The Swinging Bridge: November 6th, 2014

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SWINGING BRIDGE MESSIAH COLLEGE//THE PULSE

Vol. 95 // ED. 5 // November 6, 2014

Pulse Witnesses Antares

LAUNCH ACCIDENT

The Antares rocket begins its fiery descent back to the launch pad during its failed launch on Oct. 28.

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By Joel Hoover EDITOR IN CHIEF

n unmanned NASA-contracted Antares cargo rocket traveling to the International Space Station exploded and crashed shortly after liftoff the evening of Oct. 28 in Virginia.

The launch took place at the Wallops Flight Facility in Wallops Island, Va. Just six seconds after lifting off, the Orbital Science-owned rocket experienced an “anomaly” and crashed back down on the launch site, exploding and bursting into flames.

During the initial moments after the rocket’s launch, Orbital Sciences determined that a problem aboard the rocket would keep it from reaching orbit. The operators decided to initiate a built-in destruct sequence on the rocket, rather than risk it possibly crashing in a popu-

lated area. The rocket’s propulsion system has been the target of early stages of the investigation.

“It is far too early to know the details of what happened,” said Frank Culbertson, the Orbital Science Corps Executive Vice President, immediately following the crash. “We will conduct a thorough investigation immediately to determine the cause of the failure and what steps can be taken to avoid a repeat of this incident.”

Mission Control reported that all personnel associated with the launch are accounted for, and that no injuries have been reported. Pulse Social Media manager Ally Coonradt, who was an attendee of the launch, was safely evacuated with the other attendees from their viewing site approximately two miles from the launch.

BSU Talks O About Black Beauty and Body Image

n Oct. 28th the Black Student Union (BSU) hosted an alternate chapel panel discussion on black beauty and body image in today’s society and how it pertains to Messiah’s campus.

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By Myriam Pedercini STUDENT WRITER

The panel consisted of both student and professional perspectives: Dwaine Wright, a professor of education; Amber Adams, a senior sociology major; Marcus Washington, an admissions counselor; Naomi Henry, a junior music major, and James Horn, a sophomore Biblical and religious studies major.

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Firefighters were at the site of the launch working to stop the flames. Damage to the site and its vehicles has been reported as “significant”.

“We’ve all seen this happen in our business before and we’ve all seen teams recover from this and we will do the same,” Culbertson added.

Photo by Alexandra Coonradt The Antares accident was not the only spacecraft-related crash during the week. Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo rocket plane broke up and crashed in California on Oct. 31 during a test flight, killing one person and injuring another. Virgin are working toward creating commercialized space travel and space tourism opportunities.

The mission was to be Orbital Science’s third resupply mission to the International Space Station. The rocket was carrying 5,000 pounds of supplies and experiments. There are no repercussions expected for the crew, as they already have supplies to last them into the next year.

The launch had been moved back a day due to a boat in the range of the rocket’s launch trajectory.

The discussion revolved around a key series of questions, such as perceptions of beauty, reconciling negative personal feelings about body standards, and what can be learned about beauty from an African-American perspective.

The panel spent much of the time reflecting on the ignorance they have encountered in their life concerning race and especially in reference to their looks. Henry shared a comment to illustrate her view by stating that she had once been called, “the prettiest black girl I know”.

Photo by Pulse Pulse Social Media Manager, Alexandra Coonradt at the launch site.

Professor Wright advised students to be “mindful of media’s images yet define your own beauty…beauty has different views, no one has ownership over it”. “(Body image is)... a person’s feelings of the aesthetics and sexual attractiveness of their own body that may be forced by others or social media,” said Djola McGowan, president of the BSU. Family, media, spirituality, and culture also play a role in what shapes body image, according to McGowan. She explained that culture is a major factor in // Continued on page 2

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NEW POSITION STRENGTHENS STUDENT TIES TO DINING SERVICES

By Breanna Whitelock OPINIONS EDITOR

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n an effort to make the relationship between dining services and students more effective, a new position was created this year by the Student Government Association.

Sophomore Luke Gibson and junior Eric Moore have been appointed as Student Representatives to the Dining Management team committee.

“The two students that are serving as representatives give student opinion on much more than Lottie,” according to student body president Tim Sensenig.

Dining has been asking for a form of steady input from students and the idea of Gibson’s and Moore’s role was to fill that position.

“We don’t advocate on behalf of dining, but we try to bring students together in a way that promotes meaningful conversation,” said Sensenig.

A large part of Gibson and Moore’s role is to provide dining with first-hand feedback from students. They have attended two of the manager’s meetings thus far, and will continue to meet monthly.

“The students have really driven the program for us in dining...therefore getting them to provide us with that direct

information is critical in being successful,” stated Director of Dining Services, Mark Wirtz.

After a recent meeting with dining services, Gibson and Moore were able to provide direct student input and create short term and long term goals with the Dining management team. A few student concerns that were raised to Gibson and Moore included meal plans, sustainability, healthy options, and dietary alternatives.

Regarding meal plans, students have raised concerns on where their excess money is going and why a $50 cap has been placed on vending machine spending.

“The meal plan performance was reviewed after the first year of it being run,” Wirtz explained. “The changes that were being made were needed to ensure we’re meeting the financial targets that are being budgeted.”

The $100 meal plan rollover was put in place to support the operations budget.

The cap was added to vending machine spending because the meal plan revenue is budgeted to stay within dining services. The vending machines are provided by an outside company and Dining Services does not receive any of that money.

Wirtz also explained that the vending machines do not charge the user $3.50 every time they swipe saying “it’s something to do with the programming. It has nothing to do with what’s being billed to your account.”

Along with this, they plan to evaluate how much fried food is on the menu and why. Gibson expressed that student input is key here in deciding what type of variety the student body is seeking when it comes to healthier food options.

Sustainability has increased on campus this year with new implementations such as the signs on trash cans. This has lead students to question dining on how they’ve partnered with the community garden and how much the cost of the supplier affects the cost of service.

Produce from the community garden is used throughout different meals at Lottie, and Dining Services has a short term goal of bringing more awareness to this partnership for students.

There are students on campus with dietary restrictions and eating on campus has proven difficult to them as they have raised questions regarding dietary alternatives. Dining Services is hoping to use Gibson and Moore’s positions as a way to efficiently hear the concerns of the student body, which was demonstrated successfully recently.

According to Wirtz, Doug Kirkland, the Purchasing and Production Manager, “does an outstanding job outsourcing the best quality food at the best price, from an assortment of vendors to ensure that Messiah students get the best value.”

Rendering student feedback, there is a current want for more options when it comes to healthy food. Dining Services has set a short term goal to explore ways to incorporate more healthy options within the dining locations on campus.

In one example, a student asked if almond milk could be offered in the Union, Falcon, and Café Diem for coffee. Dining Services heard this request and almond milk is planned to be added to these three locations. Dining Services is hoping to explore more on what can be done to offer additional dietary alternatives at the Union and Falcon.

“Dining Services isn’t perfect but they’re not resistant to change,” Gibson said.

