01.27.11 WU Yellow Jacket

Thursday, January 27, 2011

Vol. 88 No. 13

51 W. College St. Waynesburg, PA 15370

,B Health Center, IT W Ten students charged after October fight to move to Armory by end of summer AYNESBURG

ETHANY REACT

By Kaitlin Edwards Managing Editor

By Jason Logan Staff Writer The Department of Information Technology will soon have a new home in the Robert C. Wiley Armory o according to Vice President for Business and Finance Roy Barnhart.

The school has purchased four local businesses and organizations including the Robert C. Wiley Armory, Hudson’s Jewelers, the Colonial and Lam’s Garden.

The Armory, located

on Washington Street, contains office space that will be renovated and developed into a new location for the Department of Information Technology.

The basement of the Armory will be made into a new site for a student health center.

The armory also contains a training area with a gymnasium, which is currently being renovated to be a new facility to house the wrestling

Charges were filed this month against seven Bethany College students and three Waynesburg University students after an off-campus incident

sent two students to the hospital in October.

Eric Walker, 20; Robert Baker, 21; Kasib TaalibDin, 23; Jorge Laboy, 22; Matthew Grimard, 19; Lafayette Grady III, 19; and Kevin Covert, 19, are charged with a felony 3

charge of inciting a riot, misdemeanor 2 criminal conspiracy (to commit simple assault), a misdemeanor 2 charge of unsworn falsification to authorities, and misdemeanor 3 charge of disorderly conduct.

The schools will also consider disciplinary action as well.

“At this time, we are carefully reviewing the charges against our students,” said Brian Rose, See ATHLETES on A2

‘SUPER’STEELERS Date with destiny

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CAMPUS WATER CHALLENGE

Thayer Hall wins, University saves 1.5 million gallons

By Cori Schipani Staff Writer Thayer Hall won this fall’s semester-long Campus Water Challenge.

Dorothy Rurak, copresident of the EcoStewards club, coordinated the event with the aid of other Environmental Club members.

According to Rurak, the Campus Water Challenge was a competition between dorms to save the most water in order to raise environmental awareness on campus.

The contest began with the beginning of fall 2010 classes and ended on the last day of the semester.

Percentage of water

saved was the scale used to compare the residential halls.

The residential halls used 1.5 million less gallons than during the fall 2009 semester.

“I’m very pleased with the results, much more than I expected. It showed that the campus community cares in one way or another,” Rurak said.

Thayer Hall Resident Assistant Shawn Wharrey was surprised by the outcome.

“That is amazing, and I’m very impressed by campus effort,” said Wharrey.

Thayer Hall was

Photo by Lisa Jaeger

Waynesburg residents cheer for the Pittsburgh Steelers during a pep rally held Friday. The Steelers will play the Green Bay Packers during the Feb. 6 Super Bowl.

Aladdin announces late night menu

By Kyle Oland Staff Writer

Beginning this week, the Aladdin Food Management Services will introduce the new Late Nite Buzz Menu in the Beehive.

See WATER on A4 The Beehive has

always offered food to students from 8-11 p.m., but it has not been popular among the students of Waynesburg University.

Aladdin Food Management Services and Beehive employee Donna Husman said she might get three stragglers during

a typical night.

One reason for the lack of students who eat during the late night period is that many students are unaware that the Beehive offers food from 8-11 p.m.

Freshman Andrew Zahn said, “I didn’t know it was open after eight.”

Another reason for the Beehive’s lack of business is many students choose to go to Sheetz for their late night food cravings.

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Five sophomores receive summer study abroad scholarships

By Brandon Reed Editorial Assistant Waynesburg University sophomores Caitlyn Bolon, Lynae Byler, Natalie George, Megan Peebles and Heidi Weaver received the 2011 Vira I. Heinz Scholarship.

The Vira Heinz scholarship was founded by a Pittsburgh native, Vira M. Ingham, who was born and raised in what is now known as Brighton Heights.

Vira was actively engaged in philanthropic and civic work, making made her famous.

Now, the program named after her is giving young women the opportunity to experience what she did in her travels abroad.

This year, five Waynesburg University sophomore women have received the opportunity to study abroad and experience all different parts of the world.

Photo by Amanda Rice

Heidi Weaver (left), Lynae Byler, Natalie George, Megan Peebles and Caitlyn Bolon will study abroad.

George is double majoring in art and creative

writing with a music and phi-

losophy minor.

George will spend five weeks in Florence, Italy.

While in Florence, George plans to study ceramics and Italian language.

“I was really excited,” George said. “I was really just nervous about how it would all play out, but mostly excited.”

George said that her dream job is to be a travel writer, and she will certainly do a lot of sightseeing in Italy. George plans to go to Rome, Pompeii,

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SPORTS

ARTS & LIFE

REGION

Women’s basketball used a strong second half to beat PAC foe Chatham.

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Students served locally and internationally during the fall and winter breaks.

The EcoStewards have been working to restore Fox Feather Trail, which will be open Saturday.

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Pisa, Venice and Tuscany.

Weaver, a human services major, will go to Udaipur, India for four to six weeks and will intern with Pro World Organization.

Weaver will be helping the people of Udaipur, India through economic development. She will help the people of Udaipur, India through economic development and will either assist in

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Professor reminds campus to ‘shine by representing God’

By Eric Bost Staff Writer Chapel began Tuesday with the reading of Genesis 1 in both English and Hebrew.

“God made two great lights - the greater light to govern the day and the lesser light to govern the night. He also made the stars.”

The stars were the focal point of associate professor Richard Blake’s message during Chapel.

Blake prayed by repeating Psalm 19:14: “May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.”

Blake began by talking about his college days and how he had to take astronomy. According to Blake, it was the one class he was most excited to take.

He continued to reference astrology and constellations, speaking

Photo by Greg Reinhart

Associate Professor Richard Blake spoke at Chapel Tuesday about being God’s light in the world. He encouraged students, faculty and staff to glorify God through their actions. about the meaning of the stars and their creation in Genesis.

Blake said the sun and the moon were rulers of day and night, casting light on the world. How-

ever, when the stars were mentioned, the Bible says, “and also the stars,” making them sound inadequate.

Blake said Babylonians thought the stars

were there as “dwelling places for gods.” Some people think of the stars as only lights, but Blake said they are much more than that; people just have to look deeper into

the scripture.

“The sun expresses Jesus’ first expression of light, and so should we,” said Blake.

Blake called the congregation the “collegiate

constellation, as we are a sign of God’s light,” like the stars in the sky.

He mentioned the words Fiat Lux, Waynesburg University’s motto, and how it means “let there be light.” If humanity represents God’s light, people have to allow themselves to shine by representing God, he said.

Blake said people are the light of the world, quoting the Sermon on the Mount.

“You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.”

Blake ended with the reminder that we have to use God’s light while at Waynesburg.

Student Senate postpones ‘Duet’ event Tuscon shooting • The “Can WU Duet?” has been moved from 7:30 p.m.

Friday in the GPAC to an unknown date in April after plans for the event fell through.

• At least four of the six executive positions empty next school year, as four members will graduate. Elections will

Athletes charged Continued from A1 Sports Information Director for Bethany College.

“Once our review is complete, the institution will act in accordance with our policies and procedures regarding student discipline.”

Waynesburg University student Tyler Fatigante is charged with a summary offense of purchase, consumption, possession or transportation of liquor or malt or brewed beverages.

Waynesburg University student Gino Scampone, 22, of Verona, is charged with a summary charge of disorderly conduct.

Late-night menu added Continued from A1 menu offers burgers and sandwiches, whereas Sheetz has a wide variety of food.

In addition, the current prices at the Beehive are higher than Sheetz.

“They (Beehive) don’t have two hot dogs for a dollar. You can’t beat that,” Zahn said.

Because of this, the Bee Hive has revamped their menu to appeal to students.

“The idea for the menu was driven by meetings between Aladdin Food

occur the last week of March.

To run for president, applicants must be either a junior or senior by credits, and the Student Activities Board must nominate the Social Vice President.

Anyone who runs must have been a member of Senate for

at least one semester.

• The results of the MyConnect poll were also announced.

More than 80 percent of students who participated voted in favor of going trayless.

Student Senate conducted the poll to gauge student reactions to making the campus trayless.

Senate is currently proposing that students would receive two guest passes per semester if the University removed trays from the Dining Hall.

Efforts to make the campus remain an ongoing project.

- Brandon Reed

“We expect our students to live up to the high standards of behavior on and off campus,” said Richard “Skip” Noftzger, senior vice president for Institutional Planning, Research and Educational Services. “Bethany can take care of its students, but we expect high standards from our students.”

According to police, Waynesburg University student Tyler Fatigante, 19, of Avonworth, was taken to Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, W.Va., on Oct. 24 after a fight broke out involving several Bethany and Waynesburg students. Both Zachary and Tyler Fatigante were hospitalized with head and facial injuries.

According to the affi-

davit, Bethany College student Matthew Grimard, was at party at 376 N. Richhill St. before traveling to 311 Nazer St. At both locations, Grimard met with Darryl Moore Jr., a Waynesburg University student, who eventually drove Grimard to the parking lot of the First National Bank to meet other Bethany College students, presumably to return back to Bethany, according to the affidavit.

After Moore left, the two cars containing Walker, Baker, Taalib-Din, Laboy, Grimard, Grady and Covert returned to 376 N. Richhill St., said police.

After arriving at the party, a fight broke out between the Waynesburg and Bethany students, and

Tyler Fatigante was knocked unconscious during the fight. Zachary Fatigante reportedly chased the cars down First Avenue as they were attempting to leave.

Laboy then exited the car and knocked Zachary Fatigante down.

Fatigante then hit his head off the sidewalk causing severe head injuries, according to the affidavit. A preliminary hearing for Waynesburg University student Zachary Fatigante, 21, of Avonworth, is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. on Feb. 9. He is charged with a misdemeanor 3 charge of disorderly conduct.

Preliminary hearings for the other students involved were not scheduled as of presstime.

Management Managers, Waynesburg University Senior Management and the Student Senate Food Task Force. We wanted to make the menu entirely different than that of the meal plan offering. This will allow for the students to be able to get quality food after our meal plan hours,” said Food Service Director Joe DeSalvo.

“Better yet, it’s different.

Now students can save time and travel money by staying on campus if they need a late night snack.”

The new menu will offer sandwiches, salads, pizza and a wide variety of sides and snacks.

The new menu has many items that Sheetz offers, such as onion rings,

mozzarella sticks, boneless wings, nachos supreme and milk shakes.

The changes have not been brought to the attention of most students, but the menu will begin to gain more publicity in coming weeks.

DeSalvo said, “We have menus that we plan to have delivered to each dorm room on campus.”

Junior nursing major Rachel Saeler is excited for the new menu and the opportunity to get tasty food without having to waste her gas and money by driving to Sheetz.

“I don’t want to lose my parking spot, so I will walk two minutes to the Hive instead of driving to Sheetz,” Saeler said.

However, the new menu has yet to attract the Sheetz enthusiast Zahn’s attention. “The only way I will ever go the Beehive is if Sheetz is closed,” said Zahn.

prompts questions about mental health

By Sierra Shafer Op/Ed Editor In the two weeks since Jared Loughner allegedly opened fire at a political gathering in Tucson, Ariz., leaving six dead and 13 wounded, a discussion about the shooter’s mental health has ensued.

Loughner, a 22-year-old student, had recently been asked to leave his community college until he could provide a mental health clearance.

Both students and faculty at the college that he attended had reported Loughner for suspicious and troubling behavior.

“That community college did exactly what it was supposed to after legitimate concerns were brought to the administration,” said Director of the Counseling Center at Waynesburg University Jane Owen.

“People talk back and forth about blame and if this could have been prevented, but that school did everything right.”

Owen works closely with students on campus who struggle with mental health issues and behavioral problems and feels that these issues are not limited to any one area or demographic.

“Mental health issues are prevalent in every single college campus, everywhere,” she said. “But now, students are more willing to get help. Students see it as a good thing.”

A large majority of the students who are receiving counseling at Waynesburg University are coming in already diagnosed or are self-referred, she said.

“Our goal is to help students be the best students they can be,” said Owen, adding that while the Counseling Center treats mental health issues and substance abuse cases, but it also helps students develop better coping skills.

“People do well with crisis because it’s out of their control,” she said. “But not as well with everyday things. Students often just need to improve their coping skills and learn that they can change their situations.”

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New concentration added to nursing masters program

By Amanda Wishner Editorial Assistant Waynesburg University is offering a new concentration in its graduate nursing program. Students now have the option to graduate with a Master of Science in Nursing with a concentration in nursing informatics. Pat Davies, assistant director of the Accelerated Health Programs, currently manages the program, which prepares students for leadership positions such as informatics nursing specialists.

“An informatics nurs-

ing specialist is a nurse that has a graduate degree with a focus specific to his or her ability to work with healthcare information systems,” said Davies.

“In the old days we used to write everything on paper. Now, everything is being done in a computerbased environment.”

Graduates of this program are qualified to work in a wide range of positions.

“Knowledge and skills in informatics and patient care technology are critical in delivering quality patient care in a variety of healthcare settings,” said

Nancy Mosser, chairperson of the Department of Nursing and director of the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program.

