Etownian Issue 22 - April 2, 2009

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TGIS events planned Aidan E. Bauernschmidt News Editor Peter S. Northrop Assistant News Editor

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s revealed last week, this year’s TGIS celebration theme will be “Through the Decades.” The Office of Student Activities (OSA) has lined up a full weekend of activities to entertain students and staff alike.

The inspiration for this year’s theme was fairly simple for the OSA staff. There were a lot of ideas thrown around, but none of them really added up to a full weekend’s worth of things to do.

“We started off trying to have a single decade be the theme, but we found that we couldn’t get a weekend’s worth of activities out of one single decade,” OSA student assistant Ashley O’Neill said. Eventually, the idea of

covering multiple decades and the passage of time itself came to be. More material means a wider spectrum of activities with which to engage the student body.

“We wanted to make sure we had a large variety of activities,” O’Neill said.

This TGIS also marks a new twist on a lasting tradition.

“We’ve always had the Saturday carnival, but we’re adding something new to it,” Toni Kupchella, director of Student Activities, said. “Since this year is the 40th anniversary of Woodstock, we’re going to add live music to it.”

“E-stock,” as it is will be called, will include student band Flint and alumni band Cleanfall, along with two off-campus bands: Three-Legged Fox and Midnight Spaghetti. Threesee TGIS, page 3

Photo: Peter S. Northrop

A severe thunderstorm ravaged the area Sunday afternoon, felling this tree near campus in its wake. The storm hit between 4 and 5 p.m., dropping heavy rains and nickel-sized hail all across campus. The storm spurned a tornado warning that frightened many students.

The worst of the storm hit to the east of the College. While it is unconfirmed whether or not a tornado touched down, it is highly likely. Several homes and farmhouses were damaged in the storm. The damage was very light in Etown, limited only to a severely leaking roof in Ober.

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Internship woes plague student; employment less likely Glenn P. Knight Staff Writer

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n today’s economy, getting a job is becoming more and more of a challenge. This task is nearly impossible for those with no previous job experience, especially students fresh out of college.

Elizabethtown College senior Kristin Dougher has not been successful in her search for an internship.

Dougher was accepted into two internships. One was offered to her last summer and another this upcoming summer. The first was guaranteed

by Donovan Advertising Agency and the second was awarded after winning a project management competition sponsored by the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival.

Dougher’s first internship with the Donovan Advertising Agency was for the position of an account executive. She remained in contact with the agency over the phone while studying

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abroad in Ireland and received an email containing information about her pay rate.

“When I called them later about it to find out the exact dates, they told me that they had never guaranteed it to me and that they had given the internship to someone else,” Dougher said.

Business Professor Hossein Varamini contacted the organization after Dougher was denied the position. While in contact, Varamini expressed that Dougher was planning to receive credit for her previously guaranteed internship.

In turn, the agency offered Dougher a non-paid position, which she was unable to accept as a result of the high cost of the study abroad program. In addition, the company also offered a position for the fall which did not fit Dougher’s schedule.

The internship Dougher was offered with Theatre on the Hill from McDaniel College was an awarded position.

“The Theater on the Hill is closing its

Oscar-winning film arrives “Tekkonkinkreet” will be shown in the High Library April 15.

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doors for the summer because of the economic situation.

“So that internship was canceled,” Dougher stated. “Also, after I found out about the cancellation, I contacted the Theatre on the Hill at McDaniel College where my internship was supposed to take place, and I found out through my communications with them that they knew back in January that the program would not continue this summer. January was the same month as the competition.”

After two terminated internships, Dougher was left with nowhere to turn. She then wrote a letter stating her current situation to College President Theodore Long.

“I think it is very unfortunate, and it turns out to be quite unfair for her,” Long said. “It is quite a sad thing, and I feel for her.”

Long replied to Dougher’s letter suggesting alternatives for her internship this summer. “This is something where

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you wish that the world wouldn’t be so disappointing for people with ambition and talent who are willing to put themselves on the line and do something outstanding and who are committed to getting the experience to pursue what their dreams are,” Long expressed.

Dougher is considering an internship opportunity in Maryland this summer, but is reluctant to apply. The downside to this is that she must go through the interview process in order to be considered. This position is also unpaid, another disadvantage.

With no job experience, it is virtually impossible for Dougher to get a job that she desires by May when she graduates; therefore, she plans to get her Master of Business Administration degree in the upcoming years.

“It’s not quite as big of a problem because I’m not going into the working community immediately,” Dougher said.

“If it was the other way around I honestly don’t know what I would do.”

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British troops began their withdrawal from Iraq Tuesday. All 4,000 are expected to vacate the country by this coming summer.

“You won’t see hundreds of troops coming out of Iraq everyday, [but] this is the start of the end for British forces—a period that will take until the end of July,” a spokesperson from Britain’s Ministry of Defense said.

The British military staff is also vacating Basra, where they lowered their flag Tuesday. Military control of the region now passes to the United States.

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Salmonella has been found in another food: pistachios. Kraft Foods Inc. notified the Food and Drug Administration over a week ago that it had found salmonella in some of its pistachios during testing.

The nuts were traced to farms in California.

“Ultimately, the question is what should consumers do, and our advice to them is that they avoid eating pistachio products and keep checking the FDA Web site for the latest information,” FDA Associate Commissioner David Acheson said.

Kraft and Setton Farms have both issued recalls; even pistachio-flavored ice cream may not be safe.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton isn’t spilling the beans about whether or not she’ll agree to meet with Iranian delegates. Clinton is currently in The Hague, Netherlands, for an international conference and the meeting may occur there.

“The fact that [Iran] accepted the invitation to come here suggests that they believe there is a role for them to play, and we’re looking forward to hearing more about that,” Clinton said.

Representatives from more than 80 countries will be present at the conference, the aim of which is to raise political support for Afghanistan in the face of American forces’ departure.

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Local pets also feeling strains of recession Elizabeth C. Kirk Staff Writer

ith the recent economic downturn and a new trend in luxur y cutbacks, many families are losing their pets. Some families have to make the choice to give up animals due to expensive medical bills and the price of pet food — it can cost up to $1,400 a year to own a dog and $1,000 a year to own a cat, according to peteducation.com.

“Most people don’t realize how big of a commitment an animal is,” senior Jessica Blum, a member of Cause for Paws SDLC, said. “They have to be taken to the vet when they’re sick. They need food and attention all the time. With how badly the economy is doing, more and more animals are being taken to shelters.”

According to the Humane Society of the United States, more than half of the 6-8 million dogs and cats sent to shelter are euthanized. That means out of a possible 8 million animals, only 4 million find homes. No-kill shelters, which do not allow animals to be euthanized, are the most positive places to take animals which cannot be taken care of.

Places like the SPCA and various Humane Societies, as

well as places that offer the ability to sign over your pet for a small fee, like PetSmart, are becoming highly populated but offer a safe haven for animals who can no longer be afforded by their families.

“If people absolutely have to give up their animals, I’d urge them to take their pet to a shelter with a ‘no kill’ policy — at least they know their pet has a better chance of survival,” senior Kelsey Flasser said. “It’s just so hard; pets are like family members. I can’t imagine how sad it is to have to give up your family.”

Places like the SPCA and online Web sites like petfinder. com offer adoptable pets, like Molly from the SPCA, who are looking for a loving home.

Other shelters are looking for monetary donations or gifts of supplies and food.

“I know that many of our contacts are over whelmed with animals right now, and are struggling to find the funds to pay medical bills for abandoned animals. Many are having to dip into their own personal funds to make ends meet,” senior Jasmine Gollup, co-president of K9 Club, said.

G ol lup a ls o me nt i one d that larger animals are being abandoned by their owners.

“I know a lot of families hav-

ing problems taking care of their larger animals, like horses.

They’re just taking them to sanctuaries or shelters because of the immense cost of caring for such a large animal.”

At this stage in the economic downturn, animal lovers are wondering when it will end for pets.

Millions of dogs are e ut h an i z e d e ve r y year. “The number can only get higher,” Blum said. “I think people should start h av i ng t o h ave a credit check to get an animal. This way we Photo: Kalie M. Desimone can make sure that This is Molly. She was brought to the all of the animals get Lancaster SPCA by her previous family, into homes that can who could no longer afford to feed her. actually take good Molly and many animals like her are looking for caring, permanent homes. care of them.”

However, news reports have placed the United well as occupation information States dollar at the top of its to ensure a stable environment game in the global market, and for the animal, they welcome economists are beginning to applications to be an adoptive become more positive about parent. To find out more inthe financial crisis ending formation on how to adopt an sooner rather than later. animal from a shelter, contact While many of these orga- your local SPCA or Humane nizations require background Society location or find more checks with veterinarians, information online at petlandlords and references, as finder.com.

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Local, international computer viruses attack Julia A. Hadinger Staff Writer Aidan E. Bauernschmidt News Editor

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any people are very careful about what they download on the Internet.

Some people simply think that if they don’t download certain things or are careful about what they look at online, their computer will not be harmed. Unfortunately, for senior Kyle Bauman, he learned that this is not always the case.

About a week ago, Bauman logged onto the Internet to check his e-mail. He was greeted with a warning from his virus detection software. He scanned his computer and found nothing on it. When he went online again, however, there was another warning message. Bauman logged into his e-mail address and then found four to five thousand spam messages in his outbox. He closed out of it, and then, shortly after, there was a knock on his door.

“Gordon from Campus Security was at my door and asked me to give him my computer because it had to get taken off of the network,” Bauman said. “I found out that it is the first time that this has ever happened.”

Bauman also found out a few other things about the state of his computer.

Between 7:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Sunday, over five hundred thousand spam messages had been sent from his account,

though his computer had not been turned on until 1 p.m. Also, his account alone was taking up a striking two thirds of the College’s bandwidth.

ITS had Bauman’s computer for an entire week. They scanned it numerous times for a few days, and no viruses were ever detected.

Bauman was present while they scanned his computer and said that ITS still has no idea what happened, especially since he does not download anything risky onto his computer.

Bauman’s account was deleted and he now uses a temporary login to gain access the computers in the library. He lost everything in his inbox, and now all of the e-mails he receives go right into his deleted items. “I’m lucky I have my G-mail account, but I needed to respond to some of those e-mails that I had in my inbox,” Bauman said.

Luckily for Bauman, the items in his inbox can still be retrieved; it’s just a matter of time. His computer is currently running fine; he didn’t lose any files on his computer.

The only things that were lost were the emails saved in his inbox.

Not only are there computer viruses on campus, but there is a nasty spy system that has stolen information from over one hundred computers around the world. Some computers that have been hacked contain documents from the Dalai Lama. According to The New York Times, this spying system was also focused on spying on the

governments in South and Southeast Asia.

This spy system is called Ghost Net. While some computer problems like these are unavoidable, many can be averted.

Some simple tips to help avoid viruses and spyware on computers include not downloading things from unknown providers and not opening e-mails from unknown senders. Also, make sure that your computer is updated with the latest spyware and virus software and remember to scan it frequently.

