Spring 2015 Issue 13 by The Etownian

CAMPUS LIFE Trustees exhibit concern for students, their families | PAGE 7

FEATURES Director of Facilities Management explains snow removal | PAGE 4

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Vol. 111. Issue 13

Thursday, February 5, 2015

Board of Trustees discusses comprehensive fee at winter business meeting

by COLLIN DAVIDSON

4.25 percent increase in the comprehensive fee and the prospect of change for the future. The combination of those two things makes me consider the final outcome of the Board of Trustees meeting a small victory, or at the very least

an indirect compromise, for the students. Given the circumstances, these results are steps in the right direction to me. Yes, 4.25 percent still means a significant increase in the sticker price next year, but considering the fact that the recommended proposal was for 4.5 percent increase, it’s certainly a move in favor of the students. That’s the important statistic that came

out of the meeting of the Board of Trustees on Saturday, Jan. 31, but hopefully you continue reading to find out more about what happened. I want to reach out and share my views on the outcomes of the January 2015 Board of Trustees meeting. SEE TRUSTEES PAGE 2

Communications professor Facilities Management clears snow from campus pathways receives inclusion award

Photo: Luke Mackey

Dr. MatthewTelleen received the Faculty Award for Contribution to Diversity and Inclusion.

by KELLY BERGH

r. Matthew Telleen, assistant professor of communications, recently received the Faculty Award for Contribution to Diversity and Inclusion for his promotion of fair treatment of all individuals while teaching at Elizabethtown College. “Diversity and inclusion have been an important part of my life,” Telleen said. Growing up with culturally aware parents and a sister adopted from Korea, Telleen understood from a very young age that exposure to diversity is not always sought out but should be appreciated regardless. “I feel very fortunate to have had experiences that have made me open to the concept of diversity and to the values that you get from being exposed to people of different backgrounds.” His diversity-rich upbringing inspires him daily in the classroom; Telleen, who teaches media law and multi-cultural communications, received

the award because he is able to integrate the oftoverlooked value of diversity and inclusion into his teachings. His goal is to help all of his students “appreciate the diversity of viewpoint and the diversity of socioeconomic status and the diversity of ambition [in addition to aesthetic differences],” he said. “If you see value in that diversity, you should know that that is the value in all diversity.” Telleen affirms that universal inclusion will never be possible unless institutions like Etown take steps that are small, imperfect and incomplete. It is the ambition that matters most, and Telleen believes that the Etown faculty members can play a large role in impacting the attitudes of students. “My concern is for the students I currently have, and what I can do for them is to make them aware of the value of diversity so it’s something they seek out with some intention,” Telleen said. He encourages faculty members to lead by example, putting into practice small ways that students can understand those who are different than them. “Understanding how people are different helps you understand what makes you unique and helps you to reinforce your own ideas about yourself,” he said. Continuing a lifetime of exposure to diversity, Telleen is married to an African-American woman and has a daughter with Down syndrome. “My family has now found a whole other level of acceptance and understanding of differences,” Telleen said. Receiving this diversity award is a true testament to the very open life that he has lived thus far and now promotes in the lives of his students. He encourages members of the Etown community to get to know people for who they are on the inside. Telleen’s life is one of admirable acceptance; being recognized for his tolerance and goodwill only solidifies his mission to teach his students that the world will be better off the more diverse it is.

Photo: Luke Mackey

The Facilities Management staff members are responsible for clearing the campus of snow. Removing snow from campus pathways is a major duty of Mark Zimmerman and his staff during the winter months.

by NOEL ABASTILLAS

ow that winter is well under way, snowfall is becoming a weekly occurrence. The roads become inundated with snow, slowing down cars; sidewalks become minefields of black ice, tripping unsuspecting students on their way to class. Mark Zimmerman, director of facilities management and construction, and the Facilities Management Staff is prepared to make sure that the campus stays safe for students and faculty members.

Zimmerman is in charge of staying informed of impending inclement weather. He coordinates with his staff to create a proper response plan. The staff ’s first priority is to clear paths around the Brossman Commons, the High Library and the academic quad. From there, staff works towards the residence halls. The staff uses a wide array of tools to accommodate the different types of storms and situations. SEE FEATURES PAGE 4

Around Campus OSA brings Eric Paslay to Leffler Chapel Group advertises by LINDSAY SYMPSON Paslay, songwriter and performer internships Ericof multiple country hits will be playby CHRIS FRIEDKIN

he Around Campus Group is back to advertise their summer internship to Elizabethtown College students, aiming to get students more experience in marketing and public speaking. Erik Rhoten, an associate regional manager for the Around Campus Group, was in the Baugher Student Center on Monday, Feb. 2, to advertise an internship that could land students job offers from big name companies like Verizon, AT&T, Enterprise and more. The internship sends students down to University of North Carolina Chapel Hill in an allexpense paid trip where “you learn everything about the products,” according to Rhoten. SEE INTERNSHIP PAGE 2

Photo: Luke Mackey

Around Campus Group had a table promoting internship opportunities in the BSC last week.

ing live at Elizabethtown College in one week. Doors will open for the show at 7 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 13 in Leffler Chapel and Performing Arts Center. Paslay is the artist responsible for country chart toppers “Even if it Breaks Your Heart,” “Angel Eyes” and “Song About a Girl.” He has written numberone singles for Jake Owen, Rascal Flatts, Love and Theft and the Eli Young Band. In 2013, Paslay’s debut single “Friday Night” reached the number two spot on “Billboard” magazine’s Country Airplay chart. The Office of Student Activities (OSA) organized this concert for the student body and surrounding area based on popular demand. OSA sponsors various campus activities including late night and weekend programming. Although OSA typically has less prominent performers each semester, the Office hopes to use Paslay’s concert to take on larger events in the future. Tickets for Paslay’s show are now on sale to the general public and can be purchased at the College Store, located in the Brossman Student Center, for $20. They are also available online for $22. Tickets purchased online can be picked up from the student activities HUB in the Brossman Student Center the day of the concert from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., or in Leffler Chapel and Performance Center at 7 p.m.

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Country singer-songwriter Eric Paslay will be performing on campus on Friday, Feb. 13. The above photo is the album cover of his self-titled debut album.

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February 5, 2015

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Student Senate president offers summary of Board of Trustees meeting It was a special experience to say the least. Student Senate had the opportunity to present the Mission Moment prior to the start of the general business meeting. The Mission Moment is a tradition for each Board meeting; it is typically a 10-15 minute presentation that in some way relates back to the students of Elizabethtown College. The theme this year was “Student Senate – Service to our School.” After a presentation led by Vice President Alexandra Doran, Treasurer Maddie Magill, Judicial Chair Matt Walters and myself, we gave the Trustees the opportunity to ask us questions about our role on campus. Even during this calm and informative moment, the subject of the increase in comprehensive fee seemed to be the elephant in the room. It was right then that former Chairman of the Board of Trustees and E-town alumnus James Shreiner wasted no time addressing Senate’s perspective. I answered his question with an emphasis on trying to stabilize cost to match the current value of our educational experience, rather than continually trying to offer more to justify the increased comprehensive fee. Respect levels were high all around at the Mission Moment and throughout the proceedings that followed, but the discontent with the current state of the comprehensive fee issue was certainly felt. After the initial introductions, President Strikwerda’s report consisted of an overview of the College’s current financial position. No votes were cast and the proposed increase was not discussed quite yet. President Strikwerda shared news of significant success in the College’s ongoing fundraising campaign, which is on track to match targets for both the $20 million total and $10 million for the Sports, Fitness and Wellness Center. Following his report, Chairman of the Board of Trustees Dr. Robert Kerr and President Strikwerda proposed that an ad hoc committee introduce Enterprise Risk Management, which is a strategic process that will help to evaluate what puts the College at risk and what direction the College should be taking. Now, the moment that many have been anticipating arrived in the form of two motions put forth by the Board’s Finance Committee, which had met the day prior. Before any heavy budgetary discussion ensued, it was noted that the Finance Committee had a difficult time deliberating. There was not a unanimous decision amongst the members of the Finance Committee, and the experience was described as “agonizing” by the committee chairperson. First, the Finance Committee recommended evaluating and considering options for a new comprehensive fee model, including discount and pricing strategies. This motion was passed by a unanimous vote. In explanation, understand that this approved motion does not impact the comprehensive fee structure for the next academic year, but it was a

clear acknowledgement that the Board of Trustees recognizes the problem with the current model. This action does not necessarily imply substantial change in the comprehensive fee in the next couple years, but it does at the very least demonstrate that the College sees the recent trend of increases as a problem. In our recent letter, submitted only days before the meeting on Thursday, Jan. 29, Student Senate called for action specifically to do this. I’m sure the decision to evaluate the model was by no means made solely based on students’ suggestions, but this represents progress. It may not be tangible, drastic or immediate, but the decision to evaluate their model is definitely a step in the right direction. Following that motion, the discussion of the increase in the comprehensive fee and its budgetary implications ensued. It has been widely known that the original proposal was for a 4.5 percent increase in the comprehensive fee, accompanied by the need to cut $2.7 million in order to meet the budget for the next fiscal year. This included a range of financial assumptions that are more detailed than worth noting. Most notably, the College plans to freeze salaries and compensation, cut multiple staff positions and try to take advantage of other “one-time savings.” The budget itself is designed to be conservative in an attempt to safeguard against unforeseen issues (i.e. an enrollment shortfall like this year). With the motion for a 4.5 percent increase on the floor, some trustees expressed dissent. This led to an amended motion for a four percent increase.. Discussion continued, and several questions were directed specifically to me. One thing to note, I am an observer at the meeting. This means I have no voting rights and no prearrangement to speak. I am invited to be there, and my main purpose is to take notes so that I can come back and report the outcomes of the meeting. So, when I was asked to give a student perspective on a four percent increase instead of a 4.5 percent increase, it was unexpected. However, I stood and spoke as true to what I believed as possible. To paraphrase my response and incorporate some points that were brought up: A four percent increase does not make a significant monetary difference on an individual basis when compared to a 4.5 percent increase (approximate savings of $250 per student), but it does make a difference symbolically in the mindset of the students. Of course students want no increase, but I understand the realistic side of things and can make sense of the extremely tight margins under which the College is operating. But, in light of the past several years being around a 4.5 percent increase, four percent does represent an improvement. It’s not a huge difference on the individual level, but it does represent a step in the right direction. Eventually, concerns were raised and echoed

Photo: Luke Mackey

The Board of Trustees’ winter business meeting was held on Saturday, Jan. 31 in the Susquehanna Room.

