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Sophomore program begins with dinner event

Vol. 111. Issue 2

Thursday, September 18, 2014

First half goal dooms men’s soccer in annual Smith-Herr Boot against Franklin & Marshall

by TIANA FERRANTE

he new Sophomore Experience program debuted Thursday evening with a dinner for the current sophomore class, along with at least one faculty member per table, in the KAV. Associate Professor of History and Assistant Dean for General Education and Assessment Dr. Brian Newsome introduced the Sophomore Experience as a series of events throughout the year that stress “the significance of the sophomore year.” Newsome, who is a co-director of the program, discussed opportunities such as the Majors and Minors Fair, retreats and mentoring for sophomores. “I think the program will help our sophomores either avoid or find ways to overcome the ‘sophomore slump,’ the sense that the second year is a type of rootless interim between the dynamism of the first year, when all things are new, and the dynamism of the junior and senior years, when many students are really getting into the upper level courses for their majors, studying abroad, etc.,” Newsome said. “We want to convey to sophomores that the second year is a very important time for figuring out who you are and where you want to go and planning accordingly.” While the first-year experience program includes Induction and Convocation, no sophomore traditions were in place until “Dean [of Faculty Dr. E. Fletcher] McClellan and Dean [of Students Marianne] Calenda identified sophomore programming as a strategic need,” Newsome said.

Photo: David Sinclair

Senior Justin Signora outjumps a Franklin & Marshall player to make one of his three saves of the evening. Signora made a save on a penalty shot late in the second half, but the Blue Jays ultimately fell to the Diplomats 1-0. Franklin & Marshall won back the Smith-Herr Boot after Etown took home the title last season.

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Students attend summer LGBTQ activism camp by SAMANTHA WEISS

ntroduced in 2002, Campus Pride started as an online group called Campus PrideNet, which provided services to support lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ) and ally students and faculty on college campuses. The founders eventually expanded their project into Campus Pride as it is today. Its outreach now includes a leadership camp that three Elizabethtown College students — junior Sarah Fender and sophomores Katelyn Gebbia and Jason Mountain — attended this summer. The nonprofit organization’s mission statement explains their commitment to creating leaders at the college level. The statement reads: “Campus Pride serves LGBTQ and ally student leaders and campus organizations in the areas of leadership development, support programs and services to create safer, more inclusive LGBTQ-friendly colleges and universities. It exists to develop, support and give ‘voice and action’ in building future LGBTQ and ally student leaders.” The overarching goal of the camp and the organization, as a whole, is to rid college campuses of LGBTQ prejudice, bigotry and hate. “I do think that the camp’s mission was accomplished. The mission was to train us to become better LGBTQ activists in order to help promote positive social change on our respective campuses,” Mountain said. The organization has been working toward that goal through several programs, including

the “Queer” magazine, college-circulated PSAs and documentaries and Camp Pride Summer Leadership Camp. The three students who attended the camp this year are in leadership roles on campus and hoped to learn more about fulfilling those roles. “I attended as a sort of introduction to the Thinking About Gender, Sex and Sexuality (TAGSS think tank) research project we will be working on this year, but I also wanted to gain the supporters and mentors that I knew Camp Pride would provide,” Fender said. The camp is unique in its “for students, by students” mentality. The advisor camp, which operates in tandem with the leadership camp, bears a similar concept; each camp is run by the people who it serves and vice versa. The Campus Pride website lists the learning outcomes of the leadership camp as “identify and describe components of [one’s] own identity, discuss ways in which queer or ally leaders fit into queer contexts and communities working to create positive change, identify key resources and best practices available to create and implement a more inclusive and safe campus, apply leadership skills to create change on home campuses and equip [student leaders] to be social justice advocates for life, identify and work with a network of peer and national leaders and present current and emerging issues impacting queer communities in the United States.” The days consisted of workshops and lectures about social change and the role of these students in promoting it. The workshops were

focused on training the attending students to be leaders on their campuses in regards to LGBTQ issues, from making every campus friendly to making them safe. The speakers promoted means of social change that could be instituted on a collegiate level in hopes that the culture on college campuses could be changed in part because of what the students have learned at this camp. Students and advisors were encouraged to bring their respective campuses’ available resources, so that they could be discussed, utilized by others and revamped, if necessary. “My favorite part of camp was working with like-minded individuals. It’s not very often that you are able to be surrounded by peers who have had similar experiences to yours, and who have the same passion you do for social change. It was really incredible,” Fender said. She called the experience life-changing and is thankful to have left Nashville, Tenn. a different person than before. She plans to participate in the camp again, after having had such a great first encounter with the camp. These students, who are already active in campus LGBTQ education, now have the resources provided by the camp and the other students in attendance. “I would have to say my favorite memory was going to the caucuses every night. There was a caucus for everyone there: a gay man’s caucus, a lesbian caucus, one for all of the middle sexes as well as one for people of color. It was great to gain perspective from other people like yourself,” Mountain said.

Young Americans for Liberty take field trip to Trop by MADISON DODGE In honor of Constitution Week, the Young Americans for Liberty group at Etown visited the Trop Gun Shop shooting range on Tuesday, Sept. 16. After a safety briefing and gun familiarization class, 16 students had the chance to freely shoot in six lanes that were donated by the gun shop. Both gun supporters and those opposed to guns were invited for a fun time. While a few of the students were apprehensive in the beginning, by the end of the event, they were much more comfortable with the idea of shooting actual firearms. “I was afraid of them because I did not know how to work them,” junior Elizabeth Martin, a member of the club who attended the event, said. “I thought I would hurt myself shooting it because of the backfire.” She felt much more comfortable after the course that the gun shop provided. The event was a success, and the students not only enjoyed their time shooting but also learned about gun safety and means of proper self-defense. This year, Constitution Week lasts from Sept. 17-24. Constitution Week is a time for Americans to commemorate the signing and adoption of the United States Constitution. SEE LIBERTY PAGE 3

Poet speaks at Leffler Chapel, visits Bowers Writers House

by TIANA FERRANTE

ichard Blanco, a poet whose writing caught the attention of The White House, presented “Cuban Blanco, American Richard: Made in Cuba, Assembled in Spain, Imported to the USA” in Leffler Chapel and Performance Center on Wednesday, Sept. 17. Blanco also conducted several workshops this week and discussed his work, from the Photo: Kyler Koons inaugural poem to those of his childhood in Richard Blanco visited Elizabethtown College on Tuesday, Sept. 16 and Wednesday, Miami, Fl., with students and faculty memSept. 17 to read and discuss his poetry. Blanco is the first openly gay, first Latino and bers. Born in Cuba and raised in Spain, New York and Miami, Blanco addresses explorayoungest presidential inaugural poet.

tion of an American identity and cultural belonging in his poetry. Blanco spoke at several classes during the week and discussed writing more personally with students at Bowers Writers House on Wednesday afternoon and evening. He was brought to campus as a joint effort by Bowers Writers House and the Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellow program, which helps fund high-profile guests’ visits to Elizabethtown College. SEE POET PAGE 2

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Richard Blanco discusses writing poetry at Bowers, Leffler Chapel Sophomore engineering major Abby Haines shared what made Blanco’s Wednesday at 11 presentation stand out to her. “For someone who’s bicultural and homosexual to be given the opportunity to write the inaugural poem … just hearing that they allowed him to do that blew my mind a little bit,” Haines said. The White House commissioned Blanco to write a poem for President Obama’s second inauguration. Consequently, he wrote “One Today,” the poem he eventually performed in front of the president, crowds and countless media sources as part of the inauguration ceremony. “It also really surprised me when he said he’s an engineer,” Haines said. As an engineering major at Etown, Haines not only connected with Blanco’s engineering background, but also with his passion for the arts.

“That’s me,” Haines said. “I do love the arts and I love engineering, and it was nice to see somebody who was successful in both. It gives me hope.”

“I do love the arts and I love engineering, and it was nice to see somebody who was successful in both. It gives me hope.” ~Abby Haines According to Haines, many community members at-

tended and participated in the event. “One woman asked how he decides when to put Spanish into his works, how he goes about doing that,” Haines said. “He gave the example of any terms of endearment. He can’t say ‘mother’ or ‘aunt.’ He can’t say ‘grandmother;’ they don’t mean anything to him. He calls all of his family members by their Spanish name, so that was pretty neat.” According to Haines, his examples point to the fact that “He writes for himself, which is awesome.” In addition to giving a presentation in Leffler, visiting multiple classes and offer craft talks, Blanco also held a book signing after his Wednesday at 11 event and his afternoon craft talk at Bowers Writers House.

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Director of Dining Services plans future adjustments to meal plan, food selections by SARAH OLSON

magine having to feed 1,900 p e opl e e ve r y d ay for n i ne months, keep the meals interesting, have healthy options and do it all on a budget. This is what Eric Turzai, director of dining services, along with the staff, does every year. This year, Turzai and the Dining Services staff will introduce new menu options and work to better accommodate students’ specific dietary needs. Turzai discussed the future of Dining Services and possible changes to meal plans and the overall dining services experience on the horizon. As returning students may have noticed, the menu itself changes at the beginning of every year, with some minor changes occurring between semesters. Major changes are planned during the summer months, leaving the Dining Services team more time to discuss options and figure out details. Most changes in the menu are decided by observing which foods and food combinations are popular or unpopular with the students during the year. Foods that were not very popular the previous semester are removed from the menu, while some new options are added. Dining Services holds a themed meal every spring to showcase some new menu options. Last year, for example, they held a piratethemed meal. Included among the menu choices that day were fish tacos, which turned out to be very popular and have since been added to the menu. Menu changes are scattered throughout the fiveweek meal cycle. Turzai says the reasons for these are to “keep it fresh for students” and to have a few nice surprises. One of Turzai’s main concerns is the current set of meal plans. The current three meal plans have been the same since he started 12 years ago. Some options he is discussing with a meal plan consultant are a possible “unlimited meals” plan, a plan with to-go options and simply a plan with more Jay Bucks. The Dining Services team would

also like to add more seating options. Unfortunately, they are limited to the current space. Additional space may be added in the future, but there are no definitive plans to do so. The Dining Service team does not let these limitations stop them. They are always working to find creative ways to enhance your eating experience. For example, they are hoping to use the Mongolian Grill station to offer a pancake bar, quesadillas and other special meal options. The staff at the Marketplace must also be aware of students’ special dietary needs. They are careful to offer well-balanced meal options for students who follow vegetarian or vegan diets. They must also be aware of many different food allergies and offer meals to accommodate them. Turzai said that due to space limitations they are not able to have completely separate food-preparation areas for food allergies, but they do work hard to ensure food is safe. Students with any specific dietary needs are encouraged to contact Dining Services to make individual arrangements. Dining Services management has noticed an increase in the number of health-conscious students. However, Turzai pointed out, bad eating habits are usually formed long before students arrive at Elizabethtown College. In order to help students eat more healthily, the staff offers daily meal suggestions for a healthy, well-balanced diet that matches almost any dietary need. Turzai emphasized that Dining Services wants to provide the best meal-time experience for all students. In order to do so, he and his staff rely on comments and suggestions, both positive and negative, from students. He stressed his open-door policy and encourages students to contact him with concerns. Providing meals for 1900 students is a daunting task. Using past experience, current trends and student suggestions, Dining Services works to supply the food necessary for students’ success and health.

