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Board of Trustees elects new Chair by TIANA FERRANTE
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his week, Dr. Robert Ker r, for mer v ice chairman of the Board of Trustees, was selected as the new chair of the Elizabethtown College Board of Trustees. Following the Board’s luncheon last week, Kerr shared insight into his experiences as a trustee a n d Et ow n a l u m nu s . He appeared as an allout Etown supporter, as expressed by the Etown logo-patterned tie he wore to the Board’s meeting on Saturday, April 26. Kerr’s personal interest
in Etown stems from his time as a student in the Class of 1964. “We’re going to have our 50th reunion this year,” he said. The former chemistr y major “came away with a very warm feeling for the College.” “I really appreciated the education I got. I felt that it was really education, not just training,” Kerr said. “Then I went from [Etown] to Pitt Medical School and went on to residencies, fellowships a n d t h i n g s . B u t I ’v e always loved Etown.” The Board of Trustees’ meeting was held in the
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Former Vice Chairman Dr. Robert Kerr was elected as the new Chair of the College’s Board of Trustees on Saturday,April 26. Kerr studied chemistry as a student at Etown and graduated as a part of the class of 1964.
Susquehanna room, which is the former cafeteria in which he met his wife on their first day as students at the College. Despite living in Texas,
ECHotline replaces past incident report form by BRIAN LUKACSY
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l i z ab e t htow n C ol l e ge has replaced its Crime Incident Report Form with the new ECHotline. The old form that was used to report suspicious, illegal or improper activity is no longer available.
manner and action taken as appropriate,” Leo Sokoloski, director of campus security, said. Even with the new ECHotline, students and employees can choose to send a letter addressed to The Network if they prefer. The Network is
“I believe [Etown] provides many safe guards for students and this is just one example of the College’s efforts to keep Etown a safe campus.”
The new ECHotline gives Etown students and employees the opportunity to report incidents in a confidential, toll-free and web-friendly way. The 24/7 ECHotline is an easy and secure medium. Moreover, it is not a general complaint hotline and should be used only for matters involving suspected illegal activity, violations of college procedures and policies or federal, state and local laws or regulations. “Stu d e nt s , f a c u lt y and staff can anonymously report a concern to campus officials and be assured it will be reviewed in a timely
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- Leo Sokoloski
an outside service provider that manages the compliance hotline. After a report is made, The Network notifies the respective college staff members, who then determine an appropriate response to the issue. The an ony m ou s re p or t i ng i s optional for students and employees who don’t want to provide personal information through filing a report. The College and the Network agency will do its best to keep filing information confidentially. SEE HOTLINE PAGE 2
the duo has attended all but one of the Board’s meetings since he became a trustee. SEE TRUSTEE PAGE 2
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First-year Kyle Hakun won Rookie of the Year honors and tied with junior Ryan Laudeman for seventh SEE SPORTS PAGE 8 place at the 2014 MAC Championships.
Kunkle earns Fulbright award to teach English in Germany by ANDREW CALNON
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i nt e r v i e w w it h f a c u lt y on campus. About a week later, he had the actual interview. During the interview, Kunkle answered questions about his application and his life goals. He was rated on a one to five scale. This was then submitted, along with his application, to the selection
enior Tyler Kunkle earned a Fulbright award, which will allow him to teach English to German students. Ku n k l e w i l l b e i n t h e Rhineland-Palatinate area and will be teaching children from elementary to high school levels. Kunkle described the online application process as un- “After going abroad thought provoking and a series with BCA for just of fill-in-the-blank questions. He then was required to obtain over a year, I am two letters of recommendation excited to return from academic professionals, as well as submit a transcript and with a Fulbright. I a letter from a professor that certified his foreign language am looking forward abilities. to speaking German Kunkle described the essay section of the application as as my primary the more challenging part of language.” the process. He was required to - Tyler Kunkle write two single-spaced, one- page essays. One of them was a Statement of Grant Purpose, for which he laid out the plans for his stay, as well as why he chose committee, which takes the Germany and what led him to applications, reviews them and want to be an English teaching cuts the number in half. During the next step of the assistant. The other essay was a personal process, the panel in the United statement, which focused on States sent those applications to what Kunkle has done in the past Germany, and the German panel Photo: Tyler Latshaw and what he hopes to accomplish decided which applicants they would like to accept. Senior Tyler Kunkle will travel to Germany as in the future. an English teaching assistant after receiving After Kunkle submitted his a Fulbright award. SEE FULBRIGHT PAGE 2 application, he had a practice
Chemical physics major earns internship with Naval Research Laboratory by ANDREW CALNON
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ophomore chemical physics major Stephanie Kramer has earned a 12-week internship in Washington, D.C., where she will work for a Naval Research Laboratory. Kramer learned about the internship at a networking event held by the department of chemistry and biochemistry last spring. “I applied for this internship because my future career plans are to work for the Naval Research Laboratory or any governmental agency,” Kramer said. This internship was selective and Kramer was one of thousands of applicants. The internship was open to undergraduate and graduate students across the United States. The application included an essay about Kramer’s qualifications and why she would be a good fit for the program. Kramer was also required to Photo: Stephen Hajcak submit letters of recommendation from professors of Sophomore chemical physics major Stephanie Kramer will work for the engineering and science. Kramer learned that she was Naval Research Laboratory as part of a 12-week internship in Washington, accepted to the internship in mid-March. D.C. She is one of two Etown students majoring in chemical physics.
She will conduct research alongside a naval researcher. She will assist the researcher with current projects, which may include collecting data through experiments and tests. She will then be able to conduct her own research and complete her own projects at the end of the program. Kramer will be staying in an apartment that has been provided through the Washington Intern Student Housing (WISH) organization. This is a paid chemistry internship based on the level of schooling obtained thus far. Since Kramer will be a junior at the time of the internship, she will be earning $8,100 over the 12-week internship. “I’m really excited to be working with top professionals in their respective fields and gaining valuable experience pertaining to the field,” Kramer said. She also said that this would be her ideal career and that completing this internship will help her with future job applications. Kramer hopes to gain insight to how the professional world of chemistry operates and exactly what employers are looking for in a potential chemistry researcher and employee.
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Kunkle to serve as English teaching assistant in Germany Kunkle studied abroad for a year in Germany, which was a benefit on his application. It also allowed him to become proficient in the German language, as well as showed his interest in German culture and his desire to be involved internationally. “After going abroad with Brethren Colleges Abroad (BCA) for just over a year, I am excited to return with a Fulbright,” Kunkle said. “I am looking forward to speaking German as my primary language.” Kunkle will be teaching at one school, but he will rotate between English classrooms and offer his assistance with the language wherever necessary. He will not be required to facilitate research, but will be required to do an outside engagement through community English lessons and teaching the students about the Amish and Pennsylvania Dutch. Kunkle will be provided housing, insurance and airfare, plus 800 additional Euros a month for food and discretionary income. Ku n k le is a d oubl e maj or in international business and German. He has received outstanding international business senior recognition and honors in the discipline for German.
Currently, Kunkle has an internship at the WeBstaurant division of Clark Associates and Company in Lititz, Pa. in the logistics department. Kunkle recently finished up an internship in York, Pa. at Gateway Logistics as a marketing and logistics intern. This summer, he will be completing an internship in Texas, which he received through the international business department’s connections at KBA North American, a company that operates and manufactures printing presses. He speaks German fluently, and minimal Spanish and Russian. The U.S. Congress established the Fulbright Program in 1946 under legislation introduced by the late S enator J. William Fulbright of Arkansas. The purpose of the program is to create a mutual understanding between the people of the United States and other countries. The Fulbright program operates in more than 155 countries worldwide and has provided approximately 3 1 8 , 0 0 0 p a r t i c i p a nt s w i t h t h e opportunity to study, teach or conduct research in each other’s countries and exchange ideas in different areas of the world. Kunkle was one of 140 grant recipients out of 395 applicants.