that a four percent increase, which equates to approximately $250,000 more that must be cut from the budget, was too drastic. The motion was again amended, but this time it was set at 4.25 percent. This means the management of the College would have to plan for about $125,000 less in the upcoming budget. That does not necessarily mean that another $125,000 worth of cuts will occur; the administration could potentially find other avenues, such as a smaller budget margin.. Ultimately, after more questioning and debate, the motion for a 4.25 percent increase in the comprehensive fee was brought to a vote and passed, though not unanimously. Following this decision, the group took a break. During the break, the pricing model was certainly a topic of conversation. However, conversation had a lighter tone to it—the tough decisions were made finally. As I said at the beginning, I believe the outcomes of this meeting are progress, even if just slight progress. In my opinion, the trustees appeared to be in consensus that it was time for change, or at the very least time for the opportunity for change. When the Board reconvened, the discussions were much simpler and the meeting gradually came to a close. I cannot say that my time speaking at the Board of Trustees meeting was the game-changer. There were logical points made on both sides of the argument, but I think that I did as much as I could to stand up for the concerns of the entire student body. And, just to clarify once more, students are not asked to speak at Board of Trustees meetings. It just does not happen. This was unique in so many ways, and I am extremely grateful for the opportunity to even speak in front of the trustees. Title aside, I am just a student. I may try to represent Student Senate, which tries to represent the student body, but if you overlook that fact, I urge you to realize that this was an example of the

decision-makers of the College actually listening to the students directly. With that said, I would like to emphasize what was reinforced to me even more today: The Board of Trustees is not the enemy. These are people volunteering their time. They are not salaried by the College. In fact, it is really the opposite: in total, the Board of Trustees plans to donate around $250,000 to the College this year. In addition, President Strikwerda and members of the senior staff are not enemies either. Unfortunately for them, they are tasked with sometimes telling students what they do not want to hear. I’m not saying that everything is perfect now. There is still a lot of work to be done, and Student Senate will continue to try to advocate for the students on the matter. This article is not a largescale call to sympathize with the ones who increase our tuition. It is an effort to shed factual light on the responsibilities they have. A 4.25 percent increase is not easy to stomach, even if it’s better than expected. Maybe something even more difficult to do, though, is to look at E-town’s financial situation realistically. That’s what I’m trying to do, and I know that is what the trustees are doing. James Shreiner’s final point during the debate regarding the comprehensive fee was that everyone involved, including trustees, administration, faculty and students, needs to step back and consider what direction they want the institution to go in. As the saying goes, anything is better than nothing at all. A commitment to evaluate the pricing model that has caused unfathomable grief to families paying the tuition bill — that’s something. Same goes with 4.25 percent instead of 4.5 percent. If there is one thing to take away here, it’s that we’re all on the same team, and slight progress was made and an indication of a fresh direction. Hopefully, that’s a sign of more change to come.

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February 5, 2015

Allies’ “Safe Zone” program encourages inclusivity

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Honduras mission trip attracts students looking to serve globally by KELLY MOORE

Photo: Nelli Orozco

The Safe Zone IntroductoryTraining workshop was hosted by Brandon Jackson, who instructed attendees on how to create a safe campus for LGBTQ individuals.

by SARAH OLSON

ast Thursday, Jan. 29, the Safe Zone Introductory Training workshop was held by Brandon Jackson, coordinator of multicultural programs, as the first of four LGBTQ Ally Training workshops this semester. The main focus of the Safe Zone program is to promote inclusivity and diversity on campus by encouraging and helping LGBTQ allies to be more visible and better prepared to work with LGBTQ individuals and provide training for the creation of safe spaces around campus. The Safe Zone Introductory Training concentrated on learning the fundamental concepts needed to be an effective ally and create a safe environment for LGBTQ individuals. The workshop began by covering the fundamentals of a safe zone ally. These fundamentals included a knowledge of local and campus resources, as well as important LGBTQ issues, and the awareness of heteronormativity, or the belief system in society that heterosexuality is the norm, making other identities appear abnormal or odd. Jackson then discussed sexual orientations and gender identities, leading a matching activity with different definitions relating to those topics and an activity showing gender stereotypes.

Heteronormativity was then discussed i n m ore d e t ai l . Ja c k s on re l at e d t h e heteronormative view of society to being right-handed versus being left-handed, saying, “The world has conformed to right-handed people.” Most objects and situations are easier to maneuver for right-handed people such as file cabinets with latches, or require left-handed people to use special equipment, such as left-handed scissors. Jackson showed how the assumption that most people are right-handed so the world should be easier for right-handed people is very similar to the problems LGBTQ individuals face regarding representation and rights. Jackson gave the workshop attendees a list of tips on how to create a safe and welcoming space for LGBTQ individuals, then presented groups with different scenarios regarding issues LGBTQ people might face and how to properly handle them as a safe space ally. The other workshops in the Safe Zone series will focus on hot topics within the LGBTQ community: the coming out process, including the experiences of a small population of Elizabethtown College students and transgender and gender expression concepts. Students, faculty members and community members can sign up for these events by contacting Brandon Jackson at jacksonbj@ etown.edu or (717) 361-1938.

tudents at Elizabethtown College were given the opportunity last summer to go to Honduras for a Medical Missions trip with Lancaster-based Central American Relief Efforts (CARE) and live out the college’s motto of “Educate for Service.” When junior biology/ pre-med major Nate Williams came back from the trip, he decided to organize the trip again for the winter break of 2015. “This will be the second time we go to Honduras with CARE,” Williams said. “We plan on making this trip happen every year, or possibly every 18 months.” At the informational meeting last Wednesday, Jan. 18, over 50 people signed up who were seriously interested in the trip. Although CARE can only take a maximum of 25 people per week, “It is my goal to not turn away anyone who wants to go, so we are looking at the possibility of going two separate weeks if need be,” Williams said. Last year the trip was not heavily advertised, so this year information was distributed to the biology, chemistry and occupational therapy departments. Several education majors were also interested. “With the trip being medically based, it appeals largely to those entering the medical field,” Williams said. “The trip also appeals to many because of its relatively low cost of $1,000 plus airfare. Many students can’t afford to study abroad or pay for the much more expensive trips that the school offers, so this trip gives you incredible value for your dollar.” In Honduras, students will visit the largest hospital in the district of Choluteca, which Williams describes as “incomparable to any American hospital.” Students will visit an orphanage and spend an afternoon playing with the children. They will also spend three days assisting with medical clinics helping Honduran doctors to provide healthcare to the most remote and poverty-stricken parts of the country, taking blood pressure, pulling teeth and working in the pharmacy. Sophomore occupational therapy major Shelby Brown wanted to go on the Honduras Medical Missions trip to gain exposure to

medical aid by participating in purposeful life work and highly recommends the trip to anyone who wants to gain a new outlook on life. “It will change how you look at your own life — you will appreciate everything you have so much more,” Brown said. “I want to go back to Honduras one day as an occupational therapist so I can do more.” Sophomore occupational therapy major Brianna Vesuvio agreed. “We are so fortunate to have hospitals and medicine that are readily available in the U.S. This is drastically different in Honduras and other Central American countries,” she said.

“In the medical field, you must have a passion for helping others, and many people find their calling during this trip.” ~ Nate Williams Although CARE helped bring supplies to Honduras from donors, students had to take the initiative to contact local stores, companies and doctors for help buying and getting donations of supplies. “In the medical field, you must have a passion for helping others, and many people find their calling during this trip,” Williams said. “We are not here to be educated for our own benefit; we are here to be educated for a greater purpose than just ourselves. We are here to serve our community, our country and our world and to never be complacent with our level of service. This trip isn’t a onetime event. Instead, it is a kick start to a life of service both at home and abroad.” This trip is primarily open to those interested in the field of healthcare, but the opportunity is extended to anyone interested. For more information, contact Nate Williams at WILLIAMSN@ETOWN.EDU.

“Know Your IX” event educates about sexual harassment by CONNOR BURKE

n Jan. 28, students walking through the Baugher Student Center were greeted by tables set in carnival-style with different games and prizes. Student Wellness set up these tables as a part of their “Know Your IX” event, seeking to teach Elizabethtown College students more about Title IX and how it can affect their education. The federal government first introduced Title IX in 1972 with the intention of lessening sex discrimination in colleges throughout the country. According to the National Center for Education Statistics’ website, the types of discrimination that are covered under Title IX include sexual harassment, the failure to provide equal opportunity in athletics and discrimination based on pregnancy. The event

focused on the sexual harassment portion of Title IX, distributing T-shirts adorned with the words “I Heart Consensual Sex”, and hosting carnival games themed around stalking, consent and many similar topics. “We thought that a carnival-type event would be the best way to spread the word about Title IX because of the fun atmosphere,” sophomore Kass Valdez said while working at a table that taught the lesson “a kiss doesn’t mean consent” while handing out Hershey’s Kisses. “[The 43-year-old program] is a positive right to be free of a hostile environment in your education,” she said. This non-hostile environment has been beneficial to college students of both sexes, according to research done by the U.S. Department of Education. Over the past few decades, female

attainment rates of postsecondary education have been growing, even surpassing male attainment rates in recent years. In 2003, 30 percent of men ages 25 to 29 completed a secondary degree as compared to the growing 37 percent of women the same age. The “Know Your IX” carnival was a success, with students visiting the tables and learning more about Title IX and what exactly it can do for them. In addition to getting free T-shirts, they learned about this important government amendment and will hopefully use this knowledge to make the Etown campus a more inclusive environment. For more information about Title IX, follow Student Wellness on social media, including @etownwellness on Twitter, where they will post more about Title IX as well as many other helpful resources.

Dress Red Luncheon promotes INTERNSHIP PAGE 1 Internship opportunity advertised Women’s Heart Health by KELLY MOORE

he Elizabethtown College Employee Wellness Team will be holding its first Dress Red Luncheon promoting Women’s Heart Health on Friday, Feb. 6 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Susquehanna Room. The luncheon was created to celebrate National Wear Red Day which is a nationwide movement to raise awareness in the fight against heart disease in women. The American Heart Association states that heart disease is the number one killer of women and is more deadly than all forms of cancer with one in three women dying of the disease and stroke each year. Executive Director of Marketing and Communications Elizabeth Braungard talked about how the idea was originally brought to the planning committee by Senior Development Officer and Coordinator of Campaign Programs Linda Roush and how the Employee Wellness Team hopes to make this an annual event. “Healthy employees are great employees, and anything we can do to encourage employee health and bring people together is really the mission of the Employee Wellness Team,” Braungard said.

