2018-05-04 by The Wilson Billboard

WILSON

THE BILLBOARD

SPRING 2018 ISSUE 4

WILSON COLLEGE

Chambersburg, Pennsylvania

FRIDAY, MAY 4, 2018

Class of 2018

Farewell

Student Research Day Page 8

Academic Awards Page 9

Athletics Awards Page 12

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IN THIS ISSUE... Editoral 3

Professor Says Goodbye

News 4-5

News Briefs Child Care Grant Library’s New Website

Campus 6-7

Last Common Hour of Semester Gauntlet Day Takes Over Wilson Blessing of Animals John Rush Performs

Student Research Day 8

Student Research Day Highlights

Academic Awards 9

Spring Fling 10-11

Photo Spread May Court

Athletics Awards 12

Sports 13

Wilson’s First Baseball Team

Entertainment 14-17

Criss Angel Live “Avengers” Spoiler Free Review “Solo” Commentary Disney Theories

Commencement 18-19 Schedule

Calendar 20

EDITORIAL

FRIDAY, MAY 4, 2018

And the Seniors Lived Happily Ever After

Here we are at the end of the spring semester and, more importantly, the end of the academic year. The finish line is in sight and graduation looms ever closer. While the buds from the trees fill the air, the sweet smell of victory presides over the blossoms as seniors finish their thesis, homework from other classes, and extracurricular activities to prepare for the end of their academic career at Wilson. This is the time that every freshmen looks forward to; all the hard work, the blood and tears, breakdowns and pickme-ups have been for. Though, as a freshmen, you think you have all the time in the world before your own graduation. Then sophomore year comes quickly followed by junior year. Before you know it, you are a senior, about ready to leave college life behind and move into the work field. It seems hard to believe that it is the end already. Do not get me wrong; I am ready for

graduation and to move on with the next chapter in my life. I simply mean that time ﬂew by way faster than I thought possible. With writing my novella, doing homework for my other classes, reading and editing submissions for Bottom Shelf Review, and all my duties as Editor-in-Chief for The Billboard, time slipped away from me, like sand in an hour glass. I still remember moving into my room my freshmen year, even though I am now a commuter. Now, four years later, I am getting ready to graduate. But, the thing is, I am not sad about graduating. Honestly, the only emotions I feel are anxiousness about the future, excitement for what is going to come my way, and a little bit of pride that I made it this far when there were times when I did not think I could. Maybe I am too overwhelmed with last minute homework and papers, but I do not feel sadness about leaving Wilson. Wilson completed their task

in preparing me for my future. All my classes taught me to keep an open mind and that everything has a purpose, despite your own thoughts and feelings. My professors guided me along my academic career and made me a better analytic writer. My advisors at Billboard gave me real world experience that I will always be thankful for. In so many ways, Wilson has done their job and I am ready to continue with the journey of life. While most people say they miss high school, I will miss my college experience so much more. Everything I have done in these four years helped shape me into who I am today. So, to all my professors, advisors, friends, and fellow seniors, thank you for the four years of fun, laughter, and new experiences. And, they all lived happily ever after…

I’m not going to lie. When Kirsten told me I was going to have to write my first Editorial already, I was a freaking out a bit. I started thinking what all I should write about or what all I should say. I decided a simple introduction about myself would be fine for the first Editorial. I will be a sophomore next fall, making me part of the Class of 2021. I am a Communications major with a minor in English. I actually graduated high school in 2015, but decided to take two years off from school to work in Shade Gap, PA where I live. I am a huge comic nerd (mostly DC Comics) and watch way too many television shows. Even when I was little, I have always wanted to be a writer. It was not till I was in seventh grade that I figured out I wanted to be a

journalist. My seventh grade English teacher, Mr. Steele, was seriously the best. Don’t get me wrong; he was also terrifying, but he pushed me to be a better writer. He also let me be his student assistant in my freshman year. He tried talking me into becoming an English teacher, but I would never survive being a teacher for any grade. If it wasn’t for Mr. Steele, I would probably still be stuck at home trying to ﬁgure out what I wanted to do. So, Mr. Steele, if you ever get your hands on this, thank you for forcing me to ﬁgure out my future. I hope to improve my leadership skills while being Editor-In-Chief. With being a communications major, I believe Billboard can help improve my skills. I just want to round out this editorial by thanking Kim,

Robin, Kirsten, and Fran for believing in me to take over the Billboard as Editor-InChief and Graphic Designer. Thank you for putting your trust in me. Thank you for all the help along the way. Thank you all so much for making my freshman year pretty great.

Kirsten Bilger

Editor-in-Chief With Change Comes Great Responsibility

Hannah Middaugh

Upcoming Editor-in-Chief

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EDITORIAL

Em ba rk in g

N ew

Ad ven ture

By Kimberly Maske-Mertz

Once upon a time, there lived a little girl who loved nothing more than to let her imagination carry her away to far off places filled with adventure, romance, and magic. Most often, the girl could be found sitting at the kitchen table, her small fingers pecking away at her mother’s electric typewriter, committing her dreams to ink and paper. Fast forward to 2018, and the little girl is now a woman with a husband, children, and an endless list of responsibilities. Yet, while these responsibilities have sent her down some unexpected and sometimes rocky paths throughout her life, she somehow never lost her ability to dream. And, just as they did when she was eight years old, those dreams are fighting to break free and find their way to pages that have remained blank for far too long. If you have not yet guessed, that little girl is Yours Truly. And yes, maybe it seems a little dramatic to begin my farewell message in the form of a fairy tale. However, I do so in order to stress one simple fact that has played a large role in my decision to leave Wil-

Photo by Kirsten Bilger

son: life is an inﬁnite mix of dreams and adventure, and it’s time that I took a deep breath, let go of my fear of the unknown, and embraced mine. This hasn’t been an easy decision for me. Wilson has remained a “lighthouse” of sorts for well over a decade of my life—through two degrees, and six years as an adviser and a teacher. I will miss the faculty and staff who have mentored me throughout my time here more than they could possibly know. I will miss the students, many of whom became family and taught me more about life than I could

ever possibly teach them. However, it is time for me to “spread my wings and fly the nest” as a very wise Wilson professor has noted (he knows who he is). There is a passage in Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice” that seems to sum up where I find myself right now: “I cannot fix on the hour, or the spot, or the look or the words, which laid the foundation. It is too long ago. I was in the middle before I knew that I had begun.” To put a finer point on it, I’m standing in the middle of an intersection of two one-way streets. The easiest option

would be to continue in the same direction I’ve been traveling. After all, I know where it leads. It’s a familiar path that I’m fairly comfortable with—one that I’ve enjoyed immensely. The other road is a little less certain. I’ve heard there are many distractions and obstacles along the way, and that some never reach their destination (for the sake of this narrative, just imagine that GPS doesn’t exist). However, for those fortunate enough to find their way, the journey is exciting and the destination magnificent. So the little girl—the one who still resides in my soul—has decided to take the reins for a while. She’s not worried about where the road might lead. She’s more afraid of the many amazing things she might miss out on if she doesn’t take a chance and change direction. So here I am, letting her lead the way. She seems to know where the magic exists, and I’m trusting that her love of life and sense of adventure—and the wealth of knowledge, determination, and courage I’ve gained during my time at Wilson— will light the way forward. Keep the fires burning bright, Wilson Phoenix.

