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Vol. 110. Issue 19
Thursday, April 10, 2014
Kirgan earns Fulbright to teach in Turkey by KELLY MOORE
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lizabethtown College recently announced that Shanna Kirgan, a senior English education major, received a Fulbright award that will allow her to continue her studies in Turkey. The Fulbright Award offers many different kinds of scholarships, such as research grants, music and art-specific grants and foreign policy fellowships. Kirgan received an award that will allow her to spend approximately nine months in Turkey, where she will work as an English teaching assistant (ETA) alongside a Turkish professor in a university setting.
“Kirgan is currently student teaching and became interested in the Fulbright program as a result of her participation in the Called to Lead program at Etown,” Associate Professor of English John Rohrkemper said. “She decided she wanted to bring her interest in teaching English to another country to embody the college’s motto ‘Educate for Service’ on an international level. This is a great honor for her, the English department and the College, but it also is a rigorous challenge for Kirgan to honorably represent herself and her country to the world. I have no doubt she will rise to that challenge.”
Photo: Stephen Hajcak
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Senior Shanna Kirgan, an English Education major, received a Fulbright that will allow her to serve as an ETA in Turkey.
Rwanda genocide survivor Sophomore class organizes Color 4.5k shares life experiences
Photo: Stephen Hajcak
Dr. Joseph Sebarenzi is a survivor of the 1994 Rwanda genocide. He recalls those events in his memoir,“God Sleeps in Rwanda.”
by SAMANTHA WEISS
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ne of the fondest memories of my childhood in Rwanda is of swimming in Lake Kivu as a boy ... From the lake, I could climb a steep hill to our house, which was surrounded by
avocado trees. Eucalyptus trees dotted the farm, their sweet scent carried on the breeze that slipped between its branches and blew across our banana and coffee plantations...” Dr. Joseph Sebarenzi wrote. SEE FEATURES PAGE 6
Photo: Steve Cox
On Sunday, over 500 people ran across campus in the first annual Etown Color Classic.The 4.5k run showered participants in colored powder.The Class of 2016 hosted the event, raising almost $4,000 for Arc of Lancaster.
by CAROLYN LUKIEWSKI
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n Sunday, April 6, the Elizabethtown College Class of 2016 held the
first Color Classic, a 4.5 kilometers run, during which participants were showered with colored powder. The Class of 2016 had been brainstorming a large-scale event
Professor receives Fulbright to travel to Vietnam by ANDREW CALNON
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r. Margaret “Peggy” McFarland, professor of social work, has received an award which will allow her to share her expertise in Vietnam for an entire year. McFarland applied for a Fulbright for the second time in August of 2013; her application was reviewed and later accepted in the United States. Her application was then sent to Vietnam to be reviewed. About two weeks ago, McFarland was notified that she has been
“The College has been very supportive. It’s an honor for the College, and it’s something they are very pleased about.” - Margaret McFarland
selected to receive the award. McFarland, who has been a practicing social worker for over 30 years, specializes in the field of aging. McFarland will use her Fulbright scholarship in Vietnam. “I became interested in the culture and the practice of social work in Vietnam because I have been fortunate enough to have participated in four shortterm humanitarian trips to Vietnam,” McFarland said. SEE MCFARLAND PAGE 3
‘House’ script coordinator, Swanson directs award- alumnus offers industry insight winning play by NOEL ABASTILLAS
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r. Michael Swanson, associate professor of theatre and director of theatre and dance, earned a Certificate of Merit from the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF) for his direction of “Looks Like Rain,” a short play. The festival took place last January at West Chester University. The KCACTF is a national theater program involving 18,000 students from colleges and universities nationwide which has served as a catalyst in improving the quality of college theater in the United States. The festival was a chance for everyone involved, both students and professors, to have their work responded to by college professors and critics. The program is broken up into eight geographic regions with regional chairs who coordinate the events. Certificates of Merit recognize excellence in art. SEE SWANSON PAGE 2
Photo: Allison Kelly
Alumnus Dustin Paddock came to campus on April 2 to discuss his experiences as a script coordinator for several hit television series, SEE FEATURES PAGE 5 including, “House,” “Monk,” “Nashville” and more.
that could bring together not only students, but also members of the of the community. SEE COLOR PAGE 2
CCCE selects new director by BRIAN LUKACSY
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he Center for Community and Civic Engagement announced that Matthew Ascah will be its director beginning August 1, 2014. Ascah will be taking over for longtime director Nancy Valkenberg. The selection came after work done by a search committee made up of faculty, staff and students. “Dr. Elizabeth Coyle chaired that committee and recommended that the College appoint Ascah from a pool of strong candidates,” Provost and Senior Vice President Susan Traverso said. “I supported their recommendation.” Three candidates, including Ascah, were brought to campus as finalists for the position. “Ascah was selected from a talented pool of candidates based on his experience and leadership in community-based learning and social justice programming in curricular and co-curricular contexts,” Coyle said. “The search committee members were impressed with Ascah’s emphasis on creating sustainable campus and community partnerships and a comprehensive assessment framework.” “Ascah brings strong experience leading community-based learning programs,” Traverso said. “As Etown looks to engage a larger number of students in community-based learning, service and research, Ascah’s experience will be crucially important. I am pleased that he decided to accept the appointment as director of CCCE.” According to Ascah, he is excited about working with everyone associated with the CCCE. “The Center has facilitated great work over the years, and I’m looking forward to continuing those initiatives while deepening our conversations about the structure and meaning of service in contemporary society,” he said. Ascah is a Pennsylvania native and graduated from the Schreyer Honors College of the Pennsylvania State University (PSU) with a bachelor’s degree in music. At PSU, Ascah facilitated and participated in service-learning projects focused on conflict resolution in Ireland and Norway. He went on to earn a graduate degree at Bowling Green State University in Ohio, teaching service-learning courses in cultural theory and critical media studies.
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Class of 2016 donates proceeds from first Color Classic
Photos: Luke Mackey, Jennifer Rank, Steve Cox
Some members of the class who had participated in similar activities, such as “The Color Run” or “Color Me Rad,” suggested hosting an event called the Etown Color Classic. Holding an event of this scale takes months of planning, but the Class of 2016 knew from the beginning that it would donate much of its proceeds to a non-profit organization. “We decided to support the Arc of Lancaster County because, as a class, we believed in their mission and some of our student senators have worked with them in the past,” Erik Cianci, the class of 2016 president, said. From the proceeds, 75 percent went to Arc of Lancaster and the remaining 25 per-
cent went to replacing the magnolia tree on campus that had been taken down. “Although the class of 2016 may not be making a profit, we strongly feel that there are and will be a lot of positive benefits as a result of this race,” Cianci said. The Etown Color Classic was a brought about 500 runners and over 50 volunteers. “It was really fun and it went really well. You could tell there was a lot of planning involved. At the end, we did the color bomb, which is when everyone throws color in the air. It was awesome — a little hard to breathe — but awesome,” senior Kim Cosgrove, a participant of the run, said. According to Cianci, roughly 200 of the event’s participants were not students.
Anyone was welcome, so these additional participants could have been community members, people affiliated with Arc of Lancaster County or friends and family of students. Following the event, the class of 2016 donated $3997.23 to the Arc of Lancaster. The event began and ended on Cedar Street, but participants also traveled on Mt. Joy Street, Groff Avenue and Campus Road in addition to touring through campus. All who participated received a white T-shirt and sunglasses. The event garnered appreciation from participants. “It was really nice to see some of the faculty and their families involved. It was a neat opportunity to be able to be with them in a non-academic setting. I feel like you
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don’t see that at many schools, the faculty and students doing fun events like this together,” sophomore Brynne Kirsch, another participant, said. Being able to donate to the non-profit organization was certainly not the only benefit of this event. It helped to build a relationship with the Arc of Lancaster, provided an opportunity to bring the community and the College together and helped to replace the magnolia tree. Some members of the College community were upset with the removal of the tree and the class of 2016 felt that helping to replace it would be a noble act. “As students, we saw the value in the tree and will take the initiative to have it replanted so that it may be enjoyed for many generations to come,” Cianci said.
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Swanson earns merit for ‘Looks Like Rain’ Kirgan plans to use It is a subjective decision based on the reviewer who comes to watch the performance, and they make nominations in any area such as directing, acting, lighting or costumes. After the performance, the reviewer gives a brief critique, noting the strengths of the performance and highlighting concerns. “Looks Like Rain,” written by Carnegie Mellon graduate Laci Corridor, was a one of six plays to be given a staged reading, which is when actors read the playwright’s script with little rehearsal. There is little movement and no set or costume. They sit in chairs in a row with their scripts
on music stands; their only motion is to stand and read their lines. This is meant to place the audience’s focus on the script — the work of the playwright. The script is about strangers waiting for a train. One character is eccentric, while the rest respond positively or negatively to this character. To clearly portray the setting in the stage reading, Swanson aligned the actors diagonally from one end of the stage to other to simulate the idea of a train station. Swanson loves the “fast paced situation of being assigned work.” There’s a certain kind of work ethic that comes with the work
that he believes is a learning experience. One of the perks is that he is able to work with people he’s never worked with before and with students auditioning in places including New York, D.C. and Ohio. He considers it a “highpressure situation in which you can learn a lot. You get to practice the ability to make decisions quickly and assure the cast is on the same terms to execute the performance.” Swanson also received Certificates of Merit in the past. He was awarded Certificates of Merit for directing the play “Gint” in 2007 by Romulous Linney, and “Brilliant Traces”
in 2010, which he directed in Millersville. He also received two Certificates of Merit for Ensemble Acting for “Tempest” in 2009 and the “25th Annual Putnam Spelling Bee” for the collaboration between him and his actors. Swanson has been involved in the KCACTF for over 20 years. He first heard of the program as an undergraduate student. Later, he served as executive chair for Region III, the Great Lakes states and for Region VIII, the upper mid-west states. As chair, he coordinated the logistics of the festival. It was essentially an “unpaid 30-hour a week job.”
fellowship to teach English abroad Kirgan worked with Etown’s Assistant Director of Prestigious Scholarships and Fellowships Joel Janisewski to help make her application the best it could be. “I began the application in June. In all, we worked through nine drafts of my written application statement until I felt it was strong enough for submission in October. I received news in late January that I had passed the first round in the selection process, and just last week, I found out via email that I had been granted a place in the program. I hadn’t planned on hearing back either way for at least another month, so it came as a total shock!” She said. The Fulbright U.S. Student Program usually provides grants for an entire academic year and tends to cover all expenses. The applicant pool of recent graduates, undergraduates, master’s and doctoral students and young professionals is highly competitive with about 15 to 20 percent of applicants selected for a study and research grant. “Potential applicants for the Fulbright should definitely study abroad and start thinking about the Fulbright in more detail ideally by their junior year,” Janisewski said. “The faculty members at Etown encourage students to become more globally minded and to pursue meaningful work. Programs such as the Fulbright combine this attitude with the College’s mission to ‘Educate for Service.’ Etown may be small, but the success of our students and alumni demonstrates that we have competitive programs here, and we can do great things,” Kirgan said. Rohrkemper said, “I have taught Kirgan in several courses, sponsored her as a SCAD presenter and served as a member of the committee that recently awarded her honors in the discipline for English. She is an exceptional student who
will represent the College and America well in her tenure as a Fulbright scholar.” Kirgan is looking forward to exploring all that Turkey offers and learning about a culture much different from that of America. “I chose to go to Turkey because it was, originally, a country I knew very little about but felt very drawn towards. More than anything, I want to understand the duality of modernity and traditionalism that seems to exist in Turkish culture and how people are responding to recent changes. Despite what we hear or do not hear in the media, I simply want to get closer to the truth. The mission of the Fulbright program is to build mutual understanding between the United States and foreign countries, and this is exactly what I want to do, even if only on a small scale,” Kirgan said. “I w ant to e nc ou r age students to continually explore their options for after college and to be aware of the valuable resources we have here on campus. There are so many amazing opportunities out there and none are too far out of reach if you really work for it,” Kirgan said. According the Rohrkemper, the Fulbright awards were founded after World War II by J. William Fulbright, a former U.S. senator. “He was deeply committed to enhancing peaceful and constructive relationships between the United States and the rest of the world. Many of its programs send senior faculty scholars to various parts of the world and bring scholars from around the world to the United States. It also has programs for graduate and undergraduate students. It is among the most competitive and prestigious awards that any scholar can receive,” Rohrkemper said.