Possible professions for informatics nursing specialists include nurse analysts, department and database managers, researchers and governmental lobbyists.

The 36-credit program offers six specific courses for nursing informatics students and will be offered at all University regional sites. The curriculum features leadership, health policy, critical thinking and comput-

er classes, as well as lectures that will prepare students to educate healthcare professionals and patients on the use and purchase of healthcare information systems.

Davies has recruited currently employed experts in the nursing informatics field to teach these courses, including a nursing information analyst from UPMC St. Margaret of Pittsburgh.

Students are able to take two courses every semester, making time management easier for those pursuing a graduate degree.

“They are able to move at a slower pace,” said Davies. “It’s usually pretty easy for working adults to balance work, school and a personal life.”

Nursing informatics students are required to complete 220 practicum hours by working alongside experts in their desired profession.

Davies hopes the specialized, accelerated format of the new program will quickly prepare students to fill the upsurge of available positions in this diverse field.

“Because of the need for healthcare informa-

tion, Obama has mandated hospital development in order to work toward a fully electronic healthcare system by 2014,” said Davies. “This has caused a gigantic opening in healthcare facilities that needs to be filled.”

Davies firmly believes that the nursing informatics field will continue to grow in the near future.

“We have to look at what’s going on outside of healthcare,” said Davies.

“Computers are everywhere. Healthcare has gotten much stronger in its capabilities because of it.”

STUDENTS SPEAK

Students, faculty to lead discussion about Middle East

By Megan Campbell Staff Writer The University will host its third installment of Students Speak on Friday, Jan. 29.

This event will be held at noon on the third floor of the Stover Campus Center in the conference room. Speakers will include seniors Danielle Brush, Ellen Louttit and Assistant Professor of History Noah Haiduc-Dale.

Students Speak is an opportunity for students to voice their opinions in front of other students and gives everyone the chance to hear what their peers have to say about a given topic. There are various faculty members from Student Services that attend these events, but the students primarily run them. Brush was asked to participate because she just returned from a study abroad program in Egypt.

“It’s really a very relaxed event, and everyone’s opinions and concerns are welcome,” Brush said. “It would benefit students to attend

these events to hear more about the topics being discussed, as well as express their opinions on the topic being discussed.”

Haiduc-Dale will provide a variety of viewpoints and facts to what could be a controversial conversation, he said.

The topics that are going to be discussed include women in the Middle East and last fall’s “Ground Zero Mosque” ordeal.

In addition, HaiducDale said he would like to see what students know about Tunisia and Lebanon, two Middle Eastern countries that have recently experienced major political disorder.

“One of my main goals as a professor is to encourage students to engage with the world around them. This is a great way to begin looking beyond our own state and country and to consider how the rest of the world influences us,” said HaiducDale. He hopes to help maintain focus and accuracy throughout the conversation.

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A member of the Waynesburg University physical plant works to remove snow from a sidewalk on campus during a snowstorm. Workers spend the night plowing, salt and removing snow during storms.

Crews work late to clear campus of snow

By Matthew Snyder Staff Writer Driving to campus and walking to class becomes difficult once winter comes and snow begins to fall. Director of Facilities Management John Burke is the person in charge of making sure the snow is removed on campus grounds.

“It can be difficult, but we do our best to get the parking lots and sidewalks cleaned off,” said Burke. “We focus first on the parking lots and then the sidewalks. From that point I direct people to where we need them the most.”

The physical plant has a number of ways to

Department to relocate Continued from A1 team, Barnhart said.

Wrestling head coach Ron Headlee said, “For us it’s going to be a lot more room for what we want to do.”

The varsity wrestling team, which has been growing in the past years, is up to 26 wrestlers for this 2010-

remove the snow and keep the campus safe from the snow, he said.

The grounds crew will salt when there is a light snow until they cannot keep up. Once the snow becomes too much, then they will then begin to plow Burke said. A truck with a salt spreader attachment is used in campus parking lots, while golf carts with salt spreaders are used on campus sidewalks.

Plowing is done by two trucks with plows, three riding tractors with plows and an ATV with a plow.

The speed and efficiency of snow removal also weighs heavily on the time of day. The morning shift can include six maintenance workers.

Afternoon shifts will normally include four maintenance workers. Evening shifts regularly have one maintenance worker with help from housekeepers.

“We work strictly on campus property. Many of the roads around campus are plowed by the Borough of Waynesburg,” he said. Last February’s blizzard brought a large amount of snow very quickly. The blizzard coming on a weekend allowed time for increased snow removal before students and faculty came back to class, Burke said.

While many of the roads around campus were still covered, the campus was clear. An outside contractor was brought in to handle the volume of snow and have it removed. The contractor was able to come in, dig out the snow and haul it away to another location, Burke said.

2011 season.

Headlee said that the team has outgrown the current training facility in the Rudy Marisa Fieldhouse.

Headlee said he is looking forward to the relocation and hopes to have his team training in their new facility next fall.

In addition to the interior work the old Armory needs, Barnhart also said that there are some exterior renova-

tions to be done, such as to remove the fence surrounding the northern side of the building and to add a handicap-accessible ramp and entrance.

Barnhart hopes to have renovations on the Armory completed by summer 2011.

Although it has been over three months since the West High Street purchases were finalized, Barnhart said that any uses of the assets were still subject to negotiations.

He hopes to implement the changes within the next six months and to have the property fully by the fall semester of 2011.

After an extensive evaluation of the condi-

tion of the building that houses Lam’s Garden and the former site of the Colonial, officials determined that the facilities were structurally unsafe, unusable for the University and would be demolished, according to Barnhart.

Once this building and the adjacent building formerly housing Hudson’s Jewelers are demolished, it is still not certain what will be done with the lot of land, he said.

“We are exploring two or three different alternative uses [for the High Street lots, each] that will benefit the entire campus and community as a whole,” said Barnhart.

“It can be difficult, but we do our best to get the parking lots and sidewalks cleaned off.”

John Burke Director of Facilities Management

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Serving others: Students sort clothing with World Vision

By Sarah Bell Editorial Assistant On Jan. 22, Waynesburg University students traveled to World Vision in Pittsburgh for an annual work day.

Dave Calvario, dean of students and director of the Center for Student Leadership, has been volunteering at World Vision for five years.

“When we go to World Vision we sort goods that are donated from their national partners,” Calvario said.

“They get goods that aren’t selling or are overstocked, and we are required to sort them into different sections like season of the year, boys’ clothes and girls’ clothes.”

World Vision raises money for communities that have been struck by poverty.

According to their web site, they serve nearly 100 countries around the world adding up to about 100 million people.

Calvario feels Student involvement is beneficial to both the organization and the student. “[Volunteering at World Vision] helps students to

Counseling available Continued from A2

In addition to the Counseling Center, there are several other resources available on campus to students in need of guidance.

Carol Young is the nurse director of Student Health Services on campus and is available to students who may already be using pharmaceuticals to treat a mental issue or students who have other health questions.

A physician’s assistant is also available to students by appointment through this

Students win Heinz award Continued from A1 the building of clean water wells or help with career and life counseling.

Weaver will not travel alone to Udaipur though, as Byler will also go to Udaipur.

Byler, a nursing student, will work with Pro World in a different capacity, interning at a medical clinic during her time there.

Byler said, “I hope to go and get my master’s in pediatrics.”

Bolon, a public relations and electronic media major, will be traveling to London, England where she will study music management and black and white photography at Middlesex University.

Bolon will be in London for six weeks.

Photo courtesy of Kimber Blair

(Top) Olivia Bakke packs a box during the World Vision work day on Jan. 22. (Right) Andrew Zahn organizes shoes with other Waynesburg students. Twice a semester,students partner with World Vision to work. understand that t-shirts that we all take for granted are going to go to a really good cause,” said Calvario.

“Work like this plants seeds in individuals, especially college students who are going to be the future leaders of corporate America and of non-profit America.”

World Vision was founded in 1953.

The global organization has offices located in 100 countries; the sorting warehouses located in the U.S. are in Pittsburgh and

Denver, Co. According to Calvario, it is sometimes surprising to find out what items volunteers will be sorting when they get to the warehouse.

“Once when we went there were multiple tractor trailers that were seized from New York City just filled with knock-off purses, coats and shoes,” Calvario said.

“World Vision had the manufacturing approval to distribute some of the stuff, but we had to cut off the tags. Because they

wanted to protect their brand.”

Students can get involved with the Work Days by signing up in the Center for Student Leadership. The university hosts two World Vision Work Days each semester.

The next work day will be held on Feb. 12.

The volunteers leave campus at 7:30 a.m. and are back on campus by 1:30 p.m.

World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organization motivated by faith.

The organization works

to reflect Christ in the communities in which they serve.

The World Vision web site states that they “serve alongside the poor and oppressed as a demonstration of God’s unconditional love for all people.”

Dr. Bob Pierce founded World Vision to aid children who were orphaned during the Korean War. The web site stated that contributions from sponsors allow the organization to provide “communities with access to clean water, nutritious

food, healthcare and economic opportunities.”

Sponsors and donations are the driving force in World Vision’s success.

Volunteering for World Vision Work Day will help with the organization’s continual growth.

Students can also get involved by participating in a 30 hour famine, sponsoring a child from a developing country or donating gifts, like a goat, that can provide nourishment to the communities that the organization serves.

office.

Students who are seeking spiritual guidance are encouraged to seek out University Chaplain Tom Ribar.

“Waynesburg University offers a lot of services that are completely free of charge,” said Owen.

“We’re good here. Our students will tell you that. It’s free now, and it’s a great time to get counseling if you’ve ever thought about it.”

In regard to the shooting in Tuscon, Owen said that she hoped students at Waynesburg University felt safe and ensured that her door is always open to students who have concerns about themselves as well as others.

Water usage decreases announced the winner at the Jan. 14 Students Speak.

Questions were brought up about how the Water Challenge could be done better next time.

Alyssa Laird, who is preparing to take Rurak’s position as president of EcoStewards, hosted the Students Speak.

500 dollars was placed into Thayer Hall’s account to be used in any way the hall chooses, according to Rurak.

When asked what will be done with the prize, Thayer Hall Resident

Director Steve Bauthier said that the Resident Assistants will be discussing the matter with the residents and hopefully a concrete decision will be made soon.

When the news of the win was first received, flyers were hung in the hallways to collect ideas from the residents about what they think should be done with the money.

T-shirts, athletic shorts, a new couch for the lobby and even a pool table or pinball machine were all suggestions that Wharrey saw written on the posters.

Bauthier did not know of any group plan among the residents during the competition to save water, but the win seemed to happen natu-

rally.

“It was a 50-50 split,” said Wharrey when asked about his guess of Thayer resident participation.

“When we found out halfway through the competition that we were in the lead, we were all really surprised,” said Wharrey. However, Bauthier was not surprised that Thayer won the challenge.

“Men do usually take shorter showers than women,” he said.

This event was the first water-saving contest among the dorms at Waynesburg University.

The Campus Water Challenge idea was modeled off the Campus Climate Challenge project, composed of youth organizations in the U.S. and

Canada that strive to reduce pollution and promote greener living at their high schools and colleges, according to climatechallenge.org.

In contrast, the Waynesburg University challenge involved only one utility. The first Campus Climate Challenge variation at the University was an electricity-saving contest in the fall of 2009, according to Rurak.

When asked about another similar contest in the future, Rurak said: “It should be led by a student.

I hope it does come up again. I’m really happy with the results, and I hope students learned from the experience of this challenge. I hope someone can cover it from here on out.”

“Small-town girls like me don’t get big-time opportunities like this,” said Bolon. “It’s a dream come true to study music management in a city so full of culture.”

Peebles, and Interactive Design major with an art minor, will join Bolon in London.

She will study at the University of Westminster, taking classes in multimedia journalism and photography during

her six weeks abroad.

“I was very excited and surprised that I got the scholarship,” said Peebles.

While in London, Peebles hopes to visit local museums and take pictures for her photography class. Peebles will blog and write press releases through social media, an experience she hopes will help her on the Waynesburg campus because she is the Executive Editor of

the Mad Anthony Yearbook.

All students who applied for the scholarship had to submit recommendation letters from teachers and other personal references of the recipient, as well as how the trip would relate to their majors and future goals.

They also needed to turn in a proposal for their intended plans which included a budget that had to describe details

such as cost of airfare, housing, meals and classes.

After receiving and reviewing the applications and proposals, a committee conducted interviews.

The committee’s goal is to pick students that would best represent Waynesburg University and the United States in a foreign nation.

Before their respective trips, the recipients must

attend one weekend retreat as well as another one following their travels. Recipients of the scholarship will also be required to participate in a community engagement with an international focus after traveling.

All recipients of the scholarship are required to write a responses discussing how their travels and community service integrated into their leadership skills.

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Greene County mines caused most of the structural and land damage to the area, according to a DEP study.

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Crowded field vying for Greene County commissioner post

By Aaron Thompson Assistant Sports Editor With the primary election on May 17 quickly approaching, candidates have begun to emerge as both Republicans and Democrats vie for the three County Commissioner positions that will be up for grabs in the November election.

