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The expansion of the Community Garden and other projects promote sustainability efforts on campus
By Nicholas Tay FEATURES EDITOR and By Serena Dixon STUDENT WRITER
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ven in its relatively nascent form, the Messiah Office of Sustainability is aggressively pursuing new projects and raising awareness of their work on campus. A key component of their work is an expansion of the Community Garden. According to Alex Correia, the communications manager for the Community Garden, the garden will be expanding from a quarter acre to a full acre. “Right now the community garden is a quarter of an acre and that space is becoming crowded. We felt it was the right time for an expansion.”
In order to expand the garden, the garden managers had to create and present a detailed business plan. Darin Horst and Abhishek Jacob, the garden managers for the summer of 2013, submitted the proposal to Kathie Shafer, Vice President of Operations for Messiah College, and obtained approval by the end of the summer.
Funding was a different issue. They would be funding the project from their own pockets. Fortunately for the garden managers, they secured collaboration from the class of 2014 as they impressed the senior gift committee with their proposal. Andrea McIntosh, the administrative coordinator for the Office of Sustainability, notes that with the senior class helping to fund their
efforts, a priority high on their list is raising awareness of the Community Garden’s expansion among the senior class. “I’m surprised at how many people, especially seniors, are unaware of our expansion efforts. We’re planning to have three work days in the spring – one for the seniors, one for the campus and one for anyone in the community who is willing to help us out.”
The garden expansion will occur off-campus, on the acre of land located on Grantham Road next to the Women’s Restoration house. According to McIntosh the expansion will encompass developing only a third of the land initially, with full use of the acre planned a few years down the road. This three-year plan ensures that the land gradually be worked on instead of a more wasteful process of plowing and developing the entire acre all at once. The new garden will be used to grow and harvest produce in bulk, with the intent of selling to Dining Services and to the public through their farm stands. They even have plans to potentially establish a produce stand at a local farmers market as well and canning excess produce over the summer months.
Tomatoes, zucchini, cucumbers, and bell peppers will be major crops grown for use in Lottie. The majority of produce during the summer and fall will be allocated for Lottie, but the community can purchase the same goods at their farm stands. McIntosh believes that this movement will encourage self-sufficiency at Messiah
during the harvest months. McIntosh notes that in order to maximize the output from the garden, students are doing research into soil remediation and are examining the nutrient composition of the soil. In doing so, Messiah’s composting efforts can be optimized to deliver the necessary nutrients for the garden.
What about the current garden on the campus? According to Correia and McIntosh, the current quarter acre that sits next the greenhouse behind Kline will remain and serve as a demonstration plot to be used for campus tours. Instead of growing the regular crops, the old garden will focus on experimentation with new types of plants. If these new crops prove successful and popular, their produce might be added to future harvest. Thus the garden managers plan to continue developing the quarter acre, mainly to highlight the capabilities of the garden while allowing visitors to the campus to appreciate its diversity and beauty.
Social justice and outreach are another important aspects of the expansion efforts. McIntosh notes that tithing the produce will be an integral part of the garden as a means of contributing to their community. They will be giving away ten percent of new produce to Project Share, a food bank in Carlisle. The Sustainability Office is also building the garden’s accessibility to the public by having the garden become part of the Oakes Museum’s public activities. CONTINUED ON PAGE 2//
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New Polio-Like Disease
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one are the days where polio was a common disease in the United States. In fact, it has been eradicated since 1979 due to the polio vaccine developed by Salk and Sabin. Prior to the vaccine, polio wreaked havoc in America and other countries worldwide. Affecting more than 60,000 Americans in the 1950s, polio was a severe disease that caused paralysis. It was transmitted orally and was known to be very infectious to those who came in contact with the disease. Today, polio is hardly heard of in this country, until recently that is. In California, cases of a syndrome similar to polio have emerged in five children. Five may not seem like a lot, but they are enough to start an epidemic if left untreated and unsupervised. These children all have similar symptoms, including paralysis of an arm or leg. When doctors performed MRI scans, they attributed the cause of the paralysis to the abnormal
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Guinness World Record Attempt by Night Razors By John Moulton STUDENT WRITER
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n late October, Swinging Bridge readers were introduced to The Night Razors, a group of friends and floormates who decided to form a scooter gang. Recently, we have learned that they are putting together the pieces to break a world record. That day is now almost a reality as the Night Razors will attempt to break the world record on May 19-20 by riding 336.11 miles in the span of 24 hours. They will be riding to raise awareness for The Living Legacy Foundation in Maryland.
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Shaun Egolf, Jason Yoder, Kyle Talbert, Jeremy White, Forrest Evans, and Benjamin Baker are collectively came up with the idea that they could break the world record for scootering. When asked how they came up with this idea, they said, “it is just who we are.”
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RANTHAM, Pa. - Majora Carter is like any other citizen who hopes to do good in the world: she likes turning dreams into reality. But unlike most others, Majora Carter has a plan. Carter, a successful urban revitalization strategist who founded Sustainable South Bronx and also has on her résumé
“At first we couldn’t find the record until we contacted Guinness World Record about our interest in attempting to break the world record. Once they accepted our attempt, they told us the current record and who holds it.”
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“We are currently in the final stages of securing a new venue for our attempt to break the world record,” said Baker.
//OPEN FOR BUSINESS They plan to use the garden for the school field trips and camps that come to Messiah. The Sustainability Office also plans on having students from local schools work in the garden during the summer. Overall, McIntosh envisions the garden becoming an integral part of Messiah’s engagement with the outside community.
The Sustainability Office also has a few other ongoing projects separate from expanding the garden. One such plan is the controlled tapping of on-campus maple trees for syrup. Although they don’t expect to collect much, this project allows for product diversification and providing students involved with a beneficial learning experience. There are also plans to expand the chicken coop, with an immediate move to have
Photo Provided by MorgueFile approximately 45 chickens for egg production. These eggs would then be sold at farm stands or even used in an egg share program for those interested in receiving a regular supply of eggs.
Looking towards the future, the Sustainability Office would like to see more involvement from the students on campus. Correia hopes “that people – our students and the community – will see that the garden is something really serious and growing. We want to see people involved and see the garden as something they can identify with”. McIntosh agrees and is encouraged by the growth in leadership within the Sustainability Office. With this in mind, the future looks bright for the young but rapidly growing sustainability efforts on campus.
The Night Razors know that this task will not be an easy one and are working on preparing themselves mentally and physically. “We know that being mentally prepared for the trip is something that we need to work on. We also know that we can’t control the weather or know how fatigued our bodies may get during the attempt, but that we have to fight through this,” said White. Other than the record-breaking attempt, the Night Razors are also trying to raise funds and awareness for the Living Legacy Foundation. This foundation is a network which focuses on getting organ and tissue donations for people in need and providing counseling for those in need of such medical treatment. The choice of the Living Legacy Foundation is close to the hearts of both the Night Razors, specifically Baker. Two years ago Baker needed a liver transplant
and after the surgery, the Living Legacy Foundation helped him and his family through counseling.
