Issue 8, Vol. CV

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Sustainability in South America, Amazon

Previews of upcoming events on campus, including the Rebecca Harding Davis Symposium and a lecture on Natural Gas.

Page 5 President’s Voices W&J Students weigh in on global issues. Check out what they have to say.

Page 6 Eternal Life Is eternal life even possible?

Would it be worth it? Mike Nemchick ‘13 weighs in.

Page 11 Lollapalooza Flip to the Arts section to see the line-up for one of summer most anticipated music festivals.

Page 14 Processed Meat Is there are link between heavily processed meat and cancer?

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During Spring Break, a group of 12 W&J students travelled to Ecuador for a rainforest conservation trip within the Amazon. The trip was organized and led by Jake Meyers ‘15 and the group worked and lived on a sustainable reservation. Pictured bottom row, left to right: Jala Johnson ‘15, Desiree Goldstrohm ‘16, Isabella Diaz ‘15, Makensie Holets ‘15, Natalie Sowko ‘15. Top, left to right: Mike Kasunic ‘16, Kyle Sossi ‘15, Sara Mitchell ‘15, Mackie Jakobs ‘16, Josa Barinas ‘14, Jake Meyers ‘15, Jonas (Reserve employee) and Alex Nallin ‘13.

Saturday, 4/13 High: 51°, Low: 33°

Sunday, 4/14 High: 63°, Low: 50°

Monday, 4/15 High: 68°, Low: 42°

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Students Travel to Ecuador for Spring Break Kyle Sossi Red&Black Editor

During spring break, 12 W&J students traveled to Ecuador to live and work in the Amazon Rainforest for a week. The reserve they stayed at consisted of hundreds of acres of primary and secondary forest, as well as a sustainable garden, where rare or medicinal plants were raised.

Each day, the students volunteered for six hours, assisting the reserve with ongoing projects: building a bridge, preparing an area of land for raising capybaras and turtles, creating a Yuca garden, composting leaves to create fresh soil, reforesting efforts and general maintenance around the garden.

In their off-hours, the volunteers were free to explore the reserve and local towns. There were many such adventures on the trip including climbing a one hundred foot observation tower, swimming across the Napo River, hiking to a waterfall, holding an

eight-foot boa constrictor in a local Quichean village and visiting a town called Misahualli, where capuchin monkeys ran wild.

The global travelers shared their experiences with the trip.

Makensie Holets said of the trip “This trip not only allowed me to see other parts of the world and experience how other people live, but also how to better myself.”

Isabella Diaz shared a parallel message when she said “Being a big city girl and going to Ecuador really woke me up to reality. A lot of my family is from a third world country and I was always curious on what their perspective was like.”

Similarly, Sara Mitchell said “I learned a lot about my desires and my passions. Plus getting to see the toilets flush counter-clockwise was awesome.”

Desiree Goldstrohm spoke of some of her apprehensions with the trip, but also how she quickly overcame them when she said “I was reluctant at first, but then I thought how many people can say

that they have done something like that?”

When speaking of this necessary adaptation to life in the Amazon, Josa Barinas said “during a siesta, someone pointed out a tarantula above our heads and my reaction was to shrug and calmly say ‘Well look at that.’”

The trip was completely planned and led by Sophomore Biology and EVS double major, Jake Meyers.

Jake said that “the trip was an incredible opportunity for students of different disciplines to gain exposure to, not only another culture and some of the most pressing environmental issues of the world, but to also learn more about themselves.”

The students worked with the Jatun Sacha Foundation, one of the largest conservation groups in Ecuador, as well as the Washington D.C. based NGO, UBELONG. This organization helps locate affordable and exciting opportunities for people to volunteer abroad.

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Jala Johnson and Josa Barinas help make a Yuca garden. Jala said of the trip that “traveling to Ecuador was a great way for me to free myself from everything for a week, and it also showed me how many things I take for granted.” Yuca is a starchy plant used in many dishes in Ecuador and as part of the sustainable nature of the reserve, the Yuca garden that W&J students helped create will be used to feed volunteers in the future. The plant became a very dear staple of the students diet during their time in Ecuador.

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During a self-guided tour of the reserve, Alex Nallin displays his President’s pride infront of an over one-hundred foot high tree. Alex used the trip as an opportunity to practice Spanish and learn more about South American culture before his upcoming two-year long Peace Corps project in Peru.

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Energy Summit At W&J Kyle Sossi Red&Black Editor

On Thursday April 4, W&J hosted its second annual Energy Summit entitled “U.S. Energy Security: How Do We Get There?”

President Tori Haring-Smith said of the event “It is our role to create an environment where civil discourse over issues that affect our region can occur. And this summit is an expression of that.”

The series of panel discussions and speeches focused on not only the consumption of energy in the U.S., but also where that energy comes from and what the implications are of acquiring energy from different sources.

In the first panel discussion, Rayola Dougher, a senior Economic adviser for the American Petroleum Institute, Andrew Holland, a senior energy and climate fellow at the American Security Project, and Anne Korin, the codirector of the Institute for the Analysis of Global Security, discussed U.S. energy security and the impact of the oil boom on the global marketplace.

Anne Korin discussed what energy security actually means, in terms of price and supply stability for consumer. She added that there is a stable supply of energy in the global market, but the ability to sell that oil to consumers at an affordable price has been squandered by OPEC and its cartel-like hold over the industry.

Dougher argued for greater development of America’s energy resources, including expansion of

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S e c u r i t y Lo g S 3/18 On the above date and time, when an officer was leaving Upper Class hall, a student was observed in North Hall, smoking out of their window.

The student went back into their room so the officer went into the building to go up to the student’s room, the student met the officer in the hallway.

When asked what they were doing, the student, said they were bored so they smoked marijuana. The plastic bottle and tube being used to smoke was confiscated. Nothing else was found in the room.

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Diana Stares, director of W&J’s Center for Energy Policy and Management, left, with President Haring-Smith and General Wald, the keynote speaker for W&J’s recent energy summit.

off-shore drilling into previously off-limits areas and the creation of the Keystone Pipeline.

Holland argued that the area where U.S. energy security is most hurt is in the environment.

“Environmental pollution is the number one market failure in the use and production of energy,” Holland argued.

Additionally, he said that the U.S. must have a foreign policy that is not dependent on energy usage. This panel was followed by a keynote speech given by General Charles F. Ward (USAF Ret).

He discussed the nature of U.S. energy policy on a broad scale, saying that “the U.S. subsidizes global energy security,” as well as a deeper focus on the energy usage of the military.

Using examples of new, more efficient and sustainable technol-

ogies, he highlighted the ways in which the military is re-outfitting its energy consumption.

This would solve a major problem that General Ward discussed which is that in combat zones every solider uses about 22 gallons of fuel per day and each gallon costs approximately $400.

The final panel was moderated by Amy Harder, an energy and environment reporter for the National Journal, and the participants in the panel were Daniel Donovan, of Dominion Energy, Mark Mills, of the Manhattan Institute and Forbes magazine, Peter Molinaro, of Dow Chemical Company, and David Schryver, of the American Public Gas Association.

This panel focused on energy security and Shale Gas, a hotly debated topic in Western PA.

3/25 Criminal Mischief While on their round, a security officer was called to Monroe Hall because someone had hit a window. Upon arrival at the room, the officer found that someone had broken the dorm room window with a snowball.

The student living in the dorm was sitting at their desk, eating a bowl of soup and studying when the window broke.

The student was upset but okay. The student looked out the window after it broke and saw a male with dark hair standing below the window. The male could not be identified by the resident of the dorm. The window was soon fixed.

3/29 Criminal Trespass While in Old Main, an officer heard noises on the upper floors of the building. Upon inspection, two students were found in the south tower of Old Main. One student was found sitting on a window ledge, two feet away from a four story drop.

The second student was questioned about how they entered the towers, but the student could not remember their entry route. This student’s attitude was one of contempt and disrespect when being questioned. The second student was quiet during questioning.

The students were told Residence Life would be contacting them later. The tower was relocked.

3/31 Information While looking out the office door of the Protection Services office, an officer saw a raccoon by the trash can. The officer noted that the raccoon did not look very well and was stumbling around. Penn Capture was called; the raccoon was caught, caged and taken away.

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Pictured above, Diana Stares introduces the first panel discussion. The panelists were Bill Flanigan (who moderated) Andrew Hollan, Rayola Dougher and Anne Korin.

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Can Meat Production Be Sustainable? “Green” Events Preview: PA Natural Gas Lecture Meriwether explains not only the enormous benefits of the orthe country, providing natural gas on Campus ganic agricultural model in place industry giant Marcellus Shale an Jake Meyers Red&Black Staff

On Thursday, April 4th, Graham Meriwether, documentary journalist, presented on campus a screening of his latest production titled American Meat.

The film poses the question of whether or not sustainable farming can feed America. The “profarmer” documentary explores the process of meat production in America, presenting the history of the current industrial farming system.

Practices like feedlots and confinement are exposed, but in an honest approach that humanizes the farmers themselves and explains their rational in what many claim to be an over processed and highly industrialized system with the aim of making meat cheap, regardless of environmental and health concerns.

The story of the average small farmer is told, not through hidden cameras or stock footage from PETA, but in a scrupulous journalistic way that provides a greater understanding to the issue at hand.

