Fall 2014 Issue 8 by The Etownian

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Vol. 111. Issue 8

Thursday, November 6, 2014

Fine, Performing Arts Department presents Sondheim musical “Company”

Office of Diversity, Human Resources hosts dialogue series by GWEN FRIES

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The Department of Fine and Performing Arts’ play this semester was Sondheim’s musical “Company.” Performances were Thursday, Oct. 30, Friday, Oct. 31 and Saturday, Nov. 1.

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Honors program members, incoming director attend 49th annual NCHC meeting by OLIVIA FRYBERGER

his coming week, two Elizabethtown College students and one professor will attend the 49th Annual National Collegiate Honors Council meeting in Denver, Colo. The National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC) is the professional, nonprofit association of undergraduate honors programs and colleges, honors directors and deans and honors faculty, staff members and students. NCHC provides support for institutions and individuals developing, implementing and expanding honors education through curriculum development, men-

he Office of Diversity and Human Resources is presenting a three-part dialogue series focusing on cross-cultural communications. Facilitated by Director of Diversity and Assistant Professor of Social Work Diane Elliott and Peacemaker-in-Residence Jonathan Rudy, the series seeks to help Elizabethtown College faculty and staff establish a more meaningful and honest understanding between Etown’s diverse groups. The program hopes to do this by helping its participants become more aware of how they interact with other members of society, no matter how similar or dissimilar their lives may be. Each of the program’s three sessions will last two hours. The first session, entitled “Exploring My Identity,” was held on Thursday, Oct. 30 and the second session, “Conflict,” will be held tonight, Nov. 6. The third, “Context,” will wrap up the series on Nov. 20. Each session will last from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. at Bowers Writers House. This series hopes to encourage participants to become aware of the connections and disconnections between groups and individuals SEE DIALOGUES PAGE 3

Donna Hicks speaks at Leffler about dignity, successful conflict mediation

tored research and many other programs. The conference lasts from Nov. 5 through Nov. 9. Sophomores Phillip Belder, president of Etown’s honors council, and Tyler Latshaw, parliamentarian for the council, are attending the conference with Dr. Kyle Kopko, assistant professor of political science. Established in 1999, the Elizabethtown College Honors Program is a member of the National Collegiate Honors Council. The Honors Program was founded with an endowment gift from The Hershey Company.

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Cross country teams dominate new conference with two first-place finishes

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Donna Hicks, author of “Dignity,” spoke about elements of dignity and their role in everyday interactions to the audience at Leffler Chapel and Performance Center last night.

by GWEN FRIES

ast night, Dr. Donna Hicks presented a lecture entitled “A Matter of Dignity: The Role it Plays in Resolving Conflict” at Leffler Chapel and Performance Center. Besides being an author, Hicks is a presenter for the BBC, co-hosting “Facing the Truth” with Archbishop Desmond Tutu. She is also an associate at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University.

Hicks’ primary message was that all interactions, whether between family members or nations, require a respect of each side’s dignity to be successful. Hicks explained that when someone’s dignity is violated, his or her response is almost always negative. The ability to establish a meaningful connection is destroyed. The lecture was designed to introduce the basic elements of dignity and how to utilize them in everyday life to have more successful interactions between individuals and groups.

CAC schedules bone marrow drive by SHANE BAHN

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Both men’s and women’s cross country teams took home the Landmark Conference Championship on Saturday, Nov. 1. The two championships are the first Landmark Conference titles by any team in Elizabethtown College history.

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lizabethtown College offers programs such as “Into the Streets” for students to become involved with the community and offer assistance to others. Similarly, the Colleges Against Cancer club at Etown hopes to engage students in fighting cancer with its bone marrow drive on Dec. 1 in the KAV. Colleges Against Cancer (CAC) is offered at different campuses across the country. Director of Admissions Debra Murray is currently advising the Etown branch of Colleges Against Cancer. The

club’s mission is to raise awareness in the community and lend a supporting hand to people afflicted with cancer. Relay For Life is the largest event it holds on campus. The club is introducing a new event — a bone marrow drive offered by Delete Blood Cancer DKMS. DKMS’s main focus is on curing blood cancer. It got its start when a man by the name of Peter Harf went door-to-door with his daughter in search of a bone marrow donor who matched his wife, Mechtild Harf. SEE BONE MARROW PAGE 3

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November 6, 2014

Blue Light March spreads awareness of safety system, other services available through Campus Security by KACIE HALLMAN

n Oct. 30, Student Wellness, Students Advocating for Gender Equality (SAGE) and Stonewall Hall sponsored a “Blue Light March.” The goal of the event was to keep students informed about campus safety and the campus lamp posts with boxes marked “Campus Security” and glowing blue lights.

“I like the idea of

redundancy. I like to have something else there as a backup. The blue light phones are an advantage.” ~ Dale Boyer B e g i n n i n g at t h e B S C terrace, participating students walked through the academic quad, around Lake Placida, p a s t L e f f l e r C h ap e l a n d Pe r for m an c e C e nte r an d between Wolf and Brinser fields. It ended in the main lobby of Founders Residence Hall. B efore the walk began, Andrew Powell, the director of campus security, and Dale Boyer, assistant director of campus security, explained t he blue lig ht system on campus. Each blue light box

consists of a signal light and a call button, which when pressed, will connect to the Campus Security office. “You can always, at any time of day, walk into [or call] the Campus Security office and a dispatcher will be there to assist you,” Powell said. Blue light boxes are checked once per week to ensure that they are functioning properly. The blue light system began primarily as an escort service for students walking back to their dorms from Brown Lot. If they didn’t feel comfortable walking alone, students could call in and ask for a member of Campus Security to walk with them. B oyer and Powell b oth emphasized that these phones are not intended for convenience. They are for campus-wide safety. If there is an actual emergency, students should not hesitate to use a blue light phone. Many colleges and universities across the countr y are discontinuing the use of systems like this on their campuses because they believe the boxes have been replaced by cell phones and new personal safety apps. Campus Security is currently exploring options of safety apps or other ser vices to supplement the blue light phones. “I like the idea of redundancy,” Boyer said. “I like to have something else

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The blue light system on campus is in place to help protect Elizabethtown College students. Students can contact Campus Security with any emergency or whenever they feel unsafe.

there as a backup. The blue light phones are an advantage.” The march ended with a Q&A session about the boxes, campus safety and Campus S e c u r i t y ’s s e l f - d e f e n s e programs. “We’re here for you as part of the college to keep you safe,” Boyer said. “Don’t hesitate to

come to one of the officers. You can reach them by email, phone call or appointment or just drop by. Stop them, talk to them and get to know them.” Boyer will be running a selfdefense education program in rape aggression defense courses (RAD) from Nov. 21 to Nov. 23.

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Honors program representatives attend meeting of NCHC in Denver Belder and Latshaw both applied to bring fresh student perspectives as not only honors students but also leaders on campus. They have been looking into other honors programs at comparable colleges, as well as considering the feedback given by Etown honors students. Both Belder and Latshaw hope to provide new opportunities to Etown’s honors students and to further involve Etown students in leadership, research and academic study. “My main goal is to discover new ways to provide a better experience in the honors program through social involvement and academic motivation,” Latshaw said. Kopko said that his primary goal is “to gather information and develop ideas that will be incorporated into the new Honors Program Strategic Plan.”

“As the incoming director of the honors program, I wanted to attend this conference to ensure that I have as much information as possible when crafting a new Honors Strategic Plan.” ~ Kyle Kopko The NCHC values an atmosphere that promotes academic opportunities and challenges for honors students and faculty. Within this intellectual environment, members of honors communities can demonstrate integrity, respect and excellence. Through the honors experience, participants enhanced personal, social and intellectual development. The NCHC recognizes the importance of life-long learning and social responsibility in preparing individuals for an increasingly complex world. These beliefs and values are reinforced among member institutions through the collegiality and shared purpose of the NCHC. “At the end of each day of the conference, we will meet for a working dinner to discuss what we’ve learned from the panels,” Kopko said. “As the incoming director of the honors program, I wanted to attend this conference to ensure that I have as much information as possible when crafting a new Honors Strategic Plan,” Kopko said.

November 6, 2014

Grant enables advancements in Asian Studies program by SAMANTHA WEISS

he US Department of Education’s Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Languages grant (UISFL) was awarded a two-year grant to Elizabethtown College in the summer of 2012. The program has been extended, and now the College will continue to use funds from the grant until the summer of 2015. The grant is given to “colleges and universities to strengthen global competitiveness through international studies and world language training.” According to the Department of Education’s website, the allotted funds are used to augment existing international academic programs, like interdisciplinary international studies programs, development of language programs and create internship opportunities for students and faculty. In order to receive the grant, a detailed proposal about the intended use of the award money had to be submitted. A review committee sorts the proposals and chooses those that they feel exemplify the goals of the grant. Though the program was designed to be a two-year grant, the program was extended and will last until summer 2015. The funds have allowed the College to participate and host several different programs that foster international interaction. “[The grant has] paid for the salary of Professor Jing, developed new courses in Asian Studies, enhanced our library

holdings, subsidized study abroad in Asia, hosted a “Teach Japan” conference, conducted an NGO conference/job fair and supported three student interns working for NGOs abroad in Germany, Colombia and Bangladesh,” Director of the Center for Global Understanding and Peacemaking and Professor of History Dr. David Kenley said.

“[The grant] has allowed us to do some very interesting activities in Asian Studies, International Studies and Modern Languages.”

~ David Kenley

In the coming year, the goal is to conclude some of the ongoing activities supported by the grant and send two more students abroad to intern with NGOs. “[The grant] has allowed us to do some very interesting activities in Asian Studies, International Studies and Modern Languages,” Kenley said.

