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Vol. 88 No. 21

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

University investigates need for more security cameras

By Kyle Oland Staff Writer Recent incidents on campus have revealed the need for more security cameras throughout Waynesburg University’s cam-

pus.

“We need to do a better job of identifying areas of need and making changes,” said Michael Humiston, director of the Department of Public Safety.

Currently, Humiston and a team of individuals are searching for a security company to install more cameras on the campus.

“We will be taking bids from various companies

and contractors to use their surveillance services on our campus,” said Humiston.

“A number of companies have already made proposals.”

Humiston said the plan

is to start installing more cameras as soon as possible.

The need for more cameras became evident after a recent theft from the Stewart Science Building.

Sometime between March 25 and 27, a number of hard drives from computers in Stewart were stolen, according to Humiston, who was notiSee THEFTS on A4

RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM

Event celebrates independent research

By Rachel Brown Executive Editor

Mainline.”

“I will be making my dissertation bigger in hopes of securing a publisher,” said Coffman.

Coffman said her research is based off the magazine, “The Christian Century.”

Call her a lab rat.

Jennifer Brusstar spends most of her days on the fifth floor of the Stewart Science Building, where she’s researching how iron levels affect bacteria in human blood.

She has spent the last three semesters researching her topic, designing the experiment “Doing it independently is a big time commitment and very frustrating at times when things didn’t work out right, but it still gave me a lot of experience with trial and error,” said Brusstar, a senior biology pre-med major.

All the time she spent working will pay off when she presents her results at the first Undergraduate Research Symposium,

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Assistant Professor Elesha Coffman has accepted a yearlong research position at Princeton University, where she will take a break from teaching to focus on research. Coffman was one of two faculty members nationwide to receive the offer.

Princeton Professor:

By Kyle Oland Staff Writer Beginning next fall Elesha Coffman, assistant professor of history, will change her daily routines.

She will no longer grade tests.

She will no longer

teach or prepare for classes.

She will no longer have to live by a strict daily schedule.

Instead, she will do an immense amount of research at the prestigious Princeton University.

Coffman recently

FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES

Students to re-establish chapter at Waynesburg

By Jason Logan Staff Writer Some student-athletes on Waynesburg University’s campus are focusing on more than just rackets, bats and balls.

Those students, along with a few faculty members, are seeking to reestablish the University’s chapter of Fellowship of Christian Athletes, the largest Christian sports organization in America.

The organization focuses on serving local com-

munities by equipping, empowering and encouraging people to make a difference for Christ.

Waynesburg has been involved with the organization in the past, and Director of Athletics Rick Shepas is one faculty member committed to bringing it back.

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received a yearlong research scholarship for The Center for the Study of Religion at Princeton University.

“Beginning in the fall I will be taking an unpaid leave of absence from Waynesburg and will be doing research at Princeton for 10

Elesha Coffman one of two in nation to receive scholarship months,” said Coffman.

Coffman said during her time at Princeton she will focus on the expansion of her dissertation she wrote when she earned her doctorate.

She hopes to turn it into a book, “The Christian Century and the Rise of the Protestant

Course registrations moves to 11 a.m. Thursdays

By Stephanie Laing Editorial Assistant It is the same every semester: meeting with advisers, planning a schedule and registering for classes at midnight.

Things are different now.

For the upcoming fall 2011 semester, Waynesburg University students may begin registering for classes on Thursdays at 11 a.m. instead of Sundays at midnight.

“It was a decision between our office [the Registrar’s Office] and the [Informational Technology Department] to

“As long as someone is on campus, we can reach [the problem.] When registration was at midnight on Sunday, those possibilities weren’t there.”

Vicki Wilson Registrar

ensure it was easier to have someone on campus, and it didn’t conflict with the other departments,” said Registrar Vicki Wilson.

Students with at least 53 earned credits registered for courses last Thursday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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Baseball steals one game from nationally-ranked Thomas More.

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Enjoy onions, or ramps, served a variety of ways at the annual Mason-Dixon Ramp Festival, held April 16-17 in Mt. Morris.

Student actors and actresses overcame various difficulties to perform “State Fair.”

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According to Wilson, five minutes after registration opened for this select group of students, approximately 1,200 had registered.

“As far as we know, everything went alright,” she said.

According to Wilson, I.T. and the Registrar’s

Office had other reasons for changing the registration times. “[We changed the time] if there were any technical issues or whatever that needed to be dealt with,” she said.

“As long as someone is on campus, we can reach [the problem].

When registration was at midnight on Sunday, those possibilities weren’t there.”

This Thursday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., registration opened for students with at least 25 credits earned.

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INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

Students share travel experiences

By Matthew Snyder Taking a semester to study in another country may seem like a huge risk.

The students that have gone would tell you it is well worth it.

On March 24, students who have participated in the study abroad program stepped up to the microphone and presented their experiences at the International Conference in the GPAC. The students studied in Uganda, Northern Ireland, Russia, New Zealand and Korea.

The international conference was a competition among the students.

Each of the students presented their experiences from studying abroad.

Director of International Studies Dr. Sut Sakchutchawan hosted the event.

He introduced the speakers and shared the feeling of pride that the students have brought to the university.

“The students have worked hard,” said Sakchutchawan. “I am happy they got the opportunity to enjoy their experience.”

Some students spoke of language barriers being a problem while others addressed the cultural differences in the places they visited.

Students that traveled to Uganda said that adapting to the culture was difficult at first.

They said that many of the actions Americans perform daily are not accepted in different countries.

The students spoke of life changing experiences like visiting Rwanda and

seeing the results from the 1994 Genocide. They also spoke of seeing Uganda’s Martyr Shrine and Mosque.

An upbeat presentation from Northern Ireland left the crowd laughing at the students’ experiences.

Jordan White, a student studying abroad at Waynesburg from Northern Ireland, spoke of how some activities are much different in Northern Ireland than in the United States.

“In the United States, you have carts selling hot dogs,” said White. “In Northern Ireland, we have carts that sell beer.”

The presentation from the students that visited Russia showed a side that is very well known. Pictures of people bundled up with snow all around them were a common theme in the presentation.

A student’s perspective of Russia showed the cultural side with many theatrical events being mentioned.

Heading down to New Zealand left Brian Davis, a senior communication major, in a very mellow mood, he said. Davis spoke about the relaxed nature of the culture and the lack of time constraints known to many Americans.

“Down there it was much more relaxed,” said Davis. “If you are late to a meeting, they would just say, ‘No problem, dude.’”

Finally, taking a look into the culture of Korea, Zach Shoaf, senior communication major, showcased a beautiful campus with high prices.

Shoaf said that while classes were different, it was nice to see that English was integrated into the schooling.

but members hope to have the FCA active for next fall semester.

“It is going to go places;

you just have to be proactive,” said Weaver. “I’m very excited; it’s just going to take some work.”

Staff Writer

Photos by Lisa Jaeger

Senior Kyle Kooyers spoke at Chapel Tuesday about high-definition lifestyles.

Imagination sets humans apart, senior says

By Eric Bost

ing our lives more realistic.”

But Kooyers wondered whether people’s lives need to be more realistic.

“We’ve accepted the view of a high-definition world that through crystal clear screens; we can experience the world like it is right at our fingertips,” he said.

“We’ve been taken prisoner by a captor deceitfully offering us clearer vision.”

Kooyers said that the “captors,” or media, have taken people’s imagination.

“Don’t we surrender our minds to the images our world supplies for us?” he said.

“Who needs imagination when you can experience a clear visu-

al reality in your own living room?”

He said that people’s imagination is what makes them who they are.

“Our imagination is what makes us unique and what makes us human,” said Kooyers.

“It makes us have the ability to see ourselves as the image bearers of God and the world as a kingdom is in need of a little maintenance.”

God gives us imagination as a different set of eyes, he said.

“As Christians, we are called to imagine, to see an image of a greater world,” Kooyers said.

“We, by the mercies of God, are no longer conformed to this world but transformed

by the renewing of our bodies. We recognize that Christ is the picture of God’s love for us.”

He looked at the world of today and claimed that humanity has already begun alternating to this lifestyle.

“We are shown what’s good and we go out and we get it, buy it or make ourselves look like that very picture,” he said.

“3-D money, HD body, 4G friends, android personality; we run the risk of losing our ability to experience what the perfect world would be like.”

Kooyers said that God wants to free our minds of this lifestyle but it is up to people to change.

“We have been freed to [get rid of] what’s accepted and good and work toward redeeming the world around us,” he said.

“Together through Christ we are called to use our entire lives to actively restore the picture quality of the world around us.”

the FCA. “We want to have everyone represented within the athletics, not just the different cliques,” Shepas said.

The campus chapter has multiple goals for initiating FCA in the coming years, which includes Shepas’s hopes to build on the spirit of the studentathlete.

According to Weaver and Jon Anderson, sophomore forensics major and men’s tennis player, the main focus will be on Bible studies for athletes, but the group also hopes to host speakers and sponsor fun activities on campus. As a Christian organ-

ization on a Christian campus, FCA hopes to properly represent the University’s mission through its athletes.

“Its philosophy is consistent with Waynesburg University’s philosophy,” said Shepas. “The organization requires a good, strong foundation with good, solid role models.”

Having the correct

leadership will be key for FCA to flourish.

“Student athletes are needed that are willing to lead and feel a conviction for it,” said Weaver.

“FCA members will stand to be a spiritual role model on the campus and to everyone who witnesses our athletic teams.”

The organization is still in its preliminary stages,

Staff Writer In Chapel Tuesday the world and our faith were compared to a feature found in movie theaters around the country.

“The truth of the matter is this: Our culture has become absolutely infatuated with 3-D,” Kyle Kooyers, senior biblical and ministry studies major, said.

“We can see movies, watch TV or play video games all in three dimensions.

What started as something you could only experience at [Walt] Disney [World] and Universal Studios has begun to slowly creep into our everyday life.”

Kooyers said now that we have the technology to view media in a different sense: It should help people to view their lives the same way.

“The clearer we can experience the world around us, the better,” Kooyers said. “If you haven’t heard, 3-D is the next level of mak-

Club to be re-established Continued from A1 times that it wasn’t as good as we thought,” Shepas said. “I thought it was important for me as the athletic director to put some teeth behind [its resurgence on campus].”

Among other University faculty involved with FCA is Chaplain Tom Ribar. Shepas and Ribar have had approximately three meetings focused on organizing and reestablishing this group, and Shepas said Ribar “has a major hand” in the organization.

With a program focused on student-athletes, clearly there is a need for student involvement, as well.

“We have a lot of students interested in the group, and that’s a good place to start from,” said Heidi Weaver, sophomore human services major and women’s soccer player.

Weaver shares Shepas’s hopes that every team would be engaged within

“3-D money, HD body, 4G friends, android personality: We run the risk of losing our ability to experience what the perfect world would be like.”

Kyle Kooyers Senior, biblical and ministry studies major

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‘TAKE BACK THE NIGHT’

Peer educators raise awareness of sexual violence on campus

By Hope Frick Staff Writer In honor of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Waynesburg University Peer Educators hosted “Take Back the Night” at 7 p.m. Monday in Alumni Hall. Monday’s program was part of the national “Take Back the Night” campaign, which promotes awareness and education of sexual violence.

The hour-long program featured discussion

groups led by peer educators where the audience could discuss certain scenarios and situations involving sexual assault.

“I think tonight was a great resource,” Bethany Taylor, sophomore early education major and peer educator, said. “I think it really allowed people to step out of their comfort zones and learn some really great information.”

Audience member Shayla Mitrik, freshman nursing major, agreed.

“I learned a lot from

tonight’s program. It gave me a better understanding of what sexual assault really is,” she said.

In addition to student discussions, the program also featured speakers who shared their own stories of surviving abuse and encouraged those who have been abused to seek help.

