Etownian Spring 2013 Issue 12

ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE’S STUDENT NEWSPAPER

The Etownian

www. etownian.com

Vol. 109. Issue 12

Thursday, February 7, 2013 INSIDE OPINION

INSIDE OPINION

PROFESSOR SPEAKS OUT AGAINST GUN-FREE ZONES

WOMEN IN COMBAT: NEW LEGISLATION, VARYING OPTIONS

INSIDE SPORTS WRESTLING RANKS HIGHEST IN COLLEGE HISTORY

honors

In-house publications place gold in CASE competition Alyssa Aichele Staff Writer

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he Office of Marketing and Communications (OMC) has received seven awards from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) for Elizabethtown College.

CASE is an annual competition that gives private and public universities a chance to express marketing and communications initiatives. OMC won three gold, two silver, one bronze and one honorable mention for seven out of the ten programs and projects they submitted. The College’s gold awards will be entered into the national CASE Circle

of Excellence Awards for further judging.

Elizabeth Braungard, the executive director of Marketing and Communications, stated, “One of the things that I think is so exciting about the CASE competition is that you are judged by your peers. Other marketing and communications people in the field of higher education will look at

athletics

your entry, look at your material … and they decide how your entry ranks.”

To be eligible for competition, projects had to be created between July 2011 and July 2012. The winners were announced in December 2012.

SEE AWARDS PAGE 2

on campus

Dayhoff shatters personal, Jays’ shot put record Race-related written threat found in dorm Jill A. Norris News Editor

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Photo: Athletic Department

Junior Lucas Dayhoff broke both his personal and the College records in the shot put, for the second time, on Feb. 2 at the Seamus McElligott Invitational hosted by Haverford College. His recent record of 46’11-1/2” (14.31M) was exceeded by his new record of 50’6-1/4” (15.40M). It was also the 27th best throw in this season’s NCAA Division III men’s track and field.

SEE SPORTS PAGE 10

renovations

Jay’s Nest undergoes construction Jill A. Norris News Editor

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h e Jay ’s Ne s t h a s recently undergone construction to its former counter area located at the front of the store. Reaching completion, the work done has created additional storage space for inventory and other supplies.

Although construction officially began during the holiday break of Dec. 2012, the idea for this $500 project has been underway for a great deal of time.

“We try to keep stock in hand to keep the students satisfied,” Director of Dining Services Eric Turzai stated. This new storage area will allow the Jay’s Nest to hold additional inventory to help ensure t hat no student fe els deprived during his or her

cravings. “We have been bringing in more variety of products to satisfy the students’ requests,” Turzai continued.

The store is working to install a Brita Hydration Station, similar to the one currently located in the Marketplace.

The soon-to-be installed water station will aid in reducing crosscontamination among students as they refill their personal water bottles.

Despite the rumors circling campus, the recent constr uc tion was not part of installing security cameras to the Jay’s Nest.

However, students can expect to see video cameras installed and operational within the next few years.

Ac c ord i ng to Tu r z ai, this project is still in the informational stage.

race-related incident occurred on Sunday, Feb. 3, in which a written threat was posted on a memo board in an undisclosed dormitory. The board was “vandalized with a violent hate message,” as Dean Marianne Calenda stated in a notification to the campus on Monday, Feb. 4.

Calenda’s statement illustrated that vandalism is not aligned with the College’s mission statement, or its “commitment to social justice and respect for human dignity.”

The campus-wide email also requested that anyone with information about the incident should immediately report to Campus Security by phone or criminal incident report. It was also noted that students may remain anonymous while completing the online report form.

In reaction to the incident, Student Senate President Robert Graham said: “I think this is something that is truly unacceptable. Senate is committed to advocating for students’ rights, and if there is anyone that knows anything about this, the proper people should be informed, so we can figure this out and continue to promote a strong community.”

FOR SENATE’S OFFICIAL STATEMENT ON THE INCIDENT, SEE PAGE 3

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High Library hosts King James Bible exhibit Alison S. Perez Staff Writer

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ne of the most influential pieces of modern day literature, The King James Bible, is now on display at the High Library through Feb. 21.

Meant as a political and theological compromise, the King James Bible would eventually unite the church that was accepted in everyday society and the growing Puritan movement. The exhibit is spreading the word about the celebration of the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible, despite the fact that its anniversary was in 2011. It is travelling to rural areas rather than big cities or places with easy access to big cities, which makes Elizabethtown College just right for the exhibition.

Exhibits such as these are not often set up in small towns or small communities, and Etown is an area where the Bible has been a big influence. The King James Bible was the first translation of the Bible, which makes the exhibition a really big deal.

The point of the exhibit is to go to “areas where the library institution could connect with its regional impact,” Louise HyderDarlington, access services librarian, said.

According to first-year Mary Kendrick, who attended the exhibit, “the Bible’s influence can hit anyone, regardless of what size school they go to.”

Photo: Katie J. Brumbach

Students can use iPads, smartphones or other smart devices to listen to an audio tour while attending the exhibit.

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News

February 7, 2013

AWARDS PAGE 1

Publications receive recognition Office of Marketing, Comm. attains three gold, two silver, one bronze, one honorable mention They competed against many other universities in other states and districts such as New Jersey, Delaware, New York, West Virginia and Washington, D.C., along with places outside of the United States, like Ontario, Canada, US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.

The bronze award was given to the College under the category of Special Events for “The Presidential Inauguration of Carl J. Strikwerda” because of its elegant package and consistency of design. One of the gold awards was given for Student Recruitment for “Redefine Yourself: The View Book.” Another gold award received was for Individual Special Public Relations Projects for “The Bird Feeder: Food Truck,” which judges said is a very creative way to incorporate a food truck into college life to create student jobs, a safe dining option and a moving promotion.

One of the silver awards is for Best Practices in Communications and was awarded to “Moment of Truth Acceptance Package,” which manages to creatively bridge the past and present in the formality of a college acceptance letter.

The other silver that was awarded to the College was for Video Features for “Elizabethtown College Branding Video” for overall strong production. And lastly, the honorable mention received was for the Student Recruitment Package, “Elizabethtown College Redefined.”

Braungard said, “In the past two years, we have completely [revamped] all of our recruitment materials for the College. We have just developed a new view book. We have revamped our acceptance package. Now our students received a moment of truth package with a congratulations, an acceptance letter, a little more information about what they need to do and how they can connect with the College and then a declaration card for intent.

It encourages students to take a photo of their acceptance letter and post it on Twitter.”

Social networking is the way many people choose to inform others about their lives and their accomplishments. With Etown redesigning how they appear to present-day college applicants, they have proven that they are willing to go the extra distance to make the higher education levels for their students a better place to learn. These awards show how much the College is willing to change in order to prepare their students for the technologically advanced world.

Going along with these ideas, Braungard said, “I think it reflects really well on the College because we are beginning to elevate the quality of our programs, the quality of our students and faculty. We are telling stories in a new and engaging way.

I think that in this day of age, when you are looking to recruit students to college, you have to be able to differentiate yourself.

We are doing a better job at differentiating the Etown experience over an experience of any of our peer institutions. It is our commitment to service-based learning, our focus with the strategic plan on real-world learning and giving students the chance to do internships and research with faculty. It is those things that begin to set us apart.”

OMC worked an entire year to create the new acceptance package, the Viewbook. They did not start this with the idea that they wanted to win an award, but rather the idea that they wanted Etown to be set apart from other colleges.

As the OMC continues its work to remodel the College’s publications, plans to submit specific pieces to additional competitions are already underway. Braungard concluded by expressing the possibility of submitting the OMC’s publications that earned gold to the Circle of Excellence, CASE’s international premier awards program.

Photos: Office of Marketing and Communications, Jill Norris

The 2012 Viewbook, directly above, illustrates what daily life is like at Elizabethtown College.The theme, “redefine,” expresses how Etown has transformed over the years and what makes Etown a unique institution. The majority of Elizabethtown College’s award-winning publications were those aimed toward recruiting prospective students to the College.

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Exhibit travels to smaller institutions Audio tours improve interactive display “I have seen some of the most spiritual people at Etown, and when I visit bigger schools like Millersville, I have seen spirituality lacking.”

She went on to make another good point about how anyone from any walk of life can be influenced by the King James Bible, and it would be unfair of the exhibit to only go to bigger schools.

Hyder-Darlington explained that the school wrote a grant proposal, part of which stated the intent to showcase this exhibit. There are 14 panels of information that represent the actual exhibit from Oxford, England.

The 14 panels contain information about the creation of the King James Bible as well as the impact it has had on our lives.

There are five display cases that showcase pieces of Bibles which will be displayed around campus.

For those who would like to borrow an iPad or scan a code on their smartphone or other smart device,

an audio tour is available. This can be done anytime the library is open for normal business hours.

There are various programs centered around the exhibit. One of them was an opening reception on Saturday, Feb. 2. Information on the other special programs offered is available on the College website.

For additional information, there is a YouTube channel with 15 videos that expand upon the impact of the exhibit in our community.

Hyder-Darlington explained, “the most important thing to know is that the exhibit is here anytime the library is open, and it is free and open to the public.”

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The Kings James Bible exhibit is visiting Elizabethtown College to illustrate that not only large universities can benefit from its presence.

February 7, 2013

STUDENT SENATE Senators react, deliver official statement regarding bias-related incident on campus

Kristen N. Lacaillade Executive Cabinet Vice President of Student Senate On behalf of Student Senate, we acknowledge and uphold a zero tolerance policy regarding the biasrelated incident that took place this past weekend. As a collective community of peers who have been elected to strongly advocate for student rights, we will continue to defend those rights to the greatest extent. We uphold the integrity that our close-knit campus community is built upon and for which it is wellknown. As the student government organization on campus, Senate does not support the actions that have taken place, or any such actions, and strongly disagrees with those decisions that affect our peers and their safety, for whom we have the utmost respect. S enate will do everything within its power to assure that this instance is not repeated and will work diligently with other campus community members to follow through with these intentions.

We strongly encourage those students, faculty or staff members who have any information regarding this incident to make an immediate report to Campus Security by calling 717-361–1263, or by completing the crime incident report form on the College’s website.

Campus community members may also contact any Student Senator with information regarding this incident. We welcome anyone to bring comments, questions or concerns to the Student Senate meetings every Thursday at 3:45 p.m. in Hoover 212.

Our meetings are an open forum for students to allow their voices to be heard. We can also be reached at SENATE@etown.edu.

health

News

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Jays take preventative measures against flu

Student Health provides Jays with flu shots, health tips Paige Neidig Staff Writer

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lizabethtown College is taking preventative measures to keep students healthy and safe from the recent flu epidemic. Symptoms to watch for are: fever or chills, cough, body aches or headache, fatigue, sore throat and a stuffy or runny nose.

Student health has been administering flu shots for $17 for students who want to protect themselves against this virus. Influenza, commonly shortened to “flu,” is an extremely contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza A or B viruses.

According to Eileen Wagener, RN, the College’s health liaison, “It is important for students to stay healthy because of the close proximity and contact they have with each other in closed spaces, especially during cold weather, which helps viruses spread easily. Illness also means time missed from class, and that affects academic progress.”

Wagener further explained, “Student Wellness/Student Health contracted this year with Travel Health Services of Lancaster to hold two flu clinics in October. They gave approximately 200 flu shots to both students and employees.” Fifty additional students received shots by scheduling appointments with Wagener in her office.

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Student Health is providing flu shots for $17 and advise students to limit contact with others if symptoms arise.