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Security implements ECHotline
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The new ECHotline is replacing the current Crime Incident Report form. Elizabethtown College students, faculty and staff members can use a unique code number to follow the status of ongoing investigations and submit incident reports anonymously to campus security.
The new system also has several different language selections, which get translated back to the user. Also, for each complaint submitted via telephone or web intake, a code number is given
to the reporter. The reporter can use the code to follow the status of ongoing investigations. “I believe [Etown] provides many safe guards for students, and this is just one example of the College’s efforts to keep Etown a
safe campus,” Sokoloski said. To file a report via telephone to the ECHotline number, call (855) 696-1899. Students and employees can also submit a complaint through the ECHotline website.
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Trustees select former Vice Chairman Kerr as new Chair Dr. Theodore Long, a former president of the College, invited Kerr to join the Board as a trustee after meeting him during a visit to Texas. As a physician, Kerr preferred engaging with patients rather than doing research in a lab. “I enjoyed patients, and I didn’t really want to spend my life in the lab,” he said. The alumnus, who retired five years ago, has similar feelings towards interacting with students at the Board’s meetings. “At this meeting, we were exposed to a lot of the
“At this meeting, we were exposed to a lot of the students. Those are always the best meetings.”
- Dr. Robert Kerr
students,” Kerr said. “Those are always the best meetings.” Kerr discussed President Carl Strikwerda’s Strategic Plan, as it is the Board’s current focus. “The trustees are not involved in the operations of the College,” he said. “That’s up to the administration. The trustees have to look over the College to be sure that it’s run correctly and know what’s going on, but we need to be involved more with
strategic planning.” Kerr also expressed hope for the potential of newer projects like Real World Learning, the field house and improvements in preexisting programs like Student Wellness. Kerr also noted that the trustee positions are volunteer positions, and trustees pay for their own travel to and from the board meetings. The College provides the meal; the rest is the trustees’ financial responsibility. The Board is scheduled to meet again this coming October.
Conestogan incorporates usergenerated photos in yearbook
Photo: Luke Mackey
Students and faculty members can now submit photos online that may be included in The Conestogan.The yearbook staff hopes that this will help “personalize” the book.
by CAROLYN LUKIEWSKI
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his year, the Elizabethtown College yearbook, The Conestogan, is allowing students to submit their own photos online. Pictures were traditionally generated from the staff and various events on campus rather than from student submission. The change is a result of multiple factors. The staff of The Conestogan is predominantly first-years and non-returners, and there was no existing system for receiving photos. Staff members brainstormed ways to retrieve photos and agreed upon the public upload system. Another reason for the change was timing. The process of working on The Conestogan became delayed by several months. Normally, the process of creating the yearbook begins in September. This year, however, collaborations did not begin until early February. The public upload system was considered to be a responsive way in order to gather the necessary data, seeing as most students take their photos electronically. Lastly, and the predominant reason for the change, was the tone The Conestogan wanted to portray. The staff members agreed that they want the yearbook to be an accurate reflection of the school and how the student body interacts with it, rather than a reflection
of the yearbook staff members. The ease of being able to quickly download pictures is convenient to students. Ideally, students will take advantage of the fact that downloading pictures will take mere minutes and appreciate the opportunity of having their memories in the yearbook. Additionally, students will be able to commemorate their experiences as opposed to seeing others’. “Hopefully, because of the public upload, students will be able to look back at the book in the years to come and remember their own experiences rather than those of people they don’t know. It will personalize the book for those who hope to participate,” staff member Masha Tomkus said. The Conestogan has been published since 1951. The High Library provides digitized versions of the yearbook from 1951 to 2010. Prior to publication of The Conestogan, the college yearbook was known as the Etonian, and was published from 1922 to 1950. There are several elements to The Conestogan including sports, student life, clubs and academics. It is produced annually, and the staff members have an office in the Baugher Student Center on the second floor. The Conestogan staff members are also excited to incorporate social media means to both connect with the students and better the yearbook.
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May 1, 2014
Psychology chair presents research on prejudice against transwomen by KAYLEIGH KUYKENDALL
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n Monday, April 28, Dr. Evan Smith, associate professor of psychology at Elizabethtown College and chair of psychology department, gave a presentation entitled “Prejudice Against Transwomen: Theories and Findings.” The goal of his presentation was to present his research about understanding and evaluating prejudice against members of the LGBTQ community while focusing on transwomen, a part of the community who are discriminated against both physically and verbally. Smith gave a quick overview of the types of prejudice transwomen experience today. For instance, in the work environment, Smith reported that 36 percent of transwomen reported job loss, 50 percent reported underemployment and 80 percent experienced harassment in the workplace. Smith also reported that the mental and physical well-being of transwomen is downplayed, as 24 percent have been refused health care coverage because they are transsexual. Also, 19 percent of transwomen reported having experienced homelessness, and 34 percent who sought entry into a homeless shelter were denied entry because of being transsexual. Even more shocking is the statistic that not only eight percent of transwomen admitted assault in a public place, but also, as of 2012, 53 percent of LGBTQ murder victims were transwomen. Smith discussed his theories behind how and why transprejudice has become such an important topic of discussion both in and out of the LGBTQ community. “I prefer the word ‘transprejudice’ over the more commonly used term ‘transphobia.’ To me, transphobia is too similar to something like arachnophobia. We don’t really want to promote
the idea of trans people being something to be afraid of, like spiders or heights, but rather as a group of people who are being discriminated against unfairly,” he said. Smith continued his presentation by discussing essentialism as the biggest reason behind transprejudice. “Essentialist views hold that a given attribute is fundamental or unchanging,” Smith said. This attribute, in terms of LGBTQ equality, is the idea that people are born as they are, whether it be gay or straight, and a person’s sexuality is a fundamental part of their being. No one made them this way; it is simply who they are. Using this essentialist idea, psychologists conducted studies in which people were presented with a pamphlet of biological research and proof that homosexuality was, in fact, a matter of biology and, therefore, an inherent part of a person’s biological makeup. “Those who expressed a positive attitude toward homosexuality before being presented the information had an even more positive attitude afterward. However, those who expressed a negative attitude toward homosexuality had an even greater negative attitude toward homosexuality after being shown the information. This led to a case of group polarization,” Smith said. Smith considered how essentialist attitudes toward gender identity and sexuality could affect essentialist attitudes about transwomen. He took an opportunity to poll citizens of Cuba during an Elizabethtown Financial International Scholarship Seminar in 2011 to conduct further research on gender studies in different countries. He also polled two universities’ student populations to further compare the acceptance rate between different countries and cultures. Overall, Smith found that many countries are somewhere in the middle — not entirely accepting, but not entirely unaccepting.
Photo: Stephen Hajcak
Associate Professor of Psychology and Psychology Department Chair Dr. Evan Smith presented his research on discrimination against transwomen on Monday, April 28 in Nicarry.