All of her projects focus on renewing the city from the inside out, instead of creating green spaces outside of the city.
In a letter to Messiah President Kim Phipps, The Night Razors say that “The Living Legacy Foundation empowers, inspires, and motivates individuals to participate in obtaining what is needed in order to gain control of their lives. Night Razors relate to their commitments and want to give back to this foundation so they we may also be part of this experience.” The Night Razors have set up a GoFundMe account in order to raise money for the Living Legacy Foundation. “We will donate up to 80 cents on each dollar to the Living Legacy Foundation, and the other 20 cents on each dollar will go towards expenses that we will need to complete the event,” said Baker. The group has also sent out over 150 letters to different businesses asking for financial support. They have started to build a relationship with Dennis Hope (planetary overlord of the moon; this is his official title, Google it) and are in the process of reaching a partnership with a scooter company to help as well. So far the Night Razors have raised $680 for the Living Legacy Foundation. If you would like to support them financially you can go to http://www.gofundme. com/nightrazors. If you would also like to help in the world record attempt by riding, contact bb1318@messiah.edu.
“Carter brings together resilience and sustainability to reimagine this issue. Most importantly, she brings the human aspect. She’s all about the social connections.” Carter spoke in great detail about strategies for urban revitalization, using her previous projects as case studies.
“Right now there is a lot of povertylevel economics, people selling out cheap so they can leave the city. They are not helping to build equity, but rather concentrating poverty. We are using this process to promote economic diversity in these communities,” said Carter.
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The Night Razors originally reached out to the Maryland Stadium Authority to ride around the perimeter of Oriole Park at Camden Yard and M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore and were given the green light. However, according to Baker, the liability and rental fees are too much for college students to afford.
the feel that the college was looking for this year’s symposium, based on the intersection of resilience and sustainability, said Jean Covey, director of the Center for Public Humanities at Messiah.
One such project was the South Bronx Greenway, a park area built downtown to better manage excess storm water and create safer walkways for pedestrians.
Photos Provided By Benjamin Baker The current World Record is 336 miles and was made by a group in Australia.
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a Peabody award for her broadcast on South Bronx public radio, came to Messiah on Thursday, Feb. 27 to deliver the keynote address for the annual Humanities Symposium. She implored students to use her six-step strategy toward making a difference: identify market or policy need, design an attractive solution, obtain “angel investment,” launch beta version, learn from projects and refine as needed, and finally, reiterate and expand on the project. This six-step plan fits perfectly into
“True resiliency and sustainability (does not occur) without social cohesion,” said Carter. After her address, Carter allowed time to answer questions from the crowd. One Messiah student, freshman James Horn, asked how a person living in an urban setting can begin making a
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difference in his or her community. Carter stressed that the most important steps toward making a difference are identifying the market need and finding something the community wants to see; that way they will “own it” and take interest in the process, maybe even providing the “angel investment” Carter mentions in her six-step plan. During her stay in Grantham, Carter was able to tour the local area and spend time in Harrisburg, where she met government officials, including Mayor Eric Papenfuse. She also traveled to Downey Elementary to work with fourth graders, introducing and educating them on issues of urban sustainability.
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Most often, projects such as the South Bronx Greenway are completed by members of the community looking for work; serving a dual purpose by creating jobs and promoting a positive social atmosphere.
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Though her stay at Messiah was relatively short, Carter made sure to leave students with a resounding message: “Creating economic diversity is the most moral thing we can do to help humanity,” said Carter. “The Bible (says) there will always be poor among us, but not always the same poor.”
//NEW POLIO-LIKE DISEASE appearance of the spinal cord. The physicians have ruled out other diseases such as Guillain-Barre syndrome and Botulism, both of which have similar symptoms to polio. The cases, however, remain a mystery to them. Plagued by questions such as, “What could cause these symptoms?” and “What specifically attacks the spinal cord, yet can not be treated?” professionals of the medical field work to find what causes this disease. Three of the five children reported having respiratory illnesses prior to the symptoms of paralysis, and in all five children the paralysis began and set in within two days. Doctors worked frantically to treat the five individuals, yet after six months, they showed little to no improvement in limb function. Dr. Emanuelle Waubant of University of California-San Francisco mentions, “In the past decade, newly identified strains of enterovirus have been linked to polio-like outbreaks among children in Asia and Australia. These five new cases highlight the possibility of an emerging infectious polio-like syndrome in California.” Since then, two of the cases have been tagged as the enterovirus-68, which is a rare virus that causes these poliolike symptoms in the victims that it infects. The other three cases’ cause remains unknown. What exactly does this mean for America? No one knows for sure, but doctors and physicians alike are cautious when it comes to new cases similar to these five and encourage parents to take their children to the doctor immediately if their children experience any of these symptoms
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eople often ask me, “Why does the Student Activities Board do what it does?” What a loaded question! Am I being asked how SAB chooses its events or is this a question about intentions? I am writing to answer this question as best I can; everyone has the right to know why and how an SAB event is planned. After all, “student” is in our title! The Student Activities Board is more than just a source of entertainment on campus; it also provides artistic and cultural experiences that foster engagement with and critical thinking of popular culture. Often times, students overlook the amount of
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time, energy, and detail it takes to plan these events. I hope the following information sheds some light on that: SAB considers four pieces of criteria during the planning of its events. These are artistic merit, cultural significance, truth communicated, and appropriateness. For every event from B-Sides to Special Activities, the SAB executive must make sure that these aspects are present. He or she must also see that the student body will benefit from what it has to offer. The board keeps the executive accountable in upholding these principles. If you have any questions about these criteria in regards to a specific event on campus, please do not hesitate to contact us. Conversation
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RANTHAM, Pa. During governance review on Thursday, March 6, the Messiah College SGA denied a measure to change the student government election process on a 27-17-2 vote cast by private ballot. The proposed changes, presented by current SGA President Kristen Houser, included having the president and vice president run together on a general student ballot instead of having separate ballots for each office; and having supplementary cabinet positions nominated by the election board, and then confirmed by the senate. Motivations for these changes came from concerns over low voter turnout, according to Houser. “After doing some research, we think that having the president and vice president run together will fulfill the need for more competition in the election and increase student involvement,” she said. The process of adding in the nomination of the election board for cabinet positions would serve to promote greater accountability among the positions, and give power back to the senate. “We are not limiting who can run, anyone can still run for [the cabinet positions,]” said Houser. Though the model for these changes was based off of successful plans implemented at other institutions, some members of the senate didn’t feel as if that plan would work best for Messiah. There were concerns over whether the process would actually
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limit opportunities due to the election board simply picking people they had worked with successfully in the past. “I don’t think we should be the rule, we should be the exception,” said senate member Caleb Wehrmann. “We can work to come up with a creative solution, [a process of election] that works specifically for us.” Others believed that competition was the best way to engage the student body. “The question is, does the average person really care?” said senate member Ben Long. “Having a competitive presidential election works [to create interest].” In the end, the senate decided to allow the election process to remain the same on a 27-17-2 vote. In other senate business, a motion was approved to raise 2014-2015 student activities fee by 10 dollars per student, or five dollars for each semester. This action was deemed necessary after the senate had trouble balancing the budget earlier this month, which was the second consecutive year that had occurred. Finance Chair Zachary Kantner could not provide exact calculations at the time, but estimated that the additional fee would bring in about $3,000 more in revenue for club use. With the vote now official, the College Board of Trustees will be able to take action to raise the fee, complying with the student governance manual. Executive student organization presentations, which included The Pulse, The Agape Center, EYAS and others were pushed back to the next Student Senate meeting, which will be held on Thursday, March 13 in Boyer 131 at 7:30 p.m. This will be the last meeting of the senate until after Spring Break.
