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Thursday, March 28, 2013

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Vol. 109. Issue 17

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Fox to be SCAD Keynote speaker

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First graduation fair to take place in April

Oscar-nominated director Josh Fox will serve as this year’s SCAD keynote speaker.

by RACHEL BARNES

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he Scholarship and Creative Arts Day (SCAD) keynote speaker has b e e n an nou nc e d.

This year’s speaker is filmmaker and environmental activist Josh Fox, who is best known as the director of the Os c ar- nom i nate d HBO documentary “Gasland.”

The keynote speaker was chosen by a group made up of faculty members and students known as the SCAD Committee.

The chair of the committee, Brian Newsome, associate professor of history, was delighted when Fox was officially booked to be the keynote speaker last summer. “He was our first choice so we are excited that we got him,” Newsome said.

“He is someone of national prominence.

This has become an important day in the Etown community as it highlights student scholarship. It is the best of the best of

what Etown has to offer academically and artistically.”

Fox will give the keynote address from 3:00-4:30 p.m. in Leffler Chapel and performance center on April 23. Then Fox will eat dinner with students that are selected by the leaders of the Open Book discussion groups. Later, Fox’s d o c u m e nt a r y, “Gasland,” will be show n i n L e f f l e r Chapel at 7:30 p.m.

L a s t y e a r, t h e committee began to correlate their guest sp e a ke r w it h t he Open Book program.

They wanted a speaker who would tie in with this year’s open book, “End of Country” by Seamus McGraw.

D r. N e w s o m e encourages the Etown community an d p e opl e f rom surrounding areas to attend this year’s SCAD and see keynote speaker Fox speak on this pressing environmental issue.

by JILL NORRIS

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lizabethtown College is hosting its first graduation fair April 2 from 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in the KĀV. The fair, which is sponsored by the College Store, will act as an assembly of information for seniors regarding commencement and the events surrounding the ceremony.

“In the past, the College Store has been the gathering place for information,” College Store manager Nancy Fink said.

“Whenever students would have questions and not know where to go, they would come here because that’s where they get

their regalia. And we, in turn, would be sending them off here, there and everywhere.”

“Hopefully everyone that attends will learn a lot and have any questions they have about their transition from Etown answered.”

~ Sean Post

Although the College Store is organizing the event, other departments are also contributing to the fair. These include the alumni association, Career Services, Student S enate, Dining S er v ices, Financial Aid, international student services, Registration and Records and Residence Life. While attending the event, graduating seniors will not only be able pick up their caps and gowns, but will also be able to buy diploma frames, graduation announcements and class rings.

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Business Dept. announces survey results: 55% of family businesses will maintain ownership

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by KARLEY ICE

he results of the second annual Family Business Survey were presented Wednesday, March 27 at 1:00 p.m. in the Hoover Center. The department of business and the S. Dale High Center for Family Business at Elizabethtown College conducted this research project jointly. The survey aimed to discover how family businesses feel about the economy and the future of their businesses.

“We saw an opportunity, a niche, where very few researchers focused exactly on family businesses,” Dr. Cristina Ciocirlan, an assistant professor of management in the department of business, said.

According to Ciocirlan, one of the purposes of this survey is to attract attention from the media and the government so that changes in regulation may occur to benefit family businesses.

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The second annual Family Business Survey findings were presented in Hoover on March 27. The results displayed the opinions of family business owners about the economy and the future of their businesses.

EACC discusses alternative energy options for local area

by KYLE FOWLER

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he Elizabethtown Area Chamber of Commerce (EACC) held a meeting Tuesday, March 19 to discuss possible opportunities for alternative energy conversions. Caroline Lalvani, director of community relations and college events, explained that the focus was not only on the big facilities but the smaller residential facilities as well.

This meeting has an effect on students at Elizabethtown College because its main goal was to come up with alternative solutions to change the Student Directed Learning Community (SDLC) buildings from oil heat sources to natural gas. “It may affect students by facilitating resources to convert into some of the alternative energy sources and by reducing their energy consumption bill,” Lalvani said.

This means that the juniors and seniors who are selected to live off campus in these SDLCs will be required to pay less money for the amount of heat and energy they use. Having one of the coldest and longest winters this season will most likely play an important role in the EACC’s decision. The colder it is for a longer period, the more heat the students will have to use; therefore, the more money the students will have to pay.

According to Lalvani, several people were

recognized and spoke at this meeting regarding possible energy conversions.

Representatives included: Alison Seipp from UGI Performance Solutions, Anthony Devito from PPL Renewable Energy, Justin Kuhn from SAIC, Roni Clark from PARS Environment Inc. and Ryan Emerson from the PA Department of Community and Economic Development.

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Fall 2013 Sabbatical List T

he following professors will be on sabbatical for the duration of the fall 2013 semester pursuing various research projects and traveling to different parts of the world. Students should plan their schedules accordingly to ensure all graduation requirements are met.

Mahua Bhattacharya Modern Languages Bhattacharya will facilitate three projects during her upcoming time away from the College. First, she will write a textbook on Japanese women’s history, which will focus on Courtesy Photo ancient, medieval and modern periods in history. She also intends to use this book in the Asian Studies minor program to fill the lack of undergraduate texts on this subject.

She will also write an ethnography for another Japanese culture course that she teaches. The book will focus on a Japanese woman of Indian descent who faces traditional hardships, as well as modern day struggles such as bullying and homosexuality.

Bhattacharya will also undergo training by Shofuso Japanese House and Garden in Philadelphia to enable her to teach a course on Asian tea ceremonies.

Conrad Kanagy Sociology/Anthropology

Kanagy will gather information from 20 various Anab apt ist chu rch b o d i e s t h rou g h out Eu rop e, As i a , Africa, Latin America and North America. He will use this data, Courtesy Photo along with the information he gathered from conducting previous studies, to assess the beliefs and practices of Mennonites around the world.

He is co-directing this project with John Roth, a historian at Goshen College in Indiana. They hope to present their work at the 2015 Farm Show in Harrisburg.

Elizabeth Newell Sociology/Anthropology Newell will collect data on Linear Enamel Hypoplasia (LEH) in non-human primate teeth in order to better understand the relationship between levels of stress early Photo: Katie Brumbach in an organism’s life and the resulting developmental enamel defects. She will collect data from the non-human primate collections at several museums throughout the United States. Newell hopes to return to Etown with new information on the symmetrical manifestations of enamel defects in primate dentition and to be able to update her current data set that will allow further statistical analyses to be completed.

Suzanne Webster English While away from the College, Webster will begin to write a book, as well as two academic articles. Her book will focus on the later poetry of Samuel Taylor Coleridge Courtesy Photo and one article will examine matters of poetics and pedagogy in the context of poetry written from the late 1400s to the early 1900s. The other article will apply the first article’s findings to a reading of George Gordon Byron’s “January\ 22 1824. Messalonghi [sic.]. On this day I complete my thirty sixth year.” In addition to having both articles published by the conclusion of her sabbatical, Webster also hopes to find a publisher for her book.

Faculty attends religious diversity conference

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by JILL NORRIS

uring Elizabethtown College’s recent spring break, Religious Studies Professor and Department Chair Dr. Jeffery Long and Psychology Professor Dr. John Teske traveled to New Delhi as delegates for the “On World Religions: Diversity Not Dissensus” conference. While at the event, Long spoke on “Diversity as the Nature of Reality: A Jain-informed Approach to the Variety of Worldviews” and Teske on “The Emotional Psychology of Religious Diversity.”

“As expected and planned, [the conference] was an enriching continuation of cross-cultural and interfaith conversations with a set of particular individuals. [It was beneficial] to see some of the high-level religious leaders seriously addressing these issues,” Teske stated.

The conference included an inaugurating by the president of India at the Rashtrapati Bhavan and a Valedictory session including HH the Dalai Lama. “We were pretty awed to be in Durbar Hall of the Rashtrapati Bhavan, and thus recognizing the conference at high levels of the Indian Government,” he said. “I think I was sitting next to the Ambassador from Papua/New Guinea in the front row. We certainly felt honored.

Hence, even Jeff Long wore a tie.”

The two professors, along with Anindita Balslev, a philosophy professor at the University of Copenhagen, and Whitney Bauman, a religious studies professor at Florida International University, have been studying the research they presented over the past few years.

“We all produced ‘working papers’ and met together last summer at the Institute of Religion in an Age of Science (IRAS) summer conference at Silver Bay, N.Y.,” Teske said.

Their dedication to a tolerant way of thinking is what ultimately led them to the conference. “ We are very committed to the idea that the differences in worldviews, which so often lead to conflict and violence, need to be addressed in a peaceful and mutually enlightening way,” Long stated. “This conference was aimed at advancing that conversation. A special feature of this conference is that it was in honor of the 150th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, the first Hindu spiritual master to teach in the Western world.”

Although Long and Teske do not always share similar opinions on global issues, the two professors have been able to reach enough compromises to expand their global awareness. They, along with Balslev and Bauman, have been able to work successfully together because of this mutual understanding. “We all decided that, with our shared interests and the differences amongst ourselves, in terms of worldviews, it would be great to extend and expand this conversation to include as many other people as possible, from a wide variety of faith traditions and backgrounds, in order to promote the idea of harmony in the name of planetary survival,” Long said.

After attending the conference, Teske and Long have been brainstorming ways in which they will be able to teach Etown students about these pressing issues. In addition to continuing their research and inspiring students to continue learning about diversity, they have already made initial strides toward bringing international conferences on worldviews to Etown’s campus.

“I’ve already been talking with people in international business, like Sanjay Paul, about bringing Steven Killelea here,” Teske said. “His ‘Global Peace Index’ is something that is both a good guide to international investment, and something that it is in the interest of businesses to help foment. What would be more perfect than this kind of initiative for international business at a peace college like Etown?”

They specifically hope to bring a similarly themed conference to the College during the 2014 school year. “I hope we can follow up with a similar conference that focuses on one of the College’s institutional learning goals: teaching students to navigate diverse worldviews and to realize that the search for truth involves taking a variety of belief systems seriously, and not just the beliefs with which one is raised,” Long said.

Fair to consolidate graduation procedures Students can also pick up tickets for a possible indoor commencement and gather information about senior week. “It’s a one stop shopping and information place,” Fink stated.

Though various stations will be present at the fair, the College Store’s main goal behind sponsoring the event was to ease the process for students to obtain their insignia. This year, graduating students will be able to pick up a cap and gown without ordering it prior to the fair. To

make this possible, the College ordered a bulk quantity of caps and gowns in a variety of sizes so that each student will be equipped with well-fitting regalia. “In the past, seniors had a week to order, and it just kind of made it cumbersome for everybody,” Fink said. “We hope that by doing this, it will be short, sweet and fun.”

The College looked into alternative insignia before ordering the mass quantity of the traditional caps and gowns, including rental and environmentally friendly

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Leyla Bataki Mathematics Bataki will also be on sabbatical during the fall 2013 semester. However she was not able to explain the research that she will be conducting during her time away from the College.

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Elizabethtown College’s first graduation fair for seniors will take place so students can gather information regarding commencement, senior week and other activities surrounding graduation.

options. After considering these options, the College ultimately decided to continue using the type of gowns that have been used in past years.