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Demolition of on-campus greenhouses creates space for fabrication lab by GWEN FRIES
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he greenhouses, which were previously attached to Esbenshade Hall, have been dismantled. The biology department had been the benefactors of the greenhouses. Assistant Professor of Biology Dr. David Bowne was one of the professors who had utilized the greenhouses, which had been used to store equipment and for student research projects. “Greenhouses take a lot of care,” Bowne said. While there was nothing specifically wrong with the greenhouses structurally, they were being underutilized; meanwhile, the physics and engineering students needed more room to work effectively. There were no courses in botany being taught. “It was about the misallocation of resources.” He explained that the space where the structures are located is needed for a fabrication lab for the department of physics and engineering. This lab will Photo: Stephen Hajcak house a workshop where students will The greenhouses next to Esbenshade were demolished. The space will be used for new have the opportunity to construct what fabrication labs for the physics and engineering department. The lab will have garage doors they need for labs, research projects and more. With this added space, students will large enough that a truck will be able to fit into the space.
be able to construct both a larger quantity of projects and projects on a greater scale. The new fabrication lab will have garage doors large enough that a truck will be able to fit into the space. Bowne believes that this new structure will make the physics and engineering department more attractive. The program is certified, meaning it is reviewed and certified by an outside agency. Not all undergraduate programs have this certification. The decision to replace the greenhouses with the new fabrication lab was made by a number of parties. The department of physics and engineering expressed the need for new resources and the decision was sent to the dean and provost. It was discussed and debated by the Board of Trustees. “Whenever there is construction on any campus, there are layers of bureaucracy you have to go through,” Bowne said. The department of biology was consulted because they were the primary benefactors of the greenhouses. According to Bowne, there are currently no plans to reconstruct the greenhouses elsewhere.
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McFarland to teach social work at Vietnam National University
Student Senate votes on campus scholarships, debates importance of allocation of College’s funds, prepares for executive cabinet elections
by LAUREN MERROTH
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he recent topic of discussion in Student S enate has been the College’s budget and the allocation of its funds. We took suggestions and evaluated programs for utility on campus. Costbenefit analysis was used to decide each program’s significance. Dean of Students Marianne Calenda asked for re c om m e n d at i ons of programs on campus that faculty may think are important but students may not. However, the C ollege do es p osition audits for different areas to look at the budget and how money is spent. For example, we looked at the study abroad program, which invests between one and 1.4 million dollars. If someone studies abroad, part of the comprehensive fee will go with them. The funds are raised to cover the rest of tuition at other schools. The second concern that was raised regarded Student Wellness, which has a large amount of student par ticipation. Health promotion in this academic year has had an attendance of 3,061 visits. Counseling Services has had 1,200 individual sessions and 120 group attendees. Student Wellness, which has a modest budget, spent less than $7,000 this year. Additionally, the College is mandated to offer some of the programs. Due to the low costs a n d h i g h u t i l i z at i o n , many members of Student Senate believe that Student Wel lne ss is op er at ing effectively. We also looked
at the 21-23 Student Patrol Officers (SPOs). Assistant Director of Campus Security Dale B oyer explained the necessity of SPOs and emphasized the importance of the extra set of eyes and ears on campus at night. They also transport students to the train station and airport, and work at special events as well. Student Senate also read through and voted on scholarships last week. There were several scholarships awarded to students for their contributions to the community and their leadership. In addition to deciding on the student scholarships, senate selected recipients for faculty and staff aw ard s . Wi n n e rs of these scholarships will be notified shortly. We chose the applicants who best exemplified the descriptions for each of the scholarships. Legislation was presented to be voted next week. This new legislation regarding the Finance Committee and the way funds are allocated to clubs will streamline the pro c e ss of re qu e st i ng money for clubs. In addition, it helps get new clubs started by allocating them a small sum to start. The second piece of legislation will cont inue to ma ke t he process easier for clubs by giving Student Senate full responsibility regarding clubs. Again, these have not yet been approved by the Senate body, but will be voted on this week. The Center for Student Success cleared the question about
withdrawing from a course at this point in the semester. With so little time left, students would still be considered a fulltime student with less than 12 credits. However, student athletes would need to check on their eligibility to play. The Academic Integrity Committee is reworking the Pledge of Integrity. The goal is to get everything on next year’s first meeting agenda of faculty assembly. In regard to class updates, the first-year c l a s s of 2 0 1 7 w i l l b e holding a community fair and picnic on April 12 on the BSC patio. They will be selling sunglasses and WWEC 88.3 will be playing music. The sophomore class just hoste d t he C olor Classic. The junior class, now that Junior/Senior is over, is working on class fundraising. Next Mond ay, t he y w i l l b e hosting a Spring Cleaning Sale in the KAV from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. T h e s e n i or c l a s s i s finishing everything for Senior Week; the schedule will be released shortly. T he y are a ls o r ais i ng funds for the class gift: a new bridge in the Dell. There is about $15,000 in the club allo cation account fund, so if your club is looking for funding and fits the requirements, please visit the Student Senate page or email. Student Senate would also like to thank everyone who came out for PRIDE Day last weekend. It was greatly appreciated. We encourage anyone that is interested to attend our next meeting tonight at 3:40 p.m. in Hoover 212.
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Dr. McFarland will teach social work classes at Vietnam National University in Ho Chi Minh City,Vietnam. She received a Fulbright after applying for the second time in August.
Currently, Vietnam is experiencing problems with the aging population and is struggling to provide services to help them. Since McFarland has a professional background in geriatrics, she promoted the idea that she would work with the Vietnam communities and help assess what their needs are for the elderly population. “My plan is to focus on the growing needs of the geriatric population in Vietnam and the accompanying need for trained geriatric social workers,” she said. McFarland will also be teaching social work classes at the Vietnam National University in Ho Chi Minh City at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities. She hopes to help them develop their social work curriculum by adding geriatrics into their program; the study of geriatrics is not common in social work programs around the world. She also hopes to develop their social work staff as a whole. Social work is a relatively new profession in Vietnam and is beginning to expand. The country doesn’t have many professional social workers with a lot of experience, so one of McFarland’s goals is to increase the number of social workers. McFarland also plans to spend time in the community
presenting seminars and workshops to different agencies to help social work students find field placements. One of the challenges that McFarland will face abroad is the language barrier. Vietnamese students are taught English in high school and are expected to know English at the university, but she expects there will still be comprehension challenges. She will be teaching her course work in English, because the university believes it is important for the social work students to learn in this language. “It will be important to be aware of the students’ different cultural backgrounds when teaching,” McFarland said. As for McFarland’s Vietnamese knowledge, she will be taking classes while completing her time abroad as well as consistently practicing over the summer. McFarland believes she is going to add more depth to their social work program. She will be providing them with background on actual practice skills as well as adding her geriatric expertise to their curriculum. While in Vietnam, McFarland also hopes to do some networking between the Vietnam National University and Etown. She would love to see more exchanges happen and have some of their students
attend Etown. She hopes to explore the national social work movement and define what it means in other countries. Vietnam and Etown are both associated with Brittany’s Hope, and McFarland hopes to get more insight on the organization while abroad and expand their relationship so that Etown students and faculty can reach more orphanages on their short-term trip in May. The U.S. Congress established the Fulbright Program in 1946 under legislation introduced by the late Senator J. William Fulbright of Arkansas. The purpose of the program is to create a mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries. The Fulbright Program operates in more than 155 countries worldwide and provided approximately 318,000 participants with the opportunity to study, teach or conduct research in each other’s countries and exchange ideas. Mc Far l an d i s on e of approximately 1,100 U.S. faculty and professionals who will travel abroad through the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Pro g r am i n 2 0 1 4 -2 0 1 5 . “The College has been very supportive,” McFarland said. “It’s an honor for the College, and it’s something they are very pleased about.”
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PRIDE Day 2014 motivates Jays, alumni to clean up campus
Photos: Kelly Moore
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lizabethtown College’s fifth annual PRIDE Program Volunteer Day was held on Saturday, April 5. The PRIDE program, standing for Promote, Recruit, Involve, Donate and Employ, was founded to engage all people in the Etown community. The first campus cleanup day was held on April 6, 1901. Today, the PRIDE Program has revived this tradition. The campus-wide event was planned and organized by the
Alumni Association and Student Senate. This year, there were 200 volunteers. Students, alumni, faculty and staff, as well as visiting students from Rutgers University, lent a hand to help clean up campus. During PRIDE Day, several projects were happening in different locations on campus with the uniting goal of cleaning up campus. Volunteers cleaned up around the lake, picked up trash across campus and mulched around Myer Residence Hall, the Dell and by Wolf Field. Momentum, a program to help students prepare for college life, helped to plant some trees on campus. More than 200 volunteers participated in the event this year.
