Issue 11, Vol. CV

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VOL. CV ... NO. XI

Thursday, May 2, 2013

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Brace Yourselves, Summer is Coming

Take a look at the exciting trips students have planned through Magellan Projects and Franklin Awards.

Page 4 Press Release Everything you need to know about Library hours during finals week as well surprise activities they have planned.

Page 7 Dove Sketches New Dove ad sparks conversation on “what is beauty in modern America?”

Page 10-11 Senior Art Show In case you haven’t visited the Galleries in Olin, check out the Arts section for a review of the Senior Art Show

Page 15 College Reflections Graduating seniors, what will you miss most about college?

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The warm weather of Spring has touched campus here, which means that another year at W&J is reaching its conclusion. In addition to this photo, senior Chelsea Cummings photographed many buildings around campus where flowers in bloom were especially noteworthy.

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Upcoming Magellan Projects: Allyse Corbin and Jimmy Schrecengost Morgan Mattingly Red&Black Staff

Some of the key attractions of Washington & Jefferson College lie in the opportunities it presents for students to learn beyond the classroom. To this end, the Magellan and Franklin Awards have become known for funding these forays into professional and global perspectives. Allyse Corbin, ’14, and Jimmy Schrecengost, ’14 will each be benefitting from these opportunities this summer.

Corbin, who is a communication arts major with an emphasis in rhetoric, will be spending three weeks this summer in Athens, Greece thanks to the Magellan Project.

While there, Corbin will “analyze the relationship of the creation and expansion of the study of rhetoric in theatre using both

ancient and modern writings to determine their bond within the culture today and in ancient times.”

Corbin explained that this has been a subject of interest for a while: “Rhetoric and theatre are the two subjects that I have been most involved in—and I was exposed to this relationship freshman year.”

This will be her second Magellan Project, but an entirely new experience for Corbin.

“This experience will be completely different because I’ve never been to the places I’ll be visiting and I have no connections there.”

Last year, Corbin did her Magellan Project in New York City and Los Angeles, where she had several friends and relatives nearby.

This year will be different, and Corbin looks forward to the

change. “I’m looking forward to immersing myself in a new culture.”

Schrecengost, thanks to the Franklin Award, will be interning in Washington D.C. with the Metropolitan Police Department’s Research and Analysis Division for 10 weeks.

Schrecengost is majoring in sociology and psychology, and hopes to work in law enforcement.

This summer, he says, “I am looking forward to working in a professional capacity.”

For Schrecengost, this internship is ideal: “They have a very extensive jurisdiction and they work alongside many law enforcement agencies which makes it a very good internship for someone interested in going into law enforcement.” For each of these students, the Magellan and Franklin awards

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Last year, Allyse Corbin studied how theatre impacts communities in NYC, including a trip to a restaurant where the servers sang to guests.

However, Allyse said when she got there her “project quickly changed to studying the people in the theatre community. My Magellan helped me become a more independent person and showed me what it takes to follow one’s dreams.”

will help them to explore new realms of possibilities.

If you are considering a project or internship, look into these

unique W&J programs for next year. As Corbin stated, “We’re incredibly lucky to have this opportunity at our school.”

More Than 100 Students Recognized at Honors Convocation Rebecca Hendricks Red&Black Staff

Washington & Jefferson College held its annual Honors Convocation ceremony on April 17.

The ceremony began with a prelude and processional where many of the honored students entered the church. More than 100 students were honored. The W&J Choir led by Susan Medley, associate professor of music, and the W&J Wind Ensemble led by Kyle Simpson, assistant professor of music, both performed.

The ceremony continued with Departmental Book prizes, which were announced by the Associate Dean of the Faculty, Dr. Charles Hannon. Nineteen students were inducted into Phi Beta Kappa, the oldest academic honor society

for the liberal arts and sciences among the oldest undergraduate institutions in the U.S.. Students were awarded academic prizes and awards, as well as leadership and service awards. “When I found out I was receiving these awards I felt absolutely honored and I also think that the Honors Convocation is an excellent way for students to honor their peers,” commented senior Alexander Nallin. Nallin was awarded the Henry Willson Temple Prize in History, as well as the Maurice Cleveland Waltersdorf Award for Innovative Leadership.

Dr. Tori Haring-Smith addressed the audience. According to WashJeff.edu, ““This year’s honorees have risen to the challenges posed by the faculty and, more importantly, they have challenged

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Above honorees of the Senior class listen during the procession of awards that were given out during the event. This yearly reception was held at First Church in Washington, PA. themselves,” President Tori Haring-Smith, Ph.D. said in her address”. National award recipients this year include Fulbright grant recipients Korey Morgan and Jacob Reis, Morris K. Udall scholar Lauren Horning, and Teach for

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Preview: Annual Prespy Awards Each year, W&J holds the Prespy Awards. This annual awards ceremony is an opportunity to honor the accomplishments of students and staff in the world of sports. There are many people nominated for these awards and the categories are incredibly varied. The name of the ceremony comes from a combination of Presidents and the ESPN version of the event, the Espy’s. This years Prespy Awards will be held on Sun., May 5 in Olin Fine Arts Center at 7 P.M.. Everyone is welcome to attend the ceremony and show their support for all of W&J’s student athletes.

Security Logs 4/23/13 Harassment

Male Rookie of the Year: Jacob Spearman- Wrestling, Kevin Dunigan –Water Polo & Swimming and Diving, Zack Crossey – Football

Two students came into the Protection Services Office to report that one of them received an e-mail from the parent of a third student where both of the students were mentioned. They both took the e-mail to be of a threatening nature. These three students all together had roommate issues and the student whose mother sent the e-mail had moved out less than 24 hours before the e-mail was sent. After speaking to the two who received the e-mail, they said they just wanted the action on report and have no further action taken at this time. The students are concerned about move out time and whether they will end up in the same building for next year as the third student.

Most Spirited: Bre Gleason – Softball, Erin Lavery – W. Basketball, Hannah Shaner – W. Soccer & Lacrosse, Eric Kohr – Wrestling, Brittany Fradkin – W. Lacrosse, Casey Feeney – Field Hockey, Ben Mancini – M. Swimming and Diving

4/24/13 Criminal Mischief

Here are the Nominees: Female Rookie of the Year: Nicole Bishwaty – Volleyball, Kira Bunker – Field Hockey, Rachel Clauss – W. Water, Brittany Traynor – Track and Field, Jenn Suder- W. Swimming and Diving

Behind the Scenes: Michelle Wybranowski, Richard Stevens Comeback Player of the Year: Chelsea Apke- W. Basketball, Zach DeCicco – Football Professor of the Year : Dr. and Mrs. Stan Meyers, Dr. Tim Klitz Assistant Coach of the Year : Becky Scroger – W. Soccer, Shawn Rohrer - Defensive Coordinator FB, Mark Thomchick– Baseball, Sammy Seidenberg – M. Lacrosse, Coach Vic Galati – Swimming and Diving, Jon Morrow – Cross Country & Track and Field.

Women’s Head Coach of the Year: Chris Faulk- Tennis, Jina DeRubbo- Basketball, Shawn Marek-Cross Country & Track and Field Men’s Head Coach of the Year: Sean Dove- Golf, Shawn Marek-Cross Country & Track and Field, Mike Sirianni – Football, Tommy Prairie – Wrestling Old Main Award: Steve Anderson, Dr. Tim Klitz Honorary President : Mr. John Richmond, Dr. and Mrs. Stan, BJ Dukett, Whitney Sims-Rucker Greatest Play of the Year: Scott Ryan-Cross Country, Ronny Peirish- Baseball, Jenny Marabella-Field Hockey, Chelsea Apke - Basketball Greatest Game of the Year: Baseball, Football, Women’s Basketball Female Academic Athlete of the Year: Erin Barno-Field Hockey, Lauren Reynolds- Soccer, Dawn Murphy –Soccer, Emily Abraham – Basketball, Julia McLellan – W. Lacrosse, McKenzie Graf – Water Polo, Kristen Galligan – Cross Country, Track & Field.

Male Academic Athlete of the Year: Scott Ryan- Cross Country, Track and Field, Josh Staniscia – Baseball, Josh Etzel – Wrestling, Chris DeNunzio –Water Polo, Jon Watts – Football Female Athlete of the Year: Chrissy Marcius – Soccer, Chelsea Apke – Basketball, Julia McLellan - Lacrosse, Kristen Galligan – Cross Country & Track and Field Male Athlete of the Year : Josh Etzel – Wrestling, Tim McNerney – Football, Scott Ryan - Cross Country & Track and Field, Kevin Dunnigan- M. Polo and Swimming & Diving

Upon inspecting the lower half of the Henry Gym in the golf training court, it was discovered that someone had busted the interior court window with golf clubs. One club was found lodged in the window and three clubs on the floor. The four clubs were taken to the Protection Services office.

