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Financial aid reductions anticipated, students encouraged to file FAFSA

By Sarah Bell Executive Editor As financial aid decreases and university costs continue to rise, students are encouraged to fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. According to Matthew Stokan, director of Financial Aid, the FAFSA is “the key that unlocks the financial aid doors” for students.

Last year, the FAFSA supplied more than $150 billion in financial assistance to college students.

Pennsylvania alone

awarded more than $2 million in state aid to Waynesburg students, Stokan said.

Although the FAFSA awards numerous loans and grants to students, a reduction in both state and federal aid is concerning to professionals in the financial world, Stokan said.

“Unfortunately the federal and state governments keep reducing their financial aid dollars. One of the things that frustrates me and other people in the financial aid world is that they keep reducing financial aid grant money,

“One of the things that frustrates me and other people in the financial aid world is that they keep reducing financial aid grant money, but then complain about the increase in student loans.”

Matthew Stokan Director of Financial Aid

but then complain about the increase in student loans and student indebtedness. If students see their grant money reduced, what other option do they have besides student loans?”

Stokan said. “They want students to reduce their loan borrowing but then the federal and state grants are being reduced. You can’t have your cake and eat it to.”

Roy Barnhart, senior

vice president for Finance & Administration, agreed that filling out the FAFSA is an important process for families.

“It’s the only way students get any financial aid,” Barnhart said. “Parents may make the assumption that their income is too high for financial aid. I’ve talked to parents who just decided not to fill it out and I wouldn’t suggest that unless your income is outrageously high. I’d fill it out to see what might possibly be out there.”

Filling out the FAFSA makes students eligible

for federal grants, loans and work-study funds. In addition, the application branches out to statewide funding.

Barnhart added the decrease in financial aid, as well as the results from the FAFSA, help “point out the values of schools that are cost conscious,” like Waynesburg University.

Barnhart said that one way Waynesburg keeps costs low for students is by focusing more on instruction than administration.

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Hundreds compete on Merit Day

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universities with all be digital,” said Barnhart.

“I can’t disagree with the way sales are going through. It is hard for students to pay high prices and, online sales give them a better deal.”

Junior English Education major Madelyne Pieringer agrees with Barnhart.

“It’s hard to go to school and pay for the other things you need, so when it comes to paying books you’re going to look

About 260 prospective students were on campus Saturday with the hopes of receiving one of 90 scholarships up for grabs on Merit Day. Merit Day provides prospective students with the opportunity to compete for departmental scholarships, as well as the Bonner, Leadership and Stover scholarships.

With around 100 more applications than were submitted in previous years, the Office of Admissions had to wittle the 400 applications down to select which students would compete on Merit Day. “Not only is it awarding scholarship money that helps with financial aid packages,” Jessica Sumpter, director of admissions, said. “It’s an opportunity for prospective students to visit campus and talk directly with the departments.”

During the day, current Waynesburg University students gave tours to families.

“Parents have a huge role in making that college decision with their student,” Sumpter said. “Not only are we promoting Waynesburg University to students but parents as well.”

Other activities, such as student panels, which gave parents the chance to ask questions, and meetings on the different edu-

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Photos by Abigail Wernert

(Above) On Jan. 30, the first “WU’s Line is it Anyway?” was held on campus after the crew took last semester off. The performers acted out numerous skits made famous by the show “Who’s Line is it Anyway?”

(Top Right) Sireno Mattie Adam, Adam Tapparo and Emily-Ann Stephens portray “the good, the bad and the ugly” as part of the event.

(Bottom Right) Tapparo and Mike Sickles are being used as props during their performance in the show.

(Far Right) Renee Watts and Nathan Hsueh act out everything the narrator tells them to during a skit.

WU bookstore sales decrease due to increase in online use

By Matt Jones Staff Writers The Waynesburg University campus bookstore has seen its lowest sales in half a decade due to lack of in-store purchases.

Roy Barnhart, senior vice president of finance and admission, believes that there is one simple reason for why the sales have gone down in the past few years. Barnhart believes the bookstore business has changed and it is hard to compete with online book rental sites.

“With more books being available online and at cheaper prices then our store, the need for shopping on-site is going down,” said Barnhart.

Online renting has made for a large decrease in sales at the campus bookstore.

Barnhart said that sales were around $1 million five years ago.

However, since popularity in digital transactions has increased, the bookstore has suffered a nearly 40 percent sales decrease coming into the

2012-2013 school year.

Efollet, the online rental site affiliated with Waynesburg University, rents the space located in the Stover Campus Center.

Along with books and merchandise sales, the money from the rental agreement is where the majority of bookstore profits come from the bookstore.

With such a push toward digital sales, the on-campus bookstores may have difficulty keeping up with online sales.

“I believe within the next eight years, the sale of books at

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A local culinary arts class from Greene County Career and Technical Center travelled to Washington D.C. to cook for the inauguration ceremony.

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Vandalism in conference rooms leads to stricter rules

By Sarah Bell Executive Editor

Photo by Dillon Tierney

Bishop Michael Tolliver said that sometimes people stray off of the path of righteousness and make their own choices, rather than letting God be in control of the situation at hand.

CHAPEL

Speaker discusses ‘how good God is’

By Lucas Diethorn and Katherine Mansfield Yellow Jacket staff This Tuesday, Roberts’ Chapel was filled with the commanding and loving presence of Bishop Michael Tolliver, the guest speaker for the weekly morning Chapel service.

“Well, lets start by giving the Lord a hand praise this morning,” said Tolliver, who was already grinning and smiling.

“I just want to talk a little bit this morning about how good God is and how He creates us.”

Tolliver explained to

students, faculty and staff crowded in the chapel that God gave us a “dangerous thing” called will.

He said that sometimes we stray off the path of righteousness, and that we make our own choices or follow others instead of following God. Tolliver explained that putting material things above the Lord or hanging with the wrong crowd is human nature.

“Sometimes, we get a little messed up in our spirit,” Tolliver said.

“Sometimes we praise other people more than we praise God.” When we realize that

our heart is wicked, said Tolliver, we lose hope; we lose touch with those closest to us, and we lose love.

Tolliver said it is then that we must look to the Lord for a clean heart and a renewed spirit of right.

“We are not perfect and need someone to follow,” said Tolliver. “We can do all things through Christ who strengthens us.”

Tolliver – a devout Christian and inspiring person – admitted that as a young man, he promised himself that as soon as he turned 18, he would stop attending church five days a week. In fact, Tolliver

promised himself to never set foot inside of a church again. But God found Tolliver and all of his imperfections.

Tolliver stressed that God is not looking for perfect people; He wants to lead imperfect people to the truth. Tolliver also encouraged students to talk to God not only during Chapel on Tuesdays or church on Sundays, but every day.

“If you don’t remember anything else today,” said Tolliver in closing, “remember ‘Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.”

After the destruction of three tables and the bottom of the expandable wall in the conference rooms on the third floor of Stover Campus Center, rules are being reinforced to lock the rooms when they are not in use.

“The conference rooms have always been locked and people have just gotten relaxed on making sure that they’re locked,” Pat Bristor, associate dean of students, said.

On Tuesday, Jan. 15, maintenance alerted Bristor that three tables were broken since the beginning of the school year.

One of the tables was broken that night, she said.

According to Bristor, someone was sitting on the tables and broke the expandable wall by trying to move it without following proper procedures.

“It takes one person to ruin it for everybody,” she said.

In addition, Bristor said that whoever caused the destruction continuously

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‘Teacher of the Year’ returns to speak

By Trenton Spear Staff Writer Ryan Devlin a 2007 Waynesburg University graduate was recently named the 2013 Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year.

Devlin will be returning to his alma mater to speak to the Education Depart-

Financial aid reduces Continued from Page A1 “That’s made it a little easier for our students to weather this storm,” Barnhart said. “We do all sorts of things to try to keep costs low.”

In addition, the university spends less on maintenance on the newer buildings on campus, such as the GPAC or Stover Campus Center, than other campuses do, Barnhart said.

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“Most of time, you’re going to find those prices online.”

ment on February 21.

Devlin will be speaking about changes in the classroom, such as technology and media. Devlin was picked from a group of a dozen finalists selected from teachers across the state, and was nominated by students and parents.

“Ryan’s creativity and

enthusiasm make him stand out, but I think it is Ryan’s commitment to each individual student that makes him great,” said Dr. Maureen Mulvaney, who was an Education Department faculty member for over 20 years.

Mulvaney was Ryan’s academic advisor for his

four years at Waynesburg and also supervised his student teaching experience.

“Devlin epitomizes the love for teaching and for his students that we hope all of our students bring to the classroom when they graduate,” she said. I feel privi-

“What you see is a diminishment of the federal grant dollars in particular,” Barnhart said. “If you cap the loans and the grants go down…it just forces more of the burden upon families.”

According to Barnhart, the university just signed a deal to reduce costs of gas and electric at the school by more than $50,000 a year for the next three years.

The current bill totals more than $3 million, he said.

“That lets us give better value,” he said.

The FAFSA asks for information from the 2012 federal income tax

return, the university’s website said. Also, if students are claimed as “dependent,” their parents’ federal income tax return information is required as well.

According to the university’s website, more than 90 percent of Waynesburg students received financial aid last year.

“We encourage all students, not just current students but prospective students, to complete the FAFSA,” Stokan said. “We really push for them to fill out the FAFSA because of the benefits that it provides for them.”

The priority deadline to fill out the FAFSA is March 15; however, the Pennsylvania State Grant deadline is not until May 1.

“If they’re having problems, [students] can call or stop by our office; that’s what we’re here for,” Stokan said. “We will put them at one of the computers and help them do it. That’s what we’re here for – to assist families and assist students.”

Students can complete the FAFSA at www.fafsa.gov – the Waynesburg University code is 003391, the university website said.

Though book purchases are mostly online, the on-campus bookstore in the Stover Campus Center does provide students with quick access to school-affiliated merchandise and school supplies.

To go along with those items, the bookstore also offers students the nec-

essary department or major books that are hard to find online.

Sophomore Business Management major Mitch Vacek finds the convenience of the bookstore helpful.

“It’s nice to have supplies right by you on campus,” said Vacek.

“It’s a lot better than

having to go out and get them.”

Despite the changes coming with online renting and buying, Barnhart feels that “the bookstore will still thrive on campus” and that Waynesburg will be able to adapt to the changes and keep the store in positive profit margins.

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cational services and opportunities to study abroad that Waynesburg has to offer, were a large part of Merit Day as well.

“Not only is this a day for students to interview for scholarships…it’s vitally important that we are able to showcase what Waynesburg has to offer,” Sumpter said. “It’s a vital part of the decision.”

Dave Calvario, dean of students and director of the Center for Service Leadership, said the day served a number of purposes including recruiting and exposing the university but also to award the brightest students departmental and non-departmental scholarships.

“Higher education is a very competitive skill today,” Calvario said.

“Merit day gives students the opportunity to meet people in the department or other scholarship program [that they’re interested in].”

The goal of Merit Day is to convert a number of the acceptances into deposits, Calvario said. All of the students invited to Merit Day have already been accepted to the university but not all of them have committed to the school.

“It’s a challenging day in higher education,” Calvario said. “So the more

took one of the pictures off of the wall in the conference room and placed it on the floor.

Plans are now in place to make sure the rules are more heavily enforced.

For an organization to use one of the conference rooms they must reserve the room and lock up when they leave.