is the key to growth on both sides. Events are planned with the student body in mind; everything we do is with the intention of not only pleasing our peers, but also sharing a variety of artistic expression that will help them engage in popular culture. We are created in the image and likeness of a creative God and therefore, SAB feels that we, as followers of Christ should engage with and influence creation. Messiah College seeks “to educate men and women toward maturity of intellect, character and Christian faith in preparation for lives of service, leadership and reconciliation in church and society.” To do this, though, we must ask and be asked tough questions. All too often, Christians dismiss anything “worldly” without first looking for its value. It is SAB’s goal to share a variety of artistic expressions with the student body that urge them to initiate discernment, and to actively participate in and influence pop culture as followers of Christ. It is important to question things that make us uncomfortable; it is even more important not to become passive
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consumers because of this discomfort. I should mention that everything costs money and events are not cheap. SAB does everything it can to present the best possible product using the resources provided. I get it, I do. I want Beyoncé to grace us with her presence as much as the next guy. I would literally cry if Michael Bublé walked into Brubaker Auditorium (no judgment, please). But sadly, this is just not feasible at a small liberal arts campus like Messiah. However, artists such as Mat Kearney and Twenty One Pilots and dance venues such as the Whitaker Center are examples of how SAB works to provide the best of talent, relevance, and excellence to the student body. We hope you are pleased with what we have to offer you. I close with this: the Student Activities Board works for you. We want you to be entertained and we want you to be nurtured; engaging in popular culture and thinking critically about different forms of artistic expression will strengthen your discernment and further your calling as an ambassador of Christ. We know that it is impossible to please everyone all the time, but we will try our hardest to carry out our mission to serve you in this way.
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Congratulations, you’ve made it. Spring Break is just ahead. After coming back from a much-needed 10-day refresher, don’t forget to explore these exciting events below:
Compiled by News staff Retro Rollerskating Night: Looking for some Friday night entertainment consistent with the Community Covenant? Carlisle Sports Emporium is the place to be. On Friday, Mar. 28, the Students Activities Board (SAB) will be hosting a roller skating night, in retro fashion. A disco ball, loud music, skating, and an 80’s costume contest are on the agenda. Tickets are on sale now at $7 (including transportation and skates), and $5 for Messiah folks with student IDs. Into the City - Philadelphia: Another chance for students to network with professionals with the next Into The City trip. Coming up April 3-4, the Career Center will be hosting a trip to Philadelphia. Site visits include the Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia 76ers, Lockheed Martin, etc. Applications are due, Mar.14, so send one if you haven’t already. More information on the trip can be found at messiah.edu/career.
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feared looking in my closet, but feeling convicted, I did it anyway. First, I examined my favorite coat, the one with the patent leather accents. It was made in Vietnam. As my perusal continued, piece of clothing after piece of clothing revealed my international closet. It contained clothes from Indonesia, San Salvador and China. Having recently decided to buy fair trade coffee and chocolate, it seems about time to look at my clothing. However, buying fair trade clothes is going to be more difficult than my previous resolution. There are a few things I must consider when buying clothes that are fairly made. My first consideration is the style. Even with all of the available options it’s quite hard for me to find clothes that I actually like. Second is cost. I’m thrifty. Spending $30 on a shirt is a stretch for me and is an even bigger deal for most cash-strapped college students. Third, even if I wasn’t picky and willing to spend at will, there aren’t many options for fair trade clothes. According to Business Insider, less than one percent of the clothing made is “ethically made” and of that one percent, only American Apparel Inc. represents a major retailer. In order for merchandise to be labeled fair trade, it must meet certain criteria for wages and safety and have a means for employees to file complaints against managers and owners. Choosing clothing made in the United States could be an option. Cloth-
Photo provided by http://www.justinbuzzard.net ing manufactured in the United States represents a relatively certain option for good working conditions; but while the sewing may be done in the United States, the fabric may have been made under sweatshop conditions elsewhere. I don’t like the idea that in order for me to glide into my nice fluffy robe at the end of a day someone else, maybe
a child, must be paid about a dollar a day and subjected horrible working conditions. And while I recognize that what are considered low wages in the United States may represent good pay elsewhere, the working conditions do not meet humanitarian standards. This is a complex problem. People need work, even at a dollar a day, but they
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Incense Worship Night: Hosted by Student Chaplain, Incense is a night of worship through music and prayer stations. The event will be taking place at Brubaker Auditorium from 8 to 11 p.m. on Thursday, Mar. 27. Alternate chapel credits are also available. The News section of the Swinging Bridge would like to wish you all a wonderful Spring Break. Enjoy your much-deserved rest. As always, if you want your event to be featured on our Two-Week Outlook, email us at hn1169@messiah.edu.
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also deserve decent, safe working conditions. Other people need clothing they can afford. Buying clothes at thrift stores is an option, but that doesn’t attend to the problem of exploitation. But I have a twofold plan. First, I intend buy a certain percentage of my clothing through fair trade outlets such as Serrv or Ten Thousand Villages. Even if it’s just a scarf, it’s a step in the right direction. Websites such as greenamerica.org or fairtradeusa.org provide lists of outlets which sell fair trade goods. I can also promote change by appealing to retailers to evaluate the working conditions of their clothing suppliers. Retailers like to stand out. If jumping on the Fair Trade bandwagon gets them noticed and increases revenue they’ll do it. While this doesn’t represent the most altruistic motive for changing their ways, it gets the job done.
Pilates Class: Signups are now open for a 6-week Pilates course taught by instructor Mindy Smith. Classes are every Tuesday from 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. at Hostetter Fellowship Hall. The first session will take place on Mar. 25. Sign up now for a $15 fee covering all six weeks of classes.
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My closet won’t change overnight. It probably won’t change over a year. I may need to buy less and pry open my wallet to spend a little more to buy fair trade. I will need to spend some time writing to retailers and apply pressure for them to examine their suppliers’ practices. The problem seems so overwhelming, that I am tempted to do nothing. Yet it wouldn’t feel right knowing I didn’t even try.