“I thought the speakers were great, and the audience was really responsive to the stories they heard,” Academic and Major Decision Counselor Mary

Hamilla said.

Hamilla also said she hoped the event would let students know they have several places on and off campus to turn to if they or someone they know needs support dealing with sexual violence.

Both the university’s counseling center and the Greene County S.T.T.A.R.S. offer free, confidential counseling services.

“Tonight was all about raising awareness to bring sensitivity and support

against sexual assault and violence,” Hamilla said.

“We hoped the event would help people stand up for themselves and others when it comes to sexual abuse and assault.”

The program concluded with a candlelight ceremony where audience members were each given a candle to light during a moment of silence to honor victims of sexual violence.

“I thought the candlelighting was really special,” freshman nursing

major Katelyn Blaich said.

“It was a great way to show respect toward victims, especially to those who spoke tonight.”

Monday night was the third time the university has hosted the event. The University’s peer educators also had an informational table at the Health Fair on Thursday to offer more information.

More information regarding sexual violence and support can be found in the University’s counseling office.

DEVITO LECTURE SERIES

‘Jeopardy’ winner responds to poverty

By Sierra Shafer Op/Ed Editor Bob Harris made his fortune the old fashioned way — by winning “Jeopardy.”

In a modern age where game shows have stooped to giving away briefcases of money just by chance, Harris comes from at time where game show winnings had to be earned through a display of galactic and sporadic knowledge. Harris, an author, comedian and TV writer, will speak at Waynesburg University on April 12.

A 2002 “Jeopardy!” champion and game show regular, Harris was also a winner on “Greed” and was there to answer a phone-a-friend call for a friend competing on “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.” He gave the correct answer.

Harris has also been recognized by the Associated Press for his work as a radio commentator and is well known for his work a writer for TV shows including “Bones” and “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.”

Despite his résumé, Harris wasn’t asked to speak because of how he earned his money but rather what he did with it.

His lecture, “The 1st International Bank of Bob: Changing the World $25 at a Time,” will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Alumni Hall. Harris is a guest of the Rosetta Kormuth DeVito Lecture

Series.

“When we choose speakers for [the DeVito Lecture Series] we are looking for someone with a neat story that can encourage our students,” said Dr. Robert J. Graham, provost at Waynesburg University. “We want someone who might be of interest to students in a particular major and who is able to inspire those students to continue in their field.”

Harris’ lecture will be modeled after his most recent book, “The 1st International Bank of Bob.” He was traveling on assignment from “Forbes Traveler” and responded to the intense poverty he saw by donating his Forbes earnings to more than 1,500 budding business owners worldwide.

The novel and his upcoming lecture primarily focus on microfinance and the art of supporting small-scale entrepreneurs.

Harris works with an organization called Kiva that pairs investors with impoverished entrepreneurs around the world.

Investors can choose a business and invest $25.

The goal of Kiva is to empower people around the world through small loans that allow them to start their own businesses, according to their website. “[Harris] makes it clear that you don’t have to have deep pockets to bring change; just a good idea,” Graham said.

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Official business Members of the Student Senate Executive Board review a proposal before Tuesday’s meeting.

Coffman earns scholarship Continued from A1 “I work on the magazine, ‘The Christian Century,’ which has been around for over 100 years,” said Coffman.

“My project and research is about the history of the magazine and how it has impacted American religion and culture.”

Aside from her current project, Coffman has her mind set on another project to pursue while at Princeton.

“I have an idea to research the Gideons,” she said.

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“There is no history or story about them.

People only really know they are the people that place Bibles in hotels. It is something I really would like to investigate.”

During her time at Princeton, Coffman will also be participating in various activities of the Center, including symposia, conferences and public lectures, according to the Center’s website.

The other activities Coffman will be involved with have her excited.

“While at Princeton, the university will bring in speakers, so it will

create an opportunity for me to have a continuing education,” she said. “I will also be able to talk to other people who specialize in my field. I will be able to have academic conversations regarding the field, which will be very beneficial.”

Coffman and Jaeeun Kim were chosen for the scholarship.

Early on in her life, Coffman never could have imagined being able to do research at the prestigious university.

Coming out of college, Coffman graduated with majors in English and communication.

“I worked for the magazine ‘Christianity

Today’ and became the editor of Christian history,” she said.

“While being an editor, I read a lot and found out I had no clue what the history of Christianity really was.”

The information Coffman discovered made her want to dig deeper into the history of Christianity.

Coffman said she will have to be very self motivated while at Princeton, but she sees it has an opportunity to grow.

“As a professor, you always have to be teaching,” she said.

“It will form me as a scholar and a teacher for sure.”

time, registration will open to student with up to 25 semester hours.

On Monday, April 25, registration will be open to all students.

Although each group

is allotted a specific time, the registration information packet states, “You may register and drop/add using Self-Service at your designated time and afterward

through the end of the first week of classes.”

Also in this packet, dispersed to the student body through the student mailboxes, there is information on accessing SelfService, searching for and adding courses to your cart, registering for courses, dropping courses and viewing your class schedule.

Although the university is still in the middle of registration for the fall 2011 semester, Wilson said they hope to use this method of registration for future semesters.

“We are still in the middle of registration,” she said. “But if things go well, I assume it will stay this way.”

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Students lacking basic math skills, professors say

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dependent in high school in math. Students can’t compute in math without a calculator,” said Waddel.

“They can’t multiply, divide, subtract; it’s sad.”

According to Waddel, professors on campus are trying to undo the damage that the public schools have done to students.

“I really do fault our high schools,” she said.

“They give calculators to students way too early.”

Dr. Richard Leipold, chair of the Department of Mathematics, elabo-

rates on the use of a calculator as a source.

“Calculators can be a marvelous tool to help the student solve a problem more quickly, but if the student doesn’t understand the basics of arithmetic and algebra, then the calculator is not going to help them much,” said Leipold.

“What we want to do here is to make sure that students understand the mathematics behind a problem, not just do a few clicks on some buttons and hopefully come up with a correct answer.”

Students come to college expecting to do well in the basic math courses because they excelled in high school.

Instead they are really struggling.

“What I can tell you from my experience is that, for basic math problems, such as adding, subtracting, multiplying, dividing, determining ratios, dealing with fractions and computing decimal numbers, students are coming out of high school and are doing poorly on some of our basic math tests,” said

Leipold.

“Why? Because they never really learned the basics of arithmetic.

They rely too much on calculators to do the job for them. This gives them false confidence in what they’re doing.”

Waddel believes that students should not be allowed to use calculators in algebra or pre-calculus.

Calculators should be saved for higher levels of math.

“There is no reason why they can’t just use their brain and not a calculator,” she said.

Waddel recalls her schooling days when her teacher would make a game out of memorizing times tables with flashcards. She tried to do this in a Math 106 class and the students “pitched a royal fit,” she said.

She believes it is because they did not know the material.

“Their grandparents could probably do better math than they can,” Waddel said.

Waddel said she wants to emphasize that professors would be doing the students no favors by letting them use calculators in lower level math classes.

She blames the short cuts of the public school system for the lack of knowledge students have.

She sends her apologies to the students because it is the curriculum and use of calculators that is at fault.

Waddel said, “I tell students if they have any gripes, go back to your high school math teacher and ask them why they gave you a calculator.”

present their work at the symposium.

“I think there’s a feeling with a lot of students and even faculty that there isn’t a lot of research going on here, and we really want to surprise them with how much there already is that they might not know about,” she said.

Coffman knows firsthand the benefits of research, as she has completed several projects, including one as an undergraduate.

She hopes the research

projects will help students develop a greater understanding of their topics.

“When you get into research, you learn things that nobody else knows and feel like you’re making a contribution to the scholarly world,” Coffman said.

“You figure out a lot of things because questions arise in the course of your research, and then you want to know the answer. It’s not that a professor has asked you some question and then

you just have to find the answer because they told you to.”

During the symposium, students will present their original research in several forms.

The majority of the research will be displayed on posters, and students will be available to answer questions.

However, some research doesn’t lend itself to a poster, Coffman said.

Instead, those students will give a 10-minute presentation about their

findings.

Because the symposium is in its first year, Coffman said she would consider the event a success if more than two dozen people show during the course of the day.

To help reach that goal, Coffman and Sethman scheduled the symposium on a Visitation Day. “It’s happening on a Visitation Day so prospective students and their students can get a sense of what is possible to do here as an undergraduate researcher,”

Coffman said.

Brusstar is confident that she’ll be able to effectively communicate her findings to prospective students.

“I know a lot more than I used to about the bacteria I’m using and about that bacteria works because I’ve been doing so much research with it,” she said.

And although she finished her project, Brusstar wants to continue to research her topic, just because she enjoys it so much.

Thefts spark investigation

its way slowly back to the other side.”

According to Humiston, cameras are placed in the computer labs and parking lots outside of the dormitories.

Freshman Zach Matusak said a number of thefts have recently occurred in Martin Hall, prompting him and others to carefully watch their rooms and make sure their doors are always locked.

Reports of thefts in dorms also surfaced last year, after several students claimed items were missing from their dorm rooms in Ray Hall.

However, the recent thefts in the dorms have not prompted a need for cameras being placed within the dorms, Humiston said.

“We don’t want to invade the privacy of the students,” said Humiston.

“We don’t want to become some military institution.”

Staff Writer Many students in introductory math classes complain about the rule that prohibits using calculators in the classroom.

Professors constantly tell students that they do not need a calculator.

Both students and professors are frustrated over the issue.

According to Professor Carol Guthrie, lecturer of Mathematics, students in lower level math classes do not have the basic skills that they need.

She said it is important to know the basic skills before using a calculator.

Professor Kathryn Waddel, instructor of Computer Science, agrees with Guthrie.

She believes that students have become far too dependent on calculators. She said that the entire Department of Mathematics is in agreement about the decision to not allow students to use calculators.

“The big reason is because they became too

Symposium to be held Continued from A1 beginning at 1 p.m. on April 16 in the Center for Research and Economic Development.

Assistant Professor of History Elisha Coffman and Assistant Professor of Biology Chad Sethman were responsible for creating the symposium.

Coffman is excited to see students like Brusstar

Students in Dr. James Bush’s math classes are not allowed to calculators, but for a good reason, he said.

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Continued from A1 fied of the theft that Monday.

“A number of people came in and out of the building during the course of the weekend, so currently there are no suspects,” he said.

Humiston said there are no cameras in Stewart so there is no video footage of the crime.

The only camera that could have seen the suspect is the camera located by the Fitness Center.

“Following the incident, we viewed the camera by the Fitness Center but were unable to see any evidence,” said Humiston.

“The camera is a PTZ [point, tilt and zoom camera]. It’s a sweeping camera that starts on either the left or right and makes

Guest columnist Victoria Kamicker talks about her preparations for becoming a professional.

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University to offer recycling to Waynesburg community

By Sierra Shafer Op/Ed Editor After a one-year hiatus, recycling will be made available to Waynesburg Borough residents again. The University’s EcoStewards Club will be supervising a drop-off site every Thursday from 9 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. in the dirt lot below Martin Hall on Franklin Street.

Green ARC, who had previously sponsored the borough’s recycling program, asked the town

of Waynesburg to stop their recycling program.

“Everybody was upset with [the town] when the program ended, but the truth is, we were asked to stop because of the amount of garbage being dropped off,” said borough manager, Bruce Wermlinger.

“Forty percent of what was being brought in was trash.”

The EcoStewards, who have also implemented a recycling program on the University’s campus, hope that by

“We wanted to find a way to work together with the community to solve a common problem.”

Dorothy Rurak President, EcoStewards Club

reinstating the community program more residents will be inclined to recycle. Members of the club will supervise the site to ensure that no non-recyclables are left.

“Our club saw the

recycling program struggling within Waynesburg University’s campus community as well as the Waynesburg Borough Community. We wanted to find a way to work together with the

And they’re off

community to solve a common problem,” said President of the EcoStewards Club, Dorothy Rurak. “Our hope is to build a positive relationship with the community through recycling.”

