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“I’m movin’ out?”

Greta A. Kvinnesland Staff Writer

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his year, Elizabethtown College is asking its graduating class to vacate the campus on the Saturday of graduation rather than Sunday. In previous years students were given an extra day, but this year the change has been made in hopes of “minimizing risks,” according to Allison Bridgeman, director of Residence Life.

This decision stemmed from past experiences when seniors participated in what Bridgeman called “high-risk behavior” on the night after their graduation ceremony.

“There was one occasion where a senior had set a fire on school property, stuff like that,” she said.

Such conduct has been problematic enough to lead to this new policy. Bridgeman said that she did research on the policies of other schools for comparison. This research was discussed with Alumni Affairs and the senior staff and then approved. The decision was announced in January of this year.

Bridgeman also anticipates that senior week will be enjoyable and relaxing for the seniors and give them ample opportunities to celebrate their achievement.

“It is my hope that this change doesn’t impact them negatively,” she said.

This new policy will be a permanent one for the school, Bridgeman confirmed, although she did express the desire for feedback from students.

“We are open to changes, like maybe moving the time to 8:30 or 9 p.m. instead of 7,” Bridgeman said.

However, she stood firm that those graduating will leave on the same day as the ceremony, Saturday Night. This will also go for future graduating classes.

“We’re concerned that once a student graduates, they’re not really a student anymore; they’re not technically affiliated with Elizabethtown College,” she said. “The risk of injury and property damage affects both them and the school.”

Many graduating seniors are completely adverse to this change, feeling that they cannot fully enjoy the day when they will have to run immediately after the ceremony to their respective dorms and apartments with their parents to pack up the car.

Tara Benfield is one such senior. “I’m sad I have to leave on the day of graduation because in one day, I’ll have to leave a place that’s been my home for four years, say goodbye to my friends, and make sure all my stuff is out. It’s a lot to take in during the course of the day,” she said.

Others are indifferent, believing that an additional half a day’s time won’t have much effect.

“I don’t think it’s that big a deal,” senior Matthew Salyers said. “What’s a few hours?”

Senior Michael Tschop agreed that the difference of those few hours is minimal, but still opted for the extra time, saying. “I think its a little silly to make seniors move out a few hours after graduation is over.”

Tschop said. “Most families would like to enjoy the rest of the day afterwards, but instead they’re going to be rushing to pack up their cars so they don’t get fined. Etown is basically saying, hey, thanks for all your money — now get out.”

Bridgeman is sympathetic to the student’s situation.

“I understand[the] feeling completely,” she said. “We just want them to know that there is reason behind it. We want to keep them safe.”

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Insurance complicates senior nights Julie D. Sebastian Staff Writer

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enior Night is a time for celebrating four years of hard work by letting loose, reminiscing about old memories and, of course, having a few drinks with friends. However, when it comes to drinking on that particular night, a few changes have been made.

Over this past year, Elizabethtown College has been examining the structure of Senior Nights and what policies were not being implemented. As a result, transportation will no longer be provided to those students spending their Senior Nights at bars.

“Senior Nights are basically a huge liability for the College,” Sheri Hihn, president of the senior class, said.

“Shultz, the bus company we use, will not give proof of insurance for every trip to a bar, and the College is not okay with that. When looking back at our mission

statement for Senate, it doesn’t follow our motto of advocating for student rights.”

“We have a core responsibility for student safety, and the College does not want to encourage or condone drinking to excess. That’s the main reason for the adjustment of Senior Night,” Dean of Students Marianne Calenda said.

However, if Senior Night deals with participating in an activity that does not involve drinking, transportation will be provided.

“We are not providing buses to take people back and forth to bars. But the idea of the Senior Night can be something different, I hope, where we can take students to a baseball game or the bowling alley or a concert at another school,” Calenda said. “As long as there’s a purposeful destination besides just taking students somewhere were they’re going to drink.”

See “Senior nights,” page 3

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Documentation law incites backlash Emily M. Reigart Assistant Editor

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t is far from unusual that the U.S. government issues travel advisories regarding other countries.

However, Mexico has warned its citizens that journeys to Arizona should be undertaken with caution after Governor Jan Brewer signed a controversial law Friday, April 23.

The law will take effect in July and will make travel to the state difficult for citizens south of the border.

This legislation will require every immigrant in the southwestern border state to constantly carry alien registration documentation, which would prove that he or she is legally present in the U.S. Visitors would also be required to provide U.S. government-issued documentation that validates their presence in the state.

Proponents of the law say that it is designed to help authorities

quickly determine the legal status of suspicious persons. On the other hand, critics argue that it will encourage racial profiling by no longer requiring that suspicion of another crime be a condition for checking a person’s immigration status. Regardless, the legislation effectively makes illegal presence in the U.S. a state, not just a federal, crime.

In addition to the Foreign Ministry’s travel advisory, a group affiliated with the Mexican government is promoting boycotts of prominent Arizona-based corporations, including U.S. Airways, the Arizona Diamondbacks baseball franchise and the Phoenix Suns basketball team. A study conducted through the University of Arizona and sponsored by the Arizona Office of Tourism estimated that more than 65,000 Mexican residents are in Arizona to work, visit and shop; in addition, researchers estimated that Mexican tourists spend more

than $7.35 million on a daily basis in Arizona venues. Because of this, some have raised concerns about the potential negative impact upon the state’s economy.

Brewer denied that the law will have harmful effects on the Arizona economy. Brewer’s assessment may have some legitimacy, according to Dr. Sanjay Paul, chair of the business department at Elizabethtown College.

Nonetheless, Paul suggested that if the boycott were to snowball, the state might see financial repercussions.

“The economic impact of Arizona’s law on the U.S. will be negligible, in view of the size of the U.S. economy and the importance of other factors,” Paul explained. “However, a boycott of Arizona – conventions being canceled, tourists going elsewhere, etc.— can lead to a slowdown in economic activity in the state. In the early 1990s, a boycott played a key role in Arizona’s decision to reinstate Martin Luther King Day as a state holiday.”

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Unexpected TNT A 17-year-old Utah boy mowing the lawn at his home ran into a canister of TNT that may date back as far as World War II. Taylor Wood was mowing the pasture behind his family home on Sunday and heard a thud. He then saw a canister that said “TNT shell” on the side.

His mother said the canister resembled a small can of tomato paste. She quickly called emergency crews.

Charise Wood said the family has lived in the home seven years but had never mowed that area of pasture because they had let horses eat the grass. Now the family has goats that aren’t interested in that area.

The Weber County sheriff’s department took the canister for disposal.

Police taxi Police in one Connecticut city have a warning for nightclub patrons: Don’t call 911 for a ride home.

New Haven police say that’s what 28-year-old Quandria Bailey did, calling the emergency line six times to request a ride from a nightclub back to her Meriden home.

Bailey was charged with six counts of misuse of the 911 system early Sunday. She was released on a $1,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in court May 5.

Chair eats dog Three suburban Chicago firefighters were forced to saw apart a mechanical recliner to rescue a small dog that became trapped inside.

Eighty-seven-year-old owner Ken Makris says his terrier, Ebonyser, has nerve damage following his Thursday night ordeal but that he is “coming along fine.”

Firefighters who responded to an emergency call from the Sunrise of Naperville assisted living center Thursday arrived to find a nurse’s aide hanging onto the chair to relieve the pressure on the dog and allow it to breathe.

Firefighter and paramedic Scott Bolda said the chair’s electrical controls stopped working when Ebonyser became wedged inside.

Makris says the 5-year-old pooch is on painkillers but that he was able to go out for a walk Monday.

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Pullayouee encourages good decisions alcohol?” and “Do you consume alcohol underage drinking as well as the Alexis L. Morris on a regular basis?” From this survey, legal repercussions. There is even a Staff Writer the website compiles statistics to prove place for teens to write about their

to teenagers that their preconceptions perceptions about alcohol, which the id you know: about alcohol use among website will use to find the reality — 5600 16- to 20-year-olds about alcohol.

were arrested in Pennsylvania their peers are usually false.

“The site provides real sta for DUI last year tistics to replace false percep — 84 percent of college males tions. It is not about saying

said they are not attracted to that something ‘shouldn't

girls who party hard. be done.’ This is about

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drinking or DUI take action,” Deconviction will make bacco-Erni’s press it much more difrelease stated. ficult to enter any “The Pullayouee care er t hat re campaign initiquires a certificaates a dialogue tion (i.e. teaching with teens and or accounting) makes them The time has think again come for students about underage to stop the dandrinking, and gerous paths of d r i n k i ng and their lives, “puld r i v i ng .” S h e layouee,” and start emphasized that practicing safer this program is drinking habits. The “not about preachDUI council of Laning what is right caster, the local Stuand what is wrong.” dents Against DestrucSp ayd explaine d tive Decisions chapter and why it is so important the Pennsylvania Commisfor such a campaign to sion on Crime and Delinquency come to our campus. have joined forces to create Pullayouee, a website by the P.A. DUI Association, works to “We need to provide the“Pullayouee” program. Cre- educate 16- to 20-year-olds about the dangers of underage ated in May 2009, this campaign drinking and the importance of making good decisions. opportunities for the takes a different approach to Members of the campaign will visit campus April 30 11 a.m. campus to have discussions about the issue of making 16 to 20-year-olds aware to 1 p.m. to hand out free goodies and T-shirts. drinking and driving … of the dangers of drunk driving.

For example, one statistic reveals We want our community to be safe Students Promoting Awareness and Responsible Choices has led the way that 70 percent of youth claim they and healthy,” she said.

For more information, check out with bringing this campaign to campus; haven’t consumed in the last month.

Get ABSURD and Student Athlete Men- The website’s statistics provide medi- the campaign’s Facebook page at tors have given support to this aim. Di- cal information about the dangers of www.facebook.com/PaUturn. rector of SPARC Sandy Spayd explained that this is the first time they’re bringing Pullayouee to campus. “It is funded with grants through Communities that Care,” she said.

The program will be held Friday, April 30 from 11 a.m to 1 p.m. on the BSC terrace. During this event, the “Making a U-turn” staff will stray away from the normal scare tactics many other organizations try to use.

“Like generations past, young people believe that ‘it will never happen to me,’” stated Felicity Debacco-Erni in a press release featured in many online news articles. “Showing them photos of the destruction and devastation that stems from DUI doesn't have a lasting impact.”

Debacco-Erni is the executive director of the Making a U-turn program, as well as the director for Pennsylvanians Against Underage Drinking and the SADD State Coordinator Representative.