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Young Americans for Liberty Club visits Trop Gun Shop indoor range

Photo: Justin Greiss

Junior Elizabeth Martin, a member of the Young Americans for Liberty club, holds up a target. The club took a trip to the Trop Gun Shop indoor shooting range in Elizabethtown on Tuesday, Sept. 16.

The group visited a shooting range in order to express their rights as written in the Second Amendment. “The right to bear arms” grants all Americans of legal age the ability to use firearms for purposes that include self-defense. Every year, the Young Americans for Liberty will celebrate Constitution Week by exercising the rights granted in the amendments of the Constitution. Last year, the Young Americans for Liberty hosted an event that allowed all Elizabethtown College students to voice their opinions on the question “What don’t you like about government?” In doing so, students exercised their right in the first amendment, which allows all U.S. Citizens the freedom of speech. The Young Americans for Liberty is a libertarian/ conservative group on campus that is dedicated to promoting the philosophy of lib-

erty by education of the Elizabethtown community and advocating for individual rights and a constitutionally limited government. In an interview with senior Justin Greiss, president of the Elizabethtown Young Americans for Liberty club, he described the second amendment as “fundamental to a free society. Gun control merely takes guns out of the hands of law-abiding citizens, creating victims, not safety. It allows citizens to demonstrate personal responsibility in protection of themselves, their property and their families.” It is the stance of the Young Americans for Liberty that gun control efforts are not only attempting to infringe on the rights of American citizens, but are endangering the lives of Americans and setting off a chain reaction of gun violence. The official Libertarian Party website states that “ban-

ning guns will make guns more expensive and give organized crime a great opportunity to make profits in a new black market for weapons. Street violence will increase in new turf wars. Criminals will not give up their guns. But, many law abiding citizens will, leaving them defenseless against armed bandits.” While many colleges have guidelines prohibiting students from carrying concealed weapons, a movement to allow students to carry guns on college campuses is growing among liberty-oriented young adults. Many believe that allowing concealed carry would have helped limit the casualties or essentially help avoid campus massacres such as Virginia Tech and University of Texas. If given proper safety courses such as the one provided at the Trop shooting range event, college guidelines allowing concealed carry could allow for a much safer college campus.

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Sophomore Experience program begins “The ‘sophomore slump’ is a nationwide phenomenon, and we had good evidence — both qualitative and quantitative — that Elizabethtown College students were in need of a sophomore program, just like their peers at other institutions,” he continued. “Last year we developed a proposal in collaboration with a faculty and staff committee, tested the ideas with a student focus group, modified the proposal accordingly and presented a proposal to senior staff, who agreed to fund the program,” Newsome said. At the event, each student received a “Compass,” an Etown advising handbook that is customized to help sophomores adjust to new responsibilities and navigate sophomore year. The Compass details Student Learning Outcomes as well as tips for interacting with professors and completing the Sophomore Advising Questionnaire. As the keynote speaker, McClellan addressed the students with anecdotes about his own search for the right career during college. There was a strong emphasis on the concept of vocation at the event, and McClellan’s speech on the topic preceded the distribution of an article on vocation as well. A closing sophomore dinner is scheduled for April 18.

Photo: Luke Mackey

Sophomores and faculty members gathered in the KAV on Thursday, Sept. 11 for the opening dinner of the new Sophomore Experience program. The program is intended to continue to support Elizabethtown College students in their second year at the College and help them avoid the “sophomore slump.”

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Alumni display artwork in Lyet Gallery, allow viewers to develop their own reactions

Religious studies professor speaks about Vedanta’s effects on popular culture

by SHANE BAHN

by KACIE HALLMAN

n September 12 at 5 p.m., the opening reception showing the artwork of two Elizabethtown College alumni was opened to the public in the Lyet Gallery in Leffler Chapel and Performance Center. Kristina Funk and Tom Yurkovic have shown their art in various galleries throughout Pennsylvania, including one gallery located in Philadelphia. Until Oct. 24, they will be sharing their art with the Etown community. The artwork takes a variety of forms, showing the true talent of the artists. Large sculptures made of different materials were displayed on the floor while abstract paintings hung on the walls. Funk, a 2001 graduate, said she originally became interested in art while at Etown through Milton D. Friedly, professor of fine arts, and Associate Professor of Fine Arts Louise E. Schellenberg. Schellenberg knew of Funk’s interest in drawing and encouraged her to pursue art. Schellenberg told her very little background experience is needed to draw, so Funk took a course with Schellenberg. When her peers suggested she take a sculpture class with Friedly, she registered for his course as well. From there, her career as an artist took off. Funk has explored various styles of art, which is clearly visible in the exhibit. Her displays consist of abstract paintings, photography and sculpture. Two of her intriguing sculpture pieces display humanoid branches standing on a table and tipping over chairs. This curious piece of art is titled, “Are We Going to Survive the Winter?” She explained many of the pieces which make up her sculptures are ordinary ob-

Photo: Shane Bahn

Etown students and members of the community appreciate sculpture art and the other forms of art created by alumni Funk and Yurkovic.

jects that she collects because they catch her eye, whether they are interesting in shape or color. Before she begins to piece together her sculpture, she will draw up a sketch or let her imagination run free. She stated if she makes a drawing of what she wants a sculpture to look like, the end product very rarely turns out the way she imagined. Yurkovic, a 2008 graduate, is a sculptor who takes universal symbols and items from his childhood to make powerful pieces that he hopes will reach out to the viewers. Yurkovic did not always imagine himself as an artist. When he began his career in school he originally spent a year studying industrial design before coming to Etown. When Yurkovic began to attend the College, he delved into the fine arts major that Etown offers. After earning his degree, Yurkovic continued to study on his own. At times he would find himself on blogs or traveling up to New York. He spent time in Philadelphia, visiting new galleries and studying what the main trends in modern art are in an attempt to form his own style. He grew up around music, thus he incorporates various

pieces such as drums and guitars into his artwork. By adding the instrument he hopes the audience can imagine a sound for the sculpture stating that music in itself is sculpture. Though he grew up as an atheist, Yurkovic is intrigued by the iconography that religion and religious symbols hold and threads religion into much of his artwork. A most pronounced example of this is a crucifix with a drum hanging off a metal beam titled “Halo and Throne.” “When people look at my art I’m hoping they walk away with more questions than answers,” Yurkovic said. Both artists were clear about the fact that the viewer is the one who ultimately decides what a piece of art shall represent. Funk may sometimes lead a helping hand by creating a narrative, but the viewer will need to bring their own experiences and opinions to interpret what a piece of art is trying to say. Funk’s and Yurkovic’s artwork are pieces that inspire the imagination and will sometimes raise more questions than answers. Each person will have their own understanding of this art when they visit this gallery.

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t 3:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 15 in the Susquehanna Room, Dr. Jeffery Long, professor of religion and Asian studies, delivered a lecture about what he said is his favorite topic to present. Long delivered this same lecture to an audience of about 15,000 people while in India for the 150th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda. The lecture, entitled “How Hinduism Changed America: The Enduring Legacy of Swami Vivekananda” gave an in-depth description of how Hindu traditions have shaped the history of our country, particularly since the late 1800s. The lecture began with an explanation of exactly who Vivekananda was. He was born on Jan. 12, 1863 and is credited as the one who brought the Hindu philosophy of Vedanta to the western world. The disciple of Hindu saint and sage Sri Ramakrishna established the first Vedanta society in New York in 1894, then later returned to India and started the Ramakrishna Mission in 1987. Vedanta, the teaching of Ramakrishna and Vivekananda, is the central philosophy of Vedas, which are the sacred scriptures of Hinduism. It emphasizes the philosophical ideas that all beings are divine and all beings are unified, searching for freedom from the cycle of karma and rebirth. It also demonstrates that all religious beliefs are paths to God, so there should be harmony among all religions. Long’s lecture focused on how Vivekananda and these spiritual traditions have had a major influence on American culture. Long spoke about how Hinduism has influenced popular culture, such as Star Wars and the Beatles. He explained how mythologist Joseph Campbell came up with the idea of the hero with a thousand faces, which relates strongly to the basis of Star Wars. In these iconic movies, the Jedi are models of the warrior monk tradition and the philosophy of the Force in the story is related to Vedanta, especially all of Yoda’s nuggets of wisdom and the famous line, “May the force be with you.” Also, the relationship between Luke Skywalker and Yoda is incredibly similar to the mentoring relationship between Vivekananda and Ramakrishna. Vedanta also fascinated George Harrison of The Beatles. He and sitar-player Ravi Shankar formed a special bond over these teachings and opened their respective worlds to each other. Harrison went on to write several songs relating

to Hinduism in the time before his death. Long went through a list of people who, throughout history, have also inspired by Vedanta. The list included transcendentalists Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau and Walt Whitman. These men took inspiration from the Bhagavad Gita, a Hindu scripture. Some examples Long gave included Christopher Isherwood, Aldous Huxley, J.D. Salinger, Huston Smith and Joseph Campbell. Vivekananda also inspired countless people to come to the western world to speak and teach. “He paved the way; he sent the template for Indian teachers coming to America,” Long said. After identifying these figures, Long spent some time explaining the enduring influence that Vedanta has sustained. 65 percent of Americans believe the idea that “many religions can lead to eternal life.” This number includes 37 percent of white evangelical Christians, 24 percent of Americans who believe in rebirth and 30 percent who consider themselves “spiritual, but not religious.” Long ended his speech by making the point, “What drives this home for me is that I think it’s tremendously important.” He emphasized that he had no intention of forcing any ideology upon any of the audience members, but rather to inform the campus community of the legacy of Vivekananda and how his teachings and the example which he laid for us has shaped our history in many subtle ways. Long concluded his speech with one of his favorite quotes from Vivekananda: “Let us arise, awake and stop not until the goal is reached.”