4/26/13 Fire Alarm

The Simplex alarm system notified the Protection Services Offices of a fire alarm in Marshall. Two officers responded as well as the fire department. Upon entering the building the entire first floor was filled with smoke. The left burner in the kitchen was still on with no food or student in sight. However, students said that someone had been cooking there prior to the alarm. All floors were cleared. The fire department used fans to clear out the smoke.

4/28/13 Assault

On the above date, security was called to report an assault inside of George and Tom’s. The caller stated that Student A told Student B “**** you” and punched him in the back. Security spoke with Student A who stated that student B was trying to cut in line and stated to the workers that they did not need to serve Student A because he was Chinese. Student A became very mad and admitted to hitting Student B in the back. Security then spoke with Student B who said that the two were friends and was not sure why the other student got angry, and denied saying anything about the other student being Chinese. Security then spoke with several workers who said that Student B did make a statement about the other student being Chinese. Student A was removed from George and Tom’s and was advised not to go back that night.

Team of the Year: Women’s tennis, Baseball, Track & Field/Cross Country, Football, Women’s Basketball Compiled by Mike Nemchick/Red&Black Staff

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Press Release: Juniors to Juniors

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Errika Loper ‘13 Wins Radio Show Award Mike Nemchick Red&Black Staff

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Twenty-five Juniors from Burgettstown High School spent Wednesday April 24 at Washington & Jefferson attending classes, eating in the Commons, and touring the campus through the Benedum Master Teacher Grant with Master Teacher Professor Mandi Figlioli. The students and their three teachers, Ms. Holly Riley, Ms. Heather Dengel and W & J alumni Mr. Frank Kovscek, met with Dr. Jim Longo and Juniors Meghan Watelet, Maggie Keiser, Dion Wiegand, Alexa Burzese, Rachel Wallace, Dana Wieber, Sara Taormina and Bryan Lantz.

They then attended selected classes which included Business law with Dr. Sam Gidas, German with Professor Cathy Altmeyer, English with Professor Tim Dawson, Literature with Dr. Jen Harding, Calculus with Professor Kim Jones, Chemistry with Dr. Mike Leonard, Physics with Dr. Joel Cannon, Developmental Psychology with Professor Cathy Petchel, Cognitive Psychology with Dr. Tim Klitz, Biology with Dr. Ronald Bayline and Microbiology with Professor Anupama Shanmuganatha.

Jay walkers escorted them around campus for a final College tour before they returned to Burgettstown. When asked what was the best part of this experience, a Burgettstown junior wrote, “This visit reinforced my view on college, especially W & J. After experiencing what a class was like and meeting the students, it helped me to understand what to expect.”

Senior Washington & Jefferson student Erikka Loper has won an excellence in broadcasting award in the merit category for game shows from the Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters.

This is for Loper’s WNJR radio show, “Friend or Fraud.” Erikka is a communications major and she produced this show for the 2012 fall semester to complete her capstone requirement. She adapted the idea for her show from the Newlywed game show.

On the show, four people participate separated into two teams of two. Each team is a pair of friends who have known each other since before the show.

The pairs are made to split up; one member of the team leaves the radio station while their partner answers questions about them. Questions range from asking what the partner’s favorite food is, when their birthday is, questions about family members and even pets. The missing partner then comes back in to see if their friend answered correctly.

The scores are counted then the roles are reversed and the other partner leaves the studio and the process starts again. In the

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end, the scores are tallied up and the winning pair are the friends and the losing pair are the frauds.

In the beginning, all contestants are asked what their definition of a friend is.

This question is repeated at the end to the winning team and the losing team is supposed to give their definition of a fraud. Erikka makes the game more interesting by making the teams into themes.

She has had a show that was sorority girls vs. non sorority girls where all four lived in the same dorm suite, freshman vs. seniors, international students vs. native students and even freshman vs.

W&J staff. This last category is the show that she submitted to the judges and won her an award.

Erikka never expected to actually win the award. She was told to apply for it the day before applications were due and thought it was impossible to complete the entry in time. Erikka says that “if it was not for professor Fleury I would not have won this award.”

Professor Fleury directs WNJR and was the one who encouraged Erikka to complete her entry.

Loper has a long term goal of one day hosting her own television game show, so this award is a step in the right direction.

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U. GRANT MILLER LIBRARY LIBRARY INVITES STUDENTS TO “PAWS” FOR A STUDY BREAK

Time to make sure your finals checklist is complete: Caffeine? Check. Study guides? Check. Squeaky toy? Wait, what? That’s right, this finals season, a squeaky toy and dog treats should be on your must-have list. U. Grant Miller Library recruited nine canine counselors from the Pittsburgh chapter of Therapy Dogs International to visit campus on Saturday, May 11, to give everyone a chance to “paws” for a study break. “Spending time with animals is a proven stress-reliever, and we know by the third day of finals, everyone can use a little fun,” said Amy Welch, College Archivist & Outreach Librarian.

The dogs will be at the Library from 11:30 A.M. to 1:45 P.M., and students and faculty are invited to stop by to toss a ball, play tug-of-war or just get a big wet doggie kiss. Dogs will be in the plaza and lawn area in front of the Library, weather permitting. In the event of bad weather, the event will move to the Walker Room. In addition to Paws for a Study Break, the Library will also have favorite childhood toys, including hula hoops, sidewalk chalk and jump ropes available near the User Services desk. Yoga Corner will offer meditative space, and snacks, coffee and tea will be available from 7 A.M. to 9 P.M. on Thursday and Friday, as well as after 9 P.M. on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday nights. The Library will be open extended hours to allow students maximum access to study space. The schedule will be as follows: • Reading Day, May 8: 8 A.M. to 3 A.M. • Thursday, May 9: 7 A.M. to 3 A.M. • Friday, May 10: 7 A.M. to midnight • Saturday, May 11: 9 A.M. to 9 P.M. The Library will resume normal hours on Sunday, May 12. You can always check the Library’s web site at www.washjeff.edu/library for an updated schedule. Protection Services provides 24-hour escort services so that no one has to walk home alone after a study session. Students can request an escort by calling X6032.

Please follow the library’s page on Facebook for study tips and announcements of additional activities.

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Presidents’Voices

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“Who is your favorite U.S. President of all time and why?”

“I would say my favorite U.S. President of all times is Andrew Jackson – he never took ‘No’ for an answer; he had a clear idea of what he wanted to do and I think that’s very important in a leader especially when you’re leading a country like the United States” — Jonathan Tripi ‘16 Jack Myint/Red&Black

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“Ronald Reagan is my favorite U.S. president because he believed in cutting taxes, less government intervention and giving more freedom to the American people” — Brian Haney ‘16

“George Washington – He set up the presidential foundation of our United States. To me, his claims that political parties would be the ultimate deciding factor in the unity of the nation rings true especially in today’s political climate. Americans should focus less on political differences and reflect more on their independence and liberties that keep us united” —Tyler Tenney ‘14 Jack Myint/Red&Black Compiled by Jack Myint/Red&Black

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Invasion of Giant Snails in Florida

Was There Life Before Earth?

Just like every Halloween at Washington & Jefferson, we were all in for a treat. When it came to costumes this year, let’s face it, there was the good, the bad and the ugly. F

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Alexei Sharov and Richard Gordon, two genetic scientists, have developed a theory were they apply Moore’s law to the origination of life in the universe.

Moore’s law is the observation that the number of transistors on integrated circuits doubles about every two years. This has been accurate since 1958 until now and is expected to continue until 2015 or even later before slowing down.

This observation shows how quickly technology is increasing in complexity.

These scientists have replaced transistors with nucleotides, the materials that make up DNA and RNA, and did the calculations with Moore’s law in mind.

The math resulted in a calculation that insists that life started around 10 billion years ago, much older than Earth’s estimated 4.5 billion years of existence. This calculation then insists that life did not originate on Earth.

This theory should not be too troubling to anyone other than creationists. What are creationists not troubled about when it comes to rational thought anyway?

Anyway, these calculations do not really prove anything.

Currently there is really no way to know at what rate the complexity of the organic has

increased at any time in the history of the Universe. These scientists are not really trying to make a theory but just to provide some thoughtful reflection and an interesting calculation.

The two do argue in their paper, however, that life most likely came to earth from an older part of the universe. Possibly with simple bacteria or even just raw genetic material like nucleotides reaching Earth by “riding” on an asteroid that impacted Earth, a theoretical process called panspermia.

It does not seem too hard to believe that life started before Earth. The universe is very old and the last time I checked it was also rather quite large.

With an unfathomable amount of stars and planets in existence, there is a lot of opportunity for some kind of life to have formed somewhere else than this one single tiny little spot in the universe.

Earth is less than a cell in our body when compared to the whole thing, or less than a drop of water when compared to all our oceans when trying to comprehend the size of the universe.

Humans cannot really mentally comprehend how extremely large the universe is. At the end of the day, even without taking the theory these scientists have developed into account, it is silly to think that life had to develop first on Earth or that is does not exist anywhere else.

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Giant African Land Snails can grow to be as big as rats, are extremely destructive and can even eat plaster.

