WAYNESBURG FOOTBALL IS NOW 3-0 IN THE PAC LEADING UP TO HOMECOMING THIS SATURDAY. FOR MORE, SEE C1
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October 6, 2011
Vol. 89 No. 4
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Homecoming events to peak on Saturday Alumnae luncheon offers opportunities
By Amanda Wishner Online Content Coordinator
It’s that time of the year again. The weather is getting colder, the leaves are changing color and Homecoming weekend is right around the
corner. Homecoming Week at Waynesburg University is already well under way and will come to an eventful end on Saturday. “The purpose of Homecoming is to get people pumped up for the football game and the
crowning of the king and queen,” said Diana Beam, president of the Student Activities Board and a senior business management major at the University. “Students enjoy this because there are festivities everyday of the week to
keep them entertained and excited.” Monday was originally scheduled to kick off the week of activities with By Kimber Blair Night Terrors, a night of Staff Writer games hosted in Johnson Commons. However, Waynesburg University students had the opportuSee EVENTS on A3 nity to network with Waynesburg graduates at the second annual Alumnae Luncheon. Last Wednesday, Sept. 28, the alumnae met at the Doubletree Hotel in Washington, Pa., where current Waynesburg University students were invited to attend. The event was exclusive to female students. Samantha Scribner and Jamie Rempel, both junior public relations majors, took the opportunity to hone their networking
skills by attending the event. The alumnae present ranged in graduating classes from 1950 to 2007, and Scribner found the ladies’ stories and memories to be useful in helping her see “the larger scope.” “It is easy to dismiss people of a more mature age or generation,” Scribner said. “But they truly have so much more to share than anyone our age can.” Scribner said finding common ground between the alumnae and herself was surprisingly easy, despite the gap in ages and careers. See ALUMNI on A2
The ‘Art of Science’ promotes creativity By Sarah Bell Arts & Life Editor
It’s beginning to look a lot like autumn
Photo by Kaitlin Edwards
Sophomore Kyle Oland and sophomore Matt Jones walk through the Johnson Commons on Wednesday. The Student Activities Board decorated all the lamp posts in the Commons with festive autumn decorations.
Students who want to showcase their artistic abilities and explore science through a creative lens are able to get the best of both worlds through the Art of Science competition. Jerica Helmkamp, American Chemical Society outreach coordinator for the Waynes-
burg University chapter, came up with the idea from another student chapter of ACS that she met while at the American Chemical Society national conference in California last year. “I actually just really liked this idea because I think that science is extremely important, and this was one way See SCIENCES on A3
Nursing faculty and students ‘impacted by the nursing lab’ By Matt Giardina Staff Writer Waynesburg University’s nursing program made a technological advancement which alters the way nursing students are trained. The Department of Nursing added a simulation lab in order to fabricate realistic situations students may face. Stacey Huber, instructor of nursing, is enthusiastic with the results of the simulation lab. “The process was very exciting. Dr. Nancy Mosser [Chair of the Department of Nursing] worked
with a consultant to design the lab to be realistic, user friendly and state of the art,” Huber said. “The goal was for the simulation rooms to not only look like or simulate a hospital room, but have all the equipment, including the bed, oxygen equipment, IV pumps, looks and functions as though it were a real hospital environment.” Most of the staff involved in the nursing program share Huber’s eagerness. “The faculty as a whole has really embraced the art of simulation,” Huber said. “We
are able to really offer a well-rounded nursing education that offers not only classroom instruction and clinical experiences, but also simulation.” The design of the simulations benefits the Department of Nursing. “All nursing students and faculty have been impacted by the nursing lab,” said Huber. “For the faculty, we are able to offer a ‘real world’ environment that the student may see in a clinical setting before they actually step foot into a hospital.” The nursing students See LAB on A3
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The new Sim Lab has changed how nursing majors are taught. It creates realistic situations for nursing students to learn new skills.
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ARTS & LIFE
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During a republican luncheon, protestors were unable to see Gov. Corbett. See Page B1
The second round of Waynesburg Idol featured various Disney tunes during the competition on Friday, Sept. 30.
Women’s soccer wins 10th in a row, making it the longest streak in team history.
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