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Thursday, November 1, 2012

Vol. 90 No. 8

Students prepare for election day, last minute changes

By Carson Fox Staff Writer

Photo by Kayla Hansen

Trick-or-treat Addison, Logan and Anthony Gray went trick-or-treating with their father, Thomas Gray, in Denny Hall last Thursday. They were three of many children that went door-to-door to collect treats in the dorms, and gathered more candy at the various tables that were set up at the annual Harvest Festival in Johnson Commons.

Congressman discusses program for veterans

By Lucas Diethorn News Editor It is election season, but Congressman Tim Murphy was not talking politics this past Friday.

Murphy met with nursing students enrolled in the Clinical Prevention and Population Health course to discuss a government program called Joining Forces.

The program is a comprehensive national initiative to mobilize all sectors of society to give service members and

their families the opportunities and support they have earned.

The American Association of Colleges of Nursing, the American Nurses Association and the White House have partnered to promote the development of nursing curriculum that specifically addresses the needs of the military as part of the Joining Forces Program.

Murphy, presenting as a psychologist, not a political figure, the congressman discussed

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) issues relevant to military veterans.

Melany D. Chrash, assistant Professor of Nursing, is proud of her students for establishing this opportunity.

“As part of our Joining Forces program with the White House, we are attempting to draw attention and awareness to veterans’ issues and to educate our nursing students regarding their very specific health con-

cerns,” Chrash said.

“The Waynesburg University nursing department has ‘joined forces’ to demonstrate leadership and provide educational resources that will improve the quality of care that veterans receive, whether they seek care in the Veterans Assistance system, a community hospital or a clinic,” Chrash said.

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With less than a week until Election Day, registered voters of all ages are making their final preparations.

From students sending in absentee ballots to their home districts, to undecided voters collecting all vital information necessary to making an educated vote, the country is in flux with only a few days remaining before it is time to make final decisions.

The effects of Hurricane Sandy have also had a negative effect on the final days of campaigning for both President Obama and Governor Romney.

According to cbsnews.com, President Obama cancelled an appearance at a rally in Orlando on Monday afternoon to monitor storm response efforts.

Governor Romney cancelled events in Wisconsin, New Hampshire and Virginia and his runningmate Paul Ryan cancelled events in Orlando and Lakeland, Fla. Romney also turned his victory offices in North Carolina, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania and Virginia into collection centers for storm relief supplies.

“Both candidates have been forced to postpone their campaigns out of respect and concern for

the victims of Hurricane Sandy,” Luke Feldner, sophomore forensic accounting and political science major said. “It seems like all will be okay come election day but it could keep some folks from having the ability to vote.

What impact, if any, this will have is unknown.”

Consequently, the past weeks Presidential debates will most likely be the last major events that the public had a chance to see each candidate before Election Day. “Obama will be stopping in all swing states like Ohio and Virginia in order to pick up the last few crucial votes,” said Feldner. “He will have to do this all while managing the Hurricane Sandy situation which will be tough but doable.”

Feldner is hopeful that Obama will pull through and earn some last minute votes necessary to win the election.

After the first Presidential debate that included both candidates discussing domestic issues, it has been a debate season full of animosity between Obama and Romney, exposing the furthering divide between Republicans and Democrats.

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University answers call ‘to serve and assist’ through event

By Eric Bost Editorial Assistant As the saying goes, “It’s not what you get, it’s what you give that matters most.”

Waynesburg University has spent the last five years living by that old adage, as they have tried to give impoverished children around the world a Christmas experience they have never received.

For these children, parties aren’t planned and chestnuts don’t roast over open fires. However, through Operation Christmas Child, students and faculty are personal Santas minus the

going-down-the-chimney and eight-tiny-reindeer.

Through Samaritan’s Purse, Waynesburg University collects shoeboxes full of toys for Operation Christmas Child.

Pat Bristor, director of Student Activities, said that the event was an opportunity for Waynesburg students to join in what God has called us to do.

“God calls us to serve and to assist others and to provide opportunities for other children around the world,” said Bristor.

“There are pamphlets that are put into every box so not only are they getting a gift, they are learn-

ing the true meaning of Christmas and the birth of Jesus Christ.”

The official collection day for the toys was last Friday, Oct. 26. Since then students and organizations on campus have brought a more and more boxes to the third floor of Stover.

Bristor said that the event has constantly been successful since its beginning five years ago.

“Over the last four years we have always surpassed our goal,” said Bristor. “I think the students look forward to doing it. Our main goal is See OCC on A2

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As of Wednesday, 210 boxes were stacked in Stover Campus Center for the Operation Christmas Child event. Freshman Amanda Stillings adds a box to the top of the pile.

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The Waynesburg Players presented the fall play, “Arsenic and Old Lace,” from Oct. 24 to 27 in the GPAC. The dark comedy portrayed an exaggeration of a disfunctional family.

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The Waynesburg Chamber of Commerce held its Halloween Spooktacular Wednesday.

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Campus CHAPEL

Reverend discusses Prospective students attend Media Day making connections

By Nicholas Coyle Staff Writer

By Chelsea Dicks Editorial Assistant Chapel welcomed Reverend Geoff Rach of Hewitt Presbyterian Church of Rices Landing, PA this past Tuesday.

Rach started out with explaining his history with Waynesburg University. He told the audience about his time at the university and the many connections he created between faculty and also fellow students.

According to students he also created a relatable bond with the audience.

“He created a really good bond with the students in the audience,” said Josh Dains, a sophomore Business major. “He didn’t just preach he really connected with us.”

Rach said that these bonds and connections you create throughout your college career will last for the rest of your life so take advantage of them.

Connect, reflect and renew were the themes of his message. He tied these concepts into our relationships with people and God. Clarifying that our connection with God is the most important because after all, he is the only one who matters in the end.

“Connect with God, really connect with Him,” Rach said. “And through that connect with others.”

He said that having a true, personal connection with God leads to spiritual growth and that growth, in turn, can inspire others.

First one needs to create the connection with a person, then throughout our lives reflect on these connections and if you feel that the connection was meaningful and worthwhile one should re-

OCC meets goals Continued from Page A1 to provide an opportunity for students to give to others in need.”

Since the university started Operation Christmas Child in 2008, the goal for the amount of boxes collected has increased by at least 100 boxes from the previous year. Bristor said that since last year’s goal was 400 boxes, people would think that the goal this year would be 500.

Bristor gave a reason for why the goal this year is only 200 boxes.

“I wanted to look at the quality of the boxes opposed to quantity,” said Bristor. “I would like [the students] to spend a little bit more money to make the box nice and full as opposed to worrying about reaching a specific number of boxes.”

Bristor also said that she recognized that students have been involved in various other projects this semester and took this into consideration when creating the goal.

connect with the person but keep the connection as a spiritual and life altering relationship said Rach.

Rach believes that God placed these connections in our lives for a reason and we should take advantage of them.

After Rach’s sermon, the Community Impact Grants were given out to the groups and individuals who won. The grants consisted of two awards, one for an individual and one for a group.

The awards were given to people who created an idea that would help the community in some way.

The money went to help their ideas become a reality.

The $500 grant was awarded to Jackie Collius who was unable to attend the event which led Lisa Williams, Eberly Librarian, to accept it for her.

The $1000 was awarded to a group run by Travis Barkley who plans on taking thirty cats from Catnip acres and having them spayed and neutered.

The recipients walked up on stage and received their checks and began their first steps to helping the community.

After the Benediction, the Chapel band stood up and finished off the service with two more songs, which is a new addition to the Chapel service.

Even though staying for the songs were optional, most of the people stayed for the first song and at least a third f the audience stayed for the second, according to the Chapel band.

They added this new feature to the service to let the audience leave Chapel with the sounds of people praising God still ringing in their ears.

More than 120 prospective or incoming students attended different demonstrations relating to the Department of Communication.

On Oct. 25 the department hosted its annual Media Day. The Media Conference has taken place for 15 years.

Chair of the Depart-

ment of Communication Richard Krause was very pleased with the way Media Day went.

“This was one of the best we’ve ever had in terms of its execution,” Krause said.

The media conference offered students informative, as well as entertaining, programs within the Department of Communication. Students could learn about Photography, Video Features, Inter-

view Techniques, Design Principles, Yearbook Production, Public Relations and Sports Media.

Students were also able to participate in hands on activities.

They were able to sit in on a “Live at 5” newscast, talk on the air of the university’s Radio Station, help plan an event for breast cancer with PRSSA members, participate in an interview activity for the Yellow

Jacket and get introduced to InDesign.

All of these programs offered high school students the ability to take what they learned and apply it to high school work they’re involved in as well as their upcoming future in college.

Students who attended were from schools near and far.

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Photo by Nika Anschuetz

Phil Henry, president of Henry Wealth Management, talked about making personal investments in the business world, and in everyday life during a lecture Oct. 24. His lecture encouraged students to research management.

Speaker encourages students to do their part

By CJ Filippi Staff Writer Do your part and God will do his part.

Phil Henry, president of Henry Wealth Management, came to Waynesburg University to talk to business students last Wednesday, Oct. 24.

Henry talked about making personal investments not in just the business world, but also in everyday life.

Henry started out working as a producer in another firm. Henry wanted to get out and learn from his experiences to be successful.

Today, Henry is the president of his own company where he and his employees act as architects for customers’ wealth.

“God let me out and got me to where I am today,” said Henry. “If you do your part, then God will do his part.”

Henry presented to students about how important it is to make personal investments in every aspect of life. The main point of his presentation was active management.

Active management is a business strategy where the manager makes spe-

“We’ve asked students to assist with the Corner Cupboard Food Bank and other things like Cram the Van during Homecoming,” said Bristor. “I wanted to keep in mind that the students had other obligations and commitments to assist in other areas.”

On collection day, over 100 boxes were handed in.

Since then, the total amount of boxes collected has come to a total of 210, surpassing the goal that Bristor set for the university.

Bristor said that the students have shown how giving they can be and how they exemplify the true meaning of Christmas so well.

“I think that it demonstrates that our students are very selfless and always look at others first,” said Bristor. “I’m sure they could have spent their money on something for themselves, but they chose to provide an amazing moment for a child that would otherContinued from Page A1 wise never have a Christmas or provide a child possibly their only Christmas Biden’s interruptions of gift. To provide that for a Ryan and Romney’s child I think is amazing.” attacks on Obama’s han-

Students talk politics

cific goals of outperforming an investment benchmark index. According to Henry, only 25 percent of managers beat the average benchmark.

These managers try to beat the S&P 500 Index, which is a stock market index based on common stock prices of 500 top publicly traded American companies. Some companies of the S&P 500 index include Abercrombie & Fitch, eBay, Ford, Google, Johnson & Johnson, Kellogg, Netflix and Nike.

To make sure Henry got his point across to the students, he used an example of Bill Miller and Peter Lynch.

Miller, chairman and chief of Legg Mason Capital Management and Lynch, former vice-chairman of Fidelity Management & Research Company, beat the benchmark.

Miller beat the S&P 500 Index for 15 consecutive years. His fund grew from $750 million in 1990 to more than $20 billion in 2006.

Lynch beat the S&P 500 Index for 11 of 13 years, achieving an annual return of 29 percent. His fund grew from $20 million in 1977 to $14 billion in 1990.

According to Henry, as long as you do your research in active management, then you will succeed.

Henry spoke to Waynesburg students in the past and said he enjoys speaking to students.

Henry said that Waynesburg is a great place for someone to receive a quality education. He also said the faculty shows a great commitment to their students.

“You know where your source of strength is here at Waynesburg,” said Henry.

Henry also said that we are here to prepare for the real world, become the successful person you aspire to be, and establish a well-known reputation in the world.

At the end of his presentation, Henry gave advice to students, especially seniors who were graduating in the spring.

“What I look for in students that are coming out of college is grades, activities they are involved in and also the internships they’ve taken and how meaningful they are,” said Henry. “I want you to think about who you are as a whole, make personal investments with yourself

and cherish relationships you make with people on campus.”

Henry has five children, two of which attend Waynesburg: Phil Henry, a senior digital design major and Alex Henry, a junior marketing major.

Alex Henry attended his father’s presentation and enjoyed having his dad speak to the students.