Michael Nemchick Red&Black Staff

America may not have Godzilla but we have another creature terrorizing our homes and destroying our fields; well, Florida does anyway.

An invasive species of snail has been pestering Florida since 2011.

These aren’t your typical escargot; they are Giant African Land Snails and they don’t like to mess around. The snails can grow to be as big as a rat and will eat through materials like stucco and plaster.

They use the calcium in these materials for their shells. When they aren’t chewing up homes they also dine on over 500 different species of plants, making the invasive species more of a nuisance.

Over 1000 of these snails are captured every week in the Miami-Dade area in Florida, 117,000 total being captured since 2011.

I am not sure where these snails are I sent but I suspect they make their way to the finest eateries in Paris.

When they aren’t being captured they are sometimes caught in lawnmowers having their shells turned into little shrapnel bombs.

Their slimy excrement can coat walls or pavement making an icky mess.

These creatures reproduce prodigiously. A typical snail can

kept stored in their roomy shells.

If I woke up and saw one of these next to my bed I would have nightmares for life.

The source of this invasive species in Florida is not currently known but is being investigated.

However, a possible lead is a Santeria group in Miami.

It is a religion with its origins in West Africa and the Caribbean; in 2010 the Miami group was known to be using these snails in some of its rituals.

This is not the first time the snails have visited Florida.

In 1966 a boy returning from a vacation in Hawaii back to Miami brought three of the snails home with him and put them in his grandmother’s garden.

In seven years the snail population grew to 17,000 and it took 10 years and one courtesy stuffpoint.com million dollars to eradicate produce up to 1,200 eggs a year, them. making the pests difficult to It is unknown how long it will eradicate in an environment where take or how much money will they face no natural predators. be spent to eradicate the snail Some natives in Florida think menace this time. the snails are cute and will even But there are announcements leave them around their homes as on billboards, buses and even pets, not knowing that the snails movie theaters to remain ever have prominent stores of malice vigilant in this time of crisis.

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Dove Sketches Start the Conversation on Female Beauty Standards

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Participants in this video were asked to describe themselves to an artist, and their sketches appear on the left. The right image shows how they were drawn with a stranger's words.

Rebecca Hendricks Red&Black Staff Dove recently came out with a “Real Beauty Sketches Campaign” video, which went viral.

The video features several women, who are not told what their participation requires, but are simply led to a room and told to answer the questions they are asked.

They cannot see the person who is questioning them, but many accurately begin to realize that he is sketching them.

The women are being drawn

by Gil Zamora, an FBI trained forensic artist, who never actually sees the women.

Then later, the women are described by others who have met them, and Zamora draws their portrait again.

At the end of the clip, Zamora brings the women in to see their portraits side by side.

Naturally, the women have that deserve further attention. sketched are in fact, fairly good been harder on themselves than First, most of the women are in looking by traditional standards, the people who had just met them, fact young and attractive. so what would the results be for and they see a glaring difference The “ugly” portrait of less traditionally beautiful women between the two descriptions, themselves usually only contains by American standards? and thus, the two Would they still portraits. consider themselves to The video ends "What Dove fails to address is that be less beautiful than by displaying the they are? the standard of beauty remains following slogan on Might a stranger the screen, “You are unquestioned. The women being consider them to be less more beautiful than good looking than they sketched are in fact, fairly good you think.” are based on their own Dove aims to of beauty? looking by traditional standards, so perceptions use this video as a According to Kate what would the results be for less conversation starter Fridkis of The Huffington among women about “Interestingly, even traditionally beautiful women by Post, important standards the sketches based on the for beauty in our self-descriptions weren’t American standards?" culture, and how we actually particularly perceive ourselves. unattractive.

They seek to change women’s some changes such as a slightly I was faintly annoyed with the perceptions in light of the harsh larger mole or more wrinkles than idea that one sketch was supposed standards they are often forced to they really have. to represent unattractiveness comply to. Some viewers, however, What Dove fails to address is and the other beauty, when the have noted some discrepancies that the standard of beauty remains distinctions between the two within the video and its content unquestioned. The women being seemed to lie in characteristics

like a mole, shadows under the eyes, slight roundness in facial shape, or a few wrinkles.”

This then raises the question of what true beauty is. Is beauty defined by a national or cultural standard or is, as they say, beauty in the eye of the beholder?

Fridkis ends her discussion of the campaign with an interesting idea, “The world has to meet us halfway, by letting us stop putting ourselves down and by celebrating our diversity, rather than beating us over the head with the same tired depictions of taut, slinky, lithe, teenaged beauty.”

This accurately encompasses the national crisis with eating and beauty among young women, but more importantly, like the Dove campaign intended, it provides a jumping-off point for educated and serious discussion to begin about beauty standards and the average woman’s relationship to those standards.

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How did “4/20” Get Its Name?

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Pairing Wine and Fast Food

Just like every Halloween at Washington & Jefferson, we were all in for a treat. When it came to costumes this year, let’s face it, there was the good, the bad and the ugly. F

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Sometimes you just need to know what wine works best with nuggets.

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Many people believe the origins of “420” come from the 60s/70s American rock band The Grateful Dead.

Bailey Mudrick Red&Black Staff When April 20 rolls around every year, every marijuana enthusiast knows it is the unofficial holiday known as National Weed Day, or what people call 4/20.

But where did the term 4/20 come from? There are all sorts of rumors about how the term 420 came to be associated with lighting up a joint, but do these rumors have any validity to them?

According to the myth-busting website Snopes.com, it was born in the 1970s at San Rafael High School in California, where about a dozen students gathered each day at 4:20 p.m. to smoke pot.

Other theories about the meaning of 420 have pointed to California’s penal code section for marijuana use, the police radio code for smoking pot and the best day to plant cannabis.

However, back in 2009 The Huffington Post wrote up an entire article on how the term was coined. Apparently it all started with the Dead, and no I am not talking about dead people, rather the Grateful Dead, an American

rock band formed in 1965 in Palo Alto, California.

Journalist Steven Bloom was wandering through The Lot, that timeless gathering of hippies that springs up in the parking lot before every Grateful Dead concert, when a Deadhead handed him a yellow flyer that read: “We are going to meet at 4:20 on 4/20 for 420-ing in Marin County…”

Bloom at the time was a reporter for High Times had never heard of “420-ing” before.

The flyer came complete with a 420 backstory: “420 started somewhere in San Rafael, California in the late ‘70s. It started as the police code for Marijuana Smoking in Progress.

After local heads heard of the police call, they started using the expression 420 when referring to herb -- Let’s Go 420, dude!”

Bloom found out that the story on the flyer was only partially right. The origin of 420 had nothing to do with a police code, though the San Rafael part was dead-on.

Snopes.com had it partially right.

According to Bloom’s finding, a group of five San Rafael High School friends known as

the Waldos -- by virtue of their chosen hangout spot, a wall outside the school -- coined the term in 1971.

Knowing how the term was coined the bigger question remains, “How did 420 spread from a circle of California stoners across the globe?

Turns out the Waldos had a connection the Grateful Dead; one of the Waldo’s fathers took care of real estate for the Dead, and another Waldo’s brother was the manager for the Dead’s sideband and was good friends with bassist Phil Lesh.

As the Grateful Dead toured through the ‘70s and ‘80s, playing hundreds of shows a year, the term spread though the Dead underground. Once High Times got hip to it, the magazine helped take it global.

And the rest is history. Today some states, like Colorado and Washington, are trying to legalize marijuana, and ABC News reported that this 4/20 that Dozens of rallies around the country were planned to call for the legalization of marijuana but, the use of marijuana has come a long way since its start in California.

It is not uncommon to pair a nice glass of wine with your lunch or dinner. Red wine is a good choice for when you are dining on steak and white wine is always a good choice for chicken, but what if there were certain wines that could be paired with your fast food meals?

Would you trust the recommendation? The Foodbeast from the Huffington post has decided to put this to the test and has given variety of recommendations of wine and fast food pairings. When it comes to deciding which wine to pair with fast food, they say that there is no difference than when it comes to pairing wine with steak or lobster.

To have a really good fast food meal, you need to consider a wine that has a high acidity. Why do you need a wine with high acidity do you ask? Well, the high acidity of the wine will help to cut through the greasiness and fat of the fast food. It is also important to keep in mind that it should compliment the meal, rather than battle or overwhelm the medley of real and artificial flavors.

For those of you who love McDonald’s chicken nuggets, The Clara Brut Sparkling Wine California North Coast is suggested. This champagne without a doubt cuts through any lingering grease or fat and has a sweet taste that is the less guilty

alternative to sweet and sour sauce.

The compliment to McDonald’s French fries is Phebus Torrontes, a refreshing and crisp wine with a springtime feeling to it and would nicely compliment the starchiness and saltiness of the fries without being overpowering.