“Pullayouee” is more of a social norm campaign. The program recognizes that teenagers often feel the urge to fit in and do things just because they think everyone else is. “Pullayouee” works to change these perceptions. The campaign’s website, www.pullayouee.com, has a survey that teenagers can take, and it features questions such as, “Have you ever driven under the influence of

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Scholarship Day showcases talents Senior nights Alexander M. Diegel Staff Writer

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or the past three years, students, staff and faculty participate in Scholarship and Creative Arts Day. This year was no different, as dozens of students from each department around campus presented their works to peers and professors.

Dr. David Kenley, professor of history and chair of the SCAD committee, was the driving force behind this year’s event. He described Scholarship Day as “one day that we set aside of the year where students of all disciplines get to present their work to their fellow classmates and receive some recognition for the hard work they do in class.”

Some examples of these presentations include “readings, drama performances, art exhibitions and musical recitals.” Around 250 students participated in the two-day event that began Monday.

For the third year of Scholarship Day, Kenley and the rest of the committee made a concerted effort to find a noteworthy keynote speaker.

Their choice, Roya Hakakian, was born in Iran and is of Jewish descent. With all the turmoil in the Middle East, and especially between the U.S. and Iran, the decision to bring in Hakakian was both timely and significant.

“She lived through the revolution of the late 1970s and has a very interesting perspective on the revolution as both a woman and a Jewish woman and as someone who now lives in the United States,” Kenley explained.

Hakakian is a well-known author, poet, journalist, documentary filmmaker and humanitarian. She also penned the award-winning memoir “Journey from

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the Land of No,” which describes her life as a Jewish teenager in post-revolutionary Iran.

Senior communications major Faisal Iqbal had the unique opportunity to sit down and eat breakfast with Hakakian. “She has had such an interesting life, and it was great knowing about her. I was talking to her a lot about child soldiers and forcing children into the military in different parts of the world,” Iqbal said.

Kenley gave most of the credit for Scholarship Day to Dr. Jane Cavender of the biology department, whose position he took over this year when she graciously stepped down.

“She was the program committee chair for the first two years,” Kenley said. “Without her leadership and hard work, I don’t think it would be as successful as it is today.”

This year’s highlights included the opening reception on Monday, Hakakian’s presentations to writing and communications students that afternoon, her keynote address and the closing ceremony Tuesday. President Theodore Long spoke during both the opening and closing ceremonies.

During the celebration of academic achievement, students from many departments, including communications and fine and performing arts, got the chance to present their hard work from throughout the semester. Iqbal was one of the students who had such an opportunity.

The communications seniors shared previews for their senior seminar presentations next week. “It gave me a good base for the real presentation,” Iqbal said. “It was also interesting that on a day like this, I could have something to do to make me feel a part of [the experience]. I feel like all the hard work I put in throughout the semester is bearing fruit now.”

These destinations could include a night of bowling, a Hershey Bears ice hockey game, Adventure Sports in Hershey, Hershey Amusement Park, a baseball game or a concert at a neighboring college. Any group activity that does not revolve around drinking can be considered an appropriate Senior Night.

Senior Nights are activities in which seniors participate and are usually planned once a month. In the past, Senior Nights have consisted of transporting a group of seniors to bars such as Portabella’s Sports Bar & Grille, Flavers Food and Spirits, Black Gryphon or bars in Harrisburg. Students are then picked up by the bus later that night and taken back to campus.

Not everyone thinks that changes should be made.

“I think the change is ridiculous,” senior Corey Toby said. “There’s a greater chance now that these seniors are going to drive on their own to get to wherever they want to go, putting many more people’s lives at risk. This makes me more disinterested to partake in it than I was before.”

“It’s sometimes difficult for students to understand the complexities of one activity and how there’s sort of a ripple effect of different questions that come out,” Calenda said. Therefore, she encourages students to meet with her and discuss any questions or suggestions for new Senior Night activities.

“My door is always open,” Calenda said. “I encourage students to come and talk to me, and I’d be happy to explain the situation in more detail.

I hope that Sheri Hihn and Autumn Metcalf can explain peer-to-peer why the decision was made.

If students have ideas they’d like to explore, I’d be happy to consider it.”

You can make an appointment with Dean Calenda by e-mailing BRANDTBL@etown.edu.

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he final Senate meeting of the 2009-2010 year will be Thursday, April 29. The first Senate meeting led by the 2010-2011 Executive Cabinet will be held Thursday, May 6.

The 2010–2012 Student Senate Strategic Plan was endorsed last week. The Elizabethtown College community is encouraged to log on to www.

EtownSenate.com to view the final version of this plan that will guide the Senate for the coming years.

Elections for the cabinets of the classes of 2011, 2012 and 2013 took place Monday and Tuesday of this week.

The elections for the representative positions will be held Thursday and Friday of this week.

Annual Award Ceremony winners Distinguished Students Awards: First-year: Donté McCrary-McClain, Jessica Tarence Sophomore: Heather Slifko, Allison O’Boyle Junior: Elizabeth Sodomin, Kurt Deschner Senior: Amy Smith, Alexandra D’Angola Points of Distinction Award: Kimberly Warriner The Elizabethtown College Campus-Wide Entrepreneurial Scholarship: Elizabeth Starkey Lisa L. Koogle Outstanding Service to Students Award: Kevin Smith Richard R. Crocker Outstanding Service to Students Award: Carol Isaak, Assistant Director of Academic Advising Baugher Avenue Memorial Scholarship: Matthew Torresani Walter B. Shaw Award: Amy Haun Ginger Groff Memorial Scholarship: Kurt Deschner Tom Bowersox Award: Samantha Schneider Outstanding Senior Award: Autumn Metcalf Presented by Religious Life, Amos K. Curry Memorial Award: Alicia Conway, Krystan Hassinger Rufus P. Bucher II Memorial Award: Jonathan Gamble, Alison Cohen Called to Lead Award: Lauren Canzanese, Alexandra D’Angola, Jonathan Gamble, Todd Lewellen, Amanda Markowicz, Andrea Matz, Sarah Merusi, Autumn Metcalf, Kathryn Parker, Samantha Schneider, Annette Sestito

Student Service-Learning Award in Recognition of Outstanding Contributions to Learning Through Service: Heather Slifko, Amy Haun Service-Learning Award in Recognition of Outstanding Contributions to Learning Through Service: Dr. Karendra Devroop Group Civic Engagement Award in Recognition of Outstanding Contributions to the Community: Circle K and Faith in Action Campus Residence Association Key to the Campus Award: Larry Gable Presented by the Office of Residence Life Campus Residence Association Appreciation Award: Stephen Harris Outstanding Residence Assistant: Ashley Soltis Academic Integrity Award of Excellence: Dr. Suzanne Webster Outstanding Student Group Award: Student Senate, LINK, SOTA Outstanding Adviser Award: Jane Duncan, Mock Trial Outstanding Student Programmer Award: Amanda Kowalsky Leader on the Horizon Award: Donté McCrary-McClain Leadership Award: Aimée DiMichele Omnia Award: Sara Neumann SWEET’s Distinguished Service Award: Barry Frtiz, Facilities Management, and Jim Gould, Event Technician

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Hakakian brings diverse art, personality to SCAD Peter S. Northrop Features Editor

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o Roya Hakakian, this is all very simple. We live in a world that is getting smaller and smaller with each passing day. As time grinds on, our cultures become more and more homogeneous. At the same time, dividing lines are blurring between the arts. We are re-entering an age of Renaissance men and women — individuals who succeed across multiple expressive platforms.

Chief among these is Hakakian — a Jewish Iranian writer-journalist who descended upon Elizabethtown College this week to visit with students and deliver the Scholarship Day keynote address.

Throughout her career, Hakakian has displayed a seemingly limitless artistic diversity. She has worn the cloak of a journalist, a documentary filmmaker, a poet and a nonfiction writer, among other things. To mere mortals, this appears to be an almost impossibly varied career. But, as Hakakian nonchalantly put it, “It’s all the same to me.”

According to Hakakian, folks need to appreciate all forms of art before they can truly convey their passion in their medium of choice.

“In order to write well, you must understand painting,” Hakakian said as an example.

Hakakian explained that all art shares common threads. The “fundamental pillars” are the same for every art form. People need only to understand and flesh out these basics, and they can fully express themselves through any medium.

The first of these elements is “having a sense of conviction — a sense of truth,” as Hakakian put it. Artists must know where their honesty stems from in order to express themselves clearly.

The second foundation of art comes out of this principle. People must know how they define themselves in the world to truly know their convictions so that they may genuinely express their passions.

Also, all art must be simple and accessible. Art is meant for the masses.

Most importantly, “[All art] is about storytelling,” Hakakian said.

With these rules in hand, any person with the proper skill set can create any sort of art. The only true requirement is dedication.

And Hakakian brought her sense of passion with full force to Leffler Chapel on Tuesday morning. She stood before the whole of Elizabethtown College as our Scholarship Day keynote speaker.

Hakakian began her talk by discussing globalization. She recalled that her room in the “cosmopolitan heart” of Elizabethtown had sheets made in China and that she was wearing a jacket made in Kuwait.

“The women who sewed this jacket aren’t counted as full citizens in their country yet,” Hakakian said.

She used this image to show that we are all citizens of the world simply because the products we consume originate all over the globe. America is no longer as isolated as it once perceived itself to be in the early 20th century.

In that time, America used its distance from the rest of the world to remain separated from international affairs.

However, with the advent of globalization and the Internet, America simply cannot ignore the problems of the world anymore. Hakakian explained, “We cannot claim ignorance anymore.

You can no longer ignore the suffering of your fellow human beings.”

After this, Hakakian went on to describe her youth in Tehran, Iran.

Hakakian, whose first name means “dream,” was born in Tehran in 1966.

She was raised in a middle class intellectual family in the heart of Iran’s capital. She grew up as a part of one of the largest Jewish communities in the Middle East.

Hakakian’s childhood was marred with murmurs of the coming Islamic Revolution. She described how her artistic elder brother, Albert, had to be sent to America after the satirical magazine for which he illustrated was shut down by the pre-revolution monarchy.

Despite these rumblings of oppression, Hakakian lived a full and happy childhood. She was in 8th grade when the Iranian people revolted in 1979, throwing out their 2,500-year-old monarchy and instating Ayatollah Khomeini as the leader of a new Iranian Republic.

Hakakian described the Islamic Fundamentalist takeover through a re-education program to which she and the rest of her schoolmates were subjected shortly after the revolution. She related how a very religious schoolmaster referred to girls’ hairlines as “the edge of the apocalypse.” Because of radically conservative beliefs like this, Hakakian and other women in post-revolutionary Iran were forced to wear black shawls to hide their faces.

With this new regime in power, a period of even heavier repression began for the Iranian people, especially the Jewish population.

Fearing the worst, Hakakian’s family escaped to Vienna, Austria in 1985, when she was just 19.

Upon coming to America, Hakakian earned her undergraduate degree in psychology from Brooklyn College and eventually her masters of social work from Hunter College. Both of these campuses are part of the City University of New York.