Greene ARC, a private, nonprofit agency that provides vocational, residential, day support and advocacy services, is providing the recycling trailers to the Club as well as working to inform community members about the

Staff Writer

Annual duck race benefits Relay for Life Editorial Assistant Imagine all the people who run a 5K that hope to find a cure for cancer. Now replace those people with ducks, and you are at the fourth Annual Duck Race hosted by Southwest Regional Medical Center.

Relay for Life awareness and fundraising started on campus and has spread from Waynesburg University to all of Greene County.

On April 17, Southwest Regional Medical Center will be hosting their annual “duck race” at Crawford Field in Waynesburg.

In addition to the duck race, the day will consist of games, food, prizes and an egg hunt.

The race is an annual event with the goal of raising money for Greene County Relay for Life and

the American Cancer Society.

Marcie Kiger, quality/public relations assistant at Southwest Regional Medical Center, said this is a big community event, and it is growing.

“Last year, we brought in about 200 people and sold 500 ducks,” Kiger said. “This year, we have already sold 800 ducks; this event is really growing.”

The duck race will take place from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. and it will cost five dollars to “adopt” a duck.

In addition, it will cost community members who want a T-shirt and a duck for 15 dollars.

All proceeds will benefit Southwest Regional Medical Center’s Relay for Life team.

Joy Eggleston, senior public affairs officer, created the event four years ago

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revived program.

“I feel that education is a continuing process.

Many [people] are on different levels when it comes to recycling education,” said Rurak.

“The idea is to spread the word and knowledge of the benefits of recycling.”

By educating community members and supervising the drop-off site, it is the hope of the EcoStewards and the borough that this pro-

and is excited about the growth of her event.

“We receive very diverse support from family, friends and businesses in the community,” said Eggleston. “It is really encouraging.”

The duck that receives first place will receive $100, second place will be awarded $50 and third place will win $25.

The hospital is also selling and raffling baskets donated by various departments of the hospital.

They also hosted a hoagie sale in collaboration with South Side Deli, where they received a portion of every purchase towards Relay for Life.

For more information on how to donate to the Southwest Regional Medical Center Relay for Life team contact Joy Eggleston at joy.eggleston@swrmc.com.

Graphic by Cori Schipani

Nearly 18 percent of Pennsylvania schools failed to meet the standards set under No Child Left Behind last year.

The number is only expected to rise because for the first time since 2008, the standards will increase.

Dr. Richard Leipold, chair of the department of mathematics, does not believe the Pennsylvania System of Student Assessment test should hold the power to deem a school as failing.

“There are many factors that influence their scores on these tests,” said Leipold.

“To have your whole budget riding on these scores makes tests the most important part of students’ education, and they may not be that important.”

According to Leipold, schools complain that it may take more money to acquire the needed resources to improve test scores.

“If they don’t improve

then there is a chance they will get some funding cut,” Leipold said.

“So, the schools are under a big crunch.”

Although “failing” schools may see some funding cuts, Leipold believes the education can still progress.

“Basic skills like math and English can be taught very affordably,” said Leipold. “You can basically teach those with a piece of chalk and a chalkboard.”

The No Child Left Behind Act decrees that 100 percent of students will be scoring at or above grade level in math and reading by 2014.

“This goal won’t be met,” said Leipold.

“If a level of learning is established, then I think there will always be students who are above and below that.”

Leipold compared the goal of the No Child Left Behind Act to standards in higher education.

He said that colleges See NCLB on B4

Biker group to raise funds for charities

By Natalie Bruzda Social Media Manager Members of the Greene County chapter of the Alliance of Bikers Aimed Toward Education will once again put their passion for riding motorcycles to good use.

The group will soon begin its season of benefit bike runs to raise money for local charity organizations.

Beginning on April 30, the local ABATE chapter will participate in the

American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life at Waynesburg High School in preparation for the twelfth annual Cancer Run to take place the following weekend. The group will set up a products table and area bikers will escort the torch carriers through town.

On May 7, the Cancer Run will commence at Waynesburg Yamaha on Route 21; it is the group’s first bike run of the year and its largest See BIKERS on B4

Photo by Amanda Rice

A close call The Waynesburg Volunteer Fire Department responded to a report of a minor house fire shortly after 9 a.m.

Wednesday. Residents at 404 N. Richhill St. smelled smoke, prompting the evacuation of the building.

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Editorial

Two steps back Styrofoam in Benedum hurts green efforts After the student body voted in favor, the Aladdin staff and Student Senate collaborated to remove the trays from Benedum Dining hall.

This change took Waynesburg University another step forward in being a more eco-conscious campus and should be acknowledged as such.

The removal of trays means less water, less energy and less detergent: all beneficial to the environment.

However, over the last several weeks, namely Spring Week, there have been several meals served using plastic plates and utensils as well as Styrofoam cups.

We have a budding recycling program on campus and now in the community, yet the “disposable” meals are going straight to a landfill.

Yes, we are saving water and energy by not washing dishes, but Styrofoam is one of the worst products we can choose to use. It will never decompose.

The amount of waste generated by these meals is huge and almost negates the fact that we are now tray-less.

It is counterproductive to be eco-friendly one day, then the next day choose to generate mountains of non-recyclable, not decomposable trash. And how many times do students reuse those cups or plates but rather get new ones with each serving?

It doesn’t make any sense to help our environment one day just to hurt it the next.

If we are trying to become an eco-friendly campus, we need to be consistent and unified in our mission.

Until then, it’s one tray-less step forward, and two steps back.

Stay within lines Drivers should learn to follow parking laws Parking spaces are there for a reason.

During the past few months, people in the parking lots of Thayer and Pollock halls have felt that parking legally is a rule that doesn’t apply to them.

It’s true. Both parking lots have limited parking. But that doesn’t mean that it’s OK to park wherever there’s room.

The whole point of a fire lane is to keep the area near the building clear so that the fire engines can park close enough to extinguish the flames. That roundabout at the end of the Pollock parking lot –the fire lane - is not a free parking space.

Pollock isn’t the only place this unlawful activity is occurring.

Thayer parking lot is notorious for drivers parking illegally. Most of the time, the parking lot is packed, but that’s not an excuse for deciding to park where there isn’t a legal space. The lines may not be clearly visible, but they are still visible, and drivers shouldn’t expect to be able to get away with parking that close to the building.

Not to mention the horrible parking has forced cars to almost run residents over drive onto the sidewalk by the door to Thayer.

There is no point in having these laws if they’re not going to be followed.

All of these laws have been put in place for a reason: to ensure the safety of both drivers and pedestrians. Go back and review the book of Pennsylvania driving laws and regulations.

Seriously.

Awareness not enough, action needed Going barefoot.

In the rain, snow and sleet that is a typical April day, going barefoot doesn’t make much sense.

Especially to raise awareness, which could be done much more effectively by other means.

Shoeless.

That’s the grand solution to getting shoes to people across the world?

Apparently I am not the only one with a little apprehension toward the day because I only saw two people braving the elements and not wearing shoes.

KAITLIN EDWARDS Columnist

The other option is to wear TOMS Shoes instead of going barefoot, but what does that do besides advertise the company?

Now, I am not discouraging TOMS Shoes.

I think it’s a great organization with a great mission. I am even utilizing the company for a project I am working on.

But simply calling awareness to an issue doesn’t help – action

New technology should not distract from worship Forgiveness just got a lot more high tech.

My church has always had a tradition of sharing prayer requests within the congregation.

Sometimes a friend’s second cousin’s nephew’s teacher just needs a little heavenly healing.

Traditionally, people could fill out a little prayer request card that would be given to an

needs to be taken to make a difference.

Students involved in the Bonner Program live this theory out every day.

Where there is a need in Greene County, students working through the Bonner Program don’t simply raise awareness for the issues.

Every day, these volunteers go out into the community and work to bring about change.

Several other students are spending next year in Waynesburg after they graduate in order to make a difference in the community.

RACHEL BROWN Columnist

usher.

The pastor or lay reader would then share the prayer requests during the community prayer time.

Only the last time I went home, everything changed. The prayer request cards were gone.

Instead, the worship leader asked for people to text their prayer requests to a specific number. Those requests would then appear onscreen.

Let me get this straight: In the

By simply raising awareness for an issue, many students cannot relate to the extent of the situation across the world.

Many students also do not have the funds to buy TOMS Shoes or donate to a cause such as this.

Another reason the program doesn’t work – certain rules prevent people from entering buildings without shoes.

For example, the cafeteria will not let people in without shoes on.

This is done for good See AWARENESS on B3

middle of a worship service, my church wants me to pull out my cell phone and text my prayer requests.

Somehow this seems counterproductive.

I’m easily distracted.

Tell me to pull out my cell phone to text a prayer, and I might suddenly start checking my email or Facebook account.

But it gets worse.

The new program gave each person a name by combining a color, an animal and a number.

Of course, this tactic meant ElectricBlueIbis7 was asking people to pray for peace in Libya and See TEXTING on B3

Time to prepare to be a professional May 15, 2011 I will leave Waynesburg as a college graduate. As I reread that sentence, it’s kind of hard to believe.

Over the past three years I have been involved with campus activities, spent time with great friends and gained great work and social experiences. May 15, 2011, all of that will change.

I’ll move on to workrelated activities, meet new people and gain actual work experience.

Is that scary or is it just me? I’m sure it’s not.

VICTORIA KAMICKER Guest Columnist

I know all graduating seniors are in the same position nationwide.

And do you know what we are all doing? Competing against each other.

I’m competing with public relations majors from Waynesburg, Penn State, Point Park and every other school in the region to get a job.

Education majors,

criminal justice majors and every other major are doing the same.

So how are we supposed to stand out?

Based on my own personal job search, I’ll tell you (note: this is good for anyone looking into internships, too).

Your resume is the first place to start.

Always make sure your resume is up-to-date and current to your skills and abilities.

Keep it on your desktop, so then as you complete projects and bullet points you can add them

with ease.

And please, do yourself a favor: proofread.

Have more than one person look at it too.

This will increase your chances at not having your resume thrown out because of a minor spelling error (trust me, my mom works in a Human Resources and I hear about it a lot).

And before you even think about sending out your resume, clean up your social media sites.

Are you on Facebook?

See CLEAN on B3

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Op-Ed

Awareness not enough Continued from B2

Support in Libya should be reassessed On Independence Day in 1821, then-Secretary of State John Quincy Adams delivered an address on foreign policy to Congress. The question that preoccupied them all at that moment was how to respond to the wave of revolutionary independence movements sweeping Spain’s vast colonial empire in the Western Hemisphere.

Adams, who in some sense could be called the father of American nationalism, also was an unwavering exponent of American exceptionalism.

Yet this was the heart of his counsel that day: “Wherever the standard of freedom and independence has been or shall be unfurled, there will (America’s) heart, her benedictions and her prayers be.

“But she goes not abroad, in search of monsters to destroy. “She is the well-wisher to the freedom and independence of all. “She is the champion and vindicator only of her own.”

Adams’ self-consciously Ciceronian sentences are one of the glories of American political rhetoric, but he also was among the republic’s first great diplomats, and the substance of his admonition remains resonant, particularly when applied to our murkily lurching enmeshment in the revolutionary uprising against Libya’s

Moammar Gadhafi.

The White House and State Department repeatedly have asserted that U.S. military intervention is required to stave off the “humanitarian crisis” that would be created if Gadhafi massacred those fighting to overthrow his regime.

Commentators supporting the Obama administration have echoed the phrase.

Policy analyst William Galston, writing in the New Republic, called the Libyan situation a “humanitarian disaster.” The New York Times’ Nicholas D. Kristof argued that we ought “not forget that a humanitarian catastrophe has been averted for now.”