Sound Off Wilson!

You’re graduating! What’s next? Amber Jones ‘18

Martez Beckett ‘18

“Go to Grad School in Spring, looking for a job in the health department.”

“Get a coaching job, preferably at a college if not then I’d want to pursue my career in environmental sciecne. If not I’m going pro.”

Luori Zhuoma ‘18

“I’ll take one year rest with family and apply for a masters degree in religious studies.”

Jordan Smith ‘18

“I’m going to D.C. to live with a family friend and get a job out there.”

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FRIDAY, MAY 4, 2018

NEWS

The Wilson Billboard Wins First Place Award in National Contest

The Wilson Billboard received First Place honors from the American Scholastic Press Association (ASPA). The ASPA accepts submissions annually for its Scholastic Review and Contest. Publications are scored on a variety of criteria including writing, content, design, and editing, and publishing schools. Scores are then compared to other schools across the country and publications are awarded ﬁrst place, ﬁrst place with special merit, second place, and third place. The Billboard has won a number of First Place awards in the ASPA contest since at least 1994.

MLK Travel Seminar Marches to Honor Martin Luther King, Jr. Members of the MLK Student Travel Seminar marched through Chambersburg on Thursday, May. 3 in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement. During the 45-minute march, participants walked approximately 2.4 miles from campus to the Franklin County Courthouse and back in Downtown Chambersburg. According to an email from Dr. David True, participants in the march were “encouraged to honor MLK and civil rights activists by creating signs with phrases that were used in the movement.” The group also played one of King’s speeches and sang/chanted slogans from past Civil Rights Movement marches throughout the event.

Jane Condon Named Commencement Speaker

First Annual Hustle for Health Draws Impressive Crowd

Photo by Katie Shank

The inaugural Hustle for Health was held on Apr. 28. The Hustle for Health had 65 participants and raised over $7,400 to support Medical Mission Trips to the Dominican Republic. The Hustle for Health Committee would like to thank the following sponsors for their support: SOLARIS Advisors, McNees, MOWERY, Summit Sports Medicine, MotivWerks, Performance Spotlight, SAGE Dining Services, Texas Roadhouse, and Giant Food Stores, LLC.

BILLBOARD STAFF Editor-in-Chief: Kirsten Bilger Graphic Design Editor: Francesca Giustini Online Editor: Ghada Tafesh Calendar Editor and Distribution: Dasia Edwards Advisers: Kimberly Maske-Mertz

Robin Herring

Staff Writers: Ash Henderson Hannah Middaugh

Timothy Horn

Kieren Marshal

Zachary Powell

Katie Shank

EDITORIAL MISSION STATEMENT

Photo provided by Wilson Media Relations

Wilson recently announced that comedian Jane Condon will serve as the 2018 Commencement Speaker on Sunday, May 13. Condon, who began her career as a journalist with “Fortune” and “Life” magazines, has performed on “The View,” the “Today Show,” “Last Comic Standing,” and Lifetime’s “Girls’ Night Out.” The comedian holds a BA in Political Science from Wellesley College and a master’s degree in Education from Harvard.

The Wilson Billboard is a once-monthly student-run newsmagazine serving the Wilson College and Chambersburg community. Our mission is to relay important information to the campus and provide a forum for intelligent and democratic discussion. To fulﬁll this mission, the Billboard recognizes the many goals of the Wilson community and strives to encourage communication between students, faculty, staff and administration in an ethical and non-biased fashion.

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NEWS

FRIDAY, MAY 4, 2018

Learning Program at Wilson Recives High Marks

By Tim Horn

For the third year, Wilson College’s Child Learning Program has maintained its three-star status with the Keystone STARS program from the Pennsylvania Ofﬁce of Child Development and Early Learning. The program recognizes early education programs in the state with a four-star rating system. According to their website, STARS stands for “Standards, Training/Professional Development, Assistance, Resources, and Support.”

These qualities are graded on several scales that rate everything from the learning environment and teacher interactions to business and personnel administration. A program quality assessor grades the program on these criteria and then the appropriate star rating is assessed. Karen Zakin, the director of Wilson’s Child Care Center, indicates that to meet the three-star requirements, the program must have a focused curriculum. Activities must have more than

entertainment value at the three-star level, such as an art project that also teaches motor and language skills. A three-star rating does more than just boost the school’s reputation. The program gives out monetary awards to teachers based on their credentials. A teacher with an associates degree in early childhood education can receive an extra $1,205 while a teacher with a bachelor’s degree can receive an extra $2,705. This may not sound like much, but Zakin argues it

is like an extra paycheck and stated, “It provides encouragement to stay doing this.” She added that these teaching jobs are not lucrative careers, but the extra money and recognition for hard work and quality makes it more worth it. According to Zakin, Wilson staffers have received $56,182 in grants since August 2011. The program is planning to move towards earning a fourstar rating, but may have to delay for a while as Pennsylvania is reviewing and updating the rating system.

Photo by Tim Horn

New Library Website Launches in the Upcoming Year By Kieren Marshall

Recently, Wilson College’s library staff established a new library website as an upgrade on the previous edition to enhance and enlighten students’ researching experience. The new website, setup on Apr. 5, improves upon the old edition which was lacking in some vital areas that needed to be addressed. Prime architect and the Technology and Instructional Design Librarian, James D’Annibale, along with library staff, promote this new upgrade as it will greatly improve students’ online experience. The new website has a LibGuides subscription, which saves the college money, as it allows better integration

of databases meaning that students can do more with it. With this change, D’Annibale notes, “It looks better and we get to keep everything on the one platform.” For students, this new upgrade provides a plethora of changes and updates which they will ﬁnd most agreeable. For example, the OneSearch interface used by the college will remain on the Library website rather than having to go from one place to another. Moreover, on the website’s page, there is an advance search link which previously did not exist as students had to go through the basic search link. Another advantage is the addition of more subject databases for all subjects and

areas of interest. This is accompanied by videos and tutorials to help students navigate these new databases, which is a vast improvement on the previous website. What does this mean for students exactly? As D’Annibale remarks, “It will be easier to navigate, provides more helpful documents and videos and will become better as students get used to it.” Overall, it seems like a practical and well-formatted website promoting the needs of students and simplicity, which is necessary for students who need to be focusing on research rather than how to do the research. Despite the glowing praise that has met the new website,

there have also been some complications as with any new development. The delay in the implementation of the new website has been rectiﬁed as all the formatting and bugs had to be worked out before it could be declared fully operational. However, feedback is always appreciated, and the library staff recommends that if any students come across a complication, they ﬁll out the website feedback form located on one of the tabs on the front page. At the end of April, the old website will be taken down and the new website will replace it as the Wilson College Library Website. If there are any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to D’Annibale or other library staff members.