Incumbent Democrats Pam Snyder and Charles

Barkley

Morris

Morris and incumbent Republican Archie Trader, are the three current commissioners who lead the current list of candi-

Snyder

Trader

dates.

Travis Barkley and Richard Yeager have also announced their plans to run for the Republican

Wise

nomination. Meanwhile, Gregory Niverth and Barb Wise both announced last week plans to challenge for the

Yeager Democratic nomination for Greene County Commissioner.

Snyder has served as chairman of the Greene

County board of commissioners for two consecutive terms and has held the position since Jan. 5, 2004. Snyder announced Monday she would seek re-election for a third term as she represents the Democratic party.

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Hunters decry drop in game population

By Sandor Mecs Staff Writer

Photo by Amanda Rice

Hidden Gems Waynesburg residents brought their antique items to the Comfort Inn on Jan. 15 to be appraised. Experts from the Treasure Hunters Roadshow were available to examine the antiques.

Regional Construction Updates Chapel - Construction on Waynesburg University’s Roberts Chapel continues to move steadily forward this semester. Work on the main floor of the chapel has begun and includes the pouring of concrete slab for the floors.

- At this point, the building is about 90 percent roofed, according to officials.

- Workers are currently constructing partition walls in the chapel basement. At this time, the construction crew is also

doing carpentry work and working on the chapel windows.

- For the rest of January, the workers will begin to lay brick outside. They will also prepare to set the steeple.

- The last thing to finish up the construction of the Roberts Chapel will be the seating, which consists of red cushioned church pews.

- Officials say that workers are making good progress, and that the finish date for the chapel is still scheduled for Aug. 1.

Borough Area - There will also be local borough construction taking place this week on the Morgan Street bridge bypass in Waynesburg.

There will be demolition of houses on S. Morgan Street.

- Because of the demolition, there will be limited access to Morgan Street as well as First Street, but the rest of the borough will be accessible as usual.

~By Alex Hinton

Though the wintery landscape may seem like a snow encrusted badland to the casual observer, Greene County is still prime turf for the hunt. Outdoorsmen still actively patrol the hills of southwestern Pennsylvania; though deer season ended on Dec. 11, small game is both in season and ready for harvest. Rabbits are up for grabs all the way to Feb. 26 while ruffed grouse season just ended this Saturday.

Concerns abound however, over the escalating presence of predators in the area, namely coyotes. According to Jay Riggenbach, one of the directors at the Waynesburg Sportsman Association, everything from the turkey to the rabbit population has noticeably plummeted since their rise.

“A guy that I work with here who’s a real avid rabbit hunter hasn’t found the same number as previous years. He has harvested ten this year; at this same point in time last year he shot upwards of 80,” he said Riggenbach said that

other predator populations are growing as well.

“The bobcat population in this county has exploded also. When I was hunting this past deer season I ran across more than one set of bobcat tracks on different locations,” Riggenbach said. “I hunted on a couple of different farms around here, and bobcats are also bringing a number of our game down.”

He said that this was actually the first year that bobcats were in season and residents could get a license to hunt them.

Small game is not the only quarry vulnerable to encroaching predators, however.

Will Orndoff, owner of Orndoff Sporting Goods in Graysville said that when coyotes get together in packs, they have been known to chase down deer.

“When you have a top dog like the coyote, that puts an extreme dent in the game. Ask a deer hunter how deer season was this year,” said Orndoff. “A guy I talked to had a trail camera set up at a coyote den a See GAME on B4

EcoStewards restores trail, ribbon-cutting ceremony to be held

By Natalie Bruzda Social Media Manager The EcoStewards Club at Waynesburg University has recently been very influential in preserving nature, and a piece of history.

On Jan. 29, a ribbon cutting ceremony will take place at Ryerson Station State Park, unveiling the newly refurbished Fox Feather Trail.

After receiving a $1,000 Community Impact Grant, the EcoStewards Club restored the Fox Feather Trail, a self-guided trail, from late September

Photos courtesy of Pamela Englemann

(Above) Waynesburg student Hilary Holets explores Ryerson Station State Park. (Right) Members of the EcoStewards club walk through the park. EcoStewards partnered with Ryerson Station to refurbish a trail. until early November.

According to Dorothy Rurak, co-president of the EcoStewards Club, the use of the grant went towards trail clean up

and maintenance, making it easier for visitors to walk and hike, as well as updating the selfguided trail, which had not been restored for

more than 30 years.

“It was nice to be able to restore the trail to an even better trail than it was before,” Rurak said.

“It’s geared for all types

of people who just want to learn about nature and learn about their surroundings.”

The project involved marking the trail with

posts made of 100 percent recycled milk jugs and new plaques that correspond with the numbers on the selfguided manual and pamphlet.

“At each post there is a piece of history, something of ecological importance,” Rurak said. “You learn as you go. You learn about trees and why it’s important that they are there. It’s a learning trail.”

This year, Rurak said that the organization wanted to change it up.

She approached Ryerson Station State Park See TRAIL on B4

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Thursday, January 27, 2011

Editorial

Polls need publicity Resources available to treat depression Senate fails to publicize online voting

Student Senate started the new semester on a low note, hosting a poll on the myConnect homepage but failing to let anyone know about it.

The poll, which was meant to discover if students would be willing to go trayless in Benedum Dining Hall if they were given two free guest passes per semester, failed miserably due to lack of advertising. No e-mails were sent out, and no flyers were posted. As a result, the poll only had 212 voters participate, an inadequate number to be used as a representative sample for a campus of this size.

One Student Senate executive board member even admitted at Tuesday’s meeting to beingy unaware the poll existed until its existence was announced at a meeting two weeks ago.

The fact that this occurred is truly not surprising, given the Senate’s previous track record in trying to hold its social events.

The Senate needs to get its act together if it hopes to have any chance of getting the university to go trayless. They should focus more on spreading the word about important events like the poll via blast e-mails, Twitter and flyers if they expect to get usable results. There needs to be more communication between the task forces and between Senate and the campus.

If Senate really wants to improve the campus, they should start by improving their communications skills first.

Support local business Coffee and ice cream shop coming soon Hot Rod's owner, Rod Phillips, has confirmed plans to establish a coffee and ice cream shop in downtown Waynesburg.

He will be meeting a great need - the need for caffeine, sugar or a maybe just a bagel.

We live in an area that struggles economically and small-town entrepreneurs have to fight hard to stay afloat next to the big-name corporations.

Opening a new business is always a daunting task, but especially here and especially now.

So while most of don't need to have our arms twisted to enjoy an ice cream cone, keep in mind how important it is to support local businesses like this one.

They give character to our community and foster economic and personal relationships.

Local businesses also create more jobs including jobs for students.

By keeping our money in our local economy, it benefits those directly connected to the Waynesburg community and continues to cycle through, developing our infrastructure.

By stopping in to grab a cup of coffee and take advantage of the promised Wi-Fi connection, we can help to promote that American Dream just a little more.

Besides, it's not as if there is a Starbucks down the street.

It's an ideal situation for a local business owner and an easy choice for college students.

We can all help eachother out on this one.

We get a new place to study and escape from campus, and a local business owner can feel confident his investment was a good one.

It’s a win, win.

Besides, it’s so much easier to get through those millions of textbook pages with a latte in hand.

One in four.

Twenty-five percent.

That’s how many students show symptoms of clinical depression, according to a recent study by American and Canadian universities.

Although not every student who displays symptoms is diagnosed with clinical depression, the number is still staggering.

To put the number into perspective, try this.

If you live in a dorm, pick a neighboring room.

Of you, your roommate and your two neighbors, one of you will display signs of depression.

RACHEL BROWN Columnist

Signs vary from a loss of energy, loss of pleasure in activities, lack of sleep or too much sleep or distorted negative thoughts, according to Waynesburg University Counseling Center intern Brian Winkleblech.

These symptoms can be triggered by employment, relationship or parental statuses or even anxiety linked to stress.

As college students,

University purchases affect locals In a town as small as Waynesburg, any businesses in the area are prized.

When I first learned that the University had bought three of the buildings along High Street, I was a little uncertain as to how I felt about the most recent of the expansion plans.

Although I love to see Waynesburg University growing and expanding, I hate to see the town growing smaller.

And then when I heard what buildings had actually been

According to Winkleour lives are stressful.

We have a daily list of blech, “It’s a forum for assignments to complete people to talk about and must learn to navi- whatever is bothering gate the confusing path them.”

Students, faculty and between college and “the real world.” Parents staff can set up an and friends, though often appointment by calling, well meaning, can add to e-mailing or visiting the Counseling Center. Sesyour stress as well. sions occur once a week But there is hope.

Waynesburg Universi- and last for approximatety has a Counseling Cen- ly 50 minutes.

“It’s a safe place for ter, located on the third floor of the Stover Cam- people to talk about pus Center, with staff stuff,” he said. “It helps members who are to be able to talk about trained to help students, things.”

Not everyone feels faculty and staff with comfortable visiting the these types of feelings.

Best of all, the service is free.

See DEPRESSION on B3

KAITLIN EDWARDS Columnist

bought, I was even more apprehensive.

After a court battle to finalize the deal between property owner John Juskowich and the University, eventually the two agreed on a final price.

This would be only the first of potential problems with this business transaction though.

My thoughts immediately turned toward the people in town and how they would feel about this latest University intrusion on their space and livelihoods.

Very few food outlets along High Street currently exist that are within a reasonable walking

distance from the University campus unless you happen to be very athletically inclined with lots of free time.

As I possess neither of these qualifications, my options are pretty limited.

Even though this purchase happened months ago, not too much has happened in terms of changes along the street.

The University administration has made no public statement as to what the buildings will be used for or any plans for renovation that might be necessary.

Apparently the lack of communication extends farther than the University campus though.

After the purchase in October, members of the University began assisting the owners of the Lam’s See ONE on B3

Choose to have meaningful interactions One suitcase, one carry-on, and zero idea of what I was doing.

That’s how I arrived in Costa Rica almost two weeks ago.

Because of the snow in the Northeast, my plane arrived one day later than the group flight for the students attending the Best Semester Latin American Studies Program.

Without any sort of orientation, a LASP pro-

SARAH MARKWARDT Guest Columnist

fessor brought me directly from the airport to my new home in El Carmen de Guadalupe.

There, I was received with the kind of enthusiasm that Costa Ricans, or “Ticos”, are famous for.

There was some awk-

ward, on my part, cheek kissing at the door before I was scooted eagerly to my room by the entire family.

There, I responded to goodness-knows-what with smiles and head nods.

Admittedly, I was not prepared for my Tico family, but they have been the secret to my success here in Costa Rica.

In Costa Rica, mean-

ingful human interaction is the most important part of life.

Who cares if a man gives you directions that send you in circles through the city?

As long as you enjoyed talking to him, everyone wins!

Although this pura vida or “pure life” attitude has gotten me lost on occasion, but it also See LIVING on B3

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Op-Ed

Depression is treatable Continued from B2

Pennsylvania cuts antismoking efforts The nation’s battle against smoking and its many health-related perils has had more ups and downs than a patient fever chart: Tobacco revenues go up, but government spending on antismoking programs declines, as smoking rates creep up.

The challenge is to drive those numbers in the right direction to improve public health.

But on the heels of the first reported increase in smoking in a decade _ driven mostly by younger smokers _ comes a study documenting that states see the benefits of antismoking programs and are trying to maintain funding.

Pennsylvania unfortunately was singled out as one of the states making large cuts last year in antismoking efforts amid the budget crisis, according to the study, done for the American Heart Association and other health advocacy groups.

That’s the wrong path

to take on such a key public-health issue, especially at a time of record revenues from tobacco taxes and continuing payouts from the 1998 tobacco settlement.

Moreover, the growing number of states with indoor smoking bans provides a golden opportunity to piggyback antismoking efforts so that more people quit.

Just under 21 percent of all adults smoke, representing about 46 million people.

That’s up from nearly 20 percent in 2007.

So it’s at least good news that one New England state serving as a testing ground for the near-universal health care being debated in Congress is documenting remarkable success in cutting smoking by its poorest residents.

By providing low-cost smoking-cessation treatments to Medicaid recipients, Massachusetts health officials cut smoking rates in this

population by more than 25 percent.

The steep drop from 38 percent of poor Massachusetts residents smoking to about 28 percent last year, representing 30,000 fewer smokers, is impressive proof that concerted antismoking efforts can have a big payoff.

A few states offer Medicaid recipients stop-smoking benefits; good to see Pennsylvania among them.

But so far only Massachusetts officials report such an impressive drop in smoking among Medicaid recipients.

The state offers lowincome smokers up to six months of counseling and access to smokingcessation medications.

That sort of aggressive approach may account for their success.

Among smokers in general, their cessation efforts frequently fail the first few times.

As the old joke goes, quitting must be easy since so many smokers

have done it over and over again.

With more teens and young adults acquiring the deadly habit every year, in large part, due to the industry’s $12.5 billion annual ad budget , the price of slacking off on antismoking efforts is steep.

Some 440,000 Americans die annually from smoking-related illnesses, a toll in human suffering as well as a drag on the nation’s economic prospects with associated health-care costs and lost productivity.