“I thought it was a great opportunity for my dad to come speak to the business students,” said Alex Henry. “He brought real life experience and input on how to be a successful business man while still being a Christian.”

Christian Ola, assistant professor of business administration, asked Henry to come back to Waynesburg to talk to business students in the future.

He worked with Phil for the past couple years and looks forward to continue bringing him back in the future.

“Phil’s an inspirational guy,” said Ola. “He connects well with the students and understands leadership.

He embodies what the students and faculty look for in the community.”

dling of the hours after the Libyan Ambassador, Chris Stevens’, death highlighted the second and third debates. The candidates had to get their final shots on each other in the final debate, in which Obama criticized Romney’s national

security plan and Romney quoted Obama calling the American people “dismissive and derisive” on Arabic television according to the Washington Post. Full coverage of each debate can be seen on CNN.com, but it is clear in each debate, that

the tension between Romney and Obama is stifling.

With less than a week before Election Day and the halting of campaigning due to Sandy’s sweep, only time will tell who our next leader of America will be.

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Campus

University administers free flu shots for students on campus

By Chelsea Dicks Editorial Assistant Fever, chills, sore throat, muscle aches, fatigue.

Coughing, headache and a runny nose; yes, these are symptoms of the flu.

October marks the beginning of flu season, and this October, the university is administering free flu shots to all students.

Senior nursing students working on their community clinical rotation are hosting the event.

“The flu shot is really good for your health,” said Amanda Immel, a senior

nursing student. “It can also prevent the illness from spreading.”

Stopping the virus from spreading is important for college students whose daily classes are close living quarters make an influenza outbreak very likely, said Immel.

“Many people do not take the flu very seriously, and the rumors that the flu shot actually gives you the flu usually scares them off,” said Immel.

That however, is not the case. If people do contract the illness after receiving a flu shot, the virus was already in their system. A flu shot is not

“Many people do not take the flu seriously, and the rumors that the flu shot actually gives you the flu usually scares them off.”

Amanda Immel Senior Nursing Major

the cause of the flu.

The best time to get the shot is when one has yet to catch the virus, but even getting the shot afterwards can prevent one from spreading the virus to others said Immel.

“You do not have to be

afraid of it,” said Immel.

“It is better than getting the flu.”

Cody Hillberry, a sophomore, agrees with Amanda. Hillberry caught the flu this past year and said it was a terrible experience.

It was the first time he

was infected with the virus since he was ten.

“I felt like my stomach was coming out of my head,” said Hillberry.

Hillberry said he didn’t feel it coming until he found himself running to the bathroom of his church.

His conditions worsened throughout the night including vomiting, back pain, and restless sleep. It was two days before he was able to do anything.

“With my history, it would probably be a good idea for me to go and get a flu shot, considering I have had it twice within two years,” said Hillberry.

Immel said that the best way to prevent catching the flu without getting the shot is to wash your hands, eat a healthy diet, get a lot of sleep and avoid large gatherings.

“The best option is to get the shot,” said Immel.

“Waynesburg is making it easy for you, just come up and get one. It is free.”

The university is offering flu shot clinics Nov. 2 and 5, from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Wiley Armory.

Walgreens, CVS Pharmacy and local doctors’ offices are also providing flu shots.

Writing Center access available online New organization

By Haley Greene Staff Writer The Writing Center is now available online for the 2012-2013 school year.

In past years, if students wanted to make an appointment with a tutor at the Writing Center, they had to go to the third floor of Eberly Library and fill out a form in an appointment book.

Now, all the schedul-

ing can be done through a link located on the Waynesburg University webpage. The idea for students being able to make appointments online came about as a way to facilitate the process for both students and tutors. It is now easier for students to schedule their sessions online rather than have to choose from only a few select spots in an appointment book located at the front desk.

“It was convenient,” said sophomore international business major Zoe Carpena. “[The student ] can make an appointment anywhere and see lots of different times that can work for [them].”

For the tutor, they are able to plan better for the student and the lesson.

Once the tutor logs in, they are able to view what the assignment requirements are and what the student would

like to work on, as well as what class and teacher the assignment is for.

The online process also means that the tutors can get feedback to the teachers faster, as well as send the revised papers electronically.

According to first year tutor Tim Swarr.

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Alumni share experiences during workshops

By Brittany Semco Staff Writer The Department of Education will be holding a workshop for students.

The workshop will be held in conjunction with American Education Week, which will take place Nov. 12 - 16.

According to the National Education Association, “AEW presents all Americans with a wonderful opportunity to celebrate public education and honor individuals who are making a difference in ensuring that

every child receives a quality education.”

The department chose to host a workshop featuring a panel of recent university graduates.During the panel discussions, the alumni will share their experiences and knowledge as new teachers.

The event, “Survival 101: Keeping the Ship Afloat,” will take place Nov. 14 at 7 p.m. in Alumni Hall. Panelists are expected to come from many different backgrounds and work areas, which they will share with the attending stu-

dents.

“Topics the panel will discuss include classroom management, working with parents, curriculum, the use of instructional materials and assessment,” said Certification Officer and Field Placement Coordinator at Waynesburg University, Yvonne Weaver. Students will have the chance to learn about education in a realistic environment as presented by the panelists.

“The Department of Education is giving students the opportunity to write thank you notes to

teachers, faculty members and other influential mentors prior to attending Waynesburg University,” Weaver said.

“This is to support our Department of Education.”

The writing of these thank you notes will take place in the Beehive at a later date, said Weaver.

Since this event will be the first one the department has held, school officials hope to install it as a bi-annual event to take place once every semester.

“What we hope to do from here is continue to offer panel discussions so the voices from the field are ones that are working to offer their experiences to our students,” said Weaver.

The next workshop the department plans to host will involve administrators from public schools in the area.

“We want to help students understand the standard interview processes that take place at public schools as well as learn tips from real life employers,” said Weaver.

creates bond between alumni, WU students

By Molly Winters Staff Writer Students who love Waynesburg University never have to leave.

The Future Alumni Society is a new organization brought to Waynesburg by Vikki Beppler, Alumni Relations Representative.

According to Beppler, student alumni groups are becoming more prominent in Western Pennsylvania.

Beppler is working with students Angelic Wray, junior Forensic Science major and Hope Frick, junior Public Relations major, who are excited to get this organization up and running.

“Vikki is young, energetic, driven and proud to be a Waynesburg graduate,” said Frick. “Working here proves that she is dedicated to Waynesburg which makes her a great liaison for reaching students.”

This group is open to any student no matter their year or major.

“This is a great oppor-

Media Day takes place Continued from Page A2 Carmichaels, Ringgold and Charleroi high schools were represented more than any other school district.

“The students feedback was extremely positive about the programs,” said Krause.

Admissions Counselor David Floyd was very involved in making sure the media conference ran smoothly. He was very involved in the event.

Because the event serves as a recruiting tool, Floyd helped the Department of Communication plan and facilitate the event.

Floyd, an alumnus of the Department of Communication at Waynesburg University, also led the Sports Media Conver-

tunity and not just another student group for a certain major; anyone can be a part of this,” said Beppler.

Through this new organization, students can get mentored by an alumnus who has graduated with a degree in their field or has a job that a student wants to pursue.

“One of the most important things to me is a mentoring program,” said Wray. “A program such as this will help build relationships between current students and alumni, which is useful for networking.”

The goal of the FAS is to help current students feel more confident when applying for different positions and develop connections with people who can benefit their future career.

“The purpose of the Future Alumni Society is to connect students with alumni and instill Waynesburg pride throughout the campus,” said Beppler. “This organization See NEW on A4

gence: Print, Broadcast and Social Media program.

Just like Krause, Floyd expressed his exhilaration towards the conference.

“I was very pleased with the number of students who attended the event,” said Floyd.

“We got started on the planning of it probably later than we should have, but things seemed to fall into place, and the attendance ended up being about as good as we could’ve hoped for.”

Overall, students, faculty members and professors were all pleased with the outcome of the activities during the day.

“I do think the event met the goal. My initial observations were that the event went really well,” Floyd said.

Krause agreed with Floyd.

“We accomplished all of our goals,” Krause said.

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Campus

Nearly 50 students participate in fall Visitation Day

‘It worked perfectly’

By Nick Farrell Assistant Sports Editor

Photo by Caitlin McNamara

Approximately 18 tables were set up by various clubs, organizations and sports teams during the Harvest Festival in Johnson Commons on Oct. 25.

Students, community members patriciate in Harvest Festival event

By Paula Bittner Staff Writer Johnson Commons was full of life and many costumed characters for the Harvest Festival held on Oct. 25.

Approximately 18 tables were set up by various clubs, organizations and sports teams. The event had activities, treats, and games available for both children and students. Local children were dressed in their Halloween costumes and passed through and enjoyed the festivities.

Waynesburg University Public Relations Student Society of America’s theme was “It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown”. PRSSA members

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In the future, Beppler wants to organize an event to compliment Tuition Freedom Day,

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dressed up as Peanuts characters and passed out candy corn. They won best theme.

Alpha Phi Omega had a game in which one could bounce a ping pong ball to knock a toy soldier off the top of a pumpkin.

“I helped set up pumpkin bowling. It’s really fun,” said sophomore Haley Daughton. “It’s going to be an intense battle to see who wins the Pumpkin Bowling title.”

Pumpkin bowling was organized by WCYJ-FM. Contestants were chosen by numbers on tickets.

For the first round, President Timothy Thyreen and university alumna Emily Ellis competed against each other.

President Thyreen

knocked down all of the pins with his pumpkin and was victorious.

Freshman Jenny Schouppe, who represented The Hive’s “Cowboys and Aliens” theme wearing her cowgirl attire said, “It was a lot of fun, everyone dressing up. It was a good way to promote the communication department.”

Cara Petrone, social vice president of Student Senate was responsible for organizing the Harvest Festival.

“I started planning this over the summer. I needed to get the presidents of organizations aware of the event,” said Petrone. “My favorite part of the Harvest Festival is helping our local Salvation Army

by giving them funds to buy winter clothes for local community members.”

Petrone was satisfied with the events turnout.

“I think this year was very successful, and I am very happy with the outcome,” she said.

“It worked perfectly with pumpkin bowling and trick-or-treating and I think it helped bring a lot of people in.”

Petrone has high hopes for next year’s event.

“If I am re-elected next year, I would like to try to spread the word to the community more so they can support the festival and see firsthand what Senate and the University does to help our community.”

walk-in environment,” said Swarr, a sophomore creative writing major first “It’s made it easier for them to be engaged in the writing process from beginning to end.”

In addition to scheduling, the student can also find online biographies of each tutor so they can know exactly what kind

of tutor they are getting and what their teaching style is. The online biographies help build relationships between the tutor and student which had not existed before.

At the end of each session, the student is given a survey about the overall experience. The surveys are then discussed

between the tutors to make adjustments as needed.

“The students feel appreciated,” said Swarr.

“It shows that they matter, not just the writing.”

The link to the Writing Center can be found on the university’s home page.

which promotes the fact that Waynesburg students only pay 75 percent of tuition and alumni make up the other 25 percent.

“I strongly believe that alumni play an important role in providing funding for all students on campus, whether it is from grants or scholarships,” said Wray.

Current students do

not have the means to donate to the campus right now and according to Hope Frick, they feel that they do not have that obligation yet.

“While you are at Waynesburg, you get those values of giving back instilled in you,” said Frick.Not only do alumni give monetary donations, but they are committed to this institution.

“It is important to show not only how the university benefited me by aiding in my education, but how I will continue to invest into students here,” said Wray.

“This should be done through more than giving money, but requiring an active commitment to getting to know students and how they can succeed at Waynesburg.”

as nurses we make a commitment to care for them and their families with the highest quality of care possible.”

The government has a website made by the Joining Forces program, designed specifically to

give veterans easy access to job opportunities and military spouse license portability.

All students interested were welcomed to attend the event.

For more information about the ‘joined forces’

program, contact Chrash at mchrash@waynesburg.edu, 724-852-3348, visit www.whitehouse.gov/jo iningforces or visit their Facebook page and Twitter account representing the program.

When Jessica Sumpter made her college choice as a senior in high school, her visits to different colleges and universities played a huge role in her decision.