There is a common fear that the flu shot can give students the virus.

Wagener assures students that it is impossible to get the flu from receiving the flu vaccination: “The vaccine is made from a deactivated or dead virus and therefore cannot transmit the virus. It does take about two weeks for your body to provide the immunity needed from the vaccine, so if you are exposed to the flu during those two weeks, you can still get the flu.”

Wagener also said, “The risks associated with receiving a flu shot are the same as receiving any vaccine, especially if you are allergic to any part of the vaccine. The flu shot is generally safe for most people with no history of a previous bad reaction to a vaccine, or no history

of allergies to eggs. The benefits outweigh the risks.”

In addition to getting the flu shot, there are other ways to gain protection from the flu. Wagener sent out an email through Campus News to advise all students to frequently wash their hands with soap and water or use hand sanitizer; avoid touching common surfaces; avoid touching their face, mouth, nose and eyes; avoid contact with those who are sick; and keep immune systems strong by getting plenty of sleep and eating a well-balanced diet.

Wagener said, “The College is offering plenty of information to aid students in preventing the flu via the Student I would not consider that Health website, Campus etc. Flu clinics the Etown campus is in the News, were offered in the fall midst of a flu ‘epidemic’ at semester, additional vaccination has been this time. available through the Student Health office.

~ Eileen Wagener Hand sanitizer is also readily available in all areas of campus.”

The flu isn’t typically a detrimental virus. However, it can become more severe under certain conditions. For this reason, students should shield themselves from the virus as much as they can.

First-year Emily Zimmerman said, “I got the flu shot because I get it every year. I especially wanted it this year because there was an epidemic.”

Wagener said, “Influenza can certainly be miserable for several days or more, and can be inconvenient with time being lost from class and work. The illness is more severe in those who are very young or the elderly or in individuals who have chronic illness or diseases. It can be dangerous for those groups of people. Generally, young, healthy adults recover without complications in most cases.”

Wagener said, “The Student Health office and Penn State Hershey Medical Group has only seen a few students with flu-like illnesses that I am aware of. There are other illnesses and viruses that students have presented with that are not influenza. There also may be students who have had flu symptoms but have not come to Student Health to be seen.”

With this being said, is Etown College in the midst of a flu epidemic?

Wagener doesn’t think so. She said, “I would not consider that the Etown campus is in the midst of a flu ‘epidemic’ at this time. There may be some flu cases, but at this point not at epidemic levels. Keep washing your hands and get a flu shot. It’s not too late.”

If flu symptoms arise, Wagener recommended that students “get plenty of rest, drink lots of fluids, take pain relievers and fever reducers such as acetaminophen or ibuprofen, as directed. Students with the flu should stay home or in their dorm room, and limit contact with others.”

Student Health, located at the Penn State Hershey Medical Group office, 1 Continental Dr., is available for students who need medical attention for acute symptoms, especially those students with underlying health problems or chronic health conditions.

Influenza, commonly shortened to “flu,” is an extremely contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza A or B viruses.

faculty

Absence of Res. Life director causes position changes

Asbury serves as interim director while Bridgeman takes maternity leave Adam C. Landes Staff Writer Jill A. Norris News Editor

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programs and also supervises area coordinators (AC) in addition to the College’s Living Learning Communities, such as the StudentDirected Learning Communities (SDLC), most of which are located off-campus.

Asbur y was not the only Residence Life employee affected

by Bridgeman’s absence. “Everyone pitched in to fill my old duties and pick up the extra slack,” Asbury said. Calvin Gilcrist is one member of Residence Life who took on the responsibilities of Asbury’s permanent position.

When faced with the recent position changes, Asbury saw it as a chance to better her work within the office of Residence Life. “It gives me the opportunity to see this office in a different light, one that I never knew existed,” she said.

O n e o f A s b u r y ’s g o a l s while filling in for Bridgeman is to maintain the welcoming atmosphere of Residence Life that she credits to Bridgeman’s work. “[I want] students to still feel like they can reach out to me and the office to provide service and assistance,” Asbury said.

hile Director of Residence Life Allison Bridgeman is on maternity leave, Assistant Director Susan Asbury will fill Bridgeman’s position and the duties that accompany it until Bridgeman returns to her post at Elizabethtown College.

Because Bridgeman informed Asbury of her temporary position c h ange du r i ng t h e f a l l 2 0 1 2 semester, Asbury ha d ampl e t i me to work with Bridgeman to gain the knowledge needed to perform her job adequately and to prepare for her increase in responsibility. “[The] support of the Etown staff and a s s i s t a n c e f rom colleagues are a major part of my success,” Asbur y stated.

As interim director of Residence Life, Asbury now oversees the office and initiatives Photo: Matthew P. Butera related to resident Photo: Leah Nissley Despite the fact that the Office of Residence Life is currently assistants (RA) and Susan Asbury serves as interim director of Residence Life while Allison Bridgeman remains undergoing changes, students should still feel welcome to voice residence learning on maternity leave. Calvin Gilcrist has taken on Asbury’s usual duties as assistant director. their concerns.

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Features

February 7, 2013

Preparations for job fairs, post-grad interviewing success

Andrew M. Calnon Staff Writer

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eniors, it’s time to start thinking about the “real world.” Time to start constructing your résumé. Time to start applying for jobs. Time to start going on interviews. And time to start building your career. On Thursday, Jan. 31, Career Services held their first STRIVE event of 2013 for Elizabethtown College seniors.

STRIVE planned a series of career preparation events designed specifically for seniors to help them prepare for life outside of college.

Mary Krikorian, assistant director for Transition Programs and Alumni Engagement, planned this most recent event to provide seniors with tips for job fair success. “Attending job fairs is a great way to meet employers!”

Krikorian said.

She then introduced the speaker for the event, Erica Smith, a Talent Acquisitions Manager for Enterprise. Smith stated that she would focus her presentation on four main points: how to prepare for a job fair, how to conduct oneself at a job fair, how to stand out among other aspiring applicants and what to do post-fair.

Smith emphasized the importance of preparing for a job fair. It is crucial that when attending a job fair, you arrive at the beginning of the event so that you do not miss any of the employers. It is also imperative to have an updated résumé before you go. When employers ask for a résumé, supply them with one, and be sure to

have multiple copies. It is also important to research a company before talking to one of their representatives; you want to be knowledgeable of their goals and what they offer.

Appearance demonstrates maturity and professionalism to employers. Smith told the students, “Look the part; I think that’s very important.” She also said not to be intimidated by employers, because they are simply attending the fair to find new ambitious employees.

Another imperative fundamental rule is to limit the amount of socializing you do with your friend group at a job fair or interview; you are wasting employers’ valuable time if you stand around and chat about last night’s big game.

At a job fair you will find anywhere from 20 to 100 employers representing their companies. Those employers are looking for new employees who are ready to enter the working world with open arms. When approaching a representative be ready to explain what you are looking for within a job and company.

Additionally, at this point, you should have an elevator speech in your mind. Don’t know what that is? An elevator speech is a 30-second speech explaining some important details about yourself such as previous work history, where you went to college and why you picked your major. The objective of this speech is to build yourself up in a positive manner. Smith said, “Knowing the simple things about yourself is key.”

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Enterprise Talent Aquisitions Manager Erica Smith advises students on how to market themselves to employers. She stressed the importance of knowing your strengths.

At this point in the presentation, Smith asked for a volunteer to come forward and form an elevator speech with her. Senior Ian Heist enthusiastically volunteered. Heist and Smith then began to brainstorm things that would allow Heist to stand out from other applicants.

Heist later stated that the most important piece

of information he took from the event was, “knowing how to perform your elevator speech and being able to sell yourself ” to employers and people of high authority within a company.

The final step before leaving a job fair is to ask the employer, “What’s next?” That next step could possibly be an interview or an internship.

After a job fair, it is important to follow up with the recruiters. Smith stated, “I encourage you to follow up with employers after a job fair or interview – thank-you cards and emails are appreciated. You need to market and sell yourself at all times.” Sending a simple thank-you card demonstrates your interest in the company and helps to make you more familiar to them.

Senior Mary Settle found the event to be very helpful because she said that Smith “touched on a lot of points that I might not have thought of, including how to approach representatives at job fairs and what kinds of information to research about a company before approaching them.”

Etown students might find Smith’s advice to be especially useful when the College hosts its upcoming job fair on March 19.

The next STRIVE event will be held on Feb. 5 in Hoover 214 at 5 p.m. and is titled, “Understanding Your Student Loans.” Chris Mowl, assistant director of Financial Aid, will present information and answer questions about how to handle student loan repayment. If you would like to learn more about STRIVE events, contact Career Services at CAREERSERVICES@etown. edu or call 717-361-1206.

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Team committed to innovating marketing, communications strategies Ragina K. Lashley Staff Writer

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thentic.... We can’t always take ourselves too seriously.”

Cassie Meade, a junior graphic design intern at OMC, speaks of Sheaffer as “an extremely talented designer, and it is a privilege to be able to work with and learn from her.”

Sheaffer devotes careful consideration to the layout of a document, specifically adhering to a formula but still using the theme of “redefined” to maintain a positive image of the College. “We don’t do things just to do them,” said Sheaffer. “We have [the client’s] goals and objectives, so we figure out a solution, and that’s when we brainstorm ... Every new job is a new project.”

When designing the College magazine, Sheaffer aims for something fresh and entertaining while still educating the magazine’s subscribers. Recent changes to the magazine have included varnishing, a tactile design element that creates a velvet-smooth cover and makes it difficult to put down. “By changing the paper, the way it folds, you can change the way a piece [feels],” Sheaffer stated.

Yabut’s favorite project so far has been “Battle of the Blues”, an Etown and Messiah College alumni challenge that raises donations for their respective alma maters.

Yabut considered it “very successful.”

Concerning OMC’s recent success with the CASE awards, Yabut called them “amusing,” as he says the team is Type A in nature. “We won most, except for

one ... We reveled in the moment, but think, ‘How can I make that piece better?’”

“I think we screamed,” said Sheaffer. “Having that feeling of accomplishment was really great.”

Talarico said that receiving the awards was “such an achievement; with each additional one, we knew we did good work ... [It was] a validation by our peers.”

The team doesn’t think of their job as theirs alone; they recognize the value of the interns that work with them, and also that of each other. Sheaffer stated her opinion on the importance of internship at the office: “We have our contributing writers for the magazine, the photography for the viewbook, and our project managers. It’s important to give students the opportunity to understand criticism ... a real-world learning experience, preparing them for graduation, [as it’s] valuable to take away and put on their resumés.”

Yabut said of his time at the OMC: “[I’m] satisfied with the group dynamic, but we wish for more time ... but we’re going to do the best job we possibly can do.

The work ethic here is great ... the team, the willingness is great. Other places are cutthroat.”

Having only been together for approximately two years, the OMC’s work reflects their ultimate goal: to unify and portray the College as a pioneering environment of growth and success for all who come in contact with it.

he moment of truth. Elizabethtown College.”

All of Etown’s prospective students buzzed about theirs when it was received in the mail. Everyone who earned acceptance into the College discovered that single white envelope protruding from their mailbox. As they opened the trademark blue envelope and devoured the white lettering in the center, it was the moment that some just knew that Elizabethtown was where they’d spend the next four years.

For the Office of Marketing & Communications (OMC), that moment originated from a commitment to quality and innovation, which Integrated Marketing Manager Donna Talarico said aimed to “make the students feel special...let them know what we’re all about.”