Smith’s talk ended with conclusions he believes are accurate in light of the newly-discovered information. He found transacceptance to be culturally variant, as acceptance is viewed differently depending on a country or region’s culture. He also found that essentialist attitudes related to a lesser acceptance rate of transwomen. In order
to combat discrimination in society, Smith said, “I think it is complicated. I don’t think essentialist arguments are good. They’re not really leading us down the path of acceptance. I think labeling folks as different pushes us toward discrimination, but through breaking these labels, we can push back toward acceptance.”
Area coordinator appreciates ‘Sin by Silence’ film reveals stories of varied campus opportunities formerly abused women in prison by KAITLIN GIBBONEY
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esidence Life Area Coordinator Steven Smith hosts a radio show on WWEC 88.3 each Wednesday night from 11 p.m. until midnight, providing the Elizabethtown College community with music and commentary. Besides working at Residence Life and hosting a radio show, Smith is considerably active throughout the Etown campus, including advising the junior class through Student Senate. “I’ve worked for Residence Life at Etown since August, so almost one year, and I have worked in this type of position for two years total,” Smith said. “My previous position was a hall director at King’s College in Northeastern Pa. I am an area coordinator here, and currently I oversee Brinser, the Vera Hackman Apartments and the Schreiber Quads.” According to Smith, his job as an area coordinator is to supervise a staff of resident assistants and deal with all and any problems that arise in those areas. “I work with wonderful people who have taught me quite a bit, and I think we have some fun with programs and events,” he said. According to Smith, the campus immediately made a positive impression on him. “I looked for jobs in Pennsylvania, and when I got to campus, I loved it,” he said. One of the first things Smith noticed about Etown’s campus is the amount of open fields surrounding the academic buildings. Having earned his undergraduate degree from Temple University in Philadelphia, Pa., he was not used to seeing so much grass. “There is so much green space, and flowers and trees. It’s like a whole new world for me, and I am a big fan of it,” he said. “I also loved the atmosphere of the residence life department here and really liked the people I met when I first came to interview.” His feelings toward working at Etown have not faded since his first visit. “I love working at Etown,” he said. “The people I work with are fantastic, both in my department and in others. The students work hard, they are passionate about what they do and they are — for the most part — sweet and respectful of each other.” As an area coordinator, Smith has made an effort to get to know campus and is easily seen all over campus. “I have recently taken up running on the track when the track team isn’t practicing,” Smith said. “It is not going well yet, but maybe next year I’ll be a lean, mean area coordinator machine. It’s probably because my
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Steve Smith sits in the radio booth and prepares for a show. He gets the most out of campus by running on the track, enjoying Jay’s Nest food and hosting a radio show.
previous favorite hangouts on campus were the Marketplace and the Jay’s Nest.” He is a big fan of the Jay’s Nest’s buffalo chicken quesadilla. “I could eat their whole supply and not feel bad about it,” he said. In addition to working on campus, Smith is able to live out a dream of his. “I love that I was able to be on the radio,” he said. “I usually used the radio to sing along to in the car, but in the back of my mind I always thought, ‘How cool would it be to be the one on the radio instead of the one just listening?’ I did not go to school for broadcast or mass media, so I have zero experience. I enjoy the heck out of it though, regardless of how few listeners I have at 11 p.m. on Wednesdays.” Despite having a limited audience, he enjoys knowing that the Jay’s Nest workers are listening to his weekly show. “Thanks to WWEC, I can live out a dream and have nobody hear me sing my lungs out, since the DJ booth is soundproof. Although I do feel bad for the evening staff in the Jay’s Nest for having to listen to me so much.” Overall, Smith has found his experience at Etown to be very rewarding. “I think my favorite part of working here is that I get to work with students that are developing their leadership skills to take over the world from the current generation,” Smith said. “I like to think that, as part of Etown’s staff, I can be a part of helping that happen.”
ilence is a killer. Every nine seconds, a woman is beaten. As a response, some women stay silent about the issue while others take action. Either response can have serious consequences for the woman and those close to her. On Tuesday, April 22, the Student Wellness Center’s Take Care Tuesday series concluded with a screening of “Sin by Silence,” a film documenting the lives of abused women. The unique thing about these women is that they have been incarcerated for several years for attacking and even killing their abuser. Some even serve life sentences for their crime. The film opens on an inmate, Glenda Crosley, who has already served over 20 years in the California Institute for Women (CIW) for murdering her husband. She ran her car into him and pinned him against another car, killing him. To this day, she said she didn’t know what possessed her to commit the crime. All that she knew was that she was tired of being abused by someone who claimed to love her. In prison, Crosley was surprised to learn that her situation was not totally unique from other incarcerated women’s experiences. Through different situations, she found that other abused women took the same route out of the situation as she had. In the CIW, she learned and quickly became a part of an inmate-initiated and inmate-led program called Convicted Women Against Abuse (CWAA). This group of women served as an intimate
setting for incarcerated women to share their stories and experiences. “It is a place for women to heal,” Crosley said. The CWAA was created in 1989 by Brenda Clubine, an inmate also convicted of killing her partner. “If someone would have told me 26 years ago that today I would be fighting for change on behalf of domestic violence victims, I would have told them they are nuts,” Clubine said. This group provides both personal and legal counseling for formerly abused women classified under Battered Women Syndrome. Although Battered Women Syndrome came into the legal system in California in the 1980s, it has been heavily debated and has had trouble being integrated into the current system. In 1992, it was finally brought into the justice system, but without benefiting those women convicted before 1992. Because of this, it is harder for these women who had been serving sentences prior to the change to decrease their sentence time and still face obstacles in getting out of the institution. Some who do not have evidence toward their case may have more difficulties in being released. During some of the sessions with CWAA, most of the women said they learned silence at a young age. In a lot of the women’s cases, abuse started from their childhood by their parents, and into adulthood by their partners. These women were beaten and molested, living in the fear of their abuser and afraid to tell anyone about their situation. Because of this fear, leaving the situation is not always an option either. From either dependence on their partner, faith that their
partner may change or pure fear of their partner’s wrath, most women stay in their current situations. “I didn’t know that abuse was wrong and that I didn’t have to take it,” Clubine said. Police have also been making strides in helping these women out of their situations. A few officers were interviewed on the matter. They said that, in the past, they had no real solutions for protecting the woman in a domestic violence dispute. One officer said that before, if the woman had no visible markings on her body suggesting physical abuse, they couldn’t do anything for her. Now, police forces are taking strides toward assisting these women, such as by helping the women find a way to get away from their abusers. Another officer said that ending domestic violence should be a priority among police forces. He also said that if domestic violence is eliminated, it can lead to eliminating 50 percent of all violence. Clubine, the founder of the group, was released recently from her sentence after several times in court. Her goal now is both to help other women realize that they do not need to face the abuse and to eliminate their thinking that it is their fault. “I realize we tend to do our best to minimize things,” she said. “I must have done something to deserve [the abuse], if I had only kept my mouth shut or it’s because he loves me. Today, those words still haunt me. Yet I no longer believe or allow them to tear me down.” Through education and awareness, the group helps others in and out of prison. “Their voices are too important to be silenced,” Clubine said.