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Symbol for alternative sexuality. By Jeremy Jensen STUDENT WRITER
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ecently, Germany has made changes to birth certificates of newborn infants: sex can now be marked as indeterminate. This means that if a newborn is born with both male and female genitalia, parents can choose to mark down the baby’s sex as indeterminate rather than agonize over sex assignment surgery. Previously, parents of intersexual babies would have to pick whether they wanted their baby to be male or female. Doctors would then take the baby in for surgery, fix the corresponding part, and mark down the baby as whatever the parents chose. The issue is that even though parents choose sex assignment surgery regularly, they may pick the incorrect gender. People who grow up as intersex may eventually identify as a man or a woman. It is possible for a person to have both parts, but have the appearance of a man or woman. Sometimes the parts may be removed at birth and the person turns out to be more like
the opposite of the assigned gender. These people is then have to live with a medical mistake the rest of their lives. The terrible nature of this situation makes it clear that Germany has made a wise choice in allowing an indeterminate sex. By being marked as “indeterminate” a person is allowed to grow up and identify himself or herself as either a man or a woman and still have the corresponding parts. Also, those who do not subscribe to a particular gender may now do so, confident that on an anatomical level, they are correctly describing themselves. It is important to remember that sex and gender are not synonymous. An individual can biologically be one sex, but associate as a different gender. Facebook has instituted a similar policy by now allowing users to make their gender “custom.” They can then type in what they consider their gender to be. Then they can choose what pronoun they want: him, her, or them. It is an interesting wrinkle for Facebook to add, but an important one that reflects the fabric of humanity.
Personally, I cannot even begin to fathom what it would be like to grow up as intersex or to grow up knowing that my parents were forced by doctors to randomly assign me a sex with no consideration of what I would choose late in life. Being assigned a sex might have made life easier growing up, but later in life I can imagine there would be significant trauma. As I try to sympathize with intersex people, I know that I would want to have a choice were I in their place.
As a final thought, I think we all need to stop classifying people purely on their sex. People are so much more than their sex or sexuality. If someone is intersex, then technically it is inaccurate to say that they are in a heterosexual or homosexual relationship because they have the “correct” physical parts for any relationship. Unfortunately, because sexuality is such a controversial issue in general, this topic is largely ignored.
The views and opinions expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect those of Messiah College or The Pulse.
Meat-Free Rib Sliders Promote
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s college students, almost all of us are in this awkward stage of being semi-liberated from our parents. We have partial financial independence,
And How to Avoid It varying ranges of physical distance, and some degree of social-emotional separation. While we are within college we have a framework that substitutes for our families. Our location is determined. At least for the first couple years, we have our
meals provided to us by Lottie and the Union. We have support from our RAs, professors, advisors, and roommates. In short, college should function as a nice stepping stone from childhood to adult life. But does it really? Looking ahead to graduation, I see great risks for myself and my peers to become ungrounded. As I face “real” adulthood, I am concerned because I have no idea of where I will live. I think that this is a problem that confronts most internationals and out-of-state students. We can return to where our parents live, but we lack professional connections in
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that area. However, if we stay here, many of our friends will no longer be around, nor will we be near family.
The posters and animal-costumed characters are part of a People for Ethical Treatment of Animals’ new Try Vegan campaign.
More than 250 ads were placed around D.C., mostly on the Metrorail system’s busiest line and on buses, to promote the campaign. The ads feature cows, fish, pigs and chickens with crafty quotes such as, “You can live without chicken wings. I can’t,” or “You can live without those ribs. I can’t.”
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PETA “Try Vegan” billboard ad.
“The ads encourage people to try vegan foods for the sake of the animals as well as their own health and the good of the environment,” Ashley Byrne, campaign specialist for PETA, said. PETA on Tuesday gave out 150 meatfree rib sliders at the Eastern Market in the Capitol Hill neighborhood.
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“We expect to reach millions of people,” Byrne said. “We hope that people who see these ads consider and will give vegan food a try. It’s tastier, healthier and less expensive, and it comes with a clean conscience because you know that you are not contributing to animal suffering.” D.C. is the fourth target of the campaign. PETA has placed Try Vegan billboards in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles. Desmar Becton, 51, a D.C. resident and an employee at Change for Life Wellness and Esthetics, said he supports the cause because vegan food has helped him lose weight. He went from a waist mea-
surement of 47 to 39. “I was 271 pounds.” Becton said. “I’m still losing weight to this day. It’s important to eat correctly.” Having a vegan diet can be beneficial in reducing diabetes, heart attacks and cancer. But it also has risks. The lack of meat, dairy, eggs and fish can cause nutrient deficiencies, particularly protein. Rebecca Merral, 31, who works for a Boston publisher, said she has tried vegan meals with her mother, but she said she wouldn’t switch to veganism except for health reasons. “I don’t think I would do it for moral
Photo provided by peta.org reason because I’ve been eating meat for so long that I don’t have any moral opposition to eating meat,” Merral said. “I’m also young. … I’ll care about my health when I am older.” Merral said the meat-free ribs tasted meaty, but she couldn’t specify what kind of meat. The meat-free ribs, from Smoke & Barrel, a restaurant that serves meat and meat-free food, were made out of soy and seitan, which is made from wheat and gluten. When it is cooked it has a meat-like texture.
Technological connectedness is a catalyst to this problem. First, we are able to seek jobs from all over the world. I have looked at doing research in Honduras or an internship in Washington state. The internet allows for quick job searches and easy access to references via e-mail. Our ability to find distant jobs and relocate for them has increased greatly. Technology also increases our willingness to move for work. We tell ourselves that we have e-mail, Facebook, and Skype to keep us connected with family and friends. However, I wonder if this can really count as connectedness. Without proximity, we are able to filter the information that our families receive about us. As a result, we lose accountability.
We feel less connected and more isolated than if we were interacting face-toface with those who are important to us. Most graduating students that I have talked to are using job and grad-school acceptances to decide where to live. Granted, for some students the job/ school search was directed by the location of their family or significant other. But for those who are being directed by their careers, an interesting pattern emerges. Jobs provide financial security, (obviously) social connections, and geographic location. Therefore, jobs function as the new family for graduating college students. So what is worrying about these trends? Following graduation, we frantically seek jobs to make up for the decreased family support. Careers easily take care of financial needs and direct living location, but they fail to offer social support. While most jobs provide some sort of fellowship, the quality of interaction is not equal to that provided by family and friends. Because graduates have geographically isolated themselves, they are left without a very important social-emotional foundation. As a result, this is a time when young adults are very vulnerable to feeling isolated. An obvious solution to this isolation is to move home after college. According to pewsocialtrends.org more young adults are living in with their families in 2012 than in 2007. But if living with Mom and Dad is not what you wish to do with your life, then don’t panic, its not your only option. The amount of young adults living with housemates has also increased in recent years. In addition to finding a roommate, you can get involved in a church, adopt a dog, or join a book club. Be creative about finding ways to make real connections with others. It may not be easy, but I’m sure that we can make new homes for ourselves after college.