Halfway through the film, the focus shifts towards the Salatin family and Polyface Farms. American Meat is not the first film to present the innovative ways of Polyface Farms, a leader in alternative agricultural and a model to small farmers nationwide.

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at Polyface, but demonstrates the benefits it has on the Salatin family and how they are slowly inspiring Americans across the nation to grow their own food and seek out the organic option.

The solutions-oriented macroscopic documentary stressed the importance on the enormous age gap present in our current farming system, noting how the average farmer is 65, when the optimal age for any job is 35.

There is a need for the younger generation to get out and farm if America is to see a switch to organic farming practices. Currently, 99% of all farming is completed on an industrial scale, leaving just 1% to small scale operations.

The importance of training and education for the new generation of farmers growing each day is critical in terms of deciding our future trajectory towards which model of farming we wish to support.

The screening, one of over 150 nationwide this far, concluded with a panel discussion with participation from sustainable farmers, a professor of food studies, Parkhurst Dining Services representatives, and the film’s director Graham Meriwether.

The event was sponsored by the Integrated Semester on Conflict and Community (Fall 2013).

April 13

Volunteer Tree Planting

April 17

The Island President Film and Webinar Discussion and Nationwide Screening @7pm Tech Center Rm.118

April 20

Mingo Creek Clean-up

April 23

12p.m. at the Commons , Jo Posti of PA American Water will be conducting a water taste test.

“Bottled vs. Tap Water” Jo Posti will examine the pros and cons of drinking bottled vs tap water, 4p.m., Dieter-Porter 100

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On Monday, April 22, W&J Civics House & Energy Lecture Series will be presenting a lecture titled “The Future of Natural Gas in Pennsylvania.”

The energy lecture will be located in the Old Main Chapel starting at 7:00pm, and will feature Scott Perry, deputy secretary for oil and gas of the PA department of environmental protection.

Mr. Perry directs the Bureaus of Oil and Gas Planning and Program Management and District Oil and Gas Operations.

He manages the development of departmental policy in addition to the regulatory and technical guidance on oil and gas activities in Pennsylvania Scott Perry will be lecturing the audience on the impacts of the natural gas industry operations on the environment, as well as both the politics and the future of the natural gas industry itself.

Following the lecture, a debate will likely be sparked from a question and answer session on a topic that many Pennsylvanians find themselves divided over.

Over the past two years, natural gas drilling has earned Pennsylvania over $400 million.

Pennsylvania is home to one of the largest shale gas reserves in

opportunity to provide a substantial amount of energy to the state.

Drilling technology in the natural gas industry has made incredible strives in terms of advancement in the past few years, opening up drill sites that were previously inaccessible.

Access to deep shale deposits has resulted in a huge increase in production while lowering gas prices.

The method of drilling, also known as fracking, comes at a cost, however. Pollution is a major concern in terms of the effects of fracking.

Large volumes of water are injected deep into the ground to break apart rock that frees up the oil and gas deep within.

This water, along with sand and hazardous chemicals, has people worried over the safety of their drinking water; with some claiming they can ignite their drinking water on fire directly from the sink.

The industry and many federal and state officials claim natural gas drilling is safe when done appropriately, but environmental groups and scientists point to a lack of research on these claims.

Registration for the event on April 22 is recommended, and should be completed by e-mail to energycenter@washjeff.edu

Preview: Remembering the Life of Rebecca Harding Davis Alexis Geeza Red&Black Staff

A new Pennsylvania state historical marker will soon be dedicated to Rebecca Harding Davis, an influential 19th century American author born and raised in Washington, PA. Washington & Jefferson is holding a symposium celebrating Davis and the Washington Female Seminary on Saturday, April 13.

W&J invites the community to attend the event (which is free to W&J students).

Though born in the nearby Bradford House in 1831, Rebecca

spent most of her childhood in Wheeling, WV. In 1845 she entered the Washington Female Seminary at age 14, graduating as valedictorian in 1848.

Later she began working for newspapers and publishing her writing.

Credited with hundreds of published works, Davis is considered a pioneer of literary realism in American literature, a trend that focused on the truthful portrayal of activities of everyday life and society of the time.

Her most well-known work, Life in the Iron Mills (1861), in-

troduced American readers to the struggles of industrial life through the plight of factory workers.

Her other works highlighted the troubles of minority groups.

Most notably the struggles of blacks, women, Native Americans, immigrants and the working class.

Davis was largely forgotten by the time of her death in 1910, however, up until the early 1970s when feminist writer Tillie Olsen rediscovered and promoted her work.

The Symposium will involve a number of activities which will begin at 9 A.M. and concluding

at 5 P.M. Four guest speakers will give presentations on various aspects of Davis’s life and contributions throughout the day.

The dedication for the historical marker will take place in the morning, while other events will occur later in the day.

Other activities include a walking tour and exhibits at the Bradford and LeMoyne houses all conducted W&J students.

There will also be an early 19th century notable women costume display, a student poster session, book signings and a book table, and historical and genealogy displays. Though attendance is free

for W&J students, registration at the door on the day of the symposium is 25 dollars for everyone else (senior citizens get a five dollar discount).

For more information, registration info and a detailed schedule, check out the event page on the W&J website by going to http:// www.washjeff.edu/calendar.

When searching for the event, make sure to look for the correct date, which again is Saturday, April 13.

Don’t miss this opportunity to learn more about the history of Washington and the important people in the area’s history.

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CAMPUS NEWS 5 “In light of recent political circumstances, what concerns you most as a Global citizen?”

“What concerns me the most is United States’ frequent intervention in the domestic politics of other nations; the U.S. military and weaponry base is the largest in the world, the U.S. is also the largest consumer of the world’s natural resources and the obvious fact that it has dominance over the United Nations all pose threats to many countries around the world” —Wang Qi ‘14

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“[In terms of] the Israeli and Palestinian conflict, I think America’s continuing provision of aid to Israel, solely because of its need to maintain an ally in the Middle East, is holding back the two countries’ possible reconciliation efforts.” —Selma Delalic ‘14

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“What concerns me most is the overall general warfare of the middle class in the United States – the classes are becoming more and more polarized and it is imperative that the government work towards a solution with focus on the national debt.”

— Kim Vanni ‘13

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Is Eternal Life Really Worth It? The Possible Pitfalls of Living For Eternity

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SUMMER SESSIONS 2013 DI ETRICH SCHOOL OF ARTS AN D SCI ENCES COLLEGE OF GEN ERAL STU DI ES

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When some people think of eternal life, they picture Heaven or a futuristic method of bodily preservation.

emotion to spice things up.

Obviously keeping eternal life in your body, or a modified version of it is preferred.

So this section is called Life, so So if our bodies could for some let’s have a little discussion about reason last forever, we would still life: eternal life. eventually have to deal with the First off is eternal life in inevitable heat death of heaven. I think I will pass on the universe.

“Life is not fun without a bit of People would just eternal life, sounds boring, someone else can take my place be floating around in risk or struggle involved. in heaven. I mean you die, and space with nothing to Besides, forever is a long time. do, back to the floating then you go to some magical place where everything is You will eventually have every brain problem, unless perfect. you manage to bump Life is not fun without a bit single experience there is for a into someone in the of risk or struggle involved. blackness human being to have again and unfathomable Besides, forever is a long time. of space.

You will eventually have However, with this again for all eternity.” every single experience there option you still get a exists for a human being to few trillion years of have again and again for all of eat, can’t see. You would just be interesting life with space travel eternity. stuck in your own little brainy and lasers.

Even chess will get more world, to live without being able to Maybe eternal life is not so boring than it already as once ever take in any new information. great in general; a few centuries you learn every possible outcome That would get boring pretty might be nice though. of every formation on the board. quickly and you would probably Personally I have just decided Also with all the religions out devolve into madness. to stop getting older so I will be there you never even know what Maybe once in a while someone around for a while to see how it heaven you will get in to, some would electroshock different parts goes and write a follow up article more interesting than others. of your brain to stimulate fear or in 2513.

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What about preserving your brain in a jar or something? Let’s say we can use technology to keep it alive outside the body, a form of eternal or at least extended life.

So there you are, a brain, just floating around, can’t talk, can’t

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The Brave New World of Genetically-Modified Animals

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Journalist Emily Anthes' book attempts to explain some of the new animal creations, including GloFish, shown on the bottom right. The dolphin on top was the inspiration for a movie.

Alexis Geeza Red&Black Staff Ever wanted a cat that glows in the dark? Science has made it possible.

True, genetically engineered fluorescent cats might not be in high demand, but there are plenty of other things scientists are doing to redefine the way we look at nature.

In her new book “Frankenstein’s Cat: Cuddling up to Biotech’s Brave New Beasts,” science journalist Emily Anthes looks at the ways scientists are re-imagining life and the discussions of ethics that goes along with such topics.

Genetic engineering isn’t anything new, nor are the ethical debates on subjects like cloning, pharming (genetically engineering animals for pharmaceutical purposes) or prosthetics.

In 1996 Dolly the sheep became the first mammal to be

cloned from an adult somatic cell can benefit human beings.