“Whenever I was looking at schools, I definitely did a lot of internet research to narrow down what type of schools I’d want to pursue. Definitely, the visitation was the defining factor in whether I was interested in that school or not,” said Sumpter, Director of Admissions at Waynesburg University.

Sumpter, who ultimately chose Ashland University for undergraduate study, suggests that all prospective students who are considering Waynesburg University should tour the campus before making a final decision.

“I know personally how important a visitation is to making that college decision,” said Sumpter.

On Saturday, the university held its penultimate Visitation Day of the semester.

Sumpter estimates that 46 students from five different states toured the campus.

“We definitely try to make the day worthwhile for prospective students coming on campus and their families,” said Sumpter.

According to Sumpter, the Visitation Day consisted of a tour of the campus, meetings with professors in a student’s intended field of study and a student panel discussion.

Colin Nelson, sophomore Student Ambassador, had the opportunity to lead a tour group around campus.

He said that he enjoys sharing his perspective of the campus with its future inhabitants.

“I get to tell people interesting facts about campus daily life and unusual facts about the university,” said Nelson.

Nelson added that each tour guide hits the campus focal points like the residence halls, each educational building and Roberts Chapel.

Sumpter said that the Admissions Office emphasizes the panel discussions.

During each Visitation Day, potential students and their families are split into separate groups and have an opportunity to learn more about Waynesburg University from the panels comprised of students, faculty and staff.

Kari Calvario, admissions counselor, led the student panel that spoke with students about what Waynesburg offers in terms of spiritual, social and intellectual growth.

“The panel talked about majors and educational interests, the difficulty of balancing every-

thing and why they choose Waynesburg,” Calvario said.

The admissions counselor mentioned that it is often hard to get prospective students to open up during these discussions.

The challenge for the panel was to inform the visiting students and maintain their interest.

“Even if they didn’t ask a question, the prospective students may still have had a question answered,” said Calvario.

Sumpter directed the panel that attempted to ease parents’ concerns about their child’s future.

“We walked them through the application process, scholarships and financial aid so that they have the resources to move forward with applying to Waynesburg,” Sumpter said.

“If they’ve already applied and been excepted, we show them the next steps after that point.”

This particular Visitation Day was held in conjunction with Family Day. Sumpter said that the intertwining of the two events was no coincidence.

“It makes it a little bit more convenient for faculty members as they’re putting some extra hours in so that they can be there for one day,” said Sumpter. “Also, it shows that there’s life on campus, that there are things going on.”

Free admission to Saturday’s football game at John F. Wiley Stadium was also offered to all visitors, another way that student activities were emphasized to the visiting families.

Sumpter stated that very few families shied away from the event because of the lurking Hurricane Sandy.

“We had a typical [turnout],” said Sumpter.

“We had five or ten families that registered that didn’t show up, but that’s typical.”

Nelson was appreciative of the fact that the Visitation Day was unaffected by the rain.

“The fall leaves still looked really nice during the day,” Nelson said.

“It was a nice day, and we got all the tours in before the rain.”

Much like Sumpter, Nelson agrees that touring a college campus is a must during the college selection process.

“Being on a campus and seeing what it was like helped me make the decision to choose Waynesburg,” said Nelson.

“Here, I like the parks and greenery of Waynesburg, whereas the other schools I toured just had lots of open spaces.”

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Snyder absent from Monday night debate at Waynesburg VFW

By Alex Hinton Assignments and Op/Ed Editor On Monday evening, three organizations came together to hold a debate between the candidates running for the 50th District House of Representatives, but something was missing—or someone. Pam Snyder, democratic candidate and Greene County commissioner, was not present during the debate at the Waynesburg VFW. “Unfortunately, because my opponent did not attend, we don’t have that opportunity [to discuss opposing view-

points]…I think it’s important to give voters a choice,” said Mark Fischer, republican candidate.

Fischer noted that although he did not have an expansive knowledge on some of the issues discussed at the debate, he was not afraid to voice his opinion and answer to his best knowledge.

“My opponent, by not coming out, refused to show that she could…think on her feet,” Fischer said. “I will never step up and so arrogantly claim to be the only person fit for a job and refuse to debate my challenger.”

We the People Greene County, Fayette Patriots and the Harry Enstrom chapter of the Izaak Walton League sponsored Monday night’s debate.

David Show, spokesman for the Fayette Patriots, and Ken Dufalla, a representative of the Izaak Walton League, served as the evening’s moderators.

“This tonight is unacceptable,” Show said regarding Snyder’s absence from the debate. “If it happens again in the future…there will be hell to pay.”

“She didn’t give us the chance to show that we can do

this fairly,” he said. “It’s the constituency that’s important, not name recognition or anything else… That may prove to be a very large mistake on her part.”

Show, who played cricket chirping sound effects when it was “Snyder’s turn” to respond to several of his questions, said that Snyder was given multiple options for potential debate dates and that she was called numerous times. “[During a debate] you give voters the chance to hear your opinion on issues. It’s a shame we didn’t have the opportuni-

ty to do that for both sides,” Show said.

Joy Eggleston, representing the Pam Snyder campaign, stated that Snyder has participated in many debates previously, for any election she has ever participated in.

“The difference was that each of those debates were hosted by non-biased organizations,” Eggleston said.

“This particular debate was hosted by three organizations known to be strong supporters of [Snyder’s] opponent.”

Eggleston said that two of See SNYDER on B4

Lions Club parade Homes for the holidays beats Hurricane Sandy’s bad weather

By Alex Hinton Assignments and Op/Ed Editor While some of this year’s Halloween activities were cancelled due to harsh weather conditions, Superstorm Sandy did not rain on Waynesburg’s annual Halloween parade.

The parade took place last Thursday evening following Trick or Treating.

Superheroes, fairies and zombies galore gathered to march down High Street and entertain family and friends.

Leading the parade, the Waynesburg Central High School band played familiar tunes as they marched, such as One Direction’s “What Makes You Beautiful” and Michael Jackson’s “Thriller.”

The Lions Club planned last week’s parade in conjunction with Waynesburg Borough and borough police Chief Tim Hawfield.

The procession

began at the parking lot behind the Greene County Office Building and ended at the PNC Bank on High Street.

The Lions Club sponsors the annual parade, which is held on the Thursday before Halloween.

The Halloween parade has been a tradition in Waynesburg for many years.

Lions Club President Deshirl Yesenosky is a part of the club’s Halloween committee.

“I really do [enjoy planning the parade] because it’s really fun,” Yesenosky said. “We always get together on the Tuesday before the parade at Bridge Street Commons and put the candy in bags to give out. It’s really fun to work with the other Lions.”

Members of the Lions Club annually distribute treat bags to those who march in the parade. The Lions Club members are also involved with the

Photo by Kyle Edwards

The transitional housing building, located at 189 High St. in Waynesburg, will provide county residents who are homeless or have behavioral health issues a temporary form of housing for a maximum of 18 months.

Greene County prepares to open transitional housing

By Kyle Edwards Senior Editor

Greene County residents without a place to stay will have homes just in time for the holidays. After months of construction the Greene County Dept. of Human Services is nearly ready to open a transitional housing building in Waynesburg.

Located at 189 High Street, the housing is geared toward the homeless and people with See PARADE on B4 behavioral health issues,

said Karen Bennett, administrator of the Greene County Department of Human Services. “[The residents] are allowed to stay in the housing for up to 18 months,” Bennett said.

“They have to meet the definition of homeless set by the federal government. Once they are all moved in, we wrap services around them – treatment plans, job training, employment opportunities, life skills training and budgeting.

We teach them how to be self-sufficient.”

Bennett said that the funding for the project comes out of Harrisburg.

“We’re receiving money from multiple funding streams. Several different organizations offered us money to rehab a house for transitional housing purposes, but I had to go out and approach around seven different funding streams.

“The need for this kind of housing was reciprocated by the

Avalon Court fire last year,” Bennett said, referring to the fire that burned down the senior housing complex and left many senior citizens homeless. “The building will offer residents a one-bedroom apartment. It’s meant for singles – no couples or families.”

Bennett reiterated the fact that helping the residents become self-sufficient is the most important part of the project.

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Paranormal expert presents at Historical Society

By Katherine Mansfield Editorial Assistant Two glowing amber, silver dollar eyes peered across the dark road and through the window, and looked directly at the woman and her husband.

Photo by Angela Wadding The creature to whom the eyes belonged might have been mistaken for a deer, except it stood Barbie Hunchuck (left), Sandy Wood (middle) and Beth Whipkey (right) show off their joint costume “Hurricane Sandy” during Wednesday’s Halloween Spooktacular costume contest. The contest was held by the Waynesburg seven feet tall and, after a moment of eye contact Area Chamber of Commerce, and invited members of local businesses to participate and be judged.

A ‘Spooktacular’ Halloween

with the couple, leaped into the air and flew off, into the night.

The animal did not have wings.

The Washington County couple reported their strange encounter to Stan Gordon’s UFO Anomalies Zone website in April. Their incident is just one of the many anonymous reports of strange or unexplainable See UFO on B4

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Editorial

Give the gift of joy Donate to Operation Christmas Child As children, everyone likes to get presents. That’s one of the reasons why Christmas is such a beloved holiday: It’s a gift giving extravaganza.

Some children, however, don’t have the luxury that most American children do have. Children around the globe do not get the chance to sit by a fire with their families to open gifts every Christmas.

Some people don’t do anything for Christmas. To some families, it’s just another day. Samaritan’s Purse has been trying to change that for years with their Operation Christmas Child, a project that allows anyone to give toys to underprivileged children around the world. The process to give these kids the Christmas that they never had isn’t that hard at all. After the materials are ordered online through the Samaritan Purse website, the goal becomes to fill a shoebox with as many toys as possible until the box can’t fit anymore.The boxes then go to a child that doesn’t normally have a chance to celebrate Christmas.

Students at Waynesburg University have an opportunity to give children a Christmas experience they have never had before. With Operation Christmas Child back again, boxes are being accepted every day on the third floor of the Stover Campus Center.

Although the goal of 200 boxes has already been reached, students continue to bring in boxes of toys to give to the children. No matter if you donate online or through the university, there are so many ways for students to give other children a chance to enjoy a Christmas that they otherwise would not have experienced.

Prevent the flu Take advantage of free vaccinations Turkey Day is just around the corner; and the day dedicated to quite literally biting off more than you can chew is quickly followed by Christmas season festivities.

And nothing puts a damper on holiday fun like a case of influenza. Fortunately, Waynesburg University nursing majors are offering students a free, quick and (relatively) painless alternative to winter illness.

Nursing students will be administering free flu vaccinations on Nov. 2 and 5 in Wiley Armory.

Chances are that if you show up between 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m., fill out a form and sit perfectly still, you will be flu-free this winter season.

At the time of this paper’s publication, less than ten Waynesburg students had taken advantage of the free flu shots the nursing department offered during the month of October. Because college students live in close proximity to one another and spend nearly as much time with classmates outside the classroom as we do in, taking preventative measures keeps not only you, but your friends and acquaintances healthy this winter, too.

It’s not everyday that people are offered free flu shots; it’s not everyday that you have access to a flu shot within walking distance of your dorm, and it’s not everyday that you get to make Mom proud by taking responsibility for your health and preventing a serious sickness like the flu.When Hurricane Sandy passes through and the rain and winds slow a bit, make your way down to Wiley Armory and take advantage of the opportunity that WU nursing majors are offering you.

One little shot can prevent one big, un-fun illness.

Snyder’s absence a smart move On Monday, a debate was (scheduled to be) held between the two candidates for the 50th district seat of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, Republican Mark Fischer and Democrat and Greene County Commissioner Pam Snyder.

I say “scheduled to be” because, while Fischer made an appearance, ready to answer the questions put forward by the moderators, Snyder was nowhere to be seen.

I know what you’re thinking: dumb move on her part, right?

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I’m not so sure.

Don’t get me wrong; I thought the same thing when I first heard about the commissioner’s absence from the debate.

But after learning a little bit more about the circumstances surrounding the debate, my opinion did a u-turn.

Now, when it comes to politics, I (for the most part) side with the Republican party on the

There’s nothing like an old book Extra! Extra! Read all about it; a phrase that signifies a time and era that has come and gone.