A predicted April Fool’s Day outbreak of a computer worm known as Conficker.c., however, seems not to have happened. The worm allegedly assumes control of a PC without the owner’s knowledge. As many as 10 million computers were thought to be infected, but so far, no problems have been reported.

“As long as you’ve patched or at least brought your antivirus software up to speed, you should be fine,” Chris Pirillo, a tech expert for cnn.com, said.

Many experts did admit that they were not sure of the full impact the worm could have. Pirillo, however, did predict that the worm would eventually rear its head. “It’s going to be very annoying to say the least,” he said. “It’s going to impact network traffic.”

It is suspected that widespread media coverage of the worm’s impeding arrival may have pushed many to take extra action to protect their PCs this week. These actions may have slowed the worm’s progress.

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National, local papers cracking under financial pressure Emily M. Reigart Assistant Copy Editor

The following Monday, the five fulltime employees of the Chronicle came to work and began to implement the many changes desired by the new ownhe Elizabethtown Chronicle reer. “Monday was a whole new chapter cently joined the graves of major in our office,” Ugliuzza said. The new newspapers such as the Chicago Tricompany wanted the paper to have its bune and the Philadelphia Inquirer. offices centralized, with billing, subThe Chronicle-Ledger Newsgroup, the scriptions and advertising all housed Chronicle’s parent company, filed for with the other departments. Between bankruptcy early in 2009. all of this, the Chronicle also had to The company planned to sell some of continue putting together a paper. its weekly papers in order to relieve its While the staff was still in the profinancial burdens. cess of unpacking boxes, their old boss Rosie Ugliuzza, a former Etownian from the Chronicle-Ledger Newsgroup staffer, had worked for the Elizabethwalked in and town Chronicle since her announced that graduation from the College the deal was off. in 2006.

The employees Ugliuzza said that there was were told to stop poor communication between what they were the Chronicle and its publishdoing, pack up er and general manager. their personal “There was an inkling in belongings, and the office about what was tu r n i n t he i r happening,” Ugliuzza said. keys. Without The employees knew for f ur t her ado, some time that the company they were given was in trouble. However, the their severance Chronicle-Ledger Newsgroup p ackages and chose to inform the Elizabethordered to leave town Chronicle of details on a the building. strictly need-to-know basis. “ That day Late January, the pubwas the best and lisher visited Elizabethtown and told the Chronicle emPhoto: Kalie M. Desimone worst of my proployees that negotiations Newspapers are being especially hard-hit during the current recession. fessional career,” were underway to sell the Etown’s own community newspaper, the Elizabethtown Chronicle, has Ugliuzza said.

Earlier that day paper. These negotiations gone out of business. Some Etown alumni worked for this publication.

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continued until mid-February, while the staffers continued the normal day-to-day operations for the weekly paper. Ugliuzza explained that due to the small staff, writers and editors’ duties often included clerical work and customer service.

Then, the Chronicle received word that there was a new local buyer. “We thought that this was great news because our jobs would be intact,” Ugliuzza said of the office’s reaction.

In the final weeks of February the sale was finalized. The publisher visited one Friday to announce the confirmed deal.

they had celebrated the fact that their jobs were saved. Within hours, they joined the hundreds of other unemployed journalists.

An employee asked why the Elizabethtown Chronicle was affected even though its advertising revenues were strong. The only reply was a vague one: economics.

Ugliuzza believes that because Chronicle-Ledger is based in Bucks County, it did not understand the Chronicle’s advertisers and the area demographics.

“The Elizabethtown Chronicle was Etown,” Ugliuzza said. The paper covered all of the local angles which the larger county papers did not.

The Chronicle’s focus was on Elizabethtown, Bainbridge and Rheems, which Ugliuzza said made it an invaluable part of the community. The Chronicle was founded in 1869. Its closing marks the end of one of Elizabethtown’s longest-established businesses.

“I think Elizabethtown deserves a paper. It gives a distinct perspective,” Ugliuzza said. There is some talk that a new paper will eventually replace the Chronicle, but it is unlikely that this will happen soon, given the current economic climate.

The original buyer intends to pursue this idea. “I hope he sticks to his word,” Ugliuzza said.

Ugliuzza advised potential journalists to continue to pursue the career.

“There are a lot of opportunities out there. You just gotta dig. It’s like being an archaeologist.”

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TGIS celebrates historic music, nightlife, pop culture Legged Fox provided the music for last year’s Pup-E-Palooza, hosted

by K9 Club.

One major decade, the 1940s, was excluded from the celebrations, which may have some students scratching their heads.

“Well, we wanted to focus on happier activities,” OSA student assistant Heather Rhoads explained.

“When we thought of activities for the ’40s, we could only come up with World War II and all the bad things that happened.”

Even though some decades aren’t expressly covered by TGIS, many of the events will literally go “through the decades.” The speakeasy swing dance covers the twenties through the forties, as that was the time when swing dancing was popular in America. The “Feud” event Sunday will be a full-fledged game of Family Feud, with enormous prizes offered to its winners, and will cover the time between the ’70s and the present, as that is how long the show has run in its multiple forms.

“We wanted the roller-rink event to focus on both the seventies and eighties,” Kupchella said.

OSA was also particularly interested in having “Saved By the Bell” star Dennis Haskins,

better known as Mr. Belding, come to the College.

“We’ve had Mr. Belding on campus before, and he packed Leffler,” Kupchella said. “We’re excited to have a celebrity on campus.” Haskins will give a talk, answer questions and sign autographs for all interested fans who might remember his antics from the show. “Saved by the Bell” helped many students define their ’90s childhood.

More than anything, OSA wanted this year’s TGIS to appeal to everyone.

“We’re having a lot of active activities for people who really want to get involved, and even more passive ones, so people who want to just relax, can,” Kupchella said.

TGIS will kick off Thursday, April 23.

CORRECTION The Etownian incorrectly reported 3/26 that Wesley McDonald is retired.

Dr. McDonald still a fulltime member of the political science faculty.

The Etownian sincerely apologizes for this error.

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Fourth annual Pup-E-Palooza sponsored by K9 club Huntley C. McGowan Assistant Layout Editor

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his is the fourth year we've held the Pup-E-Palooza, and it gets bigger and better every year,” senior Jasmine Gollup, K9 club co-president, said.

“Its intent is to educate the College and community about current local animal issues.”

In earlier years, the event focused on the plight of abandoned and neglected animals. This year’s theme will also feature anti-puppy mill groups.

Throughout the past four years, K9 club has become increasingly involved with both local and national animal rescue groups, and this event is a way to bring these issues to Etown.

“Many of the animal rescue groups involved will have adoptable animals available at the event,” Gollup said.

“Though I must stress; we are not asking college students or the general public to adopt a dog at this event.

It is merely a chance for prospective pet owners to find a rescue group or maybe even a pet that they would like to pursue a relationship with.”

The Pup-E-Palooza will feature live music from local talent, raffles (including TV’s and computers), a pet photo contest open to all of Etown, food, photo sessions, games and more.

“We currently have close to 20 animal rescue groups scheduled to attend.

We hope to register several more by April,” Gollup said.

The past three years have been very successful for the K9 club.

“We have received nothing but good comments from both guests and rescue groups,” Gollup said. “We've become a prominent volunteer group among local rescue groups, and many of the groups are very excited about attending the event.”

Last year the group raised over $1,500, which was split among three rescue groups.

The money typically goes toward vet

bills and foster care aid for thousands of abandoned and neglected animals.

The groups receiving donations this year include Brookline Labrador Retriever Rescue, Cocker Spaniel Adoption Center and Coast to Coast Dachshund Rescue.

“We would like to beat our total from last year for these groups,” Gollup said. “We've also been stepping up our advertising for this year. We are currently doing press releases, creating flyers, and selling ad space for our

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Dogs and puppies will play in Brinser Field for the fourth annual Pup-E-Palooza.

The event is sponsored by the K9 club to raise awareness about animal cruelty and the need for pet adoption.

advertising book.”

The numbers on homeless pets in Lancaster County are astounding.

Many people do not know that our county is one of the main puppy mill centers of Pennsylvania. Currently, thousands of dogs suffer in horrible conditions throughout the county.

There are also thousands of abandoned animals currently in shelters or foster homes.

“The main way to help is to adopt,” Gollup said. “Don't buy puppies from pet stores, many of which are from puppy mills. If we stop demanding these puppies, the mills will eventually go out of business.”

Interested students can also become volunteers with the numerous animal rescue groups in the area.

If students do not want to get tied down to one group, there are other ways to help out at events, which are generally held throughout the summer and fall.

“If you don't have the time to help out, monetary donations are also appreciated by many rescue groups, most of which feed and shelter abandoned animals out-of-pocket,” Gollup said.

“Donations are usually tax-deductable as well.”

Pup-E-Palooza will occur April 26, from 12-4 p.m. in Brinser Field.

The event is open to the public and is completely free.Any questions or comments can be directed to K9CLUB@ etown.edu.

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High Library hosts Academy Award-winning anime film Caitlin A. Carroll Staff Writer

ing two young boys in an apocalyptic society. One of the boys, White, is pure in his nature and actions. The boy’s friend, Black, has a fallen nature. This plot is developed in layers and is for a more mature audience, Schodt claims, n case you haven’t noticed the recent fliers, the High as violence is frequently used in telling the tale of TekLibrary Web site or campus news, Elizabethtown Colkonkinkreet. This storyline comes out of the pages of a lege will host the 2008 Academy Award winning Japanese manga comic book series. anime film “Tekkonkinkreet” Wednesday, April 15. This “Tekkonkinkreet” can be interpreted in free event will take place in the Gibble Audivarious ways. Urban development as well torium from 6-9 p.m. as social alienation are two reoccurring The library and the Faculty of International themes. “I think people can enjoy it on Scholarship are sponsoring the showcase to many different levels,” Schodt said. embrace diversity on the Etown campus. This is Schodt will come to Etown August the first time “Tekkonkinkreet” is being shown 15 for the film showcase. He will lead a at colleges and universities throughout the discussion following the film viewing. nation in correspondence with the Gorgeous He has been writing about manga and Entertainment Program. This is a series of Japaanimations for 30 years. He has also nese films shown at places of higher education worked with Japanese people to transthat give people exposure to Japanese culture. late Japanese comic books along with “We wanted to do a film series so people could come together and share ideas,” Louise Courtesy Photo anime. Schodt has written three books Hyder-Darlington, librarian at the High Li- “Tekkonkinkreet,” 2008 Acadamy Award-winning Japanese Anime film, is on Japanese manga culture thus far in brary, said. Putting their motto “Bringing the being sponsored by the high library along with a talk with Frederik Schodt. his career. When he comes to Etown, World to Etown” into action, the library has “Tekkonkinkreet” takes place in an apocalyptic society and follows the lives he will discuss the essay he wrote called “Possible Future” which is about sponsored many culturally diverse films. In of two boys.