As Congress looks for ways to tame health costs, it would be wise to include new Medicaid coverage for antismoking efforts.

Meanwhile, state health officials would be smart to replicate the Massachusetts effort by extending stop-smoking initiatives to as many citizens as possible.

The orginal editorial appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Going trayless will save soap and water Dear Editor, I think we need to go trayless in the Benedum Dining Hall because it would save money by lowering the water and soap consumption.

The money that isn’t being used from buying more water and soap can be used to make changes happen on campus easier.

People are always complaining about how something is wrong with their dorm.

If we had some extra money in the University’s pocket, then we could make these changes

Living the ‘pura vida’ Continued from B2 accounts for the degree at which my family here loves me.

On Saturday, my father, or Papí, announced that we were going. Where?

No one seemed to know, but we all hopped into the car anyway.

First, Papí took us to see the National Basilica to honor my Catholic

happen quicker.

Another reason I think we should go trayless is that only about half of the trays get used per meal.

Most of the time a tray is used, it’s only for one plate or bowl with a cup.

I think most people can use their two God-given hands to carry one plate and a cup.

If you decide you want more food than you can carry while you’re up, then you can go back and get it.

The third reason I think we should go trayless is because so

heritage.

From there, we drove into the mountains to an overlook of San Jose; he had heard me tell Mamí that I live in the mountains in Pennsylvania.

The next day, my brother Fabricio organized a soccer game with the kids on our street after I told him that I play soccer for Waynesburg University.

These experiences have me thinking like a crazy person: what if everything we did was meaningful human

many other colleges have already done it.

It may not be the greatest reason, but I think we should follow suit.

If so many colleges and universities are making the change to go greener, why shouldn’t we?

So, please make the change easier and stop using trays.

It’ll help us become a ecofriendly campus and give the school a little bit more money to do so.

Signed, Karl Weber

interaction?

At LASP, the professors invite anyone from members the Costa Rican FBI, Supreme Court justices, priests, social workers and artists to present their experiences of Latin America.

Last week, Elmerartist by day and security guard by night, shared with us his humble upbringing in a garbage dump in El Salvador.

Today, he explained, he is still poor by the world’s standards.

If Elmer could change

anything about the rich and the poor, he said, he would have them know one another’s names.

So now, I find myself in Costa Rica, the land of beautiful foliage, sloths, quetzals, beaches and sunshine.

But the most important thing is that I am surrounded by people.

And I plan to make my life with them meaningful.

Markwardt is a junior biblical and ministry studies major, studying in Costa Rica for the semester.

Counseling Center.

Students may feel a stigma is attached to asking for help or for visiting the Center.

However, without treatment, depression can get worse, according to the American College Health Association.

In addition to seeking help with professionals, reach out to family and friends about how you’re feeling to create a support system.

Eat balanced, nutritious meals, and follow a sleep schedule.

Most importantly, exercise regularly.

“Those who participated in leisure time physical activity were less likely to be suffering from symptoms of depression,” said Samuel Harvey, who researched the effects of exercise on depression in an article in Men’s Health.

“What is most important is spending part of your leisure time doing something active, which you enjoy and that

One less food venue Continued from B2 Garden Chinese Restaurant, Joey and Zsu Choy, to find a new location.

According to an article in the ObserverReporter, the University wanted the restaurant to stay on High Street in a different location.

Two locations were suggested, but neither location worked out for the restaurant.

After an anonymous tip was sent to the Waynesburg Borough about potential structural compromises to the building, an inspection revealed some problems.

According to the Observer-Reporter, “The report indicated the building was structurally unsafe because of a fire on the third floor of the building in May 1999.”

My question is, why did this not come out sooner?

Why are we waiting until the last minute, acting on anonymous tips, and realizing now that after more than 11 years that a building is suddenly unsafe?This would soon become another burden of the Choy’s.

But unfortunately, it gets worse.

makes you feel good about yourself.”

If you know someone whose behaviors have changed recently, you need to speak up, according to Dr. Katherine Nordal with the American Psychological Association, in an NPR article.

Your friend may be resistant to counseling at first, so offer to listen to them.

The American College Health Association suggests the following listening techniques: Be supportive.

One of the worst things you can to do your friend is to be judgmental or laugh at their problems.

If you’re going to offer to help, make sure you truly want to listen.

Show that you care by staying in touch frequently.

Know when to back off. Friends might perceive your attempts to help as threatening.

If this happens, explain that you want to continue the conversation at a later date.

Prayer never hurts either.

After months of attempting to find a new location without success, a letter was received by the Choy’s on Friday, Jan. 21 stating that they would need to vacate the building by 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 26.

Five days. That’s it.

The immediacy to vacate the building was apparently based on this report.

Roy Barnhart, senior vice president for Finance and Administrationfor Waynesburg University, was unavailable for comment on this matter by press time.

Even though they knew eventually that they had to move, the sudden change of pace would have taken anyone by surprise.

By the time this article is printed, Lam’s Garden Chinese Restaurant will no longer be at the same location that everyone has grown to know.

No more late-night Chinese food runs onto High Street.

No more gorging yourself on bowls of fried rice and eggrolls.

No more laughing with friends and family around the familiar booths.

One less food venue on High Street.

Unless something changes. And fast.

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Thursday, January 27, 2011

Region

Greene County mines cause majority of damage, study shows

By Rachel Brown Executive Editor The longwall mines in Washington and Greene counties caused the most damage to the surrounding areas during a fiveyear period, according to a report recently released by the Department of Environmental Protection.

Together with the University of Pittsburgh, DEP studied the effect of mines on 10 counties in southwestern Pennsylvania from August 2003-2008, as required by Act 54 of 1994.

Act 54 requires a report to be compiled every five years.

“Mining has been— and, for the foreseeable future, will continue to

Candidates emerge Continued from B1 Mart to the county, obtaining state assistance for the relocation of Shaft Drillers International’s corporate headquarters to Mt. Morris, securing funding for a streetscape improvement project in downtown Waynesburg and the installation of a brand-new waterpark in Waynesburg.

“We have accomplished much in the last seven years, but much work remains to be done to make Greene County the home we want it to be,” Snyder said in a news release. “If elected for a third term, I plan to continue to bring our county sustainable economic development, jobcreating initiatives and family-based recreational opportunities.”

Game levels declining Continued from B1 while back, and in a

be—a part of our economy and way of life,” said DEP Secretary John Hanger in a press release.

“While coal companies have made advances to reduce underground mining’s impact on the surface, this report gives us a chance to better understand how those incidents occur, where they’re occurring and how we can prevent them or address them more timely.”

Hanger said the report contained details about the number of structures, water supplies and streams undermined in the five-year assessment period.

Additionally, the report gives an overview about the reported damage to surface structures and fea-

Morris was appointed commissioner in August to replace Dave Coder who had resigned in late June. Morris announced last Thursday that he would seek the Democratic nomination for the position. Morris, a graduate of Carmichaels Area High School, earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Notre Dame before earning a law degree from Duquesne University.

He is currently practicing law out of the office of Pollock Morris and has been in law since 1975.

Trader, Republican and Board Vice Chairman, is seeking his second term. He spoke about the importance of familiarity and having experienced leaders in the role of County Commissioner.

According to Trader the current commissioners are working on several projects. He stated that they are “working on

month’s time they drug in about 15 or 20 deer.”

Though he said that they are hierarchical animals carving out a defined territory for themselves, Orndoff said

Infographic courtesy of Department of Environmental Protection

tures and how those issues were resolved.

During the assessment period, 50 underground coal mines were operating in southwestern Pennsylvania, covering 38,256 acres of land.

According to the report, almost 94 percent

of incidents involving structures and 89 percent of damage to land occurred in Greene and Washington counties.

The average number of days to resolve these incidents was 207 for structure damage and 246 for land, which is low when

compared to the amount of time needed to fix damage to other areas.

Overall, the number of reported incidents rose 14 percent since the last study, which ended in 2003, according to the report.

The report also indicates that the DEP is investigating the significant increase to determine what caused the increase and to identify any trends.

Of the nine mines in Greene County, eight of them are longwall mines, which use a technique to mine coal from the sixfoot-thick Pittsburgh Coalbed, present in much of Greene County.

Together, the eight mines cover 15,711 acres

in Greene County, including the Emerald and Cumberland mines near Waynesburg.

The ninth mine focuses on the removal of coal from the Sewickley Coalbed.

The report also indicated that mining affected 12 percent of structures and 3 percent of properties examined during the study.

However, almost 700 water sources, or 24.5 percent, were reportedly impacted during the mining process.

More than half of incidents with the water sources had been resolved before the end of the study, but fixing the issue took, on average, 321 days.

son. Most feel our future should be brighter for our county, but many have lost faith in our leaders.

They all want leaders that place the needs of the citizens before politics, power and personal gain. This is why I am announcing my candidacy for Greene County Commissioner.”

Yeager owns a strong business background and has a M.B.A. from Waynesburg University.

The final candidate running on the Republican side is Travis Barkley, of Greensboro. Barkley, 29, is the youngest of all the candidates and is a Republican county committeeman who also served as a corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps.

Voters will decide on the top two candidates from each party by voting in the primary election, and then the three with the most votes will be elected in the general election in November.

development of elderly housing so that we don’t lose to other counties,” he said.

Trader also mentioned the possibility of continued development of the area around the airport and balancing the budget for the fiscal year and stressed the importance of experienced commissioners during this time.

Wise, executive assistant of RJ LeeGroup Inc., announced her candidacy for the Democratic nomination as well last week.

Wise graduated from Waynesburg University in 2008 and serves on the board of directors for the

Greene County United Way, Waynesburg Prosperous & Beautiful and Greene County Tourism.

She is also the secretary of Community Foundation of Greene County and the Waynesburg Area Chamber of Commerce and also was recently elected president of the Rotary Club of Waynesburg.

Niverth is also throwing his hat into the ring as he attempts to earn the Democratic nomination. He is a 1967 graduate of Jefferson-Morgan High School and a 1971 graduate of California University of Pennsylva-

nia, earning a degree and certification to be a high school mathematics teacher. He worked for 31 years for Jessop Steel in Washington, Pa. He has also been heavily involved in the community, as he has served on the Jefferson-Morgan school board for the past six years and been on the Greene County Democratic committee for 12 years.

Rounding out the republican side will be Yeager and Barkley.

Yeager’s name should be a familiar one as he ran as the Republican representative against incumbent Democrat Bill DeWeese last fall for the 50th Legislative District seat. Yeager was former chairman of the Greene County Republican Party.

According to the statement on Yeager’s website he “contacted 6,800 voters during last year’s political campaign sea-

the coyotes will come into your back yard and take your cat, take your dog, no problem, and I’m sure if the opportunity presented itself, they would take a small child.

Perhaps that’s part of the reason that this February, Orndoff is organizing his regular coyote “lottery” hunt lasting

from Feb. 18-27. After paying a $15 entry fee to join the competition, whoever brings in the heaviest kill wins half of all the proceeds.

The rest of the money is divvied up between those who are successful in shooting at least one coyote.

“I just do it to give

people the opportunity to get out, spend a few extra days in the woods, and of course I do it as advertisement for the business,” said Orndoff.

He said that turnout is usually around 75 participants, but doesn’t seem worried about overhunting.

“These guys are not

endangered by any means. You’ve got a lot out here,” Orndoff said.

“If I had 75 hunters, and they killed 75 coyotes, you wouldn’t put a dent in the population. The only way you could make a dent would be to have guys out here full time, 24/7, baiting and poisoning them.”

Trail restored

ing the Fox Feather Trail would be a good fit,” Johnson said. “I’ve had several people ask me about that trail, because it was pretty popular in the past. People wanted to know what happened with it.”

The trail dedication will take place in con-

junction with Ryerson Station State Park’s Winter Fest.

A crowd of about 100 to 150 people is expected, which, according to both Johnson and Rurak, is the perfect atmosphere for what he and the EcoStewards Club is trying to accomplish.

“We want to show what Ryerson provides for us as a community,” Rurak said. “Ryerson does Winter Fest every year and it’s a time when there is more people. We can really bring attention to the new opportunity that is available.”

“We have accomplished much in the last seven years, but much work remains to be done to make Greene County the home we want it to be.”

Pam Snyder Greene County Commisioner

Continued from B1 Manager Alan Johnson, asking if there was potential at the park to do a project.

“I thought that restor-

The inaugural Yellow Jacket Athletes of the Week are unveiled.

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By Aaron Thompson

Assistant Sports Editor

Dave Floyd Sports Editor

Sorry, Steelers haters.

As someone who spent the majority of this past weekend in Pittsburgh (including inside Heinz Field for Sunday’s AFC title game), it’d be hard for me not to document my thoughts and observations during my time in the heart of “Steelers Country.”

For many this time of year, it’s all Steelers all the time, both in Pittsburgh and elsewhere. Actually, it’s probably borderline obsessive.

And that became clearer to me than ever after my experiences over the weekend.

As a lifelong Steelers fan, I can’t get enough.

However, even I can also understand how the wallto-wall black and gold craze could make apathetic Pittsburghers cringe.