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Loving One’s (Illegal) Neighbor By Sarah Nelson STUDENT WRITER
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iew images from any antiimmigration, anti-amnesty rally and you will be bombarded with vitriolic slogans disguised as uncompromising patriotic sentiment. Statements like “This is America, get off my property”, “Stop the invasion” and “Illegal is a Crime” are common. Doubtlessly these signs are erected by the most ardent proponents of closing the borders and deporting the estimated 11.3 million illegal immigrants that currently reside in the United States. One might assume that the carriers of these signs only represent a small minority faction and not the United States population as a whole, but this is not the case. In public opinion polling conducted by the New York Times and CBS News in
2014, 31% of respondents answered Protestors march in response to immigration policy. that illegal immigrants “should be required to leave” when asked if illegal immigrants should be allowed to remain in the United States without citizenship, be deported from the United States, or be allowed to remain in the United States with citizenship. This animosity stems from a number of misconceptions, one of the most prominent of which is the falsity that illegal immigrants are “stealing” jobs from average Americans. Correlation is not causality; the American unemployment rate may currently stand at 6.6 percent as of January, but unemployed American workers would not deign to take the farming and field positions of the average immigrant worker. Evidence of this was displayed with a campaign organized by the Photo provided by http://juvenilejusticeblog.web.unc.edu United Farm Workers known as “Take Our Jobs,” almost no American citizens were willing to take the job of an immigrant worker when it was offered. In countless studies illegal immigration has been proven to bolster the American economy through entrepreneurial pursuits and has contributed billions of dollars to state and local economies each year. Research compiled by the Immigration Policy Center estimates that illegal immigration “contributed 1.5 billion to state revenue to Arizona in 2008” and “5.2 billion to California in 2009” through state income taxes. Another misconception is that obtaining documentation is painless, but being granted the proper visas can cost upwards of $305. This is an unattainable sum to many individuals living in poverty. Without a politically constructed distraction, the argument then becomes the absence of empathy for fellow human beings. Research conducted by the Pew Hispanic Center in 2005 estimates that 57% of illegal immigrants were originally from Mexico. As of 2012 Mexico stands at 45.5% poverty, meaning that almost half of the population is currently living in poverty. In contrast, in 2010 the World Bank approximated that 15.1% of the population of the United States was living in poverty. When faced with life’s problems, these people are working for solutions.They are demanding opportunity and not settling for a life that is less than they are capable of. To have such ambition
is not only commendable, but is the embodiment of the “pick yourself up by your bootstraps” construal of the American dream. Even an individual not persuaded by appeals to morality could admit the hypocrisy of a “nation of immigrants” denying immigrants. Anyone can see the irony in a country that touts the American dream while simultaneously denying it to millions. For Christians, the issue could be simplified to adhering to the principles of Matthew 25:35: “for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me.” Deaths of individuals attempting to cross the border were up by 27% in 2012 according to Border Control, meaning the deaths of 477 people seeking a better life. The minimum wage in Mexico currently stands at 46 pesos, or 3.46 U.S. dollars a day. This is not enough to appease an aching stomach; this is not enough to survive. These people are hungry, they are thirsty, and it is time that we welcomed them.
ines By Carly Groff STUDENT WRITER During the festivities of Herstory Month this March which celebrates the contributions by women throughout history, Professor Hettinga’s Designeras-Author class created zines that are to be displayed in the display case in the entrance of Murray Library. What is a zine? The word “zine” is short for a fanzine, according to the Oxford English Dictionary. Zines were known in the 60’s for being used as an informal underground publication that focused on social and political activism. In the more contemporary age, the zine has been making somewhat of a comeback. They are said to be a counter movement to the Internet culture that is full of quick tweets, emails, blogs, etc. The tradition of the zine is not to create a profit but to capture a cultural event. The point of this project was to allow students to explore topics that caught their interests, and with such an openended problem to solve, the creative juices were flowing in this classroom.
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After all their hard labor and late nights at the Mac lab, their efforts paid off at their exhibition opening on March 5th. The exhibit showcases the students’ work which allows the viewer to get close to the work and interact and read the spread that each zine featured.
Studio Art major, Brianna Jewell used this project as an opportunity to address how women have wandered away from the life of etiquette and manners. She features illustrations from the twentieth century that are juxtaposed with pull quotes, which in turn, affect the way the viewer interprets the immediate image and helps communicate the
Brianna Jewell Conversations of the Unprepared
message within the text. Along with her illustrations, Brianna added her own creative flair by drawing on top of them again helping to emphasize her point further. Overall, the zine discusses how women have lost their class, maybe it’s from too much “twerking” and “selfie” taking. She also brings to
the surface how unprepared most college kids are because, “college kids can’t cook anything but ramen,” says Jewell. Another student and Digital Media major, Abigail Wylie (Abbey) was inspired to talk about the culture of relationships. In her other works she has been fascinated in creating things that are more
Photo by Carly Groff than what they appear to be. In the black and white version of her zine she uses gears to illustrate time, but also to reference relationships. However in her colored version, she tells the story of a couple freshly in love. The twist to this that she creates is that (spoiler alert) they break up. Being that Abbey likes to add cynical twists to her stories, she allows her text and control of her type to illustrate the underlying messages she wishes to express to the reader. An example can be found in her featured page where she reveals the protagonist’s true thoughts at each date she goes on. Phrases such as, “why do you eat with your mouth open?” “Ugh. You are SO annoying.” and “LOL BYE”. The character of each zine captures the viewer’s eye immediately; Photo by Carly Groff all you have to do is look into the case at Murray Library near the upstairs reading area. I greatly enjoyed the content shift that occurs from one zine to the next. One minute you are reading about Chester the Cat and the next you are reading about coffee addiction. It is eclectic but engaging and too good to miss.
Abigail Wylie timing is EVERYTHING
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By Dylan Lee Kalogris PULSE FM MUSIC DIRECTOR This week’s staff pick at PulseFM is the new record from Desert Noises. This band of young musicians hails from Utah Valley, Utah. Their new record, 27 Ways releases on March 25th but we were lucky enough to grab it a few weeks early at the station and we love it. 27 Ways is the 3rd full length studio effort from this great band following the moderate success of their 2011 record Mountain Sea. Their sound is a musical child of all the great sounds in the past 10 years of indie rock with glimmers of classics like Fleetwood Mac and Tom Petty. The Desert Noises’ material covers a wide array of rock influenced sounds from relaxed southern rock to the jangly wispiness of beachy pop. The band’s new record is a well thought out conglomeration of musical magic. Desert Noises seamlessly brings
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together the back roads of Utah and the beaches of the Jersey shore. This band does not fear diving into different sounds. They go at rock and roll full force with no reservations. Desert Noises have been exciting fans all around the country and the new record will leave none disappointed.
