9.25.14 Yellow Jacket

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014 | VOL. 92 NO. 3 | THEYELLOWJACKET.ORG

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"I think that if you go into a classroom and say, 'How many of you have experienced somebody significant dying in your life?' I think a majority of hands will go up."

Living with loss

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Kati O'Rourke, senior human services major, holds her golden angel wing necklace, which doubles as an urn that holds the ashes of her father who died last March.

College students find ways to grieve while keeping focus on studies

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er family life wasn’t always normal.

H Divorce in American families is be-

coming more common – in fact, more than 40 percent of marriages end this way now. Even drug use is up in the United J A C K E T L I F E States, with federal An occasional series surveys showing nearly 24 million Americans use illicit drugs.

It’s how that substance abuse ripped her family apart that makes the family of Kati O’Rourke, senior human services major, a bit abnormal.

“He lost everything because of that,” said O’Rourke, the McDonald, Pennsylvania native, referring to how her father’s life — and in ways, her own — was forever changed by his addiction to heroin.

Her parents’ marriage ended because

of that addiction.

Her father lost his apartment because of that addiction.

Her father lived out of his car because of that addiction.

He then lost his car after a serious accident, one that O’Rourke believes was an attempt at suicide.

He then lost his life after committing suicide in March 2013.

O’Rourke was 19 when she learned her father committed suicide.

“I went to work the next day. The police called my work and said ‘you need to leave now.’ They wouldn’t tell me why,” said O’Rourke. “Then I went home, walked in and said to my mom, ‘He’s dead, isn’t he?’ She just said, ‘Yes.’” In the midst of her sophomore year at Waynesburg, needing to focus on her future while dealing with the grief of losing her father – with whom she was close, despite his addiction, O’Rourke chose

to take a week off before spring break to clear her mind and prepare herself to return to her studies.

Jane Owen, director of the Counseling Center, said every student has a different way of dealing with grief, but that the feeling of loss is something every person shares in common.

“Grief is universal — that loss, that missing person and how that person’s life changes,” said Owen, who is in the midst of her 28th year at Waynesburg.

She added that in her 10 years as the Counseling Center’s director, she has noticed many more students dealing with the deaths of loved ones.

“I think that the majority of students have experienced the death of somebody significant in their life, and I think many students have dealt with a significant friend that has died. That’s becoming

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While new renovations in Stewart Hall are still underway, with the third phase set to conclude in mid-December, two underclassmen girls’ dormitories have also received improvements

to both of their lounges.

Renovations in Denny Hall and Burns Hall have entailed mostly cosmetic changes to the lounges. The decision to renovate the lounges was a last minute administrative verdict. The reaction to both new lounges has been very positive so far.

Psalms expert shares insight during lecture

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blinds, painting and more space.

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Burns’ lower lounge got a makeover that included new flooring and painting.

“In order for her residents to feel at peace and at home, a well kept building is key,” said Laurie Steere, resident director of Burns.

The lounge in Denny Hall also got a bit of a facelift, with new

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Psalm 137 could be described as the most difficult psalm of the bible.

This particularly challenging chapter of the book of Psalms was the topic of the B.F. Maiz Lecture Series in which Dr. Jerome F.D. Creach spoke.

Creach is a Robert C. Holland professor of the Old Testament at the Pittsburgh Theological Seminary.

His expertise and field of interest lies in the psalms of the prophets, the destiny of the righteous, and violence in the bible.

Creach dissected Psalm 137 before a captive audience on Monday, in Alumni Hall.

Creach explained that Psalms is a book in the bible that informs our prayers.

“Psalms is a unique part of the bible because it is an entire book of prayer,” said Creach.

Lounges in Burns, Denny Halls receive facelift

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Waynesburg University is now offering a Ph.D. aimed for students who want to be counselors, educators and supervisors.

The Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision has 14 students with around half of them receiving their master’s degrees from Waynesburg. The program will give students the ability to enhance their knowledge and counseling ability.

The Ph.D. program is a 60-credit, three-year program. It is comprised of four main components: teaching, research, supervision and advanced clinical practice, which will allow students to be well versed in a variety of areas.

Dr. Scott Tracy worked in tandem with other professionals to develop the robust curriculum.

“Currently counseling has a high job growth rate,” said Tracy. “We want to be a leader in mental health issues.”

Tracy believes individuals do not need to have a mental health diagnosis to receive counseling services. With mental health issues becoming more prevalent, it is vital to educate and train individuals.

“We believe that individuals who are

Senate-led recycling initiative increases environmental awareness

By KIMMI BASTON Managing Editor

In an effort to care for Waynesburg University and for the future of our environment, student organizations are coming together this semester to begin a recycling initiative on campus.

The idea was born in Student Senate, which consists

of committees that address various projects and issues on campus.

Clarice Hune, junior nursing major and academic vice president on the Executive Board of Student Senate, is the head of the Recycling Committee. She and her committee have realized the importance of recycling for the university and have be-

gun work on reforming the current campus system.

“We’ve recognized for a long time that there isn’t a whole lot of recycling going on [across] campus,” said Hune. “We have a few bins that are around campus, but often times they become full very quickly, or in the case of the dorms, there’s maybe one per dorm, so it’s incon-

venient for students.”

The Ecostewards, an environmentally centered club on campus, will be joining forces with Student Senate for the initiative.

Lindsey Bloomster, senior environmental science major and president of the Ecostewards, said her group is participating because recycling is important to the

club’s mission.

“Our club is supposed to be helping environmentally on campus and in the area, and being stewards to God while we do it,” said Bloomster.

Hune and Bloomster are also working with Joshua Dains, Student Senate president; Terry Sattler, director of facilities planning and

management; and Janet Paladino, advisor to the Ecostewards club. Collectively, they hope to improve the university’s process for recycling and increase the amount of recycling students engage in.

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Lamplighters to lead, sing at next Chapel service

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LOVING YOUR NEIGHBOR

Mary Cummings, vice president for Student Services, focused on the books of John and 1 John in her chapel address Tuesday. She explained people should love their neighbors the same way God loves them.

Admissions building next class out of state Counselors recruit seniors in various states

By LINDSAY ORZECHOWSKI For the Yellow Jacket

Recruitment season for the Admissions Counselors of Waynesburg University is now in full swing.

High school students interested in a higher education are looking for schools with the values and education they desire.

Jessica Sumpter, director of admissions, says the traveling season is from now through the beginning of November. There are counselors traveling now to spread the word about Waynesburg.

“With our counselors out on the road, they are getting the good news about Waynesburg out to perspective students and to ultimately get them to apply and visit

campus to see if Waynesburg is going to be a good option for them,” said Sumpter.

Since fall is recruitment season, counselors go to area high schools as well as college fairs.

“We had Dave Floyd cover a college fair, and he’s actually heading out to Texas for the next week,” said Sumpter.

Admissions Counselor Matt McNeil is scheduled to head to the West Coast.

“In a couple weeks, Matt McNeil will be heading out to California and then Chicago,” said Sumpter. “Bob Barnhart mainly covers the Ohio area but also is traveling to North Carolina sometimes.”

The local areas are split between the counselors.

The counselors mainly target Pennsylvania, but they also cover other places including Ohio, West Virginia, Texas, California, New Jersey and New England regions and counties, said Sumpter.

Floyd goes into college fairs and high schools to get students contact information and to get students to apply

by Nov. 1.

The counselors are making efforts to a new automated email communication system and are currently focusing on the fall 2015 semester and transfer students.

Sumpter said the elite programs such as Nursing, Criminal Justice, Forensic Science and Communication are what gravitate students to Waynesburg.

The mission statement also attracts students with some characteristics like service.

“There are some characteristics that are standard, but everyone is unique at the same time,” said Sumpter.

The recruiting arrangements are different this year than in previous years.

“This current year we reorganized our recruiting territories because we actually

added an extra counselor,” said Sumpter. “Matt McNeil started with us in July of this past summer. He is originally from the state of California, so with him being from that area and that market is the reason why we wanted to reorganize the travel territories.”

That being said, Floyd is in Texas.

“This is a big trip that I came down for a week from Sunday, Sept.14 until Friday, Sept. 19,” said Floyd.

Sumpter believes that Texas is a growing area, so it is a new target to recruit students.

“This is the first year physically going to Texas. We try to identify new markets and go to them,” said Floyd. “The overall traveling experience is a joyful one.”

Sumpter said she loves traveling season because everyday is different.

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Five weeks into the semester, students at Waynesburg are starting to get into their day-to-day routines.

The seniors are walking around campus beginning their last year of college, while the freshmen are studying for their first college exams ever. However, chapel on Sept. 30 will be different from those in the past.

There are two types of Lamplighter choir groups.

One is the Concert Choir, which is the larger of the two groups, and the other is the Touring Choir.

Unlike past chapel services where the Rev. James Tinnemeyer or the Rev. Carolyn Poteet have spoken, the concert choir will be performing Schubert’s Mass in G Major for the service that will be held at Robert’s Chapel.

Most of the service will be music, with explanations after the songs. Along with the students, there will be some faculty singing in the choir.

There are also expected solos, which the students auditioned for.

“I believe it is an important part of loving our neighbor to be able to share in the music that touches each other’s hearts and gives us voices to praise God,” said Poteet.

The Roman Mass was written in the 14th century, but Schubert’s Mass in G Major is only one of the different renditions that accompany the Mass. Franz Schubert, a German musician, wrote this version in 1814, which was right at the beginning of the Romanticism time period.

Schubert was well known for writing music that expressed the words people were trying to get across to others.

“It’s pretty neat to think about how people 700 years ago were thinking and sing-

ing and believing the same things that we do still today,” said Melanie Catana, choir director and music instructor.

Poteet will lead the service, along with help from junior business management major Amber Carney, one of the leaders of the chapel praise band.

While the songs will all be sung in Latin, there will be an English translation in the program and every song’s meaning will be described either before or after it is performed.

Poteet and Catana both encourage anyone that is interested in either music or chapel to come and enjoy the service.

“Bringing the Schubert Mass to chapel is another way to help people praise God by bringing this diversity of music and worship styles to chapel,” said Poteet. “The intricacy and lilting melodies of classical music gives us a new glimpse of God’s intricate plans for our lives. I have also been very conscious of the need to welcome both Protestants and Catholics to our services, and this Mass is one of the most powerful expressions of the Catholic faith we can ever hear.”

Catana says they are planning to take Mass to a local church a week after their Sept. 30 performance.

The Lamplighters are also having a Christmas concert with symphonic winds on Dec. 13 in Roberts Chapel at 7:30 p.m. The Lamplighter Touring Choir is doing a collaborating service with Upper Room on Sunday, Nov. 16, at 8 p.m.

“This chapel is going to be something different than we’re used to,” said Carney.

“But it is rich in history and tradition and provides an insight into the mass that many college students have never had before.”

Nursing majors learn SAB initiative urges students to relax communication skills from design club

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By LUKE CAMPBELL Editorial Assistant

Three hour classes, eight hour clinical sessions, persistent studying lasting until the wee hours of the morning a week before the test and the constant fear of your grade point average slipping below a 3.0.

Not many students on campus are familiar with that life.

This is the life of a nursing major.

Being solely devoted to making sufficient grades and keeping up with studies, nursing students rarely have the ability to put time into a social life. However, a senior project in the Advanced Scholarship for Evidence Based Practice course changes the outlook these students have been accustomed to for the past three years.

The project involves small teams of nursing students working hand-in-hand with communication students involved with the American Institute of Graphic Arts to design shadow boxes displayed in Stewart Hall.

These shadow boxes, which are primarily used to assist sophomore nursing majors who begin their clinical experiences next month, clarify popular medical questions in an understandable fashion.

However, the students creating these projects are benefitting just as much.

“It helps the senior nursing students improve interprofessional communication

skills,” said Dr. Sara Clutter, associate professor of nursing at Waynesburg University. “Approximately 15 years of evidence indicates that better communication between healthcare providers results in safer patient care and better outcomes.”

The lack of understanding patients have during a simple doctor’s visit or trip to the hospital can create more problems than necessary.

“A lot of people get scared about medical terminology and think the worst,” said Alyssa Ehlert, a senior nursing major. “It helps us learn to explain things to people in words that they can understand.”

The soon-to-be nurses must acquire these critical skills, as they will be going into their future places of employment in only a few short months.

“It helps the senior nursing students to transform scientific evidence into language that is understandable by the lay public,” said Clutter. “A lot of scientific evidence is available to make healthcare safer, but unless nurses and other healthcare professionals are able to explain and teach it at the patient’s level, patient behaviors and overall quality of health are unlikely to change.”

The Waynesburg students who participate in AIGA, an American professional organization that has more than 22,000 members, are gaining more knowledge in their field as well.

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According to Student Health Services at Rutgers University’s Division of Student Affairs Camden, it is important to get involved on campus, spend time with friends and relax with hobbies.

Doing so will help decrease stress and “keep you from feeling lonely or iso-

lated.”

Waynesburg University’s Student Activities Board is taking a proactive stance with this matter by creating S.W.A.R.M., Stop Working And Relax More.

College students now have the opportunity to participate in events provided by Student Services with a twist.

Kelsey May, Student Services graduate assistant, claims S.W.A.R.M. is a great

way for students to become aware of when it is time to take a break from school work.

“The impromptu method of S.W.A.R.M. will keep students on their toes,” said May. “They will be able to join in on activities such as a free ice cream social or a minor league baseball game.

If they see a S.W.A.R.M. alert and they are not doing then they automatically have

something fun with which to participate.”

Students can find out when a S.W.A.R.M. event is going to happen by following Student Activities Board on Twitter. Pat Bristor, associate dean of students, will send a tweet before the event is going to happen.

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Student feedback used to improve Fiat Lux

By BRENDAN KEANY Staff Writer

Waynesburg University Provost, Dr. Jacquelyn Core, is intent on continuing the mission of the university in every facet of the experience at Waynesburg.

As a result, a revamped Fiat Lux course enacted this year looks different than in past years.

Core dedicated time to restructuring the Fiat Lux requirement and general freshman class experience based off the opinions of students and instructors who had been through the previous course.

“We got feedback from students who had taken the classes as well as from many of the professors who have taught the classes in the past,” said Core. “With their input, we restructured the syllabus for the course to follow the institutional mission of faith, learning and serving.”

One of the main complaints from those who experienced the Fiat Lux course in the past was how different each of the classes were from

each other. Core created a more rigid outline as to how the course should look in the revised syllabus.

“Students across the university were not getting a unified experience,” said Core. “We wanted to take the best of everyone’s class and provide a more unified experience, so everyone who takes Fiat Lux has essentially the same experience and discusses the same things.”

Core wants to make it clear that she wants to try and improve aspects of the experience at Waynesburg that she has the ability to change.

She does not want to see classes become stale or stagnant, especially if there are changes that can be made to improve them.

“We are always open to student feedback,” said Core.

“We are always open to faculty feedback, and we really want to continue to make it better and make it serve the student needs better.”

One of the first aspects of the course that freshmen experienced was a service trip to Ryerson Station State Park, with the basic goal of

cleaning up the park and the community.

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Stover play recognizes Constitution Day, freedom of religion

By MATT MCDERMOTT For the Yellow Jacket

On Sept. 17th, the Stover Scholars performed their fourth annual Constitution Day play in the Goodwin Performing Arts Center.

All 21 Stover Scholars worked with professor of Theater Edward Powers to celebrate Constitution Day. Powers worked closely with the Stover Scholars as director of the play, and assisted in their rehearsals throughout the month of September.

The play, “In God We Pray? Government and Prayer: Town of Greece v.

Galloway,” was written by sophomore business management major John Wicker, sophomore communication major Ryan Schwertfeger and sophomore pre-law major Paige Carter.

Dr. Lawrence Stratton, director of the Stover Center for Constitutional Studies and Moral Leadership, loves the idea of presenting a play to the community each year and finds it beneficial to students of all ages.

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Five Stover Scholars are portraying the Supreme Court Justices in the court case "Greece v. Galloway." The fourth annual Constitution Day play focused on the establishment clause in the First Amendment. a speech might,” said Stratton. “It would involve more people, be more accessible, and add another dynamic.”

This year, the Stover Scholars chose to perform a play based on a recently developed Supreme Court case that concluded in mid-2014.

“Greece v. Galloway” was a case that took place in the town of Greece, New York, and focused on the First

Amendment of the United States Constitution, specifically relating to the clause on freedom of religion.

Two women, Susan Galloway and Linda Stephens, objected to sectarian prayer in town council meetings and insisted it should not be permitted. It was argued that the issues at hand were violations of the separation of church and state.

“This play focuses on the meaning of the establishment clause in the First Amendment of the constitution,” said Stratton. “This is the first year the Stover Program has addressed the religion clauses of the Constitution.”

The establishment clause is a declaration of the Constitution, which states “Congress shall make no law re-

specting an establishment of religion.”

Carter said she believes the issues in the play are important to Waynesburg University.

“This case is a very relevant issue, and is controversial among schools and government officials,” said Carter. “The context in which God should be allowed in government is up

for debate.”