A time when newsboys hats were the style, drug store soda shops could be found on every corner and people actually bought and read items printed on paper.

We live in the technology age, and people are making great and

majority of the hot topics today.

So you would think that, in this case, this column would be all about the big mistake that Snyder made by not showing up, right?

Nope.

Quite the opposite, in fact.

I wholeheartedly believe that Commissioner Snyder made the right decision by not attending the debate.

But before you jump down my throat, let me explain.

The debate was held by three known supporters of Fischer: We the

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inventive new ways to portray and interact with media all the time. Many newspapers can now be found online, and social media sites such as Twitter and Facebook keep us up to date on whats what.

But what about books? With the new ebooks and nooks, even books have become digital.

I have been against these from the start. Call me old fashioned, but I love to read. Most people who know me under-

People – Greene County, the Fayette Patriots and the Harry Enstrom Chapter of the Izaak Walton League. The two former groups are directly associated with the Tea Party, a party that Snyder strongly opposes.

According to the national ruling on debates, debate sponsors and participants must agree on specific debate details, and the moderators must be fair and unbiased. Neither of these requirements were met for Monday night’s debate.

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stand my love for getting lost in a new world every other day. So when my friend came up to me after Christmas and asked if I received a nook, saying I looked like the type of person who would love one, I was insulted.

I knew she meant well, but I could not further the conversation with her until I made it clear why anyone who truly enjoyed the reading experience would not own a nook or ebook.

Having the actual book in your hands is half of the experience. Opening up a book for the first time and running your fingers quickly through the pages See PRINT on B3

Remember that we’re the lucky ones “Man, it’s supposed to rain all week? What a drag!” said the majority of Waynesburg students when they heard word of the impending torrential downpours that Hurricane Sandy planned to spit on Western Pennsylvania.

Many students have become accustomed to the usually-damp climate of Waynesburg.

Rain is expected nearly every day throughout the school year here.

But when forecasters called for high quantities of daily rain for an entire

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week, folks around campus started to get a little antsy.

The rain quickly became a nuisance, as anyone who dared to walk outside would surely return indoors with a damp present from Mother Nature and her friend named Sandy.

Rumors of overnight snow and hail storms swirled around campus

along with the hurricane’s high winds. Precautionary emails were issued by Student Services, warning residents that they potentially may have to suffer through a few hours without power at some point during the storm.

Naturally, the above made students hopeful; hopeful for a cancelled class, hopeful for a day off, hopeful that this annoying rainstorm would eventually bring a fantastic gift to Waynesburg University. Students have turned this

storm into a joke.

There’s nothing funny about the many families that were stricken by Hurricane Sandy that they are now hopeful to see their own house again.

This same “nuisance” on campus shred through buildings and homes as if they were paper.

This same storm has uprooted trees, flooded streets and set entire towns either ablaze or under water. Sandy even See CLASS on B3

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Candidate acts wisely Continued from B2

Harsh words can leave deep wounds John Franklin Stephens is a Special Olympics athlete who has written a letter that we hope all Americans will read.

He wrote in earlier this week to conservative political pundit Ann Coulter after she used the word "retard" to refer to President Barack Obama.

Coulter's disgraceful tweet came during the debate Monday between Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney: "I highly approve of Romney's decision to be kind and gentle to the retard," alluding to Romney's strategy of not directly attacking Obama.

The casual use of the word is repugnant to people who have learning or developmental disabilities, and to the people who love them.

Stephens called Coulter on it and reminded Americans why the word hurts.

"Come on Ms. Coulter, you aren't dumb and you aren't shallow," Stephens wrote.

"So why are you continually using a word like the R-word as an insult? I'm a 30year-old man with Down syndrome who has struggled with the public's perception that an intellectual disability means that I am dumb and shallow.

I am not either of those things, but I do process information more slowly than the rest of you. In fact, it has taken me all day to figure out how to respond to your use of the R-word last night ... "... After I saw your tweet, I realized you just wanted to belittle the president by linking him to people like me. You assumed that people would understand and accept that being linked to someone like me is an insult and you assumed you could get away with it and still

appear on TV. I have to wonder if you considered other hateful words but recoiled from the backlash.

Well, Ms. Coulter, you, and society, need to learn that being compared to people like me should be considered a badge of honor. No one overcomes more than we do and still loves life so much. Come join us someday at Special Olympics. See if you can walk away with your heart unchanged.

Stephens signed the letter "a friend you haven't made yet." It's posted on the specialolympics.org Web site. Take a moment to read it. Then ... next time you hear someone toss this hateful word off, in jest or in mockery, don't let it pass. Don't laugh or shrug. Tell them how deep that word cuts.

How much it hurts.

How toxic it is.

In 2009, Special Olympics launched a

campaign called Spread the Word to End the Word. In a Chicago Tribune commentary, Maria King Carroll of West Peoria, Ill., promoted that idea by telling readers about her brother, Joseph, who was born with developmental disabilities in 1966.

"Today my brother lives in a supervised group home where he needs help with personal hygiene and can't drive a car," she wrote. "He also has a job, is a passionate fan of the Dallas Cowboys, comes home most weekends, and has one of the most finely calibrated moral compasses I've ever seen. ...

Our world is much richer when all of us get to contribute our gifts. But it's hard to see people's value when names like retard are acceptable." ___ This editorial originally appeared in the Chicago Tribune.

Convinced yet? But wait, there’s more! One of the two moderators, David Show, a local Republican spokesman for the Fayette Patriots, played “chirping cricket” sound effects whenever it was Snyder’s turn to answer the question (had she been there), saying “and what do YOU think, Commissioner Snyder?” Now, does THAT sound like a fair and balanced debate situation to you?

True, the situation might have been different had Snyder shown up that evening, but the fact remains that she didn’t and was ridiculed because of it. I don’t blame Snyder at all for not wanting to attend the debate: it was the perfect opportunity for her strongest opponents to gather in one room and ambush her with the underhanded questions.

One thing Snyder can take consolation in (and that I find quite hilari-

Print better than ebooks Continued from B2

letting that wonderful book “smell” that always lingers between each break, only a true reader understands.

You cannot do any of this with a nook or ebook.

Instead of searching through an old book store in the middle of nowhere or skimming through bookcases and bookcases of books until you find one that intrigues you; you go online and click to see what is most popular, put the book in your checkout and read the same story in the same context as everyone

By Rob Longo Oct. 27, 2007 Oct. 27-Nov. 2, 2002 Editorial Assistant else.

You put the book on On this day in history, beginDuring this week in history, Oct. 28-Nov. 3, 1967 ning the season 7-0, the Yellow the results of the tests run on an object that can easiJacket football team fell to rival more than 70 sick or dead deer ly be broken, that porDuring this week in history, Washington & Jefferson by a in Greene and Washington trays your “pages” on a the Greene County commis- score of 22-21.

Counties were released to the screen. This makes the experience almost as sioners had their pay raised from Both teams came into the public. $8,750 a year to $9,350 under game undefeated and nationally The test results confirmed fun as going grocery terms of legislation now signed ranked. that a hemorrhagic disease nor- shopping with your into law by the governor.

The game was played in front mally found in warmer climates mother.

This is not the expeThe boost for the local county of a standing-room-only crowd had spread to Pennsylvania. rience I want or I want commissioners was not limited of over 4,000 people at Wiley This was the first time the to Greene County alone – it stadium. disease had ever been recorded my children to have. I love going into a used applied to commissioners of all That year, the Yellow Jackets in the state. book store and finding sixth-class counties, including went on to play Dickinson Cola book that is worn, Information provided by Greene County. lege in the ECAC Southeast torn, written in or dedOther row officers are not Bowl, where they were defeated observer-reporter.com and the icated. I believe it adds Yellow Jacket. affected by the pay increase.

16 - 10. to the story.

I pick up the worn United States. The hur- ed in a dozen states through the Gulf Coast book wondering if it ricane caused an addi- along the East Coast, in 2005. tional 69 casualties in keeping residents in Yet all that students was read at an ocean in the Caribbean before it some of the safer states are concerned about here hit the mainland states. from performing daily is catching a few extra Continued from B2 As of Tuesday, 7 mil- activities like driving to winks of sleep instead of lion power customers work. going to class. had the power to evacu- were without electricity, In some neighborDon’t be selfish; be ate Times Square. including nearly a mil- hoods, the high winds thankful for the opportuHurricane Sandy is lion in New Jersey alone. have slammed power nity to study and grow in destroying more than Portions of Virginia lines in to houses, set- a safe environment. Pray just an enjoyable week and West Virginia are ting rows of homes up in for friends and strangers at Waynesburg. covered in over two feet flames. In other cases, whose families aren’t so It’s destroying lives of snow, while winds of houses are still being lucky. along America’s East excess of 70 or 80 miles destroyed by the wrath As Dolly Parton once Coast and in the per hour gust through of Sandy. said, “storms make trees Caribbean. cities in Maryland, MasThis so-called “Super- take deeper roots.”

As of Tuesday night, sachusetts and New storm” has produced Dig yours deeper now, the Associated Press York. results similar to Hurri- because this time, not reported that Sandy had Downed trees and cane Katrina, a Category every root will grow caused 43 deaths in the power lines were report- 5 storm that thrashed back.

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Class is not a nuisance

ous) is the fact that, even without an opponent, Fischer still had no answer for the “hard questions,” admitting he didn’t know the answer to that, but “at least I’m here to try and answer the hard questions,” was his response to many of those issues he had no knowledge of. “At least I’m here.”

Right…

You can call it a mistake all you want, but I submit to you that choosing to opt out of the debate was the best choice Pam Snyder could have made on Monday evening. When it comes down to it, the question you have to ask yourself is this: who do I want to represent me in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives? Do I want someone who attempts to ambush their opponents in order to gain the upper hand, or do I want someone who is able to rise above petty political squabbles and instead focus her energy on the better representing the community? Time is running out for you to make a decision. Tick tock.

the Caribbean resulting in its warped and discolored pages. I wonder if the book was taken on a long voyage which created the torn pages and rough condition.

I read the notes between the lines written by a person named “Mary” wondering who she was. The physical book itself becomes a mystery story for me. You never know what is between the pages.

My friend once had an experience that I am quite jealous of. She once found a book that a man named Ken proposed to his wife Maria in. These are the stories I want to find.

I believe that with the nook or ebook it is not possible to have that kind of experience.

No matter how much time progresses the pages never age, no matter where it is taken the book never becomes damaged because it is not truly a book, it is a digital page.

The book cannot be something that goes out of style. I agree that technology is a great thing, but the age of books has lasted for a very long time, and I hope I do not live to see the end of it. A book carries two stories, the author’s and the owner’s.

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WANB airs 20th anniversary of ‘Halloween Spooktacular’

By Kyle Edwards Senior Editor “The Monster Mash,” “War of the Worlds” and other spooky songs and programs were the highlights of WANB’s 20th anniversary broadcasting of their Halloween Spooktacular.

Doug Wilson, Host of “Greene County Gold,” the oldies show the Spooktacular airs on, said that when the show first started, the only thing different about the show for the Spooktacular was the telling of a story he heard from his father.

UFO expert speaks Continued from B1 phenomena Gordon received this year.

“You get these periodic outbreaks,” Gordon explained to a diverse crowd gathered in the Greene County Historical Society barn Saturday evening. “This has been an unusually active year [for phenomena].

Even in the last few days and weeks, reports are coming in.”

Gordon – who has spent the last 53 years investigating the paranormal in Pennsylvania – entertained his audience with recounts of classic UFO sightings and lessons in cryptozoology at his Close Range Mysterious Encounters

Housing to be opened soon Continued from B1 “It’s a brand new apartment that’s focused on helping them to become completely selfsufficient. It’s a place for them to stay while they get back on their feet and running in the right direction.”

The complex isn’t free housing though.

“We give them a place to live in exchange for them agreeing to participate in programs that will help them work to move their lives forward.

Transitional means temporary – this isn’t a form of permanent housing for them,” said Bennett.

“When I first started, I just told the story – flat out, nothing special about it,” Wilson said. “Now I have sound effects to go along with it – thunder, the “rapping” noise, the creaking stair case, stuff like that.”