This system should make it easier for Bristor to keep track of who is using the rooms. If the conference rooms were left unlocked after an event, that organization would be responsible for any damage.

Each of the damaged tables cost more than $700, Bristor said.

The balcony doors will now be locked as well.

“People take the chairs out there and sit on the balcony in the pouring rain last semester,” Bristor said.

As a result, the chairs are damaged and unable to be used.

Bristor is still unsure who is responsible for the damage to the conference rooms.

you can do to convince those recruits this is where you want to be the better – you can sell it.”

Sumpter agreed that Merit Day is great at highlighting key aspects of campus.

“A lot of departments use this opportunity to showcase their department,” Sumpter said.

According to Calvario, Merit Day gives parents the opportunity to meet current Waynesburg students as well as the faculty and staff.

“It’s not just about us feeling good about them,” Calvario said. “They have to feel good about us to.”

In addition, Calvario said that although selecting a college is an individual decision, it is an important choice for families to discuss because of the time and money that many families invest.

“We have many first generation college students,” he said. “Parents are sharing their opinions and the child is sometimes lost. That is family specific.”

For Calvario, seeing the variety of personalities in prospective students makes the day even more worthwhile.

“Just to see the range of responses that students have [is my favorite part],” he said. “Some students are really, really comfortable in their skin and some are really uncomfortable – I don’t say that as a negative. You just try to coach them along.”

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Student discusses Vira I. Heinz scholarship winners named long-term effects of concussions

By Amanda Wishner Senior Editor

By Chelsea Dicks Arts & Life Editor Recent studies show that concussions are more dangerous and harmful than first believed. The NFL and NHL began to take them more seriously only a few years ago, and colleges are beginning to catch up.

Researchers have recently discovered the serious long-term problems that come along with this once minor injury.

Emilee Wagner, a senior sports management major currently lives with the long-term problems.

It all began in high school with what she thought was a normal basketball game.

“I was undercut during a basketball game and cracked my head off the court [that] was my first concussion,” said Wagner.

Two more concussions followed while playing field hockey: one only minor, but another resulting in 25 stitches in the head.

“Once I got into college, I didn’t think it was a huge deal, but I was already bringing three head injures with me,” said Wagner.

These injuries did not stop her from joining the basketball team at Waynesburg University.

“My freshman year at Waynesburg I got another concussion during basketball from going up for a rebound. A girl’s elbow came back down on top of my head,” said Wagner. “[That was] my second major concussion and my fourth total.”

The result of these numerous concussions resulted in extreme headaches that never went away. Wagner had to go on medication and get tests done to see what shape her brain was in.

The medication seemed to be working until last April, when she was kneed in the back of the head during an open gym. “[That was] my third major concussion and about my sixth total head injury, and I was also in a bad car crash just last September in which my head was jolted,” said Wagner.

“So basically my headaches and everything came back and it was really bad. They would usually be migraines, which would completely shut me down, and the only way I could maybe get rid of them would be to sleep.”

She was forced to go back to her neurologist where she went through countless hours of tests.

Her memory was tested with trivia to see where she stood. Results came back okay, but the headaches were still there.

“After each concussion/head injury you get, it makes you that more susceptible to get another one,” said Wagner. “Since I have had so many, it could be the lightest tap to my head and I could get another.”

Wagner began working with the athletic trainers at Waynesburg University. She said they were a huge help to her in both the physical and mental rehab she went through.

Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer Katherine Eberst helped Wagner as she progressed in physical therapy.

“During her rehab, I made sure to stay in contact with her daily, to help keep her positive and motivated when there were setbacks or periods of slow progress in her recovery,” said Eberst.

Eberst helped Wagner understand what was

“Congratulations.”

This was the first word four “ecstatic” Waynesburg University students read in the letter confirming that they would be receiving scholarships from the Vira I. Heinz Program for Women in Global Leadership.

With the help of their scholarship money, junior Gabrielle King and sophomores Rebecca Lane, Ellen Limback and Katie Shultz will now have the opportunity to spend their summers studying abroad.

“The program is so

important because it allows students to travel who may not have otherwise had the chance,” said Lane. “It allows them to be immersed in a culture entirely different from their own [and] is an experience that will enrich their lives, enhance their careers and ultimately shape the rest of their lives.”

In an unexpected turn of events, the Vira Heinz Program selected an additional student this year, awarding four scholarships rather than the standard three that are characteristically presented to each participating Pennsylvania university or col-

lege.

More than $20,000 of scholarship money was split between the young women, providing each of the students with more than $5,000 toward their study abroad experience.

King, a marine biology major, will travel to Australia this summer. She will complete a “Wildlife and Conservation” course through the New South Wales Department of Environment and Conservation and will have the opportunity to visit some of Australia’s most famous locales, including the Great Barrier Reef, the Blue Mountains, Sydney and Cairns.

Lane originally intended on going to Australia, but God had different plans for her, she said.

“In closing those doors, he not only opened the doors for Jamaica, but the doors of my heart to receive the idea of going to a developing nation.

Everything fell and continues to fall beautifully into place,” she said.

Lane will spend her summer in Kingston, Jamaica in conjunction with the organization World Endeavors. The early childhood and special education major will be putting her studies to See STUDENTS on A4

Food fair brings together different cultures

By Samantha Cumpston Staff Writer On Thursday, Jan. 31, Waynesburg University held its annual Ethnic Food Fair in the Stover Campus Center. Students, faculty, and staff all contributed to sharing their different cultures with attendees.

There were several booths and music playing on the third floor, along with food samples. On the second floor of Stover, tables were set up with information about different countries represented on campus.

Students, staff and faculty members made many different types of foods, ranging from real Mexican tacos to sushi. There were also Belizean and

Photo by Nika Anschuetz

Students Elias Lyons and Andrew Zahn enjoy a variety of different foods at the Ethnic Food Fair on Jan. 31. Organizers shared their cultures with attendees.

Pakistani dishes.

Pat Bristor, associate dean of student services and advisor for the event,

said that sampling the food was her favorite part. “[I like] to see the pride in the students sharing

their food,” Bristor said.

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CHARLES LEWIS SCHOLARSHIP

Wrestlers promise to maintain tradition

By Tim Neral Staff Writer

Waynesburg University recently awarded the Charles Lewis Scholarship to Alex Crown and Cody See ATHLETE on A4 Catalina.

A senior education major from Carlisle, Pa., Crown said he was thrilled to hear that he won.

“Any money you can get is good. It’s kind of a stress relief,” he said.

Catalina, a junior history major from Brownsville, Pa., expressed his gratitude to Mr. Lewis in a thank you note.

“I told him I was very thankful he let me have the scholarship,” Catalina said. “I promised I would maintain my grades, keep wrestling and keep the tra-

dition of wrestling going at the university.”

The scholarship’s founder, Charles Lewis, was a 1949 Waynesburg University graduate who majored in Spanish with a mathematics minor.

“I always enjoy hearing about the students who are selected for my scholarship,” said Lewis. “Waynesburg is my hometown, so it seems natural that I would wish to further its success.”

Both Crown and Catalina have contributed greatly to the wrestling program here at Waynesburg.

In his sophomore year, Crown led the team in overall wins, going 35-4; he picked up his first NCAA Division III Midwest Regional crown and

earned All-American laurels with a fourth-place performance at the NCAA Division III National Championship.

At the beginning of his junior year, Crown was ranked number one in the country for the 125-pound weight class. By the end of the season, Crown had earned his third straight 125-pound PAC title and was honored as an NWCA Division III Scholar AllAmerican.

As a sophomore, Catalina won the 184-pound PAC title, placed third at the John Summa Memorial Tournament and was a member of the PAC Academic Honor Roll. He also placed second in the PAC in the 174-weight class.

This year, Catalina is

24-11 and is ranked 184 in D3 rankings. Crown has gone 23-6 and is ranked 133 in D3 rankings.

Catalina and Crown agreed that winning the Charles Lewis Scholarship was an honor and that the scholarship money is much appreciated.

“I know a lot of kids don’t even apply because they don’t know how important they are,” said Catalina.

Both offered tips to others who are applying for scholarships.

“If you get the opportunity, take it. Money will help out your future,” said Crown. “If you have to write an essay, have two people look over it and see if it’s okay. You want to do your best.”

Teacher returns

Devlin teaches eleventh grade British literature and an eighth grade computer science class along with serving as the chairman of the high school’s English department. He has also introduced new technology to both students and staff at Brockway. In 2008 Devlin was featured on WJAC-TV’s news segment “Success by Six”. He was featured for his work coordinating projects within the Brockway Area School District that

involved members of the community. In 2008, Devlin was named Sunny 106.5s “Teacher of the Year.”

“The Education Department at Waynesburg University is very proud of Ryan’s accomplishments,” said Debra Clarke, assistant professor of education and chair of the Education Department at Waynesburg University.

Devlin will be speaking at 7 p.m. on February 21.

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Devlin received his B.A. in secondary English education from Waynesburg University and is currently teaching at Brockway Area High School in Jefferson County where he has been for the past five years.

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Facebook expands services through new search engine

By Jeff Champ Staff Writer Facebook is once again expanding its services.

The social media giant recently launched Graphic Search, a search engine that will allow users to search for various things that people have “Liked.”

This new search feature will allow users to see what others are saying or doing at specific places and venues.

This controversial feature has sparked debate about whether or not this

is positive or negative for the super power that is social networking. Facebook hopes the graphic search will enhance the use of Facebook even better.

Senior Philip Hurd buys into what Facebook is promoting.

“I think it can be used to foster new relationships and help people connect,” Hurd said.

With Graphic Search, users can view anyone who is interested in the item that they searched for. The items can range

from movies to restaurants to physical activities. Not only will Graphic Search show who likes the same things, but also where each person who clicked “Like” lives.

According to George Cicci, director of Integrated Marketing at Waynesburg University, Facebook’s new Graphic Search will be beneficial to businesses from a marketing standpoint. Cicci explained that if a Facebook user was looking for a restaurant to eat at, that person could use Graphic

Search to see how many people like a certain restaurant. Cicci compared Graphic Search to Facebook’s version of online reviews.

The flip side of Graphic Search is the concern over users’ privacy.

“The cause for concern in this scenario is Facebook’s track record of introducing advertising features that impact user privacy, raising the prospect that this could happen with Graph Search in the future,” said an article in the Guardian.

Graphic Search will also open the door for companies to put users names on an advertising list and then bombard them with advertisements.

Another concern is how the feature restricts the users’ privacy. As result of Graphic Search, everything that one thought was being shared with only friends is out in the open.

The Digital Journal compares Graphic Search to a dating service (single females in San Francisco

who like Radiohead) and a marketing database (people under 25 who like Coca-Cola).

Cicci agreed.

“Some things people might not want to share,” he said.

Whether or not Facebook users will be upset about the privacy concerns is yet to be determined. Sophomore communication Chuck Biedka was none too thrilled about news, and summarized his feelings up in two words.

“That’s scary.”

Seminar to promote abstinence planned The senior nursing students in the Clinical Prevention & Population Health Course, in collaboration with the Pittsburgh Aids Taskforce, are presenting a seminar in honor of Valentine’s Day to promote abstinence in the community of Waynesburg University called “Let’s Talk Sex.” “It is a great opportunity for students as they get to meet with speakers of the same age and gender and Photo by Nika Anschuetz ask questions they want Students gathered on the third floor of Stover Campus Center for the Ethnic Food Fair last week. A variety of answered,” said Kalin cultural dishes were prepared and served during the event. WORLD contributed the food for the fair.

