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Campus growing pains

As construction of new science building gets under way, students living next to the site put up with noise and a blocked-off sidewalk

BY BECCA LAZZERI ralazzeri@vwc.edu

The hustle and bustle of construction work for the Greer Environmental Sciences Center (GESC) continues to impact Village IV residents in many ways.

“I wake up every morning at 7 a.m. to construction workers yelling ‘You’re good’ and loud vehicles coming in and out,” junior Justin Erby said. Erby and four of his roommates all said they are concerned about not only the noise but also the detour through Blocker Hall.

“It’s unnecessary that we have to walk through Blocker everyday just to get to the dining hall,” Erby’s roommate, junior CJ Nichols, said.

Hourigan Construction Project Administrator Janice Robbins disagrees.

“For the next 18 months, the detour will continue. It is a safety precaution that we have to take to keep students out of harm’s way,” Robbins said.

The group recently completed a construction job at the Virginia Beach Tidewater Community College campus before it took on the GESC, and it had a similar detour protocol at that location as well.

Robbins said that with large cranes and other heavy machinery on site, it would be hazardous to allow students to go through the gates again before construction is completed.

The detour requires students to walk around Village IV by the parking lot and through Blocker. Some students said when Blocker is closed late at night, it makes the walk much more inconvenient.

Village IV residents said the noise is disruptive mostly for those who live closest to the construction site.

“It is like waking up every morning to an unexpected alarm clock. I still like Village IV, but it makes me think otherwise about where I want to live next year,” junior Taylor Erby said.

Robbins said the construction runs between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m. and that all loud work ends in the afternoon to avoid disrupting residents in the evening.

In regards to students who are looking to live in Village IV next year, Associate Director of Residence Life Ashley Jones said she acknowledges the frustrations involved in the construction.

“I think the noise will definitely be a factor and is frustrating. I’m not sure what that will look like long-term, but that’s something that just comes with construction. We are going to do everything we can to make sure that people will enjoy living out there. As campus grows, these are growing pains that will be felt throughout the campus and not just Village IV,” Jones said.

Students in Village II experienced a similar situation last year during the construction of Birdsong Field, and many said they agree that it is just part of attending a growing college.

“The construction is definitely affecting my decision for housing next year.

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Becca Lazzeri| Marlin Chronicle The sidewalk connecting Village IV to the Batten Center is inaccessible to students for now.

Zika causes concern LiveSafe app bugging out Students stick to travel plans despite spread of viral illness

BY ASHLEY KLINE aakline@vwc.edu

A new international health crisis is on the rise, the mosquito-transmitted Zika virus, but Virginia Wesleyan students forge on with mission trips and study away plans.

Chaplain Greg West considered the threats of the Zika virus while planning the annual mission trip to Nicaragua he takes with a group of students over spring break. This year the trip is planned for March 18 through March 25.

“It’s new for me. I’ve never had to walk through something like this. The region we’re traveling to in Nicaragua this time is also a malaria area, so that’s new for me as well,” West said.

West provided all students with a link to the Centers for Disease Control website and ensured students were aware of the risks involved in traveling to Nicaragua. In addition to these efforts, he strongly urged students to communicate the risks to their parents and discuss the issue with the adults in their lives, he said.

West said he was happy to announce that no students chose to withdraw from the trip due to concerns regarding the virus. A final group should be assembled by the end of this week. A dozen students are currently planning to participate.

Individuals traveling to the Caribbean, Central America or South America must exercise extreme caution because these areas are where the virus is most prevalent. Neither a vaccine nor an antiviral drug is available.

Most people who contract the Zika virus experience no lasting health complications.

However, the Zika virus presents serious danger to pregnant women and those who wish

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BY ROBIN PETERSON rapeterson@vwc.edu

The Virginia Wesleyan campus community is beginning to recognize some downfalls of the LiveSafe security app. Students said the app is buggy and not an effective early warning system for on-campus emergencies.

LiveSafe is an optional campus-wide app that allows the VWC community to quickly share safety concerns with campus security by submitting texts, pictures, video and audio. The app was introduced in 2013 in response to a need for students to be able to interact with security on campus.

“We had e2Campus since 2007,” Vice President of Student Affairs Keith Moore said. “Students were looking for a better system and some had better value than others, [such as] being more user-friendly.”

The college chose to switch to an automated alert system in the wake of the Virginia Tech mass shooting in 2007. The college first opted to use the system, e2Campus, which offered an SMS-based system for alerts. However, this ended up being a limitation of the service because the system only allowed for one-way communication. After considering various companies that offered similar products, the college eventually chose to to switch to LiveSafe.

“Three years ago, the consortium of schools that Wesleyan is a part of was looking at LiveSafe, and they agreed to partially fund [the company],” Moore said.

LiveSafe was chosen by VWC administration over many other apps that other colleges adopted. William and Mary uses the app Rave Garden for campus emergencies. This app has an added feature which allows students on the campus to be able to check in with friends and family.

Currently, Virginia Wesleyan is not the only campus which uses LiveSafe. Virginia Tech utilizes the app as well.

The app is intended to offer students a means of reporting “fishy” incidents or on-campus crimes. Security officers are then able to see the reports in real time.

LiveSafe reports also deliver to the inboxes of several administrative staff on campus, including Moore.

However, students are raising concerns that the app may not be as useful as perceived. One of the main concerns about the app students brought forth is the timeliness of the alert.

“There was a shooting down the road [on Baker] and the entire area was closed off. I heard about [the incident] on the news and got the LiveSafe notification an hour later,” sophomore Chase Curling said.

Moore said the app only alerts if incidents could affect people on campus. “An alert only goes out if it directly impacts campus. I remember the incident that [the student] was referring to. I was on campus that day and talked to the police. It didn’t impact the campus,” Moore said.

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ZIKA CONTINUED FROM FRONT to become pregnant. This is due to the fact the virus has been known to cause miscarriages and birth defects. According to ABC, these birth defects include small heads and brains that are not fully developed. It was reported by the Centers for Disease Control that two American women who fell victim to the Zika virus experienced miscarriages once they arrived back in the United States.

According to The New York Times, if a woman is of an age to conceive children and visits a country where the Zika virus is prevalent, she should be sure to implement an intense birth control regime. This is to make sure she does not produce a baby plagued by the Zika virus.

The Centers for Disease Control recommend women who have partners who travelled to areas with the Zika virus should make sure to use condoms or exercise abstinence for at least 28 days following their partners’ return. The New York Times also reported that it is possible for the virus to be contracted sexually, although incidences of this are rare.

According to The Virginian-Pilot, a resident of northwestern Virginia returned home with the Zika virus following a trip to a foreign country. While the virus is mostly transmitted through mosquito bites and the season for mosquitoes has yet to arrive in the United States, this incident brought the issue closer to home.

The Zika virus may pose additional implications for students studying abroad or desiring to study abroad. The Lighthouse was unable to make a comment regarding how they are addressing the Zika virus; however, all students desiring to study abroad who want to learn about how the Zika virus may impact such opportunities should speak with Sara Sewell, executive director of the quality enhancement plan, who is in charge of the study away program.

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GROWING PAINS CONTINUED FROM FRONT I’d prefer to live in Village III or off campus. I don’t want to wake up at 7 a.m. every morning again next year,” freshman Daniel Petro said.

Dean of Students Keith Moore said regardless of construction, Village IV is a desirable place for students to live. Batten Center Director Jason Seward said he agreed.

“Once the construction is done, Village IV is going to be the spot,” Seward said.

Construction is still scheduled to be completed by fall 2017, and major building will pick up during the summer months when students are on break.

“I think it’s going to be a challenge and deter some people. The Residence Life staff will work extra hard to make sure there is a great sense of community out there,” Jones said.

Robbins said she understands the construction is an inconvenience for residents of Village IV. However, she said the site office has an open-door policy. Students are welcome to visit and ask any questions or view the virtual tour that is playing on a flatscreen TV, which showcases the plans for the new science center.

The construction neighboring Village IV will not be the end of campus growth.

“In addition to the Greer Center for Environmental Sciences, a new partnership building (with the YMCA) will be constructed in the Fall/Spring 2016/17 in the area near the arboretum. It will include three large classrooms, offices and an outdoor amphitheater. Both the Greer Center and the partnership facility are scheduled for completion in the summer 2017,” President Scott Miller said.

Furthermore, Miller wrote in a Feb. 19 email, the Board of Trustees approved a fiveyear capital plan that would allocate $42.5 million for further renovation and construction. He said the $14 million Fine and Performing Arts Center is still in the fundraising phase, and construction is scheduled to take place around three to four years from now.

Graduate programs on the horizon The college has plans to offer a Masters of Business Administration graduate program and a Masters of Arts in Education in secondary education program

BY JASMINE DRIGGS jtdriggs@vwc.edu

Virginia Wesleyan College is taking steps toward offering continuing education options by announcing the creation and institution of graduate programs, which are scheduled to be available by fall 2016.

