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Family of Nine

Hair-Cutting Benefit

Genesis of Black History Month

February 7, 2007

Wilson College

Sport Event Promotes Cancer Awareness

Chambersburg, Pennsylvania

Jamaica Hosts Class Vol. XXXIX, No.1

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WILSON BILLBOARD Cut-a-thon for Chloe

By Martine Bourque On Sunday, January 28 , the Holiday Hair at 502 North Antrim Way, Greencastle held a hair-cutting benefit for Chloe Fuller. Chloe, is the daughter of Miranda Fuller, a student at Wilson College.

Chloe has been diagnosed with severe aplastic anemia and is presently at Hershey Medical Center undergoing treatment.

The two hour event started at noon and offered $10 hair cuts for everyone. The staff of Holiday Hair raised $816, all of which was donated to Chloe.

The Greencastle Holiday Hair location holds a benefit event every three months.

The next charity event will be held in April, and will benefit Vernon Patterson who is afflicted with sickle cell anemia. Vernon is the son of Lateefah, a stylist at Holiday Hair. So, mark your calendars for a cheap haircut and a good cause.

If you missed this event and would still like to give, you can go to any branch of the First National Bank of Greencastle and make a donation to the Chloe Fuller fund. The funds will be used toward Chloe’s medical expenses.

PA Farm Show Returns to Harrisburg

By Lane Whigham

The Green Team?

By Caryn Watson

The “Green Team” is not an official name that Wilson has adopted, but one that 200 college teams across the nation will be vying to be known as, as competition heats up for the 2007 RecycleMania contest.

RecycleMania is a recycling competition among colleges and universities that encourages awareness of campus recycling programs and

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Harrisburg- The Penn- Crafters and artisans displayed sylvania Farm Show, now in its the best of their wares and a 88th year, returned to the PA small indoor amusement park Farm Show complex on Janu- offered rides and games for the ary 6-13th. The show brings the younger crowd. best in PA agriculture together Crowd favorites infor competition and camarade- cluded the butter sculpture, this rie. year, a carving of Ben Franklin The show is the largest with the Liberty Bell. The butter indoor farm show, filling the sculpture has been part of the complex’s 25 acres with farm show for years and always feaanimals, machinery and exhibits. tures a Pennsylvania theme. ButOfficials estimated that over ter Ben and the bell weighed-in 400,000 visitors were in atten- at over 800 pounds. The butter dance, along with over 4000 was converted to over 100 galanimals, which ranged from rab- lons of bio-diesel following the bits and poultry to cows and show. draft horses.

Organizers of the event Along with the exhibits deemed this year’s show a sucand animals came a variety of cess. Next year’s Pennsylvania Pennsylvania foods including soft Farm Show is already being pretzels, Lebanon bologna and planned and is scheduled for the minimization of waste. The the perennial farm show favor- January 5-12, 2008.

10-week program begins at the ite, fresh PA dairy milkshakes. end of January and runs through March.

This will be the first year that Wilson participates in the competition which began in 2001. But she is not alone in Pennsylvania which boasts the highest number of competitors (20) in a given state. Cal State San Marcos the Grand Champion title last year.

Are you ready to go Green? Help Wilson become the next champion. For more information e on how you can Wilson TIP student, Becky Chamberlin, visits Butter Ben h e l p , e m a i l and the Liberty Bell during the 2007 PA Farm Show cmurray@wilson.edu.

Photos by Lane Whigham

Photos by Martine Bourque

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7 February 2007

FEATURES Carter G. Woodson: Founder of Black History Month

By Darwin Jackson Born to parents who were former slaves, neither of whom could read or write, Dr. Carter G. Woodson would go on to earn his Ph.D. from Harvard University in Massachusetts. Mr. Woodson started school much later than other children because he spent a great deal of his youth working in the coal mines of Kentucky to help support his family.

He enrolled in high school at the age of twenty and graduated only two years later, where his motto was, “It is never too late to learn.”

He realized that even though African Americans had been in America long before the Civil War and helped to make this nation what it had become, that no schools taught the history of Black Americans. That motivated him to become a high school teacher.

Later, Dr. Woodson would take on the difficult chal-

lenge of writing African Americans into the nation’s history. He began with the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (now called the Association for the Study of AfroAmerican Life and History) which he established in 1915, and founded the widely respected Journal of Negro History one year later.

On February 19, 1926 he began what was then called the “Negro History Week,” to bring the contributions of African Americans to the attention of the nation. It was long thought that February was chosen because it was the shortest month of the year, while in fact Dr. Woodson chose the second week of the month to celebrate the birthdays of two men who greatly influenced African American history, Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln.