So far in 2013, OMC has earned 10 awards from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) for the branding and project work they submitted (See News-Page 1). Their office is the center of all the College’s communications and where in-house publications such as the Bird Guide, the Elizabethtown Magazine, the viewbook, materials for prospective students, directories, and all social media and website design and management originate.

Committed to innovating the College’s communications, OMC is careful to ensure that all changes to their designs are efficient and purposeful. Most recently, the College’s website received an overhaul. Digital design manager Danilo Yabut bid adieu to the past header and footer and added new elements such as the “Wild Card Navigation,” a system to highlight events and departments on campus. Another change was made to the calendar system which proved to be an arduous process of figuring out a way to “[get] everyone to used the system.” Yabut said that his mantra in regard to the analytics aspect of his job is that “if something isn’t performing, get rid of it.”

As for the social media aspect of communications, Donna Talarico has singlehandedly changed the face of Etown College by connecting with students, alumni, faculty, staff and prospectives via the web. Talarico keeps a “finger on the pulse,” ensuring that information is kept up-to-date and available for all to access through Facebook, Twitter, etc.

Talarico’s work has appeared in a variety of projects, including the viewbook for Etown’s recruitment package. The viewbook’s development took approximately three months and included Yabut’s coordination of the photo shoots, Sheaffer’s visual designs and Talarico’s profiles. Talarico makes certain that her words possess clever and playful tones but still allow her to “portray [Etown] as serious, yet a fun place.” The branding video, which won a Silver CASE award for “Video Features” and a Bronze Telly Award, was a “great pride point,” Talarico said, because she “got to write the Courtesy Photo script and learn a different type of writing ... [and] The Office of Marketing and Communications processes thousands of prospective applicants every year. Integrated be a lot more concise.” Talarico’s aim to connect with Marketing Manager Donna Talarico aims to “make students feel special” and inform them of Elizabethtown College in the audience can be described as “being real and au- a positive light.

February 7, 2013 faculty

Features

Eberly to teach Pathology in O.T. Dept.

Austin M. Whitlock Reporter

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eth Eberly, an Elizabethtown C ollege graduate, continues her involvement with the College as she teaches the Pathology I course in the occupational therapy department this semester.

Eberly, who is a full-time occupational therapist and the manager of the physical and occupational therapy department at Health South Rehab Hospital of York, was contacted by the College and asked to serve as an adjunct professor about four years ago. Since then, Photo: Office of Marketing and Communications Eberly has taught a graduate level OT course and Pathol- Professors and students in the Occupational Therapy Department spend hours teaching and learning in the Masters Center for Science, Mathematics ogy II. and Engineering. Eberly’s class for this semester, Pathology 1, takes place This past summer, Eberly was behind these doors. contacted again and asked to teach Pathology I. Having been a previous member of the OT class, she was more than leges seem to be getting away from the psychosocial happy to fill the role and share her experience with component of occupational therapy.” She stresses students. She has thoroughly enjoyed teaching over the that the physical and psychosocial elements are not past several years and is happy to continue. exclusive of each other and that it is important to Eberly feels that she can bring her students the per- study both sides. sonal experience she is able to share. “All of the things Eberly also feels that the Etown OT department we study in Pathology were the diagnoses we see at the starts students off on the right foot by focusing them rehab hospital,” she said, “so I think it’s been beneficial on the program beginning with the first semester. for me to be able to come in as a teacher because I work She appreciates the guidance that students have all with those diagnoses every day.” Eberly recalled one the way through to the fifth and final year. particular experience involving a man who had a severe Many more students are going into college with spinal cord injury. He was completely paralyzed from an OT major and are looking for jobs right out the neck down and had to use a wheelchair to move. “He of school. “I think it’s a growing field, but it also had the most positive attitude and was very motivated depends on where the need is. There are a lot of to do as much as he could,” Eberly stated, “even know- schools in this geographic area and if students want ing that he’d never move more than his neck and head.” to stay in this area it can be very competitive,” Eberly With help from Eberly and the staff, the man was able stated. Despite this, the rehab hospital where Eberly to return home to his family. works has never struggled to find candidates for the While Eberly and the staff at the rehab hospital department, which demonstrates the popularity and are able to help people very often, there are still a few competitiveness of the field. Eberly believes that difficulties that arise. Many patients have insurance as long as a student looks for something that will regulations or limited health coverage. “We want to encourage their growth in the profession, such as a give the patients the best care and keep them moving mentor that works in the field, they will succeed in in a positive direction, but sometimes our hands are finding a good job. tied by insurance limitations,” Eberly said. She finds it Beth Eberly graduated from the class of 1985 and to be a frustrating process. But it is real-life situations received a bachelor’s degree in Occupational Therapy like these that Eberly can share with students to better from Etown and has pursued the field ever since. She is prepare them for the future. in her 27th year of working for the rehab hospital in York Eberly enjoys working for the OT department at and now has taught three different courses at Etown. the College because she believes it prepares students “Being able to get somebody back to the life they were for what they need to know in order to obtain a job in living before their injury or illness has really intrigued occupational therapy. “One of the biggest benefits that me. I decided because of this that I would pursue ocI have seen is that Etown is very much geared toward cupational therapy.” Eberly consistently demonstrates the physical disabilities as well as the psychosocial this passion for OT in her work as an adjunct professor aspects of patient care,” Eberly said, “and a lot of col- and in how highly she speaks of the profession.

alumni

Alumnus spotlight: DeMarco, former Professional Writing student, weighs in Allison M. Rohland Asst. Editor

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hether it’s listening to NPR on his drive to work or a serendipitous moment of creative thought, alumnus Austin DeMarco ‘ll finds inspiration in just about everything. “Once an idea hits my brain, I have to write it down, have to explore it to its logical conclusions. Storytelling fascinates me, and I can’t imagine doing anything else,” DeMarco said.

While he attended Etown, DeMarco pursued a professional writing major with a creative writing and physics double minor.

“My goal was to write science fiction, so I figured an understanding of science would help me to create compelling, realistic scenarios,” said DeMarco. Two years later, DeMarco now works for IGI Global, an international academic book publisher, as an editorial assistant in book development, where he works with authors and editors to prepare manuscripts for publication. Due to the scientific content featured in IGI Global’s books, DeMarco is able to marry the knowledge gained from both his major and one of his minors.

DeMarco truly feels that his Etown education prepared him for postgrad life: “I draw on lessons from many of my professional writing courses in determining exactly how to talk to my editors in addition to what I’m saying in order to address concerns and diffuse potentially volatile situations when problems emerge,” DeMarco said. He also considers Etown’s emphasis on critical thinking an important asset and tool applicable to the workplace.

In addition to working at IGI Global, he writes freelance articles — the most recent were published in North and South and Pennsylvania Magazine. Currently, he is gathering research for an article on the Battle of Gettysburg, which he’d like to get published for the 150th anniversary in July.

However, it’s not all work for DeMarco — he has multiple creative projects on the

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Dear Sarah, I’m really interested in this young woman and I’d really like to ask her out and get to know her. My friends say she’s really sweet and has a positive personality. Plus she’s probably the cutest looking young woman I’ve ever seen. We met last semester and I never got her cell phone number because I wanted to get to know her more face-to-face than texting over break. My dilemma is we don’t have any classes together this semester and she lives in a dorm on the other side of campus. Only rarely do we bump into each other in the BSC or Marketplace. I’d love to ask her out and get her number in person. Facebook doesn’t seem like the proper way to ask someone out. I desperately need suggestions – what are some ways I can ask to meet her in person (without being creepy)? Is Facebook OK? Any ideas would be super helpful.

-Anxious and Impatient Dear A’n’I.,

As we say here at the Etownian: Listen, you just need to chill for a moment. Facebook is cringe worthy for date-dates, but hey, use it to ask her to hang out to catch up, you know, since we JUST got back to campus. Go to the Blue Bean or lunch or whatever and hang out and talk. THEN you can get her digits, THEN ask her out on a date-date, THEN maybe hug (I don’t know what you’re into.) Like, really. Simple stuff here.

OR OH MY GOSH JUST SHOW HER THIS LETTER IN THE PAPER. BOOM. NAME YOUR KIDS AFTER ME.

Dear Sarah, I really respect my one professor and I enjoy her class. However, I get really nervous whenever I have to answer a question.

My brain turns to mush. What should I do?

Sincerely, Brain Mush Dear Brain Mush,

Preaching to the choir, here. I swear, most classes I feel like I’m moving and listening through Jello. It’s even worse when you really want to impress and groove with your professors. They are pretty much paid to be professionally smart and throw that smart at their students (and before I get strung up by my fellow Ed. majors: I know, I know, just go with me here). It sounds like you are definitely feeling the pressure to show your merit in a class that you enjoy, and that can be a great motivator or a major point of stress for anyone. Here’s the secret, though: even if you get a question wrong, you’re still learning. No professor is going to cackle at a miscalculation and shut you off from knowledge forever. That would not be good teaching practice and it would also be a little cray, so if there are any professors reading this who are planning to do just that this semester: stop it.

Look, you’re a student who wants to do well. If you put in the work and the time you’ll be fine, even if that means you really have to push yourself. Maybe as you read or do homework, jot down some relevant points that you think will come up next class or you want to take the initiative to bring up! Participate in discussion and for goodness sake ask questions! You’re a student and there are going to be things you don’t know.

side. His creative works in It’s like my Nana told me once: Idiots graduate from college pro g re s s i n every day. clude: a short story, a flash ficYou’re not an idiot. Have some confidence and go learn! tion piece and a young adult , novel. “It’s not XOXO uncommon for arah S

me to have three or four projects going simultaIllustration: Sarah M. Knight neously, but I love it,” he said.

In December 2012, DeMarco received his position and was performed at Millersville second honorable mention for Writers of University. To see my characters come to the Future Contest for a science fiction life on a stage, to hear the audience laugh piece. and cry with them, even if only for a very Throughout his time at Etown, DeMarco short while, was an experience I’ll never participated in multiple musical ensembles forget,” he said. such as the symphonic band, orchestra, Recollecting his time at Etown, DeMarco brass ensemble and jazz band. Additionally, said, “I think the best part of Etown was the he was president of Literati for two years, in people — classmates and professors. Living which he managed the club and organized on a small campus with friends only a short events which, according to DeMarco, often walk away meant plenty of opportunifelt like a full time job. During DeMarco’s ties for interaction, but now that we’ve all senior year he took a playwriting course graduated and scattered across the country, to fulfill a requirement for his creative it’s a lot harder to keep in touch and a lot writing minor. It was in this class that he harder to meet new people.” experienced his fondest Etown memory. He DeMarco encourages us to keep our submitted a play he wrote for the class to a minds open to inspiration and is a living 10-minute play competition and was pleas- example that one can pursue their passions antly surprised. “My play won a runner-up in the most unexpected ways.

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February 7, 2013

Poet Laureate Daina Savage reads, presents lecture on process Marie A. Loiseau Staff Writer

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here was a sweet sound – music to an English major’s ears – floating from the Bowers Writers House on the evening of Jan. 31. That, of course, was the voice Daina Savage sharing some of her own poetry. She selected and read twenty of her poems, gracing both Elizabethtown College students and members of the public with her work.

Savage generously dedicated the entire evening to Etown. She’s quite busy, after all, as poet laureate of Lancaster County and a feature writer for AAA World, Central PA Magazine and Susquehanna Style magazine. She’s also the co-founder of Lancaster’s annual Spoken Word Festival, which is now in its tenth year.