Unrue, senior nursing major.

Kelley Hardie, associ- out of their comfort zones Turkish women in third “There will be cakes and ate dean of student servic- and try foods from around world countries who were cupcakes as well as door es, said that this year, the world,” said Hardie. saved from human traf- prizes given away, includWORLD was responsible “Who knows? They may ficking. for the food contributions. fall in love with a dish and The money made from Continued from Page A3 They asked the students, want to make it.” the items sold is sent back faculty and staff to prepare WORLD partnered to the women through the Garcia prepared tacos and their cultural dishes. She with the Vera I. Heinz International Justice Miswas very excited to share explained that WORLD is Program for Women in sion. his culture with other stu- an organization on cam- Global Leadership, which Along with the two dents. pus that raises cultural provided the cultural part booths with items for “Everyone has their awareness. It also helps of this year’s fair. The Vera sale, several students set Continued from Page A3 idea of American tacos students build relation- I. Heinz program is a up booths to share their with ground beef, but I ships and share their cul- scholarship program for culture, including two wanted to show what real ture instead of being out- young women to gain Korean students, Rachel going on in her body and tacos taste like,” said Gar- cast and homesick. international experiences, Hong and Sarah Hong, helped her figure out how cia. Instead of ground beef, WORLD attempts to develop leadership skills who wrote individual’s to make things easier for the tacos use a flat steak spark cultural interest and perform community names in Korean. herself. seasoned with mustard, among students and pro- service. The program proEverything seemed to The Ethnic Food Fair chicken seasoning, vides a chance for foreign vided several booths with happens each year at Way- be getting better until cilantro and garlic salt. cultures to be exposed but unique items for sale. nesburg.

This year, Wagner realized that the Garcia was very proud to also expose Americans Pat Bristor said that WORLD plans to go to risks of playing basketball and satisfied by seeing to a broad range of cul- there were two tables the Carnegie Museum of had become too great. people’s reactions and get- tures.

Wagner was forced to with items for sale. The Art and possibly an Irish ting compliments about “My hope is that stu- bracelets and other jewel- Fling and host on campus stop playing basketball his food. dents push themselves ry for sale were made by foreign films showings. forever.

“I’ve played basketball ever since I could walk and I really wanted my an awesome experience rience will give her the ership skills and ability to senior year bad,” said for me and my future opportunity to demon- represent both Waynes- Wagner. “It was a hard career in teaching,” she strate her independence burg University and process to accept the fact said. and experience the America throughout their that I was never going to Limback will live with unknown, all while gain- travels. play basketball again.”

Continued from Page A3 a host family throughout ing lifelong memories and “It’s important to repher time in Peru and looks friendships. She is excited resent myself as an Amerwork as she volunteers forward to getting to about the chance to prac- ican and as a woman to with the Jamaica Associa- know them and their cul- tice with a theatre that is the entire world so I can tion for the Deaf. Her first ture. run by the Maori – the break down cultural and month and a half will be Finally, Shultz, a indigenous people of New geographic barriers,” spent doing administra- human services major and Zealand – and will be Shultz said. “Vira Heinz tive and outreach work, theater minor, will spend spending most of her time just provides that beginwhile her final two weeks six weeks interning at a doing “behind-the- ning.” will be spent interpreting theatre in Willington, scenes” work, like staging for deaf children at a vaca- New Zealand. For the and direction, as well as tion bible school. sophomore, traveling to marketing.

Limback, also an early New Zealand has been a The students were offichildhood and special lifelong dream and will be cially selected in Decemeducation major, will be her first time out of the ber and announced last furthering her teaching country. month after a lengthy and skills as well as sharpen“I definitely jumped at challenging application ing her knowledge of the the chance [to go],” she process. The students Spanish language as she said. “When I was a fresh- first completed a written travels to Huancaro, Peru man, I was already plan- application, which includto teach English to Span- ning what I wanted to do ed six essays and a ish-speaking children in a and where I wanted to go. detailed proposal for their public school.

I wanted to gain an inter- international experience.

“The school has very national perspective and They were then interlittle resources, so to help this is how I wanted to viewed by a committee them for a month will be achieve it.” and evaluated on the quala help to them as well as Shultz hopes the expe- ity of their proposals, lead-

Food fair takes place

Athlete reflects

Students study abroad

ing Domino’s Pizza Certificates.”

The seminar includes numerous discussions, such as prevention of sexually transmitted disease, using ABC framework with a representing abstinence, as well as HIV and STIs 101.

The program will take place in the glass dining room of Benedum Dining Hall and consist of two sessions.

The first takes place on Feb. 11 from 11 a.m. to noon; followed by a second session from noon to 1 p.m.

Participants will have the chance to win prizes during the event.

Her teammates and coaches didn’t want to see her leave either. They created the student assistant position for her.

“I’m glad I can be around for support, because these girls are my family; they have been for the last four years, and I just want to whatever I can to help,” said Wagner.

Wagner says she can never give up the sport.

She is an athlete at heart, and knows she will always need basketball in her life.

“It’s one of the hardest things I have ever had to deal with, losing the sport I love the most,” said Wagner.

“But when you get support from people that love you, it is easier to manage.”

Thursday, February 7, 2013

Capitol Cooking

Area school districts review procedures for emergencies

By Katherine Mansfield Copy Editor

Photo courtesy of Dan Wagner

Pictured (left to right) Students Carlee Ankrom, Dorthy Lavigne and Michaela Milliken; an unnamed Sous Chef; Gillian Alexander, Ashley Greene, Nicholas Sijtsma and Megan Marietta; and Dan Wagner.

Local culinary students cook for Obama’s Inauguration

By Kyle Edwards Senior Editor One hundred seventyeight.

That’s how many phone calls Dan Wagner had to make in order to get his students into the ranks of chefs during George Bush’s first Inauguration Ceremony in 2001.

“Eventually, there was an individual that we gave our name to who started making some phone calls for us, and they eventually called us back and told us that they had found some chefs who were interested in having us on their team,” said Wagner, a culinary arts instructor at the Greene County Career and Technical Center. “From that point on, the students went down [to Washington, D.C.] and were given some great jobs on the floor and working in the kitchens. After that, we were asked back.”

Since then, Wagner and his students have cooked at the past four Inaugurations, including both of President Obama’s.

“I think the inaugurations are all different

each time,” he said.

“The first one was unbelievably awesome – we were backstage taking care of the rooms with the stars and things like that. The second one was cooking and serving for Jenna Bush’s parties, and then Obama’s last time was the Hawaiian Ball and the Kentucky Ball.

Each one has its own flair and their own take, which works out real

myself, but Mr. James Despot, who gives me a lot of feedback, guidance councilors, home school principals. They have to have good grades; they have to have a demeanor that can get along with many different nationalities.”

Wagner explained that he has to ask himself, ‘can this student be placed into a hotel and work with every nation-

“This year, we took six students that were brand new to the program and then one senior. A lot of people look at it and say, ‘wow this group is very highly motivated.”

Dan Wagner Culinary Arts Instructor, GCCTC

neat.”

Wagner said that it comes down to a formula when he’s choosing which students he takes with him to D.C. “It’s not like I go through and say ‘ok, I’m going to take you, you and you.’ There’s a lot of thought that goes into it and a lot of people who give me feedback,” Wagner said. “Not just

ality under the sun?’

“Choosing the students each time is different, but at the same time I have an idea now of what I look for. I look for students that might have a strength in pastries, a strength in hot foods and cold foods; I look for someone who is dedicated to our program,” he said. “But you have to find someone who does-

n’t just know how to cook, but someone who you can drop into a hotel, have a chef come up behind them and tell them what he wants them to do and they can duplicate it.”

Wagner said he is, once again, very pleased with the team he took with him this year.

“They walked out the door and the chefs said to me, ‘can they come back tomorrow?’” he said, laughing.

Seven of Wagner’s students went with him for this year’s Inauguration ceremony, and Wagner said that it is the youngest group he’s ever taken.

“Most times, it’s all seniors and juniors and maybe one tenth grader,” he said. “This year, we took six students that were brand new to the program and then one senior. A lot of people look at it and say, ‘wow, this young group of students is very highly motivated.”

Megan Marietta, a junior from Carmichaels, was among those seven students, and said that, because it was her first See STUDENTS on B4

After the Sandy Hook tragedy shocked the nation, administrators, faculty and staff at schools across the country are reevaluating their emergency plans and discussing how to tighten security.

In Washington, D.C., area districts with lax security are planning to install buzzer systems at building entrances, and Ohio schools are placing cameras and buzzers at main entrances.

In Greene County, school officials at West Greene and Jefferson Morgan sent faculty and staff copies of current emergency plans and are working on updating those plans.

“I think there is a heightened awareness of the importance of safety,” said Donna Furnier, superintendent of Jefferson-Morgan School District.

“But it’s always been a concern.”

Furnier said that, after Sandy Hook, the district began reviewing current emergency procedures. Jefferson-Morgan does not have security on premise during the school day, but the district contracts security for after-school activities and events.

“No decisions have been made if we need security during the day,” said Furnier.

She said that visitors are required to sign into buildings, doors are kept locked and the district has emergency plans in place.

“We’re planning some drills,” said

Furnier.

“And we have an allhazards team currently in place that keep our plans up to date.”

Thelma Szarell, superintendent of West Greene School District, said that she included district safety policies and procedures in the most current district newsletter, and sent additional information to the entire staff.

“We just reviewed safety procedures, [but] we really haven’t changed any of our policies or procedures,” said Szarell.

“We don’t have anything like metal detectors or wands or anything like that. In all of our schools, you have to be buzzed in. And, of course, we keep all of our exit doors locked.”

Szarell said that increased security measures, such as cameras and metal detectors, might work in some school districts, but are not conducive to her district’s building layouts.

“Some people do think that it’s just a matter of investing in buying this equipment, but, in my opinion, the best resource we have are people paying attention,” said Szarell.

She said that reporting a suspicious person near school grounds or a situation that makes a student, faculty or staff member uncomfortable is the best way to keep schools safe.

“This is a hard and scary thing for everybody,” said Szarell. “I believe that schools are the safest place for children. We just need to keep on top of things.”

Doctors recommend paying attention to heart health before it’s too late

By Kyle Edwards Senior Editor “I hope I wake up.”

This was Clara Simmons’s final thought before the anesthesia put her to sleep.

“I was actually relieved to know what it was, but at the same time scared of what was going on,” said Simmons, a 51-year-old double heart bypass survivor who, for eight months, had no idea what was causing her symptoms.

“At the beginning, it wasn’t anything major. I just felt uncomfortable,” she said. “But it got to a point where I was feeling more and more out of breath – I had to sit down and rest at the top of even the smallest flight of stairs.”

Simmons said that

she didn’t realize that her heart was the culprit of these symptoms until, during one of her episodes, she was given a nitroglycerin tablet under the tongue, alleviating her symptoms.

“Once we found out, I thought to myself, ‘well, now we know what it is at least.’ It was a relief,” Simmons said.

“But then you find out that they’re going to open up your chest and manipulate your heart.

That feeling is indescribable.”

This was a sentiment that Simmons soon experienced again when both her grandmother, Pearl Haines, and mother-in-law, Ethel Simmons underwent similar procedures.