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Cross-cultural dialogues series encourages open communication, discussion of difficult ideas, issues and especially to take note of the impact of their words and actions. The plans for this program were put in motion several years ago, and the Diversity Dialogue Series held in 2008 served as a precursor. That dialogue series emphasized recognizing diversity on campus and focused on inclusion by touching on topics such as immigration reform. According to Elliott, the ultimate goal is to have a more inclusive campus. She believes the best way to accomplish this is to hold cross-cultural, also called inter-group, dialogues. These dialogues aim to help participants recognize how they see issues differently and legitimize different points of view. The series is not exactly a workshop. “It is more an opportunity to create a safe space where participants feel comfortable engaging in honest and authentic conversations about some difficult subjects,” Elliott said. When participants reach Bowers Writers House, they will break into small groups. “We’re looking for honest con-

versation,” Elliott said. “We want the participants to feel comfortable, relaxed and like they can make themselves vulnerable, so we felt small groups would work best.”

“It is more an opportunity to create a safe space where participants feel comfortable engaging in honest and authentic conversations about some difficult subjects.”

~ Diane Elliott

According to Elliott, attendants will participate in warm-up exercises which aim

to help them relax and feel comfortable opening up to the other members of their group. At this time, rules for the program will be established, not by Elliott and Rudy, but by the participants. Elliott and Rudy may frame a question to the participants, but they will not tell them from what angle to approach it nor how to answer it. “The participants will provide the context needed to answer the question,” Elliott said. She believes the conversations will be more meaningful that way because “the group then owns that information.” While it is not mandatory, participants are encouraged to complete all three sessions. Elliott and Rudy hope to provide a similar program for Etown students sometime early in the spring semester. “Overall, there has been a lot of interest in the Cross-Cultural Dialogue Series. Hopefully, the topic will continue to spark interest among participants, and the sessions will grow and expand to reach a larger portion of the campus community,” Elliot said.

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Colleges Against Cancer sponsors bone marrow drive, looks for donors Mechtild passed away because of her illness, but the Harf family continued to combat cancer by opening the world’s largest bone marrow donor center. It branched out from the US to the U.K., Germany, Poland and Spain. The bone marrow drive was brought to Elizabethtown because Etown’s CAC club wanted to expand further than Relay For Life. Advocacy Chair Erin Kelly commented on the procedure for testing for donors. “People think

that it’s going to be scary that they’re going to have to be stuck with a needle, but it’s actually just a cheek swab,” Kelly said. The process takes around 30 seconds. If a person is matched with a patient, they will be contacted and proceed to the second part of the process, the extraction of bone marrow. There are two ways of donating bone marrow. The first is by taking blood through two IVs. The process takes about five hours. During this time, doctors

“[T]here are ways you can help save lives that are pretty easy and basic. We’re hoping we can at least save one life.” ~ Erin Kelly

will take what is needed out of the blood and then put it back into the body. The second way is through an extraction of bone marrow from the pelvis. 80 percent of the bone marrow donated is drawn from the blood. Only 20 percent is surgically removed from the pelvis. Every four minutes, someone is diagnosed with blood cancer in the U.S. The most common form of treatment is a bone marrow transplant. While 30 percent of

people diagnosed with blood cancer can find a matching donor in their family, there is a 70 percent chance they cannot and must rely upon strangers. Members of the club have already been tested and are eager to see fellow students offer their assistance to stop cancer. “We want to raise awareness that there are ways you can help save lives that are pretty easy and basic,” Kelly said. “We’re hoping we can at least save one life.”

Students compete in Putnam mathematical competition

Doytchinov encourages students to compete, test their knowledge, problem-solving skills by SARAH OLSON

n the first Saturday of each December, thousands of students across the United States and Canada compete in the William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition. Dr. Bogdan Doytchinov, associate professor of mathematics at Elizabethtown College, discussed the competition and Etown students’ involvement in it. In 1927, Elizabeth Lowell Putnam created a trust fund known as the William Lowell Putnam Intercollegiate Memorial Fund to sponsor a competition like the one her late husband had proposed in 1921. It has been held annually since 1938, with the number of teams and participants growing each year. This competition, run by the Mathematical Association of America since 1935, is free to students and colleges, making it a no-risk opportunity to compete at an intercollegiate level. The competition consists of two sessions. Students work in a three-hour morning session and another three-hour session in the afternoon. Each participant is given six problems, each worth 10 points, to complete during each portion of the test. However, since the problems are so difficult, it is not expected that everyone will finish. Calculators are not allowed. The competition scoring method

awards either zero, one or two points for attempts and eight, nine or ten points for near perfection. No middle scores are given. Volunteer math professors fly to California over winter break to grade the exams. Last year’s participation was the highest ever, with 4,113 students from the United States and Canada taking the test. The top five schools receive monetary awards, and the top five individual scorers are also awarded. A list of the top 500 scorers is sent out to all the schools, advertising these students to potential graduate schools and scholarship offers. Etown has had students rank in the top 500 in past years. Last year, one Etown student received ten points, well higher than the median. Although the highest number Etown has ever had on a team was 15 students, most teams consist of around seven students. Doytchinov said the school tries to recruit the stronger math students so they have a better chance at understanding the problems. “It’s very frustrating when you go in, and you stare at the problems, and you have no idea where to even start,” he said. However, any student is welcome and encouraged to participate, even non-math major students, and there is no pressure to perform. The goal instead is to have fun and try math problems one would not normally get to encounter. According to Doytchinov, the prob-

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In last year’s competition, participation was at its highest ever with over 4,000 students. In the past years, Etown has had students rank in the top 500 scorers.

lems used to be like regular homework problems, possibly more complicated or with bigger ideas. Now, however, the problems are much more nonstandard, and contestants must be creative to figure out the ideas behind the problems. Once the main idea is figured out, the calculations are not overly complicated. The first problem in each session is generally easier

than the rest so that students do not get discouraged right away and might be able to complete one or two problems. Doytchinov has created practice tests, which can be found online for anyone who wants to prepare or simply try the problems. These practice tests consist of problems from past Putnam competitions, as well as other difficult problems.

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november 6, 2014

Murphy depicts mother’s battle with cancer in new memoir seeking to relate to readers, gives universal truths about loss Memoir interrogates the act of writing, focuses on worry, existence, what makes people tick by LUKE MACKEY

here is no account of what “truth” is. There is no definitive account that confirms facts or records exact facts. Also, when translated to another person, the truth could mean something different, therefore making it not the original truth. The concept of story truth combines what happened in reality and details that an author adds to the story to create a more meaningful picture of a certain event. Author Sean Murphy explored this theme and others within his memoir titled “Please Talk about Me When I’m Gone” at Bowers Writers House on Monday, Nov. 3. Murphy’s memoir is about the five years during which he and his family suffered through the battle with his mother’s cancer. He wanted to make his memoir different and not include medical terminology or chronological details, but instead create a more universal story that can be interpreted by people who have not had a mother deal with cancer. Murphy went in-depth about how the memoir dived into how he was feeling and the thought process around it. Internalization is what Murphy was primarily looking for with this book. He wanted it to be cognitive about his grieving and make it relatable to others who are grieving about different things or on a different level. He wanted “to interrogate the writing as it was happening.” Murphy said that many memoirs about cancer seem to be about getting a merit badge for withstanding the suffering, but he didn’t want his book to be like that. He wanted to make it universal. “A book that’s written like this could be didactic,” Jesse Waters, director of Bowers Writers House and lecturer in English, commented. Murphy agreed and said he wanted to create his memoir in a new way that did not have a “you won’t believe what happened next” attitude in it. He wanted the book to be reflective and focus on individual internalization. “You don’t need to prove what happened,” Murphy said. His memoir doesn’t take itself too seriously and provides the reader with the correct tools to allow an individual to relate the narrative to his or her own life on

any level. Overall, it helps try to answer the question of what makes us tick. “I love the way the book talks about itself,” Waters said after the reading. Murphy started by reading a section that contemplated one’s existence alone, but acknowledges the need for support from friends and family. He also talked about how the title “Please Talk about Me When I’m Gone” can relate to everyday life and the need for an existence. He said it could relate to any work of art or the idea of simple verbal communication. Another section was about him in the hospital with his mother and how he fell in love with a girl smiling while pushing an older gentleman in a wheelchair. The reason he fell in love with her and several other women at the hospital is because they could relate to his situation. He did not fall in love with the female surgeon, however, because he felt she could not relate to his situation. Another deep theme Murphy brought to everyone’s attention was the fact that you never forget the loss because “the grief is the best gift [the deceased loved one] can give you.” The best thing for the deceased person is that they are not forgotten. He also clarified that getting “over it” doesn’t happen, as he was told by one of his girlfriends. Murphy did not write the memoir in a linear fashion. Rather, he wanted to experiment with the timing and see what worked best for incorporating his interrogation and internalization of the text. One major theme that he talked about was worrying. Murphy said that worrying is always going to be present in an individual’s life. When you are done worrying about one thing, there are other things to be worrying about. Relating it to his book, he said he was worried about his mother dying until she died, then he was worried about his siblings and their children and his father. In summar y, Murphy demonstrated through his reading how his memoir differs from others by creating a universal setting for the readers to interpret in their own personal ways. He didn’t want his memoir to be another book about dealing with a family member dying from cancer; he wanted the reader to relate to it. After the event, Murphy signed copies of his memoir for the students in attendance.

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Murphy signed copies of his memoir “Please Talk about Me When I’m Gone” after his reading at Bowers Writers House on Monday, Nov. 3.