“That’s where students come in. They can’t note the change unless they receive student input. That’s why these positions were created.”

“Our goal is to improve the food experience at Messiah College.”

EARTHKEEPERS STAY ACTIVE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT

By Olivia LaBianca STUDENT WRITER The Earthkeepers Club was going green even before it was cool.

Now, decades later, they are still celebrating Christian environmentalism and sustainability through hands-on, biblically-based activities and events.

“The Earthkeepers has been an active part of the Messiah community for over 20 years, raising awareness for environmental issues and providing an organization where Messiah College students

can contribute to environmental activism and education,” explained Timothy Swartz, senior student and current copresident of the club alongside fellow senior Katie Tyrpak.

Twenty years ago, when Earthkeepers was founded, American culture had a very different relationship to environmentalism and stewardship, according to Swartz. “‘Sustainability’ has today become a catchphrase and has more institutional support than ever in Messiah’s history,” he said.

The college’s support is a welcome boost for the club, but Earthkeepers has chosen to keep focusing on individual student involvement rather than adapting institutional policies.

“Student involvement in concerted environmentalist efforts has never been more pertinent than now, Swartz said.

“Even though Messiah has made important investments in good stewardship practices, we believe that the original goals of Earthkeepers to inspire student involvement and a personal stewardship ethic are key to the future of envi// BSU Talks Continued

understanding how body image fluctuates. She added that this is especially the case in American society, where there is the constant presence of a Euro/ American body standard based on, “society’s idea of the perfect body image for women based on the average fashion model.” McGowan went on to describe the most prevalent body image for a woman as 5’2, 120lbs and fair skinned, whereas men should be 6’2, 160lbs and tan skinned with a very fit physique.

Photo by Paul Ney Naomi Henry adds to the discussion hosted by the Black Student Union.

However, the panel said that AfricanAmerican culture does not look towards mainstream media ideas as a valid beau-

ronmentalism at Messiah and the future of our beautiful planet.”

Earthkeepers do everything from nature hikes to alternate chapels. When asked about how the club specifically worked to better the Messiah community, Swartz gave a list of organized activities and events offered by the club.

“We maintain a two-mile stretch of Lisburn Road, host alternate chapels and a natural history hike, and this year we are working with the Restoration House to provide community dinners a few // Continued on page 4

ty source. Statistically, African-American women have a higher level of body satisfaction according to the discussion.

This statistic does not exempt AfricanAmerican women from feeling the pressures of fitting society’s standard.

In a study posted in the journal of Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, Christina M. Capodilupo stated in her study that the black community had put an more of an emphasis on skin tone, facial features, hair length and texture.

Adams shared her closing thoughts on beauty as, “...finding my identity in Christ, I have freedom in Christ therefore I am free to be beautiful.”

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MOBILE WALLET

By Brianna Keener STUDENT WRITER

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pple Inc. is preparing to revolutionize the life of the consumer with its newest innovation -- Apple Pay. Regarded as a “mobile wallet,” this program gives specific iPhone users in the United States the opportunity to pay for consumer goods with their phones. As of Oct. 20, the public was made aware of Apple Pay through an iOS 8.1 update.

Seeking to replace the physical moneyholders, Apple’s purpose in creating its new program is to avoid the hassle of searching for credit cards in a purse or a wallet.

Built into the iPhone 6, iPhone 6+, and the Apple Watch is an NFC chip which enables the consumer to buy products from stores which have agreed to the Apple Pay Program. Certain apps are also able to be purchased through Apple Pay. According to the Apple CEO Tim Cook, the new program will “forever change the way all of us buy things.”

Before making a purchase online or in-

store, one’s credit or debit card must be added to the Passbook app.

Apple has made their new type of payment easily accessible online. When a user has finished their online shopping and decides to checkout, Apple Pay will be available as a means of payment.

To use Apple Pay in the store, the screen of the iPhone 6 or 6+ will light up upon nearing the cash register. The iPhone automatically opens Passbook and the user will be able to tap -- on their phone -- their credit card of choice. After paying, the phone will offer a beep and a vibration, signaling that the transaction has gone through correctly.

Ensuring safety, Apple Pay utilizes Touch ID on the iPhones to confirm the person making the transaction is the owner of the phone. Thus, transactions will not be able to go through if someone has stolen another’s iPhone.

However, Shung Yen Tan, a first-year student at Messiah, explains that she finds the whole program a little risky and gives a word of wisdom for those

who plan to utilize Apple Pay. “For Touch ID, there are 5 fingerprint testers available,” she said. “Make sure you fill in all 5 with your fingerprints; otherwise, a person is able to go into your phone and change the settings to use Touch ID for their fingerprints.”

For this reason, she stresses the importance of not sharing your iPhone passcode with others.

Though some are concerned about the security of Apple Pay transactions, Apple assures its consumers that its program is entirely safe. In a process referred to as tokenization, Device Account Numbers are created as a replacement of actual credit card numbers.

Apple claims that its new program is more secure than a customary credit card payment. The cashier is prevented from seeing any “personally identifying information,” including but not limited to credit card number, full name, and home address. For this reason, Apple Pay users will be unaffected by in-store security breaches that often release credit card numbers.

Photo provided by Mobiquity Inc Furthermore, proof of validity such as a driver’s license will not need to be shown to the cashier as the iPhone keeps record of all personal information necessary for the payment.

With regards to privacy, Apple does not track any payments made using its Apple Pay program. Apple’s Vice President of Internet Software and Services Eddy Cue spoke on behalf of Apple Inc: “We are not in the business of collecting your data... Apple doesn’t know what you bought, where you bought it, or how much you paid. The transaction is between you, the merchant, and the bank.”

Apple, trying to push its “new mobile payments service” into retail stores and credit card organizations, has now partnered with Visa, Chase, MasterCard, and American Express.

Messiah students who are iPhone 6 users have the capability to use this particular program to make purchases both online and in the stores that have accepted the conditions of Apple Pay.

MOVING FORWARD FROM FERGUSON O

By Gabriel Zamora STUDENT WRITER

n Oct. 22, the Multicultural Programs held an alternate chapel which addressed the events that occurred in Ferguson, Mo. This chapel was a chance for discussion and analysis of the events that took place and how a faith perspective could be seen.

First and foremost was discussion on the shooting of Michael Brown and the riots that occurred in response. There was also dialogue on the various view points from major news outlets. The chapel prompted much discussion of whether either side was justified in their actions and reactions. After the initial discussion, three faculty members formed a panel. The speakers talked about their initial thoughts, and views on how race played into the events that unfolded.

“Not to sound cliché, but I feel like (the chapel) really was promoting reconciliation on campus...like the fact that 100 or maybe 120 students can get together at Messiah College and can talk about an issue that maybe not everyone agrees on, you know?” Biblical and Religious studies major James Horn said. “And we can still talk about it in a civil manner and hear each other out from different perspectives.”

The chapel then changed focus to the media, with two accounts shown describing different perspectives.