“You can’t really prepare them for what

Photo courtesy of Jane Adams

Pearl Haines (seated), Ethel Simmons (middle) and Clara Simmons (right) pose for a picture with their family. All three women are survivors of various levels of heart bypass surgery. they’re going to experience,” Clara Simmons said. “It’s just so different for everybody. You

can’t tell someone what it’s going to feel like for someone to open your chest and manipulate

their heart, and it all depends on where the blockage is.”

Dr. Wade Harvey of

Clay-Battelle Community Health Center in See DOCS on B4

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Editorial

Endless possibilities Students should set standard in recycling Take advantage of events on campus Chances are that at least once a week, you hear people on campus complaining about how there’s never anything to do in the town of Waynesburg or even on campus.

Since the start of the semester, the Student Activities Board has been keeping busy planning a diverse genre of events on campus. These type of events range from 88 Keys & The Truth, a black light party in Stover, coffeehouse performers and even ski trips to Seven Springs.

Still not your cup of tea? Waynesburg University will be offering a movie night in the Goodwin Performing Arts Center this Saturday. And with the return of professional hockey, SAB plans on taking trips to watch the Pittsburgh Penguins play a few home games, with the price a few bucks cheaper than what you would pay at face value. Looking ahead to March, SAB will conduct trips to a Pittsburgh Power game, in addition to more Penguins games.

As always, more events will pop up on the SAB calendar in the upcoming weeks.

What we’re trying to get to is the fact that it’s not that there isn’t anything to do in Waynesburg; students just don’t pay attention to what is happening on campus. Just because something is sponsored by the university, doesn’t mean it’s not fun.

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Once upon a time, when I was a high school junior eager to schedule classes for my senior year, my teachers informed me that, if I took chemistry, I’d never have to sit through a college science course.

So when I learned that I needed to take not one but two science courses to graduate from Waynesburg University, I was really upset.

Me, take a science course?

I’m a communication major for a reason: science and I aren’t exactly best friends.

But it’s funny the way works out sometimes, because environmental biology is my favorite class this semester.

I’ve been a die-hard recycler for a long time.

My mom trained me to always recycle plastic bottles and pop cans, and she recently started a paper recycling pile in our living room.

Recycling is, for the Mansfields, as natural a thing as breathing.

The air isn’t as clean as it used to be; our planet is slowly dying because we, Mother Nature’s caretakers, have failed to regulate carbon emissions or keep the earth clean.

I believe that it is the responsibility of each individual to do his or

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her part to make earth a little less dirty, and recycling is the simplest way to do your part in saving the world.

Unfortunately, at Waynesburg University, recycling is an alien concept.

How many times have I yelled at friends to stop tossing paper in the trash can and instead throw it in the recycling bin outside of the Mac Lab instead?

Too many times.

How many times have I carried around an empty coffee cup because I refuse to simply throw them away but had no access to a recycling bin?

Too many times.

How many times have I cringed at the sight of strangers in the Beehive throwing aluminum cans into the trash can instead of walking them over to the recycling bin near the mail center?

Yep, you guessed it: too many times.

I understand that recycling is an expensive process, and the university doesn’t have sufficient funds to provide one recycling bin per every trash can.

However finding a

place to recycle aluminum cans, plastic bottles and paper products should not be as difficult as it is on this campus.

The strategic placement of recycling bins on campus can help in the promotion of recycling.

If, say, the aluminum and plastics recycling bin were situated next to the garbage cans in the Beehive and the Benedum Dining Hall, eco-friendly diners would actually be able to recycle their trash, and some who had never thought to recycle might be inspired to do a good deed.

If paper recycling were the only option in the library computer lab and the Mac Lab, then reducing our carbon footprint would be a little easier.

If recycling bins were more visible, more students would know that recycling is an option on campus and more students might choose to recycle trash instead of pitching it.

Of course, strategically placing recycling bins at heavily trafficked points on campus is not the most effective way to promote recycling.

Ideally, if the university would invest in large recycling cans that we could replace trash cans with, we would be one step clos-

er to effectively promoting a greener campus, a greener county and, in turn, a healthier earth.

But even if Waynesburg did invest in heavy duty recycling bins, the school would still be responsible for gathering recycled items and taking them to one of the ten recycling trailers dotted throughout Greene County.

Even if Waynesburg does its part to recycle, the school will still have to deal with a rather primitive county recycling service.

But, if our university does take the initiative to implement a more vigorous recycling effort, and if Waynesburg University students do their part to save the environment, then perhaps Greene County, too, will step up to the plate and make recycling in the county simpler, since recycling on campus would be easier.

Until recycling becomes second nature to all, though, just keep in mind that, while our university’s recycling program is far from effective, every little thing you do has an effect on the planet and those around you.

So next time you happen to pass a recycling bin, save the world by tossing your trash in recycling.

All men created equal, deserve same rights “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”

The above is a direct quote taken from the United States’ own Declaration of Independence.

Take a look at that first sentence. “All men are created equal.”

Seems simple enough, right?

Apparently, it’s not simple enough.

This week Boy Scouts of America board members are meeting in Dallas to end a ban on allowing homosexual members.

And any time a 113year-old ban has the potential to be uplifted, it’s going to spark controversy.

At some point, the real question that comes to mind is, ‘Should it even be that big a controversy?’ in a time where states are beginning to recognize gay marriage.

Both sides of the argument are being heard this week in a private board meeting and a decision is expected to be announced sometime this week.

Back in 2000, the Supreme Court heard a

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case that posed the question if homosexuals should be allowed to volunteer or not in the organization. The court handed down a 5-4 ruling, upholding the ban on gay membership.

However, times are changing.

Four Supreme Court justices that currently sit on the court were not on the court in 2000, and the public has supported re-hearing the case.

On Tuesday, lawmakers in the United Kingdom began debating a piece of legislation that would OK same-sex marriage.

In 2004, England and Wales passed a law that recognized civil partnerships between same-sex couples.

Back across the pond in the United States, things aren’t going as smoothly as they are in Europe.

Currently in America, same-sex marriage is legal in nine states and the District of Columbia. Thirty states have passed state laws banning homosexual marriage.

Now let’s put that into perspective.

Just to draw a com-

parison, it is legal to marry your first cousin in 19 states and the District of Columbia, and another six states allow marriage between first cousins under certain circumstances.

Yes, you read that last paragraph correctly.

Sorry for getting off topic. I’ll step off my same-sex marriage soapbox now.

Back in April of last year, Jennifer Tyrrell, a Den Mother for her son’s Boy Scout troop, was banished by the Wheeling, W.Va. Boy Scout Council because she is a lesbian.

But the story did not get much national attention until recently, when the Boy Scouts began discussing the anti-gay policy.

According to the Boy Scouts of America website, they insist the six essential needs youth in our society are mentoring, lifelong learning, faith traditions, serving others, healthy living and building character.

As long as these qualities are communicated, who cares who teaches them?

Even if the Boy Scouts decide to change their stance of homosexual membership, it may not be enough to make an impact.

The change could come from the national level, but it would fall

under the jurisdiction of the local councils to accept homosexual members. If that’s the case, how effective would lifting the ban be? Most Boy Scout troops are chartered by churches and other religious organizations.

Regardless, this entire situation is not about whether homosexuality is right or wrong, it’s about equality.

This country has come a long way in dealing with equality, from slavery to the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s.

If all men are created equal, then why are homosexuals discriminated against? According to both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States, we are all entitled to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

If same-sex couples want to get married to pursue happiness, why can’t they?

We all have our differences, but there’s no reason to discriminate against one group of people.

It doesn’t matter if a person is gay, lesbian, Caucasian, Hispanic or African-American.

No matter what, we all have one thing in common. At the end of the day, we are all humans.

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Op-Ed

Super Bowl reminds Americans to be more appreciative

Victims of abuse receive second chance The U.S. Senate is expected to vote this week on the Violence Against Women Act. Again.

A bipartisan effort to renew the measure passed the upper chamber last year but was stalled in the House.

On Jan. 22, Sens.

Patrick Leahy and Mike Crapo resurrected the bill. Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., fasttracked it to the floor, where it will likely pass.

House Republican leaders refused to bring

the original Senate bill forward for a vote.

The Violence Against Women Act has been in place since 1994 and reauthorized twice without controversy.

The latest version of the bill is similar to last year’s in that it expands protections for Native Americans and gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender victims. The only difference is Leahy removed a provision that would have increased visa allotments for illegal-immigrant women

who have reported abuse.

U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, RWash., is reportedly taking the lead on VAWA for Republicans. The state receives $9.3 million annually in VAWA funding. The money is used to help victims through 20 different organizations associated with tribes, YWCA chapters and government-assistance programs.

Grants run through September 2013, but advocates need to be able

to plan for the long term.

Here’s a suggestion for Congress: Greenlight this latest bill before lawmakers become consumed by fierce debates over budget cuts, debt ceiling limits and immigration.

Pass the Violence Against Women Act now. The abused and battered have no time for political games. ___

This editorial originally appeared in the Seattle Times.

Enjoying the ups and downs of college life It might be easiest to describe myself as a rollercoaster.

Since beginning my last semester of college, I have been up and down.

Let’s start with the down.

I’m worried about being replaced– not only on the Yellow Jacket staff, but also in the hearts of the people I have grown to love since starting school at Waynesburg.

I know it might be a little soon but I just keep thinking about it.

Am I going to cry at graduation? Probably.

Am I going to stay friends with the people I’m close to now?

I hope so (but I also realize that I’m only friends with one or two people that I went to high school with).

People have said, “College is different” and “There will never be another Sarah Bell,” but I’m not completely convinced.

Call me paranoid.

That’s fine. I think about all of the great

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opportunities that I have here: I’m the editor of the newspaper, I attended the Guatemala mission trip, I started an organization on campus and I have made more friends than I can count.

I don’t want to give that up.

Well, sometimes I don’t want to give that up. Like I said, I’m a rollercoaster.

Some weeks, everything is too much. I’m struggling to balance homework and school and work and the Yellow Jacket.

All of this puts my relationships on the backburner, which my friends, understandably, don’t appreciate.

Those weeks, I can’t wait to graduate.

I’m happy that I only have three months left and then I won’t have to

worry about all of the things I worry about now.

Did everyone write their articles? Am I going to make it to work on time?

Is anyone going to come to the Society of Professional Journalists meetings or events?

My brain is constantly spinning. It will be nice to have a break.

It would be nice to stop and smell the roses now and then.

However, knowing myself, that probably won’t happen.

For example, right after graduation I am planning on going back to Guatemala with St. Ann’s Church in Waynesburg.

Granted, this is one of the things I loved about my college experience.

Coming to the realization that I don’t have to be a student here to go back to Guatemala was heartwarming, to say the least.

I can’t wait to see all the little ninos and love

them and tell them how much every one in Waynesburg misses them.

Attending the Guatemala mission trip is something that many may say is a once in a lifetime experience.

I, obviously, beg to differ. It’s only a once in a lifetime experience if you want it to be.

I have been thinking a lot about going to get my Master’s when I leave here.

There are two reasons for this contemplation: I’m a huge fan of education and I really want to teach a college-level course one day.

If this does end up being the case (translated: if I actually get into any graduate programs), I am still going to be busy all the time.

I’ll still be balancing class and homework and work. I’ll probably still lack sleep and be more stressed than I should be.