Everyone loves a delicious fried chicken, so let’s not forget about Kentucky Fried Chicken’s signature meals. When it comes to eating Kentucky Fried Chicken, the Cloud Break Chardonnay Barrel Fermented is recommended. Fried chicken and mashed potatoes with gravy is such an American meal, so it is easy to understand why the chardonnay would be complimentary to this dish because the best selling grape in America belongs to the chardonnay. Fried chicken is such a heavy meal and the Cloud Break Chardonnay provides a nice refresher to all the grease associated with it without battling the sweetness of their mashed potatoes.

Lastly, the Subway turkey sandwich recommendation is the Dr Heidemanns Riesling Dry. A Riesling is a classic pairing with turkey because turkey can be a tad bit dry and bland, but there is nothing bland about a Riesling.

The majority of the wine pairings listed are under $20, so when you are out picking up your fast food, it is ideal that you will be able to swing by the liquor store and pick up your wine as well.

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Sexual Assaults in India Spark Protests

Finals Week!

Tuesday, May 7 “Dog Therapy Day with the Pet House” 8-9p.m., Media Room, The Commons Wednesday, May 8 “Church of the Covenant’s Finals Feast” 8-11p.m., Church of the Covenant Thursday, May 9 “Freeze Pop Giveaway” Throughout the day, Various locations “Great Escapes: Guided Imagery Sessions & Chair Massage” 6-8p.m., Fireplace Lounge, The Hub Friday, May 10 “Feel Good Friday” 11:30a.m.-1p.m., Rossin Campus Center Circle “Flip Flop Friday!”

1p.m. until gone, Hub Deck Saturday, May 11 “Games Day Throwdown” 2-5p.m., Fireplace Lounge, The Hub Sunday, May 12 “Snack Attack!”

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Recent protests have occurred in New Delhi (India) in recent weeks after several high profile assault cases.

and lack of political initiative to bring about change appear to be concerns of little importance.

The protests became For several weeks now, particularly heated following demonstrators in India have details of the investigation in taken to the streets to protest the which the girl’s father accused mishandling of rape cases by law police of offering him hush money enforcement. to not report the case.

Demonstrators have gathered The father’s comments by the hundreds, clashing with prompted activists to denounce authorities over the New Delhi as the “rape country’s seeming capital” of India, a "The woman’s death aggravated reference that turns out to inability to better protect its citizens, and accurate. critics of India’s outdated sexual be unsettlingly most specifically, it’s According to statistics assualt laws, putting both women. from the National Crime Most recently, Records Bureau, the city national and international attention has been of New Delhi reported brought to the issue the highest number of pressure on the country’s after a case involving crimes against children government and law enforcement in 2011. the sexual assault of a five-year-old girl made Furthermore, statistics to make necessary changes to headlines. from the Asian Center for investigative and judicious The girl, who Human Rights indicates remains in stable that India holds a rather practices." condition at a hospital disturbing record in in New Delhi, was relation to child rape: reportedly kidnapped while changes to investigative and 48,338 cases of child rape were playing in her own neighborhood judicious practices. reported in the country between and assaulted for nearly 40 hours While the government passed 2001 and 2011, at an alarming in a nearby apartment. a new, tougher rape law that increase of 336 percent.

Authorities arrested a 22-year- allows for those assaults resulting Even more troubling, the old man named Manoj Kumar in fatality to be punishable by organization says that these soon after the story broke, and death, many believe that the exponentially high rates are have just recently arrested a root of India’s problems remain most likely just a fraction of the suspected second accomplice as unaddressed. total child assault in India, as well. Early demonstrations of law Issues such as police many more instances go entirely enforcement began four months understaffing, poor training, unreported.

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ago as a result of the assault case of a 23-year-old physiotherapy student who was gang-raped in New Delhi.

The woman’s ensuing death aggravated critics of India’s outdated sexual assault laws, putting both national and international pressure on the country’s government and law enforcement to make necessary

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Senior Art Show Part Two: A Gallery Full of Talent Ashley Burk Red&Black Staff

On Friday April 26, four W&J senior art majors took center stage to present their work at the Olin art gallery in front of a group of students, professors, family and friends.

Eva Pfeffer, Jordan Easterbrook, Abrianne Rhoad and Rosanna Tsatie had been working for weeks in preparation for their senior show and when their time came, each presented their work along with a compelling story of how they were able to bring their work to life and convey their message.

Eva’s work focused on dreams. In her artist statement she said that she always believed art to be a “passageway into a different realm.”

Her inspiration for this show was made up of a combination of dreams and Dr. Seuss books.

Eva focused her show on dreams because when the body is in REM sleep, the body not longer has control and the mind takes over and creates vivid dreams.

Pfeffer further says in her artist’s statement that her work in not only about her dreams but also her over active imagination. Her show featured her interactive dream

tree; adorned and surrounded by hanging felt bees, watercolor dream paintings, and a sculpted dream man.

Bri Rhoad decided to challenge what exactly art is and in her artist statement said that “Western culture has taught us to be fascinated with making things last forever and striving for the next best thing.”

Rhoad used organic materials to show that art cannot be forced into a life of permanence.

Her primary material of choice was ryegrass and although a blade of grass is at times immediately dismissed, her organic art was able to take on a life of its own.

It was quite a sight to see all that grass up against the gallery wall and when asked how it was not falling down Rhoad said, “A lot of screws and magic. Probably more magic than screws actually.”

Jordan Easterbrook addressed the spiritual facet of art. Through his work he wanted to bring a spiritual aspect back to the art to produce a sense of connectedness.

He wanted to produce a sense of connectedness by showing images that our ancestors held sacred.

More importantly Easterbrook wanted to show the differences between the world we live in today and the world

of early-civilized humans because in modern times there has been not only an absence of spirituality, but also religion.

Easterbrook’s works included a massive statue and a variety of replica paintings that you would have found in early civilization.

Lastly Rosanna Tsatie show was about showing an evolution of herself as a person.

Tsatie is originally from a Zuni Reservation and experienced immense cultural shock when she first arrived in Pennsylvania at W&J. To counteract the feeling of homesickness, Tsatie was able to find comfort in creating traditional Zuni pottery because it made her feel closer to home and her traditions.

Each piece of Tsatie’s pottery is made from natural clay dug up from the Zuni Reservation and the traditional clay is the main body of the piece.

Each piece of her pottery contains a flower.

In Tsatie’s artist statement she says, “the ancient rosette design is a traditional Zuni design practiced by many traditional Zuni potters to represent a flower.”

Pictures of the art to the right: (from top to bottom) Eva Pfeffer, Abrianne Rhoad, Jordan Easterbrook and Rosanna Tsatie. For more pictures, see page 11.

Artwork photographed by Evan Rosenberg/Red&Black

Artwork photographed by Evan Rosenberg/Red&Black

Artwork photographed by Evan Rosenberg/Red&Black

Artwork photographed by Evan Rosenberg/Red&Black

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Abrianne Rhoad’s Artwork photographed by Evan Rosenberg/Red&Black

Rosanna Tsatie’s Artwork photographed by Evan Rosenberg/Red&Black

The picture above is of the four art major seniors who presented their work in the second Senior Art Show.

From left to right: Eva Pfeffer, Jordan Easterbrook, Rosanna Tsatie and Abrianne Rhoad. Their art pieces will be showcased in the Olin Art Gallery until Sunday, May 5.

Abrianne Rhoad’s Artwork photographed by Evan Rosenberg/Red&Black

Jordan Easterbrook’s Artwork photographed by Evan Rosenberg/Red&Black

Eva Pfeffer’s Artwork photographed by Evan Rosenberg/Red&Black

Eva Pfeffer’s Artwork photographed by Evan Rosenberg/Red&Black

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Fall Out Boy’s New Album Reese Witherspoon Goes to Jail “Save Rock and Roll”: Success? stations like KISS that play all the pop music. If they think this is rock and roll then they have a very different idea of After a lengthy hiatus Fall Out the genre than I do.”

Boy has released their new George cannot get himself album “Save Rock and Roll” to connect to this music or on April 16 of this year. pop music in general.

Not being an expert on “People might like the beat the band, I went to have a but how can people connect talk with dorm neighbor and or relate to this music, it has “It feels like it was no soul, no feeling, and music friend George Jurcevich, a junior here at good old W&J, written for the radio, needs to be more than a catchy to provide me with his fanboy tune.” to fit in with what insight.

He continued, “This is not is popular and not As a prelude to George’s the Fall Out Boy I Fell for. I opinion some background on written for the band saw then back in 2005 and do his relationship to the band not want to see them again themselves.” needs to be laid down first. now to ruin this memory by George grew up with hearing them play their new the band, his friends grew music live.” up listening to this band, It feels like it was written for The songs George liked the songs had to do with the radio, to fit in with what most from the album were experiences he was going is popular and not written for “My Songs Know What you through growing up and their the band themselves. It has did in the Dark” and “Save old music is connected to a lot no rock and roll feel. What Rock and Roll” because they of memories. rock are they supposed to be sound the most like Fall Out When he heard the surprise saving? This album won’t be Boy. The rest is just “a fusion announcement that they playing on any rock and roll of pop with hints Fall Out were releasing a new album radio stations; it will be on the Boy.” he was excited, Overall as an and especially original fan he enthused about feels “abandoned the bands claim by his band.” that they were He still loves coming to save them but will rock and roll. avoid this album He exclaimed for the most part. “it’s about time I agree with his someone comes assessment for the down and slays album, with how Ke$ha style it is much more music.” pop that rock.