Despite the heavy load already filling her plate, however, she still had time to conduct a poetry workshop and a reading at the College. The workshop began at 4 p.m. Savage shared her own story on making a life and a living as a writer – something that the seven students present, myself included, are quite interested in. We all realize that the English major isn’t the most heavily sought after type in the work world, so it was refreshing to hear from someone who’s made it work.

Savage discussed the path that led her to be Lancaster’s poet laureate: her first job at a newspaper, pitching to magazines, her introduction to Lancaster’s poetry scene, etc. She’s been involved with all facets of writing – cold, hard journalism, news features, colorful advertising, and, of course, poetry. She struggled with her first job in journalism, as she was not so accustomed to the research aspect and found many events quite intense. What she did, though, was take the last half hour of her workday to write poetry and de-stress. This enabled her to practice using her “eye for details, eye for what’s poetic about something,” that she emphasized over and over during her workshop.

She also mentioned her past opportunities as a traveling writer.

For example, she’s spent time in Florida and Brazil covering stories. “Traveling writing is the best!” she said. “The venues are less, you won’t make any money doing it; but it gives you access – backstage passes for things that the public never sees.” Talking to different and new individuals is one of her favorite parts. It’s

never hard to get people to open up, she says, because, “when you put your writer hat on, everyone wants to tell you their story.”

We gushed over her career as a writer, asking for any and all tips to land similar success. She offered advice willingly, saying, “You need to pay attention. It’s the details that connect with people; it’s the details that bring humanity into writing. Making those human connections will elevate your work.” She stressed the use of the aforementioned “poetic eye,” seeing the different feelings present in a situation, and “being able to allow a metaphor to happen.”

I found Savage’s workshop to be beneficial and enlightening. When it was over, I couldn’t wait for her 8 p.m. poetry reading. She had discussed her processes, I knew her background and I was ready to experience her magic.

I knew Savage was excited to read aloud, too, based on her earlier statement: “There’s just something different about reading your poetry aloud. You can feel the words in your mouth.” That feeling was certainly shared with the audience. As Savage stood in the Bowers Writers House, reading her pieces, I could see her words floating out into the crowd, being absorbed by everyone present.

She went through twenty of her poems, pausing between each to smile and provide the context of the work. Some encompassed personal tragedy, others nature and others family. Regardless of the theme, each poem consisted of vibrant images that played in a film in the Photo: Marie A. Loiseau minds of audience members.

Poet Laureate Daina Savage speaks at the Bowers Writers There was no question that Daina Savage deserved her House about her poet process, fame and reads from her personal poet laureate title. She was not only capable of bringing collection of works. the minutest details to life in writing, but she was also able to share her secrets with the curious students at her —new eyes that seek the poetic aspects of every place we go. workshop.

We walked away knowing that, if we can find those aspects and She told all present at the workshop to submit, submit, submit. work to find the right language to express them, we can make “Fear and excitement are really just two sides of the same coin. art. We walked away with a new courage to submit our work.

Do you want to be excited and submit your work? Or fearful and Thanks to Daina Savage, we walked away knowing that, even hide your work? It’s your choice.” though it might be tough, it’s not impossible to make the dream We walked away from her workshop with new perspective of becoming a writer a reality.

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Only at Etown: Mr. Fix-it Hannah C. Blecker Asst. Copy Editor

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pon returning to campus this January, my roommates and I undertook some major rearranging in our dorm room. Once everything started looking more like an actual dwelling and not a homeless shelter, we decided it was time to finally report the missing tension rod for one of the windows in our room. We had gone without any curtains and just had the standard, big pull-down shade, but decided that we wanted to live like real people and not poor college kids, so drapes would probably be a good place to start. The following Monday, I was asleep taking (one of) my daily nap(s) when a startling knock on the door woke me up.

I was in no way expecting maintenance to be in our room the next business day after filing the work order, but here Etown’s personal Mr. Fix-It was, standing in my doorway in his tattooed, one earring-ed glory. I was in pajamas and still hadn’t gotten out of bed when he walked in, but he immediately showed me how to install and fix the curtain rod in a grandfatherly way that honestly made me smile and remember why I picked Etown. If the Environmental Services staff have to go around fixing all of the broken stuff on campus in the wake of Natty Light fueled parties and the general indifference of college students, this has to be a great place, right?

We spent at least 20 minutes after having the curtain rod installed talking about the previous residents in the two neighboring triples I and a group of my friends live in. In excruciating detail, he described some of the former inhabitants of my room. After being sufficiently creeped out, we moved on to the topic of really gross, unorganized rooms. Did you know that maintenance can refuse to enter your room if it’s a dump? Yeah, me neither until this conversation.

Fast forward to last weekend when in my groggy state of Sunday morning, I pulled on the aforementioned big pull down shade … and proceeded to rip it off the window. Oops. Two work orders in as many weeks? Good.

I’m glad. I couldn’t help but think that this guy would think I was the biggest

ditz ever, especially when it came to window coverings.

Another day, another nap, another knock on the door. My roommate Wendy and I sleepily looked at each other and concluded that it must be maintenance again. Being a champ, she got up and let the same man in, this time toting a ten-foot ladder and some power tools. Jokingly, he questioned my sleep schedule and asked why I nap so much/if I had a problem. Oh, and why I really suck with windows too.

He worked his magic and got the shade attached to the wooden bar it was on, and I hopped up on my lofted bed to put the shade back up.

After some struggling, he realized there was no way uncoordinated, little me could do it myself. He proceeded to take his shoes off and hop up onto my bed. I feel like any other person would tell me I would have to move my bed, do this and that, then submit another work order. Nope. I turned around and looked at my roommate in amazement. He and I then worked together to make tension on the pulley system, I think.

After the shade was fixed, he started to tell us a little bit about his day and the other things he had to do, etc. We started talking about commuting to work in the wake of the snowy, icy mix that had plagued the area that day and what a joke certain local roads are when it snows, the usual conversation topics. This lasted for about ten minutes, and after he left Wendy and I talked about how just plain nice he was.

I have no idea what this man’s name is, and I’m pretty sure he doesn’t know mine. All he knows is that I love to sleep, have zero hand-eye coordination, and am really bad with anything mechanical. I learned a lot more through this experience though, and that’s the stereotypical “don’t judge a book by its cover.” I was expecting him to be gruff and very to the point, but instead I met a kind, helpful man with a ton of hilarious stories about Etown students and staff, past and present. Maybe I’ll have to go break some more stuff …

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Perception, feeling, action: Rudy explains the experience of, resolutions for, conflict Kaylin M. Russell Staff Writer

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ave you ever had a fight with your best friend?

Or maybe you’ve fought with your sibling over who gets the last slice of pizza? No matter what the situation, people are always finding reasons to be mad, which tends to lead to an argument. Believe it or not, communication is something that needs to be learned if our community wants to strive to stop conflict and aim for a more peaceful world.

During his presentation, “Conflict Management for Student Leaders and Beyond” held Jan. 29, Jon Rudy addressed conflict issues, giving people in the audience a better understanding of how to overcome arguments, and how to reach a more peace-related goal.

Rudy began the seminar by splitting the large group into two smaller subgroups. He then held up an orange and explained how it was necessary for both groups to have it. Without the other group knowing, they were each given two different scenarios as to why they needed the orange in their possession. There were arguments, defenses and voices of reason throughout the room. Eventually, the groups came to an agreement that they could both get what they needed from the same orange. A few minutes into the presentation, Rudy demonstrated that communication is vital. With communication and understanding of the opposite situation, the argument was able to cease, and both groups were left happy.

After his example, Rudy went on to describe how conflict is experienced in three key ways: perception, feeling and action. As humans, it is natural to feel these emotions. Rudy stated, “Conflict brings in a whole range of emotion. When we think about conflict we think about things that are both visible and invisible, like an iceberg.” The thing that we can see, or the iceberg above the water, is behavior.

On the other hand, things that lay underneath are the invisible part: underlying interests, attitude, context and assumptions. Sometimes we don’t know why other people react the way they do, but it is assumed that it is because of the resurfacing of underlying feelings.

There are also physical reactions to conflict, which Rudy describes to be flight, fight or other.

What happens when you get angry? Possibly you tense up, your heart might race or your face turns bright red. These trademarks of anger are our bodies’ way of preparing for either fight or flight. One of our choices is to dismantle the energy. Rudy suggested that taking three deep breaths allows for the process of decision to become much clearer.

Along with knowing the background informa-

tion of conflict situations, it’s interesting to know what conflict style you are. Rudy went through five different style types during the seminar.

The Shark, who is the competitive type, has high concern for self and low concern for others.

Their modes usually consist of control, insisting and outwitting.

The Turtle usually withdraws and flees from a conflict situation. Their motto is “Leave well alone,” and their concern for themselves is low.

Next, the Owl is the collaborative type, which means they are problem solvers and take the chance to gather information. Their motto is, “Two heads are better than one.”

The Bear is the accommodator, which means they are soothers, supporters and pleasers. They usually are the ones to give in during a conflict and have a low self-concern.

Last but not least is the Fox, who is the compromiser. The fox has the thought of “Let’s make a deal” and has the tendency to bargain, split the difference and meet others in the middle.

It is important to know which conflict style you are so that you are aware of how you act and aware of how others are capable of acting. For diverse situations, many different conflict styles can be portrayed.

Rudy showed the audience that greater trust, improved communication and increased capacity can allow for people to have the ability to handle larger conflicts. How do we transform ourselves?

Knowing ourselves, and not involving and absorbing the anger of others. We can also learn listening skills and adopt a non-judgmental attitude. Rudy believes that “the only control we have is over our own attitude!”

Elizabethtown College offers our own Peer Mediation Program, where people can reach out to receive guidance and set goals so peace can be obtained. It is 100 percent confidential and is looking for people who are interested in joining. Senior Jess Swank, an attendee of the program, commented about conflict: “My best advice would be to always be non-judgmental, take a step back, and put yourself in people’s shoes. Everyone has a reason for their actions, find it and meet in the middle.”

So, the next time you see yourself about to get mixed up in a bad argument, remember Rudy’s advice: “Learning to communicate effectively may take some practice but in the end it will make us more peaceful persons and enhance our capacity to resolving conflict and live peacefully and harmoniously.”

February 7, 2013 politics

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‘Gun-free zones,’ a striking common denominator for mass murder in U.S. Dr. Carmine T. Sarracino Dept. of English

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ames Holmes, planning mass murder, drove past seven theaters that were showing “The Dark Knight Rises” to get to one in particular that he had in mind. Some were quite close to his home. Others held unusually large audiences that he might target. But he drove past these and headed for a specific theater in Aurora. Why exactly that theater?

The answer is that the Cinemark theater in Aurora, Colo., was a “gun free zone.”

Signs in the lobby read, “No firearms allowed.” Holmes could be certain that he would be the only person in the theater with a gun.

Adam Lanza, planning mass murder, also headed for a “gun free zone,” an elementary school in Sandy Hook, Conn.

Again, he could be certain that he would have five or ten minutes until the police arrived to slaughter defenseless, and undefended, children.

In 1990, the “Gun Free School Zone Act” mandated that under Federal law all public schools become “gun free zones.”

Even individuals holding state-issued concealed carry permits would no longer be allowed to carry their weapons in any public school. Most private grade schools, colleges and universities followed suit and voluntarily prohibited firearms. Many private businesses also elected to prohibit firearms, including movie theaters such as the Cinemark in Aurora, restaurants and entire malls.