Mr. Green Genes is a domestic (any biological cell forming the Engineering hypoallergenic cats cat in the U.S. who glows when body of an organism), and since and dogs would allow people with placed under ultraviolet light. then other large mammals have allergies to have pets they couldn’t Some traits, like glowing pets, been successfully cloned; aren’t entirely practical in though the process of any way except aesthetics, nuclear transfer is still but they still highlight “How we modify and use inefficient and may never the accomplishments be effective enough for animals says a lot of things of scientists in the human use. biotechnology field and can Anthes looks at about us. Humans alter animals pave the way to even larger the story of Winter, for their aesthetic value, or to developments. an Atlantic bottlenose CNN interviewed Emily dolphin who lost her Anthes about her new have them provide a better tail after being caught book, asking her about service for us (like better meat the conflict of interests in a crab-trap line and was then fitted with a or new drugs), or to improve between remaining ethical prosthetic replacement. in animal studies and their health."

(This was the inspiration being able to research new for the 2011 movie techniques or cures that —Emily Anthes “Dolphin Tale.”) could theoretically benefit While developing humans a great deal.

Winter’s tail, scientists According to Anthes, created a prosthetic gel liner that otherwise own. studies have shown that the public some people now use on artificial GloFish, which are genetically is conflicted about animal testing, limbs because of its improved engineered zebrafish that contain saying, “I think most people are grip. In this way and others, a fluorescent gene, are sold as pets slightly more accepting when it genetic engineering of animals in 49 states. comes to testing chemotherapy

on animals, because the potential payoff for humans is so big. Of course, that’s not any consolation for the animal.”

How we modify and use animals says a lot of things about us, says Anthes.

Humans often alter animals for their aesthetic value, or to have them provide a better service for us (like better meat or new drugs), or possibly to improve their health. “[Humans] simultaneously value them for what they give us, but that we also want — or think we want — them to have long, healthy lives for their own sake.”

So are we all going to become cyborgs with glow-in-the-dark miniature elephants for pets?

Maybe someday, but we’ve still got a long way to go before that happens.

In the meantime, new technology is paving the way for more innovations in health and science.

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Approaching College Differently Indian Engineers Create Anti-Rape Underwear

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Studying a foreign language is important, but some students oversample the wide range available and end up only knowing the very basics.

Michael Nemchick Red&Black Staff Looking back as a senior about to graduate from Washington & Jefferson, I can say I am pleased with how the last four years have gone. However, there are some things I would have done differently if I was more knowledgeable when arriving as a freshman.

First off, I would have liked to know what major I wanted before coming into my freshman year. Instead I was not certain until the end of my second year. I would have loved to double major in something but took too long to decide. A double major was impossible as a result.

However, it is very difficult when coming in as a first year student to be completely sure of what you want to do.

Taking a variety of classes can get you interested in different subject and interests may change.

The best one can do is have an idea of what they want while trying new things before making a sure choice.

I also would have stayed with a single language starting my first year and kept with it for my entire time at the college, attaining either a minor or a major.

Instead I have completed the elementary II level of Spanish, French, and Chinese, providing me with basics but nothing particularly useful without further study.

A second language can be a highly marketable skill and helps with getting into graduate school programs and college is also a great time to learn.

You are surrounded by professors and learning resources, and have ample opportunity to study abroad to further language training. On campus you can practice with tutors or international students.

Speaking of study abroad, I would have enjoyed doing that for an entire year rather than just a semester. Travel opportunities like this do not usually present themselves on your doorstep. If I did not go in college, there is very little chance that I would have spent half a year in China at any other part of my life.

Related to studying abroad is Magellan, I did complete one project but doing more would have been great.

You are getting a free research grant to go study whatever you want anywhere in the world. This is not a common occurrence in life either. Lumps of scholarship money do not jump at your from behind corners that can let you fulfill life goals.

Really just trying new things and meeting new people is a very important part of college life.

I can say I have done both, but could have done more or started sooner.

As graduation looms nearer and nearer I find myself not looking back with regret but with excitement for the future.

I spent my time here and am ready to venture on to new frontiers, which the college experience has indeed helped prepare me for.

So follow your interests, be adventurous, learn some skills and don’t forget to enjoy yourself on the way to graduation.

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The shock device is wired into lingerie and emits a strong pulse whenever a woman is touched without her permission. The device is also able to alert the victim’s family, and the inventors hope it will help women in countries where rape is prevalent, including India, to feel more at ease and in control when out in public.

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to create the device: “Studying in a convent girls school, we were always taught to be good to everyone around and bear a cheerful smile.

After stepping into the real, cruel world we realized that our smile could not last for long as the threat to our purity and integrity always lingered on. Lawmakers take ages to come up with just

life (GPS, GSM, pressure sensors) in our innovation to bring a simple solution to this serious problem existing in our society.”

After the gang rape and fatal “The lingerie with global beating of a woman on a New positioning system (GPS), global Delhi bus in Dec., three Indian system for mobile communications college students knew they needed (GSM) and also pressure sensors, to make a difference. is capable of sending shock waves The three Indian engineering of 3,800 kV as well as alerts to students have invented a device parents and police,” said cothat they hope will protect inventor Manisha Mohan women in their country in an interview with The from sexual assault: anti“The shocks can be emitted up Times of India. rape lingerie that emits “The shocks can be powerful shocks and alerts to 82 times. A person trying to emitted up to 82 times,” police and the woman’s molest a girl will get the shock of she said, adding that the family if she is attacked. device could give women his life the moment pressure The device, called “freedom from situations Society Harnessing faced in public places.” sensors get activated.”

Equipment (SHE) is The team of inventors -Manisha Mohan being fine-tuned for mass decided to place the production and will be circuit in a bra as opposed available by the end of to underpants after they April 2013. laws and even after that, women conducted a survey of women The device’s inventors are are unsafe. and law enforcement officials and students at SRM University Hence, we have initiated the learned that, rapists and molesters in Chennai, one of India’s top idea of self-defense, which protects attack most women first on their engineering schools. Niladri Basu the women from domestic, social bosom. and Rimpi Tripathy are students and workplace harassment.

The inner side of the of Instrumentation and Control We came across many such undergarment is insulated with Engineering, and Manisha Mohan incidents of harassment during a polymer to protect the women is an Aeronautical Engineering our survey of women’s hostels. wearing the device. student.

So we decided to make this “A person trying to molest a The two female engineers project, which can be implemented girl will get the shock of his life describe the personal easily. We have used technologies the moment pressure sensors get circumstances that led them which are being used in day to day activated,” Mohan explained.

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Princeton Alum’s Advice to Female College Students: Find a Husband

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People of all ages and genders were angry at Susan Patton’s sexist comments regarding women in college. Her “advice” was offensive and seemed to come from another time period.

Bailey Mudrick Red&Black Staff Princeton University alumna Susan Patton, who is a member of the class of 1977, is sharing some wisdom with female students on the Princeton campus, but not everyone is taking kindly to it.

Patton wrote an open letter to the Dailey Princetonian telling, “the daughters I never had” what she wished she’d said: “Forget about having it all, or not having it all, leaning in or leaning out ...

Here’s what nobody is telling you: Find a husband on campus before you graduate.”

Patton, who is also a mother of two sons at Princeton, stated

in an interview on CNN, “Since publishing the letter to the editor in the Daily Princetonian, some people have asked me to clarify whether I intended it to be read as satire; My letter was serious.”

“I am the mother of two sons who are both Princetonians,” stated Patton in her letter, “My older son had the good judgment and great fortune to marry a classmate of his, but he could have married anyone.

My younger son is a junior and the universe of women he can marry is limitless. Men regularly marry women who are younger, less intelligent, less educated.

It’s amazing how forgiving men can be about a woman’s lack of erudition, if she is exceptionally

pretty. Smart women can’t (shouldn’t) marry men who aren’t at least their intellectual equal.

As Princeton women, we have almost priced ourselves out of the market. Simply put, there is a very limited population of men who are as smart as or smarter than we are. And I say again — you will never again be surrounded by this concentration of men who are worthy of you.”

Students of Princeton met the letter with many mixed reactions; some of whom felt Patton did have a point.

“I don’t think her entire point is completely wrong. Girls do want to date guys who are as smart as or smarter than them, but in practicality, we are all way

too young to be getting married now,” one female student told ABC News.

However, many did criticize what Patton had to say; Maureen O’Connor from nymag.com stated, “What an excruciatingly retro understanding of relationships she has. If men are happy with bimbos, but women aren’t happy with “men who aren’t at least their intellectual equal,” then the conclusion is that a successful heterosexual relationship requires the man to be smarter than the woman. This is the same logic used by teen girls who feign stupidity to attract dates for the homecoming dance.”

This one simple letter has caused so much controversy. The

truth is Patton has offended many people across the nation, but many people are standing behind her as well. People are divided on the issue, but maybe it is the generation gap.

However, I do agree with writer Nikki Muller from the Huffington Post when she wrote: “I think the best advice for young Princeton women is the same advice you’d give to Princeton men: do what you love, follow your bliss, surround yourself with intelligent people who inspire you, and maybe marry one of them when you’re ready. Marrying out of fear is a surefire way to wind up unhappy, even if he’s the smartest and handsomest Lacoste-wearing Princetonian out there.”

Famous Websites Celebrate April Fools Day With Cyber Pranks Mike Nemchick Red&Black Staff April fools pranks on the internet are as cliché as the April fools edition of a student newspaper.

However, some websites can still be clever enough to elicit a short smirk or a few chortles.

Google came up with a few different offerings this year. The Google Maps overlay was replaced with an old timey looking treasure map. Street views were given a sepia tint and the whole thing was given a backstory.