Carter also explained her thoughts while assisting in writing this year’s play.

“My thought process was to present an objective viewpoint of the issue so that people could decide for themselves, because this case would’ve been very easy to skew,” said Carter.

The play took place in a courtroom setting, while both lawyers made their arguments in front of the nine Supreme Court justices.

In order to achieve maximum accuracy of the ongoing case, Wicker, Schwertfeger and Carter reviewed all the briefs, oral arguments and original litigation as they developed.

Between sessions in the courtroom, newscasts were given in order to sum up the proceedings of the case. In order to do this, the Stover Scholars worked closely with the Department of Communication and gained access to the television studio on campus.

The play ran 40 minutes, and in addition to Waynesburg university students, local students of the community were also invited to attend.

Community comes together to donate blood Recruiting: School reaches out of state

By SHON MEADE

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Waynesburg University students recently had the opportunity to donate blood when Central Blood Bank visited the campus on Sept.

18 to collect donations.

An estimated number of 50 students, faculty and local community members came out to give blood in hopes of helping others.

“It saves lives, and somebody has to step up and do it,” said sophomore marketing major Jess Snyder. “This was my eight time donating since my senior year of high school.”

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els to various universities and high schools all around western Pennsylvania and northern West Virginia in hopes of getting young adults to start donating blood regularly.

“If you’re healthy, do it,” said Nikki Swartz, an employee of Central Blood Bank who was helping run the blood drive. “Without the donations, the blood wouldn’t be there in the times of need.”

Central Blood Bank collects whole blood, with an average blood donation of one pint. One donation of blood can save up to three lives, because the whole blood is separated into parts.

Other types of blood do-

nations include red cells, platelets and plasma donations.

The adult human body contains 10 pints of blood on average, and during a donation, one pint is taken out.

“It takes about one hour for an average donation of whole blood,” said Swartz.

“That’s assuming there isn’t a wait in the line.”

A person can donate whole blood every 56 days, and blood platelets can be donated every seven days, but only 24 times a year.

“I like helping people,” said freshman Ciara Kleckner.

“Anyone can use my blood because it is O negative.”

Type O negative blood

is the most requested and needed blood because it can be transfused with any of the other blood types.

“It’s a privilege to do since not everyone can donate blood,” said junior Whitney Thomas.

Only 38% of people are eligible to give blood. This could be because of medical reasons, personal limitations or the lack of the time. Of that 38%, only 10% actually go to donate blood.

15.7 million units of blood were donated in 2013.

Central Blood Bank will be back at Waynesburg in the coming months and is always looking for more people to donate blood.

Edu. students examine social media risks

By EMILY HACKMAN

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Teachers across the United States have been losing their jobs due to posting inappropriate pictures and vulgar opinions on the Internet, which is leading prospective educators to reevaluate their social media voice.

Senior Education major Bethany Orndoff, who is currently student teaching sophomore through senior level mathematics at Washington High School, believes it is unacceptable for teachers to post inappropriate thoughts or pictures on social media.

“When someone becomes a teacher, they decide and choose to be a role model,” said Orndoff. “Teachers can see over 100 students a day, so they need to be aware of

what they are doing and the example they want to give their students.”

Jesse Vihlidal, senior education major, is currently student teaching seventh grade biology at Margret Bell Miller Middle School in Waynesburg, and thinks he has become more of an observer on social media sites since having a professional reputation online.

“Teachers are respected members in the community that always have someone watching over them,” said Vihlidal. “Whatever is posted online can be taken out of context if all sides of the matter have not been taken into consideration.”

With no federal rules concerning the use of social media by teachers, school districts are relying on their

teachers to think twice before posting on social media sites.

Some school districts are going as far as to create their own guidelines and expectations, which can be challenging due to how social media is constantly changing. The guidelines also cannot infringe upon a teacher’s first amendment rights.

However, without some sort of rules established, teachers can post without restraint, which can only lead to chaos, according to Vihlidal.

With technology growing in and out of the classroom, it is understandable why teachers would want to use social media more.

“Everyone should be held to high standards no matter what career they are in, but teachers definitely need to be careful on what they post,” said Orndoff.

Jacob Fleegle, senior education major, is student teaching ninth grade civics

and 11th grade U.S. history at Waynesburg Central High School.

“I am currently planning my lessons and trying to think of ways to incorporate technology and social media into my classroom because it is so engaging for the students,” said Fleegle.

While social media is captivating to students, Ordnoff realizes how consumed youth is with social media and cell phones.

“It’s a battle to try and get students to put away their phones in class and in the hallways,” said Ordnoff.

Waynesburg University offers several classes on how to correctly use social media sites.

The education department also hosts several lectures called “Voices in the Field,” in which current social media topics are covered, as well as how to use the Internet and social media sites correctly.

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pect incorporated into the mission statement.

Freshmen will also have a paper to complete that blends the concepts of faith and learning.

Another major goal of the course is to teach students how to combine the skills learned through the academic portion of college into successful servant leadership.

“We talk about how to integrate your academics and your vocational studies into your service, and how

to integrate your faith into your service,” said Core. “We don’t want to just do service here at Waynesburg, we really want to do it well.”

Annie McGl aug h lin, sophomore Fiat Lux advisor, highlighted her positive experience during the semester of Fiat Lux classes.

“I had the typical ups and downs of freshman year, and I hope to give the new students someone to look up to and give them guidance,” said McGlaughlin. “My Fiat Lux experience was awesome, and I met some of my best friends on campus through it.”

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“You get to meet new people every single day,” said Sumpter. “There is a lot of variety that you experience out on the road and may be tiring days.”

Sumpter described a typical traveling day.

“The days may start at 7 a.m. and don’t end until 6 p.m. with maybe a couple breaks in between, but it’s exciting because you get to meet people and explore

more places,” said Sumpter.

While traveling season is a little over a month long, counselors try to get back for the big admissions events.

“My favorite part is simply having the opportunity to meet so many new people and share with prospective students and families everything that Waynesburg University has to offer,” said Floyd. “My four years as an undergraduate student at Waynesburg meant so much to me, so I really enjoy sharing that with others.”

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“Students in the Department of Communication will have an expectation by their future employers that they be skilled at consulting with clients from a wide variety of professional backgrounds,” said Clutter.

Senior Victoria Kramer, a dual major in digital design and advertising, admits that it is a difficult process working throughout the beginning stages of this project but adds how helpful it has already been.

“I have no clue what any of these topics are, so I have had to ask them a lot of simple questions because I just don’t understand the material the same way that they do,” said

Kramer. “There is a bit of a communication barrier, but I feel that as my time with my groups goes on, it will become easier. I have learned a lot about working with a client and gained experience that will help me in my future career.”

The faculty is extremely happy with how the projects are going, noting that even though it may be challenging now, it will greatly benefit the students in their imminent futures.

“As the creative elements are the forte of the AIGA students, the blending of this assignment between the two groups has served to help both sets of students develop critical skill sets for their respective areas of future employment,” said Clutter.

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have a Twitter account. Every student at Waynesburg University has access to the myConnect bulletin board, where every tweet sent can be viewed.

“I like that [students] are able to view what is happening on campus by using electronic devices,” said Zachary Simpson, junior psychology major. “This makes it easy for us to find information without having to leave our rooms.”

The tweets are sent the day of the impromptu event, because some students might not have access to this information without viewing the bulletin board or Twitter.

“I do follow Student Activ-

ities Board on Twitter,” said Brittany Stowe, senior art administration major. “I am a very busy person, so I do not check my social media on a regular basis. I have not seen any of the S.W.A.R.M. Tweets yet.”

Student Activities Board plans on implementing more communication efforts with students to get more involvement in the activities on the Waynesburg University campus. There is a large variety of events that are planned to suit the needs of the student body.

Participation was very low at the first S.W.A.R.M. event, which was a trip to 5 Kidz Kandy. Bristor planned on purchasing ice cream for every student that showed up, but only two people did.

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more normal, which is sad,” said Owen. “I think that if you go into a classroom and say, ‘How many of you have experienced somebody significant dying in your life?’

I think a majority of hands will go up.” *** O’Rourke doesn’t have to look far to find that classmate who has also lost a loved one. Her roommate and fellow Fort Cherry alumna Mara Comport lost two close friends in a car accident on July 27, 2013, just four months after the death of O’Rourke’s father and about a year after a former boyfriend of Comport’s died in a car accident.

At first, Comport said she was shocked to hear the news that the lives of Joe Bowland and Dillon Gregg had ended all too quickly. She used that last month of the summer to recuperate from her loss, but much like O’Rourke, she was ready to resume her studies at Waynesburg a month after the accident.

When she left home and returned to school — something she said she needed to

do because she’s “the kind of person who holds it all in” — Comport was reunited with O’Rourke, and the tandem worked together to overcome their losses of two great loved ones.

“We’re really close friends, but we’re never sentimental,” said Comport. “When my exboyfriend passed away, she was with me through that; when her dad died, I was with her through that; and we were both good friends with Joe and Dillon, so we haven’t separated. That has changed our friendship, because we became more sentimental and we understand we both go through [the same type of grieving].”

O’Rourke and Comport both said they utilized talking to friends and each other as a way of overcoming grief, something Owen said is becoming more common in small, tight-knit communities like Waynesburg.

“What I’ve seen is that there seems to be large amounts of support given by other friends and family members,” said Owen.

Some students who have visited the Counseling Center after losing a close friend or relative say they don’t like burdening their friends with the load of their grief. Mary

Hamilla, academic and major decision counselor, said this is hardly ever the case.

“I encourage them to talk to their friends because I think friends can be helpful,” said Hamilla. “I think part of what we all need when we lose someone is to celebrate their life.”

Chaley Knight, university counselor, added, “This is the importance of making friendships early on. You have no idea what the road ahead is like.” ***

For those who can’t communicate their grief, though, the process of dealing with loss may not come so easily.

“When we see students who lose someone they are close to, we see two extremes: one who may be very emotional and considering withdrawing, or a student who doesn’t seek [counseling] and instead says, ‘this is a huge issue, but it’s going to interrupt my studies, so I’m going to put it on the shelf and deal with it later,’” said Knight, who identifies with grieving students, having lost her sister at age 23 while pursuing a masters degree at Waynesburg.

While neither O’Rourke

nor Comport actively sought help from the Counseling Center, its services are there for anyone suffering from any type of grief, stress or anxiety, according to Owen. It’s the coping skills taught there that can give students the strength to overcome loss in the future in a culture that isn’t good at giving people time to grieve.

“I remember when my dad died, I was already a professional,” said Hamilla. “You take your week, and then you go back to work, and then you go to Walmart and buy toothpaste. The world just doesn’t wait for you.

Students who have to write papers and go to class, we really feel for them. Part of it is teaching them and helping them to put their grief away for awhile and then bring it out when they can.” *** The way O’Rourke, Comport and other college students continue moving forward after sustaining incredible grief is impressive to Owen, but as she admits, when people “move on,” they still cling to a part of that loved one’s identity, personality or being.

“One thing I see young people doing much more is

memorializing the person with tattoos,” said Owen.

“That’s a different coping method than what someone from my generation did.”

Both O’Rourke and Comport have found their own ways of memorializing their loved ones.

For O’Rourke, it’s the 14-karat gold crossed angel wings that she wears on a long chain that reminds her of her father’s life. Inside those crossed wings, which double as an urn, is a small portion of her father’s ashes.

In a way, she takes her father with her wherever she goes. Soon, she’ll be heading on to a professional career after finishing her degree in December, walking on the Miller lawn in May and walking down the aisle to her fiancé Billy Kasecky in August.

The gold angel wings match the gold engagement ring she proudly wears on her left hand, as a sign that she can move forward and find more happiness, while remembering what didn’t work for the people in her past.

“Everyone deals with things differently,” said O’Rourke. “That has been a learning experience for me: seeing how my parents dealt with things and how it didn’t work, and things I can do

differently to make it work with my future husband and future family. It all depends on the perception of how you view things.”

For Comport, it’s the wristband she wears that reads “Rest easy Joe and Dillon” that serves as her reminder.

She helped create the wristbands as a fundraiser for the two families’ funeral expenses.

She sold 400 the first day.

The driver in the accident that led to the creation of those wristbands was impaired, but a legal toxicology test was not performed at the scene. The driver was never charged, but legal proceedings are ongoing. As a sign of continued support for the families of her deceased friends, she says she’s doing everything to fight for justice, attending local township meetings and court hearings and petitioning for new drug testing laws.

She might not affect change, but the fact that she’s trying gives her a sense of closure — and reminds her that her friends’ influence on her life still shines through.

“If it happened to me, I know they’d have my back,” said Comport. “I know they’d do anything they could to make it right.”

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Burns, it was occupied by residents baking cookies and having a good time. The goal of the lounge is currently being met.

No plans have been discussed yet for the third girls’ underclassmen dorm, Ray Hall. Sattler and Steere both commented that when it is in the budget, Ray Hall will receive an improvement as well.

Currently, the renovations in Stewart Hall are focused on the fifth floor. When the renovations are completed, the floor will include a brand new state-of-the-art chemistry lab space.

As of right now, the biology, chemistry and physics classes have been sharing space due to the renovations in the science hall.

“The administrative staff has worked well around con-

struction,” said Terry Sattler, head of facilities and management. “It is harder to recreate the lab settings rather than the typical classroom setting.”

Ashley Guenther, sophomore business information science major, responded to the renovations positively.

“I’m excited to see how they turn out,” said Guenther.

“As a computer science major, up-to-date lab space is vital in learning process.”

Hopes to help recruitment numbers in the departments occupied in Stewart Hall are present as well. Sattler stated that the renovations will help “reach out to students looking into those areas.”

As for Stewart Hall, the phase goals are to be reached within the next two years if all goes according to plan. According to Sattler, phase four will be focusing on the biology labs and also bringing in more up-to-date equipment.

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recycling.

“Currently, Greene Arc collects our recycling,” said Hune. “But we have a couple problems with them, so we’re looking into switching to something that’s a little more efficient.”

Hune said she and the other project coordinators will be meeting within the next few weeks with a potential provider to assess the benefits of switching from Greene Arc. “One thing that we really would like is a system that is one stream, and that means that [the provider] will take anything that’s recyclable and you can throw it all in one bin, so we don’t have to take the time separating it out,” said Hune. “In addition, we want to get more recycling bins and put them in more accessible areas for students.”

They would also like to work with a provider that comes to campus and takes recyclables away. Currently, students empty the recycling bins around campus every Friday and carry the bags to a dumpster where Greene Arc picks them up.

The main problem with adding these services, according to Bloomster, is a lack of funding. Receiving

additional recycling bins and having a provider come to collect the recycling costs money that Bloomster says the project doesn’t have.

Hune said she hopes these issues will be worked out so that the project can move ahead within the next few months.

At the same time that logistics are being worked out, the Ecostewards are formulating plans for educating students on the importance of recycling for the environment.

Bloomster says she thinks habitual recycling now could “lead to a lifestyle change” for students.

“I think if we start it at a college level, it’ll build a better foundation for students,” said Bloomster.

As the Ecostewards dive into the recycling initiative and other projects, Bloomster says they are always looking for new members, and students are welcome to email her if they are interested in joining the club. In the meantime, she and the other project coordinators hope everyone on campus will simply take the time to recycle.

“We really want people to see the value in recycling and take part in it, because it’s really not that difficult, and it can make a difference,” said Hune.

He told those in attendance that we learn to pray from Jesus Christ.

“The prayers of Psalms were written by Jesus,” said Creach.

However, he went on to say this is troubling, as the psalms often call upon God to bring vengeance on enemies.

Psalm 137 in particular promotes violence in speaking of the kingdom of Edom.

Verses eight and nine declare, “O daughter Babylon, you devastator! Happy shall they be who pay you back what you have done to us.

Happy shall they be who take your little ones and dash them against the rock.”

Creach posed the question, “how can words like t h i s i n for m C h r i st i an prayer?”

He went on to explain that prayer is not intended to be babbling off a wish list to God. However, prayer is an act in which we can pour ourselves out to God. Creach described the act against Jerusalem that prompted this prayer.

The people of Judah believed that God dwelled in Jerusalem and that it was an incredibly sacred place.

Therefore, when the Babylonians attacked Jerusalem,

the Babylonians were seen to have denied God’s kingdom.

Though deeply affected by what Creach described as the 9/11 of biblical times, the people of Judah did not call upon God to punish the Babylonians.

Verses eight and nine do not contain any petition or curse.

The verses simply contain a plea to establish justice, with the punishment limited to those who acted unjustly.

The psalmist was powerless. Therefore, the prayer was a mere calling to God..

Creach then posed the question, “Can we agree with this prayer when Jesus

asked us to pray for our enemies?”

To this question, Creach presented an interpretation that sheds light on a different outlook on the verse.

“When evil desires come into your heart, dash them against the rock of Christ,” said Creach.

Creach explained that vengeance is the right solely of God and is the other side of divine compassion.

“We must believe that God is willing to act on behalf of those that need him,” said Creach.

Following his speech, Creach extended an offer to answer the questions of those in attendance.