Photo: Stephen Hajcak

Dr. Long presents on Hinduism’s farreaching effects on aspects of culture, such as Star Wars and the Beatles.

North explains workplace culture, responsibilities of business leaders

by AMBER MANGABAT

oger North, president and founder of the North Group Consultants, spoke to business students on Friday, Sept. 12 as part of the M&M Mars Executive Lecture Series. His seminar, titled “Culture Eats Strategy for Lunch,” focused on the importance of culture in the workplace. The North Group is a leadership consulting firm which strives to assist businesses and non-profit organizations by strengthening workplace management through building leadership and long-term personal interactions. Their beliefs lie with the idea that the growth of a workplace community and its people can heavily influence the growth of the business or organization itself. Culture, North explained, is the pattern of organizational life or “the way [we] do things around here.” Every single organization, institution or general group of people has a method of running things. These methods, or cultures, are based on basic patterns of human behavior and strongly held beliefs. Additionally, the people within a culture can shape the patterns around them. “Culture is a paradox. It shapes you, and you shape culture,” North said. He theorized that a strong culture can help any business thrive no matter the state of economy. “There is nothing more important in a business organization than culture,” North said. He suggested that supervisors should not simply oversee others’ work, but influence their environment to benefit the goals of their organization. North outlined several steps to take if a leader wants to change the culture of their workplace. First, they should decide what would most benefit the mission and desired outcomes. They should then determine the beliefs and patterns of behavior that are beneficial to this mission and attempt to recognize,

reinforce and reward these behaviors. The leader should also discourage any tangents that do not appear to benefit the goal of the workplace. Leaders should be consistent in their methods and models for the behaviors they desire. Inconsistency can cause distrust, and as North put it, “An entire organizational culture is based around trust.” When people believe they are working towards a common goal, North explained, they tend to work harder and more diligently to finish their mission. Without proper recognition, feedback or affirmation, a team can remain discouraged and unhappy in their productivity. “Sooner or later, people run out of gas,” North stated. By supplying their employees or team members with proper encouragement, a leader can ensure that the goals of the organization are achieved without sacrificing their workers’ well-being. Changes or adjustments in the organization of a culture rely on changing a poor culture or reinforcing a positive one, the chance of this change occurring lies in the power of the leader. The patterns that form can either produce or block success in an organization. People tend to operate best in conditions of clarity and consistency, and it is the job of a leader to supply these conditions. North explained that it is often more difficult to change a culture from the bottom than the top and urged future leaders to find simple ways to encourage production through a comfortable work environment. “Leadership is hard work,” he explained. “Leading a culture is the primary work of organizational leadership.” He also warned about the dangers of putting all of one’s focus into the organization’s culture. He stated, “Strong culture is incompatible, in the long run, with a poor business plan.” Culture exists in all sizes, even if it is simply a small group or informal event. The behaviors we exhibit within a culture stem

from conscious and unconscious behavior and social beliefs. As North described, these behaviors come from the fact that humans desire acceptance into standard practices of the setting in which they live. “There are two things that leaders do really well,” North said. “Number one is that they observe, and number two is that they listen.” Talking, rather than listening, can provide severe distractions which can distort a person’s ideas on clarity and consistency. It is also part of the role of the leader to eliminate these distractions to ensure a productive workplace.

Photo: Luke Mackey

North informs students that the culture of the workplace is key to the organization of the business.

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September 18, 2014

Spanish program used to immerse children in language, give students service experience by GWEN FRIES

Called to Lead event considers legacies

very Tuesday from 6 p.m. to 6:50 p.m., one professor, two Spanish education students, two service learning students and eight children meet in Nicarry 104 and 106 to learn Spanish in an immersive environment. The Children’s Spanish Program, headed by Associate Professor of Spanish and Chair of Modern Languages Dr. Charla Lorenzen, is an intensive learning experience. This means the class is held entirely in Spanish. The children come from mixed backgrounds. Four do not speak Spanish at home nor do they have family members who do. Three students have family members who speak Spanish, and two of the students speak exclusively Spanish at home. “Those two get free tuition in exchange for their parents doing service hours such as recording stories in Spanish and contributing materials and time,” Lorenzen said. The program has been provided for five years, but none of the students have been there from the beginning. Five of the children have just started this year, one is in her second year of the program, and two of the children have been participating for four years. The sign hanging on the whiteboard explains the rules of the class in a simple way. “Sobrevivientes en español. ¡Puedes hacerlo!” The students must be “survivors” in an all-Spanish environment and are encouraged that they can do it. The game runs on a point system with 150 total a semester. “We keep track. They get an ‘X’ for each time they accidentally use English. One or two ‘X’s are fine, but with three, they don’t ‘survive,’” Lorenzen explained. The students also have the opportunity to get extra points by doing things like reading a book written in Spanish to the teachers, making a list of vocabulary they would like to learn or downloading and playing an app designed to facilitate the learning of the language. The notion of immersion means that speaking English is forbidden. Explanations and questions are both done entirely in Spanish. This applies to homework as well. “We do give them each two Popsicle sticks that say, in Spanish, ‘In English, please?’ to use each class. This is if they really need to ask something or have something

Photo: Luke Mackey

The sign reading “sobrevivientes,” the Spanish word for survivors, tells the children that they may only speak in Spanish. Lorenzen writes phrases on the board for children to say during a game.

explained, but we keep it short. Also, we use some English on handouts and encourage kids to ask questions in English before or after class.” Lorenzen elaborated. “Of course, what we send home for the parents to see is in English if they do not speak Spanish.” “We use the same words and phrases over and over, speak slowly and use visuals and gestures. The kids learn quickly with meaningful repetition. We also teach them how to ask us to repeat ourselves, to say they don’t understand, etc.,” Lorenzen said. When the children arrive on Tuesday night, they hand their homework to one of two SPA 325 service learning students to check. “Do-nows” are small games or assignments the students work on before class officially begins. As they are working, the teachers walk around and ask them easy questions such as when their birthday is to get their brains geared towards Spanish. Their attention is next directed towards the Smartboard where they watch a YouTube video of the months of the year. There is singing and dancing in the classroom as this happens. Next, the kids gather around a table at the front of the classroom and play memory games to test vocabulary. They are encouraged to move around and to use as many of their senses as possible to truly learn the material. The class watches one more video, this time on the days of the week, and then they break into groups based on their proficiency. Lorenzen takes the more advanced

group. The beginners stay with the two Spanish education majors. The beginner group used a fly swatter to identify numerals written on the whiteboard. Then, they played hangman to further practice vocabular y and the Spanish alphabet. This program does not only benefit the children, however. “This program is beneficial for Spanish education majors because it gives us a chance to do early education. Most student teaching placements are from seventh grade and up because many schools don’t start earlier than that,” sophomore Nelli Orozco explained. There are 15 classes a semester. By the end of those 15 classes, the children are able to speak fairly fluently in Spanish. “After the first year, they can talk about daily things. Then, each year, their knowledge grows. The kids who finished the combined year four and five class last year were able to go on a field trip to a Mexican restaurant and speak in Spanish the entire time. We called ahead to request a Spanish-speaking waiter and had one 300-level college student of Spanish or native Spanish-speaking parent next to every kid to ensure the use of Spanish,” Lorenzen said. “They did a great job.” T h e pro g r am c o s t s $ 1 2 0 a semester, which amounts to $8 a week. Employees of Elizabethtown C ol l e ge re c e ive a 1 0 p e rc e nt discount. This money pays for class materials and professional d e vel opme nt for t he Sp an ish education majors. Lorenzen and the student helpers teach the class without pay.

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by OLIVIA FRYBERGER

session was conducted by Stacey Zimmerman, assistant director of Called to Lead, this past Friday, Sept. 12 to discuss how to live and lead with purpose. Called to Lead is a leadership development program consisting of more than 400 students. The overall mission of Called to Lead is to empower students, faculty and staff members to clarify vocational calling and discover individual leadership strengths that will allow them to practice visionary servant leadership in support of Elizabethtown College’s motto “Educate for Service.” In this particular session, Zimmerman asked the group “what are you doing today that will make sure people remember you when you are gone?” She then talked about what the word “legacy” meant. A legacy is defined as something handed down by a predecessor. The group defined legacy as someone or something that has an impact, sets an example, leaves a footprint or is a hero. Zimmerman asked the group to split up and define legacies of three influential people. Martin Luther King, Jr., was described as an activist, someone who wanted change and equality. Mother Teresa was described as a woman who was compassionate and caring. Steve Jobs was described as innovative, successful and an entrepreneur. “The legacy left behind is very clear. Most who think of these people, think of those words,” Zimmerman said. Taking out notecards, Zimmerman asked the group to write down what everyone thought their legacy would be. Five minutes passed and the groups shared their words. Caring, compassionate, loving and strong were just a few of the words presented. Shortly after, Zimmerman announced that each member of the session would be receiving a paper to fill out to help him or her figure out who they are. Each person was asked to pick up sheets of paper corresponding with the year they are graduating. All four sheets had some similar questions and some different ones based off of what year they were. Thematic questions asked were things such as understanding your passion, avoiding procrastination, pursuing worthwhile projects. Called to Lead can be joined at any time by simply attending an event on the schedule. You make the program your own by choosing what events you will attend and what ongoing opportunities you will participate in. There is no checksheet with a list of items that you must complete. You also receive points for everything you do in Called to Lead; the points signify learning. You receive awards when you reach 300 points (a fleece jacket) and 600 points (a portfolio). If you want to complete the program, then you must earn 1,000 points and complete the Senior Capstone Assignment during your senior year. You will be recognized at the Annual Awards Ceremony and Commencement. The next Called to Lead event will be hosted on Thursday, Sept. 18, in Leffler Chapel and Performance Center from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

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During the event, Zimmerman had the Called to Lead students write down what legacy they believe they will leave behind.

