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Vol. 89 No. 9

PRESIDENT OBAMA’S STUDENT LOAN REFORM PLAN

Drive Loan reform not likely to affect undergraduates attracts students, locals

By Rob Longo Staff Writer

President Barack Obama’s proposed student loan reform will most likely not affect many people that attend Waynesburg University, said Amanda Gansor, Waynesburg

University’s student loan coordinator.

The main recipients of the new loan package would mostly be graduate students.

Most graduate students use commercially held loans to cover the cost of graduate school, while most undergrad

students use federal loans.

If the proposed plan is put into use, the loans will only be available from January to June 2012.

The plan would allow students to reduce payments from 15 percent over 25

years down to 10 percent over 20 years.

After 20 years, all remaining money left on the loan is forgiven if annual payments were made on the loan throughout the years.

On Oct. 25, Obama and his staff announced the pro-

posed payment plan.

Income Based Repayment is a payment option for federal student loans.

Depending on how much a student’s income is, how much they owe and how

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Center celebrates holiday themes

By Kelly Witas Staff Writer The holiday season is near.

To start the season, Waynesburg University’s Writing Center is holding “A Wrinkle in the Chronicles of Little Women,” to celebrate the birthdays of Madeleine L’Engle, C.S. Lewis and Louisa May Alcott. All of their birth-

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It’s beginning to look a lot like...

Christmas?

Despite the warm November weather, Christmas decorations were placed throughout campus over the past week. The decorations will remain up at least through the end of the semester.

Assignments Editor Julie Tischer, a junior biology major, snapped a picture of the needle in her arm today, Nov. 10, as she waited for her bag to fill with blood.

She wondered if she would break her record for the fastest time to fill the blood bag. She reminisced the first time she gave blood – passing out at Family Dollar later that day.

Her mind reverted back to the present moment.

“What do I want to drink after I give blood?” she asked herself.

Tischer gives blood every time the Central Blood Band visits Waynesburg, and today is no exception.

“My blood type is pretty rare, and I know every bit counts,” said Tischer.

“If I ever needed blood, I would have to rely on

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University awards C C L Lecture series to run through next week impact grants to Two speakers will address students in Roberts Chapel student groups HRIST AND ULTURE ECTURE SERIES

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By Sarah Bell Arts & Life Editor Two Regional Community Impact Grant recipients were selected to implement their programs in the community. Both groups received $1,000 for their cause with the hopes that they can make a difference in Greene County.

Sarah Brandstetter, coordinator of Bonner Scholars Program, said that the grants are beneficial to the University’s students.

“The idea behind the grants is that students would see something in the community and try to make a difference; they would try to change it or come up with a way to maybe bridge to different issues so that

individuals would have access to more,” Brandstetter said. “It is teaching students to look beyond themselves to see the community as a hole. Then they would be able to set a goal and accomplish it as well.”

Shawn Wharrey, junior biology major and Jessica Malingowski, senior forensic accounting major received a grant for their project, “Mini-Relay for Life: Kid’s Zone.”

As co-chairs of Relay for Life on Waynesburg University’s campus, Wharrey and Malingowski plan to give children a positive atmosphere to participate in during the event this year.

Beginning next week, Waynesburg University will begin its annual Christ and Culture Lecture Series.

“Christ and Culture is a lecture series where we bring in Christians who work in different parts of our society to challenge the University community to live faithfully as a follower of Jesus,” said Tom Ribar, Waynesburg University chaplain.

The lecture series will begin Nov. 14 at 7:30 p.m. in Roberts Chapel, and will continue through Tuesday, Nov. 15 with a lecture during the weekly chapel service at 11 a.m. in Roberts Chapel.

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Alsdore

Kim

clude on Tuesday with one more lecture at 7:30 p.m. in Roberts Chapel.

Ribar said the keynote speakers will include Katherine Leary Alsdore, the executive director of Center for Faith & Work, and the Rev. David Kim, director of the Gotham Initiative.

Ribar, who organizes

the lecture series each year, hopes students not only gain insight from the lectures, but also gain motivation to continue living a Christian life.

“The primary purpose of the series is to lift up students or provide examples of Christians living their faith in society,” he said.

Alsdore established

SPORTS

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The football team stunned eighth-ranked Thomas More on Saturday.

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Greene County Elections were held Tuesday.

Commissioners Snyder, Trader and Morris all retained their offices.

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the Center for Faith & Work in 2002 according to the Center’s website.

According to the Center for Faith & Work’s website, their classes, programs, resources and people help people explore and deepen the impact of the gospel message in their work life.

Ribar said he feels this lecture series will help students learn how to apply Christian morals in the workplace, and will benefit any Christian who is serious about his or her faith.

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Musical chapel service: ‘Prayers set to background music’

By Daniel Hrusa Staff Writer The guest speaker for the campus chapel service on Nov. 8 was the Community Outreach Coordinator for The Pittsburgh Project, Mark Williams.

Rather than having a typical lecture based service, Williams decided to speak more casually.

The service began with Chaplain Tom Ribar giving announcements that pertain to ministry. As soon as the announcements were over, Williams took over with the worship team.

“These songs are really just our prayers set to background music,” Williams said. “They allow us to get in tune with the master musician.”

The worship team sang and played their instruments while Williams played his guitar and led the audience through the lyrics. As the service went on, the worship team had played six songs of worship in a row, including two of Williams’ favorites: “This Little Light of Mine” and

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Community Outreach Coordinator for The Pittsburgh Project Mark Williams spoke during the Chapel service this past Tuesday. The service consisted mostly of various songs performed by the worship band.

“Glory, Glory Hallelujah.”

In between each song, Williams gave words of encouragement and praise for the Lord.

“If God can raise Jesus from the dead, nothing is impossible for our father,” Williams said.

After the worship team’s songs were over, Ribar read from the book of Matthew, and talked

about the Lord’s Prayer. “[The service] was different, but a good different,” Junior creative writing major Robert Schultz said.

After the reading, the Lake Juanita River Band, consisting of Jacob Richie on bass, Grant Paxton on guitar and Nathan Townsend on mandolin, performed two blue grass songs of worship.

Following the performance, Williams praised the band, saying that blue grass is the first original American music style.

Once again, Williams performed a few songs, which he had written, to illustrate his ideas on one’s relationship with the Lord.

After the performance, Williams took the Lord’s Prayer and broke it down

to analyze it. He used the first part to illustrate the fact that all people are siblings under the Father.

“Look at the person next to you, say ‘hello brother’ or ‘hello sister’ if they are a boy or a girl,” Williams said. “Unless you are dating the person next to you, then it’s just weird,” he continued with a joke.

As Williams continued

his speech, he explained the importance of forgiving those who have harmed individuals, and that God’s kingdom includes everyone and everything, all while making lighthearted jokes to keep the audience relaxed. Williams began relating The Pittsburgh Project to his speech, explaining that being radical can be the best way to help people.

“When I first volunteered at the Pittsburgh Project, they just put me in a basement, gave me a blowtorch and told me to fix the plumbing; I was 15,” said Williams. “It was awesome.”

The service ended with one last song from Williams, the main focus of the song was that there “ain’t no one that God doesn’t love.”

“Grammatically it’s incorrect, but theologically it’s right on,” said Williams. The audience applauded after this final message.

“The message that he had was one that I knew,” said Schultz. “It was one that I needed to be reminded of.”

Provost explores study abroad options; Upper Room service offers new program in Ireland considered chance to reflect “

By Wes Best Staff Writer

Waynesburg University is continuing to develop and enhance global opportunities for students to study abroad. A trip to Western Europe by several faculty members is assisting the needs of students for new study abroad opportunities.

Last summer, Dr. Robert Graham, Waynesburg University provost, along with Dr. Sut Sakchutchawan, associate professor of international business and director of international studies at Waynesburg University, received an invitation from Northumbria University in Newcastle United Kingdom. The invitation presented additional opportunities for study abroad programs in Western Europe for Waynesburg University students.

The invitation, extended by Paul Croney, pro-

Students donate blood Continued from A1 people like me to donate.”

The blood bank will always need blood, and Tischer said that giving blood is the best and easiest way to save peoples’ lives.

“One student does [make a difference],” said Kelley Hardie, director of housing and assistant director of student activities. “For each unit of blood that a student, fac-

The purpose of the trip was to examine educational opportunities that provide high academic quality for students at an affordable cost in a safe, comfortable learning environment.”

Dr. Robert Graham Provost

vice chancellor of Northumbria University, allowed Graham and Sakchutchawan to embark on a tour of Northumbria University with the purpose of strengthening the relationship between the two institutions.

“The purpose of the trip was to examine educational opportunities that provide high academic quality for students at an affordable cost in a safe, comfortable learning environment,” Graham said. “It was important to physically explore Northumbria University

and meet with significant individuals to establish a connection with them.”

Consisting of 29,000 students, Northumbria University is the seventh largest university in the U.K. and offers a broad range of programs in addition to state of the art facilities located in a modern setting. Northumbria University is a state funded institution with academic components that are compatible with Waynesburg University.

“Northumbria University is a prestigious institution with exceptional facilities and academics

ulty, staff or individual gives, it can save up to three lives. Every unit is very important.”

Sixty-eight students pre-registered to donate between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. today on the third floor of the Stover Campus Center, but walk-in donors were welcome.

“We open [the blood drive] up to the Waynesburg community as well,” said Hardie. “We do get some participants from local churches and participants that want to donate, but there is not any other blood drives within the local community – so they come

here.”

After participants donated, they sat at a table for 15 minutes, replenishing their bodies with snacks and fluids.

With specific instructions concerning diet and exercise, the entire process took donors an average of 45 minutes.

According to Hardie, the blood drive is another way the university and students can give back to the community.

“It is a great service,” Hardie said. “Just like we do service mission trips and service work off campus, this is a great way to give on campus as well.”

that can broaden a student’s educational experience,” Graham said. “Students receive an outstanding education at Waynesburg University and studying at a large institution like Northumbria University provides students with an increasing opportunity to enhance the quality of education they receive at Waynesburg.”

The partnership between Northumbria University and Waynesburg University was finalized only recently and will provide students with the opportunity to study abroad in Western Europe beginning in the spring of 2012.

“Students will have the opportunity to study abroad at Northumbria University and enhance their education in Western Europe,” Sakchutchawan said. “At an affordable cost, the See PROVOST on A3

Hardie said that the blood drive was a success, and she hopes more students will participate in future blood drives.

Students will soon have more options if they participate in future blood drives.

For the blood drive on April 5, 2012, donors can opt for a cotton swab, checking if they qualify to donate bone marrow.

If a match, donors receive the option to donate bone marrow along with their blood.

“The more we donate, the more lives we can hopefully save,” Hardie said.

By Stephanie Laing Assignments Editor

Students at Upper Room answered a challenge to focus only on God as they worshiped last Sunday, Nov. 6.

Friends separated and moved away from each other after junior Biblical ministries major Evan Kephart encouraged the students to spread out and avoid thinking about what other people – specifically friends – might be thinking.

“It was good to get away from people,” said Julie Wise, a freshman

criminal justice and psychology double major. “I always close my eyes, but I still know people are there. It was nice knowing they were not there next to me.”

Worship began after junior pre-med major Matthew McNeil said, “Reflect on the love that [God] poured out for you.”