“Tekkonkinkreet.” “Possible Future” is the fall semester of 2008, an award winning “Students who are already aware of anime will love included in a study guide of essays which is composed Iranian film, “Baran,” about an Afghan refugee woman, was shown. Baran had a turnout of about 30 people. it,” Darlington said. In fact, Louise herself admitted to of six essays describing the film. The essay commuThe library staff hopes student attendance will grow for becoming a fan learning from her children who are avid nicates how Japanese film may be taking a new path cultural film showings at the college in the near future. viewers of anime as well as readers of the manga comic by coming into America while still remaining very Sponsoring a diverse film once every semester is the book series which the films are based on. “Some of the Japanese in design, animation and graphics. plots are absolutely fabulous. They are highly developed, If you are interested in learning more about anime library’s goal. and the Japanese culture, be sure to attend this enriching “Tekkonkinkreet“ will allow students who are unfamil- rich, fun and enlightening,” Darlington said.

This hour-and-a-half film encompasses a plot involv- learning experience. iar with anime to welcome Japanese culture, according

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to librarian Louise Hyder-Darlington. Frederik Schodt, who wrote an essay on the motion picture of “Possible Future,” said, “I hope it will give people a slightly different idea of what anime can be if they don’t know what it is.

It is directed by an American, but it’s still very Japanese.

Hopefully students will enjoy it. It’s a wonderful film, a work of art.”

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Business professors address increase of aging population Emily E. Knitter Staff Writer

“In 1990 there were 11 potential caregivers for each person needing care. In 2050, that ratio will be 4 to 1 (Chronic Care in America, 1999). By 2010, 50 percent of the workforce will have to care for an elder relative (Brown 2005),” Ciomericans want to look young, feel young, and even act young. Magazines, cirlan added. As the population grows, the elderly population grows as well. television and the news constantly features tips on how to remain youthCiocirlan and Chung are very passionate about this subject. One of the probful. Though the citizens of America value being young, the truth of the matter lems discussed in their paper which they both touched on is what is known as is that they will not stay young forever. Eventually, they will enter their elder the “sandwich” generation, which consists of citizens who are now in their 40s years and may become dependent on their family for personal, financial and and 50s who have both children and elderly relatives to take care of. This cremedical help. ates a great deal of stress within the workplace for these citizens because of the The treatment of the elderly population in America has become a problem. constant balancing of time and money.

Here, we see abuse, neglect and mistreatment “It’s not just the elderly at stake here. Their of the elderly by their caregivers more and offsprings, mostly people in the 40s and somemore frequently. Aging is clearly an inevitable times 50s, are deeply affected. Many of them process, and citizens may not be ready for this have their own problems, as well as problems impending crisis. with their own kids. These people are the Dr. Cristina Ciocirlan and Dr. Ed Chung, as‘sandwich’ generation, who are squeezed by sociate professors of marketing, co-presented a demands from all sides. Not a very attractive paper on their research of elder care last week at proposition,” Chung said.

79th annual meeting of the Eastern Sociological “A recent study reported that 44 percent Society in Baltimore. The paper was titled “Will of Canadians say their work has a negative Image: essnet.org you still need me, will you still feed me, when impact on their families. And for those who Recently, Dr. Chung and Dr. Ciocirlan presented their paper, “Will I’m 74(64)?” and is a the continuation of elder have to care not only for the elderly, but also you still need me, will you still feed me, when I’m 74(64)?” at the care research which they have been compiling for their own children (the so-called ‘sandwich Eastern Sociological Society meeting. It looks at elder care. for the past couple of years. generation’), 70 percent reported feeling very “The population is aging,” Chung said. “This or somewhat stressed about their work-life balis not unique to the U.S. Indeed, in most parts of the world, populations are ance. Indeed, only 27 percent of people are convinced that work-family balance aging fast. By 2030, one in five Americans will be 65 or older. That’s 71 million is even achievable. (Canwest News, 2009),” Ciocirlan said. people in the U.S. alone. A great many of the elderly need people to help them The paper was presented to an academic audience who were mostly sociolowith daily tasks, in addition to medical help. Unfortunately, America is woe- gists, so many of them had the same views. According to Chung, the presentafully unprepared to deal with this impending crisis.” According to Chung, the tion went well overall. paper focuses on drawing examples from many countries around the world and “Our goal was really to test the waters and gather new ideas. We are hoping makes social policy recommendations on how to deal with and be prepared for to improve our paper for a major management conference in the fall, and, down the aging process. the road, a journal piece,” Chung said.

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Faculty receive scholarships for different fields of study Alison B. Sailer Staff Writer

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lizabethtown College continually endeavors to increase participation in the cross-cultural and global community. One of the ways to promote international study is through the Mellon International Faculty Scholarship Seminar, a study abroad program for professors in which select faculty members complete research projects on foreign topics, resulting in long term advancements in the research competence of the college.

The first seminar in 2008 involved studies in Iceland and Denmark. This year, five participants chosen by the Professional Development Committee will join the 2009 program on Asian studies. Winners of the scholarship include Cristina Ciocirlan, assistant professor of management; Bryan Greenburg, assistant professor of marketing; Kirsten Johnson, assistant professor of communications, Fletcher McClellan, professor of political science; and Thomas Scheiding, assistant professor of economics.

Dr. David Kenley and Dr. Robert Wheelersburg, program manager for the application process, assisted and evaluated the feasibility of each application and acted as advocates facilitating collaboration between the applicants’ ideas.

Excellent applicants showed potential to achieve the PDC’s broader intuitional standards above any individual and personal benefits of recognition.

After the five selected, Dr. David Kenley chose the theme, speakers and

events for the campus community, a timeframe and the route for the overseas travel.

Ciocirlan is interested in analyzing how the management of family-owned businesses in China differs from private business goals in the United States.

Some differences in Chinese business include an emphasis on social networking rather than advertisement,

vate businesses are family-owned and operated,” Ciocirlan said.

“Given that they contribute more than 70 percent to China’s GDP, they present particular importance to the Chinese and the world economy.

The modus operandi of the Chinese family businesses is heavily influenced by the Confucianism doctrine and the guanxi philosophy.”

Ciocirlan would like to understand why the younger generation’s business ideals differ from the older generation in Chinese family business.

Scheiding, intrigued by this opportunity, had never before participated in research abroad.

He chose this project based on a similar research topic in graduate school.

Scheiding explained that economic growth is based on strong academics and employed technology.

Although electronic scholarly communication devices such as JSTOR and EBSCO are Courtesy Photo virtually free for scholars to use Five faculty members recently received in many developing countries, scholarships to further their research in scholars may not actually be specified areas. Some events on campus have taking advantage of this. Some been sponsored in conjunction with what reasons could include lack of they are researching. training or lack of “domestic pursuing family interests rather than digital infrastructure.” maximizing shareholder value, a long“If we want to realize the full promise term horizon rather than short-term and potential of technology, not only profit goals and management decisions must electronically delivered research based on intuition and wisdom rather be accessible, but it also must be useful,” than the rational scientific method of Scheiding said.

Western philosophy.

“In this paper, we combine current us“Ninety-five percent of China’s pri- age statistics for electronic scholarly com-

munication initiatives with a description of actual scholarly communication practices to partially explain why scholars in one developing country, Mongolia, fail to use the initiatives they have access to.”

Scheiding hopes to publish his work while introducing more international components to his general research.

The Scholarship Seminar will take place during the spring semester and summer term, comprising both on campus events and a traveling experience, led by David Kenley, associate professor of history.

Other projects explore the Asian film industr y in China and Hong Kong, how the Web site ohmynews. com in South Korea became the world's foremost citizen journalism site, and the political relationship between the Chinese government and Hong Kong 25 years after the British Joint Agreement that ceded sovereignty over Hong Kong to China.

In addition to these professors specific projects and research, there has been events for students to enjoy and learn about these fields of study.

On-campus events included a meeting with Kevin Quiqley, vice president of the Asia Society, discussed countries to visit and projects in February.

During March, Kieu Chinh, a Vietnamese movie star, came to speak about her travels from Vietnam and Hollywood.

Leslie T. Chang presented the lecture “Love and Money: the Many Lives of a Chinese Factory Girl” recently.

The April 15 Japanese anime film “Tekkonkinkreet” and a lecture by Frederik L. Schodt will be featured by the High Library.

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Rachel A. Marsteller Features Editor

Cop convention robbery A retired police chief said he was robbed by “probably the dumbest criminal in Pennsylvania” at a police officers’ convention Friday morning. John Comparetto said as he came out of a stall in the men’s room, a man pointed a gun in his face and demanded money.

There were 300 narcotics officers from Pennsylvania and Ohio in the building.

Comparetto gave up his money and cell phone. But when the man fled, Comparetto and some colleagues chased him. They arrested a 19-year-old man as he was trying to leave in a taxi.

The suspect is also awaiting trial on four previous robbery charges.

The suspect was arraigned and taken to Dauphin County Prison.

When a reporter asked the suspect for comment as he was led out of court, he said, “I’m smooth.”

Fast food, fast asleep Police had an easy time catching a man suspected of driving under the influence. He was waiting for them in his car — where they said he was passed out in the driver’s seat in the fast food restaurant drive-thru.

According to police, another customer found the Houston man unconscious at the drive-thru around 3 a.m. Thursday. The other customer took the keys out of the ignition and called the police, who arrested the man on suspicion of driving under the influence.

Police said the man passed out because of a combination of alcohol and prescription drugs.

Kosher tequila?

A New York businessman is launching a new kosher tequila in time for Cinco de Mayo. Martin Silver says Agave 99 will be on the market in time for the holiday that celebrates Mexico’s defeat of French forces May 5, 1862. Silver, president of Long Island-based Star Industries, says he wants to satisfy the craze for high-end tequila with one that observant Jews can drink.

Silver says a half million cases of the 99-proof kosher tequila are being produced at a Mexican plant using methods certified by a rabbi.

It will retail for $41.95 a bottle.

The product launch - with Mexican songs sung in both Yiddish and Spanish - is set for May 5, but it will also be sold earlier for Passover, which starts at sundown April 8 this year.

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Relay for Life’s $75,000 goal shattered Patricia A. Cangelosi Staff Writer

retire from his position at the College. He emphasized the immense power of positive thinking. “I firmly believe it keeps ho do you Relay for? First-year you alive,” he said.