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Last

By Kieren Marshall

Common

The last Common Hour of the semester was delivered by Dr. Frank Furedi on Monday, Apr. 16. While the session ran at the regular 12:00-1:00 p.m. interval, another session took place at 6:30-7:30 p.m. Dr. Furedi is an Emeritus Professor of Sociology at the University of Kent, Canterbury, England. He currently has 20 published books and has made appearances on U.K. TV and radio including Sky, BBC News and more. His ﬁrst session dealt with his upcoming book, “The Rules of Fear in 21st Century Society,” examining the distinctive features of the culture of fear in the present time. He looked at the change in perception of fear over time and how fear

Dean’s By Ash Henderson

Hour

has become a negative aspect of life compared to what it was previously. These days, we have become a “Stay Safe” society, oriented around safety, security and stability in everyday life. This is exempliﬁed by Furedi as he remarked on his ﬁrst job as being a 9-year-old paper boy, which is almost unheard of in our current society. Furedi additionally discussed Plato and his suggestion that censoring passages would keep soldiers immune to or minimize fear or to fear the right things. The previous notion of fear was mentioned frequently in the Bible, becoming one of the most common words used. The Bible mentions what and what to fear and what not to fear, i.e. fearing God and not your enemy. From this, people can draw

Day

According to Wilson’s archive, “Dean’s Day was first called President’s Day because President Havens, nicknamed ‘Prexy’ by the students, originated the tradition. The first ‘Prexy’s Day’ was Nov. 10, 1950 when President Havens spontaneously decided to give the students the day off. After that day, all unplanned days off during his presidency fell under the ‘Prexy’s Day’ heading. Nowadays, it’s limited to one day off in the spring every year.” For those who do not know what Dean’s Day is, it is traditionally held on the first nice day of spring. Dean’s Day occurs after the Dean of Academic Affairs rings the bell located on the roof of Edgar Hall, canceling classes for the day and allowing students to enjoy the day outside. This year, Dean’s Day, now referred to as Gauntlet Day, was adopted into the activities of the last Phoenix Friday that occurred on Friday, Apr. 20. The day consisted of games, food, music and more. Once the bell rang at 4 p.m. for the event to begin, students had the chance to compete with

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CAMPUS

Morphs

each other for the Dean’s Cup. Dean Mary Beth Williams, the Dean of Student Development, stated, “The Wilson Gauntlet was an idea that came up when Residence Life asked to co-sponsor the last Phoenix Friday of the y e a r . D e a n Heil and I agreed to help co-sponsor by paying for the meal for faculty, s t a f f a n d Gauntlet Day Participants students attending the event who are not on the meal plan and buy a trophy (the Deans’ Cup) for the event. Depending on student involvement and success, WCGA, Residential Life, and the deans will determine the future of this event. I hope folks come out and enjoy it!” While a number of students participated in the event, there are some who are sad

Semester

Discusses

wisdom and strength revealing fear to be a positive attribute. At the turn of the 20th century, the notion of fear changed as society became less religious. Fear is now arbitrary as different generations fear different things: old age, unemployment, nuclear war, etc. Furedi concluded that fear has become a dividing factor as it promotes uncertainty, anxiety and division. An example of this new concept of fear looks towards the police, as the police main job is to deal with crime and lower the fear of crime. In modern society people are now fearful of the perception of crime, rather than the crime itself. In Furedi’s second session, he lectured about “Socialization and the Culture of Fear,”

Into

New

to say goodbye to Dean’s Day. Sierra Hill ‘21 commented, “I know I am a freshman, but I would have loved to experience what Dean’s Day was like. People told me that everybody got together on the green and do homework or just relax because there were no classes. Instead of cancelling this year, they should’ve decided this in the beginning of next school year.” Freshman may never get to know Dean’s Photo by Ash Henderson what Day is all about. Juniors and seniors had some strong emotions about the situation. Taylor Giles ‘19 said, “Cancelling Dean’s Day is like cancelling spring ﬂing or White Dinner, something that students actually look forward to. I was really looking forward to a day off especially since ﬁnals are coming up.” Even though Dean’s Day

Fear

particularly focusing on the relationship between the youth and adults of today. Furedi mentioned his childhood in Hungary, comparing his childhood and the one that his children have received in the U.K. Furthermore, he mentioned the difference in child rearing. One day, as he read a book while his children played on the playground, strangers would come up to him and asked if he knew his children were in the sand pit or on the monkey bars. Furedi was astonished at how sensitive and overprotective the world had become. Through these examples he explored the effects of contemporary socialization on the way that society expresses its fears about the problems of everyday life.

Tradition was cancelled and Phoenix Friday took its place, students still had fun and were able to focus on something other than homework.. Daniel Perry ‘20, president of WCGA, said, “For students that participated in the gauntlet, I think it can give the students a chance to compete together. As a fellow athlete, I learned that you can create a strong bond between your teammates when you come together for a common cause. I think that it will be a more effective event if we start this event at the beginning of the semester to give a chance for the new students to mingle with others. A big event like this one to two weeks into the semester will be very beneﬁcial for incoming freshman.” While students were hesitant at ﬁrst with the cancellation of Dean’s Day, students found themselves pleasantly surprised by how the day turned out. Stef Pleasant ‘21 expressed, “Gauntlet Day was cool. The weather was nice and the food was good. It was funny watching everybody make a fool out of themselves.”

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Wilson College’s Annual Blessing of the Animals By Katie Shank

Wilson College hosted the annual Blessing of the Animals service on Apr. 25 with Chaplain Derek Wadlington and Park Avenue Methodist Church Pastor Rachel Kelly Wong ofﬁciating. The modern idea of the Blessing of the Animals dates back about 800 years to St. Francis of Assisi who originated the tradition. Francis, a Catholic Saint, shared his idea that everyone is blessed in the eyes of God. During his ministry, he became a big advocate for animals and the environment. Every year on Oct. 4, many people bless their animals on the Feast Day of Assisi. The Blessing of the Animals has been an annual event in the spring at Wilson for 20 years, according to Chaplain Wadlington. Having a Blessing of the Animals is very meaningful to Wilson. “By taking time to have a

John

Aurora Ortiz ‘18 Guinea Pigs

Blessing of the Animals service, we pause to acknowledge the responsibility we have as caretakers of creation, to honor the bond we have with animals, and the blessing these animals give us,” Chaplain Wadlington explained. Wilson’s students appreciate and see the importance of having the Blessing of the Animals as well. “I think it’s important for Wil-

Rush

Performs

Photo By Katie Shank

son to have this event because animals are such a huge part of our college. It is only right to have a day to thank all the animals/pets for the love and lessons they give us everyday,” Aurora Ortiz ‘18 commented. During the event, many animals were blessed including cats, dogs, lizards, guinea pigs, turtles, hamsters, and mice. “My favorite part about the Blessing of the Animals is see-

“Accoustic

By Hannah Middaugh

On Thursday, Apr. 26, performer John Rush made his second appearance at Wilson this year. In September, Rush performed his “Human IPod” show. This time around, he played an “Acoustic Karaoke” that involved the students of Wilson more. Students signed up to sing a song with him in front of an audience. There were four ways to perform a song: straight karaoke with Rush singing back-up, straight karaoke with Rush singing with you, audio karaoke where he played the original song in the background with the original artist’s voice playing lowly, and audio karaoke without the original artist’s voice. When it was time for him to go to college, he decided pursue classical guitar performance. Rush began playing guitar when he was 12 and started singing when he was 21. “I’ve always wanted to be a musician,” he comment-