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Department of English to offer writing workshop High school students to participate in event

By Ryan Ball Staff Writer This Thursday, students from four local area high schools will get the chance to take part in the annual Creative Writing Workshop at Waynesburg University.

This is the sixth year that the Department of English and Foreign Languages has held the day-long workshop for high school students interested in pursuing an English degree or improving their writing.

The workshop is also a great experience for high school teachers to participate in and learn valuable skills.

The workshop is offered to homeschooled students and students that attend McGuffey, Trinity, Central Greene and Laurel Highlands high schools.

Students are given the choice of taking two out of three offered workshops that will begin in the morning and last until the provided lunch at Alumni Hall.

During lunch, guest speaker Georgia Papoff will be speaking to the teachers and offering her insight on writing and developing better literation in high schools.

Papoff is highly regarded in the writing world and is part of the Downtown Writer’s Center in Syracuse, N.Y. She was also the former Program Director for New York Partners for the Arts.

Amy Randolph, the

event coordinator, has been busy over the past couple months working to make this the best workshop to date.

“We are very lucky to be presenting Papoff as the guest speaker for the workshop this year,” said Randolph.

“She is going to be a great contribution to our goal of improving writing skills during the workshop.”

Randolph has been running the workshop for a few years now, and with the help of some of the other English teachers and creative writing majors, the workshop had been a memorable experience for many high school students.

The workshop is also a great time for students to visit the campus and become part of the Waynesburg University community for a day and get a taste of college life.

Many creative writing majors have participated in the workshop while they were in high school, so it has been proven to be a helpful way to attract writing students while still in high school.

The workshop is something that high school students and faculty have to look forward to once a year.

One McGuffey teacher from previous years said, “My only regret is that we don’t get to have the writing workshop once a month. It is one of the highlights of the year; it helps to buoy me into the winter. Already, I can’t wait for next year.”

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The Writing Center is planning to hold events throughout November. On Nov. 29, the Center will host an event titled, “A Wrinkle in the Chronicles of Little Women.”

Center celebrates Continued from A1 days fall on the same date, Nov. 29.

The title of this event comes from the books “A Wrinkle in Time” by L’Engle, the “Narnia” series by Lewis, and “Little Women” by Alcott.

November is also National Novel Writing Month. Students who participant in the writing contest are to write a 50,000-word novel. Participants can register at www.nanowrimo.org.

Trying to write a 50,000-word novel can be difficult, so to acknowl-

Service offers opportunity Continued from A2 Williams played several of his own songs.

Using no microphone, Williams walked around the Roberts Chapel aisles as he worshiped.

In between each song, he discussed different aspects of worship.

“My wife and I work with kids with disabilities in Nashville,” Williams said.

Provost visits Ireland Continued from A2 study abroad program allows students to pursue a high quality education while experiencing the culture of Western Europe.”

An invitation was also extended to Graham and

edge the effort the writing center is taking a “tired college student style.”

November is a tough month for students with many projects, papers, tests and preparation for the end of the semester, said Director of Writing Jill Moyer Sunday. She said she asks participants in “A Wrinkle in the Chronicles of Little Women” to write as concisely as possible.

The requirement for this months contest can be anywhere from a sixword story sentence to what can fit on the back of a postcard.

These contests are open to the entire Waynesburg University student body, and participation has grown with each

contest.

Sunday hopes these contests will increase the writing centers visibility to the student population and continue to help writers.

“The writing center staff hopes its enthusiasm for writing is contagious,” said Sunday.

To receive information about the prompts for “A Wrinkle in the Chronicles of Little Women,” stop by the writing center, 204 Eberly Library, starting Nov. 16.

Entries can also be posted on the writing center’s Facebook page or delivered on a postcard to the writing center.

Students who enter the writing centers contest will have a chance to win

prizes in three different categories: fantasy, spiritual and memoir.

Students may enter all categories and are unlimited on the number of entries. All entries are due to the writing center by midnight on Nov. 30.

This is not the only month for such events.

The writing center will be sponsoring writingbased events for the remainder of the academic year. Sunday urged students to watch the Facebook page for announcements and keep an eye out for posters around campus.

Previous events held by the writing center were Hobbit Day in September and Edgar Allan Poe Day in October.

Calling the children his friends, Williams said these kids with disabilities truly worship, not caring what others might think of them.

Williams said the children often use hand motions to depict the actual words they sing.

“We spend most of our time and most of our lives thinking about what other people might think, but we just shouldn’t have that,” Williams said.

Repeating one song’s chorus, “Oh, swing wide the glimmering gates,”

those present joined Williams in his last worship song.

“His music was moving,” said Wise. “The words, the lyrics and his voice were all unique.”

Upper Room moved into break out groups of five to eight students discussing the things in the last week that they are most thankful for.

“I want us to reflect on wow we can be thankful and why can we be thankful,” said McNeil. “See the goodness of God in our everyday lives.”

Whether the opportunities at the University, friends or family, Wise said everyone was thankful for what God has given them.

“I just though how I was thankful for God opening my eyes,” said Wise. “I saw things I wouldn’t have seen before as other people mentioned what they were thankful for.”

Upper Room finished with more worship, those participating encouraged once again to spread out and focus only on God.

Sakchutchawan from Trevor Newsom, advisor to the vice chancellor of Queen’s University, providing an additional opportunity to explore a study abroad program for Waynesburg students at Queen’s University, located in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

“The invitation from Queen’s University provided an opportunity to strengthen the relation-

ship between both universities and look for educational development that will meet students needs,” Sakchutchawan said.

A demand for study abroad programs among Waynesburg students has recently increased, as more students are considering the decision to continue education globally, and the trip taken by Graham and Sakchutchawan to Western Europe provided a resource to discover new study abroad opportunities.

“There are an increasing number of students who are interested and aware of study abroad opportunities,” Graham said.

“It is a vital part of the strategic plan to increase these opportunities for students and expose them to other cultures and visiting the institutions assisted with the progression of providing additional

opportunities for students.”

In addition to the study abroad program at offered at Northumbria University, Waynesburg University offers a program to study abroad in Oxford, England, which is provided by the Council for Christian College and Universities.

“Students have multiple choices to study in Western Europe and the program at Oxford focuses on English culture and language,” Sakchutchawan said.

“The program is one of several study abroad alternatives students can choose that will provide a global perspective both educationally and culturally.”

Students interested in learning more about academic information regarding study abroad programs are advised to contact Sakchutchawan or visit the registrar’s office.

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STUDENTS SERVE

Clothing drive for ALIVE program continues through Nov. 18

By Hannah Dunbar Staff Writer This year, from Nov. 1 to 18, Waynesburg University is hosting a clothing drive to benefit the ALIVE program, hosted by Love Initiated Ventures Investing in Neglected Groups (L.I.V.I.N.G.) ministry.

ALIVE is a program that benefits hundreds of men, women and children that are in need by giving them winter clothing, a warm meal and an opportunity to be together and worship.

“I believe that all people, regardless of where they do, or perhaps don’t live, are created to be treated with respect and dignity,” said Jenna Burdette. L.I.V.I.N.G. Ministry volunteer coordinator also helping coordinate the ALIVE program and donations.

ALIVE 2011 will take place on Saturday, Nov. 19.

The program has been held for the past nine years, but this is Way-

Groups receive grants Continued from A1 “The grant will give us the opportunity to directly benefit the community, but indirectly benefit the American Cancer Society,” Wharrey said. “Ideally we want to give kids in the community a safe place to be able to come to have fun and win some prizes.”

The Kid’s Zone will have a sand art station, an inflatable, snacks and a raffle basket. Malingowski and Wharrey are working to get a balloon artist and a clown for the event as well.

“We can educate the community more on cancer if they attend our relay, but our ultimate

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The clothing drive, sponsored by Waynesburg University, is hoping to donate at least 450 bags of clothing to the ALIVE program hosted by the Love Initiated Ventures Investing in Neglected Groups ministry. nesburg University’s first year of involvement with the program.

Students that are interested in donating

winter clothing for the program can put their donations in any of the donation boxes located on campus.

“...but our ultimate goal for the Community Impact Grant was for the children to experience the University and experience a safe place to to go and stay.”

Jessica Malingowski Senior forensic accounting major

goal for the Community Impact Grant was for the children to experience the University and experience a safe place to go and play,” Malingowski said. “They may not have that, so we want to provide them that opportunity.”

Julia Paganelli, sophomore English secondary education major, and Chelsea Ritter, sophomore history and international studies major received the second grant. Through their

program “Drug Awareness: Greene County Schools,” they plan to discuss drug-related issues in the surrounding area. The sophomore Bonner Scholars will be facilitating the program.

“It is mainly peer to peer awareness with the high school students because word of mouth makes kids learn things,” Ritter said. “We are not necessarily educating them, we are just making them more aware of what’s going on

Donation boxes are located in Stover Student Center’s CSL Office, Room 102, and all of the student resi-

dence halls throughout the month of November.

Students can also contact senior art education

in their community because if they know the extent of what is going on they will be able to impact and change it. So we want to instill in them the will to make it better.”

Paganelli and Ritter intend to use the grant money they received to purchase a remote control car that drives like it is impaired and impaired vision goggles, so students can see the effects drugs will have on the body.

“Greene County struggles a lot with drug problems. It has a big effect,” Paganelli said.

“We just want to make the students aware on how to help. We’re going to be interacting because we really think that will be on of the most effective tools to help the students better understand what is going on.”

Lectures set to begin Continued from A1 utive director of Manna Christian Fellowship for over 12 years.

According to its website, the Gotham Initiative is a nine month program designed for young professionals who are currently employed full time in New York City and have at least two years

WU avoids loan issues Continued from A1 many family members they have determine the monthly payments cost.

Income Based Repayment covers both direct and guaranteed loans, covering most federal loans made to students.

However, parent loans are not covered by the plan.

In addition to lowering student loans, the government will cover interest on the first three years of the Income Based Repayment plan.

After 25 years of payments, the rest of the money owed by the student is forgiven.

According to ibring.org, there are many different ways to qualify for Income Based Repayment.

First, payments must have been made in the Income Contingent Repayment plan before July 1, 2009.

Second, all payments made on or after July 1, 2009 in the Income

major Sarah Rizzi, the student in charge of the campus’s clothing drive.

L.I.V.I.N.G. Ministry stresses that they are extremely picky about the quality of clothes they will give to the homeless.

The ministry will accept donations of a variety of men’s, women’s and children’s winter coats, hats, gloves, scarves, jeans, sweat pants, sweat shirts, sweaters, flannels, new socks, duffle bags, blankets and toiletries.

When donating, students should keep in mind that clothing that is torn, dirty, old, worn out or not suitable for the winter should not be donated.

The ministry needs at least 450 bags of clothing donations for the ALIVE program to be successful, so any donation that students make will be a step in the right direction for the program to help others in need.

of working experience.

The program seeks to provide the theological, spiritual and relational foundations required for meaningful and sustainable integration of faith and work.

Ribar hopes many students will attend the lectures.

He said, “With the experience Kim and Alsdore bring to Waynesburg University, students will gain a brand new perspective of applying Christ in the workforce.”

Based Replacement, Income Contingent, and standard [10-year] Repayment plans.

Periods when the borrower has calculated payment of zero in Income Contingent Repayment and Income Based Repayment, which occurs when income is at or below 150 percent of the poverty level per family.

Finally, periods on or after July 1, 2009, when the borrower has been granted an economic hardship decrement, a formal request to put off payments for a period of time.