Fink and Susan Smith, d i re c tor of t he C ol l e ge Store, decided to initiate this project together. “[Smith] had suggested it in the past, but it just never happened. Last year the two of us decided to try to make it more fun and not quite as drawn out,” Fink said.

According to Fink, students have never complained about the organization of graduation material, but they do appear somewhat anxious when trying to find specific information. “As a store, we feel badly. [Students] come in here hoping to get the answer and instead it’s like, ‘no, you have one more place to go.’

Plus, we’re hoping it will be fun and a kickoff to graduation,” she stated.

The graduation fair will also include refreshments, games and prizes. When students enter the fair, they will be given a card to be punched at each station they attend and then placed in a raffle drawing. Prizes will include diploma frames, Visa gift cards, alumni items and free regalia.

Members of Student Senate’s class of 2013 will also greet

students at the door, as well as offer information about the class gift and senior week.

“As a Senator, I think it is great that the College is doing something to reach out to the graduating class,” Sean Post, class of 2013 president, stated.

“As a senior myself, I am really looking forward to it because I predict it being very helpful. I think seniors will benefit by the convenience of having many departments and information in one place. Hopefully, everyone that attends will learn a lot and have an opportunity to have any questions they have about their transition from Etown answered.”

Although this will be the College’s first graduation fair, Fink hopes that it will become a tradition worth continuing in upcoming years. “We’re optimistic.

We’ve had good responses from the departments and lot of questions from students and parents. We hope to see everybody there and hope people are just as excited as we are,” she said. Fink would also like to remind students that the fair is not mandatory and that seniors will still be able to pick up their caps and gowns in the College Store after the conclusion of the fair.

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Group advocates student rights, proposes change in organization’s structure, considers scholarship nominations, plans open forum

Student Senate

by KRISTEN LACAILLADE

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his past week brought many new challenges and conversations for student senators. As we see our year begin to come to a close, we are tying up loose ends and finishing the initiatives we’ve taken on throughout the year.

Senators were presented with the new proposed amendments to our current Constitution, which would result in a complete restructuring of Senate as a student government organization on campus. This final vote will take place April 4, which is when we will begin to prepare for these changes if the proposal passes. This restructuring, coauthored and presented by class presidents Sean Post and Seth Previty, is a passionately debated topic week after week at meetings.

A formal confirmation of whether or not these proposed amendments will be passed will be announced in the coming weeks.

Scholarship voting is under way, and so far three scholarships have been voted on. The Richard Crocker Outstanding Ser vice to Students Award, the Carole Isaak Memorial Scholarship and

the Walter B. Shaw Memorial Scholarship have all been assigned winners based on Senate votes.

The winners will be notified in the coming days and a complete list of all scholarship winners will be announced in this column when voting has concluded for all of them.

Student Senate and President Strikwerda will host an open campus forum entitled “Intolerance 4 Intolerance” Wednesday, April 4, at 11:00 a.m. in Gibble Auditorium, Esbenshade Hall. The purpose of this open forum is to continue the campus wide conversation about the recent bias-related incidents and to update the community about the steps being taken to address these incidents. Faculty, staff, students and community members are all welcome and strongly encouraged to attend this forum.

As the spring semester comes to a slow but inevitable close, senators are required to rerun for their respective positions; Executive Cabinet members also either have to rerun or aid their

successors in the transition to their new roles. This year, Senate’s annual Spring Campaign will be Monday, April 15, at 3:30 p.m. in Steinman 114. Come out and hear the speeches and future plans of those who are running for executive positions.

All students on campus are encouraged to run for Senate positions. Any questions about this process or how to get a petition to run should be directed to Executive Cabinet Vice President and Elections C h a i r K r i s t e n L a c a i l l a d e at LACAILLADEK@etown.edu. Any full-time undergraduate student of Elizabethtown College who is in good academic and disciplinary standing is eligible to run for available positions.

Senate welcomes any questions, comments or suggestions. Please email us at SENATE@etown.edu, or contact one of your student senators. We will not be meeting Thursday, March 25, but will reconvene next Thursday at 3:45 p.m. in Hoover 212. Have a great, safe break Jays!

Survey aids family business owners, 278 participate The report also stated that the survey was performed with the objectives of assessing family business confidence in the future, l e ar n i ng ab out t h e b e s t practices that will make better futures for these businesses, understanding their views of the current economic and regulatory environment and understanding the challenges of family farms in Pennsylvania.

O ve r a l l , 2 7 8 bu s i n e s s representatives responded to the survey, of which 61 percent were in the dairy industry. The average age of these businesses is 43 years and about three generations have held ownership within each family.

Fifty-five percent of those surveyed expect that family control will continue for their business in the future.

On average, the numb er of employees for a family business is 51, but the majority of the respondents employ fewer than ten people.

These family businesses face challenges internally and externally. The survey dis covere d t hat inter na l cha l lenges are problems for family businesses.

For e x ampl e, a t h i rd of re s p on d e nt s s t at e d t h at the next generation is not interested in taking over the business. In the case of farming, young people see the amount of income as too little compared to the work needed to maintain a farm. The top three external challenges that family businesses face include gover nment regu l at ions, taxes and costs of supplies and inventories.

B ecaus e 61 p ercent of respondents are a part of the dairy industry, a section of the report was dedicated to dairy farms, the number one agricultural business in Pennsylvania. 65 percent of dairy businesses expect that their families will continue to run their businesses in the future. However, dairy farmers’ perspectives about

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Alternative energy options lead to less student, admin. spending for SDLCs “The Etown chamber is planning another informational session for smaller business facilities of the chamber,” Lalvani said. This means that the issue is still being discussed further with the smaller facilities as well as the larger ones. This will be a large scale energy conversion that should benefit students living in the SDLCs. Ramon Escudero, the chamber’s executive director, said, “The speakers brought valuable information about the different projects and assistance programs for alternative energ y conversion.” Escudero felt that the information regarding the conversion will assist students in more easily deciding if living in the SDLCs is for them.

“The EACC focuses its assistance to its members in the following three core

“The EACC focuses its assistance to its members in the following three core areas: networking opportunities, savings in the bottom line and professional development.”

~ Ramon Escudero

areas: networking opportunities, savings in the bottom line and professional development,” Escudero said. This description is the basis for the ideals and history behind where the EACC

came from and what it’s all about. “The programs and activities the EACC organizes seek to provide opportunities to our members within the three core areas listed above,” Escudero said.

When addressed about being a member of the EACC, Escudero had nothing but praise for what the group achieves. “Members invest in the EACC by paying their annual dues.

In return, they receive assistance,” he said. He also explained that the members who benefit most from their role are those who are continuously active in the activities and programs the EACC organizes.

Escudero finished by encouraging anyone in Elizabethtown who wishes to become more involved with the EACC and any programs the club organizes to reach out to him or another EACC member.

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Of the 278 family business owners surveyed, 67 percent hold pessimistic opinions about the future of the U.S. economy. Fifteen percent of respondents expect to collect additional debt in order to remain open and a third of all businesses surveyed plan to increase product prices.A third of respondents also feel that the next generation is not interested in continuing the family business.

The results of the survey show t hat 67 p ercent of respondents are somewhat or very pessimistic about the future of the United States economy. This outlook causes businesses to have low expectations for their own futures. A third of businesses have plans to increase prices and 15 percent expect to incur more debt just to keep operations running. Only a third project that their net income will increase, while only eleven percent plan to hire within the next year.

The majority of family businesses plan to retain business control within the family, but the study shows that most lack necessar y st rateg ic and succession planning. Succession occurs informally for the majority, e v i d e nt i n t h at on l y 1 5 percent of the respondents have a w r itte n st r ate g i c or formal management succession plan. More than half of the businesses also lack professional human resource practices with only a quarter having written job descriptions which outline the responsibilities, minimum qualifications and reporting structure for each position.

the future of the economy mirror the larger sample, with a majority having a pessimistic view.

According to Ciocirlan, this sur vey gives people t he ide a of w hat fami ly businesses are going through and their expectations about the future. “The findings are useful to policy makers and politicians in the g ov e r n m e nt ,” C i o c i r l a n said. “When they look at this study and they see that government regulations and taxes were cited as the two most important challenges, hopefully they will do something about them.”

Several Etown students worked on this project with the department of business; they were involved in data collection, data analysis and interpretation of findings.

The findings show how family businesses operate, how this affects their success and what needs to be done to plan for the future. Family businesses are a large part of industry in Pennsylvania, specifically family-owned dairy farms.

As stated in the report, the 2013 Family Business Survey “should serve as a compass to navigate the turbulent waters of today’s economy.”

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The racial achievement gap

by MARIE LOISEAU

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ne day, Dr. Anne Gregory saw a line of African-American students sitting outside the principal’s office at a school where she worked. She took note of this evident racial trend and questioned the principal about it. The principal then chastised her and discouraged her from pursuing the issue, afraid that such comments would bring charges of racism against the school.

Today, about a decade later, Gregory is teaching psychology at Rutgers University and conducting research about the racial trend she had observed. She is dedicating her life’s work to confronting and defeating a long-standing belief that “The racial and gender discipline gap has persisted for decades and is worsening.” Gregory insisted that she will never stop pursuing the issue and that she intends to bring attention to the racial achievement gap and do everything she can to stop it. She spoke about her efforts and her research at Elizabethtown College’s Bowers Writers House on Monday, March 18.

Gregory often does in-depth research at schools to confront the persistent trend that African-Americans are more likely to be issued suspensions and expulsions than students of other racial groups.

Gregory stated that teachers and administrators are not always happy to be confronted about this; they can become

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Much of Dr.Anne Gregory’s work over the past years has included research on racial achievement gaps in schools. Gregory’s reform strategies have produced positive results, but she believes there are less-costly alternatives to come.

*based on data from the National Center for Education Statistics’ National Assessment of Educational Progress

offended when they hear that a racial achievement gap exists within their schools. However, according to Gregory, this is a confrontation that needs to be made. If nothing is said about it, nothing will be done.

Gregory said of a school she previously worked with, “The whole school was operating in a way that accepted the patterns of racial inequality. The system was perpetuating for decades and no one was doing anything.” Her passion for her continued research was evident in her later comment, “We really need to keep a critical lens. We can’t just get used to it.”

Gregory spoke on the normalization of failure— the concept in which a particular subset of students should be expected to become academic failures and troublemakers. In order to overcome this, Gregory conducts studies and interventions within schools in an attempt to make them better learning environments for students of all racial groups. “We’re working to make schools more engaging for all,” she said.

Gregory has found much success in her intervention; she developed a scoring system to be instituted within the classrooms she worked in, which rates emotional support, classroom organization and instructional support. Teachers were coached on how to score higher. In the end, her intervention was found to significantly impact the racial gap.

Contrary to what she would like, Gregory cannot begin implementing these interventions in every school that has a racial achievement gap; she is now dealing with the obstacle of school budgets.

“Program coaches are paired with teachers for two years,” she said of her intervention model. “[The model is] expensive for schools, so now we’re creating a model without a coach.”

She worries, however, that the impact will be lessened if she removes a piece of the intervention package. Still, she is pleased that she has created an intervention model that has worked in action.

In addition to sharing the details of her research, Gregory also discussed the process of sharing research with the public.

She gave students a handout in which there was a practitioner, a first-person and a scholarly textbook-style perspective of the racial gap. “Which voice is most compelling to you as a reader?” she asked her audience.

