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Mock Emergency Training Session held for students By MATTIE WINOWITCH Executive Editor
Waynesburg University held a Mock Emergency Training Session Tuesday, Nov. 7, in the Paul R. Stewart Science Hall to provide an experiential learning opportunity for senior nursing students. The training session, held between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m., was for students in the Clinical Prevention and Population Health course (NUR 419) to prepare them for an emergency situation in a hospital setting. The original idea for the Mock Emergency Training Session was from Dr. Kathy Stolfer, associate professor of Nursing. Stolfer came up with the idea in August after learning from a medical resource about the importance of training health care workers in this manner. “One of the things that has been documented throughout the literature is that health care professionals are very much at risk for being harmed or killed,” Stolfer said. “Particularly, [emergen-
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To prepare for a potential critical incident drill in an ER setting, 32 senior nursing students participated in a Mock Emergency Training Exercise in the simulation lab. cy rooms] are big areas where incidents do happen…unfortunately we have to prepare for the new norm because this can happen anywhere.” The critical incident scenario was set up in the Simulation Lab to replicate an emergency room setting. It combined both an active shooter and a workplace-violence incident. Stolfer worked alongside Eve Weaver, Simulation Lab coordinator, who agreed on the importance of the event.
“We need to prepare them for what could happen, what's going to happen or what they might see."
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“We need to prepare them for what could happen, what’s going to happen or what they might see,” Weaver said. “We think about these incidents as all happening at a church or happening at a concert,
but we never stop and think about what’s happening in a healthcare setting.” Another layer of the event was the collaborative effort between the Nursing Department, Criminal Justice
Department, Department of Communication, local police and University Relations. James Tanda, director of Security Operations and Emergency Management, was a lead facilitator in representing the Criminal Justice Department. Stolfer reached out to Tanda when she first came up with the idea and began to conceptualize the entire operation. “This event was about educating senior nursing students who experience,
unfortunately, violence and things like this on the job, and we wanted to bring this practical experience to them,” said Tanda. “We also wanted our criminal justice students to participate for them to collaborate.” To get criminal justice students involved, Tanda chose five students from the department to simulate victims for the nursing students, while also giving them a chance to observe law enforcement officials in action. "The students get a chance to work in a high-stress environment where real police are responding, and simulated victims are shot, including themselves, and they get a chance to get a different perspective," Tanda said. After planning for the event had commenced, Stolfer and Tanda quickly involved Stacey Brodak, vice president for Institutional Advancement and University Relations. Upon hearing about it, she immediately started thinking big-picture. TRAINING >> A3
Campus dining cookbook brings flavor to WU Default rate for tuition lowers By JOE SMELTZER
Editorial Assistant
For the past few years, Waynesburg University has planned on writing a cookbook for on-campus dining. According to Lesley Davis, director of dining services, the idea was conceived before Douglas G. Lee took over as president of the university. “Four years ago, when President Lee was about to step into his president position, he started to mention to our former food service director that we should write a cookbook because everything we’ve done he enjoys so very much,” Davis said. This year, Waynesburg became the first university
to have a cookbook specifically for on-campus dining options. Davis said that while there are other college cookbooks out there, they focus more on restaurants in the area and not on-campus dining. Waynesburg plans on handing out the book to guests and visitors as well as the facility and staff. The cookbook mainly emphasizes two different things, according to Davis. “[It focuses on] a lot of the presidential catering that we do for special guests and special events, and also some of the student's likes,” Davis said. “So, it’s kind of a mixture both of what we have served here in the dining hall or to special events
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others, service to the community and being good sound business leaders,” Longstreth said.” Longstreth sees Waynesburg as a clear contender to be a recipient of this year’s award. “The committee met and discussed several different candidates from
It was announced that Waynesburg University’s loan default rate is 2.8%, lowering .2% from the previous measurement last year and 4.6% from than the national average for private schools, which went up .4% since last being measured. These numbers are dated back to 2014 and take into account students that graduated, leave school or have loans that need to be paid at least three years after leaving. This is known as the cohort default rate. “I am going to show something that is going to blow your mind,” said Shari Payne before she began to speak about the affordability of Waynesburg University."Waynesburg University is a more affordable school than California University of Pennsylvania." According to Collegescorecard.ed.gov, the aver-
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This year, Waynesburg University became the first school to have a cookbook specifically for their on-campus dining options. for Mr. Lee and his wife.” According to Davis, the initial plans for how to use
the book were uncertain. “We weren’t really sure on what they were going
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Chamber of Commerce honors university By ANDREW HREHA
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Waynesburg University was recently awarded the 2017 McCracken Legacy Award from the Greene County Chamber of Commerce. While the McCracken Legacy Award is young, it’s background and history are deep.
Melo dy L ongst ret h, executive director of the Chamber of Commerce, said the award is a lasting legacy of the McCracken family and their commitment to service. “The McCracken Legacy award is in its second year, it was named in memory of the McCracken family.” Longstrath said. Jack McCracken found-
ed McCracken Pharmacy and was also the first Distinguished Service Award recipient honored by the Chamber in 1988. His son Jeff (2012 winner), his son John (2013 winner), and his granddaughter Elissa (2012 winner) all have been honored with either an active Distinguished Service Award, a post-
humous Distinguished Service Award, or a special Distinguished Service Award for their service and achievements in the community. “So, that is what the basis is for the McCracken Legacy Award and the pharmacy and the legacy that Jack left through his children and grandchildren was one of service to
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University students to travel to Greece to retrace steps of apostle By KYLA WOLPER
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Mandi Pascarella, a junior children and youth ministries major, has never left the United States. As someone who is constantly involved in different forms of ministry, Pascarella is always looking for new ways to grow and learn in her faith. When the opportunity to travel with other Waynesburg students to Greece arose, Pascarella was intrigued at the chance to leave the country for the first time and learn more about her faith. The ability to learn away from a normal classroom is an appealing aspect to Pascarella. “I’m definitely a handson learner, so going somewhere and studying outside the classroom really benefits me,” Pascarella said.
A group of Waynesburg students will be traveling to Greece with an organization called Footsteps Ministries. Footsteps Ministries was founded by David Sparks. After marrying a Grecian woman named Elizabeth, the pair had a son named Dave. In 1982, the Sparks family decided that they wanted to travel to Greece to visit Elizabeth’s family. In order to afford the trip, Sparks offered a tour of Greece to his congregation. Sparks flew with his church to Greece and take them around the country to visit significant places in the ministries of the apostle Paul. In 1994, after working as a full-time pastor and in full time tour ministry, the Sparks family decided to leave pastoral ministry to pursue Footsteps Min-
istries full-time. Sparks, who is now the director of recruiting for the ministry, will also be the tour guide for the Waynesburg students. “We view this less of taking people on a tour, but as people being our guests,” Sparks said. “We want people to feel like they are a part of our family and we are showing them our favorite places.” According to the Footstep Ministries website, the Sparks family has a passion for making the Word come alive. The organization hosts different “tours” that lead people through different locations significant to Christianity. The Greece trip offered by Footsteps Ministries allows participants to follow the footsteps of the apostle Paul, traveling the same vicinity in which
he was a missionary in biblical times. Other locations offered by the organization include Israel, Turkey and Italy. During spring break in March, 22 Waynesburg students will be boarding on a plane and flying to Greece to spend their break with the Sparks family on one of their tours. Last spring, in the 48 hours following the primary informational meeting, more than 20 students had already made a monetary deposit for this adventure, nearly filling the roster. Due to the high levels of interest, Josh Sumpter, assistant chaplain and associate professor of Biblical and Ministry Studies, is looking forward to offering similar trips in the future, or potentially hosting a trip to Greece every year or every other year.
“There is enough interest in this year alone that we want to, if possible, offer a trip every year or every other year,” Sumpter said. “Maybe to Greece or maybe to other biblical locations.” As someone who has participated in this Greece trip in the past, Sumpter looks forward to the growth students will experience on this trip. “Beyond the Bible this is a trip that shapes your world view,” Sumpter said. “Seeing world histor y, buildings and structures that have existed for 1,500 years, but also tasting incredible food and seeing some incredible sights. I’m just really excited about opportunities for Waynesburg students to grow in a variety of ways.” While this trip is focused towards biblical & ministry study majors, there are
quite a few students studying other disciplines during their time at Waynesburg. Ian Bish, a senior nursing major, is one of the nonbiblical ministry majors attending the trip. “I like the history behind [the footsteps of Paul] and I like Greece too, it’s a very nice country,” Bish said. Both participants are also looking forward to learning more about the culture of Greece and eating Greek food while on the trip. “I’m excited to follow in the footsteps of Paul, seeing how far away he was from where he was writing to,” Pascarella said. “I know we read these things and suddenly he’s here, and now he’s over there, but there’s travel time in there and there’s distance there and it will bring the whole thing to life.”
Senior gift aims for University Snapchat depicts daily life grads to give back to campus organizations By GRACE HUTCHISON Associate Editor
By JOE SMELTZER
Editorial Assistant
After the Waynesburg University Class of 2017 graduated this past spring, the newest alumni started their post-graduate relationship with the university by contributing to the annual senior gift. The university partnered with maintenance to decide what the gift would be and chose campus signage as the 2017 senior class gift. Vikki Beppler, associate director of Alumni Relations, said that the university is still working with maintenance for the project. “The Class of 2017 focused their gift on campus signage, and our next step is to work with our facili-
too many challenges with that, other than just getting the word out about the senior class gift. We have the ability to send letters out to families and reach out to students. We saw a really great outcome of the senior class gift. It’s just deciding the timeline with maintenance on when that will happen.” The senior gifts for this year's class will be different than previous years. “We are promoting the idea that we want students to give back to what is important to them,” Beppler said. “Instead of six or seven seniors deciding what that senior class gift is, any student who will be graduating in 2018 can decide what is important to them.” The funding will kick
Most students spend Mondays returning to the routine of classes or cramming in the homework they were supposed to have completed over the weekend. For sophomore electronic media major, Andrew Sloboda, Mondays are spent creating content for 700 current and prospective students, alumni and parents on the university Snapchat. “I always try to have fun with running the account,” Sloboda said. “I try to insert my personality as well as show
that Waynesburg is fun with the events around campus.” According to Joshua Beppler, integrated marketing coordinator the account was intended to provide an “intimate look” into Waynesburg University through the eyes of students. Beppler created the account last fall because he saw it as an opportunity to communicate with students about events on campus, as well as reach alumni. “We wanted a way to reach a variety of audiences in the most concise way possible,” Beppler said. “The appeal of Snapchat is that it appeals to prospec-
tive students and gives them a look into life at Waynesburg and what it is like as a student.” The account was initially run by senior electronic media major Shon Meade, and students could volunteer to host the account for a week to offer a glimpse into their lives at Waynesburg. Soon after fellow senior Andrew Brunette, a youth ministry major, spent a week running the account, he was offered to continue to run it as a primary user alongside Meade. The duties of a host, according to Brunette, include showcasing events on campus, posting interactive con-
tent as well as “bringing life to Waynesburg.” “I want to bring life to campus in whatever way I can,” Brunette said. “That’s my number one priority. I want to see it thrive.” Attending each event, as well as updating the account daily at a minimum was a large time commitment, according to Brunette. “Quote about time management,” Brunette said. According to Br unette, the combination of an over whelming time commitment, as well as Meade SNAPCHAT>> A4
“I think the senior gift is a great tradition, and it's a great starting point to have students start to think about giving back after graduation.”
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ties team to move forward with that project," Beppler said. The university partnered with maintenance to figure out what projects were needed on campus when the most recent graduating class was deciding what they wanted their gifts to be. “We gave them some options, and campus signage is something we don’t have right now, so that is what they chose for their senior class gift,” Beppler said. Perhaps the most notable example of a senior gift is the bell outside of Hanna Hall, which was donated by the Class of 2015. The tradition, however, dates back a long way. In previous years, senior classes have also contributed to causes. “In year's past, we’ve had senior classes contribute to the mission trip fund, establish endowed scholarships for future students, as well as donate benches, bricks and things like that,” Beppler said. As with prior years, Waynesburg University President Douglas G. Lee will be presented with a check at the senior class meeting, a collection of how much was given towards the senior class gifts. A few of the graduates who promoted the campus signage were Cassidy Graham, Emily Mielcarek, Tyler Miller and Amy Hawley. “I don’t think there were many challenges for the class of 2017 gifts,” Beppler said. “We don’t have
off with the second annual Day of Giving, which will take place Nov. 16. Beppler said that students giving back is what keeps the tradition of the university going. “The biggest thing is that giving back is so important to the university, and that’s what we want to encourage among students,” Beppler said. “Because someone gave back so that they could have the experience that they’re having now, and I think that giving back to the university in a way that they see fit is one way that we can continue to encourage that.” For Beppler, senior gifts serve as the beginning the alumni’s post-college relationship with their alma mater. “I think the senior gift is a great tradition, and it’s a great starting point to have students start to think about giving back after graduation,” Beppler said. “The support that comes from our alumni and friends is so important to the university. If you look around on campus – if you walk out of Miller Hall and you look around at [Roberts Chapel], at the Goodwin Performing Arts Center, at Stover Campus Center, every building on this campus was made possible by donations from alumni and friends, and so the senior class gift is a tradition to start giving back to the university. That’s why I think that’s important for student recognize.”
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Female students paricipated in 'Defend WU Self' Nov. 7 in the Rudy Marisa Fieldhouse. They were taught a number of different ways to defend themselves from sexual harassment and rape through SHARP training (Sexual Harassment And Rape Prevention) and techniques.
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University's legacy of presidents shows pattern of improvement By HARRY OAKES
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One may refine artistic skill within the security of a studio. This provides preparation for any commission the artist may afterward receive. Not s o w it h t he ar t of presidency. William Dusenberry, in his “The Waynesburg College Story,” remarked that the Waynesburg University presidency has been, “an art that one learned to do by doing.” Throughout the institution’s history, presidents took on the difficult task of providing leadership on social issues, issues c onc e r n i ng e x p and i ng the physical campus and fixing financial issues. “ These are the main
things that Waynesburg University presidents have been tasked with,” said Courtney Dennis, associate director of the Paul R. Stewart Museum. “[A president] would be undaunted in the face of any adversity,” said Dusenberry. “In short he would be totally committed to Waynesburg College.” Total commitment requires tackling difficulties. “Each President,” said Dennis, “[has] faced their own particular set of challenges in doing that.” President Joshua Loughran, the institution’s first president, had difficulties in the formative years of the institution, then Waynesburg College. “Trying to make sure that he was doing everything
that he could to get it on its feet and provide a firm foundation for it to be able to build upon from there was probably a big challenge for him,” said Dennis. According to Dusenberry, wrestling with the institution’s tough financial situation in its early years was a fundamental challenge. “A topflight president was a man who could find ways to raise funds to avert disaster,” said Dusenberry. Dusenberry added that t he f inanci a l dif f ic u lties of running the school i n it s for mat ive ye ars over whelmed President Loughran. “He was so discouraged in April 1853 that he resigned,” said Dusenberry. President Jonathan Weethee, Waynesburg Univer-
sity’s second president, showed leadership on the social issue of higher education for women. Under his leadership, the institution gave its first degrees to women. “I’m sure that was a challenge too,” said Dennis, “because trying to follow your convictions rather than follow what was conventional at the time was a challenge.” According Dusenberry, the pressure from those who opposed Weethee’s conviction, coupled by the institutions deteriorating financial situation and his unpopularity for his religious beliefs, over whelmed him, too, and led to his eventual resignation. Financial needs and social stances proved to in-
tensely challenge the efforts of Waynesburg University’s presidents, clarifying that the job of the president is not an easy task. President A.B. Miller, the university’s third president, refused to give in to overwhelming social and financial difficulties. “Many times, he has been called the ‘Moses of Waynesburg,’” said Dusenberry. “While Miller promoted social reforms, he was successful in solving the all-important problem of raising funds for the college.” Dennis said that one of the challenges Miller was faced with was a drop-in enrollment. “In the class of 1863 there was only one graduate that year and it was a woman,”
said Dennis. “During that time, obviously, if you don’t have students enrolled there’s really no source of income for the school other than trying to go out and fundraise and receive donations.” Miller faced this all-important issue with success. “He assumed full responsibility for the financial affairs of the college,” said Dusenberry, “and fulfilled it most satisfactorily.” Dennis said that the overarching responsibility of WU presidents have been to keep the institution thriving. “That’s one of the things that all presidents are tasked with,” said Dennis, “Trying to make sure that all students are provided the best possible education.”