Wosner’s performance concludes Monsters of the Steinway series by KAITLIN GIBBONEY
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o conclude the two-year celebration of Elizabethtown College’s new Steinway piano, the Monsters of the Steinway series featured Shai Wosner on the piano Saturday evening. During the concert, Wosner performed Franz Schubert’s “Piano Sonata in A Major” and “Piano Sonata in B-flat Major.” Wosner, a native of Israel, studied piano under Emanuel Krasovsky and composition, theory and improvisational techniques under André Hajdu. He continued to study at The Julliard School with Emanuel Ax. Wosner has been experienced in solo works of Schubert throughout the years, featuring a Schubert-themed recital at the Kennedy Center and at the Lincoln Center’s “Mostly Mozart” all Schubert-themed recital. In addition, Wosner released an album in 2011 featuring solo piano works by Schubert. In his concert repertoire, Wosner has performed with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, the National Ar ts C entre Orchestra, the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, t h e Wi s c o n s i n C h a m b e r O r c h e s t r a and the Atlanta, Baltimore, B erkeley, Cleveland, Dallas, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and San Francisco Symphony Orchestras. He also holds the Avery Fisher Career Grant and a BorlettiBuitoni Trust Award. The p erformances for the evening were split into two parts, separated by an intermission. The first part of the concert featured Schubert’s four-movement piece, “Piano Sonata in A Major,” with “Allegro,” “Andantino,” “Scherzo: Allegro vivace” and “Rondo: Allegretto.” Following intermission, Wosner closed the concert with another one of Schubert’s four-movement pieces, “Piano Sonata in B-flat Major,” with “Molto moderato,” “Andante sostenuto,” “Scherzo: Allegro vivace con delicatezza” and “Allegro ma non troppo.” While he was alive, Schubert’s composing career lasted 18 years. At the age of 26, Schubert was diagnosed with syphilis. Around this time, his works had changed with prevailing themes of hopelessness,
austerity, sparseness and terror, giving his works a quality of depth and darkness. He died in 1828 at the age of 31. Despite his short career, his biographer Maurice Brown claimed that Schubert produced “an outburst of composition without parallel in the history of music.” He published a little over 200 pieces during his lifetime. Around a thousand other smaller pieces comprise Schubert’s repertoire, leaving future artists with a wide selection of pieces to perform. American musicologist Richard Taruskin described Schubert as an artist aiming to express words through music; words which verbal communication cannot express. “The early romantic composer whose works now loom in history as the most decisive, all-transforming ‘crossing of the edge’ into inwardness was a composer who lived his short life in relative obscurity, and whose enormous influence, both on his creative peers and on the listening habits of audiences, as almost a posthumous one … never had so many routes of harmonic navigation been open to composers, so many ways of making connections, so many methods of creating and controlling fluctuations of harmonic tension,” Taruskin said. “And to the extent that these fluctuations were understood as metaphors or analogues to nuances of feeling, never had there been such a supple means of recording and, as it were, ‘graphing’ the movements of the sentient subjective self — and all, in instrumental music, without any reference to externally motivating ‘objects.’ Never had ‘absolute music’ been so articulately expressive of the verbally inexpressible.” Wosner has always admired the works of Schubert and has enjoyed performing his works throughout his career. “I think his music is very relevant to our time because he operates on a sense of time that is very different from most other music,” Wosner said. “It’s very expansive. You feel like you are one with the flow of the world and time itself in his music.” During the performance, Wosner played lengthy Schubert pieces without the music. Both sonatas had a playing length of about thirty minutes each. “I try to memorize the pieces,” Wosner said. “It’s not always so easy — actually, it’s never so easy, to be honest. I
Photo: Luke Mackey
Shai Wosner sits at the new Steinway piano in Leffler Chapel and Performance Center, where he treated the audience to a Franz Schubert-themed concert.
try to because, first of all, everyone does it, and you’re kind of supposed to. The other reason is that sometimes the music can be distracting if it’s there. You practice and you try to assimilate the piece into you and make it a part of you. I know it sounds poetic, but it’s really true. You try to live with them, and when you play them, you inhabit them to a point where you don’t have to think so much what the notes are but more what they mean and how you want to shape them.” To Wosner, it is his belief that Schubert’s pieces may have something to offer to modern society, and through his playing,
people can experience this offering for themselves. “In the background of Schubert’s pieces, there’s always this huge space of time,” Wosner said. “I think, nowadays, everything becomes shorter and shorter. With Twitter, you have to say what you have to say in 140 characters. In Vine, you have to say what you have to say in six seconds. Things become so condensed and so sound byte-y that I think it’s maybe good to have Schubert in your life as the antidote to that, to remind you that time is bigger and greater and the world is bigger and greater.”
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McFadyen-Ketchum reads poems from book ‘Ghost Gear’ by EMILY DRINKS
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oet Andrew McFadyen-Ketchum, author of “Ghost Gear,” visited Elizabethtown College on Friday, April 6, as part of his book tour. “Poetry is really a true collaboration with the world,” he said. McFadyen-Ketchum derived some of his poems from stories his father would tell him. “He’s not cool, my dad, so he would get really into [storytelling],” he said. A large part of his book is about surviving in a rural environment like the one in which McFadyen-Ketchum’s father was raised. His father was the son of a military father and moved often; most of his childhood centered around life in rural areas. The poem “Ghost Gear,” for which the collection was named, originated with a story told to him by his father. “Oral tales actually work really well in verse,” McFadyen-Ketchum said. The term “ghost gear” refers to fishing gear that fishermen discard into the sea. This action was illegalized because it was problematic for underwater life. During McFadyen-Ketchum’s father’s time, though, it was still legal and commonly used in fishing. McFadyen-Ketchum stated that he used it as the title poem because he believed it was the best poem of the collection and acts as a metaphor for what his poetry aims to accomplish. “It’s the stuff that gets stuck, and you can’t let go of, the stuff that memory catches,” McFadyen-Ketchum said. The poem also switches from past to present tense to indicate that his memories still affect his life. McFadyen-Ketchum added that during his writing workshops in graduate school it was the first poem that people commented on something other than the font. It was the first poem the people actually liked. “I really don’t know how I got here, but [the poem] kind of became my guiding light,” he said. McFadyen-Ketchum wrote the poems in a unique style. The poems have a narrative objective, but they also contain a lyrical element. McFadyen-Ketchum referred to his poems as lyric narratives. “What I really tried to do is tell a story while singing,” he said. The first poem in his book is title “Singing,” and typifies his writing style throughout the collection. When McFadyen-Ketchum’s poems were picked up for publication, he was told the first word associated with them was “classical.” McFadyen-Ketchum said, “I feel I have this classical line that’s
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Andrew McFadyen-Ketchum reads from his book of poetry, “Ghost Gear,” named after abandoned fishing gear. Much of his poetry was inspired by tales from his father and the writer’s own life and childhood.
dedicated to music and rhythm.” His poetry is also unique because the collection originally had no form poems. Feeling as though he needed at least one form poem, McFadyen-Ketchum wrote what he referred to as a “cheater sonnet” because it has fourteen lines and a turn earlier than the common sonnet style. The collection also contains poems about surviving in an urban environment based on the rough neighborhood McFadyen-Ketchum grew up in. “I like the sort of dichotomy of civilization and non-civilization,” he said. McFadyen-Ketchum lived in a rough neighborhood in Nashville, Tenn. “I think sometimes we look back on the life we’ve had and wish we
hadn’t lived it,” he said. However, McFadyen-Ketchum added that growing up in that rough environment led him to write poetry, which prevents him from being disappointed with his childhood. At 13 years old, McFadyen-Ketchum began working at a local produce store. The owner taught him to sweep underneath all the stands rather than sweep what was visible. McFadyen-Ketchum swept a piece of corn out from under a stand, and his first thought was wondering what it would be like to be the piece of corn. The thought initiated him to write a seven line poem. At 13 he hated poetry, but from that time on, McFadyen-Ketchum called himself a poet.
Student Wellness hosts Sexy Trivia Dustin Paddock discusses for ‘Get Yourself Tested’ month writing for television series, by KAITLIN GIBBONEY
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hink you’re a sex-pert? Tuesday evening in Gibble Auditorium, the Student Wellness Center and the Student Wellness Advocacy Group (SWAG) hosted “Sexy Trivia” as part of their Take Care Tuesday series for students. The event was hosted as part of “Get Yourself Tested” month. As part of the event, students were invited to take part in an evening of trivia on various aspects of sex, such as various forms of protection, birth control, anatomy and sexually transmitted infection (STI) prevention. The event was hosted by Planned Parenthood and featured community health educator Kelly Gainor. Her job is to go to schools and different community organizations to talk to people about sex. “I talk to people about sex for a living,” Gainor said. “So I have the best job on the face of the Earth.” Planned Parenthood is an international organization that serves as a health care provider, educator and advocate for women and women’s health. The organization provides information on reproductive health care, sex education and other information people around the globe. Planned Parenthood’s mission statement reflects their belief in well-informed reproductive healthcare for all. “Planned Parenthood believes in the fundamental right of each individual, throughout the world, to manage his or her fertility, regardless of the individual’s income, marital status, race,
“I talk to people about sex
for a living, so I have the best job on the face of the Earth.”
-Kelly Gainor
ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, national origin or residence. We believe that respect and value for diversity in all aspects of our organization are essential to our well-being. We believe that reproductive self-determination must be voluntary and preserve the individual’s right to privacy. We further believe that such self-determination will contribute to an enhancement of the quality of life and strong family relationships.” The organization strives to provide “comprehensive reproductive and complementary health care services in settings which preserve and protect the essential privacy and rights of each indi-
vidual,” in addition to providing reproductive education and other services. To start off the event, Gainor asked students if they had heard of Planned Parenthood. She asked students to name some services and products that Planned Parenthood offers, such as condoms, emergency contraceptives, counseling, exams, screenings, reproductive healthcare information and testing for pregnancy, STIs and HIV. “There are a couple of great things about Planned Parenthood specifically,” Gainor said. “First, all of those services are based on a sliding scale fee, which means that you can only pay what you can afford. So, if you’re a poor college student, you look at a reduced rate at Planned Parenthood, and sometimes you may even get those services completely for free.” She went on to say that condoms at the organization are always free to anyone visiting. “Secondly, our services are completely confidential,” Gainor said. “No one else needs to know your business. Planned Parenthood isn’t here to rat you out to your parents or anyone else. Planned Parenthood is here to make sure that you get the services that you need.” In addition to the range of services, reduced rates of products and services and confidentiality, Planned Parenthood has locations all over the country. There are two sites close to campus, located in Harrisburg and Lancaster. Gainor emphasized that these locations are very helpful to students who are in need of reproductive information, health services or other products. Gainor continued the trivia-based event with “Sex Jeopardy,” where students split into teams to answer questions about sex in different categories, ranging from prevention to STIs to protection. During this time, students attempted to answer questions about various aspects of sex to earn points for their teams. During the game, students learned different information about topics that they may not have known before, such as symptoms of STIs, parts of the genitalia and effective uses of birth control. Following the trivia, Gainor gave a demonstration of how to put on a condom correctly and answered students’ questions. “Sexy Trivia” is the second to last event on the Take Care Tuesday schedule. The last event of the semester is a film screening of “Sin by Silence,” a film revealing the lives of women behind bars for killing their abusive partners. The event will be hosted on Tuesday, March 22 in Gibble Auditorium at 8 p.m. and is co-sponsored by SAGE and The High Library. Discussion with Assistant Professor of Sociology Rita Shah is to follow the event. All Take Care Tuesday events are free and open to the public.