Here are just a few examples from this past Saturday and Sunday: Saturday, 4:45 p.m. – I pick up my sister Mary at Pittsburgh International Airport. She’s flown in from Waco, Texas, to visit my parents for a week and has somehow conveniently arrived just in time to accompany me to the game the following day.

She proceeds to recap her travel day.

Toward the end of her four-hour layover at Houston’s George Bush International Airport, she figures she should double check which gate she will be using. Her initial guess is confirmed when she spots a “sea of black and gold” eagerly waiting to board a flight to the Steel City.

Then, as said flight prepares to land in Pittsburgh, a first-class flight attendant begins walking the aisles, not passing out peanuts but already waving her Terrible Towel.

Saturday, 7 p.m. – My family sits down for dinner, where Mary shows us all a piece of paper. It’s a note she received from the father of one of her fourth grade students in Waco. It read, “We’re on our way …

Stairway to Seven. Steeler Nation No.1.” Signed, Mr. Merchant.

Not your typical parent-teacher interaction.

Saturday, 10:59 p.m. – My mother and other sister Jill (slightly less enthused Steelers fans than Mary and I) complain about recent 11 o’clock newscasts being devoted

For 20 minutes on Saturday, the Presidents’ Athletic Conference women’s basketball matchup between Waynesburg (13-4,6-3) and Chatham (6-11, 2-7) looked very similar to their matchup on Dec. 1.

In that contest Waynesburg came from behind in thrilling fashion to score

an overtime victory that was capped off by junior point guard Hannah Hunter’s buzzer beater.

This time, though, the Yellow Jackets decided to leave no doubt as they continued one of the best seasons in the program’s recent history.

The Jackets used a huge second half surge to pound the host Cougars 61-43.

The first half was an ugly one that included numerous jump balls, several missed layups, players hitting the floor for loose balls and even errant shots.

After the first half of play, the Jackets held a slim 26-23 lead against Chatham.

In the first half there were also seven ties and 11 lead changes as the two teams fought back and forth in the first game of the second half of the PAC schedule.

Waynesburg head coach Sam Jones talked about the difficulty in the first half against a conference opponent.

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Sophomore forward Paige Pearce (24) plays with her back to the basket in last week’s game against Geneva.

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By Dave Floyd Sports Editor

head coach Mark Christner. ”We haven’t seen a lot of zone defense this season, and when you don’t see a lot of zone, the defensive movements can definitely be confusing.”

Geneva went on a 2610 run over the last 12 minutes to improve to 125 and bury the (5-12, 2-5) Jackets hopes of breaking their now five-game losing streak.

“Coach Christner did a great job of instilling in us the confidence we needed to break out of our slump and shoot the ball well,” said senior guard Steve Iser. “We need to play 40 minutes instead of 35 and learn to finish games

As their league clash with rival Thiel drew nearer, the Waynesburg University wrestling team completed a busy stretch in their schedule Tuesday night at the Rudy Marisa Fieldhouse. In that match – their third in just six days – the Yellow Jackets shut out an undermanned Penn State New Kensington squad 58-0.

Other highlights during the six-day span included an individual tournament title by freshman 157pounder Sam Lombardo and a 28-18 victory over Washington and Jefferson – the Jackets only other Presidents’ Athletic Conference foe besides Thiel.

“We want to be known as the best, so of course we want to be the best in conference; we’re returning champions,” Lombardo said. “We want to put it in [the rest of the conference’s] mind that we are the best. You don’t want to give them any thought in their mind that they have a chance of beating us.”

Waynesburg hosts Thiel Friday at 7 p.m. at the Marisa Fieldhouse – the site of the PAC Championships to be held just two weeks later.

“We lost to them last year early in the season, so it’s not going be an easy match for us,” head coach Ron Headlee said. “I’m sure they are going to want get the PAC title back after the first time losing it, and we’re going to want to keep it after the first time [winning it].

“It’s a good indication

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Photo by Dave Miller, ADM Photography

Freshman Luke Lohr (top) is an impressive 25-3 this season, filling in for former PAC champion Jesse Byerly, who was lost for the entire 2010-11 campaign with a shoulder injury before the season began.

Lohr excelling as starter in Byerly’s absence

By Brandon Reed Editorial Assistant Freshman Luke Lohr, a wrestler from Somerset High School in Pennsylvania, has had himself a breakout year on the Yellow Jacket wrestling team.

Lohr is 25-3 after his victory Tuesday night at 149 pounds against Steve Bickerstaff of Penn State

New Kensington. Lohr’s favorite move, a high crotch takedown, earned him at least four points and a win with a fall at 4:18.

Lohr has been wrestling his entire life and said that wrestling in high school got him prepared for competition every weekend.

“It taught me how to balance athletics and

school work,” said Lohr.

Lohr did not begin the season as a starter for the Yellow Jackets, but through various injuries, including one former conference champion Jesse Byerly, he became the only wrestler left in the 149-pound weight class for Waynesburg besides Sam Lombardo.

“Luke and Sam wrestled for the spot,” said

head coach Ron Headlee.

After a competitive match, Headlee felt like going with Lohr at 149 and Lombardo at 157 was their best option. “[Lohr’s] going to be pretty special; he really has a competitive spirit,” he said.

“He’s very talented, he has a real good feel for it See LOHR on C3

Jackets mired in five-game losing streak Geneva’s zone stymies offense in fifth straight loss

By Jon Ledyard Assignments Editor

As junior forward Lou Galante’s drained a threepointer to give Waynesburg a 56-55 lead over visiting Geneva with 12 minutes left in the game, it looked as if the Yellow Jackets were poised to pull off the improbable upset.

Then the shooting slump that had plagued the Jacket offense in the two previous games returned, Geneva’s highSee DIARY on C3 powered offense found its

Photo by Andrew Buda

Senior captain Steve Iser drives to the basket in last week’s game against Geneva. Iser had 10 points. rhythm, and a one-point Waynesburg advantage turned into a 81-66 victory for the Golden Torna-

does last Wednesday.

“Geneva’s zone defense gave us some problems in the second half,” said

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Certain majors shorten athletic careers Marine biology, engineering majors among those affected

By Dave Rykala Staff Writer

Photo courtesy Waynesburg University Sports Information

Head coach Lou Giachetti uses a broom to instruct participants at a previous clinic.

Softball set to hold instructional clinic The Waynesburg University softball team will be holding an instructional clinic on Saturday, Feb. 5, at the Rudy Marisa Fieldhouse.

Registration for the day begins at 8 a.m. Instruction will be broken up into two different categories. Pitching will run from 8:30 a.m. until 9:30 a.m., while hitting & fielding will last from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

A $25 fee is required to attend the pitching seminar, while the hitting & fielding seminar is $35. If

a player would like to attend both seminars, the cost is just $45.

All players, high school age or younger, are welcome.

For more information, please contact Waynesburg head softball coach Lou Giachetti at lgiachett@waynesburg.edu or at 724-852-3397. To download and print off a .pdf version of the clinic registration form, look on the right hand side of the softball home page at www.waynesburgsports.c om.

Most Waynesburg University athletes grow and develop on and off the field in four years; however, that is not always the case. Some Waynesburg majors have the students at main campus for three years and at another school for one or two years.

These majors play a factor in the recruiting process and the process of seeing the student-athlete graduate.

“In the recruiting process, we would like to provide a four-year experience,” said head football coach and Director of Athletics Rick Shepas. “If they are unsure, we might suggest going a different route or refer them somewhere else.”

Marine biology students will spend three of four years here at Waynesburg and then enroll at either the Florida Institute of Technology or the University of North Carolina at Wilmington for their

“Words can’t even describe how hard of a decision it was for me.

Being a leader on the team and having to leave was tough.”

Ryan Gaudy Former men’s soccer player

senior year.

One student that is at Florida Tech now is Matt Zimmerman, a former Waynesburg wrestler.

Zimmerman wrestled his first three years at Waynesburg and now is fulfilling his academic requirements at Florida Tech.

Zimmerman was a part of last season’s Presidents’ Athletic Conference championship team, wrestling in three different weight classes. However, the Yellow Jackets have been forced to do without his versatility in 2010-11.

According to head wrestling coach Ron Headlee, he won’t stop his staff from recruiting athletes that are in those fields.

“Matt was a different

situation because he was already in the program when I got here,” said Headlee. “But we will still recruit the same and try to get three good years out of the athlete.”

Though Zimmerman is not on the mat for the Jackets this year, his impact on the team is still evident as he is now helping the Jackets with recruiting. As Zimmerman continues the pursuit of his degree, he is coaching on the side and trying to help Headlee with his recruits.

“It’s hard to get wrestling out of your system,” said Headlee. “This is a different way to help us out and give back.”

Zimmerman is only one Waynesburg studentathlete that these majors

effect.

Junior Jenny McAndrews is another example of an athlete having to leave Waynesburg in order to accomplish her graduation requirements.

McAndrews is a member of the women’s tennis team and also a marine biology major. McAndrews recently finished her best season in a Waynesburg uniform and will have to walk away after having the best statistical season of her career.

“It’s extremely hard to walk away from the team,” said McAndrews.

“It’s especially hard because it would’ve been nice to continue to play with Logan [McDonald].”

McDonald served as McAndrews’ doubles partner. The two racked up six wins together.

McAndrews also ended the season tied for the team lead with eight victories in singles competition.

The sacrifice by the student athletes to continue their education and walk away from the sport they love is difficult. As for McAndrews, and most of the other athletes, this decision isn’t by choice, but the understanding of See ATHLETES on C4

Skid reaches five games Continued from C1 strong.”

The Jackets started the game on fire offensively, staying right with the top offense in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference by getting scoring contributions from ten different players and shooting nearly 52 percent in the first half. Waynesburg withstood a furious onslaught of five treys and 17 points from Geneva senior guard Bryan Hill in the first half with six threes of their own, including three by junior reserve Larry Alexander.

“We didn’t play very well the week before this game, and a big reason why was because we had poor ball movement and spacing offensively, which was causing us to take quick shots instead of setting up,” said Christner.

“Against Geneva we came out with a renewed sense of purpose and were able to set up our half court offense and get back to getting the ball swung and players moving around attempting to get open.”

However the lid went on the hoop for Waynesburg in the second half as their shooting percentage dropped to under 30 percent. Iser, whose seven first half points were second on the team only to Alexander, managed only three in the second half.

The Jacket captain has now shot just 31 percent over the team’s last three losses.

“What Steve does really well is get into the lane and get to the basket off reversals and ball screens,” said Christner.

“When he settles for jump

Photo by Andrew Buda

Junior captain James Allenby (40) takes the ball to hoop as Geneva’s DJ Damazo tries to defend. shots, he’s kind of been in a slump all season, and he’d tell you that himself.”

Junior forward Jeff Young ended up leading Waynesburg with 12 points and nine rebounds, while Iser snagged four offensive boards to go along with his 10 points.

The Jackets were without 6-foot-6-inch, 245pound forward Kurt Bonnet, who missed the game with a concussion. Bonnet’s size may have helped the Jackets match up with Geneva junior Lambros Svingos, who used his own 6-foot-6-inch, 245pound frame to get the Jackets primary big man, 6-foot-5-inch junior James Allenby, into foul trouble in the second half.

Allenby, the Jackets’ other captain, finished the game with four fouls in only 11 minutes, while Svingos posted 10 points and five boards.

“When you lose a guy like Kurt, it hurts, especially when you don’t have lot of depth at the position,” said Christner.

“Guys like Aaron

Cromwell, Lou Galante and of course Jeff Young and James Allenby have done a real nice job. But it’ll be nice to get Kurt back as he gives us a lot of good minutes at both ends of the floor.”

PAC action continued for Waynesburg Wednesday as they battled the (12-4, 6-2) Bethany Bison at the Rudy Marisa Fieldhouse. Results were not available at press time.

The Jackets’ next contest is on Saturday as they play host to the (4-13, 1-7) Grove City Wolverines.

When the two met earlier this season the Jackets came away with a 63-57 road victory, snapping a 22-game PAC losing streak and an eight-game losing streak to the defending PAC champions.

“Coach [Christner] has been telling us it's all about the end of February when those PAC tournaments roll around,” said Iser. “As long as we keep improving and playing hard, I'll be confident we can beat anybody come February 26.”

Photo by Andrew Buda

Sophomore guard Jesse Drayer (right) defends a Golden Tornado ball handler in Waynesburg’s game against Geneva last week.

Second half keys win Continued from C1 both teams matched up well against each other,” he said.

The game really swung in Waynesburg’s favor when they turned a 37-32 lead into a 49-32 lead by going on a 12-0 run and never looking back as they coasted to victory.

Playing a key role in the second half run was sophomore guard Jessi Drayer.

Drayer transferred into Waynesburg in midDecember and has been a key addition to the Jackets.

Drayer came off the bench to score a gamehigh 17 points on sevenof-14 shooting from the field, which included a two-of-three mark from three-point range.

Drayer and Hunter have given Jones a dynamic option at the guard spot.

Having both of them has allowed both players to

flourish offensively with two point guards on the court at once.

“It is every coach’s dream to have two girls that handle the ball, play phenomenal defense and can both score,” Jones said. “It is a great thing to have.”

Jones talked about Drayer and her impact since she joined the team a little over a month ago.