Students were to decide which voice they preferred and why; this was her method of demonstrating that there are many different ways of sharing research results with the public and that some ways are much more interesting and digestible than others. “No matter what job you get into, writing compellingly is key,” Gregory said.

She later spoke of the different methods that can be used in collecting data: participatory action research and randomized control trials. After explaining these two concepts, she asked students which method they preferred as readers. She stressed the variations that can be found within scientific research and listed pros and cons associated with the different methods.

The lessons Gregory has learned from her life’s work can pertain to all of Etown’s students; Gregory was educated in a specific discipline and is currently utilizing her knowledge to create a better world. She entered her field with the desire to “affect change at a systems level,” and that is exactly what she is doing.

Cultural changes influence Brethren in Christ traditions

by LAUREN FREDERICKS

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hat happened between 1910 and 1980 in regards to the Brethren in Christ?

What factors spawned such a dramatic cultural transformation among the Brethren in Christ? The answers to these two questions were the subject of the recent presentation “Born-Again Brethren in Christ: The Brethren in Christ Church in an Age of Evangelicalism,” facilitated by Devin C. Manzullo-Thomas at the Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies on March 19. The presentation focused on Evangelicalism and how it influenced the Brethren in Christ faith.

Manzullo-Thomas graduated from Messiah College, received his master’s at Temple and is now an adjunct professor of interdisciplinary studies at Messiah. Manzullo-Thomas is also the assistant editor of the “Brethren in Christ History and Life” publication and a member of the Brethren in Christ Historical Society.

“My presentation tonight is about the Brethren in Christ Church, which was a small group with roots in the Anabaptist and Pietist movements,” Manzullo-Thomas said. “[I] focused specifically on how the Brethren in Christ were transformed culturally as a result of their interactions with the larger Evangelical world.”

Manzullo-Thomas continued, “Sometimes within the scholarly and popular study of Anabaptism and Evangelicalism, there’s a tendency to say that Evangelical influence corrupts Anabaptists distinctive-like peace, nonconformity, [and] the gathering of church … and my argument tonight is that, within

the Brethren in Christ context, some of these interactions were a lot more complex than that.

The Brethren in Christ people didn’t just lose their commitment to nonresistance because they engaged Evangelicals; in fact, sometimes the engagement with the Evangelicals galvanized the Brethren in Christ nonresistance efforts.”

Manzullo-Thomas began his presentation with a photograph of members of the Brethren in Christ Church from 1911 standing in front of their meeting house. In the photograph, the members are dressed appropriately for the time period: very modest, and in a formal fashion.

The next photograph displayed was that of the Brethren in Christ Church members from 1984.

In this photograph, the members wore very different clothing than in the 1911 photograph; the women wore pants and open shoes, while the men wore dress shirts and ties. The photographs showed a very different-looking group of people, even though the groups of people in both photographs were Brethren in Christ Church members.

The cultural changes that occurred between 1910 and 1980 forced the Brethren in Christ to respond. Manzullo-Thomas said, “Members moving from rural agrarianism to suburban professionalism — off the farm and into the culde-sac, away from grueling manual labor and into careers as teachers, doctors, and entrepreneurs. By necessity, these members were better educated than their parents and grandparents.”

He then went on to talk about the two different responses to these changes. The first response was that members felt they had a historical commitment to the gathered church and therefore held on to their traditions. The second response was influenced by integration into North Ameri-

can Society, which resulted in a wider religious “Without a doubt,” Manzullo-Thomas said, context that was foreign but appealing to the “they had joined the Evangelical mainstream members. In any case, the Brethren in Christ — but they had not, in the process, forgotten had to look at these new developments from their roots.” different perspectives.

Manzullo-Thomas defined Evangelicalism as “both a historical movement and an ethos, or set of shared convictions.” He then gave background details about Evangelicalism, for instance that Evangelicalism roots trace back to the Great Awakening of the 19th century.

According to ManzulloThomas, there were three ways in which Evangelicalism was perceived from the 1950s to the 1970s. These three different perceptions were “one, as a system of empowerment and liberation; two, as an encroachment to be opposed; or three, as a broken vessel in need of restoration.”

Evangelicalism, ManzulloThomas said, forced people to leave behind some of their old ways to make room for change. He spoke of how the task of reigning in the children and youth became a priority, Courtesy Photo as well as advertising the group Devin Manzullo-Thomas believes that although the Brethren and church services, which al- in Christ Church was influenced by Evangelicalism, this lowed for members to become influence was not entirely negative, as other religious scholars more relaxed and a part of the might argue. In his lecture, Manzullo-Thomas described the lasting effects of cultural changes on the Church. changing society.

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Professor speaks on history of Chinese military violence

by TAYLOR KREIDER

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n Monday, March 25, Elizabethtown College welcomed Dr. Edward McCord, professor of history and international affairs at George Washington University, to speak on his knowledge of military violence in China and how it has shaped the country.

McCord received his M.A. and Ph. D. in history from Michigan University and is a specialist on the history of China. He studied and lived in China for five years, including Taiwan and the People’s Republic of China. McCord is also the author of the book “The Power of the Gun.” McCord gave a brief overview of China’s military past and how it formed China today. His main focus was on the Chinese Warlord Era, which took place in China from around 1916 to 1927. It was a “time of political disunity in China when competing militar y commanders dominated society and government by virtue of their command of military force,” McCord said. China was not seen as one nation but was split into many different regions.

McCord explained that the Warlord Era was a “very competitive situation.” The warlords wanted to increase their armies and take over neighboring regions. According to

McCord, soldiers in this era were largely uneducated and unmarried.

McCord addressed the usage of the saying, “You don’t use good iron to make nails, you don’t use good men to make soldiers.” This caused many of the Chinese people to look down on the soldiers and regard them with less respect. Men were thought to be less of a man if they were not married. Along with being uneducated and unmarried, many of the soldiers were underpaid. “Underpaid soldiers often loot,” McCord said. It cannot be assumed that all soldiers looted, but many did, and it made many people think that their own army was harming them.

McCord shared a story of a family who owned a business in this era and were victims of looting from not just one group of soldiers, but four different groups of soldiers. He described how the first army of soldiers stopped at the family’s shop and demanded all of their money. The second group of soldiers came in later to demand the same, and the family explained that they had already given all of their money to the first group of soldiers.

The second group of soldiers then took all of the goods at the store.

When the third group of soldiers arrived, no money or goods were available for them to steal. The soldiers became angry, shot and killed the mother and father, and then left

the shop. Finally, the fourth group of soldiers set fire to the shop. The only survivor of the family was the 9 year-old daughter. McCord shared this story to demonstrate the horrific treatment of civilians from some of China’s own armies.

“Burn, kill, rape and rob, there is nothing they can’t do,” McCord said. McCord explained that some of these attacks by the soldiers on civilians were carried out in order to demonstrate their power. Luckily, Nationalist and Communist parties emerged in the 20th century. These parties introduced armies that were well-disciplined and educated. The leaders of these armies told their soldiers that they would not take anything from civilians unless they paid for it. This helped to bring China out of disorder.

“It was an eye-opening look on a very narrow, specialized subject,” stated junior Natalie Hrynkiewicz, a peace, war and non-violence student who sat in on this lecture. Sophomore Caitlyn Whirt, a student in the Peace and Conflict in China course, said, “The speaker knew a lot of information that I was able to tie into what I am learning in my class, and his take on the subject was very intriguing!”

Another lecture on peacemaking will take place Wednesday, April 17 in Leffler Chapel and Performance Center at 7:30 p.m.

There’s no business like sushi business Sushi chefs from Saikou Sushi make the delicious process a family affair, bring delight to all in Jay’s Nest

by HANNAH BLECKER

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love seeing professors and staff members eating with their families in the Marketplace. Their kids’ trays always seem to be filled with heaps of french fries and bowls of ice cream overflowing with sprinkles, which never fails to crack me up because my tray looks kind of the same on the daily. I am also just as intrigued by the handwashing station, but unlike my little counterparts I am way too embarrassed to use it.

There’s one kid who is cuter than all the others, though.

And I may be biased due to the disgusting amount of time I spend in the Jay’s, but you know who it is: the sushi baby. I live to see the sushi baby being toted around by the woman whom I assume is her mother (the baby seems to wear a lot of pink, so we’re gonna say she’s a girl). If I’m wrong, sushi family, I apologize.

First of all, I think it’s adorable that they stand there and accompany the sushi chef while he makes his little delicacies. I mean, I always tell people that I practically grew up in a bank because that’s where my dad worked, but, in my whole life, I’ve never logged half the hours this

kid has at her dad’s workplace before she can even sit up.

Now it should be noted that I’ve been very busy as of late, so I haven’t had the chance to check up on her hours, but I don’t even think there’s any competition at this point.

It also helps that the sushi baby is absolutely adorable.

We’ve all seen bratty little kids who cry and whine and carry on. Not sushi baby. She just sits there in her little baby sling with her little baby cap on and smiles. Just smiles and doesn’t even drool. SHE DOESN’T EVEN DROOL. Which I guess is good, because we’re dealing in the area of foodstuffs, and I’m not about baby drool in the sushi.

While I may not miss dodging little kids in the Marketplace, I sure don’t mind it in the Jay’s Nest. I think professors bringing their families to campus only adds to the wholesome, family environment that Etown already projects. Even though sushi isn’t my favorite thing by a long shot, Sushi Baby makes me like it a lot more. Who couldn’t when the sushi is made with love? And how can it not be made with love if the chef ’s entire, adorable little sushi family helps him?

For more information about Saikou Sushi and their dedication to family and how they pride themselves on the quality of their sushi, visit www.sakkousushi.com.

Photo: elliot.gwu.edu

Dr. Edward McCord, author and professor at George Washington Univeristy, overviewed China’s politics and the past of it’s militia.

Focusing on the Chinese Warloar Era, McCord offered valuable insight to those interested in international peacemaking.

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by SARAH KNIGHT Dear Sarah, My roommate is really messy. His stuff is all over the dorm and he leaves food out and I’ve already told him I’m a really clean person. It’s getting on my nerves.

Clean Freakin’-Out! Dear Freakin’ Out, Man, it’s like I tell my kindergarteners: Use your words.

That is, like, the only advice I ever give. Everyone deserves to feel like their home on campus is their home, even if that calls for some middle ground. Also, as with any dispute over crayon usage or playground territory, I advise you to make use of “I” statements when you talk to needs-a-broommate.

Such as “I feel like we need to reestablish some sanitation standards here,” or “I feel disrespected and uncomfortable in a space that is supposed to feel like a home to us both,” or even “Bro, I’ve noticed that the slice of pizza you have out on the dresser has gained sentience, so we might wanna clean house.”

Just talk it out, clean it up and make sure both of you realize a clash of living styles is something that will take time and effort to make work. Or, you could silly string EVERYTHING he owns to make sure he cleans up, but yeah. Talking is probably the best option.

Dear Sarah, I have a problem with my current roommate. She thinks we’re living together next semester … and we definitely ARE NOT. Help!

Dear Unsigned Person, Yikes… I mean, for real. Yikes. That’s a tough situation, but I’m going to have to go with the standby of USE YOUR WORDS. Sit down as roomies, discuss why you feel the way you feel, the options you both have, and why it’s for the best.