Shiffer performs twentieth-century pieces, shows accessibility of music by JUSTIN PECHULIS

n Sunday, Nov. 2 in Leffler Chapel and Performance Center, Faith Shiffer, adjunct professor of music, hosted her faculty recital as part of the Fine and Performing Arts Department’s concert season. Her recital focused mainly on music that was written during the 20th century and included a composition of her own. At Elizabethtown College, Shiffer teaches saxophone and clarinet; she is also in charge of a few ensembles on campus such as clarinet choir and sax quartet. In addition to playing those two instruments, she also plays flute and is a vocalist as an active member of her church choir. 20th century music is something that may be foreign to many who are not familiar with classical music. People may think of newer genres of music like rock and jazz and singers like Paul McCartney and Frank Sinatra. Shiffer aimed to demonstrate what 20th century music is and how it differs from previous eras of classical music. The Romantic period, which lasted from 1820 to 1900, was an era that already had begun to bend traditional rules that defined pervious eras of music. Moving into the next century, composers began to outright break them and drift away from things

that previous composers would consider staples to writing music. Shiffer said that 20th centur y composers “are quite varied and unique in their approaches. The composers that I chose to feature primarily take musical influences from past periods in history and make them their own.” Her program consisted of several different pieces from composers born in the 1900s, such as a suite for saxophone and guitar by Alan Hovhaness, a “Little Suite for Winter” by Peter Schickele and another suite for violin, clarinet and piano, by Darius Milhaud. The pieces were performed on one of the three instruments that she plays in addition to accompaniment from her colleagues at Etown, like associate professor of music Dr. Justin Badgerow, who plays piano, and director of preparatory division. Dr. Grant Moore, who plays tuba, as well as other fellow musicians, such as David Pedrick who plays the guitar and Stephanie McCullough, a violinist. The music gave a much different approach to music than one would expect, because the music was recent, written by composers who are still alive and those who have not studied the technicalities of music can understand and relate to it. One thing that Shiffer looked forward to in her performance was showing people the beauty

of music. She spoke about music of the 20th century as a way to connect with musicians and nonmusicians alike. Since 20th century music does not necessarily follow all of the rules of music theory that previous eras did, it can be more accessible and appreciated by all. Alan Hovhaness, one of the composers from the recital, said, “My purpose is to create music not for snobs, but for all people; my hope is that they are moved with what they hear.” Shiffer shares this philosophy, adding that she wants “to share music with all people, and I hope that they are pleased and moved with that they hear.” She added that any type of music can be beautiful if an individual keeps listening. To her, music does not necessarily have to be all about the hardest passage to play or the most technically challenging, just simply about how a message can be conveyed and appreciated regardless of who is listening. Shiffer finished the recital with a final selection entitled “Hello Jazz!,” which had an interesting twist: the selection consisted of multiple songs. As a new song was performed, another one of Shiffer’s accompanists joined the stage, and one by one, created a full jazz band for their final song. It was an interesting concept that helped complete the premise behind the recital: classical music is modern

and approachable. This recital completes the faculty recitals for the semester, and it rounds off the season, starting with a guitar recital, a vocal recital and now a woodwind recital. The remaining events for

the semester from the Fine and Preforming Arts departments will be senior recitals and ensemble performances, which will occur throughout November into early December.

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Faith Shiffer performed on the clarinet with faculty members and musicians in her concert to educate faculty members, students and community members on 20th century music on Sunday, Nov. 2.

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Jennifer Francis shares research in Haar and Cassel explain health weather pattern changes in arctic care costs, importance of benefits by NOEL ABASTILLAS

n Tuesday, Nov. 4, Dr. Jennifer Francis gave a lecture titled “Truth and Fact: Global Climate and Temperature” at Bowers Writers House. During her lecture, Francis discussed change in the arctic and its relation to the jet stream, which affects extreme weather patterns. After specializing in the arctic weather patterns, Francis switched concentrations to research why the arctic is melting and how it affects the weather. Global climate change is a popular topic among the science community because extreme weather and climate is on the rise. However, these are gradual trends that have risen since the 1980s, and there is a correlation between extreme weather trends and climate. Extreme weather includes nor’easters, floods and heavy rainfall in unnaturally rainy places. Additionally, cold weather began occurring in normally hot places like the Mediterranean and heatwaves and droughts in places like Texas, Eurasia and California. This is due to weather patterns that normally pass quickly, but are persisting in the same location longer than usual. Francis used a graph to demonstrate how the increase in extreme weather patterns caused by humans. She showed a graph of Earth’s temperature for the past 1,000 years. The graph charts a trend of the temperature cooling, which is a part of Earth’s natural cycle; however, in the last 100 years, a large red spike protrudes from graph that symbolizes the extra carbon dioxide people added to the atmosphere. The carbon dioxide levels are at the highest they been in at least 800,000 years. The Earth’s temperature has not been changing evenly; the arctic is warming faster. The last 335 months have had a temperature warmer than the average. Over the last 30 years, the arctic sea ice has shrunk by half its size and 75 percent of its volume. Ice quality has decreased, and the old thick ice, is now slushy, fragile and broken. Francis showed an animation that reconstructed the arctic sea ice over the last 1,450 years. The last 100 years showed a drop off in arctic sea ice. It showed the trend of old, thick ice and the cycle of ice movement, how the ice grows, shrinks and melts into the North Atlantic. However, the animation over time showed a gradual decrease of old, thick ice to its current state. The arctic sea ice being

incredibly sensitive to temperature change causes the issue. Francis showed another graph of nearsurface air temperature in the 1990s. It shows a trend of arctic amplification, which refers to the temperature spike in the arctic. The layer of air expanding in the arctic is thinner than it is near the equator. Air flows down from the arctic and makes its way toward the east as the Earth spins, creating a jet stream. However, as the arctic warms faster, the air flow from the arctic weakens and slows the jet stream. As these weak jet streams shift eastward, they do so in a path that is slower and wider. Jet streams control weather patterns, meaning that the weakened jet streams have been causing the extreme weather patterns. Francis’ hypothesis attempted to link arctic heating, poleward temperature gradient weakening and upper-level westerly winds. The decrease of these winds leads to upperlevel flow becoming more wary and amplifies weather patterns more frequently. Francis also studied larger waves progressing eastward more slowly together. Francis summarized the lecture by stating that essentially the Earth’s summers are becoming hotter and the winters are becoming colder. The arctic is warming, causing west winds to weaken. This causes a slower, wider jet stream path. A slow jet stream causes extreme weather patterns to persist in areas for long times, causing the population to suffer the affects of the extreme weather. Therefore, extreme weather is due to climate change.

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Francis presented on the rising issue of global warming at Bowers Writers House.

by EMILY DRINKS

anine Haar, Elizabethtown College’s health consultant from Benecon, and Capital Blue Cross Benefit Specialist Dana Cassel presented “Know Your Benefits,” the first of a series of discussions on utilizing health benefits. Haar first explained how the cost of emergency care has risen recently to deter people from visiting emergency rooms unless absolutely necessary, and the cost of health care overall is also growing. “When it comes to cost, health insurance and health care is one of the fastest rising expenses,” Haar said. She explained the different health care options available. The first place to seek help to seek help is often is the primary health care physician. Haar said that primary health care physicians are harder to find because health care is now required. The primary health physician knows an individual’s medical history. They can take care of minor illnesses and recommend seeking other medical help when necessary. “They are really the person who is coordinating your care,” Haar said. Urgent care facilities were the second places Haar said a person could go to for health care. These facilities are found online or through yellow page searches. Urgent care facility workers can write prescriptions and administer care for things like broken bones or the flu. “There are absolutely times you should be using the emergency room,” Haar said. In the case of heart attacks, strokes, shortness of breath or passing out, the emergency room is the best

place to go. Cassel said that depending on the condition, an urgent care facility may recommend an individual to go to the emergency room. She used the example of her daughter having asthma. When her daughter has an asthma attack, even though Cassel knows that her daughter needs her respiration to be treated, if she took her to an urgent care facility, her daughter would be recommended to the emergency room. Cassel said that usually an individual can call a health care official to know whether the emergency room or urgent care facilities are necessary. “Sometimes it does take a phone call,” Cassel said. Cassel also discussed where to go to get inoculated. “When it comes to flu shots and shingles vaccines, they will not be covered in full in a health care clinic,” Cassel said. Frequently people go to their primary health physician; however, Cassel said that it will be more expensive. Instead, people can go to places that offer health care services, such as CVS or Wal-Mart. These places often have stations specifically for administering health care. Ha a r e x p l a i n e d t h e differences between Capital Blue Cross and ConnectCare3, which can both be available on certain health insurance plans. Capital Blue Cross primarily gives information about where emergency rooms and health clinics are in the area. ConnectCare3 is available to everyone on the College’s health care plan and consists mostly of nurses who can provide information on conditions and help the individual know what questions to ask their doctor.

Additionally, an individual will always have to contact ConnectCare3 in order to get information, whereas Capital Blue Cross has begun reaching out to people to see if they want to participate in programs like diabetes treatment or maternity management. Cassel also said that ConnectCare3 tends to have more national-level research and Capital Blue Cross has more information about a customer’s medical history. Haar also delved into brand name drugs versus generic drugs for prescriptions. “In most cases there’s no reason not to use a generic drug,” Haar said. The main difference is that generic drugs use different colors and fillers. She said the only reason to use the brand name drugs is if the individual is allergic to the generic. If the patient is allergic to the generic drugs, health care plans will often pay the difference in cost. The generic drugs only become available if the patent for the brand name version has expired. In the case of the patent still being in place, the individual may be able to get a substitute that mimics the effects of the original. Haar said that the best way to avoid needing these health care measures is to make smart decisions in terms of diet and exercise. Getting blood pressure, cholesterol levels and heart rate checked regularly can also help the individual monitor their health. She also advised getting checked early and getting the best procedure done in the case of health issues. “When it comes down to procedures, it’s not always about getting the best cost. It’s about getting the best care,” Haar said.