“Drayer came in, and she was very unassuming,” Jones said. “She just jumped in and got to work.

“She is obviously a very talented player, and she just fits in with the team. The girls love her.

She is one of us.”

Waynesburg ended up outscoring Chatham 3520 in the second half en route to victory.

Senior forward Elisha Jones tacked on 15 points, while Hunter added 13 points to go along with six steals and four assists.

Sophomore guard Brittany Spencer finished out the Waynesburg scorers in double figures with 10 points.

The Jackets also did an excellent job by turning the ball over three times in the second half and 15 times all game. In comparison, the Cougars committed 27 turnovers for the contest.

The win coupled with a Grove City loss to No. 2 ranked Thomas More, means that Waynesburg has a one game lead for third place in the conference standings. Waynesburg looked to stay hot this week in the PAC as they hosted rival Bethany yesterday.

They will host Grove City on Saturday in a key conference matchup at the Marisa Fieldhouse as the season kicks into high gear.

The Jackets will also be looking to avenge an earlier season loss to the Wolverines.

In that loss, the first one of the year for Waynesburg, the Jackets led by as many as nine points in the first half before letting that advantage slip away in the second.

Tipoff is set for 1:30 p.m.

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Sports

Inaugural Yellow Jacket Athletes of the Week unveiled This semester, the Yellow Jacket’s sports staff will vote on their own athletes of the week. Congratulations to wrestler Sam Lombardo and women’s basketball player Elisha Jones on being named the inaugural recipients of the honor.

By Jon Ledyard Assignments Editor

matchup against Thiel College.

-Sam Lombardo capped a 5-0 week with his second individual tournament title this season. He scored victories over a pair of Division I wrestlers on his way to the crown at the Messiah Open this past Saturday.

The freshman 157pounder started the week with an 11-0 major decision over Washington and Jefferson’s Roja Stephenson to help Waynesburg defeat its Presidents’ Athletic Conference rivals 2818.

Lombardo followed that victory by going 4-0 at the Messiah tourna-

-Waynesburg’s Elisha Jones captured the Yellow Jacket Women’s Athlete of the Week award by scoring a combined 37 points and grabbing a combined 18 rebounds while leading Waynesburg to victories against both Geneva and Chatham this past week.

The senior forward’s stellar play in the post helped the Jackets extend their winning streak to three games and gave the team’s leading scorer an average of 15.8 points per game heading into Wednesday’s matchup against Bethany.

Photos by Dawn Yates and Dave Miller, ADM Photography

Above: Freshman Sam Lombardo (top) controls his bout in his team’s match with rival W&J. At right: Senior forward Elisha Jones takes her defender off the dribble in a game earlier this season. ment, beating the sixth, second and fourth seeds from his No. 3 position to capture the 157-pound

title. In the semifinals, Lombardo scored an 8-7 decision over Gabe Bird a freshman from Liberty

University, who posted a 208-15 record in high school.

Lombardo has now

won 10 straight matches and looks to improve on his 21-4 record with this weekend’s upcoming

Jackets prep for Thiel Continued from C1 in the dual meet,” he added. “You want to see how some of your guys matchup with some of their guys going into the PAC Championships.”

Last Thursday’s match with W&J lost a bit of its luster right away when the Jackets realized they would be the beneficiaries of three forfeits (18 points). “[The three forfeits] caught us a little bit by surprise. Actually, I think it worked out worse for us,” Headlee said. “I just think we got in a lull; our guys let up a little. We didn’t have a real good warm up in the [wrestling] room, took it a little bit lax. I didn’t see the intensity we’d like to have in a lot of our matches.”

After forfeits at 125 and 133 pounds, the Jackets were spotted a 12-point lead. However, W&J 141pounder Josh Etzel gave his team some life by upsetting 2010 All-American senior Nick Garber 12-9. Garber appeared bothered by a lower body injury throughout the

Diary of a title game Continued from C1 almost entirely to coverage of Pittsburgh’s beloved football team.

Saturday, 11:15 p.m. – Finally we hear news that isn’t 100 percent Steelers football – the weather. No worries, though, we still heard our complete game day forecast.

Sunday, 4:30 p.m. – Driving inbound on the Parkway West, I check the message boards overhead to see if we’ll run into any traffic ahead. Instead, I’m simply told, “Buckle up.

You’re on the road to the AFC Championship Game.”

Thanks, PennDot. Sunday, 4:45 p.m. – We arrive at our usual game day parking garage. More

Photo by Andrew Buda

Freshman 285-pounder Brandon Fedorka (left) battles former PAC heavyweight champion Taylor Potts of W&J in the two’s bout last week. Fedorka shut out Potts 6-0, and Waynesburg defeated W&J 28-18. match, causing two injury stoppages.

That’s when Waynesburg’s freshmen stepped up.

Up 12-3, 149-pounder freshman Luke Lohr gutted out a 2-1 decision over the Presidents’ Tyler Berger. Then, at 157 pounds, Lombardo scored a major decision victory, 11-0, against W&J’s Roja Stephenson.

After Waynesburg

sophomore 197-pounder Cody Catalina avoided a six-point loss to clinch the match, freshman 285pounder Brandon Fedorka capped off the evening with a 6-0 win over W&J’s Taylor Potts, a former PAC heavyweight champion. “[The freshmen] have been doing a great job for us,” Headlee said. “We thought overall this was our best recruiting class.

We’ve had good classes, but we brought in 16 new kids, and we thought the quality of them were pretty good. They’re adding depth to our program, and we’re not afraid to put any of them out on the mat. “[Lohr, Lombardo and Fedorka] have exceeded our expectations right now,” he added. “The biggest thing with those three is the competitiveness; they just hate to

lose, and you can see it in them. They have that drive to win, and in our sport you really need that.”

On Saturday, several Jacket grapplers traveled to Grantham, Pa., for the second time this season for the Messiah Open.

Both 133-pounder Rico Borz and Lombardo turned in impressive performances. Borz went undefeated into the semi-

Texans. The group who parked next to us had one Steelers fan from Houston and another from Dallas.

Sunday, 8 p.m. – William Gay scoops up a Mark Sanchez fumble and takes it back for six to give the Steelers a 23-0 lead.

The record crowd in attendance creates a pandemonium the likes of which I’ve never seen in my eleven years taking in games at Heinz Field.

Mary nearly falls into the row in front of us. I, for some reason, choose to contort my body in a way that allows me to hug a middle-aged man three seats down. Why I didn’t go for a high-five or a hug from someone closer I’ll never know.

Sunday 10:15 p.m. – By this time, of course, our parking garage friend from Dallas knows he won’t have to travel far for the Steelers’ next big

matchup.

We’re now walking behind a Steelers fan who came in from the Big Apple for the game.

Despite the Pittsburgh victory and her New York roots, she’s busy cursing out the J-E-T-S Jets anyway.

Sunday, 11:15 p.m. – Now driving outbound on the Parkway East, I see the message board has been updated.

“Congratulations, Steelers. AFC Champions.”

After seeing that type of coverage, I can only imagine what the next two weeks will be like in and around the city of Pittsburgh.

To be honest, I can’t wait.

But I’m sure there’s some who can.

Note: All times used in the above article were approximate.

Lohr excels as starter

the season goes on.

As his first season wears on, it is clear Lohr’s hard work is paying off.

The current career record for wins at Waynesburg University stands at 107. With the way Lohr is progressing and if he remains healthy, he could close in on that record very quickly.

Lohr, who holds Somerset’s records for wins and falls has a great future ahead of him at Waynesburg.

Headlee had nothing but optimism to share about Lohr’s future.

“He could be an All-American; there’s no reason he couldn’t be a national champion,”

Continued from C1 and he is very relaxed and comfortable,” said junior captain Alex Evanoff.

Headlee agrees that Lohr has significant talent.

“He hates to lose, he hates losing a point let alone a match and he is good at all three positions,” said Headlee. “He fits into our program really well.”

Lohr’s hard work and sense of competitiveness aid in his success.

“He is a hard worker,” Evanoff said. “He knows what he needs to do to get better. He is a silent worker.”

Lohr intends to get as far as possible in the postseason and stay healthy as

finals before being forced to default out because of a minor injury. Lombardo did not lose a match en route to the 157-pound crown, his second tournament title in as many weekends.

“Coach Headlee and [assistant] Coach Yates and [grad assistant Jeff] Havelka got us working hard in the room, and you’re going to get nothing but better if you put the work into it,” Lombardo said. “I’m not really a starter yet, but if you’re constantly working out with people like Nick Garber, Garrett Johnston, Alex Evanoff, Jon Sanko, everybody’s good, so you’re constantly getting better and learning new moves and how to stop moves.

“I have no problem stepping in whenever they ask me to because I know I’m ready. They prepare you.”

For Tuesday’s match, Penn State New Kensington brought just four wrestlers to the Marisa Fieldhouse, meaning they were forced to forfeit at six different weight classes.

The Jackets used those six forfeits, three wins by fall and one major decision to score the easy victory.

Headlee said.

Evanoff looks forward to Lohr’s continued involvement with the wrestling program.

“He has a very good future and potential to be one of the best of all time at Waynesburg,” said Evanoff.

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Track and field resumes indoor season Smith sets record in 500-meter run, Angotti wins 800 The Waynesburg University men’s and women’s track and field teams got back to competition Saturday when they traveled to West Virginia University to take part in the indoor WVU State Farm Games. The meet included teams from Alderson Broaddus, California, Pa., Elon, Hood, Juniata and Waynesburg.

WVU won a total of eight events to claim the victory, but the Yellow Jackets did not come away disappointed.

Senior Maria Shepas

Athletes face tough choice Continued from C2

the benefits eliminates the negative of having to leave Waynesburg.

“I would rather have stayed here four years,” said McAndrews. “But I wouldn’t benefit the same here as I hope to in Florida.”

In another case, this one with a men’s soccer

PAC award

led all Waynesburg women with a 10th-place finish in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:32.97.

Freshman Angele Hagy put together a strong showing in the shot put for the women. She finished eighth in the event with a toss of 10.85 meters (35’ 6”), the teams longest throw for the day.

“It’s a good starting distance, but there’s a lot of room for improvement.”

Hagy said.

The 2010 Mt. Lebanon graduate holds her high school’s all-time outdoor shot put record but has already thrown further at Waynesburg with an impressive debut in the preseason with a throw of 11.54 meter (37 feet, 10

inches).

“I’m excited to see how training for track all year round will pay off,” Hagy said.

Shot put is the only event Hagy throws for indoor track, but she will also throw discus during the outdoor season later this spring.

Another freshman also performed well for the Jackets. Bre Paul led all Division III athletes by finishing fifth in the pole vault with a height of 2.80 meters (9’ 2”).

The male freshmen had an impressive day of their own. Ethan Smith set a new Waynesburg record in the indoor men’s 500meter run, finishing third with time of 1:13.78.

First-year competitor Justin Angotti won the 800-meter race with a time of 2:06.18, beating the second-place finisher from Alderson Broaddus by only .09 seconds. It was Waynesburg’s only victory in any event on the day.

Junior sprinter Jordan Wrask turned in several strong performances for the Jackets. He recorded a third-place finish in the 60-meter dash with a time of 7.36 seconds and added a fourth-place showing in the 200-meter dash (24.47 seconds).

The Waynesburg track teams are back in action on Feb. 5. when they will compete at the University of Mt. Union in the Jim Wuske Invitational.

-Despite not being an everyday starter, Waynesburg freshman Sam Lombardo showcased his abilities on the mats this past week and found nothing but success.

The first-year standout went 5-0 with a big dual win and his second tournament title in as many weekLombardo ends on his way to being named Presidents’ Athletic Conference Wrestler of the Week.

Lombardo is the sixth different Yellow Jacket to earn the weekly honor in the nine weeks it has been awarded this season.

He opened his week by shutting out W&J’s Roja Stephenson 11-0 to help clinch Waynesburg’s 28-18 win over the Presidents, and followed that performance by claiming the 157-pound title at this past Saturday’s Messiah Open. Lombardo beat a pair of Division I wrestlers at the event, including Gabe Bird, a freshman from Liberty who won 200 matches in high school.

With the victories this past week, Lombardo has won his last nine matches and has dropped just one bout in his last 14 trips to the mat.

player, Ryan Gaudy had to choose another school after his third year at Waynesburg to continue his academic track for an engineering degree. The engineering program has the student go three years to Waynesburg and then two years to a cooperating school.

According to Gaudy, the setup for him was not ideal, and there were obstacles that he had to overcome to get to the next part of his requirements. Gaudy is currently

enrolled at West Virginia University but feels that the program setup might not be ideal.

“It was definitely not the best setup personally,” said Gaudy. “I had problems with some of the schools I was trying to get in with, but I ended up at West Virginia, and it has worked out.”

Gaudy, like the previous two athletes mentioned, played a key role on his team. Gaudy started 17 games in 2009 and would have been an inte-

gral part of this year’s team.

“Words can’t even describe how hard of a decision it was for me,” added Gaudy. “Being a leader on the team and having to leave was tough.”

In the cases of Zimmerman and Gaudy, both have adapted well to their new surroundings, and all evidence shows that both will continue their success. Though he is doing well, according to Gaudy, if he could have finished

his college career at Waynesburg, he would have.