Have you ever dreamed you could climb a waterfall, swim in a bio-luminescent bay, snorkel in the reefs or touched a nurse shark? Well, if you took tropical marine ecology this past J-term these dreams became a reality.

Wilson College offered a unique opportunity for students to study tropical marine ecology in Jamaica. Dr. Ginger Fisher and Dr. Brad Engels led a group of 12 students through the program which started on Wilson campus from January 2nd to January 6th and continued on the wonderful

island of Jamaica at Columbus Beach Cottage in St-Ann’s Bay. Kristene Parsons was the on-sight guide and facilitator from the 8th to the 18th.

“This program offers a two-fold goal, first to identify animal species and understand tropical habitats. Secondly to offer the opportunity of travel and to experience a new culture” said Fisher.

One of the main activities was to catch and identify animal

ing – that is the only way of making sure we are on time. For those of you that are not math majors, that means I spend an awful lot of time loading and unloading the car.

Errands are not the only demands on my time. I do about twelve to fifteen loads of laundry a week (assuming that no one has wet the bed). My sink is always overflowing with dishes – think about it … one meal times nine plates, nine cups, nine forks, nine knives….

So, my life is hectic, but that is not the biggest obstacle to my education. That honor belongs to the softer side of my family. When my baby smiles, who cares about calculus. When my teenager wants to talk I could care less about chemistry. When my husband holds my hand, forget about everything!

Interestingly, my biggest obstacle is also my largest support. I have six daughters. It is essential for them to see their

mother succeed. I have one son.

He needs to see his father stand by my side and encourage me when I want to give up. That is how I find the time, meet the challenges and persevere in my academic life.

I am not alone. Many of you do not do things the stereotypical way. Throughout the semester I will be finding a few of you and telling your story. It is my hope that when we, as a campus community, come to learn that there is nothing stereotypical about typical, we will come to better appreciate ourselves and those around us. Until that time, be a little more patient. After all, you never know what that crazed and grumpy woman sitting beside you found in her soap dish this morning!

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There were many more important figures born in February, such as W.E.B. DuBois, February 23, 1868, civil rights leader and co-founder of the NAACP and Hiram R. Revels, February 25, 1870, the first African American senator. The passing of the 15th Amendment also occurred on February 3, 1870. All this cumulated into what is known today as “Black History Month”

By Elizabeth S. Stiles

on campus that decided to continue my education a little later in life. I am also one of the many students on campus that has learned that getting an education and juggling life is challenging … even hard sometimes.

Did you catch that mother of seven part? Yes, seven. Now do you understand the “hard” part? My day is not the day of the stereotypical college student. When I wake up in the morning I do not feel the queasy pangs of a hangover.

No, when I wake up in the

By Martine Bourque

Carter G. Woodson 1875-1950

The Beholder’s Keener Eye How well do you know the Wilson Woman – or the men that attend? I am not referring to the color of their hair, the classes that they need to finally finish their degree, or how bad their breath smells in the morning. This campus is full of curiously interesting stories – yet not all that abnormal or rare. I am one of those stories.

My name is Elizabeth and I am a 32 year old, parttime, bachelor degree seeking, article writing, mother of seven.

I am one of the many students

“Good times in Jamaica mon…”

morning it is often due to the queasy pangs of morning sickness. When I shower, it is not the residue of another resident’s soap that I see in the soap dish … I don’t think you want to know what I find in the soap dish.

Time is something of which I have very little. Between school, gymnastics, band, field hockey, doctor visits, grocery trips and other miscellaneous activities I do a lot of driving. With seven kids, I always allot fifteen minutes to load the car and another fifteen minutes for unload-

*** Look in the next issue of the Billboard for another feature story. It just may be yours.

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7 February 2007

STYLE Students Reveal Valentine’s Day Plans Erin Garia Victoria Kent

Jenny Chamberlain

Says she’ll be “held captive in night class!”

“Night Class!”

“(I’m) staying at Wilson. The single girls are having a lonely party! Wahoo!”

January Iman

Megan Westover

“(I’m) going out with my boyfriend and class of course.”

“(I’ll be) working at my internship which is helping lead (a) youth group.”

Laurie Doton “Ideally, I’d be on a romantic picnic with Brad Pitt. In reality, I’ll be doing homework and watching chick flicks with friends.”

Lindsay Powell “I’m staying at Wilson with my friends.”