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healthy can benefit from counseling services because it helps to reduce stressors and can help an individual move towards career goals and relationship goals,” said Tracy.

With nearly half of the Ph.D. candidates having received their master’s from Waynesburg, it is evident that Waynesburg offers something special.

Debbie Schratz, a student in the new program, is currently an adjunct professor at Geneva College where she teaches both research and communication courses. She

is unsure where her future will take her but she believes a Ph.D. from Waynesburg is a good place to start.

“I did my masters in counseling [at Waynesburg] and I had such a wonderful experience,” said Schratz. “The cohort experience is amazing, and the professors were wonderful.”

Jane Owen, director of Clinical Services and Counseling Center, said she has been waiting for Waynesburg to start a Ph.D. program. Despite being a staff member at the university, Owen is also in the program.

“I’ve spent my entire career as a counselor,” said Owen. “I’ve worked the past

this fall!

28 years at Waynesburg. I’ve always been interested in getting my doctorate degree.

The timing was just right.”

Owen is in her 28th year at Waynesburg. She started as an Act 101 counselor and has worked her way through the counseling center.

Throughout her career, she has applied to other doctorate programs. However, none quite fit in with her busy schedule.

Since classes are on Tuesday evenings, Owen can keep her full time job at Waynesburg while working on getting her Ph.D. Owen is proud to earn her Ph.D. from Waynesburg. As a staff member, she is grate-

ful for the support she has received.

“I know the people who are in charge of the program,” said Owen. “I feel very privileged that the university is supportive of me doing this.”

Currently, out of the 117 total graduate counseling students, only 14 of them are in the Ph.D. program.

However, Tracy believes the number will increase over the years.

“Because of the Christian mission we think it will have an appeal nationwide,” said Tracy. “We would like to pull Christian educators and counselors from across the country to come to Waynesburg University.”

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County poverty rates still too high

By JOHN LYDIC

Multimedia Manager

Children file off a bus to head to an after school program or free tutoring help.

People stand, waiting to walk down a line to receive their monthly food at Produce to People.

These are just a few of the sights people will see as they shuffle around the Borough of Waynesburg.

According to a 2012 report from the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission (SPC), the average household income in Waynesburg is $38,224, compared to the National Average of $42,837.

Waynesburg has been a part of one of the poorest counties in Pennsylvania for many years.

According to the United States Department of Agriculture and Economic Research Service, 15.9 percent of families in Greene County were below the poverty line in 2013. A family of four is considered in poverty if their income is below $22,050.

Greene County provides many services that offer relief to families and individuals at little or no cost.

One organization that provides services like these is Bowlby Library, which offers after school tutoring to kids from kindergarten through 12th grade, and also offers adult classes in the Greene County area, at no cost.

Family Literacy Coordinator of Bowlby Library, Diana Moninger, said services like

One-of-a-kind in many ways

Store, owner offer welcoming environment

By OLIVIA LATIMER News Editor

Sparkling and full of love.

Those words do not just describe the oneof-a-kind creations displayed in B&B Jewelry and Beads; they portray the bright and caring personality of the owner Angel Boyle.

Like her handmade jewelry, Boyle shimmers.

She shimmers with a fiery passion, not just with her gift and natural talent for making unique jewelry, but with her love of people, the community, and being able to bring them something special for an affordable price.

Boyle was born into the jewelry business and has owned jewelry shops for more than 26 years.

However, the endless racks of handmade jewelry that run along the length of the store walls are the work of the last eight years alone.

According to Boyle, her family owned stores in Waynesburg and Fort Jackson for a number of years before she married her husband, John, a jeweler who at the time worked as a goldsmith in the Clark building in Pittsburgh.

“I went back to wholesale again, but then came back to retail,” said Boyle.

“Why? I love people. I don’t like to be behind the scenes.”

Boyle said she got into beading after she owned a jewelry store in Gibsonia.

“I was next to a bridal store and about five other women’s stores,” said Boyle.

“That’s how I started doing beading.

Brides would come in all the time looking for things to be affordable.”

After Boyle herself began beading, she started to teach what she knew.

“I thought, ‘if I can do this, they can do it too’,” said Boyle.

Boyle now even has other teachers come into her store to teach harder classes, in addition to the ones she teaches herself.

Boyle now owns B&B Jewelry and Beads, located at 149 E. High Street.

“When we came back to Waynesburg, I wanted a shop,” said Boyle.

“I didn’t want a store, I only wanted a shop. But then my shop turned into a store.

I love the people, I love teaching and I just love to see all these people come in. We just have fun; it’s such a friendly store.”

On top of teaching a variety of classes, Boyle offers what she calls “open beading” every Wednesday from 3-6 p.m.

“These ladies just come in and they help each other out,” said Boyle. “The group keeps getting bigger and bigger. You can do all kinds of fun things.”

With her husband, Boyle has five children. She has three daughters and two sons, ranging from 16 to 23 years in age.

The family has relocated back to Pittsburgh within the last year, after spending 2 years living Waynesburg.

Each day, Boyle spends more than four hours and 20 minutes in the car.

“We drop off my daughter at school in

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Rose Huwe, The Yellow Jacket

(Top) Angel Boyle, owner of B&B Jewelry and Beads on High Street in Waynesburg, stands in front of one of her display cases in her store.

Through the glass one can see the handmade, oneof-a-kind, pieces of jewelry she makes for purchase.

(Above) A couple examples of some of the made-byhand pieces of artwork that are for sale at the small store. People can also come into the store and learn how to make their own jewelry with Boyle instructing them.

table, nonprofit organization that works to better Green County by initiating and assisting with various community programs and managing funds to help with community needs.

“We work with people to help them maximize their charitable goals,” said Stammerjohn. “And meet the needs of the Greene County community – not just for today, but for generations to come – through grants to nonprofits and scholarships.”

The foundation currently manages more than 65 funds created by various donors.

It awards hundreds of thousands of dollars from these funds each year in the form of scholarships and See BONNER on B4

See JOBS on B4

SAME THROUGH SERVICE – PART ONE

Uniting campus, community through service Greene County community to offer opportunities to university students Photo courtesy of Bonnor Program

Managing Editor

Waynesburg University is inevitably entwined physically, economically and personally with Greene County.

And yet, the institution is often viewed as an entirely separate entity from the surrounding community.

During the summer of 2014, the university became a part of the Bonner-High Impact Initiative. Together with community partners, representatives from the school began unfolding a plan to help organizations in the community and students on campus feel like a united force.

Now, it’s time to put that plan into action. One of the first steps in what will hope-

To the left is the logo for the new initiative that the Waynesburg University Bonner Program is trying to expand.

The initiative focuses on creating a united environment between the university and the community through working together. fully be a long and fruitful project is to introduce students to the many businesses and organizations in Waynesburg and Greene County so that a mutually beneficial relationship may

be formed. The Community Foundation of Greene County (CFGC) is one such organization. Bettie Stammerjohn, executive director of CFGC, hopes that through the Bonner-High Impact Ini-

tiative, students can donate their talents to the foundation while benefiting from the experiences the foundation offers them.

According to Stammerjohn, the CFGC is a chari-

By TIM NERAL

For the Yellow Jacket

At the end of July, little had changed from June.

For the unemployed, that was a good thing.

The U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics reported 4.7 million job openings on the last business day of July, along with a net employment gain of 2.5 million.

There were almost 800,000 more job openings, which no doubt contributed to the 4.9 million hires.

These numbers continue to remain near the highest level in almost 13 years in July.

The highest rises were in construction and retail trade but notable decreases were noticed in educational services, which correlates considering school is out of session during the summer months.

Construction, professional and business services and hospice care were the most profitable fields in terms of hire rates.

Manufacturing, health care, and social assistance were among the lowest profitable fields.

There were clos e to 850,000 more jobs this July than there were during July 2013, demonstrating that the economy is improving.

See BEADS on B4

By KIMMI BASTON

Jobs at a 13-year high

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College is the time to start growing up It is no secret that the twenties are a time in your life when everything changes. It is the time to make that huge leap from childhood to adulthood. These are the years when you become independent: buy your first home; marry the person you love, hopefully start a career that you like. But all these huge changes begin with baby steps, which include doing your own laundry, cooking your own food, paying your cell phone bill etc.

Now be honest with yourself, how many of us in college are doing this? By the amount of students that leave campus every weekend with huge bins filled with dirty clothes, it is safe to assume not many.

These next four years should be used as your adjusting period. You should

start taking those baby steps to prepare you for the inevitable next step in our life: being an adult.

Stop going home every weekend. Stop having your mom make sure your colors are seperate from your whites. Stop traveling all the way home to have one of those ‘home-cooked’ meals that fill Instagram’s news feed every weekend.

It is time to start growing up.Take a weekend and make a meal for yourself.

Save up those quarters to do your own laundry. Live on your own, and embrace the college culture that you only get to be a part of for four years. Become that strong independent person you know you can be. Take these steps and the transition after your senior year won’t seem all that scary.

September 25, 2014

Writing is an essential tool for all careers kimmi baston

Columnist

It’s not uncommon to hear this phrase floating around campus on a daily basis: “I’m a biology major. Why do I have to take English classes?”

It isn’t just the science majors. Many people in a STEM-related, criminal justice or business major program begrudge the fact that Waynesburg University requires them to take at least one writing-intensive course.

So if it’s such a point of contention, why does this requirement exist?

General Education writing and English classes fall under the umbrella of the “liberal arts education” we are paying for. The Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary defines a liberal arts education as “college or university studies (as language, philosophy,

literature, abstract science) intended to provide chiefly general knowledge and to develop general intellectual capacities (as reason and judgment) as opposed to professional or vocational skills.”

If you chose Waynesburg University, you chose to attend an institution that strives to help you be the best person possible. You’ll graduate in four years with the knowledge of how to become a law enforcement officer or a mathematician, but you’ll also graduate with knowledge of how to be a successful citizen and a good human being.

General Education classes, like English, shouldn’t be something we dread. We should see them as part of learning to navigate the world as adults, because every nonmajor course we take has the potential to expand our skill set and our intellect while readying us to be effective citizens.

Equally as important is the

effect writing skills have on our future career.

I attended a guest lecture last week that was given

by U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Special Agent Lou Weiers. The lecture was geared toward Criminal Justice and Forensic Science majors, and the first piece of career advice he gave them was, “Learn how to write.”

Weiers encouraged the audience to take advantage of any writing-intensive courses the University offers, because if students lack writing skills as they enter the workforce, they won’t be able to go far.

The website Quintessential Careers backs up Weiers’ words with the fact that twothirds of the United States’ salaried employees have jobs that require writing. Additionally, employers say on average a third of their workers fail to meet the writing requirement for their job.

Your writing skills come into play from the moment you decide to apply for a job.

The quality of the writing on your application is a potential employer’s very first impression of you.

Evidence of developed writing skills can set you far apart from an applicant who has only been vocationally trained.

From then on, regardless of your chosen profession, writing will infiltrate your daily life.

You’ll be forever writing reports, whether they are on scientific or mathematic findings, crime reports, project proposals and more.

Though honing your vocational skills is essential, employers highly value versatility in English and other abilities that allow you to better do your job.

Appreciating your General Education classes is all about attitude. Remember how beneficial writing skills will be throughout your life, and you can stop seeing English classes as a “waste of time” and start seeing them as part of a valuable education.

Like it or not, price gouging is good for us Jacob meyer Columnist

More than 600 Michigan residents have been reimbursed for being overcharged for propane this past winter by the Kansas-based Ferrellgas, according to the Lansing State Journal.

“The state has also filed a lawsuit Thursday [Sept. 18] against Pennsylvania-based AmeriGas – the largest residential supplier in Michigan and U.S. – alleging price gouging,” per the Lansing State Journal. Michigan does not have a statute prohibiting price gouging, but 34 of the continental United States do and Pennsylvania is one of them. Being in the midst of hurricane season, stories like this one and many others about the dilemma of price gouging continue to

surface.

Price gouging is essentially raising the price of goods or services to an excessively high level in time of a demand increase. These demand increases often happen during a natural disaster or emergency. During hurricane season—and with the subsequent winter season— there will be more cases of price gouging and the government preventing it. The common opinion about price gouging is that it is wrong, and it hurts those who are less fortunate. Most people say it is wrong to kick less fortunate people when they are down.

Those who believe it is wrong, however fail to consider the benefit of letting the machinations of the free market system work. Not allowing the free market to work, and instead embracing government interference in the free market, has numer-

ous consequences.

This explanation about the free market, though, does not answer the only important question during natural disasters: how do we keep the most amount of people safe?

The answer is price gouging.

To many people—understandably—that answer is ludicrous.

How could raising prices to an unfair or excessively high level be good for people who need things of necessity: food, water, shelter, baby formula, etc? It’s easy to think emotionally. If I think emotionally, I think of a single mother who can’t feed her baby during a natural disaster because she can’t afford the raised price of the formula. Examples like that break my heart. What breaks my heart even more, though, is what happens if we don’t price gouge. If we don’t price gouge people who do not need something will

still buy it out of the fear of not having it.

Those who are more fortunate will hoard things of necessity, and therefore people who truly need those things won’t even have an opportunity to buy them.Not price gouging will make goods of necessity available at a firstcome, first-serve basis. More fortunate people are more likely to get to the store and buy things of necessity, even when they don’t need it, than less fortunate people. By the time many people then come to the store looking for these necessities, the items will have been sold out. For many less fortunate For many less fortunate people, they will not even have the opportunity to buy these things.For example, my grandmother would ask my dad to buy her these necessities every time there was See GOUGING on B3

More jobs needed

Work-study restrictions limit student income Money makes the world go round – a saying that’s completely true in college environments. Books are expensive, stress-relieving trips to a restaurant in town cost money for both food and gas, and therapeutic online shopping endeavors aren’t cheap, even if you qualify for free shipping.It’s becoming more common that college students work part-time jobs to find money to make ends meet.

In fact, a 2013 survey by Market Watch found that nearly 80 percent of high school and college students work an average of 19 hours per week while maintaining their studies.At Waynesburg, students have opportunities to find part-time work on campus in the form of federal work-studies. These types of positions are great for students who qualify and don’t have cars but still have expenses to pay.

But that’s the catch: students must qualify for these positions based on finan-

cial need, not their skills in a specific department.

Furthermore, these positions are granted based on a filed Free Application for Federal Student Aid – meaning work-studies are granted based on a family’s financial status, not necessarily the individual student’s need for an income. Students who qualify for work-study and take advantage of it are fortunate; for those who aren’t, some adjustments should be made.

Though the university itself can’t make changes to federal law, perhaps it could find ways to offer more true part-time work to students, aside from working in the dining hall or bookstore.

These students would not be limited to working 14 hours per week, and would be hired based on true qualifications.

While work-study rules are there for a reason, students with need could greatly benefit from part-time work on campus.

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Walking by Faith: Adrienne Tharpe Editor's Note: The following is an interview with Adrienne Tharpe, coordinator of the Bonner Scholar Program, as part of a series of weekly conversations with members of the campus community about living out vocational faith.

By Samantha Peer Op/Ed Editor

Q. When did you come to Waynesburg?

A. I have been here almost a year: I started last November right before Thanksgiving.

Q. What led you here?

A. I moved to Waynesburg two and a half years ago with my husband.

I had been working at another university about an hour away, commuting.

I had kind of been keeping my eyes open at Waynesburg, looking for something.

I was attracted to the University because I knew it was a private Christian school.

I also wanted to continue to be involved with community service like in my previous position.

I wanted to have more of a role in the community. I was living in Waynesburg, but I didn’t know anything about Waynesburg.

The university that I had worked with, I lived and worked there, so I knew the community better than I knew Waynesburg.

I didn’t like that I didn’t know the community that I was living in, so I had been hoping and praying

for something to open up at Waynesburg.

Wh e n t h i s p o s it i on opened, I felt like this was my chance to jump on that.

I have been excited to be here ever since.

Q. In what ways do you demonstrate your faith in your position at Waynesburg?

A. I think it is so easy to do that, being in a private

school. I have the opportunity to share some of my experiences in my faith journey with students in one-on-one conversations or on service trips.

In our meetings, sharing in prayer and reflection is a way I get to share my faith as well. I also like to think that I am demonstrating my faith through my actions in the way I care for others.

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news digest

Cheat Sheet: Missing Afghanistan army officers found Editor's Note: The following is a synopsis of a recent topic trending in world or national news.

On Monday, Sept. 22, three Afghanistan National Army officers were found trying to enter Canada. According to NBC News, the three soldiers went missing this past weekend during a training exercise in Cape Cod. Massachusetts law enforcement told NBC that the soldiers were caught at the famed Rainbow Bridge. They are unsure whether they will report back to Joint Base Cape Cod or report somewhere else.

NBC says the officers arrived on Sept. 11 with 200 other soldiers and civilians from numerous different countries for the training.

The training was being held at Camp Edwards on Joint Base Cape Cod. During their day off, Maj. Jan Mohammad Arash, Capt. Mohammad Nasir Askarzada, and Capt.