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‘A Murder is Announced’ play illustrates classic Christie mystery by ABBY GOULD
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eaturing murders, false identities and hidden pasts, “A Murder is Announced” depicted Leslie Darbon’s adaptation of a classic Agatha Christie mystery. This production was directed by Dr. Michael Swanson, who is the director of theatre and dance and an associate professor of theatre. The play takes place in Little Paddocks, where Miss Letitia Blacklock, her elderly childhood friend Miss Dora Bunner (affectionately known throughout the play as “Bunny”), Blacklock’s distant cousins Patrick and Julia, Phillipa Haymes, a young widow and Mitzi, the housekeeper, all reside. When the play begins, the occupants of Miss Blacklock’s home discover an advertisement in a local newspaper announcing that a murder will take place that night in the house. Later in the evening, as the occupants gather and discuss the ad, the lights go out, two shots are fired and an unknown man is found dead in the middle of the room. Miss Blacklock’s ear is bloodied and there are two bullet holes in the wall next to her head. The man is later determined to be Rudi Scherz, a Swiss receptionist at a spa. Despite her narrow escape, Miss Blacklock is convinced that the shots were an accident and the break-in was simply intended to be a robbery, not a murder.
“The play appeals to anyone who
likes crime shows or read mystery books growing up.”
-Jade Bartlett
The next day, Inspector Craddock arrives to investigate the scene of the crime. He finds the witnesses to be less than agreeable, although Miss Marple, who arrived shortly after the incident, is eager to solve the crime along with him. Later, the group celebrates Miss Bunner’s birthday; however, Bunny complains of a persistent headache and takes aspirin that Miss Blacklock had next to her bed. As they are all about to enjoy the cake called Delicious Death that Mitzi prepared for the occasion, Bunny chokes and dies. Inspector Craddock arrives and determines that her death was caused
Photo: Stephen Hajcak
Taylor Luckenbill and Luke Smith pose in costume in front of the poster for the College’s production of Agatha Christie’s “A Murder is Announced.” The production closed this past weekend with shows on Thursday, Friday and Sunday.
by the aspirin on Miss Blacklock’s bedside. This furthers his theory that someone is trying to murder Miss Blacklock. Through careful examination and investigation, the inspector and Miss Marple reveal that Miss Blacklock wrote letters to her twin sister, who died suddenly after undergoing treatments for a goiter. The audience also learns that Patrick and Julia are hiding something. What they are hiding is unclear, although it can be assumed that they are not who they seem to be, as the audience witnesses an intimate moment between the supposed siblings. In a massive plot twist, the audience discovers that Julia not who she claims to be, and neither is Phillipa. Both were attracted to a large inheritance to which Miss Blacklock was heiress. Soon, Miss Marple and Inspector Craddock devise a plan, which reveals that Patrick, Julia and Phillipa were not the only ones with secrets. Marple tricks Miss Blacklock into revealing that Blacklock is her twin sister, Charlotte. It is revealed that Letitia was the one who died suddenly, but Charlotte took on the identity of Letitia in order to obtain the inheritance and make it seem as though it was Charlotte who passed away. Marple proves this by revealing a scar from treatments for a goiter on Miss Blacklock’s neck. Bunny knew that Charlotte had made this switch but agreed to keep it a secret. However, as she aged and became more forgetful, she began to accidentally reveal Charlotte’s identity. Scherz had also known the truth about Charlotte, as his spa was where Charlotte
received her treatments. In an attempt to hide what she had done, Charlotte arranged for it to look like Scherz broke into the house in order to have an opportunity to kill him. When this was successful, she realized she would also have to silence Bunny. Before Bunny could accidentally reveal Charlotte’s identity, Charlotte poisoned her with the aspirin. Finally, the murders are resolved and the residents, visitors and inspector can enjoy their Delicious Death.
As sophomore Jade Bartlett, who played Miss Blacklock, pointed out, the play appeals to “anyone who likes crime shows or read mystery books growing up.” Bartlett explained that Agatha Christie is hugely popular in England, and the story provides enough plot twists to keep audiences engaged as they try to solve the puzzle themselves. Luke Smith, a sophomore who played Inspector Craddock, commented on the challenges of performing in a mystery play. He said that the nature of the genre allows for a particularly small margin of error concerning the lines. Junior Taylor Luckenbill, who played Miss Marple, agreed and added that every detail that comes up in the lines is vital. Luckenbill also mentioned that subtlety is often key, as being too obvious while hitting on an important plot point will “give it all away.” Despite these challenges, the acting was effective, surprising audiences with the scripts twists and turns at every performance. Overall, the cast and crew put on an exciting and lively production of the classic Christie murder mystery.
Capital One legal expert discusses risk management within businesses by EMILY DRINKS
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teve Gannon, deputy general counsel of Capital One, spoke on risk management in businesses at Elizabethtown College on Wednesday, April 30. Gannon oversees Capital One’s legal department, which includes the corporate transactions, regulatory, banking, litigation, employment, securities and governance groups. He said that the legal department exists within the company in order to deal with risk. “There is risk everywhere, and it comes at you from everywhere,” Gannon said. Things like lawsuits and errors in mathematics and calculations can greatly impact a company’s financial profits. Capital One has many policies in place to regulate risk. However, “at the end of the day, it has to be done right,” Gannon said. A company can have enough policies to prevent any type of risk, but the policies ultimately have to be properly implemented in order to succeed. As part of the legal department, Gannon’s job is primarily to respond to the lawsuits. He said that Capital One is sued about 20,000 times a year. He also said that these suits need to be dealt with as efficiently as possible, especially if the company is at fault. First, the legal department has to figure out what to fight, and then it determines how to go to battle. However, these lawsuits result from risk, which the company seeks to prevent. “It’s not a good day for us when we’re fighting a lawsuit,” Gannon said. The legal department has many aids to ensure that it is handling risk. One of these is the compliance group, which sets controls in place for Capi-
tal One and tests the controls. “One of the things Capital One is known for is that we’re the lender,” Gannon said. Compliance traces almost every step of where money goes and how products are designed. The company also formulates tests and algorithms that analyze a client’s behavioral pattern to ensure that the company will be reimbursed by the client. The controls ensure that the tests are effective and accurate; therefore, the company tests the controls, while compliance tweaks the controls around the tests.
“You can give the
best advice in the world, but if you can’t explain it, that advice is just going to sit on the shelf.”
-Steve Gannon
The media also plays a role in the company. Although Gannon said that Capital One does its best to avoid too much media coverage, the large and growing corporation does attract the media’s attention. “We try to adopt a reasonably low profile,” Gannon said. “In our view, we’re still very much a growing company.” He added that Capital One has only been open 19 years. Security also plays a large role in company growth. “When you’re growing a big company, you need a lot of supporters,” Gannon said. Billings contain lots of company information as well as names of key people. Gannon said that their primary concern is
protecting people’s security. However, the company has to maintain a balance between security and transparency with associates and clients. Communication is key for maintaining transparency and must be handled properly. Gannon said that Capital One has a team of lawyers set up to advise the company’s four major parts that draw in a large sum of money every financial quarter: the credit card business, financial services business, retails banks and commercial banks. “You can give the best advice in the world, but if you can’t explain it, that advice is just going to sit on the shelf,” Gannon said. Communication with investors, especially regarding financial statements, is also important. Gannon said that the company needs to arrange the statements to communicate that Capital One is both financially successful and run well. Culture, which is an evolving set of beliefs, attitudes and values within a company, also plays a large role in the company’s success. Gannon quoted the book “Why Can’t Elephants Dance” by Louis V. Gerstner Jr., expressing that “Culture is not only an important thing, it’s the only thing.” He said that Capital One creates culture through values it asks employees to meet. The values the company created involves hiring the best people and fostering teamwork and respect for other. The company also established respect for its customers and its own integrity. The mission statement of the company is to “change banking for good.” Gannon explained that the mission statement revolves around making banking simpler and bringing humanity back to banking. “In many ways, Capital One begins and ends with these values,” Gannon said.