If they were to occur, those massacres would be a tragic consequence of the Libyans’ attempt to topple a half-mad but cunning tyrant and thief who has isolated, repressed and systematically stolen from his people for decades. Even so, it would not be a humanitarian disaster in any sense that renders the term usefully intelligible.

We can all agree that a humanitarian crisis is one in which large numbers of people are left in perilous want by events or forces they cannot escape: an earthquake or tsunami, for example, or a famine.

One also arises when people are attacked

merely for being who they are: The Holocaust is a paradigmatic humanitarian crisis of this sort.

There was nothing Jews could do to escape persecution; they could not conform themselves to the Nazis’ political tyranny nor save themselves by conversion.

They were murdered simply for being Jews.

Similarly, the Armenians or, more recently, the Tutsis in Rwanda or the Balkan Muslims were killed just for being who they were.

Clearly, civilized nations have an affirmative duty to intervene in such situations to protect the helpless. Does that obligation really extend to a case like Libya’s?

What has occurred there over the last few weeks is a political revolution, which now appears to be settling into a civil war.

Those can be bitter and bloody affairs, fraught with atrocity and tragedy on every side.

The revolutionaries, who voluntarily took up arms, may be brave and inspiring. (Actually, we have only dim notions of who these insurgents are.)

But are they in any sense victims in the way European Jewry or the Tutsis or the Armenians were _ and, if we are going to extend the affirmative duty to intervene to situations like Libya, where will it end? Let’s

say, for the sake of argument, that the violent repression in Syria continues to escalate.

How many people would the Assad family lackeys have to shoot down in the streets before we’re obliged to protect people there?

The Saudi royals are not as floridly loony as Gadhafi, but they’re nearly as repressive and every bit as kleptocratic.

If political unrest spreads there and the House of Saud begins shooting demonstrators in the streets of Jidda, as it already has in neighboring Bahrain, are we prepared to enforce a no-fly zone over the world’s largest oil producer?

The fact that examples so similar to Libya’s suggest obvious exceptions to the duty to protect ought to suggest that the humanitarian crisis category is being expanded beyond reason.

In cases of natural catastrophe (the Japan quake) or monstrous human conduct (the Holocaust or Rwanda) no exception can be imagined, and when we fail to act, our shame admits no rationalization.

That’s not to say that the Libyan revolutionaries don’t deserve support. But that case needs to be made on its own merits, which it has not been.

This editorial orginally appeared in the Los Angeles Times.

Texting for prayer

M a n g o Ta n g o H i p popotamus3?

The names are ridiculous.

And instead of reading the prayer requests, the pastor just motions to the screen, encouraging people to read the evercircling requests.

However, the only time to read the requests is during the sermon.

Counterproductive much?

Just because the technology exists doesn’t mean churches need to adopt it. Yet this switch to technology-centered religion is happening everywhere.

In early February, Little i Apps released a much touted confession app for Roman Catholics. The application, aptly named Confession: A Roman

Catholic App, is the first to receive a blessing from a bishop in the Roman Catholic Church.

Users can log in to the app and, based on their profile, will be prompted with yes or no questions.

The app will then prompt the user to begin confession by providing text onscreen.

However, the makers of the app are quick to point out that the app is not intended to be a substitute for a “valid confession.”People still need to seek out a priest to do so.

Instead, they want the app to serve as a tool to make the process seem more accessible.

“Our desire is to invite Catholics to engage in their faith

through digital technology,” said Patrick Leinen, who developed the app, according to CNN. I think that’s the key.

Technology can be integrated with religion.

Chapel services at the university use PowerPoint presentations to structure the service.

My church uses a similar program for the same purpose.

However, in those cases the technology helps the service. And most importantly, the technology enhances the worship experience without being distracting. Once technology becomes distracting, the service focuses on the bells and whistles instead of God. And churches aren’t made to worship technology.

Continued from B2 IndigoPenguin12 wanted prayers for an aunt recently diagnosed with cancer.

Seriously? Instead of praying for these people, I just want to laugh. I spent most of my time during the service, staring at the screen. I wanted to see what other bizarre combinations this computer program would create.

Would BurntSiennaBlobfish19 ask the congregation to pray for wisdom in his job search?

How about JazzberryJamAlpaca72?

reason though!

The sanitary conditions would definitely prevent it, not to mention it would gross everyone else out.

When children in other countries walk around without shoes on all day they are at risk for getting diseases, parasites and injuries to their feet.

And this is all in countries where the majority of the land is rural – not in places like Waynesburg.

Waynesburg is a fairly clean town, but going barefoot is not a good idea here either.

You are still at risk for many of these same concerns.

Is that really worth it to raise awareness that most students will forget about by tomorrow?

Today is April 5. And it rained, snowed and sleeted at some point during the day. Most people seemed to give up and put their shoes on.

And even if at some point they were barefoot, chances are at some point, they put their shoes on.

Students gave presentations (with their shoes on), went to interviews for jobs and internships (with their shoes on) and

Clean up social media Continued from B2 Delete any inappropriate pictures.

Do you have a Twitter? Make sure your posts aren’t derogatory.

I shouldn’t have to say this, but I still see a few of my Facebook friends who have questionable pictures online.

Trust me, there is now software that employers can use to find them.

They can Facebook creep on you just as bad as you Facebook creep on people from high school.

Next up is your cover letter.

Do not send in the same cover letter to each company you apply to and just change the contact information.

That’s a horrible idea.

I’ve heard horror stories about applicants who have sent a cover letter to the wrong company.

You need to tailor each cover letter to the job you want, so if you’re

ate in the cafeteria (with their shoes on).

I live in an underclassmen dorm.

My dorm is well maintained and kept clean by the maintenance staff.

But there is no way I would set foot in a bathroom or shower that I shared with at least 45 other girls without shoes on.

To be 100 percent realistic and suffer along with the shoeless children across the world, you would never have the option to dress up for an interview or presentation or eat in the cafeteria.

Many of these same children also don’t have the opportunity to go to school or watch television or shower with hot water.

What are you willing to give up?

Later in the day, beginning at 5 p.m., students were given the opportunity to go into Johnson Commons. This wasn’t perfect, but it came closer to taking action to help the children in need.

I applaud the concern and the effort students are going through to make a difference in our world.

I just don’t think this was done very well.

Take action. Make something happen.

Don’t just raise awareness. Make a change.

applying to 10 different jobs you should have 10 different cover letters.

Look at the job descriptions and connect work that you’ve done to the qualifications each company is looking for in a candidate.

To stand out you have to sell yourself.

Tell the hiring manger what you can do for the company and not what the company can do for you.

Once you get called in for an interview, don’t forget to prepare.

I’m paraphrasing one of my favorite professors when I say “if you fail to prepare, prepare to fail.”

If you’re not ready with answers or don’t have any idea of how to convey your talents to a hiring manager you’re going to have some obvious problems.

That’s all that I can leave you with because that’s as far as I’ve gotten.

Remember that it’s a learning process.

I have a few potential interviews lined up, but honestly? I’m still learning myself.

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Region

Work begins on traffic light project

By Kyle Edwards Region Editor Citizens of Waynesburg will see even more construction over the next few months as PennDOT replaces the traffic signals throughout the borough and surrounding area.

“There are ten sets of traffic lights in the borough that are outdated and need to be replaced, as well as three sets on

Routes 19 and 21 out in Franklin Township,” said Waynesburg Borough Manager Bruce Wermlinger. This project has been an ongoing endeavor by the state, Wermlinger said.

“It [the project] started locally on March 21,” he said. “But it’s been an ongoing thing with the state for ten years now.”

Wermlinger said that, this project may complicate traffic further in the

borough.

“It caused complications with traffic, but we compensated for that the best we could and it worked out in the end,” he said. “Improvements, I’ve always thought, are good.”

Wermlinger said the lights will be new and improved.

“The lights are being converted into LED lights. These lights last longer than the current

ones, which are about 30 to 40 years old,” said Wermlinger. “They’re bigger, they’re brighter, they’re less expensive on energy and they have all of the updates for traffic lights. There have been a lot of advances in the technology lately, so the lights will be up to date.”

According to Wermlinger, PennDOT work crews have several months to complete the project.

Photos by Gregory Reinhart

Solidarity Members of the United Mine Workers of America gathered at the Greene County fairgrounds for a solidarity rally on Friday.

During the rally, prominent leaders of the organization spoke about the fight for workers rights and better working conditions. Thousands of members of the organization came together from across the country to show their support for the cause. Following a one and a half mile march down Route 21, participants were able to purchase hats, T-shirts, coats and other paraphernalia from the various vendors who set up their stall underneath the grandstands.

Bikers raise money Continued from B1 event.

“It’s our biggest fundraiser, drawing people from Ohio, West Virginia and all ABATE groups from southwestern Pennsylvania,” Chapter President Debbie Schaffer said. “We enjoy riding on motorcycles but while doing this, we also get to help those less fortunate than we are.”

Bikers can pay a $20 registration fee, which includes a special Cancer Run T-shirt. All proceeds will benefit the American Cancer Society.

Schaffer has a $2,500 target this year.

She also has a goal in mind for the entire year of benefit bike runs.

According to Schaffer, between $8,000 and $9,000 was raised last year, about $3,000 more than 2009’s total.

“I hope to raise at least as much as we raised last year,” she said. “The more we make, the more it helps the charities. It is also important because the money stays in this area.”

Members also raised enough money to grant two wishes to Greene County children through the Make-A-Wish Foundation. In addition to the American Cancer Society and the Make-A-Wish Foundation, the group also helps organizations like the Greene County Humane Society, Greene ARC and the Special Olympics.

“We focus on lifethreatening illnesses,

WU offers recycling Continued from B1

NCLB aims too high Continued from B1 do not require 100 percent of students to maintain a C average in every class.

In the same way, Leipold believes that high schools cannot

expect every student to pass every class. He added that if all students pass, then schools should raise the standards even higher to make it more challenging.

Dr. Richard Waddel, professor of political science, agrees that the goal set by No Child Left Behind will not be

met.

“I think our goal should be that we’re the best educated nation in the world, and we’re not.”

Waddel believes schools should emphasize the basics more, and students should be taking a math and writing class every semester.

No matter what means schools use to improve, Waddel believes that pressure should continually be applied.

“There should be something that keeps educators up at night wondering what they’re doing wrong if they’re not making progress,” said Waddel.

gram will be effective.

“When the borough was in charge, the recycling site wasn’t manned and it became more of burden for them,” said Senior Vice-President for Finance and Administration, Roy Barnhart.

“But now [the University] is able to provide a place that is accessible for folks to come drop off recyclables and we encourage them to do so.”

kids or animals,” Schaffer said.

“I love working with the Humane Society because animals are one of my passions.”

Because of the group’s success, Schaffer and member Denny Walk were awarded for their efforts.

“ABATE of Pennsylvania presented me with a Leadership Award that is granted to someone who demonstrates outstanding leadership abilities when confronted with formidable challenges,” Schaffer said. “I accepted this award for the members because they are a group of dedicated individuals.”

Schaffer faced the challenge of dwindling membership numbers, but through her efforts, the numbers are back up to 106.

Walk, who is in charge of the organization’s newsletter that goes into the state, was granted the Golden Quill award for his distinct flair of writing.

“I would rather have five good members that are willing to help and pull their share than have 90 members that don’t do anything,” Schaffer said. “But I have a good group. They’re just a great bunch of people, they really are.”

Schaffer believes that the ABATE has overcome the negative connotation that comes with riding motorcycles.

“At one point in time, motorcycles had a bad reputation,” she said.

“I think the community now sees that we just love helping people.

The community is one big family.”

According to Wermlinger, the borough only has three employees working in the street department and the added workload of having to haul the recycling trailer and extra truck loads was not practical.

“We appreciate the University putting recycling back out there,” he said.

“If we had more options, we’d do it, but the bottom line is that we appreciate that they are.”

Plans are being made to continue the program this summer.