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York said that the total outstanding student debt would pass $1 trillion this year.

But to students who are new to financial aid forms or are already stressed out by student loans, the proposed plan poses more questions than answers.

“At this time, there isn’t really much information on the proposed loan plan; just the basics,” said Gansor.

“If anyone is eligible, they will be contacted.”

Jacket columnist Sarah Bell talks about the Make-a-wish Foundation’s partnership with Macy’s for their “A Million Reasons to Believe” campaign.

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Local Three County Commissioners retain offices county hospital Local, races offer part of few surprises merger

By Stephanie Laing Assignments Editor

On Nov. 4, RegionalCare Hospital Partners announced last week that it has completed its previously announced merger with Essent Healthcare.

The combined company, which will operate under the RegionalCare Hospital Partners name, is now the owner and operator of seven market-leading, non-urban hospitals in six states.

The hospitals are located in Florence, Ala., Muscle Shoals, Ala., Ottumwa, Iowa, Wilmington, Ohio, Sharon, Conn., Waynesburg, Penn. and Paris, Texas.

Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

“We are very excited to complete this merger with Essent Healthcare,” said Martin S. Rash, chairman and CEO of RegionalCare.

“The synergy of the combined organizations will provide the kind of size and strength needed in today’s ever changing healthcare environment.

The two companies shared so many common systems and processes that we expect the transition will be seamless to our patients.”

As part of the merger agreement, RegionalCare has committed to continue the campus consolidation plans recently initiated in Paris, maintain the commitment to physician recruiting and retention, and make appropriate capital investments at the individual hospitals.

In the merged organization, RegionalCare will retain all employees in good standing and keep the hospital management teams and local hospital boards in place.

Rash will continue to serve as RegionalCare’s Chairman and CEO. “We began reviewing potential merger partners several months ago.

It became apparent that RegionalCare was the right fit with Essent Healthcare,” said Essent Chief Executive Officer Michael W. Browder.

“Their culture, commitment to quality and desire to increase the level and range of services available locally is right in line with our goals. I am confident that the new merged organization will raise the level of service to the seven communities we serve.”

RegionalCare Hospital Partners was founded

Despite intense campaigning for political change in Greene County, residents voted in the familar candidates in Tuesday’s primary elections.

But as always, this election was a bit different than previous years’.

Take Marjorie Fox (D) or Corey L. Grandel (D), for example, who are used to running unop-

Snyder

Trader

Morris

posed. Running against David J. Russo (R) for district attorney, Fox won with 4,346 votes to 2,799 votes.

Gradnel beat Daniel M. Alexander (R), 4,976 votes to 2,102 for county treasurer.

In an extremely close

race, Sherry Wise (R) beat Robin S. Ketchem (D) for clerk of courts by less than 100 votes out of more than 7,000 cast.

Wise, employed by the clerk of courts for 16 years, has been chief deputy for the last six years.

“I’d like to continue doing the job that I know and that I think I do well,” Wise said before the elections, according to an Observer-Reporter article.

“I’ve gotten to know all aspects of this office.

With my years of expe-

rience and the work I’ve done, I feel I’m very qualified for the position.”

David N. Wecht (D) beat Vic Stabile (R) for judge of the superior court, 4,692 votes to 1,986.

In a race for judge of the commonwealth court, Kathryn Boockvar (D) beat Anne Covey (R) 3,707 votes to 2,752.

Greene County’s commissioners have another four years though. Pam Snyder (D) and Archie Trader (R) both received 3,946 and 3,449 votes respectively.

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Stocking up for a cause Consol, food bank team up for fourth year

Phi Beta Lambda collects for the needy

By Kyle Edwards

By Kaitlin Edwards

Region Editor

Executive Editor

This holiday season residents of Greene County will once again have a chance to help provide food to needy families.

Consol Energy and the Corner Cupboard Food Bank in Waynesburg are teaming up for their fourth annual food drive.

“It was the Public Relations person at Consol four years ago that decided after reading a story about Corner Cupboard and our struggles that, with Consol’s approval, they would hold a fund drive for us,” said Jan Caldwell, executive director of Corner Cupboard Food Bank.

“Consol is a big name in Greene County and it was hugely successful.”

Caldwell said that each year, Consol teams up with the Pittsburgh Penguins to sell t-shirts with the Penguins logo and Corner Cupboard’s logo on them.

Last year, Consol presented Caldwell with a check for $30,000 from the t-shirt sales.

“Everyone from the newspapers and the radio was asking me for a comment on the amount, and all I could say was ‘wow,’” Caldwell said.

The food drive will be held on the courthouse steps on Nov. 15 from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.

“There will be live entertainment, there See HOSPITAL on B4 will be music, Consol

“I think the big thing that attracted so much attention the first year was the fact that Consol and the Penguins were sponsoring,” she said. “Everyone was of the opinion that ‘ok, it’s Consol and they’re going to have a fundraiser. They’re a big name in the County, they should do that.’”

The next year, sup-

Phi Beta Lambda worked throughout the past several weeks to collect cans for families across Greene County.

“Phi Beta Lambda really felt this was a great opportunity,” Eric Gray, president of Phi Beta Lambda, said.

“The club always runs this program, and this year was no exception.”

All of the cans were taken to the Salvation Army in Waynesburg for distribution.

“I really, truly enjoyed working on this project. Working with the Salvation Army was great,” said Gray.

“I was really ecstatic with how the drive turned out overall. We collected an entire van full of food, and it was really great to see the community and students all coming together for a great cause. It blew my mind.”

The organization also collected cans during Waynesburg University’s home football game against the Saint Vincent College Bearcats on Saturday, Oct. 29.

Fans were given the opportunity donate five canned goods in exchange for a free admission ticket into the game.

“Collecting the cans at the game worked out great, even though it was snowing and rainy

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Photos by Amanda Rice

The Corner Cupboard food pantry in Waynesburg is partnering up with Consol Energy for their fourth annual food drive and fundraiser.

The drive will be held on Nov. 15 from noon to 6 p.m. on the Courthouse steps in Waynesburg, where the food pantry will be selling t-shirts and collecting the food.

is providing some sort of entertainment from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. and then WVAQ is hosting the morning show and the Penguins coach is talking about the event,” Caldwell said.

“Iceburg and the Ice Crew will also be at the event. It will be a lot of fun; plenty of things to do for the whole family.”

According to Caldwell, during the holiday season, the amount of

families that the food bank helps goes up by about 15 percent compared to the rest of the year.

“The holiday season, that being the time around Thanksgiving and Christmas, is our busiest time of year,” she said. “Normally we help in excess of 1000 families per month.”

Caldwell said that since the food drive has started, it has been a huge success.

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Editorial

See the world WU offers plenty of study abroad opportunities Waynesburg may be a small town, but for students at the university, it offers worldwide opportunities.

There are several places around the world where students can study abroad.

The newest study abroad locations will be at Northumbria University in Newcastle Upon Tyne, U.K. and possibly additional programs in Western Europe.

Adventurous students who are seeking to experience a completely different culture could take part in the China Studies Program, the Middle East Studies Program in Cairo, Egypt or the Uganda Studies Program.

It’s great that a small school can offer such big opportunities for its students. A trip abroad is likely to be a life-changing event for any students involved.

They can explore, learn about world history and view a new culture firsthand.

Most likely students who study abroad will see things they never even knew existed. Those who take a chance can experience faith, diversity, challenges and fun in a new land.

Students who come back from their studies abroad tell about how their experiences made them grow in their faith and in many aspects of life and view the world differently.

So, if any students have never experienced life outside of Waynesburg or its surrounding areas, one of the university’s study abroad programs could be the perfect once-in-a-lifetime chance to do just that.

Write Santa letters to make wishes come true It might be too early to talk about this.

But the holidays are approaching fast and the more people that hear what I have to say, the better.

Every 40 minutes, the Make-A-Wish foundation grants a wish to a child that is diagnosed with a life threatening illness.

They have granted over 210,000 wishes.

I don’t know if you have seen the commercial where the little boy wanted to be a superhero for a day and

SARAH BELL Columnist

the entire community came together to make his dream a reality.

His teacher played the villain, he was a hero and members of the community were the helpless victims that needed him to save them and the city.

This wish was granted in New York City.

In New York City,

Your GPS could be watching you

KAITLIN EDWARDS Columnist

And driving through Pittsburgh – well, let’s just say that I have seen every back alley and street in the city, but not on purpose.

The good news is that my dad happens to be as directionallyimpaired as I am, so he taught me not to panic because eventually you will find the place where you need to be. But I am convinced that if not for my mom, who has a great sense of direction, we would still be lost on some back country

I love my GPS. Without it, I would be completely lost. Literally.

I have no sense of direction. I Use opportunities to serve others this season have the ability to get lost going to places I have been 100 times With the holiday season and Thanksgiving quick- before. ly approaching, people are reminded to reflect and be Sometimes walking back to my thankful for all that they have in their lives. campus-owned house can get Now more than ever, it is important to remember sketchy and I only live a block the so-called “reason for the season”: away.

Giving.

Many people are guilty of taking for granted how fortunate they are; it’s part of human nature. With the stress of exams, bills, families, friends and countless other issues, it’s easy to overlook the needs of others with so much going on in everyday life.

But when it comes down to it, they’re all just excuses. Everyone has the opportunity to give back Body parts. in some way, shape or form, whether it is to their They’re normally KYLE family or friends, or on a much larger scale. something that, you EDWARDS This week students had many opportunities to would think, would be make an impact on the community, and they rose to kind of hard to misColumnist the occasion. place, right?

Two students were awarded a $1,000 Community Apparently not, Impact Grant earlier this week to further their because that’s just shipped home from involvement in Relay for Life. The co-chair’s “Kid’s what the Dover mili- Afghanistan.

And that isn’t even Zone” will benefit cancer research. Another pair of tary mortuary, which is students received the same grant money to enforce entrusted with the the worst of it.

Not only did they drug awareness in the five Greene County schools. duty of receiving and And today, the blood drive returned to campus in caring for America’s lose some of the an effort to help save lives. war casualties, has remains of those who gave their lives overThese students are setting the example for the done. seas, they never Twice. level of service that those in the Waynesburg comDo I have your atten- informed the families munity, on-campus and off, should strive for. of the deceased that With countless other opportunities approaching, tion? anything was wrong The Air Force-run such as Operation Christmas Child and Angel Tree, it is important to think of others and give back this mortuary at Dover, until just last weekend Del. has twice lost – months later. holiday season.

Maybe they thought body parts of remains It takes only one person to make a difference.

Remember to give

the entire community coming together is a big deal.

Make-A-Wish made that happen.

This holiday season, the Make-A-Wish foundation has partnered with Macy’s for the “A million reasons to Believe” campaign.

Through this campaign, the store accepts stamped letters addressed to Santa Clause to raise money for the Make-A-Wish foundation.

So, it is pretty simple what we need to

do.

Write a letter to Santa and bring it to Macy’s.

Have your friends do it. Have your mom do it.

Write a letter for your dog.

Do you believe?

For every letter that is dropped into Santa’s mailbox at Macy’s the store makes a $1 donation to the Make-AWish foundation.

Macy’s is willing to donate up to one milSee LETTERS on B3

road.

Anyways, even though it sounds kind of dramatic, this is my reality.

But unfortunately, some people have been using my beloved GPS for evil.