No one song on the new record gives a fully accurate representation of who this band is. A few stand-outs on the album are Dime In My Pocket and Out of My Head. Dime in my pocket is a short, backwoods rock and roll blues tear down, revolving around a full bodied slide guitar and good-time harmonies. Out of my Head is an anthemic Southern rock tune reminiscent of the great Kansas and ZZ Top. Looking for a soundtrack to a good time with your buddies? Check this song.
The ethics of free media distribution can be a little tricky, especially for young adults. A national poll conducted by the Business Software Alliance suggests that two-thirds of all college students have no ethical problems with illegally downloading files. Where governments, schools, and copyright holders might find issues, the student body is a little indifferent. Take for instance, one Messiah sophomore who was given a warning letter from the school after she was caught downloading a movie her freshman year. The student who preferred not to be named said, “I don’t necessarily stand on either side.” Overall, she doesn’t find illegal downloading to be a financial problem for the industries, saying “it takes
money away from these artists, but a lot of times when you think about it, its not the smaller name artists who are being downloaded, its the bigger artists who are losing money… and those are really the artists that I don’t necessarily think need the money anymore.”
Ac tivites By Dylan Lee Kalogris PULSE FM MUSIC DIRECTOR You are hurrying to class, the violent wind continues to slap your face and you are starting to lose the feeling in your ears. You squeeze your hands tighter in the pockets of your coat as you try to awkwardly sprint and at the same time walk carefully amidst all the ice. It has been a long winter but fear not, summer is on its way. As you wait for the season where you are able to sweat and wear light clothes, here are my top five things to do when it’s cold.
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“I haven’t bought a textbook in three years” said one Messiah College senior, “I torrent them.” Illegal downloading is often the subject of school administration emails, but what do the student outlaws have to say for themselves?
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on-air rotation so be sure to check it out and get ready for the album release. The band is playing SXSW in Austin, TX this week and will be playing in Philadelphia at World Café Live on March 27th.
Desert Noises is sure to continue building up their fan base among twentysomethings like themselves. They represent what young people are looking for today, a grunge-like release with full respect given to today’s Americana revival as well as the classics of yesterday.
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Desert Noises new album 27 Ways is worth a listen through if you need a recap of the past 30 years of rock, the past ten years of indie, or if you want to increase your heart rate. This record got me moving a little faster this past week and it is going to do the same for you. It is now being featured on the PulseFM
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A more extreme, and perhaps more tongue-in-cheek viewpoint, comes from senior philosophy and english major Derek Sullivan, who said “Every album downloaded accelerates the decline of the hegemonic elite. Torrenting will be the most powerful tool in the revolution. Torrent your music, your movies, your vehicle, your wife. 2014: the future is nigh.”
Many artists (such as Eminem and Elton John) have stood behind the fight against illegal downloading, some citing the plight it causes for young musicians. At the same time, other artists have been more hesitant to deny file sharing, including Radiohead guitarist Ed O’brien, who suggested that the lack of album sales will be made up for in concert tickets and merchandise. It is difficult to deny the popularity that artists can gain from file sharing, but how much this helps or hinders their monetary gains is unknown and probably varies from artist to artist.
The Recording Industry Association of America (or IRAA) is perhaps the biggest fighter of unauthorized music sharing. They helped set the legal precedent for claims against file sharing with many lawsuits in the past decade, though today they’re more likely to issue warnings than pre-litigation letters.
One of the most popular sources of free downloading is BitTorrent, along with similar file trading softwares. For those unfamiliar with torrenting, its essentially a way of downloading large files (such as a blu-ray or the discography of a musical artist) by taking different parts of the file from
peers all around the world. When the file is complete, the downloaders can then “seed” it, meaning that they help share the file with other downloaders, which in turn makes it a quicker transfer for future “leechers” of the file. According to a document on the Messiah College website, the school complies with the Higher Education Opportunity Act Peer-to-Peer File Sharing Requirements. The compliance plan for following this act includes making statements to inform students that unauthorized distribution of copyrighted material “may subject the students to civil and criminal liabilities” and for the school to have “one or more technology-based deterrents.” The act is followed by colleges and universities throughout the country, as are rules against illegal downloading. Ultimately, it appears this is one rule students are content to break.
1. Stay Warm This should not come as a surprise. Keep wearing the sweaters, coats, gloves and other winter accessories. Do not feel awkward by how ridiculous you look with your three sweaters and coats. It’s too cold to be bothered. Find warm rooms, sections and spaces. Rubbing your hands vigorously together also works like magic. 2. Sleep “No day is so bad it can’t be fixed with a nap.” -Carrie Snow
Oh beautiful sleep, think of warm beds, comfy sheets, lots of blankets, amazing dreams, and much more. You might have had to run in the snow for your next class, you may have shivered as you clutched your sweater tighter trying to get over your headache, you might have a million assignments and the thought of it makes you queasy; but when you finally lay down to sleep, rest your head on your three pillows, pull your covers tighter and close your eyes – that’s when happiness happens. Benefits: Rest and happiness. Disadvantages: Waking up to work, obnoxious alarms.
ber to fall safely and YES, snowball fights are a winter sport. Throw happily and aim right! Benefits: Getting physical exercise in a fun way, Time with friends. Disadvantages: Losing in games, buying winter sports equipment. 5. Take Long Walks Never mind that it is freezing outside, now is the perfect time to put on your
coat and boots as you wander around and clear your mind. It is wonderfully liberating to walk and appreciate not only the outward, but the inward. It’s a perfect time to be deep. Benefits: selfreflection, Clear mind. Disadvantages: walking in the cold, slipping on ice. It’s very cold right now but just hold on, summer comes! Till then, shiver nicely!
3. Sipping Hot Drinks Near A Fireplace Just think of all the hot chocolate and coffee you can drink while sitting near a fireplace as you contemplate your life decisions and play Flappy Bird. The hot cocoa slides down your throat as you complete your paper for your next morning class and you congratulate yourself on your efficiency and artistic use of procrastination. That’s contentment. Benefits: A delicious drink, warmth. Disadvantages: Possibility of drink spilling on your notes/laptop, paying for drink. 4. Snowboarding/Sledding/Skiing/Ice Skating/Every Winter Sport You Can Think of Imagine the amount of fun you can have beating your friends down the slope and watching each other fall. Clean out your snowboard and trays as you practice your skills and play. Remem-
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A Look Ahead anticipated films for the rest of the year. By Jeremy Jensen STUDENT WRITER
Films of 2014 “
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Many are set to be blockbusters.
Now that the Academy Awards have been handed out, the new movie year officially begins. The year has already shown promise with the release of February’s excellent The Lego Movie
and shows no sign of slowing down with a tremendous line-up of movies from respected directors, many young adult book adaptations, and superhero movies. Lots and lots of superhero movies. It is exciting to say the least.