Student Wellness raises awareness of mental health concerns

MIND Your Health week includes positive postcards, awareness tables, confidential counseling by JUSTIN PECHULIS

his week at Elizabethtown College, Student Wellness organized a mental health awareness week, titled MIND Your Health, which offered a number of different events designed to help bring awareness to the importance of mental health. Mental health is important to keeping students happy and productive, but unlike other aspects of well-being, students may often forget that mental health is just as important. When students forget to take care of themselves psychologically, it can grow into something that affects other aspects of their health and eventually everyday life. Through the activities they ran, Student Wellness hopes to make the Etown community more aware of the importance of mental health has on everyone. The week kicked off on Monday, Sept. 15, when a suicide awareness table set up outside the BSC from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The spokesperson at the table explained how to recognize if someone may be contemplating suicide and what hotlines are available, as well as the counseling services available

on campus. The table also had a wheel students could spin and win a prize upon answering a question correctly. Amanda Cheetham, a health educator for Student Wellness and Health Promotion, and Dr. Bruce Lynch, the Director of Student Wellness, were eager to discuss the different activities that took place during the week and explain the importance of mental health. According to Lynch, this is the first time that Etown has ever done an event like this. Student Wellness offered free mental health screenings to students on Tuesday. These screenings were designed so that anyone who wants to talk to a counselor has the ability to visit the counselors has on staff without an appointment. The counselors were there to help identify anxiety, depression, alcohol-related problems, eating disorders and PTSD, among other issues. Lynch stressed the importance of confidentiality and didn’t want anyone to feel discouraged from others finding out about their visit. He also hopes that those who did go will feel comfortable coming back again if they feel they need further help. As part of mental health awareness

week, Student Wellness started a program called WRAP, which stands for Wellness Recovery Action Plan. It will take place for three Wednesdays, the first of which occurred on the Sept. 17 at 11 a.m. The WRAP events are designed to create a plan which will develop self-awareness by noticing the symptoms of anxiety and help develop and improve student’s coping skills. This self-awareness can then be used to manage the issues students learned to be aware of. On the same day, outside the BSC, Student Wellness also provided an activity called Positive Postcards, in which students were able to create postcards with positive quotes and messages. The notes were all sent to random students’ mailboxes, hopefully brightening up those students’ days. The last event that Student Wellness held for mental health awareness week was on Friday, Sept. 12 outside the BSC, which involved a make-your-own stress kit activity. During this event, students had the ability to create a stress ball and participate in other fun activities to relieve stress. Cheetham explained that there are several different awareness days around this time of year, such as suicide awareness day,

which occurred on Wednesday, Sept. 10, but Student Wellness wanted to make it a universal week of awareness for mental health. Cheetham believes that scheduling it when they did was perfect, because by talking about mental health early in the semester, it helps students become conscious of it and identify issues early on. This could become very useful around hectic times, such as midterms and finals when students become stressed due to studying and worrying about classes and exams. During that time, students are prone to neglecting themselves and their health. Lynch also mentioned the various activities that Student Wellness will be having throughout the semester: in October, there will be activities relating to Sexual Assault Awareness month. Later in October, they will also hold discussions about alcohol abuse and how it can be identified and resolved. Throughout the semester there will be several different counseling groups ranging in topics from mental health to first-year homesickness. They will meet on different days throughout the week, most in the afternoon, and are open to all students.

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Professor reflects on recent news story, nature of teaching profession by SANJAY PAUL

Photo: Luke Mackey

On Wednesday, Sept. 10, Elizabethtown College shut down the campus’ air handlers and chillers as part of the College’s plan to become more energy efficient.

Electrical reduction day worthwhile part of sustainability effort by NICK LOSCHIAVO

lizabethtown College shut down air handlers and chillers on Wednesday, Sept. 10 for the benefit of our environment. This is part of the College’s plan to become more energy efficient and to help Mother Nature. Our school is doing many dif ferent things to help the environment such as adjusting the summer and winter temperatures of our buildings, using high efficiency fluorescent lights and conserving our water supply. In my opinion, Facilities is doing a great job of trying to get students to conserve college resources. It is not a hard task to turn off something that you are not using, and if everyone p ar t i c ip at e s i n t h e s m a l l e r tasks, the end result will be overwhelmingly positive. Many students do not realize how they can help in small ways; with Campus News providing a list of instructions, it makes it easier for our school to make a difference. Campus News is letting the whole campus know how they can help, but I feel like there are better ways to get the message across instead of sending emails. Many students will skim through their emails and not truly read them before they get deleted. Doing something more than reading an email will go a long way in the fight to help our environment. I believe one thing that can be done to raise environmental awareness is an event on campus. This can range anywhere from an intramural sporting event, bake sale or concert. This would bring more attention and attract more people to the cause. People are drawn to visuals, and by having food or a game attached, the cause will draw a crowd. As people start having fun, information can be given to them about energy conservation. Using social media like Twitter and Facebook to promote energy conser vation would reach

ever yone on campus. S ocial media is such an effective medium in today’s world, and by spreading the word through it, the message could possibly reach someone with more influence. Events promoting energy conservation can be spread through social media, which will reel in more people and money. Social media yields the best results in today’s world to reach the most people possible. I think that when students read a less-than-exciting email, it does not register in their heads as a highly important issue. The reason for this is because, to them, the school is just turning off the lights for a while, and it is not affecting them personally. In contrast, if students read an email saying tuition is increasing again, they would be up in arms. When something personally affects you, you become emotionally attached, and then you want to make a difference. An environmental email probably does not affect many students because it is not a “pressing” issue to them. Any time a student checks their email, they will skim it for the most important information. The best way to market concerns about the environment is to have the title of the email in bold lettering. This will immediately grab the reader’s eye and have them read the information to get the gist of what is being said. This may lead to people becoming interested and passing the information through word of mouth. I believe that any issue will be important to college students if it is marketed to them the right way. By diversifying market strategies and being creative, the issue of environmental efficiency will become the hot topic of campus. Every student gets many emails a day, and we have all learned that being different makes you stand out. To me, that is the best option on the table for helping the environment.

omer read the h e a d l i n e “Id a h o Professor Shoots Himself in the Foot” and was baffled. Professors have been known to make mistakes now and then. After all, thought Homer piously as he bit into a scone at the Blue Bean, to err was human. So why would a news website use an idiom to refer to some regrettable action by an academic? What was this Idaho professor’s error that merited national attention? Had he, in a moment of madness, chosen to write with his own hands on a whiteboard i ns t e a d of u s i ng t h e t e x t b o o k p u b l i s h e r ’s videos and Power Points in his class? Perhaps the forgetful academic had omitted to run his students’ papers through turnitin.com and had thus become complicit in their plagiarism? Or was he an instructor who had neglected to adequately stress the insufficiency of honesty in his first-year seminar? In his own first-year

s e m i n ar, Hom e r h a d asked his students to read an article on the difference between honesty and integrity. Stephen Carter, the author, used examples to argue that you could be honest and yet hold perfectly ghastly beliefs or engage in morally r e p u g n a n t b e h a v i o r. Honesty, in other words, might not be the best p o l i c y. It n e e d e d t o be supplemented by a willingness to jettison discredited beliefs and to make deliberate choices to enhance others’ happiness rather than your own. Integrity, which was more than honesty, called for reflective thinking and an ability to subject one’s views to the harsh light of evidence. Carter noted in his article that he had presented these arguments in a university graduation address. He was gratified, he wrote, by the reaction of his audience when he told them he was going to talk about integrity. They had apparently applauded his choice of topic, and he took the applause to mean that the students had been deprived of any discussion of integrity

during their college years, and he would, at long last, be the gentle rain that quenched their thirst for such a discourse. Homer was impressed. To garner the applause of c o l l e g e g r a du at e s during commencement i s n o m e a n f e at . I n h i s ow n e x p e r i e n c e , commencement speakers tended to elicit applause but twice: first, a somewhat p erfunc tor y clapping when the speaker was introduced, and the next, a rather more enthusiastic outburst when the speaker s at d ow n . O f c ou rs e there were exceptions, such as Will Ferrell’s commencement speech at Harvard which touched upon the employment prospects of the graduates in t he enter t ainment industry and drew great applause from the students and a muted one from the parents in attendance. But even Ferrell, gifted orator that he is, would have been hard-pressed to get the students to cheer a discussion about integrity on their graduation day. If Carter was indeed able to achieve this feat, Homer thought, he should be on the short list for

commencement speakers at any college. Homer was still unclear about the reason for the news headline about the errant Idaho academic. What exactly had he done? Tu r n s o u t h e h a d shot himself in the foot, quite litera l ly. Id a ho had re cent ly a l lowe d it s c it i z e n s t o br i n g concealed weapons on college campuses, and this particular worthy had, while making his sartorial decisions earlier in the day, decided to add a handgun to his ensemble. He was in a classroom with some 20 students when, according to the local police department, the gun went off, and he shot himself in the foot. Fortunately, nobody else in the room was hurt. The professor himself escaped with a relatively minor injury, although, wondered Homer, how many of his colleagues would now be willing to sit near him at the next faculty meeting? Or even more significantly, how many would be willing to cross him in debate? Life at Idaho State University is not likely to be the same.