But I think I’d still be happy. I kind of like being a rollercoaster.

This Week in History

By Rob Longo

February 7, 2008

February 6, 1968

Editorial Assistant February 9, 1796 After an act of legislation, Greene County is established.

This act split Washington County into two separate counties. The county was named after General Nathaniel Greene, who was a major general in the Continental Army during the American Revolution. Colonel John Minor is considered the “Father of Greene County” after sponsoring the bill that divided Washington County and Greene County.

Greene County commissioners ask the federal government for financial help on fixing up the Greene County airport. The commissioners apply for $198,000 through the Economic Development Initiative, Special Projects Funding. The money was intended to help pay for preliminary design and engineering work for the project, which features a change of layout at the airport.

The layout change was designed to free up land along State Route 21 for possible aviation-related business, along with retail shops.

The Carmichaels Area School Board appoints a transportation committee to improve traffic patterns during school hours. The school board begins looking into the possibility of putting a traffic light at the intersection of State Routes 1021 and 88. The committee was appointed after concern was building at the dangerous intersection, which is also a major crossroad for Carmichaels School District school busses.

Information courtesy of Observer-reporter.com.

“The land of the free.” That’s where we live.

So says our national anthem, “The StarSpangled Banner,” a song that is played before every professional sporting event or political rally in our country.

The United States of America is so unique in the way that all of its citizens really do have unprecedented freedoms.

Sometimes, Americans take those freedoms for granted and gripe over the striking flaws in our homeland, neglecting to see the beauty that is evident in our society.

Alicia Keys’ rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner” resonated throughout the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, La., moments after what was one of the most touching moments of 2013.

Fifty-one days after 20 of their classmates and six of their teachers were killed in a mass shooting, third and fourth-graders from Sandy Hook Elementary School teamed up with Jennifer Hudson to sing “America the Beautiful” before Super Bowl XLVII began.

During and after this moving moment, many people turned to social media sites to express the emotions.

“Sandy Hook Elementary chorus singing America the Beautiful and Alicia Keys national anthem makes me proud to be American,” said model Kate Upton via Twitter.

Tweeted ESPN’s validated account, “The Sandy Hook Elementary Choir already won Super Bowl MVP. What a moment.”

Indeed, music is on outlet for any troubled soul.

How fitting was it that America would once again embrace the children who were and probably still are traumatized by the sights and sounds of that terrible December day?

During that moment before America’s favorite television show, country trumped football. In

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that moment, red, white and blue were the only colors that mattered to the fans that filled the Superdome and the viewers at home.

That moment set the tone for an evening filled with sentimental television spots, including Dodge’s “Farmer,” AnheuserBusch’s “The Clydesdales: ‘Brotherhood’” ad and Jeep’s “Whole Again” commercial featuring narration by Oprah Winfrey.

While the AnheuserBusch ad ranked at the top of the USA Today’s Ad Meter and the Dodge ad also grabbed lots of attention from viewers, it was Jeep’s two-minute spot that delivered the most patriotic message.

The commercial that featured military families as they wait for their loved ones to return depicted both the deep sorrows and slight joys of war on any other day it may have been touching to some viewers and completely irrelevant to others.

But on a night where the colors of our country were at one point more important than the colors of our favorite teams, this ad made a powerful statement: Without the men and women that serve in the armed forces, the United States may no longer exist as “the land of the free.”

Other than the Baltimore Ravens claiming their second Vince Lombardi Trophy since 2000, there were three things that were most memorable about this year’s football championship: The blackout, that performance and that commercial.

It’s a good thing that an estimated 108.4 million people joined together to watch this event on their televisions.

Not because it turned out to be a good game, but because it was a reminder of why we should appreciate our great home.

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Diesel stolen State police said that sometime between 3 p.m. Feb. 1 and 8:40 p.m. Feb. 3, someone removed diesel fuel from a Rosedale St. storage tank in Dunkard Twp. Owned

by Michael Jacob Rumble of Dilliner.

Guns stolen Sometime between 3:50 p.m. and 6 p.m.

Jan. 30, someone broke into the Windy Gap Rd residence of Dewey

Dean Wise of Aleppo and stole two firearms, state police said.

Crash reported State police said that at 3:35 a.m. Jan. 28, Kyle L. Kelley, 21, of Salem fell asleep while traveling north on interstate 79 in Franklin Twp., travelling off the road and striking a grass embankment.

Kelley was not injured in the crash, police said.

Cash stolen Sometime between 12:30 a.m. and 4:30 a.m.

Jan 26, someone broke into a vending machine at the Kirby Welcome Center in Whitely Twp. and stole the money from inside, state police said.

Tools stolen State police said that sometime between Jan. 25 and 29, someone stole a Stihl utility saw and a Wacker Jumping Jack Tamper from a Rt.

Students cook for President Continued from B1 year in the program, some aspects of the trip were quite challenging.

“Everything was new, so it was kind of challenging in that way. It was a lot of fun,” she said.

Marietta said the experience was very similar to her experiences at GCCTC, because it all involved kitchen work, but on a much larger scale.

“It was amazing,” she said. “My favorite part was the kitchen. The entire thing is so big, you could very easily get lost in it.”

Carlee Ankrom, a sophomore from West Greene who worked mostly in the pastry section during the trip said her favorite part was the pastry shop.

“I got to bake different stuff every day,” Ankrom said. “The chefs were all really nice, even when they were telling us what to do. I want to own my own restaurant someday, so this experience is definitely something I can see myself doing in the future.”

Wagner said that, as an instructor, the best part for him was the “minitour” that the chefs gave

Photo courtesy of Dan Wagner

Carlee Ankrom (left) and Michaela Milliken (right) work with a staff member during the Inauguration. to his students.

“The chefs turned around and tapped two or three kids on the shoulder and said, ‘hey, let’s take a walk,’” Wagner said. “They showed them the banquet hall and all these other areas of the job in such a way that the kids get to pretty much follow in his footsteps for 15 minutes or so during what is probably one of the busiest times of the chef’s career.”

Dorothy Lavigne, also a sophomore from West Greene, agreed with Wagner.

“He was one of the better chefs and he was always happy. He was always on top of everything,” Lavigne said. “I think it was awesome that we were in the big kitchen, but then when you go out of the big kitchen, there are a bunch of little kitchens in the restaurant, and

while he was walking us through, he showed us all of the kitchens and the big kitchen that we’d be working in.”

It wasn’t all easy, however, Lavigne said.

“The first night we worked in the kitchen, I was working alongside one of the other chefs.

She was Russian, so I had a hard time understanding her because she didn’t know that much English,” Lavigne said.

“I had to keep asking her what she was saying until finally the man working next to her explained what she wanted..”

Wagner said he has high expectations for his students who go on the trip.

“I expect a high level of professionalism. I want a sense of confidence and capability and I think they bring it to the table,” he said. “And

13 construction site in Center Twp. owned by L & B Partnership LLC. of East Stroudsburg.

Crash reported State police said Susan Amos, 41, of Sycamore suffered serious injuries when the vehicle she was driving crashed on Route 21 in Franklin Twp. at 10:55 p.m. Jan. 29.

Police said Amos was ejected from the vehicle during the crash and was later flown to a hospital in Pittsburgh

that’s one of the greatest things – I’ve never had to second guess taking kids.

They’ve always made me proud.”

Wagner said that, for these students, this trip is a once in a lifetime experience.

“All of the trips we’ve taken to work the ceremonies have been awesome. Each one brings a great experience,” he said.

“Years from now, these kids are going to be watching the ceremony and be able to tell their grandkids, ‘hey, I cooked for that ceremony one year, way back when.’”

It is an experience that Wagner says would not have been possible without the support of the community.

“This trip is not possible without the support of many people in the community. I don’t want to mention names for fear of leaving anybody out, but they know who they are, and none of this would have taken place without them,” Wagner said.

“This community makes it possible for every one of these kids, in this trip and in past trips, for them to go down there. There’s a lot of things we have to pay for this trip, and the community is the reason that we’re able to pay for them and; the main reason the trip happens.”

for treatment.

Money stolen State police said someone stole cash from the Cherry Door Thrift Store on Elm Drive in Franklin Twp. on Jan. 25 or Jan. 26.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call state police at 724-6276151.

Man charged Robert Joseph Sweany Jr., 33, of Mills-

Docs: Check your heart Continued from B1 Blacksville, W.Va. said that a lot of heart complications like this are hereditary.

“Genes definitely play a big part,” said. Dr. Harvey.

“But so do diet and exercise. Exercise also increases your good cholesterol, which at the right levels will counterbalance the bad cholesterol.”

Dr. Harvey said that it’s never too early to check up on the condition of your heart.

“Get your cholesterol checked, that way you have a base to stand on.

Especially if you have a family history,” he said.

“Even if it’s normal and you’re following a good diet and exercising often and well, you should still get yourself checked. If you don’t know where you stand, cholesterol wise, then you don’t know where to start.

The heart is like any other muscle – you have

boro was charged with harassment following an altercation with Jared Blosser of Jefferson at a business in Jefferson Borough at 9 p.m. Jan. 30, state police said.

Theft reported State police said a Honda water pump and various tools owned by Daniel Hixon of Jefferson Twp. were stolen from his property on Valley View Road in Jefferson Twp. between Jan. 17 and Jan. 31.

to work it out and treat it well or it will start to have problems.”

Ethel Simmons said that having a member of the family who had undergone the surgery helped.

“I guess we knew a little bit about what to expect going into mother’s surgery,” Ethel Simmons said.

Clara Simmons agreed.

“Knowledge is key the more you know about what’s going to happen, the better you feel going in,” said Clara Simmons.

“If you have any questions and doubts or anything, you need to talk with your doctors about that because you need to be able to trust them to do what they’re going to do, and you can’t trust them if you don’t know what they’re going to do.

When you’re more calm, everything and everyone else is more calm. That doesn’t stop you from being scared about what’s going to happen, but it helps you to think that it’s going to be fixed, and that’s what you want.”

Is the Super Bowl more competitive?

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Ray Lewis: A leader of men Kyle Oland Sports Editor

After 17 seasons, the Ray Lewis show in Baltimore is over.

The man who was drafted in the first round of Baltimore’s inaugural season concluded arguably one of the greatest NFL’s greatest careers after Sunday’s Super Bowl.

His accolades speak for tell the story and you can’t help but be impressed – Lewis is a two-time Super Bowl champion, two-time AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year, seven-time All-Pro and 13-time ProBowler. The fact that Lewis survived 17 seasons playing the most violent position in one of the world’s most dangerous sports is incredible.

One could easily make the argument that Lewis is the greatest linebacker to ever step onto a football field.

Without a doubt, he will be one of the most revered figures in Baltimore sports history.

Despite the impressive stat filled resume, the Baltimore linebacker’s legacy is marred by a single event.

On Jan. 31, 2000, a 24year old Lewis was involved in a fight outside a nightclub in downtown Atlanta, Ga. In the midst of the brawl, two men, Jacinth Baker and Richard Lollar, were stabbed to death. After 11 days of investigating, Lewis and two of his companions, Reginald Oakley and Joseph Sweeting were indicted on murder and aggravated-assault charges.

While there was no over-whelming evidence to convict Lewis of the murders, some believe that the Baltimore linebacker was involved because Baker’s blood was found in Lewis’s limousine and the white suit worn by Lewis that night was never found.