Apparently the map was found by underwater pictures taken by

Google Street View drivers and it belonged to the pirate William “Captain” Kidd.

Users were encouraged to explore the map’s hidden clues and symbols to search for the treasure.

Google also offered Google Nose for the day with smellable search results.

A big blue smell button would appear next to search results and users could read about what Abraham Lincoln or other historical figures smelt like. Smell data was collected wirelessly by millions of Android devices around the world.

You Tube announced it would completely shut down its website, saying the past eight years was just a contest to find the best video in the world.

A video on the website announcing the “contest” featured characters from popular videos along with memes. Apparently it is going to take 10 years to sort through the 150,000 entries in the final round.

Twitter announced it would split into a paid and unpaid service. For $5 a month, users would have access to vowels but the free “twttr” users would only have access to consonants.

Sony came out and announced headphones for animals. Now in addition to subjecting animals to embarrassing clothing, owners can develop their musical tastes.

Netflix came up with incredibly specific movie categories for browsing movies. A few were “Movies That are in English but Still Require Subtitles”, “Reality TV About People with no Concept of Reality”, “Movies Featuring an Epic Nick Cage Meltdown” and “Movies Starring Fruits, Vegetables and Fungi”.

The ever beloved Grumpy Cat was announced to be dead on Monday April first.

Of course the prank would never be that Grumpy Cat was happy or smiling, that is out of the question.

Overall, the internet provided small moments of amusement in our information overloaded lives, and then it was all promptly forgotten.

I bet no one can wait until next year for some slightly amusing pranks.

To spice things up for next April Fools, put Saran Wrap over your roommate’s toilet bowl under the seat and see what happens when they go in to check pranks with their smart phone.

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Music Festivals to Look Forward to This Coming Summer Bailey Mudrick Red&Black Staff

It’s that time of year again folks! Summer is right around the corner, which can only mean one thing--that the biggest music festivals are now announcing their line-ups and these weekend experiences are sure to be unforgettable.

Thanks to our culture's evolving tastes, you can go to a festival and experience your favorite playlist in person over the course of a couple days.

But there are hundreds of festivals in the United States every year, so how does one possibly choose?

Thanks to music fanatics, fuse.tv.com was able to put together a little list of what

they think will be the best music festivals of summer 2013.

1. Sasquatch!

Location: George, WA Date: May 24-27 Summer 2013 Line-up: Mumford & Sons, Vampire Weeks, Elvis Costello, The Lumineers, Imagine Dragons, Steve Aoki, Holy Ghost!, ZZ Ward and about 130 bands will be playing in Washington State.

What makes Sasquatch special? Although it is in the middle of nowhere, the view is apparently beautiful.

People at Sasquatch are extremely nice. It is apparently a great camping community since you're so far from civilization.

However; the only major downside is the grounds can

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get really crowded, but that is expected with music festivals.

2. Bonnaroo Location: Manchester, TN Date: June 13-16 Summer 2013 Line-up: Paul McCartney, Mumford & Sons, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Pretty Lights, R. Kelly, Daniel Tosh, The Lumineers, Passion Pit, Kendrick Lamar, Of Monsters and Men, A$AP Rocky and, again, over a hundred other bands.

What makes it different?

Bonnaroo has a special feeling of camaraderie. Sure it's huge, but everyone loves the music just as much as you do.

Apparently there is comedy, movies, Guitar Hero, water slides, shopping, etc.

Luckily there's plenty to keep you entertained in between sets. It is four days of music instead of just two or three. The downside? The campgrounds are pretty far from the stages, and at night it is hard to get from stage to stage.

3. Warped Tour Location: National Tour Date: June 15- Aug. 4 Summer 2013 Line-up: Hawthorne Heights, Allstar Weekend, Motion City Soundtrack, 3OH!3, Bowling for Soup, Go Radio, The

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Summer Set, Never Shout Never, Reliant K and so much more.

Why is it awesome?

Everyone's accepted. Another big one, tickets won't destroy your entire summer fund.

One of the benefits is you have meet and greets with tons of bands.

The two main stages barely overlap sets, so you can see most of the big names.

However; you will need to look up the tours in your area because not all the bands will be there. Another con is if you thought a festival in a field was hot, just wait until you experience black top.

4. Lollapalooza Location: Chicago, IL Date: Aug. 2-4 Summer 2013 Lineup: Mumford & Sons, The Killers, Kendrick Lamar, Ellie Goulding, The Lunineers, Steve Aoki, Imagine Dragons, Eric Church, 2 Chainz, Phoenix and over 100 more bands!

Why it will be awesome?

It's basically two vacations in one: explore Chicago by day, Lolla by night and then hit up one of the many after parties later.

Surprisingly, drink and food costs are kept pretty low.

And the best advantage is

many hotels are in walking distance, so you don't have to worry about transportation.

The main downer is the music ends at 10 pm.

5. Electric Zoo Location: Randalls Island Park, NY Date: Aug. 30 – Sept. 1 Summer 2013 Line-up: The lineup has yet to be announced, but it is coming out soon.

Electric Zoo is fairly new, but many are hopefully that the event line-up will be amazing.

The event is an electronic music festival for dubstep, electro and that type of music.

Why people like it? The festival's iPhone app, which includes live schedules, maps and food options, makes life much easier.

It is a well-controlled and organized event (i.e. wristband scanners, organized buses, lots of security).

The downside? It's on an island, so NYC subways won't get you there, you will be taking a ferry to get there, and that will be a little crowded.

It is also during Labor Day Weekend so many times it's an all-ages festival, so you could bump into (literally) an 8-year-old or 80-year-old.

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“Finding Dory” Now Dory Seems to Be Lost Lollapalooza Festival 2013:

Dates and Lineup Released

Bailey Mudrick Red&Black Staff Ok “Finding Nemo” fans the wait is over, Disney and Pixar are plunging back into familiar waters, as they officially announced last Tuesday that "Finding Nemo" is getting a sequel with the upcoming release of "Finding Dory.”

Disney says "Dory" will swim into theaters on Nov. 25, 2015.

Enthusiasts of the 2003 finned favorite will recall Dory as the friendly, slightly amnesiac tang voiced by Ellen DeGeneres, who’ll return to voice the title character.

Andrew Stanton, who directed the 2003 animated-Oscar winner, is returning behind the camera as well."Finding Dory" is reportedly set on the California coastline

(instead of the Australian setting like the previous movie), one year after "Finding Nemo."

The animated flick will include many of the characters from the first film, such as Marlin, the Tank Gang and, of course, Nemo. There will also be a bunch of newbies in "Dory" that are yet to be announced.

DeGeneres also took pleasure in announcing the new "Nemo" title on her show on last Tuesday echoing her prior remarks.

Adding, "So kids, let that be a lesson to you -- Anything is possible if you're patient and you beg hard enough on national television."

"One thing we couldn't stop thinking about was why she was all alone in the ocean on the day

she met Marlin.

In 'Finding Dory,' she will be reunited with her loved ones, learning a few things about the meaning of family along the way."

If "Dory" comes close to the success of "Nemo" it will be in great shape "Nemo" was the highest grossing G-rated movie of all time when it came out, won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature, and is currently the fourth highest grossing animated film worldwide banking more than $920 million.

As Dory said in "Nemo," "Just keep swimming. Just keep swimming. Just keep swimming, swimming, swimming. What do we do? We swim, swim."

“Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters” Rebecca Hendricks Red&Black Staff The first trailer was released for the new movie “Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters.” This is the first sequel to “Percy Jackson: The Lightning Thief,” a movie based on Rick Riordan’s novels of the same title.

Loosely adapted from Greek mythology, Sea of Monsters follows up on the hero after he tracked down Zeus’ stolen lightning bolt.

Percy Jackson is a demigod, or half mortal half god, son of

Posiedon. His abilities include clairvoyance, hydrokinesis and electrokinesis. Percy is portrayed by actor Logan Lerman.

Set to play in theaters staring Aug. 16, Sea of Monsters will begin by following up Percy’s story at the demigod camp called Camp Half-Blood. Kronos, father of Zeus, Hades and Poseidon, was killed by his sons because he was so evil.

But he is supposed to be resurrected to exact revenge on Olympus and the other gods.

With the help of fellow demigod Clarisse, daughter of the god of war, Percy must find “the golden

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fleece” which is hidden in the sea in the Bermuda Triangle, protected by numerous dangerous monsters.

According to Entertainment Weekly, “Though Percy’s journey to capture the fleece won’t be easy; it will at least be populated by tons of colorful characters — including Stanley Tucci as wine god Dionysus and Nathan Fillion as the tricky messenger god Hermes.”

The prequel to Sea of Monsters, Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief was directed

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Abbey Bashor Red&Black Staff If you consider yourself a music buff by any stretch, then this article is for you.

The 2013 Lollapalooza lineup was released on April 1 following weeks of speculation and source leaks.

According to official Lolla representatives, more than 130 acts will be performing over the three-day festival beginning Aug. 2 in Chicago’s Grant Park.

Following this announcement, the official Lollapalooza website posted its lineup which is set to include headliners such as Mumford & Sons, The Killers, Vampire Weekend, The Lumineers, Phoenix, Nine Inch Nails, Kendrick Lamar and a highly anticipated performance

by The Cure.