Sophomore Year Experience dinner, program demonstrates continued concern for students in second year

by LUKE MACKEY

y first year at Elizabethtown College was rough, but I came into my sophomore year with much more understanding. When I got the invitation to the Sophomore Year Experience dinner, I accepted without knowing exactly what I was getting myself into. The KAV was set up on Thursday, Sept. 11 with unmarked tables. There was one reserved spot at each table for a faculty member. Brian Newsome, assistant dean for general education and assessment and associate professor of history, started off the evening. After dinner, he introduced Reverend Tracy Sadd, chaplain, director of religious life and executive director for ethical leadership and purposeful life work and Jean-Paul Benowitz, director of student transition programs and assistant director of academic advising, and himself, as the co-directors of the Sophomore Year Experience. The speaker for the evening was E. Fletcher McClellan, dean of faculty. He provided a fresh take for sophomores about their education at Etown. He went in-depth about how to have a successful sophomore year. Tips included locking in a desired field of study, exploring study abroad programs and finding a faculty member at Etown to conPhoto: Luke Mackey nect with for the upcoming years. Sophomores Emily Lawrence and Summer Musser In some ways, I couldn’t help but feel that this was an enjoy the dinner in the KAV on Thursday, Sept. 11. apology to students who did not find that the first-year programs prepared them in any way for the year. An would be a wise decision for some unhappy students. In apology is not a bad thing, but possibly Etown is realizing my experience, picking up a business minor was one of that things don’t always go as planned, and students often the proudest decisions that I’ve made during my time at need more encouragement along the way. Personally, the Etown so far. dinner gave me a fresh look at my time here at Etown A junior year experience could be taking this a bit far, and provided a way to leave last year’s failures in the past. though. As far as I know, there isn’t such a program in the We were given a booklet, the Compass, which Benow- works. I would be shocked if there ever would be. I felt itz put together. The booklet is useful for breaking down that the Sophomore Year Experience program was a plea students’ sophomore years and their college careers in gen- to give Etown another try if things didn’t work out during eral. During my first year at Etown, I was confused about the first year. Look at new opportunities, new majors and how the Core program worked. The Compass clearly lays give yourself time to explore. out all the requirements of the Core and makes it seem All in all, the Sophomore Year Experience dinner was much simpler. The Compass also provides information a successful event. I have heard many positive reviews about getting a senior class member as a mentor, if desired. from my peers, particularly noting McClellan’s speech. A Lastly, and I think most importantly, at the end of the second year of college is not a year to sink into a routine, Compass, there are two major decision sheets. but rather to take a second look at where you’re headed Some people may laugh and say that a sophomore during your college years. In light of the Sophomore Year should have their mind made up by now, but I feel that is Experience Dinner, I have had a refreshing of my view very untrue. The whole point of McClellan’s speech was of Etown, seeing that the faculty have not given up on about taking a second look at your education and making helping me find the correct path and general direction sure to get the most out of it. Possibly, a change of major for my life and career.

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Ice Bucket Challenge dominates social media feeds, raises awareness, money for medical research for ALS by KYLER KOONS

f you manage a personal social media account, your newsfeeds, homepages and timelines were probably bombarded with hundreds of smart phone-shot videos of your friends, relatives and enemies dumping buckets of ice water on their heads with varying degrees of logical explanation. It was probably hilarious at first, if only for the gimmicky nature of the trend; then you may have asked, after seeing a few dozen of these videos, “What exactly is the Ice Bucket Challenge, anyway?” For most of the late summer, that was my question. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), commonly referred to as Lou Gehrig’s Disease, is “a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord,” as the ALS Association defines it. “Motor neurons reach from the brain to the spinal cord and from the spinal cord to the muscles throughout the body. The progressive degeneration of the motor neurons in ALS eventually leads to death.” This is a grim outlook for anyone suffering from this degenerative disease, and the Association has spent $99 million developing effective treatments and researching a cure. This summer, we witnessed an effort to work harder toward that cure, albeit in an incredibly controversial fashion. By early August, my Facebook newsfeed was flooded with videos of my friends taking the Ice Bucket Challenge and nominating one another to complete it alongside them. The conditions of the challenge, as laid out by the participants, ranged from vague juvenile bets like “You have 24 hours, or you know the drill!” to detailed, well-written sentiments about family members who have suffered and heartfelt commitments to donate money even after completing the challenge. The messages were inconsistent at best: some participants claimed to be participating in the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge but mentioned nothing about the disease itself; some essentially

“dared” their friends to complete the challenge “or else” they had to donate to the cause; others chose a hybrid form of the challenge, encouraging their friends to donate a small sum of money even if they completed the challenge as designed. Some were nominated but refused to complete the challenge at all because they didn’t want to buy into a cause that was insufferably muddled by social media and sensationalist activism. Slate journalist Will Oremus delivered a scathing critique of the Ice Bucket Challenge in early August, titled “Take the No Ice Bucket Challenge.” In it, he wrote, “It’s hard to shake the feeling that, for most of the people posting ice bucket videos of themselves on Facebook, Vine and Instagram, the charity part remains a postscript. Remember, the way the challenge is set up, the ice-drenching is the alternative to contributing actual money.” Oremus acknowledges that some participants provided additional conditions in their Ice Bucket call-outs, encouraging those they challenged to donate a small amount of money even if they chose to take the challenge instead of donating the larger sum. “Even so,” he wrote, “a lot of the participants are probably spending more money on bagged ice than on ALS research. As for ‘raising awareness,’ few of the videos I’ve seen contain any substantive information about the disease, why the money is needed, or how it will be used.” Oremus encouraged readers to simply donate money and forgo the Ice Bucket Challenge altogether. “More than anything else, the ice bucket videos feel like an exercise in raising awareness of one’s own zaniness, altruism and/or attractiveness in a wet T-shirt.” Matthew Harper of Forbes magazine has a different take, and even challenged Oremus’ view of the Challenge in his August 19 article on the same topic. He stipulated that the ALS Association has seen a dramatic increase in donations since the Ice Bucket Challenge took over social media, and this fact alone is sufficient evidence to support the claim that the Challenge works. According to the ALS Association’s website, the

Photo: Luke Mackey

The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, a fundraising effort for the ALS Association, quickly became a social media sensation over the summer. The challenge raised almost $95 million in donations for the organization as of August 27.

organization has received $94.3 million in donations as of August 27, compared to $2.7 million between July and August of last year. These donations have come, they say, from existing donors as well as 2.1 million new donors. Coincidence? They think not. “The ALS Association is tremendously thankful for all of the generous support and awareness that this summer phenomenon has generated for the cause,” the site proclaims. Further still, the mass awareness that the Challenge has raised on various social media platforms is proof, Harper says, that any charity can reach a vast audience with something as simple as a video of someone dumping a bucket of ice water on their head. Rather than detracting from other causes, it can encourage other causes to flourish. “Although [there are] fears that there is money and attention being taken away from other charities,” Harper argues, “it’s equally likely that the result will be to cause those charities to find their own, effective promotion techniques to compete. This is likely to result in even more

money being raised for good causes.” The Ice Bucket Challenge has clearly contributed to an influx of new donors and a fantastic peak in overall donations for the ALS Association; for me, there’s no denying the numbers. But as active participants in these causes, we also need to consider the most effective way to go about raising awareness and, hopefully, money. If you took the Ice Bucket Challenge this summer, consider whether you took it for the right reasons and whether your challenge actually raised awareness for this worthwhile cause. Education, awareness and fundraising are three essential functions of charities. If your Challenge achieved none of these goals, maybe your attempt could have been handled differently. The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge was ultimately not about your bucket of ice. It was about working toward a common goal of improving the lives of millions. Can you say your Challenge helped you work toward that goal? If so, then props to you.

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Balancing employment, studies, activities proves difficult, worthwhile Student weighs costs, benefits of jobs on, off campus

by CARLY KATZ

hile some seem content with focusing on schoolwork, hanging with friends and having personal free time, others find it necessary to seek employment. Some students choose one of the many jobs Elizabethtown College offers on campus, while others choose a different path, such as working for an off-campus employer. Why would a student select an offcampus job over an on-campus position? Perhaps the student is in need of longer hours. Etown enforces a 20hour work limit for students working on campus. Working at an off-campus job gets the student around the limit set by the College. Another reason for working off campus may simply be that the student wants to escape the environment he or she lives in every day. Interviewing students with jobs on or off campus evidenced different opinions on their choice of job selection. Choosing a job and deciding what is best for each individual completely depends on the type of person he or she is. Neither way is right or wrong. Students will simply choose the path that appears correct for them. A few Etown students answered if the pros and cons of working were worthwhile. Did they find it hard to balance employment with schoolwork and campus life? How do they handle conflicts with other on-campus events and activities? Their opinions were solicited on the 20-hours-a-week work limit set for students with oncampus jobs. For instance, first-year Gina Gudzelak works at Acme Markets in Newark, Del. Her job does not require her to work every day, or even every weekend. “Working takes away one weekend a month, so my job doesn’t interfere with studying, activities or school events. To be honest, I feel it’s better to work on campus, or try to, unless you need to make a lot of money,” Gudzelak said. Gudzelak explained she likes her job, and the increased pay makes it worth the monthly trip. She claims working more than once a month would hinder her ability to balance her campus life with her economic needs. Her decision to work off campus was based on what she believed was best. Senior Nick Riccio works on campus at the Jay’s Nest. “Work can be difficult at times,” Riccio said. “It can interfere with classes and practices I have with Phalanx and Vocalign, the on-campus a cappella groups. Sometimes, work even gets in the way of out-of-classroom course require-

ments. The [20-hours-a-week] limit does bother me because I really need to make money to pay my bills, and it’s hard to do so with the limited hours. However, I do not want an off-campus job.” Last year, Riccio tried to manage an on-campus job with an off-campus job, as well as classes and extra activities. “It was even worse to manage. Plus, I barely made extra money but had so much more stress.”

“Elizabethtown College enforces a 20-hour work limit for students working on campus. Working at an off-campus job gets the student around the limit set by the College.” Josiah Buxton, also a senior, had a completely different opinion than Riccio when it came to his experience with juggling on- and off-campus jobs. Buxton works at Kellogg’s Corporation in Lancaster from 7 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays. Buxton is balancing work while taking 17 credits. He said, “Not going to lie, it can be pretty tough.” When asked if his work interferes with other events and activities on campus, he said, “No, work is so early in the morning, which is nice, but the bad part about it is I have to wake up early.” Working six hours a week on campus plus 10 hours a week off campus, Buxton does

not even reach the 20-hour-a-week work limit that Etown imposes upon students working on campus. “I can’t even imagine hitting that limit because I would not get my school work done within the allotted time slots. However, I think it’s worth working off campus.” First-year athlete Kirstin Blass maintains an on-campus position with the Athletics Department. She finds work manageable by keeping her schedule less than 10 hours per week. “It does interfere with on-campus activities and events, but Coach is lenient.” Blass likes the experience of working on campus. “On-campus work is great because I don’t have to drive somewhere,” she said. Clearly, all four students: Gudzelak, Riccio, Buxton and Blass, have found a way to balance schoolwork, employment and campus life. Three of the students have attempted to work off campus, while only two continue to do so. Two have made the choice to work exclusively on campus. Only Buxton with his 17 credits continues employment on and off campus. It appears that the decision to work either on or off campus is based upon personal preference. None of the students interviewed on or off campus reached the 20-hour work limit imposed on Etown student employees for oncampus work. All of the students were able to find a balance between working, schoolwork and campus life. It is impossible to say whether off-campus jobs are better than oncampus jobs. Clearly some students can balance schoolwork and campus life with jobs. If you choose to work and attend Etown, there is very little difference between maintaining an on- or off-campus job. Either way, the students are all facing the same experience: balancing work, school and extracurricular activities.