Hong Nguyen ‘18 Sings While Rush Plays Guitar

ed. Rush has been performing now for “a couple years.” After college, he moved to Nashville and started performing in bars six nights a week. A booking agent approached Rush and told him he could get him booked at colleges all across America and Rush jumped at the chance. Rush stated, “I started playing colleges and [became known as the human IPod] because I could play pretty much anything. I started doing the Hu-

Photo By Hannah Middaugh

man IPod show which turned into doing a bunch of shows.” About a year and a half ago, Rush launched his “Acoustic Karaoke” show. “I would get people up to sing with me and have fun doing it. It’s a fun show, surprisingly,” commented Rush. “It’s really fun because we get to do songs that I’d never do on my own.” Rush enjoys the freedom of traveling and playing for different audiences, stating that “Audiences you think I

ing how many people bring their pets. I think it’s amazing that we have a chapel service devoted just to our pets and that students, faculty and staff take time to bring their pets to it, “Ortiz added. It is important to note that blessing the animal does not mean baptizing them. When an animal is blessed, it is giving thanks to the God for the blessing that animals are to their owners and everyone that they come in contact with. Chaplain Wadlington also included a moment of remembrance during the service for those animals that are no longer with us. “Pets are family members. They give us emotional support, companionship, and a sense of purpose. When a pet dies, we grieve just as when a human dies,” Wadlington remarked. Next year, the goal is to have the Blessing of the Animals in the fall to coincide with the Feast Day of Assisi.

Karaoke”

wouldn’t be able to reach, I can almost always reach them. I mean, I got almost every kind of song. There’s almost no audience I can’t reach becasue I know so much music.” The “Acoustic Karaoke” show started with Rush explaining how the show worked and a performance while students signed up to sing. A few notable performances included “99 Red Balloons”, “Someone Like You”, “Toxic”, “Exs and Ohs” and “The Lazy Song”. Rush played the guitar and sang back-up when needed, sang along, and let the students sing along with the song. He played an acoustic guitar the whole performance and used special paddles to change the sound of the guitar to match the song. It was Rush’s ﬁrst time performing the “Acoustic Karaoke” show at Wilson. Though it was his ﬁrst time, he did not feel nervous. “I don’t take myself too seriously. It’s just having a good time,” Rush said.

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ACADEMIC AWARDS 2018

Student Research Day Honors Outstanding Scholarship

By Katie Shank

Wilson’s 9th Annual Student Research Day was held on Apr. 27. The event consisted of oral and poster presentations throughout the day in Brooks Science Center, Lenfest Learning Commons in the John Stewart Memorial Library, and in Lenfest Commons. More than 35 students presented their research to the Wilson community. Student Research Day is a time in which the campus as a whole takes time to acknowledge and honor students and their faculty advisors for their research, creativity and innovative opportunities. Being a professional conference, Student Research Day brings recognition to a variety of disciplines. “I love student research day. It’s a chance to showcase all the incredible work that students have dedicated their time and energy towards, and provides a perfect opportunity to recognize their outstanding achieve-

Kirsten Bilger ‘18 Presents Novella

ments. It’s also a great way to give back to our amazing faculty and acknowledge their investment in students! Undergraduate research gives students the freedom to study what they are passionate about and a platform to share their knowledge,” Karis Daniels ‘18 explained. Research presentations represented various disciplines including biology and chemistry, creative writing, psychology, English, ACP-CMA College Media Convention, the Medical

Photo By Kimberly Maske-Mertz

Spanish Mission Trip to the Dominican Republic, Orchesis, environmental studies, and more. For many students, preparation for Student Research Day is very stressful. “For me, the most stressful thing was preparing myself to talk in front of a large audience,” Dasia Edwards ‘18 commented. Student Research Day is also a very large time commitment. Many students have worked for months preparing their projects and cre-

ating their presentations. “In the fall, I spent nearly a month designing my project with my advisor, and then an additional six weeks collecting data. This semester has been dedicated to preparing to present my results. My work is close to six months in the making,” Daniels ‘18 commented. Although the stress and preparation can be overwhelming, the information provided during the presentation sessions showcases the joy and passion of education and research of students. At the end of the day, four students were honored by Assistant Professor Tonia HessKling and received funding for research projects for the 10th Annual Student Research Day next spring. The funding for the awards was provided by Highmark and Volvo Construction Equipment. The 10th Annual Student Research Day will be planned for April 2019.

ACADEMIC AWARDS 2018

The Edward and Sarah Anderson Psychology Prize Abigail Selman ‘17

CRC Press General Chemistry Achievement Award Rianon McKee ‘20

The Alta Lindsay McElwain Prize Amanda Leatherman ‘21

Regina Shaputnic Cuomo Mathematics Award Benjamin Wingerd ‘18

The James Applegate Award Francesca Giustini ‘18 (Scholarship) Myah Quirin ‘18 (Performance)

The Margaret Criswell Disert Honors Scholarship Elen Harutyunyan ‘19

The Suzanne Blumenthal Prize in French Ashley Carbaugh ‘18 Abigail Siner ‘20 Lucy Bremmer Global Citizenship Award Elen Harutyunyan ‘19 The Alice Martin Brumbaugh Award in Sociology Jessica Larkin ‘18 The Marel Harlow Cheng Memorial Prize Elen Harutyunyan ‘19 The Virginia Dodd Cooper Prize Heather Schuler ‘20

Earthwatch Prize Abigail Berkey, Ph.D. The Wilson College Education Award Stephen Sniscak ‘18 Angela Suehr ‘18 The Estep-Lawson Memorial Prize Francesca Guistini ‘18 The Mildred Franklin Prize Karis Daniel ‘18 The Donna Gomer VMT ADP Award Sarah Beers ‘20

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ACADEMIC AWARDS 2018

ACADEMIC AWARDS 2018 The Davison Greenawalt Grove Award Karis Daniel ‘18

The John D. Rose Award in Environmental Studies Mackenzie Bindas ‘21

The Richard C. Grove Award in Business & Economics Cody Dunlap ‘18

The Grace Tyson Schlichter Award in Communications Hong Nguyen ‘18

The Dorle Haas Memorial Prize Catherine Cummings ‘18

The Gloria Randle Scott-Francis Richards Hesselbein Prize Aurora Ortiz ‘18

The Margaret Strode Haines Award Stephanie Peebles ‘18

The Mary Beers Shephard Prize Kirsten Bilger ‘18

The Joanne Harrison Hopkins Literary Achievement Award Evan Hoke ‘19

English Honor Society Frances Carosico ‘18, Sarah Taylor-Foltz ‘18 Ashley Carbaugh ‘18, Kayla Butts ‘18

The Josef Michael Kellinger Foreign Language Award Dasia Edwards ‘18 Lt. Colonel William A. Knaus Award for Veterans Service Stephanie Peebles ‘18 The Catherine Herr Langdon Award Cierra Valentine ‘18 The Mary-Eleanor Maule Travel Grant Elen Harutyunyan ‘19 Newman Civic Fellowship Pratikshya Gaihre ‘20 Organic Chemistry Award Abbey Heinbaugh ‘20 Outstanding Peer Teacher Pratikshya Gaihre ‘20 Pi Gamma Mu - Social Science Honors Society Elen Harutyunyan ‘19, Noel Robinson ‘19 Heather Schuler ‘20, Abigail Selman ‘17 Roger M. Shaffer ‘18