But here is the ugly truth about “gun free zones” that you will not learn from the main stream media, or hear from gun control groups: From 1990 to the present day almost every mass shooting in America — there is only one exception — has occurred in a “gun free zone.” You will recall the names of the most infamous of these: Columbine, Virginia Tech, Fort Hood, Aurora, Sandy Hook. There are many more. All in “gun free zones.” (Yes, even at Fort Hood, a military base, soldiers were prohibited from carrying loaded weapons on the base. Fort Hood was in effect a “gun free zone.” Talk about political correctness gone mad.)

Even deranged killers realize that to kill and maim as many as possible, it’s best to choose some place where no one else will be armed. “Gun free zones” should instead be called fish in a barrel.” They invite violence from twisted minds.

Even more disturbing, many politicians who are the most vocal supporters of “gun free zones,” and of gun control in general, are shameless hypocrites who make very sure that they have guns for their own protection. The best examples are the two most strident proponents of gun control in national politics, Senators Diane Feinstein and Charles Shumer. Feinstein and Shumer both have concealed carry permits for themselves and carry concealed guns regularly, every day. In addition, they both also have armed guards accompanying

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Record low temperatures reignite global warming debate Jonathan B. Fuiman Staff Writer

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n Jan. 24, Elizabethtown College hosted comedian Seaton Smith. One of his several hilarious jokes was on the hot topic, no pun intended, of global warming. He asked the rhetorical question, how are we supposed to stop global warming? His punch line, was just putting a plastic bottle in a recycling bin. While he was making a joke, his point was valid. Does a random act of recycling really begin to reverse the effects of global warming?

Ever since Al Gore made the documentary An Inconvenient Truth, the world has been doing its best to spread the message to stop the ice from melting underneath the polar bears’ paws. Just in the past few months at Etown, I have experienced wind and rainstorms that have broken my brand new, official Etown umbrella and I’ve slid on ice walking up from Leffler Chapel. All of this before Jan. 30 when temperatures hit the low 60s. Mother Nature really needs to get her act together. But whose fault really is it? Mother Nature’s or Global Warming?

Recently, temperatures have been record-breaking lows, on certain days getting down to twelve degrees. The argument for global warming is climate change. It has always been climate change. In the past the climate has been getting hotter, but the past few months’ temperatures have been freezing.

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Mayor Michael Bloomberg of New York City, a gun control advocate, was recently confronted by a reporter about his own armed guards. Despite being a prominent figure, many question whether the multitude of guns surrounding him are necessary.

them everywhere, guards who carry “assault weapons” as they have (mis)defined that term.

Recently, Mayor Michael Bloomberg of New York City, another vocal advocate of gun control, was confronted by a reporter regarding Bloomberg’s own armed guards. This YouTube video shows the confrontation. Watch it for yourself: http:// www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_ embedded&v=RCC-rEx81PE. We ordinary citizens do not need guns at all, but Bloomberg needs not one or two or three, but —count ‘em— six guns. No doubt he is aware that as a prominent public figure he is in danger. But does he watch the news?

Is he not aware that in his city and across the country every day hundreds upon hundreds of ordinary people are robbed, raped, mugged, beaten and killed? I would like to propose to Mayor Bloomberg that he relinquish all those guns around him and simply declare himself to be a gun free zone.

The hypocrisy does not stop with politicians. Hollywood is full of gun hypocrites.

Sylvester Stallone, for example, has made a fortune writing, directing and starring in movies filled from beginning to end with gun violence of every imaginable kind.

His latest movie, in theaters now, is called “A Bullet to the Head.” (Not making this up.) But gun-control fanatic Stallone has advocated nothing short of the repeal of

the Second Amendment. As if this much hypocrisy were not enough, he also has a concealed carry permit and regularly carries a gun. Want more hypocrisy? Well, he also employs armed bodyguards.

We could make a long list of celebrities who sanctimoniously appear in television gun control ads doe-eyed and wringing their hands, but who choose bodyguards toting .45s for themselves, thank you. The award for jaw-dropping hypocrisy might go to Rosie O’Donnell. O’Donnell has long been a fierce denouncer of guns. But some years ago she was in the news because the private school her children attended refused to allow the children’s armed guards to escort them into the school proper. O’Donnell was incensed. She not only felt that her children (unlike those of us ordinary folks) needed guns protecting them, but also that where her children were involved, to hell with this “gun free zone” nonsense.

It is too large a topic to go into in detail here, but as someone with two children in public schools, it’s clear to me that we should guard them with the seriousness and effectiveness our politicians and celebrities demand: armed guards. Criminally insane males set their sights on school children, who are as vulnerable as they can possibly be in their “gun free zones.” It’s time someone fired back.

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What was your favorite Super Bowl commercial?

“The Coca-Cola Good Deeds commercial” -Caitlin Gardiner ‘14

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Scientists predict that if the icecaps continue to melt, the sea level will rise and part of Florida will go under water Kate Glass, a first-year biochemistry major, said that a lot of Global warming has to do with the green house effect and that gasses from driving cars and other pollution-causing activities take up so much energy.

Scientists predict that if the icecaps continue to melt, the sea level will rise so dramatically that part of Florida will be submerged under water.

In an article on the New York Times’ websites posted on Jan. 8, 2013, a scientist wrote that, “Global warming has become perhaps the most complicated issue facing world leaders. Warnings from the scientific community are becoming louder, as an increasing body of science points to rising dangers from the ongoing buildup of human-related greenhouse gases — produced mainly by the burning of fossil fuels and forests.”

The New York Times is claiming that burning fossil fuels and forests are terrible for the environment. Yet in talking to first-year forestry major Thomas Hunt, who is also a volunteer firefighter in southern Maryland, he said, “Forest fires are good and bad for the environment. It is good for the environment because the fire helps replenish the soil. It is also bad for the environment because the smoke from the fire is bad for the atmosphere.” When something is good and bad for the environment what more can we do? Should we put the forest fire out to stop the smoke from going into the atmosphere? Or should we let the fire burn and replenish the soil? These two questions need to be answered because our atmosphere is at risk.

A major city in the United States that has contributed to the trouble in the atmosphere is Los Angles, California.

On the Environmental Protection Agency website www. epa.gov it states that, “The densely populated communities closest to the I-710 freeway in Los Angeles County are severely impacted by pollution from goods movement and industrial activity.” Driving is a big part of the problem in Los Angeles. The website goes on to say that, “The region has persistently exceeded national air quality standards for carbon monoxide, 1-hour and 8-hour ozone, and particulate matter 2.5 and 10.” Southern California really needs to get under control. By doing so they can help the out the rest of the atmosphere.

What are some solutions to global warming? For those readers who do not remember what our high school science teachers taught us, solar panels and windmills are good for the environment. Well, we’re in college, tuition is expensive, books are pricey and money does not grow on trees. A normal college student cannot afford to put a solar panel on top of their dorm or place a windmill outside the BSC. So what can we do? Like Seaton Smith joked, we can recycle; turn off the lights when we leave our dorm rooms and make sure we conserve energy. I might sound like a broken record, but maybe if we try to keep our campus “green,” then Mother Nature will make up her mind.

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Blue Jay Babble: what your peers are talking about

Women allowed on the ‘front line,’ will cohesiveness in combat change?

Kelly M. Locke Staff Writer

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ave you ever wondered what the people sitting on the other side of the Marketplace are talking about? How about if anyone else is interested in the same things you are lately? Personally, I have been thinking about warm weather and how excited I am that “The Walking Dead” is returning to television in February! But what are the rest of Elizabethtown College’s party of Blue Jays chattering about? Let’s find out what all the buzz is about on campus.

I observed and spoke to a variety of students on the Etown campus about the thoughts and conversations they have been having lately. Many students seemed surprised at my simple questions but were happy to share their recent thoughts. Some did not have much to say while others had many different topics to discuss. Topics ranged from “Magic the Gathering,” an online fantasy game, to a popular application that many students have been downloading lately called “Snapchat.” Snapchat is a way to talk with your friends by using pictures, and many people I spoke to said playing with Snapchat is all they’re doing lately! Other subjects the Jays have been babbling about include who’s dating whom, favorite television shows, the job market and the upcoming Etown play, “Distracted.”

Some answers I got were rather entertaining such as how bad the

Almost every student ... was either working on a task or telling me how much time is spent thinking, planning, researching or writing for class assignments. lunch meat is at the Jay’s Nest, the number of people who play pool on campus and political correctness.

However, in some places on campus there was not much Jay chattering. One place where I noticed this was in the High Library. Libraries are an obvious place to be quiet but that doesn’t mean you have to be. Yet, these Jays were abiding by the rules and working hard while there. Another time when students are not very talkative is at breakfast. I went to breakfast around 7:30 a.m. on several days, and most students were slowly eating their meals and staring blankly at the table. Others were reading through notes while eating. Occasionally a student asked the people they were sitting with what they were doing later that day. If there was a conversation going on at breakfast it wasn’t a long one.

A topic that was being widely discussed on campus is the 2013 Super Bowl. The battle between the Ravens and the 49ers proved an exciting topic and match-up. Many people I spoke with did not care about the Super Bowl at all, while others had strong views on who they would like to win. Most students I talked to wanted to see the Ravens take the victory at this year’s Super Bowl. It seems as though many Jays on this campus not only bleed blue but also support the colors of purple, gold and white. Personally, I was just excited to see what this year’s halftime show had in store for audiences.

Lastly, a topic every student seems to have on their minds is classes and work load. Almost every student I observed or spoke with was either working on a task or telling me how much time is spent thinking, planning, researching or writing for class assignments. Most Etown students are beginning to prepare for the first test in some classes or the first presentation in others. Many people described to me how stressed and overloaded they are with work. A few students who are seniors this year told me all they are thinking about is their senior seminar presentation.

As you can see, Jays chatter about a number of different topics and concerns, although most of the recent chatter is about classes and homework, as well as the 2013 Super Bowl. So, what are you and your friends talking about?

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Women have been serving alongside men in the military for years, yet many are questioning whether women have the physical capacities to adequately serve in the front line of duty. Whether units will be able to maintain cohesiveness and camaraderie when comprised of both genders is also currently being debated.

Andrew S. Herm Staff Writer

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f you’ve tuned in to any sort of news media in the past two weeks, you’re most likely now well aware of the issue surrounding front-line women combatants in the military. Now, this came as a shock to me because I assumed that those who sign up for military service, be they men or women, were at equal risk of seeing front-line action. After seeing some interviews featuring servicewomen who’ve had tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, it seems to me that in modern warfare, there isn’t a clear cut delineation between where the soldiers wage war on a front line and where R&R, combat-free zones begin.

Both women and men are fighting, both are dying, and I doubt whether, once bullets start flying, either group is necessarily concerned about whether they’re technically viewed as front-line combatants. Still, some folks have taken issue with allowing women to have a place on the front line.

It seems like a large portion of the debate is centered on the physical capacities of women in comparison to men. Most of those opposed to the initiative for frontline women combatants will state that on average, a woman’s physical strength will not match a man’s, or that a woman’s lung capacity is not sufficient enough for the rigors of combat. Despite finding myself on the prowomen combatant side of the debate, I can see how this is a legitimate concern for the detractors, but also more importantly, how it’s a reasonable point of debate; this is refreshing, as being reasonable toward one another seems to be something our political parties have left by the wayside over the past, say, hundred years — give or take a few decades, if need be.