The show evolved from there as the years went by, he explained.

“Several years ago, I started – in the month of October – airing classic suspense stories. I aired anything from ‘Suspense,’ ‘Lights Out,’ ‘Inner Sanctum’ and ‘The Halls of Fantasy,’” Wilson said. “I’ve

always tried to find creepy ones. I don’t want just ‘The Shadow’ or ‘The Hornet.’ I want ones that will make the audience sit on the edge of their seat and freak out.”

This year, because it was the 20th anniversary of the show, Wilson broadcasted the original 1948 “War of the Worlds.”

“It’s one of my alltime favorites,” he said.

Wilson said that he never knows how the audience will react to the show until a few days, or even weeks, after the actual broadcast, but what he does

know is that the show is a big hit with the local community.

“There are listeners who will start asking me what stories I’m going to air this year. I have one young man – he’s in junior high school now, I believe – he’s been listening for a few years now,” Wilson said.

“He approached me at the beginning of September and told me, ‘I can’t wait for October to get here! Have you started thinking about what stories you’re going to do?’ So every year I have the opportunity to ask him what he though about

the show and he gives me that feedback.”

The Halloween Spooktacular aired during “Greene County Gold’s” normal time slot: 6 p.m. to midnight, and Wilson said that everything, naturally, was centered around the Halloween theme.

“So, the ‘New Old Song’ segment will contain a Halloweenthemed ‘New Old Song,’ the 7 o’clock challenge will be Halloween-themed, et cetera,” Wilson said.

“In fact, most of October, I try to do that – just to build up to that Sunday before Hal-

loween – but that Sunday is always the date that I’ve don the Halloween Spooktacular.”

Wilson said that he is very appreciative of all of the show’s loyal listeners over the years.

“I’m really pleased that the listeners have allowed me to be a part of their Sunday nights for the last 20 years,” he said.

“Without their support, the show would have collapsed years ago, and because of them, I get to do something that I enjoy doing. Without the listeners, this show does not exist.”

of the Weird Kind presentation Oct. 27.

“A lot of things seem strange and unusual,” said Gordon, “but you can figure out what they are. But not all UFO reports are easily explained away.”

Take the Kecksburg Incident, for example. In December of 1965, a glowing object fell from the skies of rural western Pa. Shortly after the object crashed to earth, the military arrived to rope off the site and refused to let the media or public near the area.

Many believe that Kecksburg was a government cover-up. Eyewitness reports pieced together through the years suggest that the object – the existence of which is officially denied by the government – was an extraterrestrial spacecraft or an

alien space probe.

“I’m really interested in Kecksburg,” said Jessica Smith, a senior nursing major at Westmoreland County Community College. “I actually did some research; I find it interesting. I really liked [that part of the presentation].”

Gordon intermixed stories of UFO sightings with detailed accounts of Big Foot encounters.

Most reported sightings of Big Foot describe not the stereotypical Yeti of legend, but a hairy, ninefoot tall man with glowing green eyes who seems more curious than bloodthirsty, and who mimics the sounds of wildlife.

Though Gordon investigates fascinating cases of mythical creatures and flying objects, Big Foot is the phenomenon he finds most

intriguing.

“Why hasn’t someone come up with more physical evidence?” asked Gordon. “It gives us a clue that we’re not dealing with a flesh-andblood animal.”

Lou Panos, a coal miner who recently moved to Waynesburg, is currently training to become a member of the Mutual UFO Network.

He has been fascinated by the unexplained since he was young and, though he had already heard many of Gordon’s stories, Panos was fascinated by Gordon’s take on Big Foot.

“The connection between Big Foot and UFOs: his [idea] that Big Foot could possibly be extraterrestrial – that’s something I didn’t expect,” said Panos.

Unexpected also is the frequency with which

mythical creatures and species of unidentified origin are reported in Pennsylvania each year.

Black panthers, leopards and jaguars are often seen near woods; oddly, these felines are not native to this region.

“In recent months, I’ve interviewed people that have been within feet of these black cats,” said Gordon. “They don’t exist in this part of the world. Where do they come from? Where do they go? They’re not missing from any zoos.”

Where alien spacecraft come from and how Big Foot and flying deer find their way to southwestern Pennsylvania is a mystery Stan Gordon and other paranormal nuts do not have the answer to.

“There’s four known dimensions, which allow [time or space]

travel,” speculated Panos.

Gordon agreed with Panos that different dimensions, space travel, black holes and asyet-undiscovered sciences might explain the paranormal phenomena that the public encounters more often than we realize. Fifty-three years of researching and investigating have equipped Gordon with expertise in the field; though he’s never yet encountered the supernatural, he believes in it, and feels compelled to search until he finds answers, it’s as much an obsession as a public service.

“A lot of credible people year after year see a lot of things that aren’t supposed to exist,” said Gordon. “People don’t want to be called crazy, people want answers.

They want closure.”

Snyder is a no show

ston said.

Snyder did not wish to participate in a debate lacking nonpartisan sponsors.

Snyder also faced other issues on Monday night with the effects of Superstorm Sandy moving toward the area.

“It was more important to ensure that the county was planning for the impending storm,” Eggleston said. “[Snyder’s] priority was to focus on the safety of the county rather than attending a Mark Fischer campaign meeting.”

Continued from B1 Monday’s debate organizers, Fayette Patriots and We the People, are directly associated with the Tea Party, according to their websites.

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Bennett said she is Department of Human time to get it finished as soon as possible,” she looking forward to the Continued from B1 completion of the projsaid.

Area service providers ect.

“It’s a huge project,” annual costume judgare being notified that applications for resident Bennet said. ing. status are currently “But we’re very excit“We get to give out being accepted and that ed about it and what it gifts to the children the building will be can do to help the future with the best cosopening soon, Bennett of Greene County.” tumes, in our opinion,” Yesenosky said.

Prizes were awarded for the scariest, prettiest and most original costumes. The parade’s costume lineup was open to the public for children up to age 12.

In addition to judging

Parade held before rain

costumes, this year Yesenosky rode in the Lions Club car in the back of the parade. Her favorite part of this year’s parade was “being able to see the children dressed up in their costumes.”

She feels that being involved in planning the parade is a great opportunity.

“When people are Lions, they like giving to the community. The parade is one of those opportunities,” she said. “I really love it.

It’s just great to plan [events that] bring the community together.”

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Empty seats are a sad sight Kyle Oland

YELLOW JACKETS(25TH) - 42, TITANS - 16

Bring on the Presidents Win gives team at least a share of PAC title

Crown ranked No. 4 in country Staff Report

Sports Editor

Every home sporting event at John F. Wiley Stadium, Bam Thompson, a graduate assistant in the Sports Information Office, and I have a running joke we always laugh about.

We look down from our press box window and kid about what great attendance we have at Waynesburg sporting events.

If you have ever been to a sporting event at Wiley Stadium, you know we are being sarcastic.

To be completely honest, the attendance at soccer and football games this fall has been flat out embarrassing, considering the talent level of those teams.

At football games, there may be 800 people or so that show up on Saturdays, and probably nearly half those people are friends and family of the football players. Through the first four home football games, an average of 760 fans showed up for each game, according to the Sports Information Office records.

While I know the weather always seems to be pretty bad for the Yellow Jacket football games, 760 fans a game is downright horrible for a team that is 9-0 and ranked 22nd in the country by d3football.com.

Honestly, the problem is the students of Waynesburg University.

If you consider that about 400 of the people in attendance are either family or friends of the players, and about 50 to 100 others are fans of the opposing team, that leaves roughly 250 students who show up to the game.

250 students out of a student population of about 1400. That means only 18 percent of the student population goes to home football games.

Eighteen percent of the student population wants to cheer on a team that has earned at least a share of the Presidents’ Athletic Conference championship and has the most wins in all divisions of college football.

To be frank, that is embarrassing.

If you have never been to a home soccer game, you are in for a shock – there was an average crowd of 115 people who showed up for the 15 home soccer games this season.

Let’s figure that about half of those in attendance See STUDENTS on C2

By Kyle Oland Sports Editor After four of its last five Presidents’ Athletic Conference games were decided by less than four points each, the Waynesburg offense exploded for its most productive outing of the season, making sure Saturday’s home contest against Westminster College would be anything but close.

Utilizing big plays on offense and a rock-solid defense, the nationallyranked Yellow Jackets defeated the Titans, 42-16, on Saturday at John F. Wiley Stadium, clinching at least a share of the PAC title in the process.

The win kept alive the Jackets’ perfect season as they improved to 9-0 overall and 7-0 in PAC play.

For Westminster, the loss dropped the Titans to 3-4 overall and 2-4 in conference action.

The Yellow Jackets jumped out to a big first-

Photo by Mike Kabay

Sophomore quarterback Carter Hill fires a pass during Saturday’s 42-16 rout of the Westminster Titans. Hill passed for a career high 242 yards and four touchdowns. half lead, scoring five touchdowns before halftime.

Relying on a quick strike offense and big plays, the Jackets were able to keep the Westminster defense on its heels for most of the cold, rainy afternoon.

Four of Waynesburg’s six scoring drives took less than two minutes.

“They ran the ball very effectively,” said Westminster head coach Jeff Hand. “They hit some big plays in the pass game as well.

Junior Christian Jackson led the offense, netting 222 total yards and three touchdowns. Jackson opened up the game with an electrifying 50yard kick return that near-

ly went for a touchdown had Jackson not tripped over his own teammate.

“The fact that they kicked to him - I couldn’t believe it,” said Waynesburg head coach Rick Shepas. “Having him back there is huge for us.”

Earlier in the week, Hand said that Jackson See FOOTBALL on C4

For a second-straight season, Waynesburg senior wrestler Alex Crown has received a high rank- Crown ing in the National Wrestling Coaches Association Preseason Division III rankings.

Crown, who began last season as the number-one ranked 125-pounder in the country, moved up a weight class and down three spots as the fourthranked 133-pounder in all of Division III. Crown is coming off a season in which he went 23-6 and won his third-straight Presidents' Athletic Conference championship.

The 2012 kicks off Saturday at 11 a.m., when the Jackets host their annual Orange/Black Wrestle-offs at the Rudy Marisa Fieldhouse.

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Controversial call gives Saints victory Penalty kick gives Saints win, but teams will meet again

By Justin Barylski Staff Writer The women’s soccer team finished up their season accomplishing their goal of finishing in the top-four in the Presidents Athletic Conference standings despite ending on a two game losing streak.

The women lost their

Photo by Dave Miller, ADM Photography

Taylor Bombalski attacks the ball earlier this year. The sophomore netted the Jackets only goal Saturday. final game of the season

against the nationally rec-

ognized Thomas More College Saints.

The Yellow Jackets played admirably against the 19th-ranked Saints, but lost the match, 2-1.

With the loss, the Jackets ended the regular season 9-8-1, and 5-3-1 in conference play.

Thomas More improved its record to 181, and remained unbeaten at 9-0 in conference games.

The win improved the Saints’ wining streak to 11 games.

That loss took place against Ohio Northern

back in September.

“It shows the program has moved forward and developed,” Waynesburg head coach Carl Griffiths said. “We have also gotten better over this season.”

Although the women played very well in the game against the Saints, they were still not happy with the result.

“Coach [Griffiths] always tells us to remember the feeling of losing that game,” freshman goalkeeper Ciara Scott said. “[Remember] how it feels to get beat by a team See JACKETS on C2

SAINTS - 2, YELLOW JACKETS - 0

Can’t stop the Saints

Fortna finishes fourth at PAC’S

Women’s XC Men unable to muster any offense as team takes third Jackets fell Saturday on senior night place in Bethany

By Eric Bost

By Ryan Harr

Editorial Assistant

Staff Writer With the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Tournament out of reach, the Waynesburg men’s soccer team finished its season playing for one thing: pride.

The Yellow Jackets took the field for Senior Night on Saturday against the Thomas More Saints, the best team in the PAC. The Jackets looked to continue their offensive surge after scoring six goals over their last two games to keep their playoff hopes alive.

The women’s cross country team had 14 days of rest to tune up for the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Championships at Bethany College on Saturday.