Photo: Kaitlin Gibboney

Both on-campus and off-campus jobs can cause scheduling complications and interfere with events, classes and activities.The two options each have benefits.

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Frugal Blue Jay offers advice for finding free items, discounts

Part one in series of articles about saving money provides websites offering freebies by MARY WESOLOWSKI

ongratulations, Blue Jays! You’ve finished your third week of school. Now what? You’re already hanging out with your friends and working your way through college. But what happens when you run out of coffee? Or your roommate ransacks your Ramen? No fear! The Frugal Blue Jay is here! I am here to help my fellow college-goers with these terrible bumps in the road. Here are some websites and stores for those catastrophes: Gofreebies.com. It’s not just a place to get free food. How awesome is that? If you sign up with your email address, you will have access to a new list of items every day. For example, on Sunday, Sept. 7, the deals offered included a free small smoothie at Jamba Juice and a free small bag of coffee with a silver-plated scoop. Totallyfreestuff.com. If you are interested in winning free lunches for a year at McDonald’s or a Sencha Naturals Green Tea Vitamin C sample, then this is the place for you. This site is very similar to Gofreebies.com in that there is something new every day, and you can expect a variety of prizes. You just never know what you’re going to get! Freeflys.com. This site offers different deals that pertain to food and dates of special events. If you go to a Krispy Kreme donut shop on Friday, Sept. 19 and talk like a pirate, you can get a free glazed donut, but if you dress up like a pirate, you can get one dozen glazed donuts. Free! How thrilling is that? This site also offers tons of different coupons from drink companies such as Starbucks and restaurants like IHOP. The possibilities are endless.

“The people in our lives have always told us to make the best of our college experience. Why should we have to sacrifice our precious earnings on a couple cups of coffee when we can have a free bag?”

Coupons.com. This site is self-explanatory. They offer many coupons for different food products. Who wouldn’t want to save 55 cents on Dark Chocolate Skippy Peanut Butter? How about one dollar off any Babybel Cheese product? The coupons on this site are truly worth your while. You should definitely make time in your schedule to sit down and check it out. Munchkinsandwich.com. Are you the type of person who loves Silk Almond Milk? How about a breakfast on the go? If so, you came to the right place. You can have both of these things for free! These are just two of many different coupons and offers present on this site. Don’t you ever wish you were rewarded for an A+? You can be at Sprinkles Cupcakes. Bring in that A+ paper, and they will present you with a free cupcake of your choice. Sometimes you may want to go to physical stores and check out their deals. Elizabethtown has two major places nearby where you can pick up food and other essentials: Kmart. They have a grocery section at Kmart, so if you were looking for a small shopping trip, this is definitely the place to go. Giant. Giant grocery store is the place you want to head to for your longer grocery shopping lists. They can provide you with diverse options and flavors in your diet. I’m hoping that these savvy tips can help you conquer those tough spots throughout your college experience. I know, from my own personal experience, that a couple of these sites really help. I can guarantee you a safety net when money is scarce. The people in our lives have always told us to make the best of our college experience. Why should we have to sacrifice our precious earnings on a couple cups of coffee when we can have a free bag? I promise you Blue Jays that you will no longer have money woes as long as you visit these sites and places. Take charge. Change that hefty bill around. You’ll be impressed with how thrifty and smart you can be. Wait until your friends see how well you budget your money. They’ll ask how you managed it, and all you have to do is show them this article. Soon we all can be frugal Blue Jays. Can you imagine that? Well, this frugal Blue Jay is signing out for now. Stay tuned for my next two articles. More help is on the way!

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September 18, 2014

Field hockey knocks off 10th-ranked Ursinus, Jones stops 11 shots in goal

in Etown athletics... The volleyball team defeated Neumann University in five sets, 3-2. The women have a seven win, five loss record through their first 12 matches of the season. Junior Steph High and senior Kelci Scannapieco had career matches against Gettysburg College last week. The men’s soccer team lost to seventh-ranked Franklin & Marshall University 1-0 in the annual Smith-Herr Boot game. Last night, the Blue Jays defeated Wilkes University by a score of 3-0. The women’s soccer team extended its winning streak to four games to start the season. They have outscored opponents 17 goals to zero. The Blue Jays host Penn State Harrisburg on Saturday afternoon. Senior Selene Jones, who was named Landmark Athlete of the Week for the conference, made 11 saves in a 2-1 Blue Jays victory over tenthranked Ursinus College in field hockey. It was the team’s first win against a ranked opponent this year and second total win this season. The field hockey team fell to York College (Pa.) 1-2 in overtime last night. The golf team participated in the Messiah Falcon Fall Classic on Tuesday and placed fourth out of 15 teams. The men’s tennis team had two doubles champions this weekend at the King’s Invitational. The teams of senior Michael Cannon and sophomore Alex Machalick and sophomore Nathan Dowling and first-year Michael Yost both took home titles. The cross country teams will be back in action this weekend at the Dickinson Invitational.

in the NCAA... The top five spots in the Associated Press Top 25 rankings remained unchanged in college football this week. Florida State University, University of Oregon, University of Alabama, University of Oklahoma and Auburn University made up the top five.

in the pros... Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson is the latest high-profile NFL player in the news after being arrested for child abuse. Peterson was sent to jail and was released after posting bail. He missed the Vikings last game on Sunday against the Patriots. The Los Angeles Angels became the first MLB team to clinch a postseason birth with a victory over the Seattle Mariners on Monday evening. The Baltimore Orioles and Washington Nationals followed suit on Tuesday night with division titles of their own. The Philadelphia Eagles ran their record to 2 and 0 with a road victory over the Indianapolis Colts on Monday Night Football. Rookie kicker Cody Parkey made a 36-yard field goal as the clock expired for the victory. The Eagles fast-paced offense has taken a huge step forward with the offseason acquisition of Darren Sproles. The Eagles host the Washington Redskins on Sunday afternoon.

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After falling to two ranked opponents in their early season schedule, the field hockey team was able to record their second victory of the season and first against a nationally ranked team. Ursinus came into the game undefeated and ranked 10th in the country.

by KARLEY ICE

he Elizabethtown College women’s field hockey team defeated No. 10 Ursinus College on Saturday for a 2-1 victory. Junior Jacalyn Hikes and senior Taylor Alwine both recorded their first goals of the season. The Jays’ offensive pressure and strong defense lasted throughout the entire game to pull off a win against a nationally-ranked visiting team. The first four minutes of the rainy Saturday game provided Etown with three penalty corners and four shots on goal. Even though Ursinus had early penalty corners, it could not manage to have any shots on goal from the corners. However, at 12:40 in the first half, the visitors capitalized on a penalty corner with a give-and-go between players to give Ursinus a 1-0 lead. Etown did not let the Ursinus lead break their spirits. They kept up the pressure and responded at 22:15 with a goal to tie the game from Alwine off a penalty corner delivered by senior Emily Mason. Head Coach Brandy Michael noted that the team needed to focus on playing tough during the entire game and that the leadership of the veteran upperclassmen would be a vital asset to reaching a victory. The veteran leadership was shown from several Etown upperclassmen as evidenced by the cohesive play from the entire team. Momentum quickly shifted in Etown’s favor. Another penalty corner would give the Jays an opportunity to score. At first, Ursinus’ goalkeeper blocked a shot from Alwine off the corner from senior Andrea Keady, but Hikes made contact with the deflection to fire it right back towards the goal and past the goalkeeper, putting

the Jays up 2-1. The rest of the game was played at a high intensity, as Ursinus outshot Etown 11-6 in the second half and had 14 penalty corners, while the Jays only had two. Senior goalkeeper Selene Jones made six of the 11 saves, a career-high, in the final 10 minutes of the game to secure the Etown lead and victory. The win on Saturday was the first against a nationally-ranked team this season and will give the team confidence moving forward. The Jays faced tough competition early in the season, and the team is using this experience to build its development. “We have had a difficult schedule so far, playing some ranked teams, and although we were not able to come through with any wins in those games, they were all very close, and we recognized what we needed to work on to improve,” Alwine said. Alwine believes the team is still figuring out the best way to work together. “Right now, capitalizing on our opportunities is our biggest issue, but I do feel like we are working on that each game and at each practice. Also, understanding how each of our teammates play is so important, and I think we’re still figuring each other out right now,” she said. Alwine, Keady and Michael all agree that the goal for the season is to win the conference and make a statement. They will soon begin conference play against Catholic University. “I think Catholic will be our biggest threat in the Landmark Conference,” Keady said. “They are always a tough game, but we beat them last year and we can do it again.” The Jays will travel to Reading, Pa on Saturday, Sept. 20 to face Albright College.

Seventh-ranked Franklin & Marshall upends men’s soccer 1-0

Signora makes huge saves, Jays fall just short in Smith-Herr Boot game at home

by RYAN SCHAMP

his past Friday night, the Elizabethtown Blue Jays men’s soccer team battled Franklin and Marshall’s Diplomats, currently the number seven team in the nation, at Ira R. Herr field in the annual Smith-Herr Boot Game. It was a hard-fought game; both teams battled until the final whistle blew. Janse Schermerhorn scored the first goal for Franklin and Marshall in the 17th minute, which would be enough to push the Diplomats past the Blue Jays for the victory. The game proved to be everything it was hyped up to be, as both teams played hard and hustled until the final whistle, with a lot of excitement in between. The Blue Jays had many chances to score, but could not push one by the Diplomats goalie. Both teams put on a show for the fans and there was a lot of excitement down to the very end. After the game, senior Kyle Fowler, who, despite the loss, still has high hopes for the season. “Moving forward after that game, I feel very confident and excited as to what the rest of the season will bring,” Fowler said. “We have had a rough start to the year with injuries to key guys, but if you have seen our play, you can see that we have depth.” With conference play right around the corner, the Blue Jays are excited to move forward this season and get their first season in the new Landmark conference under their belt. A lot of

positives can be taken away from the Franklin and Marshall game; the team looked strong with a crafty front line and a solid unit in the backfield. The team has a lot to look forward to as the season carries on.