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“We wanted to make sure that students, faculty and even the surrounding community would not be concerned if they saw the police cars showing up on campus,” Brodak said. As a precaution, students were alerted via e-mail and the university alert system, e2campus, that the Mock Emergency Training Exercise would be taking place. For Brodak, there were two components of the event: “You had the internal piece that was the people involved in the simulation, and then there was the communication externally just so everybody knew it was a drill,” she said. It was also Brodak’s idea to invite Department of
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The original idea for the Mock Emergency Training Session was from Dr. Kathy Stolfer, associate professor of nursing. Communication students to benefit from the mock press
conference after the simulation and debriefing sessions
were over. However, despite the participation from the other departments, the day, according to Tanda, was for the nursing students and their preparation for potentially violent situations. “No campus, no hospital [and] no workplace is immune from this or safe from [violence],” said Tanda. “Although we practice and pray for the best, we prepare for the worst. We are doing our part to make sure we are ready in case anything like this were to happen, but in light of Las Vegas, the Baptist church in Texas and other attacks this past year, there is no better time to prepare than now.” Editor's Note: Teghan Simonton and Luke Goodling contributed to this report.
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Davis said. “It was just something [that came] because President Lee every year would [comment about writing a cookbook].” Davis said that the president sees the cookbook as a point of pride for the university. “When it came down to us finishing the book, as far as we knew, [Lee] didn’t know what the school was going to do with it. We just know that the president had always wanted it,” Davis said. “It was kind of that he wanted to use this as a gift
to visiting students, to special guests. This is probably the first university cookbook developed out there, and he’s very proud of that.” Some items in the cookbook include breakfast foods, soups and salads, appetizers, entre sides and desserts. Also included are “seasons harvest,” which consists of base plants, rice beans, vegan, gluten free and dairy free food. Davis said that “seasons harvest” is a favorite of Lee’s, as well as Provost Dana Baer. If flipped naturally, the cookbook flips right to the
"Charter Day Chicken," which is served to celebrate the birth of the university. The cookbook also has four two-minute instructional videos on "Charter Day Chicken," Wedding soup, Hajalpiono Deviled Eggs and Pumpkin Gobs. Davis said that she was grateful for the people that helped her with the process. “My management team and my staff, even if they weren’t in the complete development of the book, they’ve all had a hand in working with these recipes at one point in time," Davis said. "So, they all need a big shout out in helping to be a
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part of this.” Although Davis is not sure if other universities are following Waynesburg’s model, she wouldn’t be surprised if it happens. “Dining Service Management companies are always in that competition against each other,” Davis said. “We’re all biding to get into a school, to be at a school, to get the one-up hand that somebody hasn’t got to yet. I’m sure it will be out, especially if it hits the Food Service Director Magazine and Stuff Magazine, they’ll be like, ‘Look what this school did. We should follow in those footsteps.’”
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age annual cost for Waynesburg University is $16,851, while California University is $18,735. The salary of graduates after attending is $39,500 for California University, in comparison to Waynesburg’s $43,600 salary. Director of Financial Aid Matthew Stokan was faced with a surprise when the cohort default rate went from two years to three. “They estimated most school’s cohort default rate would double from their previous cohort rate because you are looking at a wider frame to determine their default status,” said Stokan. “Now the good news, ours has gone down.” For Payne, this is a crowning achievement for the university and the students who come to Waynesburg for educational value and price value. “The default rate is a measure of the financial health of our students who leave Waynesburg University,” said Payne. “It says they get good paying jobs and that they are able to repay their student loans.” This year, students will be awarded 37 million in total in financial aid, and will receive approximately 15 million in institution weighed scholarships and grants through Waynesburg University. “What distinguished pri-
vate schools from four year public schools like Cal U is that we give out significantly more institution aid dollars than they do,” said Stokan. “That’s why whenever we are recruiting students, we always tell students we want you to compare apples to apples.” Stokan warns that students should look past the sticker price and focus more on the aid they will get. Students are also encouraged to ask questions directed to the financial aid offices. Waynesburg also competes with schools like Carnegie Mellon and Juanita college in default rates. “For us to be compared against institutions like that when our average family income is way lower than those places,” said Payne, “it’s a testament to our students and how we try to keep our tuition as low as possible.” The students of Waynesburg are to be held responsible for the success of the default rate and what they do after they graduate. “There’s a sense on our campus of responsibility the students identify with the mission of the university, and that’s a personal sense of responsibility,” said Payne. “It’s not that you’re just going out and getting good jobs, it’s that you’re good citizens. It means you really believe in this role of engaging in citizenry.”
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the business community, and the university rose to the top of that pack quite quickly based on meeting all the criteria of the McCracken Legacy Award. They’ve been a fabulous community partner for many organizations, provide opportunities for students and residents alike to further their education. They are just a very very qualified candidate to receive the McCracken Legacy Award,” Longstreth said. President Douglas Lee stated that some of the characteristics Waynesburg University personifies in order to receive this award are having excellent satisfaction, a commitment to social responsibility, exemplary community involvement, demonstrating a positive social and/ or economic impact on the community and exemplary civic community leadership.
“I was very honored as the representative of the university to receive this award on behalf of the faculty, staff, students and members of the university community because it truly is a reflection on all of the good things that we do at the university,” Lee said. Lee said the award is a great honor for the uni-
“It's a reflection of the work of all of us, focused on the mission of the university.”
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University President
versity. “It means a great deal because this comes from the community that we are situated in and it comes from the heart of the people of this community and I think that means a great deal to have that kind of an award from the people that surround you on a
daily basis,” Lee said. For Lee, the award is a testament to the hard work of everyone involved with the university. “When you have a clear message, ours is educating students to live lives of purpose for the glory of God, making connections between faith, serving, and learning, and when you have a clear mission that is articulated throughout the university community and its students understand and endorse that mission, these are the types of wonderful recognitions that happen,” Lee said. Lee also sees this as an example of light in society. “In a time when there is a lot of bad things happening in this world, here we are again being a lamp, being a light to what is really good about higher education and about our students, faculty, and staff,” Lee said. “It’s a reflection of the work of all of us, focused on the mission of the university.”
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New campus minister to balance time at three universities By KYLA WOLPER
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Growing up in the Catholic church, Meghan Larsen-Reidy has always been very active in her faith life, a journey which she will continue on Waynesburg’s campus. She has often caught the eyes of the people around her with her heart for ministry in traditional church settings, as well as informal settings. In college, Larsen-Reidy gained a certification in lay ministry, a certification for non-ordained ministers and a master’s degree in teaching. Post-college, Larsen-Reidy continued her ministry calling as, most recently, the director of faith formation and youth ministry at a parish.
“[Ministry] is always something I was attracted to,” Larsen-Reidy said. “And it seemed to be just a natural fit for me and something that I loved and something that brought me joy.” Larsen-Reidy, after noticing a job posting for campus minister for the Dioceses of Pittsburgh, realized that campus ministry was where she was called to serve. Being a campus minister for the Dioceses of Pittsburgh means that LarsenReidy will be a presence at three different local campuses: Waynesburg University, California University of Pennsylvania and Washington and Jefferson College. “My hope is to just be as present as I can to the stu-
dents, staff and faculty of the three campuses and be a person to walk alongside particularly any students, staff or faculty that feels particularly drawn to the
will be spending time each week in prayer, dedicated to the intentions of growth of Waynesburg’s campus. “My plan is to pray for the intentions of anyone
“My hope is to be just as present as I can to the students, staff and faculty of three campuses and be a person to walk alongside particularly any students, staff or faculty that feels particularly drawn to the Catholic faith.”
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Campus Minister, Waynesburg University, California University of Pennsylvania and Washington and Jefferson College
Catholic faith,” said Larsen-Reidy. Larsen-Reidy also aims to be an approachable face on campus. Once her schedule becomes more solidified, Larsen-Reidy
on this campus for at least an hour a week,” LarsenReidy said. “So, if anyone wants to come pray with me or share their intentions with me they can know that they are being
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held for at least a specific time each week.” As the ministries grow on different campuses, Larsen-Reidy also hopes to bring more retreat and prayer service opportunities to the students. Marybeth Cocchi, junior nursing major and president of the Newman Club Ministry is looking forward to Larsen-Reidy’s addition to the Pittsburgh Dioceses team. “I think this is going to be ver y positive for our ministry because we, as students, only have so much time,” Cocchi said. “So, [Larsen-Reidy] is definitely going to be a really positive asset to work with to expand out ministry and get it to become more fruitful and keep growing.”
Student Senate planning ahead with new budget By TY MCELIECE
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Waynesburg University held its fifth annual Merit Badge University Nov. 4, which gave Boy Scouts the opportunity to earn merit badges towards meeting the requirements in order to become an Eagle Scout.
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Expanding and growing ministry opportunities have been a common occurrence on Waynesburg’s campus and stud e nt s , su ch as ju n i or Monica Starre, vice president of the Newman Club ministry, are always looking forward to meting new leaders in ministry. “I think [Lauren-Reidy] will affect the growth of the ministries by having someone else to reach out to people and help them encounter Christ,” Starre said. “I am excited that she will be present to all students and willing to help each of us grow in our spiritual path.” A nyon e w h o wou l d like to meet with Larsen-Reidy can do so by e-mail at mlarsenreidy @DIOPITT.org.
Budgets are essential to not just the national government, but also your local and school governments. The Student Senate just recently passed its budget for the 2017-2018 school year. The budget this semester was created by taking a look at what the Student Senate has done in years past. “It was largely based on last year’s budget,” said Student Senate President and senior Political Science major Nicholas Cordova. “We took the same layout that they used last year with some modifications because some of the committees are different. We just estimated past expenditures how much we will need in each area.” Unlike normal budgets, this budget is structured to last until the end of the fall semester. At the start of the spring semester, the Senate will vote on a new and improved budget. In terms of the fall budget, its restrictions were passed with a unanimous vote. The budget is structured to benefit the students in a multitude of ways. The senate plans on using the money towards academic speakers, putting together Relay for Life, and allocating money for university clubs. “They will see a lot of allocations to clubs,” said Cordova.
“They will see some of it back in events like Harvestfest and our academic speaker in the spring.” “The whole heart of our business as [Student] Senate relies on this budget,” said Cordova. The budget has retained some extra money this year after removing the coffee bar from the library at the end of the 2017 spring semester due to the amount of strain it put on the budget. “We removed the coffee bar [which added funds],” said Student Senate Treasurer Lauren Harvey. “Through this, we had extra money to be put towards speakers that we wanted to do. Also, we added more money towards the event committee for Harvestfest, Relay for Life and the Christmas tree lighting.” According to Harvey, the Student Senate does have some events planned for the remainder of the semester as well as the upcoming semester. They are hoping to bring in some guest speakers this year. Another project they are currently getting ready for the start of the holiday season is the Christmas tree lighting ceremony. Students can expect to see the money they donate benefit them in some way this year whether it is going to their clubs or activities that they can participate in.
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and Burnette both being seniors, new people were added to host the Snapchat. “We needed to look to expand because I understood it would be hard for them to maintain at the pace they were at,” Beppler said. The team added five students to the Snapchat team, giving each host a day of the week to control the account. Sloboda, one of the new members, was “excited about the opportunity.” “When [Brunette] first approached me with the idea, I said that it was awesome and that I would love to help,” Sloboda said. “I wasn’t expecting it.” The selection process included Meade and Brunette compiling a list of “trustworthy options” that they believed would be a good fit for the job, which according to Brunette, meant finding “optimistic people who would be committed to it.” From the list, candi-
dates were interviewed by Beppler and then officially assigned their position after signing a contract outlining their duties and expectations. Since the Snapchat is university-sponsored, it must be mission-compliant and highlight all of the events on campus. “It’s exciting to be able to run the account, but you have to really think about what you want to post because it’s not just your face,” Sloboda said. “You’re showing off Waynesburg.” The hosts of the account aren’t only held responsible for what they post, but are noticed around campus as “small-scale celebrities,” according to Sloboda. “Whenever you have a medium like Snapchat, it’s almost like you’re in a position of inf luence,” Burnette said. “So, I want to use it to be encouraging to students. I want to be a light to everyone,” Brunette said. “The Snapchat gives me an outlet to be encouraging and build relationships as well as display life on campus.”
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Renovations complete, New Lam's opens
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Betina Tsang, a friend of the restaurant owners, helped find the current New Lam's Garden location.
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After five months of renovations, New Lam's Garden reopened Nov. 3, with a new, handicap-accessible seating area for patrons.
Chinese restaurant reopens to public after months of construction and remodeling By MITCHELL KENDRA Associate Editor
New Lam's Garden, a Chinese style restaurant, has been in business in Waynesburg since 1984. Jimmy Choy originally owned the business until about 10 years ago, when current owner Cherrie Yuan and her husband took over as owners. Yuan and her husband ran the business at its old location, in the lot that is currently empty next to the Fashion Shoppe, on 41 W High Street. After needing a new location, but being unable to find one, the business shut down in 2011. Betina Tsang, a friend of Yuan and a current worker at New Lam's Garden, said everyone was in search of a new place for the
business to go. Tsang helped Yuan find New Lam's Garden's new building, where it is currently located. In 2012, New Lam's Garden opened at 68 South Washington Street. In June, the business closed once again, as renovations began. After adding a complete new section, the business has several new features. The side of the restaurant that was next to an empty lot had cracks in the wall that needed to be fixed, according to Tsang. She said the Yuans had wanted to add onto its current location for more than a year before the renovations started. A completely new building was added onto the original, taking out the damaged wall. In the new part of the building, a large seating
area was added. Until the renovation was completed, there were only stairs going into the business and the restroom was upstairs, something Tsang said made it more difficult for elder customers. Tsang said during the renovation, a ramp was put to the front door, a handicap accessible restroom was placed in the back corner and the tables also became handicap accessible. Tsang said the members of the community were waiting patiently during the first several months of the eventual five-month renovation process, but she believes some people might have been frustrated with the slowed process. However, Tsang does not believe the business will take a hit from the time
it was closed. New Lam's Garden officially reopened Nov. 3, but didn't publicly announce its reopening. While the plan was to have the restaurant open again in October, Tsang said small bumps in the road slowed and delayed the process from time to time. With the addition of the seating area--more than 15 tables--Tsang said there will need to be more employees hired for the front and back of the restaurant, increasing their number of workers from about five to around 12. The restaurant not being at full capacity yet was a factor for the restaurant delaying the publicity of its reopening. With the addition of t he s e ating are a, Ne w
L am's Garden wi l l no longer deliver. Tsang said several people commented on this change, but most people have accepted and embraced the transition from pick-up style to the sit-down opportunity. "We had a few people complain, 'What, no delivery? Then I guess I'm picking it up,'” said Tsang. “But in general, everybody was open to it." Tsang said the restaurant will continue to have the same fresh-cooked food items on the menu, but food will only be available for dine-in or pick-up. New menus were printed
for those who dine in, but the old, pick-up-style menus are still accurate. Tsang said the status of the business after the renovations is what the Yuans had envisioned in 2012 when they were looking for their new location. "This is what they wanted originally when they moved from Main Street to here, but they just didn't have any places in Waynesburg that was an option that was already built," said Tsang. Tsang said New Lam's Garden will continue with its same hours but will more than likely now be closed Sundays.