President Carl Strikwerda and Scholarin-Residence Gail Bossenga will be hosting the event with guest speaker and Director of Abbott Laboratories, Women’s Heart Health Initiative, Jerri Anne Johnson, M.Ed. There will also be plenty of door prizes that have been donated from different members of the faculty and the Elizabethtown community such as paintings, pottery, gift cards and baskets. With so many different prizes, attendees will have a one in four chance of walking away with a door prize. However, since February is the American Heart Association’s American Heart Month, the Employee Wellness Team wanted to get the students involved by reminding them to wear red on Friday. In return, the Employee Wellness team is giving away a free bag of granola from Etown Alum Sarah Lanphier-Himes’ company, Nuts About Granola. “The Employee Wellness Team wanted to encourage everyone to wear red, and hopefully, it will remind them of why it’s never too early to start being healthy,” Braungard said. Students can look for the table outside the Jays Nest on Friday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Photo: Luke Mackey

The Around Campus Group visited Elizabethtown College on Monday,Feb.2,and set up an informational table in the BSC. Around Campus offers internship opportunities to Etown students.

“You learn about the sales process for introducing yourself to the business owner, sharing solutions, closing that account and managing that account throughout the summer,” Rhoten said. Two students selected from Etown will spend a week at UNC Chapel Hill. When they come back, they will work to start selling a product, going from business to business for eight more weeks. The goal of the internship is to hit a team-set sales goal, determined before the internship is started. “Of course there is a lot of support within that; you have support from your teammates, regional manager and assistant manager,” Rhoten said. The regional manager for Etown is Gabriel Revnew. Revnew was Rhoten’s manager last year and helped Rhoten when he participated in the internship last summer. “Gabe is always there to answer any questions you may have,” said Rhoten. The regional manager helped his team when they struggled and reviewed approaches to product sales. Around Campus Group has 19 career partners from major businesses such as Verizon, ADP, Bloomberg BNA and paycom. All 19 partners will be represented in UNC Chapel Hill for a job fair while the students are there. Email questions to grevnew@aroundcampus.com or visit www.aroundcampusgroup.com to find the internship application and more information regarding the internship. Contact Erik Rhoten at erhoten@ aroundcampus.com for Etown-specific information.

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Zimmerman explains snow removal According to Zimmerman, they “utilize plows and tractors with buckets for larger lots and roads. Tool cats and Steiner tractors that can be outfitted with brushes (for smaller amounts) or buckets and plow blades (for larger amounts) are used for smaller walking paths and areas that trucks and tractors can’t get to in the interior of the campus. Some of the trucks and utility vehicles are equipped with salt spreaders to treat icy areas. The product is comprised mostly of chloride salt, with a small portion of biodegradable liquid derived from byproducts of the fermentation and distillation processes of liquor production. These by-products assist in melting the ice at lower temperatures than straight chloride salt and allow us to use fewer products. The additives are completely biodegradable and nontoxic.” For students and professors hoping for a snow day, Zimmerman noted, “the conditions would have to be pretty bad to merit a cancelation and is often not caused by [the staff ’s] ability to deal with the storm here on campus. Rather, other factors play in such as to whether local K-12 schools close or how bad the roads are in and out of Elizabethtown.” Since each storm is unique, it takes a lot of planning and coordination. The staff plans around the snow removal depending on the time and the strength of the storm. They begin by making lists of things that need to be repaired, ordering parts and salts and making repairs. If there is a snow storm overnight, the staff can start anywhere between 4-6 a.m. If a storm spans over a 24 hour period, the staff will utilize split shifts and stay on campus over night. Zimmerman says, “the biggest difficulties are related to removing the snow around parked cars, pedestrians and finding places to move the snow when we have large storms.” Zimmerman’s advice for staying safe

Kelly-Woessner discusses intolerance

Photo: Luke Mackey

Zimmerman discussed the process of clearing snow and making the path safe for students to travel on to classes.

is: “It is wise to lower your driving speeds and avoid fast starts and stops. Bringing a shovel from home to keep in your vehicle and a brush and scraper for your windows will help you get dug out quicker when you need to go somewhere. A small bag of road cinders or rock salt stored in the trunk is also helpful for traction to get a vehicle’s tires unstuck. Always be aware of your surroundings when navigating around campus and give equipment operators wide clearance. Wear appropriate footwear and warm outer wear. If you dress properly, you are less inclined to rush to your destination to get out of the cold and are more likely to avoid slipping and falling. Be vigilant in looking out for black ice. Every evening the snow melting across parking lots and paths freezes up when temperatures are below freezing causing very dangerous conditions in the early morning hours.” Zimmerman’s snow response team is comprised of experienced and knowledgeable staff members. They’ve had to use seemingly unorthodox methods

to remove snow. “No two storms are alike, and we are constantly adjusting our strategies based on the most recent forecasts. Sometimes conditions can lead to a decision to not remove snow on walkways for safety. Although this sounds counterintuitive, we have used this strategy successfully when there is a few inches of snow followed by freezing rain. To remove the snow clean down to the concrete you would provide a smooth surface for the freezing rain to stick and actually make things worse. By leaving the snow, you provide more traction and make it safer to remove later after the threat of freezing rain subsides. This was the case of how we handled the Super Bowl storm on Feb. 1,” Zimmerman said. He recalls his 20 years with the College. In the mid to late 1900s, he had to deal with two feet of snow on campus. He and his team had to sleep in the Brown building due to the impassable roads. The Governor declared a state of emergency and closed roads to emergency vehicles only.

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Dr. April Kelly-Woessner shared her research on political tolerance among youths and students at Elizabethtown College on Tuesday, Feb 3.

by SAMANTHA KICK

n Tuesday, Feb. 3, Dr. April Kelly-Woessner, professor of political science and chair of the politics, philosophy and legal studies department, gave a presentation entitled “Forbidden Knowledge: Political Intolerance in American Higher Education” in the Susquehanna Room. She explained that a sabbatical is a “journey,” and it begins to morph as you get into it. Because of this, the original description of the lecture differed from the content she actually presented because her hypothesis changed. She realized, after doing quite a lot of research and surveys based upon her original hypothesis, that student opposition to speech codes generates resentment toward those the speech codes are aimed to protect, and the data comes out flat. “Students did not react the way I thought they would,” Kelly-Woessner said. She did not let this have a negative impact upon her work, explaining that she often tells her students, “sometimes null findings are the most important” as they lead to “soul searching.” This soul searching led to her “a-ha moment,” as she put it, in which she realized students are a product of a different generation and as such, react differently than she did, accepting speech codes rather than being upset by them. This realization led to her study on political tolerance. Kelly-Woessner explained that political tolerance is the “willingness to extend basic civil liberties and democratic rights to groups which one dislikes.” According to her, the importance of tolerance goes back before the founding of America and is, according to James Gibson, a prominent researcher in the field, “one of the most pressing problems in the world today.” Kelly-Woessner summarized a quote by John Stuart Mill: “We discover truth by exchanging ideas.” She said in doing so, bad ideas are weeded out and proven wrong, and this is the basis for academic freedom and the “marketplace of ideas.” “Research indicates youth are more tolerant than older generations,” according to Kelly-Woessner, and because of this, she predicted that America will grow more tolerant with each generation. As most of the research suggests, this will be the case; she said it seems hard to believe that people would argue against it, but the New Left believe in the “Paradox of Tolerance,” which means that people should be intolerant and stamp out intolerance itself. Kelly-Woessner said examples of this tension are everywhere, giving several examples of this on college campuses in recent years. She claims that this is due to a change of perspective in the younger generation: the fear that ideas can be dangerous. Her research shows that anyone under the age of 40 shows a decline in tolerance. Even so, most research still points to youth being more tolerant, and Kelly-Woessner said younger people are more tolerant to some groups of people. She said her research shows youth “appear to be more tolerant of atheists and homosexuals,” but said they are also favorable toward these groups, and it is unclear whether this is an accurate example of tolerance. She found that younger people are also less tolerant of communists, militarists, racists and Muslims. “Why would young people dislike communists more than people alive during the Cold War?” Kelly-Woessner asked the room. According to her, they do not. Youth simply are less tolerant of their ideas being spoken about to a public audience such as college students. Kelly-Woessner concludes the relationship between tolerance and age is curvilinear because the way in which bad ideas are rooted out has changed. She said that much of this intolerance is directed toward college professors due to the fear and mistrust of imposing their ideas upon impressionable minds. There is a decline in support of the idea that through the “marketplace of ideas” people are “capable of defeating bad ideas.” Sophomore Sarah Fuller contributed her own ideas after the discussion. Fuller said, “Being tolerant of other people and willing to exchange ideas is so integral to the culture of acceptance and diversity that we’re trying to promote on a college campus.” According to Fuller, the ideas presented by Kelly-Woessner were “eye-opening.”

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Nation lectures on Bonhoeffer maintaining ethics during World War II by EMILY HARVEY

n Thursday, Jan. 29 at 7 p. m . i n t h e Bu ch e r Meetinghouse, Mark Nation visited Elizabethtown College to give a lecture on Dietrich Bonhoeffer. The lecture was titled “Eberhard Bethge and the Myth of Bonhoeffer the Assassin: Recovering a Consistent Christ-Centered Ethic in a World Full of Nazis,” and 70 people attended. Bonhoeffer is known for being a German pastor, theologian and author who was arrested and imprisoned by the Gestapo in April 1943. Later, Bonhoeffer was transferred to a Nazi concentration camp. After being accused of being a part of a conspiracy to kill Hitler, he was executed in April of 1945. Nation is the author of over 35 articles, co-editor of seven books and has written three books, one of which was published in 2013. He has worked with Child Protective Services as a social worker, is the Founder of Christian Peace Institute, and the Peace and Justice Organization. He is a pastor, a member of the Church of the Brethren’s congregation, and has taught theology since 2002. Dr. Brian Newsome, an associate professor of history, specializes in the modern history of France and North Africa and provided a response to Nation’s lecture. Nation made it clear that the purpose of his lecture was to clarify rather than to inform the audience on Bonhoeffer. He stated, “It is a myth that Dietrich Bonhoeffer was personally involved in attempts to kill Hitler, and changed from being a pacifist to a realist.” The lecture also served to indirectly address the criticisms of his book, “Bonhoeffer the Assassin: Challenging the Myth, Recovering His Call to Peacemaking.” When Bonhoeffer returned to Germany in 1939, he was faced with a significantly different way of existing. Eberhard Bethge, author of “Dietrich Bonhoeffer,”