As if social media and satellites weren’t enough to be able to track someone, some people have found yet another way.

(See my column from two weeks ago if you doubt the stalking ability that comes from social media – apparently I am on a stalking kick).

As much as I hate to admit it, GPS devices could be used for See GPS on B3

Dover Mortuary: Rest in peace, not rest in pieces no one would notice?

In fact, the only reason they did notify the families of the mistakes was because of the allegations of three whistleblowers – 14 different times.

That’s right.

Not one. Not two.

Fourteen times.

Gen. Norton Schwartz, Air Force chief of staff, said that accidents like this are inevitable.

However, an independent federal investigative agency, the Office of Special Counsel, said the Air Force’s claims that mistakes

like this are unavoidable weren’t entirely true.

That office, which forwarded the original whistleblower allegations to the Pentagon in May and July 2010 and reviewed the subsequent Air Force investigative report, faulted it for taking an overly narrow view of what went wrong at Dover between 2008 and 2010.

“Several of the Air Force’s findings are not supported by the evidence presented and See REST on B3

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Rest in peace, not pieces Continued from B2

Rising college costs, debts crushing best Not all that long ago in the American experience, a million was a big number. Then it was a billion. Today the word "trillion" is thrown around casually.

The number is so big and so hard to comprehend that it has a certain cachet. Deficits and debts seem to matter when trillions of dollars are at stake. When they were in the billions, not so much.

Which brings us to the latest trillion-dollarbaby: America's student loan debt. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York reported last month that the debt owed by U.S. college students has topped $1 trillion for the first time.

This number is not just the result of inflation or population growth but of a fundamental shift in U.S. policy toward helping our next generation reach for

the same dreams the previous generation had the opportunity to achieve.

Students are borrowing twice what they did a decade ago, partly because states have reduced their support for higher education. In the meantime, colleges keep raising prices.

In 1984, tuition was less than 25 percent of the overall revenue for the nation's colleges and universities, according to the State Higher Education Executive Officers. By 2009, tuition accounted for 37 percent of higher education revenue. The same study found that per-student state appropriations for public colleges and universities was lower in 2009 than at any time since 1984.

America's middle class is being priced out of an opportunity to succeed. But smart kids know that their lifetime

earning potential is significantly increased by obtaining a college degree. So they saddle themselves with debt to keep alive the hope that comes with an education. That hope is being crushed by bills that outpace post-graduation jobs, if the jobs even exist. So it's not hard to understand why, in many cities, a major source of the anger fueling the Occupy Wall Street movement comes from students seeking student loan relief.

Slowly but surely, the threads of the tapestry of the American dream are being pulled away. First came the homeownership bubble, which in some ways contributed to the original Tea Party anger. Now comes the student loan debt bubble.

About two-thirds of graduates with a bachelor's degree have student

loans, with the average debt about $24,000. The promise was that you'd get a good job coming out of school, so you could handle that. But not if no one's hiring.

Congress, President Obama and state legislatures must get beyond the political battles of left and right and see what is happening to the next generation of Americans.

Mr. Obama reached out to the students dragged down by debt recently. For six months, beginning in January, borrowers with both federal loans and federally backed loans can consolidate them at a sightly lower interest rate. It's a modest start, but far more serious work needs to be done. ___

This editorial originally appeared in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

thus do not appear reasonable,” the special counsel’s office said.

“In these instances the report demonstrates a pattern of the Air Force’s failure to acknowledge culpability for wrongdoing relating to the treatment of remains.”

The Air Force said that it found no evidence that those faulted at Dover had deliberately mishandled any of the remains.

They instead laid the blame on a breakdown in procedures and a failure to fix problems that had been building over time.

So, let’s review.

First, over a two year period, they misplaced the partial remains of several soldiers, and don’t notify the families.

Next, they tried to act like nothing ever happened.

Then, when they were caught red-handed by three of their own employees, they tried to play it off like this is something that could happen to anybody.

Finally, they tell us that this is something that could have been prevented had the proper procedures been fol-

Letters help children Continued from B2

This week in history...

Nov. 8, 1895

By Eric Fait

Nov. 7, 1991

Staff Writer Nov. 10, 1775 Continental Congress passed a resolution that stated that two battalions of Marines would be raised for service as landing forces for a recently formed Continental Navy during the American Revolution. This is the official birthdate of when the U.S. Marine Corps was formed. This force would be responsible for serving on land and at sea. The U.S. Marine Corps is fully under the jurisdiction of the Department of Navy.

Since then, they have participated in all the wars that the U.S. has been involved in and are often the first soldiers to fight.

GPS used for tracking Continued from B2 tracking people now and in the future.

It all culminated with a Supreme Court case that revealed on Tuesday that police could potentially use a GPS device to follow someone.

Using a GPS to discover a person’s whereabouts are one thing, but here’s the kicker - they do all of this without obtaining a search warrant or even asking a judge for advance approval.

Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen became the first person to observe X-rays.

This was a huge scientific advancement that benefited medicine.

This discovery was an accident that occurred in Rontgen’s lab in Wurzburg, Germany.

He was conducting a test to see if cathode rays could pass through glass when he realized a glow that was coming from a nearby chemically coated screen.

The rays were dubbed X-rays because of their unknown and mysterious nature.

Rontgen received the first Nobel Prize in physics in 1901.

He remained modest and never tried to patent his discovery.

These issues all arose when a GPS device was used by police to follow nightclub owner Antoine Jones after he became suspicious of drug conspiracy. FBI agents and local police installed the device and tracked Jones for a month, which eventually linked him to a house used to hide the money and drugs.

While the information initially convicted Jones, the appeals court eventually overthrew his conviction.

They believed they tracked him for too long, and did not believe that the fact

Basketball Legend Earvin “Magic” Johnson announced to the world that he would retire from the Los Angeles Lakers, after testing positive for HIV. He was one of the first sports stars to go public about being HIV positive.

Even though he announced retirement, he did not completely stop playing basketball. He later played in the NBA All-Star Game and played on the Olympic “Dream Team” that won gold for the U.S. Johnson is a prominent spokesman for AIDS awareness today and he is a successful businessman. He is a living example of how a variety of treatments have transformed AIDS from a death sentence into a manageable condition for many people.

they didn’t have a warrant was acceptable.

Some other appellate courts have decided that search warrants aren’t necessary to obtain before tracking someone with a GPS. Not everyone supports this notion.

“The questions that I think people are driving at, at least as I understand it and certainly share the concern, is that if you win this case then there is nothing to prevent the police or the government from monitoring 24 hours a day the public movement of every citizen on the

United States,” Justice Stephen Breyer said in an interview to the Associated Press.

I don’t know about you, but this sounds like a terrible, and terrifying, idea to me.

It’s not the part about the GPS tracking that worries me. It’s the fact that the police can track someone with a device that most families own without getting permission first. I believe that it is ethically wrong and violates personal rights.

Maybe everyone should just stick to using a GPS for what they were designed to do.

lion dollars to the cause.

In addition to the mailboxes, there are letter writing “Believe Stations” in Macy’s stores across the country. It is here that the magic happens.

Whether it’s your belief in Santa or a belief that dreams can come true, you should be driven to help with this phenomenal cause.

Have some Christmas spirit.

The Believe campaign was inspired by the New York Sun’s “Yes, Virginia there is a Santa Claus” editorial.

You know the story.

In 1897, a girl named Virginia wrote a letter to the New York Sun asking the editor if Santa was real.

In response, the Sun published a letter that assured her that “Santa

lowed.

Are you kidding me?

This country is better than this.

The Air Force is supposed to be a military organization held to the highest standards of decency and integrity.

When something like this happens, whoever is responsible needs to step up and be held accountable for the mistakes, when they happen, the second they happen.

These are the remains of soldiers we’re talking about here; the remains of brave men and women who gave the last full measure of devotion for their country.

That’s absolutely unacceptable.

And don’t forget about the families of those soldiers.

It’s bad enough that they have to deal with the loss of their son or daughter, their mother or father, their husband or wife. Now they’ve just been told that not only is their loved one gone, but some of their remains were lost somewhere on the way back from the Middle East.

Inconceivable.

All we want is for the soldiers who gave their lives for this country to be able to rest in peace. Not in pieces.

Is that too much to ask?

exists as surely as beauty and joy exist.”

This campaign gives us the chance to make sure that children who are diagnosed with life threatening illnesses get all of their Christmas wishes granted this holiday season.

As of Tuesday, the store had already received 10,046 letters and Christmas is over a month away.

This is our chance to be one in a million and to make a difference at the same time.

And let’s face it, the Make-A-Wish foundation is a truly giving cause.

According to their website, their goal is to “share the power of a wish.” We should share that power too. Moral of the story: whether you have been naughty or nice, bringing your stamped letter to the nearest Macy’s store will help to make dreams come true. We just have to believe.

So, what are you going to ask Santa for?

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Food pantry holds drive Continued from B1 port continued to increase.

“I was getting calls from individuals, schools and other groups asking if Consol was doing it again. It was amazing,” Caldwell said.

“It was just incredible that a big name really brought everyone in the County together.

There were so many different organizations that were helping out that hadn’t before.”

After a conference call with Consol concerning this year’s t-

Hospital part of merger Continued from B1 in 2009 with a $300 million investment from

shirt design, Caldwell feels that this year’s tshirt sales will be the best yet.

“This year’s shirt has the Penguins logo and our logo just like in previous years, but it’s the text that I think will help it to sell,” she said.

“Along with the logos, it says ‘Consol Energy powers the nation, your energy powers the community.’”

For those who are unable to bring the food to the drive, other means are available.

“I will be taking our van up to the courthouse because the main event happens on the courthouse steps,” Caldwell said.

“The people can drop

donations off there, at the food bank or we can go pick it up. We try to make it real easy for people who need us to donate any way they can.”

Once all of the donations have been collected, the food will be distributed at 12 different locations throughout Greene County.

The donations of both food and money are critical to the food bank’s continued operation, Caldwell said.

“The money from this fundraiser and drive supports us year round,” she said.

“Without it, we couldn’t keep going. We couldn’t continue to help these people put food on the table.”

Warburg Pincus. With a commitment to high quality care and compassionate service, RegionalCare has quickly grown to a seven-hospital system. RegionalCare Hospital Partners merged with Essent

Healthcare in 2011.

Essent Healthcare was founded in 1999 with the mission of acquiring community hospitals and providing them with the financial resources and expertise needed to grow.

Photo by Kyle Edwards

Donations from the Phi Beta Lambda food drive were taken to the Salvation Army.

Students and community memebers were able to donate in locations on campus.

Honorary collects cans Continued from B1 that day,” said Gray.

“Despite the weather, a lot of people

showed up with cans.

We collected probably 95 percent of the donations that day.”

Boxes were also located across the Waynesburg University campus, including in Eberly Library.

Phi Beta Lambda is an organization that promotes community service activities, while learning about business and finance.

Some activities the group participates in include job interviews, networking and resume building, as well as post-graduate preparation.

The organization is planning to do the drive again next year.

“I would do the drive again, I really would,” said Gray. “It was great to work with the community.”

Officals retain offices

troller Dave Balint (D) won with 99.5 percent of the votes.

Thomas M. Headless (D), also unopposed, won register and recorder with 99.8 percent of the votes in his favor.

Finally, Susan Kartley White (D) won prothonotary with 99.7 percent votes in her favor.