Greene County Central Greene students sent home Coroner race still Official says too tight to call flooding fears
County Sheriff, Wbg. Mayor also decided By MICHAEL CAPPELLI For the Yellow Jacket
Elections took place Tuesday, Nov. 7, for local offices in Greene County. The election that garnered the most attention was the race for County Coroner. At the time of publication, the unofficial results had Democratic candidate Gregory Rohanna leading over Republican candidate Gene Rush by just one vote. Just hours before, Rush had been in the lead by eight votes; but after the inclusion of absentee ballots, Rohanna took the lead. Officials are still waiting to make the final call. In the last five elections, Rohanna has run unopposed. The coroner is tasked with investigating unexpected deaths in the county.
The results are still unofficial, and it is unclear whether Rush will ask for a recount. In the race for Greene County Sheriff, Democratic candidate Brian Tennant won against Republican Ed Debolt by a sizeable margin. Tennant won by more than 2,000 votes, capturing 68.9 percent of the votes to Debolt’s 31 percent. This is Tennant’s second term as Sherriff and his first term running against another candidate. In 2013, Tennant ran unopposed to replace the retiring Sheriff Richard Ketchem. In the race for mayor of Waynesburg Borough, Democratic candidate Brian Tanner ran unopposed, achieving 98.1 percent of the vote. Tanner is replacing Duncan Berryman, who in 2013 also ran unopposed with similar results. Berryman served as mayor for four years and replaced Democrat Blair Zimmerman Jr., who is currently serving as Greene County Commissioner.
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By TEGHAN SIMONTON Managing Editor
Students enrolled in the Central Greene School District were sent home early Monday, Nov. 6, due to fears of flooding in the southern part of the county. But according to Gregory Leathers, director of Greene County Emergency Management, this ended up being unnecessary. “There was no flood,” said Leathers. “No flood-watch. No flood warning.” Leathers said he was unsure where the concerns originated. “I can’t answer that one,” he said. “It didn’t come from our office. [And] it didn’t come from the National Weather office.” School district officials were not able to be reached for comment. According to a report published Monday afternoon by the Observer-Reporter, Interim
Photo courtesy of Waynesburg Central High School
The Central Greene School District released students at noon Monday, Nov. 6, for fear of flooding in southern Greene County. Superintendent Helen McCracken heard from community members that there was high water in several locations in the county, especially in the Brave area. Because of this, McCracken decided to send students home before roads and bridges could be blocked. Leathers said that while he was confused by the decision to send students home with-
out more concrete information, it ended up being a judgment call. “I’m not throwing anyone under the bus for being safe instead of sorry,” he said. “A decision was made, but it didn’t come from our office.” Leathers said that this can be a common issue for areas like the Central Greene School District, which pulls students
from a widespread area. “I’m not second-guessing them; the creeks got high,” Leathers said. “And since we’re dealing with a big district, we’re dealing with very rural students. Waynesburg is more—I’d hate to say ‘urban’—but it’s more suburban. And some students are more impacted than others.”
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EDITORIAL
Net Neutrality
Deregulation of ISP's could hurt the consumer How America browses the internet is on the brink of changing. Net neutrality has surged into one of the most popular buzz phrases over the past few years, and it has been back in the news so far in Trump’s administration when Ajit Pai was appointed to be the new chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. With Pai at the helm of the FCC, the wheel was put in motion to roll back government regulations that are meant to ensure net neutrality. The inclusion of Internet Service Providers (ISPs) under Title II was put into place by the Obama administration back in 2015. The regulation was put into place to enforce the fact that users should be able to access online content without outside interference from ISPs – like Comcast or Verizon. It identifies the internet as a utility and users should be charged for the actual resource, but not for what it is used for. This concept runs in suit with other commodities, like water or electricity. Users have been able to access the internet under the Title II regulations without any sizeable problems since the FCC put it into place. Now, under Pai, the FCC wants to undo those regulations, going back to the system in place prior to 2015. In May, the FCC voted to progress towards Pai’s attempts of ending Title II under the deceptive title of “Restoring Internet Freedom.” The reason why Pai wants to remove the Title II classification for the internet is because it imposes “economic regulations,” which could end up “disincentivizing companies.” Additionally, Pai claimed “investment in infrastructure” has decreased since the adoption of Title II back in 2015. Instead of utilizing Title II, Pai is working to reclassify the internet under Title I, which would subject it to weaker oversite by the FCC, giving greater freedom to the ISPs. Without Title II in place, ISPs would have free-reign in regulating the internet and how users access it, surf the web and under what kind of conditions therein. Over the years, Title II has kept ISPs in check from taking advantage of the consumer, but now that could change. Both Pai and major ISPs are denying the possibility of taking advantage of the consumer if the policy is rescinded, citing the state of the internet prior to 2015. Still, detractors are concerned with the state of the internet moving forward. Without proper regulation from the FCC, ISPs have the ability to censor and slow the internet for the user without any consequences. Since ISPs would largely be able to create their own rules, they would have the ability to slow popular websites, like Facebook, Google or YouTube and charge them an additional price for internet speeds that aren’t throttled, thus possibly increasing prices for everyday people. Pai and ISPs don’t foresee that happening, while many consumers are concerned. Ultimately, the consequences of following through with the Restoring Internet Freedom plan that Pai is pushing is still largely unknown. However, these consequences, whether positive or negative, could be forthcoming sooner rather than later. With rumblings in the technological world, word is spreading that it is likely the FCC will unveil its roadmap towards gutting the inclusion of ISPs under Title II the day before Thanksgiving. At this time, the FCC is expected to reveal the central ideas behind its Restore Internet Freedom proposal and also schedule a date for the inevitable vote that could affect the world wide web in America. NEWSPAPER POLICY The Yellow Jacket is the student-operated newspaper of Waynesburg University funded by student fees and advertisements and is intended for the entire college community. The Yellow Jacket is produced by the student staff on a weekly basis during the academic year. The office of the Yellow Jacket is located in room 400 of Buhl Hall. It is the right of the Yellow Jacket to print all material deemed newsworthy and gathered in a fair and unconditional manner. No advance copies of stories will be shown, and reporters' notes are considered confidential. No "off the record" information will be accepted. ADVERTISING POLICY Anyone wishing to advertise in the Yellow Jacket should email the advertising director at jacketads@waynesburg.edu. Ads must be submitted by the Monday before publication date and not conflict with the university mission.
I live 754.4 miles away from Waynesburg University. That’s about 12 hours of driving, or a full day of flying— factoring in multiple connecting flights—because there is no direct flight from Pittsburgh to Maynard, Arkansas. That’s having to make the decision to stay in Pittsburgh for a summer internship, sac-
rificing family to not miss out on an opportunity. That’s a lot of financial stress, car trouble and general adultlife skills that I’ve had to figure out by myself. I’ve been an athlete for several years, and I’ve been subject to multiple coaching styles and personalities. Everyone is different—and some are more suited to the job than others. In my experience, coaches who make an honest effort to understand and learn about their athletes are the most appreciated. They are the ones whose offices you sit in, when
you’re panicking about tests and you haven’t seen your parents in six months. They are the ones who you sit next to on the bus to track meets to talk about what you want to do after graduation. They are the ones who loan you their car, after you back into that pole at Saris Candies. I also think coaches need to be direct, and tell athletes when they are falling short. If the coach has a caring relationship with the athlete, then that criticism will not come as offhanded. It is just honest and genuine. They say what they
are thinking, and you respect that. Great coaches know how to motivate you. They know that every athlete is different, and blanket statements are not going to be effective. They know you. They want you to succeed—not just for the championship titles and the trophies. They care about you. In a lot of ways, I rely on my track coaches—not just for workouts, but for guidance, for honesty and for ingenuity. So, when Jason Falvo told me
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Social media should not be toyed with TYLER GODWIN Columnist
Social media is an incredible thing. It has molded and shaped our society over the past decade or so because of how essential it seemingly has become to all generations, ranging from young children to grandparents. Something that has become apparent with the rise of social media is that fact that almost everything that you do is publicized when you’re out in public. People are always tweeting about what they’re doing on a
daily basis. Snapchat, as of August 2017, has more than 173 million daily users and more than 300 million monthly active users, signifying how widespread and commonly it is used. People post pictures constantly of the events they are at, embarrassing themselves or their friends, or just cool things that they see. Everything that someone does is open to everyone that follows them on any of their respective social media platforms, and privacy is essentially lost to an extent for those that are extremely active on their accounts. There’s something to be said for maintaining privacy in life. Nowadays, all someone
has to do to really learn about someone is “stalk” their social media pages, and they can often find out most information they could possibly want about a person. Most of that stuff is easy to get a hold of, and it is sometimes scary to think about how much someone can learn about you if you’re not careful. Also, if you’re curious, your social media platforms are calculating your every move and know more about you and your followers than you think. Check out Twitter, click on your profile and go to the “Analytics” tab. From there, you can see what certain percentages of your “audience” has specific interests, occupations, their in-
comes, buying habits, marital status and what kind of goods you buy at the grocery store. It’s actually kind of intimidating how much you are being tracked and traced on these social media sites. Another interesting thing with social media is how some pictures, videos, memes or tweets go viral to the rest of the world. People will go to extreme lengths to do things or say things that they think other people will find funny or cool enough for someone of influence to see so that it eventually is seen by the rest of the social media world.
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STARTING THE CONVERSATION
Military service the goal for CJ major after WU The following is an interview with Mark Minjock, a senior criminal justice major, as part of the Starting the Conversation series. By MATTHEW SHINKLE Q: Seeing that you're a criminal justice major, have you always been interested in law enforcement? A: "During my senior year of high school, I had absolutely no idea what I wanted to do with my life, until I had the idea come across my mind about maybe going into law enforcement. But once that idea first came across my mind as a career option, it just all clicked." Q: What drew you to Waynesburg University? A: "Waynesburg University could not have fit me any better, it could not have a more perfect Criminal Justice Department, or be more perfect in location. "It's always nice to be able to go back home and take care of stuff back home when needed.The track program is good, so I was able to play a
collegiate sport while studying for classes. "And of course, the Criminal Justice Department here is outstanding. It has completly exceeded my expectations on what it would be, the program is near perfect for getting a degree in Criminal Justice. I have so much respect for the department."
Q: For people that wouldn't know what it's like to be in the Criminal Justice Department, what are some of the perks that you've been able to experience? A: "You learn every step from law enforcement in the field and in the books, every step you could possibly imagine. "The professors here are outstanding with great credibilty and background pertaining to law enforcement. All the CJ professors have really stacked backgrounds in law enforcement and law in action, having these professors in a class room setting is great. "And that's another great thing about Waynesburg University, a smaller classroom size means you get to
have that one-on-one interaction, and they can teach you better than a larger lecture hall like at other school. You get that they care about you."
Q: What is the laser shot practice? Many students out of the department may hear about that but not know exactly what it is. A: "Laser shot is a simulation course that goes over any situations you would get into as a police officer. It's really in depth. It gives you the training, knowledge and experience you need to go into law enforcement careers. "With all the hands on knowledge you build up, Waynesburg can really help you build up your confidence when going into a law enforcement career.
Q: What are your career aspirations after you graduate from Waynesburg University? A: "Upon my graduation from Waynesburg, I plan to go into the military as a commissioned office to pursue a career in military police – either army or Air Force. I plan to do a four year term in the military, and upon doing a four year term, I want to come back and get a job with the Pennsylvania State Police. "It's great to have your résumé being in the military, but you can also learn so much while in the military. A degree in Criminal Justice plus four years of military service on your record can really put you ahead of the game when it comes to getting a job in law enforcement. Adding even more experience onto your record is great."
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Cheat Sheet: President Trump and the GOP turn to Tax Reform
Editor's Note: The following is a synoposis of a recent topic trending in world or national news. By MATTHEW MANSFIELD For the Yellow Jacket
Democrats and Republicans in Congress are currently heavily divided on the newly proposed tax plan by President Donald Trump and the GOP. Many Democrats are against the new bill, saying that it is unfair to middle class Americans and too beneficial for the top 1%. In a recent fact sheet released by Republicans, the proposed bill considers Americans making $450,000 or less as “lower and middle class.” Some Democrats are outraged by this number, saying that this salary is not truly lower and middle class. Less than one percent of the United States population makes more than $450,000 per year. Newt Gingrich, a supporter of the new tax plan, believes it can significantly help out every day Americans.
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Republican Sen. David Perdue, with other GOP senators and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, speaks during a news conference on tax reform at the Capitol on Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017 in Washington, D.C. Gingrich has made the point that America’s Gross Domestic Product has increased by three percent in the last two quarters. Gingrich believes that if this bill is passed, the GDP will only continue to increase. A major positive of this bill is that the standard deduction is supposed to be doubled for families and in-
dividuals alike. Another major change being made is the decrease in tax rates. The biggest benefactors of these tax cuts will be businesses. A 25 percent tax rate maximum for small businesses is supposed to boost their companies. If the bill is passed, America would see its biggest corporate tax cut ever,
with rates dropping from 35 percent down to 20 percent. Those against the bill believe that it is favoring major corporations and not helping the people of this nation. It has many people believing that it could be a rip off to the true middle class. Nancy Pelosi, the minority leader of the House of Representatives, believes
this bill has been rushed too quickly. Pelosi also thinks that the lack of communication between Republicans that support the new bill and Democrats will cause major problems. "If you're going to do a whole revision of the tax code, it should be done in a bi-partisan way. That's the only way it will be fair,
simplified and sustainable,” said Pelosi. Pelosi sees the major corporate tax cuts as more detrimental to Americans rather than helpful. “This thing will explode the deficit, the national debt and one reason is they’re giving a $1.5 trillion cut to corporate America,” said Pelosi. Corporate tax cuts come at the cost of middle class America, many members of the opposition of the bill claim. They also say these corporate tax cuts will make student loans more expensive for college students. Gingrich believes that the bill will be passed, stating that the pros greatly outweigh the cons. “The passage of this bill will be a defining moment for our country,” said Gingrich. “It will cut through all the noise of Washington and show Americans they were right to elect Republicans to lead in the White House and Congress.” There is no set date as of yet on when a decision will be made on if the bill passes or not. Republicans are hoping to get the bill passed before Christmas.
In the News: Five headlines you need to know this week Editor's Note: The following is a synopsis of a recent topic trending in world or national news.
can lead to life-threating injuries such as: hemopneumothorax , pneumothorax, pneumonia, internal bleeding, laceration of internal organs and lung contusions. Senator Paul does have lung contusions currently,” said Stafford.