The first was a clip of Bill O’Reilly who criticized news network coverage of the event. The second video was of Jon Stewart, who criticized Bill O’Reilly on his reaction. Students said that neither news source focused on the whole story, and that they simply were bashing each other’s political agendas.

Images and videos were shown of the riots. People within the audience said that there was too much anger, misrepresentation, pointing of fingers. Students expressed that there was a lack of either side being heard. Those in attendance also stated that they were shocked at what the police were doing, but that the citizens were not completely innocent. One student said, “How is this still happening?”

Finally the chapel opened up to the faculty for a panel. The panel was comprised of Ben Taylor, the Director of Student Involvement and Leadership Programs; Kevin Williams, the Assistant Director of Residence Life and Special Interest Housing; and Scott Hwang, the Director of Multicultural Programs.

When asked of their initial reactions, Williams said, “What is the value of a young, African-American boy’s life? What is its significance?

Am I safe? Will my four year-old son be safe?”

“How many kids have to die for this to stop?” Hwang added. He said that he was discouraged by the shooting, but that he was happy that the African-American community was taking a stand.

“Jesus stands with those whose backs are against the wall,” Taylor said when asked if they thought this was a body of Christ issue. “That’s what Jesus came to do, and that’s what we are supposed to do.”

“We wrestle against spiritual problems. We need to be prayerful about these issues,” Williams also added.

Students had many opinions--and takeaways--from the discussion the event created.

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ENGLE CENTER HEALTH COLUMN

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author

Don’t Believe Everything T Your Granny Tells You Finding the Truth in Common Health Claims

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By Betsey Miller NURSE PRACTIONER

kay, Messiah. It is time to separate medical fact from medical fiction.

Now that you are students of higher education, you can’t just take Granny at her word when she tells you that if you go outside with a wet head you’ll catch a cold. You need evidence! Granny is going to need some scientific data to back up her claim.

And I’m afraid, as much as I love and respect Granny, she just would not have her facts straight in this case. The common cold is caused by a rhinovirus, which is spread from infected persons to others through close personal contact or through the air. If you go out in the cold with a wet head, you will probably get cold, but you won’t catch the common cold.

That said, let’s tackle some other common health claims together: Cracking your knuckles (or other joints) causes arthritis. This habit might cause annoyance to the people around you, but it won’t cause arthritis.

The “pop” of a cracked joint is caused by the bursting of a gas bubble in the synovial fluid, which is the liquid that surrounds and protects the joint. By moving or stretching the joint, negative pressure is created and the bubbles pop. Several studies have evaluated the arthritis claim and have determined that it is unfounded, but there is some evidence that the repetitive knuckle cracking can cause some decreased grip strength over time.

Cell phones cause cancer. We are addicted to our smart phones. According to a recent study, the average American checks their phone around 150 times a day! So, is having our phone constantly attached to us doing us harm? There have been a surprising number of studies done to research this claim. Cell phones emit “non-ionizing radiation” (the kind of radiation that comes from microwaves), not “ionizing radiation” (the kind that comes from x-rays) and this is an important difference. We know excessive ionizing radiation exposure can be cancer

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Doris Kearns Goodwin

By Lisa Jones STUDENT WRITER

he Calvin and Janet High Center welcomed Pulitzer Prize-winning author Doris Kearns Goodwin to kick off the first Keynote Lecture of the season on Oct. 30. The lecture was for Goodwin to share memories and speak about her current historic book, The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft and the Golden Age of Journalism.

In addition to a lecture on her recently published historical book, Goodwin allowed the audience to dive deeper into her personal life. Parmer Hall was alive

producing, but there’s no good evidence that suggests that long term exposure to non-ionizing radiation is problematic.

There is still a lot of uncertainty here since the technology keeps changing.

But, like anything else, moderation is always best. Leave your phone at home and enjoy the one you’re with!

Eating too much chocolate will give you acne. Your Hershey bar isn’t the cause of your breakout. You may however, have coincidently hit the chocolate stash at the same time that you had a hormonal surge or when you were feeling stressed. Stress or hormones are likely to play a role in the buildup of sebum – an oily substance that is produced in the skin and contributes to the overgrowth of bacteria and leads to pimples. So you don’t need to give up your chocolate treat, but it’s always a good idea to eat a balanced diet and manage stress as best you can. Also, wash your face with warm, soapy water twice a day.

You can “catch-up” on sleep. A recent study looked at participants that slept for 10 hours to try and compensate for sleeping only six hours a night for two weeks. There was a decreased ability to focus and a reaction time that was significantly worse as compared to when they had pulled an all-nighter. Unfortunately, there is no way to make up for lost sleep. Trying to keep the same sleep routine on weekdays and weekends and an avoidance of all-nighters are the best things you can do to improve your overall test performance.

So next time you’re home for break, you can go outside with a wet head with confidence. But out of respect for Granny, put on a hat so she doesn’t see.

Oh, and that chewing gum you swallowed? Don’t worry. In a day or two, it will pass.

Betsey Miller, MSN, CRNP is the new nurse practitioner at the Engle Health Center. She is a 1993 Messiah alumna who comes to campus with 17 years of family practice experience. She is excited to be back at Messiah and to have the opportunity to serve the campus community’s health needs.

with the buzz of laugher, murmurs of hushed talks, and much applause for the speaker.

The event started with a word from President Kim Phipps, as she officially opened the Keynote Lectures for the 2015 season with high hopes of more inspirational lectures to follow. Then Goodwin led the audience on the beginning of her lecture with some quick biographical information, which was followed by her storytelling of “her guys” as she called the past Presidents she researched for her book.

Goodwin’s first story started with her experiences of being a part of the White House Fellows, a White House internship, during the Johnson Administration. For Goodwin, this event sparked a desire and passion for the history of our great nation’s former Presidents.

“I don’t just write about any President,” Goodwin said. “I have to have an interest or desire in a person before I agree to spend a good chunk of time with them”.

From one story to the next, Goodwin shared her vast knowledge of the past Presidents she has come to love. Although once her first section of storytelling was complete, the roaming microphones offered a way for the audience to ask about the specific insight Goodwin possesses.

“It’s like she knows everything about all past Presidents, and she always has an answer, no matter what someone asks her,” said first-year, biology major, Summer Gotwals.

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times a month where we serve organic, local food and discuss an environmental issue together,” he said.

“We welcome anyone who is interested in exploring issues of environmental stewardship and creation care to attend our events and contact Katie or I to become more involved. Earthkeeping and environmentalism reach beyond majors and disciplines to unite anyone who values the natural world and wants to contribute to its conservation.”

If you love nature and are passionate about sustainability and environmentalism, contact Timothy Swartz at ts1296@messiah.edu or Katie Tyrpak at kt1239@messiah.edu to find out how to become an Earthkeeper.

The questions arose from inquires about Goodwin’s book, her work with the PBS and “The Roosevelts” special that recently aired on PBS. Audience members could not resist asking about Goodwin’s work with director and producer Steven Spielberg on his film i, which was adapted from her acclaimed book Team of Rivals. Of course, Goodwin would respond to the question with another story of how she spend time with Daniel Day-Lewis as he became Abraham Lincoln, or how she was a part of the screenplay writing for the film.