“Personality Differences” usually seem to be the standby, because really, telling her about how you hate her ringtone and think her style is tacky and she snores and smells like feet REALLY IS NOT THE WAY TO GO HERE. It’s really for the best for the both of you to get while the getting is good, which I would argue is not so much at the last minute, but close. Enough time for you both to figure out what’s what (but mostly her because letsbereal here: you’ve thought about your other options if you’re tossing this girl to the wind), but leave as little awkward, stuck-in-the-same-room time as possible.

But don’t spray silly string all over her stuff ! OH GOSH why did I give that advice?? THEY’RE GONNA REVOKE MY ADVISING LICENSE! Photo: Katie Brumbach

Hand-made sushi is a quick and delicious option in the Jay’s Nest that sets Etown apart from many other schools in the area. Sushi is a family business in the Jay’s, as any visitor can see.

Provided that the powers that be see fit to provide quippyyet-timely advice, leave a question in my ask box in the mailroom, and be sure to follow me on Twitter @Etownianadvice!

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Schaeberle ’71 discusses life during wartime

by VANESSA ANDREW

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daptability is a timeless trait for any college graduate to have. Donald Schaeberle, an Elizabethtown College graduate from the class of 1971, is an example of this as an allied health professional with an impressive history with the U.S. Army.

“Life’s plans can change,” Schaeberle said.

“Be flexible.”

Growing up in York County, Schaeberle had always harbored an interest in the sciences, as well as in competitive swimming. His father, a Pennsylvania state trooper, introduced Schaeberle and his brother to swimming at the local YMCA. He was then recruited by the swimming coach at the time, John Tulley, to swim competitively at Etown.

“Learning, swimming and campus life were my priorities,” Schaeberle said. “I swam all four years, winning several Middle Atlantic Conference titles and was selected for the 1970 All America Collegiate Swimming Team.”

Schaeberle also participated in Biology Club and served as the president during his senior year; additionally, he was involved in the Campus Life Council, Student Senate and the annual synchronized swimming show.

Mentors and coaches who offered Schaeberle “sage advice” included Tulley, wrestling coach Kenneth Ober and Dr. Jack Hedrick from the chemistry department.

“My expectation was to teach and coach at the high school or college level following graduation,” Schaeberle said. “I was certified in secondary education to teach biology and fully expected to have a job teaching and coaching at a high school following graduation in 1971.

The Army changed those plans.”

Schaeberle learned two months after graduation that the U.S. Army was in his future when he received his draft notice and was introduced to the School of Nursing at Widener College rather than Army Basic Training by Ken Haines, a friend of his who was also an Etown swimmer. During his time at Widener, he served as the college’s director of aquatics and swimming coach. Graduating in 1973, Schaeberle received his Bachelor of Science in Nursing and was commissioned as a First Lieutenant. He completed Officer’s Basic Training and then became stationed at the U.S. Military Academy, also known as West Point, where he worked as a staff nurse and later as a head nurse in the hospital’s critical care unit. He also held the position of assistant swimming coach during those four years at the Academy.

“During my career in the Army following West Point, I served in many locations: Germany (twice); Fort Sam Houston, Texas;

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Don Schaeberle ’71 is now fully retired, but during his career in the U.S. Army, he took pride in working as a healthcare professional. Schaeberle received a Bronze Star for Meritorious Service.

Fort Leonardwood, Missouri; Fitzsimmons Army Medical Center, Colorado; Fort Lewis, Washington; Saudi Arabia; Fort Gordon, Georgia and Fort Bragg in North Carolina,” Schaeberle said. “Each offered a new challenge expanding my horizon as a nurse and Army officer. I was privileged to hold an array of positions in clinical nursing, education, recruiting, administration and operational medicine planning.”

Schaeberle also discusses his memories during the times in which he served during the first Gulf War. “No one wishes to go to war, but having the opportunity to serve my country during Operation Desert Shield/Storm providing care to the sick and

wounded (soldiers, enemies and civilians) was undoubtedly the personal highlight of my active military career,” Schaeberle said.

“The military provides recognition for accomplishments in the way of medals. I was awarded the Bronze Star for Meritorious Service during this campaign. I point this out to illustrate the importance of thanking fellow workers for a job well done. Recognition is motivational and aspires one to attain higher goals.”

As the Deputy Commander for Nursing, 44th Medical Brigate, XVIII Airborne Corps at Fort Bragg, Schaeberle describes his past assignment as “noteworthy.”

“There I participated in the planning of

medical support operations in Haiti and was deployed to the Virgin Islands to provide humanitarian support to victims of Hurricane Marilyn in 1995,” Schaeberle said. “These opportunities demonstrate the less recognized face of the military, the ever present humanitarian missions to assist victims of disaster, whether it be manmade or natural.”

Now fully retired as of January 2013, Schaeberle hung up his hat as a Colonel in 1999 but didn’t stop his involvement with the Army. He became a defense contractor and managed a regional Army medical training program at Fort Gordon in Georgia.

“During the next twelve years, I developed and executed medical training programs supporting the specific needs of the military’s medical forces, mainly Army Active, Reserve and National Guard, but also the Navy, Marines and Air Force,” Schaeberle said. “Following 9/11, the program became focused on preparing medical units, most notably Combat Support Hospitals, to deploy medical capabilities to Iraq and Afghanistan.”

An advocate of higher education and military education, Schaeberle describes these as “very integral” to a military career “where you are expected to grow professionally and as a leader to advance in rank.” He earned a Master of Science in business administration at Boston University and graduated from the Army’s Command and General Staff College and the Army War College.

“The four years at Etown shaped my fundamental values and work ethics, which served me well throughout my military career and life’s events,” Schaeberle said. “My advice to students in the Allied Health field is to understand your goal to be a nurse, physician or other health care professional.

Delivery of health care has become impersonal and fragmented because of our health care system. The system’s engine is financial rather than patient focused.”

Schaeberle also applies his history in the Army to advise those interested in Allied Health positions. “The Army Nurse Corps motto is ‘Proud to Care,’” Schaeberle said. “Be proud of what you do, remain the patient’s advocate and always plan and deliver compassionate care. The other pearl of wisdom instilled in me by the Army is, ‘Be a leader, but know when to follow.’”

Schaeberle now resides in Augusta, Ga. with his wife Susan – also an Army Nurse, whom he met during his career in the Army – his two daughters, Erin and Gretchen, and his three grandsons. He was honored to be selected as a member of the Etown Athletic Hall of Fame in 1980 and continues to swim for personal fitness.

Poet George Bilgere presents unique conversational pieces Five-time published poet Bilgere talks of teenage slang, drugs; advice about rejection, resilience

by MARIE LOISEAU

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n Thursday, March 21, the Bowers Writers House welcomed George Bilgere, both a published poet and a prime example of one who makes an important career path change and eventually finds success.

One might think that being a poet is something innate, a calling that is felt in infancy. For renowned poet Bilgere, that is not the case. Bilgere was on a pre-med track when he began his undergraduate studies at the University of California, Riverside; he thought poetry was only something to be associated with 19th century British men. However, as he struggled with chemistry, he somehow stumbled upon a creative writing course and his whole life changed. “On the first day of class, my professor handed out a copy of James Wright’s ‘Autumn Begins in Martin’s Ferry, Ohio,’” Bilgere said. This poem, about poor families in a small Ohio town, really resonated with Bilgere. “It was like it was written in electricity for me,” he said.

Bilgere’s undergraduate creative writing class put him on the path to graduate as an English major, receive a master’s degree in English literature from Washington University in St. Louis, and later a Ph.D. in contemporary British and American poetry from the University of Denver.

Bilgere has since published five books of poetry: “The Going,” “Big Bang,” “The Good Kiss,” “Haywire” and “The White Museum.” His new book is expected to be released in the fall. Though he had originally intended to be a doctor like his father, Bilgere laughed as he said, “That decision to be an English major and drop pre-med – that decision saved a lot of lives.”

Bilgere’s comedic air persisted through the rest of his craft talk. He spoke of all the times he sent poems

off to journals only to have them sent back to him with a rejection letter a month later. Despite his countless rejections, Bilgere persisted.

After a writer has his poems returned, he said, “Just keep knocking on that door.”

Bilgere read three of his poems during the craft talk; he began with two poems, one titled “Shine” – about shoeshiners in an airport – and the other “Muscles” – about cars. He also read a poem titled “Stupid,” which he called “an anti-drug poem.”

In “Stupid,” Bilgere mocks drug use and the younger generation’s tendency to use “like” and “totally” almost as often as they breathe.

While Bilgere’s poems are artistically written, they are Photo: Colleen Deegan also personal and fun. His Poet George Bilgere reads a few pieces from one of his published books of poetry. At his pieces have a very conversacraft talk and public reading, Bilgere was not afraid to present poems with controversial, tional – and often controverconversational and comedic tones. In total, Bilgere has published five books. sial – style, which was evident later during his reading in the Steinman Center’s Brinser find what is beautiful and mysterious,” Bilgere said.

Cell phone dependence seems to be Bilgere’s biggest pet Lecture Room. “Sparrow” is a poem about a sparrow playpeeve.

He confessed that he is “the last man on the planet ing with a used tampon; “Rate My Professors,” is a piece in which Bilgere recalls his disappointment at not finding a to not have a cell phone.” He talked of the “good old days” chili pepper icon indicating his hotness on ratemyprofes- when people would go to cafés, read the paper and talk with other people in that same café. With some disappointment, sors.com.

“I like to find scenes and events from everyday life and he notices that those days are now gone.

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PEACE NON-VIOLENCE &

UNDERSTANDING A COMMENTARY

Image: Brianna Wiest, Allison Rohland

by CHRISTIAN SAMMARTINO

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community is only as good as the standard of human rights it creates for each of its citizens. When the personhood of individuals is challenged by acts of flagrant hatred, they test the integrity of that standard. How we react to that test and how we defend those who have been targeted determines the depth of our core beliefs.

This logic applies to the recent series of bias-related incidents on our campus.

If we as students hope to live up to our standard of “Educate for Service” and the peaceful traditions of our Brethren founders, we must respond to bigotry in a united manner. We must declare that no one has the right to discriminate against our peers for any reason.

The issue of discrimination on our campus is more important than sporting events. The results of our collective responses are more permanent. Unlike the numbers on the scoreboard after an athletic competition, messages of discrimination do not vanish. They continue to define the lives of those they have touched long after the lights are off. This is especially true when degrading racial and homophobic slurs are written on dry erase boards in residence halls. Such actions display a complete disregard for human rights and convey the ignorance of the perpetrators.

How should we as students advocate for those affected by these incidents?

One possibility is to stand beside those affected by these incidents and let them know that they are our equals. We must emphasize that diversity is a crucial part of the Elizabethtown College experience.

If we have information about any of these incidents, we should share it with the

the

administration. Most importantly, we must support the sanctity of human rights and the character of our traditions.

As a result, we must advocate for a transparent investigation of these occurrences. If any of the incidents on our campus qualify as hate crimes, we must report them as such. If that means pursuing the assistance of outside law agencies, then that is what we must do. In cases of severe offenders, we should at the very least advocate for diversity training

“We must declare that no one has the right to discriminate against our peers for any reason.” classes. At the most, it is our duty to suggest that severe offenders be expelled from the College.

In order to focus ourselves on the principles of an Etown education, we can take advice from recent presenters.