1) 26 people killed in shooting at Texas Church A gunman dressed in black and wearing tactical gear opened fire at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, Sunday morning. During the shooting, 26 people were killed, the youngest being a 17-monthold girl and the oldest being a 77-year-old man. The gunman, Devin Patrick Kelley, was found dead following a brief chase. When authorities found Kelley, he had suffered a self-inflicted gunshot wound and was presumed dead. Kelley was pursued by Stephen Willeford, who said he was in fear for his and the congregation’s safety. “The people in that church, they’re friends of mine, they’re family. And every time I heard a shot I knew that it probably represented a life,” said Willeford. However, it wasn’t Willeford that killed Kelley. Kelley died of a self-inflicted gun-shot wound to the head, according to Regional Director for the Texas Department of Public Safety Freeman Martin. According to Special Agent Christopher Combs, law enforcement databases did not indicate that Kelley was banned from purchasing weapons. “There was no prohibitive information in the systems that we check that said he could not have purchased that firearm,” said Combs. The US Air Force acknowledged that it did not adequately relay Kelley’s court martial conviction for domestic assault to civilian law enforcement. Kelley was court martialed in 2012 and was
-Fox News Nov. 6 4) Saudi Arabia creates plan for state oil company
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Investigators work at the scene of a mass shooting at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas on Sunday, Nov. 5, 2017.
charged with aggravated assault against his step-son. -CNN Nov. 5 2) Trump opens Asia trip talking tough in campaign-style rally President Donald Trump kicked off an extensive tour through Asia with a campaign-style rally as he spoke to American troops in Japan on Sunday. President Trump is looking toward a lengthy trip which will most likely be dominated by talks on confronting the ongoing nuclear threat from North Korea. In his speech shortly after the landing of Air Force One, Trump sought to project toughness in the face of global challenges. “No one – no dictator, no regime and no nationshould underestimate, ever the power of American Resolve, “said Trump. “You are the greatest threats to tyrants and dictators who seek to prey on the innocent.” Trump used his speech to promote his domestic record with a distinct
political edge, stating that the economy and military were far better off since he became president. This breaks tradition for American presidents visiting on foreign soil. “We are back home starting to do, I will tell you – really, really well,” said Trump. On the flight to Japan, the president told reporters that he would probably meet with President Vladimir Putin of Russia next week. The meeting will consist of the two men discussing the threat of North Korea. “We want Putin’s help on North Korea,” said Trump. The president used his speech to call for the building of a new approach to Asia that is likely to be seen by China as a challenge. The idea was first proposed by the Japanese and recently adopted by Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. -New York Times Nov. 5 3) Alleged Rand Paul attacker out on bail The man who allegedly attacked Senator Rand Paul is out on $7,500 bail and as
of now only faces a misdemeanor charge. Questions surround the attacker’s motive as well as the extent of the senator’s injuries. “He faces Assault in the fourth degree, minor injury,” said prison officer Stephen Harmon. “Other charges may be pending.” However, Senator Paul seems to be facing more than just minor injuries according to updates from his office. As of Sunday, Paul is recovering from five broken ribs, including three displaced fractures. Boucher is reportedly Paul’s neighbor and assaulted the senator behind his home. Master Trooper and Public Affairs Officer for Kentucky State Police Jeremy Hodges said that prosecutors will review the case and will make the determination if the charges will be moved up to felony. Hodges could not release any information about a possible motive, as it is an active investigation. Doug Stafford, a senior adviser to Paul said that it is unclear when Paul will return to work, as he has difficulty getting around. “Displaced rib fractures
The Saudi Leadership had a ‘shake-up’ over the weekend and has rattled potential investors in the kingdoms’ ambitious modernization drive. The drive is attempting to diversify the economy and sell off a slice of the state-owned Saudi Aramco oil company. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has made the modernization drive the centerpiece of his plan for the kingdom by combining economic reforms and advancements toward social liberalization. His plan is titled Vision 2030, as he wants his plans to be set in place by the given year. “The kingdom is at a crossroads,” said Bruce Riedel, director of the intelligence project at the Brookings Institution. “Its economy has flat lined with low oil prices; the blockade of Qatar is a failure, Iranian influence is rampant in Lebanon, Syria and Iraq. It is the most volatile period in Saudi history in over half a century." A key test will be the planned initial public offering of a five percent slice of Saudi Aramco. Since President Donald Trump’s visit in March, the Saudi government has continued to search for investors for the crown Princes Vision 2030 plan. -Washington Post Nov. 6
South Korea hold joint navy drills
U.S., Australian and South Korean navies are conducting simulation exercises to practice the interception of shipments of nuclear material meant for North Korea. Pyongyang is usually angered by coordinated drills in the region, but US allies say that it is necessary to counter North Korean aggression. “The drill is to stop shipment of North Korea’s nuclear and Weapons of Mass Destruction materials in and out through combined naval drill between allies, and to carry out the United Nations Security Council resolution against North Korea’s illegal actions of provocation,” said South Korean navy Rear Adm. Choi Sung-mok. Four surface vessels from three countries are taking part in the drill with South Korean and US P-3 aircrafts on standby to provide support and instruction on searching for and tracking vessels carrying WMD. This comes at a time when President Trump is touring through Asia. North Korean officials will most certainly be watching his every move. A North Korean official said that they are not only threating in words but have now switched over to action which could start another Korean war. The official also said that if Trump were to do anything that was deemed inappropriate they will stop him by “responding powerfully.” -CNN Nov. 6 Information curated by Michael Cappelli For the Yellow Jacket
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Coach: Teaching more than a sport Social: Web fame can strike anyone Continued from B2
he had resigned, I was pretty crushed. In his 13 years as head coach for track & field, he built the program from the ground up. He cultivated a family atmosphere with the team. He held athletes accountable for their actions and their attitude. He led us to championship after championship. Track season is approaching,
and I cannot picture myself at a meet without hearing him call “T,” as I run around a bend. I am wondering who will be at the finish line to fist-bump me, or who is going to laugh when I say something too sassy after a grueling 25 laps. Falvo is an example of a great coach—simply because he became the essence of the program. He was dedicated to the team, and to every individual runner. Of course, everyone is dif-
ferent. Athletes, like all other students, respond to multiple leadership techniques. This column is based solely on my own experiences. But across the board, I hope that coaches realize the influence they have upon athletes, and how much they can make a difference in our lives. I am grateful to have had such positive experiences with my coaching staff; because for me they have made all the difference.
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Take Joe Smeltzer, sophomore journalism major, for example. Smeltzer has an incredible memory when it comes to the history of every World Series. Some people took a video of him showing off his talent by describing different World Series at random, and that video was sent to Barstool Sports, who has over 3.1 million followers on
just Instagram. Barstool eventually picked up the video and posted it to its accounts across all its social media platforms, and after a few days the video has millions of views. Smeltzer even got contacted by ESPN to potentially use the video of him showing off his incredible memory. If you haven’t seen it yet or are curious, when you see him on campus, go ask him about (insert random World Series here)
and you’ll be just as amazed as the rest of the country was when they saw it. Social media is an interesting animal that is both scary and fun with what it can do, but as we are all in an age that is has become essentially necessary to be involved in it, people should make the most of the opportunities it presents while being aware of how much information can be discovered about you if you’re not careful.
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November 9, 2017
Football coach in county boosts program to new achievements By JOE SMELTZER
Editorial Assistant
Three... Two... One… When the clock ran out at Rochester High School Friday night, the West Greene Pioneers football team ended a historic season. The 39-14 loss to Rochester was West Greene’s first playoff game since 1993. Although the season ended in disappointment, West Greene head coach Rod Huffman had come full-circle. “It was a remarkable year,” Huffman said. “I’m very proud of the guys, and the coaching staff. We put together a pretty good run.” West Greene football has not seen a lot of success in its history. Before this season, the Pioneers hadn’t been to the playoffs in 24 years. In 1999, Tom Domen took over as head coach, and resigned after just one game.
D e s pit e a l l of We s t Greene’s struggles, Huffman was not hesitant to take the job when the position opened up after the 2014 season. “My history has been with starting programs,” Huffman said. “I’ve been involved with two programs that were starting from scratch, and that’s kind of the way I viewed it when I applied [at West Greene]. …It was almost like starting a program from scratch, and I had a lot to learn.” Huffman was born in Waynesburg. In the late 1960s, he attended West Greene, where he was the quarterback of the football team, played basketball and ran track his senior year, before graduating in 1970. After high school, Huffman worked in the coal mines for close to nine years. In 1983, he moved to Lynchburg, Virginia, and then to Rustburg, Virginia, before working on a horse farm in Lorton, Vir-
ginia, for four years. After leaving Lorton, Huffman moved to Augusta, Georgia, where he stayed for more than 25 years. In his 30-plus years down south, Huffman coached football in his spare time. In 2014, Huffman returned to Greene County. He volunteered as an assistant coach for a season, before taking charge. To d ay, Huf f man describes himself as a “players coach.” “I’ve been able to change, I’ll put it that way,” Huffman said. “When I first coached, I was probably pretty hot-headed, pretty critical, I could see every mistake [the players] made, trying to push them through perfection.” Huffman said that as he gets older, he has adjusted his methods for getting through to players. “Now it’s more of a teaching thing,” Huffman said. “You take them to the side, and you love them.”
Sophomore player Ben Jackson said Huffman has a gentle personality and cares deeply about his athletes. “He’s like a giant teddy
“It's good to be home. It's good to be doing what I love to do, in a very special place such as West Greene.”
ROD HUFFMAN
West Greene head football coach
bear,” Jackson said. “He’s very friendly, he loves all of the players.” For Huffman, faith helps him gain perspective when coaching. “I think it keeps me on an even keel,” Huffman said. “Not to get overwhelmed by emotions. … Every game is going to have adversities, and if you don’t show a confidence to your kids, they look over to the sidelines and you spaz on
them, that directly affects them, I believe.” The praise that Huffman receives as a head coach is also echoed by some of his head coaching colleagues. Mapletown Head Coach George Messich has known Huffman for close to 40 years. Messich has always seen Huffman as a guy who does things the right way. “I’ve always had great respect for Rod just throughout the years,” Messich said. “I always thought Rod was a straight-shooting guy who tried to do everything by the book, and I just always thought he would be successful no matter what he did.” Despite falling short in the playoffs, the West Greene team recognizes that they accomplished something special this season. After time ran out on West Greene’s magical season, the team received a sendoff. They got an escort
that began in Rogersville and ran all the way to the Waynesburg University baseball and tennis courts. It was the community’s way of commemorating the football team for all it had accomplished. Reflecting on displays like this, Huffman is proud to be a member of the West Greene community. “I’m so thankful for the people at West Greene, the administration there, our families, our kids, their parents,” he said. “The support group that is behind this group…West Greene’s just a special place. There are many people who would say that it’s very remote, but the people here are the finest people that I’ve ever been around in my life.” Huffman is fulfilling his passion at the place where it all began. “It’s good to be home,” he said. “It’s good to be doing what I love to do, in a very special place such as West Greene.”
Social Service League hosts Christmas-themed craft show By COLIN MCLAUGHLIN Convergence Editor
For four years, Christine Turcheck, an employee at Community Bank, has been the co-chairperson for the Social Service League’s Craft Show. The 23rd annual Social Service League Craft Show event took place Saturday, Nov. 4, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Waynesburg Central Elementary School, located at 90 Zimmerman Dr. “We have great items that people can buy [from crafters] and awesome foods too,” said Turcheck. “Plus, [all of the money earned] is all for a good cause.” To get into the event, people had to donate at least $2, and the Social Service League would also provide free child care while people were trying to buy items. The craft show is one of the largest events of its kind in Western Pennsylvania and brings in a lot of people from outside the area to Waynesburg. There were hund re ds of p e opl e f rom the tristate area who came to the event. There was a wide range of vendors with prod-
ucts including wooden crafts, jewelry, soap bars, stitched and hand tied quilts and photo booths. There was also food, including chicken noodle soup and fruit cobbler. All of the items and foods for the sale were homemade. Most of the event took place indoors, but there were also some vendors and stands outdoors for people to buy from too, such as a popcorn and kettle corn vendor and a cupcake vendor as well. The craft show is only one of the projects completed by the Socil Service League, according to Turcheck. “The Social Service League is a non-profit women’s organization [founded in 1921 by Josephine Denny] to help benefit the children of the Central Greene School District,” said Turcheck. “For example, we do monthly food baskets ignore especially around Christmas time we will get clothes for kids who might need them and other stuff like that.” From the plethora of vendors at the craft show, nine of them were there for the very first time. According to Turcheck the new ven-
dors had homemade candies and other sweets, along with homemade chocolates, quilts, soaps, oils and face masks. “I just love all of the things going on,” said Turcheck. “The hustle and bustle brings me excitement every year.” Turcheck added that she loves helping out the school district because she is all for providing the best opportunities for the children. People began lining up an hour before the event had started, because according to Turcheck, people look forward to the event all year long. The flow of people continued throughout the entire day too, making it feel as busy as possible. “Overall it is just a great and fun event and it for a good cause and it is local and close,” said Turcheck. “I love it every single year and I know other people love it too.” Turcheck said that she hopes to continue the tradition for many years to come and that more and more people come every year can to experience how much fun the event is.
NA meetings a safe haven for community in recovery By MICHAEL CAPPELLI For the Yellow Jacket
Much like the rest of the country, Greene County is suffering from an epidemic. Opioids have taken the country by storm and has been declared a national health emergency. There are several programs set in place for people who have completed detox and rehab, such as Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) or Narcotics Anonymous (NA). Set up through Steps Inside, a nonprofit corporation located in Waynesburg, the programs help recovering addicts by giving them the opportunity to share and relate their experiences. One attendee goes by Bernie. He thinks that these programs are essential and help people live a better life. “I’m only one drink or drug away from going back to where I was, so I have to fit in NA because it’s important to remember where I came from,” said Bernie. To make a real adjustment, Bernie believes that something has to change within the person. They need to accept the fact that they are human— imperfect. “Everyone thinks that it’s not going to happen to
them and they don’t respect it enough,” he said. Bernie said that while the NA and AA programs are beneficial there is still room for improvement in the county. Some of the first steps in recovery involve a detox program, which is something that Greene County does not have. “Detox here is important but they can’t get the funding for it and can’t get the politicians and community behind it,” said Bernie. According to Bernie, the lack of a detox program becomes an issue because without it the only option is for patients to wait to be accepted into a program somewhere else in the state, or be temperarily admitted to a hospital. Bernie said addicts need immediate care because of the physical symptoms of withdrawal. “This keeps a lot of people from getting help because they are afraid to stop using because of the sickness,” said Bernie. “As you soon as you quit using the sickness is overwhelming and its scary.” While Bernie has never gone through a detox program, he feels it necessary to implement and that it’s not a political issue. “This is definitely life or death, but there are not
enough opportunities for people to get help,” said Bernie. “There is no rehab unless you go into Washington County, so what the county can do is make help more available.” Bernie found NA after being released from prison. He was in recovery before being incarcerated, and came to Steps Inside to help stay clean after being released. “It’s not hard to find if you’re looking for it,” said Bernie. “This is a place for people who want help to get it and it’s a recharge in your life.” Steps Inside provides a social setting for recovering addicts to gather without the threat of relapsing. “We can’t go to the bar but we have get-togethers which are alcohol and drug free,” said Bernie. “It’s a place for people who want to get away from the same old people, places and things to have something to do.” Bernie feels it imperative that recovering addicts get away from their old habits, or it could be detrimental to their recovery. “That’s a very important thing,” Bernie said. “A change in people, places and things from your old habits because you could fall back to your old situation.”
Mitch Kendra, Yellow Jacket
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Community struggles with ongoing substance problems By TEGHAN SIMONTON Managing Editor
The drug epidemic in the United States is known to take many forms and to be far-reaching. For Melinda Ford, a resident in Waynesburg, her first experience witnessing the community’s illness was right in her neighborhood, Halloween weekend. On a cold, rainy evening, Ford and her family heard an “agonizing” scream, just outside their front door. “[My husband] opened the door and the guy was, like, crawling on all fours up onto our porch,” said Ford. Ford called the police, and was surprised to hear no answer—even after trying again and again. Luckily, she said, one of her neighbors was able to get through, and officers arrived at the scene quickly. Ford said the trespasser was “not verbally responding, just yelling,” but began to run away once he saw the police. The officers chased him around the house, where they got him to the ground and cuffed him—Ford recorded the encounter and posted it on social media. Reflecting on the experience, Ford said it was clear the trespasser was highly intoxicated, but she had never seen anything like this before. “You see videos on the internet on these other drugs like flakka,” she said. “I’ve seen people on heroin and its very different—this guy was just, like, raging.” Regarding the video that Ford posted to Facebook, many viewers speculated that the trespasser was intoxicated from flakka or a different hallucinogen.