It is George’s It has a few opinion that music catchy songs but Courtesy music.mtvasia.com is going downhill is not an album but “someone was Fall Out Boy’s new album, “Save Rock and Roll,” (pic- will be listening going to stand up ture above) seems to have a combination of mixed emo- to the whole way for once” and save tions in response to it from their fans. through again.

Mike Nemchick Red&Black Staff

the day. With all of George’s hype and all of the media hype, the band was put on a pedestal, unfortunately for my friend they did not deliver for him.

George was “extremely disappointed by the album. It is like everything else on radio.

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Ashley Burk Red&Black Staff Although celebrities may seem above the law, many are arrested each year for a variety of charges.

Normally when they’re arrested there have been numerous tabloid stories about the celebrity spiraling out of control. However, no one could have predicted the arrest that occurred on Friday April 20 in Atlanta, Ga. Oscar winning actress Reese Witherspoon was recently earned herself a trip to jail thanks to a disorderly conduct charge following her husband, Jim Toth’s, DUI arrest.

They were pulled over early Friday morning because of suspicion that Toth was driving while intoxicated. According to the police report, Toth appeared disheveled and smelled of alcohol, which caused the officer to issue a field sobriety test where Witherspoon’s husband blew a .139 (legal limit in Georgia is .08).

Witherspoon could have avoided being arrested after her husband, but unfortunately she did not listen to the arresting officer and was

handcuffed after continuing to disobey instructions from the arresting officer to stay inside the vehicle.

It was reported that the actress became increasingly agitated and began to hang out the window of the car and say that she did not believe the officer was a real police officer.

After Toth’s arrest, she exited the car against instruction and could not be calmed down by the officer or her husband.

The police report goes on to state “Mrs. Witherspoon asked, ‘Do you know my name?’ I answered, ‘No I don’t need to know you name.’ I then added ‘right now.’ Mrs. Witherspoon stated, ‘You’re about to find out who I am.’ ” The couple was released on bond around 3:30 a.m. Friday April 20 and a court appearance is pending. On the Sunday following the arrest the actress appeared upbeat at the premiere of her new movie Mud, but gave no interviews.

The Oscar winner apologized profusely after the incident and took full responsibility for “having one drink too many,” but sources close to the actress say “she is still deeply embarrassed and mortified by the whole situation.”

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Summer ‘13: What’s in Store For All Movie Lovers Member of Three Doors Ashley Burk Red&Black Staff Last summer we saw some massive box office and also high-profile box office bombs that resulted in a box office total that trailed just behind the seasonal record set in 2011.

Now this summer we have a fresh set of superhero flicks, highly anticipated sequels and animated family films that are sure to bring box office gold.

With so many movies being released between May and August, it can be hard to determine which movies are really worth your time and which ones you should wait for to come out on DVD. Here is a list of the most highly anticipated movies on the summer that you should look out for. The summer kicks off with the May 3 premiere of “Iron Man 3” and honestly how can you not be excited for this movie.

Robert Downey Jr. dons the suit for the fourth time to face one of the most enduring villains from the comic books, the Mandarin (Ben Kingsley).

Early reviews and teasing trailers are positive and show that Marvel definitely knows how to start the summer off to

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a bang.

“Man of Steel,” premiering June 4, is directed by Zack Snyder (“300”) and produced

by Christopher Nolan (“The Dark Knight”). They have revitalized the blue-suited hero that everyone loves so much without dismissing the iconic elements that everyone looks for.

Although there have been many different remakes of the iconic superhero, the recent trailer does not disappoint and is sure to draw in crowds of people.

Henry Cavill dons the cape, and is joined by an Oscar-

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caliber cast that includes Amy Adams, Michael Shannon, Russell Crowe, Lawrence Fishburne and Kevin Costner.

Following J.J. Abram’s widely successful 2009 “Star Trek,” critic and audiences alike are just itching for the highly anticipated follow-up “Star Trek: Into Darkness,” which premieres on May 15.

Benedict Cumberbatch plays the mysterious villain in the film and has many asking, “is he or isn’t he Khan?”

Abram’s also claims that this time around he has upped

Down Goes to Jail

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the ante, so we are bracing ourselves for an action packed dark ride.

For their fourteenth feature film, Pixar is bringing back some of our most favorite and well known characters, Mike Wazowski (voiced by Billy Crystal) and James "Sulley" Sullivan (John Goodman), in their first ever prequel.

On June 21 Monsters University hits theaters and shows that best friends Mike and Sulley weren’t always the best of friends, but what starts as a rivalry turns into an uneasy friendship as the two’s fraternity competes in the annual scare games. This looks like a fun throwback that both kids and adults will enjoy.

“Pacific Rim,” directed by Guillermo del Toro, premieres on July 12 and tells the original story about giant creatures called “Kaiju,” which rise out of a dimensional portal that cracks open in the ocean. To combat these giant creatures, humanity builds “Jaegers,” enormous robots that require two pilots to operate in perfect sync.

The scale of this movie is almost indescribable, but it just might be the best eyecandy of the summer.

The base guitarist of Three Doors Down, Robert Todd Harrell, was charged with vehicular homicide on Sunday after he crashed into a car and killed a man.

Harrell was allegedly under the influence of several drugs, including prescription Lortab, Xanax and hard cider.

The man killed in the crash was Paul Howard Shoulders, Jr., 47.

An attorney said that Harrell checked himself into rehab after the accident.

Attorney Ed Ryan declined to comment on where Harrell was being treated.

According to NYDailyNews.com, “Harrell is facing multiple charges, including vehicular homicide by intoxication.

Authorities say he caused a fatal interstate crash in a Nashville suburb last weekend.

Records show authorities discovered that Harrell had numerous narcotics on him while he was being processed into the Nashville jail.”

Harrell is due in court next week, and is currently free after posting his $100,000 bail.

Records show that Harrell’s real first name is Robert.

The 41 year old bass guitar player was speeding down Interstate 40 in his Cadillac CTS when he hit the back of Shoulders’ pickup truck, which caused it to veer off the road, fall down an embankment and flip over.

Shoulders was ejected from the truck.

He was not wearing a seatbelt and was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

3 Doors Down has cancelled the next four stops on their tour out of respect for the man who was killed in the accident.

They are set to resume their tour on May 31 in Moscow and will return to play in the continental U.S. in July.

According to ontheredcarpet.com, “The band, known for songs such as "Kryptonite" and "Here Without You," had recently put out a statement expressing condolences over Shoulders' death.

The rep did not specify whether or not Harrell would be replaced by another bassist when 3 Doors Down performs again.”

Harrell is also being charged with bringing controlled substances into jail.

Police said that during a search of the booking room, they found a plastic bag hidden in his sock that had Xanax, Oxycodone and Oxymorophone pills.

Harrell faces six charges in total.

One felony count of vehicular homicide by intoxication, one felony count of possession of contraband in a penal institution, three misdemeanor counts of possession or casual exchange of a controlled substance and one misdemeanor count of an implied consent violation.

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Staff Editorial: The Final Countdown Well, dear and faithful readers, we have come down to the final countdown! The school year is wrapping up and the Red&Black is also at its final issue(s). We hope you enjoy this week’s publication and savor the rather flavorful variety of stories that our writers and editors have put together. We promise, it’s an interesting read and well worth the moments you can find in your busy schedule.

Here is our motivational speech for the end of the year, and we hope it both inspires you and motivates you to follow your dreams: Having energy to finish the rest of the semester both alive and strong is hard, we know. Getting up

in the morning to make it to classes is probably the most difficult, but who likes mornings anyway?

You are here, right here at W&J, because you have dreams. You may want to be the next Ghandi, JK Rowling, Steve Jobs or even (insert name of any President). And, for some reason, you brought yourselves to this fine institution of learning whether it be for selfless purposes or selfish ones. While it might be easy to write off the end of the semester with a shrug, can you write off your dreams that easily? No! Or, well, you shouldn’t! You are a smart, funny and inspiring individual with uncommon integrity. Stay strong and Wichi Coax on!

Amanda Bynes the Next “LiLo”?

Ashley Burk Red&Black Staff As much as it pains me to say this, it must be done. Is Amanda Bynes becoming the next Lindsay Lohan?

When I compare the two actresses side-by-side, the girls have a lot in common. Both were formerly successful child-turned-teen stars whose careers seemed to plateau and die out as they reached adulthood. Now with Bynes recent DUI arrest it seems her and Miss Lohan and about to have a lot more in common.

