CELEBRATING 90 YEARS OF STUDENT JOURNALISM: NAMEPLATE CIRCA 1924 JANUARY 29, 2015 | VOL. 92 NO. 11 | THEYELLOWJACKET.ORG
STUDENT PRODUCED SINCE 1924
Provost creates affiliate agreements to increase post-grad opportunities By NICK FARRELL Executive Editor
An initiative led by the university’s provost is paving the way to new opportunities for Waynesburg students after they graduate. In the last 12 months, the university has created affiliation agreements with four local graduate programs: the West Virginia University School of Medicine; the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine; Chatham University’s master of occupational therapy program and Chatham’s doctor of physical therapy program. The goal of these agreements, according to Pro-
vost Dr. Jacquelyn and I are ver y Core, is to impleased with the prove placement opportunities and opportunities direction Dr. Core for Waynesburg has developed in alumni by allowher position,” said ing them to form Lee. “These open relationships with the doors for more the leaders of these opportunities for regional programs. our graduates.” “Your opporStudents who Core tunity to be the participate in these known entity among the programs will receive a menthousands of medical school tor who will guide them as applicants is a definite advan- they complete their undertage,” said Core. graduate studies and move Douglas G. Lee, university on to graduate school. As president, applauded Core’s long as a student enrolled efforts, reiterating the im- in the program maintains a portance of these affiliation specified GPA and receives agreements. “The Board of Trustees See CORE on A4
WAYNESBURG'S SOURCE FOR CAMPUS NEWS TURNS 90 Editor’s Note: As the Yellow Jacket enters its 90th year of publication, we’re going back into our archives to reprint 10 iconic nameplates from our past in advance of the unveiling of a new nameplate in the April 23 Commencement Issue. To start this process, we’re going back to our roots. This week’s nameplate ran on the cover of the first-ever Yellow Jacket in 1924, originally a 36-page magazine published quarterly. Though we celebrate our 90th year as the Yellow Jacket this year, the history of student-produced news publications at Waynesburg dates back to the Crayon in 1891. The paper then became the Collegian in 1901 before it was dubbed the Yellow Jacket in 1924. According to
"The Waynesburg College Story," the school also took on the Yellow Jacket as its mascot that year. The inaugural issue of the Yellow Jacket recapped the entire fall semester, from campus events to notes on alumni to the football team’s 7-2-1 season. Look for a new nameplate in each week’s issue.
Security Walking in a Waynesburg wonderland Recent email scam seeks sensitive info downplays from recipients increase in liquor law violations By NIKA ANSCHUETZ
News Multimedia Editor
By JACOB MEYER Managing Editor
In the Department of Public Safety Information Report in 2011 and 2012, only 11 students each year were cited for committing a liquor law violation. In 2013, that number shot up to 30 violations, almost tripling the number from the previous year. Mike Humiston, director of the Department of Public Safety, believes the increase in liquor law violations is “just coincidental.” That increase, according to Humiston, is something that happens from time to time, and it happens at most institutions. “There’s a different mindset with different freshman classes,” Humiston said. “Sometimes you’ll get a bunch of freshman in here who come from a different background. They want to try everything they can try and try and get away with it. There’s always going to be those groups of kids who want to push the envelope.” Among other things, underage drinking falls into the category of an on-campus liquor law violation because it is against state and federal law to consume alcohol under the age of 21. “Liquor law violations are ones, per the Cleary Act, that involve underage drinking, possession, consumption or purchasing of alcoholic beverages,” Humiston said. “We only list those incidents that would be a violation of a criminal act.” Therefore, if a student in a residence hall is over the age of 21 and is caught with See LIQUOR on A3
Tyler Wolfe, Yellow Jacket
Winter weather at the beginning of the week coated the campus, including the roof of Roberts Chapel, with snow. According to AccuWeather, more snow and cold temperatures are anticipated in Waynesburg through the weekend.
The old adage, “if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is,” rings especially true for Waynesburg students who received various phishing emails. Nicole Zimmel, junior early childhood and special education major, opened her email account to find something rather unusual. An email supposedly sent from Mary Hamilla, assistant director of the Educational Enrichment Program and academic and major decision counselor, appeared in her inbox stating: “We have sent you a payment for amount $49,972.00. Please view attachment for details.” “I knew it couldn’t be true that Mary Hamilla was sending me $49,972,” said Zimmel. “I didn’t think much of it, and I deleted it shortly after I opened the email.” The strange looking emails that have been sent to various faculty, staff and students are
known as phishing emails. “Phishing emails are intentionally trying to gain access to information that you don’t want individuals to have,” said Chief Information Officer Bill Dumire. “They are trying to capture your password, credit cards and social security numbers.” Phishing emails are a type of social engineering. They try to receive information under false pretenses. These emails look official and usually seem like they’ve come from an official organization or website. Phishing emails fall under a broader category known as malware. Malware is software built with the intent to do harm to one’s computer system. Malware also includes viruses, spyware and adware. Dumire advises users to create strong passwords, never click on links that ask for personal information and to be wary of opening email atSee PHISHING on A3
For some, changing majors provides fresh start, less stress By JENNY SCHOUPPE Convergent Editor
Upon entering college, students are faced with huge decisions that could have a major impact on their futures. One of these decisions is picking an academic
major. According to the For some stu- J A C K E T L I F E National C enter dents, choosing An occasional series for Education Staa major was set tistics, 80 percent of long before they arrived at students change their major Waynesburg; for most stu- at least once, and most will dents, however, picking a change majors at least three major takes a few tries to times before they graduate get it right. college.
Juniors Makayla Vidosh and Nicole Zimmel became a part of this statistic during this academic year. Vidosh and Zimmel were both criminal justice majors until the end of their sophomore years and then switched to education for
the start of their junior years. “I really enjoyed the criminal justice department, but after some time I realized I couldn’t actually see myself in the criminal See MAJORS on A3
Smaller group receives state aid following funding cut By JOHN LYDIC
Multimedia Manger
Despite there being fewer funds than originally planned for former Gov. Tom Corbett’s Ready to Succeed Scholarship, 17 Waynesburg students are benefiting from the new finan-
cial aid initiative. Last year, Corbett introduced his Ready to Succeed Scholarship that was intended to increase state assistance to middle income families in Pennsylvania. The 2014-15 academic year is the first year that the scholarship program
will be enacted. When introducing this scholarship opportunity last spring, Corbett pointed toward the advantage provided to students who could use extra money, but were not getting it before. “This program is, I believe, one of the best ways we can
help students with public dollars,” said Corbett. According to Matt Stokan, director of financial aid, 188 schools in Pennsylvania decided to participate in the scholarship; of those, 143 schools had eligible students. Waynesburg was one of the eligible
schools, with 17 students being awarded some amount of aid from the Ready to Succeed Scholarship. According to Stokan, Waynesburg’s 17 students were some of the 3,000 students who were awarded See AID on A3
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The first installment of a three-part series on the Mather Mine recounts one of the worst mine disasters in state history.
Senior Luke Lohr recently joined an elite group of Waynesburg wrestlers after earning his 100th career victory.
A sizeable crowd in the GPAC enjoyed a performance from a cappella group Eh440 Friday.
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