The upcoming show by The Cure is expected to generate a large amount of buzz since it will mark the first time in the festival’s 20 year-history that the band will make an appearance.

Similarly, the band Nine Inch Nails will be returning after only ever have performed in the very first Lollapalooza in 1991.

Mumford & Sons will also headline after performing in a 2010 midday slot, but thanks to their Album of the Year Grammy win they have now secured the

premiere position.

The festival does include more than alternative and rock bands, however.

Hip-hop and rap performers will be making appearances throughout the weekend as well.

2 Chainz, Ellie Goulding, Bauuer and Lana Del Ray are among some of the Top 100 names that will be performing as well.

No matter what your taste in music is, this festival is bound to impress.

When it began in 1991, Lollapalooza catered to the likes of bands such as Soundgarden and Pearl Jam. Ever since, it has adapted to both mainstream musical acts while also retaining the likes of lesser-known bands. Performers like Kanye West have entertained on the same stage as bands such as Arcade Fire.

From alternative, to hip-hop, to electronica, to indie, Lollapalooza has something for everyone on the musical spectrum.

Unfortunately, with the high demand to see these performances, tickets have already sold out.

They ranged from a price of $95 to over $230, so it might be in the best interest of your wallet this summer.

Still, the official Lollapalooza website often streams its headlining performances live, so enjoyment is still possible for those avid music fans out there!

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Shain Gandee was 21 years old and was very loved by his family and friends.

Ashley Burk Red&Black Staff The production of the second season of MTV’s “Buckwild” has been suspended after one of the shows most popular members was found dead on April 1.

Shain Gandee, 21, along with his uncle David Gandee, 48, and another unidentified male were found dead in Kanawha County, West Virginia near Sissonville.

Authorities had been searching for the men since early Sunday morning. The men were last seen around 3 a.m. Sunday morning at a bar in Sissonville where they told people they were planning on driving off-road.

The 1984 Ford Bronco they were driving was found partially submerged in a mud pit about a mile from the Gandee

resident with the three men dead inside. At this point no foul play is suspected.

Authorities are conducting a thorough investigation of the accident and not speculating on what the cause of death was.

However, since the muffler of the Ford Bronco was submerged in the mud, it is possible that if the engine was kept running that the cabin of the vehicle could have filled with fatal amounts of carbon monoxide from the exhaust.

People that knew Gandee described him as a true outdoorsman, electing to forgo such things as cell phones and computers for his proud redneck ways. He is also described as loving to hunt and go “mudding,” or off-road driving.

Kanawha County President Commissioner Kent Harper

said the news of the deaths has been devastating for the small community.

"It's a very sad day for the Sissonville area and for these families," he said. "This is a small community, and most of us know directly members of these families. We're keeping them in our hearts and prayers."

An MTV spokesperson also issued a statement saying, "We are shocked and saddened by the terrible news about Shain Gandee, and those involved in this tragic incident.

We are waiting for more information but at this time, our main concern is for the Gandee family and their friends. Our thoughts and prayers are with them.

Shain had a magnetic personality, with a passion for life that touched everyone he met and we will miss him dearly."

Above is a picture of Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran performing onstage together.

Rebecca Hendricks Red&Black Staff Ed Sheeran almost stabbed pop and country star Taylor Swift this week.

Previously, “Lord of the Rings” director Peter Jackson had given English singer Ed Sheeran an authentic sword from the “Lord of the Rings” series.

The sword, however, was not a prop, and was actually sharpened steel.

After he was given the sword, according to PopCrush. com, “He then decided it was a good item to bring it on board with him on a flight in Taylor Swift‘s plane from Omaha, Nebraska to Nashville, Tennessee.”

And shock of shocks, guess what people?! It turned out that was a bad idea. He said, “The plane is kind of taking

off and [the sword] started sliding down and I was like, ‘No!’ It was just about to impale Taylor. That’s one way to really ruin a tour!”

Sheeran jokingly notes in an interview with MTVNews that Swift’s staff was probably already curious as to why he was bringing a sword on the plane.

He noted that the sword was a gift in New Zealand, and that he had shipped it to Omaha.

Ed Sheeran is a 22 year old English singer from Suffolk, England who rose to fame in 2012 in the United States.

He made a guest appearance on Taylor Swift’s newest album Red on the song “Everything has Changed” and is the opening act of Taylor Swift’s 2013 Red tour.

Sheeran has also written songs for the boy band One Direction.

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Cory Monteith Goes to Rehab New Shows on History Channel and ABC Ashley Burk Red&Black Staff On April 1, “Glee” star Cory Monteith voluntarily admitted himself to a treatment facility for substance addiction.

This is not the first time the “Glee” actor has been checked into rehab; the first time was at age 19. Monteith’s rep told USA that the actor, “graciously asks for your respect and privacy as he takes the necessary steps toward his recovery.”

In 2011, Monteith told Parade magazine that he had been “out of control” as a teen.

He talked about how at the age of 13 he was getting drunk, smoking pot and skipping school in Victoria, British Columbia after his parents divorce.

He went on to say that at the age of 16 his drug use had escalated and he was doing “anything and everything, as much as possible.”

It wasn’t until his mother and his friends staged an intervention for him at age 19

that he finally sought help for his addiction and entered rehab.

Monteith’s “Glee” co-star and real life love interest Lea Michelle, 26, has passed along her good wishes for the star publicly.

"I love and support Cory and will stand by him through this," Michelle told People, which first reported the rehab news, adding that she's "grateful" and "proud" that he made the move. The two stars have been dating about a year.

The hit show “Glee” is shooting its fourth season right now and production of the last two episodes is expected to continue as scheduled.

So, it is most likely Monteith will be missing from the last two episodes of the fourth season.

20th Century Fox TV, which produces the show, told The Hollywood Reporter that, “Cory is a beloved member of the Glee family and we fully support his decision to seek treatment. Everyone at the show wishes him well and looks forward to his return.”

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Ashley Burk Red&Black Staff There are always new shows premiering throughout the year, but this spring there have been a bevy of new shows premiering that are sure to be attention grabbers.

The History channel has been the most watched network this spring with ratings giants “Vikings” and “The Bible.” So far, the History channel has had tremendous success with the 10-episode miniseries “Vikings.”

“Vikings” is the first scripted series aired on the History channel and is filled with "imaginatively choreographed

battles that emphasize individual points of view, strategies and ruses rather than mindless, graphic slaughter."

Although seemingly similar to the HBO hit series “Game of Thrones,” it is definitely in a completely different category.

While “Game of Thrones” is essentially based on aristocracy, “Vikings” is loosely based on history rather than fantasy, considering truth is more brutal than fiction.

Another show that has caught the attention of many is ABC’s “Red Widow,” which is based on the 2012 Dutch series “Penoza.”

“Red Widow” is about suburban housewife Marta Wal-

raven who is forced to continue the work of her organized crime husband after he is assassinated in a drug-related incident.

Marta’s family are no strangers to organized crime, her brother and father are part of a Russian gang, and she has always looked the other way during these incidences. Now with the death of her husband, Marta is being hounded by not only the FBI but also international crime boss Nicholae Schiller.

The question is, how far is Marta willing to go in this deadly game? Although bland at times, there is potential for “Red Widow” to be a hit.

Taylor Swift Guest Stars on NBC’s “New Girl” Ashley Burk Red&Black Staff Fans of Fox’s hit series, “New Girl,” are going to be in for a treat during the May 14 season finale. Everyone’s favorite country pop star will be making a guest appearance during the season finale, playing a character named Elaine.

The character Elaine is said to be an “important guest” at the wedding of CeCe (Hannah Simone) and Shivrang (Satya Bhabha).

A source told E! News that Swift’s character is an ex-girlfriend of Shivrang, and will try to stop the wedding.

The singer-songwriter and “New Girl” fan has already been name-checked multiple times on the show this season.

In one episode, Schmidt (Max Greenfield) sent CeCe a text message say that he

was going through a “Taylor Swift-like range of emotions.”

In another episode, Nick (Jake Johnson) tried to cheer up Jess (Zoey Deschanel) with unfortunate dance moves while she whined, “I just want to listen to Taylor Swift alone,” and “22” played in the background.

This is not the first acting gig of the 23-year-old country star. Swift has hosted “Saturday Night Live,” guest starred in an episode of the hit crime series “CSI” and has also ap-

peared on the big screen playing along side rumored ex-boyfriend Taylor Lautner in the romantic comedy “Valentine’s Day. Swift will join a list of celebrity guest stars that have appeared in season two of “New Girl” including, Jamie Lee Curtis, Rob Reiner, Olivia Munn, Nick Kroll, Parker Posey and Margo Martindale.

Swift is set to shoot the episode during the week of April 8 and May 14.

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When most Americans picture summertime or their favorite warm-weather meal, the image of the barbeque immediately comes to mind.

And what are the basics of any good cookout? Meat, meat and more meat. According to a newly published study, however, the dangers of consuming processed meat may change the minds of many when it comes to this beloved tradition.

The journal “BMC Medicine” recently published a large-scale study concerning the link of processed meat to cardiovascular disease and cancer.

The authors of this research conducted the European Prospective Investigation

into Cancer and Nutrition Study (EPIC) which included ten countries, 23 European associations and analyzed nearly a half million people.