finding success in Hollywood by KAYLEIGH KUYKENDALL
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lizabethtown College welcome d a lumnus Dustin Paddock, who discussed his Hollywood story with students at Bowers Writers House on April 2. After graduating from Etown, Paddock drove his hatchback to Hollywood where he hoped to make it big as a scriptwriter. Paddock expressed his enthusiasm for writing, and explained that he had taken a screenwriting course at the College. During his time as a student, he created and co-wrote the College’s first scripted television series, “Segue.” This love of writing and film followed Paddock to Hollywood where he worked toward his goal of becoming a full-time scriptwriter. When Paddock first arrived in Hollywood, he found work as a production assistant, running around frantically while taking in the magic of Hollywood. Paddock revealed that he had been weary and unsure of his decision to ride out to Hollywood without a stable plan. “The town is so huge, the business is huge. It’s intimidating,” Paddock said. However, his hard work, partnered with his knowledge of computers, helped Paddock land his first job as a script coordinator for the television show “Robbery Homicide Division.” As script coordinator, Paddock proofread, formatted and handled the publication of all scripts
and their revisions for the show. Not long after, Paddock obtained a position as script coordinator on USA Network’s crime drama television series “Monk.” He continued his work and pushed toward his goal of becoming a full-time writer. His big break came when he was hired as script coordinator for the popular FOX medical drama television series “House.” Paddock worked on “House” for seven years and earned the chance to write his own original episode as well as co-write another. Paddock explained that while working on “House” he learned many valuable lessons about screenwriting. He found the most help came from understanding the most important concept of television writing. “Conflict is key,” Paddock said. “Without it, it’s boring.” After “House” ended, Paddock found himself as the script coordinator on the ABC drama “Nashville.” Later, Paddock would find himself once again a script coordinator for popular shows such as “True Detective” on HBO and the upand-coming ABC drama “Black Box.” Paddock said, “Being a script coordinator is a good way to learn the evolution and process of scriptwriting.” After talking about his achievements, Paddock began to share his experience as script coordinator on such popular shows. He explained how difficult it is to write and produce
an original television show. He talked about the many, arduous steps needed to get a show produced. He also discussed how a coherent and compatible team of writers and producers is a necessity for any good television show. He also shared that if one wanted to create a lasting television show, they had to fit somewhere within the three basic television genres. “Legal, cops and medical. These are the staples of TV because the stakes are already built in. No one asks why the character is doing what they’re doing or what the risks are. They’re already known,” Paddock said. “Compelling writing can translate into any career,” Paddo ck said. “Always write down your ideas. Store them for later. You never know how that idea might help you in the future.” Paddock discussed how ideas were thrown around by scriptwriters and how sometimes they worked and sometimes they did not; he said that it is often a big game of mix and match. “If you don’t like your writing yourself, don’t show it to anyone,” Paddock warned. Finally, looking back on his experiences in Hollywood, Paddock found he had no regrets so far. “If I didn’t have a job where I could contribute creatively I would probably wither up and die,” Paddock said. Paddock continues to pursue an opportunity to become a full-time scriptwriter for a television drama.
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Biology professor Cecala explains research on behavioral neuroscience, eye movements, visual processing with primates by HARRY LAMLIN
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nless you frequent the halls of Lyet or spend hours bent over preserved cadavers, you may not be familiar with Assistant Professor of Biology Dr. Aaron Cecala. Currently in his fourth year of teaching at Elizabethtown College, Cecala has come a long way from his first job as a dishwasher. Cecala teaches comparative anatomy in the fall and general physiology and behavioral neurobiology in the spring and serves as the Chair of the Health Professions Advisory Committee (HPAC). As the head of HPAC, Cecala is trusted with maintaining connections between Etown and graduate and medical schools across the state in an effort to learn what today’s expectations are for students in the health profession majors aspiring to attend these schools. A personal project of Cecala’s is to create a handbook for members of the HPAC committee that describes which classes students should be advised to take that can also be referenced by FYS advisors. There are several things that Cecala enjoys about teaching at Etown. “As a professor at a small liberal arts college, I like the interaction with students and the fact that I get to know everybody’s name quickly,” he said. “I get to see students mature and develop as scientists from the time they are first-years to seniors, and I get to see the light bulb go on in the classroom. Outside of the classroom, I enjoy the ordinary conversations I have with students about sports and what’s going on in the news. At this job, I receive immediate feedback on how I’m doing, and that’s something that I value that
you don’t always get in other professions.” In his spare time, Cecala likes to secretly rock out to Taylor Swift and go to the Black Gryphon with other faculty members for trivia and a Coke. Aside from teaching, Cecala has been very involved in his own research over the years. “I am a behavioral neuroscientist, and I study the behavior of a variety of organisms, primarily primates. This involves looking at a behavior and asking what part or parts of the brain are involved in the specific behavior,” he said. Cecala has been studying behaviors dealing with eye movements and is interested in how humans shift their eyes around the world to take in visual information and make decisions based on this newly acquired information. What may seem like a simple motor output that humans do thousands of times a day can actually be used as an assay, or a test, for complex events. “The cool stuff is what’s going on in between the processing of the movements and movement itself,” Cecala explained. “If I see something in my periphery, what areas of the brain allow me to decide if I want to look at it? With this, we can study decision-making and motivation processes in the brain.” Cecala’s background is in looking at the individual areas of the brain, or neural substrates, that underlie orienting movements in primates, and he is most interested in how we learn from mistakes in orientation. “How do we learn to alter our movement output if we make an error and look too far or too short from a target we intend to look at?” he asked. To study this, Cecala captures the rapid eye movements of subjects (volunteers from his classes) using a high speed video camera under conditions in which he can
induce the visual errors and observes how rapidly and accurately his subjects correct for these errors. In the past, Cecala studied eye-head coordination. According to him, when you walk around an environment, your head and eyes are constantly scanning and taking in targets. Corrections to visual errors can therefore be made using the eyes, head or both depending on the starting point. “The key thing is that the nervous system and behavior are present to modify the eyes or head in order to capture the intended target appropriately,” Cecala said. “In human and non-human primates, the parts of the brain dealing with these processes are the cerebellum and superior colliculus.” From June through October, Cecala will be on sabbatical at the University of Pittsburgh extending his research and collaborating with other scientists to look at non-human primates and the neurophysiology that underlies various visual behaviors using moving targets. In the future, Cecala hopes to further his research by performing visual experiments on individuals in the community. “I hope to bring in residents from the Masonic Village to see what effects age and disease have on areas of the brain dealing with visual movements,” he said. Cecala also hopes to one day work in collaboration on projects with Dr. Anya Goldina of the biology department, who is a neuroendocrinologist and works with crawfish. “The perception is that we’re just teachers. Well, that’s not the case,” Cecala said. “We’re teacher-scholars, especially here at Etown, where our motto is to educate for service. We do a great deal of service for our profession as well as in the community.”
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Rwanda genocide survivor shares memories, encourages peacemaking Despite the beauty of Rwanda, less pleasant memories of violence and fear also fill Sebarenzi’s childhood. Sebarenzi remembers the day his father asked him to go to school abroad. What would usually be considered a privilege became the last resort of a desperate man. “If we die, you’ll live,” he recalled his father telling him. Sebarenzi is a survivor of the 1994 Rwanda genocide, immortalized in the movie “Hotel Rwanda.” Though the genocide lasted only 90 days, over 800,000 men, women and children of the Tutsi ethnic group and several thousand of the Hutu ethnic group were killed. The violence and efficiency of the genocide is compared to the Nazi-Holocaust in 1933-1945. Located in Southeast Africa, Rwanda is about the size of the state of Maryland; it is the most densely populated African nation, with about 317 people to every square kilometer. The Belgian government instated and enforced their regime until 1962. It was shortly before the country won its independence that the slaughter of the Tutsi was organized. The governmentsanctioned murder of the Tutsi people is estimated to have destroyed three-fourths of the population. The expressions of those listening to his story in Gibble Auditorium on April 3 ranged from shock to horror. Most of the students in attendance knew of the genocide in 1994, but meeting a man whose family was nearly decimated
because of it created entirely different emotions. As the audience sat in quiet astonishment, Sebarenzi continued his story by explaining the road he took to get to forgiveness and how it has changed his life. Aside from his peacemaking efforts and work with the United States and Rwandan government, Sebarenzi wrote a memoir called “God Sleeps in Rwanda,” which details the genocide in 1994 and the process of catharsis, which continues today. He opens the book with the lines “I am not a storyteller. In Rwanda, it’s too dangerous to tell stories. There are thousands of stories to tell — about birth and life, and far too many stories about death.” He chooses a story that needs to be told and takes his chances in the hopes that the story of the Rwanda conflict will serve as an example to other nations. It proves that such horror can happen anywhere, but also that forgiveness and justice can be achieved. “I think [the book] is good for young people because it shows that despite the suffering you go through in life, you need to react in a positive way,” Sebarenzi said. Kristi Syrdahl , the director of the office of international student services met Sebarenzi at a summer conference and began planning to bring him to campus during 2014, the 20th anniversary of the Rwanda genocide. The Center for Global Understanding and Peacemaking worked together with Syrdahl and her office to host and publicize the event. In conjunction with
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Joseph Sebarenzi visited Etown to lecture about life in Rwanda during the genocide in 1994 and his process of reconciliation after the crisis ended.
the April installment of the international film festival, “Sometimes in April,” Sebarenzi spoke to a small group of faculty over lunch, held a book discussion over dinner and gave a lecture in the evening. The series of discussions and presentations that Sebarenzi took part in were intended to teach students and visitors about peacemaking in the context of the Rwanda conflict. “I was happy to hear him talk more about
the attempts at reconciliation after the genocide. Most of us knew little about Rwanda before the genocide, became mesmerized during the terrible months in 1994 and then forgot about it again after the storm passed. He reminded us that the process of reconciliation and peacemaking continues long after the immediate crisis is past,” Director of the Center for Global Understanding and Peacemaking Dr. David Kenley said.
Research in shared education sheds light on Irish schools by EMILY DRINKS
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ark Baker and Dr. Danielle Baylock with the Centre for Shared Education at Queen’s University Belfast presented on shared education as a resolution to the conflict in Northern Ireland at Elizabethtown College on Wednesday, April 9. Baker said that the conflict, which is usually talked about in terms of Protestants and Catholics, is not wholly based on religious differences. The conflict is between the Catholics, who want an independent Ireland, and the Protestants, who want an Ireland to remain part of the United Kingdom. The two groups do not refer to their history in the same terms. Protestants call the conflict a crime against the UK while the Catholics refer to it as a war for independence. The Irish school system currently separates children based on standards such as gender, religious views and test scores. “Instead of being one school, we divide our schools in Ireland in every possible way you could think of,” Baker said. The schools are referred to mostly as either controlled schools, which refers to Protestant schools, or maintained schools, which refers to Catholic schools. Only seven percent of schools are integrated. “It’s not necessarily segregated education,” Baker said. “The government doesn’t force segregation, but the system is certainly separate.” Although polls have shown that 80 percent of parents want integration, 93 percent still send their children to divided schools. The issue has been further complicated by immigration, since immigrants struggle to fit into the divided communities. The theory of shared education was developed was de-
veloped because schools in the area need to begin working together based on academic strengths. Baker said that there is one controlled school in a town, directly across from a maintained school. The key to resolving the conflict is to
“If the leader of the school believes
in the model, it will trickle down to teachers to students to parents.”
-Mark Baker
get the two schools to work together. “You can’t just say, ‘You’re going to integrate,’” Baker said. Instead, the goal of shared education is to first recognize that the schools are separate, but then nudge the two together so that they can collaborate. Initially, the program revolved around getting the children into classes together but did not provide much time for interaction between the groups outside of the classroom. “There needs to be far more down time between kids,” Baker said. “They need to actually play together.” The teachers at the schools also received training in schools teaching children from different backgrounds. One of the main goals was to convince the leaders of the schools of the effectiveness of shared education. “If the leader of the school believes in the model, it will trickle down to teachers and to students and to parents,” Baker said.
