the safety features of the dance.

We have done all that is possible.” Senior David Tileston said, “I’m not sure where the responsibility lies in maintaining a safe dance environment, and I would hesitate to point the finger at SWEET.” I think that we the students can take matters into our own hands. Assume that dances will be hot; I mean, there will probably be a lot of people crammed together in a small space moving ferociously. That generally does not make a room cooler. Use some common sense and dress appropriately. As for the slippery floor, again, use your brain. The purpose of college is to raise our levels of critical thinking and analyzing. Heat equals sweat which equals wet floor. Wear some decent shoes or tone down the outrageous dance moves. If these easy fixes are not enough for you, make a bigger change yourself.

As Shedlock stated, “E-mail Facilities Management and ask them if there is something they can do to improve the condition of the dance.”

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Men take Dickinson Invitational, women finish fifth Katherine G. Pebley Staff Writer

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lizabethtown College’s men’s cross country team took a solid win this weekend at the Dickinson College Long/Short Course Invitational. The Blue Jays had five runners finish in the top 25.

With these runners, the men’s team claimed victory with 29 points over Carnegie Mellon University (35 points), Dickinson College (36 points), University of Mary Washington (46 points) and Gettysburg College (51 points).

Sophomore Eric Reichert stood among the best, coming in third with a time of 12:24.1. Sophomore Colby Miller finished ninth (12:35.2), and senior Myles Lund ended in 17th (12:49.2) to round out the scoring for the Blue Jays. Sophomores Russell Speidan (12:58.2) and Evan DeArmitt (12:58.7) finished 22nd and 23rd, respectively.

Coach Straub appeared pleased with the performance. According to Elizabethtown’s new athletics Web site, EtownBlueJays.com, Straub said, “We’re still without junior Chris Heisey, potentially our top runner, but we’re still holding our own. Dickinson, Carnegie Mellon and Etown look to be three of the six to seven national-caliber teams in the Mideast region right now. Although we didn’t square off in a typical one-race format, we [those three teams] got a look at each other today.”

On the men’s side, the Mideast region is as strong as it’s been in the 12 years I’ve coached here with six or more national-caliber teams,” he added.

The women’s team also competed at the Dickinson College Long/Short Course Invitational and tied for fifth out of 25 teams. The top three runners for the Blue Jays finished with 54 points to tie with the University of Mary Washington in the team standings.

Senior Megan VanDenHengel finished fourth out

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of 173 runners with a time of 14:53.6 on the 4,000 meter course. Sophomore Kathryn Howser and firstyear Taryn Shank finished 23rd and 27th respectively with individual times of 16:06.8 and 16:11.1.

Three veteran runners also rean well. Senior Sarah Merusi finished 33rd with a time of 16:29.7. Senior Marquel Bowler finished her day not far behind in 35th with a time of 16:30.8, followed closely in 36th place by junior Teresa Beshore, who finished with a time of 16:34.1.

Carnegie Mellon University won the team event with 28 points. Shenandoah University finished second with 37 points, Messiah College turned up third with 43 points, Dickinson College put up 48 points, and the Blue Jays and the University of Mary Washington ended with 54 points each.

The men’s and women’s cross country teams will next compete in the Paul Short Run at Lehigh University on Saturday, Oct. 2.

Lady Jays to host Classic FH win streak continues The Etown volleyball team swept conference rival Arcadia University in a 3-0 match Tuesday night, winning 25-11, 25-23 and 25-19.

Senior Paige Tanner led the Lady Jays to the win, recording a match-high 13 kills.

Junior Crystal Agnew posted 18 assists and eight digs, while senior Kayla Deats added eight kills and seven blocks. Senior Andrea Weaver led the defense with 11 digs, and junior Kara Burkholder added eight digs.

“We played together quite well for the most part,” junior Amanda Ritchey said.

“Of course we have our highs and lows, but even when [head coach Randall Kreider] subbed new people in, we were able to keep up our pace. 2-0 feels really good right now and we plan to continue fighting hard to keep our conference record.”

So far this season, the Lady Jays are 8-4 and 2-0 in conference play. Deats credits the team’s success with the fact that they think of themselves as one unit, not separate individuals. “Volleyball is a sport that you can’t have someone just shine by themselves,” Deats said. “A hitter needs a set to get a kill, a setter needs a pass to get an assist and a passer needs someone to hit the ball toward her to get a dig. It’s all cooperative and that’s what we like to see: everyone participating, whether it is from the sidelines or on the court. Everyone makes a difference.”