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Capital One Deputy General Counsel Steve Gannon explains risk management in business and how to foster growth and community. Gannon also discussed the influence of media in the business setting, transparency with clients and how businesses handle legal concerns.
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May 1, 2014
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Group projects prepare members for future work environments by ERIN GREGORY
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s the semester comes to a strenuous end, professors are piling on the last assignments. To their credit, many attempt to ease our stress by making our final assignment a group project — more people, less work. That sounds ideal, right? In this utopia, the work is divided equally and each member provides exceptional information and input. However, theory and practice result in two different situations. The ideal is unlikely. So, is it fair for professors to assign group projects as the last say on our overall grades? I’m leaning towards “no.”
“My point is, the more people put into a group, the less control you have over your grade. You are essentially giving other students the opportunity to make or break your GPA.” As a kid, group projects meant outside get-togethers, colorful posters and, ultimately, less work for me. It wasn’t until I was older and the projects got harder that I realized how much I detested group work. There was always one problem: the other people.
By saying that, I wholeheartedly expect any of my group members to feel the same. It is the different work ethics that lead to a lot of the issues. There are three different types of group members: the leader, the slacker and the indifferent. The leader is the one who automatically takes charge, whether it is outlining the project or even forming the group itself. Assigning tasks and other housekeeping jobs are the leader’s forte. There is always one leader in a group, self-appointed or voted. Potentially, two leaders may arise; but there will always be one alpha leader. Ultimately, this position holds the most responsibility and demands the most organization and time. The middle ground is occupied by the indifferent. Filled with apathy, they don’t really care which tasks you give them, as long as it’s not all of them. The indifferent could also be seen as the followers. Given their assignments, the indifferent will do as they are told, but no more. Though they may not appear as involved as the leaders, they submit their work and contribute to the project equally. It is the slackers that create the most trouble in the group. Reluctant to do the work at all, slackers tend to wait until the last minute. This sends the leaders into frenzies and may irritate the followers. Their work ethic is nonexistent, and their hopes of riding on the others’ coattails are alive and thriving. With the presence of slackers, conflict and a bumpy road are inevitable. What the slackers fail to realize is the grade of the group depends on them. It is the weakest link that ultimately
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Group projects are always risky, particularly when professors use them in place of a final exam for a particular class.The chance of having uncommitted teammates exists, but this is excellent preparation for the job field because you will eventually find yourself working with people who have work ethics different than your own.
decides the strength of the chain. And what about when that chain just so happens to be a student’s GPA? No slacker is safe from the fury of the group. I’m not saying other problems do not arise. For instance, there could be two alpha personalities in the group. If that is the case, a power struggle can be the downfall of the group. Maybe there isn’t a leader at all, which leaves the group vulnerable to faulty time management and no direction. There is also a possibility the group could be full of slackers and one leader. The unpleasant combinations are
innumerable. My point is, the more people put into a group, the less control you have over your grade. You are essentially giving other students the opportunity to make or break your GPA. Luckily, professors are also giving students a chance to evaluate peers. By giving students the chance to explain the group members’ cooperation, professors get a sense of the work ethics of the individuals. However, the peer evaluations don’t take back the anxiety and frustration from the project experience. They can’t save a sub-par project
from getting a sub-par grade. When that grade is the final grade of the semester, students are less likely to volunteer for a group project. Group projects can prepare students for real-life scenarios. We won’t always work with people we like, and there will always be a slacker, in the college classroom or in your workplace. No one is going to have your exact work ethic and discovering that now is favorable to finding out when your paycheck is on the line. But when your overall grade, which you have worked hard for, depends on another person, students are less excited to comply.
Student Wellness’ TGIS safety pledge encourages positive choices End of semester enjoyment, intelligent decision-making can be accomplished simultaneously by ABIGAIL PISKEL
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’m pretty sure we all know what big campus event just happened. Yeah, that’s right — Thank Goodness it’s Spring (TGIS). This has to be one of the biggest events that happens on campus, and I’m sure that you were all super excited about all of the activities that were being held on campus last weekend. Now, just because we are coming up to
the end of the semester and this is one big party weekend, that does not mean that you need to harm your body. You may have noticed that throughout the week before TGIS, there was a table set up in the BSC that was giving out free T-shirts if you pledged to stay safe during TGIS weekend. Student Wellness was hosting this campaign to do what their job entails: promote student wellness. I think that what Student Wellness did was commendable. It is important for stu-
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While it’s true that the allure of a free T-shirt may have helped coax Blue Jays into making their pledges to stay safe during TGIS weekend, the aim of the campaign is noble.
dents to stay safe and keep their bodies in check, especially with finals coming up. If you’re like me, then you probably get excited when you hear that something is free. While you needed to make a pledge in order to get a shirt, I hope that those of you that did make this pledge kept it as opposed to just doing it for the shirt. Sure, it may seem silly to have a T-shirt be the reason that you keep a commitment (because it isn’t like it is going to yell at you for making any poor life decisions), but maybe by looking at it, it could have been a reminder that you did make a promise, and it is in your best interest to keep it. All of the pledges that people made were posted on the window near the Jay’s Nest, and I was somewhat surprised with the number of pledges I saw. Now, while I personally did not make the pledge, I still think that it was a creative way to get students to make sure they are being safe. It’s nice to know that there are people out there that genuinely care about themselves and their own well-being. Whether or not these people did this just for the free shirt, I couldn’t tell you, but giving them the benefit of the doubt, I think these people want to be safe and keep their friends safe as well. While some people may have laughed at this campaign or thought that it was silly, I think it was a good idea. There is so much peer pressure to do things that you may not necessarily want to, and I think it is important for students to know that they are not alone in some of the healthy, positive choices that they make. Sure, TGIS may be one big party weekend, and sure, some people will probably make poor life decisions. The whole point of TGIS is to have a good time and being safe while doing so should be the number
one priority for yourself. You are the most important person in your life, and with that being said, it is important that you do whatever you can to take care of yourself.
“There is so much peer pressure to do things that you may not necessarily want to, and I think it is important for students to know that they are not alone in some of the healthy, positive choices that they make.” Student Wellness is here to help you achieve that goal of taking care of yourself. College is about discovering yourself, taking classes and having a good time along the way, but it is also important that you are being safe while doing all of these things. As the semester comes to a close and you are handing in those last projects and studying for finals, make sure you are being kind to your body. Don’t overwork yourself or stress yourself out to the point of being sick. Whether you made the pledge for TGIS weekend or not, make a pledge to yourself that you will take care of yourself. There may not be a fancy free T-shirt, but your body and your sanity may end up thanking you in the long run. We’re almost there, fellow Blue Jays — but thank goodness it’s spring.
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May 1, 2014
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Professor argues importance of professional language choices by SANJAY PAUL
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he news that an Elizabethtown College graduate had received admission to the Harvard Business School was gratifying. But a closer look at Harvard’s acceptance letter made Homer draw in his breath sharply. The letter began: “Dear K, Welcome to HBS! We are excited that you will be joining us as an MBA student in the fall of 2014.” (The name of the alumnus has been concealed to protect his identity, but since K has done no wrong at all — and in fact has done wonderful things in the past few years, now culminating with his acceptance at HBS — Homer could be persuaded to spill the beans in exchange for the promise of a scone at the Blue Bean.) The use of the exclamation mark is bad enough. “Welcome to HBS!” it says. Does Harvard really need to stress its welcome in this contrived
fashion? Wouldn’t a matter-offact period do? How about this: “Welcome to HBS.” Wouldn’t that have done the trick in a sober, sensible, perhaps even businesslike, fashion? Why add the exclamation mark? To whip up an exaggerated sense of excitement? As if just learning about being admitted to HBS is not enough. Matters get worse in the next sentence, thought Homer. HBS says it is excited about K’s admission. Not just delighted. Or pleased. Excited. Excited? Really? Six-year-old girls get excited when they are promised a “Finding Nemo” DVD. (Homer knows about such things — he has a daughter.) Boys show a flicker of excitement when they are promised a funky T-shirt. (Homer also has a son.) And that’s the last time they get excited about anything. Because, soon, they grow up to be teenagers and it is not cool to get excited
about stuff. Especially if your parents have anything to do with it. But here’s the Harvard Business School claiming to be excited about a new face in its 2014 MBA lineup.