Currently, Hakakian lives in Connecticut. She still works outside her home, but she admits that her two young sons take up 90 percent of her social life.

She has also remained busy professionally. She submitted a manuscript for a “monster of a book” to her editor only a week before appearing at Elizabethtown.

According to Hakakian, the book

is about the assassination of four Iranians in Berlin in 1992. Those killed were members of a Kurdish party in opposition to Ayatollah Khomeini.

The book begins from the moment the assassination takes place and follows the investigation, the trial that stems from it and the trial’s highly influential verdict. Hakakian describes the verdict of this trial as one of the most important in contemporary European history. Despite all this, the story is essentially unknown in America.

Hakakian got the idea for the book after meeting a man who was sitting

at the ver y table w here the four Iranian politicians were murdered.

She had a hard time getting the book published in the U.S. because most publishers wanted a story with a more prominent American connection. However, a small publisher finally picked it up, and it is now in the preliminary editing phase.

When asked why she writes nonfiction, Hakakian replied that the real world is more interesting than anything fiction writers can think up. All we need to do is properly understand and closely observe the world around us — and the best stories will emerge.

Roya Hakakian stands in Leffler on Tuesday answering questions after her presentation.

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Dr. Jeffery Long brings wisdom, clarity to academic life Janie L. Szybist Staff Writer

fiction novels, and the windowsill is adorned with figurines showing the many different faces of the Hindu alking into Dr. Jeff Long’s office deities. Chair of the religious studies department here at Elizabethtown makes it College, Long divides his time beclear what his tween teaching classes, conducting interests are. research and, starting next year, The shelves serving as the vice president of the are packed faculty assembly. full of books Before joining the Etown commuabout relinity, Long’s life consisted of studying gion as well and working. After graduating from as some sciNotre Dame, he worked a total ence of five jobs while writing his dissertation at the University of Chicago.

“I taught at four different colleges as a parttime teacher, and my wife and I helped run a dormitory … We mostly did entertainment, but we also did some counseling, making life smooth and comfortable for the students,” he said.

A f ter three y e a r s of this grueling lifestyle, Long earned his Ph.D. and w a s h i re d by Etown as a rePhoto: www.newswise.com ligious studies

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professor. Within his department, Long’s main focus is on the religions of Asia, particularly India. He has also helped to start the Asian Studies program, which is currently offered as a minor.

In addition to teaching, Long has also published two books, “A Vision for Hinduism: Beyond Hindu Nationalism” and “Jainism: An Introduction,” and is currently working on a third.

However, Long wants to break free from academic writing and publish a science fiction novel, his favorite genre of both books and movies.

Outside of teaching, Long enjoys a moderately laid-back lifestyle. “We’re sort of artsy people, my wife and I,” Long said.

“We like drama, films, documentaries, and music is a big thing. We have a cat, too. He showed up at our door when we were in Chicago; we don’t have any kids, so he’s like our child.”

One of the most important aspects of Long’s life is his belief in Hinduism.

“The branch I follow, Vedanta, is very similar to Buddhism; we have monks with orange robes and everything,” Long said.

Long’s father died when he was just 12 years old. “That started me on a serious spiritual quest to understand why we suffer, what happens after we die, and basically, the big philosophical questions,” he said.

Although raised Catholic, Long began to question and doubt some of the teachings of the Catholic Church. He began to incorporate some elements of Hinduism into his Catholic beliefs.

Eventually, while studying Catholic theology in college, Long realized that his spiritual home was in Hinduism.

“What first drew my interest was the movie ‘Gandhi.’ I started reading everything I could about him. Also, and people laugh when I say this, the Beatles, especially George Harrison. They had a strong interest in India and meditation.

It made a lot more sense to me and I really felt drawn to it,” Long recalled.

Since devoting his life to Hinduism, Long has found that he worries less because of the Hindu belief that everything in this world eventually passes away.

“Thinking that way, there is no problem in life that can destroy you or permanently undermine your happiness,” he said. “We believe you have control over your life. It makes me a happier, more peaceful person,” Long said.

Long considered the Catholic priesthood, but chose his current career after he took a class on Asian religions from a Catholic theologian and expert on Buddhism, Dr. Paul Griffiths, at Notre Dame. “After my first class I went to my professor and basically said ‘Teach me, oh master,’” Long said.

It was after this class that Long realized what subject he wanted to teach.

“I love what I do,” he said. “I enjoy my work, and even though I’m not trying to spread my religion, I hope when people take my courses and work with me that some of what has changed my life will pass through me to other people.”

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ECPaintball provides alternative source of recreation Alexis L. Morris Staff Writer

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xcitement splatters among die-hard fans for the newly formed Elizabethtown College Paintball Club (ECPC). Legitimized in March, the club has already attracted the attention of many.

Club president Andrew Sauls, vice president Patrick Albor, secretary Daniel Hart, and treasurer and Etownian Online Editor Zachary Johnson, all sophomores, have joined forces to create a fun club that is affordable for students.

It all began one day when Johnson and Albor were enjoying lunch. Albor suggested how nice it would be to have a paintball club on campus so that people could play more.

Then, according to Albor, Johnson “got excited and ran with it, using his ties with Student Senate and school activities.” The two also talked to Sauls, a paintball referee with extensive knowledge about the sport, as well as contacts at different paintball establishments.

Once the constitution was written and officers were elected, the ECPC created its own Facebook page to attract new members. All Etown students are welcome to join.

For those who do not know, “paintball is a sport in which two teams pit themselves against each other in a form of mock combat,” Sauls explained. The goal is to eliminate the other team by hitting them with shots from

your paintball gun, which is called a marker.

Sauls also added that there are variations to the traditional game, such as capture the flag and king of the hill.

Once a paintball breaks on you, you are out of the game.

“However, sometimes these paintballs bounce on impact, in which case the player remains in the game,” Sauls said.

Albor puts it simply: “If you get hit, you’re out of the game. End of story.”

In order to participate, all players must have a few compulsory pieces of equipment.

First, all players must wear a face mask or goggles in order to protect their faces from the 90 mph paintballs. A marker and paintballs are also necessary in order to play.

Markers get their

weeks or more,” Albor said. “As it stands, lunch, marker, air, gear, mask and paint are all included in one price.”

While anyone can join the club, Johnson emphasized the importance of following ECPC’s safety rules. “If you do not, we can vote you out or report you to Campus Security or the police [for severe safety violations],” he said.

ECPC has had one event so far but is planning more trips to local paintball facilities for next year, including a trip to Skirmish USA, in Jim Thorpe, Pa. — one of the largest paintball vicinities in the world.

“The club’s goal is at least one large outing a month,” Albor said.

Albor enjoys the friendships built through paintball games. power from “I also love beeither compressed air ing outdoors, or liquid carbon-dioxide. Finally, especially in image:m axonpain tball.com players use a hopper, which is essentially the woods. like a clip.

It’s an excit“It is a refillable canister used to feed ing time to the paintballs into the firing chamber of the spend away from marker,” Sauls explained. campus for a few hours,” he said.

Owning your own equipment is not necesSauls doesn’t want students to shy away from sary because each field at which the club plays rents ev- paintball because they are discouraged by the possibility of erything players need. The officers are working on getting getting hit during play.

Student Senate funding to make the trips and equipment “I feel that everyone should at least try the sport,” he said. cheaper for students.

“It is a unique experience … as a club, we are trying to make “Our goal is to create a club that anybody on campus [paintball] more accessible to Etown students because we all can join at no cost and participate in the events every few believe that is something everyone should try.”

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Willy Wardrobe decorates dongs Ross M. Benincasa Assistant Campus Life Editor

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fter years of being shunned to the back aisles of pharmacies, often protected under lock and key, condoms have finally found a place in mainstream media through advertising and the push for safer sex.

You hear the slogans of numerous companies echo throughout your dorm room during commercial breaks, enticing you with the imagery of filthy pigs and gasping women.

“Trojan: Pleasure you want. Protection you trust.” “LifeStyles: Feel Good. Play Safe.”

“Durex: Good news for your sex life, bad news for beds.” “Willy Wardrobe: Pleasure only a reindeer can provide.”

Okay, so maybe the last one isn’t a real slogan, but Willy Wardrobe is a legitimate company. And yes, they do sell reindeershaped condoms, which is just one of their many jaw-dropping possibilities.

But what if your female of choice doesn’t like the feeling of reindeer flying down under? No problem. Willy Wardrobe has 22 other options from which you can choose.

How about a duck? Or maybe she would prefer a replica from “Finding Nemo?”

She doesn’t like animals? Try the pumpkin-shaped option, complete with eyes and a smile. She hasn’t showered since her last romp? Try the gas mask condom, form-fit to keep your tool shiny and fresh when plundering the grim, mucky cave.

These choices, along with many others, including a prehistoric-era dinosaur, can be found at www.willywardrobe.com.

Now, before you get too excited, the site does explicitly say that their collection of novelty condoms, known as “Willy Attire,” are strictly that: novelty condoms.

Their condoms can be used during sex, though the company give no guarantee that their products will prevent pregnancy or sexually transmitted infections.

That said, the awesomeness of having sex using a cow condom may trump the risks involved, as long as you know you are both clean and the recipient is on some other form of birth control.

Another issue with the condoms may be their lack of popularity among females.

First-year student Lizzy VanBuskirk claims that the condoms are creepy.

“I don’t understand why anybody would think that’s a good idea,” VanBuskirk said. “[The man] must be pretty desperate.”

However, she also said her decision of whether to allow him to use Willy Wardrobe would depend on the guy and her feelings toward him.

Another indication that the condoms have not been too popular is the company’s recent announcement that they are going out of business. Although condoms are a huge seller in the U.S., bringing in an annual revenue of more than $400 million, Internet ordering of condoms never quite caught on as well as expected.

Because of this, coupled with the irregularity of shapes and sizes Willy Wardrobe sells, their specific range of customers has not been as large as expected. And yes, that is what she said.

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T.G.I.S. to offer beach-themed fun

ton candy, funnel cake and fudge Danielle B. Cantor are all on the menu.

Staff Writer “Oh, my gosh, the beach is such a great theme!” senior Magrom April 29 to May 1, the gie Kench said. “I love boardwalk Office of Student Activities food, so I’ll be all over the Brinser will host its annual Thank God Boardwalk on Saturday.”

It’s Spring weekend. The theme At 7 p.m., students can relax this year is Life’s a Beach, and the with an encore presentation of activities are all beach-inspired.

“Finding Nemo,” then head over “Life’s a Beach was created and to Wolf Field for the BYOBlanket modeled off of fun summer-time game of Beach Blanket Bingo. activities one would participate More than $500 in prizes will be in while at the beach,” OSA handed out, including a collection member Sam Schneider said. of backyard games and a Bloggie “We reviewed the previous years’ video camera. A midnight breakthemes and wanted to do somefast of free bagels, pastries thing different. The beach and fruit will be held in the seemed to bring the most Blue Bean after bingo. exciting, fresh ideas.”