Men’s tennis shut out in shortened match.

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Unlikely Jackets take one from 19th-ranked Saints ending to Pust’s mad dash home produces March dramatic win Madness

By Jon Ledyard

Assignments Editor

Dave Floyd Sports Editor

Could anybody have predicted this? A conference’s ninth-place team winning it all, Butler’s return trip to the title game, a Final Four rid of a No. 1 or 2 seed and VCU? VCU! Well, two people did pick all four national semifinalists correctly.

Two out of more than 5.9 million in ESPN.com’s Tournament Challenge.

So much for all those so-called experts out there.

This year’s NCAA tournament certainly proved its unpredictability and gave further evidence to why the nickname March Madness is so widely accepted.

Here’s a few thoughts on which to chew as college basketball’s offseason begins to set in: -Is UConn’s national championship finally some validation for the Big East Conference?

With Waynesburg University nestled in the heart of Big East basketball country, talk was prevalent the first weekend about how the league’s poor performance helped prove that 11 tournament teams from the Big East were too many.

I never bought into – or even quite understood – that theory.

Did the conference drop the ball that first weekend of the NCAA tournament? They sure did.

But did that diminish the league’s overall depth or play to the notion that 11 teams were too many?

Absolutely not.

Let’s first look at the Big East teams seeded No. 1, 2 or 3 who lost that first weekend: Pitt, Notre Dame and Syracuse.

Pitt and Notre Dame are chronic underachievers in the NCAA tournament to begin with. That’s a style of play issue and doesn’t reflect on the strength of the rest of the conference nationally.

Yes, the two teams’ losses were still extremely disappointing. However, Pitt lost to Butler (the now two-time national runnerup, mind you) on a wild finish that will never be emulated. And Notre Dame … OK, you have me there.

Syracuse fell at the hands of another Big East team, Marquette – the last

As soon as Noah Pust broke for home, alarm bells went off in his head.

“The only thing going through my mind was that I never should have ran,” said the junior catcher. “I was hoping for a high throw or something because I knew immediately I should have stayed at third, but I was committed.”

Pust’s gamble worked,

as his headlong dive for home plate off with no outs in the bottom of the eighth inning gave the Waynesburg baseball team a walk-off 6-5 victory over nationally ranked Thomas More in the second game of last Friday’s snowy doubleheader.

The dramatic comeback victory for the Jackets in extra innings brightened an otherwise brutal weekend, as they dropped the first contest 17-7 and the third 16-3 on Saturday.

“We’ve been in every game all year,” said head coach Mike Humiston.

“Our guys realized we could do this, and guys

started coming out of their hitting slumps and playing really well.”

With the Jackets trailing 5-2 in the bottom of the sixth after Thomas More had registered three runs in the top of the inning, Waynesburg rallied. Junior first baseman Brendan Scioscia blasted a single to right center field to plate Pust and senior shortstop Anthony DeFilippo. Then, with the Jackets down only one and two away, junior third baseman Tim Chilcote’s single to the same spot brought Scioscia home to tie the game.

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Photo by Gregory Reinhart

Freshman Zach Kreke delivers a pitch in Saturday’s single game against nationally ranked Thomas More.

Jacket women finish fourth at W&J Men’s team places eighth in Saturday’s invitational

By Nathan Regotti Staff Writer The Waynesburg men’s and women’s track and field teams were in action this past Saturday when they traveled to the Washington and Jefferson Invitational.

The Yellow Jacket women enjoyed a successful day, placing fourth at the event out of 17 teams.

It was the best finish of any President Athletic Conference school that competed.

Senior two-time AllAmerican Elisha Jones brought home her second individual title in just the second meet of the outdoor season. Jones, the javelin stand out, out threw the second-place finisher by 1.5 meters with a toss that traveled 36.76 meters (120’ 7”).

Her basketball teammate, freshman Megan Sowers, added a thirdplace performance. Sowers heaved the javelin 33.28 meters (113’ 6”).

The best throw of her career is 127 feet. Sowers Will soon have to accept a larger role, as Jones pre-

By Aaron Thompson Assistant Sports Editor

After getting off to a 75 record in the non-conference part of its schedule, the Waynesburg softball team is battling a different opponent as of late – Mother Nature.

The Yellow Jackets have had numerous douSee UNLIKELY on C2 bleheaders cancelled or so

Presto places fifth in debut

By Brandon Reed Editorial Assistant

burgh. Waynesburg beat Carlow 14-5 in game one before dropping game two 10-2 to the Celtics.

“Frustration is the perfect word for it,” head coach Lou Giachetti said of the postponements.

“We have just about three and a half weeks left in our season and all 18 conference games to play.”

The Jackets have been anxiously awaiting the start of Presidents’ Athletic Conference play and getting back on the dia-

Freshman Madison Presto took fifth place Monday with a 93 in the Mary Cleland Eckles Invitational in her first round of competitive golf this season.

“It was only the third time I touched my clubs all year,” said Presto, one of three members on the Waynesburg women’s golf team.

Presto was the only one of those three golfers to take part in the invitational, which was hosted by Westminster. Senior Katie Rihn and freshman Alyssa McQuillan are the other two members.

Presto has been playing golf since her freshman year of high school and said that she got into the sport as a way to practice for softball.

Her coach at Center High School and the golf professional at her local driving range recommended it to her.

“On nights before a softball game, I would go to the driving range,” said Presto. “I found it helped because focusing on a little ball would make the softball look even bigger the next day.”

Presto said that is how she began to like the sport and that is how golf “stuck.”

According to Presto, she likes the separation golf gives her from the rest of the world.

“It helps me get away and just take a breath,”

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Photo by Dave Miller, ADM Photography

Senior Maria Shepas, shown here in the steeplechase last year, placed sixth in the 1,500-meter hurdles and ninth in the 800-meter hurdles Saturday at W&J. pares for graduation.

“It’s tough to beat Elisha because she is more experienced,” Sowers said. “I look up to her more than anything, and hopefully one day I’ll throw farther than her.”

Sowers stated that the conditions weren’t ideal but made no excuses.

“It’s been cold and rainy, and the W&J runway was muddy, causing everyone to slip, but I want to throw my best.”

Freshman Rebecca Rapp placed third in the discus event with a toss of 33.19 meters (108’ 11”).

Junior Carly Schubert recorded a fourth-place finish in the shot-put with a throw that measured 10.92 meters (35’ 10”).

The Jackets were not done yet in the field events. Junior Krystal Baker got back to action for the first time this season when her and Bre Paul placed third and fourth respectively in the pole vault competition with jumps of 2.8 meters. Baker also grabbed sixth place in the high jump, clearing the bar at 1.46 meters (4’ 9.5”).

In the track events, sen-

ior Mikey Macosko placed seventh in the 100meter hurdles after making the finals and finishing with a time of 16.66 seconds. Macosko also completed the 400-meter hurdles in 1:11.08 which was good enough for fifth place.

Senior Maria Shepas saw her first action outdoors this season. She posted a sixth-place finish in 1,500-meter hurdles with a time of 5:03.25.

Shepas also added a teambest ninth-place in the See JONES on C2

Softball team still waiting on weather Rain, snow, cold cause four recent postponements

WOMEN’S GOLF

“Frustration is the perfect word for it. We have just about three and a half weeks left in our season and all 18 conference games to play.”

Lou Giachetti Head softball coach

far this season. Waynesburg has not seen game action since Saturday,

March 26 when they split a doubleheader with Carlow University in Pitts-

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S - 8, J -0 Bonnet balances F Men’s tennis shut out by rare margin books, basketball, Driving snow forces official to discus and more end match early ROSTBURG

Sophomore serves in multiple roles on WU’s campus

By Emilee Wagner Staff Writer If you walked around the campus of Waynesburg University, you would notice the wide variety of students that attend Waynesburg.

All of these young men and women are full of potential, as you may see them walk into the library to study, a building to meet with a professor or possibly to the fitness center to work out.

What you may not notice are the particular people that go the extra mile, who put all their focus and determination on not just one thing, but maybe even three or four.

Kurt Bonnet, a sophomore from Eighty Four, Pa., is a great example of that person. Bonnet is a 2009 graduate of Canon McMillan High School,

Unlikely end to tourney Continued from C1 team from the conference to get in as a No. 11 seed.

If that doesn’t prove the depth of the conference and validate the 11 teams in the field, I don’t know what does.

Now let’s look at the conference widely considered to be the second best league in America all year long – the Big Ten. Purdue, the second team out of the Big Ten, lost in the same round as Notre Dame, its equivalent in the Big East. Ohio State, the first team out of

Jones wins second title Continued from C1 800-meter hurdles with the time of 2:30.65.

Another Waynesburg distance runner, sophomore Megan Donovan, placed fifth in the 3,000meter steeplechase after completing the race in 12:50.58.

The Waynesburg men’s team placed eighth out of 19 teams. The Jackets were led by sophomore Kurt Bonnet in the field events. Bonnet, who already qualified for the ECAC championships at the conclusion of the season, placed second out of 41 other throwers in the discus competition. Bonnet’s toss measured 44.46 meters (145’ 10”), which placed him first among all Division III contenders.

The Jacket men also received a strong perform-

located just north on Interstate 79 in Canonsburg, Pa. While in high school, Bonnet Bonnet played three sports for all four years he spent there.

He played three years on the varsity team for all of his sports: golf, basketball and track and field.

Bonnet found much success throughout his career, not only in athletics, but in academics as well.

A high honor roll student while in high school, Bonnet also earned himself a spot on the National Honor Society. Along with those great achievements, he was also a Canon McMillan mentor and an AP student.

Now already in his second year of college, Bonnet is continuing to find much success in the classroom. Bonnet majors in

TATE

By Dave Floyd Sports Editor

After dealing with a slew of weather-related schedule changes, the Waynesburg men’s tennis team finally returned to action Tuesday afternoon.

Unfortunately for the Yellow Jackets, Mother Nature reared its ugly head again late in the match, as driving snow forced the official to stop the only singles match yet to be completed.

Frostburg State, however, had already clinched the victory by winning the first eight matches and captured the win by the rare final score of 8-0.

“Frostburg came in [having] lost some matches but all to ranked teams, so I knew they were going to be strong,” head coach Ron Christman said. “In reality, considering the conditions and where we’ve been, [the] guys played pretty well.”

For the third time in six matches this season, the See BONNET on C4 Jackets fell behind 3-0

the Big Ten, bowed out just one round later than Pitt, the Big East’s top team.

And Penn State, the team who got hot in the Big Ten tournament, lost in the first round of the NCAAs. Remember what the squad who got hot in the Big East tournament did?

Bottom line, yes, many of the top teams in the Big East disappointed, but that holds no weight in determining overall depth and number of tournament-caliber teams in the conference.

-Because Monday is the day work on The Yellow Jacket’s Sports section commences, I was forced

ance in the field events from freshman javelin thrower Ben Nichols.

Nichols placed fourth in the event with a throw of 46.45 meters (152’ 4”).

In the track events, freshman Justin Angotti had a strong performance, placing sixth in the 800meter run with a time of 1:59.96.

Junior sprinter Jordan Wrask also placed well.

Wrask tied for ninth after finishing the 100-meter dash in just 11.53 seconds.

Both teams will return to action Saturday, but in split squad competition.

The teams will break apart; half will head to Slippery Rock University, and the rest will travel to Ohio Wesleyan for the Mary Frye Invitational.

After Saturday, the Jackets will have just two other events to prepare for April 30’s PAC Championships to be held at Bethany, including the PAC Quad Meet at Bethany April 20.

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to watch the national championship game online, minimizing the window when I needed to focus on the task in front of me.

Good news is, I got a lot of work done. Bad news is, that was because the score only changed about every 20 minutes, so there was no reason to keep checking.

As someone who enjoys a defensive brand of basketball, low-scoring games don’t bother me.