During their visit to campus last week, Documentarians Kell Kearns and Cynthia Lucas showed their production “Globalized Soul.” This documentary was screened during a United Nations Peace Summit.

Their goal was to introduce individuals to a new global consciousness. Some of the elements of this movement are peace, love, nonviolence and cultural understanding.

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The point of this ideological shift is to display the common threads that all people share.

One scene in the documentary displayed an Inftar feast in Nazareth. During the feast, Muslims and Jews dined together for peace. If such a display of peace can occur in a region filled with racial, religious and political tensions, then we can overcome our differences in Etown. The Diversity Dialogues are a positive step, but we still need to go further. We need to develop our awareness of our connections, especially if we hope to become global citizens, which is a strong element of our Etown education.

As a community, we can advocate for the inclusion of these principles in our pledge of integrity. It is clear that our college has a tradition of peace, nonviolence, respect for human rights and global citizenship.

The newly formed Center for Global Understanding and Peacemaking is a testament to all of those things.

Why not combine these elements that form the “Blue Jay Way” into a pledge of integrity that applies to our behavior?

Such an agreement would create a clear set of guidelines for students to follow. It would make us promise to strive for social excellence and to defend the rights of all people.

One of the best parts of my Etown experience has been the sense of community. I commonly refer to this campus as my true home, even though my hometown is less than an hour away. I know others who say the same thing about Etown. We are able to claim this because the actions of those who came before us have created a strong community. Those actions have made each of us Blue Jays, always. We must work to uphold that standard for our peers, and every student who chooses to attend this institution.

What is your biggest pet peeve?

“When people chew with their mouth open.”

John Wolever ‘16

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“When peop

le wear all-b lack sneakers.”

Jenny Malik ‘13

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Spirit of altruism in Hoover

by SANJAY PAUL

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omer was getting ready for his mathematical economics class. Partial derivatives would have to be found, equations solved, graphs drawn. Firms would be neck deep in profit maximization, while consumers gamely strove to maximize utility. The language of calculus would be put to good use.

There was no time to waste, thought Homer, as he hurried through the crowded halls of Hoover, a cup of coffee clutched in one hand, a medley of notes in the other.

But as he approached the classroom, he sensed a presence beside him, and quicker than he could say “Oh woe is me!”, there was Brian Brownberg standing in his way.

Now, Brownberg is an affable sort of chap. You do not normally try to avoid him, even though he has a propensity to call you a shmegegge if you disagree with him. But this tendency, offensive when practiced by others, is an art in Brownberg’s hands — he uses these epithets with beguiling charm, cutting off your apoplectic spluttering even before it begins. Besides, you are not quite sure what shmegegge means, or even whether it applies to a person, and it seems like a waste of time remonstrating over an insult that may not even be one.

Also, Brownberg chairs the personnel council, a body that is in negotiations with the administration over salary increases — and one could ill afford to get on the wrong side of the principal negotiator lest you find yourself with a zero percent increase in your salary while others, more willing to endure Brownberg’s ambiguous billingsgate, get 2.5 percent.

So as Homer stood accosted, mere feet from his classroom -- his refuge! He noted a glint in his accoster’s eye. This meant something serious was afoot — it wouldn’t be a prosaic discussion of the appropriate consumer price index to be applied for cost-of-living adjustments for faculty salaries. Nor would this be a chat about the appropriate ratio of administrators to faculty at a small liberal-arts college, or the proper way to measure the productivity of administrators and faculty. No, this was far more serious, realized Homer.

He sighed and asked, “Whatever it is, Brian, can it wait till class is over?” When Brownberg was on a mission, nothing would deter him, and that proved to be the case here.

“It will not take a minute,” Brownberg said genially. “How many orders of cookies should I put you down for — three, four, eight?”

“What?” Homer head began to swim with visions of hundreds of cookies being delivered to his office, all for some unknown reason, and, more importantly, for some unknown cost. Would his salary increase be sufficient to pay for this, he wondered?

But Brownberg was quick. And soothing.

“Don’t worry,” he said. “The orders are only for $2 each, and they are for a good cause.

Habitat for …” “… for Brownberg?”

He ignored Homer’s jibe. “… Humanity.

Habitat for Humanity will get all the proceeds. So how many orders should I put you down for?” He brandished a notebook with neatly drawn columns and figures and names of donors. Homer wondered how many of those philanthropic souls had been unwillingly drafted into this humanitarian endeavor.

But how could he resist? Habitat for Humanity is a fine organization — his own son works on their projects in Harrisburg on weekends. So how could he say no?

Moreover, this was no time to get into a long discussion about how he chose the recipients for his charitable contributions.

Students awaited his derivatives lesson expectantly behind the door to Hoover 213.

“Sign me up,” he said, before slipping the bonds of Brownbergian altruism to escape into his classroom.

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All campus buildings should be handicap-accessible inaccessible to handicapped indivudals or problematic for them to enter.

Some people might argue that there are not enough handicap students on campus to spend money on and put in more handicap accessible buildings. If the money was spent, attendence of handicapped students would reflect that. However, this campus needs to respect the physically disabled and make sure their time here at Etown leaves a positive impact on them. The campus should want to make the disabled feel like they are not different and that they are just like everybody else. Students with disabilities who tour the campus could notice the lack of handicap accessible buildings and therefore not even apply to the College. If the College had more handicap-accessible buildings, then they would have a higher application rate and a more diverse campus.

The cafeteria is the main place on campus where students like to enjoy their food with their friends. There is a wide variety of easily accessible food, but on the other hand, for the physically handicapped, these high counters and high drink stations makes accessing food very hard for them.

Having lower counters or assigned aids for the handicapped would allow them to access their food a lot more easily.

The safety of Etown students is the College’s number one priority. There are fire alarms and fire extinguishers in every building on campus. In the event of a fire on campus, Photo: Matthew Butera a student should immediately move to the closest exit while Wenger Hall is one example of a campus building that is only partially handicap accesible. There are ten buildings on alerting others of the situation. Students are also told to campus that cause problems for students and visitors who are incapable of taking stairs. Five of the residence halls, not use the elevator in the event of a fire. If a disabled Wenger and Alpha do not offer many safe options for handicapped individuals on campus. student is in an upstairs room or classroom, how will they be able to make it down the stairs in a timely manner? want to go here, especially for disabled students touring This is one reason why the buildings on campus need to be

by KENDRA MANCINO the campus. more handicap accessible. The lives of students could be in There are numerous buildings all over the Etown campus, jeopardy if the campus ever suffered from a fire. whether they are for academics or housing. According to People would argue that there are not enough physically lizabethtown College does not have many physically the U.S. News College Compass, Best Colleges of 2011, disabled students to spend money on, but in the event handicapped students. This is because of the lack of there are a total of 2,356 students attending Etown. But how of something deadly, the campus officials should make handicap accessible buildings and the unfriendly handicap many of these students are physically handicapped? How sure that everyone is safe at all times, no matter the cost. environment that is offered to them. The discriminatory many of the buildings are handicap accessible? Of the nearly Overall, the College needs to improve the accessibility of campus is not allowing the chance for these students to 50 buildings on campus, at least ten are either completely the buildings to all types of students.

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Professor rating website provides incomplete, inaccurate reviews

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Relay for Life now happens on most college campuses around the country.

The main goal of the event is to raise money for cancer research.

by AUSTIN WHITLOCK

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n light of the recent event held on campus, this week’s FYC will focus on Relay for Life.

Relay for Life is an event promoted by the American Cancer Society. It generally goes for about 12 hours over the course of a night and focuses on honoring cancer survivors, remembering those who have lost their lives and raising money to fight back. Many Relay events take place all over the world each year.

The overall concept is that teams are formed for the Relay event, and then throughout the night, at least one member of the team must be in motion at all times. This is done to promote teamwork and a sense of togetherness as well as to keep people active and responsive throughout the night. At many Relay events, cancer survivors are present. They are asked to take the first lap around the track or walking space to honor their fight against cancer.

Another part of the event that is sometimes held is a Luminaria Ceremony. After it is dark, candles or glow sticks are lit inside of personalized bags to signify the fight against cancer. The purpose is to remember those who have lost

their lives. Some tell stories about loved ones or even about their own struggles with the disease.

Before and during the event, money is collected for cancer research. At the end of the night when the event comes to a close, the total is announced.

Through these Relay events, tens of thousands of dollars are raised.

As there are many events held annually, each group brings its own flair to the event. Since Relay usually takes place all night, there are often many different activities and games for participants to take part in. During Etown’s rendition there were many of the familiar events like the Luminaria Ceremony and the survivors lap, as well as other fun and interesting activities such as a “Name That Tune” game set to Disney songs. At the end of the night the College community raised around $63,000 for cancer research.

If you want to get involved in Relay for Life and help the American Cancer Society, keep your eyes peeled.

Many communities hold a Relay event and they are always accepting new participants. Etown holds its relay event in March or April every year and sign-ups are easy. If you want to learn more about helping out in other ways, got to www.relayforlife. org where you will find information on how to donate and volunteer.

ateMyProfessors.com is a large online destination for rating professors from colleges and universities across the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. This student-generated site allows students to go online and post comments and ratings regarding a professor. Professors are rated on how easy, helpful and clear their teaching methods are, and the student’s interest in the class.

Students communicate with each other to discuss and select the best professors and courses, and this site helps centralize this information and more. This site helps prepare students for the classes they are going to take by reading what previous students have said about the classes and the professors. Students are consumers who attend college to receive knowledge and an education from professors. Therefore, it is important to remember that students have the freedom to speak and express what they want about their professors if they desire to.

Associate professor of Theatre Michael Swanson has stated his thoughts toward students using this site about him. “I wouldn’t want to restrict our freedom of expression to ban those postings. My concerns about such postings are that they could be libelous, as can any such communication,” Swanson said. “Student evaluations need to be considered alongside peer and administrative evaluations for a more complete picture of a faculty member’s teaching qualities. As long as students understand that and keep it in perspective, I have no particular problem with the website.”

Although this is a practical site for college students to use when determining what professor to take for classes, it poses some problems.

Sophomore Wendy Harriman stated her reasoning for this. “The site could be beneficial,

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but it can make you go into class already with a possible negative opinion about that professor,” Harriman said.

Rating a professor only on clarity, helpfulness and easiness is not sufficient enough. Giving a professor a high score because they were an “easy grader” or they were rated as “hot” does not give an overall reasonable evaluation of how the professor taught the class.

Senior Julia Ward has discussed how the site could be misleading and biased. “Someone who is compelled to write a statement about their professor online probably either had a great experience with that professor or a terrible one,” Ward said. “So, the ratings might not be indicative of the average student’s impression of that professor.”

Sophomore Kristen Brosie has also stated that the students who comment do not provide you with enough information. “I don’t like the website because there are only a couple of people who base their opinions off of it,” Brosie stated. “A professor I was looking at had only three ratings.”

Also, professors like Dr. T. Evan Smith, associate professor and chair of psychology, have stated that they do not use this site when making decisions about what to do in the classroom. “I use students’ comments on in-class evaluations for that purpose,” Smith stated.

RateMyProfessors.com is similar to other reference websites. Use it as a quick reference, but take it with a grain of salt.

It is better to use word-of-mouth advice from friends and fellow students to figure out which professors to take for a class. This way they can give you a more informed decision, in person, about the overall performance of the professor and their class.