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2014 is shaping up to be the year for superhero movies. First off, is Captain America: The Winter Soldier releasing April 4th. This is the second film in the Captain America series and will have big implications for the next Avengers movie seeing as it now follows Thor 2 and Iron Man 3, both of which added some wrinkles to the franchise. Second, is The Amazing Spider-Man 2 and X-Men: Days of Future Past both of which release in May. Spider-Man has released 5 featurettes, 3 trailers, and about 100 images, so if you do not want to pay for the movie ticket, you can pretty much piece together the whole plot of the movie with most of the scenes by watching the advertising. Sony needs to pull back with the reveals and fans need to avert their eyes from the teasers to keep this movie fresh. X-Men seem to be shaping up nicely and critics expect this movie to be better than X-Men: First Class which received mixed views. The movie that needs to be seen this year is the new Guardians of the Gal-
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axy movie. Guardians of the Galaxy is a superhero team that is basically a kooky space version of The Avengers. The movie adaptation is coming out in August and will star Chris Pratt (Andy from NBC’s Parks and Recreation) as Star-Lord, Bradley Cooper (American Hustle, Silver Linings Playbook) as the voice of Rocket Raccoon, and Vin Diesel (Fast & The Furious) as Groot. I would suggest familiarizing yourself with the story by checking out the trailer. Other big franchise movies coming this year including Godzilla (with Bryan Cranston a.k.a. Heisenberg from Breaking Bad), 300: Rise of an Empire (which will be terrible), 22 Jump Street (could be funny), Noah, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (yes, yes, and yes), Transformers: Age of Extinction (let it die, Mr. Bay), The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 (bring on the J. Law), and The Fault in Our Stars (bring on the tissues). These movies range from “hopefully great” (Godzilla, The Hunger Games) to “undoubtedly terrible” (300: Rise of an Empire, Transformers). Pick wisely. Finally, one potentially Oscar-worthy film is Interstellar, starring current Best Actor recipient Matthew McConaughey. The teaser trailer is fascinating, not to mention it is being directed by Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight, Inception) and also stars Jessica Chastain (Zero Dark Thirty), Anne Hathaway (Les Miserables) and Michael Caine (The Dark Knight). Look for this film in November. 2014 is stacking up to be something great. Hopefully, this list gets you excited for the coming year. If anything, there are some great experiences to be had in the months ahead with some exciting additions to already great series.
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To start off, Wes Anderson’s The Grand Budapest Hotel will be in theaters by the time you are reading this. Wes Anderson is the visionary director behind movies such as Fantastic Mr. Fox and Moonrise Kingdom. Anderson’s blend of heart and sidesplitting humor is sure to make The Grand Budapest Hotel an excellent addition to his filmography. Also, everyone in the movie looks bizarre and this is all a fan of Anderson’s work can ask for.
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Spring Across ACROSS 3. The color of spring 7. Dance, not to be confused with Sha-bing 10. Get it free at Rita’s 12. What snow becomes in Summer (not a “happy snowman”) 13. Animals returning from the south 14. A week long vacation in March, also what you want of a Kit-Kat Bar 15. Illegal birthday celebration at Messiah 16. Irish Snake-driver 17. D.C. Spring Celebration DOWN 1. ...by Spring 2. What the snow is doing 4. The beginning of Spring, the end of Winter 5. Get ready to mow it! 6. Halyomorpha halys AKA nasty critters 8. A bear’s winterlong nap 9. What April showers bring 11. He is risen indeed
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Woman’s Basketball Team Makes Headway In Post-season By Jennifer Morgan STUDENT WRITER On March 1, the Messiah Women’s Basketball team won their game against Lebanon Valley College, earning them a welldeserved spot in the NCAA tournament. The game ended with Messiah’s 53 to 47 lead. With this win, the Lady Falcons have now earned nine Commonwealth Conference titles in 13 appearances. A few key plays made by seniors Chelsea Danel and Katelyn Vanderhoff were helpful during the second half of the game.
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The three women on the team that received Commonwealth Conference honors include Danel, fellow senior Taylor Miller, and first year Gillian Glackin. Danel received the Commonwealth title of Most Valuable Player award. “Receiving this honor was humbling, especially as a senior. You go through a lot together as a team, and receiving this award is just an awesome feeling to have from all that we have gone through,” said Danel.
By Breanna Whitelock STUDENT WRITER
ith winter sports wrapping up, spring is just around the corner, the lacrosse season is underway, and the boys are taking the field. The Messiah men’s lacrosse team has been preparing all year for the season that lies ahead. There have been several changes to the team, with the incoming freshman class, as well as a loss of a few players from last year’s graduating class. Overall the team has held itself together coming back from last season with a final record of 6-9. The team has hopes of improving their record from last year, continuing with the hopeful spirits after losing their first three games. New to the team this year, first-year Michael Pasti said, “we don’t let losses phase us,” as the team looks to find a win against their next opponent. The season is still young, and the new dynamic of the team is taking a little time to figure its way out.
A West Pennsylvania native, Danel plans on going to graduate school where she’ll be able to gain some experience in Coaching Assistance after receiving her degree in Health and Physical Education from Messiah. As the daughter of a coach and a lifelong basketball player, she hopes to never leave her love of the game behind. Photo Provided by www.ursinusathletics.com In the team’s home opener Saturday, March 1st, they found themselves in a tough battle as the Ursinus Bears came out with a win over them of 15-2. The first quarter ended close with a score of 3-1, Ursinus, the first goal scored by Messiah’s own first-year Chris Bry. As the game went on Messiah found it dif-
ficult to hold their ground. The second quarter ended 11-2, Ursinus, with Messiah’s second goal scored by Chris Bry as well. The third quarter ended 13-2. A large crowd came out in support of the team for their game, despite the bitter cold, and the bitter loss, hopefully next time the game will end with a win!
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The team has welcomed new head coach, Luke Beam, this season. A 2003 graduate of Messiah’s class of 2003, Coach Beam played for four years on the team he now coaches. The team as a whole is adjusting to the new atmosphere under Beam and the changeup of plays he is bringing into the picture. Beam is the third coach in Messiah’s program history and said in a statement that, “this is a great opportunity to be with a program that has meant so much to me. The program has a great tradition, as does the College itself. The excitement that comes with this opportunity to come ‘home’ to Messiah is enormous. It’s leaving me somewhat speechless.” The team is continuing to work hard under Beam’s coaching as they adapt to his new coaching techniques and anticipate a win in the near future.
Four players are currently out for the season, including starting attack man, first-year Ryan Van Bochoven, due to injuries. This could possibly be affecting the team’s playing but it would be inconclusive to tell for sure. There are still many key players that are healthy though and continuing to take action on the field. Some key players to look out for in the coming games are juniors Will Franken #15, Andrew Harris #2 and Ryan Mayer #29 as well as sophomore Tyler Goglio #3. The team’s next game is away against Gordon College, to be held in Maryland, and the boys are looking for a repeat of last year’s win. Messiah defeated Gordon College 12-6 last season. With continual hopes to improve on last year’s record the team needs to find itself coming out with wins, and soon. The team’s next home game is over spring break, but the following game is March 26th at 7 pm right here in Grantham. Make sure to come out and support the boys as they take on Hood College. The more fans, the more fun!