Sophomore Kelsey Hayes agreed. “Our team this year is really close,” she said. “No matter who’s on the court, or who’s on the bench, we’re all really supportive of each other and I think that’s what makes a great team.”

This weekend, the Lady Jays will host the Blue Jay Classic Sept. 25 and 26. They will face Gallaudet University, Wentworth Institute of Technology, Neumann College and a team from the other competition pool for their last game.

The Lady Jays will face their next conference opponent Wednesday, Sept. 30, when they travel to Reading to compete against Alvernia University.

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he Elizabethtown College field hockey team may have ended its string of shutouts, but the winning streak is still going strong after a 2-1 overtime win against McDaniel College Wednesday night.

The shutout ended when McDaniel player Kaitlin Boerman scored two minutes into the second half of Wednesday’s game. Senior Katy Boone answered back with less than 15 minutes left in the game to tie the score at 1-1.

Junior Liz DeMatteis scored the winning goal for the Blue Jays off an assist from first-year Nadine Yunginer with less than five minutes left in the first overtime period.

The Lady Jays finished with 10 shots and 16 penalty corners over the Green Terror, allowing only five shots and 11 corners. Senior goalkeeper Liz Hannegan made three saves on the day.

Saturday, the Lady Jays played former conference rival King’s College.

Boone and senior Brenna Noon, the reigning Commonwealth Conference Player of the Week, each scored goals in the second half to defeat the Monarchs 2-0.

The Lady Jays finished with eight shots and 11 penalty corners, allowing just two shots and six penalty corners. Hannegan made a save to record her fifth shutout of the season.

Next Tuesday, the Lady Jays will face their first conference opponent, Widener University. The Pride are 4-1 so far this season and also have yet to play a Commonwealth Conference opponent.

The Lady Jays will travel to Virginia to play Eastern Mennonite University this Saturday, Sept. 26, at 4 p.m.

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Junior Crystal Agnew prepares to set the ball during last week’s match against conference rival Widener.The Blue Jays won 3-1.

Senior Caitlin Smith dribbles the ball away from a Kings player. The Lady Jays defeated the Monarchs 2-0 to record their fourth straight shutout of the season.

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Jays defeated by York and Moravian, hope to improve Patricia A. Cangelosi Assistant Copy Editor

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he women’s soccer team lost to York College yesterday when York senior Kat Tordoe scored a goal with only ten minutes left in the game to defeat the Lady Jays 2-1.

First-year Laura Wingert scored her first career goal off an assist from firstyear Kristen Eck twelve minutes into the game to give the Jays the advantage.

Tordoe answered back just five minutes later to tie up the game.

First-year Jess Manchack started in goal for the Jays and made one save in the first half. Junior Kristen Kelly stepped into the goal in the second half and made two saves.

Last Saturday, the Lady Jays lost in a non-conference game 0-1 to Moravian We were better than College on Ira R. Herr Field. Alessandra every team we’ve Valdetara of the Moravian Greyhounds scored the only goal 41 seconds played so far. We have (3-3-1) into the game against Kelly, who later just had trouble finding blocked a second shot.

With 13 minutes remaining, Wingert the goal early on. nearly tied the game but was unable to get the ball past the Greyhounds’ defense. Manchak, who played the second Bob Scotten half of the game, did not face any shots Head Coach, on the goal.

Women’s Soccer After this loss, the third of the season, the Lady Jays’ record stands at 2-3-0. However, head coach Bob Scotten, ’78, does not believe the Blue Jays will back down. “We were better than every team we’ve played so far,” he said. “We have just had trouble finding the goal early on.” He said there was a little bit of a learning curve in the beginning, but he sees the trend as going toward more wins as the season continues.

With eleven first-year players and losing five seniors to graduation, the Blue Jays who comprise this team have not been playing together for long. “It started off slow, but right now it’s really picking up, and we have a lot of talent,” senior and team co-captain Christina Shepherd said. Like Scotten, she is optimistic about the future. “The team members are really learning how to work together as a unit.”

Assistant coach Ray Stern, ’65, agrees. He attributes the losses to bad luck and believes the season will bring more wins. “It looks like we’re on the right track now,” he said.

Scotten is most proud of the positive attitude and the togetherness of the team, which is not surprising considering the amount of time the members spend together off the field. The team often gets together for pasta parties and dinners. “It helps us to build a lot of team chemistry,” senior and co-captain Erin Scott said.

Scott suffered a concussion on Sept. 12 at an away game at Swarthmore College and is unsure when she will be able to play again. According to Scotten, the team is upset about the loss, but this does not stop Scott from showing up when

and where she can. She encourages her teammates at practice and socializes with them on and off the field.