To flesh the argument out a bit, I’ll make it relevant to me. I’m not a big guy. I’d even venture to say I’m average size, which makes me a prime representative for the argument’s sake. To support it, I’d say I feel confident I could go into the weight room on campus and lift more weight than most of the women in there. At the same time, some, if not most, of those same women could probably outrun me by a couple of miles. So, in that regard, who’s more physically fit? Furthermore, there are probably some females on this campus, and there are

definitely women across this country, who could put me to shame in any form of physical activity or competition.

Maybe that makes them more than average, or me less than average.

The military has its system of accepting and declining those signing up for service; it can assess their physical competency. If our military is something our nation values, which, based off of its budget it does, then average in any capacity is not something that will be deemed acceptable: the men and women serving in our military are above average at the very least. The argument can continue to be made that an above average male is stronger than an above average female. If we need our soldiers to out-bench press opposing forces, then give me our biggest, baddest male soldiers, and let’s win ourselves a war. But if you want to have an elite fighting force comprised of the best soldiers, than overall brute strength isn’t the only determining factor when it comes to assessing our soldiers.

Another heavy factor surrounding the issue is the effect women will have on cohesiveness and camaraderie within a unit, presumably because of cooties. Earl Tilford of the Washington Times writes, “In combat, soldiers must watch out for each other based on a sense of comradeship akin to brotherly love. This cannot be sexually driven, since the overwhelming power of such attraction can divide rather than unite those facing mortal danger.” Basically, male combatants won’t be able to perform their duties to the highest degree because they’re going to be distracted by the presence of women.

Now, I can’t speak from experience because I’ve never been in a war zone, but I feel fairly confident that if bullets where flying around my head in Afghanistan, my first thought would not be, “Wow, Sergeant Kim is hot.”

A lot of this comes back to having the best soldiers; not the strongest, not the tallest or toughest, but the best — a combination of physicality, discipline, technique and skill. So again, if we have male soldiers, who despite superior strength, grit and lung capacity, are going to be affected by the presence of a woman to the point of the jeopardization of fellow soldiers, then Tilford’s comment, “The process of natural selection will prove determinant” is true, though not resulting in the death of weak female soldiers, as he may have been arguing.

movie review

‘Silver Linings’ a relatable account of overcoming adversity Adam N. Moore Asst. Sports Editor

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aking fun of someone with a mental illness never seems to fly well with an audience, especially when it comes to the big screen. However, director David O. Russell was not afraid to go against the proverbial grain when doing just that with his movie “Silver Linings Playbook,” starring Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence.

In a superb adaptation of the best-selling novel written

by Matthew Quick, Silver Linings Playbook portrays the challenges and tribulations of mental illness. Nominated for eight academy awards including best picture and director, the film sets the major-league cast in the suburbs of Philadelphia, Pa. (I am somewhat partial to the setting as Cooper’s house in the film is located in my local neighborhood).

Cooper plays Pat, a recently released patient from a local

psychiatric hospital after an eight month stay. Pat returns to a dysfunctional home to live with his warm hearted mother, played by Jacki Weaver, and superstitious and shorttempered father, played by the renowned Robert DeNiro.

After it was found Pat suffers from bipolar disorder he was hospitalized. His illness was revealed when Pat caught his wife, Nikki, cheating on him and beat up her lover, which resulted in Nikki leaving him.

To show that his stay in the psych ward helped him become a better person, Pat recruits Tiffany, played by Lawrence, who is facing her own set of issues after the death of her husband, by acting out sexually with her colleagues.

The two enter a dance competition that Tiffany has been longing to enter even though Pat has never danced in his life. As the competition approaches, an unexpected bond

forms between the two, creating an unlikely and odd friendship, demonstrating the “silver linings” in all aspects of both characters’ lives.

During Pat’s tenure in the ward, his father lost his pension and became a bookie. A Philadelphia Eagles fanatic, Pat Sr. is crazy about football in general. While making a living off of others by taking their bets, he is very superstitious and follows a set of rituals. It seems that the father may also be suffering from an obsessive-compulsive personality. The father-and-son duo bump heads throughout the movie, making for an even more enticing story line.

The movie portrays a real life scenario that many of us could relate to, even without a mental illness. The ideas of struggle and overcoming adversity to find those “silver linings” make the flick worth the ticket price.

Opinion

February 7, 2013 news

American rights versus citizens’ security People weigh in as age-old gun control debate continues to rage Samantha B. Weiss Asst. Opinion Editor

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n place to protect their people, governments are posed with the curious predicament of creating laws that protect their people without dictating their day to day routines. This balancing act has proven a challenge for those in power. The question that is always to be considered; when does enough become too much?

The gun control policy is just one recent example of this problem. The Second Amendment of the Constitution states that “well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.”

However, the recent string of violent attacks has caused the federal government to reconsider this position, wondering whether or not the Constitution is, in fact, becoming outdated.

President Obama has suggested a tightening of this amendment that he feels will better suit the current environment of our country and that would limit the rights of all citizens in respect to gun ownership and possession. Citizens have voiced both approval and disdain for these suggestions and students at Elizabethtown College spanned all opinions; some were more vocal than others.

Junior Kayla Meyers, who believes in stricter gun control laws, said that she feels the safety of Americans is more important than their right to bear arms.

Others believe that safety is the responsibility of the people and the government’s concern is to protect the rights of the people.

“The second amendment was not ratified to protect one’s right to use guns for sports or go hunting. It was drafted to, among other things, facilitate one’s natural right to self defense and deter tyranny,” first-year Samuel Weaver said. “The bottom line is that it is important to remember the history behind gun control and the bad precedent any gun control laws might set. Our right to keep and bear arms is centered in giving the power to the people.”

The American public largely agreed with Weaver, believing that stricter gun control would not be beneficial and that protecting the rights given to American citizens is a more important goal.

At the polls...

“Do you think tougher gun laws can help stop shootings or do you think the people who commit these kinds of acts will always find guns...?”

Courtesy of the Pew Research Center Out of 1, 1008 registered voters...

22% believe tougher laws will help 71% believe guns are inevitable 5% have mixed feelings 1% are unsure

“What’s more important: protecting the constitutional right of citizens to own guns or protecting citizens from gun violence...?”

51%

protecting the right to own guns

40% protecting citizens

- Nine percent remain unsure -

FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION Austin M. Whitlock Reporter

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f you regularly use any social networking sites or attend music festivals you may have seen the iconic To Write Love On Her Arms (TWLOHA) logo. It is often worn on T-shirts by musicians or advertised online and at festivals such as the Vans Warped Tour.

I for one have seen this logo frequently, but have never really taken the time to learn more about it.

It turns out that there is a lot of meaning behind the phrase. The name comes from a story written by the organization’s founder, Jamie Tworkowski, in which a girl struggling with addiction, depression and self-injury awaits admission to a treatment center. In the story, her friends stand by her and offer moral support. This is the very thing that TWLOHA seeks to do. Through their work as a non-profit organization, TWLOHA is “dedicated to presenting hope and finding help for people struggling with depression, addiction, self-injury and suicide.” TWLOHA exists “to encourage, inform, inspire and invest directly into treatment and recovery.”

One thing that sets this organization apart from others is that it is geared toward young adults. TWLOHA often takes a different approach to sharing its message. This year, TWLOHA’s main event will be taking off from Orlando, Fla. and hitting the road.

The event is called “Heavy and Light” and features music from acts

such as Underoath, Switchfoot and The Almost as well as spoken word poets and other speakers.

The TWLOHA team itself is very small and is operated by 12 members and a rotating cast of six interns, many of whom have personally chosen to promote the cause. One such example lies here, in our very own Elizabethtown College. TWLOHA Chapter Etown got its start this past October and is already working to raise awareness in the community. The group holds biweekly meetings in which they share conversation about a variety of topics such as stigma, depression, relaxation and self-care. The group will also hold an event Feb. 24 entitled “Love Moves 5K,” a benefit walk/ run. TWLOHA hopes that through events like these and other future events such as open mic nights, more awareness and openness can be spread.

The primary goal of this cause is to share with all of us that we are not alone. There are people willing to help if we only seek it out. That is what To Write Love On Her Arms is all about. So buy yourself a T-shirt, wear it proudly and if someone takes notice, tell them what TWLOHA stands for.

For more information about how to get involved with Etown’s TWLOHA chapter, email TWLOHACHAPTER@etown.edu.

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Sports

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February 7, 2013

Team competes in two meets, breaks number of records Elly M. McCarthy Staff Writer

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lizabethtown College’s men’s and women’s track and field team had a fantastic showing in not one meet this past weekend, but two.

The Jays headed to the Widener Field Meet on Thursday, Jan. 31. The lone participant from Etown on the first day, sophomore Joe Bayona, entered into the first day of the heptathlon at the Schwartz Center at Widener University. Bayona competed in the first four of his seven events: the 55m dash, long jump, high jump and shot put. After the first day, Bayona picked up a total of 1,609 points.

On the second day, Bayona competed in his final three events: pole vault, 55m hurdles, and 1000m, finishing 13 points short of the MAC qualifying standard of 3,000 points, but still good enough for a fifth place finish.

Saturday, the Jays headed to Haverford College for the Seamus McElligott Invitational for their second meet of the weekend, where a number of Jays climbed into the school’s indoor top ten list.

On the field, senior jumper Jenna Nie-

dermayer, who holds indoor and outdoor school records in the long and triple jumps, won Rookie of the Year at MAC Indoors in 2010 and is the two-time reigning MAC Field Athlete of the Year at the conference indoor meet. She also bested the competition in both the high jump and triple jump, moving into a fourth place tie for Etown’s high jump record.

Junior thrower Lucas Dayhoff set a new personal and school record in the shot put for the second week in a row. With a distance of 50’6-1/4” (15.40m), Dayhoff secured his first place and school record by out-distancing second-place finisher Dickinson College’s Casey Caslin by nearly 7.5 feet. Dayhoff ’s throw vaulted him to 27th in the NCAA Division III this season. Dayhoff said, “It feels amazing to break the school record for the second straight week. I broke my record three times this weekend, once at Widener and twice at Haverford. I was feeling great going into the meet and just let loose for my personal record. It’s great to get far marks now because I am nowhere near my peak. We are still lifting heavy so I’m excited with how far I could throw fresh. This goes the same

for the team because we are all still training hard, so when we compete in three weeks we will be so much better.”

The women’s throwers also had a good weekend with first-year Diarra Molock and junior Eileen Kroszner ending with sixth and eighth place finishes respectively in the shot put.

On the track, Etown grabbed a few more top ten records. First-year Rachel Carr smashed her PR with a new best time of 2:19.18 and ended third of 43 entries. She rocketed herself eight spots to second on the top ten.

Junior Traci Tempone, 2012 NCAA DIII Cross Country Championships qualifier, beat out the competition for first place in the 5k, including Division I Villanova University’s Meghan Smith. Tempone said of the running for the Blue Jays, “Etown gives us the opportunities to compete against DI schools, and although we don’t have the pacers and the nice facilities, it shows us that we can still compete and do well.”

The Blue Jay sprinters made strong efforts in the competition as well. Senior Pam Jaraczewski had the ninth quickest time

in the 60m at 8.63. First year Mary Clyne ran a 9.03 to improve her PR by just over a tenth of a second, while junior Jackie Zylka finished in 9.13. On the men’s side, junior Kevin Aspril and senior Luke Rotenberger competed in the 60m, with times of 7.64 and 7.73, respectively. Senior Ashley Lockwood’s 1:04.48 in the 400m placed her in eighth, while first-year Lindsey Pekurny finished in tenth with a PR of 1:04.91.