Goodwin discussed journalism in modern day society and how she feels that it is “geared more toward an entertainment purpose, instead of what it used to be during Roosevelt’s time”.

“Where is the activism anymore in the public?” she said. “Activism is what the public thrived on when Roosevelt was running for presidency, henceforth his huge popularity with the general public”.

To conclude the night, Goodwin told one last story that related back to her beginning story of baseball and her passion to tell stories. This has become somewhat symbolic for her desire to tell the stories of our past Presidents.

But, before Doris Kearns Goodwin could even leave the stage, she was greeted with a standing ovation from the audience.

“She was such an inspirational person to have to give a lecture...she’s truly fantastic,” one local attendee said.

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“I knew that the chapel was going to be interesting because it was a chapel about an issue that is a current event that is going on,” said sophomore Benjamin Webber. “I knew that in this one there was going to be insight from different sides... there were going to be a bunch of different opinions.”

“I think Messiah is heading in the right direction with discussing not only events like this, but the things they have been doing in general in regards to minorities and underrepresented groups,” Horn added.

“I think that they are doing a great job and should continue at it.”

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Why Participation Awards Have Created a Spoiled Generation “There goes the internal motivation and the joy of doing your best” bring home the cruel reality that somebody’s better than somebody else?”

By Madeline Crocenzi STUDENT WRITER

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n many children’s rooms in the United States, shelves are graced with shiny trophies and colorful ribbons. These trophies may have small figurines kicking a soccer ball or hitting a baseball out of the park. Many of the ribbons have engraved swimmers on them or pictures of a man in mid-sprint. However they all have one thing in common; they do not celebrate any great athletic or academic achievement. They are trophies solely to commemorate participation.

According to Michael Gonchar, author of the New York Times article “Do We Give Children Too Many Trophies?”, trophies began to be mass-produced in the 1960’s. Once a rare gift, children are now given trophies like candy.

For example, a summer program in Maryland gives an award each hour long “day”. A regional branch of the American Youth Soccer Organization gives out 3,500 awards each season. The most telling statistic is that trophy sales are an estimated $3 billion-a-year industry in the United States and Canada.

Stanford psychology professor Carol Dweck does not think children should receive participation awards. She describes a situation in which a girl with a terrible attitude and poor participation received a soccer trophy. Dweck believes that trophies should reward something such as team spirit or most improved, not just participation.

Likewise Susan Harter, a professor of developmental psychology at the University of Denver, disagrees with participation trophies. “I think it’s a little bit excessive,” she says. “At what time of (a child’s) life do we want to

The result of participation trophies is that we have created a generation obsessed with themselves. Jean Twinge, author of “Generation Me”, has studied college students’ increasing levels of narcissism and entitlement.

“In college, those who’ve grown up receiving endless awards do the requisite work, but don’t see the need to do it well. In the office, they still believe that attendance is all it takes to get a promotion,” Twenge says. Participation awards reinforce the idea that you only need to show up to succeed.

- Michele Borba, a contributor for TODAY hands out trophies to every player, what is the motivation to improve? As Merryman says, “Why bother learning problem-solving skills, when there are never obstacles to begin with?”

they do lose, they need to work harder to succeed. “You’re going to lose more often than you win, even if you’re good at something,” Twenge says. “You’ve got to get used to that to keep going.”

We need to introduce children to a world in which they can’t always win. More importantly, we need to start teaching children that sometimes they will lose. When

It is time to end the nonsense of participation awards. It is time to end a generation of spoiled and entitled thinking. Most importantly it is time to let kids lose a little bit--and learn.

Studies show that most kids know when they have truly earned an award.

Michele Borba, a contributor for TODAY, says, “Kids see through it, they know when they deserve the trophy, gold star and the red plate. Those unearned accolades also make kids hooked on those rewards. There goes the internal motivation and the joy of doing your best. What’s the point of effort? Everyone is going to get a trophy for just showing up and breathing.”

Have we created a society of spoiled teenagers and college students because of participation awards? Through her research, Dweck discovered that children respond well to praise. However, they fail at the first difficulty after receiving such tribute. Some children even go as far to say that they would cheat rather than fail again.

Participation accolades also kill the internal drive, which fuels students to improve. Ashley Merryman, author of the New York Times article, “Losing Is Good for You”, says that children age four or five can already recognize those who succeed and those who fail.

Once children demonstrate a particular talent, the excitement lies in the competition itself. If a youth soccer league

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IMMIGRANT OR REFUGEE?

Fleeing Children from Central America to U.S. Border

By Myriam Pedercini STUDENT WRITER

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he land of opportunity has encouraged millions of dreamers to flood in and chase the American Dream over time with hopes of a promising future.

Children have been showing up by the thousands at the Mexico – United States border pursuing the security of America. Parentless and exhausted, these children are fleeing their home countries of Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala for cumulative reasons such as poverty and violence. A question has been raised on whether these fleeing children should be seen as refugees in our countries and cared for with empathy for the brokenness in their native countries.

Children crossing the southern border have been occurring for several years; however it recently peaked to dramatic numbers. In the years of 2004 to 2011 the average number of these refugee children making their way through our border was 6,800 per year. In 2012 the number increased to 13,000 and in the following year that number rose yet again to 24,000.

So far in 2014, the amount has spiked dramatically and is estimated to rise to 90,000 unaccompanied children this year. The Obama administration has begun the process of allowing children from Central America to apply for refugee status. This application process allows some of the children to legally remain in the country, mainly to join family members already residing within U.S. borders. This application is an effort to decrease the numbers of fleeing children pouring into our country.

With the arriving children, border control has relocated many children through the country in shelters where they are cared. Many children are given thermal blankets as well as meals;

however the numbers are so immense.

The children are not just here as immigrants to establish a better living but as refugees running for their lives to a country that is promising shelter.

Violence has been a huge part of history in Latin America. Over the years it has escalated with gang activities, unstable governments and civil war. For example, Honduras is one of the most violent countries in the world with its murder rate consistently rising. Gangs have overrun neighborhoods and left families devastated by the thousands of deaths everyday. Being an orphan is common.

cially reach out in efforts to help the government in this time of desperation. Fellow Americans should educate themselves on the horrors, which are the root of the refugee children’s stories. Thousands come with broken pasts. They come here in hopes of shelter and liberation displayed throughout history in the “Land of the Free.”

Many children are sought out at young ages, as young as six years old, either for recruitment or to be involved in drug trafficking. Many of these gangs use the method of join or die. Schools are ground zero for recruitment. Children flee and make the perilous journey on foot or on top of trains to the border of the United States.

In 2008 the Bush administration passed a law making it difficult for the United States to send these children back to their violent countries. This law prohibits the action of deportation from our country without appearing before an immigration judge.

Obama is seeking to modify that law due to the increase of refugee children.

Many Americans see this as an immigration problem: undocumented citizens coming in through our borders.