argues Bonhoeffer quickly left b eh i nd h i s c om m it me nt s i n discipleship, a privilege he could no longer afford. In October 1940, Bonhoeffer became an unpaid staff member of the German Militar y Intelligence Agency. A n ot h e r re a s on a g a i n s t t h e theory of Bonhoeffer’s role in the conspiracy is that he had recently applied to be a chaplain in the military. As Nation put it, “If you are a chaplain in the military, you don’t become involved in a conspiracy. You just don’t.” Once his application was denied, then and only then did he join the military intelligence organization Abwehr. Bonhoeffer’s superiors repeatedly made arguments that his work for the Abwehr was essential for the welfare of Germany, ensuring that he would receive exemption from killing on the front lines. Nation posed several different paraphrased quotes from Bethge’s book. “Bonhoeffer ripped pages from his diaries in 1938 and 1939 because he thought they would be incriminating, which raises questions of his involvement in the conspiracy to kill Hitler.” He continued, “Bonhoeffer was involved but only has a small role in planning coos in 1940.” In March 1943, there was an attempt to assassinate Hitler, and Bonhoeffer was arrested only days later. When looking at the timeline, it can be seen why Bethge believed he was involved. Nation argues that Bonhoeffer was arrested because of his involvement in a successful effort to save the lives of 14 Jews, making him an enemy of the state. Bethge’s book is centered on the idea that Bonhoeffer’s ethic underwent a shift in his theological ideas, and his discipleship to Jesus Christ was abandoned, in which he saw pacifism as “self-evident.” Nation argues that Bonhoeffer’s Christ-centered ethic is irrevocable based on his writings. Nation argued, “Bonhoeffer constantly called to other Christians

not to kill at war and to consider conscientious objection.” At this time, conscientious objection was a capital offense. Bonhoeffer returned to Germany in 1939 for the sole purpose of feeling obligated to suffer with his fellow Christians. Bonhoeffer repeatedly advocated that peace is not the way of safety.

Newsome provided the audience with a few comments following the lecture. Newsome noted that many people over time have used Bonhoeffer as a reason to justify killing. Newsome mentioned that Nation and his co-authors relied exclusively on the translations of Bonhoeffer’s writings, and

suggested they take a look at the writings in their original language. Nation countered that the writings had been translated by a team of professionals, and the translations are as close to the original meaning as possible. Nation concluded, “I am tired of Bonhoeffer being stolen away from us.”

Photo: Luke Mackey

Mark Nation speaks to his audience about Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a German pastor, theologian and author, explaining his stand on helping the Jews during World War II.

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Zavant applies psychology, corporate communication, a conglomeration of skills, mentalist acts to his performance by ADAM LANDES

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pplied psychology, showmanship and moxie. These are the three ingredients to becoming a mentalist,” Jonny Zavant said. He performed Thursday, Jan. 29 in the KAV. Being a mentalist himself, Zavant wanted to leave the audience in wonder and question about the world he created on stage. “I don’t really know what to expect,” junior Cody Meyers said before the event. “This is my first time seeing a mind reader.” Meyers was in the same boat as many other students. The show began upbeat and continued that way throughout the entire performance. Za-

vant’s use of witty banter and humor created an energized atmosphere that kept students engaged — a skill that he claims did not come naturally. “Growing up I was very shy,” Zavant said. “I wanted friends but I did not want to have to put myself out there.” In Zavant’s case, he started growing as a performer with juggling fire at age 13. This quickly led to what he calls his “skill sponge” days. This was when he learned a variety of unusual talents, including sleeping on a bed of nails and fire breathing. “It was easier to interact with people from then on because I didn’t have to approach a stranger. People would come to me because they were interested in what I was doing.”

The crowd of students in the KAV also came to see Zavant’s talents. The final act showcased one of his skills. At the beginning of the show, three volunteers were asked to each write a word on a card. These cards were then sealed and revisited at the end of the night, when Zavant guessed all three correctly. A combination of shock, entertainment and uncomfortable giggling filled the room. A faint “how did he do that” was heard in many rows. The shock factor Zavant brought to the table was shaped by years of dealing with scam artists while being trained by the famous magician James “The Amazing” Randi. The James Educational Foundation proposed

Photo: Luke Mackey

Zavant explained overcoming his introvert nature by learning different skills in order to become a performer. He also told students where most of his inspiration to become a mentalist and gave information about his website on Thursday, Jan. 29.

a one million dollar paranormal challenge stating that they would give one million dollars to anyone who could demonstrate a supernatural or paranormal ability under agreed upon scientific testing criteria. Zavant was in charge of investigating the applicants. “This is where I got a lot of inspiration,” he said. From seeing what others tried he was able to learn what works, and how to use that in his performances. But the shows are just another avenue, like juggling fire, to grab people’s attention. Zavant is a passionate communicator with a goal to help others understand the importance of speaking and taking control of life. “My performances are not that much different than what everyone goes through on a daily basis. Take for instance when you buy something at a store and interact with the employee. That’s a form of public speaking,” Zavant explained. As a corporate communications professional, Zavant said that the principles of applied psychology used to interact with audiences during shows can also be applied to everyday life. Although the science behind it is not proven, mentalists are very good at making something impossible look all too real. Zavant said that creating a so-called “sixth sense” is what makes all the difference. As an audience, people feel connected when they go through a similar experience together. One of the students called on stage was junior Keli Krause. “It was a really fun experience. I came here with my friends and having them here to yell at me when I got called on stage was awesome,” Krause said. The show was a way for students to engage with each other in untraditional ways and promote the kind of communication Zavant wanted. Zavant is in the process of creating a broader platform for his work. He is currently working on a website called alifewelldesigned. com, which he described as a “life designer” school for eager students. He also has videos on his personal website as well as on sensationalspeaker.com for additional materials. These online “workshops” are designed to sharpen communication skills and help everyone reach their full potential.

Corrigan explains starting Baltimore Marathon, attracting sponsors, initiating, organizing events with students by EMILY DRINKS

n Friday, Jan 30, Lee Corrigan, owner and operator of the Baltimore Marathon and Corrigan Sports Enterprise (CSE), discussed getting sponsors and running the Baltimore Marathon. Corrigan first explained that CSE always tries to operate internally with everything they do rather than relying on others to help with their event planning and coordination. In the past, the company relied on other people to help with organizing and running events, but sometimes they were let down, leading them to handle all of their own events. “We don’t leave our fate in the hands of little old anybody’s,” Corrigan said. He added that it would be easier to fulfill their sponsorships if they did it themselves. “We create all our television commercials, again, because we don’t want to rely on anyone,” he said. The idea for the marathon first came to Corrigan when he said that Baltimore, Md. was the only major city without a major running event. Corrigan posed the idea to Kurt Schmoke, the mayor at the time. Corrigan said he already had a slight introduction to Schmoke because his father had been Schmoke’s lacrosse coach. Schmoke agreed to the idea on the condition that the marathon would circle through all of Baltimore in order to show the city to the runners and all the televised viewers. Ne x t , C or r i g an ne e d e d to att r a c t broadcast networks in order to let people know about the race. The WBAL-T V manager had started the Boston Marathon and understood what Corrigan wanted to do, and he gave five free hours of coverage as well as 100 free 50-second television commercials. WBAL radio is also managed

by a marathon runner, and they agreed to help as well. “You can see that I was very fortunate in that respect,” Corrigan said. Corrigan wanted to attract more than just marathon runners to the race. “Finding people who run 26.2 miles is not easy. They grow on trees,” he said. Instead of making only a 26.2 miles marathon run available, Corrigan also added a 5K and a children’s run in order to make it more accessible to the public and promote fitness and referred to the race as a running festival rather than only a marathon. This also makes the race a community engagement. Corrigan said that in years past, the Baltimore marathon has received more viewing time than Notre Dame football games and championship baseball games because everyone in Baltimore knows at least one person competing in the race. Additionally, he said that the race usually raises around $40 million for the city because of people coming from out of town, staying in hotel rooms and renting cars. The race also help to raise money toward charity. Since the marathon began, Corrigan said they have raised over $15 million. The race also features the charity chaser, an experienced runner who starts the race last. The main sponsor of the Baltimore Marathon that year will then promise to give two dollars to charity for every runner the charity chaser passes. This makes the race extremely profitable to the charity as well as to the sponsor because they get free publicity. In hosting the marathon, Corrigan and his team also have to work in planning, scheduling and timing the race. Corrigan said that one year the Baltimore Marathon was almost scheduled on the same day as the Orioles’ championship game at their home park. “We had to come up with a plan B, a plan C and a plan D,” Corrigan said. After they came up with the plans,

Corrigan then had to pitch them to the mayor and the chief of police in order to get their approval as well. Corrigan explained that a key aspect of raising money and getting sponsors is to not give up. “You just keep shopping. It’s a game of getting as much against the wall as possible and see what sticks,” Corrigan said.

He added that it can be discouraging and frustrating when sponsors turn them down, and that it is common to get rejected more than accepted. “The more ‘no’s you get, the closer to a ‘yes’ you are,” he said. The worst that would come out of a rejection would be a funny story. “Just do a good job with it and relax and have fun,” he said.

Photo: Luke Mackey

Corrigan detailed the work his company does in coordinating the Baltimore Marathon and encouraged students to be persistent in fundraising and getting sponsors.

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Trustees settle on comprehensive fee increase of 4.25 percent, exhibit concern for students, their families by SARAH KENNEDY

For a full summary of Saturday’s Board of Trustees meeting, see pages 1 and 2.

Photo: Luke Mackey

Many students rely on planners to navigate the hectic nature of college life. A campus culture of involvement makes life even busier for Blue Jays.