The women’s 4x400m team, made up of Lockwood, Carr, sophomore Amelia Tearnan and sophomore Ashley Underkofler, ran the third best time in the meet, and the eighth best time in school history. Lockwood said, “This 4x400 team is an amazing group of girls with the raw talent and potential to do very well at MACs [Middle Atlantic Conference].

We are working hard every day to be the ones standing on the podium at the end of the month and can’t wait for the next meet.”

Next Saturday, Etown will be headed to Susquehanna University for the Susquehanna Invitational. The Jays will return the following week before heading to Lehigh University for the MAC Indoor Championships on Feb. 23.

women’s basketball

Jays looking comfortable in fourth seed as playoffs draw near Kelly M. Moore Staff Writer

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he Elizabethtown College women’s basketball team came out with a win on Wednesday, Jan. 30 against the Arcadia University Knights as the Jays remained undefeated for the fifth straight season when they won both match-ups against the Knights with a final score of 69-55.

According to Head Coach Sherri Gorman, “Our starting five have been playing very well together and obviously it has been a team effort. Everyone is doing their vital part to be successful.”

Sophomore Taylor Alwine and junior Taylor Kreider both had a very successful night when Kreider recorded her thirteenth double-double of the season, and Alwine achieved a new career high 20 points and scored ten of the team’s first 16 points, leading the team to a large advantage over Arcadia. By the first half, Etown was leading 35-25.

Senior Nadine Yunginger and junior Kendra Beittel got Etown off to a quick start as they began the second half on a 13-2 run. After Alwine used two late free throws to get her to her career high score of 20, Kreider finished the game with 12 points and senior Katy Fogel made perfect marks from beyond the arc and at the foul line, earning 9 points for the Jays.

When asked what could be improved in future games, Beittel said, “I think we have made some great improvements this season. However, I think we can make our defense even better in order to create more difficulty for other teams.” Gorman agreed, “I think the other thing we really want to focus on is our defense. We want to really try and make it miserable for other teams to be able to run their offense and try and outwork every team that we play.”

On Saturday Feb. 3, the Blue Jays traveled to Alvernia team has come a long way since the winter break: “Where University and lost a close match with the Crusaders 60- we were before Christmas and where we are today is a lot 58. In the first half Fogel, with assistance from Yunginger, different. Going into the Christmas break we were at that broke a 9-9 deadlock with a 3 pointer with 11:30 remaining point where we were trying to figure out any way that we in the first half. With just 8 minutes remaining in the half, could come up with a win, but since Christmas we have Kreider’s layup gave the Blue Jays a 20-9 lead. really concentrated defensively, and stopping other teams By the second half, neither the Blue Jays nor the Crusad- defensively, and really just taking it one game at a time.” ers led by more than 6 points. Kreider pulled off another When asked about the post- season tournament she replied, layup, giving Etown their final lead of the game with just “To me, it’s about defense. We have got to be able to show 1:14 to go. Beittel finished the game with 16 points, mak- other teams down and not let them do what they want to do.” ing her the high scorer, and Kredier pulled out yet another double-double.

When asked what she believed the team needs to do to secure a spot in the postseason tournament, first-year Alyssa Aichele said, “I believe that we just need an all-around focus because focusing on one thing in particular would weaken our skills in other departments.”

Similarly, Beittel continued, “I think we need to focus on the idea of team. Basketball is a team sport and I think right now we are more of a team than we ever have been before. So if we keep the idea of a whole being stronger than the individual, I think we will be able Photo: Alexis L. Morris to do great things.”

The salad bar is one of the few healthy options the Jays’ Nest provides. Athletes and Gorman believes that her health-conscious students could benefit from more healthy choices.

editorial

Creating a healthier nest

Adam N. Moore Asst. Sports Editor

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Photo: Robert I. Graham

First-year Alyssa Aichele drives past her defender to the basket.Although the Blue Jays were victorious against Arcadia University last week,Alvernia handed Etown a close loss Saturday.

tudent-athletes are extremely active individuals. Because of how much energy they use during the day, whether that be in class or on the field, they need more calories and nutrients than people who are not active on a daily basis. Many times, student-athletes do not get the essential calories they need because of their busy schedules, meaning the times they do eat are much more important.

For these reasons, it is imperative that the College offer healthy food choices in each of the dining areas on campus.

The dining hall at the College offers a large variety of choices for athletes and non-athletes alike. Dining Services staff does a great job creating a menu that helps students have a healthy diet. From the salad bar to the grilled chicken and vegetables, the cafeteria menu allows students to stay health conscious. New additions such as the daily omelet bar and quinoa show that the staff has continually tried to advance the choices of food that are offered to the students.

That being said, I believe that the next step in creating a healthier campus is making some of the options in the Jays’ Nest geared more toward student-athletes and the healthconscious student. Though the food options in the Jays’ Nest are very good and offer large portions of food for small prices, the options are not the healthiest.

I understand that the initial use of the Jays’ Nest was for the students to have an outlet to get snacks if they did not want to eat the buffet style meals that the cafeteria offers. But as many other areas on campus have changed

over the years, I believe that the Jays’ Nest should adapt to the changing environment as well.

In many cases, teams are unable to eat in the cafeteria because of the lateness of their practices or games. Therefore, studentathletes are forced to eat off campus, which can be a hassle, or eat in the Jays’ Nest, where the food choices are not the best for a postpractice meal. Some teams also get to-go meals from the Jays’ Nest for away games.

Those meals usually consist of a sandwich, piece of fruit and chips.

It is very important to eat a healthy meal full of nutrients after you complete physical activity so that your body is able to refuel itself to prepare for the next day and decrease the likelihood of injury. When student-athletes do not have the wide variety of options the Marketplace offers at their disposal, eating healthy and filling meals becomes more difficult.

The Jays’ Nest does offer a few healthy options in different types of protein bars and muscle milk, but they do not really offer meals that athletes can eat to make sure that they are getting the nutrients their bodies need.

Although there are some healthy options, the lack of variety makes it hard to eat the same meals every few days. If they were to offer some slightly different options, such as pasta, athletes would have more of an opportunity to eat foods that would help their bodies.

I appreciate all that Dining Services does to make the eating experience on campus a positive one. If these suggestions could become a reality, the student-athletes and campus community’s experiences would become that much better.

Sports

February 7, 2013

S T R SPO BUzz

THIS WEEK’S TOP SPORTS HEADLINES in Etown athletics...

The Elizabethtown College women’s lacrosse team was recently ranked 19th in a preseason poll released by the Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA). The Blue Jays were ranked 17th at the culmination of their 2012 season and were also Commonwealth Conference champions. Messiah College (No. 10), Amherst College (No. 8) and Catholic University (No. 11) are the top-20 ranked teams Etown will face in the upcoming season. This will be the Blue Jays’ first season under new head coach Rob Brooks.

in the NCAA...

The University of Michigan definitely has a chip on its shoulder after losing its No. 1 ranking in men’s basketball following a 81-73 loss to Indiana University just a few days ago. The 20-2 Wolverines aimed to climb back to the top and avenge an earlier season loss to Ohio State University during Tuesday’s rematch against the Buckeyes. Michigan came out on top, but it took a period of overtime to complete the 76-74 win. Tim Hardway Jr. led the Wolverines with 23 points and five 3-pointers. Michigan tallied 14 3-pointers on the night.

Division I women’s basketball has recently changed several rules in its recruiting process. The new rules center around communication with recruits, on-campus visits, off-campus interactions and more.

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men’s basketball

Blue Jays go 0-2 in joust with Knights of Arcadia, Crusaders of Alvernia Evan D. Hinkley Staff Writer

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he Elizabethtown College men’s basketball team faced two teams in the Commonwealth Conference this week: Arcadia and Alvernia Universities. The Blue Jays played both games hard but were unable to come out of either game with a victory, losing 5550 against Arcadia and 78-57 against Alvernia. The Knights and the Crusaders enjoyed a “home court advantage” against the Blue Jays who struggled to consistently score when they had possession of the ball.

With these losses, Etown’s chances of making the playoffs this season are low. However, the Blue Jays aren’t ready to just pack it up and get ready for next season. Head Coach Bob Schlosser said, “Every game is a winnable game for our team,” adding that his group of players has the potential to “hit a positive run in the second half ” and run away with a victory.

Schlosser cited two things his team could improve on for their final four games this season: defense and consistent scoring. He feels that if his players can stop opposing players from dribbling hard toward the basket, they can cut down on the number of points scored against them. He is also aware that his team often hits a stretch dur-

ing a critical point in a game where they are unable to score any points.

This critical point for the Blue Jays is often at the start of the second half when both teams have played evenly matched basketball for the first 20 minutes and are looking to take a significant lead over their opponents for the next 20 minutes.

This happened early on the Blue Jays’ game against the Arcadia Knights, when they were 2-12 within the first four minutes of the game. With their backs against the wall early on, the Blue Jays got five straight baskets from senior Ben Cable (without a single bucket by Arcadia) that allowed them to enter halftime with a tied score of 25-25.

In the second half of their game against Arcadia, Etown struggled to stay consistent and scored just six points in 13 minutes, allowing the Knights to take a 42-31 lead. The Blue Jays fought for a comeback, drawing within three points with 1:11 left in the game thanks to two good free throws from Cable. However, Etown was forced to foul the Knights and allow them 5 points from the charity line. A good layup and foul shot by senior Joe Renzi again pushed the deficit to just 3 points. However, Renzi’s points came with just three seconds left to play. The game ended with Etown having to foul

Travis Saltus of Arcadia, who put in two shots from the free throw line to end the game.

Etown’s leading scorer in this game was Cable, who gathered 18 points and went seven-for-seven from the free-throw line.

“They’re not short on motivation, that’s for sure,” Cable said. “Nobody expects us to make a push; we can surprise teams if we come out strong.”

Cable reminds his underclassman teammates to “stick with it, and good things will happen.”

The Blue Jays traveled to Alvernia, hoping to keep their dreams of the playoffs alive. The first half was evenly matched with junior Joe Schwalm providing 12 points to the Blue Jays’ cause.

As they entered halftime, the team was only down by four points at 32-36.

Etown would never make a significant push to take the lead in the second half as the Crusaders’ Terrance Bridgers started and ended a 14-point run for Alvernia that came without any Blue Jay buckets. This had Etown handling a 17-point deficit with about 14 minutes left to play.

From this point on, Bridges and his Alvernia teammates continued to score. The day went to Bridgers, who scored a career high 30 points to help Alvernia remain tied in first place in the Commonwealth Conference.

in the pros...

The New Orleans Saints have announced their plans to hire Rob Ryan, the former assistant coach of the Dallas Cowboys, as their new defensive coordinator. After a tough 2012 season in which Head Coach Sean Payton was suspended for alleged involvement in a bounty scandal, the Saints are looking to come back strong in 2013. Although New Orleans captured a Super Bowl title just a few years back in 2010, the bounty scandal suspensions largely affected their program, and the Saints finished the 2012 season at 7-9 overall and 3-3 in their division.

The St. Louis Cardinals may be very close to losing one of their best pitchers, Chris Carpenter, for good. On Tuesday, General Manager John Mozeliak announced that Carpenter’s recurring nerve injury will definitely sideline him for the 2013 season and possibly even further into the future. His nerve injury has been causing numbness in his right arm and sometimes bruising on his shoulder and hand. Mozeliak said of the injury, “After speaking with [Carpenter] on the phone you certainly get a sense that he’s more concerned about life after baseball.” Carpenter helped lead the Cardinals to their 2011 World Series title.