However, I don’t see this as the case.

These children are fleeing for their lives.

They are forced to leave to escape war and violence. They should be looked upon with compassion and empathy.

The fellow Latin American community within the United States should espe-

“They should be looked upon with compassion and empathy.”

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Longing For Home Amidst the Cold

By My Nguyen STUDENT WRITER

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often look around and wonder how I ended up here—here at Messiah College, where everything is different from home. I cannot help but feel a bit homesick sometimes,” said Van Nguyen, a sophomore international student.

According to Nguyen, students enjoy having the new experience of college life, but there are certain moments when they will feel isolated and miss home a lot. “It is because home is where our heart is,” she added.

Students encounter college life with nerves, excitement and belief in a bright future. However, they can also bring with them an immense feeling of homesickness and memories of familiar places or relatives when living away from home.

According to a survey conducted at Messiah College, students are often most homesick in winter. This occurs as the typically cold and depressing scenery of the North East invades and makes people become more in-

troverted

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are.

Sahilu, a sophomore from Ethiopia.

“When I have to walk outside in the cold to get to my 8 a.m. class, I think about being at home snuggled up in my living room holding my cat,” said Leighann Hoffman, a junior.

While my mom and I talk, I miss my home and my family so much.”

“I miss home the most when it’s winter because it’s so cold and I miss my paradise beach, the sun, and the warm weather,” added Jodie Howard, a junior from Papua New Guinea.

Especially for first-year students at Messiah, winter will either be a good chance to experience a truly independent life and see how much they have grown, or a tough fight against homesickness.

However, it is not impossible to get over homesickness and find motivation to keep moving on. “Whenever I feel homesick, I call my parents and talk with them. Sometimes, I watch one of my favorite movies from my childhood,” said Hoffman.

Emily Price, a sophomore, said that she tended to spend more time with her friends during the winter because that was when she missed home the most.

“I also surround myself with positive people who will bring me joy to get over homesickness,” said Price.

For international students, homesickness can be an incurable “disease”. Having to live far away from home, to the extent that it takes great finance and time to travel home, international students are only able to reunite with their family and friends once or twice a year.

“I’ve only visited home once in two years...I can’t wait to graduate and get back to my country,” said Loza

The opportunities to explore a new culture and get a developed education are what drive international students’ motivation to enjoy their life in the U.S. “I try to think about how important my education will be in helping my home country and my family and so that helps me focus back on school and get over homesickness,” said Howard. “Realizing why I chose to come to Messiah--to America--helps me realize that I will be home soon and I can better help my country then.”

Generally, homesickness is inherent and inevitable for many college students. It affects their motivation for self-growth and pursuing their ambition; yet, it is possible for students to get over homesickness if they try seeking solutions. Students can be more socially involved in on-campus activities, surrounded by friends and positive people, or concentrated on their final goals of getting a college education to avoid feeling homesick and dispirited.

Winter weather may create the feeling of homesickness, but it is also because of winter that a person should start learning how to face and overcome homesickness in order to have an enjoyable college life experience.

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COLLABORATING TO

By Caitlinn Curry STUDENT WRITER

T

he Collaboratory, one of Messiah’s missions-oriented organizations, has provided students with a humbling opportunity to combine their callings and passions.

Sophomore Luke Betteridge has been able to combine engineering and helping Africa through his partnership with the Garden Water Access Project (GWAP), one of the many groups hosted within the Collab.

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“The Collaboratory has shown me what it is like using engineering in the mission field,” Betteridge said. “The project I am working on is not just another homework assignment; working with Collab is changing real people’s lives. I also love how the Collab is not trying to “solve” other people’s problems with our “better” answers. In Collab, we are about meeting our clients where they are at and working and serving with them by

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giving them some tools and knowledge so they can learn to help themselves.”

Betteridge’s team works in partnership with an organization called SIM. They have spent the last two semesters applying their engineering skills to design “hand pumps and drilling equipment to be used in small garden plots for irrigation in Burkina Faso to provide a source of income and increase food security,” as described on the Collab website.

Their current goals are to have the cost of the pump be approximately $250, with a mean time of one year until it needs repair, and have nationally sourced parts. The goal for the well drilling rig is to work up to a fifteen meter depth, have an average time of four years before failure, and to be able to drill unconsolidated soils like gravel and dirt.

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In 2013, I lived in the bush of Malawi.

My team and I had to walk a mile to and from the well for water multiple times a day, carried home in the same 40-pound canisters as the African women. It was tiring, tedious, and hard work, but it opened my eyes to the vitality of having access to water. The well was also the place the women socialized and escaped from their housework, proving itself emotionally vital.

When I returned from Malawi in May 2013, I felt hopeless; there was no way anyone at Messiah College would ever understand my love for Africa or want to try to make a difference. No American I met could possibly understand the hurt and the need. My concern was later changed by the members of the Collaboratory.

The more I invested into the Collaboratory myself--as a journalism major, which destroyed my misconception that the Collaboratory is only for engineers-I realized the GWAP is much more complex than giving people access to water. I began to do background research, suddenly questioning motives and ignorantly thinking that maybe

Messiah was acting in a way the world didn’t need: as a western force trying to help African people who didn’t actually need help. I was quickly proven wrong.

Forty billion hours a year are spent walking for water in Africa alone, primarily by women and children.

Most sources of water are community owned, and used miles from where people live, allowing for a high likelihood of contamination. This means an excessive amount of time is spent walking instead of working, doing schoolwork, or caring for family and disease. Many women are raped or harassed on their way to the wells.

The people not only need water to drink and bathe, but they need it for another high necessity: growing food. If they are unable to grow food, they cannot eat or sell their products to make an income. When families can grow their own food and sustain themselves, they have less likelihood of being affected by destructive occurrences such as famine and conflict. Most families in rural Africa survive off of farming small plots of land; the tricky part of this is that Africa’s arid climate makes watering crops hard during the dry season.

The Garden Water Access Project, with this knowledge, is “attempting to address that need by providing a cheap, locally sustainable pump and well solution…out of locally sourced and widely available materials, and design a manufacturing process requiring a minimum of tools… to increase production of self-sustaining and income generating crops,” according to their Mission statement.

The Collaboratory meets in Frey 110 on Monday nights at 6 p.m. They are working to do something worthwhile and with a positive impact on those in need.

What about you? Do you want to do something worthwhile, too?

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Lost Film Presents:

Logotype provided by Universal Studios to forget that these are not real people.

By Sara Bretz SAB LOST FILMS EXECUTIVE

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lmost every review of Richard Linklater’s Boyhood describes the film as, “groundbreaking” and that is exactly what it is. Filmed over a 12-year period with the same cast, Boyhood follows a child named Mason (Ellar Coltrane) from kindergarten through his first day at college. As the audience watches Mason grow, they also follow his mother, Olivia (Patricia Arquette) pull her life together, his father, Mason Sr. (Ethan Hawke) finally ground himself, and his sister Samantha (Lorelei Linklater)

come into her own identity.