Since the authors understood that it is a difficult task to calculate the effects of eating meat as other factors such as lifestyle hold an effect on overall health, they conducted their study in extremely large numbers so that the two variables could be separated.

They also noted that since vegetarians generally have healthier lifestyles than the rest of the population and therefore their data would influence the statistics, it would necessary to exclude any of their data altogether.

Historical research has found that processed meats, most notably red meats such as sausage, deli, bacon and hot dogs, can be linked to significantly higher risks

of developing type 2 diabetes and heart disease.

It has also been revealed in the past that processed meat consumption has been linked to an elevated risk for both pancreatic and colorectal cancer.

The EPIC study built upon these facts by reporting that the risk for premature death rises with the amount of processed meat consumed.

Lead author of the study Professor Sabine Rohrmann explained that “Overall, we estimate that 3% of premature deaths each year could be prevented if people ate less than 20g of processed meat per day.”

The study had a further impact. Through their study the authors found that generally speaking, a diet that involved high levels of processed meat could be associated with other unhealthy choices.

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Ultimately, the authors behind this study advocate for moderation of meat intake rather than total elimination.

By reducing the average person’s meat intake to under 20 grams per day, or about the size of a matchbox, scientists claim that close to 3% of premature deaths can be completely avoided.

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that processed meat should be moderated into a small side dish rather than the main meal.

What these researchers have done is present society with the facts concerning our health and the impact of certain foods on it.

It is up to us, however, to make the conscious decision of what we do and do not put into our bodies.

While no one is advocating for a boycott of Fourth of July backyard barbeques, it is wise to take in this new knowledge and plan accordingly.

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THE MORMONS ARE HERE, ANSWER THE DOOR Candace Woods Red&Black Contributor

so flawlessly that you did not know whether to sit there in awe or laugh at the hilarity of the lyrics. After seeing Evans in this production I am very excited to see where his American SAIL and SAB co-sponsored a trip for students to attend career leads him. a matinee performance of The Book of Mormon this past Sadly, the actor who played Elder CunningSunday, April 7. The Pittsburgh performance sold out ham (Christopher John O’Neill) fell short. At within a few weeks of going on sale because the musical is points it was very obvious that he was playing such a hit, winning nine Tony Awards. People travel from to the audience, which is a taboo to actors in all over to see this unlikely masterpiece written by South all arenas.

Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone as well as comThe jokes were falling flat as he played up poser Robert Lopez of “Avenue Q”. moments that were not supposed to be as carIt begins with a group of Mormons who have just fin- toon. Compared to previous productions that I ished missionary training and are about saw, O’Neill dropped to go on two-year missions assigned to some of my favorite “Evans executed the them. Elder Price is assigned to the jokes. An example of misfit of the Mormons Elder Cunningthis is when he goes notes and movements ham and they are sent to Uganda in orto ring a doorbell that so flawlessly that you der to bring people to the church. You is not there and they follow them throughout the journey of did not know whether to sit did not cover this in AIDS poverty and terrible situations as missionary training. there in awe or laugh.” they examine their faith.

In the New York I have been lucky enough to see this production the charshow a total of three times since it has made its Broad- acter of Elder Cunningham pretends to vomit way debut. I am so passionate about this show that I have however, O’Neill decided to forgo this mowaited a total of 12 hours in order to secure tickets to the ment. I do not believe O’Neill is at fault beperformances. Both experiences, besides Pittsburgh, have cause he had very big shoes to fill. As the tour been in New York where it plays at the Eugene O’Neil the- continues hopefully he will find his fit in how atre. During these experiences, I saw the actors who origi- to play Elder Cunningham instead of going nated the role of Elder Price and Cunningham (Andrew overboard with the dramatics in order to draw Rannells and Josh Gad) as well as their understudies (Nic un-needed attention.

Rouleau and Jared Gertner) in the production.

A big problem with the show in Pittsburgh Due to these experiences I had very high standards was the problems with the sound. At first, the when I found out that “The Book of Mormon” was going voice of the commander at the missionary on tour. Keep in mind that in New York and Chicago the training center was unrecognizable. Thankshow is sold out for as long as six months. This means that fully, I have seen the show before, but if you casting needs to be on par or else they will lose their tar- had not, you were just listening to a bunch of geted audience. nonsense. In the beginning of “Two by Two” When the producers first made the tour cast announce- Evans microphone was cut off so you missed the start. ment, many people believed that Gavin Creel and Jared There was also mic interference through out the show, Gertner would be making their way around the United which is really unprofessional with a show of this caliber.

States. Both of these actors have reputable pasts in the This leads me to ask whether The Book of Mormon brings world of theatre, and Creel is a very large name. They de- their own sound technician, or do they use the one who cided to take Creel and Gertner to London while bringing is already stationed at the theatre. Keep in mind that this over an unknown actor from the West End. production has been at the Benedum center for two weeks I had been looking forward to seeing Creel as Elder and the night before closing they are having sound issues.

Price so when I heard the switch, I The production still had me was highly upset. I went into this perin tears from laughing the whole “No matter who portrays formance with a negative attitude. I time. A benefit of this musical is was delightfully surprised when the that the lyrics and book are phethese characters, even if actor who played Elder Price (Mark nomenal. No matter who portrays they fall flat, you will still Evans) was the highlight of the whole these characters, even if they fall production. be smiling the entire time. ” flat, you will still be smiling the enThe amount of passion and poise tire time. he placed into his character resonated Another part of the lack of with the audience and at points you felt bad for what he laughter at our performance could be due to it being a was going through. Evans was a delightful combination of Sunday crowd. I believe that actors leech on the crowds the personalities of former Elder Price (Rouleau and Ran- reactions, which in turn during certain numbers (particunells). A highlight of the show was during the number “I larly “Turn it Off ”) it took the ensemble a bit to put a ton Believe” where Evans executed the notes and movements of energy into the number. I definitely recommend going

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to see “The Book of Mormon” if it is in a city near you.

It’s over two and a half hours of laughs, smiles and even in some cases tears. You will get chills from the amazing voices of the leads and realize that this potentially offensive musical is actually heart warming with a wonderful message. “The Book of Mormon” is currently on tour all around the United States and has daily shows in New York City, Chicago, London and Australia.

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Pro Life vs. Pro Choice, Women’s Decisions Matter Deidre Parker Red&Black Editor

I’m so tired of the abortion debate. It’s the same way that I’m tired of the gay marriage debate, but in a more infuriating, deeply unsettling way. I think that’s because it reeks of misogyny and male entitlement. Men feel qualified to speak on this issue while none will ever bear the burden of carrying a fetus inside their body.

Men think they can legislate women down to their very wombs when they will never bear the responsibility for an accidental pregnancy.

You tell me it’s about life. Do you know who else is living, breathing and capable of thought and decisionmaking? The woman who is carrying that fetus you love so much. I once read a quote that has resonated with me ever since: “Republicans care about you until you’re born.”

Consider that.

You waste so much time and ink fighting for the “rights” of an unborn, often non-viable fetus, while turning a blind eye to the woman whose body it has invaded.

Do you really care about that baby? I think you care about some of them. White, middle class, God-fearing males maybe. Do you care about the poor child born in the inner city; just one more hungry mouth begging for a “handout” or welfare check?

Do you care about brown children, especially those born to immigrants? Do you care about the gay kids who will be born into a society that constantly demonizes them?

Do you care about little girls who, due to the stranglehold of Christian “morality” in this nation, will be denied access to sex education and birth control and may someday need an abortion themselves?

When it really comes down to it, pregnancy is about consent. The individual woman is the only one who can know what is best for her, and she is the only one who can determine whether she wants to carry a fetus to term. In every instance, the rights of the living woman standing before you trump the “rights” of a parasitic mass of cells. You do not get to tell a woman that she must shoulder the burden of carrying something inside her body for 9 months.

You do not get to force your so-called morality onto her.

At least be honest about why you care so much about this issue. It is not so much about saving lives. If it was, Head Starts and soup kitchens would be fully-funded while our military took a slight cut. It’s certainly not about lowering the actual number of abortions.

If it was, contraception would be freely available in public high schools and teenagers would have access to sexual education that told them how their bodies work, how birth control works and how to effectively manage their sexual health. No, at the bitter core, what this is really about is policing female sexuality. We are surrounded by sex, yet we are so afraid of it.

We are afraid of young women taking control of their sexuality, their bodies and their pleasure.Perhaps it was in older days, but in our world, sex is not about procreation even most of the time. Whether it comes

before or after marriage, sex is about intimacy and pleasure, and some religious people just can’t stand that. When a woman accidentally becomes pregnant, you want her to “suffer the consequences” of her actions. You want her to be ashamed of herself for having sex when she didn’t want a child. Being anti-choice is the equivalent of pointing a finger and shouting, “How DARE you find a way out of this punishment that I think you deserve?”

Please stop. Please stop demonizing women for choosing to have sex, and stop demonizing women who have abortions. Stop treating them like unrepentant whores; sluts who gleefully murder children and use abortion as their only birth control. I promise you that women who have abortions are people just like you. They’re your sisters and friends. Some cry and some feel tortured over this decision. Some feel nothing, and that’s okay. Every woman who has an abortion is making a deeply personal choice and it is absolutely none of your business.

Of course I’ve yet made no mention of the class issues surrounding abortion. Banning abortion does not stop abortion. It stops safe abortion. Make abortion illegal or ridiculously restricted and suddenly you have hundreds of dead women, usually poor. Do you care about them?