Shared education is based on the contact theory, which argues that the more the two groups are in contact with one another, the more likely friendships will develop among members of the different groups. “Conflict is the enemy of contact theory,” Baylock said. She added that over 90 percent of studies conducted on the contact theory indicate an inverse relationship between prejudice and contact. However, the theory is ineffective if the quality of the contact is bad. “We wanted to focus instead on the quality of that contact,” Baylock said. “If you can create friendship between people of different groups, that’s where that contact is going to happen.” Baylock added that the contact theory works against prejudice, creating less anxiety and more empathy between groups. “We do a lot of research to back everything up,” she said. Current research in a longitudinal study begins with children in year eight of school — around age 12 — and will continue for five years until they complete school. Studies show that dissonance between what shared education teaches students about integration and what the community believes about integration slows the process but it is still effective. Baker also stated that the government will announce shared education as a policy among schools, and he added that this is both a positive and a negative. “We don’t have a one-size-fits-all model,” Baker said. “We have multiple models.” He said that the government will probably only use one model for every community, but that is not what the program is about. Baker said that shared education is still a work in progress, but backed by research and policies, it will be helpful in ending conflict in Ireland.
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Course registration during class deserves professor flexibility by SKYE MCDONALD
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egistration week is always stressful. Take it from me; this year I get to register on the very last day at the last available time. As difficult as it will be for me to register, some students have their registration times during class time. That makes registering even more difficult, as some professors will deny students their right to register for classes during their class time. I do not think this is right. It will harm the student in more ways than the professor may think.
Some professors may argue that the time the students register is just the time their registration opens and they can register any time before the next semester begins. If anyone is familiar with the College’s registration system, students and professors know that it is not an easy process. First of all, logging into JayWeb exactly when one’s particular time slot opens causes the system to either freeze or slow processing speed because of the overload of students logging in at the same time. In addition, classes close up quickly depending on their
popularity or the subject matter. Yes, students can pre-register for some classes, but students will have to fight for others when they register. That means they might be waitlisted or they will have to settle for a backup class. In s om e c i rc u m s t a n c e s , a student’s inability to get a required or important class can impact their major profoundly. Certain classes are not available during certain semesters and students may need a certain class as a prerequisite for other classes to advance in their major. Registering for Core classes is
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Registration week is one of the most stressful times for Etown students. Being permitted to register on laptops in class can help alleviate some registration-related anxiety. It all comes down to professors’ flexibility.
even more stressful, especially if they are popular. Not getting into a certain class in a certain semester can heavily impact a student’s schedule. For example, maybe a student wants to take Class A in the fall of 2014 because it counts as a guided writing and research class, as well as a Core class and a course for his or her major. Say that the student cannot get into the class because the professor won’t let students register during instruction time. In such a case, the student has to rethink an entire schedule if the class isn’t offered the following semester. He or she may have to take extra classes instead of a three-hit class. There’s even more tension if the student wants to take up an additional major or minor. It may not seem like much, but I feel that it is not the professor’s place to prevent students from registering when their registration time opens. Students should be on top of their own schedules as young adults and it is not the professor’s responsibility to keep students in class so they do not miss their work. Students can choose to make up their work or not. The fact that the student feels the need to register for classes during class proves that students are driven and forward-thinking, not wanting to save their responsibilities for later. This should demonstrate to the professor the student’s desire to be the master of his or her education at Etown. Besides, when the registration process goes smoothly, it only takes a few minutes to complete.
The profess or should not b e affected by students’ registering during class. Yes, the professor might want them to pay attention to the course material covered in class but by Registration Week, students should know what to expect on their final exams.
“I want to be able to register as soon as my time slot opens, and I do not want my professor telling me that I cannot register at that time when the classes I take could affect my entire college career.” Some students may feel that registration is no big deal. They might be pre-registered for some of their classes or they will just take what they get. I always want to do everything with plenty of time left over to make sure that I get the classes I want by registering early. I want to be able to register as soon as my time slot opens, and I do not want my professor telling me that I cannot register at that time when the classes I take could affect my entire college career. Students should be able to register for their classes regardless of when their time slot opens during a class, as the students are quite capable of staying on top of the work in their current classes.
Making mistakes should not devalue magnitude of one’s successes Is our culture predisposed to point out faults, too reluctant to give praise when deserved? by PATRICK SCOTT
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eople tend to feel that, as humans, we are more likely to notice mistakes we’ve made or mistakes others have made before we notice our own or others’ successes. We all know it’s harder to become successful than it is to fail. Becoming a successful person is what everyone wants in life. No matter what people choose to do with their lives, becoming successful is everyone’s long-term goal. Although being successful gives you an amazing feeling, most people who have success have either made a mistake or failed in an endeavor that they’ve attempted to conquer. For example, during the 2010 World Cup, English goalie Robert Green made the biggest mistake of his career. During his game against the United States and after only four minutes into the first half, the United States allowed English Captain Steven Gerrard to score and gain the lead extremely early on in the game. During the 14th minute of the match, United States player Clint Dempsey took a very slow-paced shot
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right towards Green. On a normal day, that shot would be an easy save for him. But it was not a normal day for Green, who accidentally allowed the ball to go right past him. The ball hit the back of the net, resulting in a 1-1 score. This would go on to be the final score of the game, which gave English fans a reason to be disappointed in Green. Because the United States and England are big rivals, English fans will not forgive Green for the mistake. Although Green has done an excellent job in other games for England, people still tend to remember when he gave this important win away. Everyone is aware that the World Cup is the biggest soccer tournament in the world, and when Green let that goal in, the whole world had the ability to comment on and see his mistake. Making mistakes is a part of life. Without making mistakes, we wouldn’t be able to learn how to do things the right way. After you mess up, you are able to evaluate what you did wrong and figure out which decisions prevented your success. When Green let that ball in, he immediately knew that he had made a huge mistake. The negative remarks people
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“The ‘To Write Love on Her Arms’ speaker again, because I enjoyed the talk.” Brian Lupold ’16
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Even the greatest of stars mess up from time to time.We owe it to ourselves and to others not to get hung up on people’s mistakes. Instead, we should celebrate their triumphs.
screamed at him from the stands will live with him for the rest of his life. If Green had his way, he would have made that save, but he didn’t. Giving him grief for the mistake he made will not change the past. When people make mistakes, they are quite aware of it. “At Elizabethtown College, I get the feeling
Who would you want to see on campus as a guest speaker? Compiled by STEPHEN HAJCAK
“Anyone who spreads awareness of issues in other countries to keep us in touch with the world.” Sarah Alps ’17
“Nick Vujicic, because he’s a very empowering speaker.” Carl Tirella ’17
that there are more people worried about if other people are failing than people being concerned with supporting the students who are attempting to be successful,” sophomore Zach Nichols said. “If we start to focus on supporting our fellow classmates, it can only help our college in a positive way.” If people are getting a negative feeling while walking through campus, it may be because they are not being supported by the people who surround them every day. The students and faculty need to evaluate the way they treat people not only on campus, but also in every situation. If the College’s faculty and students start to concentrate on supporting the people who are attempting to become successful, it can only result in people making fewer mistakes while becoming more successful by the minute. When people give support to the ones in need, it will positively affect all of the people involved. There is not one person living on this planet who has not made a mistake before. Without mistakes, this world would be a perfect place. But this is not the case. Billions of mistakes are made each day. By becoming more supportive of the people who are trying their hardest to become successful, success will come easier to the one being supported. It will also result in the supporters’ positivity, especially after others accomplish their goals.
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Night classes prove important regardless of inconvenience by ABIGAIL PISKEL
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lasses are something that we all have to put up with. I mean, that’s why we’re here, right? During the course of our college career, we are bound to have classes that we love and classes that we hate. We’ll have the experience of getting up for those dreaded classes at 8 a.m. and we might even experience a night class or two. Is it fair that we don’t have much control of what we need to take and when that class is offered?
No, not all of the time, but we just have to deal with it. When it comes to night classes, they can go one of two ways. The first way is by having that class twice a week for about an hour and twenty minutes. That doesn’t seem too bad, right? The second way is having that class once a week for about three hours. Doesn’t that sound like fun? For some departments, night classes are required because the course is taught by someone who is not part of the College faculty. The only way they can teach the course is by doing it at night because they have a daytime job.
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Several classes are only offered at night and many are required for graduation. While they are not always convenient, they can be necessary depending on one’s schedule. Students should attempt to make the most of them regardless of the classes’ subject matter.
Scholarship and Creative Arts Day should be incentivized to encourage participation by SAMANTHA WEISS
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ny reason is a good reason to get out of classes, right? I would say so. But what if the reason is that one must give a 12 to 15-minute presentation? Suddenly, I’m less likely to agree. And many other students share this sentiment. Scholarship and Creative Arts Day (SCAD), which will be held on April 14 and 15 this year, was launched in 2007 as a conference to celebrate students’ research and interests. Presentations, a keynote speech and a day free of classes characterize the two-day event. Students can deliver their presentations in any format, from a formal speech to a dance. “I’ll be giving a PowerPoint presentation that glosses over the topics that my research covers,” sophomore Matthew Jensen said. “My topic concerns Amish women and modern feminism and asks the question ‘Do Amish women have w hat mo der n feminists seek?’” Many students are required to present projects during SCAD for a grade, but it is not limited to students fulfilling class requirements. Anyone on campus can send a proposal to the SCAD Committee and present on any topic. Presentations can run from 12 to 20 minutes with a questionand-answer period afterwards. Students can also present multiple times throughout the day. “I think that SCAD is a good opportunity for everyone, and everyone who thinks that they ‘have to’ present has the wrong attitude,” senior Nina Wheeler said. “It’s a great advantage to be able to present a paper or thesis you worked really hard on in a formal setting. “It’s something future employers might be impressed by. I am proud to have two presentations for my
theses, and I knew when I began the process of accomplishing them that SCAD was a part of it.” As a sophomore at Elizabethtown College, I have known plenty of people who have presented research at SCAD, though not a single person did so without the motivation of a course mark. The work that must be done in order to speak on a topic for that long is immense and the added stress is unnecessary. While the idea of presenting a research project simply for the experience is a romantic one, the reality of doing so is less than likely. “I think that SCAD should b e voluntar y. A pres entation designed for the public is very different from a presentation for a classroom setting,” junior Ellie Puhalla said. “In addition to these structural differences, the amount of students in a class should be taken into consideration. Nobody wants to have 20 presentations on the same, or at least similar, topics.” Professors preach the benefits of giving and attending presentations, but few students appreciate the positive affects that these presentations have. As students, we only seem to hear “another project.” Mid-April is notorious for projects, papers and exams, so the prospect of yet another assignment is daunting. “ D o n’ t g e t m e w r o n g ,” sophomore Shayla Marshall said. “SCAD is a great program, but right now I’m just trying to make it through chemistry. I don’t have the time or the energy for extras.” What students fail to see is that the College organizes events like these with clear purposes in mind. Public speaking engagements, opportunities to present research and chances to show student involvement with the academic world are among the benefits of the College, but there are profits to the student presenters too.