Callum Luff said, “One of my best Susan Darling, diagnosed with Hodgfriends had a brain tumor when he was kin’s Lymphoma 25 years ago, has learned five.” Sophomore Sierra Finn said, “My a lot from her struggle with cancer. “You grandfather just died of lung cancer.” Juhave to constantly invest in yourself,” she nior Stu Lynd recalled, “My grandmother said. She added that she may not have had breast cancer.” Senior Jackie Scott, pursued her dream of going to art school co-president of Elizabethtown’s chapter of if the disease had not reminded her that Colleges Against Cancer (CAC) rememher time is limited. “If there’s something bered Craig Anderson during this relay. you really want to do, do it.” Susan Smith, There’s no doubt about it. Cancer also a Hodgkin’s survivor, agreed. “My touches everyone in some parents both died when I was way. Cancer brings people young, so I knew I had to fight it together. Saturday into Sunand win,” she said. day, over a quarter of Etown’s Christine Williams, a sevencampus community packed year breast cancer survivor, has into Thompson Gymnasium a new motto today: “Don’t sweat for the College’s third annual the small stuff.” Her advice to Relay for Life. Phalanx, Meany patient newly diagnosed is lica, For the Greater Good and to find a support group as soon the Blue Faze Step Team peras possible. “It really helped me formed, among other campus to talk to other people who were groups. Activities included going through the same thing,” relay races, soccer, four-square, she said. themed laps, obstacle courses So how close are we to findand much more. ing a cure for cancer? According Photo: Matthew P. Butera The event commenced with Relay for Life raised $87,019.06 for the American Cancer to Dr. Jane Cavender, a biola survivor’s lap during which Society, well over the $75,000 goal. Over 500 Etown ogy professor who specializes in cancer survivors were received students gathered in the gym for this relay. cancer research, it is difficult to with a thunderous standing say. “Cancer is the person,” she ovation that moved some to tears. Later, CAC, explained that this year’s goals explained, and each case is different. The the luminaria ceremony honored those included getting 50 teams to register (53 answer will probably come with “designer who had won their battle with cancer and did) and 500 people to participate (at drugs” individualized for each patient. remembered those who had not. A lap least 540 did). But perhaps the greatest However, like Sevareid, Cavender stresses of silence followed, the stillness broken sign of success came in shattering the the value of thinking positively. “People only by sobs and whispers of reassurance. $75,000 goal – $87,019.06 was raised with better attitudes have better chances Through this lap people walked arm in for cancer research. Rohland, who lost of recovering,” she said. arm, hand in hand, to the touching tune her mother to cancer as a sophomore in Without events like Relay for Life to of “You’ll Be in My Heart.” college, feels very comforted to see how generate funds and awareness, winning “Watching the luminaria [ceremony] many people care. “A lot of people are the race for the cure would be much more makes you realize why you’re doing what hurting right now,” she said, “but look difficult. “It’s huge for a school this size you’re doing,” Debi Murray, director of around you. You know you’re not alone to raise so much in so little time,” senior Admissions and top fund-raiser for each in this fight.”

Chrissie Bixler, captain of the Admissions of the past three years, said.

Preceding the Relay events was a sur- team, said. But perhaps more critical than This year marks Relay’s 25th birthday, vivor reception, at which former Etown raising money is raising hope. Inscribed and teams were invited to enter a birth- theatre director Michael Sevareid spoke. on one of the luminaries surrounding day cake contest judged by the cancer The theme of the reception was Growing the gym was the beginning of an Emily survivors. Some of the more notable Hope, and each survivor in attendance Dickinson poem: “Hope is the thing with cakes included an Ice Age scene (labeled was given a flower to represent the in- feathers that perches in the soul, and sings “Making Cancer Prehistoric”), a bra with spiration that his or her experiences have the tune – without the words, and never a breast cancer symbol on each cup, cultivated. Sevareid shared the story of his stops at all…” a pirate ship, a dinosaur (“Let’s Make battle with lung cancer, which led him to In honor. In memory. We Relay for life.

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Cancer Extinct!”) and even one depicting certain organs evocative of prostate and testicular cancer.

A Midway Fair was held in the new Jay Walk where interested teams set up booths to raise last-minute funds.

Here, one could purchase baked goods, smoothies, hot chocolate, jewelry and even a long, warm embrace from a former Mr. Etown (worth every cent!).

Etown’s Relay won a Pacesetter Award for 2009, which is an honor and a recognition for reaching its goals. Senior Rachel Rohland, co-president of Etown’s

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Mr. Etown: winning secrets revealed Allison M. O’Boyle Staff Writer

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he battle was long and difficult, beginning with the low-key Mr. Quads competition and ending with the Leffler-filled bonanza of Etown’s finest onstage.

However, senior Ezra Schatz reigned champion of it all and proved that he has what it takes to be Mr. Etown.

But what exactly does it take to become Mr. Etown?

Former winners of the crown, seniors Mr. Jake Keeler and Mr. Mike Azzalina, know that the road is difficult, but those who embody what this college loves make it to the top.

Keeler, our 2007 Mr. Etown, said, “It takes an open mind, a flexible body and passion to perform. To be elected to this competition shows that these guys are some of the nicest, funniest guys on campus, but in addition to these personality traits, they have to be able to entertain the crowd on the night of the show.”

Azzalina, our 2008 winner, agreed that this year’s performers were the best of the best.

“This group of guys is better-looking, more charming and a better group of wooers than I have ever seen packing one stage at a time,” he said. “They have the ability to make people laugh with a simple facial expression ... They have more than what it takes to please the audience and become a true Mr. Etown.”

Elizabethtown alum, former Mr. Etown and 2009 Mr. Etown competition judge Mr. Jeremy Ebersole commented how high the stakes have risen for the Mr. Etown candidates: “Mr. Etown is better and better every time I see it … The dances keep getting more intricate and elaborate. It’s like a Simpsons episode, easy enough on the eyes that anyone can enjoy it but full of enough smart humor and inside jokes that it becomes genius. I was also impressed with the personality I saw in the Personal Style section. It’s come a long way!”

While wooing the audience is really the key goal for any Mr. Etown candidate, the judges had specific guidelines they were to follow in their evaluations.

“The contestants are judged on the accuracy and coordination of their lip sync, their creativeness and composure during the question-and-answer, and their overall personal style. The judges rate these categories on a scale of 1-10,” sophomore Meaghan Walmar, SWEET committee chair, said.

As for our experts’ opinions, Keeler said, “To woo the judges you need to be both a ‘crowd teaser’ and a ‘crowd pleaser’ — someone who builds up the performance to the end and then delivers hard, leaving the crowd out of breath and slightly more sweaty than before.”

“If I were judging, the number one quality I would be looking for is the ability to make people laugh through dance and creativity,” Azzalina said. “I think it’s most important to make the audience understand what it is

you’re doing, laugh with it, and when it ends, turn to the person next to them almost in tears, but saying, ‘Wow that was awesome!’”

Although Ebersole could not give away all of his secrets, he revealed that there are two things any Mr. Etown needs: effort and creativity. According to him, “There is no gimmick or quick way to win Mr. Etown.

The common thread is that the winners all put a lot of time and dedication into making their dance awesome. When you’ve seen as many of these as I have they can start to look alike, but the best of the best always have me laughing so hard I think I’m going to fall out of my seat. The winning dances are always multi-faceted and complex and show the individual personality of the contestant. And ridiculous good looks and swooning ladies never hurt!”

“I have only gone to one Mr. Etown pageant before, which was my freshman year, and I knew that everyone had a gimmick,” Schatz said. “Well, I don’t have any rhythm, so rap was out, and I don’t have any really buff friends, so chippendales were out, too. So as I was brainstorming what to do, my friend told me that she just bought ‘High School Musical 3,’ and I instantly knew what my dance was going to be.”

However, it was the pageant question that stole the show. Dressed as the Jolly Green Giant, an appropriate costume for the slightly-above-average-height contestant, Schatz continued the laughter by introducing his escort, the slightly-below-average-height sophomore Miss Joelle Atkinson, dressed as a lovely can of peas.

His personality shone when asked what he would do if he only had 30 minutes.

“They give us a list of the 40 questions that might be asked of us,” Schatz said, “and the question that I got was literally one of three that I didn’t have an answer for, so my mind was completely blank. But once I read the question and knew that the audience was thinking, I just answered truthfully. It really doesn’t take 30 minutes.”

Admitting that his best part of the show was the question-and-answer session, Schatz revealed, “I think my answer to the question pleased the crowd the most. I never would have thought that it was possible that 500 people’s minds could all be in the gutter at the exact same time.”

“He earned the crown, though it was pretty close,” Ebersole said. “Judges rank contestants on a bunch of different categories, and Ezra got very high scores across the board. The dance was creative and entertaining and his personal style and answer were very clever. A well-deserved win!”

“Now that I am Mr. Etown,” Schatz said, “I’m hoping to continue to represent how great Elizabethtown College’s men are and then compete in the National Mr. College Pageant.”

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‘Postcards from Yo Momma’ universalizes motherly love Jamie L. Bartolino Assistant Editor

are “humankind’s most natural comedians,” as put by Mike Albo, author of “Hornito” and “The Underminer.”

For mothers separated from their children, e-mail and instant messaging are primary love my mom. Let’s face it, though, sometimes the woman has me laughing hysterically means of communication, hence the hilarious Web site. However, for mothers who see at the things she says straight-faced. Maybe it’s the way she tells me stories with huge their grown children on a daily basis, e-mail is not an integral part of their life. No matter; enthusiasm, forgetting that just yesterday she related the exact same series of events with they can still prove themselves just as funny. For Darlene Sommers, coordinator of Housing Operations, and her daughter Brittani, matching excitement. Or perhaps it’s how she recently a first-year, their close proximity allows discovered abbreviations, expertly seasoning her weekthem to joke around more often. ly e-mails with “LOL,” “obvs” and “w/e” in addition to “I think our relationship has animated emoticons. I’ve never been prouder of my changed now that she’s in college, but mom than the day she learned to text message — and it’s fun. [My kids] still make fun of me using T9, no less. A typical text message from my mom in a good way,” Darlene said. reads something like, “Have a great day! Love you! Love “We’re more like friends now,” Britmom.” Yes, Mom — I know it’s from you. tani said. “We can joke around, but we The most surprising thing was discovering that can also have serious conversations.” mine is not the only mother with the miraculous In fact, it seems that the laughter ability to speak freely in the tongues of different shared between mother and daughgenerations or surprise her children with her crazy ter is precisely what brings them wit. Although slightly disappointed that my mother closer together. is not really a prodigy, I find much humor in the “My sister and I have a list of funny ability to share mother-daughter experiences with things my mom says. We make fun of my friends. A universal truth that we have learned her, but we love her,” Brittani said. “The is that our mothers will inevitably leave us shaking best is when she makes up a word; we our heads (and using their stories as icebreakers at say, ‘That’s not even a word, mom.’” the dinner table). Still, their hearts and motherly For senior Joe Hudzick and his wisdom always show right through their messages, mother Lynda, office manager for no matter how they’re worded.

Dining Services, their close relaJessica Grose and Doree Shafrir came to the same tionship is unique. The pair e-mails conclusion and had the same inherent appreciation frequently and keeps each other for their mothers’ loveable attempts relate to their Photo: Peter S. Northrop laughing with their self-described daughters. From there, “Postcards From Yo Momma” Mother-daughter duo Darlene and Brittani Sommers embrace lovingly in the was born. The site http://www.postcardsfromyomom- BSC lounge. Like the content of ‘Postcards from Yo Momma,’ the Sommers’ sarcastic humor.

“We’ve been respectful of each ma.com was launched March 2008. Since its birth, relationship is rife with good-natured ribbing, underscored by familial love. other and given each other the space it has received over 5,000 submissions from tickled sons and daughters around the world. The site celebrates silly, side-splitting mom sto- we needed, I think,” Lynda said. “Our relationship has evolved into one where Joe stops ries from children of all ages. It features highest-rated entries from the past few days, by to see me frequently to say hello, just to keep in touch, to share funny campus stories, a “Comment of the Day,” most-commented stories, and subject keywords for easy ask advice of each other — that kind of thing.”