If you truly cared about women, you would give them equal access to medical care instead of wasting hours and hours trying to shut down Planned Parenthoods that give millions of women, including those from low-income backgrounds, access to life-saving cancer screenings and family planning services.

And if you truly cared about children, you would want them to be born into loving homes where they are wanted and the parents have the means to provide for them.

Forcing women to give birth to unwanted children means that children grow up hungry or neglected or possibly even knowing they were unplanned. Is that the kind of weight you’d like to place on a young kid’s shoulders?

This issue is so complicated that it’s easy to find dozens of smaller issues nestled inside. For example, some people are against abortions unless the woman was raped. Assuming you’re not part of the squad who thinks it’s impossible to become pregnant from a rape, there are still some obvious problems with this kind of position.

When you make exceptions in these laws for rape, you are telling women that it is okay to find something growing inside them against their will repulsive, as long as they’re not the kind of girl who wanted the sex

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that caused the fetus. That’s their fault. “It takes two to tango” they say, but it is never the man who is blamed or accused of having loose morals for expressing sexuality.

They do not bear the physical signs or suffer the societal stigma that women do. That’s why this is a women’s issue, and that is why being anti-choice is simply anti-woman.

Given that understanding, it’s hard to imagine the mindset of women who become so deeply invested in this movement. Part of it is that they have also grown up in the same patriarchal society as everyone else, and they don’t see this as a women’s issue.

They see no reason to stand up and fight for the rights of their fellow women because they see these women as somehow fundamentally different from themselves.

They don’t think it could happen to them, because they are good Christian girls. I also assume they are taken in by the faux feel-goody nonsense of “saving babies.”

What they fail to understand is that after these babies are “saved,’”they’re tossed into the same heap of the failing American education and job systems as everyone else.

What exactly are you saving them from?

When I hear about cases like the woman in Ireland who died at a Catholic hospital after being denied a life-saving abortion because the well-being of her already dead fetus was more important than HER right to life, I feel completely nauseated. Before that woman bled out, she was told that Ireland was a Christian nation, and therefore abortion wasn’t an option.

Saving her life wasn’t an option. Is that the will of the god who governs you, whose holy book you read? Who you worship? That’s not my god, and lucky for me, we live in a nation that prides itself on religious freedom.

I will never stand by while women are told that their right to continue living or to be comfortable or to make the right choice for them is not as important as an unborn fetus not even capable of life outside the womb.

Before I conclude, let’s just get one thing clear. This fight is not about life. It’s about choice. Pro-choice advocates are not pro-death or pro-‘murdering-of-children.’ They simply believe that a woman has the right to choose what is right for her body and her life. Pro-life advocates are not proLIFE, they are simply anti-choice.

They believe that their personal decision should be forced upon every woman in America because, of course, we all have the same beliefs, the same understanding of religion and the same personal standards. What is so difficult to understand about leaving a decision up to the individual?

You can be personally against abortion while still supporting a woman’s right to choose. It’s like that saying within the LGBT movement: “Don’t like gay marriage? Don’t get one.” It’s honestly as simple as that to understand that you get to make decisions for yourself, and not for anyone else. So do me a favor.

Stop acting like you care about women and babies.

Stop saying you believe in personal freedom and small government when you feel that you have the right to legislate vaginas. Stop acting like this is some kind of “states rights” issue and not a deeply personal choice between a woman, her partner, her doctor and her god. It’s her choice.

It will never be yours.

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Be Careful Of What You Say: Watch Out For Offensive Comments Morgan Mattingly Red&Black Editor

Have you ever stopped to think about how everything can offend someone?

If you are thinking to yourself-that’s dumb—you have just offended someone. Yes, the word “dumb” is offensive. The word was originally used to refer to those who could not speak.

If you are now attempting to correct yourself with—this is moronic—you did it again.

A moron (the root of moronic) is defined by the OED (Oxford English Dictionary) as “a person with mild mental retardation (spec. with an IQ of between 50 and 70).”

We all know how offensive “retard” is, so you better stop now and just continue reading.

Everything we say can offend someone.

I am not trying to suggest that we all be politically correct all the time, because—let’s face it—it is impossible.

Rather, in honor of the April Day of Fools—oops, “fool” originally referred to those who took up the noble profession of jester. I propose we acknowledge the fact and dance around the subject like the jesters of so long ago.

This may seem a bit belated, but keep in mind, no matter what time of year it is you continue to use words when you communicate.

So, I thought it might be nice to remind you that what you say matters.

For obvious reasons, we can’t understand all the aspects of everyone’s personal life.

We can’t know that anytime we use the word “shoe” another’s mind goes off on a convoluted train of word associations and memories that remind them of the holocaust.

Half the time, when we talk it is hard to trace the pattern of how one conversation leads to another.

So it would be impossible to know when a negative memory is associated with a seemingly harmless word.

That may be unavoidable.

However, common sense should tell you that insults are insulting.

If you go back to the first paragraph and note the offensive examples’ original use, you should be able to clearly see that insults or negative commentary has roots in what other deem as a deficiency.

Dumb, refers to an inability to speak; moron, a lack of a certain IQ; fool; the absence of pride and a certain civility. The true root of insults is being different.

There are so many words that have roots in

this idea of deficiency as compared to others.

Another word we hear a lot is “Stupid,” which was used in the 1600s to mean paralyzed—a deficiency of motion.

Even comments like, “you throw like a girl” have this same foundation.

Admittedly, there are also insults that focus on bodily excretions or activities (like most curse words). But that is a different topic.

The fading of offensive words into urban language as something else does not excuse their use.

Why must we insult? Would it not be better to use positive language?

Being different can be wonderful.

In a community such as ours, people remember those who stand out. Positive language and thinking is so rare in our day and age. Why not stand out for this, rather than being negative?

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“Let’s Play Ball!”— Opening Day Has Arrived

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Bailey Mudrick Red&Black Staff Easter weekend is behind us, and the first real sign of spring is here (even if the cold weather tries to argue).

America’s national pastime is back as Major League Baseball’s 2013 season began last Monday.

Various media outlets, like Twitter and Facebook, had Americans across the country posting and tweeting about the hopes for their favorite teams.

Opening Day has a way of giving hope to many baseball fans across the nation. For some teams, Opening Day represents the only day they will be sitting in first place in their respective divisions.

For others, it’s just the tip of the 162-game iceberg. But Opening Day also has a way of surprising us.

For instance, in 2012 the Toronto Blue Jays and Cleveland Indians participated in the longest Opening Day game in history, needing 16 innings to finish their five-hour-fourteen-minute affair.

Many fans wonder, what does Opening Day have in store for their favorite team this season?

Think Process, an American blog, has suggested five things to watch during this baseball season.

The Think Process along with many other websites have agreed, many people will not being seeing much of the Marlins, because chances are they won’t be very good.

But the Marlins were one of the biggest stories for all the wrong reasons this offseason.

In 2012, the Marlins opened a brand new taxpayer-funded stadium that Miamians didn’t want, loaded up their roster with expensive talent and limped to a disappointing last place finish in the National League East.

Then they shipped all of that high-priced talent to Toronto for virtually nothing in exchange, infuriating the fan base.

The Marlins are also under the watchful eye of the MLB Players Association, which is concerned that it may have violated baseball’s collective bargaining agreement by purging its payroll. The second is Kim Ng and gender diversity.

Major League Baseball’s Senior Vice President for Operations, Kim Ng stands the best chance of cracking the game’s glass ceiling and becoming the first female general manager in American professional sports history.

Ng got her start in baseball in 1995 working for the Chicago White Sox. She’s since worked as an assistant general manager for

“Baseball now requires base coaches to wear helmets after a minor league coach was killed by a line drive in 2007.” the New York Yankees and the Los Angeles Dodgers, and has interviewed for GM positions with the Los Angeles Angels, the Seattle Mariners and the San Diego Padres.

Ng appears determined to one day lead a Major League front office, and she’ll likely be on the list for any club that has a vacancy

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later this year. The third is performance enhancing drugs.

The Miami New Times surprised many fans in baseball early this year when it linked New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez and dozens of other players to a connection of performance enhancing drugs in Miami.

Suspensions may be forthcoming, but the most interesting question is how baseball will address drug use going forward. The fourth is the revenue sharing.

Baseball’s revenue sharing model came under scrutiny when the Marlins dumped payroll in the offseason; it has come under more since it was revealed that the Houston Astros will pay less for their entire roster than the Yankees do for a single player.

Revenue sharing has helped improve parity, allowing smaller teams a better chance to compete with the big boys. But it has also allowed some smaller teams to pocket cash without attempting to compete.

Lastly is player safety.

Baseball has made huge strides in tackling safety issues regarding broken bats with new regulations

that have made the game safer, but as mentioned above, it still faces questions about steroids and drug use.

The debate also includes head injuries, which, while rare, still occur.

Baseball now requires base coaches to wear helmets after a minor league coach was killed by a line drive in 2007, and after Oakland A’s pitcher Brandon McCarthy was severely injured by a line drive and after Detroit Tigers pitcher Doug Fister took a liner to the head during the World Series.

The league debated requiring pitchers to wear padded caps on the field this year.