One of the most wonderful things about this film is how real it is. Obviously, a huge contributor to that feeling is that we see each of these characters age naturally over the course of the film.

However, it also breaks the typical plot pattern of most films. This is not to say that nothing happens in this film; it just seems so real and natural that you do not think of events as a series of plot points. This is simply a film about being a child and being a parent. It is so raw and honest that it almost has the feel of a documentary because of the tendency

Linklater started the project in 2002 and continued each year by gathering the cast together for a three- or fourday shoot to film 10-15 minute short films for each year of their lives. These tiny glimpses into every year show each character physically and emotionally growing up. It is a beautiful look into how we all age and mature, as demonstrated by this cast and Linklater’s simple and clean, yet striking, compositions.

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want bumpers.

There are many aspects to this film that connect the audience with Mason on his journey into adulthood. Linklater uses music from the year each specific section was filmed to pull the audience in and deeply connect them with Mason’s experience at that point in his life. Interestingly enough, Mason’s years of growing up align perfectly with those of a college freshman. As students, our experiences align with his year by year. Linklater also includes time-specific references to political campaigns, Harry Potter, and the advancement of technology to guide the audience without having to resort to explicit time markers segmenting each year.

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Coltrane’s portrayal of Mason pulls on the heartstrings of viewers. Not only are we watching a little boy grow up, but also we are watching ourselves grow up. As we see Mason struggle to succeed despite his past experiences, we root for him because he becomes part of us.

We root for Olivia as she finds who she wants to be and how to balance being a single parent and learning to love herself. We root for Mason Sr. as he learns how to be an adult and how to be the ‘cool-dad’ while being responsible and loving. Boyhood portrays us through each intricate scene.

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Earning an 8.7 on IMDb, a 99% on Rotten Tomatoes and 100% on Metacritic (only accomplished by one other film entitled Best Kept Secret, a documentary with a total of four reviews), Boyhood will bring you on a journey through your past and through the past of those you love. This film is a reminder to allow each moment to grab you, because they will not last forever.

Boyhood is playing this weekend at Parmer Cinema.

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B-SIDES PRESENTS FOLK BAND

Oh Honey Go-to

By Abbi Smith STUDENT WRITER

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“Wildlife”

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“All This Could be Yours”

Verite “Echo”

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h Honey is an indie folk pop band with a feel-good flair for happy, catchy tunes. The band was started by New Yorkers, Mitchy Collins, singersongwriter and guitarist and vocalist, Danielle Bouchard who are joined by Robbie Ernst on drums, and Ian Holubiak on guitar. Previously associated with The Kin and Outasight, Oh Honey has recently signed with Atlantic Records, an exciting development for any new and upcoming band.

After starting in April of 2013, Oh Honey has already released two EPs, With Love and Sincerely Yours, and are planning on releasing two more (Wish You Were Here and Until Next Time) as a four-part series entitled Postcards.

Their hit single “Be Okay” made it to the Adult Top 40 in 2013 shortly after its release. In August of this year they released an album of “Be Okay” remixes.

They are expected to release their first full album sometime during 2015.

After signing to Atlantic Records, Oh Honey toured with artists James Blunt, the Fray and American Authors. They also performed at the annual music festival, South by Southwest (SXWS) earlier this year. They are currently on tour with American Authors and will continue to tour with them throughout November and into early December, including locations in Pennsylvania such as Pittsburgh and Philadelphia on Nov. 6 and 8, respectively.

Named after an episode of How I Met Your Mother, Oh Honey’s music has been featured several times on television. Their song “Be Okay” has been featured in national commercials for the new ABC show Selfie, the film Hundred Foot Journey, and Chili’s restaurant chain. It was also covered in the 100th episode of Glee, entitled “New Directions.” Their relaxed, inspiring vibes perfectly suit any marketing campaign intending to advertise the happiness of potential customers.

Oh Honey’s sound can be compared to Of Monsters and Men, the Lumineers, and American Authors. Their indie riffs are perfect for sun streaming and grabbing a coffee with friends as the crisp autumn weather steals in before winter.

The catchy acoustic indie folk mixed with fun-filled pop jams have much to offer to lovers of pop, folk, or indie. Oh

Photos provided by https://www.facebook.com/Ohhoneymusic Honey is this year’s hot new indie catch: up and coming, and coming out on top.

Oh Honey performs at B-Sides on Nov. 12 at 9 pm in the Larsen Student Union.

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THE

MANHATTAN TRANSFER

Performs on Campus; remembers late founder

By Erin Zakin STUDENT WRITER

T

he well-known harmony vocal quartet, The Manhattan Transfer performed at Messiah College on Oct. 24 despite the recent loss of their founder and bass singer, Tim Hauser.

“This is what Tim would have wanted— for us to continue on with our music,” Janis Siegel, the alto of the group, said during the beginning of their performance. Trist Curless stood in Hauser’s place along with the groups original three members: Siegel, Cheryl Bentyne, soprano, and Alan Paul, tenor. Each member also sang a solo tribute song in honor of Tim. Friday’s concert featured many classic jazz songs, such as “Birdland”, “Candy”, and “Groovin’”. Members also shared stories behind the music and about collaborations with famous artists, such as Bobby McFerrin. The entire performance was touching and heartfelt in

remembrance of Hauser. The group stayed true to their jazz/pop sound and earned warm applause by singing songs from both past and present. Siegel, wellknown for her incredible impression of a trumpet, dazzled the audience while other members sang a doo-wop improv.

The Manhattan Transfer was formed nearly 40 years ago in 1972 by Tim Hauser, who dreamed of forming a vocal group capable of performing the varied music styles. After the group was signed to Atlantic Records in 1975 and released their first album, their music began to take off.

The Manhattan Transfer has since won 10 Grammy awards and was nominated for 17, including Best Jazz Fusion Performance Vocal or Instrumental, Best Arrangement for Voices, Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, and Best Jazz Performance, Duo or Group, and more.

A big part of the night was honoring and remembering Hauser. As the founder of

the Manhattan Transfer, Hauser had a deep interest in music and singing. Born in 1941, Hauser spent most of his young life in New Jersey. He participated in glee club during high school and baseball— another passion of his. At age 15, Hauser began singing professionally, and he even founded a teenage doo wop/R&B/ rock & roll quintet called the Criterions, which had a mild success that included a few songs on the Billboard chart.

In 1959, Hauser graduated from Villanova University after spending much of his time in college expanding his music interests and talents. It wasn’t until 1969 that the first version of the Manhattan Transfer was created. However, the members differed on what sort of sound the group should have, and the group broke up in the early 70’s.

In 1972, Hauser met what became the original members of the Manhattan Transfer through various connections.

Since their creation, Hauser’s dreams of creating a successful vocal group and having a musical career have come true.

SYMPHONIC WINDS

to Hold Fall Concert

By Katie Mihelarakis STUDENT WRITER

S

ymphonic Winds will be performing a concert of eclectic and unique musical ensembles on Nov. 6 at 8 p.m. in Parmer Hall.

The concert has a wide variety of pieces in store for the audience, as well as a few other featured ensembles.