SPORTS Gymnastics Meet Promotes Breast Cancer Awareness

By Sara Kann Chambersburg, PASunday, January 28, 2007, the Frank E. Gannett Memorial Field House was gleaming with the hue of pink. Spectators were asked to wear pink, and the proceeds that were collected were donated to the local Breast Cancer Organization.

The Wilson College gymnastics team wasn’t simply focusing on the competition; they were “Thinking Pink”.

Brockport and West Chester joined Wilson to demonstrate their athletic ability.

Brockport lead the meet with a final score of 173.725. West

Chester came second with a score of 172.125, and Wilson finished with a score 144.350.

Stacy Johnson, sophomore from Mechanicsville, MD, scored 33.850 in All-Around, ranking her in 3rd place for the meet. To help her be one of the top three, she placed 3rd in Bars with a score of 8.650, placed 4th on Beam with a score of 8.650, and came in 1st place on Floor with a score of 9.150.

The next home gymnastics meet is on March 4th, 2007, against Rhode Island College.

Come out and support the team!

DID YOU KNOW?????

Fresham Nikola Grafnetterova has ranked 3RD in NCAA Division III Field Hockey statistics for Save Percentages with a score of .872, as a Goal Keeper? ***

Grafnetterovahas also ranked 16TH in NCAA Division III Field Hockey statistics for Goals against Average with a score of 1.08, as a Goal Keeper? ***

Junior Sarah Engelsman has ranked 7TH in NCAA Division III Soccer statistics for Saves per Game with a score of 12.38, as a Goal Keeper?

Check out the basketball home game on February 8th against Notre Dame of Maryland.

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species; specimens were caught and brought back to the holding tank. One hundred species were identified during the trip.

Other activities included an octopus hunt and a night swim in the bio-luminescent bay.

Student Debe Clark said, “It was the most incredible and wonderful experience I have ever had. It is so hard to describe. When you take your hand out of the water, it seems you have little shooting stars on your skin. Everyone should have this experience.”

Chris Mayer adored her experience: “I had always wanted to go snorkeling in the reefs. I really liked the visit to the Market, it was interesting to meet the local people, it was fascinating that after just a few minutes they all knew our names, and when we were looking for someone they would point out where they were. They were all very kind.”

The experience seemed to benefit all participants. Professor Fisher confirmed that this class will probably be offered every other year in different tropical destinations. Start planning early and get ready for the experience of a lifetime.

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Billboard Spring Poll #1 Question: Would you consider studying abroad?

Total Respondents: 37 Yes – 30 No – 7

7 February 2007

Environmental Career Day

February 15 11:00 - 12:30 in the Library Smart Room Five Representatives from PA DCNR will be present.

For more info. contact ewells@wilson.edu

Interested in writing for the Billboard?

Or you just want to voice your opinion about a community event or other topic? Send your comments to Billboard@Wilson.edu.

Classifieds Putting The Pieces Together An exhibition of artwork by Ruth Ann Smith Bogigian Gallery, Warfield Hall February 8 – March 23, 2007 Opening Reception, including food and drink, February 8, 5 – 7 PM

THE BILLBOARD STAFF

WC Editor-in-Chief Caryn Watson ‘07

Business Manager Darwin Jackson ‘07

Advisor Laura Wackwitz Sports Editor Sara Kann ‘07

Staff Writers/ Photographers Martine Bourque ‘09 Robin Herring ‘07 Soo Jung Kim ‘08 Elizabeth Stiles ‘09

Associate Editor Lane Wigham ‘07

Assistant Editor Sarah Griffin ‘10

Mission Statement

The Wilson Billboard is a tri-weekly student-run newspaper serving the Wilson College community. Its purpose is to relay important information to the campus and provide a forum for democratic discussion. The Billboard strives to encourge communication between student, faculty, staff and administration.

Looking for something Nancy Drew and Girl Sleuths: Past, Present, Extra to do on and Future Campus?

WCGA needs you!

Student representatives are needed to fill important positions.

Interested? Contact tholmberg@wilson.edu

Study abroad at the Summer 2007 Bahrom International Program in South Korea Find out more at the information session on February 14th @ 11:00 am in the dining hall or email mgregg@wilson.edu

Friday - Saturday, February 16 – 17, 2007 Sarah’s Coffeehouse in the Lenfest Commons Wilson College, Chambersburg, for more info contact mcornelius@wilson.edu Adam Griggs Watershed Coordinator for the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin Visits Wilson College Thursday, February 15 @ 7:00 pm Warfield Auditorium Info? msteiman@wilson.edu