Students perform “Company,” musical challenges them to learn new acting techniques, improve vocal performance

Musical helps students learn to break fourth wall to perform to audience, sing complex Sondheim pieces

by AMBER MANGABAT

he musical “Company” premiered Thursday, Oct. 30 in the Tempest Theatre. It also ran on Friday, Oct. 31 and Saturday, Nov. 1. Renowned composer Stephen Sondheim wrote the music and lyrics for the 1970 musical, and George Furth scribed the book. Composed of fragmented vignettes as opposed to a linear storyline, “Company” revolves around the theme of relationships. The musical focuses on 35-year-old Bobby, a single man living in New York who experiences five of his friends’ relationships while struggling to commit to his own romantic relationships. Although Furth and Sondheim wrote the show for 1970, the director and designers at Elizabethtown College worked to place the show in a modern setting, specifically a jazz club. Limited lighting, a visible orchestra and modern instruments helped bring the show into the 21st century. In addition, several soloists used handheld microphones to accentuate the closed setting. The theatre department held auditions in early September. Those interested were asked to prepare a one-to-two-minute long musical piece to sing and had to have been composed by Sondheim. Connor Burke, a sophomore, plays the lead role of Bobby in the musical. The jazz club setting allowed actors to acknowledge the audience, usually termed “breaking the fourth wall.” Burke said that this was a new concept for him to grasp. “In previous shows, I had been told to stay away from singing to audiences, just to keep it in the

world of the show. However, in ‘Company,’ we are encouraged in certain songs to sing directly to the audience,” he explained. Each of the performers faced new challenges when trying to perfect the show. For Burke, “The biggest challenge was probably the music. It was written in a very complex and challenging way,” he noted. “It makes us believe that Stephen Sondheim really does not like actors.” Burke also expressed his difficulties working with props in choreography. “[A skill] I’ve acquired from being a part of this show is learning how to dance with a cane. It’s a lot harder than you’d think!” he said. Other actors faced challenges regarding acting and singing. Junior Kaitlyn Tothero played Kathy, one of Bobby’s girlfriends in the show. Tothero found the biggest challenge to be learning and singing the music, which she described as “intricate but well-worth [the effort].” Tothero noted that her harmonizing skills improved from her involvement in the show. Senior Randall Martin faced a different challenge: acting. Martin was first cast in the ensemble, but he later took over the role of Larry, one of Bobby’s eldest friends. “The biggest challenge I’ve had is learning a whole new part in three to four weeks,” he said. Martin also identified another difficulty in the show as having to go outside of his comfort level to play “a character that’s the exact opposite of me — rich, old and who likes telling a story.” Sophomore Kierra Swisher worked backstage fixing the actors’ makeup, an often challenging and long-lasting process. She said her stage makeup skills have improved between

her involvement in “Company” and several previous shows at the College. “Company” is the first musical that a number of actors ranging from first-years to upperclassmen have performed on the College’s stage. Martin and Burke explained this was their first musical. Tothero also expressed enthusiasm for “Company” being her first production at the College. Burke said that his previous experience has helped him improve on stage and backstage with the other actors. “I feel like from my

previous productions, I feel like I’ve improved by becoming more subtle in my acting at certain points, and in the [Etown] theatre community, I feel like I’ve grown closer with the upperclassmen and the first-years at the same time.” Martin was involved with the 2013 Shorts Fest, a series of 10-minute long studentwritten, student-directed plays. The musical will continue to r un next weekend, Nov. 6, 7 and 9. Contact BOXOFFICE@ETOWN.EDU to preorder tickets.

Photo: Luke Mackey

Students performed musicals numbers as part of the College’s performance of “Company.” The musical featured students ranging from theatre majors to communications majors.

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Students travel to see Newsies in Philadelphia through S.W.E.E.T. by NICHOLAS LOSCHIAVO

his past Saturday S.W.E.E.T. sponsored a trip for students to see the musical “Newsies” at the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia, Pa. This highly anticipated event was a huge success, with many students attending. “Newsies” tells the true story of the Newsboy Strike of 1899. This Disney musical is about Jack Kelly, a newspaper delivery boy from New York City. Kelly tells his best friend Crutchie that his goal in life is to become an artist in Santa Fe. Newspaper tycoon Joseph Pulitzer raises the stakes for the boys when he increases the price of the paper. The boys receive help from Katherine Plumber, a reporter, and soon realize their potential. “Newsies” is infamous for being a high octane musical with amazing choreography. It was written by eight-time Oscar winner Alan Menken, who wrote “Beauty and the Beast” and “The Little Mermaid.” The book was written by Harvey Fierstein, choreographed by Christopher Gattelli and directed by Jeff Calhoun. The musical is promoted as a feel-good family musical

that everyone can enjoy. “Newsies” gained many accolades during its run, including the Tony Award for Best Score and Best Choreography. There were 58 students that attended the trip on Saturday, Nov. 1. The show was staged at the Kimmel Center, which has its home on Broad Street in Philadelphia. It opened on Dec. 16, 2001 and has produced such shows as the “Lion King,” “Stomp” and “Annie.” The Kimmel Center is known as Philadelphia’s supreme performing arts center. It holds four theaters, including the 2,500 seat Verizon Hall, the 650 seat Perelman recital theater, and the 2,688 sq. foot SEI Innovation Studio, as well as the iconic 2,900 seat Academy of Music. Sophomore Monica Venturella attended the trip and was asked about her favorite part of the show. “My favorite part was at Medda’s theater. I really enjoyed the emotion the actor who played Medda had in her voice and movements. She was able to make Medda seem powerful but with a sensitive side.” Audience members are the best critics, so when asked what she thought could have been improved Venturella said, “The

only thing I think could have been improved was the actor who played Jack needed to be louder. In some of the songs the other members overpowered his voice.” Monica loved the trip. “I would definitely do this again! It was an amazing opportunity.” Abigail Gould is a sophomore who went on the trip. Gould said, “Newsies is my favorite show, and I have to see a professional play for my acting class. It was a very impressive show. The choreography was excellent, and I was really impressed overall.” Junior S.W.E.E.T. member Marissa Peduto said, “[S.W.E.E.T.] chose ‘Newsies’ because they try to go to New York or a Broadway show, and it’s in Philly, which is local and cost efficient. You’re not paying full price as OSA pays for some of the tickets.” Peduto also added that many students were excited about this trip because of the musical’s popularity and because of the price. “On Oct. 20 tickets sales started. By the end of closing on Monday, there were 11 spots available. Out of the 56 available, only 11 were unfilled after one day of sales. There is currently a wait list; sign ups were filled up by Wednesday,” Peduto said. S.W.E.E.T. has done its job by providing another exciting opportunity for students this semester.

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Politics, current events are important ways to connect with global world Senior urges fellow students to seek out local, global political involvement through classes, organizations by EMILY LIDSTONE

chapter of the similar national organization and they do what they can to find different ways to bring that organization to light to the Etown community.

are a part of a student’s everyday schedule include assignments ab out f inding and rep or t ing on current events. Professors like to keep the students aware of the world outside of their surroundings and improve the students’ ability to reflect upon these events. I t h i n k i t’s a n i mp o r t a nt initiative to stay in contact with the vast world out there beyond our campus. Students should get involved with politics and current world issues, alongside local ones. It can be quick and easy by picking up a newspaper or reading up on a news website for channels like CNN. Occasionally, even popular social media will squeeze in some news reports on Facebook pages and Twitter feeds. Students are currently more aware than usual about political goings-on, as Election Day was this Tuesday, Nov. 4. It is important to continue following current events and politics even after Election Day, though, and now is as good a time as ever to pick up the habit of reading the news regularly. With graduation day approaching, we will need to be prepared for what awaits us. We will soon be a part of that political society, and it’s never a bad idea to do what we can to educate ourselves.

Popular Lokai bracelets represent high, low points in life, balance

lizabethtown C ollege can seem like its own little world. We live inside a bubble consisting of homework, tests, projects, internships, jobs and quicklyapproaching futures. Sometimes, it can be hard to remember there is an entire world outside with its own important issues and concerns, including politics. Students have plenty of opportunities, here at Etown to become involved in the politics of our nat ion. O ur p olit ic a l science depar tment provides many different student-run clubs, allowing students to participate in political discussions without dis cr iminating against par ty preference. O n e s u c h or g a n i z at i on i s the club Young Americans for Liberty (YAL). They believe in raising awareness in the Etown community ab out individual rights and constitutionally-limited government. The club is made up of over 20 students, libertarians a n d c o n s e r v at i v e s , w h o a re interested in discussing the big ideas with students who feel as passionately as they do. YA L i s n o n - p a r t i s a n a n d accepts all students, no matter their chosen party. They are a

New bracelet trend is more than a fashion statement; beads have rich backstory, symbolism

One-credit PE classes offer physical benefits, encourage sportsmanship

Photo: Luke Mackey

Lokai bracelets, which feature a black bead containing mud from the Dead Sea and a white bead containing water from Mount Everest, have become increasingly popular on campus.

by CAROLINE NOVAK

he Lokai bracelet has recently been trending on our campus. What many students who do not own the bracelet may not know is that it has a special meaning behind it and isn’t just worn to add some spice to an outfit. The Lokai bracelet is infused with elements from the highest and lowest points on Earth. The white bead, located at the center of one end of the bracelet, carries water from Mount Everest, which is the highest point on Earth. The black bead, located in the center at the opposite end of the bracelet, carries mud from the Dead Sea, which is the lowest point on earth. A string of clear beads connects the two. The clear beads represent balance in life. According to Steven Izen, the founder of the Lokai bracelet, the bracelet signifies that “throughout life’s circular journey, your path is your own.” On the Lokai website (mylokai.com), under the tab “Our Story,” Izen shares the backstory behind the bracelet to help people understand its meaning. “Sometimes you hit a low; stay hopeful,” Izen said. He then explains the time he learned that his grandfather had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and that he felt like he was at the lowest point in life. “Sometimes, you’re on top of the world; stay humble,” Izen said. He further explains that at the same time he found out about his grandfather’s condition, he was struck by a feeling of immense gratitude for all he had accomplished in his life, represented by the white bead. “Find your balance. I brought these two key elements together because life is full of cycles. The rest of the beads are clear, because we all have our own story of balance to tell,” Izen said. The clear beads represent those in-between days in life that affect our life stories. “Every time I wear the bracelet, it reminds me that no matter where I am in life, if I am going through a hard time, it could always be worse. It also reminds me that there is always a high point in life to be reaching for every single day,” said sophomore Morgan Chambers, a student here at Elizabethtown College. Her Lokai bracelet was given to her by her father who encourages her to always remain positive and work through adversity. Each Lokai bracelet has a similar design and comes in three sizes; small, medium, and large. The cost for the bracelet is $18, and 10 percent of that goes back to the community through a variety of charitable alliances, according to the website. Under the “Authenticity” tab on the website you can find a video of the Lokai team’s expedition to the top of Mount Everest to collect the water for the bracelets. The video of them collecting mud from the Dead Sea is coming soon. There are also pictures of the expeditions as well as people from all over the world wearing the Lokai bracelet. The website offers a button on the “Join Our Circle” page for anyone to upload their own pictures of their bracelet. Lokai may then post these pictures on the company’s website. Anyone can also hashtag their bracelet photos #livelokai on their Instagram or Twitter and their photo may also then appear on the Lokai website.