The final event of the “This year for T.G.I.S., weekend is the Jersey Shore students can expect to have Dance where students can, as much fun on campus as according to Schneider, they would if they were at the “fist pump the night away” Jersey shore,” Schneider said. to the music of New York A pool party Thursday City’s DJ Gatsby. The dance night will kick off the weekwill be in the KĀV from end. Held at the Thompson midnight to 2 a.m. A stupool from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., dent ID or guest pass is the party will offer water required for admission. games, music and free pizza.

“I am definitely lookAfter the party, students can ing forward to getting a dry off with unlimited games break from all the work of mini golf at Village Greens that’s been piling up this Golf Center. Transportation whole semester,” junior will be available. Thursday Jess Mathews said. “All the night completes with a 9 p.m.

Courtesy: www.alansangle.com beach activities will make showing of “Finding Nemo” T.G.I.S. incorporates the theme “Life’s a summer feel a lot closer.” in Gibble Auditorium.

Beach” for this year’s celebration, which “This is my first T.G.I.S., “I’m looking forward to will include beach volleyball, boardwalk the mini golf and hopefully games and a Jersey Shore-style dance. so I’m super excited for it,” transfer student and junior warm weather,” junior Lindsay Goldsmith said. “I’m psyched telescopes, spin art, Frisbees, an Shelby Meyerhoffer said.

“I can’t wait to gamble. I love for the pool party, too. I just got an obstacle course, a slip-and-slide and games like shark attack, Blackjack. And I’m just lookadorable new bathing suit!”

Friday’s first event is a sand water tag, skeeball and mini- ing forward to having a really volleyball tournament from 3 to hoops will be featured. A live fun weekend with my friends 8 p.m. The tournament will take steel-drum band will provide before we have to take finals place next to Wolf Field in 15 tons entertainment throughout the and go home for the summer,” of newly-purchased sand. Students afternoon, and students can get a Meyerhoffer added.

For more information on should sign up in the Hub with ticket from the Marketplace this week to enjoy classic boardwalk T.G.I.S., visit www.etown.edu/ teams of four to five players to be able to compete for exciting prizes. treats provided by Dining Ser- OSA or check out the OSA FaceFrom 9 p.m. to midnight, the vices. Corn dogs, hamburgers, book page at www.facebook.com/ Susquehanna Room in Myer Hall veggie burgers, french fries, cot- EtownOSA.

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will become a casino for Atlantic City Night. Students can enjoy free hors d’oeurves and mocktails while they play table games like Blackjack, Texas Hold’ Em, War and Roulette. There will also be virtual horse racing and a money wheel.

Each win earns a raffle ticket to put toward prizes. The night’s grand prize is an Apple iPad. No shore trip would be complete without the boardwalk, so on Saturday from 2:30 to 6:30 p.m., Brinser Field will be transformed into Brinser Boardwalk. Inflatables, photo

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Ross M. Benincasa Assistant Campus Life Editor

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s an avid writer, it is very rare that I encounter something I have written that I feel requires a retraction or apology. However, you, as the reader, currently deserve both. This pertains to the Campus Security Blotter that was run in the last issue of the Etownian on April 22. There was a strong backlash from the campus community about one of the items in it, which concerned a student being written up for marijuana use, and the commentary that accompanied this.

To begin, I take full responsibility for the contents of the Blotter, which at no time were meant to be prejudiced or racist. However, reactions from students and faculty have made me reflect and realize how poor a choice it was to make a joke over a racial stereotype, especially on a campus where my own race is the majority and tension can easily build. I have run into mixed reviews of the comment from students around me, with some finding it humorous and others finding it offensive. But as a writer, you never want a part of your audience to be dissatisfied with your content, especially if that dissatisfaction is due to a personal offense. It is true that I have taken a humorous approach toward many stereotypes of different groups of people within the Blotter to date, including Elizabethtown Borough residents, males, females and the Mormons, to name a few.

Like the jabs I took at these prejudices, the comment from last week was, of course, never driven by any personal feelings or agendas, but simply an exaggeration of another misleading stereotype. The difference this time was that, unfortunately, I did not realize the possible racist interpretations of my comment until after the paper was printed. I believe humor is a great way to merge two groups and overcome their differences; however, I realize that this format was not the appropriate one in which to do that.

The overall response from the campus toward the Campus Security Blotter in general has been one of very positive reviews. My goal for the Blotter was never to hurt anyone but simply to make light of the “criminal activity” that takes place on such a small, calm campus. After students came forward over the past few weeks about content they found offensive, we’ve decided to shut down the Blotter, focusing our endeavors toward the coming year and allowing us to concentrate more on the positive aspects of the Etown community.

I apologize immensely to anyone who was hurt by the content in last week’s Campus Security Blotter, or any issue’s, for that matter. Again, my intention was never to belittle anyone in any way and was certainly not to seem racist or prejudiced. Upon reflection, I realize that my comment was inappropriate for a generation still rife with racial inequality.

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Reality ratings recede: why are people still watching?

Samantha M. Alleman Assistant Copy Editor Michael A. McGraw Staff Writer

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t may be time for reality TV to be voted off the island.

The genre has been around since “Candid Camera” in the 1940s but did not really take off until “Big Brother” came around in the late ’90s. At first, the shows were new, interesting and exciting, with a slew of new programs hitting the airwaves in the early 2000s.

However, there comes a time when reality TV and, more specifically, certain shows, have run their course. It seems like every day there is some new dating show or spin-off of another reality TV show and it may be time to say, “Enough is enough.”

“Survivor,” “American Idol” and “America’s Next Top Model” are all examples of shows that might want to consider throwing in the towel. “Survivor,” which premiered in 2000, has seen a steady decline in viewers over the last 10 years.

In its first season, the show had around 28 million viewers,

while the most recent statistics from the 2009 season show that “Survivor” had only around 15 million people tuning in.

Similar statistics can be observed in recent “American Idol” seasons. Viewership has declined from nearly 26 million viewers last season to 24 million in the current season. While not a tremendous decrease, the drop in viewers could become a trend that would eventually mean the end of the show.

“America’s Next Top Model” originally pulled in just over six million people with its 2003 debut. In its most recent season, only three million viewers tuned in — an almost 50 percent decline in viewers in just seven years.

With a trend of declining viewership in three powerhouse reality TV shows in the past few years, it is clear that America may be setting its sights on something new. Yet, there are new reality TV shows being created almost daily.

With MTV and VH1 coming up with countless dating shows and spinoffs, the reality of reality TV is that while the supply is endless, the originality is not.

“I do think reality TV shows are getting old and redundant. Every season’s the same,” sophomore Erin Healy said. “[Producers] keep adding twists to make them different, to

keep people watching, so you know they’re getting old. And really, the twists make the shows less real and more scripted.”

However, it may be this scripting that keeps people tuning in. “The shows are humorous. They’re not reality at all — that’s the funny part,” junior Shawn Turzai said. “It’s entertaining because it’s about topics that people find interesting and appealing. It’s things [people] want to do but can’t, so they watch it on TV.” Reality TV shows will continue to air because producers recognize that drama, scripted or not, attracts viewership, according to junior Kristen Blome.

“My guilty pleasure is ‘Real Housewives.’ It’s like watching a car crash — it’s horrible, yet you have to watch it to see what happens. It’s so ridiculous,” Blome said.

Competition also plays a vital role in the popularity of long-running shows. “I still watch ‘American Idol’ and ‘America’s Next Top Model’ because of the competitive nature,” Healy said. “You watch because you still want your favorite people to win — and I think that’s a smart move on the producers’ part.” Even so, producers may have to start thinking of something else if they intend to keep viewings up.

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JR/SR 2010: A walk down the Old Hollywood red carpet

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Patricia A. Cangelosi Copy Editor

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y assignment this week was to write 650 words answering the deceptively simple question: Was Junior/ Senior worth it?

I suppose I could start with something cheesy. One ticket to the Junior/Senior formal: $55.

Night at the Radisson Penn Harris Hotel: $122. Prom-style up-do at Hair Cuttery: $35-60.

Marilyn Monroe dress from JC Penney to fit Old Hollywood theme: $25. Saturday night of dancing, food, music and friends: … really worth $237?

I honestly wasn’t sure how to tackle this question, so I asked around. “Junior/Senior was definitely worth the time and effort,” junior Lauren DeMezza said. “Half of the excitement is just the anticipation leading up to the big night. I thought the tables were very nicely decorated, and the food — especially the hors d’oeuvres — was really delicious.”

She had a point. The food was fantastic, and the waiters and waitresses were attentive and efficient. I especially enjoyed the scallops wrapped in bacon. I also admit that I felt a lot of anticipation leading up to that night. I don’t want

to be one of those annoying people who says she would’ve had more fun with a date, but I would’ve had more fun with a date. Going solo to a SWEETsponsored dance in the KĀV is one thing, but Junior/Senior seems to carry a prom-like stigma that intimidates me.

I was lucky enough to have a date for three different proms in high school, but I blame the disproportionate gender ratio at Elizabethtown College for my inability to find a date for Junior/Senior. I could have asked a peer or an underclassman to go with me “as friends,” but I would rather not. I’d prefer to have an all-out date or nothing. While I did have fun dancing with my friends, I kept wishing for something more.

Some fortunate students were asked to attend before their junior year.

“I think some aspects of it were worth the time and money, but I also think some other aspects could be worked on,” sophomore Frank Arnold said. “The DJ could have been better. He would play some really good songs and get a lot of energy going, and then he would kill it with a random song.” However, aside from the music, Arnold thinks the dance was worth the time and

effort and definitely plans to attend next year.

First-year Andrew Mariani agreed. “Coming in as a freshman, I didn’t really know what to expect,” he said. “Everything was beautiful. The food and the service were excellent. I think everyone can look back at the night and have a ton of memories.”

However, like any good journalist, I had to consult a Junior/Senior expert, which is defined as a person who has attended more than one.

“I think it was overall a great event,” senior expert Stephen Juliano said. “I did go last year, and I liked the location this year better, but I think it could have been better if everyone wasn’t so spread out around the hotel. Maybe in the future book a block of rooms together for the event, instead of having students spread out all over the hotel.”

Like Arnold, Juliano was not entirely satisfied with the DJ. “The music selection wasn’t that great, and they stopped in the middle of songs,” he said.

However, Juliano believed the event was worth the time and money overall.

“I would say the best part of any Junior/Senior is getting to spend an awesome night with some of your closest Etown

“I would say the best part of any Junior/Senior is getting to spend an awesome night with some of your closest Etown friends.”