However, it wasn’t just defense preventing baskets. Both teams finished below 35 percent from the field, and Butler was particularly dreadful, shooting an all-time title game low 18.8 percent.

Photo by Andrew Buda

Sophomore Jon Anderson hits a backhand in Tuesday’s match against Frostburg State. early, dropping all three doubles matches.

Waynesburg’s first and second doubles teams both managed to win three games in their matches. The numberone tandem of junior Peter Mally and senior Emile Khoury lost to Mike Stevenson and Aaron Littlejohn, 8-3. The sophomore duo of Jason

Logan and Jon Anderson dropped their match against Ramon Gutierrez and Matt Mansfield at number-two by the same score.

“If you can win three or four games in a doubles match, there’s no reason that on a given day you can’t win that match,” Christman said. “When you look at a score that’s

I’m not going to pretend I’ve been around long enough to say this is the worst title game in history, but in my 21-plus years, I can’t think of any that’d beat it out.

able to do. Butler’s head coach Brad Stevens gambled by switching to a high-pressure half-court trap, and it backfired, as the Huskies were able to find enough offense to outdo the Bulldogs’ woeful shooting effort.

Three national titles since ’99 put Calhoun in the category of some alltime greats.

-I gave him props in my last article, so I’m not going to delve into it much again, but it’s hard to avoid pointing out the Hall-of-Fame-caliber coach Jim Calhoun has become on the court (all suspensions aside).

His second-half adjustments again proved critical in Monday’s championship game. Calhoun went away from high ball screens on offense and really minimized what Butler’s stout defense was

-Lastly, I want to leave you with an interesting thought.

Did college basketball truly crown 2010-11’s best team Monday night?

I’d venture to say it may not have.

As an avid supporter of a playoff system in college football and someone who

8-3, there were one or two points that could have changed the whole match.”

At third doubles, Frostburg State’s Eddie McMurtrie and Tyler Forster blanked freshman Nate Huffman and sophomore Joe Kromer, 8-0.

In singles play, each Jacket fell in straight sets, with the exception of Anderson. Of those five straight-set defeats, Huffman kept his match the closest, losing 6-3, 6-2 at number-five to McMurtrie. “[Huffman] played all out from the first point on,” Christman said. “He was one of the ones, even though he lost, [who] showed some signs that things are going to be looking good for him.”

Anderson fell behind in his match against Mansfield at number-four after losing the first set 6-2.

However, the sophomore bounced back with a 6-2 win of his own in the second.

Mired in a tight match, the two went into a tiebreak in the final set.

With just moments remaining in the match, a See MEN’S on C4

certainly enjoys the current format in college basketball, don’t get me wrong – I am not proposing a change here. I am simply saying that if you’re looking for a way to crown the nation’s top team for an entire season, at least college football is getting one of the top three or four.

It’s hard for me to say that UConn, Kentucky, Butler and VCU were 2010-11’s best four teams.

But therein lies the beauty of it all. You better perform in March, or the country’s top prize will certainly escape from your grasps (ahem, Pitt).

Just something on which to chew until November.

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Presto, Goeggelman named Athletes of the Week

By Jon Ledyard Assignments Editor The women’s golf team had only one representative at the Mary Cleland Eckles Invite, but freshman Madison Presto represented Waynesburg just fine, placing fifth out of 36 golfers. Presto scored an 18-hole total of 93, good enough for third amongst Presidents’ Athletic Conference contenders.

The invite was Presto’s debut with the women’s golf team, which presently boasts just three members.

She is presently attempting to balance two sports at a time, as the freshman is also a catcher and infielder on the softball team.

Presto is the first Waynesburg golfer to ever win

Above photo courtesy of Waynesburg University Sports Info., photo at right by Andrew Buda.

(Above) Freshman Madison Presto placed fifth out of 36 golfers Monday at the Mary Cleland Eckles Invite.

(Right) Junior Corey Goeggelman went 6-for-10 at the plate in the Jackets’ weekend series.

The Yellow Jacket Athlete of the Week award.

Waynesburg infielder

Corey Goeggelman is this week’s Yellow Jacket Male Athlete of the Week

due to his stellar work at the plate in this weekend’s three-game series

Pust’s dash beats TMC

against the Thomas More Saints. The junior went 6for-10 at the plate, knock-

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After a scoreless seventh inning and a great defensive stand by the Jackets in the top of the eighth, the stage was set for Pust’s heroics. The cleanup batter smacked a triple to the right field fence to leadoff the inning and put himself in position for the winning run with Scioscia up at the plate.

The Jacket first baseman chopped a routine grounder to Saints shortstop David Kennett that the sophomore fielded easily. However, Pust had decided to break for home at the crack of the bat, despite there being no outs. The junior catcher didn’t look like he had a chance until Kennett’s throw came in a bit too high for catcher Andrew Clements and Pust was able to slide head first into home with the walk-off victory for Waynesburg.

“I was as surprised as anyone when he broke for home to tell you the truth,” said Humiston.

“He obviously felt he could make it, and I was yelling, ‘No, no no,’ which registered in his mind as, ‘Go, go, go.’ I think their shortstop was as surprised as anyone, which resulted in his high throw to the catcher.”

Pust’s mad dash toward home was easily the highlight of the weekend for the Jackets, as they were blown out in the first game Friday and in Saturday’s nine-inning contest, which was called in the top of the ninth because of rain.

mond but have seen four postponements in the past week. A doubleheader against non-conference opponent Mt. Aloysius on Friday was pushed back.

Then, the Jackets were set to open conference play Saturday at Latrobe against Saint Vincent before that game was pushed back to Monday, only to see that contest get postponed once again.

Rival Washington and Jefferson was set to travel to Waynesburg this past Tuesday, but that game was pushed back as well because of the cold and rainy spring conditions in southwestern Pennsylvania.

Senior pitcher Amanda Baughman said that the postponements affect the team on and off the field.

“It’s really hard when you get your hopes up to play and then you don’t,” Baughman said. “It is tough with school work and managing time [to have the schedule constantly changing].”

Giachetti said that the coaching staff has tried to do their best to keep the team ready to go when they finally return to the field.

“We keep reminding them to stay focused,” Giachetti said. “The problem is we’ve been stuck practicing inside. We’ve tried to keep it light and fun.”

Baughman said that they have been able to get a good bit done in practice.

“We get live batting practice off of Coach,” she said. “The pitching at practice is similar to what we see in games. No one in our conference throws really hard, so it won’t be too difficult of an adjustment.”

Something that should provide a boost for the Jackets as they play their entire conference schedule in just a little more than three weeks is the depth that the Jackets roster brings.

“I think that will help tremendously,” Giachetti

Photo by Gregory Reinhart

Junior Noah Pust is unable to tag out a runner at home against Thomas More Saturday. On Friday, Pust scored the winning run in the Jackets’ game two win.

“Personally, I didn’t even know they were nationally ranked until after we beat them,” said Pust. “We want to have control of our own destiny and not have to rely on Grove City or Bethany to lose a game or try and sneak into the playoffs but instead get an outright bid.”

Sophomore Anthony Longo collected the lone win of the weekend for Waynesburg, pitching his fourth complete game of the season and improving his record to 2-3 on the season. The first and third games were rough for Waynesburg on the mound, as nine pitchers saw action for the Jackets over the course of the two losses, including six on Saturday. Over the trio of games Waynesburg pitchers combined to walk 15 batters.

“A lot of that is a credit to their hitting,” said Humiston. “Did we pitch well? Absolutely not, and every guy who pitched that third game will tell you the same thing. We’ve belabored eliminating walks and giving oppo-

nents easy opportunities like we did this weekend.

“We can’t get behind in the count against a team that hits as well as Thomas More and expect to compete.”

DeFilippo continued his strong senior season by hitting 6-for-11 in the series, while driving in four runs and homering twice.

“DeFilippo is having a great senior season and has just been a great hitter and player for this team,” said Humiston. “He’s not the most vocal guy, but he’s certainly a leader by example and has been great for the younger players.”

Jacket infielder Corey Goeggelman continued a strong return from an early season injury to go 6-for-10 at the plate with an RBI and two runs scored.

“Corey is the best bat handler on our team, so having him back as a switch hitter certainly helps,” said Humiston.

“He gives us versatility at the plate and is a great bunter as well.”

Senior Rob Cool Jr. started off the series in rare form at the leadoff spot, going 2-for-4 at the plate in game one, while plating three runs and hitting his first long ball of the season.

“We’ve been moving guys around and trying

them at different spots, but I think we finally found a good combination with our top five guys at least,” said Humiston.

“We have tried a couple guys at the leadoff position, and I think its been an adjustment for Rob Cool cause he has always been our three guy, and its different for him to be the leadoff guy now.

“But it still comes down to seeing it and hitting it, and he is definitely improving.”

But the weekend belonged to Pust, whose late game heroics gave the Jackets something to be excited about as their 6-14 overall record and 4-4 conference mark have them in fifth place in the eightteam Presidents’ Athletic Conference.

“It was about time a break went our way with the way our season has gone,” said Humiston. “It got the guys excited and gave Noah a little bit of confidence moving forward.”

The Jackets next contest will decide the season series between Waynesburg and conference opponent Westminster after the two teams split a pair of 5-4 decisions back on March 29 in Westminster.

Game three was held in Waynesburg for a 3 p.m. first pitch Wednesday.

Results were not available at press time.

ing in a run and scoring twice. Goeggelman was especially effective in Saturday’s nine-inning contest against Thomas More, going 3-for-4 in his best hitting performance of the season.

The switch hitter showed off his versatility on defense, as well, playing both second and third base, while recording eight putouts and nine assists.

Goeggelman boosted his batting average to .310 and has struck out only once in 29 at-bats.

After snagging one of three games against nationally ranked Thomas More, the Jacket baseball team hosted Westminster in a single nine-inning game Wednesday. Results were unavailable at press time.

said. “We are hoping to get some kids back that had some illnesses and injuries.

“The depth will be part of how we do.”

According to Giachetti the home field is still holding up well despite the conditions.

“We are going to take the tarp off early tomorrow and see,” Giachetti said. “The field is holding up real well. It is saturated especially in the outfield, but we are hoping we can play on Wednesday.”

On the stat sheet, Baughman leads the team in numerous categories for both batting (home runs and RBIs) and pitching (ERA, innings pitched and strikeouts). Junior Samantha Volponi leads the team in batting average (.417), while junior Lauren Minor has the most wins in the circle (3).

The Jackets were set to battle the elements Wednesday as they were scheduled to host rival W&J (6-8, 1-1).

The results were unavailable at press time.

The Jackets have two more PAC doubleheaders to close out this week.

This afternoon they will be travelling to Latrobe to face Saint Vincent (9-3, 0-2) at 3:30 pm.

The Thiel Tomcats (4-13, 0-2) will be the Jackets opponent Saturday in Greenville, Pa. First pitch for that game is set for 1 pm.

The Jackets swept Saint Vincent in the teams’ doubleheader last season; however, Thiel swept Waynesburg in a twinbill in 2010.

Waynesburg is trying to finish in the top four and make the conference tournament for the first time since 2008.

Baughman was a freshman and starter on that team that reached the PAC championship before eventually losing to Bethany College. She talked about what would be keys to returning to the postseason.

“We need to sweep doubleheaders,” she said.

“I’m pretty confident in the team that we have this year to sweep some of those doubleheaders, more than we did the past couple years.”

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Shepas tallies two more goals in lopsided loss

Saint Vincent came out hot, scoring their first two goals in under three minutes of play. The Bearcats continued to stay hot on the offensive and defensive ends through the rest

of the half, going into the break with a 16-0 lead.

Saint Vincent scored the first point of the second half, followed by the first Waynesburg goal of the game by sophomore

Tiffany Stansberry. It was her fourth goal of the season.

Shepas followed suit and scored the Jackets’ final two goals of the game, the first of which came at 20:32 left in the game and the second less than three minutes later.