“[I]t’s an important initiative to stay in contact with the vast world out there beyond our campus. Students should get involved with politics and current world issues, alongside local ones.” YAL was founded in 2013 by senior Justin Greiss. Some of their accomplishments on campus and off include a free speech wall, a graveyard of civil liberties and many different speaking events. But students don’t need to actively participate in on-campus clubs to be a part of the political society outside of Etown’s brick walls. Many of the classes that

by SHANE BAHN

Weber thoroughly enjoys his aerobics course and looks forward to continuing his advancement in the physical education courses. He explains how he would be highly interested in taking the horseback riding course that is indicated in the physical education course catalog.

lizabethtown College offers a large variety of different courses and programs. Some are specific to liberal arts while others focus more on the sciences and mathematics. These classes and programs can consume student’s time, as the struggle to stay on top of class work is always present. However, there is another factor to the college life that has been encouraged for students to acknowledge since their first year: exercise. Etown not only runs exercise programs like pound and yoga but also offers one- or two-credit courses through the department of physical education. The current chair of physical education is Nancy Latimore. By having courses that offer physical education, the department hopes to prepare and provide students with He highly recommends these courses to his peer stuthe skills to dedicate themselves to a lifetime routine dents. When asked why he recommends courses in the of physical activity and health where they can achieve physical education department Weber said, “For some individual fulfillment. people that are maybe not as physically active, it’s a good When a student takes a PE course, he or she can expect way for them to get out there and exercising.” to create a more positive attitude toward physical fitness and health. While taking one of the courses offered they will also be taught skills on discipline and developing goals to which they can commit. This includes goals in team sports as well as social and moral standards such as sportsmanship and teamwork, which are useful characteristics that can be applied to the workforce. The classes also teach stress awareness of both beneficial and harmful health practices as they relate to the physical health and quality of life of students. The physical education classes are also a great physical health outlet for students who wish to exercise at a convenient time while earning credits. The classes offered count for either one and two credits. Some of the classes that are offered are bowling, yoga and tennis. Ethan Weber, a sophomore, is one of 19 students taking an aerobics course with Gayle Gearhart, an adjunct faculty member in the department of physical education. The class by itself is worth one credit. However, Weber says he wishes to continue to take PE classes until he reaches the maximum amount of credits attainable, four. The aerobics class is held on Mondays from 5 p.m. to 6:20 p.m. A single day of class consists of various types of activities. Weber said the group of student’s works on muscle training and conditioning. When muscle training the class utilizes weights as well as a step system. Photo: Luke Mackey The aerobic step system consists of various different Students can take advantage of the one-credit PE motions and physical tasks revolving around an elevated courses offered to add more credits to their schedule. platform.

“When a student takes a PE course, he or she can expect to create a more positive attitude toward physical fitness and health.”

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Junior encourages considerate etiquette, efforts toward cleanliness in dorm bathrooms

by GWEN FRIES

e’re not big on etiquette in this country. The word itself brings connotations of ladies’ manners schools or Downton Abbey-type stuffiness. Use the correct fork. Embroidered hankies. The whole bit. That’s not us. America is a take-care-ofyourself, free-to-do-what-you-want sort of nation. While I tremendously enjoy that in almost every facet of life, it does not serve dorm life. Everyone knows floor mates can be hard to deal with. As I write, I’m listening to my entire half of the floor singing, or perhaps more accurately, shouting, “Wannabe” by the Spice Girls. Every floor of a residence hall has the creeper, the screamer, the hermit and the clique. It can be difficult to find a place of balance amidst all these personality types, and the biggest hurdle to dorm zen can be the bathroom. We all begin and end our days in this location. We wake up, shower, brush our teeth and prepare to face the day. We go in to splash our face with some water and brush those teeth one more time before hitting the hay. Depending on one’s floor, this can be a place to note the passing of another day and wind down or a source of great disgust and distress. While I cannot think of any reason why it should be so, there are students who make the bathrooms their personal dumping ground. They leave their shoes out to air, leave the dishes they mean to wash someday next to the sink and leave their hair on every inch of every surface in the room. Perhaps it is the lack of responsibility which makes them act so. Students who live in the apartments, like senior Ellyn Frisch, feel a sense of ownership and thus take better care of their living area. “I think it’s different because we’re all friends sharing a living space. We know one of us will have to clean the bathroom, so we make sure to keep it as clean as possible,” Frisch said. Those of us in regular dorms, however, are not responsible to clean the bathrooms daily or weekly. If you know you will have someone to come pick it up, why crouch down to grab that dirty cotton ball you just dropped? Why not leave entire clumps of your hair in the shower? Besides the fact that you’re disgusting everyone around you and being disrespectful and discourteous to the people who will actually be responsible for the cleanliness of the space, of course. It does not have to be this way. By taking a few

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Humans of

ETOWN

Photo: Luke Mackey

Students enjoy having a clean bathroom. By avoiding specific actions, bathrooms in the residence halls will remain clean.

simple steps, the college bathroom experience can be less harrowing for all involved. First, do not leave your personal possessions littered all around the bathroom. While leaving your dirty dishes by the sink may make your life slightly easier, it does inconvenience those around you. In a Founders floor situation, your dishes would be annoying seven people and benefiting only you. In the immortal words of Spock, “The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few.” You are the few. Secondly, please be water-conscious. I won’t tell you to avoid hour-long showers; your shower length is your prerogative. I will tell you to leave the water in the sink. If I can’t set anything down without it being dripping wet when I pick it up, something is going awry. While I’m on the subject, please make sure you turn the faucet all the way off. Many people I’ve talked to seem to agree that every time they step into the bathroom they’re pushing down faucets. This is harmful to the environment and the College’s budget. Thirdly, be mindful of others’ schedules. If there is someone in every shower, do not stand there and contemplate the meaning of life. Get in, shampoo,

condition and get out. This kindness is especially important if there may be people waiting to clean up before class. While these are the three biggest offenses I’ve personally encountered, everyone shares one big bathroom peeve. When I was asking fellow students about this topic, I kept getting the same response. “Please flush. Is that asking too much? It does matter! Just flush the toilet!” junior Jacob Jones said. “The one thing I absolutely hate is when people don’t flush the toilet when they’re done. And I’m not solely talking about number one,” sophomore Jason Mountain said. Royer RA junior Nicole Curcio sees the same problem constantly. “We’ve had some interesting things people have tried to flush down the toilet which have ended up clogging the pipes and flooding Royer basement,” Curcio said. “I also find it strange that college students don’t always understand the concept of flushing a toilet when they are done. It’s gotten so bad that it’s now a community standard in my building.” By making miniscule changes to the way you behave in your dorm’s bathroom, your floor mates may be able to maintain their sanity.

What’s your favorite product in the Etown Bookstore?

“The books! I like to read. I love to read.”

What’s the most interesting part of being the Textbook/ Receiving Manager in the Etown Bookstore?

“Working with and for the students keeps me going. Students look at textbooks like they’re a necessary evil. I’m working to get students what they need and to work on getting them for reasonable prices. For a lot of students, this is their last choice for buying textbooks. If I could change that, I’d be really happy.” - Debbie Peterson, Textbook/Receiving Manager

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November 6, 2014

Professors’ office hours allow time to ask questions, form relationships Students find value in concept of office hours, hold range of opinions about their convenience, usefulness

by MATTIE SWEET

class syllabus is an extremely beneficial and critical document. Most syllabi consist of the schedule, homework assignments and other class-related sections. On the top of every syllabus, the professor adds his or her office hours. Office hours are times outside of class where students can find professors in their offices to ask for help, have someone to talk to or to solve an issue. But some may ask the question: do students use office hours? If so, how often are they used? Senior Ellyn Frisch has had several years to take advantage of a professor’s office hours. “Office hours are definitely useful. I get to touch base with my professors regarding assignments and understanding of the material. I do not attend office hours regularly, but I definitely use the opportunity to meet with my professors before an exam or before an assignment is due, if necessary.” Some students do not use office hours regularly. Most office hours are taken advantage of if students need help. They are mostly used if a student has a question or is unclear of something. Professors may see an influx of students right before an exam or big project is due. Another positive about office hours is getting to know your professor on a deeper level. “I like them because it’s a good opportunity to build a relationship with a professor while at the same

time getting help with the class. Office hours have been helpful for me because it gives me a time to talk with a professor who I don’t know as well as professors I have in my major,” senior Christine Evangelista said.

“Elizabethtown College’s small class size allows for more individual attention in class and outside of class. Tutors and friends are great for help, but no one knows the material as well as the professor.” Although first-year Jason Weitzman is new to the system of office hours, he has quickly become a fan. “I find them highly beneficial. I visited my math and biology professors. One helped me with my schedule, and the other helped me further understand the material.” He also explained that his professors have several office hours during the week which gives him flexibility to stop by. Although the majority of students find office hours useful, some do not.