“The 14 days off in between competitions See SEASON on C3 allowed the girls a chance

Fortna to fine tune their speed and rest up for the big race,” said head cross country coach Chris Hardie.

Many of the Yellow Jackets utilized their off

time, as eight Yellow Jackets ran their personal best times and finished in third place overall with a score of 91.

The Grove City Wolverines won their 24th-straight team title with a team score of 35 points.

The silver medal went to the Golden Tornadoes from Geneva College, who had a score of 63.

Kristen Galligan, a sophomore from Washington & Jefferson, took See XC on C3

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Men’s XC finishes fifth at PAC’s Team improves by two places from a year ago

were runners Matt Giardina in 26th and Johnathan Blatt in 27th.

The last two in the topfive for the Jackets were runners Brandon Dugan, who placed 32nd overall, and John Allison, who finished in 34th.

These runners have been consistent in being able to lead the team in each race this season.

Excluding Allison, each top-five runner improved on his time from an earlier meet at Bethany.

“Anytime you can preview a course it gives you more confidence,” head coach Chris Hardie said. “Our men ran with confidence on Saturday.”

Allison just broke the Waynesburg record a few weeks ago with a time of 27:47.

Hardie was surprised to not see him carry the momentum into this week and thrive at a course that he ran earlier in the season.

One thing that could have hurt Allison’s time may have been the poor weather conditions, but Hardie said that wasn’t so.

“They handled the muddy and slick course very well,” Hardie said.

“Last season’s team dealt with similar weather, and I think we learned a lot from that. We were very tough on Saturday and it

showed.”

One runner who hasn’t experienced these conditions on this track was McAuley, but the freshman was able to adjust.

“The weather conditions didn’t affect my performance in the race, being from the Erie area,” said McAuley. “The worse the weather, the better I usually seem to run.”

McAuley did succeed, finishing just shy of the 28 minute mark, posting a time of 28:17.

Even with a great finish, McAuley admitted that his performance was far from his best.

“If there is any area I could have improved on, it would have been starting my kick about 100 to 200 meters earlier than I did,” McAuley said.

The Jackets have improved from last season, and there is no telling when they will reach their full potential.

Though the Jackets narrowly missed a fourth place finish, the team was awarded the Sportsmanship Award at the PAC Championships.

The Jackets’ next competition will be the NCAA Division III Mideast Regional Championships on Nov. 10 in Newville, Pa.

team that is making their second consecutive PAC tournament appearance.

But saying that even 58 students come out home soccer matches is a stretch. Some nights, there are fewer students in the stands than players on the pitch.

Again, that is just embarrassing.Where is the school spirit at Waynesburg?

I believe the university

could do something to fix student attendance at games.

Maybe they could allow students to tailgate before games or offer some other sort of pregame festivities. That would really increase the atmosphere at games.

In addition, there should be busses that drive students down to Wiley stadium on days when the weather is bad.

No matter what excuses students make, the student attendance must get better.

When the Jackets take on the Washington & Jefferson Presidents in a week, a game that may determine the outright PAC champion, I want to look out of the press box and see the stands filled. I don’t want to see rows and rows of empty seats anymore.

By Danny Morgan Staff Writer The men’s cross country team was looking forward to capping the regular season off on a high note.

The Presidents’ Athletic Conference Championships, which were held at Bethany College, became the Yellow Jackets’ final chance to do so before the Regional Championships.

Last season, Waynesburg took seventh out of nine teams at the PAC Championships.

This year, the Jackets appeared destined for another bottom-third finish with the rainy weather conditions; however, the Jackets battled through and were able to clinch fifth out of nine teams.

Although they fought hard, the Yellow Jackets fell just short of Thiel who finished one point ahead of Waynesburg and grabbed fourth place.

Waynesburg was once again led by freshman Ben McAuley who took 22nd place. Following McAuley

Students not showing up Continued from C1 were family and friends; that means about 58 students showed up for a game. That equates to four percent of the student population.

Only four percent of the student body came to support a women’s soccer

Photo by Nadine Leishman

Freshman Ben McAuley (right) battles for position with two other runners during the PAC Championships.

Jackets lose on PK Continued from C1 we could’ve beaten.”

The Saints outshot the Yellow Jackets, 22-8; however, only seven of the Saints shots were on net.

Scott tallied five saves in the game.

“We were able to keep many of their shots from being dangerous, but [we] also want to limit that total,” Griffiths said.

Generating offense has been a problem for the Jackets all season and is something they must address when preparing for their next game in the PAC Tournament against Thomas More.

“We need to shoot more and look for more chances for corners,” Scott said.

“Set pieces win games.”

In Saturday’s game, Thomas More had a 10-2 advantage in corners, which Griffiths said was one major contributing factor in the outcome of the game.

The Jackets opened up the scoring in the 70th minute as sophomore defender Taylor Bombalski nailed a free kick that found the back of the net to put the Jackets up by one.

“We have worked on set pieces from that distance all year,” Griffiths said.

“I am really excited for [Bombalski], it was well earned.”

The Jackets looked to be in the driver’s seat until Thomas More scored just three minutes later off a corner.

Just a few minutes later, the Saints nearly took the lead when a shot glanced off the post.

Scott came up with two big saves to keep the Jackets in the game until a penalty was called off a corner kick for the Saints.

“They are the better team, but we have what it takes to beat them.”

Carl Griffiths Head soccer coach

“At that stage in the game the call was questionable,” Griffiths said.

“However we shouldn’t have that girl deep in the box with the ball.”

Junior Forward Courtney Clark finished the penalty shot off the inside of the post to give the Saints a 2-1 lead in the 85th minute.

Scott, who failed to save the penalty kick, was frustrated with the call.

“It was a terrible call with it being such a close game,” Scott said.

With the loss, the Yellow Jackets were pushed down to fourth in the PAC and now have a rematch with Thomas More in the PAC Tournament. The game may be impacted by Hurricane Sandy.

Griffiths is confident that Waynesburg can win round two on Wednesday at Thomas More.

“They are the better team, but we have what it takes to beat them,” Griffiths said.

The Jackets have a few days to prepare for the rematch; however, Griffiths said they will not change much in their game plan for the postseason match.

Waynesburg travelled to Thomas More on Wednesday for its semifinal match in the PAC Tournament.

Kickoff was set for 3 p.m. in Crestview Hills Ky. The match ended too late for this edition.

Full game coverage can be found on www.waynesburgsports.com.

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Athletes of the Week Volleyball team drops season final

against Tomcats in straight sets

Senior finishes fourth at PAC’s, while receiver has career day

By Nick Farrell

By RJ Tonks

Fortna

Jackson

Assistant Sports Editor Two seniors athletes displayed exceptional performances last weekend for their respective Waynesburg sports teams and have been recognized as Athletes of the Week.

Senior Megan Fortna continued her stellar senior year on the cross country circuit by placing fourth at the PAC Championships at Bethany College. Fortna completed the course with a time of 23:32. The senior runner was lauded for her top-five finish and was awarded first-team All-PAC honors. This was Fortna’s third All-PAC honor of her career.

Senior wide receiver Christian Jackson also was dubbed an Athlete of the Week after his spectacular performance in the football team’s 42-16 victory over Westminster. In addition, the senior earned Presidents’ Athletic Conference Offensive Football Player of the Week.

Jackson put on a clinic on both special teams and offense, opening the game with a 50-yard kickoff return that set the pace for his fantastic performance.

The senior hauled in a game-high six balls and tallied a season-high 141 yards and three touchdowns.

Each of Jackson’s receiving scores came in the first half, including a second quarter score where he evaded multiple tacklers on a 69-yard dash to the end zone.

The Waynesburg University volleyball team was coming off a 1-2 week with losses to Grove City and Saint Vincent with a win over Chatham in between. The Yellow Jackets had chances to rebound against Presidents’ Athletic Conference opponents Washington and Jefferson on Oct. 25 and Thiel two days later as the season came to a close.

In the days leading up to the senior night game against the Washington and Jefferson Presidents, playing for the seniors was a major theme in the Waynesburg camp.

“Playing together, playing for the seniors, that was all we really talked about,” said head volleyball coach Stephanie Benkowski.

The Jackets improved dramatically from last season, allowing 12 fewer goals.

This past season now becomes a building block for next year’s men’s soccer team.

Only losing four seniors, Waynesburg brings back a team that was one of the youngest in the PAC. Daughtry said that even with this team’s youth, the Jackets showed that they could play with some of the best teams in the conference.

Griffiths said he believes that the team is ready for next year’s expectations to make it to the PAC Tournament after having a solid first season.. After scheduling a tougher season this year, he felt that the improvement in the competition the team played only gives them a better shot at improving next year.

“I think we have definitely shown the conference that we are PAC Tournament material and we’ll most likely be there next year,” said Griffiths.

top-14,” said Talbott.

“I also had a goal to run a 24:30. I came in 15th and ran a 24:32, just missing both my goals by a few seconds.”

Ferrick ran at her first PAC postseason meet and was pleased with the race she ran but, like Talbot, was unable to reach her goal.

“I had a time that I was hoping to hit, but I didn’t meet that goal,” said Ferrick.

Last year, Ferrick ran in the Maryland State Championship and finished in 158th place compared to this year’s PAC Championships’ 18th place finish.

“I was more prepared for this race than my state championship meet,” said Ferrick.

“This meet, I focused on my race strategy and in high school I focused on

what place I came in”.

The last two top-five finishers for Waynesburg University were junior Bre Paul and sophomore Annette Aho. Paul finished in 26th in a time of 25:24, while Aho crossed the line in 28th place with a time of 25:35.

The Yellow Jackets are now off until Nov. 10 when they travel to the NCAA Division III Mideast Regional Championships, which will be hosted by Dickinson College at Big Spring High School in Carlisle, PA. Last year, the women placed 28th out of the 47team field.

“Our team is focused on placing in the top-15 next weekend’s final meet for the 2012 Yellow Jackets,” said Hardie.

“It is an ambitious goal, but one I think we are ready to tackle.”

Freshman Jessica Dorazio records a dig in an earlier match. The Jackets wrapped up their season Saturday.

Senior night was held last Thursday against the Presidents.

Before the match, seniors Presley Cupp and Carly Smithyman were honored in a ceremony at the Rudy Marisa Fieldhouse.

Benkowski’s squad did not let her down as they won the final home match of the season. The Jackets beat the Presi-

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Photo by Zach DiBeradin

Senior Phil Henry looks to defend a Thomas More player during Saturday night’s match. The game marked the final game for Henry as a Yellow Jacket soccer player.

“We were disappointed that it was a 2-0 game, it could have easily been 2-1 or 1-1,” said Griffiths. “I think it was disappointing but we saw the positives that were there. We improved from the blowout loss that happened last year.”

The Jackets fought hard and had multiple opportunities to tie the score.

Forward Victor Browne

had a nifty shot with his outside foot that went slightly over the crossbar halfway through the second half.

Overall, Waynesburg totaled nine shots on the day, but only two were on goal as the Jackets fell, 20.

While the Jacket offense was moving the ball forward, the defense along with Daughtry’s

goalkeeping kept Waynesburg in the game.

“His [Daughtry’s] focus this year has been on point. I think that’s saved us a couple times to keep us from going down early,” said Griffiths.

“We’ve given up fewer goals than we have in a long time, and I think our defenders and goaltender is responsible for that.”

Daughtry’s play in net

XC third at PAC’s Continued from C1 home the top individual medalist honor after crossing the finish line with a time of 21:45.

Following Galligan in second place was Grove City’s Ella Smith at 23:05.

Geneva’s Sarah-Noel Meek took home a third place finish with a time of time 23:12.

Waynesburg was unable to improve on last season’s second place finish, but the Jackets still brought some hardware back to campus.

Senior Megan Fortna was one of those athletes to return with a respectable finish.

Fortna just missed the podium, finishing in fourth and leading all Yel-

this season was among the best in the PAC. The sophomore keeper has made 144 total saves, blocking about 85 percent of the shots he faces.

Daughtry leads the conference in save percentage and his six shutouts rank second behind Geneva’s Bryan Butler.

Griffiths said that whenever the team has needed him this season, he has come through in big ways.

Although the team finished the season with a loss, Griffiths said he was happy with his team’s play throughout the season and its 8-8-1 record.