In exchange for his testimony against Oakley and Sweeting, Lewis received a misdemeanor charge for obstruction of justice. Now, it would be very easy to view the future Hall of Famer as a murderer, but according to our legal system, Lewis has murdered as many people as I have – zero.

For those overjoyed the NFL’s “bad boy” is finally retiring, you are sorely missing the point in the Ray Lewis story. Regardless of what transpired that night in Atlanta,

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Jackets whip last-place Geneva Propst, three others record double figures in victory

By Nick Farrell Assistant Sports Editor After a heartbreaking, last-second loss to Washington & Jefferson last Wednesday night, the Yellow Jackets bounced back with a big Presidents’ Athletic Conference victory on Saturday.

Hosting the Geneva Golden Tornadoes on Senior Day, Waynesburg cruised to an 82-69 victory behind double-figure scoring performances from four players.

“Today we played with a tremendous amount of energy,” said Waynesburg head coach Mark Christner.

“Defensively, we really did a nice job of making it difficult for them and taking Jason Propst them out of their Photo by Dave Miller, rhythm. I think that ADM Photography energy also carried over offensively.”

The win kept Waynesburg (9-13, 4-8 PAC) afloat at the No. 6 spot in the PAC playoff hunt.

Geneva (2-18, 2-10) remains at the very bottom of the conference.

The Yellow Jackets flipped the script on the Golden Tornadoes, who beat Waynesburg 68-62

back in December.

Both teams traded baskets for the first eight minutes before the Yellow Jackets charged forward on a 19-7 run to claim a 29-18 lead.

Geneva called a timeout to try to stop Waynesburg’s momentum, but even after the timeout, Waynesburg continued its scoring surge.

The Jackets extended their lead to 14 points by outscoring the Golden Tornadoes 10-7 in the final 5:45 of the opening period to take a 39-25 lead into the locker room.

The Jackets stayed hot in the second half with the help of Kenny Klase who nailed back-to-back 3-pointers to give Waynesburg a 4934 advantage with 16:25 remaining in the second period. “[Klase] is a scorer,” said Christner. “He’s doing a great job of running the floor

By Carson Fox Staff Writer After what head coach Ron Headlee called the most intense week of the season, the Waynesburg wrestlers took second place at the John Summa

high-intensity preparation is senior Alex Crown.

Crown has not lost since January 11, when he was stricken with flu-like symptoms.

With the post-season approaching, Crown believes he is plating his best at the perfect time.

“I think I definitely hit a peak right now that I didn’t have earlier in the year when I was being a little bit sloppier,” says

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Crown.

With a match against Nick Sutton of Thiel awaiting him on Wednesday, Crown believes that if he moves well on top, moves well on his feet and scores early, he’ll have success.

Another champion at the John Summa Memorial Tournament was sophomore Chris Milligan See WRESTLERS on C3

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Intensity on the mats propels Waynesburg Memorial Tournament.

“We just thought we were intense enough on the top and bottom,” said Headlee. “I thought we were a lot more intense this week than we have been all year.”

Four Yellow Jackets brought gold medals home from the tournament, hosted by BaldwinWallace College.

One wrestler who reaped the benefits of the

By Nadine Leishman This year marks the seventh year Waynesburg University’s cross country head coach Chris Hardie will be running in memory of one of his close friends who lost is life to cancer.

“A coworker Hardie and friend of mine in college lost his battle with cancer while I was preparing to head to Harwick graduate school,” said Hardie.

“After he died, a couple of our closest Cross friends ran a marathon in his honor.”

Hardie then got involved with Greene Gottschalk County Relay for Life. It was there that he dreamed up the idea of a run to raise money for cancer research, a project that he dubbed “Chris Cross the County.”

“As we head into the seventh year, our main priority is to raise awareness for the American Cancer Society in order to

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Four wrestlers bring home gold medals

Coaches run to help end cancer

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Balanced attack paces women’s basketball

By John Lydic Staff Writer

The Waynesburg women’s basketball team got another critical win as it continues to battle for playoff position in a tight Presidents’ Athletic Conference.

Saturday was Merit Day at Waynesburg University, and the women’s basketball team showed that it has all the merits of a team that can make a deep run in the playoffs.

Waynesburg and Geneva met back on Dec. 8 See LEWIS on C2 with Waynesburg win-

ning 59-41. Saturday was more of the same from Waynesburg, as it never trailed in the game and won by a decisive score of 72-45.

The win helped Waynesburg improve to 9-5 in the PAC and 10-11 overall.

Geneva fell to 1-13 in the conference and 3-18 overall.

The Jackets came out of the gates with speed, pressuring the Golden Tornadoes on defense.

Waynesburg opened the scoring and jumped out to an early 12-1 lead in the

first 6:03 of the game.

This lead would only increase as the half went on. Geneva made the score 23-9 with 3:14 remaining in the first half, before Waynesburg closed the period on an 8-0 run.

Geneva only converted three field goal attempts in the first half.

Waynesburg was able to hold Geneva’s two leading scorers, Heidi Mann and Leah Pristua to a combined two points in the first half.

Geneva was able to make some halftime adjustments and came out

Photo by Dave Miller, ADM Photography

Senior Jessi Drayer dribbles up court in a previous game. Drayer recorded nine points and seven boards. with a little bit more offense in the second half, but the vistors could

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Tighter Super Bowls becoming a regularity Despite close game, viewership falls from 2012

Continued from C1

By Neil Best Newsday Even after all these years, viewers of a certain age – let's call us over 30 – could sense a familiar dread rising as the Ravens began to pull away from the 49ers on Sunday night, taking a 22-point lead early in the second half. The flashbacks were unavoidable, a return to midwinter days when anticipation consistently gave way to one team enjoying a snooze-worthy romp.

Perhaps the most remarkable thing about the rise of the Super Bowl as an American institution was that for most of its first three decades, it failed so regularly to deliver good theater.

By the time the 49ers famously obliterated the Chargers in 1995 in their most recent Big Game before Sunday's, it was an accepted reality that close, entertaining Super Bowls were an exception to be savored.

Times change, as we should have known when the Ravens looked like they were going to do to the 49ers what they did to the Giants 12 years earlier.

Thanks in part to an embarrassing power outage that turned into a blessing, the 49ers stormed back and America continued to watch Super Bowl XLVII in droves as the Ravens held on to win, 34-31.

Five of the past six Super Bowls have been decided by fewer than seven points, and even in the lone exception, the Colts trailed the Saints by a touchdown with less than four minutes left. It's the new normal.

Compare that to the

Lewis retires a champion

Photo by Harry E. Walker, MCT

Baltimore’s Jacoby Jones returns the opening kickoff of the second half for a touchdown during the Super Bowl.

Jones and his teammates defeated the San Francisco 49ers 34-31 for the second title in Baltimore history. misfortune of the ratingschallenged World Series; seven of the past nine Fall Classics have been decided in four or five games.

Sunday's drama was good news for CBS' ratings, which though down from last year, still were enormous.

But the network took a critical beating over several aspects of its coverage, including the uneven

the NFL control room at the moment the lights went out. Pretty cool stuff.)

Oh, well. The Super Bowl long ago proved it is immune to variables such as the quality of the telecast or the matchup.

What does still matter is the competitiveness of the games, a variable that against all odds seems to have become no variable

ably were driving factors.)

Despite the blackout, the latest fantastic finish was just what football needed in a climate in which concerns about the sport's safety continue to rise, and after a season of lackluster ratings (by the NFL's lofty standards).

The NFL and Super Bowl XLVIII host committee can only hope the good-game streak extends

Who made the right picks?

Last week, a panel of five Waynesburg students and faculty made their Super Bowl XLVII picks. Here’s how they stacked up...

1. Aaron Thompson, Sports Info. GA ... 5/12 ... Picked the Ravens, 27-23 T2. Kyle Oland, Sports Editor ... 4/12 ... Picked the Ravens, 23-20 T2. Bobby Fox, Sports Info. Director ... 4/12 ... Picked the Ravens, 20-17 T4. Nick Farrell, Asst. Sports Director ... 3/12 ... Picked the 49ers, 24-23 T4. Dave Floyd, Admissions ... 3/12 ... Picked the Ravens, 27-24 work of analyst Phil Simms and the awkward groping for information during the blackout delay.

(Too bad CBS didn't have immediate access to footage being shot for use on an episode of "60 Minutes Sports" on CBSowned Showtime that premieres Wednesday.

Reporter Armen Keteyian and his crew were inside

at all.

And TV is only part of the equation. CBS, citing third-party research firms, said the event inspired more than 47.5 million social media comments, more than twice the numbers for last year's Super Bowl and Grammys, the previous record-holders.

(Beyonce and the electrical malfunction presum-

to next year.

Because the only thing worse than sitting in the cold for several hours in early February would be sitting in the cold for several hours in early February watching a game that is over early in the second half.

SB VIEWERSHIP DROPS CBS' coverage of Super

Bowl XLVII averaged 108.41 million viewers, making it the third-mostwatched program in American history but leaving it behind the previous two Super Bowls, which averaged 111.0 million (2011) and 111.3 million (2012).

It was the first time since 2005 that Super Bowl viewership dropped from the previous year, a development that had been widely expected following a significant drop for the conference championship games.

The game averaged 46.3 percent of homes, second only since 1986 to the Giants' victory over the Patriots last year (47.0). The figures would have been a bit lower, but CBS opted not to include the period during the blackout delay.

Sunday's contest peaked at 113.92 million viewers and a 50.7 rating from 10:30 to 10:47 p.m.

EST. Baltimore led all markets with an average of 59.6 percent of homes tuned in. San Francisco ranked 29th among 56 major markets with a 47.3 rating. New York ranked 46th at 43.9.

Lewis has transformed himself since 2000.

What could have been an incident that defined the career and life of Lewis has become a lifechanging experience. The Baltimore hero has become one of the greatest leaders to ever play in any professional sport – the man had the ability to unite a group of men for one cause. He was able to make people believe they were truly capable of greatness.

While some leaders just lead on the field and within the locker room, Lewis led communities, he led ordinary citizens, he led the sick and he led the homeless.

Many outside of the Baltimore region do not truly realize the man Lewis became. During his offseasons, Lewis would return from his native Miami, Fla. to lead fitness programs for Baltimore city police officers and the countless homeless who litter the city streets.

While his emotional speeches and trademark squirrel dance angered some who thought it was all a show, it was far from a show, but a display of the passion from which Lewis lives his life. Lewis took time to mentor younger players, preaching the lessons and mistakes of his life so others would not make the same mistakes he made.

He was as much a competitor as a teacher, a leader as a motivator and a teammate as a confidant.

Take away that night in Atlanta and Lewis is likely respected by all.

Instead, one night defines his legacy to some. But one night does not define one’s legacy. For Lewis, he allowed that night to fuel his life – to inspire those around him.

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Athletes of the Week Wrestler downs ranked opponents while Pearce comes up big on the hardwood

Wrestlers take second Continued from C1

Milligan

Pearce

By Nick Farrell Assistant Sports Editor This week’s top athletes feature a women’s basketball player and a Waynesburg wrestler that recorded their best performances of the season last week.

Senior forward Paige Pearce averaged 13.5 points in two games last week, her highest weekly output of the season.

Pearce, who began the week averaging just six points per game, exploded for 14 points in Waynesburg’s disappointing 56-51 loss to Presidents’ Athletic Conference rival Washington & Jefferson.