Sophomore Kierra Swisher felt very passionate about this, saying, “I think they’re stupid. A lot of them are during when I have classes. If they’re only in their offices when I am in classes, I can never see them.” There are ways around this frustration, however, by making appointments with professors if you can not make their office hours. Many students email their professors before stopping by to make sure the professor is in his or her office. A first-year source sided with Swisher’s feelings saying, “I hate office hours. Half the time the professors aren’t even there.” Some students don’t pay attention to the office hours and only stop by when it’s convenient for them. Junior Jade Bartlett said, “I don’t pay attention to them. If I need to talk to a professor, I just stop by to see if they’re there, and if they are, I talk to them.” Personally, I am a big fan of office hours. I think that they are a great tool for students. Although most students only use them when they have an issue, I think they should take advantage of them more often. It’s a fantastic way to get to know your professors and know them on a professional level. The College’s small class size allows for more individual attention in class and outside of class. Tutors and friends in the class are great for help, but no one knows the material as well as the professor. I encourage all students to take advantage of office hours more regularly.

Photo: Luke Mackey

Students can find a professor’s office hours in the class syllabus, which allows students time to ask individual questions and voice concerns about the class. Some students take advantage of these office hours, while others do not see the benefits.

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College students are at high risk for depression

Students should be aware of depressive symptoms to recognize them in peers by SAMANTHA WEISS

veryone knows her: captain of a sports team, straight “A” student, campus personality. She never seems to have a bad day. She has a gift for making people around her laugh. And despite all that she has going for her, she suffers from depression. She doesn’t fit the “depression” stereotype, so no one would ever know; she hides it well. She spends her time trying to cope with the feelings that are doing their best to consume her, while wasting her energy to put on a good mask to hide her real situation. She is one of about 300,000 American college students who suffer from depressive symptoms, according to the online journal Psych Central. 75 percent of those students choose not to seek help. The 25 percent that do report their depression show a marked increase from years past. It is theorized that the decreased stigma about mental health concerns have affected the number of students comfortable with attaining medical attention. “Depressive symptoms in college students may develop due to a combination of normal developmental changes that young adults go through, stressful life events and physiological factors,” Dr. Bruce Lynch, director of student wellness, said. “And the stressful situations students face may be more severe today compared with what college students experienced in the past.” Some of the most common symptoms of depression are sudden, severe or gradually increasing changes in mood or behaviors. Some examples include sadness, moodiness, changes to eating habits, increased worries, self-harming thoughts and actions, decreased interaction with others or increased participation in “risky” behaviors. “Each of these symptoms can occur to differing levels of severity, and it can be very helpful to seek support or counseling before they reach a higher or crisis level,” Lynch said. Aside from the palpable effects of depression, those diagnosed are more likely to attempt suicide. College students are among the age group most likely to consider suicide and four of five individuals between the ages of 15 and 24 who contemplate suicide show one or more of the warning signs. As the number of students affected by this disorder increases, patterns become more apparent in the occurrences of depression. The end of October to the end of November is the peak period for college students to experience the symptoms of depression, due to increased stress, from exams, mid-semester grades, finals and choosing courses. In past years, colleges have begun addressing these concerns by implementing more practical mental health facilities. Elizabethtown College offers several services through Student Wellness. Some of the services include counseling appointments, on-call counselors and a local health center. Bystander programs are also offered to aid those supporting friends with depression. “Elizabethtown College is committed to helping students address health concerns such as depression in order to be personally and academically successful,” Lynch said. “For students who are experiencing personal concerns, or who are concerned for friends dealing with personal concerns, help is available through avenues such as Counseling Services (non-crisis as well as crisis services) and the rest of Student Wellness, Residence Life and staff members from other Student Life offices, and the Campus Wellness Network.”

Editorial Policy The Etownian is the student newspaper of Elizabethtown College. All editorial decisions are made by the student editors. With the exception of editorials, opinions presented here are those of quoted sources or signed authors, not of the Etownian or the College. For questions, comments or concerns about a particular section, please contact the section editor at [section-title]editor@ etown.edu. If you have a story idea, suggestion, or if you would like to submit a letter to the editor, please do so to editor@etown.edu.

Suicide Awareness Voices of Education (SAVE) details the following signs: • Talking about wanting to die or to kill oneself. • Looking for a way to kill oneself, such as searching online or buying a gun. • Talking about feeling hopeless or having no reason to live. • Talking about feeling trapped or in unbearable pain. • Talking about being a burden to others. • Increasing the use of alcohol or drugs. • Acting anxious or agitated; behaving recklessly. • Sleeping too little or too much. • Becoming withdrawn or feeling isolated. • Showing rage or talking about seeking revenge. • Displaying extreme mood swings. • Preoccupation with death. • Suddenly happier, calmer. • Loss of interest in things one cares about. • Visiting or calling people to say goodbye. • Making arrangements; setting one’s affairs in order. • Giving things away, such as prized possessions.

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Sports

November 6, 2014

Volleyball ends year on positive swing

in Etown athletics... The volleyball team (13-19) finished the season with two wins on Saturday. The Blue Jays defeated Lycoming College three sets to two and Wilkes University three sets to zero. The men’s soccer team tied with the University of Scranton in their final game of the regular season. The Blue Jays lost out on a three-way tie-breaker for the final spot in the Landmark Conference playoffs. The women’s soccer team dropped its semifinal contest with the University of Scranton last night, 2-1. The loss was the Blue Jays’ first at home this season and fourth loss overall. The Blue Jays still have a shot at receiving an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. The field hockey team fell to Juniata in the semifinals of the Landmark Conference playoffs last night. The Blue Jays finished the season with an 11-7 record. The wrestling team sent two wrestlers to the semifinals in their season-opener at the Messiah Invitational. Both the men’s and women’s cross country teams took home the Landmark Conference championship on Saturday, becoming the first teams in school history to win a Landmark title. The men’s and women’s swim teams both fell at Susquehanna on Saturday and will have this weekend off before traveling to FDU-Florham.

in the NCAA... The new College Football Playoff Rankings have Mississippi State as the number one team in the nation at 7-0. Following the Bulldogs are the Florida State Seminoles, the only other undefeated team left in the country. The number three team, the Auburn Tigers, defeated the Ole Miss Rebels, 35-31 on Saturday night. The University of Oregon replaced the Rebels as the fourth-ranked team. In the Associated Press preseason Top 25 rankings for the college basketball season, the Kentucky Wildcats reign supreme for the fourth time in school history. The Wildcats are followed by the University of Arizona, the University of Wisconsin, Duke University and the University of Kansas.

in the pros... After throwing for six touchdown passes a week ago against the Indianapolis Colts, Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger made history on Sunday night. Roethlisberger threw for six more touchdowns, bringing his total to 12 for the last two games. The 12 touchdown passes are more than any quarterback in a twogame span in NFL history. In the game of the week, the New England Patriots bounced the Denver Broncos 43-21 to improve to 7-2. The Broncos dropped to 6-2 on the season, leaving the Arizona Cardinals with the best record in the NFL at 7-1.

Photo: David Sinclair

With two victories on the final day of the season, the women’s volleyball team finished with a 13-19 record. The Blue Jays defeated Lycoming College and Wilkes University on Saturday in the Elizabethtown Tri-Match.

by MADISON DODGE

he Elizabethtown College women’s volleyball team finished up their fall 2014 season with two great games against Lycoming College and Wilkes University at 12 p.m. and 4 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 1. Starting their home game against Lycoming were junior Megan McNaul, senior Kelci Scannapieco, senior Samantha Hicks, senior Taylor Beck, first-year Brittianni Phillips, senior Jen Cook and junior Steph High. The Blue Jays held the lead throughout the first set and played a close game throughout the second set. Tied at 25-25, a kill by Scannapieco and a service ace by Cook won the team their second set. The third and fourth sets were close, with end scores of 25-21 and 27-25 in Lycoming’s favor, and set the teams up for a fifth and final set. After Lycoming took the lead for the beginning of the fifth set, an attack error by the other team, as a result of a block from Scannapieco and Beck tied the Jays at 13-13. The rest of the game was a close pointfor-point tie between the two teams, putting both the players and the viewers on edge. The Jays came out on top, however, after kills by Hicks and Beck, winning the game for Etown. “This year our Blue Jays have been more successful than our win-loss results would indicate. We are playing much better volleyball now than we were capable of playing at the outset,” Kreider said. “We really are playing some high-level volleyball.” At their other home game on Saturday against Wilkes, the team only continued to make their coaches — and their fans — very proud. In the first set, they held the lead until the opposing team had a kill, but took the lead again after a service error from the opposing team. They held the lead for the rest of the set

and won 18-25. The Blue Jays crushed the opposing team in the second set with a score of 14-25, after junior and Etownian Assistant Sports Editor Karley Ice scored a kill for the team’s 25th point. Scannapieco scored the first point for Etown in the third set with a kill, and the team won the match after an attack error from the opposing team, with a final set score of 20-25. Over the course of the season, the women’s volleyball team won 13 of their 32 games. One of the highlights of the season was their trip to Florida over fall break. Kreider said, “My personal highlight was our match against Pasco Herndando in New Port Richey, Florida. Florida itself is always fun, but to see our Blue Jays fight point-for-point with one of the top NJCAA Division II teams in the country made all the coaches proud,” he said. “Returning to a highly competitive track for our fall break matches is important for us as a program. I am pleased to see that we made strides toward that this year.” Phillips also spoke about the Florida trip. “It was so much fun. We actually lost both of our games down there, but that’s where we found our spark. You win some, you lose some. And of course we didn’t want to lose some that we lost,” she said. “It was a pretty decent season, despite all of the losses we had. We’ve had our bumps and bruises, but I think we did pretty well. I really do.” Kreider also said, “Coaching at Elizabethtown continues to be one of the more rewarding things I do. Being able to contribute in some way to the success of our players on and off the court has always been an extremely meaningful part of my contribution to our institution.” The women’s volleyball team, as well as their supporters, look forward to another successful season next year.