Tendency to become highly involved results from campus culture by GWEN FRIES

hen I made the transition from Penn State Main Campus to Elizabethtown College, I had one big observation. Ever yone did ever ything. At Campaign, I distinctly remember seeing the same kid running between groups and being in every showcase. He sang, he danced, he presented. Everything. As I w a l k e d a r o u n d t h e Activities Fair, I was trying to decide which club to join. I very quickly realized that was not the way it was done at Etown. You don’t join one club. You join them all and drive yourself crazy for four years. Etown has a campus culture of “doing.” Those students who attend class and immediately head back to the dorms are in an extreme minority. Nearly everyone is on a sports team, whether official or intramural, in student government, in a music ensemble or in a service club. Many people are in all of them. The question is, does the College attract people who naturally want to get involved, or do people come to the College and suddenly feel the need to get involved? I don’t have a definite answer to that, but there’s no denying an element of peer pressure on campus. People ask “Where are you interning this semester?” without you mentioning an internship. You’re a Blue Jay. It’s assumed. You go to class, do your homework, join every club you can and land an internship. It’s definitely peer pressure. However, this is a positive type of peer pressure, like the kind which pressures you to get a job or wear pants. This campus culture of involvement gives us our

identity. At this college, we aren’t educated for education’s sake. We’re not educated to sit in smoke-filled rooms and spew information. We’re educated to serve. Educated to “do.” Our involvement on campus creates and strengthens the relationships we make here. Diverse people come together to produce beautiful things, whether that be a successful C olor Run, a much ne e de d down-to-the-wire play or a magnificent symphony. Only by working together can anything worthwhile be done. Because the people with whom you work often become your best friends, we have a special duty to one another. You’re not going to skip the meeting to catch up on your Netflix queue because you’ll be eating dinner alone if you do. This codependency and mixing of roles creates family-like ties. Some people overdo it. For some, the notion of homework is not even a possibility before midnight because they have gone from meeting to meeting to class to meeting from the time they woke up. Eating is a luxury. Sleep is priceless. One’s level of involvement can drive them crazy. But, if the amount of activities we’re involved in drive us crazy, then we’re all crazy together. That’s anot her t hing w hich makes this college like a family. Members of a family rely on each other and drive each other crazy, or at least experience the craziness of life together. You do not create these bonds by smiling to the person sitting next to you in class and then going back to your dorm and locking yourself in. The skills and relationships we develop during our hectic time at Etown will serve us as we serve others for the rest of our lives.

he Board of Trustees held their winter business meeting on Saturday, Jan. 31 in the Sus quehanna Ro om, dur ing which they discussed Elizabethtown College’s current budget and expected financial position for the 2015-16 academic year. At this meeting, the trustees made a difficult decision about the comprehensive fee — the combined costs of tuition, room and board — for the 2015-16 academic year with genuine care for the students at this college, and their decision should be applauded. After the Board of Trustees’ winter meeting last year, the c o mp r e h e n s i v e f e e f o r t h e current academic year increased by 4.5 percent from the 2013-14 academic year’s comprehensive fee. In turn, the comprehensive fee for the 2013-14 academic year was 4.4 percent higher than that of the 2012-13 academic year. Most students are conscious of the College’s current financial situation and have expressed concern about how the school might make up for the revenue lost due to the smaller than usual current first-year class. After L ancaster Newspapers published a story about Etown’s budget, students became alarmed about staff and faculty members’ positions being cut as well as what seemed to be an inevitable tuition increase. The C ollege’s plan was to increase tuition by 4.5 percent for the 2015-16 academic year, as they had for the current academic year, to increase revenue in that area. An email s ent by President Carl Strikwerda on Jan. 23 announced “the goal is to hold the annual increase at or below the 4.5 percent adjustment approved in 2014.” Despite the College’s current financial strain, the trustees voted to increase tuition by only 4.25 percent —

the lowest increase in tuition most current students have seen between academic years since enrolling at Etown. O b v i o u s l y, n e i t h e r t h e tr ustees nor administration expect students to be happy about any increase in tuition, but the decision the trustees made represents more than the negligible difference in dollar amount between 4.5 and 4.25 percent. That the trustees and administration would be willing to decrease tuition revenue when it is evident the College would benefit quite a bit from this extra money shows a great deal of concern for students and their families.

“The change from the expected 4.5 percent increase in the comprehensive fee to a 4.25 percent increase is symbolic of the trustees’ awareness of the individuals their decisions affect.” This lesser percentage increase also shows the trustees recognize increasing the comprehensive fee every year is not a sustainable budgeting strategy. The change f rom a 4.5 p ercent increase t o a 4 . 2 5 p e r c e nt i n c r e a s e acknowledges this and potentially is the beginning of a trend to lessen each year’s increase in the comprehensive fee. The trustees also voted to approve a motion by the Finance Committee that the College recommend options for a new comprehensive fee model, including discount and pricing strategies. “When we vote to set fees for the upcoming year, we don’t take that responsibility lightly, and

in fact, many of us vote with great concern, knowing that the increased costs may mean that some students might not be able to return to Etown the following fall,” former Board of Trustees Chairman James Shreiner wrote of last year’s increase in a letter to the editor published in the Etownian in February 2014. It is clear from the decision made on Saturday that the trustees do care about students’ perceptions of the College as well as their ability to pay to attend the school. The campus community as a whole has needed, and will continue to need, to make sacrif ices for the continued success of the College. Faculty and st af f memb ers w i l l not receive any increases in pay during the next academic year, and s ome p osit ions w i l l b e discontinued. The College as a whole is working to compromise, too — though the difference between a 4.5 percent increase and a 4.25 percent increase is not especially significant to most students, the loss of this revenue from every enrolled student is certainly a sacrifice on the part of the College. L a s t l y, t h e t r u s t e e s h av e sacrificed their time to make a careful, educated decision that they believe will best serve the student population as well as Etown as an institution. It is worth noting that the trustees do not receive salaries from the College. Though no one wants to see an increase in the comprehensive fee, the College does need to maintain both its budget and the quality of the education it provides. The change from the expected 4.5 percent increase in the comprehensive fee to a 4.25 percent increase is symbolic of the trustees’ awareness of the individuals their decisions affect. Seeing the members of the Board of Trustees display such concern for current students and their families should make the campus community proud to be part of an institution that genuinely values it.

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Blue Bean, High Library, Birdcage, dorms are ideal places to study while avoiding the winter weather by ALLIE PATTERSON

here do you go to hunker down and study during cold, snowy days on campus? There are a number of answers to this question that lie within the warmer indoor options offered on campus. The Blue Bean Café, the High Library, the Birdcage and one’s dorm room are some of the many places where one can go to study on campus. First-year students Katherine Campbell, Nicole Pellegrini and Emily Norton have some varying opinions on this topic. The three had differing opinions on where the best place to study is when the weather is so blustery. Campbell said, “I like the Birdcage; there are lots of couches.” She said she likes this location because there is “sunlight” and “it doesn’t get as stuffy as the library.” The Birdcage offers a more open space to study. Pellegrini’s answer was completely different; she prefers to study in her room. Pellegrini said her room is “warm, cozy and quiet.” Dorm rooms make for a great personalized study space with everything you need for successful studying nearby. Norton likes to be out of her room just as Campbell does. But Norton chooses a different location outside her room. She would rather study in the Blue Bean. She said she likes the Blue Bean because “it’s not in my room. There are too many distractions in my room.”

“I like the atmosphere of the Blue Bean,” Norton said. Studying at the Café gives you access to great study break snacks and beverages to keep you going. I was surprised that none of the interviewees thought that the High Library was the best place to study. The library has heated steps that make for easy access even when it is snowing. They are the only steps on campus where there is a guarantee that you will not slip and fall on your face. Since none of the responses included the

“Studying is all about what works best for you, so the best location to study is different for all.” library, I asked the three if they ever go to the library to get other work or more serious studying done. All responded with a “yes.” Campbell expanded on her response by saying, “I’ve noticed you will get left alone [in the library], which is nice.” She said, “I study in the library if I don’t want to be bothered by friends.” The three students confirmed that an ideal place to study would be somewhere that is somewhat quiet and has a comfortable place to sit.

Photo: Luke Mackey

Senior Ryan Carson studies in a lounge area in Steinman. Cold weather prevents students from studying in many of the wide open spaces offered outside on campus, but there are a number of options available for students to get homework and studying done.

Studying in a place where it is easy to focus is also crucial to productivity. What helps with focus obviously varies from person to person. I think the High Library is the best place to go when you have to get some serious studying done

without interruptions or distractions. Studying is all about what works best for you, so the best location to study is different for all. Happy studying!

Amenities, on-campus experience available to students living on, off campus, both living situations offer advantages by RYAN SOMERVILLE

any college graduates say that living on campus for a few years makes a college career complete. For first-years, living in a dorm is a great way to meet new people and make friends. However, many are skeptical about dorm life, whether or not they’ll get along with their roommate or

how spacious the rooms will be. Nevertheless, living in the dorms, apartments or quads on campus definitely has something to offer the students. Since Elizabethtown College is a small school, classes, food and entertainment are all relatively close. This convenience makes it easy for students to network or get late-night quesadillas at the Jay’s Nest. The proximity of the

academic buildings makes for a relatively easy walk to class for those 8 a.m.s, allowing students the opportunity to sleep in as much as possible. Students could also wake up early to get food before class. Scarfing breakfast or lunch before class is always better than going hungry. Living on campus provides food at all times. For college students like us, this helps a lot. It is so readily available; it can

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be dangerous at times. So, firstyears, watch out. When hungry Jays aren’t eating, we are hitting the books. The library is right around the corner when exiting the dorms, leaving no excuse to not get your work done. Imagine living off campus and not having the easy accessibility to these helpful resources as us “oncampus Jays.” Having a short walk to class and professors’ offices is crucial, especially during these cold months that leave the ground covered with a blanket of snow and an invisible slippery layer of ice. Seeing all your fellow Jays and talking about the happenings at Etown while on your walk to class is half the fun. Imagine driving to class passing a fellow Jay in a car and sending out a loud, lonesome beep to say “Hello.” Just isn’t the same.

“Activities such as sporting events, intramurals, guest speakers and meeting up with friends at the Blue Bean Café are available to all students. Being on campus allows students to access these things that the College offers without any hassle.” First-year Morgan Taylor enjoys dorm life and what it has to offer. “There is always someone around and people to talk to. The food is close, and a huge perk is waking up five minutes before class and still getting there on time.” Taylor has found the advantages of living on campus and has enjoyed her time so far in Founders Residence Hall. Activities such as sporting events, intramurals, guest speakers

and meeting up with friends at the Blue Bean Café are available to all students. Being on campus allows students to access these things that the College offers without any hassle. It helps with intramurals to be able to walk to Thompson Gymnasium for the late basketball games. Walking to such activities provides safety during the dreaded icier months. Being on campus makes it easier and safer to get around during the unpredictable Pennsylvania weather. While living on campus provides a number of perks, some students say it just doesn’t have the “at-home feeling.” Putting tape on the back of pictures and hanging them on the walls to make it feel like your at-home friends are at school with you just isn’t the same as being home. Living off campus gives students the freedom to feel like they’ve grown independent and have their own home. Living with a few of your friends, or alone, provides you with your own space and individual freedoms. Students lack personal space when living in dorms like having their own bathroom. A private, personal bathroom is crucial for many students. Some say it’s comforting having your own space to do your business and brush your teeth without anyone interrupting. Having a kitchen to make meals and wash your own dishes is another thing that people in dorms are missing out on. Laundry is another problem area as it can be a mess in the dorms and apartments. Having to wait for other peoples’ laundry to do your own is a pain. Knowing people are waiting for you to finish is also uncomfortable and annoying. Having your own space seems like a miracle in the eyes of someone that lives in a dorm. Living on campus provides more than enough food, activities, events and resources to fit students’ needs. The College provides a lot for their students whether they live on campus or not, and the debate between living on and off campus is ongoing. No matter which way you look at it, there will be a variety of benefits and disadvantages of living on campus.