“I definitely would have stayed,” said Gaudy.

“But I simply had to go based on my academics” Waynesburg University will continue to bring in student-athletes that will be in majors like these, and according to Shepas, as long as coaches recruit honestly with potential players, Waynesburg will remain the same.

“We are who we are at Waynesburg University,” said Shepas. “We just

need to continue to recruit honestly in the process” While academics made the decision a no-brainer, it was still tough for these three athletes to end their playing days. In sports, athletes learn how to overcome adversity, and this will be no different for Zimmerman, McAndrews, Gaudy or any other Waynesburg student-athlete that has to go through these programs.

They are just playing with a quicker clock.

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We came,

we saw,

By Rachel Davis and Philip Henry Staff Writers While the majority of Waynesburg University students enjoy relaxing over holiday breaks, several groups volunteered their time to impact others’ lives around the world.

Over Thanksgiving break, three groups of students served in Guatemala, W. Va., and the local Habitat for Humanity.

The students who went on these mission trips had the opportunity to take center stage at Tuesday’s Chapel service, as they described their experiences.

“Any action counts and is always beneficial,” Junior Esteban Saldi said as he explained the construction project he worked on. Esteban is one of several students who participated in the mission trip to Guatemala.The volunteers spent their time at the Centro Nutricional y Hogar de Ninos in Patzun, Guatemala.

The center is a place where children whose parents cannot take care of them on their own can stay, Saldi said. The students helped at the center and completed a construction project to help improve the center.

During the fall and winter breaks, students served in countries across the world

we served

The group that served at Greene County’s local Habitat for Humanity helped rebuild a fence around a local man’s house.

The last group that went on a mission trip over Thanksgiving break traveled to Philippi, W. Va. for a five-day service.

The group assisted World Servants, a Christian organization that serves people in need through home renovations and by building relationships.

They spent the vast majority of their time cleaning out a flooded basement and cutting plenty of fire wood.

“Take a risk,” University Chaplin Tom Ribar said. “You can’t just coast through life playing it safe or you will never grow.”

Mission trips give the opportunity for students to give, contribute and help people who are in need said Ribar.

“Jesus commands us to do,” Ribar said. “The primary goal of a mission trip is to give.”

Students served in various capacities over Christmas break as well.

23 students participated in service trips in Greene County, New Jersey and Jamaica to spread the love of Jesus Christ with the individuals they served.

Kelley Hardie, assistant director of student

activities, and her husband led four Waynesburg students as they participated in the Greene County Immersion trip Dec.11-18.

“Personally, I live in Waynesburg, so it was an honor to serve my neighbors, especially during holiday season,” said Hardie.

The group prepared meals at the St. Ann’s Good Neighbor program, worked with the Salvation Army kettle campaign and served and stocked food at the Jefferson Township Food Pantry; they also held a Christmas party at Kids Café, spoke to high school students about the importance of education at West Greene High

By Matt Giardina Staff Writer

greenhouses, painted and set up school and therapy rooms, tiled floors and did other various construction projects.

“Mustard Seed Communities has been a wonderful partnership with us,” Ribar said about Waynesburg’s fifth year working with the Jamaican-based organization.

Dave Calvario, dean of students/director of the Center for Service Leadership, traveled to Camden, N.J. during the same week to lead four students in their work with Urban Promise.

As a Christian University, Waynesburg is commonly visited by Christian musicians and artists.

This Friday was no different as local Christian artist Rick Butor performed in Alumni Hall.

Butor is well known throughout the greater Pittsburgh area as an avid singer, songwriter and worship leader.

Butor started his performance at 7 p.m. on the third floor of Miller Hall.

He led a session filled with prayer, devotion and worship songs that lasted around an hour and a half.

Katie Smith, a junior computer science and mathematics major, attended the show and was overjoyed about it.

“Rick Butor was great,” said Smith. “I’m glad he is here, I feel like this is the first true Christian band we’ve had here in a while.”

Butor wrote several of the songs that he performed throughout the night, including “We Will Praise You.” Butor said that he wrote the song out of his desire to continuously praise and give thanks to God for being in his life. “‘We Will Praise You’ was written out of a cry of my heart to go deeper and to praise more. Let it sink in and praise Him all week long; it is all I wish,” said Butor.

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School and volunteered at Ten Thousand Villages.

From Jan. 1-8, Ribar traveled to Montego Bay, Jamaica, with his wife and 15 students to work with Mustard Seed Communities.

Mustard Seed Communities is an organization that works with all ages of individuals with physical and mental disabilities by providing them with long term care.

The Waynesburg group worked at Jacobs’s Ladder, which is a facility that provides adult care.

During the week, the students helped in the

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Waynesburg theatre closed until April, SAB events affected

By Alex Hinton Editorial Assistant Although the student activities calendar lists several student discount movie nights at the Waynesburg Theater, they will not resume until April.

A sign on the theater indicates that the theater is closed until April.

According to Student Activities Board Advisor, Pat Bristor, the owner of the local movie theater did not notify Student Activities Board about her decision to close the theater for the winter until the calendar was already made and printed; therefore the cancelled events still appear on the activities calendar. Student Activities Board is reviewing the dates of the cancelled discount movie

nights. Some of them were scheduled for Sundays during Upper Room and will not be replaced, but the remaining discount movie nights will be substituted with different activities, which will possibly include showing movies on campus for the students, Bristor said.

“Since 1995, I have been working with [the Waynesburg Theater owner],” Bristor said.

“We usually plan six to eight movie nights a semester.”

Bristor said that Chris Kiger, owner of the Waynesburg Theater and Arts Center, agrees to allow the students to pay only three dollars per ticket on the scheduled discount movie nights, and then Student Activities Board pays the difference for the

Photo by Brandon Reed

The discount movie nights at the Waynesburg Theatre, scheduled in conjunction with SAB, will be replaced with other activities until the theatre reopens in April. remaining cost of each ticket.

“I like having the students in the theater,” Kiger said.

Kiger normally keeps the theater open on a limited number of days during the winter months.

Because of low attendance

and other costs, she usually changes the theater’s business days to Thursday through Sunday during the colder months.

“I closed it this winter, because the gas bill allows no profit,” Kiger said. She plans to work on keeping the theater well maintained during the next three months while it is closed, which will include new paint and clean up.

“I am opening the theater in April,” Kiger said.

“The date depends on when I get things done and when it warms up and I can pay for gas.”

There will continue to be discount movie nights for Waynesburg University students in the future.

Students should look for updates posted around campus or in their student email accounts from Student Activities Board about the upcoming events planned to take the place of the discount movie nights.

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Spring break-a-thon to promote healthy lifestyle on campus

By Amanda Silay Staff Writer For the next few months Waynesburg University students can work out with their friends in the Fitness Center and work toward the miles of a Spring Break destination.

The university’s annual Spring Break-A-Thon runs from Jan. 17 to March 4.

The event was started six years ago by Kelley Hardie, Director of Housing and Assistant Director of Student Activities.

The idea for the event came from a brainstorm idea and has continued on from there, Hardie said.

For the event, groups of two to four people exercise in a variety of ways to achieve a certain mileage.

Each group’s required mileage depends on the number of people that are in the group.

Participants can obtain their exercise miles by running or walking on a treadmill, biking, using the elliptical machines,

DVD workouts becoming popular at colleges

By Jessica Schinkovec Staff Writer DVD workouts such as Insanity and P90X have recently become very popular among college students at Waynesburg University. For a college student DVD workouts are cost-effective way to stay in shape. DVD workouts can also be done in the comfort of your own home, or dorm, as opposed to having to go to the gym.

DVD workouts have a one time cost and can be kept for a long period of time and used more than once. It is less expensive to buy a good DVD workout than to pay a trainer or to pay for a subscription to a gym.

“I enjoy the workouts,” junior Jamie Rempel said. “They are fun. I usually use them when I don’t feel like going to the gym because of bad weather or something like that.”

“I think people should find a workout that they enjoy doing,” Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer Vilija Bishop said. “If people try these workouts and like doing them, then its great. If people don’t like them, then they most likely won’t stick to doing them.”

Some athletes have used these DVD workouts during their offseason, while many other students at the University use the DVD’s just to get a good workout that is convenient.

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weight lifting or any other type of physical activity, Hardie said.

If there are two people in the group then the mileage is 367 total miles, or 31 miles per week for each person, which would get a traveler to Ocean City, Md. A group of three would need to obtain 630 total miles, or 35 miles per

week per person to get to Myrtle Beach, S.C. Finally, a group of four would have to exercise for 870 miles total, or 36 miles per week for each person, and that would get them to Daytona Beach, Fla. “This is a fitness activity in hopes you stay in shape, keep a New Year’s resolution and have fun

with your friends,” Hardie said.

Resident Director Carrie Smith is a participant in this exercise event because it is also open to Waynesburg University staff and faculty, not just students.

“I want to be at the gym more, and it is also an unofficial New Year’s resolution to exercise,”

Smith said.

Her group of four will be going to the gym regularly and wearing pedometers when they walk around campus, according to Smith.

Hardie said she is also participating in the event, but with just one other person.

Many people think about the dreaded “fresh-

man 15” when they enter college.

Even students that are not freshmen worry about the idea of not exercising and gaining weight.

This event is a fun way to motivate people to use the fitness center, Hardie said.

If students are not motivated by the idea of staying active, then they can be excited about the idea of getting a free tshirt when completing this exercise challenge.

According to Hardie, having a goal to look forward to and people to do it with makes it easier to think about going to the gym and working out.

So far this year there are over 100 participants that have begun their exercise journey to be aware of their fitness and staying active, Hardie said.

It is very easy to get started and it is never too late to start, Hardie said.

Any questions or comments please contact Kelley Hardie, 724-852-3402.

Business professor Poetry and Prose: First open mic night held published again

By Carrie Maier Staff Writer

By Zach Shoaf Staff Writer Given the need for a business to compete in an international market in order to do well in today’s globalized economy, any innovation could help provide that competitive advantage.

That was one of the reasons why Dr. Sut Sakchutchawan wrote his latest published article, “Contemporary Logistics Innovation for Competitive Advantage: Concept and Operation.”

The article will be published in volume 4, issue 4 of “Global Journal of International Business Research” and is Sakchutchawan’s sixth research work accepted by an academic publication.

Sakchutchawan, an associate professor of international business and director of the international studies program at Waynesburg University, focused his attention on problems related to the global supply chain: specifically unnecessary costs, expenses and penalties that occur due to miscommunication in logistics integration.

Using Wal-Mart as an example, Sakchutchawan pointed out how larger corporations should embrace logistics innovations such as using a large quantity of Information Technology to enjoy several benefits such as cost reductions and customer satisfaction among others.

“Wal-Mart is very keen on logistics,” said Sakchutchawan. “They have used logistics in a very useful way to cut down on costs and operate globally better than anyone else. Where they succeed and a less successful company like K-Mart failed, was in terms of networking logistics.”

The idea for this paper was born not only out of Sakchutchawan’s background in business, but also an effort to focus on a new concept related to the ever growing global market.

“I wanted to focus on something related to innovation,” said Sakchutchawan. “I didn’t want to stick to one topic of economics that has already been documented.

With technology, innovation is always possible, and so I focused on trying to develop an innovative an original idea.”

Considering the recent economic recession, Sakchutchawan also felt the need to work on developing innovative ideas critical to the students who are currently preparing for careers in the field.

“The reason we need to do this now is that in America we have so many companies it’s hard to stay competitive,” said Sakchutchawan. “We are such an open society and so international businesses contribute to the volume of business in this country. Innovation will give future businesses more opportunities to cut down on costs and succeed in the future.”

Sakchutchawan hopes to present his research at conventions in the near future, and he will conducting an empirical study on the matter as well.

Global Journal of International Business Research is a bi-annual, peer-review research journal that provides a publication outlet for practical and theoretical global issues in the area of business, finance, management and information systems, according to their website, http://www.globip.com/gl obalinternational.htm.

Muse & Stone, Waynesburg University’s literary arts magazine, held its first open mic night of the spring semester on Tuesday at College Town Diner.

This is the second time the location has been used this school year.

The open mic night featured readings of poems and short stories as well as acoustic and bass guitar performances.

“It’s been kind of hard finding places, but it’s been really great here,” said Sarah Rizzi, executive editor of Muse & Stone.

“We kind of went out on a limb here, but the turnout was great.”

The small diner set up featured microphones, an amp, chairs and a music stand to head the stage.

These items sat at in front of booths and makeshift tables for a crowd of about 30.

“The diner is a good fit.

It’s small enough that 25 people here feels crowd-

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Jacob Richie performed at the first open mic night of the semester hosted by the Muse & Stone. ed,” said Martin Cockroft, advisor of Muse & Stone.

Junior Jacob Richie said he performs at every open mic night he can make it too.

“The one I went to last year at Alumni Hall – I felt bad that I was singing some of those songs there.

The diner – this is much more laid back,” said Richie.

Performances ranged from spoken word poetry to an acoustic duet of Willow Smith’s top 40 hit “Whip My Hair,” much to the audience’s delight.

As a spectator, sophomore Travis Fife said this was his first time at the new location.