Sophie’s Six Award Aurora Ortiz ‘18 The William P. Van Looy Business Prize Katrina Martin ‘19, Hong Nguyen ‘18 E.Grace White Prize Debborah Rifflard ‘18 E.Grace White Summer Scholarship Zack McMaster ‘20 Wilson College Athletes Scholar Awards Alycia Brennan ‘20, Timothy Horn ‘18, Ashlee Bourquin ‘20 Lee Price ‘19, Aaron Russ ‘19, Ethan Russ ‘19 Kirstyn Fogg ‘18, Megan Potter ‘20, Jennifer Cail ‘20 Katie Shank ‘19, Evan Hoke ‘19, Marquise Beckett ‘18 Noemi Regan ‘19, Alison Shockey ‘20, Justin Vizzi ‘19 Amber Watkins ‘20, Lauren Moss ‘19, Amanda Haas ‘18 Ashley Horn ‘18, Brianna Martin ‘19, Kallie Butts ‘18 Oliver Perry ‘20, Kristen Burdo ‘20 The Wilson College Equestrian Award Haley Glofka ‘18

The Nicky Hoffman Reich Award Trista Kalathas ‘20

The Carolyn Zeleny Prize Amber Watkins ‘20

The Helga Rist Prize Aurora Ortiz ‘18

1957 Civic Engagement Award Sina Kim ‘20

The Robert Shannon McElwain Prize Nicholas Beitzell ‘21

The Donald Bletz Award for Teaching Excellence M. Dana Harriger, Ph.D. - Senior Faculty Member Tonia Hess-Kling, D.C. - Junior Faculty Member Christine Mayer, M. Ed. - Adjunct Faculty Member

The William and Ivy Saylor Prize John Uikema ‘21

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May Court 2018 May Queen Hong Nguyen ‘18

May Court Jester Cody Dunlap ‘18 Sophomores Freshmen Delaney Keown Kristina Zuniga Leslie Farnes Jillian Hubert

Elsa Tabaku Nick Baxter Ian Firestone Laury Jean Baptiste Juniors Taylor Sanford Kyleen Wolfe Allison Panek Molly Lemke

Seniors Dasia Edwards Stacey Lute Aurora Ortiz Andrea Smith Jessica Miller Cierra Valentine Danielle Zona Hong Nguyen Cody Dunlap

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Athletics

By Ash Henderson

Wilson College’s Annual Sports Banquet, held on Sunday, Apr. 29, recognizes athletes for their accomplishments and achievements on and off the court/ ﬁeld. Athletes, students, parents, and faculty gathered in the Brooks Science Complex auditorium to attend this monumental occasion. The event began with remarks from Athletic Director Lori Frey, who welcomed everyone to the event. She introduced President Barbara Mistick who shared a tremendous story about her father who sadly passed away. Professor Lynn Newman, NCAA Faculty Liaison, recognized students in various sports with a GPA of 3.4 or higher, who received the Scholar-Athlete Award. Moving forward, Mary Ann Naso, former Vice President of Enrollment, presented the Bill Kallabaugh Award for Academic Excellence to Marquis Beckett ’18, who won the award for the fourth year in a row. Beckett stated, “It was a great feeling. I was happy to achieve this award for the fourth time. I am honored.” Field Hockey received the

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Team Academic Awards for the fourth year in a row, as well. Kallie Butts ’18, a member of the Field Hockey Team, said, “I’m glad I got to be a part of this award for four years straight. We deserved it and we worked hard for it.” As the night went on, each team and their coach approached the front of the audience to discuss their season and their accomplishments throughout the season and school year. Frey took the podium again and presented the senior awards, given to all seniors for their hard work and dedication to Wilson’s Athletic Department.

Shelly Novak, assistant Athletic Director, gave out the SAAC awards. These awards include the Phoenix Award, Rookie of The Year, and Senior Award. Brianna Martin ‘19, Ashley Henderson ‘19, and Trevor Floyd ‘21 won the Phoenix Award. Zachary Powell and Michaela Singer won Rookie of the Year while Miranda Long and Willie McDowell took home the Senior Awards. Powell commented, “I felt honored and blessed to be named Rookie of the Year because I saw all my hard work from the offseason ﬁnally pay off.” Singer was overjoyed as

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she mentioned, “I was extremely honored to be nominated for this award, let alone win it. Everyone who was nominated was well deserving of this award.” The last few awards handed out included Athlete of the Week, in which athletes were recognized for their hard work during a week of their season; the four-year letter winners, which were given out to seniors who completed four years of playing a sport; and the All-Conference Selections, which was given to Henderson for making Third Team All-Conference this year. Lastly, the Coach of the Year award was presented to Coach Brian Zoeller. Zoeller and his team made history as being the ﬁrst Men’s Basketball program to go to the NEAC Conference playoffs and were also invited to the ECAC Tournament. The Men’s Basketball team record has been the best so far with an overall record of 20-8 and 12-3 in the NEAC. Frey ended the evening by congratulating everybody and thanking the athletes for all their hard work. She also expressed thanks to everybody who attended the banquet.

Athletics Award Recipients 2018

Bill Kalbaugh Award for Academic Excellence Marquise Beckett ‘18

Female Athlete Award for Academic Excellence Alycia Brennan ‘20 Male Athlete Award for Academic Excellence Tim Horn ‘18 Rookie of the Year Female Michaela Singer ‘21

Phoenix Award Female Ash Henderson ‘19 Brianna Martin ‘21 Phoenix Award Male Trevor Floyd ‘21 Senior Award Female Miranda Long ‘18 Senior Award Male Willie McDowell ‘18

Rookie of the Year Male Zachary Powell ‘21

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Baseball Team Prepares For Inaugural Season 2018 Phoenix Baseball Roster Jacob Wertman (RHP) Brock Wingate (CIF) Ayden Gallegos (RHP) Juan Rosario (SS) Max Little (RHP) Adrian Avila (IF) Zach Barnhardt (RHP) Danny Pimentel (RHP) Eddie Rosado (OF/IF) Hunter Cheek (CIF) Grant Astle (IF) Josh Long (LHP) Vinny Crawn (IF) James Husar (UT) Sam Perrone (OF) Josh Howells (LHP/1B) Eddie Clark (OF) Austin Wildasin (OF) Justin Johnson (OF) Coach John Poss By Zachary Powell

The Wilson College Baseball team will begin their first season this coming October. Since the school opened in 1869, the college had been all-women until 2013. Baseball will make the school’s fifth sport for the men. Even though the season does not start until October, the baseball team has already started individual workouts off campus, including some workouts sent from the coach. “We have our guys already doing workout plans so that when they get here they will already be on our plan,” Head Coach John Poss said. “I am extremely excited for our fall season. I am just waiting for our guys to get on campus.” As a first-year program, the team will most likely see some adversity and have some growing pains, but Coach Poss is confident in his coaching staff. “Our coaching staff is already in place and we are all on the same page about what we are going to do,” Poss mentioned.