“But here’s the Harvard Business School claiming to be excited about a new face in its 2014 MBA lineup. Who, exactly, at HBS is excited by such a prospect?” Who, exactly, at HBS is excited by such a prospect? The dean of the school? Yes, perhaps, because the promise of an imminent payment of MBA tuition fees would bring a
smile to the face of even the most hardened dean. In fact, HBS’s email goes on to ask K to “be aware that your admissions acceptance will not be complete until we receive and process your tuition deposit.” Aha! So money does enter the picture. But HBS is not exactly starved for tuition. If K weren’t admitted, there would still be a thousand willing to take his place. So the source of excitement lies elsewhere. How about the HBS faculty? Could they be the excited ones? Unlikely. Faculty do get excited, but about things like merit pay and whether you can use professional development funds to buy a tablet and whether it is ethical to defile scones with sugary icing. Could it be the janitorial staff at HBS? Or the chef who makes the sushi? Perhaps the director of IT was the one who got excited? We do not know. The letter does not make clear who at Harvard is excited by K’s admission.
W hy w o u l d t h e c o u nt r y ’s premier business school use such sophomoric language? After all, they are not communicating with excitable high schoolers about to enter college. They are dealing with fullygrown adults, people who have long graduated from college, gone on to successful careers in business, government and the military and probably are raising families of their own. To use vapid exclamation marks with this group — and to tell them they are excited by the prospect of seeing them on campus in the fall — well, that may be a sad indication of the state of our language today. Can the day be far off, thought Homer, when we might see a message such as this: “Dear K, OMG! You’re in, dude! We at HBS are excited to have you join us in our MBA classes and stuff ! Way cool, bro. But please be aware that your admissions acceptance will not be complete until we receive and process your tuition deposit.”
Graduating senior reflects on experience working on campus throughout summer by JACK HESS
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his time of the year, most of you are worrying about finals and finding summer jobs. However, there is a small group of people on campus who will not be traveling home. Every summer, there are about 100 students who stay on campus and work for the various departments or have internships. Some of you out there probably think that this is crazy. Why would you want to stay on campus all summer long when you could go home and hang out with friends and family? As someone who has done this three times before, I’ll walk you through a standard summer at Elizabethtown College. When everyone is finishing their finals and packing to leave, you are left with surprisingly little to do. You pack your stuff, but you don’t get to move into summer housing for two weeks, so you’re stuck in moving limbo. Senior week still seems pretty normal, even though threequarters of the school have moved out. After graduation and May term, however, campus is empty. In my experi-
ence, this is the hardest part to get used to. There is always a steady rotation of groups staying on campus, but they never stay long. Some of these include church groups, sports camps and music ensembles. You get so used to the campus being empty that it is a shock when school starts again. It is unfathomable that there are lines in the cafeteria and that you have to look for tables and parking spots. Hou s i n g p l an s v ar y amongst departments, but the norm is free room and board for the summer. I know some people disagree with me when I say that I like the food better in the summer than the regular semesters, but hear me out. The dining staff has more time to make food for fewer people, so they can experiment. In addition, they use produce from the garden across the street from Ober, so the food is fresher. You can get a summer job in many of the departments across campus, including admissions, dining services, campus security, facilities, ITS and research in the academic departments. Working full-time allows you to see the campus in a different way and
appreciate all the work that goes on behind the scenes during the year that allows the school to function. Working for mechanical trades has allowed me to participate in many of the campus improvements over the past few years. In 2011, we replaced all the air conditioners in Schlosser. This was a long process that included taking out the old units and pipes, installing new pipes for power, control and electricity and installing the thermostats in each room. In 2012 and 2013, we worked on Gibble Auditorium, running about 8,000 feet of pipes for the various equipment and lights. Being on campus during the summer is nice because, unlike the regular year, you have no work to do after 3:30 p.m. or on the weekends. You have infinitely more time to relax, work out or do whatever else your heart desires. Because everyone lives in the apartments, you make friends with people that you may not have met otherwise. Some of my best friends and most interesting roommates have been people who stayed here over the last three summers. I have so many good memories from working
here, but a few stand out. I loved listening to my apartment-mates screaming at the top of their lungs at Starcraft our first year. Another time, I remember awakening and having someone ask me, “Did you see the ninjas on Brinser Field?” Sophomore year, we had our couch up on our kitchen table to create stadium seating in our living room. We also held a FIFA tournament and the campus Olympics. There was also the time when my friends threw things at me while I was horribly sunburnt in bed, forcing me to react and suffer through the movement or get hit in the head with a basketball. Last year, we all went on Netflix binges, and I think I watched eight seasons of The Office in about a week. I understand that living away from home is not for everyone, but I would definitely recommend staying on campus at least once. I value my time here at school exponentially more because of what I’ve experienced during the summers. As I look forward to graduation in three weeks, I think summer in Etown might be at the top of the list of things I will miss most.
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ASKMATT by MATT WALTERS Dear Matt, As a fellow rising senior, I’m a little worried about getting “senioritis?” Do you think it really exists? What should I do to stay on task next year? Dear Superstitious Student, I’m honestly quite convinced that senioritis is a real thing, and it definitely exists. I’m also pretty sure that I prematurely contracted it earlier this semester. It could be because I’m technically a senior by credits, but either way, I have definitely felt some lazy urges as of late. I typically go on WebMD to diagnose myself with lots of different ailments that I couldn’t realistically have, but this hypochondriac doesn’t need a website to recognize the symptoms of senioritis. I already passed up on the vaccine called “dropping out of college” — I hear the sideeffects are a little suspect. As far as addressing the dangerous ailment goes, I think part of handling it well comes with accepting the inevitability of it. School is a lot of work, and it’s natural to get tired of the tedium after enduring three whole years of college. We’re expected to complete a lot of work both in and out of the classroom; stay-
ing motivated throughout the entirety of it makes for quite an experience. Ultimately, by the time senior year strikes, we just want security — not more homework. We want to know that we have jobs lined up for us as soon as we leave college. We want to get into our dream schools, because what sounds better after four years of college than even more school? I’ll proclaim it to the high heavens: we have every right to feel fatigued. So in some ways, you need to embrace the senioritis. Just like how you need to force yourself to sleep if you have a terrible illness, you should force yourself to relax a little if you have senioritis. Make your last year at college a memorable one. Like with any illness, though, you also have to take steps to fight it if you plan on overcoming it. If you want to keep bringing in the good grades, you need to rationalize the importance of your academics versus the desire to enjoy your longawaited senior year. A lot of it is just balance and decisionmaking. But if you’re already this concerned about senioritis, then something tells me you’ll do just fine at handling it next year. I, on the other hand, may need a good kick in the pants or two. And some coffee. Lots of coffee.
