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Thursday, April 7, 2011
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. “Throughout Waynesburg University’s experience with the FCA, there were times that it was good, and there were See CLUB on A2
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.
SPORTS
REGION
ARTS & LIFE
Baseball steals one game from nationally-ranked Thomas More. See Page C1
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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