“We are pushing to have it [the program] by fall 2016, but it depends on SACS (the regional accreditation group). They have to approve all substantive changes to the college,” Chair of the Business Department Dr. Paul Ewell said.

The college is hoping to offer a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) graduate program and a Masters of Arts in Education (M.A.Ed.) in secondary education program, which will be offered for business and education candidates. The MBA program will be taught completely online.

“This is what graduate students want nowadays,” Ewell said.

The M.A.Ed. program will be taught in a classroom setting.

According to Dr. Malcolm Lively, director of teacher education, the proposed MBA and M.A.Ed. programs will be presented to the college as well as to SACS at the same time.

Approval for the M.A.Ed. program will go to the board at VWC for approval, then to the state. From the state, it will go to the Virginia Department of Education for approval, and the final approval will come from the Virginia Board of Education.

The new M.A.Ed. curriculum will only require an extra year of schooling for education candidates. Lively said it will be a four-plus-one program or a five-year program. This program is the initial licensure track for teachers. It is the first license that one receives as a teacher.

“This program will give our students an extra year in school that results in them having the degree, and will give them a leg up on being hired and being hired with a higher paying salary,” Lively said.

This degree will be primarily for Virginia Wesleyan Students, but does not preclude students from other colleges from coming here as long as they meet the endorsement requirements.

Some students who are interested in graduate school said they are excited about the programs coming to the college and believe that they will offer great opportunities.

“I have already decided to go back up north for my graduate program. However, if I was from around here and knew I wanted to stay and teach here, I would definitely apply here because I know all the professors involved in the education program are fantastic at what they do,” said junior elementary education major Tiffani Gregory.

Vice President for Academic Affairs Timothy O’Rourke said the MBA graduate program would be roughly an 18-month program.

According to Dr. Ewell, the target audience for this program is comprised of current Virginia Wesleyan College students as well as students from other places. Ewell said many of VWC’s business students expressed interest in staying at VWC for their continuing education.

Lively said the college has been thinking about these programs for a long time and the direction to start the proposal came from the board and the president of the college.

“We are excited about this because it allows us to have a more creative and innovative program. We have been receiving input from stakeholders from partner schools and outside public elementary school systems,” Lively said.

If these programs are successful, the college is planning to expand the types of degrees offered.

“We have certainly thought about other programs. We are moving prudently. We are doing now what we have the resources to do. It is a walk-before-you-run concept,” O’Rourke said.

O’Rourke also said the business department’s faculty is qualified to teach online and to teach the courses required for the program. He said it is important to bring a program to the college that will help education students complete their requirements because it has been hard for them to complete it within four years.

The funding for the graduate programs is not yet determined.

“I think the short answer is, we are working on that,” O’Rourke said.

Gregory recognizes the fact that these programs are not geared toward everyone, but said she feels it is a great first step for the college.

“I am sure that students in other majors will feel left out, but this is a step in the right direction. I am sure if these programs start out on the right foot and do well for the school, they will think about widening their horizons and adding more programs to their graduate programs,” Gregory said.

Students said they have mixed feelings about the programs being strictly online. Junior communication major DeLante’ Victory said he would prefer the program to offer some classes on-site because the graduate school setting would be a different environment, and one he would have to adjust to.

Gregory said a lot of graduate students work while taking graduate courses, and many may not have the time to sit in a classroom setting to take the required classes.

“I think having the program online will bring more to the college: more students, exposure, and benefits,” Gregory said.

LIVESAFE CONTINUED FROM FRONT Students also said the app does not give them weather-related warnings quickly enough. Recently the school was forced to open at noon due to unsafe road conditions. The school issued a warning that morning classes were canceled. Some students reported that either they did not receive the notification from LiveSafe or the notification came long after students received the notification email from the school.

Some students said they found the app did not work when they downloaded it on their device.

“I downloaded the app and it didn’t work so I deleted it,” senior Matt Biondo said.

These technical problems are causing some students to forego using the app.

Moore said the app is still very popular among other students.

“Students use the app all the time. In fact, just this morning, I got a report of a noise complaint [from one of the resident villages,]” Moore said.

One other additional concern students on campus have about the app is the fact that the app requires users to use their location; however, this feature was added in order to help students track their friends’ journeys home from different places on campus. The LiveSafe website said the location feature was added to promote a new app program entitled Safe Walk, with which students can follow the progress of select friends and family. This is a concern to students because of fears that the app can be used to track activity outside the campus.

Moore said the college has a great relationship with the developers of the app and they work to constantly update and improve the app as needed.

“Yes, we speak with them all the time; we have a great relationship,” Moore said.

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Marlins go green to help promote recycling

BY JASMINE DRIGGS jtdriggs@vwc.edu

Editor-in-Chief

Marlins Go Green is an active club at Virginia Wesleyan College which works to promote a greener lifestyle for everyone on campus.

Marlins Go Green is the main environmental club on campus. In addition to working to make Virginia Wesleyan College a greener place, the members also work closely with the community to make it greener.

This environmental club participates in many trash clean-ups off campus. On Feb. 21, Marlins Go Green hosted their “Rock this Park” event at First Landing State Park.

While promoting a greener lifestyle, the club’s goal is to help increase the amount of recycled material on Virginia Wesleyan’s campus.

As a resident on the campus, each student is given a recycle bin in his or her room. If there is not a bin in the student’s room, the student can request one from the Physical Plant and they will provide the bin for free.

There have been rumors on campus that students are using recycle bins as trash cans instead of recycling. Rumors have also been spread that housekeeping does not dispose of the recycled material correctly, instead they throw it in the trash dumpster.

Sophomore Criminal Justice and Women’s and Gender Studies major Kaci Wertz said she witnessed people dumping trash into the larger recycle bins along with the bin itself into the trash dumpster.

According to junior Seth Antozzi, it is the responsibility of housekeeping to take the recycled material from the smaller recycle bins in each dorm room to the bigger Britani Alyse| Marlin Chronicle recycle bins designated throughout campus.

Virginia Wesleyan College, as well as other colleges and universities, participate in an event called RecycleMania for eight weeks throughout the spring semester.

The dates for this year’s competition are Feb. 7 through April 2, according to a newsletter sent out by Director of Community Service Diane Hotaling.

According to the RecycleMania website, “RecycleMania is a friendly competition and benchmarking tool for college and university recycling programs to promote waste reduction activities to their campus communities.”

Schools across the United States participate in this competition. James Madison University, Washington State University, Texas A&M University and Old Dominion University are just a few well-known participants.

Antozzi said he believes RecycleMania is a fun thing for the college to be a part of, even though we normally do not win the competition. Antozzi said he feels the reason we do not win is because we are a smaller college.

In April 2014 Virginia Wesleyan College was recognized by The Princeton Review as one of the most environmentally responsible colleges in the U.S. and Canada.

“When you consider the amount of landfills on this earth, how could anyone not want to recycle? The earth won’t last forever if we use it up, and recycling creates art and useful products,” senior and avid recycler Madison Thomer said.

While some students like Wertz admit they do not have a recycle bin, they try their best to do their part when it comes to recycling. Wertz said she still tries to separate her recyclable items and her trash items.

“I really care about the environment and I think that we as a society should reuse what we can,” Wertz said.

The club Marlins Go Green works closely with the President’s Environmental Issues Council to make the campus more environmentally friendly. The Greer Environmental Center will be used as a focal point for this movement.

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Signed submissions are welcome, but subject to the discretion of the editor. Letters are not edited for content, but may be edited for length. The views and opinions expressed in this newspaper may not necessarily reflect the views of the entire staff of The Marlin Chronicle or Virginia Wesleyan College.

The trip of a lifetime to Mexico Brianna Brunk found a love note in a bottle.

BY COREY KING ckking1@vwc.edu

A typical class trip to study abroad unexpectedly turned into a scene out of a movie when freshman Brianna Brunk found a love note left by a widow at the top of a Mayan pyramid.

One day while her class was touring the Mayan ruins, Brunk and her classmates chose to climb the pyramids. Once the class reached the top of the pyramid, they turned and spotted a clear glass bottle positioned in front of them. Some of the students approached the bottle to see what it contained. Inside of the bottle was a note written by a woman, Katy Ned, who had just lost her husband-to-be. The couple planned to travel to Mexico for their honeymoon.

“The note talked about how she lost her husband-to-be and how he was her best friend. They were set on honeymooning there, but he passed. She then decided to go through with it and leave the note because she wanted someone to see it and have it encourage them and give that person words of wisdom about this crazy thing called life. After I read it, Steph and I started tearing up because all we could think about was our boyfriends that were back in America,” junior Amanda Baxter said.

Out of everyone who read the note on the top of the pyramid that day, it was Brunk who decided to take pictures of what she read and post it on Twitter.