It really breaks my heart to see Bynes spiral out of control much like Lohan did not too long ago. When I think back to her famed Nickelodeon hit “The Amanda Show” and her hilarious movie “She’s the Man” I just have to wonder what went wrong. Yes, her career seemed to fizzle out but that has happened to many other actors in Hollywood and they have not gone the route of Lohan or Bynes. Amanda Bynes behavior was first noted in 2010 when she abruptly announced that she was retiring from acting at the young age of 24. I was completely baffled by this announcement because she was so young but I guess a certain part of my understood her need to just take a break.

I recently started to follow Amanda Bynes on Twitter because to be honest some of the things she tweets are so absurd they are hilarious. Bynes makes continuous references to rapper Drake and posts a multitude of photos that are sometimes racy. One particular tweet by Bynes that caught a lot of attention was her tweet addressed to Drake saying that she wanted him to “murder her p***y”—shocking, I know.

I know that Bynes has not quite reached the level of Lohan madness, but I just hope that she can get her life turned around. Her erratic behavior is somewhat unsettling and confusing, but it also seems to be a large sort of entertainment for some who are following her career. Personally, I think a nice stint in rehab would do her good and maybe help her to get her life back on track.

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Things I’ll Miss About College

of the responsibilities we’ve been blind to while we’ve reWe don’t forget the friends that stuck by us and consided under the safety bubble that is our parents’ care and tinue to. the commodities provided on campus. I realize now how We don’t forget the friends-turned-family, the people much more I would have done in my time here, how much that made it all worthwhile. more I would envision myself doing.

When I look back at all of the opportunities I’ve been Let’s conduct an experiment. Ask a senior—any senior— I don’t regret where I am now and how I’ve gotten here, afforded at W&J—that so many are afforded—and when I how they feel about graduating in roughly two weeks. but we all like to think we would have done things dif- see so much good come from them and see so much forChances are they’re being genuine if they respond with ferently or would have done more or would have studied ward progression, so much growth, I recognize something an enthusiastic “(expletive) (expletive) YES.” After four those nights we decided to go out or would have traveled beyond the uncommon integrity that is spoken of so freyears of on-again-off-again love affairs with intensive stud- to Africa and Cambodia like that one professor suggested quently. ies and exhausting demonstrations of one’s mental acuity, we should have.

What I see when I reflect on my time at the College is an it’s understandable that a great deal of us will leave college We live in between realms of accomplishment—in be- amalgamation of the good and the bad, the professors that feeling burn out or at the very least in need of a few weeks tween “where-are-you-going” and “where-have-you-been,” dared us all never to give up, the friends that helped every (or a whole gap year) of celebration. the “what ifs serving as a mile markers. We live in between step of the way, the crowning moments that screamed “I Some of us wake up everyday with a countdown in- contentment and disappointment, hoping the speculation did it!” and made our parents so happy that they couldn’t scribed onto our brains, like an alarm we can’t snooze. would justify our present state. help but shed proud tears.

Thinking about graduating is bittersweet: “How many It’s always an argument of “what could we have done What we manage to do here should remind us all, even days are left?” “How many hours until...?” “Is this really differently” in hindsight—that’s what becomes the focus; years after we leave W&J that we were here; we mattered. the last class of my undergraduate career?” “This is my last there’s never enough appreciation for what ______.” My last ______.” “What am I going to do next?” we were able to accomplish in our short years U N I V E R S IT Y O F P IT TS B U RG H It’s stressful and daunting and summons strong emo- here.

DI ETRICH SCHOOL OF ARTS AN D SCI ENCES tions either way, some bemoaning the taunting idea of May They really do go by a lot faster than we COLLEGE OF GEN ERAL STU DI ES 17 being so far away, others leaning tothought they would. wards not wanting to leave college alI try to warn lacka“We labor through the frus- daisical Freshmen together but needing to (for now).

I’m on that latter list. I love college trations and the long nights (now) not to take too much. anything for grantfor hope of the memories Graduating means moving on and ed, not to think that seeing a new chapter in life, but at the there’s plenty of time that stick and transform same time it means leaving the sponto squander. taneity and the uncertainty and the otherwise mundane months The reality is that opportunity to mess up and learn into amazing months... the the “plenty of time” and be given the opportunity to fail mentality is an illusemester we thought would sion. and keep trying. In college we’re given a platform to keep sifting through And yet there’s kill us... winds up being what works and what doesn’t. We laanother element to unforgettable.” bor through the frustrations and the the difficulty in leavlong nights for hope of the memories ing that I don’t think that stick and transform otherwise mundane months into I had quite anticipated when it struck me amazing months and the semesters we thought would kill some time in the beginning of the year, this us from the lack of sleep we’d be logging every week winds really was my last year at Washington & Jefup being the unforgettable semesters that we talk about ferson College. months after they’ve ended—that’s what I’ll miss, what I’m We never realize how proud we are of reluctant to leave. something, how proud we are of having been When people say they don’t want to graduate, that’s a a part of something monumental and on the lie (or at least it’s my lie). We want to graduate, but there’s cusp of innovation until we’re faced with the more to the story). reality of leaving.

I want to move on and make a living doing what I love We don’t. from the opportunities and education I’ve been given (as I We never realize that the opportunities assume is what’s meant in the loose framework of graduat- that we’ve been given lead to experiences ing), but I don’t want to leave college. that could greatly shape the course of the I want to see the world and not be bogged down by this legacies we choose to leave behind—leaving massive amount of debt I’ve accrued in my pursuit of edu- something better than what we found it to be. cation over the past few years, but I don’t want to leave col- W&J has left it’s mark on me in more ways lege. than I ever thought possible.

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Greek Letter Organizations Under Fire

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The National Association for Gun Rights (NAGR) is an advocacy group whose purpose is “to educate gun owners and gun rights’ supporters on gun rights issues both at the local and federal level.”

They don’t realize that this world is crazy, and they should be out buying a gun to protect themselves instead of leading protests to ban them.

There’s an article on boston.com, “Top 10 myths Is peace possible? No, it’s not. Humans are naturally about mass shootings,” that everyone should read. greedy and jealous creatures, and one will always The first myth caught my attention. Some people are want what another has. Eventually, there may be ranting about gun violence spiking, when, in reality, peace between countries, but it won’t last. Within a there has not been a rise in gun violence, but rather country itself, peace is impossible. a rise in the media’s coverage. The article states, “To Right now, there is a huge debate over gun control. the contrary, the real growth has been in the style Personally, I am very thankful and pervasiveness of newsfor the second amendment, and media coverage, thanks in large “Banning guns will get I have my own gun. I was raised part to technological advances you nowhere... this world in reporting.” around guns, and I was taught the danger of guns as well as the There are two myths, one is crazy [people] should use of guns for protection. after the other, that people be out buying guns to I do agree that maybe there need to read: “Enhanced could be background checks background checks will keep protect themselves.” when buying a gun. But, if dangerous weapons out of the someone wants a gun in his/her hands of these madmen” and house for protection, who has the right to tell them “Restoring the federal ban on assault weapons will no? I don’t think people realize that banning guns prevent these horrible crimes.” Let me stress that will get you nowhere. Drugs are illegal, but people these are MYTHS. still do them, right? Banning guns will just lead to Peace itself is a myth, and the people who advocate more people buying them on the black market. peace to the extreme need to look up on the crime I am so sick of seeing all of these news updates rates to realize that crime has fallen significantly with people who are victims of gun violence standing over the past few decades. Guns do not kill people, in groups crying, begging for the banning of guns. people do.

Tori Smith Red&Black Editor

Sororities, and Greek Life in general, have often been a subject of some attention in the press. Sometimes, this attention is more negative than others. There was the Penn State Chi Omega Mexican party, which featured signs such as “I don’t just cut grass, I smoke it too” this past fall. There was the crying sorority girl in 2008 featured on Tosh.O who set off a fire alarm and later was videotaped sobbing hysterically to her friend about how she would “sweep the floor” or “do whatever it takes to be an Alpha Chi.” Then, there’s the more recent Kappa Delta homeless themed party at Indiana University this spring.

The Kappa Delta chapter at Indiana University is in trouble with their national officials over their “homeless” themed party because some pictures have circulated the internet and a tipster informed the online gossip website, Jezebel.

An anonymous tipster told Jezebel.com, “Bloomington, IN has a disproportionately high homeless population. They’re typically the target of a lot from students. They get treated pretty badly.”

The chapter president posted a statement online on Friday after condemnation from Kappa Delta national officials, saying, “Our choice was a poor one. We know that it was not acceptable and does not align with our values,” according to USAToday.com.

Perhaps more notorious than the homeless themed party this past week, was the insta-internet sensation list-serve letter from a Delta Gamma to her chapter about not being social enough with their partner fraternity and not being serious enough about winning Greek Week. The letter, which is filled with numerous expletives, was even read dramatically by actor Michael Shannon for FunnyorDie. com.

Rebecca Martinson resigned from the Delta Gamma chapter at the University of Maryland this past week after a nasty and comical email was widely publicized on the internet. Delta Gamma nationals released a statement this week according to Yahoo.com, saying, “The tone and content of the email was highly inappropriate and unacceptable by any standard.”