According to multiple internet sources, flakka is a synthetic street drug made from the chemical compound alpha-PVP, a similar substance to the drug found in bath salts. But officially, Greene County Drug and Alcohol Services has no statistics to confirm cases of flakka in the area, while Brian Tennant, Greene County sheriff, was unable to be reached for comment Tuesday. Kira Sisk, director of DAP, said her office tracks the drug of choice for all citizens who seek care. “Here at our office, we are not seeing an increase in people getting level of care assessments identifying flakka as their drug of choice,” said Sisk. Sisk said that when a recovering addict goes through a level of care assessment, DAP gathers all sorts of information—drug of choice, the age usage began, duration of use and more. The protocol is remains consistent for all substances, with special focus given to
certain “priority populations,” including injection addicts, women with children and pregnant women. “Age, drug of choice—we need to get as much background as possible,” she said. However, Sisk said that their data may be incomplete—because they have no way of tracking drug of choice for recovering addicts with private insurance. “Drug and alcohol treatment facilities—that’s typically how we find out about usage,” she said. “And we get our referrals from probation, from juvenile probation, from the hospital…” Sisk said that in a community ravaged by drug use and taking active steps toward remedy, identifying new drugs can be especially taxing. Sisk referenced videos on social media about “these drugs, and all the outrageous things people do under them.” “It’s hard because you see somebody in front of you, and you don’t know if it’s a mental health issue, if it’s a drug issue…” she said.
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Run game, defense leads Jackets to win over Saint Vincent Jackets win second consecutive game By TYLER GODWIN
Sports Convergence Editor
Fourth-and-one, leading Saint Vincent 24-21 early in the fourth quarter and on its own 45-yard line, Waynesburg lined up to punt the ball back to the Bearcats. After just scoring a touchdown to cut the deficit to three, the Saint Vincent defense forced a three-and-out of the Waynesburg offense to keep the momentum rolling in its direction. Interim head coach Chris Smithley and senior punter RJ Leon had other ideas. Initially selling to the Bearcats that they were going to punt, Leon quickly sprinted back up to the line of scrimmage, took the snap and pushed forward two yards to give the Yellow Jackets a first down and keep the drive alive. Later in that drive, freshman full back Hayden Belcher gave Saint Vincent the dagger with a 1-yard touchdown run to give Waynesburg a 31-21 advantage it would not relinquish. With the win, the Yellow Jackets have won two consecutive games to move to 2-7 overall and 2-5 in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference. For Smithley, the timing and execution of that play is exactly how he ideally wants to utilize a trick play like the fake punt. “It’s not necessarily a fake that’s like a splash play, that really gets us going, but the way I’d like to fake a punt would be to ice the game,” Smithley said. “To be put it in a situation where ‘hey, you’re either going to be giving the ball back to a team to have an opportunity to tie the game, or to make it a closer game,’ and then you fake a punt and ice that thing. That’s kind of a dagger in the heart, and I like the scenario in which we did that.
I’m really proud of [Leon] for getting it done because it came down to him just wanting it more than they did.” Leon has been an under-the-radar leader for the Yellow Jackets for the majority of the season and has been getting the job done in many facets of his game. Leon is averaging 39.5 yards per punt, good for fifth in the PAC, and has made three tackles this year, not to mention his big fourth down conversion this past Saturday. “I gave [Leon] the game ball for this game,” Smithley said. “Just the way he’s punted, how big that was for him to pick up that conversion and just being a great leader on this team. All year he’s been
“This was a win I was really pleased with because of different times in this game we faced some adversity that we didn't necessarily face against Thiel.”
CHRIS SMITHLEY
Interim head coach
consistent at being a leader, being a guy that gets our guys going and picks up the energy at practice. He’s really taken control of that and I have a ton of respect for him.” The first half was back-and-forth between the two teams, as Saint Vincent and Waynesburg traded touchdowns throughout the first quarter, leaving the score tied at 14 heading into the second quarter. The Yellow Jackets broke the alternating streak when junior kicker Garret Guthrie connected on a 34-yard field goal to give the Jackets their first lead of the day 17-14. Another big play, according to Smith-
ley, came right before the end of the half as junior defensive back Justin Willkow picked of f a throw f rom Bearcat freshman quarterback Aaron Austin and to ok it 44-yards to the end zone to give the team a 10-point advantage heading into the half. “ [ T h at p l ay ] w a s huge—huge momentum [for us],” said Smithley. “Justin’s a guy that I expect those kind of plays out of him. I still think that he’s one of the best corners in the conference. He doesn’t stat up a ton because no one throws at him—no one goes at him. I think that those are plays that he can make all the time and I have a lot of confidence in him to get that done.” With the win, Smithley was enthusiastic about his team’s response to different situations throughout the game and said he felt his team has evolved throughout the season as they continue to establish an identity. “This was a win that I was really pleased with because of different times in this game we faced some adversity that we didn’t necessarily face against Thiel,” he said. “And the way that we respon feel like these guys are getting this thing going in a direction.”
Michelle Keith, Yellow Jacket
Christian Breisinger and Austin Wilson celebrate after a touchdown.
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Hard work, faith drives freshman's passion Jason Falvo leaves Waynesburg after successful tenure By DYLAN CLELAND
For the Yellow Jacket
At the start of men’s cross country runner Matt Durgin’s career, he had no intentions of becoming a collegiate runner. Durgin’s introduction to running was in the seventh grade when he joined the cross country team after a friend asked him if he was interested in running. The decision to join led Durgin to lettering each season, as well as becoming a four-time state qualifier. The impact of Durgin has already been felt by the men’s cross country team, as he finished first for the Yellow Jackets in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Championships in late October. Durgin’s training isn’t really different from others, but his dedication and discipline to them are what help set him apart. “It goes back to what you do in the summer. For me, I like to do a lot of millage. It is something that can be hard because I don’t have people to run with all of the time, but I have to stay disciplined and run a lot of miles during the summer,” said Durgin. “My technique is that if you push through the hard workouts it’ll be a lot easier come conference
Associate Editor
Photo courtesy of Patty Kaczynski Scott
Earlier this season, Matt Durgin led the Yellow Jackets in the PAC Championship race in New Welmington with a time of 27:46. and regionals.” Head coach Chris Hardie pointed to one unique trait about Durgin that Hardie has observed in just the few months that Durgin has been on campus. “He brings a really deep faith, so as a Christian that is a big segment in our team.
We don’t push faith on anybody, everybody is on a different level on their faith journey,” said Hardie. “He comes in pretty confident in his faith, willing to share. We have a Wednesday [team] devotion that isn’t highly attended; we will meet and go over scripture and he is
vital to that group.” Hardie looks at Durgins faith with much appreciation when he can see the commitment on the course and in the Bible. Durgin added to Hardie’s comments and explained that his faith DURGIN >> C3
Women's XC prepares for regionals By MATTHEW SHINKLE Associate Editor
As the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Championships have come and gone, the women’s cross country team has been preparing for the next meet of the postseason – regionals. The women will compete at the NCAA Division III Mideast Regional Meet Saturday, Nov. 11. In the preseason poll, the women were seeded at fifth in the Mideast region. However, the team now sits at seventh
athletes at Waynesburg are special kids, and I’ve been fortunate to have had Three ECAC champion- enough of those – that list is ships, five All-Americans, long and it is a good thing.” 17 Division III national With each relationship qualifiers and 126 ECAC Falvo made with an athlete, qualifiers – those regardless of the are just some of sport, Falvo said the accomplishhe takes it seriments of Jason ously and personFalvo in his 13 ally. years as the head “Each individcoach for men ual athlete you get a n d w o m e n’s to coach, that I’ve track & field at gotten to coach Waynesburg Uni– regardless of versity. the sport – they However, are very unique Falvo Falvo’s career at and they are very Waynesburg University has special to me,” Falvo said. ended after he resigned ear- “I would take each one of lier this semester from his them individually and very coaching positon. particularly to that relaOutside of the individu- tionship…you just have to al achievements Falvo has hope you make that bond.” guided athletes towards, Larry Marshall, director he also managed to put of Athletics, said Falvo’s fitogether PAC title teams nesse in finding success in in 2013, 2016 and 2017. a program that doesn’t even Additionally, prior to this have its own track to run year, Falvo spent 16 years on is telling of his coaching with the football program’s ability. coaching staff. “The last two years to Falvo said his resigna- make it to nationals…was tion was simply a matter of truly great [with] not [havmoving on to what is next ing] a track – to have to use in life. a high school track when “It’s just time to go,” Fal- they let us on it and have vo said. “There are times to to go to WVU to practice just make a clean break and for indoor,” Marshall said. move on to the next chapter “There is no place around in your life, and I’m excited here that has an indoor to do that, and I’m looking track, so it makes it tough.” forward to the next chapMoving past Waynesburg ter.” University, Falvo said he For Falvo, in his near- hopes to continue coachly two-decade career at ing in the future, whether it Waynesburg University, it be football or track & field. wasn’t the six Coach of the However, Falvo said he is Year awards or the team allowing his faith to deterthat qualified for the ECAC mine he will be where the Championships that meant Lord wants him to be. the most – it was the rela“To be truly transpartionships he’s made during ent – my focus is to just be that span. with what the Lord has for “There’s a handful of me and where he is guidkids that you click with ing me,” Falvo said. “What and you have a special that looks like in the future, bond that could never be I don’t know. I wouldn’t rule broken,” Falvo said. “Fortu- anything out, but we’ll see nately enough, the student what the Lord has to offer.” By LUKE GOODLING
place in the rankings, with the chance to run directly against the bigger name schools.
first time this season when they are all together competing for the same objective.
“We have to get in the top five somehow if we're even going to sniff nationals. That's going to probably take a team score of under 150.”
CHRIS HARDIE
Head coach
While the cross country team has had invitationals in the past against teams of high caliber, this will be one of the
Head coach Chris Hardie knows the only way that the team as a whole can make it to the next postseason level –
nationals – is to exceed their current ranking of seventh in the region. “We have to get in the top five somehow if we’re even going to sniff nationals,” said Hardie. “That’s going to probably take a team score of under 150, so if we can put a couple of girls up front and then get the rest of the team under top 40 that puts us at 150-range. It’s still a little bit of a longshot, thinking ahead, like 150 doesn’t always get in, but that’s definitely our goal.” WXC >> C3
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November 9, 2017 BASKETBALL PREVIEWS
Men hope to avoid injury Jackets feature young roster during upcoming season compared to years previous By BRENNAN SMITH
For the Yellow Jacket
Lindsay Orzechowski, Yellow Jacket
Timmy Kaiser, right, mentored Frank Bozicevic last season. Bozicevic is set to play significant minutes this season.
Men's team only loses two players from last year simulate the pressure and be able to go through some game reps.” Waynesburg enters this season with most of its roster coming back. The Yellow Jackets only graduated two players from last year’s squad - point guard Timmy Kaiser, and shooting guard Christian Koroly, who missed most of last season with a knee injury. Christner said that having more experience will only be beneficial to his players if knowledge comes with it. “I think experience is only as good as making sure that you’ve gotten better,” Christner said. “If you’re just experienced, and you’re not any better, it’s not going to help you. There just has to be a knowledge in the group that we’ve put in the work.” The Yellow Jackets return the only two players from last season who finished with over 10 points per game. Guard Jon
By JOE SMELTZER
Editorial Assistant
For Waynesburg University head men’s basketball coach Mark Christner, last season saw his team develop an unfortunate identity. In 2016-17, Waynesburg went 9-16, and of those 16 losses, six which were by fewer than 10 points, six were by one possession and two were decided in overtime. For Christner, losing several close games is something that his team does not want to be known for. “I think there’s going to be a narrative of ‘this group kind of always does this.’ We try not to buy into any of that,” said Christner. “I know that we were 1-8 in games decided in the last 30 seconds. As the head coach, obviously you take responsibility for that as well and try to continue to search for ways to put guys into situations in practice where we can
Knab, 16 ppg, and forward Marcus Wallace, 11 ppg, led a group of four seniors for the Yellow Jackets this season. An essential thing for Knab this season, Christner said, will be having more offensive help around him in the backcourt. “I think we have some more options offensively than we did last year,” Christner said. “You need somebody in the backcourt that can score…[Knab] had to do way too much by the end of the year, and he did a good job, but we were just so depleted in that backcourt. I think that just not having to do as much will hopefully allow Jon to grow.” For Wallace, he feels the players coming back have all improved. “Everybody came back, they’ve gotten better. [Junior guard Nate Gearhart] had a very good jumper last year, MBB >> C4
The Waynesburg University women’s basketball team is set to take on its 2017-2018 season. Head coach Sam Jones said he is excited about the team he has this year. Last season the team won 19 games, the most wins for Jones in his time as the Yellow Jacket’s coach. Even though they lost some key contributing players from that team, several playmakers returned this year. “Obviously [senior forward] Addy [Knetzer] is a big part of what we do, but I would say [junior point guard] Monica [Starre] is a big part as our point guard as well,” said Jones. The team this season has a mix of experienced and unexperienced players, with five of the 11 players on the roster being underclassmen. Four of those five are freshmen with no experience on the college basketball floor. “We are at 11 healthy players right now, so I see us needing contributions from everyone this year,” said Jones. “We need some of the girls who played last year to step into bigger roles and we need our freshmen to contribute as well.” Jones believes they need to cut down turnovers this season and have a more consistent effort on the defensive end of the court. Knetzer has been an AllPAC player for the Yellow Jackets the past few years, including a first-team selection this past year. She has already surpassed the 1,000-point mark for her career entering her senior campaign. Jones said that he needs his
Lindsay Orzechowski, Yellow Jacket
Addy Knetzer reached 1,000 career points during her junior year with the team last year. star player to continue to build off the success she had last season on the court. “I want to be better than I was last year,” said Knetzer. She has improved her numbers in rebounding and scoring each year since her freshman year. Starre will have the duty of playing the point guard again this season. Jones said he needs her to run the offense effectively and set the pace each game. Another key returner for the Yellow Jackets is senior forward MacKenna Drazich. Last year, Drazich played in every game and will bring some senior leadership to this younger team, according to Jones. Other returners expected
to step up this year are junior guard Julie Deklaven, senior guard Rachel Eng, junior guard Anna Bartman and sophomore guard Erin Joyce. “We are smaller but stronger, I think we have better attitudes this year,” said Knetzer. “Being as small as we are, it is easier to communicate and get everyone on the same page.” The Yellow Jackets had the opportunity to prepare for the season in a real game-type situation this past Saturday as the team faced off against West Liberty. Jones was enthusiastic overall with what he saw from his team. “We have a lot of potential and all our issues were correctable errors, so really I am excited about that,” said Jones.