For further election results, visit the Greene County web site at www.co.greene.pa.us.

Continued from B1 Richard Yeager ran a close race, but Charles J. Morris eventually won with 3,083 votes.

Many candidates even ran unopposed.

Judge of the Court of Common Pleas Farley Toothman (D) won with 96.7 percent of the votes, and County Con-

Women’s basketball set to begin 2011-12 campaign.

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Thursday, November 10, 2011 T M - 3, J - 0 Athletic Jackets held shotless in PAC Championship program Waynesburg outshot passed over “ nets big 24-0; for ECAC bid weekend ” HOMAS

By James Allenby Staff Writer

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ACKETS

We had a tremendous amount of effort, and the girls were really fired up to play. To be fair, Thomas More is a great team, and they had us on the defensive for most of the game.

As the Waynesburg Sarah Arsenault women’s soccer team preAssistant women’s soccer coach pared for Friday’s PresiSenior dents’ Athletic ConferSports Editor ence championship, they seemed poised to capture seeded Washington and ets’ championship aspira- record as they entered the their first PAC title since Jefferson and were carry- tions were the Thomas contest at 11-4-1. UnforWhile not everything 1998. The Jackets were ing a 15-4-1 overall record. More Saints. tunately for Waynesburg, went the way of Waynes- coming off a monumental However, standing directThe Saints were also on that day in Crestview burg athletics this past semifinal upset of top- ly in the path of the Jack- boasting an impressive Hills, Ky., the Saints weekend, the University certainly took part in the type of high-profile events in which they hope to J ACKETS - 26, (#8) T HOMAS M ORE - 23 compete on a regular basis.

The women’s soccer team played for a conference championship, the wrestling program’s first ever grappler ranked No. 1 in the country competed at a notoriously competitive tournament, and the football team knocked off the No. 6 team in the By Jon Ledyard Adam Moses for the preseaStaff Writer nation. son All-American’s third touchdown reception of the Those are the kinds of headlines an athletic proOh, how it wobbled, barely elevating season.

After Waynesburg’s Pat gram strives for and ones over the heads of his own offensive linereturned a Waynesburg must contin- man, over the hands of the outstretched Depizzo ue to elicit if it hopes to defenders, and finally, barely, over the blocked punt 40 yards for continue its ascension crossbar for the precious three points a touchdown to put the into one of the upper eche- that gave the Jackets a 26-23 victory over Jackets up 14-0, lon schools in the Presi- previously undefeated and nationally Thomas More responded dents’ Athletic Confer- ranked Thomas More. when quarterback Photo by Dave Miller, ence and beyond.

Waynesburg senior kicker Chris Mari- Robert Kues found ADM Photography First, on Friday, the ni went from goat to hero after his Kendall Owens on Jacket women’s soccer missed extra point allowed Thomas fourth down for a 16team played for the PAC More to come back from a 23-7 deficit to yard touchdown pass title for the first time in a tie Waynesburg at 23 early in the fourth just before halftime to decade. quarter. Marini redeemed himself with a cut the Jackets lead to 14And it got there with a 24-yard field goal that gave the Jackets a 7 at the break. win that made a state- 26-23 lead with 2:39 left in the game.

It looked like eerily ment about where the pro“It was vindication for him,” said familiar territory for Waynesgram is now and where it head coach Rick Shepas. “The kid wants burg, who, over the previous is heading. to do well, but nerves and the mental two contests, saw 14-6 and 14-7 In the semifinals, Way- aspects of the game factor into those halftime leads dissipate by being nesburg was up against a misses. To make two field goals of this outscored 26-6 in the second half.

Washington & Jefferson magnitude has to feel good.”

“We didn’t think that way,” said squad that had just beaten There was plenty to feel good about Shepas. “As a coaching staff, we don’t them a week and a half for the Jackets in this one, snapping a think that way, and I think our players earlier and had won the two-game losing streak and knocking off see that.” previous three league the eighth-ranked team in the nation After a Sean Hunt interception ended titles. And check this out: (according to d3football.com), who they a strong drive by Thomas More to open it had been more than a had not beaten since 2007. the half, Graham engineered a 14-play, decade—17 games—since The Jackets opened the scoring early 71-yard drive, capped by Marini’s 26-yard the Jackets had beaten the in the first quarter when senior quarterPresidents, and during back Josh Graham found junior tight end See JACKETS on C3 that run, Waynesburg was outscored 46-7 and outshot 398-95. (Thanks to Staff Writer Jon Ledyard and senior Josh Brewer for that thorough research.)

And even though the Jackets were outshot by a wide margin again, 17-5, they won anyway, finally notching that signature win.

They had the big win By Aaron Thompson increase the season before, Assistant Sports Editor upped their total again this year and qualified for The two-time defendthe playoffs by defeating ing Presidents’ Athletic the PAC teams they Conference champion should have. But this was Waynesburg wrestling bigger, the type of win the team officially got its program hopes appears 2011-12 season underway Photo by Nadine Leishman more frequently in the this past weekend at the future.

Messiah Invitational in Sophomore heavyweight Marty Kisla (black headgear) controls his first-round opponent Saturday at the Messiah Invite. Kisla eventually won the bout by fall.

Despite being left out of Grantham, Pa. the ECAC South playoffs, There were quite a few the team made some surprises at the invitation- ished in a first place tie at and the struggle of miss- us a lot. We were major strides in 2011. al as the Yellow Jackets the event. ing six starters. wrestling up weight classFlip your calendar placed fourth out of the Fourth-year head coach “We got messed up on es at a number of weights. seven competing schools. Ron Headlee talked about our weight loss plans,” See PROGRAM on C2 Last year, Waynesburg fin- the opening tournament Headlee said. “That hurt See PLACES on C3

Dave Floyd

THOMAS NO MORE

Graham, Jackets stun Saints; keep ECAC bowl hopes alive

Wrestling finishes fourth in first tourney Crown, No. 1 at 125, upset in 133-pound quarterfinal bout

proved that they were the stronger team as they dealt the Jackets a humbling 3-0 defeat.

“I thought we played well,” said assistant coach Sarah Arsenault. “We held them to 1-0 for most of the game. It was a lot better than before.”

From the opening touch of the match, Thomas More asserted their control. The Waynesburg defense was greatly tested as they denied scoring opportuniSee SAINTS on C4

Depth promises bright future Women’s XC returns four key runners in 2012

By Kyle Oland Editorial Assistant The Waynesburg women’s cross country team has one runner, sophomore Bre Paul, who has been consistently one of the best runners in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference all year. She has consistently been the top finisher for the Yellow Jackets in each race since her freshman season last year.

However, one runner does not make a good team in cross country.

Good teams have depth.

Championship teams have depth, but also a number of runners who can finish low in the standings.

At the PAC Championships last week, the women finished second behind now 25-time defending champion Grove City. Last week’s race showed the conference that Waynesburg has a number of talented young runners.

“They really showed the conference that they are the team that everyone should keep an eye on in the next 12 months,” said head coach Chris Hardie.

The women proved they have depth last week, placing three runners in the top 15. Paul led the charge in 9th place, but right behind her was junior Megan Donovan in 11th place. Freshman Joy Talbott, who has put together a strong first year—somewhat reminiscent of Paul’s from a year ago—finished in 15th See FUTURE on C4

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Jackets look to build on ECAC crown Program continues climbing toward elusive PAC title

Continued from C1

By Nick Farrell Staff Writer The Yellow Jackets ended their 2010-11 campaign with a 21-9 record and an Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference championship. Those 21 wins tied for the most in school history, and that ECAC title was the first ECAC championship in Waynesburg women’s basketball history.

The Jackets want to pick up right where they left off and are making strides toward that elusive Presidents’ Athletic Conference crown.

“I expect us to continue to build on the success we had last year and to take the next step forward,” said head coach Sam Jones.

To take that next step, Jones said that his team will be “more diligent and not just rely on athletic ability.”

He expects his players to be smart on the court and develop a more complete game this season.

In order to develop a more complete game, the women’s squad has been working on shooting quite a bit during the early part of this preseason.

During last year’s ECAC championship season, the team ranked seventh in the conference in shooting percentage. As Jones said, “If we can up that

Program has big weekend

Photo by Kimber Blair

Junior guard Jessi Drayer (left) dribbles in practice Tuesday afternoon. Drayer is one of four returning starters on a team that won the ECAC South title last season. shooting percentage, we’ll score a lot more points which makes life a little easier.”

Jones claims that rebounding was a strong point for his team last year, but they will need to replace the presence of All-Conference center Elisha Jones, the team’s top defensive rebounder.

The Jackets are returning junior guard Brittany Spencer who pulled down a team-high 95 offensive boards last season.

But as a team, Spencer believes that rebounding is an area in need of improvement.

“I’d have to say that rebounding is a weakness because we’re a lot smaller this year,” she said.

“We don’t have EJ in the post anymore, so we need to crash the boards and be aggressive.”

Perhaps the greatest strength of this year’s team is a strong work ethic, coupled with team chemistry.

The Jackets are doing everything possible to achieve their goal of a PAC title and an NCAA bid.

Said Jones, “Basically, no one was satisfied with how good they were last year, and I really feel like everyone came back, improved and obviously worked on things over the summer and in the fall to be a better player themselves.”

Team chemistry also looks to be an added benefit.

“I love that we all get along,” Spencer said. “We all have the same mindset to repeat as much, if not more, than what we did last year.

“[The goal] is not to settle for what we did last year but to strive for more,” she added. “We came from being a 1-25 program to being 21-9, so we need to keep trying to improve year by year.

Everyone is giving all that they have, and we’re all pushing each other. We’re focused and working hard.”

Said Jones: “I’m really excited about the direction of the program and the attitude of the girls coming into this season.

It’s very obvious that they weren’t just happy that we did well last year, but that they want to do better.”

The women start their quest for a PAC championship on Wednesday, Nov. 16 at Franciscan University in Steubenville, Ohio.

ahead one day to Saturday when the wrestling team began their season at the Messiah Invitational. Junior Alex Crown was in action for the first time since being named the nation’s No. 1 wrestler at 125 pounds.

The Jackets were without six starters, and many wrestlers were not on track with their weight loss plan.

Crown was forced to wrestle up at 133, but was still the bracket’s top seed.

Surprisingly, though, up 11-0 in the quarterfinal round, Crown was pinned.

Waynesburg went onto place fourth out of seven teams, with just one wrestler finishing first, one second and one third.

Even without a full lineup, it’s a little disappointing for a team I thought should have been included in the preseason top 25 polls.

But it’s still months from the season’s most important tournaments, and to be disappointed means expectations must be high to start with, and high expectations are exactly what this team has earned in recent years.

High expectations are certainly not what outsiders had for the Jacket football team prior to Saturday’s clash with sixthranked Thomas More.

Two straight conference losses had left them 4-3 and out of the PAC title picture.

Another loss—especially a blowout one as some predicted—would have sent the team reeling into their rivalry game against W&J, who has historically owned the Jackets. They would have been looking for a victory just to salvage a winning season.

However, Waynesburg shocked everyone (except maybe themselves) by simply outplaying the Saints on their home turf, winning 26-23. It halted Thomas More’s 26-game conference winning streak and its 29-game streak overall.

With the victory, Waynesburg saved its season.

Yes, even with a loss, they still could have beaten nemesis W&J the following week and gotten to 5-4. But to me that’d be just another mediocre season during which they couldn’t take care of the Westminsters and Saint Vincents of the world.