“In addition to Symphonic Winds, we have a group called Brass Cross playing on the concert and flute choir.

Brass Cross is a brass group of students and faculty,” said Dr. Bradley Genevro, who has served as director of the ensemble for eleven years.

The show also incorporates a number

of different cultures into the music. A piece called “Courtly Airs and Dances,”

by American composer Ron Nelson, is a medley of renaissance dances, each one paying homage to a specific country.

There is also a diversity of composers in the chosen music, according to Genevro.

“It’s a really varied program,” he said.

“We have chamber music, we have American composers, we have European composers, and we have Asian composers. It’s a very broad scope of everything.”

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“We’re actually singing in the movement, so that one’s just upbeat as well, and fun.

It should be interesting,” said sophomore elementary and special education major Amanda Bromley, who is a flutist.

Some of the songs are even pieces of history. “We’re playing five brass fanfares that were written back in 1943 and 1944 for Cincinnati’s symphony orchestra by composers all over the world,” said Genevro.

“Symphonic Winds is our second concert band. It’s a band of mostly non-music majors, students on campus that are engineering, nursing and everything else.”

Abby Blakeney, a sophomore history education major who is in her second year playing clarinet for Symphonic Winds, talked about the general atmosphere of the ensemble.

“It’s really fun because it’s more for non-majors and it’s more of a hobby, and it’s pretty chill, too,” she said.

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NEW Seasons of FAN FAVORITES

Return to Television

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By Megan Hess STUDENT WRITER

ith the end of the semester approaching as the days get longer and colder, it seems like the perfect time to take a day in and binge watch a favorite TV series. However, viewers of Doctor Who, Supernatural, or The Walking Dead - shows which all premiered new seasons in the past few weeks - are forced to do it in what many consider the “old-fashioned” way: watching one episode at a time.

When a show returns after the long waiting period between the finale of the previous season and the first episode of the new one, it carries a certain amount of excitement for the audience.

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Schedule Superof natural Shows: tuesdays 8pm | cw

Doctor Who is on its eighth season. Episodes air on BBC America Saturdays at 9 p.m., but can also be found online.

We come back from across the pond to another fantasy series - American this time, and not about aliens. For nonfans, Supernatural is the story of two brothers, Sam and Dean Winchester (Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles) orphaned after their parents’ murder.

Once grown, the boys decide to take on the same profession as their father: demon hunting. The Winchester brothers have battled their way through nine seasons so far, and picked up an angel friend, Castiel (Misha Collins) along the way.

The tenth season is currently running Tuesday nights at 8 p.m. on the CW. According to first year English major, Alexandra Chandon, season ten, “has potential, and is definitely getting bolder. Before, it had mainstream myths and legends, but now they are dealing more with angels and demons.”

Besides the usual thrill, Doctor Who fans (commonly called “Whovians”) received a special treat in a “new” protagonist. One of the major plot points of this British sci-fi series which began in the early 1960s is that the Doctor, a time-traveling alien, regularly regenerates. When he regenerates this means that he has a completely new physical form, he is able to do this 13 times.

Keeping with the theme of shows whose subject matter is in the title, AMC’s The Walking Dead also started releasing new episodes recently.

With the leventh Doctor’s departure, Whovians saw the Doctor transform from a man, first-year computer science major Courtney Skinner calls “spontaneous and erratic” (Matt Smith) to a world-weary and ornery Scotsman (Peter Capaldi).

The show currently finds the group of survivors escaping from Terminus, a “shelter” that was not what it seemed.

One of the group may know a cure for the disease, but must get to Washington D.C. in order to put it into action.

“To simplify the current season - dark, climatic, foreboding and promising,” junior history major, Eli Cornell said.

Peter Capaldi steps in as the newest title man in Doctor Who.

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Based on the graphic novel series of the same name, the protagonists of The Walking Dead deal daily with the struggle of staying alive in a world overrun by zombies.

Not without a few deaths, the show is on its fifth season, with new episodes airing weekly on AMC Sundays at 9 pm.

Rick Grimes & Co. remain on the run and fighting to survive in The Walking Dead.

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NBA Tip Off a mistake by the Lakers.

Illustration by Abbey Wylie

By John Moulton STUDENT WRITER

T

uesday, Oct. 28th marked the beginning of a new year for the NBA. The league had been making headlines even before the 2014-2015 season began, as the drama of the offseason has built many narratives coming into the competitive season.

One of the biggest stories is the return of several All-Star players back to their teams. Kobe Bryant, at the age of 36, is returning to the Los Angeles Lakers from a torn Achilles and a fracture in his knee that he endured over the past two years. Bryant hopes to prove that he is still an elite, competitive player and that the two-year extension he signed in November of last year was not

The other big injury return is Derrick Rose: an electrifying player that can change the pace of the game, but has had recent injury troubles. Over the past two seasons, Rose has missed 154 regular season games and has only played 10 games in the same span.

Rose will be trying to show that the success he has had in this preseason is not a fluke and that is finally 100% healthy, with hopes of making the Chicago Bulls a serious contender for the Eastern Conference championship and beyond.

Another storyline heading into the season is how current injuries will affect playoff contending teams this year.

During a scrimmage for Team USA this summer before the FIBA World Championships, Indiana Pacers star Paul George suffered a terrible leg injury that has him sidelined indefinitely. The injury required a potentially season-ending surgery for George, and leaves the Pacers--also without departed contributor Lance Stephenson--as a much weaker contender in the Eastern Conference.

In the Western Conference, the Oklaho-

ma Thunder lost the reigning MVP Kevin Durant to a fracture in his foot that required surgery and will result in him missing six to eight weeks. The Thunder, considered a favorite to contend against the defending NBA champion San Antonio Spurs, suffered another player setback when talented point guard Russell Westbrook--expected to shoulder the load of Durant’s absence--fractured his hand in their second game of the season against the Los Angeles Clippers last week. There is no official timetable on his return, but Westbrook’s absence further adds to the Thunder’s injury woes.

However, the biggest incoming storyline of the year is undoubtedly the return of “The King to his palace. Four years ago, LeBron James announced in “The Decision” that he would be departing his hometown of Cleveland to join the Miami Heat. During those four years, the Heat went to four straight NBA Finals and came away with two championships. James won two league MVPs, two Finals MVPs, three All-Defensive

By Phil Naegely STUDENT WRITER

Members of the men’s and women’s soccer team, as well as the Musser and Shoemaker families, stood on Shoemaker Field as a short dedication took place before the men’s soccer game between Messiah and Albright.

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James’ return helped garner a Kevin Love trade to the Cavaliers, which saw number one overall pick Anthony Wiggins go the other to the Minnesota Timberwolves. Several other marquee free agents made their own decisions on what team to go to, including Chris Bosh staying in Miami and Chandler Parsons jumping from the Houston Rockets to the Dallas Mavericks..

The long race to the NBA Finals underway and already full of compelling storylines to keep seasoned and new viewers alike on the edge of their seats this season.

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job on campus?