Lynda joked about how she recently learned to text message, admitting that she spells searching. There’s even a “Best Of ” page where readers can find the funniest posts of all time, like the mother who locked herself into a room and e-mailed her daughter out every word, without shorthand (and much to Joe’s amusement).

“When she first started texting, [she] was so excited that I would get multiple ‘hi’ text for help, or the mother who, after writing a scolding e-mail to her son about his poor grades, concluded it with “You better call me!!!!!!! White boy!!!!!!!!!!!!!” Other posts messages every day, just [for her] to try it out,” Joe said.

Although Joe is able to tease his mother, anyone can see that he appreciates her motherly contain priceless advice, like the mother who warned her daughter that “airports are the best places to kidnap someone. Be watchful. Stay together. Buddy system. If you wisdom. Brittani values the same characteristic in her mother.

“She doesn’t give advice as much as she listens,” Brittani said. “But when she does give are kidnapped, speak French … no one wants them!”

“We had no idea that the Web site would become so popular so quickly,” Grose and advice, it’s good advice.”

“Lots of moms have told us how the site makes them feel as though there’s a like-minded Shafrir said. “It’s been really gratifying to hear from moms and kids all over the world who community of moms out there,” Grose and Shafrir said. “It’s reassuring and comforting to tell us how much they love the site.”

Because of the overwhelming support the Web site has received, Grose and Shafrir them to know that they’re not alone. Moms may have different interests and lifestyles, but have compiled over 200 previously-unreleased e-mails, text messages and IMs into a at their core, there’s a similarity that is eminently relatable.”

Mothers out there, thanks for being who you are. We know you would do anything book titled “Love, Mom: Poignant, Goofy, Brilliant Messages from Home,” which hit the for us. Thank you also for being so naturally entertaining. It’s the funny things you say shelves just yesterday.

So far, the book has received very positive reviews from critics, who agree that mothers and do that make us smile on even our worst days.

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European reading rates rise through economic strife Kevin J. Yu Staff Writer

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eading is still popular, at least in Western Europe. While U.S. rates have dropped slightly this year, the imagination of great authors is still kept alive by the classics read by many Europeans.

Book sales in Europe continue to rise despite the recession and the economic state of print media.

The number of books sold in France and Germany rose by more than 2 percent January. A 2007 survey taken in the United Kingdom reported that 91.5 percent of employees would consider using a book club if it was set up in their workplace.

Random House, a publishing subsidiary of Bertelsmann, has a huge book club in Germany, and its popularity is growing.

Another reason behind the rising book sales is the European attitude.

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Many people in the U.K. consider reading to be one of their most important activities of the day; more than half said it was more important than TV and other pastimes.

“In a recession, people are forced to cut back on their discretionary spending,” Dr. Mark Harman, professor of German

studies, said. “In that case, they tend to read more because books are not a huge cost. This is my observation, living in countries like Ireland and Germany.”

Some people find that books are a way to escape from reality, especially in this time. In The New York Times, Helen Fraser, a director of Penguin Books in London, said that the general idea is reading to escape into novels filled with beautiful stories.

“I would prefer a book over the depressing news. It’s also a good way to learn about other cultures,” junior Sabyasachi Ghosh, an international student from India, said.

Where do we fall? Americans read a bit less than our European counterparts.

Some American adults prefer to watch TV their reading books. The book sales of New York publishing houses have been flat.

Surprisingly, one of the oldest mass mediums is holding up very well despite technological advances and the growth of the Internet. Newspapers and other print media are disappearing. E-books, which are offered by online reading services like Kindle, have gone from 8,000 to 15,000 subscribers in December 2008. Still, the majority of people read books in print.

A new report for 2009 in the National Education Association (NEA) states that for the first time in 25 years, Americans ages 18-25 are reading more literary works. This is because the NEA has sponsored events in schools to get students to read more. Also, the U.K. has reported that 80 percent of teenagers read books in their spare time.

Maybe the next generation of American teenagers can catch up with their European counterparts, becoming better, stronger readers in the future.

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Aimée M. DiMichele Campus Life Editor Kendra E. Linton Staff Writer

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or seniors, trying to find a full-time job can be a daunting task, especially in a struggling economy. Not every career is in demand, so it is important for seniors to realize that they may have to look for alternative part-time jobs and opportunities to tide them over until a full-time position opens up. Mary Krikorian, an Etown alumna who works with Career Services, has some tips to ease any concerns seniors may have.

Krikorian suggests several alternatives for students who cannot secure full-time positions immediately after college. Interning, finding a parttime job, and volunteering are all on her list of possibilities.

Some companies will grant Image: pro.corbis.com a student an internship even if This cartoon graphically represents the diversity of career options he or she is fresh out of college. available for graduates. Some may want to consider alternate If one is thrown your way, it is career paths as they formulate their post-college plans.

Graduates with experience an opportunity that you should of study. Although volunteernot pass up. Some internships ing may be a bit of a letdown in professional writing, graphare paid while others are not, to a college student who is ic designing, editing or Web but it is important to gain drowning in debt, it isn’t the coding should also consider experience in your field. Ad- end of the world. Volunteering freelancing. Such positions ditionally, an internship helps looks great on a résumé, and can be gained through project it will show employers that bidding on sites like http:// strengthen your résumé.

If an internship is out of the you put forth a strong effort craigslist.com.

In addition to searching for question, then finding a part- to gain experience. Additionalternative jobs, it is important to consider what employers look for in new employees. A recent article on http://www. jobweb.com lists some of the skills employers want.

Communication, a strong work ethic, teamwork, initiative and analytical abilities comprise the top five of these skills. Try to improve yourself in these areas; it will benefit you tremendously once you are placed in a job. Additionally, students tend to be short on professionalism: they lack Image: flickr.com maturity, an understanding Cluttered offices such as this one have been part of the daily of business etiquette, and an scenery for college grads in years past, but this trend is changing.

For those who have trouble securing entry-level positions in their awareness of how to dress apfields, other options include interning, volunteering or taking a propriately in the workplace. If you are able to show a potential part-time position to build their résumés. employer that you have all time job may be a more pro- ally, it demonstrates that you these skills and more, then the ductive alternative. Part-time are willing to take risks and chances of you scoring a fulljobs in your field of work will work hard. Those are qualities time position will improve.

Although not every senior benefit you by allowing you to which employers value.

Unemployed grads looking will find a full-time job, it is gain experience while making some money. A part-time job for work in the Manhattan important to remember not can also be a boost for your area can also visit http://www. to give up hope. Show yourself résumé. It shows your future urbaninterns.com. This newly- and your future employer that employer that you were will- formed site aims to connect you are a dedicated worker by ing to gain work experience “small business owners and taking some of Krikorian’s adand better yourself even if the busy professionals” in New vice. Jumpstart your career by pay wasn’t as good as that of a York City with people looking interning, working a part-time for part-time assistantships. job or volunteering. Work exfull-time job.

Krikorian’s last suggestion The site’s creators hope to perience can only benefit you. was to volunteer while work- expand their services to other In the long run, it will make ing a part-time job that may or densely-populated regions in you a strong candidate for the job of your dreams. may not be related to your field the near future.

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n the past few years there has been an ever-growing theme of bromance in American cinema (bromance being the idea of two straight men having feelings for each other and the world being okay with it for a change). It started off with the heartfelt confessions at the end of 2007’s “Superbad” and has taken off from there. It’s grown rather tiresome, as film after film has explored this territory with no further gains.

However, John Hamburg’s new film, “I Love You, Man,” takes this idea of bromance in a refreshing new direction.

The film follows the typical formula you’d expect from any romantic comedy — and trust me, “I Love You, Man” is a romantic comedy — only, the romance is between two straight men.

“I Love You, Man” is the manlove story of Peter Klaven (Paul Rudd). Pete’s the kind of guy every girl dreams of — or, at least, the kind of guy I hope girls dream of. He cooks, he cleans, he’s caring and thoughtful, and all that good stuff.

He gets women with ease. However, all this prowess with the ladies comes at a glaring cost. Pete just doesn’t know how to communicate with dudes, a problem that becomes more desperate as he begins his quest for a best man to attend his wedding.

Enter Peter’s male counterpart: Sydney Fife (Jason Segul).

Sydney is the sort of man who wears plaid, button-up shirts; palm print shorts; and some bizarre male equivalent to Ugg boots. Together, he and his puggle-dog terrorize the boardwalk of L.A.’s Venice Beach.

Peter and Sydney meet after a long sequence of Peter’s painfully awkward attempts to find a best guy friend. They meet at random and go out on a few man-dates (hangouts between heterosexual men). From there, their relationship takes off, and we enjoy a montage of bromance during which Peter and Sydney bond over manly things like Rush and hiking. Eventually their friendship causes strain to Peter’s marriage, and they suffer a bro-break-up. Luckily, the relationship’s emotional climax (which, following the romantic comedy formula, occurs at a wedding) will leave the viewer feeling quite satisfied with the film.

More than anything, the strengths of “I Love You, Man” come from its writing and directing. The dialogue is stuffed to the brim with wit and one-liners that you’ll be quoting for weeks. The directing is absolutely superb. Hamburg’s greatest achievement is capturing the awkwardness inherent in both finding and keeping friends. This movie that had me laughing, groaning and squirming with embarrassment all at once.

All in all, “I Love You, Man” is a movie you can take either your girlfriend or broskis to if you like clever dialogue and the sweet songs of bromance.

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Manlove is in the air as Peter Klaven (Paul Rudd) hitches a ride with Sydney Fife (Jason Segul). “I Love You, Man” tells their story.

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by Matthew P. Butera

Hayley Rosser Class of 2012 “UNC; I think that they can do a repeat of 2005.”

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New guest policy heedful, restrictive Kara M. Luzik Staff Writer

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aster break is just around the corner. Along with chocolate covered peanut butter eggs and jelly beans delivered by the Easter Bunny, Elizabethtown College students are also gifted two days of cancelled classes and a chance to spend four days at home.

I don’t see anyone complaining about that.

Let’s face it; every college student misses home to a certain degree. But what is it that we miss most about home? The luxury of being able to take a shower without shoes ranks pretty high on my list.

I’m sure lots of you also enjoy the convenience of not having to stand in line to use a washing machine every time you run out of clean underwear.

But I think the one reason that tops everyone’s list is the simple pleasure of spending time with family.

For many students, one of the hardest things about living on campus is the distance created between them and their families. The bonds we share with mom and dad are pretty tight, but for many of us, the bonds we share with siblings are even stronger.

In the past, many students have

coped with the separation from younger siblings by hosting them at Etown for the weekend. However, the college’s new guest policy makes overnight visits from many younger siblings off-limits.

Effective April 1, the new policy requires all overnight guests to be at least 18 years of age or enrolled at a college/university. Furthermore, they must provide a valid college photo I.D. or government issued I.D. for guest registration.

Marianne Calenda, Dean of Students states that the policy was put in effect “to improve campus safety and security.”

The requirement of a valid photo I.D. is undeniably a great way to improve security. However, I don’t foresee security improving at all now that my 12-year-old cousin can’t spend the night in my dorm room.