Noorullah Aminyar were seen at the mall in Hyannis.

The soldiers were reported missing by base security personnel on Saturday. The Massachusetts state police, FBI, and the National Guard

Courtesy of MCT Campus

Israeli infantry soldiers get ready to star a search operation in the West Bank village of Beit Einun, near Hebron on June 15, 2014, as part of the search operation for three teenagers who went missing near a West Bank settlement. Israel broadened the search for three teenagers believed kidnapped by Palestinian militants. were all trying to find the officers.“There’s no reason to think they have nefarious intent, and no information to suggest that public safety is in question. But there’s a pause for concern, because we want to make sure this wasn’t planned, and we want to see if anyone has helped

them,” said Col. Timothy Alben, superintendent of the Massachusetts State Police, to NBC News.

The day the three officers disappeared, a senior law enforcement source told NBC that the FBI Field Office in Boston took the matter seriously. The source said that

the soldiers were watched by a wide variety of agencies very carefully before being allowed to travel to the United States.

All three men have visas that remain valid for the next few days, meaning they are in the country legally. Several officials say that the officers

were trying to avoid returning to Afghanistan. NBC’s website states that their disappearance follows a similar event that happened last week, when two policemen from Afghanistan went missing during a DEA training program; the two were found in New York.

“There is a lot of speculation within the military that they may be trying to defect,” said Gov. Deval Patrick.Army Col. Steve Warren, a Pentagon spokesman, told NBC News that 14 other Afghans taking part in the U.S. Central Command Regional Cooperation training exercise in Cape Cod were being “thoroughly vetted” prior to coming to the United States.

This led officials to believe the three missing soldiers were not a threat. The Regional Cooperation training exercises have been annually held since 2004. It promotes cooperation and interoperability among forces, builds functional capacity, practices peacekeeping operations, and enhances readiness.

Each year, there are many participants from all over the world. This year, the participants are from six different nations including the U.S. According to NBC News, there are military officials from Tajikistan, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, and Mongolia.

Information curated by YURIKA BLEVINS For the Yellow Jacket

In the news: Ten headlines you need to know this week Editor's Note: The following is a summary of the 10 stories from last week that a college student needs to know.

1. Authorities closing in on cop killer An intense manhunt is underway for the man allegedly connected to the Pennsylvania trooper ambush. Eric Frein, 31-year-old suspected murderer, possesses extensive training as a marksman.

Police say that Frein is a survivalist who knows the area of the woods he is believed to be hiding in quite well. Police also say that Frein has been planning the attack for months, perhaps even years.

He is a man disenchanted with the current society, and he has made known to close friends his displeasure with the federal government. Authorities are concerned that he may be looking for more blood; however, State Police Lt. Col. George Bivens declared “they are closing in on him.”

-CNN News, Sept.22 2. Syrians flee from ISIS into Turkey According to CBC News, 200,000 people have fled the area surrounding the Syrian city of Kobani. The Islamic militant group, ISIS, invaded the primarily Kurdish city last Thursday, and world officials believe the evacuation represents the single largest displacement since the Syrian conflict began in 2011. The country neighboring Syria to the North, Turkey, opened its borders to the mostly Kurdish refugees as ISIS captured

villages in the area. This development further painted a target on the back of the ultra-extreme ISIS group, leading U.S. to partner with Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates in air strikes against Islamic State targets. "We will not tolerate safe havens for terrorists who threaten our people," said Obama. "We will do what is necessary to defend our country."

-CBC News, Sept 22

3. Parents plead for their child's safe return Hannah Graham, an 18-year-old girl, has been missing for more than a week from Charlottesville.

Graham’s parents are pleading with anyone who may have been involved with the mystery to allow her to live. “This is every parent’s worst nightmare,” said John and Sue Graham. “We need to find out what happened to Hannah and make sure it happens to no one else.”

Virginia State Police have issued warrants for Jesse Matthew, who was seen with Graham before her disappearance. The situation has left the college town struck with fear. At least three other young women have disappeared from the area in the past five years, but police do not believe the crimes are connected.

-Huffington Post, Sept. 22 4. iPhone 6 release propels Apple sales Technology giant corporation Apple had a pretty amazing week from a sales

perspective, as the iPhone 6 has already sold 10 million units. The main upgrade from the older generations of iPhones is seen clearly through the larger screen.

Apple reported that sales are up from last year in the first weekend of sales following a generation release, as 1 million more units were sold this year.

There has been an excitement among investors in the company, as the iPhone generates 70 percent of the company’s profits. The momentum garnered from this release is expected to take Apple to record sales for a single year as the holiday quarter approaches.

-New York Times, Sept. 22

5. More progress made in Ukraine with truce The Ukrainian military announced its plans to withdraw many of their heavier weapons from the separatist line in eastern Ukraine. Both parties agreed to create a sort of “buffer zone” after a questionable ceasefire came into play. Over the past few weeks, a truce on a ceasefire was created and agreed upon.

However, significant fighting and violence have still occurred. Under the terms of the deal, both the pro-Russian rebels and the Ukrainian forces will retreat 15 km (about 9.5 miles) from the line of engagement. According to Ukrainian National Security, pro-Russian rebels have begun to move their heavy artillery, but the movement has not been as wholesome as expected. The conflict, which began in

April, has taken upwards of 3,000 live thus far.

-BBC News, Sept. 22

6. Economy unforgiving toward the unemployed According to a new study from Rutgers University, approximately one out of every five workers to have been laid off in the last five years is still unemployed. Rutgers policy professor, Carl Van Horn, who co-directed the study, believes that a certain class of people were simply “left behind” following the American Recession. “While the worst effects of the Great Recession are over for most Americans, the brutal realities of diminished living standards endure for the 3 million American workers who remain jobless years after they were laid off,” said Horn. Wages have not been meeting the rates of inflation, and furthermore, long-term unemployment represents a major area of concern for many potential employers.

-Rutgers University, Sept. 22 7. White House breaches a cause for change The Secret Service is considering a number of changes and possible proposals to prevent potential intruders from breaching the security perimeter around the White House. All of this comes after a man carried a knife into the White House before the Secret Service finally stopped him. Agency officials are considering building checkpoints in certain public areas around the White House. The breach triggered an evacua-

tion of the mansion, as Secret Service drew their weapons and executives flooded out of the West Wing.

-Fox News, Sept. 22

8. 750 people exposed to TB in El Paso hospital Over 700 infants and 40 health care workers have been exposed to Tuberculosis (TB) at a hospital in El Paso, Texas, according to CNN. Officials have not stated whether any of the individuals tested for the disease have come back positive.

An employee at the Providence Memorial Hospital entered the medical center with an active case sometime between Sept. 2013 and Aug. 2014. The worker handled a number of infants during a time span in the nursery and post-partum unit. The families of each individual with possible connections to the worker have been officially notified with instructions on how to be tested, and some of the common symptoms of the disease. Around 2 billion people worldwide are believed to carry latent TB, where the bacteria lay dormant and do not cause symptoms.

-CNN News, Sept. 22 9. Alaskan reporter quits TV for pot advocation A television reporter based out of Anchorage, Alaska revealed on a live on-air segment that she owns a medical marijuana business and was quitting her job to advocate for the legalization of pot.

After reporting on the Alaska Cannabis Club, Charlo

Greene identified herself as the owner of the business.

“Everything you’ve heard is why I, the actual owner of the Alaska Cannabis Club, will be dedicating all my energy toward fighting for freedom and fairness, which begins with legalizing marijuana here in Alaska,” said Greene.

-Observer Reporter, Sept 22 10. New York City jails not telling whole story A federal prosecutor has threatened to pursue legal action against New York City over the recent incomplete report of statistics and violence measures in the Rikers Island jail. U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara hopes to litigate the false claims in court in hopes of possible reform to the problem-plagued jail.

This all comes after a story in the New York Times about the falsified jail reports, in which the city neglected hundreds of inmate fights from statistics turned over to federal authorities.

“If, as has been reported, incomplete and inaccurate information has been provided to us... it does not instill confidence in us that the city will meet its constitutional obligations,” said Bharara. New York City jails have come under increasing watch since the deaths of two mentally ill patients were exposed.

-Observer Reporter, Sept. 22 Information curated by BRENDAN KEANY Staff Writer

Faith: God led Tharpe to career in higher Ed. Gouging: Raising prices helps not hurts Continued from B2

Q. Do you have any specific moments in your position at Waynesburg, whether in interacting with students or faculty members, touched you spiritually?

A. I really enjoy chapel on Tuesday. It is really great seeing students and faculty, staff and administrators come together during that time.

I thoroughly enjoy each week, especially this fall seeing different people speak at chapel. I think that really helps with my faith and spirituality, to see that this campus is so welcoming of that.

I feel like there are so many

opportunities for us to grow in our faith through conversations with colleagues.

It is also so great to see that students are so comfortable with those conversations.I am working with some students and Carolyn Poteet on a campus ministry retreat currently.

I am really excited about the opportunity and getting to know the students that I am working with that on has been really great. I am really inspired by the faith and the love for service that students have on this campus. It has been really inspiring to see the passion that these students have for God. Q. Do you feel that you are where God wants you

to be?

A. I do. I have always been a firm believer in ‘everything happens for a reason’.

I was waiting patiently for something to open up. In my job search before I found a position at Waynesburg, I was applying to a lot of different jobs all over the area so that I didn’t have to commute as far.

I think that God has led me on this path to a career in Higher Education, working closely with students.

When I was in college, my dream was to be an editor of a big magazine in the city.

I decided to do a year of service after college, and I lived in an intentional Christian community.

From that experience, I felt that I was being called to something else.

I felt that God had bigger plans for me.

My heart was telling me one thing and my head was telling me another, so it was a struggle to decide what I wanted, especially when everyone wasn't on my side through it all.

I think it worked out. Getting to share my passion for service and seeing students live out their passions in their faith has been great.

I feel that God has definitely led me here.

I don't know what His plans are for the future, but for now I know I am where I am supposed to be.

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even a possibility of a storm.

We would buy her five cases of water, take them down to the basement and stack them on top of the 20 other cases of water she already had.If the price of those cases of water were gouged, we wouldn’t have bought it for her. She already had enough, so the price would discourage unnecessary purchases that could lead to shortages.Does she know that by purchasing those cases of water she could be hurting someone who truly needs that water?

Of course she wouldn’t. If so,

she wouldn’t buy the water.

By businesses price gouging, it makes sure people who don’t need goods of necessity, don’t hoard them during times of disaster.Emotionally, I understand the converse argument.

On the surface, my premise sounds uncaring. When we want equity for all and help for those less fortunate we can't just think with our hearts.

Rather, we must do, not what makes us feel better, but what reaches the goal of protecting and helping those we seek out to help. Like it or not, price gouging reaches that goal.

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Dance to raise money for cancer

By ABBY WERNERT

Chief Photographer

A charity for cancer has people getting up and moving.

The third annual “Dancing with a Pink Ribbon Masquerade Ball” will take place Saturday at the Historic Summit Inn Resort.

The event, hosted by Cornerstone Care, is held to raise money that will go towards funding for the organization’s outreach program, Dancing with a Pink Ribbon Breast Health Program.

According to Cornerstone Care’s website, a lot of women will put their health aside, especially when facing issues such as a lack of health insurance or not enough money to

go see a doctor.

Cornerstone Care’s outreach program provides assistance to those in the community by educating people about breast cancer awareness.

It also allows workers to go out into the community to offer free mammograms and mammogram scripts, which helps those without health insurance apply for vouchers that will aid them in getting their needed coverage.

Christina Livingston, an outreach specialist, was one of the people who assisted in planning the event.

“It takes several months to plan it. There’s a lot of hours and creativity involved,” said Livingston, who spent the past months leading up to

the event designing centerpieces and writing sponsorship letters.

Other planning that went into the event involved reaching out to local businesses and organizations to ask for donated items to include in the silent and Chinese auctions, as well as making arrangements for entertainment.

Throughout the night, there will be multiple guest speakers, String of Pearls; a dance troupe based out of Morgantown; and N2O2R, or Not Too Old to Rock, a band that performs songs from multiple eras and any genre, from dance and R&B to country and oldies.

Although this is Livingston’s first year working to

plan and execute the event, her excitement on being able to help out could not have been higher.

“I’m very excited,” said Livingston.

“I can’t wait.”

While the event has proven to be a success in the past, Livingston hopes that next year there will be more people encouraged to attend.

“It’s a wonderful event for a wonderful cause,” said Livingston.

The masquerade dance will begin at 5 p.m. and last until 11 p.m.

Tickets for the event are $45 and can be purchased by contacting Livingston at 724-705-3195, or ordering online at www.dancingwithapinkribbon.com.

Beads: Local business owner shares store vision Continued from B1

Pittsburgh at 7 a.m.,” said Boyle. “From there I drive to Uniontown to drop off my husband at work – he’s one of the Jewelers at Joyce Jewelers – and from there I drive here.”

B oy le c ame b ack to Waynesburg to be closer to an aunt who lives locally.

Boyle loves the small town and community feeling that goes along with having a shop in Waynesburg.

“My customers here are

so much better than in Pittsburgh,” said Boyle.

“They support you and they are just wonderful people. People feel comfortable here, they tell me they feel good about coming in here.

At the other store, they felt like they couldn’t afford what we had there, and I never want people to feel that way.”

Barbara Duffield, an employee of Waynesburg University and executive assistant to the president, is good friends with Boyle and was an integral part in Boyle bringing a line of jewelry

fashion into her shop.

The only things Boyle sells in her store that she has not made herself are two lines of snap jewelry fashion.

One is called Ginger Snaps; the other is known as Lottie Dottie.

“I just happened to see it online and said to Angel, ‘I think this is something that would go over really big in our area – maybe you should try it out,’” said Duffield.

“I ordered one online to try it out and see what it was like; I wanted to know what the quality was. It’s very good

quality for the money.”

According to Boyle, the lines do wonderfully in her shop and people really seem to love them.

B&B Jewelry and Beads is open Monday, Thursday and Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday and Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Boyle hosts her open beading sessions each Wednesday from 3-6 p.m. and encourages anyone who is interested, of any skill level to come down and give it a try.

Jobs: July shows promising numbers for hiring Continued from B1

Job openings increased in all four geographical regions, but the northeast -which Pennsylvania is a part of- saw much slower rates of improvement than those in the south, Midwest and west regions by a whole digit space.

In July of last year, the northeast had 618,000 openings and had 796,000 this July.

During that same stretch, jobs in the south went from 1.4 million to 1.7 million, more than double the openings.

Hire level were lower in the northeast as well.

L ast July there were

671,000 hires and 731,000 this year.

Compare that to 1.8 million and 1.9 million, respectively, in the south.

The report’s findings have been overshadowed by the August employment records, which showed that employers added only 142,000 jobs, the fewest since December of last year.

Job openings have risen in retail, hotels and restaurants, typical hotspots for college students during the fall.

This is also a trend that looks to continue for the coming months.

Employers have added more than 200,000 jobs a month for six straight months through July, the best such stretch in eight years.

Poverty: Statistics show area still struggling Continued from B1

those at Bowlby lessen the financial burdens that face local families.

“We are frequently contacted by parents who are seeking homework help and tutoring and are relieved that Bowlby Library provides the services for free because of the exorbitant costs through other commercial locations,” said Moninger.

According to Moninger, the program was started to provide literacy help to people who need it at no cost to them. “[The programs] level the playing field because they provide access to educational opportunity and homework help,” said Moninger.

Many of these situations lack a two-parent household, as 50.8 percent of women in Greene County who lack a husband are in poverty.

The per capita income is $17,816 and many families struggle to provide the help they need in many areas.

Moninger said the notion

2012 Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission report for Greene County - $4,613 lower than the national average household income - 15.9% families below poverty line - 50.8% of single women below poverty line - 5.5% unemployment rate of helping provide a service to these families provides a sense of inner joy for her.

“It’s tremendously rewarding to be able to provide these services to these students and know the parents have one less thing to worry about,” said Moninger.

Another organization that provides assistance to low income families is the Waynesburg Salvation Army. They

John & Angel Boyle B&B Jewelry & Beads 149 E. High St. Waynesburg, PA 15370 724.852.1413

provide utility and rent assistance, lodging in hotels and emergency food along with many other items of support.

Sister Audrey Quinn, director at the Salvation Army, believes that it is just one small dividend that helps the struggling families.

“The Salvation Army is just part of the group in Greene County,” said Quinn.

“All agencies work together to meet people’s needs. We’re very needed in Greene County because there are a lot of people who are unemployed or underemployed and just can’t make ends meet.”

Quinn feels that this type of program is a valuable service because it gives a lift to people, and in turn can help lead them to becoming more

self-sufficient in the near future.

She stressed that it is not just one or two organizations that provide these services, but many groups that help provide for Greene County.

“In Greene County, there is a lot of collaboration among agencies,” said Quinn.

“If we can only assist someone with so much money because our funds are short, then we can call on another agency to help.

We all work together to help that person.”

With Greene County’s unemployment rate at around 5.5 percent, according to the SPC, organizations like these continue to serve the members of their local community.