James’ craving for championships was finally satisfied with the move, but there was a twist in the plot this past summer. He became a free agent, and many saw him staying in Miami. Then came the big surprise: he was returning home to the Cleveland Cavaliers to help lead them and their title-starved city to a championship.

Out With the Old,

uring Homecoming weekend, Messiah College Athletics presented a new soccer scoreboard to the thousands of gathered alumni, students, and community members.

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first teams, and one second team.

As was the case with the old scoreboard, the new scoreboard stands in memory of Keith Musser ‘90, who played soccer for Messiah under the late coach Layton Shoemaker. Both were a part of the foundation that laid the path for Messiah soccer’s success, both men’s and women’s, that has included a combined 15 Division III National Championships since 2000. While their legacies were fondly remembered that day, both of their spirits, habits, and lives have been passed on through the many generations of Falcon soccer players.

The new, darker blue scoreboard with red lights shares some similar characteristics with the scoreboards on the baseball field and Anderson Field, home of Messiah field hockey program.

Changing the scoreboard’s location to the northeast end of the field just beneath Anderson Field is a welcome change for the many spectators who often sit on the hilly natural seating

of the stadium’s southwest end. After many years of looking to the smaller scoreboard on the left from the stands, and people running to check the score for fans on the hill, the new scoreboard is more visible from more areas surrounding Shoemaker Field.

The scoreboard also includes several other new additions--particularly from a statistical and visual standpoint. Below the score, stats for shots taken and saves made are now included for each team. There is also now a digital video board, which allows for a variety of running messages and room for sponsor spotlights to be highlighted. Graphics for corner kicks--telling the crowd to stand up, as is tradition when Messiah wins a corner--cards, goals, and even a photo and name of the player who scored the goal are all now possible with the new digital video board that is included on the scoreboard.

Both Messiah’s men’s and women’s soccer teams quickly put the new scoreboard to work in their Homecoming games against Albright. The Messiah women picked up a 3-0 victory in their afternoon game, while the Falcon men trounced the visiting Lions by a comprehensive 7-0 margin.

The new scoreboard looks ahead to a bright future for Messiah soccer and athletics as a whole with its new innovations and assistance to the crowd.

At the same time, it also looks back on two important people from the rich history of Messiah’s soccer program.

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Women’s Ultimate Frisbee scores tourney wins; prepares for spring season

By Sarah Beckman STUDENT WRITER

T

he Messiah College Women’s Ultimate Frisbee team has been tearing up the competition this fall season in prepration for the regular season in the spring.

Known as the Mastodon Revolution, the team has placed first in both their tournaments this fall. In their first action of the year at the Gettysburg Round Robin, the Lady Dons picked up a 3-0 record, winning over Shippensburg, Haverford, and Gettysburg.

With a trophy on the line in their second action of the year at the Gettysburg Battlefield Brawl tournament, the girls opened the tournament Oct. 18 by pulling through with two wins against American University and Gettysburg. However, a tough defeat to West Virginia University brought their tournament record down to 2-1. The Lady Dons bounced back to close out the first day of the tournament with a win by defeating Shippensburg.

Returning to the Brawl the next day, they bounced Gettysburg again in bracket play, setting up a Messiah-West Virginia showdown in the final match. Despite a windy day that made playing conditions difficult, the Lady Dons pulled through for a 10-5 win over West Virginia, giving them the tournament championship.

But what is it that makes this team such a well-oiled machine? Practice has been key, but the Mastodon Revolution also has a bond that puts them above any other team on the field.

Junior and team president Sarah Goldy-Brown says the team is inten-

tionally uplifting of one another, which makes the girls stronger as a team themselves.

The same was said by sophomore Danielle Chun, who called the Mastodon Revolution the most encouraging team she has ever been a part of.

This community of players works together with their first goal in mind: bringing honor to God through everything they do. Goldy-Brown says this is one of the things that helps her and her teammates be a better unit together against their opponents.

“We know that our first goal is to glorify God, on and off the field...that is what we go out to do” Goldy-Brown said.

The team is hopeful of maintaining their good performances in the upcoming 2015 spring season. With a strong group of players returning to the team, along with some promising rookies, the team expects to continue their fall success into the spring. There is a lot of potential in the team and the girls are dedicated to moving forward together as the season quickly approaches.

EDITOR’S NOTE: The Lady Dons captured another title the weekend of Nov. 1-2, winning a tournament hosted by Franklin & Marshall in Lancaster.

Messiah also won the tournament on the men’s side. A full feature story on the men’s and women’s ultimate frisbee teams is planned for the spring.

Members of the Messiah Mastadon Revolution pose after playing in the Gettysburg Round Robin earlier this fall.

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Photo by Carly Groff

By Mason McFee STUDENT WRITER

T

he future can contain too many variables and can quickly become overwhelming to think about, which is why it is sometimes important to look at life in phases. For Messiah College’s athletics department, that is exactly the mindset that has been adopted for a new lacrosse facility.

What does the new facility mean for both the men’s and women’s lacrosse teams? A current player on the men’s lacrosse team, Teagan Pfautz, offered some insight.

“This synthetic turf field will give the players more traction as they run up and down the field,” Pfautz said.

“The current lacrosse (practice) field is below Andersen Field and the field quickly becomes a mud hole if it rains too hard,” Pfautz said. “The new turf field that is set to be constructed opens up a new place to play, which means that there is another place to practice if we run into any conflict with the women’s lacrosse team, the field hockey team, or the men or women’s soccer team.”

In the past, the lacrosse teams had to share practice and game time on Anderson Field with the field hockey team, as well as the tight practice field areas that are available around Starry. The field hockey team will now be the sole users of Anderson Field.

When asked about what else the new turf field does for the game of lacrosse specifically, Pfautz said the new turf field allows the players to wear cleats and avoid slipping. The new synthetic surface will be a vast difference from the flatter, slippery AstroTurf of Anderson Field

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“I love playing on turf...it makes it easier to pick up ground balls, the field is more level, and it makes the game faster and more fun to watch and play.”

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Fans can visit gomessiah.com for a gallery of images detailing the plans for the new lacrosse field and imagery on the final products of Phase Two and Phase Three.

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crosse program are understandably excited about the new turf field and what the future has to bring. They hope to continue the standard of excellence that Messiah upholds—taking it in phases on a whole new playing field.

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Phase Two will include full lighting for the facility and Phase Three will include stadium seating, a press box, bathrooms, a hospitality patio, and a parking lot. Both of these phases will begin once fundraising is completed for each of them. Funding

that the players had to play on before.

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Messiah College recently announced plans for a new synthetic turf field in the Starry Sports Complex. The new field is being built just beyond Anderson Field and the Criste tennis courts toward the current practice fields, and is set to progress in three phases. Phase One has already begun, including the field itself, fencing, a scoreboard, and underground wiring for future lights and fiber optics, all at a total cost of $1.3 million.

This part is expected to be completed in time for the Spring 2015 seasons for the men’s and women’s lacrosse teams.

for Phase Two is already underway.