Stephen Juliano Senior

friends,” he said. “I’m really sad that it was one of my last opportunities to spend a lot of time with the people that have become my family these last four years.”

That insight was probably what I needed to answer the puzzling question. The fact is, I only have one year left at this College; as I danced with some of my closest friends Saturday night, I knew more than ever before that we were family. I realized that I will miss them terribly after we graduate, and

the idea of dancing with some random guy instead of them was suddenly preposterous.

The event was beautiful, the atmosphere stunning and the photo ops endless. I love playing photographer because, not to sound cliché, these are the moments we won’t ever get back. These moments are so much more than the cost of booking a room or buying a dress or grabbing unsuspecting victims for snapshots …

I’d better start saving up next year’s $237.

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Studying abroad enhances values Jonathan S. Gamble Staff Writer

self. Third, the learning context of students who study abroad is expanded to obtain a universality that is not as easily created here. The values and needs of a whole other hat is the purpose of an education at culture, and by implication, the world, are Elizabethtown College? How will its illuminated. Students will begin to undermotto, “Educate for Service,” be shaped by stand that what they learn and how they the new century? These are big questions employ it not only affects themselves, but for which each student may have a differalso endorses a lifestyle and a set of values ent answer. But there is one question that that has global implications. we hear too often: “What are you going to In addition, studying abroad is the best do with that?” available solution to the “diversity probThe purpose of a college education is lem.” Diversity is a mindset — one that quickly becoming — or perhaps has already is very hard to create in rural, Caucasian, become — a means to an end and no longer middle-class Elizabethtown, Pa. Until the an end in itself. Students are pressured to Photos: Matthew P. Butera resources and time have been given to truly select a “practical” course of study, not only by rising tuition costs, but also by society at large. It doesn’t create that mindset here (it’s not going to appear out of thin matter if we are passionate about our major. Our major air), we should utilize our study abroad resources to help matters only to the extent that it will make us “successful.” create a mindset of diversity in students’ lives. We are in a It doesn’t matter if we want to enter, say, the medical profes- position to nurture and foster that mindset when students sion to help people live healthier lives, or the legal profession return from their semester abroad.

Individuals of to strengthen our system of justice any major can and government. study abroad for That’s all icing on a semester if they the cake, which plan ahead. Even is made of mon- engineering, preey and things. It medical and other doesn’t matter if we pre-professional seek jobs as mean- tracks have room ingful avenues to to spare for a seleaving the world a better place. Serving those jobs and mester abroad. Everyone must take a certain amount of causes we truly enjoy and find meaningful is becoming less core courses. Saving a few of them for a semester abroad, combined with faculty encouragement and communication, and less respectable.

Of course, not every place or everyone is like this. Many makes it much more feasible.

There is nothing to lose and much to gain by going students follow and cherish that delicate intermediary between heart and mind. It inevitably leads not just to learning abroad. Financial aid carries over. An engineering semester for purposeful work, but also to learning for learning’s sake. in Ghana or a social work semester in India costs the same The latter is a mindset that must be created and nurtured as a semester in Brinser or Founders. You will rarely find a against the social grain. Viewing education as a means to better time in your life to live in another country for four an end is not in our best interest because there will be and months. You can go with friends or make new friends. Livalready are institutions that can achieve that same end for ing in a Dublin flat, cooking for yourself and deciding to holiday in Italy for the weekend will make the “real world” a cheaper price.

Requiring that we study abroad for at least one semester not nearly as intimidating.

For those of you who refuse to allow a college education can be, if developed properly, a solution to several instituto be anything more than a stepping stone tional problems. Studying abroad creates to your career, consider this: employers the mindset of education as an end in itself of every field are looking now more than in three ways. First, grades do not transfer ever to hire people who can communicate back. Some students care more about getting respectfully and effectively with clients good grades than they do getting a lucrative and citizens of different cultures in this job, let alone a meaningful one. They don’t increasingly global economy. It shows that care nearly as much about retaining what you are willing to make sound investments they learn, applying it to some aspect of and step outside of your comfort zone if the their lives or using the knowledge to help job requires it. them become better people as they do about For more information and assistance getting an A. Second, the roots of American to make your study abroad experience society are cut off from the individual stua reality, contact your faculty advisor dent, forcing him or her to latch on to those and Dr. Amy Simes at the Center for of a different culture — many of whom are Global Citizenship. closer to valuing education as an end in it-

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letter to the editor

Offensive statement disregards issue Emily F. Gingrich Class of 2010

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here was something written in the last Etownian that has affected and offended many people.

In the Campus Security section it was written, “The College is preparing for even higher numbers [of drug usage on campus] as our diversity initiative takes effect.”

That statement is just ridiculous.

Just because more diversity is coming to this campus does not mean that the drug usage will rise. This school already has a lot of drug problems, and many Caucasian students are behind the problems.

This should be a drug issue, not a race issue. We should be discussing the drug problem, not opinions that the issues will rise due to di-

verse students coming to this campus. It should be celebrated that Etown is slowly but surely growing more diverse, not be looked down upon, blaming diverse students for drug use before they even arrive on campus. With all respect to the writers of the Etownian, I feel that such statements should not be written when it negatively affects many people.

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Lesson plans Samantha T. Phillips Assistant Opinion Editor

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t’s come to my attention that, while I continue to offer helpful advice to my female readers on the trials and tribulations of love, I’ve been unfairly neglecting the masculine minority of my reader base. And God knows they need just as much help as we do. Today, my dear vagina-loving friends, I am going to teach you how to successfully get laid.

First, understand that getting advice is a rare and special opportunity for a young man. It is comparable to being taught to sing by Simon Cowell or learning to properly cook placentas from Tom Cruise. It is straight from the mouth of the prey; in this case, a warm-blooded female with a bitter disposition.

The truth is, gentlemen, the key to unlocking a woman’s chamber of secrets is not learning what to do but what not to do.

Lesson 1

Don’t listen to any advice from Ryan Seacrest or anyone who has spent more than five minutes in his contagious presence. On his website, he offers five secrets to score females. First of all, why would anyone listen to someone at the level of douchery that Ryan Seacrest has reached? Second of all, one of these so-called “secrets” is to cook her banananut bread. Apparently, women fantasize about banana-nut bread being smeared all over their naked bodies. No. Best case scenario: she’ll pat you on the head for a wasted effort and spend the next hour eating bread instead of having sex with you.

Worst case scenario: she’s allergic to nuts, and you’ll have to frantically search for her EpiPen, which, of course, she’ll be too embarrassed to tell you she used as a tool of sexual pleasure instead of having sex with you. Ryan Seacrest, step out of the closet and stop telling men that the key to every chastity belt is a delicious breakfast treat.

Lesson 2

Stop talking. Chances are you’ll do more harm than good if you flap your lips, so just nod and smile and look brooding. Brooding is key. If you look strong and silent, she will assume you are a deep, intellectual type, even if you’re as shallow as a kitchen sink. She’ll think you’re a poet or a misunderstood artist instead of the creepy guy who once gave her a loaf of banana-nut bread.

She’ll want to hold you, nurture you and, most importantly, heal the wounds of your soul with a quick round of the horizontal shuffle.

Lesson 3

Don’t fear rejection. Confidence should be seeping out of your pores at all times because woman can smell insecurity. If you approach a girl with your eyes at your feet and your metaphorical tail between your legs, your chances are slim to none. If she turns you down, don’t curl into a corner and consider suicide. Instead, shrug your shoulders and move on toward the next girl. There are plenty more vaginas in the sea.

Lesson 4

So you’ve gotten her into bed. There are only a few instances when you should stop yourself at this point in the game. Warning signs include: if she asks “What’s that?” when you drop your pants, if she pulls out a strap-on and asks if you’ve ever been dominated by a woman or, if upon entering your bedroom, she points out the places where your wedding pictures would look just adorable.

Class dismissed.

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What would be your T.G.I.S. theme?

by S. Alexandra Ward

Katie Varner Class of 2011 “Disney theme!”

Tyler Norton Class of 2012 “A weekend of events dealing with your major.”

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Environmental concerns decrease Laura E. Kuserk Staff Writer

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pparently it is not that easy being green, according to a recent Gallup poll. The poll, which surveyed 1,014 adults, claims that Americans have not improved in their efforts to live more eco-friendly lives over the past decade.

Ninety percent of Americans claimed they recycled newspapers, glass, aluminum, motor oil and other items in 2000 and again in 2010. There was a 2 percent increase of people who claimed they reduced their household’s energy and claimed to be active in organizations that work to protect or improve the environment. There was also a 3 percent rise in people who claimed to buy products specifically because they are more ecofriendly.

What is shocking is that in some cases, there has been a decrease in green actions. There was a percent decline in the number of people who contacted a public official to discuss an environmental concern, a 4 percent reduction in the number of people who contributed money to an organization that works to protect the environment, and a 5 percent decrease in the number of people who have called to complain to a company about products that harm the environment.

The Gallup poll is trying to convince us that we just don’t care about the environment anymore. And Gallup could be right. In a year when the number-onegrossing movie was a poster child for environmentalism, people decided to stop helping the environment themselves. People seem to support being green in theory, but then cannot be bothered to even recycle the water bottles from which they drank while watching “Avatar.”

“I … don’t think the majority of American citizens

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Senators relay campus concerns D ear Etownian Editors,

Caitlin Carroll Class of 2012 “The 1920s.”

Chris Day Class of 2010 “Sports theme.”

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On the afternoon of Thursday, April 22, the Elizabethtown College Student Senate Executive Cabinet received multiple concerns about an article published in the Etownian. This article was published in the Campus Life section in the Campus Security Blotter, accompanied by commentary that stated “the College is preparing for even higher numbers [of marijuana use] next year as our diversity initiative takes effect.”

The Elizabethtown College Student Senate Executive Cabinet wishes to voice its disappointment with this accusation to the Etownian editors and its members. The correlation of illegal drug use and the implementation of “Embracing Inclusive Excellence: A Five-Year Plan for Strengthening Campus Diversity” is unfounded. Whether or not malice was intended, this statement has upset students, faculty, staff and the Executive Cabinet of the Student Senate.

The Etownian is used as a means of news delivery to the campus and surrounding community, as well as marketing collateral to prospective students of Elizabethtown College. The Student Senate Executive Cabinet hopes that steps will be taken to ensure that the views of the Elizabethtown College student body will not be generalized in this manner in future issues of the Etownian.

Respectfully submitted, The Elizabethtown College Student Senate Executive Cabinet

are doing much of anything to help the environment,” senior Leighanne Spitzer said. “Anything that may be an inconvenience is simply overlooked instead of taken seriously. I think when topics are new, people truly take interest in them. Unfortunately, as time goes on, they realize that nothing is truly accomplished and then grow bored with it instead of continuing to help.”