“I decided to post the letter on Twitter because I thought it was a beautiful story that many of my followers would also

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Brianna Brunk| Courtesy Students in the Spanish 313 class climbing the pyramid.

Brianna Brunck| Courtesy Photos posted on Twitter by Brianna Brunck once she reached the top of the pyramid. feel touched by. Many of my followers are from my hometown and knew that I was going on the trip to Mexico, and I thought that it would be cool for me to share a highlight of the trip with them,” Brunk said.

Those pictures ended up going viral and would be seen by more than 63.7 thousand people around the world.

Brunk said she experienced some adverse feedback on Twitter from people who said the pictures were staged.

“I did not initially expect to get the reactions that I did on Twitter, mostly because I had no idea that it would go viral. I thought it would likely get a handful of retweets and favorites, but had no idea it would take off like it did. Once the tweet really started going viral, I was prepared to get some negative feedback from people that thought our group wrote the letter ourselves. However, the significant amount of positive feedback drowned out any of the negative responses the tweet received,” Brunk said.

One of those 67.3 thousand people that saw these pictures just so happened to be the writer of the note. Katy Ned, who wrote the note, reached out to Brianna to thank her for what she did.

“Omg I am bawling right now. I had no idea my letter would go this far. This is amazing. I was hoping that one person would find it and hopefully they would be inspired. I am speechless lol! Thank you so much for sharing this with me,” Ned said via Twitter.

Brunk said she just needed a class to fill her winter session, and she had no idea what she was in for when she signed up for this particular winter session class. Brunk said she ended up going to Mexico with Dr. Risks’ Spanish class by pure chance.

“I actually accidentally signed up for the trip to Mexico. I signed up for a Winter Session class in a hurry, and just selected Spanish 313 without reading a description of the class. I didn’t find out until a few weeks later that it was a study abroad trip,” Brunk said.

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CAMPUS countdown February 25th Sound & Symbol Lecture Series: Sing Me to Heaven

Thursday, February 25, 2016

BY KACI PARKER klparker@vwc.edu

Time: 11 a.m.

Location: Fine Arts Room 9

Q: “How have you changed since freshman year?”

A: “I am more outgoing and more studious.”

Imam Vernon Fareed and Dr. Kellie Holzer present “The Islamic Perspective: Life after Death.” The series explores music and belief in the world’s major religions surrounding death. Free to all; no reservations.

Q: “If you could change one thing in the past four years, what would it be?”

A: “Nothing. My experience has made me the person I am today.”

February 26th Opening Reception & Artist Lecture: Amplifications & Measures

Time: 6:30 p.m.

Location: Neil Britton Gallery in the Hofheimer Library Mariam Eqbal’s exhibit is on display through April 8. Her progressive works of video/ animation, drawings, and prints, explore the fundamentals of change.

Freshman

Courtney Gwin, Communication Virginia Beach, Virginia

Q: “What advice would you give your freshman self?”

A: “I would say that you shouldn’t be afraid to put yourself out there, and don’t try to be someone you’re not.”

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Q: “What classes, if any, would you take that you never had the chance to?”

A: “Yoga, because that class is ALWAYS full. I love to be fit.”

Q: “In another four years, where do you hope to be?”

A: “ I will be married with a full-time career living in my dream home. I want to be living the high life.”

Q: “As a senior, what has changed on campus since freshman year?”

A: “Since I commute now, I have found it much harder to get a parking space on campus, especially in Batten.”

Q: What do you miss the most from the past three years?”

A: “I miss the people who have transferred schools that were in my sorority.”

Q: “Who has influenced you throughout your college career?”

A: “My parents since I am the first person ever in my family to go to a four-year college.”

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February 28th

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The Presidential Masterworks Series

Time: 4 p.m.

Location: Bayside Presbyterian Church, 1400 Ewell Rd., Virginia Beach The Wesleyan Chorale and Wesleyan Singers premiere “Winter Cycle” by composer Timothy Takach. Billye Brown Youmans, member of VWC’s Performing Artist Faculty, is featured.

March 2nd “Urinetown” by Greg Kotis and Mark Hollmann Time: 7:30 p.m.

Location: Hofheimer Theater

In a Gotham-like city, a 20year drought has caused a terrible water shortage, making private toilets unthinkable in this satirical musical comedy. Free to the VWC community with ID.

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Where exactly does our money go?

The Student Activity Fee of $200 finally explained.

BY HAYLEY HEATH hrheath@vwc.edu

Each student pays a student activity fee of $200 per year in his or her tuition bill, but many students continue to wonder how the funds are utilized.

These fees pay for campus-wide programs, performers and entertainment. The money is budgeted amongst Wesleyan Activities Council (WAC), Student Government Association (SGA) and general clubs and organizations.

“The fee contributes to major campus events and traditions, including Welcome Week, Glow Party, Marlinstock, Homecoming, Halloween, Christmas Tree Lighting, Spa a la Marlin and Spring Fling.

It funds performers such as comedians, magicians, hypnotists, poets and lecturers. It brings novelty items [bubble soccer and t-shirts] to campus. It allows Student Activities to host movies and games such as Grocery BINGO. It supplements events organized by other departments, such as Strike Out Cancer. It allows SGA to organize Pub ‘n Club,” Director of Student Activities Kate Griffin said.

Griffin said it is tough to describe exactly how the funds are allocated between groups.

“It is difficult to give an exact percentage. That’s because the clubs/organizations and WAC budgets are both housed within the umbrella of the Student Activities budget, which also pays for things such as Club Fair and Student Organization Training,” Griffin said.

The activity fee is also used to help offset the cost for students to go on trips, such as the RecX sponsored Florida Keys trip. The Marlin’s on Ice event held this past weekend was also funded by the activity fee.

“Clubs receive start-up funding for basic expenses such as making copies. This money goes into an on-campus agency account for each club and organization that they can safely keep their money,” Griffin said. This

start-up money, generated from the activity fee, is given to clubs at the beginning of the fall semester, according to Griffin.

E.L.I.T.E MARLINS Step Team President junior Sa’kia Tapper said she was not aware of start-up funds.

“We weren’t notified of any start-up fee.

We only were told that we had a club account,” Tapper said.

The step team’s funds were derived from the Chat Contest and fundraisers they took part in independently. Tapper also said she made all of the flyers for her team on the computers on campus.

“We hosted an ROTC Festival last spring with the support of Student Activities and found working with Kate to be an efficient process,” ROTC Advisor Amy Rush said.

The money from the fee does not go toward Greek Life events. These groups pay membership fees, and that money collected goes to the organizations those groups fall under (Panhellenic or Interfraternity Council). Sororities and fraternities do receive on-campus agency accounts so they have a safe place to store their money. However, they are responsible for funding their own events.

Griffin said the fee is not directly used for senior week activities.

“Senior Week activities are paid for by student registrations for the activities. They are supplemented by WAC and SGA. I believe the senior class gift is separate,” Griffin said.

The Club Request for Student Activities Funds Form, the form used to request supplementary funds, states if a club plans to host an event that will cost additional money, they can request funding support from Student Activities. Approval is at the discretion of the Director of the Student Activities and is based on rationale for the request and funds available.

According to the Faculty Request for

WAC Funding Support form, WAC’s budget supports activities that increase campus involvement, strengthen connections, support the academic mission of the College, broaden cultural awareness, engage students of varied backgrounds, develop leadership skills and provide a fun campus atmosphere. This form is filled out by any faculty member who needs funds to help pay for special events such as guest speakers or musicians. The request must be approved by WAC, and the money from their budgeted amount of the activities fee is used to pay for these events.

The Marlin Chronicle is funded by the Activity Fee.

Justin Smith|Courtesy Comedian Dulce’ Sloan performing for the campus community thanks to the small fee.

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Student Activities|Courtesy Our student activity fee covers events such as Seafood in the Dell and performances on campus with live bands.

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Deadpool; There is nothing dead about him

BY MICHAEL WILLSON mnwillson@vwc.edu

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He fights crime, has special powers and wears provocative red spandex. No, I’m not talking about Spiderman. I’m talking about the protagonist from Marvel’s newest film “Deadpool.” Let me tell you, if you could only see one movie this year, this is the one you would want to see.

“Deadpool,” based off of the Marvel comic from the 1990’s, tells the story of Wade Wilson, a wise talking ex-soldier who is diagnosed with terminal cancer. He goes to a special hospital to

receive treatment, only to be experimented on and turned into a mutant.

Now immortal, capable of healing himself and horribly disfigured, Wilson (Deadpool), seeks revenge on Francis, the man who made him this way.

What makes this movie so good is not so much its plot, but the character of Deadpool, its advertising and controversy.