Professors generally do not mind if you post things about them online as long as you do not defame them and their abilities and you attempt to portray them in a true light.

Opinion

March 28, 2013

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LGBT issues shouldn’t have to be addressed in housing surveys Asking for‘personal objections’ could be an alternative to ensure comfort for all students NATIONAL STATS. ON THE COLLEGIATE LGBT COMMUNITY A national survey of 1,752 college students found:

48%

selfidentified as LGBT in high school

26% found their true sexuality in college

According to National Student Genderblind Campaign’s 2007 study:

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Colleges offer genderneutral housing

According to http://www.transgenderlaw.org:

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Colleges offer LGBT livinglearning communities

by ALISON PEREZ

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any high school students are apprehensive about going to college. One of the most common concerns is who their roommate is going to be. The concept of being stuck in a small dorm room and forced to share your space with a virtual stranger for the next eight months may seem daunting. Aside from the common worries of how friendly or how cooperative one’s roommate may be, some may have concerns about the sexual orientation of their roommate.

Transexuality, gender identity and sexuality are not taken into account when housing is assigned. This could seem like an issue or too important to overlook, but many think that is not true. The gender or genders you are attracted to is such a personal and private issue. I don’t think it is residence life’s obligation to ask that question of you.

The only thing that registration does in terms of housing is a short survey. In this survey, questions about your sleeping patterns and study habits are asked. Never once in the survey is there a question about something so personal even as what your favorite color is. Don’t you think “what kinds of people do you have sex with?” is a much more personal question? I know few people who like to discuss their

sex lives with those they have never met.

It seems rather conceited to me to believe that simply because your roommate is attracted to the same sex, that they would automatically be attracted to you or try to force themselves on you.

Just as not every male is attracted to every female and vice versa, a homosexual male or female is not automatically attracted to everyone of their own sex. I interviewed a student who would prefer to stay anonymous, but talked to me about her experience with having a gay roommate.

“It isn’t any different. If anything, I think it’s easier because she is a lot more respectful about making sure to ask permission before bringing her girlfriend over than I have seen my friend’s roommates be about bringing guys over,” she stated.

Her roommate told her about her sexual preference prior to them committing to rooming together, but she said that even if her roommate hadn’t, she wouldn’t have seen it as a problem.

Rooming with a straight roommate can cause just as many unforeseen problems.

Just because someone is gay or transgender does not mean that they are in any way less capable of being a quality roommate. For example, problems with drinking or drugs could be far more detrimental to your relationship with your roommate.

A fair compromise and potential solution to this problem could easily be reached. On the survey that housing has you fill out at prior to receiving your first-year roommate assignment perhaps there could be a section where you can specify things you specifically object to. If you are extremely opposed to homosexuality, than I agree it does not make sense to place you with an LGBT roommate because that will only cause many problems for both of you.

I also think that a person that affiliates themself as LGBT should not be singled out, therefore there should be a place where you can fill out whether you regularly drink or play loud music or suffer from depression. All of those things could cause just as many if not more conflicts with your roommate. If housing is going to make it a point to figure out one’s sexual preference, it only seems fair to eliminate other potential problems between roommates.

Perhaps, it could be stated more frequently in the student conduct handbook that this is an open community. If that were done, it would become obvious that this school promotes diversity of all kinds on the campus. This may then help individuals that have a problem with other’s sexuality make the decision that this school isn’t the best fit for them; while those who are tolerant of other’s differences may be more inclined to make Elizabethtown their school.

Current generation isn’t unprepared, but rather, pampered

by ABIGAIL PISKEL

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rowing up and getting older is a part of life that is inevitable.

Each day is filled with new lessons and experiences that one can learn from. The young adults of today will be the leaders of tomorrow.

However, just because one may be “grownup,” does not mean that they are ready to face the real world.

Coming to college is the time in a young adult’s life when they should experience as much as they possibly can. The whole world is at their feet and many are afraid to plunge in when they should be shouting at the top of their lungs, “Ready or not, here I come!”

Entering the college world is a brand new experience that may seem scary at first, and can continue to be throughout the first year. There is no one there to tell you what to do or make sure you go to class. It is a real eye opener being on your own for the first time, and each person takes the challenge in a different way.

Tori Layer, a freshman, said, “ When I was a senior in high school I was so excited to leave because I was tired of being a high school student. I wanted to be on my own and experience the world, and I did not want my parents by my side 24/7.” There comes a time when you are ready to spread your wings and fly from the nest. You may not be fully prepared for what you are going into, but you need to take the chance and experience the rest of the world and break the comfort of your own backyard.

The transition my not always run as smoothly as one might expect.

When it comes to leaving the college world, there are so many more obstacles that you have to worry about. Now you are on the hunt for the job of your dreams and a place to live. It is time to grow up even more than you already have. Senior Molly Unangst said, “It is overwhelming to think of all the changes and new responsibilities that will come after

graduation and starting a new job, but I think Etown has prepared me well for these changes. Professors and Career Services have been very helpful and continue to be great resources for students.”

I think that each person is different and we all grow up at our own paces.

Some may be ready to experience the real world while others are still hesitant. I do not think that today’s generation is unprepared, but rather afraid to leave their comfort zone.

Parents have a big role to play in the growing up process as well. The people that took care of you all of your life are the ones that have just as hard of a time letting go as the ones that are leaving. Being the youngest out of three children, I knew that my parents would have mixed feelings once I headed to college. On one hand they would miss their “baby,” but on the other hand they were free to come and go as they pleased; they only had themselves to take care of. They knew that I was ready to leave and had no desire to be home anymore. Just because I was ready, does not mean that others felt the same way. Layer said, “As the week to orientation came closer, I was freaking out and could not believe it was happening. This was a wonderful feeling and I was nervous all at once… The first week was overwhelming and I did not get the hang of all the homework and classes at first. I soon caught on to college life. It is a wonderful experience and changed who I am.”

We are the only ones that know how we feel, and should not be judged as a whole. I think that somewhere deep inside, we are all prepared. However, it is a matter of having the courage to pursue what needs to be done.

This generation may seem like it is not prepared for what is going on, but there are that select few that will be able to handle whatever comes their way. Sooner or later we have to grow up, it is just a matter of when we do. Ready or not, here we come.

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Children who are pampered by parents often feel unprepared for college and the real world. When the time comes for them to leave their comfort zone, it is often a hard transition to make.

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Sports

march 28, 2013

All-American Niedermayer explains secret to jumping success

by ALEXIS MORRIS

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fter clicking on senior track and field athlete Jenna Niedermayer’s roster post, a huge list fills the screen. Below the complete listing of her personal bests for each indoor and outdoor season are Niedermayer’s multiple accomplishments as a competitor at Elizabethtown College. Arguably the Blue Jays’ most decorated and accomplished jumper, Niedermayer’s accolades hit a high point this March when she earned an All-American honor in the triple jump at the NCAA Division III Indoor Championships.

While some people may not think much work goes into becoming a successful jumper, Niedermayer’s journey to the top disproves that theory. She began competing in track in sixth grade. “It was the only available sport to play in the spring at my middle school, and I stuck with it from then on,” she said. Niedermayer also played soccer from a young age up until her senior year of high school.

She began jumping right at the beginning of her track career, as she was thrown into those events at her first meets. Describing middle school track meets as “organized chaos,” Niedermayer expressed

her love for the event right from the start. “What kid doesn’t want the opportunity to play in sand essentially?” she said.

Coming to Etown, Niedermayer was fortunate to start working with the team’s head coach Joel Hoffsmith, who has coached her jumping technique over the past four years. For each practice, Hoffsmith compiles a unique workout for Niedermayer. While her workouts are similar to those of sprinters and hurdlers, Niedermayer does short speed workouts, approach drills, jumping drills and weight lifting five days a week. “We work with the facilities we have for the indoor season to practice jumping by maneuvering the mats around in the hallway as best we can,” she said.

In addition to being pushed by her coaches, Niedermayer has an intrinsic desire to push herself harder each practice. However, she attributes that characteristic to her upbringing. “[My dad] instilled values in us kids to work for what we want, that nothing worth winning comes cheap or easy and to be dedicated,” she said.

Those workouts and dedication have led to Niedermayer’s capturing of school records in the indoor and outdoor long jump and triple jump, 25 All Middle Atlantic Conference performances

and two Field Athlete of the Year season as a Blue Jay is to win a con- be at Etown completing her fifth at the MAC Indoor Champion- ference championship. “I have never year in the occupational therapy ships. Niedermayer has also been won a team championship in either department, but she will miss her successful as a sprinter, holding indoor or outdoor in four years,” she time spent with the track team. She the school record in the 60m dash said. “I want nothing more than to commented that she will miss the and serving as member of several see our women’s team pull together dedication it takes to be part of a relay teams. to take the title at LVC [Lebanon team and the benefits of being in The triple jump has become Valley College], especially since shape. “Without track, I can honNiedermayer’s favorite event dur- they won the indoor championship.” estly say my fifth year in OT is going ing her time at Etown. “I think it’s Next year, Niedermayer will still to feel strange,” she said. such a technique specific event that I can always improve upon,” she said. “When you get stronger, faster and more technically sound you improve.

Therefore I have so much potential if I work hard at it. Also, it’s such a strange event that most people don’t know about; I like how it is a little out there.”

D espite Niedermayer’s potential to shine during the outdoor season and make another trip to the national champiPhoto: Thom Swarr onships, her big- Senior Jenna Niedermayer flies over the bar in the high jump. Her jumping prowess gest goal in her last has led to her All-American status.

Softball sweeps Widener Pride 3-2, 5-1 Lacrosse unable to register first conference wins of season to upset another ranked opponent, fall to Amherst T Blue Jays’ fate changed in the fifth inning which ended with a walk from Comstock.

Breneman assisted Comstock with a basehis past weekend was exciting for knock, moving Comstock up to second Coach Kathy Staib and the Elizabethbase. The womens’ success continued with town College softball team as the season a three-run homer by sophomore Kaylee continued with games against Stevenson Werner, the top hitter of the game with University and Widener University on the three out of 12 runs, bringing the score Jays’ home field, resulting in two losses to 6-4, and the Jays were quickly catching and two wins. up to the Mustangs. Sophomore Payton The Jays were victorious in the first Marunich’s back-to-back home runs sucgame with an ending score of 3-2. After ceeded the Jays to a 6-5 score. However, in the Blue Jays’ games against Widener the sixth inning, the Mustangs fired back were postponed earlier this month for with six more runs, leaving them with 13 unplayable field conditions, the Jays endruns in the seventh inning. ed up playing Widener in a doubleheader Head Coach Kathy Staib expects the this past Sunday at The Nest. Widener team to give it their all this season. “As maintained the lead until the seventh always we look to play every game hard inning when the Jays scored twice. from the first pitch to the last. Being conSeniors Lindsey ference oppoCooper and Whitnents these two ney Breneman doubleheaders came through for are of utmost the Jays with the importance to two runs. Cooper, attain our goal Breneman and of reaching senior Courtney the conference C oms to ck we re playoffs,” she the first three hitsaid. Playing ters for the Jays with a team of and each had veterans and two hits. Junior young athAmanda Sheckard letes, Krause hit a leadoff sinhas mixed feelgle and ended up ings about the scoring on Brengames. “We get eman’s sacrifice along great and f l y. S op h om ore I think that will pitcher Laura Tohelp us play as masetti was a force a team and win against Widener in many games. game one, permitSince it is my ting two runs and first season, I’ve eight hits over nine been a little nerinnings with four vous, but all of strikeouts. the girls are enThe team’s succouraging and cess continued supportive, so Photo: Robert Graham that helps a lot,” with a 5-1 win over Widener in t he Senior Whitney Breneman connects with the ball during Sunday’s doubleheader K r au s e s ai d . second game on against Widener. Breneman’s sacrifice fly in the ninth inning gave the Blue Jays the The 2013 season Sunday. The game win in game one. has not been began with a 1-0 smooth sailing Widener lead until Cooper tied it up in fight. Krause struck out nine Mustangs, for the team. “This has been a difficult the third inning with an RBI. The Blue adding to her 57 total strikeouts so far spring mentally for our student-athletes.