While this may be frustrating because it feels like you’re being punished, it isn’t your fault that the course isn’t offered during the day. Having someone who isn’t a regular professor can give a different feel to the subject matter and provide a perspective from someone who is living it at the time. I feel bad for the commuters who have to take night classes. I don’t think that it’s fair that they have to either stay on campus later or drive back and forth from their home multiple times a day. In my opinion, that’s a waste of gas. I mean, sure, you are doing what you’re paying for. But at the same time, I think that it could be frustrating. When it comes to commuters, I would say that a daytime option should be available. However, if this is the case, other people who also need that class could fill it up quickly and defeat the purpose. As much as I hate to say it, I think commuters are stuck with that. I know for my major there are a few classes that are offered only at night. Although I have not taken one yet, I’m dreading the time when I must. Sure, it will be nice to only have it once a week for three hours. At the same time, though, I can imagine myself getting annoyed with it. I discussed night classes with a friend of mine, sophomore education major Caitlin Steinly. She told me that she had taken one and didn’t mind it because it was within her major. However, she felt that if she had to take a night class to fulfill a Core requirement, she would not like it as much. Neither of us is saying that Core classes are not important. However, if we are being honest, I’m sure we all would only care for a night class if it was dealing with our major or minor. Again, if I’m being honest, I don’t think Core classes should be offered at night. I feel like these are
the types of classes we should all get through during the day. Although completing the Core curriculum
“For some departments, night classes are required because the course is taught by someone who is not part of the College faculty. The only way they can teach the course is by doing it at night.” is part of our graduation requirement, I think offering the classes at night is just a waste of time. How many of us would actually care enough to attend a Core night class when some don’t even care enough during the day to attend it? Although I’m openly stating how I don’t really like the idea of night classes, in the long-run, I think they can be important. Throughout our lives, we are bound to do many different things that we don’t want to do. Maybe that means taking a night class, working with people we don’t like or something else, but the fact is that we have to do it. College wouldn’t be college if we got our ideal schedule every semester. Night classes may not be fair, but they always say that life isn’t fair. Make the most out of the classes that you have to take, whether you like them or not. You may end up being surprised.
PUT YOUR RECORDS ON On the Turntable: Manchester Orchestra Genre: Indie rock, Alternative rock Rating:
Truly one of my favorite bands, Manchester Orchestra reverberates in my soul. by ALEXA VISCARDI
The summer after high school when driving around my hometown with my friends, I thought our ride would be the last time we’d be together before college. I’d find out later that I was right, but the playlist we made for the car that summer was perfect. On that playlist was Manchester Orchestra, a favorite band of ours. With hits like “The Only One” and “Pride,” how could any angsty 18-year-old resist the hard-hitting guitar riffs and introspective lyrics that seemed to address our every emotion? Growing up and growing apart is what propelled Andy Hull, the lead singer and originator of Manchester Orchestra, to start producing music. As a senior attending a private Christian Academy in Atlanta, Ga., Hull felt so alienated from his peers that he opted to spend his final high school year doing his schoolwork from home so he could focus on his music. Since 2004, Hull and his band have been creating music. Their debut album, “I’m Like a Virgin Losing a Child,” was released in 2007. Subsequent albums “Mean Everything to Nothing” and “Simple Math” were released in 2009 and 2011, respectively. Manchester’s songs range from the contemplative “The Only One,” to outright screaming in “Shake it Out,” “100 Dollars” and In many fields, the exposition of one’s work is not only expected at some point in one’s career but also necessary to it. Those with the confidence and public speaking skills that come with practice are often the ones who find themselves a job. Searchability, another advantage to presenting work, has cropped up in the last few years. When an employer types potential employees’ names into a search
“Pride.” The band blasts the speakers out with the good, old-fashioned hard rock staples of a guitar, bass, drums and occasionally a synthesizer for good measure. Over the years, my high school group of friends dispersed into different groups like the gel inside a lava lamp. Some things that have continued to bring us back together, though, are Manchester Orchestra’s concerts. My brother, a friend from home and I attended a Manchester Orchestra concert at the Chameleon Club in Lancaster City this past fall. If you’ve never been to the Chameleon Club, I highly recommend it. The Club has two levels, the first being a wideopen, standing-room-only floor. Above is the balcony, which offers an incredible view of the stage without all of the jostling that occurs when fighting for breathing-room in the pit. I typically opt for the balcony, while my brother and company take their chances in the pit. As I sto o d on t he b a lcony listening to Manchester’s closing song, “I Can Feel a Hot One,” drift up to the rafters, I watched the crowd below sway with the beat. Music draws its own community. As we all sang along to that last song of the night, I felt the fresh summer air through the car window once again.
engine and their undergraduate research comes up as the top result instead of a Facebook page, I’d be willing to bet that those students will earn points with their prospective company. Without the pressure put on students by their professors to utilize this day, more students would look at it as simply a day off from classes, because everyone knows we need one. Despite the positive outcomes that go with
presenting, students aren’t making use of SCAD as the College intends. The day should be incentivized in ways other than grades to entice students to participate. A system of voluntary participation with the option for extra credit may change the culture surrounding the event. Students may begin to see the useful nature of the presentations and even produce better projects, knowing their grades don’t rest on their performance.
Opinion
April 10, 2014
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Busy April schedules necessitate time management, decision-making by MATT WALTERS
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t’s that time of the semester when freak-outs are in full tilt and the endless sea of homework has reached high tide. Distractions become all the more deadly, those hours spent on BuzzFeed really start to hurt and coinciding paper due dates wipe the smile off your face faster than a fouryear-old on a sugar high can clear an Etch A Sketch. The temptation to barricade yourself in your study room of choice swirls around in your mind and who could ever dissuade you from doing just that during these tumultuous times? You’re here to learn and make the grades, gosh darn it! It’s your sworn duty to slug through that homework and rock the exams you studied all night for. Anyone who isn’t as motivated as you can step aside and watch you kick this spring semester in its hypothetical rear end. You’re unstoppable. But ramp ant and f re quent assignments aren’t the only things happening during this busy month of April. Splashes of blue and pink—remnants of the highly successful Etown Color Classic this past weekend—line the Etown roadsides. Last weekend, groups of students, alumni, faculty and staff planted trees, cleaned up trash and worked to make Elizabethtown College a little more beautiful on PRIDE Day. Two of the College’s a cappella
groups, Melica and Vocalign, filled Leffler Chapel and Performance Center with their award-winning voices only a week after competing in the semifinal round of ICCAs. Athletes from all different sports teams fought their hardest, rain or shine, to bring recognition to our school. Blue Jays gathered in the KAV and raised $2,000 during the fifth annual “One Elle of a Night” charity event, which was started by an Etown alumna. Homework is stressful and ever-present right now, but there’s a lot more going on at Etown than writing papers and cramming for tests. Students with different talents and skill-sets are setting time aside in their schedules to invest themselves in things they are passionate about. Of cours e, t here’s not hing wrong with being passionate about studying. Honestly, there ought to be more college students who care about hitting the books and investing the majority of their time into schoolwork. College offers a tremendous number of opportunities to engage in and get sucked into—anyone who can resist those temptations and remain diligent deserves some sort of recognition. If you’re tired of lonely nights in the library, accept the fact that your commitment to studying is entirely your choice. No one is making you work. And if you’re one of those people with a number of passions outside of the classroom,
try not to be disappointed if you find yourself outperformed on an exam. To be blunt, you probably had it coming. The people who commit the majority of their time to studying, quite frankly, deserve to do better than you. But my heart goes out to the students who sacrifice their study time to do what they care about. If you’ve read this far and think this sounds like you, then you’ve earned my respect. To the performers, singers, senators, athletes and anyone I may have missed, you’re just as awesome as the star students. You’re accumulating far better things than letter grades—you’re gaining experiences and memories that you can only make while you’re in college. There’s something to be said about that. Just remember that your degree is the ultimate goal of college and you’ll have to study at some point, whether you like it or not. So if you studied the whole weekend non-stop and rock your exam this week, congratulations. But if you feel lonely or bored, understand that you’re missing out on a host of happenings when you commit to that textbook for five hours. If you just put on a fantastic event or performance for the Etown community to enjoy, great job. But if your research paper doesn’t turn out like you wanted it to, recognize that you robbed yourself of more time to work on it. As I’ve reiterated over and over again, it gets pretty darned busy at this point in the school year; you may have to choose where your loyalties
Photo: Luke Mackey
Those who participated in PRIDE Day gave up their Saturday morning, during which students could have studied, to beautify the Etown campus.
truly lie: inside or outside of the classroom. Acknowledge and take pride in the merits of your personal commitments. Strike a balance as best as you can. And, if nothing else, keep your chin up. If you’re feeling bogged down by this semester, I
hope that if you spent your precious time reading my article, it has at least put things in perspective. We owe it to ourselves to find fulfillment in whatever we spend our time doing. The end is in sight, folks—let’s tough it out together.
First-year shares discomfort with campus support of Planned Parenthood
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by TIANA FERRANTE
he pro-choice ideology is not merely a set of beliefs. It involves actions that reverberate beyond a woman’s right to choose. Since abortion is a universal issue, the pro-life movement is also a worldwide endeavor. Elizabethtown College, like the majority of colleges, openly supports Planned Parenthood (PP), the largest abortion provider, through Student Wellness. Student Wellness advertises PP’s information for students in the Brossman Student Commons (BSC), which is flooded with students each day. The two organizations have become very intertwined. For instance, PP stickers are posted around campus and speakers are scheduled to be at Etown for several events, all of which are sponsored by Etown’s Student Wellness. There are countless pro-choice people, at Etown and beyond, whose abortion beliefs are motivated by a sincere desire to help women. I commend and share that desire. Moreover, it is imperative that we analyze the pro-choice view, because it causes confusion between the support of women and the offering, and sometimes even promoting, of abortion. Seth Decker, a first-year student, said that his pro-choice beliefs come into play when a situation involves rape or bad home life. “I believe in being prochoice because there are so many broken families or children who are in bad situations because of unplanned pregnancies,” he said.
“Students need to know the truth about abortion. They deserve to know what actually happens during and after the procedure. They are well-served to hear from people who have extensive experience with abortion and have become pro-life.” “That is not the only reason why they are broken or not the best, but it is a factor.” His opinion reveals a genuine interest in ending suffering. He also discussed why he’s pro-choice in situations involving rape. “Another reason I believe in being pro-choice is because of rape. Rape shouldn’t determine the rest of a woman’s life and path,” he said. His reasons reflect valid concerns. Supporting women who have suffered through rape and helping children who live in poverty are essential components of my pro-life beliefs as well. Although his and my beliefs are different, our goals are the same. If someone can convince me that abortion does not end a new human life, I’ll become pro-choice too. By legitimizing PP on campus, Student Wellness is advocating
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a women’s right to birth control. Many may believe that abortion is a woman’s right. However, they may not believe that abortion only relates to one woman’s right, health or body, because that decision affects more than one woman and more than one right. Basic embryology has solidified that determining the viability of the unborn child is independent of determining pregnancy, which is the presence of a new human life that is unique and distinct from the mother’s. In promoting a woman’s right to abortion, we are denying millions of unborn children the right to a first breath. We are depriving the next generation of their place in society. What the pro-choice ideology needs to clarify is that its position does not “free” one woman without condemning another. How can enabling women to decide to terminate the lives of unborn girls promote feminism in any way? Feminism is supposed to be inclusive in its support of all females, women and girls. Students need to know the truth about abortion. They deserve to know what actually happens during and after the procedure. They are well-served to hear from people who have extensive experience with abortion and have become pro-life activists, like former PP abortionist Dr. Grant Clark. “Don’t believe what Planned Parenthood tells you,” Clark said. “They told me that the little babies who were aborted cannot feel any pain.” However, when an abortion is shown via ultrasound, it’s apparent that the child frantically tries to escape the forceps. Karen Shablin, a health policy expert who had an abortion, shared her initial thoughts of PP as well. “I thought Planned Parenthood was this great place that provided health care to women and students who couldn’t afford it, not knowing any of their history, not knowing who Margaret Sanger [founder of PP] was, not knowing what Sanger professed, not knowing that the federation league that was Planned Parenthood’s predecessor that Sanger started was actually put in place because the ‘wrong’ kinds of people were multiplying and the ‘right’ kinds weren’t,” she said. There are pro-life leaders from all backgrounds, and it’s essential that students are informed about the accessibility of diverse pro-life resources. For example, by using a quick online search to optionline.org, women can find pregnancy resource centers whose workers will provide women with both material and emotional support at no cost. Project Rachel and Silent No More are organizations comprised of post-abortive women offering free and confidential help to other women who are suffering after abortions. Since Etown values diversity, I think it’s also appropriate to inform others about the inclusivity of the pro-life movement. Karen Shablin’s lecture at Etown in March reflected the fact that post-abortive women, like those involved in Silent No More and Project Rachel, contribute enormously in both pro-life leadership and activist capacities. Clark performed hundreds of abortions, and when he came to campus, his story informed students about how many former abortionists have realized that their prochoice ideology actually interfered with their ability to heal and help women. With hundreds of minority leaders, like formerly pro-abortion Dr. Alveda King and Dr. Bernard Nathanson, postabortive Chai Ling of “All Girls Allowed” and many others, the Pro-Life Movement supports all female and male humans in a diverse, nonviolent way. Let’s choose that, Etown.