Junior Erin Burry got the starting spot in the goal, recording six saves and a team-high five ground balls.

With her two goals, Shepas now leads the team with 14 goals in six games and is also shooting 31.1 percent. She had two goals against Hood in the season opener, seven against Medaille, three in Waynesburg’s victory over Wilson and now two more against Saint Vincent.

Shepas and the rest of the Waynesburg Yellow Jackets are back in action Friday when they play host to Division II Tiffin.

The game is set to begin at 6 p.m.

and has multiple generations supporting her in all of her endeavors in athletics.

“My father and grandfather got me into softball and they support me in everything that I do,” said Presto. “My grandpa is my No. 1 fan.”

Presto also said she hopes to participate in all of the three remaining invitationals on the schedule.

The only conflict, according to Presto, could come when the Presidents’ Athletic Conference softball playoffs, for

Presto, as is Rihn, is a member of the Waynesburg softball team.

The women’s golf team’s next event is set for Monday.

Waynesburg will tackle Southpointe Golf Course in the W&J Spring Invitational.

business management and also takes on the challenge of having two minors, finance and marketing.

“I love that I know most people here at Waynesburg University, and I enjoy the small class sizes,” Bonnet said. “I feel that Waynesburg allows me to better myself as a student, an athlete and an overall person.”

Along with his academic duties at Waynesburg, Bonnet is also a Leadership Scholar. This particular title gives him certain responsibilities on campus to be a leader. Also, Bonnet fulfills a mentoring position for 17 freshman students.

Amazingly enough, Bonnet finds time to fulfill his love for sports – but not just one. At Waynesburg, he is a center on the basketball team, and he throws for the track and field team.

In only one completed season as a Yellow Jacket, Bonnet has seen a great deal of success in track and field. He holds the school record in discus, with a throw of 45.27 meters. Also, he was named a second team AllPresidents’ Athletic Conference selection a year ago and is an Eastern College Athletic Conference

Anderson said. “We went into a 10-point tiebreaker.

It was 7-6, and I was serving, and the official decided to call it with maybe two minutes left maximum in the match – three or four points.

“It was nice to come back at least, [though],” Anderson added. “I played pretty well in the second

set and frustrated him; he was getting pretty mad at the weather. I stayed calm and played well with it and got it to the third set.”

With the loss, the Jackets fall to 2-4 overall on the season, while their Presidents’ Athletic Conference mark stands at 11.

Waynesburg jumps

back into PAC play Saturday in their next match when they travel to Crestview Hills, Ky., to take on Thomas More at 10 a.m.

That match starts a stretch of four straight league matches for the Jackets.

The final three matches of that stretch take

place over the span of just four days next week. Waynesburg hosts Saint Vincent and Bethany Monday and Tuesday, respectively.

They then travel to Grove City Thursday.

“I think we’ll be pretty upset if we don’t win all of them, with the exception of Grove City,” Anderson said. “Thomas More

By Steven Hullings Staff Writer Senior midfielder Maria Shepas played a pivotal role yet again for the Waynesburg lacrosse team last Wednesday. The Jackets lost the match to the Saint Vincent Bearcats 23-3 and were outshot 3715, but Shepas showed her vitality to the team by scoring two of the Jackets’ three goals, both coming in the second half.

The matchup was a cold, rainy and snowy one at John F. Wiley Stadium, and the Jackets’ loss now puts them at 1-5, while the Bearcats improved to 1-3.

The Jackets were coming off a 13-8 win over the Wilson Phoenix on March 24.

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Presto comes from a very supportive family

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driving snow began, and the official deemed the courts too slippery on which to play.

“I was pretty upset,”

Bonnet more than athlete

Photo by Dave Miller, ADM Photography

Sophomore Tiffany Stansberry scored her fourth goal of the season this past Thursday against Saint Vincent.

qualifier, being among the top 10 individuals from an astounding 312 schools.

“I have always loved sports, and I find it challenging to focus on my school work while sports keep me busy,” he said. “I have always strived for top grades, so I do not let sports affect them. My time schedule keeps me very structured and dedicated.”

Waynesburg’s men’s basketball coach Mark Christner talked about about Bonnet.

“Kurt has worked very hard on his physical conditioning and his skill level since the end of last season,” Christner said.

“He provides a crucial interior presence for us on both ends of the court.

Kurt is a good student, a good teammate and a great asset to our men’s basketball program.”

This past season Bonnet averaged 5.8 points per game, while appearing off the bench in 24 of the Jackets’ 26 games.

Bonnet just started his 2011 track and field season a few weeks back and has excelled in both meets.

Two weeks ago at the Bill Horne Invitational, Bonnet qualified for the ECAC Championships in the discus by finishing first with a throw of 44.92 meters. Bonnet followed that up with a secondplace finish this past weekend at the Washington & Jefferson Invitational.

shouldn’t be a problem; we should win that one pretty easily. I think we’ll be upset if we don’t win at least seven matches there.

“We’re shooting for first place [in the PAC], but we’d be perfectly happy with a second-place finish, and that starts this week with winning those matches.”

Thursday, April 7, 2011

Band, The choir to final perform concert

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By Kyle Cogar Staff Writer April 9 is the first day of the Department of Fine Arts’ annual spring concert. The concert, titled “Renewal” will feature a hundred people from both the symphonic orchestra and university’s Lamplighter Concert Choir.

The symphonic section is being organized by Ronda DePriest, assistant professor of instrumental music and director of the music program, and the lamplighters section will be organized by Melanie Catana, director of choral music.

“I’m very excited about this show,” DePriest said. “This year’s band is the best symphonic band I’ve seen since I’ve been here.”

The theme of this year’s concert is twentieth century composers, but with a more modern sound. The first half of the show will last approximately more than 40 minutes and will feature composers such as

‘State Fair’ performed from March 30 to April 2, several actors to graduate

By Rob Griffith Staff Writer

The Waynesburg University Players brought “State Fair” to the Goodwin Performing Arts Center stage, March 30 through April 2.

Eddie Powers, associate professor of theatre and director of “State Fair,” described this year’s performances as a triumph of Waynesburg’s performing See CONCERT on D2 arts talent.

“This is a great group of talent on the stage,” Powers said. “When they hit that energetic stride, it’s really paid off.”

“State Fair” tells the story of an Iowan farming family’s three-day trip to the Iowa state fair. The adults in the family go in hopes of winning blue ribbons, while the children are more interested in finding romance.

Waynesburg’s performance of “State Fair”

starred seniors David Call, Melissa Grom, Andrew Oreski, Kirstin Repco, Ryan Bistarkey, Jamie Cardenas and Sable Griedel in lead roles.

Powers said that before Wednesday’s performance, the cast was very eager to bring “State Fair” to life.

“Of course there was excitement and nerves and anxiety,” Powers said.

“It was as if they were a racehorse wanting to get

It’s not easy going green ‘Trash monsters’ invade ecofriendly week

By Carrie Maier

Photo at left by Lisa Jaeger, photo at right by Gregory Reinhart

(Left) The musical “State Fair” was performed in the GPAC from March 30 until April 2.

(Above) Andrew Oreski performs in the musical. our of the gate; they were so ready to do the show.”

“State Fair” brought a number of first-time performers to the GPAC stage.

“We had a lot of untried talent, a lot of

new faces that we weren’t sure how they were going to work out,” Powers said. “They worked out just fine.”

Bringing a full-scale See MUSICAL on D2

Band mixes R&B, rock, pop music; to perform April 14

By Megan Campbell

Staff Writer

more than 13,000 people and have shared the stage with Kelly Clarkson, The University will David Archuleta and Josh host another installment Kelley. of Noon Tunes on ThursChristina Wick, Junior, day, April 14. The band went to see them the last performing time visited camthey perpus before formed I really enjoyed and on camtheir performance. It pus in received nothing but had a nice feel to it Spring good 2010. and their music was reviews.

“I The awesome. really band Truenjoyed Christina Wick their perman, conJunior sisting of forsiblings Ben mance,” and Chad said Truman, has a unique Wick. “It had a nice feel to mixture of pop, R&B and it and their music was rock that gives them a awesome.” one-of-a-kind sound.

Like the Coffee House, Truman has won the Noon Tunes occurs every campus-wide Battle of the month.

Bands two years in a row It started about a year at Brigham Young Univer- ago when the Student sity. The duo is based in Activities Board felt that Utah but performs along the commuter students do the east coast. They are not really benefit from the influenced by Stevie Won- Coffee House unless they der, John Mayer and choose to come back or Maroon 5. They have played for audiences of See TRUMAN on D2

Staff Writer “I was walking through Johnson Commons and she jumped in front of me,” said Freshman Criminal Justice Major Ashley Knowles, motioning excitedly.

“She was wearing plastic bags.”

This plastic bag-wearing surprise, referred to as the “trash monster,” then proceeded to ask Knowles and gathering students how to conserve energy on campus, giving those who answered correctly a candy bar.

The trash monster ecofriendly tips and organic candy are all part of the agenda for the week of April 4 to 8, also known as Environmental Week.

“We’re just using this week trying to educate people on the importance of preserving the environment,” said Pamela Engelmann, a senior environmental science major and member of the EcoStewards Club.

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Photo by Gregory Reinhart

Dorothy Rurak (right) dressed up as the ‘trash monster’ during Environmental Week on April 4 to 8. The EcoStewards hosted several other events throughout the week.

Monday was Recycling Day, used to educate students on the importance of reusing and reducing consumption of raw materials.

Ecostewards Club Dorothy Rurak dressed in the plastic bags in an effort to raise recycling awareness.

“We’re just kind of

setting up little things around campus to educate people and make them aware,” said junior See ECOSTEWARDS on D2

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Concert on April 9, 10 Continued from D1 Alfred Reed, Charles Gounod, John Peterson and John Williams, the composer of such movies as Jaws, the Indiana Jones films, the Star Wars films and Schindler’s List.

The second half of the show will last about 30 minutes and will feature works by Charles Rochester Young, Ralph Williams and Pavel Grigorievich Tschesnokoff.

DePriest put emphasis on the importance of one of his more notable works “Salvation is Cre-

Photo by Gregory Reinhart

Andrew Buda participated in the environmental activities held in Johnson Commons on Monday.

EcoStewards host week Continued from D1 EcoStewards Club member Kelsey Geehrig.

On Tuesday, Engelmann and Geehring caught attention by wishing passing students a “happy water day.”

They were in charge of Tuesday’s Water Day display that consisted of a poster board filled with facts on how to conserve water and an accompanying game.

“People just don’t think about it,” said Engelmann. “Like when you’re throwing away water bottles with water still in them, you’re literally throwing away water.”

The EcoSteward’s Club also partnered with the Student Activities

Truman to perform Continued from D1 are on campus at night.

Pat Bristor, associate dean of students, described Noon Tunes.

“The Student Activi-

ated.”

One notable twentieth century composer absent from the roster was Igor Stravinsky.

When asked why he was not included, DePriest said, “Stravinsky doesn’t have quite the sound we’re going for.”

The Lamplighters section will also feature performances of several prominent songs.

In the first half of the show, the Lamplighters will perform songs by Samuel Barber, Moses Hogan and Mark Schultz, whose piece “Love Has Come” will close out the first half of the show.

The audience will be invited to perform the song with the Lamplighters.

“It’s a song that hopefully a lot of people will know,” she said.

The second half of the show will feature the Lamplighters performing songs by Gustav Holst, Maurice Durufle and Randall Thompson.

Thompson’s song will be a complete a cappella.

When asked about the kinds of pieces being sung, Melanie Catana, director of choral music, said, “All of our pieces are very melodic. These songs are a nice mixture of church and classical music with a more con-

temporary sound to them. Our songs are from the mid ‘50s through the late ‘90s. ” This years spring concert will be held at the Goodwin Performing Arts Center from Apr. 9 to Apr. 10.