Jays grabbed a 2-1 lead in the fourth in- this season.

Having last played on March 8 due to ning with assistance from Sheckard’s run The second game against Stevenson weather cancellations, the team has had scoring single. The Jays later scored three started out slow and ended badly for the to revert back into the gym for practice,” times, boosting the score to 5-1 with the Jays, with a score of 5-13. However, the Staib said.

by JACLYN FARRELL

help of sophomore Becky Becher’s RBI double to left and sophomore Jordan Nowacki’s sacrifice fly. First-year pitcher Keli Krause struck out 10 over seven innings, permitting one run and four hits for Widener.

Even though the Blue Jays were strong on Sunday, they fell to Stevenson in their doubleheader on Saturday afternoon with a loss of 0-10. The first game was a tough one against the Mustangs. Stevenson pitcher Briana Pichalski allowed only three hits throughout the entire game, resulting in a 10-0 shutout. Breneman, Cooper and Krause each recorded a hit, but overall the offense was unable to break Pichalski, which resulted in the striking out of eight Blue Jays. However, Krause did not leave the field without a

by COREY ASPRIL

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he Elizabethtown College women’s lacrosse team took on Amherst College last Thursday, March 21.

Unfortunately, they did not maintain the lead against the No. 12 team from Massachusetts. The game ended with the score in favor of Amherst, 18-8.

The game started off well for Etown, setting a tone with junior Michele Grosso scoring her tenth goal this season. Grosso gained a goal with an assist from her teammate senior Becky Porter about three minutes into the first half of the game. Amherst didn’t hesitate a second as Marta Randall put their team on the board with her first of a game high seven goals 21 seconds after Grosso’s account. Amherst then scored the next three goals, putting them ahead 4-1. Etown’s sophomore attacker Leigh Anne Flounlacker continued her scoring streak this game, earning her eighth goal this year. This then sliced the score to 4-2 with a little over 16 minutes left in the half. Flounlacker then used Porter for an assist for her second goal of the game, bringing the Blue Jays within one.

Unluckily that was the closest the Blue Jays would come to the Jeffs for the rest of that game. Amherst outscored Etown 7-1 for the rest of the first half, which gave them an overlooking 11-4 lead into halftime.

“We really need to work on possessing the ball and stop throwing the ball away,” Flounlacker said. Junior Shelby Bruno came into play in the second half for the Blue Jays to relieve senior Rachael Waldman, the starting goalie for the game, who had one save in the first 30 minutes. Bruno recorded seven saves in the second half. “We knew going into the game it was going to be tough. We never gave up and still fought hard regardless of the score,” Bruno said. Amherst took the advantage in draw controls throughout the game, tallying 20 over Etown’s six. This put the pressure on the Jays’ defense and made it harder for Etown to possess the ball on offense.

Flounlacker ended the game with a team high four goals, bringing her total to 11 goals in the three games she has played. Grosso had two goals, while Porter and sophomore Andrea Russo each scored once for the Blue Jays. Porter added four assists to give her 16 total for the season. The game ended with a win for Amherst.

Both teams came out with their best but unfortunately Etown did not come out on top this time. “We have a lot of upperclassmen and a lot of young talent so I think we’re going to do pretty well once we get into our conference games,” junior Natalie Hrynkiewicz said.

Hopefully this will be taken as a chip on the shoulder for the women’s lacrosse team to motivate them to win the next game and others to come in the future.

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march 28, 2013

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

The golf team started off their spring season with one day of the Immaculata Spring Invitational. The second day of the tournament was cancelled due to weather.

Sophomore Ryan Laudeman led the Blue Jays with a two-over par score of 73, good for a tie for third place.

First-year Adam Amspacher had a successful debut in the spring season with a tie for 15th and a score of 79. Other key performers for the Jays were first-year Ryan Backes, sophomore Ryan Forbes and junior Austin Good. Etown will hit the greens again Monday, April 1 in the Lebanon Valley College Invitational.

Men’s lacrosse swept the weekly Commonwealth Conference Awards. Junior Craig Hunsberger was named Offensive Player of the Week, and sophomore defender Matt Frey was named Defenseman/Goalie of the Week. Hunsberger tallied six points in last week’s games with five goals and one assist. The midfielder and face-off specialist also won 11 of 18 face-offs. Over the two games last week, Frey had nine caused turnovers and 17 ground balls. Frey currently leads the Jays with 31 ground balls and 12 caused turnovers.

Senior pitcher Matt Ruth was named the Commonwealth Conference Pitcher of the Week. In game one of a three-game series with Stevenson University, Ruth pitched a nine-inning shutout, which was Etown’s first nine-inning shutout since 2009.

in the NCAA...

In the women’s Division I basketball tournament, the University of Delaware has taken the sports world by surprise and beat the No. 3 seed, the University of North Carolina, Tuesday night 78-69. Led by the superb play of Elena Delle Donne, No. 6 Delaware pulled off the upset despite trailing at the half. This will mark the Blue Hens’ first appearance in the Sweet Sixteen. Delle Donne, who originally attended basketball powerhouse University of Connecticut, had 33 points in her last game at Delaware. Those points lifted her to become the ninth player in women’s DI to score over 3,000 career points.

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Ruth pitches shutout in series win over Stevenson; Jays fall 0-2 in Arcadia DH

by SAM CERON

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oming off two games which were postponed due to weather conditions, the Elizabethtown College baseball team played their first game in a week when taking on Stevenson University at home Friday. Senior Matt Ruth put on quite a performance as he pitched his first complete game of his career. Ruth allowed six hits through nine innings and also struck out four on the day. Sophomore Luke Gatti provided the only run of the game for the Blue Jays as he took the pitch from Mustang pitcher Alec Romanowski, driving in fellow sophomore Tyler Weary. Ruth took care of the rest as the Blue Jays held off the Mustangs 1-0 for their first conference win of the season.

The Blue Jays took their talents down to Owings Mills, Md. for a double header against the Mustangs. In the first game, The Blue Jays scored three runs in the first inning from Gatti, first-year Sean Jones and sophomore Ryan Haggerty. Stevenson came right back in the first inning with two runs of their own, but it would be all Blue Jays from there. In the second inning, senior Kyle Gable pushed in fellow senior Kevin Berkheiser off a sacrifice fly ball, a single from senior Dillion Tagle, Jones reaching base off a fielder’s choice, and a double from Haggerty to finalize the five run inning. The Blue Jays tacked on three more runs as they beat the Mustangs by the final score of 11-3.

The second game was a much closer affair than the first game; however, it didn’t look that way in the first inning. The Blue Jays came out swinging as they scored three runs in the first inning thanks to Tagle, Haggerty, and Berkheiser. Unlike the first game, the Mustangs responded with a four run fourth inning as Tom Goulian brought in two runs off a double, cutting the lead to one. The next batter, Heath Johnson, brought in another run off a single to tie the game at three. First-year Parke Martin made a costly error, allowing Johnson to score, giving the Mustangs the lead. The Blue Jays could not get their bats going as they fell to the Mustangs by the final score of 4-3.

Over the weekend, Arcadia University came to visit the Blue Jays in a doubleheader. There weren’t any runs scored through the first five innings. Then in the sixth inning, the Blue Jay bats came alive. A Tagle single bringing in Weary put the Blue Jays up on the scoreboard. From there, Jones hit a double, bringing in Gatti and Gable, increasing the lead to three. A Berkheiser single brought in first-year Dylan Manning and Tagle pushing the Blue Jay lead to five and into complete control of the game.

Then the Knights’ offense just exploded in the next inning with nine runs getting by the Blue Jays. Weary scored

Photo: Robert Graham

Sophomore Tyler Weary keeps his eye on a pop fly. The Blue Jays won a three-game series 2-1 against Stevenson University.

off a wild pitch in the bottom of the final inning, but it was not enough, as the Knights topped the Blue Jays 9-6.

The Knights took the momentum from the first game and it showed in the second game of the doubleheader as they scored five runs through the first two innings.

The Blue Jays responded with some offense of their own thanks to a single from first-year Zack Tomasko, a double from senior Mike Stobbe and a Weary groundout bringing in Tomasko closed the gap between the Jays and the Knights to one.

The Knights scored four more runs over the next five innings to take the second game by the final score of 9-5.

Even with the record this season, Tagle said that this team still has the ability to make a late postseason run.

“The veterans have shown a lot of confidence in the team and our abilities that once we start playing the type of baseball that we know we are capable of, we will have no problem pulling out of this rut and stringing together a winning streak.” Tagle said.

Track and field hosts local schools for Capital Area Classic; Several athletes perform well at Washington and Lee Carnival throw measured at 156’10” (47.80m).

“Challenges going from indoor to outdoor are getting used to competing in the elelizabethtown College had several impresments. Warm-ups take longer due to early sive performances at the Track and Field season wind and cold temperatures,” Head Washington & Lee-VMI Carnival Friday and Coach Joel Hoffsmith said. However, the Blue Saturday. Going into the meet, senior Jenna Jays didn’t seem to be phased by the elements Niedermayer said, “I just want to compete this weekend. well and see where I stand as of now.” NieSome outstanding performances on the dermayer fulfilled those expectations when women’s team were by sophomore Casey she beat her personal outdoor record and the Meier and junior Traci Tempone. Meier had school record with her high jump of 5’3-3/4” a school-record throw of 121’1” (36.90m) in (1.62m), which placed her third in the event. the javelin, taking fourth overall. Tempone For the men’s team, junior Stephen has the second-fastest time currently posted Welsh was the top finisher of the weekend in the nation for the 10,000-meter run. She took first in that event with a time of 36:17.30.

The Washington and Lee-VMI Carnival is a long meet and it can be hard to keep spirits up. “When you’re raspy the next day, you know you’ve been making an impression. Team morale is really important with long meets like this, which is spread out over two days. I try to stay positive, ask people individually how they’re feeling, talk to them if they’re in need and encourage team cheering for all the events and races,” Niedermayer said.

The cheering of Niedermayer and other teammates helped some of the firstyear Jays excel. First-year Rachel Carr placed second in the 800m with a time of Photo: Alexis Morris 2:19.58. Carr’s time put her Senior Katy Fogel (right) leaps over the hurdle. Both the men’s and women’s track and field teams put fifth on the school’s outdoor top ten list. First-year Diup impressive numbers on Wednesday, with the women’s team coming in first and the men’s in second.

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for the Jays. He clocked in at 32:15.87 in the 10,000-meter run, coming in second.