Deadpool is not your typical superhero. He even states in the film, “I’m super, but I’m no hero.” He fights crime, not so much for the good of humanity, but to get revenge. You could even argue that he does more harm than good. In the opening scene, he creates complete chaos in traffic when he hijack a car full of Francis’ henchman. You know how Batman doesn’t kill his enemies? If you told that to Deadpool, he would punch you in the face. Deadpool shows no mercy to his victims, killing them in the goriest way possible. The best thing about Deadpool is that he’s constantly breaking the fourth wall. He knows he’s in a movie and that doesn’t seem to bother him. He mainly uses it as an opportunity to make snarky comments at Marvel.

If this movie is remembered for nothing else, it will be remembered for its advertising. “Deadpool” had the typical previews, TV commercials and posters, but it did a majority of its advertising through the internet. Movies have used the internet for advertising before, but “Deadpool” took it to another level. They showed uncensored ads on their social media pages and YouTube channel. By having advertisement on the internet, they had no laws restricting them from profanity. That’s right, these advertisements made it clear that this movie was not for children. As a matter of fact, the film released memos through its social media pages telling parents not to bring their kids to see it. That decision took guts.

This brings me to my third point for why the film is so good. The Deadpool comics are not family friendly. They have profanity, nudity and gore.

When it was announced that Deadpool would get his own film, a lot of fans were afraid that Marvel, which I would like to remind you is owned by Disney, would clean it up so they could sell more tickets. Fans made it clear that they did not want a PG-13 Deadpool. They wanted the Deadpool they knew and loved with lots of gore, sex and f-bombs. Marvel listened to its fans and gave Deadpool the movie he deserved. I would also like to note that the R rating did not hurt ticket sales at all. According to BoxOfficeMojo.com, the film made $132,434,639 its opening weekend.

I know it’s only February, but I think it’s safe to assume that “Deadpool” is the best movie of 2016. It has a great protagonist, a unique way of advertising and a bold script. I highly recommend it . . . just not for kids.

Gerrymandering will cause Forbes to move

BY BENJAMIN ASTRUM bcastrum@vwc.edu

A federal court ordered a congressional redistricting on January 7, 2016 that reassigned millions of voters and changed the racial and political makeup of districts served by Democrat Bobby Scott of District 3 and Republican Randy Forbes of District 4. Unless the Supreme Court stops the order, District 3 will lose its black majority, shrinking from 59 percent black to 48 percent. The white majority in District 4 goes from 62 percent to 51 percent, giving black voters more influence than they previously had.

The changes were ordered after a ruling that the 2012 redistricting, done by the Virginia General Assembly, unconstitutionally packed too many black voters inside of District 3.

Democrat Bobby Scott is the only black representative that has been elected to Congress from Virginia since the late 1800s. When the Republican-controlled

General Assembly and Governor Terry McAuliffe failed to meet a court deadline earlier this year to draw new district boundaries, the judges took control.

The judges hired an attorney to draw up the lines of the new districts. Virginia’s eight Republican members of Congress had urged the judges not to adopt the new map until after the Supreme Court considered their appeal.

The three-judge panel denied their request, saying the delay would affect the use of the new maps in the upcoming 2016 congressional election. Republican Randy Forbes is considering moving to District 2, so that he may run there instead of staying in District 4. District 4 has been a heavily Republican district for quite some time, and now that has changed and Randy Forbes does not have a chance to win if he stays in District 4.

I do not agree with

the redrawing of the lines, and I hope the Supreme Court decides to stop it and keep the districts the same. Randy Forbes was born and raised in Chesapeake, Virginia, which is currently in District 4. I am sure that the choice to move away from his childhood home is not an easy one. Some people say that he should stay in District 4 and lose, while others are saying he is an opportunist for doing what he has to in order to win. I think it is a good move to go to District 2, which is mainly Virginia Beach. Although District 2 is still a Republican district with a Republican representative, Randy Forbes is not guaranteed a win in District 2, because it is not as heavily Republican as District 4.

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Rep. Randy Forbes plans to move from District 4 to District 2

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the great mc debate: Chipotle vs. Qdoba Corey King

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Chipotle is hands down better than Qdoba. Yeah, Qdoba gives you more options, but the quality of the food is not nearly as good as the quality you get from Chipotle. The flavor of the food at Chipotle blows Qdoba out of the water. Most people will disagree due to the fact that the prices of Chipotle are a bit higher, but just like everything else in the world you, get what you pay for. At Qdoba, you pay less for food that is just not as good. At Chipotle, you pay more for food that is good quality, seasoned well and tastes better. There is only one thing that Chipotle could add that would make me enjoy their food even more, and that would be if they added queso. That is the only thing Chipotle is missing in the toppings it offers.

Everyone is talking about how they will never eat at Chipotle again due to the recent E. coli outbreak. What people fail to realize is at most chain restaurants, things like this are bound to happen. It has happened to many places before Chipotle, and it will happen to many places after this dies down. Also, you have to be a fan of a corporation that closes its doors to meet with employees and then give out free burritos after they open back up. Hands down, no doubt about it, 100%, Chipotle is better than Qdoba. I will always be a loyal customer to Chipotle.

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It’s always astounding to me why people prefer Chipotle over Qdoba. Frankly, every time I drive by a Chipotle, I laugh hysterically at the long line of Chipolteans. It honestly reminds me of some Futurama episode, where a bunch of people are standing in line for what they’re told is an awesome prize, but when they get the prize, it bites them in the butt every time. Seriously though, I was a strict Chipotlean before I moved to the Virginia Beach area and discovered the magic that is Qdoba. Full disclosure, I don’t hate Chipotle’s food, and I will occasionally resign myself to eating the all-toocommon burrito bowl, so I will bash the chain instead.

One of the reasons I converted is one I’ve already mentioned: the horribly long lines one has to endure if she dares to dine at Chipotle. The long lines turn a trip that should basically take 20 minutes, 30-45 if you’re eating in, turns into an hour listening to hipsters and soccer moms order one chicken burrito bowl with no beans and extra guac after another.

Not only is Qdoba attractive because of the lack of long lines, but the price of a meal at Qdoba is also pretty attractive. Actually, I take that back, it’s the most attractive thing about Qdoba. I can get a three-taco combo for about eight dollars, and I’ll be much happier than I would ever be eating a burrito bowl.

One of my absolute favorite things to eat ever is the three cheese nachos. The food that Qdoba offers is a tad more authentic to Mexico and other South and Central American cuisine.

Next is probably not really a fair comparison but still worth mentioning if you’re one of those people that love to have deals, Qdoba, unlike Chipotle, has a customer rewards program. So every four or five purchases, I get a free drink, entrée, side, etc. It’s amazing and it makes me feel loved.

Probably the most obvious argument in this debate: you’re less likely to get E. coli from eating at a Qdoba. Yes, I know, it’s a cheap shot, but it’s impossible to ignore this obvious and easy blow. I mean seriously, three E. coli outbreaks in the span of a few months which force you to close a large portion of your restaurants is not a good look for a national chain, no matter how many free burritos you give away. Now, I’m not saying that an E. coli outbreak will never happen at Qdoba, but Qdoba is all about the freshest food, and I honestly feel more comfortable eating at a Qdoba.

I tend to view eating at Chipotle akin to eating at McDonalds. It’s not something that anyone truly wants to do, but is something that is necessary for people to do. The problem seems to be access. There are simply more Chipotles than there are Qdobas.

The brand just has more recognition, E.coli and all.

Guest Column: Barbie girl in a Barbie world

BY DR. KATHY MERLOCK-JACKSON kmjackson@vwc.edu Dr. Kathy Merlock-Jackson teaches Communication at VWC

Britani Alyse| Marlin Chronicle

Love her or hate her, Barbie has been a part of American girlhood since she first appeared in 1959. The first teen doll to be marketed nationally, she became a phenomenon, offering girls assurance that they would one day grow up to be young women. Known in the toy industry as “the Queen,” she has spelled success for Mattel for over five decades through constant reinvention. Now she’s changing again. This month at the annual Toy Fair in New York City, where toy sellers see what’s new and place their orders for the next holiday season, Mattel unveiled its new series of Barbies in seven skin tones, with appropriate hair styles, textures and eye colors, and three body types: curvy, tall, and petite. They are already available online from Mattel.

The new line comes following years of criticism that Barbies of the past lacked diversity: they were overwhelmingly white, blond, long-haired, blue-eyed, largebreasted and slender—very slender. If blown up to human size, Barbie’s measurements would be 38-18-34. Mattel claims Barbie’s large breasts and tiny waist allow her clothes to fit better, but her detractors say that the unrealistic body type contributes to girls’ dissatisfaction with their own bodies and possible eating disorders.

Mattel’s new line of Barbie dolls represents a step in the right direction. Although political cartoonists have had fun with “obese Barbie,” the new dolls are not obese at all, just more realistically proportioned, and pretty cute. The different sizes, though, mean that the dolls’ clothes are not interchangeable. However, this is a small price to pay if the dolls send important messages of diversity and body acceptance to girls as young as three.