This was Griffiths’ first season as Waynesburg head coach.

He said he came in at the end of last year and saw that the team needed to change their mentality and mindset toward the game.

“I wanted them to respect themselves and believe they were capable of competing with the best teams,” said Griffiths.

Photo by Dave Miller, ADM Photography

Season concludes Starting goalkeeper Brandon Daughtry said that the team felt confident going into the final game of the season. “[Thomas More] is a good team, but they’re beatable,” said Daughtry. “[Saturday’s game] proved to everyone else that we can hang with anybody in the conference.”

The game went back and forth, as neither team took advantage of early opportunities.

The Saints took the early lead in the 28th minute when Dexter Morgan headed the ball past Daughtry after a corner kick.

Waynesburg head coach Carl Griffiths said that Morgan’s goal was a weak opportunity that his team let in.

It wasn’t something that cost his team the game, however.

dents, 3-1.

The Jackets won the first two sets, 25-21 and 25-13. The Presidents bounced back it set three, 25-12. Then, Waynesburg ended the match in the fourth set, winning it 2513.

Junior Mabel Culp led the Jackets with 16 kills in the match, while junior Amanda Silay added eight kills. Smithyman had 17

assists in her last home match. Ranallo tacked on 12 assists. Freshman Jessica Dorazio led the Waynesburg defense with 23 digs, while Silay chipped in 21 digs and Cupp added 17 digs.

On Saturday, the Jackets traveled to Greenville, Pa. to take on the Thiel Tomcats. The Jackets gave a valiant effort, but were still swept by the Tomcats in straight sets, 25-21, 25-17, 25-11.

“After the first set, we started missing serves and making mistakes we didn’t usually make,” said Smithyman, regarding the loss to Thiel.

In the match, Silay led the Jackets with seven kills and 13 assists.

Smithyman and Ranallo each chipped in seven assists. The volleyball team ended their season with an 8-19 mark, finishing 3-15 in the PAC.

Staff Writer

Photo by Nadine Leishman

Senior Megan Fortna kicks the last stretch of Saturday’s PAC Championship race at Bethany College. After finishing fourth, Fortna was awarded first-team All-PAC. low Jackets with a 23:32 cut.

The senior landed a first-team All-PAC honor.

She had earned two other PAC accolades before, but those were both second team all-conference honors in previous seasons.

The Yellow Jackets’

next two finishers were sophomore Joy Talbott and freshman Megan Ferrick who placed 15th and 18th place, respectively.

Both Talbott and Ferrick were awarded honorable mention All-PAC laurels for their efforts.

For Talbott, this was

her second consecutive honorable mention award, as she was lauded after the same event last year as a freshman.

Talbott set her goal as she did last season for the PAC Championships.

“Again this season, I wanted to finish in the

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Football routs Titans Continued from C1 was the player he feared most on the Waynesburg offense, noting that Jackson had been very close on numerous occasions to busting a big play.

Following the Jackson return, the Waynesburg offense could not muster any points as they turned the ball over on a fourthdown incompletion.

However, the offensive explosion began on the Jackets second drive. Senior Dominic Moore ran over two Titans defenders on his way to a touchdown from six-yards out.

The touchdown capped a marathon 14-play, 50-yard drive that took nearly six minutes off the clock.

A PAT by junior Alex Henry gave Waynesburg a 7-0 lead with 4:10 left in the first quarter.

Following a three-andout by the Westminster offense, the Yellow Jackets’ offense took over on the Westminster 39-yard line.

On the second play of the drive, sophomore quarterback Carter Hill froze the Titans secondary with a pump fake then found Jackson deep down the middle of the field for a 34-yard touchdown strike.

Another Henry PAT increased the Yellow Jackets lead to 14-0 with 1:55 left in the first quarter.

The stingy Waynesburg defense continued its dominance, when senior linebacker Jordan Helmick forced a fumble on the first Westminster drive of the second quarter.

The fumble was recovered by junior linebacker Ronnie Skinner at the Waynesburg 27-yard line.

“I think that Waynesburg did a really great job

Photos by Mike Kabay

Top: Senior running back Dominic Moore puts a stiff arm on Westminster senior safety Kyle Allen.

Bottom: Junior cornerback Marvin Sampson intercepts a pass from Westminster quarterback Dak Britt. defending us,” Hand said. “[Waynesburg] got some pressure at times, and they had answers for most things we tried.”

Taking advantage of the turnover, Hill connected with Jackson once again for a touchdown on the third play of the drive.

Taking the snap, Hill immediately found Jackson on a quick-strike bubble screen that went for a 69-yard touchdown.

Weaving his way through the Westminster defense, Jackson displayed the excellent vision and cutback ability that has made the senior one of PAC’s most dangerous playmakers.

“The coaches just tried to get me the ball real quick, and left it up to me to make plays after I had the ball,” said Jackson.

Following the extra point, Waynesburg increased its lead to 21-0 with 11:18 remaining in the first-half.

The dominant first half continued for Waynesburg. On the very next drive for Westminster, junior quarterback Dak Britt rolled to his right and unleashed a throw to his receiver that went high and was intercepted by

junior cornerback Marvin Sampson at the Westminster 44-yard line.

Following the pick, Sampson cut across the field and nearly scored, but was pushed out of bounds at the 15-yard line.

“We just knew coming in how inconsistent Britt was at getting the ball down field,” Sampson said. “I just played my divider between the routes, and I knew he was going to throw up a wobbly ball.”

On the day, the Jacket defense only allowed 225 yards of total offense, forced three turnovers and had one sack.

Once again, the Waynesburg offense took advantage of good field position and on the fourth play of the drive, Hill used a play action fake to fool the defense, and then found senior tight end Adam Moses in the end zone for a two-yard score.

The touchdown catch marked the sixth score for the All-American.

The fifth touchdown of the first half came when Hill connected with Jackson once again for 14-yard touchdown. The drive lasted eight-plays, going

64-yards in 1:16. Another Henry PAT made the score 35-0 with 6:52 left in the first half.

Westminster finally got on the board when Britt capped a 12-play, 70-yard drive with a seven-yard rushing touchdown to make the score 35-7 with

Jackets take advantage of bye week Preparation for possible title bout against rival W&J begins this week

By Nick Farrell Assistant Sports Editor In the latest d3football.com poll, the Waynesburg football team moved up three spots in the top-25 rankings to No. 22 in the country.

The Yellow Jackets are the only NCAA Division III football team with nine wins this season.

The Yellow Jackets are also the only team in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference that has yet to have an idle week.

That will change this week, as the Jackets will not play a game on Saturday during their only bye week of the regular season.

Eighth year head coach Rick Shepas said that this break is well-deserved.

“As it stands, the bye week is good for us,” said Shepas. “Our guys are playing extremely hard and we need the rest time.”

A main focus for the Jackets during this bye week is to recover from injuries.

The condition of junior safety Bryan Gary, who was inactive last weekend against Westminster with an injured knee, is a specific concern to the coaching staff.

Shepas said earlier that he was hopeful that Gary would return to the lineup against Washington & Jefferson on Nov. 10.

However, the injury to Gary’s knee turned out to be worse then originally thought. The junior tore his ACL, and is scheduled to undergo knee surgery Nov. 5.

“The plan for this week is to stay sharp and to get healthy,” Shepas said.

The coaching staff has already begun scheming for its upcoming battle with the Presidents that may decide who wins the PAC Championship.

“Pass protections and blitz pickups were a big part of our Monday staff meeting,” said Shepas.

Though the team does not have a game this weekend, Shepas has kept to the team’s usual schedule. The Jackets handed out their weekly awards on Tuesday and held practices at their usual times throughout the week.

“We want to stay in some routines,” Shepas said.

Shepas did have to make a few adjustments to the schedule due to Hurricane Sandy.

“Practices will be modified and the time will be modified as [the coaching staff sees] fit,” Shepas said.

Waynesburg is 4-1 following bye weeks since Shepas was Christian Jackson named head Photo by Mike Kabay coach in 2005.

3:15 remaining in the half.

A 32-yard field goal by Zach Baker as time expired in the first half cut the Waynesburg lead to 35-10 heading into half time.

The vaunted Jacket running game took over as the focal point of Way-

nesburg’s offense and junior running back Bertrand Ngampa increased the home team’s lead to 42-10 on a six-yard touchdown run that came with 2:39 remaining in the third quarter.

The Titans closed up the scoring with a fourthquarter touchdown run and a missed two-point conversion try, before both teams went to their benches to give their reserves some valuable playing time.

Hill finished the game with a career best 242 yards passing on 18 completions and four touchdowns.

For a third-straight game, Ngampa topped the 100-yard rushing mark.

The junior back finished with 109 yards on 16 carries and a touchdown.

Moore added 94 yards on the ground and a touchdown.

After the loss of AllPAC junior safety Bryan Gary to a torn ACL last week, freshman Mike Lopuchovsky filled in adequately for Gary leading the Yellow Jackets with 6 tackles.

Junior defensive lineman Brandon Fedorka increased his team leading sack total to eight, adding one on Saturday.

“We talk about guys stepping up in every game,” said Shepas “We are really glad to have [Lopuchovsky] back there.”

Waynesburg will finally get to enjoy its 2012 bye week, before returning to John F. Wiley Stadium to face Washington & Jefferson in the PAC Backyard Brawl.

The Yellow Jackets have already clinched a share of the 2012 PAC crown, but could take their first outright title since 2003 with a win over the Presidents should W&J beat Geneva this weekend.

Thursday, November 1, 2012 MUSE & STONE

Laced Laughs

Literary magazine makes changes, emphasizes service

By Sarah Bell Executive Editor Muse & Stone plans to represent the students and the mission of Waynesburg University in the 2012 – 2013 edition of the literary magazine.

This year, the magazine implemented a “Service Writing” section, where students who went on mission trips during their time at Waynesburg can submit entries from their mission trip journals to be published in the magazine.

According to the Muse & Stone advisor, Dr. Robert Randolph, the addition of a section solely dedicated to service aligns perfectly with the new direction that Muse & Stone is taking this year.

“I would like it to represent the writing of the students that were here during this academic year,” Randolph said.

“I think it can be a beautiful thing. [We want] writing and photos that are powerful, that represent this school, this university and this mission.”

He also said that the “Service Writing” section would be one that “doesn’t need to be polished.”

Amanda Hill, executive editor of Muse & Stone, agrees that focusing more on the mission of the university is an important aspect of the magazine and adding service to Muse & Stone is a step in the right direction. “[The service section is] an aspect we haven’t explored before and I

feel like there’s a lot of good, creative non-fiction that can be dedicated to this,” said Hill.

“We’ve experienced a sort of disassociation with service when it comes to the magazine and I feel like incorporating this is going to help build that gap and create a magazine that lives up to the image of the college.”

Unlike previous years, Muse & Stone will be entirely composed of student submissions.

Students can submit in the categories of poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, service writing and art.

“As a Christian college, we have an image to maintain, and because of that we have to consider what we’re putting out there,” Hill said.

“The Muse & Stone is associated with Waynesburg University, and because of that it is important to maintain the Christian image that the university itself has.”

Drawing completely from student submissions is a concern for the majority of the Muse & Stone staff.

Hill is worried that students will lack the confidence to submit to the magazine.

“My experience in the past is that we haven’t had a lot of student submissions and now we are completely in-house, which means the students have to submit or we don’t have a magazine,” Hill said.

“At this point, what we really need to do is See MAGAZINE on D2

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Photos by Emily Friedman

(Top) Briana Hozak and Tabatha Newman serve wine, which has been laced with arsenic, to their guests.

(Right) Kim Peters binds Shawn Wharrey to prevent him from escaping as they prepare to murder him.

(Bottom left) Chelsea Ritter and Wharrey share a fearful embrace as Wharrey realizes what secrets are stashed under the window seat.

(Bottom right) Jonathan Nicoloff and Peters toast to a successful evening to come.

Waynesburg Players present ‘Arsenic and Old Lace’

By Katherine Mansfield Editorial Assistant Waynesburg University’s drama department offered audiences a taste-

ful mix of murder and humor with its performance of Joseph Kesserling’s “Arsenic and Old Lace” last week.

