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INSID E: MULTIP LE DEPA RTMENTS IN P ROCESS OF UP DATING CURRIC U L A. S E E A4

APRIL 5, 2018 | VOL. 95 NO. 16 | EST. 1924

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MARCH FOR Elementary art program alumna attends March for Our Lives in D.C. By MATTIE WINOWITCH Executive Editor

Amy Gartley could hear the crowd from the Metro. Once she got off, she began walking towards the crowds of people forming in downtown Washington, D.C. March 24 for the March for Our Lives, a peaceful protest held mainly in response to the Parkland, Florida shooting. As she moved in closer, she saw the stage and the U.S. Capitol Building surrounded by a sea of people of different ages and ethnic backgrounds all fighting for one thing: change. “In that moment, I knew I was not alone,” Gartley said. “We were all just there to show our love and compassion towards these people who have gone through tragic instances in their life.” Gartley currently serves as an elementary art teacher at Uniontown Area School District.

As a 2009 alumna of Waynesburg University with a degree in art education, Gartley is following her career path, but lately, she has been feeling burdened by what she sees and reads in the news.

Specifically, it was the Parkland shooting that rocked her to her core, and when she and her friend, who is also a teacher, heard about the March for Our Lives, she knew she had to go.

“Every time one of these tragedies happen, it's just another weight on my shoulders as to what can I do about this problem. But in the midst of feeling like there's nothing we can do besides give our thoughts and prayers, what could I do?”

AMY GARTLEY

Art Teacher, Franklin Elementary

“Every time one of these tragic events happen, it’s just another weight on my shoulders as to what can I do about this problem,” Gartley said. “But in the midst of feeling like there’s nothing we can do besides give our thoughts and prayers, what could I do?”

“I didn’t want to just be one of those people who sit there and complain,” she said. “I wanted to make a difference.” On an impulse decision, both teachers made the trek to the nation’s capital with the hopes to seek knowledge and comfort, as well as

a revolution of ideas when it comes to school shootings. In her classroom at Franklin Elementary, Gartley said she is too familiar with gun violence protocols. The shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School didn’t inspire safety procedures. These procedures were already in place after the shootings at Virginia Tech, San Bernadino, Pulse Night Club, Sandy Hook and Las Vegas, just to name a few. For Gartley, she said it isn’t the additional safety procedures that upsets her. Instead, it’s the fact that she has to interrupt drawing and finger painting to teach her fiveyear-old students how to “Act and React” to a potential school shooter. “There is absolutely no reason why, as an elementary art teacher, I should have to go through trainings as to what to do when there is an active shooter in my classroom,” CHANGE >> A3

Lucas-Hathaway awards granted to faculty Housing updates made in response to student backlash By JOE SMELTZER

Editorial Assistant

James Tanda retired from one career on a Friday and began another at the start of the next week. After spending 27 years in law enforcement, Tanda started teaching at Waynesburg University in 2013. Last Tuesday at the annual chapel service to commemorate Charter Day, Tanda, instructor of criminal justice and director of security management and emergency management, was one of three university faculty members honored with the 2018 Lucas-Hathaway Te a c h i n g E x c e l l e n c e Award, being recognized as a faculty member with

By TEGHAN SIMONTON Managing Editor

Photo courtesy of Paul Hicks

Three professors were granted the Lucas-Hathaway Teaching Excellence awards during the Charter Day Chapel service. teaching excellence in introductory subjects. The awards are presented

annually to three faculty m e m b e r s , n om i n at e d by students, alumni or

fellow faculty. Winners LUCAS >> A3

McCoy elected as new Senate president By ANTONIO PELULLO Editorial Assistant

Waynesburg University Student election results are in, and the new Student Senate president is Tyler McCoy. Former president T.J. DeNoforio will move to vice president. Among other vice president elections, sophomore B enjamin

Dodge won against freshman Drew Hreha. Freshman Daniel Booth was able to win against senior Lauren Harvey, who became the treasurer. The election was pushed back due to a controversy involving Olivia SchultzFa l a n d e s . S h e p l a c e d promot i on a l f lye rs i n illegal places, such as door

knobs. While there was consideration to ban her from the election, SchultzFalandes was eventually permitted to run. She, however, ended up losing to McCoy for president. “I don’t regret doing it, despite the fall out with the whole door hanger issue, and I thought it was a good learning experience.

Overall, I’ve never run an actual campaign before,” Schultz-Falandes said. “It was really great to get into that and know how all of that works. I think overall it was extremely helpful.” After winning social vice president, Dodge vowed to provide a way for Student SENATE >> A3

After changes in the housing selection process were met with considerable student backlash in the last two weeks, Matt Pioch, director of housing, said the university is doing its best to address concerns. Last Wednesday, March 28, selections for suite-style doubles were released to the campus community. There are a projected 44 doubles being made available for next year—compared to the approximately 72 doubles in use this year. P i o c h s a i d 1 0 m ore doubles were made available to students than the administration had originally planned—but students still took to social media to voice their discontent. “We were adding 38 triples to the suite-style halls, and after getting a lot of student feedback and just hearing that there were a lot of major student concerns with that direction, we were able to move some things around…” said Pioch.

Now, 2 8 t r ipl e s w i l l be added to suite-style housing instead of 38, and the university also opened more on-campus houses as options. Pioch said the university always sets certain houses aside for students with special living requirements or food allergies; and this year, had one set aside to start a “living learning community” center through the C enter for S er vice Learning. “After seeing the crunch and the student response, I spoke with Rev. [Jim] Tinnemeyer, [vice president] of Student Services, and we came to the decision that this would not be the year to open that living learning center and really that oncampus house should be open to the people that were next in line in the scoring, in the way we score our house applicants.” Opening more on-campus houses has allowed the university to house two more groups of four students— HOUSING >> A3

COUNTY DRAWS AWARENESS TO GAMBLING ADDICTION

'13 REASONS WHY' COMING BACK WITH SECOND SEASON

A public forum last week addressed the issue of gambling addiction and provided resources for those struggling.

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TWO-SPORT ATHLETE RELIES ON CONFIDENCE

SCHEDULING STUDENT SUCCESS

Sophomore soccer and baseball player Justin Buberl focuses on mindset on and off the field.

Brian Carr, director of the center of student success and disability services, acts an advisor for exploring students and assists in developing the schedule for incoming freshmen.

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