I’m not under the illusion that Etown’s campus is free of parties and drinking. I simply believe that if you have a younger guest spend the night, you will not subject them to any compromising situations.

Bringing younger overnight guests can have a very positive effect on the campus. It’s a great way for students to host their friends, cousins and siblings with the goal of convincing them to choose Etown when they fill out those college applications.

First-year Carey B etts had her 13-year-old sister Kelly spend the weekend early in the semester. “My sister was really excited to visit her big sis at college,” Betts said. “She told all her friends she was coming to Etown.”

Betts and her sister both had a great weekend on campus. Betts was able to show her sister fun things to do both on campus and around town. Together they attended a Phalanx concert and took in a movie at MoviEtown.

“If you have your sibling here, you are going to look out for them,” Betts said. “You care for your siblings more than you would care for anyone else.”

Like Betts, I also hosted my little sister overnight last semester. At 17, my sister Brittany is getting ready to apply for college and spending the night at Etown with me was a great opportunity for her to get the feel of what a college is like.

My parents trusted me to take care of my sister while she was here. I would have never dreamed of putting her in an unsafe situation.

When you go home to spend time with your family this Easter break, don’t make plans for a little sister or brother to come spend the night at Etown. No one under 18 is welcome any longer overnight on this campus.

letter to the editor Josh Houseal Class of 2010 “UCONN; I am a Duke fan, and I don’t want UNC to win.”

Jaclyn Young Class of 2010 “Villanova, because they are the underdogs.”

John Puzzo Class of 2012 “UCONN, because I am from Connecticut.”

‘Twitterverse’ more than social network Edna C. Zhou Staff Writer

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arch 26, 2009, you published an article that deemed Twitter to be “set up much like Facebook...the main gist is giving your friends, or ‘followers,’ regular updates about your recent activity.” While this is partly true, I felt the article on the whole fell grossly short of actually explaining what Twitter is, its purpose and how to utilize it properly.

As an avid user of Twitter, I would like to clarify the difference between Twitter and Facebook.

A common misconception, especially among college students, is that Twitter was based upon the Facebook status updates. However, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey wrote that he first had the idea July of 2000 and worked it over for years until its public introduction in March 2006. Facebook was founded in 2004 and did not become public until September of 2006.

The key to understanding Twitter is to recognize that it is not the same as the Facebook status updates. Contrary to your article, updating everyone on your “daily minutia” is not the main point of this site, even though it does prompt, “What are you doing?” Those kinds of updates are mundane enough on Facebook; transferring it to a different site does not suddenly make it interesting. If you post more than just your thoughts, for example, posting “tweets” that link to interesting articles or videos, more people will start following you on Twitter.

“Following” is the next important element to understanding Twitter. Your followers are not always just your friends because “following” is a one-way street. Facebook is based on reciprocal relationships; you have to accept someone into your circle of friends for them to see your profile, and in turn, you can view theirs. On Twitter, clicking “follow” on someone’s profile just means you are subscribing to their tweets.

Another difference is that Twitter is social media, while Facebook is social networking. Or, as fellow Twitterer “stinson” describes it, Facebook is about sharing life, and Twitter is about sharing information. Most Facebook friends are people you know in real life. Through Twitter, you can discover people who share the same interests as you that you never would have met in real life due to differences in age, geography, time zones, etc. Furthermore, by following people with interests that differ from yours, you expose yourself to new subjects, ideas and experiences. If you ever tire of a certain person, ignoring them is as easy as a single click on the “unfollow” button.

“Twitter is about output: there is no standard, there is no frame,” stinson continues. “Whereas networking is essential to Facebook relationships, it is merely a by-product within the Twitterverse. You could follow a person for years without acknowledgement (as is seen with most celebrities), or you could follow someone and, as a result, develop a new hobby, career or group of friends. I have seen all three happen.”

I have been on Twitter for almost a year. While I am currently following 280 people and have 309 following me, these numbers grow every day, and I estimate I know five to ten percent of those people in real life.

However, through Twitter, I have followed people as they traveled around the world, Make sure to check out the Sound given and received advice from total strangers, promoted my own website, formed Off poll and the opportunity to comnew friendships and renewed old ones. It may seem chaotic, but the informality ment on articles on our Web site: and simplicity of Twitter knocks down barriers. It changes the rules of traditional www.etownian.com networking and brings the world that much closer to your own front door. You just have to be willing to try it out. See for yourself what Twitter can do.

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April 2, 2009

on campus

Dining services evaluated staff column Chasing paper I ’m sure most of us students (and no doubt all of our parents) have complained at one time or another about the cost of a meal plan at this lovely college. Sure, your tour guide probably boasted to you that the food in the cafeteria is excellent on the scale of college food, but is it worth such a high price? In my opinion, there’s not much we’re ever going to be able to do about the cost of a meal plan at Etown.

Too many people have complained, and at this point, it’s about as likely that we’ll change the meal cost as it is for a chicken to become the next U.S. president.

But if we are powerless Jamie L. to change how much we spend on our meals, then why the heck can’t we fight for our right to use the meals we’re paying for? Let me explain myself. We’re all familiar with the different meal plans offered: A, B and C. I’m going to use meal plan C for my example, since I believe it to be the most popular plan because of the large amount of Jay Bucks included.

With meal plan C, a student receives 160 total meals in the cafeteria and $275 Jay Bucks for one semester. The meal plan costs $2000 per semester, (at least for spring 2009). Broken down, you (or your parents) are paying about $10.75 per meal. This is the worst case scenario since those who have meal plan A are only spending $6 per meal.

So for all of us plan-Cers, we know that we’re probably paying too much for French fries and chicken fingers, and we’re always left with extra meals at the end of the semester (by the way, that’s not a good thing; you are losing

lots and lots of money). Given these circumstances, there is no reason why we shouldn’t be able to take food with us out of the Marketplace.

I care a lot about the environment, so I would actually be unhappy if Etown spent hundreds of dollars a semester on Styrofoam containers and plastic cups. But why, oh why are we forbidden from bringing in our own enviro-friendly tupperware and snagging a cheeseburger in the 20 minutes we have between classes each afternoon? And why, if I don’t like to eat dinner at 4:30 p.m. like my friends, but rather at Bartolino a leisurely 8 p.m., am I forced to spend money in the Jays Nest and most likely eat a less healthy dinner? I’ll tell you why - well… actually, I need help understanding it myself.

Dining Services, you must be familiar with the Pledge of Integrity. Many of you staff members have sons and daughters who attend Etown, and I’m sure they’ve told you all about the pledge, where first years sign a promise to “be honest and to uphold integrity,” which is understood by all to include honesty and integrity both in and outside of the classroom.

If we trust each other enough to leave our laptops lying around and our doors unlocked, you should trust us to be honest enough to take enough food for one meal per swipe. We promise we’re not asking to eat a heaping plate of meat lasagna and then take an additional four slices of pizza to go; rather, we’d just like the option of getting the most of our meal swipes in a way that’s convenient for us.

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t’s a Monday around noon and Linda is busy swiping hundreds of I.D. cards into the Marketplace. This is the second busiest time for the Marketplace. Serving thousands daily, the cafeteria is a hot spot for Elizabethtown students.

Etown’s food ranks among the best according to the National Association of Counties (NACo), who is the main provider of food for college campuses across the country.

“The staff really has fun doing the themed dinners, and gets excited for them,” Eric Turzai, director of Dining Services, said.

The themed dinners are something that makes Etown unique.

The biggest complaint about the Marketplace is the repetition of food. Although people tend to complain Kelly J. and get very tired of eating the same foods week after week, Turzai said, “Things can get repetitious if you don’t use creativity. The staff tries to create fun bars to switch things up, like a corn dog bar or a cupcake bar.”

Because the Marketplace is the most popular place on campus, it can get extremely crowded during prime meal times: 12 p.m. and 6 p.m.

Since the seats are designed to fit as many people as possible already, there isn’t too much that can be done to create more space.

The problem is that people have routines, or go to eat after practice, which typically ends around 6. It isn’t the College’s problem that the cafeteria is crowded, but it is more of a time management issue. If you like to eat at 6 every night for dinner, then you know that it will be crowded.

“I’m usually so hungry I don’t care about how crowded it is, and it never really bothers me,” first-year student Caitlin Grimes said. While the thought of hunger consumes the minds of some, first year student Jill Patrick is more concerned with what happens to the food afterwards.

“I think that we should be able to have a to-go box. It would be so

by Jill Hugus useful and would conserve food, so we could get more for our money too,” Patrick said. The rules against taking food out of the Market-

Jameson C. Rohrer Copy Editor

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ear students: It doesn’t matter how smart you are, or how much of the Periodic Table you’ve got memorized. If you want a job, or an internship — essentially, if you don’t want to die impoverished and alone — you’re going to need to interview for it. And you’re going to need to look at people.

To get ahead in life, you’ve got to be businesspretty. Modern social dynamics force corporate attraction into windowed offices with a hiring partner and (depending on the field) a few direct supervisors and marketing goons. You will likely talk to more than one person. Ever heard of eye contact? Use it. Divide your attention between the room’s occupants — don’t stare at the youngest one, you gosh-darned creeper — but don’t be afraid to look at the skyline while you think. If you look up, you’re confused; down, and you’re ashamed. Be on the level.

The right eye feeds to the rational side of the brain, the left to the emotional side. You’re not the best candidate. You are an awkward, insufficient mess. Consequently, you should look into their left (that’s your right) while you build rapport. They’ll like you more.

Speaking of rapport: mirror body language and vocal tonality. copy the strength of their handshake and the angle of their palm. Wear glasses if you have them. Keep your chin level.

Men, avoid chocolate brown. Polish your shoes.

Repeat after me: charcoal suit, blue or white shirt, maroon or navy tie, half-Windsor knot, dark socks. Women, if there’s a male interviewer, don’t giggle or smile if you’re nervous.

Tough it out. Both sexes should shave.

They’ll ask you questions, but what you say is far less important than how you say it. Don’t be cocky, don’t be manic, and don’t be a coward. They’ll ask you for an example of conflict resolution, what your strengths and weaknesses are and maybe how you’d plan a Thanksgiving dinner. Have answers ready. Know something about the company. Ask questions about the city and the clients, not about money or sick days. Be friendly, but not supplicative.

Stop. You’re overthinking this; there aren’t any jobs.

place, including a rule against filling empty water bottles, have b een a problem on campus and an issue for debate.

Turzai said that the Marketplace offers as much as it possibly can with the space that it has. “We are saturated. If we add something we have to take something away,” he said. While they hope to expand next year, possibly adding a permanent Chinese bar, Dining Services will have to keep expenses and labor Clayton costs in mind.

One complaint that seems unnecessary is the desire for the Marketplace to be open later. After 7 p.m. a hungry college student has to resort to the Jay’s Nest for any food, and with many options, the Jay’s is a good option at an affordable price.

Since most students have a meal plan that includes Jay Bucks, there isn’t any reason to use “real money” for any on campus meals. The Jay’s offers plenty of options for any time of day and is an overall big hit among students.