Wrestlers begin season with strong showing at Messiah Invitational

Two wrestlers reach semifinals in season-opener, prepare for Ursinus Fall Brawl on Saturday by BRIAN LUKACSY

ast December, the Elizabethtown College wrestling team found out they were chosen to host the 2015 NCAA Division III National Championships. The honor of hosting the Championships comes with high expectations. In five of the last six national championships, the Blue Jays have had a presence. Head Coach Eric Walker, now in his 12th season leading the Blue Jays, will look to continue the progress made during last season. The Blue Jays finished 3-9 in dual matches. This year’s squad bolsters 26 wrestlers, with returners looking to lead the way for the newcomers who hope to make an impact. Etown opened its season up on Saturday, Nov. 1 at the Messiah College Invitational, the first step on their journey to Hershey at season’s end. The Blue Jays sent two wrestlers to the semifinals as senior Zeke Zimmer and first-year Philip Torresani both advanced in their respective weight classes. Zimmer, who has over 50 career victories, claimed two victories to reach the final four at 174 pounds.

Zimmer had a first round bye and went on to defeat Wheaton College’s Tad Haugen with a 12-2 major decision and a 19-4 technical fall of University of Maryland-Baltimore County’s Brandon Buckingham. Zimmer fell in the semifinals to Washington & Jefferson College’s Sonnieboy Blanco, 11-5. He would then go on to lose to the thirdplace finisher, Wheaton’s Frank Aiello, by a fall at 5:27 of the third period. Torresani began his collegiate career winning two of his four matches. His two losses were decided by two points or less. Torresani defeated Messiah’s Marshall Myers 7-5 in his first match before beating Ursinus College’s Austin Petril 6-5 to advance to the semifinals. In the semis, Torresani would lose 4-2 and faced Liberty University’s Carlos Fuentez in the consolation semifinals. He was edged out by Fuentez 8-7. Junior John Archangelo took just 25 seconds to pin Wheaton’s Tom Foy in the first round wrestle backs at 125 pounds. Fellow junior Tim Miranda pinned Maryland-Baltimore County’s Devaughn Jones in his consolation match. Sophomore Branden Virgilio pinned McDaniel College’s Liam St. John at 141 pounds in 4:08 of their first round match. Virgilio then went on

to face defending national champion Kaleb Loht of Messiah. Loht got the better of Virgilio in the match. Junior Chad Lammer experienced a setback during the second round to Wheaton’s Gage Burton, but Lammer

went on to win four matches at 141 pounds. His four wins were highlighted by a 14-1 victory over St. John College and a pin of Messiah’s Jared Furry in 2:41 to reach the consolation semifinals.

Juniors Rafi Sayada (165) and Buck Kauffman (184), first-years Chris Kummer (149) and Quinn Ruble (174) all recorded pins on Saturday. The Blue Jays will participate in the Ursinus Fall Brawl this Saturday, Nov. 1.

Photo: David Sinclair

The wrestling team began its season on Saturday at the Messiah Invitational, sending two wrestlers to the semifinals. The Blue Jays will be back in action on Saturday at the Ursinus Fall Brawl.

Sports

November 6, 2014

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Women’s soccer falls in overtime, hopeful for NCAA bid Jays’ first season in Landmark Conference ends in semifinal loss to Scranton at home by BRIAN LUKACSY

he Elizabethtown College women’s soccer team found themselves in a good position heading into Saturday’s game at the University of Scranton. The final game of the regular season had a lot at stake for both the Blue Jays and the Royals. The Blue Jays’ task was simple: win and Etown would wrap up the second seed for the Landmark Conference Championships in their first season in the conference. The twoseed would give the Blue Jays a home game for the conference semifinals. A Scranton victory would give the Royals the two-seed and drop the Blue Jays into the third seed. One thing was known for sure. Win or lose, the Blue Jays would face Scranton again in the conference semifinals. What was at stake was where the game would be played. The Blue Jays, who were picked as the favorites to win the regular season Landmark Championship, found themselves in an early hole on the

road. Just four minutes into the game, Scranton’s Sarah Andrews put the host Royals in the lead. She followed up her early goal by scoring her second of the game in the 22nd minute to give Scranton a 2-0 lead over the visiting Blue Jays. With playoff seeding on the line, the Blue Jays kicked it into a different gear after Andrews gave the Royals a twogoal lead. Junior Deanna Slater cut the deficit to 2-1 in the 30th minute off an assist from junior Lauren Berry. Etown went into halftime trailing by one goal. The Blue Jays came out of halftime on the attack, with Berry netting her 10th goal of the season to tie the game at two in the 47th minute. The goal would be the second of four unanswered Blue Jay goals. In the 70th minute, sophomore Morgan Chambers scored her first goal of the season to give Etown a 3-2 lead that they would not relinquish. Chambers’ first goal was assisted by fellow sophomore Maddie Burkhardt. With a one-goal lead late in the game, Berry scored on a penalty kick

in the 88th minute to give the Blue Jays an important insurance goal. Seconds before the final whistle, Scranton scored its third goal of the game to bring the deficit back within one, but time ran out on the Royals. Junior goalkeeper Dana Robidoux made one save, earning the team’s 13th win of the season. With the victory, the Blue Jays clinched the second seed in the Landmark Conference playoffs. The loss kept Scranton in the third seed. The result meant that Scranton had to travel to Etown for the semifinals last night at Ira R. Herr Field. In their second meeting in five days, the Royals and Blue Jays once again fought until the bitter end. In their last contest, the teams combined for seven goals. This time around, both teams entered overtime tied at one. In the 10th minute of action, Scranton’s Gianna Vitolo put the Royals ahead 1-0. However, the lead did not last long as Berry found the back of the net for her 12th goal of the season to tie the game at one. Junior Kaceyanne

Photo: Athletic Department

The women’s soccer team fell 2-1 in overtime in the semifinals of the Landmark Conference playoffs to the University of Scranton.

Cerankowski assisted Berry’s goal to tie the game. Neither team could find the back of the net for the rest of regulation, sending the game to overtime. Two minutes into overtime, Scranton broke through and ended the game. In the 92nd minute, Christina Akalski gave Scranton the victory. The

Royals will play Catholic University for the Landmark Conference Championship on Saturday. The Blue Jays have a shot at receiving an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament based on their 13-4 record this season. The loss snapped Etown’s eight-game winning streak and was their first loss at home this year.

Men’s and women’s cross country teams take Men’s soccer lose home Landmark Conference Championships out on final spot

First season in Landmark ends in two conference titles

in playoffs after tie by JACOB HOPKINS

Photo: Athletics Department

Both the men’s and women’s cross country teams took home the Landmark Conference Championship on Saturday.The two championships are the first Landmark Conference titles by any team in school history.

by CORY CAUDELL

he Elizabethtown College cross country teams showed they are a force to be reckoned with in the Landmark Conference. Both the men’s and women’s team took titles home for the Blue Jays in Towson, Md. this weekend. Both teams also were individual Landmark Conference Champions. Senior Dan Gresh won for the men’s team while senior Amelia Tearnan won for the women’s. This is the first time since 2011 that both the men’s and women’s team had a first-place finisher at this race. This Landmark Conference win is also the eighth consecutive conference win for the women’s team. Etown braved the cold and rain on this difficult course and came out on top. The men’s team dominated the race, beating the second-place team by 29 points. Etown finished with a total of 32 points while second place Susquehanna University had 61. Gresh ran the race 26:22.77 to take the individual conference champion spot. This is the first time an Etown student has won since 2011. Elizabethtown had more top runners; junior Ryan Conway took fifth place while junior Sam Cooper finished in seventh. Sophomores Keegan McDonough and Jon Anderson helped seal the deal by taking home the ninth and 10th spots in the race. Etown’s top five runners all scored in the top ten of the race. Senior Zach Trama, sophomore Andrew Lesko, junior Adam

Harriger and sophomore Keagan Flagg kept Etown on top by scoring 11th, 12th, 15th and 17th respectively. The women’s team also did not disappoint this weekend. This makes eight consecutive conference wins for Etown’s women’s cross country team. The women’s team was only three points from having a perfect score. Second-place Susquehanna finished with 57 points. At this race, Tearnan took home the individual conference champion position by running a 23:04.2 in the 6,000-meter race. The second- and third-place spots were also filled by Etown runners. Fifthyear OT major Amanda Kerno finished in second with a time of 23:09.0 and junior Lydia Dearie in third with a time of 23.16. Like the men’s team, the top five Etown runners all scored in the top ten of the race. Fifth-year OT major Megan Tursi took the fifth-place position while sophomore Casey Quinto crossed into the seventhplace position. All of these runners did well, only being separated by a mere 36 seconds. First-year Maria Anderson also ran well, taking eighth place. Sophomores Liz Wedekind and Alexis Groce took 16th and 20th, respectively, as well. Coach Brian Falk was very pleased with the results of the teams at this conference. “The course ended in an unusual spot for college races, so I was watching the ending from the grandstands,” said Falk. “But from what I could see, everyone was hugging and really happy about their performance. They

knew they did well.” One memorable moment Falk talked about was at the three-mile mark during the men’s race. He said he saw seven boys run by in top spots. He knew that if they continued at that pace, they would take home the top spots. Both teams did outstanding at this race, but now it is time to really train. Both the teams will have a two-week break until their next race. On Saturday, Nov. 15, they will be headed to the NCAA Division III Regional meet in Newville, Pa. If they qualify at Regionals, they will then be headed to Mason, Ohio to compete in the Championships the following weekend. With these past performances, though, Etown will be ready to run and place well at Regionals in the coming weeks. Falk said the team will take a few days to rest their legs after competing so well this past weekend. After that, the team will be back in their “regular routine” of training. Both teams have worked hard this year to produce the best results possible. Each meet, the team improves a little more, and this meet really proved that. Etown runners dominated the Landmark Conference this weekend and plan on keeping the momentum going for Regionals in two weeks. Both teams are expected to perform well at regionals and will hopefully return home with another victory. Until then, both teams are going to train hard and prepare for what could be their last race of the season.