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Sports
April 10, 2014
Softball suffers two losses at hands of Susquehanna in weekend double-header
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in Etown athletics... The baseball team lost two out of three games last weekend to the Alvernia Crusaders to make its record 10-12 for the season. The softball team was swept by Susquehanna University in a double-header over the weekend to remain at the top of the Landmark Conference standings. The men’s lacrosse team defeated Lycoming College 13-6, earning its first Commonwealth Conference victory of the season. The women’s lacrosse team fell to Drew University 1-14. Firstyear Addie Stang scored her 11th goal in four games and 14th goal total for her career. A portion of the men and women’s track and field teams traveled to Millersville University to compete in the Millersville Metrics meet. On the men’s side, senior Kevin Brady broke his personal record in the pole vault, jumping 4.55 meters, earning him a second place finish for the event. For the women, senior Amanda Kerno ran the top time in the 10k meter run. Senior Monica Loranger also added two top-10 finishes in the pole vault and high jump.
in the NCAA... For the first time since 2004, both of UConn’s men and women’s basketball teams were crowned Division I National Champions. The men, behind the play of first-team All-American Shabazz Nappier, were able to handle the star-studded freshman class of No. 8 Kentucky, defeating the Wildcats 60-54. For the women, the championship was a match-up against two undefeated teams – UConn and Notre Dame. The Irish could not handle the high-powered offense of UConn and national player of the year, Stephanie Dolson, losing 79-58. The win was UConn’s fourth championship in six years and head coach Geno Auriemma’s ninth in his career.
in the pros... The National Hockey League regular season is coming to a close as many teams look to still make a playoff push. The Philadelphia Flyers clinched a playoff berth on Tuesday with a 5-2 victory over the Florida Panthers. Milwaukee’s outfielder Ryan Braun hit three home-runs against the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday for seven RBIs in a 10-4 victory. A number of highly coveted collegiate basketball players declared for the NBA draft, including Oklahoma State’s Marcus Smart and the University of Kansas’ probable No. 1 overall selection Andrew Wiggins.
Photo: David Sinclair
First-year Kelsey Brown tries to apply the tag against a Susquehanna base runner in Sunday’s game.The Elizabethtown College softball team fell to Susquehanna twice after defeating Scranton in both legs of a double-header.
by NICK CHRISTIE
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he Elizabethtown College softball team was in action in four games this weekend. The team played the University of Scranton Royals and the Susquehanna University Crusaders. The Blue Jays beat the Royals in two back-to-back games, then fell to the Crusaders the next day. The Jays defeated the Royals on Saturday, winning with a score of 10-9 in the first game and 9-2 in the second. In the first game, junior Payton Marunich batted three RBIs helping the Jays to their victory. Junior Jessica White also helped with the victory by hitting three more RBIs and one solo home run. Junior Becky Becher also contributed to the win by hitting four RBIs. First-year Kristen Blass had a double and three RBIs off of one hit at bat. Sophomore Keli Krause was taken off the pitching mound after allowing two runs in one inning. Junior Justyna Pepkowski replaced Krause on the mound. In the fourth inning, Marunich hit a two-run home run to bring the Jays’ lead to 7-6. The Royals came back to make the score 8-7 Royals. White answered with a solo home run
to bring the Jays even with the Royals at 8-8. The two teams clashed and by the bottom of the seventh inning, the Jays were still in the lead with a score of 10-9. Pepkowski stayed strong on the pitching mound, giving the Jays the 10-9 victory. The Jays went to work early in the second game, scoring quickly and numerously. Junior Laura Tomasetti pitched for the Jays and was able to contain the Royals’ batters. Marunich, White and Werner had RBIs. Junior Jordan Nowacki also contributed to the RBIs. The Jays scored once in the first inning, twice in the second and fifth innings and four times in the sixth inning. Blass also contributed with an RBI and three runs. Senior Amanda Sheckard added two runs to the Jays’ victory. The Jays were back in action the following day against Susquehanna. The stakes for the game were high, considering the first place spot in the conference was on the line. However, after a day of playing, the Crusaders remained victorious in both games. The Jays fell in the first game, 6-5, and in the second 9-2. The Crusaders had a single run in the fourth inning and two more in the
sixth, but the Jays would not go down so easily. Becher and Marunich each hit a single to start off the bottom of the sixth inning. Werner was able to hit a single through the right side of the field, allowing Becher to run in from second. Nowacki recorded another single, allowing Marunich to run in to make the score 6-2. Werner was able to steal home, again giving the Jays another run in. The Jays were able to add two more runs off of Sheckard and Marunich, bringing the score to 5-6. Susquehanna was able to hold out in the seventh inning, giving the Crusaders the victory. The first half of the second game was tight. Pepkowski and Crusader Jamie Fesinstine were locked in a pitching battle for most of the second game. Susquehanna hit one runner in the second inning and another in the fifth. The Jays rallied back with two runs in off of White’s single, making the score 2-2. However, the Crusaders finally broke Pepkoswki in the seventh, bringing seven runs in. Game two ended with Susquehanna taking the victory, 9-2.
Women’s lacrosse falls to Landmark opponent Drew Rangers Palosz records four saves; Stang continues offensive outburst with 11th goal in four games by KARLEY ICE
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he Elizabethtown College women’s lacrosse team fell 1-14 to Drew University on Saturday at Wolf Field. First-year Addie Stang had the only goal for the Jays that she worked off an assist by sophomore Dana Robidoux. The goal came only 40 seconds in, when sophomore Mary Nell Donahue gained the first possession off of the draw at the start of the game and passed to Robidoux, who gave the ball to Stang to gain an early lead. This initial goal gave the Jays their third lead in the last four games. After scoring 14 goals in the loss against Rutgers-Camden last week, the Jays were ready to take their offensive momentum into their game over the weekend. Head Coach Danielle Seling was optimistic about the team’s offense for Saturday’s game earlier in the week. “Our attack has been getting stronger and stronger every game, so I’m excited to see if we can keep that going,” she said. Despite the team’s optimism and its best efforts, Drew University prevented the team from having no more than four shots during the entire game. Donahue and sophomore Briana Rogers each contributed one shot for the Jays and Stang had two shots to make up the Jays’ offensive efforts for the game. Three
of the four shots were free position attempts in which the players could not find the back of the net. Drew answered the Jays’ first goal with nine goals in the next 15 minutes of the game. Drew’s Nikki Kleiman scored four goals for her team in the first half and Morgan Mason contributed three for Drew as well. Drew’s Krysta Cento, who is the leading Landmark Conference scorer, put two goals and assist up for Drew. At halftime, the Jays trailed 1-10. Drew put up four more goals in the second half for a final score of 1-14. Although the Jays had a difficult time finding the back of the net, the team won seven of 17 draws. Donahue and Stang each won two, while Robidoux and first-years Becky Graessle and Jessica Binnig each had one for the Jays as well. On the defensive side, first-year Kristina Pennell had three ground balls and one caused turnover. First-year goalie Beata Palosz had four saves in the net and contributed five ground balls. First-year goalie Tori Lauder entered the game for the last 15:50 of the game and saved the two shots that were put on goal. Robidoux emphasized the team’s need to maximize its potential for the entire game instead of just a portion of the game. She also recognized the importance of having a strong defensive presence. “Everyone on defense will be vital, because when our defense plays well together, that is our biggest
strength,” she said. “We always say that if everyone does their part and their individual tasks on the field, the game will all come together,” Robidoux said. The outcome on Saturday did not work out in the Jays’ favor, but there is still a lot
of the season left. The loss against Drew makes the team’s overall record 0-10 and the conference record 0-4. Etown will travel to meet Landmark Conference opponent Merchant Marine in Kings Point, N.Y. on Saturday at 1 p.m.
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First-year Addie Stang continued her streak with another goal against Drew University this past weekend. In the last four games alone, Stang has tallied 11 goals.
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Baseball wins two out of three games against Alvernia Blue Jays steal third game against Crusaders with 3-2 victory at Kevin Scott Boyd Stadium by ADAM MOORE
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ast weekend, the Elizabethtown College baseball team faced the defending conference champions, t he A lver ni a University Crusaders, in a two-day threegame series that brought together the Commonwealth Conference’s two best pitching staffs. The Blue Jays managed to win one of the three games, handing Alvernia its second conference loss. On Saturday, the Blue Jays (10-10, 4-6 CC) headed to Alvernia (16-6, 8-3 CC) in Reading, Pa. for an early afternoon conference game. First-year pitcher Kevin Elwell, who is 2-2 with a season ERA of 2.89, pitched a solid game. He allowed two earned runs on eight hits over 6.1 innings. He also struck out five batters to bring his season total to 15. In the top of the fourth, Etown first got on the board with an RBI single by junior firstbaseman Luke Gatti. Alvernia, however, tied the game in the bottom of the inning with a sacrifice fly. In the fifth, the Crusaders took the lead with an RBI single by Matt Patterson. Alvernia got two late insurance runs in the bottom eighth against first-year pitcher Richy Masciarelli. The Blue Jays could not find an answer to the Crusaders’ pitching and dropped the first game of the series 4-1. Etown managed one unearned run on four hits against Alvernia’s starter Aaron Benusis, and finished the game with five hits. Crusaders reliever Kevin BeckerMenditto retired the side in order in the ninth inning to pick up his conferenceleading fifth save of the season.