Mattel hopes the new Barbies will spike sales, which have been flat since 2012.

That means the dolls will have to appeal to adults who buy toys for children, to children themselves or to both. Mattel, the first toy company to market directly to children through the medium of television, understands the nag factor. Parents want happy kids and try to please, even if they don’t want to buy a toy, which may be one reason the average American girl already owns ten Barbies. Now she can add something different to her stash that looks more like her, her older sister, her mom or the woman next door--and create play narratives with a multicultural cast.

The new Barbie line will not replace traditional Barbie, just add to her. Children need alternatives, and a single Barbie body shape and coloring benefit no one. Also, the diverse figures lend themselves to contrasting styles, looks and accessories: high waists, low waists, stripes, floral prints, solids, hats, heels and flats.

As anyone who ever played with Barbie knows, it’s all about the clothes. Barbie dolls give girls images of their future selves and the fun of fashion. Curvy, tall and petite, they’re all right and good.

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Marlins baseball gets geared up for action After a successful 2015 campaign, the Virginia Wesleyan baseball program looks to continue to build

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DUGOUT The All-Star Game Conundrum

JAMIE CRAWLEY is a senior majoring in communication

Outfielder Justin Erby hustling back to first base.

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BY JAMIE CRAWLEY jjcrawley@vwc.edu

With spring right around the corner, one thing is also certain: baseball season has arrived.

Here at Virginia Wesleyan College, the Marlins baseball team looks to build off last season’s Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) championship appearance. Last year proved to be a renaissance for the program under new head coach Christian Francis. After consecutive losing seasons dating back to 2011, the Marlins finished with a chance at the ODAC title and with a record eight players named All-ODAC honorees.

With the new season ahead, the Marlins look to continue upon the success they garnered last season.

“Our major goal is to win ODACs and progress even further than that to the World Series in Wisconsin,” junior outfielder Taylor Erby said. “We’re also trying to stay consistent and stay motivated throughout the season.”

Winning the ODAC championship seems to be the echoing sentiment for many of the players and coaches; however, the road to the crown will be tough. The Marlins are facing one of the toughest schedules in the nation.

“I think our kids are excited about the challenge. When you go to places like Virginia Wesleyan, you look to play the best competition and best programs.

Our guys are excited for that challenge. They are excited to compete at that level, and I feel like our program and ball club is getting to that level,” Francis said.

Virginia Wesleyan will have many challenging battles this season with 19 of the Marlins’ 38 contests coming against ranked opponents. Among those opponents include NCAA tournament qualifiers such as Millsaps College and Piedmont College. The Marlins will also play a home-and-home against Methodist University, another team that qualified for the endof-the-year tournament.

“I think this is what energizes our guys. Seeing a schedule like that and to go, ‘This is what I am preparing for,’” Francis said. “But I truly do think the schedule is what’s going to get our guys ready for battle.”

The Marlins will return a multitude of players as well as add some new additions this season.

“I expect us to have a great team, we basically have every-

one coming back,” freshman outfielder David Kennedy said.

The Marlins will have a large number of returning players. Of the eight ODAC honorees the team boasted a year ago, five of them will be coming back, including ODAC Pitcher of the Year Sean Greiser. Players C.J. Lindsay, Matt Murray, Justin Erby and Taylor Erby will also play pivotal roles in the team’s success moving forward.

“My goal is to do better than last year, honestly, but also be a leader on and off the field. I want to try to set an example so when I leave the young guys take over and do it the right way after we leave,” Erby said.

Francis is extremely optimistic about this squad. “I said this to our guys last year at the end of the year after we lost the conference finals, and it’s even more true today. This is the most fun and exciting group I ever had the chance to spend time with and work with,” Francis said. “We had seven transfers mid-year last year and we had four more this year, and those guys seemed to gel and it’s a very cohesive group. So, we are excited about playing together and being together for the next few months,” Francis

said.

When discussing the expectations for the team this year, Coach Francis said getting better each day is the main key.

“We sincerely mean this. The expectation is for our kids and our program to get better each and every day. It sounds cliché but really the way we stay grounded and humble is just play every day hard and compete and give 100 percent of whatever percent you have on that day to give,” Francis said.

“The expectations with our guys have never changed. Just enjoy going to the ballpark every day and play as hard as you possibly can that day,” he said.

The Marlins opened the season with a tournament hosted

by Piedmont College this past weekend. They picked up two victories in the three day tournament beating Millsaps College and Piedmont College, while falling to York College on the last day. Junior first baseman Nik Milvo was a standout posting a .563 average, which earned him a spot on D3Baseball.com’s national team of the week.

Hultgren inducted into Virginia Wesleyan’s Athletic Hall of Fame

BY SAMANTHA SMALL stsmall@vwc.edu

One of Virginia Wesleyan’s most well-known faces and its most-tenured professor, Dr. Larry Hultgren, was inducted along with five alumni student-athletes into the Athletic Hall of Fame Saturday Feb. 13.

Hultgren was inducted for his endless contributions and dedication to the athletics program at VWC and became only the second non-student-athlete to be inducted.

“Dr. Hultgren has been such a big part of our VWC community for the better part of 50 years.

I’m so happy he was inducted into our Hall of Fame. Not sure anyone deserves it more,” Head Janice Marshall-Pittman|Marlin Chronicle Men’s Basketball Coach Dave Macedo said.

“He’s given tirelessly to not only the acato the Old Dominion Athletic Conference centers on the idea of educating the whole demic side but the athletic side, and he really (ODAC). When the NCAA instituted its ofperson. is the face of Virginia Wesleyan on a lot of ficial program of faculty athletic representa“I’ve always been a strong proponent of levels…[he] was a no-brainer to go in the Hall tives, his job transitioned to become VWC’s viewing learning as something that goes on of Fame… he was a unanimous decision,” first NCAA faculty athletic representative, not just in the classroom but outside of the Executive Director of Intercollegiate Athletics and he served in that role ever since. classroom… so if you’re involved in athletJoanne Renn said.

“The faculty athletic representative at the ics or maybe involved in theatre or sororities, Hultgren came to Virginia Wesleyan with his DIII level is really important for us as a liaiclubs and activities, I think that is all part of wife in the fall of 1969 and immediately began son between the athletic department and the learning while you’re at a small liberal arts assisting Don Forsyth and the athletics program faculty side of the house. What Dr. Hultgren college,” Hultgren said. “I’m glad people in any way he could, including helping coach has been able to do is knit all of that together. seem to think I’ve brought some attention to teams, run practices and drive vans.

He’s a patient guy. He sees all different sides. that and think that’s important.”

Hultgren worked at VWC when most athletic He understands all sides,” Renn said.

The culture of the student-athlete is also facilities did not exist on campus, but the family Hultgren also currently assists Renn important to Hultgren and is his main motienvironment was still very much the same. with candidate searches for head coaches, vation for his dedication to athletics.

“We had no gym on campus...we had one assistant coaches, staff people and athletic “I think part of our job is to make sure we basketball court. Actually one basketball net. trainers. see that there’s always a hyphen. There’s And that was in the parking lot...there wasn’t “He’s just a calming influence on all of never an either/or,” Hultgren said. even any basketball on campus,” Hultgren said. us and his approach is always the same.

Coach Macedo said Hultgren finds the In the beginning, Hultgren worked as the You know what you’re going to get with Dr. good in everyone and makes everyone better. chairman of the athletics committee. He Hultgren and that is an approach you can “He embodies all that is right with college followed the growth of athletics on campus understand,” Renn said. athletics. His character, relationships and through the Old Dixie Athletic Conference Hultgren’s philosophy and motivation unwavering support mean so much to us all.

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This year’s National Basketball Association All-Star game is in the books, but was it even worth watching? Are any all-star games worth watching anymore?

Regardless of the sport, it seems all-star games have become a joke to fans and players alike.

Realistically, I doubt these games will ever disappear altogether (although I would argue the NFL’s pro bowl may be close to becoming extinct). With that said, I stand firm in my belief that these games aren’t really worth audience’s time anymore.

As a kid growing up a sports fan, the idea of the all-star game was one that blew my mind. A game where you would see Brett Favre throwing to Terrell Owens, Allen Iverson throwing an alleyoop to Tracy Mcgrady, Jaromir Jagr assisting Jeremy Roenick on a goal and Randy Johnson in a duel with Derek Jeter at the plate excited even the most detached sports fans. The games brought athletes together in ways you couldn’t see during regularseason competition. The all-star game was a sports fan’s answer to “What if?” The game didn’t actually count for anything, but it provided noteworthy team-ups and fun moments many sports fans would always remember.

Fast forward to 2016.

I truly feel these games have become nothing more than a joke. Now I know many people would disagree, but let’s break this down. The NFL’s Pro Bowl is the worst out of all of them.

With the NFL cracking down on player safety and concussions, it makes sense that the game is so watered down. It has gotten to the point that many players don’t even want to play in the game, thus allowing guys to play in the game who wouldn’t normally deserve a spot.