The University of Maryland Delta Gamma Facebook page noted that, “All reasonable people can agree, this is an email that never should have been sent. Further, Delta Gamma now considers the matter ‘closed.’”

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“You Are Not In This Alone,” Addressing Rape at W&J Morgan Mattingly Red&Black Editor

through the school. If the assailant is another student, this words are taken directly from a “Dear Colleague” Letter is another way to ensure you and the rest of the campus from Vice President Biden in 2011 that made Title IX a community is safe. This process was streamlined across the federal requirement. nation in a policy known as Title IX. What is defined as incapable varies, particularly when If you or someone you know has been raped while here at The full contents of W&J’s policy and procedures alcohol is involved. The investigator decides based on the Washington & Jefferson College, there are several options regarding sexual violence is available online via a link on information they gather. As Dean Shepherd explained, it available to you. It is always best to be prepared, so this the Protection Services menu at washjeff.edu under the title is the investigators job to be a “neutral fact finder to get as article is meant to keep you informed of the options.

“Sex Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Sexual Violence much evidence as possible.”

When a sexual assault first occurs, no matter the hour and Title IX Policy and Procedures.” However, for the sake The investigation occurs during a 60 business day period, or circumstances it is best to get to the hospital to ensure of simplicity, let’s explore what this boils down to. and during that time, both parties are asked not to discuss your medical care needs are attended to. Even if drunk, As the Student Handbook says, “Under federal, state the case at all so that the information can be gathered getting to the hospital is vital. At that time, you may not and local laws the College has an affirmative duty to without bias—particularly in regard to witnesses. They be prepared to say whether or not you plan to pursue legal address the issue of sexual harassment”—which especially are not permitted to talk to each other, and a no contact actions and that is okay. There are going to be medical needs includes “sexual violence.” Whenever someone working order can be established by the school during and after as that need attended to besides a rape kit, though it is better in Residence Life, faculty or other staff hears of a case of necessary. This can serve to protect the students involved, to collect the evidence immediately as sexual assault on campus they have and if violated that is a separate breach of conduct. Also, it a precautionary measure. The words to report it and then an investigation is important to note that neither party nor their “allies” can “It isn’t merely about “Sexual Assault kit” may be frightening, occurs. The only exception, are those retaliate against each other during or after the investigation. but it is far better to have too much who work in Counseling and Health It is strictly prohibited by the student code of conduct. advice, it is about evidence than too little.

Once the investigation is complete, the investigator empowering [students] to Services. Dr. Lisa Hamilton, Director There are nurses at the emergency of Student Health and Counseling submits their findings to Bob Allison and the Vice President do what is best for them.” Services, emphasizes “make sure of Student Life (Currently Dean Yuhaz) on the violation room specially trained for this. If you wait a few hours, sleep it off, go to the you get the help you need.” according to the “preponderance of evidence standard.”

— Lisa Hamilton bathroom, wash your hands, shower, With Health and Counseling This “preponderance of evidence” standard is not the change clothes, etc. evidence can be Services, students can seek same as that of a normal court case where one must prove corrupted if you decide to pursue the case later on. That confidential support for what they are going through. beyond a shadow of a doubt. It is rather, as Dean Shepard may not be the first thing on your mind when this first When going over the resources available Hamilton said, “It put it, “50% plus a feather.” If the investigator believes with occurs, which makes sense, but it is better to seek help isn’t merely about advice, it is about empowering them to more than 50% certainty that the “respondent” did violate quickly. If you do end up waiting a few hours, because you do what is best for them.” the student code of conduct they say that in their report. It don’t realize till the next morning or in order to decide, the Hamilton and her staff are well equipped to provide is then up to Bob Allison and the Vice President of Student evidence can still be collected. outside resources and counseling for Life to decide how to proceed If you are a friend near on the night and find out about those involved. As she pointed out, “We with disciplinary action. As Dean a possible sexual assault, you should encourage your friend are a good confidential place to start and Amato, who serves as the Director “We care about students. to go to the hospital. Unfortunately, it can be very tempting sort out choices and options.” of Student Conduct, explained We want to protect them to say that it is better to wait and decide when sober—but To back track a little, if you do wish there is a conduct conference to that is irrelevant. A sexual assault kit does not mean that to file a report with the school you can discuss violations. “Most often as best we can.” action is going to be taken. As Ed Cochran, Director of seek out any one on the staff. There there is a recommendation to — James Amato Protection Services, pointed out: “This is their case and are a number of Title IX coordinators settle the matter, which can be they have the right to stop it at any point. It is much better and deputy coordinators who will very stern.” The “respondent” to have too much than too little.” have more direct involvement with the is assigned an ambits person To that end, calling protection services or the police can proceedings that follow. Once a written report is filed the who gives unbiased advice as a member of the campus help ensure evidence is collected too. Whenever you call Title IX Coordinator, Bob Allison, will assign someone to community not in process. Then, if they so choose, they 911, Protection Services are notified and will be there. Ed investigate the case. can proceed to a hearing with either a hearing officer one Cochran explained the process, “Our first concern is the The Deputy Title IX Coordinator for Students is currently on one or with the Student Conduct Council. Disciplinary health and safety.”

Dean Teanca Shepherd. She or another person specifically action can be as severe as being expelled from the college.

“If it happens in a dorm room, we will seal that room trained in Title IX procedures will be assigned to investigate These Title IX reports are not something that has to off as a crime scene. We take them to the hospital where the case. It is the investigator’s job to be unbiased. Dean be filed immediately after the incident. If it happened on they are asked to submit to a rape kit and be interviewed. Shepherd explained that when investigating “the best thing the campus, the college has an obligation to ensure that At some point they will be asked if they want to pursue I can do for all parties involved is get as much information students are safe. If the college staff or residence assistants criminal charges. If they do, they consult with the D.A., go as possible, as much factual information as possible.” hear a report of sexual assault—or even hints of one—they to central court presided over by the commons, then court They try to be as sensitive and unbiased as possible to are federally mandated to report and possibly investigate of common plea for either a plea or trial. It can take up to both sides, using the words “complainant” and “respondent” it. This is not just for the students in question. This is done a year,” said Cochran” rather than victim or assailant. in an effort to ensure the safety of the campus community.

Though that process may seem startling, the thing to keep At any point in the proceedings both parties involved Dean Amato stated, “We care about students. We want in mind is time. This isn’t something that is rushed. Yes, the should feel free to ask questions. Many of the definitions them to be safe. We want to protect them as best we can.” initial response is rather hurried; however, everything after and steps are done by a case by case basis. In the Student If you or a friend has been raped, no matter the gender, that takes time. You don’t have to decide right away if you Handbook sexual violence is defined as “any physical there are resources available to you. Please seek them out. want to press charges. Once the sexual assault kit is done, sexual act perpetrated against a person’s will or where As Lisa Hamilton pointed out, Counseling Services is that is saved. The next step is up to you.Another option the person is incapable of giving consent due to drug or confidential and can help provide unbiased direction. You offered at colleges across the country, is to do a hearing alcohol use, or due to intellectual or other disability.” These are not in this alone.

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Bombing Brings Out Athletic Heroes

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Rebecca Hendricks Red&Black Staff Thousands of runners competed in the Boston Marathon this past April 15, and each one of them has a unique story to tell about their perspective of the bombings that occurred at the finish line half way through the race.

There were nurses, school aides and judges that were exhilarated to be crossing the finish line around the four hour and ten minute mark, yet many of them struggled to finish the race as the first bomb exploded at 4:09:43 according to the official race clock.

Nurse Courtney Fratto is a 31-year-old mother of two. She crossed the finish line just before the first bomb went off, and she was able to run for safety.

Yet, Fratto feels extremely guilty for not returning to help the injured. She had just run 26 miles and heard people screaming to get out in case there was another bomb.

She didn’t know her husband and two young children, members of the crowd, were safe until an hour later. This was Fratto’s first marathon and she was running in honor of a teenage liver patient who asked her if he would ever be healthy enough to run a marathon himself.

According to YahooNews.com, “I could see there were mass casualties,’” she said. “I have this very horrible guilt that I didn’t run and help them.”

Linda Raciot is a 46-year-old school aid from Weymouth.

She was able to finish the marathon just before the first bomb exploded, and is proud to have finished, but is also troubled by guilt.

The clock in her official race photo shows the time 4:09:29.

The first bomb exploded less than 15 seconds later.

Raciot’s husband was running just behind her, and her daughter and mother-in-law were watching the race near the blast site.

According to interviews with YahooNews.com, Raciot asked, “How can I be happy in my accomplishments when people died and people lost limbs?

We’re Boston strong. My daughter, though, will probably never go back. She was traumatized by the whole thing. I don’t know if I could ask her to go back.” Retired Chief Judge Roger McMillin of the Mississippi State Court of Appeals needed to break

“Now that all this has transpired, I have a fierce determination to come back one way or another. It’s a tremendous part of the fabric of our country.”

—Fratto

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4:10 to automatically qualify to return to Boston for the 2014 marathon.