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Danel was also picked as one of the Top Ten players in the MAC Conference, as was Miller. All of the coaches in the conference help to vote on who will receive these and the other honors, and the Messiah team was the only team with two players from the same team to receive this honor. “To be picked among the coaches, it is definitely a privilege. It means that they view you as a focus of the team” said Miller.
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A FAMILY. Another lifelong player and child of a coach, Miller plans on becoming a high school coach one day so that she can make sure that basketball can always be part of her life. Both Danel and Miller are veterans of the NCAA tournament, as this will be their fourth and final year competing. Glackin received this season’s honor of being recognized as Rookie of the Year. “I was not expecting the award at all. It’s definitely an honor, and such a pleasant surprise, which makes it all the better” she said.
“This year, I feel as if there’s no pressure; this is the year that I’m most excited to play. Any outside pressures that we’ve had, we’ve just gotten rid of them, so now we can just go play, which is really exciting. Just like in our most recent game, our focus was simply on playing basketball, the game we love, and the win was so sweet because of that.” said Miller. The women train for their season yearround, with assistance from a summer lifting program, camps, shooting and dribbling workouts, and sessions with trainers. Their season starts in mid-October, which means that they must consistently keep their focus. A pre-season
retreat allows the five captains to figure out common goals for the team to accomplish during their season together. Despite their awards and recognition, this group of women is all about teamwork, and they do not take their opportunity to play on the team lightly. “Being on this team means being part of a family. It’s a group of women that is after something that isn’t about us. We get to have fun with, compete with and grow with one another” said Miller. Be sure to keep up with all of the latest updates on the Women’s Basketball team.
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Since Glackin is a first year, this season’s entry into the tournament will be her first time competing. She expressed that she is simply excited for what is to come for her and her teammates. In terms of how the women feel about the NCAA tournament, the joy for what lies ahead far surpasses any anxiety that might be in the back of their minds.
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March 13, 2014 The Swinging Bridge
Player Profile: Dave Wichert By Michael Brookhart STUDENT WRITER The majority of sane students around campus are anxiously awaiting warmer weather. Senior tennis player Dave Wichert is certainly one of them. Typically, men’s tennis practices start late February. The tennis courts have been snow covered since the first day of the semester. Needless to say, the team is not currently practicing for its upcoming season. It is very likely that the team’s first time hitting outside will be during its Spring Break campaign to Hilton Head, South Carolina.
“The beginning of this season has certainly been interesting, but we have been finding other ways to prepare for the year.” Says Wichert “We have been able to hit at off-campus indoor facilities a few times which has been an effective way to get the rust off.” Getting the rust off will certainly be necessary for the squad, who holds very high goals for the upcoming season. Last year the team fell to Elizabethtown in the MAC Commonwealth Championship. This year they want to go one step further.
The goal does not seem too out of reach for the Falcons lineup, filled with experience and leadership. Last year Wichert was white-hot with a 14-1 record in singles, including a 14 match win streak to end the season. He hopes for more of the same this year in addition to pushing his teammates to get better day in and day out. Dave started playing tennis as a child with his parents and grandparents. The hobby stuck as he was recruited to Messiah to play on the team. That and his faith were two very strong factors that brought him to Grantham, Pa., and for the tennis team, good thing he did. He has been a huge asset for the team, being a four-year starter and serving as captain for the last two seasons. So far in his career, the team’s record has improved each year, but playing tennis collegiately has not just been about wins and losses for Wichert. One of his favorite parts of playing on the team is the relationships and bonds developed between teammates. A Business Administration major, Wichert hopes to get a job after
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graduation in management training or financial planning. However, he is focused on ending his college career, both academically and socially, with a bang. One of the highlights of the year is the annual Spring Break trip to Hilton Head, S.C. Wichert proclaimed, “It is an awesome trip. Each day we have one match and the rest of the day is a great opportunity to relax by the beach and bond with my teammates.” Plus, 75 degrees and sunny doesn’t hurt much either. The team is slated to play a few local schools like Scranton, Goucher, and Farleigh Dickinson. The trip is concluded with matchups against University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire, and Georgetown College, a small school in Kentucky. After, the team ventures back up north and starts preparing for their conference schedule. Though the weather has kept the Falcons temporarily off the courts, the team is still ready to take flight towards their goal of a conference championship.
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hese last two seasons, hitters on opposing softball teams have not been too optimistic when stepping into the batter’s box against Junior pitcher Mallory Rutledge. So far in her career, Rutledge has been electric, complying impressive statistics all across the board. She currently holds a career record of 21 wins and 11 losses with an earn run average of 2.31. For those of you not too familiar with softball pitching statistics, these numbers are very good. Or as Mallory, an aspiring high school Spanish teacher would say, “muy bueno.” When asked what got her into playing softball, Mallory responded, “my dad played fastpitch softball, so I have been around the game my whole life. My dad is a huge role model in my life and he definitely influenced my desire to play softball.” After a successful career at Solanco High School in Quarryville, Pennsylvania, Rutledge explains that both the Christian aspect of Messiah and the opportunity to play softball competitively brought her to Grantham. One of her favorite moments of her career so far has been an extra inning 4-2 thriller against Alvernia. During the game, Rutledge pitched six innings and held the Crusaders to three hits and struck out five. The team’s victory was especially significant in that in came in response to a 11-3 defeat at the hands of Alvernia in the first game of the doubleheader. Rutledge and the other Falcons have already opened their season, migrating
south to Georgia for a weekend of doubleheaders against Emory and Depauw University. The softball team will also be traveling for Spring Break as they head down to Clermont, Florida. Rutledge is very excited for this trip as she declares, “We have games scheduled for that week and a day off that we can spend time with our families. My family and I are going to see a Phillies spring training game.” When the team returns from the Sunshine State, they begin their conference schedule as they hope to make some noise in the Commonwealth Conference this year. Mallory’s goal for the season is to win MACs and to go as far as they can in the playoffs. The team did lose MAC Commonwealth Player of the Year, Stephanie Schell, but the team has the potential to overcome her absence. This can be done through a steady combination of experience and youth. Rutledge brings experience to the pitching rotation as she continues her third year in the circle. The team’s youth is epitomized by their eighteen women roster being comprised of twelve sophomores and first years. So far Rutledge’s experience playing softball has been extremely rewarding. She really appreciates the bond the team has developed over the years. She has also been able to make lifelong friends and will cherish the memories made with the team so far in her career. But she is not done yet. Come on out to Starry Field to catch Rutledge and the Falcons in action.
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