This 14-point performance was Pearce’s best in a game since a victory over Penn State Altoona on Nov. 17.

Following that loss, the Jackets bounced back with a 72-45 rout of Geneva on Saturday. Pearce continued her scoring spree by recording 13 points in just 20 minutes of play against the PAC’s cellar-dwellers.

Pearce ended the week averaging slightly fewer than seven points per game. She has not missed a start in any of Waynesburg’s 21 games during her senior season.

Sophomore wrestler Chris Milligan was Waynesburg’s most pleasant surprise at the Summa Memorial Tournament on Saturday. The 149pounder took the title in his classification.

The second-seed Milligan benefitted from a firstround bye before earning decisions in the semi-final and final rounds, en route to the 149-pound championship.

The Jacket grapplers are preparing for the PAC Championships hosted by Thiel College on Feb. 15.

who won a one-point match over Brad Mayville of the Rochester Institute of Technology.

“I knew it was going to be a tough match,” said Milligan. “I just tried to stick to my offense, got the take down and got the riding time to seal the deal.”

Sophomore Sam Guidi also took home a gold medal at 165-pounds after defeating Thiel’s Jordan Powell 3-1.

Guidi mentioned that rather than tapering off as the season has run its course, the high-intensity work in practice has resulted in impressive scores.

In his four matches on Saturday, Guidi managed to concede only two points.

One Jacket wrestler who was absent from the tournament was junior Anthony Bonaventura.

Dealing with a wrist and hand injury, Bonaventura did not compete and was forced to forfeit the match at 174-pounds.

In Headlee’s, the forfeit was a determining factor in the Yellow Jackets’ runner-up finish.

Photos by Dawn Yates

Top: Senior Alex Crown (bottom) tries to pin his man in an early season tournament. Crown won the 133-pound title this weekend by going 4-0.

Right: Sophomore Chris Milligan (right) attempts to gain control of his opponent. Milligan took home the gold in the 149pound bracket after he defeated top-seeded Brad Mayville to win the title.

The final champion for the Jackets was senior Cody Catalina. At 184pounds, Catalina won his first bout, 9-8, and took home the title after an 8-3 defeat of Lake Erie College’s Devin Smith.

Brockport State University won the team title

with 122.5 points, while Waynesburg took home silver with 111 points.

Bonaventura said that he will wrestle against Thiel on Wednesday. Saturday’s rest was only used as a precaution for the post-season.

Wednesday’s home

match-up on Senior Night with Thiel will be the last chance for the Jackets to fix any recurring negatives before the team will travel to Thiel for the PAC Championships.

“I think we’re peaking at the right time of the year,” said Headlee.

2013 Yellow Jacket football schedule released Staff Report Coming off one of its finest seasons in school history, the Waynesburg

University football program recently released its 2013 schedule.

The Yellow Jackets, who earned a share of the

2012 Presidents’ Athletic Conference title, will be facing the same 10 teams this upcoming season that they squared off with this

past fall.

Waynesburg finished 10-1 overall, including a 7-1 PAC mark and a thrilling 28-24 victory

over Carnegie Mellon in the ECAC South West Bowl to cap the season.

The victory was the Jackets’ first-ever in a postseason contest at John F. Wiley Stadium.

The Orange and Black kicks off the 2013 schedule at Wiley Stadium against Muskingum University on Saturday, Sept.

7. Waynesburg started the 2012 season by scoring the final 20 points against the Muskies to claim victory in Ohio.

Waynesburg then travels to Frostburg, Md. to complete the non-conference portion of the schedule, when it takes on Frostburg State on Sept.

14.

On Sept. 21 the Jackets will commence PAC play when they host Saint Vincent College.

The following week, Waynesburg faces a stiff conference test, when it travels to Thomas More College. The Saints had

won four consecutive conference titles before being knocked off the top spot in 2012.

When these two teams met last season, the Jackets claimed an exciting 14-10 victory thanks to Willie Leavell’s memorable punt block in the game’s waning moments.

After tangling with the Saints, Waynesburg hosts Thiel College on Oct. 5 for homecoming.

The Jackets hit the road the following week for a trip to Grove City College to face the Wolverines at Robert E. Thorn Field.

After alternating home and away dates over the first six weeks, the Jackets will be at home for backto-back games on Oct. 19 and Oct. 26.

The first of those contests is against Bethany College. The Bison’s last win in Waynesburg came back on Sept. 28, 1996.

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Men trounce Tornadoes Continued from C1 and spacing and we’re getting him the ball.”

About a minute later, a technical foul was assessed to Waynesburg’s E.J. Coleman, allowing Geneva to trim Waynesburg’s lead to 52-39. That technical did not shift the momentum in Geneva’s favor though, as the hosts again expanded their lead to 64-47 with 9:10 left.

“We’re very balanced,” said Christner. “When you have a bunch of good players, anybody can kind of give you that spark. I think when you have that, there’s competition in practice and in the games. When guys aren’t getting the job done, you just call the next guy up; I think that’s keeping them sharp.”

The Golden Tornadoes trimmed Waynesburg’s lead to 70-60 with about five minutes to play, but that’s as close the visitors

Photo by Dave Miller, ADM Photography

Sophomore Kenny Klase drives to the net in a previous game. Klase tallied 15 points in Saturday’s victory. would come to tying the Jackets who won 82-69.

“We cut it to 10 so many different times in the second half, but we could never get over that hump. We’d either take a bad shot or turn the ball

over or foul,” said Geneva head coach Jeff Santarsiero. “We could just never get over the hump of that double-digit lead.”

Christner’s side struggled with turnovers a week ago at Thomas

More and did so again late in the game against Geneva. The Jackets committed eight turnovers in the second half that led to 16 Golden Tornado points.

“When you’re up by three or four or five possessions, you can use the clock a little. We kind of got away from that at times,” said Christner.

“Fifteen is probably too many in a game like today, so we’ll just continue to work at it.”

The good news, at least in Christner’s opinion, was that the Jackets forced their opponents into 20 turnovers, the bulk of which came in the second half.

“Turnovers have been our problem all year,” said Santarsiero. “[As long as] we do that we’re going to keep on losing, so its something we’ve got to try to fix.”

The Jackets were led by Jason Propst who scored 22 points, his secondhighest total of the season.

“Jason is an immense talent,” said Christner.

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Fast women rout Geneva Continued from C1 burg’s grip on the lead.

Waynesburg’s biggest lead came in the second half when it lead by 37 points with eight minutes left in the game.

Geneva would go on a 21-11 run to end the game, but it would not make a difference, as the final score was 72-45 in favor of Waynesburg.

Before the game, Waynesburg head coach Sam Jones made the decision to experiment with a different style of player rotation during the game.

battled a wrist injury this season, Christner said that he is very pleased with the way his senior forward has assumed his role as a leader.

“Kurt has really grown immensely in the time that I’ve been here,” said Christner. “We’ve challenged him to be a really good teammate, and this year he has responded.

He’s dealing with a difficult situation, and he’s doing a good job with it. I have a lot of admiration for him.

Turnage, a three-sport athlete, has also earned the respect of his head coach and is seeing more court time this season.

“As for LaVance, how hard is it to play football and then come contribute from a basketball standpoint? He’s a really good teammate; he’s vocal, he’s encouraging, he sees the game and he keeps guys on edge,” said Christner.

Waynesburg will play the penultimate game of its season at Westminster on Saturday with play beginning at 4 p.m.

Schedule released

Coaches run for the cure help them in their mission,” said Hardie. “On top of that, we are attempting to fundraise $10,000 for the cause.”

This year, Hardie and his partners will be run from the West Virginia border to Lake Erie.

Hardie will have three other people joining him in this run.

“My cross country assistant coaches will be joining me in this endeavor,” said Hardie.

Alongside his assistants Michelle Cross, Mike Harwick and Shane Gottschalk, Hardie has been preparing for the seventh running of “Chris Cross the County” for quite some time.

This “ultra run” requires different training than a marathon would.

“Ultra-running is similar to marathon training in that you really need to add a few longer runs a week and increase your mileage each month,” said Hardie. “The mental side is the toughest part to prepare for, so I try to stay fresh and sharp during the

“The challenge for him is to be our best player, and he’s getting there.”

Klase tallied 15 points to help pace the Jackets.

Jacob Fleegle and Thomas Ellis added 13 and 14 points respectively.

Geneva’s leading scorer was Matt Lorello, who totaled 18 points in 34 minutes of playing time.

While the Jackets’ enjoyed a solid 44 percent shooting day, Christner said that Waynesburg’s success was affected by another factor.

Waynesburg’s thirdyear head coach was thrilled with the turnout at Saturday’s game, saying that the loud crowd definitely gave his side a home court advantage in the win.

“I’m appreciative of the people who have supported us from both the community and on campus,” said Christner.

Before its final home game of the regular season, Waynesburg saluted its seniors, Kurt Bonnet and LaVance Turnage, Jr. Though Bonnet has

training period.”

Cross said that one of the reasons he is running is to give back to God. “I have always been very passionate about running as an expression of God’s faithfulness,” said Cross. “There is just something so wonderful about fully offering a talent God gave you back to him.”

The three assistant coaches have been eager to train and have shown support to Hardie in preparation for this run.

“Cross has run a few of the longer runs with me in the past and is training for a Boston Marathon qualifying mark this spring,” said Hardie. “It was a natural fit for her and her training.”

Hardie also said that Harwick and Gottschalk are in great running shape

and have volunteered to help carry their share of the burden.

Waynesburg University has a strong commitment to giving back to the community. Hardie and his fellow coaches are putting their talents to good use in order to carry out the university’s mission of service.

“Waynesburg University and its faculty and staff are committed to giving back, and these coaches are on board with that mission,” said Hardie One runner on the Jacket’s cross country team has been inspired by what his coaches are training for.

“I think it’s very inspiring that the coaches are doing this run,” said junior Jonathan Blatt. “They really push themselves in order to raise money for

cancer.”

Blatt has also been inspired by how Hardie has pushed himself each year to raise money for this cause.

“I would love to do one,” said Blatt. “I love distance events and pushing myself to my limits.”

Students and faculty can get involved by helping Hardie, Cross, Harwick and Gottschalk reach their goal of $10,000.

One way to donate toward the run is by pledging a dollar value per mile of the “Chris Cross the County” challenge. Tshirts are also available for purchase.

All pledges and proceeds from t-shirt sales will go to the American Cancer Society.

The team will start its challenge on March 7.

With Geneva only able to dress nine players, Waynesburg employed a system where it would rotate five women into and out of the game every four minutes. Every time Waynesburg switched its player personnel, a new set of five players would check into the game.

“It was something I wanted to try and informed the girls about before the game,” said Jones. “I told them run as hard as you can because you will not be out there long.”

It seemed to work, as Geneva never got its offense going.

“Everyone played well and had intense focus,”

said Jones “It was really nice to get meaningful minutes out of all the girls. I am very proud.”

This new rotation also allowed for a barrage of scoring.

In total, 13 of the 14 players on Waynesburg’s roster scored Saturday.

One of those players was freshman Savannah Paladin.

“The win felt great after two tough losses,” said Paladin, who scored the first field goal of her career in the win against the Golden Tornadoes.

Paige Pearce had a big day as she lead the Yellow Jackets in scoring with 13 points and added six rebounds.