This was finally— much like the women’s soccer team—one of those signature wins that had eluded the program for so long (e.g. last season’s 1410 loss to Thomas More, 2007’s 22-21 heartbreaker against W&J, etc.).

Now, with a win against the Presidents Saturday, the Jackets will finish alone in second place in the PAC and put themselves in good position for an ECAC bowl berth.

And that’ll be another one of those headlines the Waynesburg athletic program wants to see more and more often.

Follow Dave Floyd on Twitter @yjfloyd.

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Athlete of the Week

Tight end emerges as go-to receiver

is a huge part of any team sport and especially football. On the field it starts in practice, working on timing, location, etc.

“Throughout the year this team has been coming together, and each player has put that trust in each other. This also then relates to off the field situations,” he added. “This team is really close and being that close helps everyone grow together.”

That trust has led Moses to become a go-to

receiver for Graham.

While helping his quarterback get out of trouble, he also comes through in the high-pressure situations during games.

“Coming through in key pressure situations also comes back to that trust we have in each other. I trust that Graham will put the ball in the right place, and he trusts that I will catch it,” Moses said. “This is not only between me and him, but throughout the whole offense as well as

the coaching staff.

“Josh is a great decision maker with the ball; he gets rid of it quick and doesn’t hesitate. He puts the ball in the places they need to be and all we got to do is catch it,” Moses added. “The coaching staff also contributes in this way by always keeping us in positive situations. These two things combined make the game a lot easier.”

Coming through in key situations can be a rare ability, and it certainly makes Moses an invaluable player for the Yellow Jackets.

Last Saturday’s game against Thomas More was proof of Moses’ ability to come through for his team. He had nine receptions for 64 yards. Both were season highs for Moses. He also got the ball rolling and caught the game’s first touchdown from Graham.

For the season, Moses has 27 receptions for 273 yards.

He has emerged as a tight end with the ability to get open and make catches that change the game, whether it’s keeping a drive alive or simply helping to take pressure off of Graham.

the quarterback, and the defensive end would go outside and push the tackle in, and I would go outside of him,” said Gary. “[Defensive coordinator Scott] Venick tried running it against Saint Vincent, but Saturday it just worked perfectly.”

It was the Saints’ first conference loss since 2007, snapping a streak of 26 straight PAC wins and 29 straight regular season wins. It also ended an 18game winning streak at home for Thomas More.

“We’ve beaten Thomas More before, and we feel like we know how to attack them,” said Shepas. “Offensively, we’ve developed a game plan to attack them, and defensively, Coach Venick has

also developed a game plan for stopping their veer, pistol formation offense.”

Graham finished 27-51 for 250 yards, two touchdowns and no turnovers in one of his best collegiate performances.

“Graham has played well for us all year,” said Shepas. “He didn’t play well last week and wanted to play better this week for his teammates, and he did that, especially by not committing any turnovers.”

Moses came up huge in clutch situations for the Jackets, from his thirddown touchdown catch to his third and fourth down conversion catches on the game-winning drive. The 6’5”, 250-pound junior

finished with a game-high nine catches for 64 yards.

“It’s not a surprise,” said Shepas. “Moses making great catches is what he does, and it was almost more about Graham putting the ball in the right location and letting Adam use his body effectively.”

With the win, the Jackets improved to 5-3 overall and 5-2 in the conference, good enough for second place behind the Saints, who clinched the PAC title the previous week.

Waynesburg travels up I-79 for the season finale against rival Washington and Jefferson, who has won seven straight over the Jackets.

Kickoff is set for 1:30 p.m.

“I think Cody has been a little more consistent in the room so far,” Headlee said. “He gained some confidence in the PACs last year. He’s wrestling more confidently now.”

Headlee was very pleased with Bonaventura’s effort.

“I thought Anthony had a good tournament at 184,” Headlee said.

“These first couple tournaments we are still learning about everyone before our dual meets and more important tournaments.”

Freshman Aaron Mills and senior Garrett Johnston added top-three finishes for the Jackets.

Mills, who lost in the first round to top-seeded Nick Grimm of Elizabethtown, battled all the way through the consolations by winning five matches to finish in third place at 141.

Johnston finished runner up at 165 as he won two by fall and one by decision before dropping a

6-2 decision in the championship match to topseeded Quint Eno of Elizabethtown.

The host Falcons took home the team title as they placed 13 wrestlers in the top four of their respective weight classes and finished Saturday with an invitational best 112.5 points.

Headlee said that there is lots of room for improvement early on in the season.

“We definitely need a lot of work on the bottom,” he said. “We have two guys right now I feel comfortable sending them out and picking bottom.”

Waynesburg is back in action this Saturday when they travel to Ohio take part in the Mount Union Invitational.

“This weekend will be a good test,” Headlee said.

“Mount Union is ranked No. 14 coming in. This will allow us to re-evaluate where we stand and see some teams we don’t normally see.”

Moses hauls in season-high nine catches Saturday

Bryan Gary seals upset victory with strip sack, recovery

By Lucas Diethorn Staff Writer

By Aaron Thompson

Gary

Assistant Sports Editor The strength of the Waynesburg football team the past few seasons has been defense. Coming off backto-back excruciating Presidents’ Athletic Conference losses that eliminated them from the conference title picture, the Yellow Jackets turned to their defense once again as they took on now time four-time depending champion Thomas More.

This past Saturday, the Jacket defense forced three turnovers and returned a blocked punt for a touchdown as they shocked No. 6/No. 8 Thomas More, 2623, in Crestview Hills, Ky. Junior safety Bryan Gary helped clinch the most significant victory in recent tem history for the Jackets when he sacked Thomas More quarterback Robert Kues, jarred the football loose and pounced on it for a fumble recovery with less than 10 seconds remaining in the contest.

For his efforts, Gary is this week’s Yellow Jacket Athlete of the Week.

Gary, a junior from Pittsburgh, Pa., recorded nine tackles on the day, including six solo stops and two tackles for loss, while recording a sack to force the all important fumble in the waning moments.

Gary currently ranks third on the team with 46 total tackles behind only seniors Ryan Williams and Darryl Moore Jr. The graduate of Shaler High School also has 5.5 tackles for loss and one interception on the season. *Please note that fellow Jacket football players quarterback Josh Graham and Chris Marini, wrestler Cody Catalina and women’s soccer player Susie Godwin were considered for this award.

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On the Jackets’ next drive, Graham found tight end Mike Ferraro on a short floating pass that the sophomore took 69 yards to the house, outrunning the entire Saints defense for what was easily the longest catch of his collegiate career.

“On that touchdown pass to Ferraro, we didn’t think it would be a touchdown, but we knew he’d be open,” said Shepas.

“They put three guys on

Moses and left Mike wide open. Graham got the short floater to him, and give him credit—he did the rest.”

Marini’s missed extra point kept the Saints two touchdowns and two twopoint conversions from tying the Jackets, a prospect that still seemed unlikely given the dominant play of the Jacket defense to that point.

Thomas More answered, though, scoring 16 unanswered points over the next six minutes to tie the game and suddenly put the Jackets in danger of dropping their third straight conference matchup.

However this week Waynesburg was not to be denied. After the teams

Every quarterback needs a security blanket.

That go-to receiver to throw to when they need a play or are in trouble.

One guy that they have complete faith and trust in.

Waynesburg senior Josh Graham has developed one in preseason AllAmerican junior tight end Adam Moses.

Moses is an intimidating physical presence at 6’6”, 250 pounds. His physical size alone allows him to dominate defenses, but according to head coach Rick Shepas, Moses also possesses great hands that make him even more reliable.

Aside from his skill set, Moses has truly bonded with the team, especially with Graham.

“The idea of growing is just the continual trust we put in each other, as well as the rest of the team—that we are going to be there for each other,” Moses said. “Trust

exchanged unsuccessful drives, the Jackets got the ball back with 7:23 on the game clock. Starting from his own 49-yard line, Graham engineered the drive of the season for Waynesburg, leading the Jackets on a 13-play, 44-yard drive in 4:44 to put Marini in position for the gamewinning kick.

Then it was time for Waynesburg’s defense to step up and preserve the victory.

Junior safety Bryan Gary made day’s final big play, coming in unblocked and unloading on Kues, jarring the ball loosed and recovering the fumble himself with just five seconds to go.

“The way the play was set up, I was the spy on

Photo by Kimber Blair

Junior tight end Adam Moses (86) runs after the catch in the Jackets’ most recent home game.

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Overall I thought we saw a lot of good things.”

One of the biggest stories on the day was the fact that junior Alex Crown, who was ranked No. 1 in Division III by d3wrestle.com at 125 pounds, lost by fall in the quarterfinal round as he wrestled up a weight up at 133.

Crown, despite wrestling up, was still ranked as the top seed at 133. He was leading Matt DelGallo of Messiah 11-0 before getting caught and pinned at the 3:30 mark.

“He weighed in at 125.2, but we just wanted to get a couple matches in [for Alex],” Headlee said.

“He just relaxed a little bit on the bottom after leading 11-0.”

Crown was once again pinned, this time in the

Photo by Nadine Leishman

Freshman Anthony Piscitello (left) wrestles in the 165-pound bracket at Saturday’s Messiah Invitational. The Jackets placed fourth as a team. consolation round by Jordan Stephanchick of Elizabethtown at the 4:46 mark.

Headlee fully expects Crown to be back down at the 125-pound weight class this week.

Another highlight of the day was the interesting battles at the 184pound weight class. The Jackets had two wrestlers competing at the weight.

Junior returning starter

Cody Catalina, ranked as the No. 3 seed, defeated Matt Waszkiewicz of the Coast Guard by fall (5:57).

Catalina then defeated Messiah’s Steven Bandstra by a 9-2 decision to advance him to the championship match.

Meanwhile on the other side of the bracket was fellow Jacket Anthony Bonaventura. Bonaventura, a sophomore from New York, pulled a huge

upset by downing topseeded Tim Stewart of Messiah with a 14-6 major decision. Stewart was ranked ninth in the country entering the match.

Bonaventura continued his impressive run to the championship by downing Patrick Leavitt of the Coast Guard 10-6. Those wins set Bonaventura up against his teammate Catalina.

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Men’s soccer reflects on 2011 season Jackets finish 8-9, one game shy of PAC playoffs

By Jon Ledyard Staff Writer Rock bottom.

It’s the only way to describe where the Waynesburg men’s soccer team was at the conclusion of the 2010 season— 0-7 in the conference and fresh off of an eight-game losing streak to end the season.

But despite the team’s position at the bottom of the standings, head coach Sean McCarthy saw a light at the end of this dark tunnel.

“I’m happy, but certainly not satisfied,” said head coach Sean McCarthy about this past season. “It is encouraging to be playing important games up to the last point of the season, and I don’t think the men’s soccer program has really been to that point, so we are encouraged by the work we put in, but certainly not satisfied.”

This season the Jackets bounced back in monumental fashion, going from last place in the conference to fifth and one win away from a spot in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference playoffs.

“I think a big moment was after the 6-0 loss to Grove City when we were in the locker room for awhile, and all the coaches and captains stood up and said something,” said senior captain Dave Floyd. “And I just told them that I remember being a freshman and wanting to turn it around and just tried to get them to realize that four years go fast, and if you have a

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Then in the 17th minute, a corner kick proved to be the break that Thomas More needed. Senior Lauren Wietmarschen took the corner and sent a cross flying into the box. The cross found sophomore Kirstie Reilman, who headed the ball into the back of the net to give the home team a 1-0 advantage.