Senior Ellen Parr, team co-captain, thinks the roles of the team’s captains involve much more than just being leaders on the field. “We’re kind of like mentors to the team,” she said. “We help the freshmen transition from high school to college.” Parr said the newer team members “have really stepped up,” and overall, the team members are beginning to learn how to play together on the field.

According to Scott, the most important thing that she and her teammates need to work on is communication between players on the field. However, Scotten said that the Blue Jays are definitely improving in that area, and he is grateful for their willingness to work hard and change part of their game. “I’m excited to see how good they will be by the end of the year and how they will progress,” he said.

The Lady Jays will travel to Maryland this Saturday to face Stevenson University in a 5 p.m. game. The Lady Mustangs of Stevenson were recently ranked ninth by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America in its latest NCAA Division III South Atlantic Region Poll that was released on Tuesday.

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First-year Kathryn Ritter dribbles the ball past a Moravian player.The Lady Jays lost 0-1 to the Greyhounds last Saturday, Sept. 19.

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Golf team on par, excited to host NCAA Championships Joelle E. Atkinson Campus Life Editor

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lthough the national championships are nine months away, the Elizabethtown College golf team can’t wait to get there – especially because this year, they’ll be hosting the competition. July 1, Etown announced that they were selected as the host school for the 2010 NCAA Division III Men’s Golf Championships. The four-day event will be held May 11-14 on the ground of the Hershey Golf Collection. Thirty-six collegiate teams will compete, as well as the top five players in the country who are not participating with their teams.

With that being said, the golf team is off to an interesting start this season. On their home turf, at the Elizabethtown Invitational held Sept. 19- 20 at Hershey Country Club, the Blue Jays finished sixth out of seven teams competing on the greens. The Jays shot 322 on Saturday and 345 on Sunday at the tournament held at Hershey Links. Perennial NCAA National Championship contender Methodist University won with a score of 584 followed by Washington and Lee University (613), Farmingdale State

College (616), Franklin and Marshall College (629), St. Joseph’s College of Long Island (674), E-town, and finally Rutgers-Camden with a score of 710.

Leaders for the home team included sophomore Dan Bolstein, who came in 14th place; followed by first-year Bret Hartman, who tied for 27th place; juniors Nick Iacono and Geoff Quinque who tied for 29th place; and senior Kurt Amen who finished in 31st place. The weekend led up to a impressive finish at the Lebanon Valley College Fall Invitational.

Finishing seventh out of 22 teams, they scored a high 316 for their team, and first-year Kyle McMullen finished 6th overall in his first college tournament with a two-over-par round of 74. Following behind him included senior John Krajsa who tied for 25th place, first-year Bret Hartman who tied for 30th place, junior Alex Catalano whose score of 80 brought him into 30th place, and sophomore Ben Katz who tied for 78th place after shooting an 87.

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their upcoming season, the Etown golfers believe they can do much better than their performance this weekend, and Quinque believes the team can improve. “As a team, we have not played to our full potential, which was evident from this [past weekend’s] tournament. However, with that in mind, I am not concerned at all with our ability, as this is the strongest team we have had to date.”

Amen also believes in this new team. “Our golf team this year is the most talented squad we’ve ever had in my four years being here. I am very proud to stand beside these teammates.”

Iacono has his own personal goals for this season that do not stop at winning the MAC championships for the home team. He not only wants to be in the top 20 teams in the nation, but also to improve on his second-place individual win. “[I want] to win MACs individually because I came in second last year and to become an All-American.”

With the addition of three strong first-year players, the team hopes to finally capture the MAC championship, and to excel individually as well. And with the optimism that they share, it will only go up from here.

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Jays have been 8-1 in over twenty years, making this the best start the program has seen since 1982. In 1982 the team had a winning record of 7-0, and during that time, Craig Pursell had 57 shots on goal with nine goals and five assists. Pursell made the1983 MAC Northern Division first team. This season, Featherer is on his way to outscoring Pursell.

“It feels really great to be the team’s highest goal scorer. It’s one of my dreams for this year,” said Featherer. “I’m in good form right now and hope to keep it going, but I owe many of my goals to my teammates, who have set me up, and I couldn’t thank them enough.”

Of this year’s many accomplishments, Featherer was named the Commonwealth Conference Player of the Week (week ending Sept. 6.), was named Most Valuable Player at the Rowan University Invitation, and is the first Blue Jay to score

a “hat trick” (three goals in one game) since 2004.