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Bonner: Working to create one community Continued from B1

grants to support community projects and individuals.

They also oversee several ongoing initiatives, such as the Community Builders Nonprofit Leadership program and Greene County Food Security Partnership.

The foundation has an existing relationship with the university that is fruitful on both ends.

“CFGC has a great partnership with the university,”

“The [initiative] will provide so many more opportunities for student service and outreach into the community.”

BETTIE STAMMERJOHN

Executive Director CFGC

said Stammerjohn. “We’ve often worked together to identify issues and needs in the community, and the university has always been willing to provide space for community meetings and activities.”

In the past, the CFGC has had student help on projects such as designing brochures and websites, writing press releases and helping to raise funds.

“We’ve had student interns who have developed graphic designs as part of a branding for the Community Builders program,” said Stammerjohn. “Some students have spent a few hours redesigning brochures that highlight some of our endowed funds, others have spent a semester writing press releases, and designing other marketing materials for the foundation.”

However, Stammerjohn feels that student involvement in the foundation could be greatly increased.

Many students are not aware of the real-world experiences that the foundation could offer them while they act as servants for the community.

“There is a lot that goes on behind the scenes of nonprofit organizations, and students can benefit from volunteering and serving in administrative capacities by sharing some of the skills they are learning in the classroom and using them for real-world activities,” said Stammerjohn. “Most of us learn best by doing, and I think the High Impact Initiative positions students to do just that.”

While Stammerjohn emphasized the importance of direct service, such as working with youth and participating in service trips, she hopes to make students aware of capacities they can serve in that may be majorrelated.

“We do offer students an opportunity for hands-on practice of skills such as communications, graphic design, journalism, nonprofit management, event planning, social research, and probably others that we haven’t yet discovered,” said Stammerjohn. “I hope that’s one good thing that comes out of [the High Impact Initiative].”

As the head of an organization with a vested interest in the wellness of the community, Stammerjohn believes that the BonnerHigh Impact Initiative will open the door for students to not only become a part of the community, but also to change it.

“The [initiative] will provide so many more opportunities for student service and outreach into the community,” said Stammerjohn.

“I’m excited to see High Impact Initiative take service to a new level with Waynesburg University.”

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Wrong route leads to right result for Jackets Soccer

wins big on road

Capan catches game-winner in 2OT thriller

Men shut out Mount Union

By AUSTIN ANDERSON For the Yellow Jacket

In Waynesburg’s doubleovertime, thrilling 44-38 victory over Geneva Saturday, senior tight end Zac Capan scored the game winning touchdown reception on a pass that was never intended to go to him.

“We faked the handoff to the running back, and we wanted to throw to the corner,” said Capan. “I ran the wrong route. I was supposed to stay in. The corner route was supposed to be for [Andrew English]. So I ran the wrong route, and it ended up working out for us.”

Even though Capan’s route was not scripted, Waynesburg head coach Rick Shepas recognized the improvisational skills of Capan.

“It’s just the play call he heard,” said Shepas. “He actually ran an excellent route. [English] against man pressure got kind of beat up to the inside. Capan just opened wide up, and Carter [Hill] threw a nice ball. I said to our guys ‘we’re ending this thing right now.’”

The 25-yard game-winning reception was Capan’s second touchdown catch of the game. He also had 81 yards receiving on five receptions.

Capan had something to prove after only having two receptions for 17 yards

By GENNARO BONAVENTURA For the Yellow Jacket

The men’s cross-country team competed in the Dickinson College Long Short run on Saturday, showing a spread of finishes throughout the contest.

Leading the way was sophomore Brendan Keany, who placed 31st out of the 260man race. Following Keany was senior runner Brandon Dugan, who crossed the line with a time of 13:27.71 to finish in 97th.

All in all, head coach Chris Hardie was happy with the effort put forth by the entire team.

“Going into the invitational, we knew the field would be bigger than usual,” said Hardie. “Our goal from the jump was to start out fast since the distance went from a 4k to an 8k.”

Coach Hardie is also very passionate about the sport itself, as he is in his fifth year as head coach after moving up

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Wide receiver Bernie Thompson dives for the goal line in Waynesburg's 44-38 double-overtime victory over Geneva Saturday. The Yellow Jackets improve to 3-0, with the win. against Saint Vincent last week.

“I had a good game the first game [against Muskingum], and then I got happy a little bit,” said Capan. “So I kind of took my foot off the gas. I kind of did not have the killer instinct [against St. Vincent]. That’s something Coach [Shepas] and I talked about,” said Capan.

Although the Capan touchdown catch was the highlight of over time, Waynesburg had the chance to win the game is regulation.

With less than 30 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter, the Yellow Jackets

Jackets take short route at Dickinson Invitational

By NATE LABISHAK

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Men's XC places 16th

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tions; both thrown to Geneva freshman cornerback Nate Cannon.

This is not a new phenomenon for the Waynesburg offense. In three games, the Jackets have only scored seven first quarter points.

“We just want to calm down, relax and have a little bit more fun,” said Shepas.

Waynesburg’s head coach is not concerned with the lack of points in the opening quarter. Instead, he cited other categories to judge the offense.

“Our drives were good in

The Waynesburg Yellow Jackets traveled to Mount Union Saturday for non-conference action and brought home a solid 3-0 victory.

“All around, solid team play and effort,” said head coach Brad Heethuis. “It was a nice team win.”

A goal in the 18th minute got things rolling for the Jackets, a nice free kick feed from senior midfielder Nick Brommer to sophomore forward Chad Palucka. “It was pretty sweet, Nick [Brommer] got a free kick and placed it perfectly, I couldn’t have missed it even if I tried,” said Palucka.

Brommer’s pretty feed to Palucka’s header goal got momentum on the Jackets side early and they did not look back.

Senior goalkeeper Brandon Daughtry had another solid performance with eight saves and his second shutout of the season. Daughtry has been consistent all year long with his play in net. “When Brandon had to make the saves he did,” said Heethuis.

“It’s nice to have him back there. Good hands quick feet, he is very vocal and confident

from assistant coach starting in 2010.

Given the team’s success so far this year, Hardie feels like they are in a good spot to compete with some of the best talent.

“Two teams in front of us are phenomenal, we as a team are trying to finish strong and stay right around the third spot,” said Hardie.

“I guess we are more realistic as a team, we know our rival Grove City always competes very well but we can also close the gap and grab the second spot in the conference.

When asked about the success of his sophomore runner Keany, Hardie didn’t seem too surprised.

“We have a 15-week training program that everyone on the team goes through,” Hardie said. “When his teammates see his success they buy into the workout which helps the team comSee MEN on C4

had first and goal from the Geneva five yard-line.

On first down, Hill was sacked and lost the football, which was recovered by right guard Tyler Powell. On second and third down Hill threw incomplete passes.

“We don’t really slow down our offense, we just wanted to score any way possible,” said Hill. “We were worried about the clock. We wanted to get into the end zone, and that’s the best way we felt we could [score].”

This set up a 32-yard field goal attempt by junior kicker Scott Lewis. Geneva used two timeouts to stall Lewis before

the attempt. This strategy worked for Geneva as Lewis shanked the kick far left to force overtime with the score deadlocked at 31-31.

After trading touchdowns in the opening period, the Yellow Jackets special teams gave the offense the opportunity to win the game thanks to a field goal block by safety Mitch Vacek. One play later, Waynesburg fans celebrated in victory after Capan’s catch.

The Waynesburg offense did not have much success to start the game. Its four, first-quarter drives ended with a turnover on downs, a punt, and two Hill intercep-

Women's tennis tops Thomas More

By COLE LONG

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The women’s tennis team boosted its record to an impressive 7-2 mark, after a convincing 7-2 victory over the Thomas More Saints on Saturday. Despite the Saints’ 1-4 record coming into the contest, head coach Ron Christman made it a point of emphasis for his team to not overlook the team’s Presidents’ Athletic Conference opponent.

“Our expectations were kind of mixed because it was hard to read how good they were,” said Christman.

“They had some new players playing in key positions, and they were young. Even though they had lost, they were still playing some good teams.”

Waynesburg came out with an edge and dominated the match from the start.

All three doubles teams for Waynesburg were victorious.

“I always think the doubles teams set the tone going in,” said Christman. “This was one of our better outings, and this was the first time we had all of our doubles playing in

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Both Ellen Limback (left) and Emily McDonold (right) went undefeated in Waynesburg's 7-2 win over Thomas More Saturday. The Jackets improved to 7-2. the positions they should be in.”

The number-one doubles team of junior Rachel Klemash and senior Alyssa Daniel dominated their match to set the exact tone that Christman spoke of by winning 8-1 over Thomas More’s Alyssa DeFiglio and

Julie Estridge.

Both freshmen, DeFiglio and Estridge are thrust into playing in the one and two spots against the PAC’s bests The experience that Klemash and Daniel had over them going into the match was enormous, and their play together showed it.

“They stepped in and did the things they needed to do right out of the chute,” said Christman of his doubles teams.

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Shakeup in the Presidents' Athletic Conference is on the horizon ROB LONGO Sports Editor

Saturday marked the opening weekend of Presidents’ Athletic Conference play, and there was only one word to describe it: mayhem.

For anyone that has followed the conference the past several years; Saturday was everything that goes against what the causal PAC fan is used to.

Let’s start with Saint Vin-

cent. The Bearcats, who hung tight with Waynesburg for most of the game Sept.

13, snapped their 23-game losing streak. The last time Saint Vincent tasted victory was November of 2011. The Bearcats were selected to finish last in the PAC preseason football poll. It was also the first win for first-year head coach Ron Dolciato.

For the second time this season, the PAC favorite Thomas More looked vulnerable against Thiel. The Saints lost 35-20 the opening week of the season to No.

5 Wesley, but had a difficult time defending the pass, allowing four scores through the air. Saturday, the Tomcats led Thomas more 2721 at the half. However, the Saints flexed their muscles by scoring 45 unanswered points in the second half to make it a 66-27 final. There’s a reason why Thomas More received 29 first-place votes in the pre-season poll, but still, Thiel made it interesting for at least a half.

In one of the more surprising games around the PAC Saturday, it took Bethany an

extra period of play to take down Westminster. Much like Saint Vincent, Westminster was picked to finish in the basement of the conference. The Titans led Bethany 14-7 at halftime, but Bethany answered towards the end of the third quarter. The Bison struck first in overtime and then was able to hold Westminster on a long fourth down attempt to improve to 2-1 on the season.

With a lot surprises in the conference this week, one thing remained constant. That school up north

in Washington, Pennsylvania, defeated Carnegie Mellon 48-30 for the program’s 700th victory. Despite the disdain that many have at Waynesburg for the school, it is still an impressive accomplishment, as Mount Union and Wittenberg are the only other schools to reach the plateau at the Division III level.

At the end of the season, there may not be much of a shakeup at all. Again, one of the top two teams in the conference has won the PAC the past several years. Since the

PAC received an automatic berth to the NCAA Division III playoffs in 2007, Thomas More and Washington & Jefferson are the only two programs to receive the automatic playoff spot.

Last season has the ability to be that year where another team could have snuck in there to take the PAC crown, even if it would have come via a co-championship with another program. Last year, Bethany won 24-19 at home against that team from See PAC on C3

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September 25, 2014

Women's soccer blanked at Mount Union Women's XC

By BEN NICHOLS

For the Yellow Jackets

The women’s soccer team was at a crossroads Saturday, as it traveled to Alliance, Ohio to face 4-2 nonconference opponent Mount Union.

Waynesburg started out the season 3-0, allowing only one goal in each game, before hitting a three game stretch of three winless games (01-2). After a 5-0 loss to the Purple Raiders, the team was left searching for answers.

“Hats off to Mount Union because they played a good game,” said head coach Laura Heethuis. “Unfortunately, I would say that are team was less than energetic pretty much for the full 90 minutes.

When that happens, we’re going to let players sneak through and let them get opportunities on goal. They took their chances and they finished them”.

After one half of play, the Jackets only trailed 1-0 going

into the locker room. Mount Union scored two goals within 2:17 of each other, and with less than 20 minutes to play in the contest down 4-0, the win seemed out reach for Waynesburg.

“After they scored the second goal, I really felt our confidence as a team really diminished,” said senior defenseman Taylor Bombalski. “Our mindset after they scored was not what it should have been. I saw heads drop, which was our biggest down fall.”

The Purple Raiders added a goal in the 84th minute to seal the win 5-0 on freshman goalkeeper Marian Chearney. Starter Ciara Scott was substituted for after she allowed her fourth goal of the day, and finished the day with five saves. The Purple Raiders outshot the Jackets 14-9 on the day, but it wasn’t the amount of shots taken by Mount Union that frustrated Bombalski.

“We really had a lack of

communication offensively and defensively on Saturday,” said Bombalski.

Though the Jackets suffered their worst defeat of the season, Heethuis liked what she saw in the first 45 minutes, but was disappointed by the women’s play in the second half.

“We stuck with them in the first half, and it’s a lot easier to come back from 1-0,” said Heethuis.

“But once we gave up our second goal, we started to play individualistic type of soccer. When you do that, you’re not going to be successful. So we have to continue a team mentality and keep moving forward.”

“It’s the small things that add up throughout a game,” said Heethuis. “So we’ll go back through and watch some of the film from Saturday’s game, and will also touch back on our rules and responsibilities of each position.”

After Wednesday’s road

match-up against Baldwin Wallace, the Jackets will have two more home nonconference games before Presidents’ Athletic Conference play opens up.

Waynesburg faces Bluffton University Saturday at noon at John F. Wiley Stadium, and then take on Point Park University Pioneers, who are an NAIA program, before beginning conference play against the Grove City Wolverines Friday Oct. 3.

The Jackets host Chatham in another PAC matchup Oct. 8. Waynesburg then heads on the road to Thiel to take on the Tomcats Oct. 11 at 1 p.m. The Jackets return home for a two-game homestand to host Bethany Oct. 14 and the Saints of Thomas More Oct. 18. That match kicks off at 1 p.m.

“We’ve got to come ready to play and come with the energy to win,” said Heethuis.

“But like I said, if we do the little things right, the big things will fall into place.”

Golf prepares for fall PAC Championships

By CHELSEY WITHERS For the Yellow Jacket

“I believe that we’re starting to see both men’s and women’s golf programs in the league become extremely competitive,” said Kevin Fenstermacher, the assistant commissioner and director of communications of the Presidents’ Athletic Conference.

In the past, the PAC held the team championships in both the fall and spring, but the individual championships would only be held in the spring. That changes this year, which has caused much joy for players and commissioners.

It all starts with the fall golf PAC Championships will be held September 2930 at New Castle Country Club in New Castle, Pennsylvania.

“This change is great,” said Waynesburg senior Kelly Mehal. “Ending the season with the PACs is a nice way

to do it, because all of the golfers have worked so hard to get to this point.”

The 2014-15 PAC Championships features a 72-hole event, with 36 holes played at the Fall Championships and another 36 holes played at the Spring Championships in April.

The combined 72-hole team total will determine the 2014-15 PAC team champions and winners of the league’s men’s and women’s automatic qualifying bids to the 2015 NCAA Division III Championships.

Five golfers will make up a team, with the lowest four scores per round from the designated five-player team used in team score compilation. Scoring will be stroke play.

Also new for 2014-15, the All-PAC teams, as well the PAC Players of the Year, will be determined by the combined 72-hole scores from the Fall and Spring Cham-

pionships.

The All-PAC teams will be made up of the top 15 overall scorers (five first team, five second team, five honorable mention). In previous years, All-PAC and Golfer of the Year honors were determined exclusively at the 36-hole Spring Championship. Last year, the Saint Vincent College men and the Grove City College women claimed their respective conference titles at Cedarbrook Golf Course in Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania. The team titles were the second straight for both the Bearcats and the Wolverines.

Thomas More College’s Mike Marcagi took home PAC Golfer of the Year honors after carding a tournament-low 150 (77-73) in the 44-player field. Then, for the third-straight year, Grove City’s Esther Durling was named the PAC Golfer of the Year after firing a second-round 81 to pace the

field of 33 golfers. Durling finished with a two-day score of 165.

Even though Mehal may not have been the PAC Golfer of the year, first year Waynesburg golf coach, Sam Jones said that he is, “looking for Mehal to do quite well this year.”

As for the team, Jones is excited to see how hard they are working to improve and to build a foundation for the team in the future.

“The team is definitely improving each tournament we have gone to," said Mehal.

This season's NCAA Division III Men's Golf Championships will be held May 12-15 ny Guilford College in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Guilford also hosted this year's men's championships and will host again in 2018.

For the women, they travel to Howey-in-the-Hills, Florida to play at Mission Inn May 12-15. The host school is Olgethorpe.

takes top-15 finish

By BRENDAN KEANY

For the Yellow Jacket

As the grinding portion of the cross country season approaches, the women’s cross country team looked to keep energized as it participated in the unique Dickinson Long/ Short Course Invitational Saturday.

As the name of the invitational implies, there were both long and short races offered at the Dickinson course, which will also be the site of the regional championships. Head coach Chris Hardie decided to split the team between the regular 6-kilometer race and the shorter 4-kilometer race.