“I am eager to get conference play started in the Landmark.”

the Boot was lost, and the Jays will not have an opportunity to reclaim the prize until next year, the positives are undeniable. The Blue Jays had about the same amount of chances as the Diplomats, and both defenses had the backfield locked down very well. Coach Skip Roderick expressed his high hopes and positive outlook for the team saying, “We hung in there and fought as a team,

and I am so proud of that. We had our chances and did not finish, but we showed that we can compete and fight with the number seven team in the country, and we’ve come a long way.” It is clear that the Blue Jays are ready for the rest of the season and appear confident in their abilities. If they are able to play as well as they are capable of, it could be a great season for them in the Landmark this year.

~ Kyle Fowler

Kyle Fowler also commented on the move to the Landmark conference stating, “I am eager to get conference play started in the Landmark. We always push ourselves so hard in the beginning of the season, facing the top nationally-ranked teams to see where we stand and to show that we can compete with the best of them. This being said, we are always rearing and striving for the first conference game to roll around. By this time, we have seen what we can do and made improvements to mistakes we made in the beginning as a new group. I think we are going to go far this year. I have no doubts about that.” Overall, it appears the Blue Jays have a lot to be happy about with the way they have competed and battled thus far this year, especially after this thrilling game. Although

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The men’s soccer team opens up conference play on Saturday afternoon in Washington, D.C.The Blue Jays will face Catholic University, who has notched just one win this season.

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Women’s soccer remains unbeaten through first four games

Blue Jays have outscored opponents 17 goals to zero during impressive winning streak

by BRIAN LUKACSY

fter back-to-back shutouts to begin its 2014 season, the Elizabethtown women’s soccer team had no reason to change the game plan. As the old adage goes, don’t fix something that isn’t broken. The Blue Jays went into their third game of the season at Franklin & Marshall on Wednesday, Sept. 10 looking for their third win in as many games. The last time the program started a season with three straight wins was back in 2003. The Diplomats entered the game with a 1-3 record, getting shutout in all three of their losses. That spelled disaster for a team facing an Etown defense that had yet to allow a goal on the year. Sophomore Maddie Burkhardt got the Blue Jays on the board early with a shot in the fourth minute of action, which gave Etown a 1-0 lead. The goal, which was assisted by junior Kara Weller, was Burkhardt’s second goal of the season. Burkhardt did not register a goal in 12 games last year. “Scoring early, although it is exciting, can be very dangerous because it is easy to sit back and be comfortable with an early lead,” Burkhardt said. “We have been fortunate enough to be able to put points on the board early because of our mindset going into each game. Scoring early gives the team and me more confidence and momentum to finish out games.” The Blue Jays have had a knack for scoring quickly in all three games this season. In the season opener against Keystone College, Burkhardt opened the scoring with a goal exactly two

minutes into the game. Etown went on to win that game comfortably, 9-0. In Etown’s second contest against York College, the lone goal of the game was scored by junior Lauren Fredericks in the third minute of action. Burkhardt’s goal in the fourth minute against Franklin & Marshall marked the third goal of the season scored in the first four minutes or less of the game. “Our mindset is the same every game — set the tone of the game from the beginning whistle,” Burkhardt said. “We never take any team lightly. Go into every tackle with conviction, sell your soul in the box, play for each other and most importantly never let anyone come into our house and tell us what to do — protect the nest. With this mindset, it allows us to come out hard and the rest falls into place for us.” Burkhardt got her foot on the end of a loose ball in the box in the 23rd minute, scoring an unassisted goal, giving the Blue Jays a 2-0 lead over the Diplomats. Her third goal of the season would be the last goal scored for either team on the evening. Junior Dana Robidoux did not register a save in the contest as Franklin & Marshall only managed three shots for the entire game, none of which were on goal. Robidoux recorded her second shutout of the season, playing all 90 minutes. Etown outshot the Diplomats 19-3 in the contest, creating a lot of opportunities on the offensive half of the field while completely shutting down the defensive side of the pitch. The women were back in action on Saturday when they hosted Eastern University, who entered the game with

two wins in their five games. Almost like clockwork, Etown did exactly what it had done in every game this season: score early. Marked at an official time of one minute and 54 seconds, junior Trisha Clark put home a rebound off a shot from fellow junior Lauren Berry for her first goal of the season, giving the Blue Jays a 1-0 lead over the visitors. Etown dominated possession in the first half, not allowing the Eagles to feel comfortable with the ball for longer than a single touch. With a lopsided 15-shot-tozero advantage in the first half, seven of which were Photo: Athletics Department on goal, the Blue Jays had many opportunities to break The women’s soccer team will take the field on Saturday when they host Penn the game open early. Eastern State Harrisburg for a 1 p.m. start.The Blue Jays will begin conference play one week from Saturday when they face Catholic University. goalkeeper Elayna Simpson lead. Junior Kaceyanne Cerankowski playing 65 minutes in goal. Parks played made five saves in the first and sophomore Callie McClanahan the remaining 25 minutes and did not half to keep her team in the game. It took until the 42nd minute of the were credited with assists. Not even face a shot. In all, the Blue Jays tallied five goals first half for another one of Etown’s three minutes after Procak’s goal, scoring opportunities to be finished off. McClanahan was able to net a goal of while holding a 26-3 shot advantage. Junior Deanna Slater found the back of her own, giving the Blue Jays a four-goal Etown managed eight assists on its five the net for the second time this season, cushion. McClanahan’s goal was assisted goals scored on the afternoon. For the season, Etown has goals off assists from sophomore Sydney by Fredericks. The final goal of the evening came from 11 different players through their Nester and senior Kendra Mancino. in the 61st minute when Clark scored first four games with Burkhardt and The Blue Jays took a two-goal lead into halftime, but there were opportunities her second goal of the game, assisted by Cerankowski leading the way with Burkhardt and McClanahan. The Blue three goals apiece. The Blue Jays have to score more. The Blue Jays started to cash in Jays scored three goals in the first 16 not allowed a goal in the four contests, on their opportunities early in the minutes of the second half to open up a outscoring opponents 17-0. The Blue Jays will host Penn State second half. Just under five minutes 5-0 advantage on the Eagles. Robidoux, who started the game and Harrisburg at 1 p.m. on Saturday at into the second half, first-year Sam had to make only one save, was able to Ira R. Herr Field in their first game in Procak recorded her second goal of the season, giving Etown a 3-0 give way to first-year Hailey Parks after seven days.

Volleyball team to host annual Blue Jay Classic Men’s tennis team takes home two doubles titles by CAROLINE NOVAK the women’s volleyball team at King’s Invitational Friday, experienced a roller coaster day with their doubleheader versus Rowan University and Gettysburg College resulting in one win and a loss. The Blue Jays upped their winning streak to four matches with a 3-1 victory over Rowan. Middle hitter and senior captain, Kelci Scannapieco, reached double digits for the fifth and sixth consecutive matches, with 17 kills in the first match, a win against Rowan and a career high 19 versus the Gettysburg Bullets. In the victory over Rowan, the Blue Jays set the tone with high level of energy, finishing with a 25-23 win in the first set and a 25-19 victory in the second set of the match. Scannapieco, junior Megan McNaul and first-year Brittianni Phillips all combined for 35 kills and were a huge threat to the Profs. “Rowan was scrappy, but we found ways to get the ball down for kills. Kelci Scannapieco was unstoppable up front,” said junior Steph High. The Blue Jays had a bit of a breakdown in the third set with a 25-13 loss, having ten attacking errors against the Profs. The girls didn’t let this breakdown stop them as they came into the fourth set with a rumble, with Scannapieco and High leading the force. “We put our heads together and recovered before heading back out onto the court for the fourth set. Our passing really picked up, and we put every piece of the game together to finish the match in the fourth set,” Scannapieco said. Scannapieco had five kills and High came in clutch with her 12 assists. High had a double-double against the Profs with 42 assists and 10 digs. Junior Shannon Deck delivered a pair of aces and had 13 digs. McNaul finished with 16 digs. The Blue Jays were feeling good after their win against Rowan and came into the Gettysburg match feeling hopeful, having defeated them Wednesday in a previous match. They lost the first set 25-15 and the second 25-21, but the team managed to pick themselves up and come back with a burst of energy from the two first losses.

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Steph High, 49 assists, and Kelci Scannapieco, 19 kills, both turned in career nights against Gettysburg College last week.

“What I thought was really great about the Gettysburg game is that even though we played pretty flat the first two sets, we came back and really rallied to take the match to five games,” said Scannapieco. Scannapieco established a new career high with 21 kills against Gettysburg. First-year Allie Traynor also came up with a career-best 16 kills in the loss and was of great help to the Jays climbing back into the match after losing the first two sets. Of Traynor’s 16 kills, 10 came in the third, fourth and fifth sets. In the third set, the Blue Jays scored the first six points. Five of those points came while senior Taylor Beck served the ball. “Taylor Beck had a great game against the Bullets. She was one of our main weapons on defense, which helped the attackers put down some balls,” Scannapieco said. The Jays were on fire, up 10-3 before two bursts of fire from the Bullets ended the set. The second of those spurts was a 5-0 run. Scannapieco broke the tie of 25 with a kill and combined with Steph High for a set-clinching block. Senior Samantha Hicks had a strong set with three kills. Traynor’s best set came in the fourth when she went for five kills and had a .308 hitting percentage. The Jays led most of the set and closed it out 25-23 on a

kill from Beck. First-year Emily Sexton provided her second ace of the match in the set. The Jays were in the lead for most of the fifth set when Hicks had a block and pushed the lead to 12-8, but Gettysburg stormed back to within a point before Scannapieco’s 21st kill of the night made it 14-12, Etown. Two of Gettysburg’s 16 blocks of the night followed to tie the set at 14. The Bullets were able to put together back-to-back kills to finish off the match. Scannapieco hit .216 on 51 attempts with four blocks thrown in. Traynor had a match-high 56 attempts and recorded a double-double with 13 digs. She also assisted on three blocks. High topped 40 assists for the third match in a row and fourth time in the last five, as she finished with 46. Deck led the way defensively with 27 digs. Etown had 10 aces in the match, with two each from junior and Etownian Assistant Sports Editor Karley Ice, sophomore Brynne Kirsch, senior Jen Cook and Sexton. “It is tough to beat a team twice, especially playing them nearly back-to-back. We could have thrown in the towel after they beat us in sets one and two, but we gritted it out and won sets three and four as a team, which isn’t an easy feat against a solid team,” High said.