Olympic skier Lindsay Vonn tumbled during her superG race at the world championships Tuesday. The American skier broke a bone in her lower right leg and tore her MCL and ACL in her right knee. The U.S. team released a statement in which they express their confidence in Vonn’s recovery in time for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics.

Photo: Robert I. Graham

Junior Joe Schwalm dribbles past a defender. Although Schwalm put up 14 points against the Crusaders of Alvernia University, it was not enough, as Etown fell 78-57.

travel

Fall, winter, spring break trips extremely beneficial for teams Alexis L. Morris Sports Editor

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hile the majority of any Elizabethtown College athletic team’s season takes place primarily here on campus, an extremely valuable portion of the season occurs when the team is traveling over a break.

Many teams at Etown take time to bond and hone their skills over the fall, winter or spring breaks at a different location. Teams that regularly take trips during their season are tennis, swimming, volleyball, women’s lacrosse, baseball and softball.

For teams playing in the spring season, traveling over spring break is an ideal time to get in practices and games outside. During the preseason practices in February, cold temperatures and inclement weather often pose a threat to teams as they try to practice outside. When Mother Nature forces teams inside, it can be difficult to get in a quality workout while trying to practice on the basketball court. Therefore, heading south for spring break is an ideal and somewhat necessary situation for teams to properly

prepare for their season.

According to seniors Madison Pipkin and Paul Whitman, the tennis team makes the trek down to Hilton Head, S.C. every year over spring break. Whitman cited many of the problems the tennis team has during its February practices. “In order to play tennis, you need to have many fortunate weather circumstances, warm weather, no precipitation and a place that has courts to play on,” he said. “The cold weather and precipitation hinders us from participating in matches and practices in the early spring.”

However, at Hilton Head, the men’s and women’s teams are both able to play many matches. According to Pipkin, the teams have matches almost every day, which is very valuable for the teams after they return to Etown. “We get a head start on our season, playing teams we wouldn’t normally get to play and we’re ready for conference matches when we get back,” Pipkin said.

Whitman agreed, stating, “This trip allows us to practice outside, which we cannot do before because it is too cold, not enough sunlight, or precipitation on the ground.”

Whitman stated that the team’s schedule usually follows a similar routine each year.

When the team arrives, they have a day or two of practice before matches commence.

“This year we have matches straight from Tuesday to Friday with no days off in between,” Whitman said. The competition helps the Blue Jays prepare for their regular season matches, which will affect their postseason conference tournament.

While the trip is beneficial because of the athletic advantage it provides, Pipkin and Whitman state that another huge positive of the trip is the quality team bonding time. “We really get to know each other that week, and it brings us really close as a team,” Pipkin said. “We hang out, go to the pool and the beach, watch movies and really get to know each other. Spring break is a really good time for us to get to know the men’s team as well.” Whitman stated that he also enjoys playing football on the beach and cooking with his teammates.

The benefits of these extra trips apply to all teams, mostly because they provide Blue Jay athletes with the chance to play

nonconference teams and practice in better conditions. With that said, should the College help teams fund these trips? For teams like tennis, baseball and softball, the school’s current facilities are not able to accommodate their practices during inclement weather. Although teams do fundraisers for their trips, there are many out-of-pocket costs expected of players, which the school’s support could help offset. “[The costs] could possibly prevent students from traveling and getting the edge that many other schools and players have before the season starts,” Whitman said.

Pipkin also stated that it would be nice if the school could cover the costs, but she is well aware of how difficult that would be. It is easy for athletes to understand the necessity of taking the trips; however, the average student would most likely not appreciate some of their tuition money going to cover trips that could be seen as “frivolous.” While it is unlikely that Athletics would provide funds for extra trips in the future, most Etown teams will still plan on taking these beneficial trips.

Sports

February 7, 2013 wrestling

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Jays receive sixth at meet, highest rank in school history Mary C. Clyne Staff Writer

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ix Blue Jay wrestlers competed in the Pete Willson-Wheaton Invitational to place sixth overall, the highest rank Elizabethtown College has ever received at this Invitational in Wheaton, Illinois. In the two-day tournament culminating on Feb. 2, sophomore Phil Landis placed third in the 197 weight class, sophomore heavyweight Jeremy Reith placed fourth, first-year Chad Lammer (133) and first-year Jesse Meaney (141) each placed fifth and first-year Mike Lammer (149) placed sixth. This year five individuals placed; in any past year, the most was three.

Landis, a contender for National Division III Top Ten and ranked ninth by the National Wrestling Coaches Association, won third at the invitational when he faced Darren Faber of Wheaton with a 7-4 decision. Despite his 6-0 loss to Faber on the first day of the tournament, he responded with a 9-2 decision over Messiah’s Travis Ebersole. On the second day, Landis went on to defeat Olivet’s Andrew Simpson and nationally ninth-ranked Andrew Lovins during the consolation quarterfinals and semifinals.

Reith is also a national contender for Division III Top Ten individuals in the heavyweight. On Feb. 1, he solidified this claim over Nick Terifaj of Mt. Union during the quarterfinals with a 7-2 decision.

He remained in the championship bracket to face nationally tenth-ranked Anthony Edgren with a close loss of 3-1. A victory of 12-8 against Messiah’s Charles Jones brought Reith to the consolation match against Adam Robinson of Almar. However, another close loss of 4-3 placed Reith fourth in the invitational.

The Lammer twins are making quite an impression in their first season of college wrestling. Chad Lammer finished fifth in the 133 weight bracket of the Wheaton Invitational. He faced rather high-ranked

competition, putting up strong fights against the nation’s second-ranked Nathan Fitzenreider of North Central, losing 9-6, and sixth-seeded Wisconsin-La Crosse’s James Bennett, ending close at 5-4. However, he

Photo: Athletics Department

Sophomore Jeremy Reith works to gain an advantage over his opponent. Reith finished fourth this weekend

defeated Heidelberg’s Justin Kihn (7-3), Concordia-Wisconsin’s Kevin Amborcio (4-2) and Messiah’s Kyle Cobientz for his fifth place finish.

Meanwhile Mike Lammer placed sixth in his 149 weight class after his second loss against John Carroll’s Daniel Mirman, 16-10. The Lammer brothers are performing very well despite their first-year status.

They have quickly earned a reputation for injury default during competition, meaning

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Team competes in conference championship this weekend Sam Ceron Staff Writer

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his weekend, the Elizabethtown College men’s and women’s swim teams are geared up for the Middle Atlantic Conference Championships in Wilkes-Barre.

Although neither team has had the best of seasons there is still much to look forward to from the teams’ top swimmers.

On the men’s side, the team came out with a win over King’s College in their last meet on Jan. 26, through sophomore Frank Capria’s victory in three events, junior Andrew Malik’s win in the 200 free and senior Ryan Hannon’s victory in the 200 backstroke. First-year Matt Jensen also had a solid performance against King’s College, finishing in second behind Hannon in the 200 yard backstroke.

Hannon, one of the men’s c apt ai ns , fe els t h at t he team has swimmers who are poised to have a great run during the championships this weekend. “Two swimmers in my mind that

have the potential to break out this weekend are Frank Capria and Andrew Malik,” Hannon said. Hannon’s talk with the team leading up to this weekend has been nothing but positive feedback.

“Ever yone is doing their best, we have been looking good in the past few weeks so I expect the best from the team,” Hannon said.

On the women’s side, senior Jenny Malik had a solid showing, winning the 50 yard freestyle for the ninth time in twelve meets. Sophomore Becki Lane finished second in the event right behind Jenny Malik. First-year Rachel Engelhardt won her meet for the Blue Jays as the Horsham, Pa. native finished with a time of 2:07.97 in the 200 free.

The team has been tapering, so that the team is rested up for the team’s final meet of the season. Senior captain Kelly Frace, who will be cheering on the team this weekend, feels proud of what she has done with the team.

“I definitely feel that it is a big accomplishment and I am fortunate to have competed for four years. I will miss the

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that their opponent cannot compete for the remainder of the match. Landis said, “The twins are performing really well. They were decent in high school, but college is a much higher level. It’s like jumping from middle

companionship that I had with everyone on the team,” Frace said. Frace believes that this year’s senior class will step up on the biggest stage and go out with a great performance this weekend.

“Overall, we have a strong team, but I feel that will be a senior class that will have a great meet this weekend,” Frace said.

With this being his final meet of his college career, Hannon is looking to finish strong. “My goal is to get two top eight finishes in the 100 and 200 backstroke. I want to go out on top and do the best that I can this weekend,” Hannon said. Jenny Malik explained her goals for the team this weekend, stating, “We’re just looking to have people drop times in their respective events.”

Jenny Malik, who will be competing in the 50, 100 and 200 free, is also competing in the final meet of her collegiate career. “I loved swimming here. It was a great way to make friends,” she said. “I can’t believe it’s going to be over. It’s kept me on track, focused and determined.”

Feb. 8 MAC Championships @ Delaware Valley

Feb. 9 Susquehanna Invitational MAC Championships Men: @ Hood Women: @ Hood

school to high school and they are really displaying their talents.”

During his fifth place match, Meaney

defeated Nathaniel Benke of Wisconsin-Eau Claire in a 4-3 decision. Earlier in the day, Meaney pinned Division III ninth-ranked Bryant Roby of Mount Union. Despite the close losses against Messiah’s Kaleb Loht (53) and Olivet’s Kenneth Richmond, Meaney prepared for his following matches with discipline. While physical warm-up in wrestling is crucial, the proper state of mind is even more important.

Although sophomore Zeke Zimmer did not place overall, he remains the team leader in wins and had two major decision victories on the first day of competition.

To prepare for the invitational, these six participants had extra pool workouts, exercised by jump roping and sprinting, and made additional weightlifting sessions after practice. This particular meet is considered the “mini nationals” because it has so many nationally-ranked participants. This tournament gave our Blue Jays the opportunity to see where they stand in order to continue working hard and improving for the NCAA Regional Championships coming up on March 2 in Ada, Ohio and NCAA DIII Championships March 15-16 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Although the Jays have many younger, less experienced athletes, they are a team of strong individuals. Landis said, “I really see us stepping up to the plate this season.”

As time draws nearer to qualifying for Nationals, the wrestlers must step up while other opponents may step down as they burn out after the strenuous season or are injured.

Our team has a solid chance to make school history.

The Etownian’s

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Rachel Forjan

Alexis L. Morris Sports Editor

Although Rachel Forjan is only in her first season with the women’s basketball team, she is proving to be a valuable asset for the Blue Jays.

In Etown’s game against Alvernia University, Forjan had 14 points off the bench. The future is bright for Forjan as the end of the regular season draws near.

Q&A

Photo: Robert I. Graham

Major: Business Administration Hometown: York, Pa. Favorite athlete/sports team: Notre Dame Favorite musician/band: Carrie Underwood Favorite Jay’s Nest item: Mozzarella sticks Favorite movie: “Pink Panther” Biggest fear: Sharks Favorite place to visit: The beach

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Hardly anyone knows that ...

I love history.

In 10 years, I want to be … a professional photographer.

Favorite Etown Memory: Meeting Alyssa Aichele Greatest Etown accomplishment: Scoring my career high in the second game of the season Greatest basketball accomplishment: Four gold medals in districts in high school I started playing basketball at age ...

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Feb. 12 Men: Stevenson Women: Stevenson

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