While head injuries from both batted balls and collisions remain rare, future incidents could revive questions about how to ensure players are as safe as possible on the field. Although these five suggestions are not about specific teams, or the prediction on which teams will go far, the beloved sport of baseball is not going anywhere. Whether it’s positive or negative press this beloved sport will always have a special place in the fans’ hearts.

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Suder a Key Player For Women’s Golf

Ware’s Extremely Emotional Injury

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Bailey Mudrick Red&Black Staff The Washington & Jefferson College women’s golf team placed fifth at their first tournament of the spring season this past weekend.

The tournament was hosted by McDaniel College at The Bridges Golf Club in Abbottstown, Pennsylvania. The Presidents competitors were New York University, who ran away with the title after totaling 642 strokes; McDaniel was second, followed by St. John

“Our spring golf season is very competitive consisting of all 2 day events. I feel our schedule prepares us well for the PAC tournament.”

- Coach Dove Fisher, Nazareth, and then Washington & Jefferson.

New York University Bobcats had five of the top nine finishers, including medalist Elaine Tse, who shot three-over par 147 on the 5,831-yard layout. The Presidents’ top finisher was sophomore Jennifer Suder, who is from Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania.

Suder placed 15th among 27 golfers with 188 strokes.

The sophomore was also selected as the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Women’s Golfer of the Week last Monday. Suder averages a team-best 92.0 strokes in eight rounds this year, six of which occurred during the fall portion of the Presidents’ schedule. Dur-

ing the fall conference championship tournament, Suder was the runner-up with 171 strokes, including career-best round of 79 during the opening 18 holes. In 20 collegiate rounds, Suder averages 93.4 strokes.

During Intersession Suder was named the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Diver of the Year for the W&J swimming & diving team.

The Women’s Head Coach Sean Dove, who is also the men’s head coach, commented on Suder’s accomplishments, “Jennifer Suder has been a very solid player since arriving at W&J. She is obviously a phenomenal athlete, having just earned PAC Diver of the year this winter.

What makes her situation unique is that she has a great chance to earn PAC Women’s Golfer of the year as well and not many athletes are able to compete at this high of a level in two sports!” Freshman Amanda Halula, from Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, tied for 18th place with 193 shots, while junior Katelyn Vannoy, from Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, earned 20th place with 201 strokes.

Senior Ellen Schmitt, from Pittsburgh, took 25th place with 219 shots and freshman Kylie McKenna, also from Pittsburgh, notched a score of 248 to place 26th.

Suder and her teammates will be back in action this upcoming weekend at the Gettysburg Invitational at Hanover Country Club on April 6-7. Coach Dove commented, “Our spring golf season is very competitive consisting of all 2 day events. I feel our schedule prepares us well for the PAC tournament where we currently hold the 36 hole lead.”

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Ashley Burk Red&Black Staff It has been a whirlwind couple of weeks for college basketball and now, as more and more teams are eliminated from their chance at the title, the stakes are higher than ever. Number 1 seed, Louisville, was expected to go far during the weeks of March Madness and they have not let anyone down.

Their exhilarating performance against the multitude of opponents has had their fans cheering and many jumping on the bandwagon.

However, during the Elite Eight Matchup of Louisville vs. Duke, a horrific injury happened that stunned everyone who was watching.

Louisville sophomore Kevin Ware was attempting to contest a three-point attempt from Tyler Thornton of Duke when his leg collapsed beneath him. The scene after Ware’s gruesome leg injury, in which he sustained an open fracture of his right leg, is one that the sports nation will never forget.

The scene almost seemed surreal.

Four Cardinal teammates woozily held each other up, several appearing on the brink of fainting, while other were crying and visibly shaking. Louisville coach Rick Pitino dabbed away tears and players of the bench said a prayer.

Even through the almost unbearable agony he was going through, Ware still had one thing on his mind and made sure to tell his teammates before he was taken to Methodist Hospital.

Russ Smith, Peyton Siva, Chane Behanan, Wayne Blackshear and Gorgui Dieng gathered around Ware, who said through tears, “Just win it for me, y’all.” Ware’s words to his 13 teammates turned their sorrows over this tragic event into fuel to win the game.

Louisville had a commanding second half performance, overtaking the second-seeded Blue Devils, 8563, and earning their second consecutive trip to the Final Four. Louisville unleashed a series of steals and layups, blocks and dunks, and gave Duke a beating.

The Cardinals shot 59.2 percent in the second half to hand Dukes head coach Mike Krzyzewski his second loss in 13 appearances in the Round of 8. Louisville’s ability to persevere and come back from something so devastating shows that they are true champions.

After Louisville defeated Duke, 85-63, Pitino spoke to Wolfson on the court about Ware.”

The bone’s 6 inches out of his leg and all he’s yelling is, ‘Win the game, win the game,’” Pitino said on the court. “I’ve not seen that in my life. ... Pretty special young man.”

There has been continued speculation as to what could have caused Ware’s leg to buckle on such a routine play.

Breaks like the one Ware suffered are extremely rare, especially in low contact games like basketball.

When considering the extreme rarity, other doctors have begun to consider whether or not Ware has a preexisting leg injury, such a stress fracture that weakened the structural stability of his tibia. On April 2, just two days after breaking his leg and having surgery, Ware was released from the hospital and headed back to campus.

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W&J’s Sports Had Another Victorious Week

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Harley Straub Red&Black Staff On March 30, the Washington & Jefferson College’s men’s and women’s track and field teams hosted their annual home invitational at Cameron Stadium.

A total of 11 teams competed in this meet. The W&J women placed second with 127.5 points, behind Walsh who racked up 155

“We had a really strong showing especially on the ladies side.”

—Coach Marek points. The men’s team placed sixth with 53 points, behind Penn State-Behrend (161.5 pts), California (107), Bethany (89), Geneseo State (71.5), and Walsh (62). Head Coach Shawn Marek was very happy with how the meet turned out.

“This was a really good showing by both the men and women,” commented Marek. “This was a really solid second meet of the year.” Junior Cheyenne Mangold led the team with three first place finishes.

Coach Marek was excited for Mangold and her performances.

“We had exceptional performances from Cheyenne in the 200.

She won the meet with a meet record time and also qualified for the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) in another event.

She also helped the 4x100 relay team consisting of Mangold, junior Meghan Poinsett, and freshmen Katlyn Blackmon and Kenzie Blackmon claim first and qualify for ECAC’s,” noted Marek.

Junior Mara Spina also claimed a first place in the high jump. Other top three finishers on the women’s side were Spina in the long jump (2nd), junior Erin Oberg in the high jump and triple jump (2nd), sophomores Danielle Debonis in the pole vault (2nd), and Clairesa Johnson in the 100 meter hurdles (2nd). As for the men, senior Scott Ryan was the

runner-up in the 5,000 meters.

Classmate Jared Jones also placed second in the 200 meters.

Coach Marek is looking forward to the next meets and hopes that things will continue to get better for the team.

“We had a really strong showing, especially on the ladies side,” said Marek. “With the showings at the W&J invite and Wake Forest, the ladies’ side is ranked seventh in the region.

They are behind Johns Hopkins, Salisbury, Moravian, Misericordia, Carnegie Mellon, and Elizabethtown. I am looking forward to the next meets and hope to build on the success we have had already.

I hope to improve our standing in the region and to get ourselves ready for the conference championships, which we are hosting on April 26 and 27.” This Saturday, W&J will send athletes to both the Westminster Invitational and the Bucknell Invitational.

Next Wednesday, the teams will compete in the President’s Athletic Conference South Quad Meet which will be hosted by Bethany.

On Saturday March 30, the Washington & Jefferson College’s women’s lacrosse team travelled to Greenville, PA to take on Thiel.

The Presidents were defeated by a score of 14-8, which continued Thiel’s winning streak. W&J has now lost six in a row.

The difference in the game was in the last 30 minutes when Thiel outscored W&J 6-2. The first goal of the game was scored, in the first three minutes, by senior midfielder Brittany Fradkin.

After that, Thiel scored five goals in three minutes and three seconds to lead with a score of 5-1.

The Presidents fought back and scored three goals, but Thiel followed with two more.

Senior midfielder Kelsey Kraus closed the gap to 7-6 with seven minutes left in the first half.

Thiel scored another goal to give them a two goal lead going into halftime.

The first goal of the second half was scored by W&J. Senior attacker Megan Kelly scored to open the second half.

The next 17 minutes was all Thiel. They scored six goals in this time period.

This would be the game win-

ning streak. Fradkin recorded three goals and two assists to lead W&J. Kraus scored two goals and had one assist.

Kelly also had a pair of goals and freshman midfielder Alex Dikos scored one goal. Senior goalkeeper Julia McLellan blocked seven shots.

Both W&J and Thiel were even with 22 shots a piece. Thiel had 14 draw controls compared to W&J’s 10.

So far this season, W&J had totaled 82 goals on 204 attempts, which is an average of 8.20 goals per game.

The team has 15 assisted goals and 67 unassisted goals. W&J has picked up 197 ground balls and their opponents have gotten 200.

W&J and their opponents are equal when it comes to turnovers, with 190.

W&J has 87 caused turnovers and their opponents only have 69. The goalies have stopped 95 shots.

W&J travels to Ohio Wesleyan on Saturday April 20 at 1:00.

The final home game will be on Wednesday April 24 when W&J takes on Saint Vincent at 7:00.

This game will also be when the team honors their seniors.