Secondly, there’s the National Hockey League, where many of the same issues occur. The risk for injury is extremely high and guys don’t want to get hurt. The NHL also incorporated a threeon-three tournament into their all-star game. I’m not the biggest hockey fan, but I’m sure those who are ardent followers probably didn’t think this was a good idea because, again, the game becomes watered down.

Thirdly, there’s the NBA’s all-star game where 100 percent effort and defense all go by the wayside. Yeah, you still see highlight reel plays, but you see these same type of plays during the regular season when the teams are actually playing defense.

A red carpet isn’t rolled out for these incredible feats like they are in the all-star game.

Last but not least, the Major League Baseball All-Star game is where the all-star game, functionally, is at its best.

Now I know people may disagree, but hear me out on this. While baseball may be the least exciting out of the four to most people, this is the one game where players actually care about winning. There are two reasons for that: home-field advantage in the World Series is on the line, giving players an incentive for playing, and the risk of injury pales in comparison to the other leagues because the game isn’t as physical.

The MLB All-Star game definitely has the advantage because the product you see on the field isn’t completely compromised.

Yeah you have your silly moments like John Kruk’s at-bat against Randy Johnson, or Barry Bonds picking up Torii Hunter after Hunter robbed his homerun, but aesthetically, the game doesn’t change all that much like it does in the other leagues.

All in all, my belief in the pointlessness of these games is at an all-time high. Baseball is the one game I can tolerate. Unfortunately, with the revenue these games bring in, I guess we’ll continue to put up with these watered-down versions of our favorite sports.

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Macedo receives award for community impact VWC head basketball coach Dave Macedo is named Metropolitan Person of the Year

BY HARRISON KIRKLAND hdkirkland@vwc.edu

AT A GLANCE Men’s Basketball

2/26 Quarterfinal of the ODAC tournament. VWC will play the winner of #7 Randolph-Macon and #10 Eastern Mennonite at 6:00

Women’s Basketball 2/25 Will face #1 Lynchburg College in the quarterfinals of the ODAC Tournament.

Baseball

2/27-28 Virginia Wesleyan College Invitational 9:00 a.m.

(Two Day Tournament) 3/4 York (Pa.) 2:00 p.m.

3/5 Washington and Lee 12:00 p.m. & 3:00 p.m. (Double-Header)

Softball

2/27 Averett 1:30 p.m. & 3:30 p.m. (Double-Header)

Earning person of the month or employee of the month status is a big accomplishment, but Virginia Wesleyan Men’s Basketball Head Coach Dave Macedo took it a step further by being named Metropolitan Person of the Year. This award recognizes one person who made the biggest impact in the sports world in the Hampton Roads area.

Everyone who comes in contact with Macedo says he impacts him or her in a good way. He is a family man and builds relationships and trust with his players and fellow coaches.

“Best coach I ever played for. He can relate to us on and off the court,” senior Nick Doyle said.

Without motivation, it can be difficult to succeed. Macedo generates motivation from his players and trying to be the best he can be.

“Anytime you’re in a profession, you certainly want to be at the top of your profession, and we have a passion for doing things the right way,” Macedo said.

Instead of burning out after so many years of coaching, Macedo is getting stronger and is prospering in his profession. Despite the challenges coaches face to stay motivated and successful over the span of many years, Coach Macedo has a plan to continue this journey he is currently on.

“Every day getting better, through hard work, preparation and obviously our teamfirst attitude,” Macedo said.

“He doesn’t care about personal statistics. When he frames the jerseys, instead of putting the players’ statistics, he puts the players’ winning records,” Doyle said Those who know Macedo say he embodies humility in his daily life and thinks of others before himself.

Macedo gave credit to his players when asked who he thanked for the award.

“It starts with our players first and foremost. I think our players deserve all the credit. They are the engine that drives us,” Macedo said.

Winning is important to the coaches and the players. It’s what they have been working for.

“It’s all that matters. That’s the only thing that matters,” Doyle said.

Not only is his team important to Macedo, but family is important to him also.

“My family... that’s my team,” Macedo said.

Even after winning this award, Macedo remained humble and complimented others on his achievement.

“I was very grateful and humbled for the honor…It says a lot about the players and coaches here we have at the college,” Macedo said.

Macedo not only has an impact in Thomas Mills| Marlin Chronicle sports, but also has an impact on the Coach Macedo during a game. people around him.

Men’s Basketball Assistant Coach have in my three years of coaching at the Rhett Bonner said he learned many other places I was at,” Bonner said. things from Macedo.

“He makes me want to just be a better “Everything starts and ends with having overall individual. I even catch myself great relationships with people around sometimes even talking like him, thinkyou, having a great relationship with your ing exactly like he does. He’s had a great players goes a long way,” Bonner said. impact on me,” Doyle said.

“The relationships he builds, it makes Bonner and Doyle also said Macedo us trust him more, and makes us want to continuously promotes the importance of run through a wall for him,” Doyle said. honesty.

A coach’s jobs include not only teaching “How hard you have to coach your kids, technique, creating plays, and disciplining being honest, sometimes brutally honest,” but also teaching life lessons and offering Bonner said. guidance in situations off the court. However, being a good teacher and making sure the players and assistants learn what is right takes will and dedication.

“I think I’ve learned more in my year and a half, almost two years here, than I

3/4-5 Virginia Wesleyan Beach Bash 3:00 p.m. (Two-Day Tournament)

Men’s Lacrosse

Score Board

3/2 Methodist 5:00 p.m.

2/17 Guilford L, 71-60 2/20 Lynchburg L, 80-75

3/5 Adrian 1:00 p.m.

Women’s Basketball

2/27 Greensboro 1:00 p.m.

Women’s Lacrosse 2/27 Meredith 2:00 p.m.

3/6 Frostburg St. 1:00 p.m.

3/9 Christopher Newport University 4:00 p.m.

Men’s Tennis

3/6 Guilford 2:00 p.m. & Penn St.-Abington 7:00 p.m.

3/12 Fairmont St. 11:00 a.m.

3/18 Methodist 3:30 p.m.

Women’s Tennis 3/6 Guilford 2:00 p.m.

3/8 Penn St.-Abington 3:00 p.m.

3/11 Hollins 3:30 p.m.

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Men’s Basketball

2/20 Guilford L, 64-60 2/22 Roanoke W, 68-65

Baseball

2/19 Millsaps W, 10-5 2/20 Piedmont W, 6-4 2/21 York (Pa.) L, 13-11

Softball

2/20 Salisbury W, 5-0 & L, 7-1 2/22 N.C. Wesleyan W, 4-2 & W, 8-0

Men’s Lacrosse

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2/20 Widener W, 11-10

Women’s Lacrosse

2/20 St. Mary’s (Md.) L, 18-7

Tennis

Men: 2/21 Franklin & Marshall L, 5-4 Women’s: 2/20 Franklin & Marshall L, 8-0

HULTGREN CONTINUED FROM PG. 7 Our faculty, staff and students are so lucky to have a role model that we can learn from,” Macedo said.

Hultgren was recently named to the President’s Committee for Athletics to help keep the goals of the classroom and the goals of athletic competition in line.

“You’ve got the voice of the classroom, the voice of the athletic field, the student voice and the voice of college leadership,” Hultgren said.

Whereas Hultgren was always interested and invested in athletics, he focused on the library and intramural sports in college.

“All my injuries were papercuts from the library,” Hultgren said.

Renn said she wants Hultgren to be proud of the athletic department and student-athletes. “I stress to all the athletes about you know you’re not only playing for yourself, you’re not only playing for your family, but you’re playing for the people that mean something to you here at VWC. And I think Dr. Hultgren means a lot to a lot of people here,” she said.

Senior forward Nick Doyle was honored during VWC’s game against Guilford for the Marlins’ senior night. He even suited up and played for a couple of minutes despite the season-ending knee injury he endured earlier in the season. He is the only senior on the team.

Hultgren’s nomination and eventual induction came as a surprise to him. When he was on the original Hall of Fame committee, the committee drafted rules prohibiting comittee members from recieving a nomination. The committee decided to remove Hultgren from his position on the committee unbeknownst to Hultgren in order to nominate and induct him.

“I kind of kept it from him. He probably didn’t appreciate that too much, but he was a good sport about it,” Renn said.

“So this last fall, I was waiting for the committee to meet and was waiting to hear from Joanne Renn about a meeting date to work on this year’s induction. I never heard anything. Finally Joanne came to me, and I thought she was going to tell me about the meeting, and instead she congratulated me about being inducted,” Hultgren said.

Many people said they were surprised and delighted to hear of Hultgren’s induction.

“A lot of people have asked me about the induction, and I sort of jokingly tell them, ‘Well I survived,’ or I tell them I was much taller when I came here back in

whatever century that was,” Hultgren said.