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FASHION COLUMN by EMILY LIDSTONE

ittle details in an outfit can ma ke or bre a k t he ent ire ensemble. The best way to ensure a good look is by adding some pattern or texture. Cable-knit patterns in a chunky scarf or warm beanie have that cozy and comforting look, making the outfit perfect for cold weather. Darker beanies can accessorize a gre at hair day or keep t he outfit flowing upwards, bringing attention to that bright smile. Lighter hats can add a pop of color to black- and gray-centered outfits to help keep the gloom away. Shiny buckles on warm boots, suede textures covering booties or two-toned shoes keep feet interesting once they are out of the snow. Boots with a little extra heel can be unpredictable in slippery, icy weather, but a good pair of

socks can easily help. And you can accentuate solid colored boots with fun-colored socks or kneehigh knit socks for taller boots.

“Adding variety draws attention to your great look and makes even the simplest outfit that much more interesting.” With warm weather feeling far away, adding a floral design to a winter outfit through scarves

and sweaters is a good way to try to channel spring. Dark blue and white, or brighter red floral patterns, can accessorize sweaters and shirts. A patterned pocket on a solid color sweater or a floral detailing on a shirt can usher in the upcoming season in a subtle way. Accessorizing with patterns or jewelry is an important part of any outfit. Adding variety draws attention to your great look and makes even the simplest outfit that much more interesting. Little details like these allow your favorite casual ensembles to transform into s omething formal or a go-to date night look. Embrace the little details, and never take them for granted. They are always reliable and readily available.

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Discounts for college students help save money on food, entertainment, services

Local businesses offer special deals for college students by GRACE MARCHIONE

eing a college student has its perks. With the simple swipe of a card, we have access to full meals, gym equipment and laundry machines. For many of us, there are few expenses we have to worry about — and yet, when it comes time to make an actual purchase, we cross our fingers in hopes that our debit card won’t be declined. The struggle is real. But there is hope, friends. Many local businesses take pity on our kind and are willing to offer discounts on a range of products and services. Read on to find out where you can take advantage of these offers. Adventure Sports in Hershey, Pa. has a buy-one-getone-free deal on 15 minute laser tag sessions. If you’ve never visited Adventure Sports, it is about a 10 minute drive from campus and has plenty of indoor and outdoor activities. While the hours of operation are limited during the winter, it’s a great option for when the weather becomes warmer and you’re itching to do something fun and different. Redeem this offer via AroundCampus, which is available on the app store (or online at www. aroundcampus.com).

“For many of us, there are few expenses we have to worry about — and yet, when it comes time to make an actual purchase, we cross our fingers in hopes that our debit card won’t be declined. Many local businesses take pity on our kind and are willing to offer discounts on a range of products and services.”

Photo:Nelli Orozco

The smaller details in an outfit can add to its unique qualities and make it more interesting. Accessories and patterns — like the one pictured on the sweatshirt pocket above — can transform entire ensembles.

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The most important kind of discounts (in my perspective, at least) are those having to do with food. At Subway, you can get a six inch sub free when you buy another six inch sub and a fountain drink. And if a friend’s birthday is coming up, or you just happen to really love cake, you can get $5 off $50 at Linda’s Cakery in Mount Joy, Pa. Again, see AroundCampus for access to these coupons. I can’t think of a single person who doesn’t love pizza. With a valid student ID, you can get 25% off “any pizzas of regular menu price” at Papa John’s. At Metro Express, you can get an extra-large cheese pizza plus a 2-liter soda for $8.99. I’ll be honest, I’m getting ravenous just thinking about it. Folklore Coffee and Company, as most students know, offers a 10 percent discount on food and beverages to Elizabethtown College students. Some other businesses within walking distance of campus — including Salon 40 and Pita Pit on Market Street — will offer discounts with a student ID. When in doubt, you can always ask; it’s always worth questioning if there are savings involved. Don’t be afraid to seek out these offers and share them with your friends; we are all in the same boat and surely want to save as much cash as possible.

Photo: Luke Mackey

Though most services and food available for purchase on campus can be paid for with a swipe of a student ID, making purchases at off-campus venues requires cash. Some local businesses offer discounts for college students to lower these expenses.

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Sports

February 5, 2015

Steals record falls, Jays stay in fourth

in Etown athletics... The men’s basketball team fell at the University of Scranton on Saturday, 65-43. The Blue Jays traveled to face Catholic University last evening and came away with another loss, evening their record at 6-6 in the Landmark Conference. Phil Wenger broke the all-time steals record in the loss to Catholic, recording his 236th career steal. The women’s basketball team dropped its contest with nationallyranked University of Scranton on Saturday before bouncing back to defeat Catholic University last night. The Blue Jays are now 7-5 in the Landmark. Wrestler and junior Bryan Pflanz finished sixth overall at the Pete Willson-Wheaton Invitational, the best finish of any Blue Jay wrestler. The men’s and women’s track and field teams competed at the Bison Open & Multi last weekend, with two Blue Jays breaking school records. First-year Brittianni Phillips and senior Amelia Tearnan both rewrote the record book in their respective events. The men’s and women’s swim teams ended their dual seasons with losses to Frostburg State University. The men fell 168-82, while the women fought hard to a 135-124 defeat.

in the NCAA... In the latest Associated Press (AP) Top 25 poll released on Monday afternoon, the undefeated Kentucky Wildcats received every vote on their way to a unanimous number one ranking. Previously undefeated Virginia Cavaliers fell to Duke University on Saturday for its first loss of the season, dropping them to third in the rankings. Gonzaga University rose to the number two spot in the poll while Duke and the University of Wisconsin rounded out the top five. In a stunning announcement, Duke Blue Devils Head Coach Mike Krzyzewski, who just recently reached 1000 career wins, dismissed junior guard Rasheed Sulaimon from the team, saying Sulaimon “did not live up to standards,” and was an attitude problem for the program. Sulaimon is the first player to every be dismissed from a Krzyzewski-coached team in his 35 years.

in the pros... The New England Patriots defeated the Seattle Seahawks to win Super Bowl XLIX, 28-24, in one of the greatest championship games in NFL history. The Seahawks blew a 10-point lead after the third quarter, allowing the Patriots to complete the largest fourth quarter comeback in Super Bowl history. It had been 10 years since Tom Brady’s last Super Bowl victory, twice losing to the New York Giants in recent years. Brady was named Super Bowl MVP for the third time in his career, tying Joe Montana for the most all-time.

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The men’s basketball team dropped its sixth Landmark Conference game of the season last night on the road at the Catholic University. With four games left, the men will try to secure a playoff spot.

by RYAN SANDELL

he Elizabethtown men’s basketball team fell to the University of Scranton this past weekend, by a score of 65-43 in favor of the Royals. The first half was back and forth, with the two teams trading the lead often. However, midway through the half, Scranton showed signs of pulling away, jumping out to a 26-15 lead. The half ended 28-20 with Scranton in the lead, which left hope for the Blue Jays to rally back and win with another half to play. At the start of the second half, the Royals quickly made the score 30-20, jumping out to a double digit lead. They did not look back, only allowing Etown within five points at one time in the second half. It was the closest the Blue Jays would come. Senior Lee Eckert finished the game with a team-high 13 points. Seniors Evan Hathaway and Phil Wenger came in behind, with eighth and six, respectively. The team finished the game 32.7 percent from the field, which is a drop from their previous games, where they were hovering in the low 40 percent range. “We played really hard on Saturday and played solid defense throughout the whole game,” sophomore center Josh Eden said of the Blue Jays’ performance. “However, we just couldn’t consistently put the ball in the hoop. We had a chance in the second half to make a run but just could not score.” The Jays were unable to make anything of the chances they were offered. Senior guard Joe Bodnar also had an opinion about the Blue Jays’ defense. “As a team, we played good defense. We also played really hard throughout,” he said. Eden said Head Coach Bob Schlosser was relatively upbeat. “He was disappointed about the loss, but thought we played extremely hard and never quit. It just came down to us not being able to hit shots,” Eden said. Bodnar’s comments mirrored Eden’s. “The coaches thought we played very hard and our effort was there, but we just

didn’t make shots,” Bodnar said. “Our defense kept us in the game but our offense let us down.” Last night, the team traveled to Washington, DC, to face a strong Catholic University squad. Sitting at 17-3, 9-0 at home, Catholic is the top seed in the Landmark Conference. The Cardinals are the only Landmark team to have already clinched a playoff spot. The Blue Jays hoped to learn from their last loss and grab the win at Catholic. “Just like with any loss we’ll learn from it and try to improve and get better as a team. We’ll really try to focus on execution and making shots,” Bodnar said. “If we want to make a run in the playoffs we will definitely see Scranton again and use our first two losses against them as some motivation.” Eden’s feelings were more succinct, and definitely directed right at the looming figure of the Catholic Cardinals, “We are going to have two solid days of practice and go out on Wednesday confident as ever and try to beat a very good Catholic University team.” The Blue Jays started the game shooting 64 percent from the field, grabbing an 18-6 lead over the Cardinals. Catholic fought back to cut the deficit to one at halftime, 34-33. Eckert led all scorers at the half with 14 points, while senior Tyler Simpkiss chipped in with 11. Catholic turned up the heat in the second half, turning a once 12-point deficit into a 60-50 lead over the Blue Jays late into the game. Etown fought hard to get back into the game, tying the game at 62 on a steal and fastbreak layup by Wenger. Wenger’s steal was his 236 of his career, setting the all-time men’s basketball steals record. Catholic knocked down free throws with under a minute to go and held Etown without a good shot on their final few possessions, escaping with a 68-65 win over the Blue Jays. The Blue Jays still hold sole possession of fourth place in the Landmark Conference with a 6-6 record and a one game lead over Drew University and Juniata College.