Jessi Drayer also had a strong showing, adding nine points and seven rebounds. Five of Drayer’s rebounds were offensive boards. The big surprise scorer for the Waynesburg offense was Emily Miller, who had a season-high eight points.

Freshman Gina Rievel led the team defensively with four steals, while fellow freshman Maura Bobby was the only Yellow Jacket that did not record a basket during the game.

Waynesburg will be back in action on Saturday in a key game against Westminster. Tip-off is scheduled for 2 p.m. at the Buzz Ridl Gymnasium.

Waynesburg plays host to Geneva the following week. Last year, the Jackets defeated the Golden Tornadoes in come-frombehind fashion to remain undefeated.

The stretch run of the season gets underway when Waynesburg travels to Westminster College on Nov. 2. Harold Burry Stadium has not been kind to the Jackets, as Waynesburg has lost its last two contests on the road against the Titans.

After fighting through nine-straight Saturdays of competition to start the season, Waynesburg has its bye week on Nov. 9 to prep for its biggest contest of the year.

Following its bye, the Yellow Jackets travel to Cameron Stadium to face Washington and Jefferson on Nov. 16 for PAC Rival-

ry Week.

The Presidents handed Waynesburg its only loss of 2012, dropping the Jackets 31-14.

All announced starting times for the 2013 season are set for 1:30 p.m.

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Waynesburg athletes live faith on and off the field

By April Bellizio Staff Writer At Waynesburg University, athletes have the opportunity to live out their faith on and off the field. Fellowship of Christian Athletes is a program at Waynesburg and all over America where athletes at the competitive level are able to hear the good news of Jesus.

FCA is a student run organization; Waynesburg students put together bible studies, meetings and activities so they can share their faith.

On Jan. 28 Denny Hyland Regional Director of FCA came to talk to students who are part of the group.

Though, it was a small group of FCA students it’s still a way to get students involved.

For some students, Fellowship of Christian Athletes is something they have been in since high school. For others, it is a new experience.

“I would say it has been a big impact on my life,” said sophomore lacrosse player Nadine Leishman. “When I was in high school my friend committed suicide, so I started FCA at my high school.”

Not only did Leishman have a role in starting an FCA at her school in Maryland, so did senior wrestler Brandon Brandon Grainy Grainy, a graduate of Senior Penn Trafford High School. Grainy talked about how before every home match a speaker comes in to talk to the team normally Tom Ribar.

One of the main points that Hyland touched on was prayer. Talking about how prayer is the most important thing, on or off the field. But Fellowship of Christian Athletes is not only about praying, but also about being a role model to show what faith is to people may not know who God. “Try to keep a positive attitude to everything,” Grainy said. “If you can stay positive and focus on God you can persevere.”

Tom Ribar, advisor of the organization, sees himself as a resource to the student athletes who are part of the club.

“I think it has been a great impact I’ve learned so much working through FCA,” said Leishman.

Being part of FCA doesn’t mean just being one branch of Christianity, or being Catholic. According to Ribar, Fellowship of Christian Athletes allow athletes who are not religious to hear the good news of Jesus too.

The leadership team meets every Tuesday for huddles and bible studies. Speakers are decided by drawing from a pool of FCA speakers who are in the Pittsburgh area. Ribar said, every third or forth Monday of the month at nine, FCA hosts a speaker.

“If you can stay

positive and focus on God, you can persevere.”

Photo by Kelly Witas

Lindsey Benner mimed, juggled and charmed the audience in the Goodwin Performing Arts Center Monday.

Here, Benner elicits laughs from the crowd as she magically explodes an egg in a pan.

Silent Entertainment Mime Lindsey Benner uses balls, knives and more during show

By Olivia Latimer Editorial Assistant A crowd of about 30 students witnessed the many talents of performer Lindsay Benner Monday, Feb. 4, in the Goodwin Performing Arts Center at 8 p.m.

Benner is a performing artist who specializes in the areas of silent clowning (miming), juggling, physical acting and, most of all, her unique ability to charm crowds with her quirky and witty charisma.

Benner graduated from the University of Connecticut with a degree in theatre arts.

Benner became interested in this type of performing while she was in college, where she belonged to the juggling club.

“When I moved back home to California after college, a lot of my friends were into street performing,” said Benner. “I started doing street performances and making money off of it. I was kind of led into it organically and turned it into a career.”

Benner has performed in L.A. comedy clubs, Hollywood’s Magic Castle, and has even taken her solo act as far as New Zealand and Norway.

“I just started performing at places like schools,” Benner said. “I really like it. You never know what you are going to walk into and you have to be ready for anything. I love being able to perform in a place like this [the GPAC] because it’s what I’m accustomed to and it’s so conducive to my show.”

Benner enjoys being

able to make people laugh and provide entertainment with her career. Her main motivation is the simple joy of performing.

“It’s just really fun,” said Benner. “I have a really good time doing it. I love theatre arts. It’s always been what gets me out of bed in the morning to play on stage. I’m really glad that it worked out to make it into my living.”

Benner isn’t the only one who enjoys her See MIMING on D2

SAB cancels ski trip, plans Chinua Hawk brings comedy, future events for students cold weather and a little ‘Glee’

By Rob Longo Editorial Assistant Just like every semester, the Waynesburg University Student Activities Board is hard at work sponsoring activities for students to partake in and enjoy.

At the same time, SAB is looking to cut costs while still sponsoring events around campus and the region.

“The main focus is less quantity, more quality,” said Chris Kellner, the res-

ident director of Martin Hall, who also works in Student Services. “A few years ago, we would have activities planned for every day. It’s just not feasible for the students to enjoy and attend each event.”

This past Friday, SAB planned on taking a trip to Seven Springs. However, only four students signed up for the event, so the trip was canceled.

“Due to lack of interest, we had to cancel the trip,” said Kellner. “We

need about 15 to 20 students go on the trip in order to get a group discount.”

The group discounts allow SAB to fund more events.

“The thing we’re looking at now is the question: ‘Is the price really worth it?’” Kellner said. “If people are signing up for the trip and enjoy going, is it worth it to do the trip again?”

SAB sponsored a ski

By Lucas Diethorn Assignments Editor

The cold weather at Waynesburg returned this past week and chased many students back to the warmth of their dorms.

Because they were bundled in bed, many students did not get the opportunity to attend musical entertainer Chinua Hawk’s show in the Goodwin Performing Arts Center this past ThursSee PLENTY on D2 day.

Hawk and his guitarist partner Chris Blackwell walked out on stage to the sight of roughly 20 students and faculty members of the university.

“Stay seated everyone,” Hawk said as he came out on stage and saw the audience.

The duo did not slow down due to the low attendance; they jumped right into the show. Blackwell came out and immediately started playing his acoustic guitar and shortly after Hawk followed.

Hawk greeted the crowd and addressed the cold weather.

“What is with this weather?” Hawk said.

“We are from Georgia so this is really cold for us, but we really appreciate you guys coming out on this cold night.”

Hawk and Blackwell were at Waynesburg University for a show once before and even though the weather was better the last time, they still See HAWK on D2

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Hawk performs Continued from D1 had some struggles.

“Last time we were here we had a flat tire so it’s going better so far,” Hawk said.

“Some nice people helped us out though,” Blackwell added.

“Whenever we come here it’s cold so [we] have never experienced the warm side of things,” Hawk said. “Tonight, I just want you to relax, so if you feel like singing along just let it go.”

The duo played several songs, some of which they wrote themselves and some that they covered.

Some of the songs they played included “I’m Willing to Take a Risk” by The Devil and “Come on Over Valerie” which aired on an episode of Glee.

After they performed “Come on Over Valerie” Hawk asked the audience if they had heard it before.

They told him they had from the television show, and Hawk was surprised.

“You heard it on Glee?” Hawk asked rhetorically.

“Cut that from the set

Photo by Jordan Mitrik

Chinua Hawk and guitarist Chris Blackwell performed to the small audience who braved the weather to attend this past Thursday in the GPAC. list,” Blackwell replied to Hawk jokingly.

Hawk continued the Glee act, telling the crowd that he and Blackwell had

written that song to see if any of them believed him.

Hawk asked the audience to raise their hands if they thought he was not telling

the truth, and most did.

The duo continuedplayed a song they wrote, “Be That Man,” and played it to a tune similar

Plenty to do Miming for students performance Continued from D1 trip earlier in the winter, and 50 students went on that trip. However, that trip to Seven Springs was on a Sunday.

Kellner said that Sundays seem to be the best day that works for everyone, which is why there was such a great turnout.

“Even though the cost is a little bit more, a lot more people participate, so it all balances out,” said Kellner.

The trip to Seven Springs has been re-scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 24.

More details on the trip will be released shortly.

SAB has a number of events coming up. Tomorrow, SAB is sponsoring a Beat the Winter Blues Dance. The dance will include board games and a silent rave.

Students that would like to participate in the dance will get a set of headphones and get to choose what kind of music they listen to.

Around midnight, breakfast will be served to hungry students. The dance will begin at 8 p.m. in the Beehive.

Additionally, SAB will be showing the new James Bond movie “Skyfall” in the Goodwin Performing Arts Center Saturday evening at 8 p.m.

Looking even farther down the road, members of the Pittsburgh Steelers will be coming to the Rudy Marisa Fieldhouse to take on students and faculty of Waynesburg University on March 27.

More details are to follow.

“Last semester, a lot of SAB stuff was geared toward new students and new student orientation,” said Kellner.

Continued from D1 shows. Students really seemed to enjoy Benner’s performance as well.

“I came here tonight to see the performer because I have never seen a mime before,” said Leena Mustafa, freshman education major, prior to the start of the show.

“I’m really excited.”

The performance began with a ‘warm up’ where Benner introduced the crowd to her talents by pulling ping-pong balls and colored scarves from her mouth while lightly dancing and miming.

Benner likes to incorporate audience interaction into her show.

Throughout the night, she brought five students with her on stage. Two sets of two students were brought up to participate in comical activities during the warm up and one student was used to help illustrate Benner’s play segment, “The Book of Love.”

“I would definitely come to an event like this again,” said Jordan Totty, sophomore forensic science major who Benner used for her “Book of Love” act. “I had a very

Photo by Kelly Witas

Lindsey Benner juggled objects ranging from small balls to knives while balancing teacups on her head. good time.”

Benner also made a point of showcasing her juggling ability with things such as ping-pong balls, hacky sacks, knives/swords and glowin-the-dark balls.

“The light balls were my favorite.”

Said Danielle Tustin, senior

criminal justice major.

Benner produced roaring laughter throughout the whole show and was very well received by the crowd.

“I feel like the students had a great time,” said Theresa Butler, sophomore accounting major.

“It was very fun.”

to “Dead or Alive” by Bon

Jovi. They also played “After the Rain” and “Sunflower,” which Hawk described as a love song.

Before playing the next few songs, Hawk told the audience to sing along and not to be shy.

“Did you guys ever sing in the shower?” he asked. “Just sing like you are in the shower because everyone sounds good in the shower right?”

The duo ended their performance with the familiar songs “My Girl” and “Stand by Me” during which the audience stood up and clapped to the rhythm while they sang along.

As the show came to an end Hawk and Blackwell thanked everyone for coming and Hawk sent the audience out telling them to stay warm.

Chinua Hawk can be reached on his twitter at @ChinuaHawk or his website http://chinuahawk.com. You can also find some of his music on his website or his new album “A “Beautifully Complicated Life at http://itun.es/us/SoU3D.

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