Hultgren is not only a liaison for athletics, but also a friend to many in the department. Renn said she counts Hultgren and his wife as dear friends and awesome people.

“I value his friendship and am lucky to have him steering me the right way doing the official book at our home games,” Macedo said.

After his many years of dedication here at VWC, Hultgren still insists he only plays a small part in the large picture of success and education.

“It takes a village and it’s just great to be a part of the village,” Hultgren said.

The emphasis Hultgren places on the hyphen in the term “student-athlete” sets the tone for the culture of athletics and education as a whole on campus. He said the people are the reason why he has survived here for so long.

“The students are the reason I’ve thrived here, and to be honored for being part of that is pretty special,” Hultgren said.

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Release youR stRess An amalgamation of creativity and expression all in one venue. Visiters to Work Release are greeted with bands, drinks and art.

Laurissa Senecal| Marlin Chronicle

Come and enjoy a relaxing atmosphere with art, bands, good food and drinks at Work Release LAURISSA SENECAL ljsenecal@vwc.edu

Work Release opened in April of 2015. It is a unique space in Norfolk with rotating art exhibits, drinks, food, dancing and more.

Summing up Work Release in a simple sentence is difficult. Careyanne Weinberg, venue director of the one-year-old business and alumna of Virginia Wesleyan College describes it as an art exhibition space. Google describes it as an art museum. For college students like senior Lilia Franco, it is a club where students can enjoy good music and drinks with friends. For high school seniors at The Governor’s School for the Arts, it is a place that allows them to showcase their senior projects. To all, it is a place that celebrates art, the individual and the community.

The project began in 2013 when the Rudder Family Art Foundation bought the building partly as a place where they could store their art collection and partly as a way to serve the community. Weinberg and Charles Rasputin were hired by the Rudder Family to put the lowest level of the building to use. After collecting input from the community, Weinberg and Rasputin put their heads together and cooked up a solution to satisfy all. Thus, Work Release was born.

The primary goal of Work Release is summed up by Taylor Surratt, gallery host at both Work Release and the Chrysler Museum of Art. “Work Release helps to bring more culture to Norfolk.

It offers entertainment and fun to people who don’t necessarily like art,” Surratt said.

Work Release lies in the heart of the NEON Arts District in Norfolk. It occupies the intersection of Granby Street and Olney Road just seconds from the Chrysler Hall. In fact, Work Release has a close partnership with the Chrysler Museum. Charlotte Potter, glass blower at the museum, has pieces displayed at Work Release now for the February exhibit. The art exhibition space is an essential part to the growth of the arts culture in Norfolk.

The staff at the art exhibition space works hard to attract people from all walks of life.

“Whether you’re black or white, rich or poor you can

come here,” Weinberg said. Work Release strives to fight against exclusivity.

While many of Work Release’s customers are college students looking to party, they leave with a much richer experience than they would have gotten from a typical club.

“We offer a place where you can have a fun time and learn something in the process. We challenge people to get inspired. Maybe we’ll steer your path differently than to where you might have gone otherwise,” Weinberg said.

The art at Work Release is not only inspiring; it is innovative, incorporating a variety of media. The first exhibit is an overhead projection of a woman dancing in a pool with ropes wrapped around her legs. Around the corner, there is a glittering cascade of house keys flowing over a display box and onto the floor, refusing to be contained.

Here is a place where you can eat delicious food from a menu which changes monthly, drink quality drinks at prices that vary day to day, be surrounded by art, listen to a variety of music and, most importantly, be unified with the community.

“My favorite thing about this place is watching the progression of the night,” Weinberg said. “There will be people like right now, sort of milling about casually looking at art, and then come 11 p.m. you will see the same people twerking with everyone else. And what’s cool is it’s everyone all together,” she said.

The music is a huge part of this inclusive environment.

“Right now we have this folk band playing, but later tonight we have a punk rock band performing,” Weinberg said.

Folk, country, indie and punk are just a few of the genres that are played there. In addition, Work Release does not select artists based on popularity. Anyone who shows themselves to be a professional, talented musician is allowed to play. Anyone from the local street musician to the nationally acclaimed boy band is welcome.

It is fitting that Work Release’s name is as multipurposed as the space it occupies. Originally a joke, the name grew into something that encapsulated the com-

pany’s mission.

“This is your release from work where there is lots of worry involved… but it is also a place where artists can release their work,” Weinberg said.

Laurissa Senecal| Marlin Chronicle A night owl’s view of Work Release.

You have 60 minutes

Escape Room Virginia Beach allows players to pick one of the four rooms and solve an interactive puzzle

TROY AUBUT taaubut@vwc.edu

You only have 60 minutes. Will you escape in time?

For those who love puzzles and want to try something out of their usual comfort zone, Escape Room Virginia Beach might be a place worth spending time. Once inside one of the four rooms available, the group is given 60 minutes to use elements of the room and the member’s collective knowledge and wits to discover clues, solve puzzles and escape and/or find the missing item. People can choose to book a private room or work with a group of 8 to 10 others. This is a different kind of place to enjoy an interactive group experience with a significant other, family, friends, coworkers or even complete strangers.

Escape Room is 15 minutes away from campus and is located at 408 Investors Place near Mt. Trashmore Park.

It opened up in July of 2015, and was brought to the Hampton Roads area by the owner.

“He [owner] had played an Escape Room in Washington, DC and loved the concept so he wanted to bring it to Hampton Roads as a new and fun interactive team building experience,” Kristen Sill, general manager of the Escape Room Virginia Beach, said.

While there is the opportunity to stop by and book a room instantly, it is easier to plan ahead and book a room online at the website for a guaranteed spot. Escape Room is open every day of the week and rooms can be booked at times that suit every schedule. It costs $25 per person or $200 a room for a room of eight, with the exception of the Traveling Crook room at $250 for a room of ten; if a room is fully booked by a single group, a 20% discount is applied, bringing those prices down to $160 and $200, respectively. One or two additional people can be added to a full room at the price of $20. Additionally, there is the option of doing the Escape Room Marathon, which costs $140 a room and $175 for the Traveling Crook room.

Escape Room Marathon allows a group to book two different rooms and experience them on the same day. Gift certificates can also be purchased on the website, ranging from $25 for a person to $150, which covers 6 people.

There are four rooms that differ in difficulty and each one has a unique story that requires the players to find a certain item. The Inheritance is a room where the players

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are tasked with finding a million dollar check before their “dysfunctional family” finds it; there’s a 23% chance of succeeding, according to the website. In the Traveling Crook room, players are tasked with finding a key to escape the room the crook trapped them in. This is the only room that accommodates 10 people and players have a 14% chance of succeeding.

Con-Artist has the lowest chance of success at 13% and tasks the players with finding a valuable piece of art a mastermind has hidden. Finally, Detention Hall tasks the players with finding a tablet the teacher hid after confiscating it. This room is the the second easiest with a 22% chance of succeeding.

Sill said her favorite room is Traveling Crook.

“I really enjoy it because it has many different components to the puzzle, making it quite challenging; however, it is quite rewarding if you escape in time,” Sill said.

Virginia Wesleyan senior Dustin Ogburn booked Traveling Crook with some of his brothers for a Sigma Nu brotherhood event.

“It was frustrating, mainly because we got ahead of ourselves. Once we got on the right track, we ended up getting close to solving the puzzle. But by the time we got our heads together, it was too late and the crook escaped,” Ogburn said.

Each room requires cooperation, communication and keen observation from the members of the group, all while trying to solve the puzzle in under 60 minutes. The time limit is pressuring and because of the low success rate, it is preferred that more than one person participates and that the participants are older than the age of 18. However, children over the age of 14 can participate in the presence of their parents or guardians.

Escape Room allows players to take their escape games from the screen to real life where they can interact with other people and objects. Win or lose, an hour at Escape Room is bound to give players an experience like no other.

Kristen Sill|Courtesy Assistant manager David Blackstock (left) and general manager Kristen Sill (right) greet potential escapee’s (or those that get trapped) at their Virginia Beach location.

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A stunning exhibit comes to cAmpus Mariam Eqbal’s Amplifications and Measures in the Neil Britton Art Gallery will be displayed until April 8

STEPHANIE SINGER smsinger@vwc.edu

A new exhibit arrived in the Neil Britton Art Gallery located in the Hofheimer Library on Virginia Wesleyan College’s campus. Enigmatic and wide open to interpretation, this exhibit draws an audience like the sun’s gravity pulls comets from orbit. The artist: Mariam Eqbal. The title: “Amplifications and Measures.”

There will be an opening reception at the Neil Britton Art Gallery on Friday, Feb. 26 at 6:30 p.m. The exhibit will be on display until April 8, 2016.

The artist, Mariam Eqbal, has featured exhibits throughout the United States, along with Canada and England.