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Case Western Reserve Wash&Jeff Carnegie Mellon Westminster Thomas More Grove City Geneva Waynesburg Saint Vincent Bethany Thiel Saturday’s Box Score WAYNESBURG 34, Thiel 7 Saint Vincent Waynesburg
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9-0 9-0 7-2 6-3 6-4 3-6 3-6 2-7 2-7 1-8 1-8
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SCORE RECAP First Quarter: SVC-Mike Stasko 8 yard run (Sam Elliott kick) 12:08; WAY-Jake Dougherty 1 yard run (Garret Guthrie kick) 07:40; SVC Aaron Austin 31 yd run (Sam Elliott kick) 03:36; WAY-Austin Wilson 4 yard run (Garret Guthrie kick) 00:28 Second Quarter: WAY-Garret Guthrie 34 yd field goal, 11:35; WAY Justin Willkow 44 yd interception return (Garret Guthrie kick) 01:55 Fourth Quarter: SVC-Aaron Austin 3 yd run (Sam Elliott kick)14:09; WAY-Hayden Belcher 1 yd run (Garret Guthrie kick) 07:34 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Waynesburg passing COM ATT YDS TD INT Jake Dougherty.............9 13 98 0 0 Waynesburg rushing
ATT YDS Austin Wilson............................23 102 Jake Dougherty.........................13 45 Waynesburg receiving
REC Cole Booth .............................. 2 Bobby Grishaber ....................... 1 11
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SCORE RECAP Second Half: TMC - Ibra Goumballe, 78:27 RECENT RESULTS Saturday, October 28: Waynesburg 1, W&J 3; Thomas More 2, Thiel 0; Grove City 6, Westminster 2; Alfred State 0, Geneva 4 Sunday, October 29: Bethany 1, Saint Vincent 2 Wednesday, November 1: W&J 0, Thomas More 2; Grove City 0, Geneva 1 UPCOMING GAMES ECAC Playoffs: Calvin @ Thomas More - 8 p.m. Franciscan @ Grove City - 2 p.m. PAC M. SOCCER LEADERS POINTS: O'halloran, 20, GEN; Iregui, 19, WES; Lujan, 13, BET GOALS: O'halloran, 8, GEN; Iregui, 8, WES; Sallah Mohammed, 6, BET
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ATT YDS Jhanard Dorsett ......................... 8 66 0 Aaron Austin .......................... 18 60 Saint Vincent receiving
REC YDS Jhanard Dorsett......................... 5 35 DJ Oceant-Kelly.................... 3 34
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RECENT RESULTS Saturday, November 4: Thiel 7, Thomas More 56; Westminster 10, Case Western Reserve 41; Wash&Jeff 31, Geneva 17; Bethany 43, Grove City 34; Saint Vincent 21, Waynesburg 31 UPCOMING GAMES Saturday, November 11: Grove City @ Thiel-1 p.m. Geneva @ Westminster-1 p.m. Bethany @ Saint Vincent-1 p.m. Waynesburg @ Wash&Jeff-1 p.m. Case Western Reserve @ Carnegie Mellon-2 p.m.
Friday, October 27: Westminster @ Westminster Relays, 3rd out of five teams, 103 points Saturday, October 28: Chatham @ Chatham Invitational, 2nd out of three teams, 311 points
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Second Half:
TMC - Ashley Maples, 84:14 RECENT RESULTS: Saturday, October 28: Thomas More 2, Thiel 0; Grove City 1, Westminster 0; Waynesburg 0, W&J 5; Chatham 0, Geneva 0
99.5 The Hive: Saturday at 1:30 p.m. Saint Vincent @ Waynesburg
Sunday, October 29: Bethany 0, Saint Vincent 1 Tuesday, November 31: Chatham 1, Thomas More 2; W&J 1, Grove City 2 PAC W. SOCCER LEADERS POINTS: 1. Toohey, 30 points, WJC; 2. Ruzzini 16 points, WJC; 3. Hutton 16 points, GRO GOALS: 1. Toohey, 14, WJC; 2. Hutton, 8, GRO; 3. Grimm, 6, WJC ASSISTS 1. Ruzzini, 10, WJC ; 2. Maples, 6, TMC; 3. Kocur, 3, GRO SAVES: 1. Palmer, 88, TMC, 2. Lincoln, 61, GEN, 3. Riddle, 48, BET
174 – Landon Lohr (B) 3, Caleb Baxter 1 34-26 184 – Mike Mahon (B) 4, Mike Millero 3 37-26
CROSS COUNTRY
Tuesday, October 31:
MEN RECENT RESULTS
Wednesday, November 8:
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Bethany @ McDaniel - 7 p.m. Penn State Altoona @ Westminster - 7 p.m.
Wrestling Thiel Thomas More W&J Waynesburg
141 – D.J. Grindle (O) Pin :25 Marco Parry 31-26
184 – Ben Norman (B) 16, Tristan Nicholson 10 40-26
Sunday, October 29:
Saint Vincent 212, Bethany 39
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First Half: TMC - Hannah Dargo, 7:05
Waynesburg 0, Westminster 3; Thiel 0, W&J 3; Oberlin 3, Waynesburg 1; Saint Vincent 1, Chatham 3; Thiel 0, W&J 3; Thomas More 3, Grove City 0; Geneva 0, Bethany 3; Oberlin 0, Westminster 3
YELLOW JACKET ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
EXHIB – Tristan Buxton (B) Pin 1:56 Shane McGing 31-14 133 – Josh Kuslock (O) Pin 2:28 Tony Mastrangelo 31-20
149 – Matt Lascola (B) 6, R.J. Hall 4 (SV1) 34-26
Chatham 2, Bethany 3; Geneva 3, W&J 1
Angie Marchetti - Womens Cross-Country
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Grove City 131, Allegheny 160
Chatham @ Chatham Invitational, 2nd out of 4 teams, 598 points
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Thomas More 3, Thiel 0
Westminster @ Westminster Relays, 3rd out of SAVES: Conrad, 48, THI; Antonoplos, 48, SVC; Bove, 46, WES five teams, 92 points
WOMEN’S SOCCER
Sunday's Box Score Thomas More 3, Thiel 0 Thiel 25 25 Thomas More 14 21
Womens: Saturday, October 21: Recent Results:
ASSISTS: Fallen, 5, WES; Sisler, 4, WAY; Oliver, 4, THI; O'halloran, 4, GEN
Score Recap: YDS 61 0
Grove City 165.5, Allegheny 134.5; Saint Vincent 204, Bethany 27
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Saturday, October 28 PAC Championships (8K) 1. Grove City, 60 pts.; 2. Wash&Jeff, 62 pts.; 3. Saint Vincent, 76 pts. Top Runners: 1. Moyer , 25:29, SVC; 2. Thibault, 25:53, W&J; 3. Greene, 26:01, GEN UPCOMING EVENTS Saturday, November 11:Division III Mideast Championships (8K) WOMEN
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Black 40, Orange 26
Team Saturday, October 28 PAC Championships (6K) 1. Waynesburg, 31 pts.; 2. Grove City, 63 pts. 3. Westminster, 74 pts.
197 – Ken Burrs (O) Pin 2:51 Joshua Sneeringer 0-6 285 – Jake Evans (B) Pin 4:31 Sean Bright 6-6 133 – Tony Mastrangelo (B) 12-0 Maj. Dec. Sean McGing 10-6 174 – Landon Lohr (B) Pin 2:55 Marco Herrera 16-6 174 – Caleb Baxter (B) 8, Dillion Charlton 1 19-6 184 – Mike Mahon (B) Pin 6:31 Adam Rigney 25-6 EXHIB – Derek Hull 3 (O) Zach Mackall 2 25-9 174 – Dillion Charlton (O) Tech. Fall Marco
Top Runners: 1. Marchetti, 23:18, WAY; 2. Camerlo, 23:29, SVC; 3. Martin, 23:43, WES UPCOMING EVENTS Saturday, November 11:Division III Mideast Championships (6K)
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CALIFORNIA 51, BISHOP CANEVIN 7 CALIFORNIA 21 17 7 6 51 BISHOP CANEVIN 0 0 0 7 7 Next Game: vs. Union 11/10 - 7:30 p.m.
WASHINGTON 42, FREEDOM 8 WASHINGTON 14 14 14 0 42 FREEDOM 0 0 0 8 8 Next Game: vs. East Allegheny 11/10 - 7:30 p.m.
ALIQUIPPA 42, SOUTH PARK 12 ALIQUIPPA 14 14 14 0 42 SOUTH PARK 0 0 6 6 12 Next Game: vs. Beaver 11/10 - 7:30 p.m.
THOMAS JEFFERSON 42,TRINITY 0 THOMAS JEFFERSON 14 14 14 0 42 TRINITY 0 0 0 0 0 NEXT GAME: vs. Belle Vernon 11/10 - 7:30 p.m.
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PINE RICHLAND 49 NORWIN 14 PINE RICHLAND 14 28 7 0 49 NORWIN 0 7 0 7 14 -NEXT GAME: vs. Penn Hills 11/10 - 7:30 p.m.
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Wrestling begins 2017 campaign with intrasquad action By ANTONIO PELULLO Editorial Assistant
The first match of the year is an opportunity to judge where a team is with their athletes, where they need improvement and who the starters will be. For Waynesburg University's wrestling team, things have already seemingly fallen into place as the team won the Presidents' Athletic Conference Championship last season and will be returning all but two key wrestlers. The Black/Orange Wrestle-Offs this past Saturday provided an opportunity for head coach Ron Headlee to get a look at his team and see who he will start going to the first match of the year. “One of the first things to see who is going to make the team,” said Headlee. “Whatever weight class guys are going to be in and our starters for Wednesday.” Going into this season, Headlee brought in 12 freshmen to work with on top of what is an already extremely talented team. “I’m really excited about the season [with] 12 new freshmen; they’re working really hard,” said Headlee. “We have a good nucleus of
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Last year the Waynesburg University wrestling program finished first in the conference, capturing the Presidents' Athletic Conference title. This season, the team is projected to repeat as conference champions. guys coming back and I’m excited about what our year can be. Definitely our goal is to win the PAC again, finish top three in regionals and take our guys to nationals and get more all Americans.” These may seem like tall tasks, but Headlee said his team is ready to bring it.
This started with Saturday’s Black/Orange Wrestle-Offs, which placed teammates against one another to see who would earn the starting spot. There was some dominance from the usual wrestlers, junior Jake Evans in the 285 weight class, senior
Tristan Buxton won his exhibition match and sophomore Ken Burns won his 197 weight class match. Perhaps the most surprising development for Headlee was freshman Mike Mahon, who Headlee was most impressed with during the day. “Mike Mahon [in the] 184
spot there, [the 184-pound class has] overall the most depth in the weight class and he came out winning that [and] he did really well,” said Headlee. “I thought he probably had a good day—he beat out two really good kids on our team.” Mahon won two matches,
the first against sophomore Adam Rigney and the second was against former 174-pound starter, junior Mike Millero. But overall, Headlee saw the same talent from a year ago with additional strength from its new roster. “[I’m] really pleased, I thought all the guys that went out wrestled hard, young guys [and] older guys,” Headlee said. “I’m happy with our conditioning.” The real test for the team, Headlee said, will be this Saturday as they have the Washington & Jefferson Invitational on the road in Washington. He said this will be a true test of where Waynesburg is at and who will be the key starters. “Saturday we’ll put everyone in in the tournament,” said Headlee. “And that’s one of the other things we evaluate—to see how they do in other competition and you know it’s a lot of teams on our own level. We are excited to get out of our room and wrestle someone different.” The Yellow Jackets started their season off yesterday when they hosted Shippensburg University at 7 p.m., which was past this week's deadline for publication.
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The team is led by two frontrunners that dominated the PAC Championships just under two weeks ago at Westminster College – senior Angie Marchetti and junior Teghan Simonton. “[Marchetti] knows she’s going to have get around the 23:40 range to get into nationals,” said Hardie. “Teghan also has a good outside shot if she has the type of race that we think she can put together.” As depth has been one of the strong suits for the team in recent years, Hardie acknowledged that the team has plenty of runners to count on. “I think Elinore Loch is running great and Malarie Yoder is looking to get top30 or top-20 if she can,” said Hardie. “So we have a lot of options up front.” The women have already run at the site of regionals, the Dickinson Long-Short Invitational, back in September where they finished 4th out of 17. Marchetti said having run the course in the past season
and over the years will definitely be beneficial. “Actually for all the seniors, we went freshmen year and sophomore year, so we had three or four races before this season,” said Marchetti. “I think that seeing the course and getting a feel for it makes us a lot more confident going into it and we know what to expect. We can also kind of envision it in our minds during practices.” The Waynesburg women’s cross country team has a streak of individual qualifiers making it to nationals over the past two seasons. Senior Julie Gerber made it her sophomore year, while Emily and Katie Latimer made it last season during their senior campaigns. Going into the season, Hardie and the women’s team made it one of their goals of the season to qualify for the Division III Nationals race as a team. On Saturday, the team has the potential to accomplish that lofty goal, or at least continue the streak of sending individual Waynesburg runners to nationals.
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For a second straight week, Jake Dougherty led the Waynesburg offense to victory. Against Saint Vincent, the Jackets put up 268 yards of total offense.
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One of the biggest takeaways from the past two weeks has been the emergence of the run game for the Yellow Jackets. Last week against Thiel, the team totaled 284 yards rushing and four touchdowns, with three different players going over 80 yards on the ground, while this week saw 170 yards rushing and three touchdowns. Junior Austin Wilson took on a lead-role for the rushing attack, something
Smithley noted was due to the way the flow of the game was going, as he rushed for 102 yards and a score. “We’ll evolve a little bit the way we need to make sure we’re progressing and giving ourselves a chance to win football games,” Smithley said. “The mindset was the same—we want to run the football and we’ve always wanted to run the football. Whatever that takes to get that done, we’re going to do that.” Junior quarterback Jake Dougherty continues to get the job done after spending
most of the season at wide receiver. Dougherty finished the day completing 9-of-13 passes for 98 yards and added 53 yards rushing and a touchdown. Now with a 2-0 record this season as the starting quarterback, Smithley has seen significant improvements out of Dougherty’s overall game from his first two seasons. “I think he’s a completely different player for us,” Smithley said. “When he does run the ball, he runs the ball patient. It’s almost like he got some action and
he got the ball in his hands and ran with the ball a couple of times as a receiver…I think it just really loosened him up and made him more comfortable at having the ball in his hand.” This Saturday, the Yellow Jackets will travel to Washington for their final game of the season against PAC rival Washington & Jefferson. The Presidents currently have a 9-0 record and are ranked 10th in the country by the AFCA Coaches Poll in DIII and 15th by D3football. com. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m.
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is a large part of not only his life, but also when he hits the course. “Faith is definitely something that keeps me motivated when I run,” said Durgin. “I always want to give my best in every race, so I like to give glory to God when I do well and also be thankful when I don’t have a good race. Keeping God central in my running is important.” Once the Winfield, West Virginia, native realized that he could run at a collegiate level, he began the search that eventually brought him to Waynesburg. “I looked at a lot of [Division III] and [Division II] schools, especially ones that had cross country and track programs,” said Durgin. “Waynesburg felt like the best fit because they had a
good nursing program. They had the small school environment, I liked that. They also had a lot of Christian organizations, and things like that.” Hardie learned of Durgin’s interest and immediately began the recruiting process. “He probably got some letters from us during his sophomore, maybe even freshman year,” said Hardie. “Then we put him on a target list, where we just followed his career. By his junior year, he submitted a survey to us that showed he was interested. We invited him to campus for an overnight, and this process allowed him to see what campus was like.” Now that Durgin has almost a season of experience running for Waynesburg under his belt, Hardie and his staff are encouraged by some of the tendencies that
Durgin possesses. “The one thing that he has that we don’t see in freshman a lot is consistency, he hits his paces every time,” Hardie said. “We found with him that he uses every week to get better, the extra mileage is starting to work for him. It was because of that consistency early on, that allowed him to grow [so fast].” D u r i n g h i s t i m e at Waynesburg, Durgin plans to study nursing and, following graduation, he hopes to land a job in the orthopedic nursing field. With the first cross country season coming to a close, Hardie and Durgin are both hopeful from more success in the future. “Regionals are a big test, it’s the biggest race of the year. We’ll get to see him in a big field to see what that looks like, with about 250 runners in the next race,”
said Hardie. “It will be nice to see him in that environment and see if he gets even better. Or we will see if his confidence falls, and then we will know if we will have to get him amped up for a race like that.” Durgin plans to stay focused on regionals for now, but does have a few goals for the future as well. “[At regionals], I would like to be under 28-minutes and I think that our team is shooting for 25th place or higher. I was 26th at PAC’s this year and the top 21 get onto the podium, so I’d like to be inside that number next year and of course [continue] to improve my time,” said Durgin. “[Ultimately], continue improving and hopefully become an All-American one day, but we’ll have to see what comes. Just take it one day at a time, that is my philosophy.”