Competition later in the season is always a concern for the team. Featherer said that the Falcons of Messiah College always field a great team and is full of energy, which explains why they consistently present the Blue Jays’ biggest challenge.

Other teams looking to hand the Jays another loss include Lycoming, Lebanon Valley, Albright and Alvernia.

These teams “force you to play all 90 minutes down to the final whistle,” Featherer said.

Featherer is confident that the Blue Jays do not need to worry about the opposition.

“I believe that this team could go far into the season with [few] losses if we keep playing like we are now,” said Featherer.

The Jays’ next challenge will take on the Mighty Macs of Immaculata University Saturday, Sept. 26 at 7 p.m. on Ira R. Herr Field.

ith their season well underway, the men’s soccer team has kicked, scored and won their way to an 8-1 record.

With their most recent game last night, the Blue Jays worked hard toward their winning record.

The team was 8-0 going into last night’s game, but the hopes of having an undefeated season were taken away from the Jays. Drew University’s Sharif Elzein scored the only goal of the game with 19:49 left in the match. Strong defense from the Rangers then helped them to hold the lead as the Jays’ just couldn’t get the ball into the net.

Last Sunday, the men took on Wilkes University in a non-conference match in Wilkes-Barre. In the first half of the game, sophomore Geoff Cochrane made his second goal of the season at 10:08 with an assist from senior Luke Mitchell. This brought the game to 1-0 at halftime with the Blue Jays ahead.

Two minutes into the second half junior Cameron Gettel scored his first goal of the season off of a penalty kick.

At 65:28 first-year Roman Jablonsky had his second career goal with an assist from junior Taylor Helsel, making the score 3-0. Wilkes then made a goal at 71:48, but the Jays weren’t ready to leave the score at 3-1.

In the final ten minutes of play, sophomore Dan Featherer, the team’s highest scorer, had his ninth goal of the season with an assist from first-year Ross Withrow. Withrow then scored his third goal of year with an assist from first-year Javeim Blanchette. The team Photo: EtownBlueJays.com finished the game with a 5-1 win.

Junior Cameron Gettel dribbles the ball past Drew University players during a game This is the first time that the Blue Wednesday night. Drew ended the Blue Jays’ undefeated season when they won 1-0.

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Athlete of the Week Brenna Noon

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winning goal shot by Noon. She also landed the final shot Saturday against King’s College, earning the Jays a final score of 2-0. In both games, Noon came through for the team in the second half and broke ties to give the Jays the win.

Noon was recently named the Commonwealth Conference Player of the Week for the week ending Sept. 20, a fantastic accomplishment to wrap up a week of victories for the Lady Jays.

Brenna and the Lady Jays will attempt to continue their winning streak when they travel to Virginia to face Eastern Mennonite University this Saturday.

Congratulations to Brenna and the Lady Jays for their remarkable accomplishments so far this season!

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he Etownian is keyed up to name senior field hockey player Brenna Noon this week’s Athlete of the Week!

Noon has risen to the topscoring position on the team with a total of three goals and two assists, making her the Lady Jay’s points leader with eight points. Proving her ability to pull through under pressure, all three of Noon’s goals this season have been game-winners.

Last Wednesday, the field hockey team shut out Swarthmore College with a score of 3-0 with a Image: EtownBlueJays.com

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Sports Recap Men’s Cross Country Dickinson Invitational 1st of 25 (29 points) Women’s Cross Country Dickinson Invitational Tied for 5th of 25 (54 points) Field Hockey (5-2) Etown 2, Kings 0 Etown 2, McDaniel 1 (OT) Golf Elizabethtown Invitational 6th of 7 (677) LVC Fall Invitational 7th of 22 (316) Men’s Soccer (8-1) Etown 5, Wilkes 1 Drew 1, Etown 0 Women’s Soccer (2-4) Moravian 1, Etown 0 York 2, Etown 1 Women’s Tennis (1-0) Etown 8, Arcadia 1 Volleyball (8-4) Susquehanna 3, Etown 2 Etown 3, Moravian 2 Etown 3, Arcadia 0

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Field Hockey Sept. 26: @ Eastern Menonite Sept. 29 @ Widener Golf Sept. 26: @ Susquehanna University Invitational Men’s Soccer Sept. 26: Immaculata Sept. 29: Moravian Women’s Soccer Sept. 26: @ Stevenson Sept. 28: @ Alvernia Sept/ 30: Misericordia Women’s Tennis Sept. 26-28: @ ITA Southeast Regional Championships Sept. 29: Albright Volleyball Sept. 25-26: Blue Jay Classic Sept. 30: @ Alvernia University www.EtownBlueJays .com