In 2015, Eqbal won multiple Awards of Merit in the Accolade Global Film Competition. Eqbal will be present at the reception, engaging with the public.

“I [also] work in video, animation, and sound, which further extend into performance and installation,” writes Eqbal on her website. An auditory component enhances “Amplifications and Measures.”

Pure yet strong sounds of nature resonate through the gallery. The pulsing of waves mingles with the rumble of an earthquake. Desert winds howl and whine. A seagull’s cry pierces the air.

These natural sounds could easily pass for industrial noise as well. The pounding of a hammer pairs with the droning of traffic. A fighter jet launches from an aircraft carrier, air rushing over the metal. A steam-driven engine moans as its gears creak.

Every now and then, an instrumental break fades in and out – surreal strings, wonder-inducing woodwinds, and percussion pounding in the background.

Brief periods of silence offer time to cause and reflect. Usually at these pauses, people would get bored and leave. But here, the effect mesmerizes.

Eqbal also wrote that she is interested in the visualization of evolutionary processes and the abstracted inbetweens of becoming on her website.

In animation work, an in-between is a sequence of drawings that fills in the space between two or more poses.

“Amplifications and Measures” draws from this concept of in-betweens as it transitions from one theme to the next.

Tonal images, simple yet expressive, project onto opaque white screens. Instead of resting on one image, or even one obvious motif, they change.

One resembles dark sand blowing across a pale sky. This sandstorm almost completely darkens the sky, before going to back to white.

The white changes to flickering gray rectangles on one vertical edge that resemble antique strips of film. The motion is irregular, yet has a pattern: in and out, up and down, side to side.

The rectangles flicker one last time and disappear.

Now, geometric figures appear, handdrawn on a horizontal plane. These rounded triangles and arcs tremble from side to side. They blink once, then fade into light gray oblivion.

Gray spatters jitter across the screen.

These turn into a highway bridge over a river. It’s devoid of human activity, no cars or pedestrians in sight. The photo appears pixelated yet distinct.

It jumps to a closer shot of the bridge.

Sure enough, it’s abandoned.

The spatters take over yet again.

Then they morph into silhouettes of a seagull flock. Their flight seems unstable as the birds shiver in midair.

Continuing on the maritime motif, a row of old beach houses takes the seagull’s place. They shake violently, as if a hurricane-force wind rattles their delicate frames.

At last, the beach houses fade away.

The sandstorm replaces them, and the sequence begins again.

Eqbal works with both traditional and digital art. According to Eqbal, when traditional and digital media are integrated, it combines the handmade with the automated, the flexible with the constrained, and the unknown with the expected. This idea is present in the exhibit.

Human-built structures, such as beach houses and bridges, juxtapose images of nature, such as seagulls and a sandstorm. The soundtrack could lean either way – does it represent Earth’s natural powers, or the human tendency to shape the world?

The college’s website states that “Amplifications and Measures” depicts the theme of change through repetition.

An audience might view the rapidly changing images and sounds as separate. Upon closer examination, they create a cycle and a flow.

With most art and writing, it’s easier to create in the moment. For example, when painting a landscape, visiting the location ensures a better painting. In the case of this exhibit, the opposite proves true. After all, the creation is already so strong.

Keeping that in mind, here are some steps to take. Attend the reception; if you can’t, just visit the Neil Britton Art Gallery. Stay for as much time as desired, the longer the better. Exit the gallery with the creative forces in your heart. Share it with the world.

Lorrie Saunders| Courtesy Mariam Eqbal’s art is projected against two screens with ambient sounds.

Swift winS big at grammyS The 58th Annual Grammy’: Strong performances, new winners and tributes to legends

BY JUSTIN SMITH jrsmith2@vwc.edu

Rockers. Hip-hoppers. Show-stoppers and chart-toppers. These were the stars who filed into the Staples Center in Los Angeles for the 58th Annual Grammy Awards the night of Feb. 15.

Showing the world, once again, that her switch from country to pop was no mistake, Taylor Swift scored big at the Grammys. Not only did she open the show, she brought home the Grammy for Album of the Year for “1989.” Swift beat out top artists including Kendrick Lamar, Alabama Shakes, Chris Stapleton and The Weeknd.

Swift made history being the only female artist to win the Grammy for Album of the Year twice. She was also honored with two other awards that night.

After winning her second Album of the Year Grammy, Swift took the stage and delivered an inspirational message to young women about the hard road to success.

“I want to say to all the young women out there, there are going to be people along the way who will try to undercut your success or take credit for your accomplishments or your fame…don’t let those people sidetrack you,” Swift said.

Speculation erupted about Swift’s speech being a jab at rapper Kayne West and their on-again, off-again feud. West proclaims in his new single “Famous,” he is the one who made Swift famous.

Like Swift, Alabama Shakes was one of

the night’s top winners going home with three Grammys. However, it was Kendrick Lamar who ruled the night with a total of five wins.

Lamar won Best Rap Album for ‘To Pimp a Butterfly,” as well as Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song for “Alright.” He also took home the Grammy for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration and shared Best Music Video with Taylor Swift for “Bad Blood.” Lamar also delivered a powerful performance that left the audience and viewers in awe.

Lamar walked out on stage in a lethargic demeanor, with handcuffs and chains around his hands. His background dancers helped portray vivid imagery of a sensitive topic in American culture. Lamar went on to deliver a medley of his songs “The Blacker the Berry” and Grammywinning “Alright.” The fiery performance fused genres like jazz and reggae to showcase a new generation of hip-hop and rap. The performance ended with a map of Africa with his home town of Compton imprinted on it.

VWC senior and fan of Lamar, Jasmine Burrell, said she was eager to chime in on his captivating performance.

“When I first saw it and he came out in shackles, it was such powerful imagery, and I was so excited,” Burrell said. “I liked the visuals like the prison uniforms, and then when they glowed in the dark

to the African paint…there was such big symbolism there,” Burrell said. She said she was also very happy Lamar’s album was recognized at this year’s Grammy Awards.

Fans who had been following the Grammys months before they actually aired may have noticed that a star performer was missing.

Scheduled to be the show’s headliner, pop star Rihanna did not make an appearance. Rihanna was teased through commercials of her performance for weeks before the show aired. She was scheduled to perform “Kiss It Better” off her recently released album “Anti,” according to Billboard. Rihanna was put on vocal rest per her doctor due to bronchitis, her representative told Entertainment Weekly.

Though Rihanna was missing from the night’s festivities, global superstar Beyoncé took the stage as a presenter for the show’s final award. She presented the Grammy for Record of the Year to Bruno Mars and Mark Ronson for “Uptown Funk.” This was the duo’s second Grammy of the night.

Mars introduced Adele who had a rocky performance of “All I Ask,” which was co-written by Mars himself. Midway through her performance, a clunking noise was heard accompanied by her audio being cut off. Adele explained what altered her performance via Twitter.

“The piano mics fell on to the piano strings, that’s what the guitar sound was.

It made it sound out of tune,” Adelle said.

The 2016 Grammy’s also crowned firsttime winners including Meghan Trainor, Justin Bieber, The Weeknd, Alabama Shakes, Chris Stapleton and Pitbull. Another first-time winner was Ed Sheeran, who took the Grammy for Song of the Year for ‘Thinking Out Loud.”

Numerous tributes of past musical icons were performed by some of today’s popular stars at the award ceremony.

Demi Lovato, John Legend, Luke Bryan, Meghan Trainor and Tyrese performed an assortment of Lionel Richie’s most memorable songs. Richie joined the stars for a final group rendition of his song “All Night Long.”

B.B. King was memorialized with a performance by Chris Stapleton, Bonnie Raitt and Gary Clark Jr. Lady Gaga led a tribute to David Bowie who died earlier this year. Gaga, dressed in Bowie-inspired attire and makeup, performed 10 of Bowie’s songs.

The 58th Annual Grammy Awards ended with a performance of “El Taxi”

by Grammy-winner Pitbull. He was accompanied on stage by a dancing Sofia Vergara who was mentioned in his song.

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Mark your calendars… Fuller House, the sequel to Full House, is set to air on Netflix on Feb. 26. The followup to the beloved television series depicts the original cast of Full House all grown up. Some of the characters have children while others are still involved in their same old shenanigans. Tune in to see what’s new with the Tanners, Fullers and even the silly Kimmy Gibbler.

Recycle, Recycle, Recycle! Be sure to make your contribution to the campus’ competition of Recyclemania with other colleges and universities by placing your paper, plastic and other recyclable materials in the appropriate containers around campus. At of the end of week one, VWC placed in the top four of the competition. With your help, VWC can place even higher and help the environment in the process!

“Work” by Rihanna confuses people with the mashup of words she says after the chorus of the song. But fear not, even the inaudible words won’t matter to you as soon as you hear the tempo of the song. Drake makes an appearance on the track, giving listeners a break from the word mashup. The song even came in first place this week on the Billboard Hot 100.

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