“I don’t want to perform. I just like watching,” Fife said.

“I like the guitars and the poems evenly. I like the originality of the poems because a lot of the people that play guitar sing songs people know already, but they’re all so talented.”

First time performer but frequent audience member Amanda Hill, who recited a short poem from her cell phone, said the readings were much more intimate at College Town Diner.

“Plus there’s free food,” said Hill, a freshmen English major.

The allotted time spot of 8 to 10 p.m. included a menu of food and drinks that were provided free of charge.

“We shelled out some money, but it’s not the most expensive location we’ve had,” said Cockroft.

Rizzi said that although she appreciates the regulars, new faces are always welcomed.

“Hopefully I’ll get to read more at the next one,” said Hill.

The next Muse & Stone open mic night is scheduled for Feb. 22.

Students serve others Continued from D1 Within the last 40 – 50 years, factory closings and the poor economy have caused Camden to become one of the poorest cities in the United States; student, Jonathan Blatt said Camden is a city that is in worse condition than some third world countries. The Waynesburg students helped teachers in Urban Promise’s high school known as Forward School to offer Camden teens one more chance at a proper education.

They also worked the New Visions’ day shelter,

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Students traveled to Montego Bay, Jamaica from Jan. 1- 8 to work with Mustard Seed Communities, a group that works with physical and mental diabilites serving food and interacting with the homeless population.

Calvario noted that the

experience in Camden was worth the work.

“It’s a gut wrenching experience but humbling

experience. These are individuals that just fell upon hard times,” Calvario said.

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Rick Butor performs Continued from D1 Butor was also satisfied with the events of the evening.

“My favorite part of performing is seeing the listeners find a fuller understanding of God, who He is, what His presence is and how He affects our lives,” he said.

Freshman religion and philosophy major Robert Parise agreed.

“Tonight was excellent and a very moving experience,” he said.

However, according to Butor, he has not always had this career in mind, and he said his faith chose a different path for him to follow not too long ago.

“My faith has influ-

enced everything in my life. It brought about a complete change of direction,” said Butor.

“I started out in business; I actually graduated with a business degree from RMU, but God reached out to me. He said I should be in ministry, and here I am.”

Butor went on to explain how he ended up in this specific line of work.

“From the time I was real young I always wanted to do music. We did music in youth group, and I loved it,” Butor said.

“I also started taking on a worship leadership role when I was 16, and I have been doing this for 8 years.”

Butor is now a pastor at the non-denominational Westridge Christian Community Church which is located in Coraopolis, Pa.

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The Conducting Symposium was held on Jan. 21-22 in the Goodwin Performing Arts Center. People from across the country participated in this event including guest clinicians Dr. Jack Stamp and Dr. Linda Moorhouse.

Fifth annual conducting symposium adds musical perspective to leadership

By Rob Griffith Staff Writer Conductors from across the country, area high school students and Waynesburg University’s Symphonic Band came together for the fifth annual Conducting Symposium.

The two-day event offered a laboratory environment for participants to hone their conducting and leadership skills. On Friday, Jan. 21 and Saturday, Jan. 22, students participated in four interactive lecture sessions that covered conducting and rehearsal techniques.

The event’s organizer, Dr. Ronda DePriest, assistant professor of instrumental music and director of the university’s music program, said the event was beneficial for all involved.

“This kind of laboratory experience doesn’t happen without a dynamic, willing band,” DePriest said. “By the end of the first day, the ensemble sounded phenomenal.”

Mark Fordyce, a junior business major and tenor saxophonist, said playing in the sessions helped him adapt to dif-

ferent conducting methods.

“It helps you appreciate different styles,” Fordyce said. “Conductors work differently, and you just have to roll with it.”

Dr. Jack Stamp and Dr. Linda R. Moorhouse served as the event’s clinicians, evaluating conducting ability and offering recommendations and insight.

DePriest said Moorhouse was invited to represent a growing community of female conductors.

“She’s a very skilled conductor,” DePriest said. “She really knows her area.”

Stamp brought an original composition titled “Miniature Overture” for the participants to prepare..

Fordyce enjoyed performing the piece with the group.

“It was simple, but when it came together it worked really well,” Fordyce said.

Since its inception in 2007, the Conducting Symposium has seen exponential growth.

“When we first started, it was a stretch to get 30 people who understood what we were

offering,” DePriest said.

“This year, 94 came.”

DePriest said the event helps bring students into the University’s music program.

“It shows students that they can keep music alive after high school,” DePriest said.

“Every year, we’ve added at least one of the high school participants to our program.”

DePriest praised the campus staff and faculty for their support, and said that despite the event’s continued growth, she sees room for further improvement.

Several pieces were performed during the event including , “Second Suite in F,” by Gus-

tav Holst “King Cotton March” by J.P. Sousa, “Chester” by William Schuman and “Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis” by Ralph Vaughan Williams.

Athletes use DVDs Continued from D2 Senior Jesse Gonzalez said the Waynesburg University baseball team has used P90X DVDs during their offseason. Gonzalez said the DVD’s were a good workout and he enjoyed them.

The Waynesburg University volleyball team has also used DVD workouts during their offseason.

“They are not easy and they will make you sore if you try to do them,” sophomore Volleyball Player Carly Smithyman said.

“They are also repetitive and if you’re someone who would get bored with them then you should not do them.”

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University entrance tests emphasize courses in Japan The Yomiuri Shimbun TOKYO — A growing number of university entrance examinees are aiming to join Japanese universities that will help them acquire a teacher’s license or other vocational qualifications likely to improve their chances of finding a job amid uncertain economic times.

As two-day unified college entrance examinations, known as the National Center Test, started at 706 venues across Japan Saturday, job prospects were on the minds of many examinees.

“At any rate, I want to be a public servant,” said Kota Matsuura, 19, at the University at Tokyo in Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo.

“Civil servant jobs are stable even in a recession, and are quite popular among my friends.” Matsuura said he wants to study law and become a public servant.

Misato Toyoda, 18, said she wants to get a qualification she can use as a child-care worker. “When considering the universities I want to apply to, I closely checked if I can get a qualification and if graduates of those universities have good employment rates,” Toyoda said.

Ippei Maeda, 18, who took the test at Kyushu University in Fukuoka, said his first choice is a state-run university in Kanto.

“I heard there are more job opportunities in Kanto than in Kyushu,” he said.

“That’s one reason why I chose the university.”

The number of univer-

sity students receiving tentative job offers before they graduate has been particularly low in Kyushu. At Nagoya University, Masaki Sato said his first choice is an education department of a state-run university. Sato, 19, hopes to become a physical education teacher. He said competition among job seekers on the employment front and concern about the gloomy economic situation were reasons for his choice.

“A school teacher is a stable job. I want to be a good teacher,” he said.

Besides science, engineering, agriculture and medical departments, university departments that offer qualifications as teachers or nurses have received considerable interest, according to several major cram schools.

Some examinees, however, remain convinced that following their passion remains the best option.

“The economy can change pretty quickly,” Hisaki Nagase, 18, said at Kyoto University. “Rather than choosing a department more likely to land me a job under the current economic situation, I really want to study science _ and I intend to throw myself into my studies.”

Nagase’s view was echoed by an 18-year-old female student taking the test at Kobe University.

“I’ve no idea how the economy will be when I start looking for a job three or four years from now. I’ll choose a major that I really want to study so I don’t have any regrets,” she said.

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First one-clawed dinosaur fossil found Two deputies injured in Walmart shooting BEIJING – A monodactyl theropod fossil was unearthed in China, international scientists said Monday. The previously unknown singleclawed species has shed light on the evolution of dinosaurs.

Theropods are a primarily carnivorous group that includes the well-known tyrannosaurus and velociraptor. Theropods had short forelimbs and ran or walked on their hind legs, eventually giving rise to modern birds.

Lead Chinese researcher Xu Xing and colleagues discovered the Linhenykus monodactylus fossil in rocks from the Upper Cretaceous Wulansuhai.

The rock formation dates back 75 million to 84 million years and is one of the world’s richest veins for dinosaur fossils.

The researchers found a partial skeleton, including bones from the vertebral column, the forelimbs and hind limbs, the report said.

TACOMA, Wash. – Four people, including two County sheriff’s deputies, have been shot outside the Walmart in Port Orchard, Wash. Two people have died; at least one of the deceased is a suspect.

The incident began Sunday when the Kitsap County Sheriff’s Department received a call about a suspicion person outside the Walmart in Port Orchard, which is about an hour from Seattle.

Wilson said the deputies who first responded attempted to contact the suspect, who then opened fire on them.

A third deputy arrived on the scene and shot the fleeing suspect. The suspect was pronounced dead at the scene.

4 Apple App store hits 10 billion download mark

CHICAGO – Apple Inc.’s App Store has now gotten more than 10 billion downloads, the company said Saturday.

In an announcement on its website, Apple did not reveal the name of the person who made the Space-based solar power set for first test 10 billionth download, but the company had TOKYO – A team of scientists from several promised to give him or her a $10,000 gift card.

Japanese organizations will begin tests this Apple has sold tens of millions of iPhones spring on a space-based power generation tech- since the product hit the market in 2007, and its nology using satellites. popularity remains undiminished with ever The technology would start by generating more programs and wireless carriers signing on. electricity from sunlight in space, convert the power into microwaves and then send the microwaves back to Earth, the team said.

A successful test would likely accelerate the Polar bears fight against global warming goal of putting a space-based power generation ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The journey to find system into practical use by 2025.

Space-based solar power generation, which is food in the Arctic will only get worse for Alas10 times more efficient than earthbound genera- ka’s polar bears if global temperatures continue tion, would be a major step forward in terms of rising, as the world’s leading climate scientists fulfilling energy needs, as the strength of sun- predict they will.

This year, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service is light in space is about twice that on Earth, and trying to devise a plan to “recover” Alaska’s there are four or five times the hours of sunlight due to the absence of clouds. The Solarbird sys- polar bears, as required by the Endangered tem would collect sunlight using reflecting mir- Species Act. The Fish & Wildlife Service hosted a major rors fitted onto satellites in geostationary orbit meeting in downtown Anchorage on Friday to almost 22, 370 miles above the equator. After the electricity is generated, it would be convert- brainstorm ideas that could be used in a polar bear recovery plan. ed into microwaves and transmitted to Earth.

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Moscow airport bombing kills 35, injures approximately 130

By Sergei L. Loiko Los Angeles Times MOSCOW — A suicide bomber slipped into a crowd waiting for international passengers arriving at Moscow’s newest and busiest airport, detonating a huge blast that killed 35 people and exposed another weak spot in security for global air travelers.

The attack at Domodedovo international airport illustrated how difficult it is to safeguard public areas at terminals, even as the United States and other governments engaged in a cat-andmouse battle with wouldbe bombers have tightened screenings of passengers and their luggage.

In the United States, such areas at airports are protected by a hodgepodge of security agencies. In Moscow, visitors are supposed to pass through a metal detector but one survivor of Monday’s attack said he saw no one being required to do so.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the bombings, which also wounded about 130

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A bombing victim is wheeled by paramedics from Domodedovo International Airport, which killed at least 31 people in Moscow, Russia on Jan. 24. people. However, Russia has suffered repeated attacks by Islamic militants based in the Caucasus region. Russia has fought two wars against separatists in Chechnya, and though the military campaign has largely ended, sporadic violence continues there and in

neighboring regions.

Russian officials said they were searching for three Chechen men in connection with the bombing, and added that the attack might be linked to the explosion of a homemade bomb in a Moscow apartment on Dec. 31. A woman offi-

cials believe was being prepared to carry out a suicide attack was killed in that blast.

Domodedovo, which underwent a massive renovation and expansion in the last decade, is about 25 miles southeast of central Moscow and is the largest of three airports

that serve the capital. In 2004 a pair of suicide bombers were able to buy tickets illegally from airport personnel at Domodedova and went on to detonate explosives in midair on separate flights, killing 90 people.

Flights from Germany and Britain were among those arriving about the time of the explosion late Monday afternoon, and Russian officials said two British citizens were among the dead.

One witness said he believed he saw the bomber from the back, a man who was in the middle of about 150 people crowded into the cavernous arrival hall awaiting passengers. He said the man was dressed in a black coat and hat, and had a suitcase at his feet.

“At that very moment when I was looking at him, he disappeared in an explosion,” said the witness, 30-year-old Artyom Zhilenkov. “I think it came from the suitcase. I was standing between two columns propping up the ceiling, and that is what I think saved my

life, cushioning the shock wave. People all around me were lying on the ground. A choking smoke was quickly filling up the place.”

Zhilenkov, a former military officer who was meeting a friend arriving from Dusseldorf, Germany, said in a telephone interview that he ran for the exit fearing a second explosion, but then turned back to help the injured.

The bomb was packed “full of metal pieces” and had the force of between 15 and 22 pounds of TNT, a source in the Russian Investigation Committee told the state RIA Novosti news agency.Russia President Dmitry Medvedev ordered special security measures at airports and other transportation centers.

Domodedovo reopened a couple of hours after the explosion, but increased security resulted in huge crowds of people at the entrances, where they were searched extensively.

(Tribune Washington Bureau staff writer Brian Bennett in Washington contributed to this report.)