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Fond farewells
Emotion commotion
No ‘last chance’ for track team
Etownian Centerfold, pages 8 & 9
Opinion, page 12
Sports, page 15
Betty Mania Campus Life, page 10
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May 6, 2010• Volume 106, No. 20
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campus murmurs
Facebook Alert:Who is the mysterious Jessica Barelta? Kara M. Luzik Staff Writer
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essica Barelta isn’t just another girl using the popular social networking site, Facebook, to communicate with friends and family. In fact, no one is even sure if she is a girl. Barelta’s Facebook profile appeared the week of April 18 and made over 200 friends in the following two weeks. Her profile is like any other, showing her school history and birthdate, but as her new friends began to look closer, things became suspicious to them. Barelta claims to be a 2006 Elizabethtown alum, however, it seems that no one from Etown has any idea who she is. Several Etown students and alumni have posted questions on Barelta’s wall asking who she is but all comments on her wall remain unanswered. Her birthdate is listed as September 17, 1986, which would mean she was 19 years old when she graduated from Etown. “What are you some kind of genius … graduating
when you are 19 years old?” senior Luke Mitchell posted on Barelta’s wall. Barelta’s profile has no pictures and no information other than a birth date and education history. Panic arose almost immediately after students realized all of Barelta’s friends were from Etown, but no one has yet confirmed her identity. The panic led to rumors that Barelta was a cover for someone on the College’s payroll who wanted to check up on students’ extracurricular activities. “I'm gonna go out on a limb here ... is this Dean Calenda?” senior Steve Malm posted on Barelta’s wall0 April 19. This guess led to many students changing their Facebook statuses to warn other students that the Barelta’s profile was a cover for a staff member. Malm said he was serious when he posted the comment. “I was with a group of students that were discussing this ‘mysterious new friend’ we all made recently,” Malm said. “We heard from several sources that it was someone in the administration trying to spy on what students are up to.” Through the discussions Malm and his friends had, Dean of Students Marianne Calenda’s name came up. “I wanted to call her out about it and send a message that we don't appreciate what she was trying to do,” he said. Calenda first heard about the rumor naming her as the profile’s creator in an e-mail from a concerned student. “I am not responsible for this profile and have no information about it,” Calenda said. See “Calenda,” page 3
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Presidential search committee considers all opinions Alysa D. Poindexter Staff Writer
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oday the Presidential Search Committee will meet as a full group for the first time to continue the process of finding the College’s next president. As previously announced, President Long will retire in the summer of 2011, and it is the committee’s responsibility to find an appropriate replacement by the end of the fall 2010 school semester. The committee has already taken steps to contact other colleges and universities that have potential candidates for the position. The current committee, composed of trustees, alumni, faculty, staff and students, will process these candidates for the position as the next College president. Board of Trustees’ Chairman David Hosler and recently-appointed Vice Chairman Jim Shreiner announced that Dr. Susan Resneck Pierce of the Academic Search Inc. will return to the campus today and tomorrow to interact with the campus community. Students will be given multiple opportunities to speak with her and express their opinions through Student Senate and open forums. Pierce has also made her e-mail available for students to contact. Today’s itinerary lists a faculty forum in Gibble Auditorium from 4 - 5 p.m. and a student forum held in the KĀV from 5 - 6 p.m. Tomorrow, a staff forum will commence 9- 10 a.m. in the Steinman Brinser Lecture Room. As one of the chosen consultants, Pierce will be looking into what students wish to see in their next president. “We don’t want [students] to feel anyone is being disenfranchised,” professor of biology and Presidential Search Committee member Dr. Jane Cavender said. “The committee is really a group of people who want to keep communication open.” As there are many differing opinions on campus, Cavender encourages students to get involved. “It’s of upmost importance for students to be heard,” she said. Students may also reach out to the student representatives, juniors Andrea Georgic and Steve DiGrazia, who are a part of the committee.
“This process in general is crucial; effects are going to be felt for years to come,” DiGrazia said. “I’m hoping I’m doing my best to represent the student • Isaac Newton Harvey Beahm (1900-1902 and 1904-1909) body when making comments • George Ness Falkenstein (1901-1902) and suggestions.” • Daniel Conrad Reber (1902 – 1904 and 1909 – 1918) In the opinion of students, • Henry Kulp Ober (1918 – 1921 and 1924 – 1928) staff and faculty alike, the next • Jacob Gibble Meyer (1921 – 1924) president has a lot to live up to • Ralph Weist Schlosser (1928 – 1929 and 1930 – 1941) because of Long’s activity on and off campus as president. • Harry Hess Nye (1929 – 1930) “Teddy Long is going to be • Charles Abba “A.C.” Baugher (1941 – 1961) hard to upstage,” Georgic said. • Roy Edwin McAuley (1961 – 1966) She believes the next presi• Morley Josiah Mays (1966 – 1977) dent should be “someone • Mark Chester Ebersole (1977-1985) who respects what is going • Gerhard Ernest Spiegler (1985-1996) on now.” She will also be • Theodore E. Long (1996-Present) looking at candidates who will recognize the College’s Compiled from etown.edu. peace heritage in the way that Long has. L on g h a s m a d e m any changes to the campus over who was upset by the news of Long’s retirement. “He the years that have positively impacted the college definitely cares about faculty, students and staff — he community. “He’s been such a presence for such a embodies Etown. [Long] really brought Elizabethlong time,” Cavender said. Among his achievements, town College to the 21st century.” she noted improvements to academic buildings and DiGrazia further commented on Long’s relationarchitectural work to the campus that have been ships with the students on a personal level. As most completed during his time here. refer to Long as “Teddy,” students may feel they are According to Cavender, the next president should losing not just a respected figure, but also a friend. not be focused in any certain area. “We need someone “When I heard about Teddy leaving I was really sad,” who is versed in high education and business; we junior TaLisa Ramos said. “Teddy is a wonderful guy, need a hybrid of the two,” she said. and I am going to miss him.” “It’s unfortunate that he’s leaving before I graduSome of the members of the committee feel the ate,” sophomore Jaclyn Light said. “He’s been with pressure of undertaking this job. “Finding someone the College so long and is completely a part of its who will shepherd us through is a challenge,” Cavhistory. I worry that the new president will take some ender said. She emphasized how much she wants to getting used to and that a year is not long enough for find the right fit for the College, and that she feels this the class of 2012 to do so.” is the most crucial part of the process. She wants to “He is a steward of the College,” said DiGrazia find, “a person who will challenge Etown to be better.”
Presidents of the past