With just a swipe of a card, the eating options on the campus are unlimited. Between the Jay’s Nest and the Marketplace a huge variety of food is offered. With a fun and creative staff, Dining Services works very hard to ensure that Etown students eat well.

Students could better themselves by choosing to recognize how hard Dining Services works.

So the next time you’re in the Marketplace, which will probably be sooner than later, thank Linda after she says, “Hi, honey,” and be grateful for the wonderful and cooperative staff from Dining Services.

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the Etownian the board Editor in Chief Jennifer L. Tarr Managing Editor Shaleen A. Spulio Assistant Editor Jamie L. Bartolino News Editor Aidan E. Bauernschmidt Features Editor Rachel A. Marsteller Campus Life Editor Aimée M. DiMichele Opinion Editor Craig H. Meaney Sports Editor Abigail R. Kramer Photography Editor Kalie M. Desimone Copy Editors Katherine E. Blackman Jameson C. Rohrer Online Editor Steven E. Bicker Layout Editor E. Adam Quinn Assistant News Editor Peter S. Northrop Assistant Features Editor Greta A. Kvinnesland Asst. Campus Life Editor Joelle E. Atkinson Assistant Opinion Editor Khouri E. McGrann Assistant Sports Editor Michael D. Steiner Asst. Photography Editor Matthew P. Butera Assistant Online Editor Zachary T. Johnson Assistant Copy Editor Michael D. Moss Emily M. Reigart Noelle A. Withelder Assistant Layout Editor Huntley C. McGowan Business Manager Anh P. Nguyen Asst. Business Manager Brittny E. McLaughlin Advertising Manager Elizabeth L. Cox Faculty Adviser Kirsten A. Johnson The Etownian is the student newspaper of Elizabethtown College.

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Jays sweep Arcadia in three games; lose to Susquehanna T. Gavin Nevill Staff Writer

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he Blue Jays’ series against the Arcadia University Knights was a classic tale of two teams heading in opposite directions. On one hand, Arcadia entered the season with one win in its last nine games and just three wins total for the season. On the other hand, the Blue Jays were 5-2 in their last seven games, including two wins against Messiah College.

Senior Adam Sheibley said the team did not let the opponent’s record affect the Blue Jay’s mindset coming into the game. “It didn’t change our approach at all,” Sheibley said.

“No matter what our opponent’s record is, we know that we have to come into every game expecting to win and play to our best abilities.”

In the first game of the series, a Commonwealth Conference matchup at Arcadia, the Blue Jays overwhelmed the Knights with an offensive clinic. Sheibley was a solid 3-5 at the plate

including a two-run home run.

“We knew that it was very important for us to keep our intensity level high through the whole series in order to prevent a let down,” Sheibley commented. In the game, junior Rodney Francis extended his hitting streak to 10 games and chipped in with a homerun of his own.

The Blue Jays finished with a winning score of 12-3. Senior Sam Heaps earned the victory on the mound, the 21st of his career, good for second alltime in school history.

Etown hosted Arcadia for a double-header the following Saturday, and the Blue Jays’ bats came alive again. After falling behind in the first inning of the first game, the Jays quickly responded with four runs in the home half of the first inning.

Heaps had three hits and four runs batted in as Etown came away with an easy 8-1 win.

In the second half of the double-header, Arcadia was able to keep the game close until a late game collapse. In the bottom of the 7th inning with

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Junior Brian Kiernan belts a two-run double in game two against Arcadia University March 28. The Jays swept the series, winning game one 12-3, game two 8-1 and game three 10-4.

Etown clinging to a 6-4 lead, senior catcher Tom Semanek put the game out of reach with a grand slam to seal the vic-

tory. The Jays won the game despite not playing their best defensive game, committing four errors in the field.

With the 10-4 win, Etown earned a sweep of Arcadia and improved to 13-7 for the year.

In the doubleheader, the Blue Jays were able to steal 14 bases.

Heaps talked about his team’s ability to play smart baseball.

“On several occasions we would get a stolen base with two outs and the next batter would get a hit to score him,” Heaps said. “ That type of baseball is huge in terms of winning games and scoring important runs.”

“Sweeps are always great moral and confidence boosters,” Semanek said. While victories over struggling Arcadia are nice, according to Semanek, the Blue Jays have bigger fish to fry. “We can sweep the remaining series,” Semanek commented. “But it won’t mean anything to us unless we come home from the conference playoffs with the championship.”

In a non-conference game against Susquehanna University Tuesday, the Jays lost the match 6-3.

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Men and women compete at first outdoor competition Ross M. Benincasa Staff Writer

lizabethtown Track & Field kicked off the spring season this year in Lexington, V.a., competing at the Washington & Lee/Virginia Military Institute Carnival, a two-day event that brings competitive programs from around the country to Virginia to

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test their skills at the start of the season.

The Elizabethtown men’s team endured tough competition from opposing schools at the Carnival, though they still garnered some fantastic performances from many of their top athletes.

Junior Wyatt Eaton led the Blue Jays with the fourthbest time in school history in the 400-meter, finishing sixth with a time of 50.2 seconds. He also finished sev-

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enth in the long jump with a jump of 20 feet, 10.5 inches, which places him at sixth in the Etown record books.

Senior Dylan Rulander and sophomore Chris Heisey pulled Etown along in the long distance events, as Rulander placed second in the 1,500 meters, taking stake of the fourth-best time in Etown history at 3:56.95. Heisey took ninth at the meet in the 5,000 meters at 15:21.81, rounding out the top ten in the program’s record books.

Rulander helped the men’s 4x800 relay team finish second with a time of 7:54.61, along side senior James Munnelly, first-year Casey McGarvey and fellow first-year Mark Weber.

The jolt of energy that the men’s team displayed in Lexington was a breath of fresh air to most followers, as another great spring season can be break trip to Hilton Head. The biggest win so far in the envisioned on the horizon. season for the Lady Jays, though, has been against La “I think that we’ll have a really good season,” Salle University, a Division I-ranked school. said first-year Steven Boyer. “We surprised a lot “I think our win against La Salle gave our team the of people in indoor MACs [Mid-Atlantic Conconfidence we need when approaching the rest of our ference], and we’re getting a lot of people like season. It was a big win for us, and I think it got everyfirst-years Brian Allport and Pat Doughty. They’ll one real excited for the rest of the season,” junior Jessica add depth to our sprinting, and we have a strong Russell said. distance team to begin with.”

After having several new members join the team, the The women’s team faired quite well in Lexington women seem to have reorganized themselves from the this past weekend as well. Senior Tiffany Kulp led the fall season in 2008. ladies with her victory in the 5,000 meter. Kulp’s time “We are definitely stronger than we were in the fall, of 17:19.16 provisionally qualifies her for the NCAA with a few girls from the soccer team coming in,” firstDivision III Outdoor Track & Field championships year Sarah Poulle said. and was less than five seconds shy of the school record They also won 7-2 when they traveled to play Scran(set by Melissa St. Clair in 2005). Kulp also finished the ton last Wednesday, the 25th. It was their fourth conlast leg of the 4x800 meter relay team that set a school secutive victory this season. record with a time of 9:51.44 and finished fourth in the Both men’s and women’s team were scheduled to play Carnival. Fellow relay runners include junior Megan Bridgewater College, as well as Wilkes, but both games VanDenHengel, junior Bern Frawley and first-year were postponed. The Wilkes games were rescheduled Kathryn Howser. for May 1.

The overall feeling after the meet was satisThe Jays were supposed to face Albright College yesfaction for the women, who easily picked apart terday, however due to inclimate weather the match was the competition. postponed and rescheduled for today at 3 p.m.

“I think we did really well [in Lexington],” said April 7 the women’s team travels to play against Howser. “A lot of people got on the top ten list Juniata. The men will travel on April 4 to play against for the all-time school records, or got PRs [perLebanon Valley College. sonal records].”

Rainy weather postpones matches Sara F. Neumann Staff Writer

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s the season marches on, both the Elizabehtown men’s and women’s tennis teams are finding themselves ahead of the game. Both teams have strong records thus far, with the women’s team boasting a record of 7-2 overall and a Commonwealth Conference record of 3-2, and the men’s team carrying a record of 3-1.

The men’s team has yet to meet their biggest rivals, Lebanon Valley College and Messiah College, but the team is looking ahead to both matches as well as their hopes to place into the NCAA tournament.

“If we can overcome those two teams during the regular season matches, we will have the number one seat going into playoffs with a single win between us and the NCAA tournament,” sophomore player Brian Metz said.

The team has to make sure that they don’t focus too much on getting to the tournament. Metz acknowledged that the team has to ensure that they don’t lose sight of all the work that needs to be done first.

Junior player Brok Walker was also named Commonwealth Player of the Week during the week of March 23.

The women’s tennis team is just as much of a bright spot in Etown’s athletic record this season; the women have only lost one match, which was during their spring

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Lady Jays win sixth straight, look to seventh Saturday Kristen A. Conroy Staff Writer

ndefeated in the conference, and with only two losses so far, the Elizabethtown College women’s lacrosse team continues to demolish any team that stands in its way.

Saturday, March 28, the Lady Jays traveled to New York to take on their latest competition, Manhattanville College. It was a good day up in New York, with the Blue Jays posting their fifth consecutive victory.

Etown started off with a quick 3-0 lead with goals from seniors Kelsea Kozak and Katie Foley, and junior teammate Megan Byrnes. The Lady Jays held the lead at the end of the first half at 11-7.

“Right away in the first half we came out flat, and it looked like we weren’t ready to play,” junior Katie Caprinolo said. “We were able to turn things around by playing better body defense and not swinging as much, and to take better care of the ball on offense.”

The Valiants came back fighting in the second half with back-to-back goals closing in on Etown at 12-9. The Lady Jays answered with eight consecutive goals over the next 17 minutes to take a 20-9 lead. Manhattanville could only get in two more goals before Etown clenched its win at 20-11.

Foley tied her own program single-game record with 10 goals, and she also became

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the first Etown women’s lacrosse player to reach 300 career points. Senior Anna Ford also reached a milestone, as her pair of assists allowed her to become the eighth player in school history to reach 100 career points.

The two seniors had help against Manhattanville with three goals from sophomore Maria DeMatteo and two goals and an assist apiece by Byrnes and sophomore Sarah Cullinan. The Lady Jays finished with a 40-26 Photo: Matthew P. Butera edge in shots and a 27-20 Cradling the ball, first-year Katie Scheurich looks advantage in ground balls for somebody to pass to in a game against Alvernia over the Valiants.

University March 24.

Senior goalie Jenn Hawkins made an iming earlier that week and they robbed pressive six saves over the first 52 min- us in overtime last year,” senior Dana utes, while junior goalie Becca Watkins Simmons said, “so it was a huge revenge followed with one stop. game and we were so happy that we Two days previously, the Lady Jays came out on top.” defeated the 20th-ranked Dickinson Foley opened the match scoring just 17 College 12-7 in a non-conference rainy seconds into the first half. Dickinson fired match Thursday afternoon. The Red off five goals in the next five minutes to take Devils snatched Etown’s national rank- a 5-1 lead. The Lady Jays answered as Foley ing last week, but the bad weather didn’t scored twice and Byrnes added a goal to prevent the Lady Jays from knocking close in on the Red Devils 5-4. Dickinson them down. got two more shots, but Caprinolo scored a “They had taken our national rank- quick one to close the half at 7-5.