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November 9, 2017 WEEK TEN FOOTBALL PREVIEW: WASHINGTON & JEFFERSON
Jackets to take on nationally ranked rival W&J By DONNY CHEDRICK For the Yellow Jacket
After a rough September and most of October, the Waynesburg University football team is enjoying its first winning streak of the season following a 31-21 victory over Saint Vincent College this past Saturday. The senior day victory gave the Yellow Jackets their second win of the season as they head into the season finale against Washington & Jefferson College. It was another offensive explosion for the Waynesburg offense with junior quarterback Jake Dougherty at the helm. The rushing attack thrived again against one of the worst run defenses in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference as Waynesburg combined to run for 170 yards on 43 carries as a team, with junior running back Austin Wilson leading the charge with 102 yards and a touchdown on 23 attempts. The Bearcats and Yellow Jackets played back and
forth football as each team exchanged blows in the first quarter. Waynesburg put together consecutive drives in the first to tie the game each time as Dougherty scored from a yard out then Wilson took one in with just seconds remaining in the quarter. The Yellow Jackets took advantage in the second quarter with a 34-yard field goal by sophomore kicker Garret Guthrie, followed by a pick-six from junior defensive back Justin Willkow to make it 24-14. The defensive touchdown was the first for the Yellow Jackets since the 2014 season. The teams would play even football in the second half, with the third quarter going scoreless. The fourth frame would provide a touchdown for each team as freshman Hayden Belcher added Waynesburg’s final score with a 2-yard run to push the lead back to 10. The seniors got the win on their day as the Yellow Jackets finished off Saint Vincent by a score of 31-21 to move to 2-7 overall and
against the rival-Presidents this upcoming Saturday. Play spoiler
2-5 in PAC play. W&J managed to continue its run for a perfect season by defeating Geneva 31-17 this past Saturday to move to 9-0 overall and 7-0 in conference action. With backup quarterback Jacob Adams at the helm in place of the injured Alex Rowse, the Presidents opted for a run-heavy attack as sophomore running back Jordan West headed a run game that gathered 236 yards on
54 attempts and four scores. West accounted for 154 yards on 36 attempts and three of those touchdowns himself. Adams finished the afternoon 21-29 for 214 yards and an interception and found the team’s top wide receiver, senior Jesse Zubik, eight times for 115 yards. With one game left on the 2017 docket, head coach Chris Smithley looks at the things to take advantage of
With Waynesburg sitting at 2-5 in PAC play, they are not in contention to win the conference in 2017. The Yellow Jackets opponent on Saturday however, is. The Presidents have a chance to win the PAC title yet again if they beat the Yellow Jackets Saturday afternoon. With it being rivalry week and the Yellow Jackets having nothing to lose, Smithley wants his team to play spoiler. “I think it’s a great opportunity for us to take away a PAC championship [from W&J],” Smithley said. “This is a big game and it’s a big opportunity for us to take something away from our rival.” Model from last year In the 2016 season finale, a heavily-favored W&J team walked into the game facing a 2-7 Waynesburg team expecting to roll them over.
However, the Presidents escaped John F. Wiley with a 14-10 victory. In 2017, the Yellow Jackets are looking to do the same thing against the Presidents. “The game plan that we’re watching is a lot of what we did last year,” Smithley said. “We are going to use that game a lot because we see a lot of our offense in that game.” Keep the momentum Waynesburg is on a mini two-game win streak, but the last two weeks have been the best football the Yellow Jackets have played all season. Putting up over 30 points and rushing for well over 100 yards the last two games has Waynesburg in a bit of a groove, and Smithley wants to keep that going. “I think we have momentum from the way we have practiced and played football over the last two weeks,” Smithley said. “I think we’re playing our best football right now, and I don’t know if [W&J] is.”
Men's team hopes Soccer teams left in hopeful positions to finish in top 25 at NCAA Regionals COMMENTARY
JOE SMELTZER Columnist
Since Brad and Laura Heethuis took over the Waynesburg University men’s and women’s soccer teams in 2014, both programs have gone in similar directions. Both head coaches had success in their first year at Waynesburg, with the men’s team qualifying for the Presidents’ Athletic Conference tournament and the women earning a berth in the ECAC South tournament. In the three years since, however, neither team has managed a winning season. The 2017 season saw both soccer teams get off to promising starts. The women were 4-1-1 in their first six games and the men won their first two PAC matches. Both teams faltered as the season progressed, with the women winning just three of their final 11 games, while the men, riddled by injuries and suspensions, went 1-5 in their last six PAC contests. The women finished the year at 7-9-1 overall and 3-6 in conference play, placing seventh in the PAC, while the men went 5-9-2 overall and 3-5 in the PAC, being eliminated from the conference playoffs in their last game, with a 3-1 loss to Washington & Jefferson Saturday, Oct. 28. Although both teams struggled in the second half of the season, they showed that there is hope for the future of Waynesburg soccer. Returning talent Perhaps the most significant advantage next season that gives the Jackets hope for the future is that both soccer teams will bring back several key contributors. Aside from senior defender Bryan Sontag and freshman forward Thomas Drake, who played this season as an exchange student, Waynesburg’s men’s team isn’t losing anybody from this year’s squad. Leading the group of returners is junior forward Tyler Sisler, who tied for the PAC lead with six assists in 2017. The junior college transfer turned into Waynesburg’s biggest offensive threat as the season went on, and looks to be one of the senior leaders next season. Another prominent player who will be a senior next fall is goalkeeper James Snyder. Snyder’s status for the rest of his college career, however,
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This season Waynesburg's men's and women's soccer teams failed to qualify for postseason berths in the PAC Conference Championships. is uncertain. Not only did he miss the last six games of this season with a torn ACL, the injury could affect his final collegiate campaign as well. If Snyder has to miss time, Adam Dolan and Daniel Brode will likely have to step up. Both keepers gained valuable experience as freshman, starting several important conference games, so they will come into their sophomore years more battle tested than expected. For the men, the current sophomore class is the group that has possibly the most collective talent. Four sophomores started ten or more games for the Jackets this past season, which included midfielders Justin Buberl and Nate Kummer, who tied for the team lead with four goals this year. Like the future juniors and seniors, this year’s freshman class also shows promise. Forwards Cam Sutherland and Daniel Hott, as well as defender Steven Haines are among the newcomers who received valuable playing time in 2017. Because of the past few seasons being transition years, Waynesburg has players, such as Snyder and senior forward Matt Hlasnick, who have been getting significant playing time since they were freshmen. That experience could be vital to a Yellow Jacket turn around next season. Although the women’s team is losing more production than the men, Laura Heethuis will have plenty of talent coming back for next
year. Among those graduating are forward Melanie Byler and defender Sam Nichols, who led the team in goals and assists, respectively, along with forward Nikki Davis and defender Sarah Hackman. The personnel are there, to fill the shoes left by the senior class. Most of Waynesburg’s talent lies in its underclassmen. Five members of the freshman and sophomore classes were regular starters. Perhaps the most impressive of those underclassmen this season was freshman forward Emily Hill, who was second on the team in points with 10 and also tied for second in goals with four. Sophomore goalkeeper Courtney Syfert, who was limited this past season due to injury, has played a big role since early in her freshman year and will look to take over the role for good in 2018 with senior goalkeeper Heather Fraser graduating. Both soccer teams have plenty of talent coming back, and that is a big reason to be optimistic going forward. Close losses Another similarity between the two teams is that both were on the wrong end of several tight games in 2017. Of their nine losses, the women lost six contests by just one goal. Waynesburg also didn’t win either of its overtime matches, losing to Juniata in the season opener, and drawing against LaRoche, a game in which the Jackets squandered a 2-0
lead. The men’s team also had its fair share of close matches. Of Waynesburg’s nine losses, the Jackets fell by one goal four times, and also had two draws that they could not turn into wins. In all sports, regardless of competition, many view losing close games as a sign of inexperience, which both soccer teams had plenty of this season. Both programs will come into 2018 battle tested, and their ability to close the door in tight matches could come with that experience. An upward trend In 2015, the men’s soccer team won just one game. Waynesburg raised its win total to four the next year, before winning five games this past season. The women have had a different journey. The Jackets regressed from six to five wins in 2016, and marginally improved this year, winning seven games. Both Waynesburg soccer teams improved their win total this season from where it was the year before, and a lot of the players responsible for that improvement are returning next season. With the young talent that has been on display for both programs over the past few years, don’t be surprised if, in 2018, everything starts to come together, and both the men’s and women’s soccer teams place in the top four of the PAC, giving themselves a chance to win a conference championship next season.
The Waynesburg University men’s cross country team looks to compete at the NCAA Division III Mideast regional meet this Saturday as they travel to Newville, Pennsylvania. Last season , the Yellow Jackets participated in the regional meet and finished 33rd out of 52 teams. Then- sophomore Jacob Pryor was the first person to cross the line for the Yellow Jackets. Fellow classmate Joel Kuzminski finished right behind Pryor, and freshman Mason Klopp rounded out the top three for the men’s cross country team at the meet last year. These three runners look to help lead the other seven runners both physically and mentally for the race Saturday, Nov. 11. Sophomore Jared Scott also making the trip to the regional meet, and will be joined by freshmen Mac Colomb, Nate Jecelin, Jordan Payne, Matt Mansfield, Matt Durgin and Kyle Warmbein. “Physically, they are in a period of sharpening the sword which basically means that they have had a long 15 weeks of training, and doing the longer repeat workouts are ineffective right now,” said head coach Chris Hardie. “Mentally, they are kind of drained after 15 weeks, so we keep it fresh and limit the amount of training they do.” Kuzminski and Pryor look to lead this team moving towards the regional meet this
Saturday. “I think I am physically prepared coming in, but I need a little bit of fine tuning here and there,” said Pryor. “Mentally, I want to catch up on rest and be at peace with myself.” Kuzminski takes one race at a time and tends to not overthink the race. “Honestly, it’s like any other race which is how I go about with most of my races,” said Kuzminski. “As times go by and days get closer I start preparing differently like getting better foods in me and on Friday its more like a relaxation thing making sure I am healthy and ready to go.” Durgin likes to strategically know what the course is like and he wants to prepare himself the best that he can. “Physically, I am drinking a lot of water and making sure that I get a lot of sleep this week,” said Durgin. “I just check some things like how our team did last year and see how we are going to prepare for the course.” Hardie said thinks his team could finish in the top 25, which is something that never has been done by the men’s cross country program at Waynesburg. The best finish to date was when the men’s cross country team finished in 29th out of 47 teams in 2014. The Waynesburg men’s cross country team plans on taking 10 runners to the regional meet. The event is scheduled to start at 12:30 p.m. at Big Spring High School.
MBB: Transfers on basketball team have ability to lead team
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and this year it’s even better,” Wallace said. “Shane [Johnson’s] jumper is a lot better. Just everybody’s really gotten better.” Wallace came to Waynesburg as a transfer student last season. This year, he feels more confident. “I know coming in last year, the defense was really hard for me to learn,” Wallace said. “Me and [Christner] talked a lot about late game situations. He said he wanted me to re-
ally get the defense down so he could have me in late games. This year coming in, I know exactly what he wants. ...I’m just more comfortable than I was last year.” Although both Wallace and forward Mike Nugent, who was also a transfer student, are both seniors, Christer compares them to underclassmen as far as their time at Waynesburg goes. “We always think that the biggest jump comes in between a guy’s freshman and sophomore year,” Christner said.
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Wing Night features vocalists
Performances of Shakespeare's tragedy ‘Hamlet’ underway
By ANTONIO PELLULO Editorial Assistant
Students to perform classic play through Saturday By RACHEL MANGAN Associate Editor
Shakespeare’s Hamlet is one of his most recognizable works with the play commonly being studied and performed by many students and professionals worldwide. As many of Shakespeare’s works and plays, Hamlet is a tragedy in which the main character is torn between what is true and what is right, with the story ending in a bloodbath of betrayal. It is one of Shakespeare's many famous tragedies. The basis of the story is that Hamlet, the Prince of Denmark, played by senior creative writing major, Shawn White, is called home from his schooling in Germany to attend his father’s funeral only to find his mother has already remarried and done so to his uncle. To make matters worse, Hamlet learns his uncle, Claudius, has declared himself king even though Hamlet is the rightful heir to his father’s throne. Throughout the show, Hamlet refers to the whole scenario as “foul incest.” However, Hamlet is visited by the spirit of his father who tells him that he was murdered. Hamlet embarks on trying to find his father’s killer but is met by a barrage of betrayal and both innocent and guilty lives lost. Ultimately, because the story of Hamlet is a tragedy, one could assume how the story ends. Performing Hamlet has been a “major commitment and undertaking” for the Waynesburg University Players due to its difficult language style and its meter of iambic pentameter. Because of this, students had to “really focus on what
they were trying to accomplish.” For White, portraying Hamlet came with its fair share of challenges. “Being Hamlet comes with so many expectations because there have been so many famous people that have played Hamlet, not that I could necessarily exceed those people, but the fact that this is a story performed by [professionals on a] professional stage, it really is a challenge,” said White. There is also a scene where Hamlet is wounded on his arm and requires fake blood. According to Eddie Powers, the director of the show and professor of Theatre, it was not up until the dress rehearsal that two crew members figured out the best way to make the stunt work. “They figured out that by mixing a little bit of water and a lot of blood…the artificial kind, [it looks more realistic],” said Powers. “Hamlet wears the [stunt blood] for the battle scene between him and Laertes.” One of the reasons Hamlet was selected as the fall play was its wide appeal despite its classical upbringing and associations. “Shakespeare gives the audience everything they [could] want,” said Powers. “He [gives] them comedy, [gives] them great drama, [gives] them wonderful speeches, beautiful language and then gave them action as well. So, in his day of 1600, he was appealing to all audiences and we [still] think Hamlet can appeal to all audiences today as well, in 2017.” In terms of the casting, many of the members were “ecstatic” about their roles in the production. Freshman sports broad-
Ashley Hall, Yellow Jacket
Shawn White, senior creative writing major, stars as the troubled Hamlet and lays clutching his chest following a battle scene.
casting/sport information major Ed DiOrio portrayed a number of characters throughout the show, but for DiOrio, Hamlet has been his first major production at Waynesburg. “It’s been so special, hopefully I get to have a lot of participation in other productions moving forward,” said DiOrio. “Obviously this is going to be one I look back on and definitely appreciate. Time flies when you’re having fun and time has really flown by. It will be nice to look back on this show and say ‘this is where it all began.’” For Tessa Masula, a ju-
nior English major, and Steven Caumo, a junior creative writing major, portraying Shakespearean characters “has been a dream come true” due to his lasting impact and influence on literature. Due to the challenging aspects of Shakespeare’s
Hamlet, many of the students felt they “really gave the play justice” and urge students to continue to support the theater department. In the words of Eddie Powers, “there is no show without an audience to watch it.”
The Student Activity Board (SAB) hosted a Wing Night Nov. 3, offering wings and a musical band for students in Benedum Dining Hall. The event faced a problem: about 30 minutes after the start there were no more wings to be distributed to students. Erin Kern, a graduate assistant to SAB, and senior psychology major Bradley Gillespie helped to serve the wings, but he “didn’t become discouraged” once the supply dwindled down and the only thing left on the tables were peanuts and popcorn. They knew they had one goal, which was to keep students there. “One of the biggest things we wanted to focus on was getting students to stick around at events,” Gioespie said. As well as wings, entertainment was provided in the form of an acapella performance by band Vocallights. Bryce McGarvey, a junior biblical and ministry studies major with a focus on international mission, attended the even for the artist. “I really like singing I am a musician and I am not much of a singer and it is something I can really appreciate in others,” said McGarvey. McGravey went on to say he did not arrive early enough for the wings but did not care to much for them and he would have come out alone because he wanted to see the musical act. “I came solely for the acapella group and if my friends are here that would be cool,” said McGravey. After the performance McGravey was impressed with the talent of the singers. “That was a pretty impressive group with a lot of talent,” said McGarvey. For senior, Applied Business major, Kevin Thacker wing night is a high-ranking night on Waynesburg’s campus. “I’m not sure I would say best but definitely a top three,” said Thacker, who also thought it is the best SAB night of the year.