“I think we have some girls that would excel at the 4k, so that was kind of the thought going in,” said Hardie. “We have some younger runners that had limited experience at the 6k level, but had pretty good experience with the 3200m on the track in high school. So the idea was to put some of the younger runners in the shorter race to see if they would excel.”

The women took 11th place out of the 40 schools that competed in the 4-kilometer run. They were led once again by freshman Julie Gerber. Gerber finished at an impressive 12th place in the 301-woman race with a time of 14:59.85. The freshman admitted she had nerves in a race with so many runners and excellent competition.

“There were so many people around you throughout the race,” said Gerber. “So it made it easier for me to hit my pace and stay consistent.”

Freshman Elinore Loch and sophomore Katie Latimer also put in respectable showings as the ladies finished 36th and 71st. As for the 6-kilometer race, the women took 15th place out of the 35 schools that were represented in the competition.

Annette Aho, the women’s senior captain, paced the women in the 6k, with

a 49th-place showing out of 265 runners. Aho crossed the line with a time of 24:35.79.

She was happy with her result despite the degree of difficulty in running the course.

“Coming into this race I was nervous, and I knew it was going to be a tougher course that I had only run one time before,” said Aho. “But it ended up going really well, and actually, I surprised myself in running almost the same time I ran the week before at Bethany.”

A pair of freshmen followed Aho in the 6-kilometer event. Kerianne Hensel and Angie Marchetti placed relatively close together considering the number of runners in the race. Hensel came in 60th place, while Marchetti chipped in with a 69th-place finish.

Hardie was rather indifferent toward the results, as he knows the women have much room to improve.

“I was happy with the results on paper with time, but I don’t think that we competed very well,” said Hardie.

“So from a coaching perspective, I would have liked to see us battle it out for more spots particularly in the last thousand meters in both races.”

Despite the lackluster performance from a competitive level, Hardie does not think it will be a continuous issue with the team, as much of the problem may lie in the inexperience from the younger members on the team who participate in high leverage races.

“I don’t want to harp on the ‘we didn’t compete well,’ but I think we will learn more as the season progresses,” said Hardie. “We’re going to be ready in seven weeks, but I would have liked to see us battle a little bit more.”

The top men and women will travel to Mason, Ohio, this weekend for the NCAA Division III Pre-Nationals race, as they look to build more experience in a race that will be seeping with top collegiate running talent.

PRESIDENTS’ ATHLETIC CONFERENCE ROUNDUP FOOTBALL STANDINGS

Wash & Jeff Waynesburg Bethany Thomas More Saint Vincent Case Western Reserve Grove City Geneva Thiel Westminster Carnegie Mellon

MEN’S SOCCER Conf. Overall 1-0 3-0 1-0 3-0 1-0 2-1 1-0 2-1 1-0 1-2 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-2 0-1 1-2 0-1 1-2 0-1 0-3 0-2 0-2

Saturday’s Box Score

WAYNESBURG 44, GENEVA 38 Geneva 7 7 0 17 7 38 Waynesburg 0 13 3 15 13 44

SCORE RECAP

First Quarter: GEN - Guiser 68 yd pass from Channing (Gardner kick), 8:47 Second Quarter: WAY - Forsythe 34 yd pass from Hill (Lewis kick fail), 9:21; GEN - Fuller 64 yd pass from Channing (Gardner kick), 8:33; WAY - Forsythe 7 yd run (Lewis Kick), 2:49 Third Quarter: WAY - Lewis 41 yd field goal, 5:01 Fourth Quarter: WAY - Capan 12 yd pass from Hill (Lewis kick), 12:51; GEN - Kelosky 20 yd pass from Channing (Gardner kick), 10:03 GEN - Gardner 41 yd field goal, 7:01; WAY - Forsythe 2 yd run (Thompson pass from Hill), 4:05; GEN - Jones 9 yd pass from Channing (Gardner kick), 1:46 OVERTIME: WAY - Thompson 13 yd pass from Hill (Lewis kick); GEN - Guiser 9 yd pass from Channing (Gardner kick); WAY - Capan yd pass from Hill

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Waynesburg passing COM ATT YDS TD Hill............................. 23 45 301 4

STANDINGS

Thomas More Geneva Grove City Waynesburg Westminster W&J Thiel Saint Vincent Bethany

Conf. Overall 0-0 6-2 0-0 5-1-2 0-0 5-2-1 0-0 3-3-2 0-0 3-6-1 0-0 2-4 0-0 2-5 0-0 2-7 0-0 0-7

Saturday’s Box Score

WOMEN’S SOCCER Thomas More 0-0 Westminster 0-0 Waynesburg 0-0 Bethany 0-0 W&J 0-0 Chatham 0-0 Thiel 0-0 Grove City 0-0 Geneva 0-0 Saint Vincent 0-0

8-0 7-2 3-2-2 3-4 2-4 2-5 2-6 1-5-1 1-6 0-7

Saturday’s Box Score

WAYNESBURG 3, MOUNT UNION 0 Waynesburg 1 2 3 Mount Union 0 0 0

MOUNT UNION 5, WAYNESBURG 0 Waynesburg 0 0 0 Mount Union 1 4 5

SCORE RECAP

SCORE RECAP

First HALF: WAY - Palucka (Brommer assist), 18:32 SECOND HALF: WAY - Browne (Lemke/Benedict assist), 50:02; WAY Nelson, 65:19

RECENT RESULTS

Sautrday, September 20: Carnegie Mellon 4, Bethany 0; Geneva 1, Lycoming 1; Grove City 2, Heidleberg 0; John Carroll 6, Saint Vincent 1; Hilbert 4, Thiel 2; Thomas More 3, Bluffton 1; Waynesburg 3, Mount Union 0; Pitt-Greensburg 1, Westminster 0

UPCOMING GAMES

Saturday, September 27: Geneva at John Carroll - 12 p.m.; Saint Vincent at Muskingum - 1 p.m.; Mount Union at Wash & Jeff - 1 p.m.; Carnegie Mellon at Grove City - 3 p.m.; Bluffton at Waynesburg - 4 p.m.

PAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Offensive: Nick Brommer, Senior MF, Waynesburg Deffensive: George DeAugustino, Senior, D, Grove City

Waynesburg rushing

ATT YDS TD Forsythe................................ 26 101 2

First Half: MTU - Wall (Lanese assist), 18:37 Second Half: MTU - Malenic, 60:53; MTU - Goedecke, 63:00; MTU Malenic, 71:36; MTU - Love (Shaw assist), 84:36

RECENT RESULTS

Friday, September 19: Muskingum 1, Saint Vincent 0 Saturday, September 20: Wooster 5, Geneva 1; Carnegie Mellon 1, Grove City (2OT); Thiel 5, Hilbert 0; Thomas More 7, Bluffton 0; Wash & Jeff 1, Penn State Behrend 0; Mount Union 5, Waynesburg 0 Sunday September 21: Chatham 2, SUNY Canton 1

UPCOMING GAMES

Saturday, September 27: Thomas More at Ohio Northern - 1 p.m.; Mount Union at Geneva - 2 p.m.; Bluffton at Waynesburg - 2 p.m.; Marietta at Wash & Jeff - 3 p.m.; Grove City at Messiah - 7 p.m.

PAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Offensive: Olivia Huber, Junior F, Thomas More Deffensive: Laura Page, First-Year Goalkeeper, Westminster

Waynesburg receiving

REC YDS TD Thompson............................. 9 90 1

PAC FOOTBALL LEADERS

PAC VOLLEYBALL LEADERS

RUSHING YARDS: Ruffing, 515, W&J; Hayden, 412, TMC; Forsythe, 283, WAY

ASSISTS: Fessler, 479, TMC Christy, 423, SVC; Lauber, 419, BET

ATT YDS TD Jones..................................... 13 40 0

TACKLES: Pratt, 31, W&J; Kpadehyea, 30, BET; Raddar, 29, BET

BLOCKS: Freyermuth, 64.0, WES; Algriere, 41.0, GRC; Smith, 41.0, GEN

Geneva receiving

SACKS: Raddar, 6.5, BET; Machuga, 4.0, WAY; Thorpe, 3.0, THI

DIGS: Mouch, 273, BET; Castigliano, 272, TMC; George, 246, SVC

INTERCEPTIONS: Fuller, 4, TMC; Cannon, 4, GEN; Mundell, 2, WAY

ACES: Castigliano, 23, TMC; Trageser, 22, GRC; Ritson, 20, GEN

Geneva passing

COM ATT YDS TD Channing.................. 22 31 317 56

Geneva rushing

REC YDS TD Fuller...................................... 8 156 1

RECENT RESULTS

Saturday, September 20: Bethany 21, Westminster 14 (OT); Wash & Jeff 48, Carnegie Mellon 30; Saint Vincent 23, Case Western Reserve 20; Waynesburg 44, Geneva 38 (2OT); Thomas More 66, Thiel 27

UPCOMING GAMES

Saturday, September 20: Geneva at Carnegie Mellon - 1:30 p.m.; Grove City at Saint Vincent - 1:30 p.m.; Thiel at Case Western Reserve - 1:30 p.m.; Westminster at Thomas More - 1:30 p.m.; Waynesburg at Bethany - 7 p.m.

PAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Offensive: Domonique Hayden, SR. RB, TMC; Defensive: Donavan Hayden, JR. LB, BET; Special teams: Morgan Porter, SR. Kicker, SVC

PASSING YARDS: Gebhardt, 843, TMC; Coughlin, 794, W&J; Hill, 774, WAY

KILLS: Hughes, 159, Geneva; Howell, 146, TMC; McKenzie, 132, BET

CROSS COUNTRY MEN RECENT RESULTS

STANDINGS Conf. Overall

Individual NATIONAL CATHOLIC CHAPIONSHIPS: 1. Jake Kildoo, Notre Dame, 24:57; 2. Chris Marco, Notre Dame, 24:59; 3. Jeffery Antolos, Canisius, 25:07 SAINT VINCENT INVITATIONAL: 1. Aaron Lauer, Pitt, 27:06; 2. Eric Torres, Point Park, 27:12; 3. Billy Caldwell, Pitt, 27:29; 4. Brandan Moretton, Saint Vincent, 27:34

Saturday’s Box Score

Team Friday, September 19 NATIONAL CATHOLIC CHAMPIONSHIPS 22. Thomas More, 615 pts.

Saturday, September 20 SAINT VINCENT INVITATIONAL 2. Saint Vincent, 38 pts.; 8. Thiel, 192 pts.; 9. Wash & Jeff, 226 pts.; 10. Geneva, 243 pts DICKINSON LONG-SHORT COURSE 8. Grove City, 98 pts.; 16. Waynesburg, 178 pts.; 24.

Westminster, 286 pts.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Saturday, September 27: Thomas More at Wilmington NCAA Pre-National Meet - 11 a.m.; Waynesburg at Wilmington NCAA Pre-National Meet - 11 a.m.

WOMEN RECENT RESULTS

Team Friday, September 19 NATIONAL CATHOLIC CHAMPIONSHIPS 23. Thomas More, 718 pts.

Saturday, September 20 SAINT VINCENT INVITATIONAL 3. Saint Vincent, 113 pts.; 4. Geneva, 142 pts.; 5.

Bethany, 150 pts.; 8. Thiel, 198 pts.; 12. Chatham, 327 pts.

DICKINSON LONG-SHORT COURSE 12. Grove City, 123 pts.; 15. Waynesburg, 146 pts.; 22. Westminster,286 pts.

Singles: Klemash WAY def. DeFiglio TMC 6-0, 6-3 Hetzer TMC def. Daniel WAY 6-0, 6-3; McDonold WAY def. Thoerner TMC 7-5, 6-1; Limback WAY def. Estridge TMC 7-6, 7-5; Zwick TMC def. DuBrock WAY 7-6, 2-6, 1-0; Cowden WAY def. Strickley TMC 6-2, 6-1 Doubles: Klemash/Daniel WAY def. DeFiglio/Estridge TMC 8-1; Limback/Mcdonold WAY def. Hetzer/Sam TMC 8-5; Wilson/DuBrock WAY def. Strickley/Thoerner TMC 8-2

2-0 5-1 4-1 3-1 2-1 2-2 1-2 1-3 1-3 0-7

12-2 10-5 10-4 9-6 8-5 5-9 9-5 6-4 4-13 0-12

GROVE CITY 3, WAYNESBURG 0 Waynesburg 13 24 24 Grove City 25 25 25

RECENT RESULTS

Saturday, September 20: Bethany 3, Wash & Jeff 0; Bethany 3, Westminster 0; Geneva 3, Grove City 0; Geneva 3, Waynesburg 0; Grove City 3, Waynesburg 0; Saint Vincent 3, Frostburg State 0; Denison 3, Thiel 0; Marietta 3, Thiel 0; Thomas More 3, Centre 0; Hendrix 3, Thomas More 2; Westminster 3, Wash & Jeff 2

UPCOMING GAMES

Saturday, September 27: Chatham at Westminster - 11 a.m.; Waynesburg at Thomas More - 11 a.m.; Bethany at Heidelberg - 12 p.m.; Saint Vincent at Chatham - 1 p.m.; Thiel at Waynesburg - 1 p.m.; Geneva at Defiance - 2 p.m.; Saint Vincent at Westminster - 3 p.m.; Thiel at Thomas More - 3 p.m.; Bethany at Otterbein - 4 p.m.; Geneva at DePauw - 4:30 p.m.

PAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Rachel Netherland, Junior Outside Hitter, Geneva

PAC W. SOCCER LEADERS

UPCOMING EVENTS

SHOTS: Berg, 33, THI; Davis, 32, WAY; Flagge, 31, TMC

Saturday, September 27: Thomas More at Wilmington NCAA Pre-National Meet - 11 a.m.; Waynesburg at Wilmington NCAA Pre-National MEET - 11 a.m.; Thiel at Ursuline - 11 a.m.

SAVE PERCENTAGE: Barton, .900, TMC; Lathrop, .833, GRO; Sawyer, .793, CHA

PAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

PAC M. SOCCER LEADERS

Men’s: Brandan Moretton, Sophomore, Saint Vincent Women’s: Emily Rabenold, Junior, Grove City

POINTS: Huber, 30, TMC; Hinerman, 19, BET; Flagge, 19, TMC GOALS: Huber, 13, TMC; Hinerman, 9, BET; Flagge, 19, TMC ASSISTIS: Flagge, 5, TMC; Huber, 4, TMC; Berg, 4, THI

POINTS: Lemke, 13, WAY; Elsea, 12, THI; Ahia, 12, THI GOALS: Elsea, 6, THI; Lemke, 5, WAY; Ahia, 4, THI ASSISTS: Loew, 5, GRO; Crider, 4, GEN; Ahia, 4, THI SHOTS: Lilley, 29, THI; Luthy, 28, SVC; Proctor, 24, SVC

Friday, September 19: Westminster 8, Geneva 1; Saint Vincent 7, Mount Union 2 Saturday, September 20: Penn State Behrend 8, Thiel 1; Wash & Jeff 9, Thomas More 0; Waynesburg 7, Thomas More 2

SAVE PERCENTAGE: Daughtry, .878, WAY; Little, .808, WES; Weaver, .737, GRO

UPCOMING EVENTS

Saturday, September 27: Saint Vincent at Westminster - 11 a.m.; Bethany at Mount Aloysius - 12 p.m.; Berea at Thomas More - 12 p.m.; Waynesburg at Marietta

PAC Players of the Week

Kelly Capone, Sophomore, Washington and Jefferson

RECENT RESULTS

Thomas More Geneva Bethany Westminster Grove City Thiel Saint Vincent W&J Waynesburg Chatham

Individual NATIONAL CATHOLIC CHAMPIONSHIPS: 1. Molly Seidel, Notre Dame, 17:09; 2. Danielle Aragon, Notre Dame, 17:20; 3. Kellie Greenwood, Marquette, 17:29 SAINT VINCENT INVITAIONAL: 1. Jenny Brewer, Alderson Broaddus, 19:27; 2. Abby Peters, Pitt, 19:53; 3. Ellen Crook, Pitt, 19:55; 13. Anna Wargo, Geneva, 21:01

WOMEN’S TENNIS Saturday’s Box Score

VOLLEYBALL

WAYNESBURG ATHLETES OF THE WEEK Waynesburg at Bethany- 7 p.m.

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Nick Brommer, Men’s Soccer

Rachel Klemash, Women’s Tennis

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Volleyball loses home tri-match Weekly Awards

A pair of upperclassmen fall sport athletes had successful weeks for their respective teams this past week.

For these reasons senior soccer player Nick Brommer and junior tennis standout RaBrommer Klemash chel Klemash have been named Waynesburg University Athletes of the Week.

Brommer, a midfielder for the Jackets men’s soccer team, played a pivotal role in both of the Yellow Jackets’ wins last week.

The Angier, North Carolina native scored the eventual game-winner in Waynesburg’s 5-2 win over Marietta College on Wednesday, Sept. 17. Brommer followed that up by assisting teammate Chad Palucka’s game-winning goal during the team’s 3-0 victory at Mount Union on Saturday.