Though the premise of

“Arsenic and Old Lace” – a tale of two sisters who mercifully murder ailing old men with a glass of their homemade, arsenic-laced elderberry

wine – differs greatly from previous fall plays like “Thoroughly Modern Millie” and “Julius See PLAY on D2

Annual costume race gives students ‘excuse to be a kid’

By Olivia Latimer Staff Writer The Universities Student Activities Board held its annual Costume Race this past Thursday. This race was free of charge for anyone who wanted to participate.

Students displayed Halloween spirit by flaunting elaborate costumes on the campus streets.

The race started at 4:30 on the corner of Washington and College for a one mile lap around the campus parks.

It was emphasized to the competitors that this event was not a competitive race. The winners were decided based upon costume creativity, not on their running.

Walkers were welcomed as well.

Approximately 40 people participated, most of them wearing costumes.

However, some chose to wear their

Photo by Nika Anschuetz

Breann Paul, Jennifer Lingg, Kristen Stone and Brandon Dugan race around campus in their Halloween Costumes. Approximately 40 students participated. everyday clothing. Aside from the full cross country team, about 10 other people from the campus came out

including a few belonging to the track team.

Costumes included a lumberjack, a

bathtub, Daisy Duke, a clown, a tennis player, Link from the Legend of Zelda, warriors, a pair representing the band LMFAO, a retro Waynesburg College cross country runner, Little Bo Peep, a swarm of bumble bees, cookie monster and four M&M’s complete with M&M bag.

Jessica Leiby, who was one of last year’s winners when she appeared as superwoman, came as a bathtub complete with bubbles, rubber ducky and all. “I am definitely a competitor if I do say so myself,” said Jessica.

A big trend at the race this year seemed to be people imitating their favorite qualities of fellow teammates and friends.

For example, Michele “Rocky” Cross showed up as cross country runner Megan Fortna, Justin Angotti as See STUDENTS on D2

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Art exhibit features work of Waynesburg University faculty

By Amanda Wishner Senior Editor An opening reception was held on Monday, Oct. 29 to debut a three-week art gallery featuring art made by four members of Waynesburg University faculty.

The free reception began at 4:30 p.m. and continued until 6 p.m. in the Benedum Fine Arts Gallery. Both the campus community and Greene County residents were cordially invited to attend.

The gallery features several pieces from lecturers of art Susan Keresz-

Photo by Allyson Wernert

Stacy Griffin gets a better look at one of the unique sculptures at the faculty art gallery reception on Monday. The gallery is now open through Nov. 16. tury, David Lesako and Sharon Massey, as well as

Andrew Heisey, assistant professor of art at Way-

nesburg University.

These unique pieces

include a variety of media and techniques, ranging from drawings and paintings to ceramics, jewelry, metal work and sculpture.

The gallery will remain open from Oct. 29 through Thursday, Nov. 16. These four art professors and lecturers have been featured at the university in the past.

The most recent is Heisey, whose sculptures were the focus of another exhibit earlier this semester.

The exhibit was presented from Tuesday, Sept. 25 through Friday, Oct. 19.

The faculty art show is replacing the formerly scheduled exhibit for Nathan Long, a senior art major from Delmont, Pa. Typically student art galleries are held to display the work of senior art students created during their four years at Waynesburg University, but it unfortunately had to be cancelled.

Anyone is invited to visit the faculty art exhibit, which is located in the Benedum Fine Arts Gallery, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, or by appointment.

Students run costume race

Zelda.

The prizes for these costume creations included trophies that are proudly displayed in the dorm rooms of these students.

“I really hope that everyone appreciates all of the hard work that goes into creating things like the costume race,” said Tim Swarr. Kristen Stone expressed her inspiration for Little Bo Peep.

She said she had always wanted to go in this particular costume and this year she had no plans. Her ambitions ended up paying off after all.

Leiby says “I love Halloween; it’s our only excuse to still be a kid.”

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Track and Field Coach Falvo, and Luke Feldner appeared as fellow teammate Brandon Dugan.

The judges for the costume competition included, [Associate Dean of Students, Pat Bristor and Assistant Dean of Students, Kellie Hardie.]

In the end, the three winners for this year included Leiby in her bathtub costume, Kristen Stone as Little Bo Peep (sheep included) and Aaron Anderson as Link from The Legend of

Photo by Jessica Miller

Fall festivities Bonner scholars Brittney Bell and Kimber Blair organized the Fall Festival at Flenniken Library in Carmichaels.

The event included pumpkin bowling, pumpkin painting, coloring and a number of educational activities.

Students from the surrounding area were invited to attend the festival and participate in events.

Magazine remodels Continued from D1 encourage the students.”

The staff plans to help those who submit to the magazine with readings that will take place in McCance auditorium later this semester.

“We feel that the students have a lack of confidence in their writing and that reading will give them the opportunity to grow in the confidence and know that they’re good writers. We plan to work with writers,” Hill said.

“If we find a diamond in the rough and we feel that we can help the writer to strengthen the piece, we’re going to reach out and contact the writer in order to help them with it.”

According to Randolph, the Muse & Stone was completely compiled of student submissions until four or five years ago.

When the magazine began accepting pieces from national and international writers.

The art section, however, remained entirely

in-house.

He previously worked for “Ninth Letter” and “Iron Horse,” which are both literary magazines that are heavily recognized, according to Randolph.

Randolph encourages students to submit to the magazine and said that the editors and advisers are willing to work with students to enhance the work they submit ready it for publication.

“Sometimes people are shy about submitting because they’re not sure about their writing skills,” Randolph said.

“Now the editors might get in touch with the author about changing a certain thing. It’s actually pretty common.”

In the past, Randolph has had editors at magazines call him to change small details about his work, like a line or the wording of a sentence.

He said that the feedback system is not meant to criticize the students, but to help them.

In addition, Muse & Stone is looking for the photo that will be the cover of the magazine.

A monetary prize will

be offered to the student whose photograph is selected.

The photograph must be taken somewhere on Waynesburg University’s campus. According to Randolph, a beautiful cover is a very important aspect of a successful magazine.

“I’m one of those people that likes books. I want to pick up things that look nice,” he said.

“I want it [Muse & Stone] to be something you return to, something that ties into who we are as a student body and the mission of the university… that’s very powerful.”

Muse & Stone is currently accepting submissions. The submission deadline is not until February.

Currently enrolled students are encouraged to submit by emailing Randolph at rrandolp@waynesburg.ed u or Hill at hil9072@stu-

dent.waynesburg.edu.

Students can also submit by dropping a hard copy of their work off in the Muse & Stone mailbox, located in the mailroom on the third floor of Buhl Hall.

Submissions must include a cover page, including the name, address, phone number, email address, genre and medium of the work, if it is a piece of artwork.

“I’m excited to talk to students and see what we receive,” Hill said.

“I know we have a wealth of creative students on this campus, not only in the English program, but in all programs and so I’m excited to meet the students who I haven’t met before and talk to them about writing and just talk to them in general – anything about the magazine. I’m very passionate about it.”

Muse & Stone will be released in April.

Play laced with laughs Continued from D1 Caesar,” the dark comedy opened to a full house each night.

“They [the audience] were pretty responsive, which was good,” said Alex Caruso, senior criminal justice major who played Theodore Roosevelt in the production.

Caruso’s character was not the dignified, bigstick-brandishing President Roosevelt of history book lore; instead, Caruso portrayed Teddy, an insane man convinced he is the actual president and whose bugle playing wakes neighbors at odd hours of the night.

“The other productions I’ve been in have been more drama-related,” said Caruso. “The character I played was insane and also very funny. It was fun doing something that different.”

Caruso’s character was not the only comic relief in the play which premise was murder and family feuding.

“The old ladies [were my favorite],” said Kiera Janoski, junior arts administration major. Two goodhearted spinster sisters,

played by Tabitha Newman and Breanna Hozak, lovingly provided the unhappy old men in their town – at the men’s request, of course – a comfy home and their last glass of wine. And a proper burial in the basement.

“The two little old ladies had perfect comic timing,” said Lisa Williams, Eberly Library’s electronic resources librarian who took her Fiat Lux class to see the show. “Even when they weren’t speaking, they had good facial expressions.”

Williams also appreciated the authenticity of the costumes and set.

“It’s a small theater and they always work to make things authentic. I think they did a really good job,” she said.

“Arsenic and Old Lace” was the first drama club production of this year and, for some, the last fall play of their college career.

“Everyone who’s in the play is kind of like a family so yeah, it was sad,” said Caruso.

But, he added, “there’s also the musical.”

The drama department will perform various oneacts throughout the year, and the spring musical will be held late next semester.

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HEALTHCARE Romney plans on repealing “Obamacare” if he’s elected into office, in favor of a new healthcare plan modeled after the one he introduced in Massachusetts. He believes that state governments should be left to decide how to manage the uninsured, and he proposes that individual medical savings accounts should be expanded, with savings being used for insurance premiums and personal medical costs.

The term “Obamacare” has become synonymous with President Obama’s last four years as president and is used to reffeer to the Patient Protection and Aff ffo ordable Care Act. The PPACA encourages a shift toward comprehensive health coverage and an expansion of Medicaid. He hopes to decrease the number of uninsured Americans and reduce the costs of healthcare for everyone.

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Obama’s outlook on taxes could best follow Robin Hood’s mantra, “Take from the rich, give to the poor.” He plans on ending Bush-era tax cuts for those individuals and couples who make more than $200k and $250k respectively, and he proposes a higher tax rate for the wealthy, which will fu und government programs for those who are less fortunate.

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Romney and Obama’s standpoints on taxes couldn’t be more diff ffeerent. The governor plans on cutting tax rates by 20% for citizens and businesses, no matter how much they earn annually. He believes that these tax cuts and other reductions will create a surplus of money that the wealthy can spend on waays y to better the economy, such as creating businesses and providing jobs.

ENVIRONMENT Like Obama, Romney is open to new energy technologies.

However, he faavors power derived from coal, natural gas and nuclear technologies because green energy has not proven to be eff ffeective or practical. Although he does believe in global warming, he disagrees with Obama’s attempts to reduce carbon emissions and places a greater emphasis on becoming more “eenergy independent.”

President Obama is a big supporter of clean energy. So far in his presidency he has invested $80 billion in the development and research of clean energy sources and has shown a great deal of interest in increasing the efficiency of vehicles. However, he does support an increase in oil and natural gas drilling and hopes to enfforce stricter policies on carbon emissions.

EDUCA AT TION Student loans are a big deal for most readers of the Yellow Jaacket, and this year’s candidates have opposing views on how to solve the problem of college debt. Obama claims to have prevented student loans from doubling— he has capped loan repayments at 10% of a student’s income and plans on forgiving the remainder of loan payments after 10 to 20 years of payment.

Romney believes that Obama is not doing all that he can to make the financial aid process simpler for students. He is in faavor of participation from the private sector, and he plans on cutting federal spending. The governor also feels that skill-training programs, not community or four-year colleges, are the future of higher education.

RIGHTS Whereas Obama supports upholding Roe v. Wade, Romney has claimed that he would reverse its ruling.

Although he is anti-aabortion, he is in faavor of abortion in extreme cases, like rape or incest. He plans on ending federal aid to Planned Parenthood and previously supported the Blunt amendment, which would have allowed employers to reffuse to cover the cost of contraceptives because of moral oppositions.

Despite a great deal of backlash from religious institutions, Obama continues to stand behind the Aff ffo ordable Care Act. He hopes to provide full coverage for birth control, which he believes will help women avoid unwanted pregnancies. Obama is also pro-choice; he believes in a woman’s right to choose, as established by the rulings of the prominent 1973 court case, Roe v. Wade.

MARRIAGE Obama has made it no secret that he is the first president to publicly support same-sex marriage. He and his administration no longer argue for the Deffeense of Marriage Act in court proceedings, and they plan to continue this if he is reelected in 2012. Obama supports the right of state governments to determine their own policies on same-sex marriage rights.

Although he used to support them, Romney no longer approves of domestic partnerships and civil unions. The governor has alwaayys openly opposed same-sex marriage, and he plans on officially banning it with an amendment to the U.S. Constitution. However, he does agree that the state government should be in charge of deciding what rights and benefits are permitted in civil unions.

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