On Sunday, the two teams headed to Kevin Scott Boyd Stadium for a doubleheader. In game one, Alvernia pitcher Mike Weinhold (4-0) dominated the Blue Jays. Pitching seven innings, Weinhold gave up no runs on six hits. He also frustrated Etown with a season-high 13 strikeouts. The Crusaders scored single runs in the third and seventh innings and took game two of the series 2-0. Like the first game in the series, the scoring in game three was started by the Blue Jays. First-year second-baseman Kyle Fackler and sophomore outfielder Sean Jones hit first inning doubles, and Jones drove Fackler in for the first run of the game. Alvernia scored the tying and goahead runs, both unearned, in the top of the second, as Etown saw that their early lead was trumped. Fackler came through for the Blue Jays in the bottom of the second as he drove in sophomore outfielder Dylan Manning to tie the game at 2-2. The Crusaders escaped the inning as Etown left two runners in scoring position. Neither team could get anything going until the bottom of the fifth. Senior Kyle Gable began the inning with a single and made his way to second on a groundout by Gatti. Gable then scored on a junior Tyler Weary single through the left side, putting the Blue Jays on top 3-2. That run would be enough for Etown as they held on to win, avoiding the sweep by the defending conference champions. Junior pitcher Kristopher Davis (2-1) earned his second win of the season. He allowed two unearned runs on eight hits with a strikeout and no walks in his third
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Junior first-baseman Luke Gatti collected two hits in three games against Alvernia University over the weekend. The Elizabethtown College baseball team went 1-2 against the Crusaders, falling to an 11-10 overall record this season.
complete game of the season. He forced eight groundouts and 11 fly-outs. Davis has not given up a single earned run in his last 20.1 innings pitched. The Blue Jays outhit the Crusaders 9-8 in the last game of the series. On Friday, the Messiah College Falcons will make the trip to Elizabethtown to battle
Golf team finishes 16th at Spring Blue Jay Classic, prepares for MAC Championships
the Blue Jays. The game is scheduled to begin at 3:30 p.m. at Kevin Scott Boyd Stadium. Etown will then head to Messiah’s home field on Saturday to finish the three-game series with an away double-header. The Blue Jays will finish a five-game conference baseball weekend with a double-header at Albright College in Reading, Pa. on Sunday.
Men’s lacrosse to host Wounded Warriors game against Messiah by KARLEY ICE
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Photo: Thom Swarr
First-year Kyle Hakun led the Elizabethtown College golf team with a round of 80 at the Spring Blue Jay Classic this past weekend. The Blue Jays finished the tournament in 16th place overall at Hershey Country Club’s East Course.The Blue Jays will now prepare for Commonwealth Conference Championships held on April 26.
by ADAM MOORE
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fter having multiple tournaments c an c e l l e d du e to we t weather, the Elizabethtown College golf team was back on the links when it hosted the Spring Blue Jay Classic at Hershey Country Club’s East Course last Thursday. Led by first-year Kyle Hakun’s round of 80, the Blue Jays finished up the weekend in 16th place. Hakun led the Blue Jays with eight pars, in addition to a birdie on the par-4, 394-yard ninth. When the tournament concluded, Hakun found hims elf in 40t h place
in the field of 105 after shooting 9-over par on the day. Fellow first-year Chuck Johnston followed Hakun with an 83. This score tied him for 58th in the tournament. A pair of double bogies on the first two holes kept Johnston from having a great front nine. He recovered with a par on No. 3, starting a string of four in a row. Johnston also birdied No. 8, the final par-3 on the front and did the same on the par-4 18th. S ophomore Adam Amspacher and junior Ry an For b e s c ard e d rounds of 88 for the Blue Jay s . Et o w n f i n i s h e d
he Elizabethtown College men’s lacrosse team is raising awareness and funds for the Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) on Saturday. The team will host the Messiah College Falcons at 1 p.m. on Wolf Field. The WWP is dedicated to raising awareness about the needs of injured service members and getting assistance from the public to help these people who are in need. The organization urges injured service members to help each other. The WWP also arranges direct programs and services to people who have been injured during their enlistment. This year marks 10 years of service for the organization. The team will show its support for the organization by wearing customized warm-up jerseys for the game. The warm-ups will be printed with the Wounded Warrior Project logo and an Ameri-
can-themed Etown lacrosse logo. “We’re really excited for this opportunity to represent our school, country and a great organization in a game that is always big for us,” senior captain David Shatzer said. “The troops do so much for us; it’s the least we can do for them.” Head Coach Drew Delaney has also previously worked with WWP and values the support that the organization provides to America’s veterans. The game will serve as a way for the Etown men’s lacrosse program to spread the word about WWP and the services it provides. These efforts align with making an effort to always remember those who have served, an idea that the WWP’s slogan, “The greatest casualty is being forgotten,” truly emphasizes. The team will recognize its seniors before the start of the game. The team’s seniors are Shatzer, Adam Moore, Craig Hunsberger and Mike Lee.
“I was pretty pleased with our performance at our home meet. It was great preparation heading toward the MAC Championships in a few weeks.”
16th out of 20 competing teams with a 339 (+55), five strokes behind Lebanon Valley.“I was pretty pleased with our performance at our home meet,” Amspacher said. “It was great preparation heading toward the MAC Championships in a few
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weeks.” Etow n a ls o entere d four individuals in the tournament. First-year Austin Bennett had the best Blue Jay score with 85. Bennett’s round was highlighted by a birdie on No. 1, a 478-yard par-5 and six pars.
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Blue Jays clinch first conference win over Lycoming 13-6 by KYLE FARKAS
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he Elizab ethtown C ollege men’s lacrosse team suffered a tough loss this past Saturday, April 5 against conference rival Lebanon Valley College. The 7-5 loss came at home as Etown looked to win their first Commonwealth Conference game. Five players scored goals in the game, four of which came in the second half, but the Dutchmen of LVC had a goal with less than a minute on the clock to put the game out of reach for the Blue Jays. The opening 30 minutes produced very little in the way of offense, a common theme during Etown’s current four-game losing streak. Only once in the last four games have the Blue Jays or their
opp onents re ache d 10 go a ls. During the hard-fought game, few fireworks were seen in the first half, with the lone goal for Etown scored by first-year Jason Clough, as the teams were tied 1-1 going in for halftime. LVC came out with a quick goal in the third quarter, but was later answered by a goal from sophomore Jordan Bowser, which was followed by another goal from sophomore Jimmy Waters. This gave the Jays their first and only lead of the game. The Dutchmen answered back with less than a minute left in the third quarter to tie the game at 3-3. The start of the fourth quarter saw the Dutchmen of LVC score two goals on the Jays with about nine minutes remaining. Senior
Kerno takes first in 10k, track team prepares for Bison Outdoor Classic
captain Craig Hunsberger brought the Jays within a goal, but the LVC team was too much for Etown to handle. The Dutchmen controlled the ball much of the later part of the fourth quarter. With 6:13 minutes left in the game, an LVC goal was answered by junior Russ L eClair, w ho scored with just over four minutes left. But the game was pushed completely out of reach when LVC scored a goal with 59 seconds left on the clock. The Blue Jays were able to get back to their winning with an 13-6 victory over Lycoming College yesterday. This win over the Warriors not only ended a four-game losing streak, but also was the Blue Jays’ first Commonwealth Conference victory on the season. Etown got on the board early on in the contest scoring the first two goals of the game on the backs of first-year Dan Bednarik and Clough. The Warriors got a late goal in the period, but Etown answered back quickly with a goal from first-year Mike Specht. When the first quarter whistle ended, the Blue Jays had a 3-1 lead. The Blue Jays controlled the second quarter as well, adding two more tallies on goals from Specht and his twin brother Nick. When the first half whistle sounded, the Blue Jays were ahead 5-1 entering the locker rooms. The third quarter was more evenly matched as both teams found the back of the net once during the period. While the third quarter was closed, the fourth ended up being
Photo: David Sinclair
Sophomore midfielder Jordan Bowser scored once in the Blue Jays’ loss to Lebanon Valley on Saturday. The men’s lacrosse team got back to their winning ways with their victory over Lycoming College, breaking a four-game losing streak.This was also the Blue Jays’ first Commonwealth Conference victory of the season.
anything but. The Blue Jays poured on the offense in the fourth quarter, outscoring the Warriors in the period 7-4. First-year Joe Clark, who had not scored yet in the contest found the back of the net a remarkable five times. Clark leads the Blue Jays in scoring this season with 29 points on 15 goals and 14 assists. Junior goalie Chris Wenger
made 12 saves on the day with five coming in the second half. The Blue Jays will be back on Wolf Field this Saturday to take on conference rival Messiah College on last time in the regular season before heading to the Landmark Conference. Saturday’s game will also honor Etown’s four seniors. Game time is set for 1 p.m.
Athlete of the Week Kevin brady
Photo: David Sinclair
The Etown College men’s track and field team did not take a full roster to compete at the Millersville Metrics this past weekend in preparation of the Bison Outdoor Classic at Bucknell University this weekend.
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his past weekend, the men and women’s track teams competed at the 32nd annual Millersville Metrics meet at Millersville University. Without having the full team competing, the men were able to finish 14th out of the 28 teams. Senior Kevin Brady took second place in the pole vault, jumping 4.55m, breaking his old personal record set at 4.50m during his sophomore year. Senior Lucas Dayhoff took third place in the hammer throw with 49.04m. Firstyear Max Mahan competed in high jump and took fourth place overall with a height of 1.90m. This was a new personal record for Mahan. On the track, first-year Patrick Jones raced the 3,000 meter steeplechase and took sixth place finishing in 10:48.18. First-year Ian Kulis raced the 10k and finished in 35:48.30. Senior Amanda Kerno raced the 10k and took first place in
41:33.00. Also competing in the 10k was senior Megan Tursi, who finished in 43:34.20 and first-year Monica Venturella, who finished in 45:16.20. The women’s 4x400 meter relay consisted of first-year Kelsey Detweiler, junior Ashley Underkofler, senior Ali Christ and first-year Alexis Groce. The team finished in 4:26.50, which earned it seventh place. Senior Monica Loranger took second in pole vault after jumping 3.20m, just two inches off her personal record. Loranger also competed in the high jump and took seventh overall with 1.53m. Junior Casey Meier took third in javelin with 38.74m. First-year Amanda Porter also competed in javelin and threw 35.76m to earn ninth place. Senior Eileen Kroszner, who competed in shot put, threw 10.92 to earn tenth place. Both the men and women’s teams will be competing at the Bison Outdoor Classic at Bucknell University this weekend.
by ADAM MOORE Senior Kevin Brady won second place on Saturday in the Millersville Metrics meet, jumping 4.55m in the pole vault. This height is the third-highest vault in the program’s outdoor history. This was a new personal best for Brady, whose previous personal best was 4.50m during his sophomore season in 2012 at Muhlenberg.
Photo: David Sinclair
Major: Accounting Hometown:
In 10 years, I want to be … Living in New York Favorite Etown Memory:
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Greatest Etown accomplishment: Making the Dean’s List spring semester of my sophomore year Greatest athletic accomplishment: Winning the Middle Atlantic Conference as a first-year I started pole vaulting at age... 14
Hanover, Pa.
Brad Walker (American record holder for pole vault)
Hardly anyone knows that... I am terrible at public speaking Favorite Jay’s Nest item: Turkey pretzel melt Favorite musician/band: Florida Georgia Line
Favorite place to visit: The beach
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Softball @ Ursinus
Baseball vs. Messiah
Baseball @ Messiah M LAX vs. Messiah
Bison Outdoor Classic TM
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W LAX @ Merchant Marines
April 13 Bison Outdoor Classic Baseball @ Albright
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Baseball @ Rowan
Softball vs. Albright
W LAX @ Eastern
Baseball @ Susquehanna