Phillips, Tearnan turn in record breaking performances for track and field Two Blue Jays’ rewrite record book at Bison Open & Multi, await next Invitational by GABRIELLE WEISFELD

he Elizabethtown College women’s track and field team traveled to Lewisburg, Pa. to compete in the Bison Open & Multi hosted by Bucknell University on Friday, Jan. 30 and Saturday, Jan. 31. First-year Brittianni Phillips got the Jays moving on Friday as she broke the school record in the shot put. Senior Amelia Tearnan followed that up with her own school record-breaking performance on Saturday, Jan. 31. Phillips’ throw of 11.62m (38’11/2”) was over one foot farther than her previous record of 11.28m (37’0-1/4”). Sophomore Amanda Porter also threw farther than 11.28m, creating a new personal best of 11.49m (37’8-1/2”) and moved from third to second on Etown’s all-time list in this event. “Coming in as a freshman is hard and intimidating, but I have an awesome team surrounding me, so anything is possible,” Phillips said. Phillips and Porter have two of the top three best throws in the shot put in the Landmark Conference. The Jays had three of the top

13 finishers in the mile run, two of these runners were graduate student Eileen Cody and Tearnan. Cody was sixth overall in 5:11.33, moving her from fifth to fourth on the program’s top ten list. Tearnan finished in 5:11.51 for seventh overall and jumped from eighth to fifth in the rankings. With their combined times, Cody and Tearnan are now moved into the top 40 in Division III for this event. In addition, sophomores Casey Quinto and Brianna Earnshaw improved their times in the mile. Quinto’s time of 5:23.19 was a new personal record. Quinto, Earnshaw, Cody and Tearnan gave Etown four of the top five mile times in the Landmark. A year after setting the school record in the 500-meter run, sophomore Alexis Groce was ready to beat her time. However, she was within a second and a half of doing so and finished second overall in 1:20.56. “I am pretty satisfied with this result,” Groce said. “I feel very positively about this season!” First-year Kelsey Brady was eighth in the 500-meter run and joined the top ten list with the fifth-best time in the program’s his-

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The Elizabethtown women’s track and field team competed in Lewisburg, Pa. at the Bison Open & Multi this past weekend. First-year Brittianni Phillips and senior Amelia Tearnan each broke school records at the meet. Phillips rebroke her shot put record, while Tearnan broke the 1,000-meter record.

tory with a time of 1:22.46. Firstyear Lia Chak also added her name to the all-time list, and was ranked ninth with a time of 1:27.40. The Blue Jays ended on a positive note as the 4x400-meter relay

team of Tearnan, Brady, sophomore Kelsey Detweiler and Groce ran the sixth-fastest time in school history at 4:11.87. They were ninth overall and have the top relay time in the Landmark Conference to

date. The women’s track and field team will compete at the Seamus McElligott Invitational at Haverford College on Saturday, Feb. 7 at 11 a.m.

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Men’s swim falls in season finale Trama leads men’s track and field at Bison Open by ZACHARY THOMSON

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The men’s swim team fell to Frostburg State University on Friday in the team’s season finale, 168-82. The Landmark Conference Championships will start on Friday, Feb. 13 in Maryland.

by CODY MILLER

he Elizabethtown men’s swim team battled against Frostburg State University on Friday, Jan. 30 at the Bobcat Natatorium in their final meet before heading into the Landmark Championships in February. The Blue Jays were unable to prevail as they lost 168-82 which brought their record to 2-7 overall and 1-2 in the Landmark Conference. Senior Frank Capria took first place in the 400-meter and 800-meter freestyle. He secured the team’s first win by starting off strong in the 800m freestyle. He was uncontested and took first place with a time of 9:39.99 which was about 10 seconds faster than his time at Lebanon Valley in November, Etown’s only other meet in a meter pool. “I liked that my converted times stayed consistent with my times on Wednesday,” said Capria. “My backstroke needs to be worked on these next two weeks before going into the championships.” Capria also clocked in with a 4:37.98 in the 400-meter freestyle. This time was about 10 seconds better than his previous races and enable him to take first place in both long distance events. First-year David Foery secured Elizabethtown’s consecutive win when he took first place in the 200-meter freestyle and shave off six-hundredths of a second of his previous best by clocking in at 2:08.52. Foery narrowly defeated Frostburg State’s James Williams by a little more than a second. Despite Capria and Foery’s performances, Frostburg State (3-10) finished 2-3-4 in the races that Etown won which cancelled out the Blue Jay’s nine points with nine of their own. The team finished off the meet with a win in the 200-meter freestyle relay after Frostburg was disqualified. The relay team, which consisted of juniors Etownian Business Manager Conner Land and Omar Zabala, sophomore Jake Stonecipher and first-year Clayton Leab, scored a time of

2:04.95 with Leab recording its fastest 50 split from his lead off with a 27.72. “It was a good meet to let everyone swim what they wanted and to try and get better times to be seeded better for championships,” Land said. “It also allowed our coach to see what he should focus on the next two weeks for each individual swimmer.” Etown will be taking the next two weeks to prepare for the Landmark Conference Championships, held Feb. 13 to 15 at the Germantown Indoor Swim Center in Boyds, Md. This will be the first time Etown will compete in the Landmark Championships. “I think the team is trying to make a good first impression since this is our first time swimming at the Landmarks Championships,” Land said. “I know for the seniors especially, they are hoping to have great swims and hopefully make the podium. Everyone is still trying to get their best times and place.” In preparation for the championships, the team has made adjustments in the way they are training as well as in the event selection for their meets. In the meet against Frostburg, Foery moved into the 50-meter butterfly and Capria moved into the 50-meter backstroke. They also began the process of tapering their muscles in order to give their bodies a chance to rebuild for the championships. Even though their regular season record was not promising they are still hoping to finish the season strong and try to record their best times at the championships. “I think as a team we have made great strides and have had struggles,” Land said. “Overall, I feel that we are closer as a team, and everyone has gotten great times. We hope to carry a positive attitude into the championship. The freshman have definitely come in and showed that they can work hard and compete at a college level. The seniors have stayed focused and put all of their hearts into their final season, and each senior will be missed by every swimmer.”

he Elizabethtown College men’s track and field team had a strong showing last weekend at Bison Open & Multi hosted by Bucknell University located in Lewisburg, Pa. Senior Zach Trama of West Chester, Pa. reaffirmed his position as one of the top 50 student athletes in the 3,000 meter run. Trama took second in the mile run out of 61 other competitors finishing with a personal best of 4:17:49, which is the sixth-fastest time in the programs history. “Individually I am very pleased with how I performed this weekend. I didn’t really have anything to lose in any of my races, so I didn’t feel any pressure,” Trama said. Three other Blue Jays had personal best times in the mile event as well. Junior Ryan Conway finished with a 4:32.94. Following Conway was sophomore Ian Kulis with a time of 4:41.36 and sophomore Nate Liebsch broke the five-minute mark for the first time with a 4:54.37. Trama continued the trend he set during the 3,000-meter event with a sixth overall finish in the 1,000m clocking in with a time of 2:38.07. Trama’s time is the third fastest in the program’s history, with junior Sam Brooks securing the fourth fastest time with a 2:40.90 finish placing two spots behind Trama. Kulis, sophomore Michael Twist and Liebsch took the sixth, ninth and tenth best times in program history, respectively. In the 500-meter event first-year Tom Fitzgerald and senior Bryan Baldwin placed sixth and ninth, respectively. Fitzgerald’s time of 1:10.02 is the fifth fastest for the Blue Jays and Baldwin earned the eighth fastest with a time of 1:11.10. Sophomore Alex Pankiw completed the event with a time of 1:13.96, placing him fourteenth overall. Other highlights for Etown in-

cluded sophomore Max Mahan finishing fourth in the 1.90 m jump with a distance of 1.89m (6’2-1/4”). Mahan is currently second in the Landmark Conference for this event. Senior Dan Gresh finished tenth out of 47 in the 3,000-meter race with a time of 8:55.70. Head Coach Joel Hoffsmith said that this was Gresh’s best 3,000-meter race yet. First-year Mitch Schlegel attempted to better his best time of 23.43 in the 200-meter dash on Friday, however, he clocked in just shy of his previous time at 23.45.

“At this point, with additional work, we will be ready for the Landmark Championships.”

~ Zach Trama

“The team performance was very inspiring on both the men’s and women’s sides,” Trama said. “We had a lot of solid performances by a wide variety of people, but there is always room to improve.” With the Landmark Conference Championships just around the corner, Hoffsmith said, “At this point with additional work we will be ready for the Landmark Championships.” Trama also had feelings about the approaching competition. “The result of the meet will be determined before it begins. It is being played out right now by every decision that every athlete makes in and out of practice,” he said. “We have been doing the right things as a team and by the time the conference meet rolls around I think we will be ready to contend for the title.” On Saturday, Feb. 7, the Blue Jays will attend the Seamus McElligott Invitational at Haverford College. The event will begin at 11 a.m.

Women’s basketball earns gritty victory over Catholic

Blue Jays fall to 14th ranked Crusaders, bounce back against Catholic to take over fourth place by BRIAN LUKACSY

n Saturday, the Elizabethtown College women’s basketball team traveled to the University of Scranton to face a Royals team that was ranked 14th in the nation by D3hoops.com. The Royals entered the game with a 17-2 overall record and an almost unblemished 9-1 record in the Landmark Conference. Before the game, the Blue Jays sat in fifth place in the Landmark Conference standings, one-half game behind Moravian College for the fourth and final playoff spot. “We were definitely nervous because they are such a good team, but at the same time we gave them a good game last time we played them,” sophomore guard Nikki Thompson said. “We got hurt by their bigs inside and three-point shooters last time, so we experimented with different defenses this time to try to stop that.” Etown struggled with shooting all day, making just 22.5 percent of their shots in the first half before raising their shooting percentage to 25 percent by the end of the game. The Blue Jays did not connect on any of their 10 three-point shots attempted. On the other hand, Scranton shot 50 percent from the floor in the first half and connected on 14 of their 17 free throws in the first half. The Royals opened a 40-16 advantage at halftime. The Royals also outrebounded the Blue Jays 47-27, leading to 18 second chance

points for Scranton. The Blue Jays’ lone bright spot came from senior forward Taylor Alwine who, despite her team’s tough shooting day, made all six of her shots from the field. Alwine finished with 12 points for the game, leading Etown in scoring. Nine other Blue Jays scored in the game, but aside from Alwine, no one could register more than four points. Scranton kept the pressure on, outscoring Etown 29-18 in the second half to cruise to a 69-34 Landmark Conference victory, solidifying their spot atop of standings. Etown looked to put the game behind them and take it as a learning experience. “Coach Gorman always tells us to play our game and focus on doing what we do best to succeed, so we don’t watch a lot of film,” Thompson said. “I think if we face them again in the future it would be beneficial to watch film and change some things up that didn’t work this past game. The last few games are really important in order for us to secure a spot in the playoffs, so for now we need to move on and forget about the game and face the rest of the teams with confidence.” The Blue Jays, who dropped to 6-5 in the Landmark Conference, entered last night’s game at Catholic University still just one-half game out of the fourth spot due to Moravian College’s loss to Catholic on Saturday. However, Juniata College’s victory over Drew University

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After Saturday’s Landmark Conference defeat to the University of Scranton on the road, the Blue Jays bounced back to defeat Catholic University at home. Etown will honor its seniors on Saturday.

pulled the Eagles into a fifth place tie with the Blue Jays. Catholic entered last night’s contest with an 8-3 Landmark Conference record and sat in third place in the standings. With only four conference games remaining before the Landmark playoffs begin on Feb. 25, the Blue Jays will need to remain confident heading into each game. “Personally, I have a lot of confidence in our team and our abilities,” Thompson said. “If we work together and execute, I believe we

have the talent to win out. Each player contributes something different and we need everyone to have confidence in what they can do so we can work together and win these last games.” In a big Landmark Conference matchup between the Blue Jays and the Cardinals, Etown took full advantage of the opportunity. Junior guard Rachel Forjan turned in one of her best offensive performance of the season, scoring 25 points on seven of 13 shooting from the field. All seven of Forjan’s

field goals came from beyond the 3-point line. Junior guard Alyssa Aichele played a solid game, scoring nine points and grabbing eight rebounds in the win. Sophomore guard Krissy Pennell ran the point for the Blue Jays, dishing out three assists and scoring nine points. The Blue Jays are now 7-5 in the Landmark Conference and have taken over the fourth and final playoff spot after Moravian College’s loss to Scranton. Etown will host Goucher College Saturday at 2p.m. and honor its three seniors.