Weekly Mass offers worship opportunity for Catholic students By ANTONIO PELLULO Editorial Assitant
Students make their way to St. Ann’s Church Sunday morning, walking against High St. traffic and into Saint Ann’s Church. They enter at 11 a.m., sit in the pews, and wait for their weekly Catholic Mass to start. Though Waynesburg is a Presbyterian institution, a significant portion of students at Waynesburg are Catholic. With this in mind, the university started hosting a weekly Mass on campus a few years ago as well as hired Mike Zavage, a Catholic Priest. This past spring, Zavage left Waynesburg, where he had built a strong foundation of loyal followers. Students heard that Za-
vage would be leaving in April following the school year. Junior nursing major Mary-Beth Cocchi said that when she found out Zavage was leaving, she received headaches from crying too much. “It was really difficult when we first heard Father Mike Zavage was leaving because we weren’t sure what was going to happen after that,” said Cocchi. “But we’ve been really blessed, we got Father Al [Carver] who is another priest.” Replacing Zavage as the campus Catholic Priest will be no easy task, according to senior psychology major Matthew Emerson. “[Carver] has big shoes to fill,” said Emerson, who
took place in an all-boys bible study with Zavage last year that he said changed his whole faith. So, when it was announced that Zavage was leaving, he was afraid. “It was absolutely terrifying,” Emmerson said. “There’s a lot of anger we had to work through because we were very scared. Because we had no idea what campus was going to be like without him.” Despite the initial fear, Emmerson is happy with Carver as Zavage’s replacement. “The lord provides,” Emmerson said. “Father Al Carver has been a blessing to this campus.” Carver described his arrival at Waynesburg as a MASS >> D2
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Catholic students attend Mass at Saint Ann's Church each Tuesday. Senior psychology major Matthew Emerson has participated in Catholic events throughout Waynesburg.
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WU's Line: Improv comedy show welcomes student involvement By JOE SMELTZER
Editorial Assistant
Like all events at the Waynesburg University’s Goodwin Performing Arts Center, WU’s Line is open to students and community members. For WU’s Line is it Anyway, which is based on the show “Whose Line Is It Anyway?”, not only are the live performances open, but people are welcome to attend the practices as well. Junior psychology major Jaime Stanny is in her second year of performing on stage. When Stanny was a freshman, she went to all of the live performances and also sat in on the rehearsals. This experience led her to try out for the show during her sophomore year. “WU’s line has open rehearsals, so you can sit in on the practices and help write prompts,” Stanny said. “So, I did that the first year, and I think I definitely enjoyed being on stage a lot. I didn’t think I was cut out for it, but I auditioned anyway,” Stanny said. According to Stanny, the cast has to prepare for up to five different improvisational games during the rehearsals. “There are a ton of games, so we don’t know going into the show which one [Anthony Corkos] is going to put us in, so we have the practices to make sure that we don’t make idiots of ourselves.” For Stanny, having an audience during rehearsals makes practicing more enjoyable and also gives the cast an idea of what would and would not work on stage.
Grace Hutchison, Yellow Jacket
The cast, pictured above, performs a variety of games at practices to prepare for their performances, which occur twice a semester. Sophomore pre-med major Ben Dodge, left, writes prompts before practice on Nov. 7.
“I think [having an audience] is great because it’s a lot more fun to take it seriously when there are other people watching,” Stanny said. “So, we learn what people on this campus think is funny based on their reactions to our jokes.” Senior Anthony Corkos,
also a psychology major, is in his third year as both director of “WU's Line,” and the host on stage. Some of Corko’s responsibilities include running practices, writing prompts and choosing what games the cast will play during rehearsals so the cast members can be more
familiar with them. For Corkos, one of the challenges of directing is ensuring that the cast is comfortable with the material. “One of the harder things is making sure for the shows at least the cast members are put into games and with prompts that they may work well with,” Corkos said. “So during practices, I really throw [the cast] into very experimental situations to see what they’re good and what they’re bad at. We work to capitalize on those strengths during a show.” One of Corkos goals in preparing for the show is making
sure the cast can show off what they do well. “The show is all improvised, so a prompt could go really poorly,” Corkos said. “For shows, I try to capitalize on what the strengths of the performers are. So certain characters are better at playing more straight-laced people, other characters are better at doing more physical comedy. So I’ll throw the cast member in with characters that would most accentuate their strengths.” Tre Thomas, sophomore history major, and Ben Dodge, sophomore pre-med major, assist Corkos in directing.
Corkos said that the most challenging thing about being a director is putting the right combinations of performers together for the show. “Some people on casts have better chemistry than others, and it also depends on what games they’re in and what characters they’re given,” Corkos said. “It’s very hard to figure out what the right combinations are to do during a show.” In his three years directing, Corkos said that one of the most significant improvements he’s made is with his writing, which used to take up a lot of time during practices. “Going into it, writing prompts was very difficult, but I’ve gotten a lot better at that. It was originally a huge pain and I’d have to block out about two hours before every practice to write prompts and choose games and balance out everything. I’ve been doing very well with figuring that out now that it’s my senior year.” According to Corkos, “WU’s Line” averages between 160-170 audience members per show. One of his goals is for attendance to eclipse 200, which Corkos said has never happened in his time at Waynesburg. The next performance of “WU’s Line” will be Thursday, Dec. 7, at 9:30 p.m. with admission being $1. There will be two more shows after the December performance, one being in mid-to-late February, before the year wraps up, all shows are performed at the Goodwin Performing Arts Center.
Campus-wide ‘WU By You’ photo contest deadline extended By JOE SMELTZER
Editorial Assistant
This fall, Waynesburg University students, faculty and staff have been given a chance to showcase the university from their perspectives with the first-ever “WU by You,” a photography competition put on by the office of University Relations. According to Integrated Marketing Coordinator Josh Beppler, the fall season is a perfect time to have the contest. “We’ve been getting a lot of campus shots,” Beppler said. “We’ve been getting some shots of buildings and architecture, I’d love to see some more shots of people enjoying the fall weather. Just as fall gears up here and we start to approach the holiday season, just showcasing Waynesburg from a more personal, intimate level.” The contest began Oct. 1 and was initially intended to run through Oct. 31, but, because two additional prizes were announced, “WU by You” will now run through Nov. 30. When it began, the contest offered a single grand prize, which is a Fitbit. The additional prizes included a second-place prize of a $50 gift card from Waynesburg Coffee Company, and third receives a $25 gift guard, also courtesy of Waynesburg Coffee Company. Beppler said that the extension provides an opportunity for more creative photography as winter nears. “It gives us more of an opportunity to see some different shots that we may not have gotten in the October month. It just gives you more of a variety,” Beppler said. “We’ve had such good submissions so far,
and we’re excited to see that continue.” Beppler said that the two new prizes were announced in mid-October, so the office of University Relations decided to extend the contest to give people who had not yet taken part in a chance to show off their skills. “We had obtained and announced the second and third place prizes right around the middle of October, where we wanted to make sure that we gave people adequate opportunity to participate if they missed out during the first few weeks of October,” Beppler said. “So, we were very excited to be able to extend the contest.” According to Beppler, 10 new submissions were sent in after the second and third place prizes were announced. Beppler said that "WU by You" is planned to be held again next year. According to Beppler, the contest was designed to give people familiar with Waynesburg a chance to showcase the university more creatively than they could by sitting in a classroom. “We had discussed our current photo library, and we felt it was a great opportunity to allow people that are on campus every day to help us showcase Waynesburg in a way that we can’t do from a desk or we can’t do exclusively at public events,” Beppler said. “We want to get a more personal look at Waynesburg, and we are excited to give people that opportunity.” The idea came about throughout the summer and in the beginning of the fall semester. It was discussed with the office of University Relations, who collectively agreed to run
the contest. Beppler was “part of a larger team” with putting together the contest and primarily was responsible for advertising the competition through posters and social media. For Beppler, although interest was expected, the number of submissions has been a “pleasant surprise.” “We expected a good turnout. We have a beautiful campus to showcase, and I think that people would be excited to participate in that,” Beppler said. “I think if anything, we’ve been surprised at just how many submissions we’ve gotten thus far.” Beppler said that getting the word out is one of the challenges of “WU by You.” “It’s just making sure that we’re covering all our bases, and we reach people in all the avenues that we can,” Beppler said. “Social media seems to be the best way to reach students, [the contest] going in our employee newsletter that goes out every month. We’re reaching everyone in all the ways that we can think of.” Beppler does not see any significant changes that need to be made for the competition in the future. “So far, I would do everything the same way,” Beppler said. “Whenever we bring the contest to a close at the end of November, we’ll have some time to reflect and review how everything went, and discuss changes to next year’s event at that time.” Entries can be submitted at social@waynesburg.edu. For Beppler, “WU by You” is a chance to put Waynesburg University on display in a way that is significant for ever y individual person.
Photo courtesy of the Waynesburg University Twitter page
Students are encouraged to capture photos of spots on campus, friends, their majors and anything that really captures their attention about Waynesburg according to Beppler. Due to two new prizes being added, both giftcards for the Waynesburg Coffee Company, the deadline for submissions was extended.
“I w ou l d e n c ou r a g e people to look for a way to showcase why Waynesburg is special to you,”
Beppler said. “Be that a spot on campus, friends, your major, anything that really cap-
tures your attention about Waynesburg and speaks to you in your heart is what I would like to see captured.”
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case of “right place right time.” Carver planned to teach internationally through faith but he decided to go back and further his education in philosophy and seminary at Duquesne
University. Carver was planning on going to Papua New Guinea to teach, but while he gets his new degrees he was applying to do Catholic ministry in Waynesburg. “Things sort of lined up right for me to be here,” said Carver.
“The lord provides. Father Al Carver has been a blessing to this campus.”
MATTHEW EMERSON
Senior Psychology major
Carver may not be at Waynesburg University much longer, as he plans
to leave for New Guinea this summer. Cocchi recalls a time
during a discussion she came to realization she would face some discrimination that was out there. “I had a friend, we were having a really great discussion and he told me his parents believe Catholics don’t go to heaven that they go to hell because they aren’t saved for their
faith,” said Cocchi. As Emerson looks to enter his final semester at Waynesburg, he reflected on integrating his Catholic faith and his college education. “I couldn’t think of a better place to grow your faith than Waynesburg,” said Emmerson.
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WEEKLY CROSSWORD PUZZLE ACROSS 1. Ballet divisions 5. Crank (up) 8. Hunchbacked lab as sistant 12. Un-fizzy 13. PGA Tour golf course near Miami 15. Fish in salade niçoise 16. Inc. and LLC? 19. “No fighting!” 20. Self-worth 21. Gym unit 22. Beaming and shin ing? 25. Jibe grammatically 28. Come-__: entice ments 29. Covent Garden high light 30. Wolfish look 31. Pal of Pooh 32. Green shampoo 33. Ranking org. for court players 34. Google operating system 36. “Never __ Me Go”: Ka zuo Ishiguro novel 38. Blue Cross rival 40. Dr. with Grammys 41. Managed __ 42. Donkey sound 43. Tie the knot 44. Socialite Perle 45. “Got it!” and “Roger that!”? 48. Hassle 49. Tic-tac-toe win 50. “Green Eggs and Ham”
opening 53. “What are you in for?” and “I was framed”? 57. Like the T206 Honus Wagner baseball card 58. Eats by candlelight 59. Not in favor of 60. Summit 61. Affirmative action 62. Drain slowly
DOWN 1. Langley, e.g.: Abbr. 2. Driver or putter 3. Subdue with a charge 4. Cocktail made with brandy and crème de men
the 5. Timber often used for guitar fretboards 6. Triage locales, briefly 7. “La Bamba” singer Ritchie 8. Addams family cous in 9. Military rebels 10. Ready for the worst 11. Speaks with a s cratchy voice 13. Geometric art style 14. __ Mason: asset man agement giant 17. Aswan Dam site 18. In the direction of 23. Properly arranged 24. Underground find
25. Styled after, on a menu 26. Be judged unfairly 27. Performer’s array 31. Genetic code trans mit ter 32. Often fruity dessert 34. Slangy “Let’s move on ... “ 35. Like priests 37. What some caddies
carry 39. The Northwest’s Sea __ Airport 41. Private jet choices 43. “Any volunteers?” 44. Cultural pic that may go viral 45. Oscar-winning direc tor Frank 46. Frog habitat 47. Pre-coll. exams
51. Spots to conceal 52. Dole (out) 54. Kinsey research fo cus 55. Producer of some Talking Heads albums 56. Sample
LAST WEEK'S SOLUTION
BILLBOARD TOP 15 SONGS OF THE WEEK Rank
Title
Artists
Total Streams
1
Rockstar
Post Malone
339,269,438
2
Havana
Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug
279,872,063
3
Bodack Yellow (Money Moves)
Cardi B
166,270,525
4
1-800-273-8255
Logic ft. Alessia Cara and Khalid
380,126,196
5
Thunder
Imagine Dragons
443,873,569
6
Feel it Still
Portugal. The Man
189,168,352
7
Gucci Gang
Lil Pump
89,146,784
8
Sorry Not Sorry
Demi Lovato
288,046,588
9
Mi Gente
J. Balvin & Willy William ft. Beyonce
454,535,138
10
Too Good At Goodbyes
Sam Smith
218,658,336
11
Perfect
Ed Sheeran
348,471,617
12
What Lovers Do
Maroon 5 ft. SZA
184,555,728
13
Rake It Up
Yo Gotti ft. Nicki Minaj
85,660,703
14
MotorSport
Migos, Nicki Minaj and Cardi B
15,884,786
15
I Get The Bag
Gucci Maine ft. Migos
83,809,708
INTERESTED IN GETTING YOUR ARTWORK PUBLISHED? IF SO, CONTACT TIFFANY MORGAN AT MOR4950@STUDENT.WAYNESBURG.EDU.
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Veterans Day November 11
Written by Tiffany Morgan
Designed by Cheyenne Nester
Veterans Day, formerly known as “Armistice Day,” was the first anniversary of the end of World War I on Nov. 11, 1919. Congress passed a resolution in 1926 for an annual observance each year on Nov. 11. It has since transformed into a national holiday that pays tribute to all American veterans who are living or deceased as well as those who served their country honorably during war or peacetime.
DiD you know? • • • • • •
16.1 million living veterans served during at least one war. 5.2 million veterans have served in peacetime. 2 million veterans are women. 7 million veterans served during the Vietnam War. 5.5 million veterans served during the Persian Gulf War. Of the 16 million Americans who served during World War II; only 558,000 are still alive. • 2 million veterans served during the Korean War.
as of 2014...
• 2.9 million veterans received compensation for serviceconnected disabilities. • Three states have more than 1 million veterans among their population: • California (1.8 million) • Florida (1.6 million) • Texas (1.7 million)
serVing those who serVeD us
• The VA health care system had 54 hospitals in 1930; since then it has expanded to include: • 171 medical centers • More than 350 outpatient, community, and outreach clinics • 126 nursing home care units • 35 live-in care facilities for injured or disabled vets. • The total amount of federal government spending on veterans is $95.6 billion.
serVing near anD far
• Military personnel are stationed all over the world. The five countries with the most amount of bases are: • United States • Afghanistan • Germany • Iraq • Japan
thank you for your serVice. Sources: http://www.history.com/topics/holidays/veterans-day-facts https://www.npr.org/2011/07/03/137536111/by-the-numbers-todays-military