Brommer totaled five points on a goal and a team-high three assists last week for the men’s soccer squad. Because of his stellar play, Brommer was named Presidents’ Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Week.

The men’s soccer team hosts Bluffton University Saturday for a 2 p.m. non-conference match.

Klemash led the way for the women’s tennis team, which recorded a 3-0 mark last week. The Jackets improved to 2-0 in PAC play. The Canon-McMillan High School graduate went 3-0 at both first-singles and first-doubles with her partner senior Alyssa Daniel, and she lost just one set in her trio of triumphs.

Waynesburg defeated the likes of Thiel, Geneva and Muskingum for its three wins during the week.

Like Brommer, Klemash received awards from the PAC, as she was named the conference’s Tennis Player of the Week.

The women’s tennis team hosts Grove City Tuesday for a PAC match. Start time is scheduled for 3:30 p.m

By LAUREN DRANE

For the Yellow Jacket

After Saturday’s losses against Geneva College and Grove City College, the Waynesburg volleyball team dropped to 4-13 on the season and 1-3 in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference.

Waynesburg fell 3-0 to Geneva in the first match of the day. The Jackets lost 1525 in their first and second sets. Right until the very end of the match, Waynesburg fought hard to compete with Geneva.

One thing head coach Stephanie Benkowski believes the team can learn from during their game is playing as a team for the entire match. It was evident that the Jackets played hard for the first half of each set, but then faltered shortly after.

Junior Kourtney Skinner led the team in kills with nine. Junior Jessica Dorazio led the team in digs with 12, and freshman Delaney Denniston led the team with 16 assists.

After a disappointing loss, Waynesburg’s emotions were very prominent in the first set against Grove City College. Frustrated, Waynesburg

Dillon Tierney, Yellow Jacket

In its first appearance at home this season, the volleyball team lost to Presidents' Athletic Conference foes Geneva and Grove City Saturday. made crucial errors within the first few points of the set, which foreshadowed how the rest of the match progressed.

Waynesburg lost the first set 25-13 as well as the second and third set 25-14.

Shannon Morgan led the team in kills with seven, Denniston led with 15 assists, and Dorazio led the team in digs with 13.

After many setbacks, it seems as if Waynesburg volleyball may finally get the break that it deserved. With the loss of their starting setter, Morgan Newbauer, Den-

niston has stepped up as the new setter. This freshman, which has seen very little playing time through the beginning of the season, is now a key component for the team.

“It’s a lot to go from a player that didn’t really get in at all, to one that never comes out,” said Denniston. “I’m just happy I get to play.”

Denniston realizes that with playing comes responsibility. “I’m still trying to learn all my jobs while on the court,” said Denniston.

“It’s a big step. But with my

team and coaches pushing me, I think I will improve.”

Benkowski seems very impressed with Denniston.

“She may have not been ready for this position, but she has stepped up and done a great job,” said Benkowski.

Although the loss of Newbauer brought a shock to the team, Benkowski believes in the team and is looking forward to the rest of the season.

“They are starting to mesh well together,” said Benkowski. “We are in an uphill battle, and in the end we will succeed.”

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and the guys have confidence in him back there.”

Daughtry characterized the victory after the game.

“It was a little bit of everything, with the offense clicking and the ball on the other side of the field most of the time it makes it easier on me and the defense,” said Daughtry. “The defense did a very nice job in front of me as always and if the ball got through I made the saves.”

The difference in the game was shot efficiency. The Jackets were outshot 17-12; however, they were three of six with their shots on net. The offense has been at its best the past two games, outscoring it opponents 8-2. After the Jackets lost two-straight matches, they had a team meeting.

“After our losses we had a

meeting as a unit to regroup and get on the same page,” said Heethuis. “Controlling the ball better and our spacing has a lot to do with the success on offense.”

Palucka also thought the meeting has been key to why the offense has been so good “We had a meeting and needed to get our stuff together,” said Palucka. “We need to start working the ball better, and trusting each other more and make everything happen.”

After a matchup with Baldwin Wallace on the road, the Jackets return to action Bluffton University at home Saturday. The time of that match has been changed and will now kick off following the women's game, which begins at noon.

The first conference match for the Jackets is Oct. 3, when they host Grove City at home at 8 p.m.

four of the six singles matches with Klemash, Emily McDonold, Ellen Limback, and Lauren Cowden all coming up triumphant.

The player who stood out in the singles matches was Limback. She is the only player left that is undefeated in conference play at 3-0, and she scored the Jackets’ lone point in the conference loss against Westminster.

Limback defeated Estridge, despite not getting a read on her opponent during her doubles play.

“I didn’t play her in doubles, so I had no idea how she was going to play,” said Limback of her opponent. “I wasn’t really prepared for the way she played, because she did a lot of slicing and lobbing. My strategy was to just hit to her backhand and see if I could just let her make the errors.”

Limback did just that,

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Junior Rachel Wilson is now 5-3 this year in doubles play after earning an 8-5 win at second doubles alongside Ellen Limback against Thomas More. and made Estridge make the critical errors. Estridge’s errors turned out to be huge for Limback in the tiebreaker set, which she won 7-4.

The minor adjustments Limback made helped her edge out the Saints’ freshman number-four player.

“When she started bringing me closer to the net with her slices and then lobbing

it over me, I knew I had to regroup and change the way I was playing,” said Limback. “I had to start hitting it around the court more, and also angle close to the net, and not hit so many deep shots, because she was hitting those wherever she wanted them.”

The short angles turned out to be the difference for

Limback in her victory. “[Limback] is coming along and showing some tenacity,” said Christman.

“She’s going to fight for every point and she is just playing better and better and better.”

Wayneburg travels to Marietta College in nonconference action Saturday.

That match begins at 1 p.m. in Marietta, Ohio.

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Washington, Pennsylvania to really start the grumblings in the conference. The next week, however, Waynesburg couldn’t hold serve at home and lost to the Bison.

The Jackets missed out on a golden opportunity to pick up a game on everyone else in the conference, despite a loss from Thomas More earlier in the season. The Jackets could have used a big win at the end of the season and

some help to make it to the playoffs, but once again, evil triumphed good.

So at the end of the day, maybe Saturday wasn’t a new page in the chapter of the conference. But yet again, maybe it was. Only time can tell.

Additionally, there are plenty of intriguing matchups this weekend. Saint Vincent will look to string backto-back wins against Grove City, Thiel tries to get back on track at home against Case Western Reserve and

last, but certainly not least, Waynesburg will look to make up for last year's lastminute loss to Bethany on the road. Westminster will look to snap a three-game losing streak under firstyear head coach Scott Benzel against PAC newcomer Carnegie Mellon.

But just like with all other things, change happens rather slowly, and this might be one of those times where five years down the road, one can look back and say, “I saw this coming.”

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Week four football preview: Bethany

By CARSON FOX

Assistant Sports Editor

The Waynesburg University football team has another day to prepare for its week four match up against a Bethany squad that defeated the Yellow Jackets on their home field a year ago 27-20.

Both teams are coming off overtime victories against Presidents’ Athletic Conference opponents, and both are 1-0 in PAC play. It is the Jackets’ first road game of the season, and it is their first night contest since Waynesburg defeated Geneva 34-28 on Oct. 18, 2008. Here are a few storylines to follow when the team kicks off in Bethany, West Virginia at 7 p.m. Saturday.

Double Trouble With the graduation of four-year starting quarterback Matt Grimard, Bethany has turned over the reigns to sophomore Brian Vales.

Through three games, the former Avonworth High School signal caller has completed 59-of-80 attempts for 489 yards passing and four touchdowns, while throwing three interceptions last week against Westminster.

In Bethany’s spread offensive attack, Vales leads the team in rushing with 148 yards and three touchdowns on 48 attempts. Bethany head

coach Bill Garvey said that each game Vales is learning something new and he has gained confidence after doing a good job of holding onto the ball and making good decisions.

“He’s def initely the guy we have to stop,” said Waynesburg head coach Rick Shepas. “They have some athletes. They’ve got some dudes.”

Through three games, Bethany has managed to average 145 yards rushing per game, with most of those yards coming from Vales, while the passing game has averaged 169 yards per game. That type of balance is a point of emphasis to Garvey.

“Obviously, we want to always try and be as balanced as possible and do the things that you need to do to win a football game,” said Garvey.

“We have different personnel, most notably a different quarterback. As we get going throughout our football games, we’ll find out what works and what does not.”

Under Pressure Last week, the Yellow Jacket faithful witnessed senior quarterback Carter Hill swamped by pressure from the Geneva 3-5-3 blitzing defensive scheme and critical plays negated by penalties against the offensive line.

good situations, they have to make plays for us.”

Ground and Pound

This week, Waynesburg goes up against two of the elite defensive ends in the PAC in Bethany’s Naddim Raddar and Khallid Pierce. Raddar already has 29 total tackles, including nine for loss and six and a half sacks on the season, while Pierce has recorded 14 total tackles, five and a half tackles for loss and one and a half sacks on the season.

“We have some schemes that coach [Matt Stansfield] and I are working on to neutralize their defensive front and their two defensive ends [Pierce] and [Raddar],” said Shepas. “We’re going to scheme for them, and we’re getting ready for their coverages right now.”

Included in Bethany’s stout defensive front is junior linebacker Larry Kapadehyea, who currently sits second in the PAC with 30 total tackles, including four and a half tackles for loss, two sacks and two forced fumbles. Last week, junior defensive back Donavan Hayden earned his first start in a green and white uniform, and recorded 14 tackles (three and a half for loss), with one forced fumble and an interception.

“We expect consistency,” said Garvey. “The guys play with great energy and ran around really well. We expect that same effort and the exact same focus week in and week out from those guys. If we’re going to put them in

The Yellow Jackets’ offense once again found success in senior running back Jake Forsythe last week against Geneva, as the former California University (Pennsylvania) Vulcan recorded his second straight 100-yard rushing game and scored three touchdowns (two rushing and one receiving). With junior running back Jerry Lawman continuing to battle through an ankle injury, Shepas believes Forsythe is developing into a complete back.

“He’s running very well right now,” said Shepas. “He’s blocking very well right now.

He’s committed to that and he caught the ball out of the backfield.”

In addition to Forsythe, Waynesburg fans witnessed the resurgence of senior running back Willie Leavell carrying the football. The Ohio native recorded 91 yards on 14 carries against Geneva, and his ability to pick up big chunks of yardage against Geneva’s defense late in the game gave the offense a spark that it needed.

Added Motivation Bethany was able to win

last year’s game at John F. Wiley Stadium thanks to a 68yard touchdown pass from Grimard to wide receiver Eric Blinn, who returns for his junior campaign and already holds the conference lead for receptions (24) for 246 yards receiving and two touchdowns.

Both teams are 2-2 against each other in the last four years, with three of those games coming down to one score. Garvey expects Waynesburg to be ready for the contest, since the Jackets have had an entire year to dissect the critical plays that led to Bethany’s victory.

“It’s been a really good rivalry,” said Garvey. “It’s become more developed since we’ve become more competitive. Early on when I first got here, it wasn’t. We weren’t competing with anybody.

But we’ve become a much better football team. This game versus Waynesburg has been a pretty good battle for the last four years or so.”

Rather than looking for revenge against the Bison, Shepas believes that the team is solely focused on improving across the board, which includes offense, defense, the kicking game, personnel and the game plan.

“We won’t be overemotional,” said Shepas. “We have things that we want to improve on. We shot ourselves in the foot last year.”

Special teams play shaky for Jackets Football: Another close win for WU

By ALFONSO FERRARI For the Yellow Jacket

Special teams are often overlooked in the grand scheme of a football game.

Kickers and punters are not always household names.

Holders and long snappers are often not the position associated with glory. They get all of the criticism when they miss the game winning field goal, while extra points and even some field goals sometimes go unnoticed.

Junior Scott Lewis has had his fair share of criticism this season. In week one against Muskingum, Lewis missed two extra points. Following the game head coach Rick Shepas elected to provide Lewis with a new holder, senior quarterback Carter Hill.

The change seemed to pay off in week two as Lewis went five-for-five on extra point opportunities.

However, problems resurfaced this past week against Geneva. Following Waynesburg’s first touchdown Lewis saw his extra point attempt clank off the left post. The missed extra point not only left Waynesburg trailing 7-6, but Waynesburg was forced to attempt a 2-point conversion later in the game to extend its lead to seven.

Then, with seven seconds on the game clock and Waynesburg on the 15-yard line, Lewis was sent onto the field to win the game

for the Yellow Jackets with a 32-yard field goal. Earlier in the game, Lewis made a 41-yard field goal for his first as a member of the varsity football team. However, the closer distance did not yield the same results as Lewis’ kick went wide left. Geneva head coach Geno DeMarco decided to call not one, but two timeouts right before Lewis could get the kick away.

“I think I closed my eyes,” Lewis said. “Last year I kicked a 40-yard game winner in the JV game against Washington & Jefferson, so I had been there before. I honestly thought they could only ice me once.”

“He needs to grow in field goal opportunities.” Shepas said. “He was 50-50 in field goal opportunities, one of which was big, which helped us win the game.”

Shepas has been adamant this season about what he cares most about in the kicking game.

“I’m most concerned about opponent’s starting field position,” said Shepas.

“His kickoffs to me are the most important thing. It shouldn’t be an assumption, but with the goal posts being that wide on an extra point I shouldn’t be worried about extra points.”

Shepas’ goal is to pin the opponent deep in its own end.

“We spent two years with

the ball on the 38 [yard line], which is 20 yards different than inside the 20.” Shepas said. “That’s significant; that changes the whole play call.

It changes the whole philosophy of aggressiveness with the coordinators and the play call.”

Lewis finds it easier to forget about the misses if he is able to help out with determining opponent field position.

“If I go out there and crush a kickoff I forget about it right away,” Lewis said. “Kickoffs are huge, and placing the ball and moving the ball downfield to set our defense up.”

Shepas does not believe the misses will affect his kickers confidence either.

“It would if he didn’t know the way we’re handling it,” Shepas said. “I told [Lewis], those are his points. We’re going to respond the way we need to respond either in the play call or in other things.”

It also helps Lewis to see other areas of special teams able to bail him out of trouble, which is exactly what senior Mitch Vacek’s blocked field goal in overtime did.

“That was huge,” Lewis said. “I didn’t want to be the guy that said ‘we missed the field goal, went to overtime and lost.’ I wanted to be the guy to say, ‘we missed the field goal, and regardless of if we made it or missed it we still won the game.’”

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pete.”

Hardie also claims that Keany isn’t the only runner who should get attention, senior Ben McAuley is right around with Keany during practices as well as other senior Luke Feldner.

“All these guys run well,” said Hardie. “They make it competitive, which helps us as a whole.”

Going into the race, Keany felt rather confident when it came time to run.

“I knew there was some top of the line talent in this race,” said Keany. “My goal was to stay close to the front of the pack and help that get me through the race.”

After two successful races to start the year, Hardie

knows that he wants his team to represent themselves well and continue to work hard, even when faced with tough competition.

“We are in a sport that doesn’t attract a lot of press,” states Hardie.

“Our job as a team is to stay consistent. We have a program that went from finishing seventh in the conference to third or better consistently. Our job is to compete and represent the university to the best of our abilities.”

The men’s cross-country team is back in action on Saturday for the NCAA Division III Pre-Nationals in Mason, Ohio. Start time for the event has yet to be determined.

Following the NCAA Division III Pre-Nationals Sat-

urday, the cross country team will participate as a unit at the Waynesburg Homecoming 5k, which is not a competitive event. on Oct. 11.

The Jackets return to competitive racing Oct. 18 when they travel to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania to participate in the Gettysburg Invitational.

The big race for Waynesburg is Nov. 1 when it participates in the Presidents' Athletic Conference Championships, which will be held at Bethany, West Virginia this year.

For those who qualify, the NCAA Division III Mideast Regionals will be held Nov. 15. The race will be held at the same course the Jackets ran Saturday at the Dickinson Long-Short Invitational in Newville, Pennsylvania.

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the first quarter. You guys are looking at the end result of score. We’re looking at several long drives where we possess the ball for six, seven, eight minutes,” said Shepas.

“We’ve already affected the momentum of the game.

We’re already establishing the game that we’re pounding them [on the ground].”

Geneva put the first points on the board by scoring a touchdown on its first play from scrimmage.

Senior wide receiver Josh Guiser was able to break what seemed to be a for sure tackle en route to a 68-yard touchdown reception from freshman quarterback Aaron Channing.

“I rolled over on top of the defender. I was able to get my hand down to keep my balance,” said Guiser. “I knew I could just keep running, and made it all the way in.”

The Yellow Jackets outscored Geneva 13-7 in the second quarter to trail 1413 at halftime. Waynesburg junior running back Jake Forsythe scored both of Waynesburg’s touchdowns,

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After two first-half interceptions, Carter Hill finished the day with 301 yards passing and four touchdowns. while Geneva junior wide receiver Lemuel Fuller scored via a 64-yard touchdown reception. The reason the Jackets trailed by one at half was because Lewis missed an extra point after the first Waynesburg score.