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Etown came back in the second half and ran the field, with goals from DeMatteo and Caprinolo tying the game at 7-7. Foley scored her fourth of the day to gain the lead, followed by Caprinolo’s third goal. With 8:21 left, junior Stephanie Kreis became the seventh player in school history to reach 100 career points as she scored, giving the Blue Jays a 10-7 lead. Etown closed the scoring in the final five minutes on goals from Kozak and Caprinolo.

Kreis finished with a game high of four ground balls, while Hawkins made a total of 13 saves for the Blue Jays.

“I’ll always remember this game,” sophomore Sarah Cullinan said. “It was one where we showed so much heart and never let up.”

Yesterday the Lady Jays faced another conference match against Arcadia University. In a rain-drenching match, the ladies defeated the Knights 18-5. In the first half of the game, the Jays outshot Arcadia 30-4. Foley finished the game with four goals.

Foley was named the MAC player of the week for the week of March 29. Hawkins was named the Defender of the week.

Saturday, April 4, the Lady Jays will take on FDU-Florham at 1 p.m. on Wolf Field.

“They are our biggest rivals, and we have not beaten them in two years,” Simmons said.

“They are a dirty, scrappy, rough team and we need to beat them this year!”

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Ladies win two against Alvernia Final four compete for championship G A Jennifer N. Fimmano Staff Writer

oing into their doubleheader against Lebanon Valley this past Saturday, the Lady Jays needed to work hard in order to sweep their opponent.

Although the ladies have been hitting well, head coach Kathy Staib said that they need to hit better in key situations.

“Bunching together hits will allow us to push runs across the plate, putting pressure on our opponent,” she said. “Defensively, we simply need to keep making good pitches and solid plays behind our young pitching staff.”

The team went into Saturday’s doubleheader with high hopes and determination to beat the Lebanon Valley Dutchmen. The Dutchmen started off strong, scoring three runs in the first inning and two more in the bottom of the fourth.

T h e Jay s f i n a l l y bro k e through at the top of the sixth through on a single by senior Marian Guzik with one out, a walk and a two-run single by first-year Julie Sebastian.

Despite this productive inning, the Jays couldn’t prevent the Dutchmen from keeping the

lead and winning the game with a score of 5-2.

In game two, the Dutchmen scored early again with three runs in the second inning. In the third, they extended their lead to 4-0. The Blue Jays finally got on the board in the top of the fifth when junior Sarah Church grounded out to second base, sending Guzik home. Lebanon Valley scored five more runs to bring to lead to 9-1. The game ended after six innings due to the eight-run rule.

In spite of the loss to Lebanon Valley in a big conference game, the Lady Jays were excited for their home game against Alvernia College. Having been on the road since March 11, they were determined to win big.

At the bottom of the third, the game was tied at 0-0.

Sophomore Kelsea Corrado singled to right center, sending Guzik home. With bases loaded, junior Paige Tanner stepped up to the plate and hit a homer over left field, advancing Corrado, Church, Hoover and Tanner to home and giving the Lady Jays a 5-0 lead over the Crusaders. Alvernia could not catch up, and the Jays won the game, 6-1.

In game two of this series, the Lady Jays started strong, earning two runs in the first brought by a double to right center by Corrado. With a single and an error

by Alvernia at the bottom of the third, the Jay’s increased their lead by two more runs and then brought it up to 5-0 in the fifth.

They prevented the Crusaders from scoring until the top of the sixth when Alvernia scored four runs with an RBI and a homer with two on base. They scored one more in the seventh to tie the game at 5. The Jays answered with a single by Marsico which advanced Gordon to home. The Lady Jays won the game 6-5 and swept Alvernia.

Despite their 5-17 overall record with 0-4 in the conference, the Lady Jays will not give up.

“We have not wavered; our number 1 goal is a Commonwealth Conference Championship. One out, one inning, one game at a time. We sill… sold the rope!” Staib said.

The Lady Jays return home to d ay for t heir match up against Franklin & Marshall College. F&M will be a nonconference matchup, however Saturday they will play conference member Albright College in a home doubleheader.

Abigail R. Kramer Sports Editor

fter a crazy three-week spread of basketball games, the 64-team March Madness field has been narrowed to the final four: Michigan State University, University of Connecticut, Villanova University and North Carolina. Fifteen total upsets have occurred so far, resulting in the elimination of two of the top-seeded teams, including the overall number-one.

Let’s jump to my predictions: UConn over MSU MSU has had an incredible ride so far, but their streak will end with the Huskies. It won’t be an easy game for UConn, though, as MSU has the power to shut down the Huskies with their defense. The Huskies, average nearly 80 points a game, need to create turnovers if they want to take the game. MSU averaged 16 turnovers in the six losses they have so far, and the Huskies must force them to do the same in this game. If they can do that, the Huskies advance to the big dance.

UNC over Villanova Villanova is one of the most powerful teams in the tournament despite a number three-seed. Their defensive pressure is strong as they give their opponents almost no room to shoot.

In their elite eight game against Pitt, the Wildcats held Pitt’s star Dejaun Blaire to only nine shooting attempts. While Nova does have what it takes, North Carolina is simply unstoppable.

They average 89.3 points a game as opposed to Nova’s 77. The Tarr Heels are hot right now. Look for them to advance.

National Champion:

North Carolina

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Jays win big in final minutes; crush Griffons

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Paige M. Tanner Staff Writer

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Blue Jays were holding on.

The third quarter was a battle. Weber scored to heighten he Blue Jay men’s lacrosse the lead, but the Valiants anteam defeated the DeSales swered. They scored two goals Bulldogs 8 to 5. to tie the game at 7-7 with only Junior Kyle Huck le seven minutes left. scored the first goal with Etown grabbed at 8:56 left in the first quare v e r y opp or tu n it y. ter. DeSales answered Weber scored again quickly with a goal in the with an assist from next minute. The Blue Kenneally. However Jays had to fight to end once again, Manhatup on top. tanville tied it up. The After DeSales returned Jays’ defense did some the call, Etown scored once damage: junior Phil again with a man-up goal Robinson had five by first-year Evan Cobb. ground balls, and Day The goals went back and and sophomore Brent forth for the quarter. BeC ampb el l had four fore the first half ended, ground balls apiece. the Bulldogs dug in to tie “ To stop our opthe score 2-2. ponent from scoring The second quarter of goals, we all have to the game opened with work as one. It’s a great juniors Keith Staulters feeling when all our and Jon Day each scoring. defenders are workPhoto: Matthew P. Butera ing in unison to stop a The lead was now 4-2.

DeSales responded with Senior Ryan McCafferty makes a shot against Manhattanville College March goal. It builds chemisa goal with 8:26 left on 28. McCafferty finished the game with three goals, his last goal with two try, and we all have to minutes left to win the game for the Jays. the clock. Scoring goals pull together to get the is only a part of winning job done,” Day said a game, but Staulters loves it score was 7- 5. ber found the net to create a Sophomore goalie Hunter none the less. “It feels good The Blue Jays were not done 4-1 lead.

Malick made his 11th save in to score a goal. I mean, know- yet.Senior Ryan McCafferty Early in the third quarter, the third quarter to protect the ing that it helps the team win scored his 13th goal of the season Manhattanville sliced the score score. McCafferty scored the is what makes it feel good,” with 4:14 left in the last quarter. to 4-3. McCafferty answered last goal of the game to give Staulters said.

The final score was 8-5, Etown. back shortly with another Etown the win.

Once t he t hird quar ter Sat. the 28th the boys took it goal to reinstate the two goal Yesterday, the Blue Jays faced started, Etown revived the to Manhattanville, winning by a lead. Following a goal from non-conference Gweneddengine and the goals erupt- goal scored in the last minutes of Manhattanville, sophomore Mercy College. The men deed. Seconds into the quarter the fourth quarter.

Brian Schaaf scored another feated the Griffins by a starStaulters scored his second McCafferty started off the one. After the third quarter, tling 20-5. Weber had four goal of the game. The Bulldogs first quarter for Etown to the score was a close 6-5. The goals in the win.

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accepted none of it, scoring seconds afterward. The Blue Jays still held the lead by one.

Sophomore Greg Kenneally was on fire, scoring two goals in the next three minutes. The

get the lead. During the second quarter, Manhattanville evened the score. The Blue Jays amped up their offense when sophomore Greg Kenneally scored twice and Aaron Web-

the Etownian’s

Athlete of the Week Tom Semanek

Michael D. Steiner Assistant Sports Editor

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he Etownian is jacked to name senior catcher Tom Semanek as this issue’s Athlete of the Week.

Are you ready to hear some amazing stats? I hope so. March 27 in the Jay’s game at Arcadia, Semanek proved his merit as cleanup batter. He can get on base without hitting it out out of the park as he went 3-6. The Jays won 12-3 as a result.

The next day, March 28, Arcadia came to Etown for a doubleheader. In the first game ,Semanek had another .500 average going 2-4, scoring two runs and one RBI. In game two he performed one of

the most exciting plays in the baseball world: a grand slam. It may have been his only hit for the day, but he definitely made it count. He was also walked

Photo: Adam P. Sheibley

once as the Jays continued to sweep the Knights in their three-game series.

So far this season Semanek is batting a mind numbing .451, better than Boston Red Sox shortstop Julio Lugo’s .450 average. Semanek has also had 13 multi-hit games and five-multi hit games. That’s pretty impressive, if I do say so myself. But not only can he hit that ball he also has a .993 fielding percentage in his 18 games behind the dish.

Next for the Jays is a threegame series against Albright on Friday and Saturday. Good luck to the Jays and congratulations to Tom Semanek on being named the Etownian’s Athlete of the Week.

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Sports Recap Baseball (13-7, 5-1): Etown 12, Arcadia 3 Etown 8, Arcadia 1 Etown 10, Arcadia 4 Etown 6, Susquehanna 3 Lacrosse (M) (5-2, 2-2): Etown 9, Manhattanville 8 Etown 20, GwennedMercy 5 Lacrosse (W) (8-2, 4-0): Etown 12, Dickinson 7 Etown 20, Manhattanville 11 Etown 18, Arcadia 5 Softball (5-17, 0-4): Etown 6, Alvernia 1 Etown 6, Alvernia 5 Track and Field (M&W): Washington & Lee/ Virginia Militar y Institute Carnival Golf (2-0): York Invitational, 4th/10

Schedule

of Sports

Baseball: April 3: @ Albright April 4: Albright (DH) April 5: @ F&M Lacrosse (M): April 4: @ Kings Lacrosse (W): April 4: FDU-Florham Softball: Today: F&M (DH) April 4: Albright (DH) Tennis (M): April 4: @ Lebanon Valley April 5: @ Kings April 6: Juniata Track and field: April 4: @ Juniata (with Messiah and Houghton) Golf: April 6: @ Lebanon Valley Invitational www.etown.edu/spor ts