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“Tyler Ockey coached at University of Charleston and is a graduate of Chambersburg Area Senior High School and our pitching coach Josh McCauley is a former professional player for the Chicago Cubs.” Having coached at Dematha Catholic High School in Hyattsville, Maryland and Saint Mary’s College of Maryland, Coach Poss looks to use his prior and past experiences to help him with this new program. “After my professional career, I went to coach at Dematha for four years and St. Mary’s College for four years,” the first-year head coach said. “Coaching is coaching, I am going to coach the same way I have before including prior high school and college.” One of the current athletes at Wilson, Jarrett Rickerds, plays soccer at Wilson and will join the team along with the other firstyear students coming to campus next year. The soccer stand-out is excited to take on the field. “It is a real honor and it is

really exciting to be on the first baseball team here at Wilson,” Rickerds ’20 said. Even though it is a new era and first-year for the baseball team, coaches and players have high expectations and goals set for the season. “I am going to try and make my impact known on the field, we are the first guys here so setting the bar high is what we want to do,” Rickerds mentioned. “The main goal is to win a lot of games. We have the talent to do it so winning more than one game will be a start.” Coach Poss wants to see where hard work will take his team in their first tenure as a program. “I want our guys to go out and compete day in and day out with our new program,” Poss reflected. “Teams are going to look past us,” he added. Though it may be hard work, the incoming team and coaches seem hopeful for the future. Good luck to everyone as they embark on a new part of Wilson history.

Conner Martin (IF) Dereck Ivey (RHP) Sam Briehn (RHP) Nate Hoffman (OF) Zach Sutherland (RHP) Kevin Ehrman (RHP) Brett Tibbs (LHP) Joseph Cofer (OF/C) Trystan Housman (LHP) Ethan Phillips (RHP) Dylan Tvelia (IF/RHP) Eric Holz (C/RHP) Ryan Jordan (RHP) Nick Quinn (IF/OF) Cole Rinehart (OF) Kevin Finn (C) Brenden Johnson (RHP) Elijah Klopp (OF)

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By Kirsten Bilger

Christopher Nicholas Sarantakos, better known as Criss Angel, is a magician, illusionist and musician who dives deep into the world of magic. Being influenced by great magicians, such as Harry Houdini, Angel dove into the world of magic at a young age and continued to perfect his own techniques. Along with his iconic television series, “Criss Angel Mindfreak” and “Criss Angel Believe,” he also performs live, though mostly at the Luxor casino in Las Vegas. In 2009, he was named Magician of the Decade, and in 2010 Magician of the Century by the International Magicians Society. This year, Angel kicked off “Criss Angel Raw: The Mindfreak Unplugged” tour. Though he usually performs in Vegas, Angel’s tour travels to Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York. His first stop in Bethlehem, PA was filled with hand street magic, mentalism, and some of his more iconic illusions. To begin the show, Angel swallowed a chain, but with a slight twist. As he was swallowing the chain, he began to pull it out from under his eye. Once the chain was completely pulled through, he moved on to swallowing small razor blades, consuming five total. Then, using the same chain, Angel swallowed it, too. After taking a quick drink, he reached into his mouth, pulling the chain from his throat. As the chain was shown, each blade wound its way through the chain, like a necklace.

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Moving on, Angel performed a mentalism trick, or a prediction. Choosing an audience member at random, Angel pulled him onto the stage and proceeded to choose three more random members, one man and two women. Each member had to answer a question: what his name was, what her favorite color was, and, lastly, what her lucky number was. With questions answered, Angel revealed a sealed envelope and told the man on stage to open it. The man pulled out a sheet of paper with three words on it; each word matching what the random audience members remarked. Angel’s big trick for the night was a ﬁrst time, new escape that he planned. But, before he could, he gave a background on what brought him this inspiration. Being inspired by Houdi-

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ni, Angel became fascinated with Houdini’s “Metamorphosis”. In this escapism, Houdini’s hands were fastened behind his back, placed in a large bag that was knotted close and then locked and strapped inside a box. As Houdini was trapped, his wife surrounded the box and herself with a curtain and clapped three times. After the third clap, Houdini would appear where his wife stood moments before and his wife trapped in the box. However, Angel took this a step further. One of his signature escapism moves, Angel restrains himself in a straightjacket and attempts to free himself, which he has successfully accomplished many times. In Angel’s “Believe” series, Angel proved that he is the best, but at a cost. While in New York, he was suspend-

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ed upside-down by a crane, a noose with 50 pounds on the end around his neck and restrained by two straightjackets. Though Angel successfully freed himself, he pulled ligaments and his bones in his shoulder out of place, putting his magician days on hold. Despite being advised not to do anymore straightjacket attempts, Angel was determined to do one but this time, add some flare to it. Combining Houdini’s “Metamorphosis” and straightjackets, crew members restrained Angel into a straightjacket. Angel then proceeded to jump into a box, where he was bagged and tied into it. Once inside, one of Angel’s members locked the box and bound it with rope. Jumping onto the box, she raised a curtain and shook it, raising it above her head. In an instant, the curtain fell to the stage floor and there, on top of the box, stood Angel with his fist in the air. And, in the box, sat the woman who was previously holding the curtain. Angel also performed other mind tricks, such as another mentalism where he made a prediction in March towards a random member in the audience, and street magic, where he turned one dollar bills into one hundred dollar bills. Angel also had Banachek, one of Angel’s consultants and a member of his hit television shows, perform a mentalism trick. To end the show, Angel played a song that his wife recorded in honor of those lost in the California fires, the hurricanes, the Florida shootings and the Vegas shootings.

“Avengers: Inﬁnity Wars” Spoiler Free Movie Review By Kirsten Bilger

There was an idea to bring together a group of remarkable people to create one action and superhero packed movie. And it succeeded. If you have not seen this ﬁlm yet, then drop what you are doing, head to the nearest the-

ater, and watch it. The most anticipated Marvel ﬁlm lived up to its expectations. The main Avengers cast runs into other iconic Marvel characters such as the members from “Guardian of the Galaxy,” Dr. Strange, and Black Panther along with fellow warriors

from Wakanda. Every movie, every detail, every character over the past 10 years leads up to this monumental moment. “Avengers: Inﬁnity Wars” continues immediately where “Thor: Ragnarok” left off. At the end of Thor, Thor destroyed his world in order to

defeat his sister, Hela. Before doing so, the Asgardian civilization was evacuated to a ship and took off into space. This is where Thanos ﬁrst makes his appearance as he is looking for the Space Stone, one of the six Inﬁnity Stones, located in the Tesseract.

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Avengers Review Cont. Peter find themselves on an alien spaceship deep in space. After a fight scene, Tony decides the best thing to do is to take the fight to Thanos. On their journey, these three cross paths with most of the members from “Guardians of the Galaxy.” Together, they devise a plan to take down Thanos. While this is happening, Thanos’s children track down the other Infinity Stones, coming across Vision and Wanda. While the two fight Photo By Kirsten Bilger and things start to seem hopeless, Captain AmerBruce Banner/Hulk returns to earth, ending up at Dr. ica, Black Widow, and Falcon Strange’s house and warn- come to their aid. Wanting to ing him about the impending protect Vision and the Mind threat. Conjuring a portal, Dr. Stone, Captain America leads Strange summons Tony Stark. the team to Wakanda. Upon As the three are attacked, arriving, Captain America reSpider-Man joins the action. unites with long-time friend, Soon, Dr. Strange, Tony and James “Bucky” Barnes. While