The doubles teams of Michael Cannon and Alex Machalick and Nathan Dowling and Michael Yost both took home titles.

by NICHOLAS WYLY

espite Saturday’s matches being rained out, men’s tennis proved to display quite the performance on Sunday in the Kings Invitational tournament. Initial highlights include sophomore Alex Machalick and senior Michael Cannon winning first place in doubles, as well as firstyear Michael Yost and sophomore Nathan Dowling clenching third in the condensed tournament. “I think the team put together a solid performance. We had some tough singles matches that just didn’t fall our way, but really performed well in doubles and came home with some well deserved victories,” Machalick said. The rain on Saturday forced the entire tournament to be held on Sunday, which was therefore in a slightly abbreviated format. While there were only three of Sunday’s matches that didn’t have time to be played, none of these involved players from Elizabethtown College. This tournament was an invitational and was a great start for Etown’s players to get a feel for the season to come. The schools present were Elmira, Rutgers-Camden, SUNY Oneonta and the host, King’s College (Pa.). Matchalick and Cannon excelled past the first doubles bracket defeating Elmira’s Keith Bujack and Satchel Waters 8-3. Their next victory was against Stephen Brand and George Parkhurst of King’s 8-5. Yet another win was achieved against Lustin Monteanu and Putira Siv of RutgersCamden in which they finished 8-2. Dowling and Yost also prevailed to win the third spot in doubles when they beat SUNY Oneonta’s James Garzia and Bentley Gonzolez 8-7. Junior Evan Hinkley and first-year Martin Rodgers clinched their way to the finals by beating Rutgers-Camden’s Joe Tyrell and Jake ColletteNippins 8-6. However, in the final match, lost 9-4 in the final round. “Overall I’d say it was a strong tournament for us. The doubles were very aggressive. All of our teams were successful,” he said. “In singles it was a great starting benchmark for us to improve. We know what were good at.”

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September 18, 2014

Women’s tennis team starts Men’s golf takes on Messiah Falcon season off on right swing Fall Classic, team finishes 4th overall by BRIAN LUKACSY

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The women’s tennis team will look to continue its success at the USTAITA Southeast Regional Championships this weekend in Virginia.

by MATTIE SWEET

he Elizabethtown Blue Jays women’s tennis team dominated the courts on Sept. 6 and 7 at the Shenandoah Invitational. The team came away with numerous wins against Shenandoah, Bridgewater and Division II West Virginia Wesleyan. With joining the Landmark Conference, the women lose out in playing in the MAC Individual Championships. The ladies picked up the Shenandoah tournament consisting of eight levels of singles play and four of doubles. One of the biggest standouts was senior Christine Evangelista. Evangelista won her 50th singles match by opening with a 6-1, 6-2 start, but came back with a 7-6 (3), 6-3 victory against Bridgewater’s Maria Hawkins. “That was an intense match and very close. It was humid in Virginia, and we played that match during the hottest part of the day.” Evangelista said. “Somehow, I managed to gain some momentum and fight back despite the heat. By the end, I had to stay calm, yet play with high intensity. I was so relieved once the match was finished.” Other standout players included fellow senior Sarah Calabro, who won her 30th career singles match. Calabro beat Jannella Williams of Shenandoah 6-3, 6-1 and Ashley Price of Bridgewater 6-0, 6-1. “In this tournament, I had some great opponents and some not-so-great opponents. With that kind of upand-down level of competition, you’re tempted to take it easy and play relaxed after the first set is over. I was just trying to stay at a consistent level of intensity the entire time so that I felt like I won because I played my best — not because the other player was bad or didn’t try as hard,” Calabro said. The Invitational also included senior Kaitlyn Pellegrino, who finished the day at 2-0, beating Shenandoah 6-4, 6-0 and Bridgewater contestants 6-0, 6-0. Last year’s Commonwealth Conference Tournament Most Valuable Player, sophomore Madison McCall, started off with a rough loss to West Virginia Wesleyan 6-4, 6-1, but came back winning her second match 6-1, 6-0. Katherine Jeffreys, the team’s only first-year student, was certainly not intimidated stepping into the tournament. “Being the only first-year student had been a unique and enjoyable perspective. My teammates are so nice and wel-

coming,” Jeffreys said. “I have really enjoyed being on this tennis team. The coach keeps regular practices, and, in my opinion, he strikes the perfect balance between an intense, yet fun and team-building practice.” Jeffreys went unbeaten in both of her matches, beating Bridgewater’s Jamee Hardison 6-0, 6-2 and Caitlin Tilton of Shenandoah. The Blue Jays ended with a combined record of 14-2 on Saturday. On Sunday, McCall and Jeffreys teamed up for a shot at doubles against West Virginia Wesleyan and Shenandoah. The two came out with an 8-2 win against W.V.W. and

“Being the only

first-year student had been a unique and enjoyable perspective. My teammates are so nice and welcoming.” ~ Katherine Jeffreys

an 8-0 victory against Shenandoah. These matches, combined with their 8-1 win over Jamee Hardison and Shannon Quinn of Bridgewater, made them the only Blue Jay pair going 3-0. Calabro and sophomore Taylor Helsel also earned a 2-1 record at No. 2 over Shenandoah’s Amy Rapp and Jannella Williams 8-3 and Bridgewater’s Ashley Price and Leanne Smithers 8-4. In addition, sophomores Erin Clay and Brooke Hillriegel won a pair of matches over Shenandoah 8-1 on Saturday and 8-3 on Sunday. Top players Evangelista and Pellegrino won their first match 8-4, and finished the weekend 2-1. Etown went a combined 4-0 in doubles on Saturday. The girls took the court for a singles match Sunday to polish off in round-robin plays and compiled a 5-2 record. The Blue Jays ended the invitational with an .833 winning percentage (20-4) in singles and an .818 (9-2) success rate in 11 doubles matches. They will now focus on the USTA-ITA Southeast Regional Championships, which will take place at the University of Mary Washington on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 20-21.

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Sept. 19 Days Inn Blue Jay Classic

Coming off their first tournament of the season at the Glenmaura National Golf Club in Moosic, Pa., the Elizabethtown men’s golf team took to the course again on Tuesday. In their previous tournament, the Marywood Quad-Match, the Blue Jays finished third in the four team competition. Each team was allowed five golfers, with the tournament totaling 20 competitors. The Blue Jays top-finisher, senior Ryan Laudeman, shot three over par to finish in Photo: Athletic Department second place. He fell just one shot short of a tie for first The Blue Jays had two golfers place in the top 20 of the player standings at place. Behind Laudeman, se- the Messiah Falcon Fall Classic. The team will participate in the three-day nior Ryan Forbes finished 11 Penn State Harrisburg Invitational this weekend, beginning with match play on Saturday. shots over par for an eighthcompany at the tournament, facing finished tied for 31st, tied for 42nd place tie. The remaining Blue Jays in the tournament were junior old foes from the Middle Atlan- and tied for 59th, respectively. Adam Amspacher, and first-years tic Conference such as Alvernia There were 79 total players at this Craig Eidle and Brian Priebe, who University, Stevenson University, year’s Messiah Falcon Fall Classic. Etown’s group of golfers played finished tied for 12th, 17th and Albright College, Hood College, Messiah College and Lebanon Val- well enough to earn fourth place 20th respectively. out of the 15 teams at the tournaLaudeman took a liking to the ley College. Etown sent Laudeman, Forbes ment, two shots better than fifth Moosic course a couple of years ago and Amspacher-all of whom complace Alvernia and four shots bewhen he took home the Glenmaura National Collegiate Invitational as peted in the Blue Jays opening hind third place Rutgers-Camden a sophomore in 2013. With a sec- tournament. Newcomers Chris University. Messiah took home the ond place finish in the year’s first Heuer and Adam Strayton, both team title with four of their golfers tournament, he will look to anchor first-years, competed for the first finishing in the top seven of the time in their collegiate careers. player standings. Jordan Kirsch the young Blue Jay’s roster. Amspacher led all Etown golfand Nate Haney of Messiah placed Etown traveled to Harrisburg on Tuesday for the Messiah Falcon Fall ers by shooting nine-over-par, first and second. The Blue Jays will turn their atClassic at the Blue Ridge Country good enough for a tie for 13th place. Right behind Amspacher tention to this weekend’s two-day Club. The tournament totaled 15 came Laudeman, who shot 10 Penn State Harrisburg Invitational teams with five golfers competing for each school. The Blue Jays over par and finished in a tie for beginning on Sunday at Dauphin found themselves among familiar 15th. Forbes, Heuer and Strayton Highlands Golf Course.

Athlete of the Week steph high by BRIAN LUKACSY Junior setter Steph High set a new career-high with 49 assists in a 3-1 victory over Gettysburg College last week. High is currently on a tear for the women’s volleyball team, topping 40 assists for the fourth match in a row against the likes of Gettysburg College, Rowan University and Neumann University. High’s 396 assists through 12 matches is just shy of her total for all of last season.

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Major: Business Administration Hometown: Denver, Pa. Favorite athlete/ sports team: Cliff Lee/ Philadelphia Phillies Favorite Jay’s Nest item: Pierogies Favorite TV Show: “The Office” Favorite place to visit: My grandpa’s cabin (Stony Brook) and Long Beach Island, N.J.

Sept. 20 @ Albright M Soccer @ Catholic

Sept. 21 W Tennis at USTA-ITA Southeast Regional

W Soccer vs. PSU-Harrisburg Dickinson Golf at Penn Invitational State Harrisburg Days Inn Invitational Blue Jay Classic

Sept. 22

Favorite musician/band: Jack Johnson In 10 years, I want to be … Happy! Favorite Etown Memory: The Puerto Rico trip with the volleyball team freshman year Greatest Etown accomplishment: Dean’s list Greatest volleyball accomplishment: All-State in high school I started playing volleyball at age... Nine

Sept. 23 vs. Moravian

Golf at Penn State Harrisburg Invitational

Sept. 24 M Soccer vs. Alvernia W Soccer @ Misericordia