The second half was filled with offensive excitement by both teams. Both Lewis and Geneva junior kicker Mike Gardner drained field goals of 40-plus yards.

Both teams also scored two touchdowns – including Forsythe’s third touchdown run, followed by a two-point conversion reception by se-

nior wide receiver Bernie Thompson – to even the score at 31.

Shepas sees that the hard work Forsythe is putting in is paying off.

“He’s running very well right now; He’s blocking very well right now,” said Shepas.

“He wants do well. He’s committed to that.”’

Geneva head coach Geno DeMarco had a primary reason why Waynesburg came out on top.

“The difference in the game was their ability to run the ball, and our inability to run the ball,” said DeMarco.

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Rock cello group displays original work for the university

By MATTHEW SHINKLE For the Yellow Jacket

On Thursday, Sept. 18, to a nearly packed crowd at the Goodwin Performing Arts Center, Cello Fury performed more than 15 songs for Waynesburg University students.

The show lasted more than two hours, and they played songs from both their albums, the first self-titled, “Cello Fury” and the second titled, “Symphony of Shadows.”

The type of music the band performed was unlike anything the audience had ever experienced before. The cellos were hooked up to basses to enhance the sound and get more of a rock and roll feel from the performance.

Nicole Myers, Simon Cummings, and Ben Munoz, who all met in college at Carnegie Mellon University and Duquesne University, were the cello players, while David Throckmorton played drums.

Myers stated before the

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Rock group Cello Fury (above) performed for Waynesburg University on Sept. 18 after holding master class sessions for students on the day before. Cellist and group member Nicole Myers (left) emphasized that the music they play is "all original." show that the music they play is “all original.” Music lovers of any kind could find some comfort in at least one aspect of their performance, from the soft cello music to the rhythmic beat of the drums in the background.

A classic example of their music style was exemplified in the third song of their

playlist, “Going Against All Odds.”

It started off slow, with each cellist playing in perfect harmony with one another; everything you would expect from a cello concert. Matching Cello Fury’s rhythm, the drums then started to come in, also starting slow. By the end of the song, the drum-

mer was beating away and the cellists were no longer sitting, but standing and rocking their heads back and forth, their hair whipping to the beat as well.

Two songs later, they played Pins and Needles, featuring only the three cellos playing without their bows and, instead, with their fin-

gertips.

Before coming to Waynesburg, Cello Fury was most recently in Alaska for a tour that lasted a week and a half.

They have performed in over 25 states as well as abroad, totaling over 100 live shows each year.

As an independent and self-managed band, Cello

Fury has created a completely new and different genre of music and has been able to also share their gifts with a majority of the world without the need for other management. They have collaborated with numerous other bands, songwriters and composers in creating new music.

Singers, students ready for competition Fine Arts supports Cancer Society WU IDOL CONTESTANTS

By MITCHELL KENDRA For the Yellow Jacket

The start of the 10th annual Waynesburg Idol competition has been creeping up slowly over the last couple of weeks, but the day is finally here.

On Friday, Sept. 26, the students who have been preparing their musical talents since the two days of auditions, Sept. 15 and 16, will have the opportunity to display their knack for singing and performing.

Students were moved on in the competition based on the decision of four judges.

The judges chose competitors based not only on their singing ability, but also on their confidence and whether or not they were enjoyable to watch.

During the auditions, the judges voted to either move the contestant on to the first round or to bring them back for a second chance so that they could fix details of their performance.

This time, however, the contests that don’t make it to the second round will be watching the rest of the competition from the audience.

Since some of the students that made it through the auditions to the first round are upperclassmen, these students will have the opportunity to improve their performance from last year.

Students such as junior Renee Watts and sophomore Claudia Walakovits have experience in Waynesburg Idol,

Come support all of the contestants at the first round of Waynesburg Idol Friday, Sept. 26

Brenna Ross - Eighty Four, PA Forensic Accounting

Kiana Levi - Venetia, PA Entrepreneurship

Rachel Philipp - McMurray, PA Arts Administration Music Con.

Sheryl Sesay - Pittsburgh, PA Psychology

John Wicker - Ambridge, PA Business Management

Shonah Russell Sabattus, ME Human Services

Danielle Schuyler Waynesburg, PA Public Relations

Jennifer Tustin - Waynesburg, PA - Early Childhood Education with Special Education

Amber Lambing Conneaut Lake, PA Secondary English Education

Cara Badger - Solon, OH Accounting

Sarah Flowers Germantown, MD BIO - Pre-Dnt/Md/Vt

Adam Kirasic - Pittsburgh, PA Sports Broadcasting/ Information

while freshmen Sarah Flowers and Adam Kirasic will be first time contestants.

Although the age and experience differences among the performers could play into the competition, the best part about an opportunity such as Waynesburg Idol is

that it's anyone's game.

The final winner could be a senior who did well last year, or a freshman who isn’t known by many people could come in and take all of the competition down without anyone expecting them to win.

Starting at 8:00 p.m., every seat in the Goodwin Performing Arts Center will be filled as the competition begins. The crowd will be clapping as their fellow students sing their heart out for a chance at campus-wide glory and a $200 prize.

Waynesburg takes on Fort Necessity Newly formed History Club leads trip for all students

By MARISSA KRALL

For the Yellow Jacket

The History Club will be taking a trip to Fort Necessity National Park and Battlefield Sept. 27, the group’s first trip as a recognized club, according to Michael Murton, History Club president.

“I hope this will set a precedent for further trips,” Murton said.

Murton, along with fellow sophomore Vincent Wise, started the club in the spring of 2014. “[The History Club] does

a variety of things that are fun, educational and career advancing,” said Karen Younger, assistant professor of history. “The group hopes to learn the history of the historic site and at the same time experience firsthand how history is interpreted for public consumption.”

After the trip, Murton would like everyone going to come back with a better understanding of the French and Indian War. The trip is open to all students regardless of their major.

“Our goal is to promote history to non-history majors,” said Wise, the vice president of the History Club. “It is very beautiful up there. It’s important for people to get out and experience some of Western Pennsylvania’s his-

tory.”

The group will enjoy the Visitor’s Center and Museum, the Fort, the location of the first shots fired of the French and Indian War, Washington’s Tavern and Braddock’s Grave and Trail.

The cost is $7.

“The group is taking advantage of the fact that on Saturday, Sept. 27, entry to all U.S. National Parks is free,” said Younger.

According to the National Park Service website, the battle at Fort Necessity was the first major historical event in George Washington’s military career. It marked the one and only time Washington surrendered his army to an enemy.

“Washington’s first experience was a defeat; that is a major historical deal,” said

Murton.

The group will be provided with a tour guide to explain all there is to know about Fort Necessity.

The trip is offered to all students of any major to come along and see what Fort Necessity is about.

Additionally, the History Club has a movie meeting every month where a historical film is shown.

The History Club also helps out around the college and community.

The club recently served at the Greene County Historical Society by helping to catalog its vast history, according to Younger.

For more information about the trip and the History Club, contact Vincent Wise at wis8610@student. waynesburg.edu.

By REBECCA BURCHAM Copy Editor

On Sept. 27, Waynesburg University will play host to a variety show event, organized by several American Cancer Society board members of Greene County.

Nelson Fox, an adjunct lecturer in music at Waynesburg University since 2002, formed the initial idea for the variety show. He hopes that the success of the University’s annual Relay for Life events, which are also sponsored by ACS, will carry over to the variety show, which will raise money for the same cause.

“It’s the first time we’ve done [this],” said Fox. “We’re calling it ‘Evening of Entertainment,’ and the proceeds from the ads that we get for the program and the ticket sales will go directly to the American Cancer Society.”

“We hope it’s a fun evening,” said Fox. “It’ll be a two hour program, may a little over.”

There will be a variety of acts throughout the evening, including an opening act performance from the university’s own West Coast Swing club, Sting Swing.

Fox believes the range of the performers’ talents will be a positive factor.

“It’s mostly people right here in the community,” said Fox in regard to those performing in the show. “We have everything from Professor Faith Musco’s Western Swing [dance club], to a violinist, to singers and guitar players, to a piano duet.”

“We’re trying to make it as diverse as possible,” he added. “I don’t claim it’s going to be super-educational or anything, but anybody who likes music in particular [will enjoy it].”

Fox also said he is particularly excited to see the performance of Sting Swing in the show. The participation of 12 members of the university’s swing dance club came out of the blue, according to Fox. He met Musco at the university picnic in late August, and they began talking about the West Coast Swing dance club she advised on campus. Fox said he was very interested in what the organization did, and Musco offered to have several students from Sting Swing participate in the show.

In addition to the various acts, a Chinese auction will be held at the halfway point

of the show. People can buy raffle tickets and place them in front of gift baskets from different sponsors — mainly local Waynesburg businesses — which will then be raffled off.

The show is open to the community and will take place at 7 p.m. in the Goodwin Performing Arts Center. Fox added the university gave the use of the GPAC as a venue at no cost, which was very appreciated by the board members coordinating the show.

Regular admission cost is $10 for adults and $5 for children 12 and under. Waynesburg University students will only be charged a $5 admission as well.

According to Fox, the performers in the show were all openly invited to participate, either by personal invitation — like Musco and Sting Swing — or through extensive advertising the show’s coordinators have generated.

“I guess this was my idea to start with, but we had different people helping, and I couldn’t have done [the show] without them,” said Fox. Several members of the board of directors for the American Cancer Society of Greene County assisted Fox in the coordination of the show: Melody Longstreth, the executive director at Waynesburg Area Chamber of Commerce; Jay Hammers, the president and owner of Rhodes & Hammers Printing, Inc. — which provided complimentary printing of ads for the event; Carol Young, a retired Waynesburg University nurse; and Rick Headlee, a store manager at Rite Aid Pharmacy.

Fox said other individuals were submitting advertisements to meet print deadlines in local newspapers.

“Hopefully, with all this publicity [in] the local newspaper we have a full house,” Fox said. “Not only to make more money, but from a performer’s standpoint, it’s always good not to see a lot of empty seats.”

He also said since Waynesburg is a small town, the show might give people a chance to get out and experience a new style of entertainment, as well as give students a welcome Saturday break.

“Everybody deserves, especially on the weekends, to not be heavy into the books,” he said.

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SAB offers cultural, Waiting for a stroke of luck educational trip to downtown Pittsburgh

By MATT KOLL

Editorial Assistant

The Student Activities Board (SAB) is providing an opportunity to leave campus and explore the city of Pittsburgh for a mere $10 at 11 a.m. on Saturday.

In what was originally planned as just a day to get off campus and go to Pittsburgh, the trip has since been redefined and includes plenty of experiences.

“Originally we were just going to wing it and spend the day in Pittsburgh,” said Pat Bristor, associate dean of students. “We wanted to visit a museum, and after talking with [assistant professor of art] Andrew Heisey and Laurie Steere, we solidified a schedule and decided to go to the Carnegie Museum of Art.” While there, the students will be able to explore the museum for about four hours before heading over to Lulu’s Noodles, an Asian restaurant located in the city.

After eating, the students will visit Station Square and ride on the historic incline to observe the view of the city atop Mt. Washington.

“There’s so many wonderful opportunities for students in Pittsburgh,” said Bristor.

“So rather than just doing one thing, we want to give students multiple activities to give them the best trip possible.”

Senior digital design and public relations major Michelle Dunseath believes the trip is a bargain for what the students will experience.

“There’s so many opportunities to get off campus, but this seemed the most interesting to me,” said Dunseath. “It’s nice to be able to experience the culture in Pittsburgh, and the price is really low for what you are

getting as well. Its only $10 for everything, and the price of admission alone into the Carnegie Museum of Art is over $10, so it’s really nice to receive opportunities like this to go to places through Student Services.”

Bristor thinks that this trip may provide a new and unique cultural experience for students, “Some of our students have never been to Pittsburgh, and have never even been to a city,” said Bristor.

“The visit to the museum will be a great cultural experience and will only be enhanced by having [Heisey] with them. I think just general fellowship with each other and experiencing a meal together at an ethnic restaurant will be beneficial as well.”

As a digital design major, Dunseath views the trip as an opportunity to gain ideas and learn from the art displayed at the museum.

“Just being able to learn something new within design will be great,” said Dunseath.

“I do a lot a lot of things on a computer, but being able to experience physical products and different types of art will really inspire me to be able to create something new.”

Bristor believes it is vital to continue to bring trips like these to students via Student Activities Board to provide something for everyone on campus.

“We recognize that we have students from all over the United States as well as a few international students,” Bristor said. “ We realize that not everyone can leave on the weekends, so we try provide things on campus as well as off campus throughout the semester on the weekends for everyone, especially those who don’t have the opportunity to go home on the weekend.”

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Students concentrate on multiple boards in an effort to win Grocery Bingo on Saturday, Sept. 20. Each time "Bingo" was called, the winner received grocery items, and the grand prize was a coffee maker.

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WEEKLY CROSSWORD PUZZLE ACROSS

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53. Bete __ 54. Verboten things 55. Weighty gold bar 59. Weighty work 60. Pre-owned 61. Rollerballs, e.g.

63. First lady?

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Appreciating

Miss America

By KARA BEMER

Advertising Director

Miss America was established in 1921 and has been an ongoing tradition since then. That’s 93 years of America holding a pageant for women between the ages of 17-24. So, what is the big deal about winning this title and why have we pursued the tradition for such a long period of time?

"Miss America represents the highest ideals. She is a real combination of American Girl might well emulate. "Atlantic City Chamber of Commerce President Frederick Hickman spoke these words more than 75 years ago and they are still the foundation of the pageant today. Miss America is portrayed as a leader, role model and spokesperson.

Upon winning the crown the winner of the pageant has many responsibilities that people may not be aware of. Today, Miss America travels around 20,000 miles a month, which means that she changes her location every 18 to 36 hours. She tours the nation to reach out to communities, support her ideals and is committed to helping others through her particular campaign interests. Included with a year of travel

Miss America also receives a scholarship that goes toward funding her higher education among colleges or graduate schools depending on the The contest did not always have this nature, it all began back in 1921 and was originally title the “Inter-City-Beauty Contest.” The event was judged in the afternoon of September 14 in Atlantic City, which is the same date and was personality. Personality held a large role in voting as the public wanted to make sure that they knew the entrant as much as they could before she received their vote. Personality is still viewed as important in today’s pageants but is not the sole determinate of the winner. The contest was an immediate hit among the people and has obviously stuck around as one of America’s annual traditions. Here’s a peek into the past of some of the winners who stole America’s heart.

Miss America Through The Years 1921

1989

In the primary year of the pageant, Margaret Gorman's picture was one of approximately 1,000 photos entered into a popularity contest held by

Gretchen graduated with honors from Stanford University in 1990 with a self-designed degree in Organizational Behavior. She also studied at Oxford University in England. Gretchen shared a passion for music as she started playing violin when she was six years old. Gretchen also studied with Dorothy DeLay at the Julliard School of Music in New York City, and

Margaret Gorman

Washington, D. C." The prize for the winner was a trip to the Second Annual Atlantic City Pageant as an honored guest. Margaret moved onward to the pageant we now know as Miss America and won. She received an amateur prize, the Watkins Trophy, and after much celebration she decided to head back to high school. Since both titles she won in 1921 were a little awkward ("Inter-City Beauty, Amateur" and "The Most Beautiful Bathing Girl in America"), it was decided to call her "Miss America". She is the only Miss America to receive a crown at the conclusion of her year.

1944

Venus Ramey a relative who fought in the Revolutionary War; a grandfather who was the Kentucky State Senator and her father followed the political path of his father by becoming the Kentucky State Representative in 1934.

Venus was brought up around a public and political lifestyle creating a destiny for her that seemed apparent; Venus had a strong passion for public service within the United States political system. Her passion started at a young age as she served as a page in the Kentucky House of Representatives. Venus decided to leave her home in Kentucky to work entered and won the Miss Washington D. C. title. With her dancing, photographed in color.

Gretchen Carlson

Gretchen did not end up pursuing a career in music but rather holds an extensive career as a television journalist. She currently co-hosts the #1 Fox News Channel. She also appears regularly on The O'Reilly Factor.

Gretchen's broadcasting awards and honors include the National American Women in Radio and Television Awards for her 30-part series on Domestic Violence, and for her "Day Care Investigation" in 1997. She also received two Emmy Awards.

2015

Kira Kazantsev

Kira is from Manhattan, New York and is 22 year-old. Her main issue when contesting for Miss America was protecting women against domestic violence. She is looking to obtain a Jutris Doctorate and a master’s degree in business administration. For her talent she sang “Happy” by Pharrell Williams while tapping along a cup inspired by the movie Pitch Perfect. Kira ultimately wants to pursue a career in International Diplomacy.

While Miss America has changed throughout times, one thing remains apparent. These women have goals that are just as strong and beautiful as they are. Many people view Miss America as a time to celebrate how far woman have come since before times were as equal for women and honoring.

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