Images: Wordpress.com, The growing concern for our Lanternofhope.com environmental problems is both a blessing and curse. Everyone is aware of global warming, endangered animals and the depleting coral reefs. But the movement has become so “cool” that, like all trends, it’s beginning to lose its cool factor.

“With the ubiquitous concern about the environment, evident in media and even in TV commercials, people feel that political leaders are already concerned about environmental issues,” senior Emily Grove said.

“Sadly, the economy probably adds to the decrease in donations to environmentally friendly organizations. The decrease of complaints may be attributed to the fact that many more companies are offering green products, so consumers may not need to call to complain. Perhaps the amount of complaints are inversely proportional to the amount of green products on the market. When green products go up, complaints go down.”

Maybe it’s not that it isn’t easy being green. Maybe it’s just not that convenient.

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New Jersey Students - f­ or staging mass walkouts on Tuesday in response to a state wide vote that rejected 58 percent of New Jersey school district budgets.

The largest of the demonstrations occurred in Newark, where thousands of students gathered in front of City Hall. The protests were largely influenced by first-year Pace University student Michelle Ryan Lauto, who created a Facebook page that urged high schoolers to speak out.

The Obama Administration for approving the nation’s first offshore wind farm near the coast of Cape Cod. Wind farms produce clean energy through the use of turbines. Approved by U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, the planned 130-turbine wind farm could be a major step in harnessing renewable energy sources.

Gov. Jan Brewer of Arizona - for signing a law that forbids the harboring of illegal immigrants and adds a state penalty to federal legislation that requires aliens to keep registration documents on them. According to cbsnews. com, President Obama said that the law was “poorly conceived.” Others, such as GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham, questioned the constituionality of the law. The law will make it “really tough on people who, quote, might be illegal immigrants,” President Obama said.

Mickie Wood - for posting a photograph of Eden Wood, her daughter, wearing a Hitler mustache. Four-year-old Eden was featured on TLC’s television show “Toddlers & Tiaras,” which follows families as they prepare their children for beauty pageants across the country.

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popular media

Reality TV: teen mistakes entertain viewers S.Alexandra Ward Assistant Photo Editor

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e had sex a lot, and it was unprotected. You know it’s your baby,” 16-year-old Valerie Fairman said to her alleged “baby-daddy” Matt in the third episode of the second season of MTV’s “16 and Pregnant.” You may be saying to yourself, “I love this melodramatic all-American docudrama! I sure wish there were some other show just like it following the dramatic lives of some of the teen moms through the first year of parenting!” Well, lucky for you, MTV’s “Teen Mom,” which just finished its first season, is a spin-off of “16 and Pregnant” and follows the lives of four of the original young mothers.

Both “16 and Pregnant” and “Teen Mom” have been immensely popular reality shows documenting the trials and tribulations of teen motherhood. High school, jobs, relationships, friendships and life-changing decisions are all part of both of these fairly new docudramas.

But why are they so popular? What is society’s inherent need to watch strangers make life altering mistakes, yell at their parents, scream profanities and make fools of themselves on national television? Is it psychological? Do kids in today’s society want attention so badly that they are more than willing to exploit themselves to a nation at their most vulnerable? And is society so driven by our fascination of “reality” media that we become addicted to the shortcomings and sufferings of others? Most would say yes. Sex sells, especially sex between two teenagers who unexpectedly find themselves in a situation for which they are ill-prepared — and society loves it.

“It makes people’s lives seem more normal. Most shows on television these days are crazy stories that are either ridiculous

or dramatic,” first-year Veronica Benoit CRT [television screen]?” said. “It’s all about getting the attention of For you and I (adults over the age of 18 people, and I guess that is how you do it.” and seeking continued education) having Benoit makes an excellent point. It is our own thrilling lives and great life adall about getting people’s attention and ventures isn’t difficult, but for a 15-yeartrying to feel more old-girl who spends normal. Reality hours a day watchshows like these ing “16 and Pregare popular benant” and “ Teen cause “you don’t Mom,” the idea of have to think. “getting their own With shows like lives” is going out ‘CSI’ or ‘The Menand having sex talist’ or even oth— irresponsible, er reality shows uneducated, unl i k e ‘S u r v i v o r,’ protected sex. “It’s you have to think. all about getting Who will make viewers, and to do it? Who did it?” that, reality shows first-year Sarah have to make fights, May said. “With have babies and be shows like ‘16 and trashy,” Benoit said.

Pregnant’ and But even if these ‘Teen Mom,’ you shows are just realImage: MTV.com know who did it ity T V based on and you don’t have actual reality, what A cast member of the MTV show “Teen to think about the Mom” cradles her baby. A spin-off of “16 and message does that outcome because Pregnant,” “Teen Mom” follows the lives of four send to young girls? you’re watching it girls through their first year of motherhood.

“I fe el t hat it unfold. It makes makes it seem alyou feel good about your own crappy life right for young girls to go around having because you know your life doesn’t suck sex,” Benoit said. “It doesn’t show good as much as theirs does.” behavior. Having these young girls be on If these shows are so popular because MTV and having all this fame makes it they make us feel good about ourselves, seem like having a baby so young is a great then the next logical question is: are they idea. Wrong!” reality, or is it just clever media hooking Regardless of the message these shows us onto yet another half-hour block of send to their audience, the shows are still TV to waste our time and turn our brain popular and highly addictive. MTV’s “16 to mush? and Pregnant” and “Teen Mom” are testaPsychology professor John Teske said, ments to today’s society. The shows are ap“In general, the ‘irreality’ of ‘reality’ shows palling, disgusting and absolutely riveting. makes me wonder why people watching “I don’t care what my dad says. I’m them can’t get their own lives. How many gonna do what I’m gonna do,” Farrah TV characters, reality show or otherwise, Abraham said on MTV’s “Teen Mom.” It spend hours out of their days staring at a probably isn’t the first time she’s said that.

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Adoption agreements may ensure child safety Craig J. O’Neill Staff Writer

Hansen suggests that she was lied to by the Russian orphanage, claiming Artyom suffered from psychological problems.

Who is to blame here? Of course, doption is a difficult legal process, adoptions should and seems that it be handled careis even more difficult fully, but an emadopting a child overphasis should be seas. Recently, Terry made on internaHansen placed her tional adoptions. adopted son Artyom Is denying inter(whom she renamed national adoptions Justin) on a plane back such a bad idea? to Moscow because With these kinds she could not bear his of problems hapbehavioral problems. pening, would it be Since this event, the safer for children Russian government if home countries has called for a halt of took care of their U.S. adoptions until own orphans? new agreements can be Dr. Peggy Mcmade between the two Farland, profesnations to protect the sor of social work, rights of the children. gives insight, Hansen is a regisImages: matthew-2819.org explaining how tered nurse from Tennessee. Not much is known about her adoption is a difficult issue in which behavior, but Artyom (Justin) said in prospective parents may not fully underthe New York Times that she was “bad.” stand the risks and benefits. “Many times,

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the parents are so excited about adopting a child that they haven’t thought about all the consequences of an international adoption. Most international adoptions are successful, but unfortunately we only hear about the ones that haven’t worked out,” she said.

McFarland also stated that adoption agencies in the U.S. and abroad should address the needs and safety of the children and offer support for those who need it. “A child should never be sent back to their country of origin, because a family in America has made a commitment to that child for life,” she said. “Adoptive parents aren’t agreeing to adopt a ‘perfect’ child but they are agreeing to love the child forever.”

In 2009, Russia was the third leading source of adoptive children in the U.S. with 1,586 children, following China (3,001) and Ethiopia (2,277) according to State Department figures. Russia and other countries have struggled to tighten control over adoption procedures to reduce the risk of child abuse without denying children a new home and potentially better life abroad.

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Lady Jays lose 1-5, 2-4 to Widener in doubleheader Huntley C. McGowan Assistant Layout Editor

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he Elizabethtown College softball team dropped a Commonwealth Conference doubleheader to Widener University last Saturday afternoon, losing the first game 5-1 and the second 4-2.

“Although it was an emotional loss, I feel like we stuck together like a family until the end,” sophomore pitcher Julie Sebastian said. “We just need to take it as a learning experience and work on the mistakes we made, but also capitalize on the things we did well.”

Senior Paige Tanner scored the first run of the game in the top of the first inning.

Shortly after, Widener answered back and scored two runs in the second inning.

Widener senior Steph Connolly led off with a single, and junior Kelsey Shultz followed close behind with a double. Senior Jamie Schmucker then got a clutch tworun single after two consecutive outs and gave Widener their first lead of the game.

The Jays fell into a deeper hole when the Pride added three more runs in the third inning off an RBI double by Connolly and a two-run single by junior Astyn DiNorscia, making the score 5-1.

Senior pitcher Kim Dougherty of the Pride gave up four hits to the first nine batters to come to the plate and struck out three, improving her record to 9-5 on the season. In the sixth inning, Sebastian (95) gave up five runs on seven hits, which concluded the first game.

In game two, Widener grabbed a 1-0

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lead during the third inning when Schultz scored on an RBI single and scored once again in the fourth inning when Caitlin Callahan ran home to the plate. The Lady Jays battled back to tie the game in the fifth inning with RBI singles from first-year Whitney Breneman and Tanner, but Widener gained the lead when an error and a ground ball took place in the bottom of the frame. In the seventh inning, the Lady Jays did their best to overcome their deficit, but the game was ended by a fly ball.

“The losses on Saturday were tough, but we have two more games this week to help prepare us sweep Arcadia on Saturday,” senior outfielder Meghan Tooley said.

The only player to pick up more than one hit for Etown was Breneman, who finished 3-3 with an RBI single and a run

scored in the second game. Shultz (8-7) and DiNorscia each finished 2-3 and scored a run, while Connolly was 3-3 in game two.

“We ended up losing both games to Widener, which was unfortunate because now our post-season play is in jeopardy,” senior co-captain Shannon Marsico said. “Both teams played well, but Widener capitalized on any minor mistakes we made. Hopefully our offense ignites for our next and final conference game this Saturday.”

With this win for the Pride, Etown is now in a three-way tie with Widener and Alvernia University.

The Lady Jays will host Commonwealth Conference opponent Arcadia University in a doubleheader Saturday at 1 p.m.

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Lady Jays defeat Jays lose to Mules, defeat Cougars Colonels, Devils I O Melanie R. Giardina Photography Editor

Marc C. Weber Assistant Business Manager

n Monday, the Elizabethtown College women’s lacrosse team defeated Middle Atlantic Conference opponent Wilkes University 14-2. The win boosts the Lady Jays to 11-0 in the MAC and awards them the top seed in the upcoming MAC playoff tournament.