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By Tim Horn

I must admit, I have been pleasantly surprised by the recent Star Wars movies since the Disney take over. I was expecting Disney to completely ruin everything right off the bat, and so far, they have avoided total disaster, even if the new movies have their fair share of issues. I fear this may change soon with the impending “Solo: A Star Wars Movie” train wreck. Watching trailers for the new movie is like watching a mushroom cloud spelling certain doom. The lead actor, Alden Ehrenreich, hardly resembles a young Han Solo, and his performance was apparently so bad the studio hired an acting coach for him. This raises the question of why he was hired in the ﬁrst place, but even if the acting coach pulls a miracle, the movie still looks lifeless. Based on the trailers, it appears the movie will cov-

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in Wakanda, they are attacked by Thanos’s children. The Avengers fight side by side with T’Challa and the warriors of Wakanda. During the fighting, Thanos makes his appearance in Wakanda, seeking the Mind Stone for himself. Marvel outdid themselves bringing the universe together and balanced everyone’s personality without too much clashing, though Tony Stark and Star Lord seem to at times. Also, keeping the theme of strong women from “Black Panther,” Marvel constructs a scene that resembles this between Wanda, Black Widow and Okoye. Although Bruce Banner seems to resent the Hulk in the first Avengers film, there are times in this film when he calls for the Hulk to make an appearance. Thor becomes mightier and stronger, despite what happened in the third Thor movie. The only downfall with such a huge cast is that audience members must remember all the small details from every Marvel film.

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er Han’s first encounter with Lando, taking the Falcon from him, and the Kessel Run. It is quite plausible to assume that he may well be meeting Chewbacca for the first time. So, all of the key moments we learn about Han’s past in the original movies will be explained in a film that takes place across a few weeks in the universe. Why exactly do we need this movie then? Why not write a story that expands on a lesser known part of the Star Wars universe or even a completely separate part altogether? So far, the movies are largely piggy-backing off the original movies for ideas. We have movies that focus on the Death Star plans and the First Order, essentially The Evil Empire version 2.0 with an even bigger superweapon that literally eats stars and kills solar systems. Therein lies the real sin of this impending disaster. This would not be the first time bad acting or writing ruined a Star

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Wars movie; George Lucas’s prequel trilogy was essentially a well-intentioned storyline with poor acting, lousy dialogue, and an over usage of CGI. However, Lucas’ ﬁlms were trying new ideas, even if some of those ideas resulted in abject horrors like Jar Jar Binks and Midichlorians. There is some evidence of what Lucas was trying to accomplish, and in the right hands, this could be done beautifully. This was apparent in “The Clone Wars” where his ideas were handled by capable writers and resulted in an actual quality product that helped expand the universe of the Prequel Trilogy era and connected the movies together meaningfully. “Solo,” on the other hand, does not appear to have many positives other than the casting of Donald Glover as young Lando. Ehrenreich is unconvincing as Han Solo while the plot appears to be merely explaining every interesting

Though, for those committed fans, this poses no problem. This film was action packed from beginning to end, with a couple serious moments, but also filled with laughs. Though it may seem hard to balance every action scene, Marvel transitions beautifully between the two teams and the many plans taken by the Avengers to stop Thanos. With all Marvel characters combined, each tackling their own paths, “Avengers: Infinity Wars” is the longest Marvel movie to date, running for a total of 2 hours and 40 minutes. Also, to date, this film “set a record at the box office with an estimated $250 million debut in the U.S. and Canada. That makes it the highest domestic opening of all time above the $247.9 million debut of ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens.’ It also has the highest global opening of all time with $630 million in worldwide receipts even without the Chinese market (the film will open in China on May 11)” according to Los Angeles Times.

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tidbit about Han’s past in as short a timeframe as possible. Terrible decisions, terrible performances, and a lack of interesting ideas may well make this movie the worst Star Wars movie to date. Disney has so far relied on competent acting and directing to overcome the lack of genuinely unique ideas. Losing that means losing the one thing the new Star Wars movies had going for them. It is hard to see “Solo” as anything other than Disney’s lack of originality combined with utterly shambolic execution. I hold little hope for this ﬁlm. This should not be a surprise. Sooner or later they were going to falter and release an absolute mess of a movie. It is a shame that they could not at least try to make something original for once. I would rather that Disney took risks and failed rather than churning out bland stories and hoping that the performances on-screen save them.

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It’s a Small World After All in Disney’s Universe By Kirsten Bilger

Disclaimer: The theories presented below are in no way proven to be accurate and are instead only used as in-

teresting points that may or may not connect various Disney movies. Most theories can be found online or on YouTube by ScreenRant. Disney movies give audience

members a magical story, revolving around an individual who must face adversity and rise to the challenge. In the end, every movie results in a “Happily Ever After.” Though

these movies are a way to escape the real world for a time, dedicated Disney viewers pick up on the many connections between the ﬁlms, even if the movies seem unrelated or different.

ONE BIG HAPPY FAMILY

For instance, there is one common theory connecting four popular Disney movies that involves a ship, a king, and a queen. In the ﬁlm “Frozen,” Anna and Elsa’s parents leave by ship, but there is no clear reason as to why they do so. However, it would make sense if their parents were heading to Rapunzel (“Tangled”) and Eugene’s wedding, making Rapunzel, Anna, and Elsa cousins. This point is further emphasized in “Frozen” when coronation day arrives. As the attendees enter the castle, a quick glimpse of Rapunzel and Eugene is noticeable as Anna rushes by them. In “Frozen,” Anna and Elsa’s parent’s ship sinks in the

WHEN YOU WISH UPON A STAR

This next theory also connects four different popular Disney movies—“The Lion King,” “The Princess and the Frog,” “Peter Pan,” and “Pinocchio.” In “The Lion King,” when Simba runs from Pride Rock, a scene follows with Timon, Pumba, and Simba lying on the grass looking at the sky. Pumba asks what the dots are in the sky and Timon answers, “They’re fireflies. Fireflies that got stuck in that big bluish-black thing.” Although Pumba and Simba have their own ideas of what the stars are, Timon’s comment actually connects easily to “The Princess and the Frog.” Ray, the firefly, is in love with the star he calls Evangeline, who used to be a firefly. When Ray is killed after being stepped on, he too becomes a

star and takes his place beside Evangeline. If you look closely at the two stars and compare the two scenes, they are actually identical to the stars in a scene from “Peter Pan” when Peter takes Wendy, John, and Michael to Neverland. In other words, Ray became “the second star to the right and straight on until morning.” Also referring to the stars, before Ray takes his place in the heavens, Evangeline is alone in the sky. Interestingly, her star is identical to the one seen in “Pinocchio,” which is actually the Blue Fairy. This would explain how Tiana from “The Princess and the Frog” got her wish from wishing on the star. Much like Gepetto from “Pinocchio” going through trials until he got his wish, so too did Tiana.

rough waves. If you look closely, this connects to the scene in the beginning of “The Little Mermaid” when Ariel spies the shipwreck and investigates it. Although the ship sank, there is no indication of what happened to the king and queen. Despite “Frozen” showing two tombstones in honor of the king and queen, there are no bodies to bury. So, what if they survived the wreckage, got on a rowboat, and landed on an island? Many Disney fans who follow this line of thinking believing that the king and queen became the parents shown in the ﬁlm “Tarzan,” making Tarzan a long-lost brother to Anna and Elsa.