Senior Cameron Aregood took third-place in javelin with his best throw, measuring 194’1” (59.17m). He also placed in high jump. His jump of 6’2-1/4” (1.89m) landed him a seventh-place. Two other Blue Jays, senior Luke Rotenberger and junior Kevin Brady, got seventh in their respective events.

Rotenberger ran 57.65 in the 400-hurdles and Brady’s best vault was 14’5-1/4” (4.40m).

Junior Brian Layng earned 5,771 points in the decathlon, taking third-place. Junior Lucas Dayhoff started his outdoor season off right with a fourth-place finish in the hammer. His

arra Molock placed on Etown’s top ten list in the three events this weekend, the most of any Blue Jay. At Washington and Lee, she placed seventh in the shot put at 34’6-3-4” (10.53m), eighth in the hammer at 95’10” (29.20m) and tenth in the discus at 89’4” (27.23m).

Two first-years, Lindsey Pekurny and Alyssa Aichele, had top ten finishes in the 400m dash. Pekurny was ninth at 1:03.04 and Aichele was tenth with a time of 1:03.31.

Pekurny also helped senior Pam Jaraczewski, junior Jackie Zylka and Niedermayer get seventh in the 4x100 relay finishing in 4:11.16.

For the men’s team, first-years Matt Shenk and Zach Trama each took away fourth place finishes. Shenk had the fastest 5000m run time by a first-year in Etown’s history at 14:56.82. Trama competed in the 3000m steeplechase, getting a time of 9:55.54. Firstyear Ryan Conway also placed in the 3000m steeplechase, earning tenth place with a time of 10:23.79.

The first-years proved that even though they may not have as much experience as the upperclassmen, they are still great assets to the team. “Etown track and field is poised for a terrific outdoor season,” Hoffsmith said.

Etown next hosted Dickinson College, York College and Lebanon Valley College in the Capital Area Classic. This meet was the only home meet for the Blue Jays this year.

Overall, the women’s team took first place, while the men’s team came in second to Lebanon Valley. Top Etown finishers included both the men’s and women’s 4x400 relay teams as well as the 4x800 relay teams.

Aregood, with a jump of 6’0”, placed first in the men’s high jump, while junior Monica Loranger placed first in the women’s event, with a jump of 4’11.75”. Aregood also set a new facility record in the javelin, throwing 205’7-1/2”.

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March 28, 2013

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Stingy defense dictates outcome in win over Misericordia; Union offense dominates second half to get past Blue Jays Hunsberger won the face-off, taking the ball directly down the field and scoring on Cougar goalie Josh Shanker ten seconds later. “Hunshe Elizabethtown College berger is having a very good year men’s lacrosse team defeated and is a major contributor offenthe non-conference Misericordia sively,” Boushell said. “He is our University Cougars on Saturday first face-off guy which is huge afternoon at Wolf Field with a for us.” score of 6-2. The Blue Jays’ defense Neither team could seem to get forced a season-high 17 turntheir offense functioning until overs and sophomore goalie Chris Etown managed to score three Wenger stopped an astounding 13 goals in the fourth quarter. Firstshots on goal, allowing Etown to year attacker Jordan Bowser ripped pull away in the fourth quarter. a shot with 9:25 left in the game, First year midfielder Tucker scoring the second of those three consecutive goals.

Bowser’s goal gave the Blue Jays a 5-2 lead, seeming to extinguish all hope for the Cougars. The task only grew tougher for Misericordia with a closing goal from the Jays’ first-year attacker Steve Nutting, who finalized the score at 6-2.

Misericordia struggled with Etown’s lockdown defense, scoring only one goal each half and remaining scoreless in the second and the fourth quarter. Many of the Cougar’s turnovers can be linked to the Jays’ defensive squad led by first year Jake Snyder, sophomore Matt Frey and senior captain Kyle Lord.

Snyder caused five turnovers while Frey obtained four and Lord recorded three. “Forcing turnovers and getting the ball is what Matt Frey is Photo: Athletics Department known for on the team,” NutSenior Eric Fritzges concentrates and makes a hit. On Sunday, he became ting said. “As a sophomore, the third Blue Jay in school history to win 100 games. he really has a great future on this team.” Frey and Hun-

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Keefer started the scoring sequence at 13:48 in the first quarter and senior captain Cory Boushell finished a pass from Keefer at the 8:36 mark to give the Jays a 2-1 lead after one quarter. Both teams went 15 minutes without a goal in the second quarter until Misericordia’s Adam Lenhard forced a turnover in Blue Jay territory and scored an unassisted goal, tying the game with 2:22 left in the third quarter.

Junior transfer Craig Hunsberger refused to allow the momentum to shift following Lenhard’s goal.

Fritzges tallies 100th win, Men remain undefeated

by ALEXIS HERRICK

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enior Eric Fritzges has become the third men’s tennis player in Elizabethtown College history to achieve 100 career wins after beating Alvernia University’s Daniel Minnich 6-2, 4-6, 10-3. His 100 wins came from 48 singles matches and 52 doubles.

The rest of the men’s team pulled their weight and led the Blue Jays to a win against the Crusaders Sunday, March 24. The 8-1 victory makes the men 6-0 on the season.

On Saturday March 23, both the men’s and women’s tennis teams defeated Harford Community College at the Alumni Courts.

The Blue Jays swept the Fighting Owls in a 9-0 rout. This was the team’s first doubleheader match that was held at home, and they saw success in all of the matches.

Seniors Kristi Noecker and Madison Pipkin picked up an 8-3 victory over Sonora Ijdo and Erika Richardson.

“Doubleheaders are always fun because we all get to play at the same time, against the same team, and we get to support each other at the same time,” Pipkin said.

For Noecker, this was her 60th win in doubles play, which is only 4 wins away from conquering Heather Lander’s career record set in the 2005-2006 school year.

Sophomore Christine Evangelista achieved her 30th win in doubles with sophomore partner Kaitlyn Pellegrino.

The doubles matches concluded with an 8-0 win from junior Adriana Scotto and sophomore Nicole Snitzer. “We played well in doubles considering two of the three doubles teams were playing with

new partners that we don’t normally practice with,” Scotto said. “Despite the freezing cold weather and wind we played well and didn’t let it affect us.”

They certainly did not let it affect them in singles either. Pipkin, Noecker, Scotto, Evangelista, Pellegrino and sophomore Sarah Calabro all walked away with wins in the singles competition Saturday afternoon.

The women then took on Lycoming College Tuesday, March 26. In the team’s first conference match of the season, the Blue Jays were dominant with a 9-0 win over Lycoming. Four of Etown’s singles players defeated their competitor 6-0, 6-0.

The men’s tennis team had success just as outstanding as the women’s team, conquering Harford CC with an 8-1 win.

Seniors Fritzges, Paul Whitman and Josh Riehl were all able to zero in on achieving the milestone of 100 career wins each. Fritzges reached 99 victories after winning in both his singles match and his doubles match. Riehl and Fritzges defeated Harford’s Farai Chiridza and Tyler Cook in an 8-2 decision in the doubles match and therefore added to their win totals that are working their way up to that 100 mark.

Though Chiridza defeated Riehl 7-5 in singles play, Riehl was still able to reach 93 wins. Whitman increased his win total to 96 with partner senior Billy Freitag. They defeated Vladislav Sluchenkov and Brandon Wolf 8-1 at No. 2 doubles and then Whitman overcame Sluchenkov again in the No. 3 singles.

Fritzges, Freitag, Whitman, junior Cole Turula and sophomore Michael Cannon all walked away with victories in the singles competitions.

March 28 Men: @ Albright Women: @ Albright (DH)

March 29 Men: Albright (DH)

sberger led the way for Etown with eight ground balls each, which held a 53-40 advantage for the game.

Etown struggled during the game with 26 turnovers, including 10 that were self-produced.

Even with this obstacle in place, the turnover count turned out to be less problematic than expected and the Jays managed to collect six goals, proving to be more than enough.

Wenger resisted the Cougars with three saves in each of the first three quarters and four saves in the final quarter. Wenger increased his saves per game average with 13 more during the game, classifying him as one of the conference’s top goalies in this statistics category. As a midfielder, Boushell is confident in the strength of the team’s defense. “I feel like we can definitely rely on our defense all of the time,” Boushell said. “We, as a team, gain confidence from goals scored and also from big hits or defensive plays.”

Hunsberger and sophomore midfielder David Latimore took part in a paramount performance securing a new school record during Saturday’s game. Hunsberger won all seven face-offs and Latimore won all four of his faceoffs for the Jays, who shut out Misericordia at the dot 11-0. Etown had never won every face-off in a game since the birth of the program in 2002.

The Jays outshot the Cougars 44-24 and were a stunning 25-of28 on clearing attempts, remaining perfect in the second quarter (five of five) and again in the fourth quarter (seven of seven). The Jays were 1-for-4 in extra man oppor-

tunities and the Cougars were held scoreless on seven tries in a game that featured five penalties.

The next opponent for the Jays was Union College. There will be a strict focus on stopping Union’s midfielders and attackers, but with strong performances by the Jays’ defense, Etown’s play should speak for itself if they limit their turnovers and continue to clear the ball well. Monday’s practice will be a lighter one where the team will go over their offensive and defensive sets as well as work on their clears.

“At this point in the season we still need to focus on ourselves, not Union,” Coach Terry Corcoran said. He believes the team chemistry is at a very good balance for this point in the season. “Everyone comes to practice making an effort to improve,” said Corcoran. “Everyone is unselfish and is willing to take whatever role is needed for the team to succeed.”

Against the 17th-ranked Union Dutchmen,the Jays kept the score close in the first half, and the game was tied 3-3 at halftime. However, Union pulled their offense together and outscored Etown 9-3 in the last two quarters, ending the game 12-6.

Boushell led the Blue Jay attack with a hat trick, and Hunsberger tallied two goals. On defense for Etown, Wenger had eight saves.

Sophomore defender Matt Frey had five ground ball pickups and six caused turnovers.

Up next for the Blue Jays is a conference game against Lycoming College Saturday, March 30.

The Jays look to tally their first conference win with a victory over Lycoming.

Athlete of the Week Keli Krause

by ALEXIS MORRIS It didn’t take long for first-year Keli Krause to make an impact on Blue Jays softball. Krause had 10 strikeouts in Etown’s recent doubleheader against Widener University. She leads the Blue Jays in strikeouts with 67 and has a 5-3 record on the season. At the plate, Krause has a .263 batting average.

Q&A

Photo: Athletics Department

Major: Sociology/Anthropology Hometown: Schwenksville, Pa. Favorite athlete/sports team: Philadelphia Flyers Favorite musician/band: Taylor Swift Favorite Jay’s Nest item: Buffalo chicken strips Favorite movie: “Pitch Perfect” Biggest fear: Stink bugs

March 30 Men: Lycoming

March 31

Favorite place to visit: Florida In 10 years, I want to be …

Living in Alabama on a lake.

Favorite Etown Memory: Meeting my roommate for the first time Greatest Etown accomplishment: Starting as a first-year Greatest softball accomplishment: Pitching a shut out in college I started playing softball at age ... ten.

April 1 @ LVC Invitational

April 2 Men: Juniata Women: Eastern

April 3 @ Salisbury Men: @ Hood Women: Hood