Sophomore Katelyn Slade scored less than a minute into the game off an assist by senior Stephanie Kreis. Slade contributed two more goals and two assists in the game. Also contributing goals were senior Megan Byrnes (two goals, two assists), junior Sarah Cullinan (one goal, two assists), junior Meg Cassels (three goals, one assist), first-year Melanie Hartman (one goal), sophomore Katie Scheurich (two goals, one assist), sophomore Samanatha Redles (one goal), and senior Caitlin Russell (one goal). Kreis added two assists.

Wilkes’ junior Amelia Farnham and senior Amanda Tilley each scored one goal during the game.

First-year goalkeeper Rachael Waldman made four saves for the Jays.

On Saturday, April 24, Etown defeated the Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Devils in overtime 13-12.

Midway through the first half, Etown led 4-1 with the help of two goals each from Byrnes and Kreis.

However, FDU fought back and outscored the Lady Jays in the remainder of the first half and went into halftime with a 6-5 lead. Then the Devils scored, extending their lead to 7-5.

Etown came back firing. Kreis scored twice in less than a minute to tie the game at 7-7 with 23 minutes left. The majority of the second half was a backand-forth contest, but FDU led 10-9 with only 1:26 remaining. With 19 seconds left, Kreis’ shot deflected off the goalpost, but Hartman scooped the rebound and sent the game into overtime with the score knotted at 10 apiece. In the first three-minute segment of overtime, the Devils captured a 12-10 lead.

Kreis scored again with 2:34 left in the overtime period, cutting the deficit to one goal. FDU controlled the ensuing draw but turned the ball over, and a goal from Cassels tied the contest 12-12 with 1:05 remaining. The Devils won the next draw and attempted the go-ahead goal, but Waldman saved the shot. Hartman attempted the game-winning shot, but it went wide.

On the next possession, Kreis was fouled and awarded a free-position attempt, which she made with 2.1 seconds left to give Etown a 13-12 victory.

n the last match of the regular season, the Elizabethtown College women’s tennis team (13-4) lost to Muhlenberg College 6-3. The Lady Jays put up a good fight, winning two of the singles matches.

First-year Alena Marani downed Amanda von Taube 6-2, 6-1 in flight five. In fight six, first-year Kristi Noecker took home another win for Etown, beating Deniz Usel 6-0, 6-1.

Noecker came out of the match with her 20th win, bringing her to 20-3 for the season. She is now tied with Kristy Trimbey ’06 for the second greatest singles win in the program’s history.

At present, the record for most singles wins in a season is held by Heather Lander ’07 with 21 wins.

In doubles, Marani and Noecker gave the Lady Jays their only win beat-

ing von Taube and Lauren Barnett 8-2 during flight three.

“We play one point at a time with aggression and heart,” senior Emily Swarr said.

After losing to Dickinson College last week, the Lady Jays returned for a comeback with a victory against Misericordia University 9-0 Friday.

The Lady Jays started out strong in the nonconference match with Swarr defeating Abby Searfoss (7-6, 6-2) in match one.

“We all just try to focus on playing the best that we can and utilizing our strengths while attacking our opponents’ weaknesses,” first-year Allison Burkhardt said.

Senior Jess Russell downed Maura Haupt (6-4, 6-2) in flight two.

Burkhardt continued the Lady Jays winning streak, defeating Courtney Otto (6-0, 6-0) in a shutout in flight three. By the end of flight four, firstyear Madison Pipkin had claimed vic-

The turning point in Etown’s victory over FDU wasn’t a single play; instead, it was earned as a result of the Lady Jays simply keeping their composure.

“We had some trouble getting the ball off of the draw during the game, but we set ourselves up differently to get in a better position to win it,” Russell said. “When the game went into overtime, the team kept its composure and stepped it up a notch. We fought for the draws, and when we didn’t get them, we fought even harder to get the ball back. I think that not panicking and staying collected helped us to win.” Russell led the Blue Jay defense with three ground balls and a pair of caused turnovers. Also on the defensive side, Waldman finished with a seasonhigh 17 saves for the Lady Jays.

Kreis, who scored six goals in the game, did not want to give FDU more opportunities to score by extending the game into another overtime.

“Hitting the game winning shot was awesome, but I was just happy that we won,” she said. “Our whole team worked so hard to get the ball down the field to give us an opportunity to take the last shot. FDU always brings us their best game, and we’ve had a rivalry with them for a while, so we’re always excited to beat them, especially on their home field. ” The Lady Jays will host Stevenson University today at 4 p.m. On Saturday, the Lady Jays will host Widener University in their last regular season matchup.

tory (6-1, 6-2) against Lauren Verret.

Marani defeated Ellyn Wingert (81) in flight five. In flight six, Noecker won (8-1) against Samantha Scalpone.

The Lady Jays continued to achieve victories over Misericodia in doubles.

Swarr and Russell defeated Searfoss and Ashley Mangabang 8-4 in flight one. In flight two, Burkhardt and Pipkin took down Haupt and Otto 8-6.

In flight three, Marani and Noecker defeated Verret and Jennifer Spott 8-0.

“Our team played really well; we were able to go out and do what we needed to do to win,” Burkhardt said.

The Lady Jays will head to the Commonwealth Conference playoffs to compete against Alvernia University May 4.

“I tell every team entering playoffs that they can play free from external pressure or expectations,” head coach Matt Helsel said. “I only ever expect us to give all we have and play in the aggressive style we’ve played all year.”

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Jays finish fifth at Glenmaura Invite

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his past weekend, the golf team competed in the Glenmura National Collegiate Invitational in Scranton, Pa. Although their second round was canceled due to weather conditions, the team finished fifth out of the nine teams competing after one round of play.

The par for the Glenmaura National Golf Club course is 71, and the Blue Jays’ individual finishes include junior Dan Senkler (79) for a tie in 10th place, senior Kurt Amen (81) in 18th place and junior Geoff Quinque (83) with a tie for 23rd. Sophomore Dan Bolstein and junior Nick Iacono tied for 29th with a score of 85.

With a combined score of 328, the team fell to Susquehanna (300), Scranton (316), Moravian (319) and Nazareth (327). The tournament medalist was Mitch Mercer from Susquehanna with an individual score of 73.

The Blue Jays will compete this Saturday and Sunday in the Commonwealth Conference Championships held in Hershey, Pa.

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Blue Jays lose last four games, look toward playoffs T. Gavin Nevill Assistant Copy Editor

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he Elizabethtown College baseball team picked the worst time for its longest losing streak of the year.

With Commonwealth Conference playoffs just a week away, Etown has lost four games in a row. Its latest defeat came April 28 at the hands of The College of New Jersey.

Etown jumped out to an early 5-0 lead after two innings. Senior rightfielder Brian Kiernan and sophomore third baseman Matt Reade knocked in two runs each for the Jays. However, that was all the offense Etown would muster, and they failed to get another hit in the game.

From the third inning on, TCNJ scored 10 unanswered runs on 12 hits and were aided by two Etown errors in the field. The 10-5 loss dropped the Jays’ record to 20-13 on the season.

Before the Jays’ three game set against the Widener University Pride, Etown

stood at 9-3 in the Commonwealth Conference and looked like it had punched its ticket to the postseason.

But after an April 23 defeat at Widener, followed by losses of both games of a doubleheader, the Jays suddenly find themselves holding on for their playoff lives.

On April 23, Etown found itself down 6-1 entering the top of the ninth inning.

Kiernan cranked a solo home run, but it was too little too late, as the Jays fell 6-2. Junior Anthony Heaps and sophomore Todd Leister combined for five scoreless innings out of the bullpen in the loss.

The two teams tangled again April 24 for a doubleheader at Kevin Scott Boyd Stadium. Kiernan said the effects of Friday’s loss may have carried over to the weekend.

“We came out and played mad going into Saturday,” Kiernan said. “While we wanted to forget our loss on Friday, it stuck with us it seemed like all day Saturday.”

In game one, the Jays dug themselves a big hole early, falling behind 6-1 after the

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first two innings. A single by senior Rodney tysburg College. Despite being outhit in Francis was followed by an RBI double by the game 15-9, the Jays were able to win the senior Matt Vinagro to cut the Pride deficit game 7-4, thanks to a five-run fourth inning. to 6-2 in the third. However, it was not “Big innings are great,” Francis said. enough. Widener would tack on another “Being able to score a bunch of runs in one run in the top of the seventh for the 7-2 win. inning really … gives us the momentum we Etown’s offense struggled again in game need to win.” two when they managed just two runs in a In the inning, junior Anthony Heaps hit 5-2 Widener win. Kiernan led the way for his seventh home run on the year. the Jays, going 4-4 at the plate.

The Jays will play Arcadia at 3:30 p.m.

The Jays scored six runs in the series, April 30, and again for a doubleheader which is below the team’s average of just over May 1. five runs a game.

“We hit a lot of balls hard [that] just seemed to be right at guys, or weird things would happen,” Francis said.

The Jays now sit in a tie for third place at 9-6 in the Conference with only the top four teams advancing Emily M. Reigart to the postseason.

Assistant Editor On April 22, Etown battled the Bullets of Getost teams only have a few good top guys, but our team is strong down to the last spots,” first-year Josh Riehl explained about the Elizabethtown College men’s tennis team. “This helps secure wins in our number three doubles and the lower singles spots, which is how we had Conference. With this win, the Blue Jays clinched a so many 9-0 or 8-1 wins this year.” spot in the conference playoffs. This is the sixth time The value of the depth of the men’s tennis team Etown has gone to the playoffs in the last seven years. was demonstrated Tuesday in a 5-4 nonconferThe Devils got the start they wanted with a 3-0 lead ence match against Muhlenberg. The deciding with 6:11 left in the first quarter. Etown scored the next factor in the Blue Jay victory was junior Bryan three goals, leaving the game tied early in the second Metz’s singles play in flight four. His second set quarter. At halftime, FDU-Florham had a 4-3 advantie-breaker ultimately clinched the win as he tage with a goal late in the second quarter. recorded scores of 6-7 (5-7), 7-6 (7-4) and 6-3.

The Blue Jays started the second half strong, scoring In flight three, senior Brok Walker won (6-1, the first two goals. Weber scored the fifth goal, putting 6-0) over Yoni Farber, and the Jays stood 3-1 the Blue Jays in the lead for the first time all day. A against Muhlenberg; however, the Mules kicked minute and a half later, FDU tied it up again, pushing back in flights five and six that tied the match 3-3. the game into the fourth quarter with a tied score at 5-5.