Sports
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May 1, 2014
Blue Jays fall to York College in season finale despite strong hitting performance
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in Etown athletics... The baseball team finished out their season in front of a home crowd at Kevin Scott Boyd Stadium with a 9-3 loss against York College. With the loss, the Blue Jays finished their season one game under .500 at 1819 and 8-13 in conference. The men’s lacrosse team was defeated by Widener University 12-7 in their last regular season game. With the loss, Etown missed out on a Commonwealth Conference Playoff berth. The women’s lacrosse team fell to Widener University 18-5 this past weekend to end their season with a final record of 1-14. First-year Jessica Binning netted a pair of goals in the contest for the Blue Jays. The softball team will begin its playoff push when it faces off against the No. 1 seeded Susquehanna Crusaders today. The Blue Jays fell to Susquehanna twice in the regular season. The men and women’s track and field teams finished up their regular season when they traveled to Shippensburg University for the Paul Kaiser Classic this past weekend. Senior Matt Rever, currently ranked 17th in Division III in the 800-meter run, took second overall with a 1:53.21. On the women’s side, junior Amelia Tearnan and first-year Alexis Groce were sixth and seventh, respectively, in the 800-meter run. Tearnan tied her personal best at 2:18.48, while Groce moved from sixth place on the top-ten list to fifth, finishing just behind Tearnan at 2:18.70.
in the NCAA... Florida State quarterback/ baseball player and reigning Heisman Trophy winner Jameis Winston was cited for shoplifting $32.72 worth of crab legs at a Publix grocery store in Tallahassee, Fla. on Tuesday night. Florida State has announced that they have fined Winston $30.00, along with a suspension from the baseball team.
in the pros... National Basketball Association Commissioner Adam Silver announced on Tuesday that the league has banned Los Angeles Clippers owner David Sterling for life and fined him $2.5 million for his alleged racist comments that were leaked to the media last week. Sterling, who was the longest standing owner in the league, has yet to publicly comment on his ban. With the National Football League Draft only a weeks away, analysts are still uncertain what the Houston Texas will do with the first overall pick. South Carolina’s Jadeveon Clowney is projected to be the first player taken off the board, but many believe the Texans are looking for a quarterback. UCF’s Blake Bortles and Texas A&M’s Johnny Manziel are believed to be the first two QBs that will be taken this year.
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Junior pitcher Kris Davis finished the season with an overall record of 2-4 after starting seven contests.The right-hander ended with an ERA of 1.61 and recorded 14 strikeouts. The Blue Jays finished up their season with a 9-3 loss to York College on Monday. Etown finished the season with a 18-19 overall record and 8-13 in the Commonwealth Conference.
by MATT SHANK
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he Elizabethtown College baseball team split a final MAC Commonwealth Conference doubleheader at home against Lebanon Valley College on Saturday before finishing up the season with a 3-9 loss against York College at home on Monday, April 28. The Blue Jays finished the 2014 season with an overall record of 18-19 and an 8-13 record in the Commonwealth Conference. Game one of Saturday’s double-header against the Flying Dutchmen of Lebanon Valley went in favor of Etown. First-year pitcher Kevin Elwell pitched his best start of the season as the Blue Jays marched to a 4-0 shutout win, their fourth of the season. Elwell gave up only four hits over his seven innings on the mound, never allowing a runner to reach third base. He secured his fourth win of the season in his second complete game. This game was also Elwell’s first career shutout. Junior first-baseman Luke Gatti knocked in the first run of the game in the bottom of the first inning. He went two for three in the game. Sophomore Sean Jones doubled in the fifth to score first-year Kyle Fackler, and senior Vaclav Hasik knocked in junior Tyler Weary on a sacrifice fly in the sixth. The Blue Jays’ fourth and final run came on a passed ball. Game two of the doubleheader fell into the hands of the Flying Dutchmen. Lebanon Valley got off to a
quick start by posting four runs in the first inning and three in the second for a 7-0 lead through just two innings. Etown’s pitching eventually got under control, as the Blue Jays allowed only one more run the rest of the game, but the Blue Jays came up three runs short and the game ended with a final score of 8-5. Senior Ian Smith did his part at the plate for Etown. He was a perfect four for four and scored the Blue Jays’ third run of the game in the sixth inning. Etown had the tying run at the plate in the bottom of the seventh inning, but Lebanon Valley notched the final out to deny the Blue Jays a comeback. Although Etown outhit the Flying Dutchmen 14 to 10, the Jays left nine men on base and grounded into three double-plays. The Blue Jays hosted nationally-ranked York College for their last game of the season on Monday at Kevin Scott Boyd Stadium. The team’s three seniors, Kyle Gable, Smith and Hasik started in their final game. Jones, Gatti and junior Alex Holbert each contributed a run in the loss. Etown starter Taras Letnaunchyn gave up five runs, three earned on seven hits, but only made it into the third inning. Sophomore Nick Gulla replaced Letnaunchyn and went six innings, allowing four runs. Gulla had a temporary lock on the Spartan bats, retiring the side in order in the fifth and pitching scoreless sixth and eighth innings. Etown finished in sixth place in their last season in the MAC Commonwealth Conference. Next year, the team will begin play in the Landmark Conference.
Softball to take on No. 1 Susquehanna in Landmark playoffs Werner, Krause prepare to propel Blue Jays in first playoff appearance since 2012 by MAGGIE KRAUSS
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he Elizabethtown College softball team suffered two losses in Saturday’s make-up non-conference double-header against the DeSales University Bulldogs. The Bulldogs won game one 12-4 in five innings and swept the Blue Jays with a win in the second game by a score of 12-5. Junior first and third baseman Jordan Nowacki said, “I think that we did well keeping our composure when the going got rough.”
“So far we have had a successful year. We are excited to keep our season alive. Everyone on our team has an important role, which has helped us get as far as we are.”
~ Becky Becher
The visiting Bulldogs started off strong with a two-run home run in the top of the first inning. Luckily, in the bottom half of the first, Etown sophomore Keli Krause brought
one run home with a sacrifice fly. Nowacki hit an RBI double and first-year Kirstin Blass singled home Nowacki from second to give the Jays two runs in the fourth. Lone senior Amanda Sheckard added an RBI double in the fifth. Four runs proved not enough, as the Bulldogs put up 12 runs on 10 hits in the game. Game two started similarly as the Bulldogs began the game with a two-run first inning. The Jays responded in the first, as they did in game one, on a Sheckard double that brought home juniors Kaylee Werner and Payton Marunich. After the Bulldogs got a run in the top of the second, the Blue Jays scored twice in the bottom of the second off of Becky Becher’s RBI single that put the Jays in front 4-3. This was the Jays first lead of the day and unfortunately, it was their last. The Bulldogs regained the lead in the third inning and never looked back. They had 19 hits en route to a 12-5 win over the Jays and a series sweep for the day. “At the end of the day we win as a team and we lose as a team. We are good players and believe in ourselves,” Nowaki said. Despite the Jays’ tough weekend and the recent slump they have been in, the team has qualified for playoffs and they remain confident and high-spirited. Junior outfielder Becky Becher said, “So far we have had a successful year. We are excited to keep our season alive. Everyone
on our team has an important role, which has helped us get as far as we have. We have battled against some tough teams this year, and we are ready to face them again this weekend at playoffs.” The softball team was scheduled to end
its regular season at home on Tuesday, April 29 against rival Messiah. However, the game was cancelled because of rain and will not be rescheduled. The team’s first conference game will be tomorrow, May 2, against Susquehanna University.