lizabethtown College men’s soccer tied for their final game of the season at University of Scranton Saturday, Nov. 1. Not only was this the last game of the season, but it was also the last chance for Etown to make an impression on the new Landmark Conference. The game started off with two attempts by Scranton to score, the first being a header by Gavin Coutts, the second a shot by Kevin Kozic. Etown responded aggressively but in turn fouled on Scranton twice. Scranton then fouled on Etown giving Kozic a yellow card. Etown substituted sophomore Brent Batory for senior Eric Borkowicz; a shot was taken by senior Andrew Sandridge but was wide right. Scranton proceeded to substitute three players, putting in A.J. Nardone, Sean Myers and Michael Newell. With hopes of putting points on the board, junior Shane Votto took a shot on goal but went high. To end the period, Scranton’s Robbie Hartan took one last attempt to score but was blocked by Etown. The second half started off with a corner kick by Scranton’s Michael Bergen. Five minutes in, a header shot was made by Pat Codispoti that went high. Another corner kick was made by Bergen followed by a shot by Kozic that went wide left. Two more shots were made by Etown, one by junior Martin Fevre, followed by one by senior Kyle Fowler, both shots were saved by Scranton goalkeeper Eric Hintz. Etown kept pushing, giving Fevre another shot on goal that went high. After being subbed in, Coutts took a shot on goal that went high. Etown retaliated with a header by junior Cal Graziano, that was saved by the team, followed by another shot from Fowler that went wide right. Starting in the 82nd minute, Etown was giving its all offensively but struggled to finish. First-year Scott Hess fired a shot that was blocked. Etown soon regained possession, and there was a shot by Votto that hit the crossbar, followed by a shot by Boretti, also hit the crossbar. As Etown regained possession, Graziano took a final shot on goal that went wide. To end the second period, Sandridge took a final shot in order to not go into overtime, but it was saved by Hintz. As the two teams went into overtime, Scranton’s Tom O’Connor took a header shot that went high, followed by an offsides against Scranton. After a shot by Sandridge that went high, a corner kick by Fowler lead Etown into an opportunity for two shots, one by Sandridge that went wide and one by Hess, saved by Hintz, concluding the third period. In the fourth and final period, one shot was made by each team in a final chance to secure a victory. A hopeful shot by Fevre went high, and the last chance for Scranton was a shot by Tim DisBisceglie that was saved by Barrera, concluding the match. “They challenged [Scranton’s] tall players in the air, created quite a few quality opportunities to win the game and never stopped pressing,” Head Coach Skip Roderick said. “I am very proud of my players work rate and their ability to keep their composer under pressure.” Roderick reflected on the season saying, “Our season is over, and I feel we are one of the best teams in the league but had to be the most unlucky. We didn’t qualify for the playoffs losing on a tie breaker rule to Goucher.” All in all it came down to a defensive game between Etown and Scranton, leaving the end of the season at a draw.

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Field hockey drops playoff game in double overtime Juniata defeats Jays in semifinal

Sports

November 6, 2014

Men’s and women’s swimming both fall to Susquehanna University with second place finishes in both the 100 and 200 breast. He swam at 1:07.18 in the 100 race, just under two seconds slower than leader Eric Lawrence of Susquehanna. Koehler also placed third in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 24.41 seconds, just ahead of sophomore and Etownian Photographer Shane Bahn. Fellow sophomore Jacob Stonecipher is keeping a positive attitude about the result. “We all swam some events we don’t normally get to swim,” Stonecipher said. He did not consider this as an excuse, but he stressed the importance of staying positive during meets. “It’s a long season, and we need to remember that we can improve every meet.” He also said, “I think a lot of us need to work on our endurance and stamina to finish out the long races.” This is especially important for those swimmers who participate in multiple events and for those in the 1,000-yard races. Stonecipher also noted the great character of the swimmers on the other side. “The other team was really nice,” he said. “They cheered for all of our swimmers and were really good sports.” The teams they face this year might not have the same sportsmanship or camaraderie, but they hope to win as many meets as they can. Both the men’s and women’s teams are 0-2 so far this season and will look to add their first wins as they travel to FDU-Florham University on Nov. 15.

by LIAM CUNNINGHAM

Photo: David Sinclair

The Blue Jays fell to Juniata in double overtime last night, 2-1, in the semifinals of the Landmark Conference playoffs, ending their season.

by KARLEY ICE

he Elizabethtown C ollege women’s field hockey team shut out the University of Scranton 2-0 on Saturday, Nov. 1 at Wolf Field. Junior Alyssa Aichele and seniors Kaylee Werner and Selene Jones proved to be three vital players that contributed to the win. The win locked in a second-place Landmark Conference finish for the team’s debut in the new conference. “We have yet to hit our peak performance, and now is the time I think we will peak,” Werner said. “There is so much energy amongst everyone, and we all have the same goal, which is to win a championship. Blue Jays are known for their fight, and we plan to live up to that reputation.”

“Blue Jays are known for their fight, and we plan to live up to that reputation.” ~ Kaylee Werner The first shot of the game occurred at 11:56 from sophomore Addie Stand off a penalty corner from senior Emily Mason. Scranton’s offense includes the Royals’ top attacker Alyssa Fanita, who is the league’s leader in several offensive areas. She tried to strike early, but Jones was able to stop her shot on goal. The Blue Jays only managed to get five goals during the game, four of which occurred in the first half. Five shots were more than enough, as the Blue Jays made the shots count. Senior Kendra Hudson placed the ball in the Royals’ territory, and the ball was deflected. The ball made its way to Werner’s stick, and she put the ball in the back of the cage at 16:37. Werner’s third goal of the season put the Blue Jays up 1-0. Aichele had an initial shot on goal, but it was deflected. She came back just six minutes later to score her seventh goal of the season. She was able to gain control of the ball again and send it past the goalkeeper to double Etown’s score. With a big offensive threat from

Scranton, the Blue Jays’ defense was on high alert. Staying focused, the defensive efforts held off the opponent’s pressure. The Blue Jays were able to handle five penalty corners during the second half and did not let a hole form in their defense. Jones made back-to-back sprawling saves to keep the shutout possible for the Blue Jays. Jones had five key saves for Etown, while Mason and senior Marissa Sneeringer were there to back her up, taking control of the deflections from the saves. For the final 12 minutes, the Blue Jays did not let the Royals have a single shot, which sealed the shutout victory. As the second seed, the Blue Jays hosted third-seeded Juniata College last night in the Landmark Conference semifinals. Juniata struck first to take a 1-0 lead on a goal by Allison Groft in the 21st minute. The goal would be the only one scored in the first half as Juniata held a 1-0 advantage at halftime. The Blue Jays fought back to tie the semifinal contest at one in the 53rd minute on a goal by Werner. It was her fourth of the season. Werner’s goal would be the final goal scored in regulation, as the game went into overtime. In the first overtime, neither team could find the back of the cage, as the game remained tied at one. In the second overtime, Juniata broke the tie in the 96th minute, giving the visitors the win. Jones made six saves on the afternoon in 96 minutes of action. The loss ended the Blue Jays’ season and sent Juniata on to the Landmark Conference Championship game on Saturday. Etown finished the season with an 11-7 overall record and a 5-2 Landmark Conference record. The Blue Jays played well enough to earn the second seed for the playoffs in their first season in the conference. Over the course of the season, the Blue Jays played three ranked opponents, beating 10th-ranked Ursinus College 2-1 back on Sept. 13. The team’s only conference losses came against 14th-ranked Catholic University, 3-1 and Drew University, 3-1. Juniata and Catholic will play on Saturday for the Landmark Championship.

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oth the men’s and women’s swimming teams lost to Susquehanna University in their first Landmark Conference meet of the season on Saturday, Nov. 1. The women racked up a total of 99 points to Susquehanna’s 157, while the men managed 52 points. The Blue Jays were able to pick up one victory in the two meets, coming from fifth-year OT major Kimberly Cosgrove in the women’s 1,000-yard freestyle. She recorded a time of 11:30.24, an impressive 35 seconds ahead of the next swimmer. Cosgrove also won in her 1000-yard freestyle race last week against York College. Despite only one win, there were a few bright spots for the women. Juniors Amanda Long and Bonnie Lisk recorded new season-best times. Long cut her time by nearly a second to 1:12.66 to claim second place in the women’s 100 breaststroke. Lisk improved her time to 1:07.89 in the 100 back to third place for the Blue Jays.

“It’s a long season, and we need to remember that we can improve every meet.” ~ Jacob Stonecipher

The Blue Jays are hopeful about the future of their team. First-year Dru Schneider was one of only a few Etown swimmers to come in second place. Schneider recorded a time of 2:45.57 in the 200 breast, a mere five seconds behind the winner of the event. She also managed a fourth-place finish in a very tight 100 breast race, coming in at 1:16.40. First-year David Foery was another swimmer who showed promise in this weekend’s meet. Coming in third in the men’s 100 free, Foery cut about half a Photo: Athletics Department second off his best for a time of 50.86. He also came The men’s and women’s swim teams both fell at in third in the men’s 200 free with a time of 1:56.03. Susquehanna University on Saturday afternoon.The men First-year Kieran Koehler also starred for the men lost 157-52 while the women were defeated 157-99. Both

teams will be back in action on Nov. 15 at FDU-Florham.

Athlete of the Week Alyssa Aichele by BRIAN LUKACSY Junior Alyssa Aichele scored one goal in the Blue Jays 2-0 victory over Scranton on Saturday. The victory secured the second seed in the Landmark Conference playoffs. In the previous game against Moravian, Aichele scored a goal and added an assist in the 5-1 win. For the season, Aichele is third on the team in points with 18 and tied for second on the team in goals and assists with seven and four, respectively.

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