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Students demand change to housing regulations Violation

Petition to revise housing constraints receives more than 400 student signatures By MATTIE WINOWITCH Executive Editor

To satisfy the high number of incoming students for the 2018-19 school year, the housing constraints at Waynesburg University are shifting to increase the number of suitestyle triple and quad rooms. Specifically, according to Director of Housing Matt Pioch, the new restraints will mainly be impacting female students, as there will only be a projected 34 female suitestyle doubles available in upperclassmen dorms, compared to the 72 doubles occupied this year. Pioch said the reasons these changes were made for two reasons: to eliminate space and to provide a less expensive form of housing. "We do listen to the students, and we are trying to make the best of the situation we have," Pioch said. In response to this change, six junior Nursing students, including Alyssa O’Day, Shaley Schreckengost, Kaitlin Potutschnig, Jessica Matrogran, Natalie Fortna and Brittany Kennedy, came together to create and promote a petition for the university to revise the housing rules. The petition itself was created by Matrogran the morning of Tuesday, March 20, and by the evening, the petition garnered more than 400 signatures, equating to nearly 30 percent of the student population. Matrogran said her main inspiration for creating the petition was her own frustration with the housing options

delays Senate election

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In response to the new housing mandates, six students came together to create a petition that was signed by more than 400 students – equating to nearly 30 percent of the student body. on campus. “They say college is a time where you should grow,” Matrogran said. “How are we supposed to grow as adults if we can’t choose where we want to live or who we want to live with?” The same day the petition was created, Pioch sent an email to all students stating a new update in the housing selection schedule. In the email, it was announced that triple applications were being put on pause to allow for double applications begin. “Our goal is to provide you with more information prior to determining whether or not you would like to reside in a triple for next year,” Pioch said in the email.

The application will be posted today, March 22, and will remain open until March 27 to allow students to apply

sity administration with the hope to create change. “At the end of the day, we’re paying to go here, and we’re

“They say college is a time where you should grow. How are we supposed to grow as adults if we can't choose where we want to live or who we want to live with?”

JESSICA MATROGRAN

Junior Nursing major

for suite-style doubles. Moving forward, Matrogran and the other students hope to get at least half of the student body to sign the petition. Once they are done accepting signatures, they plan to take the petition to univer-

paying for housing we don’t want,” Schreckengost said. “We deserve to have options.” Pioch said he is already aware of the petition, but he warns students the solution is not as easy as it seems. "I know some students

ask why we don’t just open up off-campus housing, but on the flip side of that, what studies have shown is that students that live in on-campus environments typically have higher GPAs and do better mental health wise and overall wellness," Pioch said. "What we have tried to do at Waynesburg University is promote a residence life that takes into mind those things and takes into mind the health, safety and wellness of those students and puts those things first."

“I misinterpreted one of the rules for better or for worse.” This thought went through junior political science major and current candidate for Student Senate President Olivia Schultz-Falandes’ mind when she realized her “creative campaign strategy” was, unknowingly, according to her, in direct violation of senate rules regarding her campaign advertisements. Schultz-Falandes walked door-to-door and hung door handle advertisements with information about her platform Sunday, March 18, with the intention of raising awareness of her campaign for student senate president against junior Tyler McCoy. According to Schultz-Falandes, she was unaware that placing the door hanger ads was in contradiction with the Student Senate advertising campaign ELECTION >> A3

Campus technology updated Criminal Justice Dept. rolls out new Laser Shot system over break By JOE SMELTZER

Editorial Assistant

For over half a decade, the Waynesburg University Criminal Justice Department has used simulators, courtesy of Laser Shot. This past Tuesday, the university held a press conference to announce and demonstrate its new Laser Shot Firearm Training Simulator. Before the simulation began, Vice President for Institutional Advancement and University Relations Stacey Brodak introduced the night’s four speakers. The speakers then gave remarks, starting with university President Douglas Lee and ending with Criminal Justice Department Chairperson Adam Jack, with Scott Goodhart, senior accounting executive at Laser Shot, and Louis Wieres, supervisory special agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, To-

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At the press conference which debuted the new laser shot system, Criminal Justice Department Chairperson Adam Jack discussed its importance. bacco, Firearms and Explosives, speaking in between. In Lee's speech, he noted that the simulator was paid for by the recently announced grant from the Richard K. Mellon

foundation. Laser Shot, based out of Houston, Texas, was founded in 1999, but didn't get involved in the law enforcement, military arena until the

late 2000s. Since then, it's assisted organizations from the U.S. Army, down to the high school and college levels. The Sim Range system purchased by Waynesburg

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University includes more than 900 live video scenarios, with actors included, and these scenarios have multiple outcomes. According to Jack, having a press conference to announce an upgrade isn’t a normal occurrence for the Criminal Justice Department, but said that it was done in this instance so that the department’s partners could take part. “This is the first [press conference] we’ve done with this type of tool, only because we have so many community partners that are going to use it,” Jack said. “We wanted to invite them today because we wanted to be able to include them in a great training, as well as show them the types of things that we can do here for them at the house.” Jack, who has been at Waynesburg since 2011,

Students returned after spring break to Waynesburg University to find a pleasant surprise. During the break, Information Technology Services [ITS] finished replacing computers in several computer labs across campus. Among Eberly Library, Hanna, Stewart and Buhl halls, computer labs had their technolog y completely revamped with new HP Windows 10 computers, along with additional applications. The bill ITS received for the computers was approximately $120,000. Since the old computers were becoming harder to perform maintenance on, ITS decided that the time had come for a change. William Dumire,

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CONOR LAMB WINS SPECIAL ELECTION

LOCAL ELECTION RAISES IMPORTANT QUESTIONS

After a close call produced unofficial results, Lamb has claimed victory over Saccone.

Today's political climate often corrals people into feeling like they should side with one political party during an election. Columnists Rachel Mangan and Grace Hutchinson comment on the difficult voting atmosphere in the country.

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EVANS NAMED NATIONAL CHAMPION

'THE DROWSY CHAPERONE' PREMIERES

Jake Evans became Waynesburg University’s first D-III wrestler to reach a national title.

The spring musical features student talent, humor and an unavoidable connection to the main character, according to Eddie Powers, director.

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