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Junior Kaylee Werner has started in all 32 games for the Blue Jays this season. Werner currently has a .448 batting average and had 30 RBIs entering the Landmark playoffs.
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Women’s lacrosse loses to Widener University in final game of season
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First-year attacker Jessica Binnig had a pair of goals in the Blue Jays’ 18-5 loss to Widener this past weekend.
by KARLEY ICE
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lizabethtown College’s women’s lacrosse team lost to Eastern University 7-14 on Monday, April 21. Sophomore Dana Robidoux accomplished her career’s third hat trick and reached 20 goals for the season. Robidoux scored all three of her goals in the first eight minutes of the game. At half-time, Eastern led 9-6. Sophomore Mary Nell Donahue and f irsty e a r Me g a n D e M i c h e l e also scored for the Jays, but no more Blue Jay goals
were scored in the final 30 minutes. First-year Krissy Pennell had five caused turnovers and four ground balls. “There were certain moments in the game where we could have fought harder to get the ground balls or to defend the girl trying to score,” Donahue said. “We did try hard, but we could have definitely walked out of that game with a win if we had fixed all of our little mistakes.” The team faced Landmark Conference opponent C at h o l i c Un i v e r s i t y o n April 24 in a defeat of 1-18, with first-year Addie Stang
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his past weekend, the men and women’s track and field teams competed at the Paul Kaiser Classic at Shippensburg University. This was the team’s last meet until the Outdoor MAC Championships this weekend. Senior Matt Rever ran the 800 and finished in 1:53.21, taking second place. Also running the 800 was firstyear Mike Twist, finishing in 1:58.36, sophomore Sam Brooks finishing in 1:58.59 and first-year Ryan Schubert finishing in 1:59.82.
“It is an off feeling to know that this will be my last championship.”
~ Lucas Dayhoff
First-year Patrick Jones ran the steeplechase for the second time this season and finished in 10:30.62, taking third place. On the field, senior Kevin Brady finished second in pole vault jumping 4.30m. First-year Max Mahan took fifth place jumping 1.90m in high jump and senior Bryan Layng jumped 1.85m, finishing in sixth
place. Senior Lucas Dayhoff threw 47.5m in the hammer, 32.4 in discus, and 12.66m in shot put. On the women’s team, junior Amelia Tearnan and first-year Alexis Groce both ran the 800 finishing in sixth and seventh place. Tearnan finished in 2:18.48 to tie her personal record and Groce finished in 2:18.70. Senior Eileen Cody competed in the 1500m run taking sixth place overall in 4:59.61, and first-year Casey Quinto finished ninth in 5:01.37. On the field, first-year Amanda Porter and senior Eileen Kroszner both competed in the shot put and hammer throw. Porter threw 11.24m in shot put and Kroszner threw 10.93m, taking fifth and seventh place. They both threw new personal records in the hammer throw. Kroszner threw 39.63m, putting her in eighth place overall. Porter threw 39.15m, taking ninth place. Junior Casey Meier finished in third place in javelin throwing 40.85m. Senior Monica Loranger jumped 3.21m in pole vault finishing in ninth place. Dayhoff said of the upcoming championships, “It is an off feeling to know that this will be my last championship, so I’m looking to go out with a bang.”
May 1 MAC Outdoor Championships
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Men’s lacrosse loses playoff berth opportunity with loss to rival Widener University
making the only goal for the Jays off an assist from firstyear Becky Graessle. The goal was scored with 15:55 left in the game. First-year Beata Palosz made six saves from 28 C at h o l i c s h ot s . Pe n n e l l forced six turnovers and had three ground balls for the day. Robidoux won a pair of draws, and Stang contributed a team-high five shots on offense. The Blue Jays ended their season with a 5-18 loss to the Widener Pride on Saturday, April 26. First-year Jessica Binnig scored two goals and Pennell added six caused turnovers to her career total. Pennell leads the conference with 33 total turnovers. Robidoux assisted DeMichele for a goal less than seven minutes into the game, her fifth of the season. Sophomore Adriana Bertolino and Stang each contributed a goal for the Jays as well. Palosz made seven saves in goal on Saturday, finishing with 77 saves for the season. “I am ver y i mpress e d and extremely proud with how far we have all come,” Donahue said. “We worked hard as a team all season, and there are so many little accomplishments that we achieved that we are all proud of.” The Blue Jays finished the season with a record of 1-14.
Track and field teams prepare to compete in MAC Championships
May 2 Softball @ Susquehanna
MAC Outdoor Championships
May 1, 2014
by KYLE FARKAS
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he Elizabethtown College men’s lacrosse team finished its season under its new head coach Drew Delaney w it h a 7 -8 ove r a l l re c ord and 3 -5 Commonwealth Conference record to miss the playoffs in their last season in the Middle Atlantic Conference. The Blue Jays kept those playoff dreams alive with a decisive 10-2 home victory against Hood College on April 22. Junior Russ LeClair broke a 1-1 tie less than three minutes into the second with his 20th goal of the season and second of the afternoon. The goal, which helped the Blue Jays outscore Hood 6-0 over the middle two quarters, was part of an 8-0 run that spanned parts of each period. First-years Joe Clark and Mike Specht also scored a pair of goals for the Jays. Clark finished with a game-high four points, as he assisted on LeClair’s first quarter goal and first-year Nick Specht’s goal early in the third quarter. F i r s t - y e a r s Ja s o n C l o u g h , D a n Bednarik and Matt Rucci also scored for Etown. Rucci tallied for the first time in his career late in the fourth. First-year defenseman Luke Stephens made his first career start, and his impact was felt with three caused turnovers and two ground balls. Nine players caused at least one turnover, with senior Craig Hunsberger adding a pair. The win against Hood gave the Blue Jays a must-win game at Widener University on Saturday. However, the team couldn’t pull off the win, going down 12-7 in the final game of the season.
The Blue Jays came from five goals down to get within one midway through the third, but the Pride finished the game on a 5-1 run to prevail 12-7 and put an end to Etown’s season. Widener, which will be the No. 2 seed in next week’s championships and host a semifinal game Thursday, opened a 5-0 lead 45 seconds into the second quarter. Marc Feldman put the home team up 1-0 at 11:38 of the first, before Tim Taylor’s hat trick, with goals at 8:04, 6:26 and 2:24, which made the score 4-0. Et ow n ( 7 - 8 , 3 - 5 C C ) out s c ore d Widener 4-1 over the final 7:11 of the quarter, and headed to the half within striking distance. All four goals in the second were scored by the first-year Specht brothers. Mike Specht netted a hat trick and Nick Specht added his 15th of the year. Nick Specht and Hunsberger pulled Etown within 7-6 on goals at 10:45 and 6:35 of the third, but Widener scored two more before the quarter was through to lead 9-6. The Pride beat junior Chris Wenger three more times before first-year Dan Bednarik finished the scoring with 6:38 to go in regulation. It was announced on Wednesday that four members of the team received allCommonwealth Conference honors. Junior defenseman Matt Frey was named All-Commonwealth Conference Second Team, and Clark was named the conference’s Rookie of the Year. S e n i or C r ai g Hu n s b e r g e r an d sophomore Jimmy Waters, along with the aforementioned Clark, were named Honorable Mention.
Athlete of the Week kyle hakun by ADAM MOORE First-year Kyle Hakun helped the Elizabethtown Collge golf team finish fifth at the Commonwealth Conference Championships over the weekend. Individually, Hakun tied for seventh place to earn all-conference honors and also received the Rookie of the Year award.
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