Riehl worked hard in flight two to ensure Etown led the scoring at the start of the fourth quarthat the Jays resumed the lead, beating Robbie ter, but FDU-Florham retaliated, tying the game with Goldwein 4-6, 7-6 (7-3), 6-1. Nonetheless, the 6:46 remaining. Shawn Corcoran scored the tiebreakMules stubbornly persisted and claimed the win ing goal, and with 23 seconds left on the clock, Etown in flight one, again tying the match. Metz’s vicensured their win with another goal by Boushell. tory in three of the final four games allowed the On defense, Brendan Corcoran had 15 saves in goal, Jays to triumph. while the Devils had only seven stops by Alex KajenIn doubles, sophomore Manrique Arrea and cki. Junior Greg Kenneally led the Blue Jays with four Riehl teamed up in flight one to best Muhlenground balls, and junior Dustin Mulcahey and firstberg’s Jordan Rutt and Goldwein by an 8-4 maryear Nick Thompson picked up three apiece. Taylor gin. In flight two, Walker and Metz defeated Matt Evans, who won 10 of 16 faceoffs for FDU-Florham in Kral and Wayne Mitchel 8-6. the contest, also led the Devils with four ground balls.

Due to weather conditions, the Jays’ match FDU-Florham finished with a 34-26 advantage in scheduled for Sunday, April 25 against King’s shots over Etown, but went 0-for-3 with the advantage, College was postponed until a later date. while the Blue Jays were 2-for-5.

In nonconference action, the Jays took on the Saturday, the Blue Jays will take on MAC opponent Misericordia University Cougars Friday, April 23.

Widener University in their last regular-season game, Number one-ranked Arrea took on Brandon which begins at 1 p.m. at the Pride’s Leslie C. Quick Lux, and soundly defeated him 6-2, 6-0. Riehl Jr. Stadium. proved to be too much for Fred Hockenbury in flight two, overpowering him with scores of 6-1, 6-4. In flight three, Walker continued the Jays’ winning streak. Walker trounced Frank Nutt 6-0, 6-1.

Metz dominated on the court in flight four (6-0, 6-2), winning against Brett Ford. First-year Eric Fritzges won 6-1, 6-2 over Nate Powers in flight five. In a flight six pro set, junior Brian Osborn played against Justin Muthler and beat him 8-2.

In doubles, the team of Arrea and Riehl won 8-5 over Lux and Nutt, while in flight two Metz and Walker routed Hockenbury and Powers 8-0.

Fritzges and fellow first-year Michael Anderson teamed up to cement the Blue Jay victory with a score of 8-2 in flight three.

Photo: Melanie R. Giardina The Blue Jay men will travel this Saturday and Senior Josh Dougherty chases after a loose ball, Sunday to Wilkes-Barre to compete in the MAC followed closely by a Eastern player. Eastern defeated the Blue Jays 11-12 in overtime last week.

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uesday afternoon, the Elizabethtown College men’s lacrosse team defeated Middle Atlantic Conference opponent DeSales University 10-9 in overtime play.

DeSales’ Michael Bassani scored the first goal, but Etown senior Jon Day answered with an unassisted goal just over a minute later. Bulldog Whit Bruemmer and Bassani each added goals, but the Blue Jays were quick to reply with three goals in less than two minutes by seniors Josh Dougherty, Jon Day and Aaron Weber.

The Jays ended the quarter leading 4-3.

In the second quarter, Weber started off the scoring, but the Bulldogs answered with three goals, two

by Bruemmer and one by Tony Fabrizio. Dougherty responded with his second goal of the game, but Fabrizio added another goal, ending the second half 7-6 in the Bulldogs’ favor.

The Bulldogs kept their momentum through halftime and Fabrizio was the first to score in the second half. Junior Shawn Corcoran scored his first of the game, and the quarter ended 8-7 in the Bulldogs’ favor.

In the final quarter, Jon Day tied the score just a few minutes in, but Fabrizio scored his fourth goal of the game to even the score. With just under three minutes left, Shawn Corcoran scored again, sending the game into overtime.

The final goal of the game came from Jon Day with 1:08 remaining in overtime gave the Blue Jays the win, lifting them to 11-3 overall and 9-1 in the MAC. The Jays currently lead the MAC standings, but are only one game ahead of Eastern, Lycoming and Farleigh Dickinson-Florham, all of which are tied for second.

On Saturday, April 24, the Blue Jays defeated the Fairleigh Dickinson-Florham Devils 8-6. The Blue Jays advanced to a 10-3 season, 8-1 in the Middle Atlantic CORRECTIONS In the article “Lady Jays defeat Manhattanville 18-7,” the Etownian incorrectly titled the article.

The women’s lacrosse team actually defeated Eastern University 18-7 last Wednesday, April 21. The Etownian apologizes for this mistake.

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Jays compete at PK Classic, Penn Relays Thomas D. Hagerty Staff Writer

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t was a busy weekend for the Elizabethtown College men’s and women’s track and field teams as they participated in two separate competitions. The Blue Jays sent athletes to the Paul Kaiser Classic at Shippensburg University, as well as the Penn Relays at the University of Pennsylvania.

At the Paul Kaiser Classic, the women’s team had some great finishes. First-year Taryn Shank won the 5,000-meter run with a winning time of 18:12.84. Sophomore Kathryn Howser took fifth in the 800, while junior Allie Gold finished in sixth place in the 100-meter hurdles. First-year Katy Fogel came in eighth place in the 400-meter hurdles.

Some first-years gave the Jays a boost in the relays and field events as well. In the 4x100-meter relay, first-years Ashley Lockwood, Jenna Niedermayer and Pam Jaraczewski and junior Allie Gold got sixth place with a finishing time of 51.56 seconds. This was the seventh-best finish by any women’s 4x100 team in school history. Niedermayer also had the fifth best triple jump in the program’s history, with a distance of 34-4.75 inches. That jump was good enough for ninth place in the competition.

“I think the fact that our team is pretty young shows

how hard we work as a team and how much we really want to be on top during MACs this year and later on in our college careers,” Jaraczewski said.

“From here, we’ll continue to better ourselves, and in future seasons we can expect to move up on the top 10 lists, especially since our 4x100-meter relay has b een improving every week.”

The men’s team also had strong performances from first-year athletes. First-year Cameron Aregood took second place in the high jump with a jump of 6-1 inch. Firstyear Aaron Focht cracked the program’s top 10 best 1,500-meter times with a time of 3:58.98. Focht’s finish was good for sixth place. Taking sixth in the steeplechase was junior Rich Greco, with a time of 9:58.87. Another sixth place finish came from the 4x100meter relay of sophomore Pat Doughty and seniors Kyle Grimm, Mike Mauger and Wyatt Eaton; they finished with a time of 43.48 seconds.

The track and field teams also sent athletes to the Penn Relays Thursday and Friday. On Thursday night, senior Megan VanDenHengel provisionally qualified for the NCAA Division III Championships in the 10,000-meter run with a time of 36:29.48. She took 22nd place out of 35 runners from Divisions I, II and III. Her time ranks third all-time in program

Men’s Lacrosse (11-3, 9-1) Etown 8, FDU 6 Etown 10, DeSales 9 (OT) Photo: EtownBlueJays.com

Sophomore Colby Miller, pictured above, finished 26th of 38 runners in the 10,000 at Penn Relays last week. Miller and the track and field team have now turned their focus to MAC Championships, which will be held at Widener University May 6-8.

history behind a pair of Blue Jay All-Americans.

“It was the first time I’d done this race, and I was kind of thrown into it,” VanDenHengel said. “I just stuck to my pace, and it really wasn’t that bad. I think being a senior helped. I had a lot of confidence, and so did my coaches.”

Sophomore Colby Miller took 26th out of 38 competitors in the men’s 10,000-meter run. He finished with a time of 31:13.27, the third-best time in program history. Miller beat 10 Division I athletes in the race, showing the intensity that Etown’s track and field program possesses.

Fogel, Lockwood, and sophomores Jill Patrick and Kathryn Howser took eighth in the 4x400-meter relay, while

the men’s 4x400-meter relay of Eaton, Grimm, sophomore Brian Allport and first-year Luke Rotenberger finished in seventh place.

These competitions were the last meets until the Middle Atlantic Conference Championships, which start May 6.

The teams are both excited to compete at MACs this year.

“The men are defending our title, as we won by only two points last year after being picked to finish in third,” junior Rich Greco said. “There are some athletes trying to qualify or better their times in events for NCAAs like Megan VanDenHengel, Taryn Shank, Mike Torre and Colby Miller.

We are all trying to get our personal records to help the team win.”

Athlete of the Week Stephanie Kreis

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he Etownian is euphoric to announce that senior lacrosse player Stephanie Kreis has been named Athlete of the Week! But don’t take it from us ­­— on Monday, Kreis was named Middle Atlantic Conference Player of the Week for the second time this season.

During Saturday’s game against FDU-Florham, Kreis scored six goals, including the game-winning goal in overtime.

The Lady Jays and FDU were tied 10-10 at the end of regulation time. FDU man-

aged to earn a 12-10 lead, but Kreis scored with 2:34 remaining in the overtime period to make the score 12-11. Junior Meg Cassells scored with just

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over a minute left, and Kreis scored the game-winner with only 2.1 seconds left.

Monday, Kreis contributed two assists in the Lady Jays’ defeat of MAC opponent Wilkes, demolishing the Colonels 14-2.

Kreis and the Lady Jays are currently 11-0 in the MAC, and their defeat of the Colonels on Monday allowed them to secure the top seed of the conference playoffs.

Kreis currently leads the team in points (78), having scored 34 goals and made 44 assists so far this season.

The Etownian congratulates Kreis for her continued success and for being named Athlete of the Week!

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Women’s Lacrosse (123, 11-0) Etown 13, FDU 12 (OT) Etown 14, Wilkes 2 Softball (17-10-1, 6-6-0) Widener 5, Etown 1 Widener 4, Etown 2 Men’s Tennis (12-4, 6-0) Etown 9, Misericordia 0 Etown 5, Muhleburg 4 Women’s Tennis (13-4, 6-0) Etown 9, Misericordia 0 Muhlenberg 6, Etown 3 Men’s Track and Field Penn Relays No team score Paul Kaiser Classic No team score Women’s Track and Field Penn Relays No team score Paul Kaiser Classic No team score

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Baseball April 30: Arcadia May 1: @ Arcadia (DH) May 6-8: @ Commonwealth Conference Playoffs Golf May 1-2: @ Commonwealth Conference Championships Men’s Lacrosse May 1: @ Widener May 3-8: @ MAC Playoffs Women’s Lacrosse April 29: Stevenson May 1: Widener May 6-8: @ MAC Playoffs Softball May 1: Arcadia May 7-8: @ Commonwealth Conference Playoffs Men’s Tennis May 1-2: @ MAC Individual Tournament May 5: @ Lebanon Valley College Women’s Tennis May 4: @ Alvernia Men’s Track and Field May 6-8: @ MAC Outdoor Championships Women’s Track and Field May 6-8: @ MAC Outdoor Championships EtownBlueJays .com