As play resumed, the Saints seemed ready to add onto their one-goal lead.

However, the staunch Jacket defense clamped down and repelled numerous Thomas More scoring chances. As the final seconds of the first half ticked away, the score remained 1-0.

“The defense was strong despite the score of the game,” said senior goalkeeper Katrina Kelly.

“Thomas More was strong in the air, would win the 50/50 balls and push them forward. We never gave up fighting until the end of the

Photo by Kimber Blair

Erick Burke (10) will be one of four seniors the Jacket men’s soccer program will have to replace in the 2012 season. chance to do something, do it now.”

The Jackets opened the season 1-3, but responded by rattling off four straight victories to climb above .500 for the first time since 2007. Of the Jackets’ first five victories, four were shutouts all won by three goals or more.

“I definitely think those games brought our confidence level up,” said senior Evan Kaufmann.

“Then when conference play came around, we were able to play much more as a team and be more competitive.”

Waynesburg carried a 5-4 record into conference play, where they quickly jumped out to a 1-0 PAC record with a thrilling come-from-behind victory over Thiel at home.

That early success was quickly stymied with the 6-0 drubbing at the hands of Grove City and a 4-2 loss to Saint Vincent.

Unlike previous years, though, the Jackets bounced back with one of their best performances of the season, a dominant 30 win over Westminster.

However, the Jackets went on to lose three of

their final four to narrowly miss the PAC playoffs.

The team ended the season with freshmen filling seven of the 11 starting spots, and several others seeing substantial playing time on a team that had only four seniors.

Freshmen Jude Anuwe and Juan Alvarez tied for the team lead in goals with five apiece, and Alvarez’s 14 points overall led all Jackets and tied for 10th in the PAC. Despite making the switch to center back from forward, senior Erick Burke still managed four goals and led the team with 42 shots in limited action on offense.

“Erick has been the opposite of what I thought he’d be when I first met him,” said McCarthy.

“He’s hung on every word and been such a selfless player and always put the team first, even if it meant his personal goals took a backseat.”

Although not statistically dominant, Floyd’s play solidified the Jackets midfield for much of the season. There, the captain managed three goals and an assist, while also help-

game.”

The first half statistics clearly demonstrated the control that Thomas More had over the first 45 minutes of play. The Saints outshot Waynesburg 10-0 and were awarded six corner kicks, while the Jackets failed to register one themselves. Kelly made five crucial saves to keep Waynesburg within striking distance.

“I think everyone was a little nervous at first,” said Kelly. “We talked at halftime and told the girls that we deserve to be here, and it was time to step up.

It was a hard fought game for our midfield and defense. We all played together and never gave up.”

As the second half began, Waynesburg desperately tried to even the score. The Jacket defense continued to hold strong and refused to succumb to the Saints constant attack. As each Thomas More shot was sent away and cleared, the Waynesburg offense worked valiantly to generate counterattacks. However, the backline of Thomas More refused to allow any of these counterattacks to be successful.

“Thomas More controlled the midfield,” said

Kelly. “It was hard for us to connect and move forward with the ball. Their midfield and offense worked hard to control the tempo of the game.”

The Saints finally broke through Waynesburg’s defense again when, in the 76th minute, a scramble in the box caused the ball to fall at the feet of senior Christy Green. Green fired a shot that found the back of the net to give Thomas More a 2-0 lead with less than 15 minutes to play.

In the waning moments of the game, the Saints struck again. Freshman Sam Work blasted a corner kick and found sophomore Courtney Clark, who headed the ball into the goal to give the Saints a 3-0 advantage.

A few minutes later, the final seconds ticked off the clock and Thomas More celebrated their first conference championship since 2005.

Despite the shot dispar-

PAC awards The Waynesburg football team took two of the three Presidents’ Athletic Conference weekly awards after upsetting sixth-ranked Thomas More 26-23 this past Saturday.

Seniors Josh Graham and Chris Marini were lauded as the PAC Offensive and Special Teams Players of the Week, respectively, after playing major Graham roles in the historic win. It was Graham’s second conference award of the season and the first for Marini.

Graham attempted a collegiate-high 51 passes and completed 27 of them for 250 yards and two touchdowns in the upset victory. It was his second game with at least 250 passing yards on the year and his second interception-free effort of the season. His touchdown Marini passes went to junior All-American tight end Adam Moses and sophomore tight end Mike Ferraro.

Marini had his best day as a collegiate kicker at the best possible time. The Pittsburgh native totaled eight points on two made extra points and field goals from 26 and 24 yards. His 24-yarder with less than three minutes to play in the game broke up a 23-23 tie and ended up producing the game-winning points.

ing sure up a defense that allowed only 32 goals, 12 less than last season.

“Dave is what we want every recruit to become as a player, a person, and as a man,” said McCarthy.

“After the [2-1 victory over Thiel], I pulled Dave aside and told him he might be the best player I ever coached because of how he just refused to lose and took the game over— put the team on his back and carried us from behind to win.

“I truly think Dave has the ability to take his skills to the next level in the USL or the MLS if he chooses to do so.”

The Jackets will need to replace the leadership of those four departing seniors, with no juniors File Photo returning.

“I think the offseason Junior Megan Donovan (left) and freshman Joy Talbott will show who is who in (right) are two of the top runners returning in 2012. terms of leadership,” said McCarthy.

“Certainly As a freshman last seaguys like Phil Henry and son, Onifer showed a lot his brother Alex are leadof promise by finishing ers in the weight room, 17th at the PAC Champiand we have some vocal Continued from C1 onships. However, a nasty leaders among the ankle injury has kept younger guys, but it’ll be Onifer from fully reaching interesting to see how place. her potential in her sophoroles get defined on the After the race, Hardie more campaign. team.”

Onifer finished 31st knew he had two more runners that stepped up last week, but Hardie is and will be runners to counting on her to join Paul, Talbott and Donolook at in the future. ity in the match, 24-0 in “Megan Donovan van next year in helping favor of Thomas More, showed that she is back the team take the next the Jackets were still able and better than ever,” he step. to limit Thomas More to said. “Joy Talbott stepped “The four of them will a one-goal lead for most of up like the champion she be the catalyst for a chamthe second half. is, and the conference is pionship run next year,” “We had a tremendous now on notice that she is said Hardie. “They have amount of effort, and the one of the future frontrun- what it takes to make it girls were really fired up ners in our conference.” close against Grove City, to play,” said Arsenault.

The trio of Paul, Tal- but they have to train hard “To be fair, Thomas More bott and Donovan all and understand that nothis a great team, and they return next year, but in ing will be given to them. had us on the defensive order for Waynesburg to “But having worked for most of the game. It challenge Grove City in with all four, I know what was amazing to see how the near future, the kind of character they the girls and Katrina kept women will have to con- bring with them each and us in the game.” tinue to lower their finish- every day, and I expect The loss marked the es and receive quality fin- them to cut the gap if not end of the Jackets’ ishes from other runners. make their own gap next remarkable season, as One runner in particu- season.” they were informed Mon- lar who will be instruThe Jackets wrap up day afternoon that, mental in Waynesburg’s this season Saturday at despite their 15-5-1 future run at a PAC team the NCAA Mideast record, they did not title is sophomore Tiffany Regionals in Center Valreceive an invitation to Onifer. ley, Pa. the ECAC playoffs.

“It’s disappointing,” said Arsenault. “The girls really deserved to be in that tournament, especially from the standpoint of huge improvement we’ve had over the last two years.”

Future looks bright

Thursday, November 10, 2011

‘Hail, Caesar’

Poet conveys the power of writing

By Carrie Maier Editorial Assistant Ten Mile is the name of a creek that merges with the Monongahela and forms most of the border between Washington and Greene county.

Ten Mile is also the name of a literary program created by Martin Cockroft, professor of English and faculty advisor to Muse & Stone, in an effort to merge the university and local community through monthly readings.

The Ten Mile Reading Series: Celebrating the Literary Arts held its third

reading at Artisans in downtown Waynesburg last Wednesday, Nov 9.

Departing from previous formats, a Waynesburg University student reader was not featured, leaving only writer Georgia Popoff from Syracuse, N.Y. as a guest reader.

Popoff introduced herself as a “community poet” and spoke of the influence of poetry. “[Popoff] works to convey the power and pleasure of imaginative writing with school children and adults in that area and beyond,” said Cockroft. “She’s very conSee THIRD on D2

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Pianist encourages First Shakespeare performance in six years delivers students to fall ‘in love with music’

Alex Caruso, a junior criminal justice major, played the lead role of Caesar in Waynesburg University’s fall play. He and other cast members performed the play from Nov. 2 to 5 in the Goodwin Performing Arts Center.

By Chad Green Staff Writer

By 10:30p.m., the Goodwin Performing Arts Center was still full of activity after the audience had left.In the scene shop, Jon Nicoloff, a junior Waynesburg University player, washed theatrical blood off of the costumes.

“Eight costumes get washed a night, plus all their accessories,” Nicoloff said.

A clothing rack stands behind him with clean white costumes dripping after being hand washed.

Nicoloff said it takes cold water, soap, and elbow grease to get the costumes clean.

“A lot of the costumes are made of polyester, so the food color does not stain,” he said.

“The costumes I can’t get clean are the 100% cotton ones.”

Nicoloff wrong out a pink-stained t-shirt and hung it over the sink.

Backstage, the make-up counter was being cleaned and organized by a cast

Photo by Abigail Wernert

Actors in the production attended a cast party before the last performance to be recognized for their efforts. that was no longer in historic Roman costume.

There was music, conversation, and laughing as the clean-up took place.

The Waynesburg University Players brought the play, “Julius Caesar”, to a close on Saturday after presenting four shows open to the public.

When they finished cleaning, the cast and

crew headed back into the auditorium.

Above the stage was a large projection screen that played a slide show of photos taken during the dress rehearsal nights.

Pizza, soft drinks and, very appropriately, a Caesar salad sat on a table in the back of the house.

Professor Edward Powers, director of the theater

program, opened the celebration with a prayer, thanking God for the week and all of its labor.

After the prayer, Powers congratulated the cast and crew for their work.

He also gave a reminder to turn clocks back an hour that night.

“You did so well tonight, I’ll give you an extra hour of sleep,” Powers said. “We’ll call it daylight savings time going back to standard time.”

Music played from the GPAC’s sound system.

The “Cha-Cha Slide” came on.

Ten members of the cast jumped out of their seats and began to dance on stage. Another three or four cast members joined in after they found out what was going on.

Powers sat in the house while the dancing happened on stage.

“We got such a great performance from everyone,” he said the previous night.

Powers was impressed

By Brett Colorito Staff Writer

The seats were filled in the Goodwin Performing Arts Center this past Tuesday night as the air was filled with the melody of classical Russian music.

Waynesburg University was graced with the presence of pianist Irina Zunova, who performed several pieces of classical music for the last installment of the Performing Arts Series for the fall semester.

Nuzova, a native of Moscow, took the stage to perform four different pieces by various composers, such as Domenico Scarlatti, Maurice Ravel and Sergei Rachmaninov, whom Nuzova stated had a big influence on her.

Each piece involved intricate hand movements.