The show will run from 7:30 until 9:30 p.m.

The Sunday show was supposed to be held earlier in the day but due to the Honors Convocation being held at 2:30, the Sunday concert was moved to 7:30.

When asked about seating DePriest said,“Seats can be called in and reserved but are on a first come, first serve basis.”

Musical reaches end Continued from D1

Board on Water Day in the giving away of free water bottles.

“We’ve got 300 of these things,” said Pat Bristor, director of student activities, holding a water bottle with the slogan “Be Green & Have Fun” printed on it.

Wednesday’s Energy Day and Thursday’s Chemistry Day featured informational displays and accompanying games as well.

Winners of these trivia games received organic and fair trade candy.

“I don’t even know all of this stuff,” said Englemann, motioning to an informational poster board display. “So when we get to do stuff like this I learn, too.”

On Friday, the cafeteria will serve organic food in honor of Organic Day. Friday will also signal the end of Environmental Week.

musical production to life with a student cast and crew presents a number of challenges. Powers said it all comes down to time.

“The biggest challenge is always time,” Powers said. “We have 32 actors in the show, and out of 32 people there were only about eight that didn’t have unavoidable time conflicts.”

The “State Fair” cast also had to work around the rehearsal schedule of “Glenside,” an original play by Powers.

Time management wasn’t the only challenge Waynesburg’s thespians faced.

“There were a couple of things on this journey that we weren’t used to,” Powers said. “Losing our friend Josh [Malenke] was a struggle.”

Powers said these setbacks brought the cast

ties Board wanted to provide an opportunity for commuter students to still come and enjoy the music,” said Bristor.

“We decided to put the performance in the cafeteria, and we work with the food service to provide something extra, like blizzards or shakes.”

The Students Activities Board chooses who comes and performs at Noon Tunes.

They decide on what they think students want.

Kyle Fisher, Junior, looks forward to seeing this performance.

“I have heard a lot of good things about them

Photo by Gregory Reinhart

From left to right, Melissa Grom, Andrew Oreski, David Call and Kirsten Repco all performed in the musical “State Fair” which ended last Saturday. closer together and left them looking at the story with a bit more fondness.

“We talk a lot about the spiritual side of theatre, the fact that it’s a living, breathing art,” Powers said.

“There has to be some

kind of spirit there.”

Powers said the cast rose to the occasion and put on four great performances, each with subtle differences.

“We may be saying the same words and doing the same dance steps, but

every show is different,” Powers said. “And that is the appeal, the magic of live theatre- each night the audience is giving a different energy, and we’re going to give a different energy and it’s a unique experience.”

and I am excited to see what they are all about,” Fisher said.

Truman’s previous performance brought in extremely positive feedback, and the students asked to bring them back.

Students really enjoyed the style of music.

“My favorite thing about Truman is the type of music. It is just very laid back and it reminds me of some of my favorite bands,” Wick said.

“Their last performance was great. It really got my attention and made me want to look up more of their music. I am really glad I went to see them and can’t wait to do so again.”

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Libya rebel leader offers cease-fire

NEWS IN BRIEF

By David Zucchino Los Angeles Times BENGHAZI, Libya — After refusing for weeks to negotiate with Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, the top representative of the rebel movement here offered a cease-fire if Gadhafi withdraws his forces from besieged Libyan cities and permits peaceful protests.

The offer came from Mustafa Abdul-Jalil, leader of the opposition national council, after meeting with a United Nations envoy to Libya, Abdelilah Al-Khatib.

There was no immediate response from the government in Tripoli, which has been distracted by defections of top regime officials. The government has announced purported cease-fires even while its forces have bombarded two western Libyan cities to put down rebellions and battled rebels in the east.

Jalil, who served as Gadhafi’s justice minister before defecting to the rebels, said the opposition will observe a cease-fire if “the Gadhafi brigades and forces withdraw from inside and outside Libyan cities to give freedom to the Libyan people to choose, and the world will see that they will choose freedom.”

But Jalil reiterated that the opposition’s ultimate goal is to remove Gadhafi from power. “Our aim is to liberate and have sovereignty over all of Libya with its capital in Tripoli,” he said. Jalil indicated that the cease-fire offer was made in response to a U.N. request, which he said “we have to respect.”

The cease-fire offer came as rebels continued Friday to battle government soldiers and militiamen for control of the strategic oil city of Port Brega, 140 miles west of the de facto rebel capital in Benghazi. Rebel forces retreated in chaos from the eastern edge of Port Brega after a sustained rocket barrage by Gadhafi forces.

Al-Khatib, the U.N. envoy, said the world body is seeking a cease-fire to protect civilians and he raised the issue with Gadhafi’s aides during a visit to Tripoli on Thursday. He said Gadhafi must pull his forces out of Libyan cities, according to the Al-Jazeera satellite channel.

Elsewhere in Benghazi, opposition leaders met in closed session for a second day Friday to try to settle a leadership dispute between two former Gadhafi military officers vying to lead rebel forces. Mustafa Gheriani, an opposition spokesman, said the council was determined “to settle this matter.”

Gen. Abdul Fatah Yunis, a former interior minister and ex-commander of the special forces, has been challenged by another former Gadhafi confidante, Khalifa Hefter. Hefter is a former Libyan army officer who broke with Gadhafi more than 20 years ago and moved to the U.S. before returning to Libya about two weeks ago. Zahi Mogherbi, a retired political science professor who advises the opposition national council, said the rivalry between the two officers has undermined the rebel effort and needs to be resolved. “Something has to be done, and I think the council will make a decision soon,” Mogherbi said Friday. “These two have shown they cannot work together.”

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1 Up to 1,000 civilians killed in Ivory Coast

U.S. abandons plan to try 9/11 defendants

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – As forces loyal to Ivory Coast's rival presidents fought pitched battles in the country's biggest city, the Red Cross reported the massacre of up to 1,000 civilians in a western town.

The International Committee of the Red Cross said it remained unclear who was responsible for the killings of an estimated 800 to 1,000 people, but a spokeswoman said the scene in Duekoue was horrific. The Red Cross and the Catholic charity Caritas called for a thorough investigation.

The killings occurred in an area where ethnic and communal tensions over land have been deepened by the recent political crisis, which began in November.

African and world leaders have called on Gbagbo to relinquish power to end the bloodshed.

WASHINGTON – The Obama administration admitted defeat in its effort to prosecute the selfdescribed mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks before a civilian jury in New York City.

A federal judge promptly dismissed a sealed grand jury indictment from 2009 against five men, pending transfer of the case to the military tribunal. The existence of the 10-count federal indictment against the five men was not previously known.

Chief prosecutor in the Pentagon's Office of Military Commissions, said charges would be filed "in the near future" to try the case at Guantanamo.

Mohammed and his co-defendants are among about 170 detainees at the military prison there.

2 Spanish Prime Minister won’t seek third term MADRID, Spain – Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero told a party conference in Madrid Saturday that he won't seek re-election and a third term in 2012.

The announcement came as his Socialist government dealt with an unemployment rate at around 20 percent, among the highest in the euro zone, and a sovereign debt crisis. The 50year-old Zapatero was first elected prime minister in 2004 after Madrid's terrorist train attacks that left 191 dead and 1,800 injured.

The prime minister has cut public wages 5 percent and lowered pensions, among unpopular austerity moves to help reduce Spain's borrowing costs, in contrast to its neighboring country Portugal, where yields have shot up after it failed to get its austerity measures through Parliamen.

The most likely candidates for the Socialist party are Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba and Defense Minister Carme Chacon, who would become Spain's first female prime minister.

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FDA releases new website detailing all recall WASHINGTON – The Food and Drug Administration release a new website that compiles recall notices in a searchable table.

The Web page displays information on recalls since 2009 by date, product brand name, product description, the reason for the recall and the firm doing the recalling.

The redesign was mandated by the food safety law signed by President Barack Obama in January. The law also gives FDA the power to order food recalls on its own authority instead of depending on industry cooperation.

5 Arctic ice coverage tied for lowest on record ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The surface area of sea ice in the Arctic Ocean shrank this winter to one of its lowest levels in decades.

Since the National Snow and Ice Data Center in Boulder, Colo., began tracking sea ice three decades ago, only in 2006 was there as little ice during a Northern Hemisphere winter.

That's nearly 8 percent less than the average of 6.12 million square miles recorded from 1979 to 2000. However, scientists noted, sea ice responds rapidly to winds and temperature this time of year and could expand again.

Japanese nuclear plant continues radioactive spill into ocean

By Julie Makinen and Kenji Hall Los Angeles Times TOKYO — Radioactive water continued to seep into the sea Monday after a failed attempt by the operator of Japan’s crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant to seal the leak using an absorbent polymer, sawdust and shredded paper.

Tokyo Electric Power Co. officials think the leak has been coming from a concrete pit holding power cables near reactor No. 2, and on Monday, Tepco said it would use a dye to try to trace the path of the leak, Kyodo news reported.

Radiation levels in the pit water are an estimated 1,000 millisieverts per hour, a high but not immediately lethal dose.

Engineers also planned to begin injecting nitrogen gas into reactors Nos. 1, 2 and 3 in an attempt to prevent possible explosions from the buildup of hydrogen gas.

Explosions at the three reactors in the first four days after the magnitude

Graphic by MCT Campus

9 earthquake and accompanying tsunami that struck Japan on March 11 badly damaged the reactor buildings and disabled the cooling pumps that provided water to the reactors.

Government officials say it may take months to fully restore the cooling systems. The official death toll from the disaster topped 12,000 on Sunday, as about 25,000 U.S. and Japanese troops finished an intensive threeday effort to recover bodies.

The search located 78 corpses, but more than

15,000 people are still officially listed as missing.

Some 160,000 survivors remain in shelters. Japan’s Red Cross and the Central Community Chest of Japan have collected more than $1 billion but have yet to distribute any cash directly to victims, prompting chief cabinet secretary Yukio Edano to urge Sunday that the process be accelerated.

A Red Cross spokeswoman, Miyoko Kawamura, responded that the payments would likely start within the month of April.

Edano also said Sunday

that the government would have independent experts retest the oil and soil around the Fukushima nuclear plant to reevaluate whether its current evacuation orders should be modified.

Currently, the government has told residents living within 12 miles of the plant to evacuate, and has urged those living within 18 miles to leave or at least stay indoors as much as possible.

The government has come under renewed pressure from groups including Greenpeace to expand its evacuation area, but at

the same time, residents who vacated the 12-mile zone have been seeking permission to return to their homes briefly to gather personal items.

Officials in recent days have not shown signs of moving in either direction, and Edano said Sunday the current order will last “a long time,” though he conceded it was “tough on residents.” The chief cabinet secretary added that the government had checked the thyroid function of 900 children up to age 15 in two villages, Iitate and Kawamata, just outside the 18-mile permimeter and none was found to have been exposed to high radiation levels. High levels of radiation have been detected in the water and on grass in Iitate. Edano said it was the third time that the government had conducted tests on children in areas just outside the 18mile zone. The Red Cross has dispatched more than 200 emergency relief teams to the disaster zone and organized thousands of volunteers to assist victims. Overall, he said,

Japan is still learning how to strike the right balance between order and a more free-form approach in its disaster relief efforts. An overemphasis on organization and top-down decision making, he said, probably prevented more volunteers from going to the disaster zone more quickly and doing some good. “The drive to be organized is very strong in our society ... but people are not good at socially improvising,” he said.

Experts are learning more about the size and force of the massive tsunami. A group of researchers led by Yoshinobu Tsuji of Tokyo University’s Earthquake Research Institute has been studying the tsunami-hit area around Miyako, in Iwate prefecture. They found evidence that the waves could have been as high as 124 feet, according to public broadcaster NHK. That would make them the tallest waves to hit Japan’s northeastern shore since 1896, when the tsunami waves recorded at Ofunato were 125 feet high.