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as Fans Connect Various Theories from Films THE MOON LETS THE TRUTH GO Continuing with “Frozen,” this theory focuses on Anna and Elsa’s mother. The queen and king do not seem frightened at the thought that their daughter has ice powers. Instead, they know about it, almost accepting it, and know exactly what to do when Elsa accidentally strikes Anna in the beginning of the ﬁlm. Now how would these ordinary parents know what to do in this emergency, and how can we explain them being so calm about the situation? There is, in fact, a simple answer: the queen already knew that her ﬁrst born would have ice powers. This theory connects “Frozen” and “Rise of the Guardians” (despite not being a Disney move) in that maybe Jack’s sister grows up

to be the queen of Arendelle. In “Rise of the Guardians,” Jack Frost travels the world with no memory of his life, invisible to all except other holiday Guardians, such as Santa, the Tooth Fairy, Sandman, and the Easter bunny. In a flashback, Jack discovers he had a sister. The two went ice skating, but when the ice began to crack, Jack saves his sister by sacrificing himself. The moon is the first thing Jack wakes up to see as he is reborn as Jack Frost. Since his sister was saved, she continued with her life, grew up and married the king of Arendelle. When they were expecting their first born, Elsa, the moon told the queen that Elsa will be born with ice powers in honor of Jack, who she believes is dead.

YOU’RE WELCOME FOR GUIDING YOU This final theory connects the films “Lilo and Stitch” and “Moana.” In the film “Moana,” Moana discovers that her ancestors were sailors and, at the end of the film, they leave behind their island and journey to a new home. As the years passed, it is possible that Moana’s people travelled to Hawaii and made a new home there. Maui, the demigod in “Moana,” no doubt followed her people since he followed Moana at the end of the film. Fast forward to present day.

As this theory continues, it is believed that Maui notices the tragedy that Lilo and Nani suffer in “Lilo and Stitch.” Wanting to watch over them, Maui transforms himself into someone younger--someone who is always by Nani’s side and who always keeps their interests in his heart. And who else would this be but David? Though it may seem like a stretch at ﬁrst glance, take a closer look at David’s necklace. It is the shape of a hook--and it is the same shape and style of Maui’s hook.

WHEN WILL MY REFLECTION SHOW WHO I AM INSIDE

In the ﬁlm “Mulan,” Mulan decides to take her father’s place in the war, steals his armor and sword, and takes off in the middle of the night. When the ghosts of the ancestors appear, they argue about which guardian should go after Mulan. Finally, they agree to send the Great Stone Dragon. Mushu tries to wake the dragon, but instead he destroys the statue. This seems like a humorous move on Disney’s part and an excuse for Mushu to become a guardian again, but a deeper meaning lies beneath the surface—if only one knows where to look. Mushu was, in fact, unsuccessful in awakening the

guardian because the Great Stone Dragon is already awake—and everywhere Mulan goes. During the scene where Mulan decides to take her father’s place, the statue she sits on outside is a dragon. In the family temple, a dragon is etched on the middle tombstone. A dragon sits as a decoration in Mulan’s parent’s room, the closet handles take the shape of a dragon, and the sword Mulan uses to cut her hair has a dragon at the hilt. The Great Stone Dragon is always with Mulan and, ultimately, it is implied that Mulan actually is the Great Stone Dragon that protects her family.

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2018 Commencement Weekend May 11 - 13

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Seating for guests with special needs and one accompanying guest will be provided upon request. Arrangements for special and disability accommodations can be made by contacting the following departments: Commencement Seating and Other Requests Robin Herring: 717-264-2210 or email robin.herring@wilson.edu SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Parking Information Campus Safety: 717-262-2794 or email safety@wilson.edu

Commencement Rehearsal Baccalaureate Ceremony Fri., May 11, 4:00 PM INCLEMENT WEATHER In case of inclement weather, students will receive four tickets for the live ceremony Laird Hall Sat., May 12,in4:30 PM, Main Green and four tickets for the live broadcast of the ceremony in Alumnae Alumnae Chapel, Thomson Hall. Tickets Chapel, Thomson will be available for pick up on Sunday, May 13, beginning at 7:30 am in the College Store, Lenfest Hall Learning Commons, John Stewart Memorial Library. Senior Bash/Picnic Commencement Ceremony Fri., May 11, 5:30 PM PARKING Parking signs and security gaurds will Laird be on campus to show visitors Sun., whereMay to park. 13, 10:00 AM Hall Green Main Green MEALS (if rain - Laird Hall)

For information about meals or to register for meals, visit http://my.wilson.edu/commencement. *Please know that this is the only printed information you will receive about Commencement Weekend.

REGALIA

For information regarding regalia for Commencement, please contact the Robin Herring at 717For more information: http://my.wilson.edu/commencement 264-2210 or email bookstore@wilson.edu.

2018 Commencement Weekend May 11 - 13

SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS

Seating for guests with special needs and one accompanying guest will be provided upon request. Arrangements for special and disability accommodations can be made by contacting the following departments: Commencement Seating and Other Requests Robin Herring: 717-264-2210 or email robin.herring@wilson.edu ParkingSCHEDULE Information OF EVENTS Campus Safety: 717-262-2794 or email safety@wilson.edu

Commencement Rehearsal INCLEMENT WEATHER Baccalaureate Fri., 11, 4:00 PM for the In case of inclement weather, students willMay receive four tickets live ceremony inCeremony Laird Hall Sat.,Thomson May 12, Hall. 4:30 PM, and four tickets for the live broadcast of the ceremony Tickets Main Greenin Alumnae Chapel, will be available for pick up on Sunday, May 13, beginning at 7:30 am in the College Store, Lenfest Alumnae Chapel, Thomson Learning Commons, John Stewart Memorial Library. Hall Senior Bash/Picnic PARKING Commencement Fri., May 11, 5:30 PM visitors Parking signs and security gaurds will be on campus to show where to park. Ceremony Sun., May 13, 10:00 AM Laird Hall Green Main Green MEALS (if rain - Laird Hall) For information about meals or to register for meals, visit http://my.wilson.edu/commencement. *Please know that this is the only printed information you will receive about REGALIA Commencement Weekend. For information regarding regalia for Commencement, please contact the Robin Herring at 717264-2210 or email bookstore@wilson.edu. For more information: http://my.wilson.edu/commencement

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COMMENCEMENT 2018 WILSON COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT WEEKEND MAY 11-13, 2018

FRIDAY, MAY 4, 2018

Friday, May 11, 2018 4:00

Commencement Rehearsal

Main Green

5:00

“Ring It Forward” Ceremony

Alumnae Chapel, Thomson Hall

5:30

Senior Bash/Picnic

Laird Hall Green

Saturday, May 12, 2018 3:00

Phi Beta Kappa Induction Ceremony

Library, Learning Commons

4:00

Assembly of Graduating Class

Laird Patio

4:30

Baccalaureate Ceremony

Alumnae Chapel, Thomson Hall

5:30

Senior Class Exercise Passing of colors and senior book Daisy Chain

Banks of the Conococheague

Sunday, May 13, 2018 7:30 AM

Breakfast

Jensen Dining Hall

8:00 AM

Posed portraits

1st Floor Lounge-Lenfest Commons

Robing for Commencement 9:00

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Library – in front (In case of rain – Edgar Hall)