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February 5, 2015

Pflanz takes sixth at Peter Willson-Wheaton Invitational by KARLEY ICE

unior Bryan Pflanz placed sixth at the Pete Wilson-Wheaton Invitational in Illinois on Friday, Jan. 30 and Saturday, Jan. 31. The Elizabethtown College wrestling team took eight individuals to the competition to face-off against an array of teams, nine of which were nationally-ranked. Junior Mike Lammer was confident about the weekend. “I expect the whole squad to make it on the podium over the weekend,” he said. “Everyone has the ability to place top eight and I believe we can place everyone in the top eight.” Despite high hopes, Pflanz was the only

wrestler for Etown to make it to the podium. Pflanz was the only wrestler to compete on Saturday after three wins on Friday. Two of the wins were against seeded wrestlers. Pflanz was victorious over Charlie Heyob from Mount St. Joseph University. Then, a medical forfeit from John Carrol University’s Sal Corrao put Pflanz in the quarterfinals of the 133 pound weight class. However, Pflanz went to the consolation bracket after a 1-8 loss against Joseph Her of the University of Wisconsin-Parkside. After the defeat, Pflanz rebounded with a 5-2 upset over fourth-seeded Brendan Gould from Augustana College, which would guarantee him two matches on Saturday and

Women’s dual season ends in loss to Frostburg by MONICA VENTURELLA

he Elizabethtown College women’s swim team left Frostburg State University in defeat on Friday, Jan. 30. Frostburg came up with wins in the final two events, snatching the competition away from Etown with a final score of 135-124. Heading into the second to last event, the 200-meter individual medley, the Blue Jays held a tight two-point lead of 113-111, but with strong finishes from Frostburg going 1-2, pushed the Bobcats in the front. With one event to go, the 200-meter free relay, the Blue Jays had one last opportunity to turn the meet in their favor. Starting the 200 free relay was junior Rachel Engelhardt who stayed close, giving senior Tara Deisher room to take the lead halfway through the race with a 30.11 50-meter split. Graduate student Kimberly Cosgrove held the lead Deisher created and anchor junior Joni Fleming clocked the second fastest split by any swimmer in the race with a split time of 29.57. Unfortunately, Frostburg first-year Macey Nitchie beat the time with a split of 27.51 to steal the win from the Blue Jays. Leader of the relay, Engelhardt, was successful. She swam the freestyle in the medley relay which was comprised of all juniors. She enjoyed swimming in a relay with her classmates. Her next event was the 200 freestyle. Although she said she could have raced better, she pulled through with a second place finish. Engelhardt also placed second in the 100 freestyle. Her Frostburg competitor was the same in both of these races. Engelhardt, who just completed a semester abroad at James Cook University in Australia used this meet to hone her skills and secure her spot in the Landmark Conference. She was able to work on her sprinting, starts and turns. Only able to swim in four meets, Engelhardt pushed herself, trying to secure lower seed times for going into the Landmark Conference meet. Battling the flu just a week ago during a meet against McDaniel College, she gained her strength back quickly to succeed in both meets. “The team as a whole did very well... with so many close races for both the women’s and men’s team,

it was a great meet to watch and be involved in,” Engelhardt said. Graduate student Kimberly Cosgrove had another amazing meet just after winning the 500 and 1,000 yard freestyle events against McDaniel at the home meet. She claimed the 800-meter freestyle and the 400-meter freestyle in 10:11.48 and 5:05.32, respectively. She improved her 800-meter time by 50 seconds. Junior Amanda Long excelled in a tight race in the 100-meter breaststroke. Long out touched her opponent at the wall by seven hundredths of a second with a winning time of 1:20.52. Long also finished second by just one hundredth of a second in the 50 meter breaststroke with a time of 37.44. Choosing to swim in an extended meet in a sprint format, the Blue Jays and the Bobcats both excelled in the sprinting events. Blue Jay junior Bonnie Lisk won the uncommon 50 meter backstroke in a time of 34.94, besting her opponent by half a second. Lisk later competed in the 100-meter backstroke, helping the Blue Jays sweep the event with a winning time of 1:15.80. Lisk also swam butterfly in the 200-meter medley relay. She was pleased with how she performed individually and how the team performed. Going into the home stretch with the Landmark Conference meet approaching, Lisk used this meet to work on her speed. This meet was a little different than most dual meets, so Lisk and her teammates had some fun with the lineup. Their coach placed people in events that they might not usually have a chance to ever swim in and had senior, junior and sophomore class relay teams. Lisk is happy with her season so far. Overcoming injuries this season, Lisk has still been hitting her normal times and achieving season bests which she couldn’t be happier about. Looking forward to the Landmark Conference meet, she is excited to see what is in store for her and her teammates. The Blue Jays will spend the next few weeks tapering for their first Landmark Conference playoff meet starting on Feb. 13 in Boyds, Md.

Feb. 5

the possibility of placing as high as fifth and no lower than eighth. Pflanz recorded his fourth pin of the season in just 75 seconds in his first match of the consolation quarter finals on Saturday against another seeded opponent. In the consolation semifinals, he faced Sean Ambrocio, a returning 125-pound All-American and nationally-ranked wrestler. Ambrocio defeated the Etown junior 4-1. In the battle for fifth place, Pflanz lost an 11-9 fight against Martino Balsiger from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, earning him sixth place and a 4-3 record for the weekend. His season record after the weekend improved to 9-14. “I’m pretty content with the results from this weekend since it was the best I wrestled all season, but I still feel like there’s a lot of room to improve,” Pflanz said. “The biggest challenge was having to bounce back after my quarterfinal loss and beat the fourth seed to move on the second day.” Other wrestlers also faced tough competition while at the tournament. Etown’s active career wins leader, senior Zeke Zimmer, lost his opening match, 3-7, to returning NCAA qualifier Jamie Jakes. However, Zimmer came back in his next face-off at 174 pounds with a 16-0 victory. In the next round Zimmer fell four points short of this opponent, 5-9. Lammer, at 149 pounds, received a first-round bye and then faced defending weight class champion, Dan Miriam, from John Carrol University. Miriam, the defending weight class champion, defeated Lammer, 9-1, sending him to the consolation bracket. Lammer rebounded in

Feb. 6 @ King’s (Pa.)

Junior Bryan Pflanz finished sixth at the Peter Willson-Wheaton Invitational over the weekend, the best finish of any Blue Jay wrestler over the weekend.

his next match, winning 4-3 over Western New England University’s Sean McAllister. A 2-5 loss to a seeded opponent in the next round would end Lammer’s chances of advancement. Junior Chad Lammer lost in his first match, but responded in the next with a 7-6 victory over Dylan Dolph from Ohio Northern University. Lammer continued success in the 141-pound weight class with a 14-5 win, but lost a 4-2 battle to eighth-seed Josh Decatur from Baldwin Wallace University. Sophomore Luke Fernandez, at 184 pounds, has been strong, winning seven out of eight matches since the start of 2015. He advanced to the quarterfinals of his weight due to a bye and an injury default. When Fernandez reached the mat, and Augustana College opponent pinned him in 3:41. In Fernandez’s consolation match, he fell short of victory by one point in a 9-10 loss. The team is hopeful for upcom-

ing competition. “Our team has had some moments of really good performances and other moments where we can definitely build upon,” Mike Lammer said. “It would have been nice to have put together a stronger first semester but the second semester is a new start and a bunch of our guys are excited to have a successful finish. We know what we have to do to get to the national tournament and we have a group of guys who are willing to put in the work to get there.” Pflanz is also optimistic when looking to compete in the postseason. “I feel really good looking forward to the remainder of the season because I feel like myself and our team will keep improving and be fully ready to go come the postseason,” he said. The Blue Jays will head to King’s College in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. for a match at 7 p.m. against the Monarchs on Friday, Feb. 6.

Athlete of the Week Bryan Pflanz by BRIAN LUKACSY Junior wrestler Bryan Pflanz took home a sixth place finish at last weekend’s Pete Willson-Wheaton Invitational in Wheaton, Ill. Pflanz, who competes in the 133 pound weight class, recorded his fourth pin of the season on his way to four wins in seven matches. Pflanz has wrestled strong this season, helping the Blue Jays earn three wins and stand tough against some of the top competition Division III has to offer.

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Major: Communications Hometown:

Favorite place to visit: Sea Isle City, N.J.

In 10 years, I want to be … Rich. Favorite Etown Memory:

Hatfield, Pa.

Favorite athlete/sports team:

Jerome Bettis/Pittsburgh Steelers

All the van rides to tournaments with the team

Hardly anyone knows that... I don’t like cheese Favorite Jay’s Nest item: Buffalo chicken sandwich Favorite musician/band: Kid Ink Favorite movies: “Hitch”

Feb. 7 @ Messiah Open M/W Bball vs. Goucher

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@ Seamus McElligott Invitational

Feb. 8

Greatest Etown accomplishment:

Taking sixth place at the Pete Willson-Wheaton Invitational

Greatest wrestling accomplishment: Still yet to come I started wrestling at age... 6

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Feb. 11 W Bball @ Muhlenberg