His finish time was 4 hours, 10 minutes, and 16 seconds. McMillian would have easily qualified for his trip next year. He was nearing the finish line when the first and second explosions rocked the finish line. According to YahooNews.com, “The first thing I remember was over on the side where the bomb went off,” McMillin said.

“They were trying to get the barricades apart and they couldn’t. There were people falling over, people trying to climb over, people basically climbing over each other to get out.”

He was able to locate his cellphone and call his daughter Sally who was standing near Mile 21, often referred to as “Heartbreak Hill”.

She was safe. Although McMillin missed his cutoff by seconds, he explained, “Now that all this has transpired, I have a fierce determination to come back one way or another.

It’s a tremendous part of the fabric of our country and we need to do what it takes to preserve it.”

The stories of the 2013 Boston Marathon will surely haunt and inspire runners for years to come.

Importantly, many of these stories show a fierce determination to finish strong and return again to the race in support of others, and especially, in support of those who were affected by the bombings.

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Warriors’ Most Powerful Player Out With Injury

“Sweet Caroline” Around the World

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David Lee, one of the Golden State Warriors’ most powerful forwards, tore his right hip flexor during a game against the Denver Nuggets during game one of their first-round Western conference match up.

Lee will remain out for the rest of the 2013 postseason. The injury has been called a “tragic” loss for the team, who may struggle to perform without such a highpowered player in their lineup.

Lee sustained the injury just after the start of the first quarter during this past Saturday’s game.

He had just worked a “pickand-roll” technique with the point guard Stephen Curry when he got a chance to approach the basket.

He then received a pass from Curry and attempted a layup, but was blocked by JaVale McGee. After Lee was fouled on the play, he fell hard to the floor.

The landing was awkward, and he immediately began to hold his right leg as he lay under the net waiting for help.

Lee did make one of two free throws before being escorted off the court to the locker room. According to YahooSports.com, “He finished with 10 points on 4 for 14 shooting, 14 rebounds, two assists and one blocked shot in 29 minutes.”

Lee’s injury was originally considered a strained right hip flexor but was later confirmed to be a tear.

The tear was determined through magnetic resonance image testing by doctors the following morning. Doctors were unsure if surgery was necessary.

Recovery is set to be complete in three months, which would allow Lee to rejoin the Warriors for their 2013-2014 season’s training camp. Lee, at 29 years old, is the Warrior’s second best scorer and top rebounder this season.

He averages 18.5 points and 11.2 boards per game. He earned

his second career All-Star in February. According to YahooSports. com, “His combination of post scoring, mid-range shooting and deft interior passing was expected to play an important role in helping the sixth-seeded Warriors put up enough points to match the favored Nuggets’ high-powered offensive attack.”

“His combination of post scoring, midrange shooting and deft interior passing was expected to play an important role.”

The remaining Golden State guards should still have enough manpower to compete in the series, but the loss of an important offensive player won’t help the Warriors’ chances of upsetting other teams.

Emotions were running high at the Red Sox game on Saturday, which started with a new tradition, the singing of the national anthem by the crowd before the game begins.

The announcer explained, “And now please rise to continue a new Boston tradition, born in the Garden just three days ago: our organist, Josh Canter, will get you started, but you take it from there as together we lift our voices to new heights and sing ‘The Star Spangled Banner’, the anthem that affirms our faith in the land of the free and the home of the brave.”

As he says “land of the free and home of the brave”, a giant American flag can be seen being unfurled at the back of the park in a NESN.com video.

The game continued with high emotions when Neil Diamond surprised the crowd of 35,000 by singing his hit “Sweet Caroline”, which is traditionally played during the eighth inning of every home game.

The famous entertainer surprised the entire city when he flew in and asked Fenway Park if he could surprise fans with a live rendition of his classic song.

While MLB teams across the country have played “Sweet Caroline” in a show of solidarity to show support for the people of

Boston during the past week, fans who returned to Fenway Park were treated to the real deal.

Diamond supposedly showed up unannounced to the stadium at 12:30, called the switchboard, and asked if he could sing.

The crowd roared its approval as the 72-year-old singer walked onto the field wearing a Boston Red Sox hat.

According to YahooMusic. com, Diamond answered, “What an honor it is for me to be here today!

“The game continued with high emotions when Neil Diamond surprised the crowd of 35,000 by singing his hit ‘Sweet Caroline.’”

I bring love from the whole country.” The crowd then finishes the lyrics off with Diamond and turns to a rousing “USA! USA! USA!” chant as the song ends.

The Boston Red Sox went on to win the game against the Royals 3-4.

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Not Just a Field Hockey Player

W&J Men’s Baseball Continues Winning Streak

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Bailey Mudrick Red&Black Staff Senior Erin Barno, who is 5 feet and 10 inches tall, is a force on Washington & Jefferson College’s field hockey squad. She ranks as the sixth-leading scorer in the program’s 40-year history.

Barno is also a team captain and lights up at the memory of her team’s crowning achievement—winning its first conference championship last year along with a coveted national tournament bid.

“It was huge considering that, just four years ago, our team barely had enough players to take the field,” recalls Barno, who was responsible for scoring the gamewinning goal against top-seeded Nazareth.

“It’s crazy to see that growth and be a part of it, and I feel like at a small school like W&J, you’re able to take part in those things while excelling in academics.”

But, Barno’s only passion isn’t field hockey. She also shares a talent in mathematics and art.

Barno recalls that her childhood paintings of red cardinals and lush forests decorated her parents’ central Pennsylvania home, but little did she know that art would have such an impact for her here at W&J.

Though she had considered applying to art schools, Barno’s family and friends convinced her to pursue a major in education.

“They thought I should be a math teacher and that my grades were too good to ‘just’ paint,” she said. Yet an art history course at W&J, followed by another course in drawing, helped change Barno’s mind.

When her professors encouraged her to apply for a Magellan Project, she said, “The first thing I thought was, ‘I want to see pieces of art. I want to paint. I want to draw.’ That was an innate instinct.”

The Magellan was a month long trek traveling France and Italy the summer after her freshman year and was her first time abroad.

“That trip sparked my love for traveling and wanting to explore,” said Barno, who immersed herself in the cultural offerings of Paris and Rome while comparing the classical and neoclassical architecture of both cities.

However, this wasn’t the trip that made Barno decide she wanted to have a career in art.

It was the six weeks she taught at the Cloud Forest School in Costa Rica the following summer. This was Barno’s second Magellan project and she was able to see an opportunity at

being a teacher for the future.

While she said she “had a blast” designing art programs for the students, she was most moved by the conversations she had with local Costa Rican artists. “That’s when it clicked,” she said. “When I first came to W&J, I was very tentative.

I wanted to go back to central Pennsylvania; I wanted to teach; I wanted to live two doors away from my mom. Of course, there is nothing wrong with that, but after doing these Magellan Projects, I realized I’m not supposed to do that. I’m supposed to travel; I’m supposed to paint; I’m supposed to challenge myself.

The Magellan Project really brought me to where I need to be and, I think, to where I always was meant to be.”

For her third and final Magellan Project last summer, Barno returned to Europe to research 19th-century art, comparing the works of British romantic painters like John Constable to that of French impressionists like Claude Monet.

Traveling to London and Paris, she relished the opportunity to view her favorite artists’ collections in person at the museums before visiting the exact sites where the works were created, calling the experience “mind blowing.”

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Rebecca Hendricks Red&Black Staff The Washington & Jefferson men’s baseball team defeated Saint Vinvent 8-4 in the President’s Athletic Conference on Sunday afternoon.

The Presidents improved to 12-0 at Ross Memorial Park for their spring season.

Many of the Presidents were on top of their game as it began with junior Brian O’Neill striking out six during eight innings and scattering five hits.

He improved his record to 5-1, although he did surrender two runs. Freshman Michael Ruffing kept the offense strong by driving in two runs, scoring twice and stealing a pair of bases.

According to WashJeff.edu, “Ruffing tripled with one out in the third and scored the game’s first run after senior second baseman Scott Liller’s RBI single.

Three batters later, junior centerfielder Josh Staniscia plated Liller with a sacrifice fly.”

The Presidents kept their lead at 4-0 during the fifth inning as

Ruffing singled and scored on a throwing error.

Staniscia also knocked in Liller with a base hit.

Grant Krally’s RBI single at the top of the sixth got Saint Vincent on the scoreboard, but Ruffing quickly answered with a two-out, two-run single to right-center field.

W&J Presidents scored two more runs during the seventh inning when junior Kyle McLain drove in a run with a sacrifice fly and teammate Tyler Schultz finished with an RBI single.

Staniscia and Schultz both had two hits and scored once. Staniscia knocked in a pair while Liller touched home twice.

According to WashJeff.edu, “Alex Kozusko took the loss for Saint Vincent after allowing four runs on seven hits in five innings of work.

A.J. Kavinsky was the lone Bearcat with a multi-hit performance at the plate.”

W&J (18-10, 14-6) returns to Ross Memorial Park on Wednesday to face Thomas More at 4:00 P.M.