“Before I start, I want to tell you I am a performer, See CAESAR on D2 not a talker,” said Nuzo-

va, who admitted to learning English late in her performing career. “Some of these pieces I have been playing for maybe 10 years, and others only two.”

Nuzova said that she did not prefer one piece over any of the others that she performed.

“I do not necessarily have a favorite song,” she said. “I learned to love all of the music I play, whether it was instantaneous or if I had to force my brain to learn it.”

Nuzova, who made her debut with the Omsk Philharmonic at the age of 14, studied at the Gnessin Academy of Music before moving to the United States to continue her education at the Manhattan School of Music and Julliard. She earned her Doctorate of Musical Arts degree from the Hartt School of Music at the See PIANIST on D2

Fair trade store returns to Waynesburg in honor of holiday season

By Angela Wadding Staff Writer Today 10,000 Villages will return for the holiday season to Waynesburg for its eighth year. 10,000 Villages is a nonprofit store located on High Street that features fair trade handcrafted items from all over the world, including Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East. It is a founding member of the World Fair Trade Organization that attempts to improve lives of underprivileged artisans in over 38 countries.

Tom Ribar, university

chaplain, has worked with 10,000 Villages for all eight years it has been coming to Waynesburg.

“You won’t find anything that is mass-produced. Everything is hand crafted,” said Ribar.

“10,000 Villages works directly with the artisans and crafters to come up with new designs, new ideas based upon the market and what sells.”

Assortments of products are sold, from jewelry to flower pots that come from artisans.

“This is part of an exploratory thing for me as I think about poverty

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10,000 Villages features fair trade handcrafted items from countries all around the world. and how to best alleviate it. I’ve done a lot of hand out type of service, and this is kind of an experi-

ment,” said Evan Kephart, junior biblical ministries studies, religion and philosophy major and assis-

tant store manager of Waynesburg’s 10,000 Villages.

The store serves as one of the main fundraisers for the mission service trip scholarship fund.

“What I like about 10,000 Villages is that it accomplishes a number of goals. It directly serves people who are trying to make a living in the developing world, so people without 10,000 Villages might not receive a fair wage for their artistic work. So, when people buy from 10,000 Villages that is directly affecting people across the world,”

Ribar said. “It also serves the goal of educating people about fair trade and it helps to educate local communities about global economy and other people around the world and products you will not find at Walmart or Target.”

10,000 Villages will be in town through Dec. 10 and is open MondayThursday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Ribar encourages students to shop creatively for the holidays at 10,000 Villages while learning about why there is such a great need for fair trade.

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Arts & Life

Christian artist expresses importance of journeys, struggles

By Mandy Ormsby Staff Writer On Sunday Nov. 6 at 9:30 pm Waynesburg University students gathered on the second floor of the Stover Campus Center in the Beehive to hear Christopher Williams, a Christian singer-songwriter and percussionist.

Students enjoyed pizza and beverages as Williams showed his musical talents playing the guitar, drums and harmonica all while singing.

While in college at Bucknell University, Williams, originally from outskirts of New York City, worked at a coffee

house where he began to perform his songs and show off his musical ability.Williams, 41 years old, now resides in Nashville Tenn., but spent 10 years touring around the United States with bands such as Jar Of Clay.

“The journey is what makes me who I am today,” said Williams.

“I feel like I am constantly evolving in my walk with God.” Many students enjoyed Williams’ music, including junior international studies major Daratu Boyer.

“I like his voice. The lyrics seem original,” said Boyer.

Photo by Amanda Rice

Christopher Williams displayed a variety of musical styles during his performance on Nov. 6.

Williams enjoys performing and spreading God’s word through songs. He said that stays close to the Lord while on the road.

“Psalm 63:1-8 is scrip-

ture that I cling to throughout my journey,” said Williams.

Waynesburg University students and staff felt that Williams was following God’s will and sharing his

Work weekend provides ‘great experience’

By Kimber Blair Staff Writer People who have been to Pittsburgh have probably noticed landmarks such as Heinz Field, the Consol Energy Center or the many bridges that connect the city.

Those who have attended sporting events or concerts probably only noticed the tasty cuisine, diverse cultures and successful sports teams, but not what lies beyond of the confines of downtown Pittsburgh.

Driving toward the outskirts of the city, there are sagging front porches, peeling paint and holes in walls. Although it is a huge contrast to the downtown area, the poverty and unfortunate circumstances are a reality that a group of Waynesburg University students experienced first-hand.

This past Saturday and Sunday, fourteen students worked with The Pittsburgh Project by completing various home repair

Third poetry reading held Continued from D1 cerned with the relationship between poetry and social justice.”

Natalie George, executive editor of Muse & Stone, said the event was also a great relationship between students and locals.

“It’s a monthly offcampus reading that includes the community,” said George. “It’s a university organization involved with a community organization.”

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tasks, such as painting and patching uneven sidewalks around houses located in the North Side of Pittsburgh.

The group was led by Zac Northen, resident director of Willison Hall, and Dave Calvario, the dean of students and director of the Center for Student Leadership at Waynesburg University.

For some students like Shelby Tabrosky, a freshman sports broadcasting major, it was their first time working with The Pittsburgh Project.

“It was a great experience to see God work through yourself and others,” Tabrosky said.

“It was a very good opportunity to bless others who are in need and show them that they are loved by God.” For other students, serving with The Pittsburgh Project as a Service Learning course requirement.

For Steven Snow, sophomore criminal justice major, the work weekend

featuring the literary works from writers throughout Western Pa. and bordering states and is the result of a partnership between Muse & Stone, Waynesburg University’s journal of literature and arts, and the nonprofit Creative Industries of Greene County.

“We’re off-campus in the community for these events, and we’ve seen positive response from various community members who attend, or who plan to attend a future event,” said Cockroft.

“But we’re not yet where we want to be.”

Ten Mile made its

held a greater meaning.

“After serving there this past summer, I gained a passion for working for The Pittsburgh Project, and I wanted to be there this weekend,” Snow said. “It is such a great opportunity to meet people who may not have a lot, but are so thankful for complete strangers coming into their home to do fix-ups.”

This past weekend, Snow worked as part of the staff to help coordinate work sites and projects.In her Tabrosky’s group, she and her workmates spackled and painted the bedrooms and bathrooms of a house in Homewood.

Tabrosky also said seeing the rundown state of the North Side of Pittsburgh was difficult for her.

“It was so sad to see Pittsburgh like this,” Tabrosky said. “But one step at a time, we can make a big difference on the North Side. We need to get more people involved in the Pittsburgh

debut Sept. 15 to a crowd full of students and has since seen the same results.

“I know there are mostly students in the audience but it’s something I hope the community looks forward to as well,” said George.

Third-time host Artisans, located on East High Street, was created by CIGC and features the work of regionally-made art for sale.

“The space at Artisans feels right,” said Cockroft.

“It’s space that’s already devoted to works of the hands and the imagination.”

Refreshments provided

Project and similar groups.”

During the weekend, founder of The Pittsburgh Project Saleem Ghubril spoke to the volunteers who attended the work weekend.

Tabrosky recalled Ghubril speaking about the love God can bring to people’s lives through the service as well as the faith helpers can give to homeowners.

Amanda Bell, a sophomore communication major, also participated in the work weekend.

Bell said her group’s homeowner made a big impact on her.

“The story [our homeowner] told us about finding God again after suffering through the deaths of both her mom and sister only nine months apart really hit me,” she said.

Although religion was a large part of the weekend for some students, it was not for all of them.

Bell said, “Someone doesn’t have to be religious to care about others.”

by Waynesburg Press and Rising Creek Bakery offered Popoff’s reading a chance to be discussed by the audience as well as Popoff afterwards.Popoff’s literary credits include two volumes of poetry as well as a co-authored book on bringing poetry into the classroom, “Our Difficult Sunlight.”

Popoff seemed to get her message across concerning community, said Cockroft, leaving it up to Ten Mile to do the same.

“We need to continue to get the word out and think of new, effective ways to reach people who haven’t been reached,” said Cockroft.

talent with the world.

“We hold these events or small coffee houses for entertainment and student’s options,” said Chaplain and Biblical ministries professor Tom Ribar. “I enjoyed Christopher Williams’s performance. I like that his range of musical style is different from what the students are typically used to.”

William’s sang about the journeys and struggles someone may go through, and his song “Do Something Good,” was one of freshman marine biology major Emily MacCready’s favorites.

“Not only was his

Pianist performs Continued from D1 University of Hartford in Conn. and currently teaches at two different music schools.

Aside from teaching, Nuzova also performs regularly with cellist Wendy Warner.

In 2010, the duo released their debut CD, “Russian Music for Cello & Piano,” and since it has been played on more than 100 radio stations in the U.S. Nuzova said that after her performance, she continues to grow as a musician and maintains her passion for piano.

“It’s all about falling in love with the process,” said Nuzova. “I love play-

Caesar takes the stage Continued from D1 with his cast and crew.

Shakespearian dramas are generally challenging in performance.

“Shakespeare was never easy,” said Daniel Wozniak, a 2007 Waynesburg Alum. “It takes a lot of looking into the character. It is your job to draw in the audience and bring a character to life.”

In 2006, Wozniak played Banquo in Waynesburg’s last Shakespearian drama, “Macbeth”.

With most dramas, it is difficult to gage the audience’s reaction, according to Powers.

“If you do comedy, you hear laughter, that immediate response,” said Powers. “[In drama] it is hard to tell if they [audience] are really into it or if they are lost.”

After the cast had eaten, they called multiple times, “Ready for Eddy!” This was Power’s cue to the stage. Cast members met him on stage for a show wrap-up gift. The cast and crew thanked their director by presenting him with a journal and a picture of the cast. The players had signed the boarder of the photograph.

“I could not do it without you,” Powers said.

The cast party was one

musical ability impressive, his lyrics made a difference in Jesus to save your soul,” said MacCready.

Williams performed songs from his new album “Stone Water Wood Light” along with songs from his other seven albums. At the end of the performance Williams signed autographs as he spoke with students.

“I want Waynesburg students to know the importance of embracing community,” said Williams.

Averaging 130 shows a year, Williams will continue touring after visiting Waynesburg University.

ing music, but I admit I still do not like practicing.”

Nuzova, the mother of two children, also explained that she has no desire to push the career of being a pianist on either of them.

“Being from Russia, I had to take playing the piano very seriously as a child,” said Nuzova.

“Children are always changing their minds about what they want to do as an adult, and I can remember when I wanted to be a conductor rather than a pianist.”

After the event, those in attendance were invited to a meet and greet with Nuzova, who answered questions and shared personal stories, such as when her husband bought her favorite piano off of Craigslist.

“It is [the performers] job to draw in the audience and bring a character to life.”

Daniel Wozniak Waynesburg Alum

last time to have the performers together before another show begins. It was a time of reflection.

“Five nights with the show, then it all becomes part of the spirit that is theater,” said Powers.

“That show will never be the same as it was.”

Powers described a certain kind of magic that exists in the GPAC. “When you have the communication majors, the theater majors and the nursing majors together, it does have its own special quality,” Powers said.

“There is energy that is backstage that I did not see with my professional credits.”

On Monday, the set pieces were dismantled and costumes were returned back into storage. The last drops of theatrical blood were mopped off of the stage.Some costume pieces of cotton held the pink stain from the stage blood. In a similar way, “Julius Caesar” will hold to the cast and crew as a persistent memory.

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